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Editor's Note: Steve McDonagh owns and operates Hearty Restaurant and The Hearty Boys Caterers with his partner, Dan Smith. In addition to winning the first season of Food Network's hit series "Food Network Star," Smith and McDonagh live in Chicago with their son, Nate.
I am not a Dan Cathy basher. I respect Chick-fil-A's Chief Operating Officer for taking an honest stand and putting his business in the line of fire by clarifying the company's stance on gay marriage.
It takes guts to be responsible for your words. It takes a person of conviction who is willing to bear the repercussions from those who dislike what he has to say. And in a political climate where our politicians are afraid to say anything off-prompter, lest it be twisted and dissected for hidden meaning, the responsible are difficult to find.
I've been vocal about my political and social convictions for years. My guess is that Cathy would be surprised at how much he and I have in common.
Like Cathy, we are a family-run business. We cherish the remembered moments of covering our son in a fresh tablecloth when meetings and naptime collided, know the exhaustion of late night pillow talk being business-related, and the pride we felt when Nate first said he wants to someday run the business (be warned, he wants to make it a combo Chinese takeout and veterinary clinic).
Like Cathy, we use the power of our brand to back up our beliefs - and this is where the tricky part of responsibility starts. Unlike the nameless Internet ninjas, what we say not only reflects on us as individuals but onto our businesses. And by "business," I don't mean just our bottom line but the people who work for us and those that do business with us. How does what Steve McDonagh says reflect on someone who holds a position in The Hearty Boys? How does what Dan Cathy says make his gay and lesbian employees feel? Or gay and lesbian franchise owners? Or gay and lesbian stockholders?
Like Cathy, "we want to do anything we possibly can to strengthen families." But when Dan Cathy says "strengthen families," he's excluding my family: Dan, Steve and Nate. He means except Abby, Julie and Carly, or Brad, John, Max and Jack-Jack. We obviously don't fall under the "families" heading and we must be marginalized.
No longer.
So, when Mike Huckabee called for August 1 to be Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day, we decided to make August 1 Chick-fil-Gay Appreciation Day at Hearty Restaurant in Chicago. When a guest purchases a fried chicken sandwich with pickles on a toasted buttered bun, the proceeds will go directly to Equality Illinois to help families that some feel don't deserve strengthening.
And here the similarities completely end. Unlike Cathy, I have no interest in alienating my client base or offending my guests. I run on a business plan of inclusion. A Chick-fil-A statement stressed that the chain is inclusive as well. Its more than 1,600 stores are committed to treating gay and lesbian employees and guests with the same "honor, dignity and respect" that they give everyone else, but my community knows better. There's no honor, dignity and respect in thanking a client for a purchase and using LGBT dollars to fund programs aimed at destroying our families.
Finally, we stand on different sides of history. Sadly, Dan Cathy is on the wrong side. Cathy can refer to us a "prideful and arrogant," but I think those words are well-suited to those who sit in judgment and speak for their version of God. Sixty years of civil rights history teach us that basic human rights will always win out. You can't stop equal rights anymore than you can take back that seat on the bus. This is our new reality. You can't stop progress, as the man says.
The tide has changed, and the escalating shouts we hear are the cries of the self-righteous who never imagined they'd be the ones fighting the current.
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"We first had Aunt Dolly's potpie at a family get-together," recalls Mary Zinsmeister of Slinger, Wisconsin. "We loved it and were so happy she shared the recipe. Now, we make it almost every time we bake a ham."
- 1 package (4.9 ounces) au gratin potatoes
- 1-1/2 cups boiling water
- 2 cups frozen peas and carrots
- 1-1/2 cups cubed fully cooked ham
- 1 can (10-3/4 ounces) condensed cream of chicken soup, undiluted
- 1 can (4 ounces) mushroom stems and pieces, drained
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 jar (2 ounces) diced pimientos, drained
- 1 sheet refrigerated pie pastry
- In a large bowl, combine the potatoes, contents of sauce mix and water. Stir in the peas and carrots, ham, soup, mushrooms, milk, sour cream and pimientos. Transfer to an ungreased 2-qt. round baking dish.
- Roll out pastry to fit top of dish; place over potato mixture. Flute edges; cut slits in pastry. Bake at 400° for 40-45 minutes or until golden brown. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving. Yield: 4-6 servings.
