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by Abiola Akintunde
Rape according to Wikipedia is "a type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse, which is initiated by one or more persons against another person without the person's consent. The act may be carried out by physical force, coercion, abuse of authority or against a person who is incapable of valid consent, such as one who is unconscious, incapacitated, or below the
legal age of consent." The word synonymous to rape used by the Yoruba people of African descent is "Ifipabanilopo (Meaning; Having sex with someone without getting the person consent or approval out of the person's free will)".
One can undoubtedly understand why so much controversy trails Bright Okpocha's (popularly known as Basket Mouth) joke, so much that enraged friends, fans and haters are now demanding to take away his professionalism and are requesting for his ambassadorial contract with one of the telecommunication giants; Globacom, be terminated despite his apology for cracking a joke that enraged those that love him and his jokes. I find it difficult to standby and watch a man that just enlightened the public that rape is becoming fast rampant in our society in his own little way to suffer professional suicide but lucky for him, Nigerians forget so much so soon, no wonder we suffer bad governance and corruption since over half a century as a people. However, I find it necessary to seize this heated argument about how rampant rape is, to discuss the issue of rape in Africa and its relationship with the African culture using Nigeria as a case study.
I must say that I abhor every social vices no matter how appealing you might try to paint it, neither do I encourage the practice of any, nor am I the type that make a case out of sheer foolishness after being carried away by sentiments attached to the issue but I am the type that see through the cloak of sentiments and emotions only to identify and focus on what is and what is not because the only way to understand what is and what is not is to see through the cloak that may deter you from doing so such as sentiments and emotions. After a careful evaluation of the joke and peoples reaction to it, I realised people are being proactive on an issue that we need to declare state of emergency on as a people because it has long pass the stage of being proactive about it. I do insist that "Basket Mouth" is not encouraging rape in that joke but educating African ladies about the danger out there and to be careful, and I am not a fan of jokes or comedy as a whole not to talk of being his fan. Even those that said he is encouraging jokes do have an understanding that rape occurrences is becoming rampant, that is the reason they chose the word encouraging but as usual with Nigerians, instead of coming together to address this social vice called rape, they are busy chasing after "Basket Mouth". Like the Yoruba people will say it " A fi ete si ile an pa lapalapa (Literal meaning: We left leprosy to treat eczema. Appropriate meaning: Instead of us to address the bigger problem, we are busy addressing something very minor).
In Africa, rape is a very silent occurrence and a very rampant one, unlike in civilized and developed nations in the world, it is very difficult to estimate rape occurrences as it is rarely reported. This is as a result of the uneasiness that run through our spine whenever sex is the subject of discussion because in most part of Africa, it is viewed as immoral to discuss it publicly which has consequently affected sex education in the continent and greatly reduce sexual literacy. The African culture in relation to sex education, has been; don't discuss sex and don't have sex or else you get pregnant and pregnancy before marriage is shameful. It is worst to the extent that you will wonder if your parents had sex at all for you to be conceived and given birth to, it can be describe as a 'no go area' in our social, in every aspect of our life including academics. Since the advent of family planning procedures; especially the use of condom, this particular informal education has suffered a forgetful blow.
As a consequence of this tradition and cultural practice, teenagers and youths have grew to understand that talking about sex, having relationships and having sex will be viewed by the majority as immoral and something your pointer must never reflect whenever you are around your family. This resulted in a vacuum in the family as the child grew distant from his/her parents and other siblings, this makes peer pressure to hold a better stake in shaping the life of an individual than family influence, and we are being punished by the vogue effect; this means whatever practice is the new trend to a particular age bracket or group of people becomes the general practice and will turn out to be uncontrollable until another thing capture their attention. We thought this African tradition and cultural practice regarding sex has taught our children to abstain from sex to avoid pregnancy but it didn't, and has only successfully taught them to hide their relationships and sexual life from family to avoid being tagged with the sense of immorality. This was explained further by the high occurrence of HIV/AIDs infection and other Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) in Africa.
Since a man can not live by bread alone, there is need for opposite charges to attract each other according to the laws of nature, the society finds it difficult to keep its males virgins till they marries and so did it find it difficult to keep its females virgins. Sex is a good thing, it is something that is indeed beautiful and so, must be cherished and respected, but as every other good thing that has ever happened to humanity, there is an inherent tendency of it to be a source of crime such as drug and wealth. The crime associated to sex being rape, degrades the sense of worth of the people and cause a very lasting psychological effect on victims of such criminal act, and thus becoming a necessity to be cubbed to preserve the sense of worth and the good mental state of the people. Rape in Africa is more of a different form from making use of physical because individually, we are not violent people and we believe in having a reason to have a cleared conscience even though our actions may be immoral or/and criminal.
Hence, there is need for us to manipulate our ways in making sure our victim is submissive even though it is not out of free will of our victim but we need him/her to be submissive just to convince ourselves that what we did is right though we know it wasn't. Therefore, our best way of carrying out rape is through coercion. Coercion is the practice of forcing another party to act in an involuntary manner by use of intimidation or threats or some other form of pressure or force, and describes a set of various different similar types of forceful actions that violate the free will of an individual to induce a desired response. This makes it difficult for African coercive female rape victims to realise they have been raped because they see it as being submissive to their boyfriend, husband or ex-, because it is part of the African culture for the female counterpart to be submissive to their male counterparts, especially those they have emotional relationship with.
Since relationships are being kept away from the family, it becomes a great problem to inform them about the relationship you have kept away from your family especially when you are being raped by that same person you are having an affair or relationship with and that is if you know you are being raped to avoid the feeling of awkwardness and shame. According to the African culture, there are somethings that will happen to you that it will be said to kept quiet about it because of the shame it will bring, and being raped by that same person you are dating when you being in a relationship when you are not yet considered to have become of age to marry is considered immoral already is one of those things. People tends to ignore this fact but that is simply the way it is here in Nigeria and in almost every part of Africa.
Consequently, it has been increasingly difficult with a possibility of near zero to report rape cases to security institutions with a few exceptions like South Africa; where an estimated 500,000 rapes are committed anually with welfare groups believing that unreported incidents of rape could be up to ten times higher than the estimated figure. In Lesotho, it has been found that 61% of women has reported having experienced sexual violence at some point in their lives and 22% reported being physically forced to have sexual intercourse. Another survey revealed that in Lesotho, 15.7% of men said a husband is justified in hitting or beating his wife if she refuses to have sex with him while 16% said a husband is justified to use force to have sex. I know as a Nigerian, you are seeing the similarities between the cultures in Africa.
