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Saturday, 8th November, 2008, 05:28 AM #211
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Saturday, 8th November, 2008, 10:45 AM #212
I've found one of my best compromises in this area is creating a barrel shaped world. That way, you avoid mercator distortions in the round bit, and can do circular continents at the poles that are cut off from the rest of the world by a 90 degree angle. (and possible edge of the world giant waterfall or similar coolness) It seems to hold up quite well from both a convenience of design and a plot reveal perspective. And if you mess around with the ratios you get tubular and coin shaped worlds. Putting them all in the same universe where things naturally agglomerate in stacked circles rather than spheres allows for plenty of variety while maintaining a good theme.I was running a flat world for a while to make mapping easier (you know, no distortions by trying to present spherical surface in 2d), but I went back to a sphere because it was easier to figure out stuff like climate bands or work in stuff like crashed spaceships or other things what would be much more difficult to stick in a non-standard world.
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Saturday, 8th November, 2008, 05:19 PM #213
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Saturday, 8th November, 2008, 06:36 PM #214
Dragon Issue 49: May 1981
part 2/2
This month, instead of a module, we have an extensive interview of painter Tim Hildebrandt. With lots of color photos and pics of him and his his creations. Which makes a nice change. Having produced illustrations for both lord of the rings and star wars, he's in a pretty enviable position. Still, he had to pay his dues with 16 hour a day work stints for readers digest, and other crappy jobs. And no matter how big you get, you still have to deal with executive meddling and media stupidity. Another good example of just how hard being a professional artist is, and how mad you'd have to be to do it if you didn't enjoy it. And these are the lucky ones. A bit depressing, isn't it.
Dragon's bestiary: The Nogra. Didn't we already have this in a previous issue. I'm gonna have to start keeping an index so I can quickly check questions like this. :Sigh: More bloody work. (quite a bit of checking later) No, I must be premembering things, or I've seen this guy elsewhere in mythology, only exactly where has slipped my concious mind. Anyway, tis a creepy felinoid that is constantly enveloped in darkness. Quite possibly a distant relative of the displacer beast, as they have a similar appearance and schtick.
Leomunds tiny hut: What was I just saying about too much recycling? Len takes another shot at the alchemist. Not that they're badly done, like the other recent classes, they have definitely improved on their previous versions in the design stakes. They're still poor cousins to the wizard though. Frankly, the frequency with which they come up baffles me.
Legendaria. A new magazine devoted to a specific FRP campaign? Yeah, that'll last long.
Best Wishes: Another attempt at keeping Wishes from completely breaking the game. The author introduces the Ten Principles of wishing, that are his vision of what even wishes should no be able to do. Oh, nerfers, nerfers nerfers. Bored now. Make them go away.
Wishing makes it so: A short story by Roger Moore. If you had a wish in real life, would you wish you were your character? If you did, would that character notice the difference afterwards? Uh, yeah. I guess you end up better off than the D&D character who wished they were god and found themself the Dungeon master in this world. Not much more to this one. I guess it follows up the last one ok.
Travel & threads for Dragonquest: A short article expanding on Dragonquest, introducing overland travel rules, and adding some extra bits of clothing to the equipment list. Well, I guess D&D didn't add that until the expert set, so why should other rpg's put it in the corebook? One of those short articles that does what it does with a minimum of fuss, and a little humour in the process. (mm, chainmail bikinis. How much should one cost.)
Simulation corner: This month they tackle the tricky question of if it is preferable for a writer to be a freelancer, or fully employed by a particular company. The usual question of assured income or freedom to write for who you chose. They seem to think that things are on the up for freelancers, but it's still hardly a certain thing. Well the hobby is expanding, so that means talent is wanted and the number of companies you have to choose from is increasing. But still, don't ever think it'll be easy. It never will be.
Squad leader: This months scenario is the russian siege of budapest. 17.01.1945. They do seem to be concentrating on WW2, don't they. Was that an explicit part of the game as written, or is it just this authors area of expertise?
Minarian Legends: Glenn turns the spotlight on the magical order, the eaters of wisdom. With aspects of wizards, priests and martial artists, they're a pretty versatile bunch. And as educators of nobles from many countries, they have their fingers in many political pies. Like everyone else in the setting, they've made mistakes and had setbacks, but come through them. But the big question is, can they survive the actual play. Only you can answer that one.
The electric eye: A rather dry article this month, as they give us the code for programing a D&D combat sequence into the computer, allowing you to keep track of everyone's actions right down to the segment, in two different types of code. I didn't enjoy this when Len was doing it, and its not much more interesting here now computers involved, save as an intellectual exercise to prove they can do it.
Oi. Don't disguise your adverts as comics! You had me fooled there for a minute, Jeff & Ernies Dungeon Hobby Shop.
Up on a soapbox: Now this is classic topic. Ed Greenwood floats the idea that players don''t need to know the rules of the game, and in some ways it can be advantageous for the roleplaying aspect if they don't, as they are more likely to play a character concept, rather than fitting the concept around a min-maxed optimized build based more around rules quirks than literary concepts. Which can work, and make for a fun game, as I know from experience. But how can you be sure the GM isn't cheating on his end if you don't know the rules. What's to stop it from turning into freeform? What if you enjoy the tactical side of things, and feel out of control without access to it it. I predict some heated rebuttals to this from the gamist crowd. Which is exactly what this column should be doing, provoking debate and making you think.
Figuratively Speaking: This month, they concentrate on minis that work as PC classes. Wizards, fighters, thieves, even bards and druids, plus generic hirelings to carry your crap. But clerics get no love. ( and neither do mules. (Damn sheep stealing all the good guys away with their pretty eyes and pert fluffy swaying backsides( er, I think I'll stop now, I'm creeping myself out here (plus, way too many nesting brackets)))) That's no good, is it? How are you going to have a complete party (for long) without a healer? You'll have to improvise something.
Reviews: The hammer of Thor is an exceedingly crunchy card game, that is almost more fun to read than it is to play. Too many shiny bits can get in the way, not make things better.
Assault on leningrad is one of those wargames that concentrates on doing one single battle and nothing else. But it is not a particularly good emulation of even that, and would need some reworking to accurately simulate the supply lines and armoured vehicles that were important in that scenario.
World Campaigns is a play by mail game. As with all play by mail games it has a turn rate measured in weeks, so you've got to do lots of planning ahead and stuff in one go. But it's GM gets lots of praise, for being friendly, fair, and willing to talk about the rationale behind the game, as well as tinker with it to improve it.
Wohrom is a game of battle for the throne in a mythical land. While high quality, it is rather expensive $50? Wouldn't that be equivilant to more than $200 nowadays, and the translation of the rules from the original italian is not the greatest.
They really need to standardize the review format. Each of the reviews was done by a different person, and it really did show this time, to the point of being jarring.
Dragonmirth is present, and gets some colour stuff as well.
Whats new? This is! Phil Foglio finally gets his own regular comic strip, having been pretty popular for quite some time. And it is rather silly. I suppose the two newer ones have both been more serious, so they feel the need to introduce another lighter one to redress the balance. Is authorial self-insertion really the way to go? And who is Dixie based off? Does it matter? How long before they start teasing about doing a sex in D&D strip? How long before they actually follow through on that promise.