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Syphilis Tests
Test Overview
Syphilis tests detect antibodies to the bacterium that causes syphilis (Treponema pallidum) in blood, body fluid, or tissue. The tests are used to screen for or to confirm a syphilis infection.
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) that is usually spread during sexual contact, including kissing or oral sex.
Tests used to screen for syphilis include:
- Venereal disease research laboratory (VDRL) test. The VDRL test checks for an antibody that can be produced in people who have syphilis. This antibody is not produced as a reaction to the syphilis bacteria specifically, so this test is sometimes not accurate. The VDRL test may be done on a sample of blood or spinal fluid. The VDRL test is not very useful for detecting syphilis in very early or advanced stages.
- Rapid plasma reagin (RPR) test. The RPR test also detects syphilis antibodies.
- Enzyme immunoassay (EIA) test. This is a newer blood test that checks for antibodies to the bacteria that cause syphilis. A positive EIA test should be confirmed with either the VDRL or RPR tests.
Tests used to diagnose syphilis include:
- Fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption (FTA-ABS) test. The FTA-ABS test checks for antibodies to the bacteria that cause syphilis and can be used to detect syphilis except during the first 3 to 4 weeks after exposure to syphilis bacteria. The test can be done on a sample of blood or spinal fluid.
- Treponema pallidum particle agglutination assay (TPPA). The TPPA test is used to confirm a syphilis infection after another method tests positive for the syphilis bacteria. This test detects antibodies to the bacteria that cause syphilis. This test is not done on spinal fluid.
- Darkfield microscopy. This test uses a special microscope to examine a sample of fluid or tissue from an open sore (chancre) for the syphilis bacteria. This test is used mainly to diagnose syphilis in an early stage.
- Microhemagglutination assay (MHA-TP). The MHA-TP is used to confirm a syphilis infection after another method tests positive for the syphilis bacteria.
Why It Is Done
A syphilis infection can spread through the bloodstream to all parts of the body. If not treated, syphilis can cause severe heart disease, brain damage, spinal cord damage, blindness, and death.
A test for syphilis is done to:
- Screen for syphilis or check treatment for a syphilis infection. Screening tests help your doctor look for a certain disease or condition before any symptoms appear. This increases the chance of finding the infection when it can be cured or treated to avoid long-term problems.
- Confirm that a syphilis infection is present.
Screening for syphilis and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is often done for people who engage in high-risk sexual behavior. If you have syphilis, your sex partner or partners should be notified, tested, and treated to prevent serious complications and to stop the spread of the disease.
How To Prepare
Tell your doctor if you:
- Are taking any medicines, such as antibiotics.
- Are allergic to any medicines, especially antibiotics, or medicine used to numb the skin (anesthetics).
- Have had bleeding problems or take blood-thinners, such as aspirin or warfarin (Coumadin).
- Are or might be pregnant.
If you have syphilis, do not have sex until the test results show you are no longer infected or until you and your sex partner or partners have completed treatment and the infection has been cured. Your sex partners should be tested as well.
If you think you might have syphilis, do not have sex until testing shows that you are not infected.
Talk to your doctor about any concerns you have regarding the need for the test, its risks, how it will be done, or what the results may mean. To help you understand the importance of this test, fill out the medical test information form(What is a PDF document?).
How It Is Done
A syphilis test may be done on a sample of blood, sore, skin, or spinal fluid, depending on which type of test is done.
Blood sample
The health professional taking a sample of your blood will:
- Wrap an elastic band around your upper arm to stop the flow of blood. This makes the veins below the band larger so it is easier to put a needle into the vein.
- Clean the needle site with alcohol. Put the needle into the vein. More than one needle stick may be needed.
- Attach a tube to the needle to fill it with blood. Remove the band from your arm when enough blood is collected.
- Put a gauze pad or cotton ball over the needle site as the needle is removed.
- Put pressure on the site and then put on a bandage.
Sore or skin sample
A sample of fluid or tissue may be taken from an open sore (chancre) or from a rash that might be caused by syphilis.
- A fluid sample is obtained by gently pressing the chancre.
- Skin or mucous membrane samples may be obtained by gently rubbing a cotton-tipped swab over the area affected.
Fluid from a sore that may be caused by syphilis sometimes is collected and examined with a special type of microscope (darkfield microscope).
