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Initially inspired by the family musical traditions of their father Bedros on clarinet and uncle Thomas on violin, the Vosbikian brothers, Sam, Mike and Joe, formed the original Vosbikian Band in Philadelphia in 1939. The first group consisted of band leader, Sam Vosbikian on clarinet, Mike Vosbikian on saxophone, Charles Mardigian on banjo, Peter Endrigian on dumbeg, and Joseph Vosbikian on drums. They played at all sorts of family gatherings and church functions around the Philadelphia area. Their first out-of-town appearance came in 1940 at Armenia Hall in Union City, New Jersey for an AYF Mid-Atlantic Jamboree. They went there representing the Philadelphia Chapter, and won. The original band played until the end of 1941 but because of the outbreak of World War II, they had to put everything on hold.
After serving in World War II, brothers Sam, Mike and Joe returned home in 1946 and a new group was formed. This new Vosbikian Band took up where the old group left off and the public was ready and waiting. It consisted of band leader, Sam Vosbikian - oud, Mike Vosbikian - saxophone and vocals, Jim Vosbikian - clarinet and vocals, Albert Santerian - dumbeg, and Joseph Vosbikian - dumbeg and vocals. From this time forward, the band kept gaining popularity. They had brought Armenian music to a level where all could understand and enjoy it. They had revitalized the old culture and new Armenian bands were springing up everywhere.
In 1948, Jirair Hovnanian joined the band as a vocalist and contributed many beautiful songs. In 1949, Steve Ajdaharian came on board as a pianist and vocalist and brought with him newer and fresher interpretations to many of the older numbers. In 1950, Steve "Cosmo" Terkanian joined the band playing a tambourine. Inspired and influenced by the big Jazz bands of the 1940's, the classic "Big Band" sound of the Vosbikians was still in the process of growth.
Between 1949 and 1951, the Vosbikian Band recorded eleven 78 rpm recordings, the first American Armenian band to do so. As to their popularity, all functions or social events at which they performed were overwhelmingly successful. They single-handedly revitalized the American Armenian social scene by bringing the youth to Armenian functions in record numbers. Armenian dances soon became a popular item in many communities. No matter what the occasion, when the Vosbikian Band started playing, the whole place came alive with their unique interpretative style of Armenian music. It was magical . . . men, women, young or old, it made no difference. When the Vosbikian Band played, all anxieties disappeared . . . all differences were forgotten. It was a phenomenon and a true renaissance was started in the Armenian community.
In 1955, the Vosbikian Band recorded their first LP album and again they were the first American Armenian band to do so. Mr. Vahaken Hovnanian added his vocal charm to this album. The band kept playing through the fifties and into the sixties at countless venues all across the East Coast and was aptly nick-named everywhere as "The Fabulous Vosbikian Band."
In 1963, the Vosbikian Juniors were born. Its members consisted of Sam Vosbikian, Jr - oud, Steve Vosbikian - clarinet, John Vosbikian - saxophone, Gregory Vosbikian - dumbeg, and Mike Vosbikian, Jr. - saxophone. The occasion was a dance at the old 16th and Oxford Sts. Saint Gregory's Church Hall in Philadelphia. The Vosbikian Band was announced, the lights were dimmed, the music started, the curtains were drawn, and what the unsuspecting public in attendance saw instead of the regular seniors, was a group of young kids ranging in age from twelve to sixteen. They brought the house down.
The Vosbikian Juniors continued through the 1960's to perform at many Armenian youth functions, church affairs and weddings and made a mark of their own. Then, into the early 1970's, The Steve Vosbikian Ensemble was formed with lead solo-instrumentalists, Steve Vosbikian on clarinet, Gregory Vosbikian on oud, Sam Vosbikian, Jr. on dumbeg and Steve Hovnanian on dumbeg and vocals. The Steve Vosbikian Ensemble ventured into a new and expanded repertoire of Armenian music and later produced their own LP recording entitled "Armenian Reflections".
In 1975, under the leadership of Steve Vosbikian, the original Vosbikian Band and the Steve Vosbikian Ensemble joined together to release an LP entitled "Armenian Dance Favorites Volume 1". This record was made in a one-take single live recording session and remains a classic to this day. The album was followed by a series of subsequent releases that were originally released in cassette-tape format. The Vosbikian Band has recently remastered all of its previously released cassette recordings and along with its latest digital releases, is now offering a must-have 10 CD-Collection of Armenian Folk and Dance music. "Armenian Dance Favorites" Volumes 1 through 10, is now available for purchase for the first time ever.
As referenced in Wikipedia, the Vosbikian Band is famous for its unique brand of "Kef" style Armenian music. The 10 CD-Collection of "Armenian Dance Favorites" offers more than 120 classic Armenian folk and dance songs. Along with many original compositions, the Vosbikian Band's repertoire contains selections from a broad spectrum of Armenian folk and dance music, including those written by many legendary Armenian composers.
Among many unique features of the band, including the use and harmonic blending of the clarinet and saxophone, family hand-made steel drums, a pulsating up-beat tempo and a variety of great vocalists, the Vosbikian Band has become most notable for its legendary "Big Band" instrumental sound of Armenian music.
The Vosbikian Band is dedicated to promoting and cultivating Armenian music in the Armenian diaspora of the United States. Now celebrating its 69th year with fourth generation members joining in, the Vosbikian Band keeps true to its family-based tradition and is proud to offer an historic 10 CD-Collection of "Armenian Dance Favorites", Volumes 1 through 10, spanning more than 32 years in the making.
We hope that you may experience and enjoy the sensational music of the Vosbikian Band for your listening and dancing pleasure and share the great joy of Armenian music with your family and friends.
