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And the curtain comes down with some rock: Nine Inch Nails perform with Queens of the Stone Age, with Dave Grohl on drums and slightly bizarrely they are joined by Fleetwood Mac's Lindsey Buckingham.
That's all folks. A great night especially for funky robots Daft Punk, who won three Grammys: the coveted Album of the Year/Record of the Year double and the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, and for Kiwi teen superstar Lorde, who won Best Solo Pop Performance and Song of the Year. Strangely she wasn't nominated for Best New Artist. On the strength of her achievements and acknowledgements tonight in La La Land, she would have won that prize too.
Alicia Keys and Yoko Ono on stage to present one of the real biggies, Album of the Year. It's business time folks.
Album Of The Year:
The Blessed Unrest - Sara Bareilles
Random Access Memories - Daft Punk
Good Kid, M.A.A.D City - Kendrick Lamar
The Heist - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Red - Taylor Swift
The winner is: Daft Punk for Random Access Memories.
Great result in a tough but diverse field. Might we remind you that Fairfax named Random Access Memories the 2013 album of the year well before the Grammys. Just sayin'!
Producer Paul Williams accepts the award for Album of the year for Daft Punk's "Random Access Memories" as Nile Rodgers (L) and Pharrell Williams look on. Photo: Reuters
Next an all-too-quick montage tribute to the many music industry figures and entertainers who passed away in 2013 including (but not only) Richie Havens, George Jones, Ray Manzarek, Sid Bernstein, Gloria Lynne, George Duke, Donald Shirley, Bobby Blue Bland, Chris Kelly, Junior Murvin, Slim Whitman, Mindy McCready, JJ Cale, Chi Cheng, Robert 'Bobbie' Smith, Phil Ramone, Jonathan Winters, Donald Byrd, Corey Monteith, Lou Reed and Phil Everly.
Then Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong is joined by Miranda Lambert to perform a tribute to Phil Everly, with a touching rendition of his song When Will I Be Loved.
Kent Knappenberger attends the 56th GRAMMY Awards. Photo: Getty Images
Ryan Seacrest and John Legend run us through a new Music Educator Award won by Kent Knappenberger. What an award - recognising music teachers - what a guy Kent is and what a great beard!
Dapper rapper Macklemore and his DJ Ryan Lewis step up to perform their gay marriage anthem, Same Love. They are accompanied by Mary Lambert and Trombone Shorty - what a talent he is too, as Bluesfest fans will know.
It's a really powerful song and perhaps more than any other tonight, this song is cutting through. Spontaneous applause breaking out during one of the verses - that's how you know music is working live. The emotions begin to boil over as 30 gay couples prepare to wed on stage and are legally married.
A real goosebumpy moment. An awards ceremony doing something really meaningful? What's the world coming to?
Madonna dressed as a blindingly white cowgirl joins Mary Lambert for the outro. Great moment.
Macklemore performs "Same Love" at the 56th annual Grammy Awards. Photo: Reuters
Steven Tyler on stage and he belts out a line of Smoky Robinson's and the man himself looks a bit shocked at that but flattered. They are here for one of the big ones.
Record Of The Year:
Get Lucky - Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams
Radioactive - Imagine Dragons
Royals - Lorde
Locked Out Of Heaven - Bruno Mars
Blurred Lines - Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell
The winner is: Daft Punk, Get Lucky.
Daft Punk make their way to the stage to accept, with the Random Access Memories collaborators including Pharrell and Nile Rodgers. This could be interesting. Will Daft Punk speak?
Pharrell speaks instead (because unfortunately the robot suits don't have mouth-holes) and says: "I bet France is really proud of these guys right now. One more time for the incredible Nile Rodgers."
He's right. Nile Rodgers is really something else, not only does he have one of the finest CVs in all of music history, the man can dance - as anyone who saw his shows in Australia in December will attest. Daft Punk really got lucky when they hired Nile and Pharrell.
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Lorde almost looks vampire-like while performing onstage. Photo: Getty Images
We hear a short tribute to the late, great Lou Reed, "The great American poet" before Metallica joins Chinese concert pianist Lang Lang on stage to perform One.
If you haven't picked him, Lang Lang is the guy in the shimmery bright blue blazer, not one of the blokes dressed head-to-toe in black. They've got a stunning light show and set behind them too, images of war with red and green beams dancing about the place like laser sights. Heavy dudes.
A typically theatrical late-period Metallica performance, but definitely adds to the occasion.
Lorde accepts the Grammy award for Song of the Year for "Royals". Photo: Reuters
Sara Bareilles and Carole King present the next award.
Song Of The Year:
Just Give Me A Reason - Pink Featuring Nate Ruess
Locked Out Of Heaven - Bruno Mars
Roar - Katy Perry
Royals - Lorde, Joel Little
Same Love - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Mary Lambert
The winner is: Lorde.
She adds Best Song to her earlier award for Best Solo Pop Performance. That's two now for Lorde, an incredible Grammys debut. We keep talking about her age, but I know what I was doing at 17 and it wasn't flash.
Lorde's influential collaborator Joel Little: "We made this song originally to give away for free."
Lorde: I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for Joel."
Cindy Lauper pays tribute to Carole King, then introduces Album of the Year nominee Sara Bareilles who joins Carole in a performance of Brave using duelling Baby Grands. Gee King's voice sounds as good as ever.
Two fantastic vocalists actually, and they deliver a short but stunning performance.
Perhaps as a result of that star-studded performance of Get Lucky, Pharrell Williams' funny hat now has nearly 8500 followers on Twitter. History in the making right here folks - just when you thought social media couldn't get any more absurd, juvenile and abstract.
(Yes, I'm following the hat too. It's got way more than I will have a in lifetime, but achieved in about 17 minutes. FOMO and all that.)
Stevie Wonder (front) performs "Get Lucky" with Daft Punk. Photo: Reuters
Neil Patrick Harris is on stage, to introduce Daft Punk's performance of Get Lucky, with Nile Rodgers and that man with the funny hat Pharrell Williams.
Oh and Stevie Wonder is playing with them too. Incredible amount of talent on stage right now. And the Daft Punk bots aren't even there yet.
We spoke too soon. They've appeared in a control booth / DJ hut resplendent in white. For those who didn't know already, Daft Punk are Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo. But no way of knowing for sure it's really them under the stormtrooper helmets, guess we have to take their word for it!