Spinal fluid sample
A spinal tap (lumbar puncture) is done to collect a spinal fluid sample for syphilis testing.
For a lumbar puncture, a thin needle is inserted into the spinal canal in the lower back area. After the needle is in place, a small amount of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is removed from the spinal canal. To learn more, see the topic Lumbar Puncture.
How It Feels
Blood sample
The blood sample is taken from a vein in your arm. An elastic band is wrapped around your upper arm. It may feel tight. You may feel nothing at all from the needle, or you may feel a quick sting or pinch.
Sore or skin sample
You may have some discomfort when fluid is collected from an open sore (chancre). But chancres usually are not very tender or painful.
Spinal fluid sample
You may have some discomfort during a lumbar puncture to collect spinal fluid for syphilis testing. To learn more, see the topic Lumbar Puncture.
Blood sample
There is very little chance of a problem from having a blood sample taken from a vein.
- You may get a small bruise at the site. You can lower the chance of bruising by keeping pressure on the site for several minutes.
- In rare cases, the vein may become swollen after the blood sample is taken. This problem is called phlebitis. A warm compress can be used several times a day to treat this.
- Ongoing bleeding can be a problem for people who have bleeding disorders. Aspirin, warfarin (Coumadin), and other blood-thinning medicines can make bleeding more likely. If you have bleeding or clotting problems, or if you take blood-thinning medicine, tell your doctor before your blood sample is taken.
Sore or skin sample
There is very little risk of complications from having a sample taken from an open sore (chancre), skin rash, or mucous membrane.
Spinal fluid sample
There is little risk associated with having a lumbar puncture to obtain a spinal fluid sample for syphilis testing. To learn more, see the topic Lumbar Puncture.
Syphilis tests detect antibodies in blood or body fluid or tissue to the bacterium that causes syphilis (Treponema pallidum). Results are usually available in 7 to 10 days.
No syphilis bacteria are seen.
Syphilis bacteria are seen.
No antibodies to syphilis are present. This is called a nonreactive or negative result.
Antibodies to syphilis bacteria are present. This is called a reactive or positive test.
A result that is not clearly normal or abnormal is called inconclusive or equivocal.
The antibody to the syphilis bacteria (reagin) is not present. This is called a nonreactive or negative result.
The antibody reagin is present. This is called a reactive or positive test.
The accuracy of testing often depends on the stage of syphilis. Syphilis testing may need to be repeated if initial results are uncertain or if you have had repeated exposure to syphilis, such as from repeated unprotected intercourse.
What Affects the Test
Reasons you may not be able to have the test or why the results may not be helpful include:
- The use of antibiotics before having the test.
- A blood transfusion in the weeks before having the test.
- Having other conditions or diseases, such as lupus, liver disease, HIV infection, or a tropical bacterial infection called yaws.
What To Think About
Most states require doctors to report all cases of syphilis to the local health department. In some states, doctors are also required to ask for the names and addresses of your recent sex partners. If you have syphilis, the health department may contact you to make sure that you get treatment. If you give the names of your sex partners to your doctor or the health department, they will be contacted in confidence by the health department and advised to have a test for syphilis.
About results
- If a screening test is positive (reactive), the strength of the result may be determined by measuring the amount of reagin. The results are then given in titers.
- A reactive or positive test result does not always mean that you have syphilis. Other conditions can cause positive screening test results, including injecting illegal drugs, recent vaccinations, endocarditis, autoimmune diseases (such as systemic lupus erythematosus, or SLE), tuberculosis, mononucleosis, leprosy, malaria, hepatitis, Lyme disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and in rare cases, pregnancy.
- With treatment, a positive reagin (VDRL and RPR) syphilis test result usually becomes negative. Positive treponemal (FTA-ABS, MHA-TP, TPPA) tests stay positive for a lifetime.
Syphilis and HIV infection
- Sores caused by syphilis (chancres) make it easier to get and spread an HIV infection.
- People with HIV infection who have a negative VDRL test should have a second test for syphilis if the infection is suspected.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2010). Syphilis section of Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines, 2010. MMWR, 59(RR-12): 26-39. Also available online: http://www.cdc.gov/std/treatment/2010/default.htm.
- U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (2009). Screening for syphilis infection in pregnancy: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force reaffirmation recommendation statement. Annals of Internal Medicine, 150(10): 705–709.
