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Eidolon: the Dreamscape Opera
November 06, 2011, 11:47:54 PM »
I did some groundwork on this a while ago in this forum.
Here's the front cover for the game, brought to you by the same artist that did Nobilis.
Eidolon cover
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November 08, 2011, 01:24:49 AM »
Slightly updated front cover,
revised cover
Inner jacket cover
inner cover
Title Cover
title page
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November 08, 2011, 04:53:43 AM »
Hi there,
I'm glad you've brought the game to the point of setting up the cover, and I appreciate your enthusiasm, but this isn't a place for announcements. It's important that when you start a thread, you provide a topic for discussion.
I've also edited your posts to turn the images into links, which is sort of an annoying, keystroke-heavy job. It would have been a lot more convenient merely to send the thread to the Inactive File and inform you by a private message.
Please start a discussion about the game and its development, including a link to external materials we can use as reference. The site's here to support you in doing that.
Best, Ron
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November 08, 2011, 11:47:36 AM »
Thanks for the heads up. I wasn't intending to use this as an announcement mechanism. I probably should have been clear in revealing that this is open to feedback.
For reference, I'm not a representative of a company. I'm a sole author who has been commissioning artists to do design work, and now illustrations. I'll be posting snippets of content up, and I would be interested in getting feedback on that.
Some specs: the current word count is 157K. We are talking about 230 pages without illustrations. Of this word count, all of it is setting material, and none is rules. The rules themselves will take probably no more than 10K words. I don't have shopping lists of tech devices and 'spells', but I do have the theories behind those systems explained to allow individuals to creatively determine what might work. This is my fourth year writing this project. It's taken a lot of research and revisions.
I'm looking at developing a narrative based engine and removing dice/cards etc as the principle mechanic of resolution. I'm looking into some of the ideas from the Fate system, such as the aspects of Houses of the Blooded, I am also looking at other narrative mechanisms. However, I'm writing the setting first, mechanisms second.
My philosophy behind writing this game is to straight up come with a rich, lavish world that will allow for deep immersion. It will be pitched around the dramas of international diplomacy, kingdom management, and the politics of court. In fact I don't have a chapter on weapons, but I do have whole chapters dedicated to costume, vehicles and transport, and communications.
The setting will be an alternate earth where story is as real a principle as physics, creating a gaslamp fantasy somewhere along the lines of League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (which I will acknowledge as an influence), set in the equivalent Edwardian Era. It also has the history of the 20th Century mapped out as a future projection/prophecy.
Additionally, I am not treating this as a commercial venture. I am treating it as an artistic project. Part of what I had thought about doing with releasing this game, was rather than publishing it straight away, I will get it to a point of 'basic' completion, and then open it as a beta document to allow community contribution. To allow an opportunity for fans (the many theoretical ones in my head) to have an influence over its shape and nature.
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November 08, 2011, 06:30:38 PM »
Please click on this link to see an excerpt document giving some of the setting highlights. It's not enough to give away all my secrets, but it does give you the general shape and feel of it.
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November 08, 2011, 06:38:01 PM »
Cool and double-cool! Compliance enforcement droid mode: off!
Thanks - I will be looking your material over as soon as I can.
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November 08, 2011, 11:53:40 PM »
Hi Angelus,
I love the way your images are rendered. Definitely looks like a professional product.
That keyhole makes me want to open it. The rest of the cover, while pretty, is a bit non-specific for my taste. In another market, that wouldn't be true! But RPG land is somewhat saturated with olde-n-venerable imagery.
The inside cover, in contrast, is appealingly perplexing and visceral. What's going on there? I don't know, but it seems exciting and weird and I want to find out!
As for the game itself, whenever someone tells me they have 230 pages of setting, my first question is, "What am I supposed to do with it, relative to play?" The answer to this question will then tell me whether or not this is the product for me. Possible answers, to illustrate what I mean by the question:
Read it all because it's fun to read! And afterwards, you might be inspired to play too!
Decide which small section is most inspiring to you for your game, and read that.
You really need to know all this information in order to GM.
You really need to know all this information in order to play.
You should bring this to play to look stuff up and answer questions about what's in the world and how it works.
You should read section A to GM, B to play, C for fun if you feel like it, one of D-Y once you've picked a province; and bring Z with you for reference.
And then, once I knew the intent, I'd want to know what the book does to deliver on that intent. Like, if it's a reference, the index had better be good!
Hope this is helpful. If you're looking for a different sort of feedback, just say so!
For what it's worth, "theories behind tech & magic from which to derive game content" sounds great to me if you can pull it off! I also dig the community contribution idea.
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November 09, 2011, 12:52:53 AM »
Hi David,
I should be a professional look, as I commissioned a professional to do the artwork and layout. You can thank Peter Gifford from Universal Head for that.
I have also given some thought into the questions that you have asked and I have anticipated some of those needs.
Roughly speaking the game is setting is broken down into six areas... Scene (background, mythology, and setting information); Stage (physical places and environments), Actor (the characters and their roles), Prop (objects, and technology), Mask (society, politics and frameworks of social interaction), and Trope (mysteries, theories and lore).
