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The parallels between surfing and working in clay are many. What sticks with me is that both require me to be in the moment, to pay attention to what is going on right then. I have to relate and engage with a natural medium. Both allow me to play, give me a sense of freedom and joy. I also love the fact that everyone reveals a part of their personality in their approach or style. At the end of working in clay or surfing, that feeling of being fired up is what it is all about. In a word, stoked!
I was born in Tacoma, Washington, and raised in Upland, California. I discovered both art and ceramics in high school, where I had excellent teachers. Continuing on to Chaffey Community College, I got more involved in the arts, including working for two silkscreen shops, doing drawing and printing. Being in close proximity to the Claremont art scene was great exposure to different working methods. I then attended Cal State, Fullerton, where I earned my B.A., M.A., and M.F.A. It was an exciting time, being around amazing faculty and students in a very strong ceramics program. During that time, I started working in a production pottery shop. Working in the pottery industry was another great education in how to get things done quickly and efficiently. It also honed my brush decorating skills. As a grad student, I was more focused on what to do with my art and actively show and sell my work. This opened up other doors, including producing corporate and public commissions for a number of years. At this time, I also started to teach as an adjunct faculty member at a number of colleges. An opportunity came to teach ceramics at Alta Loma High School, where I taught for 14 years, while continuing to work on ceramic projects and artwork. In the fall of 2007, I became a full time faculty member at Fullerton College.
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Growing up in Southern California, I was the kid who loved to make things, This creative curiosity fueled me to complete my B.A. in Art History and Chemistry at Cornell University and my M.A. in Fine Art at California State University at Fullerton. These cumulative experiences have informed and nurtured my development as an artist.
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Luke Upward could not stand the Prince de Millecrêpes, first husband of Annie Oldiron, who later married his patron, the affable Marquis de Tarpaulin, and helped him create a "big tent" for writers in their regular Friday salons where she poured out the Clicquot with considerable verve.
However, Upward was intrigued by his ancestor, the Sieur de Millecrepes, who was awarded the family circumflex by King Charles VI (the Mad) for his services at Agincourt. Even a deranged monarch (he believed he was made of glass and was terrified of being broken by his courtiers) might be expected to realize that Agincourt was a disaster. Why would he hand out orders and diacritical marks to any of his commanders?
Upward discovered that the Sieur was one of the more clear-headed Frenchmen of his time. Bearing proudly the nickname of Foie de Lys, he rode into battles on his destrier, Pegasu, subject of a ballad by the popular troubador, Boudé Auxlaits. Pegasu had been trained to gallop on the spot, and although Upward did not know it, she was the common ancestor of all the horses he backed on the racecourse centuries later. This equine skill allowed her master to create the impression of a fierce charge at the enemy while being overtaken and passing unnoticed into the rear.
The Sieur and Pegasu very soon realized that Agincourt would end in tears or even in tiers of dead French knights. Pegasu added a few bucks and kicks to her normal repertoire and soon became a back marker, defying the apparently frantic efforts of her master to urge her towards the English lines. When the first wave of English arrows flew, under the expert direction of Sir Laurence Olivier, the Sieur turned tail and Pegasu showed a hitherto unknown speed on the flat and over the jumps. The sight of the legendary Foie de Lys at full gallop inspired a band of other French knights, later immortalized as the Vol-a-Vents (in flight with the wind up). They found him, still on Pegasu, in a clearing some way from the battle, calmly filling in his bank details for his ransom from any English captor. The spectacle inspired the fleeing poltroons to rally and ask him to be their leader. They knew that Foie de Lys would know the safest and swiftest way out of Agincourt.
He took his band on a wide circle to the right of the battlefield, pausing briefly for directions at the visitor information centre, and they arrived without incident at the main road behind the English position. But there they found themselves blocked by the English baggage train. The Vol-a-Vents made ready to turn tail, but their keen-eyed commander rose to the occasion, and rallied them with the cry: "Ce sont des gosses!" (They're only kids!) The baggage train was guarded only by teenagers displaying designer underwear, armed with a few cans of Taureau Rouge, the local energy drink which Henry V had used to pep up his dispirited army on the night before the battle. Even the quaking Vol-a-Vents realized that these would be no match for mounted men-at-arms whose weapons were still in mint condition.