Other Works Consulted
- Chernecky CC, Berger BJ (2013). Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures, 6th ed. St. Louis: Saunders.
- Fischbach FT, Dunning MB III, eds. (2009). Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests, 8th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
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Ruthless Elegance: A Visual Guide To Cool
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If you know me very well at all, you know I love the "Coolified" style of appearance in Bionicle sets. This style is in many people's eyes the opposite to the 2001 style, yet in my tastes at least it is the best Bionicle can be, and it seems like most fans share my preference in this, though it's certainly OK for others not to (to each hisher own). Because of the majority "Cool" preference, I think Bionicle is at its absolute best, stylewise, when it uses this style to the max in the sets. Both in terms of it's health as a franchise, and, luckily, for my own personal tastes too. [To be clear, not saying other people can't see the word "Cool" differently; this is how I personally define it. ]
But what exactly is "Cool"? How can it be defined? I've been asked this before, and it's a little difficult to pin down. It's got variety. It isn't one exact "just so" style. And yet it has rules. It is something I know instantly when I see it, and something I'm dissapointed to miss when I don't see it. I know it is intense, but then some intensity isn't cool--some people who aren't into Cool even find it intimidating, even going too far (though down what road depends on the person). Some who aren't like me even see it as "ugly", because they have different tastes. It is often these people who are confused when I use words like "cool"--what does it mean, they have asked? Overall, the best way I know how to describe it is this:
Ruthless Elegance.
Cool does not hold back. Cool has well-aligned curves, spikes, spikes, serrations, scales, flares, knife-edges. Cool is made out of exploding gas, biological beings, stone, plastic. It's got texture, it's got form, it's got a pattern, it's got chaos. It's feathers and razor-teeth. Cool is elegant, not cheesy, but not "refined" per se or "classy" or any other terms. It isn't fragile, but it isn't industrially plain. It isn't afraid to be as elegant as it's possible to be. Yet it can contain elements of industrial plainness, or smoothness, or blockiness, even cheesiness! It is intensely powerful. It is also ruthless, because it knows that its intense style is not evil, though it can be scary--it knows it is neutral morally and can be equally expressed by both good and evil, and it is not afraid to express itself. It celebrates and exalts in its expression of elegance.
But these are all just words. I know what they mean only because I have the meanings behind the words in my head. A picture, they say, is worth a thousand vocalized sound waves, or in this case, digitized linguistic symbols. So I thought today I would present with you with a Visual Guide to Cool. This guide will feature a selection of the coolest images I know of, picked out of this Gallery. There are gobs of bonus images in the gallery you can browse as well when it is public.
Something some people don't seem to realize is that "Ruthless Elegance" isn't something invented by Bionicle or any other human being. Ruthless elegance can be found all over in nature. Probably the most obvious example of Bionicle similarities to real world "RE" is the Barraki. Carapice. Eel. Manta Ray. Each of the Barraki features their own unique sort of Cool that has a direct or indirect parallel in the world of nature, especially in undersea creatures. And these are rad cool creatures.
You've got Carapar:
And finally, Takadox:
Okay, so that's a color edit, lol. Actual image here.
The Barraki represent a whole class of ubercool undersea creatures, but they only scratch the surface. There are Icefish and Lionfish and Sunfish and Starfish (Sea Urchins in that pic too).
The Range of Cool
Ruthless Elegance isn't just found underwater, though. In the animal realm it also includes things like Egrets:
It extends into space in a Solar Flare:
Humankind has harnessed the power of Cool to fly in the sky:
It exists in the plant world in a Dragon Tree:
And it once existed in actual "dragons"; Dinosaurs:
Extinct Animals
That was the head of a T-Rex--but the Tyrannosaur's feet were cool too. Another really cool dino was Styracosaurus:
And who doesn't love good old Sabertooth Tiger? Ancient predators even included giant girds, like the "Terror Bird" in this artistic interpretation.
There are a lot of "living dinosaurs" in terms of coolness even today, like the late Steve Irwin's favorites, Crocodiles. Isn't it Gorgeous? There are lizards with frills:
And turtles with spikes. There's even a miniature version of Styracky.
My brother Ojilom's mascot, the Elephant, is, as it were, Ele[g]ant. Especially its skeleton.
