Savage Orcs are a sub-breed of Orc from Games Workshop's Warhammer Fantasy setting for their games.
While most orcs have a modest grasp of technology and take advantage of developments in weapons and armour, savage orcs have a more primitive, neolithic type society, and shun these advances.
They originate in The Southlands, where the constant heat and bright light has a deleterious effect on Orcish brains. Savage orcs use weapons made of stone or bone and do not wear armour, though their bodies are marked with ritual tattoos. As part of an Orc & Goblin army, Savage Orcs are berserker troops, who fight with little regard to their own personal safety.
They are also fanatical worshippers of Gork and Mork, in fact their entire language is based around various inflections of the word .
While most orcs have a modest grasp of technology and take advantage of developments in weapons and armour, savage orcs have a more primitive, neolithic type society, and shun these advances.
They originate in The Southlands, where the constant heat and bright light has a deleterious effect on Orcish brains. Savage orcs use weapons made of stone or bone and do not wear armour, though their bodies are marked with ritual tattoos. As part of an Orc & Goblin army, Savage Orcs are berserker troops, who fight with little regard to their own personal safety.
They are also fanatical worshippers of Gork and Mork, in fact their entire language is based around various inflections of the word .
Michiel van Bokhorst (a.k.a. DJ Shrek) (born 1965) is a Dutch music producer, remixer, DJ and record label owner, currently residing on the Dutch Antilles Island of Bonaire. He is best known for starting the independent Dutch record label Nukove Records and producing British synthpop band most recent original single release: "Love Me Madly?" in 2003.
Nukove Records
In late 2001 Van Bokhorst met Philip Oakey at a party in Amsterdam for "OOR magazine" and discussed working on remixing some of the tracks on The Human League album . He later requested the master tapes of "Love Me Madly?" from Human League resident engineer David Beevers and created his own remix of Love Me Madly? ('The Voice of Buddha mix') on a white label. This mix was circulated to DJs in Benelux where it was well received. This prompted Van Bokhorst to commission a further two remixes ('The ZeNN Eternal Countdown Mix' and 'The Cuzco Mix') and to attempt to release "Love Me Madly?" commercially. This was turned down by the rights owner Chrysalis Records over a conflict of publishing rights of Secrets with the existing marketing licensee "Arcade Roadrunner Music BV". Eventually in 2003 licensing authority was granted by Chrysalis and Van Bokhorst created the record label Nukove Records specifically to market the single.
"Love Me Madly?" was released as a single in 2003; principally in Benelux, but was also sold in the US and UK via the internet. As Nukove Records was a private venture there was very little venture capital to promote the release. With no promotional music video and little advertising, the single did not chart. This was expected, and as Van Bokhorst states, "it was released for the satisfaction of working with the Human League and releasing a great record. Nukove records was placed in suspended animation in 2009 but Van Bokhurst says he may resurrect it if a suitable opportunity presents itself."
Other projects
Van Bokhorst DJ's under the alter-ego of DJ Shrek, principally in Bonaire. He is currently producing Denver born female rock musician Becky Alter,
Discography
*2003 "Love Me Madly?" - The Human League<ref name="Discogs - Nukove Records"/>
Nukove Records
In late 2001 Van Bokhorst met Philip Oakey at a party in Amsterdam for "OOR magazine" and discussed working on remixing some of the tracks on The Human League album . He later requested the master tapes of "Love Me Madly?" from Human League resident engineer David Beevers and created his own remix of Love Me Madly? ('The Voice of Buddha mix') on a white label. This mix was circulated to DJs in Benelux where it was well received. This prompted Van Bokhorst to commission a further two remixes ('The ZeNN Eternal Countdown Mix' and 'The Cuzco Mix') and to attempt to release "Love Me Madly?" commercially. This was turned down by the rights owner Chrysalis Records over a conflict of publishing rights of Secrets with the existing marketing licensee "Arcade Roadrunner Music BV". Eventually in 2003 licensing authority was granted by Chrysalis and Van Bokhorst created the record label Nukove Records specifically to market the single.
