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Time and Space
It's been a while since I have posted and I have yet to post a personal,
stream of consciousness piece here…..so….yeah.
I continue to find it impossible to live and write simultaneously.
As my story unfolds, it feels all too vulnerable/foolhardy/impatient to turn
the pertinent and intimate events of my life over to words while
anticipating every pending revelation of tomorrow's unknowns.
Hindsight. Reflection. Time.
These retrospectives give Space for understanding, insight, and the
utilities of concept, metaphor, and development that form a cohesive
and interesting report on an otherwise tangled mess of a personal journey.
That doesn't mean that I don't write. Or scribble. Or scratch. Or doodle.
Or muse. Or repeat the same mundane paragraph that haunts every journal;
a pep talk, usually, about how no matter how great or awful __(life)___ might
feel in that moment, change is inevitable. The pages of my notebooks are salted and
peppered with hopeful, "You can do it, buddy's," half-hearted "Fuck this shit's,"
lists of good intent, and lots of bad ideas.
Often on the same page.
And eventually the unknowns become known.
The story progresses, the chapters begin and end in harmony with the seasons, or weeks,
or months, or years…whichever arbitrary system we use to mark these inevitable changes.
And along with the physical, visceral, ethereal, real, and imagined transformations,
when change is ACKNOWLEDGED it is ultimately a reflection of our own growth and
increased understanding through the personal journey.
That's what makes the present so elusive and boring.
Change is happening right now. And now. And now. And now. And now.
To attempt to capture the present is to lose it entirely.
That is, to convey any notion of present-ness – its eternal permanence and passing –
forces us to search for meaning and knowledge from the past, apply these
definitions to a "now" that is simultaneously expiring and yet to exist, relative to
predisposed predictions about the infinite possibilities of an unknowable future.
It is this Time and Space… or non-Time and non-Space… of the present moment
wherein lies the magic and the mystery. The infinite knowing that the present
is the only thing that *actually* exists and since you're the only thing responsible
for your reality, it is your life's work to be present with each moment
as they ebb and flow and zoom and wander through your being in a single breath times infinity.
This is the power of Being.
Of unconditional Love.
Of Accepting that every thing is temporary.
Of Gratitude for what has been, what is, and will be.
The present moment is a chance to shape your future as it gives way to
past knowledge and intentions.
It's how dreams become reality and where your magic is no longer a surprise visitor.
It's an opportunity to create and cultivate a life worthy of you living it.
Right here-right here.
Right now-right now.
Letting Go – or – Transitions Will Kill You If You Don't Learn To Like Them More
"Letting go is like…..the hardest thing ever….until you let go. Then you realize that hanging on was the hardest thing ever and really, it was the transition that you feared most." – yours truly
From sleep to awake
Vacation back to work
Season changes
Moon phases
Cradle to Grave
And Churning
All transitions.
All change.
All discomfort and not knowing and newness and unfamiliar stuff happening.
Change is inevitable.
We invented time to measure change.
Change is more real than time.
With each breath, each passing day, change is ever upon us; on the horizon, down the street, in front of your eyes and you are it. Because you change. All day everyday. Change comes from within. Change your mind. Change your perspective. Change your definition of success. Change your furniture. Change the song that's playing. Even that millisecond of silence between songs offers endless possibilities : a shitty song comes on, a great song comes on, battery dies – no music, app closes unexpectedly….and that's just in the silence between songs.
Let go of your expectation for change to be predictable.
It is the essence of change – of transition – that forces us into Faith, Trust, Hope, and Acceptance of what has been, what is, and what is yet to be.
All the Answers Are Within
as i peruse my old journals and doodles and notes and jots, time and time again i see how i knew all the answers before they became apparent to my consciousness. muddling through the details, sweating the small stuff, wondering how ever in the world was i going make it through….
looking over old texts, clearing out emails and messages, i also see tons of answers to my own questions…making me further realize that all that i need i already have within me. sometimes i just have to take my own advice.
do you look over your old journals and notes? what do you see throughout the years? do you find this kind of information useful?
if you see patterns of negativity in your personal paper trail, you can change your present course by saying (or yelling) "ok, self…listen up!! we're gonna change a few things around here, but it's for the better – so your cooperation at this time is greatly appreciated!!!"
if you mess up, forgive yourself and move on. each moment is a new opportunity. if you hit a wall, change your definition of success. make your goal something you can easily accomplish in a day.
somewhere, buried in all of us, are the all the answers we'll ever need…since we're the ones who make the questions in the first place.
Straying from the Path is still the Path
on the path of becoming more myself, i have encountered a number
of detours along the way. diverging from my track to explore other
territories, derailed by doubt and fear, coaxed from the trail by
curiosity, boredom, misguided hope, laziness….
i often stray from the spiritual path…and am quickly reminded
of how much more difficult Life is when i try to be something i'm not.
when i follow in another's footsteps, i lose sight of my own.
where i've been, where i am and where i'm going all gets lost
in somebody else's idea of being. all of a sudden, i look up and
i've wandered so far from my own path that i can't even see
what set me off track in the first place.
that's when i realize that it's all part of the journey.
the detours and divergent paths of distraction are
opportunities to practice what i've learned
and more importantly:
to learn what needs more practice.
it is this crucial lesson that is to be
brought forth by such wanderings…
to become illuminated by imperfection.
basking in my own humanity i am reminded of my path;
of my own, personal journey to perfection
of becoming the perfect me
…which i already am.
Religiously Spiritual
Lotsa folks these days are saying,
"I'm not so much religious, I'm spiritual."
Well that's fine and dandy, but I find that I'm
very religious and quite spiritual.
Rites, rituals, celebrations, formalities, ceremony…
all of this facilitates the spiritual experience.
Otherwise, how would we know when the Spirit of God was falling or not?
Can we even tear the two apart?
Can we be religious without being spiritual
or spiritual without being religious?
Right now the practical isn't working, so I'm resorting to magic.
It's not always – or even often – the case, but I've done the research and it seems that it's time for magic right now. Throw all your rules and rulers out the window because magic doesn't care about guidelines or gurus. Magic cares about you, it cares about here and it cares about now. That's about it. Everything else is beyond the realm of YOUR magic's reach. Because magic comes from within.
The timing is wrong, the results are not yielding in the familiar ways. What happens when the practical is the only magic you know? "Effectiveness is the measure of truth" and "There's always another way to do anything" come to mind.
It's time to let go, to go with the flow, to love unconditionally, to believe in your dreams, to imagine new heights, to ask for the impossible; it's time to level the fuck up.
And so far it's working.
It works better than stressing.
It works better than guessing.
Magic works the way only it knows how.
