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Chair: Jacqueline Higginbotham
The Institute's goals are to foster leadership capabilities, to define leadership development activities for TLA members, and to nurture cultural diversity in library leadership among participants.
Chair: Jacqueline Higginbotham
Chair Elect: Mark Gottschalk
Past Chair: Michael Mendez
Secretary/Treasurer: Kelsey Brett
Councilor: Jan Hodge
Alternate Councilor: Laura Stiles
Social Media Manager: Jake Syma
Webmaster: Mike Pullin
The TALL Texans Round Table consists of Texas Library Association members who have an interest in the TALL Texans Leadership Institute. The purpose of the TALL Texans Round Table is to provide a forum for the continued support of TALL Texans Institute members, to promote leadership development programs at TLA conferences, and to support the Texas Library Association's commitment to leadership development for Texas librarians.
The participants of the TALL Texans Leadership Institute are generally mid-career library and information science practitioners (degreed and non-degreed) who are currently employed in the field and have at least five years' experience in library and/or information science. Library laypersons with at least three years of service to the library community are also eligible. The Institute provides leadership training for Texas Library Association membership by offering an annual leadership development program for librarians and laypersons.
The Institute's goals are to foster leadership capabilities, to define leadership development activities for TLA members, and to nurture cultural diversity in library leadership among participants.
Check out the TALL Texans Leadership Institute's pages to answer more questions and provide important information for applying. The Leadership Development Committee is also seeking volunteers to mentor new TALL Texans after they graduate from the Institute - interested parties should complete the online application form.
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Todays ProLiant & BladeSystem launch is no ordinary product launch. Today we are announcing one of the most innovative technologies ever seen with Virtual Connect Flex-10.
Virtual Connect Flex-10 is the world's first technology to divide and fine-tune 10Gb Ethernet network bandwidth at the server edge. It carves the capacity of each 10Gb Ethernet connection into four NIC ports and adds the unique ability to fine-tune each one to adapt I/O speed for virtual server channels and workloads. That means our customers can add 4x more NICs per connection, consolidate equipment 4 to 1 and save up to 63% in network costs.
In case this isn't clear enough let me spell it out; with a single c7000 blade enclosure full of HP BL495c Half Height blades (16) using Virtual Connect Flex-10 translates into 4 fully populated Dell enclosures or 6 fully populated blade enclosures from IBM to provide the same amount of I/O. Each half height ProLiant server blade now supports up to 24 NICs using HP Flex-10 technology.
HP BladeSystem is winning in terms of power efficiency, management efficiency and purchasing savings of server and networking equipment by a great distance compared to our immediate competition.
Futher information available at http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/blades/virtualconnect/index.html
Forrester Research gave their reaction to this product announcement on their blog 'The View from Forrester Research' in a posting by James Staten who sees Virtual Connect Flex-10 'Addressing virtualization's achilles heel', check it out here... http://blogs.zdnet.com/forrester/?p=121
In addition to Flex-10 we also announced a range of even more power efficient components for the cClass BladeSystem including the BL460 G5 server, 2400W Power Supplies which provide 90% efficiency at 8% load and the new Dynamic Power capping functionality. Combining these technologies will reduce an enclosure power requirements by approx. 704W which equates to a 24% reduction in power for a typical configuration of BL460 G1 servers. Check out the updated Thermal Logic page for a guided tour and further information...
Outside of blades there is also the new ProLiant DL385 G5p with the latest AMD Quad Core CPUs codenamed 'Shanghai'. This server is tuned specifcally for virtualisation providing double the RAM (up to 128GB), support for 16 Small Form Factor Disks or 6 Large Form factor Disks (6TB of internal storage), up to 6 PCIe slots and 4 GbE NICs as standard compared to the existing DL385 G5.
Check out the product home page <here>, the product presentation <here> and the podcast <here>
Finally we also launched the next version of the iLO (Integrated Lights Out) Management software Version 1.7 with new advanced remote management functions.
For details on all products launched click on any of the links below
» HP Smart Array P700m Controller
» HP NC532m Dual Port 10GbE Multifunction BL-c Adapter
» HP T750 G2 UPS, HP T1000 G3 UPS and HP T1500 G3 UPS
» HP ProLiant DL385 G5p Server
» HP ProLiant DL185 G5 Server
» HP Integrated Lights-Out 2 (iLO 2) v1.70
» Windows Small Business Server 2008
» Windows Essential Business Server 2008
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Launch Update November 2008
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Find peace. Adventure. Or both.
LOCATED IN AN ISOLATED COVE IN san pablo, BATANGAS, D&T IS A great base camp for you to explore the mysteries of the deep blue ocean. All JUST A SKIP, HOP, AND JUMP AWAY FROM BUSY MANILA.
World-class diving and snorkeling experiences are right in our front yard - there's no need to travel elsewhere in Anilao. Whether you're a novice or a seasoned diver, or even a casual snorkeler, D&T is a terrific place to enjoy the underwater world. With clear blue waters, this marine sanctuary is officially the happy home of a whole lot of wild life. (You included, just say when).
Get away from it all. Get together with friends.
There's lots for you to do. need ideas?
Be active
- Challenge a friend to a kayak race - maybe even all the way to the small waterfall in the cove next door
- Enjoy a boozy island hopping trip all across Bauan and Anilao
- Take a bag of bread out with you and feed the fish while you snorkel or while standing from the scenic pier
- Splash around with your kids in our small salt-water pool
- And then of course, there's always the ocean. Take the plunge and dive. Maybe you'll see our friendly neighborhood turtle. You'll definitely catch sight of our giant clams!
- Kick back with a beer, listen to the waves, or contemplate the sunset from any of our comfortable open spaces - all facing the sea.
- Take a siesta out in a hammock or in one of our simple, rustic rooms
- Sit by our bonfire pit and enjoy the cool sea breeze while you and your friends toast marshmallows under the stars.
- Chit-chat or read a magazine at our cozy bar
- Relish some of the best meals in town in our spacious open-air dining areas: market-fresh seafood and hearty Filipino classics for you to enjoy.
drop us a line
GIVE US A ring on our landlines
+63 2 851-8746
+63 2 938-1038
Text or CALL us on our mobile phones
+63 922 854-8137
+63 922 854-5573
We are ready to take your reservation calls from 8 am – 5 pm daily (Philippine time UTC+08:00)
need more information?
email us directly at email@example.com
overnight diver package
PHP 5,000 per night, per diver. Inclusive of 4 meals, snacks, and some complimentary drinks, as well as unlimited air refills and tank use. Equipment rental is not included; see below for additional fees.
overnight non-diver package
PHP 4,000 per night, per person. Inclusive of 4 meals snacks and some complimentary drinks.
Non-divers pay PHP 1,550 per day. Divers pay PHP 1,950 per day. Inclusive of welcome drinks, lunch, and a snack. No room included.
boat transfers (PIER)
Regular scheduled boat transfers are included for both overnight and day-trip guests. However, if special pick-up is required, we charge PHP 700 per person from San Luis pier or PHP 800 per person from Anilao pier.
island hopping tour
PHP 1,000 per person.
gear rental
Scuba diving gear: PHP 1,000 per day for complete set (mask, fins, BCD, wet suit and weights).
