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PartnerRe Ltd. Announces Acquisition of Presidio Specialty Accident & Health Underwriting Platform
PEMBROKE, Bermuda — (BUSINESS WIRE) — Regulatory News:
PartnerRe Ltd. (NYSE, Euronext: PRE) today announced a definitive agreement to acquire California-based Presidio Reinsurance Group, a leading U.S. specialty accident and health reinsurance and insurance writer.
PartnerRe will purchase the Presidio Reinsurance Group, comprised principally of a Managing General Agency (MGA) and a reinsurance carrier. Under the terms of the agreement, PartnerRe will pay $72 million as consideration for the MGA, plus tangible book value as consideration for the Presidio reinsurance carrier, with such book value to be determined at the time of the closing. Additional consideration may be paid if the acquired business exceeds certain profitability targets over time.
The Presidio Reinsurance Group currently underwrites approximately $250 million of accident and health premiums. The Presidio Reinsurance Group was formed in 1994 and is a leading writer of HMO reinsurance and provider of stop-loss insurance in the US. Additionally, it writes medical treaty reinsurance, employer stop-loss insurance, and accident insurance and reinsurance. The current management team of the Presidio Reinsurance Group will be retained, including its founder and CEO, Dennis Heinzig.
PartnerRe President and CEO Costas Miranthis said: "We are very pleased to announce the addition of this excellent franchise and management team to our organization. Presidio is a leader in U.S. specialty accident and health insurance and reinsurance, with an excellent 18-year track record of underwriting profitability. We see significant opportunity in this market and with Presidio's experienced team and strong market position, we will be well-positioned to take advantage of future growth opportunities."
Mr. Miranthis added, "This acquisition is consistent with PartnerRe's long-standing diversified strategy and provides us with another specialty risk class, which we do not currently access. The Presidio Accident & Health business complements our portfolio well and has limited correlation with our existing book of risks. As we continue to operate under somewhat challenging market conditions, we expect this new risk class will add consistent risk-adjusted profitability to the overall portfolio."
The acquisition is subject to customary regulatory approvals and is expected to be completed during the first quarter of 2013.
About PartnerRe Ltd.
PartnerRe Ltd. is a leading global reinsurer, providing multi-line reinsurance to insurance companies. The Company, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, also offers capital markets products that include weather and credit protection to financial, industrial and service companies. Risks reinsured include property, casualty, motor, agriculture, aviation/space, catastrophe, credit/surety, engineering, energy, marine, specialty property, specialty casualty, multiline and other lines, mortality, longevity and health, and alternative risk products. For the year ended December 31, 2011, total revenues were $5.4 billion, and at September 30, 2012, total assets were $23.6 billion, total capital was $7.9 billion and total shareholders' equity was $7.1 billion.
PartnerRe on the Internet: www.partnerre.com
Forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based on the Company's assumptions and expectations concerning future events and financial performance and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are subject to significant business, economic and competitive risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements. PartnerRe's forward-looking statements could be affected by numerous foreseeable and unforeseeable events and developments such as exposure to catastrophe, or other large property and casualty losses, credit, interest, currency and other risks associated with the Company's investment portfolio, adequacy of reserves, levels and pricing of new and renewal business achieved, changes in accounting policies, risks associated with implementing business strategies, and other factors identified in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in the forward-looking information contained herein, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the dates on which they are made. The Company disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking information or statements.
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Very very cool list of quotations and directives on pythonic programming. I love them and they are sure applicable in C++ too, and for most any programming, really.
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STEELE PICKS: Best Books of 2016
Posted by Amy Steele in Books on January 8, 2017
quite delayed on posting my year-end list.
here are the best books of 2016 [not ranked]:
An Abbreviated Life: a memoir by Ariel Leve [Harper]
–gorgeous writing, sad story. resilience. My parents got divorced when I was around the same age and I only have a few isolated or vague memories.
Alligator Candy: a memoir by David Kushner [Simon & Schuster]
—David Kushner's older brother Jon disappeared one day on a bike ride to get candy and two men savagely murdered him, sodomized him postmortem and mutilated his body. It's a horrific event to happen in one's family. Only four at the time, Kushner didn't quite understand the full impact. He missed his brother but didn't know the complete details. Now a journalist, he decided to revisit the case and provide a voice for and memory of his brother. Through compelling prose and devastating emotion this memoir potently addresses murder and its effect on the family. full review.
Future Sex by Emily Witt [Farrar, Straus and Giroux]
—Future Sex reads as a fascinating sociological study on sexuality that delves into orgasmic mediation, internet porn, webcams, Burning Man and polyamory. Witt combines personal experience with research and reporting in a darkly amusing, honest and real manner. Witt investigates sites I'd barely heard of: Chaturbate; Porn Hub; Kink.com; Fetlife. She attends an orgasmic mediation workshop [looked up on YouTube and there are tutorials] and travels to Burning Man. She interviews tons of people such as polyamorous Google employees, the founder of OKCupid, a 19-year-old webcammer as well as a woman who creates female-centered porn. Witt doesn't make a spectacle of what may be absurd. Instead she writes analytically, astutely with brevity and a sharp edge. full review.
Girl Through Glass by Sari Wilson [Harper]
—A former ballet dancer, Wilson provides intimate details about New York's ballet scene. While this isn't solely a novel about the ballet world, girls straddling the line between youth and adulthood provides fascinating reading. The novel flawlessly describes the razor sharp focus on becoming the best, earning a particular status and securing one's place in this strange world overflowing with beauty and sacrifice. And what happens to all those girls who aren't' quite the best? Those girls who do not make the right school or earn a place in a prestigious ballet company? This absorbing, riveting novel does what a wonderful novel can do: it completely transports readers to a specific time and place in such an effective and specific manner that one thinks about the subject and characters well past finishing the last page. full review.
Heat & Light by Jennifer Haigh [Ecco]
—Returning to Bakerton, Pennsylvania—the setting for the 2005 best-selling novel Baker Towers—author Jennifer Haigh again focuses on an energy source and its effects on a small community. full review.
Here I Am by Jonathan Safran Foer [Farrar, Straus and Giroux]
–phenomenal writing. for some reason I waited to read this (maybe because it's quite long and dense). immediately engulfed in the story of a family coming apart. numerous other elements including being Jewish and Middle East politics. amazing.
Lazaretto by Diane McKinney-Whetstone
—Set in post-Civil War Philadelphia, this historical fiction novel beautifully explores race, class, gender and family. full review.
