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Sonora Cohousing, Tucson, Ariz., March 2005
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In many ways Sonora Cohousing is typical of all cohousing—numerous environmentally sound practices are woven into the 36 homes and throughout the 4.7-acre site. Townhouses sit in groupings of three or four units around highly landscaped "placitas," forming natural conversation points in the landscape. The "green-built" homes are energy efficient, with active and passive solar energy elements, and are structured to facilitate water harvesting. The community's 3,500-square-foot common house is built from straw bale. Sonora's social practices are also typical of cohousing: community, collaboration, conservation. But the most unusual aspect of the community is no longer visible to the eye: Sonora cohousing is intentionally built on an urban infill site.
"Infill development" refers to the practice of making use of underutilized or empty sites within urban areas. The founding members of Sonora wanted to avoid destroying untouched desert—"blading unbladed land"— or becoming part of the suburban sprawl that requires new roads, sewers, and schools every time a developer "leapfrogs" to build a community further out from the city center (developers are motivated to do so because the farther land may be less expensive—and offer better "access to nature"). The founders of Sonora not only made a choice for infill, they also adhered to the criteria that the site must be accessible by public transportation (in this case bus transportation) and that shopping must be within walking distance. What's more, they chose a neighborhood with a high crime rate by Tucson standards, and yet they refused to become a gated community. This has meant that bicycles, and charcoal grills and watermelons, are occasionally stolen—but it also allows for meaningful interactions with neighbors (the three nine-year-old girls who stole the watermelon came back and sought out its grower to apologize).
Something else invisible in this photograph: When the garden was being built, resident Don Arkin helped to create a compost area by building a wall around it. The much-disliked, stucco-like material he used was referred to as "doncrete." An artist resident, Kendra Davies, created the mural that covers it without going through the community approval process. To date no one has objected.
An Earthship at Earthaven Ecovillage, Black Mountain, N.C., April 2005
Earthships, invented by American architect M. K. Reynolds, derive their name from his idea of them as "independent vessels to sail on the seas of tomorrow." They are generally made from tires filled with rammed earth, though sometimes of bottles and cans. They are often configured to maximize the surface area on which solar panels can be placed and typically have rain catchments and a filtration system for water (the circular object seen at the corner of the building is a cistern). Not visible in this photograph is an all-glass south facing wall. In the winter when the sun is low in the sky, sunlight pours through it directly into the home. The warmth that results is retained by the high insulating coefficient of the three earthen walls enabling the house to be 68 degrees with minimal heating. In the summer, when the sun is overhead, the cool earthen walls maintain 68 with little or no additional cooling. This home is sited so that on Dec. 21 the sun is just over the horizon of the ridge to the east.
The house is one of numerous innovative structures that comprise Earthaven Ecovillage. Because Earthaven's 320 acres are mostly mountainous forest, all dwellings are built on slopes, leaving flat ground available to become agricultural fields. Though still under construction, Earthaven has been completely off the grid since its inception in 1994. The central village is powered by a micro-hydro system, and the water supply comes from a natural spring and is stored in a 10,000-gallon water tank. Homes in the community are built of natural or recycled materials, and the entire site has been planned as a model of permaculture design.
Members pay annual dues, share title to the land, and participate in a consensus decision-making process. Each community member is responsible for earning his or her own living. The village-scale economy includes numerous ecologically sound businesses, such as Red Moon Herbs and Permaculture Activist and Communities magazines.
The community doesn't have a single village-wide spiritual practice. "What many of us have in common is a reverence for the Earth and our land, and the belief that our land is alive and conscious and it's our sacred duty to honor and care for it."
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Vocalist Milt Grayson, a sporadic singer with the LCJO since the early Nineties and a veteran of Duke Ellington's orchestra from 1960 to 1964, agrees with Marsalis. Speaking on the phone from the road, Grayson explains: "It goes back to the symphony orchestras playing Bach and Beethoven. What's the difference between the [LCJO] and that? Jazz is America's real classical music. You go back to Armstrong or Ellington and bring those things up to the people."
Judging by Marsalis's frequent sold-out concerts and relatively high record sales for a jazz artist, the public seems to like what he is offering, even if the critics don't. The LCJO recently embarked on a "For Dancers Only" tour, named after a jaunty 1937 instrumental by band leader Jimmie Lunceford. The show features the group (including Marsalis's enveloping, rich-toned trumpet) performing standards and new works by Marsalis and other orchestra members, basso profundo Grayson belting out a few ballads, and a cast of energetic swing dancers showing off their moves.
It may sound like a throwback to the ballrooms of the Thirties and Forties, such as Harlem's Savoy (or maybe just another Gap commercial), but in Marsalis's view, performing and interpreting the old tunes is precisely what keeps them lively, relevant, and spiritually enriching. Something he once told Life magazine many years ago could well apply to all the arguments that rage against him now: "Art isn't an automobile. It doesn't get outmoded. It deals with the human soul."

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- It turned into the NBA's ultimate watch party.
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ORLANDO, Fla. -- It turned into the NBA's ultimate watch party.
In Las Vegas, campers at the LeBron James Skills Academy watched James huddle at one point with Dwyane Wade as conjecture continued about James' free-agency decision.
In Bath Township, Ohio, all eyes were on James' estate just outside of Akron and not far from Cleveland, with extra police added to manage the gathering crowd, even with James thousands of miles away.
In Orlando, members of the Miami Heat coaching staff and front office tried to make it business as usual, as a group of rookies and young prospects from the team fell in a summer-league game to a similar roster from the Indiana Pacers at the Amway Center.
In Miami, there was trepidation about whether the Heat's Big Three era might be coming to an end.
And amid all that? Nothing.
