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Summary (Masterplots II: World Fiction Series)
The Master and Margarita presents three interlaced lines of action, which are integrated and are mutually enlightening: a visit by Satan to Moscow, a Faustian love story of a writer and his Margarita, and Pilate's condemnation of Jesus to execution. The Moscow and Jerusalem episodes have parallels, and the love story connects the two.
In the first story, Satan, in the form of a foreign expert in theater (magic is his specialty), visits Moscow in the spring of 1920. Satan takes the German name of Woland. He and his minions—a black cat named Behemoth, a naked maid named Hella, a disreputable clown named Koroviev-Faggot, and an evil trickster called Azazello—play tricks on the Soviet literary and theatrical establishments and on the ordinary people of Moscow in order to reveal their victims' anti-Soviet greed for material things. A magic show in a theater and a series of destructive tricks around town reveal and satirize real elements of Soviet life in the 1920's and 1930's: the hunger for consumer goods; gold-hoarding; sexual hanky-panky; the jockeying for special treatment; the suppression of literature; the humorlessness of the bureaucracy; and the pervasive informing on friends, neighbors, and acquaintances.
The satanic crew finds a writer's girlfriend and persuades her to serve as the hostess for the annual Satan's ball, which she agrees to do in order to earn the freedom of her lover, who is in a mental institution....
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Summary (Masterplots, Fourth Edition)
On a warm spring afternoon, two Russian writers meet in a Moscow park. One of them, Berlioz, is the editor of a leading literary journal; the other is a poet named Ivan Bezdomny, who has been reviled for writing a poem about Jesus that depicts him as if he had really existed. The two writers are discussing atheism, the official Soviet policy, when they are joined by a strange, foreign-looking person who asks them provocative questions and gives even more provocative answers to their questions. He even prophesies about their immediate future, telling them, for example, that Berlioz will die before the day is over. In the ensuing philosophical debate, he tells them the story of Pontius Pilate. By the end of the afternoon, Berlioz has been decapitated by a streetcar. Bezdomny ends up in a mental hospital because no one would believe his story about the strange visitor.
The visitor, who has the German-sounding name Woland, professes to be a professor of black magic. He is actually an incarnation of the Devil, and he is accompanied by a black cat named Behemoth, a naked maid, a disreputable clown, and an evil trickster. Woland and his minions proceed to play tricks on the Soviet literary and theatrical establishments and on the ordinary people of Moscow. Various people are packed off to places thousands of miles away, their vices dramatized, their moribund consciences awakened or called to answer, and their philistine natures exposed.
The unnamed...
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Part 1
Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita is split into three different, yet intertwined, versions of reality: events in presen-tday Moscow, including the adventures of satanic visitors, events concerning the crucifixion of Yeshua Ha-Notsri, or Jesus Christ, in first-century Yershalaim, and the love story of the Master and Margarita.
Mikhail Alexandrovich Berlioz, an important literary figure, and Ivan Nikolayevich Ponyryov, a poet who is also known as Bezdomny, which means "homeless," meet at Patriarch's Ponds to discuss a commissioned poem that Berlioz had asked Ivan to pen. Berlioz would like Ivan to rewrite the poem because he believes the poem makes Jesus too real. He goes on to explain why he believes Jesus never existed, providing Ivan with a brief history of religion. Berlioz is eventually interrupted by a mysterious man named Professor Woland, who assures them that Jesus did indeed exist. When Berlioz objects, Woland begins the story of Pontius Pilate, but not before he tells Berlioz he will be decapitated before the day is out.
The story shifts to Yershalaim, where Pilate is hearing Yeshua's case. Yeshua is accused of inciting the people to burn down the temple, as well as advocating the overthrow of Emperor Tiberius. Pilate is forced to try him, and Yeshua is sentenced to death. Back in Moscow, Berlioz is indeed later decapitated by a streetcar. After Berlioz is killed, Ivan confronts and...
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Summary and Analysis
Summary and Analysis: Chapter 1
New Characters
Ivan: A poet writing under the pseudonym "Homeless."
Berlioz: The chairman of the Massolit literary association and the editor of a literary journal.
Professor (also known as "Consultant," and "Woland"): A foreigner recently arrived in Moscow later to be revealed as the devil.
Annushka: The woman who spills sunflower oil and causes Berlioz's death.
Citizen with Checkered Jacket (also known as "Koroviev," "the choirmaster," and "Fagott"): Initially a phantasm seen by Berlioz, he is later to be revealed as Woland's accomplice.
Berlioz and Ivan appear at Moscow's Patriarch's Ponds as the spring sun sets and sit down at a food stand along the oddly desolate walk running parallel to Malaya Bronnaya Street. After they drink apricot soda, Berlioz feels a spasm in his heart and perceives "a blunt needle lodged in it," and is gripped with a worrisome fear. A tall, transparent citizen dressed in a short checkered jacket appears briefly, striking further terror in him. But Berlioz calms down to talk with Ivan about the poem about Jesus that Ivan has written for the next issue of a journal edited by Berlioz. Berlioz points out that Ivan, who has adopted the literary pseudonym "Homeless," has concentrated on portraying Jesus as a bad person, whereas he should have focused on portraying the fabricated existence of Jesus as a myth.
As Berlioz starts telling Ivan about other mythological gods with the same characteristics as Jesus, a man who is about 40 years old, of foreign appearance and wearing grey shoes and a matching grey suit, appears on the walk. He is carrying a stick with a black knob shaped like a poodle's head, and his teeth are covered by "platinum crowns on the left side and gold on the right." He joins Ivan and Berlioz's conversation, speaking Russian with a clean foreign accent. As he queries them about religion, both men confirm they are atheists. The foreign man asks more questions, mentioning the inability of man to predict the future and, as examples of this inability, points out to Berlioz that sometimes men get cancer or slip under tram-cars.
Berlioz becomes suspicious of the foreigner, who predicts that Berlioz will be decapitated. He also predicts that Berlioz will not make the evening meeting at Massolit, a Soviet literary association,...
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Summary and Analysis: Chapter 2
New Characters
Pontius Pilate: The fifth Roman procurator of Judea.
Mark Ratslayer: A Roman centurion.
Yeshua: A philosopher who has been arrested by the Romans for potentially causing unrest.
Matthew Levi: One of Yeshua's followers.
Joseph Kaifa: The high priest of the Jews and president of the Sanhedrin.
Hooded Man (also known as "Aphranius"): A man who meets Pilate; he is later revealed as the head of the Roman secret police in Judea.
The professor continues his story, which begins with Pontius Pilate, the procurator of Judea, sitting in the "colonnade between the two wings of the palace of Herod the Great" early in the morning on the day before Passover. The weary Pilate is hounded by the smell of rose oil and must confirm the death sentence the accused man, Yeshua, faces. Two legionnaires bring in Yeshua, who is about 27 years old and dressed in an old chiton. Pilate begins interrogating Yeshua but, angered at being called "good man" by him, orders the centurion Mark Ratslayer to teach Yeshua a lesson. Mark Ratslayer whips Yeshua and tells him to call Pilate solely by the name "Hegemon." Yeshua returns to Pilate and tells Pilate his name and that he comes from Gamala, which is in the north of Judea. Yeshua lacks a permanent home, does not know who his parents are, and has no family. Despite Pilate's accusations, Yeshua denies calling for the temple building to be destroyed. He also says Matthew Levi, a former tax collector, ascribes false statements to Yeshua in his writings on his goatskin parchment. Nonetheless, Matthew Levi is Yeshua's faithful companion.
The sick Pontius Pilate briefly longs for poison, then asks Yeshua, "What is truth?" Yeshua responds by saying the truth is that Pilate is sick and thinks of death, but he adds, "[Y]our suffering will soon be over." Yeshua tells Pilate to get out of his palace and go for a walk with him. Pilate orders his hands to be unbound, and as their conversation proceeds, Yeshua denies he is a physician and proclaims, "[T]here are no evil people in the world." Pilate concludes that Yeshua is mentally ill and, instead of being executed, will be put under confinement at Pilate's residence in Stratonian Caesarea on the Mediterranean Sea. After reading a document on Yeshua, Pilate's skin turns brown, his eyes sink, and he has a...
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Summary and Analysis: Chapters 3–4
New Characters
Black Cat (also known as "Behemoth"): A cat who boards the tram-car; he is to be revealed as a member of Woland's retinue.
The professor has concluded his narrative, and evening has come to the Patriarch's Ponds. He declares that he was present for the entire story he has related to Berlioz and Ivan. Berlioz patronizes the professor, whom he takes for a mad German, but the professor predicts that he will be living in Berlioz's apartment shortly. The three men talk about the existence of the devil before Berlioz heads to the tram-car station at Bronnaya to report the professor to the foreigners' bureau. Before reaching the turnstile at the station, he sees the same citizen he had seen before, only now the citizen wears checkered trousers. A tram-car comes along, Berlioz loses his footing on the cobbles by the turnstile, and his head is severed by the tram-car when he falls on the rails.
