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Ember Ranch B and B Bed & Breakfast Lac du Bonnet
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A Bed and Breakfast on the East Shore of the Winnipg River, offers rooms and amenities to guests year round.
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This B and B offers a place to relax with a picturesque view of the Winnipeg River, and fabulous sunsets. It has excellent facilities such as outdoor hot tub, indoor jacuzzis, Sauna, large screen TV, Barbecue, beach. Close access to boat launches, cross coutry ski trails, ski-do trails, hiking, and golf courses. Swimming and fishing off a dock, and ice fishing in winter are further examples of things to do at different times of the years. Snow shoes, cross country skis, canoe, and mountain bikes available for use by guests. There is something to do, year round. Children and pets welcome.
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This is one of my favorite times of the year, that stretch in a long season when, faced with very little to grumble about, a segment of the Blackhawks' faithful clears its collective throat and . . . grumbles.
These are people who could look at a Victoria's Secret model and say, "You call that a nose?"
The defending Stanley Cup champions are "struggling'' — i.e., they no longer have the most points in the NHL (Anaheim does), are 4-1-5 in their last 10 games and have dropped to 4-6 in shootouts.
It's Januworry.
With three weeks until the Sochi Olympics begin and three months until the playoffs start, much of the fretting is devoted to an old, apparently comforting standby — the Lack of a Second-Line Center. This "failing" is the reason for all that has ailed the Blackhawks the last few years, not that there has been much ailing. The Hawks can win a game 6-0, and someone will bring up the deficiencies of Michal Handzus, Marcus Kruger or Andrew Shaw centering the second line.
Still, it has to be a relief to goalie Corey Crawford, who used to be everybody's target practice. Can't win a Stanley Cup, they said, until he did. Not tough enough between the ears under pressure, they said, until he was.
But people move on to the next victim. It's like a bored kid playing with his food.
Self-motivation is difficult this time of year. It's why coach Joel Quenneville is doing what he usually does during these dead periods. He's switching lines to look for a spark, to send messages to players, to get the attention of the underachieving. Is it necessary? Probably not, but it gives him something to do between death stares on the bench.
The truth, not that anybody wants it, is that there's little to complain about, relatively speaking. Compared with what's going on with the other pro teams in town, any criticism of the Hawks looks like nitpicking.
Cubs fans are outraged that their team seems more concerned with the rollout of a sappy mascot, Clark, than the fact it lost 197 games the last two seasons. Yes, those fans do know that the marketing and baseball operations departments are two distinct arms of the organization. Yes, they do know the mascot is for children. But they're tired of the emphasis on peripheral things that have nothing to do with winning.
Sox fans want an end to the tedium of what passed for baseball on the South Side last season. And if somebody wants to throw to the right base in 2014, that would be great.
Bears fans want a defense that doesn't give up rushing yardage like a traitor giving up state secrets.
Bulls fans wonder how much more they'll be asked to take, why their team never seems to be able to land a premier free agent and whether coach Tom Thibodeau will be around after this season or the next.
Hawks fans? They have to concoct something. I give them credit, though. You would think it would be hard to wring your hands while wearing hockey gloves. Apparently not.
It's all a bit silly. The team has won two of the last four Stanley Cups. It has 10 players going to the Sochi Olympics, and a few others who had a real shot of making their country's teams but didn't. That's a ridiculous amount of talent. This could be a dynasty in the making, provided players stay healthy and hungry. And don't you just naturally assume that hunger is always there with hockey players?
This is Chicago, where things don't always go as dreamed. See Rose, Derrick. I get it. But between Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane, Marian Hossa, Duncan Keith and a very deep team, the gnashing of teeth seems like a waste of time and nervous energy.
Save the feelings of imminent disaster for the playoffs, when anything can happen. The Hawks will be one of the favorites, if not the favorite, to win the Cup again, which will bring its own stress. Lower seeds regularly beat higher seeds in the NHL playoffs. Put that in your worry pipe and smoke it, Hawks fans.
At least there won't be much to concern you during the Olympics, other than the possibility of 10 of your favorite players getting some bad borscht in Russia and missing real NHL games because of a lower-body injury. Or is that an upper-body injury?
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Our 50th anniversary
We just celebrated our 50th anniversary. What a great celebration we had. One of the real perks was getting all 3 girls and thier husbands here at the same time. We got lots of pictures together. Dena got to walk down the aisle and marry me all over again. Patty Enz, a dear friend, provided a lovely silk flower bouquet with touches of African prints. Caryn Carson was the "party planner" and we've decided she should start her own business.
The girls (Kim, Kathy and Krystal) worked for months to put it all togehter.
Now that may seem like we're "old folks" but we're busy as ever. I'm still speakintg in churches, colleges and schools and challenging folks to become more involved in reaching tribes and transforming lives. Dena is writing for webnews and for NTM@work magazine.
We're traveling to MI soon for Dena's 50th high school reunion. During that time I'm speaking in 4 different churches and visiting some friends and supporters.
We appreciate your prayers as we continue on with out ministry. Every 45 days another tribe hears the Gospel message due to the efforts of the NTM church-planting team. Please pray that we can shorten that time and reach more tribes and transform more lives. It will take more missionaries to accomplish the task. What is God asking you to do?
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I finally decided to take the plunge and start bloging again. It's been a long time. Some of you haven't heard from us in a long time so I'll try to catch you up on our present status. I don't post on facebook much so if you're on our friend list, check out this blog.
I'm hoping to re-inforce relationships, discuss spiritual truths, perhaps introduce some humor and some photos BUT TODAY, IT'S JUST ABOUT US! (*
Jim continues to deal with health problems, right now he's having radiation on his ears for basal cell carcinoma. They scheduled it for five days a week for six weeks and he's got eleven treatments to go. The main symptom seems to be extreme tiredness. But I will never cease to be amazed at how he keeps on keeping on no matter how hard things become.
He is still pastoring the small church up in northern Florida and reaching out to Pastors in Central Florida. Just last week he led an entire family to the Lord. They attend the Young Adult class at Emporia Baptist but hadn't understood God's grace. Their daughter was eager and ready to commit when Jim asked if she wanted to trust Jesus. Praise God we've got a family baptism coming up at Emporia.
Jim is busy networking with Pastors and mission committees concerning the need to be more involved in missions. He's available to speak just about anywhere and loves every opportunity to talk about his Lord and the needs of the mission field.
As for me, I'm a little too busy for my own good. I do all the bullitens each week and any graphic or text needed for Emporia. I try to work in the Communication Dept. of the mission 5 days a week. I write webnews, magazine articles, and any other text to challenge folks to pray, give or go to the mission field. OK, I get to talk about the grandkids and our great grands next time.
In June we left for the Enrichment 09 conference – formerly known as Refresher Course – in Roach, Missouri.
Every year the staff at the Missionary Training Center hosts a week-long event for missionaries on home assignment to help missionaries transition from ministry on the field to reporting to churches and individuals what God has done in and through them.
It's a wonderful time of fellowshipping with old friends, making new friends, and being better equipped for serving the Lord. Earl and Krystal attended also. We traveled separately each visiting family, friends and supporters along the way.
Our first stop was to visit Richard and Joyce Scott whom we met 25 years ago while we were in training in Durant, Mississippi. They have faithfully prayed for us and supported us financially for over 20 years. Their daughter, Kim, who we had known as a little girl, was there too and it was great to see her again. She is very involved in several ministries to Jewish people and is passionate about seeing God's Chosen People come to know Jesus as their Savior.
