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Players strategically place wooden Aboriginal ceremonial objects (tjurungas) to gain majorities in meetings. Each section of the board holds an identical stack of cards, shuffled, and 5 or 10 wooden objects. Through card play, players vie for score by gaining majorities in various types of wooden pieces. Mik says this game has "a lot of player interaction, strategy and tactical decisions with a limited amount of luck".
Product Information
Alan R Moon, Richard Borg
Year: 2000
Players: 3 - 5
Time: 60 - 90 minutes
Ages: 12 and up
Weight: 1,389 grams
Language Requirements: Game components are language-independent. An English translation of the rules is provided.
Product Reviews
Average Rating: 4.4 in 5 reviews
My family buys and plays a lot of games. I give Wongar my 'Best Game of 2002' rating (I bought it in 2002). It is exactly the type of game I like. I find the graphics soothing and atmospheric. The game has multiple layers of complexity and strategy. The more often I play, the more I discover new ways to try to score or advance my position. This gives the game great replay value.
The game has a very different feel when you play with two players vs. more. There are enough pieces so that five players can play at a time.
I am a big fan of German games, which seem to have a certain style to them. This is one of those games in which you have to plan ahead and make difficult choices about what to do--only to have your best laid plans destroyed by your opponent!
The rules are complex at first, especially since the English translation supplied with the game is less than perfect. I am thinking that this is why the game hasn't received more notice. The first few times we played the game we interpreted a few rules incorrectly. We've got it straightened out now and the game keeps getting better.
If you like abstract strategy games, want something different with a new atmosphere and great replay value, you'll like Wongar.
Happy gaming!
'Wrong' is the answer. I blame Randall (next review) for that, needing a clever title and all. And I agree with him on all of his points except one: Mr. Howe did not 'seem' to get the rule wrong, he absolutely did and as a result he did not play Wongar. This game was one of the most innovative board games to come out of Germany in the year 2000. It is a superbly designed game combining strategic dynamics with a high level of interaction.
Yes, forget the aboriginal theme that Mr. Howe so readily dismisses, but not the game. This is combat: mean, tense and nasty. At all times you must try to maintain a balance between your presence on the board and the power of cards in your hand. At the same time you must be aware of the position and potential power of your opponents. Temporary alliances must be struck to keep parity on the board, while at the same time seeking to create positions of advantage for yourself.
Bargaining and bluffing are an integral part of the game. This aspect has much of the flavor of the classic Sid Sackson game, Kohle, Kies & Knete. It is very difficult, if not impossible, to win this game on your own. You need to be able to create partners or allies. If you push out ahead on your own too strongly too soon, you force your opponents into alliances against you.
It is regretable that Wongar did not get the Samurai theme envisioned by Mr. Moon. It might have more readily drawn players into this game. But do not let this game slip by because the German market requires non-military themes. Let the Ancient be the Samurai and the Elder be the General. The discs, cubes and cylinders are spearman, archers and swordsman. The area cards are strategic opportunities on the battle field, the rituals are combat and the ritual cards are tactical choices.
Are you tired yet of gaming in Venice? Does archeology make your temple throb? Has city building put you in the dumps? Do you want a true test of 5 spielers' grit and gall? Seriously, this game has been grossly under-rated. If you have been living on Wolfgang Kramer (Kramer/Ulrich, Kramer/Kiesling, etc.,) games--and I love these games too--you want this game. It's on par with El Grande, more intense than Tikal, more interactive than The Princes of Florence (I know, so is solitaire on your computer), and Java... I need to play that one a few more times. This game fits in there yet is different, that strong KK flavor. Wongar belongs in your collection.
Okay, this game does take some getting used to. It's really a bit like El Grande, but with more conflicts. It looks great, nice colours and graphics. This is a game you can play again and again. Just try it!
And one thing about the review below... if you turn a scorpion card, you move the scorpion forward and draw a new card... forget about the losing points stuff.
In my last review I said I would not try for clever titles for my reviews, but the temptation was just too great with this game.
As described in Alan How's review, this is a game of placement and majorities. It is also rather abstract, rather like El Grande and Carolus Magnus. While it lacks the variety of the former and the simple elegance of the latter, it does strike a good middle ground of its own.
The components are quite nice, with brightly colored beads in 3 shapes littering a board of good aboriginal cave paintings. While the setting is bizarre to say the very least, it does make the game stand out from other titles. Rather too many games in the past few years have been set in Venice, for example. Australian aboriginal shamans duking it out in the Dreamtime is somewhat less used as a setting. Wongar provides a breath of fresh air in this respect.
Mr. How does seem to have made an error in one respect, namely the scorpion cards. My reading of the rules indicates that the Elder player turns up the cards at the beginning of the round, and is the only player 'stung' by the scorpion, which is then removed and the next card turned up. Players are, therefore, never selecting the scorpion cards as they never stay on their stacks. This makes choosing the Elder something of a gamble, since payoffs are greater in a Rite, but those hard-earned points might be stung away the very next round.
I do suggest using the advanced rules that come with Wongar, and are the rules preferred by the game's designers. They add only a tiny bit of complexity to the game, but allow for more strategy and far less luck. The rules changes will appease any nay-sayers who feel that there is too little control in the basic game.
I have read that some people are turned off by the artwork of this game, but to me it is one of the most visually appealing games in my burgeoning collection. Overall, the game has a remarkable look and feel to it, and the strategies are deep and rather mystifying. This is a game that must be played a few times to be appreciated, but once discovered is not likely to be forgotten. Recommended.
I picked Wongar (Goldsieber 2000, Richard Borg and Alan Moon) up in a trade I made with Richard Borg. I had never really heard of the game before, and since it was one of Goldsiebers big box games, I was immediately intrigued, as I had had good success with them in the past. The theme, that of Aborigine dreams (or something) was a unique one, and coupled with the massive amount of beautiful pieces, inspired me to try out the game as soon as possible.
My first impressions, however, were not good. So much confusion occurred (much of it from the theme or lack thereof), and a lot of the game seemed random and pointless. Wild point scoring occurred, and general impressions were not good. But, I saw under this layer of insanity an excellent game one with the opportunity to be a great game. At its core, Wongar is an area control game, and with three different types of tokens, the gameplay is unique and exciting.
A large board with ten joining areas is placed in the middle of the board. A pile of 15 cards that match each area is shuffled and placed face down in the area. Each player also receives a pile of tokens (called tjurungas) of one color 18 discs, 15 cubes, and 12 cylinders. Each player places four of each type in a cloth bag which is shuffled around, and then tokens are randomly put into each of the ten areas one for each player playing the game, and double that amount in the middle two areas. A stack of cards, called the Rite deck, is shuffled, and two are dealt to each player with the remainder being placed face down next to the table. Each player places a score token on the first space of a scoring track that goes around the board, and one player is randomly chosen to go first. That player receives the boomerang and an ancestor figure (brown), and the second player receives the elder figure (tan). Another matching ancestor figure is placed in one of the two center areas, with a second elder figure being placed in the other. A yellow time marker is placed at the bottom of the time track, and the first round begins.
Each round starts with the player who has the boomerang, who then passes it to the player on their right at the end of the round (along with the ancestor figure if they have it). The start player turns over the top card of every area pile that is currently not showing (which is all ten in the first round). For every scorpion revealed, the time marker is moved up one spot on the time track, and the active player is stung. This simply means that they lose one point for every player currently behind them on the score track. If two scorpion cards have been revealed from the same pile, they are shuffled back into that pile, along with all other discarded cards. Any scorpions are replaced with the next card in the deck. Once all scorpions are resolved, the player who currently controls the elder figure gets the top card of the Rite deck (if its a Scorpion, they get stung instead).
After this, each player, in clockwise order, picks one of the face-up cards in one of the areas and follows the action on it.
- Card cards: This card gives the player that takes it four Rite cards.
