Seen on DVD and
Netflix [[Yes, still VERY horror or camp-horror heavy]] – Murder Spree (C, 80’s
shot-on-video film, some laughs but dragged quite a bit. For low budget it wasn’t bad), Gilgamesh (D,
the writer and director also starred in this; plot has more holes than Swiss
cheese and his acting is terrible), The House on Pine Street (B, a film I
backed on Kickstarter that has gotten a very good film festival reception;
watch for it, more of a psychological thriller), Sledge (B+, funny campy gore,
tons of laughs), The Town that Dreaded Sundown [Original] (B, well done film,
even though they took liberties with many of the facts of this true Texarkana
murderer), The Evictors (C, bonus film that came free with Town that Dreaded
Sundown, slow but not too bad), Zombie Cats from Outer Space (B, the acting by
the lead teenager is rather weak but there are plenty of laughs and how can you
go wrong with zombie cats? Be sure to
watch the behind the scenes stuff too), The Town that Dreaded Sundown [Remake/Sequel]
(C+, now too bad but if you haven’t seen the first one you won’t understand
some of the second), Crucible of Horror (C, slow and generally pointless late
60’s English horror but creepy in its own way), My Bloody Valentine (B-, the
original 80’s slasher flick, a nice nostalgic look at what those films were
doing), Would You Rather (B+, creepy and pretty well acted, a decent premise),
Zombeavers (A-, hilarious campy movie, obviously Zombie Beavers, stay tuned for
the song during the credits), After (B, not as much horror as mystery and
suspense, the acting and writing are above average), The Mirror (B, a
found-footage film which works better than I expected), Devil’s Backbone Texas
(B, another found footage film, the endings of these movies are usually the
worst part), The Houses October Built (B+, another found footage film but very
creepy throughout, as they go looking for the best haunted house attractions
for Halloween including “extreme” underground ones), The Hole (B, okay plot,
good acting), The Basement (D, a total rip-off of the Hammer compilation films,
except without the acting or writing or anything else), Rohl Farms Haunting
(B+, if has been referred to as The Strangers meets Blair Witch and it as the
same creepy feeling as both), Shock-O-Rama (B-, goofy Camp Productions stuff
with Misty Mundae, who may be Heather’s new crush); Nightcrawler (B+, Jack
Gyllenhaal is so great at playing slightly off-center characters, this being
another fine example). Friday the 13th
[Original] (B, the first time my oldest brother watched this he fell off the
couch at the end]; Friday the 13th Part 2 (C+, dumb but still fun,
especially in a nostalgic way); Haunting of Helena (B-, a bit slow but never
actually boring, and a somewhat original plot…although now that I think about
it, some of the plot has parallels with another more famous film).
Couldn’t Finish –
Out of the Dark, First Period, Heterosexual Jill, The Crossing Guard, Jinn,
Dead Silence…and others I have blocked from my memory.
If
I am going to keep this zine going I need to revive the letter column. So start writing letters or I will sick Jack
on you!
Steve Cooley - Woot! [[In
response to hearing ES will continue and is going to resume some prior
activities.]]
Where in the World
is Kendo Nagasaki? v1.0
by Howard Bishop
INTRODUCTION
The basic of the object is to discover the
whereabouts and identity of a mystery personality, who is lost and alone
somewhere in the world with "the dark forces" closing in. You must
find him (or her) before "they" do. Each turn you must set up your
high-powered transmitter in a new location and try to find get a reply from
"the wrestler who out from the warm".
1.0 KENDO NAGASAKI
1.1 It is very very unlikely (although not
impossible) that the mystery person will be the masked wrestling genius Kendo
Nagasaki, since this would be too easy to guess. In fact it probably be won't
be a wrestler at all. Don't rule out a masked genius competing in other
pantomime sports. The person is probably still alive, but I make no apologies
if the person I choose has secretly popped his clogs while out of the public
eye.
1.2 The hiding place for Kendo (or his
proxy) is a large town or a city. It's quite likely that you've heard of it,
even if you've never travelled further than 50 miles from the place you were
born. It's probably fair to say that it won't be Hebden Bridge or Stowmarket,
even if Kendo was born in one of those fine towns.
2.0 WHAT HAPPENS IN EACH TURN
2.1 Each turn you move your secret
transmitter to somewhere in the world. Actually it's not that secret because you
tell me and then I tell all the other players where you are too.
2.2 I then have to work out which of the
players is the closest to "the chap or wench who is not Kendo
Nagasaki". This bit becomes significant in a minute, honest!
2.3 Also on each turn you have to guess the
name of the person. This isn't secret either because everyone gets to hear
everyone else's guesses too.
2.4 Now comes the clever bit. Actually not
that clever, and pretty contrived too, but you'll just
have to live with it OK? The player whose transmitter is closest to "the
person who isn't Kendo" will be informed of the fact and the mystery man
will respond to the name suggested by that player.
2.5 Everyone gets to hear the response, but
only the closest player will know that the answer refers to his suggested name.
This may help you to work out who was closest, or it may just cause you to be
even more confused than you are now.
3.0 WHO WINS AND HOW?
3.1 You win by being in the same location
and guessing the name correctly, i.e. bringing Kendo home.
3.2 On turn 10 if nobody has won, we draw
the whole sorry thing to a close and the sinister conspirators win.
Example turn (for this game,
the mystery personality is Billy Graham in St Petersburg)
Players:
Bob goes to Montevideo and suggests John
Parrott
Hilda goes to Frankfurt and suggests Bill
Gates
Gilbert goes to Sacramento and suggests
Rowan Atkinson
Liam goes to Accrington and suggests Tina
Turner
GM:
Consults globe.
Works out that Hilda is closest. Hilda is
informed of the fact.
All players receive the locations and
suggestions from the other players.
They are all given the following answer
"You have my name about half right", but only Hilda knows that it
refers to her suggestion.
So come on people! Send in your Round 1 guesses. I won’t use those annoying “the number of
miles your guess is away from me is about 9 times the differences in our ages”
clues…I’ll use my normal awesome ones.
And don’t forget to play in Richard’s subzine too! Two games at once is
easy!
Deadline for Round 1 is July 28th
at 7am My Time
HOW GREENE WAS MY DOT?
DOES ANYBODY READ REAL BOOKS ANY MORE? Or WHO IS ROBERT GREENE AND WHY ARE HIS
BOOKS SELLING WAY OVER A MILLION COPIES IN 24 LANGUAGES?