In 1975, the original Vosbikian Band combined talents with The Steve Vosbikian Ensemble and released the first volume of "Armenian Dance Favorites." The group consisting of two generations was as follows:
The Original Vosbikian Band
Sam Vosbikian, Sr., Leader - Oud & Mandolin
Mike Vosbikian - Saxophone & Vocals
Jim Vosbikian - Clarinet & Vocals
Joe Vosbikian - Dumbeg & Vocals
Albert Santerian - Dumbeg
The Steve Vosbikian Ensemble
Steve Vosbikian, Leader - Clarinet & Saxophone
Gregory Vosbikian - Oud
Mike Vosbikian, Jr. - Saxophone
Sam Vosbikian, Jr. - Dumbeg
Skippy Krepelka - Guitar & Keyboard
Steve Hovnanian - Dumbeg & Vocals
Past band members and guest performers of the Vosbikian Band include: Charles Mardigian, Peter Endrigian, Jirair Hovnanian, Steve Ajdaharian, Steve "Cosmo" Terkanian, Vahaken Hovnanian, Glen Der Hagopian, John Vosbikian, John Mukalian, Setrak Ejdaharian, Kenny Gureghian, Karnig Mukalian, Ralph Arpagian, Jack Zarzatian, John Chirstoris, Joseph Garabedian, Chris Marashlian, Christopher Vosbikian, Steve Vosbikian, Jr., Peter Hovnanian, Karine Hovnanian, Roger Krikorian, Adiss Harmandian & Levon Katerjian
The Vosbikian Band has released a 10 CD-Collection of "Armenian Dance Favorites" Volumes 1 - 10 now available for purchase. Printable order forms can be downloaded from this website.
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Does an Odd Economic Tidbit Reveal Surging Optimism?
The Philadelphia Fed Index, a leading measure of US economic activity, beat analysts' expectations. But what caught our eye—and many others' as well—was a detail within the survey: the future index jumped more sharply than it has since February 1991, when the first Gulf War ended unexpectedly quickly.
The Philly Fed Index, released this morning, declined at a rate of 1.9 in September, compared to its 7.1 rate of decline in August. While that's still weak (it indicates continued contraction in manufacturing for the region), it's relatively good news that manufacturing is contracting less rapidly. Some other details are very soft: a sharp decline in shipments is probably capturing some of the production decline we've seen in industrial production data.
But the future index rose from 12.5 to 41.2, its best reading since January and its largest spike in nearly 22 years. That's significant. Of what?
The future index reflects manufacturers' optimism about the next six months. That covers the November election and the fiscal cliff, two major sources of uncertainty manufacturers have been grappling with.
We think a surge in optimism of that magnitude is very possibly an indication that manufacturers expect the fiscal cliff to be averted.
The views expressed herein do not constitute research, investment advice or trade recommendations and do not necessarily represent the views of all AllianceBernstein portfolio-management teams.
Joseph G. Carson is US Economist and Head of Global Economic Research at AllianceBernstein.
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So does the added optimism also suggest either a Republican Congress with current President or Republican Congress with a new President?
It"s probably a typo. What do you want to bet they transposed the 4 and the 1 making it 14.2 instead of 41.2.
These comments belong with the MSM or NYTs… Certainly not with an organization such as AllianceBernstein.

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Okay, I did everything, I can manage the second server (SRV3) from my primary ISPConfig Interface (SRV2), however, when I create a website on the second server, it shows up in the database but no directory structure is created as of t +5 minutes.
Most likely a problem with the hostname configuration. Login to the slave on the shell and get the mysql master login details from file /usr/local/ispconfig/server/lib/config.inc.php.
Then use the mysql command on the slave to test the connection:
mysql -h masterserverhostname -u ispcsrv1 -p dbispconfig
replace masterserverhostname and ispcsrv1 with the details from the config file and enter the password fromconfig file when the mysql command asks for it.
EDIT: Opening the ISPConfig3 Interface on SRV3 shows a complete empty listing. So something's not right here.
Dont use or login to the interface on the slave node as this will corrupt the database. Use only the interface on the master server.
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Though we're still a few months away from the film's premiere, can we all agree that 2012 is going to be the year of The Hunger Games? The much-buzzed-about adaptation of the hit young adult book series promises to turn a handful of stars into true A-listers (including star Jennifer Lawrence) and also seems ready to fill the young-people-overcoming-the-odds-in-a-fantasy-world void left by the lack of a new Harry Potter movie. Long story short, this thing is going to be bonkers.
Like any huge tentpole movie, it has to have a big soundtrack as accompaniment. Last week, Taylor Swift unveiled the album's first single "Safe and Sound," a collaboration with the Civil Wars. Over the weekend, the remainder of the lineup got fleshed out a bit, with Universal announcing that the disc will also include contributions from the Decemberists and Win Butler & Regine Chassagne of Arcade Fire. READ FULL STORY


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Another week, another round of Bad Employer news about Wal—oh wait, we mean Starbucks this time, which actually has a lower rate of insured employees than the discount chain (42% versus 47%). Last Thursday, the National Labor Relations Board accused Starbucks of "unlawful anti-union activity" at a store in Michigan, similar to the charges it's currently on trial for in New York.
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Timex Weekender Mid Size Slip Through Watch
Please Note: This item is classified as a hazardous material and any orders containing it will need to be shipped via UPS Ground service. At this time, we cannot ship items with lithium or liquid batteries to Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, Puerto Rico, any international locations, P.O. Boxes, or military addresses (APO/FPO). You may want to consider placing a separate order for this item. If you order this item please do not select Next Business Day shipping, as your order will be canceled. You're never fully dressed without a fun accessory like this Timex watch! ; Durable stainless steel casing. Sturdy and stylish nylon band. Three-hand display. INDIGLO night-light allows for easy reading in low light. Buckle closure. Water resistant up to 30 meters. Imported. Measurements: ; Case Height: 31 mm ; Case Width: 31 mm ; Case Depth: 8 mm ; Band Width: 3 4 in ; Band Circumference/Length: 8 1 2 in ; Weight: 1 oz
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Presenting the watch of the hour: a white-faced version of our popular military watch (also created with legendary American watchmaker Timex). Based on an iconic 1940s military style from the brand's archives (and only available here), this watch boasts a subtly distressed face and an olive-tone watch strap. It's built for the trenches with a quartz analog movement and luminescent hands (not to mention it's water-resistant up to 50 meters). Fits all 18mm watch straps. Stainless steel watch case. Comes with deep olive nylon strap. Quartz analog movement. 24-hour markings. 50M water-resistant. Battery powered. Import. Timex is a registered trademark of Timex Group USA, Inc.
