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MaYaN – Quarterpast
Published on: April 13, 2011
Categories: Reviews
Tags: Death Metal, Gothic Metal, Mayan, Nuclear Blast, Quarterpast
MaYaN is the latest project/band by guitarist Mark Jansen of Epica fame. The band came into life after he decided to jam a bit with his former After Forever buddies Sander Gommers and Jack Driessen. A couple of line-up changes later Mayan started to take shape and together with the aid of some of the finest musicians from the Dutch scene the band’s debut album, entitled Quarterpast, became a reality. Let’s see what the album is all about.
Truth be told I was never an avid fan of Mark Jansen’s work with Epica and After Forever. The music is just fine, but it simply never clicked with me. MaYaN is altogether another beast. The basis is pretty technical death metal, but with the symphonic flourishes of which Epica and After Forever are/were known for. Imagine a combination of the harder aspects of Sander Gomman’s HDK project with the elaborate symphonic arrangements of Epica/After Forever and you’ll get a good idea of what Quarterpast has to offer.
The connection with Epica and After Forever is further strengthened by the vocal presense of Floor Jansen (ReVamp) and Simone Simons (Epica). The best part of Quarterpast is its strong and well-crafted song material. ‘Symphony Of Agression’, ‘Mainstay Of Society’, ‘The Savage Massacre’, ‘Bite The Bullet’ and ‘Celibate Aprodite’ are some particular fine examples of the writing prowess of Mark Jansen and his fellow musical partners in crime. The music is very layered which enhances the overall listening experience.
Sound-wise the album has a fine production, thanks to Sasha Paeth and his Gate studio. The symphonic elements are a bit too much in the forefront for my taste. A more guitar oriented mix wouldn’t have hurt. It’s a matter of taste I suppose.
This small inconvenience aside I can only say that Mark Jansen and his friends delivered a very strong and convincing debut with Quarterpast. It may scare the hell out of his more gothic metal oriented (female) fanbase, as for me it’s an highly entertaining release!
Written by Raymond Westland
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The Whaling War II
10 January, 2010 / 29 Comments
The Japanese whale hunt in the Southern Ocean is always controversial in Australia. But, as predicted earlier this week, the political and public heat around the issue has escalated further in the aftermath of the ramming and subsequent sinking of the Ady Gil – a small trimaran – from the Sea Shepherd fleet, by a security ship from the whaling fleet.
Most Australians are anti-whaling – a stance supported by all political parties, including the government and the main Opposition party – and the widely available video evidence of the collision has only entrenched that view. The pressure on the Australian government to ‘do something’ is stronger than ever. The same situation can also be said to apply in New Zealand, where the Ady Gil was registered and where many of its crew are from. The public squabbling by supporters of either side about the levels of responsibility for the collision will do little other then keep the issue boiling along.
The Australian government has been forced by the public pressure to publicly state a deadline of June before they decide on whether to take legal action against the whaling, depending on whether or not “substantial progress” has been made in diplomatic efforts to get Japan to end whaling. As the opening words in this piece from the Courier-Mail demonstrates, this is being reported as the Australian government giving the Japanese government “until June to agree to abandon future whale hunts or Australia will take action in the international court.”
This is not actually what Environment Minister Peter Garrett actually said – he said if they “don’t see substantial progress having taken place (by June)… then the question of legal action will be firmly in front of us, and the Government will be in a position to make a decision.” While this form of words is designed to provide some wiggle room, the only message the public will hear is that the Government will take court at the end of June if the Japanese government doesn’t agree to stop whaling – which of course they are not going to do.
It was always virtually certain that the Japanese would continue to ignore calls to stop or even to reduce whaling, and it is more certain than ever now. But this statement makes it far from certain that the Australian government will decide to take legal when this fact has been demonstrated in June at the next meeting of the International Whaling Convention.
However, if there is no move to initiate legal action, the heat will be turned up even more on the Australian government and public support for those who are prepared to action – that is, the folks from the Sea Shepherd – will probably grow even more.
Meanwhile, the Tony Abbott led Liberals – who are normally more likely to be complaining about the government being too close to the environmentalists – are slamming the government’s response as “gutless” and demanding the government “submit court action papers and give Japan until 30 June to end whaling.”
This media statement by Greg Hunt, the Opposition’s environment spokesperson, last June shows that they were already demanding court action back then. It also contains a handy list of some of the previous commitments by the current government to do this, including comments by Kevin Rudd, when he was in Opposition back in 2005, calling on the then conservative government to initiate court action.
Calls from government Ministers in both Australia and New Zealand for both the whalers and the conservationists to ‘show restraint’ will continue to be ignored by both sides. It is far too late for that. As the Sea Shepherd leader, Paul Watson, says whenever there are calls for restraint from the Australian government:
“We’re not going to restrain ourselves from protecting these whales and we’re not going to restrain ourselves from upholding international conservation law. The Government has shown so much restraint over the years they have done absolutely nothing.”
This last sentence really is the key one.
The disputes over this issue have been going for many years, but there is little doubt it will become more volatile than ever over the rest of this year, which is of course also an election year.
(the original version of this piece was first published at Asian Correspondent)
ELSEWHERE: These two pieces provide some more useful bacground:
– This one from the website of The Australian newspaper provides some background to the perspective of the new Japanese government;
– This one from the website of The Guardian newspaper provides some background to the history and attitude of Paul Watson, the founder of Sea Shepherd.
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Andrew Zammit says:
While I happen to be against whaling myself, I don’t follow the reasoning why it is Australia’s responsibility to ‘do something’ as a result of the Sea Shephards – Japanese whalers kerfuffle. A Japanese ship collided with a New Zealand registered ship in international waters (from my understanding our claim to soveriegnty over those waters is not recognised internationally). How has it come about that it’s seen as Australia’s responsibility to take action, by much of the media and a conservative opposition?
Secondly, how strong do you think a legal case against Japanese whaling would be? Japan argues that its whaling activities remain justified under Internation Whaling Commission guidelines (largely through the scientific research quota), and apparently has enough influence over one quarter of the voting members of the IWC to prevent further anti-whaling decisions, as a 75% majority is needed to pass a resolution. So is Japan in fact clearly violating international law? It seems to me rather ambigious, but I’m new to the issue and would like to know what you have to say.
Lastly, (if you don’t mind the plug!) for those interested there’s a good essay on the mechanics of the IWC and the battles between pro- and anti-whaling blocs in a new publication called Quarterly Access: http://quarterlyaccess.typepad.com/blog/2009/12/saviour-or-failure-the-iwc-and-whale-conservation-by-dale-jasper.html It was set up by a group of volunteers (disclaimer: including myself) to provide an outlet for non-established writers on international affairs.
Andrew Bartlett says:
Andrew Z – Personally, I don’t think the Australian government necessarily has to ‘do something’ specifically about the whale fleet vessel ramming the Sea Shepherd boat. I understand the New Zealand government is investigating it, as the Ady Gil was registered in that country.
What I am saying is the heightened awareness about whaling and the related conflict will increase the pressure on the Australian government to back their rhetoric with action and be seen to ‘do something’. Ironically, I think the more the Australian just makes general noises of opposition to whaling while doing nothing effective about it, the more people are likely to feel the Sea Shepherd style tactics are the only option, because at least they are ‘doing something’ – even if the ‘something’ they are doing is a confrontational approach which in other circumstances people would not feel so comfortable about.
It’s not as if Sea Shepherd only started doing this sort of thing yesterday, or that they only target the Japanese. They have had a very aggressive approach from the outside, and have done plenty of the thingsin the northern hemisphere – targetting illegal fishing as well as illegal whaling – and they have had some success in halting whaling and other activities on some occasions.
I think Andrew Zammit may be right in thinking that legal action on the part of the Australian government is not possible when we don’t have sovereignty over Antarctic waters.
Margi: (answer to comments on previous thread)
I guess it has not occurred to you that some of us don’t blindly believe everything we hear and read.
The Japanese could have reasons for killing whales that they don’t want anyone to know about. The same might apply to the Queensland Government banning the aboriginal peoples from using Cape York under the Wild Rivers Program, while leaving a small area open to Chinese mining companies.
Geoffrey Walker said he had lived in Japan for 30 years, which was why I asked for his further opinion.
Perhaps the Japanese are collecting eggs, semen, bile, blood and other bodily secretions and organs for specific purposes.
Perhaps they might even intend to create an army of Humanoid Frankenwhales which eat submarines for lunch, and use torpedoes for toothpicks.
Maybe they have a plan to develop an even more potent form of Viagra or a superior aphrodisiac.
But I feel certain they are stockpiling the whale meat to make an even bigger (financial) killing at a later date, and/or fearing that extremists may completely curtail access to fishing grounds of any kind.
Someone stated that the Japanese had already over-fished their own territorial waters.
I certainly don’t think it is bad manners, ignorant or provocative to investigate possible alternative agendas.
Now I’m looking at the slogan: “Fighting for peace is like #### for virginity.” Sometimes people fight to achieve eventual long term peace. I find the comparison with virginity quite absurd, unless the message is about men visiting prostitutes instead of having sex with virgins.
We all need to put our thinking caps on to determine the real reasons for the Japanese hunting whales when their people clearly don’t want to eat them in great numbers at the present time.
I agree that Australia cannot make loud noises about whaling but not take any action, it should be one or the other.
I guess two key issue are whether legal action is likely to work and what the price would be. Malcolm Cook of the Lowy Institute suggests taking legal action would cause a lot of damage to our relations with Japan: http://www.lowyinterpreter.org/post/2010/01/08/Whaling-Best-not-to-spout.aspx It could well be argued thats a price worth paying, but I’d personally like to have a sense of how strong our legal case is first. I plan to read around.
And thanks for the response.
paul walter says:
Gee, what a sorry response in at the thread to what ought to been exposed as a bloody cull of several species, further interfering with the workings of an already stressed ecosystem,for no more than the vanity of another tinpot nation state.
The Japanese antics have never been about not “food” as some naifs have suggested, or for “science”, but more about jingoism and the egomania never quite sorted since ww2, merely so the Japanese can then turn around like kids throwing supermarket tantrums to beat their chests and say, “we’ll do what we want to do!”.
And the fact that our own governments make equally stupid and or venal decisons regarding “development” and ecology in this country is no excuse to condone in others, it only emboldens others locally similarly bloody-mindded to the cheek to try on their own destructive antics and schemes as well.
And that’s why Australian governemts typified by that pitiful papier mache caricature appeaser Garrett; truly a man of rather than for his times, won’t take on other countries over war and human rights, OR ecology.
Because then they would have to grasp the nettle (no pun), take on their own vested interests and for once act in the interests of the whole rather than the vicious, grasping fortunate few.
Lorikeet is right! Now a useful cliche, um,perhaps a frozen whalemeat hunk is a virgin candle in disguise!
Margi Prideaux says:
The science all has to be transparently presented to the IWC every year. Ever year it is rejected and/or condemned by the vast majority of Governments in attendance at the meeting. Even Norway distances itself from this one.
There are many theories about why this annual farce takes place. But, it would seem that Lorikeet and I may have one point of agreement – none of us really knows why the Japanese whalers wish to maintain this situation.
The exercise is already heavily subsidized by the State and much of the meat is left unsold. The economics alone don’t add up; let alone the politics or the ecology. What compounds things, is that it seems that the Japanese population and Government are equally in the dark about the ‘why’. This appears to be an agenda driven by a very small group of fisheries/whaling interest from within Japan.
I am in full agreement with Andrew at this stage. The only small points of difference might be that I am fairly sure I believe the legal action/s being proposed (and there are a few floating around) are a too high a risk to take. And, I don’t think that Australia is a big enough player in the game to make much of a dent on Japan’s position. Only the US and Europe are placed to do so, and neither look like they will as yet another round of negotiations and talks seems to be floundering inside the IWC.
Paul Walter:
I don’t think the Japanese would waste time and money beating their chests to show their superiority and dominance over others.
We must look for the potential dollar sign with numerous zeroes attached to this practice. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
CLink says:
In light of the most recent video footage; that taken from the Ady Gil just prior to the ramming; I wonder if those here who would damn Seashepherd at every opportunity could reassess their interpretation, in a spirit of ownership of opinion. I for one would appreciate it.
Back in 2006, the ‘Nisshin Maru’ performed a similar trick in ramming the ‘Arctic Sunrise’, a Greenpeace ship. In both cases the whalers have turned to starboard to confront the protesters, and then turn hard to port for an encore. ‘Arctic Sunrise’ was hit twice by the ‘Nisshin Maru’.
Paul Watson ventured an interpretation for that collision, but as the ‘Farley Mowett’ was far away at the time, he clearly did not learn from it.
Peter Bethune is a capable and careful captain, well aware of the limitations of his vessel, but was perhaps unaware of the deadly determination of the whalers.
Just read Bartlett’s comment in the previous thread about what he would do about whaling if in government. Very well thought out.
Meanwhile Abbott now seems to be opposing legal action: http://www.news.com.au/national/whales-not-worth-risking-japanese-relations-for-says-abbott/story-e6frfkvr-1225818360782
Abbott’s opposition actually makes me slightly more in favour of the idea… but I’d agree with Margi that we’re probably not a big enough player.
Clink, thanks so much for that. I wondered if anyone else had had the brains, as to the recognition of the source of the criminality, and your description of themodus operandi is quite specific.
Deep Green Heart says:
If the Japanese are intending to take up to 50 Humpbacks this year, regardless of whether the take of the 1000 or so other whales is ‘scientific’ or otherwise, what sanctions are available through CITES, of which Japan are signatories and Humpbacks are listed?
Presumably the whale meat is ‘traded’ on its way to the tables or dumpsters of Japan.
Chris Grealy says:
OK, for starters, the opposition is showing schizophrenic behaviour over the Japanese whaling. Not so very long ago, they were ordering the Government to leave the poor Japanese alone, in case their feeings were hurt. Now, they want to start a WAR! Yes, yes, Tony, settle down and have another whiskey.
BTW, I’m not at all sure that the Ady Gil was rammed, as you declare in your first paragraph. The video I saw showed that it was under power and darted across the bows of the larger ship. Their declarations that they were at full reverse are unconvincing. So it may reasonably be concluded that the collision was engineered by the protestors for publicity. Crocodile tears don’t impress me.
Deep Green Hart:
Morally, I believe you are right. Sadly though, the whale meat is not ‘traded,’ because to do so (and therefore contravene CITES) the trade would have to be with another country. Having said that CITES could probably do more … if the political will was there.
And here we circle back to the same conundrum again. The power to change this situation lies with the power nations of the current world – the US and Europe (as a block … if it can hold it together). Right now, they all seem content for this debate to rage on the open ocean and in the meeting hall of the IWC. Few countries have really been prepared to truthfully escalate the negotiation to head of state level … including for that matter Australia, regardless of the political colors we are flying under. Mostly this issue remains a side note in the diplomatic briefings around the world.
