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Chapter Sixteen
Totalen Krieg
Ren stayed in his corner for a good fifteen minutes before boredom overtook him. During that time, however, he did his best to make some sense of the hubbub going on around him. There were fewer spirits in the tent than he had originally thought – perhaps no more than two dozen – but the intensity and speed of their operations made them seem like a much greater host. The apparent chaos was, in fact, not chaos at all, he noticed. There were a lot of people moving around, passing in front of each other and sidling past tables with precariously balanced stacks of notes, but none of them ever collided or had to stop for someone else. Contrary to the apparent disorganisation, the level of coordination was beyond freakish – it was supernatural.
After learning that he could not make out any of the frantic conversations going on around him, no matter how hard he strained his ears, Ren's thoughts turned to other things – specifically, the battle raging outside. From his nook at ground level between two tables, he did not have a very good view of anything going on outside. If he listened carefully, he could make out vague sounds of warfare over the noise around him, but he could see nothing more than a few floating shadows in the sky. Peering through the legs of half a dozen trestle tables and ten or so spirits, he could just make out the louring mass of nightmares stretching back for what looked to be miles. Every time he stood up to try and get a better look, he was hastily and politely pushed back down again by someone passing by.
Seems I can't do anything
, Ren grumbled to himself. Suddenly, he became aware of a hubbub at the rear of the tent. His head whipped around instinctively to follow the noise, even though all he could see there was a blank canvas wall. From the sounds of it, the
that he had encountered in the village had come crashing out of the forest at last. Biting his lip, Ren continued to stare at the back wall of the tent, listening to the sounds of battle outside. They were much closer and louder than the fighting on the plain; he could hear thuds, clangs and screeches as the spirits' weapons made contact with the nightmares' strange, pseudo-metallic bodies. Every now and again, he even heard a cry of pain.
Abruptly, there was a great creaking, splintering crash, causing Ren to jump. It sounded like a tree being toppled over. There was a stamping noise, a roar from the rear of the tent that made him flinch again, and then the canvas was torn asunder by hands made of pure darkness.
Ren got to his feet hastily as the Tactical Division broke and fled, tumbling out of the front of the tent as fast as their legs could carry them. Ren remained frozen to the spot, staring straight at the enormous tear in the canvas. Three glowing green eyes peered through the gap, arranged in a triangular formation atop a large, shapeless head. It was the same
that he and Cecilia had knocked down back in the Glade. In the gap past its smoky, shadowy body, he could see what had until recently been an enormous, proud tree; it was now lying on the ground, apparently having been used as some sort of club, by the sound of things.
Ren forced himself to move, to back away slowly. As soon as his foot shifted, however, the
roared. Apart from the dying scream of the
that Maho had barbecued in the second ring, he had never heard any of the nightmares making any kind of noise – something which he had thought odd. He probably should have been grateful for it, he realised now, stumbling backwards with his hands over his ears. While the cry of the dying nightmare had been horrific in its own way, this sound was completely different. It was infinitely louder, shaking the entire world with its volume; it was like a ghastly, otherworldly amalgamation of the soundtrack to every bad dream he had ever had.
The sound spurred him into motion again – or perhaps it was the shockwaves from the sound itself, he thought – and he dashed out of the tent. The huge nightmare followed him, tearing the tent apart, crushing tables under its feet and scattering piles of paperwork like a flock of startled Wingull. Ren ran down the side of the hill, only realising halfway down that he was heading directly for a far larger host of nightmares. He came to a halt at the bottom of the hill amongst the panicked members of the Tactical Division, who were milling around in various states of confusion. Cicero was standing a few metres away from him, trying to restore order, but he was evidently having little success.
juggernaut slowed its pace as it reached the top of the slope, gazing down upon the battle. Behind it, more of its brethren stalked forward, halting at the top of the hill just behind their leader. Ren shivered. What had happened to the fighters that Cicero had supposedly dispatched to cover the rear?
By this point, those holding back the waves of
coming from the front had realised the situation. They backed up and tightened their ranks, the flanks of the line moving around to close the circle around Ren, Cicero and the rest of those who could not fight for themselves. Ren looked around in horror as the horde of nightmares pressed forward, surrounding them on all sides. They stayed just out of reach of the spirits' weapons, although archers continued to send volleys into their ranks. Ignoring the arrows, the
stood silently, as if waiting for orders.
Suddenly this doesn't look so good," Ren muttered. They were completely surrounded. On one side was the shallow incline of the hill, blocked by the crowd of large nightmares that Ren and Cecilia had encountered in the Glade. On every other side was a sea of black, shifting and rippling like grass in the breeze – dark, hideous, polluted grass.
You'll be fine," said a curt voice from beside him. Ren jumped.
The one and only," she said. "What's your point?"
Nothing," Ren said. "But, well . . . you look like hell. Are you all right?" Her hair had come out of her ponytail, and it was matted with blood – a purplish colour, Ren noticed. Her leather suit was torn and covered in burn marks, and several of the dangling buckles had been sliced off. There was a long cut running down the length of her left arm, leaking violet blood down onto her hand. In her right hand, she held her sword, dull with smoke and dirt.
Why wouldn't I be all right?" she snapped. "I can look after myself, unlike some people! Why are you here, anyway? Didn't I tell you to stay with Cecilia in the Glade?"
Ren sighed. "Yes, but . . . oh, just look for yourself. You see those ones up on the hill, right?"
Of course! I'm not blind! Hang on, do you mean to say . . ." A look of horror crossed her face.
Ah, there it is," Ren said wryly.
That's impossible! They couldn't have come from the Glade! The Spirit Wall keeps out
of the
Well, it seems those guys didn't get the memo," Ren said with a shrug. "And besides, when was the last time any of them got
the Spirit Wall to prove it? My impression was that they didn't know where you were."
Ellie growled something incomprehensible, sticking her sword in the ground and tying her hair back out of her face again with a piece of string. When she took the blade up again, she spun it around in a wide arc that came dangerously close to Ren's head before resting it casually on her shoulder as if it were a baseball bat.