It is a setting that engages in a broad reality, and all the chapters are designed in a modular fashion. This means that you only have to use a small part of it for a successful game. It allows you to set the game at a micro level of politics, in which case you probably only needs about 10 of the chapters for a good game. It also lets you broaden the scope of characters and their ambitions as players become more familier with the setting. Effectively, you can partician and cordon the game off in such a way to focus only on the parts of reality you wish to explore.
For example, Chronicle is one of the bigger chapters. It's a lot of history and most players won't find this immediately relevant to any of their games, but it does provide a huge resource for potential story hooks and historical artefacts that you can make relevant to your game. It's there to provide you with a sense of scope, but it can be reasonably assumed that (like real people) not everyone is on top of all the historical content. So if players just don't remember an aspect of the setting, it's like a person not knowing everything and this works (I think). If you're not playing a game with a huge historical context than you could easily skin over it. If you're playing a game that focus on trade and kingdom building, there is information there you can use (or gloss over).
Compare it to rules heavy settings where interruptions and delays can happen because players don't know the rules. Not knowing the setting is just a story hook waiting to happen, it's pre written story your players can explore.
So yes, all of this type of guideline is going to be put into a gamer's handbook.
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November 11, 2011, 02:36:39 PM »
If people want to help support this project, I've created a RocketHub
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November 18, 2011, 02:14:41 PM »
Here's a copy of one of the pages in the book. Some of the illustrations are starting to come in.
David Berg
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November 19, 2011, 01:15:54 AM »
Looks nice! What are you looking for feedback on?
here's my blog
, discussing Delve, my game in development
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November 19, 2011, 01:19:09 AM »
In about a day or so, I'm going to upload some of the "in-game" magic systems. I'll be wanting feedback from people about whether it comes across too confusing or whether it works. I'm just tidying up a note or two.
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November 19, 2011, 12:37:02 PM »
A post-mortem of how Eidolon came to be:
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December 06, 2011, 06:28:33 PM »
I'm interested in hearing from people whether they like the simplicity and balance of this chapter layout. Note it is a two-page spread.
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Wine lists used to be fairly predictable. A few sparkling wines, some chardonnay, perhaps one or two other whites, then a bunch of reds. Cabernet Sauvignon. Merlot. Pinot Noir. Syrah. Zinfandel. Bordeaux. Chianti. With a little luck even a brunello, a tempranillo or a malbec.


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Ice Ages & Past Climates
The chemistry of seafloor sediments full of fossilized microscopic shells can reveal ocean temperatures that existed tens of thousands of years ago. (Photo by Tom Kleindinst, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
Earth's climate has undergone many changes over the course of geologic history, but the past one million years or so have been among the most dynamic. During that time, the planet has experienced repeated cycles of glacial (cold) and interglacial (warm) periods lasting about 80,000 years on average.
These were most likely driven by regular changes in Earth's orbit and rotation known as the Milankovich Cycles that govern the seasonal timing and intensity of solar energy entering the atmosphere. Other factors that may have contributed to the formation and cessation of ice ages are the amount of greenhouse gases (mainly carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor) in Earth's atmosphere, the extent of sea and land-based ice across the northern hemisphere, and shifts in patterns of wind and ocean currents.
During ice ages, the most characteristic change to the planet has been the formation and spread large ice sheets and glaciers across much the Northern Hemisphere. The sheer weight of the ice at the height of the last ice age depressed Earth's crust to such an extent that many areas are still slowly but noticeably rebounding to this day, 18,000 years after the retreat of the glaciers.[ MORE ]
The formation of the ice also removed so much water from the global ocean that sea levels during ice ages were notably lower than interglacial periods such as the present day—as much as 400 feet lower during some periods. The movement of the ice across the surface of the planet also scoured deep valleys, created extensive chains of hills known as moraines, and created extensive lakes, including the Great Lakes.
Understanding the onset and termination of glacial and interglacial cycles is a key part of efforts to understand how Earth's climate system works and how it responds to changes and disruptions. The steady rise of greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere caused by human activity is a primary cause for concern because of its ability to potentially bring about additional, larger changes.
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"What I can remember is that your uncles car was a standard Camaro that we added several Z28 components that we manufactured at Bill Thomas racecars. I don't believe the car was originally a Z28.It was a standard 327 Camaro, we removed the small block engine and added a Hi-Performance 396 with a 4 barrel Holley Carb, which was standard at the time for the Nickey Camaro, we also added exhaust headers and beefed up the front and rear suspension; added a large capacity fuel tank; upgraded the clutch assemble and rear axles gears"."I do remember helping Terry pack the inside of that Camaro with everything from sway bars and shocks to sparkplugs. Also we removed the passenger seat and bolted a complete engine in the space where the seat went. Your uncle was torn between using the lighter 302 engine in the standard Trans Am configuration that was successful at the time in the USA and Canada or using the brute horsepower of the 396".