However, its perpetrator, the Sieur de Millecrepes, had prudently employed his own chronicler, Pierre de Mandlespin. In his hands, the incident was re-packaged as a desperate rearguard action in which the Sieur had led a gallant band of French nobles against a rampaging mob of feral youths in clear breach of their Asbeaux. Mandlespin's version was imposed on all the other French chroniclers with a mixture of blandishments and threats ("je connais votre rédacteur…"). Thus it reached King Charles VI. Although batty, he still knew a bit about spin himself. He knew that a decoration for a national hero would take some coverage away from the disaster at Agincourt.
That is why the Sieur de Millecrêpes acquired his circumflex which the family has sported ever since. Agincourt remained its only battle honour, but its aptitude for banking and a series of loans to cash-strapped monarchs propelled its advance from Sieur to Prince.


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De NSB, voluit Koninklijke Vereniging Nationale Strijdersbond van België, is een vaderlandslievende belangenvereniging, vzw, opgericht in 1919 en sedert 1967 aangesloten bij het Nationaal Eenheidsfront der Oud-strijders en Veteranen vzw (NEFOSV/FUNACV).

De Nationale Strijdersbond behartigt de fysieke en morele belangen van de oud-strijders en wil een boodschap uitdragen van vrede, verdraagzaamheid en vaderlandslievendheid.
De bond organiseert, neemt deel en luistert plechtigheden en ceremonieën op van nationale aard (21 juli: Nationale feestdag en 11 november: Wapenstilstand).

De organisatie heeft geen politieke, godsdienstige of ideologische banden, is financieel onafhankelijk en ontvangt van niemand geld of schenkingen, behalve van haar leden. Maandelijks krijgen die leden Het Strijdersblad toegestuurd.

De evenknie van de Nationale Strijdersbond in Wallonië is het Société Royale Fédération Nationale des Combattants de Belgique, kortweg FNC.

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A ghost writer is hired to finish the memoir of one of England's most famous prime ministers, exposing dark secrets and putting his own life at risk.
Written by Robert Harris and Roman Polanski. Directed by Roman Polanski.
Ahhhh yeah, Poe's Picks is back, baby! *massive guitar riff from an Avenged Sevenfold song.* So glad to be back at it writing this lovely blog for you, the moviegoer, and for the awesome publication that is The Burr. In case you didn't know, I'm in Washington D.C. this semester and although I'm quite busy with this whole "running the country" thing, Poe's Picks will still be making its regular appearances. I know, I know, thank me later by voting again for my reelection in 2020.
Speaking of politics, a lot is going on over in this part of the country, along with the rest of America (duh). To coincide with such, I figured we'd kick this round of Poe's Picks off with a film that is politically-charged in nature. I know, you come here to escape the craziness of the outside world and here I am throwing more politics at you.
But do not despair! This movie is much more than just the boring parts of politics like facts and bipartisan cooperation (who needs that junk?). In Roman Polanski's "The Ghost Writer," we have the fun stuff: affairs, scandal, MURDER *insert maniacal laugh.* But I digress. Come along now, let's play the game.
Pressured by his agent Rick (Jon Bernthal), and the rest of his publishing company, The Ghost reluctantly takes the work and is sent to America to finish the memoir. Notice how I said finish, rather than begin? That's because Lang's former ghost writer was found washed ashore just weeks before in what appeared to be a drowning accident. The Ghost, meanwhile, has other suspicions about the death of Lang's former writer, but the major focus of the film comes later. From here, we get a modern take on the classical whodunit/cat-and-mouse thriller that has been a staple of cinema for decades, along with some great political drama.
That being said, "The Ghost Writer" is anything but predictable. Polanski, a veteran of the thriller genre, works wonders here with a script and story that appears to trudge along ever-so slowly until BAM. He lulls the audience into this state throughout most of the first half of the film, but delivers a brilliant third act that leaves the proper questions answered and provides interpretation for many more.
In fact, the final act of the film is so well-constructed that it urges you to consider another viewing. Polanski, the man, is not a good person by any means, and you can read about his legal history elsewhere. However, Polanski's ability to deliver a great mystery cannot be denied, and his actors do their part as well.
Brosnan, the former "James Bond" stud, plays Lang as the typical dull politician who appears to be all brawn and no brains, but his role becomes more complex as the film progresses. Olivia Williams is terrific as Lang's longtime wife; her role isn't some boring housewife there to support her husband as his political career becomes unraveled. She's feisty, and we begin to suspect she has some secrets of her own.