Fueled by Faith and Encouraged by Hope, Magic happens when there's Love.
Not sure how long this window will last, when it will be time to return to the practical – maybe tomorrow, maybe never. All I know is that I'm yielding better results -right now- without trying so damn hard.
Beginner's Breath
as we encounter the onslaught of information each day, our brains process each bit of data according to importance. if you're at work and 'in the zone,' you're not going notice the gatherings at the water cooler or another pot of coffee being made…but when you need social integration or a break, these things will come to the forefront of your attention and distract you from the task at hand. likewise, when mediums such as television, magazines in the grocery check-out line, billboards on your commute all tell you what to be and how to be that thing and what product you need to get you there, don't think that you are immune to its message. depending on your mental state, you may be more or less susceptible to the message of the mass mediums of our day.
set your focus on positivity and allow the positive of each bit of data flow through you. acknowledge your emotions and your reactions throughout the day. if you're angry, you might really just be hungry or thirsty or tired. examine your actions throughout the day….are you eating enough vegetables and drinking enough water? are you getting enough rest and sleep? did you know that rest and sleep are not the same thing? do your actions reflect your lack of breathing into each moment or are you calm, cool, and collected despite adversity? what kinds of situations make you hold your breath or induce shallow breathing? remember that it begins and ends with the breath, so using it to move through difficult moments is as helpful as it is in keeping you alive throughout the day….it's just that you have to think about one of them.
combine your thought with your breath. the best way to begin is to set an intention and then inhale and exhale 10 times, thinking only about each breath as it is happening. don't worry if it's perfect, we'll get into the intricacies of breath work soon…just take a moment to think about your breath today, give gratitude for this involuntary reflex that keeps Life in us! BREATHE!
Plan Your Month (Life) with the Moon
Here's an easy-to-read-and-understand guide to the moon's phases.
It might help explain what's happening and why;
and give you a better idea of how to make the most of the
inevitable changes brought about by Moon.
Imagine being in a tribe of about 25 or so people on the night of a New Moon.
Huddled around the fire all is well, but beyond y'all is Infinite Darkness of Nothingness.
The landscape is invisible and full of every possibility that only The Void can bring.
Enveloped in the Black Womb of Creation and Destruction you know Fear and Hope
it is the Beginning and End of All Things.
….Before God said, "Let there be Light," there was first
the Deep Dark Nothingness from which Light and Life spring forth.
Now imagine a couple weeks later when the Full Moon
lights up your whole world and everything that was once hidden
around you is illuminated and nothing is unseen or unknown.
It is as if the Sun is out at night and you can run, jump and play
through the night without doubt or fear…there's an obvious correlation here.
Moon controls the very tide, it is by the Moon that we plant and harvest.
By the Sun we are given Light and our ever-changing Night Light….
Yet Moon reminds us of the Feminine in Her Constant Change, guiding
the Ebb and Flow of Humanity…Moon reminds us of the Breath in Her Full Moon Inhale
and Her New Moon Exhale and each and every phase of the waxing and waning
process….Moon reminds us of Life in Her Brightest Moments and Darkest Hours.
It's always been a dream of mine to go into space and to the moon.
Would you go to the Moon?
Do you have any Moon rituals?
Do you notice any personal patterns that go along with Moon's phases?
Do you only think about the Moon once in a Blue Moon?
Practice, Practice, Practice…
it's tough to follow up on a post that outlines all the answers in life.
But like, if you can find any answer that doesn't boil down to the breath of life and death, please enlighten me with your question. i'm extremely interested.
but beyond that. or within that…within the B-R-E-A-T-H we've got it all: be, eat, art, earth, heart, beat.
these are the PRACTICES of moving through our days and nights.
what makes us tick?
what grounding practices bring us closer to earth? …closer to self?
what satiates hunger?
what makes your heart beat faster?
what calms your racing heart?
what harmonizes the inevitable ebb and flow?
I suggest starting with the cliché as one's jump-off. Tried and true cultural proverbs accelerate the learning curve when applied to the lesson. In this case:
"Practice makes perfect."
Practicing the art of the breath. The art of food. The art of dance. The art of matters of the heart. The art of being a part of a community here on earth. The art of art – of creation and destruction…of inspiration and expiration. And still we are not beyond the breath…but knee deep in a practice of life and living.
My art is interacting with people. It's magic. It's more than magic. It's inspiration plus practice.
Whether it be from behind the bar of your favorite substance, or in every day conversation, or in the throes of a ritual. These are the practices that take up my days and nights. They pay my bills. Feed my face. Make my heart skip a beat. Inspire me to keep doing what I do until I finally expire.
What are your practices? (Daily? Weekly? Monthly? Annual?)
If "power increases with sensory attention," what do you do to increase the power in your practices? What practices do you do to which you give too much or not enough power?


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Jen Armbruster: How I became a Paralympian
Jen Armbruster has represented Team USA across the globe. A competitor at six Paralympic Games, she has three medals in women's goalball, including a gold from the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games, where she also served as the U.S. flag bearer for the Opening Ceremony.
My name is Jen Armbruster. I am a six-time Paralympian in the sport of goalball. I have had the privilege of representing my country on all levels of the podium and have also represented my country and not won a medal. I have done it all. In 2008, I had the honor and privilege of leading our delegation in to the Bird's Nest as the U.S. flag bearer for the Opening Ceremony of the Paralympic Games, a competition where Team USA also took home gold in women's goalball.
Jen Armbruster was the U.S. flag bearer for the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. The Games marked her fifth consecutive.
My 20 plus year journey to the top of my sport started in 1989 as a 14 year old who started having eye pain in one eye. Then three months later, I had pain in the other eye. After everything was said and done by Sept. 1989, I was legally blind. I'm now classified as a B2 athlete, meaning I have no central vision but was left with some usable peripheral vision out of my left eye. There is still no for sure reason of my vision loss but what I do know is my incredible journey started then.
I was always an athlete growing up. I thought basketball was going to be my ticket to college and then eventually I would follow my father's footsteps into the military. With my vision loss, my goals and dreams changed a bit but I was still an athlete.
A reporter for the local Colorado Springs paper wrote a Thanksgiving Day piece on a young lady, me, who was legally blind but still playing basketball at a competitive level. A local teacher at the school for the blind looked up my unique last name and called our house and asked if I wanted to try this sport called goalball.
I mean why not? I thought it has the word "ball" in it and it is a team sport so my father drove me downtown for my first introduction to the sport. I was able to use my basketball skills and my skills from volleyball, soccer and even softball. I was immediately hooked because of the physical element of the sport and the team concept.
So unlike some athlete's stories, the Paralympic Movement found me rather than me finding it.