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at Enfield. Entering through gender-specific doors and relegated
to distinct sections of the building, the Shakers of Enfield,
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If you were to drop $3000 on a laptop ... who would you go with?
Subject: Mobile | October 4, 2011 - 03:47 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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While you probably have the same reaction to the question of which $2800 + tax laptop is the best one to chose as hardCOREware, the fact remains some people will buy them. At that price range, a lot of the price is for show and not for value. Having a laptop resembling a UFO or Italian racing car might make it look fast but has no effect on the actual performance of the laptop. With so much focus on the exterior and the reasonable assumption by the manufacturer that anyone willing to pay that price tag has little knowledge of what components make the fastest gaming machine the question stands; if someone has their mind made up to spend this money, which laptop should you recommend. Read on to see how the internals of Alienware and Razer's gaming laptops compare.
"I was recently asked on Twitter what I thought of the Razer Blade, a 17" gaming laptop which will become available later this year for a staggering $2800. My first thought was "LOL" but then I realized that some people really would spend $2800 on a laptop.
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I think Razer is on to something and as long as this is moderately successful, I can seem cheaper smaller version of this machine.
I'd definately go for the Razer if the specs are the same.
But they are not the same ...
Ah, sorry I only read your post, and not the original one.
Well if I had to choose I'd get the Alienware one, but in reality, even if I had the money to spend I wouldn't buy either of them. I simply would not be able to buy the Razer one knowing it was underpowered, and I don't like the look of the Alienware one.
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I think the Razer laptop. I don't like the Alienware styling.
Love how the article fails to note the razer blade is an ultraportable unlike the alienware model so is making an apples to oranges comparison.
Still will be interesting to see if the razer blade makes any headway as its a very niche item.
Very interesting how much the look and feel matter when you are dropping that amount of money ... I think that Razer might do better than I originally thought.
There is about 3 lbs weight and about 1.2" in height difference between the two products so there is more then just looks at play. ( With the size and weight difference more expensive materials are generally used in the frame.)
However, not sure the ultraportable form factor is really warranted for it.
but that is exactly what I mean. Size and weight are secondary to me. What I see first is Core i7 2860QM versus Core i7 2640M and GTX 580M versus GTX 555M ... and so on.
If I am going to pay that price I want the best hardware available inside and then I will look to see if the shell is pretty.
well. I prefer alienware . cause you buy a laptop for gaming not like the macbook air for working and convenience . the razor is 2500 dollars . but the internal is not worse at all. and you can not even custom it!
alienware is like a desktop . but do you really like to play game at school ? at starbuck? no way . and the alienware m17x .the start price is 1500 and if you pay 1000 to develop the internal .it is much much much faster than the razer .


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I really like this team. Always positive and really friendly.
These guys are competiting the way I thought they'd be pre-season.
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Okay. They do not give me good vibe. Gives me a boring feel and erm... BJ and Tyler feel.I do not want for them to make it far but I feel they will. (I don't know?)I'm going to pray they don't make the Final 6..I'm usually right about first hand impression whether I'm going to like a team or not.. and this is the only team thus far that I feel "obligated" to dislike.OOOOOOPS! Hopefully my opinions of them changes!
I have a feeling next leg it will be a Cowboy farewell as well
Quote from: BayBay on November 07, 2011, 04:12:08 AMI have a feeling next leg it will be a Cowboy farewell as well We can only hope!
I don't get the M/M hatred. When I like a team, it's irrespective of their gender. I like these guys, just as I liked Mel/Mike, Nat/Kat, Tyler/James, Lauren/Duke, BQs, BJ/Tyler, Eric/Jeremy, Don/Nick, Ron/Christina, TK/Rachel, the Chas, Ken/Gerrard,...you get the idea. These guys seemed fun & friendly to locals, plus i hate infighting (although given the stressful situations, it's inevitable).
I don't get the M/M hatred. When I like a team, it's irrespective of their gender.
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That young Texan girl was named Martha Sawyers and before she was done she had drawn and painted her way through "Paris, Bali, Penang, Singapore, Sumatra, Java, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Peiping," according to her article in Forty Illustrators and How They Work.
When she and illustrator husband, William Ruesswig, returned to America in 1937, Sawyers had a show of her artworks at the Marie Sterner Galleries. Collier's magazine art editor, Bill Chessman happened to see her exhibition and (as luck would have it) was in need of an illustrator with a solid understanding of Asian cultures.
And so, without planning, Martha Sawyers became "an illustrator of Asiatic lore" - called upon by major clients of all sorts who required an artist who could handle the depiction of other races and cultures with passion and sensitivity.
Last week I launched a new blog called Female Illustrators of the Mid-20th Century. At the time, I didn't realize that today was International Women's Day. I thought this would be the perfect day to begin a week-long look at this remarkable woman, described as follows in the catalogue that accompanied one long-ago show of her pastel drawings:
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Celebrating illustration, design, cartoon and comic art of the mid-20th century.
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Martha Sawyers: "... she brings us a bright picture of the other side of the earth, unbelievable people and places."
