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Nelson Mandela: Tolerance in an Intolerant Time
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Nelson Mandela. Image from Global Food for Thought, 2013.
With the sad news of Nelson Mandela's death, my thoughts went back to a glorious February afternoon in 1990.
What will he say? What will Mandela say after 27 years in prison?
That was the feverish question infecting the multitudes who had gathered in the center of Cape Town on the day when the leader of the African National Congress walked to freedom. I was in the crowd, as the South African-based correspondent for The Wall Street Journal. For hours we waited as Mandela, who had been freed earlier that day, reunited with his family, friends and comrades in the struggle against apartheid.
Suddenly, he appeared — a thin, gray stranger, for nobody except a precious few had seen him in nearly three decades. And then he spoke, and a familiarity settled in.
In a deliberate, thoughtful cadence, he uttered pretty much the same words that had landed him behind bars all those years earlier. He repeated the tenets of the ANC's Freedom Charter, the words he spoke the last time he had been heard in public, at his treason trial: Above all, the end of exclusive white rule, the abolishment of apartheid and racial oppression and the government that enforced it, the demand for equality, dignity, freedom; but also, the continuation of the mass struggle until a new democratically elected government would be formed and the economy reordered to share the country's great natural wealth for the benefit of all races. Though more than one-third of his life had been taken away from him, he spoke not of revenge but of reconciliation. South Africa needed to come together, not remain apart.
It was a masterful performance, I thought, a demonstration that he hadn't lost his touch. Mandela needed to convince his supporters, and his foes as well, that he hadn't changed during all those years away. Physically yes, but in substance certainly not; he was still the same. This was imperative to maintain the support of the ANC's hard-edged youth, who knew Mandela only as an imprisoned myth and who had been raised on a campaign of resistance to authority. Here standing before them now wasn't an old man who had sold out, who had gone soft. The white government hadn't gotten to him. Nelson Mandela would still be their champion; like the boxer he had once been, he hadn't backed down. Now he exhorted his countrymen of all races to seize the moment, to be strong and move forward with him.
I reflected often on that speech in the weeks and months that would follow as I observed Nelson Mandela on the national and international stage, leading the ANC and the government into a post-apartheid era. Those words, followed up by resolute action, seem even more masterful today. If ever there was a right man for the right time, it was Nelson Mandela.
When I'm asked what Nelson Mandela was like then, I answer with one word: "Serene." Not the serenity of a man leaning back in a chair with his feet on the desk, good heavens no. When he left prison, he developed the habit of frequently checking the time; he was a man in a hurry, for too much time had already been wasted in building a new country.
Rather, it was the serenity of a man resolute in his convictions, confident in the correctness of his ideas, his words and his works.
The first year after his release was particularly trying. The apartheid government sought to use the negotiations to cling to some vestige of power. An upsurge of violence, especially among black factions stirred by white conservatives, convulsed the country. Mandela held steadfast.
"Let the people themselves decide who is going to represent them in government," he told me in slow, forceful words. The first anniversary of his release was approaching. I was due to leave South Africa and transfer to a new assignment for the Journal after nearly five years in the country. The ANC and Mandela invited me for an interview; it would turn out be my last in South Africa during that extraordinary time.
"The entire nation is ready for reconciliation," Mandela said from behind a neat desk in his elegant Johannesburg office; it was still a couple of years before he would be elected president. But, he noted, "old attitudes die hard, very hard."
He worried that the legacies of apartheid — the hate, the intolerance, the culture of violence — were becoming more entrenched each day the new South Africa failed to dawn. Whether negotiating with the white government behind closed doors or speaking to tens of thousands at open-air rallies, he forged a new legacy.
"I have at numerous rallies raised this point specifically: that the right of people to differ from us must be preserved," he said. "We are attacking the government for the fact that they are showing this political intolerance. We mustn't be accused of the same thing."
Think of those words: "The right of people to differ from us must be preserved."
It was the ideal antidote to decades of constitutionally sanctioned discrimination and brutal oppression of differing voices in South Africa. And it's what the world needs to hear today. Surely, the poisoned political discourse in the U.S. could use such wisdom: Disagree, yes, but come together to do what's best for your country and your people.
Tolerance in the face of intolerance. That was what Nelson Mandela preached, and practiced. A legacy to resound through eternity.
A version of this story was originally published by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs' Global Food for Thought blog in July 2013.
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30/11/2021 (Qatar - Bahrain, 1-0)
09/2015 - 2019
€ 770 million
Albert Speer & Partner GmbH, Dar Al-Handasah
Salini Impregilo Group, Cimolai, Galfar Al Misnad
Al Khor, Qatar
Al Bayt Stadium – stadium description
The venue was built in Al Khor, located about 40 km north of the capital of Qatar. This coastal city is situated in the northeastern part of the country and is home to many workers in the oil industry.
The stadium design was unveiled on June 20, 2014. In July 2015, the signing of an agreement with the contractor was announced, although preparatory work in the area began in 2014. Construction officially started in September 2015 and was completed after three years.
The facility was ready at the beginning of 2019, but it was not inaugurated until November 30, 2021, when the match between Qatar and Bahrain was played as part of the 2021 Arab Cup. One of the reasons for the delay was the lack of air conditioning tests. These were taken in November 2020. It also should not be forgotten that the coronavirus pandemic broke out in 2019 and obstructed the inauguration of the stadium.
The shape of the facility resembles a traditional Bedouin tent called Bayt al sha'ar. The tent structure measures 372.5 m x 310 m, and its height is 37 m. Originally, the facade and the roof were to be dominated by black colour that was supposed to be mixed with white stripes. However, this concept was changed when the works started and the arena is covered with a white membrane with black stripes of various widths. These stripes symbolise the tribes that used similar tents in the past.
The body of the building is designed in such a way that it allows cooling in summer and keeping warm in winter. The massive structure of the retractable roof (1,600 tons) is connected with ventilation systems so that the stands and the back-up facilities could offer the optimal temperature for spectators and players. The roof closes and opens in approximately 20 minutes. Stadium and the rectangular square around it sit on the 14-meter high circular platform that was artificially created.
The interior of Al Bayt Stadium is dominated by red, and some of the seats are arranged in sadu patterns. The three-tier stands can accommodate 68,895 spectators, which is about 25,000 more compared to the Qatari hosts' application submitted to FIFA in 2010. The entire upper level (28,000 seats) is temporary and will be dismantled after the 2022 World Cup. The seats will go to developing countries.
There are 1000 seats for press representatives at the facility. The entire stadium covers an area of approximately 200,000 square metres and is surrounded by a park the size of which is comparable to an area of 30 football pitches.
After the end of the 2022 World Cup, the upper tier will be dismantled and the space will be transformed into a 5-star hotel. A shopping centre, restaurants, gym and other amenities are also to be built at the stadium.
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19.12.2022 Qatar 2022: World Cup concluded!
On Sunday, everything became clear. The World Cup winner, after a 36-year hiatus, is once again Argentina, who defeated France in a penalty shootout at the end of a exciting match. On Saturday, Croats won a bronze medal following a victory over Morocco. So, let us now wrap up the World Cup from the stadiums perspective.
17.12.2022 Qatar 2022: Final showdown excitement ahead!
The World Cup is slowly coming to an end, but there are still two key matches to be played that will decide who will bring home the medals and of what metal. Croatia and Morocco will face each other for the bronze on Saturday and Argentina and France in the grand final on Sunday. Expect a lot of action!
07.12.2022 Qatar 2022: Check out our coverage of the World Cup!
The World Cup can be entertaining. There is no shortage of beautiful goals, excitement until the 100th (sic!) minute, controversial refereeing calls and defeats for the favourites. But, we are especially interested in Qatar's stadiums, and if you somehow missed the events of recent weeks, we are here to help.
23.11.2022 Qatar 2022: What's wrong with the stadium attendance?
The whole football world has wondered why FIFA, in its official figures on the number of fans in the stands at the ongoing World Cup, states that there were more supporters than seats available in the stadium. This situation has happened several times before, so we explain what this is all about.
21.11.2022 Qatar 2022: World Cup inaugurated!
On Sunday, November 20 at 5pm (CET), the first whistle at the football World Cup was blown by the referee. In the opening match, the Qatari national team clashed with Ecuador. Earlier, the opening ceremony took place. Although it lacked big stars, it was still very impressive.
20.11.2022 Qatar 2022: FIFA World Cup kicks off today!
On November 20 at 5pm (CET), the great countdown will come to an end. A few months later than usual, in an uncharacteristic aura, the world's best footballers will hit the Qatari pitches. To celebrate the tournament, our editorial team has prepared a special stadium feature for you.
18.08.2022 Qatar: The last stadium of the 2022 WC inaugurated!
Although the construction of Lusail Stadium was already completed in 2021, the 80,000-seater had to wait for its first official match until now. It is fair to say that all the venues for the upcoming World Cup are 100% ready for use!
22.06.2022 Qatar 2022: New report critical of the WC's environmental impact
The upcoming FIFA World Cup in Qatar was hailed as the most environmentally friendly in history. Its organisers boasted that the World Cup will have net zero emissions related to the carbon dioxide. A newly published report dispels these hopes. The carbon footprint of the Qatari tournament could be even eight times greater than expected!
26.04.2022 Qatar 2022: Netherlands to kick off this year's World Cup
The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar will kick off in less than seven months. Interestingly, the opening match at Al Thumama Stadium in Doha will not feature the hosts. This is the first such case in 20 years. Instead, the Netherlands and Senegal will face each other at the very beginning of the tournament.
19.04.2022 Qatar 2022: Fighting for climate or saving the image?
The upcoming World Cup in Qatar raises as many controversies and question marks as it does positive associations with the football tournament itself. Air-conditioned stadiums, the fight against environmentalists, climate neutrality and much more. Meet the lights and shadows of the first ever WC to be played in December.
02.03.2022 Stadium of the Year 2021: We are halfway through the voting
March has begun, and that means half of the voting in the 2021 Stadium of the Year competition is already over. Thank you for your active participation so far! If you haven't voted yet, we remind you that you only have time until March 14 to do so. Who knows, maybe it is your vote that will decide on the final classification?
15.02.2022 Stadium of the Year 2021: The Popular Vote is officially open!
There is exactly one month ahead of us to decide which stadium inaugurated in 2021 is the most deserving of recognition. The list is not so long, but there are some real gems on it. How will you vote? We leave that entirely up to you!
30.01.2022 New stadium: Desert tent from Qatar finally ready
The second-largest venue for the 2022 World Cup was inaugurated last year. On November 21, 2022, the first match of the tournament will take place there. The stadium is distinguished by architecture filled with desert symbolism.
13.01.2022 Stadium of the Year 2021: Time for You to nominate!
January is a special time on our website, when we begin the process of considering the candidates in the battle for Stadium of the Year title. Which venues opened in 2021 do you think should be on the ballot for the competition?
Stadiums in Qatar
Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
Al Janoub Stadium
Al Shamal Stadium
Grand Hamad Stadium
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
Thani bin Jassim Stadium