Chris Grealy:
Like you I am not so sure who is ultimately responsible. As Andrew has said a few times it is possible to view the footage from two polar opposite perspectives and feel utterly justified in your conviction. Ultimately, the courts will decide. But, as Andrew points out, the expectation of public opinion has been piqued regardless of where the fault lies.
Well, here’s a new opinion.
My South African neighbour, who is quite an astute individual in political matters, says he thinks both sides were playing chicken, each trying to intimidate the other, and that the collision was an accident.
Yes Lorikeet, probably so!
If the Japanese would just bone up on real science and keep their fleet home, there would be no need for such confrontations in the first place.
Meanwhile, this thing with the Japanese only taking whales for “scientific purposes”.
If that’s the case, this business of people eating them afterwards is just, shall we say, an “oversight”?
Then all this stuff some have suggested as to a nefarious link between bigbusiness and whaling relating to the$s involved, would be disproven, yes?
I say this in light of certain earlier comments proposing that whales were legitimately being taken for food.
Puhlleessee!
Just thinking on this, btw, how many macabre “experiments” can you conduct on dead or drowning whales or their corpses before you find out what ever it is you need to “know” about them?
And boy. after all these experiments, whats left of the whale meat? Must be pretty rank.
Perhaps the Greenies are inadvertantly saving the benighted Japanese public from food poisoning as well?
As you would be aware, lots of skulduggerous acts are perpetrated these days in order to grab the mighty dollar.
Please reconsider all of the possibilities I have suggested: e.g. vaccines against laboratory-created viruses, other medical and naturopathic products, interspecies breeding and warfare.
But I think the greatest likelihood is that they are stockpiling frozen whalemeat in anticipation of a worldwide ban, or very strict limitations on fishing. If the Japanese still have a bountiful supply, they could end up naming their own price.
The Japanese public would not be poisoned if frozen products were appropriately thawed for use. The Japanese brain was not found in a cornflakes box.
In this day and age, I would never describe financial zeal as nefarious.
Part of the reason that third world populations are starving, is that the western world sells weapons to their governments, and then they have little money left to buy food.
red crab says:
sorry i took so long to say so.
but after reading your comment carfuly and all the others to .
i asked myself a question if most off the world including all countrys that have some clame over antarctica .
mabe its not the whaling that the japanese are interested in mabe it go,s deeper than that . mabe they want there little chunk to and the only way thay can try for it is to get to court and base there case on who has soverenty over the waters and land there .
as you mentiond this could be the outcome of a court case .
if i as a mear mortal could think of it i would imagine others could of thought a long time ago
it seams to make sence to me
ask yourself why go and hunt whales the cost and danger not to mention the bad will it brings to your ppl would you do it with out some sort of greater goal.
the price of whale meat in japan dosent justafy the risk.
is this why any australian govt has been reluctant to take them to court .
mabe tony abbott knows more than we give him credit for .
if it gos to court and the japanese win they will claim a greate prize if they loose so what they stop whaling which makes them popular and saves them a lot of money.
it would seam the only country that will loose is us
for not acting sooner when they had the chance to.
Red Crab:
Maybe the Japanese want sovereignty over the Antarctic waters themselves. Perhaps they want to use the area to test nuclear weapons.
Maybe they have some old submarines from WWII, on which they want to test the Humanoid Frankenwhales.
tsc tsc lorikeet
you must see some creibility in my thoughts or you wouldent get so wound up .
like every thing there is always a lot more to it than most ppl see.
besides its good for our govt because it takes the focas off border control.
Lorikeet, these are the “left-handed, gay” Humanoid Frankenwhales we have heard so much of, over the years?
Really, we must stop lampooning them.
Just another species of “undeserving poor”, belly flopping out there in the oceans, gettng in the way of earnest folk like the Japanese and Norwegians, contribute nothing to growth with their foolish splashing about except around their girths.
Put them to work towing prawn trawlers, I say!
Ps, Your comment re Third World countries the other day has proved uncannily accurate, given what’s eventuated with Haiti.
Ucchh!
I’m not wound up about this topic – just looking at as many options as possible.
You are I are certainly on a different train of thought where the Humanoid Frankenwhales are concerned.
What has happened in Haiti is truly horrific – a nightmare of the first order.
But expect more cries of horror when people find out what is happening in our own country as a result of Julia Gillard’s industrial streamlining efforts.
lorikeet
have a read of andews comment to my question .
if you read it carfully then you will see where i got my idea from if australia go,s to court over whaling and looses the side affects could be bad for this country.
and as far as testing things go why not! didnt the french do that in our reagion. also the americans and the british.
are not the japanese killing whales for reserch.
heres a thought for you paul and lorikeet
have either of you ever seen whaleing other than in books and on tv?
i dont think so
i have iv stood on the flensing deck at chains beach while it was operating and been up on the deck of an active whale chasser
and for the record i have also eaten whale meat .
iv seen it and its not something one forgets .it should be stopped.
sounds like some academics and so called educated ppl i have encounterd over the years.
Yes, I think they definitely have a brutal method of slaughter. The television version was enough for me.
If the Japanese are allowed to do nuclear testing in Antarctic waters, they will completely blow the whales (and anything else within blasting distance) apart.
Japan – and a heap of other countries – are a signatory to the Antarctic Treaty. This Treaty commits the signatory states to agree not to undertake military activity, including weapons testing of any sort, (let alone nuclear tests) in Antarctic waters.
There is probably a range of reasons why Japan wants to continue whaling in Antarctic waters, but weapons testing would not be one of them.
think about it its not hard
weapons testing thats a joke .
the thing is that if it go,s to court and australia looses it could theoreticly give japan and any other country open access to the southern waters .
it would not just mean the end to a lot of whales but also posibly give them and any other country access to all other types of fishing.whithout any form of control.
what a prize for a country that is possibly the biggest seafood consumer on the planet.
but as always its just smoke and mirrors while the focas is on something that is emotional the focas is taken off something more important or something the govt wants to get done without to much fuss .
or as a past queensland leader used to say feeding the chooks.
how close to the truth is that andrew.
Well I guess the federal government might be trying to deflect attention from Industrial Relations Streamlining of Awards in a downward direction, combined with continuing takeovers of government and church assets by huge corporations.
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The Language of Flowers A mesmerizing moving and elegantly written debut novel The Language of Flowers beautifully weaves past and present creating a vivid portrait of an unforgettable woman whose gift for flowers helps
Title: The Language of Flowers
Author: Vanessa Diffenbaugh
A mesmerizing, moving, and elegantly written debut novel, The Language of Flowers beautifully weaves past and present, creating a vivid portrait of an unforgettable woman whose gift for flowers helps her change the lives of others even as she struggles to overcome her own troubled past.The Victorian language of flowers was used to convey romantic expressions honeysuckle fA mesmerizing, moving, and elegantly written debut novel, The Language of Flowers beautifully weaves past and present, creating a vivid portrait of an unforgettable woman whose gift for flowers helps her change the lives of others even as she struggles to overcome her own troubled past.The Victorian language of flowers was used to convey romantic expressions honeysuckle for devotion, asters for patience, and red roses for love But for Victoria Jones, it s been useful in communicating grief, mistrust, and solitude After a childhood spent in the foster care system, she is unable to get close to anybody, and her only connection to the world is through flowers and their meanings.Now eighteen and emancipated from the system, Victoria has nowhere to go and sleeps in a public park, where she plants a small garden of her own Soon a local florist discovers her talents, and Victoria realizes she has a gift for helping others through the flowers she chooses for them But a mysterious vendor at the flower market has her questioning what s been missing in her life, and when she s forced to confront a painful secret from her past, she must decide whether it s worth risking everything for a second chance at happiness.
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VANESSA DIFFENBAUGH was born in San Francisco and raised in Chico, California After graduating from Stanford University, she worked in the non profit sector, teaching art and technology to youth in low income communities Following the success of her debut novel, The Language of Flowers, she co founded Camellia Network now Lifeset Network , a non profit whose mission is to connect every youth aging out of foster care to the critical resources, opportunities, and support they need to thrive in adulthood She currently lives in Monterey, CA, with her husband and four children.Follow Vanessa at facebook vanessadiffenbaughFollow Vanessa on Twitter VDiffenbaughFollow Vanessa on Instagram vanessadiffenbaugh
880 thoughts on “The Language of Flowers”
oliviasbooks
The elegantly worded The Language of Flowers made me invest quite a lot during the first chapters, but gambled all my affection away later on. I will try to explain how this unceremonious drop around the middle of the story came to pass after introducing Victoria to you. There is nothing victorious about Victoria apart from the fact that she survived to see her eighteen's birthday. Even social worker Meredith sees her only as a failure she personally doesn't deserve. A dark blotch on her white s [...]
Too much folding! “He folded himself into a chair. She folded her feet beneath her. He folded over in exhaustion placing his head on the table. She folded over in pain. She folded herself underneath the bush.” How about: “He sat in a chair. She pulled her feet beneath her. He slumped over in exhaustion. She bent over in pain. She curled herself underneath the bush.”Really, another verb is needed here and fold/ed was most overused. Yes, I am nitpicking, but since I was bothered enough to [...]
Anne OK
Can't remember when I've read and enjoyed a story as much as Victoria's. She stole my heart from the beginning and I only grew to admire and love her more with each page. There were times when I wanted to shake her and yell at her to wake up and get a grip. Just when I thought she wouldn't, she did just that. Amazing story of survival, love, and strength. The flowers add so much depth and feelings to this story that I was enthralled by it all. Just an amazing and wonderfully well written book wi [...]
Sorry if I post this review twice. I somehow "lost" the one I was writing.This book is the darling of book clubs all over the country but I found it to be insipid and flawed. It showed great promise for about the first third. Diffenbaugh seemed to show an accurate and heartbreaking portrait of a young girl who is let down by the foster care system. She is angry and damaged. This was believable and felt very real.The rest of the book didn't make a lot of sense to me. This broken young woman is sa [...]
"The Language of Flowers" by Vanessa DiffenbaughI loved this book from the beginning and didn’t want it to end. I have always had a fascination with knowing the names history of flowers and plants and love finding them in natural surroundings. This book, The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh, (whose name is similar to the dieffenbachia plant) had such a moving story line in telling the story of Victoria, from her abandonment at birth, through childhood abuse, to her orphanage experien [...]
I have received many a horrified look when I have told people that I don't like red roses. Their expression of horror only got worse when I told them I much preferred yellow roses. I was always really confused as to why which flowers I liked would cause such a strong reaction.Then I read this book and found out. Translation Time."I don't like red roses" = "I don't like love"."But I love yellow roses" = "But I love infidelity".o.ONow, I'm guessing that this wasn't actually the reason why the look [...]
Update: $1.99 Kindle special today. If any of my friends ( especially women friends), have missed reading this bookw is a good time to buy it. Vanessa, the author, truly wrote a book about something she has direct experience with : The Foster Care SystemThe LANGUAGE of flowers Location - San Francisco. Vanessa went to Standard- lived in the Bay Area and is very familiar with the SF Bay Area It's excellent - Her first book. My favorite book she wrote. I started this book today (On Valentines Day [...]
This book was to me, the language of growth, acceptance, and love and of coming home. I have many books on my shelf, but this one stood out simply as I remembered a quick line from a friend, saying she loved it – thanks Jools for this, and for my book.This was special, and did really suit me in the form of short intense chapters, alternating between the past and present. Tethering me somewhere between constantly feeling bereft yet hopeful, but precariously edgy. I did not put this book down on [...]
Aryn
I received this book from Giveaways.After my recent horrendous experience with The Rose Labyrinth, which had me wanting to claw my eyes out after four sentences, it was wonderful to come across a novel with such a graceful writing style that was apparent from the first page.For eight years I dreamed of fire. Trees ignited as I passed them, oceans burned. The sugary smoke settled in my hair as I slept, the scent like a cloud left on my pillow as I rose. Even so, the moment my mattress started to [...]
Jenny (Reading Envy)
I received this book through a postal book swap and we were just permitted to post online as we are through our rotation.When this book first came out, I kept seeing the hard cover everywhere with its very striking image of white blossoms and a black background. It kind of had the look of a romance novel, so I hadn't tried it. My friend Kathryn read and loved it, and that had landed it on my to-read list, but I hadn't gotten around to it. I was happy to do so when it ended up in my mail, because [...]
Hard to put down book about mothers and daughters. I feel completely emotionally exhausted but I had to stay up and find out how everything was going to play out. If this book has escaped your attention, remedy that right away and pick it up!
4.75/5 edit: being made into movie♡"for eight years i dreamed of fire. trees ignited as i passed them, oceans burned. the sugary smoke settled in my hair as i slept, the scent like a cloud left on my pillow as i rose. even so, the moment my mattress started to burn, i bolted awake. the sharp, chemical smell was nothing like the hazy syrup of my dreams; the two were as different as indian and carolina jasmine, separation and attachment. they could not be confusedanding in the middle of the room [...]
Katrina Passick Lumsden
I don't really know what to write about this book. It was well-written, but I'm not sure I liked it. I didn't hate it, though. For me, it's one of those books that left me going, "UmmOK". I like the flower communication and all, but the whole story just sort of took some weird turns and ended up feeling like it wasn't going anywhere. And then it didn't. It just kind of ended. Meh.
Saleh MoonWalker
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Orphaned at a young age, Victoria has been moved to different foster homes, rebelling with angry outbursts and never in one place long enough to establish any solid relationships. At the age of 10, she is taken in by a woman who teaches her the language of flowers and what each flower means. Through these teachings, Victoria is able to start positively communicating. However, when the relationship is threatened, she reverts back to behaviour that will cost her the safe haven she has found and sh [...]
Margitte
Imagine a little baby as the seed of beautiful flower who travels from birth to fruition through orphanages, group homes, foster care and the social system of America, never falling in fertile soil to take route and thrive? But then, as destiny would have it, Victoria Jones lands on a flower and vineyard farm in California where the secrets of the Victorian Floriography of the plants is revealed to this girl who only understood the human language of rejection and unworthiness to be loved. She cl [...]
B the BookAddict
This child, this self-admitted odd-bod, Victoria has been in the foster system since birth. Ask her who her parents are and she will say the Foster System. At age ten, she has been in thirty-nine different foster homes. She is used to, at a moment's notice, being removed or rejected by her foster parents. She travels light, everything she owns is in a small canvas bag which includes her Dictionary of Flowers. The story is told in two sequences of time; when she is ten, going to a new foster home [...]
Justin Tate
I’m probably not the target audience for this book, but I’m not NOT the right audience. Thematically it reminded me a lot of Kitchens of the Great Midwest which I thought was superb.The writing wasn’t bad, the pacing wasn’t a slog. Maybe I just wasn’t in the mood for another orphan story. Seems like every book has an orphan in it these day. Why? Are we in the midst of a global identity crisis? Maybe it’s just one of those random trends, like every novel having “Girl” in the title [...]