Leaving Lucy Pear by Anna Solomon [Viking]
—An engrossing and gorgeous work of historical fiction, this novel effectively weaves together issues of class, feminism, wealth, power, mental illness and motherhood. The setting: Cape Ann, Massachusetts, a working class fishing community as well as a lovely coastal summer getaway for Boston's wealthy. In 1917, the unwed teenage daughter of a wealthy family abandons her newborn daughter under a pear tree outside her uncle's estate on Cape Ann. A decade later, Beatrice finds herself unexpectedly reunited with the Irish woman raising the determined and spunky Lucy Pear. full review.
Modern Girls by Jennifer Brown [NAL]
–The novel focuses on a strong mother-daughter relationship. Brown incorporates historical details which strengthen the plot, setting and characters. For instance in a meeting Rose attends, she urges her comrades to write letters to their Senators to repeal 1924's Johnson-Reed Act which instituted quotas on the number of Jews that could enter America. While Rose and Dottie don't share every detail with each other they've developed a solid bond and care deeply about each others well-being. Mother and daughter respect and support each other. Despite the decade, the restrictions against women and standard domestic expectations, these women remain strong feminist characters. A sequel set 10 or 15 years on would be greatly welcomed. These characters must be followed up on. Clear your schedule and brew a pot of tea. Once you start this wonderful, detailed novel you'll want to read straight through. full review.
The Other Woman by Therese Bohman [Other Press]
—This novel bursts with intellectual prowess. It's witty, provocative and thoughtful about money, class, what it is to have less and desire more, to be educated and smart but not particularly suited to anything. Swedish author Therese Bohman examines societal expectations of what makes a complete life: a good job; a happy coupling; a nice place. All the things by which we define ourselves but realize the innate superficiality of it all. If we focus on the having and not the feeling and the experiencing then we lack integrity, depth and strength of character. full review.
Pull Me Under by Kelly Luce [Farrar, Straus and Giroux]
—Pull Me Under is an exquisitely dark psychological thriller which examines identity and place through its compelling protagonist and story. read my complete review.
Rare Objects by Kathleen Tessaro [Harper]
–lovely historical fiction set in Boston. Author Kathleen Tessaro adeptly describes both the immigrant North End and wealthy mansions with vivid detail. Superb writing and research merge to tell this wonderful story. a page-turner about class, friendship and the things and people we value most. full review.
The Sun in Your Eyes by Deborah Shapiro [William Morrow]
–There's that saying that you can't tell a book by its cover. Book covers visually connect a potential reader to the book. The cover image makes you wonder what the book will be about. A beautiful, cool book cover sets expectations. On the cover of The Sun in Your Eyes is a photo of two women with a definite 70s rocker chic. What's going on between these two women? It's a 1974 photograph by William Eggleston and drew me right in. I'd also just seen the photo in the documentary Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me which features this photo. The blonde was Alex Chilton's girlfriend. full review.
The Vegetarian by Kang Han [Hogarth]
–I've been a vegan for about eight years and am not too thin. Due to psychiatric meds I need to lose weight. I stopped eating red meat at 12!/everything but fish at 18 then went vegetarian to vegan. So the being deprived and malnourished because she's not eating meat is bothering me a tad. Otherwise, the writing is great. It's dark and suspenseful. Entirely original and engrossing.
We Love You, Charlie Freeman by Kaitlyn Greenidge [Algonquin]
–a thoughtful and provocative novel which effectively and creatively winds together numerous subjects from coming-of-age, first love, adolescence, sisterhood, race, anthropology, history and family dynamics. In 1990, a family relocates from Dorchester, Massachusetts to the Berkshires to teach sign language to a chimpanzee at the Toneybee Institute for Great Ape Research. full review.
Alligator Candy, an abbreviated life, Anna Solomon, Ariel Leve, best books of 2016, contemporary fiction, David Kushner, Deborah Shapiro, Diane McKinney-Whetstone, emily witt, Future Sex, Girl Through Glass, heat and light, here i am, historical fiction, Jennifer Brown, Jennifer Haigh, Jonathan Safran Foer, Kaitlyn Greenidge, Kathleen Tessaro, Kelly Luce, Lazaretto, Leaving Lucy Pear, literary fiction, memoir, Modern Girls, pull me under, Rare Objects, Sari Wilson, suspense, The Other Woman, The Sun in Your Eyes, The Vegetarian, Therese Bohman, We Love You Charlie Freeman
Posted by Amy Steele in Books on June 28, 2016
Best Books of 2016 so far. I read a lot of historical fiction and memoir so not surprisingly that's mostly what makes my list. These are listed more or less in the order read.
–from my review: This novel bursts with intellectual prowess. It's witty, provocative and thoughtful about money, class, what it is to have less and desire more, to be educated and smart but not particularly suited to anything. Swedish author Therese Bohman examines societal expectations of what makes a complete life: a good job; a happy coupling; a nice place. All the things by which we define ourselves but realize the innate superficiality of it all.
—Through compelling prose and devastating emotion this memoir potently addresses murder and its effect on the family. review.
–Author Kathleen Tessaro adeptly describes both the immigrant North End and wealthy mansions with vivid detail. Superb writing and research merge to tell this wonderful story. Rare Objects is a page-turner about class, friendship and the things and people we value most. full review.
Lazaretto by Diane McKinney-Whetstone [Harper]
–Set in post-Civil War Philadelphia, this historical novel beautifully explores race, class, gender and family. complete review.
—The Man Booker International Prize 2016 Winner . It's dark and suspenseful. Entirely original and engrossing. I've been a vegan for nearly 10 years and am not too thin. I stopped eating red meat at 12 and everything but fish at 18. So the being deprived and malnourished because she's not eating meat is bothering me a tad.
Modern Girls by Jennifer Brown
Clear your schedule and make a big pitcher of iced tea. Once you start this wonderful, detailed novel you'll want to read straight through. review.
We Love You, Charlie Freeman by Kaitlyn Greenidge
—We Love You, Charlie Freeman stands out as a thoughtful and provocative novel which effectively and creatively winds together numerous subjects from coming-of-age, first love, adolescence, sisterhood, race, anthropology, history and family dynamics. complete review.
—At turns fascinating, sad, infuriating, provocative and authentic, Heat & Light pulls in the reader from the jump. This well-researched, impressive novel exposes many angles of fracking. In order to capture this present day dilemma, Haigh effectively dips into the past with the Three Mile Island disaster as well as coaling. The novel generously addresses an important hot-button topic with sharp prose and a stellar cast of characters as well as an intriguing story-line. complete review.
–stunning memoir about an adult daughter coming to terms with her childhood and relationship [or lack of] with her mother..
