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TEASER SESSION Population and Migration
Searching for the Grand Paris
巴黎政治大学
4.3（8 个评分） | 673 名学生已注册
What is the reasoning for the Grand Paris? What does the transformation of the relationship between Paris and its suburbs imply? “Searching for the Grand Paris” is an original MOOC featuring accounts from residents, association representatives, experts, and researchers. It also contains archival footage and documents, as well as a comparative analysis of Brussels, London, and other French cities. The MOOC combines historical and comparative approaches with a discussion of controversial topics. It also reflects upon the notion of scale and questions what is at stake in the implementation of the Grand Paris. It discusses the evolution of Paris and its region, as well as issues such as ethnic and social segregation, economic growth, safety, the environment, housing, transportation, city construction, education, and culture. “Searching for the Grand Paris” is not exclusively directed towards universities. It is free and for the general public. This dynamic, even lively, MOOC was made in collaboration with students from the University of Science Po (Paris Institute of Political Studies), along with many other contributors. TEACHER : Patrick Le Galès (politist and sociologist) PREREQUISITE There is no required prerequisite for this course. PLAN DU COURS Session 1: Metropolization and Economic Growth Session 2: Population and Migration Session 3: Housing and Construction Session 4: Transportation and Mobility Session 5: Law enforcement and Environment Session 6: Culture and Education EVALUATION This MOOC offers a final MCQ. PEDAGOGICAL TEAM Héloïse Thibault, Valentine Quinio, Judith Lienhard, Ninon Beillard, Juliette Guichardet, Odile Gaultier-Voituriez, Miyuki Tsuchiya, Maxime Crépel, Pôle Audiovisuel Sciences Po TERMS OF USE All rights reserved PARTNERS Mairie de Paris | Ecole urbaine de SciencesPo Paris | Grand Public
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Session 2: Population and Migration
TEASER SESSION Population and Migration1:03
INTRODUCTION Population and Migration4:39
Patrick Le Galès
选择语言法语（French）英语（English）
-I left a country at war, I was kind of droped here.
-When I arrived from Britany, I felt like I had arrived in America.
For me it was freedom.
-I feel like I was born here, although I was born in Tunisia.
-I feel like we live in a foreign country.
We live among a different cultures, which is not a bad thing,
but when its too invasive...
-We are dividing.
If we don't fix this fast it could cause damages.
-They are moving away low-income families.
There's Paris, us, the scum and the less than scum.
-We see people from Paris coming,
so there's going to be a new mixing of the population.
Maybe it'll become less working-class, less ghetto.
-Big companies are settling their HQ in Saint-Denis or Fort d'Aubervilliers.
Graduated people will mix with the people living there.
Youngsters will say :"When I grow up, I want to be like them".
-There are people from different cultures and origins.
We really can create something.
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The Vital Dead
Culture & Identity • Fellowships • History
Collierstown Presbyterian Church Cemetery - Rockbridge County, VA
Virginia Foundation for the Humanities
Tue. Oct. 3 12:00pm
145 Ednam Drive Charlottesville, VA
Making Meaning, Identity, and Community through Cemeteries
In the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and well beyond, profound changes are underway in cemeteries: grave markers are still etched with images of bibles and flowers, but motorcycles, monsters, cats, and footballs are also appearing. Inscriptions (“Gone Hunting for the Lord” or “Had a Good Ride”) and objects lefts on grave sites — bird feeders, whirligigs, letters to the deceased — echo this florescence.
The Vital Dead, a book VFH fellow Alison Bell is writing under contract with the University of Tennessee Press, interprets these movements largely as a struggle against alienation, with people weaving loved ones into social webs that transcend the grave. The dead are vital both because they’re often imagined as cognizant, lithe, and accessible (if invisible), and also because they’re central to the creation of identity and community among the living. Because these sites of memorialization allow the visible championing of particular cultural values, they are also windows into historic as well as contemporary claims and counterclaims to visions of the future. Bell, who teaches anthropology at Washington & Lee University, will provide an overview of the book manuscript generally, and then specifically discuss case studies of African American burying grounds in the Valley.
Free and open to the public. A casual lunch will be provided.
Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program Gallery
Share a Meal Share a Story
The Last Jail on the Northampton County Court Green
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Brian Newmark
Entrepreneur Marketer Systems Administrator Restaurateur Digital Strategist
Radnor PA
facebook.com/brian.newmark
briannewmark.guru
augment.marketing
Brian Newmark has profiles on many websites, here is a partial collection:
Brian Newmark on Xing
Brian Newmark PPC Blog
Brian Newmark on Tumbler
Brian Newmark on aboutMe
Brian Newmark on Google+
Brian Newmark Augment Blog
Brian Newmark on Facebook
Brian Newmark on Wikia
Brian Newmark on CrunchBase
Brian Newmark on StockTwits
Brian Newmark Video
Overview of Brian Newmark
Brian Newmark of Villanova, PA (Suburban Philadelphia) is an accomplished restauranteur and entrepreneur with proven and highly successful expertise in areas such as: business development, public relations, marketing, brand management and development, reputation management, search engine optimization (SEO), social media promotion, pay-per-click (PPC), and sales expertise. Newmark also has 12 years experience as a Salesforce System Administrator and is Certified by Salesforce.com as an Administrator #18120395.
In 2002 Brian Newmark began utilizing the Internet as a primary tool for marketing. For more than a decade Brian has honed his skills allowing him to stay at the forefront of marketing strategies in today's digital age where Internet based campaigns are critical. Brian's ability to both develop the marketing message and means of reaching the audience, while at the same time possessing the ability to execute the program set him apart from many who can do one or the other.
From 1999-2008 Brian Newmark was President and CEO of a large marketing company with sales exceeding $60mm annually. On a daily basis, Brian was challenged to provision solutions to highly complex operational, technological and process problems. This experience cannot be taught in classroom, he refers to it as a Street MBA. Newmark sold his interest in the company to pursue digital marketing full time.
Today Brian Newmark is sought out by Executives, Entrepreneurs, and High Profile Individuals throughout the world for his critical thinking skills as well as his hands-on approach for driving results.
In 2014, Brian Newmark launched, Naan Ventures, Inc., with the goal of becoming the largest operator of Indian restaurants in the Philadelphia region. The first acquisition was Tandoor India, a University City icon established in 1991. In Q1 2015, his team launched a new build location in the Fishtown neighborhood of Philadelphia under the Tandoor India brand. Being a blank canvas build out, Newmark and his partners were able to utilize an open kitchen model which is popular with diners today. In Q3 2015, the aggressive expansion plans continued with the take over of a 150 seat Indian restaurant in Collegeville, PA. The location was rebranded under the Tandoor India name. As of 12/2016 Brian Newmark divested all of his restaurant holdings with a successful exit.
What is next for Newmark? Glad you asked. As if running multiple companies from the back of an Indian restaurant wasn't enough, in 2014 Newmark and long time associates launched Deaflix Inc. Deaflix will air broadcast quality programming exclusively in sign language. To date the founders have made tremendous progress and expect to air pilots 2018.
Co-Founder, Board Member, Vice President
Deaflix Inc.
Dec 2014Dec 2016
Naan Ventures, Inc
In 2014, Brian Newmark launched Naan Ventures, Inc. Naan's goal is be the largest operator of Indian restaurants in the Philadelphia region. This business experienced rapid expansion and a solid exit in December 2016.
Jul 2014Present
Augment Marketing LLC
As a Partner at Augment Marketing, Brian Newmark has built a team with decades of digital marketing and sales expertise to offer services including: New Product Launches both messaging and execution, Sentiment Analysis, Mobile App Installs, Reputation Management, Brand Development, Public Relations, Crisis Management, Social Media Promotion (not to be confused with the dribble put out by companies every day that drives away followers), Facebook Ad Management/Optimization, Pay Per Click, Wikipedia Consulting and generally anything related to Marketing.
Augment Marketing harnesses the most well respected minds in digital marketing, PR and crisis management to achieve client goals. The Augment team includes industry experts in: United States, Dubai, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom, Morocco and India. These brilliant team members allow Augment to handle campaigns and challenges throughout the world and on nearly any scale.
2012Jul 2014
Senior Strategist & Director International Accounts
Brand com
At Brand com Brian Newmark served as Director of Brand's International Division. In this capacity, Brian helped international corporations, organizations, political figure and celebrities develop a strategy for building, protecting or repairing their online image. Other Expertise include: Public Relations, Content Marketing, Brand development, public sentiment, crisis management, and mass media campaigns. Brian Newmark also helped develop Brand's Salesforce platform which created efficiency between lead generation to client management.
Served on the development team for Brand's roll out of the Salesforce platform.
Director of Sales And Marketing
PekaSys
Jan 1999Jan 2010
EPA Corp
Brian Newmark was founder and President of this firm which he grew from zero to sixty million in annual sales during his ownership. Newmark sold his interest in the company, but has remained actively involved in a consultative roll as well as being the company's Salesforce Systems Administrator to the present day (2018).
May 1996Aug 1999
National Sales and Marketing Director
Addison Group
Brian Newmark was National Sales and Marketing Director of a nationwide insurance marketing organization with sales exceeding $250,000,000 in annual premium. Responsible for overseeing 3 regions and 21 sales offices.
Jan 2001Present
Hawaiian Island Shine
International manufacturer and distributor of premium care care products. Brian Newmark serves on the Board and maintains a significant equity position in the company.
Jan 1995May 1996
SFG, Corp.
Brian Newmark served as protégé to a successful entrepreneur with businesses including insurance, real estate management, quick serve restaurants, commercial lending and transportation. Newmark had significant exposure at an early juncture in his career to profit and loss, balance sheet and cash flow concepts.
Brian Newmark is a a big fan of Porsche automobiles. Newmark ordered a Boxter when they first came out in 1998 and a 911 convertible more recently. Having twice chartered a yacht with friends, Newmark has developed a strange fascination with yachts. While owning a 100+ foot cruiser is probably not in Newmark's future, he never tire of reading about them. Showboats Magazine is the last paper magazines he receives. Brian has traveled extensively throughout Europe and the United States. Since childhood, he has enjoyed skiing in Colorado, but has given that up to stay warm in the winter preferring the South Florida and the Caribbean. To stay in shape Brian Newmark jogs 3 miles a day. When the weather allows, he jogs the beautiful streets of Villanova, PA where he lives with his wife of 20 years and his two teenage children.
1991May 1995
Bachelors of Science
American College In London
Salesforce Certified Administrator (credential ID 18120395), Content Marketing, Reputation Management, Brand Developing, Monitoring, Restaurant Management, Business Development and much more.
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Abdul Qahar Abed
Name Abdul Qahar Abed
Ethnic backgr. Tajik
Function/Grade Chief of Staff of Chief Executive Abdullah's Office
Employee at Export Development Bank (1991)
Employee of Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1993)
General Counselor of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Karachi- Pakistan (2001)
Chief of Staff, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (2002)
Consulate General of Afghanistan in Karachi (20030613)
Cultural Relations Officer MoFA (2010)
Consulate General of Afghanistan in Quetta (20121121)
Head of Chief Executive Abdullah's Office (20141000)
Haji Abdul Qahar Abid Abdulqahar Abed was born in Panjshir Province. He is a top northern alliance official in the Panjshir Valley town of Jabal Saraj. Abed has a Bachelor in Law and Political Science, University of Kabul and a Masters in International Relations Azaad University, Kabul.
Brief Job Description of Chief of Staff:
The Office Chief of Staff, Office of Chief Executive, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is a key and important Directorate and its tasks are as follows:
Daily events and programs arrangements for the Chief Executive
Establishing Relations with Government and Non Governmental and International Partners
Meeting arrangements
Coordination with different Ministries on work and action plans
Meeting follow ups and reporting back to The Chief Executive
Administrative and Coordination Meetings
Management of programs as Instructed by The Chief Executive
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Occupation Roundup
By Bucky Turco | November 14, 2011 - 04:43PM
Keeping up with the Occupy Wall Street protest movement is a daunting task for news outlets big and small, so from here on in, we’ll be doing a daily roundup of the latest goings-on. (Photo: ANIMALNewYork)
After catering to the 99% and failing, the New York Sports Club attempts to appease the 1% instead with this newly plastered ad outside their Wall Street location (pictured).
Aww, there was a wedding at Liberty Plaza Park, a Muslim one, and shockingly, the New York Post has yet to find an angle that berates both Islam and the protesters alike. But don’t worry, if anyone can pull it off, it’s Andrea Peyser.
Speaking of NYC’s most hypocritical tabloid, have you seen their story about Kevin Hiltunen? He the ultra-macho former marine and ex-NYPD cop who dragged a OWS protester out of the swearing in ceremony for Representative Bob Turner (R-NY) for being disruptive it and said, “There is a time and place to exercise your First Amendment rights.” And he would know, as he’s the same Kevin Hiltunen who held a rally outside of former Congressman Anthony Weiner’s office with a megaphone.
To mark their two month anniversary this Thursday, Occupy Wall Street protesters are going to attempt an actual shutdown of Wall Street. They even designed an official poster for the occasion. Godspeed!
And lastly, Satan has a few words for the 99%:
Tags: Occupation Roundup, Occupy Wall Street
Goodbye to ANIMAL, Hello To Ratter!
07/28/15 - 11:11am
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Scratching the Surface: JCORP
Taber Nash Profiled In Episode 3 of ‘Human’
Artist’s Notebook: Lawrence Mesich
Today’s Pigeon
Single Tag On Mattress Covered In Scribble Could Land Artist Year In Jail
#WCW: An Eyebrow-Raising Show About Women At Postmasters Gallery
Listen In: Your Old Droog Made You A Playlist
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Search Home : Computers : Programming : Internet : Web Services
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How Small Publishers Can Still Sell Books
Publicity: General
How Small Publishers Can Still Sell Good Books
by Martin Shepard
What follows is what we at The Permanent Press have learned over the past 35 years when it comes to promoting and selling books, particularly the kinds of books we usually publish. Many of the things I mention may seem self-evident, but I think they are all worth thinking about.
The vast majority of the books we publish are fiction, and we try to select artfully written titles, be they mysteries or general fiction: books that are character driven and outside the realm of what the Big Five generally select. With 250 or more imprints, the Big Five may produce 85 percent of the books sold in America, but by and large they tend to go for the lowest common denominator—for the widest audience—while our target audience is the more thoughtful and sophisticated reader. They publish name-brand writers. We don’t. We pick from among the 5,000 queries and submissions we receive each year and publish the best 12 to 16 manuscripts we read.
Selling books depends on reaching potential readers, and for us that starts with review coverage. Since my wife and I began The Permanent Press in 1978, there have been many changes in the way one finds an audience. Once upon a time there were newspapers that covered books and had book editors who respected and helped get the word out for quality writing by relatively unknown writers published by small independent presses.
That kind of marketing hardly works anymore, as so many newspapers have downsized, closed, or come to rely on wire-service reviews. In these hard times, the biggest newspapers still standing tend to cover books from large publishers that take out ads which a smaller house can ill afford. So we have to look for alternatives: reviewers and other people who aren’t swayed by where a book comes from, or who wrote it, or who advertises, but by the quality of the work itself.
Getting and Using Reviews
Tops for open-hearted and open-minded print coverage are the four prepublication journals Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, Booklist, and Library Journal. We make sure we print and send advance galleys to them—and everyone else on our review lists—at least four months before publication date, and we try to hold our output to one or two titles a month.
Given the huge numbers of books Random House and the other giants publish, only a small percentage of new titles will get any serious review coverage. Because we limit submissions and don’t overwhelm editors at these journals who feel our titles have merit, our review percentage can be higher. The fact that libraries are still the repository of good writing and apt to order on the basis of reviews in these journals is another reason to value them.
Because we search for original voices by contemporary writers, we don’t publish only e-books. Few electronic-only publishers get reviews, and those that do are the ones that publish works by famous writers of yesteryear that are no longer in copyright.
It is worth investing resources to make galleys attractive. Instead of using a generic colored paper cover with the title printed on the top, we use the art that will appear on our finished books, including flap copy. An artful cover has much greater appeal than a dull one for reviewers who have so many titles to choose from.
When we get coverage in one or more of these journals, we save excerpts and put them on the back covers or dust jackets of finished books.
With favorable comments from reviews in these journals, it may make sense to advertise in one or more, depending on your budget. You can take as little as a sixth of a page in any of these publications, and provide excerpts from the others’ early reviews for their readers.
Another tactic you may want to consider is producing 200 to 300 extra galleys for Library Journal and Booklist, which send out mailings four or five times a year to key librarians, a perfect target audience for interesting titles. We send these out at the same time as we send our advance galleys everywhere else.
We also collect names of the best bloggers we can find for online reviewing. One way to get started with this is to join Library Thing or Good Reads, offer galleys to the first 20 or 30 people who request copies, see how many reviews of your books are posted, and then contact those reviewers who write well and also have their own blog sites and add them to your future galley mailing lists.
We’ve collected and value about two dozen such reviewers who write for an audience of serious readers. Getting coverage in these blogs, even if each one generates only 20 sales, is more important than spending a lot of time soliciting newspapers, because these bloggers are the sort of people who are respected and help spread the word.
I won’t share our lists with you because every publisher needs to find their own compatible bloggers. But I can tell you that three blog sites—Small Press Reviews, New York Journal of Books, and San Francisco Book Review—are particularly kindly disposed toward well-written books. When we place ads in any of the prepub journals, we use excerpts from these sources as well.
Awards, Ads, and Other Authors
Book awards also help us spread the word, since being selected as a finalist or winner of a reputable award can pay very big dividends. In 2012 we published seven mystery writers, and books by three of them are among the five finalists for three important mystery awards this year: Howard Owen’s Oregon Hill for the Hammett Prize, Jaden Terrell’s Racing the Devil for the Shamus Award, and Chris Knopf’s Dead Anyway for the Nero Award. This will attract readers and sales far more than reviews in the most widely read newspapers.
Advertising these titles in the prepub journals and in the best mystery magazine, Mystery Scene, is relatively inexpensive, and spending money on these sorts of ads 18 or 20 times a year is far more effective than spending the same amount for an ad in the New York Times, the Washington Post, or the Los Angeles Times. Also, it will help those publications that support you.
One anecdote is worth mentioning here. Back in 1991 when newspapers were more apt to cover good fiction from small presses, we published Sandra Scofield’s Beyond Deserving. The novel had a fine review in the Sunday New York Times Book Review, but no review at all appeared in the daily Times. Then, big surprise, the book became a finalist for the National Book Award. We informed the book editor at the Times Culture Desk, which assigns the reviews that appear in the daily Times, about this a couple of months before the winner was to be chosen, without getting any response.
After the winner was announced in a gala setting, the Culture Desk editor justified noncoverage because Beyond Deserving didn’t win. Being ranked as one of the five best novels was not enough. (In fact, we’ve never had a full review in the daily Times except one in our first year—35 years ago. Still, we send one review copy, at minimum expense via Media Mail, in case God wants to make a miracle happen.) But being a finalist for this award sold more copies of Sandra’s novel than additional major newspaper coverage would have.
My suggestion is this: Pay reasonable entrance fees for all sorts of respected awards. Many—including the PEN Awards, the National Book Critics Circle Awards, and the Chautauqua Prize—require no entrance fee. The entry price is steep for the ForeWord Magazine awards, but we limit our entries and find that coming in first, second, or third in any of its many award “categories” makes the investment worthwhile.
One other tactic that works for us is sharing new books with our old authors—well over 100 of them—by sending them electronic files to read and pass on to their friends. It’s had an excellent effect, not only furthering a communal effort, but resulting in authors’ fuller awareness of one another’s talents, which helps increase sales.
I hope that these ideas are helpful to you and that you’ll send feedback on them and information about your own experiences in selling good books to shepard@thepermanentpress.com. Maybe then we’ll have enough for another installment of “How Small Publishers Can Still Sell Good Books.”
Martin Shepard, the co-publisher of The Permanent Press in Sag Harbor, NY, blogs at thecockeyedpessimist.com, which is the source of this article. To learn more: thepermanentpress.com or shepard@thepermanentpress.com.
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Subodh's 'return home'
A Conversation with TV Santosh
It's a War Out There
Illusions in Red from a very British Indian Sculptor
Stand Alone: Shibu Natesan
Reading Atul Dodiya
Bharti Kher: An Obsession for Bindis
Bose Krishnamachari
The Image - Spectacle and the Self
From Self-depiction to Self-reference: Contemporary Indian Art
GenNext: The Epitome of New Generation Art
Kolkata's Contemporary Art A Look in the Mirror
Innovation Coalesced with Continuing Chinese Qualities
Kala Bhavana-Charukala Anushad Exchange Program
Montblanc Fountain Pens
Dutch Designs: The Queen Anne Style
Bangalore Dance Beat
Decade of change
Distance Between Art & It's Connoisseur
3rd India Art Summit
New Paradigms of the Global Language of Art
Black Brown & The Blue: Shuvaprasanna
Art Events Kolkata
Printmaker's Season
The Pause of Profound Stillness
The Rebel Queen: An icon of her own times yet looked down upon
PreludeEditorialSubodh's 'return home'A Conversation with TV SantoshIt's a War Out ThereRaqib ShawIllusions in Red from a very British Indian SculptorStand Alone: Shibu NatesanReading Atul DodiyaBharti Kher: An Obsession for BindisBose KrishnamachariThe Image - Spectacle and the SelfFrom Self-depiction to Self-reference: Contemporary Indian ArtGenNext: The Epitome of New Generation ArtKolkata's Contemporary Art A Look in the MirrorInnovation Coalesced with Continuing Chinese QualitiesKala Bhavana-Charukala Anushad Exchange ProgramDutch Designs: The Queen Anne StyleBangalore Dance BeatDecade of changeDistance Between Art & It's ConnoisseurWhat Happened and What's Forthcoming3rd India Art SummitNew Paradigms of the Global Language of ArtBlack Brown & The Blue: ShuvaprasannaArt Events KolkataMusings from ChennaiArt BengaluruPrintmaker's SeasonMumbai Art SightingThe Pause of Profound StillnessPreviewsIn the NewsThe Rebel Queen: An icon of her own times yet looked down upon
The name Montblanc was supposedly hit upon at a card game involving the industrialist Carl Schalk. When the question of an apt name for the new pen was raised by Claus-Johannes Voss, Mr. Schalk said, “Why not just call it Montblanc? After all, it's also black at the bottom, white at the top and the greatest among its peers."
Montblanc, originally known as the Simplo Filler Pen Company, was founded in the year 1908 by three men coming from three entirely different walks of life: a stationer from Hamburg, Claus-Johannes Voss, a banker from Hamburg, Alfred Nehemias and an engineer from Berlin, August Eberstein. In the following year they engineered a technically improved pen, which they named Montblanc. They were initially known as a manufacturer of fountain pens with built-in ink wells. The company began by producing expensive and exclusive pens in the Schanzen district of Hamburg, Germany. In 1910, a white tip was placed on the caps of these pens which evolved into a rounded star in 1913. This signature of a white six-point star on the crown of the pen represented the snow-covered peak of the highest European mountain, Montblanc, as a symbol of the brand's commitment to the highest quality possible.
By the 1920s, Montblanc started manufacturing their own nibs and produced lines such as the Rouge et Noir, Simplo and Diplomat. Rouge et Noir embraced the spirit of French fashion. It was made of hard, black rubber, had a red cap top and featured a sliding mechanism. The first pen to bear the name of Montblanc featured a screw mechanism, was slim and had a solid white cap top- it was produced alongside the Rouge et Noir. The Montblanc no. 4, produced subsequently, has now become a prized collector's item, especially because of the silver filigree work that takes the shape of a spider web. The Montblanc no. 0 also boasts of stunning silver and white-enamel work. Soon the company expanded its territory: Claus-Johannes Voss took responsibility of the Spanish Market and established an office in Barcelona, Alfred Nehemias started an office in Paris.
The first exclusive series to come out was the Meisterstück in the year 1924. Soon enough, the series obtained legendary status, just as its name predicted: Meisterstück being German for 'Masterpiece'. The Meisterstück 149 became the ultimate symbol for writing culture and style icon for perfect and timeless design aesthetics. The Meisterstück 149 can be recognized at first sight because of the narrow bands of sterling silver on its wide gold cap. It came with a lifetime guarantee and was the first pen to cost over twenty reichmarks. Some have often complained about the pen's heaviness, while others contend that the pen's weight makes it a pleasure to hold. Collectors prefer hunting down the vintage pre-1962 Meisterstück 149 despite a few complaints of ink-leakage. President John F Kennedy is known to have used a Meisterstück 149 in the year 1963 while he was visiting Germany. Its noteworthy role in the most significant signatures in politics, business and culture led to an enduring place in the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York.
The safety pens that emerged from the Montblanc stable post the 1930s have also been deemed collectible. These safety pens mostly used two kinds of fillers: twist button fillers or piston fillers. A rare collectible from the 1930s would definitely be the Montblanc no. 128 PL. This pen is distinguished by the platinum lines on its body and it employs the twist filler mechanism.
Montblanc, along with Pelikan and Lamy, is one of the few survivors of the once large and diverse German fountain pen industry, which was laid to waste by World War II and the following years of economic depredation. Post Second World War (during which the company's factory in Germany was destroyed), Montblanc started manufacturing fountain pens for export purposes almost exclusively. One of the most recognized pens to emerge during this era was the Montblanc no. 244 which boasted a striped piston filler. In 1955 the company launched the “60 Line”- a line that was perhaps as admired as the Meisterstück was a few decades ago. In the 1960s, the Montblanc no. 342 was produced, followed shortly by the popular economy-version of the same pen called the Monte Rosa 042. By this time, the Montblanc pistons were working perfectly, and there were no complaints of leaking. Instead of being known merely as decorative pieces, they become popular for daily use during these years.
It would be fruitful to touch upon the issue of limited-edition pens while discussing such collectibles. The production of such specially designed pens, accompanied by fancy eye grabbing packaging and documentation began soon after Parker launched its first limited editions such as Spanish Treasure 75 (1965), Queen Elizabeth (1977) and Charles and Diana (1981). In the year 1992 Montblanc followed suit, adopting themes such as writers, historical events or producing pens to commemorate important calendar events. Its special runs are restricted to 4810 copies- which is incidentally the height of the mountain, Montblanc. The author-theme pens of Montblanc include Agatha Christie (1993), Hemingway (1992), Oscar Wilde (1994), Voltaire (1995), Alexandre Dumas (1996) and Dostoyevsky (1997). These pens usually have silver trims, while a select few have gold trims. Crafted with characteristic intricacy and detail, each pen from this edition throws light on the writer's timeline, or the nature of his contribution to world literature. For example, the Cervantes Edition reflects an era of Spanish gallantry, with the pens sporting a body of brown marbled lacquer and culminating in the hand-made delicacy of the 18-karat gold nib. The Mark Twain Edition, on the other hand, reflects the American obsession with modern science and riverside-cultures, and is carved in deep-blue resin. The cap bezel embodies the spirit of the great American adventure, and resembles the steamboat chimneys of Mississippi. A striking specimen from this line is the Franz Kafka Signature edition, which embodies his famous work 'The Metamorphosis'. The Pen literally metamorphoses from its austere angular top to a circular, dark red barrel. The Writers Edition has been extremely popular, and signifies one of the most prestigious and eagerly sought-after limited series runs from the Montblanc design house- many of them are actually used to write with which is unusual for a collector's edition. Likewise, Montblanc's Donation Pens honour outstanding personalities in music, such as Leonard Bernstein and Johann Sebastian Bach.
The People & History series, also called the Patron of Art series, is promoted by Montblanc as a vehicle for celebrating beauty, inspiring creativity and advancing culture. The range includes celebrated models such as Semiramis (1996), Prince Regent (1995), Lorenzo de Medici and Louis XIV. Not just legends, but entire epochs and historical legacies have also been celebrated by Montblanc through their special theme editions- the intricacy of the Qing dynasty, the kanji-inscribed Sakura blossoms, the beauty of Marlene Dietrich and Greta Garbo or the austere sincerity of Mahatma Gandhi. Montblanc seeks to represent world history as a composite kaleidoscope of these figures and by celebrating individual moments of world history as a showcase of artistry and engineering perfection, each of these pens reflect the quintessential spark of sophistication of its own editions. These pens pay perfect homage to the zeitgeist of an era long lost from memory, and the lavish packaging and documentation play no lesser part in their appeal. Montblanc now offers various lines of pens, ranging from high end to lower priced models. While the basic working principle of both these categories remains the same, the body styles are remarkably singular. The higher priced pens in general tend to be limited editions and soon become coveted collector's items. Compared to the 1990s, collectors these days have become more discerning regarding the limited editions introduced by pen makers. However, limited editions, such as the ones discussed above, are still regarded as one of the best investments in pen collecting.
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Alex Shoumatoff is publishing work from two of Abroad Writers’ Conference participants
Two participants from our recent conference at Hever Castle, have submitted their work for publication to Alex Shoumatoff’s site, DispatchesFromTheVanishingWorld.com. In addition, he is also working with the Moore Family on their multigenerational family saga, the subsistence farmer grandpa, Woody the mechanic and preacher, and James the writer. These stories will be written in sections by Woody and James– a first in the genre, which takes writing back to the collective self-expression it began as, and away from the myth of originality and the ego trip that writers today can fall prey to.
Alex says, “I think you’re doing something really great, when you think of all the different sensibilities, some sophisticated, some not, that you brought together and how we all bonded with our common love of the written word.”
Abroad Writers Conference, Hever Castle 2012
Alex Shoumatoff, good writing, literature, process, publishing, short story, short story competition, travel, writing
Pulitzer prize winner Robert Olen Butler ‘Write every day’
Robert Olen Butler describes how he gets in the zone for writing every day, revisits his time in Vietnam, and describes his move from drama to fiction in this interview on YouTube with A Well-Lighted Place.
—Robert starts his working day, often before dawn, by grinding coffee beans in his writing cottage. He says a fiction writer must go into the unconscious “dream space” every day
Abroad Writers Conference, conference, good writing, Hever Castle, literature, process, Pulitzer, pulitzer prize, Robert Olen Butler, short story, writing
Vanity Fair’s Alex Shoumatoff: At the service of the planet
Alex’s investigation into the ivory trade went viral (www.freefoto.com)
In the digital world, journalists are faced with a choice. They can write in ever-shorter forms for websites so readers need not scroll down, they can come up with short-form text designed for phones and tablets, and they can send their work in 140 characters to Twitter.
Or they can try the Alex Shoumatoff method: Write nearly 10,000 words and see it go viral – which was the result of his investigation into the ivory trade across Africa.
Alex believes a writer needs at least 10,000 words to do justice to the complexities and ambiguities of their subject.
“There is still a market for the long fact piece, as I’ve learned from the huge response to my last two outings,” he says.
Alex’s 9,720-word piece on the ivory trade, Agony and Ivory, was published in Vanity Fair last year, and was later nominated for a National Magazine Award. His 11,050-word excavation of the history of a vanishing New York civilisation, Positively 44th Street, came out in the magazine this summer. And his latest non-fiction book, Legends of the American Desert, a cultural and natural history of the Southwest which met with rave reviews, spans 500 pages.
Write a ‘vomit draft’
The question is what is the secret of producing top-class writing at speed?
“The guy who could really write fast, knocking off a whiskey-fuelled single draft that was print-ready, was Christopher Hitchens,” Alex says. “I am not a fast writer. It is always a tortuous process.”
Alex starts with a “vomit draft”, a process that he describes as letting your mind run free. He achieves this by putting down any association and anything that comes to mind.
Later, he prunes and shapes his work. And even Alex, who has been described by one of his Vanity Fair editors as “one of the great prose stylists of this or any century”, can struggle to find the right word. Sometimes, at that stage in the process, the right word can come to mind while he walks or sleeps, Alex says.
“But this said, when I am in the zone, on a roll, I do write fast,” Alex says. “The best writing is the most straightforward. Often, as I am explaining something to somebody, it comes out the most naturally and clearly – more so than when I am straining for how to put it while sitting at my computer.”
‘Battle for our planet’
According to Alex, a good writer is made by work, tremendous intellectual curiosity, and knowing how to write by reading the great. A good piece of writing is “like good music,” he says. But when asked which writers today will become the great writers of the future, he answers: “Not many that I can think of.”
Alex has put himself on the frontline of the battle for our planet, with his writing about the fast-disappearing natural world. In 2001, he founded DispatchesfromTheVanishing World.com to raise awareness of the current unprecedented extinction rate of species and traditional cultures and man’s dramatic impact on his habitat.
His writing has already saved ancient redwoods in California and halted a project to install a hydroelectric transmission line in Manotiba. And his investigation into the ivory trade is changing opinions of the nouveau riche on ivory carvings and jewellery in China.
When Alex gives lectures and workshops, he covers his own huge range of writing styles. His list includes literary journalism, writing to effect positive change, writing for the world, investigative journalism, advocacy journalism, literary travelogue, “far-flung” reportage, nature writing, writing about the natural sciences, popular science writing, ethnography, poetry, song-writing, family history and memoir.
However, while his writing styles may be numerous, Alex’s aim is simple and in line with his overriding concern. “To make audiences aware of the seriousness of our ongoing deepening planetary emergency and the thousands of things each of us can do to be part of the solution and not the problem.”
Information on the workshops and lectures that Alex will be giving this November at our Hever Castle conference is available on the Abroad Writers’ Conference website.
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‘Roll, adapt or die’ – meet Nancy Gerbault
A series of paintings by Nancy and Alan Gerbault focused on extinction – the action of blotting out life
Nancy’s love of Food, History and Literature was the foundation of what drove her to create Abroad Writers’ Conference. She loves to create modern day Salons in historic settings where guest enjoy the company of others who love Literature, History and wonderful food.
But how did a love of science lead her to set up Abroad Writers Conference, and more recently the Nancy Gerbault Literary Agency?
The painted birds became representatives of colour no longer seen, and of a voice no longer heard
“We went with our dreams,” says Nancy. “Hever or Lismore Castle was more expensive than anything else we were looking at. But we were drawn to it.
The Dodo Bird became a symbol of beauty and freedom that is now annihilated
“If we had gone by the book we never would have selected it as our first choice. We just allowed ourselves to experiment and it allowed us to feel free.”
Abroad Writers’ Conference 2012 fellowships: Competition details
Hever Castle: Conference schedule
Abroad Writers Conference, Hever Castle 2012, Nancy Gerbault
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Get your short story published with Abroad
Bring something in from the garden
What’s your process? Does a deadline stop you in your tracks or drive you forward? Does a word limit make your stomach lurch? Does your imagination disappear if there is a big prize to win? Or do you thrive when winnings beckon? If the publishing world raises the stakes for you, do you raise the stakes for your characters and go for it?
Perhaps you prefer to let our story grow organically, like a plant. Maybe you like to watch it reveal new shoots with the seasons. Like a gardener, maybe you tend your story and mull it over in your mind, rather like mulching it over with compost. You know what it’s like to stand in surprise and awe when your story suddenly decides to turn to or from the sunlight.
Whether it’s one or the other, or something else entirely, we think everybody’s writing process is personal and entirely up to them.
But if you want to write something new and amazing for our short story competition, you’ve got until 15 August. There is a word limit and you can submit online. Full details are on the Abroad website. And yes. You life-in-the-fast-lane people will still have to fuss about double-spacing your manuscript.
However, if you’d rather venture out into your writing garden and gently dig up something you’ve tended over the seasons – we like that idea too. Let’s admire the roses together and just mention quietly that there are some prizes. While you prune away that tangle of honeysuckle and clematis, let’s just add that the prizes include Hever conference fellowships, a critique opportunity, and publication on our website and blog. But for now, let’s just fork over the weeds and enjoy the sun.
Hever Castle 2012
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Tag Archives: deputies
Four Broward County Police Failed to Engage School Shooter
By Rayn | February 23, 2018 - 8:03 pm | February 27, 2018 News Commentary
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Parkland, Florida, on February 14, 2018
Sources: Coral Springs Police Upset at Some Broward Deputies for Not Entering School:
https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/23/politics/parkland-school-shooting-broward-deputies/index.html
(Jake Tapper) When Coral Springs police officers arrived at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on February 14 in the midst of the school shooting crisis, many officers were surprised to find not only that Broward County Sheriff’s Deputy Scot Peterson, the armed school resource officer, had not entered the building, but that three other Broward County Sheriff’s deputies were also outside the school and had not entered, Coral Springs sources tell CNN. The deputies had their pistols drawn and were behind their vehicles, the sources said, and not one of them had gone into the school.
My Commentary: Wow…
Tagged cops, criminal, deputies, Epic FAIL, FAIL, failure, fanatacism, Florida, gun control, gunman, irrational, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, mass shooter, mass shooting, Nikolas Cruz, officers, police, self-defense, state, statism
Recently-Resigned Broward County Sheriff’s Deputy Receives Police Protection at Home at “Request of Family”
By Rayn | February 23, 2018 - 2:15 am | February 27, 2018 News Commentary
Deputies from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office
Police Are Guarding the Home of the Deputy Who Resigned Over His Lack of Action in the Parkland School Shooting:
http://www.businessinsider.com/parkland-shooting-officer-resigns-deputies-sent-to-protect-his-family-2018-2
(David Choi) Deputies from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s office are guarding the home of the school resource officer who was stationed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School after his family requested the protection, according to multiple news reports on Thursday.