Our next stop was to visit Betty Geary in Seneca, Missouri. We stayed in her new home. Last year in May a tornado tore through Seneca and completely destroyed her home and that of her son Tom. Betty, Tom and Sharon, his wife and their four children, spent the last year replacing everything they owned, from clothing to kitchen tools to farm equipment. We were amazed as we talked with Betty and realized how hard it is too "start over." Friends from First Baptist Church in Seneca built and furnished a beautiful home for her.
While we were staying with Betty, Earl and Krystal were staying with Pastor Frank Ward in Neosho. We met at Braum's Ice Cream Parlor to celebrate Mara and Shiloh's birthdays with an Ice Cream Party. We also visited with dear friends from Grace Bible Church in Joplin and I spoke at Faith Baptist in Neosho on Sunday.
Monday June 15 Enrichment 09 began and we sessions started at 7:5 for prayer meeting and some days ended at 9 p.m. It was a busy time but we learned so much. Pastor Bill Oudemolen preached from Colossians every day and we were Spiritually uplifted and – yes – Enriched!
On the way home we visited Jack and Kim and visited Cranmore Cove Baptist Church in Dayton, Tennessee.
On Wednesday it was back to work for both of us. Dena started writing for the web and I began visiting Pastors.
This spring the McMaster Clan met in St. Augustine for a family vacation. Dena and I had put aside a little vacation fund and decided to use it for a clan gathering.
Earl and Krystal and their four children are on home assignment from their ministry in Senegal and we want to cherish every moment we can with them.
Kathy volunteered to be the "researcher." She looked up all the possible attractions, compared prices, studied combo tickets and set up a chart so that each family could choose something they wanted to do.
Kim and three of her children were able to come down from Tennessee to join us. Jack had to stay home and work – we sure did miss him.
Peter and Kathy were delighted to be able to bring their newest grandbaby, Marissa, with them. Oh – and they let Travis and Tiffani come too.
With charts in hand and pre-purchased tickets in our pockets we all gathered at the Alhambra Hotel to plan our first day. Our rooms were side-by-side and so we could visit from room to room.
The little red train stopped right on the corner and all 17 of us hopped on. We spent the day touring museums and shops. One of the grandkids favorite places was the Spanish Village where they could enter-act with the carpenter and baker and candlestick maker. They had questions at each display and actually learned quite a bit.
We tried to keep afternoon free and of course the teens chose to go to the beach. Some of us (like grandma and grandpa) wanted to just rest and take a nap.
Amazingly we managed to conger up meals for 17 on three Forman grills. At night we all piled into one room for games. At one time 16 of us played "Apples to Apples" and even 4-year-old David and 5-year-old Shiloh were able to keep up.
We had three days of visiting attractions, swimming, playing games, eating and just plain having fun. We all returned home – and back to work – rested, refreshed and ready to go again.
We lost a dear friend
This is our dear Senegalese friend Augustin Diatta. He has been a great friend of the mission for many years.
Our six-year-old grandson Ian in Senegal loved to kid and play with Augustin. Pray for Earl and Krystal, Ian's Mom and Dad, and the 4 Klassen children as they mourn the loss of a friend.
See the NTM news story for details.
Just clownin' around
When we visited a church in Sebring, FL, we had a glad reunion with our old friend 'Mopsy the clown.'
Peg and her husband Ralph Hudson toured the mid-West as the children's ministry team of Mopsy and Derby. They were a wonderful addition to Vacation Bible Schools and other children's programs for many years. Ralph has since gone to be with the Lord and Peggy married a wonderful man, Loren Shaleen.
Peg now teaches an adult Bible class in her home though she often uses the same material she taught children as Mopsy. It was great to talk about old times with Peg and get to know our new friend, Loren. One of the precious privileges of being a Representative for New Tribes Mission is visiting old friends and making new ones.
In my ministry of educating churches about the ministry of New Tribes Mission and challenging individuals to be involved in missions, I travel extensively to churches and homes. Gas prices have made that a bit of a trial.
Dena's ministry is a little more confined. She sits at her computer in the Communication Department and writes:
o news articles for the web
o articles for our quarterly magazine, NTM@work
o and helps write any text that the mission publishes or disseminates
She also travels with me and takes part in presenting the needs of New Tribes Mission.
Pray for us as we travel these busy highways. Pray also for needed finances to travel more extensively. We feel we need to be making several trips but the funds are not there. Pray also for Dena's health to continue to improve and for the medical expenses that continue to hinder our ministry.
Did you know that you have at your disposal one of the most powerful tools for expanding the reach of the Gospel? Did you know that right here, right now you can be part of a team bringing the Gospel message to a people group without access to God's Word?
Prayer is one of the most powerful weapons in the spiritual battle for souls. I'm not talking about mumbling "Lord, bless the missionaries." I'm talking about asking an Almighty God to keep his promises and to reach the ends of the world with His Truth. I'm talking about a battle, about intercession, about calloused knees from pleading with God on behalf of your missionaries and the tribal people they minister to.
God's Word has many passages relating to prayer. He commands it. He promises to answer it and He gives us plenty of examples of how to pray and of His answers. I'm citing just a few.
In Matthew 9:37-38, Jesus said, "The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers to His harvest." Ask the Lord to send your missionaries some help. With more than 4,000 people groups still without any Scripture in their language the need for workers is tremendous. But be careful as you pray for people to go to the mission field. Usually when I pray the first heart God challenges is mine.
"If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach and it will be given to him" (James 1:5).
Ask God to give your missionary godly wisdom to deal with difficult situations. Find out what's going on in his life so you can pray specifically. He may need help adjusting to a strange culture and learning a difficult language. He may be discouraged and ready to quit. His troubles may be physical or financial. Whatever they are, your specific prayers for specific needs can make a difference.
2 Thessalonians 3:1 exhorts us, "Finally brethren, pray for us that the word of the Lord may have free course and be glorified just as it is with you." Pray that the Word of God can go forth freely without opposition. Satan will not relinquish his control easily. He will definitely oppose missionary efforts. Pray that the Gospel will not be hindered.
Finally pray that God will be glorified by our missionaries' efforts and by our tribal brothers and sisters in Christ. And just as God is glorified in their lives pray that He may be glorified by yours also.
When the prayer life of the people of God comes to be the dominant feature of Christian experience, the power of God will sweep the earth with victories of grace. You can be a part of those victories.
Excerpted from a message Jim uses as a representative for New Tribes Mission
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…"I wrote 'til my fingers were sore!"
Dena wrote the first half of NTM@work by herself, with lots of help from her fellow writers in editing and correcting and revising. Boy, there were about a dozen "versions" saved in her documents file.
She told the story of the Budik tribe in Senegal, West Africa. She started with the early days, 20 years ago when the first baptism took place and traveled through the slow, hard, seemingly fruitless years when very little happened. The real joy was writing about today and how the church is functioning in all the spiritual gifts and is reaching out to others.
It was a great story and Dena was able to do interviews when we visited Senegal in November. We spent three days in the Budik village talking to missionaries and Budiks, getting the lowdown.
The long story is an excellent example of most tribal works, slow, discouraging, difficult but tremendously rewarding when God brings things together.
If you'd like a copy of the magazine, email us and we'll be glad to send it to you.
A trip to Rock
Dena was writing an article for the next NTM@work about a little church nestled in the mountains of West Virginia. Last time it was West Africa, now it's West Virginia.