There's some other fine supporting roles, but "The Ghost Writer" belongs to the aforementioned Ghost: McGregor. I've always had a soft spot for him as an actor (he's so dreamy) dating back to his days in the "Star Wars" prequels. He's one of the most underrated actors of our generation, seamlessly transitioning from gritty characters to quiet, thoughtful ones as well. Here, his Ghost is the fly on the wall that believes he is safe from all the chaos engulfing Lang and his family, only realizing that he is in too deep as well.
As I've stated numerous times, I love a good thriller that keeps us guessing. What makes "The Ghost Writer" so special is that it has enough respect for the audience to assemble the pieces of the puzzle for themselves. It's a slow burn type of film until that phenomenal final act. Not a lot of films provide us with an ending that literally leaves your jaw hanging open, but "The Ghost Writer" does; you won't know what hit you.
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From Cyrus to Alexander: A History of the Persian Empire
Pierre Briant
Around 550 B.C.E. the Persian people—who were previously practically unknown in the annals of history—emerged from their base in southern Iran (Fars) and engaged in a monumental adventure that, under the leadership of Cyrus the Great and his successors, culminated in the creation of an immense Empire that stretched from central Asia to Upper Egypt, from the Indus to the Danube. The Persian (or Achaemenid, named for its reigning dynasty) Empire assimilated an astonishing diversity of lands, peoples, languages, and cultures. This conquest of Near Eastern lands completely altered the history of the world: for the first time, a monolithic State as vast as the future Roman Empire arose, expanded, and matured in the course of more than two centuries (530–330) and endured until the death of Alexander the Great (323), who from a geopolitical perspective was "the last of the Achaemenids." Even today, the remains of the Empire-the terraces, palaces, reliefs, paintings, and enameled bricks of Pasargadae, Persepolis, and Susa; the impressive royal tombs of Naqsh-i Rustam; the monumental statue of Darius the Great-serve to remind visitors of the power and unprecedented luxury of the Great Kings and their loyal courtiers (the "Faithful Ones").
Though long eclipsed and overshadowed by the towering prestige of the "ancient Orient" and "eternal Greece," Achaemenid history has emerged into fresh light during the last two decades. Freed from the tattered rags of "Oriental decadence" and "Asiatic stagnation," research has also benefited from a continually growing number of discoveries that have provided important new evidence-including texts, as well as archaeological, numismatic, and iconographic artifacts.
The evidence that this book assembles is voluminous and diverse: the citations of ancient documents and of the archaeological evidence permit the reader to follow the author in his role as a historian who, across space and time, attempts to understand how such an Empire emerged, developed, and faded. Though firmly grounded in the evidence, the author's discussions do not avoid persistent questions and regularly engages divergent interpretations and alternative hypotheses. This book is without precedent or equivalent, and also offers an exhaustive bibliography and thorough indexes.
The French publication of this magisterial work in 1996 was acclaimed in newspapers and literary journals. Now Histoire de l'Empire Perse: De Cyrus a Alexandre is translated in its entirety in a revised edition, with the author himself reviewing the translation, correcting the original edition, and adding new documentation.
Pierre Briant, Chaire Histoire et civilisation du monde achémenide et de l'empire d'Alexandre, Collège de France, is a specialist in the history of the Near East during the era of the Persian Empire and the conquests of Alexander. He is the author of numerous books.
Peter T. Daniels, the translator, is an independent scholar, editor, and translator who studied at Cornell University and the University of Chicago. He lives and works in New York City.
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Phone evidence outlined to trial jury over death of Sunderland teenager
Phone contact between two accused killers and their alleged victim shortly before he met his death proved it was a pre-planned attack after he was lured to what was to be his burial site, a court was told.
Evidence of timings of phone calls and messaging between accused pair Ben Cook and Louis Hackett, and with their alleged victim, Kieran Williams, was outlined to the jury on the second day of their trial, charged with his murder, at Newcastle Crown Court.
The court was previously told that the accused pair, both aged 19 at the time, and from Ford Estate, Sunderland, arranged to meet 18-year old Mr Williams to smoke cannabis, on what they called "mini Clatchy", on former industrial land to the west of the new Northern Spire Bridge, on the southern bank of the River Wear, in Sunderland.
Mr Williams, who lived in supported accommodation in the Ashbrooke area of Sunderland, had spent much of the time, on what the prosecution said was the day of his death, on April 18, Easter Monday, last year, at his mother, Tracey Williams ' home, in Pallion, near to Ford Estate.