Snorkeling gear: PHP 325 per day for complete set (mask, snorkel and fins).
dive master fee
PHP 600 per dive for each accompanying dive master.
How much does it cost to stay at D&T?
Room and board costs a base rate of PHP 4,000 a night. That comes with three hearty meals (and a snack, of course). If you'd like to go snorkeling, use of our masks and fins are on the house.
For divers, PHP 1,000 gets you unlimited tank refills.
Hiring a Dive Master or renting equipment are at an additional cost. Let us know what your needs are when you make your booking so we can get back to you with a more accurate quote.
How do I pay?
We accept bank deposits and credit cards for your reservation. We require a 50% deposit to hold your reservation for weekdays and 100% deposit for weekends or holidays. This deposit is fully refundable up to 1 week before your scheduled arrival.
Do you really take credit cards?
We accept credit cards for booking your reservation (bank surcharges are not yet included in our rates). Once you are on-site however, our remote location means the occasional card error. We request that you prepay for your booking if possible or bring cash.
How do I get to D&T from the parking area?
The fees we charge you are inclusive of round-trip boat transfers to and from D&T. Boats leaving for the resort are scheduled to leave every 2 hours between 6 and 12 noon. Boats leaving for the parking area are scheduled to leave every 2 hours between 12 noon until 6 pm.
What about my kids, do they pay full price?
Children 6 - 10 years old have a 20% discount for room and board (and tank refills for the junior divers in the group). Kids 5 and below can enjoy the resort free of charge.
Any other discounts?
Family nannies and drivers can also enjoy D&T's facilities with a 20% discount.
Is my pet welcome?
Yes. We love pets and we have some of our own staying at D&T. Please be aware that you are responsible for the safety of your pet and for making sure that your pet is well-behaved. We also request that you take care to pick up after them.
By Car
The fastest way to D&T is to Take Lipa Exit via Star Tollway, just a little over 2 hours away from Manila.
WAZE: Search Dive and Trek Parking then select San Luis Pier (for Balite-side parking) or Mabini (for Anilao-side parking)
GOOGLE: Search Dive and Trek Parking Balite (for Balite-side parking)
By Public Transport
You can take a bus to Batangas City or Lemery but please call our reservations line before your trip for more detailed information.


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Common Reasons for Breast Reconstruction in Beverly Hills
Post Breast Surgery Deformities
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Actors: Artie Lange, Ralph Macchio, Anthony DeSando, Cara Buono, Jimmy Palumbo
Genres: Comedy
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Great low budget film
Black Cat | 01/03/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is a film that isn't for everyone,if you don't like blue collar type sports comedies..you may want to skip this.Surprisingly well acted this comedy really gives you a glimpse into softball beer leagues all around the Tristate(NJ,NY,Conn.) area..some people here seem to rate this movie negatively because they dont like Howard Stern(or Artie Lange on the Stern show) or they follow other lame morning radio shows but you can always rent this film and judge it for yourself."
Laugh-Out-Loud, Side-Splitting Funny
Nicole Turner | Claymont, DE United States | 01/03/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I'm a huge Stern fan and saw this opening weekend. I laughed so much that I was in tears and my face and stomach hurt. This movie's not for everyone, but if you love raunchy, politically incorrect, nothing is sacred comedy, then you'll love this movie."
Best Comedy Nobody Saw
E. White | USA | 01/02/2007
(4 out of 5 stars)
"This movie didn't get the wide release it deserved. Horrible comedies are released nationally every month and very few have more laughs than Beer League. It just may end up gaining some post-DVD release notoriety, such as "Office Space" did a few years ago. This movie needs to be judged *as a comedy*. That is to say, it really isn't fair to criticize the intricacies of the plot. Take it for what it is: A good, raunchy, R-Rated comedy with enough great one liners and sight gags to entertain you for 90 minutes.
When Ralph Macchio's character orders an overly healthy lunch in front of his regular-guy Jersey buddies, who wouldn't laugh when Artie says, "In Massachusetts that order could marry a dude."?
By the way, it's easy to spot the Opie And Anthony losers that have come here to crap on this. They're the ones speaking broken English and have "Hoo Hoo" somewhere in their name or message."


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It probably isn't worth warning anyone not to confuse Dustin Hoffman's directoral debut, "Quartet" -- opening today (Feb. 1) in New Orleans -- with the recently released "A Late Quartet." It likely wouldn't do any good anyway.
Aside from the similarity of the titles, both films played at October's New Orleans Film Festival, both make the most of talented casts, and both involve a group of aging musicians. The similarities, though, pretty much end there.
"A Late Quartet," you see, is about the members of a chamber music ensemble with an average age somewhere in their mid-50s. "Quartet," on the other hand, is about the members of an operatic foursome with an average age in their 70s. Apples and oranges, you see? Or applesauce and prune juice. Or whatever.
More seriously -- and substantively -- "A Late Quartet" was a quiet but thoughtful meditation on the power, and the necessary pain, of human connections. By comparison, "Quartet" is a flimsy bit of cinematic puffery that takes every obvious path on its way to its even more obvious "seize-the-day" message.
That's not to say it's a bad film. For starters, it drips with elegance and polish - thanks, respectively, to the presence of its cast and the prowess of its lighting department. At the same time, Hoffman's film -- based on the play of the same name by Ronald Harwood -- take pains to be as inoffensive as possible every step of the way.
On the one hand, that means people can feel safe bringing their gentle little grandmothers to "Quartet," as it won't stray into any territory nearly as blue as their hair. Unfortunately, as sweet and gentle as Hoffman's film is, it frequently flirts with boring, so it won't do a very good job of entertaining many people, either.
That's not the fault of the cast, who dive gamely into their roles. Maggie Smith's performance earned her a Golden Globe nomination in the comedy/musical category earlier this year, and she's always fun to watch on-screen. But, contributing to the film's fondness for the obvious, she doesn't move far outside her comfort zone, playing the cranky, embittered old dame that she plays so well but which she has played so many times before (most recently in the superior "Best Exotic Marigold Hotel").
Co-star Billy Connolly might get all the good lines, as the home's resident rascal (with a few going to a campy Michael Gambon), but Smith's retired opera singer character, Jean, is the driving force behind the film. That's because her arrival creates quite the stir in the tony Beecham House. A diva through and through, it seems she is insulted at the suggestion that she move into a nursing home -- and angered that someone had the gall to deliver on that suggestion. What's more, she makes sure everyone know she's unhappy to be there.
"I wanted a dignified senility. Fat chance now she's here," says a character played by Tom Courtenay (and with whom Jean shares a romantic past).
At face value, Jean doesn't have much to be bitter about. The pristine Beecham House is beyond comfortable and it is populated by dozens of musical seniors - including three with whom she once famously performed Verdi's "Rigoletto" (Connelly, Courtenay and Pauline Collins). But anyone who thinks she can be talked into reuniting with her former partners for a gala performance in support of Beecham House had better think again.