–from my review: Shapiro delves into the women's college friendship and its connection to the present. She offers insight, detail and vivid descriptions that allow the reader to understand each woman, their bond and reliance upon one another. Women's bonds often become broken due to relationships with men (or marriage and families). To this many women (and likely men) will relate. Vivian's relationship and later marriage to Andy created a rift between the friends. The road trip allows the women to examine their friendship and determine whether or not they should rekindle their friendship, however tumultuous it may have been at times. Jealousy and differing goals certainly pushed and pulled at its core.
A Certain Age, Alligator Candy, an abbreviated life, Ariel Leve, Beatriz Williams, best books of 2016, best of 2016, David Kushner, Deborah Shapiro, Diane McKinney-Whetstone, Ecco, Harper, heat and light, historical fiction, Jennifer Brown, Jennifer Haigh, Kaitlyn Greenidge, Kang Han, Kathleen Tessaro, Lazaretto, memoir, Modern Girls, Other Press, Rare Objects, The Other Woman, The Vegetarian, Therese Bohman, We Love You Chalrie Freeman
book review: Lazaretto
Posted by Amy Steele in Books on May 27, 2016
Lazaretto by Diane McKinney-Whetstone. Harper| April 2016| 352 pages | $26.99| ISBN: 9780062126962
RATING: *****/5*
"Sylvia flinched when Nevada said she was pleasing to the eye. She thought her smarts and her sincerity her best qualities, not her looks. She was oak-toned of complexion with a pouty mouth and polite nose and slender build. She had a wide smile that opened her lean face and rounded the severity of her cheekbones. She was often complimented on her smile. Still, she thought her appearance average; certainly didn't think herself pretty like Nevada was pretty in a way that grabbed men by the collar and said keep your eyes peel on me Mister Sir."
Set in post-Civil War Philadelphia, this historical fiction novel beautifully explores race, class, gender and family. At the novel's start, a teen-aged Sylvia assists a young black woman named Meda give birth to a child fathered by her wealthy white employer. The man plans to take the infant away and forces Sylvia to lie to Meda that her newborn died. The event affects both women for the rest of their lives. Sylvia becomes consumed by her medical career while Meda takes care of two orphaned white boys as if they were her own. When the boys grow up and leave the area they maintain a strong bond with each other and with Meda.
Author Diane McKinney-Whetstone creates layered, intriguing characters with flaws, aspirations and strength. She expertly weaves the stories of several families throughout the novel. Sylvia's friend Nevada isn't as educated as Sylvia and lives in a rougher neighborhood fueled by booze and gambling. This allows for a stunning contrast with vivid scenes. These descriptions allow readers to understand characters and their temperament and attitude. Sylvia proves to be a dedicated nurse– "She'd get a rush at times when she'd conjure up a cure, often absent the doctor. She thought that marriage, keeping house, would hinder her ability to work; might curtail it completely." –as well as a loyal friend. Sylvia absorbs her surroundings and effectively adapts as needed: "She called on her innate sense about people as she watched the mostly white people coming and going. They glanced at her as if they were glancing at a barrel, a cart, a post, some inanimate thing that did not breathe or think or feel."
Sylvia decides to take a position at Philadelphia's immigrant processing and quarantine station, Lazaretto. Of the new opportunity: "She thought the position beneath her abilities, she was a fully trained nurse after all, but the possibilities inherent in the position enthralled her. Since every ship hoping to enter the Port of Philadelphia had to be cleared through the Lazaretto during the summer months, she might see firsthand the exotic diseases she'd only read about. She would live there for months at a time. She especially welcomed that. The Lazaretto might prove an escape hatch from a conventional life." When two staff members plan to marry on the compound, a discriminatory attack disrupts the weekend. People discover themselves confronting long-ignored truths, secrets and their place in the world with Lazaretto on lock-down. A superb read and one of the best novels I've read this year.
–review by Amy Steele
FTC Disclosure: I received this book for review from Harper Collins.
purchase at Amazon: Lazaretto: A Novel
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Petteri Aaltolainen is a visual artist from Finland who will be attending the Tartu Artist in Residency in September. He is coming to Tartu through the connection with the Vantaa Artist Association which is a parter organization with TAiR. Every year we have an artist exchange during which Vantaa Artist Association sends to Tartu up to two artists and vice-versa.
"I work in woodcut for monotypes, hand-cut plywood and drawings for the residency period. I approach the artistic process through narrative stories. Local stories from my countryside in rural areas are converted into pictures and texts. The main part is the narrators themselves, which I portray the portraits on the basis of their voices. I add tones and writings to portraits. It's a kind of a Saga. At the same time ambition is also to find a new form of visual expression that enriches the earlier portrait of my expression.


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US Army increase readiness for upcoming NIE 13.1 exercise
2 October 2012	(Last Updated October 2nd, 2012 03:45)
The US Army System of Systems Integration (SoSI) Directorate is conducting a four-week-long network validation exercise, called VALEX, to prepare for the forthcoming network integration evaluation (NIE) 13.1 exercise.
Conducted with support from the Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC), Brigade Modernisation Command (BMC) and the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division (2/1 AD), the exercise's objective is to install the network across brigades and also help developers and brigade staff evaluate its functionality.
SoSI project manager colonel Gail Washington said the command brought in every node and vehicle to perform a connectivity check during the VALEX.
"We're doing a lot of integration work, along with shooting satellite signals to Aberdeen Proving Ground and Fort Gordon, which is the regional hub," Washington said.
"We're also running validation threads, which will allow us to pass position location information, calls for fire, send an email and various other communication tasks."
35th Armored Regiment (1-35) 1st Battalion trail boss Alex Gonzales said VALEX intended to provide the brigade combat team with a 100% integrated network for seamless communication between equipment and platoon, company and battalion, as well as brigade level teams.
"We're doing a lot of integration work, along with shooting satellite signals to Aberdeen Proving Ground and Fort Gordon, which is the regional hub."
Personnel defined and designed network needs using information exchange requirements (IERs) compiled by army objectives, TRADOC capability gaps and system objectives during the VALEX planning phase. It then underwent varied hardware and software integration during the preparation phase, called LOADEX.
Execution phase will see operation of the network with all systems configured and validated at individual system levels by the 2/1 AD soldiers during the brigade's garrison communication exercise (COMMEX), scheduled to take place this week.
The faulty systems are issued a trouble ticket, and rectified by a field service representative (FSR), ensuring they are trouble free when actually deployed for the NIE, Washington said.
A total of 361 vehicles, including mine-resistant ambush protected all terrain vehicle (M-ATV) variants, Bradleys, Strykers, Abrams tanks, Scout, high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles (HMMWVs) and lightweight tactical vehicles have been integrated for NIE 13.1.