- Single Tjurunga cards: These cards show one disc, cube, or cylinder. The player MUST (if possible) place one of their tokens of that type in the area the card was drawn from. The player then has three choices: They can place two of the same type tokens anywhere on the board, place one token and draw a card, or draw two cards. Players keep single tjurunga cards for scoring purposes at the end of the game.
- Triple Tjurunga cards: These cards allow the player to place three tokens (all the same type) anywhere on the board.
- Ancestor card: The player takes the ancestor figure from the player and then moves the ancestor figure on the board into an adjacent territory (mandatory). A ceremony is immediately performed in that territory. All players who have tokens in a territory participate in a ceremony. Starting with the player who took the ancestor card, and going clockwise, each player may play a Rite card or pass. Most rite cards show a single token of a certain type, allowing the player who played the card three choices: They can take another players token of that type out of the area and return it to that player, or they can move one token of that type of their color into an adjacent area, or they can move one token of that type of their color into that area from an adjacent area. Some Rite cards show double tokens, and allow a player to do the above options twice. After all players pass, the ceremony is over. Each type of tokens scores, with the player who has the majority of that type receiving the points for the ancestor (as noted on the score track the points change over the course of a game.) Ties are broken by whoever controls the ancestor token, or whoever sits closer to them.
- Elder card: This card is identical to the ancestor card, except that the elder figure is moved one or two spaces on the board, and a ceremony occurs there.
- Ancestor/Elder card: This card allows the player to take both figures from the players who have them, and move both figures on the board to the space the card was drawn from performing a ceremony there.
Once each player has taken a turn, the round is over, and the boomerang (and possibly the ancestor figure) is passed. If, during the round, the time marker is moved to the final space, that round is the final round. After the round is played out, all players reveal their single tjurunga cards. The player who has the most cards of each type gets a bonus eight points and then the player who has the most points is the winner!
Some comments on the game
1.) Components: I enjoyed the components in Wongar they were one of my main attractions to the game. Remarks about the artwork were varied from those who played, with some liking it quite a bit, and others taking the opposite view. I found it bizarre, but not entirely unpleasant on the eyes. The box, of course, is of the large sturdy type that all Goldsieber games are stored in. The box is nigh indestructible, but the large size makes the game more unwieldy and slightly annoying to transport. The board is large, and the pieces move about it fairly easily. Speaking of the pieces, I enjoyed them quite a bit an attractive assortment of wooden counters although it does look like they are all necklace beads. The boomerang, as well as the two elders and ancient pieces were beautiful, large wooden tokens (we did mix them up a lot, but it wasnt that big of a deal.) The area cards are small and easy to handle, but have strange artwork on them that can distract from the cards function. The ceremony cards are large, which helps distinguish them from the area cards (a nice touch). Overall, I liked all the components; they were visually stunning, but not entirely user-friendly when learning the rules.
2.) Rules: The rules looked nice, but I had to download an English translation (why, oh why did I not take German in college rather than Spanish!?) from the web. The rules as written were fairly clear but the components, especially the cards, didnt really help with ease of play. Therefore, even with only five pages of (translated) rules, we found ourselves constantly referencing them and frequently playing things incorrectly. The biggest offenders were the cards, but remembering which piece (elder or ancient) did what was often quite confusing.
3.) New People and Theme: My first playing of the game was with a group of experienced gamers, with hundreds of German games under their belt. And yet there was still rampant confusion. The game is frankly not intuitive; and this is certainly not the fault of the mechanics, but because the theme is weird and detracts from gameplay. Im sure that the dreams of Aborigines sounds like a good, unique theme; but how is this helpful to the gameplay as is? I read that the designers original theme was changed, and thats a shame because the new theme simply does NOT work. A theme is added to many of these abstract games to help people better associate pieces with the rules and mechanics. I am a big fan of adding themes to games, but this is one case where they should have just left it alone.
4.) Strategy: Once gameplay is actually understood, however, some interesting strategies present themselves. Most area control games use only one type of unit (a la the caballeros in El Grande). Here there are three types of units, each with a different level of rarity. This, combined with the initial setup should determine ones strategic drive for the remainder of the game; but if a player hoards cards, they can possibly pull off a coup in a certain area. A player can try to maximize their hand, or they can try to maximize their presence on the board. To my chagrin, I quickly found out that making a strategy out of collecting card sets might serve well as a tiebreaker, but that it wasnt very viable as a main strategy. Knowing when to score a territory is also crucial; and if it wasnt for the scorpions, the games strategy would be elegant and superb.
5.) Randomness: But those scorpions are extremely random and annoying. They often cause the game to feel close to a total luck fest and can destroy ones carefully placed strategy. Yes, they will keep the scores closer together; but who wants to gain a pile of points, just to lose them again solely because they are in first place. This is a game that bashes the leader, no help from the players necessary. Fortunately, however, the game includes Advanced rules. They include:
Scorpions no longer sting. This is the biggest and most important change. Lets keep the scorpions as a time mechanism, but thats it!
Players can place their initial token setup on the board. This will probably appease some although I personally like dealing with how the initial setup turns out.
Remove one ancestor card and one elder card from each pile giving one card of each type to the players. On a turn, a player can play one of these cards instead of the card from an area. This changes the game a lot, but for the better.
Remove the two Scorpion cards and five double cards from the Rite deck. Each player starts the game with one double card. This really helps eliminate randomness from the deck and keeps play fair and balanced.
I really like these advanced rules; in fact, if you play the game with me, they are required rules. They make gameplay so much better, and I cant imagine playing without them. I would go so far as to recommend that all four of them should be implemented into gamers first games theres just no point into playing the basic game.
6.) Fun Factor: When I play a game with people whove never played German games before, Wongar is not on my list. Its theme (an important factor for new players) is retroactive, its mechanics are slightly complicated, and good strategy is fairly elusive in it. Yet, for those who love El Grande, this game is slightly similar, but with a touch of other mechanics thrown in. When played with the advanced rules, Wongar can be a lot of fun; but only with experienced gamers.
And that wraps up my view on Wongar. I like the game, and will gladly play it again; but only with the advanced rules. The theme, which doesnt have to be present, is not just laid on top of the mechanics, but overshadows them, confusing all. The game is beautiful, and plays well so if you dont mind the strange theme, and like area- control games, this is one of the best, rules wise. The combination of Borg and Moon has produced a fantastic game for us here. If only Goldsieber had left it alone.
Tom Vasel
A board and cards featuring Australian aboriginal art, not to mention the piles of "tjurungas" (tokens of three different shapes in players' colors), should clue you in to this detailed game's off-the-wall theme. Each area of the board is randomly assigned a fraction of each player's tjurungas, and 12 cards, with one turned faceup each round. Players in turn select a card and follow its instructions--for example, adding the tokens it depicts to the board or initiating a ceremonial contest in which points are awarded to players with a majority of each type of token. Players keep the cards they select throughout the game. Scorpion cards hasten the game's end and cause all but the player in last place to lose points. At the end, after bonuses are calculated for collecting certain sets of cards, the player with highest score wins. Plan to play Wongar a few times to get the hang of this picturesque strategy game; we especially like it because it allows players who fall behind early to jump back like kangaroos.
This is from the duo of Alan Moon and Richard Borg, a double-teaming of SdJ winners. The game is essentially an abstract one with an aboriginal setting. While the theme might be set this way, I defy any player to live with all of the themed words--Elder, Boomerang, Scorpion, Tjurungas, so I will describe the game without these terms. The game is decided by scoring points, which are recorded on a track on the outermost portion of the board. Points are earned by having tokens in one of the ten areas of the board where the action is taking place that turn. The points increase in value later in the game as players move from phase one to phase two to phase three.
To begin the game each player receives a set of tokens, which includes discs, cubes and cylinders in their colour. These are set out in the different areas to obtain a starting position. On your turn, you have the chance to earn points in an area by having the majority of a type--discs, cubes or cylinders. Which type of token will decide the outcome is decided by cards played from your hand, cards which you then replenish by drawing from one of several piles. Playing a card can also increase the number of tokens in an area.