"You must realize, I was someone once," Jean barks, alluding to her fear of exposing the weakness of her once flawless voice.
"I thought I was someone now," is Collins' meek reply.
After much two-bit philosophizing and soap-opera drama, Hoffman's audience is really left with only one less-than-profound question to ponder: Will they reunite on-stage or won't they? It's hard to nurse much suspense out of such a hollow conceit, and Hoffman proves it.
What he ends up with is a slow-motion geriatric fantasy, set in the sort of tony old-folks home any granny would trade her bedpan to inhabit -- a world where senility is cute, not scary; where nobody is really that sick or that old; where, one suspects, the place doesn't even smell funny. If Walt Disney designed an old-folks home, one suspects, it would be a lot like Beecham House. ("It's an old world after all!")
Granted, there are probably movie-goers out there who will take comfort in that fantasy and who will appreciate the slower, easy-does-it narrative. I'm just not planning on being one of them for a few more decades yet.
2 stars, out of 5
Snapshot: A dramatic comedy about the residents of a British nursing home for aging musicians, and the efforts of four of them to reunite for one last performance.
What works: It boasts a talented cast, highlighted by a Golden Globe-nominated Maggie Smith, a puckish Billy Connelly and a campy Michael Gambon.
What doesn't: Though sweet of demeanor, it is lightweight stuff, built around a flimsy plot and obvious choices.
Cast: Maggie Smith, Tom Courtenay, Pauline Collins, Billy Connolly, Michael Gambon. Director: Hoffman. Rating: PG-13, for brief strong language and suggestive humor. Runtime: 1 hour 38 minutes. Where: Canal Place. Find New Orleans showtimes here.


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Clair Dr
"Nice street in a nice neighborhood with great access to park, school"
Clair Drive is part of a subdivision commonly referred to as "The Long Drive Area," as the other main road of the subdivision is called Long Drive (and believe me, it is very much that). The houses on Clair are nicer and larger than the ones on Long, however, and it is set farther away from the main road than is Long, making it the preferable street on which to live in that neighborhood. However, you still get many of the great benefits of the area; houses on the street are within walking distance to Fort Couch Middle School, which is a school which all publicly-enrolled students must attend for 7th and 8th grade, as well as a small park with swings, a playground, and a nice grassy area.
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Patrick's Cabaret
Program Assistant
Job Description
Reports to: Executive Artistic Director
Employment status: Part-time permanent (non-exempt)
Compensation: $19.00/hour, approximately 10 hours/week, plus paid time off
Supervises: n/a
The Program Assistant will assist with implementing and communicating about programs serving artists for Patrick's Cabaret. This position will be focused on digital and print communications, activity and audience tracking through database practices, and support for programs with a focus on Teaching Artist Residencies.
- Coordinate programmatic activity including the Teaching Artist Residency Program.
- Create and manage compelling communications materials that harness and grow the power of our grassroots community.
- Manage statistical activity tracking, database, and administrative operations.
Primary Responsibilities
Program Coordination (estimated average 5 hrs per week)
- Assist with call for, hiring, and contracting of Teaching Artists, Workshop Facilitators, and Curators
- Create and distribute program communications (newsletters, calls for proposals, artist packets, etc)
- Serve as additional staff support for designated program events, especially Teaching Artist Residencies
Communications (estimated average 3 hrs per week)
- Work in collaboration with other staff to effectively utilize communications channels and implement communications plans for website, emails, printed matter, and social/new media
- Create internal and external communications, including programs, advanced artist tickets, and postcards, as requested
Administrative Management (estimated average 1 hr per week)
- Track audience attendance and demographics in organizational database
- Track donations and donor information in organizational database
- Collaborate with staff, consultants, Board, partner companies, and performers to gather stories and statistics that demonstrate the organization's work to funders and the general public
- Strengthen data-capture and database practices to reach appropriate audiences
- Assist with administration of fundraising campaigns including solicitation mailings, online events, and special events.
Community & Field Leadership (estimated average 1 hr per week)
- Contribute to maintaining a climate that attracts, keeps, and motivates a diverse staff of top quality people
Other duties as assigned
- Experience with artist programs, especially teaching artist programs
- Administrative competencies
- Alignment with Patrick's Cabaret mission and vision
Patrick's Cabaret is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate against or harass any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, or status with regard to public assistance.
People of color/Indigenous individuals, people with disabilities, and people with queer and trans identities are especially encouraged to apply.
Send a resume and cover letter to email@example.com by Tuesday, January 2nd for priority review. Please include "Program Assistant" in the subject line.


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S. Korea Analyzes Computers Used in Cyberattacks
SEOUL, South Korea – South Korean police are analyzing a sample of the tens of thousands of infected computers used to crash Web sites in South Korea and the U.S., but conceded Sunday they may not lead to the culprit.
South Korean intelligence officials suspect archrival North Korea was involved. South Korea's spy agency told lawmakers last week that a North Korean military research institute had been ordered to destroy the South's communications networks, local media reported.
An Chan-soo, a senior police officer investigating the cyberattacks, said Sunday that investigators had obtained 27 computers infected with malicious computer code, known as malware, in an attempt to trace the "contamination paths" of the programs that launched the attacks.
Such programs can give hackers remote access to computers without the owners' knowledge.
An gave no details about who the computers belonged to, other than that they were from South Korean individuals. He said South Korea is also seeking to obtain hard disks and other information on six foreign servers whose files update malware programs.
An did not say where the foreign servers were located.
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The so-called denial of service attacks, in which floods of computers try to connect to a single site at the same time to overwhelm the server, targeted high-profile Web sites, including those of the White House and South Korea's presidential Blue House.
The state-run Korea Communications Commission has said that tens of thousands of computers were infected. The commission says it has identified and blocked five Internet Protocol, or IP, addresses in five countries used to distribute computer viruses that caused the wave of Web site outages, which began in the U.S. on July 4.
They were in Austria, Georgia, Germany, South Korea and the U.S., a commission official said. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to speak to the media on the record.
The identity of the IP addresses themselves, however, provides little in the way of clarity. It is likely the hackers used the addresses to disguise themselves — for instance, by accessing the computers from a remote location. IP addresses can also be faked or masked, hiding their true location.
The assaults appear to be on the wane. No new similar cyberattacks have been reported in South Korea since Friday evening, the commission said.


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ROMNEY WORDSWORTH – Last night Donald Trump won the state of Indiana, making it his 7th state in a row with a victory margin of over 50% of the vote total. In a surprise move, Ted Cruz announced in his concession speech that he is suspending his campaign. The Republican Primary Race is over. Donald J. Trump has won and will be the party's nominee in the General Election.
Trump's delegate count jumped up to 1050 with Trump garnering all 54 of the available delegates, the RNC holding back 3 for itself. Trump won decisively in all age groups and with men as well as women. Trump even beat Cruz with the Evangelical Christian vote. With Cruz dropping out of the race, Donald Trump has an easy glide path to picking up the rest of the delegates he needs, and then some. Even before Cruz dropped out of the race, Trump was polling well ahead of Cruz in West Virginia (61% to 22%) and in California (51% to 24%). With no real competition to face, Trump may easily go to Cleveland with 1400-1500 delegates.