At least not past nightfall back east, as James' deliberations apparently continued, with his most-recent team and his only other NBA team considered the overwhelming frontrunners for his services.
A day after Heat President Pat Riley met face-to-face with the All-Star forward who has led his team to the past four NBA Finals, winning championships in 2012 and '13, the weightiest decision in sports was reduced to a waiting game.
In the wake of that Wednesday meeting with Riley, a source close to the deliberations told the Sun Sentinel that James would not be meeting with any other team officials before making his decision on his 2014-15 landing spot.
Thursday had James back at his annual camp for leading prep and collegiate prospects. As has been the case since his media session at AmericanAirlines Arena shortly after the Heat fell 4-1 in the NBA Finals to the San Antonio Spurs last month, James offered no comment for public consumption beyond pleasantries.
Wade, who has been in Las Vegas and made previous appearances at the camp, returned for an afternoon session Thursday. He, too, did not take the conversation beyond pleasantries.
Whether Wade remains a current teammate or ex-teammate remained an unknown as afternoon turned to evening in Las Vegas, with the NBA essentially working on James' schedule, one that has him next scheduled to leave for Brazil for Sunday's World Cup final.
Although the NBA free-agency negotiating period opened July 1, Thursday was the first day teams could sign players or make trades, with the salary cap for the 2014-15 season set late Wednesday night.
For those who couldn't get to Las Vegas for a glimpse of James, or to James' home, they instead flooded to his website, which crashed several times Thursday, offering messages such as, "The session limit for the database is 600 and has been reached."
Like James, Wade also is a free agent, as is the third member of the Heat's Big Three, forward Chris, Bosh, who continues on his extended vacation, currently making a marketing appearance in Ghana. Bosh has been linked to a maximum-contract offer with the Houston Rockets should James decide to leave the Heat.
James, Wade and Bosh came together as teammates in free agency in July 2010, each signing six-year contracts that allowed for opt-outs this offseason, opt-outs each invoked, bypassing the $42 million left on each of their Heat contracts.
While the Heat were the lone suitor to meet face-to-face with James, his agent, Cleveland-based Rich Paul, previously had taken meetings with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers.
While the Heat are completing play in the Orlando Pro Summer League, which concludes Friday, the five teams that met with Paul are competing in the Las Vegas summer league that opens this weekend, with many officials from those teams already in Las Vegas.
Like the rest of the league, the Heat also put their business on hold Thursday, yet to complete the agreed-upon free-agent signings of Charlotte Hornets forward Josh McRoberts and Los Angeles Clippers forward Danny Granger, players added with the goal of making them complementary pieces alongside James.
Among the few transactions completed Thursday was a three-way trade between the Cavaliers, Brooklyn Nets and Boston Celtics that formally opened the salary-cap space needed by Cleveland to sign James at a maximum, $20 million-plus salary for the upcoming season.
The Cavaliers on Thursday also announced the contract extension of point guard Kyrie Irving, a lynchpin of their bid to attract James.


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ABC News' Teddy Davis Reports: Asked about press accusations that the only way she can win is if she's "willing to win ugly," Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., told NPR's "All Things Considered" on Tuesday that she has faced "something of a double standard" throughout her presidential bid.
"Senator, I want you to react to something that I keep hearing among voters, and increasingly among people who cover the campaign — both those who are reporters and those who speak about the campaign on television, on radio — the statement that the only way that Hillary Clinton can win is if she's willing to win ugly," NPR's Michele Norris told Clinton.
"When you hear that," Norris continued, "what does that mean to you? How do you react to that?"
"Well, I don't know what it means because there is no way for Senator Obama to win unless he also obtains a significant number of superdelegates," said Clinton. "I understand that there has been, throughout this campaign, something of a double standard. I accept it; I live with it."
Asked what the double standard is, Clinton at first demurred.
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When Norris followed-up again, saying, "Just in case it's not clear to someone, I don't want to assume. I just want you to tell me what you think the double standard is because I don't want to assume," Clinton unloaded.
"No, but you know – for example, why is the question directed at me?" she said. "I mean, neither of us has the number of delegates to win. It is a problem for both of us. And Senator Obama's supporters refuse to support a revote in Michigan, which I thought was rather odd for the Democratic Party to be against another vote. Senator Obama's supporters wanted to end this contest and short circuit it so that the votes of the people in the next upcoming contest wouldn't count because he has a slight lead. And it's by no means definitive. It would have been like calling the championship game last night with two minutes left to go because somebody was ahead. And that's not how it turned out."