Part of our collaboration with iconic American watchmaker Timex, this elegant watch is a study in subtlety. Why 1600? It's been home to some of our greatest presidents (and style stewards), from FDR to JFK, whose brands of unflappable cool served as inspiration. With its old-school styling and world-class, modern construction, this timepiece is, well, timeles Stainless steel watch case. Leather strap. Quartz analog movement. Partial Arabic hour markers and date display. 50M water-resistant. Battery powered. Import. Online only. Timex is a registered trademark of Timex Group USA, Inc.
A practical fly-back chronograph allows for one-handed time-keeping in a smart watch equipped with a rugged leather strap. Buckle closure. Approx. band length: 150mm adjustable to 205mm. Approx. band width: 20mm. Approx. case diameter: 43mm. INDIGLO® night-light feature. Water-resistant to 10 ATM (100 meters). Stainless steel/gunmetal plating/mineral crystal/leather. By Timex®; imported.
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The timeless look of leather is in full effect on this Originals Classic watch from Timex. From the Premium series. Tan leather strap Round gray ion-plated brass case, 42mm Black dial with white numerals, three hands and logo Quartz movement Water resistant to 30 meters One-year limited warranty Request warranty information
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A mesh bracelet comfortably fits a bold watch featuring INDIGLO lighting on the sleek sunray dial. Adjustable clasp closure. Approx. band length: 160mm-220mm. Approx. band width: 18mm. Approx. case diameter: 38mm. Water-resistant to 3 ATM (30 meters). Brass/stainless steel/mineral crystal. By Timex®; imported.
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This forum has been designed as a common place for us to access and share knowledge, information and insight about the world of hemostasis. The idea and motivation for this resource came from numerous discussions I'd had with my peers over the years. Although conferences provide a good forum to share new (and old) information, the common theme that echoed through all of my discussions was the desire to have a more widely accessible educational forum that allows for ongoing knowledge discovery and dissemination. So I thought, let's go virtual!
Please know that this really is a living, breathing space and, with your help, we have become a "blogging" community. I encourage you to participate in its growth and share your feedback for improvements so that I can review them and implement when and wherever possible.
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Argh! I neglected to replace my broken scanner and it is biting me in the butt this week.
I'll have to properly scan and repost this cartoon later, but here's a peek. It's the best I could manage today, from a photograph of the line work.
A bit late for Mid-Autumn Festival, but moon cakes last forever.
WELCOME! This blog is a personal project I started in August 2011 with the goal of drawing and posting an illustrated status message a day - I haven't stopped since. On weekday mornings, I get up, draw a cartoon, and post whatever I can manage to before going to work. I began cartooning to find my voice. Still searching, but I've learned that the attempt is everything. What's your status message today?
Tuesday, October 02, 2012
The Gifting Rituals of Autumn
Posted by Connie Sun at 8:27 AM
Labels: daily comic, holidays, just for fun, observations
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- Iris Yan said...
Don't forget the wedding cakes, which are basically a super-sized moon cake.
- October 2, 2012 at 1:57 PM
A good tradition gone bad. Sad but pretty much true.
- October 2, 2012 at 3:08 PM
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East Manatee Rotary goes green
Date: June 3, 2009
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The Rotary Club of East Manatee recently decided to "go green" and join only a handful of Rotary clubs worldwide that have become an eco club. In addition to continuing to support local, national and international Rotary programs, club members will concentrate on projects that will have a positive impact to the environment.
Club members are committed to sustainable lifestyle changes to improve local recycling and energy consumption habits through practical education and awareness programs and by being personal examples in the community. They will promote "Reuse, Reduce and Recycle" programs as individuals and as an organization. The club also will recognize exemplary "green" organizations, businesses and individuals that demonstrate social responsibility and creative ideas in support of sustainable development and ethical practices for the environment.
A few of the club's upcoming activities include cleaning its Adopt-A-Road adjacent to Ellenton Prime Outlets and continued environmental education for club mem bers and the public.
The club meets at 7 a.m. Thursdays, at Popi's Place, 3911 U.S. 301 N., Ellenton. For more information about membership opportunities and requirements, call President Melissa Hammond at 737-7634 or President-Elect Rob Hunt at 447-3706 or visit the Web site at www.rotaryclubofeastmanatee.com.
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Write-in seen as viable threat
Brown: 'Never take anything for granted'
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MIDLOTHIAN – With less than four weeks until the Nov. 4 election, the sheriff's race is in full swing.
Write-in candidate Susan Welch-Rodriguez, who paid a $750 filing fee to secure a slot on the general election ballot, has been busy canvassing towns and meeting potential voters across the county.
Republican nominee Johnny Brown, who won the March 4 primary and later, the April 8 run-off, wants to keep his campaign strategy himself, but did take notice of Rodriguez' campaign that "anything can be a viable threat."
Brown has appeared at numerous parades – often the same ones as his opponent – and said he will be plastering cities with signs and billboards.
Rodriguez and Brown are both from Midlothian, which statistically ensures victory if a candidate can clinch that crucial voting bloc.
"You never take anything for granted but I am the one that can run the sheriff's department best," Brown said.
Rodriguez, who backed Brown's two opponents – Steve McKinney on March 4 and James Ledbetter on April 8 – said her camp isn't backing down.