However, in Nigeria, it is almost impossible to get a near realistic figure of rape occurences even if it will only represent 1/20th of the actual occurences of rape since there is nobody that will be reporting as a result of sexual illiteracy and cultural values. Rape in Nigeria is so rampant and has been happening right underneath our nose like other acts of crime such as abuse of drugs (both recreational drugs and mrdicinal drugs) without much attention given to it nor borthered. As the abuse of psycoactive drugs to alter perception, mood, consciousness, cognition, and behavior increases despite the use and sale of these drugs being illicit in the country. The statistics of the age bracket of drug offenders might still be the same (11-35years) but the number of users has escalated why the government has thought it has make a landmark achievement in reducing the use of these drugs but what really happened was that, the users averagely stopped using it at point of domestic sale to take home for use to avoid the law catching up with them and so, the crackdown against users reduced greatly while the number of users and sellers (including mini supermarkets) increases drastically.
What makes rape a little difficult to see it as a problem for us is that, people don't have sex anywhere but their own or trusted friend apartment and they don't talk about it also except with their trusted friends also in Nigeria. While sex remains out of public debate and you can not express yourself about what you observe or you are going through in relation to sex, so also will rape be out of public debate in Nigeria. Rape offenders are mostly teenagers and youths because of the sexual urge that was dominant at this stage and their ability to build and break relationships at will any time. It occurs easily between two people of wide age gap, as the one that is younger will want to respect the older by not defying him or her. In the space of Nigeria culture, such rape can be said to be carried out by abuse of authority more than coercion. Talking about the abuse of authority, this kind of rape issues occur majorly between employer and employee, senior cadre officer and lower cadre officer, lecturers and students, fathers and stepdaughters. Yes, it is very rampant in this nation of ours but who cares even if they know.
Nigeria being ranked as the second highest country with new HIV infections in the world testified to how high is sexual illiteracy, rape and drug abuse. Rape is carried out most commonly in Nigeria by coercion, followed by abuse of authority, then by the use of physical force. It is worthy to note also that, in Nigeria as well as most other African countries, there is much resemblance of occuernces with what happens in Lesotho; where husbands are justified to make use of force to have sex with their wives while coercing your wife to have sex don't even need any justification. This is so, because in Nigeria particularly and Africa generally, it is our tradition and culture for the wife to submit herself to the husband without hesitation under any circumstance.
The bad news is that individuals involved in rape carried out by coercion or with a little force, both the perpetrators/offenders and the victims don't know that they are raping someone and are being raped respectively as they both see it as a necessity for their relationship to continue to sail calmly but it is not so when it is carried out using abuse of authority or physical force. The good news is that, we can make use of this opportunity and become concerned, educating and encouraging people on how to identify sexual assault; most especially rape, and to report such incidents to appropriate security institution. We must also ensure that such incidents are investigated to make sure the victim is not denied justice nor redress as we combat rape in the country.
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Since 2002, when Bama was a Top 10 team, the results have steadily been going in the wrong direction. Last season was the low of the low, a 5-11 SEC record and a sub-100 RPI. Despite the graduation of Riley and the departure of Hendrix to the NBA, everyone expects improved play in 08-09 due to the return of Ronald Steele, and some intriguing prospects such as future pro Jamychal Green. Still, I see this as a make or break year for Gottfried and the Tide. Another sub-.500 season in SEC play and the big recruiting hauls will be harder to come by.. and Gottfried won't have a job.
A year or two ago, I would have said that the Razorbacks were an improving program. But now that the extremely lean 03-04-05 teams are in the past, the program has settled into being a middle of the SEC squad. Too many seniors depart to list them all, so what you're left with is Patrick Beverley and a whole bunch of recruits. While only 5 or 6 SEC wins should be expected, a return to the NCAA Tournament should be expected in the following season. Anything less and the 'Backs will return to the declining bin.
While Tiger fans have hoped for a breakout in recent seasons, it's simply not happening. Last year's experienced roster struggled to a disappointing 4-12 league record.. and their overall 14 win total was boosted by some brutally easy non-conference games. Though some solid recruits join the program in '08 and Andre Malone could be a steal in '09, there's simply no reason to expect anything spectacular this season. Another sub-100 RPI ranking (the 6th in a row) should be a lock.
Even though last year's group exceeded the expectations of many, the so-so results broke a streak of eight Top 25 teams in a row from 2000 to 2007 (and 9 Tourney bids in a row as well). Led by Nick Calathes, a return to the Big Dance is a lock, and the Top 25 is certainly within reach. This year's class is easily the cream of the SEC's crop, and Billy Donovan is already lining them up for 2009. So long as Billy maintains the recruiting magic, there's no reason not to expect another long streak of Top 25 teams to commence.
Last year's freak Tourney bid aside, this is still a program lacking any semblance of direction. Sundiata Gaines graduates, Billy Humphrey was finally dismissed after managing to clog up the court system by himself, and Jeremy Jacob (one of last year's big recruits) transferred. While the recruiting class, led by the highly-athletic Howard Thompkins, provides hope, there's not enough returning talent to even think that an NIT bid is in reason. Compared to the all-time bad 2005 season, anything is an improvement, but this might be the Dogs worst season since then.
Going purely by results, Kentucky is in the midst of a downward spiral since peaking in '03 & '04. But it would be misleading to suggest the program is declining. In reality, and this is mainly due to the respect I give Billy Gillispie, the program is now back on the up and up. While last year's tourney bid was simply not deserved, it's still an impressive feather for Gillispie's cap. With the program fully in his hands, big time recruits like Liggins and Miller aboard, and Patrick Patterson returning to full health, the Top 25 should be attainable.
Considering the Tigers RPI has dropped from 13th in 2006 to 174th last year, the program might appear to be in a freefall. But I see this dip more as a result of some bad luck (players leaving school too early or getting hurt), as opposed to the utter collapse of LSU basketball. Getting a healthy Tasmin Mitchell back will be a major help, as will the handful of underrated recruits joining the program. An NIT bid is certainly within reason, which would be a major improvement over last year, but still worthy of the "Declining Slowly" category considering the Final Four run in 2006.
After starting the season 13-0, last year's putrid finish was a major downer. But its not enough to complete quash the positive momentum that's been building in recent seasons. Don't forget that this was a simply horrendous program from 03 to 06. With players like Chris Warren aboard, and one of their best recruiting classes ever about to step onto campus, the Rebels best seasons in almost a decade are just around the corner.