Ivan rushes to the turnstile in response to the accident and hears a woman say that Annushka broke a liter-bottle of sunflower oil on the turnstile. Remembering the professor's prophecy, he rushes back to find him and sees the professor, along with the citizen Berlioz had seen, who is now called "the choirmaster" and wears a pince-nez with a cracked lens. The professor tells an angry Ivan he doesn't speak Russian, and the choirmaster blocks Ivan, then vanishes. Ivan looks into the distance to see the professor, the choirmaster, and a huge whiskered black cat by the exit to Patriarch's Lane. Ivan chases after the trio, but they split up and slip away. Once Ivan realizes he won't be able to catch any of them, he also realizes how little time the chase took. Concluding that he can find the professor in house 13, apartment 47, which is located on a lane near Arbat Square, he goes there and is let into the apartment by a silent little girl. Ivan goes into the bathroom to catch the professor but instead encounters a naked woman in the bathtub. He retreats to the kitchen, where he sees a dozen small primus stoves, two candles, and two icons. Ivan takes a candle and the icon that is made of paper and goes out into the lane. He concludes the professor is at the Moscow River and, upon reaching the river, he begins swimming in it. Not finding the professor there either, he comes out to find his clothes have been stolen by the man he asked to guard them. His...
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Summary and Analysis: Chapters 5–6
New Characters
Riukhin: A poet who helps bring Ivan into the psychiatric clinic.
Zheldybin: Berlioz's assistant, who receives and spreads the news of Berlioz's death.
Doctor (also known as Dr. Stravinsky): The head doctor of the Moscow psychiatric clinic.
Griboedov's, a restaurant on the ground floor of The House of Griboedov, is known as the best restaurant in Moscow. The house serves as a club for Massolit, a Moscow literary organization. The club itself is very cozy and plush, but the restaurant, with its reasonable prices and superb menu, is the club's greatest feature. On this night, 12 writers have gathered for the meeting Berlioz would be attending if he were not dead. It is nearing 11:00 P.M., and the impatient writers, who had expected the meeting to start at 10 o'clock, grumble impatiently before going down to the restaurant at midnight. Meanwhile, Berlioz's assistant, Zheldybin, is given the news of Berlioz's death and goes to visit the head and body laid out on two separate tables.
At midnight, "a handsome dark-eyed man with a dagger-like beard" who looks like a Caribbean pirate enters the restaurant. The news of Berlioz's death spreads through Griboedov's at the same time, and shortly thereafter Ivan runs onto the restaurant's veranda. Ivan, carrying the candle and with the icon pinned to the breast of his blouse, starts looking for the professor and reveals that the professor has killed Berlioz. However, no one believes this story and the diners, concluding he is insane, capture Ivan. The pirate dismisses the restaurant's doorman for letting Ivan in, and Ivan is carried to a truck, which will take him to a psychiatric clinic located on the banks of a river outside of Moscow.
At 1:30 A.M., a doctor arrives in the examining room to meet Ivan. The poet Riukhin, who had helped carry Ivan into the truck, tells the doctor what Ivan has done. Ivan, though, complains that he's been mistreated and is perfectly sane, adding a denunciation of Riukhin as "a typical little kulak." The doctor and Riukhin listen to Ivan narrate the encounter with the professor before Ivan is manhandled by some orderlies. The doctor, suspecting Ivan has schizophrenia, orders Ivan to be put in room 117 and assigned a nurse. The truck takes Riukhin back to Moscow, and a disconsolate Riukhin returns to Griboedov's to drink...
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Summary and Analysis: Chapters 7–8
New Characters
Styopa Likhodeev: The director of the Variety Theatre, he is also Berlioz's roommate.
Rimsky: The financial director of the Variety Theatre.
Azazello: The third member of the Professor's retinue.
The chapter opens by introducing Styopa Likhodeev, Berlioz's co-tenant in apartment 50 at 302-bis on Sadovaya Street. Styopa is beset by a raging headache, apparently the result of his drinking the prior night. An aside on the history of the apartment reveals that people began disappearing from it two years earlier. Anna Fougeray, a jeweler's widow, had let out three of the apartment's rooms, but all three lodgers vanished, and in response, Anna left the apartment permanently. When Berlioz, Styopa, and their respective wives moved in, both wives vanished within a month.
Styopa wakes up at 11 A.M. to see "an unknown man, dresses in black and wearing a black beret," sitting in his room. This stranger explains that he had arranged to meet Styopa in the apartment at 10 and has been waiting since then for him to wake up. A bewildered Styopa eats caviar and white bread and drinks vodka from a tray while sipping some vodka served by the stranger, but fails to recall any arranged meeting with him. The stranger identifies himself as Woland, a professor of black magic, and explains that yesterday he arrived in Moscow, met Styopa, who is the director of the Variety Theatre, and signed a contract to put on seven magic performances at the theatre for 35,000 rubles. Styopa is shown the contract but still cannot remember meeting Woland, as the professor will be known for the rest of the novel. He calls up the theatre's financial director, Rimsky, to confirm the contract.
Having done this, Styopa hangs up the phone and sees, wearing his pince-nez, the same man Berlioz had twice encountered before dying, as well as the black cat Ivan has already seen. These two, along with Woland, intend to replace Styopa in the apartment. A fourth figure, Azazello, enters wearing a bowler hat and displaying his fangs and flaming red hair. The cat and Azazello tell Styopa to leave; Styopa gets dizzy and opens his eyes to find himself on a jetty. He asks a man where he is and is told he is in the city of Yalta, which is located in southern Russia. Styopa loses consciousness.
At the same time, 11:30 A.M., Ivan wakes up. He calls for an...
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Summary and Analysis: Chapters 9-10
New Characters
Bosoy: Chairman of the tenants' association at 302-bis.
Varenukha: Administrator of the Variety Theatre.
Nikanor Ivanovich Bosoy, chairman of tenants' association for Berlioz's former residence, is besieged by requests from people seeking to occupy Berlioz's old apartment. At noon, when he goes up to apartment 50, he sees the choirmaster sitting at Berlioz's desk, dressed in his checkered jacket and wearing the pince-nez. A suspicious Bosoy questions the choirmaster, who says his name is Koroviev. Koroviev says he is the interpreter for Woland, and explains that Woland has been invited by Styopa to live in the apartment for a week while Styopa travels to Yalta. A surprised Bosoy finds a letter from Styopa in his briefcase explaining the arrangement. Koroviev answers Bosoy's request to see Woland by saying Woland is too busy training the cat to see Bosoy. Koroviev adds that Woland's stay will be profitable for the association, and agrees to pay the association 5,000 rubles in cash for the weeklong occupancy of the apartment. Koroviev also slips Bosoy a wad of cash and a pass for the magic show. Bosoy, although pleased with this bribe, also feels anxious about the entire situation. Koroviev promptly calls the authorities to turn in Bosoy for "speculating in foreign currency," testifying that he has 400 American dollars hidden in the vent in the privy of his apartment. Bosoy returns to his apartment, wraps his wad of 400 rubles in newspaper and puts it in the ventilation duct of the privy, and goes into the dining room. The doorbell promptly rings, and two citizens step in, find the wad, which now contains dollars rather than rubles, and escort Bosoy out of the house.
As Chapter 10 opens, it is 2 P.M. and Rimsky and Varenukha, the administrator of the Variety theatre, are meeting in Rimsky's office trying to sort out the meaning of Woland's magic show. They have also been waiting since 11:30 for Styopa, who had called them at about 11, to arrive, but Styopa has since disappeared from his apartment. A woman comes in to deliver a telegram announcing that a mental case identifying himself as Styopa has been found in Yalta. A disbelieving Varenukha starts calling people to try to find Styopa, but a new telegram mentioning Woland confirms that the man in Yalta is indeed Styopa. The still disbelieving Rimsky and Varenukha wonder...
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Summary and Analysis: Chapters 11-12
New Characters
Georges Bengalsky: The master of ceremonies at the Variety.
Sempleyarov: Chairman of the Moscow theatres' Acoustics Commission. Praskovya Fyodorovna: A nurse.
Ivan, who is still in his room at the clinic, has failed in his attempt to write a statement about the professor. Nurse Praskovya Fyodorovna sees him crying and goes to the doctor, who gives him an injection while assuring Ivan he will cry no more. Ivan quickly begins to feel better, and the moon starts to rise as evening settles on Moscow. Ivan, thinking to himself, at first dismisses the death of Berlioz as absurd, but then "the former Ivan" points out to "the new Ivan" that the professor predicted Berlioz's demise. The new Ivan ponders the strange professor and wonders who will replace Berlioz as editor of the journal. A voice that resembles the consultant's calls Ivan a fool, which makes Ivan happy, and he sees a man on the balcony, who tells him to keep quiet.
The scene shifts to the Variety's stage for Chapter 12, as the Guilli family's cycling acrobatics form the opening act of Woland's magic show. Meanwhile, Rimsky tries to call Varenukha at 10 P.M., only to learn that all the building's phones are out of order. He goes down to the theatre's dressing room to meet Woland and is surprised to see Koroviev, along with the black cat, accompanying Woland. The cat's trick of drinking water from a glass astounds everyone in the dressing room. On stage, Georges Bengalsky, the master of ceremonies, starts to introduce Woland, but the introduction falls flat, and Woland, Koroviev, and the cat take the stage. Woland begins by calling Koroviev "Fagott," the name Koroviev will be known by throughout the magic show. He chats with Koroviev about Moscow. After an interruption from Bengalsky, the show begins with Koroviev and the cat flipping a deck of cards back and forth, and Koroviev swallowing the cards as they are returned to him by the cat. The deck is then found on a citizen named Parchevsky, after which a heckler claims the deck was planted on Parchevsky. Koroviev tells the heckler he now has the deck. This heckler finds ten-ruble bills in his pocket instead of the deck, and when a fat man in the stalls asks "to play with the same kind of deck," Koroviev shoots his pistol up at the ceiling, and money begins raining down.