The best aspect of the game is the ceremony, which takes place when one of the main game pieces is moved into an area. Players then play Rite cards which allow you to move in more pieces of your own colour or to remove (from the game board) pieces belonging to other players. Removed pieces go back to their owner's stock. When players have finished playing these cards, the majority token holder receives points from a table on the board. The value of these awards increases as the game proceeds.
A timing device, in the form of scorpion cards, is incorporated into the drawing of cards and this allows the scoring marker to move up a chart. These cards also have a negative effect, with the player losing as many points as there are players behind him. So the player who is last suffers no negative effect but the leader gets hit significantly. Unfortunately, the cards can't always be avoided as the piles that contain them can quickly reach the point where only scorpions are revealed, at which point someone has to take one.
By taking a scorpion, a player does not get one of the more helpful other cards, so in the games I have played so far, no-one takes scorpion cards unless they have to. I'm not sure this is what was intended in the design, but the effect is to stifle options and slow the game down. The game ends when the last part of the scoring track is reached or when the last card is drawn from an area.
I'm not a fan of abstract games, and when you have a theme as far removed from one's experience as you have here, an abstract game is effectively what you have. The production values are good--nearly 200 cards, over 200 tokens and a solid board--but I do not like the colour scheme. They are colours that are appropriate to the theme--the sort that you associate with drawings on caves from man's distant past--but to my eyes they are dull and that detracts even more from the game. Of course, others may like them and find the colour scheme adds greatly to their enjoyment.
Overall, the game works, but it is not very exciting and will suit only the abstract fans amongst you. And preferably those with a taste for primitive art.


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We recently wrote about how to act (and not act) during your entry-level job, but, admittedly, I skipped a small step: actually landing that first job. Gone are the days when companies willingly hired scores of college graduates, paying them a living wage and starting them on the upward professional track. Twenty first-century twenty-somethings can no longer rely on such linear development, faced instead with such ambiguous prospects as scores of unpaid internships which may or may not convert into full-time employment and companies who simply refuse to invest in the emerging work force.
In this weekend's Style section, the New York Times featured profiles of several such disheartened young professionals, exposing a life defined by nonfat soy lattes and incessant iPhone 5-checking (this is the Style section, after all). If you're in your 20s (I am) or care about the state of employment at all, the article might just make you cry. Maybe you'll want to throw your computer against the wall (not going to help your career). But if you take a second to take some deep breaths, there are actually some key points to take away. Besides, you're never going to be able to beat the odds if you don't know what you're up against (that's what we tell ourselves, anyways). Read More →
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So you graduated from college and actually have a job. Or you landed an internship that will help you land a full-time gig later. You've got your clothes picked out, you've mapped out your commute, and you set your alarm clock extra early so you will not be late. Now, what do you do? With Father's Day around the corner, I am going to share the wisdom of my paterfamilias.
My father was of a different time—the days when you were practically guaranteed lifelong employment as long as you kept head down and your nose clean. And you collected a guaranteed benefit pension when you retired.
My dad hated his job. He spent at least seven hours a day, five days a week, for twenty years, doing pencil-pushing, deadly boring work, to support the family he loved. But this post isn't about redemption through suffering. My dad's best lessons come from his life outside work.
1. Do What is Right for Your Client. My father served as a field medic for the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was awarded the Silver Star—one night, the enemy overran his field hospital. Everyone who could evacuate did. But some of my father's patients were too sick to be moved. My father volunteered to stay behind to care for them, risking his life. It was what his patients needed.
Who is your "client," you ask? Whoever gets your work when you say you are done. Never forget: You are creating a product for your client. If you want to succeed, make your product something your client wants. No one is asking you to risk your life. Just make sure that you choose wisely when you have a choice between what is easiest for you and creating the best product for your client. It might mean missing a happy hour or three, but trust me on this one. It's worth it. Read More →
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For fans of space age design, a 1960s Ertemide Bacco Bar by Sergio Mazza is available on the eBay forum for a juicy price right now.
It was produced by Artemide between 1967 and the early 70s, it is a very distinctive design and made of moulded plastic. It is set on casters, with an inset glass top and it even has room for you to place your bottles on the side.
The seller described it as being in 'good overall condition', with some surface wear and marks down to its age. It is currently up for auction £24.99, a bargain price for such an obscure design from that era.
Use Goofbay's free auction sniper to make sure you snap up this eBay bargain.


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MindNode Pro
MindNode Pro is an elegant and simple-to-use mindmapping application for the Macintosh. It was created with the user in mind and features a very clean interface for quickly creating visually appealing mind maps. MindNode Pro is based on the same code-base as MindNode and provides additional functionality that help to improve your productivity. The new features are integrated very carefully into the application and only surface when they are really required.
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Tags: mind , map , mapping , editor , management , ideas , mindmap
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Dear Jarosia,
(I didn't find a way on iusethis to contact you privately and I hope you read this message)
I'm sorry to hear that my application didn't meet your expectations. If you want a full refund of your purchase please contact me at support @ mindnode.com
-- Markus
I am trying out this app, I love that this is a native mac app and is fast, but I tend to like using my keyboard to create mind maps, and creating new nodes i found it very annoying that it constantly overlaps on other nodes.
HOWEVER I started using this program with my tablet and Ink turned on and found it very pleasurable.
Looks like with abit more development and this would be a nice app
Edit: Another note, after adding more nodes it becomes very sluggish, ewh.
.. back to freemind
Great piece of software. Fast, easy and elegant. As noted below, the developer is amazingly responsive. If you are looking for a basic mindmapping app - this is the best I've seen.
The main advantage of this mindmapping masterpiece is quickness, and almost paper-and-pencil feel. Did I say it is blaze fast to mindmap with MindNode Pro? I wait for links (references) connecting two nodes in seperate branches. After that, it will be the best mm software you can get. Period.
My favorite mind-mapper is even better! Awesome/responsive developer, too.
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CrossFit Monrovia New Year's Runners! For the fifth year in a row we will be running the Rose Parade Route just prior to the the parade on Tuesday New Years Day. This is a great way to start your new year, millions of people cheering you on as you run 5 miles down Colorado […]


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All the units share the pool area. Gorgeous waterfall heated pool 88 degrees in the winter time .
This is a a 5 star intimate resort.You have a great Villa -House or you can get the single rooms with full service ,hair salon , restaurant next to the property. You can rent just one unit or you can rent the whole property ( 8 bedrooms in total and 5 bathrooms).
Top the line towel, pool towels, it is like been in a hotel but you have a great suite with 42 " plasma or flat tv, great living room, dinnig room, kitchen. What else you can ask, great location 2.5 miles to the beach. Walk to all the restaurants and bars, or you can walk to the supermarket or the pharmacy. For more information and reservation go to Ed Lugo Resort page.
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Trendy las Olas Blvd. is about 4 miles, Fort Lauderdale Beach is about 3 miles, 10 minutes drive, if you like to go to South Beach in Miami is about 30 miles south, Orlando Theme Parks is about 200 miles north, Boca Raton is about 25 miles north. This is not the regular vacation home that you have to do everything, and bring everything. We have the luxury towels, pool towel, beach towel, top of the line bedding, we care about you and you family, more information and reservation in own web side Ed Lugo Resort.
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Reviews for this vacation home rental in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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Des Moines, IA
Perfect Getaway
March 30, 2009
Everything about Ed's is as promised or better. His attention to service is terrific,free beer, water, soda and snacks. The back yard is like a tropical forest in the middle of the city. It is close to the beach, shopping and restaurants. If you are looking for a private place to get away and relax, this is it.
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Secluded Tropical Paradise
May 15, 2008
My boyfriend and I stayed at Ed's from May 7th to the 9th. On arrival I found that the photos hadn't done the place justice. It was truly a site to behold. We were lucky to have the entire place to ourselves during our stay and it was like being in our own private paradise. He was the most attentive host I've ever had the pleasure of having, yet he stayed out of sight, for the most part, ensuring us complete privacy. I have traveled extensively in my lifetime, and this place is ranked near the very top in all of my travel experiences. Thanks Ed.