Read more: Trial starts of Sunderland pair accused of murder of Kieran Williams
The last time she saw him was shortly after 5.30pm when he was on her sofa watching tv as she left to go to a restaurant, planning to bring her last some food back on her return.
Prosecuting counsel David Lamb KC said Mr Williams used Facebook Messenger to communicate if there was no credit on his phone.
Mr Lamb said the last use of his mother's wifi system on Mr Williams' phone was at 6.40pm that day.
Shortly beforehand phone calls were made from the landline at Mr. Cook's home to Mr. Hackett's mobile phone.
It was followed almost immediately by a call from Mr. Hackett to Mr. Williams, who then left his mother's address to make his way to the spot that would prove to be his burial site.
Mr Lamb said this was evidence that it was a pre-planned attack by the accused pair.
He said Mr Hackett then left his home in Fordenbridge Square, making his way to the meeting site on his bike, receiving two calls from Mr Cook as he did so, at 6.31pm.
Mr Lamb said after this there was to be, "an unusual and sinister event", as at 6.58pm Mr Cook activated the airplane mode on his mobile phone.
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"He did so to prevent his movements and location being traced by the police during the inevitable further investigation that was to follow.
"We suggest that having turned to airplane mode on his phone, he left the device at his home address, in Fordfield Road.
"Ben Cook then also made his way to the murder scene."
Mr. Lamb said while the accused duo were together, over a period of 14 minutes and 48 seconds, all communication between them was halted, up to 7.24pm.
He said it was during that short period that they murdered Mr. Williams, before burying him in the possibly pre-dug grave in a secluded area, surrounded by trees.
"Thereby, they were executing the plan the two had hatched."
Mr. Lamb said cell-site analysis supports the fact that both the hand sets of Mr. Williams and Mr. Hackett were both present at the burial site at that time.
In what Mr. Lamb said was, "a curious twist of fate" Mr. Hackett's mobile phone was used, by Mr. Cook to leave a message, intended for his mother, saying: "I'll be ten minutes. On my way home", at 7.28pm, implying they (both accused) were together at that point.
Mr Lamb said by 8.36pm Mr Cook's phone came out of airplane mode, having been off-grid for 90 minutes, and within 24 seconds of it becoming operational again and re-joining the network, a text message was sent to Mr Cook by Mr Hackett.
The last time Mr Williams' phone was activated was 8.29pm, with cell-site analysis showing he was where his body would be found, almost six weeks later.
Mr. Lamb said messages were sent to Mr. Williams' phone by the accused pair, to leave the impression that they were trying to contact him, supposedly unaware of where he was at the time.
"The prosecution is asserting that by this time Kieran Williams was already dead and this was part of the cover up between these two defendants."
Mr. Lamb said in later days both returned to the burial site where they remained for some time.
The makeshift grave was discovered, covered with sticks, leaves, litter and branches, on May 31.
By June 2, the police were able to confirm that the body in the grave was that of Mr. Williams.
It was found with multiple stab wounds and soft tissue injuries.
Mr. Hackett's fingerprints were found in clay at the burial site and in the grave itself.
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Confronted with that evidence, both accused, who had previously denied any knowledge of Mr. Williams' disappearance, were then said to have changed their story and admitted being at the murder scene, but each blamed the other for the death of the victim.
Mr. Cook and Mr. Hackett, who is now aged 20, both deny the charge of murder.
The trial continues tomorrow (Friday January 20) with evidence from a specialist in cell-site analysis.
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Yesterday Bryn and spent the day running the Paperfinger holiday booth at Sotheby's for their annual bazaar. Afterwards Bryn called her cab back to Brooklyn and I began walking in search of a subway station to take me to Port Authority to meet my bus.
20 minutes later and with no luck finding a station or hailing a cab, I realized I was going to miss my usual 5:20 bus. So I decided to walk.
Best decision ever. I walked down 72nd street to Park Ave, which was newly lit with Christmas trees all the way down. I cut over on 59th towards Central Park to see the Plaza Hotel. That took me to the very southeast corner end of the park and a very exciting circle that held the Plaza, the Apple Store and FAO Schwartz. Then I walked down Avenue of the Americas through Rockefeller Center. Finally, I turned to walk down 42nd street right through Times Square.
The long walk was full of twinkling lights, bustling people and reminders of why I love New York City. Sometimes I still can't believe I get to work here. It's not always that charming (crazy traffic that never ever ends, nonstop horn blasts, terrible smells, grime, crime, etc. etc.) but I get to do this right now--and for that I am super grateful, even giddy.
