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DURHAM — Public health in New Hampshire is the subject of the next Seacoast Science Café at the Portsmouth Brewery Wednesday, Feb. 13, at 6 p.m.
Palace is an environmental scientist focusing on tropical ecology, landscape ecology, and geospatial science. His research ranges from field studies of forest structure to using satellite imagery in an effort to both predict disease and understand past human settlement patterns. He is an assistant research professor in the Earth System Research Center at the Institute of Earth, Oceans, and Space at UNH. He is a faculty fellow at the Sustainability Institute and coordinator for the environmental science interdisciplinary undergraduate major, both at UNH.
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DOVER — The Fifth Amendment, a broad but powerful legal protection for Americans, will be the topic of discussion in a hearing to compel Loraine Skaltsis to testify in court next month.
The motion states, "Allowing Debtor to continue to assert the privilege against self incrimination would hinder the Court's ability to make the essential determinations regarding Debtor's eligibility for discharge ..."
According to Eric Forcier of the state's bureau of securities regulation, Nickolas's case is a criminal case being investigated by the Attorney General's office while Lorraine's case is not criminal and is being treated separately. However, the state is still involved in Lorraine's case.
According to Lehmann, people only have the right to plead the Fifth to questions that may incriminate them through their testimony.
The hearing on the motion to compel is scheduled for May 21. According to Lehmann, the judge will do a background check on what is and is not incriminating to Lorraine to determine what she needs to answer and what she does not need to answer.
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Luxury Paris palace in 16th Arrondissement, walk to Palais de Chaillot
Located in 16th Arrondissement, this luxury palace is within a 15-minute walk of Guimet Museum, Eiffel Tower, and Palais de Chaillot. Arc de Triomphe and Champ de Mars are also within 1 mi (2 km).
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Along with 3 restaurants, this smoke-free palace has a full-service spa and an indoor pool. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include a health club, a 24-hour business center, and valet parking.
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All 101 soundproofed rooms provide free WiFi, free wired Internet, and 24-hour room service. Guests can enjoy deep soaking tubs, and other standard amenities include refrigerators, minibars, and LCD TVs.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
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Hotel Amenities
In addition to a full-service spa, Shangri-La Hotel Paris features an indoor pool and a health club. Dining is available at one of the palace's 3 restaurants. Business-related amenities at this 5-star property consist of a 24-hour business center and a meeting room.
High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary. Event facilities measure 9146 square feet (850 square meters). This Belle Époque palace also offers spa services, multilingual staff, and a garden. Parking is available onsite for a surcharge. A total renovation of this property was completed in June 2013.
Shangri-La Hotel Paris is a smoke-free property.
- Free WiFi
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- 24-hour front desk
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- Total number of rooms - 101
- Number of floors - 7
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- Conference space size (meters) - 850
- Number of restaurants - 3
- 24-hour business center
- Conference space size (feet) - 9146
- Year Built 1896
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- Soundproofed rooms
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Refrigerator
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Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Valet parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Premium TV channels
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- Phone
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- Digital TV service
- Free WiFi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Soundproofed rooms
- Climate control
- Free newspaper
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- Room service (24 hours)
- Espresso maker
Where to Eat
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning.
La Bauhinia - This restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner.
L Abeille - Overlooking the garden, this fine-dining restaurant specializes in French cuisine and serves dinner only. Reservations are required. Open daily.
Le Shang Palace - This restaurant specializes in Chinese cuisine and serves lunch and dinner. Reservations are required. Open select days.
24-hour room service is available.
Nearby Things to Do
Recreational amenities at the palace include an indoor pool and a health club.
Children under 18 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool, health club, or fitness facility without adult supervision.
Spa Services
Health Club has 2 treatment rooms. Services include massages, facials, body wraps, and body scrubs. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy and Ayurvedic.
- Number of treatment rooms 2
- Manicures and pedicures
- Body wraps
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To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
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Check-in time starts at 3 PM
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Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 3.30 per person, per night
- Breakfast fee: between EUR 39 and EUR 58 per person (approximately)
- Valet parking fee: EUR 40 per night
- Rollaway bed fee: EUR 100 per night
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Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the palace prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation. Guests can arrange to bring pets by contacting the property directly, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
Awards & Affiliations
- Shangri-La Hotel Paris is listed in the 2014 Condé Nast Traveler Gold List of the world's best places to stay.