NIE 13.1 is scheduled to be conducted at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, US, in October and November.
Image: The US Army personnel integrate vehicles and systems at the integration motor pool at Fort Bliss, Texas, US. Photo: Travis McNiel, System of Systems Integration (SoSI).
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Work on GMing Great, Not The Best
Here's a blurb from a recent post on Seth Godin's blog:
Diablo Cody on the pressure to outdo herself:
So what kind of pressure did you feel, post-Juno, to write something good?
I don't believe you.
Seriously. How could I possibly? The experience that I had with Juno is something I could never replicate, ever. First of all, you never have your first baby again. Second, the whole production was really charmed from start to finish. I mean, every moment of it was special. And then it culminated in Oscar nominations...I'm so fortunate that I got to have that experience. Now I almost feel this great calm coming over me. I'd be feeling a lot more pressure if I was still striving for that goal.
Sometimes, the work is the work and the goal isn't to top what you did yesterday. Doing justice to the work is your task, not setting a world record.
This advice applies to game masters as well. I do this newsletter, in part, to improve my own GMing. You read this newsletter to be better yourself. You send in tips and advice to help other GMs better themselves. But it's a mistake to enter each game session thinking it will be the best ever; your magnum opus. There's too much out of your control.
Instead, focus on enjoying yourself, trying different GMing tips and techniques, and learning. Let the results take care of themselves without putting additional best-ever pressure on your screen.
The Adventurer's Atlas
The Escapist has a great list of RPGs appropriate for kids. It is a guide to the best role-playing adventure games for young people. To all the parent subscribers, I thought you might find this resource useful.
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You can enhance game play in a simple way by providing card props that represent special tech, magic items and key equipment. Such cards bring the item to life for players and add lots of game flavor. I've seen players brandish their magic sword card with glee, as if the card was the sword itself.
Other times I've seen such props save a lot of game time because the rules and statistics are right there on the card.
Another great tip is to offer a blank card and ask a player to draw a picture of the item on the front, with information on back. It doesn't matter if the drawing is good or not, the card becomes a special prop because of the time invested.
I'm not super crafty with this type of thing, though. So what ideas and methods do you have to help players create their own cards for magic items and special equipment?
For example, maybe you offer up glue and glitter. Or maybe you have a great print template?
Email your tips to johnn@roleplayingtips.com
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Welcome to the raggedy edge of human space, The Orion Frontier. This is the edge of human exploration. Rimward from here, There be Dragons! No star chart or encyclopedia tells us what lies beyond, only whispered tales of scouts and pirates provide us myth-inspired answers.
The Twilight Sector lies on the edge of the edge. Filled with mystery and wonder, The Twilight Sector Campaign Setting Sourcebook introduces the new Traveller compatible campaign setting from Terra/Sol games.
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Naming your campaign is important. It provides theme, brings a party together and gives the group identity. It's a small tool to add flavour and interest.
At first the name is a simple identifier. But the best names eventually become a source of energy for the group. A name gets associated with good times, fun and great friends. The name becomes a movement, an emotion. It stops being mere words and embodies what RPG means to each player. In this way, a great name that catches on can even help your campaign reach a successful conclusion by keeping the momentum going.
The three tips below will help you craft an awesome campaign name. If you are mid-campaign and don't have a strong name yet, these tips can help you pick one as well.
1. Campaign Name Inspiration
What are the best types of campaign names? Ones that have extra meaning to the players. Pack extra information into the name to give it an additional dimension. The group might realize this value immediately, or it might be revealed as the campaign unfolds. Either way, it's pure gold.
End Goal - If your campaign has a single purpose or objective, you might name it after this. A great focus tool for keeping players on track with the story. The name need not imply how the goal should be met, just what the objective is.
Example: The Brink of War. The PCs learn civil war is about to erupt, either due to their actions in the early days of the campaign, or from events orchestrated by NPCs. At first, the campaign name adds a bit of mystery and drama. Once they realize their role is to prevent fratricide (could be PC families and friends must even fight each other) the campaign name becomes a motivator and focus of their goal in the second half - stop the war.
Clue - Turn the name into a clue. That'll blow your players' minds. Bonus points for a name with multiple meanings or inferences so you can use it as multiple clues.
Example: The Terrible Gift. As a house rule, you give each PC a bonus feat or ability, but they must take a seemingly minor character flaw to do so. Perhaps they all suffer willpower resistance penalties versus devils. "I get a bonus feat in exchange for -4 saving throws against devils? Deal!"
Then the devils make their appearance in the campaign and the PCs start suffering from missed saving throws against charm and mental manipulation powers. A terrible gift, indeed.
But then the PCs find out the devils are offering the King a wondrous surprise to celebrate his 25th year of rule. No one knows it's the devils behind the surprise, and it's up to the PCs to prove it, or at least find out what the surprise will be. Hindered with their willpower weakness, it's a difficult challenge.
Unfortunately, the whole surprise gift was a ruse. Yes, there was a terrible surprise, and if it had not been prevented the devils would have been pleased. However, while the PCs were distracting everyone in foiling this plot, the Princess receives a scroll as a small present on the King's anniversary.
The scroll shows how to add more power to spells with only a small, maybe unnoticeable drawback - a lower resistance versus devil mind tricks. The wizard Princess is delighted with her more powerful spells, and she shares this knowledge with the guild she runs - the Mage's Guild.
Even when the mages learn the terrible secret of this new knowledge, many will still take the chance, because who can resist a bit more power for no immediate pain and perhaps no future cost at all?
The kingdom is in its greatest danger ever now, as its most powerful citizens slowly become pawns of evil masters....
Teaser - you are already familiar with crafting great plot hooks to launch adventures and encounters. Use these same skills to create a hook for the campaign and then use the hook as the campaign's name. The name then becomes an ongoing teaser sure to hold player interest.
A great format is to start your teaser with the word If. - If Magic Returns - If Dragons Ruled - If The Crown Breaks
Another good format is to ask a question based on the hook: - Where is the [relic name] Buried? - Do Drow Sleep at Night? - What Lies Beyond the Sea?
Villain. Name your campaign after the party's enemy and they'll be sure to develop a good hate-on for that NPC. A great technique also for establishing campaign purpose and common foe.
Venger's Requiem - The Citadel of Shadow - The Eye of Vecna
Party hook. Why do the PCs stick together? What is their purpose as a group? If you know this before the campaign starts you can turn the hook into the campaign's name. This is a great method for creating higher player engagement, a sense of purpose, and pride in the campaign.