"He seems like a nice man as far as I know," she said. "I [would] just rather be on foot shaking people's hands and getting to know them better. I believe the county deserves a choice, a real option."


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I'm confused: Will drinking help or hurt my health?
I'm confused: Will drinking help or hurt my health?Question:
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Elizabeth Ricanati, M.D., is the founding medical director of Lifestyle 180, an innovative Cleveland Clinic program aimed at treating and... Read more
It depends! (How's that for clarifying things?) That's because drinking alcohol can lower your risk of some diseases and increase your risk of others. When trying to determine whether alcohol will help or hurt you, you need to consider your past and current health, as well as your family's health history.
When it comes to heart disease, moderate drinking (for women, this means five ounces of wine, a 12-ounce beer or a one-ounce shot per day; men can double this) can lower your risk of heart attack and stroke. (Even smaller amounts of alcohol have health benefits.)
There are currently more than 100 studies that show this association. Consuming moderate amounts of alcohol can potentially raise your high-density lipoproteins (HDL), or "good" cholesterol, decrease inflammation, prevent blood clots and reduce blood vessel damage caused by fat deposits.
But before you open that bottle of red wine, you must also consider the negative effects of drinking alcohol. Some studies show that regular alcohol consumption can increase risk of certain cancers, including breast and gastrointestinal. So if, for instance, you have a first-degree relative who's had breast cancer (such as your mother or sister), you'll want to limit the amount of alcohol you drink, or avoid it altogether, depending on what your doctor advises. You can also take 400 mcg of folic acid every day, the amount found in a multivitamin, which may reduce breast cancer risk. Alcohol can also raise both your triglycerides (a marker for heart disease and diabetes) and your blood pressure. In large amounts, it can lead to obesity and liver disease. Alcohol is also addictive, and alcoholism can dramatically affect your health, your relationships and your career. If alcoholism is in your family, you should consider avoiding alcohol completely.
Finally, if you're taking any medications (this includes supplements, over-the-counter medications and herbal remedies), be sure to check with your physician or pharmacist to ensure they don't interact with alcohol. Women who are pregnant—or trying to become pregnant—should also avoid alcohol completely.


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Jenn discovers that the family couch Devin has been living on is a disgusting mess. Camille lays down that law and demands that the sofa be cleaned. Matt and Devin come up with a surefire way to clean the couch. Meanwhile Jon and Jenn settle an old score with a game of Hands Off resulting in a test of wills.
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Oral history interview with Leon and Ida Fox Berkowitz, 1979 June 5
Berkowitz, Leon
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Sound recording: 2 sound cassettes
Transcript: 62 p.
Collection Summary: An interview of Leon and Ida Fox Berkowitz conducted 1979 June 5, by Julie Haifley, for the Archives of American Art.
Biographical/Historical Note: Leon Berkowitz (1919-1987) was a painter from Washington, D.C.
This interview is part of the Archives' Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others.
Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service.


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On 6/12/14 at approximately 4:20pm, Dunwoody Police officers were dispatched to the area of Chamblee Dunwoody Road and Wynterhall Road regarding a suspicious vehicle. The victim, who is a juvenile female, stated she was walking home when a van began to drive slowly alongside of her. She stated that the driver made an inappropriate comment which she ignored then ran from the van towards a neighbors' house, at that time the vehicle left the area. A lookout was given to surrounding jurisdictions but the vehicle was not located. The suspect did not exit the vehicle or make physical contact with the victim during the incident.
The suspect is described as a black male in his 30's with a short afro, approximately 1" in length wearing a green shirt. The suspect vehicle is described as a tan minivan, possible a mid-90's Ford Windstar.
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Peter Stephan `78The Pension Group, Inc. is one of Orange County's largest independent pension consulting and administration firms. The firm provides professional fee-based services to over 600 companies that sponsor qualified pension, profit sharing and 401(k) plans.
Peter began his career in 1975 in qualified pension plan consulting and administration with CPI Pension Services (now CNA Trust) located in Costa Mesa, California. His career advanced to a pension administration consultant position with PCC Financial Services Company (now Pacific Life). CPI and PCC provided extensive exposure to the marketing and technical aspects of qualified pension plan design and administration. Prior to the formation of The Pension Group, Inc. in early 1984, Peter was the Director of Marketing and a principal of Santa Ana-based Coordinated Pension Services, Inc. which was acquired by a large banking concern. He is a graduate of California State University at Fullerton, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in finance. Peter is past 1996 and 1997 President of the National Institute of Pension Administrators, Inc. (NIPA), an associate member of the American Society of Pension Actuaries (ASPA), participates as an advisor to both insurance companies and mutual funds companies on 401(k) plan services' development and is active supporter of the Profit Sharing/401(k) Council of America. Peter resides in Laguna Niguel, California, along with his wife Cindy and son Taylor.
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|Hmm. Well I'd have her mix cinnamon with enough water to make a paste and smear that all over the underside. I've had luck with that in the past.
I also made a strong solution of 1:6 lemon juice and water last year when I developed mildew on the tops of my leaves in my aquarium. The mold was this really weird sticky stuff so I sprayed, then scrubbed it off, and then sprayed again. Idk whether that was what I was supposed to do but it worked.
|I have used on many occasions athletes food spay.I usually have problems with mildew in early spring when we still get cool nights with our high humidity.
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Is there anyone out there?
Eons past, your ancestors searched for intelligent life in the black void of space. The search proved fruitless; they were alone. Desolate, they used their technology to send inhabitable planets the seeds of life and waited. Legend says the weight of their solitude was so overwhelming, they faded into nothingness. In their absence, over millions of years, Alien races evolved.
To aid their children, your ancestors left a legacy: a cache of technology and hyperspace gates. Your ancestors meant these gifts to encourage communication and harmony between their children. However, without the guiding touch of their elder hand, neither you nor your Alien brethren knew peace. But you did know war.