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Live review: 37th Annual Rockygrass Festival @ Planet Bluegrass RanchBy Candace Horgan | July 31st, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Hot Rize performed as one dozens of folk, bluegrass, roots and Americana-oriented performers at the 37th annual Rockygrass Festival in Lyons last Friday-Sunday. Photos by Brian Carney. There's nothing quite like pulling up to the Planet Bluegrass Ranch in Lyons on a hot July day, making your way onto the grounds and stepping into the St. Vrain River for cooling wade while excellent musicians deliver the goods on the stage, filling the air with a brilliant musicianship, classic and new songs alike.


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"Why does Hirvegil insist on bowing to Grandfather? The Galadhrim rarely bow, and neither of you expects it."
"I believe he really enjoys irritating Celeborn."
"But... they are sword-brothers!"
"It dates back to Doriath, where bowing was required in Elu's court. Celeborn thought it demeaning — and a waste of time — but kept his counsel."
"I considered it pretentious." Grandfather arrives. "Suited only to grandiose spectacles, like the stately Noldorin dances Galadriel so favored."
He smiles. "I, of course, decided to teach her the more lively Sindarin forms of merrymaking."
"Which I deemed brazen," she retorts, "until I met the Silvan!"
"Elu's people bowed until granted permission to rise. That offended me.
"But I tolerated it, until the endless campaign in Eriador; respites were too few to squander. I ordered my captains to salute quickly, not bow until dismissed. Hirvegil resisted."
"You once came to blows?" Galadriel prompts.
"Nearly — as Elrond ever reminds me! In a fury, I almost struck Hirvegil for insolence, until he rightly pointed out that I was wasting time."
"You yielded then?"
"Hardly! That night, as the captains left, Hirvegil bowed... but I sought my bedroll and slept, without dismissing him.
"We came to... an understanding then."
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## Some SDR Hardware that I currently have (Dec 08):
1. Tony Parks SoftRocks (several types)
2. David Brainerd QSD and other boards http://wb6dhw.com/
3. HPSDR Atlas/Janus/Ozy boardset http://www.hpsdr.org/
4. HPSDR Atlas/Mercury/Penelope boardset http://www.hpsdr.org/
5. RFSpace SDR-IQ receiver http://www.rfspace.com/SDR-IQ.html
6. SDR-1000 3-board set loaned from WB3KDU http://www.flex-radio.com/
7. 12-bit A/D of local design working with a Digilent Nexys2 FPGA demo board http://sdrtrack.drupalcafe.com
## Some SDR Software that I have used:
1. Windows - Rocky http://www.dxatlas.com/Rocky/
2. Windows - PowerSDR http://www.flex-radio.com/
3. Windows - WinRad http://www.winrad.org/
4. Windows - M0KGK http://www.m0kgk.co.uk/sdr/index.php
5. Windows - G8JCF http://www.g8jcf.dyndns.org/g8jcfsdr/
6. Windows - SDRadio http://www.sdradio.eu/sdradio/
7. Windows - SpectraVue (for SDR-IQ) http://www.moetronix.com/spectravue.htm
8. Both - LinRad http://www.sm5bsz.com/linuxdsp/linrad.htm
9. Linux - sdr-shell http://ewpereira.info/sdr-shell/
10. Linux - John Melton Java https://java-sdr.dev.java.net/
11. Linux - GNURadio http://www.gnu.org/software/gnuradio/
11. Linux - my own work-in-progress
12. Both - DttSP (sdr dsp core)
The Charleston SDR group is working on a few special projects:
Hardware: A lower-cost Direct Down-Conversion (DDC) receiver using a Digilent Nexsys II demo FPGA board, along with a plug-in board that uses a 12-bitm 80Ms/s A/D converter and a VGA. Details to follow.
Software: A Linux-based SDR software package. This is being written in QT/C++ in the Eclipse development GUI. There is not guarantee that this project will ever see the light of day, but we are learning a LOT about SDR software, and interfacing to the DttSP sdr-core. DttSP is used in many SDR software packages, including PowerSDR, sdr-shell, etc.
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Our troop's Scouts are "lazy" as the former SM told me. We pretty much car camp each month within a couple hours. We did go rafting in southern KY (5+ hours) 4 years ago. We'll have a small contingent going to the Smokies this summer. We also live in one of the most depressed areas of the state so few families have money (or money to buy popcorn, etc.). A few of the Scouts do manage to fund their whole year via fundraising though. Since the troop doesn't provide the adventure, I've been doing it on my own with my sons.