Wormy and Fineous Fingers are also here. Jasmine and Pinsom are not, having been unceremoniously cancelled mid-storyline without notice. Not that most people'll realize they're gone for good for a few months, as they don't even mention their absence. What brought that decision on? Were they unpopular, did the artists do something wrong, did they quit in response to having their characters used by J.D in the crossover last issue without permission, did Kim decide to throw his new weight around with some arbitrary sackings? Anyone have any idea at all? Well, I guess 5 different comic strips in the same magazine would be pushing it a bit, wouldn't it. Maybe sometime, when it's a bit bigger.
As often seems to be the case, oddly enough, its the issues with significant changes in staff that feel most similar to their recent precursors, as they don't get to stamp their own personality on the running process until they really know the ropes. This is also one of those issues that was really hard to finish, with some really dull bits in it I struggled to find anything to say about. But any job like this is at least 90% perspiration, so I persevered. And if common wisdom is to be believed, things are about to get even better soon, now kim's officially in charge. Lets see if thats true.
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Saturday, 8th November, 2008, 07:38 PM #215
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Sunday, 9th November, 2008, 04:40 AM #216
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Sunday, 9th November, 2008, 04:41 AM #217
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Sunday, 9th November, 2008, 01:48 PM #218
Dragon Issue 50: June 1981
part 1/2
80 pages. Welcome to a landmark issue, in more ways than one. Both their 50th issue, and their 5th birthday, this means it's time to do a little looking back. My, hasn't the time just flown by. They also have another slew of dragon related articles, as is their habit, and most of the usual suspects show their faces.
In this issue:
Out on a limb: A letter criticizing them for not offering enough material useful to D&D players in issue 46. They also want more wilderness and urban adventures.
Another letter asking for reprints. Which they deny. Even with the massive increase in readership, the logistics involved in reprints make it still not profitable. Just go buy the best ofs instead.
A letter telling a story of another monty haul DM. They aren't going away.
A letter complaining that recent centerpieces have sometimes been off center, so you can't remove them from the magazine cleanly. They apologize, give us permission to photocopy those pages, so you don't have to ruin your magazine to extract them, and promise to do better in the future. How nice of them.
Another letter complaining about how expensive gaming can become.
A letter criticizing the Top secret Module Dr Yes from issue 48. Oh well, can't please everyone.
We also get a nice birthday piccie and get to see the story behind its creation.
Self defense for dragons: Ha ha! This is an article that'll have quite a substantial impact on next edition's dragons. Wing buffets! Kicks! Tail lashes! Scaling damage based upon size. Watch out adventurers, the namesake of the system just got a hell of a lot more badass.
True dragons: Lew Pulsipher also believes dragons as presented in the rules are insufficiently mysterious, magical and badass, and has his own suggestions on how to beef them up and give them more variety. Polymorphing, supernatural terror aura, magic resistance, invisibility detection, again, all suggestions that got incorporated into the next editions dragons. Plus several that didn't, such as anti-magic breath, truenames and custom spell lists. Reminds me of arcana evolved in the way it posits a single race of dragons, each of which has individual powers, rather than dozens of subraces that could never maintain viable breeding populations in an ecology. Again, I quite like most of this.
Hatching is only the beginning: Want to raise a baby dragon? This gives you lots of help, by giving the probabilities that various things will happen, based on how you treat the little nipper. Teach it how to fly and wash itself properly when its young, or it'll have bad habits in those areas for the rest of its life. And watch out, because if you treat it badly, it'll turn on you pretty quickly. Without the inherent sociability of humans, they aren't the kind of creature to put up with abusive relationships. Obviously, using this puts in quite a bit of implied setting and ecology, but I guess you have to make decisions on matters like that. Still, another high quality article, that can be adapted to later editions without too much problem.
The kzinti: They got into the Star trek cartoon. Now Larry Niven's misogynistic alien felines make their way into the D&D multiverse (as usual, a wizard did it.) They go into a lot of detail on their social structure and ecology (because as prime predators, they need quite an infrastructure to support them. If worst come to worst, they can just butcher their troll slaves and eat them repeatedly and let them regenerate.) A well written article, although it does come a little close to mary-sueing its subject as badasses. Still, they did end up losing to humans in the original stories, and he doesn't forget why. You'll just have to make sure the PC's work hard so they don't get outshone by the antagonists.
Bazaar of the Bizarre: Only one item this month. However, it is an exceedingly powerful item, with a long and interesting history and set of powers. Barlithian's Magical Mirror. Like many artifacts, though, it'll often be more trouble than it's worth to own, with all manner of strange creatures coming to look at their reflections in it. Maybe it would be best to sell it on. After all, there'll be no shortage of creatures willing to pay ridiculous prices for it, not know what they're getting themselves into.
The 'zines: A big load of fanzines get reviewed this month. Which is intriguing. Nice to see them acknowledging the other people trying to get into their field. I wonder if this'll become a regular feature. Like the computer game reviews, they use a system where each magazine gets marks out of 10 in 4 different fields, allowing you to make a better value judgement than just reading the descriptions.
Abyss is a short AD&D focussed zine with a tendency to go into arcane and complex subjects that they can't really do justice to in the time they have. Still, that does mean they're enthusiastic and knowledgeable about the subjects. But when you get too geeky, its hard to get mass appeal.
Alarums and Excursions is the top amateur press association zine, with a circulation of around 500, and regular monthly issues. Obviously pretty well produced, its main flaw is a tendency towards smugness and back-patting commentary between the regular writers. To cover their costs, they charge the writers to get their stuff published in it. Which does suck a little, but thats working in the amateur world for you.
The beholder is a D&D zine that is good on campaign building, but lacks exceptional standout articles.
The lords of chaos has lots of cool ideas from enthusiastic writers, but most of it is from peoples home campaigns, and may not be that adaptable to your game.
Morningstar is from australia, and is consistent and reliable, but not exceptional.
Pandemonium is a magazine based in new york, with lots of communication between industry insiders in it that will probably be impenetrable to an outsider looking in.
Quick quincy Gazette (a rather silly name) is largely written and run by its editor. While short, it packs lots of little tidbits within to snack upon and put in your campaign.
The stormlord is a small magazine that probably isn't quite worth its cost.
Trollcrusher is a british magazine that is organized as a series of columns, largely written independently by its various writers.
The wild hunt is a debate focussed magazine, doing the kind of thing that would be handled by forums nowadays in terms of critical scrutiny of products and ideas. Which means it may be a bit highbrow for the average reader.
Zeppelin has been around even longer than Dragon itself (1974). Made in canada, it covers a wide range of stuff in both wargaming and roleplaying, and is fairly professionally produced.
Don't look! Its A...: Lew Pulsipher gets another article published this month, this time on the intricacies of adjudicating gaze attacks. The principle of firghting them while not looking directly at them is an old one, as old as the idea of monsters with gaze attacks itself. So he creates a fairly simple formula that determines the odds of accidentally looking at at their face when trying to fight them based on ability scores, level, distance, equipment, etc. In this case it's a d20, roll under one. Most of it seems pretty reasonable, although I'd put more emphasis on level and less on dexterity. But thats the kind of tedious quibbling I sneer at in the letters page, so I won't dwell on that.
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Monday, 10th November, 2008, 01:39 PM #219
Dragon Issue 50: June 1981
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The glyphs of Cerilon: Another regular writer gets another article published. Larry DiTillio expands on the list of effects available to glyphs of warding. This also includes quite a bit of implied setting, as he also gives them flavourful names and pictures of what the various glyphs look like. As is often the case, it's better to go for the more inventive effects than the straight damaging ones, as they are substantially more dangerous overall, plus the players reactions will be more amusing than if it were just a bit of burning they can heal no trouble. (disintegrate all paper items on in their possession. Muahahahaha. Now you have no map of the way out, and no spellbook. Shrunken to 6 inches tall. Random teleportation. Memory loss.) They'd never allow much of this stuff in more recent editions. Oh well, nothing's stopping me from playing older ones save finding a group of players. I know there's still plenty of people around who enjoy this stuff, especially when their players can learn it as well.