Kacey Musgraves accepts the award for Best Country Album for "Same Trailer, Different Park". Photo: Reuters
Best Country Album
Night Train - Jason Aldean
Two Lanes Of Freedom - Tim McGraw
Same Trailer Different Park - Kacey Musgraves
Based On A True Story - Blake Shelton
Red - Taylor Swift
The winner is: Kasey Musgraves for Same Trailer Different Park.
Highwaymen Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson are welcomed to the stage. Willie appears to have shrunken somewhat and has plaits that nearly reach the ground but still has that inimitable voice. Kris and Willie are joined by Merle Haggard for The Okie From Muskogee. What a legendary trio. Merle: "We don't let our hair grow all shaggy."
Contemporary country star Blake Shelton joins them for 'Mama Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys. The quartet get a very warm and well deserved reception.
In this short (television-friendly) break, it's a good chance to tell you there has indeed been an Aussie victory at this year's Grammys: The classical recording Winter Morning Walks, written by Maria Schneider featuring the Australian Chamber Orchestra and soprano Dawn Upshaw, won FOUR Grammy awards at the official gala ceremony in Los Angeles.
it won the Best Contemporary Classical Composition award, Upshaw won the award for Best Classical Vocal Solo, David Frost, Tim Martyn and Brian Losch won the award for Best Engineered Album (Classical) and Frost also won the award for Classical Producer of the year.
Oi Oi Oi and all that. Australia did win, so you can all breathe again. And Lorde can keep her Kiwi passport for a bit longer.
Musician Bruno Mars wins a Grammy for best pop album. Photo: Getty Images
Award time again.
Best Pop Vocal Album:
Paradise - Lana Del Rey
Pure Heroine - Lorde
Unorthodox Jukebox - Bruno Mars
Blurred Lines - Robin Thicke
The 20/20 Experience - The Complete Experience - Justin Timberlake
The winner is: Bruno Mars for Unorthodox Jukebox.
LL Cool JJ welcomes Julia Roberts to the stage and she still looks smoking hot! Julia pays tribute to Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney, who are about to perform.
The pair perform one of Paul's newies, Queenie Eye. Paul is behind the keys and Ringo back on the drums. A warm and important moment, and a lovely song with a few trademark Paul flourishes and catchy hooks.
Paul and Ringo take a bow and everyone in the Staples Center auditorium is on their feet.
Paul McCartney (L) and Ringo Starr prepare to take a bow after performing together at the 56th annual Grammy Awards. Photo: Reuters
In other developments, the odd brown hat Pharrell Williams is wearing tonight now has its own Twitter account @Pharrellhat with 700-plus followers already. If you haven't seen it, it looks a bit like an army hat, possibly Boer War-era, but more likely a WWII Kiwi army 'lemon squeezer' hat - is Lorde's influence on music already shining through?
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LL Cool JJ introduces a short tribute to legendary hip hop label Def Jam recordings, celebrating its 30th birthday. "Their proud legacy lives on in artists like Rihanna [and] Kanye."
With that he introduces Kendrick Lamar, performing Radioactive with Imagine Dragons. It's a compelling, exciting performance just what you'd expect from Kendrick and exactly what the Grammys needed to be honest.
The next award is introduced by Jamie Foxx.
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration:
Power Trip - J. Cole Featuring Miguel
Part II (On The Run) - Jay Z Featuring Beyoncé
Holy Grail - Jay Z Featuring Justin Timberlake
Now Or Never - Kendrick Lamar Featuring Mary J. Blige
Remember You - Wiz Khalifa Featuring The Weeknd
The winner is: Jay-Z for Holy Grail.
In his winner's speech Jay-Z (aka Shawn Carter) says "I'm gonna tell [Ivy] Blue, 'Daddy got a gold sippy cup for you'." How might she reply? "Another one? Borrrrring!"
Jay-Z accepts the award for Best Rap Song for "Holy Grail" at the 56th annual Grammy Awards. Photo: Reuters
Black Sabbath (including a slightly wobbly Ozzy Osbourne) introduce Ringo Starr (also known as the voice of Thomas The Tank Engine) to the stage and the former Beatle sings his hit song Photograph. And let's be truthful shall we, he sings like a drummer (although not as well as Dave Grohl). But what a legend, Ringo, and he looks amazing for 73.
It's Lorde's first chance for an award:
Best Pop Solo Performance:
Brave - Sara Bareilles
Royals - Lorde
When I Was Your Man - Bruno Mars
Roar - Katy Perry
Mirrors - Justin Timberlake
The winner is: Lorde.
Can you hear them celebrating in Takapuna already? Probably not. But wow an amazing result for young Ella Yelich-O'Connor. "This is the one thing I did not expect" she says humbly.
Lorde talks nerves, magic and graft
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Pink hangs in the air from a sling as she performs "Try" at the 56th annual Grammy Awards. Photo: Reuters
Bruno Mars on stage to introduce a performance by Pink (or P!nk if you prefer). Predictably, she's singing from an acrobat's harness suspended 30 feet in the air, doing her number Try.
How does she do that? Even the Flying Wallendas would be impressed.
Pink gets personal with the only nearly-naked performer so far tonight, a male dancer, who seems to swing her around by her ears. She's ok though.
Nate Reuss (frontman from the band Fun) joins Pink for a rendition of their huge hit Just Give Me A Reason. Nate's voice sounds a bit pitchy so I won't be spinning my chair around. Sorry Nate. But 'Aussie Alecia' Moore (aka Pink) did superbly, as always.
Taylor Swift performs "All Too Well" at the 56th annual Grammy Awards. Photo: Reuters
Time for a song. Funny that, in a music awards show. The gorgeous, formidable, impressive and downright filthy rich Taylor Swift singing All Too Well. Not a wind machine in sight to get her Farrah Fawcett 'do moving in time with the music. Very old school.
Taylor did a nice job of that, although her parting glance seemed to say 'c'mon people, more applause!'. All that from one look. A good performance but not up to Our Keith's standard of course.
Why are we being so one-eyed? It's the fallout from the disappointment that no Australian will win a Grammy today. Tame Impala (Best Alternative Music Album), Hiatus Kaiyote (Best R&B Performance) and The Greencards (Best Folk Album) all missed out earlier.
We really need to claim that Lorde as an Aussie: she has four chances today. Plus 'Aussie Ella' has a nice ring to it.