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Lamentations de Damaris: a poem about old Fountain Street
The remodelling of Fountain Street was undertaken by the States at their own expense. They formed a Committee to oversee the works, which took place over several years in the 1820s. George Métivier wrote a poem in Guernsey French about the demolition of the street, which was so narrow in places that residents were said to be able to shake hands from the third storeys of their houses, from the point of view of one of its oldest denizens.
Victor Hugo and Guernsey: M Victor Hugo and George Metivier
In an interesting article in this week's Academy, says the Pall Mall Gazette of the 21st inst. (1876), M Jules Andrieu discloses certain curious discoveries made by him as to Victor Hugo's method of procedure in composing his last romance. From this it would appear that even a great genius, and one also who has of late affected encyclopaedic learning, may be reduced to the necessity of 'cramming' for the purposes of a particular work; and that, like others who cram, he is not over-fastidious either as to the field of his investigations or to the accuracy of their results.
Les Miserables de Guernesey: Servants
In the early 1860s Hugo completed and revised his novel Les Misérables, a work that he had started in the 1840s. As he wrote about Cosette, Eponine, Fantine, Gavroche, Javert… he could not help but observe the poor, the suffering, and the wretched all around him in Guernsey. He had an active compassion and tried to help. Part of the Victor Hugo and Guernsey project.


So which Arabic is the right Arabic to study? MSA or Amiyya? Today MSA is the most widely taught form of Arabic in the world…yet it is rarely used in real conversations with Arabs. At the same time, Amiyya in its various forms is used primarily in verbal communication…yet is it enough to learn by itself?
Here at Kelsey we teach both MSA and Amiyya, because in our long-running experience we recognize that people who want to live and work in Arab countries for the long-run need both Written and Spoken Arabic to function as normal residents of the Middle East.
Now you might be asking yourself, "Why do I need to learn to read and write MSA if all I really need to do is speak with people?" To answer your question, I'd like to ask you a question, "What would you be doing right now if you were unable to read this website blog?" In other words, have you ever really thought about and appreciated the kinds of "doors and windows" that automatically open for you as a literate communicator of the English language? Do you really think that its a wise long-term decision to short-cut around MSA just because its a challenging language to learn?
surf the web in Arabic.
read a menu in Arabic.
read your rental contract or any other kind of contract.
read your kid's note from school and respond to it.
participate in worship services at a local church.
participate in Bible studies at a local church.
understand sermons or teaching at your local church.
read the headlines of a newspaper.
read your kid's 1st grade reading book or help him/her with any kind of homework.
watch and understand the news.
Convinced yet? Let me try one more time. Are you (or do you intend to be) a serious student of Arabic? Would you like to someday be able to speak with people about the things of the heart, talk about and understand politics, history and culture, and have the opportunity to continue to grow in these languages for the rest of your life, wherever you are? If so, you cannot sidestep MSA. Rather let us help you to take the bull by the horns and ride!!!


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Going in tomorrow to repair and add to some spine surgery I had over 2 years ago.
Just wish I wasn't such a baby when it comes to pain.
And I also wish the doctor would stop adding to the list of "Well, there is also the possiblity of..."
Hopefully I'll be back to play with you kids in about a week.
Take care, lay around and watch movies.
I'm a complete coward when it comes to things of that nature, thankfully I have nothing major to complain about, though I have had a suspected hernia for years now, I really should get it checked out, but I'm not even registered with any GP.
Well, best of luck to you, do give us an update, and like you say, I'm sure you'll be back to play with us in no time!
Seriously, are you absolutely sure it's worth it? Spinal surgery is such a crap shoot, and speaking of, incontinence isn't the fun, glamorous ride it might seem from the outside.
OTOH, the 4" zipper scar on my lower back is definitely a conversation starter in the locker room.
I say a Plants vs. Zombies marathon might be a good way to pass the healing time.
Yup... got one of those also. This one is in my neck. It appears that they overlooked a small bit of disc that was pressing in places it shouldn't. All but makes my right hand useless. And I'd really like to have those fingers back again. Oh, and life without living on pain killers.
And my Chinese wife is hoping I'll watch her Chinese Soaps and improve (start) learning more.
Oh, and life without living on pain killers.
I had 4 crushed disks, that had lots of pointy sharp things facing inward. It was lots of fun, not. Surgery sucked, but was very worth it in the long run. They used some sort of glue and large butterflys, so no zipper, just an 8" line that isn't that noticeable. Good luck, and best wishes on the recovery.
Goodness gracious! Good luck, and a speedy recovery.
Finished up and got myself installed back home again.
I have the "Cone Of Shame" collar to wear for the next few months. Makes sleeping really fun.
Loved the looks on the doctors faces when I told them that my fingers still hurt. It was this strange... puzzlement that came over them.
This had been a reconstructive surgery for one I had about 2 years ago in my neck, a fusion of C5-6.
As I described what I was feeling, the doctors looked at each other and went, "Sounds more like C7-8. That's okay. We can get it next time."
Sorry to hear things weren't as good as you'd hoped with your hand/fingers, but I hope you still got a fair amount of relief, and a more stable structural situation. Best wishes on a quick and boring recovery!
I made this for my hand, I can make a custom one for you.
Just gets into a series of Catch 22's. I've had no income for a little over a year now. Trying to get into disablity, but that is a process and a half. And if a single form isn't done "correctly" either they want to kick you out, or it's many, many hoops to get things going again. All it took was for 1 doctor to say, "patient is coming along fine." Review was passed using that single line alone and I was denied any benefits.
So I had the surgery... I still have three fingers that cause enough pain to require a drawer full of meds.
But the Doctor said "Ah, but we know where it is now. We'll get it next time."
And I wait for my Disability hearing which hasn't been scheduled yet... but should be mid October.
Dave, it is easier to treat the problem once you know where it is, so be patient and do whatever you have to do to get better. I with you all the best.
Yep, been there, done that, nothing but scars and pain to show for it. The whole process is so convoluted, it's horrible. One hint: It's ALL about the diagnostic codes, and (as you already ran into) the precise phrasing the doctors use in their reports. Most doctors don't have a clue about it, either, so will (again, as you discovered) accidentally say things that screw you royally unless you discuss it in depth with them ahead of time. Quite a crappy lesson to go through while already dealing with trauma and recovery in the first place.
Good luck, Dave, and best wishes. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me. Our situations aren't the same, but I might have already run across stuff and can save you from having to go through it yourself. Take care!
As well as for everyone else. It's a good group of people we have here and I sure do appreciate you all.