By Larry Peery with an assist from Giuseppe Salerno
“There is nothing more intoxicating than victory, and
nothing more dangerous.”
Robert Greene
I don’t even remember why I posted the following question on Facebook. “Anybody
read any of the books by Robert Greene? If so, what did you think?” But eight
hours later I heard back from Giuseppe Salerno. (And considering the time
difference between California and Italy, Giuseppe may have written his reply an
hour before I wrote my question.)
“I love what he writes. I read more than once some of his
books.”
That was followed up almost immediately by this:
“In particular 'The 33 Strategies of War' is a compendium of
what historical Strategist wrote about war (like Machiavelli, Sun Tzu, Von
Clausewitz, Napoleone and so on) with a good number of historical references and
modern examples of application of each strategy, My advice, also for personal
knowledge, is to read it at least once in a lifetime.”
Are you looking for some intellectual brain food to
stimulate your Diplomacy game?
Are you tired of using the same old, trite sayings in your
articles or negotiations?
Do you smell the agony of the feet more than the sweet
breath of victory?
“Playing with appearances and mastering the arts of Diplomacy are among the
aesthetic pleasures of life. They are also key components in the acquisition of
power.”
Robert Greene
Then let me introduce you to Robert Greene, an
American motivational author and speaker born in 1959. He’s known for his books
on strategy, power and seduction. He has written five international best
sellers: The 48 Laws of Power, The Art of Seduction, The 33 Strategies of War, The 50th Law (with rapper 50 Cent) and Mastery.
Robert Greene isn’t a well-known name among Dippers but he
should be. He’s one of the more controversial motivational writers since Emmanuel
Velikowsky in the 1950s. And whether you agree with his
ideas, theories and conclusions or not; I think you’ll profit from reading any
of his five books published to date, especially the first and third.
Like most motivational writers and speakers Greene finds a
bunch of quotations by various figures ranging from ancient history to the
latest tabloids, then links them with various word and sound bites, and
intersperses them with a few seemingly profound thoughts of his own. The
results: 1) Some praise; 2) Some criticism; 3) Appearances in or on almost
every media outlet in the western world; and 4); Well
over a million books sold and tens of thousands of eager wannabes who want to
hear him.
Greene’s first book, The 48 Hours of Power, is a practical
guide for anyone who wants power, observes power, or wants to arm themselves
against power, in other words any and every Dipper. The laws are a distillation
of 3,000 years in the history of power, drawing on the lives of strategists and
historical figures like Nicolo Machiavelli,, Sun Tzu,
Haile Selassie I, Carl von Clausewitz, Queen Elizabeth I, Henry Kissinger, P.T.
Barnum, Edi Birsan and Tobias Harris. Obvious Greene spent a lot of time with
The Oxford Book of Quotations, BrainyQuotes and Diplomacy World. Each of
Greene’s laws has its own chapter, complete with a “transgression of the law,”
“observation of the law,” and a “reversal.”
The book has sold more than 700,000 copies including,
apparently, every rapper wannabe in the country.
The Art of Seduction, Greene’s second book, was
published in 2001 and is a handbook on the most subtle and effective form of
power, seduction. The book profiles the nine types of seducers (e.g. The Rake,
The Siren, and The Charmer) and details aspects of attraction, authenticity,
storytelling and negotiation. Greene uses examples from historical figures such
as Cleopatra, Giacomo Casanova, Duke Ellington, John F. Kennedy, Melinda Holley
and Yann Clouet to support the psychology behind seduction. It has sold more
than 500,000 copies.
“Understand: A person of power instills a kind of fear by deliberately
unsettling those around him to keep the initiative on his side.”
Robert Greene
The 33 Strategies of War is the third book by Greene and was published in 2007.
The book is divided into five parts: Self-Directed Warfare, Organizational
(Team) Warfare, Defensive Warfare, Offensive Warfare and Unconventional (Dirty)
Warfare. The book is a guide to the campaign of everyday life and distills
military wisdom from historical figures like Napoleon Bonaparte, Sun Tzu (The
world of Diplomacy wonders if Fang Zhang will be our Sun Tzu?), Alfred
Hitchcock (Doesn’t he remind you of Edi?), Alexander the Great, Margaret
Thatcher, Davide Cleopadre and Matt Shields. It has sold more than 200,00 copies. This should be required reading for every
Diplomacy hobby newbie and Old Fart!
The 50th Law is the fourth book by Greene – written
collaboratively with rapper 50 Cent --- and was published in 2009. The book
mixes talk of strategy and fearlessness by supplementing
anecdotes from 50 Cents with lessons from various historical
figures. Each of the 10 chapters in the book explains a factor of fearlessness
and begins by telling how 50 learned this “Fearless Philosophy” in Southside
Queens.
Greene’s fifth book, Mastery, was released in 2012. Mastery
examines the lives of both historical and contemporary figures such as Charles
Darwin, Paul Graham, the Wright Brothers, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Edison,
Mozart, Graham Woodring and Cyrille What’s-his-name? Mystery distills the
traits and universal ingredients that made them masters. The book is divided
into 6 sections, each focusing on essential lessons and strategies on the path
to Mastery.
If you don’t have the time or money to read and buy the
books look at the “Look Inside” pages on Amazon.com for the various titles and
see what excerpts you can find. Or, better yet, look at Greene’s website at http://powerseductionandwar.com/
Note that the last post on the website was in September, 2014, which tells you
nobody is keeping the site current or Greene’s burned out.
Not everybody likes Greene. He and his writings have been
called: ‘ manipulative, amoral, a back-stabber,
controversial, wicked, competitive, blood-thirsty and a realist”. Sounds like
the perfect role-model for a Dipper to me. Don’t you agree?
Remember what Confucius said:
“The one who has a lot of knowledge can’t beat the one who likes to
study. However the one who likes to study can’t beat the one who loves to
study.”
Robert Greene couldn’t have written or said it better.
“How We Got the
Bible” by Neil R. Lightfoot (3rd ed.)
Reviewed by Paul
Milewski
From the book jacket:
“A complete English translation did not appear until the fourteenth
century. In the sixteenth century,
William Tyndale led the struggle to create an English translation based on the
original Greek, rather than the Latin Vulgate.
His work inspired many other translations, culminating in the early
seventeenth century with the well-known King James Version.