He ducked with a surprised yelp. "Hey! Watch where you're spinning that thing!"
She glanced over at him as if she had entirely forgotten he was there. "Wouldn't have hit you even if you hadn't moved," she said casually. "Do you take me for a fool?"
Do you, Ren?"
She glared at him.
No?" he tried.
Good. Now, I want you to stay here."
I'm not going anywhere," Ren said ruefully, gesturing around at the hordes of nightmares standing impassively on all sides.
Dumbass. I meant stay
right here
where none of the bastards can get you. You've killed one, but that doesn't mean you'll be able to kill another one, never mind the dozens you'll find yourself up against if you try and put yourself on the front line. So you will stay here with Cicero and the rest of the First Division, and you will pray to whatever deity you believe in that we get out of this alive."
For a moment, Ren considered passing a snide comment on how obviously worried she was, but the look in her eyes told him it would be a very bad idea. Instead, he simply nodded and said, "I will. Good luck."
Elly snorted with laughter as she walked off to take her place in the circle. "There's no such thing as luck."
Suit yourself," Ren said quietly before moving closer to the centre of the group.
Oh, splendid, you're all right," said Cicero, who had apparently not noticed him. "That's good, I don't know what we'd do without you. Unfortunately, it looks like we've been reduced to unnecessary baggage, you and I."
What, really?" Ren said, slipping slightly as he took up a position next to the General. The ground at the base of the hill had been churned into mud by the hundreds of feet battling back and forth across it. "Don't you have, you know, commanding to do?"
Cicero sighed regretfully, brushing a clod of dirt off his otherwise pristine white toga. "Unfortunately, my boy, we find ourselves in a position where tactics and strategy are all but useless. For one thing, I have no better a view of the battlefield than any other from this vantage point. For another, we are entirely surrounded, and the only thing for it is to fight until the end . . . whatever that end may be. I do not believe we will lose this battle, but I am somewhat unnerved. The
are behaving awfully strangely today. They suddenly ceased their attack, which is unheard of. They are mindless beasts that exist only to kill and cause chaos, and as such they have no form of order or hierarchy that we know of. Until today, we had no evidence of any kind of leadership or organised army, but suddenly . . . if this keeps up, I may have to rethink my entire method of doing battle," he mused.
Ren blinked. The man sure could talk.
There was a stir to Ren's left, and he glanced quickly across to the hill. The enormous, three-eyed nightmare had taken a step down the hill, followed by three of the others that stood with him: one that looked like a giant spider with far too many legs, one quadruped with short, stumpy limbs and a flat head, and a curious, floating clot of blackness that Ren didn't remember seeing at the Glade. All four had the same burning green eyes.
The ground shook when they walked.
Weapons at the ready, every warrior in the circle fixed their eyes on these four behemoths. Their progress was slow but steady, their rumbling footsteps the only sound on the enormous, grassy plain. Ren held his breath, feeling sweat trickle down his cheek. The four nightmares exuded an intangible pressure that seemed to crush his will to stand upright. He struggled to retain control of his legs, suddenly more terrified than he had ever been in his life. He knew without being told that he was witnessing a momentous occasion in history, even if he had no idea what was going to happen.
Near the bottom of the hill, the four nightmares stopped again. They stood, elevated above the spirits, as if to convince them of their superiority. It was unnecessary, Ren thought wryly. Their leader seemed to have grown even further since Ren had encountered it in the Glade.
Eight metres? Ten?
Ren shivered, suddenly aware of how cold he was, despite the sun that shone brightly over the battlefield. He could smell blood tinged with ash.
The leading nightmare lifted an enormous, shadowy hand and spoke in a deep, rumbling voice that seemed to shake the very air it passed through. Ren heard spirits around him let out gasps of surprise as the creature's words rippled through the air, laden with power.
Listening intently, Ren realised he couldn't understand a word. The nightmare was speaking the spirits' language, by the sound of it. He supposed it made sense – the
would have had no reason to learn his language.
What did it say?" Ren hissed to Cicero when the nightmare fell silent after a few seconds.
Cicero seemed to have been drained of all his energy. He stared at the creature open-mouthed, his hands listless at his sides.
Ren repeated the question, more insistently this time.
Cicero jerked as if suddenly woken from a comfortable sleep. "I-it said . . ." He stopped, gulped and started again. "It was speaking a very old form of our language said . . . 'You who oppose all that we are, know this: my name is Nekros, and I am thy end.' I . . . I didn't even think they were capable of speaking."
Ren suddenly recalled his experience in the second ring the previous night.
Bad dreams?
, the nightmare had whispered to him as he had struggled desperately against it. What had that been about? How had it spoken to him?
A sharp, clear voice rang out from somewhere on the circle. Elly, speaking in the same tongue that Nekros had. She sounded angry, and Ren didn't suppose he could blame her.
You are not our end," Cicero translated in a whisper. "You are only another of those who foolishly seek to destroy us. We have never given in to your kind before, and we will not start now."
Nekros laughed, a deep, guttural sound that made the cold sweat on Ren's brow break out anew. He then spoke again at some length, to which Elly replied instantly and furiously. This went back and forth for some time, the attention of every being on the plain focused entirely on the two.
Ah, basically . . . Nekros is demanding that we surrender and allow ourselves to be killed, and Felicia is refusing outright, demanding instead that they leave." Cicero paused as Nekros spoke again. "He says . . . 'We shall withdraw for today. Take this as a warning for how simply thou art undone. If we were to make ultimate war this day, you would undoubtedly fall, but we wish to lose as few of our brethren as is possible. We shall consolidate our strength, and next time, thou shalt fall to a man.'"
Ren shuddered. The threat seemed quite valid, considering the vast army of nightmares surrounding the spirits. "Do you think-" he began, but was cut off by Cicero as Nekros spoke again.
He's talking about you!" the General muttered, pushing Ren behind him with one hand.
