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Well, the slowdown in TToMP made me think. The past discussions have been nice but I guess we are all getting tired of it. I suppose there's a question we all are asking ourselves: "the debate is fine but... when do we see the damn' game book?!"
That's it. I decided to break the flow of the column and start to present the real thing. This month we will not only speak about TToMP but we will also start to see it.
Before I proceed, I have to mention that Steve Darlington is no longer able to provide his excellent Devil's Advocate criticism. I loved to interact with him the past year. I hope everything is going for the best with you, now that are on the move Steve.
First things first. Characters in TToMP don't exist in the vacuum and players need to get a grasp of the game world before they start thinking about characters. The entrance door to that world is the introductory chapter, ence this is also the first chapter to be produced and the one I present for discussion in the present column.
This month you get three products for the cost of one. The first and second drafts of the Introduction to the players' book of TToMP line of RPG books and my notes on how I come to write it the way I did. The first draft is the one I've written. The second one resulted from Stephen's editing revision of the first draft. There is a long way to go before we get to the final version, though. First, a lot of things may change due to your input in this column's forum. Your suggestions and criticism are invaluable. Second, there are the formal aspects that from now on will require our attention. Layout has been ignored so far, but the moment we start looking at the end product, we need to work it out. XXX volunteered to get in charge of the layout. A big applause to him, please. [Author note: When I wrote this I hoped that column-on-waiting #1 had gone online and someone had volunteered to take charge of the layout. By now you know that my plans did not materialize as I wished. Still, I decided not to change the text of column-on-waiting #2.]
Art and maps come next or, to be more precise, at the same time. James Stubbs (MetalMan for the uninitiated) will contribute to art but right now my main issue are maps. I need someone to draw the maps for TToMP players guide. I think that maps are a great way to convey information on game settings (see a little more on this bellow). I need someone that's good at the highly specialized job of drawing RPG maps. If you think you qualify, send your CV and full body photo... I mean, just say so. I look forward to have you in TToMP team.
What should we include in the introduction to TToMP players' book? The best way for us to make up our minds is by looking at other RPGs to see what works and what doesn't. Since I'm starting the discussion, right now I'll confine myself to what works to me, of course. You'll have time to present your case in the forums.
I have to remind what's the purpose of the book we are designing: it is supposed to be the players' book (please, refer to my previous column where I discussed this http://www.rpg.net/news+reviews/columns/ruleslaw26jul01.html ).I'll recall that in my concept a player's book presents the essential rules from the point of view of the players. I designated this book the Core Rules Book for TToMP, named it 'The Annotated Book of Mendes Pinto, vol. 1' and assigned the code AB01. It is to be complemented with a book directed at the GM, the Game Masters Book ('The Annotated Book of Mendes Pinto, vol. 2' - AB02). So, I draw a sharp line between information that is relevant to the players and information that is relevant to the GM. This is important if we compare this book to what we may call omnibus RPG game books. These are books that attempt to present all the data needed to play the game. An omnibus book should include all the data that, in my approach, is contained in both AB01 and AB02. On the other hand, since my books are for a specific game world, they have more setting-specific information than what can be found in game books for games that also separate a core rules book from a game masters book, but where these are not setting-specific. I'm thinking here on the D&D line.
In any case, the game designer must consider the whole (data for players and data for GM; data about rules and data about setting) that has to be there if a game is to happen before deciding what to put where.
Now, the introduction to AB01 (the book I'm designing right now) is intended to allow players to understand where they are going to play - I'm talking setting here, not about your house in the French Caledonia - and what they are going to play (the characters in a role-playing game, of course). What exactly should I put in the introduction?
Based on what I said above, it is clear that the introduction is meant to be exactly that: an introduction to what comes next. That means that there must be a balance between what we place in the introduction and, well, what comes next. That requires us to place the introduction in the context of the omnibus of data that allow players and GM to start a game of TToMP (AB01 + AB02).
As I said before (http://www.rpg.net/news+reviews/columns/ruleslaw30aug01.html), I don't believe that placing an extensive and lengthy set of data on the setting first, and the rules next is a good approach. The introduction is there to provide a rapid to digest but effective look into the setting so that the players will be able to learn the rules and understand these in context (1). I see no point in forcing one to go through all the details about the setting before starting to play. This may be ok for the GM (I don't agree with it, but I see the point) but is unacceptable from the point of view of the players. For one, they are not supposed to know all the details. These are for the GM. For another, they want to PLAY. They want to play AS SOON AS POSSIBLE (2). Reading two hundred pages of setting material is NOT the fastest way to dive into a RPG.
A possible approach is to provide no introduction to the setting and move directly to the rules. This is required by games that are not setting specific like D&D (3). Since this type of games are not setting specific apparently separate rules from setting, so they require a setting book to provide the game world. Actually this is only partially true, and an understanding of why it is true only in part points to a major concern that should be in the mind of any game book designer: the balance between what can be left implied and what needs to be expressed in the book.
For example, take the D&D 3rd ed. Players Book. We cannot say that it does not include setting content. In fact, it is filled with setting content. It defines races, classes, technology, magic, etc. All of these are setting materials at hearth. They are just not tied up to a specific setting. Instead, they are tied to a genre: medievaloid fantasy. An enterprising GM and group of players may start a game using only the PB. This is possible because D&D relies in the knowledge on the part of the players of the conventions of that particular genre. It presupposes that they read fiction or lores, saw movies or videos, discussed with friends or heard from their elder medievaloid fantasy stories. Because of that they can come out with the specifics of a fantasy setting that conforms to the conventions of the genre. The GM may actually do it on the fly (a small map, some place names, basic demographic and geographical data, and go) or steal from the treasure trove of fictional settings readily available in all corners of the different entertainment industries (literature included).
So, books like D&D PB have setting material. What they don't have is setting-specific material. And they rely to a long extent on what I termed implied setting (or genre) knowledge. That's why they can live without an introduction to the setting.
A case more in point is RuneQuest, my first RPG (4). I loved it then and I keep loving it now, and one of the reasons why I love it so much is precisely because of what I'm talking about: how to provide information to the players so that they get a good grasp of the setting without being overwhelmed by before moving to rules and play. How does RQ achieve this?
First, RQ mixes very well setting and rules information. The presentation of rules is accompanied with leads to how they did fit the setting, usually through examples of play.
In fact, in some sections there was almost impossible to distinguish setting materials from rules materials. This is most obviously true about cults. In Glorantha (the setting associated with RQ) cults play a major part in the lives of characters. They not only define what characters are but also what they can do (thus defining the choices open to their players). Cults are also deeply connected with the different cultures of the world. The end result is that the description of a cult in RQ is a major source of both setting data and rules.