The audience starts...
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Summary and Analysis: Chapter 13
New Characters
Master: Currently in the psychiatric clinic with Ivan, he has written a novel about Pilate and Yeshua.
Master's lover (also known as Margarita): Lives with the master in a basement apartment.
Ivan's visitor is a dark-haired man, approximately thirty-eight years of age. He explains that he has gained access to the clinic's common balcony by stealing some keys and could escape, but stays at the clinic because he has nowhere to go. Ivan confesses to this visitor that his poetry is bad and promises not to write any more poems. The visitor tells Ivan that Bosoy has arrived in room 119 cursing Pushkin and insisting that "unclean powers" live in apartment 50. Ivan tells the visitor he is in the clinic because of the story about Pilate and Berlioz's death, and the visitor tells Ivan that the professor at Patriarch's Ponds was actually Satan. Ivan, as his former self, tells the visitor they should try to catch Woland, and the visitor informs Ivan he has written a novel about Pilate, which is why he is in the clinic. Identifying himself as "a Master," he tells Ivan he had won 100,000 rubles in a lottery and used the money to rent a basement apartment and write his novel. The master continues telling a story about his past: one day, he met a woman carrying repulsive yellow flowers in her hand on Tverskya Boulevard and fell in love with her. However, both the master and she were married, so they met secretly every afternoon in his apartment. She urged the master to keep working on his novel, but it was rejected by publishers, and two critics wrote articles attacking the manuscript. However, the article by the critic Latunsky was the most savage attack of all, and the master became mentally ill from his struggles. One day in mid-October his lover urged him to travel to the Black Sea. He gave her 10,000 rubles to keep until he departed, and she promised to return to the master the next day. That night, he set out to burn his notebooks and manuscript but was interrupted by a visit from his lover. She rescued one chapter of the novel from the fire, and she vowed to tell her husband about the affair and stay with the master permanently. She also promised him she would return in the morning. After the master retreats to the balcony and tells Ivan room 120 is now occupied by Georges Bengalsky, he continues the story, which has shifted to mid-January. In the...
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Summary and Analysis: Chapters 14-15
New Characters
Sergei Gerardovich Dunchil Dunchil: A roughly 50-year-old man accused of hiding currency and a gold necklace.
Summary Rimsky, sitting in his office at the Variety Theatre, hears a policeman's whistle as he stares at a stack of cash from the magic show on his desk. He looks out on the street to see two disheveled, nearly naked women leaving the theatre. The clock strikes midnight, and Varenukha enters Rimsky's office. An anxious, fearful Rimsky asks Varenukha about Styopa, and gets the answer that Styopa was found in the tavern in Pushkino. Rimsky is happy with this news, but as Varenukha tells the story of Styopa's outrageous drunkenness at the Yalta tavern, Rimsky realizes Varenukha's entire story is a lie. Rimsky, who is aware of some kind of danger, examines Varenukha and finds he has a large bruise on the right side of his nose, a pale, chalky pallor, and cowardly eyes.
Rimsky rings a bell for help, only to notice the bell is broken but Varenukha has noticed the ringing. When Varenukha lies about the cause of his bruise and Rimsky sees that he casts no shadow, Varenukha realizes he has been found out. He locks the door, and Rimsky goes to the window to see a naked woman pressing her face against it, trying to get in. Just as it seems Varenukha and the naked woman, who is dead, are about to kill Rimsky, a cock cries three times in response to the dawning of a new day. The woman flies away and Varenukha floats out the window. A suddenly aged Rimsky runs downstairs and flees on the express train to Leningrad.
Before arriving in the clinic's room 119, Bosoy was taken to the secret police for questioning about the illegal currency. The authorities, concluding he was insane because he claimed Koroviev was the devil, put Bosoy in the clinic. He arrived in the evening and given an injection to quiet him down. Now asleep, Bosoy begins to dream about currency. Bosoy finds himself in a small, elegant theatre which lacks seats, so the bearded male audience sits on the floor. A bell rings and a young, handsome artist emerges and calls Bosoy up onto the stage. When asked by the artist to hand over his currency, Bosoy answers by claiming Koroviev "stuck" him with the $400. Bosoy goes back to sit on the floor, and after the theatre fills with darkness, fiery red words emerge on the walls telling the audience, "Turn over your currency!" Sergei Gerardovich Dunchil comes...
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Summary and Analysis: Chapters 16-17
New Characters
Vassily Stepanovich: The Variety Theatre's bookkeeper.
Prokhor Petrovich: Chairman of the commission on light entertainments.
Anna Richardovna: The secretary to Prokhor Petrovich.
Ivan's dream begins with the Roman soldiers taking the three condemned men up to Bald Mountain to be executed. They are followed by about 2,000 citizens, who spread out around the hill. As the evening heat beats down, one person is noticed hiding on the north side of Bald Mountain under a fig tree, where he cannot see the execution. He had been tardy in following the procession of soldiers and, after failing to make it to the execution site itself, went off to the north side of Bald Mountain because he would be alone there, apart from the soldiers and the crowd. The man, whose name is Matthew Levi, had thought of taking a knife and killing his companion, Yeshua, and then himself, as the three condemned men were marched to the execution. For that purpose he ran back to Yershalaim and stole a bread knife, but upon running back, realized the procession was too far ahead of him for the plan to be realized.
After Matthew Levi curses God for failing to kill Yeshua quickly, a massive storm cloud swallows the setting sun and rolls westward. The scene shifts to the three condemned men hanging on their posts. Yeshua is faring better than the other two, and he is given a soaked sponge to drink water from. The executioner stabs Yeshua and Dysmas to death, and Gestas, the third man, dies after being given the sponge. Just after the three men are proclaimed dead, lightning and thunder emerge from the cloud, as well as a deluge of rain. The soldiers leave, and Matthew Levi goes up to the posts to cut down the three bodies, then carries the body of Yeshua down from the hilltop. Ivan's dream has ended.
The scene shifts to the Variety Theatre, where a long line of citizens has gathered seeking tickets to Woland's magic show, and the theatre's phones are incessantly ringing. Rimsky's wife comes into the theatre at 10 A.M. looking for Rimsky or information about his whereabouts, and the police arrive at 10:30. Rimsky's wife is sent home, and the investigators arrive with a dog, who is taken away after failing to follow a scented trail. The investigators ask the bookkeeper, Vassily Stepanovich, why the posters for the show have vanished along with the...
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Summary and Analysis: Chapter 18
New Characters
Poplavsky: Berlioz's uncle.
Andrei Fokich Sokov: Barman at the Variety Theatre.
Kuzmin: A doctor who treats Sokov's ailment.
Berlioz's uncle, Poplavsky, arrives in Moscow hoping to gain occupancy of his nephew's former apartment. Finding that Bosoy is not in, he decides to head up to apartment 50, where he encounters Koroviev and Behemoth and learns from Koroviev that Behemoth sent the telegram informing Poplavsky of Berlioz's demise. Behemoth demands to see Poplavsky's passport and tells him he isn't allowed at Berlioz's funeral and that he should go back to Kiev and lie low. Azazello enters, hits Poplavsky with a chicken, and throws his suitcase down the stairway. Poplavsky makes his way downstairs and encounters an old, melancholy man. He tells the man where apartment 50 is, watches the man go upstairs to the apartment, then watches the man run back downstairs and out of the building. This man, Andrei Fokich Sokov, is barman at the Variety. A beautiful, nearly naked woman lets him into the apartment where he meets Woland and Behemoth. He encounters difficulties with them before asking Woland about the fake bills, which have caused Sokov to lose 109 rubles from making change for false bills at the bar. A voice from the apartment's adjacent room reveals that Sokov has 249,000 rubles and 200 ten-ruble gold pieces, and a scared Sokov finds the fake bills have turned back into real ten-ruble notes.
The voice also predicts Sokov will die of liver cancer next February, and Sokov runs out of the house and heads to a specialist in liver diseases. Believing the prophecy is true, he asks Professor Kuzmin for help. Kuzmin dismisses Sokov as a schizophrenic crook, but when a dancing sparrow flies onto his desk, Kuzmin becomes light-headed and dizzy. After seeing a nurse with a man's mouth and a fang at his desk, he goes to bed for some much-needed rest.
Poplavsky's base reason for coming to Moscow is another example of how Woland draws out characters' inner desires. He, like the theatergoers, is punished for pursuing his desire. The Variety's barman, Sokov, displays more courage than most of those who have encountered Woland. Perhaps this courage comes from his God-fearing nature, but it does not keep him from being frightened by the exposure of his own currency hoarding,...
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Summary and Analysis: Chapters 19-20
New Characters
Nikolai Ivanovich: Margarita's husband.
