Fear is a bad decision-maker. It's powerful, plausible, and thoroughly unreliable. It's as likely to lead you straight into the fire as it is to save your life. Fear is as physical and blinding as hunger – necessary for your survival in rare, simple instances, destructive in all others.
The most dangerous thing about fear is the relief we experience when we give in to it. This relief feels like the solution to a problem, like a miraculous escape. It tastes so good, we can't believe it's not good for us. But the more we give in to fear, the more we experience this relief, the more the relief becomes an end in itself. The fear grows stronger as we give in to it more frequently, and the relief becomes more and more powerful, more and more necessary. Soon, the relief is the good for which we strive in every instance. Actual good is no longer our objective. But in the clutches of that flooding relief, we don't notice the absence of good. We think we have achieved it – done the only possible thing, the only rational thing, the one thing that would save ourselves and our loved ones from the abyss.
Fear masquerades as "best practices" in many fields in our society. It presents as good nutrition, good parenting, good teaching, good relationship choices, good medical advice. The masquerade is possible because this is a fallen world. The reason fear is so difficult to combat is that there are many fearful evils in our world. Bad things happen to good people. We can't understand why. We can't cope. We long to prevent this evil from touching us and everyone we care about. And whenever someone questions our fear, we point at all the evils in the world. See, we say? If you aren't scared, you must not be paying attention. Fear is the only smart response to reality.
But like all addictions, fear removes every shred of evidence that doesn't support its power. It seems like such a natural response in this fallen world that we think it actually IS the good decision-maker it pretends to be.
So how can you tell if you are making a good decision or buckling under the weight of your anxiety?
There are three ways to know.
First, fear is selfishness that presents itself as unselfishness. For example, your fear makes you prevent your child from engaging in some activity that most ordinary children participate in every day. It's not immoral. It's not life-threatening. It's just something you weren't prepared for or haven't come to grips with yet. Your fear tells you that you are protecting your child. In fact, you are protecting yourself. You are pursuing that surge of relief you get from giving in to fear. That story about protecting your child is what you need to tell yourself to make the addiction possible.
Fear is not love. Fear is fear. Love, real love, is stronger than fear, and it will bear the suffering of fear for the sake of the loved one.
Fear is especially un-loving because not only does it deprive the child of whatever activity you couldn't handle, but more importantly, fearful decision-making trains your child that fear is a good decision-maker. It trains your child that nothing is more important than what you are afraid of. That's how anxiety is passed from one person to another. Anxiety is more infectious than chickenpox.
Second, fear thrives on the illusion that you can conquer death. This is the essence of the drug that is fear. If you just live in this country, eat this food, do this exercise, avoid that person, travel on this road, you will escape all the dangers in the world. We all know intellectually that, some day, we will die. But there is a pervasive message in our culture that we can actually avoid death. We can push our research and our techniques farther and farther, and eventually, we'll get far enough. We'll stop dying and live forever. We love this thought. We want it. We think we need it.
But do we need it? Where does Christianity come into all of this?
Christianity doesn't come into it.
The third way you know that fear is driving you is that God isn't part of the equation. Fear leaves no room for a relationship with the actual God. Fear is a replacement for God. It's too scary to keep serving Him. We might still pray to Him, but it has no more meaning than crossing our fingers. It's just something we do in case it works. This is the ultimate proof that fear is a lie.
No matter how fearful we are, we can't conquer death. We can't escape the sorrow of our fallen world. But if we have God, we can live with death and sorrow, and we can love in spite of them.