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8th March 2010, later evening. It's still Today.ReplyDelete
Another Inspiration!
So interesting to come to know here about the history of illustration: Here for instance, to what extent division of labour had developed even in the illustration business. Illustrators in charge of this side of the earth and illustrators in charge of the other side of the earth.
Not unbelievable, but sometimes hard to believe, from today's global point of view.
I picked up a copy of The Illustrated Book About The Far East(c.1961) years ago at a used bookstore.It's filled with her drawings and color paintings.A lot of her work has a nice mix of lines and tone.Great stuff!ReplyDelete
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That's not the real Scott Walker, @realdonaldtrump.
After Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker hammered Hillary Clinton, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president and Donald Trump's opponent, at the RNC convention on Wednesday, Trump sent a tweet thanking Walker:
One problem: @ScottWalker6 isn't Scott Walker, governor of Wisconsin, who spoke at the Republican National Convention. @ScottWalker6 is Scott Walker, television journalist for WDSU in New Orleans.
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OTTAWA — The destruction and force of Hurricane Sandy has "focused minds" in the Conservative cabinet on the need to deal with global warming, says Canada's environment minister.
Peter Kent said that watching the storm's damage along the eastern coast of the United States, it's clear there will be more cases of extreme weather due to climate change and the country needs to plan appropriately.
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But Kent was very clear when asked about a carbon tax or cap-and-trade system: Canada won't go that route, even if our largest trading partner, the United States, legislates a price on carbon. Kent said that in talks with his American counterparts, he hasn't been given any indication that the Obama administration would be looking to implement a carbon tax or cap-and-trade system to address climate change.
Last week, White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters travelling on the president's plane that President Barack Obama would "never propose a carbon tax" and had no intention of introducing one. The Conservatives pointed to this during question period in the Commons Monday afternoon, and Kent referenced it when reporters asked him about climate change talks with the United States.
Kent said the government continues to believe that regulations domestically and negotiations internationally are the avenues through which to achieve the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and lessen the impact of global warming.
"You know the status of the European carbon market — it's one of the most volatile in the world. It's depressed now. Originally priced around $20 a tonne, it's down to between $2 and $3 a ton, there are some who see the complete collapse of that market," Kent said. "We believe that regulation is the way to achieve our obligations."
The government has said that it is halfway to its greenhouse gas emission reduction goals, although critics have argued that the government changed its methodology for measuring greenhouse gas emissions, which skews the results. The government sticks by its assessment and by its decision to pull out of the Kyoto protocol on climate change.
That decision to pull out of Kyoto was announced almost one year ago. At the time, Kent said pulling out would have cost Canada $14 billion in penalties for not meeting certain requirements under Kyoto.
But six months after he was first asked for a sector-by-sector breakdown , Kent was unable to tell the Commons' environment committee how the government came to its conclusion. Rather, Kent repeatedly said that the specific dollar figures themselves weren't important; what was more important was the overall reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.


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As Scott pointed out yesterday, Bob Woodward has thrust himself even further into the sequestration saga by complaining that a "very senior person" at the White House warned him in an email that he would "regret" his comment that President Obama moved the goal post by asking for more revenue. Politico has presented what purports to be the email containing the threat, which was written by Gene Sperling. In context — the email is, in part, an apology — it doesn't seem very threatening. Here is the text:
From Gene Sperling to Bob Woodward on Feb. 22, 2013
I apologize for raising my voice in our conversation today. My bad. I do understand your problems with a couple of our statements in the fall — but feel on the other hand that you focus on a few specific trees that gives a very wrong perception of the forest. But perhaps we will just not see eye to eye here.
But I do truly believe you should rethink your comment about saying saying that Potus asking for revenues is moving the goal post. I know you may not believe this, but as a friend, I think you will regret staking out that claim. The idea that the sequester was to force both sides to go back to try at a big or grand barain with a mix of entitlements and revenues (even if there were serious disagreements on composition) was part of the DNA of the thing from the start. It was an accepted part of the understanding — from the start. Really. It was assumed by the Rs on the Supercommittee that came right after: it was assumed in the November-December 2012 negotiations. There may have been big disagreements over rates and ratios — but that it was supposed to be replaced by entitlements and revenues of some form is not controversial. (Indeed, the discretionary savings amount from the Boehner-Obama negotiations were locked in in BCA: the sequester was just designed to force all back to table on entitlements and revenues.)
I agree there are more than one side to our first disagreement, but again think this latter issue is diffferent. Not out to argue and argue on this latter point. Just my sincere advice. Your call obviously.
My apologies again for raising my voice on the call with you. Feel bad about that and truly apologize.
If Woodward considered Sperling's "I think you'll regret" remark out-of-line, he didn't say so in his response:
Gene: You do not ever have to apologize to me. You get wound up because you are making your points and you believe them. This is all part of a serious discussion. I for one welcome a little heat; there should more given the importance. I also welcome your personal advice. I am listening. I know you lived all this. My partial advantage is that I talked extensively with all involved. I am traveling and will try to reach you after 3 pm today. Best, Bob
But Woodward's response does seem to understand Sperling to be offering "personal advice" through the "regret" remark. So maybe he did construe it as something of a threat rather than just a way of saying that Woodward, as a professional, would regret offering commentary that is wide of the mark.