The Plane Walkers - The Steel Oath - Protectors of the Crown - Band of Brothers - The Dragon Slayers - The Guardians of Night
2. Name Checklist
Here is a quick list of elements a good name should have. For any name you consider, try to give it three or more of these elements:
Compelling Memorable Easy to spell Descriptive or evocative Mysterious Dramatic Personal to players or PCs
3. Celebrate The Name
Whenever possible, use the campaign name in cool and entertaining ways. Celebrate the name by using it often:
As the name of your campaign's website, wiki, mailing list, or web group
Create stationery and letterhead with the name
As the name of your campaign newsletter
Whenever talking about the campaign to players
Use the name in-game. This is a great way to celebrate the name. Find ways to embed the name into game play. You can allude to the name, create derivatives, use parts of it, or just use the whole thing.
For example, in some movies the name is revealed during a scene. You say, aha, that's where the name of this movie comes from. Similarly, you drop the name at some critical point early on, perhaps during a tense moment of roleplay or combat.
Have NPCs use the campaign name when the characters are interacting with them. Enemies are especially good candidates for this, as they ridicule the party name, or mock the campaign name in a fourth-wall type of way.
The best method I've seen for celebrating the campaign name is magic item names. Create a line or related group of magic treasures branded after the campaign in some fashion. This can reinforce the party's identity, as well.
Create props. Heraldry, signs, fake contracts, drinking glasses with the name etched in, and a signature food dish named after the campaign are a few ideas.
Have any tips or advice on naming a campaign? Drop me a note: johnn@roleplayingtips.com
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In Issue #468, RPT reader Melissa asked for advice on how to handle large scale space battles where the PCs could still affect the outcome.
Thanks to all the tipsters for your replies! Melissa, here is what readers advise:
From: Phrennzy
Here are my suggestions:
The last thing any hero wants is to just be a grunt on the field. He wants to be heroic, turning the tide of the battle with his actions. So give him moments that let him shine, and have dramatic effect.
The awesome D&D adventure Red Hand of Doom uses the PCs as an elite strike force during the siege of the town. They are dispatched by the ruler to take out a specific set of siege weapons, deal with an assassin, stop fires spreading, and fight creatures that regular militia cannot hope to challenge.
In Melissa's case, the combat can be split into sections. Ground force combat to take strategic locations, demolition/sabotage of installations, dog fighting, and starship combat.
The ground force encounters should be focused on the PC contributions. Fighting the encroaching AT-ATs, for example. While the main force stays put, the heroes zip out in speeders to trip or blast the walkers. Also, in a ground fight, the PCs are tasked with taking out a bunker that has been mowing down ground forces. A race to take the bunker before the Imperial reinforcements show up puts pressure on the heroes, with the payoff being using the bunker position against the reinforcements and slaughtering them.
Demolition/sabotage could include situations similar to destroying a ground based shield generator or hanger of speeders/starfighters. Again, the PCs are a small strike force able to get in and out of the area, whereas the bulk of the troops provide a distraction or focus on a more heavily guarded target. The PCs destroying a hanger of fighters means there are few to no reinforcements for the Imperial ground troops.
Dog fighting takes place when the PCs are able to get back into space. A bang bang shoot em up that leads into bombing/strafing runs against a strategic enemy cruiser or space station. Dogfight your way through the protective ships around the minelayer or troop transport, and blow it to pieces.
Starship combat would be more difficult, as the PCs are unlikely to be commanding the ships. The firing of ship weapons and maneuvering is better left to those trained to do so. The PCs could instead form a small boarding party in a fast shuttle that zips to an enemy ship, fights into the belly of the ship or to the bridge, and takes it out of the fight.
Don't allow the PCs to just be grunts shooting up yet another stormtrooper or blowing up the 1000th tie fighter. They need to be Han & Chewie taking out the shield, or Lando & Wedge destroying the Deathstar, or Obi-Wan and Anakin retrieving the captured Senator.
Since the PCs are working as part of a military body, they have rank and responsibilities. Even as a general, Solo didn't sit in a bunker and move colored lights on a grid. He got out there and put his life on the line, using his incredible skills to aid his cause. The same should be expected from the PCs, otherwise they may as well roleplay 'Ground Trooper #17529' and roll two dice before being killed and moving on to 'Ground Trooper #17530'.
From: Dan Howard
I liked to use large-scale battles and developed a system that allowed me to scale the level of detail. This turned out to be very useful: in some cases, the players might only hear about a battle that needed quick but fair resolution with a single roll. Whereas, in other cases, they might be directly involved as generals.
The four levels of details where:
Under all levels, four factors can give a bonus to one side:
If one side is clearly more numerous (20% more is reputed to be historically accurate but I prefer twice as much) or has a technological advantage, it gets the Size bonus.
If one side has clear superiority in strategy or individual leaders, including the PCs, it gets the Heroes bonus.
If one side is clearly better trained or disciplined, it gets the Organization bonus.
If one side has a significant defensive advantage, such as a fortress, it gets the Defense bonus.
As combat progresses, a bonus may be added or removed when circumstances change. For example, if players wipe out a large part of an enemy force, the enemy would immediately have its Size bonus removed.
By using the four factors mechanic, individual acts by the players can affect the outcome of the battle while still having the battle resolve sensibly.
Simple Mass Combat
In a Simple mass combat, a battle may be determined by rolling a d20 for each side. For each bonus, a side adds +3 to the roll. The higher modified roll indicates the winner.
Further, the difference between the modified rolls indicates the degree of victory. Less than 5 indicates a nominal victory, nearly a tie. 5 or more indicates a clear victory, possibly a rout.
Usually, I used the Simple mass combat for a large-scale battle the players were not directly involved in.
Basic Mass Combat
In a Basic mass combat, the battle plays out, round by round. Each side starts with 3 special mass combat hit points.
For each bonus, a side gets +1 mass combat hit point. Thus, a side has at least 3 and never more than 7 mass combat hit points.
Combat proceeds normally, with initiative and individual actions by PCs and important NPCs.
After all individuals act, each side rolls a d20 simultaneously (no modifiers). If one side rolls a 6 or less and the other rolls a 15 or more, the losing side subtracts 1 mass combat hit point.
If necessary to know, each round takes 2 hours, with 12 hours of combat (i.e. 6 rounds) each day.
I used the Basic mass combat most of the time since players were uninterested in strategy and often not involved as generals.
Strategic Mass Combat
In a Strategic mass combat, the battle plays out between units, round by round. Before the battle, each side divides into units of a convenient size and type determined by the GM. Multiple units of the same type are allowed.