"Love Me Madly?" was released as a single in 2003; principally in Benelux, but was also sold in the US and UK via the internet. As Nukove Records was a private venture there was very little venture capital to promote the release. With no promotional music video and little advertising, the single did not chart. This was expected, and as Van Bokhorst states, "it was released for the satisfaction of working with the Human League and releasing a great record. Nukove records was placed in suspended animation in 2009 but Van Bokhurst says he may resurrect it if a suitable opportunity presents itself."
Other projects
Van Bokhorst DJ's under the alter-ego of DJ Shrek, principally in Bonaire. He is currently producing Denver born female rock musician Becky Alter,
Discography
*2003 "Love Me Madly?" - The Human League<ref name="Discogs - Nukove Records"/>
A Blue-green alliance describes either an alliance or coalition between "blue" conservative parties, green parties and possibly "blue" liberal parties, or "blue" labor organizations, such as labor unions, and environmental organizations such as green parties. "Blue-Green" can also refer to a right-tendency within green parties based around green conservatism.
Canada
The Green Party of Ontario and to a lesser extent, the Green Party of Canada are considered "blue-green" because they are more economically centrist or agree with part of green conservatism. They have some cooperation with the Conservative Party of Canada.
Czech Republic
The of Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek, member of the liberal-conservative Civic Democratic Party, included the Czech Green Party.
Finland
Several governments of Finland have included both the liberal-conservative National Coalition Party and the Green League, including the of Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen.
Germany
In Germany, it refers to the conservative CDU/CSU and the Alliance 90/The Greens, usually referred to as the "black-green coalition" after the colour of the parties. The two parties have several coalition governments at state levels.
Ireland
On 13 June 2007, following the 2007 general election, the Irish Green Party became a minor coalition partner to the conservative Fianna Fáil and the (now-defunct) liberal Progressive Democrats, entering government for the first time in the Greens' history. The Green Party remained a coalition partner until the 2011 general election, when the Greens lost their representation in the Dáil Éireann.
The blue-green alliance also refer to the conservative Fianna Fáil (green) and the liberal-conservative Fine Gael (blue), though both parties are rivals and unlikely to form coalitions. After the 2016 general election, Fianna Fáil agreed to support a Fine Gael-led minority government.
Latvia
The Latvian Green Party (LZP) has been a component of centre-right coalition governments in Latvia from 1993-1998 and 2002-present, with LZP member Indulis Emsis serving as Prime Minister of Latvia from March to December 2004. Since 2002 the LZP has been part of the Union of Greens and Farmers political and electoral alliance with the agrarian-conservative Latvian Farmers' Union.
Mexico
The conservative National Action Party (Partido Acción Nacional, or PAN), and the Green Ecological Party of Mexico (Partido Verde Ecologista de México, or PVEM) formed coalition of Alliance for Change in 2000 in order to win the general elections. The coalition dissolved in 2001.
New Zealand
The now defunct Progressive Green Party was a political group with a strong environmental focus. It was closely aligned with the centre-right National Party. The "blue-green" Progressive Greens were contrasted with the better-known "red-green" Green Party, which generally takes a left-wing position. (A third group, the Green Society, rejected both "blue-green" and "red-green" politics.)
Sweden
In several local elections, the coalition between the four parties in The Alliance together with the fifth Green Party is often but not always referred to as a blue-green or green-blue coalition. This includes e.g. the leading majorities in for example Stockholm municipality and Region Stockholm. In the case of Sweden, green refers to two parties - the green liberal Centre Party also uses green as its official colour.
Taiwan
Pan-Blue Coalition (led by the Kuomintang, KMT) and Pan-Green Coalition (led by the Democratic Progressive Party, DPP), which refer to political constellations in Taiwan, the colours here have different meanings and it is unlikely that the two parties would form a coalition in both national and local levels. The two parties formed a grand coalition government in 2000 during the first 4 months of Chen Shui-bian presidency, as Chen-led DPP did not have the majority in the Legislative Yuan, which the KMT had majority. After the dissolve of grand coalition, President Chen indeed led a minority government for the rest of his terms.