In ten years under Rick Stansbury, the Bulldogs have never advanced past the 2nd Round. With so many important players departing, due to graduation (Rhodes), poor NBA decisions (Gordon), or transfer (Hansbrough), that streak will definitely continue. But hope springs eternal due to to the recruitment of Osby and Bost. While this could be one of the worst Bulldog teams in awhile, the program should continue to flutter in the fringe-NCAA/NIT range for awhile.
Darrin Horn did a great job at WKU, but he's got his hands full with a sputtering Gamecocks program. Perhaps its the curse of Coppin State, but South Carolina hasn't had a legitimately good team since 1997 when they lost in the opening round as a 2 seed. If Dave Odom was still around, SC would definitely be in the "Declining" category, but I'll give Darrin Horn the benefit of the doubt and assume he'll stop the bleeding.
The only reason Tennessee isn't rising quickly is because of the huge strides that have already been made. While a deep talent base and big-time recruiting prestige (see Scotty Hopson as an example) are now solidified, the next major step is busting through the Sweet Sixteen barrier. Despite a couple of senior departures, this could be Bruce Pearl's first Final Four team.
The Shan Foster era, which culminated in back to back 10-SEC win seasons, is over.. but the future is as bright as ever in Nashville. The impressive Aussie Ogilvy returns, and he'll be joined by what is probably Kevin Stallings' best ever recruiting class. For whatever reason, big-time prospects are taking Vandy more seriously now, which will lead to impressive results in the near future.
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PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA: FM 97.5 is better known to Philadelphia sports fans as The Fanatic, and recent agreements with the Philadelphia 76ers and the Philadelphia Flyers gave its listeners a new reason to cheer. As of this season, the station will broadcast all 76ers and Flyers games in full FM stereo and full FM bandwidth, a substantial improvement over the previous stationâs AM broadcasts. Both teams play in The Wells Fargo Center, and Greater Media, the owner of FM 97.5, recognized that a substantial upgrade in its broadcast audio infrastructure would be required to deliver reliable, high-fidelity game day sound. In what is perhaps the one of the nationâs first Dante radio broadcast digital backbone system in a professional sports arena. Greater Media installed three Symetrix SymNet Radius 12×8 processors with built-in Dante digital audio networking. The SymNet Radius 12x8s gather inputs from three strategic locations in the Wells Fargo Center and deliver them with full fidelity and near-zero latency to the stationâs codec.
âIt was apparent that a lot of The Wells Fargo Centerâs broadcast audio infrastructure might have been appropriate for the fidelity of an AM broadcast but that it wouldnât work for an FM broadcast,â said Rodney Byrd, engineer with Greater Media. âAM is forgiving; FM is not.â And because bringing the fidelity up to FM standards would require a complete overhaul, it was an excellent time to build an infrastructure that would be flexible, easy to use, and amenable to future changes. âThe Fanatic has the contract for multiple years, and the expectation is that they will renew,â explained Pat Conneen, an audio engineer who contracts with Greater Media, was an A/V integrator, and a is also a Symetrix rep. âSo, they wanted to get it right from the start.â
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It may turn out, in this case, that the departure from normal journalistic standards did not result in inaccuracy—certainly, the picture painted by the Star-Telegram story jibes with the emerging portrait of a deeply troubled individual who was driven, at least in part, by extreme religious beliefs. It may even, in a modest way, have deepened our understanding of Hasan. Still, there's something troubling in the paper's choice. The shape of the current media environment means that in the wake of an event like the Fort Hood shooting, there are almost countless outlets not just for commentary but also for a sort of first-cut reporting: any moderately savvy news consumer could have found Pasha's account of his friend's words, or unfiltered accounts from people who claimed to witness the attack. Much of the value of traditional news organizations now lies in the ability to organize and contextualize this stream of information. But it also rests in maintaining old-fashioned rules about what's "fit to print"—even, or especially, when they are inconvenient.
*The original version of this story misspelled Mr. Shlachter's last name. The incorrect spelling was taken from the byline as it appeared on the McClatchy DC site, where the embedded link above leads. The byline is spelled correctly on the Star-Telegram's version of the story.


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I have a fantastic story I can't wait to tell. It's such a wonderful story to tell that I need more concentration than my 12 at night brain can handle. And the time to write it and organize.
The past 25 hours and have been beautiful. Even the hours leading up to 11:30 of last night. Perhaps I'm still in the daze of it all, but I am just floating. Silly as it sounds.
No doubt, I think the story will be long, but worth the read.
For now, though, I'll just update on my trip. I think the last time I posted I was in Seattle. Since then, I've been to Seaside, Yachats, and Cresent City. Perhaps I updated in Cresent City. I'm not sure, and too lazy to check. I got home the 6th late at night. I thought the drive was never ending, Christ.
Oh, I can't focus, and anymore and I'll give away the story.
PS I'm happy.
Damnit!!! You can't do this to me and everyone else on Oasis who lives vicariously through other people's journals!!!!
*grumble* tease...
Megan: "Cheers are supposed to be simple, make people feel good."
Graham: "Cheers make girls do stupid cartwheels. Orgasms make people feel good."
-But I'm a Cheerleader
Don't worry, haha I'm not holding out for too long. The story's being written. Considering the living vicariously part, you'll dig.
=] I do, however, apologize for the temporary suspense, haha.


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Harrisburg trial advocacy team wins prestigious competition
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- Published: March 2, 2013
A trio of Harrisburg-campus students has won the recent Academy of Trial Lawyers Mock Trial Competition, held in Pittsburgh.
Students Langdon Ramsburg, Katie Adam and Mitchell Jones took top honors Feb. 22 at the two-day event, located at the U.S. Courthouse in Pittsburgh. Ramsburg also won the competition award for best advocate. The Widener Law team beat the team from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in the opening round and the team from Georgetown University Law Center in the final.
"It feels great," team coach and Associate Clinical Professor
J. Palmer Lockard
said moments after the win. "I couldn't be happier for the students. If anyone deserves this, it's them."
The team argued the defense position in a civil trial involving an auto accident with a struck pedestrian. Ramsburg and Adam acted as the advocates and Jones served as a trial witness.
Competitors argued their cases to a jury of high school students, but it was a panel of five practicing attorneys watching and tallying points who determined the winner. Top-scoring plaintiff and defense teams from the first round advanced to the final.
"This is a unique competition," Lockard said. Known informally as "ATLAC," it is presented by the Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County, Pa. The organization partners with federal District Court judges from the Western District of Pennsylvania, who host the competition in their courtrooms, and with the Allegheny County Medical Society, which supplies physicians to serve as expert witnesses.