I've always believed that giving flowers meant something . I knew that red roses meant love and somewhere along the line I learned that Baby's Breath , almost always in a bride's bouquet signified everlasting love . However, that was the extent of my knowledge of the meaning of flowers , originating in the Victorian era - until I read this book . Do flowers speak to us in this way ? I really don't know but it's nice to think so and the author has creatively wrapped this language around this stor [...]
Moss doesn't have any roots, but it grows anyway, without any roots. That's what this book is about the roots that we have in our lives, or don't have. Who was your mother, what were her traits, where do you fit in, where did you come from, who are you connected to, your roots. Victoria has spent her life in and out of foster care homes, abused, neglected, unwanted. The book flashes back to when she was in fosters homes, to when she went to live with Elizabeth at the age of 10, to her current da [...]
Florence (Lefty) MacIntosh
If you only enjoy books with likable protagonists & manly men give this one a pass. I expected some pleasant distraction about love & the Victorian language of flowers - didn’t disappoint except in the light read department. Downright dark it borders on melodrama as it tells the story of an abandoned baby deprived of a mother’s love & nurturing, illustrating the often irreparable damage done to that child’s psyche. Victoria is caught up in a foster system that reinforces her fe [...]
This "review" forces me to think about the five star rating system. Since a number of stars reflects my own personal assessment then I need to be honest about how I feel about a book. Here is a chance to define my rating system: five stars means that the book is fascinating, readable, attention holding, has a plot, well defined characters and is well written, lyrical or poetic even. One star means I should not have read the book, why did I bother? But I did and it was good enough to finish(or sk [...]
The Language of Flowers is a debut novel which sparked a major international bidding war. It sold at auction for over 1 million in the US (!) ~ and for a six-figure sum in the UK and Commonwealth.The blurb gives an awesome synopsis, but I will add a bit to it: The story itself alternates between the present and the past, a chapter at a time. In the present, Victoria is eighteen, jobless, homeless and sleeping in a park. She manages to get a job working for a florist (she knows flowers, in an obs [...]
Humans have assigned meaning to various plants for centuries. That idea was taken a step further during the Victorian era with "floriography," a way of communicating messages using flowers. It was great for expressing emotion in a restrictive, ritual-driven culture. To send a message, a bouquet or boutonniere would be exchanged using blooms to convey not just love, but also friendship, a family connection, or complicated feelings. If a man and a woman had a disagreement, he might send her purple [...]
I've come across a few articles/books as of late about the role reading can play in making a person more empathic. I had those studies in mind as I read Vanessa Diffenbaugh's "The Language of Flowers." Chiefly because, without empathy, I would have failed to fully appreciate its narrator, Victoria Jones.A foster kid, Jones is a tough girl who blew her chance at being adopted and so, for 18 years, has bounced from group home to group home with the worst of attitudes. The book follows her life upo [...]
I had difficulty with "the willing suspension of disbelief" required by this novel. I was able to accept Victoria's behavior only because I felt she was in need of serious psychiatric counseling. However, the behavior of everyone else was completely unbelievable (possible exception was the social worker). Why would Elizabeth, the foster mom who loves Victoria so much, risk losing her completely simply because, decades of estrangement from her sister, she decides she can't adopt Victoria without [...]
Do you ever read a book then look at all the other reviews and wonder if you've read the same book? This is that book. I know some readers have to 'like' or care about the characters to enjoy a book. I don't: loved 'Gone Girl' for instance which I don't think had one likeable character in it. But the main character in this never felt fully fleshed out to me, I couldn't quite believe in her. The idea of an emotionally damaged child/woman who can only really communicate through the Victorian langu [...]
I'm a little conflicted about how to rate and review this one. I was really interested in the subject matter - the Victorian language of flowers. The young protagonist Victoria is a hurt and traumatized young woman after spending most of her life in foster care. After finally being released on her 18th birthday she begins a new life working with a florist and begins to bloom a little herself. The narration flips back and forth between her present life and various childhood episodes which I found [...]
Sonja Arlow
3 ½ starsHad this not been a book club read I would probably never have started reading it. The basic storyline and book title just sounded too much like romantic chic lit. Sometimes those are nice but restrict myself to perhaps one or two books in this genre per year. But this was more Joshilyn Jackson than Nora RobertsThe chapters alternate between 9-year-old and 18-year-old Victoria and while time hopping in a novel can sometimes feel too jarring I think it worked very well here. Mainly beca [...]
Kim A
Could not put this one down and was done within 24 hours. The book had an almost magical appeal on me and was drawn to the story line as well as the meaning of the various flowers.While Victoria was a frustrating and complex character throughout the book, I couldn't help but to like her and was rooting for from beginning to end.Special bonus is the whimsical "Victoria's Dictionary of Flowers" at the end of the book. Have a feeling I will be reaching for this book here and there to use it as a re [...]
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Australian Open Tour News
Keegan Bradley confirms for 2018 Emirates Australian Open
Keegan Bradley add firepower to the 2018 Emirates Australian Open.
Press release from Golf Media Australia
The popular American, the 2011 US PGA Championship winner and four times a winner on the US PGA Tour, has confirmed he will play at The Lakes Golf Club in Sydney from 15-18 November.
“I’ve heard a lot about the Aussie Open and all the historic names on the Stonehaven Cup. I can’t wait to have a shot at putting my name on it,” the dual Ryder Cup player said.
“And to come to Sydney at that time of year is something I’m also really looking forward to, it’s a big bucket list thing for me to tick off.”
Bradley, 32, roared back to his best this season with a win in the BMW Championship, the third leg of the FedEx Cup playoffs taking him back to No.31 in the world.
Joining Bradley in making their Open debuts are two more genuine contenders for the 103rd staging of the Open, three-time PGA Tour winner Brendan Steele and rising Mexican star Abraham Ancer.
Steele, 35, has won in each of the past two PGA Tour seasons, both times at the Safeway Open on top of his Valero Texas Open victory in 2011.
Ancer, 27, was twice in the top five on this year’s PGA Tour and came within minutes of a huge breakthrough win in the FedEx Cup playoffs, leading until the closing holes of the Dell Technologies Championship in Boston last month.
The trio joins American stars Matt Kuchar and Brandt Snedeker as confirmed starters at The Lakes.
Golf Australia chief executive Stephen Pitt was delighted to welcome all three newcomers to the race for the Stonehaven Cup.
“Everyone knows how entertaining and effervescent Keegan is around the crowds and we’re really thrilled that he, Brendan and Abraham will be in Sydney for the first time,” Pitt said.
“With the other Americans and hopefully a host of our emerging young talent, the field is really starting to build nicely.
“The Open is always a great sporting and social week and I encourage people to book their tickets early to ensure they won’t miss the action.”
Tickets are on sale at Ticketek at www.ticketek.com
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The Emirates Australian Open is a flagship tournament on the ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia. The winner will receive a minimum of 32 Official World Golf Ranking points.
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‘In the spirit of being vulnerable, honest, and 40, I present Lies Moms Tell Themselves at Back-to-School Time.’
- Aug 31, 2018
As a mom, a teacher, and the youngest of three children myself, I like to tell people what to do. It’s my thing. I spew my back-to-school wisdom, offering tips, tricks, and time-savers to get all members of your family out the door relatively unmurdered every back-to-school season.
This year, I’m calling hooey on myself.
I can offer you advice until penne alla vodka doesn’t smell like vomit (read: forever —penne alla vodka smells exactly like vomit and always will), but I follow this garbage advice myself for a week — tops:
Lay out the week’s outfits on shelves labeled Monday–Friday? Hogwash!
Prep and freeze meals on weekends? Horsefeathers!
Hire a cleaning lady? I don’t want to have to clean my house to make it presentable enough for a cleaning lady!
Therefore, this year, in the spirit of being vulnerable, honest, and 40, I present Lies Moms Tell Themselves at Back-to-School Time:
“I will start healthy habits once summer is over.” There is some nonsense about getting back into a routine that also makes me think I should add the pressures of “diet” and “exercise.” Like having oodles less time is the perfect opportunity to fit four sessions of aerial yoga into my week. Nope.
“I am going to pack lunches at night.” Friends, I barely have enough energy to pry open a box of wine and lift the remote to turn on Bachelor in Paradise. I mean, I find the energy, but not all heroes wear capes. Lunches will have to wait.
“I am going to allow myself the freedom to buy Lunchables without guilt.” With straws being public enemy number one right now, my money says they’re coming for Loaded Lunchables and all of their glorious disposability next. Don’t get too comfortable.
“I will make sleep a priority.” Once my kids are in bed and all the annoying young stars of YouTube have gone with them, I allow myself to fall into a beautiful, reruns-of–Golden Girls lull where there’s no homework and no demands. The next thing I know, it’s midnight. Even if it means a groggy morning, I am not willing to let it go.
“It’s the perfect time to formulate a plan.” Once routine sets in and I’m feeling relatively competent, I inevitably fall into the “stop dreaming, start planning” trap — every … single … year. You know what I’ve come to accept? Life is already good! I’m livin’ the dream, baby (unless, of course, I can plan my way into a reality show where Jenna Dewan and Channing Tatum reconcile and I’m their spunky next-door neighbor).
Sometimes we need to can the tips and tricks. Just accept that no pile of clever Pinterest ideas can possibly make getting kids to school easy or peaceful or simple every day. If anyone tells you differently, remind them that Martha Stewart’s own daughter wrote a tell-all book about her crappy childhood.
We are doing just fine.
Lindsay Chamberlin
This story was submitted to Love What Matters by Lindsay Chamberlin, a Florida mom who writes for College Park Community Paper, where it originally appeared.
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The concept of astrological (star) signs dates back to the Babylonians in the first millennium BC. The simple split of twelve different “signs” corresponding with celestial coordinates in relation to the movement of stars was later adopted by the Greeks and Romans. Around that same time, Hindu astrologers developed a system called “jyotish vidya,” or…
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Every year, for a few days in April, the whole school watches as ARS juniors strut in business formal clothes to practice for pathway internships interviews. Junior STARS class is a right of passage for Ann Richards students; it is filled with preparation for college entry exams and internships that act as a transition from…
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Each junior at ARS undergoes SAT and ACT preparation from the More Than a Teacher [MTAT] program during their second semester STARS class. MTAT is provided to students to help them achieve the best scores they can on standardized college entrance exams. Ann Richards is one of the only schools that provides MTAT at no…
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Braxton Brewing to Release Authentic German Lager in Cans
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Braxton Brewing Co. is excited to begin canning it’s fourth and final core style. Beginning during the first week of May, the Covington-based brewery’s Twisted Bit Dortmunder Lager will be available in 6-packs of 12 oz. cans.
Join the taproom can release party here.
“Twisted Bit was the first lager we ever produced at Braxton, and now it is finally coming to cans,” said Evan Rouse, Braxton Brewing Company Co-Founder & COO. “As a team with extensive backgrounds in lager production we were more than excited to get this on tap. After reviewing the market and seeing a lack of craft lager availability, the Dortmunder style truly stood out!”
Twisted Bit is a traditional Dortmunder Lager brewed the authentic German way. Before the beer is brewed, Braxton Brewing Co. infuses Covington water with minerals to match the water profile of Dortmund, Germany.
“The most crucial ingredient, and often neglected ingredient, in beer is water” said Richard Dubé, Braxton Brewing Company Co-Founder & Brewmaster. “Centuries ago, European cities became famous for their IPA, Export Lager, Dunkel, Dry Stouts and more. Consequently, water needs to be adjusted to mimic traditional styles brewed in specific regions. By doing so, the functionality of the mashing enzymes is affected and also the activity and behavior of the yeast during fermentation. All of this, has a significant impact on the final taste.”
Early in the brewing process, Braxton also uses a method called decoction. This is the traditional method for lagers. Decoction is boiling a portion of the mash to create a rich and complex malt backbone for the beer. Only decoction imparts this truly unique malt depth that traditional German lagers are famous for.
“The decoction process is time-consuming, and adds additional complexity to the brew day,” said Adam Rauckhorst, Braxton Brewing Company Head Brewer. “But we have found it to be incredibly important to providing the depth of flavor we wanted for this beer.”
This is the fourth Braxton core style beer to be canned. Storm Golden Cream Ale, Revamp IPA, Dead Blow Tropical Stout and Twisted Bit Dortmunder Lager are all available year round on draft. Storm and Revamp are also available in cans year round. Dead Blow and Twisted Bit will rotate in cans during the Fall/Winter and Spring/Summer months, respectively.
When Braxton opened in 2015, Twisted Bit was not a core style. It began as a small batch, Garage Series beer. Due to its popularity and the brewing team’s lager expertise, the brewery decided to make a commitment to lagers and Twisted Bit is now available year round.
The Dortmunder Lager checks in at 5.8% ABV and 30 IBU. It has the malt profile of a Helles and hop character of a Pilsner but is slightly stronger than both.
The 6-packs of 12 oz. cans will be available throughout Braxton’s distribution network in Northern Kentucky, Cincinnati, Louisville, Lexington and Dayton beginning during the first week of May.
To learn more about Twisted Bit, visit Braxton Brewing Company’s website.
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Game vs Churchian Idolatry
The Hawaiian Libertarian answers a question that plagues many Christian newcomers to Game: how is Game compatible with Christianity?
Discovering "Game" was my game changer. It gave me a language to describe and think about so many things I previously could not even name, let alone comprehend. It provided a schema for grasping the larger concepts bereft in my emasculated upbringing. And ultimately, it has also eventually brought me around full circle into belief in the truth of the Gospel of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
For this, I have the degenerate scumbags, the cads, the God Awful P-U-A to thank. Oh promiscuous manwhores who proclaim your proficiency in fornication and adultery, it is your discussions and note-sharing on how to commit these debased sins of hedonistic nihilism by exploiting the fallen, sinful nature of women, that helped me come to understand the primary sin that has infiltrated and subverted Christianity in the West, the sin of IDOLATRY.
I believe that is the real subversion of Christian doctrine in so many Churches today - pedestalization of the pussy...which is really just another manifestation of the ancient, pagan religion of Goddess worship.
From this idolatry flows many other sins and corruption of faith and family.
Anytime a Preacher, Pastor, Elder or some other Churchian authority promotes the Female Imperative by exhorting the men to man up and marry the sluts single moms in the congregation, or cut Husbands and Fathers off at the knees in their sermons, or praises (worships) and the superior spirituality of Christian women, he is committing the sin of idolatry.
Any church that declares unchaste women "born again virgins," or any particular woman is excused and accepted by a church and it's congregation for destroying her family via frivorce, or preaches mutual submission by husbands to their wives or any other translation of Ephesians 5:22 that undermines a Husbands Patriarchal authority in the home, is a church laying it's offerings on the altar of that ancient, pagan goddess bitch.
Without discovering the red pill of game, I doubt I ever would have came to this realization and recognize this idolatry for what it is, nor broken free from it's ritualistic worship.
Let's not forget Phillipians 1:15-18: "It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill. The latter do so out of love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel. The former preach Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing that they can stir up trouble for me while I am in chains. But what does it matter? The important thing is that in every way, whether from false motives or true, Christ is preached. And because of this I rejoice."