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I don't see a troop trailer as some rich excess. It takes gear to go camping and if you don't have it in a trailer that means all the more vehicles it takes to transport stuff and gas. A properly stocked troop FA kit is big, so are Dutch ovens, patrol boxes, wash tubs, coolers etc. Firewood. Our local camp would be deforested very quickly if we were not required to bring our own firewood. At my old Council you were not allowed to bring in firewood, but was more rural.
If you have a troop of 30 I don't see how you pull it off without a trailer unless you have a bunch of Suburbans hauling everything.
one church van and a pick up with a cap is enough room for two patrols.
King Ding Dong commented05-09-2013, 09:45 PMEditing a commentOk, sorry dude you just jumped the shark. Church Van!!! We don't have no stinkin van. Talk about the have and have nots. All we have is a lousy trailer, no van, no pickup. We have to beg a parent to haul the trailer for us.
You have acces to a church van and are complaining about trailers. That's something.
Church van hauls boys and my truck hauls gear.......
Remember we are a two adult operation........My committee is made up of 70 year old eagle scouts who can't or won't camp and a bunch of single parent house holds or dads who work weekends. We still need the truck for the two extra seats.
I would trade it all for a few more active adults
When we take the van we have to be home sunday before 10 so they can use it for church........So what is the trash talk......
I wouldn't trust that van to pull a trailer and haul boys...........
If I had another way I wouldn't use it at all.
King Ding Dong commented05-10-2013, 01:09 PMEditing a commentOn a serious note, if that is one of those 15 person vans I wouldn't haul anything with it. They are dangerous loaded up as it is and it is a good idea to have two vehicles.
But MB is partly right, you should look into trying to pool resources with another troop. Just don't try it with us rich white guys and our 18 year old troop trailer that is worth about $1200.
On Sunday mornings we are on the road by 9:00 am. Have to get the boys back for their fencing, equestrian, crew and polo tournaments.
Poke fun all ya want.....
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The 2 Sides Of Sam Cooke
Sam Cooke
1. The Last Mile Of The Way 2:56 2. Touch The Hem Of His Garment 2:01 3. Jesus Gave Me Water 2:29 4. Were You There 2:29 5. Pilgrim Of Sorrow 2:17 6. He's My Guide (Take 13 No Overdubs) 2:33 7. I'll Come Running Back To You 2:10 8. I Don't Want To Cry 2:47 9. Lovable 2:08 10. That's All I Need To Know 2:21 11. Forever 2:51 12. Happy In Love 1:33
This 12-song release splits its time between Cooke's early gospel sides as a member of the Soul Stirrers ("The Last Mile of the Way," "Were You There," "Touch the Hem of His Garment") and his early attempts at crossing over into pop music, including "Lovable," which was originally issued under the name of Dale Cooke to avoid upsetting his gospel fans. A major highlight is "Jesus Gave Me Water," Sam's first recording, done when he was 19 years old. Top-notch liner notes from Barret Hansen (aka Dr. Demento) make this a great little package well worth checking out. The CD is a straight-up reissue of the original vinyl album from 1970. ~ Cub Koda, All Music Guide
Recorded from 1950-1956.
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Fairer Than Ivory, Silver, or Pearls
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Cursed Queen of Angmar, The: 48. The Silver Phantom
"What are you doing here?" Ferion leapt from his chair, knocking it to the floor. "You should be dead!"
"Nay, Ferion. Neither Man, nor Elf, nor Maia, may slay me. And now you shall pay for your treachery." Slowly, flaming sword raised, the King entered the room, his eyes blazing red. Behind him a seething mass of armor awaited his command. "GO!" he ordered, pointing with the sword. "But harm not the Queen nor Ferion. I will have him alive!"
With a rush and clash of metal, the army of the dead swarmed past the towering figure of the King and on into the hall. Men too drunk to stand were slaughtered where they sat, their blood mingling on the floor with the wine and ale. Others stood to fight, only to be overwhelmed by an enemy that needed no rest and felt no pain. Some cut down a few members of the undead horde, only to fall themselves a moment later.
Ariashal had known what her husband had planned; but it was a very different thing to know about it than it was to actually see the army of undead. The Dunedain had kept the Numenorean tradition of preserving the dead, though in Rhudaur it was a practice that was not always faithfully observed. Now the products of these beliefs raged about, slaughtering all in their path. Some were little more than skeletons, white bones surrounded by rusted bits of armor. Others were more or less decayed, held together, it seemed, by the presence of armor pieces that forced shoulders to stay attached to arms, and feet to support legs.