There is, to be sure, a thuggish quality to the Obama administration's dealings with the press. It is manifested most acutely in dealings with Fox News. And, needless to say, Woodward's sense of what a source is communicating to him deserves more weight than my reading of the same words.
Still, it seems to me that Woodward overreacted to this particular email. I'm sure that's what I would be arguing if a Republican big-wig had written the same email to Woodward.
Whatever the case, though, there's no denying that Woodward once again is front-and-center in a major controversy.


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Alumnus Matt Krause wins seat in Texas House
|Matt Krause on the floor of the Texas House of Representatives explaining the legislative process to students.
After taking 59 percent of the vote on Nov. 6, alumnus Matt Krause ('07, Liberty University School of Law) has now won a seat in the Texas House of Representatives, making him the first Liberty law graduate to hold a statewide political office.
"I am honored to be given the privilege of representing Texas House District 93 in the upcoming legislative session," Krause said this week. "I look forward to working hard to advance and defend the principles this great state and country were founded on: personal responsibility, limited government, faith, and family values."
Krause entered the election on the heels of his stunning victory in the District 93 Republican primaries on May 29. Early polls predicted he would bottom out the three-challenger ticket, but an aggressive campaign paid off and Krause earned 50.7 percent of the vote, ousting the incumbent and winning him the GOP nod.
Krause was a member of the School of Law's inaugural class, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude and third in the class. He was also the first recipient of the Spirit of Liberty Award, given to a graduate who demonstrates academic excellence and models Liberty's mission.
While attending Liberty, Krause was heavily involved outside the classroom, participating with the school's Law Review and Moot Court program.
He served as an intern with Liberty Counsel while in law school and went on to open its first office in Texas. Krause has also served as an adjunct professor of government and criminal justice for Liberty University Online.
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Each time Iowa's Charles Grassley and North Dakota's Byron Dorgan introduce their payment limit amendment, many farmers shudder, wondering if this will be the time the senators finally put them out of business.
Other lawmakers are beginning to wonder if Grassley's amendment isn't yesterday's news. The bigger threat: the Bush administration's proposed reduction of the adjusted gross income limit for farm program benefits from $2.5 million to $200,000 per individual.
Not long after Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns announced the administration's farm bill proposals, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson shrugged it off.
Suppose a farmer exceeded the $200,000 adjusted gross income limit, said Peterson. If he became ineligible for farm program benefits, his adjusted gross income might no longer exceed the $200,000 limit. So would he then become eligible for payments again?
The Johanns proposal has prompted the dark sort of humor farmers often use when faced with such issues. One Arkansan who farms a sizable acreage quoted one of his landlords as saying, "I don't want someone farming my land that can't make more than $200,000 a year."
A study by Texas A&M University's Agricultural and Food Policy Center indicates the administration proposal might not be so funny if it became law. The center simulated the current farm bill with and without the $200,000 AGI limit on the 64 representative farms it uses for policy analysis.
It looked at the farms from 2005 through 2014 using historical price and yield variables and a three-year moving average of adjusted gross income annually. One finding: Due to the risky nature of farm income, a farm can be eligible for payments one year and not the next.
Thus, even though an Iowa grain farm had an average adjusted gross income of less than the $200,000, it had a 22.57 percent chance of being ineligible for government payments and over the seven years would average 1.58 years of ineligibility. When it was ineligible, it lost $46,340 in government payments.
A large grain farm in Dorgan's North Dakota lost $192,710 in government payments during the years when the farm was ineligible, and a large Nebraska grain farm lost $189,000 in those payments. Farms in Iowa and North Dakota would be impacted by payment limits? Yes. In fact, Grassley's own 710-acre corn and soybean farm near Waterloo, Iowa, could lose farm program payments if his $250,000 per individual cap were enacted.
Of the feed grain farms in the Texas A&M analysis, 16 would lose government payments and six would experience more than a $150,000 decrease in real net worth. The model wheat farms would lose smaller amounts because of the lower probability wheat farmers would receive payments between 2008 and 2014.
Lost payments generally were low for cotton and rice farms because of income expectations for those commodities. Losses in net worth were also low, in general, but five of the cotton farms lost more than 25 percent of their net worth.


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Alexion Software
We are a small, young but ambitious and enthousiastic company (duh, like others are not) in the North of The Netherlands. With 3 programmers we work daily to make our CRM software a better product. We also support our curtomers by telephone and direct online support (kinda RDP), which is quite unique.
Our current website: http://www.alexion.nl
New website: http://www.nederlandsecrmsoftware.nl
Small and medium sized B2B businesses in The Nederlands.
Also in other countries with Dutch speaking people. BUT growing towards multilingual and internationalization (already in English and German).
Alexion CRM: Every first license we offer free of charge.