So when I came across this video on the Design Crush blog this morning I had to share it. It is so beautifully done and it had me smiling the whole time with its little bits and pieces of the city that the artist caught over a year's time. Take a couple minutes and watch and listen--something about this video will take you away.


After Loyola's Cinderella NCAA Run, Faculty Are Out On Strike. Where Is Sister Jean?
In the wake of the underdog Loyola Ramblers' Cinderella run in the NCAA men's basketball tournament last month, underdog workers at Chicago's Jesuit university are hoping to pull off an upset of their own.
Over 300 non-tenure-track (NTT) faculty at Loyola are on strike today to win their first contract after two years of negotiations. They are being joined in a campus-wide walkout this afternoon by students and other university workers who say they are fed up with the administration's poor track record on economic and racial justice.
"Anybody who knows what's happening to workers on campus—from dining hall workers to cleaning services workers to adjuncts to grad students—knows that this university does not care about social justice," Lillian Osborne, a 2016 Loyola graduate and former student organizer, tells In These Times.
So far Sister Jean has not publicly commented on the faculty organizing drive.
"We've heard that Sister Jean was very supportive of strikers at Loyola during the 1970s," says Laura Goldstein, a Loyola faculty member participating in the strike, "but she has been silent on the issue of our conditions, our fight for a contract and the strike."
Over the last decade, annual tuition for incoming freshmen has climbed from $28,000 to $42,000. Yet during the same period, NTT faculty have seen no pay raises and make $4,000-$4,500 per course with no benefits, according to organizers.
According to a 2015 study, 57 percent of faculty at Jesuit colleges like Loyola are now adjuncts, and 15 percent receive public assistance because their pay is so low.
"I'm committed to striking because of the issues I've grown to understand are crucial to the wellbeing of individual instructors: a living wage, benefits, job security and a path to promotion," Goldstein recently wrote.
NTT faculty with the College of Arts and Sciences voted to unionize with SEIU Local 73 in January 2016, and have been fighting for a contract ever since. Before beginning contract negotiations, the university unsuccessfully appealed to have the union election results thrown out.
Loyola's graduate student workers also voted to unionize with Local 73 in February 2017, but the university is refusing to enter into contract negotiations with them.
In addition to the labor unrest, the university is also under fire by students for mismanagement and racial profiling.
In February, after Loyola announced it would be building a new $18 million practice facility for the basketball and volleyball teams, students held a protest outside the Ramblers' final home game to question the university's financial priorities. Following the protest, campus police were filmed assaulting Black students while a university administrator looked on, fueling further protests the following week. The episode was reminiscent of a racial profiling incident on the Loyola campus that sparked student unrest a decade ago.
In the midst of the solidarity campaign with dining hall workers, Osborne says Sister Jean "was not supportive at all" and personally pressured a student organizer to back down, telling them they were fostering division. Other student organizers later confirmed this account. Sister Jean did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
"The hypocrisy of a Jesuit Catholic University, which aims to uphold a mission of social justice, meanwhile failing to provide its workers with adequate salary and benefits, hasn't gone unnoticed," the editorial board of the Loyola Phoenix wrote recently.
Full disclosure: Lillian Osborne is a former In These Times editorial intern.


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Chief Keef is the latest rapper to get his own special edition of Beats by Dre headphones.
Keef was on hand at the Beats by Dre flagship store in New York's SOHO neighborhood on Saturday, where he signed autographs, took some interviews and unveiled his new headsets. They have not hit the mass market yet.
If you are wondering why the headphones are light blue, it's to coincide with Keef's hometown Chicago, or as he coins it "Chi-raq." Light blue, white and red are the colors of the Chicago city flag.
Chief Keef's deal with Interscope Records almost a year ago included his own line of Beats By Dre headphones. He dropped his debut LP on the label Finally Rich back in December.
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UCITS V Published in the Official Journal
AUTHOR(S): Joe Beashel, Anne-Marie Bohan, Gavin Coleman, Liam Collins, Dualta Counihan, Tara Doyle, Elizabeth Grace, Michael Jackson, Philip Lovegrove, Shay Lydon
PRACTICE AREA GROUP: Asset Management and Investment Funds, Private Equity Funds
The much discussed UCITS V Directive was published in the European Union's Official Journal today, 28 August 2014. UCITS V amends Directive 2009/65/EC on undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities ("UCITS"). It will affect the existing regulatory framework for UCITS in three main areas, namely: (i) the role of the depositary; (ii) remuneration; and (iii) sanctions. In particular, UCITS V clarifies and strengthens the depositary function, in addition to aligning the UCITS legislation with certain aspects of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive ("AIFMD").