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Kevin Feige on How Black Widow Will Change How You See Infinity War and Endgame
"There are things that she does in Infinity War and Endgame that you'll see in a new light once you see the Black Widow."
Posted Dec. 10, 2019, 10 p.m.
According to Marvel's Chief Creative Officer Kevin Feige, Black Widow will explore parts of Natasha Romanoff's past that will make viewers see certain events from Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame in a "new light."
At Brazil Comic Con (CCXP19), IGN Brazil asked Feige when he and his team decided to put Black Widow between Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War instead of it possibly being a prequel for the first Avengers or something similar.
"It was about four years ago as we were working on Infinity War and Endgame at the same time, we knew that we wanted to bring her story to a conclusion in the most heroic way possible in Endgame, but also that we wanted to explore a part of her life that we hadn't seen before," Feige said. "It occurred to us that we had seen her adventures in the Avengers movies, but a lot of stuff happened in between those movies that we never saw, we didn't hear about, we didn't learn about. And [with] that, we wanted to do a movie with Scarlett Johansson because she is Natasha Romanoff and not do a story with a younger Black Widow for the whole film."
As he continued, he revealed a big aspect of Black Widow will be altering the way many around the world view Romanoff's actions in both Infinity War and Endgame.
"But we had this thought of exploring a little bit of her past that we hadn't seen before and how that impacts the adventure she had between Civil War and Infinity War," Feige explained. "And in fact, there are things that she does in Infinity War and Endgame that you'll see in a new light once you see the Black Widow."
Marvel's Black Widow will be released in theaters on May 1, 2020, and will kick off Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Black Widow also recently got its first official trailer, and we've broken down every important part of this new exciting look into the life of Natasha Romanoff.
For more on Black Widow, be sure to check out our breakdown of even more new footage that was shown off at Brazil Comic Con, our explainer piece on Black Widow's villain Taskmaster, and our look at Florence Pugh's Yelena Belova and David Harbour's Red Guardian.
Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.
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PAX East began with our jaws on the bus' floor. I will attempt to explain what we saw with a modicum of justice… and fail miserably to convey the experience.
The Boston Convention and Exhibition Center (sized at roughly six city blocks long by four wide) was located at the heart of the city, surrounded on three sides by channels. One could see the flashing demos of various games across a huge screen from the outside, and hordes of colorfully dressed fans lined up, waiting to get in. Between the center and the hotel, several sports cars rested inside the parking circle; Twin Lamborghini of an orange-turned-yellow color, two pink three-wheeled Polaris models and a few massive trucks. All of these wore markings of Blizzard's Overwatch.
After perhaps 30 minutes of checking in, the skywalk between the hotel and convention center was traversed. I was permitted inside before the opening time thanks to a special Exhibitor's badge furbished by Versus Evil, and was eager to check in with the booth. But once inside, the scale of the convention made navigation challenging. The upper two floors consisted of a handful of large theaters for hosting the panels, easy enough to understand.
The ground level was something else entirely.
This photo captures perhaps 20% tops of the sheer size of the show floor. The aisles were packed to the gills with flashing monitors, colorful displays, merchandise and posters, game demos and videos, manikins and hardware. Within not five minutes of the chimes sounding the show's opening, the alleys and walkways were flooded with thousands upon thousands of fans, cosplayers, exhibitors, media personae and personnel, staff, crews and enforcers. Human traffic clustered and congested everywhere. Even the merchandise stores required fifteen minute lines to get in, although everyone around was excited and in high spirits so the time went fast. The fans were easy enough to talk to.
For Friday, the Versus Evil guys cut me loose to play. The first order of business was to hit up the Bethesda Store and score some gifts for friends and family, followed by the demo for Total War: Warhammer. Sega's vision proved excellent, truly capturing the feel and appropriate scale of the conflict while remaining true to the themes and aesthetic… perhaps better than anyone else who has ever attempted it. The battle was perhaps twenty minutes long and perfectly eluded the sense of desperation and grimdark that is the hallmark of the Games Workshop's fantasy universe.
If the treatment of this game is anything to go by, then Dawn of War III will be faith rewarded for long time fans indeed. To probable delight of these guys.
Time was spent trying Zombie Vikings, the game that that Zach Weiner of Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal helped produce. Guild of Dungeoneering and Let Them Come were also sampled and enjoyed. Still, there was simply too much to see, so the board and card games were briefly toured, the vintage video game vendors browsed and the props and demos admired. Time is the most valuable of currencies and there's never enough to spend.
For Saturday was the big day.
Arriving at the panel a tad too late to get a front row seat, the opportunity was not wasted to snap several photos of the Stoic Studio guys on stage. In order from left to right was Technical Director John Watson, Art Director Arnie Jorgensen, Technical Designer Matt Rhoades, Lead Writer Drew McGee and Composer Austin Wintory. After a comical trailer by Kris Straub (contains spoilers), they spoke about the challenges and efforts of their latest title.
Their conversations sparked intriguing lessons, particularly how Austin wrote music based on Drew's story, which in turn prompted changes to Austin's tunes. Considering this, if two elements of a game are "speaking" to each other, then there was probably reactionary work done on the technical and artistic side as well. This could have meant a four-factor (art, music, story, tech) feedback loop of on-going innovations.
Another point of interest was Austin's discussions regarding the music of series. Not just a composer but a full musical scholar, he explained how there was little historical understanding of exactly what Viking music sounded like exactly. And how this permitted a degree of freedom to craft based around discovered instruments without any clear instructions or reliable knowledge of their application.
After fan questions came the cosplay provided by the talented Danica Rockwood, Lady Devaan and especially the Dredge costume of Jackie Craft.
11 am was my time to shine, and I hurried down to the booth for the first novel signing of my career; 200 printed copies to be given out to promote the game. Waiting at the booth for the set up, I thought back about the few other book signings I attended in the past. Which authors made me feel awesome about reading their stuff? Who were the writers whom I remember the most fondly meeting?
There was Gav Thorpe, who listened to me explain how much I loved his 13th Legion trilogy enough to carry it over the Atlantic Ocean for his autograph. Clint Lee Werner, who had intriguing discussion points about where he gets his ideas. Chris Wraight, who was the nicest guy I had ever met. And Sarah Cawkwell, who encouraged me to keep writing.
I hadn't realized it until that moment, but they had taught me how to handle visitors of book signings. I did my absolute best to keep smiling and finding points to engage people, and to always start with asking their names and writing it down in order to remember and use it when parting. This made it easier to remember people, like the friendly PAX Enforcer Malachi who dropped by again on Sunday to shake my hand.
Whenever possible, points of shared interest were discovered; the recent season of Daredevil, the games we enjoy, our favorite things about the Banner Saga. I knew there was a line of waiting people, but I also really wanted to try and give anyone kind enough to drop by an experience that would (hopefully) keep them coming back.
Whenever there was nothing to go by, discussion arouse regarding the book ("It's a prequel– No spoilers. You don't have to have played the first game but I highly recommend you do!"), or encourage them to play the demo ("It's around the corner, try it! You'll get a free pin!") If nothing else, there was PAX East itself and what we hoped to see. Whenever met, encouragement was given to other writers, artists and hoping-to-be game creators to keep at their craft. And keeping tabs on KickStarter video for the Banner Saga: Warbands board game proved wise, as answers were rendered basic questions about it. It helped to be as excited for the game as anyone else who inquired.
Although four hours were set aside for the signing, I decided to remain an additional 30 minutes so any last minute folks could have a chance to grab a copy. By the end of Saturday, more than half of the books were gone. Checking back the following morning to see how well we did, there were perhaps 40 or so copies left to hand out before 11 am.
In the end, the event was a real taste of what it was to promote and market side of the writing business. The experience was actually fun and something I'd relish doing again someday.
Ahh, Merry Christmas everyone. Although I write these words exactly at 12:00 am on December 26th. Well, whatever. So Christmas has come and gone, and the New Year is almost upon us. It's a good time to talk about the books and games I'm most looking forward to in the coming year.
I had just finished Gears of War 3 for the first time tonight. While it was a damn fine ending to the trilogy, and more than satisfactorily completes Marcus Fenix's story, I found myself missing some elements that were more prevalent in the first two games. More paths you could choose, the campaign could have been a dash longer either through an additional act, or more portions from Baird and Cole's point of view, like they did in the first act.
On that note, I'll certainly be getting more of Cole and Baird soon. Gears of War: Judgment is on its way. That game will probably be second on my most wanted list.
Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm is yet another one worthy of mention. Unlike most die hard Starcraft lovers, I'm just looking forward to the story and campaign. Multiplayer just isn't my thing for RTS. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2. I'm almost finished playing the first one and I am considering getting the DLC as well. I almost forgot Dead Space 3!
Finally, last and probably best of all, Bioshock: Infinite. I think that needs little explanation. But just in case, take a look at the trailer.
Now, for books I am choosing both previous and to be released books. But on my 'most looking forward to reading' list is All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque and King Solomon's Mines by H. Rider Haggard. That latter was recommended by C.L. Werner.
Other books of mention include Ravenwing by Gav Thorpe, and Headtaker by David Guymer. Guymer I actually met at the Black Library Weekender. Having published a few short stories, Headtaker will be his first Warhammer novel.
Finally, movies. I'm going to be a bit conservative about this, and mention Iron Man 3 and The Great Gatsby. Truth be, there are many good sounding movies, like Oblivion, Thor: The Dark Worlds, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, Man of Steel, Ender's Game and Star Trek: Into Darkness. But truth be told, I haven't seen most of the trailers nor done any research. I'd rather wait until near release to begin looking into them.
So that's all for next year's excitement. Stay tuned for my new years resolution, which I will immediately fail to keep.
The blog is undergoing a slow, steady set of changes that have already begun. I've mentioned it before, but little by little, it is evolving. The "Sample Writing" section has become "Professional Works", which will be growing in the next three weeks. The "Hip Cats" section of the blogs will no longer be listed by screen names but real names. The "Publishers" list is going to get cleaned and a new site or two will be added shortly.
The art and Warhammer themes of this blog will remain for the moment, but there will be a gradual phasing away. The random art banner will soon mix different pieces of art into it. The people who have been coming to this site have more interested in general entertainment and writing than Warhammer. And that's fine.
It was not a gigantic attempt, like as a $50 million dollar summer blockbuster. A rumor over at DakkaDakka put the budget for it at around $14 million (£9 million). I gathered that it was not for those uninitiated into the 40k cult. But an idea had been boiling in my head to consider trying my hand at a fan made film someday.
But then I thought about Damnatus, the fan-made unofficial 40k movie that was… "unreleased" a few years back. Story goes that Damnatus was supposed to be a strictly fan made movie with respect to Games Workshop's IP permissions. The problem came about when it was discovered that German IP laws would require that the movie and its content would belong to the creator of the movie. This loophole was cause enough for Games Workshop to deny permission for its release.
The ugly lesson learned is that time would have to be spent reviewing the differences between the IP laws of England and the United States before even attempting.
Putting aside the legal groundwork of such an endeavor, I began to think about a lot of the technical details to make a film possible. The first issue was choosing which of the two universes I would prefer, be it Warhammer 40,000 or Warhammer Fantasy.