Have a look at the skeleton of a Whale. And just as there are mammals in the sea, there are mammals in the air. But we usually think of mammals as being on the land, like the Armadillo:
Or being furry, like the Emperor Tamarin.
Feathers instead of fur. There's the peacock of course, with its tailfeathers. And it comes in white:
There's everything from the Hornbill to the Turkey.
In the insect and arachnid world there's the somewhat familiar Wolf Spider to the unfamiliar Scale. Nui-Rama have their equivalent in Dragonflies:
And Kraata have a rough equivalent in Snails.
To eat the bugs, there are Venus Flytraps, Sundews, and Pitcher Plants.
Other plants range from cool ground foliage to Oak trees; their leaves seen here. Flowers aren't all roses. And don't forget ferns:
Those ferns need light--how about a nice star for us all to orbit?
The sun can do a good imitation of a Zamor Sphere in certain types of photos. And personally I really like blue.
Who knew. Carapar has his own giant cloud of gas--the Crab Nebula! Ooooh. Ahhhh. Explosions are the answer:
It's the BOOMarang Nebula! Look at the Shockwaves. And look--Nebulae even mimic nukes!
Manmade Cool
We of course have nukes, and other types of Explosions. We've put Ruthless Elegance into everything from Buildings and Boats to Buggies and Biplanes.
Of course humans have also put coolness into all manner of fiction as well. But that's not my goal for this blog entry--it's to show that all of the above has existed in the real world, for real reasons, and usually without our control. In Bionicle, we've had rocking cool Rahkshi, we've had Kanohi masks, we've had Visorak; the one I think is the coolest being Da Greenie.
Only recently though has Bionicle reeeeally gotten into Ruthless Elegance. The Piraka show this off like crazy. Take Thok, for example. The Toa Inika had this up the wazoo, with their rad Zamor multiclips, the Zamor launchers themselves, and their cool armor, feet, and masks. My favorite of the masks is the superior Sanok.
But Ruthless Elegance has really taken off this year with the Barraki, and if Toyfair is any indication, the rest of the sets too! Good old Carapar, my favorite. Ehlek, after he "charges up" from the lightstone in the Bionicle.com movie/vision, looks really cool. And Mantax--wow, have all the promo pics of him competely slapped him in the face, as it were. Mantax's head is awesome, but I have never seen an actual image of its full awesomness until the piece was shown in one of the Toyfair playsets. See here. I want Mantax now. Of course each of the Barraki is also cool in a unique way, as we are all well aware. Even Pridak, my least favorite (due to the color scheme), has awesome tools, which I was excited to see in silver with Hydraxon.
But the Toa Mahri. Wow. I've got a few complaints, not least of which is the launcher, which in appearance, to me, is decidedly uncool (I hope it's a prototype...). But there's just sooo much else that roxorz my soxorz better than ever before, it is sheer awesomeness incarnate. Hewkii's new mask is just as rad cool, if not more so, as the Sanok. As is Kongu's.
And Hahli's mask. And! And. And. And. Hahli has... WINGS!!1!1!! *spamming spree of joy* Yay! Hwoot! *Toa With Wings!* Huzzah! Hooray! *deleting spamming spree of joy* Yahoo! Google!
The wings are coolified, even. I like wings. Can ya tell? :-P
And the masks of the others are about as cool, as well as most of the tools (though I would like a bit more armor... ). And the titans have so much coolness, just like Axonn, Fenrakkvezon, and Brutaka did last year.
You knew this was coming: Wowser Bowser Good Gads Gadunka. What a rad cool Piraka foot!
And the face is cool too.
All in all, Bionicle is delving into Cool more, and more betterly, than they ever have before. Personally I am very excited about this. Beyond that, though, I strongly suspect that most typical fans are too, and so I would not be surprised to see Bionicle's recent gains keep going up!
Well, that's enough for this entry. I hope this guide has helped explain in a couple ten thousand words what "Cool" means to me.
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And the electoral college doesn't exist because people are too dumb to pick a president themselves. Very ignorant thing to say.
This is where the electoral college came from:
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And I was being sarcastic when I said that about the electoral colleges, but I can see no good reason for them actually making the call. What is the purpose of electoral colleges? Why can't the people be trusted to decide who is to be their president? And your argument is that the US has had such a system before, therefore the US should continue to use it. That is not a very good argument.