San Antonio
Paradise in Fort Lauderdale
March 4, 2008
This property is like having a private butler, Ed the owner have bottle of water, sodas next to the pool, inside you find really good snacks and sodas, the house has a great 42' plasma tv and bose sound system, new appliances. This place is like paradise, the waterfall and the pool to die for, the tropical shower in the back of the hot tub with hot water a dream come true, to have a shower looking at the stars at night. the property is centrally located close to Galleria mall and Fort Lauderdale Beach, we had a great time, really clean and beautifull property, we will go back next year.


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Shipping is from Ireland. I would prefer buyers in Europe but will consider others. I will also consider trades but will have higher priority to a buyer.
It's in perfect condition as I've never worn it. It was purchase on whim due to my love of the print.
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China's Demand May Weaken Case for Holding Back Yuan
Evidence of strengthening domestic spending in China undermined the case for Premier Wen Jiabao's government to resist a faster pace of currency appreciation days before U.S. lawmakers meet to address the issue.
Industrial production rose 13.9 percent in August from a year before, the most in three months, and retail sales and lending figures topped economists' estimates, statistics bureau and central bank data released Sept. 11 in Beijing showed. Imports also accelerated, in another sign Chinese growth is picking up after a second-quarter moderation.
"Solid domestic demand may ease the government's concern over allowing faster yuan gains," said Wang Qing, Hong Kong- based chief China economist at Morgan Stanley Asia Ltd., who previously worked for the International Monetary Fund. "Widening trade surpluses and intensifying political pressure from abroad" may also spur appreciation, he said.
Policy makers may already be responding, with the yuan touching a record high today as the currency extended gains against the dollar to 0.9 percent since a peg was scrapped in June. Failure to allow further advances risks provoking U.S. legislators to approve a bill offering protection against imports from countries that "misalign" currencies.
The House Ways and Means Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing Sept. 15 on China's exchange rate. The topic may also be addressed at meetings of the Group of 20 major nations next month.
Yuan Outlook
The currency gained 0.06 percent to 6.7650 per dollar as of 9:47 a.m. in Shanghai, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System. It touched 6.7568, the strongest level since the central bank unified official and market exchange rates at the end of 1993, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Non deliverable yuan forwards indicated that increases may be limited to about 1.7 percent in the next 12 months.
Inflation is 1.25 percentage points above the benchmark one-year deposit rate, the latest data showed. So-called negative real interest rates often encourage savers to shift money into assets such as real-estate, sparking risk of bubbles.
Li Daokui, an academic adviser to the central bank, said his personal view is that China should raise deposit rates slightly or let them float, according to an interview transcript posted on a state television website on Sept. 11. A second adviser, Xia Bin, wrote in the China Daily newspaper today that accelerating inflation gives "a perfect opportunity to introduce floating deposit rates."
No 'Imminent' Move
China has so far refrained from following counterparts from South Korea to Malaysia and India in boosting benchmark rates in Asia from world-recession lows. Analysts are divided in their forecasts for when the People's Bank of China may follow suit.
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. said Sept. 11 that China should gradually "normalize" rates, initially raising the deposit rate. Credit Suisse AG economist Tao Dong said while he favors higher rates, policy makers may make no "imminent" move, preferring to support growth.
Industrial output growth accelerated for the first time in nine months, excluding seasonal distortions in January and February, an advance that may ease concern the government could overshoot in cooling the economy. Officials' tightening measures have included curbs on credit growth and property speculation and closures of energy-intensive and polluting factories.
$80 Billion of Loans
Economists had anticipated a 13 percent annual rise in production, according to the median of 29 estimates in a Bloomberg News survey, after a 13.4 percent increase in July. Consumer prices jumped 3.5 percent, the most in 22 months, as food costs climbed. Retail sales increased 18.4 percent, partly boosted by rising costs.
The central bank reported August new loans of 545.2 billion yuan ($80 billion) and a 19.2 percent increase in M2, the broadest measure of money supply. Both numbers were above economists' estimates. The rebound in M2 growth was the first in nine months.
The Shanghai Composite Index has climbed 12 percent from this year's low in July on speculation the government may ease tightening measures, which range from restrictions on house purchases to a 7.5 trillion yuan annual limit for banks' new lending.
Bank of America-Merrill Lynch forecasts gross domestic product will expand at least 9.4 percent at an annual pace this quarter and 9 percent in the final three months of the year, aiding the global recovery as elevated unemployment caps U.S. growth.
'Softer Landing'
"Domestic demand is robust and the Chinese economy is heading for a smoother and softer landing than people had feared," said Lu Ting, a Hong Kong-based economist at Bank of America-Merrill Lynch.
The U.S. congressional hearing will include debate on two separate pieces of legislation providing import protection. President Barack Obama, whose chief economic adviser Lawrence Summers visited Beijing last week, has yet to publicly reveal whether he would veto such bills.
Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner, in a Sept. 8 interview with Bloomberg Television, reiterated the administration's view that "we'd like to see them move more quickly" on the exchange rate.
Crisis Policy
If signed by Obama, the legislation could spark retaliation including the sale of U.S. Treasuries by China, Stephen Roach, Morgan Stanley Asia chairman, said last week. China is the biggest foreign holder of U.S. government debt, at $843.7 billion in June.
Among the data released Sept. 11, urban fixed-asset investment grew 24.8 percent in the first eight months of 2010 from a year earlier, after a 24.9 percent gain for January-through-July. Producer price inflation slowed to an annual 4.3 percent pace from 4.8 percent in July. Imports jumped 35 percent from a year earlier. Last month also saw gains in sales of autos, led by SAIC Motor Corp. and FAW Car Co., and property.
"This is a positive set of data which shows the economy has ended its deceleration," said Stephen Green, Shanghai-based head of China research for Standard Chartered Plc. The economy expanded 10.3 percent in the second quarter from a year earlier after an 11.9 percent gain in the first three months of 2010.


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Most instructors use a course syllabus, either in print or online, to communicate college policies to their students. It's also a good idea to use it to communicate your own policies regarding assignments, lateness, absences and the like.
Most important, though, you should use your syllabus to state the learning goals for each course you teach. Chapter 3 of Peter Filene's The Joy of Teaching (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2005) is especially helpful on this score (and chapter 4 on syllabus construction is very worthwhile, too). Students at Dartmouth are very skilled at figuring out what the teacher wants; why not be as explicit about this as possible right from the start and try to shift more responsibility onto students to set their own goals and pose their own problems and questions. That is, one worthy goal of any course is to have students take on ever more responsibility for their own learning.
A good place to start is with the DCAL Syllabus Template.
The DCAL director and associate directors have lots of experience helping teachers define learning goals for their courses, new and old.
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Fair Trade Strikes a Note with American Consumers
American consumers are jumping on the fair trade bandwagon. The most recent numbers released by the retail research organization SPINS show a 75% sales growth. This compares to a 19% fair trade sales growth in the UK, the most advanced fair trade nation in the world.
Mainstream retailers leading the way
Whole Foods Market believes the company has a responsibility toward all people involved in their business.
Whole Foods Market 's shoppers are responding to the company's fair trade effort, helping to pay more than $2.5 million in Community Development premiums for Fair Trade Certified products. More than $1 million in banana premiums, $1 million in flower premiums, and $300,000 in pineapple premiums are included in the $2.5 million. All of the money goes to fund projects in the countries and communities that grow these products.
Whole Foods sees the Whole Trade® Guarantee label as the extension of the company's core values. In order to bear this label, a product must:
- Meet Whole Foods strict product quality standards
- Provide more money to producers
- Ensure better wages and working conditions for workers
- Care for the environment
- Donate 1% of sales to Whole Planet Foundation®
A more ethically attuned consumer
Fair Trade USA, verifies that more and more consumers are becoming concerned about ethics than they used to be. Mary Jo Cook, chief impact officer of Fair Trade USA, the leading third-party certifier of Fair Trade products in the United States, said, "If price and quality are similar, over half of consumers now say they will switch brands in favor of a company with more ethical practices."