Now, Game is not Christ. Game is not Truth. But Game is truth, and he who comes to love truth will, in time, come to love Truth as well. At the very least, the truth-seeker has set himself upon the rocky and difficult path that leads to the Kingdom of Heaven.
"By their fruits you shall know them." And as Keoni demonstrates, the fruit of Game is a sweet one that is beneficial to men.
Labels: Christianity
Doorstop said...
Not completely on-topic, but Proverbs 30 (specifically verses 18-23) has a few comments about inter-sexual relations:
“There are three things that are too amazing for me,
four that I do not understand:
the way of an eagle in the sky,
the way of a snake on a rock,
the way of a ship on the high seas,
and the way of a man with a young woman.
“This is the way of an adulterous woman:
She eats and wipes her mouth
and says, ‘I’ve done nothing wrong.’
“Under three things the earth trembles,
under four it cannot bear up:
a servant who becomes king,
a godless fool who gets plenty to eat,
a contemptible woman who gets married,
and a servant who displaces her mistress.
And what is the fruit of Game? The complete feminization of the Gamer; the Gamer's desire shall be to his wife/woman, and her pussy will rule over the Gamer. And you think that you are different than those Churchians?
And what is the fruit of Game?
Mastery. You obviously have no idea what Game is, little gamma boy.
And you think that you are different than those Churchians?
Without question.
But Game is truth, and he who comes to love truth will, in time, come to love Truth as well.
Before reading your blogs and others in the sphere, I would gloss over the teachings about women and marriage in the Bible. It's not talking about me, that is not my nature - lying to myself while reading, ignoring as best I could the truth of my nature, or at least hoping I wouldn't be found out. Reading here and elsewhere it was inescapable, if these very things I'd like to keep hidden or attempt to deceive myself that they are not true about me are so easily observable in all women, according to these authors, I should probably start reading the Bible more closely - God must have something to say about how to overcome these things. And, thankfully He does. But it begins with Truth and the first step is to stop lying and hiding. It's shameful and embarrassing but so is pooping your pants when you're a potty training toddler. Lying about it, claiming NAWALT, will not clean the poop, you just smell foul. Only by embracing it can you receive help in cleaning it up.
It's a disgusting analogy, sorry. It does prove useful for how we deal with our own daughters when they poop their pants (coveting, false witness, disrespect, irrational outbursts etc) and desire to say "nah uh, no I didn't!"
LibertyPortraits said...
The idolatry connection is a nice touch, I've seen it applied to a few different circumstances (like the legal fiction of incorporation) to point out how it is so bad. I wonder if God knew about the way idolatry would be used in the future as opposed to some goat-herders in a desert who were naturally inclined to a polytheistic worldview.
Matamoros said...
I detest the statement, "if momma ain't happy, ain't nobody happy." It should be "if papa ain't happy..."
As late as 1967 there was still a realization of this salient fact, as Bobbi Marten's song, "For the Love of Him" illustrates.
When he opens the door says I'm home
Beware of the look in his eyes
They tell you the mood he's in
What kind of day it's been
For the love of him
Make it your reason for living
Give all the love you can give him
All the love you can
There'll be little things he forgets to do
Have you told him today I love you
When he reaches out be there
Show him that someone cares, he's a
If you take him into your arms
For the times when he won't say a word
And you wonder if there's something you said
The gentle touch of your hand
Tell him you understand
Man and a man have to try
Let him run, let him fall, let him cry
His world won't fall apart
Weouro said...
The HL is right. Game ideas provide a rationale or, for some of the most pathetic, even a kind of permission, to impose on women and to expect submissiveness.
Adam Lawson said...
The complete feminization of the Gamer; the Gamer's desire shall be to his wife/woman, and her pussy will rule over the Gamer.
... Do what?
No, no, no, you are fundamentally misunderstanding something here. Game isn't about feminizing the man. It's about strengthening his innate manliness. It's about bringing about something that society has tried to shame out of men, something primal, something women like deep down, so find success with them.
Yes, the goal is to get laid for PUAs, or to improve a marriage for those of us who are married. So pussy plays a part, but it's never in the driver's seat. If it was, it wouldn't be happy -- women don't want to have to be the boss.
I'm sorry that you are so pussy-whipped but don't project that on everyone else.
JLT said...
Off topic, but too good to pass up:
As Wendy Davis touts life story in race for governor, key facts blurred
...While they dated, Wendy Davis enrolled at Texas Christian University on an academic scholarship and a Pell Grant. After they married, when she was 24, they moved into a historic home in the Mistletoe Heights neighborhood of Fort Worth.
Jeff Davis paid for her final two years at TCU. “It was community resources. We paid for it together,” Wendy Davis said.
When she was accepted to Harvard Law School, Jeff Davis cashed in his 401(k) account and eventually took out a loan to pay for her final year there....
...Over time, the Davises’ marriage was strained. In November 2003, Wendy Davis moved out.
Jeff Davis said that was right around the time the final payment on their Harvard Law School loan was due. “It was ironic,” he said. “I made the last payment, and it was the next day she left.”...
Laguna Beach Fogey said...
"Game isn't about feminizing the man. It's about strengthening his innate manliness."
Yes, this. You could also say it's about "finding" his innate manliness. Anti-Gamers almost always betray a fundamental misunderstanding of Game. I think many of them are afraid to grow up, to become a man. It scares them and clouds their thinking.
Factory said...
I would love to get you, Rollo Tomassi, Paul Elam, Karen Straughan, thunder foot and Stefan molyneux together for a round table discussion. I myself have always taken the 'manosphere' as a whole, and believe 'the answer' is a mixture of the four main branches (including Traditionalists). I also think the manospheres criticism of 'churchianity' is the beginning of a new Reformation as well.
Its weird but true. I started out agnostic but curious, and am now a believer...even if still highly repulsed by most organized religions.
Logos said...
A woman falls out of love with her husband and abandons him because she's not "happy." According to Christianity, she has broken God's command to submit to her husband. According to the theoreticians of Game and Churchianity, the husband is to blame for not making her WANT to submit to him. The latter make the wife's duties purely optional and thus play into the hands of matriarchy, forcing marriage submit to the woman rather than her to it.
For anyone unsure what the phrase "sour grapes" actually referrs to, please read bobbye2's comment for an illustration.
Gammaboy can't use game. Gammaboy assumes the fruits of game woudl be sour anyway.
The latter make the wife's duties purely optional and thus play into the hands of matriarchy, forcing marriage submit to the woman rather than her to it.
Exactly backward. Churchians explicitly make submissiveness optional and conditional. Game implicitly makes it mandatory. What they potentially have in common is both agree that no relationship is permanent.
According to the theoreticians of Game and Churchianity, the husband is to blame for not making her WANT to submit to him.
Wrong. In Game, it's not that she is made to want you. It's that you are made to be desirable. The basic wife/husband relationship at sites like MMSL is: Be a higher value than she is when it comes to SMV.
Sometimes women leave husbands with good reason, Game and Churchianity aside. Sometimes men leave wives, with good reason, game and Churchianity aside. The vast majority of marriages that end in divorce, though? Someone isn't socio-sexually mature enough for a marriage. In my experience and opinion, people in the US have been babied more and more with each passing generation, and made more to feel their self esteem is the most important thing ever (hence the bathroom photoshoots and bar photoshoots because the world revolves around them). This stunted growth is horribly bad for a long term relationship and tends toward Churchianity -- if any inclination toward God at all.
And Churchianity is bad for marriages. Game is not.
Don't know what this pussy-whipped little gamma boy can offer, except a perspective you do not want to hear. Game gives mastery of...what? The sexual marketplace? You save western civilization by becoming a new Hercules, dominating with your double phallus', club and penis, delivering to women just what they really want deep down in their little pea-picking hearts. But Hercules serves that woman on the pedestal, Athena. Athena worship dominates Greek culture, dominates Plato, Aristotle, Homer, and other Greek philosophers and writers. She also dominates western civilization, Europe and America. How the fuck did you think women got on that pedestal? And yes, Zeus has game. Who in the bible has game? I would start with Samson; what a role model! King David had game. He sure loved the girls. They sang songs about him. His first wife learned to despise him when he exposed himself to the girls, dancing in the street. Of course he justified himself," I was dancing before the Lord". But didn't God command the High Priest to cover himself so as not to expose himself when he ministered to the Lord. Think David didn't know that? I think his luck with game ended with the dumb-as-dirt slut Bathsheba. That nearly cost him his kingdom and his life. Then Solomon, the pinnacle of game in the bible. Of course he admits to a wasted life in Ecclesiastes. Song of Songs is biblical 'game' from both sides. What did you learn from Song that you have instructed the 'true church' concerning game? Did Moses use game? Abraham? Samuel? Elijah or Elisha? Jonah or Joel or Amos? Did Joseph use game to attract Mary? Did Peter, John, James, Thomas, or the other apostles use game so that they might have a rich fulfilling life? Or were they all of some hierarchical group you have not identified? You are going to Reform the Church so that instead of a saint just getting a mansion on a hill, the mansion will have 72 Virgins. Good luck.
ray said...
"Now, Game is not Christ. Game is not Truth. But Game is truth, and he who comes to love truth will, in time, come to love Truth as well."
uh.... WHAT?!
you boys and your Groupist Hamster for rationalizing Game gets more entertaining each take!
soon you guys will rival the feminists for self-serving dubblespeek
keep after it, Mr. SuperIntelligence!
JCDaedalus said...
How would you respond to GBFM's (a.k.a. lzollzlzol) on you, Vox?
True Christian Women Do Not Need to be Gamed; Dalrock/Vox's Christianity is not the Christianity of Jesus Christ
One of the origins of gynocentrism:
Below are compiled a series of authoritative quotes on the subject. Each points to evidence of the beginnings of sexual feudalism in early Europe, along with other contributing factors such as veneration of the Virgin Mary and its influence on women’s status.
■ H.J. Chaytor, The Troubadours: “In the eleventh century the worship of the Virgin Mary became widely popular; the reverence bestowed upon the Virgin was extended to the female sex in general, and as a vassal owed obedience to his feudal overlord, so did he owe service and devotion to his lady… Thus there was a service of love as there was a service of vassalage, and the lover stood to his lady in a position analogous to that of the vassal to his overlord. He attained this position only by stages; “there are four stages in love: the first is that of aspirant (fegnedor), the second that of suppliant (precador), the third that of recognised suitor (entendedor) and the fourth that of accepted lover (drut).” The lover was formally installed as such by the lady, took an oath of fidelity to her and received a kiss to seal it, a ring or some other personal possession.”
■ C.G. Crump, Legacy of the Middle Ages: “The Aristocracy and Church developed the doctrine of the superiority of women, that adoration which gathered round both the persons both of the Virgin in heaven and the lady upon earth, and which handed down to the modern world the ideal of chivalry. The cult of the Virgin and the cult of chivalry grew together, and continually reacted upon one another… The cult of the lady was the mundane counterpart of the cult of the Virgin and it was the invention of the medieval aristocracy. In chivalry the romantic worship of a woman was as necessary a quality of the perfect knight as was the worship of God… It is obvious that the theory which regarded the worship of a lady as next to that of God and conceived of her as the mainspring of brave deeds, a creature half romantic, half divine, must have done something to counterbalance the dogma of subjection. The process of placing women upon a pedestal had begun, and whatever we may think of the ultimate value of such an elevation (for few human beings are suited to the part of Stylites, whether ascetic or romantic) it was at least better than placing them, as the Fathers of the Church had inclined to do, in the bottomless pit.”
http://gynocentrism.com/2013/11/15/the-sexual-relations-contract/
bobbye2, give a definition of "game" so it's clear what you're critiquing.
paul a'barge said...
I would disagree with the quoted post in one regard, though the rest is excellent. PUAs are not merely capitalizing on the fallen nature of woman, they are capitalizing on the way woman is designed. She was not designed to be the leader. This is evidenced in her desire to be led and protected. She also was not designed to be a good decision maker in the open marketplace, especially marriage. This is the reason she goes from father's house to husband's house with no in between.
Evidence of this fact is her "ability" to size up a man in 90 seconds and make a decision about his suitability as a mate--and why she is so very often wrong--and why the PUAs so often work with blatant bravado and neat little tricks. She is so easily deceived. This has been the case from the first one made (not even born).
This is also why the observable reality of Game so well fits with the Biblical design of marriage. When the man assumes the leadership, protector role, she is much better satisfied, naturally. Sin nature also explains why in even the ideal circumstances, one party or the other in a marriage can still sin and screw things up. As Peter said, make sure your persecution/suffering is due to obedience to Christ, not your own sin. Because at least you're suffering not because of your own stupidity.
Feather Blade said...
And Game becomes the next idol, to be held up and venerated until it ceases to deliver the desires of man's eyes and cater to the pride of his life.
Feather,
Observable reality as an idol? Do tell.
I can understand that an undue fixation on it for a purpose other than improving marriage and civilization is approaching some form of frivolity. But idol worship? Again, do tell.
@ standing: History did not begin in Middle Age Europe. Earth-Mother worship is as old as human history itself.
@ Weouro: Defining 'magical words' carries the risk of nullifying the magic. I will be glad to accept your definition which you will be eager to post forthwith.
So you didn't have a definition of "game" in mind when you set up your attack and now you want me to provide one for you after the fact. So anything I say, even though you have no idea what that might be, that's what you meant to attack. This can only mean you're a moron, a troll, or both.
@ Weouro: Magic words and esoteric knowledge. Of course there is no chance of you posting a definition, because then you are stuck with it illuminated one. Prov 16:22, "It is folly to try to instruct a fool"
Conscientia Republicae said...
Bobbye,
Sounds like you're the fool. Weouro, in following Bobbye's (what's up with the "e" on the end of your name? Are you a woman? ) I suggest you leave Bobbye to its own devices.
Don't know what this pussy-whipped little gamma boy can offer, except a perspective you do not want to hear.
Because I don't usually listen to the drunken ramblings of someone who has read too many Cliffnotes on Greek Mythology. In other words:
What in the blue fuck are you talking about dude?
We're not Hercules seeking Athena or someone on a pedestal. Your post makes zero sense.
Who in the bible has game? I would start with Samson; what a role model!
Samson was great until he made the beta mistake of telling that traitorous whore how to make him even more of a beta.
Also, none of your examples are held up as examples by anyone in the Manosphere about how to deal with women now. None of those people had to deal with feminists and the current divorce machine.
Even Christ dumped over some tables sometimes. I'm pretty sure He wouldn't like the current Churchian model very much.
For all his hilarious commentary, when he tries to get serious we see that GBFM is not the Great Thinker he fancies himself. Notice there isn't really a logical argument to be had there, but an array of clumsy rhetorical devices:
#1 - trying to be all kinds of sly by turning the tables and saying Game is just another form of "serving" women. How many wincing gammas make the same claim? And it is an idiotic claim to anyone who actually thinks the whole thing over.