Second, RQ is as graphical as possible. By "graphical" I mean the ability to provide an 'impression' on the players of how it is to be a character in the setting. It can be done through image or text. The word "impression" is very important. It points to the ability to generate an understanding in the most concise way. For instance, hundreds of descriptive text, fiction and images may end by not providing an impression but a headache while ten pages of well selected and compacted data may provide just the right impression, specially if coupled with a sparse usage of art that provides the right clues that produce the required contention of disbelief (not that the B&W art in RQ was excellent, far from it, it's just that it provided the right impression).
Fiction is to be handled with special care. In the case of RQ, it provides fiction the way that it should be used in RPG books: in examples of play, highlighting the setting, the rules and how setting and rules interact to produce an unique gaming experience (5).
Furthermore, RQ provided a wealth of descriptive and narrative setting materials spread along the book. I already mentioned the case of the cults where it is not even easy to distinguish between what is setting and what are rules. Finally, there were the maps. More on that latter.
Third, the RQ rules book never loosed the sense that it was a game resource. It was intended to lead a group of people to play a game. That's why it provided in-depth the game RULES and an IMPRESSION of the setting. Because that's all that one needs to START gaming. Granted, to KEEP gaming one needs to deepen the initial impression on the setting with an accumulation of knowledge on its intricacies. But this knowledge should not be required at the outset. On the contrary, it is supposed to grow in time, reflecting the acquisition of knowledge by both the players and their characters. The corollary is that the whole plan of the game books should reflect this by providing in the first pages the minimum of setting data that creates the required impression needed for the players to know where they are, and lead them right away to the rules that turn setting for setting's sake into setting for game's sake (6).
RQ did this through a short introduction of 4 or 5 pages where it presented the basics of the game world. Again, stile is important, it pays to be concise and factual. RQ achieves this by providing a global description of the world supported by a map (did I mention how important maps are? I must not forget to develop on this), a time line of recent events that have impact on the lives of the characters and by drawing analogies with our own real world (like saying that the setting is close to a Bronze Age civilization) that save on the need to provide lengthy explanations - the implicit knowledge I've spoken above (working on the assumption that role-players are an educated bunch of people that know what something like "Bronze Age" means).
In a sense this is not all that different from D&D. The main differences are that, since D&D is not setting-specific, it dispensed the introduction to the game world and D&D does not use examples as effectively as RQ.
Basically, three things:
The chapters that follow the Introduction in AB01 present both the rules and additional setting material (7), allowing the reader to learn more about the setting as he learns the rules (or vice-versa, learn the rules has he learns more about the setting). The introduction is to be the opening to what comes next.
I love maps. No RPG setting book should be without a good map, if not a set of maps. A good map provides a lot of information and its outlook set the tone for the game.
Why do I love so much these maps? It is not simply what each conveys on its own. It's the way they work together. The combination of these maps provides a zooming effect that is a very graphical way to move the player from a global perspective (the map of Glorantha) to an in-character perspective (the maps for the adventures).
This is especially useful for the GM. Game-mastering takes place at the micro level and the place where the first scenarios and gaming sessions take place need to be presented in detail since they are the focus of that micro level. But it's important for the GM to relate this to the general knowledge about the world that the PCs should have (ditto for the players) - the macro level that the other maps provide.
That's why I consider that the CRB for a setting-specific game should at least contain a map providing the common view and knowledge about the world that we should expect from a starting PC. This focus on the knowledge of a starting PC needs to be emphasised. The CRB is intended for players, not specifically for the GM. The setting information it must provide is the one expected on the part of PCs. The maps contained in such a book are just a way to convey that data.
On the other hand, the GMB should contain maps covering the same regions but with a lot more detail and data on them, including data that corrects common misconceptions that may have made their way into to the players map. Other books in the game line should provide detailed maps for the placements of scenarios and campaigns.
How does this translate into TToMP? Well, AB01 needs to contain a map of the globe. This map is to be complemented with a more detailed map of Asia since the PCs are going to adventure there. These maps should work to set the mood of the game and provide the information that a Portuguese going to Asia for the first time would have collected at the moment of his arrival in India. An important thing to consider is that the view of the world must reflect the perceptions of 16th century Europeans, not what we know today. For this purpose the map is to be based on 16th century maps.
Furthermore, There is no need for a detailed map of Europe and Portugal - from where the PCs come - since they are not going to adventure there. On what concerns GM resources, AB02 must contain similar maps to the ones present in AB01 but with a lot more detail.
A starting GM also needs an introductory campaign (or a set of liked scenarios). The respective book would include a map of the region of the campaign or linked scenarios (actually two maps, one for the players and one for the GM according to the principle mentioned above) and maps for the different placements within that region where action takes place.
The end result is that TToMP players will have at their disposition a set of linked maps that produce the desired zoom effect that links the macro and micro levels and provides data that may prompt role-playing.
The maps included in the draft of the Introduction were based in 16th centuries maps like map 1 and map 2. They include the data I think should be present in AB01 but need to be redrawn to get the feel and look of the old maps. Is there someone that can help me on this?
I know what all of you are thinking: Will there be naked or topless chicks in AB01? The answer is simple and straight: Of course! And for once we do not need to feel ashamed of it or to consider it is politically incorrect. The plain truth is that, at the time, going topless was very much on the customs of South and Southeast Asian peoples.
And don't get me started on Kajo Rao.
1. All through the draft I used the names of places and people in Portuguese. I did this because it is more faithful to the setting, it may be more colourful to non-Portuguese gamers and it is easier to me (I don't need to check the English correspondents). What do you think about it? Should I do this or should I use the equivalent English?
2. The geographical notes I provide in the draft combine my notes based on my readings of the sources with quotation from the sources. What would you like:
That's all for this month. It is a lot, I must confess. Your inputs on the introductory chapter will be incorporated into the final version of the introduction.
Next month I'll move on to character creation.
In the meantime, if you are good at drawing maps and have some time to spare, I would really like to have your help in designing TToMP maps.
(1) While I was writing this column there started a forum in the Game Design Forums that covers some of the issues I'm discussing. Please check http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?s=4391243f83d69b352bb0c3095f384cf0&threadid=207
(2) Granted, there are people like me that enjoy reading RPG game books by itself. But this is different from the intended purpose of the book whish is to provide a gaming tool.
(3) By the way, I should recall that it was the D&D line that defined long ago the way to distribute data I favour: CRB + GMB (for the sake of simplicity let's consider that in the context of D&D 'GMB' means 'GM Books': the DMB plus the MM).
(4) I'm talking here about the 2nd edition boxed set. It included the main rules book, BRP, a booklet that provide a simple introduction to role playing, Apple lane, another booklet with a couple of scenarios and several other materials. Truth be said that the rules book followed an "incomplete omnibus" approach. It had all the rules but he didn't include enough setting materials to allow the GM to set up a game in Glorantha, the setting presented in RuneQuest. For that purpose the GM would need to buy several other books, most notably Cults of Prax (an essential collection of major cults).