Local Fox affiliate WSVN said it sent a reporter to the Boynton Beach, Florida, home of Broward County Sheriff’s deputy Scot Peterson for an interview when the reporter was met with six deputies “standing guard outside.”
My Commentary: Shook one…
Tagged Broward County Deputy, cops, deputies, engage, failure, FL, Florida, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, mass shooter, mass shooting, officers, Palm Beach County Deputies, police, protection, Scot Peterson
The Irrational Fanaticism Behind Gun Control on Full Display as Armed Florida Officer Failed to Engage School Shooter
Sheriff Scott Israel of Broward County
As Gunman Rampaged Through Florida School, Armed Deputy ‘Never Went In’:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/22/us/nikolas-cruz-florida-shooting.html
(Alan Blinder and Patricia Mazzei) The only armed sheriff’s deputy at a Florida high school where 17 people were killed took cover outside rather than charging into the building when the massacre began, the Broward County sheriff said on Thursday. The sheriff also acknowledged that his office received 23 calls related to the suspect going back a decade, including one last year that said he was collecting knives and guns, but may not have adequately followed up.
My Commentary: This one’s for the “only the police and military should have guns” cultists, who proselytize for all personal self-defense to be stripped away from innocent and peaceful individuals, by force (of course), and outsourced to agents of the State, also by force (of course) – and take this position with virtually no regard for the quality of service being provided, as would be expected in the case of irrational fanaticism.
Tagged cops, criminal, deputies, Epic FAIL, FAIL, failure, fanatacism, Florida, gun control, gunman, irrational, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, mass shooter, mass shooting, Nikolas Cruz, officers, Parkland, police, self-defense, state, statism
But, Without Government, Who Would Institutionalize Racism?
By Rayn | October 6, 2016 - 6:59 pm | October 19, 2016 News Commentary
Georgia Deputy Brant Gaither and Deputy Jeremy Owens
Two Georgia Cops Fired After Making Racist Facebook Posts Bragging About Targeting Black Drivers:
http://www.copblock.org/166953/two-georgia-cops-fired-racist-facebook-posts-bragging-targeting-black-drivers/
(Kelly W. Patterson) Newly released information reveals that two cops from Georgia recently lost their jobs after making racist posts, in which they joked and even bragged about targeting black drivers. Deputy Brant Gaither was fired on July 25th and Deputy Jeremy Owens was forced to resign on July 26th. Both had worked for the McIntosh County Sheriff’s Department. They also both worked on a special unit of Road Pirates that was assigned to generate revenue in the area between Savannah and Brunswick on Interstate 95.
My Commentary: But, without government, who would institutionalize racism?
Tagged Brant Gaither, cops, deputies, extortion, Facebook, Georgia, Jeremy Owens, McIntosh County Sheriff, officers, police, racial profiling, racism, racist, revenue generation, road pirates, robbery, stealing, theft
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Legacy bh5 intercooler
Legacy bh5 intercooler. Subaru Intercoolers 2019-02-12
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 6:28:08 AM Mark
One-third the amount of steering correction is needed under these conditions. Q: What are turbo hoses? It is crucial that all of these hoses are in tip top condition. This results in a 0—60 mph time of 5. In terms of safety, improvements that were made consist of the three-point seat belts for the driver and additional four passengers. Legacy Intercooler Kit are fantastic upgrades to your car.
Autobahn88 Silicone Intercooler Hose Fit Subaru Legacy B4 BE5 BH5 Mark3 98
With 26 tubes to take from one end-tank to the other, the unit has a 13. Dwarfing the factory intercooler core volume by more than 3. These models were only available in Auto. The engine is the same 2. This intercooler comes complete with a replacement silicone Y-piece and stainless steel. Why opt to go with the Verticooler? The whole system weighs about 10 kilograms.
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Compression and timing changed in order to further reduce the effect of loss of during the switch over from the primary to secondary stages. The vehicle was unveiled in 2001 35th annual Tokyo Motor Show. But turbo hoses can also be important for overall performance. Separate to the head unit — under the front passenger seat — is the system amplifier. These hoses are stronger so that they will not expand or blow off under full boost, and with larger diameters available they can also significantly increase power output by reducing flow restrictions. Improved off-boost torque comes from a raised static compression ratio — 9. The B4 has a 0.
The senses rotational speed difference between the front and rear axles and transmits torque to the end with the most grip which has lesser axle rpm. The output power handled by each of the 4-channels is 24W and the is 60W. B4 Engine Structure The B4 is powered by a 'phase 2' all-alloy , 16-valve, turbo 2-litre boxer four. The belt-driven act directly on hollow valve stems. Torque distribution at the road, however, is dependent on load distribution and tyre grip.
Add power and a bold new look all-in-one. Springs are mounted offset so their centreline coincides with the pivot axis. On the exhaust side it uses a 46. This top-mount intercooler kit utilizes a single entry inlet compared. It's said the target was to at least equal the performance of the. This in turn requires no input from the driver when the car is fast approaching a vehicle ahead.
. Currently powered by a 2. The primary turbo delivers boost in the low rpm and load ranges to deliver 278Nm at 2000 rpm, while the secondary turbo joins in above 4000—4500 rpm. This results in a 0—60 mph time of 5. This model features stainless steel piping.
Genuine SUBARU Intercooler LEGACY / BE / BH 5
Also, aluminum pipes, side tanks are polished. The air rushing into the engine is hot, but with an Intercooler Kit, it will be colder. This results in reduced noise, vibration and less power loss. Rear parcel shelf is unimpeded and seats can still be adjusted as well as fold down flat. Comes with everything needed for bolt on installation. During the 4000—4500 rpm transitional stage, however, the exhaust control valve is partially opened, bringing the secondary turbo up to near-operating speed.
The base model six-cylinder was offered as the H6-3. Additional optional extras were offered upon purchase including but not limited to; a new body kit, head light surrounds, and 4-pot brakes — the stock wheels were designed to accommodate this upgrade. The viscous limited-slip centre coupling apportions front-to-rear torque 50:50. An oil leak or boost leak can have catastrophic effects, including destroying your motor completely. This reduces road shock and — by minimising bump and rebound friction — provides less vibration. Have fun with new Legacy Intercooler Kit. More charge rows means more heat transfer area which results in lower temperatures.
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The J's Racing C Pillar bar has perfect fitment, the gold plated mounts look great and the effects of the bracing can be felt. Without the correct code sequence, the engine is not allowed to start. The ground clearance is 7. Here at Andy's Auto Sport we have a great selection of turbo hoses for you to choose from. A 6-band, 4-channel parametric equaliser has also been tuned specifically for the B4.
Blitz Intercooler Kit SE
Even though dimensions became mid-sized, it was still rated by the as a. The aforementioned 'select low' method of rear braking force, together with electronically delayed buildup of braking force at the front wheel with a high adhesion coefficient and negative steering roll radius, maximises chassis stability under braking. The H6 was only available in automatic, apparently due to the size of the 6-cylinder engine taking up too much space to fit the manual box and associated dual range mechanicals. Under dynamic driving conditions, however, the torque distribution varies accordingly. The front suspension incorporates cast aluminium L-shaped transverse links and the cross member features a newly devised 'performance rod'. The gears are now cold forged and shot peened for added strength and a flexible flywheel design is now incorporated to reduce engine vibration reaching the driveline.
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SuperMegaTurboX64Box
Press any key to start.
Web browser with plugins (Unity player, Torque,...)
By codonnell at 01/29/2011 - 12:38
obsolescence
Georgia SPSU
Submitted at Georgia SPSU (United States)
You are alone in a Dark and colorless world. Explore, find help, and restore the extinct light and colors of this lonely world.
Platform note:
Computer with Mac OS or Windows.
By redfreak at 01/29/2011 - 09:24
Universidad Simón Bolívar
Submitted at Universidad Simón Bolívar (Venezuela)
G.o.D. - Game of Death
G.o.D. - Game of Death is an abstract tactical board game about growth and extinction. Get rid of all pieces on the board. Get rid of the rules. Get rid of the game.
non-digital (board game, card game, physical game, etc.)
By gjnue at 01/29/2011 - 04:19
Munich Indie Game Jam
Submitted at Munich Indie Game Jam (Germany)
An abstract visualisation tool that emulates Nintendo GameBoy graphics, 4 colours in a 160 x 144 pixel resolution.
By tadghd at 01/28/2011 - 15:34
IGDAM @ La Trobe
Submitted at IGDAM @ La Trobe (Australia)
Advanced Enterprise Research Office
Platform or System:
Unfortunately relies on quartz composer
New York University Game Center
datamosh
Submitted at New York University Game Center (United States)
Fire(f)Lies
Windows XP or Vista
“Do not bite at the bait of pleasure, till you know there is no hook beneath it.” - Thomas Jefferson Fire(f)Lies is an audio-visual gameplay experience where players must depend on precision, observation and memory to decipher between two different species of Fireflies. The game is presented in an explorotary manner that encourages players to explore the game's mechanics and artistic meaning.
StarFishDGD
Submitted at StarFishDGD (Singapore)
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Michael j ireland sex scandal
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The bishop denied those claims and was not charged with any crime. Ronan admitted sexually abusing young men in Ireland, then was exported to the United States, where he continued his predatory activity in the s in Chicago and Portland, Ore. Sexual abuse in Cloyne diocese In , bishop John Magee found himself at the centre of a controversy surrounding his mishandling of child sex abuse cases in the diocese of Cloyne. The researchers, who were not given access to confidential records, said there were probably many more cases that their study did not uncover. Pope accepts McCarrick resignation as cardinal amid sexual abuse allegations Read more In July, McCarrick became the first cardinal to resign in nearly years after American church officials said allegations that he had sexually abused a year-old boy almost 50 years ago were credible and substantiated. Kenny, Michael. The diocese disclosed that he inappropriately touched three adolescents in the s. Eleven men sued the diocese, claiming that Reilly had sexually abused them when they were young. Therefore, it came as a considerable surprise when the Irish media started to report allegations of lapses in these aspects of the priesthood itself. Cynthia Anne Tejada sued in claiming that McNulty sexually abused her for three years in the s, starting when she was The abuse occurred primarily between the s and s. He returned to Ireland after being removed from a parish because of a complaint in by Christopher Dixon that Daly sexually abused him in the s when he was a teenager at the St. Magee was a seminary student at the time.
McGrath, Edward. Lawsuit settled. Presiding bishop is Paul Bootkoski. He was born in England and ordained in Ireland. McMahon, Sean. Scouting Ireland is providing him with a small travel allowance to attend counselling sessions once a week, he said. Simpson returned to Ireland before lawsuits were filed against him; they were settled with small payments to victims. As required by California law, a therapist must attest to the merits of an allegation before a civil lawsuit can be filed. Magee also was accused in Trenton in of inappropriately touching two young men, ages 18 and Diocese, Paterson, New Jersey. He was removed from the ministry and retired when a diocese panel found credible an allegation that he sexually abused two girls in The report characterised rape and molestation as "endemic" in Irish Catholic church-run Industrial Schools and orphanages. Murphy, Dennis. Bishop Bransfield is five days past his 75th birthday, the age at which it is customary for bishops to offer to resign and retire, though many are permitted to stay on. One of the four Americans in the meeting was Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, the archbishop of Houston-Galveston and the president of the conference. He allegedly molested two children between and in parishes in Panorama City and Santa Monica, Calif. The report drew on the testimony of nearly 2, witnesses, men and women who attended more than Catholic-run schools from the s until the s. Lynch, Bernard. Diocese of Rockville Center. Society of St. Response of government[ edit ] Ireland's national police force announced that they would study the report to see if it provided any new evidence for prosecuting clerics for assault, rape or other criminal offences. A former altar boy told then-Bishop Bernard Law that McHugh had been molesting him in when he was 12 years old.
Petersburg, Florida. He was accused of sexually abusing at least 15 boys from the late s until , when he retired and returned to Ireland. The bishop worked closely with Cardinal McCarrick at the Papal Foundation, which raises millions of dollars for Vatican projects. A spokesman for the Scout Association said it could not comment on the claims unless provided with specific cases where individuals allegedly failed to act on allegations. Archdiocese of Tuam[ edit ] Main articles: Police said they found no evidence Flynn had abused the girl; her attorney said police had no reason to probe deeply because the statute of limitations had expired. On 24 March it was announced by the Holy See that Bishop Magee had formally resigned from his duties as Bishop of Cloyne and was now bishop emeritus. The Archdiocese did not implement its own canon law rules and did its best to avoid any application of the law of the State. Bishop Bransfield is closely linked with former Cardinal McCarrick, who presided with two other cardinals at his consecration in Wheeling. The SNAP organization also said it knew of more than one victim. The —11 report listed new allegations of abuse, mainly "of a historical nature", up from allegations in its —10 report.
Walsh said the St. Society of St. He died in The woman sued, and two other complains against him were received. Foley, Robert. He has been laicized. Bishop Michael McAuliffe kept him in the ministry after he received treatment, but Bishop John Gaydos suspended him later upon reviewing his case. Lenihan, John. The agreement stipulated that all those who accepted the monetary settlements had to waive their right to sue both the church and the government. Smyth, Brendan. Lynch, Patrick. Further, the retired bishop of Amarillo, Leory T. Diocesan, Orange County. The church settled one of the allegations by agreeing to pay an undisclosed amount of money to the accuser. Diocese, Seattle, Wash. Some 21 of those complainants had contacted the firm in the last three weeks, he said. A request for his extradition was denied.
Kenny, Michael. The diocese also notified church officials in London in the belief he spends time there with family. The precipitous departure of Bishop Bransfield in West Virginia came with little warning, and no details about what he was accused of doing. But then in he was accused of having molested a mother and her two teenage children, a daughter and son, over a period of several years. Walsh, Patrick. Smyth, Brendan. But he allegedly waited for sex until she was 18, when he could no longer be charged with abusing a minor. For additional documentation on these and other priests in this list, see our Database of Accused Priests. He was born in England and ordained in Ireland. On 1 April , Brendan Comiskey , Bishop of Ferns , resigned over charges that he had failed to deal adequately with allegations that Fortune and others were sexually abusing children. A man told the archdiocese last month that he had been abused by the same priest, and on Tuesday, the priest was arrested on child abuse charges. Sexual abuse in Cloyne diocese In , bishop John Magee found himself at the centre of a controversy surrounding his mishandling of child sex abuse cases in the diocese of Cloyne. Letters from officials of the Amarillo diocese, June 7 and 27, The meeting was prompted by revelations that Cardinal McCarrick had been made the archbishop of Washington and elevated to cardinal despite repeated warnings over many years that he had abused seminary students. The archdiocese said an oversight board found no credible evidence to support the allegation that Reilly, who was retired, had sexually abused a boy in the s. Meetings held with him and representatives of the diocese in March failed to elicit his full co-operation with the National Board for Child Protection's investigation.
Bishop John Nevins was blamed for failing to protect the boy from the abuse. In a deposition, Law said he did not recall hearing the complaint or saying making such an accusation would keep from being accepted in the seminary. Its board is due to consider a range of emergency financial measures at a meeting on Saturday. The Archdiocese did not implement its own canon law rules and did its best to avoid any application of the law of the State. The diocese placed Murphy on administrative leave while it investigated complaints of questionable behavior with teenagers. Florida and treatment center in Hartford archdiocese. Servite order, served in Ireland, Chicago and Portland, Ore. He admitted molesting or attempting to molest as many as 50 boys and girls, and eventually served seven years in prison for his crimes. McLoughlin was in Ireland when accused of sexually abusing a teenage boy in Florida for more than two years, starting in The reason: The scandal has resulted in a number of multimillion-dollar court payouts for abuse victims. Los Angeles Archdiocesan Report of Feb. The mother of one victim allegedly told her pastor about the abuse and nothing was done about it for a decade before he left the country. The archbishop of Baltimore, William E. He also was accused of molesting a year-old girl. Archdiocese of Tuam[ edit ] Main articles: Be Fair to Priests , Riverside, Calif. Response of government[ edit ] Ireland's national police force announced that they would study the report to see if it provided any new evidence for prosecuting clerics for assault, rape or other criminal offences. The diocese did not suspend Lynch from his ministry until , long after it knew in the s that he was accused of sexual misconduct involving a grade school boy. Reilly remained in the ministry for an additional five years after the complaints were filed, until his death. Louis Post—Dispatch, June 21, Cronin, Sean. Pope accepts McCarrick resignation as cardinal amid sexual abuse allegations Read more In July, McCarrick became the first cardinal to resign in nearly years after American church officials said allegations that he had sexually abused a year-old boy almost 50 years ago were credible and substantiated. He stepped down from his ministry and returned to Ireland pending a church investigation.
Sexual abuse in Cloyne diocese In , bishop John Magee found himself at the centre of a controversy surrounding his mishandling of child sex abuse cases in the diocese of Cloyne. Catholic teachings on sexual morality The accepted norm in the Irish Church was that its priesthood was celibate and chaste , and homosexuality was both a sin and a crime. Another woman said he repeatedly tried to molest her in the s, when she was age 15, while he was a priest in Alabama, before he joined the Air Force. After he went into therapy, Bishop Edmond Carmody, a friend, then allowed him to serve in a Longview, Texas, parish despite his earlier admission of abuse. Diocese, Richmond, Va. It concluded that "the Dublin Archdiocese's pre-occupations in dealing with cases of child sexual abuse, at least until the mids, were the maintenance of secrecy, the avoidance of scandal, the protection of the reputation of the Church, and the preservation of its assets. English, Thomas. He agreed to retire after a woman claimed that he engaged in inappropriate behavior toward her in when she was The diocese did not suspend Lynch from his ministry until , long after it knew in the s that he was accused of sexual misconduct involving a grade school boy. The diocese opened a phone hotline for tips. Scouting Ireland has set up a confidential abuse helpline — tel: Those cases were included in a grand jury report last month in Pennsylvania that detailed accounts of abuse of more than 1, children by more than priests that were covered up for decades. His wife knows about the past abuse, but the trauma has put a huge strain on their relationship, he said.
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Celebrate Recovery Inside Home Run
15. January 2014 David Jones - CR Inside National Director (0)
Celebrate Recovery is prominently featured in the feature film Home Run.
"We have to break the cycle"
Burl Cain, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, Angola, LA speaks on Celebrate Recovery® and how CR is changing the lives of those on the inside as witnessed through the message of Cory Brandt's life in Home Run the Movie. Check out how you can host a viewing of Home Run the Movie in your facility by clicking here.
Greetings from We Care Inc.
6. January 2014 Senior Editor (0)
Written by Christine Sumner/The Clarion, Re-printed with permission
I had the sweetest note today that I have ever gotten from a long time friend I met at the jail many years ago when we were both much younger. When I began taking Celebrate Recovery Inside to the jail last October I met her again. “What are you doing here again,” I asked her jokingly. She just sighed and made an “I don’t know” gesture.
Over the months following, I began to see a difference taking place and as the months went by, I knew this young woman had changed. I was so glad when the kind judge gave her one more chance after many others.
She has been clean and sober ever since. This young woman is a totally different person than the one I met in that jail over ten years ago. Jesus made the difference. Listen to this:
“I love you so very much. Thank you for coming to that jail and teaching the word of God. You let me know there was hope.”
I cannot tell you what this does for me. I feel sorry for anyone that has not felt the Spirit of God working in their heart when something like this occurs in their life. This is our purpose in life; go out and tell others about His forgiveness and the saving grace He offers to all who seek him. Going to church is wonderful but actually doing God’s work is beyond measure.
First East Coast Summit opens doors for new groups
6. January 2014 Bobby Pepper - Southeast Regional Editor (0)
Jenna Shetter came to the Celebrate Recovery East Coast Summit seeking guidance and information on how to launch CR Inside at Pinellas County Jail in Clearwater, Fla.
She wasn't disappointed. After returning home with what she learned at Summit, Shetter saw many opportunities open up as she began taking the steps toward going "inside."
"It was a great experience witnessing the power of God (at Summit). I love to watch him show off," said Shetter, who attended Summit with her CR group from First Baptist Church of Indian Rocks in Largo, Fla. "I gained so much knowledge and he placed people in my path to help me accomplish my calling to take CRI into the jail on 49th Street in Pinellas County. I now have four CRs in the area behind me with at least one volunteer from each."
Shetter was among 2,000-plus participants who attended the first ECS on July 10-12 in Spartanburg, S.C. For the attendees interested in CR Inside, there were six sessions where they could meet and learn from National Director Hector Lozano, state representatives and others already inside or considering it.
"Two CR summits opens the door for more CR Inside groups by providing a means to help more CR groups get introduced and established at more facilities throughout the U.S.," Lozano said. "My impression of the first ECS is that there is not only a great deal of interest, but a great deal of activity inside jail/prison facilities. Many of the questions related to how to improve on the CR curriculum delivery as much as how to start a CR 'inside'."
The first day of Summit at Restoration Church featured Inside connection gatherings for anyone interested in one of three areas: jails, prisons and re-entry programs. Lozano was excited to see the large turnout for the connection events.
"State reps did an awesome job at facilitating connections," he said. "I am so proud of our Eastern state reps who demonstrated their unique qualities and character for service. Of course, the feedback from the connection participants told the whole story."
Greetings to you from FCI Waseca
6. January 2014 Ashley Gorka - North-Central Regional Editor (0)
For those of you who have never heard of FCI Waseca – we are a Federal Correctional Institution for female offenders located in rural Minnesota.
Our Celebrate Recovery has been active “inside” Waseca since 2010. It all started with one of us seeing a book with the word “Celebrate” on it and asking “what is that all about?” From that moment on, the seed was planted and 3 years later we are strong and getting stronger.
On July 23rd, 2013 we had another graduation ceremony and our second so far this year. For this ceremony we witnessed 60 women completing the step groups. This has been amazing journey for us all! Being a part of the transformation as we work the steps and begin to face the hurts, habits, and hang-ups we’ve been ignoring for so many years is true freedom. To open the celebration we were blessed to have the warden as the main speaker! She encouraged the women “to always remember this day and how far you have come!” Also in attendance we were fortunate to have some of our outside Celebrate Recovery TEAM. Jackie prepared our hearts by leading us in worship with Dale and Craig praying over us all. We then heard from four inmates who shared their story and how a Christ centered recovery is helping lead them from drug addiction, anger, self doubt, lack of forgiveness, broken families, and prior suicide attempts. This was amazing for everyone to experience.
Our Waseca Praise and Dance team took another step out of their comfort zone and sang an a cappella solo with dance. Together they modeled what a transformed life looks like and they received a standing ovation. We closed our ceremony with a presentation of certificates. For many women in the beginning the goal may have been to get the certificate. Now after completing the steps we know that the real celebration is a transformed life. As we received our certificate each one of us was able to stand tall and proud, knowing that our heavenly father loves them and is well pleased. The ceremony closed with more worship songs, fellowship, and cupcakes!
Thank you Celebrate Recovery
CR Inside Eastern Canada Rep Says Hello
Living my life scripture one day at a time with Jesus has been and still is an incredible journey….. Hebrews 13:3 “Remember those in prison as if you were their fellow prisoner and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.”
I have been in and out of prison since 1989, visiting two younger brothers and my youngest son. I have personally seen results of volunteers in my families’ lives and now since January 2009 I have had the privilege of being one of a team taking C.R. inside Grand Valley Federal Institution for Women in Kitchener, Ontario. In September 2011, I had the joy of taking the journey further and became the Eastern Canadian Rep. Not feeling worthy and worried that I had big shoes to fill I am reminded daily that I am not alone and again one day at a time with Jesus I am in awe of what God is preparing us to do and pray His continual support as we move from one stepping stone to the next…….
Breaking the chains of incarceration, one transformed life at a time.
As mentioned before we the team have been in GVI since Jan 2009 and many women have gone through step studies and are now co-facilitating. We started a team in Vanier Center for women provincial jail in October 2011 and offering the program Life’s Healing choices to the bail, remand, trial and short term unit. We have now been asked to go into the sentence unit to provide Step Study. We will be starting this on June 7th of this year. ANSWERED PRAYER Thank you Jesus!
Life’s Healing Choices is in Hamilton Wentworth Detention Center, Hamilton Ontario on the men’s side and in Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre in the City of London, Ontario on the men side. Six weeks ago a Team of women started to take it to the women’s side of the same Detention Centre. And Nova Institution Federal prison for women in Truro, Nova Scotia has been running Life’s Healing Choices for a couple of years. As we write these words there is a team meeting with the Chaplain at Ottawa Correctional Detention Centre to take Life’s Healing Choices inside and we rec’d a call from the volunteer co-ordinator at Maplehurst Detention Centre Milton, Ontario “We want Celebrate Recovery” And we have 4 men ready to go in.
As a result of our Church (Yeschurch, Brantford, Ontario) having a CR Sunday just this past month I rec’d a request from a lawyer that was there and has shared the program with a client in the Brantford Jail and she has asked me to contact the Chaplain and counselor and use her name to send literature or a person into her client. We have heard from this Chaplain and we are getting ready to take Life’s Healing Choices to the Brantford, Ontario jail in July and August.
Volunteer jail chaplain’s ‘last career’ is his most important
By JOSHUA ROBERT / Laramie Boomerang (re-posted with permission)
The 29-year-old man has a shaved head, tattoos up and down both arms and standard issue black-and-whites.He speaks softly into the telephone, from behind a glass partition, inside a small room of metal and concrete.The inmate covers plenty of topics in the few minutes left of the allotted visit: his 7-year-old daughter, the drug and assault convictions and life on the wrong side of the glass.
“This place,” he says of Albany County Jail, “it sucks. There are, nonetheless, reasons to be thankful, reasons to hope.He says he’s committed to sobriety.He accepts responsibility for his choices and the consequences. And, he has someone in his corner.
He is definitely a blessing, not just to me, but to other people,” the inmate says of volunteer jail chaplain Rich Henderson. “He’s made my life a little better today.”
Henderson knows the inmate through visits during prior jail stints, and on the outside as part of Celebrate Recovery, a weekly, faith-based program to overcome “hurts, habits and hang-ups.”
On this Thursday afternoon, inmate and chaplain talk philosophy, faith and the future.
“Your relationship with God is what’s important,” Henderson says into the telephone, in response to a question about denominations. “Tags aren’t what’s important.”
Henderson taps on a book, “Free on the Inside,” a Bible written at an elementary school level that simplifies concepts for readers.
The book is his constant companion on jail visits.
Henderson seeks out chapters and verses, flipping through and finding pages, encouraging the inmate with words and messages and parables.
The chaplain mentions the book’s testimonials, short passages written by inmates.“
They will help inspire you,” Henderson says. “These are people who have been where you’re at now.”
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Doping controls in gyms – ineffective, costly and more common than you think
By Dr Katinka van de Ven, Lecturer in Criminology, Birmingham City University and Kyle J.D. Mulrooney, PhD Fellow, Doctorate in Cultural and Global Criminology, University of Kent.
(This article first appeared on the Conversation)
Anti-doping is not just something that exists in elite sports; it’s increasingly being applied to recreational gym users. While most countries focus on prevention and education, a handful have taken the drastic step of introducing doping controls in commercial gyms. In 2003, Belgium became the first country to introduce such measures. Sweden, Denmark and Norway soon followed their lead.
Since the early 2000s, recreational trainers in Belgium – especially in Flanders – have been forbidden from using substances banned by the World Anti-Doping Code (WADC), which governs elite athletes. They also face the same sanctions as elite athletes. To vet people, anti-doping officials use muscle profiling. Although doping controls are meant to be random, it is often male weight trainers with a more muscular appearance who are tested for the use of steroids.
Police are able to conduct a home search based on a positive test, and an athlete may be subject to both a doping and a drug investigation for the same offence. These people face criminal prosecution for the use or possession of illegal substances and they also face sanctions from the Flemish national anti-doping organisation (NADO). If a person tests positive, and it’s a first offence, they may be banned by NADO Flanders for two years from every gym and any form of organised sport in the region. They may also receive a fine of, on average, €1,000-2,000, although fines can be as high as €25,000.
In Denmark any person training in a gym that has entered into a collaboration agreement with Anti-Doping Denmark (the country’s national anti-doping organisation) may be subject to doping controls. Gyms in Denmark must indicate at their entrance and on their website by means of a happy or frowning icon whether or not they are part of this agreement.
Sweden also has doping controls at training facilities and Norway’s anti-doping strategies have an element of monitoring and policing. For instance, fitness centres that adopt the anti-doping programme in Norway receive a licence to carry out tests on members suspected of doping. There is no legal obligation to sign up to be a “Clean Centre”, but gyms that do are perceived to have a reputational advantage. About half of Norway’s fitness centres now have a Clean Centre certificate.
Anti-doping officials often use muscle profiling to guess who might be using steroids. xmee/Shutterstock.com
Not a deterrent
The goal of these doping controls is to deter people from using substances that may be detrimental to their health. But, aside from privacy and human rights issues, such as undressing in front of a doping officer and targeting certain groups, recent research shows that doping tests in gyms may be ineffective at preventing or reducing doping use. Rather, there are possible unintended negative outcomes that may increase health risks. For instance, users may train in basements and private clubs, stop training altogether, displace to other countries with no doping controls, or undertake more dangerous doping practices to avoid a positive test.
Drug testing in schools – including for doping – has proved ineffective in preventing students from trying drugs or doping substances. Not only do doping tests appear to have little deterrent effect, but it also is an extraordinarily expensive process.
While it is true that people are increasingly using steroids and other image enhancing drugs, testing in gyms does not seem to be the answer. If we have learned anything from the war on drugs, it is that repression does little to curb drug use. Instead, it contributes significantly to health and societal problems.
Criminalising recreational users and elite athletes not only leads to increased stigmatisation and marginalisation, but it maximises the risks associated with use (unsafe products and hinders the implementation of harm-reduction initiatives.
As it becomes clear that doping use among the general public is a growing phenomenon, we must confront the issue head on. However, the use of performance enhancing drugs in society must be addressed not as a sporting issue nor as a criminal one, but rather as a matter of public health. We should focus attention on methods that have proved to be successful in addressing the use of performance and image enhancing drugs within the general population such as prevention and education, while seeking to reduce the harm associated with its use. One study of 15 to 21-year-olds found that combining anti-doping education with practical strength training can help prevent doping. Let’s go with the evidence and put an end to punitive measures.
Dr Katinka van de Ven, is a Lecturer in Criminology at Birmingham City University. Learn more about Criminology here or view our courses.
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Emmy Hosts Brawl On “Kimmel”
Posted on September 19, 2008 by Chuck Barney
Emmy, if you don’t know already, is getting real this year by not only launching a new category for best host of a reality show, but having all five — Heidi Klum (“Project Runway”), Ryan Seacrest (“American Idol”), Jeff Probst (“Survivor”), Howie Mandel (“Deal or No Deal”) and Tom Bergeron (“Dancing With the Stars”) — host the telecast.
But can this group make it through the show in one piece? Watch what happens when Jimmy Kimmel gets all five in the same room and bloated egos lead to “ill feelings.” (I love how Heidi just sits there and stays out of the fray).
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The Scoop on The New “Survivor” Cast
Posted on August 27, 2008 by Chuck Barney
Apparently gone are the days when CBS actually released its news on “Survivor” to everybody at the same time. Now, “Entertainment Weekly” gets the exclusive scoop on the cast announcements and we’re all left to feed off them — not that we’re bitter or anything.
Anyway, EW.com has the lowdown on the 18-member “Survivor: Gabon” cast, which includes an Olympic gold medalist, a “Gilmore Girls” actress, and a professional video game champion.
For more info, click here.
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“Survivor” Premiere Pushed Back
Hang in there, “Survivor” fans. You’ll have to wait a week longer for the return of the reality adventure show.
CBS announced Monday that it has changed the premiere date of “Survivor: Gabon — Earth’s Last Eden” to Sept. 25. The move was made to accommodate a two-hour premiere episode — a first for “Survivor.” It will air from 8 to 10 p.m. (“Survivor” was originally scheduled to debut with a one-hour episode on Sept. 18).
Another first: “Survivor” finally makes the transition to high-definition this season. We’re looking forward to all those gorgeous nature shots.
CBS also said that the “Survivor” premiere will be followed by a rebroadcast of last season’s “CSI” cliffhanger finale.
Announcement of the new “Survivor” cast is forthcoming.
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Fall TV Premiere Dates!
Posted on July 28, 2008 by Chuck Barney
Other Websites may have given them to you in piecemeal fashion, but we’ve compiled all of the broadcast network premiere dates and presented them in a comprehensive list. Why? Because we care. Keep in mind that network programmers are a fickle bunch and dates/times could change. We’ll do our best to stay on top of them:
Monday, Aug. 25
8 p.m. — “America’s Toughest Jobs,†NBC (2 hours) *
Monday, Sept. 1
8 p.m. — “Prison Break,†Fox (2 hours)
8 p.m. — “Gossip Girl,†The CW
9 p.m. — “One Tree Hill,” The CW
Tuesday, Sept. 2
8 p.m. — “90210,†The CW (2 hours) *
Wednesday, Sept. 3
8 p.m. — “Bones,“ Fox (2 hours)
8 p.m. — “America’s Next Top Model,†The CW (2 hours)
Thursday, Sept. 4
8 p.m. — “Moment of Truth,“ Fox (2 hours)
Friday, Sept. 5
8 p.m. — “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? Fox (2 hours)
Saturday, Sept. 6
8 p.m. — “Cops,†Fox
9 p.m. — “America’s Most Wanted,“ Fox
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CBS Sets Premiere Dates; “CSI” Delayed
Posted on June 27, 2008 by Chuck Barney
The political process is getting in the way of the sleuths from “CSI.”
Because of the presidential and vice-presidential debates this fall, the premiere of “CSI”‘s season is being pushed back to Oct. 9. Meanwhile, the bulk of the CBS schedule will launch on the week of Sept. 22, with the exception of “Survivor,” which will kick off on Sept. 18.
Here’s a rundown of CBS premiere dates:
8 p.m.: “Survivor: Gabon” (17th season premiere)
Monday, Sept. 22
8 p.m.: “The Big Bang Theory” (2nd season premiere)
8:30 p.m.: “How I Met Your Mother” (4th season premiere)
9 p.m.: “Two and a Half Men” (6th season premiere)
9:30 p.m.: “Worst Week” (New show)
10 p.m.: “CSI: Miami” (7th season premiere)
Tuesday, Sept. 23
8 p.m.: “NCIS” (6th season premiere)
9 p.m.: “The Mentalist” (New show)
10 p.m.: “Without a Trace” (7th season premiere)
Wednesday, Sept. 24
8 p.m.: “The New Adventures of Old Christine” (4th season premiere)
8:30 p.m.: “Project Gary” (New show)
9 p.m.: “Criminal Minds” (4th season premiere)
10 p.m.: “CSI: NY” (5th season premiere)
Saturday, Sept. 27
8 p.m.: “Crimetime Saturday”
10 p.m.: “48 Hours Mystery” (season premiere)
Sunday, Sept. 28
7 p.m.: “60 Minutes” (41st season premiere)
8 p.m.: “The Amazing Race” (13th edition)
9 p.m.: “Cold Case” (6th season premiere)
10 p.m.: “The Unit” (4th season premiere)
Friday, Oct. 3
8 p.m.: “Ghost Whisperer” (4th season premiere)
9 p.m.: “The Ex List” (New show)
10 p.m.: “Numb3rs” (5th season premiere)
Thursday, Oct. 9
9 p.m.: “CSI” (9th season premiere)
10 p.m.: “Eleventh Hour” (New show)
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“Survivor” buzz-kill: Arrogant Parvati Wins
Posted on May 12, 2008 by Chuck Barney
Pavarti wins the big bucks and looks shocked.
Here’s our take on the culmination to an extraordinary season of “Survivor,” as provided by Ann Tatko-Peterson:
Wow, what a let-down! After so many spectacular blindsides throughout the season, the “Survivor” finale had a high bar to reach — and missed by a long shot. Sticking Parvati in the final two had me seeing red. How could the rudest, most arrogant, often juvenile, just downright despicable player come that close to winning the game? Oh but wait, it could get worse. She actually won! As my husband pointed out, Parvati Shallow — how fitting. She was indeed one of the most shallow players in this game, and for that reason, I hate seeing her take the money.
Once again, Amanda coughed up the million bucks. Let her be a lesson for all future players: doe eyes and tears, no matter how genuine, won’t score points with the jury. Last season, she tripped herself up time and time again at the final Tribal Council. She failed to answer questions directly and played up the I’m innocent look to her own detriment. Trouble reared at the second to last Tribal Council. As soon as she started crying about having to vote out Cirie, you could tell the jury wasn’t on her side. Alexis and Natalie exchanged glances, Erik tilted his head, Eliza rolled her eyes (of course, she did that so often this season it’s amazing they’re still in her eye sockets.) Continue Reading →
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“Survivor”: Erik’s Epic Blunder
Posted on May 9, 2008 by Chuck Barney
The women express their glee after Erik gets ousted.