Member states now have until 18 March 2016 to transpose UCITS V into national law. UCITS V also requires the European Securities and Markets Authority to draft guidelines clarifying the exact scope of the UCITS V remuneration requirements and their practical application. These guidelines will be preceded by a public consultation, which should take place over the coming months.
UCITS V will have a far-reaching impact. According to statistics published by the European Fund and Asset Management Association, as at the end of 2013, there were over 35,000 UCITS funds with approximately EUR 6.9 trillion in assets and sold in 86 countries. Moreover, these numbers are set to increase. In a recent survey commissioned by Matheson and conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit (the "EIU Survey"), 56% of the 200 managers surveyed predicted that their firms would, by 2016, have over $1bn in UCITS (by assets under management). Ireland is a location of choice for UCITS funds, with 80% of Irish domiciled funds structured as UCITS.
Matheson has produced a briefing note on key matters arising from UCITS V, which can be accessed here. We have also published a series of fact sheets setting out the UCITS V provisions affecting depositaries, remuneration and sanctions on our dedicated UCITS V webpage which can be accessed here. The EIU Survey can be accessed here.
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The Centre Of Everything: John Frusciante's Favourite Electronic Music
Brian Coney , September 23rd, 2020 08:56
Electronic music isn't some casual fling for the Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist. From synth-pop and ghetto house, to old-school UK rave and hardcore, it's long been a major preoccupation. As he prepares to release his thrilling, jungle-inspired new LP Maya, he guides Brian Coney through 13 indispensable titles from his collection
Talk of the Second Coming of John Frusciante is far from new. Following the release of Red Hot Chili Peppers' critically-devoured Blood Sugar Sex Magik, Frusciante left the band only to be brought to the brink by an extended period of reclusive drug addiction. His subsequent resurgence was full testament to the power of mining one's soul via music for recovery.
While it may not have been glaringly obvious to everyone, Frusciante embarked on the most fascinating chapter of his career to date when he parted the Red Hot Chili Peppers for a second time - on good terms - back in 2009. It freed up the time and headspace to pursue a fixation that was swiftly taking centre-stage: electronic music. 11 years and a handful of solid releases under his Trickfinger alias later, Frusciante's new album Maya is a rapturous, wonderfully shapeshifting release underscoring his status as an electronic music-maker in his own right.
Released via close friend and collaborator Aaron Funk's (AKA Venetian Snares) Timesig label Maya is a two-pronged tribute to early '90s UK breakbeat hardcore and jungle, and named for his late cat, a furry "fellow traveller" in his otherwise solitary music-making sessions. As his choices here attest, it's been a calling that weaves quite a through-line via many personal epiphanies: discovering British synth-pop, dancing in LA clubs to all hours, having his mind blown wide open by Venetian Snares at Autechre's ATP in 2003, later spending countless hours collaborating with Aaron Funk, building a sizeable jungle collection, and beyond.
Though he's back playing guitar with one of the biggest rock bands in the world, Frusciante's solo work remains a priority. "I would have never rejoined Red Hot Chili Peppers if I had thought that meant that I was going to stop doing electronic music," he says. "I'm in the band and we are writing a record, but it's a very relaxed schedule. It always has been." Releasing Maya under his own name, then, is something of a timely reveal. "Back in the day, while I was into this stuff I sort of kept it to myself, because it didn't seem relevant to the band's audience," he adds. "But it's been the centre of everything that I've done with the Chili Peppers since 1998, despite the fact I didn't say anything about it. It's nice to be able to share this with those people who my music means something to."
Maya is released via Timesig on October 23, 2020. Click the picture of Frusciante below to begin reading his Baker's Dozen selections
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Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy 13 excels in beauty, gameplay, and music, but ends the trilogy uneventfully.
By Grayshadow, Posted 18 Feb 2014
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy 13 marks the conclusion of Square Enix's trilogy. It's clear that Square wants Lightning's final adventure to be a memorable one, with new features combined with classic Japanese RPG elements and those introduced in Final Fantasy 13 proper and 13-2. It's unfortunate that the story fumbles, as it attempts to close each story within the Final Fantasy 13 universe in dull and uninteresting ways by relying on deus ex machina. Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy 13 excels in beauty, gameplay, and music, but ends the trilogy uneventfully.