(5) I just can't see the point of fiction for fiction's sake in RPG books. A game book is a game book, is a game book. It is not a disparate collection of short stories. When I read a piece of fiction in a game book I want it to provide relevant aspects of the setting, of course, BUT I want more than that: I want also to get a grasp on how the rules allow me to impersonate my character in similar situations. I want fiction to make me a better player, not to make me a better literati. Otherwise there's no point to use fiction.
(6) A key assumption here: AB01 is, like in D&D, the critical book without whish there would be no game, to the point that in the limit a game can run only with it. So when I say "the first pages" I mean "the first pages of AB01", the first thing a prospective player or GM would need to read to learn the game. This should be enough to create the impression the players require to get into it. That impression is to be developed with the reading of the rest of the rules present in AB01. After that, actual play will do the trick. The case of the GM is a little different. He may require a lot of other documentation, specially if he is in no mood or has no time to develop it himself. Mendes Pinto book, AB02 and the other game resources should be there to fill all the gaps that the GM will distil to the players in countless hours spent around the table.
(7) In theory AB01 should be the only required game book needed to play in the world of Mendes Pinto. Any enterprising GM could dispense AB02 and other game resources if he is willing to do the research on the period or if he has access to Mendes Pinto's Peregrina��o (either the Portuguese original or a translation). This is not to say that AB02 and the other books in the TToMP line are useless. AB02 in particular collects all the data on the setting and presents it in a way that is directly oriented to facilitate the creation of a game by the GM, something that is not there in non-game materials.
These last weeks [Author Note: Helas, "these last weeks" are long gone by now] there were a couple of excellent forums in here ("Fear & perception in combat") and here ("No Dice, No Stats, Just Character background").
The first relates to something I'll have to discuss in this column. The second relates to things that have been discussed in the past. Since I barely have time to write my column (and keep a watching eye on RPGnet) I could not participate in the forums but they are on my bookmarks list now.
Andrew and me are moving in parallel, and "No Dice, No Stats, Just Character background" shows it off. Yet, in the end we will do things differently, of course. He sums up very well the issues that a plain-language system has to address when he says the difficulties are about 1) how do players know the odds, 2) how do we modify odds, 3) the usage of situational modifiers, and 4) arbitration of favouritism and fairness on the part of the GM.
I think Andrew does not really address the last point, though. My answer is that no game is able to insure this arbitration by itself. All in all, it all goes down to GM fiat. Take, for instance, D&D. Yes, there is a nice mechanic providing a power scale that allows us to know whether the PC is stronger of weaker than the NPC. Does this avoid favouritism or unfairness? Obviously not. There are countless ways for the GM to be unfair or one sided that the rules cannot work against: he can sheat; he can use overpowerful NPCs; he can wear the PCs with endless minor encounters; he can put them against an infinite horde of enemies, each one of them perfectly balanced when compared with the PCs. He may use all kinds of tricks to make things work the way he wants.
Fairness and non-favouritism are not in-game concepts. They work at the meta-game level. They do not concern the characters and the setting. They concern the players and the GM. So, they cannot be dealt with in-game, they have to be faced at the meta level. This is true about any type of game or style of play.
IMO the more one tries to balance things by building balances and checks into the rules and the setting, the worst. It creates the illusion that the players are not in charge of fairness, takes out their responsibility for their game. Furthermore, the multiplication of rules is always bound to produce more opportunities to develop new tricks, new possibilities of bending the game to where one wants it to go, to be unfair and partial.
Just think of the poor GM that spent two hours designing that major NPC with all its nice and well thought out details, plus five hours designing several secondary NPCs and dozens of minor NPCs. Plus more several hours thinking ahead the possible interactions between the GM now-beloved NPCs and the PCs. Think of him when the players (the choice of words his critical here; players make decisions, not PCs; players interact with the GM, not PCs; role-playing always happens at two levels and one of the major difficulties is to be able to arbitrate correctly among these two levels) in an unforeseen twist, jeopardize all those hours of planning and design by either not interacting with the Major NPC or putting him to rest right away.
I said it before, I'll repeat it again: IMO fairness is achieved by acknowledging that it is the responsibility of players and GM. And having a system that works on that assumption. That's why TToMP will use a system where ability scales are relative in the terms I discussed in a past column:
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Here at The Atlantic Wire, we respect and value the social media editors who share the links that make our jobs easier. Sometimes, though, we have no idea what they're talking about. So after a day of staring at Twitter, we're sharing our favorite head-scratchers.
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Finally some good counter-programming to that Snuggle bear.
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As prom themes go, it's still a better choice than Under the Sea.
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Wausau Police Chief Jeff Hardel is back in the office after being hospitalized for a serious illness.
"I had shingles that settled in the spinal column and it resulted in meningitis and encephalitis. It caused inflammation in the brain and extreme pain. I felt like my head was going to explode," said Hardel.
Hardel, who spent time in the hospital, has returned to work and plans to put in four or five hours a day this week.
"It felt so overwhelming and it was wonderful to have the support of my family, co-workers and the community," said Hardel on his recovery.
He says he still suffers from fatigue but he feels stronger every day.
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Tennis Weekly Release
Feb. 12, 2003
Complete Release in PDF Format
Chicago, Ill. - The UIC men's tennis knocked off Chicago State on Saturday, before falling to Wayne State on Sunday.
The Flames are off until March 21, when they travel to Dallas, Texas to play perennial national power Southern Methodist.
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I always made sure once im in town to visit Gerry's Grill and order the garlic adobo shreds paired up with a pitcher of long island iced tea. :)
the beer was a very good price 3 bottles of san light for 99 peso's .the food was cheap and ok ,but i had the misfortune to meet a lady called ayala carla who preys on vulnerable tourists and is very light fingered....
Good food for an outing with friends or even when u are alone. The place is packed with tourists and locals so u won't feel alone. The great part is the easy to comprehend menu for ordering local food. The portion sizes can get bigger. However the restaurant doesn't leave you with a dent in the pocket. Happy eating
I have always found the food to be very good there! They seem to be consistent across all the locations as well. Their grilled whole squid is particularly good!
We had a party of 10 that visited the Gerry's Grill in Ayala Mall in Cebu. Shockingly, to the witness of the others at the table, there was a pubic hair in my food. The manager came over, was shocked but never even apologized or offered to pay for the meal. My friends and I were literally stunned, left wondering;...
Very tasty food and great service, I ate at 2 different locations, Very affordable prices. I'm not a fan of eating outside when it is very humid and hot. it is optional to eat outside or inside though.
1. Poor service.
2. Food preparation average.
3. Food presentation poor.
4. Prices high.
5. 10% service charge - for what?!
And the kicker, my three year old granddaughter became violently ill from FOOD POISONING there.
Needless to say, we will never recommend or return to this establishment.