John Kasich still refuses to leave the race, but his campaign seems now to be more about crossing the country to stuff his face at various dining establishments than to become the party's nominee. Are there no good diners in Ohio? At least he isn't (yet) barricading himself in a room holding a confetti cannon to his head making demands and saying: "Or else the mailman gets it." But his "candidacy" has become that silly.
Over on the Democrat side, Hillary Clinton suffered another humiliating defeat, losing Indiana to Bernie Sanders 53% to 48%. The tables have now suddenly turned, and it is Bernie Sanders who is credibly promising a "contested convention" in Philadelphia for the Democrats. Meanwhile, Donald Trump has sewn up the nomination nearly a full month before Mitt Romney did (May 29th), giving the Republicans an extra two months before their convention in Cleveland to heal divisions and unify to campaign against Clinton in the general election.
Donald Trump is already doing better in that department than his predecessors. A recent national poll has Trump beating Clinton by 3 points. While that doesn't sound like much, consider that traditionally even Republicans who eventually won the Presidency were polling behind their Democrat adversary by double digits at this point in the race. Ronald Reagan was behind Walter Mondale in the polls just 4 weeks before Election Day. Reagan ending up winning in a 49 state landslide. For Hillary Clinton to already be polling behind a Republican this early is a strong measure indeed for just how anemic support is this year for the Democrat front runner.


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Friday, June 27, 2008
Runequest - it should be much cooler than it seems
Runequest and the world that grew up along with it (and boardgames such as Dragon Pass and Red Moon/White Bear), known as Glorantha, is home to some amazing mythology and wonderful fantasy creatures.
There are ducks, gorps, broo, jack-o-bears, walktapi and loads of others.
And while I really liked good old 2nd edition Runequest (from Chaosium), it always seemed to be much more popular in England than the USA. Then when Avalon Hill published their version, they sort of emasculated Glorantha, and also mucked with a simple magic system (battle magic and rune magic) by adding sorcery. For some reason they also renamed Battle Magic to Spirit Magic. Not sure why. The addition of sorcery, of course, wasn't just a rule change, it also changed the fabric of the runequest world. The older system (where the world, Glorantha, was an integral part of the rules) had a real reason for there to be the two main types of magic - battle magic was something that everyone could learn. Small, quick spells that you cast, and they would dwindle quickly. The more potent rune magic spells were part of the mythology of the world (love it, or hate it), and so had a reason to be in the game.
Then along comes sorcery - a new, and potent magic, that doesn't really fit in the game. BUT it did give a new type of scholarly type magic that fit most medieval European style RPG worlds. And Avalon Hill was targeting (at least in the basic release) a sort of mythic Europe setting for their version of the game. Eventually, due to fan demand, and the ability to sense a buck to be made, Avalon Hill produced much of the Glorantha material (and a lot of it was in a very good format). But the game was changed forever.
The faithful have since released Glorantha in a couple of (admittedly) very weak looking systems for roleplaying heroquests and epic mythic adventures. Maybe it appeals to some, but not to me and my group. Good news however, there does seem to be an adherence to things old with the Mongoose Publishing version.
EDIT - The Mongoose version seems to be a pseudo d20 version. Sad. However, in June of 2008, Chaosium released a version of Basic Role Playing. This is not the old 1980 version of BRP (which was a stripped down version of their d100 rules, sort of Runequest without the Runequest parts), but is actually a reprint of the four books that made up the Avalon Hill production, but with the name "Runequest" removed throughout, and with the name "Basic Role Play" inserted instead. So, if sorcery is to be included, and battle magic is spirit magic, then it seems like this is the best version currently in print.
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Monday, June 23, 2008
Back from Scotland
Gaming with Chuck took a 1 week hiatus while I was in Scotland, on travel at a Modeling and Simulation conference (my job, as well as my PhD studies). While there I did some extensive traveling on the very excellent British railway service, not to mention the Lothian Bus service Edinburgh. All of this has put me in the mood for some network and route-building games when I am back with my family and friends in the States.
Some of my favorite route and network building games are:
Some new ones that I would like to try (but either haven't played them yet, or don't own them yet):
Who knows, maybe the next few days will see some gameplay at Chateaux Turnitsa.
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Some of my favorite route and network building games are:
- Thurn und Taxis
- Ticket to Ride (and Europe, Switzerland, and Germany)
- Through the Desert
- Trans-America
- Metro
- Niagara
- Cape Horn
- 10 Days in Africa (and USA, and Europe)
Some new ones that I would like to try (but either haven't played them yet, or don't own them yet):
Who knows, maybe the next few days will see some gameplay at Chateaux Turnitsa.
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Saturday, June 14, 2008
Hilda Ironbottom - Fighter, Thief, and Duergar Hottie
There are those that doubt that Hilda Ironbottom has a softer side. After all, most of the time she is thought of as a stout fighter, companion to Annalise of Ehlonna, the Pope of Pain, Gilmore Badgerbreath (he's so cute, she thinks), and Dromeda of Underdark.
Previously, an image of the civilian side of Hilda was published, here. And certainly, if asked, Gilmore will attest to her feminine charms (but probably quicker after a couple of flagons of good Elf wine). But it is important to remember, that there is more to Hilda than just her business persona.
She might be a Duergar, and they have a history of having their women (and men) being bald (shorn of all hair, alright?), and certainly with a penchant for Evil, but she is really a good person. And she wears a right decent wig.
And the fact that she is a fighter/thief (3/3) makes her quite useful. She has exhbited exceptional rope use and climbing skills, and fights pretty good with the hand ax and the light crossbow.
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Castles and Crusades Campaign - A Farewell to Arms
Viney Badeloch, the rogue extraordinaire, decalared a Farewell to Arms during the game this past week.
The adventurers had found the portal at the bottom of the Glacial Grotto of the Ice Hunter Goblins, and through it transported across the world to the very bottom of the dungeons of the ShadowRose, in Keoland.
Upon arriving, several guards of the goblin raider, Gutrag Hagrush, were dispatched, along with Gutrag himself. The group recovered the lost Kreftring, the heirloom of the Raker Mountain Dwarves of Ratik that the group had agreed to help.
Well, old Viney, due to some romantic entanglements that he got involved in when last in Keoland, decided that he actually liked the world much better back in Ratik, so he volunteered to return the Ring as quickly as possible (the adventurers have been underground, now, for several days). He took along with him the women the group rescued from the Goblins (serving as harem slaves).
Hopefully Viney will not be too late in returning the ring, and high priest Starmetal and the King will be fortified in their positions, and the wicked nephew of the king (and his advisor, from the Great Kingdom) will be recognized for what they are - opportunistic greedy materialists.
Is this the end of Viney Badeloch? Probably not, but for now it is a Farewell to Arms.
A small video tribute to Viney Badeloch...
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Pink Camels, anyone?