Thieves do it in the shadows? Someone's using that joke in an actual advert?! Man, that is such a cheap shot. My eyes, they are rolling.
The Chapel of Silence: This months module is only 8 pages long, a bit of a letdown after the more epic recent features. Designed for low level characters, it's the kind of 1-3 session dungeon you can drop pretty much anywhere. They forgot to clear out the railroady tournament intro that forces the players into the plot, and there are are several horrible no save effects, and monsters which a party of the suggested level won't be able to beat by straight combat, instead having to use the items found earlier on in the adventure cleverly to have a decent chance. So another frustrating dungeon that you have to really work at to survive and solve then, because they wanted a big chunk of the people attempting it to fail outright. It also has several awkwardly written bits that leave it unclear as to what the author actually intended for certain sections. So all in all, it is not a very good module, for either the players or the DM. I think you can safely skip this.
Minarian legends: Gobins! Even these guys get a balanced account in Minaria. Yes, they do eat people from other races. But they also love their children, and have a fascinating cultural and economic setup (which includes democratic elections in a world still largely governed by heriditary monarchies.) And really given the things humans eat if we have the chance, are we actually any better? Another high quality article full of setting ideas to steal.
The ups and downs of riding high: Flying mounts! One of the things that really changes the overall tone of a campaign, moving it from the mundane towards the awesome. Of course, there are quite substantial logistical issues in obtaining and caring for a flying mount, and that's what this article is here to help with. Intelligent vs nonintelligent mounts. One big mount for everyone or smaller ones for each person, good or evil, each has their own advantages and disadvantages, and optimal ways of caring for them. A solid, but not exceptional article that seems pretty well thought out.
Up on a soapbox: One of those articles that attempts to define the proper way a GM should run their game. This particular soapboxer seems to fall on the firm side of things, encouraging making a ruling and sticking to it, ignoring all further complaints from the players, letting the dice fall as they may, so people know that their life is always on the line, but the GM isn't cheating to make it easier or harder than it should be, and making sure that digression and messing around while the game is on is kept to a minimum. Oh, and don't run games way into the night. Tired players and GM's get cranky and make mistakes. One of those articles that generally seems reasonable, but every now and then throws up something that makes me go man what, and reminds me that the fashion for what is commonly considered good GM'ing has changed quite a bit since then, particularly as regards frequency of character death and use of preprepared modules. They may be starting to build familiar settings, but we're still very much in old skool territory in many ways.
Figuratively speaking only gets a single page this month. And once again, the scanning leaves me unable to really get a good picture of the models. You could definitely have done a better job of this, WotC.
Reviews: The fury of the norsemen is a fun little boardgame of rape and pillaging. Slightly stacked in the favour of the viking players, but you'd expect that, wouldn't you.
The morrow project is another post-apocalyptic game where you play cryogenically frozen soldiers trying to reclaim an earth full of mutants and . Technically a roleplaying game, it seems more oriented towards tactical combat situations than character development, with a heavy emphasis on realistic weaponry. Still, if you want a less zany post apoc game than gamma world, this could do the job. After all, roleplaying is more a matter of a good group than system.
Dragons bestiary: Giant vampire frogs! Adapted from an article in OMNI magazine. And definitely not written by PETA girl. Man, these things are pains in the ass. One of those monsters which grabs onto you, meaning any attacks against it have a good chance of hitting the victim instead. And there are few things more annoying than being accidentally killed by another PC. One of those monsters designed to annoy players as much as they are to fight characters.
Simulation Corner: More talk on the cold hard economics of being a professional game designer, this time from the perspective of a company owner. The need for starting capital to get the first games designed and advertised, the question of mail order vs retail distribution, and the respective benefits and drawbacks of each. ( a question that is being seriously revisited in the modern day, as the internet makes direct ordering a far more viable option. ) The problem of offering too many discounts and freebies and undercutting your profits. All stuff that is relevant for virtually any business in any field. Just because this is a labour of love, don't get the idea that working in gaming won't be bloody hard work.
The electric eye: More on choosing your computer properly. Computers are changing rapidly, and dropping in price, even though virtually everything else is going up, so you might want to hold off on buying one until the market is a little more stable (but don't keep doing it, or you'll be waiting 30 years at least ) Look out for hidden costs, and don't buy any old books about computers, because they'll be useless. Once again we are reminded how much things have changed in this area. But other things are still the same, such as the tricks people try to sell you things.
Dragonmirth is here, and really rather amusing. What's new has a failure of artwork, and resorts to the old tricks Dirt used, turning out the lights, and recycling pictures. Fineous fingers gets King Kong in to help him flush out those halflings. And Wormy reveals the secret of how he got his treasure hoard. And it's a doozy of a revelation that'll be important for the rest of the run. Feel the meta.
I think they've just about pulled off making this a proper celebratory issue. A combination of looking back, bringing in familiar faces, and trying new things. There are still a few dull articles, but I suspect that'll be the case for the rest of the run, as they're too big and diverse now for every article to please everyone.
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Stargirl Caraway
Character Analysis
Here's a heads up: much of this novel is an attempt to define Stargirl, and therein lies the problem. This is a girl who absolutely cannot be boxed in, pigeonholed, or tied up with a pretty little bow. She's a free spirit, a "rare bird" (according to Archie), and she defies definition in every sense of the word. Even fifteen years after the end of the book's main action, Leo, our protagonist, is still trying to suss her out.
So we've got quite the task ahead of us. Nevertheless, Shmoop is here to help. We'll highlight some of her most important characteristics, just to get those brain juices flowing. Then, maybe you can come up with your own idea of just who this girl is.
Stargirl, the Unwitting Rebel
From the beginning, Stargirl is a fish out of water. She's the new girl at school, and that means she has a tough crowd to please. She doesn't quite understand all the unwritten rules that Mica's high school has, so she goes right along, doing her own thing.
And by doing her own thing, we mean singing "Happy Birthday" to strangers, cheering people for picking up litter, performing impromptu halftime shows at the football games, and the like. Stargirl does all of these things and a whole lot more, because she is either unaware of these unwritten rules, or she simply doesn't care to follow them.
No matter which way you hack it, our girl is a total rebel, even if she doesn't intend to be. She does things her own way, and most of the time, she doesn't seem all that concerned about whether or not people think she's strange.
Take, for example, her insistence on cheering for the opposite team during basketball games. After a while, it's pretty clear that the entire school can't stand the fact that she does this. Even when people scream at her to "Siddown!" Leo tells us that "she did not seem to notice" (11.19-20).
Stargirl, the Teacher
While her nonconformity tends to put people off, once they do get to know her, they're sure to learn a lot. In the words of dear old Archie, "She seems to be in touch with something that the rest of us are missing" (19.32).
Leo, for one, learns a great deal from her in their time together. She's a natural teacher, even though it doesn't ever seem to be her intention to teach. It just comes to her naturally. One way she does this is by pointing out all the little things that she notices. She points out the beauty of an old man sitting on a bench, some struggling ants, and the fact that a neighborhood man repaints his door all the time. By pointing these things out to Leo, she's not giving him a lesson in the traditional sense. Instead she's just sharing her own curiosity with him, which allows Leo to explore his own curiosity. Through her observations, he comes to the important realization that before Stargirl, he "walked in a gray world of nothings" (20.13).