“Since that time, many new translations have been
made, including those of such recent archaeological discoveries as the Sinaitic
Manuscript and the Dead Sea scrolls.
Answering fascinating questions such as ‘How have errors gotten in the
New Testament?’ and ‘How have biblical manuscripts been lost and rediscovered?,’ this expanded edition of How We Got the Bible is inspiring and enlightening.”
[Page 89] In Romans 5:1 is it “let us have peace with
God” or “we have peace with God”? The
difference is simply whether the o in Greek is long or short (echōmen
or echomen).
In 1 Thessalonians 2:7, is it “we were babes among you” or “we were
gentle among you”? The difference is one
letter (nepioi or epioi).
In 1 John 1:4, is it “that your joy may be full” or “that our joy may be
full”? The difference between “your” (hymōn)
and “our” (hēmōn) is one letter and the two words
sound alike. In Revelation 1:5, is it
“washed us from our sins” or “freed us from our sins”? The difference is one letter and the words
sound the same (lousanti or lusanti).
[Pages 90-1] In John 7:39 the text literally reads, “for not yet was the Spirit.”
Because this could be taken to mean that the Spirit was not in existence
at that time, some manuscripts and versions add the word “given” for the phrase
to read, “the Spirit was not yet given.” To further clarify, a large number of
manuscripts supply “holy,” that is, “Holy Spirit.” In a similar way, the word “church” (ekklesia) is added in Acts 2:47 in the
later manuscripts to clarify a rather obscure Greek expression (epi to auto). In these cases the scribes, with all good
intentions, mistakenly thought that their additions were necessary in order to
bring about a better understanding of the text.
A scribe especially might try to
remove any difficulty in the texts of the Gospels. If he found a statement of Jesus in one
Gospel similar to a statement in another, he might modify one to make it in
perfect agreement with the other. This
may explain a variant found in two verses of Matthew and Luke. The King James Version of Matthew 11:19
reads, “But wisdom is justified of her children,” an exact parallel of Luke
7:25. However, the more recent
translations of Matthew have “works” instead of “children” in agreement with
our earliest manuscript authorities. We
surmise that at some early date “works” was changed to “children” by a copyist
to bring the phrase in harmony with Luke’s Gospel. Thus we are practically certain that
originally the two records of Jesus’ sayings were not the same. This, to be sure, is what one frequently
finds in the Gospels, for in quoting Jesus, the Gospel writers often do not
give his words verbatim.
[Pages 99-100] Another passage of interest is found in Acts
8:37. The King James translation of this
verse reads, “And Philip said, if thou believest with all thine heart, thou
mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.” These words are represented as part of a
conversation between Philip the Evangelist and the eunuch at the time of the
eunuch’s baptism. Those are familiar
words, stressing the importance of faith in Jesus Christ. Yet the words are not found in the American
Standard Version or the Revised Standard Version. These and other recent translations, on the
basis of the evidence, are compelled to omit this verse from the Book of
Acts. It is true that a sixth-century
uncial, some good minuscule manuscripts, and the Old Latin Version support the
verse, but practically all the other manuscripts and versions stand opposed to
it. Because no Greek manuscript earlier
than the sixth century knows this reading, beyond doubt it could not have
formed a part of the original account of Acts.
[Pages 178-9] It was Tyndale who established its tone, that the Bible should not be in the language of
scholars but in the spoken language of the people. Tyndale used the word “congregation” instead
of “church,” “love” instead of “charity,” “repentance” instead of “penance,”
and so forth. He coined such words as
“Passover,” “scapegoat,” “mercy seat,” and “long-suffering.”
Many expressions of Tyndale are
also unforgettable, cherished by countless readers of the English Bible: “The
kingdom of heaven is at hand” (Matt. 3:2); “the pinnacle of the temple” (Matt.
4:5); “the salt of the earth” (Matt. 5:13); “daily bread” (Matt 6:28); “meek
and lowly in heart” (Matt. 11:29); “shepherds abiding in the field” (Luke 2:8);
“only begotten son” (John 1:14, 18); “in my Father’s house are many mansions”
(John 14:2); “in whom we live and move and have our being” (acts 17:28); “God
forbid” (Rom. 3:4); “sounding brass” and “tinkling cymbal” (1 Cor. 13:1); “in
the twinkling of an eye” (1 Cor. 15:52); “singing and making melody” (Eph.
5:19); “office of a bishop” (1 Tim. 3:1); “the pleasure of sin for a season”
(Heb. 11:25); “an advocate with the Father” (1 John 2:1); and “Behold, I stand
at the door and knock” (Rev. 3:20).
The above is a short list of
quotations from the 1534 edition of Tyndale’s New Testament, except the
spelling has been modernized. It is
noteworthy that these expressions could have been translated differently from
the Greek text, yet because Tyndale had such an ear for the English language,
these phrases live on.
[Page 187] The King James Version contains many archaic
words whose meanings are ether obscure or misleading. Some obsolete expressions are still
intelligible, although they are extremely cumbersome and distracting to the
modern reader: “howbeit.” “holden,” “peradventure,”
“because that,” “for that,” “thee,” “thou,” “thy,” “thine,” and many
others. At other times, however the King
James uses words that in the seventeenth century meant something different than
they do today. The word “allege” was
used for “prove,” “communicate” for “share,” “suffer” for “allow,” “allow” for
“approve,” “let” for “hinder,” “prevent” for “precede,” “conversation” for
“conduct,” and so forth. Such words are
grossly misleading today.
Much of the grammar of the King
James Version is not in current usage. “Which” was characteristically employed for “who”; thus in Philippians 4:13 the King James reads, “I can
to all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.” Likewise “his” was sued for “its”; so the
King James reads, “salt has lost his savour” (Matt. 5:13).
[Pages 187-8] In the seventeenth century Greek and Hebrew
had only recently become subjects of serious study in many universities of
Western Europe. At times, therefore, the
translators were confronted with puzzling problems. Many of these problems were solved with
skill, but others were not solved at all.
For example, Mark 6:20 of the King James says that Herod put John the
Baptist in prison and “observed him,” but what is meant is that he “kept him
safe.” “Abstain from all appearance of
evil” is the way the King James treats 1 Thessalonians 5:22. A more correct rendering would be, “Abstain
from every form of evil.”