I was then thrown into the sport that summer and went to nationals, which happened to be in Colorado Springs in 1990. At that time, I learned about the United States Association of Blind Athletes, which oversees goalball in this country. I also got to meet some of the U.S. national team players and the head coach at the time.
From that moment on, I was involved in the sport of goalball, and continued up the ranks.
Paralympic Sport Clubs, where many of today's athletes get their start in the Paralympic Movement, did not exist when I started in goalball and would not be developed until much later in my career. However, Paralympic Sport Clubs have been very influential in my rise to the top of the sport. Through my traveling and relocation with various jobs, I have had the opportunity to be a part of many outstanding Paralympic Sport Clubs such as the Lakeshore Foundation and Oregon Disability Sports, and thank them for their part in my success.
I've also been a Paralympic ambassador and have spoken to many Paralympic Sport Clubs about about my success in goalball, the Paralympic Movement and the growth of the Paralympic Movement since I started. I am excited to see so many clubs around the country with more and more starting each year.
The opportunities to find a variety of recreational and competitive sports are all around you. If you want to get involved, as an athlete, a coach or even just as a supporter, find a Paralympic Sport Club or another local opportunity at http://findaclub.usparalympics.org. Clubs can foster not only sports skills but a sense of community and education never seen before in this movement.
As a U.S. Paralympian who knows the importance of sport for people with physical and visual impairments, I hope that youth and adults throughout the country connect with at least one Paralympic Sport Club and get involved not only as a participant but as an educator and an ambassador for the Paralympic Movement.
Jen Armbruster is a six-time U.S. Paralympian. A member of the women's goalball team, she won a gold medal at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games, a silver medal at the Athens 2004 Paralympic Games and a bronze medal at the Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games. The team finished eighth in London.


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Burn Notice Season 4
I have come to realize that I am far from alone in my interest in finding out where television shows and movies filmed scenes. To me the locations are often as important as the stories or actors in a film. There are however; few sites to find this information and even fewer that get into detail. Some may tell you that a movie was filmed in Miami but none I have found reveal scene by scene exactly where something was filmed. So here I will attempt to do that for television shows and movies filmed on location in Florida.
This is the fourth generation of my location web sites. Miami Vice started me in this hobby and was the focus of my first site. Then on a larger site (southfloridafilming locations.com) I started adding movies and the series Burn Notice when it went into production. The third generation started when I moved Miami Vice and movies to a separate site located at sffl.comcastbiz.net which left Burn Notice on it's own site at southfloridafilminglocations.com. Now that the sites have grown, I am adding sites to allow easier viewing for you and easier editing for me. Of course I will provide easy links between all my sites.
This is the home page for season 4 of the series, Burn Notice.
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text: Blueprints for successRecent graduates are building new practices with careful planning and hard workSummer 2006 Home article > a message from Dr. Burt As a chiropractor, I'm often asked to provide a second opinion. However, I've never been asked to provide a second opinion while on a television program, at least not until now. Recently I appeared on "Second Opinion," a program carried nationwide by 150 PBS stations, in which a diverse group of healthcare practitioners discuss, diagnose and recommend solutions for a patient presenting various symptoms. What's heartening to me as a Palmer alumnus is that when it came time for the producers of the show to locate a chiropractor for an episode dealing with low back pain, they called Palmer College of Chiropractic. Why? Because they recognized Palmer as the best chiropractic college in the world. I must say that representing Palmer and my profession was both an honor and a privilege. What was equally gratifying was the level of respect given to me by the other panelists, who included a primary care medical doctor, an orthopedic surgeon and a physical therapist. I think that says a lot about where chiropractic is and where it's going. Having a Palmer chiropractor chosen to participate in a program like "Second Opinion" indicates to me that we're gaining greater credibility in the healthcare field. I also had the chance to represent Palmer at Chiropractic '06- Global Chiropractic Expo. This international symposium was held in February in Panama City, Panama, and included chiropractors representing a broad spectrum of techniques and patient management protocols. The sponsor of the event, The American Chiropractor magazine, specifically requested that a representative of Palmer College give a brief history of chiropractic. Speaking for Palmer, I couldn't help but be proud of how chiropractic had become more global than D.D. Palmer could ever have realized. To see the affect Palmer College is having at the local level, turn to our "Around Town" section. You'll find stories on how Palmer's campuses are contributing to the well-being of their communities in many ways. While students on Palmer's West and Davenport campuses have raised money for the Oklahaven Children's Chiropractic Center, Palmer's Florida campus has sponsored the Healthy Heart Run in Port Orange. The College is also literally building a new foundation in the field of chiropractic clinical education. As this issue goes to press, the foundation is being poured for the new Chiropractic Learning Resource Center (CLRC) on the Davenport campus. You can read more about this in the "Development" section. Or check out the CLRC Web cams on the Palmer Web site at www.palmer.edu/webcam. Just as each floor will be devoted to a different aspect of clinical care, the CLRC will take chiropractic to another level with state-ofthe- art technology, enhanced clinical education and a whole new way of running a chiropractic clinic. Exciting things are also taking place within the Alumni Program. In May, we gave away more than 20 state scholarships that would not have been possible without the financial support of alumni like you. Thank you for your support and keep up the good work! We want to continue to give the best students the chance to study at the best chiropractic college in the world. Finally, I'd like to share with you a few words in an e-mail I received from an employee. "I've been at the College for sevenand- a-half years and I've never enjoyed my job more than I do now," it read. The writer went on to say that she loved working here and was excited about all of the changes taking place. It's sentiments like these from within the Palmer community, as well as the interest in Palmer from other individuals who are touched by chiropractic, that make me proud to be a Palmer alumnus and proud to serve this wonderful institution. Thank you for letting me once again share my insights with you. article >


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We would like to start with a logo for mOCEAN MOBILE, a new mobile media advertising platform.
As the name suggests, we are looking for creative ways to communicate what mOCEAN MOBILE is... a platform to do all your mobile advertising administration anywhere in the world.
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So for a while now, this here blog at CLR has existed primarily by my own arbitrary and oft nefarious whims. Going solo is obviously the reason why for a whole year, updates were totally haphazard and the blog had a secondary theme of "Mike Haggar being awesome" to which I make no apologies. He totally is.
Lately though, I've been making the attempt to try and turn this baby blog around. Put out out more content and provide deeper gaming thought with less politically-based polemic, to try and "grow the beard" to use the parlance of our times. This has resulted in a name change to The Dialogue Tree, and a new man crus- er, I mean mascot: everyone's favorite Captain Jean Luc Picard of the USS Enterprise.