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Case Study 5 for 10/18: Impact of sports industrial complex on race perceptions and race relations in China
October 15, 2016 By romarshall
Profit for Whom: Analyzing the Commodified Athletic Body in The Sports Industrial Complex
In China, mainstream mass media has not only racialized masculinity, it has created masculinity in sport. Historically, Asian athletes have looked to media portrayals of what strength and masculinity should look like. During the Cold and Vietnam wars, Bruce Lee became an Asian icon and martial arts star that was the exception to the rule of Asian male masculinity. This portrayal not just offered Asian American men a new kind of athletic representation, but this tight, small and powerful man struck a blow against white racism. During the late 20th century, a reemergence of Asian athletes as powerful, competitive, physical, large, wealthy and disciplined proved to be the new masculine. This new idea offered a mainstream, highly visible representation of male power and "global body" that could easily be commodfied. This made male bodies not just commodified but marketable. Athletes and celebrities like Yao Ming's entry into the U.S market was legitimated by his capitalist profit potential. His 7'5" body was labeled as a "walking marketing machine," and the "face of globalization" in basketball in U.S. sports. He not only represented a metacommodity, but operated transnationally through multiple markets and channels, to sell everything from credit cards to sports paraphernalia. Given Yao Ming's foreign identity and national ties, he still had to pay Chinese taxes. Commodfied athletes like Yao Ming were encouraged by corporate and national interests because this could create profits through commercial promotion of national pride and loyalty. "This transnational display of nationalism benefits the sports industrial complex in East Asian countries and the U.S by shoring up new television and commercial markets through production and strategic assertion of national desire" (Joo 124).
Global brands like Nike have done more than just revolutionize a culture or create a global aesthetic, they have commodfied footwear and material goods to the point that their representative commodfied athletes are little more than a new shoe on the market or a new piece of clothing. The iconic athletes that have grown from Nike's expansion in the 1980's and the 1990's have represented a cultural shift that includes exercising for enjoyment, or wearing exercise clothing for leisure purposes. Then, anyone can be Michael Jordan, now, anyone can be Steph Curry. While these massive sports figures are powerful and rich on their own, they are owned by their corporations. Their bodies are just as commodfied as if they were a marketable good, but now, they are representing not just a brand, but an ideal, a value set and a way of life. Nike is more than a brand, it is strength, excellence, victory, and exception. Mainstream and media masculinity have been shaped by brands like Nike. For instance, female athletes are expected to have the same character traits as male athletes. Serena Williams is strong, powerful, dominant and a winner. These characteristics about athleticism and dominance are power related, and have global repercussions. While strength and victory started out having relevance only when it came to sports or games, it has now been reflected in almost any aspect of life with the Nike swoosh is visible.
Niko Besnier and Susan Brownell tell us "Sport is a human activity in which the body is the object of most intense scrutiny: trained, disciplined, modified, displayed, evaluated, and commodified, the sporting body is the focus of not only the person who inhabits it but also spectators, trainers, and owners." (2012:444) Sports not only place high importance on the individual, but also so the social interactions that take place in a much larger context. When we look to analyze sports we have to take into account its development over time. Our authors split the entity know as sport into a traditional lens as well as a modernization lens. The traditional view of sport was centers the body as a biological entity. On the other hand, as modernization paradigms developed, sports became seen as more and more of a cultural construction. An in depth analysis of the development of sports allows for connections among larger concepts such as nationalism, modernity, globalization, transnationalism. In this article Niko Besnier and Susan Brownell seek an anthropological approach to the development of the sports industrial complex, which they believe will offer unique insight into the social issues of sports.
Pride, Entertainment, and Cosmopolitanism
The Premier League is arguably the most famous soccer/futbol league in the world, and it's popularity has no exception in China. Many Chinese soccer fans enjoy being cosmopolitan fans of the teams in this league since they know the quality of futbol is much higher than that which is played in China, as well as following global trends and fads, and the presence of televised games from the Premier League making it easier to watch (Lozada, 2006). It is the global appeal of the Premier League that has created a Cosmopolitan culture around it, and Chinese people have been sucked into the mix with no real soccer/futbol league to match in terms of quality. This is a contrast from the homogeneity that makes up the majority of the Chinese population.
However, this cosmopolitan culture surrounding the Premier League has not necessarily changed race relations between Chinese people and the rest of the world. Though cosmopolitanism suggests the blending of cultures, it is only a very surface level, which presents legitimate deficiencies when real problems are engaged (Lozada, 2006). Nationalism and pride around China's own national men's soccer team, as well as local leagues and their teams, has experienced a lot of up and down moments. Enthusiasm and vigor are usually high during the world cup games for the national team. However, year round, throughout the different leagues in China, games are poorly attended and even cared for in general. There's a myriad of reasons for the Chinese to not care about their local teams, but it doesn't change the fact.
Cosmopolitanism is essentially making the local global, where multiple cultures come together, and blend/mix to create a culture that can be understood anywhere in the world. The Chinese already have a heavy cosmopolitan culture in terms of the things they choose to consume, whether that be food, media, clothes, etc. However sports seems to be something that is still waiting to be picked up. "There are many fans, but few players" (Lozada, 2006). China is willing to follow the global trend of soccer, but the interest only goes so far. Making soccer big amongst themselves is something of a far off dream, and it seems many sports face the same challenges in China. Cosmopolitanism is working on the surface, but not necessarily in any depth, and cosmopolitanism is no real solution to addressing race relations, doesn't the failure to embrace even the most cosmopolitan sport say something about China's willingness/desire to address race relations.
Here are the readings for our case study:
From our textbook:
Commodity Chains and Marketing Strategies: Nike and the Global Athletic Footwear Industry by Miguel Korzeniewicz (in 5th ed. it is Chapter 21, page 175)
Other readings:
China's Changing Views on Race
Cosmopolitanism and Nationalism in Shanghai Sports
Sport, Modernity, and the Body
Shaping Asian American Masculinities Through Sports (pages 121-124)
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Please contact if you like my pictures and I am happy to work together with you to capture your special stories to keep as a treasure for the rest of your life. I have lived with my family in Singpore, Sweden, USA and in Dubai which makes it easy for me to feel at home in a multicultural setting, over generations and cultures. I work all over the world so I am willing to help you wherever you are based or in a place you want to be captured.
I am looking forward to hear from you and I will be happy to meet you in "real life". Have a good day and all the best!
My experience working with Ada was nothing less than exceptional. The project was to document me proposing to my would be fiancée. This event was extremely important to capture perfectly and I'm happy to say, that the results of all the hard work by Ada exceeded my expectations.
Ada is one of the most warm and professional and personable and trustworthy people I have ever met. Me, living in the US and flying to Stockholm to propose was an unusual circumstance that I have heard could be disastrous. I have several friends that have gotten engaged overseas in other countries in Europe and they were promised a great experience, thus they paid the money to the company and unfortunately, they never showed. This made me very nervous to run into the same experience. I am pleased to report that my experience was PERFECT!
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We were lucky to find Ada just one week before our baby girl´s baptism. Although the time was a bit tight for everything it turned out to be a very pleasant experience. Ada understood our will and caught the point how we would like the pictures to be taken. Every discussion between us was very smooth and effective. She understood our feeling about this event and made a very touching story for it–fun as well. Also, she impressed us by her sills of using natural lights and settings inside the church. The pictures we received have kept the treasurable moments for us–so warm-hearted and unforgettable! We would like to say thank you so much again here, and all the best wishes for Ada´s photographing. Wish to have another chance to make a story together in the future.
Den 31 juli 2013 gick vi från 25 plus i ett strålande sommar Sverige in i -5 på isbaren i Nordic Sea med vita bröllopsrockar. När vi gick mot prästen och mot ett liv som en kände vi värmen i oss, runt oss och nu även i fotografierna Ada tog. Ada gjorde ett strålande arbete med att hitta rätt vinklar, ge oss tid att njuta och på riktigt fira kärleken. Tack för att du gjorde våran dag till något vi alltid kan ta fram när vi vill.
Mit der fotografischen und künstlerischen Umsetzung unserer Hochzeit in der Schlosskapelle und im Schlosspark in Ulriksdal durch Ada Emgart sind wir überaus zufrieden. Sie hat die Emotionen und die Stimmung in hervorragender Weise eingefangen und dokumentiert. Wir würden Ada für einen weiteren Anlass jederzeit gerne wieder buchen.
"Jag och Maryam ville skriva några rader och tacka för hjälpen med fotografering på vårt bröllop. Vi är jätteglada över att ha fått så fina minnen från vår dag. Alltifrån de traditionella bröllopsporträtten utanför Ulriksdals Wärdshus till ögonblicksbilder från allt som hände under hela dagen och de små konstverken av detaljer som ringar och brudbukett . När vi ser på bilderna idag får vi samma härliga känsla som vi hade då, det är liv i bilderna! Vi är också nöjda med att ha fått en fotograf som lyckades vara med överallt och ändå hålla en låg profil, vilket ju var perfekt – vi fick stå i centrum hela tiden.
Thank you Ada for the fabulous job you did. I loved the way you captured Matilda. Ada didn't try to pose Matilda, she just let her play and walk around and captured these moments. That's why the photos look so much more realistic. I will treasure these amazing shots forever. She took great care to set up the shots with a careful eye to many details, including the time of day for lighting, and the right location. She has the ability to create a relaxed environment and she has a great sense with children, as it is very hard to keep them happy during the shot.
I would like to say how delighted I am with my beautiful family portraits. Ada has a lovely, patient manner with children she always manage to capture their natural expressions. It is great you can choose your own venue which helps to create the relaxing atmosphere. I would highly recommend Ada's photographic services to anyone who is looking for a professional personal touch.