I ate here twice but my last experience was very terrible.This is in Ayala. I came first as I could remember and I ordered buko juice, crispy pata and grilled blue marlin. 15 minutes passed but still I did not received my order. Many Koreans and other Filipinos came and served but still they only served me with Buko juice...
Over the years Gerry's has been a restaurant that serves good food at good prices. Try the more traditional calamari dish, excellent.
Ate at the Ayala Branch one afternoon for lunch.
Restaurant is pack but they still manage to fit a solo diner.
Ordered the grilled squid that made them famous.
Firstly, the staff is very busy but still friendly. Food came about 15 mins which I considered ok looking at how busy the are.
Secondly, the food taste normal but the...
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Wine (sometimes beer, both with or without cheese, or even spirits) often create a perfect counterpoint to certain arts events. The synergy that comes in appealing to people's good tastes on multiple fronts makes for memorable events and can effect positive branding for both sponsoring arts group and consulting supplier. While this concept has been well-plumbed between distributors and restaurants, it is so far a route less traveled between arts groups and beverage retailers.
Canny arts groups desiring to achieve the festive ambiance that a little sip and nosh can lend a concert or gallery event, may call on willing retailers not just for a mixed case or two, but a staff pourer who can schmooze intelligently with the concertgoers about the drink at hand (maybe even the music). These aware trade-offs can benefit both ends of the enterprise.
For the business that supplies the beverages and the expert commentary, the building of new and long-term customer relationships can be rewarding. Stacks of sell sheets, newsletters and other signage may introduce a new customer base. The presence of the wine supplier's notices or small-space ads have particular relevance in the programs which are carefully printed and include complete libretto or lyrics. And the very presence of a brie-and-chardonnay table, even if manned by volunteers, can make not only a fine post-concert gathering spot to congratulate performers, welcome dignitaries, lend an air of conviviality, glow and unwind after an engrossing evening of chamber music, but work in subtler ways to grease the wheels of interest among collectors and investors at art gallery openings and to soften contributors at fund-raisers.
When a special gathering or celebration takes place, organizers may opt to go that extra mile to make the wine/food table serve double duty as educational anchor and fundraising opportunity.
Concert Performances With Historical Wine & Food Interest Aaron Engebreth, baritone and co-director of the Boston-based Florestan Recital Project, showed unusual artistic mettle in organizing with his colleagues, last June, a four-concert weekend festival of the complete (1OO+) voice and piano songs of French composer Francis Poulenc. The Project then followed up with a burst of entrepreneurial spirit and approached Robert Aguilera of Formaggio Kitchen in Cambridge to run a tasting of artisanal French wines and cheeses as a special event between the matinee and evening concerts on the closing Sunday.
The music was exceptional, and the venue - the contemporary wood interior of St. Paul's, Brookline - was inviting. The church proper served as an acoustically rich venue for the intimate, evocative combinations of voice and piano, as Poulenc's elegant, witty and sophisticated songs ran the gamut from brash to coy to serene. The church sanctuary's large bright semi-circular 'green room' with bay windows and oriental rug made an elegant backdrop for a carefully selected wine and cheese tasting, calculated to receive and relieve performers and concertgoers between the matinee and evening concerts.
Engebreth explains: "The primary reason for the tasting was to emphasize that food and wine are as much a part of the artistic realm as the music. Music and wine and cheese are all created: they have composition and interpretation, performance and lasting effect. Moreover, a primary function of art is to evoke nostalgia in its myriad effusions. Food and wine do this, as does music; when you put them together the effect is multi-fold. The sooner we artists realize the interrelation between them, the better off we'll all be at creating such interdisciplinary collaborations.
"We had the idea to approach Formaggio Kitchen because we know that they're as passionate about their gastronomic art as we are about musical art. We wanted the audience to be able to taste and smell the same foods and wines that Poulenc might have tried when he was composing and working with singers. Robert Aguilera was keen on the idea of finding historical connections for the cheeses and wines of Poulenc's Paris in the '4Os."
Robert Aguilera, cellarmaster at Formaggio Kitchen's main shop on Huron Avenue, hosted the wine/cheese event. Aguilera was more than up to the task, and sought out wines and cheeses that fit the historical perspective yet respected the event's auxiliary nature; it fell between two concerts and was meant as a brief respite from - and complement to - the music. Aguilera thus presented a single white and red wine, with three cheeses each and complementary garnishes.
The white wine was Domaine de Roquefort Blanc, made viscous and mineral-rich from the unusual Clairette grape. It's an organic wine, made in an old-fashioned way. The 'white' cheeses were Chaource (cow, Champagne); Persille de Tarentaise (goat, Haut Savoie); Petite Espellete (sheep, Pyrenees and Basque Country). The condiments were dried prunes and apricots from Agen.
The red wine, Mont Tauch Fitou "Chasse Gardee" with a wild boar on the red label, is another lusty, old-school Languedoc blend of Carignane and Grenache which shows little oak, and plenty of stones-and-earth terrior. The 'red' cheeses were Charollais (goat, Burgundy), Tomme de Berger (cow, Auvergne), Bleu Severac (sheep, Roquefort). The condiments, house-made at Formaggio Kitchen, were Confiture d'Oignon (onion jam) and a Tapenade Noir of black oil-cured olives and dried figs.
"Aaron said they wanted the Poulenc festival to feature historical cheeses that coincide with the period when Poulenc was composing. World War II was a time of upheaval not only in the arts and music, but in cheese as well. For example, after World War II, Marcel Petite, cheesemaker who became governor of the Jura, revived the making of Comte (French Gruyere) in by converting Fort St. Antoine, a moated ammunition fort into a cheese-aging cave. Today, 6O years later, the cooperative, protected by the AOC consortium, makes 6O,OOO wheels of Comte cheese a year.
"Since Poulenc was in Paris, I chose cheeses you could find in Paris during the '3Os and '4Os. Charollais style (little village of Citeaux nearby also houses a Benedictine abbey) is one of the cleanest of hand molded goat cheeses, made by monks over 1OOO years. They also perfected certain beer styles. Burgundian grazing land is absolutely pristine. Little cylinders are made by hand, and aged in air in a barn on spruce or birch leaves. When mold blooms in the cheese it gives in that gray hue.
"This kind of pairing research lets people know that cheese has more to do with human history and is artistic as well as edible," Aguilera concludes. "Cheese goes through a process, which the original discoverers figured out through understanding spoilage and taking the risk to reproduce the same result after tasting something intriguing. It happens with beer and wine and bread. Risk-takers are artists, improve our world, make our lives more beautiful. These are the long success stories of human history."
Aguilera also loves pairing beers with cheeses, and is in demand to host brew dinners. When asked to recall such events, he readily responded: "A beer dinner I held with Dogfish Head Brewery owner and brewmaster Sam Caligione at the Linwood Grill last January featured a dozen of his brews from light (8% alcohol) to hefty (18%). The best match was 6O-Minute IPA with Gorgonzola Naturale from Lombardy, with the cheese's intense yeast balancing out the ale's intense hoppiness. Another great one was with Richard Delmonico, representative of Montreal's Unibroue, held at Boston's French Library. The Blanche de Chambly paired perfectly with a fresh, ash-covered goat cheese called Bouq Emissaire."