#2 - putting words in the opponents' mouths: the hilarious thing is that rather than trying to resurrect the Christian Soul in the churches, schools, universities, and family court system and reform women, the “Christian men” such as Dalrock & Vox suggest... Totally ignoring the many posts Vox and Dalrock have made regarding those very things.
#3 ridicule by hyperbole: Dalrock and Vox are stating that the teachings of Heartiste are the same as those of Christ...yawn.
#4 guilt by association -- He takes the most titillating of the scumbag actions proposed by some of the Game guys and then infers that Vox/Dalrock are just so cool with that because... it's Game.
He's also making a false dilemma. I mean, what does he propose? That the average chump should just keep on being a chump around women, because that's what God wants? Or is he just saying that men should exercise traditional masculinity and we should live in a society where women's wantonness is controlled via family, law and culture? Exactly where have Vox and Dalrock disagreed with this? We don't have that society, but interestingly, if men *act* like we have that society, women tend to go with it far more than they are willing to admit in public, and this concurs with at least 75% of what is being called "Game". Oops. Guess we'd better throw the baby out with the bathwater.
Where'd all the moronic trolls come from today?
We usually have a better class of trolls on this blog.
Thank you, rycamor. Very well put! I read GMFM's article about Vox and Dalrock and wanted to comment on it myself, but your summary dissection of it is far better than anything I could have come up with. Gotta respect GBFM's contribution to the manosphere for his "Alpha Fux and Beta Bux" axiom, but the man does come across as someone with a mental illness. His straw man attack on Vox and Dalrock with an obscene rewrite of the Sermon on the Mount was just sad. "Blessed are the meek" does not apply to inter-sexual relations, at least not unless the wife is meeker than her husband...a truth being taught by Game but not by the Churchian pastors who want to forget 1 Timothy 3:5- "For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?"
@rycamor:
I quite agree; most of what I read there was a load of rhetorical hogwash. It's also rather amusing that he says we have to emulate Christ/Moses/the patriarchs with nary a word on how exactly. It's akin to saying that watching an expert martial artist and aping his moves will eventually lead to becoming an expert.
cybro said...
Hate to break this to you PUAs but the bible is clear. It's better not to be married or have sexual relations with women unless a man can't control himself. You can make the case that in a way Game is self control but ultimately you are still chasing pussy which the bible says it's better not to do. I happen to agree being the loser that I am.
Good for you, Cybro. Also good for you that your father did what the Bible said it's better not to do, or we wouldn't be blessed with your opinion right now. Jesus and Paul both said that not everyone is given the gift of celibacy, but if you have been, then please move along and let those who haven't work out how to find a wife without selling our souls and future happiness.
Proverbs 18:22 - He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord.
Booch Paradise said...
Guys, I think you all misunderstand the whole game is just submitting to women argument when you disagree with it. Let me lay it out for you.
1. Women are attracted to manly men.
2. Women like feelings of attraction.
3. To be attractive to women is to give them what they want.
4. It is not manly to give women what they want.
5. To be manly is to give women what they want, and it is unmanly to give women what they want, therefore there is no such thing as manliness.
6. So you certainly couldn't consider commenters like bobbye2 to be any less of a man than any other commenter here, as there is no such thing as masculinity.
Not a fan of Proverbs 18:22 are you cybro.
CDM said...
"Without discovering the red pill of game, I doubt I ever would have came to this realization and recognize this idolatry for what it is, nor broken free from it's ritualistic worship."
You could have saved yourself some trouble and simply refused to attend and subject yourself to feminized Churchianity. My sons and daughters will not be counted among your former lot not because of Game per se, although this helps, but because of biblical doctrine promoted and defended.
His Lordship said...
"Many more believed because of His word; and they were saying to the woman, 'It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves and know that this One is indeed the Savior of the world.'"
John 4:41-42.
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Pastor Solly Mahlangu was born in South Africa, Johannesburg in 1971. He was raised by a single mother, got saved at an early age and received his calling at an early age. He started ministering in song as early as age 10 years. He grew up in Johannesburg, and got married to his lovely wife Khosi Mahlangu for 18 years and they have three lovely daughters, namely Thando, Amani and Asante.
Pastor Solly Mahlangu served in ministry for over 20 years, as a worship leader and music director and ended up as a national music director at Victory Fellowship Church under the leadership of Dr M.A. Maphalala. He travelled extensively in the continent of Africa; training worship leaders and worshipers in the country.
He became a professional recording artist since 1991, with 4 albums under his sleeve. He established and founded a church in Johannesburg Tembisa called Word Praise Christian Centre International, which has become one of the fastest growing churches in the area. He is currently pastoring with his wife the above mentioned church. He is also enjoying in this season:
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BMF opens Regional Centre of Excellence at Talasey
The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has launched its latest Regional Centre of Excellence at Talasey Group in Doncaster.
The growing network of BMF Regional Centres of Excellence is making training courses and regional meetings more accessible to BMF members around the UK and Ireland. The latest centre, based in Talasey Group’s excellent premises, will serve BMF members in the Yorkshire region.
The origins of Talasey Ltd, operating as Talasey Group is founded in the history of its leading product brand, Natural Paving, which was established in 2004. Natural Paving’s commitment to excellent quality and customer service has led to its current ranking as the number one independent supplier of natural stone to the UK landscaping industry, with full UK coverage, activities in Europe and a sister company in America, Natural Paving USA. Due to the continued growth of Natural Paving and diversification into new landscaping products, Talasey Group was created in 2017, to be the umbrella company and distributor of all the brands including: Natural Paving, Pavetuf, Vitripiazza, Baksteen, Luxigraze and Resiscape.
John Newcomb, BMF Chief Executive, said: “The centre was opened at our BMF Young Merchants meeting on 19 February. This is an excellent centre that is well used by Talasey Group’s clients. We are extremely grateful that they are opening the centre to our members too, as localisation is an important strategy for the BMF. We look forward to holding future meetings and training courses here for members in the region.”
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Bristol, Va.-based mining company Alpha Natural Resources hopes to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy by June 30 after a planned auction of assets, which should net the company $500 million or more in cash. The auction is scheduled to take place May 16.
Alpha announced March 8 it had filed reorganization plan documents in United States Bankruptcy Court, which, together with the planned auction, would provide Alpha the opportunity to address all creditor claims. The company also stated it anticipated being able to emerge as a “streamlined and sustainable reorganized company able to satisfy its environmental obligations on an ongoing basis.” The environmental obligations are key because of a 1986 Supreme Court ruling stating that even in bankruptcy, government-mandated reclamation costs cannot be abandoned.
The company confirmed to The Business Journal, “The plan of recovery and reorganization provides financial support for the smaller restructured Alpha with the primary purpose of fulfilling the reclamation obligations, so some of the remaining unsold mines will continue operating. The plan of reorganization includes funding for the reorganized Alpha as well.”
A major sticking point in the process, however, could be the company’s obligations to United Mine Workers members and their families. Before the sale of the company’s assets can occur, those obligations must be eliminated in some way. Alpha has asked the court to allow it to reject its contracts with the UMWA, stating, “These are all difficult decisions because they impact our people and their families, but they are also necessary actions if Alpha is going to successfully emerge from bankruptcy in the coming months.”
On Aug. 3, 2015, following a disastrous two-to-three-year period in which the coal industry faced unprecedented regulatory headwinds just as its worldwide market began a steep decline, Alpha filed a voluntary petition for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 in the United States Bankruptcy Court of the Eastern District of Virginia Richmond Division. The filing listed Alpha’s total assets on a consolidated basis as $10.1 billion, with total debts of $7.1 billion. The five largest creditors listed were all Union Bank of San Franciso, based on five separate senior bond issues due between 2017 and 2021. Those issues range from $263 million to $577 million. The next largest creditor was Wilmington Trust Co., with $109 million in bonds due in 2015. No other creditor was listed at a value greater than $8 million.
Following an examination of Alpha’s assets and debts, on Sept. 17, 2015, the court approved a $300 million credit agreement under which Alpha would continue operations. Part of that agreement was a stipulation that by Jan. 5, 2016, Alpha would provide the United Mine Workers of America a written proposal for settlement of the Labor and Legacy obligations owed by Alpha to UMWA members.
In early December 2015, talks commenced between Alpha and the UMWA. According to docket document 1873, Alpha employs 610 active union members (11 percent of its workforce) and provides benefits for 2,600 retired union members. The company reports spending $52.9 million on healthcare benefits for the union employees in 2015, inclusive of approximately $17.8 million for the active union employees and $35.1 million for the retired union employees. In addition, the company says it owes Labor and Legacy Obligations to approximately 2,200 family members of living and deceased union-member employees.
On Jan. 4, 2016, Alpha provided a written proposal to the UMWA regarding possible settlement. Three weeks later the UMWA had filed 300 separate requests for further information from Alpha.
In the meantime, Alpha continued working with its creditors to establish a path out of Chapter 11. On Feb. 8, 2016, Alpha filed docket document 1464, seeking permission to hold an auction of its salable assets, with the major lenders providing a reserve, or “stalking horse” bid of $500 million.
Details of the auction were listed in the document, including the possibility of the sale of assets beyond those listed in the stalking horse bid (the stalking horse bid assets are listed on page 18 of this issue). “Anyone could bid on any one or all of the assets,” the company confirms, though with caveats based on bid requirements, qualifications and other determinations.
On March 8, 2016, Alpha released a statement saying it has filed a reorganization plan based on the auction of its core operating assets. Despite the fact that Alpha will be forced to auction off its core assets, CEO Kevin Crutchfield was upbeat in his assessment that the company will be able to do more than just meet its reclamation obligations when it emerges from Chapter 11.
“By leveraging core assets for sustainable productivity, while addressing the stewardship obligations of our remaining properties,” Crutchfield said, “these filings represent an important step in our effort to effectively restructure the company and emerge from Chapter 11 better positioned to meet new market realities. While markets continue to be challenged in the near term, we firmly believe that coal’s role as a vital fuel source for electricity generation and steel production is secure for the foreseeable future, both here and around the world.”
The next day, the UMWA provided Alpha its own written Labor and Legacy settlement proposal, which the company said the union described as a “take it or leave it” proposition. Alpha estimated the union proposal would achieve only $2 million of the $60 million in labor cost savings the company needs.
On March 28, 2016, the company asked the court to intervene in the negotiations with the UMWA in order to allow the restructuring to proceed. The company said it must achieve cost savings of $200 million in order to maintain operations for the restructuring to be successful, with $60 million of that to come from cost savings related to union employees.
The company further said the stalking horse auction cannot proceed subject to Labor and Legacy Obligations, nor can the company carry the debts following the sale. The assets to be sold in the stalking horse auction constitute the salable assets the company now possesses, it said. The remaining assets, dubbed the reclamation assets, are unsalable. They will be retained, and, where practical, operated by the company for the principal purpose of conducting reclamation activities. The company said in docket document 1873, “There is no realistic scenario in which the Reclamation Assets could support the ongoing payment of the Labor and Legacy Obligations. Thus, they must be eliminated.”
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Labor and Legacy hearing:
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Bid deadline for stalking horse auction: May 9
Auction: May 16
Approval of bids: May 26
Emergence from Chapter 11: June 30
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South Africa Defeats Australia in Second Cricket Test
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South Africa convincingly beat Australia by 9 wickets in the second cricket test being played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. It was the first time Australia has been beaten on home soil since 1992 when the West Indies beat Australia by 2-1 in the five match series. It was a see-sawing game that had both teams appear to be on top at times and only hours later struggling. The turning point came late on day three when Jean-Paul Duminy solidified the South African innings going on to eventually make a personal high score of 166. His partnership of 180 with Dale Steyn, who was dropped three times, became a frustration to Australia.
Australia commenced proceedings and was eventually dismissed for 394 in its first innings. The innings finally ended in the first session of day two when Peter Siddle was caught in second slip by de Villiers of a thick edge from a Kallis seamer. It was a sound score after Australia again started slowly losing Mathew Hayden for 8 when the score was 21 continuing a run of bad scores for Hayden this year.
Captain Ricky Ponting again was the mainstay of the innings with a hard fought century, finally falling to a catch by Amla of Paul Harris. This was Pontings 38th century and now only three behind Sachin Tendulkar world record. Middle order batsman Michael Clarke struggled early with slow scoring and remained not out on 88 of a 208 balls including only four boundaries and a solitary six for Clarke.
South African speedster Dale Steyn again proved his ranking as worlds second best bowler taking five wickets including Simon Katich and Michael Hussey. In the second day morning session he removed Brett Lee and Mitchell Johnson in the same over before taking his final wicket of Nathan Hauritz.Steyne finished with 5 for 87 and was well supported by Ntini (2/108) with Kallis, Harris and Morkel each taking one.
South Africa's run chase hit trouble with the loss of early wickets in its first innings. The trouble started when Neil McKenzie was bowled by Peter Siddle for a duck in the second over of the day. Amla showed some early promise before playing a loose shot to be caught by Andrew Symonds of the bowling of Mitchell Johnson in the eighth over. South African veteran Jaques Kallis provided support for Smith to carry the score to 109 before being caught behind of Hauritz.
Returning from the lunch break Australia took control with three quick wickets in nine overs. First to go was Smith caught behind of Siddle who was gaining in confidence. Only Smith managed to assert control scoring 62 from 113 balls, he has been the mainstay of the South African batting line-up this tour scoring strongly in each innings. Soon after de villiers and Boucher's wickets fell leaving South Africa 6-141 still trailing Australia by more than 250 runs and attempting to avoid the follow-on.
In the final session middle order players Morne Morkel and Jean-Paul Duminy steadying the innings with partnership of 43 before Morkel was bowled by Johnson in his first ball of a new spell. Paul Harris joined Duminy and remained unbeaten on 8 at the close of play. South Africa finished the second day of play at 7/198 with Duminy the last of the recognized batters unbeaten on 34. Australia clearly held the advantage with a lead of almost 200 and only three wickets remaining.
Day three would change the shape of the game with strong, determined batting from South Africa combined with lackluster bowling from Australia. Harris was out early on day three which brought pace bowler Dale Steyn to the wicket. His 76 of 191 balls was another personal best and despite being dropped three times looked every part the batsman.Duminy had total control of the bowlers and with Lee sitting on the sideline with suspected stress fractures of his heel, the bowling attack was limited and struggling. His innings of over seven hours included 340 balls, 18 boundaries , took the score from 6-141 to all out for 459, a lead of 65 runs. The falls of Duminys wicket late on day three meant Australia was required to face a tough three overs to close the day.