7 July - Saturday Quiz. What's your big bang theory?
1) The sound of a trap door opening below Theresa May's twitching feet after being found guilty of treason and being the worst Prime Minister ever?
2) The sound of Sadiq Khan being taken outside and shot for being the worst Mayor of any city anywhere?
3) Me opening the champagne on hearing next Monday's news?
No, you are all wrong, it is the sound of a heat stressed window exploding in the Civic Centre last Tuesday evening and it wouldn't be a flute of champagne anyway, it would be a gill of something stronger.


Six-time NBA All-Star Pao Gasol has sold the Redondo Beach home he lived in during his tenure with the L.A. Lakers for $3.35 million. Colisted by Randy Forbes Jr. and Diane Forbes Halliburton of Gibson International, the contemporary ocean-view home is situated at 734 Esplanade, adjacent to the charming shopping and dining destination of Riviera Village and popular Redondo Breakwater surf spot. Built in 1989, it's actually two condos that were combined to create a 4,000-plus-square-foot, multistory residence—complete with four bedrooms and six baths, not to mention designer lighting and finishes.
According to the Los Angeles Times, the Spaniard purchased the two units in separate transactions in 2008 and 2011 for a total of $2.98 million. Bright and open, the residence is rife with breathtaking ocean, coastline and city views, all which can be captured from numerous balconies and massive floor-toceiling windows. Among the home's wow-factor features: a custom temperature-controlled wine cellar, an elevator, a media room with a bar, a private courtyard with a hot tub and dual two-car garages.
The pièce de résistance? A glass-lined rooftop deck with a sizeable lounge area, ideal for sunbathing and entertaining. Gasol has had a storied career in the NBA, starting off with the Memphis Grizzlies in 2001 (where he won NBA Rookie Player of the Year in 2002) and then playing for the Lakers starting in 2008 (where he helped capture two NBA Championships) before leaving for the Chicago Bulls in 2014.


Writer, university professor, and religious commentator Reza Aslan, who has his own cult following among university leftists, has made a video for a site called Big Think.com, in which he maintains that President Trump has converted white Evangelicals- and he underlines "white"- into a dangerous religious cult.
Aslan states that 81% of white Evangelicals voted for Trump in the 2016 election as compared to 67% of black Evangelicals who did not. He points out that their support of Trump stands in direct contrast to the previous position of white Evangelicals who have voted for the candidate who most embodies their moral values, a curious phenomenon given Trump's past history of immoral behavior, according to Aslan. He also goes on to state that Evangelical preachers like Joel Osteen and TD Jakes preach that God wants evangelicals to be prosperous, and Trump fills the bill (as a role model) in that he is very prosperous. Here Aslan slips up because one of those he uses as an example, Jakes, is African American.
First of all, I learned several years ago not to take Aslan's words seriously. This is a man who poses as a scholar and intellectual, and sad to say, he has sold that bill of goods to many within academia and the left. Aslan even had a bizarre show on CNN, which came to an end after he was filmed eating human brain matter with some off-beat Hindu cult in the hinterlands of India, and then after he called Trump a "piece of sh--" and other choice words.
The first time I caught Aslan's act in person was in 2011 when he appeared at UCLA with Faisal Abdul Rauf, the snake oil salesman who was trying to build a mosque in New York City's Ground Zero. Suffice to say, Aslan came across as smug and arrogant. The second time was in 2015 at UC Riverside, where he was teaching creative literature. His topic was Islamophobia. During the q and a, I asked him whether he would give a pass to Christians, Jews, gays, and Baha'i who were being persecuted in the Middle East and elsewhere by Muslims. He refused to do so saying that just because a white person had a bad experience with blacks, like being mugged, that did not give him an excuse to be racist, a rather poor analogy in my view.
What Aslan clearly misses here is that people, including white Evangelicals, voted for Trump largely because they concluded that the morality of the corrupt Hillary Clinton was worse than that of Trump, added to the fact that Trump supported their political values, if not their moral ones. That is the answer that Aslan's "normal, rational scholars" have missed entirely as they try to figure out "why it happened".
Putting aside Aslan's liberal biases, there is another point that must be made given that he is a Muslim. (He was born Muslim to Iranian Shia parents, converted to Christianity as a teenager, and returned to Islam.) In addition, he is an activist against Islamophobia. So if you are going to attack any part of another religion, you had better be sure you don't live in a glass house. Evangelical Christians will only be a "dangerous religious cult" if they start calling for the deaths of followers of other religions and carry out those threats with horrific acts of mass murder, including suicide bombings, beheadings, throwing gays off of rooftops, and killing apostates. Evangelical Christians are not doing that. Nor are Evangelical Christians killing people who disrespect Christianity. Nor do they stone adulterers to death. Nor do they bomb or burn down places of worship of other religions. There are no worldwide Evangelical Christian terror organizations like ISIS, Al Qaeda or Hamas, just to name a very few. So what makes Evangelical Christians a "dangerous religious cult" in Aslan's view? They voted for Donald Trump (instead of the corrupt Hillary Clinton).
Oh, I forgot: Aslan is referring only to white Evangelicals (with apologies to TD Jakes).
Reza Aslan is writing fantasy fiction. "White" evangelicals are a disparate polyglot mass of confusion, as befits Protestants who have no Pope and no bishops. The most theologically conservative demographic in the country is "black" Pentecostals and Baptists, with the Methodist denominations not far behind. Trump is a passing fad. The man never even wrote a "Mein Kampf," and just bounced into a conveniently available party when he wanted to have some fun.