Yes, I've been seeking to build a clubhouse of sorts in this tree of ye olde "dialogue". By that, I mean I've been inviting others to join me in it. Not only to make the place a little less lonely, but also keep with the theme of Dialogue . . . not monologue or soliloquy. Not that "Soliloquy Tree" doesn't have a nice ring to it.
Unfortunately, no one has shown up. Not even a single response to my mass Craigslist personal ad proved suitable for a fellow writer! Though there may have been some confusion, I mean, how was I supposed to know "WL4W" didn't mean "Writer looking for writer?"
I mean, come on! This is ridiculous. I'm even offering punch and pie here!
OK, so maybe the punch, is the "punch that comes with truth hitting you square in the brain box", and I've heard the pie is "the humble pie you eat after I break you of your tired misconceptions", but the sentiment's the same. Pretty much.
I guess I'll have to do something drastic. I'll have to change our entrance policies . . . again!
Alright, so first, let's throw out the "only Harvard Grads, no Yalies" ruling, then this "no girls allowed" sign. While it does invalidate me as a member of the He-Man Women Hater's Club, they've really gone downhill as of late. Then let's see, carry the two . . . over the denominator and what's this?!
More importantly, who's this? And are they a Yalie? Because I'm still thinking of keeping that restriction!
Why no! It's none other than Laura Buttrick! Student and author of the blog Press Triangle for Cake, as well as such recent CLR Reviews as this one for Binary Domain, and this one for the latest disappointment from Konami, Silent Hill Downpour.
Unfortunately, there is one caveat: she's British. Yes, yes, I know. We Americans shouldn't hold grudges against our former oppressors. But what's going to happen when she submits a new article and I'm obliged to perform my patriotic duty as mandated by The Constitution and throw out all the T's?
Confusion that's what! Then there are the inevitable British-isms and soon it's all "lifts" and "trousers" and "flats" no longer fitting their proper definitions; not to mention the nonsense words like "lorry", what is that?! This is the California Literary Review in case you haven't heard – can an outsider even begin to comprehend the subtle nuances between the 47 variations of "dude" and half dozen "fer sure"s you need to navigate my posts?
But then, I must ask myself: What Would Picard Do?
Ah yes, "xenophobia", he would dismiss that claim. Makes sense coming from a Frenchman with a British accent on a Flagship continuing an American naming convention, actually. Fine Picard, you win, Laura is now officially a member of the Grand Order of Stewards of Yon Dialogue Tree of Olde.
*performs Initiation Ritual. NOTE: this takes several days and involves a three pints of egg shell paint, an arboretum, and a goat of indeterminate origin.*
With that done, I now must ask Laura to introduce herself by revealing something embarrassing. To let the folks reading this know that not only is she smart and talented, but a gamer through and through. It's also the final part of the ritual, and you don't want to leave the painted goat hanging for too long.
So without further ado . . . Laura Buttrick everybody!
The first video game I ever played was Barbie Riding Club. I still own it, and every so often I'll reinstall it and take it for another spin, just to see if it was as truly wonderful as I remember. The answer is inexplicably: yes. Yes it is.
The game revolves around caring for horses, taking them on rides around the local trails and racing them on the beach. There's even a small plot line involving mysterious wild horses which culminates in the first video game ending cut scene I ever saw. It's a game of huge sentimental value to me, yet it wasn't until a few years later that I picked up my next one.
The typical "gamer story" usually starts with a Nintendo title dominating someone's childhood until they got a PlayStation or an Xbox, so it's always fun to pull out the "Barbie Game" anecdote at parties, particularly as games aimed at girls were not particularly successful even with entire developers like Purple Moon focusing their efforts solely on the female market. Like most introverts I found the social demands of childhood made video games a comforting escape, and like most children I spent my playground years playing Pokemon, until they banned the cards and Gameboys from my school.
Childhood gaming is something always regarded with fond nostalgia, not least because our vivid imaginations could fill in the gaps where technology was still lacking. Part of the joy in booting up an old N64 cartridge is in remembering how you once perceived it – cutting edge and somehow eternal. Looking back is almost as rewarding as looking forward.
These days games are more than just a hobby of a mine, although it's hard to articulate this effectively to anyone who doesn't play them without sounding like I dedicate my life to being incredibly lazy. Studying video games at University is something that would have been unheard of ten years ago, but thanks to rising support for games as both an art form and an area of academic study, I now spend my days reading and writing about games even more than I do playing them.
I spent a year at Exeter University studying literature, which was time well spent in hindsight as it gave me the opportunity to understand where it was I really wanted to be. The last essay I submitted before I left to pursue Games Production in Lincoln was a critical appraisal of gender in the Tomb Raider games, and I managed to come to the somewhat baffling conclusion that Lara Croft was really a man and that transgendered people should be treated equally (which of course, they should, but I'm still not sure how I managed to rope Lara into it).
Despite this pretty rocky start it was my first step towards doing exactly what I wanted: being really analytical about video games.
Culturally, games are just as important as art, literature and music – I'm not just talking about video games now but games as a collective whole. Leisure time may have been in short supply for most until the last century or so but it hasn't stopped man from playing. It's easy to be dismissive about such pleasurable pastimes, to write them off as having no real meaning, until you realize that games need not be only a tool of fun but of meaning making. It's easy to cite games such as BioShock and Dead Space as critiques of social structures and religion, but even games that do not go out of their way to impress themes upon the player can make a remarkable commentary.
That is what I look for – the threads that weave between the code and the polygons. From the climate in which the game was made, to the people it was made for, from authorial intent to fan interpretation, the world of video games is an untapped foundation of knowledge. There is no such thing as "just a game".
Oi! That woz shurely something, eh guvna? Lookit that. Oi've gone awl Cockney o'er it, that's wot!
*shakes head*
Sorry. Dunno what happened there for a moment. But yes, I happen to agree with Laura's sentiments exactly, and want to welcome her to our growing gaming team here at CLR. Be sure to keep a look out for future thoughts and opinions by Laura, and myself, Adam Robert Thomas, right here up the Dialogue Tree.
And just remember:
If you're too smart to shoot and too brave to flee,
You gotta navigate the Dialogue Tree!


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Ellis McFadden's optimism lives on
UPDATE: Services have now been set.
Coloradans are mourning the death of Ellis McFadden, a tireless volunteer and eternal optimist who died Sunday after battling esophageal cancer.
Former Speaker Mark Ferrandino, D-Denver, wrote on his Facebook page: "So sad to hear of the passing of Ellis McFadden. He was an amazing man who did so much for the lgbt community and all of Colorado. He was a tireless advocate and worker on behalf of causes he believed in. The community has lost a great community activist who always had a smile on his face."