The master's lover, the 30-year-old, childless Margarita, has a comfortable life but does not love her husband. With the master gone and her not knowing if he is alive or dead, she sinks into despair. But on Friday, the same day as the bookkeeper's arrest, she wakes up around noon, sensing that her dream last night of the master calling to her means he is either dead and calling for her to join him, or alive, and they will see each other soon. She listens to her housemaid, Natasha, talk about last night's magic show, but she dismisses the stories as a false rumor. Margarita takes the trolley-bus down the Arbat and hears talk of a corpse's head being stolen from a coffin before getting off and taking a seat on a bench under the Kremlin wall. After watching a funeral procession go by, she says she would "pawn [her] soul to the devil" to know if the master is alive. She wonders who is being buried, and Azazello tells her it is Berlioz. The corpse's head has been stolen, however. He points out Latunsky in the procession in response to her request, then tells her he has come to her with some business, namely, to invite Margarita for a visit to a foreigner that evening. When a disbelieving Margarita dismisses him, he recites some of the master's novel, and an amazed Margarita asks him if the master is alive. Azazello affirms that he is alive and instructs Margarita to take off all her clothes at home at 9:30 that evening, rub herself with the ointment he will have given her, and wait for him to call her at 10. Margarita agrees and puts the ointment into her handbag.
At 9:29 that evening, Margarita spreads the ointment over her body, and, looking in the mirror, sees herself as twenty-year-old woman with naturally curly black hair. She is pleasantly amazed by this, and, when she feels her body become weightless and free, she becomes very happy. She writes a farewell note to her husband, telling him she is now a witch and is leaving him forever. Natasha sees her transformation and helps her pack up for the trip. Meanwhile, her husband, Nikolai Ivanovich, arrives in his car to sit on a bench in the garden outside their home. Azazello promptly calls and tells her to shout "Invisible!" as she flies over the gate. Margarita takes the broom that comes into the house, and she throws off her shift, cries...
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Summary and Analysis: Chapters 21-22
New Characters
Fat Man: A man who Margarita encounters on the banks of the Yenisey River.
Hella: A witch.
Margarita's invisible flight is underway. She flies along the Arbat, dodging utility wires as she flies about 20 feet off the ground before coming across the House of Dramatists and Literary Workers. Margarita finds Latunsky's name on the tenants' list, finds his top-floor apartment, and enters through an open window. She turns on the bathtub faucet, smashes the piano with a hammer, and starts smashing Latunsky's windows and other windows on the top floor. Continuing to smash windows methodically, she descends to the fourth floor as the overflowing bathtub water starts to fall through the floor to the apartment below Latunsky's. But she sees a small boy who tells her he is afraid, and she stops smashing windows, puts down her hammer, and quickly flies out of Moscow. Natasha, flying on a pig who is Margarita's transformed husband, joins her and explains that the ointment has enabled Natasha to fly and produced the husband's transformation. Natasha flies on ahead, and Margarita, sensing that her goal is near, slows her flight to land near the Yenisey River. There, she sees a naked, fat, drunken man, who calls her Queen Margot and falls into the river. Margarita flies to the opposite bank of the river, where musicians are playing a march in her honor, and naiads, naked witches, and a goat-legged figure give her a welcome. The goat-legged person calls for a car on an improvised telephone made from two twigs, and the car, driven by a crow, arrives to take Margarita back to Moscow.
The car drops off Margarita at a deserted cemetery, where she meets Azazello. They fly on the broom to 302-bis. They walk past three men, all of them wearing a cap and high boots, and go into apartment 50. They walk up the dark apartment's stairs to a landing and see Koroviev there, holding a little lamp. He, dressed in formal wear, asks Margarita to follow him as Azazello disappears. She sees that they are in a huge hall before Koroviev explains the huge size of the hall by saying that it is easy for someone acquainted with the fifth dimension to expand space. Koroviev goes on to tell Margarita that Woland gives a ball every year in the spring on the full moon, and he needs her to serve as hostess. The woman must be named Margarita and be a Moscow native, two...
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Summary and Analysis: Chapter 23
With midnight looming, the hosts must hurry to prepare for the ball. Margarita is washed in a jeweled pool filled with blood, then with rose oil. Rose petal slippers are put on her feet, a diamond crown is put on her head, and Koroviev hangs an oval picture of a black poodle around her neck. He instructs her to acknowledge every guest, and an empty ballroom appears, adorned with columns, tulips, and lamps, and populated by some "naked Negroes" standing by the columns, and an orchestra of roughly 150 men, conducted by Johann Strauss. Another room has walls of roses and a wall of Japanese double camellias, fountains of champagne bubbling in three pools, Negroes to serve the champagne, and a jazz band. Margarita is put on her throne, from which she can see a huge fireplace in the vast front hall. Just after midnight, the first guests—the counterfeiter, alchemist, and traitor Monsieur Jacques and his wife—emerge from a gallows and a coffin that drop down into the fireplace. Margarita receives them, and more figures emerge from coffins in the fireplace. More and more guests arrive, but Margarita takes particular notice of one woman, who had used a handkerchief to choke her newborn boy to death, and has for thirty years put a handkerchief on her night table, then woken up and found the handkerchief still there. When Margarita asks about the fate of the man who raped this woman and fathered the child, Behemoth, who has gone underneath her throne, says not to bother with him, and Margarita, warning him to say nothing more, rakes Behemoth's ear with her left hand's fingernails. The woman, named Frieda, briefly talks with Margarita, who advises her to get drunk. Koroviev introduces numerous other guests, but Margarita grows tired of them and their stories. Her body feels weary, especially her right knee, which is being kissed by all the guests. After three hours of receiving guests, the last two arrive. Margarita is then massaged in a pool of blood and gains her strength, which she needs to manage the crowd of guests, which is dancing to songs played by a jazz band of monkeys. Margarita and Koroviev leave the pool, and after having a few bizarre visions, Margarita returns to the ballroom and, to her amazement, a clock strikes midnight.
Silence falls upon the guests, and Woland, Azazello, Abaddon, and some men who resemble Abaddon walk in. Azazello holds Berlioz's head on a platter, and Woland tells...
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Summary and Analysis: Chapter 24
Woland's bedroom is just as it was before the ball. Margarita drinks a glass of pure alcohol and feels refreshed by it. She drinks a second glass and starts to eat caviar. Koroviev confirms her suspicion that the three men at 302-bis were secret police and predicts they will come to arrest him. Margarita, excited by Meigel's murder, prompts Koroviev to say that Azazello can hit any covered-up objects. The company proceeds to play target practice with playing cards. At about 6 A.M., Woland says Margarita can request something in return for serving as hostess. Margarita asks that Frieda no longer be given her handkerchief, and when Frieda appears, Margarita declares that this will be done. Woland says since Margarita granted this wish herself, she can have one more for herself. Margarita asks for her master to come back immediately, and he promptly appears. Margarita, now clothed in a black silk cloak, sees that he looks sick, but when he drinks two glasses offered by Margarita, he gets better. The master and Woland talk about his novel before the master's manuscript is found on top of a stack of manuscripts Behemoth was sitting on.
Margarita asks Woland for her and the master to return to their former life in the basement apartment, and Woland grants this wish. But before the two leave, Natasha wins her wish to remain a witch, and Varenukha successfully asks to return to his life before he became a vampire. After Margarita is given a diamond-studded horseshoe, Woland's retinue escorts Margarita and the master into a black car by the entrance to 302-bis. When Margarita realizes she forgot her horseshoe, Azazello runs up to get it and encounters the Annushka who had spilled the sunflower oil that Berlioz slipped on. She has stolen the napkin-covered horseshoe after the party walked downstairs. Azazello orders her to give it back, and gives her 200 rubles in exchange for preserving the horseshoe. He gives the horseshoe to Margarita and goodbyes are exchanged before the car takes Margarita and the master to their basement. There, Margarita starts reading from the master's Pilate novel.
The alcohol given Margarita sparks her vivacity, and this strength, together with Woland's comment that Meigel's blood has given rise to grapevines, calls to mind the Christian belief in transubstantiation. The conversation between her, Woland, Koroviev, Azazello, and...
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Summary and Analysis: Chapter 25
A hurricane has struck Yershalaim, and Pilate is lying on a couch under the columns of his palace. He mutters to himself before seeing the hooded man who had been present at the execution. They greet each other, and as the evening sun starts shining, the hooded man reports that the city's populace is calm, and the Roman troops can leave. They converse about the execution before Pilate raises the issue of Judas of Kiriath. The hooded man, who is the head of the Roman secret police in Judea, confirms that Judas will be paid well for handing over Yeshua. Pilate mentions his fear that Judas will be killed tonight by one of Yeshua's friends. He asks the hooded man, whose name is Aphranius, to protect Judas, and though Aphranius vows to do this, Pilate predicts Judas will be killed. He also asks Aphranius for a report on the burial of the executed men before Aphranius leaves.
The weather imagery of the chapter, with its initial hurricane and the sun emerging from that storm to shine its twilight rays on Yershalaim, calls to mind the important role weather has played throughout the novel in setting scenes and highlighting moods. Here, the storm seems to reflect Pilate's unsettled mind as well as provide the appropriate backdrop for the shadowy machinations of Aphranius, the hooded man. The vow that only the power of the Roman Caesar is guaranteed is ironic, given that Pilate has gained no peace from his own power, and the Roman Empire itself will begin its decline not long after Pilate leaves office. Despite the vow about guarantees, Pilate is willing to prophesize Judas's death. This prophecy appears to be read by Aphranius as an order to murder Judas.