Stargirl, the Victim of Bullying
Stargirl is so totally awesome that it's hard to think of her as a victim at all. But let's face it: everywhere she goes in high school, insults and tomatoes are thrown at her, and she even gets slapped by Mica's resident mean girl. It's clear from early on that the entire school (possibly including Leo at times) acts like one giant bully towards our girl. Leo says it best: "Classrooms, hallways, courtyard, lunchroom—everywhere I went I heard her disparaged, mocked, slurred."
It is the way she reacts to the bullying that speaks a lot about who she is as a person. You see, she flat out doesn't notice. In this sense, Stargirl is the opposite of your stereotypical teenager. She is not at all wrapped up in herself and what people think of her. She is just too busy being compassionate towards the very same people who treat her like dirt.
In fact, Stargirl doesn't seem worried about the fact that she doesn't have many friends. When Leo tries to talk to her about the fact that everyone in school has shunned her, she explains that the fact that he and Dori talk to her is enough. To Stargirl, it is much more important to have a few good, close friends than to be popular.
Looking at it that way, you could make the argument that Stargirl is not a victim at all. Sure, she's bullied, but she doesn't let it bring her down. She goes right on being "the friendliest person in the school" (3.33).
Stargirl Connects with the Universe
We know that Stargirl sticks out like a sore thumb at school, but it's not until she takes Leo to her enchanted place that we find out why. As she leads Leo in meditation, she says, "The thing is, there's no difference anymore between me and the universe. The boundary is gone. I am it and it is me. I am a stone, a cactus thorn. I am rain" (17.90).
See, Stargirl is too busy being part of the universe to worry about being part of the popular group in high school. And in Chapter 25, when Leo confronts her about her not fitting in, she is most horrified by his claim that she is "not connected." Of course Leo is talking about the fact that she is not connected to her classmates. But if she is not connected to them, does this mean that she is not connected to the world, too? After all, her classmates are part of the universe, just maybe not the kindest part.
We see her connection to the universe pop up again and again, but it's Archie who finally explains where it comes from: she is a star person.
"Star people are rare," Archie tells us, and then he goes on to explain. In the beginning, stars "supplied the ingredients that became us, the primordial elements. We are star stuff […] And I think every once in a while someone comes along who is a little more primitive than the rest of us, a little closer to our beginnings, a little more in touch with the stuff we're made of" (32.17-23).
Strictly speaking, Archie is being completely scientifically accurate here. Or at least he is according to everyone's favorite scientist, Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson. That someone to whom Archie is referring in this case, is Stargirl. The reason she's so connected to the universe is that she's somehow closer to our beginnings as stars. She hasn't forgotten, like the rest of us.
This connection to the universe also connects her to other people, just maybe not those at her high school. It explains why she does seemingly kooky things like attend a stranger's funeral or send a young boy a bicycle (or another young boy a porcupine tie). She's not being nosy, or phony. She's just being compassionate, and on a deeper level than most.
Since Stargirl sees herself and everyone as a member of the world's group, or a member of the universe if you will, she doesn't understand why people wouldn't be happy when anyone, specifically the opposite team, would make a basket. When someone does something great, she feels happy for that person, no matter who it is. When someone feels pain, she feels that person's pain, too. The truth is, she feels like she knows them, even if she technically has never met them before. It's a little thing called empathy, and Stargirl has got it in spades.
Stargirl's Choice
Like it or not, Stargirl faces one significant choice in the novel: should she try to fit in, or remain true to herself, in all her awesomely quirky glory? It's a tricky situation for Stargirl. Should she change herself to help Leo, who desperately wants her to? Or should she remain who she is and risk losing him? Either way, someone gets hurt.
For a while, it seems like she chooses to fit in. She kicks Stargirl to the curb and becomes Susan, the normal girl. But both she and Leo quickly realize that the endeavor was doomed from the start. When she returns as the State champion orator and still no one likes her, Susan gives up trying to be something that she is not. She accepts the fact that Leo will not accept her for who she is, and she attends the ball by herself and ends up having a great time. She even somehow becomes popular again.
Hmm. That's interesting. It seems like Stargirl gained popularity early in the novel for the very reason that eventually led to her downfall: her strangeness. But then, that very same strangeness makes her popular yet again, even if it's only just for the night of the Ocotillo ball.
And popular she remains. After she disappears, Stargirl clearly has a lasting impact on both Leo and the Mica community. New traditions begin at the high school, and Leo and the others remember Stargirl with more fondness than hatred. Perhaps it wasn't Stargirl's quirks that were the problem (are you listening, Leo?). Maybe Mica was the problem. The town just wasn't ready for a star person until it was too late.Timeline


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This week at Good Eats – 11/19
Well, we know what this is… our final email special notification of this season.
This season seems to have gone by much quicker than in years past.
It really sunk in last weekend, when our customers started saying "goodbye and see you next year!" The relationship that we have developed with you over the years sustains us, and keeps us sharp and creative no matter the bumps and potholes we encounter in the road through a season. For this we say thank you, and thank you again.
Now here is the funny part about the specials this weekend. Steve is being very creative in cleaning out the kitchen cupboards, so to speak. We know we will have some pork loin special on Friday & Saturday, a flounder and tuna special, and he's also going to run the crab pasta that was on the summer menu as a special this weekend. So plenty of specials, but what they are going to be exactly will be determined throughout his cooking day.
For certain, tonight, Thursday is Prime Rib Night and we will of course offer ½ off any bottle of wine for Friday Night.
The most asked question recently has been when are we going to reopen for our 2010 season, and to be honest, we aren't exactly sure. It may be a couple weeks later than last years' opening of Valentine's weekend. We are also discussing the possibility of doing some wine dinners in Feb. & March. One thing is for certain; you'll be the first to know by getting an email notification from us.
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Depth may be a challenge this spring, but Streetsboro returns some talented athletes who should make the boys and girls teams competitive.
Under Tom Fesemyer, who enters his 21st year as the team's head coach, the Rockets will be competing in the County Division of the Portage Trail Conference after battling in the Metro Division a year ago.
Last season, the girls squad finished 4-3 and placed fourth in the Metro behind Kent Roosevelt, Crestwood, and Field.
"For the girls, the County Division is a highly competitive track league," Fesemyer said. "It's always a dogfight. but I see Woodridge and [Ravenna] Southeast battling for a championship with Rootstown and [Garrettsville] Garfield in the mix."
In last year's postseason, Streetsboro girls fared well.
They placed sixth in the Bedford Division II regional championships with heavy hitters like Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary (third in Ohio), Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy (eighth in the state),and Wooster Triway (14th), plus the likes of Canton South (19th), Pepper Pike Orange (20th), Poland Seminary, Orrville and LaGrange Keystone.
Fesemyer's boys finished 2-5 and fifth in the Metro Division.
Once again in the County, Woodridge remains the team to beat, thanks to its nationally-ranked cross country teams.
"Woodridge has been at the top for years and seems to be the team to beat, while Garfield seems to be in the mix along with Southeast and Rootstown," Fesemyer said.
"Don't overlook Mogadore as well. Our goal is to make a push to be in the running when the dust settles."
While the graduation losses were not heavy from a year ago, Streetsboro did lose some outstanding talent.
Gone from the boys squad is Dorian Williams, who was a state qualifier in the 800-meter relay and was sixth in regionals in the open 400-meter race, where he was a PTC champion.
The girls will miss another versatile athlete in Payton Julian, who is running at Wayne State (Mich.).