Welcome to the Cosmic Age, where the sky isn't studied for its beauty, but instead watched against invasion. Meanwhile, your own race's ships seek to colonize your Alien brethren's planets and gain cosmic supremacy.
Cosmic Encounter is a game of cunning and domination for 3-5 players, playable in 1-2 hours. Players become the leaders of various aliens, struggling against each other for ultimate sovereignty. To ensure victory, your alien race must be the first to have five colonies occupying your opponents' home planet systems.
Players can choose to become 50 Alien characters, each with its own unique power and history. Aliens are categorized as beginner, intermediate, and expert to help players determine which Alien will best benefit their experience and personality. Are you part of a genteel race with an aptitude for theft? Or have you broken your back against prolonged oppression and now fight mercilessly, leaving no survivors?
To begin, players are supplied with planets, ships, and markers to place on the Warp, a game component that marks both success and failure. If your race succeeds, your marker advances on the Warp counter. If you fail, your ships are sent into the center void to wait.
Each race battles each other through encounters, which are comprised of seven phases. Encounters transform the current player into "Offense," his opponent into "Defense," and the remaining players into "Allies." These sparse titles create an atmosphere of military conquest and war that immerses players into the game. Cosmic Encounter provides an engrossing atmosphere for players through its game components, as well. The Warp, planet, and other tokens and cards feature beautiful cosmic imagery, and the Alien sheets carry detailed artwork that brings every character to life.
Drawing from Destiny decides a battle's location and who your opponent shall be. As Offense, you use the Hyperspace Gate to move 1-4 of your ships from your Home System or a Foreign System and attack the Defense (be careful not to remove all of your ships from a planet; doing so forfeits your colony there).
Offense and Defense can both recruit additional players to become their Allies through invitations. But be careful! Allies are still enemy Alien races with their own agendas. Will their participation mean their advancement and victory? Or are you cunning enough to use them and still succeed?
Encounters are fought primarily through Attack, Negotiate, and Morph cards. Additional cards, like Reinforcement, Artifact, and Flare cards can also be used to effect the outcome of battle. Offense and Defense can also use their alien powers, as long as they aren't zapped! Strategizing is important for all players involved in Encounters. Do you use and sacrifice your Artifact card? Should you negotiate and trade with your opponent? As an Ally does the promised reward merit aiding your foe?
Your galactic battle can have several outcomes. Your Encounter could be successful and your race is able to build a colony on your opponent's planet, with success you have the choice of a second Encounter and your marker is advanced on the Warp counter. Should you lose, your ships are sent into the center of the Warp, stuck in purgatory until you are able to rescue them during another turn.
Cosmic Encounter offers you and your fellow Aliens variants for gameplay. Should you desire, a game can be shortened by requiring fewer colonies or extended and made more challenging through utilizing Tech cards. Tech cards add difficulty and honor the legacy of your Alien ancestors. By researching and completing their Tech cards, players are able to use them in their Encounters with their opponents.
Players can also adjust the difficulty and challenge of play through hiding or rotating their powers. If this variant is agreed upon, players have the option of becoming a new Alien every round. You are also able to change attack play during Encounters, allowing more Flare cards to be used. However, this variant rule is recommended just for expert players.
Although Cosmic Encounter offers plenty of variety and replayability, it can be expanded with Cosmic Incursion, Cosmic Conflict, Cosmic Alliance, and Cosmic Storm:
In Cosmic Incursion, 20 new Alien races explode onto the galaxy. Watch out for the sticky terror of the Fungus, the trickery of the Magician, and the fearful appetite of the Locust! Cosmic Incursion also expands the Cosmos, adding a 6th player to the game and offers a new game variant: the reward deck, which offers exciting new cards such as kickers and rifts.
In Cosmic Conflict, players will shudder at the insidiousness of 20 more Aliens! How will you forge battle against the Empath or the Lunatic? Or will you play as the Claw and steal away planets? Cosmic Conflict also adds a 6th player to the field, and another game variant: the hazard deck, which helps players confront each other with dangerous or amusing events.
In Cosmic Alliance, 20 alien races, both original and classic, explode onto your tabletop. The Cosmos grow even larger with the addition of another player as well as rules for large eight-player games (if you own all three expansions). Cosmic Alliance also introduces a new variant – team rules, which allow steadfast allies to dominate the Cosmos together!
In Cosmic Storm, the galaxy is trembling as 25 new aliens burst onto the scene. The addition of Space Stations, each with unique abilities, shakes up the game even more, and the Space Station Conquest variant introduces a new win condition. One thing's for sure - after Cosmic Storm, the universe will never be the same
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From giant, billion-dollar conglomerates of integrated network sites to small, niche personal lists, social-networking sites are taking the Internet by storm. Social networks are becoming more and more popular, especially among younger folks. But professionals and entrepreneurs use them too.
Let's start by defining the term and how you might be able to use the sites in marketing a camp.
What Is Social Networking?
Social network sites, like MySpace and FaceBook, are online global "communities," where people get to know each other better and share ideas and creativity.
And it's not just for kids either. LinkdIn is a networking site for adult professionals looking to build their network of contacts.
And there are dozens of smaller, more-focused niche communities around the Web that are designed for people with similar goals and interests. There are investment sites, political sites and sites related to specific sports teams.
They all have one thing in common–getting like-minded people together.
MySpace–by far the largest of the sites–was originally established to give small, independent musicians a place to share music for free. It is a great way for bands and songwriters to get their sounds into the world and connect with other musicians and producers.
How Social Sites Work
All social sites have the same things in common:
·They are free to join.
·Once you join, you can create your own member page.
·You can invite others to become "friends" within the network.
Now, many different layers of activity exist within these sites. There are thousands of smaller intra-networks of people who may have the same things in common–like fans of the same band, owners of Siamese cats or high school kids from the same state.
What Does This Have To Do With My Camp?