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text: Bribery allegations in Rio's (RIO) Vale (VALE) lawsuit raise eyebrows in staid mining world Peter Kennedy, Stockhouse 1 Comment| May 5, 2014 Add to favourites In recent years, Canadian companies Niko Resources Ltd. (TSX: T.NKO, Stock Forum), SNC-Lavalin Inc. (TSX: T.SNC, Stock Forum) and Griffiths International Inc. reminded investors of what might be going on behind closed doors when prized assets are up for grabs. But even grizzled veterans of the international resource scene have had their eyebrows raised by the text of a lawsuit launched by the U.K mining giant Rio Tinto PLC (NYSE: RIO, Stock Forum). "It's a fascinating read,'' said one Vancouver resource executive who asked not to be named. In documents filed in a New York district court on April 30, 2014, Rio is alleging that its Brazilian rival Vale SA (NYSE: VALE, Stock Forum) used confidential information obtained during meetings with Rio officials to steal part of the massive Simandou iron ore project in Guinea, West Africa. Property disputes are almost a daily occurrence in the mining sector. But mining officials say they are startled by the aggressive language used in the lawsuit as well as the value of bribes that were allegedly paid out to officials in the Guinea government. The complaint relates to the loss of half of Rio Tinto's mining concession (blocks 1 and 2) in 2008. Vale acquired the rights to 51% per cent of the northern half of the project in 2010 by agreeing to pay $2.5 billion to companies tied to Beny Steinmetz, an Israeli-born diamond trader who had allegedly paid bribes to the Guinea government in exchange for rights to the site. "Defendant Vale saw a golden opportunity not only to obtain control, but to do so on the cheap, when Vale learned that defendants Steinmetz and (his mining arm) BSG Resources Ltd. were attempting to interfere with and steal Rio Tinto's rights to the Simandou concession,'' Rio alleges in the 50-page civil action document. Rio goes on to explain that gaining control of the Simandou deposit would strengthen Vale's position in the world's high-grade iron ore market, since the only other comparable source is Vale's own Carajas Iron Ore Mine in Brazil. The alleged bribes took the form of a diamond-encrusted watch that was paid to the late Guinea President Lansana Conte, and a similarly encrusted Formula 1 race car that was presented to the country's former Minister of Mines. In June 2010, Steinmetz allegedly paid a $200 million bribe to the former Mines Minister for facilitating the signing of documents that led to BSGR being granted an exploration license to Blocks 1 and 2 at Simandou. Rio said efforts by the defendants named in the suit to conceal their allegedly "illegal and tortuous activities" ended in January 2013, when the U.S. Attorney's Office and the FBI launched a criminal investigation of potential violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practises Act. Investigators are also looking into potential violations of anti-money laundering statutes relating to, among other things, the laundering into and through the United States of potential bribe payments to Guinean officials for the purpose of obtaining Rio Tinto's rights to Simandou, the mining giant said. The allegations in the Rio action have yet to be tested in a court of law. Therefore the named defendants are assumed to be innocent until it is proven otherwise. Meanwhile, in a press release announcing the civil action, Rio was careful to point out that its complaint is not against the current government of Guinea. A military junta took control of Guinea when Lansana Conte died in December 2008. The West African country is now ruled by Alpha Conde, its first democratically elected President. Rio Tinto and the Government of Guinea signed a settlement agreement in 2011 that relates to the southern concession of Simandou, known as blocks 3 and 4, and is the location of Rio Tinto's declared iron ore resources in Guinea. Rio and the government are now working co-operatively, Rio said. Tags: INDUSTRIAL METALS & MINERALS OIL & GAS E&P ENERGY INDUSTRIALS Rate this article v Usefulness Clarity Credibility Log in required to rate this article. Interested in these industries and sectors? Receive investor kits and email updates from Stockhouse and directly from these companies. Industrial Metals & Minerals Select All None Cortez Gold Corp. Quest Rare Minerals Ltd Asher Resources Corporation Deveron Resources Ltd. Makena Resources Inc. Inexco Mining Corp Metals & Mining Select All None Cortez Gold Corp. Quest Rare Minerals Ltd Asher Resources Corporation Deveron Resources Ltd. 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This post is lab 3 from series of training materials for WebTemplate creation and maintenance. Please check the following posts for details and other exercises. Notice that you can download full package with all required lab material from link available in introduction post. This package contains all supplementary materials and labs in word format.
This particular post will concentrate on following functionalities.
The project files for this lab are in the 'C:\Student\Labs\03_WCM' folder
Lab Overview: In this lab you will create actual WebTemplate and add custom page layout for it to be used automatically when site is created based on it.
This lab includes the following additional resources:
Starter Files
Files that can be used to help complete the labs.
Source Code
Completed lab source code for the status after this lab
Solution structure
Solution structure started in previous exercise.
Notice that all code and xml elements which are meant to be copied are available as text in the Word documents. This means that if you need to copy any of those elements, it's better to use Word document formats of these labs.
This Hands-On Lab contains a number of additional resources in fixed locations. By default, it is assumed that the base HOL directory is C:\Student and that the labs and additional resources are located under this directory.
The default working folder for this lab is 'C:\Student\Labs\03_WCM'.
Please notice that this exercise is assuming that you have environment with url http://intranet.contoso.com in your usage. If you use some alternative url, you'll have to update scripts and use correct entries in exercises to make exercise to work properly.
In the lab setup you will execute a PowerShell script that will create a new SharePoint site collection.
1. Start the Virtual Machine in Hyper-V.
2. Log on to the Virtual Machine as the local administrator with a user name of Contoso\Administrator and a password of pass@word1.
3. Open Windows Explorer and browse to the location C:\Student\Labs\Contoso.Intranet, in the folder double click Contoso.Intranet.sln to start the previously created solution structure.
In this exercise we'll create page layout for the event content type, which was created earlier. This way content editors can easily create new events, which have nice editing experience for setting up metadata.
1. Expand the SPIs folder and Modules folders located in Contoso.Intranet project
2. Right click Modules and choose Add – New Item…
3. Choose Module and name it as EventPageLayout
4. Click Add
5. Select Sample.txt under the EventPageLayout module and delete it
6. Right click EventPageLayout and choose Add – Existing Item…
7. Browse to folder c:\Student\Labs\03_WCM\StarterFiles and choose ContosoEventPage.aspx
8. Click Add
9. Double click ContosoEventPage.aspx in the solution explorer and review its content
· This file defines the layout for individual event. Event fields have been associated to the page layout already
10. Double click Elements.xml file and update the content as in following code snipped
Properties for File element in module provisioning
We are defining properties for the file to be uploaded. These are not SPFile or SPPageLayout properties, rather column values for the file, which will be available in document library. In this case we define few additional properties (Page Layout and PublishingAssociatedContentType) so that page layout is properly available for pages created in the portal.