57.5 percent. 1996 was the last time the US voter turnout was under half, at 49%. And that was the only election since any of us here have been alive that turnout was a "minority" (one percent under half = stretch to call a "minority"...) And maybe - just maybe we have a 10% lower turnout than most countries because a lot of Americans don't like either of the parties and know that the other parties don't have enough money to run the country. Some don't feel that there's any difference. Others find registering difficult (especially the poor) - hell, I found it difficult to register for my first vote in 2004. I voted in 2004 and 2008, but didn't vote this year. Does that make me apathetic? Nope. Not at all.
No, I didn't say that. I just said that's where it comes from. Your joke wasn't obvious, so I was explaining. It'd require an amendment to remove the electoral college, and that's not easy. There have been proposals to alter the process, but none have made it. Two-thirds majority in both houses, plus three-fourths majority of Americans is required to pass an amendment. It's not easy. But proposals will keep coming in and hopefully one of these days one will pass.Quote:
And I was being sarcastic when I said that about the electoral colleges, but I can see no good reason for them actually making the call. What is the purpose of electoral colleges? Why can't the people be trusted to decide who is to be their president? And your argument is that the US has had such a system before, therefore the US should continue to use it. That is not a very good argument.
I don't even live in the US, I'm no patriot, and I dislike the US more than most Americans (I get accused of hating America by a lot of people back home)... and yet I find Rage's blind America-hate to be beyond obnoxious.
Obamanamadingdong was under pressure to get as many military out of the middle east as he could. After all, he promised this and the election was looming. After he...and I use this term very looely, got rid of OBL, he figured dissaray. Nope. Too many factured cells over there still intact. He ignored requests for security at a god damn American embassy and then all of a sudden, on 9/11 no less, all shit breaks loose. Americans are killed. Obama knew when his poll number dropped by .000001% and yet did not have the forsight to protect an embassy after requests for security were given? Then he says it was spontaneous from a video. Nothing could have been done...but we'll investigate it...after the election. The story was buried by the press. The press spent 2 years grilling Romney about his friggin tax returns, yet spent 10 minutes on a murdered ambassador and 3 other americans on 911. Yeah, call me skeptical. The guy is a fucking liar. Period.
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I agree with the mountain-part, they doesn't really look high.
The water looks good imo, however maybe a bit less glow on the continent would improve it.
But I think it's a good first try!
Hello everybody,
I'm Ahab from Germany, and this is my first map. It is supposed to be used in a fiction project of mine, and I just started off with it. I followed the steps of the Saderan Tutorial which I found somewhere here.
I'm not that happy with how my underwater geology turned out, and my mountains don't look that high as well. Some of the mountain ranges should've turned out quite high, but somehow they didn't. Well, first try...
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I agree with the mountain-part, they doesn't really look high.
The water looks good imo, however maybe a bit less glow on the continent would improve it.
But I think it's a good first try!
Finished map : Gandaria
It's a great first try. Have some rep for jumping right in!
What do you guys think about the land mass itself? And the arrangement of forests, mountains, desert and rivers and so on? I'm not sure whether this makes sense in a geological way. I know it's fantasy, but the more believable it is, the better it is, right?
Really like the shape of the land masses, though.
I like your map. The graphic is nicely done.
The River Police:
There's a dividing river that flows partially into a dead-end lake. Very very rare.
The Mountain Police:
Mountains are more likely in the center of the land. Your's are all at the coasts. Maybe okay, but rare.
The Desert Police:
Coastal deserts are quite rare. Deserts which are surrounded by coastlines are even more rare and can only be deserts due to soil erosion.
But what is the reason of that partial erosion that didn't hit the woody neighborhood? Questionable.
The Coast Guard
The undersea mountains don't look very realistic. They look more like land mountains. However I like them.
So at an overall point of view the geological reality of this map would be very very unlikely.
One can say more precisely if you put a scale onto your map.
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pretty nice first jump that deserves a bit of rep
Colours police : The map lacks of a bit of contrast imo and so lands seems a bit flat.
When it comes to the rivers though, I have two remarks:
- the river on the eastern landmass seems a bit too "snakey" if you ask me. Rivers generally flow downhill, they won't double back unless the geography makes them, and even then erosion will eventually take much of that effect away.