Each side lines up its units in any order it wishes, but the battle takes place only between front units of each side.
To resolve the unit-to-unit combat, the GM comes up with a table that ranks the effectiveness of each type of unit against other types of units. Combat is resolved between units similar to the Basic mass combat.
If desired, adjacent units can exchange places instead of engaging in battle. I only used the Strategic mass combat if the players were involved in strategic planning as generals and wanted to see their strategies play out.
Wargame Mass Combat
In a Wargame mass combat, the battle plays out as a Strategic mass combat except that units are arranged on a two-dimensional map, rather than in a one-dimensional line. I never used the Wargame mass combat, but I would have if the players were very interested in being involved in a (simple) wargame.
From: Brian Debler
When I ran Star Wars d20 and wanted to run epic ground battles, I took an existing miniature game and adapted its style to that of Star Wars.
In this particular case, I used Warmachine from Privateer Press. http://www.privateerpress.com
Models that once shot steampunk-style powder-driven weapons were abstracted to instead be blasters; magic swords were instead lightsabers; and steam-powered magical golems were instead wardroids.
The player-characters took the role of game's warcasters, but instead of being magicians specialized in combat, they were warmasters, able to enhance their troops through the use of "tactics" (instead of spells) and help guide their wardroids through their direction by using Focus (the main mechanic of warcasters in Warmachine, which is again abstract enough of an idea already to work as a measure of a leader's ability to direct in battle).
Warmachine is all about fast play, where a 10-man unit of troops can attack and be attacked rapidly. More significant characters and units have more wounds to take more hits, and become the center of attention for the battles.
The wardroids can take considerably more damage than troopers, and often were key in achieving objectives on the battlefield.
A large-scale battle, with 75+ models on each side, could be resolved in a relatively short matter of time (maybe 3-4 hours), and convey some of that epic scale fight of the Star Wars setting without becoming extremely cumbersome.
Not all of the units of Warmachine (and its sister game Hordes) translate exactly into Star Wars, but enough of them worked well enough to make for a diverse and interesting wartime setting.
Players would get certain droids based on what would be available from the plot, or have other mercenary or ally troops depending on the situation and their own backgrounds.
I ended up developing a lot of the setting around the story of the various wardroid armies and other forces, and how they came together and worked for or against one another.
Usually all I would have to write up from scratch were the opposing force's warmasters, but I had plenty examples of how balanced warcasters worked from Warmachine to draw upon.
The only major departure from Warmachine mechanics to Star Warmachine (as I liked to call it) was the exclusion of warcaster Feats, which are dramatic displays of extreme magic that often make or break the game of Warmachine.
Making Star Warmachine work took some creative abstracting to translate abilities from Star Wars d20 into comparable Warmachine abilities and spells (again, called "tactics" in Star Warmachine).
Likewise, I weeded through the spells of Warmachine and Hordes to figure which ones could be abstracted into Star Warmachine. Not every tactic had to necessarily be caused by an application of the Force. In fact, many of them were instead abstractions of expert leadership in various specialities.
A master marksman warmaster, for example, might have been able to convey some of his experience to make a unit fire more accurately, all without the use of the Force, but still expending the warmaster's focus points each turn.
Though I never got around to it, I thought it would be possible to use similar mechanics to make a starship version of Star Warmachine to resolve space battle mechanics.
Running Star Warmachine really requires a very good understanding of the Warmachine rules and game balance, plus enough models to carry out the big fights. I happen to be a huge fan of Warmachine, and had enough fellow players with enough experience and models to make Star Warmachine a fantastic success for my Star Wars campaign.
For those not into Warmachine, I still feel the rules are simple enough that you can pick up enough to make your setting come alive in quick-paced mass-combat.
I hope this summary of my experience with using Warmachine to resolve Star Wars battles is a helpful tip that if not directly useful has at least stirred up other ideas to consider. I'm sure there are other miniature games out there that can be abstracted equally well to resolve Star Wars battles. Do a little digging and see what other games sound like they could work for your campaign style.
From: Telas
Check out the Savage Worlds section on Mass Battles. It's one of the quickest and most intuitive mass combat systems I've seen, and it also lets the player characters affect (and be affected by) the battle. It is somewhat tied into the Savage Worlds rules system, but should be pretty easy to transition to another system.
From: Mike Harder
Hi, when I have characters interacting with a large scale battle I usually plan the battle, and maybe make some rolls to see how the battle fares generally. For example, "On the 25th turn the gammorrn left flank begins to falter."
Then I think of four or five things the characters could do to influence the battle.
Lead a charge to the left to inspire the sagging troops
Attempt to convince stubborn general Krang that the reserves are needed
Sneak across the enemy lines an assassinate the caliphto disorganize the enemy
Pray for divine favour
Use cavalry to cut the enemies communications
After that, I plan another 25 or so general turns based on the possible results. For example, the left is strengthened, either by the characters or the reserves, and the enemy is now confused because of assassination or disruption. What happens then?
Through several repetitions the battle will work itself out.
I think battles must be loud and confusing situations, so I present many options to them in a fast and demanding way, and give them little time to think and respond.
I really like this method of battle planning because I don't even know how the battle will end. I have had to rewrite an entire campaign because the Golden General was cut down through several bad choices and lots of bad luck. Then the campaign became one of guerilla warfare and rallying more troops to the cause.
From: Brandon Echols
Johnn,
In response to the request for tips for a large-scale sci-fi battle management strategy, I submit the following concept: the PCs are the stars of the show, and the details of the massive battles are not what they should be dealing with.
I suggest making the big battles a backdrop. Have the PCs take on the special missions, as mentioned, but give them a running commentary on what's going on elsewhere - a cut- scene, if you will - and make their actions absolutely vital to the battle's outcome.
This reduces the numbers you have to deal with, and makes the action elsewhere important to the players. Focus on the players, not the battles.
I read once that PCs in massive battles should be treated like special forces soldiers - the best of the best, the elite - and they are not "line of battle" infantry. Stay player-centric, and use the battles as dynamic backdrops.
I would also suggest watching Episodes IV, V and VI as if they were roleplaying sessions. Ask what kind of encounters are being shown, or what kind of rules are being used. Try to relate roleplaying characteristics to the on-screen action, and think of what is being seen in RPG terms.
What we see as the grand, sweeping epic of Star Wars is mostly an easily-told, simple story that focuses on the dramatic actions of a small group of heroes. We see those actions in such a light because of what's happening in the background.
So, in summary: focus on the players, use the battles as backdrops, and use compelling storytelling - for which there are all kinds of tips in the GM Archives - to make the players shine.