What? What's he saying?"
He says he knows you are here, and he wishes you to be aware that you would be spared. Because the Soul Bonds are weak, he would allow you to live, entering the world of dreams each night to renew them, then returning home in peace. He . . . urges you to accept, saying that . . . they would meddle less with you than we do." Cicero's face twisted in disgust. Elly interrupted Nekros at this point, her voice rising almost to a shriek. "And Miss Darkstorm . . ." Cicero said weakly.
. . . is being Miss Darkstorm," Ren finished. "Yep. Let me guess – it's something along the lines of 'Go to hell!', right?"
Pretty much," Cicero agreed. "A little more polite, but not much."
With one final, parting rumble, Nekros stepped off the hill and past the spirits, his far less humanoid cronies trailing behind him. They were followed by the rest of the small force that had been waiting at the top of the hill. The ranks of the smaller
parted for them as they passed, joining back up in their wake and following them away. The spirits watched cautiously as the mass of nightmares receded, drawing back from the circle and moving away in silence. Nobody moved for nearly ten minutes, until the last of the black wave disappeared over a ridge in the distance and fell out of sight.
As if in response to an invisible, inaudible signal, every warrior in the circle relaxed, weapons dropping to the ground in a chorus of
that made Ren flinch. Several of them dropped to the ground; all of them shared the same blank, stunned look that Ren was sure must be evident on his own face. Their expressions, though, were tinged with a stronger kind of disbelief. Looking around, Ren saw a proud, strong people who had just been essentially handed their own heads on a platter.
There seemed to be an unspoken acknowledgement in the air as everybody silently moved back towards the forest. Not a word was spoken as Ren followed them to the top of the hill; as he put his back in and helped them push the fallen tree off several of their number; as the wounded were picked up and carried back through the forest; as the spirits of the Glade retreated, largely unscathed but undoubtedly beaten. They all stared straight ahead, seeming not to see what was in front of them. There was no hurry, no sense of urgency. They simply walked, a macabre, depressed parade winding through the forest.
At the edge of the Glade of Shifting Light, just inside the Spirit Wall, he was stopped by a gentle hand on his chest. He paused and glanced at the one who had blocked him. It was Salinthia, her deep purple robe torn and grimy. He opened his mouth to speak, but she just shook her head, a sad look in her eyes. With a flick of her wrist, she opened a portal to the second ring, the now familiar sonic
rocking him slightly with its force.
Is it safe?
Ren wondered, giving Salinthia a questioning look.
She simply blinked slowly at him, her hazel eyes abnormally lifeless. Taking that as a yes, he gave her a final nod – how he wished, all of a sudden, to say something to comfort her and all the others – and reached a hand out, allowing himself to be sucked into the portal. The last thing he saw before the rushing darkness overtook his vision was Elly watching him from some distance away, her usually sharp green eyes dull with confusion.
The second ring wavered as Ren slipped silently into it. He stood on the platform at the Rustboro station, eerily alone. Taking a deep breath, he sat down on the very same bench he had occupied earlier with Natasha.
That was weird," he said aloud, his voice echoing around the empty station. "I thought things were weird enough as it was, but this is just going too far." He had a sinking feeling that he had become involved in something far more serious than he ever could have imagined. Of course, that had been his exact mindset when he had found out about the world of dreams to begin with, but this . . . this was a whole new level.
The worst part, he reflected, was how the spirits had reacted. His brief experience in the world of dreams had painted them as indomitable, indefatigable beings of power and mystery. They had seemed indestructible, invincible, and so very sure of themselves, and yet . . .
Yet there they were. He had been there – it had all seemed so surreal, but he had been there nonetheless. He knew he had witnessed history; from the sound of it, it was the first time the spirits had suffered a defeat at the hands of the
It seemed to have been a day of firsts. The first time the spirits had lost, the first time the
had spoken, the first time they had displayed any kind of intelligence, the first time Elly's sparkling green eyes had dulled.
Ren could barely imagine what Elly must have been feeling. That brief glimpse of her as he slipped through the portal had told him so much, and yet so little. He had seen confusion, stunned disbelief and a kind of blank anger. The worst thing, though, was the emotion that he was not even sure he had seen at all. Had there been fear in her eyes? He hoped that he had been mistaken; if even Elly – wild, fiery, fearless Elly – saw reason to be afraid, then he didn't think he would be able to cope with the coming nights.
A patch of darkness caught his eye, flat upon one of the pillars supporting the massive vaulted ceiling. Deciding he should wake up sooner rather than later, Ren stood up and walked towards it, watching it grow as he approached. By the time he reached it, it was roughly the size and shape of a door. As soon as his foot brushed it, he found himself on the other side, stepping
of a pillar, once again in the darkened, concrete jungle he had shared with Afro Glameow earlier in that same dream.
Seems like such a long time ago," he says, glancing around. Thankfully, Afro Glameow is nowhere to be seen. His leg isn't bleeding either, for which he is extremely grateful.
Before he can even wonder where he is, though, he feels the world slipping away, going hazy and disappearing rapidly into the distance. "What . . ."
What?" he groaned. His cheeks were burning, and he automatically lifted his hands to rub at them.
Wake up, Ren!" Natasha said insistently, pinching his cheeks with finger and thumb.
Awake, 'm awake," he grumbled, sitting up with a yawn and just about falling off his seat as the train jerked slightly. "Whoa!"
Jeez! Finally! You slept for just about the whole way!" Natasha pouted, folding her arms as she sat back down.
Sorry," he said weakly, rubbing his left ear, which was numb from being crushed against the back of the seat. "You weren't bored, were you?"
Of course I was bored, genius! I finished my book and started on yours," she said, waving both paperbacks under his nose.
You're a fast reader," he said admiringly, checking his watch. One twenty-three; they were due to arrive in Slateport in a few minutes.
Not really," she said. "They're not very big books, and I had all that time at the station too."