- My second remark is about the river on the western landmass, the one that flows through what I suppose is a desert. I'm not sure, but it seems like it splits up in two rivers, one discharging into a lake, another flowing into the ocean. If that's how you meant it, I'd like to point out that rivers almost never split up like that, and if they do, it's only for very short stretches. Another remark to be made if that presumption is correct, is that water that flows into a lake, must flow out of it again as well, and there seems to be no river flowing from the lake to the sea.
Then again, I might be wrong, and perhaps that "strange" river is actually flowing from the lake into the other river. This would make much more sense, even though the joint of the two rivers seems to be in the wrong direction then. I guess if the river is flowing out of the lake, there should be a river flowing into it as well, but perhaps its absense could be explained away by the fact that you simply don't draw that small a river.
Whichever of the cases is true here, I guess you should look into that river basin a bit.
Before you start panicking: don't worry, these are just minor remarks, I've seen maps that have way worse mistakes when it comes to rivers. Apparently rivers are one of the tougher things to get your head around. It's easier to draw them than drawing mountains, but finding the correct location can be a real pain in the butt. I would like to point you to this massively important thread by none other than the great Redrobes. I'm sure you'll find all the information you need there.
Lastly, when it comes to climate zones (forests, deserts, etc), it all depends on where on the globe this cluster of islands (or is it continents?) is situated. And for that, my friend, we need your input ;-).
really nice first map. I like the Sea, and the landmasses as well. My only critique would be the lack of depth in the land masses, the coloring is very subtle, which I think adds to the flatness of the mountains.
This is your first map still looking really great. Great start friend. Keep it up.
"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."-Confucius
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Thanks for the inspiring feedback everybody! And also for the Rep.
I thought a lot about the rivers and decided to redo the whole thing. I just kept the land mass because I really like it. The new mountains look more plastic, and I did my best to let the rivers flow in a way it makes sense. Also I redid the ocean geology. I kinda learned how to better paint in layer hide masks.
What do you think of the progress so far? I just hoped to get some feedback at this point before I dig into grass and forests again.
Thanks in advance, people!


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Holy flashback! I had those sheets on my bed as a kid too! Wow that brought back some memories. I wonder if my mom still has them?
How fun! I have recently discovered thrift stores {there aren't many in my area} and I have found some awesome vintage sheets in near-perfect condition.

Jennifer 🙂
I went thrifting multiple times on my vacation – never thought I'd see the day that I would enjoy it, but I did, immensely! I found some great vintage sheets, too! Good going!
Coolness!! I totally made a shirt just the other day in the sheet on the left in the last photo. Awesome finds! 🙂
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Sincerely ~ Tricia
Oh, my best friend's mom made curtains from those sheets to match her bed. memories!
Holey Moley Batman….I know what we are doing when you come back this way next summer!! In the meantime…where is this treasure place…please share!!:)

I can't believe you found those JBros plates…remember I told you I have two mugs that we use in the fall since they have turkeys on them?:)
I will definately have to find a thrift store now!
Confession…I had so much fun that night I would fly cross country to go thrifting with you, you have a great eye for the gems! It really is made all the more fun with friends!
You and Aunt Spicy always find the most awesome items! What are you going to do with those sheets?

Thanks for taking us along,
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So now I know you're a kindred spirit – I had the Marimekko sheets as a little girl too, and the comforter, and some random housegoods. And I still have them! I was thinking of bringing them out of storage. My sheets are crazy faded compared to those though. And I completely agree that it is disconcerting to see things we loved as children being called vintage!
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Theta VIII (or Theta eight) was the eighth planet of the Theta 116 system with an orbital period of 832 days, and a rotational period of 15.3 hours. A K-class transjovian planet, the atmosphere of Theta 116 VIII was composed of nitrogen (57%), methane (23%), and liquid neon (14%). The average surface temperature was −291°, with wind speeds of up to 320 meters per second. Interesting weather phenomena included ammonia tornadoes. Its age was estimated at 7.2 ×1012 solar years, and during that time it had built up a mass of 4.35 ×1012 kilograms.
In the 21st century, the NASA spacecraft Charybdis was brought on orbit by an unknown intelligence which had inadvertently killed all but one of its crew, Colonel Stephen G. Richey. The intelligence attempted to create an environment for him where he could live, in the form of a small pocket of Earth-like atmosphere on the surface. In it was the entryway to a replica of the namesake hotel from the novel Hotel Royale carried by Richey.
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