Easy to use, light weight software for keeping track of your customers, note's, documents etc.
The old logo was for "Alexion Software" only. The new logo has to be used for "Alexion Software" (company name) and "Alexion CRM" (brand name).
When used in a big banner (2 meters wide) the logo and the text should be readable. With the current logo the text dissapears in camparison to the figure.
CRM stands for Customer Relationship Management. The new logo has to carry out this principle. The logo has to reflect the importance of a good relationship with curstomers and the information one can share with colleagues.
The main ideas for the new logo are: (CHANGED)
- "Customer is King" principle (the consumer/customer is most important for a company, the customer will be treated as a king)
- Sharing information & working together
- Dynamic
"Customer is King" is about the principle that the customer is the most important for a company (not their own employees or making profit etc). The customer is the central point on which a company focusses (who uses our software).
Colors can be orange and blue, but feel free to experiment. Must fit with our new website to be launched soon: http://www.nederlandsecrmsoftware.nl
A text-only logo (e.g. Alexion CRM) might be an option als long as part of it kan be used as a kind of langmakr/recognition and for the icon to start our program with (a Windows app.).
Additional info:
The name "Alexion" is also an old Greek name. Starting with an "A" in "Alexion" makes it listed in the top of e.g. crm software companies.
Extra: We also need a the logo to be used as 16x16, 24x24, 48x48 icon for Windows desktop and quicktray (starting Alexion CRM).
Added 29 june: "example logo.png" is what I tried myself as something to have an "A" but also about people working together. Maybe the customer as a central point has to be added still.
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There are many things one can feel proud as a rock & roller in Melbourne, and the charity dance held on Good Friday every year is certainly one of those proud moments. The charity dance is a small but nonetheless a very practical avenue for rockers to show their financial & moral support for those in need and who are in less fortunate circumstances. This year there are at least a couple of major events being staged - Rockn' Suzie in Berwick and the hot rods show & bands at Keilor Hotel. From all reports both events were well attended by rockers and the general public.
I have been attending the dance in Berwick for a number of years now. This year, at the latest count, over $13k has been raised and there are still coins to be tallied up. Well done to all and specially the Rockn' Suzie crew who put in a big effort in organising and staging the event. There were about 8 bands for the event including the popular Robin & the Rancheros, Fender Benders, Honky Tonk Rockers, Smokin' Wingtips and the Phoenix. It was non stop dancing from morning to night. There were merchandise & food vendors, hot rods and classic cars on display and for the little kids, face painting and pony rides too.
A special highlight on the day for the little ones and also those not so little ones was Easter Bunny making an appearance dancing with the kids and later distributing Easter eggs. Lots of photos were taken of the very excited little kids in seeing the Easter Bunny.
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Bittersweet Decadence Cookies
A batter of mostly melted chocolate is gently warmed in simmering water. Chopped nuts and even more chocolate are stirred in. Seriously Bitter Sweet: The Ultimate Dessert Maker's Guide to Chocolate. makes and bakes them with the centers still gooey. Seriously indulgent, with a satisfying chew.
Excerpted from Seriously Bitter Sweet by Alice Medrich (Artisan Books). Copyright (c) 2013. Photographs by Deborah Jones.
Read more: Bake the Book: Bittersweet Decadence Cookies
- Yield:makes 36 cookies
- Active time: 30 minutes
- Total time:1 hour
- Rated:
- 1/4 cup (30 grams) all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 8 ounces (225 grams) 54% to 60% chocolate, coarsely chopped (see Chocolate Notes)
- 2 tablespoons (30 grams) unsalted butter
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup (100 grams) sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups (200 grams) walnuts or pecans, broken or chopped into large pieces
- 6 ounces (170 grams) 54% to 72% chocolate, chopped into chunks, or store-bought chocolate chunks (see Chocolate Notes)
Position the racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven and preheat the oven to 350°F. Line two cookie sheets (see Note) with parchment paper.
In a small bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, and salt together thoroughly; set aside.
Place the 8 ounces (225 grams) of chocolate and the butter in a large stainless steel bowl in a wide skillet of barely simmering water and stir frequently just until melted and smooth. Remove the chocolate from the skillet and set it aside. Leave the heat on under the skillet.
In a large heatproof bowl, whisk the eggs, sugar, and vanilla together thoroughly. Set the bowl in the skillet and stir until the mixture is lukewarm to the touch. Stir the egg mixture into the warm (not hot) chocolate. Stir in the flour mixture, then the nuts and chocolate chunks.
Drop slightly rounded tablespoons of batter 1 1/2 inches apart onto the lined cookie sheets. Bake until the surface of the cookies looks dry and set but the center is still gooey, 12 to 14 minutes. Slide the cookies, still on the parchment, onto racks, or set the pans on the racks. Let cool completely. Store in a tightly sealed container.
Note: I am fussy about cookie sheets. These cookies will have the best flavor and texture if they are baked on sheets lined with parchment paper, which insulates them just enough but still allows the cookies to be a little crusty on the outside and soft within. Cushioned pans and silicone liners make the texture of the cookies too uniform for my taste. Pans with dark surfaces (even if they are nonstick) tend to scorch rich chocolate cookie bottoms before the centers are cooked.
