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An Introduction and Notes to
Richard Wagner's
Part 5:
Twilight of the Gods
By Larry Brown
Lipscomb University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Overview of the major themes of the four music-dramas
: Love vs Greed / Power
: Love vs Law
: Love = Freedom
Twilight of the Gods
: Love = Resignation/Self-Sacrifice/Redemption
Mythological background of Ragnarok
Norse mythology is unique in that it includes a narration of future events, the end of the gods in a great battle. Ragnarok means "fate / doom of the gods" from which the German gets
, "Twilight of the Gods."
The great battle is preceded by three year-long winters and general moral decay. Ominous signs appear: wolves that eat the sun and moon, and the stars fall. At Ragnarok, Loki escapes his chains (his punishment for plotting Balder's death), captains the ship Naglfar (made of dead men's nails) to attack Asgard along with the giants, riding on tidal waves created by the loosing of Jormungandr, the world serpent, from the ocean bottom. Fenrir the giant wolf breaks his bonds, and Surt and the fire-demons attack from the south.
Heimdall, guardian of the Rainbow Bridge (Bifrost), who never sleeps and sees and hears everything, sounds his trumpet as warning, but it's too late to avoid the final battle. In the battle all the gods meet their end: Odin is swallowed by Fenrir, who in turn is torn asunder by Odin's son Vidar. Thor kills Jormungandr but dies of its venom. Loki and Heimdall kill each other. Surt kills Freyr, then destroys the world by fire.
Some things manage to survive: Valhalla itself, Thor's hammer and his two sons, Odin's favorite son Balder returns to life, and two humans, protected under the World Ash Tree Yggdrasil, who repopulate the world.
Wagner's innovation was to link the story of the gods' end (modified to suit his purposes) with the death of the hero Siegfried and Brünnhilde.
TWILIGHT OF THE GODS (Götterdämmerung)
This scene mirrors the opening of
with the three Rhinedaughters and the rape of the gold. Here three Norns tell of Wotan's tearing the limb from the World Ash Tree (248), whose death was the result of Wotan's abuse of power, perverting his wisdom (symbolized by the stream of wisdom drying up). They tell of the final collapse of the old world order which has become rotten at its 'roots.' The tree now provides the funeral pyre for the waiting gods, resigned to their doom.
Mythological background to the World Ash Tree: Yggdrasil (old Norse name) lies at the center of the world, its three roots separating Asgard (land of the gods), the land of the Frost Giants, and Hel (name for both the place of the dead and its queen). The World Tree represents and sustains life, and its fate determines life's end (Ragnarok). A serpent gnaws at its roots; three Norns (Fate, Being, Necessity) sit at its base at the well of Urd and carve runes in its trunk telling the future of each person. Also at its base lies Mimir's well of wisdom (Mimisbrunn) where Odin came for a drink and left one eye as payment. One cryptic reference in the
Poetic Edda
implies that Odin hung himself on the tree for nine days, pierced with his spear, in order to gain control of the magic runes (one of his names is "God of the hanged"). Some critics think this might be a late Christian influence. Wagner invented the ideas of Wotan's tearing a branch from the tree, causing it to wither and die, and using its wood for kindling at the fiery end of Valhalla.
As the Norns
their rope around the rocks, it breaks, signifying the end of Erda's foreknowledge, but does this mean no more fate/destiny, that man is now completely free?
Fate (or lot) is mentioned infrequently in the text of the
, mostly in
(pp. 83, 104, 119, 141, 143), but the
motif is heard frequently (ex: when Brünnhilde enters to prepare Siegmund for death, before the Wanderer/Erda confrontation, at Siegfried's discovery of Brünnhilde, her confusion at his later betrayal, at Siegfried's last breath, at the immolation scene).
When the rope breaks, the themes of the
Ring's Curse
Siegfried's horn
predict a future that the Norns can no longer see. Later (311) Siegfried boasts to the Rhinedaughers that his sword can sever the Norn's thread into which the curse is woven. Fate is closely associated with the ring and its curse throughout, so breaking the rope may not mean the end of fate itself but the end of the curse and the gods' foreknowledge and influence in the world. Siegfried doesn't escape the curse, but his actions, along with Brünnhilde's devotion unto death, eventually break it.
When we next see
, both of them receive new motifs (Siegfried's is derived from his
horn call
), signifying their new relationship and new beginning. Unfortunately, the hope heard in these themes won't last long. Both of them are still caught up and manipulated by the old order. They too must perish before mankind can be truly free.
Brünnhilde lost her strength and wisdom along with her virginity: "the maidenly source of all my strength was taken away by the hero to whom I now bow my head" (SS); in the
she loses it involuntarily, raped by Sivrit/Siegfried in the guise of Gunther (in this source she wasn't married to Siegfried previously).
Act One
Siegfried's Rhine journey includes these themes:
(or Freedom),
(fire), Lovelessness (foreshadowing betrayal),
power of the ring
. At his arrival: the
, the
god's destruction
Gunther mistakes cunning in his half-brother
for wisdom (258), similar to Wotan's reliance on Loge. Gunther is not completely blameless in this affair; he seeks to increase his fame by marrying the glorious Brünnhilde, not for true love (257).
Hagen says that with the ring Siegfried now can command the Nibelung army, but he's unaware of power he wields (259); this detail is left over from the prose draft with little purpose in the final version.
As Hagen explains his plans to trick Siegfried, the
motif transforms into the
magic potion
motif (260), revealing the means by which the deception will take place.
Ironic that Siegfried drinks to Brünnhilde's memory, then promptly forgets her. The potion of oblivion has been criticized as being too melodramatic (although Wagner follows his source in the
Volsunga Saga
), but it can be interpreted as a symbol of the tragic paradox in which Siegfried is caught: to be free from Wotan's laws and influence, he must also be ignorant of his past (no memory), thus falling unwittingly to Hagen's scheme, a victim of his own innocence (Dahlhaus 91).
We first learn of Hagen's true identity as Alberich's son at the end of the scene (270), although the
theme when he meets Siegfried gives us a hint (262).
Waltraute visits her sister with desperate news about their father. She tells Brünnhilde that Wotan no longer collects warriors to fight off the final battle (273). When Waltraute repeats Wotan's words, "If the ring returns to the Rhinedaughters, from its curse both gods and world will be
," she is hopeful, failing to see the double meaning (275).
Brünnhilde defiantly sings, "I shall never relinquish love, though Valhalla's glittering pomp should crumble into dust" (SS), at which point we hear the
Renunciation of Love
theme, which is odd unless we understand the motif more appropriately as the "love-curse" which Alberich first stated (as earlier discussed). Note similar sentiments at the end of
, where the two lovers laugh at the death of the gods. Selfish love becomes a destructive power, "love a fundamentally devastating force" (Wagner, in SS 370). She has now fallen under the ring's curse of possessiveness.