Australia began the fourth day with the goal of wiping out the deficit from their first innings and then set a target for South Africa to chase. Those plans quickly changed when Australia's opening combination of Hayden and Katich again failed with Hayden being caught by man of the moment Duminy on 23 from the bowling of Steyn. Katich fell two overs later and when Hussey was dismissed for only two in the 15th over Australia was in trouble and defending grimly at 3-49. First innings century maker, Ricky Ponting, and Michael Clarke steadied Australia and took the score to 145 when Clarke became Steyn's third wicket for the innings. Symonds, Haddin and Lee fell in quick succession with Australia reeling at 7-180 and only Ponting providing resistance. Ponting eventually fell for 99 having struggled through the nineties and then seemingly "choked" on an easy ball that should have brought up his century. Mitchell Johnson atoned for his first innings duck and supported Ponting well and continued his aggressive approach to finish on 43. Hauritz and Siddle offered little resistance and Australia was all out for 247 a lead of only 182 and more than a days play remaining.
Graeme Smith commenced the run chase with his usual aggression making striking boundaries at will and finishing the days play at 25 after only six overs. Smith continued the same approach the following morning taking a total of ten boundaries in his score of 75 from only 95 balls. He had taken South Africa to a winning position and needing only 61 runs to win a historic test series. Neil McKenzie and Hashim Amla confidently closed the game finishing on 1-183 from only 48 overs.
For Australia the pain was magnified with key players Symonds and Lee unlikely to take further part in the series due to injury and should Australia lose the last test in Sydney they would not only lose the world number one spot, they would fall to number three behind India with the Protea's taking top place. The final game will be played in Sydney on the 3rd January.
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Football's culture wars
The recent exposure of greed and possible corruption at the highest levels of English football raise questions about the way sport in Britain, under tremendously strong and well-financed commercial pressures, is changing. In the first of a series of articles, Martin Cloake provides an introduction to football's 'culture wars', linking…
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Taking our ball back: English football's culture wars
The recent exposure of greed and possible corruption at the highest levels of English football raise questions about the way sport in Britain, under tremendously strong and well-financed commercial pressures, is changing. In the first of a series of articles, Martin Cloake provides an introduction to some of the issues…
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When Pep Met Jose: From Northern Powerhouse to Northern Bauhaus
Written by Steve Redhead
Professor Steve Redhead discusses the rivalry between Pep and Jose, the absurdities of the English Premier League, the popular culture of Manchester, Northern Powerhouse - and communist football. Manchester is ‘buzzin’, as the locals would say. With the arrival this summer of the two best coaches in modern world football…
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Hillsborough and the policing of working class sport
Written by Michael Lavalette
Professor Michael Lavalette argues that the police treament of working class fans at Hillsborough, and the subsequent extensive cover ups, were typical of the way working class communities - particularly young people, black and Asian people, and striking workers at Warrington, Wapping and Orgreave - were policed in order to…
What's Happened to Sport?
Written by Tony Collins
Professor Tony Collins starts a series of articles about the relationship between sport and capitalism with an introduction to the history of sport. It’s been a rough year for sport. In the last few months we’ve seen match-fixing allegations in tennis, Russia banned from international athletics for alleged doping, and…
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Social Class and the Invention of Modern Football
Written by John Storey
John Storey outlines the relations between football's history and social class. In the About Us section of this website, cultural activities are described as sites of domination and acceptance, struggle and resistance. And in my featured article, What do we mean by culture and why does it matter, I described…
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Russian Workers Rap Against Sanctions, Protest at U.S. Envoy’s Residence
Factory workers from U.S. sanctions-hit van maker GAZ performed an anti-sanctions rap song and staged a picket outside the U.S. Embassy in Moscow during its July Fourth celebration.
Workers from GAZ’s Yaroslavl factory had this week filmed a music video for the anti-sanctions song, which uses the beat from rapper Coolio’s 1990s hit “Gangsta’s Paradise.” In the song, the workers plead: “Is there anyone who will hear us? Save GAZ! Come to the rescue of the working class. Save GAZ!
On July Fourth, 50 people rallied on behalf of GAZ Group’s 40,000-strong workforce in front of Spaso House, the U.S. ambassador’s residence in Moscow.
“On this day, we call on you not to deprive us, Russian workers, of the right to independence, right to work and to grow professionally and the right to a future,” they wrote in a petition to Ambassador Jon Huntsman.
“If the sanctions come in full force, we will lose our foreign suppliers. This will bring production lines to a stop leaving us jobless,” they said.
Tycoon Oleg Deripaska and his van maker GAZ were slapped with sanctions over his alleged connection to Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and other “malign activities.”
Earlier this year, GAZ asked the government for a 30 billion ruble ($468 million) bailout because it claimed the sanctions could slash production by almost 40 percent in the second half of 2019.
The U.S. Treasury has given investors until Nov. 8 to divest from GAZ, meaning Deripaska could lower his stake and allow the company to be removed from the sanctions list.
Putin, Visiting Italy, Says Wants Rome to Help Mend Moscow-EU TiesRussia Certifies European University at St. Petersburg’s Master’s Programs
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Cancer cure breakthrough? Docs find common cold can kill tumour cells
By Brooke Harris
The common cold virus could cure cancer, scientists say, as a "revolutionary" treatment was found to eradicate the disease in a week.
Researchers from University of Surrey in the United Kingdom investigated the safety and tolerability of exposure to the oncolytic ('cancer-killing') virus coxsackievirus (CVA21), a naturally occurring strain of the common cold, in 15 patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC).
In this study, 15 patients with the disease were given the cancer-killing coxsackievirus (CVA21) through a catheter one week before surgery to remove their tumours. Examinations of tissue samples post-surgery showed that the CVA21 had marked and aggressively attacked cancer cells within the bladder, but had conveniently left healthy cells alone.
The common cold could be used to kill off cancer cells in patients with bladder cancer, new research suggests. "Reduction of tumor burden and increased cancer cell death was observed in all patients, and removed all trace of the disease in one patient following just one week of treatment, showing its potential effectiveness", Pandha said, adding, "Notably, no significant side-effects were observed in any patient".
Study leader Prof Hardev Pandha from the University of Surrey and Royal Surrey County Hospital, said: "The virus gets inside cancer cells and kills them by triggering an immune protein - and that leads to signalling of other immune cells to come and join the party".
The authors of the study believe that this method of treatment of bladder cancer, which is not accompanied by serious side effects, may become a new word in oncology.
Bladder cancer is the fourth most common type of cancer in men with over 61, 000 new cases and around 13,000 deaths reported this year, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS). Tumours of this kind in the bladder are generally referred to by medical practioners as "cold", and thus invisible to the immune system, but the introduction of the CVA21 virus appears to switch them to a "hot" reading, making the body's natural defenses react in a positive way.
Huawei’s CEO claims HongMeng OS is faster than Android
Then the 170 countries and regions in which we now operate would stop buying our products, and our company would collapse. Interestingly enough, Hongmeng OS sounds quite like Google's Fuschia and Microsoft's WCOS- one OS to rule them all.
Constant, costly monitoring is needed to check cancer has not returned after treatment. So far, existing treatments pose a number of problems to the patients.
Researchers plan on conducting another trial with more patients that couples the common cold virus with a targeted immunotherapy drug, known as a checkpoint inhibitor, which stops the immune system from attacking cancer cells.
The op also has a high tumour progression rate between 10%-20% over a period of two to five years.
"In a similar vein, fellow researcher Nicola Annels said, "[CVA21] could signal a move away from more established treatments such as chemotherapy".
Dr Mark Linch, from Cancer Research UK, said: "Although at an early stage, these initial results are encouraging".
Incidents of bladder cancer are worse in Scotland than the rest of the United Kingdom, with 870 diagnoses in 2016 - 50 men and 290 women - with a higher proportion of women in particular.
British Airways faces £183m fine for theft of customer data
BA says the breach affected 380,000 transactions, and included credit card numbers, expiry dates, and CVV codes. The record penalty is the first under tough new data protection rules that came into effect in 2018.
29 killed in bus crash on Indian expressway
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also expressed his anguish and offered condolences to the families of those killed. Many bodies are said to be stuck in the mangled metal parts of the ill-fated Uttar Pradesh Roadways bus.
Demi Lovato Is Signing Off of Social Media
Stop pampering people and bullying people. "Y'all can come after me all you want but I'm always gonna stay loyal to my team". Sky Ferreira and Troye Sivan are the latest stars to side with Taylor Swift in her feud with music mogul Scooter Braun .
Gold prices are expected to trade lower today: Angel Commodities
The gap between euro zone and USA economic surprises on Citi's widely-watched index is the widest it's been in two years. Europe's economic system has additionally begun shocking to the upside whereas the US economic system has underwhelmed.
Jaguar Land Rover to build electric cars in UK
An all-electric version of the Jaguar XJ sedan replacement will be the first new battery-powered vehicle, followed by others. These investments have been anticipated in the company's previously communicated capital investment plans.
Tsunami warning issued in Indonesia after massive quake strikes
Radio El Shinta reported that residents in Manado, North Sulawesi's provincial capital, ran from their houses in panic. Tremors shook buildings, alarming residents of some cities, and authorities urged people to move to higher ground.
Grandfather's horror as toddler fatally plunges from cruise ship in Puerto Rico
Freedom of the Seas is the 15th largest passenger ship in the world and accommodates around 5,000 passengers and crew. The child fell from a deck 11 window after slipping from her grandfather who was apparently holding her at the time.
Russian-led assault in Syria leaves over 500 civilians dead
The Idlib-based Civil Defense spokesman Ahmad al Sheikho said that "whole villages and towns have been emptied" in the offensive. The latest of these airstrikes hit an underground hospital in the town of Kafranbel on Thursday.
Two people gored while running with the bulls at Pamplona
Three men were seriously injured at the infamous running of the bulls in Pamplona over the weekend, two of them were from the USA. A 46-year-old Californian man gored in the neck on Sunday required surgery, the Associated Press reports.
Pella upsets No. 4 Anderson in straight sets
This is a new phase of Auger-Aliassime's career, where he no longer comes in as the hunter, but has become the hunted. As it is, the tall Canadian has only reached the Wimbledon final once, having been dismantled by Andy Murray in 2016.
Heads Up, Meghan And Hazza Shared Baby Archie's Adorable Christening Pics
Their Royal Highnesses feel fortunate to have enjoyed this day with family and the godparents of Archie. A huge fan of Small's pieces, the jeweler says she couldn't be happier to have Meghan as a customer.
Rival rallies, United Nations rebuke mark Venezuela Independence Day
However, Juan Guaido, the opposition leader, continued to decry alleged human rights violations in the Latin American country. Russia, Belarus, Bolivia, Iran, China, Cuba, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Syria and Turkey voiced support for Maduro, added TASS.
Google is adding a helpful play button to the toolbar in Chrome
The feature is being called Global Media Controls and to access the feature you will need to download Chrome's Development browser, Canary .
Meghan Markle 'wants to adopt a rescue dog for baby Archie'
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex released just two official photographs of the christening via the couple's Instagram feed. The Sun reports that Meghan, 37, wants to tour rescue homes near to Windsor to find a suitable pooch for Archie.
Thai Police Launch Probe into S. Korean Actress for Hunting Giant Clams
In a statement published Friday, the show offered its " deep apologies " for not being aware of Thailand's wildlife regulations. Lee made her debut six years ago, and has starred in several hit drama series such as " Monster " and " My First Love ".
Microsoft warns Windows 10 users of RASMAN bug that affects VPN services
Embrace the 80s and grab your hairspray, because it's basically the raddest show companion experience ever. But many were quick to figure out that it was something related to the Netflix show Stranger Things .
Royal baby Archie christened in private Windsor Castle ceremony
Well-wishers gathered at Windsor Castle but some expressed disappointment that Archie was christened in a private chapel. Meghan Markle stunned wearing a Dior hat and gown and Prince Harry chose a pale suit with a light blue tie.
Iraqis Celebrate as UNESCO Lists Babylon as World Heritage Site
This week, UNESCO chose to add Babylon into its World Heritage list to stop the decades-long vandalism. Many inscriptions written by soldiers can still be seen on the ancient bricks.
Ajax and Man Utd have deal for De Ligt
Barcelona star Frenkie de Jong has called on his former Ajax teammate Matthijs de Ligt to join him amidst uncertainty over his future.
Messi must accept 'when he loses' - Brazil boss
Messi boycotted the medal ceremony after Argentina beat Chile in the third-place game on Saturday. Brazil will play Peru in Sunday's final to decide the victor of 2019's Copa America .
Kevin Spacey Has Been Questioned by Scotland Yard About Sexual Assault
London's Metropolitan Police, also known as Scotland Yard, is investigating six allegations of sexual assault against Spacey, 59. The most novel model emerged a day after a one who claimed Spacey groped him within the U.S. in 2016 dropped his civil case .
Redmi 7A Launches; Priced at ₹5,799, Sale on 11 July
For connectivity, the devices will carry Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth v5.0, GPS/ A-GPS, NFC, USB Type-C, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. The forehead of the phone houses earpiece and the single front-facing camera, whereas the chin has Redmi branding.
Game Over! Mariah Carey Just Won the Bottle Cap Challenge
Obviously this has immediately devolved into people doing dumb shit to bottles while ostensibly trying to kick the lid off them. The latest challenge is the Bottle Cap Challenge , where participants have to unscrew the cap of a bottle in one swift kick.
‘Mulan’ Trailer Makes Big Changes; Fans React To Missing Mushu, No Singing
Interestingly enough, Mulan's star, Yifei Liu - who won the part after a worldwide casting search - has a singing background. Mulan's first teaser trailer airs today and Jimmy Wong , who plays Ling in the remake , has teased where fans can see it.
Inter Set To Meet Manchester United Next Week For Romelu Lukaku
We also must find ways to respect all financial perimeters too. "There is no lack of respect, so they will train with us and we'll respect their rights to train".
Karunaratne wants Lanka batsmen to learn from Rohit
They knew they had a good batting line-up behind them and they kept batting and batting. At one time he wanted to take charge, but he knew which bowlers to respect.
Klopp wants Champions League 'addiction' for Liverpool
The German manager is believed proceeding with caution, however, when it comes to putting pen to paper on another new deal. Klopp was all smiles as he was seen returning to work after his summer break on Saturday.
Girl, 12, contracts deadly 'flesh-eating' disease at Florida beach
Chemical used in toothpaste could increase osteoporosis risk in women
'Every suggestion' HPV vaccine will cut cervical cancers
Trump signs order that aims to reveal real health care costs
US Supreme Court takes up insurers' $12 billion Obamacare dispute
National HIV Testing Day event
NHS gambling addiction service for children launched
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French Parliament Passes Tax Law on Tech Giants Amid US Investigation
By Oscar Underwood
US President Donald Trump has ordered an investigation into France's planned tax on internet and technology giants.
"The United States is very concerned that the digital services tax which is expected to pass the French Senate tomorrow unfairly targets American companies", U.S. trade representative Robert Lighthizer said in a statement. The section 301 investigation, which is being run by the USA trade representative's office, has said it will hold hearings to allow for public comment on the French tax issue for several weeks before issuing a final report.
"The President has directed that we investigate the effects of this legislation and determine whether it is discriminatory or unreasonable and burdens or restricts United States commerce".
The measure was initially adopted by the lower house on July 4.
The lawmakers included a suggestion to use a section of the tax code that would double the rate of USA taxes on French citizens and companies in the U.S.