The Fair Trade USA organization is probably the most influential body in the US in spreading awareness of the societal benefits of buying fair trade products.
Their mission is to:
"… enable sustainable development and community empowerment by cultivating a more equitable global trade model that benefits farmers, workers, consumers, industry, and the earth."
The organization achieves its mission by certifying and promoting Fair Trade products.
Full speed ahead
Click here to view the Fair Trade USA video.
The recent upward swing Fair-Trade merchandise sales clearly illustrates that consumers are increasingly interested in products bearing third-party ethics and sustainability guarantees. What remains to be done is continuing to promote customer education, further increasing consumer awareness, and keeping the Fair-Trade promise clear as more and more manufacturers and retailers enter the market.
Compassionate Essentials is going Fair Trade!
We are offering our entire current inventory at 50% off while we prepare our web site for our all-Fair Trade product offer. Click here now to take advantage of this bargain!
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After serving in World War II, Fidell Cashero returned to the United States and began to look for employment. With only $10 in his pocket, Fidell found employment as a laborer for a local contractor, Roy Grunwell, who owned a building restoration business. After several years, Fidell worked his way up from laborer to the firm's right hand man. When Roy decided to retire in 1953, Fidell bought the company in 1953 and named the resulting company Grunwell-Cashero. His entrepreneurial spirit and love of his work inspired him to grow the business of masonry restoration when not much was known about the craft.
The buildings in the Midwest were just old enough to begin experiencing signs of aging, and Grunwell-Cashero was one of the lead companies in the Midwest to address the delicate craft of masonry restoration. Much of the first masonry restoration of many local landmarks in the Detroit area was developed and completed by Grunwell-Cashero Company. Significant restoration projects include the historic Fisher Building, Detroit Opera House and Fox Theatre in Detroit, and Greenfield Village.
Fidell is a proud World War II veteran (staff sergeant in Company A of the 142nd Infantry Regiment of the 36th Division) and most recently was awarded the Knight of the Legion of Honor medal from France. The medal is the highest honor France can bestow to an individual. He was given this medal for his contribution to France for serving in the war. While serving in World War Two, Fidell also was awarded the Bronze Start Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, the Distinguished Unit Badge, the Bronze Arrowhead, the World War Two Victory Medal and the European, African, Middle Eastern Theatre Ribbon with four Bronze Stars. Fidell says he feels very fortunate he was never wounded in battle while overseas and credits God for keeping him safe and allowing him to serve his country.
Fidell is a very religious and spiritual man, and spent much of his time and money giving back to God. He has spoken across the country in numerous churches spreading the word of his life story as an inspiration for others. He credits his faith for helping him reach where he is today.
Fidell expanded the business into Lansing, Toledo and Cleveland and instilled a sense pride in his company and his employees, which has made Grunwell-Cashero the highly respected company it is today.


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I pride myself in being fairly well-versed in modern culture. As a member of the media, I tend to read perhaps a bit more than the average and even someone dim-witted as myself has got to pick up some current information through that process.
Until this week I assumed my television watching habits were also fairly mainstream. I'm guilty of spending far too much time in front of that magical screen. And with the advent of dozens upon dozens of channels from which to choose, I assumed that my viewing habits were fairly common. Yet now I recognize how out-of-touch I truly am.
The top 20 rated prime-time television shows were released this week and I find myself wondering just when and where I took a different fork in the road. I can say without hesitations that I have viewed exactly one of the top 20 rated programs. Just one!
What am I missing from not ever having watched CSI? Or House? Or Law & Order? Or Alias? Or Rob and Amber Get Married? I am somewhat embarrassed to admit I have not watched one of these programs in my life. Not once. And yet the ratings show that literally millions of Americans tune in these programs weekly. Am I really that out-of-touch?
I tend to watch movies, sports and news. Throw in an occasional sitcom and that sums up my time in front of the tube. The only program rated in the top 20 that I watch is Two and a Half Men. Guess I'm a sucker for Charlie Sheen.
I hear the folk in our office talk about Survivor and American Idol and 24. I listen intently without a clue concerning the discussions. Those three shows, too, are not on my viewing agenda.
Part of the problem of course is the large number of programs available. When television viewing was limited to three channels, everyone watched the same programs. But today there are more channels than you can count and there's something for virtually every taste imaginable. But the numbers don't lie. The fact is that most people watch programs different than those I watch. So statistically, I'm out of the loop.
Not too long ago I wrote about the top 10 songs of the day. I knew not one of them. And now I recognize how remote I am from mainstream television viewing.
I was watching the History Channel the other night and found myself absorbed by some obscure program on ancient Egypt. I thought it fascinating. But when I asked casually the following day if anyone had seen the program, I received blank stares. And then the discussion turned to the performance of Bo on the American Idol. Who the hell is Bo?
My father would rather watch a repeat of M*A*S*H than virtually any other offering on television. I used to laugh at his viewing taste. But today I realize I have become my father. I find no fascination in the new programs on television. I realize I am fighting a losing battle. But I realize, too, that this is just the first of many battles I will lose in the years ahead.
Today my pride in my cultural knowledge is diminished. I still know P. Diddy when I see him. But I'll be darned if I know what he does for a living!


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Stomping Stories Valentine Special - Guess How Much I Love You
"Come along to Arnos Vale for a valentines special walk for primary aged children. Explore the heart warming tale of the Nut Brown Hares and make a special valentines gift to take home.
Booking in advance is essential as places are limited.
Tickets and information can be found in the gift shop at Arnos Vale, by calling 0117 9719117 extension 214, or on the Arnos Vale website."
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This post is compatible with Windows Azure SDK v1.3 and v1.4
Earlier in the week, the Windows Azure team posted about a way to use a configuration file to set up the runtime diagnostics in the Windows Azure SDK version 1.3. This is an alternative to the imperative programmatic approach and has the key benefit of executing the setup before the role itself starts and before any Startup tasks execute. In this blog I will show how to use the diagnostics.wadcfg diagnostics configuration file, how to use intellisense with it and how it can be used to capture early Windows Azure lifecycle events. A Source code example is also provided.
First of all we need to start with a vanilla Windows Azure Worker Role. I chose this for simplicity, but the approach does work for other role types. For adjustments you need to make for different role types, see the later section called Differences between role types.
To this root of this Worker Role, we must add a file called diagnostics.wadcfg. You can choose to add it as a text file or an xml file; the latter will allow basic validation checking such as ensuring tags are closed. We will choose the Xml file approach, as it also allows us to setup intellisense for a richer design-time experience. Right click on your solution and
Next choose the XML file option given to use and give it the correct filename.
The new file should be set to have the correct build properties set in order that the file is packaged correctly.
The basic XML file generated by Visual Studio is show below. You can delete all the contents of this file:
If you try to type in to the newly created file you will see that you are not given any particularly useful options by IntelliSense. This next step is optional, and so skip the next section if you are just going to paste in an existing file. I will now show how to validate any XML file against a known XSD schema in Visual Studio 2010.
How to Validate an XML file against a know XSD schema in Visual Studio 2010
Firstly, enter the XML | Schemas … dialog:
This is what the dialog looks like:
Click the Add button, and in the resulting dialog browse to the path of your XSD. Select the XSD and click OK. The path to the Windows Azure Diagnostic Configuration file XSD is located at %ProgramFiles%Windows Azure SDK[version]schemasDiagnosticsConfig201010.xsd. MSDN has a more detailed document on the schema for this XML file located at Windows Azure Diagnostics Configuration Schema.
Visual Studio will then show the schema that you have added as the highlighted row in the next dialog box. This will also by default have a tick in the "Use" column, meaning it has been loaded and is associated with the current document. In future, this all xml files will automatically associated with the correct schema if there is a matching
xmlns in the XML file.