Ramsburg received his best advocate award at a competition dinner held Feb. 21 at the Omni William Penn Hotel. He is a third-year,
extended-division student
. Adam also is in her three year in the extended-division program. Jones is a second-year,
regular-division student
Langdon was pleased with the win and credited the opposing teams for delivering excellent performances. "I will say that the experience the Widener Law team members gleaned from the competition was invaluable," he said.
"Being an evening division student, this was especially validating because it is hard for individuals in our division to fully participate in a lot of extra-curricular activities," Adam added. "Our win gives recognition to the level of talent and skill present in our nontraditional law students."
The competition began in 1963 between law students at the University of Pittsburgh and Duquesne University. It has grown to draw students from law schools on the East Coast and in the Midwest.
Widener was one of 16 law schools invited to participate.


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China Glaze Prismatic Collection: Prism - Review and swatches
Hi girls!
Glitter madness continues with China Glaze Prism from prismatic collection :) If you've missed reviews of other Prismatic shades, click here.
Prism - purple/blue shimmer flecks mixed with different colour glitter. As all the other shades, this one is quite opaque too. I'm wearing two thicker coats and it's enough. I had to use thick Seche Vite topcoat to smooth the glitter. For some reason this shade dried a little slower that the other ones. Removal is difficult, definitely use the 'foil method' or you'll be going crazy from the glitter :D
Jacqui 25/03/2012
Wow, another great swatch!! Love the multi-colored glitters in these polishes!
CrysLovesPolish 25/03/2012
very pretty
Jill 25/03/2012
I just ordered these from Trans Design and they should be arriving soon! I can't wait! These look so amazing and unique!
beachgal 26/03/2012
I think this is maybe my 2nd fav in this group - I love Liquid Crystal (the blue one) also a ton.
Vera Vanity 26/03/2012
OMG! I love it :o)! Xoxo V.V.
Krystal Caracol 28/03/2012
:D I love these! I might just *need* them haha
Hillary 16/04/2012
Your nails are amazing! For someone who's in love with glitters, this polish was a must. I love how dynamic this colour was.
Here's what I had to say about Prism: http://chippednailblog.blogspot.ca/
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While everybody is reading the DBIR 2014, I wanted to re-read it with a particular lens – that on the insider threat. Specifically, I read it while pondering this question: do we [security community, industry, etc] pay too little or too much attention to insider threats [and since nothing is ever "just right" in infosec, this was not considered an option]? And how much attention should we pay?
Just like everybody else, I've written and presented on the topic of insiders in the past. Despite 20, 30, or even 50 (if not 5000?) years of discussions, insider threat mysteries keep fascinating people…
In essence, I see a few extreme views on this subject now in 2014:
- There are people who still blindly repeat that unsourced myth that 80% of attacks [variant: of loss amount] originate from insider threat – but does it mean that those same people spent 80% of their security budgets on primarily insider-focused [or at least: proven to work well vs insiders] controls?
- There are folks who are so focused on malware and …ahem… what they call "APT" that they forgot malicious insiders ever existed, "Snowden or no-den."
- Finally, there is a compromise view that goes like this: since attackers can "get inside" without breaking the sweat and then take over local user accounts, the distinction between inside and outside threats is no longer useful. They are all inside – and they all have access (like that HVAC contractor)
But back to facts! The 2014 DBIR states that in 2011-2013 insiders were involved in 8% of data breaches [that'd be 8%, not 80%]. The scope here is data breaches, not all incidents – insider percentage is higher for all incidents types (18%, in fact – still not 80%). The DBIR team has access to many sources of incident/breach data, some of which seem to skew in favor of insiders (like USSS) and some in the opposite direction….
This presumably means that insider threat is not a big deal, and low spending / attention are fully justified. But is that really true? After all, DBIR does not compute the monetary loss amounts… At the same time, some people have hypothesized that Snowden / #NSAgate affair of 2013 will cause a dramatic increase of attention on insiders. At this point is safe to say that this has not happened.
So, let's have a useful discussion here:
- How much insider threat matters today compared to all the other issues we face [yes, I know it depends on the industry and the company]?
- Do we pay as much attention to it as it deserves? More? Less?
- How much attention should we pay?
P.S. Please don't give me the answer "it depends on your risks" – thanks, I know it does. I still think this discussion is useful overall.
P. P.S. This is a blog post, after all, so hopefully my readers will forgive me some gross oversimplifications here


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I've long wanted to read Moore's Book of Mormon-themed fiction, but she's written them faster than I could get around to reading them, which I find paralyzing (I'm a terrible consumer of series). Which is a great thing about reading for the Whitneys because it gets me to consume books before the zeitgeist sweeps past. This year I only had time to read one category and perhaps I should have chosen Historical rather than General because Moore is nominated for tackling perhaps my favorite story in scripture—Esther. And I would have preferred my first read of her work to be what she is most revered for.
Which isn't to say her contemporary work doesn't have an audience (I understand it's rather large, in fact) just that I hear less praise for it.
Ruby's Secret is part of the Newport Ladies Book Club series written in alternating volumes with three other writers, each starring a different member of the book club (the final volume will feature all the characters and be cowritten by the entire stable).
Let's start our discussion of Ruby's Secret with the intertextuality that comes from the series's characters orbiting a sequence of books. The books they read in these pages are The Help, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, The War of Art, and Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, which make for a nice variety of reading for the ladies. The success of these various volumes in tying into the events of Ruby's Secret varies (The Help and Henrietta Lacks seem to have very little life outside the book-club meetings while The War of Art becomes practically a spiritual guide for our protagonist), but I appreciated the effort to add layers to what is, overall, rather simple storytelling.
One thing I found frustrating in this read was its lack of details. For instance, the title of Ruby's love interest's dogeared paperback is held back a ridiculously long time—for okay reasons, but Ruby's lack of curiosity doesn't ring true for a booklover; and food that's "simple but delicious" but not any particular dish is certainly a missed opportunity to ground Ruby's reality. These holes in the texture of her world means we the reader aren't sufficiently embedded when important details are delivered—and thus we don't quite feel their full impact.
[By the way, spoilers ahead, etc etc.]
Among the important issues the novel wants us to face are mental illness and infidelity and physical abuse and drug addiction, yet the lightness of the surrounding world means we can do little more than admit their existence—we never really feel the depth of horror we should because the world these ills live in is too lightly drawn.