The next issue concerns "the home team" – or what you do to help plant tribal churches. So, Dena thought of Wright Mountain Independent Baptist Church in Rock, WV. Once when we needed to return to Senegal, but didn't have the funds, they started a project for us. They completely paid for our tickets and gave us some extra funds as well.
So, after Dena wrote the story she wanted me to get some pictures. That meant a trip to Rock.
My job on these trips is to walk around trying to look like I know what I'm doing and take pictures. And sometimes I get some good ones.
Since we needed to visit the folks at Rock, we thought, "Why not the whole nine yards?" We went over a weekend and had a great time. I spoke at three services on Sunday and in between we had a "dinner on the grounds." It was so good we even had leftovers to eat after the evening service. We sure had a great time. I like Dena's ministry when it involves visiting great friends and eating.
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My cardiologist sat across from me in the examining room and scribbled in my chart, a foot-thick folder he balanced on his knee. I waited for him to look up before asking what had been on my mind for years.
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WHO Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health Sciences
Building on over three decades of collaboration , NIEHS was designated as a World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health Sciences in September, 2013. The Collaborating Centre provides a focal point and resource for the Institute to fulfill its strategic goals in global environmental health. This more formal partnership with WHO will provide NIEHS with new opportunities for translating research findings into effective public health interventions to improve health around the world.
NIEHS will assist WHO by promoting international cooperation among environmental health research institutes around the world; promoting global awareness of emerging issue in environmental health; and supporting education and training efforts in environmental and occupational health sciences.
Environmental Health focus areas of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health Sciences
Activities of the Collaborating Centre will center around the following five "focus areas" of environmental health concern:
Children's Environmental Health
Environmental exposures pose a serious health risk to millions of children worldwide, especially to those living in low-and middle-income countries. The extensive research program in children's environmental health at NIEHS has increased understanding of the unique vulnerability of developing children to harmful environmental exposures and helped to guide the development of protective measures for children in the United States and around the world. By working with other WHO Collaborating Centres in Children's Environmental Health as well as other leading research institutions, NIEHS will continue to inform decision makers about the importance of preventing children's exposures and help reduce children's health risks.
Climate Change and Human Health
In 2008, WHO Director General declared that climate change is "one of the greatest challenges of our time". NIEHS is working with WHO to increase awareness of the link between climate and human health and to help inform health ministries and health professionals around the world about how to protect people from health threats related to climate change.
NIEHS in collaboration with WHO hosted a side event - Health Adaptation in the US and Around the World - at the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties in Poland in November 2013.
NIEHS partnered with WHO to convene an expert consultation on potential health indicators for sustainable development goals in non-health sectors in Geneva, Switzerland on May 17-18, 2012. The reports and recommendations produced by this meeting were presented by WHO at the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Brazil in June 2012.
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Developmental Origins of Health and Disease
The global burden of disease has been shifting from mostly communicable to non-communicable diseases over the past several decades. Non-communicable diseases now cause 60% of all global deaths. NIEHS research is building understanding of how environmental insults during early life stages (from conception through early childhood) can have impacts on health and disease risks not just in later childhood but decades later during adult life. NIEHS is partnering with WHO to help inform global health practitioners about this emerging area of science.
Developmental Origins of Health and Non-Communicable Diseases
A side event to the Prenatal Programming and Toxicology III Workshop in Paris, France, in July 2012 brought together scientific experts on the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) with leaders of the global health organizations devoted to reducing the burden of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs). The objective: explore ways to incorporate prenatal and early life preventive measures to reduce environmental contributions to NCDs.
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As part of a series of joint activities on Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs), NIEHS co-sponsored with WHO a side event at the third International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM3 ) in Nairobi, Kenya, on September 16, 2012.
Report of the International Conference on Chemicals Management on the work of its third session
As the global electronic waste (e-waste) stream grows, it is becoming increasingly important to understand how exposure to e-waste affects human health. Components used to make electronic devices, such as laptops, cell phones, and televisions, contain a variety of metals and chemicals that can harm health when people are exposed through handling or just living near e-waste streams. NIEHS will work with WHO to raise understanding of the importance of controlling exposures to e-wastes among health practitioners and decision makers.
- The Geneva Declaration on E-waste and Children's Health, 2013
- NIEHS spurs investigation into the health effects of e-waste recycling
Indoor Air Pollution
An estimated 3 billion people use biofuels, such as dung, brush and wood, as their main sources of energy for cooking and heating. Exposures to smoke from burning biomass cause nearly 4 million deaths per year and many other health effects, including pneumonia. Women and young children are disproportionately affected by the pollution. NIEHS and WHO are partnering to raise awareness about the urgency of reducing exposures to household air pollution through cookstove replacements and promote research and research translation that can improve the effectiveness of replacement programs around the world.
Pan-American Health OrganizationAs the regional representative of WHO in the Americas, the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) is an important partner for NIEHS. NIEHS collaborates with PAHO on a number of activities.
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Tenor Amar Muchhala has withdrawn from singing the roles of Shepherd II and Apollo in Orfeo with The Royal Opera and the Roundhouse. The roles will now be sung by Alexander Sprague, who will make his Royal Opera debut in this production.
Alexander Sprague has previously sung the role of Shepherd in L'Orfeo for Opéra National de Lorraine and at Salle Pleyel, Paris. His other operatic appearances include Youth in Moses und Aron for Welsh National Opera, including performances at the Royal Opera House in July 2014; Ywain in Gawain at Salzburg Festival; Electrician in Powder Her Face and Pliable and Superstition in The Pilgrim's Progress for English National Opera; the title role of Albert Herring for Opera North, Lyngstrand in The Lady from the Sea for Scottish Opera, Agenore in Il re pastore and Eurimedes in Telemann's Orpheus for Classical Opera Company and Novice in Billy Budd for Gothenburg Opera.
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With great regret, British conductor Christian Curnyn has had to withdraw from conducting Orfeo with The Royal Opera at the Roundhouse due to personal and family reasons.
British conductor Christopher Moulds will now conduct all performances.
Christopher Moulds also conducts Monteverdi's Orfeo for the Bavarian State Opera in July 2015 and has previously conducted the work for Opera North. He recently conducted La finta giardiniera for Glyndebourne on Tour and Die Zauberflöte at the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow. Previous performances include Monteverdi's L'incoronazione di Poppea for Theater an der Wien, Dido and Aeneas at Berlin State Opera and La clemenza di Tito with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra at the Salzburg Festival, as well as a new production of Telemann's Der geduldige Socrates in Zürich. Plans this season include Semele with the Canadian Opera Company at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York and Il re pastore with Zürich Opera.
Christian Curnyn will return to work with The Royal Opera later in the Season when he will conduct performances of L'Ormindo at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse at Shakespeare's Globe.]]>
There are a moments in Darren Aronofsky's film Noah when the audience is forced to question the existence of God. Take away the deity in the famous story of the ark and suddenly Noah's refusal to save anyone outside his family becomes something much more sinister.
The presence or absence of gods – and the grey area of doubt in between – has proved fruitful grounds for the arts, not least in the world of opera.
It's rare to find unambiguously omnipotent gods in opera (Diana's appearance at the end of Gluck's Iphigénie en Tauride is a notable exception) because flawed gods are so much more interesting.