When marketing anything–even a summer camp–the secret is in messaging. And, as I've said in these pages dozens of times before, messaging is not just what you say, but to whom you say it.
Something else I've often stated in Camp Business over the years is that these days, kids are more likely than their parents to decide what summer camp to attend. More often than not, the kids are doing most of the research–online–and then going to Mom and Dad saying, "This place looks cool–I want to go here."
Yes, the traditional brochure and the camp video are still important parts of the mix, but getting to the kids where they live–online–is crucial to getting your message in front of them.
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How does all this apply to you and your camp? What are the best ways of doing this "social" thing? Here are some simple ways to make social networking a part of the marketing mix:
·Start a MySpace page, and invite all current and former campers to join. This is a great, FREE way to stay in touch with current campers during the off-season, and to keep an eye on alums who may be thinking of sending their own kids to camp. Once you set up a page, send an e-mail blast out to everyone who has come to camp in past summers, and you have an instant network.
·Once you've set up a social site, post video clips and audio casts of activities happening in the camp–a great way to keep the summer energy going–and to build excitement for the coming season.
·Start a chat room or forum on one of the sites, and invite campers and counselors to use it. Forums are a great way for people to interact, on their own schedule.
These are just a few ideas. The options are practically endless.
Why Social Networking?
Well, for one, it's free. Another reason is that's where the kids are hanging out. MySpace has well over 246 million members, and it's growing every day. FaceBook boasts 124 million kids online–and it's geared toward those over 13 years of age.
Wikipedia–the online compendium for just about everything–has a comprehensive list of almost all of the networking sites online, including the number of members, the target audience and registration requirements. You can find this list at www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_social_networking_websites.
Or just type "social networking sites" into your favorite search engine, like Google or Yahoo, and see what comes up.
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Poor Bloody Farmers
One in four farmers is living in poverty
Government statistics show that 25 per cent of farming households are below the official poverty line, defined in rural areas as having an income of less than £14,700 per year.
The numbers have risen by seven per cent since last year as the recession has taken a toll on the rural economy.
Yes, just whining farmers again, never seen a poor one...but it is true (as true as any Government statistic). I meet hundreds of farmers every month and some of them are living in absolute poverty.
But surely they get subsidies?
Quite, they are subsidised to the roof, they have advisers and regulators and compliance officers, they have schemes and targets and directives; they are a nationalised industry. Farmers sold their independent soul in return for suckling on the Government teat fifty years ago.
And what have they reaped? All the restrictions and regulations of working for the State without the salary to compensate.
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WWJD? Apparently if he was a doctor at Trinitas Regional Medical Center, a Catholic community teaching hospital in Elizabeth, NJ, he'd deny life-saving medications to patients with HIV — and deny visitation rights to relatives as punishment — if they are gay. Joao Simoes is suing the hospital in Union County Superior Court because of allegedly [...]
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Excerpt from: Be Still and Know, Chapter 1
"Science has not been able to demystify existence. Now this is recognized not by ordinary technicians but by geniuses, because they are the pioneers; they can see the dawn very close by, they are the prophets. Albert Einstein says that science has failed in demystifying existence, that on the contrary it has mystified things even more.
"For example, it was so easy in the old days, just a hundred years ago, for the scientist to say that all is matter. Now matter has disappeared; in neo-physics there is no entity called matter. The deeper the physicist went into the world of matter, the more matter was not to be found at all – it is pure energy. How to define energy now? Is it material? Energy cannot be material; energy is something totally different from matter. Matter is static, energy is dynamic; matter is a noun, energy is a verb. Matter is measurable. That is exactly the meaning of the word matter; it comes from measure, the root means measurable. Matter can be measured, that's why it is called matter. Energy is immeasurable, it cannot be called matter. And as the physicist has entered into the world of energy, he has become more and more puzzled; never before has he been so puzzled.
"Mystics have always been in awe before existence. The physicist is for the first time in awe, because he has for the first time touched something very vital; otherwise he was just looking from the outside. A stone is just a stone from the outside. The physicist now knows that the stone is not just a stone – it contains universes. A single small pebble that you can hold in your hand contains so much atomic energy that the whole universe can grow out of it, contains so much atomic energy that the whole universe can be destroyed by it. It is not just a pebble any more and it is not solid any more. You are holding it in your hand and you know it is solid, but your knowing is no longer scientific. It only appears solid; it is liquid." Osho
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Michelle Reiber (at left) and Erin Cane posted wins on both the doubles and singles courts in Wilmington's victory over Capital.
Wilmington College rallied from a 2-1 deficit to edge Capital, 5-4, in Ohio Athletic Conference women's tennis action on the Quakers' courts Thursday afternoon.
Wilmington is now 2-3 in OAC action, 3-6 overall. Capital drops to 0-6 in the conference, 0-10 for the season.
"That was a good bounce-back win for us in more ways than one," Wilmington interim head coach Jessie Carmack said. "It was good to see how we responded from our loss to Muskingum, and good to see us rally back to win this match."
Capital squeaked out 8-6 wins at No. 1 and 3 doubles to take an early 2-1 advantage. Wilmington's lone doubles victory was provided by the No. 2 team of Michelle Reiber (Jamestown/Greeneview) and Erin Cane (Springboro), who posted an 8-0 win over Collyn Weaver and Meredith Wedell.
"Michelle and Erin really played well today, in doubles and singles action," Carmack said.
Wilmington won four of the six singles matches to overcome the early deficit.
Jessica VanWinkle (Vickery/Floyd Central, Ind.) was a 6-1, 6-1 winner over Elizabeth McLaughlin at No. 1.
At the No. 2 position, Cane fell behind early, but recovered to beat Michelle Guy, 6-4, 6-1.
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Located a short distance west of the Scottish capital, Edinburgh Airport is the main airport for access to eastern Scotland. Our Edinburgh Airport guide includes contact details and information on facilities, transportation and accommodation options.