Siegfried's brutal stealing of the ring from her hand reminds us of Wotan's treatment of Alberich. Failing to protect her from Gunther/Siegfried, Brünnhilde's ring has no power over one who does not fear it (279).
Siegfried promises to separate himself from her during the night with his sword, which becomes a later point of debate between them.
Act Two
Alberich visits Hagen in his dream; Hagen is not happy to be his son (282). Alberich says the curse has no power over Siegfried, as long as he is ignorant of its power (283)--at least by this point; see further discussion below.
Loge's flames surrounding Brünnhilde's mountain were apparently an illusion, as Siegfried says Gunther could have passed through them unharmed, but was afraid (286); also Wotan no longer stands as her protector.
Note Siegfried's ambiguous responses to Gutrune (286-7), setting up the later tension between his denial of sexual relations with Brünnhilde and her claims of rape.
are the first appearance of a traditional operatic chorus in the
. They are surprised that disagreeable Hagen is happy, not knowing the real reason.
Siegfried kept the ring he stole from Brünnhilde, a sign of possessiveness in him as well, making him susceptible to its curse.
Hagen is the first to suggest treason (295), hastily taking control of the situation; he later invents the cover story of the hunting accident (304).
When Brünnhilde claims she's been tricked by Siegfried, Hagen's motif underneath her words may indicate she's lying about the sexual encounter. For her, however, one betrayal is much like another (i.e. he might as well have raped me).
The fateful
on Hagen's spear appears to seal Siegfried's fate,
he is lying. However, as we learn at the end, it is Brünnhilde who in her anger has sworn falsely. Siegfried will die, but not because of this oath.
tells of Siegfried bathing in dragon's blood, making him invulnerable except for one spot on his back where a linden leaf fell. Wagner invented the idea of Brünnhilde not protecting his back because of his bravery (301), perhaps inspired by Achilles (the subject of a possible opera at one time).
Act Three
taunt Siegfried (as they did Alberich in the first scene). At first Siegfried is willing to trade the ring for love (the reverse of Alberich), but when they threaten him with its
, he refuses (311), unlike Wotan who heeded Erda's advice. This show of pride and possessiveness places him under the ring's curse for the first time, leading to his first and only defeat by Hagen. When he says, "you'd still not get it from me,"
Power of the Ring
motif plays.
From another perspective, he also falls victim to Hagen's cursed desire to possess it, so the fault lies outside the hero himself. By the end of the composition, Wagner didn't consider Siegfried a tragic figure, as he is too unselfconscious. Some critics claim that he falls because of his false oath on the spear, but this assumes he was lying, a misunderstanding which Brünnhilde clears up in the finale.
during the hunt is taken from the German source
. Wagner followed the
Volsunga saga
mainly up to this point.
Siegfried refers to events in the third drama as happening long ago, in my boyhood days (316), which suggests that the three acts of
represent years of growing up, not just an afternoon's events. There is little sense of time in the myth, as he and Brünnhilde may have lived a long time on the mountain, and he seems to have had many other adventures before coming to Gibichung hall.
There is a minor recognition scene as Siegfried's memory returns, but no time for remorse. He dies thinking of their first meeting.
The funeral march contains all three Volsung themes,
, the end of the "race."
Tension mounts at the ominous moment when dead Siegfried raises his arm to prevent Hagen from taking the ring.
Brünnhilde's final speech (the last of 6 versions which Wagner wrote) explains the truth about Siegfried's betrayal of her love, but not her sexuality that night. He was false, yet true.
She accuses the gods of guilt of Siegfried's wrongful death, the curse meant for them falling on him. She gains wisdom through suffering (a common theme in Greek tragedy). She understands how their fate is intertwined with the gods, symbolically hurling the torch heavenward to light Valhalla's pyre.
Before this final scene, the Rhinedaughters have spoken to Brünnhilde (312, 326) who in death returns the ring to the Rhine, restoring Nature (full circle). Hagen is pulled down by the Rhinedaughters to his death. When Hagen leaps to his death for the ring, the curse motif is heard but breaks in half.
Thus Brünnhilde's sacrificial love, willing to forgive Siegfried and be eternally united with him in death, brings
from their mutual betrayal, and redeems the natural order by returning the ring's gold to the Rhine. We shouldn't read the redemption of the gods or all humanity into this final theme, as some critics do. Wagner's title for the redemption motif "the glorification of Brünnhilde" is probably more appropriate.
Although Siegfried and Brünnhilde fall victims to the curse of the old order, they are also the first representatives of the new.
Alberich is the only major player to survive at the end; does this hint that the cycle of evil will begin again? The closing music suggests that this isn't a return to the beginning but a transformation to a new world (even the key changes from the original E-flat to D-flat in the last few minutes).
The final music weaves together motives of the Rhine, Rhinedaughters, Valhalla, Power of Gods, Siegfried, Twilight, Redemption.
Conclusion: Ring Transformations
Wagner first saw Siegfried as a revolutionary hero, "the man of the future whom we long for but cannot ourselves bring into being, who must create himself by our destruction" (Bentley 158). "In Siegfried I have tried to portray the most highly developed and complete human being I can conceive of" (Wagner to Roeckel, in Ewans 167). Nietzsche at first called him the Superman, beyond good and evil.
In early plans for an opera on Achilles, Wagner wrote that Man was intended to surpass God, just as Achilles was destined to surpass Thetis: "Man is the perfection of God. The immortal gods are only the elements which beget mankind. In Man creation achieves its end." (Ewans 77).
But the Superman is not complete without the Superwoman. Wagner: "Siegfried alone is not the complete human being; he is only half. It is only with Brünnhilde that Siegfried transforms the world." This sentiment suggests the early influence of Ludwig Feuerbach on Wagner's thought (he dedicated "Artwork of Future" to Feuerbach). This philosopher taught that the meaning of existence was defined in terms of sexual love; one must love and be loved to exist truly and completely.
In his first prose draft (1848), Wagner ends with Brünnhilde taking Siegfried victoriously to Valhalla, which isn't destroyed by fire. His wrongful death redeems the gods from their crimes, and he will live on gloriously after death.
However, this optimism is not reflected in the final 1952 poem. Wagner decided to combine Siegfried's tragedy with the Twilight of Gods, a connection never suggested in the sources. Siegfried is now seen not as the gods' redeemer, but instead repeats Wotan's mistakes: possessiveness and trusting in his own power (seen in his stealing the ring from Brünnhilde by force and his defiance of the curse) and betraying love (although unwittingly).
Typical of the period, Wagner's Romanticism was both idealistic (infinite longing) and fatalistic (inevitable disappointment). Attempting through abuse of power to hold onto what we cannot keep causes us to hurt and destroy others and is ultimately futile.
With the emphasis now on freedom
the will rather than freedom
the will, the heroic center of the cycle shifted from Siegfried to Wotan and Brünnhilde, who both learn that redemption comes through renunciation of self.