From: Danel Fisher
I'm sure folks have all kinds of battle-map systems for land or space combat, and Star Wars is full of epic battles blasting across space or snow. But Star Wars is ultimately about the heroes. The setting is ripe with examples of a single hero, or small group, managing to win the day amidst dozens of star destroyers, hundreds of fighters, and thousands of ground troops.
As the Game Master of a Star Wars game, you should recreate this same tradition for your characters. In my group, we call it 'cinematic battlefield' where there is a fight going on in the background but the actions of the player's are what is carrying the day.
The cinematic battle begins with a description of the overall line of battle. A view of a hundred star destroyers in a wall, or a wave of storm troopers cresting a hill. Then it narrows down to the immediate situation the party finds themselves in.
Play their encounter out in the same way you would normally; then move out to another description of the battle as it has changed. Let the actions of your players have metaphorical parallel in the battle at large.
The minor starfighter skirmish in which the party won by the hair of their teeth is reflected in the heavy alliance losses in the initial barrage of turbo-laser fire.
Keep this flip-flop of micro to macro going back and forth through several short encounters. Easy win for the party means overwhelming victory for the good-guys. Minor loss for the party means their side is pushed back in the battle.
Keep the drama high and the adventure flowing with surprises. The party is needed on the left flank NOW or else the entire battle will be lost.
Roleplay the chase scene to get to that flank, cinematically describe the battles through which they are passing, then play out the climax on site where their actions save the day, or their failure is the loss of the entire battle.
I hope this helps to keep the feel of the Star Wars genre and makes your players feel like they are true heroes of the republic.
May the Force be with you.
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1. Hexographer - The Hex Map Is Back
From: Erin Smale
The Chimera RPG: One Game. Infinite Worlds...
The Welsh Piper
Ever since David Cook's 1981 D&D Expert Rules, my attraction to the hex map has been strong. The Known World Gazetteers kept it alive, and Bruce Heard's "Voyage of the Princess Ark" series in DRAGON magazine put it over the top. Unfortunately, a lack of feature-rich hex mapping software has made it difficult for us hex map fans to produce them electronically.
Enter Hexographer: a full-featured, tile-based hex mapping tool that's easy to use, customisable, and capable of stunning output.
Hexographer gives you more than what you'd expect from a hex mapping tool. Sure, there's a blank hex grid, terrain and symbol icons reminiscent of TSR's old gazetteer style, and a bunch of line, text, and hex-numbering tools. But you'll be impressed with its functionality and intuitive interface: just choose terrain and place it on the map.
You can do the same with symbols, and lines can be drawn freehand or via a snap-to command that automatically lines up with hex corners.
You can also apply your map labels with customised text styles.
Even hex numbers can be formatted to your exact specs.
The online version of Hexographer is free, but I suggest an upgrade to the affordable Pro version, which lets you work without an Internet connection and adds extra features. My favourite is the Notes tool, which lets you add text notes to any hex, then exports them all to a nicely-formatted HTML file with headings for each entry. The Pro version also includes an automated Map Key generator, which dynamically creates a map legend based on the terrain, symbols, and lines you've placed - it's a major time saver and a thoughtful addition.
In an unexpected (but welcome) twist, Hexographer has really been a shot in my campaign's arm. Using a combination of standard hex templates, custom encounter tables, and Hexographer, my core setting has better detail, and I've quickly expanded it with good results. I didn't expect a hex mapping tool to actually improve my campaign design, but Hexographer has really exceeded my expectations.
If you love the hex map (and, admit it, you probably do), you really need to give Hexographer a spin. I say you'll like it.
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2. Ask The 5 Why's
From: Alex Bender
In a recent release of Campaign Mastery you said something that had me thinking:
"Use the 5 Ws: As discussed in a recent issue of Roleplaying Tips, take each event and run it through a series of questions using Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How. Write down ideas that come to mind."
In my experience, this is a great seed for the now, but is missing something I learned through my work in Quality Assurance: Ask the 5 Why's. This gets far closer to the root of things than any model or mental exercise I've used in gaming or in problem solving.
I know that even 3 Why's gets you further than just 1, but the core idea is that players are curious. They may not be curious about everything, but there will always be some aspect of the campaign they will want to explore, and so by working with the Why's rather than the What If's, I've been able to be much more flexible in how I deal with the problems that come up when the players start poking their noses where they don't belong.
Take a random encounter with kobolds using the kind of quick 1-line answers that can be used to answer the party's inquiries in time with the game:
Action: The party successfully dispatches a random ambush of kobolds on their way to their next adventure.
Why? Why what? Well, in theory we know why the party was in that given location, but what about the kobolds?
Answer: The kobolds are the local raiding party of their tribe, and they were returning from a recent raid on a nearby village.
Why? Why did they raid this particular village?
Answer: The village makes for easy pickings.
Why? (Now we are really starting to see some meat of the situation. This is the 3 Why threshold that is critical to get at least this far.)
Answer: This village is off the beaten path. The people are a bit isolationist, and have grown old without anyone fit to provide a suitable defense.
Answer: There have been no new children born to any of the families in over 20 years. The women are too old, and with the village not on the trade route, no new blood has moved in.
Why? (Well, isn't that a twist? At this point we see that things are getting juicy for plot hooks, and we can take this tale in any direction.)
Answer: A banshee in the nearby woods has been slowly leeching the life essence of all the women (or men) in the surrounding area.
This mental exercise can take you in many directions. The Why paths could have taken us more in the direction of what is going on with the kobolds, and to be honest, that's what I thought about when I initially posed the first Why.
But then the village piqued my interest since it would be more likely something the players may ask about, especially if you have a group that considers themselves inherently good. Never mind that another twist could be that the village isn't made up of human/elf/dwarf, but could be anyone.
How would it look for this side-line track to then reveal the village is a band of hobgoblins who generations ago deserted the dragon armies that passed through during the party's grandparents' time?
I find this exercise exceptionally enlightening. Each Why only needs to go 1 step. No further. I don't have to plan it out, and with practice, I can answer these kinds of questions on the fly during the game. I just need to keep track of my answers, so they can bear fruit later in the campaign.
This is better than worrying about the What If's, because you then have to get into the minds of the players and predict the future.
Using Why's doesn't predict the future, it recounts the past. It gives you data the players can mine, and you only need to worry about very major things in the campaign.
I hope this has helped some of you, as it has become a vital tool in my GMing toolbox.
3. Introducing Your Family To RPG
From: Gillian Wiseman
re: Roleplaying Tips Issue #464
A. E. asks about introducing his family to RPGs?
I strongly encourage this. When I was a preteen and teen, my favorite games were played around the dining room table with my brothers, my parents and our family friends.