We played Through the Desert a the Turnitsa Home earlier this week. What a blast. I really do like this game, it is a hoot.
It rates reasonably high (7.4) at Boardgame Geek, which got me to thinking. Which, of the many games we play at the Homestead, are the highest rated according to other people? And which company produces that games that we enjoy so much?
For high ranking games at home, I would guess Ticket to Ride, Settlers, or any of the Carcassonne variants. For companies, I would guess its Rio Grande, or for original publishers, maybe Days of Wonder or Fantasy Flight. Probably Days of Wonder, come to think of it.
At one time it would have been (for me) Avalon Hill, and then Mayfair. Task Force Games were huge in my life for a number of years, as well as Metagaming (still is). GDW ranked pretty high. But those were all (mostly) wargames. These days it's Euros, which explains the company shift.
Tags: Through the Desert, boardgaming, boardgames
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Tuesday, June 10, 2008
That's a fat centipede
How big does a bug have to get to be considered a giant bug? I got to thinking about this one today in reflection on John's Haymaker article on Giant Centipede, and also about the "giant" bugs from RPGs and from great atomic age movies.
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Says it all
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lights, cameras, props
Paper Models from the Disney Experience.
These are a great resource for the gamer who wants to add a little extra mise en scene to his/her game. I particularly like the "Temple of the Forbidden Eye" but it does have over 500 crummy parts. Maybe the TWA Moonliner or the Nautilus might be a better starting project.
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These are a great resource for the gamer who wants to add a little extra mise en scene to his/her game. I particularly like the "Temple of the Forbidden Eye" but it does have over 500 crummy parts. Maybe the TWA Moonliner or the Nautilus might be a better starting project.
Tags: Paper Models
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Monday, June 9, 2008
Boom Blox - infecting the Turnitsa household
Boom Blox from Electronic Arts has invaded our home.
We didn't play any boardgames this weekend, but I have to admit that it isn't ENTIRELY due to the arrival of Boom Blox. We had a couple of cookouts and soccer games to go to on Saturday, and Church on Sunday. The rest of the day, however, was Boom Blox. We played a couple of times, for maybe an hour or so each occasion.
The game is quite fun, with fun characters and levels, and the action is quite visceral. You get to demolish blocks in a number of great ways that remind me of the wooden block forts I used to build as a child. Me and a foe would each build a block fort on the floor of opposite ends of the living room or the front porch. Then we would populate those forts with green plastic army men. Then the war would commence. We would alternate throwing blocks at each others forts, trying to demolish as much as possible, and wipe out plastic army men. The one with the last army man standing was the winner. In many ways some of the Boom Blox levels work just like this.
Then there are the Jenga levels.
And the shooting levels.
Lots of fun, but not so good for the boardgaming schedule.
On a plus note, I picked up two new games - First is BattleLore (which I am looking forward to playing lots of at Historicon this summer)
Second is Ticket to Ride Märklin. This completes our set of all the (to date) Ticket to Ride board games. The card game might be next.
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Friday, June 6, 2008
Castles and Crusades Campaign Headlines - Glacial Grotto Complete
Following the previous adventure, the group encounters a Drow monk - an outsider of typical Rakers Drow society - who agrees to join the group and stay with them. This is Leigh's new character, replacing his fallen dwarf, Nords.
Our Castles and Crusades session last night had a great finish to a tough adventure. The players received their adventure experience points, and progressed the campaign.
Those present were:
- Marcy - Annalise of Ehlonna
- Elliott - Jacques Guerrable (The Pope of Pain)
- Craig - Gilmore Badgerbreath
- Leigh - Dromeda
- NPC - Viney Badeloch
- NPC - Hilda Ironbottom
In addition to fighting another TOUGH group of greater goblins, the group explored an underground fungus garden, and discovered a group of women who were being kept as slaves by the goblins. Liberating both fungus and women, the group proceeded to delve into even deeper regions of the goblin outpost, to find the goal of their quest. The portal to the dungeon in Keoland (where, presumably, the Goblin Chieftain and the Kreftring are to be found) was discovered. After testing the portal, the entire group went through, and are now deep in the depths of the "Forgotten Dungeons of the Shadow Rose"
Future updates to be posted, but here is a list of all campaign updates so far.
- The Death of Nords
- Ice Spiders, Lava Lizards, and Ogres - Oh My
- Up the Mountain, Down the Glacier, Out the Other Side
- World of Greyhawk Campaign Continues
- Pope, Gilmore and Nords - On the Road
- Goatboy Joins Adventuring Group
- Expedition to the Rakers
Once the players are in Keoland, expect some more run-ins with Drow Elves, as the main plot of the campaign (and the secret of the League of Sorcerors) begins to reveal itself.
Glacial Grotto of the Ice Hunter Goblins - Completed
Tags: castles and crusades
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Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Victorian Science Fiction Wargaming page
Really great wargaming advice, links, pictures and stuff available at VSF and 15mm Science Fiction Gaming.
I've got some really cool stuff from there (Russian stuff, as well as links to great Victorian British stuff).
I really love the picture of Teddy. He seems to capture at least the American version of the later Victorian age.
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Classic bits - forgotten?
There are some really classic D&D style roleplay tropes. I am wondering which of these are still in play these days, considering some resistance to the "spike the doors of the dungeon room, so we can take an 8 hour rest" maneuver performed by my current Castles and Crusades group.
- Spiking doors.
- Carrying rations (to eat, and to throw down a corridor to lure monsters).
- 10' pole.
- High Hard Boots.
- Continual light cast on a small object to be thrown into a room.
- Henchmen.
- Mapping.
- Characters having a "last will and testament".
- Fearing oozes, slimes, and jellies.
- If you didn't bring it into the dungeon with you, DON'T EAT IT.
- Elves make the best thieves (secret door spotting).
- 2 Fighters (or fighter-types) for every other party member.
- Attracting followers and building a stronghold.
- 50' of silk rope (hemp weighs too much).
- Small cage with a songbird in it (warns of gas problems).
- Caltrops.
- Humans in the rear, with polearms, fighting over shorter demi-humans in the front.
- Hooded lantern or bullseye lantern - it makes a difference.
- Flasks of oil.
- Flasks of holy water.
- Flasks of acid.
- Extra bowstrings.
- Hammer and pitons - because you never know.
- At least one person in the party should wear wolfsbane.
- Someone should carry garlic.
- Pool extra money at the start for thieves tools and holy symbols.
- First level fighters shouldn't balk at wearing that better armor the dead orc has on.
- Somebody has a pouch of copper pieces, to toss on the floor and distract the kobolds.
- Secret phrase to check for Doppleganger infiltration.
Tags: roleplaying
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Labels: castles and crusades, roleplaying
Lets Play a Game of "Guess what happens next"
Stupid Tiger Picture
See if you can guess what happens next. Answer using a comment. Valuable prizes await the wittiest among you.
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See if you can guess what happens next. Answer using a comment. Valuable prizes await the wittiest among you.