Dave Grohl and Paul McCartney (L) accept the award for Best Rock Song for "Cut Me Some Slack" at the 56th annual Grammy Awards. Photo: Reuters
The next award is Best Rock Song:
Ain't Messin 'Round - Gary Clark Jr., songwriter (Gary Clark Jr.)
Cut Me Some Slack - Dave Grohl, Paul McCartney, Krist Novoselic & Pat Smear, songwriters (Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, Pat Smear)
Doom And Gloom - Mick Jagger & Keith Richards, songwriters (The Rolling Stones)
God Is Dead? - Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi & Ozzy Osbourne, songwriters (Black Sabbath)
Panic Station - Matthew Bellamy, songwriter (Muse)
The winners are: Dave Grohl, Paul McCartney, Krist Novoselic & Pat Smear for Cut Me Some Slack.
Dave Grohl thanks Paul McCartney "I wouldn't be here without him" and ushers The Mac in for a little cuddle on stage. A sweet moment, although Grohl's t-shirt looks suspiciously like every other black tee he wears. We really hope he's changed.
Silver-suited smoothie John Legend sits quietly at the piano and plays a gorgeous rendition of his song All Of Me to a hushed auditorium in the Staples Center.
That song of course topped the singles charts in Australia.
About time for an Australian (or a Kiwi turned Aussie) we reckon. Enter Mr Keith Urban, country music and now reality TV superstar. Urban is on stage singing Cop Car and there's a lot of lurve for him.
Great performance by Urban and the must-see blues-rock artist Gary Clark Jr, best of the night so far. Show 'em how it's done Keith.
Keith Urban performs "Cop Car" at the 56th annual Grammy Awards. Photo: Reuters
A collaboration is introduced by LL, soft rock kings Chicago and Robin Thicke, a medley of hits. It's very croony and the performers' attire is Formal/Evening. But it's so much classier than Thicke's outing at the 2013 VMAs when Miley Cyrus twerked all over him. He looks mildly disappointed at the lack of excitement, but warms up, moving onto his mega-hit Blurred Lines with a bit more vigour.
Singer Robin Thicke performs onstage during the 56th Grammy Awards. Photo: Getty Images
Steve Coogan introduces another performance, this time by Katy Perry. We wish he'd done it as his annoying sports reporter character Alan Partridge.
The set and dancers for Perry's Dark Horse are very Cats-meets-Thriller-meets-Survivor. That was a bit livelier. The show really warming up now, partly due to neck-high flames surrounding Perry.
Time for another award.
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:
Get Lucky - Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams
Just Give Me A Reason - Pink Featuring Nate Ruess
Stay - Rihanna Featuring Mikky Ekko
Blurred Lines - Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell
Suit & Tie - Justin Timberlake & Jay Z
The winner is: Daft Punk & Pharrell for Get Lucky
Daft Punk (or at least two blokes in robot hats) join Pharrell and Nile Rodgers (in a beanie) on stage to accept the award - what a scene. But richly deserved.
Pharrell Williams accepts the award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for "Get Lucky" with Daft Punk and Niles Rogers at the 56th annual Grammy Awards. Photo: Reuters
If you've just joined us, the awards Australians Tame Impala, Hiatus Kaiyote and The Greencards were nominated for have been decided and sadly none of them won.
LL Cool J introduces the next performer: 22 year old Hunter Hayes, singing Invisible. He's a nominee for Best Solo Country Performance. He's singing with his eyes closed, so we really know he means it.
Lorde is the first performer, emerging from the darkness in front of a screen showing a huge statue, wearing black lippie and a surprisingly conservative outfit which makes her look like one of the ladies from the typing pool. She has to be nervous. But she has one of the year's biggest singles to show off: the amazing Royals, which spanned the pop and alternative music scenes, having finished second in yesterday's Triple J Hottest 100 and also topping the US Billboard singles charts for a remarkable nine weeks.
Not an amazing performance by any stretch, but if Beyonce and Jay-Z couldn't bring the crowd alive then what hope does a 17 year old Aucklander have? Quite a lot apparently, there's plenty of love in the applause for Lorde, who was after all was the music world's surprise package in 2013.
Singer Lorde performs onstage during the 56th Grammy Awards. Photo: Getty Images
Anna Kendrick and Pharrell 'Happy' Williams step up to introduce the first award, Best New Artist.
Best New Artist:
James Blake
Kendrick Lamar
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Kacey Musgraves
Ed Sheeran
The winner is: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis.
What a year for Messrs Macklemore and Lewis. Macklemore aka Ben Haggerty thanks his fiance, parents, manager and the original fans. "We made this album without a record label, we made it independently."
The host, LL Cool J - which is short for Ladies Love Cool James, no really -welcomes the audience and rhaposodizes about the power of music and reminds people that he too has made music. He doesn't waste the chance to belt out his signature lyric: "Mamma said knock you out."
He finishes his intro by imploring the performers to "do what musicians always do - make some noiiiiiiiize".
Hot ... Beyonce and her husband Jay-Z perform at the 56th annual Grammy Awards. Photo: Reuters
Beyonce opens proceedings, serenading the audience from an olden wooden chair amidst a foggy scene punctuated by pink neon lights.
Hubby, collaborator and fellow squillionaire Jay-Z joins her mid song. It's a little underwhelming from music's numero uno power couple.
Some housekeeping first. Australian interest was mainly focused on how the three Aussie acts would go: WA band Tame Impala for Lonerism (in the Best Alternative Music Album category), Melbourne act Hiatus Kaiyote for the song Nakamarra (Best R&B performance) and expat group The Greencards (Best Folk Album).
All three awards have been decided before the Grammys proper begins, and we're sorry to say the Aussies will be leaving empty handed today. Which means they didn't win, but surely a Grammy nomination is a kind of win in itself. Well that's what they'll be saying to themselves about now.
Who did win those categories?
Best Alternative Album went to Vampire Weekend for their album Modern Vampires of the City.
Best Folk Album (we know you can hardly wait), was My Favourite Picture of You by Guy Clark
Best R&B Performance went to Snarky Puppy and Lalah Hathaway for Something.
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Welcome to our live blog of the 56th Grammy Awards being held right now in Showbiz City, Los Angeles aka La La Land. The Grammys are possibly the daggiest music awards on the planet, but definitely the most important - winning a Grammy is equivalent to winning an Oscar for film types. As one music journo wrote: The Grammys are the one day of the year when all America (and probably the world) really focuses on music.