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Summary and Analysis: Chapter 26
New Characters
Niza: A woman pursued by Judas; she betrays him to the Hooded Man.
Judas: The man who betrayed Yeshua; he is murdered by the Hooded Man's henchmen.
An anguished Pilate calls to his dog, Banga, for comfort. Meanwhile, Aphranius gets three carts loaded with entrenching tools and barrels of water, and the cart drivers, escorted by 15 men on horseback, set off for Bald Mountain. Aphranius leaves as well on horseback and goes to Antonia Fortress, then to Greek Street in the Lower City. He meets Niza, a young woman, at a house there, and they leave separately after their brief meeting. At the same time, Judas of Kiriath is leaving his dreary house. He goes into Kaifa's courtyard briefly, then heads toward the marketplace of the Lower City, where he sees Niza. Niza tells Judas to go the olive estate in Gethsemane, following her lead, and meet her in the grotto there. He follows Niza and calls for her in the estate's garden, but instead two men jump out at him. The first man fatally stabs Judas in the heart, and Aphranius appears on the estate's road to tell the two men to leave quickly. They take Judas's purse and its thirty tetradrachmas. Aphranius comes back to Yershalaim, puts on his helmet and sword, and reverses his cloak into a military chlamys.
On the Passover night, Yershalaim is celebrating, but Pilate in his palace merely goes to sleep around midnight and begins to dream. In the dream, he, accompanied by Banga, walks with Yeshua in the moonlight, talking about "something very complex and important." Pilate realizes that Yeshua must be alive if he is walking beside him, and Yeshua says both that cowardice is the worst vice and that he and Pilate will always be linked. Pilate wakes to realize Yeshua is indeed dead, and he sees Mark Ratslayer, who tells Pilate that Aphranius is waiting to see him. Aphranius informs Pilate that Judas has died in Gethsemane, but Aphranius claims not to know who killed Judas. Aphranius also tells Pilate the executed men have been buried, and the body of Yeshua was found with Matthew Levi in a cave on the northern slope of Bald Skull. Matthew Levi, who helped bury Yeshua, is now at the palace, and he meets Pilate in its garden. Matthew Levi asks that his bread knife be returned to the shop he took it from. He shows Pilate a parchment scroll with some of Yeshua's sayings. Matthew Levi rejects...
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Summary and Analysis: Chapters 27-28
New Characters
Pavel Yosifovich: A guard at the currency store.
As Margarita finishes reading the chapter, Saturday morning has come to Moscow. The police are busy investigating Woland's appearance. Sempleyarov was called to the investigation headquarters and questioned about the magic show, and apartment 50 was visited more than once to check for hiding places and occupants without finding anything. There is no evidence of Woland's presence in Moscow. Prokhor Petrovich has returned to his suit but knows nothing about Woland. Rimsky was found hiding in the wardrobe of a Leningrad hotel room and ordered to return to Moscow on Friday evening. Styopa was found to have left Yalta in a plane headed for Moscow, and everyone else but Varenukha has been found. The investigators visited Ivan at the clinic on Friday evening. He answered questions about Koroviev and Berlioz's death, and the man who questioned him decided that Berlioz was hypnotized when he died. At dawn on Saturday, Styopa disembarked and was greeted by investigators, and Varenukha has at last been found in his apartment. Varenukha, after initially lying, talks about being beaten by Koroviev and a fat man resembling a cat, and Rimsky comes in on the Leningrad train but reveals no information. After more questioning of other witnesses, a company of men arrive at 302-bis on Saturday afternoon. Koroviev, Azazello, Woland, and Behemoth are in apartment 50 awaiting their arrest. The company uses skeleton keys to enter the apartment. They find Behemoth holding a primus on the dining room table. He dodges an attempt to catch him with a net, but is shot by a Mauser blast. Behemoth drinks benzene to heal his wound, takes his Browning out, and opens fire. The ensuing shootout wounds no one, and Behemoth, declaring it "time to go," uses the benzene to set fire to the apartment. The company of men escapes, and Woland and his retinue fly out of the apartment. Koroviev and Behemoth make their way to a currency store on the Smolensky marketplace, which serves as a department store selling items in exchange for foreign currency. Behemoth transforms himself into a cat-like fat man, holding a primus, when he is told no cats are allowed in the store. They enter, and Behemoth eats some mandarins, a chocolate bar, and three herrings. After a salesgirl calls for Pavel Yosifovich, he arrives and calls for the doorman to blow a whistle. A...
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Summary and Analysis: Chapters 29-32
Woland and Azazello are sitting on the stone terrace of an old Moscow house, looking over the city as the sun sets. Matthew Levi, who has been sent by Yeshua, appears on the terrace and asks that Woland to give the master and Margarita peace, rather than the light. Woland agrees, Matthew Levi leaves, and Koroviev and Behemoth, who still appears as a fat man, arrive. Woland tells them that one last storm is coming to complete things, and the storm arrives, darkening the skies over Moscow.
As Matthew Levi appears on the terrace, the master and Margarita awake and talk in their basement. She tells a disbelieving master that they were really at Satan's, and she struck a deal with him and is now a witch. Azazello appears to say Woland has invited the couple to go on an excursion with him. They agree to go. Azazello takes a bottle of the same wine Pilate had drunk and pours it into glasses. The wine is poisoned, and upon it both the master and Margarita fall ill and die. Azazello then pours some drops of the wine into Margarita's mouth to revive her. Margarita helps give the master some wine, and he too revives. The couple leaves after Azazello starts a fire in the basement, and the three jump on their steeds and fly over Moscow. The master and Margarita go to the clinic to visit Ivan and say farewell. Margarita kisses Ivan and tells him, "[E]verything will be as it should be with you." The couple leave, and Praskovya Fyodorovna, the nurse, reveals that the master has just died in room 118.
Master, Margarita, and Azazello join Woland, Koroviev, and Behemoth on their horses, on a hill overlooking Moscow. As the master gives one last look on Moscow, Behemoth and Koroviev give their own farewell whistles. Woland cries "It's time!" and the six steeds and their riders depart in the sky, with Margarita looking back to see nothing of Moscow.
The horses tire as evening settles on the earth and night emerges. Koroviev changes into a knight, and Woland explains that the knight is here because he made an unfortunate joke about light and darkness on a night "when accounts are settled." Behemoth is transformed into a thin youth, and Azazello's face turns white and cold, taking on the visage of "the demon of the waterless desert." The master's hair turns white, and Woland's horse becomes "a mass of darkness." Eventually the riders stop their horses near Pilate, who sits...
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Summary and Analysis: Epilogue
Back in Moscow, the narrator surveys the aftermath of Woland's appearance. Rumors of unclean powers have spread, but Woland himself has simply disappeared. Many black cats have been killed, and some citizens with names similar to Koroviev and Woland were detained. Most citizens dismiss the entire affair as a case of artful mass hypnosis, but the populace remains on edge. Natasha and Margarita have disappeared, and people generally think Woland's retinue took them because of their beauty. Georges Bengalsky has lost his vigor and retired, while Varenukha became pleasant and kind, and Styopa has grown healthier but keeps away from women. Rimsky has left his post to head up a children's marionette theatre, Sempleyarov is now manager of a mushroom cannery, and Bosoy has stopped going to the theatre. Ivan, meanwhile, appears at the Patriarch's Ponds at every festal spring full moon, which is the first after the equinox. He sits on the bench where he sat on the day Berlioz died, talks to himself for an hour or two, then goes to the Arbat. There, he goes to a Gothic mansion and sees Margarita's old husband sitting on a bench in the house's garden, muttering about his fate. Ivan goes home sick. In his recurring dream on this night, he sees an executioner stab his spear into the heart of Gestas, one of the men executed on Bald Mountain. Then Ivan receives an injection, and sees in his dream Pilate and Yeshua, walking on a moonlight path and talking about Yeshua's execution. Ivan is then led by a beautiful woman to the master, and the woman says, "Everything with you will be as it should be," before kissing him on the forehead. After the moonlight floods Ivan, he begins to sleep with a blissful face.
It remains for the epilogue to describe the consequences down in Moscow of Woland's visit. The bungled investigation and general paranoia create many innocent victims, most notably the cats. In becoming anonymous to the authorities, the master has gained oblivion, which is perhaps the rarest gift available in a state that obsessively monitors its citizens. Nearly all those who were in contact with Woland and his retinue are damaged, and the prediction of Sokov's death came true. But Ivan, still haunted by his meeting with Woland, cannot escape from the story of Yeshua and Pilate. He too, it seems, is rewarded for his bravery by being granted peace, albeit in a...