Although there's more excitement for 40k, I think that Fantasy would be easier to do overall. We can thank Tolkien for giving us a lot of the settings and concepts within WHF, although the Black Library has added its own ugly details, such as the politics and religions, various races both original and not. Still, I believe that the backstory would be easier to settle into over 40k.
Another reason for choosing WHF is the physical settings themselves. Both 40k and Fantasy call for urban settings and for backwater locations. Both Altdorf and any hive would be almost too much to reproduce on a limited budget, so an urban location is not preferable. And 40k often has the Imperial stamp over everything. Landing pads, the aquila, all the vehicles… it would be an awful lot to reproduce even if it takes place in a rural area.
I have recently started reading Brunner the Bounty Hunter, by C.L. Werner. As I ventured through the short stories, it quietly dawned on me that this would be good material to craft a movie from.
Not pictured: His marvelous singing voice.
First, many of the stories started with some scholarly character who took down Brunner's tales. This gives the director the option of using a narrator to fill in the details and explain any issues that may not be easily shown on the screen. These stories aren't overwhelming with the details, and they are both faithful to the source material and easy to spoon feed to the uninitiated.
Second, Brunner's tales thus far (I'm three and a half stories in), have taken place more on along the frontier than anywhere near Altdorf. Finding a place to shoot hills and forests would be much easier than constructing huge keeps and streets, especially on a fan's budget.
Third is the fact that the tales don't have to be made into a full length movie. The short stories could probably be made into 30 minutes-to-an-hour in length. This reduces the investment of time and money. Rather than banking too much , the success or failure of it can be recognized on a bite-sized piece of film craft.
Fourth is the fact that Brunner himself is such a powerful, interesting character.
Rather than a tiring origin story or extreme development, Brunner simply is. His motivation is clear. His appeal obvious. That steely action-hero glare just draws you in, regardless of whether you have any idea what Warhammer is.
But despite these points, there are hang ups and considerations for a short movie. Of the three stories I've finished thus far, two of them involve non-humans. Beastmen and a werewolf. How would I make such monsters on the screen?
It's possible to try CGI if I know the right people, but I've never been terrible impressed by that sheen that appears on the surface of digitally made objects. Besides, it would be more interesting to come up with the right costumes and the right camera work to create beastmen. CGI has its place, but I want that place to be as minimal as possible.
Although the frontier setting would be much easier to recreate, there are still medieval/colonial settings that would have to be made. This is where being an American on the east coast pays off, as there are many historic locations that might work for this effort. Indeed, I feel the setting is more a matter of research and creativity than stage construction.
Another concern is the sheer number of props. Some of it can be alleviated by contacting a group of local LARPers (Live Action Role Players). These guys buy and craft weapons and armor for their sessions, sometimes looking quite authentic and dirty. I'm sure they'd jump at the chance to put together a movie.
That would solve many of the problems, but not all. Brunner, for example, would need a well made costume. His sallet and armor would have to be carefully made. He's also a walking arsenal, frequently described as having multiple throwing knives, a falchion, crossbows, a knife for combat and beheading and black powder pistols. Rather than a single special or weapon, Brunner comes equipped for almost any situation.
Another concern are horses. While a horse farm would be willing to provide horses for a price, many scenes involve horses being spooker or involved in combat. And there is absolutely no way I'm going to risk the safety of amateur actors around a large, scared animal.
Which brings me to my final concern for the moment. Finding good actors. Brunner has an advantage in that his face is frequently hidden by his helmet. All I'd need is someone capable of portraying a general badass for a few hours, no heavy emotional scenes or points of incredible drama.
I think there's a part of me that would want to try it myself, but being a main actor/director has always struck me as a somewhat vain pursuit. And besides, for a first effort I think it would be best to try just the directing. And everyone else? Well, it depends on the role and whether or not I can find people skilled enough to fill it.
I think this Halloween, I'll keep my eye out for particularly talented costume makers. Who knows? It may solve at least one of these issues.
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So the reviews and scores are in. Congratulations to first place winner, MalkyDel! Second place goes to Raziel4707. You can read the holiday stories, but here are the reviews.
He got caught up painting pictures. These scenes of description were both beautiful yet run-on. Chunky paragraphs were made from one sentence and a lot of commas. There's no shame in breaking up sentences and descriptions a bit and pacing them out.
Despite their length, I loved the descriptions at the beginning. The festiveness and celebratory nature of the holiday was some of what I was looking for. But towards the middle, it began to become a touch tedious. Drinking, eating, debauchery, we've already covered that.
Part of me was looking for some kind of holiday tradition outside the norm, like gift giving, or beating a goblin-shaped pinata or just some event that set it aside as a holiday. We dress in costumes and give candy on Halloween. On Easter, we scavenge for hidden eggs. Christmas and birthdays get gifts. You get the idea.
The story eventually provides what is effectively two holidays. That celebrated by the dwarves and humans, and that by the lizard men. The story rounds off in a hunt hosted by the lizard men, which clarifies the seemingly unrelated chase scene.
I think there was a good idea here that wasn't executed well, and if I were to redo it, I would have written the tale from the point of view of the lizard men and cover the ritualism and traditions of the Winter Solstice Human Hunt. Otherwise, except for the whooping at the end, why is this any different than what the lizard men do the rest of the year?
The thing I love about this story is that it reminds us that there is a legitimate history to holidays. We are so quick to dismiss many holidays as "inventions of consumerism" and never acknowledging that there is a legitimate, historical reason that day is observed. We frequently honor these traditions without ever knowing why! Raziel also got points for inventiveness and not forgetting holiday traditions as the gift giving and other activities.
I must admire Raziel's clever use of the historical retelling as a means to keep the story within a Warhammer 40k context: War. It's a shame that the story was told like a Wikipedia article instead of a tale through the vox of Rasmusson like many of J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings (although a story told entirely in Dreadnaught-speech caps would… annoy, to say the least). But the tale is generally solid if Wikipedia-ish, making it a touch dry.
I think this is our winner. A cool idea, a well told story. A sense of tradition, a touch of history and reasoning. Above all, I like that it takes place from a completely different, weird point of view.
The most interesting comments about this piece didn't come from me, but from our mystery judge, a non-Boltholer named Jacob, who enjoys fantasy and frequently DMs his own gaming sessions. Jacob mentioned that he hates horror, but was pretty fascinated by the bizarre nature of the tale. He was very taken in with it. So well done, MalkyDel. You may have won over a horror hater.
Congratulations folks! Look forward to the next competition after the Black Library submission window!
Just because I wasn't updating doesn't mean I wasn't writing.
There's no such thing as a holiday when innovation and inspiration alike strike. So I've been stockpiling a few reviews for this week, and putting aside a few thoughts to develop into story stoking theories. But first, a little news.
So last month, I put down the starting ideas for a new novel for the Black Library submission window that opens in the coming year. We have approximately five months before it opens and eight before it closes. That seems like a lot of time, but the best proof readers don't normally read up about the Imperium. So we're stuck with the tricky task of ensuring our writing fits the canon and background as well as proofing and editing, often by ourselves.
Laying the foundation for a novel is no easy task. We need a well thought out chapter outline no more than six pages, and three superbly written starting chapters of at least 10,000 words. That could easily run a tab of around 20,000 words, about the length of four to six short stories (or more if flash fiction).
That is a tremendous exertion of writing effort. Not only because of the sheer quantity of words, but also because the stories are not reusable. The setting of the Imperium cannot be taken to another publisher. So we boltholers are better off developing one hell of a great story, instead of stringing together dozens of piddly ones that end up rejected anyway.
That's why many of us crazy folks have been working on the next submission window since the last one ended. Although I have the makings of a Warhammer 40,000 short story and novel set aside, I'd like to contribute at least one Warhammer fantasy short story.
Which brings us to subject two. I had taken to writing my own original work to try and craft an ebook anthology of three sword and sorcery pieces. I've looked up two editors I can trust and am looking for a cover artist. But this is moot if I don't finish the tales in time. As excited as I am for the Black Library window, this takes priority.
One of the three stories is nearly finished. I have some other pieces I am considering for the second slot. But I'll likely create two new stories to fill this anthology.
Next bit. Thanks to Lord Lucan, I got suckered into writing for a horror/western anthology for the Naked Snake Press, delaying me even further. Thankfully though, I've already finished and proofed the story. I'm having a few more eyes glance over it before I submit it.
Finally, as my last story for Every Day Fiction was rejected, I've started and finished a new one.
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Jacob, KT (1987) Kinetics of Sulphation of Nickel and Cobalt Ferrites with Na$O, Melt Containing F'e3+ Ions. In: Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals, 40 (5). pp. 383-388.
Subramanian, S and Natarajan, KA (1987) Selective flocculation studies on iron ore minerals. In: Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals, 40 (6). pp. 489-496.
Mohanty, Bani P and Subramanian, S and Hajra, JP (1986) Electro slag refining of commercial aluminum. In: Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals, 39 (6). pp. 646-647.
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LIMA 2017: Kership from France Showcased its Logistic Support & Projection Vessel LSPV 90
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LIMA 2017 Online Show Daily - Kership LSPV 90
At LIMA 2017, the Langkawi International Maritime And Aerospace Exhibition held last week in Malaysia, French company Kership (a joint-venture between DCNS and Piriou) was showcasing one of the latest addition to its range of surface vessels: The Logistic Support & Projection Vessel (LSPV) 90.
Logistic Support & Project Vessel LSPV 90. Image: Kership
A company representative at the show told Navy Recognition that the LSPV 90 was specifically designed to answer the needs of a customer and was first unveiled (to select potential customers) during the Euronaval 2016 exhibition in October 2016. "The design of the vessel is still ongoing and we are still working on some details" explained the Kership representative.
The design of the LSPV 90 is quite unique: With just 90 meters in length, you get a true multi-purpose vessel capable of a large spectrum of missions such as EEZ surveillance, peacekeeping forces deployment, disaster-relief or humanitarian crisis intervention...
According to Kership, The LSPV 90 is a versatile ocean-going vessel designed for logistic support missions, joint forces projection and medical support. Her amphibious capabilities, large storage and cargo capacities make the ship particularly adapted to advanced support missions.
The vessel is quite uniquely fitted with two stern ramps, not for RHIBs but to easily launch and recover two 9 meters LCUs (Landing Craft Utility). In addition, two 7 meters RHIBs may be deployed via davits.
Systems and equipment depend on customers' requirements, but based on the image, the LSPV 90 is fitted with a Leonardo Marlins 30mm remote weapon station located forward and acting as main gun. It is also fitted with two manned 12.7mm stations. The vessel comes with a CIC as well as with a dedicated joint forces command and control room. SATCOM, tactical datalink, R-ESM and C-ESM suites and DCNS' POLARIS shipborne system for maritime surveillance may all be fitted as optional equipment.
There is a 400m² hangar easily accessible via a roll on / roll off ramp. The vessel also comes with a NATO Role 2 hospital with 1 operation room, 4 berth for heavy injury and 4 berth for light injury. The flight deck may accommodate a 13 tons-class helicopter as well as a VTOL UAV.
Image: Kership
Displacing 3,000 tons, the LSPV measures 89.9 meters in length with a breadth of 16.7 meters and a draft of 4.3 meters. The hull and superstructure are made of steel while the bridge is aluminum.
The vessel may accommodate a total of 439 people onboard:
- 39 Crew
- 150 troops and medical staff in cabins
- 250 additional accommodation capacity for troops in modular zones
The vessel speed is 16 knots thanks to its two medium speed diesel engines and controllable pitch propellers.
In terms of performance, Kership's LSPV 90 has a range of 11,000 nautical miles at 12 knots. Its endurance is 10 up to 45 days.