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Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Memoir 44 - French Resistance Figures
For Memoir 44, I picked up a box of plastic French Resistance figures from Caesar Miniatures (purchased at the local Hobby Town while shopping for a chess set for my Daughter's birthday). These are pretty nice.
There are 42 figures in the set, so plenty for the published French Res. scenarios for Memoir 44.
Tags: wargaming
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Kiriakou case may plug leaks, stifle democracy
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http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | Leaks are a fact of life in Washington, and while every presidential administration since the earliest days of the republic has sought to prevent them, no one has succeeded. But President Barack Obama seems determined to try -- even in the face of mounting criticism from civil libertarians.
So far, Obama's Justice Department has brought six cases against those who have been accused of releasing unauthorized information in contravention of secrecy laws. The latest of these came the other day against a former CIA operative once in the forefront of counterterrorist efforts, who was charged with revealing the names of two CIA interrogators involved in the waterboarding of al-Qaida leader Abu Zubaydah.
Whether or not the actions of John Kiriakou, who helped capture Zubaydah, have damaged the agency is open to question. But what isn't is the fact that over the years, congressional actions -- some official, some not -- have caused more harm to the nation's intelligence efforts than almost anything else short of the treasonous activities of Aldrich Ames in the CIA and the FBI's infamous Robert Hanssen.
Back in the 1970s, Democratic Sen. Frank Church of Idaho decided to expose the CIA's questionable operations hidden under a blanket of national security. In a long investigation, Church and his allies dug deeply into the dark secrets of an agency on the front line of the Cold War.
The revelations of mobster involvement in efforts to rid Cuba of Fidel Castro and the CIA's foreign interventions over three decades were laid bare as never before. They resulted in wholesale changes in the way the agency did business, not always for the better. The CIA's clandestine services ultimately underwent severe alterations that damaged its ability to function in a rapidly changing world. Especially in the Middle East, reliance on electronic spying, rather than the human variety, left it unable to anticipate and head off a series of disasters, including kidnappings of Americans and the early development of terrorist threats like al-Qaida.
President Jimmy Carter's director of central intelligence, Adm. Stansfield Turner, was blamed for decimating the on-the-ground spying cadre. Turner has long denied the allegation, despite clear evidence that his agency failed badly when it came to foreseeing events such as the 1979 invasion of the U.S. Embassy in Iran, which played a significant role in Carter's defeat for re-election.
Kiriakou left the CIA in 2004 after having taken part in Zubaydah's capture in Pakistan two years earlier. Since then, he has written a memoir, worked for a U.S. Senate committee and been visible and vocal in his discussion about the agency's interrogation methods. He also has been an adviser on movies filmed in Afghanistan. Kiriakou's wife, a veteran CIA analyst, was fired from her job following his arrest.
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We need to improve our economy, and lower the cost of health care. There is some encouraging news on both of these fronts.
We should all be able to agree on two things. We need to improve our economy, and lower the cost of health care. There is some encouraging news on both of these fronts.
Hundreds of billions of dollars in federal spending for Medicare and Medicaid are being removed from government projections – because federal health care spending is expected to be a full 15 percent less than what had been initially budgeted for in 2012. This report from the Congressional Budget Office comes as the growth in health care spending has hit a new low for the fourth consecutive year.
According to Forbes Magazine, Douglas Elmendorf, Director of the CBO, stated that a significant part of the savings are the result of structural change in how health care is now being delivered.
Evidently, the Affordable Care Act has been taking examples of proven cost-saving measures in how providers are paid for delivering health care, and codifying these changes, taking programs that are slowing the growth in costs and applying them to all providers throughout the nation. It is working, if you judge success by the numbers.
And this slowdown in health care costs is happening in overall spending as well as government spending.
And the good news continues. Studies show that slowing the annual rate of growth in health care spending by 1.5 percent will lead to an increase in economic output of 2 percent – an increase that could go to 8 percent by 2030. This will ultimately lead to higher wages for workers, and higher productivity for companies.
So why did the new leadership in the General Assembly vote against setting up a state health care exchange, in defiance of the Affordable Care Act? Rhetoric vs. reality. And, with the same stroke, they denied an expansion of Medicaid coverage, and therefore health care, to 500,000 North Carolinians, 5 percent of the state's population, which would have been fully funded by the federal government for 3 years, and 90 percent funded thereafter.
Sick people aren't productive. Often they can't work. An investment in their health is an investment that pays us all back in productivity and an increased tax base. Emergency room visits are an incredible drain on our system. If you don't have insurance, guess where you go when you are sick. And if you don't have insurance, you don't go to practitioners for preventative measures, and you, of course, will have a much higher chance of getting sick than someone with insurance.
The Affordable Care Act demonstrates financially that insurance is a good thing. And that being responsible for your own health and productivity is important to the economy.
So why did my colleagues in the General Assembly vote to defy the ACA? Well, the vote was clearly along partisan lines. When they voted to deny the expansion of Medicaid, they stole an opportunity from the insured population of the state to experience and reap the benefits of putting the breaks on escalating health care costs.
The vote against the health care exchange, and the expansion of Medicaid, was bad for North Carolina's economy, personally devastating to 5% of the population, and embarrassing to any of us who were aware that the rest of the country was watching.
Rep. Susi Hamilton, D-New Hanover, represents parts of New Hanover and Brunswick counties in the N.C. House.


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The other day I got a phone call from a nice woman who had read about our Your Stories project. She wanted to see if we knew about a piece of local World War II history–the 1943 glider crash at Lambert Field. We do. In fact, Channel 9 had done a story about it some years ago. The crash was one of the biggest disasters in St. Louis aviation history–10 people including the mayor of St. Louis and other city officials died when a troop transport glider fell apart during a demonstration flight. I asked the woman why she was checking about this particular bit of history.
Well, it turns out that she witnessed the crash! I was stunned. She had been the first female radio operator (for TWA, I think, although in my surprise I didn't catch all the details) and worked at Lambert Field. She must have been working in the tower, because she could look down on the crowd watching the demonstration. Her attention was grabbed by the sound of a spontaneous, horrified exclamation from the onlookers. She looked out and saw various pieces of the glider detach and fall to the earth.
She dashed out of her office just in time to catch a woman fainting in the hallway. It turned out to be the wife of the mayor; the poor woman had just watched her husband die.
I told the lady on the phone to please write down her story, or let us videotape her recollection. She demurred. I think the prospect of going public was alarming. "I'm 87!" she protested. And with that she conveyed the idea that she was too old, too tired and too overwhelmed with daily tasks to face dealing with anything more. She made her phone call; that was enough.
My own mother is 85, so I understand where this woman is coming from. But her story illustrates how important it is to record these memories of history before they are lost forever. If you know of someone with a story to tell, please help them tell it! You don't have to be Ken Burns or Gore Vidal. We welcome all submissions in any form–write it, type it, video tape it, audio tape it. If you're reading this now, you can do it!


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The brand new Doctor Who series began the other day and while the eleventh Doctor, played by Matt Smith may or may not be a fan favorite across the board he's alright with us here at CrackBerry. Sure it could be his witty charm and wacky approach to things that made us like him but we're going with the fact that he's a BlackBerry user that won us over.