The King James translation also
inaccurately represented the text by creating distinctions in English hat are
not found in the Greek. Who would know
that “Areopagus” and “Mars Hill” (Acts 17:19, 22) are different renderings of
the same Greek word? The King James in
Matthew 25:46 reads, “These shall go away in everlasting punishment, but the
righteous unto life eternal,” as though in the Greek text a distinction is made
between “everlasting” and “eternal.”
ZERO SUM3 Subzine to Eternal Sunshine, Issue 4 June 28, 2015
Published by Richard Weiss. richardweiss@higherquality.com.
GM Musings: A GAME START! Aldrich Ames. Intimate Dip.
Almost every Pope of the Catholic Church since I’ve been an
adult, I’ve decided was the then most evil person on Earth. What a joy to have Francis! Put that in combination with joy with the
Supreme Court this week and being sooooo very proud of My President, Barack Obama, for his eulogy and political
accomplishments. I can’t remember
another wonderful trifecta, politically, since Kennedy, Pope John XXIII, and
Earl Warren.
I was in NorCal for four days. I was across the Bay from SF Sunday and did
not attend Gay Pride day, and missed the Dykes on Bikes, which is one of my
favorite moments of any parade. Pride Day,
Marriage Equality Weekend, NASCAR in the North Bay, and Farewell 50 Years of
Grateful Dead in the South Bay. Huge and wonderful events.
Me, I loved being with my children at my favorite restaurant, Skates, in
Berkeley, on the edge of SF Bay, sitting with views of the Bay, Sausalito, Mt.
Tam, Alcatraz, Golden Gate Bridge, the Golden Gate, the City By The Bay, and
the Bay Bridge. I may have asked this
before, but a free game start to anyone who can tell me why the Golden Gate is
named that.
ZeroSumCubed is doubling faster than circuits per computer
chips. Truly, the
coming of the second machine age.
Thinking of near memes, did anyone see the Delta video for safety
instructions? I recognized about two of
the memes and characters.
I am on the back-side of a six month contract with the VA in
Salem OR. Weather has been sunnier,
drier, and warmer than typical. I
finally found a fun gaming group in Salem.
Monday evenings at a local brewery. I play duplicate bridge two nights a week –
finally am learning what Standard American bids mean. Have won some master
points, though mostly scoring well below 50% with a very much older gentleman. He does play way slower and better than I
do.
I have interviewed for two permanent jobs in northern
CA. One in Santa Rosa
and one in Roseville. Since roses
are my favorite flowers to grow, seems fitting that each has a component of the
word. Each is my preferred location for
the area/region they are in. With
daughter saying sometime later this year or next she’s going off the birth
control pill, I’m figuring it’s time to stop wandering and finally settle in a
great place. Each said they would offer
me a job early this week. If both do,
I’m going with Roseville so I can live up or past Auburn and have views of the
Sierras. I am a Mountain Man. Here’s to hope.
I’ve been doing a lot of walking. Recently I started thinking about names of
streets, “If I named the streets,” as I used to do periodically when
running. I am offering the first (and
maybe final) round of Sorta By Popular Demand. Please everyone see the game start. All can
play. I’ll list the types of streets
(Street, Avenue, Way, Circle, Place, etc.) and each person can come up with
their own best/funny/interesting/clever names to go with each. As for me, I finally have my favorite name
for Circle. “Déjà vu
Circle.” I continue to have a tie
for “Way,” with those being Goa and Anchors A.
“Ton” is a close runner-up.
GAME OFFERINGS:
- Intimate Dip Only Need Two More
A great
two-person variant. This game has
been around for quite a while, even had a FTF tournament. I’ve been playing in Geoff Kemp’s subzine Tween, in Variable Pig. The rules are
printed in Issue 1 and Issue 2. I am
waiting for his son to send me the app he runs it on. If anyone else wants to send me an app that
allows me to show the maps and the adjudication for Dip, I’ll give you a free
game start. Otherwise, I’m adopting the Jim-Bob hand-drawn works of beauty
maps. (Puh-leez, isn’t someone going to send me a Dip map or the URL to one?)
I think Intimate Dip will become
the new “WITKIN” and start being played in a lot of zines. Get in on the roller coaster ride early and
sign up here.
Takes two. Will run multiple games.
Signed
up:
- WITWIKN: This game will
start when I have at least six signed up.
If anyone doesn’t know the rules, please let me know. (Or go to any other zine being published
on the planet and read those rules)
The Zero Sum
Wrinkle of WITWIKN (ZSWWITWIKN) is the location is not a metropolitan
location but a “famous” landmark (Building, Geographic Feature, National Park,
World Famous Beach, Mountain, Wonder of the World, etc.). While guessing, one may guess a metropolitan
area for convenience (my convenience also).
I use http://www.distancefromto.net/
as my mileage distance determination.
Can take any number.
Minimum of six before the game starts.
Since Doug Kent
signed up and because of the name of his hit book, this game will be called, Where in the World is Doug Kent in Kendo
Nagasaki’s House? (WITWIDKIKN). For NPR/PRI lovers, the name could be, “Where
In The World Is Kendo Nagasaki? … Wait, wait, don’t tell me.” (Did
they really have Kim Kardashian on?)
Signed
up: Kevin Wilson, Doug Kent, Mark Firth
- The Cathy and Pete Gaughan Memorial Snowball Fighting Game. I first played at their apartment on
what I thought was the original tundra and the original algorithm to
determine the odds of success in throwing.
How that relates to the founding of the game and playing by mail
has slipped into a slight fog in my memory.
For those who have played, this is
a frivolous game of runny around the yard throwing various types of snowballs
at whomever, sometimes running into the house to have hot chocolate with Mommy,
and sometimes making all the snow and icicles on the roof fall down on an
unsuspecting kiddo.
Doug did send me the rules. Map. Hardcopy print out.
Can take any
number. Need 6 to start.
Signed
up: Jim Burgess; Doug Kent, Mark Firth
- Nuclear Yuppy Dip now changed to Nuke A Gay Baby Seal for Christ Dip (after my favorite
outrageously offensive to everyone bumper sticker of all time)
JimBob did send me the rules to
Nuclear Yuppie Evil Empire Diplomacy (NYEED), as well as the Black Hole variant
combining Senior von Metzke’s variant.
However, the rules sent were not what I remember playing, so likely the
game morphed into something different than I remember from the original
variants or else, my brain was still in the sixties at the end of the last
millenium. Therefore, I am offering
(NAGSFCD), a shorter variant.