Right," he said distractedly, trying to bring himself back to terms with the real world – no, not the real world, he reminded himself. The world of dreams was just as real – or, at the very least, just as important.
And besides, Elly will probably hit me if I say otherwise. If . . . if she . . .
It suddenly occurred to Ren that Elly might not even feel up to chewing him out that night. The thought was somehow more shocking than anything else that had crossed his mind since the battle.
Just a few minutes later, the train pulled smoothly into Slateport Station. Natasha spotted her parents through the window and dashed off ahead of Ren, leaving him to filter out with the crowd like a zombie, head down and arms listlessly clutching his bag. He felt a tiny share of the spirits' pain just then, and for a moment he was back in the forest of the third ring, slowly wending his way through the trees again.
But then he saw his uncle and aunt on the platform, happily receiving Natasha's enthusiastic hugs, and he forced himself to look up again, taking a deep breath of that peculiar air you could only find in the railway station of a seaside city – brine, metal and oil. He was home. This was where he belonged.
That knowledge made him feel a little better as he plastered a smile on his face and went to greet Roger and Mary.
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With just one week remaining before its scheduled March 12 adjournment, this week inside Virginia's Capitol was characterized by a lot of activity and some long debates on the Senate floor. In great contrast to the 2010 and 2012 budget sessions, both of which ended in budget standoffs that took weeks to resolve, this year's session is likely to be remembered most for its efficiency in considering and processing legislation.
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With just one week left in the 2016 session of Virginia's General Assembly, legislators are wrapping up work on legislation and preparing to approve the new 2016-2018 biennial budget. The last two times the General Assembly considered a new biennial budget, in 2012 and 2014, impasses lasting weeks resulted in overtime sessions. Things are moving briskly this year, however.
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This season, "Giuliana and Bill" face their toughest challenge yet – Giuliana's breast cancer. As they have done with all of life's obstacles, the couple continues their vow — 'in sickness and in health' — to stand together. Additionally, this season will celebrate the couple's achievements, such as the opening of their restaurant RPM Italian in Chicago, which features many of Giuliana's mother's, Mamma DiPandi's, recipes and leads the couple to look for a new home in Chicago. As their immediate focus is on Giuliana's recovery, the future is always top of mind for Giuliana and Bill as they continue to dream of one day starting a family.
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It wasn't just that the voice was familiar to me, but the tone of the voice on the phone was also instantly and unpleasantly recognizable. I would know it anywhere.
It was, for those of you who've raised a family and know what I'm talking about, the annoying sound of an adult child ( or, to be more specific, a child who is almost an adult) letting me know that she wouldn't be needing my advice at this particular moment.
I've heard that tone plenty of times.
"Mom, I'm 20 years old," the disdainful voice on the phone said. "I know what I'm doing."
Oh, really? Is that a fact.
I wanted to ask her if she had any idea how many times the words "I know what I'm doing" are served up with a really bad idea.
I don't know for sure, but I imagine "I know what I'm doing" is exactly what runs through the minds of squirrels, deer, possums and skunks right before they cross a six-lane highway. At rush hour.
It seems to me George Armstrong Custer sent a similar message before riding over the hill and straight into a mighty big mess. So did Amelia Earhart as she cranked the propellers, climbed into the cockpit and flew right into an unsolved mystery. So did somebody at the White Star Line when the unsinkable Titanic rolled out of the shed and splashed into the sea. Just before it sank like a stone.
What do you want to bet that some unlucky stiff in Chernobyl said the same thing? "Of course, I hear the warning bells. Relax. I know what I'm doing!"
Want the perfect contemporary example of thinking you're a whole lot smarter than you really are and getting us all in a lot of trouble because of it? Two words: British Petroleum. They told us they knew what they were doing, too.
I woke up the next morning with a headache, brought on, I'm sure, by grinding my teeth all night.
As a parent, nothing infuriates me more than having my offering of perfectly good advice and wisdom ignored.
She ought to listen to me so I can save us both a lot of headaches. I've been around. I've done a few things. I've made enough mistakes for the both of us.
I deserve a little respect. After all, for goodness sakes, I know what I'm doing.
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Orange speckling on rose leaves in early summer, sometimes causing the leaves to drop, is followed by black pustules on the leaves in late summer. By autumn it's almost inevitable that the leaves will drop off.
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My climbing rose has some yellow leaves amongst the new green leaves is the plant short of food?
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I know the weather is crazy but I cannot believe that a rose bush that was perfectly healthy in October now has raging rust! Its a small patio rose TG not near any others but is it too late in the season to give it a serious prune? I did prune it in Oct but now has lots of new leaf growth - go figure! Any ideas folks? Its a lovely little rose and I don't want to lose it but am worried the fungus will spread.
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Ted Simons: Good evening, and welcome to "Arizona Horizon." I'm Ted Simons.
Ted Simons: Proposition 121, the open elections, open government act, calls for a significant change to the state's primary election system. If the measure passes, all voters regardless of party, could vote for any candidate on the ballot. The two candidates with the most votes regardless of party, would then proceed to the general election. Here to speak in favor of prop 121 is Paul Johnson, chairman of the open government committee the group that put the measure on the ballot, speaking against prop 121, is Maricopa County attorney, Bill Montgomery. Thanks for joining us. Paul, let's start with you. Why amend the Arizona constitution for something like this?
Paul Johnson: You don't have to do a poll to know that the public has become completely disenfranchised with the two-party system we have, through no organized effort whatsoever, about a third of the voters have left both of the parties and registered as independents. What our measure does is it's really simple. It eliminates the partisan primary, it replaces witness an open election where every voter can vote for every candidate in every election, it creates real competition, which doesn't happen today, today we have 26 out of 30 districts, they've been gerrymandered to the point they're faith district, meaning you have no real competition in the general election. This assures you will. And the third thing it does is it helps in that when candidates have to go talk to all voters, Republicans, democrats, and independents alike, it gives them a reason, an incentive to cross the aisle and to work together with people from the other partly.
Ted Simons: Why is this a bad idea?