Here’s a recap of the penultimate episode of “Survivor: Micronesia — Fans vs. Favorites,” as generously provided by Ann Tatko-Peterson:
Well, Erik didn’t do or say much right, with one exception — Damn! Damn! But instead of damn those girls, Erik should be damning his own stupidity. I could wax poetic but I’ll let James take this away, as he did so eloquently with the line that will go down as the best quote ever:
“I’ve lost my reign as the dumbest Survivor ever.”
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“Survivor”: A Man Crush And A Weepy Good-Bye
Posted on March 20, 2008 by Chuck Barney
Ozzy and Erik sittin’ in a (coconut) tree. K-i-s-s-i-n-g …
OK, so things didn’t exactly go that far, but we’ve got a huge man-crush on “Survivor” and it will be interesting to see how it affects alliances in the coming weeks.
From the very start, Erik, one of the fans, has been worshipping Ozzy from afar. Now that they’re in the same tribe, a few cold showers may be in order. The adoration is such that it had the endlessly witty Cirie breaking out out the “Lion King” analogies (saying Erik is Simba to Ozzy’s Mufasa) and noting that “stardust” flows out of Erik’s mouth every time he talks about Ozzy. Oh that Cirie – a regular Wanda Sykes.
The love connection appeared to be in jeopardy when Ami began hatching a plan to blindside Ozzy. Alas, the bold scheme unraveled and Tracy was sent packing. Why is it that the women on “Survivor” often seem to have trouble bonding together to take down the Alpha male? The show hasn’t had a female winner for a while and this is no doubt a key factor.
Also heading home was Chatty Kathy, who, on the verge of a complete emotional breakdown, begged out of the game. “This is the dumbest thing I’ve ever done,” Kathy wailed after suffering through a rainstorm of Biblical proportions. No surprise here. From the start, Kathy didn’t seem cut out for the game, which she apparently enjoys much more from the comfort of her couch.
I had the urge to jeer her, but then I realized that a guy whose idea of a great wilderness adventure is sitting in front of a raging fire in a Lake Tahoe cabin and sucking down hot coco really has no room to talk.
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‘Survivor”: Yau-Man Reflects On Early Ouster
Posted on February 23, 2008 by Chuck Barney
Yau-Man Chan making like Rick Barry.
Had a chance to talk to Yau-Man yesterday, just hours after we learned that he had been evicted from “Survivor: Micronesia — Fans vs. Favorites.”
It was quite a come-down for Yau, who spent 38 days on “Survivor: Fiji” and came oh so close to winning the million bucks. This time, his stint lasted only nine days and he was a victim of a nasty rift in his tribe that had Cirie defecting from his alliance and orchestrating his demise. As usual, the computer whiz from Martinez was pretty pragmatic about the whole thing.Â
“I have to give it to Cirie. She played a strong game,” he told me. “She quickly went from a defensive position to a completely offensive one and took me by surprise. My failiing was not reading her earlier.”
On Thursday’s episode, Jonathan was seen pleading Yau’s case to Cirie and wound up pouring fuel on the fire. Consequently, Cirie just dug her heels in. I asked Yau why, if his head was on the chopping block, he didn’t get in there and argue his own case instead of leaving it to the mouthy Jonathan.
You’ve gotta love the war paint.
“I actually had lots of one-on-one conversations with Cirie and I’m surprised they didn’t show any of that,” he said. “I told her we could be great allies just like I was with Earl (in Fiji). I tried to convince her that, if I make it to Exile Island and find the Immunity Idol, I would share immunity with her. But nothing worked.”
Yau admits he probably underestimated Cirie from the start. “My only regret was not getting to know her better earlier. She’s a strong person and much more of a leader than I thought … And she probably felt like she was on the outer circle of our alliance.”
One thing Yau didn’t miss after being elminated is the horrible weather and rugged challenges in Micronesia. He said the challenges were much more physical than they were in Fiji and pointed to this week’s rugby-like duel in the mud and sand as a prime example.
“That challenge was originally supposed to be a best 2-out-of-3,” he revealed. “But the moment we started, the rain came down. We were killing each other for 40 minutes and we still hadn’t made it through one game. So they (the directors) stopped us at that point and asked if we wanted to cut it down to just one game — first one to five points wins. Everyone, unanimously said ‘Yes!'”
Making the challenge even tougher was the fact that, just underneath the sand and surface, lie pieces of broken coral that tore at the flesh of the castways when they got slammed to the turf.
Said Yau, “It was absolutely brutal!”
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“Survivor”: Yau-Man Gets The Boot
Things get physical in the reward challenge.
Here’s the TV Freak take on the latest episode of “Survivor: Micronesia — Fans vs. Favorites.” If you haven’t yet watched, proceed accordingly:
After coming oh so close to winning the $1 million in Fiji, Martinez resident and fan favorite Yau-Man Chan won’t even sniff the money in Micronesia. Tonight, he became the third person voted out of  “Survivor,” thanks to a nasty little rift among his tribemates.
Yau-Man’s departure, combined with last week’s ouster of Mary Sartain, puts a quick end to the East-Bay pride in the game. Now I’ve got to find someone else to root for and it ain’t going to be Cirie.
Cirie deviously (or skillfully, depending on how you look at it) orchestrated Yau-Man’s eviction. At the top of the episode, she was actually in a five-person alliance that included Yau-Man. But knowing that she represented the swing vote, she was open to come-hither wooing. “I should probably be carried on a chariot-type thing,” she said, bemoaning the fact that not enough was being done by either side to buy her vote. Continue Reading →
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Conrail Trailvan along the Mass-Pike
November 6, 2014 brian solomon
Exposed on Kodachrome 25, using a Leica M2 with 50mm Summicron.
Scenes like this were once common: piggyback trains on their final lap to Boston running along traffic on the adjacent Massachusetts Turnpike. But, not any more.
A few years ago, CSX finally closed its yards at Beacon Park, having expanded its intermodal facilities in Worcester and West Springfield.
I made this view on bright, brisk clear afternoon at Newton, Massachusetts. Polarized sunlight can be typical Boston weather in early winter.
It’s nice to get clear sunny days, yet the area’s low humidity combined with other elements can make the light too contrasty. Not all sunlight has the same qualities, and I’ve found that sunlight can vary greatly from region to region and at different times of the year.
But when autumn fades to winter, more changes than just the leaves. In eastern Massachusetts stark midday wintery lighting presents its own of visual challenges.
The cold razor’s edge Boston’s winter sunlight makes for blinding bright highlights and opaque shadows. But is it too harsh? I’m much fonder of softer mid-autumn sun.
Stark light, not withstanding, I’m happy to have made this view of a Conrail piggyback train on the Boston & Albany. The Conrail Trailvan trailer behind the locomotives makes it a more interesting image.
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Classic Conrail: Altoona, Pennsylvania
October 9, 2014 brian solomon
Light! Leica! Action!
July 28, 1987, TSH and I were poised on the footbridge at Works waiting for westbound freights to get their helpers and begin their climb over the Allegheny Divide via Horseshoe Curve.
A lone SW1200 was drilling freight cars in the yard. I’ve always like EMD switchers. So while waiting for the mainline action, I exposed this trailing view of the locomotive using my Leica M2 fitted with my father’s Leitz f2.8 90mm Elmarit and loaded with Kodachrome 25 slide film
A classic view of a Conrail SW1200 switcher at work. Exposed on July 28, 1987 using a Leica M2 with 90mm lens on Kodachrome 25 slide film.
Looking back, 1987 was a threshold year for my photography. After several years of fumbling with inadequate camera-meter-film combinations, I’d finally found a couple camera-film combinations that consistently yielded technically satisfactory results.
In June of that year, I’d bought my own M2. By then, I’d decided that Kodachrome 25 was the ‘right’ film for most daylight circumstances. Leica’s sharp fast lenses with Kodachrome’s extremely fine grain and exceptional dynamic range allowed me to make some very satisfactory images in a variety of circumstances.
Key to my winning formula was developing a working understanding of how Kodachrome 25 would react in different lighting situations. In 1986 I’d bought a Sekonic Studio Deluxe and had begun taking detailed notes on my exposures. This will be the topic of a future post.
Tomorrow: The Old Standard
Christmas Day 1982; Warren, Massachusetts
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New GE’s Roll East on the former Erie at Canaseraga, New York
Southern Pacific’s Roseville Yard, February 1990.
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Daily Post: Southern Pacific 4449 at Redding, California.
September 26, 2014 brian solomon
On Assignment with Southern Pacific, Part 2.
August 31, 1991. I’ll put this in the ‘forgotten images’ category! I remember the trip, I remember the day, but until I scanned it, I’d completely forgotten that I’d made this photo on black & white film.
SP Daylight 4449 crosses the curved tower-supported plate girder viaduct at Redding, California on August 31, 1991. Exposed using a Leica M2 with 50mm Summicron lens.
As I’ve describe in my previous post, Daylight Beauty at Hooker Creek. Southern Pacific had organized the streamlined engine to make a public appearances in the Sacramento River Canyon as a goodwill gesture following a serious derailment at the Cantara Loop (which spilled toxins into the river above Dunsmuir), and the railroad had hired me for two days to make photographs of the PR event. Brian Jennison provided transport, and the two of us spent a long weekend making numerous images of SP 4449 with Daylight train.
I exposed this image on the first day of excursions using my Leica M2 with 50mm lens. I’ve published many of the color slides I exposed from the same trip, including views I made on Kodachrome with my Nikon F3T at this bridge.
Some can be found in my book The American Steam Locomotive published by MBI in 1998, Steam Power published by Voyageur Press in 2009. Also, Audio Visual Designs used my photo of SP 4449 at Redding on a picture postcard back in the 1990s.
Finding this picture was a pleasant surprise. Compared with earlier years, I have relatively few black & white images from the 1990s in California, although I went through a phase where I’d use the Leica loaded B&W during the ‘high light’ when Kodachrome yielded substandard results.
In this case, I made the most of the situation by using two cameras and different types of film, I obtained a variety of photos from location. Also, the locomotive repeated the exercise the following day. By then, I’d re-loaded the Leica with Kodachrome 25.
Tight crop on the locomotive from the same b&w negative. SP Daylight 4449
crosses the curved tower-supported plate girder viaduct at Redding, California on August 31, 1991. Exposed using a Leica M2 with 50mm Summicron lens.
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Tomorrow: Alcos in the snow!
Through the Leica lens – 25 January 2013
More Southern Pacific 4449: video by Skip Weythman
Union Pacific at Reverse, Idaho, June 1993
Oregon Rail Heritage Center and SP 4449 open to the public
South Station Reflections November 23, 1988.
Southern Pacific 4449 “Daylight” – beautiful streamliner
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DAILY POST: Palmer Freight House Demolition
January 30, 2014 brian solomon 1 Comment
25 Years Ago, Conrail Demolished Palmer’s Boston & Albany Freight House.
During the 1980s, Conrail demolished many disused structures along the Boston & Albany line. The East Brookfield freight house went in 1984, Worcester’s went in 1986. In January 1989, I noticed that the railroad was preparing to erase Palmer’s B&A landmark.
The wrecking machine was parked out in front and had already taken a bite out of the northeast corner of the steam-era red brick structure.
Palmer freight station on the eve of demolition. Exposed with a Leica M2 in January 1989.
I proposed a short article to the editor of Palmer Journal Register. The newspaper supplied me with a roll of black & white film and processed it for me. I photographed the building from every angle and wrote the article that appeared about a week later.
Conrail made short work of the old building, which had stood at the west-end of the yard near Haley’s Grain Store. Today there is almost no evidence of the building.
For me it had been tangible evidence of the old Boston & Albany—never mind Conrail or Penn-Central. While its usefulness to Conrail may have ended, I recalled speaking with the agent there on various occasions in previous years.
I still have the negatives that I exposed with my Leica M2 and I’ve scanned these using my Epson V600.
Palmer freight on the eve of demolition. Exposed with a Leica M2 in January 1989.
Tomorrow: Tracking the Light takes a look a classic searchlight signal on Pan Am Southern’s Boston & Maine route.
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DAILY POST: Holiday in Hollidaysburg
January 7, 2014 brian solomon 2 Comments
Remembering a Warm Summer Afternoon.
“Let’s get an ice cream,” my pal T.S.H. said as we drove by Conrail’s sprawling former Pennsylvania Railroad yards at Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania.
Conrail, Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania 6:30 pm on July 27, 1987. Exposed on Kodachrome 25 with a Leica M2 fitted with 50mm f2.0 Summicron.
There was a roadside ice cream stand on one side of the highway and the tracks on the other. I made this image showing Conrail SD40 6288, while enjoying the ice cream on the hood of the old Dodge Dart we were using as transport.
This engine had been painted with a slogan promoting the United Way. Second out was a former Erie Lackawanna SD45-2. This was a local that had come down from Altoona with bad-order cars for the car shops.
It was July 27, 1987 and we were on the tail end of a week-long exploration of Pennsylvania. The days had been hot and hazy, but evenings offered some rosy light, (when there wasn’t a thunderstorm). We had started the day on the old Baltimore & Ohio, working our way from Confluence to Sand Patch, then drove north to Hollidaysburg.
The ice cream is just a memory, but I still have the old chromes.
“Conrail: The Consolidated Rail Corporation”
Conrail at School Road, Batavia, New York; 24 Years Ago
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DAILY POST: Rochester & Southern EMD Switcher
December 15, 2013 brian solomon
Brooks Avenue Yard, September 23, 1987.
Among my favorite locomotives are Electro-Motive’s classic end-cab switchers, of the sort introduced in the mid-1930s with EMC model SC.
I became familiar with this type as a result of an O-Gauge Lionel NW-2 dressed for Santa Fe that my father bought for me about 1972. Later, I watched and photographed full scale switchers on Penn-Central, Conrail and Boston & Maine.
This type in effect emulated the shape of the common steam locomotive, allowing the engineer to look down the length of the hood, instead of a boiler. Electro-Motive wasn’t first to use this arrangement, which Alco introduced in the early 1930s. But, it was the Electro-Motive switcher that I found to have a classic sound and shape.
Rochester & Southern SW1200 107 is posed in front of the Brooks Avenue yard office between 9:45 and 10:15 am on September 23, 1987. I made this photograph with a Leica M2 with 50mm Summicron lens on Kodachrome 25 slide film. At the time was doing a lighting test with my Sekonic Studio Deluxe light meter. Puffy clouds were rapidly passing over and intermittently blocking (and diffusing) the sunlight. I made careful notes of changes in exposure which varied by two full stops between ‘full sun’ and shaded. —
Incidentally, I published this image on page 53 of The American Diesel Locomotive (MBI Publishing, 2000).
When I was studying at the Rochester Institute of Technology in the late 1980s, Rochester & Southern’s Brooks Avenue Yard was just a few minutes away. I routinely stopped by the yard to see what was going on.
At that time, R&S 107—a former Southern Pacific SW1200—could be routinely found drilling cars. Over the years, I made a number of images of this old goat.
I left Rochester in 1989. I wonder what has become of this switcher? Does it still sport the SP-order oscillating lights?
See previous Tracking the Light posts: Lehigh Valley 211 at Lincoln Park, Rochester, New York; Genesee & Wyoming at P&L Junction, November 4, 1987; and Two Freights 24 Hours Apart
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DAILY POST: Panned View, Buffalo, New York.
Sunny Morning on Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority Metro Rail.
A Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority Tokyu Car-built light rail car glides through downtown Buffalo on May 4, 1989. The brown strip along the side of the car compares nicely with the tint of the stone on St Paul’s beyond. Since this image was exposed, NFTA has dressed the cars in a more modern livery.
I’d argue that the Buffalo light rail line is one of America’s least photographed railways. It’s certainly not something I’ve often seen pictured.
The system has several peculiarities. One of the strangest is its route, which runs in a subway through the northern Buffalo suburbs but on the street in the historic downtown.
I’ve made several visits to photograph and ride this unusual railway. I had an especially clear morning on May 4, 1989 when I exposed this pan on Kodachrome with my Leica M2. The car is on Main Street and passing St Paul’s Cathedral (located just a few blocks from Buffalo City Hall).
When seeking out railways to document, I’m always on the lookout for those operations that appear to elude other photographers. Admittedly, while the Buffalo light rail isn’t the most exciting railway in western New York, it can be photogenic and is thus worthy of pictures.
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DAILY POST: Susquehanna SD45 and an Erie Semaphore, Canaseraga, New York.
December 9, 2013 brian solomon 1 Comment
How Change Affects Composition.
On April 7, 1989, I exposed this Kodachrome slide at f4.0 1/125th of a second using my Leica M2 with 35mm Summicron lens. Today, if I visited the same location, I’d make a completely different image because all the elements that encouraged this composition are gone. This slide is a little bit of history.
Three elements of this image interested me when I exposed it on April 7, 1989.
The Union & Switch & Signal Style S upper quadrant former Erie Railroad semaphore; New York, Susquehanna & Western’s former Burlington Northern SD45; and the unusual grade separated mainline, where the eastward track is on a higher level than the westward line.
I could write in detail about anyone of these three things. And someday I will. But not now.
Instead, I’ll examine the composition in a effort to offer a lesson on observing change.
The reason I made this photo in the way I did was specifically to juxtapose the signal with the locomotive. The grade separation not only offered added interest, but facilitated the over all composition because it allowed the locomotive to be relatively higher in the frame while enabling me to include the entire signal (complete with base of mast mechanism and subsidiary boxes/equipment) without producing an unbalanced image.
Today, none of the main elements in the photo are in place. If you were to visit Canaseraga, New York (located about 10 miles railroad-west of Hornell on the former Erie Buffalo mainline) you would find that the semaphore is gone; as is the old eastward main track. If by chance there’s an SD45 in the photo (unlikely, but not inconceivable) it would be on the close track.
In other words, the essential components of the image have changed to such a degree that there is little reason to consider making a photo at this location. And that’s the point!
When photographers (myself included) make railway images, they consciously and unconsciously include (and exclude) line side infrastructure which helps define and structure the photographs.
Changes to railway infrastructure alter the way we see the railroad, and thus the very way we compose and plan photographs. By anticipating change, we can make more interesting images and preserve the way things look for future viewers.
When trackside make careful consideration for those elements you may include or deliberately exclude. Might you be missing a potentially great image by trying to avoid some wires or litter along the line? Is an old fence potentially a graphic element that not only will help located the photo in the future but also key to a dramatic composition?
It is these types of thoughts than can make the difference when trying to compose great (or at least, relevant) railway photos.
See: Erie Mainline Revisited and Curiously Seeking Erie Semaphores.
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Electro-Motive Switcher in Holyoke, Massachusetts August 1987.
September 9, 2013 brian solomon 2 Comments
Capturing an Engine in its Environment.
Enthusiasm counts for a lot. I had just recently purchased a second-hand Leica M2 with 50mm Summicron, and I was seeing photos everywhere I looked.
I often poked around Holyoke, where the mix of 19th century mill buildings and decaying railroad infrastructure offered endless possibilities for photography.
Springfield Terminal 1401 switches a carload of scrap metal at the north-end of Holyoke Yard on August 20, 1987. Exposed on Professional Kodachrome 25 (PKM) using a Leica M2 with 50mm Summicron.
At that time, Guilford Transportation Industries was the big show in town. In addition to several through freights and a local, a switcher was often on duty drilling the Boston & Maine yard.
On August 20, 1987, I found this former Boston & Maine SW1, recently repainted and renumbered as Springfield Terminal 1401. I exposed this image from the street, across from the old passenger station. For me it captures the feel of Holyoke at the time.
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Southern Pacific 4449 at Worden, Oregon, April 1991.
September 7, 2013 brian solomon
My First Glimpse of the Daylight.
Southern Pacific Gs4 4449 in the classic Daylight livery works railroad-direction west near Worden, Oregon in April 1991. Exposed on Kodachrome 25 slide film. Exposure calculated manually using a Sekonic Studio Deluxe handheld photocell.
Southern Pacific’s streamlined Daylight was one of the great classic American trains. It was so popular that a recreation of the train was assembled in the 1980s using traditional equipment, including one of the last surviving SP 4-8-4s, the often photographed engine 4449.
In April 1991, I was traveling with Brian Jennison and J.D. Schmid in pursuit of various steam locomotives converging on Sacramento, California for RailFair 1991. Earlier in the week we’d made images of Union Pacific’s 844 and 3985 working former Western Pacific lines.
We’d driven overnight to this location just north of the California-Oregon state line. While I’d photographed SP lines in Oregon the previous year, Worden was new to me. The location was selected for the sweeping curve on an upgrade, which was hoped to produce a bit smoke. The location was selected for the sweeping curve on an upgrade, which was hoped to produce a bit smoke.
We knew that 4449 was on its way. I was fascinated. While I was very familiar with SP’s magnificent class Gs4 ‘Golden State’ 4-8-4s, having often seen them in photographs and magazines, this was my first experience with the engine in person.
By the time the train came into view, at least a dozen photographers were on site. A helicopter had landed on the far side of the tracks with video crew on board. This was more than just a train, it was an event!
I positioned my Nikon F3T with f4 200mm lens on my 3021 Bogen tripod loaded with Kodachrome 25. I also made exposures my Leica M2 handheld.
I made a selection of images as the train roared by. My favorite is this view, which has been various reproduced in books and other publications.
I deliberately broke a variety of conventions in the composition. Traditional steam photographers might shake their heads in dismay. I’m positioned on the ‘dark side’ of the tracks. I’m using a long telephoto lens. Instead of a centered view, I’ve positioned the train toward the left side of the frame.
Probably the most unusual thing was with my focus point. Instead of setting the focus on the front of the locomotive, I aimed it more toward the tail car. The combined result of the compositional effects is a peculiar tension that draws the eye toward the back of the train and to the scene, despite the dominance and drama of the engine.
Unhappy with this? Well, I also made a rather straightforward 50mm view. And, if that’s not good enough, did I mention the other dozen or so photographers?
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Steam locomotive to pull Midland Railway trains
Kodachrome Taken Away
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MBTA at Walpole, Massachusetts, March 2, 1988
New EMD F40PH-2C with Classic Semaphore.
In the late 1980s only a few active semaphores remained in New England. One of the best places to see them was at the crossing of former New Haven Railroad lines in Walpole, Massachusetts.
MBTA F40PH-2C crosses the diamond at Walpole. In 1988 this was still protected by New Haven-era semaphores. Exposed on Koadchrome 25 film using a Leica M@ and 35mm Summicron lens.
I made this photo of a new Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority F40PH-2 leading an outward train on the Franklin Line on the afternoon of March 2, 1988. The attraction for me was the contrast between the new locomotive and the ancient signal.
A variation of this image appeared in TRAINS Magazine some years ago. I exposed it on Kodachrome 25 using my Leica M2 with a f2.0 35mm Summicron.The combination of clear New England light, Leica optics, and K25 film enhanced the scene.
Central Vermont Railway at Stafford Springs, Connecticut
Shuttle buses replacing Franklin Line from 06:00 AM to 08:00 PM on Sat Jul 13, 2013 due to track work
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Genesee & Wyoming at P&L Junction, November 4, 1987
August 30, 2013 brian solomon
The Original G&W.
On the morning of November 4, 1987, I made a speculative foray to P&L (Pittsburgh & Lehigh) Junction near Caledonia, New York. At the time I was living in nearby Scottsville, and I’d occasionally check P&L to see if anything was moving.
Genesee & Wyoming SW1500 47 crosses the Peanut Line at P&L Junction. Thin autumnal high clouds softened the morning sun. The photo was exposed with a Leica M2 with 50mm Summicron on Kodachrome 25 slide film.
P&L Junction had once been a very busy place. Here the original Genesee & Wyoming had connected with Lehigh Valley, Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh, a branch of the Erie, and New York Central’s so-called ‘Peanut Line.’By 1987, the only railroads left were G&W and its Rochester & Southern affiliate.
I was fortunate to find a southward train and I made this image of a southward G&W salt train heading across the diamond with a vestige of the old Peanut Line (that G&W used to reach a couple of miles into Caledonia). A classic ‘tilt board’ crossing signal protected the diamond.
Today, it seems that G&W railroads are everywhere. I even saw a G&W company freight in Belgium a couple of weeks ago. Back then, I couldn’t have imagined that this New York state short line would reach so far!
Genesee, Wyoming projects OK’d for state aid
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Genesee & Wyoming Reports Traffic for July 2013
Genesee & Wyoming Reports Higher Carloads for Q2 and June
Genesee & Wyoming September traffic jumps
Genesee & Wyoming Larger Than S&P 500 Component Hudson City Bancorp
Genesee & Wyoming Releases Operational Figures for Q3 and September
Norfolk Southern: I Often Dream of Trains
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Belfast & Moosehead Lake, Unity, Maine, August 29, 1986
27 Years Ago Today.
I spent a pleasant and memorable week photographing in Maine in August 1986.This was shortly before I began my studies at the Rochester Institute of Photography, and represented a moment of visual freedom, unburdened by demands of professors, intellectual assumptions, or assignment deadlines.
A Belfast & Moosehead Lake General Electric 70ton diesel leads a short freight on poor track near Unity, Maine on August 29, 1986.
On August 29th, Brandon Delaney and I had photographed the Maine Central. At Burnham Junction we stumbled upon the Belfast & Moosehead Lake working the Maine Central interchange.
Although this wasn’t my first experience with B&ML, I was delighted to catch this elusive operation at work. We chased the train back toward Unity. I made this image featuring a classic farm with barn and silos.
I exposed it on 35mm Kodachrome slide film using a Leica M2 with 200mm Leitz Telyt telephoto lens mounted with a bellows using a Visoflex viewfinder arrangement on a compact Linhof Tripod. Although cumbersome, this was my standard arrangement for making long telephoto views. Exposure was calculated manually using a Sekonic Studio Deluxe handheld light meter (photo cell).
Belfast rail trail to have parking, bathrooms
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May 12, 2013 brian solomon
Stainless Steel Budd-Rail Diesel Car Catches the Light.
Unmodified scan of a Kodachrome slide. MBTA RDC at South Station Boston, Massachusetts, November 23, 1988.
On November 23, 1988, I exposed this Kodachrome slide of a former Boston & Maine (B&M) Budd RDC on the platforms at South Station. At one time this had been a self-propelled unit, but by this time, Boston-based Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) was hauling trains of old RDC’s with locomotives.
The classic welded stainless steel fluting was a trademark of Budd railcars. Polished stainless steel made for some beautiful trains, although this one was clearly showing its age. The Boston & Maine lettering was a remnant of B&M’s ownership of the car, which MBTA had acquired in the mid-1970s.
Look carefully and you’ll see another Budd-built product reflecting the in the window: one of Amtrak’s Amfleet cars built in the 1970s.
Kodachrome 25 slide film was an ideal material for capturing high-contrast scenes like this one. Look at the great detail in the highlights areas. I used my Leica M2 with f2.0 50mm Summicron. Today, I’d probably try to capture this with my Lumix LX3.
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April 21, 2013 brian solomon
SP SD7s work the East-end of Roseville Yard.
SP SD7s work Roseville Yard in February 1990. Exposed on Kodachrome 25 slide film with a Leica M2 fitted with a Leitz f2.8 90mm Elmarit. Metered manually using a Sekonic Studio Deluxe handheld photocell light meter.
In early 1990, I was living in Roseville, California and working in Sacramento. I worked nights, which meant I had lots of daylight to play with for photography. However, this was a Saturday evening. The day had been miserable—cold, damp, and dark. Not what people think of as ‘California weather,’ but typical enough for winter.
I’d been itching to make some photos, but theses dire conditions were uninspiring. Roseville wasn’t especially photogenic even on a good day, but there was lots of railroad interest around the place. Toward the end of the day, I saw clearing to the West, so I nipped down to the yard.
The East-end of Roseville was fairly accessible from public property. There was a grade crossing near the split between East Valley and Donner Pass routes. I made this image just as the sun dropped below clouds that were still spitting rain. A pair of SP’s venerable EMD SD7s working the East end caught the glint of the setting sun. The dark sky and glossy ground with evening sun is hard to top.
This remains one of my few good photos of Roseville Yard. Since then, Union Pacific merged with SP, and UP completely rebuilt the yard. The SD7s are long gone.
Donner Pass Part 1
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March 27, 2013 brian solomon
Conrail’s former Erie Route, April 1989.
Exposed on Kodachrome 25 (PKM) with a Leica M2 and 50mm Summicron.
While on the topic of the former Erie Railroad, I thought I would post this unpublished view of brand new New York, Susquehanna & Western Dash8-40Bs working a Delaware & Hudson freight on Conrail’s former Erie route between Hornell and Buffalo, New York.
The new units were ordered by NYS&W during its brief court-ordered operation of D&H between 1988 and 1990.
I started following this train earlier in the day. It was a typical western New York morning, with fits of sun bursting through a deck of thick gray clouds.
That’s the reason for this unusual composition: for a moment the sun emerged to flush the front of the bright yellow GE’s. I made a spot decision to photograph the train more distant than I’d originally intended.
At that time, Conrail was only maintaining the old number 2 track (eastward mainline) for 10 mph. Most traffic was routed on the number 1 main (traditionally the westward track) that was in much better condition. However, by Spring of 1989, Conrail’s Erie route was bursting with traffic. To avoid congestion, Conrail’s dispatcher opted to keep this D&H train bumping along at 10mph, while westward traffic stayed on the faster track.
East of Canaseraga, the Erie line was in characteristic grade separated arrangement that probably dated from Underwood-era improvements in the early 20th century. If I write my book on the Erie, I’ll be finally able to confirm this fact.
In the early 1990s, Conrail reconfigured this portion of the Erie. It replaced the traditional directional double-track with a single-track main and centralized traffic control-style system. The change resulted in abandonment of the number 1 main at this location, and spelled the end for the steam-era Union Switch & Signal Style-S upper quadrant semaphores.
Just for the record, I made several closer views of this train.
For more on the former Erie Railroad, see my earlier posts including: Vestiges of the Erie Railroad near Kenton, Ohio; Erie Code Lines—Horseheads, New York, October 5, 2009, and Erie October Morning.
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Under Western Skies, September 1989
Transcending the Divide.
In September 1989, an eastward Denver & Rio Grande Western freight works toward the Moffat Tunnel where it will pass the Continental Divide.
Driving west across the United States, you reach a point beyond the Missouri River where the skies are truly clear—free from pollution and moisture—and the landscape reaches to seemingly endless horizons. At that point, you have transcended that abstract American frontier between ‘East’ and ‘West’. That was my take on it, when in September 1989, I made my first cross-country drive from Massachusetts to California. They write songs about that sort of thing.
In Tuesday’s post (March 12, 2013), I told of my misfortune caused when I lost the services provided by my Toyota’s alternator in the Utah desert and alluded to the photographs I made, despite this setback.
Amtrak’s California Zephyr rolls west on the Denver & Rio Grande Western through Gore Canyon, Colorado in September 1989. At the back of the train is privately owned former Lehigh Valley observation car 353. Ok, so the sky had a few fair weather clouds, but these dispersed as the day cooled. Leica M2 with Kodachrome 25.
Immediately prior to the alternator event, I’d spent a full day photographing the Denver & Rio Grande Western in the Colorado Rockies. Then, the next day, with the alternator light ‘on,’ I spent an equally productive morning on Utah’s Soldier Summit.
Feel the power; a pair of D&RGW SD45s in ‘run-8’ roar west on Soldiers Summit. In the distance, an eastward train approaches. I didn’t dare turn the car off, for fear it wouldn’t start again.
The railroad was alive with trains, the weather was fine, and I made good use of my Leica M2 loaded with Kodachrome 25.
‘There’s a feeling I get when I look to the west . . .’ Although I was making photos, my drive West wasn’t really about photography. I was following old sage advice and was moving West to live. And I did, too. For five years I called California home.
There’s nothing like seeing someplace for the first time, and this trip west opened my eyes to railway photography, in ways I’d not previously experienced. Five years in California changed the way I looked at things and my photography evolved very quickly. When I came back to Colorado and Utah in later years, I was armed with new vision and a whole new set of equipment.
Gas Prices, Salt Lake City September 1989
Wonders of the Western Slope: Durango & Silverton RR
Erie’s Portage Bridge – another view
Kodachrome with Montana’s Big Sky
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Erie’s Portage Bridge—another view
February 15, 2013 brian solomon
Here’s an unpublished image from my archive. In the gloom of early morning on April 7, 1989, I made the hour and 15 minute drive from Scottsville to Portage, New York to make time exposures of the old Erie Railroad Portage Viaduct. I featured this pioneering tower-supported viaduct in an earlier post (see: Erie Railroad’s Portage Bridge May 12 2007). Blessed by a stunning setting and significant history, the old Portage Viaduct has been a favorite subject on many occasions over the years. For this image, I used my Leica M2 rangefinder with 50mm Summicron lens to make a long exposure (about 8 seconds) in the pre-dawn twilight. The predominantly blue light combined with Kodachome’s spectral sensitivity to produce a near monochromatic view. The roaring Genesee falls have taken on an otherworldly ethereal quality, while the dark sky lends a nightmarish cast. This image exists only on film; at the time of exposure, it seemed very different to my eye. Later in the morning, an eastward Delaware & Hudson freight eased over the bridge at restricted speed; I followed this for several hours, making numerous images of it, mostly in black & white.
I discuss the history of this bridge in my book North American Railroad Bridges.
For more post on the Erie Railroad route see: Erie October Morning, Curiously Seeking Erie Semaphores and Erie Semaphores Revisited.
Erie Railroad’s Portage Bridge; May 12, 2007
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Reviewing The Retirement Age Report Tabled
May 11, 2019 | 13 Comments
The Report of the Labour Advisory Sub-Committee entitled ‘Reviewing the Retirement Age’ was tabled in the House of Assembly on Friday.
Premier David Burt said, “Members will recall this Government’s 2018 Speech From the Throne in which we noted the following: ‘The time has come to revise the mandatory retirement age to take account of our longer lifespan, the necessity to add stability to pension funds and to promote greater choice among the working population about when one retires from full-time employment.’
Screenshot from the Report:
“In keeping with the promise to invite the Legislature to ‘discuss options for such revisions to the age of mandatory retirement from the Public Service..’ Honourable Members and the public will have noted from the Order Paper that I will today table a Motion inviting this Honourable House to agree the recommendations of the Report of the Labour Advisory Sub-Committee entitled Reviewing the Retirement Age.
“The Report now tabled for the consideration of Honourable Members provides useful details and a sound rationale in support of its recommendations. There is a need to stabilize pension funds; to allow working men and women the benefit of greater capacity to earn and therefore better prepare for their eventual retirement; and to use the longer lifespan in the modern era to the benefit of the society and the people of Bermuda.
“Mr. Speaker, following the debate on the Report and what I hope will be the unanimous support of this Honourable House and ‘the other place’, the Government will revert with amendments to the Public Service Superannuation Act to give effect to some of these recommendations.”
The Premier’s full statement follows below:
Mr. Speaker, there is a growing tendency to use statistics around our declining birth rate and what is referred to as the “graying of our population” in support of arguments that mitigate against innovation or economic success. Make no mistake, the trends are challenging and are not unique to Bermuda. However, the responsibility of leadership is to convert challenging trends into opportunities for growth and sustainability.
Mr. Speaker, Honourable Members will recall this Government’s 2018 Speech From the Throne in which we noted the following:
“The time has come to revise the mandatory retirement age to take account of our longer lifespan, the necessity to add stability to pension funds and to promote greater choice among the working population about when one retires from full-time employment.”
Mr. Speaker, in keeping with the promise to invite the Legislature to “discuss options for such revisions to the age of mandatory retirement from the Public Service..” Honourable Members and the public will have noted from the Order Paper that I will today table a Motion inviting this Honourable House to agree the recommendations of the Report of the Labour Advisory Sub-Committee entitled Reviewing the Retirement Age.
Mr. Speaker, as was observed in November’s Throne Speech, “in many cases, the designation ‘senior citizen’ does not describe our energetic men and women aged sixty-five and older”. The Report now tabled for the consideration of Honourable Members provides useful details and a sound rationale in support of its recommendations. There is a need to stabilize pension funds; to allow working men and women the benefit of greater capacity to earn and therefore better prepare for their eventual retirement; and to use the longer lifespan in the modern era to the benefit of the society and the people of Bermuda.
Mr. Speaker, following the debate on the Report and what I hope will be the unanimous support of this Honourable House and “the other place”, the Government will revert with amendments to the Public Service Superannuation Act to give effect to some of these recommendations.
I wish to be clear, Mr. Speaker, this initiative is part of a series of measures which will be implemented by this Government to promote more economic activity in Bermuda. The reality of the trends in many societies has caused several countries to take similar steps while concurrently pursuing economic diversification and other growth strategies. We must do the same.
Thank you Mr. Speaker.