Game requires seven players. Send in requests for home countries. Algorithm decides per GM whim. Rules per regular Dip
except as below. Spring 01 orders
are submitted for units and also orders for the nukes each country has. Each country has 5 nukes, except Russia has
4. Thus, 34 SCs and 34
nukes.
Spring 01 is adjudicated as moves
first and then nukes.
Nukes are ordered to
provinces. If there is a unit in the
province nuked after the moves, the unit is annihilated and the province
becomes impassable for 224,666+ years.
If the province has an SC, the SC is annihilated.
If a nuke is not ordered to another
province, it is effectively decommissioned and does not remain available. Send it or lose it. There is no requirement to send nukes.
For Fall 01, players submit orders
for their units remaining. Provinces
that are impassable are impassable.
Winter 01, is per regular Dip with
the addition that each home SC remaining in control of the original country is
given another Nuke.
For Spring 02, players with units
and/or home SCs submit orders for the units and any nukes gained in Winter
01. Moves first, then
the nukes. Then Fall 02 and
continues until all annihilated, one victor, or no more home SCs and units
stuck without viable moves. A single
victor or survivors draw or all lose.
I’d play on a map of the middle east to make this more realistic, but, heck, who
wants to play a realistic and scary game.
Needs seven.
Signed
up: Jim Burgess, Mark Firth, Jack McHugh, Doug Kent
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Up: Richard Weiss, Hugh Polley, Mark Firth
Democratic Party Presidential
Candidates Bourse
1.
Joseph Biden, Jr
2.
Lincoln Chafee
3.
Hillary Clinton
4.
Martin O’Malley
5.
Bernie Sanders
6.
Elizabeth Warren
7.
Jim Webb
8.
Other
Republican Party Presidential
Candidates Bourse
1.
Jeb Bush
2.
Chris Christie
3.
Ted Cruz
4.
Lindsey Graham
5.
Mike Huckabee
6.
Bobby Jindal
7.
Rand Paul
8.
Marco Rubio
9.
Scott Walker
10. Other, including Ben Carson, Carly Fiorina,
Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, and Donald Trump
Each initial entrant gets 100 shares of stock
in each candidate. Each share has a current face value of 100 “dollars.” I’ll call the “money” “ZerosCubed
dollars.” You have to sell stock to get
money to buy additional shares in someone you think will win. Sales trigger price changes – up with
purchase and down with sales. Amount of
change depends on the number of players in the bourse or a minimum amount to be
determined. Assume each share sold
reduces the next month’s share value by 10 cents. Assume each share bought increases the next
month’s share value by 10 cents. Players
joining the game after start, get shares at then current values.
Each turn you can sell up to 100
shares of stock in each the Democrat and Republic bourses. You can buy as many shares of stock as you
can afford and are available. You can
get change. You can save your ZerosCubed for another round, as well.
There will be a candidate in each
party named, “Other/Not named.” Each
person will get shares in Other. When a named candidate emerges from the Other pool, each shareholder will be
able to transfer whatever amount of shares he or she has in Other to the named candidate, or
not. The newly named candidate’s share
value is what Other
was trading at before the candidate emerged.
Players get initial shares in the
candidates in each party. Each party is
separate regarding money and shares.
Winner of the Bourse is determined in 2016 after the conventions, most
money combined between Republican and Democrat candidates. Only the stock of the winner has any value.
Needs
enthusiastic investors. Profit
guaranteed. Money invested is tax
deferred.
Signed up: Me, Mark Firth, and Hugh Polley.
Only Mark sent orders.
He sold 25 shares of Biden, Warren,
Webb, and Other. He bought 40 shares of
Hillary and 30 shares of Chafee and Sanders.
On the Elephant side of the Bourse,
Mark sold 25 shares of Graham, Huckabee, Jindal, and Paul. He bought 24 shares of Cruz, Rubio, and
Walker. He bought 14 shares of Christie
and Other.
As per announcement last month, I
sold 100 shares of Bernie Sanders and bought 50 Other
and 50 Hillary. On the Republican side,
I sold 100 shares of Lindsey Graham and bought 25 on each Walker, Paul, Other,
and Bush.
I’ve been in NorCal for 4+ days,
arrived late on deadline day to send Doug the zine. I’m not going to calculate the change in
stocks and values and print a table at the present time. I will do that for next month.
Please, others join in. At this point, you will get 1,000 shares of
stock in the candidates of each party, proportional to the relative value of
each candidate.
Because only Mark and I bought and
sold, the number of shares in the market is very small, and the stock changed
down 5 cents for each share sold and up 5 cents for each share bought.
For next month, I am selling 100
Lincoln Chafee, and using 2/3 of my money on Hillary and 1/3 on Other. On the repub
side, I’ll 100 shares of Jindal and split again, evenly, between Walker, Paul,
Other, and Bush.
.
Deadline: Sign up and second putz and calls: Sunday 26 July 2015, 9 AM Oregon time
For
those with personal stories of interactions with presidential candidates or
other high government officials, send in some comments. Let’s get something going in the way of
letters and press.
Sorta By Popular Demand
Unlimited
entrants. First
round of possibly regular/erratic/only SBPD. Send your favorite names (if you got to name
the thoroughfares in a town) for each of the following types of
thoroughfares.
1.
Street
2.
Avenue
3.
Boulevard
4.
Place
5.
Square
6.
Circle
7.
Road
8.
Lane
9.
Canyon
10. Way
Aldrich Ames Intimate
Diplomacy Jack McHugh vs. Geoff Kemp
Pre-Pre Winter 00: Selecting Home
Countries
Geoff: No de Plume - Mac ee Jelly!
Colour – Red
Preference list - E
- F - T - R - A - I - G
Jack: Germany, Russia, Austria,
Italy, France, England, Turkey
Press: GM to all: Perhaps not surprisingly, Geoff
chose his home country of England to be his home country. Jack chose Germany. These two countries are about as close as
they can be to each other. This could be
a short game, as the victory condition is when any one country’s own units
occupy the home SC of the opponent. Very intriguing.