Engebreth continues: "Robert proved to be so immersed in gastronomic history that we're talking about future collaborations. We're discussing tracing the timelines of American chamber music and American wines. American music post-war was going through many revolutions, as did the wine industry. As musical tastes changed with the advent of television, so wine tasted emerged. Since the 195Os, when television began to assume control of family entertainment, fewer people hosted chamber music in their homes; yet during the same period, American wines flourished. There are few more satisfying music experiences than attending a living-room concert (whether folk, jazz or classical) while enjoying a glass of wine and good company. We're thinking to choose music and wines that criss-crossed about the same time."
Off-Premise On-Stage Music Lures Bottle Buyers Erin Barra, singer/songwriter, launches into a zesty, bluesy, Ben Folds-like ballad of wronged love, to the Yamaha keyboard accompaniment of Jared Salvatore and the tinkle of Muscadet and Australian Semillon pouring into plastic cups. The scene is Best Cellars in Coolidge Corner, Brookline on a glorious Midsummer's Eve (June 21). The lucid showroom is filled with lingering evening light and pretty sounds, and plenty of bustling after-work passers-by are lured in by the sidewalk signboard announcing Arts and Wine as well as the sounds emerging from the wide-open glass doors. When a Brazilian guitarist and conga player join the band, the music shifts to samba, funk and blues. Local guitarist Izzi Rosen wheels his daughter by in a stroller and, smiling broadly, checks out the music and the joyous vibe.
Young saleswomen are pouring six summery wines, and checking IDs as the twenty-somethings wander in. Two roommates taste and talk over and decide on a California Grenache for dinner. Two dudes in shorts and shades check out the band, smile and nod to the beat, pause and sip awhile, and wander out. A middle-aged woman strides right to the cooler, and grabs a chilled Champagne without missing a word on her cell phone. But she does a double-take at three vivid landscape paintings on easels, the work of a young German painter, Maren Tober, who's not present but has left a stack of brochures and cards to be displayed on the table all month.
Music and painting have become component partners in Best Cellars' recent outreach to connect with customers in new ways and to broaden the store's appeal. Indeed, the summery sentiments of singer Barra and the vivid pastels of painter Tober seemed a perfect Midsummer's Eve accompaniment to the lively flavors of Muscadet and Cava Rose served up by Best Cellars' staff. Manager/buyer Lindsay Cohen confirms the initiative by saying: "There's always an element of art and culture surrounding the consumption of wine. It's only appropriate to invite performance and visual artists into the store to complete that picture."
Singer Barra reflected that idea when she said: "I'd rather play gigs like this than some clubs, where you're just background for selling drinks, rather than contributing to an artistic event. I have respect for Best Cellars as a company and support their goals. There's a sense of a cultured, arts-oriented community; it brought people in off the street."


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Artist Bruce K. Lawes
April 30, 2014
151st ANNIVERSARY BATTLE RE-ENACTMENTS JULY 4-6
International award-winning artist, Bruce K. Lawes, has been invited back by the Gettysburg Anniversary
Committee to attend this year's Gettysburg Civil War Battle Reenactment, setting up his easel overlooking the historic battlefield and capturing cavalry & infantry action on a giant canvas painted live in front of thousands of visitors over the July 4th long weekend.
Lawes will work on another cavalry scene painting live on-site overlooking the battlefield of historic Gettysburg. With thousands of men and women reenactors, canons and horses participating, the artist will enjoy an unobstructed view of the entire re-enactment. Park visitors are invited to watch him as he works and view some of his previous historic Civil War and equine paintings which will be on display for the duration of the July 4th weekend.
Last year's 150th commemorative painting depicting Pickett's Charge (When Boys Became Men –pictured at right) will be available for sale in poster format at the battlefield.
Bruce works closely with the multi award-winning and Emmy-nominated filmmaker Robert Child, and historical advisor J. David Petruzzi to maintain an authentic yet creative reflection of the important Civil War period. Bruce has since been asked to create on-screen illustrations for the upcoming Civil War TV mini-series "To Appomattiox" as a result of his work at Gettysburg.
Recently asked about his 2013 experience painting live from the Gettysburg Battleground, Bruce
shared his thoughts: As most artists, including myself, usually work in total seclusion it was a bit unnerving having the thousands of visitors watching my progress throughout the weekend, coming back several times to see how much more of the painting was completed. But as in my studio back home, I often would go into a zone and block out all external influences until a young boy or girl would come up to me in amazement and ask me how I do this, which would bring me back to Earth and I would realize that being there on these hallowed grounds was a privilege and of great importance. I think back now and realize the dedication Americans have to their history to come and participate year after year was admirable. While setting up my easel, with the help of an enthusiastic youngster, I then realized at that point I could be starting something special that includes me in their whole experience. It was that feeling of inclusion, while looking out over the historic battlefield of Gettysburg that gave me pause and the inspiration to be great.
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Bruce K. Lawes is an internationally collected painter who was born in Toronto, Canada. "One of the first things you notice about the art of Bruce Lawes is the artist's versatility; whether it be a figurative painting, a landscape or an equine, his work always upholds a strong level of quality, craftsmanship and technical skill." International Artist Magazine 2011 "Lawes is considered one of the top equine artists working today…" American Art Collector Magazine 2012. In 2010, Lawes was featured in Arabella magazine for fine art and named as 'Artist to Collect' and his work is now proudly on the cover of the current issue of Arabella Magazine (see below). The American Art Awards honoured Lawes in 2014 with numerous awards including the Masterpiece Award for his Gettysburg portrait of Pickett's Charge: Brothers in Arms. The International Artist Magazine has also awarded Lawes with the Grand Prize for his painting in the 'People and Figures' category.
Bruce K. Lawes
Lawes has done many personal and corporate works over the years, yet in order to give meaning to his work, he often paints with a significant theme. He continues to refine his natural talents while directing his paintings towards a greater purpose, when possible. He seeks out worthy programs that will generate public awareness and solid corporate participation. "Without the individual and corporate efforts today, we may not be able to preserve and enjoy our environment with our children tomorrow".
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2014 Arabella Magazine: Grand Prize in Canadian Landscape Contest
2014 International Artist Magazine Award
2013 American Art Awards: 1st place for Gettysburg portrait "Brothers in Arms" in Masterpiece category
2013 American Art Awards: 1st, 2nd and 3rd place wins for Horses in Realism category
2012 American Art Awards: Stoney Award & Masterpiece Award
2012 Southwest Art Artistic Excellence Award
2012 Artist Magazine Annual Award
2012 International Artist Magazine Award
2012 Arabella Magazine Award
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Artist Bruce K. Lawes will again be on site working on his painting of Pickett's Charge. Bruce has recently finished his painting "Custer, Before the Storm" which will be auctuned off at the Coeur d'Alene art auction this July. You can visit Bruce and his work on site all three days this year as he will be set up and working by the Reenactment Battlefield. Come and watch Bruce work. G.A.C.