Thus, say, the sudden introduction of Ruby's great-niece's theft in the final act seems to have no purpose besides "redeeming" the redeemed drug addict by returning her to a drug addict's truth: she's a bad person, no matter how much she seemed to have turned her life around in act one. The narrative doesn't show us the great-niece once she has refallen, details that might have better allowed us to grapple with the difficulty inherent in such a situation. In other words, this part of the story, instead of deepening character or setting or sense of family, comes off instead like a purely political statement that drug addicts belong in jail and let us all together smile sadly and shake our heads at those darned bleeding-heart liberals who think people shouldn't go to prison for their sins. The baldness of this position remains startling long after finishing the final page, especially because the only times Ruby's great-niece is onscreen she seems to be clean and filled with future.
You'll notice in that last paragraph that I can't stay away from movie language (final act, onscreen) when discussing Ruby's Secret. The story would, I think, actually make a better movie than book because the addition of bright colors and on-location sunshine and charismatic actors would add the stuff that's missing from this oversimplified story. And it's already structured like a movie: Act one is pre-Greece; act two is Greece; act three is post-Greece. Each of the major plot elements tracks to this Greece-centric structure, including the (I should admit) throwaway druggie/theft subplot.
The film would be, in its second act, delightfully colorful as the vacation to Greece is bright and fun and full of sun and sand and stars a slightly older version of Pierce Brosnan as Ruby's match, Gabriel.
Early on, Gabriel seems very Wickham-like when talking about his ex-wife, and not until very late in the story am I sure that he's not a manipulating bastard, even though that outcome wouldn't fit the story that seems to be getting told. In part, I had this difficulty because he, like Wickham, immediately opens up to Ruby—telling her the awful difficulties of his long marriage to a woman with severe mental illness who has attempted to kill him multiple times.
That said, in the final chapters, when I've finally accepted his sincerity and the inevitability of his and Ruby's joining, the subtle motions and touches and leanings-in are true and real and their relationship has a truth and sweetness that nearly redeems the long uncertainty.
The senior group that Ruby accompanies to Greece (as well as Ruby and Gabriel themselves) are refreshingly youthful—I love seeing older folks not being relegated to sitting on the porch, having lived. These elders are alive and looking forward as much as they look backward. Or, at least they are now that Ruby's present.
It's a bit difficult to parse whether this group of seniors was actively living before Ruby's appearance. On the one hand, they've heard the same lectures of long-ago trip dozens of times without visiting those places themselves, while at the same time they have a close relationship with a travel agency. Little inconsistencies like this (the gap between chapters 21 to 22 loses track of what "tomorrow" is, and in the transition between chapters 5 and 6 the narration forgets who's calling whom) make the novel frustrating at times, though the frothiness of the prose makes it reasonably easy to just keep reading without worrying too much. The voice is pleasant and upbeat, and I never read sentences that made me yell at my book (like I did with some of the other finalists).
And this pleasantness makes sense: Ruby's life is a sequence of contacting those in her network (which makes her very human but results in rather a lot of personality juggling for the reader); she likes people and becomes other's favorite person with very little impetus. So of course a narration based in her perspective will be likable as well. And, at the end, when Gabriel says he'll "be the one calling [her] over and over" (217)—just like Ruby's been for everyone else all along—we can't help but to feel she is, at long last, getting what she deserves.
The last thing I want to talk about is the novel's great cathartic scene, but before I can, I need to explain the novel's title. Ruby's secret is twofold: first that her husband was a serial philanderer—Ruby was aware of this for decades and kept mementos from each of his dalliances. Second, and more critically, as he was dying and begging for her forgiveness, Ruby withheld it. She holds tremendous guilt over this and from very early it's clear that love interest or no love interest, the true quest for Ruby will be forgiving herself for withholding this kindness and then sending the box of mementos up in flame.
Ends up I was wrong about the flame, but dropping these relics of unfaithfulness into the ocean was in fact more satisfying because it was more honest. Her past hasn't disappeared—it's just sunk out of her conscious sight—an old symbolic role of the sea.
This cathartic scene was well executed but the stakes, alas, were never high enough—that Ruby's great unimaginable sin was not forgiving her dying husband never quite rang true, even though it is the titular secret and the entire thrust of the plot.
That said, it was a lovely lovely ending—the craft at this point of the novel is fine—and a good ending covers many prior failings.


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10 Celebrity 'Fake-Out' Retirements
BOSTON ( TheStreet) -- We hear more and more these days of retirees returning to the workplace.
The need for more money is a major cause. Others go back to the grind because they grow bored with a life of supposed leisure. Others take the opportunity to try their hand at something new, or satisfy entrepreneurial desires.
The rich, famous and infamous are not much different than everyday folks in that regard. Time and time again we hear of how celebrities, entertainers and athletes are riding into the sunset, only to see them return when their bank accounts dip and the paparazzi move on. Some have reneged multiple times. How can we miss them if they won't go away?
The following are some high-profile "fake out" retirements:
Back in January 2002, horror fans got quite a scare when best-selling author Stephen King announced he would retire. But, like one of those scary movie killers who manage to keep popping up after everyone thinks they're gone, King's writing just couldn't be dispatched so easily. King's retirement plans were an after-effect of the injuries sustained when he was almost killed by a van while walking along a Maine roadway. For many months, debilitating pain made it nearly impossible for him to sit upright long enough to put word to paper. Despite the pain he still suffers, King has long since abandoned his retirement. Since the accident he has penned a column for Entertainment Weekly and published six novels and novellas and two collections of short stories. He has also announced two novels on the way over the next 12 months. Pretty prolific for someone with plans to ride off into the sunset.
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As Escape's Recruitment Manager, it's my job to know exactly what employers are looking for when they're hiring candidates. The thing to remember is that it's different for every company – you have to tailor your showreel and CV to the position and company you're applying for (Tips you can check out here). We place lots of escapees and freelancers at The Mill and last week, I caught up with Claire Anderson their Talent Manager, who explained exactly what it takes to cut it at their company. For those of you eager to secure a position, pay attention and check out the interview.
Getting Into the VFX Industry
Our friends over at Ceiga recently started a feature entitled 'Getting into the Industry', as Escape Studios have been training people in VFX for 10 years, they asked if our Recruitment Manager Garreth Gaydon would be kind enough to kick things off and answer a few questions.
News Round-Up: Monday 23rd Jan 2012
My, what a busy week! There are announcements from the likes of Pixar about their RenderMan software, interviews with London studios such as Pixomondo and the much more education controversy. Here's my pick of last week's more interesting stories.