Pre Winter 00: Bidding on the
Neutral Countries
Austria (Neutral): SCs: Budapest, Trieste, Viena
England (Mac EE Jelly): SCs: Edinburgh, Liverpool, London
France (Neutral): SCs: Brest, Marseilles, Paris
Germany (Jack): SCs: Berlin, Kiel, Munich
Italy (Neutral): SCs: Naples, Rome, Venice
Russia (Neutral): SCs: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Sevastopol, Warsaw
Turkey (Neutral): SCs: Ankara, Constantinople, Smyrna
Neutrals: Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Greece, Holland,
Norway, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Tunis
Bids England/Mac
EE Jelly Jack
Austria
France
Italy
Russia
Turkey
Guy Burgess Intimate
Diplomacy (AKA: Puddle Jumper)
Doug Kent vs. Mark Firth
Pre-Pre Winter 00: Selecting Home
Countries
Doug: FAGRTIE
Mark:
E/I/R/T/F/A/G
Press:
GM
to all: Perhaps not surprisingly, Mark chose his home country of England to be
his home country. Doug chose
France. These two countries are about as
close as they can be to each other. This
could be a short game, as the victory condition is when any one country’s own
units occupy the home SC of the opponent.
Very intriguing.
Mark
to Doug: Well, I don’t think
you’d get much closer to reverse prefs! Glad it’s not I v F though, as I’m
playing that in Quartz. Doug – in the
spirit of fair play I’ll give you a clue for W’00: I’m not bidding 10 for
Turkey.
Doug
in reply: “So kind.”
Pre Winter 00: Bidding on the
Neutral Countries
Austria (Neutral): SCs: Budapest, Trieste, Vienna
England (Mark): SCs: Edinburgh, Liverpool, London
France (Doug): SCs: Brest, Marseilles, Paris
Germany (Neutral): SCs: Berlin, Kiel, Munich
Italy (Neutral): SCs: Naples, Rome, Venice
Russia (Neutral): SCs: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Sevastopol, Warsaw
Turkey (Neutral): SCs: Ankara, Constantinople, Smyrna
Neutrals: Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Greece, Holland,
Norway, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Tunis
Bids Doug Mark
Austria
Germany
Italy
Russia
Turkey
Brain Farts: The Only
Subsubzine With It’s Own Fragrance
By Jack “Flapjack” McHugh – jwmchughjr@gmail.com
(or just email Doug and
he’ll send it to me)
Issue #69
I have been busy with work lately, and
that is a good thing cause it is better than having no
job. It is a pain in the ass to commute
with too many bus changes but I make do.
Here are a few capsule movie reviews for
your enjoyment.
Mad Max: If you like trucks or chase
scenes or stuff getting blown up or blown up and then run over than this is the
movie for you...if you're looking for character development or some type plot
beyond run for your life...not so much...4 out of 5 explosions.
Foxcatcher: If you like weird wrestlers
and weirder momma's boy billionaires with delusions of grandeur, then this is
your movie....US ends up winning the gold both the regular and the Special
Olympics...3 out of 5 pins.
I wanted to go see the new Poltergeist
but I couldn’t afford it and I’m scared of clowns. Besides Doug sees all the horror movies so I
don’t need to cover that ground for you.
I think he is watching to see if any of his relatives are being used as
characters. He likes to keep telling me
he is a Film Producer now. I think the
only thing he produces is bodily waste.
I’ve been doing as much gaming as I can
in my free time. Here are a few of my
new gaming buddies. They’re form the
neighborhood and nice enough as long as you don’t run out of beer.
This
is Charlie. I’m not clear if that’s male
or female, but a decent person. Has good
taste in games but bad luck with dice.
Bad rolls are often followed by a three minute search for the dice
thrown across the room in anger. And
Charlie won’t even help look, just sits there and growls.
I’ve
been introducing Sylvester to some classic Avalon Hill and SPI games
lately. He likes to play whatever side
has blue-colored pieces. A bit unstable
but usually brings a six pack of craft beer.
He smokes one of those electronic cigarettes and has a bag of like 20
flavors he is constantly messing with.
He owes me a copy of Waterloo now, courtesy of blueberry menthol getting
spilled all over the Prussian pieces.
By the way, I better get some positive
response to this subzine or I’ll disappear again. I might run a game in here but I don’t know
what yet.
Happy Father’s Day!
Modern Diplomacy Rules and Map
Modern
Diplomacy is intended to be diplomacy with an updated map, circa 1994, taking
place in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. Any country with more than
30 million inhabitants was made a power. Those with more than 60 million
inhabitants were given 4 home centers, while Russia (with 200 million plus) was
given 5. Iran would have qualified as a 4 supply center power, but this would
have made it necessary to extend the map into Asia, so it was not done.
Historically,
we have to consider that the European Community and all international alliances
and organizations such as NATO and the UN were broken down. Perhaps the United
States suffered a major cataclysm, or simply decided to ignore the outside
world - but in any case, it will not intervene in Europe.
Other than
this, borders and neutral supply centers were distributed to even out the game.
Monaco was made a neutral SC (it has lots of money) even though it's size does not warrant it, and Gibraltar was made a
British home SC, bot to give Britain a port in the Mediterranean, and to give
Spain more than one neighbour).
Also, there was
originally, a new type of unit - planes - added to the game. Planes could go
over water and land but could not capture a supply center. Therefore, if France
managed to move a plane over London, England would still own it, but not be
able to build there. The game was playtested both with and without planes, and
it was felt that both were valid games. For reasons of simplicity in moving it
to the judge, what is discussed below is the game without planes.
Game Powers:
3 center
powers:
. Egypt (E)
. Poland (P)
. Spain (S)
4 center
powers:
. Britain (B)
. France (F)
. Germany (G)
. Italy (I)
. Turkey (T)
. Ukraine (U)
5 center powers:
. Russia (R)
Starting Positions (Spring 1994):
Britain (B) : f EDI, f GIB, f LIV, f LON
Egypt (E) : f ALE, a ASW, f CAI
France (F) : f BOR, a LYO, a MAR, a PAR
Germany (G) : f BER, a FRA, f HAM, a MUN
Italy (I) : a MIL, f NAP, a ROM, f VEN
Poland (P) : f GDA, a KRA, a WAR
Russia (R) : a GOR, a MOS, a MUR, f ROS, f STP
Spain (S) : f BAR, a MAD, a SEV
Turkey (T) : a ADA, f ANK, a IST, f IZM
Ukraine (U) : a KHA, a KIE, a ODE, f SEV
Winning Conditions:
38 home centers
+ 26 neutral = 64 total centers
33 needed to
win
Notes On Geography:
Cairo, Hamburg
and Istanbul behave as Kiel and Constantinople did in the original game: they
have no coasts but fleets can pass through them to bodies of water of both
sides.