More usually, we meet the gods cut down to human-size – as in Wagner's Ring cycle, where the petty jealousies of the gods lead to the fall of Valhalla and the end of their rule. Baroque opera is peppered with human-size gods – from Handel's Jupiter in Semele to King Plutone in Monteverdi's Orfeo. They make mistakes, fall in love, become angry, feel pain, fall into traps. In Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos, not only do we see Bacchus falling in love with Ariadne but the 'godliness' of the gods is undermined in the Prologue. Here we see the singers who will become Ariadne and Bacchus in the opera's second half worrying about their roles, their wigs and being upstaged by a comedy troupe.
But some opera composers have pushed the concept of a god even further, until the deity's very existence is thrown into doubt. And, as in Aronofsky's Noah, that affects how we judge the characters and their actions.
Strauss deliberately leaves the classical gods out of his opera Elektra, and in his Salome the characters argue about whether the Messiah that Jochanaan (John the Baptist) speaks of even exists. Morality in these works is slippery because neither the characters nor the audience agree on who the higher power is – or even if there is one.
In Les Troyens, Berlioz exploits the same uncertainty, sidelining the gods and so throwing responsibility back onto the warring humans. Writing 150 years later, Birtwistle plays on the same doubts in his opera The Minotaur; he gives the creature the ability to speak and focuses not on the shadowy gods behind it all but on the human toll of the Minotaur's killing, and the creature's own suffering.
Mozart's Idomeneo has traditionally been an example of an opera in which the gods are unusually godlike: Neptune the sea god saves king Idomeneo in the first act – but at a cost – and the god's disembodied voice resolves the plot at the end. But in his new production for The Royal Opera, director Martin Kušej casts doubt on the opera's gods. And we're left with the question: if they aren't steering the story's arc, who is? And what justification is there for the characters' actions if Neptune is a figment of their imagination or – worse – an invention to excuse their actions?
In this age of increased scepticism, the gods of opera are more interesting than ever.
Idomeneo runs 3–24 November 2014.
The production is a co-production with Opéra de Lyon and Vlaamse Opera, Antwerp, and is generously supported by the Friends of Covent Garden.
Orfeo runs 13-24 January 2015 at the Roundhouse in Camden. Tickets are still available.]]>
During the summer holidays, the Roundhouse and Royal Opera House brought together industry professionals, alumni from ROH Learning projects, a group of 11-14 year old game designers, and a young composer, to design an audio adventure game based on Zork, one of the earliest interactive fiction computer games.
Fourteen young people worked with digital artist Simon Katan and drama tutor Michelle Roche to develop all aspects of the game including, characters, scripts and audio content, while composer Richard Taylor mentored young composer Laurence Wilkins to create the musical soundscape. The result is the online game 'Don't Look Back'.
The game is just one part of an innovative and creative youth project linked to the production of Orfeo. As part of the project the Roundhouse and Royal Opera House will be working with young dancers taking part through East London Dance and young singers taking part through the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Young people from North London will also be creating Monteverdi fanfares to be played before the start of each performance.
Aaron, a young participant in the project, says, 'I did courses before at the Roundhouse, for example 'In Scratch' which involved learning how to make very basic games, so I saw this project as a really good opportunity to work here again.'
The world of 'Don't Look Back' is situated after the events of Orfeo, with the player taking on the role of Euridice, a character from the opera. In the first stage of the game, Euridice is recalling her memories in order to try and find her husband Orfeo.
'I have done a lot of coding before so I got to work on some of the levels, such as the toyshop and the farm,' says Aaron. 'The voice acting and narration was my favourite part though, because I had never done anything like that before. I got to play a lot of very different characters including an owl, a snake and an obnoxious teenager.'
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Hannah Elder, Learning and Participation Manager for the Royal Opera House, commented, 'It is particularly exciting to be working with the Roundhouse on this project. As an organization, they hold young people at the heart of what they do, and creating the Orfeo game was an opportunity to make opera more accessible to these younger audiences, allowing them to participate and experience the arts through a unique digital project.'
To play the game visit www.dontlookback.org.uk.
Orfeo runs 13-24 January 2015 at the Roundhouse in Camden. Tickets are now available.
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There are few greater thrills for a fan of any art form than discovering a hitherto lost classic, either an entirely new discovery or a long-forgotten favourite. For many fans of music, film, theatre, painting or sculpture; finding works, artists, and composers new to us is what stimulates our appetite for art.
For opera fans, the art form's 400 year-long history offers plenty of opportunity for rediscovering works, attested to by regular news reports of newly-unearthed works or alternative versions, swiftly dusted off and performed for the first time in centuries.
Look a little closer and even works and composers that are now mainstays have been through the process of rediscovery:
Perhaps the most famous example of the change in fortune of an entire section of a composer's oeuvre is that of Gioachino Rossini's forgotten operas. Upon his death, Rossini was one of the most famous composers in history thanks to a string of comic hits including Il barbiere di Siviglia. With his passing, however, his more serious operas including Guillaume Tell and La donna del lago experienced a wane in popularity, only finding favour again in the mid-20th century.
Johann Sebastian Bach, who alongside Rossini is one of today's most popular composers of the modern day, also experienced a decline in popularity. His Baroque style was regarded as old fashioned in the years following his death and it took another composer - Felix Mendelssohn - to bring him back into performing repertory. Mendelssohn's 1829 performance in Berlin of Bach's oratorio St Matthew Passion was a landmark in the composer's reputational rehabilitation.
Bach's decline and rise again is symptomatic of the trend among wider Baroque and early music composers. L'Ormindo, the Francesco Cavalli opera so memorably staged by The Royal Opera at Shakespeare's Globe's Sam Wanamaker Playhouse last Season, was neglected for 323 years until Glyndebourne presented it in 1967. Monteverdi's Orfeo – now widely regarded as the first great opera – suffered a similar fate, neglected from the 1650s until its first public airing two and a half centuries later in 1904.
Though the aforementioned waxings and wanings of fortune have occurred over entire centuries, shorter time-frames also offer scope for flux: Leoš Janáček was well respected during his own lifetime in his native central Europe but his music became better known internationally through the championing of Australian conductor Charles Mackerras; and Weill and Brecht's opera Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny has proved a stellar example of nominative determinism in action. The opera, first performed in 1930,was not staged in the United States - the country whose ideals it critiques so sharply - until 1970. The anti-capitalist undercurrent of the work no doubt contributed to its stint on the operatic sidelines during the Cold War.
Such changing fortunes aren't only in the past, just take a cursory look at sites like Operabase or the programmes of recent BBC Proms programmes. Early 20th-century British works by composers like Ralph Vaughan-Williams and George Lloyd are currently enjoying a revival, and central-European composers like Król Roger composer Karol Szymanowski are finding new audiences following the fall of the Iron Curtain.
Of course, historic works are only one side of the coin. For any opera company - and indeed for the art form to advance creatively - it's important to commission and programme new works too. This is an approach taken by the Royal Opera House with a commitment to new opera that has included Written on Skin and Through His Teeth. The staging of Søren Nils Eichberg's 'robot opera' Glare, a work that - within the framework of an established artistic tradition - explores current issues through a contemporary sound-world.
It's this fusion of classic and contemporary which has led to The Royal Opera teaming up with publishers Pushkin Press. They will be giving away specially-selected books from their catalogue at performances of Glare, placed on the seats of lucky audience members. Like The Royal Opera, an important part of Pushkin Press's work is rediscovering previously-unknown masterpieces, alongside exciting new works. Among other authors they've been instrumental in championing the work of Stefan Zweig, the writer whose work inspired Wes Anderson's film The Grand Budapest Hotel. So, if you're going to a performance of Glare, make sure to look on your seat before you fix your gaze on the stage; both book and performance will reflect the importance of past as well as present in the artistic experience.