Clicking OK on this final dialog completes the process. This allows IntelliSense to begin providing suggestions for new nodes as well as validating existing nodes:
XML value and how to test
Now we can start adding in a basic set of XML nodes that will allow us to trace Windows Event Log details. The basic code is shown below. The schema is very familiar should you be experienced with Windows Azure Diagnostics. If not, I suggest you may like to read this blog post about how those diagnostics work. The only slight complexity is that scheduledTransferPeriod is in an encoded form, using ISO-8601 to encode a TimeSpan of 1 minute as "PT1M".
<DiagnosticMonitorConfiguration xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/ServiceHosting/2010/10/DiagnosticsConfiguration" configurationChangePollInterval="PT1M" overallQuotaInMB="4096"> <WindowsEventLog bufferQuotaInMB="4096" scheduledTransferLogLevelFilter="Verbose" scheduledTransferPeriod="PT1M"> <DataSource name="Application!*"/> </WindowsEventLog> </DiagnosticMonitorConfiguration>
You can see how IntelliSense is really useful in this scenario by this screenshot:
Once you have this value in your wadcfg file, you will have a role that will copy any Windows event logs for Application that occur – this happens very early in the lifecycle, and we can prove this by adding in a very simple console application that writes to the Windows Application log.
The console application I will not go into details regarding how to create and link it to the worker role – it is included in the source code provided and if you want to know more details they're included in my blog post about Custom Performance Counters in Windows Azure, which uses a similar console application to install the counters.
The code within the console application is very straight forward:
using System; using System.Diagnostics; namespace EventLogWriter { class Program { static void Main(string[] args) { string eventSourceName = "EventLogWriter"; if (!EventLog.SourceExists(eventSourceName)) EventLog.CreateEventSource(eventSourceName, "Application"); EventLog.WriteEntry(eventSourceName, args[0], EventLogEntryType.Warning); } } }
The program just adds whatever is provided as the first argument to it into the Application Event Log. The solution will look like this:
You must make sure you add the Startup task to your ServiceDefinition.csdef file:
Differences Between Role Types
The different role types in Windows Azure need a slightly different setup in order to use this approach. The differences are simply related to File Location of the diagnostics.wadcfg file. From the new msdn documentation:
The following list identifies the locations of the diagnostics configuration file for the different role types:
- For worker roles, the configuration file is located in the root directory of the role.
- For web roles, the configuration file is located in the bin directory under the root directory of the role.
- For VM roles, the configuration file must be located in the %ProgramFiles%Windows Azure Integration Componentsv1.0Diagnostics folder in the server image that you are uploading to the Windows Azure Management Portal. A default file is located in this folder that you can modify or you can overwrite this file with one of your own.
This screen show the logs being created in the Windows Event Log:
This is the associated row in Windows Azure Blob Storage, as copied by the Windows Azure Diagnostics library:
Potential Problems
When I was creating this blog, I ran into a problem:
The message is "Windows Azure Diagnostics Agent has stopped working". This was my fault, as I had hand crafted the XML file and had missed some important attributes on the <DiagnosticMonitorConfiguration/> root node. Make sure you have the configurationChangePollInterval and overallQuotaInMB specified, otherwise you will get this problem.
<DiagnosticMonitorConfiguration xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/ServiceHosting/2010/10/DiagnosticsConfiguration" configurationChangePollInterval="PT1M" overallQuotaInMB="4096">
Source code
As promised, the source code can be downloaded here: FileBasedDiagnosticsConfig


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A Game of Thrones
by George R. R. Martin
Betrayal Quotes in A Game of Thrones
How we cite our quotes: (Absolute Chapter, Character Name, Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
Will had to call out. It was his duty. And his death, if he did. He shivered, and hugged the tree, and kept the silence. (1 Prologue.91)
We start our betrayal early, in the Prologue. Here Will betrays both his leader and his duty. But he's not betraying these things just to be a jerk: he's just trying to save himself. Can we forgive him for this?
Quote #2
"Oh, I love riding," Sansa said. (16 Sansa 1.75)
When there's a chance of spending time with Joffrey, Sansa claims to love riding. But check out what she said earlier to her sister Arya: "'I hate riding,' Sansa said fervently" (16 Sansa I.20). Hmmm. So, in order to fit in with her boyfriend, Sansa is willing to lie about her own desires: is she betraying herself?
Quote #3
"He reports to Varys. The Spider has taken a great interest in you and all your doings." He shifted in the window seat. "Now glance at the wall. Farther west, above the stables. The guardsman leaning on the ramparts?"
Ned saw the man. "Another of the eunuch's whisperers?"
"No, this one belongs to the queen." (26 Eddard 5.74-76)
This is Petyr talking, so maybe we should, you know, not believe his lying face. But on the other hand, this is a good introduction to how betrayal and spying are pretty common in King's Landing. Up north, people worry about raiders and monsters. But down south, you have to worry about other people's schemes.


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Abbas in dilemma over settlements
Israel's approval of 450 new housing units in the settlements this week has placed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in a vulnerable position, as he may have to make an embarrassing climbdown from his refusal to resume negotiations without a full settlement freeze.
Mr Abbas has for years been criticised by fellow Palestinians for ostensibly being willing to pursue talks with Israel under any conditions. However, encouraged by an apparently sympathetic Obama administration, he took an uncharacteristically tough stand this summer, with aides insisting there would be no loopholes in a settlement freeze.
"You leave a little hole for a rabbit, next there will be an elephant going through," said former Palestinian Authority foreign minister Nabil Shaath.
But according to Israeli reports, not confirmed by Washington, the freeze being discussed with the Americans will not apply to East Jerusalem, to 2,500 units under construction on the West Bank or to public buildings.
That will make it a hard, if not impossible, sell for Mr Abbas, analysts say.
Abbas might go to Obama's peace summit without agreeing to resume talks
"He was already in a serious credibility problem after last January when his term ran out and Hamas doubted his legitimacy," said Wadie Abu Nassar, director of the International Centre for Consultations, a political consulting firm in Haifa.
"If he went back to talks without a full freeze, Hamas would be joined by people even within Fatah saying he is not credible and not acceptable."
This would "ruin the recent gains he made at the [Bethelehem] Fatah convention in which he blocked the deterioration in his credibility".
However, Ghassan Khatib, director of the Palestinian Authority's media centre in Ramallah, says it is possible that Mr Abbas will attend a summit with Israeli PM Binyamin Netanyahu and US President Barack Obama at the opening of the UN General Assembly later this month without actually agreeing to renew peace negotiations.
"His real problem will be if the Americans invite the parties to resume negotiations. He will have trouble resisting that and if he agrees he will be doomed locally."
Mr Abbas is trying to get Arab and European countries to lobby the administration to avoid such an invitation, Mr Khatib said.
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Sky (band)
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|Past members
|Herbie Flowers
Tristan Fry
Kevin Peek
John Williams
Francis Monkman
Steve Gray
Paul Hart
Richard Durrant
Sky were an English/Australian instrumental symphonic rock group that specialised in combining a variety of musical styles, most prominently rock and classical. The group's best known members were classical guitarist John Williams, bass player Herbie Flowers (a former member of Blue Mink and T. Rex) and Francis Monkman, a founder member of progressive rock band Curved Air.
- 1 History
- 2 Reissues
- 3 Personnel
- 4 Albums
- 5 Non-album singles
- 6 Video releases
- 7 References
- 8 External links
In 1971, world-famous Australian classical guitarist John Williams released Changes, his first recording of non-classical music (and the first on which he played electric guitar). Among the musicians working on the album were Herbie Flowers and Tristan Fry, an established session drummer who was also the timpanist for the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields. The three musicians became friends, kept in touch and continued working together on various projects. Fry, Flowers, and Francis Monkman were performers on Williams' 1978 album Travelling, another cross-genre recording which was a substantial commercial success.