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PETITION: Save Laura Fergusson Rehabilitation
"If Laura Fergusson Rehabilitation didn't exist, I would have been put in a rest home at 19" - Sophia Malthus.
Please sign this petition to stop the secret sale of the Auckland Laura Fergusson Rehabilitation facility and land. Show the Government we want it to step in and take action.
"The Laura Fergusson Rehabilitation Centre was my home for 9 months after a workplace accident in 2016. I broke my neck resulting in a high level spinal cord injury, leaving me 87% physically impaired, with no movement from my collar bone down.
"My life completely changed. I had to learn how to eat again, use a wheelchair and get used to a completely new way of living. Understanding my new situation, waiting for my health to stabilise, and regaining my confidence to be back in the community, would have been impossible without Laura Fergusson Rehab.
"I am so grateful the charity was there to support me and my family after my life changing accident."
Last year, the Board, chaired by Chris O'Brien, quietly shut down the Auckland Laura Fergusson Rehabilitation Centre.
It closed the residential, respite and rehab facilities, as well as the gym and specialist pool. Thousands of people with disabilities used it annually for Parkinson and MS classes, stroke programmes, neurological rehab, pulmonary rehab. It also had an active gym membership of elderly and disabled.
The disabled community who happily lived there were moved, many of them to rest homes ill-equipped to support them.
Now the Board is quietly selling the Great South Road, Epsom land.
"If I had my accident today, I would be put in a rest home with old people, and without all the specialist physiotherapy and appropriate rehabilitation that I had access to in one place at Laura Fergusson.
I am campaigning to keep this amazing charity going so that other young people with disabilities don't end up in rest homes."
Please sign our petition.
None of us know when a work injury, car accident, or stroke could leave us or a loved one needing the wonderful rehab that Laura Fergusson offered.
Auckland and New Zealand desperately need this central location for disabled people. We need the Government to step in.
• It housed a specialist hydrotherapy pool with wheelchair access and a gym built with funds from Government, Rotary and fundraising by the community.
• It was a vital respite for families who knew their disabled children would be well cared for.
• It was the ONLY central location for disabled people and their families in Auckland. Access to bus and train routes are important for family visits, community connections and independence, without the need for booking 'mobility' taxis.
• The Epsom property had 45 purpose-built units, some housing intellectually disabled people who lived there permanently and are now in rest homes while the units sit empty.
This is not good enough. We must stop the sale.
• The Board are trying to push through a secret sale of the land and assets, without input and discussion from the disabled and wider Auckland communities.
• They have refused membership to people who want to debate and discuss the future of the centre.
• The Board rejected meetings with Dr Ashley Bloomfield to explore how it can be kept open.
• Former residents of all ages are now living in tiny rooms in rest homes and dementia units.
• Young adults are being offered aged-care facilities as their only rehab and respite options.
So please sign our petition.
The Government needs to get involved, seek to take over the site, fix the run-down facilities and address the funding, so that Lady Fergusson's vision and the millions raised over many years can continue to give young adults living with disabilities a better future than aged care.
Young people living with a disability deserve the best possible rehab in a transitional home, like the Laura Fergusson Rehabilitation Centre.
The Laura Fergusson Trust
The Laura Fergusson Trust was set up in the late 1960s after the Governor-General's wife, Lady Fergusson, became concerned about young adults with disabilities living in aged care and geriatric hospitals, depriving them of dignity and control over their lives.
Lady Fergusson had a special message to parents of disabled children - the trust would safeguard their children's future, so that they would be cared for when their parents were no longer able to.
The Trust Board is chaired by Chris O'Brien (17 years active), Simon Barclay, John Magness, Shelley Hiha, Alan Hooker, Richard Glenn, Rob Small, and former CEO, Heather McLeish.
They have refused to release the PWC report that they spent half a million dollars on. They have rejected good people for membership and won't discuss how to save the facility.
Sign the petition asking the Government to step in and save Laura Fergusson Rehabilitation
Allowing us to send you email updates will let us keep you up to date with the Government's proposals and how you can stop them. We promise to keep the updates short, relevant, and infrequent.
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Vedashree Khambete-Sharma
Sarcasm. Suspense. Wisecracks.
Swear You Won't Tell?
There May Be An Asterisk Involved
April 19, 2011 June 12, 2020 by Vedashree Khambete-Sharma
Save It, Sweetheart
The most inaccurate term of our times is "a mutual breakup".There is nothing mutual about a break-up. Never in the history of relationships have two people spontaneously realised that they want out and expressed it at the exact same moment. No, it's always one person who suggests it and then, the other one, sometimes with a simple shrug, at other times with a lot of waterworks, accepts the suggestion. Sometimes, of course, one person suggests breaking up, the other person suggests sticking on and the process goes on for a few years till it ends in divorce or murder.
But that's the exception.
Invariably though, one of the two gets more hurt in the process. They may not acknowledge it, may not express it at all and everybody involved can happily carry on pretending that the break-up's been all peaceful. But it never is. The person who's more hurt is also usually (not always) the person who takes longer to get over their partner and the relationship.
Which is all fair and unavoidable and a fact of life et cetera.
What pisses me off are the sanctimonious sympathy coupons the dumper feels obliged to hand out to the dumpee.
Say a guy and a girl break-up. The guy is trying to be all manly and not cry while at the same time conveying in a million ways that he's one big hurt puppy. The girl's feeling awkward and ashamed. So far so good. A few days, weeks, months down the line, the girl has found someone else. The guy, not so much. He's not about to slit his wrists or anything, he's just taking his time. News and views of his former girlfriend and her current boyfriend are something that he can do without, but if forced at gunpoint to endure it, it's only slightly painful. In other words, he's doing okay. The girl is still feeling a little guilty perhaps. So she makes it a point to call him. To check on him, see if he's okay. Because, you know, she still cares about him, about how he's doing.
I have a question for guys and girls who do this: what THE FUCK is wrong with you?
Just let the poor schmuck get on with his life, would you? Your concern only messes up his mind. Oh crap, he thinks, she still loves me. Then why won't she be with me? Yes, why won't you, love? Oh, that's right – you just care about him, not so much love him or anything, right? Yes, well, he doesn't know that and you calling him and expressing your concern about his life, his career, the women he meets isn't helping him at all.
And you know that, dontcha? Because you're not doing this for him. You're doing this to a) relieve a little bit of the guilt you're carrying around and b) get an ego boost by talking to someone who's still hung up over you.
Which makes you an emotional parasite, by the way, not the goody two-shoes you imagine you are.
So boys and girls, who've walked out of a relationship for one reason or the other: save your fucking sympathy for beggars, stray dogs and people who've never read Terry Pratchett. Delete your ex's number from your phone, their emails from your inbox and their faces from your social circle. And if running into them on a daily basis is absolutely unavoidable, say nothing more personal than "Hi, what's up?"
No "I worry about you". No "I just hope you're okay." No "I'm only asking because I care". And definitely not "Please take care of yourself."
He's not three. He'll do that anyway. And with no more mixed signals from you, he'll probably speed up the process of evolving from a messy splash of roadkill to the regular, gloriously dysfunctional human being he was before.
Or so we hope.
PS: The opposite holds true too, of course – guys dumping women and so on. But I thought that'd be too much of a cliche, no?
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9 thoughts on "Save It, Sweetheart"
gtoosphere says:
It happened to a friend of mine. He has been trying to break up with a girl for some reason but did not have enough balls to really do it… and the girl also wanted to break up for completely different reasons and when the girl finally broke up, this guy was like, "YESSS!!"
Mystique says:
Mutual breakups do happen. Happened to me yesterday. Then we both laughed a lot and went for a drink to celebrate. Wheeee.
But I get your point here.
What you said about "Mutual Breakup" is true…… but I can't help notice the fact this content (more less) could be about "Mutual Love"
Ashish Shakya says:
Guys dumping women is a cliche? Wow, I clearly missed that memo 😀
(Also, Mystique here told me about her mutual breakup. My initial reaction was pretty much "Ghanta" Some things I just cannot wrap my head around. But it's cool because we got the Pai drunk anyway)
P.S. Two back-to-back posts? It is Diwali on my Google Reader 🙂
Wow…you are THE dude ! period.
did you ever consider a career in psychology?
Da Rodent says:
Sigh! So true.. 😛
Gyurkovics says:
Nicest is dumper giving dumpee relationship advice. "Always go for a guy/girl who won't treat you like I did. He'll truly deserve you."
Canonise them already.
This reminds me of grade A bitches I went out with. This one girl in particular who told me ON MY FACE of her travel plans with the new guy and finished it off by saying "have you met anyone new yet?" and "oh I hope you will…you are a nice fellow, soon you will." I realised two months later and abused her over the next two.
Girls doing this is a bigger cliche and reality because once guys dump someone and find someone new, you know, it's mostly entirely about the new one while the ex can be heard sobbing to her friends, "oh he doesn't even care to check on me."
Vanita Bodke says:
nice one !!!
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Das ECHL All-Star Game (auch ECHL All-Star Classic) ist ein Eishockey-Freundschaftsspiel der besten und beliebtesten Spieler der nordamerikanischen Profiliga ECHL, das erstmals im Jahr 1993 ausgetragen wurde. Im üblichen Format treten meist zwei Teams der beiden ECHL-Conferences gegeneinander an, dieses Format wurde seither allerdings mehrmals geändert.