Glare runs from 14-22 November 2014. Tickets are still available.
The production is generously supported by the Friends of Covent Garden.
Venice: city of corruption, sickness and decay – not to mention a great tourist destination. You've heard it all before, from Don't Look Now to Casino Royale. But the city has also played a crucial role in the development of opera – perhaps more than you might expect, given that we tend to consider the city's golden age to have ended with the 16th century. Venice has been home to countless opera premieres; it has provided a home for some of the most prolific Italian operatic composers; and its reputation of putrefying glory has directly inspired several great operas.
Claudio Monteverdi arrived in Venice in 1613 as the maestro di cappella of San Marco. He had already created opera's first masterpiece, Orfeo, in Mantua in 1607. In Venice he wrote the only two other of his operas to have survived, Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria (The Return of Ulysses to his Homeland) and L'incoronazione di Poppea (The Coronation of Poppea). The latter was probably his last work, written when he was 76 and first performed in 1643. It glorifies the ruthlessly ambitious Nerone and Poppea in their triumph over the forces of good and offers a compelling psychological insight into the pair, anticipating opera's greatest anti-heroes.
Venice would see a host of major world premieres over the following centuries as it played a central role in the development of Italian opera. Venice-born Antonio Vivaldi had 30 operatic premieres in the city, including his Orlando furioso. Christoph Willibald Gluck wrote Cleonice and Ipermestra for Venice's carnival. Gioachino Rossini wrote ten operas for Venice, including Tancredi, L'italiana in Algeri and Semiramide; Vincenzo Bellini wrote two, including I Capuleti e i Montecchi; Gaetano Donizetti wrote five, including Belisario; and Giuseppe Verdi's Ernani, Attila, Rigoletto, La traviata and Simon Boccanegra were all first performed at the famous La Fenice opera house.
After all this activity, Venice more or less disappeared from the musical map towards the end of the 19th century – though the Italian premiere of Der Ring des Nibelungen was given there in 1883, the same year in which its composer, Richard Wagner, died in the Palazzo Vendramin. The founding of the Venice Biennale in 1930 revived the city to the operatic world. The many major opera premieres that have taken place under its wing include Igor Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress, Benjamin Britten's The Turn of the Screw, Sergey Prokofiev's The Fiery Angel and works by Luigi Nono, Brian Ferneyhough and Salvatore Sciarrino, to name just a handful.
And what of the operas in which Venice itself plays a role? Composers have delighted in exploiting not only the (assumed) atmosphere of degradation but also the music specific to the city, particularly the gondolier's barcarolle. Rossini's Otello is set entirely in Venice, and the offstage gondolier's serenade 'Nessun maggior dolore' ('There is no greater sorrow') just before Desdemona's dreadful demise is one of the opera's most effective moments. Donizetti's Lucrezia Borgia, on the unfortunate (if rather silly) death of the title character's long lost son at her own hands, was one of the great successes of his career. And both Donizetti and Verdi sought inspiration from the Venetian doges – particularly the conflicting demands of duty and familial love – in Marino Faliero and I due Foscari respectively.
Amilcare Ponchielli had his great hit with La Gioconda, in which the evil Barnaba has a malicious barcarolle 'Pescator, affonda l'esca' ('A fisherman awaiting the tide'). Jacques Offenbach set part of his fantasy triptych Les Contes d'Hoffmann in Venice, writing arguably the most famous operatic barcarolle in 'Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour' ('Beautiful night, night of love'). And Britten's Death in Venice paints a breathtaking portrait of the city: the fruit-sellers and their cholera-carrying strawberries; youths frolicking on the Lido; affluent tourists laughing at a bawdy song in Venetian dialect; and most of all the lilting call of 'Serenissima', at times languid, at others a cruel taunt of lost youth and spent passion – the perfect encapsulation of the dreams and desires this city has inspired.
I due Foscari runs 14 October–2 November 2014. Tickets are still available.
The production will be broadcast live in cinemas around the world on 27 October 2014. Find your nearest cinema.
The production is a co-production with Los Angeles Opera, Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía, Valencia; and Theater an der Wien and is given with generous philanthropic support from Mrs Aline Foriel-Destezet, Mrs Susan A. Olde OBE, Costas and Evi Kaplanis, Colm and Ella Kelleher and Mrs Philip Kan.]]>
A new production of Monteverdi's Orfeo opens at the Roundhouse in January 2015, the result of a new collaboration between the Roundhouse and The Royal Opera.
The Roundhouse, which began life as a railway repair shed in 1847, is a legendary performing arts venue and creative hub used by over 3,000 11–25-year-olds; Orfeo marks the first time the venue has hosted an opera, as well as the first time The Royal Opera has staged Monteverdi's masterpiece.
'We are doing the first truly great opera – Monteverdi's Orfeo – which is the story of a man who goes into the realm of death to win his wife back to life', says Director of The Royal Opera Kasper Holten. 'We are keen to be in places where people don't expect opera, because that reconnects us to the life around us, and gives the audience new expectations and experiences.'
Former artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company Michael Boyd makes his operatic debut with the production, which promises theatrical spectacle to match Monteverdi's drama.
'Developing Orfeo together with The Royal Opera is an opportunity to think of our building in a new way and introduce our audiences – many of whom are under 25 – to opera,' says Marcus Davey, the Chief Executive and Artistic Director of the Roundhouse. 'It will also give these young people a chance to contribute to a new and exciting production as film makers, technicians and performers.'
Orfeo runs 13-24 January 2015 at the Roundhouse in Camden. Tickets are now available.
The production is a co-production between the Roundhouse and The Royal Opera.]]>
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Ballet and Dance
Deloitte Ignite 2014
5-28 September
Free opening festival curated by The Royal Ballet and Minna Moore Ede.
BalletBoyz the TALENT (Linbury Studio Theatre)
16–27 September
Former Royal Ballet dancers Michael Nunn and William Trevitt and their award-winning troupe come to the Linbury Studio Theatre for the first time, with an all-new programme.
26 September–1 November; Live cinema relay on 16 October
By Kenneth MacMillan
Kenneth MacMillan's acclaimed tragic ballet is a modern masterpiece.
Scènes de ballet / Five Brahms Waltzes in the Manner of Isadora Duncan / Symphonic Variations / A Month in the Country
18 October–12 November
By Frederick Ashton
The Royal Ballet celebrates its Founder Choreographer, Frederick Ashton, with a mixed programme of some of his finest works.
Ceremony of Innocence / The Age of Anxiety / Aeternum
7–17 November
By Kim Brandstrup / NEW Liam Scarlett / Christopher Wheeldon
A Scarlett world premiere and two recent works by Brandstrup and Wheeldon: contemporary ballet at its finest.
Cassandra NEW (Linbury Studio Theatre)
30 October–1 November
By Ludovic Ondiviela
Choreographer Ludovic Ondiviela and singer songwriter Ana Silvera present a poignant exploration of what it is to be called mad.
Mapping / Document / Christopher Bruce (Linbury Studio Theatre)
25 –9 November
By Darshan Singh Bhuller / Ivgi & Greben / NEW Christopher Bruce
Phoenix Dance Theatre presents a mixed programme including a Christopher Bruce premiere and works by Darshan Singh Bhuller and the choreographic duo Ivgi & Grebem.