Chocolate Notes
To use higher-percentage chocolate to make cookies that are increasingly bittersweet, without sacrificing the texture or the pretty gloss on the surface of the cookies, adjust the recipe as follows.
To use 61% to 64% chocolate:
Use 7 ounces (200 grams) chocolate. Increase the sugar to 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon (110 grams).
To use 66% chocolate:
Use 6 1/2 ounces (185 grams) chocolate. Increase the butter to 3 tablespoons (45 grams) and the sugar to 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons (125 grams).
To use 70% to 72% chocolate:
Use 5 1/2 ounces (155 grams) chocolate. Increase the butter to 3 tablespoons (45 grams) and the sugar to 3/4 cup (150 grams).
For the chunks, use any chocolate you like, the same as or different from the batter. No alterations are necessary.
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The survivor of a dirty war in starkest Africa recounts his transition from 12-year-old orphan to killing machine.
To emerge from Sierra Leone's malignant civil conflict and eventually graduate from college in the U.S. marks Beah as very unusual, if not unique. His memoir seeks to illuminate the process that created, and continues to create, one of the most pitiable yet universally feared products of modern warfare: the boy soldier. It illustrates how, in African nations under the stress of open civil war, youthful males cluster in packs for self-protection, fleeing the military forces of all sides, distrusted and persecuted by strangers they encounter, until they are killed or commandeered as recruits. Nearly half the text deals with Beah's life as a fugitive after marauding rebel troops ravaged his home village. He fled with several other boys, but they were separated during another attack and he was forced to spend several weeks alone in the bush; the loneliness there instilled a craving for human companionship of any type. The regular military finally snared Beah and some new companions, telling them they must train as soldiers or die. The rebels, they were assured, were responsible for killing their families and destroying their homes; as soldiers, they would exact manly revenge and serve the nation. Cocaine, marijuana and painkillers became the boys' mind-numbing daily diet. They were indoctrinated by practicing mayhem on tethered prisoners and became willing experts at lying in ambush with their aging AK-47 rifles. For them, killing human beings had replaced ordinary child's play.
Beah's halting narrative has confusing time shifts, but it's hideously effective in conveying the essential horror of his experiences.


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|January 26, 2011, 04:45 PM
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"Old-school" Silencers
Howdy fellas,
While I was attending college I had a professor who's a former Ranger and he and I would often 'talk guns'. We got onto the topic of silencers one day and I was saying how Silencerco machined the baffles for the osprey(I went to school for toolmaking/manufacturing engineering so this was a pertinent subject for us).
Anyhow...He said when he was overseas the silencers that they used were pretty much a can filled with a material similar to steel wool. I was wondering if any of you had anymore information on this style of silencer and/or if anyone still uses this method.
Just curious, any help is greatly appreciated.
|January 26, 2011, 06:29 PM
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Do they work? Sure. Are they high-tech? No. Are they as effective at silencing a firearm as baffles and wipers? Probably not. But they do work, and if all you are trying to do is quiet down a sporting rifle, they probably work just fine. Remember, unlike the USA where they think that only criminals and Special Forces operatives need suppressors, in a lot of countries you have to have a suppresor to hunt. I saw a civilian suppressor from Israel that was a cylinder with threaded adapter at one end, and it was filled with flat washers separated by springs, maybe 15 or 20 of them, and it worked really well.
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|February 16, 2011, 11:22 AM
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Scorch, what kind of pressure is coming out when the gasses exit the barrel? I've often thought a few washers in a tube welded in place, with holes drilled in each washer (one hole each at the 1, 2, 3 oclock and so on) would be fairly effective. I just don't know what kind of pressure is coming out and was curious if that would just turn into a pipe bomb of sorts.
I know it wouldn't be legal, but it was just a thought
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|February 16, 2011, 11:31 AM
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It would be legal on a approved ATF Form1.
And the pressure is extremely high, from a centerfire rifle cartridge.
5.56mm is right around 52,000PSI at the breach.
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|February 17, 2011, 12:00 PM
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My experience is quite limited with items such as suppressors. I've become interested in them lately though and am starting to learn a bit about them. I've been thinking about the AA Ranger 2 for my AR. I found a threading kit for the barrel and grand total for everything would be about $800. But now I am rambling, so thanks for the info
"In 1968 for my senior field trip I was sent to RVN"
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"It is far more important to be able to hit the target than it is to haggle over who makes a weapon or who pulls a trigger." -Dwight D. Eisenhower
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The Mite is a LOUD rimfire can. It meters at 130dB compared to the AAC element at 115. (on a pistol)
Thats a HUGE!!!!!!!!!! difference. Pay once, cry once. Dont cheap out on somethings whos cost is performance driven. Not to mention your stuck with it for life.