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E-450. I'd say 2002-2007. -- Last edit: 2012-05-14 15:18:51 |
◊ 2012-05-14 20:06 |
2003-2005 Ford E-Series Super Duty based on the style of the badge. Why can't it be an E-350 as well? |
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This should be listed as 2002-07 Ford E-450 Super Duty and I would say this is in XLT trim form. |
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I'm not sure if Shuttle Vans and other such vehicles had traditional trims like the passenger vans. And I already gave the correct model year range. |
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I thought with this composite headlights and chrome grille would stand out the XLT trim level I also thought it would been a heavier model due to the size of the wheel |
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As I said earlier, I don't think the trims apply to commercial vehicles such as shuttle vans as they do to passenger vans. Take a look at this Ford PDF for their shuttle offerings: Link to "www.fleet.ford.com" This is what they have to say regarding this front appearance package: "High Series Exterior Upgrade Package (18A) which includes Front Chrome Bumper, Chrome grille, Dual beam headlamps w/fixed lens." They seem to use "packages," not trims. |

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text: I'll admit it, I'm a little obsessed with unique ties & bow ties! I love it when the groom wears a colorful tie or patterned bow tie on his wedding day; it just gives the look such a fun touch! Check out what these stylish men wore & get inspired!


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With gratitude for all the pages of holy scripture, we read the plain and precious truths about the Plan of Salvation and the Atonement of our Savior. In Plain and Precious Things, Elder Maxwell teaches and instills gratitude for the gospel knowledge available in this dispensation.
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Elder Neal A. Maxwell was called as an assistant to the Council of the Twelve in 1974. From 1976 to 1981 he served as a member of the Presidency of the First Quorum of the Seventy, and in 1981 he was called to the position as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Elder Maxwell passed away in July 2004.
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People should play safe when dealing with law.
If we're not sure about doing a thing then better not do it
since it might break someone's right.
Keep designing, developer team!
Surprise us!
(currently it's in-progress, isn't it?)
Cool. Congrats!
Maybe try to outsource the task to professional 'Research and Development' service. That will help your company to examine your existing product and make the right decision.
Great. This thread will make GR forum neat and cleaner.
hmmm… make sense.. but not sure how urgent is that feature.
zeljic said
Yay, 5 sales in 30 minutes
Minhaj said
Yay!! Brown paw
You two are good!
Keep it up and up and up and uuppp!
Every business has its low and high seasons..
Having 'freelance design service' and 'stock / template selling' can help in making the business keep running in balance. The golden rule is : maintain quality.. both in design service and templates.
Good luck, Creative People !
Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Motorhead, Van Halen, AD/DC. Their tracks rule the late night playlist in our small studio. For daylight playlist, we have some rock n' roll and british pop tracks.
That's why online freelance designers should use mediator (like Microlancer).. at least for new clients.
When there's a problem, designer and client need an experienced mediator to help resolve the dispute.


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I have an aggregate base parking and driving area which this shovel doesn't work too well for, but great on the decks and patios!
I bought one last year during a visit to a local store to try it out and after the first use I knew I had to have more. They were the only shovels the guys really wanted to use. Works very well with minimal lifting.


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A Mary Poppins costume could come in handy on Halloween.
Youngsters trick-or-treating this evening may want to consider dressing as the fictitious British nanny -- complete with her trademark umbrella -- to scare off the threat of showers.
Rain is expected to arrive between 5 and 8 p.m., coinciding with the trick-or-treat hours scheduled in most Berkshire communities, according to Luigi Meccariello, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Albany.
"A warm front moving through at that time will see the rain building in from southwest to northeast," he said. "Your area may still have dry conditions for part of trick-or-treat."
Meccariello noted the steadiest and heaviest rain will be overnight and into Friday, before tapering off as showers by Friday evening.
The warm air mass will pump up Friday's daytime temperatures into the 60s, before a gradual cooldown this weekend. By Sunday, forecasters expect a 30 percent chance of rain and/or snow showers as highs only reach the mid-40s.
Available afternoon sunshine also rolls back on Sunday with the end of daylight saving time, which begins at 2 a.m. Sunday, when clocks turn back one hour.
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in consequence of the missive, Social ties of Mr Wodhouse/Mr Knightley., penned by Mandy N
Nothing pushes Mr. Knightley to be more than civil and neighborly with the Woodhouses. But he goes way beyond that. "Mr. Knightley, a sensible man about seven or eight-and-thirty, was not only a very old and intimate friend of the family, but particularly connected with it as the elder brother of Isabella's husband. He lived about a mile from Highbury, was a frequent visitor and always welcome, and at this time more welcome than usual, as coming directly from their mutual connections in London. He had returned to a late dinner after some days absence, and now walked up to Hartfield to say that all were well in Brunswick-square. It was a happy circumstance and animated Mr. Woodhouse for some time. Mr. Knightley had a cheerful manner which always did him good; and his many inquiries after "poor Isabella" and her children were answered most satisfactorily. When this was over, Mr. Woodhouse gratefully observed, "It is very kind of you, Mr. Knightley, to come out at this late hour to call upon us. I am afraid you must have had a shocking walk." "Not at all, sir. It is a beautiful, moonlight night; and so mild that I must draw back from your great fire." In this passage, Mr. K is described as a very old and intimate friend who takes the liberty of visiting unannounced late in the evening. The degree of familiarity is pretty extreme and much beyond simple friendship or evening family relations. We must therefore conclude that Mr. K goes to Hartfield for reasons other than civility or even because of a sense of family obligation. He must enjoy these visits and find them as necessary to his happiness as they are to that of Emma and DOMW. I'll have to keep that in mind as we read on. We are bound to find clues as to why he finds visiting Hartfield so enjoyable. For the present, I will say that he enjoys the excentricities of DOMW. He is probably also very fond of the old man. I suspect he finds pleasure in brightening the old man's day, much in the way that Emma does her best to sustain her father's spirits. This may be source of bonding between him and Emma. Both find happiness in helping Mr. W. More later... Martine |
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With an astonishing resumé that incorporates everything from Seinfeld to Beavis and Butt-Head and King of the Hill, character actor Toby Huss qualifies as a staple of American pop culture. Born December 12, 1966 in Marshalltown, IA (the birthplace of many an actor or actress), Huss grew up in the American heartland, then briefly attended the University of Iowa after high school before dropping out and heading to Tinseltown.
The elusiveness of Huss' name recognition is tied inextricably to his versatility -- most viewers will remember such inimitable creations as Cotton Hill (on Mike Judge's King of the Hill); Artie -- The Strongest Man in the World (on The Adventures of Pete & Pete); and The Wiz ("Nobody beats me, cause I'm the Wiz!"), a nutty appliance salesman who dates Elaine, on Seinfeld -- but only the most incisive of viewers could tie them to the same person. Huss also portrayed Felix "Stumpy" Dreifuss on the HBO period drama Carnivàle (2003-2005) and Big Mike on the irreverent Comedy Central series Reno 911! (2003-2007).


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"Whenever I feel down, I eat and shop uncontrollably. I know I need to stop, but I can't. Help!"
by Kathleen Nadeau, Ph.D.
Compulsive eating and shopping are common problems for ADDers. It's hard to "just not do" a compulsive habit. Instead, substitute a healthy "fix" when you're feeling down. Take a hot bath, go for a walk, talk to a friend, or drink a cup of tea. If you find it hard to manage this, weekly meetings with a therapist can help keep you on track.
Ask your doctor whether adjusting the dosage of your ADD medication, or switching to a new drug, might help rein in your compulsive eating and shopping. And your doctor may wish to evaluate you for depression, since it, too, can cause the behaviors you describe.


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A big thanks to the work you guys are doing. Read the wikis and can feel how much stress you are going about. But you guys kept up for quite long. Congratz
The only thing I do not appreciate is the models of the players. It was seen that it changes the "How I feel when I shoot" drama. But my views are towards how good looking they are. As game developers you guys can't push too far on polygons etc etc. However, having a leet model that looks awesome, would highly amplify my views of the game and hopefully, others too. In the 1.08beta, it looks like some FPS model in cs:cz.
I hope some times would be spent on reviewing the model's animations and awesomeness
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The Peak District - Guide to Bakewell
When you visit the Peak District, you are never far from interesting and beautiful places to visit. Bakewell in Derbyshire is just a thirty two minute drive from Ashbourne, and is definitely worth the trip. It is a wonderful day out, and has something for all the family. Bakewell is very popular for visitors on weekend breaks in the Peak District, as you can spend one day there are get so much out of it.
As you can probably tell by the name, Bakewell is famous for its delicious delicacy: the Bakewell Tart. The Bakewell Tart is a shortcrust pastry case filled with a layer of jam and an almond sponge filling. It may also be covered with icing. The tale often told about the origin of the Bakewell Tart is that it was first made in 1820 when the landlady of the White Horse Inn, now the Rutland Arms, accidentally spread the eggs and almond paste mixture on top of the jam instead of mixing it into the pastry like she should have done, as she was attempting to make a jam tart. Bakewell boasts several different shops and cafes which serve this local delicacy, and eating it is both delicious and historically interesting!
Bakewell is situated on the River Wye, which is perfect for fishing, if this is what you enjoy. There are three types of fish in the River. They are the Brown trout, the Grayling and the Rainbow trout. You can get fishing permits for the river at Monsal Dale. Fly fishing in Derbyshire is extremely popular, and the town of Bakewell is no exception to this.
For those who prefer walking, you can access the Monsail Trail from Bakewell. This trail follows the old track bed of the Midland railway between Bakewell and Buxton. Walking or cycling along the trail, you can see amazing views of the Wye Valley and Bakewell. Walking in the Peak District never disappoints, and this particular trail definitely will not disappoint.