Aja Styles: More from the red carpet, Taylor Swift looking fierce....
"I think it's bulletproof!" Taylor Swift on the #ERedCarpet at the #Grammys! pic.twitter.com/AEX1QALpAO
— E! Online (@eonline) January 27, 2014
""ready to slay the grammys"" pic.twitter.com/rtG7YaW4Zk
— ts (@ThatSwiftie) January 27, 2014
Aja Styles: Madonna is expected to be rockin' a grill according to tweets from the red carpet.
Madonna steps out with latest boyfriend at #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/a3UxiyN6fm
— Nick Bond (@bondnickbond) January 27, 2014
.@Madonna is rocking a grill and says "History will be made TONIGHT!" #GRAMMYs
— Karεn Ciѵil (@KarenCivil) January 27, 2014
WENN, with Aja Styles: The 17-year-old Kiwi sensation, Lorde, is not the only performance that has set tongues wagging, with over 30 gay couples reportedly set to wed on-air during Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' performance of Same Love at the Grammy Awards.
Queen Latifah will act as officiant during the televised ceremony as the duo perform the marriage-equality anthem with Madonna at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
According to the New York Times, 34 gay, straight and interracial couples — including Lewis' sister and her boyfriend — will exchange vows.
Defending the multi-marriage stunt from critics who are already beginning to voice their opinions against the Grammy wedding ceremony, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences president Neil Portnoy says: ''I expect that people with all kinds of opinions might voice them, and that's healthy, but we don't need to stoop to the level of trying to find gimmicks and sensationalistic approaches to what we do.''
It looks set to be an amazing night for Macklemore & Ryan Lewis — the duo is also up for seven awards.
In the meantime Lorde has posted this picture of herself getting ready for the Grammys. Twelve hours earlier, after coming second in the Triple J Hottest 100 for Royals, she told her Twitter followers: "I was scared of pretty girls and starting conversations."
feeling so good about tonight. spot the grrl pic.twitter.com/hdByJWpVqx
— Lorde (@lordemusic) January 26, 2014


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As the picks kept clicking by in the second round, all Sen'Derrick Marks could do was wait and wonder.Would he be a first-day pick in the 2009 NFL Draft or would he fall to the third or fourth round? Did he make the right decision leaving Auburn after his junior season?The answer came just three picks from the end of a furious first day of trades when the Tennessee Titans selected Marks with the No. 30 pick in the second round (No. 62 overall).Marks, who spent Saturday watching the draft from his home in Mobile, could hardly contain his excitement."Oh man, I just went crazy, I went crazy," Marks said.It turns out Tennessee was the only NFL facility Marks visited before the draft."It was a lot like Auburn's, so I felt very familiar with it," Marks said. "I really liked the d-line coaches and the way that they coach. I really liked my visit and enjoyed it."Marks obviously made a favorable impression on the Titans' brass including head coach Jeff Fisher."We had Sen'Derrick in as one of our 30 visits," Fisher said. "We interviewed him at the combine and interviewed him here. He's kind of a late bloomer. He was a basketball player, dunks a basketball at 6-2 and 300 pounds, and very athletic."He was banged up this year, two high ankle sprains, struggled through it but stayed on the field and played. We think his future is well ahead of him. He's going to be a good football player inside. We feel like he'll be able to fit right into the rotation."Marks will help fill a big hole in the Titans defensive line created by the free agent departure of two-time All Pro d-tackle Albert Haynesworth to Washington. Tennessee returns fourth-year pro Tony Brown as one starting d-tackle and added Jovan Haye as a free agent out of Tampa Bay. ...More... To continue reading this article you must be a member. Sign Up Now!
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Ship-source pollution and criminal penalties
The European Union creates a legal framework for imposing penalties in the event of discharges of oil and other noxious substances from ships sailing in its waters.
Directive 2005/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on ship-source pollution and on the introduction of penalties, particularly criminal penalties, for infringements.
The current legislation states that ship-source polluting discharges constitute in principle a criminal offence and according to the Directive this relates to discharges of oil or other noxious substances from vessels. Minor discharges shall not automatically be considered as offences, except where their repetition leads to a deterioration in the quality of the water, including in the case of repeated discharges.
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The legal person is also responsible for offences committed by a natural person through oversight, specifically through a lack of supervision or control.
The liability of a legal person shall not exclude criminal proceedings against the natural persons involved.
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The national authorities shall ensure that effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties are applied, including for minor offences. They shall cooperate when a vessel is found guilty of illegal discharging in their area of responsibility before the vessels calls at the port of another EU country.
The sinking of the Prestige in November 2002 and of the Erika in December 1999 highlighted the need to tighten the net in relation to ship-source pollution. However, accidents are not the main source of pollution: most of it is the result of deliberate discharges (tank-cleaning operations and waste oil disposal).
These rules incorporate into Community law the 1973 International Convention on the Prevention of Pollution from Ships and its 1978 Protocol (Marpol Convention 73/78). This will make it possible to harmonise application of the provisions of this convention.
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Directive 2005/35/EC
OJ L 255 of 30.9.2005
Directive 2009/123/EC
OJ L 280 of 27.10.2009
Successive amendments and corrections to Directive 2005/35/CE have been incorporated in the basic text. This consolidated version is for reference purpose only.
Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2002 establishing a European Maritime Safety Agency.
Directive 2000/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2000 on port reception facilities for ship-generated waste and cargo residues [OJ L 332, 28.12.2000].
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Topic: Dyspepsia, pain in upper abdomen or chest
Brochure, Fact Sheet: Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders of the Esophagus and Stomach510
This article reviews disorders caused by abnormal motility in the gastrointestinal tract (including GERD, dysphagia, functional chest pain, gastroparesis, and dyspepsia) and their characteristic symptoms, such as food sticking, pain, heartburn, nausea, and vomiting.