Die Startformationen werden von Spielern, Trainern und Offiziellen vor dem All-Star Game per Abstimmverfahren gewählt. Als Trainer dienen üblicherweise die Cheftrainer der beiden Mannschaften, die zum Zeitpunkt der Bekanntgebung der beiden All-Star-Mannschaften mit ihren Teams die jeweilige Conference anführen. Wie beim NHL All-Star Game und dem AHL All-Star Classic gibt es auch beim ECHL All-Star Game eine Skill Competition vor dem eigentlichen Spiel, bei der die Spieler ihre einzelnen Fähigkeiten – wie Schnelligkeit, Schusskraft und Schusspräzision – miteinander vergleichen.

Geschichte
Das erste ECHL All-Star Game wurde 1993 veranstaltet, als in Wheeling im US-Bundesstaat West Virginia ein Team der East Division auf ein Team der West Division traf und der Osten das Spiel mit 7:3 gewann. Darren Schwartz, der vier Punkte erzielt hatte, wurde zum ersten MVP des All-Star Game gewählt. Ein Jahr später wurde die Serie East Division vs. West Division im Norfolk Scope fortgesetzt und der Westen gewann das Spiel knapp mit 7:6. Mit Joe Cook und Cory Cadden wurden erstmals zwei Spieler als MVP ausgezeichnet. John Brophy von den Hampton Roads Admirals war Cheftrainer bei den ersten zwei All-Star Games und Doug Sauter stand sogar allen bei den drei ersten Austragungen an der Bande. 1996 wurde das Format des Spiels erstmals geändert, als das Team der North Division im Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center auf dasjenige der South Division traf. Ein Jahr später wurde ein Novum in der Historie der Liga aufgestellt, als nicht wie üblich zwei Teams der Divisionen aufeinander trafen. Die gastgebenden Charlotte Checkers stellten anhand einer Auswahl Spieler, die allerdings überwiegend nicht ihrem Kader angehörten, sondern aus allen Teams der Liga zusammengestellt wurden, eine Mannschaft, die auf die ECHL All-Stars traf und das Spiel mit 7:6 gewann.

Wiederum ein Jahr später traf eine Canada All-Stars Auswahl auf die Mannschaft der USA/World. Das Spiel wurde im Cajundome, dem Heimstadion der Louisiana IceGators, in Lafayette im US-Bundesstaat Louisiana ausgetragen, vor einer Rekordkulisse von 11.493 Zuschauern. Ab 1998 wurde das Format Northern Conference vs. Southern Conference eingeführt, welches in den folgenden Jahren bis auf wenige Ausnahmen soweit Bestand hatte. Das All-Star Game 2010 setzte mit 19 Toren eine neue Rekordmarke, außerdem wurde das Spiel erstmals mittels Shootout entschieden.

Für das am 26. Januar 2011 angesetzte All-Star Game wurde auf das Format und die Idee von 1997 zurückgegriffen. Mit den Bakersfield Condors trat erst zum zweiten Mal in der Geschichte des Spiels eine Mannschaft aus der Liga an und traf wie die Charlotte Checkers 14 Jahre zuvor auf die ECHL All-Stars. Diesmal entschieden die All-Stars das Spiel klar für sich und gewannen mit 9:3. Vor 7392 Zuschauern in der Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield erzielte Mark Arcobello drei Tore und wurde zum MVP gewählt. Nachdem im Verlauf der Saison 2011/12 erstmals in der ECHL-Geschichte kein All-Star Game ausgetragen worden war, erhielten die Colorado Eagles für die Austragung am 23. Januar 2013 während der 25-jährigen Jubiläumsspielzeit der Liga den Zuschlag für die Austragung des Events.

Im Rahmen des All-Star Game erfolgt seit 2008 die Aufnahme der neuen Mitglieder in die seitdem bestehende ECHL Hall of Fame.

Rekorde
Chris Valicevic ist mit sieben Einsätzen der Rekordteilnehmer beim ECHL All-Star Game. Nachdem er 1994 erstmals teilgenommen hatte, war er von 1996 bis 2001 durchgehend im Einsatz. Luke Curtin war fünffacher Teilnehmer beim All-Star Game, Scott Burfoot und Tom Nemeth waren viermal bei diesem Anlass im Einsatz. Darren Schwartz erzielte insgesamt sechs Tore bei seinen drei Teilnahmen und ist in dieser Kategorie führend.

Andy MacIntyre traf 1998 für die Canada All-Stars viermal ins Tor und hält die Bestmarke für die meisten Tore eines Spielers in einem Spiel. Scott Burfoot erzielte mit sieben Assists bei allen Teilnahmen die meisten. Darren Schwartz kam auf neun Punkte bei seinen drei Teilnahmen und hält den Karriererekord für die meisten Scorerpunkte. Ash Goldie gelang es 2008 als bisher einzigen Spieler sechs Punkte in einem Spiel zu erzielen. Scott Stirling ist der bisher einzige Torwart, der an drei All-Star Games teilnahm. Brad Mullahy parierte 1994 in einem Spiel 38 Schüsse und hält den Rekord für die meisten Saves.

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Maple Chipotle Baby Back Ribs: Sweet and Spicy Deliciousness!
Liz and I have made this recipe at least 4 trillion times (give or take a few trillion) and are absolutely in love with the fall-off-the-bone tenderness of these baby back ribs. She's from Tenesee and knows her way around a rack of ribs so we had to make sure this Blend was spot on. I, being from New Hampshire had to put my northeast twist on the recipe with the added maple flavor.
Unofficial Grand Opening of Wayward Gourmet!
I guess it's really called the "Soft Opening" but nothing about this process has been anything short of hard!


Stephon Tuitt didn't hold back when talking about his NFL Scouting Combine experience. Plain and simple, he wasn't a fan.
"I hated it," said Tuitt. "Early mornings, everything you have to do. I wasn't able to perform. I got a sour taste.
While Tuitt was disappointed with the fact that he couldn't perform at the Combine, he knows how important it is, how much it matters to the college players who are taking part.
"It was a great experience," said Tuitt. "It's a chance for guys to change their lives. It's awesome. It's a heartwarming feeling for them. To be a part of it is a blessing. They should go out there and do the best they can.
A look back: Take a look back at Combine performances for some Steelers' players and see where they are today.