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The inscription on the Award reads "The Canadian Well Logging Society recognizes Ross Crain and his lifetime work in the field of Petrophysics. His willingness to openly share and educate will not be forgotten".
Ross has received a number of other honours and awards over the years. The CWLS elected him an Honourary Member in 1994 for contributions to the Society. He received a Best Paper awaed from CWLS (1985) and CSEG (1981).
He wrote "The Log Analysis Handbook", and he offers seminars, mentoring, or petrophysical consulting to oil companies, government agencies, and to consulting service companies around the world. Projects have spanned conventional and unconventional reservoirs in more than 40 countries.
Ross is credited with the invention of the first desktop log analysis system (LOG/MATE) in 1976, 5 years before IBM invented the PC. He continues to advise and train people on software design, implementation, and training. For his consulting practice, he uses his own proprietary software (META/LOG), and is familiar with most commercial systems.
He has won Best Paper Awards from CWLS and CSEG and has authored more than 30 technical papers. Mr Crain was installed as an Honorary Member of the Canadian Well Logging Society for his contributions to the science of well log analysis.
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Swaps have received much attention in the national press, mostly negative and focusing on high street banks misselling hedging products to small and medium-sized businesses, so-called non-sophisticated customers.
This prompted the Financial Services Authority to launch an investigation into the sale of interest rate hedging products.
The regulator published a statement criticising banks for selling unsuitable products, having poor disclosure of exit costs and failing to ascertain customers' understanding of risk.
However, we might be missing something by providing this level of protection solely to non-sophisticated customers. The property industry is full of property investors with multimillion-pound property portfolios, who are not sophisticated capital markets traders or derivatives pricing experts. Should they be protected against poor disclosure of exit costs or a bank's failure to ascertain their understanding of risk?
To find out what went wrong and whether anyone is to blame, we need to look back to 2003-07 — a time of high-leverage deals, ever-increasing loan-to-value ratios (LTVs) and squeezed cashflows. The Bank of England base rate was increasing, and many investors wanted to hedge their already stretched cashflow against potential further increases.
However, when interest rates fell to deal with the credit crunch, some investors were faced with huge swap breakage costs that were unexpected and sometimes not understood.
They had increasingly complex hedging solutions put in front of them, often by the capital markets teams of their lenders. In a period of rising interest rates, these products promised to hedge their cashflow, and more cheaply than the industry benchmark: a plain five-year swap, which is basically your standard fixed-rate that only hedged the duration of the loan.
But there is no free lunch, and these so-called cheaper alternatives were in fact more expensive, because they achieved the "cheaper" headline rate by incorporating options into the structure. Options pricing is complex and non-transparent, because it relies on individual banks' proprietary pricing models. Moreover, options often command a large bid-ask spread, which means it is more expensive to enter, more expensive to exit and more profitable for the bank to sell.
The high-leverage culture of the pre-credit crunch years led borrowers to chase hedging products with ever-decreasing headline rates, thereby artificially improving their cashflows and enabling them to borrow at higher LTVs.
That allowed banks to push increasingly complex products. I was recently introduced to a client who had such a complex hedging structure, it took two days to model it fully. It consisted of a series of caps and floors that is like passing through an interest rate labyrinth.
The client's interest rate payable was so far removed from the underlying base rate he was trying to hedge, it required a spreadsheet to model the relationship between the two.
try to negotiate low early repayment penalties on their loan, but would not be aware of possible hedging break costs or the wide-ranging economic factors that contribute to the costs.
My client is now faced with a high break cost and pressure from the lender to repay the loan at maturity, but that is impossible: although a sale of the property can repay the loan in full, it would not be enough to cover the break cost in full.
This story is typical of what we are seeing in the market today. Was this customer treated fairly? He was offered a lower interest rate product and took it. Most people would — and why not, if it is offered by the bank manager, whom you have known for years, and who has helped you grow your business?
bias — it is human nature.
I recommended that banks show flexibility in hedging and use it to their advantage. Allowing borrowers to stay on a variable rate — where the cashflow allows it — will result in less interest being paid, which leaves more cash to amortise the loan faster. This in turn lowers LTVs and derisks the borrower and bank faster.
What do we do to existing breakage costs? The banks that worked with clients early, broke the hedging and added the cost of that to the loans, are now seeing the good results of their actions. Four years of low interest rates have meant those banks have been able to amortise these loans fast, and are now well below 2008 loan levels.
Others banks that kept hedging in place have had to make do with 100% interest cover or even negative cashflow because of pre-2008 rates and leverage. It is time for those banks to act.