There is
another canal linking Rostov and Volga, thus permitting access to the Caspian
Sea to ships. Rostov is situated along the Don River which empties into the
Black Sea, while the Volga empties into the Caspian Sea. In the real world
there is a canal at Volgograd linking the two rivers, somewhere in the southern
Volga region on the map. This is the only way to get ships into and out of the
Caspian Sea.
Iran is the
only territory with multiple coasts in the game - the south coast touches the
Arabian Sea and the Persian Gulf, while the north coast touches the Caspian
Sea.
Where possible,
the full name of a territory was put on the map. The following were only abbreviated
by the first three letters:
Alternatives
are also available for many spaces, especially water spaces. See the map file
for these alternative abbreviations.
Diplomacy (Black Press): Signed up: None, need seven more.
Modern Diplomacy (Black Press): Rules in this issue. Ten-player variant. No planes will be used, just armies
and fleets. Signed up:
Jack McHugh, Jim Burgess. Needs eight more.
Where in the World is Kendo Nagasaki: Rules in this
issue. Send in your guesses. Prize for the winner? Probably!
(Don’t forget to play in Richard Weiss’ subzine
too!)
Hypothetical Questions: Just send in
answers. Anybody can play at any time,
just takes participation.
By Popular Demand: New game starts
this issue. Send in your answers! A prize for the winner!
Multiple Openings in Richard Weiss’ subzine – check
them out NOW!!
Coming Soon – Colonia VII? Deviant Diplomacy? Kremlin? Make a suggestion or express interest!
Black
Press Gunboat, “Fred Noonan”, 2013Arb32, End Game
Russia
(David Latimer): I consider Russia still having an active unit my own personal
success. So there!
Woolworth
II-D “Coney Island” 2013Bcb19, End Game
Hugh
Polley - Turkey/Italy EOG Statement: At start of game I was
actually gearing up for war with Russia, putting out provocative press and
looking to outflank Romania and attack the Russian home land. The fly in the
ointment was not knowing who controlled the secret
powers. I needed a knowledge of who controlled the
secret allies at my turk border to have any chance of success with Turkey. The
only power willing to reveal his secret power in exchange for an alliance was
Jim! I first head of Jim Burgess as a
young man playing my first postal games so it was an honor to be considered by
him for an ally. I accepted without
hesitation, and Russia went from being my enemy to ally. With his help we greatly expanded both the
Russian and Turkish empires. A gentleman agreement was reached that we would
engage in a sub race to 20 or so SC without one stabbing other for solo win.
Geoff, a skilled player, blocked my expansion with his fleets and Jim reached
20 SC first so as agreed I conceded the solo to Russia. I wish to thank all the players for a fun game, I am thinking about using the Woolworth map to run one
of my variants should I get around to finishing my adjudicator one of these
years.
Diplomacy,
“Milk and Trash”, 2015A, Fall 1902
Austria (Jack McHugh
– jwmchughjr “of” gmail.com): A
Galicia – Rumania,
F
Greece - Bulgaria(sc) (*Fails*), A Serbia Supports
A Galicia – Rumania, A Trieste - Budapest.
England (Mark Firth
– mark.r.firth “of” capita.co.uk): F
English Channel Supports F Irish Sea –
Mid-Atlantic
Ocean, F Irish Sea - Mid-Atlantic Ocean, F North Sea - Denmark (*Bounce*),
A
Norway - Sweden (*Bounce*).
France (Paul
Milewski – paul.milewski “of” hotmail.com): F
Brest – Gascony, A Gascony – Spain,
F
Mid-Atlantic Ocean - Brest (*Dislodged*, retreat to Western Mediterranean
or North Africa or Portugal or
North
Atlantic Ocean or OTB), A Picardy - Brest (*Bounce*).
Germany (Jim Burgess – jfburgess “of” gmail.com): F Baltic Sea Supports F Denmark – Sweden,
A
Belgium Supports A Holland, F Denmark - Sweden (*Bounce*), F
Helgoland Bight - Denmark (*Bounce*),
A Holland Supports A Belgium.
Italy (John Biehl –
jerbil “of” shaw.ca): A Albania Supports A
Serbia,
F
Ionian Sea - Aegean Sea (*Bounce*), F Tyrrhenian Sea - Ionian Sea
(*Fails*), A Venice - Tyrolia.
Russia (Kevin Wilson
– ckevinw “of” comcast.net): F Gulf
of Bothnia Supports A Norway – Sweden,
A
Rumania - Serbia (*Dislodged*, retreat to Ukraine or OTB), F Sevastopol
- Rumania (*Fails*),
A
Ukraine – Warsaw, A Warsaw - Silesia.
Turkey (John David
Galt – jdg “of” diogenes.sacramento.ca.us): A Ankara - Constantinople
(*Fails*),
A
Bulgaria Supports A Rumania - Serbia (*Cut*), F Constantinople - Aegean
Sea (*Bounce*), A Smyrna Hold.
Concession
to Germany Fails
Deadline
for A 02/W 02/S 03 is July 28th at 7am my time
Supply Center Chart
Austria:
Budapest, Greece, Rumania,
Serbia, Trieste, Vienna=6, Build 2
England:
Edinburgh, Liverpool,
London, Norway=4, Even
France:
Brest, Marseilles, Paris,
Portugal, Spain=5, Build 1 or Build 2 (depending on retreat)
Germany:
Belgium, Berlin, Denmark,
Holland, Kiel, Munich=6, Build 1
Italy: Naples,
Rome, Tunis, Venice=4, Even
Russia:
Moscow, Sevastopol, St
Petersburg, Warsaw=4, Even or Remove 1 (depending on retreat)
Turkey:
Ankara, Bulgaria,
Constantinople, Smyrna=4, Even
Unowned: Sweden.
PRESS
King Giovanni, from the top of 'Monte Abysmalini' stared down
into the abyss. "The die is cast, come what may."
Black
Press Gunboat, “Noah’s Titanic”, 2015Arb32, F 01
Austria:
F Albania Supports A Trieste, A Serbia – Budapest, A Trieste
Hold.
England:
F English Channel - Brest
(*Bounce*), F North Sea Convoys A Yorkshire – Belgium,
A Yorkshire - Belgium.