Lightning Returns doesn't require you to have previous knowledge of the other games in order to understand its premise. Instead the script is held together by loosely connected ideals that don't make sense. Taking place 500 years after the events of Final Fantasy 13-2, the world has almost been engulfed by a destructive cloud known as Chaos and Lightning has been awoken from her slumber to save humanity from the end of the world, which will happen in 13 days. To accomplish this, Lightning has been made into the Savior by the god of light Bhunivelze, a being capable of freeing the souls of humanity from the darkness within their hearts and guide them to a new world. In exchange for this task, God promises Lightning the return of her sister Serah. It sounds simple, but over the course of the story the reasoning behind a lot of the unsolved questions is because God wills it. Even the characters are perplexed about what exactly is going on.
It's a shame that Square Enix didn't attempt seize this opportune make Lightning a more engaging character. Her persona is mostly the same from the other games, but this time she constantly explains the absence of her humanity as the reason behind her cold tones – something that never manifests and is usually dismissed unless the story calls for it. The other notorious characters, however, are more charismatic. Whether it's seeing Noel attempt to redeem himself for his past failures or seeing Snow battle his inner demons, the personal stories of each of these people easily overshadowed anything happening with Lightning. Each one of them are plagued with a difficult issues and combined with strong voice-acting easily overshadow Lightning.
The world of Nova Crystallis is composed of four sections that have yet to be absorbed into the Chaos. Consisting of lush green lands, a large desert filled with crypts, and two booming cities where residents go on with their lives awaiting the world's end. It's in these areas you'll find people that require your assistance. And since the world is going to end regardless of whether you're ready or not, Lightning Returns uses a strict timer that is continually counting down, giving you a sense of urgency.
You can add days and extend the doom days clock by completing quests and saving souls. Unlike traditional RPG's, Lightning doesn't gain experience from battle but by completing quests. Whether it's playing errand girl or fighting a powerful beast, Lightning won't gain any statistical upgrades until you finish a quest. This presents a large issue in Lightning Returns. Since the timer is constantly ticking, you would think that potential and active quests would appear on your map. Instead it only provides locations to shops and the main quest-line, leaving you to lose time attempting to find people who require your help or completing an active side missions. If you're unable to complete each area's main quest line the game will end, but you're given an option to play again with most of your current equipment.
Lightning Returns uses a refined version of the paradigm combat system. Square Enix has adamantly captured the essence of classical JRPGs by offering an array of options to customize your Schemata abilities and allowing enough free control within the fight for a more modern feel. Schematas are decorative forms, which can be cosmetically changed, that have their own attacks, strengths, weakness, looks, and ATB meter, all which can be customized, but are limited to three in battle. Weapons, attacks, and trinkets all hold special properties that alter each Schemata.
During a battle Lightning can choose up to four attacks with each Schemata currently in use. Each attack uses a fixed amount of ATB points that regenerate slowly afterwards, requiring you to switch between roles frequently and plan each attack. Each enemy has a specific set of roles to induce stagger, a phase where the enemy is valuable to large amounts of damage. Blocking is essential to survival, but to use it properly players must be precise with each enemy's attack to ensure minimum damage. This becomes an issue when the camera is fixed on a certain attack making it difficult to correctly time attacks or even see what's going on.
Experimenting is essential to surviving each fight. Choosing the right combination of defensive and offensive attacks is essential, especially during boss fights where exposing weaknesses are paramount. Lightning is limited to how many recovery items she can carry, battles happen in real time, and escaping cost one hour of your time regardless of who you're fighting. Lightning must manually attack, dodge, counter attack, and guard while attempting to whittle down her adversaries health and expose their weaknesses. Every action you make drains your ATB meter, but recover regardless of what form you take during the fight. If you're in trouble, Lightning has special abilities linked to your EP gauge that can recover health, remove ailments, and slow down time.
While traveling through the world of Nova Crystallis can get tiring there is plenty to admire. The visual details of significant characters have been polished to perfection while lesser characters weren't given the same treatment. Instead most of them follow the same basic animations or clip through environments. Even the environment tends to repeat the same geological patterns with only slight changes in the coloration. After visiting so many varied environments in Final Fantasy 13-2, I expected so much more from the final game.