Also available offline as a glossy color brochure (3.5" x 8.5"). Contact IFFGD for details.Topics: Dyspepsia, pain in upper abdomen or chest, Esophageal Disorders, Gastroparesis, Motility, Stomach Disorders
Brochure: Gastroparesis (Delayed Gastric Emptying)556
By: J. Patrick Waring, MD; William F. Norton, Communications Director, IFFGD
This publication addresses frequently asked questions and provides an overview intended to help patients and family members understand gastroparesis; what it is, and how it is treated and managed.Topics: Dyspepsia, pain in upper abdomen or chest, Gastroparesis, Motility, Nausea, vomiting, Stomach Disorders
Fact Sheet: Complementary and Alternative Treatments for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders181
By: Kirsten Tillisch, MD; Steven Tan, MD, MTOM, LAc
If conventional medical therapies prove unsuccessful or have unwanted side effects, many people choose to pursue complementary or alternative therapies (CAM). Complementary therapies are done in addition to traditional medical treatments, and alternative therapies are done instead of medical treatments. Many CAM modalities exist and they can be roughly grouped into several categories including herbal/dietary, somatic therapies (such as acupuncture or massage), mind-body therapies (such as hypnosis or meditation), and movement or breathing exercises (such as yoga or tai chi). In this review we will discuss each of these categories, focusing on those that have been studied most rigorously.Topics: CAM, Complementary & Alternative Treatments, Diet, Foods, Dyspepsia, pain in upper abdomen or chest, Hypnosis, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Fact Sheet: Why Symptom Criteria for Functional Gut Disorders?182
By: W. Grant Thompson, MD, FRCPC
The "functional" gut disorders are syndromes (groups of symptoms) believed to arise from the gastrointestinal tract, but which lack a known cause. The purpose is to update the criteria upon which the diagnoses of functional gut disorders rest.Topics: Anal, Rectal Disorders, Bowel urgency, Dyspepsia, pain in upper abdomen or chest, Esophageal Disorders, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Lower Abdominal Pain, Pelvic Pain
Fact Sheet: Hypnotherapy for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders186
Unfortunately, the word "hypnosis" often conjures up a whole variety of frequently quite negative connotations even within the medical profession. Many equate the phenomenon with the mind being taken over by the hypnotist and with loss of control by the recipient, which needless to say, is completely erroneous. As a consequence of this, the whole subject is surrounded by a cloud of mystery, which regrettably is often encouraged by those who practice the technique. Reviewed 2009.Topics: Brain-Gut, CAM, Complementary & Alternative Treatments, Dyspepsia, pain in upper abdomen or chest, Hypnosis, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Fact Sheet: Report from IFFGD Research Award Winner: Understanding Pain and Discomfort in Functional GI Disorders203
Pain, a burning or otherwise uncomfortable sensation in the upper abdomen, nausea, or fullness - all of these are symptoms many patients list when they seek medical advice. While we may think of ulcers, gallstones or perhaps inflammation of the pancreas as the cause, all too often even extensive and sophisticated testing does not show any abnormalities. So, why do all these persons feel pain or any of the other symptoms they report?Topics: Dyspepsia, pain in upper abdomen or chest, Inflammation, Lower Abdominal Pain, Pelvic Pain, Pain Management, Research
Fact Sheet: Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Heartburn, Dyspepsia: Whats the Difference?226
By: W. Grant Thompson, MD, FRCPC
The anatomical diseases Crohn's, peptic ulcer, and esophagitis have functional counterparts with some similar symptoms; irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), dyspepsia, and functional heartburn, but these cannot be identified by x-ray or gastroscopy. Thus, for the diagnosis of these functional disorders doctors must rely entirely upon the patient's description of his or her symptoms.Topics: Dyspepsia, pain in upper abdomen or chest, Esophageal Disorders, GER, GERD, Heartburn, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Lower Abdominal Pain, Pelvic Pain, Other Disorders/Symptoms, Pain Management
Fact Sheet: Upper GI Endoscopy: What to Expect503
By: W. Grant Thompson, MD, FRCPC
Describes what to expect when undergoing an upper GI endoscopic exam that may look at the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum. Reviewed and updated 2009.Topics: Dyspepsia, pain in upper abdomen or chest, Esophageal Disorders, GER, GERD, Heartburn, Other Disorders/Symptoms, Tests, upper GI tract
Fact Sheet: Dyspepsia-Upper Abdominal Pain514
By: Nicholas J. Talley, MD, PhD
One of the most common symptoms is pain or discomfort in the upper abdomen. It is known that one in four people in the community have upper abdominal distress at times. This can be caused by a large number of medical conditions, including peptic ulcer disease, gallstones, esophageal inflammation (esophagitis), and very rarely cancer, to name the major conditions. However, there remain a large number of people who after being investigated have none of these medical conditions. Indeed, there is no obvious cause for their symptoms. Patients who have this type of dyspepsia are referred to as suffering from functional dyspepsia.
Fact Sheet: Functional Dyspepsia and IBS: Incidence and Characteristics515
By: John E. Kellow, MD; Douglas A. Drossman, MD
Symptom overlap is common among several functional GI disorders. For instance, care must be taken not to confuse functional dyspepsia with other common disorders that may cause upper gastrointestinal distress, like heartburn, IBS, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), functional abdominal bloating, and functional biliary disorders. This article compares two common functional GI disorders - functional dyspepsia and IBS.
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Dr. Ron Paul Liberty Defined: The Future of Freedom
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Is U.S. Justice Broken?
Recorded: Thursday, December 9, 2010
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Friday, June 10, 2011
The Kentucky Game
Posted by das at 9:00 AM
Labels: Kentucky History, the kentucky game, trivia
3 comments:
- ida said...
oh i am fairly sure of this. it is usually clear. maybe it has a little yellow tinge to it. my dad has a distiller and i think i have seen the bourbon process before.
- June 10, 2011
- Lisa said...
Ah, jas pepper! I miss ya. I'm with Ida. It's clear.
- June 10, 2011
- das said...
It is clear!
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- Sens. John Morse, Angela Giron recall elections set for Sept. 10
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The bills still need consideration by the full House.
One bill would allow some online gun education for permit-seekers but would require them to prove in person handgun competency, such as showing how to safely carry a gun, clean it, or know where the safety is.
"Currently, the way that we issue a conceal permit is that you can do the whole course online, never having to show in person with a certified instructor" to demonstrate competency, said Rep. Jenise May, D-Aurora, who is sponsoring the bill.
Another bill strengthens a ban on gun ownership by domestic-violence offenders by establishing a process through the courts for them to relinquish their firearms.
"It does put teeth into the law now that says they're not allowed to possess them," said Rep. Beth McCann, D-Denver.
Both bills have already cleared the Senate. The legislation is part of a package of bills that Democrats unveiled in response to mass shootings last year in Connecticut and suburban Denver.
Other bills that have already been signed into law, including limits on ammunition magazines, have generated more controversy.