Services are pending. A celebration of McFadden's life will be held from 3-5:30 p.m. July 19 at Project Angel Heart, 4950 Washington St. Donations can be made to Project Angel Heart, which deliver meals to improve the quality of life for those coping with life-threatening illness.
McFadden received a proclamation from the governor declaring July 2 "Ellis McFadden Day" and the 70th General Assembly gave him a commendation for his tireless volunteerism to Project Angel Heart, as a Capitol tour guide and for canvassing for innumerable campaigns.


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Mic and Cheese
March 27th 8:00 PM
The people who brought you "The Drunken Mic" and "Cheese and Cacklers" brings you "Mic and Cheese"! A brand new open mic at The Creek and The Cave to be held every Friday! There will be no advance sign-up via email or phonecall. First come, first serve. Sign-ups will start at 7:30pm. Comics will get 5 minutes on stage. NO COVER. NO DRINK MINIMUM. (We like that.) Tecante's are only $3.00! (We really like that.)
Hosted by Seena Jon
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ROI and SOA -- Part 2
Preston Gralla looks at what kind of return you might expect on your technology investment, and how to measure ROI after deployment.
Continued from Part One.In part two, our expert columnist advises CIOs on how to measure their SOA investments so that everyone in the boardroom understands the value of a technology project that is neverending -- and grows as your company does.
Many happy returns?
There's, of course, no real way of knowing the ROI you'll get on a project before actual deployment. That can put you in a Catch-22 situation -- if you can't prove payback, you might not be able to get the project funded, but you, of course, can't measure payback until months or years after deployment. So what kind of ROI can you expect?
Perhaps the best way is to find out what kind of ROI some other firms have gotten from Web services and SOA projects.
Michael Liebow, vice president of Web services and SOA for IBM Global Services, said many of his customers "have seen tremendous ROIs in very short order."
Key, he said, is choosing the project carefully. It's best to focus on a specific business process, and solve that problem. If you do, he said, you can potentially expect very significant ROI.
Although Liebow couldn't name the specific companies involved, he did provide details of two their Web services/SOA projects:
- A large credit card company launched a Web services/SOA project that allowed it to truncate its billing cycle from more than 30 days to under 30 days. The payback, he said, was several hundred million dollars in a three-month period.
- A telecommunications company was bedeviled by a decentralized billing system that it couldn't rely on properly tracking usage and billing the correct amounts. It launched an SOA project to link its disparate systems into a single, unified system. The results, he said, were $500 million saved in the first year.
Even IBM, he said, has benefited from Web services/SOA projects, and they've carefully tracked ROI, and found a very big payback. The company spent $50,000 to add an easy-to-use Web services front end to a configuration engine that provides links between IBM and its business partners for transactions. The engine checks orders at the time of the transaction, and then validates the transaction. In the first three months, the project dropped the transaction error rate from 3% to 1%, and usage of it went from 5% of orders to 90% of orders because it was so simple to use. The result was multiple millions of dollars a year in savings, on a $50,000 investment.
These numbers, Liebow admits, are certainly at the top end of the ROI spectrum. And companies need to be careful in choosing their projects. He emphasizes that choosing a specific business process and then improving it will have the most immediate, clearest and largest ROI. Taking that into account, he said companies can typically expect to get a 20% to 30% cost reduction from a Web services/ROI project, and a payback period of a year or less.
"You can implement the project in months, and you can realize the business benefit and payback in a year or less," he said. "So it's really a self-funding model."
Start small, end big
Liebow said because it's a self-funding model, it should be easy to prove ROI ahead of time. But in the real world, that's often easier said than done. Ron Schmelzer, senior analyst with ZapThink, suggested that companies start with a very small project, measuring the ROI on that small project, and then expanding it beyond that.
"The smaller you start, the easier it is to measure ROI," he maintained. "Our suggestion is that you start with the smallest, finest-grade services, and measure the ROI on that. For example, it can be something as small and simple as getting information from a database, because even something that simple should have an ROI associated with it."
Make sure that the service is something simple and measurable. After launching the project, monitor and measure the results and calculate the ROI. He also suggested predicting the ROI ahead of time, for example, for a small portal, and then comparing the predicted ROI with the real ROI. That will help you learn how to predict ROI ahead of time better in the future.
Based on the initial project, he suggested doing the same thing with multiple small projects -- that is, if there was an ROI with the initial one. If there was no ROI, not much would be lost because the project was small and discrete. But if there was an ROI, going to multiple projects, and then larger projects, will yield even larger benefits.
The anti-ROI choice
IBM's Liebow is a proponent of measuring ROI, but he warned that if companies focus only on ROI ahead of time, they may lose big benefits. The time involved with doing an ROI project, then moving it through the chain of command, can be time-consuming. Many times, he said, if you just go ahead with the project, you'll save far more than if you have to delay the project for months.
So what to do if you're stuck in a situation where you know that the Web service or SOA will have a big payoff, but you don't want to have to spend the time moving through the bureaucracy?
"Any budget has some money in it devoted solely to innovation," he said. "Even if 80 to 85 percent of your budget is locked, most places still devote from 10% of the budget for innovation. In the confines of an innovation budget, you typically don't have to ask for management approval for spending. So use that money. The ROI will follow."
Preston Gralla is an expert on Web services and is the author of more than 20 books, including How the Internet Works. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
This tip originally appeared on SearchCIO.com.


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- 1 Bind as caching only server
- 2 Running Bind in a chrooted environment
- 3 A configuration template for running a domain
- 4 BIND Resources
Bind as caching only server
These few steps show you how to install bind as a caching only server.
Install bind
pacman -S bind
Edit /etc/named.conf
listen-on { 127.0.0.1; };
Bind needs the kernel module 'capability' to work proper. load manually if not already implemented yet.
# modprobe capability
This is built in vanilla kernels as confirmed by a:
# zless /proc/config.gz | grep CAPABILITIES CONFIG_SECURITY_CAPABILITIES=y CONFIG_SECURITY_FILE_CAPABILITIES=y
Adding named to boot process
Edit /etc/rc.conf
DAEMONS=(.. named ..)
Set resolv.conf for using the local dns
Edit /etc/resolv.conf
nameserver 127.0.0.1
Running Bind in a chrooted environment
This is not required but improves security. If you want you may implement this feature later and skip directly to configuration section.