In Act 3, scene 2 of
(the turning point of the cycle), the will that once ruled the world now wills to renounce its claims. The death of Siegfried and Brünnhilde is now seen not so much as ultimate love as an earthly image of Wotan's own renunciation, their funeral pyre reflecting the burning of Valhalla.
Wagner finally chose not to rely on words to express the poem's final meaning but on his music which speaks of beauty and harmony in a new world order despite the death of heroes and gods.
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The Welsh Figure Preference Test is a nonverbal nonprojective personality measure. It was developed by George S Welsh as an evaluation tool reflecting the Barron-Welsh Art Scale.
The test consists of 400 black and white figures that the subject is asked to rate on a forced choice "like" or "dislike" basis.
- Aitken, L.R. (1967). A review of research on the Welsh Figure Preference Test
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- Siebold, J. R. (1972). Children's rating responses as related to amount and recency of stimulus familiarization and stimulus complexity: Journal of Experimental Child Psychology Vol 14(2) Oct 1972, 257-264.
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Additional materialEdit
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- Good, R. G. (1969). An analysis of the self-perceptions and other selected characteristics of effective and ineffective teachers: A study based on the educational philosophy of the fifth-year program in teacher education at the University of North Carolina: Dissertation Abstracts International.
- Karnes, L. R. (1969). The comparison of scores of eighth-grade reading and nonreading boys on the Lorge-Thorndike tests, Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, the D 48 Test, and the Welsh Figure Preference Test, GW Scale: Dissertation Abstracts International.
- Mitchell, M. M. (1969). The Revised Art Scale of the Welsh Figure Preference Test as a personality assessment instrument with educable mentally handicapped children: Dissertation Abstracts International.
- Wahba, M. (1966). A multivariate analysis of a figure preference personality test: Dissertation Abstracts.


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It was no surprise that Prime Minister Stephen Harper revived the idea of ending the per vote subsidy available to registered political parties. Harper tried in 2008 to do away with this form of electoral financing, but a coalition of opposition parties threatened to bring down the Tory government on a vote of non-confidence, and the move was taken off the table. This week, Harper put it back on the table. "Taxpayers shouldn't have to support political parties that they don't support. I think that's people's choice," Harper said in New Brunswick.
At first blush, this appears to be another move tailored to appeal to core Conservatives. Especially those who long for smaller government and who at heart dislike, even resent the work of politics and political parties. For a party that still clings to its populist leanings, this is a beauty of a campaign plank. Harper can claim it is an act of fiscal prudence that also happens to shrink the Liberals, NDP, Bloc Quebecois and Greens war chests. And, Harper does this knowing that this proposal makes the other parties look greedy and lazy. Win-win-win.
However, it's hard to genuinely see this as a boost to democracy. The $2 per-vote subsidies were introduced by the Liberals as a way of softening the blow from the elimination of corporate and union donations. It's not a stretch to say as well that rewarding any party that can run a legitimate campaign is a good way of ensuring the federal political market remains competitive. Elections are a challenge that can be solved by throwing money at them. Providing funding to smaller parties through this mechanism ensures that these parties are viable, and that's an important element in keeping the larger parties on their toes. And smaller parties must earn at least two per cent of the total votes cast to quality.
The irony in Harper's rhetoric of course is that the Tories collect more in per vote subsidies than any other party. Having won two consecutive minority governments, the Conservatives garnered more votes than any other single party. So it's not surprising that they would collect the most in per vote subsidies. The more important fact is that this is the least lucrative of the three federal subsidies.
The Globe and Mail published a great graphic that shows how much each party gets from the per-vote subsidy and how much they get from electoral expense rebates and from tax credits to donors. The Tories collected $42.3 million in total taxpayer support ($10.4 million from per-vote subsidies), or roughly 50 per cent more than the Liberals ($28.1 million total; 7.2 million in per-vote subsides). If you take away the per-vote subsidy, the Tories still collect 50 per cent more in financial support from taxpayers than the next closest party. Their total ($31.9 million) is almost equal to taxpayer subsidies paid to the Liberals and NDP combined ($33.3 million).
The sad fact about this proposal is that it is virtually meaningless in the grand scheme of things. It's not much of a cost savings, it doesn't end the practice of taxpayer support for political parties, and it may not even serve the more cynical goal of crippling opposition parties. If anything, it will likely motivate the Liberals in particular to be more ruthless in their fundraising. This is what happened in Manitoba when the NDP government ended corporate and union donations in 2000. The Progressive Conservatives did suffer early on, particularly in the 2003 provincial election. But now, the Tories know how to raise money and compete equally with the NDP in total election spending. It has, in some ways, made the PC's a stronger party.
So, let's not confuse this proposal with the serious business of the election.


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Previous trials have shown that among high-risk patients with aortic stenosis, survival rates are similar with transcatheter aortic-valve replacement (TAVR) and surgical aortic-valve replacement. We evaluated the two procedures in a randomized trial involving intermediate-risk patients.We randomly assigned 2032 intermediate-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis, at 57 centers, to undergo either TAVR or surgical replacement. The primary end point was death from any cause or disabling stroke at 2 years. The primary hypothesis was that TAVR would not be inferior to surgical replacement. Before randomization, patients were entered into one of two cohorts on the basis of clinical and imaging findings; 76.3% of the patients were included in the transfemoral-access cohort and 23.7% in the transthoracic-access cohort.The rate of death from any cause or disabling stroke was similar in the TAVR group and the surgery group (P=0.001 for noninferiority). At 2 years, the Kaplan-Meier event rates were 19.3% in the TAVR group and 21.1% in the surgery group (hazard ratio in the TAVR group, 0.89; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.73 to 1.09; P=0.25). In the transfemoral-access cohort, TAVR resulted in a lower rate of death or disabling stroke than surgery (hazard ratio, 0.79; 95% CI, 0.62 to 1.00; P=0.05), whereas in the transthoracic-access cohort, outcomes were similar in the two groups. TAVR resulted in larger aortic-valve areas than did surgery and also resulted in lower rates of acute kidney injury, severe bleeding, and new-onset atrial fibrillation; surgery resulted in fewer major vascular complications and less paravalvular aortic regurgitation.In intermediate-risk patients, TAVR was similar to surgical aortic-valve replacement with respect to the primary end point of death or disabling stroke. (Funded by Edwards Lifesciences; PARTNER 2 ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT01314313.).


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Primates Aren't Pets: House to Keep Chimps Out of Homes
Primates Aren't Pets: House to Keep Chimps Out of Homes
Not every tragedy gets a quick and sweeping response from Congress, but eight days after a pet chimpanzee attacked and injured a woman, the House of Representatives passed a practical ban on chimps as house pets. The bill would ban transporting pets across state lines to be sold as pets.
Last week, Travis the chimp severely attack his owner's friend in Connecticut. The victim is still hospitalized and Travis is dead. Travis had been brought from Missouri to Connecticut.