That's right, Doctor Who was spotted using a BlackBerry Storm during the episode, a debranded one no less. Ok, so maybe it was branded as a "BBC" but that's a fine line, in either case we all know it was a earth saving, multimedia messaging BlackBerry Storm. I just have to know what OS he was running or was he making use of some Doctor Who built hybrid? I mean, he did save the world with it.
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Hello! My name is Tim Shiels and I have been selected by Hon. Michael Woodhouse MP to be a representative of the young people of Dunedin in Youth Parliament this coming July. I am keen to use this site and my Facebook page to get to know the issues facing young people in Dunedin so that I can represent them accurately this year. Please check back here as I update it and contact me below if you have any questions or just want to get in touch.


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One of today's first world pusherman is Comcast, aka Xfinity (we aren't fooled with rebranding… or are we?).
We switch over to Comcast from AT&T back in August of 2016, and they offered us some kind of package with a 2 year contract with however many hundreds of channels, that which we watch only a handful of. One day, out of that handful of channels we do watch, one disappears. The error is, "channel unavailable". Wife says she loves that channel and that we must call Comcast and get to the bottom of this.
I call Comcast and after a few minutes of waiting, I am greeted on the phone by Comcast Representative, Doing-Gods-Work-Kenny, who I can only imagine took this job to make some extra money while looking for another job or is finishing up some college credits to get his degree in Computer Science or something in an attempt to get into a more fulfilling career in order to save his soul. Kenny asks me what the problem is, or more accurately, how can he assist me. "Kenny, one of my wife's favorite channels has disappeared, please save me". Kenny replies that sometimes the channels change their prices, which causes Comcast to have to move them to other packages.This comment does not help my frustration or my disdain for humongous corporations and their lack of common courtesy and care for their customers. Next, Kenny tells me that he understands my frustration and that he's going to put me on hold just for a minute to see if there is a better offer that he can give me. I then tell Kenny that I understand he is just doing his job and that having to change packages doesn't sound like a reasonable solution, but I will hear his solution out. I also beg him to add a note to the 'ticket' that says this customer wants the bigwigs to know he is not happy with them changing channel packages especially with the excuse of throwing the channel company under the bus. He agrees to add the note. Small victory, I know.
Kenny-God-Bless-His-Soul comes back on the line and gives me two solutions. The first solution is that I can change packages, which will give me 60 more channels (including the lost channel) and be approximately 9 cents less per month than what I am paying now. The catch is that I need to sign another 2-year contract. Note, that we just past 1 year on a 2-year contract with Comcast. The second solution also involves a new 2-year contract and, frankly, I can't remember that deal as it was more complicated than that first and I tuned out.
I picked the first option because television is crack.
"A paranoid is someone who knows a little of what's going on. " ― William S. Burroughs


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I picked up my first box of organic fruits and veggies from the group I just joined that pools resources to buy organic produce, Annie's Organic Buying Club! I went through this week's detailed recipe and instruction PDF on their website and learned which was most perishable and had to be consumed immediately and started working my magic in the kitchen. I made soups, stews, salads and fruit medleys that were so delish: Organic cucumber, strawberry, broccoli and super leafy green salad with a raspberry vinaigrette.
Then I made crab stew with snow crab, zucchini, red onion, olive oil, cilantro, rosemary, thyme, garlic, tomato, red chard, ground pepper, carrots and a couple of other organic add-ins that my mind is not recalling. Served with Jasmine rice and was so yummy.
Then I made squash soup. I had bought frozen yellow frozen and cooked squash from the grocery store but added pepper, salt, vegetable bullion, green beans, onion, used a left over carcass of a roasted turkey, carrots, garlic, red chard, potato, rosemary, thyme, and quinoa.
Made a fruit medley with mostly organic ingredients. Mango, strawberry, pear, Apple, cane sugar, lemon juice, raw Apple cider vinegar.
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Girl reunited with beloved doll lost during hurricane Harvey
A six-year-old girl in Texas was reunited with a beloved toy that was lost during Hurricane Harvey.Sarah Mitchell shared a video of herself and her niece, Emily, as she receives her toy doll "pink baby" which was lost in the evacuations during Hurricane Harvey. Mitchell shared her search in a Facebook group called Plush Memories Lost Toy Search Service asking for help finding Emily's cherished doll.On February 8, Mitchell shared with the group that a woman named Kristen alerted them to "pink baby's" whereabouts and was able to ship the doll to Texas just in time for Emily's birthday. Credit: Robert Mitchell via Storyful


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When President Ferdinand Marcos proclaimed martial law in 1972, a newspaperman, Manuel B. Rotea Sr., was put in a stockade for six months. Now, in an odd turn of events, he is back in Manila as secretary-general of a new government-sanctioned organizatoin, the Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Association.
Mr. Rotea, a short, wiry individual with a quick sense of humor, says he does not resent his imprisonment. "It was sort of a 'security picnic,'" he says. "We had fried chicken on Saturdays, ice cream on Sundays, movies every other day. I used to say if I did not miss my family, I would prefer to stay here."
When released, he and his family moved to the island of Leyte. He was concerned that the government "might change its mond" and arrest him again. There he took up sharecropping on a coconut farm, looking after some 500 palm trees on about two hectares of land. "You have to survive," he explained.
With martial law, the Marcos government was able to start actual implementation of agrarian reform. Mr. Rotea noted that landowners, some with their own private armies, had previously resisted the breakup of their estates, and were successful. Nor would the national legislature vote the necessary funds for financing land reform.
"If you started organizing the farmers, you could end up six feet under," Mr. Rotea recalled. "Policemen sometimes drove union leaders out of town. It was Marlborough country."
But the Marcos government gradually brought law and order to the countryside and began reform of the feudal land system. Much of the land had never been even surveyed. Mr. Rotea became a leaseholder, paying rent rather than giving some 30 percent of the coconut crop to the landlord.
By October, the Ministry of Land Reform expects to have completed "Operaton Land TRansfer," turning over ownership of soe 730,000 hectares (1.8 million acres) of rice and corn lands to about 400,000 former tenant farmers.
The Philippine land reform generally gets high marks from foreign observers. Last year a US State Department report to Congress said, "The land reform program has been the single most effective program of its kind in the Philippines. . . ." A US Agency for International Development official said the program has been "very beneficial and achieved a good measure of success." A United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization adviser noted that the Philippine reform "has been implemented smoothly, without any social upheaval and without any drop in production."
In most countries, land reform has meant a drop in farm output. But the Philippines apparently prevented that difficulty by its cautious and careful methods, by the availability at the right time of new "miracle" varieties of rice and of better corn varieties, by making financial, legal, and agricultural extension services available to the former tenant farmers, and by requiring membership in rural cooperatives.
Mr. Rotea recalled that when he began organizing farmers on Leyte, he went through "a lot of trouble." He was arrested three times by local police. Two "goons" with guns arrived at his house once, but he was not at home.
"Fortunately," he says, "my members are tough, too."