Don Quixote
25 November–22 January
By Carlos Acosta after Marius Petipa
Carlos Acosta's exuberant production of this classic tale of friendship, love and loyalty is bursting with joie de vivre.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
6 December 2014–16 January 2015; Live cinema relay on 16 December
Welcome Performance for Families 6 December
By Christopher Wheeldon
Follow Alice down the rabbit hole in Christopher Wheeldon's thrillingly entertaining ballet.
The Mad Hatter's Tea Party NEW (Linbury Studio Theatre)
6 December 2014–3 January 2015
ZooNation burst onto the stage with their family Christmas show, a wonderfully wacky take on the madcap characters of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
Opera and Music
Anna Nicole
11–24 September
Mark-Anthony Turnage
Dir: Richard Jones
Cond: Antonio Pappano
A tale of sex, celebrity and scandal: Mark-Anthony Turnage's opera explores the dramatic life and death of Anna Nicole Smith.
12 September–6 October; BP Big Screen Live Relay on 17 September
Giuseppe Verdi
Dir: David McVicar
Cond: Maurizio Benini / Paul Griffiths
Corruption and innocence collide in Verdi's remarkable opera. David McVicar's staging emphasizes the depravity at the heart of the court of Mantua.
Il barbiere di Siviglia
19 September–5 October
Gioachino Rossini
Dir: Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier
Cond: Mark Elder
Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier's production of Rossini's sparkling comedy is full of wit and energy.
The Trial NEW (Linbury Studio Theatre)
10–18 October
Philip Glass
Lib: Christopher Hampton
Dir: Michael McCarthy
Cond: Michael Rafferty
Philip Glass, one of the world's most popular contemporary composers, creates a new work for Music Theatre Wales based on Kafka's nightmarish novel.
La scala di seta (Linbury Studio Theatre)
23–4 October
Gioachino Rossini
Dir: Greg Eldridge §
Cond: Jonathan Santagada §
The Jette Parker Young Artists present a fully staged performance in the Linbury Studio Theatre, in one of the most popular highlights of Meet the Young Artists Week.
§ Jette Parker Young Artist
I due Foscari NEW
14 October–2 November; Live cinema relay on 27 October
Giuseppe Verdi
Dir: Thaddeus Strassberger
Cond: Antonio Pappano / Renato Balsadonna
A despairing father is torn between love for his family and duty to a corrupt city in Verdi's searing early tragedy.
Idomeneo NEW
3–24 November
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Dir: Martin Kušej
Cond: Marc Minkowski
Love and sacrifice vie in Mozart's sublime early masterpiece, directed by Martin Kušej in his UK debut.
Glare NEW (Linbury Studio Theatre)
Søren Nils Eichberg
Lib: Hannah Dübgen
Dir: Thaddeus Strassberger
Cond: Geoffrey Paterson
Danish-German composer Søren Nils Eichberg presents a taut thriller about trust and reality.
L'elisir d'amore
18 November–13 December; Live cinema relay on 26 November
Gaetano Donizetti
Dir: Laurent Pelly
Cond: Daniele Rustioni
Laurent Pelly's acclaimed production of Donizetti's opera radiates tenderness, humour and southern sunshine.
Orfeo NEW (Roundhouse, Camden)
13–24 January 2015
Claudio Monteverdi
Dir: Michael Boyd / Trans: Don Paterson
Cond: Christian Curnyn


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New Delhi (CNN) -- What could possibly be more popular than the latest iPhone? An Indian company is hoping that among India's Muslims, it will be the new Quran mobile, a smartphone loaded with Islamic features.The new ENMAC Quran MQ3500 phone, launched last month in India, comes with Islam's holy book translated in 29 languages and a compass that directs users toward Mecca. Muslims bow in the direction of the holy city for prayers five times a day.The $76 phone also features an Islamic calendar, downloaded holy books, a calculator for zakat (donation to charity) and an automatic ring silencer that can be set up for prayer times at mosques.Niyas Ahmed, a 35-year-old New Delhi engineer, traded in his old Nokia for the new Quran phone 10 days ago."They are providing a great service," he said about being able to read the Quran whenever he had time to spare, no matter where was.Network engineer Mohammad Mohsin, 28, bought the phone for his father."The concept is great. It maximizes one's reading time," he said.Mohsin said the phone is sure to do well in India. All his father's friends, he said, are curious about the uniquely Islamic device that is the first of its kind in India.Anuj Kanish, head of TolMol, the Indian online comparison shopping network that launched the phone, said the Quran mobile is already on back order. He said it will be more widely available in stores starting in January.ENMAC, a Malaysia-based Islamic digital products company, developed the Quran phone -- also available in several Middle Eastern countries, Pakistan and Malaysia.But India, said Kanish, has potential for massive sales.India is home to 180 million Muslims, the world's third largest Muslim population, and a rapidly growing mobile phone user market. More than 800 million Indians -- from the poorest rickshaw pullers to wealthy entrepreneurs -- own mobile phones.Unlike Hindus, who form a majority of India's 1.2 billion people, Muslims have well-defined daily rituals, Kanish said. The Quran phone is ideally suited for Islam, he said.Sirajuddin Qureshi, president of the India Islamic Cultural Center, agreed. He hopes the new cell phone will reinvigorate interest in Islam.
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Oct-Dec 2007 Contest -- The Watery Cavern
7 Years ago
Hi all -- here is a last minute entry from an occasional lurker.
I tried to do a couple unique things, you guys can judge if they were interesting or not. I decided not to incorporate lots of accessories -- I didn't see this as being appropriate to my concept. Without further ado:
The Bold Shall Inherit
Most is self explanatory, but some comments:
1) The lizardmen are performing the rather mundane task of chasing down their totem-door that unfortunately washed down the whirlpool into the lower level.
2) The shaman directing this task is suprised to see an orc!! -- who is the most nimble individual of a group spelunking in some tunnels connecting to tribal caves. The orc is equally suprised.
3) The lizardmen -- after suffering some losses -- no longer are curious about what the skeletons are guarding. Some ancient tomb? Human perhaps? or Orcish?
4) The tunnels and caves shown are only a small subset that snake through this area. Additional areas of interest include the lizardmen dwellings, the forgotten tomb and some areas that yet to be tread upon by a sentient species...
I think I used 100% of set pieces...Although many are hidden.
Hmm, hope this still qualifies -- it is still Dec 10 here in Mountain time USA! (DF knows my "ship to" address so this is easy to validate as non-BS... But I doubt that I'm even in the top 10, so probably doesn't matter.)
(Edited to make a comment about time and to note number of pieces...)
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So i was all at lunch today thinking about how i didn't like my write up, and had the brainstorm of why and how to fix it, so i decided to nip in and edit something on the text part... So i come in and see lots of activy and new posts in the thread... mainly on last minute entry stuff...
Silly brain didn't think that was right... and i was like what it doesn't end till Saturday the 15th... so i nip back to the first post and see.... "ooohh, that's the day the prizes is sent" or what not, it ended yesterday and i didn't have the eureka momnet till today... thinking i had yonks of time, and now that the stupid work projects that kept me busy the past two weeks are done i could think about it... oh well.
I will likely up date it when i post the other (the rest of the 15 or so i took) in the Cool pictures thread later... but won't change it now since the contest is over...
Stupid brain work... bangs head on table.
So hey WHO won, i want to make comments... :)
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Oct-Dec 2007 Contest -- The Watery Cavern
7 Years ago
Yes I know it is late but wanted to put it where it belongs, had the date off, and problems with old account.