When water levels rise, red fire ants (Solenopsis invicta) stream from their nests and rapidly grip onto their nearest neighbors in order to form rafts to carry them to safety. Each individual ant is denser than water and is in danger of sinking. However, the ants somehow manage to stay afloat, and they don't just draw the line at constructing rafts — they routinely form bivouacs, assemble towers, and even coalesce into droplets when swished in a cup.
"You can consider them as both a fluid and a solid," said David Hu from the Georgia Institute of Technology, who teamed up with Paul Foster and Nathan Mlot to investigate how balls of living fire ants self-assemble.
The researchers discovered that fire ants form complex networks of connections between their bodies and limbs, align their bodies perpendicularly, and push against each other with their limbs to reduce density and increase buoyancy, which they have described in a recent article in the Journal of Experimental Biology.
Gently swirling 110 ants in a beaker to form a sphere, the team then swiftly froze the structure in liquid nitrogen and coated it in Super Glue™ vapor to preserve the minute contacts within so their images could be captured using a a CT scanner.
"With the CT scan we can focus on individual ants and see how they are connected to their neighbors," Hu explained.
After months of painstaking scrutiny, Foster and Hu discovered that on average, each ant participated in 14 contacts — reaching out with all six legs to grip neighbors, and receiving eight contacts back to its body — although large ants participated in as many as 20 contacts and the smallest ants participating in only eight.
"It turns out that 99% of the legs are connected to another ant, and there are no free-loaders," said Hu, who admits that he was impressed by the high degree of connectivity.
Next, Foster digitally removed all of the limb connections so that he could take a closer look at the ways that the ants' bodies packed together, and he was amazed to see that instead of clustering together in parallel, like grains of rice in a jar, the ants had actively oriented their bodies perpendicular to each other.
The duo also analyzed how closely the ants' bodies packed together and realized that the smaller ants were packing in to fill the gaps between the larger ants to increase the number of contacts. They also noticed that the ants were actively pushing on each other, using their legs like tiny jacks to increase the distance between neighbors and to reduce the density of the ball. Hu explained that by introducing air pockets between their bodies, the ants increase their water repellency and buoyancy, which is why their rafts are so effective.
Finally, Hu and Foster took a closer look at the contacts made by individual ants with a scanning electron microscope and saw that the insects rarely used their mandibles to grip on to other ants. Instead they mainly used their legs, holding on with hooks on their feet and the sticky pads that allow them to walk on vertical surfaces.