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Ben Henderson is prepared for the biggest challenge of his career this weekend when he faces Clay Guida at UFC on Fox 1. Guida has already knocked one former WEC fighter off his perch (Anthony Pettis), and is prepared to do it again. With only the UFC heavyweight championship fight between Cain Velasquez and Junior Dos Santos airing on the network, the much-anticipated lightweight battle between Bendo and Guida has been relegated to Fox Deportes, Facebook, and Fox.com. Henderson was apparently bothered about it at first, but isn't really concerned about it any more. He talked to Sergio Non of USA Today about a variety of things, including that issue:
I was pretty surprised when I first heard about it. I'm not going to lie. … When I heard that, to be honest, I was a little bit sad about that. I was a little bit bummed out.
Of course, this is a historic moment. First time on Fox, it's a huge, huge, big historic moment for the UFC, for my sport, for MMA. I'm happy I'm a part of it. I'm happy I'm on the card, the co-main event.
I would definitely like to be on Fox, though. But whatever. It is what it is.
The more I thought about it, I was able to settle myself down and be like, "You know what? It doesn't really matter." All that matters is me getting my hand raised, getting that W. Being on Fox or Facebook or Foxsports.com of Spike TV or Versus or pay-per-view, it all doesn't really matter; what matters is you winning, you getting your hand raised.
He also talks a bit about the style matchup between the two:
With Clay, I think I can do pretty much what I want to. If he wants to stay standing, I can take him down or I can keep it standing, because I think I'm a better stand-up fighter than he is. If he wants to take it the ground, I think I'm a better wrestler, I can avoid the takedown or if I want to take it to the ground, I can dictate where the fight takes place at.
The interview is very informative, and goes much more in-depth into how Henderson thinks he can beat Guida, why Guida he thinks was able to beat Pettis, and if Bendo thinks he deserves a title shot if he wins. I highly recommend checking out the whole thing, which you can do here.


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Gay kiss fallout on celeb gossip websites from 2011 MTV Movie Awards mixed?
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LGBT activists are elated, Twi-moms and Twi-dads are struggling for the right words to explain what happened at the 2011 MTV Movie Awards to teens and young kids, and millions of young girls are heartbroken over the thought that Robert Pattinson or Taylor Lautner might be off the market. Bottom line, Sunday night, June 5, 2011, surprised a lot of Twilight fans and the fallout from the big gay kiss staged between the two Twilight actors has been mixed. Robert Pattinson, who was publicly expected by teen fans and Twi-hard parents to plant a steamy kiss on girlfriend and Twilight movie series costar Kristen Stewart, was expected to repeat the Best Kiss scene with his real life girlfriend from the film. Instead, he taunted his girlfriend that he did not feel like kissing her in fornt of the Twilight fans watching live from home on TV. Then, the clearly excited RPatz opted to plant a big wet gay kiss on costar Taylor Lautner instead of playing up the smooch factor with KStew. Was Robert Pattinson kissing Taylor Lautner bit really because either actor is a closet gay teen or simply media play?
SEE: Best kiss award at MTV Movie Awards goes to Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart — followed by Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner kissing?
Most people believe — or at least want to believe — that neither of the hunky star celebs from the Twilight series possibly could be gay. But there are plenty of rumors flying. For instance, people are wondering why Taylor Lautner, who plays Jacob Black in the movies, hasn't come out with a hot girlfriend of his own. Surely there are plenty of girls aching for his attention. Then there are questions of why Robert Pattinson, who plays Edward Cullen, took so long to reveal that he was dating Kristen Stewart (Bella Swan). Are they really dating, or is it just a show? Even Justin Bieber didn't take so long with Selena Gomez.
It's possible that fans who are attached to the romance would be upset to learn that the on-screen romance between the two wasn't as real off-set? Surely high-profile couples like Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart could avoid the paparazzi (Kristen Stewart is rather well-known for giving them the finger). Is it equally as possible that R-Patz is just hiding behind the Hollywood curtain before revealing that he really is gay? Pop singer Ricky Martin did well enough.
One must wonder where this Twilight is Breaking Dawn. Sometime after the premier of the second episode of Breaking Dawn in 2012? British actor Robert Pattinson may be dodging the bullet for now, but can he do so forever? We have to wonder if he's really in love with his costar Kristen Stewart or if it's just another impressive round of acting.
Tell us, R-Patz! What's going on? Do you really have the hots for actor Taylor Lautner, was this just a joke to get free PR, or is the love interest the other way around? Is Taylor Lautner gay? So far the press camps for all the parties involved seems to be oddly silent, but when people do start talking and dishing dirt about the private lives of the Twilight movie cast, we'll be here reading, listening, and watching the Insider news reports from the green news desk and reporting on the rumors and allegations (confirmed or denied).
Because all three of the actors involved — Taylor Lautner, Robert Pattinson, and Kristen Stewart are at the very least pet friendly green celebrities. Quite frankly, we think there is more going on behind the scenes that any of the three Twilight stars will ever-present or discuss with the tabloid media or let be shown by the Paparazzi intentionally — but whether or not all three turn out to be lovely adults who stay green and become humanitarians as they mature (who will use their star power wisely) remains to be seen.
That, and if the kiss was really to support gay teens and help put a stop to gay teen bullying, GCN writers (who are all LGBT friendly, by the way) would much rather applaud you for your bravery than report the kiss on the celebrity scandal scene.
- Robert Pattinson surprise smooch with Taylor Lautner (Hello Magazine)
- Favorite Twilight kiss Best Kiss Awards acceptance by Robert Pattinson (MTV)
- Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner Kiss about time say Twilight co-stars


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CATEGORIES MoviesHollywood loves an adaptation, and with the success of franchises like "Mission: Impossible" and "Star Trek," it's no wonder they keep going back to the television well.
The latest TV-to-movie adaptation will be "Good Times," Norman Lear's groundbreaking, socially-aware comedy. According to Deadline, Scott Rudin will produce and Phil Johnston ("Wreck-It Ralph") will write.
"Good Times" was one of the first sitcoms to focus on an African-American, working-class family. James and Florida Evans struggled to get by while raising three kids in a Chicago housing project. The show approached their financial troubles, as well as social issues, with wit and humor, and many viewers still fondly remember star Jimmie Walker's classic catchphrase, "Dyno-mite!"
The movie version will be set in the tumultuous '60s, "a rich and politically charged period to mine," Deadline notes.