United Kingdom
In the context of United Kingdom politics, it refers to a possible alliance on certain issues between the Conservative Party and ecologists or environmentalists such as those found in the Green Party. This alliance may occur as a result of the Conservative view that market economics help preserve the environment and a tendency toward Deep England views of pastoralism, and the Green view that profit is not anywhere near as much of a threat to natural systems as debt. However, the UK's various green parties are usually considered to be leftist greens, and coalitions with the Conservatives such as on Leeds City Council have proved unpopular with the party's membership and voters.
United States
In the context of the politics of the United States, as blue refers to the left-leaning Democratic Party, the term refers to alliances between organized labor and environmentalists, and sometimes specifically to cooperation between American Greens and blue-collar labor activists. The core issue of this alliance is opposition to globalization and to free trade, and it was significant in the candidacy of Ralph Nader in the 2000 presidential election, as Nader was endorsed by some labor organizations (the overwhelming majority of labor unions and environmental organizations are loyal to the Democratic Party and endorsed Al Gore).
It also continues to be used more generally to refer to any efforts at coalition-building between environmentalists and labor, as with the famous "teamsters and turtles" politics of the WTO Meeting of 1999 and the continuing anti-globalization movement. Journalist Sue Ellen White coined the term "turtles and teamsters" in a December 2, 1999 article, "Turtles and Teamsters United Against Patents on Life," written on the scene from the newly formed .
The BlueGreen Alliance (BGA) is a national nonprofit partnership of environmental groups and labor unions. Launched in 2006 by the United Steelworkers and the Sierra Club, BGA has since grown to include the Communications Workers of America (CWA), Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Service Employees International Union (SEIU), National Wildlife Federation (NWF), Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA), Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), American Federation of Teachers (AFT), Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU), United Auto Workers (UAW), and the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW). Other related organizations include the Alliance for Sustainable Jobs and the Environment and the Apollo Alliance, a subsidiary of the Blue Green Alliance that promotes green jobs based on alternative energy.
Partner organizations
The Emerald Cities Collaborative is a partner organization with the Blue-green alliance.
Canada
The Green Party of Ontario and to a lesser extent, the Green Party of Canada are considered "blue-green" because they are more economically centrist or agree with part of green conservatism. They have some cooperation with the Conservative Party of Canada.
Czech Republic
The of Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek, member of the liberal-conservative Civic Democratic Party, included the Czech Green Party.
Finland
Several governments of Finland have included both the liberal-conservative National Coalition Party and the Green League, including the of Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen.
Germany
In Germany, it refers to the conservative CDU/CSU and the Alliance 90/The Greens, usually referred to as the "black-green coalition" after the colour of the parties. The two parties have several coalition governments at state levels.
Ireland
On 13 June 2007, following the 2007 general election, the Irish Green Party became a minor coalition partner to the conservative Fianna Fáil and the (now-defunct) liberal Progressive Democrats, entering government for the first time in the Greens' history. The Green Party remained a coalition partner until the 2011 general election, when the Greens lost their representation in the Dáil Éireann.
The blue-green alliance also refer to the conservative Fianna Fáil (green) and the liberal-conservative Fine Gael (blue), though both parties are rivals and unlikely to form coalitions. After the 2016 general election, Fianna Fáil agreed to support a Fine Gael-led minority government.
Latvia
The Latvian Green Party (LZP) has been a component of centre-right coalition governments in Latvia from 1993-1998 and 2002-present, with LZP member Indulis Emsis serving as Prime Minister of Latvia from March to December 2004. Since 2002 the LZP has been part of the Union of Greens and Farmers political and electoral alliance with the agrarian-conservative Latvian Farmers' Union.
Mexico
The conservative National Action Party (Partido Acción Nacional, or PAN), and the Green Ecological Party of Mexico (Partido Verde Ecologista de México, or PVEM) formed coalition of Alliance for Change in 2000 in order to win the general elections. The coalition dissolved in 2001.