Notice also the Url attribute for the Module. This defines target of the file to be provisioned. Since we are provisioning page layout, we'll need to set the target to _catalogs/masterpage.
11. Expand SPIs and ContentTypes folder in Content.Intranet project
12. Open Elements.xml file located under Event content type
13. Copy the ID of the content type to clip board – we'll need to update this to page layout module
14. Move back to Elements.xml file located under the EventPageLayout module
15. Locate [ContentTypeId] string in the value of the PublishingAssociatedContentType property
16. Replace the tag with the just copied content type id of the event content type like in the following snipped - Since we'll need to associate page layout to content type, we'll need to ensure that the IDs will match. Notice that we'll need to leave the hash and other chars in place.
17. Save changes
18. Expand Features node in the project structure and open up WebPublishingBinding feature in designer mode
19. Remove all other SPIs from this feature than the PublishingBinding, if there's any other SPI's
20. Open up SiteMainResources feature and ensure that all other SPIs except the PublishingBinding SPI is associated to it
21. Save changes
1. Right click Contoso.Intranet project and choose Deploy
2. Ensure that deployment was successful from the output window
3. Open up Internet Explorer and move to address http://intranet.contoso.com · Depending on the master page currently defined on the portal, you might run into minor issues after deployment. If you're unable to access the front page, perform following steps
4. Move to Site Settings from Site Actions menu
5. Click Master Pages and page layouts under the Galleries selection to ensure that Event page layout was successfully deployed – ContosoEventPage.aspx in the gallery
6. Move back to Site Settings
7. Click Page Layouts and site templates under the Look and Feel section
8. Under the New Page Default Settings, select Event Page layout to be the default page for new pages
9. Click OK
10. Select New Page from the Site Actions menu
11. Set name as MyExampleEvent - Note. If you're currently using the custom Contoso master page, it has minor issues with the popup rendering due missing popup style definitions. Don't mind those.
12. Click Create
13. Notice the Event related fields on the page layout, like Event Location and Event Date · Now we have successfully deployed also our page layout to site collection
In this exercise we'll create new farm scoped web template, which will be used to create Event site for Contoso Intranet. We'll use some previously created xml files to make the exercise easier. Web
In this task we'll create SPI for the web template and define the new site creation instruction, which we can use in following steps to create event sites.
1. Move to Visual Studio side
2. Expand SPIs folder and create new sub folder called WebTemplates
3. Right click WebTemplates folder and choose Add – New Item…
4. Choose Empty Element and name it was EventWebTemplate
5. Right click EventWebTemplate SPI and choose add existing Item
6. Browse to c:\Student\Labs\03_WCM\StarterFiles and select onet.xml file
7. Click Add
8. Activate onet.xml file in Solution Explorer and review the Property window. Notice that currently Deployment Type is NoDeployment – Update the property as ElementFile
9. Double click onet.xml file and review its content · Notice that there's already definition to use the Contoso master as chrome master (ChromeMasterUrl property) in one of the features and there's also default page layout definition also in place (DefaultPageLayout property).
Site definitions vs. WebTemplate element usage
If you're familiar with Site Definitions from the 2007 version, this should seem familiar as well. Key difference is between site definitions and web template is the flexibility of the web templates in sense of customization updates and technically web templates don't support definition of modules in the onet.xml. We can however provision modules for the site using associated features. This is done in the following task.
Check more concerning differences and usage models from my previous blog post.
10. Open Elements.xml file under the EventWebTemplate
11. Update the content as in the following snipped
12. We'll need to still modify the provisioning model of the WebTemplate. Right the Features node in the Contoso.Intranet project and choose Add Feature
13. Rename just created feature as FarmEventWebTemplate · In this case we deploy our Web Template to be available farm wide. You can also deploy WebTemplates using site collection scoped feature.
14. Open up feature designer (if not open, double click just created feature) and set initial properties as follows
15. Associate EventWebTemplate to feature
16. Open up WebPublishingBinding feature and ensure that EventWebTemplate SPI is not associated to it or to SiteMainResources feature
In this task we'll create default feature for the Event web template, which is responsible of deploying the default.aspx page for the site.
1. Right click Features node and choose Add Feature
2. Rename feature as WebEventWebTemplateDefault
3. Set properties of the feature as following
4. Expand the SPIs and Modules folders
5. Right click Modules and choose Add – New Item…
6. Select module SPI type and name it as EventWebTemplateDefaults
7. Delete Sample.txt under the EventWebTemplateDefaults module
8. Right click EventWebTemplateDefaults and choose Add – Existing Item…
9. Browse to c:\Student\Labs\03_WCM\StarterFiles and choose default.aspx and event1.aspx
10. Click Add
11. Open Elements.xml file located under the EventWebTemplateDefaults and update the xml as in the following snipped
12. Open WebEventWebTemplateDefault feature, set Is Hidden to True and copy the Feature Id from the properties window to clip board
13. Ensure that EventWebTemplateDefaults is listed in the Items in the Feature section and add also PulishingBinding SPI to the feature. IMPORTANT – Ensure that binding SPI is above the EventWebTemplateDefaults like in below picture. You might have to do some re-associations in the designer to achieve this.
14. Open onet.xml file located under the EventWebTemplate SPI
15. Locate following string from the onet.xml file: <!-- Default page module reference -->
16. Place Feature reference just underneath the marker as in the following snipped. Note that feature ID in your case is different, since it's randomly created during feature creation · This will ensure that feature is automatically activated when the web template is used for site creation
In this task we will stamp the site with custom property bag entry for traceability purposes using object model. You can then use this information in future to ensure that particular site has been created using specific WebTemplate.
Notice also that since we updated Web scoped feature to be hidden, you can use that as your versioning feature…. Those sites which has that feature enabled, are created using specific template and therefore you can version WebTemplate using this feature with feature upgrading definitions.