However you wish to spend your day, whether it is shopping, eating, walking, fishing or just relaxing, Bakewell is perfect for a day out. It is very accessible and there are car parks close to the centre, so it can be a leisurely day out for all the family.
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1, moderate-priced products are most favored
The temperatures is still high these days, there is a relative transitional moment when people choose summer bedding, In general, bedding products of moderate thickness is mostly favored by consumers, such as thick towel blanket, carpet, bedding kit and so on. Recently, many shops are striving to do promotional activities, especially some special and affordable ones, meanwhile, consumers can get more tangible benefit.
It is understood that summer quilts which add all kinds of natural fibers can meet the consumers' health, the natural "pursuit, is very popular. In addition, some mainstream bedding brands also launch surprise price, about 50% off the price, a cool quilt is basically 150 -200 RMB. Printed Bedding of four and eight is also very popular with consumers, patterns of Floral, flowers, colored stripes design have a very cool feeling, while cotton, linen or pure hemp fabric are the first choice of consumers.
2 Bedding: sleeping mat hold up half of the market
Sleeping mat is still the first choice for people when buying summer bedding, the market nowadays can see some brand new product: Wild rattan seats, handmade bamboo seats, fresh imitation rattan seats ... According to the reports, some brands mats series use Zhuqing as raw material, which has smooth texture and cool bamboo surface. This kind of mat can effectively inhibit the breeding of mites and microbes, therefore win the trust from consumers.Sleeping mat has also changed from the plain monotonous traditional image. Many mats supplement handmade cross-stitch, which is exquisitely beautiful. Mat products are becoming more and more diversified and have more and more high quality varieties.
3, anti-mosquito products: romantic mosquito nets are so popular these days
as soon as the weather is hot, the most popular product shall be mosquito repellent. In the interview, the reporter found that nets' styles now are increasingly diversified from pastel colors, architecture and shapes, the yurts shaped or pyramid-shaped, square nets coupled with a beautiful lace are very popular in the market.
According to the introduction, the nets styles this year are richer than the previous years, like lace account, palace accounts, Agile Shu Mian accounts are very popular with customers. A consumer who is to buy mosquito nets told the reporters that it is the mosquito approaching time again, in previous years we usually use electric mosquito coils and liquid repellent, mosquito resistance become strong now, mosquitoes amount this year are particularly larger than last year. Mosquito nets feel both stylish and environmentally friendly, and I would like to purchase a mosquito net."


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I just received the lawsuit information below because my Flickr account is associated with Getty Images, and I thought the information was important enough to share with you, my retro / mid century / mod loving pals, especially if you are a shutterbug like I am.
(I'm using this photo of mine as an illustration because I'm pretty sure it's not the kind of furniture they're concerned with!)
I'm cutting and pasting the important parts – the bolding is mine:
You may have heard about a recent case (actually more than one case) where Getty Images and some of our photographers have had claims lodged against us in French court for images which include designer furniture, even as a minor part of the image.
This is a serious issue that involves potential liability for you as photographers.
The French courts have found in favor of the Le Corbusier rights-holders who initiated these claims. While we disagree with the decision and we are appealing it, we are very mindful that for now, it is a valid decision. It is critical that you understand that any claim like this one is extremely serious and requires action on your part in order to protect your interests, not just ours. We will continue to fight this decision, but in the meantime we must continue to actively pull content from our site that may be deemed infringing. We simply cannot identify all problematic images as quickly without your active participation. And quick action is vital.
This is only for images you have on the gettyimages.com site. We cannot answer questions about images you have posted on Flickr or elsewhere.
Thank you for your help and attention to this very important matter.
Now OBVIOUSLY I can't link to any photos of the Le Corbusier furniture they're discussing, and so far this is just for photos associated with Getty. But you might want to review your photos just to be sure! Even if they may not be associated with Getty, it's good to have a heads up, as you don't know how far this ruling will extend.
Here's some additional information from Bloomberg, with a link to an additional article from the British Journal of Photography:
Getty's Sale of Photos Featuring Le Corbusier Sofas Infringes
Hellman & Friedman LLC's Getty Images unit is appealing a French court ruling that its sale of stock images of armchairs and sofas created by French furniture designers in collaboration with the artist Le Corbusier constitutes copyright infringement, the British Journal of Photography reported.
The owners of the intellectual property rights relating to the furniture have waged a 25-year war to halt the images' use in advertising to promote luxury products, according to the journal.Getty was accused of selling the images without authorization and without crediting the designers, the journal reported.
The stock photo agency told the journal that while it will appeal the court ruling, it has now sent its contributors a list of objects that can't be featured in licensed content.
I told Retro Roadhusband that I don't think any of our furniture at the Hacienda is "designery" enough to worry about, but I do recall snapping photographs when we visited the Gropius House a few years back, though I think those photos are still on film.
I'll keep you posted if I hear anything else!


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An old script I wrote about a year ago. Not very elegant but gets the job done. Sending out seemingly personalized letters to a list of people. It takes a couple of files: A data file that looks like: EMAIL|REALNAME firstname.lastname@example.com|Bob Blah firstname.lastname@example.com|George Blah It needs an EMAIL column so it knows where to send the mail to the rest of the columns are up to you. Column headers and row data are separated by |'s Then you just make a message file like so and it makes the necessary substitutions: Dear REALNAME, Your e-mail address is: EMAIL Love, Your Mom
#!/usr/bin/perl print "Form Mailer 0.1\n"; print "Where's your data file?\n"; $datafile=<>; print "What's the subject of your message?\n"; $subject=<>; print "Who do you want the message to be from? (your e-mail)\n"; $from=<>; print "Where's the message located?\n"; $messageloc= <>; chomp($from,$messageloc,$datafile); open MESSAGE,"<$messageloc"; $messagebody=join '', <MESSAGE>; close MESSAGE; open DATA, "<$datafile"; $header=<DATA>; chomp $header; @header=split(/\|/,$header); while($line=<DATA>){ chomp $line; @linesplit=split(/\|/,$line); for(my $i=0; $i<@header; $i++){ $header{$header[$i]}=$linesplit[$i]; } $message=$messagebody; foreach(keys %header){ print "key $_ => $header{$_}\n"; $message=~s/$_/$header{$_}/g; } open(MAIL, "|/usr/lib/sendmail -oem -t -oi"); print MAIL "From: $from\n"; print MAIL "To: $header{EMAIL}\n"; print MAIL "Subject: $subject\n\n"; print MAIL "$message\n"; close MAIL; } close DATA;
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Under current ethics rules, Cardoza will be able to offer strategic and tactical advice immediately, but must refrain from formal lobbying for a year. Cardoza said he signed recusal documents when he began negotiating with the Manatt firm, roughly 10 days ago.
The timing of Cardozas resignation means there will be no special election to fill his 18th Congressional District seat, which encompasses parts of San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Merced counties. His office staff will remain, taking care of constituent services but steering clear of political advocacy. Cardoza informed most of his staffers of his resignation plans in an emotional telephone conference call Monday.
His departure leaves House Republicans with a 240-190 majority over Democrats, with five House vacancies; by most political assessments, Republicans are favored to retain control of the House following the November elections.
Cardoza had announced last October he would not run for reelection, after the bipartisan California Citizens Redistricting Commission carved the San Joaquin Valley into new House districts. The redistricting essentially left Cardoza the choice of either retiring or facing off against his longtime friend and ally, Rep. Jim Costa, D-Fresno.
Cardoza entered his political career as a staffer for former state assemblyman and later Congressman Gary Condit. Although their relationship soured when Cardoza challenged a politically weakened Condit in 2002 the two men havent spoken in the past 10 years Cardoza retained several key Condit staffers and on Monday he offered praise for his onetime mentor.
The House is currently out on summer recess. Its expected to be in session for only about seven working days in September, and then will adjourn again in October so members can campaign. A lame-duck session will occur between November and January, though with uncertain prospects for finishing any work.


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Following the US TV debut of its anti-obesity campaign on cable news networks Monday night, Coca-Cola revealed its new anti-obesity commercial in primetime broadcast TV, with the "Be OK" 30-second commercial (watch below) debuting on FOX's American Idol Wednesday evening and shared on Twitter. According to the Associated Press, this latest commercial will also run before the Super Bowl on CBS.
The spot aims to debunk notions that a can of Coke is high-calorie, with the message that one can of Coke "= 140 happy calories to spend on extra happy activities: 25 minutes of letting your dog be your GPS + 10 minutes of letting your body do the talking [shown over dancing] + 75 seconds of laughing out loud + 1 victory dance. Coca-Cola: 140 calories."
The fine print on the commercial gives a disclaimer ("Calories burned may vary. For more on energy balance, visit Coke.com/140") before cutting to a can of Coke Zero and the text "Calories optional" and finally the end-slate: Coca-Cola's "Open Happiness" graphic and its signature sonic logo.
The Coke.com/140 URL directs viewers to its Think Positively microsite, where a pop-up landing page with the message greets visitors so they can get "Clear on Calories" and click through to check out the company's policy on nutrition labeling, among other obesity-related topics. They can also jump off from there to the "Exercise is Medicine" website or to the Coca-Cola Company's page on "Energy Balance" at its Beverage Institute for Health and Wellness. Your thoughts? Share them below.