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\section{Experiment}
The data presented in this paper are from collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}=200\ \rm{GeV}$.
Data were taken with increased luminosity over previous runs resulting in a significantly larger event sample allowing more differential studies than before. A total of 20M 0-12\% central Au+Au events were used.
Reference results are shown from minimum bias d+Au collisions.

The minimum bias trigger for d+Au collisions was defined by requiring that at least one beam-rapidity neutron impinge on the ZDC  in the Au beam direction. The measured minimum bias cross-section amounts to $95\pm3\%$ of the total d+Au geometric cross section~\cite{Adams:2003im}. Details of STAR triggering and reconstruction have been published previously~\cite{Ackermann:2002ad}.

\begin{figure}[hbt!]
\begin{minipage}[b]{0.5\linewidth}
\includegraphics[width=.95\columnwidth]{Ind-Fig1-Panel-5.eps}
\end{minipage}
\begin{minipage}[b]{0.5\linewidth}
\caption{Azimuthal distributions for 1.0\pTab2.5~GeV/c and 2.5\pTtb4.0~GeV/c, for the full acceptance (blue circles) and for $0.72<|\Delta\eta|<1.44$ (orange circles) relative to the trigger particle. d+Au results (black triangles) are shown for reference. The bands around the data points show the systematic uncertainty from $v_2$ determination.}\label{fig:example}
\end{minipage}
\end{figure}

In figure~\ref{fig:example} we present the per-trigger di-hadron distributions for 1.0\pTab2.5~GeV/c and 2.5\pTtb4.0~GeV/c for the full acceptance of the TPC (blue circles) and for a case where the associated particle is restricted to a range in pseudo-rapidity of $0.72<|\Delta\eta|<1.44$ (orange circles) relative to the trigger particle. Full acceptance d+Au results (triangles) are included for reference. On the near-side there is a significant enhancement in yield relative to the d+Au reference. A significant fraction of this yield comes from a contribution at
$\Delta\eta > 0.7$. See \cite{Joern} for a more detailed study.

On the away-side there is a significant broadening of the shape and increase in the yield relative to d+Au. This difference in shape extends over a significant range in pseudo-rapidity as demonstrated by the large $\Delta\eta$ distribution. It is this modification of the away-side at intermediate $p_T$s which is studied here.

\begin{figure}[htb!]
\includegraphics[width=.95\columnwidth]{Fig1.eps}
\caption{Azimuthal distributions for 1.3\pTab1.8~GeV/c for 3 different choices of \ensuremath{p_T^{trig}}, 3.0\pTtb4.0~GeV/c (solid circles), 4.0\pTtb6.0~GeV/c (solid squares) and 6.0\pTtb10.0~GeV/c (solid triangles). d+Au results (open circles) are shown in the panels for reference.  The bands around the data points show the systematic uncertainty from $v_2$ determination while the band around zero shows the systematic uncertainty in the background pedestal determination. The right panel shows the superposition of the Au+Au results for 3.0\pTtb4.0~GeV/c and 6.0\pTtb10.0~GeV/c.}\label{fig:awaywidth}
\end{figure}

In figure~\ref{fig:awaywidth} we present per-trigger di-hadron distributions for a fixed \ensuremath{p_T^{assoc}}\ range of 1.3 \ensuremath{<p_T^{assoc}<} 1.8 GeV/c for different choices of \ensuremath{p_T^{trig}}. In d+Au collisions, the yield on the near-side increases with \ensuremath{p_T^{trig}}\ as expected from fragmentation.

With increasing \ensuremath{p_T^{trig}}\ the away-side shape evolves to a flatter structure. The total width of the away-side structure is approximately independent of \ensuremath{p_T^{trig}}, as can be seen from the right-most panel. This could mean that there are two contributions to the signal: a broad structure with little or no dependence on \ensuremath{p_T^{trig}}, most likely from the medium response to the jet (as suggested in~\cite{Renk:2005si}), and a narrower jet-contribution that increases with \ensuremath{p_T^{trig}}.

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\caption{Near- ($|\Delta\phi|<0.9$) and away-side yields ($|\Delta\phi|>0.9$), in figure (a) and (b) respectively, as a function of $z_T$ for Au+Au (left panel) and d+Au (right panel) for 2.5\pTtb3.0~GeV/c (circles), 3.0\pTtb4.0~GeV/c (squares), 4.0\pTtb6.0~GeV/c (triangles) and 6.0\pTtb10.0~GeV/c (inverted triangles). The bottom panel shows the ratio of Au+Au to d+Au results. The bands show the systematic uncertainty from $v_2$.}\label{fig:nsyields}
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Figure~\ref{fig:nsyields} summarises the dependence of the near- and away-side yields, ($|\Delta\phi|<0.9$) and ($|\Delta\phi|>0.9$) respectively, in d+Au and Au+Au collisions. The yields are given as a function of  $z_T$, where $z_T = \ensuremath{p_T^{assoc}}/\ensuremath{p_T^{trig}}$, for different \ensuremath{p_T^{trig}}. The reference d+Au results are presented in the right panel. The near-side distributions, shown in (a), are steeper for increasing \ensuremath{p_T^{trig}}, with small changes in the case of d+Au. In the case of Au+Au the ordering is the same but with much larger differences for the different \ensuremath{p_T^{trig}}\ in the slope and total yield than for the d+Au results. The bottom panel shows the ratio of the Au+Au to d+Au results. The lowest \ensuremath{p_T^{trig}}\ data differ the most from the d+Au reference. As the \ensuremath{p_T^{trig}}\ increases the near-side approaches the d+Au results as is expected due to the increasing contribution from fragmentation.

In figure~\ref{fig:nsyields} (b) we summarise the away-side yields measured as a function of $z_T$ for different \ensuremath{p_T^{trig}}. The away-side yields for d+Au (right panel) are also very similar for all choices of \ensuremath{p_T^{trig}}. For the Au+Au results there is an inverse hierarchy with significantly lower yields for higher \ensuremath{p_T^{trig}} in the $z_T$ ranges shown. For high \ensuremath{p_T^{trig}}\ the data converge at high $z_T$.  This is more clearly seen in the ratio of Au+Au to d+Au results (bottom panel). Both sets of ratios reach ~0.2 and then remain constant. This happens at different $z_T$ for the two \ensuremath{p_T^{trig}}\ cases, but for a similar $p_T$ ($\sim$3 GeV/c). For lower $z_T$ values the yield increases steeply while for the lower two \ensuremath{p_T^{trig}}\ selections the yields are always much larger than 0.2 and have a significantly different slope and shape.