But for every TV adaptation hit, there's a "Bewitched," "Dukes of Hazzard," or "A-Team." Even big-screen versions that initially succeed can end up failing miserably later (see: "Sex and the City," parts 1 and 2). And it's rare for an adaptation to do well both critically and commercially, like "Starsky and Hutch." Consider that last year's "21 Jump Street" was barely an adaptation - keeping just the TV show's name and basic premise.
Will "Good Times" be a good time, or dynamite disaster? Tell us in the comments below!
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Fair talked to Action News 5's Janice Broach in an exclusive interview.
"That was humiliating ... because I'm just not that guy. I felt I was being portrayed as something I am not," said Fair.
Jansen Fair tears up when he talks about the alienation of affection lawsuit filed by his partner's former wife Suzann Davis. It accuses Fair of luring Davis away from her and asking for $1 million.
Fair said he did not know Davis was married when he met him in his hometown of Starkville. Davis was in town for a basketball game.
"We were together a very short period of when I found out," he said.
He said Davis called him a month after they met and told him he was married. Fair says he ended the relationship.
"I was devastated and upset, just you know, it's not what I believe in. It's not something I'm OK with," he said.
They got back together when Davis filed for divorce several months later. Fair, a hair stylist in Starkville, says he does not like talking about himself.
"I'm a behind-the-scenes guy. I don't want to be on camera. I'm only doing this to clear up some things. It's just not me," he said.
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Two vessels carrying over 1000 motor vehicles will call at Sri Lanka's Hambantota Port for transshipments today and tomorrow, Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) said.
S L PA recently announced that in order to reduce berthing delays experienced by roll-onroll-off vessels at the Colombo Port, all the vessels carrying motor vehicles should call at Hambantota Port, which is also called Magam Ruhunupura Mahinda Rajapaksa port.
"Accordingly, the vessel N4K FRICIA from Japan will call at the Magam Ruhunupura Mahinda Rajapaksa Port with 15 vehicles for transshipment today. She will be followed by ASIAN SUN calling from Chennai in India tomorrow, carrying more than 1000 vehicles for transshipment," a SLPA statement said.
The vehicles brought by ASIAN SUN will be transshipped from Magma Ruh unupura Mahinda Rajapa ksa Port to Algeria by the car carrier ASIAN Legend on June 15.
The SLPA also said that in addition to the already announced concessions granted to any type of vessel calling at Hmbantota Port, importers of vehicles will be given special concessions.
"The prompt berthing of vessels, ample secure parking facilities would assure speedy turnaround of vessels," SLPA said.
Due to the non-availability of a dedicated automobile terminal at the Colombo Port and lack of yard storage areas, rollon-roll-off vessels have suffered long delays in berthing.
This, according to SLPA has resulted in operators increasing freight rates to Colombo, which was borne by Sri Lankan importers and passed on to the customers eventually.
Furthermore, SLPA pointed out that major roll-on-roll-off operators could not promote automobile transshipment business over the Port of Colombo.
In 2009, the Colombo Port handled 4,973 vehicles as transshipment and in 2010- 2,455 vehicles and in 2011 only 993 vehicles.
"This clearly indicates the drop in transshipment of automobile volumes over Colombo due to the congestion and non-availability of dedicated automobile terminals."
"The new move will enable to reduce congestion over Colombo, introduce quicker clearance system with SL Customs where the document processing can be done in either Hambantota or Colombo without delays, and promote transshipment business with a dedicated automobile handling terminal facility in Magam Ruhunupura Mahinda Rajapaksa Port," the SLPA statement said.
According to SLPA, the commencement of operations at Magampura Port will also establish it as an international maritime transportation facility countering adverse publicity against it.
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CAMDEN, Del.- Delaware State Police say a man was taken into custody Wednesday night after barricading himself in a home in the Wild Quail housing development in Camden for more than 10 hours.
Police said that at around noon, troopers received a report of a man with a firearm barricaded inside a home on Green Winged Trail following a domestic incident.
After arriving to the development, troopers evacuated several homes in the area as a precaution.
According to police, troopers attempted to make contact with the man in the home for several hours.
Authorities said the Delaware State Police Special Operations Response Team entered the home shortly after 10 p.m., 49-year-old man was located inside and taken into custody without incident.
The man suffered undisclosed self-inflicted wounds and was treated by Special Operations Response Team medics before being transported to a local hospital, police said.
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A look at NWC top dogs
Hey 'Cats. With only two regular season games left, I figured now would be the perfect time to write a column dissecting the Northwest Conference football playoff picture. So, without further ado, a short analysis of the top contenders in the NWC, with their current standing, name, record and conference record (in parentheses):
Linfield College, 6-1 (4-0)
Linfield has once again shown why it is the cream of the NWC crop with commanding victories in each of its four conference games.
The 'Cats are averaging an unreal 487.2 yards and 47.8 points per game while only allowing 13.8 points and 290.5. With only games against Whitworth University and Lewis & Clark College left, Linfield figures to waltz into the playoffs wearing the NWC crown for the second-straight year.
Watch out for Lewis & Clark on offense, however: The Pioneers are just behind Linfield in both points and yards per game. Whitworth's stingy pass defense may present some problems for senior quarterback Aaron Boehme as well.
Pacific Lutheran University, 6-1 (3-1)
The Lutes began hot this season by rattling off five consecutive victories before getting emphatically swatted by Linfield at home two weeks ago. Their success has largely been on the back of senior quarterback Jordan Rassmusen, who is playing the best ball of his life this year at around 230 yards per game and 10 touchdowns.
In the end, PLU's porous defense led to its undoing; the Lutes are allowing just more than 393 yards a game in total offense.
Despite all this, they remained No. 8 in the NCAA's latest regional rankings, meaning they may be able to secure an at-large bid in the playoffs should Linfield win out. PLU controls its own destiny now, and their final regular season game against Willamette will ultimately decide whether one team or two will represent the NWC when playoffs come around.
Willamette University, 6-2 (3-1)
Just like PLU, Willamette's lone conference loss was a 35-7 drubbing at the hands of Linfield. Defense has been the Bearcats' strong suit this season, as they only allow 18.8 points and 291.2 yards a contest.
Don't count out their offense, either: 39 points and 453.8 yards per game are nothing to sneeze at.
Also like PLU, the Bearcats have a shot to break into the West Region's top eight teams and secure an at-large
playoff berth if they can win out in its last two games against the Lutes and the Pioneers.
Should Linfield drop their remaining games and the Bearcats win out, Willamette would even win the NWC.
Their final game of the season against Lewis & Clark looks to be a retelling of the age old adage, "What happens when an unstoppable force (Lewis & Clark's prolific offense) meets an immovable object (Willamette's sturdy defense)?"
Lewis & Clark, 4-3 (2-2)
The Pioneers are undoubtedly the biggest surprise in the NWC this season. Predicted to finish last, Lewis & Clark has defied all odds to surge to the middle of the pack in the conference race and are not completely removed from title contention.