The full LAC Sub-Committee: Reviewing the Retirement Age 2018 Report follows below [PDF here]
Parliament: Audio & Order Of Business
Charter Of Rights & Responsibilities For Seniors
Senate: Audio & Order Of Business
Minister: Summit Was “Productive & Informative”
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‘Rejected Amendments Proposed By The Senate’
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Come on man!! says:
In a nut shell it all means?
Black Soil says:
It means almost half of all people will be dead before they see their first social insurance cheque.
How will that help those who need to retire early? SMH?
Captain Hook says:
If you thought retirement was beyond comprehension before this should make you giddy.
2 Bermudas says:
Is this lowering the cost of living like they promised? Sounds like a sentence to 5 more years of work to me, and even then I’ll be lucky to receive a gov’t pension!! Keep drinking de titty milk!! Hahahahaha!!!
They got us into huge debt. They are increasing taxes every time they speak. And now they want to effectively take away the main part of our pensions – the first five years – the years we are most likely to collect. Taken away by these idiots because they spent the money on useless crap.
They want us in financial slavery for our entire lives.
Joe Bloggs says:
Not quite. The Government pension scheme has been underfunded for decades. That part of our debt is not solely the fault of the PLP Governments over the past 20 years.
The real problem with the Government pension scheme is that successive Governments, from Sir John Swan until now, have not had the guts to tell civil servants that they cannot continue to have a final salary pension scheme, they must rely on their contributions, not their final salary from Government, for their post-retirement pension payments.
Until that happens, the Government pension debt will only get worse.
Apart from the Civil Service and the courts there is no mandatory retirement law that I am aware of. I will want to retire at 65 and I do not want to have to keep working just to pay more taxes
Hmmmm says:
Agreed Joe… I’m 60 and been planning my retirement for the past 3-4 years…(getting things in place for 65) i don’t want to work past 65.. and really don’t want too!!
And what about all these jobs that force retirement (on full pension) at 55?
You can retire and pay tax or work and pay tax. It’s really up to you. I am going to work and then take a lump sum and go to the DR and blow it all!
And this hurts all young people trying to get into jobs now held by old people who should retire and enjoy their retirement! How is a young person ever going to own their home? Vote OBA!
Shocking made up as they go along politics
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About The Betsie Current
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a free, full-color newspaper for Benzie County
The Betsie Current is a community newspaper, celebrating the dynamic and diverse communities in Benzie County. The Current is a free, full-color newspaper that is funded through advertisements. There are 12 issues released in one calendar year, between mid-May and December.
Jordan Bates, Co-Owner: Design & Web
For more than three decades years, Jordan has lived in Benzie County, hiking its trails, swimming its lakes, exploring its forests, and most recently learning to fish its waters.
Jordan Bates, wearing cheap glasses that he found on the bottom of the Platte River while canoeing.
Jordan graduated with a Bachelor of General Studies degree from the University of Michigan, where he focused on English and religion but also dabbled in whatever tickled his fancy. For the past 16 years, Jordan has built, optimized, and fixed websites; sold eco-building products online; laid a few brick-paver sidewalks; auctioned off the odd antique or two; worked for a news organization covering the global water crisis; and he currently coaches volleyball pretty much year-round.
The Betsie Current was founded by Jordan and his high school pal, Richard Taber, back in 2005. After two great years, structural difficulties made producing a high-quality newspaper unfeasible, and the paper was subsequently put on hiatus until 2014, when Jacob Wheeler (see below), another high school chum, moved back to Northern Michigan and convinced Jordan that it was time to get The Current flowing again.
Contact Jordan at jordan@betsiecurrent.com
Aubrey Ann Parker, Co-Owner: Editor, Photographer, & Ad Sales
Born and raised in Northern Michigan, Aubrey has lived in Benzie County since 1994 (except for spending nine months of the year away for college from 2004-2010). She remembers reading The Betsie Current back in 2005 during her hostessing shifts at The Roadhouse in Benzonia and thinking, “Man, how cool would it be to be involved with a community newspaper?” Well, yes, in this case, dreams really do come true – it just might take 10 years.
Aubrey Ann Parker, in her natural habitat.
Although trained in the “hard” sciences, Aubrey made a sudden switch to journalism at the end of her six-year undergraduate career, and (so far) she isn’t looking back. In 2008, Aubrey completed a BA in Chemistry and a minor in Applied Mathematics from Kalamazoo College and followed it up in 2010 with a BSE in Chemical Engineering and a BS in Spanish from the University of Michigan. Like Jordan, Aubrey also worked for six years at a Traverse City-based news organization covering the global water crisis, and she has had the opportunity to report from Chilean Patagonia, Palestine, India, and the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. Since 2015, however, Aubrey has focused on telling stories closer to home through The Betsie Current and her photography business. She also coaches soccer in the spring/fall and manages Facebook/social media campaigns for several local businesses and non-profits, in addition to volunteering on way too many boards.
Contact Aubrey at editor@betsiecurrent.com
Other Random People
Jacob Wheeler: That One Guy
Jacob Wheeler (in a clearly Photoshopped image), contemplating life and the hereafter. Or, perhaps just pondering his next meal, which he will eat very slowly.
Jacob is a Leelanau County native, journalist, and editor/owner of the Glen Arbor Sun newspaper. After studying German and Comparative Literature, Jacob received his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan in 2000, followed by his MA in Creative Nonfiction from Goucher College of Baltimore, Maryland, in 2006.
Lover of all things baseball and speaker of at least 4.5 languages, Jacob is a freelance journalist who has published the Glen Arbor Sun for more than 20 years, as well as his own book, Between Light and Shadow, A Guatemalan Girl’s Journey through Adoption (2011). His writings have appeared in In These Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, The Christian Science Monitor, and the Chicago Sun-Times, among other publications. Jacob is co-producer of a 2013 documentary film called The People and The Olive, which chronicled a five-day ultra-marathon across the West Bank. He has taught English/Journalism at Northwestern Michigan College in Traverse City since 2014, and he serves as faculty advisor for the White Pine Press, NMC’s student publication.
From 2014-2016, Jacob served as managing editor and sold ads for The Betsie Current. Though he has stepped back from The Current to focus more on the Glen Arbor Sun and an upcoming book, Angel of the Garbage Dump, Jacob’s prose continues to appear quite frequently in The Current, whenever we have too much space to fill. In all seriousness, Jacob continues to serve as a great mentor for Jordan and Aubrey, given that he’s been in this business since he was a pimply-faced teenager.
Contact Jacob at editorial@glenarborsun.com
Joe Cissell: Deliveries
Joe Cissell, sporting strange facial hair back in 2009.
Joe is originally from Ferndale but has been taking his sweet time with renovating his grandmother’s home in Frankfort since 2005. Joe is an artist, but not the starving kind. His most recent work has been featured as: the 2017 official Earthwork Harvest Gathering logo and the 2017 Bayou In The Barn event, put on by Grow Benzie. Joe also received 4th place in the 2010 “Let’s Save Michigan” poster campaign, put on by the Detroit Institute of Arts.
Every other week all summer long and once a month in the fall/winter, Joe hops in his red Subaru and drives to Greenville (between Grand Rapids and Mt. Pleasant) to pick up freshly printed bundles of our newspaper from Stafford Media. Joe began delivering for The Current about mid-season in 2016; at that time, he was delivering 3,000 to 5,000 copies (depending on peak season) to about 200 businesses in Benzie County. In 2017, Joe expanded his deliveries to encompass an extra 50 or so business in the Lake Ann/Interlochen area, and in 2018, he added Thompsonville. What will 2019 bring?
If you want The Betsie Current delivered to your business, contact Joe at editor@betsiecurrent.com.
Randi Lyn Stoltz-Flynn: Billing
Randi Lyn Stoltz, decked out in head-to-toe purple.
Another Northern Michigan wild child, Randi resides in the beautiful north woods of Benzie County, tucked between lakes and rivers and nestled near the coast of Lake Michigan. She lives with her husband Paul Flynn, daughter Evelyn Josephine, and their menagerie of pups, cat, chickens, rabbits, and bees. She graduated in 2004 from Benzie Central High School (in the same graduating class as Aubrey), then she ventured south to Miami to receive a degree in Travel and Tourism from Miami Dade College.
Past volunteer/employment includes: Americorps Vista, Munson, Leelanau Communications/Leelanau Peninsula Vintners Association, and On The Ground Global, through which she ran ultra-marathons across Palestine (five marathons in five days) and the Democratic Republic of Congo (seven marathons in seven days), though most recently she can be found at Grow Benzie, St. Andrews Presbyterian, and with The Betsie Current. Randi is the founder of the Betsie Bay Frozen 5k, a February “fun”-draiser run/walk that has been taking place in Frankfort since 2011. Randi also sits on the board of directors for Musicians to Sustain the Environment (MUSE), founded by her late Uncle Walkin’ Jim Stoltz, which funds the Kid For The Wild Scholarship, as well as the boards of the Isaac Julian Legacy Foundation, the Benzie County Players (a community theater group), and the Benzie Community Water Council.
After spending the last 14 years on-the-go, serving with multiple non-profits, dabbling in occupations, and pursuing as many passions as time allowed, Randi most recently became a mother, changing life’s pace and forcing involvements to revolve around her new journey called motherhood. Fortunately for us, working from home in the form of sending invoices is absolutely A-OK for her schedule. Randi enjoys petoskey-hunting; hiking with her daughter, husband, and the pups; digging her hands in the dirt; sunset-chasing; and sleep.
Contact Randi at billing@betsiecurrent.com
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The women's team A left for a training camp in Ruhpolding
On October 3, the women's A team left for a training camp in Ruhpolding. Anna Bulygina, Olga Vilukhina, Ekaterina Shumilova, Anastasia Zagoruiko, Marina Korovina, Yana Romanova, Svetlana Sleptsova left Moscow with a morning flight to Munich. Ekaterina Glazyrina and Ekaterina Yurlova will arrive with the evening flight. Olga Zaitseva has been training in Ruhpolding since October 1. The training camp will last until October 20.
Media accreditation for the World cup in Sochi 2013
The media accreditation for the 8th World cup, which will take place in Sochi on March 4–10, 2013, has started.
Alexey Volkov: “This year I feel much better comparing to the Russian championship last year”
Three Russian teams will compete in the junior mixed relay
Three Russian teams will compete in the junior mixed relay at the Summer Biathlon World Championship in Ufa. Beginning of the race is scheduled for 9:00 (Moscow time).
Four teams will represent Russia in the mixed relay
Four teams will represent Russia in the mixed relay at the Summer World Championship in Ufa. The race is scheduled for 13:00 (Moscow time).
Junior Russian team for the Summer World Championship in Ufa
Head coach of the reserve team Alexander Kasperovich named the junior team's composition for the Summer World Championship in Ufa.
Professor of Salzburg University consults Russian biathletes at the training camp in Sochi
Professor of Salzburg University Stefan Lindinger consults Russian biathletes at the training camp in Sochi.
Competition schedule of the Summer World Championship in Ufa
Competition schedule of the Summer World Championship in Ufa, which will take place on September 17–24, is determined. The opening ceremony of the championship will be held on September 19 in the Biathlon stadium.
Wolfgang Pichler: It's important to see the girls' reaction to this altitude in Sochi
Russian women's team moved to Sochi
On August 31 the Russian women's team A finished the training camp in Toblach
Men’s team A started training camp in Ramsau
On August 28 the Russian men’s team A left for a training camp in Austrian Ramsau.
On August 30, the RBU delegation will leave for the X Congress of the International Biathlon Union
Olga Zaitseva will miss the training camp in Toblach for family reasons
On August 25 the Russian women’s team started the training camp in Italian Toblach.
Olga Vilukhina: “It is nice to see again sportsmen we compete against in winter”
Russian Olga Vilukhina commented on her performance in the show race in Puttlingen.
Anton Shipulin: “Now I like show races even more”
Russian biathlete Anton Shipulin commented on his second place in the show race in German Puttlingen
Olga Vilukhina and Anton Shipulin will participate in show-race in Püttlingen
Olga Vilukhina and Anton Shipulin will participate in traditional summer competition ODLO City Biathlon in German Püttlingen. The show-race will take place on August 26.
Men's team A finished training camp in Tyumen
Anton Shipulin and Yana Romanova won mass-starts in Yekaterinburg
Anton Shipulin and Yana Romanova won mass-starts at the «Star Biathlon» in Yekaterinburg
Biathletes of the Russian team will participate in competition in Yekaterinburg
On August 18, the real biathlon competition will take place in the center of Yekaterinburg. Russian biathletes and famous sportsmen will participate in the event.
Russian women’s team finished training in Italian Toblach
The Russian women’s team finished training in Italian Toblach.
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New Model Army,
Finsbury Park, London, UK, 27th July 1986
Good quality recording of New Model Army supporting The Damned at second of two nights celebrating the latter's 10th anniversary. This is a transfer from a cassette bought in 1986 - probably the same recording that is available elsewhere, but perhaps one tape generation or so earlier… it sounds very slightly clearer than the other version. Possibly…
04 Ten Commandments
08 No Rest
14 Gimme All Your Lovin'
15 Betcha
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Soul Asylum,
Glastonbury Festival, UK, 23rd June 1995
Excellent digital radio broadcast of Soul Asylum playing third on the bill on the main stage at the Glastonbury Festival in 1995, less than three weeks after the release of their seventh album "Let Your Dim Light Shine" from which four of these songs are taken.
01 Shut Down
02 Somebody to Shove
03 Misery
04 Get on Out
05 Runaway Train
06 Just Like Anyone
07 Closer to the Stars
08 Crawl
Filed under: Soul Asylum
Foo Fighters,
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia, 22nd March 1998
Excellent digital radio broadcast featuring songs from the Foo Fighters' eponymous debut and second album "The Colour and the Shape" as well as a cover of Killing Joke's "Requiem" and, just before "This is a Call" a brief attempt at The Pixies' "Cactus." There's a short station ident during the intro of "Requiem" which was too tricky to remove and "I'll Stick Around" fades out after two minutes.
02 Enough Space
03 Big Me
04 The Colour and the Shape
05 For all the Cows
06 Wattershed
07 Up in Arms
08 Weenie Beenie
10 New Way Home
12 Requiem
13 I'll Stick Around (fades out)
The Levellers,
Academy, Manchester, UK, 4th October 1993
Excellent soundboard recording which research suggests was made at The Academy in Manchester on 4th October 1993 when The Levellers were touring their self-titled album.
01 Warning
02 100 Years of Solitude
03 Sell Out
04 This Garden
05 One Way
06 Belaruse
07 Battle of the Beanfield
08 Is This Art?
09 Another Man's Cause
10 The Riverflow
11 Julie
12 Julie (Reprise)
13 Liberty
14 Subvert
Filed under: The Levellers
PJ Harvey,
Big Day Out, Melbourne, Australia, 29th January 2001
Excellent digital radio broadcast featuring muscular versions of eight songs from Polly Jean's 2000 release "Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea" plus a couple from 1992's "Rid of Me" and one from 1994's "To Bring You My love. Aussie station Triple-J has an annoying habit of putting loads of station idents in the broadcasts, and where possible these have been removed - there are slight changes in the level of crowd noise where these have been deleted, but where the ident went over the start of "This Wicked Tongue" I have had to leave it in.
01 Rid of Me
02 The Whores Hustle and the Hustlers Whore
03 Send His Love to Me
04 This Wicked Tongue
05 One Line
06 You Said Something
07 A Place Called Home
08 Man-size
09 This is Love
11 Big Exit
Filed under: PJ Harvey
Nirvana,
Palace Theatre, Melbourne, Australia, 1st February 1992
Excellent digital radio broadcast. Nirvana were touring to promote second album "Nevermind" and this highlights set includes songs from that and debut "Bleach."
01 About a Girl
02 Come as You Are
03 Lithium
04 Breed
05 Polly
06 Lounge Act
07 Negative Creep
08 Love Buzz
09 Blew
Filed under: Nirvana
Counting Crows,
Town & Country Club, Leeds, UK, 8th November 1994
Excellent FM radio broadcast. Counting Crows were touring to promote debut album "August and Everything After" on which most of these songs appear.
01 Rain King (partial, fades in)
02 Anna Begins
03 Time and Time Again
04 Mr Jones
05 Jumping Jesus
06 Round Here
Filed under: Counting Crows
The Stranglers,
Dominion Theatre, London, 26th February 1985
Very good FM radio broadcast of The Stranglers on the "Aural Sculpture" tour in early 1985 and featuring songs from that album as well as earlier material.
02 Something Better Change
03 Uptown
04 No Mercy
05 Nice & Sleazy
06 Thrown Away
07 Midnight Summer Dream
08 European Female
09 Golden Brown
10 Peaches
11 Death & Night & Blood
12 Punch & judy
13 Hanging Around
14 Down In The Sewer
Filed under: The Stranglers
Laura Marling,
BBC Maida Vale studios, London, UK, 22 September 2011
Excellent digital radio broadcast featuring songs from all three of Laura Marling's albums.
01 Rambling Man
02 Alpha Shallows
03 Alas I Cannot Swim
04 Ghosts
05 The Muse
06 Hope In The Air
07 Don't Ask Me Why
08 Salinas
09 Night After Night
10 Wrote He Wrote
11 Sophia
12 All My Rage
13 I Speak Because I Can
Filed under: Laura Marling
Siouxsie and the Banshees,
Reading Festival, Reading, UK, 28th August 1993
An excellent recording (probably from the soundboard) of the whole of the Banshees' appearance on the main stage at the 1993 Reading Festival. The set is mostly from their mid-1990s albums, including four songs which would appear nearly 18 months later on the band's final release "The Rapture."
01 Fall From Grace
02 The Killing Jar
03 Stargazer
04 Cities in Dust
05 Hang Me High
06 Nightshift
07 Not Forgotten
08 The Ghost in You
09 Face to Face
10 Kiss Them for Me
11 Peek a Boo
12 Love Out Me
13 Fear of the Unknown
15 Monitor
Source: Probable soundboard
Filed under: Siouxsie and the Banshees
The Prodigy,
Lowlands Festival, Holland, 19th August 2005
Excellent digital radio broadcast, featuring tracks from the four albums The Prodigy had released to that date. This is the complete show, though, owing to a recording problem, the end of "Poison" is missing.
01 Their Law
02 Wake the Fuck Up
03 Hot Ride
04 Breathe
05 Spitfire
06 Back 2 Skool
07 Firestarter
08 Action Radar
10 Climbatize
11 Voodoo People
12 Poison
13 Smack My Bitch Up
14 Out of Space
Filed under: The Prodigy
Glastonbury Festival, UK, 26th June 1995
Excellent digital radio broadcast of highlights of Belly's third-on-the-bill appearance on the NME Stage at the 1995 Glastonbury Festival. This set includes songs from both the band's albums: 1993's "Star and 1995's "King."
01 King
02 Now They'll Sleep
03 Dusted
04 Super-connected
05 Feed The Tree
06 Seal My Fate
07 Gepetto
Filed under: Belly
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Four kids drive 4WD from Rockhampton to NSW
Greek govt collapses over Macedonia name change deal
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced on Sunday that he will call a confidence vote in the government after his coalition partner quit over a long-standing name dispute with neighbouring country FYR Macedonia.
Defense Minister Panos Kammenos, who heads the Independent Greeks, bolted the government on Sunday after breaking with Tsipras over a name dispute with neighboring Macedonia.
As promised, the country's main opposition party, VMRO-DPMNE, boycotted the vote, although a number of its now expelled members broke ranks to support the plans of Prime Minister Zoran Zaev's government to take the country into North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and the European Union, assuming Greek objections are ultimately lifted and Athens ratifies the deal.
Al Jazeera's Catherine Stancl reports. He said he would also pull six other ministers from his party out of the government.
Tsipras said he had a "frank discussion" with Kammenos, whom he thanked for his government partnership, and announced that Admiral Evangelos Apostolakis, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will become the country's new defence minister.
The New Democracy member allegedly revealed the personal mobile phone numbers of ANEL MPs.
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The disagreement, which came to the fore after the smaller country gained its independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, has seen Athens block multiple attempts by Skopje to join North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and the European Union.
"Our parliament found the strength but it wasn't easy".
Zaev said on January 12 that the lawmakers had "made history", adding: "I know how hard that was".
Zaev, who came to power in May 2017, is now looking to his Greek counterpart Alexis Tsipras to uphold his end of the deal, which the pair brokered previous year.
Athens argues that use of the term "Macedonia" implies territorial claims on Greece's northern province of the same name, and on its ancient Greek heritage.
Macedonian lawmakers voted to rename their country the Republic of North Macedonia on Friday and the agreement now needs backing from the Greek parliament to come into effect. It began almost three decades ago, with Macedonia's declaration of independence, but has roots dating back centuries. For the Greeks, Macedonia is significant as the cradle of Alexander the Great's empire. Their efforts brought the pair a nomination for the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize.
Kamala Harris to Run for President
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Israel says it has completed hunt for Hezbollah tunnels from Lebanon
But with that civil war winding down, Israeli security officials fear Hezbollah is refocusing its attention on Israel. Netanyahu says Israel says the recent strikes prove "we are committed more than ever to act against Iran in Syria".
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Trump under fresh scrutiny over relationship with Putin
Robert Mueller inherited the obstruction of justice investigation when he was named special counsel shortly after Comey's firing. In the inquiry, counterintelligence investigators sought to evaluate whether Trump was a potential threat to national security.
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This eighth season is only six episodes long, which means the finale should be on May 19 if HBO doesn't skip any Sundays. Game of Thrones released an all-new season 8 teaser video Sunday night, plus revealed its official premiere date.
Aphex Twin nominated for BRIT Award
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Flybe bought by Virgin-led consortium
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How to watch Real Betis vs Real Madrid online
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Wisconsin Bus Driver Rescues Little Boy Running Down Sidewalk Alone
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Tom Brady of New England Patriots says 'everybody thinks we suck'
Really, that's Brady, a five-time Super Bowl champion and three-time NFL MVP, embracing the role of underdog. He put on a vintage performance, completing 34 of 44 passes for 343 yards and one touchdown.
Kylie Jenner loses Instagram record to an egg
The first photo of Jenner's newborn daughter, posted on February 6, 2018, is the current leader. "Take that little egg", she said. It's a picture of an egg. "Let's set a world record together and get the most liked post on Instagram ", the post read.
Inside the hell house of Jayme Closs's alleged kidnapper
Patterson went to the Closs home outside Barron, Wisconsin , with the intention of taking Jayme, Fitzgerald said. Glynn said Patterson displayed the kind of emotions and feelings you would expect of someone in this situation.
West Ham eye Callum Wilson as Arnautovic alternative
Away form has been a particular headache for Emery, his side having failed to win any of their past five matches on the road in the Premier League .
Matt Kuchar Extends Lead At Sony Open
Peter Jung, who qualified by winning an amateur tournament, played in his first PGA Tour event. Love is not playing next week on the Big Island because he is playing the Singapore Open.
Winter Storm Warning in effect for large areas of western NC
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A's are scrambling for last-ditch Kyler Murray plea
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Leishman fifth as Kuchar leads in Hawaii
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MK 11 Box Art revealed
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Travis Scott to join Maroon 5 during Super Bowl LIII halftime show
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Second baseman Dozier agrees to $9 million deal with Nationals
Second baseman Brian Dozier agreed to a one-year, $9 million deal with the Washington Nationals , according to multiple reports. Dozier entered the season figuring to set himself up for a big payday but that did not come close to happening.
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Alabama and Coach Saban, Magician and Pied Piper
First let me compliment Coach Saban on his coaching career with his ability to maintain the passion for coaching a sport at the highest level of college athletics, shaping the minds of young men and women and being a mentor for student athletes in which he has come in contact with for many years. I wish no harm or negative effects to Coach Saban, his family and career in college athletics. in August 2018, ESPN selected to air the time spent by Coach Saban with his recruits at his home and the Alabama training days to give you an inside look within Coach Saban and Alabama. I am in full support in what ESPN did with that segment.
With that said, it’s incumbent of me to offer you some information about Alabama football and Coach Saban in which the main stream media won’t tell you or is afraid to examine about Coach Saban and his reign at Alabama. Fact, yes Coach Saban has won 4 BCS Titles and 2 CFP Titles, Coach Saban’s overall record at Alabama is (127-20), with some of those wins earned in bowl games. These are all facts that can not be argued against. However, ever wonder how Coach Saban and Alabama has possessed this type of success at the FBS level play at Alabama since (2007)? Is this magical run been perfomed by skill, luck, significant advantages in key areas of the sport or in other ways? Let me offer you a different perspective about the Alabama success and Coach Saban’s successes since (2007).
As the title of the posting says, “Magician and Pied Piper”, this best describes Coach Saban. I would best describe Coach Saban as the best magician of all within coaching college football. The most intersting dichotomy of this description is that the sports media “experts” do not even realize what Coach Saban has performed right under their very noses and eyes. Coach Saban did not use magical boxes, saw a lady in half, levitate, appear… disappear and re-appear, or smoke and mirrors. Coach Saban used mis-direction and card tricks to make sure that the sports media “experts” had their eyes and minds elsewhere while he pulled of the magicians trick. Interesting, I have been watching this trick unfold since (1996) with the SEC and once Coach Saban arrived at Alabama in (2007).
Here is what the sports media “experts” fail to recognize and report on about Coach Saban at Alabama, either because they have a financially invested interests into the SEC or lacks the congintive abilities to comprehend how the magician pulled off the trick. These are facts, just like a District Attorney performing and investigating a murder case. They gather facts, not follow hypothesis and theories with abillity to draw a conclusion with the evidence. Since Coach Saban’s hiring at Alabama, Alabama has scheduled (44) NCG’s during the BCS and CFP era’s. Of those (44) NCGs, (42) of them or 95.4% of them have been scheduled and played at home or regional home field advantage sites; such as Atlanta, Dallas or Orlando. There is the magic trick the media won’t speak of or report on. This means that in (11) college football season under the Saban era at Alabama, they have only played on the road for (2) traditional style NCG’s; at Duke in (2010) and at Penn State in (2011). This gives the ultimate illusion with relationship to their win loss records as better than any other FBS program. This data also includes that during the CFP era, Alabama has not played (1) NCG on the road AT another FBS/P5/G5 stadium site. Moreover, the sports media, gives high praise to the SEC and Alabama for how they have acheived their success, but won’t tell you how the magician pulled of the greatest trick and illusion to be as successful.
There, the trick and mirage like perception of Alabama, the SEC and Coach Saban has been revealed. Sure, check the data and historic schedules if you want, but let me save you your time. Do your best to determine if I am lying or not “truth” telling. Yes, the Alabama fans will say; ” we played in Atlanta”, ” we played in Dallas”, ” we played in Orlando”… ” those are road games”. Yes, you are right, they are road games with regional home field advantage built into the perception in which YOU need to control to be successful. Is it that the reality of the matter becomes that the SEC, Alabama and Coach Saban are fearful of playing in other P5/G5 stadium sites outside of the region of the Southeast? I cannot prove this but, what the historical data and evidence tells us is that the implied impression, perception and reality of what has been scheduled offers conclusive evidence that the “fear of losing” or the “fear of losing that stranglehold on the money, title and prestige” would ruin their image to ESPN or other constituencies. I believe that if the SEC FBS football programs were required to play outside of their comfort zone of regional HFA, then they would not possess the successes in which they currently have now. However, we will never know because the SEC FBS football programs do not play West of College Station, TX; West of Columbia, MO; or North of Lexington, KY. The SEC fears the other P5 FBS programs in prestigious conferences.
Can you only imagine if Coach Meyer at Ohio State, Coach Kelly at Notre Dame, Coach Harbaugh at Michigan, Coach Peterson at Boise State and Washington, Coach Leach at Washington State, Coach Stoops at Oklahoma when he was there, Coach Alveraz, Coach Niumatolo at Navy, Coach Gundy at Oklahoma State, Coach Ferentz at Iowa, Coach Carey at Northern Illinois, Coach Solich at Ohio, Coach Shaw at Stanford and any other FBS P5/G5 head football coach outside of the SEC would say, if they could play 95% of their NCG’s at home and not be required to play road games or even be required to travel to the SEC region of the country to play SEC programs. I could speculate that these coaches could have won National Championships as well. You are aware that published peer reviewed research and published reasearch in book form proves and supports the home field advantage theory in relationship to a better overall won loss record and greater success.
Here is an interesting tidbit of information, proof shown that many SEC programs have qualified for the Men’s and Women’s basketball tournament, Men’s Baseball Tournament and Women’s Softball tournament in the 2017-2018 NCAA sports season. When these tournament brackets were narrowed down to a select group of regional play and the SEC programs were required to play in other regions of the country to qualify for the National Championship brackets, seems that the results indicate that the SEC CANT play away from home and be successful as they are at home. Fact is that the only way the SEC could have immediate representation into the Men’s 2018 College Baseball World Series or the Women’s 2018 College Softball World Series, is they had to place (2) SEC programs against each other in the regional round to secure and guarentee (2) World Series berths. The only way the SEC is successful is if they control their NCG schedule to be played at home and as often as possible. Again, a point of emphasis that supports the fear of losing or the stranglehold on the financial prize.
How does the Pied Piper assimilation to Coach Saban come into play, please let me explain in important detail. Everyone knows the story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin. Eventhought this is not about rats, the plague or an epidemic. This is about Coach Saban leading the sports media “experts” on the whatever Coach Saban say’s tour and they believe it. Believing every word in which Coach Saban speaks, as if it were his own thoughts or idea on how to make college football better and the subject of the playoff system. The sports media “experts” hang on his every word like he were the best thing since the inception of bacon. Just like the Pied Piper, leading them to a story line which will give them the lead, because the words came from Coach Saban.
The best example of the Pied Piper assimilation with Coach Saban, starts with his media tour at ESPN during the month of July on the 27th day in the year (2017). For the past few years Coach Saban takes his time off from his busy schedule to visit or invited by ESPN to discuss college football. On this said date, Coach Saban was a guest on a television show produced and televised by ESPN called the SC6 with Michael and Jamele. During this interview Coach Saban was asked pertient questions about issues that needed to be addressed with college football at the FBS level of play. One of the primary quesitons asked by Jamele was in direct relationship to a Power Five Conference Scheduling forma and the college football playoff. Below is a partial transcript from the interview given, by Jamele with Coach Saban aired on the SC6 which video was later posted on Youtube.com:
Jamele: Are there some other things that you’ve seen that make you wonder about the direction, in where college football is headed. That our particular source of passion and, even again, in frustration from you?
Saban: Well, I have a completely different perception, I wish that we would play all power five schools. There would be no playing any school from one double A (1-AA), that’s not in a power five conference. Just like in the NFL. You play all NFL teams. You don’t play three (3 ) teams from Canada or the Canadian League or whatever so you can get your record good enough so you can get your record good enough to go to a bowl game. And I think there would be more fan interest, ah I think it would be better for TV, ah I think that you could lose more than one (1) game and still have the opportunity to get into the playoff. Umm, and maybe if that were the case, and we did that, people would not be so worried about winning six (6) games to go to a bowl game. And maybe we would expand the playoff, which would even create more interest. (Saban, 2017)
The dichotomy within this statement and repsonse by Coach Saban is that he does not atone the the words in which he speaks. Alabama, Coach Saban and the SEC DOES consistently schedule lower level programs such as the FCS to “get their records good enough to go to a bowl game’ (Saban ,2017). Please Coach Saban, do not try to use a wave of the magic wand to make yourself look better than you actually are. Another magicians trick exposed. The most interesting aspect about this interaction between Coach Saban with Jamele, is that whatever Coach Saban states in his comments, the sports media “experts” hang on his every word as if it were gold or a “genius’ like thought. Even Coach Saban believes that college football needs to have a standardized, universal, cross conference, cross divisional and balanced scheduling format, in addition to expanding the collage football playoff. Heather Dinich, ESPN college football analyst “expert”, responds to Coach Saban’s comment about the subject matter.
Heather Dinich writes; “ Saban’s theory for CFP is “so far out” that nobody will listen to him.
Saban states(tied into the P5 schedule) that if we are going to have bowl games just like we do in the NCAA basketball tournament-not by record but by some kind of power rating that gets you into a bowl game. If we did that, people would be less interested un maybe bowl games and more interested in expanding the playoff”
Saban states “ and whether you expand the playoff or have a system where it’s like now – we take the Top 12 teams and decide what bowl games they go to—just take them all.”
Saban states “ there would be more opportunity to play more teams in your league, as well as to have more games that people would be more interested in. We all play three (3) or four (4) games a year now that nobody’s really interested in.We’d have more games, more public interest, more fan interest, better TV.”
Saban suggests “ a 10-games SEC schedule, for example during the regular season.”
FSU Head Coach Jimbo Fisher expressed similar thoughts on a non-conference schedule.
Fisher states “ There is not enough games interconference play to help judge how you’re rating each league.” (SC6, 2017)
This leads me to believe that if Coach Saban verbalizes any statement over the airwaves of radio or television, then Coach Saban must possess a genius like thought that the sports media “experts” run with it and believe that he must be right. Thus, the Pied Piper assimilation with Coach Saban. As recent as July 24, 2018; Coach Saban took his yearly trip to visit the Expert Sports Programming Network, and took time to visit the ESPN show “First Take”, hosted by Molly Qurim. During the visit on the set of First Take, Coach Saban was asked a few questions about the upcoming college football season and issues in which it possesses, in how they determine their national champion at the end of the season. Below is the transcription of those key segments with Coach Saban, Molly Qurim and the co hosts.
Partial transcript taken from a guest appearance of Alabama Head Football Coach Nick Saban.
Molly Qurim: (continuation from a previous comment and question about another college football team… then breaks into the question) But Coach I want to ask you this. I was listening to Harbaugh earlier today at the Big 10 Conference, and he was saying, at the media conference, and he was saying that he want to see the College Football Playoff expanded, beyond four teams. Where do you stand on that?
Coach Saban: Well I think there is good and bad in both. I think that one of the great things about college football is bowl games always gave a lot of teams, fans, programs an opportunity to get a lot of (in audible) of gratification at the end of the season, if you qualified for a bowl game. I think the more playoffs you have the less significance bowl games have. And I think that those two things eventually will have a hard time co-existing. So, I think you first have to set the priority of what’s more important, having more bowl games and a small playoff, or bigger playoff and no bowl games. I think that’s an issue that somebody needs to resolve. I do think that because the less significance of bowl games, more and more players will probably choose not to play, like we have started to see now. Umm, and I guess, if you have more playoffs and the games have more significance, maybe more players will play, I don’t know. (Saban, 2018)
Question from one of the guest host to Coach Nick Saban: I’ve read today that you are interested in expanding the SEC schedule from 8 games to 9 games, SEC notoriously tough. Why are you interested in that expansion?
Coach Saban: I think somebody needs to step up in college football and get ahead of, you know dwindling attendance, people not coming to games, too many games people are not interested in. Uh, I think every player in the SEC should play every team in the SEC in their career and right now we don’t do that since we expanded now to 14 teams and we only play 8 SEC games. I’ve been for that for a long time. I’m also for playing, every game as a power five game. So you play 10 games, 9, 10 games in the SEC and you play 2 other power five schools. So when people go to buy tickets and pay premium for all that. You know they are not seeing Division 2 schools, they’re seeing that they are playing 5 SEC schools and Oklahoma this year at home. I mean, I think that’s a good thing for college football, It’s a good thing. And everybody says we got to win 6 games to go to a bowl game. We’ll select people to go to a bowl game, if they could do the basketball tournament. It’s not based on record, it’s based on RPI, or you know schedule strength, and those types of things and do the same thing in football. So, I just think from a big picture fan stand point. You know playing a bunch of games that nobody is interested in, is not good for the game. Ah, Ah, it’s not good. And then our players, you know when you been playing SEC games they are not interested in playing somebody that does not matter. (Saban, 20
These are prime examples of what Coach Saban says to the media and they media “experts” hang on his every word as valid and possessing legitimacy. This is why I relate the Pied Piper reference of Coach Saban to the media. Coach Saban may have valid comments, however, someone has addressed, researched, investigated, published and protected the findings and alternative solution for an expanded playoff that would be inclusive to all FBS programs, congruent with the bowl system without eliminating any the bowl games and season. As per Coach Saban’s comment about the SEC playing a 9 or 10 game conference schedule. With the current membership numbers, the SEC can possess a 9 game conferenece schedule. However, with the current membership, the SEC CANNOT possess a 10 game conference schedule. I have already performed the scheduling grid and a 10 games SEC schedule does not work and cannot be implimented.