1. Right click WebEventWebTemplateDefault feature and choose Add feature receiver…
2. Remove all other methods, but replace FeatureActivated method as follows · Notice that we store the Name attribute value of the WebTemplate to property bag
3. Save changes
1. Right click Contoso.Intranet project and choose properties
2. Move to SharePoint tab
3. Update Active Deployment Configuration as No Activation and uncheck also the Auto-retract after debugging to make future debugging experience little bit faster
4. Save all changes
5. Right click Contoso.Intranet and choose Deploy
6. Ensure that deployment was successful from the Output window
7. Move to internet explorer and to address http://intranet.contoso.com
8. Move to Site Settings page from the Site Actions menu
9. Move to Site Collection features under the Site Collection administration
10. Activate Contoso.Intranet Site Main Resources feature
11. Move back to Site Settings page
12. Click Page Layouts and site Templates under the Look and Feel
13. Add Events Site as one of the available site types
14. Click OK
15. Move back to front page of the site collection
16. Choose New Site from the Site Actions menu
17. Choose Events Site and define the properties as follows
18. Click Create - Creation of the site will take a while
19. Click Example Event from the left menu
20. Notice how we provisioned example template for event, with initial settings for Location and Title
21. Switch page to Edit mode
22. Notice how you can use specific controls to edit the event information
23. Save changes of the page
24. Choose New Page from Site Actions menu and ensure that default settings for the page layout were successfully applied so that our custom page layout is used by default
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In the Caverns
I loved Théoden's cameo at the end, and the thoughts of your Rohirrim mother: he may have lost his son, but he cannot truly fathom what the women of his realm are losing when their sons are slain. There's a physicality to that grief that he cannot experience first-hand.
Re: In the Caverns
What is movieverse?
Supposing I try to do something for No-self-confidence!Aragorn – the scene at Gilraen's Memorial for instance - as soon as I start to put myself in the place of Movie!Aragorn I find that I just don't know much about the poor guy at all. Has he gone on all those journeys, has he served as Thorongil, does he have other Rangers at his command? Who knows? In fact I don't even know whether Elrond still does or has ever loved him as a son. I even don't know how old he's supposed to be.
I think it is sort of implied that Aragorn has been very elf-based around Rivendell and Lothlorien, but there again there is that comment to Boromir about seeing the White City long ago but that's all I have to go on. So how far can you slip into bookverse background as long as it is not incompatible with the film?
How am I supposed to write about a guy's thoughts in front of the grave/memorial of his mother (see there's another problem - did Gilraen die in Rivendell or with her own people?) if I don't really know a thing about him? Or if I don't have common ground with the readers of the story? I don't want to get bogged down in having to spell out his background as I see it - that is, outside what I'm working on in the fic.
Or am I just getting too hung up about this and I shouldn't worry so much?
(I'm not sure I've posted this in the right place – please feel free to move it somewhere more appropriate.)
Re: What is movieverse?
Re: What is movieverse?
Rather as with any gap-filler, as long as it ties back into the movieverse and doesn't contradict what you see on screen, you're welcome to fill in with bookverse material where appropriate. I have no idea how Boromir knew from just hearing Aragorn's name that Aragorn was the Heir of Isildur, unless Elrond's been keeping the stewards advised of this matter. :-S
Have fun with Aragorn!
Re: What is movieverse?
I have no idea how Boromir knew from just hearing Aragorn's name that Aragorn was the Heir of Isildur, unless Elrond's been keeping the stewards advised of this matter.
You're right - this is one that has bothered me no end! The only conclusion I could come up with was that Aragorn is a royal name and could not possibly be borne by anyone other than an Heir of Isildur.
And then, how come Aragorn is immediately accorded lordly respect in Edoras. He does not declare his lineage - even in the scene with Eomer - where was the legend raising out of the grass and the first sight of kingliness may I ask? - it was all like a round of introductions at a tea party!
Re: What is movieverse?
That's one theory. It's certainly poses fewer problems than other possibilities.
As for Edoras, my going theory is that after Theoden chews Aragorn out about who rules in Edoras, Gandalf takes the King of Rohan aside and fills him in on who exactly Aragorn is. That might also explain a bit of why Theoden gets so pissy with Aragorn at Helm's Deep--where was Gondor=where were *you* when Rohan needed help? You want that title 'Lord,' you earn it!
a movie!Faramir story
"Giving Ground" and "Little Hope"
What is essential for me, given the back and forth that can go on between Aragorn and Legolas fans as to which character is most misrepresented at times, is that both fics read the situation properly: Aragorn's angry defiance and Legolas's outburst are both born of despair. It is not a clear-cut situation of "Legolas is right to speak Sindarin" or "Aragorn is right to argue with Legolas"--they are both at some sort of edge, there, and snapping at each other in an inappropriate setting. Legolas may have made the first mistake (look at when all the Rohirrim turn: it's when Legolas says, "They are afraid. You can see it in their eyes!"), but Aragorn made the last one by falling out of Sindarin, or by not moving the conversation elsewhere in the first place. Gimli is the one who comes out a star in this episode, and he richly deserves it.
I think Aragorn's motives are well-explained in Eledhwen's fic. Legolas is trickier though. I like Suzene's Gimli, but Legolas's precise reasons for despairing right then are not quite clear to me. And for Aragorn in Eledhwen's fic, it's not clear to me how I should interpret the movie's conversation with little Hallas/Haleth afterwards. I'd love to hear from either of these authors (or both) and have them talk out what motivates their characters at these points.