Most disturbing of all were the more recent dead--or, rather, the better-preserved. They could almost be mistaken for living men, save for the fact that an unearthly green light flickered in their eyes. Were her father and brothers among them? Other men she knew? Ariashal buried her face in her hands, afraid to look.
Savagely Ferion seized Ariashal's shoulder, roughly hauling her to her feet. Spinning her around, he grabbed her, pinning her arms behind her.
Pressing a knife to her back, pushing the tip of the blade through the fabric of her dress, Ferion dragged her toward the back wall.
"Fight me and die!" he hissed into her ear.
"Let me go!" Ariashal knew it was hopeless, but she had to make the attempt. She knew Ferion would not hesitate to stab her, not when his own life was at stake.
"And lose my only chance for escape? No, sweet sister, you are coming with me!"
She heard Ferion kick the stone wall, followed by a deep grinding noise. A rush of cold air blew past. A secret door--there must be a secret door in here, too. The King had said that they were all through the castle, and this must be one he had neither found nor explored.
"Call them off, Witch-king!" shouted Ferion. "Call them off, or she dies!"
"Do not be a fool," said the King, his voice clear above the din. "Do not make things worse for yourself. Release her, else your suffering will be far worse than you can know!"
"No, Witch-King. You will know suffering!"
With a hard pull, he yanked Ariashal around to face him. Before she could move, before she could react, he buried his knife in her stomach. For a moment he held it there, then drove it up, forcing it deep beneath her ribs. He flung her at the advancing undead, and vanished through the secret door.
Ariashal landed, hard, at the feet of a skeleton clad in ragged green cloth. She could not quite believe what had just happened. Her stomach--her stomach was on fire; her dress and the ground beneath her were red with blood. Her blood? She could not tell. She only knew that she could not breathe; she could only gasp, and with each gasp more blood splattered out.
There was a huge gash in her dress, blood streaming through it. Instinctively she clasped her hands over it, trying to keep more of the precious fluid from running out.
"Do not move." The King's familiar voice sounded at her side. "I am here."
Chanting, he laid one hand on her stomach. The blood slowed, then stopped. She felt her body floating up off of the floor, felt the hard surface of a table as she was gently deposited upon its top. Suddenly she was extremely tired; she wanted nothing more than to sleep. Her eyes kept slipping shut. Yet she knew she should stay awake, should try and speak with the King.
She forced her eyes open.
To her surprise there was a man in black bending over her, his hood only partially covering his face. His hair was long, silky, silvery-gray, stark against the blackness of his clothes. His face seemed to be part of a world that had no color, only shades of gray; his very flesh seemed colorless. There was something otherworldly about him; he seemed almost translucent.
She could not stop staring at him. His features were proud, noble, handsome. Who was this? Why was he here? Where was her King? She wanted her King.
"Where--" she began.
"Lie still, my queen," said the strange man. "You are badly hurt."
This was her husband? This silver-gray being? Why could she see him? Was she--she must be--she must be slipping into the shadow world--and she must be falling into death. No! She did not want to die; she was not ready yet to die. She had children to raise. They needed her. And her King needed her. She had too much to do yet. She would not go.
"My lord." She reached for him, touching the face of the man she had loved for so long.
He turned to look at her. For a moment their eyes met.
For years she had given him many faces in her dreams, given him endless combinations of features to suit her desires. Now, confronted by the reality of him, she could only stare. Handsome, refined, with features that more than hinted at the Elven blood that ran so strong in Numenorean royalty.
But it was his eyes that captured her attention. Large and bright, silver as the new moon--she tried to read what emotions she could; but all she seemed to find was fear. What was he afraid of? Her death? He did not want her to die, either. Or was there something even worse that he feared?
"Sleep, my queen," he said, and began to sing.
Obediently she closed her eyes, the image of her husband burned forever into her heart.
"She stirs? That is good."
Ariashal recognized the voice of the King. Whisperings in the air told her that a ghost must be here, too. She managed to force her eyes open, though she longed to sleep.
"Ariashal?" the King's voice was soft, gentle, and compassionate.
She tried to sit up. Her dress had been torn open, revealing the ugly gash on her stomach. Blood had stiffened the fabric, poured on the tablecloths. The King's cloak was wadded into a pillow for her. Someone else's cloak had been drawn over her shoulders and legs for warmth.
"Do not try to move. The wound is deep. I have done what I could to restore you, but you must rest for it to hold."