The Ministry of Agrarian Reform began encouraging the farmers to organize into associations in 1978. By today, some 300,000 belong to the Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Association, which was formally organized at a convention on Oct. 21, 1979.
Mr. Rotea was elected the top paid official and, as he notes, has been able to use his education again. He has a bachelor of arts degree. For instance, he has appared in court of behalf of some 10 farmers, winning eight cases and a ninth on appeal. Often there are disputes as to whether a farmer is a tenant farmer or a hired hand. As a tenant, he can either acquire the land he farms or become a leaseholder in the case of a small landowner. As a day farm laborer, he has no such rights.
"I have an average better than most lawyers," Mr. Rotea boasts. "But I know my agrarian law."
Mr. Rotea predicts that his organization will have 1 milliion members by year-end, though, he adds, some farmers are still afraid of joining. "Numbers are power," he says. "If we unite all farmers, then we may be a factor in politics."
The farm leader sees his association as a "pressure group" pushing for higher price supports and other benefits for farmers. "The farmers do not get much," he maintains.
This goal may be somewhat more ambitious than the government envisages. The articles of incorporation of the association say it should "work as an effective partner of the government in nation-building for the promotion of social justice to ensure the dignity, welfare, and security of agrarian reform beneficiaries."
Whatever, Mr. Rotea was last spring appointed to the government's highest agricultural policymaking body.
Mr. Rotea is concerned that should President Marcos eventually end martial law, as he has promised, the landlords might erode some of the benefits small farmers have received from land reform.
"We would like to be ready when that comes," he said. "Small farmers are very often the victims of power politics."
Further, he speaks of "plugging loopholes in the land reform law."
Though the transfer of land titles for tenant farmers on rice and corn land should be complete this fall, it will be 15 years before they all have finished paying for their property. The maximum size of the land transfer has been 1.5 hectares. The new owners cannot subdivide their land or turn it over to anyone other than an heir. If there is no heir who wants to be a farmer, it must be turned over to the government for resale to some other qualified small farmer.
Landowners with 7 hectares or less of rice or corn land can retain ownership (1 hectare equals about 2.5 acres). But they must lease hte land to a tenant -- not sharecrop. As of last May, some 626,385 leases covered 711,019 hectares. The leases protect tenants from harassment, ejection and excessive rents.
Some foreign land reform experts argued that there should be "zero retention" of farmland by absentee landlords. One US government expert thought it would have been better to reduce land retention to hree hectares as in Japan and Taiwan. But President Marcos decided that the middle class -- professionals, civil servants, teachers, shopkeepers, and others -- bought small pieces of property as an investment and should be allowed to retain ownership.
The former large landowners receive compensation in a variety of ways. For instance, they can receive cash payment of 10 percent of the value of the land and the balance in 25-year tax-free 6 percent bonds issued by the government's Land Bank. Or they can have a full guarantee on the payments by the tenant farmers of 15 equal annual amortizations.
The value of the land was set at 2.5 times the average value of the harvest in three normal crop years prior to Oct. 21, 1972. Establishing that value has frequently been difficult. So far, more than 5,000 landowners have been compensated by the Land Bank.
Another aspect of land reform has been the distribution of public agricultural land to "deserving landless families," or to Muslim rebels who give up their fight for independence in Mindanao. So far more than 50,000 families have been resettled in 44 projects.
Mr. Rotea himself hopes to qualify for 3 to 6 hectares of land in Tarlac, a small settlement area. Then, he notes, he would for the first time own land himself.
The government estimates it has 1.5 million hectares of land suitable for resettlement of 500,000 families. But since these projects involve the provision of such infrastructure as irrigation systems, farm roads and bridges, warehouses, community centers, school buildings, and so on, plus considerable other help to the individual formerly landless farmer to get him established, the program is costly. It is expected to take years to complete.
The Ministry of Agrarian Reform is now turning more of its efforts to extending the leasehold system to "plantation" crops, such as coconuts, tobacco, sugar, coffee, bananas, cacao, and pineapple.Some 1 million farmers are involved in coconuts, the most important of these crops. But only a small proportion are regarded as tenants.


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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Brazilian Supreme Court on Wednesday accepted the appeals of a dozen former political and business leaders found guilty in the nation's biggest corruption trial, paving the way for new trials and dealing a blow to those who hailed the earlier convictions as a turning point against impunity.
The case involves a scheme that came to light in 2005 in which top aides to former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva created a scheme to pay off legislators so they would support the ruling Workers Party initiatives in Congress.
The guilty verdicts for 25 defendants last year were seen as a positive sign in a country where public service has been marred by corruption and impunity for centuries. On Wednesday, the 11-member court weighed a technical wrinkle in the case and decided in a 6-5 vote that defendants have the right to a new trial for the criminal counts for which they earlier received at least four not-guilty votes.
That means 12 defendants will get new trials, including Silva's former chief of staff Jose Dirceu and the former Workers Party president Jose Genoino for conspiracy, and Joao Cunha, the ex-leader of Brazil's lower house of Congress, for money laundering.
Justice Celso de Mello cast the sixth decisive vote in favor of the appeals. He had been the harshest critic of the defendants during last year's trial, but said it was his duty to defend the law and not bend to widespread support for a quick end to the case.
"If it's true that the Supreme Court is a place for the protection and defense of fundamental freedoms ... then it can't expose itself to external pressures as a result of popular outcry and pressure from crowds," Mello said.
The move will not totally clear most of the defendants because they were convicted on at least one other charge by too wide of a margin to allow for an appeal.
But it could allow them to win a less harsh kind of imprisonment and be eligible for parole earlier.
Some, like Dirceu may avoid serving their sentences full-time in prison by being placed in a "semi-open" regime that allows them to do supervised work during the day and sleep in prison at night.
Nobody has yet been jailed in connection to the case, which has angered Brazilians. The court has not yet decided when the appeals will be heard.
The Estado de S. Paulo newspaper lamented in a Wednesday editorial that the top court would miss the opportunity to reject the appeals and signal that "a tradition of impunity has been broken" and "the powerful will no longer be above the law and beyond its reach."
The newspaper said impunity is partly the fault of judges in Brazil's notoriously slow and complex legal system, with the dominant idea being that "the more time-consuming a decision, the more appeals there are" the better the ruling.
Joaquim Falcao, a law professor and legal expert at Rio de Janeiro's Getulio Vargas Foundation, Brazil's top think tank, said the justices were faced with a tough and legitimate technical question.
He said the top court's internal legal system allows appeals on counts that receive at least four not-guilty votes, but the constitution doesn't mention such appeals, leading to the sharp divide between the justices.
Falcao said he understands that frustrated Brazilians just want the case to end, but he defended the court's responsibility to work through the process.
"If the Supreme Court eventually absolves the defendants, then you could have a situation in which the democratic institutions are gravely discredited," he said. "There may be some disillusionment with this ruling, but I don't think it's institutionally grave for democracy. I think it's more of a delayed opportunity for justice."
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Associated Press writer Marco Sibaja in Brasilia contributed to this report.