Lair of the Bone Crusher Tribe
A dank twisting passage leads off, but unlike many other orc tribes this one is not dark instead the Bone Crusher tribe lights torches so that the weaker races, like humans and elves can see in know the dread coming at them. The Entry way (photo1) is guarded by skeletal warriors created from the bodies of dead invaders, on more than one occasion an adventurer faces off against the animated remains of a former friend.
The deeper one goes into the caves the more dangerous it becomes, more foes guard the double back that has lead to many an ambush as the skeletons close in from one side and the warriors of the tribe from the other. If one manages to get past the walking dead and orcs at a choke point (photo2) the real battle begins. The Cleric to the Orc god of battle and death, the overall leader of the tribe has created a killing area for any who risk entering the home. Tables and benches barricade the entrance to living area. If one is able to pull down the barricade they find a quick death pin cushioned by arrows from the silent sentinels. Beyond the archers lie the living spaces of the orcs and their dead servants.
One first encounters a pool to drink from, dump waste in, bath in and get the occasion fresh fish from (hey they are orcs no one said that hygiene was high on their list of priorities) this small pool connects through the wall into a much larger lake so the water is refreshed a bit. To the Left of this pool and entry way Is a storage area where sacks of grain, and a few crates are kept safe and dry. But of more interest is what one finds if they go to the right, off to the other side.
To the right of the caverns entrance more dead adventures stand guard on a bridge that leads over the wall and a bit of a stream that was carved out by said water and into the lake proper. One must first get past the Skeletons, and beat by the Tribes Brute on the bridge, and then get by more skeletons on the other side. If one forgoes the challenge of the bridge they enter into the kitchen and eating area of the tribe, which is closely followed, by the communal area of the warriors. This long natural room lies along the side of the lake and houses the bulk of the orc population, hinted at is the passage to the leader of the tribes separate chamber. (Photo3).
If one manages to cross the bridge they enter into a large cavern filled with a deep foreboding lake, the right side of which leads deeper underground, from one gapping hole in the side of the wall, however beside that hole are two other smaller caves that are piled high with the tribes treasure, the most important treasures resting on a pedestal of natural stone. Curving around toward the wall opposite the bridge sits a small raft, used by whom ever dwells within the area behind the door. Perhaps it is the high priest of the tribe, a hired brute like a troll, or maybe it just leads further into the darkness of the underground. But what ever is behind that door is guarded by three lizard folk who swim about in the lake. Perhaps they know what causes the whirlpool in the center for no adventure has yet to return from the cavern and say, and the orcs don't talk of it, Lastly on the opposite bank rest urns filled with a mixture of liquids, some are once rich wines (now a bit vinegary) used in religious services, others filled with blood for more darker arts, but much the same purpose. (Photo4 & photo5)
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I posted yesterday 'as is' as I would need some decent light / sunlight for my set-up - but will only have this on the weekend again. My build has a great lower level cavern - but to make photos you need at least some light from the side. At least this time around I finally managed to get some contributions in.
Actually - it worked quite well to let the children work out something first. That way I have everything ready for myself - and by the time daddy is allowed to build his design they have played for a day or two and a saturated - at least as far as I'm allowed to build something up and it isn't touched for 24 hours.
Just need to remember to add some extra 2 days for the kids next time. Wanted to start myself the same evening - and this was a no go ...
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We have a winner!
We will announce the winner via newsletter late today or early Wednesday.
There were MANY outstanding entries -- and it was not easy to pick ONE. Thank you all for your entries.
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Purplesaber – the first photo shows a Very playable layout, I like those a lot, very nice and easy to use as GM layout me like.
DMJJ - Also very playable with a touch of elevation in some areas to give a diverse play area
L – Nice and it seems compact, but still very playable, with also a good usage of elevation to vary place area are and make different game effects.
Fiddy - Very nice well defined lake and river system leading into a good tunnel complex. This is one of the "sprawling ones" that makes others look compact next to.
Lonestar – another "sprawl" set up really good maximized usage of walls. Be it the free standing walls (or wall overhangs) from the river set in the rest of the layout, or the walls from the cavern set to do double duty, makes it look like there are more walls than in the set, great usage.
Blackhawk1 – Minimalist, imaginative not sure what to call it, seems to be a compact sprawl. The linkage makes it as nice you put out what is needed to get across the intent of the areas and let the players/ viewers fill in some of the other bits. Very good way to make a set up for disjointed parts of an adventure you can use it as linear or you could instead of saying it is linear you pop the minis into an area and have the encounter then off camera move to the now here you are area of the map. (Or at least I see this as a way to do this easy from your set up, others may not.)
Thoth – in your previous post you mention something about cheating "for cheating...I'll demonstrate or explain later perhaps"? What were talking about (6 images, using the log from the traps set) it's later please explain. But on to the layout I really like that little pool formed by the 3 river corners, that leads into the main lake, and some great "off shoots" of the main area, which gives that kind of compact sprawl. The main lake is compact but things head off but come back.
Shadox – I like the lake, again compact and well contained but has a nice bank to that you have to get to with the stairs making a good division and interesting game play options.
shoesan great elevation, that is more of what I wanted to do but couldn't figure out how to do it, have areas, under and around the lake where the water could flow into and out of, or the creatures could come from. Those in set up shots are great.
Will Hit page 3 later, got to go now…
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7 Years ago
Yep- the intent was to have 4 distinct areas reminiscent of a typical D&D layout. I was trying to show a means to use every piece as well as making something that could be easily laid out as adventurers moved into an area. The one thing that niggled me personally after I posted was I realized there was a better place to put the one lake shore piece that kind of "hangs out" for no good reason to the extreme right of the landing.
Many of the other entries- yours included- gave me numerous ideas for the future. SInce we are critiqueing I'll throw in my 2 coppers:
First a note- many of you I ding for using prohibited pieces in my opinion. When Jeff said use any "accessories set" I take that to mean pieces actually listed by DF in their accessory area. Pieces from the building expansion set, traps set, etc are all sold in their "set" area and not as accessories. I asked Jeff to clarify this for future contests as to what qualifies as an "accessory" (i.e. if I had used the columns from wicked additions or the blazing urns from DoE would that have been OK?) Of course the final opinion is that Jeff and Stephan so its all good :D
Second- Anything I state is not meant to be nasty but an honest critique, from my view, of the individual set-ups. Feel free to tear mine apart also so long as anything said is actually constructive please.
Purple - Clean, compact layout- as stated by GS very playable. I loved using the U-shaped wall as an arch. The only thing I did not like was the use of the stalagtite overhangs in a squared off manner- it just did not look "right" to me as everything else was so natural looking.
DMMJ - The set-up was well done with a bit of "sprawl" at the end. My only real comment is I would have like to see more pictures of the set-up as a whole in discreet chunks versus close-ups of figures. Primarily I mean the 2nd pic posted as it seemed to focus on the orcs as not even the whole room was captured. I would prefered a zoom out to see the room and corridor.
L- Very, very nice. A compact playable area that hints at the expansion possibilities out in the "deep" water areas. The built up area is still has the 1st level area as an area easy to get too and play with- minimal fuss if a mini needs to run for cover. I put you in the top 3 for sure.
Fiddy - A nice broad playable area- I especially like the opening in the wall where the water leads off to. My only real suggestion is taking the time to get the pictures done up right. The first pic needed a 90 degree rotation CCW- looking at it sideways was painful. SOme of the other pics were slightly out of focus and should have been retaken.