Julian placed seventh in Ohio in the 300 hurdles with a school record of 45.75 seconds and was a regional qualifier in the 400 relay (eighth) and in the 800 relay. She also was third in the PTC in the 100 hurdles.
Top returnees for the Streetsboro girls include seniors Destiny King, Marra Woods, Megan Melice, Kailyn Williams and Dana Bindus; junior Madison Westerh and Megan Westerh; and sophomore Delisha McMiller.
King, who is headed to Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, will be one the premiere hurdlers in Ohio this spring.
In the Division II state championships, King finished sixth in the 100-meter hurdles.
She had a time of 15.07 in the prelims and was a regional and PTC champion.
In addition, King also is a big threat in the long jump, where she was 10th in Ohio with a leap of 16 feet, 6 inches. King is the school record holder in the long jump at 17-5.5 feet. She also ran in the regional qualifying 400-meter relay and was third in the PTC in the 100-meter dash.
That 400 relay broke a school record in regionals with a 49.98, while the 800 relay also dented the record books at 1:47.34.
"This is one of the smaller [girls] teams we've had in recent years and it may be a challenge to cover all the events," Fesemyer said.
"That being said, we will have some bright spots on the team. We are returning three of four sprinters that ran in the regional meet in both sprint relays."
The 800 relay was ninth at regionals and the Rockets have Delisha McMiller, Melice and Woods on the roster.
Woods, who scored in regionals in the high jump, also ran on the PTC champion 400 relay with McMiller and was a PTC champ in the high jump (5-3).
In the 200, Woods placed fourth in the PTC and had a blazing time of 26.64 in the prelims.
Melice also took seventh in the PTC in the open 800, while Madison Westerh finished seventh in the league in the 3200.
Kailyn Williams also will help in the sprints and relays, while the distance crew is paced by the Westerh sisters, Melice and Bindus.
Top newcomers, according to Fesemyer, are senior Madison Gilliland (distance), junior Ewelina Siwik (distance) and freshmen Savannah Nevels (sprints), Jayana Taylor (sprints), Aajah Chapman (discus) and Autumn Meek (shot put and discus).
"We'll need to find some diamonds in the rough if we're going to compete in this league," Fesemyer said.
For the boys, the top returnees include seniors Paul Jenkins (high jump and hurdles), Parris Burton (sprints), and Nick Fazio (shot put and discus); juniors Prince Franklin (sprints), Tyler Garman (distance), Thomas Benson (shot put and discus), Malik Todd (distance), Dante Tamburro (sprints) and Jake Gould; and sophomore Johnathan Williams (sprints).
The sprinting events have been the Rockets' meal ticket in recent history. That trend will continue.
Franklin and Jonathan Williams are two of the most gifted underclassmen sprinters in the league.
The PTC Metro 100-meter runner up, Franklin raced to a ninth-place finish at the Bedford regional in the 100 and was a regional qualifier in the 800 relay along with Johnathan Williams.
That 800 relay broke a school record with a time of 1:30.54. They also won the PTC 800 relay crown.
Streetsboro's 400 relay reached regionals with Franklin and Johnathan Williams.
In the PTC Metro, the 400 relay was runner-up with Burton, Devin McMiller, Johnathan Williams and Franklin. In open sprints, Franklin was fourth in the 200 in league action.
"The sprint events have carried our team in recent years," Fesemyer said. "For the first time in school history, we advanced the 4x200 [800 relay] team to the state meet last year and look to build on their success this year."
In PTC Metro action from 2013, Jenkins placed second in the high jump (5-10) and sixth in the 110 high hurdles. Benson was fifth in the discus, while Garman ran fifth in 800 and sixth in the 1600.
The 6-foot-4, 290-pound Fazio placed seventh in the shot put and Todd was eighth in the 800.
According to Fesemyer, top newcomers for the boys are senior Daniel Sapp (sprints), junior Victor Glass (sprints and jumps) and freshmen Dakari Carter (sprints), Jake Suttel (distance), Alec Bindus (distance), Joe Beaver (distance) and Milton Wilson (shot put and discus).
"We have good numbers for the boys and although we are young in the distance area, there are high expectations for these young runners," Fesemyer said. "Learning to compete will be the key to our success. This may be one of the more balanced teams we have had in recent years."
Fesemyer's assistants are Lauren Macer (who will handle the girls' sprinters), Robb Kidd (boys' sprints), Mark Bindus (distance) and Robert Rogers (shot put and discus).
Both teams are scheduled to make their 2014 debut at the Newton Falls Invitational April 5 at 9 a.m. They are set to visit PTC rival Ravenna April 8 at 4:15 p.m.
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Get ready for a night at the theatre! The Lees-McRae Performing Arts Department is proud to present The Ash Girl, which will premiere in Hayes Auditorium on Thursday, November 21 at 7:30 p.m. and is open to the public.
"[The Ash Girl] is a dark yet comic rendition of the Cinderella story – the age-old rags to riches tale with a few twists," said Anna Ward, director of The Ash Girl and a 1988 graduate of Lees-McRae who once performed on the college's stage as a student. "This version [of the Cinderella story] is more adult and incorporates the Seven Deadly Sins as animal 'monsters.' We have an amazing cast and crew, and this production should be one for the ages and a definite must-see for all who are able."
The production details the life of Ashgirl who lives huddled deep in the protection of an ashy hearth. With her mother dead and her father away, she lives with her stepmother and two stepsisters. When the invitation to the ball arrives from the prince, Ashgirl finds the strength to go with the help of her friends. When she gets home, Ashgirl realizes that in order to regain the fleeting happiness she found in the arms of the prince, she must fight the monsters who have slithered and insinuated their way into her heart and mind. She must believe in herself for others to do so.
The Ash Girl is scheduled for November 21, 22 and 23 at 7:30 p.m. with a final matinee on November 24 at 2 p.m.
All performances will be in Broyhill Theatre in Hayes Auditorium. Tickets are free for all Lees-McRae Students, Faculty and Staff. Non-Lees-McRae Adult tickets are $12 and Non-Lees-McRae Student/Child tickets are $5. Seating is general admission only, no reserved seating, and tickets are only sold at the door. The Box Office opens one hour before show time and can be reached at 828.898.8709.
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I made these Christmastime Marshmallows as a guest poster for The Homemaking Cottage. You can check out their holiday ideas HERE and my post HERE.
Find full instructions HERE. All you need to do is skewer a marshmallow with a bamboo stick or lollipop stick and draw your design with edible pens (I prefer Americolor gourmet writers.) Let the marshmallows sit uncovered for a couple hours to stiffen before drawing for better results.
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Mormonism as 'Cult' Removed From Billy Graham Site
WASHINGTON– The Rev. Billy Graham's Web site has removed an article labeling Mormonism a cult, a move that follows Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's visit to the evangelical leader.
An online journal The New Civil Rights Movement and the Asheville Citizen-Times reported the disappearance of the article. The article had said that "Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormons, the Unification Church, Unitarians, Spiritists, Scientologists, and others" were cults. Mr. Graham, 93 years old, met with Mr. Romney last week, on Oct. 11 at his home inMontreat, N.C. Mr. Romney soon after addressed a crowd in Asheville, N.C.
(See screenshots of the pages here.)
A spokesman for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association didn't immediately return a phone call seeking comment. Ken Barun, the chief of staff for the religious group, told the Asheville Citizen Times that it removed the information "because we do not wish to participate in a theological debate about something that has become politicized during this campaign."