This leads me to ask: anyone willing to take up the in situ dynamic of Aragorn versus Legolas, with Gimli standing by? Would this possibly permit of a clearer or more intricate examination of what's going on in that part of the movie? Takers?
Well, if I remember that bit correctly, Aragorn takes a look at that huge sword (remember people agonising over what sword that could be?), says it's a good blade, and hands it back. Hal-whatever is then reassured that s/he (!) will be okay. Now my memory might be a bit flaky.
So anyway, I thought that Aragorn, after his conversation with Háma (or Gamling, if I change it to be completely movieverse accurate), would be sufficiently positive to want to offer some encouragement to a younger soldier. Perhaps he's remembering his first forays with the Twins, the first time he contemplated killing someone/something, the first time he contemplated his own death. He knows the Rohirrim are scared and lacking morale, and he sees a small opportunity to spread some Positive Thinking. He's getting his mind round the whole being a leader thing, at last. And it's true that from that point on in the movie he does become more positive, especially when the Elves arrive.
Re: Giving Ground
Re: Little Hope
I think you're right. Aragorn definitely does want to lift Hal-whatever's spirits (who wouldn't?), and he may indeed be thinking of his first battle with the Twins at his side. That is most definitely a part of it, but I think Aragorn gains something in that talk himself. It's not a one-way exchange of Aragorn giving encouragement--he gets something out of that that snaps him out of depressive mode decisively. That's what I'm getting at when I say I don't know quite how to interpret the Hal-whatever talk in light of his conversation with Hama/Gamling in this fic--I'm missing that reciprocity, I guess, since the turning point comes earlier in "Little Hope." I guess it really depends on how you read that movie scene. :-)
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Re: Little Hope
Re: What is movieverse?
Re: Movie Challenge
A Few Leaves In The Forest
Re: That scene
Re: Delayed nuzgûl bite
There, now that I've publicly said it, I'll have to finish writing the blasted thing!
Re: Delayed nuzgûl bite
There, now that I've publicly said it, I'll have to finish writing the blasted thing!
Oh, good! This one should be veeery interesting!
Glorfindel would never have done something like that. And I agree, it was very OC - for both of them. Tolkien described Aragorn (in Gandalf's voice, I believe) as the greatest hunter and tracker of the age, so there's no way even an elf would get away with that kind of a stunt.
Go, Lyllyn! I'm relieved it wasn't me who got nipped by this particular nuzgul!
Re: Delayed nuzgûl bite
I agree, it was ridiculous thing for PJ to put in. I did figure out how to deal with why she did it, but for how she could sneak up on him, I have to fall back on the weak "he was too worried about Frodo." All alternate ideas gratefully entertained.
I'm relieved it wasn't me who got nipped by this particular nuzgul!
I'm not! Are you sure you wouldn't like this nice friendly nuzgûl?
Re: Delayed nuzgûl bite
Couldn't you just throttle PJ for some of the things he did? Which breaks my heart because he also did so much that was right!
Frankly I'm clueless to explain how the she-elf could, or even would, do such a thing. If lightning strikes I will definitely share the electric charge with you!
Are you sure you wouldn't like this nice friendly nuzgûl
Not on your life!
*running for her life*
Re: Delayed nuzgûl bite
How about he knew it was her and let her do it? Or at least knew it was an elf. That's what I thought of when I read the first message on this topic.
Re: Delayed nuzgûl bite
The problem I have is the way his eyes look when he feels the sword. He doesn't look like he knows it's a friend. I do have him realize it rapidly, but not that first instant as on my DVD he looks way too trapped. I can use the lack of terror that the wraiths usually inspire; and he can realize he was depending too much on that while worried about Frodo.
Will it fly? Other ideas?
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I should've requested a sample before buying the full size...wouldn't recommend it. The smell is overpowering to say the least! Like your head is in a box full of brand new cabbage patch dolls. It works fine I suppose for sort of dry skin, but there are times when my skin feels dry again a few minutes later. I can't decide if it makes me break out. I did notice a few tiny breakouts around my smile line area and chin - kinda weird, teensy things that went away in a day - when I first started using it, but no full on pimple. May have been unrelated? I'm going to finish out the container because the price is significant at ~$25, but I wouldn't buy it again.
I have oily skin and thought I would give a thick moisturizing cream a try as nothing has really helped with my skin in the past. Thus far it has been a very good moisturizer, sinks in quickly and leaves my skin feeling baby soft. In terms of controlling the oiliness, I am still noticing residual oiliness but think that the cream is helping. My scars have been improving from what I can tell, which is amazing!
The scent is alright, not overpowering but an interesting baby powder odor, but not an offensive scent. It has a thick consistency so I only use a small dab using a Q-tip.
I bought this product 1 week ago at Wal-Mart on a whim. There is a lot of product in the small jar so I believe this will last at least 3-4 months.
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Its just meh! Not bad not great. Did'nt break me out, did'nt visibly benefit my skin in any way. Just a very average night cream. Nice scent...that's all.
I love this night cream! I will probably continue to buy this night cream until I decide I'm bored and want to try something new, in which case it won't be because it's not a good product. It leaves my face feeling nice and soft, not greasy, and I always wake up with beautifully hydrated skin. I'm usually afraid to try new/different face products because my skin can be sensitive, but this was a great buy. I have really nothing bad to say about this product. The scent is light. The packaging is fine for me. However, I know some people don't like the jar for sanitary purposes, but in a jar I can get all the product out without wasting any, which is nice, since I'm not one to buy face products that cost more than $10 each (this was $14.99 at Ulta). But, considering most face creams start at $15 and just go up from there (to $50+ for department store brands), I think it's pretty reasonable.
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Awful, horrible, no good, very bad, ACNE.
After reading the reviews I was pretty excited to purchase this product! However, after one use I began to be skeptical.