The president of the Humane Society said:
There is no reason for any private citizen to keep a primate as a pet, and this trade is driven by unscrupulous dealers who sell primates across state lines for thousands of dollars. Congressional action on this animal welfare and public safety issue will complement our efforts at the state level to dry up the trade and the practice of private ownership of chimps and other primates.
Do you think this bill will help keep humans and animals safe, or is it a slippery slope toward banning dogs? They can attack, too!


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Last time I introduced the basics of Android: Netrunner. If you have not since gone out and purchased the game (or at least gone out and tried it) I'm going to be pretty disappointed in you. If you did and didn't like it, well, I don't like you either. =( If you tried it and like it (or already liked it) then you are pretty awesome and we should totally be friends.
So. Deckbuilding in Android: Netrunner. It is actually pretty neatly handled (although a bit limited at the moment due to only the core set being available). Every card in the game (with the exception of Agendas and Identities) is worth a certain amount of Influence (represented by between 0-5 pips along the bottom of the card). Each of the game's identities has a specific amount of Out of Faction Influence (Influence coming from a faction that is not their own) that they are allowed to use in their deck (the allowed OoF Influence for all current identities is 15).
So, putting that all together: if an NBN deck wanted to run three copies of Scorched Earth (a Weyland card worth 4 Influence), they would be using 12 of their 15 allowed Out of Faction Influence. This leaves them with 3 more Out of Faction Influence they can spend on other OoF cards. So, deckbuilding is a game of balance: OoF cards are very helpful to supplement your own strategies or offset your weaknesses, but cards that cost more Influence narrow your options. In the above example, Scorched Earth is an incredibly powerful option in NBN, but it prevents you from reinforcing the deck with OoF ICE that would help solidify your somewhat lackluster defenses.
And thus the eternal cycles of give and take goes round and round.
Like I said. It is a neat system and just different enough to look like it'll be quite engaging as the card pool grows.
The two big things to keep in mind are that Runner and Corporation cards can never be mixed, and that Agendas (which, if you'll look, do not have an Influence cost as opposed to having an Influence cost of 0 like neutral cards) can only be given to their respective faction.
Deck size during construction also presents an interesting little quirk. Unlike a lot of other games, the minimum size of your deck is not actually fixed by the rules, instead being tied to the Identity you have chosen. While every Identity in the Core Set has a 45 card minimum, we have actually already had a 40 card minimum Identity previewed. Pretty sneaky!
Corporations have a further limitation regarding deck size and deck construction: depending on the size of their deck, they must have a specific number of Agenda points (that is to say, the sum of the points given by all the agendas) in their deck. For 40-44 cards, they must have 18-19 Agenda points, 45-49 is 20-21, 50-54 is 22-23, etc, etc.
All told, there is quite a bit to deck construction especially given that, in a normal Netrunner match, you play as both the Runner and Corporation, meaning you'll need two decks built (one of each!). It treads a very fine line, with the limitations it provides (Influence mostly at the moment, but, as the game expands, the deck size and Agenda limitations will count too) providing interesting limitations and some give and take style development.
So, with that in mind, how about I round out the article by talking a little about the factions? Please keep in mind, these are just overviews of the various factions. There are weaknesses and strengths that may not be covered here.
Jinteki: A corporation dedicated to the humane cause of creating clones (and possibly exploiting people to foster the development of psychic abilities). What isn't too love?
This faction is all about messing with the Runner's head. Literally. In addition to the psychic powers of Precognition and Nisei MK 2 protecting them from the runner, they are capable of dealing out quite a bit of Net damage from various sources, including the devastating Snare (which can trap them from both hand and deck, dealing Net damage and tagging them) and the deadly project Jungebug (which deals 2 Net damage for every Advancement counter on it).
Weyland Consortium: A corporation's corporation, Weyland is quite productive, having its hand in construction, government contracts, war profiteering, monopolies, exploitation, the mysterious deaths of people who interfere with them…
Weyland is all about big business and devastation. Weyland takes advantage of the economical prowess to advance their ICE and increase its power, making servers that are hell for a Runner to bypass. In addition, they know when to sacrifice, dumping scored Agendas to rez the devastating Archer ICE (capable of scoring credits for the Corp, trashing two programs, and ending the run), something that is sure to ruin the day of even the most experienced Runner.
These sacrifices are made easier, of course, by cheap Agenda and the fact that if things don't seem to be working out for Weyland, they always have the option of laying waste to the Runner with Scorched Earth (4 Meat damage to a tagged Runner).
NBN: NBN is dedicated to bringing you the latest breaking news from around the world and high quality entertainment (as well as keeping track of all of your personal information to better target the right consumers… and to sell that information off to other corporations for a tidy profit).
NBN loves Tags. From the clever Data Raven (an ICE that forces the Runner to take a tag or end the run) to SEA Source (an Operation that allows NBN to try and tag a Runner that made a successful run on their turn) to Breaking News (and Agenda that, you guessed it, allows them to give the Runner 2 Tags for the turn when scored!), NBN is all about the tags.
And they use that personal information well! Psychographics allows them to Advance a card a number of times equal to the tags on a Runner, and Closed Accounts to drain all the credits from a tagged Runner. NBN is also quick to adapt, possessing cheap Agendas and the ability to advance and complete Agendas thanks to cards like SanSan City Grid (reduces the Advancement requirements of Agendas).
And this is not quite so useful for a general overview, but they have Tollbooth, one of the best pieces of ICE in the game.
Haas-Bioroid: Do you love androids? Because Haas-Bioroid does. Specializing in advanced AIs and the creation of Bioroids (far better than Jinteki's icky and morally questionable clones) to make the world a better place for people who aren't having their jobs taken by Bioroids.
Haas is all about efficiency, capable of getting a lot done with fewer clicks and less money (epitomized with the Biotic Labor Operation, which gives you two clicks), Adonis Campaign (a fairly cheap Asset that provides 3 Credits at the start of your turn for a couple of turns), and Accelerated Beta Test (an Agenda, that, when scored, allows you to install several cards from the top of your deck… unfortunately trashing anything that you can't install).
Haas also possesses fairly unique ICE in the form of their Bioroids. These AIs are very cost efficient (capable of doing way more then similarly priced ICE), but have a pretty notable drawback: given they are AIs, it is possible to reason your way past them. In other words, it is possible to break the subroutines on these pieces of ICE by spending Clicks.
Anarchs: Some people just like to mess with governments, corporations, and other folks just to ruin their day. Those people are the Anarchs.
The Anarchs are typified by their use of Virus cards to incredibly destructive ends. Viruses are quite dangerous to the corporation, allowing the Anarchs to weaken (and possibly destroy) opposing ICE (Parasite and Datasucker) and access additional cards from R&D (Medium). A lot of their support cards are also geared towards exploiting the power of their viruses, allowing them to recover lost Viruses (Deja Vu), making them work faster (Grimoire), and searching them out of their deck (Djinn).