Finance ministers and central bankers at a Group of Seven meeting in Chantilly, France next week will discuss global taxation and competition and the digital economy. The measure would levy a 3 percent tax on certain revenue that major tech companies earn in France.
Arsenal star refuses to join club on USA tour
It appears there will be opportunities for a number of young players, including new teenage signing Gabriel Martinelli. Arsenal captain Laurent Koscielny has refused to travel to the United States with the rest of the squad for pre-season.
But French economy minister Bruno Le Maire France rejected the U.S. reaction on Thursday, saying "threats" were not the way to resolve such disputes. Currently, the companies pay almost no tax in countries like France where they have large sales. Le Maire warned in December that his country would start taxing tech giants at a national level if European Union countries couldn't agree on a joint tax on digital revenues.
Any digital company with a revenue of more than 750 million euros - of which at least 25m is made in France - would be subject to the tax.
The French government says the tax does not specifically target USA companies and will affect European and Asian firms as well.
"By attempting to unilaterally overtax American players, Bruno Le Maire has triggered a trade war that penalizes French technology today and will penalize tomorrow many sectors that make the French economy successful, including wine, automobiles and luxury", ASIC president Giuseppe de Martino said. Trump's threat to impose a tariff of as much as 25% on European auto exports has cast a cloud over the negotiations as well. The decision comes after Washington launched a probe into the tax.
"Between allies, I believe we can and must resolve our differences in another way than through threats", he said during his address to the French Senate in the run-up to the vote.
Japanese probe Hayabusa2 successfully performs 2nd touchdown on Ryugu asteroid
The photograph captured four seconds after touchdown shows debris from the asteroid's surface being flung into space. Hayabusa2 has travelled around 4 billion km around the Sun in an elliptical orbit since its launch in December 2014.
Mexico's Finance Minister Carlos Urzua quits
The latest solutions in the field of economic politicians peso, the national currency of Mexico , fell more than 2%, reports TASS. Both recovered a little after Lopez Obrador quickly promoted Deputy Finance Minister Arturo Herrera to the top job.
Social media and reality TV star Kylie Jenner is ranked second on the list with an estimated pre-tax pay packet of $170m (£136m). Akshay Kumar has been working tirelessly and has given Bollywood some of the biggest hits in the past couple of years.
AT&T is Adding Automatic Fraud Call Blocking to Customers Accounts
The number of unwanted robocalls skyrocketed 46% from 2017 to 2018, according to caller ID service Hiya. Alternatively, customers can sign into myAT&T and enable fraud call blocking in their account settings.
The singer's defence team argued that the trial should not take place since the case had already gone to court. The determination of this matter is not final and can be appealed before the Provincial Court of Valencia.
Volkswagen Beetle Production Comes To A Grinding Halt
That's right, it will be a museum piece in Puebla as a lasting tribute to the automobile's rich and storied heritage. The third and final Beetle was introduced in 2011 and more than 500,000 units have been built since then.
Amazon’s Prime Day may tempt you to overspend. Here are some tips
It is said that this year's Prime Day sale will be the company's longest so far i.e. 12 hours longer than last year. Ebay is holding a sale to compete with Amazon's Prime Day , and it isn't being shy about the comparison.
Boult keen for another shot at Australia in World Cup final
But after getting beaten by Pakistan and Sri Lanka we dwelt on it a little bit rather than just forgetting about it and moving on. But while the real trophy is taken back to the ICC headquarters in the UAE, the team takes home a replica.
Futures higher after rally on Powell's dovish remarks
7-Eleven's free Slurpee day returns, here's what you need to know
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Special Affairs Team TEN 2 - Episode 12 (Final)
'Is he dead? No, he can't be. But ... this is TEN, we're talking about. He could very well be dead. He could be. But they wouldn't do this to us! Or would they?! Is there a 3rd season? Do we know who's in it?! Gaaaaaah, save me!' These kinda questions and thoughts went through my head, after I watched Episode 11 raw and had to wait a whole week for the final episode (also raw). I must say, it was torture. But now, it is here ... the end of the end. It gives us closure, in a good way (and I am glad it is not a cliffhanger like the cliffhanger after Season 1), but it also opens up the next chapter, in a good way. It is terrifying, it is heart breaking, it is very sad - but it is also hopeful, sweet, and full of warmth. What a ride!
박민호 납치사건 Part 2 - Park Min-ho's Kidnapping
Yeo Teamchang-nim, standing on a rooftop at night, narrates: "Once again, I couldn't save him. All this pain ... it started because of me. And it is growing because of me. How can I end this disaster?" And he looks at the moon, full of pain.
Outside of Seoul, a search team is looking for Min-ho or at least traces of him, in the area where the shots were heard. They're not coming up with anything and Do-shik can't take it any longer ... he squats down behind one of the bushes and sobs. Hard. I can take a lot, but seeing this ahjussi cry like that?! It's too much ..... :(
Ye-ri is at the bunker office, looking at pictures of Min-ho. She imagines him sitting behind herself, on one of the office chairs. The Min-ho ghost tenderly says how much she has aged in a year ... but no matter whether they must die tomorrow, they should smile today, so that they will have happy memories in death. And he shows her how to smile: like this. This just completely killed me and I am now sobbing like Do-shik. Thanks, show.
But of course, he is not there, and Ye-ri turns away, the apparition gone, tears streaming down her face. She now understands why he (Yeo Ji-hoon) was investigating F, she says to herself ... and she now also understands the feelings of revenge he must have (had).
Yeo Ji-hoon is speaking to a room full of highly decorated police officers. The case is now his. And he tells them that he and his decimated team will focus their energy on catching the rogue police officer, the kidnapper (Ji Jin-hyuk) - who has been falsely accused of murder in one case and then murdered dear Min-ho. And he assures them: he will find all the people that are to blame for Min-ho's death. Each and everyone of them. Yikes, I get chills down my spine... And so do the high-ups in the room, because what he is saying is this: watch out, you corrupt people. We will get you. And he ends by saying something very depressing: This is the Special Investigation Team TEN's last will.
라스트 쿼터 - Last Quarter
Oh yes. Ji-hoon isn't being nice anymore; he is damn angry, and shady Ma Suk-gi (the cop that interrupted the meet-up with Jin Ji-hyuk by shooting at him and thereby causing Min-ho's death in episode 11), who sits in one of the TEN Team's glass cubicles, gets the full brunt of that. Ji-hoon storms into the room, kicks Ma Suk-gi's chair over and starts beating him up. He demands to know why Ma Suk-gi wants Ji Jin-hyuk dead so much. Why? Because of this ... Ma Suk-gi pulls out a cell phone, with a text message on it. It reads: "Please save me". And it is ... from Ryu Mi-ho (the crown witness who is currently missing).
Ye-ri is talking to Mi-ho's friend, the one with the weird hair, at a bar. So the last text that Ryu Mi-ho sent was to that detective? Yes indeed, the friend says. And we get a flashback, in which Ma Suk-gi is meeting the friend in that bar. The friend tells him that Mi-ho ran away with some money. He demands to know why they didn't contact him earlier, but the friend says Mi-ho did not want any cops involved. That is why she introduced her to a prosecutor, one that has helped her before, when she was on probation. She now thinks that was a mistake ... because she lost all contact with her, after another (unknown) cop/detective took her.
Ye-ri, who is now at Ma Suk-gi's house, looks at fun pictures of the missing girl, the barkeeper friend, and Ma Suk-gi. He pinned them to his fridge. He is 48 and single, a normal cop for 24 years ... there is nothing out of the ordinary. She snoops around, and opens one of the books on his nightstand. Ryu Mi-ho wrote something inside of it: "This is good for insomnia". In another room, Ma Suk-gi has a wall full of evidence in relation to Ryu Mi-ho's disappearance. He has been looking for ever since she disappeared. Are we to believe he is a good guy?
In the TEN Team's office, Ma Suk-gi tells Ji-hoon about her. She is only 18, such a young girl. And he starts to cry. He calls Ji Jin-hyuk a bastard that he should have killed when he had the chance. What is he implying here? Abuse? We know that Mi-ho worked in a night club. No, it seems to be murder! Ah, they think Jin-hyuk killed her. And Ma Suk-gi, who suddenly looks like a grief-stricken victim, is saying that it is killing him, having to look for her body. And Ji-hoon, referring to his own sad past, says, more to himself than to the weird cop: "There is a time for revenge. If you miss it, everything becomes much more complicated". But before the two can discuss anything more, suited guys come to pick Ma Suk-gi up. They're from the prosecutor's office - and they have the orders to take the guy with them.
Do-shik is following up on the Lee Byung-man's host bar connection. Jin-hyuk, who was basically Byung-man's lap dog, suddenly changed his behavior, one guy tells him, acting high and mighty, as if he owned everything. That was probably a week ago. And then, Byung-man started raising a rather large sum of money (500'000$). Do-shik shakes some more trees and finds out that Ji Jin-hyuk was about to leave the country - but he suddenly disappeared and never picked up his passport and tickets. Do-shik becomes weary ... this seems like something much bigger than he first suspected.
Ye-ri enters Lee Byung-man's house. He knew he was being investigated by Internal Affairs and he was very careful. So his call history is clean, except for Ji Jin-hyuk's unregistered phone. But ... there is something else, Ye-ri discovers, a lot of phone calls to (and some from) an unknown, short number.
Ji-hoon is in a man's office. He promises him everything, all the investment records, everybody ever involved with Lee Byung-man. Is he at the prosecutors'? I guess so. The man asks him what he wants in return. He wants the girl, Ryu Mi-ho and the killer, Ji Jin-hyuk, Ji-hoon says. Does he have the evidence that Ji Jin-hyuk killed that girl? the maybe-prosecutor wants to know - because they really tried to find something, but came up with nothing. The only thing they did find out was that there was a kill order for her at a "murder agency" (I'm guessing that's a place that kills people for money), but there's nothing to see there, they checked. The place has been abandoned. But Ji-hoon knows better: finding out what you can't see is already helpful.
He goes to the fake headquarters of the "Murder Agency" with that guy he exchanged information with on the roof-top in episode 11. Also a prosecutor, I guess. The guy repeats that looking for clues here is useless, they never leave any evidence, these kind of people. They closed everything down after killing an 18year old (or so it seems). But the prosecutor says that something is strange about the whole thing: Whenever Byung-man had somebody killed, he usually sent them away to a different country. So why did he have this girl killed in Korea?
Autopsy Lady calls! That's always a highlight (she is one of my girl crushes). She tells her ex-lover that Lee Byung-man has a scar on his forehead. Somebody seems to have hit him with something. So she called the hospital that treated him and found out that they removed glass splinters from a bottle that somebody smashed over his head. That was a week ago.
Do-shik, who is riding a taxi, asks somebody at forensics whether anybody else's fingerprints were discovered at Ji Jin-hyuk's house. No, forensics says, only Ji Jin-hyuk's, but all of them were "ruined" - somebody wearing gloves was there, too. Huh. interesting ... Do-shik recapitulates... the murder at the bar happened at 1am. Ji Jin-hyuk went home straight away. The investigation team followed. Three hours later, the police went to the site. The unknown person with the gloves must have used the time in between to go in and find something. But what? And ... who was it?
Ji-hoon calls to let Do-shik know that something is very fishy. Something bigger is going on. Oh yes, Do-shik agrees because he has been thinking along the exact same lines. He thinks that Ji Jin-hyuk had some special knowledge about a weakness of Byung-man's. Byung-man was raising money to get whatever Jin-hyuk had - but before they could exchange money, the murder happened. What is worth 500'000$? As soon as the murder happened, Jin-hyuk kidnapped Min-ho, to force them to reveal the real killer. Seeing that he killed him now means ... he has other means to get out of this: whatever Byung-man was so desperately after!
Ye-ri is following up on the unidentified number on the call history and finds out that those calls Byung-man made were about a missing cell phone of his. The lady at the phone shop tells Ye-ri that they did find the phone after two days, but he never came to pick it up. What ... he called every hour to ask for the phone, but when they found it, he didn't come to pick it up? The woman at the phone shop says he may not have come because the SIM card was missing. Where was the phone found, Ye-ri wants to know. It was in the same area that Mi-ho's house is in! And Lee Byung-man lost the phone right before she went missing.
The TEN Team meets on a parking lot to put the pieces of the puzzle on the table. Or the concrete. Alright, here we go: There is Lee Byung-man's lost phone. Ryu Mi-ho stealing his money and going missing. Lee Byung-man being hit by a bottle. All of these things happened early last week.
Ye-ri suspects that Mi-ho stole Byung-man's phone and took the SIM card out near her house (and I guess, though they never say, she was the one hitting him with the bottle). That SIM card ... it's the key! The girl was trying to bring that into the prosecutor's office. But Ji Jin-hyuk intercepted it, and tried to make a deal with Byung-man after. But ... why did he kidnap Min-ho instead of just using the information on the SIM card? Hmm .... maybe he didn't have the SIM card when he was running away? is Ji-hoon's guess. That is why he came back to Seoul, Do-shik thinks, to find it. And it is still not found ... guessing from the prints in Jin-hyuk's house.
Ji-hoon smiles his dangerous smile and says: The SIM card is his key to live - and for someone else, it's key for survival. All they need to do now is find it. Where could it be? Ye-ri says ... it wasn't in the house .... but it is most likely in his car!
Alright! Ji-hoon calls somebody in the police and asks where Jin-hyuk's car is right now. It's in a parking garage. Ye-ri wants to request a backup team, but Ji-hoon stops her. If he sees police, he will run away for sure. At this very moment, police-helper woman calls: they have got a report that the suspect entered Seoul. CCTV ftw! Off they rush.
추적자들 - Pursuers
The TEN team is waiting for Ji Jin-hyuk to show up at his car's location. Ji-hoon is in his car outside, Do-shik is waiting in a car on the same parking level as Jin-hyuk's car, and Ye-ri is in the control room. They wait ... when suddenly, Ye-ri spots him on one of the cameras! He is coming!
The culprit is about to enter the parking complex, when he spots Ji-hoon's reflection in the glass door. And ... he bolts and runs! Ji-hoon is following after, running like the devil. Run, Ji-hoon, run!!!! Do-shik gets out of the car, runs up the stairs outside, and joins the chase. But ... waitaminute! Someone else has entered the garage and gets Jin-hyuk's car out! Ye-ri, who was standing at the window to get a glimpse of the chase, just sees how the car leaves. Ji-hoon and Do-shik stop dead when she yells "somebody is taking the car" through the radio and then, they split up. Do-shik runs back to the parking garage, Ji-hoon continues to go after Jin-hyuk.
Do-shik is positioning himself on the ramp, revolver drawn, ready to stop the car and the one that is in it.
But, instead of shooting, he just freezes, eyes and mouth wide open. The car swerves around him and gets away. What has he seen?