Bill Montgomery: We've heard the same song before. First it was limiting individual contributions, then it was term limits, then it was clean elections, then it was the independent redistricting commission. And now it's open elections open government. I'm reminded of that admonition to keep an open mind, but not so open your brain falls out. We're being promised things that an election system cannot deliver. If it's competition, it doesn't guarantee you're going to have competitive districts. California, which just recently tried this, has similar number of districts now as they did before, where there isn't any real competition. The reality in a number of districts in California, you don't have a real general election choice anymore, because you have two people from the same party now on a general election ballot. That's really what's going on. It's not just changing primaries, it's changing the general election, reducing choice and bringing more money into the process.
Ted Simons: What are we seeing from Louisiana, Washington, and California, states that have experimented, continue to experiment with this idea?
Paul Johnson: In California in the last five years, 250 congressional races, only one time has it changed from one party to another. During the election process. This time there are probably going to be 10 turnovers. It went from being the least competitive state in the nation, to being now considered to be the most competitive state in the nation. Meaning there are no races competitive there today than there ever have been in California's history. What we're seeing in Washington is that there is a much different level of a debate. If you know the only thing you're going to have to do is run on a primary, you go demonize the other side. If you're a democrat you go demonize the Republicans. If you're a Republican, you demonize the democrats. But when you know you're going to have to appeal to every voter in both elections, you don't do that because it's too important to you to be able to keep those votes.
Ted Simons: The idea of pitching WOO to a broader audience, having to do that, why is that a bad idea?
Bill Montgomery: Well, it's not that it's a bad idea. This doesn't guarantee it. It's another false promise. What winds of happening is you create the same elections calculus as do you now. Here's how it works. Ideally in the general distribution of voters, you might have an even distribution of people who would find themselves in any point on the political spectrum. But the reality is, in either party, you have 20 to 30% who are very strong supporters of their entire party's platform. Their committed voters. That doesn't change in an open primary. Instead at that point you could have as many as seven, nine, 10, 12 different candidates, you're going to try to figure out how you get a plurality. You don't need 51% if you have 10 candidates. You may be able to get through with less than 20%, so you're going to go to that committed group, you're not going to waste money on trying to address everyone, because if you did, you'd have to raise over 2½ times as much money to do it. And that just brings more dirty money.
Ted Simons: The idea it would be more expensive to run a campaign if you have to appeal to a broader audience, if there are many more candidates running all of which are viable in this kind of system, how do you respond?
Paul Johnson: Bill has given you the academic. I've run in both systems -- in an open election like a city election, for mayor, and I can tell you we modeled this after city elections. And I've also run on a partisan primary. I can just tell you the answer is, if you appeal to the extreme, you might win the primary. You will not win the general election. Talk to any candidate who runs in an open primary type of system, and the answer is, you have to appeal to people in the other party. In terms of cost, it's all about -- you than look at it like a market. There's only so much money you can raise. We have clean elections at the state legislature, and they're going to have to figure out how they're going to divide that money up. The voters put it into place, we'll have to decide how to best spend it. But either way, in terms of cost, I've run in both systems, and I. Promise you running in a partisan system is equally expensive.
Ted Simons: The idea that this would result in more moderate candidates in more moderate winners of legislative and other races, state races and such, and that these folks will be more willing to compromise, more willing to cooperate than what we see now. Valid argument?
Bill Montgomery: There's no objective data to support that whatsoever. Another empty promise. Besides, your moderate candidate could be my extreme candidate. In addition to the fact the legislature is going to have to change the clean elections provision of the statute, there's 70 other changes to be made. In California, the amount spent in a primary went from 23 million to 46 million. You don't have to appeal to candidates, to voters in another party. There's a congressional district in California that have been represented by a democrat, had a democrat on the ballot for 160 years. It's a majority-minority district. Three democrats ran, two Republicans ran. The two Republicans split the Republican vote; the three democrats split their party's vote. And now voters from that district have a choice between two Republicans on their ballot. You change the system, you don't change the outcome. This is dependent upon voters and their individual choice. And you can't take that away from voters or try to get them to do what you want them to do.
Ted Simons: The idea of fraud, shenanigans, this kind of stuff going on, if you're running for a race I can find someone named Paul Johnson, get them on the ballot so no one knows which Paul Johnson. This kind of business, is that being addressed in this proposition?
Paul Johnson: Yes. Two issues -- first the district that bill was talking about a moment ago, he would have had one person to choose from in the general election. He's right; it had never turn the over from one party to the next. Meaning there was no choice in the general election. This, the voters will have a choice. It will be two Republicans, but one of those Republicans is going to go appeal to democrats. Specifically to your question --
Ted Simons: Hold on. Is that accurate representation of that district?
Paul Johnson: Absolutely. Here's why. I won on a 3-1 Republican district as a democrat when I was a city council person. I ran against one other person. I knocked on their doors. I listened. And it probably made me more conservative than most of my colleagues. I certainly was for -- I wasn't for tax increases, I looked for ways to reduce regulation. Why did I do that? I think candidates are a product of who they talk to. If the only persons they're speaking to are the far ideal call left or right, they trend in that direction. On the fraud issue, in 2010, we had 14 Republican and homeless individuals who changed their party registration on one day, and they ran as green party candidates in democratically competitive districts. Because they thought they could dissuade votes against them that. Was orchestrated by the majority leadership position in the legislature. We found that out in a court trial. So here's what I would tell you -- if you're looking at fraud or if you're looking at people who are going to do those shenanigans, you have all that you would want in the two-party system. My system doesn't guarantee that goes away but you wouldn't get on the ballot with one signature like you can today.
Ted Simons: Address that, please.