Republican Rep. Jared Wright, R-Grand Junction, said he opposed the bill regarding domestic offenders because he worried that "we're giving victims of this crime, this terrible crime, almost a false sense of security" and noted that sometimes abusers use other weapons, like knives.
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February traditionally is Black History month and always a good opportunity to highlight some of the resources out there that provide information about local African-American history. One such source, found on the shelf in the Local History Room is titled, Negroes in Michigan History although its real title is Michigan Manual of Freedmen's Progress (325.26 F 85g).
In the summer of 1915, a celebration was held in Chicago to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 13th amendment which abolished slavery. The State of Michigan dedicated $5,000 for an exhibit during the festivities in Chicago which would highlight contributions African-Americans in Michigan had made in several different fields including science, art and manufacturing.
A statewide committee, composed of fifty-seven people, also put together a manual which covered the history and contributions of African-American residents in Michigan. This book, reprinted in 1968, contains a variety of information including brief biographical sketches of individuals and organizations in the state, a list of soldiers who fought in the Civil War, and even home and property owners. The book also is peppered with many black and white photographs, a name index and a list of materials that were in Michigan's exhibit.
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Aegon I Targaryen, known as Aegon the Conqueror, is an unseen character in Game of Thrones. He died almost three hundred years before the time of the series, and is not expected to appear. Aegon I Targaryen conquered much of Westeros with three great dragons, Balerion, Vhagar and Meraxes, and unified the realm under his rule founding the Targaryen dynasty. He was married to both of his sisters, Visenya and Rhaenys.
Aegon I Targaryen was the first king of the Targaryen dynasty. He is the warlord who, with three great dragons and a small army, invaded and unified six of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros in the War of Conquest. Afterwards, Aegon founded the city of King's Landing, built the Red Keep, and forged the Iron Throne from the swords of his defeated enemies, melted with dragonfire.
Season 1
Sansa Stark is given a history lesson by Septa Mordane whilst visiting the throne room in the Red Keep. Aegon the Conqueror is mentioned as the king who unified the Seven Kingdoms and forged the Iron Throne.[1]
In Vaes Dothrak, Daenerys Targaryen and Ser Jorah Mormont discuss Aegon's invasion of Westeros and how he unified six of the Seven Kingdoms (the seventh, Dorne, was not added to the realm until some time later) some three hundred years ago. Jorah points out that Aegon had no "right" to the Seven Kingdoms, and never made any legal claim for his conquest: he conquered most of Westeros because he could. Daenerys points out that he could because he had dragons. Jorah expresses doubt that Aegon had dragons, indicating the events happened so long ago it's impossible to be sure.[2]
Season 2
While at Harrenhal, Lord Tywin Lannister recounts to Arya Stark the history of the castle. King Harren the Black of the ironborn wanted to establish a legacy by constructing Harrenhal, the biggest castle ever built on the entire continent. Harrenhal was designed to defend against an attack from the land, and as Tywin muses, "a million men could have marched against its walls, and a million men would have been repelled." However, Harren did not anticipate an attack from the Targaryen dragons, who during the War of Conquest flew right over the high walls and attacked with dragonfire. As Tywin summed it up, "Aegon Targaryen changed the rules." Harren and all of his sons were roasted alive within their own hall by Aegon's dragons, and Harrenhal was left a blasted ruin. However, Arya Stark notes that Aegon was assisted by his sisters in his conquest of Westeros rather than acting alone.[3]
In the booksIn A Song of Ice and Fire, Aegon was a child of House Targaryen, dwelling on the island of Dragonstone in the Narrow Sea. The Targaryens, a family of Valyrian origin, had been in control of Dragonstone for a century before the Doom of Valyria destroyed their homeland in a volcanic cataclysm. For another hundred years on Dragonstone, the Targaryens slowly built up their strength and raised their dragons, the last in the world. When he was of age, Aegon, his two sister-wives and his three dragons led a scant few thousand troops in invading the entire continent of Westeros. Despite being vastly outnumbered, Aegon was able to secure victory after victory using his dragons. He smashed the Gardener and Lannister armies on the Field of Fire, securing their capitulation, and convinced the Arryns and Starks to join him peacefully through negotiation. Eventually all of Westeros acknowledged him as king, save only Dorne which he decided not to conquer after encountering fierce guerrilla resistance.
After the Conquest, Aegon ruled for thirty more years, apparently wisely and well. However, upon his death the realm was plunged into a bloody war when the Faith of the Seven rejected his sons, born of incest, from following him on the throne. Eventually the uprising was put down and the Targaryen rule secured for centuries.
In The World of Ice and Fire, it is revealed that Aegon was born 27 years before his coronation as king (and 25 years before leading the invasion of Westeros). He was the son of Lord Aerion Targaryen and Lady Velena Velaryon. He married both his sisters when all three were very young, but had already become dragon-riders. Aegon helped end the attempt by Volantis to conquer the other Free Cities, using his dragon to support the forces of Braavos, Tyrosh and the Westerosi Storm King in driving the Volantenes from Lys and Myr. In doing so, he confirmed that he had no interest in reforging a Valyrian empire in Essos.
Aegon began planning the invasion of Westeros long before launching the attack, spending time incognito visiting Westerosi cities and castles and gaining intelligence on the different houses, their lords and their vassals. He used this intelligence well in dividing the houses and winning the allegiance of some of the houses against the others. He was helped in the planning by his bastard half-brother, Orys Baratheon, his most loyal ally and vassal, his best friend and the first King's Hand. When Argilac the Arrogant offered Aegon an alliance against Harren the Black, offering his daughter's hand in marriage to cement the deal, Aegon declined and instead offered Orys's. Argilac took that as an insult and cut off the hands of Aegon's envoy. Aegon used this as a justification for his invasion of Westeros.
See also
Rulers of the Seven Kingdoms
King of the Andals and the First Men · Lord of the Seven Kingdoms · Protector of the Realm
|Targaryen Dynasty:
Aegon I, the Conqueror · Aenys I · Maegor I, the Cruel · Jaehaerys I, the Conciliator · Viserys I · Aegon II · Aegon III, the Dragonbane · Daeron I, the Young Dragon · Baelor I, the Blessed · Viserys II · Aegon IV, the Unworthy · Daeron II, the Good · Aerys I · Maekar I · Aegon V, the Unlikely · Aerys II, the Mad
|Baratheon Dynasty:
Robert I, the Usurper · Joffrey I · Tommen I


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Professional journalists consider truth-seeking a major part of their calling to their industry. Schieffer goes on to pronounce that television, with investigative news coverage, devotion to local and powerful TV platform, is the single most important medium to do so. And as the newspaper industry continues to struggle, broadcast television would be wise to scoop up as many of these well-connected and talented local reporters to further bolster local television's newsgathering power.