As per Coach Saban’s comments about playing a “Division 2” school within his current schedule, maybe he needs to know who is on his schedule and the classifications of those scheduled games before he espouses. During Coach Saban’s tenure at Alabama, he has scheduled and played a lower level classification but not Division 2. That lower level classification Alabama and the SEC plays are called FCS (Football Championship Subdivision) programs. The FCS are or were classified as Division 1-AA. As per Coach Saban’s comment about wanting to play Oklahoma at home on his schedule or playing 10 SEC Conference games and 2 P5 (Power Five Conference) programs. Maybe Coach Saban should take his team to Oklahoma, or to Michigan, or to Palo Alto, or to Pullman, or to Southern California or other FBS P5 program stadiums. That too has already been addressed, solved and can be implimented at the FBS level of college football now. What Coach Saban is asking of is an NFL like scheduling format. I call this a universal, balanced, cross conference, cross divisional and standardized scheduling format. This type of scheduling format and idea is clearly explained in detail in my published book titled “College Football In The BCS Era The Untold Truth Facts, Evidence and Solution” (Siggelow, 2013 & 2016) located in Chapter 16, titled “Balanced Schedule: Possible or Impossible” (Siggelow, 2013 & 2016). This same subject was also published and researched previously in by the same author in the book titled “College Football in the BCS ERA, The Untold Truth: An Analysis of Factors that supports the 16-Team Playoff Model” (Siggelow, 2013) located in the Appendix portion of the literary work.
When Coach Saban speaks out, or claims that someone or someone within college football should address these issues, then I am not sure if they hear him or if someone outside of the college football arena has already investigated this issue. Let me be the first to acknowledge Coach Saban, that these issues have already been addressed, solved and published. Coach Saban and the President of Alabama Dr. Bell both received copies of my book and letters addressing possible copyright protection breach. What the mainstream sports media “experts” believe is that because there are titles attached to names such as; Sports Analysts, Sports Writers, Coaches, Director of Athletics or Commissioners is they must possess the cognitive abilities to address and provide a better solution to the problem of an expanded college football playoff or a standardized scheduling format. However, an academic, with a Master’s Degree in Athletic Administration, Sports Management, Kinesiology and Sports Studies with a research certification from the University of Miami of Florida has already published findings in realtionship to this subject matter and more. The dicotomy is that this academic who used a higher cognitive, problem solving skills set does not have a title attached to his name.
The irony in this post is telling the truth and being investigative enough to read and learn about what has been published or in print by peer reviewed educators. I believe that the character, Colonel Jessup from the movie A Few Good Men; sums it up the best to the sports media, fans and so called “experts” “You can’t handle the truth” (Sorkin, 1992). I believe that the sports media “experts” do not know how to handle the truth or read higher congnitive level thinking from educators, because it possibly challenges their belief system of athletics and college football. Maybe Matthew McConaughey who played lawyer, Jake Brigance, in the movie titled “A Time To Kill” stated it best in his closing arguements “ I had a great summation all worked out, full of some sharp lawyering. But I’m not going to read it. I’m here to apologize. I am young and I am inexperienced. But you cannot hold Carl Lee Hailey responsible for my shortcomings. You see, in all this legal maneuvering something has gotten lost, and that something is the truth. Now it is incumbent upon us lawyers not to just talk about the truth, but to actually seek it, to find it, to live it” (Milchan and Grisham, 1996).
To draw a conclusion on this lengthy post, by providing the facts, evidence and truths against certain college football topics makes me knowledgeable almost expert like within the subject matter. However, since I do not possess a title to my name, i feel that many within social, television and print media feel that I am inadequate to address the problems within college football at the highest level and provide an improved alternative solution which is Utiliatarianistic. I get the sense that those within the media believe I possess a conspiracy theory and an agenda to derail the SEC. My agenda is to bring to light an improved and expanded college football playoff format, an improved college football ranking system, an improved scheduling format and an improved selection and seeding process which is inclusive for all FBS programs and not “exclusive” to a select group. Just becuase I use my brain to address and solve problems in college football and athletics does not make me different. It makes me a viable asset to someone in college athletics.
To the media, I am available for phone interviews or I can plan time to be an in studio guest to discuss these college football matters further and address any questions you may possess. To the media, do not be afraid to say you are wrong, or expand your horizons beyond the World Wide Web and what is being published. Those academics, like myself use the APA/MLA format to support our thoughts, theories, arguments and solutions.
in closing, if any of the sports media or mainstream college football fan reads, and wishes to share my posts; please remember where you read the information and always give credit where credit is due. Always use the APA/MLA citation format.
Entertainment Sports Programming Network (ESPN) (2018). First Take; Hosted by Molly Qurim. Found on the World Wide Web. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdrLpzlgraA. Topic Discussed: Alabama Coach Nick Saban Sees Good and Bad With Expanding the College Football Playoff. Airdate: July 24, 2018.
Entertainment Sports Programming Network (ESPN) (2017). SC6; Hosted by Michael Smith and Jemele Hill. Found on the World Wide Web. ESPN.com, http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=20165321. Interviwer: Heather Dinich; ESPN Senior Sports Writer for College Football. Topic Discussed:Nick Saban envisions changing regular-season schedule, College Football Playoff Nick Saban Interview Transcription/theory of a P5 scheduling concept. Airdate: July 26, 2017.
Milchan, A. and Grisham, J. (1996). (Producers). Schumacher, J. (Director). Goldsmam, A. (Screenplay). [A Time To Kill] Motion Picture. Warner Brothers.
Siggelow, Matthew (2013 & 2016). College Football In The BCS Era The Untold Truth Facts Evidence and Solutions. Lulu.com. Print.
Sorkin, A. (1992) (Screenplay). Reiner, R., Brown, D. & Scheinman, A. (Producers). Reiner, R. (Director). [A Few Good Men] Motion Picture. Castel Rock Entertainment.
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HRW Board Member Skewers Marc Garlasco--Again
(Note: This is a repost of my earlier post Don't Forget: Garlasco's Nazi Hobby Isn't As Important As His Bias And Mistakes, just with a better title--in case the other (boring title) kept people away.)
In the midst of the discussion of Marc Garlasco's passionate interest in collecting Nazi memorabilia--while executing his duties as senior military analyst at Human Rights Watch--we should not forget that this is just part of a much larger problem at HRW.
Not that Garlasco's 'hobby' is not a problem--it is.
Helena Cobban, who sits on the Middle East Advisory Committee of Human Rights Watch, makes a comparison:
It would be like employing someone to do child-protection work by day who goes home and collects pictures of naked or suggestively-clad children by night. For allegedly "artistic purposes".
Furthermore, in response to those who claim that Garlasco's book is a historical work worthy of respect, Cobban responds:
Well, I'm not sure about Garlasco's record as a "serious military historian." By all accounts, his book, title "The Flak Badges", seems to be an aid for collectors of such badges, not a work of serious military history.
And then Cobban gets to the meat of the matter--Garlasco's record at Human Rights Watch:
I also share some of the concerns his critics have voiced about the actual military expertise Garlasco brought to the job at HRW, when he moved there after having worked in the Pentagon for eight years. Between 1995 and 2003 he had various jobs as a civilian employee of the Pentagon, doing military intelligence work including some work on targeting US cruise missiles.
But as I noted on JWN last year (including here), he made some serious-- and very basic-- mistakes during the Russian-Georgian war in identifying which country various cluster-bomb remnants came from... Even more disturbingly, perhaps, the HRW powers-that-be were frustratingly slow in correcting the incorrect accusations he originally made against Russia on this score, which were used by all the political forces in the west that were trying to mobilize public and even perhaps military support for Georgia at the time...[emphasis added]
But that is not all that Cobban has to say about Garlasco--she is not through with him. Not by a long shot. In HRW's flawed 'Research' on Georgian cluster bombs, written in September 2008, Cobban goes to town:
"It turns out, though that the "research" in question was considerably less than expert or thorough, and that HRW's much-lauded lead "researcher" on this topic, Marc Garlasco, may have fallen victim-- or worse-- to a Georgian disinformation campaign."
"So Garlasco is still in good favor at HRW's New York headquarters, in spite of the clearly flawed nature of his earlier "documentation"?? And the two August reports about Russian use of cluster bombs remain in their original positions on the HRW website, with no clarificatory comment attached?"
Garlasco also considerably-- perhaps fatally-- undermines his own credibility by stating that the cluster bomb remnant in the photo is that of a "cluster bomb dropped by Russian aircraft", since the remnant in question not only isn't Russian but also was not dropped by any aircraft, since its fins have the distinctive curving of the 'pop-put' fins of an artillery-launched bomb.
"Garlasco seems guilty of, at the very least, considerable professional slipshoddiness as a researcher. And how could his superiors at HRW have accepted-- and agreed to publish-- as "evidence" for his claims, just a few photos whose provenance, timing, and other attributes have not been thoroughly checked and cross-checked? The professional slipshoddiness at HRW goes considerably higher than just Marc Garlasco. And it also extends to those media outlets that just reproduced all his/HRW's arguments and claims about "Russian" use of cluster bombs-- for which we still have no actual evidence, at all-- without interrogating and trying to understand the extremely flimsy nature of the "evidence" he was using."
"Was Marc Garlasco used, or did he connive in the Georgian disinformation? Either way, why is he still apparently regarded by HRW-NY as a credible researcher on these matters?"
Cobban's conclusion flows logically from her argument:
This time around, HRW needs to assemble a high-level team of credible people-- not including Marc Garlasco-- to investigate the performance of the whole organization regarding these accusations of Russia's use of cluster bombs, and other aspects of its work during the Russian-Georgian war, and then in a timely manner to issue a public report on what was done well and what was done badly during this work. This report should also contain concrete recommendations regarding methodology and internal procedures, to ensure that slipshod and potentially inflammatory work like that done by Marc Garlasco does not appear in the organization's name again.
Some questions still remain unanswered:
o Why is Marc Garlasco still employed by Human Rights Watch?
o What methodology and procedures have been instituted so that Garlasco's mistakes are not repeated?
o Will past investigations by Garlasco now be re-examined in order to evaluate whether they are similarly flawed?
Most significantly, with the results of the Goldstone Commission on Operation Cast Lead soon to be released, what methodology and procedures has Goldstone--a former member of the board of Human Rights Watch--instituted in order to avoid Garlasco's and HRW's past mistakes?
For an examination of cases of bias and sloppiness by Garlasco and Human Rights Watch, see:
a. Gaza Beach Incident 2006 (Reliance on eyewitnesses with little credibility and contradictory accounts publicized with certainty by HRW “military expert” Marc Garlasco)
b. 2006 Lebanon War (Disproportionate condemnation of Israel, demonization of self-defense, and self-contradictory reporting based on eyewitnesses )
c. “Reuters Cameraman” Incident – April 2008 (Quick condemnation based on Palestinian witnesses, vilification of IDF and no follow-up)
d. The Gaza War, December 2008-January 2009 (Leading the NGO campaign to delegitimize defensive actions, calls for “lawfare” and publication of inflated casualty figures)
e. The Durban Strategy (Active participant in strategy using human rights claims to advance the “complete and total isolation of Israel...the imposition of …comprehensive sanctions and embargoes, the full cessation of all links …between all states and Israel.”)
The fact that Garlasco's misjudgments are not limited to Israel is no comfort.
We will soon see if these biases appear in the Goldstone report as well.
Crossposted on Soccer Dad
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Posted by Daled Amos at 12:39 PM
Soccer Dad said...
I'm not at all convinced by Cobban. Did he make mistakes about the cluster munitions? Based on what I could find a HRW's website, he was right, but later investigation showed that Georgia also employed such munitions. It wasn't that he was wrong, but premature. Even at that it seems that Georgia's use of cluster munitions was aimed at Russian troops.
Remember Cobban roots for America's enemies. (And what does she know about munitions.)
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UK January 2019: Ford places Fiesta and Focus on top, Toyota Yaris breaks ranking record
The Ford Focus rallies back up to #2 in the UK for the first time since last May, while the Mercedes A-Class stands at a strong #5.
New car sales in the UK endure a 5th straight month of year-on-year decline in January at -1.6% to 161.013 units, the lowest score for the month since 2014. It’s thanks to private sales that the market avoids a steeper fall, as they gain 2.9% to 71.378 and 44.3% share vs. 42.4% in January 2018. Reversely, fleet sales drop 3.4% to 86.559 and 53.8% share vs. 54.8% and business sales implode 33.5% to 3.076 and 1.9% vs. 2.8%. Diesel sales continue to freefall at -20.3% to 46.823 and 29.1% share vs. 35.9% a year ago, while petrol sales gain 7.3% to 103.176 and 64.1% vs. 58.8% and alternatively fulled vehicles soar 26.3% to 6.8% share vs. 5.3%.
UK January sales 2003-2019. Source SMMT
Ford (-15.4%) manages to fend off its most direct competitors by over 3.000 sales this month, holding 10.3% share despite a harsh fall. Volkswagen (+5.1%) follows, ahead of Vauxhall (-3.2%), while Mercedes (+3%) is back above BMW (+6.1%) and Audi (-26.9%) continues to freefall. Toyota (+7.5%) leaps up 9 spots on December to #7, Kia (+9.8%) is up 6 to #8 but Nissan (-12%) and Hyundai (-10.1%) both skid down to round up the Top 10, just above Peugeot (+7.1%), very solid. Below, Volvo (+79.7%), MG (+58.7%), Jeep (+58.3%), Seat (+31.4%), Dacia (+16.7%), Lexus (+13.5%), Mini (+13.2%), Subaru (+12.3%), Citroen (+11.4%) and Ssangyong (+11.2%) impress with spectacular gains.
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First-Class Green Grade Facility
By SIMON MATHER CBN Feature Writer on May 4, 2010 Building Central Oregon-Archives
The finishing touches are being put to a new $8.8 million elementary school in La Pine that is setting new standards for green building practices in the district.
Rosland Elementary on Burgess Road utilizes Bend La Pine School District’s (BLPSD) latest generation prototypical design for up to 600 students, but will start with around half that number when pupils are welcomed in the fall. Future increased student rolls will be accommodated by expansion into two additional wings on the building, which sits on a 15-acre site.
The new facility will have major implications for education in the area. Currently, fifth-graders attend La Pine Middle School because of crowding at the existing elementary close to the high school.
“It will be an immediate pressure release,” said BLPSD spokeswoman Julianne Repman, “with fifth-graders returning to the elementary level and space opening up in the middle school; which will revert to a sixth through eighth grade structure.”
The new school’s name – the winning nomination after the BLPS Board sifted through 175 suggestions – is also a nod to the area’s frontier past. Rosland was a small pioneer town to the north which was overtaken by La Pine when it became more prosperous, though remnants of the old community remain in a smattering of historic buildings off Huntington Road.
Rosland Elementary is set to be a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)-certified grade school, and is aiming for a gold-level designation – as it builds on similar models employed by recent sister facilities William E. Miller and Pine Ridge in Bend.
Ron Barber of BBT Architects, who has worked on all three projects alongside general contractor Kirby Nagelhout Construction Company, said: “We use the school district’s prototypical design as the template, but also worked with the committee at each site to give each facility its own unique identity, for example, in terms of different color palettes.
“Highly efficient sustainable design specifications are in place but also the smart, green elements incorporated into construction and operation have evolved with each project as the relevant technology advances.”
To that end, the Rosland School includes an extensive array of roof-mounted photovoltaic (PV) panels that converts solar radiation into direct current electricity. An interesting linked feature is a touch screen monitor in the school’s entry area that indicates how much PV-generated power is being produced at any given time, which can also be used as an educational tool in the curriculum.
“Smart” lights installed throughout the facility turn off when there is sufficient ambient light, while heat sensors automatically open high clear story windows to facilitate a more comfortable environment when the temperature hits a trigger point, unless precipitation is present. Such components are monitored and operated by a remote control center in Bend.
Other sustainable and energy efficient features include low-flush toilets and automatic waterless urinals, sustainable wood products, with site debris also recycled as bark chips, drought-friendly landscaping to save on irrigation needs – with retention ponds also dotted around the low-density site – and low or no VOC-emitting paints, floors, wood and furnishings.
“Marmoleum” – a natural flooring made from renewable resources, including linseed oil, wood flour, and pine rosins – is installed in hallways and common areas. Tough, yet visually striking, the natural organic product’s performance is enhanced by time as exposure to air serves to harden and increase its durability, while it remains quiet and comfortable underfoot.
The marmoleum will be sealed prior to the school’s official opening to allow for use of chemical-free, water-based cleaning products for floor scrubbing.
The hallways feature different color patterns in each wing to denote specific classroom, or pod, groupings.
KNCC Project Manager Dave Watson said the sustainable methods of construction included not bringing finished materials on site until, for example, the building’s duct work was sealed, to minimize the possibility of any contaminants. Also, prior to occupancy the HVAC system is tuned to one hundred per cent outside air to perform a final “flush-out”.
Watson added: “New sustainable elements are incorporated with each advance in the available technology, and while there may be relatively higher upfront investment, the payback over time is cost-effective.”
Another, perhaps less obvious, element of LEED is acoustical considerations. Rosland features voluminous acoustical panels to dampen noise levels, while sliding floor-to-ceiling doors can isolate the adjoining gymnasium, stage and music room areas from each other in the central area of the school. Conversely, these sections can be opened up for larger events or performances, or to expand the music room area, which can also serve as a “green room” or changing facility for stage shows.
The communal gymnasium, which also doubles as a cafeteria, sits on a rubber pad atop a concrete base, and comprises an epoxy build-up surface.
On a general level, the school also includes a supported education area, media center and expansive computer lab. Outside, there are two large multi-use play fields, and the grounds will make use of much native planting for landscaping.
Barber said each wing, or “neighborhood center” has its own distinct theme or aesthetics and incorporates six classrooms around a central open activity area which can be used for a variety of purposes, including congregating for assemblies.
The sectors are wired for audio visual technology and fiber optics are expected to the site in the near future. Propane tanks will also accommodate utility needs prior to natural gas being available.
The schools exterior is comprised of efficient Concrete Masonry Unit (CMU) block construction and metal siding paneling, with attractive architectural features including North West style glue-lam truss forms and stone-clad columns.
The funding for the new facility comes as part of the $119 million bond passed by voters in 2006 specifically for building and capital projects.
The school’s construction ran into a hiccup in the earlier stages when the district had to negotiate arrangements with the water and sewer districts regarding infrastructure requirements to extend sewer and water lines to the site.
BLPSD Facilities Development Project Manager Nan Hall said: “One of the challenges of the project was the extent of off-site work, including the running of water lines along Burgess Road from downtown and upgrades to the sewer pump station.
“Also, the site was so flat that we had to raise the building pad to get sufficient drainage.
“But we worked through every point, and we had an excellent collaborative and professional team involved in ensuring this was a first-class project.”
Repman added that by delaying opening until 2010, every aspect of the school, including the fields and playground, will be completely finished when students show up.
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An Empirical Analysis of China's Export Behavior [статья]
Valerie Cerra, Sweta C. Saxena IMF Working Paper Series. 2002. No. 02/200 .
This paper studies the behavior of China's exports from the mid-1980s through 2001. Extensive quarterly data on values and quantities of major export products have been taken from Chinese customs statistics to form a panel data set. The data are used to estimate export supply price elasticities, including by industry groups. The extensive product level data permits the use of panel estimation techniques in order to increase the power of the testing methodology. Aggregate quarterly export unit price indices are also constructed and thereby provide an input to future research on China's trade.
Dornbusch's Overshooting Model After Twenty-Five Years [статья]
Kenneth S. Rogoff IMF Working Paper Series. 2002. No. 02/39.
This Mundell Fleming lecture at the International Monetary Fund's 2001 annual research conference marks the 25th anniversary of Rudiger Dornbusch's masterpiece, "Expectations and Exchange Rate Dynamics," a seminal contribution to both policy and research in the field of international finance. This essay provides a simple overview of the model as well as some empirics, not only on exchange rates but on measures of the paper's influence. Last, but not least, T offer some personal reflections on how Dornbusch conveyed the ideas in his "overshooting model" to inspire a generation of students.
Imperfect Competition and the Design of VAT Regimes: the Case of Energy Trade between Russia and Ukraine [статья]
Clinton R. Shiells IMF Working Paper Series. 2002. No. 02/235 .
Under imperfect competition, Russia and Ukraine may choose to deviate from optimal tax considerations which suggest use of a destination-based VAT regime. Oil and gas trade is a major source of Russian tax revenue, which is collected partly through an origin-based VAT on intra-CIS energy trade. The paper shows that Ukraine may try to capture part of the tax revenue if it has monopsony power. It is far from clear whether Ukraine would succeed in shifting the rents through taxation, since this depends on the form of imperfect competition and the curvature of Ukraine's import demand function.
Liberalization of Trade in Financial Services and Financial Sector Stability (Analytical Approach) [статья]
Alexei P. Kireyev IMF Working Paper Series. 2002. No. 02/138 .
The paper seeks to establish a link between the liberalization of trade in financial services undertaken by countries under the WTO and the stability of their financial systems. The paper concludes that liberalization has generally been conducive to stability because of the mutually reinforcing nature of existing international rules and practices. Financial stability and efficiency, which should be ultimate goals of further liberalization, can be ensured by taking advantage of coherent policy advice and the application of existing multilateral mechanisms-in particular, the WTO negotiations and the IMF/World Bank financial sector assessment program
Liberalization of Trade in Financial Services and Financial Sector Stability (Empirical Approach) [статья]
The paper explores empirically the links between the WTO-driven liberalization of trade in financial services and the stability of national financial systems. Econometric testing of indicators intended to proxy financial sector stability-subdivided into exchange rate and banking sector stability-suggests that opening of the financial sector is an efficient policy instrument at the disposal of the authorities for achieving a variety of macroeconomic goals. While liberalization is found to be broadly conducive to stability, the outcome of liberalization on exchange rate stability is less predictable than on banking sector stability.
Monetary Rules for Emerging Market Economies [статья]
Fabio Ghironi, Alessandro Rebucci IMF Working Paper Series. 2002. No. 02/34.
We compare the performance of a currency board, inflation targeting, and dollarization in a small, open developing economy with a liberalized capital account. We focus on the transmission of shocks to currency and country risk premia and on the role of fluctuations in premia in the propagation of other shocks. We calibrate our model on Argentina. The framework matches the second moments of key variables well. Welfare analysis suggests that dollarization is preferable to alternative regimes because it removes currency premium volatility. However, a currency board can match dollarization on welfare grounds if the central bank holds a sufficiently large stock of foreign reserves
Purchasing Power Parity and New Trade Theory [статья]
Ronald MacDonald, Luca Ricci IMF Working Paper Series. 2002. No. 02/32.
This paper theoretically derives and empirically tests the implications of a new trade theory framework for the systematic movements m the real exchange rate. It focuses on the effect of imperfect substitutability of tradables and on the importance of competitiveness, for which we construct an original proxy. Using a panel dynamic OLS estimation of nine bilateral US dollar real exchange rates, we derive long-run coefficients for relative productivity and competitiveness in the tradable and non-tradable sectors, controlling for standard macroeconomic variables. The implications of imperfect substitutability of tradables fit the data better than the standard neoclassical assumption of price equalization. Our new measure of competitiveness is statistically significant in explaining deviations from PPP.
Quantifying the Impact of Trade on Wages: The Role of Nontraded Goods [статья]
Stephen P. Tokarick IMF Working Paper Series. 2002. No. 02/191 .
This paper uses an applied general equilbrium model to decompose the effects of changes in trade and technology-related variables on wages of skilled and unskilled labor between 1982 and 1996 in the United States. The results indicate that trade-related variables (tariff cuts, improvement in the terms of trade, and the increase in the trade deficit) had little impact on the widening wage gap. Also, changes in total factor productivity had a small effect on relative wages. The major factor behind the rise in the skilled wage relative to the unskilled wage was differential rates of growth in skill-biased technical change across sectors. The paper also highlights the role that nontraded goods play in explaining the wage gap. Finally, the paper presents estimates of the effect of trade on wages by calculating what wage rates would be under autarky. The results show that expanding trade could actually reduce wage inequality, rather than increase it. The welfare costs to the U.S economy of moving to autarky (using 1996 as a base) are about 6 percent of GDP.
The Africa Growth and Opportunity Act and Its Rules of Origin: Generosity Undermined? [статья]
Aaditya Mattoo, Devesh Roy, Arvind Subramanian IMF Working Paper Series. 2002. No. 02/158 .
This paper describes the United States recently enacted Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and assesses its quantitative impact on African exports. The AGOA expands the scope of preferential access of Africa's exports to the United States in key areas such as clothing. However, its medium term benefits estimated at about US$100-$140 million, an 8 11 percent addition to current non-oil exports would have been nearly five times greater (US$540 million) if no restrictive conditions had been imposed on the terms of market access. The most important of these conditions are the rules of origin with which African exporters of clothing must comply to benefit from duty-free access.
The New Russian Budget System: A Critical Assessment and Future Reform Agenda [статья]
Jack Diamond IMF Working Paper Series. 2002. Vol. 02. No. 21.
В работе анализируется ход бюджетной реформы в Российской Федерации с 1992 года и, в особенно, в период после принятия нового Бюджетного кодекса. Рассматривается воздействие бюджетной реформы на экономику и функционирование общественного сектора. Автор указывает на ряд задач, которые пока не были решены в процессе реформирования бюджетной системы, и отмечает, что их решение требует комплексного подхода, который не может быть ограничен только изменением бюджетных процедур.
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Indian Government: Secret US Weapons ‘Real Cause of Global Warming’
The Indian government have accused the U.S. of using a secretive weapon system that is likely to have caused global warming.
According to Environmental Minister Anil Madhav Dave, the U.S. government are able to focus electromagnetic beams via a weapon called High Frequency Active Auroral Research Programme (HAARP) across the Earth which reduce the yields of major crops like wheat and maize in India.
“HAARP strikes the upper atmosphere with a focussed and steerable electromagnetic beam,” the Minister said in a statement.
Indiatimes.com reports:
“HAARP is an advanced model of a super powerful ionospheric heater which may cause the globe to warm and have global warming effect,” he said.
Dave was replying to a question on whether the government is aware of HAARP, capable of effecting devastating impact on the world’s climate including that of India and resulting in destabilisation of agricultural and ecological systems.
See also: Government Cancels Demolition of HAARP Research Location, Switches Ownership Instead
He said a study conducted by Indian Council of Agricultural Research has projected the impact of climate change to be adverse in terms of reduction of yield of major crops including wheat, maize, mustard, potato and sorghum.
Recognizing the adverse impact of climate change, the minister said that the government launched the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) in June 2008 to deal with climate change-related issues.
See also: The Agendas Behind HAARP Weather Control Programs
NAPCC comprises eight missions in areas of solar energy, enhanced energy efficiency, habitat, water, sustaining Himalayan ecosystems, forestry, agriculture and strategic knowledge of climate change.
It also addresses the issues relating to mitigation of greenhouse gases and adaptation to the adverse impacts of climate change on environment, forest, habitat, water resources and agriculture.
Dave said 32 states and UTs have also prepared a State Action Plan on Climate Change (SAPCC).
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After the exhibition "The Red Way" which caused a huge interest among the fans during the celebrations for CSKA's 70th anniversary, the supporters organized yet another exhibition, this time dedicated to the Northern tribune. Yesterday on the "Army" started the tournament in memory of Mladen Aleksiev - Chika Deni The fans will be able to visit the first of its kind in Bulgaria "ultra exhibition" - "Addicted to CSKA " until 20:00 today in the VIP Hall of the stadium. "As a continuation of the exhibition presented during the...
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"Armeisko Cup" blitz tournaments
Every Saturday at 14.00 Goals: Development of sporting skills Organizer: Chess club CSKA Place of tournament: Sofia, ul.Atanas Dalchev 10 (the "Babinite MandjI" restaurant) Who can take part: Every player who has paid a 10 leva tournament fee. System: Swiss system in 9 rounds Computer software: The FIDE approved Swiss manager is used to draw the pairs and calculate the final standings Ranking: According to the ponts won. In the case of a draw the following additional criteria are applied: Buholz Mediana, Buholz, number of wins,...
"Ask me why i'm wearing blue?!"
After the win in the Eternal volleyball derby the Sofia metro was decorated with pictures of CSKA players in blue shirts with the sign ""Ask me why i'm wearing blue?!". VC CSKA is taking part in a campaing in support of patients with cancer and this is why the players wear the color of the Eternal opponent in the ads.
"Be behind the team!"
The army men from Sector "V" launched the campaign "BE BEHIND THE TEAM!" Its symbolic start was given at a meeting with the players and the leadership along with the leaders of Sector G. "The campaign does not have a deadline and the goal is for the team to receive support even (especially) in the most difficult moments. We think it is hypocritical to praise the players before the game and at the first mistake or difficulty to scream insulting them. We have prepared a special banner that says "BE BEHIND THE TEAM!". It's going to...
"Be proud with CSKA" (VIDEO)
The luxury photo album for the CSKA anniversary was presented at a press conference that was broadcast live at CSKA.BG and the official facebook page of the club. The authors Todor Shabanski, Boyan Boychev and Bonchuk Andonov presented the book to the journalists and the legend Dimitar Penev handed it symbolically to CSKA's captain - the 22 year old Bozhidar Chorbadzhiyski. "I hope someday I'm part of such a book, and then I pass it on to someone who is connected to CSKA as hard as I am because I'm here since I am 8 years old and I...
"Bring Children to a match" - the Botev game
Young Army Men, tomorrow (March 31st), at 8:00 p.m., at the "Bulgarian Army" stadium CSKA is facing Botev Plovdid in a Week 27 match of the First Professional League season. The "Bring Children to a Match" campaign is still on. You are all invited at the stadium to support our team. We are expecting you at 7:30 p.m. at the end of the central alley to the stadium. Let's support CSKA together! Let's all be at the stadium!
"Bring children to a match" - the Cherno more game
Young Army Men, tomorrow (February 23), 5:30 p.m., at the "Bulgarian Army" stadium CSKA is facing Cherno more in a Week 22 match of the First Professional League season. The "Bring Children to a Match" campaign is still on. You are all invited at the stadium to support our team. We are expecting you at 5:00 p.m. at the end of the central alley to the stadium. Let's support CSKA together! Let's all be at the stadium!
"Bring Children to a match" - the Etar game
Young Army Men, tomorrow (March 8th), at 5:30 p.m., at the "Bulgarian Army" stadium CSKA is facing Etar in a Week 24 match of the First Professional League season. The "Bring Children to a Match" campaign is still on. You are all invited at the stadium to support our team. We are expecting you at 5:00 p.m. at the end of the central alley to the stadium. Let's support CSKA together! Let's all be at the stadium!
"Bring Children to a Match" - the Levski game
Young Army Men, we are pleased to announce that for the first time the campaign "With children at a match" will also take place on the Eternal Derby. CSKA will face Levski at the "Vasil Levski" National stadium on Sunday (March 18) at 1 p.m. All children under the age of 12 will be able to watch the match for free, along with an adult accompanying person. The campaign will run with the following organization: -We are gathering the group in front of the cash desks at Gurko Street between 11:15 and 11:30 -Completion of declarations...
"Bring children to a match" - the Lokomotiv Plovdiv game
Young Army Men, on Sunday (August 6) at 8 p.m. at the "Bulgarian Army" stadium CSKA is facing Lokomotiv Plovdiv in a First Professional League Week 4 game. The "Bring Children to a Match" campaign is still going on. Everyone of you is invited so we could support our team. We are expecting you at 7:30 p.m. at the end of the central alley. The "Sector G" fan club has again prepared presents for you. Let's all be at the stadium, let's all support CSKA together ! "RED HEARTS" fundraising campaign Let's support our team!...
"Bring Children to a Match" - the Ludogorets game
Young army men on the 14 of December, 5:30 p.m. at the "Bulgarian Army" stadium CSKA is facing Ludogorets in a 1/4-final game of the Cup of Bulgaria. GET YOUR CSKA MEMBERSHIP CARD The "Bring Children to a Match" campaign is still on. You are welcome to the stadium to support your favourite team. We are expecting you at 17:00 at the end of the central alley. LIKE US ON FACEBOOK. Let's support CSKA together! Let's all be at the stadium! "RED HEARTS" fundraising campaign Let's support our team! Send a "START" text message to...
"Bring Children to a Match" - the Vereya game
Young Army Men, on the 8th of September, 8:00 p.m. at the "Bulgarian Army" stadium CSKA is facing Vereya in a First Professional League Week 8 game. GET YOUR CSKA MEMBERSHIP CARD The "Bring Children to a Match" campaign is still on. You are welcome to the stadium to support your favourite team. We are expecting you at 19:30 at the end of the central alley. Let's support CSKA together! Let's all be at the stadium! "RED HEARTS" fundraising campaign Let's support our team! Send a "START" text message to 1948* short code and...
Young Army Men, tomorrow (April 14th), at 5:30 p.m., at the "Bulgarian Army" stadium CSKA is facing Vereya in a Week 29 match of the First Professional League season. The "Bring Children to a Match" campaign is still on. You are all invited at the stadium to support our team. We are expecting you at 5:00 p.m. at the end of the central alley to the stadium. Let's support CSKA together! Let's all be at the stadium!
"Bring children to a match" against Dunav
Young army men, Tomorrow (August 5th) at 08:45 at the "Army" will start the third round of the First League between CSKA and Dunav. The "Bring children to match" campaign continues again. We invite you all to the stadium to support our favorite team together. We look forward to you until 08:15 pm at the central promenade in front of the Ball. The children and their parents will be placed in sector V. All army men u p to the age of 14 will be able to enter sector "V" free of charge and must be accompanied by an adult who will be...
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Joanna Ruocco holds an MFA from Brown and a PhD from the University of Denver. She is the author of The Mothering Coven (Ellipses Press, 2009), Man’s Companions (Tarpaulin Sky Press, 2010), A Compendium of Domestic Incidents (which won the 2009 Noemi Press Fiction Chapbook Contest; judged by Rikki Ducornet) and Another Governess / The Least Blacksmith: A Diptych (which won the FC2 Catherine Doctorow Innovative Fiction Prize; judged by Ben Marcus). She also works pseudonymously as Alessandra Shahbaz (Ghazal in the Moonlight, Midnight Flame) and Toni Jones (No Secrets in Spandex). With Brian Conn, Ruocco co-edits the fiction journal Birkensnake.
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“Ruocco has given serious thought to how much she can do with language while still preserving a story’s integrity . . . Modernist-style experimentation ain’t dead yet. Giddy, intriguing stuff from a writer eager to let words misbehave.”
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Melba Zuzzo, erstwhile innocent of the male-heavy hamlet of Dan, a town located in the foothills of . . . somewhere? . . . finds herself in a rut. In fact she was probably born into this rut, but today, for some reason, she feels suddenly aware of it. Everything is changing, yet nothing is making sense. The people she might rely upon, the habits she should find comforting—everything is off. It’s as if life, which has gone by largely unnoticed up to now, has been silently conspiring against her the whole time.
In Dan, Joanna Ruocco has created a slapstick parable that brings together the restless undercurrents and unabashed campiness of Thomas Pynchon with the meandering imaginative audacity of Raymond Roussel. Either Dan is a state of mind, beyond the reach of any physical map, or else it sits on every map unnoticed, tucked beneath the big red dot that tells us you are here.
You can read excerpts from Dan at The Collagist and Tin House, and a fantastically informative and wondrous interview with Joanna Ruocco at BOMB.
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Love is About Chemical make up
Love makes us all feel amusing. That sense of giddy disorientation, unsinkable ecstasy and total obsession with a new love can be so overwhelming, that it's tough to picture it's all about emotion. While the outcomes barely make love less mystical, they do begin to shed light on why it can make individuals feel so funny.
Helen Fisher, a research professor of anthropology at Rutgers University, is among numerous researchers who think the flush of a new love is enhanced by natural stimulants in the norepinphrine, brain and dopamine . "These are standard traits commonly associated with romantic love and with these natural stimulants," she states.
More studies show that gushy romantic experiences may resemble the highs addict feel when they're under the influence. Nora Volkow; the associate director for life sciences at Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York, has actually analysed the behaviours of drug addicts and people in love and found striking parallels. "When a individual is passionately in love, it is exceptionally exciting and intriguing , and if the enjoyed one is not there, traumatic," states Volkow. "When I see my drug abuser patients, it just clicks with me how comparable the dependency is. "The truth that drug addiction and enthusiastic love may set off the same actions, signals to Volkow that drug dependency is specifically harmful given that it take advantage of a natural sensation.
She points out that recent studies reveal the very same areas of the brain including the frontal cortex which is triggered when a drug addict is high and when somebody in love is looking at a photo of a enjoyed one. Researchers at University College in London just recently tape-recorded modifications in the brains of people who explained themselves as "truly and incredibly" in Visit Website love.
Old good friends, apparently, do not quite trigger the same stir. Fisher is conducting similar studies and is scanning the brain activity of people freshly in love.
THREE STAGES OF LOVE
As a lot of know; however, the rush people feel from new love typically doesn't last permanently. And Fisher is likewise interested in comprehending the biological stimulants and anthropological descriptions for all stages of love.
She argues that there are 3 primary stages to a love relationship: desire, romantic love and attachment. The first, she says, is "to get you searching for anything" and is driven by hormones like testosterone.
The romantic love phase, which produces the brain chemical reactions described by the London researchers, serves to "force you to focus your breeding energy on someone at a time."