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Cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond, also formerly credited as William Zsigmond, was nominated for four Academy Awards for Best Cinematography (Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Deer Hunter, The River, and The Black Dahlia), winning once for his work on Close Encounters of the Third Kind. He also won two American Society of Cinematographers Awards, one Primetime Emmy Award, and one British Academy Film Award.

This article includes all of Zsigmond's credits as a cinematographer both in film and television.

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Decay of Logos Review
By AJ Small on December 10, 2019 in Reviews
HIGH The level design.
LOW The launch month.
WTF Those slime attack routines are lose/lose.
I am incredibly sympathetic to the stresses of launching a title. Having worked in testing for over 14 years now, I understand that sometimes things can go horribly wrong.
Things going horribly wrong is exactly what befell Decay of Logos' developers when codes for an unfinished version of the game were sent out to be reviewed. Of course, it garnered some brutal criticism and the response was so bad that its release date was pushed back.
Now that the dust has settled, I guess the question is… was the wait worth it?
Decay of Logos is a pastel-colored, third-person action-adventure with a visual style similar to recent Zelda games. The player takes on the role of a young villager whose home is destroyed, spurring them on a quest to find answers and revenge. She is joined by a large elk-like creature who aids her by carrying gear and helping solve some puzzles.
The combat has borrowed liberally from the likes of Dark Souls by including a stamina bar and deliberate, animation-heavy strikes and anyone familiar with stamina-based combat will recognize the design tropes – understanding enemy patterns is needed to win, and runs towards bosses will be punctuated with exploration and rests at save points. These points replenish health and any stats that degrade by taking damage. However, refreshing the player in this way also brings all non-boss enemies back to life.
There's also a base levelling system that increases speed, stamina, strength and other attributes at a fixed rate, and players can get gear that improves affinities and immunities.
None of this is new but Logos does have a couple of things that elevate it above some of its peers.
First, each area has been thoughtfully laid out with a great sense of height and depth. Dark tunnels run under some areas with only the small glow of a torch to light the way, and winding hills topped by solitary windmills are early demonstrations of the vistas available. The visuals of Logos continue to impress as the player progresses.
Secondly, the elk companion feels fully-realized, both in appearance and its interactions with the protagonist, be it cuddling, feeding or riding. The dev team has done a great job of conveying mutual respect between the two characters without any words exchanged.
Sadly, the core of Decay of Logos doesn't fare as well.
The patterns for the enemies, including most bosses, are incredibly repetitive. Approach enemy, prompt them to attack, back off before nipping in and hitting them once. Repeat until dead. The exceptions to this pattern are when errant attacks caught me off guard, but these felt random.
For instance, one time an enemy was stunned by my combo, but the next time it shrugged the same combo off and delivered a double punch. There was no logic to why it resisted a previously-successful stun and it wasn't possible to predict. In a game where deliberation and precise timing is key to victory, any damage received by unpredictability is galling.
Unfortunately, Logos doesn't have many layers to it. The incredibly repetitive encounters and uninspired boss fights overshadow any effort put towards relationships and exploration. I just didn't want to continue when the majority of my playtime was spent on fights that were average at best and boring at worst.
So, with the fixes now applied to the pre-release version, is Logos worth playing? It's a solid experience with plenty of beautiful environments to see, but the repetitive nature of combat punctuated with unfairness puts a damper on the whole experience, as if the disastrous launch month hadn't made it damp enough already.
Rating: 5.5 out of 10
Disclosures: This game is developed by Amplify Creations and published by Rising Star Games. It is currently available on PC, PS4, Switch and Xbox. This copy of the game was obtained via publisher and reviewed on the XBO-X. Approximately 10 hours of play were devoted to the single-player mode, and the game was not completed. There are no multiplayer modes.
Parents: According to the ESRB, this game is rated T and contains Blood and Violence. There's a creepy vibe here that might be scary to younger kids, however in terms of violence it's incredibly mild.
Colorblind Modes: There are no colorblind modes available in the options.
Deaf & Hard of Hearing Gamers: It's going to be tough to play this game without sound as many of the enemy attacks do not have clear visual cues and the text cannot be resized. This is not fully accessible.
Remappable Controls: The game offers two control schemes.
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The rise of the far-Right in Europe is not a false alarm
Peter Foster Europe Editor
19 May 2016 • 8:42am
Right-wing Austrian Freedom Party (FPOe) presidential candidate Norbert Hofer (R) and Leader of the FPOe Heinz-Christian Strache (L) Credit: CHRISTIAN BRUNA
It is a paradox, given the unmatched scale of the horrors inflicted on Europe by Nazi Germany, that one of the most enduring weapons in the fight against fascism and the far-Right has been to never take them too seriously.
Think of Herr Flick, Himmler's fictional godson in the sitcom 'Allo 'Allo! or John Cleese goose-stepping around the dining room in Fawlty Towers – not to mention a long tradition of movies lampooning Adolf Hitler as a raving half-eunuch with a serious attack of little man syndrome.
Increasingly there are signs that the centre is not holding
In real-world politics, that strategy is partially echoed when mainstream politicians defuse fears of a far-Right rise by refusing to dignify them with serious engagement, making a point of relegating the rabble-rousing tendencies to where they belong, if they must belong anywhere: the fringes of political life.
Over the last 70 years these methods have been sufficient to ensure that the political centre holds, but all across Europe there are now an increasing number of reasons to fear that that is no longer the case.
Protesters at an anti-fascist rally in Athens, in opposition to a festival organised by Greece's Golden Dawn party Credit: AP
The toxic combination of the most prolonged period of economic stagnation and the worst refugee crisis since the end of the Second World War has seen the far-Right surging across the continent, from Athens to Amsterdam and many points in between.
The parties may by fronted with softer faces these days – think Frauke Petry of Germany's Alternative for Deutschland (AfD), Marine Le Pen of France's National Front or Norbert Hofer of Austria's Freedom Party – but their underlying ideology of xenophobia and nationalism remain unchanged.
Optimists continue to argue that the concerns about the rise of nationalist fringes in Europe are overblown and that the best strategy is still to ignore them.
They cite Marine Le Pen winning big in the first round of France's regional elections last year, and then being thoroughly squashed in the second; or point out that AfD are indeed a nasty outfit that borrow language from the 1930s, but they have no chance of displacing Germany's rock-solid centrist coalitions.
But complacency about the power of the far-Right in Europe today is misplaced, for two reasons.
The first is that increasingly there are signs that the centre is not holding. Austria will vote in the second round of its presidential election on Sunday where Norbert Hofer of the far-Right Freedom Party has every chance of winning.
Mr Hofer, who at one point during the campaign brandished a gun as he fired up anti-immigrant sentiment, won 35 per cent of the vote in the first round, with neither of Austria's two establishment party candidates making it to the run-off after polling for the first time since World War Two.
The far-Right drumbeat has now become the constant knocking in the pipes of Europe's politics at a time when the plumbing looks increasingly fit to burst
If the Freedom Party is to be kept from the largely ceremonial presidency, it will require a coalition of Greens and Independents to come together to stop it, but even if that succeeds it seems a virtual certainty that it will end up in a coalition government after parliamentary elections in 2018.
Which brings us quickly to the second point: the surge of far-Right parties across Europe, including elements of Britain's own Ukip, are already materially impacting Europe's ability to govern itself, even if they are not actually in power.
In Germany, the rise of the AfD has clearly eroded Angela Merkel's position, and is cited by Wolfgang Schäuble, Germany's finance minister, as one reason why Berlin must hold the line on its austerity-agenda, making necessary Eurozone integration look a more distant prospect than ever.
In Germany, the rise of the AfD has clearly eroded Angela Merkel's position Credit: Reuters
In France, where on current polling Marine Le Pen will force Francois Hollande out of the second round of next year's presidential election, the nationalist dynamic already makes it harder to resolve the refugee crisis and – should it a happen – will surely toughen any post-Brexit negotiations.
And across eastern European EU member states – not so long ago taken as a symbol of the inexorable triumph of Western values over Communism – leaders like Hungary's Viktor Orban and Slovakia's Robert Fico, talk about defending a "Christian culture" against Muslims and foreigners.
It is the same barely concealed dog-whistle rhetoric that leads the AfD to propose banning mosques – it doesn't need to happen to have an impact that ripples across Europe, pushing mainstream parties into more extreme positions and causing an open East-West rift among EU member states.
These far-Right parties also tend to sympathise with Vladimir Putin, whose own brand of nationalism led to the annexation of Crimea and now menaces the Baltic States, where nationalism is also on the rise again.
The growing influence of the far-Right in countries like Austria may also yet erode the economic sanctions on Moscow that remain one of Europe's few concerted diplomatic actions in recent years.
Thanks to the failure to keep control over the migration crisis and escape austerity-economics in the Eurozone, the far-Right drumbeat has now become the constant knocking in the pipes of Europe's politics at a time when the plumbing looks increasingly fit to burst.
The solution cannot be suppression or "more Europe" – that will have the opposite effect – but the urgent creation of what David Cameron called in his Bloomberg speech a Europe of "flexible cooperation, respecting national differences".
This may – as Mr Cameron's negotiation showed – be difficult for Europe's inner-core, but as the Freedom Party inches towards power in Austria, and Britain seriously considers the EU exit door, they should carefully consider the alternatives.
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Fickle Momentum Switches Sides in Charger Boys' Loss to W-G, 68-48
Momentum in athletics is such a fickle thing. One never knows when it will appear, how long it will last, or when it will disappear and therefore disappoint. The ACGC boys' basketball team had a brief flirtation with the fickle entity last night before it disappeared into the night and left the Chargers wth only a memory of its presence.
Trailing Woodward-Granger 29-18 at halftime, the local boys encountered momentum in the third quarter and put together a nineteen point quarter to close the gap to 41-37 after the third stanza. But then the fickleness of momentum showed itself when it deserted the Chargers and chose to cavort with the Hawks who went on a twenty seven point binge in the fourth quarter to
take a 68-48 victory. Keith Braunschweig, who went scoreless in the first half, led the surge as he scored fifteen in the second half, including ten in the final eight minutes.
The Hawks jumped to a 14-4 lead after the first frame as the Chargers could connect on only one of seven shot attempts. The teams played evenly in the second quarter and the half ended with W-G leading 29-18.
The Hawks extended the lead after the halftime intermission to 34-20 before the Chargers put together a 10-0 run over a two minute span to close the gap to 34-30. A three pointer by Bryce Littler with two seconds left in the quarter maintained the deficit at four, 41-37.
Then momentum switched sides, leaving the Chargers high and dry, and leading the Hawks to a remarkable fourth quarter shooting display. W-G attempted eleven field goals in the last quarter and missed ONE! They made their first five attempts, took a break and missed one, and then connected on their final five shots of the game. The Chargers' very respectable four of eight from the field was no match for the Hawk surge. Momentum's fickle, even traitorous, nature proved itself once again. It is an unreliable ally, but when on your side it is a delightful experience!
Bryce Littler led the Charger scoring with 15 points, with "Q" Younker coming up with 9. Younker led in rebounds with 9, while Will Byars snared 6. No one had more than two assists or steals for the Chargers. The team had a respectable shooting night, connecting on 19 of 42 attempts for 45% and 5 of 7 from the charity stripe for 71%. The Chargers hit 5 of 16 three pointers for 31%.
Woodward-Granger's hot shooting in the fourth quarter enabled them to shoot 60% for the game with 27 makes out of 45 tries.
With the loss the Charger record falls to 4-6 on the season (2-6, WCAC) heading into today's matchup with Exira-Elkhorn-Kimballton. Things get started at 3 PM with the girls' game, with the boys to follow.
Score by quarter:
W-G 14 15 12 27--68
ACGC 4 14 19 11--48
Box score: REB
FG 3PT FT O-D AST STL TP
EKading 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 2
Sargent 2-5 1-4 0-0 0-1 0 1 5
Nelson 2-6 1-3 0-0 1-1 1 1 5
Marsh 2-3 0-1 0-0 1-1 1 0 4
MKading 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0 0
Byars 2-3 0-0 1-2 1-5 0 1 5
Pauley 1-3 1-3 0-1 0-1 0 0 3
Littler 5-12 2-3 3-3 1-2 2 0 15
Younker 4-8 0-2 1-1 5-4 2 2 9