Preparing the chroot
define the chroot directory, for example:
create chroot directories
mkdir -m 700 -p ${CHROOT} mkdir -p ${CHROOT}/{dev,etc,var/run/named}
to enable logging inside chroot you also need to create a log directory:
mkdir ${CHROOT}/var/log
and inside this a file named.log as per logging statement in named.conf:
touch ${CHROOT}/var/log/named.log
You may also want to access this file from /var/log:
ln -sf ${CHROOT}/var/log/named.log /var/log
Copy necessary files
cp -v /etc/named.conf ${CHROOT}/etc/ cp -v /etc/localtime ${CHROOT}/etc/ cp -Rv /var/named ${CHROOT}/var/
Create block devices
mknod ${CHROOT}/dev/zero c 1 5 mknod ${CHROOT}/dev/random c 1 8
Set permissions
chown -R named:named ${CHROOT}/var/{,run/}/named chmod 666 ${CHROOT}/dev/{random,zero} chown root:named ${CHROOT} chmod 0750 ${CHROOT}
If you enabled logging (see above):
chown named:named ${CHROOT}/var/log/named.log
Prepare the rc script
cp /etc/rc.d/named /etc/rc.d/named-chroot
Edit /etc/rc.d/named-chroot and simply add "-t ${CHROOT}" to
[ -z "$PID" ] && /usr/sbin/named ${NAMED_ARGS}
so that it looks like
[ -z "$PID" ] && /usr/sbin/named ${NAMED_ARGS} -t ${CHROOT}
Prepare variables
vim /etc/conf.d/named
Starting named-chroot on bootup
you probably followed the first section before, so you have to add '-chroot' to the existing named, so that it looks like this
Edit /etc/rc.conf
DAEMONS=(.. named-chroot ..)
Start the service
/etc/rc.d/named-chroot start
Test the service
# host wiki.archlinux.org 127.0.0.1
Output should be something like this
Using domain server: Name: 127.0.0.1 Address: 127.0.0.1#53 Aliases: wiki.archlinux.org is an alias for archlinux.org. archlinux.org has address 126.96.36.199 archlinux.org mail is handled by 10 mail.archlinux.org.
Script to regenerate the chroot environment
I use this script to (re)generate Bind chroot environment. A suitable location is /usr/local/sbin/updatebindchroot:
#!/bin/sh # Prepare or update a chroot environment for running Bind # see http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Bind . /etc/conf.d/named # create chroot directories mkdir -m 700 -p ${CHROOT} mkdir -p ${CHROOT}/{dev,etc,var/{log,run/named}} # copy necessary files cp /etc/named.conf ${CHROOT}/etc/ cp /etc/localtime ${CHROOT}/etc/ cp -R /var/named ${CHROOT}/var/ touch ${CHROOT}/var/log/named.log # create block devices mknod ${CHROOT}/dev/zero c 1 5 2>/dev/null mknod ${CHROOT}/dev/random c 1 8 2>/dev/null # set permissions chown -R named:named ${CHROOT}/var/{log/named.log,{,run/}named} chmod 666 ${CHROOT}/dev/{random,zero} chown root:named ${CHROOT} chmod 0750 ${CHROOT}
I call this in /etc/rc.d/named-chroot just before running named:
Now you can edit configuration in /etc/named.conf and mappings in /var/named. Then both named and named-chroot can be used (one at a time of course). Restarting named-chroot recreates the chroot applying configuration changes. You should never edit config files residing in the chroot. This should be considered essentially as read-only.
A configuration template for running a domain
in our example we use "domain.tld" as our domain
preparing some folder structure
mkdir /chroot/named/etc/{pri,sec}
creating a zonefile
vim /chroot/named/etc/pri/domain.tld.zone
$TTL 7200 ; domain.tld @ IN SOA ns01.domain.tld. postmaster.domain.tld. ( 2007011601 ; Serial 28800 ; Refresh 1800 ; Retry 604800 ; Expire - 1 week 86400 ) ; Minimum IN NS ns01 IN NS ns02 ns01 IN A 0.0.0.0 ns02 IN A 0.0.0.0 localhost IN A 127.0.0.1 @ IN MX 10 mail imap IN CNAME mail smtp IN CNAME mail @ IN A 0.0.0.0 www IN A 0.0.0.0 mail IN A 0.0.0.0 @ IN TXT "v=spf1 mx"
configuring master server
copy the zonefile
cp domain.tld.zone /chroot/named/etc/pri/
Edit /chroot/named/etc/named.conf
zone "domain.tld" IN { type master; file "pri/domain.tld.zone"; allow-update { none; }; notify no; };
configuring slave server
cp domain.tld.zone /chroot/named/etc/sec/
Edit /chroot/named/etc/named.conf
zone "domain.tld" IN { type slave; file "sec/domain.tld.zone"; allow-update { none; }; notify no; masters { 0.0.0.0; }; # ip address of the master server };
restart the services and you're done.


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Solar eclipse (partial) visible in Colorado Thursday
Colorado, like most of North America, will get to see Thursday's partial solar eclipse.
(By "see," I mean look at it through special filters or possibly check out the crescent-shaped shadows of sunbeams on the ground, filtered by leaves. I don't mean look at it with your eyes. Never do that. Not even with sunglasses!)
According to NASA's eclipse page, the eclipse will begin at about 3:18 p.m. on Oct. 23, reach its maximum about 4:36 p.m., and be over by 5:42 p.m. In this area, the moon will cover about 45 percent of the sun's disc.
NASA predicts that this partial eclipse will be especially cool further east. In the eastern U.S., the eclipse will happen right at sunset, so the eclipse itself will sink colorfully behind the horizon.
The Fiske Planetarium in Boulder, which is open for eclipse viewing starting about 3:18 p.m. has solar filters available for purchase. ($2.50 in advance, $5 on day of show.)
Regis University's department of physics and astronomy will have telescopes rigged with special filters to see the eclipse, solar flares, sunspots, and more. You can find them on the quad on their Lowell campus, 3333 Regis Blvd.
Meanwhile, the Denver Astronomical Society will be on hand for the eclipse at DU's historic Chamberlin Observatory. DAS members will have solar scopes set up on the park lawn next to the observatory building.
Safe filters will be available there, as well as astronomy experts.
Update: Some clouds out there, but nonetheless, here is a link on how to make your own pinhole camera to see the eclipse (if you don't have the safe solar filer.):


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This article originally appeared on Dr. Mahaney's The Daily Vet column on petMD.
Having always wanted to partake in veterinary philanthropic work outside of the safe and cushy borders of the United States, it was fortuitous that I met Amazon CARES president Molly Mednikow at the 2010 BlogPaws Convention. Having learned of the volunteer experience from the perspective of another Los Angeles veterinarian, I enthusiastically registered for the April 2011 trip and started my preparatory process (immunization for me, fundraising, packing, etc.).