On his Web site, Mr. Graham says that a cult is a group that claims that it alone offers salvation. He doesn't mention any religious groups by name, but says that cults often claim the books their founder wrote have equal authority to the Bible. Mormonism is known for the Book of Mormon, which Mormons believe was completed in A.D. 421 by the prophet Mormon, imprinted on golden plates, and then discovered in the 1800s by Joseph Smith near his family farm in New York state.


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Henry has learned his colors long ago.
He has also learned the different shades of green, blue, pink, purple and other colors.
We're just learning what happens when you mix two colors together.
(I do think he has what blue and yellow make together figured out though!)
There are lots of fun ways to implement learning about colors in your preschooler,
These Playtime pals have given us great examples beyond just color recognition.
There are an infinite amount of shades of colors, identify them in a color hunt. Sun Scholars uses paint swatches and sends the kids off to find the colors.
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- When two colors are mixed together, you create another color, learn how to mix them with spaghetti like Smiling like Sunshine!
- The same color can be created with different mediums, too! I Heart Crafty Things creates a sun burst in yellows, using both crayons and paints.
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Monash University is the only University within the prestigious Group of Eight to have achieved triple accreditation for its Melbourne-based Business and Economics faculty. 'Triple crown' accreditation is an exclusive quality indicator that reflects a truly international reputation.
The Faculty of Business and Economics engages in high quality research and education across all its disciplines in order to improve the human condition and have a positive impact on a changing world.
The Faculty pursues its mission by:
- recruiting talented staff and students and providing them with a responsive, relevant and challenging intellectual environment that supports academic excellence
- leveraging its scale, scope and international reach to conduct high quality research that extends the boundaries of knowledge
- applying knowledge in a way that helps to address the theoretical and practical challenges that face communities around the world
- delivering degree programs that develop, enhance and reward critical and creative scholarship and global engagement
- embracing a philosophy of continuous improvement driven by rigorous self-assessment and external benchmarking.
The Faculty is committed to enhancing its reputation through the retention and achievement of recognised international accreditations, notably The EFMD (European Foundation for Management Development) Quality Improvement System (EQUIS), The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and The Association for MBAs (AMBA). The Faculty is also a signatory to the Principles for Responsible Management (PRME) and is implementing the six principles of PRME through its education, research, strategic partnerships and membership networks. Such accreditations and signatories enhance the Faculty's links with the professions and accredited institutions across the globe.
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Accreditation symbolises the Faculty's commitment to quality assurance in its programs and continuous improvement. The achievement of accreditation by leading international accreditation associations demonstrates that Monash and the Faculty have met a high-level standard of quality assurance and satisfied the criteria by a team of independent international peer reviewers.
AACSB and EQUIS are the pre-eminent international accrediting bodies based in the US and Europe respectively. The Faculty has had EQUIS accreditation since 2006 and received AACSB International Business accreditation, for its various business programs in August 2013. The Faculty's MBA program has been AMBA accredited since 2006.
Programs in the Faculty also have professional recognition with various national and international associations.
International memberships
In addition to its international accreditations and signatories, the Faculty is also a member of:
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Monash has held AAPBS membership since 2005. Other members include educational institutions from across Asia and the Pacific, AACSB, EQUIS and a number of European and American universities.
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GRLI's mission is to "develop a next generation of responsible leaders" through collective and individual actions. GRLI is the joint operational arm in responsible management education of AACSB International and EFMD. Consistent with the Faculty's mission, vision and values, the Faculty has joined GRLI as a partner and pledged a commitment to embed GRLI initiatives throughout our programmes and internal governance.
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Larry Hagman has died at the age of 81. The actor who spent more than a decade playing TV villain JR Ewing suffered from cancer and cirrhosis of the liver. He died in hospital on Friday afternoon according to a family statement.
Born in Texas, Hagman battled alcoholism for many years. Even on the hardworking set of Dallas, he consumed five bottles of champagne a day for years and was finally diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver in 1992.
Three years later he had a liver transplant and kept a photo of the organ donor above his mirror. "I say a prayer for him every morning," he said.
Despite this, Hagman continued to drink secretly until a further life-saving operation in 2003 forced him to stop.
Hagman first performed as JR Ewing in 1978 and became its highest-paid star, as the programme came to define 1980s excess. During 13 years as the most scheming oil tycoon in Dallas, JR in his Stetson became one of the most distinctive faces on television screens across the world.
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Staff and residents celebrate £250K refurbishment of Rossefield Manor
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Staff and residents from an extra care housing development in Bramley, owned and managed by Hanover Housing Association were joined by the Cllr Tom Murray, Lord Mayor Leeds, Edna Murray, Mayoress of Leeds and Cllr Ted Hanley as they celebrated the estates recent makeover and 13th anniversary.
Rossefield Manor was built in 2000 in partnership with Hanover and Leeds Council.
It is Bramley's only extra care development offering older people high quality self-contained apartments 24 hours onsite domiciliary care on demand.
The refurbishment works included new furniture, plus redecoration of the residents lounge, dining room, hair salon and assisted bathroom.
The size and layout of the communal lounges, which include a tea bar, were also redesigned.
Rossefield Manor resident 98 year old Ellen Copley said: "I am really pleased with the work by Hanover and its contractors. They have given my home a fantastic face lift which I am really proud of."
Staff and the residents of Rossefield Manor are now keen make the estate as a resource and community hub for the local area so that other services, groups and older people living in local community can benefit from the range of facilities and services on offer.
Tom Brown Head of Operations North, Hanover Housing Association: said, "This impressive refurbishment programme is the result of meticulous planning, creativity and fantastic partnership working. We believe these improvements will benefit residents now and into the future, making Rossefield Manor an attractive and aspirational place to live.
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Does Inhaled Busedonide or Fluticasone Impair Adrenal Function?
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Inhaled corticosteroids are largely used in patients with asthma or chronic obstructive lung diseases. The purpose of this study is to determine if the use of inhaled corticosteroids is associated with suppression of endogenous cortisol production, as seen in patients treated with pharmacologic doses of oral or parenteral steroids.
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|Low Dose(1mcg) ACTH Stimulation Test for Assessment of the Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis in Patients Treated With Inhaled Busedonide or Fluticasone.
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The normalcy of the hypothalmic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis of enrolled subjects will be assessed by low dose (1mcg) corticotropin (ACTH)stimulation test. Serum cortisol levels will be measured before , 30 minutes and 60 minutes after 1 mcg ACTH intravenous injection.
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|Endocrine Institute, Haemek medical Center
|Afula, Israel, 18101
|Principal Investigator: Avraham Ishay, MD
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|Endocrine Institute , Haemek Medical Center, Afula. 18101 Israel
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The patriot movement is talking about this spiral lights in Norway today, Dec 9 2009 that happened this morning.
RussiaToday says it might be Russia's Test Missle, which would be considered an insult to Russia's Military Force.
I however am pretty sure it was a hoax. From one side of a mountain you could see a light projection coming from it towards the sky, much like those old movie projectors. It's like the Balloon Boy UFO Scam that happened like a month ago. If a Demon Portal would appear, it would probably appear in the Basement of the white house, or when these Satanists go to Bohemian Grove.
Gotta use some common sense, otherwise the patriot movement is just as gulible as the sheeple. And I'm not dissin the UFO movement, because UFOs are real, however this is clearly a hoax. Maybe in a couple of weeks, after xmas, the prankster will come forward.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
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Shajarah-i ilāhīyah,[1066, i.e. 1655 or 1656].شجره آلهيه,[1066ه, 1655 او 1656م].