She nodded. With all the energy she could muster, she looked up at him. She wanted to see him, to gaze once more upon her husband's face.
He was not there. Or, rather, he was no longer visible to her. Without the hood, all she could see was the crown, floating, it seemed, in mid-air. The gorgeous silver being was gone. "I cannot see you," she said, stifling a sob.
"That is good." The King gently adjusted her pillow. "It means that you will stay among the living. For a time I feared that you would not."
"I did not want to leave you."
"Nor am I anxious to see you go. Had I been delayed but a little, though, we would not be having this conversation."
"Where is Ferion? Did he get away?"
The King laughed. "No, my queen. As I told you, it is impossible to keep secrets from the dead. They caught him long before he had time to escape."
"But where is he?"
"They are holding him for me. He is not going anywhere, though, for I fear that they have been none too gentle with him. Tis a good thing that I ordered them to leave him alive, else there would be little of him left."
"I want to see him."
"You are terribly wounded, my queen. I do not want you to harm yourself."
"I will not be harmed." She managed to push herself up.
The King caught her arm, steadying her on the table. "Very well. Since I cannot convince you to rest, I will at least make you comfortable."
Something solid and heavy pressed against her back. She guessed it was a chair, laid on its side to better support her. The King adjusted it, bracing it so that she would not fall. When he was done he rearranged the cloak, covering her up to her throat.
"Thank you," she murmured. "After all he has done to my family, I will see him brought to justice."
"As you wish, my queen." The King tenderly kissed her hand, and turned back to the room. "Bring the prisoner before me!"
Once he moved away, Ariashal could see the rest of the hall. The room was a mass of bodies, soaked in blood and gore. Limbs, both from Ferion's men and the undead, lay scattered across the floor. Pieces of armor, torn clothing, weapons--all were strewn over the stone. Armendil's corpse lay near the remains of his brothers; his head had rolled off to one side, lodging beneath a chair. All this carnage, all this devastation, all this waste, was because of her brother. So many men dead--good men, too, some of them--dead and gone because of the greed of Ferion. And now he would pay the price.
The great doors swung open. Ariashal could see several of the undead warriors, carrying an old wooden armchair. High on the chair, shaking, bloody, sat Ferion. From the look of his clothes, and the odd angle of his limbs, Ariashal guessed that his arms and legs had been broken, and that he had been severely slashed.
His bearers carted him into the room, depositing the chair none too gently on the floor. Ferion groaned as the legs of the chair hit the ground, and his legs jerked spastically. His undead guards slowly shuffled away, arms at the ready.
The King studied him for a moment. "Ferion, prince of Rhudaur," he began, "prepare now to hear your doom."
Ariashal regarded her brother. The arrogant smirk was gone. Instead a mix of pain and fear showed on his puffy, bloodied face. Dried blood matted his hair, stained and stiffened his clothes and tunic. He tried to move, but his fractured limbs were useless to him.
"You attempted to assassinate me," began the King, "as well as my children, my men and even my wife. You murdered your father, your wives, many of your brothers, and even more of your uncles and cousins. You have proven yourself a treacherous, treasonous coward. For you there can be only one fate."
"Kill me," spat Ferion, "and more will rise. I swear this to you, Witch-king! My men will avenge me!"
"Your men are dead. And soon the men of Cardolan will follow. All who joined you are fated now to die. Such is the ruin that you have brought upon this land."
The King drew a dagger, of a kind Ariashal had never before seen. Its blade was long and dull black; smoke curled away from the edge.
"Do you know what this is, Ferion?" The King slowly advanced. "This is a Morgul blade. Death is too kind a fate for you. You do not deserve to know such peace.
"And so, I will strike you with this. Once the blade reaches your heart, you will become a wraith, a creature of neither life nor death. You will have no choice but to do my bidding. You will know neither peace nor rest, for with this I bind you to me. You will know no other master but me. You will be my slave, and my servant, from now until the unmaking of the world."
He held the blade above Ferion's chest. Slowly, silently, he drove it into the yielding fabric.
"Naaaa!" Ferion screamed and thrashed as the blade bit into his flesh. More of the black smoke swirled about.
"Tis cold, Ferion? Colder still will be your home." For a moment he held the blade steady. With a swift thrust, he buried the dagger in Ferion's heart.
Ferion screamed, howling and writhing in agony. The black blade crumbled into ash, leaving only a touch of smoke in its place. Calmly the King stepped back, dropping the hilt to the floor.