Following the airport's sale to Global Infrastructure Partners in April 2012, considerable investment is planned. A new tram link between Edinburgh Airport and the city centre (St Andrew Square) is expected to be operational by May 2014.
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Edinburgh Airport is located just off the westbound A8 from the centre of Edinburgh. The well-signposted access road turns north off the A8 between the Gogar and Newbridge roundabouts.
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Bus: The Airlink 100 (tel: (0131) 555 6363; www.flybybus.com) express service operates daily (from 0400 to 0022) from outside the domestic arrivals area to the central Edinburgh Waverley Bridge terminus (journey time: 25 minutes; fare: £3.50), also stopping at Edinburgh Haymarket railway station.
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Coach: The Citylink (tel: 0871 266 3333; www.citylink.co.uk) coach links Edinburgh Airport to Glasgow Airport (journey time: 60 minutes; fare: £10). Tickets can be purchased on board or online in advance.
Taxi: Taxis are available outside the arrivals area and from the rank by the coach station. These can be pre-booked either online via the airport's website, or by calling: 0844 448 8576. The journey time and fare varies according to time of day, although it typically takes 25 minutes and costs around £20 to the city centre.
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Growing The Awards: Chime In!
Here's the thing: I think awards are fun! Folks get to be recognized for their hard work, there's the thrill of the competition, and hopefully folks get to turned on to some stuff they otherwise wouldn't have noticed or would have passed up. But the awards need to maintain meaning and relevancy.
Now, I'll be the first one to tell you that the ENnies aren't relevant to everyone, even in our hobby. But I think they're ultimately the sort of thing that's good for any hobby, as long as a few things are kept in mind and continuously improved upon:
Scope/Participation: We have more independent publishers than ever before, thanks in huge part to pdfs. Chances are, if there's a sort of gaming or game setting you're looking for, someone's at least taken a shot at it. We need to look at places like Indie Press Revolution and Your Games Now, stay in contact with those publishers, and through visible presence on the internet, assure them that their creative endeavors will be treated with the respect and consideration they deserve. Keep reaching out to as many publishers as possible! The more competition, the more impressive those nominations are! But to grow participation, outreach is only one part of the equation. Once contacted, these publishers need to have....
Trust In The Process & Judges: I've spoken with several publishers who simply felt that the workload judges had in previous years was not fair either to the respective products and/or judges. With the extended submission period this year, the workload's been quite manageable, but folks need to know that their products are getting a square look, a good read (and ideally re-read), and some actual play time whenever possible. I think judges need to be public (as far as the integrity of the nomination process will allow) with how things are going, their relative workload, and with being a part of the reassurance process. Every publisher needs to know that the judges should realize they are sending off six copies of their labors of love because they feel its worth the time and effort they put into it! Green Ronin, Wizards of the Coast, CRN Games, or some guy who just released his first pdf, the consideration needs to be there for every product. Working with the judges this year, I believe this to be the case, but there is enough hesitation out there that I think it needs to be restated: if you send in a product, as an ENnies judge, I will give that product the best, fairest, most thorough evaluation possible, regardless of history, personality, label, or any other factor. I take the charge seriously.
We also need to ensure the product evaluation process is continually refined to benefit the contestants, giving each product the maximum amount of evaluation time and notice, and ensuring accountability on the part of the judges. But, why should someone send their hard-earned, scarce money to send in a product? This is where we need to work on...
Award Impact: Fact of the matter is, if you go into a lot of brick-and-mortar stores, the name "ENnies" is met with a blank stare. I know this is being worked on by other folks in the ENnies, so I won't go into too much detail here, but the more sales, publicity, and name recognition this award carries, the more sense it'll make for folks to submit, entertainment and bragging rights aside.
So, I'd like to hear suggestions! What else would you do to have the ENnies healthy, active, and a fun boon to the hobby going forward?
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- Graham said...
Personally, I'd like to get rid of the requirement that judges must have no connections with publishers.
Because most people involved with indie games have playtested a game/published something/know a publisher personally, it stops them being judges.
Having said that, I'm quite happy for the Ennie Awards not to grow, really.
- April 19, 2008 at 11:15 AM
Hi Zachary!
I think - in addition to your first point, more judges need to be selected in categories, so that each group only judges a certain set of categories. If publishers want to enter a game in more than one category, they can send more copies. This would ensure that the judges are not swamped, and that the games get the attention they deserve - a point I hadn't thought of 'til you brought it up!
- April 19, 2008 at 12:25 PM
- Zachary The First said...
Hi graham! Thanks for posting! Interesting thought on the connections criteria. It is, indeed, a pretty incestuous hobby. :)
As far as being happy with the ENnie Awards not growing, which do you mean? You're ok with the current participation among publishers, you'd actively NOT like to see them grow, or just don't care that much?
Thanks again!
- April 19, 2008 at 12:27 PM
- Zachary The First said...
Interesting, clash! I'm not sure if I'd be on board with different judges for each category, but an interesting thought.
The drawback, I'd see, is that adding ANY judges would increase the cost of submission for publishers (more copies to send in). If we're trying to get as many folks in as we can, its important to weigh that in. But an interesting idea! I'm not necessarily opposed, just think it would take some working. Thanks for the thoughts! :)
- April 19, 2008 at 12:40 PM
I'd like to see more brick n' mortar participation--really make it an "event". I know some folks want to write off those sort of shops as irrelavant, but there's a ton of gamers out there who really don't care about events happening primarily in cyberspace. Ballots at FLGSs, perhaps? (I know this introduces its own huge slew of issues, but I'm throwing it out there).
- April 19, 2008 at 12:57 PM
- Jonathan Walton said...
Hey Zachary,
You post is awesome, but here's some of the biases I sometimes sense in the ENies, which makes it harder for some small press publishers to feel like they can compete. Many of these are not unique to the ENies, of course, but happen all over the place, even sometimes in the Indie RPG Awards, but it's more obvious when small press games compete with mainstream roleplaying products.