There are so many amazing life enhancements that Amazon CARES facilitates for Peruvian dogs, cats, and people who otherwise have little to no access to veterinary or human medical treatment. As my work in Los Angeles and abroad is focused on bettering the lives of animals and the people who provide their care, I feel synergy with Amazon CARES's core values. "CARES" doesn't just sound compassionate, it's an acronym for:
CARES is rooted in the Peruvian Amazon community, with a team of Peruvian veterinarians, shelter staff and volunteers.By working with local municipalities and using existing resources, we address and solve evolving issues more efficiently.
Animal Birth Control (ABC) reduces the size of unwanted, roaming animal populations and the attendant suffering due to disease, starvation, injury and want that accompanies these unwanted animals.
Many animals captured during our ABC campaigns are not healthy enough to be released. These animals are treated in our modern veterinary clinic and then transported to our no-kill shelter in nearby Cabo Lopez. Abandoned animals and countless litters of abandoned kittens and puppies are also welcome at our shelter.
Humane Education is a very strong component of our work. In the jungle towns and in local schools, Peruvian Director, Bruno Antoine works tirelessly to teach children of all ages about the importance of animal and human relationships, responsible pet ownership, and the importance of respecting wildlife in their natural environment. CARES appears on TV weekly to discuss sensitivity towards animals.
As a component of our education efforts we teach about dog-bite prevention and the importance of animal health as it pertains to public and environmental health. We encounter many dogs with diseases that are transmissible to the human population. We conduct campaigns against domestic violence by demonstrating the proven link between animal abuse and said violence.
— From Amazon Cares
Unfortunately, in early 2012 spring rains caused the Itaya River to overflow its banks and placed the Amazon CARES no-kill animal refuge in Cabo Lopez in harm's way. According to Mednikow, "The inundation of rain has caused a fast deterioration of the shelter. There is no longer a dividing wall between healthy animals and those in treatment. Amazon CARES's workers are endangered, as they must wade through water to get food to the dogs, avoiding snakes and other dangers. Sadly, the dogs have no play area anymore."
Photos of the flood can be found on the Amazon CARES Facebook page. A canoe-guided YouTube video tour of the catastrophe is voiced by Cabo Lopez employee Gustavo, who details how the flood has rendered the outdoor kennels unusable and caused crowding into the facility's interior space.
Although the waters have subsided, the shelter is still in the process of rebuilding. Mednikow notes "[we have] appealed to Peruvian authorities for help with this disastrous situation, and we can only hope they will listen to our plea. Our number one priority at this time is getting animals adopted and re-located. If you can help us rebuild our shelter, please donate today."
During my time in Peru, the volunteer lodge at Cabo Lopez was my temporary home. While working and staying at the no-kill refuge, I had the opportunity to share my perspective of holistic veterinary practice with the Amazon Cares Peruvian veterinarians and volunteers. One of the products I introduced to them was the i Love Dogs vitamins and supplements (which utilize medicinal Chinese herbs and other nutraceutical ingredients to promote improved canine immune system, joint function, and overall health). As so many of the dogs in third world countries suffer from chronic parasitic and bacterial infections, and continuous exposure to biting insects, they are in considerable need of any available help to have a better quality of life.
My trip to Peru was so inspiring that I wrote a series of articles detailing the various adventures and experiences I had managing canine and feline health issues that I had never previously faced (performing surgeries in open-air venues, witnessing the full-body defoliating effects of mange, etc.). Written and photo based-recollections can be found in the Vets Abroad category onPatrickMahaney.com, and my Daily Vet blog has featured two additional articles: Spaying Pregnant Dogs in Third World Countries andCommemorating International Homeless Animal Day: Capturing, Treating, and Releasing Peruvian Street Dogs.
Additionally, my YouTube video, The Adventures of Dr. Patrick Mahaney: International Veterinary Volunteer, brings you up close and personal with our professional responsibilities and cultural explorations (DISCLAIMER: this video features graphic elements, such as bot fly larvae extraction from a dog's eyelid ... from which he readily recovered).
It has been a privilege to work on an ongoing basis with an international organization like Amazon CARES, as we collectively strive to promote worldwide animal health and welfare. Please lend your support to Amazon CARES by making a financial donation and spreading the news of their good work to your friends, family, and coworkers through social media. The lives of countless animals and people will be bettered as a result of your efforts.
Dr. Patrick Mahaney
Image: Image of Amazon CARES sign outside of the refuge, taken by Dr. Mahaney
Thank you for reading this article. Your questions and comments are completely welcome (I'll respond).
Please feel free to communicate with me through Twitter (@PatrickMahaney) and follow my adventures in veterinary medicine by liking Patrick Mahaney: Veterinarian Acupuncture Pain Management for Your Pets on Facebook.
Copyright of this article (2012) is owned by Dr Patrick Mahaney, Veterinarian and Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist. Republishing any portion of this article must first be authorized by Dr Patrick Mahaney. Requests for republishing must be approved by Dr Patrick Mahaney and received in written format.


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As my nick says, I am a nice and lust, I have a beautiful body and all passion a Latin babe can have in her skin you will see it in my chat!
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Max! Does! Stuff!
Here is a short story! Not by me. Oh. Sorry. You thought… you're right, that was confusing. No, this is by Sean Silleck. He's nobody. I say that with the deepest respect. I mean he's only had one thing published and this is it. But check it out: it's like something I would write, if I was having a really good day. I mean, eerily so. It's like the guy is hanging around my house after dark, going through my trash. I'm not saying he is. I'm not saying anything until the police have finished their investigation. But really. Eerie.
I swapped a few emails with Sean and it turns out he's never heard of me in his life. That was kind of disappointing. I was all excited that I had inspired a bright young talent. But no. Apparently I'm just working with ideas so obvious that anyone can have them.
Speaking of shorts, I'm judging a short story contest! You can win $1,500 just by writing the kind of thing you already know I like. It's practically rigged in your favor. Although you do have to be Australian. I suppose that's the catch.
If you're not Australian, I still have something for you. Wait. No, this is local, too. Wow. This blog is just getting more and more pointless for you. But anyway, I'm rocking out the Wheeler Centre in Melbourne next week with the Writer's Mix Tape. The idea is I bring along a CD of significant/pumping tunes and play them and talk about why what they mean and finish with an awesome breakdance. It's something like that. I'm there with Rob Jan of RRR radio. You should be, too. Unless you live thousands of miles away. In which case I'm very sorry for wasting your time. As you were.


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The World of Warcraft is an expansive universe. You're playing the game, you're fighting the bosses, you know the how -- but do you know the why? Each week, Matthew Rossi and Anne Stickney make sure you Know Your Lore by covering the history of the story behind World of Warcraft.