For a few minutes Ferion seemed to stay the same. Slowly, at first almost imperceptibly, the color began to fade from him, draining away until he was nothing but a man made of shades of gray. Then that, too, began to dissolve, dissipating, it seemed, into the very air that surrounded him. Ariashal watched as he slowly disappeared from view, leaving only his torn and bloodied clothes to mark his presence.
"Men of Rhudaur," said the King, "Hear now your doom. You will go with Ferion, to the caves that you called home. There you will stay, until I call upon you to do my bidding. Go, now, and trouble me no more!"
All around Ariashal the dead men slowly rose to their feet, gathering their weapons as they stood. Severed limbs twitched and thrashed on the ground, rolling and twisting across the floor as they struggled to rejoin their masters. One by one the undead army filed out the door, marching off into the night. At last Ferion joined them, following his men towards the caves.
The King retrieved Armendil's head from its berth beneath the chair. Hoisting it by the hair, he replaced it on the bloody stump of neck, speaking a strange tongue as he did so. A moment later the Prince's eyes flew open.
"Armendil of Cardolan," intoned the King, "hear now your doom. You and your brothers will return to the house of your father. You will stay in your houses of the dead, until the day I call you to serve. Go, now, and trouble me no more!"
Obediently Armendil and his brothers joined the exodus from the hall, their blood soaked green tunics stark against the duller, rust-stained garb of Ferion's men. When the last of the lurching horde had finally passed the door, the King came to Ariashal's side.
"Now, my queen," he took her hand, "tis time I released my allies. I know not if your father will choose to appear for you, nor if he will speak. The choice will be his. Do you wish to stay, or shall I carry you from here, and then return?"
For a few moments she hesitated. Should she stay, and risk the disappointment, or go? The King needed an answer.
"They have waited long enough," she said, finally. "I will stay."
"As you wish." He turned to the waiting army. "Men of Rhudaur, warriors of King Turabar, hear now your doom. You are released from bondage, for justice has been served. Your revenge has been granted, and you bear the burdens of injustice no more. You are hereby freed from this earth, to make your way to the Halls of Mandos and the peace that you have long sought."
Ariashal expected there to be some sort of cheer, perhaps, or some salute. There was nothing of the kind. Instead the undead began to drift off. A few lay down on the floor where they were, as though they could not wait to quit their bodies. Others slowly shuffled out the door, to return to the tombs, or to other rooms in the great Keep. She found herself searching their faces, looking for something, anything, from her father.
Sudden movement caught her eye. For the briefest of seconds she saw her father. Not the stern, grizzled warrior who had sent her off to Angmar, but a young, strong man, proud and tall, pleased with the abundance life had brought him. The image lasted but a moment before dissolving away.
Before Ariashal had a chance to fully digest what she had seen, she was overwhelmed with a crush of what seemed to be speech; yet she heard it only within her head. All will be well, said the voice so long stilled. There is much yet which you must do. You and your children are loved and well-protected, and I at last am at peace.
The strange sensation vanished as quickly as it had appeared, leaving Ariashal awash in a cauldron of emotions. Her father was--what? Dead, yes; and yet somehow, somewhere, alive. He had finally given her a message--one of hope, of love and strength.
Her father, the massacre, her stabbing--it was too much. She buried her face in the King's cloak and cried.
She felt the King, strong and safe, gather her into his arms. "Come, my queen," he said. "The day has been long, and we both must rest. I will bear you away to safety, and we will leave the Keep for the dead."
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Thread: Bad Covers
August 29th, 2012, 09:49 PM #76
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I could not find the exact article regarding confusion in UK vs. America (it was an article on a UK commercial that featured a man suddenly appearing in the kitchen of an unknowing family, if anybody knows what this is from, drop me a line), Kleppner's Advertising Procedure (17th Edition) does list, as an example, that Americans like sarcasm and dark sardonic humor much more than the UK. The ethnic research in Kleppner's Advertising Procedure evidently comes from multiple agencies, though I am see Advertising Age providing the bulk of the research.
That being said, I do have in-depth considerations regarding American Non-White Hispanics, African-Americans, and other American ethnicity, should anybody want to know. The focus in these articles, however, is less on cultural tropes, however, and more on what forms of media reach these ethnic groups.
September 10th, 2012, 11:37 AM #77
I haven't studied this as it relates to cover art, but different colors, postures, and a variety of other things mean different things to different cultures. If you are going to design an image for different markets, you have to keep things in mind. That said, most of the time the different US and UK covers are because they are different publishers and therefore different designers and artists.