My father loved the game, even though he never read sci-fi or fantasy. He learned the same way everyone does - by experience. He even ran a few adventures for us. Mom was never as interested, but she played because we asked her to, and it was a way to share our interests. She played a wicked hobbit thief (Sneaky Took lives in infamy!) in one memorable game.
My older brother is the one who introduced me to the game, and we Shanghaied our little brother in, just to make up a party. He played off and on through high school, but was never quite as avid as we were.
You are not responsible for your family's response. Treat them, and the game, with respect, but remember you're there to have fun. Start with a rules lite game, such as Microlite 20, if you're worried about rules complexity. http://microlite20.net/
If your parents don't see the game as a source of family bonding and strength-building, then maybe they won't take it seriously. But silly has a place in gaming, too. Don't write them off.
And good luck!
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Empire of the Sun at the Orpheum, Vancouver, Oct 22 2013. Kirk Chantraine photo.
Only the magnificent edifice of the Orpheum theatre could house the grandiose personality of Luke Steele, half of the electronic force behind Australia's Empire of the Sun. The outlandish duo blasted onto the music scene in 2008 with their feted debut Walking on a Dream, around the same time youngbloods like MGMT, Cut Copy, Miike Snow and Passion Pit were bringing synth-pop into the mainstream.
Unfortunately, Steele's creative partner Nick Littlemore was absent from the show. In an interview with Music Feeds, he revealed that Littlemore was unimpressed with the performance fees they were being offered and decided to sit out on the entire tour. But Steele, in his golden tunic and Sun God crown (his ensemble would put Ziggy Stardust to shame), stepped up to the plate, pulled out all the stops, and showed no signs of being shorthanded.
The night was a spectacle of extravagant proportions – whatever ridiculous theatrical stunts you could imagine, Steele and his production team delivered. Smoke machines, disco balls, confetti machines, lazer light shows, Tron-inspired video backdrops, back-up dancers in futuristic leotards – they were all present and accounted for. Did you say you wanted to see a seven-foot ghost blasting out scented fog at the audience? Why yes, they brought one of those along too.
So this is the problem with the band's schtick – it's sometimes difficult to remember that there are incredibly talented musicians and songwriters lying there under all the feathers, tulle, glitter, and metallic spandex. Tracks like "Alive", "We are the People", "Standing on the Shore", and "Breakdown" are some of the most infectious dance tracks in recent years, worthy of comparisons to Prince, David Bowie, Daft Punk and Ultravox. Steele has one of the most unique voices in the industry, and is a monster when he thrashes through gritty '80s rock solos on his guitar. Listeners actually require some distance from all the showmanship to truly absorb the intricacies in the songs – the tight harmonies, throbbing bass lines and acid-jungle rhythms.
Attending an Empire of the Sun show really is about all the theatrics. The hip and trendy dressed for the occasion, in animal print pants, neon tribal make-up, and native headdresses imitating Steele, aka "The Emperor". The legend behind their latest record Ice on the Dune reveals that the spiteful King of Shadows stole the Emperor's crown to consume his power. Now the emperor and his prophet (Littlemore) must reclaim the throne through sheer determination.
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Congress to hold 'massive' protest with taxi and car drivers in Delhi on January 10
"Delhi's taxi drivers are exploited through fines and Arvind Kejriwal tells Punjab and Goa he will make taxi boards"
Congress on Wednesday accused Delhi's chief minister Arvind Kejriwal of betraying motorists for failing to help them during the pandemic.
Congress leader Udit Raj said the same people he came to power through would expose him. Mr Raj, also chairman of the Congress of Unorganized Workers and Employees of India, said the party, along with the drivers of cars and vans, would hold a "big" protest outside the CM residence in New York. Delhi on January 10.
The former MP said the drivers campaigned for Kejriwal but forgot to look after them "in these difficult times".
He said the drivers of cars, vans and buses were on the verge of bankruptcy.
He said there were around 50 lakh of auto, bus and van drivers in the capital, including Ola and Uber drivers, who were left to fend for themselves.
"(Mr.) Kejriwal, who came to power with their help, betrayed them all and did nothing for them. Heavy fines are being imposed on them and no relief given to them during the pandemic," said Mr. Raj to reporters. here.
School taxis have been idle for two years, their drivers are starving and none of them have received ex gratia or payment of 5,000 as promised, he said.
"Delhi's taxi drivers are exploited with fines and Arvind Kejriwal tells Punjab and Goa he will make taxi signs. No taxi signs have been put up in Delhi," he said. -he declares.
"An ultimatum has been issued: if the demands of the transport unions are not accepted by January 4, we will take other measures.
"There will be a massive protest on January 10 and we will hold a huge protest outside Kejriwal's residence," Raj said, adding that they will also campaign and exhibit him in Punjab, Goa and Uttarakhand.
The presidents of the Auto Transport Union, the Sarvodaya Driver Welfare Association and the School Drivers Association also addressed the media.
They said many people have left Delhi and have been forced to move their children to villages due to the decrease in work.
Congress to stage 'massive' protest with taxi and car drivers on January 10
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A Hemingway Cocktail Companion
by Philip Greene
Pub Date: Nov. 6th, 2012
Publisher: Perigee/Penguin
The co-founder of the Museum of the American Cocktail in New Orleans breathes new life into some of Ernest Hemingway's favorite libations and adds new depth to many of the author's characters.
Spirits consultant Greene writes that he has "a lifelong appreciation" of Hemingway's works, but he wanted to know more about the epicurean context behind some of the settings and characters. The author features recipes and histories for Hemingway's cocktails, from haze-inducing absinthe to the sour White Lady. He does his best to tell the stories behind the inventors, though he aptly writes, "Heck, show me a timeworn drink with an undisputed lineage and I'll buy you a round." He follows each recipe with suggested reading: Negronis in chapter six of Across the River and Into the Trees, a Rum Swizzle in chapter 11 of Islands in the Stream. That work also features the "double frozen daiquiri with no sugar," which "pretty much steals the show in the 'Cuba' book of Islands in the Stream." Popular cocktails, such as the Tom Collins, feature the traditional recipe and Hemingway's variation. Even an obscure cocktail, Physician, Heal Thyself (named by Greene), is included; the recipe was based on a diagram drawn by Hemingway in his medical files. Interspersed between recipes are archival photographs, relevant sidebars and historical facts about Hemingway's friends and bars and the characters based on them, among other intriguing bits.
An interesting read and a must-have for Hemingway lovers and craft bartenders.