And the fmal, less steamy phase of accessory is to make sure that any kids produced by a love match has moms and dads at least through its early years.
Research study shows there might likewise be chemicals related to feelings of attachment. The animals instantly formed accessories when researchers injected a natural chemical called oxytocin into the mice. When they injected chemicals that block the result of oxytocin, Fisher says; the mice "avoided their partners and acted like cads."
Current studies have actually zeroed in on the chemistry of love, exposing what kind of chemical and neurological activities take place at different phases of animal and human relationships.
Love is improved by natural stimulants to the noreinphrine, brain and dopamine .
Gushy romantic sensations comparable to the high of drug addiction.
Areas of the brain stirred when thinking of the loved one.
The stages of love, desire and attachment are affected by body
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Great Smiles Dentistry Launches Toy Drive to Celebrate Name Change
By ZCode • 6 years ago • Events
The offices of Drs. William D. Rawlings, Crystal Angelopoulos, Christopher Hydo and Natalie Miller announced today that they’ve rebranded their practice as Great Smiles Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics to emphasize their goal of bringing out the best possible smile for every patient. A significant milestone for a practice that’s been serving North County Coastal communities for over 30 years, Great Smiles is celebrating its new identity by hosting a toy drive aimed at bringing great smiles to the faces of ill children at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego.
“This is just a different way for us to brighten the smiles of our community’s youth,” said Dr. Angelopoulos, who specializes in pediatric dentistry at Great Smiles. “As a dual specialty practice that sees patients from when they’re only age one through braces and up until they turn 18, we know how much the little things can impact children from pre-school age up through their teenage years. We’re all about delivering great smiles and usually that means through our dental work, but this is another way to have more great smiles in the community.”
Beginning today, patients, their families and the public are encouraged to deliver new, unwrapped toys during business hours to Great Smiles’ locations in Solana Beach off of Loma Santa Fe Drive or in their Encinitas office on Garden View Road. The toy drive will run until Monday, December 2 with Great Smiles delivering the toys to Rady Children’s Hospital by December 6.
“The courage of the children we see on a daily basis is remarkable, but gifts from donors always brighten their day and lift their spirits,” said Carol Damon-Scherer, Vice President of Development at Rady Children’s Hospital Foundation. “The Great Smiles toy drive is well timed as we’re always in need of toys before the holiday season.”
For each toy dropped off, donators will receive a raffle ticket to be entered into a drawing for a $50 Target gift card. The winner will be randomly drawn on Tuesday, November 26 and contacted directly, as well as announced on Great Smiles’ Facebook and Twitter pages.
All appropriate, new and unwrapped toys are greatly appreciated, but items especially needed include:
Infant/toddler– Musical toys, See-n-Say, sound books, light up toys
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Trump tells Putin 'don't meddle' in U.S. elections
Vernon Walton | Saturday, June 29, 2019
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Gemstone Cuts and Shapes (*original article is from www.e-jewel.co.il)
Cutting (also know as Lapidary) is the process whereby a rough stone is turned into a gemstone. The process makes a gem assume a certain shape, bringing out its luster and color, enabling it to be set into jewelry.
Unlike Diamonds, colored gems possess variable optical properties and are not cut to a uniform ideal. A well-cut colored gem exhibits even color, an acceptable number of inclusions, good brilliance and shows the majority of carat weight when viewed from the top.
Broadly, the styles of gem cutting can be divided into faceted gems (gems with geometrically shaped flat polished faces) and non-faceted gems (those gems that do not have geometrically shaped flat polished faces such as Cabochons).
The cut of a gemstones shapes largely depends on the shape of the gem rough (the shape of the raw gem as it comes from the earth). For perfect and beautiful rough colored stones, the oval cut is generally the number one preference, as it maximizes beauty. Factors to consider when choosing to facet a gem in another shape include design aesthetics, inclusions and color.
Gem cutters are considered “experts” once they have 2 years of experience and on average can facet 30 gems per day.
The most commaon cuts are:
Antique Cushion
Round Brilliant Cut
Round Cabochon
Round is from the Middle English word “rounden”, which means “secret”. The Round Brilliant cut is also known as the Round cut, American Ideal cut or American Standard cut.
The standard number of facets of a Round Brilliant cut gemstone is 57.
Although no single inventor has officially been credited with the invention of the Round Brilliant cut, many sources do credit a Venetian cutter named Vincenzio Perruzzi and date the Brilliant's introduction to the 18th century.
The Russian mathematical genius Marcel Tolkowsky, a member of a large and powerful Diamond family, subsequently calculated the cuts necessary to create the ideal Diamond shape. As part of his PhD thesis in mathematics, Tolkowsky considered variables such as the index of refraction and covalent bond angles to describe what has become known as the Round Brilliant cut.
Tolkowsky's recommended cut height for a Round Brilliant is 58% that of the diameter of the Diamond, which breaks down to about 43% for the pavilion, and 14% for the height of the crown. This 58% is probably the most crucial dimension of the gem.
This cut is optically the most efficient. The Round Brilliant boasts one of the best recoveries for well shaped Diamond and gemstone rough; this translates into good value for consumers.
The Round Brilliant cut is designed to provide maximum optics for brilliance and scintillation, making the gem sparkle and dance in the light.
This cut was specially developed for Diamonds but is today common for all gem types.
Oval is from the Latin word “vum” meaning “egg”. The standard number of facets of an Oval cut gemstone is 69. The Oval cut has an elliptical shape when viewed from the top.
For the Oval cut, the ratio of the length to the width should be approximately 2:1, although this does vary slightly depending on the optical properties of different gem types.
A well cut Oval gemstone can be nearly as bright as a Round Brilliant cut.
The Oval cut is a particularly beautiful shape and if well proportioned gives great scintillation and fire.
Baguette is from the Italian word “bacchetta”, meaning “rod or stick”. The approximate number of facets of a Baguette cut gemstone is 20. The Baguette shaped gemstone is really only a special oblong shape.
Most oblong cuts are “step” cut, which means that the facets on the pavilion have been cut in steps, parallel to the edges, in the manner of a pyramid with its top chopped off. The base and table are square with triangular facets.
The Baguette cut best suits gem types that have rough in this shape such as Tourmaline.
To the Native American Navajo, the rectangle symbolizes the female form, intelligence and divine contemplation.
Square is from the Vulgar Latin word “exquadra” meaning “square shape”. The standard number of facets of a Square cut gemstone is 57. The Square shaped gemstone is really only a special oblong shape where the sides are the same length.
Most oblong cuts are “step” cut, which means that the facets on the pavilion have been cut in steps, parallel to the edges, in the manner of a pyramid with its top chopped off.
Some believe this cut is a symbol for equality, fair mindedness, justice, order, satisfaction and truth.
The standard number of facets of a Trilliant cut gemstone is 43. Trilliant cut gemstones are based on a triangular shape. Usually with truncated corners and displaying a variety of facet designs, this cut creates a spectacular wedge of brilliant fire.
The tips and culets of Trilliants are pointed and thin. Some jewelers only bezel-set Trilliants, though prongs that protect the tips work well and show more of the gem.
As you look down through the gem, the culet generally appears centered in the middle of the table showing the pavilion of the gem with an attention to symmetry. When you examine the gem in profile, the girdle and table facet are generally parallel. The pavilion’s main facet usually extends from the culet perpendicularly until it intersects the girdle.
Because of their equilateral form, Trilliants return lots of light and color. They are considered nearly as brilliant as Round cuts, so they are a great choice for customers who like brilliance but want something other than round. Variations include rounded-corner triangles, modified shield cuts and triangular step cuts.
There should be as few polishing marks as possible and the surface should appear glossy and reflective. Good polishing helps maximize brilliance and scintillation in Trilliants.
Trilliants work well with light-colored gems – such as Diamonds, Aquamarines, Beryl’s and White Sapphires – where cutters try to maximize brilliance.
Inversely, some cutters use Trilliants to effectively lighten and brighten the appearance of darker gems such as Tanzanite, Spessartite Garnet, Rhodolite Garnet and Amethyst.
First developed in Amsterdam, the exact design can vary depending on a particular gem’s natural characteristics and the cutter's personal preferences. It may be a traditional triangular shape with pointed corners or a more rounded triangular shape with 25 facets on the crown, 19 facets on the pavilion and a polished girdle.
Some twinned (a crystal growing within a crystal) Diamond rough is naturally triangular (called “Macle”) and is ideal for Trilliants.
The standard number of facets of a Pear cut gemstone is 71. A hybrid cut, combining the best of the Oval and the Marquise, it is shaped like a sparkling teardrop.
A nice Pear cut is generally one that is well cut with a polished girdle. Although it varies depending on the optical properties of each gem type, Pear cuts should generally have a good depth such as 1.5:1 aspect ratio for a great look and a lively gem.
For rings, this cut compliments a hand with small or average length fingers. It is particularly beautiful for pendants and earrings.
Color also shows fairly dramatically in a Pear cut gemstone.
The world's largest cut Diamond (the Cullinan I mounted in the British Royal Scepter) is a Pear cut.
The standard number of facets of an Octagon cut gemstone is 53. This is another “step” cut but with the four corners metered. The facets run in steps parallel to the gemstone circumference. This cut is differentiated from the Emerald cut by steps on the pavilion that are not equidistant.
With this cut, color plays a very important role in the beauty of the gemstone. Color tends to show very dramatically in Octagon cut gemstones.
The approximate number of facets of an Emerald cut gemstone is 50. The Emerald cut looks like a rectangle from the top, with truncated corners. These can be beautiful gemstones with stepped facets; the sheen tends to display large flashes of these stepped angles on the pavilion of the gem.
This is another “step cut” and it has rows of facets that resemble a staircase and usually are four-sided or elongated. It is known as a step cut because its concentric, broad, flat planes resemble stair steps.
The Emerald cut is differentiated from the Octagon cut by its equidistant steps on the pavilion.
The flat planes of the outside edges allow for a variety of shapes. Generally, the length-to-width ratio should be 1.5:1 to 1.75:1.
With this cut, color plays a very important role in the beauty of the gemstone. Color tends to show very dramatically in Emerald cut gemstones.
The Emerald cut was developed specifically for Emeralds to reduce the amount of pressure exerted during cutting and to protect the gemstone for chipping. Today, modern cutting techniques make this less important and it is used for a wide variety of gem types.
The standard number of facets of a Marquise cut gemstone is 57. The Marquise cut is also known as the “Navette” shape and looks like a long oval that has been stretched out to a point at each end like a rugby ball viewed straight down from the top.
The general ratio of length to width should be 2:1. It is important that the Marquise cut gem not be too shallow or light will pass through the back of the gem diminishing its brilliance and color. However, as with all colored gems, this can vary from type to type.
Marquise cut provides good brilliance and color. It is gorgeous when used as a solitaire or when enhanced by smaller gems.
The Marquise cut was inspired by the fetching smile of the Marquise de Pompadour and commissioned by the Sun King, France's Louis XIV, who wanted a Diamond to match the smile.
Antique Cushion Cut
Antique is from the Latin word “antquis”, meaning “classic”. The approximate number of facets of an Antique Cushion cut gemstone is 64.
The Antique Cushion cut is also known as “The Old Miner” or “Old European” cut, because it looks like a cross between a deep cut with large facets that was common in the late 19th and the early 20th centuries and a modern Oval cut. As it looks somewhat like a sofa cushion, the word “Cushion” is typically used in combination with “Antique” but not exclusively.
This shape is also sometimes referred to as the “Pillow” cut (for obvious reasons) or the “Candlelight” cut in reference to cuts designed prior to electric lights, when gems sparkled in the light provided by candles.
It has a marvelously romantic and classic look that stands out from other cuts. Along with the Princess cut, the Antique Cushion cut maximizes a gem’s luster. It is a primary cut first used on Ruby and Sapphire faceted in Ceylon (Sri Lanka).
The Princess cut generally has 76 facets. The Princess cut, technically known as “Square Modified Brilliant” cut, is a square version of the Round Brilliant cut with numerous sparkling facets.
Depth percentages of 70% to 78% are not uncommon. The Princess cut is a “Brilliant Style” shape with sharp, uncut corners. The “Brilliant Style” refers to the vertical direction of the crown and pavilion facets.
It is a relatively new cut and often finds its way into solitaire engagement rings. Flattering to a hand with long fingers, it is often embellished with triangular stones at its sides. Because of its design, this cut requires more weight to be directed toward the gem's depth in order to maximize brilliance.
The advantages of the Princess cut are not restricted purely to Diamonds; it is also used on many other gemstones.
Because of the extra faceting, and the effects this produces, Princess cuts are naturally more brilliant and sparkly. The Princess cut generally works best with lighter colored transparent gemstones. Along with the Antique Cushion cut, the Princess cut maximizes a gem’s luster.
The Princess cut was designed for weight retention of octahedral Diamond crystals, helping to create more attractive Diamonds at more reasonable prices.
The Barion cut was the forerunner of the Princess cut and was invented about 30 years ago by Basil Watermeyer of Johannesburg. The Barion cut has been the subject of patents that have expired within the past ten years and this has led to the greater availability of similarly cut gemstones. The style now known as the “Princess” cut has become a generic style of cutting.
According to Harold Newman's “Illustrated Dictionary of Jewelry”, the term Princess cut was previously applied to what is now known as the “Profile” cut developed by Arpad Nagy of London in 1961.
The standard number of facets of a Heart Shape cut gemstone is 59. The Heart Shape is a pear-shaped gemstone or Diamond with a cleft at the top.
Generally, a Heart Shape's length to width ratio is slightly over 1:1, approximately 1.1:1 in favor of length, but usually not over 1.2:1. The heart is the ultimate symbol of love. Most Heart Shape cut gems are nearly round. This has the advantage of having a nearly round pavilion that provides beautiful brilliance.
Most Heart Shape cuts are purchased as single gems. Solitaire rings are set with hearts throughout the range of sizes. After necklaces and rings, most Heart Shape cuts are sold as matched pairs for stud earrings. The primary market for Hearts is for luxury jewelry. There is heavy interest in the Heart Shape cut in the Far East.
Hearts must be extremely well cut which makes them more expensive because excellent proportions result from a greater expenditure of rough. Understandably, noticeable increases in sales of Heart Shape cut gems occur around Valentine's Day.
As with all fancy cuts, buyers of Hearts should look first at the overall make. The first question to ask is “do I find the gem pleasing to the eye?”
Generally, look for a balanced shape, avoiding extremes. Lobes should be rounded, and the cleft should be relatively sharp and distinct.
From the French words “Brilliant” (brilliant or sparkling) and “Brignolette” (a small dried plum). A Briolette is a pear shaped gemstone covered with facets that comes to a pointed end.
The approximate number of facets of a Briolette cut gemstone is 84. The more facets the drop has, the more brilliant it is.
The Briolette cut is a drop-shaped gemstone with triangular or diamond shaped facets all the way around. There is no table, crown or pavilion. Considering the shape of the Briolette, it is the most difficult to cut. Because of the specific number of cuts to show the facets, the Briolette cut requires perfection from top to bottom.
A cutter can only cut and polish 5-10 Briolette gemstones per day.
The Briolette is a type of Rose cut, which dates back to the 14th century or earlier. No one knows for certain how old the Briolette cut actually is. There are rumors of Diamonds cut in India during the 12th century exhibiting this style of cutting. The Briolette is a relatively rare Diamond cut and far more common for colored gemstones.
Briolette gems are found in antique and estate jewelry from the Victorian, Edwardian and Art Deco eras. Briolette gems are increasing popular in fashion jewelry. Briolette cuts are set in earrings, necklaces and pendants. They are also included in tiaras in antique or estate jewelry.
They are often used for earrings with a hanging wire or a simple precious metal cap, sometimes with a small Diamond accent. Briolettes have been featured in many industry publications and also in Vogue and Harper's Bazaar.
Most Diamond Briolettes are cut from white rough, but colored Diamond Briolettes, especially Fancy and Canary Yellows, are becoming more popular, followed by Cognacs and Champagnes. Again, it is very popular for colored gemstones.
Every Briolette is unique, so look for beauty. Look for well-cut gemstones that have lots of brilliance. But as odd cut ones can also display brilliance, it is ultimately up to the individual.
For those who want something really different, recent advances in cutting technology have produced a breathtaking range of innovative new shapes such as flowers, clover leaves, stars, triangles, kites and all manner of fancy cuts.
Some of the new designs are variations on standard shape, aimed at creating the illusion of a bigger, more perfect gemstone. Others play with the natural rough and still others are fashioned into revolutionary new shape.
The important fact to remember is that this ever-widening choice of shapes and designs is being created to suit a variety of individual styles and tastes. No one cut is more beautiful than another. The magic of nature and the artistry of the cutter combine to make each a unique work of art.
Cabochon Cut
The word Cabochon is derived from the old Norman French word “caboche”, meaning head.
A Cabochon is a polished gemstone with a flat-bottom (or slightly rounded bottom) and a convex or rounded domed top. The traditional Cabochon is an Oval but Cabochons can also be fashioned into other shape including Triangles and Rectangles.
Cabochons, commonly known as Cabs, are the oldest and most common form of gem cutting. Gems cut “en Cabochon” are shaped and polished, rather than cut. In antiquity, this was generally the only cutting option available other than using the gem with the natural facets of their crystal structure. Some of the most beautiful ancient jewelry was made with Cabochons, including astounding Royal East Indian jewelry and the breastplate of Aaron.
Cabochons are used for making jewelry, often carved as intaglio or cameo, and are also used in crystal healing. Today, the Cabochon cut is applied to gems of limited transparency (Turquoise, Jade, Agate etc.) or as a result of predominate inclusions (relatively opaque Sapphires, Rubies or Emeralds) or for gems where the cut’s curved surface accentuates special characteristics (iridescence, chatoyancy or the cat’s eye effect, asterism or the star effect).
Buff Top Cut
A Cabochon variant for transparent gems, the Buff Top cut mixes a Faceted cut with a Non-Faceted cut. This results in a gem with the typical domed top of a Cabochon and a faceted pavilion, giving the illusion of depth as the eye is drawn into the centre of the gem. The cut shows good brilliance and has a crown that is less easily abraded than those of faceted gems.
Millennium Cut
Possessing an incredible 1,000 facets, the Millennium cut is so named as it was created by Rogerio Graca around 1999 as a unique and challenging symbol of the new millennium. While sometimes confused with the Concave cut, the Millennium cut is easy to spot as it creates a gem packed full of facets.
One Millennium cut gem equates to approximately 18 times the amount of work of other cuts. Having 624 facets on the pavilion and 376 facets on the table, each facet has to be touched from one to four times during cutting and polishing.
The amount of time involved, combined with the design particularities (rough selection, keeping a degree of sharpness between each facet, making enough space for each facet etc.) and the need for precision cut machinery, eliminates the possibility of the Millennium cut ever becoming mainstream.
Concave Cut
The Concave cut is a three dimensional conical shaped facet applied to the pavilion of the gem that creates depth as well as length and breadth. Instead of the facets being joined by an angle they are joined with a groove. This third dimension allows the gem to refract more light, thereby maximizing its brilliance. The Concave cut also distributes light more evenly, giving the gem a homogeneous interior glow.
While it is sometimes confused with the Millennium cut it can be easily distinguished by the lack of a standard number of facets and its application only to the pavilion.
While Doug Hoffman patented Concave cut technology in the early 1990’s, his friend Richard Homer is credited as perfecting the technique of the Concave cut. While working towards a Geology Degree, Homer began cutting gems in 1974 to help pay his tuition. Since then, his designs have won 15 American Gem Trade Association (AGTA) Cutting Edge Awards.
Not all gems benefit from the Concave cut. Optimizing color and light is always the first consideration in cutting gems, and although Diamonds and lighter toned gems increase up to 100% in brilliance when Concave cut, darker gems like Rubies can appear murkier and less attractive. Another disadvantage of the Concave cut is that it is significantly more expensive than traditionally cut gems. This is due to the higher weight loss and the additional labor required.
Mirror Cut
The Mirror cut is characterized by an extraordinarily large table and thick girdle consisting of as much as 90% of the width of the gem. This makes the gem highly refractive and literally gives it the properties of a mirror, hence the name.
Sometimes referred to as the “Thin Stone”, the Mirror cut was an early 16th century phenomenon that is making a comeback. It is a variety of the Round cut and appears in the names of some historic Diamonds including the “Mirror of Portugal” and the “Mirror of France”.
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Full text the preferential tabulation process and such other allied procedures as may be necessary to achieve that result. 6. In the event that an actor or actress receives a sufficient number of votes to be nominated for one achievement in one category and for another achievement in the other category, both achievements shall be eligible. 7. Final voting for the Acting Awards shall be restricted to active and life Academy members. Eight SPECIAL RULES FOR THE ART DIRECTION AWARD 1. A reminder list of all eligible pictures shall be sent with a nominations ballot to all members of the Academy Art Directors Branch, except costume designers, who shall vote in the order of their preference for not more than five productions. 2. The five productions receiving the highest number of votes shall become the nominations for final voting for the Art Direction Award. 3. Prior to the mailing of nominations ballots, a meeting of the Academy Art Directors Branch shall be held to pass on the eligibility of all productions for award consideration. Eligibility for this award shall be limited to the production designer and/or art director and set decorator primarily responsible for the design of the production and the execution of that concept, as verified by the producer. 4. Final voting for the Art Direction Award shall be restricted to active and life Academy members. Set Decoration 5. Recognition in the form of the Academy Statuette shall be given for the set decoration of the production receiving an award for achievement in art direction. Nine SPECIAL RULES FOR THE CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD 1. A reminder list of all eligible pictures shall be sent with a nominations ballot to all members of the Academy Cinematographers Branch who shall vote in the order of their preference for not more than five productions. 2. The five productions receiving the highest number of votes shall become the nominations for final voting for the Cinematography Award. 3. In accordance with General Rule Six, Paragraph 2, only principal position credit(s) shall be considered eligible for the Cinematography Award. 4. Final voting for the Cinematography Award shall be restricted to active and life Academy members. Ten SPECIAL RULES FOR THE COSTUME DESIGN AWARD 1. A reminder list of all eligible pictures shall be sent with a nominations ballot Page 9
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Private community
A private community is a residential community that can be an association or a proprietary organization. Associations can include condominiums, homeowner associations or cooperatives.[1]
Whereas governmental communities are financed with taxation, where taxes typically have little connection with benefits, private communities are financed as payments for benefits. In a hotel, for example, the public goods such as elevators and security are paid for from room charges.[2][3]
One early American example was Lucas Place, laid out in 1851 in St. Louis, Missouri, the first of about 50 such private places unique to the city. Today, there are "60 million people who now live in roughly 300,000 private communities" in the United States.[4]
A noteworthy Canadian example, Arbutus Ridge Seaside Community for Active Adults in the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island was the first comprehensive retirement community built in Canada. It subsequently became the template and proving ground for the now accepted and commonplace age-restricted community.
Voluntary community
Proprietary community
Planned community
Community settlement (Israel)
Spencer Heath, whose goal was to have cities and large land areas owned by single private owners, which would rent out the land and housing and provide all conceivable public services
Spencer H. MacCallum
^ Spencer H. Macallum: "Suburban Democracy vs. Residential Community". Critical Review, Vol 17, Nos. 3-4, 2006.
^ Spencer H. MacCallum: "The Enterprise of Community: Market Competition, Land, and Environment Archived 2007-12-15 at the Wayback Machine", Journal of Libertarian Studies, Volume 17, no. 4, Fall 2003, 1-16, published by Ludwig von Mises Institute, Slightly amended by the author, June 2004.
^ Georg Glasze, Chris Webster, Klaus Frantz, Private Cities, Routledge, 2006.
^ Urbina, Ian (10 October 2009). "Debate Follows Bills to Remove Clotheslines Bans" – via NYTimes.com.
Mixed-use development
Shopping mall / center
Shopping streets and districts
Agrihood
Bungalow court
Company town
Golf course community
Housing estate
Intentional community
Model dwellings for the poor
Revenue house
Rooming house
Single room occupancy
Tract housing
Satellite campus
Garden city movement
Planned cities
Urban open space
Tower block
Brownfield land
Cluster development
Context theory
Greenfield land
Greyfield land
Groundscraper
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Types of communities
Planned residential developments
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Introducing the Recall Program
Thu, 04/03/2014 - 19:11 -- Anonymous (not verified)
In 2008 CCP instituted the EVE Online® Buddy Program, which allowed EVE players to more easily introduce their friends to the vast landscape of New Eden.
Since then the buddy system has gone through several iterations, with the addition of the Open URL system and some changes to rewards along the way. Open URLs allow players to reach more of their friends by sharing their invitations on public websites and forums.
Thanks to the participation of the EVE community, the Buddy Program has been an overwhelming success, with countless new players joining the game via a buddy invite. We continue to listen to feedback and iterate on the Buddy Program to better serve players now and in the future.
For a long time players have asked if they could have a similar system to re-invite friends that used to play EVE Online but have left the game for one reason or another. The Recall Program is the first step.
The Recall Program will allow current subscribers to grant seven (7) days of free game time to previous subscribers who been unsubscribed for six months or more. This will allow you to reach out to those players that you used to play with or against, and give them a way back into the game.
It is our ongoing mission to reduce the barriers for players joining – and rejoining – EVE Online so you can continue creating more unforgettable experiences together.
You should consider this program a beta test of the system; the rewards and requirements may change based on the feedback we receive from you.
If you are a current subscriber, you can log in to http://secure.eveonline.com/recallprogram/ and begin sending 7-free-days invites.
You can create two types of Recall Program invites:
1. URL
Create a personalized URL that can be posted anywhere on the internet or sent directly to your friends. Anyone who uses your URL to claim their free days will be linked to your account.
2. Character invite
If you don't have your friend’s contact information, you can also send them an invite by entering their EVE Online character name. We will check if this character is eligible for the 7-free-days offer. If they are, we’ll send them an email with your URL and character name.
Please note you can send only one invite to any character. This is to minimize abuse of the communication method.
Eligible recipients can use a Recall Program invites to apply seven days of free game time to their account.
Rewards!
The Recall Program will also offer incentives to players who recruit their friends back to EVE Online.
If the player whom you invite re-subscribes during their seven free days, you may be eligible to receive a Recall Program reward for that calendar month. (That’s the month in which they resubscribe, not the month in which they activate the free days.)
Rewards will be granted on a monthly basis and each month you can earn up to a maximum number of rewards. In April 2014 the cap is three rewards, as follows:
New clothing items
New cosmetic ship skin blueprint copy for the Mackinaw Exhumer - The Mackinaw ORE Development edition
So even if you invite five people in April and all five resubscribe, you can receive only a maximum of three rewards. Rewards will not transfer between months.
The rewards available in the Recall Program are not limited-edition items and they may appear again in future months or in other promotions or sales.
To send invites you must be a current paying subscriber of EVE Online.
To claim the seven free days on your account, you must have been unsubscribed for six months or more. You can claim a maximum of one 7-free-days invite every 365 days.
We hope you enjoy using the Recall Program and reconnecting with long lost space friends!
The terms and conditions of the “Recall Program” are subject to change by CCP at any time without prior notice or consent.
By participating in the “Recall Program” you agree to accept and abide by the terms and conditions of the “Recall Program”.
CCP reserves the right to cancel the “Recall Program” at any time without prior notice or consent.
Any actively subscribed EVE Online account may send Recall Program invitations to eligible accounts (trial accounts do not qualify for this promotion).
Accounts eligible for the 7 free days of game time must have been disabled for a minimum of 6 months and must be in good standing with CCP (not banned or suspended).
7 free days will be granted using the links provided in the Recall Program invitation email or by using the unique URL. The invited player must use the correct Recall Program invitation in order for you to earn rewards if they re-subscribe to EVE Online.
The invited player must resubscribe during the 7 free days for the inviter to be eligible for any rewards.
Any rewards will be applied to the calendar month in which the invited player resubscribes, not the month 7 free days are claimed. For example, if a player claims 7 free days on April 30th and resubscribes on May 2nd. you will not receive rewards for April. There will be no exceptions to this requirement.
To be eligible for rewards, the invited player must subscribe for at least 30 days.
To be eligible for rewards, the invited player cannot subscribe using any of the following methods: Direct Debit or CD Keys, including CD Keys purchased or received from non-CCP sources and online stores such as, but not limited to: Direct2Drive, Gamers Gate, Impulse Driven.
Each eligible account may claim 7 free days only once every 365 days.
The rewards for the “Recall Program” are subject to change at any time at the discretion of CCP.
Each ‘inviting’ account may earn up to a maximum of 3 rewards per calendar month from the Recall Program.
CCP reserves the right to restrict eligibility for some rewards according to certain criteria, including but not limited to minimum account age or minimum client log-in time of the inviter. In addition, CCP reserves the right not to reward you with PLEX.
The “Recall Program” is intended for you to encourage former EVE players to return to EVE Online. Violating the purpose of the “Recall Program” in any way or form is prohibited. Violations of this rule will be handled by EVE Online Customer Support, and action will be taken against players who violate this rule (including, but not limited to, warnings or bans of the offending accounts).
Abusing the “Recall Program” is considered an exploit and will not be tolerated. Incidents will be handled on a case by case basis and action taken may include bans for all accounts involved and/or confiscation of ISK and items. Abuse includes, but is not limited to, farming gifts and recycling PLEX.
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"All the peace, wisdom and joy in the Universe are already within us, we just have to open our eyes and realise what is already here and who we really are."
DAINERE, ANTHONEY -
"It lay in the mettle of the men themselves. To be the sort of man who would give way when his mates were trusting to his firmness; to be the sort of man who would fail when the line, the whole force, and the allied cause required his endurance; to have made it necessary for another unit to do his own unit's work; to live the rest of his life haunted by the knowledge that he had set his hand to a soldier's task and had lacked the grit to carry it through... that was the prospect these men could not face. Life was very dear, but life was not worth living unless they could be true to their idea of Australian manhood. Standing upon that alone, when help failed and hope faded, when the end loomed clear in front of them, when the whole world seemed to crumble and the heaven to fall in, they faced its ruin undismayed."
CHARLES, BEAN - on the First AIF on Gallipoli: The Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-1918
"What these men did nothing can alter now. The good and the bad, the greatness and the smallness of their story will stand. Whatever of glory it contains nothing now can lessen. It rises, as it will always rise, above the mists of the ages, a monument to great-hearted men; and, for their nation, a possession for ever. "
CHARLES, BEAN - on the First AIF: The Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-1918
"The mates you serve with are like family and you would do anything for them. In battle, nothing else matters than completing the mission and doing your utmost to bring everyone home."
CORPORAL, BEN ROBERTS-SMITH -
"No wars are unintended or 'accidental'. What is often unintended is the length and bloodiness of the war. Defeat too is unintended. "
GEOFFREY, BLAINEY - The Causes of War
"War and peace are more than opposites. They have so much in common that neither can be understood without the other. "
GEOFFREY, BLAINEY -
"Stories of heroism stir in each of us a profound admiration, a sense of wonder at the sheer daring of the human spirit, unleashed against adversity. Our heroes inspire and bless us, urging us to new strengths and greater feats in our own pathways."
QUENTIN, BRYCE - foreword Journey to Tobruk, Louise Austin
"In these times of hardship and grief for many Australians, you bring our hearts to soar and you remind us of the strength and the endurance of the human spirit. Thank you for what you did and for what you will continue to do."
QUENTIN, BRYCE - when pinning the medal on Corporal Roberts-Smith VC
"Anzac Day - at its heart, is love. Love of every kind. Love of nation, of service, of family. The love we give and the love we allow ourselves to receive... "
QUENTIN, BRYCE -
"This is a day about remembrance, deference and thankfulness. It is about who we are now; the values we live by and hold dearest; and what we collectively hope and strive to be. "
"The official American and Australian line is false. Never before have we been involved in a great national commitment based so much on false assumption and assertions."
JIM, CAIRNS - on the Vietnam War
"Getting ashore was not that hard. Hanging on, up on that ridge, for eight months - that was hard. The Australians defended absurd positions. They looked after each other. They kept their good humour. There is cheerfulness in soldiers' letters from Gallipoli one seldom comes upon in letters from France. The food was unspeakable, the flies a plague. [So were] dysentery and lice... The miracle is simply these men didn't lose heart. And they didn't, not even when they knew all was lost and they were creeping away by night, leaving so many dead. That, to me, is why we are right to remember Gallipoli. We are surely right to honour them. We are surely right to walk past the political intrigues and the blunders and say Gallipoli says something good about the Australian people and the Australian spirit. "
LES, CARLYON -
"Fellow citizens, the war is over. The Japanese Government has accepted the terms of surrender imposed by the Allied Nations and hostilities will now cease... At this moment, let us offer thanks to God. Let us remember those whose lives were given that we may enjoy this glorious moment and may look forward to a peace which they have won for us. Let us remember those whose thoughts, with proud sorrow, turn towards gallant, loved ones who will not come back..."
JOSEPH BEN, CHIFLEY - 1945
"Fractured identity is not confined to the innocent."
INGA, CLENDINNEN - Reading the Holocaust
"Villains are rarely simple men."
"We will not understand an Eichmann unless we grasp not only the individual character, but the exhilaration infused into that drab character by his context of revolutionary excitement and urgent high purpose, so that bullying brutal action was transformed into heroism."
"Australia in a relative sense remains more secure and safe than most countries in the world. But security, like health, happiness and good looks, is ephemeral. It consumes vast amounts of our treasure but it puts at risk on a daily basis that most precious part, our sons and daughters. We must have a stake not just in where and why they pass into harm's way, but when and why they can return home. It's in the national interest."
GENERAL SIR PETER, COSGROVE - A Very Australian Conversation, Boyer Lectures 2009
"Be assured of the calibre of our national character. This war may see the end of much that we have painfully and slowly built in our 150 years of existence. But even though all of it go, there will still be Australians fighting on Australian soil until the turning point be reached, and we will advance over blackened ruins, through blasted and fire-swept cities, across scorched plains, until we drive the enemy into the sea."
JOHN, CURTIN -
"If I liken the Pacific War to a football match, I can say to you that the first half is over, we have kicked off after the interval, and we are going to carry the ball into enemy territory for a smashing victory."
"Without any inhibitions of any kind, I make it quite clear that Australia looks to America, free of any pangs as to our traditional links of kinship with the United Kingdom. We know the problems that the United Kingdom faces. We know the constant threat of invasion, we know the dangers of dispersal of strength, but we know, too, that Australia can go and Britain can still hold on."
JOHN, CURTIN - New Year Speech, 27 December 1941
"What I am trying to pen is, in the end - after all the heartache of the war - really a love letter to a generation. For they were incredible, and inspiring, and we the children did not understand for so long. And soon they will be gone, and we have not said thank you. They sacrificed - then watched as we took all the spoils, in the decades that followed. "
SALLY, DINGO - about her book Unsung Ordinary Men
"The best things in life are often the ones hardest to get. Yet they are also the ones that are the easiest to find, usually right in front of your face. "
MARK, DONALDSON -
"Any day alive in this world is a charmed life. "
"Life is no brief candle but a splendid torch made to burn ever more brightly. "
EDWARD Weary, DUNLOP -
"Hundreds of other Australian soldiers, who may not, like myself, have had the opportunity of coming into the limelight, but been killed. "
WILLIAM, DUNSTAN VC - VC's of the First World War: Gallipoli, Stephen Snelling
"Despite the fear the men mostly took everything that was thrown at them. I saw some brave things at Gallipoli. One thing that made a big impression on us was the actions of a man we called 'The Man with a Donkey'. He was a stretcher-bearer and he used to carry the wounded men down to the clearing station on the beach... This man, Simpson his name was, was exposed to enemy fire constantly all the days I was there, and when I left Shrapnel Gully he was still going strong. I considered, and so did my mates, that he should be given the Victoria Cross."
A.B. ALBERT, FACEY - A Fortunate Life
"They remain incapable of instructing the rising generation that the glories of Anzac were as empty as all the military glory down the centuries, symbolised by a tattered flag or a suit of rusty armour in a silent museum."
MILES, FRANKLIN - All That Swagger
"The guns were silent, and the silent hills
had bowed their grasses to a gentle breeze
I gazed upon the vales and on the rills,
And whispered, "What of these?" and "What of these?"
These long forgotten dead with sunken graves,
Some crossless, with unwritten memories
Their only mourners are the moaning waves,
Their only minstrels are the singing trees
And thus I mused and sorrowed wistfully
I watched the place where they had scaled the height,
The height whereon they bled so bitterly
Throughout each day and through each blistered night
I sat there long, and listened - all things listened too
I heard the epics of a thousand trees,
A thousand waves I heard; and then I knew
The waves were very old, the trees were wise:
The dead would be remembered evermore -
The valiant dead that gazed upon the skies,
And slept in great battalions by the shore."
LEON, GELLERT - 23 year-old soldier-poet, a combatant at Gallipoli, to mark the evacuation of the peninsula in 1915,
"He will always know as we know now that in the heat of battle he did not fail when mateship and duty called."