September 10th, 2012, 01:31 PM #78
And you ask: Is there, in fact, a laser-shooting spaceship in Agent to the Stars? And the answer is, why, no, no there is not. But apparently at some point it was decided that all my covers in Germany are required to have laser-shooting spaceships, and who am I to argue. That said, this will present a challenge if theres ever a German edition of my next book, which I am calling Earthbound Laserphobic Pacifists. But thats a worry for the future, I suppose.
September 11th, 2012, 07:28 PM #79
For a different angle on this topic, today I ran across thebookdesigner.com and a post from a print designer's perspective on things going wrong in thumbnail versions of ebook covers.
I think even this short tour of the Kindle store shows me that the most common mistake publishers are making is simply dumping the cover of the print books into a tiny file to use online. It's easy to see how some of these covers could have been rescued, doing much better duty as product packaging for their authors and publishers.
Perhaps as more books move to "straight to digital" we'll start seeing covers specifically designed for this environment. The books that seem to translate best are ones with simple shapes, typography and colors, although the ability to design these covers is not so simple.
Edit: The same site has a monthly award for e-book/indie book covers. I am fascinated.
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September 12th, 2012, 12:01 AM #80
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Thanks, Nicole. (Or should I say, Bonnie?) Excellent examples and commentary!
On one point I have to disagree: that the problem Book Designer cites is exclusive to ebook covers.
Printed book covers ALSO have to work even when reduced to small sizes. In a book store (or other places, such as at a party in someone's home) a full-size book viewed from a distance is the same visual size as the same cover digitally reduced in size viewed from a couple of feet. I can think of at least one printed book cover which captured my attention from all the way across a room and drew me to the book as if by a magnet. Many of us here can likely say the same.
BD's other statement that The books that ... translate best are ones with simple shapes, typography and colors deserves more discussion.
A complex full-size cover can have subtle colors and textures and artistic sophistication which works in large sizes close up. Yet IF PROPERLY DESIGNED when reduced by distance or digital affects appear simple, making the most important features stand out. So ebook covers need not be Bowdlerized.
Here's an example I have ready at hand. I intended it to work both in large sizes and smaller ones. (Whether I was perfectly successful is not important. What is important is the intent.)
As I hold this book in my hand I can see all sorts of subtle and (to me at least!) beautiful detail - which you cannot see fully even in this medium size, reduced so it does not take up so much Web bandwidth. My heroine's hair, for instance, is clearly not made up of separate strands. Instead it is more like a frog's foot or a plant's leaf: several flat ribbons. It brands her as an alien or monster of some kind.
Yet when you see the same cover in Amazon & B&N thumbnail size the hair looks different: mere human hair dyed green. Or is it artificial hair coloring? Is the color natural to the woman? Is she, perhaps, non-human?
Notice another detail of the thumbnail size: the title and byline text is readable, even if just barely. And, since I'm not famous, my byline is in the secondary position at the bottom of the cover. The title (hopefully intriguing) is at the most important position, the top.
This effect is known as perceptual polymorphism. Many illusions have this quality, such as these paintings which appears to be a crone or a girl, or a vase or face (foreground-background optical illusion).
And here is the same image on Amazon's Web page of my book, one step up from thumbnail size. Notice that at this level you see two additional details.
The text Shapechanger Tales identifies this as one book in a series. Also you see that her spread hands suggest menace -ambiguous menace. Are those red claws,or red blood dripping from some luckless soul who got in the way of the sea monster and her revenge?
Finally, look at the color combinations. Bright primary colors of green hair and red claws brand this ordinary if pretty girl with subtle skin textures as non-human.
(Or a Comic-Con attendee with a good cosplay costume!)
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NicoleDreadful, interesting résumé you have at LikedIn. Including marine conservationist.
My Sea Monster's Revenge you might find fun, with that background. Send me a PM with an address where you can get mail and I'll send you a printed copy. Or look on Amazon or B&N under my name and get an ebook or pbook.
My main character is a were-seamonster, a sort of feminine version of Creature From the Black Lagoon. Undersea scenes play a big part in the story. So do dolphins and dolphin society. Who call her (their version of) Shark Killer, because she is the most fearsome creature in the sea and has a taste for raw shark.
My Sylvia Canaro is a marine biologist, who in her sea monster form can talk to dolphins. At one point (with the help of an engineer friend) she creates a dolphin translator so that ordinary humans can converse with them.