Of course, Anarchs aren't all about Viruses. They also love to party, which is always good times. The Wyldside club forces them to use their first Click every turn to draw 2 cards and the brain enhancing Stimhack gives them 9 extra credits for a run (warning: may cause Brain Damage, use all recreational, run enhancing drugs with care!).
Criminals: Criminals are… well. Criminals. They love to exploit and abuse corporations and people for quick cash and data.
Criminals are the sneakiest and most tricky of the runners, having lots of ways to mess with them. Forced Activation Order (forces the corp to Rez a piece of ICE or trash it) and Account Siphon (make a run on HQ and, if successful, you can take up to 5 Credits from the Corp and gain twice that yourself… if you don't mind a couple tags) are incredibly unpleasant for Corporations to deal with. Sneakdoor Beta (a program that allows you to access the Corp HQ instead if you successfully access their Archives) and Inside Job (bypass the first piece of ICE you encounter in a run) make it incredibly difficult for the Corporation to protect themselves.
Shapers: While Anarchs do what they do to mess with people and Criminals do it for the money, Shapers do it because… because. They live to run. They love to customize their Breakers, create new programs, hack, tweak, tinker… they just love it all.
Shapers are all about the run and prepping for the run. Their Icebreakers are unique in that their Strength boosts last for the entire run (making them quite good against deep ICE walls). Cards like Modded (which reduces the cost of the next program/hardware they install) and Magnum Opus (gain 2 Credits for a Click) help them build powerful rigs quickly and efficiently.


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LONDON -- Queen Elizabeth II's surprise revelation that she knew that the butler had taken some of Princess Diana's possessions for safekeeping prompted prosecutors to drop theft charges Friday against the servant.
Buckingham Palace said the monarch had been traveling and did not realize conversations she had had with the butler, Paul Burrell, could be important to the case until she saw media reports. Skeptics, however, suggested the monarch acted to shield her family from further scandal.
The queen's revelation brought a dramatic end to Paul Burrell's a case that has fascinated Britain and put personal details of Diana's life on public display.
Prosecutor William Boyce said his team dropped the charges after learning Burrell told the queen shortly after Diana was killed in a 1997 Paris car crash that he had taken the objects.
However, skeptics speculated the monarch was trying to prevent her relatives from having to testify or Burrell from embarrassing the royal family if he took the stand.
Buckingham Palace maintained the queen realized only recently that her conversation with Burrell shortly after Diana died in a Paris car crash might be relevant to his case.
"The prosecution has concluded that the current trial is no longer viable because it has proceeded on a false premise that Mr. Burrell had never told anyone that he was holding anything for safekeeping," prosecutor William Boyce said in court.
Judge Anne Rafferty discharged the jury, declared Burrell innocent and told him he was free to go. Burrell -- whom Diana had called "my rock" -- sobbed and hugged his lawyer.
"The queen has come through for me," Burrell said as he left the court. "I'm thrilled. I'm so thrilled."
Burrell, 44, had pleaded innocent to three charges relating to the alleged theft of more than 300 items from the princess and other members of the royal family.
The property allegedly included letters, photos, and compact discs owned by Diana, Prince Charles and their son Prince William. The thefts allegedly occurred between Jan. 1, 1997, and June 30, 1998. Diana died on Aug. 31, 1997.
Burrell has said the princess gave him some of the items for safekeeping and he took others after her death for the same reason.
Although the case has been making headlines for close to two years, Buckingham Palace said the queen realized only a week ago that her private talk with Burrell might have been significant. The palace and Boyce said prosecutors had not briefed the queen about the case ahead of the trial and neither prosecutors nor police had asked her about her meeting with Burrell.
Labor Party lawmaker Paul Flynn said the official account of the case's collapse was implausible, suggesting the royal family wanted to stop Burrell from possibly revealing embarrassing details of life inside the palaces when he took the witness stand.
"The most likely reason is that when Paul Burrell came to give evidence he was going to provide extremely damaging new information" about the royals, Flynn said.
Diana's relationship with her mother-in-law, the queen, was famously tense.
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Car Seat Arrangement
This is our third baby, and I'm considering how best to arrange our car seats.
If you have multiple kids in carseats, how do you arrange yours? Or are you still debating?
How would you arrange mine, if you were me?
I know I can experiment and change it up if I don't like it, but one of my two sons doesn't handle change well at all (and the other follows his lead) and I'd rather not deal with the tantrums that will follow any sort of change in the setup.
We have:
-8 passenger Sienna (can fit three across in the middle seat)
-3 year old, forward facing in a Radian (can buckle, but not unbuckle)
-4 year old, forward facing in a Radian (can buckle, unbuckle, do brother)
-baby in Grago SnugRide
Other issues:
-boys will go to preschool in the fall where I will drop them off and pick them up in a carpool line, so they will exit the passenger sliding door
-both boys really want to be next to the baby. 4 year old could actually be helpful next to baby, maybe 3 year old too.
-I'm not crazy about trying to get the infant seat in and out over their car seats (my babies are typically very chunky)
-as far as safety, I know the middle seat is the safest and have read to put your most vulnerable forward facing child in that seat (since even if you have a younger child who is rear facing, they are already so much safer since they are not forward facing).
-I could put both bigger boys in the back, but we interact a lot in the car and am not sure I want them that far away
-3 across: baby behind me, 3 year old middle, 4 year old passenger side (safest spot for 3 year old)
-3 across: baby behind me, 4 year old middle, 3 year old passenger side (most helpful spot for 4 year old)
-3 across: baby in middle (easiest access for me to baby, separate brothers, both next to baby)
-big boys in 3rd row, baby in middle
-4 year old in 3rd row, baby and 3 year old in middle
What would you do if you were me?
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We are in a similar situation. I have a three row Honda Odessye and my DH has a Pilot (3 rows).
What we are going to do with the odessye is our 6 year old and 3 year old in the last row, 6 year old on the passenger side, 3 year old drivers side.
The baby will go in the middle row on the passenger side.
The drivers side middle row seat, we have taken out. So we can let the older kids in from the sliding door on the drivers side, the 6 year old is able to buckle unbuckle himself into his booster seat, the 3 year old needs with buckle unbuckle help so he is reachable from the drivers side sliding door, since he is on the drivers side in the back row.
Then we can put the baby in the middle row passenger side, which is easily accessible from the passenger sliding door.
This (confusing) arrangement means all the kids that need regular assistance are reachable.
Pilot is same but way less comfortable since no seat are removable and there is not as much room over all.