New Zealand
The now defunct Progressive Green Party was a political group with a strong environmental focus. It was closely aligned with the centre-right National Party. The "blue-green" Progressive Greens were contrasted with the better-known "red-green" Green Party, which generally takes a left-wing position. (A third group, the Green Society, rejected both "blue-green" and "red-green" politics.)
Sweden
In several local elections, the coalition between the four parties in The Alliance together with the fifth Green Party is often but not always referred to as a blue-green or green-blue coalition. This includes e.g. the leading majorities in for example Stockholm municipality and Region Stockholm. In the case of Sweden, green refers to two parties - the green liberal Centre Party also uses green as its official colour.
Taiwan
Pan-Blue Coalition (led by the Kuomintang, KMT) and Pan-Green Coalition (led by the Democratic Progressive Party, DPP), which refer to political constellations in Taiwan, the colours here have different meanings and it is unlikely that the two parties would form a coalition in both national and local levels. The two parties formed a grand coalition government in 2000 during the first 4 months of Chen Shui-bian presidency, as Chen-led DPP did not have the majority in the Legislative Yuan, which the KMT had majority. After the dissolve of grand coalition, President Chen indeed led a minority government for the rest of his terms.
United Kingdom
In the context of United Kingdom politics, it refers to a possible alliance on certain issues between the Conservative Party and ecologists or environmentalists such as those found in the Green Party. This alliance may occur as a result of the Conservative view that market economics help preserve the environment and a tendency toward Deep England views of pastoralism, and the Green view that profit is not anywhere near as much of a threat to natural systems as debt. However, the UK's various green parties are usually considered to be leftist greens, and coalitions with the Conservatives such as on Leeds City Council have proved unpopular with the party's membership and voters.
United States
In the context of the politics of the United States, as blue refers to the left-leaning Democratic Party, the term refers to alliances between organized labor and environmentalists, and sometimes specifically to cooperation between American Greens and blue-collar labor activists. The core issue of this alliance is opposition to globalization and to free trade, and it was significant in the candidacy of Ralph Nader in the 2000 presidential election, as Nader was endorsed by some labor organizations (the overwhelming majority of labor unions and environmental organizations are loyal to the Democratic Party and endorsed Al Gore).
It also continues to be used more generally to refer to any efforts at coalition-building between environmentalists and labor, as with the famous "teamsters and turtles" politics of the WTO Meeting of 1999 and the continuing anti-globalization movement. Journalist Sue Ellen White coined the term "turtles and teamsters" in a December 2, 1999 article, "Turtles and Teamsters United Against Patents on Life," written on the scene from the newly formed .
The BlueGreen Alliance (BGA) is a national nonprofit partnership of environmental groups and labor unions. Launched in 2006 by the United Steelworkers and the Sierra Club, BGA has since grown to include the Communications Workers of America (CWA), Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Service Employees International Union (SEIU), National Wildlife Federation (NWF), Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA), Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), American Federation of Teachers (AFT), Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU), United Auto Workers (UAW), and the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW). Other related organizations include the Alliance for Sustainable Jobs and the Environment and the Apollo Alliance, a subsidiary of the Blue Green Alliance that promotes green jobs based on alternative energy.
Partner organizations
The Emerald Cities Collaborative is a partner organization with the Blue-green alliance.
<big>Jamal Zohourian</big> ()
Music Lecturer, Composer, Conductor
1968, Iran
He was working in a "Consulting Engs. in Bld Construction and Oil Industry", Jamal entered the world of music by playing classical guitar tutoring by B. Mirkhani in 1988,
by attending in private courses of M. Rohani in Theory of Music, Harmony, and Solfege, between 1991-1993 he started writing compositions for classical guitar solo and tutoring,
simultaneously he continued his education in advanced private courses of Farhad Fakhreddini in Orchestration and Counterpoint by 2000,
he completed an active master-class in classical guitar by Lily Afshar in 2004,
• Educations:
- 2004 -------- Attending Master Class in Classical Guitar (Active), Lily Afshar.