Which brings us back to covers. I spent an enormous time trying to craft her sea monster form true to its description in the book. In the end I gave up and used a human form with green hair and red claws. And facing away so that readers could not see her eyes and fangs, thus avoiding drawing them.
This image below is a movie poster image. It has the same need to be intriguing from a distance and close up.
September 21st, 2012, 12:27 AM #82
Hi Laer,
Thanks for the offer. I'm trying to cut down on physical books, but I will put yours on my to-eread list.
Although I work in the field of marine conservation, I've always been a translator, rather than a scientific researcher. I do the social media, write and design brochures and tell restoration biologists that we're not going to use phrases like "a high volume of gravel sediment aggraded the stream". I also tell the policy wonks that a powerpoint presentation cannot have a full paragraph of text on a slide, not can it be only graphs. A lot of (science) communication ends up being visual - we can use the graph if it's easily interpretable - which leads to my interest in this thread and the ways that book covers communicate, or don't.
Another place I've found that looks specifically at covers that do not work, and provides some discussion of why, is the blog "Why Isn't My Book Selling".
September 26th, 2012, 01:58 PM #83
They say never to judge a book by its cover. While true, I can't help but think the author was lazy when I see one of the many horrible book covers.
And I don't like corny images of the characters, it's pretty much just saying not to take that book out in public. Also it takes away from imagining what they look like through the descriptions given. Many books I've read and thought of such inspiration characters, but when I see the book printed with another cover, that consists of the characters drawn poorly, it's kind of uninspiring and hard to shake out of your head.
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A good example of what you are talking about, Yjar, can be seen in Roger Zelazny's "Chronicles of Amber," which has multiple renditions of the series' protagonist Corwin
Two of the official artworks I cannot seem to take seriously. The smaller cover, with the red letters, came to define what I thought Corwin should look like and he's been that way in my mind ever since.
Unlike others, I really like to know what my characters look like. That is the one thing I dislike about Piers' Anthony's work, I wish he'd describe his characters. But then again, I'm obsessed with characters.


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Back on PBS! Brenda Watson's Hit Health Show with Heart
08/13/13 2 Comments | Posted by Renew Life in General Health, Heart Health
Did you miss it the first time around? The heart health special every American should see that has the nation buzzing about the silent, underlying causes of heart disease we can all prevent?
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Your Second Chance at Brenda's Hit PBS Health Specials!
06/4/13 0 Comments | Posted by Renew Life in General Health
If you missed Brenda Watson's hit Public Television shows Heart of Perfect Health and The Road to Perfect Health the first time around, we have good news! Both shows will be airing again June 1st – June 16th. The shows uncover a wealth of life-changing information on how we can live longer, healthier, and more productive lives.
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Heart of Perfect Health: The Startling Truths About Heart Disease
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Firearms company set to hire City makes record loan of $100g
Thursday, January 31, 2013
ROCHESTER — The City of Rochester recently issued its biggest ever JOB Loan to LHR Sporting Arms, LLC to help the young firm begin hiring employees. The check, ceremoniously presented by the city's Economic Development Specialist Mary Ellen Humphrey and Community Development Specialist Elena Engle on Jan. 25, was for $100,000.
"The City feels confident that the principals of this company bring the necessary expertise to successfully launch a gun manufacturing business and eventually bring employment to a significant number of former Thompson Center employees. We are excited these four entrepreneurs have decided to keep their company here in Rochester," said Karen Pollard, Deputy City Manager and Director of Community Development.
For now, the four-man-operation is launching its first product, a muzzle-loading hunting rifle appropriately called "The Redemption." The initial 100 units are specially engraved first editions.
"They want to stay in Rochester. They are very dedicated to the city," Humphrey said. "That's part of the inspiration of what they're doing."


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And as with most programming the more manpower you have the better software you make (not always but in most cases) as people in the team can "specialize" and that tends to be better for perfomance
So what you are saying is at least true in my case
Could Phoronix run this with the S3TC module perhaps and see if that boosts performance further any?
Oops, I seem to have killed the thread.
But currently its not the case.
FOSS drivers have their shelf and its designated to be lower than their proprietary drivers. So if you want performance out of your card(why you actually buy the card) it does not matter which brand you pick.
Even if Intel has overall weak gfx possibilites on chip, their current efforts allow to squeeze almost the maximum out of it. And again, it was not proposed as GFX processor, its mainly CPU; and there is still progress.