Ji-hoon is still in hot pursuit of Jin-hyuk and is catching up. He is almost upon him, when the driver of Jin-hyuk's car, who appears behind them, honks the horn. Ji-hook slows down and pulls his gun out, points it at the car and the driver ... and freezes. In the car is nobody else but ... Min-ho. Min-ho! Park Min-ho!!!!!
Jin-hyuk gets into the car hurriedly and they drive off together. Ji-hoon comes to his senses after a few seconds of utter dumbfoundedness and runs after them. He is joined by Do-shik. They run and run, but it's pointless, the car disappears from their view. They give up.
Underneath the tree where Min-ho was shot (dead, as we thought, but not really dead, as we now know), a police officer finds something. It is bloody bandages and Min-ho's ID tag ... but no body.
형사 박민호 - Detective Park Min-ho
Bloody hell, Park Min-ho is alive! He is currently driving his kidnapper around, who says he has nowhere to go. The conversation seems rather friendly, but Min-ho looks terrible, all beaten-up and bloodied. And we get to see the flashback ... Jin-hyuk raises his weapon underneath the tree, he fires! But he only shoots Min-ho in the left arm. Min-ho is writhing in pain on the ground. And he gets a choice: either help the rogues cop or die.
The TEN Team is in the parking garage. Of course they are very happy to know that Mi-ho isn't dead. But they also don't really get what is going on. They are certain, however, that Min-ho was not in danger as long as his kidnapper did not have the SIM card ... but ... oh no! He has it now, no?! Don't torture us again, show!
We see that Min-ho and his kidnapper have gotten to a remote, rural area. The kidnapper gets out and opens the trunk. He orders Min-ho to help him with something. Poor Min-ho, with his bandaged hand ... :( And when he goes there and starts to lift some boxes out, Ji Jin-hyuk comes up behind him and smashes him across the head with a stone. Careful there, man! It's Min-ho's head!!! The kidnapper gets back into the car, and drives away.
Ye-ri and Do-shik get to another rural area ... oh no, it's Jin-hyuk's car! It is empty, and Do-shik slams the trunk shut in frustration, cursing the damn bastard. They worry aloud about why the guy is still dragging Min-ho around, when Do-shik's phone rings ... but it's not his, it's Min-ho's that he is carrying around in one of his pockets! It is a video message! And a life-feed. It shows Min-ho, tied up, unconscious. It is the kidnapper who says to stop chasing him and saving their colleague. The camera is on 70%. Ye-ri immediately knows that this gives them about 2 hours. Only. Hurry!
Do-shik is on the phone with Yeo Ji-hoon. They have located Min-ho and are on their way. What about him? Ji-hoon is following the prosecutors around, who are after Jin-hyuk. He says he'll try that approach, maybe it will be faster. They are worried, because Min-ho seems to be bleeding a lot.
유령 - Ghost
The prosecutors are driving to an abandoned amusement park. Ji-hoon is behind them. He parks his car outside and follows them on foot. It's very dark and I find it a bit freaky to be honest. I've always hated abandoned amusement parks... Suddenly, a shot rings! The prosecutors get out of the car and run, and Ji-hoon starts to run, too. But he stops, because he notices somebody walking away.
He is thinking for a minute about what to do ... but then, he gets his gun out and follows the suspicious figure. Soon, the ground turns to mud. Ji-hoon walks cautiously through the dark. It is TOO dark for my taste and I'm bracing myself for somebody or something to jump on him, but nada. Nothing jumps, nothing comes and he finds nothing. So he goes up the roof, where the shots came from. The prosecutors are standing next to a body ... the internal affairs people, including Ma Suk-gi, come up the stairs on the other side at the same time.
F me ... it's Ji Jin-huyk. Very dead. Ma Suk-gi shakes the body violently, demanding to know where his Mi-ho is. His colleagues drag him off. Ji-hoon looks at the body carefully and notices a car key next to it. And a small coin. And he thinks to himself: "The ghost came by".
Ye-ri and Do-shik arrive at the place where the video-signal comes from ... a vast area full of shipping containers. Oh shoot. They shout Park Min-ho's name over and over and staring running. Ye-ri calls for back-up. Smart move, woman.
Yeo Ji-hoon is rushing there, too, with his sirens on. He is thinking to himself in the car:
"Revenge is a humane act. If you have no feelings, revenge won't exist. Neither will sadness nor madness. Just a cold metal. And that is ... a ghost."
Back-up arrives, sirens howling. Do-shik intercepts everyone and shouts to pay attention. All the guns go into this trunk here! The internal affairs people, who are also there, object, but Do-shik says: he doesn't trust anybody, especially not those with a police badge. Somebody could stupidly shoot. And they all put their guns into Ye-ri's car's trunk.
And off they go to search for Min-ho again. It still seems fruitless. Ye-ri sees on the phone that the battery is almost out on phone that is transmitting the video ... and then, the screen goes blank. Damn! But Ye-ri has a brilliant idea ... she kills the central power, and the whole container area goes pitch black. They need to find the container with lights coming out! The video was brightly lit, so there needs to be artificial light in that container. And there it is. They've found it. And they have found him ... Min-ho.
He comes to as Do-shik calls his name and gently hits him on the cheek. Ye-ri is really worried about the blood loss, but Min-ho is still able to joke around. And then, he says: Do you know what all the fuss was about? This! And he pulls the SIM card out of his pocket.
He had a feeling that Jin-hyuk had something big hidden in his car. And in a flashback, we see that Min-ho observed Jin-hyuk shaking his car keys and listening to something rattle inside. When he got the chance, he quickly removed it (the SIM card) from inside the key and replaced it with a small coin. Awesome Min-ho!
They move him out of the container on a stretcher and want to put him in the ambulance ... when two special investigation people, including Ma Suk-gi, step in their way. They inform them that Ji Jin-hyuk is dead - and that they need a word with Park Min-ho. Do-shik tells them to bug off, don't they see he needs treatment as soon as possible? But Ma Suk-gi insists: and rides with Min-ho and Do-shik in the ambulance.
He asks Min-ho whether Ji Jin-hyuk talked about Mi-ho, but Min-ho says no. Suddenly, the brakes screech and the ambulance hits something! What the hell is going on?! Do-shik tells them to be quiet. He knew this was going to happen ... it is the ghost. The people who are after that SIM card. There are sounds outside, and Do-shik tells Ma Suk-gi to stay in the car and leaves. Ma Suk-gi draws his gun. We hear shots outside!
But Ma Suk-gi is more interested in Min-ho then anything that is happening outside all of a sudden. He asks him what that thing is he has? It's a SIM card! Min-ho replies. So you have it with you? the cop says, and Min-ho nods and pulls it out. And Ma Suk-gi points his revolver at Min-ho's head. Give it to me, he demands, several times, until Min-ho concurs. Ma Suk-gi puts the SIM card into his mouth and destroys it with his teeth. Then he chuckles a bit and says: "Life is always like this. When everything seems right, something goes wrong".
And he pulls the trigger!
Click. Just click. He looks at his useless weapon, dumbfounded, while Min-ho knocks at the side of the ambulance. The doors are opened and outside stand ... the awesome TEN team, including the yummiest Detective on the planet, Yeo Ji-hoon. Gotcha, idiot.
Finally, the ghost appeared, Ji-hoon says. And we see what tipped him off: Ma Suk-gi's incredibly dirty shoes, up on that rooftop with Jin-hyuk's body. And we also see that Ji-hoon and Do-shik spoke on the phone, when they were loading Min-ho onto the stretcher. Afterwards, Do-shik went to the car and took all the bullets out of Ma Suk-gi's revolver.
And while they handcuff Ma Suk-gi, we get another flashback, this time of the murder at the bar establishment. He orders them to take off their clothes, and when they don't comply right away, he shoots into the floor next to his foot. And then, he shoots the two people. And wipes some blood off his shoe with a cloth. Then, he randomly shot other stuff, to make it look like an amateur job. In the next flashback scene, some thugs drag Ryu Mi-ho in, while he pretends to have gotten a text from her with the plea to save her.
In the last flashback scene, we are on the amusement park rooftop, when Jin-hyuk realizes that there only is a small penny inside the key. He tells Ma Suk-gi he can get the real item for him again, but Ma Suk-gi just shoots him, without even flinching. He is the ghost. Cold as metal.
고잉홈 - Going Home
A news item informs us that 40 police officers have been taken into custody. Though we are not told, I believe the information on the SIM card was about this: corruption in the police force. The who, the what, the how. Byung-man was hoping to buy himself free with it, but Ryu Mi-ho stole it from him (including the money), to buy herself a nice life. Before she could bring it to the prosecutors, though, Ji Jin-hyuk got it from her, and also hoped to be able to cash in on it.
The Boss-Boss-Boss is in the conference room with Boss-Boss and tells him, that sometimes you also throw away valuable things when you clean up, not only trash. Yes, he will have to resign. "No matter how smart the dog is, if he doesn't know the owner, he is useless". And he tells Boss-Boss to hold the fort ... I guess he will be the next Boss-Boss-Boss ... he smiles happily to himself. Or is it creepy? Hmmm .... he thinks to himself: "It's not about recognizing the owner ... I never had an owner to begin with".
At the bunker office, Min-ho is packing stuff into boxes. He finds Product Placement in his desk ... It's wonderful new running shoes and a note from the police helper woman, telling him not to get hurt anymore. And in walks Min-ho's dad. Min-ho is as surprised as I am and asks what he is doing here. His father says he was just thinking about him and was wondering how he was doing. Is he alright? (uhm, Dad of Min-ho ... don't you see the bloody bruises on his face and his arm in the sling?!) He will be fine, says Min-ho, though the world is a little scary. But what about him? And his father says ... well, he thinks he will be fine from now on, too. Because he has a good son.
Ji-hoon hands in his resignation and wants to say his goodbyes. So he is really going? Boss-Boss asks, there is so much unfinished business. Ji-hoon says he'll make a new team anyway, even without them. But he better lower his standards, because he will not easily find people as good as them. And they smile at each other amiably.
It is time for the final good-bye. The team is waiting in the office for their boss, well, ex-boss. He walks in, and looks at all of them.
They don't say a word for a while, until Yeo Ji-hoon says the team is disbanded. They are no longer useful to him. When he made the team, he had goals, but they are no longer important. And stop making these upset faces, he tells them, he is getting tired of it. You gruff little teddy bear, you.
Well, your face was never full of happiness, either, Do-shik says. Everybody smiles a little and I miss them already, really, really hard. Ji-hoon tells them to go back to their old selves, their old lives. But please delete all the phone numbers of each other - he doesn't want any drunk phone calls. Okay, they'll promise not to get in contact with each other after this day, says Do-shik: but let's take a picture together. They look uncomfortable and stiff, but when the police helper woman counts to one-two-three, Do-shik just grabs Ji-hoon and Ye-ri into a hug, while Min-ho leans over and smiles.
They step outside, standing around a bit awkward, not quite sure what to say to each other in their final moment, when suddenly, it starts pouring. Hard. All of them run for cover, into different directions. And from their different positions, through the rain, they nod, wave and smile at each other - and it is absolutely heart breaking.
And Yeo Ji-hoon hangs his head and covers his eyes, most keenly feeling the loss of this team ... and maybe already regretting his choice.
Yeo Ji-hoon is visiting the false-F in prison. The two men stare at each other, wordless. Like every time. Ji-hoon half-smiles. He gets up and leaves.
A prisoner gets released. He has been in prison for eight years ... a very civil man, a voice comments. So why was he inside? He killed a man, very violently, somebody else says. A normal man, with wife and kids. And the mysterious prisoner steps outside the prison walls. He is standing in the sun, looking around, quietly. His face is all shadows.
Final Thoughts and the Very End
Here we are. It's the end. I am sad it is, but I am glad that nobody I really cared for died. But ... the team is no longer. Why did Yeo Ji-hoon decide to hand in his resignation? This whole season was about him coming to terms with his past. He chooses not to kill Song Kyung-tae on that bridge and he does not become "a ghost". He stays human. And suffers on. Remember what he said back then?
"I'm going to keep you alive. Stay alive. From now on, I'm going to start over. I'll show you. I will show you that I can live away from the pain. So you stay alive and watch me be happy. In your pain. From now on, this is your hell."
Has he really overcome his pain? He has become better over the course of this season. But he is not fine. And he is definitely not fine after the last two episodes. He blames himself for Min-ho's suffering: He believes it all happened because of him and his obsession with F (Min-ho stays so late because he researchers F) - and in a way, there is something to that. F is like a curse - and he cannot shake it. The dispanding of the team is quasi the last resort. I am guessing he will continue to search for F, but he is cutting the others off. Because he loves them.
What about the team members? We do not know whether Do-shik is still dating the veterinary, but I guess he is. He will be fine. What about Ye-ri? There is this interesting moment in this episode when she finally fully understands Yeo Ji-hoon. I find it interesting because I always thought that she already understood: she is to only one that never really blamed him for anything, and also the one team member that is most fascinated with his dark side. To the point where the interest could turn into a passionate relationship, but I guess we will have to wait for that ... if we'll ever get it. What will she do after the TEN team is no more? I don't know. I hope she'll stalk Yeo Ji-hoon and help him search for F ...
And then, there is Min-ho. His mother is a murder victim, his father has been suffering ever since. And we know that he sees his father in Yeo Ji-hoon or the other way round (Min-ho says so at the beginning of Season 2). Is that what draws him to Ji-hoon? I guess this is part of the attraction. The other is murder cases in general. He is in awe of Ji-hoon and wants to be like him - after he learns to be like Do-shik and gets to date Ye-ri. That we see him with his father again in the last two episodes is quite telling, I think. He is the one character that gets closure. His father tells him that he is okay. He has overcome his difficulties. One person, at least, is healed. And if healing is possible, Ji-hoon will also be able to heal.
And then, there is Boss-Boss. Hm. I know many people have been suspecting that he could be F. Yes, he could be, but there is no real indication for it. But I must admit, his smile and his comment when he realizes he has moved further up the ladder are a bit discomforting. We do not know who is really behind the SIM car-incident. We don not know who got Ma Suk-gi to do what he did. He could very well be the pupeteer behind it all ... because he definitely is the one that benefits the most from the big clean-up in the police.
Finally, the big mystery: Who is the prisoner that gets released? Could he be F? How is he related to our protagonists? We do not know and we cannot know. Let's hope we will find out. Soon.
TEN Season 2 certainly had its faults, many of them, not least the at times terrible subs. Guessing what they really could have meant was quite a challenge during the recap of this series. But, ah, I am sad this has ended... These characters are very dear to me and I hope, hope, hope we get news of a 3rd Season soon. Because who can sleep at night if I know that F is still out there? And who can be well without Yeo Ji-hoon's killer-cute gruffness?
Ji-hoon's final words with Boss-Boss open a door for OCN to continue the series with a different team, at least theoretically. But let's hope they'll be back ... cause they're awesome.
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Recap of Special Affairs Team TEN 2 - Episode 10
Choi Woo-shik Jo Ahn Joo Sang-wook Kim Sang-ho Recap Special Affairs Team TEN TEN2
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