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Rebecca says:
Great article!
January 17, 2013 01:31 AM #
Sarah Ronson says:
"Think, drink, move. And find your happy balance." So Coke's new tagline is "Have a Coke and a 36 Minutes and 15 Seconds of Activity to Burn It Off"?
January 17, 2013 07:49 PM #
Jeppy says:
Don't want to be reminded when I'm enjoying a Coke that I need to exercise, thank you very much.
January 17, 2013 09:58 PM #
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"Fatal Attractions": Farmer Falls Victim to a Hippo's Rage
Description:A farmer named Marius refused to listen to reason, even after his pet hippo attacked his nephew and killed six of his other animals. One day, when he went to feed the hippo in the water, but it suddenly attacked him. When his friends recovered him, Marius was dead. (4:03)
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> Are you sure? I think 7.5 mg is more sedating than 15 mg. Smaller doses are supposed to be more sedating. Strange but that is how this med works. Smaller doses make me much more groggy next day. Last 2 nights have woken at 4 and 5 am. Back to sleep but only intermittent. Will persevere with 7.5 mg see what happens.
> ciaoYou're definitely getting antihistamine effect at both doses. Theoretically, the higher doses become less sedating once you start getting the noradrenergic effect. Perhaps you're getting this noradrenergic effect at 15 mg, but not much at 7.5 mg. I've heard it often claimed that the Noradrenaline kind of reaches a threshold in terms of really kicking in at 30 mg, but this is just hearsay. I say stick with what works best for you. Thanks again for the updates. Peace...Saturn.
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The Giving Tree, a project by Lee's Summit artist Dave Eames, was officialy unveiled Nov. 23 at City Hall in downtown Lee's Summit, in cooperation with Downtown Lee's Summit Main Street Inc. Visitors are encouraged to pick up tags at downtown merchants, for free, and write down hopes and wishes to be tied on the tree. They're to be dropped in a box at the base of the tree. Eames said he also wants people to leave pictures of loved ones or other appropriate items to be put on the tree. "Hopefully by Dec. 31 we'll have a wonderful expression of our community," Eames said.
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New Project SHINE makeovers aim to make breast cancer survivors feel beautiful again
It can take a lot to make a girl feel beautiful. However, when that woman has lost her hair, her breasts, been burned by chemotherapy and radiation, making her feel feminine can take a village.
Enter Project SHINE.
Started by Mount Pleasant photographer Dana Klein, Project SHINE aims to help cancer survivors feel like Vogue cover girls. Kleins lens is normally focused on making ordinary women feel extraordinary, says the mother of four.
She came up with the idea after noticing how often women put themselves last on the list.
Women want their children to be photographed, then hide themselves away. My business is to let women take down their ponytails and see how lovely they are, inside and out.
Project SHINE was launched this October in honor of breast cancer awareness month. The project involves a professional makeover and photo shoot tailored for each survivor.
For each Project SHINE session, Klein calls on a team of volunteers, professional hairstylists and makeup artists who donate their services to coif each model-in-the-making.
Charlestons Whispers on Wentworth salon sends a hairstylist to Kleins studio. Moore Makeup artists Margaret Gierhart and Leslie Moore, a breast cancer survivor and founder of the Warriors 4 Warriors foundation, partnered with Klein to select the survivors and do their makeup.
Moore says she jumped at the chance to take part in something that makes a positive impact and a powerful statement.
Adds Gierhart, These warriors have been through hell. Its a privilege to see them shine again.
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The HR Vision is to develop a diverse competent and well-managed workforce; capable of and committed to delivering high quality services to staff, customers and stakeholders of the Corrections Department HR Mission Human resource management in the Prisons and Corrections Department aim to become a model of excellence, in which service to community stems from individual commitment instead of compulsion. Thus appropriately our mission is to engage in best practice human resource management that enables excellence in all our activities and programs. The management of Human Resources or People Relations should be regarded as a significant task for those who have been charged with the responsibility and should be conducted in a professional manner. Our Values Recognizing that the Service requires the commitment of us all, Leading well and behaving with integrity, Upholding prisoner's human rights and working with them as individuals to become law-abiding, Ensuring that each have the required skills and competencies, Accepting responsibilities and accountability, Managing resources, including our time, cost-effectively, Showing an innovative approach to our work, Team working and acting in partnership with other organizations; Demonstrating a commitment to fairness, equality and respect for each other and those we are in contact with. Human Resource Role - support senior management and line managers in executing business strategies, - act as strategic advisors, not just facilitators of compliance, work to increase employee contributions, that is, employees' commitment to the organization and their ability to deliver results, - ensure human resource policies, practices and processes are aligned and support the achievement of the vision, organizational principles, values and commitment to employees, - provide targeted, timely and cost-effective tools, processes and services to help meet departmental business objectives, and - assist managers/Head of Departments to:


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The YMCA has two different sized gyms that provides generous space for extracurricular activities. Various programs are offered on a regular basis along with plenty of open gym time.
Gym Hours
Monday: 5:30am to 10:00pm
Tuesday: 5:30am to 10:00pm
Wednesday: 5:30am to 10:00pm
Thursday: 5:30am to 10:00pm
Friday: 5:30am to 9:00pm
Saturday: 7:00am to 5:00pm
General Rules
- Children under the age of 8 years old must be accompanied by an parent/legal guardian, Children 8 – 12 must have a parent/legal guardian in the building at all times
- YMCA programs have priority when school is out
Large Gym Activities
- Open Gym
- After School Adventure
- Jr. High Girls Volleyball
- Summer Camp
The YMCA has a fully-sized indoor rockwall for members of all ages to enjoy. Learn basic bouldering and climbing techniques while strengthening your upper body. No experience required.
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""Gather experience. . . Look at what you should not look at. A feeling of anxiety is the sure and certain evidence that you should do this." Barker performed a disection at a funeral home, for the sake of understanding death at close hand."
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"Behold, they shall surely gather together, but not by me: whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake."
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text: BARRIE - The Barrie area will be well represented at the 2012 Ontario Summer Games, taking place this weekend in Toronto. Taking place from Aug. 16 to 19, the OSG is host to hundreds of Ontario athletes in close to 30 different sports. The events will be taking place throughout the GTA at some of the city's more well-known venues. Varsity Stadium, Mimico Arena and Ashbridge's Bay are just a few spots that will see Barrie competitors try their best at bringing home some hard-earned victories and letting the rest of the province know that Simcoe County is a sports mecca in Ontario. Hardwood Ski and Bike might be an hour away from Toronto, but that won't stop the several cyclists who regularly use the famous trails from making the trip. Two of the athletes competing in the cycling event at Albion Hills Conservation Area are the Disera brothers, Peter and Quinton. Peter has spent the last five years racing and becoming one of the premier mountain bikers in the province. At the age of 17, Peter is glad the OSG rules changed in order to allow him the chance to compete. "They upped the bracket from 16 to 17 this year," said the Eastview Secondary School student. "I'm happy about that for sure because this is one of the most competitive events out there and it's an honour to go." Peter's 13-year-old brother Quinton will also be trying to bring some pride to the household as he competes in his first OSG. While the younger Disera is looking to having fun at the games, he knows that it will take a couple of years to catch big brother. "Right now it's not much of a competition, but it definitely will be later on," said Quinton. "Until then I'm going to enjoy the adrenaline rush of the sport and concentrate on winning as many events as I can." The Oshawa Skeet and Gun Club will host Midhurst skeet shooter Dominic Scuccimarri and his superb rifle skills. Competing out of the Barrie Gun Club, Scuccimarri, 17, has been busting clay pigeons, as the discs are called, for two years now. "The president of the BGC got me involved with the sport a few years ago and I've enjoyed it ever since," said the St. Joseph's student. "Going to the OSG is really exciting but I honestly look forward to the basics of the sport itself. I am looking forward to having fun." Scuccimarri is a rare junior athlete in skeet shooting and is a 93/100 shot; good at any age as far as the gun sport is concerned. With girls basketball being so popular in Barrie it's no wonder that the OSG will see the female talents of the court in full force. York University will be the site as the 12 regions of Ontario basketball compete for gold. Assistant coach Dana Campbell has been working twice a week with the team and says that despite the issue of a difficult training schedule, the girls will be ready for the competition. "Our region is South Simcoe so we stretch out from Gravenhurst to Caledon," said Campbell. "We have been able to practice twice a week though and it we're looking forward to the competition." Campbell has had the fortune of working with most of the girls and sees what the other regions in the event are going to run into. "We have a lot of girls that are able to be leaders on the team whenever needed and we can control the ball well. Torri Pupek recently helped win Division 1 and helps bring a smart game as well as her ability to be vocal and loud when needed." Other sports that will have a Barrie touch to them are girls and boys soccer, archery, triathlon and boys rugby. For more info on sports schedules and event locations, check out the website at www.ontariosummergames.ca.


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Different types of winding machines are discussed here.They can be classified on the basis of ...Also the various faults of winding are specified.
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Basically, there are two types of winding machines: precision winders and drum winders. Precision widers, used primarily for filament yarn, have a traverse driven by acam that is synchronized with the spindle and produce packages with a diamond-patterned wind. Drum winders are used principally for spun yarns; the package is driven by frictional contact between the surface of the package and the drum.
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