Freelancers Wanted Across the Board!
After the usual slow down over the festive & new year period, here at Escape Studios recruitment department we're now experiencing a big surge in demand for freelancers, right across the board.
The Foundry Open Beta for HIERO
This is possibly the moment many of you have been waiting for… HIERO, The Foundry's latest software project, has gone to beta. A closed beta ran over a short period of time for few individuals who got their name on a waiting list nice and early, and from what I've heard, they really enjoyed putting it to the test.
What is an '80% Showreel Ready' Shot?
With all the excitement of new courses starting here at Escape in 2012, we've not yet had time to share the work that last year's students put together at the end of their courses.
News Round-Up: Monday 16th Jan 2012
After an interesting last week in our Los Angeles studios, I have come back to what seems to have been a week dominated with announcements about the state of our education system. But my round up of news is not just about education news, and this week, there is news about what the London Olympic stadium is going to look like, details of Cinecite's internship program and lots more...
10th Annual VES Award Nominations
The Visual Effects Society (VES) are holding their 10th annual awards ceremony very soon, set to define the greatest VFX moments from 2011. Earlier in the week VES released their nominations for this year's awards, a list that recognises the outstanding VFX achievements across film, animation, television, commercials and games. Regularly referred to as the "Oscars" for the visual effects world, this is a highly prestigious event for VFX professionals internationally. Receiving an award from any of the 23 categories is a great honour.
News Round-Up: Monday 9th Jan 2012
First week back at work and it's as if Xmas was months ago. The news certainly kept on coming this week, and here is a quick summary of what I picked up on this week.
Create Your Very Own Atomic Appliance
Ever bored at home?... Why not stick a laser pointer inside your tumble drier and create your very own "atomic" washing applicance? OK, so you'll be doing so at your own risk, but judging from the images published here, the results are pretty impressive.
Escapee Showcase: Hyeon Joon Kang
As some of you may know, we recently launched a new course called "Visual Effects Animation Professional". Well, our first group of students from the courses have been handing their projects in and I wanted to take the opportunity to showcase a fantastic piece of work by Hyeon Joon Kang. His work clearly shows how the VFX pipeline works and if we retrace his steps, we can take a closer look at each part of the process. Joon's project is a great illustration of what we teach in this new course and what you can achieve in just 18 weeks with us.
The Gift That Keeps On Giving
There is a VFX buzz coming from Barcelona and it's due to Big Lazy Robot. Their stand out piece for the Phillips TV Parallel Lines Cinema campaign based around 'The Unicorn' was The Gift - and every time I watch, it keeps giving more.
V-Ray Renders in 3 Seconds on a New BOXX Workstation
We came across this video and just had to share it with you all. Check it out!
News Round-Up: Tuesday 3rd Jan 2012
It's been a while since my last News Round-Up... Hopefully, you will all be rested after this holiday season and rearing to go. So, to get you going, I have selected a whole bunch of news items which have been published over the last couple of weeks.
Dneg Champion ICT in Schools
It is exciting to see Double Negative lead the charge for the VFX houses, getting on board with Next Gen Skills and being extremely vocal in their support.
Video: Jobs at Double Negative
For anyone who hasn't seen it yet, here is a great video that shows life behind the scenes at Dneg. It is a really good way to get an idea of what it would be like to work for a world class Visual Effects house like Double Negative. They are one of the fastest growing Visual Effects houses in the UK and one of the top Visual Effects houses in the world.
A Great iPhone App From MPC
For anyone with an iPhone or an iPad here is a great app from our friends at MPC. If you are interested in entering the VFX industry, this is something which I would highly recommend. MPC's app shows the jobs they have available as soon as they are published, and is a great way of finding out about those entry level positions that aspiring artists are after.
Phoenix FD 2.0 Release
Chaos Group recently released Phoenix FD 2.0, the latest version for their grid based simulator. This latest version now comes with liquids, foam & splashes simulation capabilities, a particle shader and GPU preview improvements.
Tweak Software Release RV 3.12.13
Tweak are working hard to develop and expand their powerful playback software, RV-image and sequence viewer. Their latest development comes in the form of RV 3.12.13. With this new version you get all the usual benefits of real time reviewing software, but now with the additional support of Python to make this version the most powerful yet. This new addition to the product has been in beta for a while now, and has benefitted from extensive feedback from customers reporting rough edges and bugs. With this valuable knowledge behind them Tweak are happy to release RV with Python, confident that the results will impress all.
News Round-Up: Monday 19th Dec 2011
This will be my last Weekly Round-Up of News for this year..., hope you enjoy it. If you have suggestions for stories I missed, just drop me a line or post a comment. I'll be sure to look at your suggestion during the Xmas break.


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The Best Gift Cards for the Holidays
Let's face it, it's not always possible to get the right gift for everybody on your Christmas list. Sure, some people are pretty easy to buy gifts for, but for everyone else – well, that's what gift cards are for.
It's often believed that gives cards are default gifts, almost as if they are the least you can do for person, gift-wise. Maybe that's true – maybe – but gift cards can also be the gift buyers best friend. The problem with Christmas is sheer volume – you probably buy gifts for a lot of people. That takes more than the usual amount of thought and effort.
While giving an actual gift does represent more thought, gift cards are perfect when you need to buy a lot of gifts, and don't know what to buy for many of the people on your list. They also save you a lot of time, both on shopping for gifts and on wrapping them. And from a budgeting standpoint, they can be a real asset. If you have 10 people you need to buy gifts for and a $200 budget, you can simply buy each person a $20 gift card. Christmas shopping problem solved!
What are the best gift cards for the holidays?
Prepaid debit cards
Visa and American Express both issue gift cards at dozens of retail outlets, including grocery stores, discount retailers, and pharmacy chains. You can buy the blank cards, and then add any dollar amount to the card that you like.
These are the perfect gift cards to get for someone who you don't what to buy, and don't even know what they like and where they shop. The cards will be accepted anywhere that Visa and American Express credit cards are, which means that they can be used almost universally. That means that the gift receiver can use the card anywhere that they want – it's hard not to love that kind of gift.
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Mall gift cards
If you aren't sure what stores a person actually shops in – but you at least know what shopping mall they frequent – buying a mall gift card can be the way to go. Most malls issue gift cards that are good at any of the stores in that mall. The receiver can take the card and use it at the store of his or her choice.