The success of Travelling inspired Williams and Flowers to set up their own long-term cross-genre band. Fry and Monkman were swiftly recruited, and the first Sky lineup was completed with the addition of Australian session guitarist Kevin Peek. Peek was equally adept at classical guitar and pop/rock styles, having built up a reputation both as a chamber musician and as a long-standing member of Cliff Richard's band (as well as for Manfred Mann, Lulu, Tom Jones, Jeff Wayne, Shirley Bassey and Gary Glitter). The band began writing and recording instrumental music drawing on their collective experience of classical, light pop, progressive rock, light entertainment and jazz. After a protracted search for a record company, Sky signed with the small European label Ariola Records.
First lineup: 1978–80[edit]
Sky's self-titled debut album (released in 1979) was highly successful in Britain and Australia, quickly reaching gold record status and eventually topping out as a platinum record. Although the band was run democratically, and all members contributed music and/or arrangements, the presence of John Williams in the lineup was regarded as the band's biggest selling point (and was emphasised in publicity). Williams' concurrent solo instrumental hit - "Cavatina - Theme from The Deer Hunter" - also helped to raise the band's profile. However, this was counterbalanced by some negative reviews from critics accustomed to Williams' classical performances, who remained unimpressed by his new direction with Sky. The band toured the UK in summer and autumn 1979, particular triumphs being sold-out concerts at the Royal Albert Hall and the Dominion Theatre in London (the latter a five-night sellout).
In 1980, Sky recorded and released their second album, Sky 2 - a double album that built upon its predecessor's success (becoming the tenth highest selling album in Britain that year). The album included Monkman's side-long rock suite "FIFO" (a piece inspired by computer processing, stands for "First In, First Out") and four classical pieces including three established chamber music pieces (played entirely straight) and the band's souped-up electric treatment of Bach's "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor". The latter was released as a single (under the name "Toccata") and reached number 5 in the national pop charts, giving the band the opportunity of performing on Top Of The Pops.
In 1980, the BBC produced the television series Great Railway Journeys of the World which included an episode set in Australia. The music for this programme was by Sky, featuring tracks from the first two albums.
Following further tours of Australia and the UK, Francis Monkman left the band in 1980 to concentrate on his own projects (having scored success with his soundtrack to the film The Long Good Friday). The split was entirely amicable and the band had no doubts about carrying on despite the fact that Monkman had been Sky's most prominent original composer and arranger.
Second lineup: 1980–84[edit]
Monkman was replaced as keyboard player by Steve Gray, formerly of Back Door and Wasp. Like most of the other band members, Gray was an established session musician. He soon became a prominent composer within Sky and took the band towards a more jazz-influenced sound, drawing in part on his experience as a piano player (with Quincy Jones, Henry Mancini, Michel Legrand, Lalo Schifrin, Peggy Lee, Sammy Davis Jr and John Barry).
Gray joined the band in time for their first European tour, followed by another UK tour and (on 24 February 1981) the "Sky at Westminster Abbey" concert. This had been conceived by the British producer Martin Lewis and was the first-ever rock concert held at the abbey. It was videotaped for a BBC TV special and subsequently released on home video and laserdisc. The concert was a benefit for the human rights organisation Amnesty International and commemorated the organisation's 20th anniversary. The landmark event resulted in Sky receiving considerable positive media coverage. The Westminster Abbey concert was also the launch event for the band's third album, Sky 3, a generally brighter and breezier album than its predecessors. The band toured Australia, Europe and the UK in support of the release.
The fourth Sky album - Sky 4: Forthcoming - was released in March 1982. This was Sky's first album to feature no original material, as it consisted predominantly of arrangements of classical compositions and was marketed under the slogan "Genius Past, Genius Forthcoming". Once again, the band toured the UK and Australia to promote the album (and followed this up with trips to Europe and Japan). The Australian autumn tour featured the debut of plenty of new material, much of which was included on a live double album, Sky Five Live, released in January 1983.
Sky released their sixth album Cadmium in December 1983. The album contents were a mixture of Sky traditions and new elements - it contained a classical-rock arrangement of Prokofiev's "Sleigh Ride" (from the "Lieutenant Kijé Suite"), alongside seven original compositions and the first examples of commissioned compositions from contemporary writers from outside the band (in this case, Kevin Peek's old friend and fellow Cliff Richard collaborator Alan Tarney, who provided two original tunes). Two concerts at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London were filmed and broadcast on Christmas Eve, 1983, with songwriter and singer-songwriter Patrick Ros as special guest. Ros provided three seasonal compositions of his own on which he was backed by the band.
Third lineup: 1984-1986[edit]
In February 1984, John Williams parted company with Sky, returning to a full-time classical career. Williams had previously hinted that his work with Sky had been intended as a five-year stint. Although his departure was amicable it damaged Sky's profile: Williams had remained Sky's biggest star and live draw, despite the band's collective efforts to present themselves as a partnership of equals.
Sky opted not to recruit a permanent replacement for Williams: instead, the band remained as a quartet, working with a succession of guest musicians. The first of these was former Yes keyboard player Rick Wakeman, who joined the band on their Australian tour of early 1984. Guests for the 1984 summer tour of the UK were woodwind player Ron Aspery (Steve Gray's former mentor in Back Door and the Middlesbrough Municipal Junior Orchestra), Davey 'Crabsticks' Trotter on Mellotron and session guitarist Lee Fothergill. 1984 also saw the release of a stopgap "greatest hits" compilation called Masterpieces, released on mass-media label Telstar (and featuring a previously-unreleased live version of the Beatles song "The Fool on the Hill", performed as a classical guitar duet by Williams and Peek).
In September 1984, Sky began recording their seventh album - The Great Balloon Race - in Kevin Peek's Tracks Studio in Western Australia. During the mixing stage, the band learnt that they had been dropped by Ariola Records. The album was eventually released on Epic Records (coincidentally, also the label releasing John Williams' albums). The Great Balloon Race was the first Sky album to feature entirely original material without any classical content, although two pieces ("Allegro" and "Caldando") were strongly classically-inspired. Guests included Aspery, Fothergill, pan-pipe player Adrian Brett and former Jeff Beck Band keyboard player Tony Hymas (who contributed the unusual semi-spoken album opener "Desperate For Your Love").
Despite some favourable reviews, sales of The Great Balloon Race were significantly lower than they had been for previous recordings, and when Sky toured the UK to promote the record, they found themselves playing to smaller audiences than on previous tours. As with the previous two tours, Sky performed with guest players - this time Nicky Hopkins (keyboard player for The Rolling Stones) and multi-instrumentalist Paul Hart (a former composer for the National Youth Jazz Orchestra who'd also played bass guitar for John Dankworth and both violin and piano for Cleo Laine). Unlike previous guests, Hart would continue to play a role in the band later.
Mozart project: 1987[edit]
Sky returned in late 1987 with the Mozart album, which united the band with the orchestra of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields. The project was initiated by Tristan Fry (due to his parallel work with both band and orchestra) and was inspired by the bicentenary of Mozart's death. The album contained full orchestral performances of Mozart's work with Sky incorporated into the arrangements (most of which were written by Steve Gray). The band and orchestra (with Paul Hart returning as guest musician) promoted the album with a one-off concert at the Royal Albert Hall on 1 November 1987. The Mozart project was roundly panned and dismissed by the press (although the album was ultimately Sky's most successful album in the United States) and the band took another two years off before returning again.
Further lineup changes and final years: 1990–95[edit]
A second compilation album - Classic Sky - was released in 1990. The band played a one-off concert at the London Palladium in the same year (the first to feature Paul Hart as a full band member) and recorded a TV concert in early 1991. New compositions by Peek, Gray and Hart were premiered but apparently never recorded in the studio.
In 1991, Kevin Peek became the next member of the band to depart. A full-time resident of Australia since 1982 and busy with multiple recording projects at Tracks Studio (all of which inhibited his practical ability to spend time in the UK working with Sky), he no longer believed that he had enough time to commit to the band.
Peek was replaced as Sky's main guitarist by classical/cross-discipline guitarist Richard Durrant (an associate of Herbie Flowers), who joined the band in time for a comeback concert in September 1992 at the Barbican, London. Although the band toured the UK again during spring 1993, they were playing notably smaller venues than they had in the 1980s, and by this time the group's momentum had finally been lost as gaps in band activity grew longer. The last performance by Sky was at an RAF tribute concert in May 1995. Although the band never formally disbanded, Sky has never since returned to active recording and performance. The subsequent deaths of Steve Gray and Kevin Peek (in 2008 and 2013) make a future reunion unlikely.