Bill Montgomery: The signature requirements can be addressed without having to do away with our election system. We can simply go in and make sure independent candidates don't have to collect signatures to a greater degree than partisan candidates have to. If that's the problem, we can address it. We, do it in a more focused manner. But I gotta tell you, this comparison to municipal elections is not an apples-to-apples comparison. When you run in a municipal election, there's no party affiliation that shows up on the ballot. It truly is nonpartisan. This initiative doesn't do that. You the still show up on the ballot with a party affiliation. And because of the wide open way in which people are able to register as not just voters, but as candidates, you could put yourself down as the free food candidate, or the less taxes candidate. Or the Reagan Republican candidates. You're going to see consultants go out and spend a lot of money testing messages for what people should be registered as, that will resonate with voters and get votes. It's not going to be about message and policy. It's going to be about the politics of simple communication and persuasion on what you put on a ballot.
Paul Johnson: It is exactly like a city election. In a city election you run in an open primary, all candidates run all voters can vote for them regardless of whether they're Republicans, democrats, or independents and the top two vote getters go to the next level. This does give the voter and the candidate the ability to describe who they are. I think that's a good thing. And I think the voters will also.
Ted Simons: The idea that there's too much gridlock, too much extremism, that there's no cooperation, it's my way or the highway, more so than in the past. First of all, is that valid, secondly.
Ted Simons: How do we address something like that?
Bill Montgomery: Well, I don't think it's valid at the state level. At the state level we've got a balanced budget, we've got 450 million put away in a rainy day fund, more money has gone back into K-12 education and health care, and at the same time, we're the number one entrepreneurial state in the nation, and we're in the top 10 for job growth. If we want to talk gridlock and look at the federal level, this doesn't address that. This addresses more state level races and more county level races than anything else. So I think what we see here is an effort to spin off of voter cynicism, which has existed over 230 years in this country anyway, and try to sell this as a way to address it. You can't change voter behavior by changing the system.
Ted Simons: But is there other voter cynicism now in recent years than there has been in the past?
Bill Montgomery: I think it's cyclical. We've seen it over the course of our nation's political history that we go through those periods of time. When that does occur, I would say that it's the responsibility of parties and candidates for office regardless of the level, to be able to engage voters to be able to have a message, a policy approach that gets them involved. An election system like this can't do that.
Ted Simons: The idea that there is no gridlock, that one party is in control of a state legislature and they're get can their agenda done and they are doing things they think are best for the state, there is no gridlock, there may not be a lot of cooperation, but there is within the party that holds the power the people put them there.
Paul Johnson: Two things. The first I would tell you is this -- the only thing that party politics cares about is who has the majority and who wants the majority. If you have the majority, you block the minority out. If you're the minority, you throw rocks. There's no reason for cooperation. At the federal level, or at the state level. I can tell you also that this does affect the federal level because the congressional running will be affected by an open legislation. At the legislative level, I'm happy to make certain this is what this campaign is about. If you think the way the legislature works is OK, if you like that system, if you like the things they've been doing to this state, this probably isn't your measure. But if you believe as I do, and as many other people do, that this system is failing us, it's failing us in education, it's failing us on economic development, it's failing us on jobs, and it's failing because the two sides aren't willing to listen to one another. I don't really just blame it on one side. I think both sides hold equal fault with not being willing to cross the aisle and to work with one another to address our major issues.
Ted Simons: I know you've described this as an open invitation to disaster as opposed to open government. That being said, why not give it a shot? If it doesn't work, go back to the old system and move on. Why not see if this possibly could work?
Bill Montgomery: Because this is another problem with this is that it's being done through the initiative process, where it has a voter protection act over it. You'd have to go back to voters, spend another million dollars in order to get the signatures to get it back on the ballot to fix it. Experiments in trying to affect voter outcome have failed every single time we've tried it in this state. Previously there wasn't enough of an effort on the part to try to educate the voters or make them aware of what not just the intended consequences were, but the foreseeable consequences. We sought to limit the amount of individual contributions because would it force candidates to talk to more people, engaging voters resulting in more people talking about policy and better candidates. We tried with term limits, because then we would have a turnover. Voters would have to be more effect engaged to find out who the next candidate was. We tried it with clean elections. If we gave people publicly funded money they would have to go out and talk to more people, they wouldn't be so concerned about fund-raising and there would be more candidates running. Then we tried it with the independent redistricting commission. All this talk about competitive districts was supposed to have been resolved with that. That didn't work either. This cannot deliver what it purports to promise.
Ted Simons: Isn't this a case of a party in power likes things the way they are? A party that's not necessarily in power or independent and others say we've got to change something because we got to get it more balanced, we've got to find a way to maneuver and get more of a say and get more cooperation. Isn't that what's going on?
Paul Johnson: Not at all. What you really find is, there are two parts to the party who's in power. The part they want to get rid of, the people who are moderates, the people like the Jack Jewetts and the Burton Barr who for many years made up the major pillars of the Republican party. Clean elections I believe did have some problems. It allowed more extreme people to be you elected -- elected, but to say reforms don't work, giving women the right to vote work the. Also making certain we -- allowed getting rid of -- here's the one that worked the best -- Barry Goldwater. Harry Rosenflag, and Nick Ushuedall went into the city government in the 1940s because we had a corrupt government that didn't work. They implemented an open election and it changed the way the system worked.
Ted Simons: We have to stop it there. Gentlemen, it's good to have you here. Thanks for joining us. We appreciate it.


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Yesterday afternoon during an exclusive media screening the production team behind the Internet-famous Sonicsgate: Requiem for a Team presented a new 43-minute cut of the film set to debut on CNBC later this month. CNBC recently acquired rights to broadcast the film, meaning the number of people who have seen Sonicsgate online may soon be dwarfed by the number of people who've seen it nationally via the NBCUniversal-owned cable channel.
Sonicsgate is currently scheduled to air in primetime on CNBC April 27 and April 29. The new CNBC-ready version includes interviews with Shawn Kemp and Pearl Jam's Jeff Ament - both new features to the film.
"Any filmmaker would love the opportunity to have their film scene by a wider audience. This was pretty much a no-brainer," says Brown.