Mall gift cards may have a slight advantage over prepaid debit cards because they are more specific in their application ("at least you know what mall I shop in"), but still general enough that they can be used in a wide variety of stores. And since they're considerably more rare than prepaid debit cards, you might have something more of a "wow factor" – as in not quite a gift, but a little bit more than the typical gift card.
Common "big box" retailer cards
If you do want to be a little bit more specific in the type of card you get for a person, buy gift cards to big-box retailers. Nearly everyone shops at stores like Walmart, Target, Home Depot, or Lowe's – at least sooner or later. Even if the receiver doesn't, the cards are easily re-gifted.
The advantage to these cards – and why they might be a little bit more appreciated than other types of cards – is that since big-box retailers are at the lower end of the pricing structure, the cards will buy more. They are also an excellent choice for certain types of people, including newlyweds, people in their first apartment, or someone buy home. In any of those situations, these gift cards can be especially valuable.
General use merchant gift cards
If you want to give a gift card with perhaps a little bit more thought, you can choose a card from a specific retailer. Starbucks gift cards are good to give because everyone either goes to Starbucks – at least occasionally – or can easily re-gift the cards.
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Movie theater gift cards can be an excellent choice for families with young children. Going to the movies is no longer inexpensive, especially for families. A gift card to a theater could represent a night out for a family on a tight budget. Along the same line, a gift card to the receivers favorite restaurant could be the equivalent of buying them dinner out.
You can also buy gift cards to various common grocery stores in your area. This can be especially good for people who are struggling financially, or even for senior citizens who may have more basic needs.
Today, shopping online is common. A gift card to a major online retailer, such as Amazon.com, could be warmly appreciated. Just make sure that the person you're buying the card for does frequent the site. These can make excellent gifts for employees and coworkers.
Specialty store cards – but only in special circumstances
It's usually more difficult to do, but if you know that a person frequents a certain type store, getting them a gift card for that store can be warmly appreciated. For example, if a person is a sports enthusiast, a gift card to The Sports Authority is an excellent idea. If they're into hunting, fishing or camping, Bass Pro Shops is a good choice.
However, if you're giving specialty store cards, you must be doubly sure that the person actually does shop at that store. Because the stores are so specialized, these cards can be very difficult to re-gift, which means that there's a real possibility that they will never be used by the person you're giving them to. Translation: wasted gift!
One other point specialty store cards…people sometimes give gift cards to stores that they, the gift giver, shop at. But just because you shop at a certain store doesn't mean the person you're giving the card to does also. If you aren't entirely sure if the person shops at a given specialty store, choose one of the general purpose cards above, especially prepaid cards.
What do you think about gift cards as Christmas gifts? Some people love 'em, some people hate 'em – where do you stand?
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December 4, 2013
I love getting gift cards for Christmas – as long as it's to a place I go, like a big box store. If I get one to a place I don't shop, I'll just sell it at a discount. Some money's better than none, right?
December 4, 2013
Hi Laurie – I'm with you, I'll take a gift card any day! It's pure speculation, but I'd guess that most adults would, so they can get what they want. It can be a problem with kids, but then I've never seen a kid look glum after getting a gift card to Toys R Us!
That's a good idea selling the gift cards, at least you get some cash out of it.
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I usually have a gift card or two on my list every year to specific stores, it makes it easier on my family since we are all spread out and live a ways from each other, saves a bunch on not having to ship big boxes of gifts!
December 4, 2013
Nothing gets more excitement in my house than a gift card to a book store as kids we would spend hours plotting and strategizing to get the most out of it and then roam the store to make sure we got our pick just right. The other thing is clothes, it is so much better to give a gift card for a clothes store rather than trying to guess style and size.
December 4, 2013
We end up giving gift cards to certain family members since they explicitly ask for them. I suppose it's nice since it's such an easy gift and hey, give the people what they want, right? But I'm not a big fan of the practice. From an emotional perspective, it seems a bit hollow as a gift. From a logical perspective, why not just give cash?
December 6, 2013
Hey Kevin. I'd also add to give a gift card that has enough money on it that the recipient can actually get something without having to use their own money. Example; A few years ago I was given a $20 gift card to Sharper Image, have you ever tried to buy something at Sharper Image for less than $20? Not humanly possible…
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Ann Arbor transient—and Kennedy assassination suspect?—sheltered by words
By Adrian Hedden
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At rest coolly among the storefronts, puffing on hand-rolled cigarettes and waving gleefully at the few passersby who do recognize his mythos, Terrance Casey Brennan, or T. Casey as he is known locally, has a long and tumultuous career in comics weighing on his mind.
Brennan spends his days homeless in Ann Arbor, reading, smoking and chatting outside with anybody who will listen.
"If they're too strict, they'll come out and yell at me, but if they're too nice, all the winos will be hanging around," Brennan said. The majority of people look at me and think I'm a regular homeless guy. They don't know my back story; the only way is if I show them."
In his heyday, Brennan estimated that his stories printed by Warren Publishing, out of New York, had a world- wide readership of hundreds of thousands per release. He said that his stories have been translated into more than 20 languages.
Stuffing his pockets and a large, canvas grocery bag, is the evidence as Brennan described. . . of his legend.
Paperback singles, leather- bound archives and various comic-industry magazines are carried in the arms of the transient 64-year-old native of Avoca, a small town about two hours northeast of Ann Arbor. As he moves about Ann Arbor, he relies on friends, he said, for housing and financial support.
Brennan also collects social security funding and enjoys daily free meals at the Delonis Center.
"I have a pretty good support system here," he said. "Various girls send me money from time to time, but that can't be counted on."
Local knowledge of Brennan is built primarily through the grapevine. As his legend persists, workers and residents of Ann Arbor are made aware of his story by word-of-mouth.
"I never knew who he was until about the third or fourth time that I came across him," said Rachel Douchene, 22, who works at Espresso Royal on South State Street, where Brennan is often found smoking and reading at an outdoor table. "My friend asked me 'Do you know T. Casey Brennan? He's a famous comic book writer. I had no idea! It's really impressive to see this huge body of work."
Employees at local eateries often witness Brennan relaxing outside on the concrete, most carry on unabated as they see no threat from the aging writer, his nose buried in some volume or archive but always happy to greet and explain his literary history.
"He's just a stereotypical, old Ann Arbor man," said Jason Wisely, a 29-year-old dishwasher at The Fleetwood Diner. "He seems like an intelligent dude, though. He did get a comic made; he did a good job, so not all he says can be bullshit."