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Whether you live in a dry climate or are just experiencing a particularly dry season, it's important to pay attention to proper practices when mowing grass during a drought. In the hot, dry summer months, the natural tendency of your lawn is to go dormant and stop growing. This is what causes it to turn brown, and unless you have extreme heat or neglect to water it, the lawn will come back to life in the fall. However, if you're like most homeowners, you don't want an unsightly brown lawn as the backdrop for your summer barbeques. So, you may want to check out these tips to create a healthy, green, drought-tolerant lawn.
There are three main things you can do to keep your lawn looking bright and green, even in a dry season. The first is to choose the right seed, the second, to mow correctly and the third, to water properly. Of course there are tactics you can use to bring your lawn back to health (though most professionals say to let your lawn stay dormant once it has dried), but we'll be focusing on the preventative measures you can take to keep your grass thriving in spite of the dry spell.
If you live in a warm climate, it may make sense to seed your lawn with a warm-season grass like Fescue. You can also mix this with other seed variations for a fuller, three-season lawn if you reside somewhere more temperate. Just make sure you increase the amount of Fescue in the spring. This will help create a more drought-tolerant lawn as Fescue requires less water to grow and fills in densely, providing shade to the soil that keeps it from drying out as quickly.
The cut setting on your mower and the sharpness of your MTD lawn mower blades play a large role in maintaining your lawn. Since the grass isn't growing, or is growing at a much slower rate, it's even more important to follow the 1/3 rule when cutting so you don't stress the lawn further. Raise your cut setting as high as it goes and when you cut, leave the clippings on the lawn to provide shade and fertilizer. Then, make sure your lawn mower blades are sharp. Old, dull blades can rip and tear at grass, making what is already stressed from the heat susceptible to disease and loss of moisture. This will turn your grass brown in a hurry.
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When your slogan is "We make big look good," you better not be a little guy or show up to an off-road event in a Geo Tracker. Luckily, Offroad Design's Stephen and Brandon Watson are plenty tall and their wheeling rigs of choice tend to be fullsize GMs. Known for their now legendary NP203/205 Doubler and a full line of classic and late-model GM parts, Offroad Design came ready to wheel, piloting a work truck special turned hardcore wheeler. Their finely tuned fullsize had no trouble keeping up on the tight and twisty Jeep trails.
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We are an early stage evergreen venture fund based in Silicon Valley that's invested about $100 million since our inception in 1996. We've had 4 successful IPOs and 7 acquisitions in addition to 14 companies in our current portfolio. Our start-ups have achieved significantly higher than average returns compared to the average venture fund.
We are very selective in the companies we invest in…only about 2 out of every 100 that are reviewed and considered. We have global contacts and knowledge and play a very active role in our portfolio companies.
We focus primarily on technology enabled consumer and business services. Most of our team has worked together for almost a decade and as a result is very cohesive.
We want to attract entrepreneurs seeking funding and convince them Thomvest Ventures is the right business partner needed for their success.
We believe these select entrepreneurs will be attracted to Thomvest compared to other venture funds for several key reasons, including:
- 70% of our funded ventures have had successful exit events – a success rate well above the average venture fund
- Our evergreen funding means we're not limited by capital restrictions related to fund size or the lifecycle of a fund
- We treat our business partners the way we would want to be treated (i.e. mutual respect, timely communication, etc.)
We want the Thomvest website to reflect the personality of our firm (confident, caring and flexible). In addition, the website should:
- Make it easy to learn about what we do, who we are and how we conduct business
- Highlight what makes Thomvest different (and better) compared to other venture funds
- Highlight the CEO's of the companies we invest in as well as the companies they manage (pictures, logos, summary of what they do, URL's, etc)
- Be visually appealing and simple – not too complex or complicated
- Include news feeds and social media updates on the website (i.e. Twitter feeds, Linked In updates, etc)
- Very clear on our selection criteria and how to get in touch with us for additional information
- What we don't want on our website: anything that's related to negative imagery associated with VC's (i.e. stacks of dollar bills, gold, men in suits with ties, etc); instead, it should be people oriented and celebrate our CEO's, their companies and the cutting edge technology they are creating and utilizing to build their business (and the overall economy)
- Utilize Thomvest logo (need to insert here)
Home - We like Ycombinator's use of a slideshow on the front page
Companies - This will be to showcase the companies that we have invested in. We like trueventures' layout.
Team - We would like to use Icons for our team members rather than photos. The information for Bios can be found on our current website. We also like azure capital's team member layout. Information such as board membersip, twitter/linkedin account, and bio is important.
News (open to a different title) - We have created a linkedin page, twitter account, and Facebook fan page and would like to have the updates propagate this page in an interactive way. We are also looking to have our portfolio company's social media accounts plug in and update this as well.
About Us - General information regarding Thomvest Ventures
Contact - We only would like the contact information for Redwood Shores, not the other two locations listed on the current website
- YCombinator.com - The revolving photos on the first page and clean design
- http://azurecap.com/team/team-member/Ray_Carey - The information and connectivity of the team member pages
- http://www.trueventures.com/portfolio/ - The interactivity, graphics, and feel of the portfolio page