Would you believe it took us a while ot figure out this puzzle! lol
I voted to put one kid in third row seat because that's what we are doing. Our middle row seat will have baby and my 6 year old (who has to get out to go to school in A.M.) and my 4 year old will sit in third row. The older kids will most likely take turns switching positions when not morning time because they both love being in the third row. Lol. I don't want to put all 3 in middle row because it will be sorta cramped. If I put baby in middle of middle row it would be a pain getting carseat in and out. If I put ds and dd beside each other in middle row they will bicker too much lol
We have a Dodge Journey.
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From the safest point of view I would put the three yr old in the middle position as he is most vulnerable in this scenario and the middle position is safest.
I'd keep them all in the middle row.
I have a van and SUV. I will have baby in middle eon side, 5 yr old ff in middle of middle row, and 6 and 7 yr olds bolstered in third row. Baby is behind driver in van but behind passenger in SUV.
Tricky situation! We have a mini van and an almost 10 year old in a booster, 8 year old in a booster, 4 year old in a... Hmm I don't even know what it's technically called. The one between a convertible and booster? And then well have baby in the snug ride.
My van has two seats as the middle seat (w space between for passengers to get to the back), then 3 seats in the far back. Right now my 4 year old is in the middle row, seat behind passenger (so I can see him when I'm driving). Baby will be going to that seat and DS will be going to the seat behind driver side. Big kids will be in back. I thought about putting the 4 year old in the middle of the far back but the dilemma is that he's still in a 5 point harness (and will be for awhile still), and he can't buckle or unbuckle it so I'd have issues getting him in and out of the car.
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When we had our third baby, my first was 3 and my second had just turned 2. Neither the 2 nor the 3 year old could fasten or unfasten their own straps and our 3rd row doesn't have top tether anchors for FF carseats, nor does it have LATCH. Because the seat installation would have been less safe, and because it would have been so much more difficult for me to get to the 3rd row to fasten them in and remove them, we had to keep all 3 in the middle row, and the only way to make that work in our Toyota Highlander was 2 radians FF on the outboard seats and the infant carrier RF in the middle. I would have preferred to have my 2yo in the middle, but couldn't make the arrangement work and get a good snug carseat installation. Both girls did really well sitting by their infant sister. But, when I needed to switch her from an infant carrier to a RF convertible, I couldn't fit the 3 across anymore. Luckily, my oldest was over 4 by that point and also well above the height and weight guidelines for a booster and had learned to fasten her own belt, so I put my 4yo in a booster in the 3rd row and my 3yo and 1yo in the middle (one FF, one RF) but I still couldn't use the middle seat because 1. the RF convertible wouldn't allow me to move the drivers seat back far enough without pushing on the seat and compromising the angle and her safety, and 2. With the RF seat on the far passenger side, I didn't have enough room on the middle seat to get the FF Radian properly installed, so, for about 9 months my 4yo had to just climb over the back of the seats to get to the 3rd row. Now, both of my older daughters are big enough to be in the 3rd row and fasten themselves in, and my 20 month old is RF in the middle row passenger seat. The new baby will go in middle row, too.
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I have the same car but my boys are 7 in boosters plus I have a 9 and 11 year old in addition to the graco snugride. I placed the carseat behind passenger. It will be a beast to put in and out the middle seat and behind the driver handicaps you in case of emergency.
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Loving all the ideas, ladies!
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New owner of the Ridgewood Theater: Include arts, entertainment and community programming in the redevelopment of the Ridgewood Theater
We strongly advocate for the inclusion of arts, entertainment and community programming in the new development plan of the Ridgewood Theater, located at 55-27 Myrtle Avenue, Ridgewood NY. As part of that effort we also advocate for the revitalization of the landmarked façade and the theater interiors. With easy access to the L & M trains, the Ridgewood Theater will become a successful arts & cultural venue. Please sign this petition in support for arts, cultural & entertainment returning to the Ridgewood Theater.
A historic theater such as the Ridgewood is a community cultural asset and community voices should be heard when new plans are being formed to redevelopment the property. We would like the new owners to consider development that is inclusive to community stakeholders. The Ridgewood Theater has provided entertainment for the Ridgewood/Bushwick and surrounding Queens community for over 90 years. We advocate the future Ridgewood Theater returning to its traditional role as a place where the community can congregate and future memories can be made.
The theater was designed in 1916 by famous architect Thomas W. Lamb, and the terra cotta façade was given landmark status in January 12, 2010 after lobbying from many community groups. The theater has been shuttered since 2008, and has suffered rapid deterioration. The interior of the theater did not receive landmark status and can be demolished if the new owners so choose.
We Love Ridgewood Theater envisions a revitalized local performing arts venue that will highlight the history of the community while at the same time providing vital economic and social benefits. We have been meeting with civic leaders and engaging arts & entertainment organizations that are interested in a future occupancy at the theater. The theater attracted the attention of Architecture for Humanity NY last December, whom have pledged to support the effort.
Please sign this petition in support for arts, cultural & entertainment returning to the Ridgewood Theater. Visit WeLoveRidgewoodTheater.org for more information and 'Like' us onfacebook.com/WeHeartRT
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Washington — More potentially damaging revelations about the use of charter planes by U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., rolled out in the political media Monday, adding to the challenge she faces in trying to limit the impact of the reports on her high-profile re-election campaign.
In their drive to win the six seats they need to capture a Senate majority this fall, Republicans have targeted Landrieu, a three-term incumbent who is the only Democrat still holding a statewide elected office in Louisiana. They've seized on "chartergate," with its disclosures of illegal use of official Senate funds for campaign-related travel, to attack her conduct.
"Billing Louisiana taxpayers for one flight might be an oversight, twice is a mistake, but four times is a clear pattern of illegally abusing taxpayer dollars to fund campaign travel," a spokesman for the campaign of her leading challenger, U.S. Rep. Bill Cassidy, R-Baton Rouge, said Monday.
That was in response to a report in Politico, a Washington political news outlet, that potentially added two flights in 2012 to the two in 2013 earlier acknowledged by Landrieu as crossing the line between official trips, which can be paid for legally from her taxpayer-financed official office account, and campaign travel, which can't.
Landrieu has said she will draw on her campaign funds to restore to her office account the $3,200 spent on a round-trip charter flight from New Orleans to Lake Charles for a fundraiser in November, and at least part of the $5,700 spent in September on a trip from New Orleans to Shreveport to Dallas that mixed official business in Shreveport with a campaign event in Dallas during her layover there before she boarded a commercial flight back to Washington.
Landrieu said Friday that she has ordered a review of all the flights billed to her office account over her 18 years in the Senate and plans to issue a public report on the results by the Sept. 8 return of the Senate from its August recess. A spokesman said Monday that she would not comment until that review is complete.
Republicans say the review should be conducted publicly by outside investigators, not by Landrieu personnel.
The 2012 flights cited by Politico included one in August from New Orleans to Vidalia to Shreveport to Alexandria and back to New Orleans, and one in October from New Orleans to Opelousas to Patterson and back to New Orleans. Her official account paid $6,800 for the first flight and $3,400 for the second. Based on newspaper accounts and campaign-finance reports, both involved some level of campaign activity, Politico said.