JULIA, GILLARD - of Corporal Roberts-Smith VC
"It's true, we are a highly professional force and we can produce highly lethal fighting forces, but I defy you to find more dedicated humanitarians or better friends when the chips are down. "
LIEUTENANT GENERAL KENNETH, GILLESPIE -
"The Australian Army is a highly respected National institution because of its people. It's all about the people. If we communicate, and leverage off all in our organisation, not just our senior officers, our IQ will be awesome. Then there will be no job which is beyond us. "
"And they'd say, 'A young fellow like you! Why didn't you go to the war?' I'd say, 'Because that's my business.' I'd never crack on that I'd been to war. Somehow or other I was ashamed of the war."
WILLIAM EDWARD , HARNEY - on returning from the first world war, Harney's War, S Murray-Smith (ed)
"A soldier leaves so little when he dies. A watch they gave him when he left the office to go to war. A small pack of faded photographs. Some old letters in a mildewed leather wallet, stained with the sweat of him when he was living and the blood of him when he died."
JOHN, HEPWORTH - The Long Green Shore
"There's no place like home, Mum. Have me head read if ever I leave this gawd's own lovely land again. You dunno what a lovely land it is till you've seen them other crowded, foggy, frozen, furrin holes."
XAVIER, HERBERT - Frank McLash returns home from the wars: Capricornica
"Although I am madly patriotic, I am bored by talk of 'Nationalism'. What is Nationalism but the football-team spirit? Actually I hate Australians. I hate their faces, with those long Punch noses... & their cruel thin lips & moron's brows & hooded idiot's eyes. Yet I can turn to them in relief & love from contemplating the juicy faces of Pommies. I loathe Englishmen so much, that I can tell their footprints (bare feet of course) & about their tracks there is to me something obscene. Oh, I'm not a bit practical about my patriotism. Here's an example. Some years ago, in the town of Darwin, I rushed out of my house in the middle of the night & attacked a number of drunken Pommy sailors (off a British warship) who were piddling in the street. I rushed upon them roaring, 'How dare you piss on my country!' Fortunately they bolted."
XAVIER, HERBERT - Letter to C. B. Christensen, 19 October 1941, Meanjin Archives, Baillieu Library, University of Melb
"... (to know) what it is to be irrevocably other, and to be able to call it, most of the time, peace."
DIANNE, HIGHBRIDGE - In the Empire of Dreams
"All the same... 'She'll be right.' Their combination of high hope and deep doubt can make Australians devastatingly cool-headed and wry-witted. Although most of them have not even seen their deserts, the stoicism of the desert seems to have entered their souls. When they see the face of disaster - especially when they go to the wars in Vietnam as at Anzac - they joke with it and shake its hand."
DONALD, HORNE - Southern Exposure
"We turned our backs on the purifying waters of self-sacrifice."
BILLY, HUGHES - On the issues at stake': speech London 17 March 1916
"Peace is not a passive, wishy-washy state of acceptance. It is a state of being in which we are able to embrace every moment, regardless of its challenges, with a quiet mind and open, compassionate heart."
PETREA, KING -
"Life is something precious. You get out of it what you put into it. Anyone who doesn't respect their neighbour isn't worth two-bob. "
ALAN, MACFARLANE -
"When the war process breaks down, peace will be imminent."
ROBERT B, MACKAY -
"Gallipoli, how many are the graves
That in your barren furrows we have sown;
The broken rifle fashioned to a cross
For witness that the Lord may know his Own!"
ELLA, MCFADYEN - Crosses on Gallipoli
"Unto Thy Mercy we commit
The blossom of our nationhood
Behold how young and beautiful!
Oh, guide them as it seemeth good."
ELLA, MCFADYEN - A Prayer in War
"People who sit tight usually remain where they are."
FREDERICK J, MILLS -
"THIS IS HALLOWED GROUND, FOR HERE LIE
THOSE WHO DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY.
AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN,
AND IN THE MORNING,
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM."
GENERAL SIR JOHN, MONASH - Inscription on the Rats of Tobruk memorial
"No man is a hero in his own country."
GENERAL SIR JOHN, MONASH -
"Not lip service, nor obsequious homage to superiors, nor servile observance of forms and customs...the Australian army is proof that individualism is the best and not the worst foundation upon which to build up collective discipline. "
"LET ALL MEN KNOW THAT THIS IS HOLY GROUND. THIS SHRINE
ESTABLISHED IN THE HEARTS OF MEN AS ON SOLID EARTH
COMMEMORATES A PEOPLE'S FORTITUDE AND SACRIFICE.
YE THEREFORE THAT COME AFTER GIVE REMEMBRANCE."
GENERAL SIR JOHN, MONASH - Inscription on the Shrine of Remembrance Melbourne
"As a leader you must celebrate life, you must celebrate success and paradoxically, you must celebrate heroic failures. "
LIEUTENANT GENERAL D M, MUELLER -
"A successful leader must be wedded to the spirit of the age. "
"All men and women are stubborn seekers of a sense of purpose. The core task of a leader is to establish and nurture a strong and enduring sense of purpose."
"The planes came in from the south-east, and I looked up and they appeared to me like a cemetery, the white underbellies... coming across the blue sky. We fired and were terribly disappointed because the shells fell behind and below the planes. The fuses were powder fuses, which they found out later didn't last in the tropics. It was a big schemozzle the whole lot of it. The communications between the air force, the Americans, the army and the navy was non-existent."
JACK, MULHOLLAND - on the bombing of Darwin, 19 February 1942
"It seems incredible that the war is over. There has been no reaction here, just life as normal because we are well past the stage of being excited over anything... I feel I have done my part, Mother - my conscience is very clear and I feel also that I am now free of my obligations to my country. Although it's a terrific waste of years out of my life, I am glad I have done it - I would do the same again... I have learnt such a lot Mother; and I know that whatever trials lay ahead, in the end I will succeed in whatever I take on."
JOHN, MURRAY - Journey to Tobruk, Louise Austin
"Wars are not won by individual heroism. It is the one big team working together that does the job. There is one thing that is common to us all, and that is fear, that is the greatest leveller of all."
"I just looked across and saw my mates getting ripped up, I thought I'd have a crack, not to let my mates down."
BEN, ROBERTS-SMITH VC -
"I do what I do because I believe in the country that we live in. I believe we are making a difference in stemming the flow of terrorism into Australia... I want my children to be able to live as everyone does now without the fear of getting on a bus and having it blow up."
BEN, ROBERTS-SMITH VC - of serving in Afghanistan
"Remember the Australian soldiers who put their hands up willingly... They're our mates and their families live with that every day... remember they are the heroes, they are the ones who gave the ultimate sacrifice."
"If people who return from this war are offered the dole and told there is no money for employment we can look for revolution."
JAMES HENRY, SCULLIN - On the second World War, John R Robertson, J. H. Scullin
"I would rather have to rein in the stallions than waste time and effort flogging the donkeys."
SAS, SERGEANT -
"Whether as enemies they fought,
Or fought with us, or neither; the sand joins them together,
Enlisted on the other front."
KENNETH, SLESSOR - Beach Burial
"In Anzac Day, Australians would create a holiday not transplanted from elsewhere, not confined to one region, not an occasion for pleasure; commemorating the shedding of blood for nation and empire, and honouring heroes as nobody in Australia had ever been honoured before."
KENNETH, STANLEY INGLIS - The Australian Colonists
"It is lives like this that teach us that man can aspire to and can achieve a true nobleness of character, and by doing so can inspire us all."
SIR NINIAN, STEPHEN - on the lesson we can learn from Sir Edward (Weary) Dunlop
"When death and despair reached for us he stood fast, his only thought our wellbeing. Faced with guards who had the power of life or death, ignoble tyrants who hated us, he was the lighthouse of sanity in a universe of suffering and madness."
DONALD, STUART - of Sir Edward (Weary) Dunlop
"I hate wars and violence, but if they come I don't see why we women should just wave our men a proud goodbye and then knit them balaclavas. "
NANCY, WAKE (The White Mouse) -
"Well for me, I suppose, I don't know if you call it patriotism or what, but I just felt you needed to be part of your country's defence. And at that time see, war was coming on, and I suppose like so many others I thought it was a bloody great adventure that was going to happen and I was going to be in it. Because while patriotism is definitely mixed up in it, the fact that it was the biggest thing going around the place at the time and you could be in it with a hell of a lot of other blokes your own age, nothing beats it."
WALTER, WALLACE - Voices of War, Stories from the Australians at War Film Archive, Michael Caulfield
"When the shrine comes into view while walking down St Kilda Road, the memories that flood through you are remarkable. You don't see the people around you at that moment, you are just wrapped in memories and feelings. "
RON, WILLIAMSON - on Anzac Day
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by TheChosenJuan
Topic: What anime are you watching right now? Summer 2016 to now
Re: What anime are you watching right now? Summer 2016 to now
There's a reason why I said that the series was blood-chilling adventure. Of the recent cute girl outdoor activity PSA series, this is the one that hasn't made me wish I could go do that thing -- not even if it meant going with a bunch of cute Japanese girls who would help keep me warm at night. Th...
Ray#874768 wrote: I got around to watching Made In Abyss and . . . JESUS CHRIST.
I will never be able to find animal girls cute again after this show. Why must you insist on twisting everything I love into something Ugly Japan?
Not even Killing Bites?
Just finished Angel Beats, which was kind of a mistake, because the last episode can be a real tearjerker. I didn't really expect such a sad ending (that after credits scene doesn't count, that's just teasing) in a show that just had so many goofy moments and very nice music. Even though it didn't m...
Topic: Best service to watch anime around the world
Re: Best service to watch anime around the world
pwhodges#874182 wrote: I guess it's pretty incomplete. It doesn't know that both Crunchyroll and Funimation are available in the UK, for instance.
Well, it's two years old. I guess something would have changed in that time in that branch.
The Eva Monkey#874099 wrote: r/anime has a decent list:
https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/wiki/leg ... _downloads
Well, if you mean by 'decent' that it fits in one column, then yes. They also mostly have stuff for america, so that's not much help for the rest of the world.
Well, I found in the meantime a rather good list of legal services for anime and even some manga. Not sure if it's ok to post the link, but I do it anyway:
http://yattatachi.com/legal-anime-streaming-sites
Topic: Who else is de-sensitized?
Re: Who else is de-sensitized?
Fantasy is a reflection of reality. It being filled with meaning is inevitable, even moreso with something like Eva. I'd rather call it an abstraction, but that is simply my point of view. Like everything else here is just what everyone else thinks. Which is something that makes me question if Evan...
Links to illegal sources are forbidden by the site's rules; so I presume that the site concerned is not considered legal. Occasionally such sites have been mentioned , but it is important that this site maintains a credible stance of not encouraging or aiding their use. Well, even streaming in gene...
AdamMalkobitch#873506 wrote: I think it's against the rules here to tell what service I use, but it's very convenient and has every anime ever.
Why should it be against the rules? I just want to know experiences and maybe what is where to get, in a pretty opaque industry.
Well, I stick with my opinion that the kids here are putting to much thought into it. There are to many aspects to look at a tv show or movie to get a singular meaning out of it. The only thing from all the changes between each and every installment, TV show or movie alike, I could account to Anno i...
I have a Funimation subscription in the UK, and it blocks me watching it anywhere else. They send me emails saying what a good way it is to occupy myself at holiday times, and then won't let me! It's not as though a geographical restriction is necessary when I have to log in! Well, funimation is no...
Best service to watch anime around the world
So I was starting to watch some anime a couple weeks ago and wondered where I could best watch them, i.e. with a subscription to one of the big worldwide distributors in the like of NetFlix or Crunchyroll. The problem with either of the options is my localization namely the dreaded legal labyrinth o...
Sounds like a clear case of growing up syndrome a.k.a. puberty here. Well, the majority of people isn't really happy or has a lot of emotions to begin with, and imo everyone must find their own way to be in peace with themselves. Hell, even I mostly are reactionless towards most media, because I don...
Forum: Evangelion Discussion
Topic: Wait so how did Asuka die in EoE?
Re: Wait so how did Asuka die in EoE?
[quote="mys_721tx#873151" On the other hand, the Rebuild of Evangelion movies have shown that in the RoE continuity the pilots do take physical damage when their Evas are attacked.[/quote] This may be, but it's still inconsistent throughout the movies. At least they don't emphasize the inj...
Forum: Rebuild of Evangelion
Topic: What happen to Soryu ?
Re: What happen to Soryu ?
I think Soryu has been divided into three aspects, the pilot, the girl, and the doll. I'm sure she'll be back in Final. So, in the way that she metaphysically divided into three persons or clones? Or in a rather stylistic way, that Anno just shows three stages of her "former" self from th...
Topic: Are the Failures of Infinity alive?
Re: Are the Failures of Infinity alive?
barnett#873310 wrote: well the movies nowhere say or even imply that the Evas have a soul.
I guess your're right there. Probably left THAT out because of not enough screentime in the movies.
But it's still stupid, tho!
Topic: Shikinami or Soryu relationship with Shinji ?
Re: Shikinami or Soryu relationship with Shinji ?
Not really, Anno didn't just randomly choose Rei as the source of the voice and image. He chose her as it's something Rei would say. Whether it's real or not isn't really relevant, The characterization of Rei is still being used to explore Shinji. Characters do not require physical presences to exp...
Topic: Rewatching the Rebuilds, and my thoughts
Re: Rewatching the Rebuilds, and my thoughts
AdamMalkobitch#873257 wrote: Never watched Q? Oh boy, get ready for some confusion. Just hang with it, you ARE watching the right film.
You call that confusion? You know the sequel won't make more sense if you have a title referencing it's own prequel and the first installment (03+01)...
https://i.imgur.com/4guGOwK.png Unit 02 lost quite a bit more than a arm and a leg Okay, I haven't taken that good of a look on that image in the movie. But it makes the preview even dumber. Unless they either ditched the idea of having a human "soul" in the Evas or made it possible to cl...
Maybe they had enough spare parts to make up a half of the frankeneva. Maybe the preview (as previously) has precious little to do with what we'll actually get. I dunno. It's hard to believe that he would let out a huge battle that resembles the one Asuka had in EoE, even though the preview scenes ...
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What Vipassana forgot
By Matthew Zylstra @eyes4earth · On March 2, 2017
A complete observation of the Law of Nature must engage with Nature in its entirety.
It is difficult to critique something that has given your life a stream of immeasurable benefits. But if one critiques what they care about then it needs to be first said that I remain highly grateful to Vipassana meditation (as taught by S.N. Goenka) for what it has gifted me over the past decade. My first course in 2005 transformed my outlook on life (and I say that as one who is wary of a word that is often overplayed in a society seeking easy fast-tracked “transformation”) and subsequent courses I have sat and served have, on each occasion, delivered profound learning or catharsis.
However, in recent years, and having now completed doctoral research on meaningful nature experience and human~nature connectedness, I have been forced to reflect on personal experiences with this Art of Living and feel compelled to share what I believe remains a notable oversight, possibly preventing the technique from reaching its full potential among adherents.
A Dissociative Practice?
The late S.N. Goenka is to be lauded for his decades of tireless dedication in bringing the Vipassana meditation technique (as purportedly taught by Siddhartha Gautama the Buddha) to a global audience. Whilst criticisms have been levelled at the teaching (e.g. particularly the strict regime of the 10-day silent courses, firm moral standpoints or theoretical interpretations), these points of contention are usually over-inflated, factually flawed or, in focusing on the details of course (e.g. “harsh jail-like conditions”), obscure the essence of the teaching.
Vipassana can seem like an austere path and the charge of it being a “dissociative practice” is something which is often levelled at meditation in general – that it emotionally detaches or anesthetizes one from full-ranging feeling of the world. Again, those familiar with meditation and who have experienced its benefits would find this claim to be misguided. On the contrary, in increasing awareness, attentive observation and inner balance, one becomes more engaged with life in all its variety.
But is Vipassana dissociative with regards to non-human Nature?
This warrants a closer look. Singh (2007) is critical and believes that:
The wonders of the natural world, the stars in the night, the raindrops and the flowers and the waves in the ocean are considered transient phenomena and not worthy of a second look. Enjoying a sensory experience is disparaged as attachment to the senses.
This again is not my experience of Vipassana. Indeed, natural phenomena are transient but it is erroneous to confuse enjoyment with attachment or to suggest that the beauty of Nature is not worthy a second look. One observes, one enjoys, one appreciates (often more thoroughly as one is more present-minded) but one is equally aware that this enjoyment is temporary and will, in time, also pass. Everything in life is ephemeral and changing.
But that fact that misinterpretations like this can be made by students suggests there is some confusion.
Where is Nature in the Law of Nature?
Vipassana is a pragmatic and rationally-grounded technique that aims to understand the Law of Nature through self-observation. To this end, the teaching of Vipassana adopts a scientific-type approach by creating experimental lab-like conditions (indoor meditation) which serve to isolate and control the (outdoor) environmental variables that would otherwise influence and distract the subject (oneself) in being able to objectively observe changing bodily sensations (through honing one’s awareness).
S.N. Goenka himself acknowledges that despite Buddha meditating under “open air, open sky” that the beginner meditator is not “mature enough” to sit outdoors. Goenka stresses that inexperienced meditators are likely to be lured into distraction or be confused by errant sensations on the body as caused by, e.g. wind or changes in temperature outside of the body.
The additional concern is that meditators will get caught up in sensory outdoor delights and begin to yearn for (or imagine) certain aesthetically pleasing experiences, losing the balance of the mind or become overly attached to types of (past) experiences. In scientific terms, the experiment would be invalidated due to confounding external influences. The logical recommendation is therefore to train the observation of one’s bodily sensations in the isolation of the indoors. This is understandable.
However, for any experiment to become a credible reflection of reality, it needs to be eventually integrated into the dynamic complex world which has a multitude of interlinking and unpredictable variables. Vipassana recognizes this to some extent: the essence of the practice is to take this mastery of the mind – this equanimity toward sensory experience – into everyday life in order to come out of the continuous cycles of desires and dislikes which fuel our everyday unhappiness and suffering.
But something seems amiss: is the Vipassana ‘experiment’ incomplete?
Goenka emphasises that beauty can only be appreciated when integrated (e.g. a head of lustrous hair is beautiful, a single strand of hair in your food far less so) – and uses this argument as a case against modern reductionist science. Yet Vipassana itself seems to lack re-integration back into Nature: for the aspiring student, there is no guided opportunity – nor encouragement – to ‘field test’ one’s indoor experiment in Nature before implementing it into the grand scale of the animate world. Students may inevitably try outdoor meditation on their own so why don’t Vipassana courses pre-empt that with seasoned guidance on how to artfully employ the technique immersed in non-human Nature?
This is particularly because Goenka highlights the presence of Nature in all the key moments of Gautama the Buddha’s life. Other scholars have also remarked that Gautama happened to be born outside under a tree (his mother fell into premature labour), his first self-initiated meditation as a child occurred under a tree, his first sermon was taught under a tree and, most importantly, at the age of 35, he became enlightened under a tree. Finally, aged 80, Siddhartha died peacefully under a tree. In other words: the pivotal moments of Buddha’s life all transpired under a tree.
In the face of such a striking trend, S.N. Goenka agrees that the Law of Nature is evidently important in one’s life but, curiously and paradoxically, continues by saying that the study of this Law of Nature on the outside will never get you enlightened. According to Goenka*, it is instead the study of the Law of Nature on the inside of one’s self – our own bodies – that is necessary. It is on this point that I must differ with Goenka:
It is the attentive study of the Law of Nature on the inside and outside – in equal measure, the middle way – that is absolutely necessary.
It must be both – each supports and invites ‘the other’.
Can the Law of Nature be truly understood and embodied without tuning into – and participating with – guidance manifest in Mother Nature herself?
Conversing with Nature
There are many insights about one’s self which can be elicited by the watchful contemplation of Nature. Nature can be the mirror of the psyche and can cast up telling reflections of who we are and where we are in life. Ancient philosophers (e.g. Anaxagoras, Plato), modern phenomenologists (e.g. Goethe, Merleau-Ponty) and ground-breaking physicists (Newton, Max-Planck, Wheeler, Einstein) all shared the wisdom – cultivated through experience – to truly know that we are not just mere observers of Nature, but active participants.
Similarly, central figures of the world’s major religions and philosophies all spent extended time in wilder nature to elicit their realisations: Rahman in the jungle, Moses on Mount Sinai, Jesus in the desert and garden of Gethsemane and Muhammad in the mountain cave of Hira. Greek philosophers conversed in the Groves of Academe and Isaac Newton had his epiphany of gravity underneath an apple tree. Indigenous groups use sacred natural sites for both insight and ritualistic cleansing and some Native American groups ceremonially place their backs up against trees in order to connect to a ‘higher energy’/Source and receive wisdom. Collectively, this speaks volumes about the agency of nature in supporting human maturation. Nature is clearly the common denominator.
And so it was for Buddha too – not only did his enlightenment come under a tree but many accounts indicate that Buddha’s whole life was inspired by his surrounding natural settings: ‘The Buddha Among the Birds’ is just one of 550 stories in the Jataka tradition that narrates Buddha’s life among animals, that formed part of his revaluation of the human~cosmos relationship amidst the prevalent Indic civilisation spawned by the arrival of the more nature-fearing and exploitative Vedic Aryans of that era.1
“The world is wholly inside, and I am wholly outside of myself” ~ Merleau-Ponty
We commune with Nature through what may be best characterized as a sense of interrelating – a kind of mutualism that is difficult to pin down. We are in an ongoing conversation with the world, whether we are aware of it or not. Yet the more attentive we are to this dialogue, the more likely we will recognize that we are creating the world as we go. We come to realize, as the Zen Masters did, that attention is the blade for consciousness, the instrument. Focused attention performs an incision capable of piercing the surface of ‘hard’ material Nature, revealing an underlying softness that appears animated with its own intelligence and consciousness. Early Taoist thought alluded to this Tao as “The Great Way” such that when one is lost in Tao, one is living “naturally” (similar to the concept of “Dhamma”).
There is an inescapable reciprocity to our observation of Nature: we create living, pulsing, changing bonds such that all our seeing is simultaneously objective and subjective – we are central participants to what is seen.2 So what is seen is not merely a ‘thing’, but rather meaning. In other words, Nature’s ‘things’ conspire with our consciousness (thoughts, emotions) to bring us into conversation with symbolism, myth, intuitions or other I resonant ways which we are yet to fully understand.** However, we sense that the quality of our interactions with Nature are intimately linked to our level of present awareness.
Nature delivers insight. I have heard anecdotes from Vipassana meditators who received needed inspiration from the stillness of the mantis seen in the toilet, the strength of an eland bull in the adjacent reserve, the soft touch of a passing butterfly, the sighting of the ever-changing chameleon, the melodic song or curious gaze of a bird or the realization that mosquitoes are also deserving of compassion. Gazing up at the revered Bodhi Tree, I also experienced such an epiphany. Animate earth is indispensable in aiding Self-realization.
In understanding impermanence, Vipassana also invites one to transcend ego and be ownerless of their experiences (Anattā: “no me, no I, no mine”). Similarly, Nature can serve as the “The Great Leveller” – reigning in the human ego to be redefined and rediscovered as belonging in relation with this perennial earthly ‘other’. Studies on awe and wilderness show that participants experience “diminishment” or “small self” – in the face of Nature’s grandeur, the concept of “I” assumes much less import and one feels more altruistic, generous and a natural part of the greater community of life.3
Advanced Vipassana courses should therefore include outdoor sittings and more experienced students (capable of maintaining self-awareness without distraction) encouraged to intermittently meditate beneath a tree. Doing so acknowledges not only that we participate with reality in its entirety but that Nature is a key role player in our own evolving prospects for Self-realization.
This is Vipassana’s ‘missing link’ and an invitation for it – and many other schools of meditation – to step out of a precarious anthropocentrism and into a union with all of Nature as Buddha apparently envisaged.
Surely, Enlightenment is relational and participatory. It is to ‘Know Thyself’ and to ‘Know Thy Nature’ – all of it in its wholeness.
Buddha’s Enlightenment
Artistic images of Siddhartha Gautama’s life story at the Global Vipassana Pagoda (Mumbai, India) show him conversing with elephants, monkeys, deer, birds and other wildlife at various times while sitting beneath a tree or wandering the landscape. It is said that animals beared witness to Buddha’s testimony and become dialogic partners in his ensuing discourses.1
Buddha said, ‘…Seeking the supreme state of sublime peace, I wandered …until …I saw a delightful forest, so I sat down thinking, “Indeed, this is an appropriate place to strive for the ultimate realisation of … Nirvana” ‘1
And as Buddha approached his moment of enlightenment under the Bodhi tree, it is said that Mara, the evil one, tried to prevent this great occurrence. He tried to frighten him with storms and demon armies but Siddhartha remained calm. Mara then sent his three beautiful daughters to seduce him but he still remained unfazed. Finally, Mara tried to trap Siddhartha in his own ego by appealing to his pride. This, too, failed.4
Having conquered all temptations, Siddhartha touched the ground with one hand and asked the Earth to be his witness.
And so their conversation continued…
1 Bilimoria, P. (2001). Buddha. Pages 1-7 in J. A. Palmer, editor. Fifty key thinkers on the environment. Routledge, New York.
2 Kaplan, A. and Davidoff, S. 2014. A Delicate Activism. The Proteus Initiative, Cape Town.
3Morse, M. 2013. A quality of interrelating: Describing a form of meaningful experience on a wilderness river journey. Journal of Adventure Education & Outdoor Learning: 1–14.
4 The Life of Siddhartha Gautama, Dong Hu’ng Temple, Buddhist Education Center.
* S. N. Goenka was, before being introduced to Vipassana, a wealthy industrialist and businessman from a conservative urban Hindu household. From this, one may hypothesise that Goenka did not necessarily have an early appreciation for – or indeed a deep sense of connection with – non-human nature. If so, this may have influenced his subsequent interpretations of Buddha’s teachings and led to ‘Nature’ being somewhat sidelined in his personal practice or philosophy (since Goenka may not have had the kind of formative nature experiences that would lead to relating with ‘Nature’ in a more intimate way – as Buddha did.).
** The American sociology professor and energy healer William Bengston has put forward the theory of ‘resonance bonding’ which posits that living creatures share an energetic bond by which they can influence each other’s health. Using electroencephalography (and FMRI), Bengston and his co-authors have found that a healer’s brainwave frequency would match Schumann’s resonance – an electromagnetic wave that continually circles the planet – and the patient’s brainwaves would harmonize as well. If accurate, one might also speculate that a meditator’s brain could harmonise with elements of nature (e.g. a tree) and perhaps vice versa. Read more here.
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Jac says: March 5, 2015 at 1:34 pm
Insightful article. Something i have observed for many years. At nearing the end of my last course some 15 years ago I had decided to not do another vipassna retreat based on this premise. After sitting under a tree at 4am waiting to ring the bell to begin the day for all participants, I experienced the tree ‘wake up’ and begin breathing. It was a moment I realised that the observation of myself in the ‘outside real’ world was where my greater insight occurred. From that point I made a practice of mindfulness in each moment in my daily life particularly in communion with nature. Observing my reactions and sensations to all that Mara sends my way. Of course the level of distraction determines the focus giving credence to the inside vipassna model. For me it’s a more fluid, integrating way of being.
Matthew Zylstra says: March 6, 2015 at 6:13 am
Thanks Jac for sharing this. Sounds like an incredibly powerful experience – fascinating. Admirable also that you’ve been able to integrate mindfulness and observation into everyday ‘outside’ life. Fluid indeed.
Matthew Zylstra says: March 18, 2015 at 5:18 pm
Blinded by Science – the recent book by Matthew Silverstone also looks at the health and psychological benefits of contact with trees. Read preview…
Chris Mar says: May 17, 2019 at 1:17 pm
Hi Matthew,
I loved your article. Can you tell me, do you know of any Vipassana retreats or retreat centers where they do indeed facilitate this type of outdoor meditation and communion with nature?
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feel like you belong
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sharing the life stories of immigrants, expatriates, and refugees to the United States
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Feel Like You Belong, Floriza Genautis, Whadja Say?, Reluctant Immigrant, immigrant, immigration law, networker, nannies, wait list, ended up, famil nucleus, skipped it, didn't show up
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Alan advises Americans how to be global citizens and expats how to fit in to Michigan culture without annoying their native coworkers and clients. He also tweets and blogs at the intersection of language and culture. Over decades, he's traveled, studied, or lived on six continents, putting strange foods into his mouth and emitting strange sounds from it. His use of English, German, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Swedish, Hausa, and Japanese all improve with alcohol use. He gives invited public presentations on culture and unsolicited private advice on English grammar and usage; the latter isn't always appreciated. Visit his website for information on consulting, coaching, or speaking engagements.
Feel Like You Belong is a sometimes serious, sometimes funny, always “touch-your-heart” real conversation about fitting into the American culture. It introduces guests who have made the immigrant journey to the United States. The stories–of both struggle and success–will help newcomers feel more confident in sharing their opinions and expertise, more likely to want to stay in the U.S., be more productive in their jobs, and fully invest in their communities.
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Stone Gods to support Dragonforce
Kerrang! Magazine presents a series of special gigs at the London Forum in the run up to the 2009 Kerrang! Awards.
Tuesday 28 July: You Me At Six / Attack! Attack! / Out Of Sight
Wednesday 29 July: DragonForce / Stone Gods / Glamour Of The Kill
Thursday 30 July: Buckcherry / 69 Eyes / Dear Superstar
Friday 31 July: Lacuna Coil / Dirty Little Rabbits / Dead By April
Saturday 1 August: Limp Bizkit
For details and tickets see http://www.aloud.com/tickets/kerrang!%20awards%20week%20of%20rock tickets may also be available through other outlets.
Digital Spin Article
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Stone Gods @ Download
Stone Gods Live @ Download Festival Full
Thanks Stefan for this wonderful video!
Film review: Telstar
Telstar is co-written and directed by Nick Moran, who you may recall as the lead actor in Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels. It was supposed to make Moran a star, but didn't. Instead supporting player Vinnie Jones stole his thunder, and it was Jason Statham who went on to become a Hollywood action hero. This lends Telstar a certain piquancy when it touches on the capriciousness of talent-spotting. Rod Stewart auditioned unsuccessfully for Meek, as did Tom Jones and the Beatles, three times ("they're rubbish"). On the other hand, Meek lavished attention on novelties like Screaming Lord Sutch (an astutely cast Justin Hawkins, from the Darkness) and blew large amounts of cash trying to turn his big crush, a 19-year-old blond bacon slicer called Heinz Burt (JJ Feild), into a star.
JON LORD, GLENN HUGHES Perform Together At 'ChildLine Rocks'; Video Available
Former DEEP PURPLE members Jon Lord and Glenn Hughes are among the musicians who performed at the ChildLine Rocks concert this past Monday (June 1) at the IndigO2 in London, England.
Francesco at Deep Purple Italia, who attended the show, tells BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "Jon Lord hit the stage first, performing a version of his 'Pictured Within' song with guest vocalist Steve Balsamo. He then played a version of PURPLE's 'Child In Time' with Balsamo singing and THUNDER playing. Glenn Hughes came on stage shortly after and played 'You Keep On Moving' (from the DEEP PURPLE 1976 album 'Come Taste The Band') with Jon Lord (and THUNDER). After this song, Lord left and Hughes performed another PURPLE classic ('Mistreated') and his solo hit 'Soul Mover'. The duo was back together on stage for the 'grand finale' � a version of 'Smoke On The Water' played by all the bands and artists that attended the event."
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Why Xiaomi is Apple’s biggest threat in China (and soon, everywhere else)
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When the new iOS 9 comes out this fall, Apple’s iPhone Maps app will finally offer public-transit directions. At first, the feature will be available for just 10 cities worldwide. Except in China, that is, where it’s launching in more than 300 localities at once.
This is just the latest indication of how much Apple cares about China and its booming class of affluent consumers, which Tim Cook has said he expects to become Apple’s largest market. If he’s right, it will be because the company has figured out how to fend off one of the most unstoppable forces the tech industry has ever seen: Xiaomi.
Founded by serial entrepreneur Lei Jun in 2010 and headquartered in Beijing, Xiaomi announced its first smartphone in 2011. A little over three years later, research firm IDC declared Xiaomi to be the industry’s third biggest player in terms of global unit sales, trailing only Samsung and Apple. Nearly all of the 61 million handsets it produced in 2014 were for the Chinese market.
In the West, Xiaomi has a reputation for shamelessly cribbing the iPhone’s stylistic cues and applying them to dirt-cheap phones. That’s clearly Apple design honcho Jonathan Ive’s take: “I think it’s theft, and it’s lazy,” he snapped, when asked about the company at a conference last October.
Xiaomi is doing too many interesting things to be dismissed as a mere Apple wannabe, though. Its Mi smartphones appeal to “a technically inclined, geeky, typically younger sort of customer who can’t afford a top-of-the line Apple or Samsung phone,” says Ben Thompson, whose Stratechery blog is avidly followed by tech-industry insiders. Xiaomi sells Android phones with fast chips, high-resolution screens, and other potent technologies via its own website—often via flash sales—and foregoes profits on hardware, instead generating them from its marketplace for apps, games, and other content. It rolls out weekly software updates based on input from its online community of fans, who spot bugs and propose new features. And it’s using its muscle as a direct marketer to enter other product categories, ranging from 4K TVs to air purifiers.
None of this has prevented Apple from thriving in China, though, where the iPhone’s powerful image as a luxury item helps it continue to command a high price tag. In fact, for two quarters in a row, Apple has sold more smartphones in the country than Xiaomi has.
The companies’ global ambitions will increasingly collide, as Xiaomi has begun experimenting in markets outside China. It recently moved to sell accessories like headphones and activity trackers in the U.S. and Europe, though many of the factors that make the company a phenomenon back home—such as Lei’s local celebrity—are moot here in the States. Xiaomi also lacks the sort of patent portfolio that would shield it from intellectual-property lawsuits from Apple or other companies. Meanwhile, its value proposition—high specs at low prices—may not resonate in fully developed economies. “In the U.S., the sort of person Xiaomi is competing for just doesn’t exist,” says Thompson. “Most geeks and enthusiasts can afford an iPhone.”
A more promising battleground for Xiaomi could be India, where it has been wildly promoting the Mi4 and is setting up local manufacturing (to help it bring the price tag of its devices even lower), and where the free-spending types who snap up iPhones are scarcer than in China. There’s also Brazil, which Xiaomi entered by storm in June with its $160 Redmi 2. (The iPhone retails for more than $1,000 in the country.) As Ben Bajarin, an analyst at Creative Strategies, puts it, these are “very big markets nowhere near saturated, where Xiaomi’s strategy could do really well.” Which is why Apple’s home turf feels like safe ground—at least for now.
(engadget.com)
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
I can't believe how casual India are being!
Ah well, it's only a game...
...but dropped catches don't help!
I give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way.
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What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?
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Well, after India won by 9 wickets I suppose I should stop worrying about these things. So the final on Sunday will be India v. Pakistan - but I make no predictions, I just hope it is a good match...
...and India win!
Well, Pakistan made an excellent 338/4 in their 50 overs, now we have to see if India can match that - I believe this is the highest ODI run chase attempted at The Oval.
Should be fun!
India lost by a LOT!
180 runs but Pakistan so deserve it and they played some great cricket at The Oval this afternoon.
Can I go to bed now, please?
Imaginary Friend
Real to you
Cricket, eh? Bloody hell!
"We had a good team on paper. Unfortunately, the game was played on grass."
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Sioni Sais
A great innings by Joe Root but he has had a bit of luck, including not out from a stumping off a no ball!
It has been a tale of two captains: everything has gone right for Root but Dean Elgar has had a 'mare: missed catches, poor ground fielding, weird bowling changes, a general end-of-tour attitude and hasn't even got the overs in. I can think of Saffie captains who would have their teams running laps round the ground at 7am for that. I hope they don't let Mike Proctor near this bunch.
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Sandemaniac
Another somewhat bizarre days play. England collapse early, made respectable by Stuart Borad and, of all things, a six from the Burnley Lara who has hit a mere 3 of them in 169 innings!
Then SA struggle to 214-5... and one of their bowlers picks up a suspension for telling Stokes to Eff off! I guess it could have been worse, could have been a bunch of fives...
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...And quite right too. It's a crying shame that poor, delicate little Ben Stokes should have to encounter such frightful language! I just hope he doesn't follow that beastly example and start using those words himself in the future!
But seriously, I think cricket needs to grow up about stuff like that. Rabada had just got out one of the most abrasive characters in the world game, and someone who he has a bit of history with. I think a quick "fuck off" is quite understandable in the circumstances and isn't to the detriment of the game.
I've read that Michael Vaughan (who can be a numpty) say that he can't recall a quick bowler who didn't swear at him. These stump microphones must have changed the game. The Saffies will have to learn to cuss in Afrikaans.
He reckons the pathetic over rate is far more of a problem and I agree.
[ 08. July 2017, 10:48: Message edited by: Sioni Sais ]
"He isn't Doctor Who, he's The Doctor"
(Paul Sinha, BBC)
Hooray! A wicket! Something has happened.