'Just not welcome'
After he was struck by a car, on foot at the intersection of Washtenaw Avenue and Oakwood Drive in Ypsilanti on Feb. 1, 2003, Brennan's mannerisms and personal outlook were drastically altered by his injuries.
"It changed my personality, how I talked," Brennan said of the accident. "When I got hit I felt like I was 15 again. That's why I talk funny. This is now my lifestyle: I go to parties, get high and dig on hot chicks."
Brennan said that when he first resurfaced among the Ann Arbor college party scene after about two years of recovery from the accident, he was accepted by the youngsters. Soon, new generations of party- age youths became unaware of Brennan's story and he was made to feel unwelcome, he said.
"I'm just not welcome," Brennan said. "They don't seem to understand. I had just been making my comeback, using my position to generate publicity. They didn't know I was making positive strides."
After only his third submission to Warren, Brennan's "On the Wings of a Bird" was printed in the publisher's "Creepy" series, No. 36., in 1970.
"My name was on comic books across the country," Brennan said. "But even the biggest geeks only care about art, not the writer. I was a national celebrity, but it took until the 21st century for me to convey that. That's what's so amazing."
Writing for Warren throughout the 1970s and '80s, and publishing works in renowned series' Vampirella, Eerie and Creepy, many of Brennan's most renowned works have been made available at the Ann Arbor District Library. The archived volumes of the three series sell publicly for upwards of $50, Brennan said.
The first volume of the Vampirella archived editions, in which Brennan said he had many pieces published, was ranked No. 1 in 2011 on the New York Times' graphic novel bestseller list.
"The best anyone I know can do is check it out or read it in the back," Brennan said. "They might look a little creepy hiding back there, but no one at the library has ever questioned me."
A Kennedy Suspect?
But Brennan's notoriety is not confined to just one list. In 2007, renowned attorney and writer, Vincent Bugliosi, published "Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy," a book delving into the murder of JFK and the events surrounding it. He included a list of 82 potential triggermen.
Brennan was listed at No. 8.
Starting the mid-nineties, Brennan began work on a series of written works, mainly available online, entitled: "Conjurella." Many of the stories include in the series detail Brennan's personal accounts of his involvement in the assassination of JFK.
He said that, as a child, he underwent hypnosis therapy involved with a government program, "MK Ultra" that ultimately led to his becoming an unwitting shooter in Kennedy's murder.
"My current work falls under the category of repressed memories," Brennan said. "I fired a shot (at Kennedy). Put me on the stand. What I like is to have my fans read my stories and think they're fiction. They're not untrue."
Locals are left mystified by Brennan's frank admission of guilt. Most hear his claims with a grain of salt.
"I heard he killed Kennedy," Wisely said. "He did make a pretty compelling argument. I've learned to accept it as at least a possibility."
The son of two, nationally published authors and school board members, Brennan's abilities in comic writing began as a child. He said learned the layout of a comic strip through his parents' many writing magazines.
"I had a good blueprint for magazine layout," Brennan said. "Having a background in the industry really benefitted my knowledge in the beginning."
After Warren declared bankruptcy in 1983, Brennan was unable to find work elsewhere in the comic industry – leading him to declare himself blacklisted.
"People in the industry told me that they had locked arms against me. It didn't matter why, only that they were doing it," Brennan said. "I wanted to tear it down. The comic book industry was of no use to me at that time."
Now couch surfing within the limits of Ann Arbor, and forever chasing women, Brennan feels ready to move on from town and state that has been he has called home his entire life.
"I'll probably surf my way down to Miami Beach for the winter," Brennan said. "I've got friends down there, and I don't need to hang around if I'm not welcome at the parties."


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What is AmeCon?
AmeCon is a longstanding UK based convention dedicated to Japanese Anime and Manga, run by fans, for the fans.
Each AmeCon runs for 3 days and is crammed full of great events of all flavours, from cosplay workshops and masquerades, attendee run panels and guests, all the way to fan run skits in the AmeCon Omake.
Every evening we round up with a party, so after you've had a day of geeking out, you can have a drink and dance the night away.
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So what is AmeChibi?
In Spring 2015 our first AmeChibi will be running and it will be a little different. We're still AmeCon, and we're still dedicated to Japanese Anime and Manga. AmeChibi brings all you expect from AmeCon but the smaller size means a cosier venue, with less of that pesky walking around! So a smaller event, still jam packed with awesome panels, parties and people awaits!
While AmeChibi isn't affiliated with any charity, as a fan run convention we like to hold various events like the Charity Auction. Rather than take any proceeds from this event we instead nominate a charity and any money generated from sold items in this event is donated to that charity.
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Schattenbrandung: I - Apophänie
25/10/12 || Cobal
These German fucks play doomy black metal and this is their first work, and one's able to tell more or less where things are going since the moment Schattenbrandung (German for "waves of shadow") ignitiate "I – Apophänie" by sampling natural sounds such as birds, flowing water and stuff.
Prima facie, I had thought songs took a little too long to take off, but the truth is that the songwriting here is intelligent and thorough, and definitely in no hurry of any kind. While the core of each song is based in guitar melodies rather than riffs, all of them include instrumental passages in between the fierce blast beats parts in which the jazzy syncopated drumming is a highlight indeed.
Along the well carried out compositions, I dug guitar solos here. They are proficiently played and written, and yes, they slightly resemble 70's hard and progressive rock bands' soloing. Also and about the mentioned instrumental parts, guitars knit together quite interesting sort of unconventional haunting arpeggios. However, we're not before an A-B-C parts kind of songs, if you know what I mean.
As for the vocals, they vary from black metal harsh ones, to deep growling and even some of them are performed in blackened form of shouting that didn't do much for me at first. Even if this department is not Schattenbrandung's strongest feature, it certainly gives this album a nurturing variety of tones.
Sadly and the same it happens with almost every release of the slow and atmospheric black metal type, unless you're already into alike stuff, it won't do shit for you. Even more, in spite of the hard work these guys obviously put in songwriting, one loses track between one song and the next as they are all too similar amongst'em.
Make no mistake, "I – Apophänie" is a fine record; as a matter o'fact, is so good, that even though 'twas meant just to be stubbed, it finally made it to the reviews section, and in my book, that's saying a fucken lot. Cheers.
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- Released: 2012
- Label: Independent
- Website: www.schattenbrandung.org
- Band
- C: vocals
- P: guitars
- T: guitars
- M: bass
- J: drums
- Tracklist


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Use our activity and program guide to find aquatics, arts and culture, clubs, family and community, fitness and wellness, and sports programs in Red Deer. Then use our online registration tool to register.
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