Senate travel can fall under the jurisdiction of the Federal Election Commission and the Senate Ethics Committee. FEC rules are quite strict on prohibiting campaign activity on official trips, while the committee allows more flexibility.
Each senator is allocated an office expense account by the federal government, with the amount varying depending on the population of the senator's state and its distance from Washington.
Senators are allowed considerable discretion in how they spend the money, but it is limited to official needs. Landrieu's account runs to about $3 million a year, which she uses primarily to cover staff salaries and travel.
Follow Gregory Roberts on Twitter, @GregRobertsDC. For more coverage of government and politics, follow The Advocate Politics Blog at http://blogs.theadvocate.com/politicsblog.


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Thursday, August 21, 2008
A Fair Point on Player of the Year
I've been reading Jeff Rude since I was in high school, mostly because I got Golfweek every week and because he's the back page guy and Rick Reilly had all of us in a Pavlovian condition with the "back page first" maneuver.
Anyway, his recent column on the Player of the Year debate was extremely well done, even if I'm swaying the complete opposite direction of his vote.
Though majors carry extra weight, Woods gets my GWAA vote not only because of his broken-leg mind-blower but because he has three more victories than Harrington. What's more, Woods' dramatic victories at Dubai, WGC Match Play, Bay Hill and the Open, not to mention his blowout at the Buick Invitational, were stuff of fairy tales.
It's hard to argue that Tiger's wins this year were anything short of spectacular, but the bottom line is Padraig Harrington has won two majors and that takes precedent.
There are four tournaments a year that count more than anything else, and even with Woods carding one (and not playing in two) it was Harrington who stepped up from the field and it was Harrington who put together such fantastic back nines.
One of my points that has been lost in arguments is there was more pressure on these golfers after Tiger went down than when he's in the field. Most of the time, you have the top golfers trying to battle Woods, but if they lose it's alright because they were supposed to. When he went out with the knee surgery, everyone turned to the top dogs to show what they were made of. Harrington was the only one that did anything.
As much as I'd like to say Padraig is a shoe-in to win this award, I'm not so certain anymore. People can't get the Tiger taste out of their mouth, and after that performance at Torrey Pines, the taste was sweeter than ever.
If you get a chance, read the rest of Rude's column, because the picks for the U.S. Ryder Cup team are different but very interesting. I think I'm on board.
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- Niel said...
...but the bottom line is Padraig Harrington has won two majors and that takes precedent.
Yes, but Tiger won one and finished 2nd in the other. Plus he can walk on water...
- August 21, 2008 at 2:37 PM
- Shane B. said...
Damn, you got me. Walking on water -- can't really argue that, can ya?
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Are we still talking about condos? Because that dream is getting kind of pervy.
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The Wales skipper has recovered from a rib injury to play at full-back in the World Cup Pool B quarter-final decider.
Dwayne Peel has held off pressure from Mike Phillips to start at scrum-half, with Stephen Jones and James Hook continuing as the 10-12 partnership.
Lock Ian Evans will make his first start this year after proving his fitness as a replacement against Japan.
Evans joins Ospreys team-mate Alun Wyn Jones in the second row as coach Gareth Jenkins makes seven changes to the side that beat Japan in Cardiff last Thursday.
Full-back Thomas, wing Mark Jones and centre Tom Shanklin return to a strong-looking backline, while prop Gethin Jenkins and hooker Matthew Rees join Evans in coming into the pack.
Peel's position at scrum-half had been under scrutiny since Phillips, who is often likened to Wales great Terry Holmes, produced a sparkling performance against the Japanese.
He had also replaced Peel during the two previous matches against Australia and Canada, with Wales great Gareth Edwards saying the Ospreys man should start against Fiji in Nantes.
But Peel, who captained Wales in their first pool game against Canada, has been given the nod to win his 58th cap.
Captain Thomas has made a quicker than expected recovery from the rib injury he sustained against Australia, which had threatened to end his international career.
But Jenkins feels Thomas' presence will be vital in this must-win encounter, having enough confidence in his captain's fitness to go without a recognised full-back on the bench.
"No side would want to go into a game of this magnitude without its captain, it's as simple as that," said Jenkins.
"Gareth's importance to this team cannot be understated, he's reached an historic landmark but no-one will be more focused than him on match day.
"His stature and composure on the rugby field will be invaluable to us in a game that could offer us such high rewards."
Back-rower Jonathan Thomas (finger), centre Sonny Parker (groin) and prop Adam Jones (foot) are still recovering from injury.
The winners of the match will advance to a quarter-final meeting with South Africa in Marseille's Velodrome on Sunday, 7 October (1400 BST), the losers having to go home.
Wales team to face Fiji at the Stade La Beaujoire, Nantes, on Saturday, 29 September (1600 BST): G Thomas (Cardiff Blues, capt); M Jones (Llanelli Scarlets), T Shanklin (Cardiff Blues), J Hook (Ospreys), S Williams (Ospreys); S Jones (Llanelli Scarlets), D Peel (Llanelli Scarlets); G Jenkins (Cardiff Blues), M Rees (Llanelli Scarlets), C Horsman (Worcester), AW Jones (Ospreys), I Evans (Ospreys), C Charvis (Newport Gwent Dragons), M Williams (Cardiff Blues), A Popham (Llanelli Scarlets). Replacements: TR Thomas (Cardiff Blues), D Jones (Ospreys), I Gough (Ospreys), M Owen (Newport Gwent Dragons), M Phillips (Ospreys), J Robinson (Cardiff Blues), D James (Llanelli Scarlets).
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hi i have vps server 4 gb ram and wondering how much it would cost to install the server files for me becouse i can get the server files running but only for 3 mins
Hi pipcan,
the official server of Stendhal is only using up to 350 MB and only has 2GB installed. So I am rather sure that your problem is not related to memory.
Are you sure that your virtual private server allows to be used as game server? Many VPS provider explicitly disallow game servers and have technical mechanism in place to enforce that.
What does the log file say?
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pipcan, we are always happy to help. Could you please provide us your server log file so we can help diagnose the error that occurs after 3 minutes?
2011-04-02 12:37:42 INFO StendhalRPRuleProcessor ( 175) - No server extensions configured in ini file.
2011-04-02 12:37:42 INFO marauroad ( 123) - marauroa is up and running… (startup time: 23.8 s)
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"User requesting shutdown" means that you either pressed ctrl+c or the process received a SIGTERM.
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Closing your putty session would send a SIGHUP command to close all processes you started in that session, unless you explicitly prevented this with something like nohup or screen. Could this be the problem?