1. Books with more pages often seem to be considered to be better or more complete products. How can my hypothetical 20-page booklet compete?
2. Full-color books with lots of art and elaborate graphic design often seem to be considered to be better products, even in the non-artistic categories. How can a B&W product with simple, functional layout and no pictures compete?
Some folks, like the judges of the current ongoing Game Chef 2008 contest, have tried to get around the bias that creeps in when dealing with a physical product when you're trying to judge a game on its own merits, but I don't know that anyone really has a good solution.
I do think, though, that there is a certain ideal that many people have in mind when they imagine a great roleplaying product: lots of fancy design, at least 100 pages, lots of artwork, distributed in book form rather than as a deck of cards or something else, etc. And that ideal sometimes interferes in the judging of products that aspire to do something different.
Has your experience been different? Is this bias less significant in the ENies than I have previously believed?
- April 19, 2008 at 3:31 PM
- Zachary The First said...
Hi Johnathan,
Thank you so much for posting. I'll try to answer, with your original question in italics:
1. Books with more pages often seem to be considered to be better or more complete products. How can my hypothetical 20-page booklet compete?
Well I think it's important that judges look at the scope of a game, and what it's setting out to do. I think some folks DO expect a 200 page RPG product sometimes to be "more complete" than perhaps a 30 or 40-page product. Sometimes, its true. Sometimes, it isn't. I know I've gotten more play out of tiny Lacuna than many more larger games when I'm shooting for that weirdo paranoia vibe. Doesn't mean it'll be that way every time, but that we need judges who realize a product's value cannot necessarily be rigidly tied to the page count. Content doesn't equal length. I can tell you this: if your game is about urban fantasy, and it gives me what I need in 20 pages, and does it in a cleaner, more inspiring way over the 200-page urban fantasy book that meanders all over the place and leaves me flat, the 20-pager wins every time. I think this is important, and something I mentioned in my nominee write-up when I was running. Really, though, we need to make sure we have judges that get that--that's what it comes down to. And that's where voter education and Q&A comes into place. Judges (and nominees) need to open and accessible. Falls under confidence, I guess.
(BTW, for the curious, I did address some of the issues in the ENnies Judge nominee Q&A last year. Here's the direct pdf link to that, if you're interested:
2. Full-color books with lots of art and elaborate graphic design often seem to be considered to be better products, even in the non-artistic categories. How can a B&W product with simple, functional layout and no pictures compete?
Dude, I prefer "functional" over "busy" any day. Obviously, we're discussing the non-artistic categories here, but to me, it comes down to content, content, content. Hey, if the purty pictures inspire and get me in the mood for running, then that needs to be considered--in the proper categories. It should have nothing to do with Best Rules, for instance. Again, along with making sure we have judges who share these values in place, the criteria needs to be set specifically set forth and adhered to insofar as judging each category on those merits independent of any other goes.
I don't want to seem like I'm really just agreeing with you and not offering a concrete solution, but it really does fall under judge accountability and openness. These are really exactly the sort of suggestions/concerns I wanted mentioned, and I thank you.
I do think, though, that there is a certain ideal that many people have in mind when they imagine a great roleplaying product: lots of fancy design, at least 100 pages, lots of artwork, distributed in book form rather than as a deck of cards or something else, etc. And that ideal sometimes interferes in the judging of products that aspire to do something different.
Has your experience been different? Is this bias less significant in the ENies than I have previously believed?
As a new judge, I'd have to say...I'd sure hope so! I mean, to be honest with you, as much as we've discussed different products, we've still got nearly two months to go for submissions. RIGHT NOW, yeah, every product, podcast, whatever, regardless of it being Green Ronin or Evil Hat or Bob's PDF Game Company, they all get discussed. But no one has shown their hand yet, so to speak, because I don't think anyone has their nominee list complete yet! I can tell you this: my list, as it stands right now for this year, is pretty diverse (to my thinking). Now, what will the final list look like when all the judges have finished? Dunno, and I won't go out on a limb for something I can't be sure of. But I believe this has been a very strong year for small press and independent game companies, and I would be surprised if the nominee results didn't in some way reflect that.
I think there may have been some bias in that direction in the past (geez, I hope I'm not getting in trouble here), conscious or no. But I also think that over the past couple years with the ENnies, we've seen more and more of diversity in the sort of products nominated. Again, I think the more in-touch, open, and receptive the judges each year are, the more that will increase. In the end, after all, I can soapbox all day, but the best trust-builder is results.
Now, different forms of media, different designs--that's a good question. I guess all I can say is that, based on the criteria we have for each category, the actual content as defined by that category should be the only factor, whatever the chosen vessel/vehicle. If that doesn't happen, it needs to be brought to the proper attention. Hell, I'll help, and that's a promise. :)
Thank you so much for the questions! Please, if I need to go more in-depth or if I didn't answer the question (which I fear I didn't), let me know.
- April 19, 2008 at 4:17 PM
Great post, Zachary. :) I think the ENnies have been improving each year--I think we just need more judges like you. :) Really, though, like you said, people need to have faith in the process. That comes from folks willing to be direct and transparent.
Hey! Vote for Witch Hunter! :P
- April 19, 2008 at 7:57 PM
- Jonathan Walton said...
Hey Zachary,
Thanks very much for your detailed response. It definitely makes me feel better about the future of the ENies. Hopefully the results of the awards, at least in the nominating stage, will gradually come to better reflect a more open view on what roleplaying has become. I think, as the Origins awards continue to fall in stature and importance, the ENies have a great opportunity to step and up really be the premier award of roleplaying, as long as they are willing to rise to the occasion.
- April 20, 2008 at 11:31 AM
- Zachary The First said...
No, thank you for posting! I, too, am optimistic about this year's nods at this point. After that, of course, its in the hands of the gamer populace--and who knows where that will go. :)
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