- 2000 -------- Advanced courses in Orchestration and Counterpoint along with Harmony and Theory of Music, Farhad Fakhreddini
- 1991-93 --- Theory of Music, Harmony, and Solfege, M. Rohani
- 1988-98 --- Classical Guitar, B. Mirkhani
• Performances:
- Conducting Classical Guitar Recital (Seasonal) 1993-1997
- Conducting "Mehregan" Orchestra to Perform: Nostalgy, Epic, Sky, Alive, Autumn's dream - Tehran-2001
- Conducting "Mehregan" Orchestra to Perform Epic (Suite Symphonic in Bm) in the Ministry of Culture & Islamic Guidance, Tehran-2001
- Conducting "Fajr" Orchestra in 18th "Fajr" Musical Festival, Tehran-2003
• Publication:
- 2019: 60 works for Classical Guitar in 4 Albums
- 2019: YouTube channel
- 2006: " ROAD TO ETERNITY"
20 Works and Tracks for Classical Guitar
Composed, Arranged and Fingered by: Jamal Zohourian
ISMN: M-805610-33-0 - NLAI: M85-34005
• Honors:
- 2001: commendation from the Ministry of Culture & Islamic Guidance for my Conducting and performance of Epic Suite.
- 2004: Commendation from Young Music Festival for My Contribution to Festival.
• Other Activities:
- Teaching Classical Guitar, Music Theory, Harmony and Composition Since 1994
- Member of Music Faculty at Qazvin Artistic Department, Qazvin 1999-2001
- Member of Composer and Conductor Community in Music House.
- Head of Music Department at Varonezh State University (Tehran Branch), 2003
- Lecture on Music Theory in the "Week of Research"- Tehran, International Fair Hall,2003
Music Lecturer, Composer, Conductor
1968, Iran
He was working in a "Consulting Engs. in Bld Construction and Oil Industry", Jamal entered the world of music by playing classical guitar tutoring by B. Mirkhani in 1988,
by attending in private courses of M. Rohani in Theory of Music, Harmony, and Solfege, between 1991-1993 he started writing compositions for classical guitar solo and tutoring,
simultaneously he continued his education in advanced private courses of Farhad Fakhreddini in Orchestration and Counterpoint by 2000,
he completed an active master-class in classical guitar by Lily Afshar in 2004,
• Educations:
- 2004 -------- Attending Master Class in Classical Guitar (Active), Lily Afshar.
- 2000 -------- Advanced courses in Orchestration and Counterpoint along with Harmony and Theory of Music, Farhad Fakhreddini
- 1991-93 --- Theory of Music, Harmony, and Solfege, M. Rohani
- 1988-98 --- Classical Guitar, B. Mirkhani
• Performances:
- Conducting Classical Guitar Recital (Seasonal) 1993-1997
- Conducting "Mehregan" Orchestra to Perform: Nostalgy, Epic, Sky, Alive, Autumn's dream - Tehran-2001
- Conducting "Mehregan" Orchestra to Perform Epic (Suite Symphonic in Bm) in the Ministry of Culture & Islamic Guidance, Tehran-2001
- Conducting "Fajr" Orchestra in 18th "Fajr" Musical Festival, Tehran-2003
• Publication:
- 2019: 60 works for Classical Guitar in 4 Albums
- 2019: YouTube channel
- 2006: " ROAD TO ETERNITY"
20 Works and Tracks for Classical Guitar
Composed, Arranged and Fingered by: Jamal Zohourian
ISMN: M-805610-33-0 - NLAI: M85-34005
• Honors:
- 2001: commendation from the Ministry of Culture & Islamic Guidance for my Conducting and performance of Epic Suite.
- 2004: Commendation from Young Music Festival for My Contribution to Festival.
• Other Activities:
- Teaching Classical Guitar, Music Theory, Harmony and Composition Since 1994
- Member of Music Faculty at Qazvin Artistic Department, Qazvin 1999-2001
- Member of Composer and Conductor Community in Music House.
- Head of Music Department at Varonezh State University (Tehran Branch), 2003
- Lecture on Music Theory in the "Week of Research"- Tehran, International Fair Hall,2003