"It sort of speaks to our guerilla online release strategy," says Brown of attracting CNBC's interest. "We released the director's cut of the film for free online in 2009 and part of that strategy was just so that no matter what anyone at anytime could log on and discover it for the first time. Three years later people are still discovering it for the first time."
Brown also points out that the Sonicsgate debut on CNBC comes at a good time, with the NBA playoffs approaching and momentum building locally to bring professional basketball back to Seattle.
"[CNBC] reached out to us for this a full three months before Chris Hansen came out publicly, so I think it's not directly related to that at all," says Brown of whether current developments played a part in CNBC's interest in acquiring rights to the film. "But it's very convenient and nicely timed with all the momentum that we have going right now to try to build an arena here and bring the NBA and NHL to Seattle."
"I think [CNBC] just saw the political intrigue, they saw that it was more about business and politics than it really is about basketball," explains Brown of the network's interest, "so they definitely picked up on that."
Brown says the biggest impact of Sonicsgate so far has been re-energizing the Sonics' fanbase locally after the despair of losing the team. Now that the film is set to make its national cable television debut, that impact could become even greater.
"I feel like when the team left in 2008 people were extremely bitter and there was so much toxic energy around the NBA, and what we've done with the film has allowed people to sort of be proud to be Sonics fans again," says Brown. "I think it's sort of revived the Sonics' ghosts and given people a place to rally around bringing a team back."
"On a national level it's exposed a lot of things about pro sports' business model, and it's sort of a warning shot to other cities that this happened in Seattle and it could happen to your team," Brown continues, citing the current situation in Sacramento with the Kings as an example. "No matter how much fans want a team, there are forces greater than us that control there outcome. Passion speaks loudly, but money speaks louder."


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2014: Did not play as a true freshman and redshirted the season.
High School: Three-year letterman at Central High for coaches Sid Edwards and Lamonte Janeau...rated a two-star recruit by Rivals.com and Scout.com...helped lead the Wildcats to a combined 28-9 overall record with three District 4-5A titles and trips to the state playoff all three seasons...as a senior, named first-team all-state, all-district and all-metro after snaring six interceptions...invited to participate in the LHSAA All-Star Game where he was named MVP...also earned three letters in both basketball and track and field.
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Today Portal received an update through Steam. Rather than fixing bugs, though, it adds some mysterious new content.
If Valve ends up making a sequel to Portal, they'll have to do it without the game's lead designer. Kim Swift left the company recently to join Airtight Games.
The Orange Box was already a ridiculous bargain but it's even more so this weekend. From Friday until Sunday, it's 66% cheaper.
Somehow, someway, one of you out there hasn't played Portal yet. Well guess what, Valve's making it easy for you. The game is on sale for half price for Labor Day weekend. Now you'll be able to make "the cake is a lie" comments on articles like all the other cool kids!
Portal's highly quotable protagonist, GLaDOS, is coming to Rock Band. The end credits song performed by the rogue A.I., "Still Alive" will be a downloadable for free in April. If you haven't played Portal yet, I'm not sure how much you'd enjoy performing "Still Alive."
After selling tons of content in their Orange Box compilation, Valve is splitting the titles up to be sold separately. Team Fortress 2, Portal, and the Half-Life 2 episodes will be available for individual purchase on April 9.
Were all well aware that Still Alive from Portal will be released as a Rock Band download in the near future. The sooner the better is my thought on the issue, but Harmonix has only been working on the song for a few weeks. But Valve knows how to market their product, and satisfy fans, so theyve pushed to license the song.
Kimberly Swift, lead designer on Portal, has let it slip that there is a Portal 2 in the works. This isnt an official announcement, and considering that Valves Doug Lombardi has stated they are looking at that world and what could happen next were not surprised to learn that something is in the works.
It looks like Call of Duty 4 couldnt quite beat out Valves brilliantly designed Portal at the 8th annual Game Developers Choice Awards. The first person puzzler took home top honors as Game of the Year, along with wins in Best Gamed Design and Innovation.
Yesterday a group calling themselves Anonymous held their second anti-Scientology protest in response to the Youtube video of Tom Cruise discussing his barking-mad religion being pulled by the Church of Scientology. Not much is known about the group as they have refused to identify themselves on all counts and were instructed to obscure their identities by a familiar voice, GlaDOS.
BioShock may have nabbed 11 nominations and 5 wins at the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences 11th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, but it was Call of Duty 4 that took the top honors. The awards were presented at the event in Las Vegas right along with the D.I.C.E. summit.
PC gamers who didn't purchase the Orange Box will have a chance to buy the new individual titles from the bundle - Portal, Half Life 2: Episode Two and Team Fortress 2 - in retail stores by the end of March. The idea of someone not owning Orange Box yet if they have a PC capable of running it (or an Xbox 360 or PS3) boggles my mind, but there's at least a few of you out there and here's a chance to repent.
Hot damn, the new year is already upon us. This means well be playing the full version of Burnout Paradise pretty soon. And yes, Nero and Dante will showcase exactly what Xbox diehards have been missing out on. Everything we play has to be made by someone, and as part of our looking into the past with love and longing series throughout January we decided to name the Top 5 Video Game Developers Of 2007.
Working as a writer of something you love, a task that is the sole reason to dedicate yourself to the craft, is a rewarding experience. Nights are spent in front of a glowing screen, words spilling out with excitement, and the satisfaction that at some point in those thousands of half-witted comments theres a true gem. A critic, or journo as some like to call themselves, places himself at odds with the task of writing.
at youll find below is the top three characters on our list. As the New Year starts, its nice to look into the past to see what moved us the most. This list was compiled using the latest technology in beer pouring and slurred speech. Two broken bottles, one crushed coffee table and a small kitchen fire later we have something to be proud of.
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Working in the hospitality industry in Australia is one of the best ways to meet people, earn great money (high minimum wage) and get a job anywhere in Australia but as you may have found out first you need to do some RSA training.
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Before you start looking for job for most states it is mandatory that you have an Responsible Service of Alcohol certificate.