LS - Another great set-up. I liked a lot of things- the circular passage area, the raft tucked away in a niche, the use of the free standing walls to break up a monotonous shoreline, big roomy caverns to let loose a fireball, etc. I cannot really find much at fault here.
Thoth - WHile I like the set-up I too noticed the use of the prohibited log from the traps set (its not an accessory I believe). However, putting that aside what a wonderfully done up cavern. Like GS I also really loved the pool nestled in between the cavern pieces. Use of the figs as also excellent- very dynamic and helps to set-off the whole set-up.
Shadox- I liked how one steps into the living area of the cavern denizens before wandering out into the lake area- which can continue as seen by the lake piece that is unbordered. Like Fiddy there were some pictures that I thought could have benefited from a zoom out- the close-up of the treasury I believe was the weakest picture as it did not aid one in showing off the set-up meaningfully. The only other item is I am not sure if the torches would be a prohibited item- they are not part of any accessory set that I can recall but are part of the deluxe room set, iirc.
GS- Your set- up was wondeful and visually striking. The water slide down was an outstanding feature! I loved the compact form but how it opens up with the water at the end so the adventure can continue. WHat it did lack was peeling back the second layer to see how the cavernous passages was laid out- in the case of the contest one whole set was effectively buried and could not be seen which I consider a detriment, There are hints that there may have been an entire viable first level but it is impossible to tell. The only other quibble was the use of photoshopping out the area around the set-up which I would consider a prohibited "special effect".
SHoesan - Wow... the liitle nooks and crannies, the island in the middle, use of the free walls to make an extremely playable 2nd level, lurking lizardmen, This was a great set-up that I would put in the top 3. The only real critique is, again, some of the pics were just too close-up- I would have preferred a zoom out to take in more of the set-up rather then extreme close-ups which in one case (the bridge) provided too little return for the use of a very valuable picture- especially when the other bridge pic did a much better job of showing off the set-up.
Hero - Nice use of walls and cavern pieces to give a cliff like feeling to the back wall- makes it seem like the adventurers should bring pitons and rope! The T-shaped passages that just off to the side seem almsot and afterthought though- everything else is so compact and tight that these seemed out of place. Other then that some of the pics were a little out of focus especially for the long shots which was a slight detraction.
Camou - Excellent feeling of a "nexus point" withing an underground area. I count 6 seperate entry/exit points to what seems like a deep water crossroads. I really like the low angle bats-eye view of the set-up. The only "fault" I can find is that in some pictures there are a lot of figures which makes the picture very busy and detracts from the set-up as a whole.
Thod 1 - Your daughter did a very nice job indeed! If she came up with that circular arena idea on her own that was really neat- I liked that one a lot. The only thing I see that may be a killer is in the 4th picture it looks like an HA door was added into the layout.
Thod 2 - Again I like the circular chamber being used as storage (did he grab the circle idea from his sister? :D ). Like Thod 1 even though it is sprawled out one can easily visualize the exterior walls to the set-up in the areas that are not essential to showing walls.
Gdm - WOw... very nice split level set-up, multiple flumes, framed portal, and I like the use of the tables and such as makeshift barricades. Like some of the others a few of the pictures were "soft" in my mind and did really help in conveying the set-up as well as being out of focus. ALso, like GS I would have preferred to have that top layer peeled away in one picture to be able to see if there is a viable, playable area underneath.
Thod 3 - I love that clean 2nd level with the bridge leading up to it and the arch as the gateway- one really gets the feel that the water pour down from that level and exits on the first creating the lake. The lizardmen living area, the cell with the angry orc in it, the 1st level of water that leads out is all very smooth. Like others with hidden support areas I would have preferred a peel back of that 2nd level to see if a viable 1st level is there- this may seem peevish on my part to harp on it but if one is showcasing the sets I would have liked to see how the sets were used if I was judging.
Scorched- that is a very, very cool concept making the vertical flumes for spelunkers! Nice tight set-up and most everything is accessible or easy to get too. I would have liked to have seen a backside picture as to what is supporting the flumes- especially the left hand one. I tried to emulate your set-up and the pieces kept sliding off so I am not sure how they were held together. This may run afoul of the "no support other then DF pieces" rule as I simply cannot get these flumes to stay up as is. But still very imaginative!
Rogan - Compact and tight- a great set-up for a limited area. I liked what I think you did connecting the portal to the "deep hole" enclosed as a sort of private lake as part of the caverns. Like others I believe prohibited pieces were used- the food and tables from the building expansion set I do not believe qualifies as an accessory. Other then that the last picture was very weak- an almost side on shot which did not really help give one the overall impression of the lay out from my perspective.
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7 Years ago
And congrats Gdm on being the winner!
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If Blackhawk1 is saying that from confirmation.
So that means a newsletter did go out....which I signed up for again to make sure and still nothing.
Not in my email guards either. Hmmmmmmmmm....
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And congrats Gdm on being the winner!
Hey thanks! I appreciate the critique too. Yes, I know a few of my photos are a touch blurry. And that's because my primary digital camera is experiencing technical difficulty and I had to borrow one I am much less familiar with.
And thanks to Dwarven Forge too both for making a great product (which I am addicted to) and for holding the contest.
I am eagerly looking forward to the next!
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Yep- got the newsletter and its all the way at the end.
Scorched and Thod got an honorable mention :D
Yep- bring on the next one!
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Thanks for the comments. yes - my daughter came up with the circular walls on her own - multiple times I have to say as they 'moved'. I will check the photos - there shouldn't be any HA door in there. But hey - there was a box with doors upstairs (all the bow ties are in there) and it might have slipped in.
And Philip came up with the round chamber on his own as well.
In regard to the lower lake - I will reveal later and will make some photos. Here I ran out of time to figure out a way how to get photos from the lower section. Should have done while building up. I took care even to place the second 'whirlpool' excatly underneath.
It was my first competition - and I learnt a lot. Especially - don't build up in a rush. I should do the same 2 weekend ahead next time. Give the kids some time first - and then go for my own layout.
Now I need to have a look at the newsletter
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OK, lets give this one a fair shake, while I personally do not endorse condition 3 carry, there are those that do. The topic of Condition 1 vs. Condition 3 has been beaten to death time and time again. For those that choose to carry condition 3, they should be able to discuss methods that will enable them to accomplish their desired tasks without the thread turned into a debate on C1 vs. C3, that's called Thread Hi-jacking and we do actually have an infraction for it. If you do not have anything to add related to the topic of this thread: "...your gun is now unchambered, what methods has your training brought you that seem to work the best for chambering a round quickly and successfully?" don't post as it will be removed.
Going to go about this a different way in hopes that some useful information can be generated without the chambered vs unchambered argument and antics.
Whether you carry chambered or unchambered doesn't matter - the question is your gun is now unchambered, what methods has your training brought you that seem to work the best for chambering a round quickly and successfully?
I personally practice carrying unchambered so this topic is important to me (and others who choose this method), so instead of bickering about this being a non-preferred method by most, lets discuss the techniques used to chamber a round.
Those who carry with one in the hole will benefit from this discussion in case their loaded round goes 'click' and not 'boom', those who carry without one in the hole will benefit from learning new techniques.
So far I've practiced the following:
Drawing and chambering a round in one fluent motion using my clear hand to grab the slide once 'clearing' my clothes.
Video here for a better representation, it's not me - but closely resembles what I do:
YouTube - Condition 3 Quick-Draw Practice: Glock 26
I also practice one handed racking using the sole and belt methods, will be adding the 'behind the knee' method soon to see if it works for me.