I came into Lightning Returns expecting a wonderful story teeming with glorious characters and a interesting protagonist. Instead it was fresh combat system, challenging fights, and varied customizable options that was the primary reason I enjoyed Lightning's adventure. It's a shame that the plot is underwhelming and Lightning herself given an uneventful final hurrah. Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy 13 is a great action-adventure title with a sizable amount of options for personalizing Lightning, but falls short of what made past Final Fantasy games memorable.
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I havent played it, i played the demo. and just with the demo i was a bit skeptical about it being a good game. the whole 360 about serah and snow and lightning shown in the demo was quite stupid. sure the battle system seemed nice, personally i had no qualms about the past battle systems. but it did annoy me a little. anyways, i wasnt expecting much of this game and really just wanted it to have the collection and to beat the trilogy (since i guess EVERYTHING now must be a trilogy...from movies to games...so annoying)
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Platform(s): Xbox 360, PS3
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Developer(s): Square Enix, tri-Ace
Themes: Action


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The first week of school in 2014 is now over... Time just files, I know I keep saying it but it is true. It is with a bit of a heavy heart that I am writing this. I am not going to see my two favorite classes for the next little while. Kids always find a way to make me happy and smile. This is one of the reasons why I love what I do so much. This time, I will try to make kids smile and brighten their day by going to the hospital and doing magic tricks to the kids that are sick there. I am already missing you les enfants but as stated above, time flies so we will see you soon!
We ended up not going outside for physical education and played some more handball. Kids are getting good and they are starting to 'spike' and score some pretty fancy goals hitting the ground first etc. Today we saw how to rotation in and out. We usually need a few periods to get this down a 100% but it is coming along.
Make yourselves a solid weekend.
Thank you for the goodbye group hug les enfants!
Kudos to our French monitor, she rocks! She flew in last night in the wee hours due to delays caused by cold weather. She still decided to show up to school even though she could have easily skipped today. Deux morceaux de robots pour toi Esther (double clap)! Kids enjoyed a cool activity with her and then we went to play some handball with M. Marcotte's class. We like handball don't we les enfants!?!
The weather is going to be nice today and tomorrow so maybe during physical education tomorrow we try to build the biggest and the most snowmen ever and fill in the playground! What do you think les enfants!?! It would be fun! We will see. Playing handball is fun too though and we had a great game today again. We add small rules and subtleties every time. Today was the 3 bateaux rule. Tell your parents about this one les enfants.
Make sure you have your math and are somewhat advanced with your W1-D4 writing prompt. You will get a bit of time still to work on it tomorrow and then je ramasse! We are going to continue our Health Prezis tomorrow. Many kids want to present so bad since they are done that we might do a few. We shall see how the day goes.
Le jour où tout peut arriver!
Yes indeed, Wednesday is the day where anything can happen. At least, that is how our French saying goes. Today was a busy day. We have a well oiled machine and things are moving along well. We are playing with fractions and are already on lesson 4. We play with manipulatives and have impromptu quizzes and kids do well. The foundation is important especially with this unit and there are a few tongue twisters when it comes to pronouncing some fractions in French but we are getting there. Rock on les enfants!!!
We will commence our first writing prompt of 2014 tomorrow. We also started to present some social lap books and the kids are all over this. Some kids will take advantage of the Prezi opportunity. Basically, they can make a digital copy of their hard physical copy for an improved mark. Since some did not quite finish in time before Christmas, it is much to their advantage to do it. Most have so far and we presented a few Prezis already. Speaking of Prezi, I have seen many Prezis for our Health unit and they are looking very good. The logos and slogans are very catchy as well. It is a fun project this one is it not les enfants!?!
Oh my goodeeeenessssss! Did the holiday go by fast or what? Yes, indeed, it usually does... I hope everyone had a fun, festive and restful holiday. Let me extend my best wishes to you and the people who surround you for 2014.
Mondays are always madness but today was DEFCON 5 madness.... we took a little time to visit about our holiday and review our classroom expectations. Then, it was go go go and the kids did very well. They shook off the morning sluggishness and got to work. B.E.A.Utifu!
We started the day with our brand new 6+1 Trait... Sentence Fluency... oui Monsieur! We are going to up our writing won't we les enfants! We also got started on our new Fraction unit booklet. No rest for the wicked, right les amis! Several kids are almost finished their Health Prezi that we had started before the break. They used the vacation to get ahead, more power to you!
See you tomorrow les enfants.


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