We don't really know much about Draenor. Certainly we know plenty about Outland, the shattered remains of a world once called Draenor, but that shattered world is a mere remnant of what Draenor actually was. In the Warcraft cosmos, the only planet we are incredibly familiar with is Azeroth -- and even then, Azeroth holds plenty of mysteries and riddles that have yet to be solved. But Draenor bears very little resemblance to Azeroth, touted instead as a savage land on which we'll have to fight to survive.
That statement is far more literal than you'd think. And if you thought the Iron Horde was the biggest problem we were going to face on Draenor, you'd be very, very wrong. In a universe of benevolent Titans, bastions of order, what makes a planet fight not just with aggressive invading forces, but itself?
Please note: The following Know Your Lore contains spoilers for Warlords of Draenor.
Today's Know Your Lore is a Tinfoil Hat edition. The following contains speculation based on known material. These speculations are merely theories and shouldn't be taken as fact or official lore.


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Zfors web sites necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 98 diseños de 30 diseñadores freelance.
We are a small start up company. Our aim is to create classified websites on single subjects such as pet-animals, aircraft, motorbikes etc.
We have already designed several sites here are a few;
The "fors".......means.... for sale
So "afors" means aircraft for sale.... etc etc.
People looking to sell or buy within their particular subject.
We are creating a profile page to encompass all of our web sites under the name Zfors.
We are looking for a logo design for the Z in Zfors. The Z needs to be larger than the text "fors"
Please check out Zfors.com for the present design of the Z which needs further development, in particular we wish to show that Zfors encompass all of our classified websites.
Now having seen some good ideas from the pro's my present idea on the profile page is obsolete. I am very encouraged to change the whole design idea for the New Look.
The winning designer will also receive the prize fund and be mentioned in all launch press releases and on the profile page.
Descubre cómo funciona un concurso de diseño u obtén más información sobre nuestros servicios de diseño de logo.


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You are a veteran Space Marine of the Imperial Fists Chapter. Equipped with powerful Terminator armour and armed with the deadliest weapons that the Adeptus Astartes wield, you are a symbol of the Emperor's might. Trapped aboard the space hulk Herald of Oblivion and the only survivor of your squad, you must fight your way through the aliens and heretics that infest the star vessel and find a way to escape the horror and return to your Chapter.
One year from initial outline to publication. That's right, on Thursday 7 July 2011 I started typing up my proposal for TERMINATOR and on 10 July I emailed it to Black Library's range development editor Christian Dunn.
And now, on Friday 6 July 2012, I'm very proud to announce that HERALD OF OBLIVION is available to buy direct from the Black Library.
If you're a fan of the Imperial Fists Space Marines, buy it! If you loathe and detest the Golden Avengers - buy it! (Why? Just read the book and you'll soon find out.) If you're a fan of Space Marines - buy it! If you're a fan of Orks, Tyranids, Necrons or Dark Eldar - buy it! If you're a fan of the classic GW board game SPACE HULK - buy it! If you're a fan of the Adeptus Mechanicus - buy it! Even if you are a vehement supporter of the Traitor Legions - buy it! There really is something for everyone in this book!
And if that's not enough to sell it to you, it also features the awesome artwork of Mr Karl Richardson, the artist on Dan Abnett's legendary LONE WOLVES.
I don't know if the idea had been mooted at Games Workshop before (after all, the original founders of the company did also create the Fighting Fantasy series of gamebooks) but what I do know is that Marc Gascoigne and I first pitched the idea of a series of Warhammer/Warhammer 40,000 gamebooks to Boxtree back in 1995-96. Obviously nothing came of the idea at the time, but in 2007 Black Library editor Nick Kyme got in touch about the possibility of doing something then. But as things turned out it wasn't until long time FF devotee Christian Dunn was on board (GW having sold the Solaris imprint to Rebellion) that what had been a dream for many (myself included) finally became reality.
HERALD OF OBLIVION may be my first gamebook for the Black Library, but as long-term readers of this blog will know, it's not my first adventure gamebook. It is in fact my fourteenth published adventure in twenty years*. My other gamebook titles include seven Fighting Fantasy gamebooks, two Sonic the Hedgehog adventures, one Doctor Who, one Star Wars The Clone Wars, one Gamebook Adventure app, and the first part in the Warlock's Bounty series.
If you're interested the full list of titles is as follows:
Spellbreaker (Fighting Fantasy)
Knights of Doom (Fighting Fantasy)
Curse of the Mummy (Fighting Fantasy)
Bloodbones (Fighting Fantasy)
Howl of the Werewolf (Fighting Fantasy)
Stormslayer (Fighting Fantasy)
Night of the Necromancer (Fighting Fantasy)
Theme Park Panic (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Stormin' Sonic (Sonic the Hedgehog)
The Horror of Howling Hill (Doctor Who)
Crisis on Coruscant (Star Wars The Clone Wars)
Temple of the Spider God (Gamebook Adventures)
Revenge of the Sorcerer (Warlock's Bounty)
HERALD OF OBLIVION (Path to Victory)
If you enjoy HERALD OF OBLIVION and you've not read any of my other gamebooks before, why not check them out? And of course if you enjoy HERALD OF OBLIVION, you'll enjoy my other Warhammer 40,000 book and short stories, including THE ARMAGEDDON OMNIBUS and the novel IRON HANDS.
And lastly, if you do enjoy HERALD OF OBLIVION please post a review on the Black Library website, and drop me a line too, if you like. It's always great to hear from gamebook fans.
* That's right, this summer marks 20 years since my first commission, which just so happens to have been my first gamebook Spellbreaker. And which book is it that's out in time for the 20 year anniversary? HERALD OF OBLIVION - another gamebook! Oh, and my current project is my first Warhammer Path to Victory book SHADOWS OVER SYLVANIA. (What are the chances?)


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I'm interested in what you believe is the best long-term IT career path?
I'm trying to figure out what to pursue, thought it would be a good idea to get some input from other people in the industry... Here's some information about me:
I'm 21 years old, been interested/working with computers/tech since I was 10.
Administrated linux servers: inc. game servers, mail servers, web servers, forums, help desk software.
I've been learning: C++, PHP, HTML, CSS also LUA.
I've done a bit of graphics design for some companies in photoshop/illustrator.
I've done some web design and development.
Been fixing computers for years, virus removal, optimization, hardware replacement and the like.
Troubleshotting hardware/debugging software.
I'm also interested in business development.
I practically love everything IT and believe I could learn pretty much any part of it long term, I feel this is what I want to be doing all my life paid or not as long as I could cover expenses.
I live in Whangarei and I haven't seen any IT jobs available here at all in a long time, but I'm looking for my future so was hoping you guys could shed some light on what you believe to be the most likely field to get a job/with the most future regardless of location.