If the Pioneers defeat Willamette and Linfield in their final two games, and the Wildcats also lose to Whitworth, Lewis & Clark would wrap up its first conference championship in God only knows how long.
Freshman Pioneer quarterback Keith Welch is averaging 279.5 yards of total offense in a breakout season, but the Lewis & Clark defense has been atrocious, allowing 404 yards and 34.2 points a game.
If Lewis & Clark can mange to crack Willamette or Linfield's defensive scheme, it just might be able to outgun them and eke out a huge upset
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CHICAGO (AP) - Mayor Rahm Emanuel has announced redevelopment proposals for the sites of 2 coal-fired power plants that were shut down last month on Chicago's Southwest Side.
After decades of concerns about their health and environmental impacts, Emanuel helped broker a deal in February for Midwest Generation to close the Fisk and Crawford plants in the Little Village and Pilsen neighborhoods.
A task force set up by the mayor came up with about a dozen short-term recommendations for the sites, which were announced Saturday. They include demolition of the plants' buildings, construction of light industrial sites, marketing the land to developers, and suggestions for commercial and retail development.
Emanuel also announced an $8 million plan to build a park on the site of former asphalt factory in Little Village.
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For the second year, Lipscomb Academy grads enrolled in Lipscomb travel to England for first course
By Janel Shoun-Smith on 8/3/2012
Twenty-three incoming Lipscomb freshmen got the best first college class ever July 21- July 29 on an international trip to England with Lipscomb professors, staff and Lipscomb President Randy Lowry and Mrs. Rhonda Lowry.
Beginning last year, Lipscomb University began offering a unique opportunity to Lipscomb Academy graduates who choose to enroll at the university. Last year's "Lipscomb to London" trip provided 21 incoming freshmen a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to visit London and Oxford along with President Lowry and his wife.
This year (with the Olympics hogging all the space in London), a group of 23 Lipscomb newbies experienced "The British Isles with the President," visiting Oxford and York, England, and Edinburgh, Scotland.
The trip included many experiences designed to introduce the students to college life. The group got to have the first lecture of their college career in Oxford, by Michael Ward, an expert on C.S. Lewis. Lipscomb Bible Professor Lee Camp served as faculty for the trip and each participant earned three credits toward their Bible requirements. They also were allowed to check out iPads from the university to use on the trip.
The British Isles travel course was titled Rhythm & Roots and explored how the rhythms of life are shaped by history, especially the facets of our life which have shaped our Christian faith.
The students toured Windsor and Edinburgh Castles, Oxford by bike, York Minster and St. Giles Cathedrals, John Knox's House and Sherwood Forest.
The entire trip was divided into themes: monarchy, evangelicalism, Constantinianism, Reformation, Restoration and monasticism.
"Each year I think about how it might be difficult for the campus school seniors to imagine the college experience being much different from their high school because, after all, it is only across the parking lot," said Lowry of Lipscomb Academy graduates. "However, each year the Lipscomb Academy graduates who choose Lipscomb for their college tell me how different the experience really is. Yet, attending here may not always be perceived as exciting as going away to college.
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A Charleston woman admitted to driving in March 2013 under the influence of alcohol and cocaine and causing a wrong-way crash on Interstate 77 that killed another driver. Angela Walker, 45, pleaded guilty Thursday in Kanawha County Circuit Court.
The crash killed 48-year-old Edward Bryant of Big Chimney. Police said Walker was traveling in the wrong direction.
Walker faces up to 10 years in prison and will be sentenced on Jan. 8.
A Charleston woman is expected to plead guilty in a DUI causing death case on Thursday.
Angela Walker is on Kanawha County Circuit Judge Duke Bloom's schedule for a plea hearing at 3 p.m.
Authorities said she killed a man while driving the wrong way on I-77 in Kanawha County, WV back on March 28.
The accident claimed the life of Edward Pete Bryant, 48.
Authorities said Walker was drunk when she got behind the wheel of her car and drove in the opposite lane of traffic.
She hit Bryant's truck head-on near the Westmoreland exit as he was on his way to work.
Walker was recently indicted by a grand jury for the crash.
Under West Virginia Code, DUI causing death carries a prison sentence of 2-10 years. Prosecutors have not released details of the plea deal and what charge she will admit to.


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Celebs back campaign to buy cliffs
A host of celebrities are backing a campaign by the National Trust to buy a stretch of Dover's famous white cliffs. The Trust launched a public appeal last month to raise the 1.2 million needed to buy the land which is around a mile long.
Kent based presenter Paul O Grady, Dover born singer Joss Stone, Dame Vera Lynn and Dame Judi Dench are among the celebrities backing the campaign. The charity says they've already raised nearly half the money needed.


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And do you know why? It's hard to cover a 60 point spread if you don't score 60. The last time we scored 60 points? 2002. Against FAMU. Ken Dorsey, Andre Johnson, Sean Taylor. Those guys were on the team. And if the spread was 60 points in that game (which I doubt it was) we didn't cover because the final score was 63-17.
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A one-mile portion of North Quaker Avenue will soon be a little brighter at night. The City of Lubbock is inviting contractors between now and September 18 to bid on a street light project along North Quaker between the North Loop and Clovis Highway. The city's capital projects budget sets aside up to $250,000 for North Quaker illumination. Once a contractor is chosen the project has a 60 day deadline.
In a separate but related note, last year the city set aside $3.6 million to be used alongside TxDOT funding for a new interchange at North Quaker and North Loop 289. The project is estimated to be $29 million.
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K Star Mall at Chembur!
When students enter into degree college after junior college, they are definitely excited at first to attend lectures and see what grad school is all about! But there comes a time, (which is very soon) that students look forward to bunking lectures and hanging out near college! Shah and Anchor Kutchhi Engineering College students know one place to hang out for sure, be it whatever time and day, K Star Mall at Chembur!
K Star mall is located on the main highway at Chembur and due it's prime location, it obviously attracts lot of people. Of the most popular lines students in our college, one of them would definitely be "Let us bunk this lecture and go to K Star!" so what pulls students to K Star? It definitely has to be the amazing food court! All the big names in the food industry are here, including McDonalds, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), Dominos Pizza, Subway, etc! The third floor of the mall is dedicated to the food court and it is very spacious! At almost every instant of the day, one can see a group of students cut cake, make merry and have a gala time with one another! You can also see a lot of the office going crowd drop in to have a quick bite or make business decisions here. K Star mall also has the super famous Big Baazar for every kind of shopping ranging from food to clothes to house hold items and lots more! This section is also crowded with people! There is also a multiplex present here, Big Cinemas which makes it ideal especially for college students when they have a couple of free lectures to watch the latest movie and rush back to college for lab sessions!
K Star is a special part of every student in college and I'm sure everyone will vouch for that!
Contributed by Rupak Hattikudur
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