In summary, we observe a large enhancement of the yields associated with trigger particles in Au+Au collisions, compared to a d+Au reference on both the near and away-side, indicating strong modifications to jet fragmentation in the hot and dense medium. The related enhancement is largest for the lowest \ensuremath{p_T^{trig}} and decreases for harder \ensuremath{p_T^{trig}}. On the near-side, the increase is partly located at large $\Delta\eta$ ($\Delta\eta>0.7$) and the yields approach the measurement in d+Au at the highest \ensuremath{p_T^{trig}}. On the away-side, a strong broadening is seen at lower \ensuremath{p_T^{assoc}}, for all \ensuremath{p_T^{trig}}. The enhancement with respect to vacuum fragmentation on the away-side also decreases with \ensuremath{p_T^{trig}}, turning into a suppression at high-$p_T$. There seems to be a limiting value of this suppression at about 0.2. These results are qualitatively consistent with the idea that energy loss leads to a reduction of \ensuremath{p_T^{trig}}\ for a given jet energy.
Increased yields and the changes in correlation shapes would then be due to fragmentation products of the radiated energy. Alternatively, one could imagine that the passage of high-$p_T$ partons excites the medium, leading to additional yield and modified correlation shapes. Quantitative modelling of the different physics processes is likely needed to distinguish the possible scenarios.

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RG Anthony Davis Suffers Concussion, Will Not Play Against Carolina
By Tej Kamaraju
Sep. 16, 2016, 6:27 pm
Santa Clara, Ca (Photo © 49ers 2014) (49ers Photos)
According to reports, RG Anthony Davis did not make the trip to Carolina because he suffered an apparent concussion. What does this mean for the San Francisco 49ers?
News that Davis has a concussion means that 1st round pick OG Joshua Garnett is next man up as swing G! #49ersBeastWriter#49ers
— Ryan Sakamoto (@SakamotoRyan) September 16, 2016
Well, not very much.
Against the Los Angeles Rams, Davis did not do much. Although he was active, he remained behind starting RG Andrew Tiller, for the entirety of the game, other than the final few snaps when the 49ers were trying to run out the clock.
The offensive line was, for the most part, fantastic against the Rams. Even without Davis, who took a year off to become the best tackle in the league, was a non-factor in the 49ers' week 1 game. When Tiller was absent for four snaps due to injury, C Marcus Martin filled in for him. This shows that the 49ers don't rely too much on Davis to be healthy.
Now that Davis is injured, LG Joshua Garnett, a first round draft pick, will get the opportunity to showcase his talent. In a vastly improved offensive line, Garnett should get a few snaps to be able to prove his worth; he was inactive for week 1 against the Rams.
If you remember, Davis was moved back out to tackle after guard experiment failed. Learning curve for Garnett just got faster.
Davis, who was just another addition to the improved offensive line, began having "misgivings" about playing right guard, eventually trying to switch back to right tackle. With this concussion and lack of use in week 1, he has now become very expendable, as he hasn't had a chance to demonstrate his skills. Was his move to right guard ever the correct choice?
Sakamoto: 5 Reasons Why Moving 49ers RT Anthony Davis To Guard Is Wrong!
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IMO MARKET MURDER: WE ARE DONE CRYING!
Governor Rochas Okorocha has murdered a ten year-old Somtochukwu Igboanusi for protesting against the unruly and illegal demolitions and destructions of the Ekwe-Ukwu market in Owerri. Somtochukwu's father owns a shop in the market.
We in the UAD calls on all citizens not to just get angry nor weep nor mourn for the dead. The killing is highly proverbial to us all. To get what the rulers want at any level, "blood and mud" is trampled upon. Our lives and properties make NO meaning to those who rule us. We are only important when they want to seek our votes to continue oppressing and looting our commonwealth dry.
The Nigerian rulers across all the big parties are massively anti-poor. They not only steal our labour, but also our lands. Then then destroy our properties and trade when we even try to survive without their care or aid. Yet, the wealth they are usurping belongs to us all.
What Okorocha has done is habitual with all our rulers. In Lagos for example, peoples's lands are stolen without apologies with the recent ones at Otodo Gbame and Iwaya. The demolitions and destruction of properties are done without recourse to dialogue or courtesy. Without notice or democratic evacuation; thugs in uniforms and mufti are deployed to shoot and kill at sight. In Otodo Gbame, the Lagos state government and its thugs killed over 22 persons with only four bodies recovere and deposited in the mortuary.
UAD calls on all activists and lovers of justice to be part of the plans to hold a grand mass protests and rallies to stop the illegal demolitions in Imo and others states, as well as a Candle-light procession for the late matryr- Somtochukwu Igbonuasi. We need actions now more than ever. Our rulers are demonic and hugely barbaric. No oceans of cries and lamentations will shake them. This is why Okorocha has not shown any remorse nor sympathize with the dead since the inhuman murder.
We are done crying. We cannot to bear their guts mocking us as "wailing wailers." The time to unite and act against this class war is NOW!
May the blood of Somtochukwu continue to hunt his killers and water the seeds of social revolution!


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Jennifer Esterley, (far right) with Housing Visions Construction Co., speaks about the Oneonta Heights development on Monroe Avenue at the ground breaking ceremony.
Some doors opened to show new housing in the city Tuesday, after local, state, business and other officials held a ceremonial ground-breaking for the Oneonta Heights housing development.
Housing Visions Consultants Inc. held the event for its project, and about 75 guests gathered at the site of the rising apartments at the corner of West and Columbia streets. Speakers applauded the cooperation in the public and private sectors that led to the $15.9 million project, which will create 60 affordable housing units for families and senior citizens.
Housing Visions developed the plan with New York state, the city of Oneonta and Opportunities for Otsego. Some properties will be available for lease later this year, officials said.
"It's another great day in Oneonta," Mayor Gary Herzig said told the crowd. A week ago, the city was celebrating a $10 million award from the state's Downtown Revitalization Initiative.
The Housing Visions development addresses two issues in the city, specifically removing or rehabilitating blighted properties and helping meet a need for affordable housing, said Herzig, chief operating officer at Opportunities for Otsego.
Benjamin Lockwood, vice president for business development for Housing Visions, said the construction progress is obvious but the planning took about 10 years. He credited the city with staying focused on seeing results.
Daniel Maskin, chief executive officer of Opportunities for Otsego, said the project almost fell apart, but Herzig's extraordinary, behind-the-scenes efforts pushed it into reality.
According to a 2016 report by the National Low Income Housing Coalition, Otsego County renters must work 70 hours per week at the current minimum wage to afford a two-bedroom apartment, Maskin said. The No. 1 reason given for homelessness at Opportunity House, OFO's emergency shelter, was non-payment of rent, he said.
"Developing an affordable housing project is a long process and a tricky needle to thread," Maskin said. The project involved land acquisition, zoning, partnerships with municipalities, financial backing and more.
"The fact that this all came together is a remarkable achievement for the city of Oneonta, and more importantly, the working people who can now raise their families in a safe and affordable environment," Maskin said.
When completed, Oneonta Heights will consist of seven buildings.
At West and Columbia streets, four derelict buildings were razed and two four-unit buildings and a two-unit building are under construction. This housing is expected to be ready for leasing in October, officials said.
Between Clinton and West streets, on about 5 acres along Silver Creek, a senior-citizen housing center will be built with 40 living units. Officials said construction is estimated to be complete by August 2017.
Nearby, on Monroe Avenue, two four-unit buildings are under construction, with availability next year, officials said, and a rehabilitated two-family residence on Spruce Street is slated for occupancy in December.
After the ceremony, some speakers and guests went into a nearby four-apartment building to look into the unfinished bathrooms, bedrooms and other living spaces. A shuttle also took guests to the Monroe Avenue site. Crews were working, and signs of the proposed 40-unit senior housing complex were visible, including an elevator shaft.