The alternative is a choice between sensationalist bloggers and infotainment zealots. Bias has no place in real news, and that's why the professional journalists of broadcast television are so critical. They reveal the harsh truths, as well as draw attention to the civic triumphs that would otherwise go underreported.
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The Lunar colonies marked the first effort of the Human colonization of space and were established in the late 21st century on Earth's moon, Luna.
In the mirror universe the Lunar colonies were bombarded by an Emmette-type starship sometime before the NX-class of starships came into use. (Opening credits, ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly", "In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II")
In the 22nd century, Lunar One colony was the largest of all Lunar colonies. The Orpheus Mining Colony was another settlement on Luna during the 22nd century. (ENT: "Zero Hour", "Demons")
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- You may be looking for Gerald McReary, a character from GTA IV.
Gerald is a character in Grand Theft Auto: London, 1969 and Grand Theft Auto: London, 1961. Gerald works for Lenny and lives in South Camberwell, London. The protagonist steals his car and rigs it with a bomb, with the explosion killing him.
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The state has hit a new record for the amount of dollars the tourism industry brings in. Visitors spend $18 billion in 2011.
New numbers out today show tourism spending increased in all of the state's 100 counties, compared to 2010. Across the state, the tourism industry employs nearly 200,000 people.
Here in Eastern Carolina, Dare County continues to bring in the most tourism dollars with $877 million, followed by Carteret with $278 million, and Nash with $245 million.
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After the eventful stay at The Village of Dragons, the time has come, for Iris to challenge Drayden who's known to be the president of the academy that Iris goes to, and Gym Leader of Opelucid City. It had been years since she first battled at her hometown, and lost to him but now she feels like she is fully prepared. Will Drayden beat her a second time or has Iris learned a few things since her defeat?
- This marks the second time Iris lied about something because she's not actually becoming a Dragon Master but becoming a Gym Leader of Opelucid City too. That explains why Ash was traveling with another character who's also a Gym Leader all along. First was his friend Misty from his home region in Kanto.
- It is revealed that Iris was one of the students who's been falling behind in Drayden's academy because all she did was giving Pokemons command everytime. That explains why she lost to Drayden in the first place with her Excadrill in BW036: Iris and Excadrill Against the Dragon Buster!.
- Also, that explains how she got her Axew in the first place since BW009: The Bloom Is on Axew!.
- This would be the second time for Iris' Excadrill to battle Drayden's Haxorus once more but now he managed to take Haxorus down but ended up being K.O.d too, again resulting in a draw. This also happened during her battle with Georgia and her Beartic too in BW036: Iris and Excadrill Against the Dragon Buster!.
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Maesters, formally known as the Order of Maesters, are an order of scholars, healers, and learned men in the Seven Kingdoms. Due to their scientific and intellectual pursuits, they are sometimes referred to as "the knights of the mind".
Focusing on scientific knowledge and disdaining belief in magic, in the present day the Order of Maesters has largely eclipsed the older Alchemists' Guild, which claims to possess arcane magical knowledge, but whose number, power, and abilities have waned over the centuries.
The maesters are a secular organization, not a religious order, though they do swear sacred oaths to follow the duties and restrictions of their office. Unlike certain other organizations such as the Faith of the Seven, which has male and female priests, women are not allowed to join the maesters, and its membership is all-male.
According to the TV series official pronunciation guide developed for the cast and crew, the term is pronounced "MAY-ster", not "MY-stir", which proved tricky for the cast during filming.
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Almost every castle and noble family in Westeros, no matter how small, has a maester on hand to teach the lord's children, give him counsel, and attend to medical and educational needs. The lords of the Seven Kingdoms are also reliant on their ability to send long distance communiques using trained messenger ravens, which they are responsible for tending in a castle's rookery. Maesters also serve as the resident medical expert at a castle, responsible for everything from setting broken bones, assisting childbirth, and knowledge of medicinal herbs and potions to aid fevers and internal illnesses. In addition, maesters also observe changes in the weather to watch for shifting of the seasons.[1]Maesters are expected to eschew their familial background and political allegiances. They drop their family name when they join the order. They are assigned to serve at castles and holdfasts throughout the Seven Kingdoms and are bound by their vows to serve whoever holds the castle in which they reside, regardless of change in lordship. It is not considered a breach of their vows if a maester advises the current lord of their castle in military matters to defeat their enemies, but if their lord is defeated by his enemies and possession of the castle officially changes hands, the maester is expected to serve its new lord.[1] Similar to the Night's Watch, the Order of Maesters is an egalitarian institution whose members must ignore their past family and political ties, give up their right to inheritance, and take an oath of celibacy. Thus, like the Night's Watch, younger sons or bastard sons are often made to join the maesters, so as not to interfere with the inheritance of firstborn and/or legitimate sons. Another similarity is that both the Night's Watch and the maesters are considered to be servants of the realm. It is possible to be both a maester and a member of the Night's Watch, due to the similar restrictions of their vows and because the castles along the Wall each need a maester. This has always been something of a rarity, however, as even during its prime the Night's Watch only maintained nineteen castles along the Wall, and by the time of Robert's Rebellion, the number of manned castles had dwindled over the centuries to only three. Thus in the current era there are usually only three maesters who are also members of the Night's Watch. Most prominent among these is Maester Aemon, who by the outbreak of the War of the Five Kings had served as maester of Castle Black for over seventy years. Should the need arise at the Wall, it is also permissible for a member of the Night's Watch to be trained as a maester at the Citadel, then return to the Wall to serve as the maester of one of its castles.
The headquarters of the Order of Maesters is the Citadel, a complex devoted to higher learning, which is located in the city of Oldtown in the southwest of the Reach. New initiates are trained at the Citadel, and upon finishing their studies, gain the title of "maester" and are assigned to serve at a castle or town in Westeros. The entire order is ruled over by the Conclave, the council of archmaesters, who reside in the Citadel.