France: A Gascony - Brest
(*Bounce*), F Mid-Atlantic Ocean - Brest (*Bounce*), A Spain - Portugal.
Germany:
F Denmark - Sweden (*Bounce*), A Kiel – Holland, A Silesia - Munich
(*Bounce*).
Italy: A Venice
Supports F Greece – Aegean Sea (*Impossible*), F
Ionian Sea – Tunis,
A
Tyrolia - Munich (*Bounce*).
Russia: A Galicia – Warsaw, F Gulf of Bothnia - Sweden
(*Bounce*),
F
Sevastopol Supports A Ukraine – Rumania, A Ukraine - Rumania.
Turkey: F Ankara - Black Sea, A Bulgaria –
Serbia, A Smyrna - Armenia.
Deadline
for W 01/S 02 will be July 28th at 7am My
Time
Supply Center Chart
Austria:
Budapest,
Trieste, Vienna=3, Even
England:
Belgium, Edinburgh, Liverpool,
London=4, Build 1
France:
Brest, Marseilles, Paris,
Portugal=4, Build 1
Germany:
Berlin, Denmark, Holland,
Kiel, Munich=5, Build 2
Italy: Naples,
Rome, Tunis, Venice=4, Build 1
Russia:
Moscow, Rumania, Sevastopol,
St Petersburg, Warsaw=5, Build 1
Turkey:
Ankara, Constantinople,
Serbia, Smyrna=4, Build 1
Unowned:
Bulgaria, Greece, Norway,
Spain, Sweden.
PRESS
(Rus - Eng) Please land your A in Bel
(Rus - Fra) Thanks for your assistance
(Rus - Ita) Maybe you can help me
(Rus - Tur) I would prefer friendly relations
(Rus - Fra) Why go 'all in' south? Nothing
there after Por.
(Rus - Ger) Usually we are friendly. Why the early
unfriendliness?
(Rus - Eng) Maybe you might help me (that does not mean
helping yourself to me, btw)
(Rus - Tur) Maybe you might help me
(Rus - All except Fra & Ger) Aren't
the Fre & Ger moves highly suspicious? No concern from either of them about
Bur?
(Rus to All except Ger) The Czar
proposes a Crusade against Ger. We all know the Kaiser is an insane expansionist.
Rus to Ger: So you want to wreak me who has many threats
yet you ignore your own more important many threats? What kind of imbecile are
you? Play your 'Silesian rhapsody' to
your grave, Beethoven.
Rus to Tur: We have no fuel (not enough coal even) for our
southern fleet. It will remain in port until further notice.
Il Duce – Archduke: See?!
Il Duce – Tsar: I’d still like that game over the table but
really Germany seems to be occupying you somewhat (so I thought I’d return the
favor).
Il Duce – Kaiser: You’ll understand I’d
made a verbal commitment to the Duke (a bit like you and the Pres) so I had to
pay a brief call. Just passing thru.
Il Duce – Sultan: Your proposals are
currently residing in our Persian linguistic dep’t at Pisa, awaiting
translation.
Il Duce – Le President: My, you are
very trusting neighbor. I only hope you are also trustworthy. No F(Mar), grazie.
Il Duce – King: So many
choices they’ve left you! Once you’ve assembled your new fleets, let’s see
where we might cooperate.
Il Duce – Archduke: Ok, now we’re friends –
let’s go play!
Germany to Russia: I extend the offer of
peace to you, and you repay me by insulting my English cousin and trying to
entice France and Italy to make war against me.
Such actions demand an apology.
Be quick about it, and honor shall be restored.
Rome - Berlin: Hey Bub, Warsaw ain't on our coast? Capiche?
Berlin -Rome: Yeah, I think I musta taken a wrong turn at
Albuquerque.
Kaiser to Pope: You're a pretty funny
man, with a funny hat. I like you. Not enough to propose or anything, but I
like you.
Pope to Kaiser: Two things: 1) keep your
grubby mitts off my hat; 2) you're really not very good are you? Silesia?
Pope to GM: Is this like the old show "What's My
Line?" Can we guess the other players' identities? I already know who the
Kaiser is. Only a handful of players are keen on that opening--and four of the
five are now in purgatory.
GM – Pope: That qualified as an opening?
Pope to Il Duce: I hate that title! It's
anachronistic and, with all respect, it's more than a little pretentious, yes?
Tsar to Pope: Easy there, Mr. Pop-N-Fresh. If anyone has a
pretentious name, it is thee.
Pope to Tsar: "Thee?" When did Shakespeare and/or
the King James translators take up residence in St. Petersburg? Oh, and what's
up with making a former Tsar a "saint?"
Le President to Il Duce: I have one
word for you: fogetchu. Look it up. I'm comin' after you with every eclair and
macaron at my disposal.
Archduke to Il Duce: Il Duce this!
By
Popular Demand
The goal is to pick something that fits the
category and will be the "most popular" answer. You score points
based on the number of entries that match yours. For example, if the category
is "Cats" and the responses were 7 for Persian, 3 for Calico and 1
for Siamese, everyone who said Persian would get 7 points, Calico 3 and the
lone Siamese would score 1 point. The cumulative total over 10 rounds will
determine the overall winner. Anyone may enter at any point, starting with an
equivalent point total of the lowest cumulative score from the previous round.
If a person misses a round, they'll receive the minimum score from the round
added to their cumulative total. In each round you may specify one of your
answers as your Joker answer. Your score for this answer will be
doubled. In other words, if you apply
your Joker to category 3 on a given turn, and 4 other people give the same
answer as you, you get 10 points instead of 5.
Players who fail to submit a Joker for any specific turn will have their
Joker automatically applied to the first category. And, if you want to
submit some commentary with your answers, feel free to. The game will consist of 10 rounds, with the
10th round being worth double points. A prize will be awarded to the winner. Research is permitted, but
cooperation or collusion between players is not!
Round 1 Categories – Don’t Forget to Choose a Joker Category
(Double Points)
1. A blues singer.
2. The number of game
years a Diplomacy game lasts.
3. A movie featuring
Clint Eastwood as an actor.
4. A financially poor
country.
5. An architect (other
than Frank Lloyd Wright).
Deadline for Round 1 is July 28th
at 7am My Time
General Deadline for
the Next Issue of Eternal Sunshine: July
28th, 2015 at 7:00am my time.
Hope to See You
Then!