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2012 tournament year ready to kick-off Thursday
There hasn't been a major live poker tournament since before the Christmas weekend, when the World Poker Tour wrapped-up their 2011 schedule with the WPT Venice and the Epic Poker League hosted their 3rd Main Event of the year. Now that the holidays and festivities of ringing in the New Year are over, the poker world is ready to get back at it, and the first stop in 2012 will be the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA), one of the most prestigious tournaments in the poker world.
Joining the PCA in kicking-off the 2012 poker tournament schedule are a number of other major tournament series around the globe, including the 2012 WSOP Circuit Series at the Bike and the inaugural World Poker Tour (WPT) Ireland Main Event.
Following the first wave of major tournaments is another wave of poker majors, including the Aussie Millions, the WSOP Circuit Series Choctaw, and the 2012 WPT LA Poker Classic. Any way you slice it the tournament schedule in the early part of January is going to bed fast and furious!
The PCA will be the one tournament in that first grouping that attracts the big names in the poker world –from there they will move on to the Aussie Millions. The 2012 PCA begins on Thursday, January 5th, 2012 and runs the 14th of January, hosting a total of 41 poker tournaments over the 10-day tournament series.
The highlight will of course be the PCA Main Event, which has turned into one of the richest prizes awarded in the poker world each year, but this year the PCA will kick-off with another prestigious tournament, the $100k Super-High-Roller tournament.
Last Year the PCA Super-High-Roller tournament was won by Eugene Katchalov, who defeated Daniel Negreanu heads-up for the title. Katchalov used the momentum from his Super-High-Roller win to go on to capture his first WSOP bracelet in the summer, and lock-up the BLUFF Magazine Player of the Year award in the process.
The $10,000 Main Event of the 2010 PCA was a thrilling affair, ending with Galen Hall taking-down the hyper-aggressive Chris Oliver in heads-up action –Hall is credited with one of the best lay-downs in recent history when he managed to fold a losing straight against Oliver to keep his tournament hopes alive.
After the PCA, the Aussie Millions will dominate the poker headlines, hosting its own $10,000 Main event as well as a $100k Super-High-Roller and a $250,000 Super-High-Roller tournament for the second straight year.
In 2010 it was the Sam Trickett and Erik Seidel show in the Super-High-Roller events (both players going on to have two of the best years in tournament poker history), while Aussie native Tyrone Krost captured the coveted main Event title.
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Practice: Metal
Location: Riverstown, County Sligo
Mentor: Michael Budd
The focus this episode is on a heritage craft, using traditional metal work to forge designs in metal. The physically demanding environment combined with the complexities of fussing two pieces of metal together proved very taxing over the seven-day master class run by blacksmith Michael Budd.
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One of Ireland's most innovative and creative Artist, Blacksmith & Sculptor. Michael Budd works out of The Forge, Sligo Folk Park, Riverstown, County Sligo. All of Michael's work is created using only traditional blacksmithing techniques and incorporates contemporary design. Michael produces anything from one-off pieces of sculpture, limited edition design items or uniquely designed and forged commissions.
A lot of the enjoyment for him is creating something that is well made and crafted, yet interesting and beautiful, which means time to get it right.
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Adrian Legge started his career in the late 70's as a Blacksmith and Farrier in a traditional 4year apprenticeship with my father. As well as running his own business he currently teaches at Herefordshire College of Technology where he is a course tutor for Blacksmithing and Farriery. He has been Blacksmithing for 32+ years and has been responsible for the development and writing of a series of courses in the craft. He has been invited as a guest lecturer/demonstrator at various international blacksmithing events in Europe and North America and am a member and past secretary of the British Artist Blacksmith Association, a director of the National Heritage Ironwork Group as well as a National Judge, Liveryman, Fellow and Licentiate of the Worshipful for the Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths and sit on the WCB craft committee.
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Occupation: Education Worker
Location: Ennis
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Location: Dublin
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Occupation: Metal Work Teacher
Location: Dublin
Where to study?
The National College of Art & Design - www.ncad.ie | The University of Ulster, School of Art & Design - www.ulster.ac.uk | Limerick Institute of Technology, School of Art & Design - www.lit.ie | Crafts Council of Ireland - www.ccoi.ie | FAS - www.fas.ie | St. John's Central College - www.stjohnscollege.ie | Grennan Mill Craft School - www.grennanmill.net
Please consult the CCoI report 'Creative Pathways' (July 2009) which provides an extensive list of providers across all disciplines at www.ccoi.ie or visit www.qualifax.ie


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I'll keep this brief- no one wants to read a reenactment of war and peace on a dating profile, no matter how much of a keen reader you claim to be.
I'm a true redhead complete with fiery personality. Take that as you will :-)
I fit into the creative bracket. Very musical, and very into photography and art. I have made money from all three and intend to continue doing so. I have a day job too which is joyous- it does pay for my lifestyle though so I can't complain!
I love travelling- not going to bore you with a list of places I've travelled to (I read a lot of profiles with a long yawn inducing list of places visited. Oh my God you're well travelled? Well done, let me just polish those medals you clearly deserve!). I will tell you though that I intend to travel much much more.
As a person I'm loyal, very honest and generous. Except when it comes to food. Steal from my plate and you'll lose a finger- capiche?
Sense of humour is very dry and can be quite sarcastic. Love a humorous man whom I can bounce off of. Nothing better than laughing until you cry :-)
I used to have a list as long as my arm of relationship wants a needs, but I've realised that the most important things are honesty and kindness. The rest is a bonus.
Films: Lord of The Rings,Titanic,Shawshank Redemption,Empire of the Sun,In America, Saving Private Ryan,Schindlers List, Armageddon,Me Without You,Forrest Gump,Freedom Writers,Avatar,He's just not that Into you, The Object of my Affection
Tv: Friends, Band of Brothers,Rescue Me,Ally McBeal,CSI New York,Oz,Greys Anatomy
Music: Ooh, I have a lot to say about music, will have to condense this down!!
Artists I love: Carrie Underwood,Kelly Clarkson,Josh Groban,The Killers, Ed Sheeran,Lana Del Rey,Adele,Alanis Morrisette,Sarah Brightman,Jai McDowall,Lady Gaga,Loreena McKennit,Patty Griffin,MJ,Evanescence,Louis Armstrong,Whitney Houston,Mariah Carey,Celine Dion,Ray LaMontagne,Tyrone Wells,Leona Lewis,Christina Aguilera
Favourite tracks: Someone Like You (Who doesn't love that song?!), Human (Killers),I see you (theme from Avatar), God Blessed the Broken Road,Jesus Take the Wheel,A Team,Lego House,Born to Die,Ironic, Head over Feet,Phantom of the Opera,Pie Jesu,Suo Gan (from Empire of the Sun),Terrace Duet (from Chess),A Little Fall of Rain (Les Miserables), Born this Way,Like Toy Soldiers,Rain (by Patty Griffin), My Immortal,You Lost Me,Come What May
I love love love musicals, my favourites being Phantom of the Opera,Les Miserables and Oliver.


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