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COLLECTION Identifier: MS Thr 411
George Balanchine archive
Papers documenting the American career of Russian-American choreographer George Balanchine. Also includes records of the New York City Ballet (1948-1987), and records of the George Balanchine Foundation and the George Balanchine Trust (1983-1989).
Majority of material found within 1961-1983
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material.
63.3 linear feet (114 boxes, 1 volume, 2 framed items (in framed storage) and 61 videotapes)
The archive includes business and personal papers of George Balanchine from his American years (1933-1983). The only exception is an agreement, signed by Balanchine and a group of young dancers upon leaving Russia in 1924. The archive also includes business correspondence of the New York City Ballet from the time of its establishment in 1948 to 1989. A small part of the archive concerns the operations of the George Balanchine Foundation established three month after Balanchine's death in 1983, and the George Balanchine Trust formed in 1987 to facilitate the licensing of George Balanchine works throughout the world. The papers were compiled by a number of Balanchine's secretaries and personal assistants. There are very little strictly personal Balanchine papers, though his professional and personal lives were highly intertwined. The current arrangement was created with this consideration in mind.
Series I: Balanchine's business and most of his personal correspondence was conducted on his behalf by company managers and his personal assistants, very few letters are signed by him personally. It encompasses a broad range of matters: from requests of employment and recommendations for dancers, choreographers and musicians to negotiations of terms of engagements for his services as choreographer for a number of European companies; from discussing touring arrangements for himself and the New York City Ballet to giving permissions for other companies to perform his ballets; from fund raising and grant proposals to outlines of national campaigns in support of dance companies and dance education throughout the U.S. As the popularity of the New York City Ballet grew, more and more universities, publishers, magazines, scholars, writers, composers, as well as dance professionals all over the world approached Balanchine for his opinion and support of their projects.
Series II: Dance notations of Balanchine's ballets were created by notators of the Dance Notation Bureau (New York, N.Y.) and the Benesh Institute of Choreology Ltd. in London, with the approvals of George Balanchine, in an effort to create records from which ballet could be taught and recreated. Notation scores were drafted during rehearsals and performances; in this archive they are supplemented with music scores with extensive notes.
Series III: As a young man, Balanchine studied music as well as dance. For a while, he was choosing between a career of a professional musician and a dancer. Throughout his life, he continued to study music, play piano and compose music. This series, Music scores, contains scores of some of his songs and drafts of piano reductions of compositions by other composers. It also contains music scores for several of his ballets and Broadway musicals, which he choreographed in the 1940s.
Series IV: This series of Collected compositions contains predominantly compositions for ballet, but also several scenarios of Broadway plays, and a few essays. None of the compositions are by Balanchine; several are stories for his ballets, or his unrealized projects.
Series V: Contracts in this series reflect the growing demand for Balanchine's ballets in America and all over the world. From the late 1960s, the New York City Ballet began to issue both contracts to every company requesting permission to perform ballets by Balanchine, and licensing agreements for repetiteurs of his ballets. After his death in 1983, agreements were issued first by the George Balanchine Foundation, and then by the George Balanchine Trust .
Series VI: Financial records is another example of the inseparability of Balanchine's personal and professional lives. The series contains a mixture of records for his business and personal expenses, records of medical and property insurances, pension plans, and extensive paperwork for tax returns for Balanchine and his wife, Tanaquil Le Clercq.
Series VII: Photographs in this series contain photographs of Balanchine and of the New York City Ballet dancers, but the majority of them are of other dancers and companies. Most of the photographs came from the closed Ziegfeld Book Shop in New York. It is not clear what was the relationship between the shop and Balanchine, and why the photographs came with his archive.
Series VIII: Very few programs in this series represent the New York City Ballet. Most of the programs are of other American and foreign companies.
Series IX: Clippings in this series were kept in their original order and state. Most of them concern the New City Ballet dancers and George Balanchine. Clippings found with the correspondence files were not moved to this series, but kept with the letters.
Series X: The periodicals series contains magazines on dance and other cultural matters.
Series XI: Audiovisual material includes master tapes of the program Balanchine essays filmed by the Tatge/Lasseur Productions company in 1986. This tapes provide visual discussion of Balanchine technique by prominent dancers and teachers of the New York City Ballet. Also included are two short audio programs on Balanchine and dance history.
Series XII: Biographical material in this series includes: personal documents included in the archive; correspondence on various matters concerning his career such as invitations to receive awards, give lectures, or serve on various committees; biographical essays and entries for several encyclopedias; his autograph notes on dance and choreography; awards and honorary degrees; and documentation regarding his funeral and memorial services. It also includes a few objects.
George Balanchine (1904-1983) was a Russian-American dancer and choreographer. In 1921 he graduated from the Theatre School in Petrograd. He left Russia in 1924, and the same year he was engaged by Serge Diaghilev as a choreographer for his company Ballets Russes. After the death of Serge Diaghilev in 1929, Balanchine unsuccessfully tried to establish his own company in Europe. He came to the United States at the invitation of Lincoln Kirstein (1907-1996) in 1933. The following year they founded the School of American Ballet. Collaboration with Kirstein also resulted in the founding of the American Ballet Caravan (1941), the Ballet Society (1946), and the New York City Ballet (1948). From that time until his death, Balanchine served as artistic director of the New York City Ballet, choreographing the majority of its productions. In 1983, five months after Balanchine's death, the George Balanchine Foundation was incorporated, and in 1987 the George Balanchine Trust was established to facilitate the licensing of George Balanchine's works around the world.
I. Correspondence
II. Dance notations
III. Music scores
IV. Collected compositions
V. Contracts
VI. Financial records
VII. Photographs
VIII. Souvenir programs
IX. Clippings
X. Periodicals
XI. Audiovisual material
XII. Biographical material
Xlll. Additions to collection
b, framed storage
91-92.192. Gift of Barbara Horgan and the George Balanchine Trust; received: 1992 March 25.
2018MT-086. Gift of the Estate of Robert B. Emerson in December 2017.
Processed by Irina Klyagin.
Addition processed by Magdaline Lawhorn, February 2018.
Passports -- United States
Balanchine, George. George Balanchine archive, 1924-1989 (MS Thr 411): Guide.
Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
In English.
George Balanchine Archive, 1924-1989 (MS Thr 411). Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard University. https://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01785/catalog Accessed January 22, 2020


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