After Sky: individual careers and recordings[edit]
Following his departure from Sky in 1984, John Williams resumed his career as one of the world's leading classical guitarists, which continues to this day. In 1988, Williams and the London Symphony Orchestra commissioned and performed a guitar concerto by Williams's former Sky bandmate Steve Gray.
Since leaving Sky in 1980, Francis Monkman has divided his time between experimental rock music and classical music recordings of solo keyboard work (generally harpsichord or church organ). Post-Sky, Tristan Fry continued his work as a classical percussionist: he still works with the Orchestra of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, as well as the Tristan Fry Percussion Ensemble.
After leaving Sky in 1991, Kevin Peek continued to work as a musician and producer in Australia. In his later years, he underwent two bankruptcies, the first of which resulted in a three-year prison sentence.[1] In 2010 he was linked to a "Ponzi" style investment scheme.[2] In November 2011 he was back in court, bailed on 227 charges of gaining benefit by fraud: a trial date was scheduled for 27 January 2012, but abandoned due to Peek's ill health.[3] He died in Perth, Western Australia, on 11 February 2013, from metastising skin cancer.[4]
Following Sky's last known collaborative work in 1995, Steve Gray continued his career as a respected composer (which he had been carrying out in parallel to his work with Sky). His compositions include two operas, a requiem mass for jazz big band and choir, the guitar concerto for John Williams and the LSO, and a piano concerto written for French jazz pianist Martial Solal. Gray also provided a full orchestration of the works of Brian Eno (in collaboration with the original composer). From 1991, he worked closely with the North German Radio (NDR) Big Band in Hamburg (at the invitation of singer and composer Norma Winstone) and from 1998 he worked as guest professor of composition and arrangement in the Hanns Eisler jazz department of Berlin Hochschule für Musik. Steve Gray died on 20 September 2008.[5]
As well as branching out as a light entertainment raconteur, Herbie Flowers continues to work as a high-profile session musician and has collaborated with Jools Holland, Clannad, Mike Hatchard and Paul McCartney. He also played in the band for the first live tour of Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds show (having performed on the original studio album). He frequently collaborates with Sky's final guitarist, Richard Durrant, on various musical projects (including a trio with former Gentle Giant drummer Malcolm Mortimore). Durrant has continued to develop his own career as a classical guitarist, as well as composing film and television music and working as a record producer (notably for the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain). Durrant is also the founder of the acoustic record label LongMan Records.
Paul Hart went on to a career in film, television and commercial music and has written concert music for the London Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the King's Singers. His Concerto for Classical Guitar and Jazz Orchestra was revived for performance in 2008 by the Towson University Jazz Orchestra and guitarist Michael Decker.[6]
In 2002, a posthumous Sky live album - Live in Nottingham - was released on Classic Rock Productions, drawing on a 1990 live-in-the-studio concert with the Peek/Flowers/Gray/Fry/Hart lineup, which had followed the band's lone Palladium concert in the same year.[7] In 2005, Quantum Leap Productions issued a live DVD, Live in Bremen, featuring the original Sky lineup and recorded at a German television show in either 1979 or 1980.[8]
In 1993, Arista reissued the band's first five albums on CD, although cuts were made to certain albums to suit CD running times (a shorter edit of "Scipio" on Sky 2 and the complete removal of the twenty-minute suite "The Animals" from Sky Five Live). [The complete "Sky Five Live", with "The Animals", was issued as a double CD on Esoldun, with four bonus tracks from the four earlier studio albums. These were "Carillon" (Sky, listed as "Carillion"), "Toccata" (Sky 2), "Westwind" (Sky 3) and "Fantasia" (Sky 4).]
In 2001, the band began a reissue programme of their back catalogue on Sanctuary Records, beginning with the Anthology compilation album. After four years wait, Sky reissued their debut album on the label in 2005 (with Sky 2 following on a different label, Castle Music). After this the reissues plan stalled (although occasional brief runs of the first two Sky albums would appear intermittently on small labels). It would be nine more years before a full Sky reissue programme was carried out properly.
The entire Sky back catalogue was eventually reissued by Esoteric Recordings (a progressive-rock-friendly subsidiary of Cherry Red Records). On 27 October 2014, fully remastered versions of Sky and Sky 2 were released as CD/DVD packages, each containing a DVD of Sky's television appearances (in 1979 and 1980 respectively). Remastered versions of Sky 3 and Sky 4: Forthcoming were released on 26 January 2015, each with new sleevenote essays and companion live DVDs (the former featuring a companion DVD of the "Sky At Westminster Abbey" concert, the latter featuring the band's July 1982 live set for the BBC TV programme Night Music). Remastered versions of The Great Balloon Race and Mozart followed on 30 March 2015 (with new essays but no bonus DVDs). The reissue set was completed by the 27 April 2015 release of the remastered Sky Five Live (as a double CD with new sleevenote essay and with "The Animals" restored to the running order) and Cadmium (as a double set with three bonus tracks, a new sleevenote essay and a DVD combining a previously unreleased BBC recording of Sky at Drury Lane and a rare performance of the piece "Troika" on the Val Doonican Show from December 1983).[9]
- Herbie Flowers - bass guitar, double-bass, tuba (1978–1995)
- Tristan Fry - drums, percussion, trumpet (1978–1995)
- Kevin Peek - guitars (1978–1991; died 2013)
- John Williams - guitars (1978–1984)
- Francis Monkman - harpsichord, synthesisers, organ, guitars (1978–1980)
- Steve Gray - keyboards, saxophone (1980–1995; died 2008)
- Paul Hart - keyboards, guitars, mandolin, cello (1984–1995)
- Richard Durrant - guitars (1992–1995)
Studio albums[edit]
|Sky 2
|Sky 3
|Sky 4: Forthcoming
|The Great Balloon Race
Live albums[edit]
|Sky Five Live
|Live In Nottingham
Compilation albums[edit]
|Classic Sky
|Toccata - An Anthology
Non-album singles[edit]
|A Side
|B Side
|"Dies Irae"
"March To The Scaffold"
|"The Fool on the Hill"
"The Spirit"
"Dies Irae" was included on the Music Club Edition of the Sky album. "March To The Scaffold" is an earlier recording than the version which appeared on Sky 4: Forthcoming.
Video releases[edit]
- Sky In Bremen - Credited as 1980 but recorded in 1979, released 2005 (Quantum)(DVD)
- Sky At Westminster Abbey - 1982 - BBC Video (BBCV 3017) (VHS, in mono) / (BBCV 3017L) (Laserdisc, in stereo)
- Live In Nottingham - Recorded 1991, released 2001 (Classic Rock Legends)(DVD)
- ^ Neal Prior, "Sky was the limit: Peek has a second crack at bankruptcy", Sydney Morning Herald, 30 March 2002.
- ^ Russell Emerson, "Police, regulators on rock star Kevin Peek's trail for Ponzi scheme", Adelaide Advertiser, 27 July 2010.
- ^ Phil Hickey, "Former rock guitarist Kevin Peek to fight $8 million fraud charges", Perth Now, 2 November 2011.
- ^ Rebecca le May (18 February 2013). "Small funeral for disgraced Sky guitarist Kevin Peek". Perth Now. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
- ^ John Fordham (31 October 2008). "Obituary: Steve Gray | Music". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
- ^ Press release for Towson University's American Premiere of Paul Hart's Concerto for Classical Guitar and Jazz Orchestra, 14 February 2008.
- ^ Sky: Live in Nottingham entry at Discogs.com
- ^ Live in Bremen details on Sky fanpage
- ^ News of Sky reissues on Esoteric Recordings homepage
External links[edit]
- Richard Sliwa's comprehensive unofficial Sky website
- Sky discography at Discogs


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