The Grand Maester is considered the most senior member of the order, and is its personal representative to the king on the Iron Throne. The Grand Maester is elected by the Conclave, but resides in the Red Keep in King's Landing, to personally advise the king and serve on the Small Council. Only the Conclave may select the Grand Maester and while the King or Hand may dismiss the Grand Maester from the council, they cannot strip him of his title.
Maesters wear a chain around their necks composed of various substances to signify their personal expertise. Each link indicates a different field of study. There are hundreds of recognized fields each with a different representative substance. Maesters are expected to wear their chains at all times, even when sleeping.[1]
Known metals and corresponding fields of study include:
- Silver - medicine and healing
- Gold - money and accounting
- Iron - warcraft
- Black iron - ravenry
- Valyrian steel - "the higher mysteries" (magic). Only one maester in a hundred possesses such a link, as study of the occult is frowned upon by the order.
Known members
- Grand Maester Pycelle of the Red Keep.
- Maester {Luwin} of Winterfell. Mercy killed by Osha after sustaining a massive injury at the hands of Dagmer Cleftjaw prior to the Sack of Winterfell.
- Maester Aemon of Castle Black. Born Aemon of House Targaryen, brother to Aegon V Targaryen and uncle to Aerys II Targaryen.
- Maester {Cressen} of Dragonstone. Poisoned himself in an attempt to murder Melisandre.
- Maester Qyburn, a Maester in the Northern army.
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In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, the maesters are an all-male order of scholars and teachers. Women are not permitted to join the order. They are based in Oldtown, the continent's second-largest city on its far southwestern coast, in the Reach.
Subjects which the maesters can be specialized in include: herb lore, warcraft, medicine and healing, smithing, economics, history and heraldry, astronomy, ravenry, and the "higher mysteries" (magic), although in the latter case only to ensure that it is treated like a myth. The supreme master of such an area gains the rank of Archmaester and is allowed to sit on the ruling council of the order, the Conclave, based in the Citadel.
Maesters in Westeros basically serve many of the functions that Christian monks did in real-life medieval society, being lore-masters and advisors to noble families, who are mostly responsible for promoting literature culture, and who provide many of the writing services with letters or books that real-life Christian monks or clergymen would in a medieval chancery. In the fantasy-world of Westeros, however, the "Maesters" are entirely separate from the religious clergy (such as septons of the Faith of the Seven): Maesters focus entirely on matters of learning and scientific knowledge, and religious clergymen focus on religious matters.
The exact origins of the Order of Maesters have not been revealed in the first five novels of the A Song of Ice and Fire series. They are known to have existed for many centuries, based in Oldtown, long before the Targaryen Conquest three hundred years ago. Oldtown itself already existed at the time of the Andal Invasion six thousand years ago (albeit it wasn't as large of a city then), and survived because it welcomed the invaders instead of trying to resist them. However, no indication has been made whether the Maesters were actually introduced to Westeros by the Andals as one of their cultural institutions (along with the Faith of the Seven), or if they predate them and are a creation of the First Men, or if the order developed many centuries after the initial Andal Invasion during the later history of Westeros. Maesters are also present in the North, where the Andals never conquered the First Men, but the Northerners may have just accepted Maesters over the centuries, much as they adopted other cultural institutions from their southern neighbors (such as the Common Tongue and its writing system).


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I'm also a big fan of the night angels books (and once considered make a decent map for it as well But yours is already looking pretty awesome! Also cool that the writer agreed with posting it here! cheers, DJ
I've been reading Brent Weeks Night Angel trilogy.http://www.brentweeks.com/ It's one of the best stories I've come across. The characters are so deep, and in ways you would not expect. I had just started the second book when I decided to contact Brent.
Being an artist, I've always been fascinated by the maps that accompany so many fantasy books. Sometimes I'll buy a used book just because I like the map. The thought came to me to redo the map of Midcyru, but I didn't want to offend the author Brent. I asked permission to use the maps for my portfolio and post them on my favorite forum, Cartographer's Guild. He responded quickly, and said he'd love to see what I come up with.
Some of the difficulties in redoing a map is the limitations. All of the facts are laid down already, which means I don't get to create as much. But this could also be seen as easier.
The first map is the original. The second and third are the alternative maps done by me. I tried to stay as close to the original as possible.
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I'm also a big fan of the night angels books (and once considered make a decent map for it as well But yours is already looking pretty awesome! Also cool that the writer agreed with posting it here! cheers, DJ
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This will probably sound bad, but in staying so close to the original what was the point in making the map. I read the books, and I think there were moments when I thought the map was wrong. Based on the descriptions and story I think there were things that seemed off. Granted you don't want to mess up the places too much, but the coastline and treelines are really arbitrary. The original artist made something up, and frankly his handling of mountains is a bit all over the place. I think if you are going to do such a good job copying it, why not make it your own, your style is cleaner and I think you could add to the overall work by adding your voice to it. Sorry if that sounds mean, I just think you've done no justice to yourself in copying an existing works so closely.
Devin-I know it's easier to be rude over the net, when you aren't face to face, so I forgive you for your blunt words. However, I do know where you're coming from. I was worried about offending the writer by differing too much from his original art, as I am trying to drum-up business for myself. Really my point was to show my skill as a graphic designer by paying closer attention to layout and type. Also the balance of positive and negative space. And I'm relatively new to mapping. As for the placement things on the map, I am only 1/3 of the way through the second book so I wouldn't know about that.
On the other hand. Djeckspek thank you so much for the encouraging words! The books are so much fun to read.
I've seen your other work and you have the ability to make really nice maps. I think Brent would appreciate seeing his map from your style instead of a copy of the existing map.
You're probably right Devin. Thanks for the compliment. I'll start a new one and post it as soon as I can.
My finished maps
Mapping Worlds (My blog about mapping)
Imaginary maps (My facbook page devoted to mapping)
Here's the new Midcyru map for the Night Angel Trilogy. Devin "encouraged me" to do a more stylized, accurate version. The first map is with no special F/X. The second and third I had some fun with.
You can download the full sized versions here:
Dude, that is sooooo much cooler. I like the new ones a lot. Gonna smack some rep on you. Nice job.


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The alternate channel is about 11 miles long and will take at least an hour to cross one-way compared to the 40 minutes that the primary ferry route takes. Final testing was under way Thursday on the route to make sure it's safe.
Shoaling in the Hatteras Inlet channel has been an ongoing issue, but Hurricane Sandy and other storms worsened the problem. Ocracoke has had no ferry service to Hatteras since mid-January.
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