Rafīʻā, Muḥammad ibn Ḥaydar,1588 or 9-1670?رفيعا, محمد بن حيدر.
Place/Date of Production:
[1655 or 1656].
56 leaves :paper ;240 x 143 (160 x 70) mm.
Superb copy of the treatise on Shīʻī theology by Rafīʻ al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Ḥaydar al-Ḥusaynī al-Ṭabāṭabā'ī al-Nā'inī (d.1670 or 73?), in an introduction (in two parts, faṣl-i avval, faṣl-i duvvum) and eight subjects (maṭlab) each in several faṣls.
Other Title(s):
Edge title (tail):شجره الهیه
Shīʻah--Doctrines--Early works to 1800.
God (Islam)--Early works to 1800.
Manuscripts, Persian--Michigan--Ann Arbor.
Headpieces (layout features)17th century.
Ms. codex.
Title from preface (dībāchah) on p.7.
"حمد بیحد و ثنای بیعد معبودی را سزد که بافاضۀ [به افاضه] انوار وجود مكتومات ظلمات عدم را بعرصۀ ظهور در آورده ..."
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"Scribal," triangular, Arabic, reads: "نمقه العبد المذنب الراجى آقا محمد المراغى سنه ١۰۶۶"
As appears in preface (dībāchah) on p.5-6, dedicated to Shāh Ṣafī I (r.1629–1642).
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Physical Details:
i, IV-2 (6), 6 IV(54), I (56), i ; catchwords present ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization (includes insert).
Written in 15 lines per page, written area occasional divided to two columns to set-off poetry ; frame-ruled.
Nastaʻlīq ; bold, elegant hand ; serifless with characteristic descent of words to baseline and superscripting of words and letters at the end of each line ; pointing in distinct dots ; extension and exaggerated thickness of many horizontal strokes.
Exquisite illuminated headpiece (ʻunwān / sarlawḥ) at opening on p.4, consisting of rectangular piece with gold cartouche carrying basmalah in white and elegant swirling vegetal design in gold, yellow, red, lavender, white, etc. on a field of lapis lazuli surmounted by scalloped semi-circular piece (dome) with flanking partial dome pieces filled with similar vegetal decoration on fields of gold, lapis lazuli, etc. ; rectangular piece is surrounded by rich border with bands of red and turquoise flanking a heavy band of gold interlace and entire piece is surmounted by vertical stalks (tīgh) in blue ; written area throughout surrounded by frame consisting of gold and turquoise bands with outermost blue fillet ; use of cloud-bands (in gold) throughout ; keywords in blue ink.
non-European (likely Persian) laid paper with 9 laid lines per cm. (mainly vertical) and chain lines visible but indistinct, cloudy formation, beige in color, crisp, transluscent, and well-burnished.
Pasteboards covered in dark red-brown leather ; Type III binding (without flap) ; two-piece binding (overlapping flanges visible at spine) ; board linings and hinges in marbled paper (in mauve, orange, light blue, blue, etc.) ; upper and lower covers carry tooled and gold-painted guilloché roll border flanked by gold fillets as well as blind diagonal rules intersecting near center of panel ; sewn in red thread, two stations, failing, most gatherings loose ; worked chevron endbands in pink and light green, headband virtually gone, tailband damaged but in fair condition ; overall in good condition with only minor abrasion, lifting of leather at spine, negative draw in lower cover, etc. ; housed in box for protection.
Accompanying Materials:
a. Scrap of paper with unsigned note "treatise of Shīah theology 1665 [sic]-1656 AD" -- b. Scrap of paper with note in French "Poésies a persan par Md Alauram [?] al Kateb 954 ... £ 900" (paginated pp.107-108).
Former Shelfmarks:
"394 T. D. M. [i.e. Tammaro De Marinis]" inscribed in pencil on verso of front flyleaf.
As appears in scribal colophon on p.115, copied ("nammaqahu") by Āqā Muḥammad al-Marāghī with transcription completed in 1066 [1655 or 6]. As appears in authorial colophon at close on p.115, composition completed 9 Rabīʻ II 1047 [ca. 31 August 1637].
Ownership and History:
Inscription in pencil on verso of front flyleaf "331 T. D. M. [i.e. Tammaro De Marinis]" ; traces of an oval seal impression and possibly an obliterated ownership statement on 'title page' (p.3) ; clean copy.
Contributor(s) / Included work(s):
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04 Āqā Muḥammad al-Marāghī, fl. 1655 or 6, scribe. 04 آقا محمد المراغي, ناسخ.
Former Owner(s):
Abdülhamid II, Sultan of the Turks, 1842-1918, former owner.
In Collection:
Abdul Hamid Collection.
Cat. Pers. Mss. Brit. Mus.,p. 31
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PERRYVILLE -- The Class 4 District 1 boys and girls basketball district tournament will be getting underway Monday evening at the Perry Park Center in Perryville.
In the boys' bracket, the Sikeston Bulldogs will be rolling into Perryville with the No. 1 seed, receiving a bye in the first round. Sikeston's first contest will be against the winner of the St. Genevieve (4) vs Dexter (5) game, at 6 p.m. on Wednesday evening.
"It's going to be difficult," said Sikeston head coach Gregg Holifield. "Our first round game will be against Ste. Genevieve or Dexter, and they're both competitive and well-coached. We can't look past anyone, and we'll have to play well to win it."
Notre Dame received the No. 2 slot in the tournament, and will face the winner of the Fredericktown (3) vs Perryville (6) match-up, which is scheduled to follow the Sikeston game Wednesday.
If the tournament plays out, according to the seedings on paper, Sikeston and Notre Dame will face-off for the third time this season. Sikeston has come out on top on both occasions, but Notre Dame has their big man back in Ryan Willen. Willen is yet to see the Sikeston squad this season on the court.
"They're a good team and they've been playing well," said Holifield, when asked about Notre Dame. "They've won eight or nine straight. If we get to play them, we know we'll have to play well to beat them."
Holifield said that his team has to establish several things in their opening round game.
"We've got to come out and play our game," he said. "We've got to play aggressive defense, and we've got to get the ball where it's supposed to be on offense. It's our basic game-plan for every game."
As far as the girl's bracket goes, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs will have their work cut out for them, as they come in with the No. 6 seed, and will face off on Tuesday evening against the No. 3 seed Fredericktown Lady Cats at 7:30 p.m.
Their contest will follow the Perryville (4) vs Ste. Genevieve (5) contest, slated for 6 p.m.
The Notre Dame Lady Bulldogs were granted the No. 2 seed, while the state-
ranked Dexter Lady Bearcats earned the top seed.
Both Dexter and Notre Dame will receive first-round byes, with Dexter facing the winner of the Perryville vs Ste. Genevieve game. Notre Dame will take on the winner of the Sikeston vs Fredericktown contest.
"Our first opponent will be the winner of Ste. Gen and Perryville," Dexter coach Chad Allen said. "I know that will be another tough game and it's definitely a tough district. It won't be easy to get through it but hopefully we'll persevere and get through it."
(4) Ste. Genevieve v. Dexter, 6 p.m.
(3) Fredericktown v. (6) Perryville, 7:30 p.m.
(1) Sikeston vs. Ste. Gen/Dexter winner, 6 p.m.
(2) Notre Dame v. Fred'town/Perryville winner, 7:30 p.m.
Championship, 7 p.m.
(4) Perryville v. (5) Ste. Genevieve, 6 p.m.
(3) Fredericktown v. (6) Sikeston, 7:30 p.m.