The day after my first use my forehead was oily. I had only used the product, just to be on the safe-side, on my forehead and dry cheek areas. By the second day, I had painful, large red pimples that took a week to heal with acne spot treatment.
I really gave this cream a chance. I continued to day five but my skin was fully broken-out and greasy. This was not at all the light-weight skin cream which had been raved about in the reviews.
Also, the smell.... it reminded me of baby powder and mature women's perfume. And it was overpowering. I couldn't even get to sleep because of the smell coming from my face.
I'm all for trying new products in the quest for better skin, but this product was not at all for me.
If you have oily/dry skin areas, or sensitive skin prone to break-outs with use of creams, DO NOT use this product. I'll stick with my Neutrogena Ageless Essentials. At least for the winter months... the quest for a summer cream continues.
I was curious about the Yes to Carrots line since its more of an organic product and my skin tends to respond better to organic products. Anyway, so I bought this at walmart for about $16 and it smelled a little bit like play-doh... So I used it for about a week and I was noticing that my skin felt like it was burning and i thought it was because I forgot to more sunscreen but it wasn't the case so after a couple weeks of trying it I wasnt too happy with it and so I returned it back to walmart. But for the most part it did a good job of moisturizing just wished it didnt burn :(
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Could Nissan's marketers have planned this any better?
Just as the carmaker is in the midst of a national tour of the LEAF, its much ballyhooed new electric plug-in, competitor Toyota finds itself in a tailspin over mysterious sudden acceleration events that now affect even its energy-efficient darling, the 2010 model Prius, according to several news reports. (Here's one from the Christian Science Monitor; ABC News also reports Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has experience trouble with his Prius.)
The Prius, the nation's best-selling and highest mileage hybrid car, looked to have a fruitful future — until lately, when its reputation was sideswiped, along with other Toyota brands, in a safety scandal that grows larger with every news cycle.
Car reviewers have noted that the Prius, even on a scandal-free day, has plenty of competition emerging from hybrids like the Ford Fusion and the Honda Insight.
The new kids on the block might now have a wedge to muscle in. The LEAF is not a hybrid, but part of the new generation of all-electric, plug-in vehicles (EVs) that will go head-to-head with hybrids already on the road. Their appeal: Zero carbon tailpipe emissions and increasingly better range.
Due in showrooms this coming fall/winter, the LEAF is riding the leading edge of this new technology. It will offer a clean carbon footprint (especially if it's charged on electricity provided by renewable energy sources) and have a range of 100 miles, a big deal in this new world.
The LEAF and GM's new plug-in offering, the Volt, can expect competition from leading hybrid vehicles like the Toyota Prius, the Honda Civic and Insight, and the Ford Escape and Fusion, among others. These hybrids are road tested, energy efficient and don't lack for places to refuel.
But of all the hybrids you can even think of, the Prius is king. It is the top-selling hybrid, around the world, and last year it was the top selling car in Japan, bar none.
At this point, how Toyota's problems will play out and affect the Prius is just conjecture. Car chatter has centered on how to deal with the immediate problem, if the Prius suffers from the same sticky acceleration issues of its cousins. Earlier models of the Prius are being recalled. News about the 2010 model, just out this winter, is still too fresh.
But if the Prius takes a long pit stop, that's one less hybrid option at the top of consumers' lists. Such a shift in the landscape could fuel more interest in the coming EVs, now less than a year away from appearing in showrooms.
If Toyota's problems prove scarier than the worries related to electric vehicles — Where do I plug in? Will the battery wear out? — the race gets even more intense.
And Nissan is heavily involved in addressing concerns upfront. It is making sure charging stations are available in many major metro markets — working with charging station provider Ecotality in several test areas, and with a U.S. maker of home charging stations.
The LEAF's U.S. debut tour winds up in New York next week, after a stop in Houston this coming weekend, according to a map of the stops posted by Nissan. But the car will likely make other appearances before going on sale in late 2010.
To see the list of Toyota, Lexus and Pontiac vehicles being recalled for gas pedal "entrapment" issues, see the U.S. Department of Transportation website. The models are:
- 2007-2010 Camry
- 2005-2010 Avalon
- 2004-2009 Prius
- 2005-2010 Tacoma
- 2007-2010 Tundra
- 2006-2010 IS 250 and IS350
- 2008-2010 Highlander
- 2009-2010 Corolla
- 2009-2010 Venza
- 2009-2010 Matrix
- 2009-2010 Pontiac Vibe
Toyota, Lexus and Pontiac vehicles affected by the related, but slightly different, "sticky pedal recall" are:
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- 2008-2010 Sequoia
- 2005-2010 Avalon
- 2007-2010 Camry
- 2009-2010 Corolla
- 2009-2010 Matrix
- 2010 Highlander
- 2009-2010 Vibe
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I just started, my first batch is great! I live in the SW mountains, and I normally don't run the heat at night. I heat the house up to 68 during the day, but it can drop to 58 at night (typically 60). If I build a good fire, it could rise to 72 for the whole night. Is this variation a problem? How important is a constant temperature to fermenting?
Consistent and proper temps are one of the most important things in brewing.
Too much variation will stall your fermentation. So yes, it is important. Also, going to warm will cause flavor changes and sometimes produce fusel alcohols, which produce pounding headaches.
Thanks for the replies, this will complicate things for me. In the summer, we can get up to 80, or even 85 for a short time in the day, while dropping back to the 50's-60's at night. The air is very dry here (8% is common), and at 8,000 feet, there are few bacteria. I do not have air conditioning, but sometimes run a simple humidifier (wet pad with a fan). So in the summer I'll have to ferment in a fridge. In the winter, I could run central heat and keep the house at 68, but I normally turn it off at night; the house temp can drop to below 60 if it gets cold outside. So I'll need a heating system, since a fridge can't warm it above room temp, can it? edit: also, this is air temp. I have a 5 gal-carboy inside a box, so the beer temp will not fluctuate nearly as much. I'll need to get a thermometer to attach to the side.