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- Jump to the online courses we recommend for QLD, WA, SA and NT
The Basics - Responsible Service of Alcohol (RSA) courses
Before you start work in the hospitality industry in Australia, there are specific courses that you must complete to ensure you have the necessary skills and knowledge and conform to the relevant Australian laws. To work in a position that involves the service of alcohol, a Responsible Service of Alcohol course (also known as an RSA course) is required. The RSA course is a nationally accredited course and training covers the law in each individual state of Australia. After completing a course (which involves training and assessment) you will receive an RSA certificate to show future employers.
Courses are suitable for bar staff, waiters, bottle shop attendants and anyone else working in licensed premises serving alcohol.
Note: Each state has it's own liquor legislation and it's own RSA requirements particular to that state. This means you may need to get more than one certificate if you hope to work in different states. Some courses are accrediated for mutiple States - obviously a big advantage for travellers and Aussies who like to work interstate.
- Why do I need to complete a Responsible Service of Alcohol course?
- Complete your RSA course online — responsible service of alcohol — RSA for Queensland, New South Wales, Western Australia, South Australia, Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory
- How it works — completing the RSA course online
- Complete your RSA course in person for Victoria
- How it works — completing the course in person
- How much does the RSA course cost?
Why do I need to complete a Responsible Service of Alcohol course?
In Australia, it is against the law to serve alcohol to an intoxicated or underaged person. If proven, there are severe penalties for both the employers and employees involved, especially in case of injury. This is why it is mandatory in most States for all staff who serve alcohol to complete one of the Responsible Service of Alcohol courses. For most states in Australia the RSA course can be completed online except Victoria (Vic) and currently New South Wales (NSW) where the courses needs to be done in person.
For anyone in Australia serving Alcohol this is important because many employers will not consider hiring you without it.
Fortunately for Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia, Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory the online Responsible Service of Alcohol courses can be completed online in about 3 to 4 hours before you start looking for work. It takes about 6 hours to complete the New South Wales course.
Don't forget to put on your resume that you have an RSA certificate before applying to jobs!
FYI New South Wales (NSW) RSA online training was suspended in February 2014 - However in 2015 some trainers started offering email training - see below.
Complete your RSA course online for Australia before you leave home
Most working holidaymakers travelling to Australia are unaware of the RSA rules and regulations until they arrive and apply for a job. Then they need to find out where they can enroll at a relevant training centre to complete the course and get their certificate. This can sometimes take weeks and may mean you miss out on a good job opportunity.
There are hundreds of courses - some good some bad - some cheap some expensive - but we recommend this course (and we have done others).
Important Note - Doing The Right Course:
A "Nationally Accredited RSA Certificate" covers many states in Australia (including QLD, WA, SA, NT) but there are exceptions most importantly - VIC and NSW. If you think you might end up working in New South Wales (NSW) and Western Australia (WA) for example, you normally would have to get two certificates one that is "National Accredited" for Western Australia and one that is "Queensland Accredited". However some training companies enable you to get both certificates by doing just one course. Decide where you are likely going to want to work and just do the training which are includes the states you want to work.
For more information - Reviews, tips and even answers to the hardest questions check out the best RSA online QLD, SA, NT and WA.
Victoria - Classroom Only
If you would like to work in Victoria you will need to do a course in person when you get to Victoria.
Koops offers $45 courses which are four hours long and also the cheapest we could find. They have both day and night course options and locations around Melbourne. You can book your course here.
For more information about getting a Victorian RSA Certificate and a list of providers with a handy map (so you can see which training center is closest to you) - Check out the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation.
How it works - completing the RSA course online
Once you purchase an RSA course you'll get a unique pin number and password sent by email. You can start the course immediately and resume whenever you want - the system remembers where you were. Once completed, a Certificate of Attainment is issued to you. The course takes approximately 3 to 4 hours in total to complete. You will then be able to choose if you want to receive the certificate by email in PDF format or by mail or both. Most people choose both, but the printable copy sent to your email address is fine for your future employers.
NSW Note: For NSW you will be issued with a temporary certificate valid for 90 days. In that time you need to go to Post Office in NSW and get your photo I.D. card. In Feb 2014 online RSA training for NSW was suspended, so training will now need to be completed in a classroom or there is now the option to do it by email correspondence - see below for our recommendation.
Awesome for backpackers who want to keep their options open for all types of work in Australia: Look out for programmes specifically which include the RSA for Queensland, Nationally Accredited RSA (QLD, SA, WA, NT), RSG (Responsible service of gambling) and Hygiene for Food Handlers course (Save $70 compared with doing all the courses individually plus you know you have everything done. Make sure you put them all on your CV - It will show how serious you are at getting a job in hospitality). On the other hand if you just want to work in a service job the RSA certificate is often all you will need. In some cases you may need the other ones too but the RSA is by far the most common and will show that you are serious about getting work.
New South Wales - In Person or by Email Correspondence
In person RSA for New South Wales
You will need to find an RSA course for NSW that offers classroom training. If you are staying in a hostel check the noticeboards for a trainer.
How it works - completing the RSA by Correspondence in NSW
You can now complete the RSA course via e-mail correspondence in NSW.
Course content and assessment is emailed and you simply send it back.
You to take the course from anywhere!
The course takes about 4 hours to complete and costs about $120.
If you answer all questions correctly, you will receive your Interim RSA Certificate (valid for 90 days in NSW only) in PDF format within 24 hours.
Click here to start the RSA for NSW we recommend.
How much does the RSA course cost?
Most RSA courses cost about $60 AUD, except NSW which is about $120 ($70 of this course goes directly to the NSW government). If you want to work in multiple states it is a good idea to consider doing a combined course.
Beware of the cheap ones. Many backpackers trying to save a buck choose the cheap ones. In our experience this can often lead to second rate training and poor support. For example, most courses require that you contact a trainer (a real live person) if you fail a question twice - with cheaper courses you may be in for a long wait and be more likely to fail a question because the training sucks.


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