(1) Dexter v. Perryville/Ste. Gen. winner, 6 p.m.
(2) Notre Dame v. Fred'town/Sikeston winner, 7:30 p.m.
Championship, 2 p.m.
From I-55:
Take the MO-51 exit (Exit 129) toward Perryville
Follow MO-51 North for 2.4 miles
Turn right onto US-61/N. Kingshighway. Continue on US-61 for 1.7 miles
Park entrance is located just south of the Perry County Sheriff's Department.


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As of right now I am connected directly to the battery bank. I do not have enough constant wind to put it through a charge controller. Wind comes just prior to storms. If the need arises, I will be on the lookout for a charge controller. I e-mailed the folks at usawingen and asked about a charge controller and was told I did not need one. If I had a constant wind, I think I would need to have one. Until I get another solar pannel set, my batteries are rarely fully charged. That may change when we get a full day of sun.
Well, as I have nothing better to do, I will now attempt to add one layer to my alternate power hobby.
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Larry Isaacs
Larry, I have gone to MW and talked with Jeff, the owner. The product is priced right and the build quality is first cabin. I like the comment made to me by Jeff, If my product is not right I will stand behind it 100%.
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One thing I like about Express is that it provides the most important features for web development with a very smooth learning curve. (Of course a lot of credit should also go to Connect middleware on top of which Express runs) This is possible thanks to Express having very few conventions about how to layout your files in your project. Express leaves the decision to you.
I've created the following directory structure for my toy project:
The app.js is the entry point for the web application. app.js does not do too much stuff itself. It sets the environment and registers the controllers I want to use:
var app = express.createServer(..);
Controllers are saved under the /controllers directory. They all set their module.exports variable to a function with one argument expecting the argument to be an Express app instance. When they get the app object, they use its get, post, put and delete functions to register themselves to different url patterns. Here is a code snippet from controllers/index.js:
module.exports = function(app) {
app.get("/", index);
function index(req, res) {
/views folder is the only convention from Express where I store the .jade template files. I like Jade although it has many places that need improvement. If I can find time I'd like to contribute to this project.
/logics stores the logic modules. I try to make them as sterile as possible, that is, I'm trying to develop them protocol agnostic. Controllers are responsible to deal with HTTP level and prepare the data and other parameters to be ready for logic modules. Logic modules usually provide functions that expect some parameters and a callback to return the results.
Another point about logics is that they are not globally accessible. That is, you should explicitly load them by calling require() function. Although you have to remember to include the necessary logic modules, it makes explicit and clear which modules a file uses. Next time, when you need to change some functionality about a logic it becomes easier to find the files using this logic module.
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How to be alone together Mar 01 2013
Deborah Shapiro and her husband Rolf spent more than a year in the Antarctic. For nine of those months, the couple was in total solitude. So what do people want to know about their explorations?
It never ceases to amaze us, but the most common question Rolf and I got after our winter-over, when we spent 15 months on the Antarctic Peninsula, nine of which were in total solitude, was: Why didn't you two kill each other?
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March 9, 2007
AUGUSTA, Ga.---When Augusta State takes to the court tomorrow night in the NCAA tournament, they'll do so with one guy who's literally chasing the American Dream.
At 6' 7", Etsho Illunga seems to be your typical basketball player. It's not the case. Illunga came to the US from the Congo in Africa to escape the hardships. That's where the long journey to Augusta started.
"What I said in the back of my head, sometimes you go through tough times to figure out what life is about," Etsho said.
After losing his dad, Etsho packed his bags, leaving his mom behind, and flew to New York. They told him he'd have to go to Houston for his immigration papers. Not knowing a soul and relying on the generosity of others, Ethso quickly learned plenty.
"Being in Houston and waiting for my immigration process to be done, I think I learned a lot of things. I built my confidence. From Houston, I flew back to New York and I was ready to expect anything."
His college basketball career started at a junior college in Illinois. That's where Jags coach Dip Metress discovered him and was impressed from the get-go.
"He's definitely not your normal case by any means," Coach Metress said. "Everybody who meets him on campus says the same thing. They mispronounce his name, and they say that's a wonderful kid, he's so manner able and so pleasant to deal with."
Soon after, he was in Augusta, where Metress has all but adopted him as a son.
"This is kind of his home," Metress said. "When you're in that unique case when your family is basically on the equator, as we joke about, he just doesn't have the resources to go home. America is his home. He's trying to get his citizenship."
A finance major who's fluent in five languages, Etsho wants to work on Wall Street. How many ball players do you know with those types of aspirations? He's also working on becoming a US citizen.
"As you know, since September 11, the process kind of takes a long time than it use to be. But so far everything is clear and I'll get it hopefully," Etsho said.


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URC's Total Control automation system is popular for its ability to do a lot, for not a lot of dough. URC recently announced that it is expanding its Total Control lineup to include a wand-style handheld remote with Z-Wave compatibility, and offering wider two-way, third-party IP camera integration. What this means is that you won't always need a smart phone to operate your home, and you have a wider choice for what security cameras you want to integrate into your URC Total Control system .
The TRC-1080 remote will have a 2-inch color screen with backlit LCD and tabletop charging cradle. It will also include live video capability and the ability to be customized. With the TRF-ZW1 remote, no smart phone is needed. The handheld allows you to unlock Z-wave-enabled locks, turn off lights enabled with Z-wave control, or do control any Z-wave-enabled device, without having to unlock your screen on your smart phone. No delays letting your guests in for the dinner party as you fumble through apps on a smartphone.
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Dexter's Cody Stause delivers a pitch in the first inning of Saturday evening's championship game against the Saxony Lutheran Crusaders. Stause threw a complete game and struck out 12 in the 5-0 Bearcats victory.
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Bearcats allow only two runs in the entire tourney
CHAFFEE -- Cody Stause needed exactly 100 pitches on Saturday evening to help the Dexter Bearcats claim the title in the Chaffee Red Devils Baseball Classic. Stause's 12 strikeouts, three hits and two walks while on the hill sent the Saxony Crusaders home scoreless after seven innings.
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In 2011 the Innagural Women In Leadership Symposium was hosted by the Division of
Institutional Diversity, Equity & Community Engagement in partnership with the Texas
Diversity Council. This year the Women's Studies Program and the Cross-Cultural Academic
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The mission of the Women in Leadership Symposium is to bring together a diverse mix of successful women leaders who, through the discussion of topics relevant to today's issues, educate, inspire and encourage women to reflect on their own goals and status as they strive to move higher in their organizations. Read more...
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PORTAGEVILLE - Grover "Huffy" Hufstedler, 78, died April 26, 2001, at his home.
Born Oct. 26, 1922, in Portageville, son of the late Grover Cleven and Celia Adams Hufstedler, he was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
On June 27, 1964, in Portageville, he married Pauline Quick who survives of the home.
Other survivors include: three daughters, Patricia Lee Martin of Birmingham, Ala., Marie Downing of Finger, Tenn., and Genise Barhen of Excelsior Springs; and five grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one sister, Genese Neal, and one grandchild, Benny Barhen.
Memorial services were conducted at 1:30 p.m. today at DeLisle Funeral Home with the Rev. Thomas Walls officiating.
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I've also started a program called Solid Foundations for Healthy Families. This non-profit organization offers free educational resources and support to parents who are striving to balance work life and family life. I have provided parenting workshops on topics such as attachment, child development, and the like. The parent testimonials have been phenomenal. Parents have really felt that, although kids don't come with instructions, they've been able to reduce their stress in parenting and be more effective as parents.
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