A tub of water will help even out the temperature changes. Set the fermenter right in it and insulate around it. An aquarium heater can keep the water temperature pretty even but you need to find one that controls it at 60 to 64 F. Warmer will not make as good of beer.
Putting your beer in a tub of water, or a large cooler, can make a big difference.
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Well your temps aren't crazy-out-of-range so it might as simple as putting your carboy/bucket in a box (hell it could be made out of cardboard, but preferably an insulate plywood or old fridge sorta deal) with a spaceheater hooked to a thermostat. At night it would (if necessary) warm your fermentation space back up to the mid 60s or wherever you wanted.
+1 on the swamp cooler. I got a big plastic tub with rope handles from wal mart for 5 bucks and a $20 aquarium heater. Perfect for winter and in the summer dropping in some frozen water bottles keeps it cool. The water bath really helps keep the wort temp stable even if the air fluctuates.
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Steve Melia, a Cape Fear native and comedian, made a home run of his own during the New York Yankees' 2011 season, attending all 162 games. Melia has now compiled that 162-game journey into a book, recounting his experiences in the stands.
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U.S. and South African officials plan to sign a formal agreement for the loans Tuesday as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton continues her visit to South Africa.
"The government here has really been a leader in thinking forward about energy policy," Hochberg told journalists during a break at a U.S.-South African business summit. Companies that could benefit from the funding include General Electric Co., Santa Monica, Calif.-based SolarReserve LLC, and Siemens AG, Hochberg said. South Africa, the continent's biggest economy, has seen its growth slowed in part due to an ongoing electricity crisis as public utility Eskom struggles to meet demand. Energy Minister Dipuo Peters told those gathered at the summit that investment in the country's power generation remained vital if the country â¿¿ and Africa as a whole â¿¿ is to grow into the coming years. "Without access to energy services, the poor will continue to be deprived of the most basic economic opportunities to improve their status of living," Peters said. Clinton, on a tour of African nations, later addressed the business summit, stressing the importance of expanding business, as well as diplomatic ties, with South Africa. It isn't just renewable energy at play here. Boeing Co. remains in the running to provide aircraft to South African Airways as it looks at updating its fleet, Hochberg said.Check Out Our Best Services for Investors
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She started One Simple Wish in her home to help people grant 'wishes' to kids in foster care.
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When Danielle Gletow adopted her daughter Mia, she began to learn about the American foster care system – and the challenges faced by more than 100,000 children and young adults who are part of it.
Determined to do something to help them, Ms. Gletow made it her mission not only to educate others about the challenges these children and teens face, but also to give people an easy way to lend a helping hand.
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Founded in 2008 out of Gletow's home office, One Simple Wish is a nonprofit organization that connects foster children and vulnerable families with potential donors who grant their wishes online or at the organization's Ewing, N.J.-based "Wish Shop."
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InVivo Therapeutics Announces Warrant Exchange Offer with Intent to Up-List to a National Securities Exchange
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (April 8, 2013) – InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp. (NVIV), a developer of groundbreaking technologies for the treatment of spinal cord injuries (SCI) and other neurotrauma conditions, today announced that it has commenced an offer to exchange outstanding warrants issued in 2010 to purchase approximately 15.0 million common shares ("2010 warrants") for new warrants. The 2010 warrants have exercise prices of $1.40 and $1.00 per share and expire in 2015. One of the primary reasons for the offering is to facilitate the Company's plans to uplist its stock to a national securities exchange such as NASDAQ or NYSE MKT.
InVivo is offering new warrants with modified terms that extend the warrant expiration date for an additional two years in exchange for elimination of a provision in the 2010 warrants that provides anti-dilution protection if shares are sold at prices below the warrant exercise prices. The exchange offer will expire at 11:59 p.m. on May 6, 2013 unless extended.
The purpose of the exchange offer is to remove the weighted average anti-dilution provisions from the 2010 warrants so InVivo's financial statements more closely reflect its operating results and financial condition and to facilitate a listing of the Company's common stock on a national securities exchange. Under generally accepted accounting principles, the anti-dilution provisions require the 2010 warrants to be valued and classified as a warrant liability on the balance sheet, resulting in negative stockholders' equity. In addition, InVivo is required to revalue the 2010 warrants quarterly and has recorded significant non-cash derivative losses and gains which are not reflective of its actual operating performance. Both the NYSE MKT and NASDAQ require as part of their initial listing standards that a company have a minimum of $4 million of stockholders' equity, which InVivo would have exceeded at December 31, 2012 if the anti-dilution clause was removed from all 2010 warrants and the $14.6 million warrant liability was reclassified to stockholders' equity.
"We believe that the warrant exchange offer is mutually beneficial for the 2010 warrant holders, InVivo and our shareholders," said Frank Reynolds, InVivo's Chief Executive Officer. "For the warrant holders, the two year extension represents a significant increase in the value of the warrant while the anti-dilution clause being relinquished is unlikely to come into play as InVivo has raised $23.0 million at over $2.00 per share, and the Company's current $185 million market capitalization is significantly higher since becoming a public company in 2010. For InVivo and our shareholders, the warrant exchange would remove a key impediment to the up-listing of our stock to the NYSE MKT or NASDAQ, which we will believe would increase liquidity and unlock additional value inherent in our company."
Additional information concerning the offer to exchange is available via a webcast posted on InVivo's website, www.invivotherapeutics.com.
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