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Personal Quote: Life is a game, the first rule of which is that IT IS NOT A GAME.
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Heyho! Irgendwie stoß ich immer wieder über die Videos mit Neuro & Farbrausch auf deine Sachen. Wollte nur sagen - geile Musik. Und Artwork auch, ich mag den Stil.
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One of four lanes on the Williamsburg Bridge eastbound to Brooklyn will be closed on Saturday from 6 am to 2 pm to facilitate NYCDOT bridge maintenance.
The Grand Street Bridge over Newtown Creek will be closed on Saturday from 8 am to 1 pm to repair a damaged deck grating. Motorists can use Metropolitan Avenue as an alternate route.
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What to do with 47 acres — The development team behind Reston Town Center North will present their plans for the 47-acre project to Reston Association's Design Review Board tonight. Plans affect the local library and homeless shelter. [Reston Association]
Did someone say chocolate? — On Saturday, the Reston Farm Market will feature a milk and chocolate milk sampling from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the market. [Reston Farm Market]
Leidos named "best for vets" — "Military Times named the company one of the "Best for Vets Employers for 2018." The annual list recognizes the top 100 U.S. companies across 30 industries committed to supporting military veterans and their families through culture, recruitment, and company policies. " [PR Newswire]
Yesterday's storm damages Reston home — A home in Reston was damaged yesterday night. No one was home at the time. [FOX 5]
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It's absolutely tragic news that a woman in mascara was allegedly beaten by a man, also in mascara, so bad that Revlon didn't have any matching eye shadow hues available from their "my husband hits me" line to cover up Amber Heard's abuse. Johnny Depp is a lot of things. Is he a father of a woman whose forehead has enough uncharted area that it has been officially recognized as the final frontier? Yes. Is he a dirtbag that doesn't pay his debt on time? Most likely. But a woman beater? I'm not sure. He looks more like the type to be caught wearing women's clothes than beating them. Either way Amber alleges her reason for always paying that ridiculous fee to change a phone number multiple times was due to harassment. I could be wrong, but a person has to actually tell their alleged harassers what their new number is. It's not like phonebooks still exist. Otherwise there would be way more people looking up Amber's number to ask her if her refrigerator was still running.
After coming forward with abuse allegations against now-ex-husband Johnny Depp, Amber Heard had to change her phone number weekly to evade harassers.
In a new op-ed for the Washington Post, the "Aquaman" actress revealed she was receiving threats and feared for her safety.
"I write this as a woman who had to change my phone number weekly because I was getting death threats. For months, I rarely left my apartment, and when I did, I was pursued by camera drones and photographers on foot, on motorcycles and in cars," she wrote. "Tabloid outlets that posted pictures of me spun them in a negative light.
It's pretty much confirmed at this point that Amber doesn't understand how life works. There's a built in block feature on most phones. I currently have all bill collectors and one night stands on that uber exclusive list that automatically rejects all incoming calls and text from any number on it. She can either continue to get new phone numbers, or get a clue and stop giving out her information.


Android users have been able to find their devices remotely for a while now, but until today you had to log into Android Device Manager on another mobile device or your computer to start your search. I guess this new option doesn't save a ton of time but let's be honest - when your phone is missing, it feels like part of you is missing, so every second counts.
If, after your device is located, you find it is in an unsecure location you can click on the map to be redirected to the full Android Device Manager page where you will find the options to remotely lock or wipe your phone.
Now that it's so easy to find your device you can have a phone scavenger hunt with your kids or room-mates! Tell them to hide your phone wherever they want and then you can just type 'find my phone' in Google to locate it (you shouldn't really do this, and if you do I take no responsibility for what happens to your phone). Happy Hunting!