That said Gary Balance replaces Keaton Jennings. Move along, nothing to see.
I'm trying to work out the most likely way for England to stuff this one up. Any good ideas, or is just the obvious bat too slow, bowl in the wrong areas, stagger across the line for a draw scenario?
I would suggest that South Africa could actually win this if England fail to score another 200 runs, leaving the better SA batsmen, especially Amla and De Cock to make hay.
I don't think a draw is on.
What a day it has been! England lose nine wickets for 114 (including 7-63 before lunch) and South Africa are now 28-4. Although SA need 300 runs it's far from over though as de Kock is still there.
An exhilarating day, for sure. I'm a bit disappointed that the South Africans didn't put up more of a fight with the bat. Some of the commentators were saying that this is credit to the English top three for making it look easy, but I'm not so sure it's as simple as that. SA really need du Plessis back.
Ship's Shortstop
Cricket Novice here, and I could use a little help on understanding something.
The match in question was Sri Lanka v. Zimbabwe.
Sri Lanka 203-8 (50.0 overs)
Zimbabwe 204-7 (38.1 overs)
Okay, I get it that Zimbabwe won. I assume that, for this particular match, the maximum number of overs was 50 (because Sri Lanka was not "all out"). So, in 50 overs Sri Lanka scored 203 runs and had 8 men put out. By contrast, Zimbabwe scored 204 runs in only 38.1 overs (and, obviously, no need to play further) and had 7 men put out.
All of that I can grasp. What throws me is that the news summaries state that Zimbabwe "won by 3 wickets."
I am not sure where that number is coming from. I have a theory that it just means that, because they only had 7 out, they still had 3 men remaining before being "all out" and those are the "3 wickets." My problem with that theory is that it is not as if Sri Lanka was all out. If they had not used up the maximum numbers of overs they still had "2 wickets" left over themselves.
So, have patience with a newbie: what exactly is meant by "won by 3 wickets" in this situation?
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Yeah, you got it right - it means they had three wickets left when they got to the required score.
The only thing that matters for a game like this is how many runs the two teams have. So Sri Lanka could have been 203-0 or 203-9 but if Zimbabwe got to 204 then they win. In that sense, comparison of how many wickets the two teams had lost is meaningless.
The nomenclature goes back to The Olden Days™ when cricket did not have over limits. It is supposed to indicate how close the winning team was to not getting the runs. These days, perhaps a more useful number would be how many overs the team batting second had left, but for some reason, cricket has decided not to do that.
Thank you. It's nice to know I puzzled that out correctly.
Now a strategy question. So there is a Championship going on between Gloucestershire and Worcestershire (hereinafter "G" and "W"). So, 4 days set aside. Day 1, in their first innings, G scores 383-all out. That's fine. I understand that. Day 2, W's first innings, they get to "300-9 dec."
Now I have researched it enough to know that a team can "declare" an end to their batting "for strategic reasons." In this particular case, W was still trailing by 83 runs. And, okay, it seemed unlikely that they were going to get 83 more runs with one wicket left, but every little bit helps, right? So what was the strategic reason for foregoing their last wicket?
My guess is this: By declaring, apparently W made G start its second innings on Day 2. Not sure why, but I guess there was still daytime left to play some more? So was the theory that G would be tired after having been in the field all day and, if you made them start their second innings, you might be able to put some of them out easier than if they came back the next day all rested? I can't think of any other reason why W would declare while still behind by 83 runs.
If that was the theory, it seems to have failed spectacularly, as G went 20-0 before play was called on Day 2.
And how do they decide when to call play? Is there a pre-set time or is it just in the discretion of the match officials to say "We're tired. Stop now."?
That seems a fair guess to me, Hedgehog. Partly to give G an awkward forty minutes or so batting in the hope that W's bowlers can take a few wickets. The weather conditions may also have played a part - if it looked like suiting W's bowlers, for example, they might declare. Again, in the hope of getting a few wickets.
The other possibility is- kidology, if they know they are already ahead, then G might not try so hard to score runs.
As for the close of play... I think it's usually by time, there are supposed to be so many overs bowled in a day but, at least in Test matches, that doesn't happen very often.
I think Sandemaniac is most likely right, but there is one rather boring explanation - if one of W's players was injured and couldn't bat, then I think that technically they would have to declare to end the innings.
But a more adventurous possibility is that W might also have been thinking about the total time left in the game. They would need to bowl G out and score enough runs to win the game with only two days left. If there was rain the weather forecast, this
This was a really rather risky move by W though, but looking at the Div 2 table, W really needed a win to keep the pressure up on Notts. So they were probably a bit more willing than normal to roll the dice.
As it turns out, G declared on 286-4, leaving W with a rear guard action to force the draw. They managed successfully (which, being a G supporter, makes me quite disappointed!) In some ways, this is one good thing about County cricket - in an international match, the captains would never be adventurous enough to do something like that.
Originally posted by Imaginary Friend:
There is also the possibility that the last one or two batsmen really aren't very good at batting*. They are usually specialist bowlers. It is often worth declaring late in the day so that a side that has been fielding all day has to bat against bowlers who have been resting all day.
*I can think of a few!
As it turns out, G declared on 286-4, leaving W with a rear guard action to force the draw. They managed successfully (which, being a G supporter, makes me quite disappointed!)
And this brings me to my next newbie question. What are the rules for a draw in that sort of situation? When the draw was announced or agreed to, W was still some runs behind. Was it a timing thing: that G recognized that they were not going to get W all out before the day ended? Or that the day, in fact, ended, before W could finish?
Yeah, it's just timing. If they get to the end of day four with no winner then the game is a draw. This often means that the side batting fourth is batting "to save the game", i.e. to play out time and secure a draw. England end up doing this *a lot*.
Speaking of timing, it has been several hours now. Seriously, you all are going to make me start this conversation??? Ooooooookay.
England. Went from 199-6 to 205-all out. I know very little about cricket, but even I can tell that that is absolute garbage. Anybody care to offer comments, remembering that this is The Circus and not Hell?
Originally posted by Hedgehog:
Yes, it is a bad show even when you note that the poorer batters go in at the end of the order. Above all it shows the impact of Joe Root - once he was out England's chance of getting to 300 vanished while the South Africans looked so much sharper, especially Morris & Maharaj, who hadn't looked much good before.
Well, that was embarrassing...
Quite. Another lower order collapse but the damage was done at the top where two batsmen, ironically from South Africa and Zimbabwe, had feet of clay and 5,6 and 7 look like one-day sloggers.
I suppose we should be grateful that our bowling and fielding isn't too shabby, but we need one more specialist batsman, as well as a couple of replacements.
At what point can the Proteas call the Brits Chokers?
Originally posted by Welease Woderwick:
We didn't get within a mile of that. You have to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory to be called chokers.
Mr Clingford
Like the Indian women?
Bloody hell! The England women did it!
Ne'er cast a clout till May be out.
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I was a bit disappointed but can sort of take comfort that it was a fairly close game.
Jamat
England vs SA
Pass mark for England day 1. 162/4
Real gutsy innings by Cook 82N/O?
Unbelievable movement on the wicket though. Looked almost unplayBle at times.
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India look to be in a comfortable position against Sri Lanka in Galle - will they enforce the follow on?
Never mind the scores: South Africa bowled 20 overs in the first hour and a half today. Even the West Indies with a nothing-but-pace attack in the seventies did better.
I don't think fines are enough. The only way to solve this is to affect the outcome of the match, eg, by adding runs to a batting side's total or removing batsmen before the innings at the other sides request. That would hurt!
I don't like it, but if they went about a proper job like this, they wouldn't be there long. It isn't even a hot day. And Maharaj has had a bowl.
Question time again. So the BBC report has this:
Roland-Jones then ripped through the South Africa top order as the Proteas slumped to 61-7 before closing on 126-8, still 28 runs shy of the follow-on target.
What is meant by a "follow-on target"?
The follow-on is one of the quirks of the game. Ina game of two innings per side, if a side batting first score heavily and the side batting second is bowled out for not many runs, the follow-on can be enforced.
What that means is that the side who batted first can choose to make their opponents bat again, immediately after their first innings has ended. When it can be enforced depends on the length of the game - in a test match, lasting five days, a team can be made to follow on if they do not get within 200 of their opponents. So today, where England made 353, South Africa must make at least 154 to ensure that England bat again.
However, enforcing the follow-on is optional - if Engalnd feel that the weather has changed to make batting easier, for example, or think their bowlers need a rest, they can choose not to enforce it, and just bat again. Just to really confuse, if the side following on overtake the other side's score, the opposition can bat again to try to win the game.
It's an odd and confusing thing that I'm not sure I've explained clearly! However, it's usually the death knell for a team - matches have been drawn when a team has followed on, but a side made to follow on has won just three times in test match history.
Here's the official version.
Thanks. I found your explanation clear enough to follow.
I can see where this would be something that the team that batted first (and ran up an admirable numbers of runs) would do to prevent a draw by making the opposing team do both its innings without the first team using up valuable time with its own second innings (and having to decide whether to declare to save time).
South Africa may not have to follow on but good for England if they can get last 2 wickets within the next 26 runs. I think they should do it. It has become unfashionable of late to enforce it of course but English have a great attack ATM on this pitch which may well flatten out later. They have barely raised a sweat. Big raps to Stokes and Cook. Really gutsy batting.
Sri Lanka, in their second innings, now need to make 458 runs with 8 wickets remaining and just under 5 sessions to go - it is possible but, I think, HUGELY unlikely!
I agree. Not sure why India played so conservatively. If SL can salvage a draw it will be as good as a win now.
Originally posted by Jamat:
South Africa may not have to follow on but good for England if they can get last 2 wickets within the next 26 runs.
That may depend on how many runs big Vern has left! He's third top scorer for SA after the first two tests, but how is he physically?
India won by over 300 runs in the end - why has enforcing the follow-on fallen out of fashion?
Have made it to The Oval. Currently sat in row 6 of the OCS stand, with a bag of chocolate biscuits, wine gums and a couple of scotch eggs. Currently reading Spike Milligan while I wait for the final day's play to begin.
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You might need to eat and read fairly quickly, if you are to finish before the match does.
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Originally posted by Baptist Trainfan:
What a way to finish! A hatrick by Moeen Ali.
Congratulations England!
My hero in this is Cook, with the battling innings of 88 on the first day, but certainly this was a team effort.
Stokes is probably the player of the match!
Yeah, I think ex-Captain Cook's innings has been somewhat forgotten in the hubbub of what happened after. It was a very good knock indeed.
The next question is whether England will be hot or cold come Friday...
... depends if Cook stays in.
And if nos 2/3 can bat...
Honours even on day 1 at Manchester?
England 260/6
Great Yorker in penultimate over to dismiss Stokes for 58 give RSA the edge perhaps?
Yes, narrow advantage South Africa, even though they are missing their top bowler.
It would be nice to have a really tight game, the advantage swinging from one team to the other. Proper Test cricket!
Absolutely..as long as it swings the right way in the end!
Seriously though with 2 even teams like this, could go either way. I'm kinda missing Dale Steyn.
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Luke's New Book
All things Toto
by r@y » Wed Sep 19, 2018 12:22 pm
Oh man....what a read ! I had to pull myself away to stop to shower, eat and go to work
Its an absolutely riveting read. Lots of little nuggets, a ton of personal insight into Luke's life both personal and professional.
Many surprising bits too. I mean, as a hardcore fan you think you'd know EVERYTHING, Luke does make it worthwhile because there are some things in there that I'm sure he hasn't told before.
Like those involving a certain super producer.....and also a certain song from a certain hit blockbuster involving Tomcats
Highly recommend.
In the land of the pigs, the butcher is King..!
r@y
Re: Luke's New Book
by Ehwmatt » Wed Sep 19, 2018 12:26 pm
I'm about to download and can't wait to dig in. If anybody can eschew the typical and boring paint-by-numbers rock biography and actually give us diehard knowledgeable fans something meaty, interesting, and unfiltered to sink our teeth into, it's Luke.
Ehwmatt
by Andrew » Wed Sep 19, 2018 12:29 pm
Brilliant. But next I need the audio book!
One of the best reads by any musician.
by Ehwmatt » Thu Sep 27, 2018 8:59 pm
I finished the book last night. Pretty good, but I was surprised at how little detail there was about Toto's songs, tours, and songwriting experiences.
by The_Noble_Cause » Fri Sep 28, 2018 3:26 am
Ehwmatt wrote: I finished the book last night. Pretty good, but I was surprised at how little detail there was about Toto's songs, tours, and songwriting experiences.
That sucks. I didn't pick it up yet. I actually still have Jonathan Cain's book collecting dust on my night stand. I'm guess the book is more a collection of studio session stories?
by WalrusOct9 » Fri Sep 28, 2018 5:14 am
I have this criticism of almost every single rock bio I've read, all the way back to Keith Richards' book, which seemed to kickstart the rock bio trend.
I wonder if that kind of stuff gets removed in the editing process (I'm sure publishers think readers are more interested in salacious details or crazy stories than "how did you write 'Live For Today'"), or if the musicians themselves don't think anyone's really interested in those stories.
I remember owning a few books, at least one on the Beatles, Yes, and the Stones, that methodically went track by track through the discography and cobbled together as much as they could on each song based on old interviews with band members and others associated with the recordings. I wish these guys could do two books concurrently...one with the life story, and one that just talks, in graphic detail, about their records.
-Steve C.
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by Ehwmatt » Fri Sep 28, 2018 9:36 am
I would say it’s definitely got just as much if not more detail on the various session stories and related topica than anything Toto.
And, of course, the obligatory tales of rock star excess.
It was better than Cain’s book but I can’t say either one blew me away.
by DracIsBack » Sat Sep 29, 2018 12:20 pm
I finished the audiobook recently and enjoyed it. Also got the kindle edition for fun.
I liked it, though i probably went in expecting this to be more of an autobiography of Toto than an autobiography of Lukather. But reality is that it is his story and Toto is just one part of a much richer musical career. So once I got over that it wasn't the story of Toto and the band I settled into enjoy. He did have a rich career, a complicated personal life. And I also walked away with a sense of what a drive the man has. To become the music master he is requires such a drive. And it was amazing to see (good and bad) what happens when he channels that drive into other things ... raising kids, managing Toto, working on his craft etc.
There actually wasn't much new about Toto i didn't know except maybe a bit more about the band dynamics and hardships behind the scenes and some of the economic and management challenges.
That and it really hit home how tough that band is for singers. This is a band of ace musicians that puts songs together in a take or two. And it felt like - with the exception of Joe - none of the singers worked well in that environment. Bobby, Fergie, Byron all freaked out in the studio under the pressure. And in other bands and the way other bands recorded, maybe it wouldn't have been as much of a problem. But Toto has an intimidating level of musicianship and a ridiculously high standard of exactness that few other bands can match. Lukather really acknowledges the problem here and cuts them a bit of slack.
One final comment about the audiobook. At first, I was disappointed. Then I realized plain and simple that usually professional authors and actors are hired to read books. Luke is not that and it doesn't come across as well at first. Eventually he falls into that fun Luke groove, but you've got to give it patience and wait to the latter have to get it.
DracIsBack
by r@y » Mon Oct 01, 2018 8:55 am
If there was something to nitpick about the book, for me, was that maybe the personal stuff was a little more than we the music fans wanted to hear about.
But for a hardcore Toto fan like myself, I was surprised that there were lots of nuggets about the band that I wasn't previously aware, and I'm sure they've never really talked about. Like how it was almost as if all the lead vocalists were destined to fail because Paich wrote his songs in a really high key, events leading into, and beyond, their spectacular Grammy win, how Foster started showing his true colors the same night after he lost and how Luke and Foster's friendship would never be the same after that, the extent of the record company screwing them over after Seventh One, details on Hungate's and Steve's departure from the band etc....
And stuff like Top Gun....probably every Toto fan knows Only You was done for the movie. And they chose Berlin instead. No one would ever know the hit Danger Zone was actually arranged by Luke and Paich, with Joe on vocals ! That is the version Kenny sings on.
There's some amazing session stories in there too for sure. But all in all, its a great read.
by The_Noble_Cause » Mon Oct 01, 2018 10:48 pm
r@y wrote: No one would ever know the hit Danger Zone was actually arranged by Luke and Paich, with Joe on vocals ! That is the version Kenny sings on.
Wow. Never knew that.
by tj » Wed Oct 03, 2018 11:18 am
Not quite halfway through the book, but found it interesting that they would have considered Richard Page to replace Kimball. I love Page's writing, playing and singing, but with the issues Luke describes of Kimball and others having such a hard time with the high range of the material, Page doesn't seem like he would have been a good good fit for the high parts.
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by r@y » Wed Oct 03, 2018 5:40 pm
tj wrote: Not quite halfway through the book, but found it interesting that they would have considered Richard Page to replace Kimball. I love Page's writing, playing and singing, but with the issues Luke describes of Kimball and others having such a hard time with the high range of the material, Page doesn't seem like he would have been a good good fit for the high parts.
I think Page would be excellent with Toto. He's an accomplished vocalist and very versatile. Even now with Ringo's band he can still bring it.
Like the Toto boys, dude was on backing vocals for almost every record that came of out of the LA hit factory back in the day at one point of time.
He was already with Mr. Mister back then, or maybe he would have been the guy for Toto. What could have been......
by brandonx76 » Thu Oct 04, 2018 2:04 am
I was pretty amazed/surprised how the book turned out. The Lows, the Highs, the happy the sad - I really felt those stories coming through. I heard from others they were disappointed , and before I decided to get the audio book, I had a sense a lot of the details were going to be left out.
But to my surprise, what was there I thought was perfect and the stories he shared created many great 'scenes' in my head, with my imagination filling in the gaps. The look of WTF he got from Foster at the Grammy's...wow, unreal and really disappointing. I know there's both sides to a story but it sounds like some strange bitterness. Or how about meeting his idol, Eric Clapton, and that relationship going south? And drama during the birth of his first kid - to the freak out of Simon's g/f with the big cat at Slash's house.
I really don't think he needed to share some of the personal stuff or even give the half the effort he gave, but I really appreciated hearing all of it. The audible is 10 hours, but its great and you really feel like you're hanging out with Luke. I finished it in 2 days. I just had to finish, I felt compelled. (A classic case of 'once you pick it up')
This is Luke - the larger than life character and amazing guitar player from my favorite band. There's ALOT of Toto history here even the more recent stuff (ex: Keith Carlock). The amount of $$$ they made, contracts, stories about Geof Workman, Quincy...to 'motherfucker' Jermain Jackson. What a wierd session that sounded like. There's more to the story as always, but you just have to be impressed by the absolute undeniable drive and talent from him, and the fact that survived all the crazy stuff.
Really cool that the book was done. 5 stars
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by The_Noble_Cause » Fri Oct 05, 2018 12:14 am
brandonx76 wrote: There's ALOT of Toto history here even the more recent stuff (ex: Keith Carlock).
Glad to hear that. Seeing TOTO in a few weeks and may pick it up then.
by tedpruitt » Fri Oct 05, 2018 4:26 am
Andrew wrote: Brilliant. But next I need the audio book!
The audio book is awesome - it's like having Luke in your living room, telling his road stories. Highly recommended. He doesn't try to be an actor - it truly comes off like him just telling these stories off the cuff. You'll love it.
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He also talks about them considering Michael McDonald - I sure as hell couldn't imagine their music with his lead. McDonald is brilliant - but just wouldn't have been the same.
by tj » Fri Oct 12, 2018 12:59 pm
Finished it. Enjoyable read. For me, much more so than Jon Cain's book. Perhaps because Luke had so many varied stories about different musicians across different genres. I read the Kindle version, so I don't know if the print is the same, but I am amazed that the last 25% of the book is a listing of the songs/albums that he has played on. KISS, Cheryl Ladd, Al Jarreau, Greg Lake, Dionne Warwick, Kenny Rogers, The Imperials, David Crosby, Asia, Van Halen, Manhattan Transfer, Roger Waters... Wow.
by JohnH » Sat Oct 13, 2018 9:34 am
And the book confirms what someone here speculated- Simon was not brought back as a shareholder in 2010 - and wanted more say in the business- so he left. Simon described it in a podcast as “things change”.
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by r@y » Sat Oct 13, 2018 12:48 pm
JohnH wrote: And the book confirms what someone here speculated- Simon was not brought back as a shareholder in 2010 - and wanted more say in the business- so he left. Simon described it in a podcast as “things change”.
Yeah, true. The book does say a lot of details about TOTO as well, not just about Luke and his session time. Steve P leaving was funny, though....he left, but he never left, because he was just there all the time....lol....
I just read David Foster's book...and maybe it's a different kind of book and about him as a super producer and all, but I find it strange he would not even scratch the surface of his session days. Paich had 2 mentions, and Luke just one...on his track with Alice Cooper.
I've re-read Luke's book a few times over now....just a great read !
by JohnH » Sat Oct 13, 2018 2:08 pm
Yes it truly is a great book! Love it! Stayed up late reading a lot of it last night now I’m almost done.
by The_Noble_Cause » Sun Oct 14, 2018 9:34 pm
Interesting. I miss Simon.
by Morten » Mon Oct 15, 2018 12:23 am
It's a pretty good read. Personally I would have loved tons more of the session stories, but I suppose the general public would find that less interesting. The book would have benefited from better editing and proofreading here and there -- there are a few typos that could easily have been avoided. (Bill Schnee's nickname is "Schnalien" (a pun on "alien"), not "Schnellien", and Donald Fagen's last name is, well, Fagen, not Fagan -- to name just a couple.) Also, the discography at the end could have done without a lot of "Greatest Hits" and "Best of" collections that don't contain any new tracks (Olivia Newton-John, The Tubes, Al Jarreau, Don Henley, Melissa Manchester, Chicago ...).
There is one strange error: In ch. 12, he says that he took his sister Lori to the Grammys in 1984 because he was divorced. But he wasn't divorced in 1984 -- he and Marie married in 1981, and she filed for divorce around the time that the band recorded the new tracks with Byron (ch. 19).
by The_Noble_Cause » Tue Oct 16, 2018 1:58 am
Morten wrote: It's a pretty good read. Personally I would have loved tons more of the session stories, but I suppose the general public would find that less interesting. The book would have benefited from better editing and proofreading here and there -- there are a few typos that could easily have been avoided. (Bill Schnee's nickname is "Schnalien" (a pun on "alien"), not "Schnellien", and Donald Fagen's last name is, well, Fagen, not Fagan -- to name just a couple.) Also, the discography at the end could have done without a lot of "Greatest Hits" and "Best of" collections that don't contain any new tracks (Olivia Newton-John, The Tubes, Al Jarreau, Don Henley, Melissa Manchester, Chicago ...).
On the first few pages of Cain's book, they refer to Neal as "Neil." Aren't editors supposed to catch this stuff?
by tj » Tue Oct 16, 2018 4:12 pm
I saw that and several other things in his book. I thought maybe it was because I was reading the Kindle version and it somehow got screwed up in the format conversion.
by NoMoreTails » Wed Oct 17, 2018 11:18 pm
Did Luke say why, is there any indication he was in Simon's corner? It seems that Simon worked as hard on the band's behalf during his tenure as Luke and Paich, usually having a hand in the production as an engineer. Did Joe become a shareholder at that point? Simon was probably in the band longer than Joe and Steve Porcaro combined.
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by JohnH » Fri Oct 19, 2018 12:35 pm
No word on that- he just states the situation with the facts that that was what they did.
by TotoStu » Sat Nov 24, 2018 1:58 am
Really dug the book. Very interesting stuff.
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by The_Noble_Cause » Sun Nov 25, 2018 2:06 am
I'm still finishing Jon Cain's book while browsing through Luke's. Will read Luke's next. Really surprised to read that Kalodner was an asshole to the band. On his website Kalodner always professed love for TOTO.
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Forest Goose
Postby Forest Goose » Sat Nov 02, 2013 3:58 pm UTC
I don't have a citation, so could very well be wrong. But, in any situation I can think of where an officer should shoot is one in which it would be risky just to injure. Police can't shoot you because you are fleeing, if they have a reason to shoot, the reason should be that you are a legitimate threat. If someone has a weapon, shooting them in the feet means they can still shoot at you- and it's going to be a harder shot to make. Essentially, if they shouldn't be shooting to kill, should they really be shooting in that instance?
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Postby skeptical scientist » Sat Nov 02, 2013 4:13 pm UTC
Forest Goose wrote: I don't have a citation, so could very well be wrong. But, in any situation I can think of where an officer should shoot is one in which it would be risky just to injure. Police can't shoot you because you are fleeing, if they have a reason to shoot, the reason should be that you are a legitimate threat. If someone has a weapon, shooting them in the feet means they can still shoot at you- and it's going to be a harder shot to make. Essentially, if they shouldn't be shooting to kill, should they really be shooting in that instance?
I've also heard that you should never shoot to wound for this reason. Firearms self-defense generally involves aiming for center-of-mass.
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Postby bentheimmigrant » Sat Nov 02, 2013 6:28 pm UTC
Well, we had an example of an officer shooting a fleeing person, and the situation calling for him to aim for the feet... just the other day.
I'm skeptical of all this talk of people presenting a major threat after being shot. Seems to me I'd grab the hole in my leg. But I understand that the general consensus might be to shoot to kill, though this brings us back to the more important point: if the officer knew he would shoot to kill, he should have done much more to establish the level of threat.
Anyway. All of this is needless. The point is that the officer did not even try to establish the level of threat. He was completely negligent and put himself in a situation where he killed a child. Blaming the kid for owning a perfectly legal toy is wrong. The cop handled it wrong in 18 different ways, and now he's got blood on his hands.
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bentheimmigrant wrote: Blaming the kid for owning a perfectly legal toy is wrong.
It was not a perfectly legal toy. It is likely that the "friend" who gave Andy Lopez the rifle also committed a crime.
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Postby morriswalters » Sun Nov 03, 2013 12:34 am UTC
The question here is not was he negligent. For me it is does it count as police misbehavior? In the broadest sense I say no. We gave him a gun and set the situation up. Our fear of crime has given us a police force which is heavily armed, with a mindset which will lead to these type of events. In addition allow toys which every year are more realistic. It isn't the kids fault, it is the toy manufactuer who sells the toy.
If you wish to use non leathal force, get rid of guns. They are not wounding machines, wounding is a happy accident dictated by chance. They are killing machines. Hit a man in the leg and hit a bone and you might stop him, you would certainly risk crippling him for life. When a gunman, no matter who, fires 8 rounds, he is hoping that 1 hits. Go to a range and fire off 8 rounds quickly, without lots of practice those 8 will be all over the place. When the autospy is released it will be sickenly interesting to see how many of the rounds would have killed him.
Postby skeptical scientist » Sun Nov 03, 2013 1:14 am UTC
morriswalters wrote: When the autospy is released it will be sickenly interesting to see how many of the rounds would have killed him.
It's already been released.
A total of eight rounds were fired, according to a statement put out Thursday by Santa Rosa Police Lt. Paul Henry, whose department is investigating the death. Seven hit the boy, and two were deemed fatal: One to the chest and the second to the hip. Other bullet wounds were found on his right wrist, left bicep, right forearm, right buttocks and hip.
Postby K-R » Sun Nov 03, 2013 2:33 am UTC
bentheimmigrant wrote: I'm skeptical of all this talk of people presenting a major threat after being shot. Seems to me I'd grab the hole in my leg.
It's not uncommon for people to not even realise they've been shot.
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Postby Diadem » Sun Nov 03, 2013 2:55 am UTC
K-R wrote:
Diadem wrote: A suspect that is known to be armed and dangerous running away from you is no immediate threat, but he still needs to be taken out, so shoot at the feet...A single shot aimed at a non-vital area will be enough to stop them in 99% of cases
You don't know much about guns, do you?
Uh, why the hell are you linking to a source confirming what I'm saying when making such a claim?
bentheimmigrant wrote:
Well, we had an example of an officer shooting a fleeing person, and the situation calling for him to aim for the feet... just the other day
At least someone is following this thread. Thank you.
CorruptUser wrote: Umm, no, you never shoot to wound. Ever. It's shoot to kill or not at all; there is absolutely no place in the human body you can be shot that may not lead to death. Think a leg isn't a vital area? Not if you hit the femural artery.
Again, you are factually incorrect. I don't know about training in the US, and it's possible that police are trained there to always shoot to kill. But that just proves that police training in the US is horrible. In my country at least, but I believe in almost all countries, police absolutely are trained to shoot to wound in some situations. And yes, every shot can be fatal. But not every shot will be fatal, and the odds of a shot not being fatal are a lot better if you aim at non-vital organs.
skeptical scientist wrote: I've also heard that you should never shoot to wound for this reason. Firearms self-defense generally involves aiming for center-of-mass.
Not every use of guns is self-defense. Stopping a suspect that is known to be armed and dangerous from fleeing is a legitimate use of guns. Even uses that are self-defense do not always always have to involve shooting to kill (like the example of a suspect with a knife who is still quite far away), or even shooting to hit. A police officer who feels threatened by an angry mob and is in no position to retreat is allowed to fire warning shots. And yes, even warning shots can be fatal, because what goes up must come down.
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Postby Izawwlgood » Sun Nov 03, 2013 2:58 am UTC
Got a citation for that? I feel that this is likely a Hollywood myth, and/or typically associated with fairly extreme shock.
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Postby CorruptUser » Sun Nov 03, 2013 4:05 am UTC
Diadem, in the US, the police are trained that, if they have to shoot, it's shoot until the target stop moving. There's no kill like overkill. If the police want to capture a hostile, that's what tasers and pepper spray are used for.
Yes it's shitty, and like I keep saying, the dispensers of justice should not be the police, but the courts. Again, a small to modest financial penalty for failing this...
Postby addams » Sun Nov 03, 2013 4:30 am UTC
skeptical scientist wrote:
The people, as awful as we can be, are less of a danger to the people than the Men in Blue are.
If we did not have the Police protecting us so well, we might do ok.
To relieve the Police of duty is a very bad idea.
That is what Martin Luther the first did.
The Police took off their uniforms and caused Sooo much trouble.
Those guys are experts in trouble. They have more real criminal contacts and criminal class friends than most of us do.
It is a kind of extortion. It is a very effective kind of extortion.
Are the Police bad guys to a man? No.
They are like any other non-professional group of soldiers.
Many like their jobs. It is good to like your job.
Dear World; We have problems.
We are still a first world nation; If you use the standards that were in place in 1964.
Can you almost hear the Police chatting away.
"Let them protest. They can't Do anything."
That is true. The child will be buried and the other children will be more careful and more fearful.
Has the victim blaming begun, yet?
Postby K-R » Sun Nov 03, 2013 6:52 pm UTC
Diadem wrote: Uh, why the hell are you linking to a source confirming what I'm saying when making such a claim?
...I'm not. Calling TV Tropes a 'source' is rather overstating the subject, and in any event the page says precisely the opposite of what you think it says, pointing out that there's really no such thing as a 'non-vital' place on the body and that shooting at small, fast-moving targets is beyond idiotic.
the odds of a shot not being fatal are a lot better if you aim at non-vital organs.
Stopping a suspect that is known to be armed and dangerous from fleeing is a legitimate use of guns.
Even assuming this is true, the difference between firing at said suspect's feet and not firing at all is, in 99% of cases, precisely zero, on account of a small target moving at that pace being impossible to hit. And in half the remaining cases, you hit the femoral artery and it's a fatal shot anyway.
Izawwlgood wrote:
No. Off the top of my head, Perry Saturn got shot and didn't notice, and I've spent a bit of time googling and got nothing but vaccination-related pages, or articles on how to treat bullet wounds. However, it generally comes up in the context of disproving the Hollywood notion of instant kills, so for it to be a Hollywood myth makes little sense. I'd imagine a lot of situations in which one could get shot would also involve a lot of adrenaline, which is likely the cause.
Postby Izawwlgood » Sun Nov 03, 2013 7:25 pm UTC
Yeah I too found mostly vaccination stuff, and a story about a guy who was discovered to have a gun shot after getting into a car accident. Potentially supporting the deep shock line, but who knos. My sense is the Hollywood myth side is the whole people not realizing they've been shot and discovering a gut wound in a moment of calm. I don't think that's a thing unless its concomitant with deep shock, which isn't really what you're talking about.
Considering the stopping power of guns includes a proclivity to fall to the ground or jump backwards after getting shot. I would truthfully be surprised that being aware of getting shot was really a thing. But like I said, I'm curious to see evidence for it, as weirder things have been shown.
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Postby Tyndmyr » Sun Nov 03, 2013 7:31 pm UTC
All that says is that giving the kid a bb gun must be approved by parents. Not doing so is a misdemeanour. While that law is reasonable, it hardly justifies anything about the shooting decision.
As for people not noticing they've been shot...that can happen for a short period of time. Same thing can happen if you cut yourself. Depending on the details of where and how, it may take a few seconds for the "ow" to kick in. It's not a long term thing, though, and hollywood often does oversell it.
Also, yeah, TV Tropes is kind of dodgy as a source. Maybe useful for it's domain, and demonstrating that x is a popular idea...but not a particularly scientific source.
Shooting to wound can be done. Statistically, the safest place to take a bullet is your arm. That said, shooting people is inherently damaging, and center of mass shots are much easier to make in most situations. It is reasonable to expect people shooting to consider that their target may die. This is particularly true when firing a number of rounds at center of mass. There are situations when skilled shooters have been able to take unusual shots, like shooting to disable a gun in someone's hands...but these are extremely rare and situational.
Izawwlgood wrote: Considering the stopping power of guns includes a proclivity to...jump backwards after getting shot.
That one's definitely a Hollywood myth. Thoroughly busted by Mythbusters, probably other more readily available sources out there.
engr
Postby engr » Sun Nov 03, 2013 7:50 pm UTC
CorruptUser wrote: Anyone know if it's SOP for autopsies to keep organs, especially when 'no foul play' is suspected?
They can be either returned or incinerated.
http://www.mtdaily.com/mt1/auto86.html
In many institutions, the sliced organs are just poured back into the open body cavity. In other places, the organs are not replaced but just incinerated at the facility. In either case, the chest plate is placed back in the chest, and the body wall is sewn back up with baseball stitches, so that the final wound again resembles a "Y."
So the media is being, well, media, as usual. "The organs were missing! Surely they must have been covering for something!"
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CorruptUser wrote: Diadem, in the US, the police are trained that, if they have to shoot, it's shoot until the target stop moving. There's no kill like overkill. If the police want to capture a hostile, that's what tasers and pepper spray are used for.
It's not a question of justice, it's a question of not getting killed yourself.
This dashcam video is a perfect illustration. The suspect opened fire at the officer and wounded him; the officer fired back.
What you probably can't tell from the video is that the suspect was shot in the chest and died a few minutes later, slumped behind the wheel.
This is why police officers - or people taking firearms self-defence classes - are typically instructed to shoot until the magazine is empty or until the attacker is no longer moving.
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Postby ameretrifle » Sun Nov 03, 2013 8:06 pm UTC
Izawwlgood wrote: Yeah I too found mostly vaccination stuff, and a story about a guy who was discovered to have a gun shot after getting into a car accident. Potentially supporting the deep shock line, but who knos. My sense is the Hollywood myth side is the whole people not realizing they've been shot and discovering a gut wound in a moment of calm. I don't think that's a thing unless its concomitant with deep shock, which isn't really what you're talking about.
Actually, there's a possibility that's due to the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan. The article just says that Reagan simply thought he had broken a rib, which is not the same as not noticing at all, but he was all the way into the ER before anyone realized it was actually a bullet wound. And there was definitely a significant span before anyone even thought that was a hospital-worthy injury, looking at the secret service transcripts. It seems that he definitely was not in the medical definition of "shock", either. I can say for a fact that the scene in the West Wing where no one notices that the President's been shot until he begins bleeding from the mouth was directly inspired by the incident, and it wouldn't surprise me if the ones you're thinking of were at least vaguely inspired by it. Or maybe not, who can say. If you take reddit as any source, between that and the various stories I've heard, I'd say " who the fuck knows, I bet it can happen, it depends".
Also, the wiki article on stopping power suggests that "knockback" is a psychological rather than a physical reaction in most cases, inasmuch as it exists.
Yeah, the jump/flung backward thing is definitely myth. Fall down, though, yeah. Sometimes the surprise will make people just collapse. It can happen even on hits to armor plate, etc that aren't actually that damaging. It's kind of weird, really. It isn't limited to people, either. I've seen deer do the exact same thing. It certainly isn't universal...it doesn't even happen the majority of the time, but it must be a strange reflex of some sort.
There is a time and a place to shoot until the target is no longer able to attack. Most self defense scenarios do fall under this heading. However, mag dump training is dubious, IMO. Focusing on unloaded all your bullets asap tends to result in accuracy going to hell. Highly trained people definitely can make very rapid shots, but not every policeman is actually that proficient with a gun. Most have never fired it in the line of duty, and practice infrequently at best. Civilian training usually revolves around firing two shots per target. Some, as per the "mozambique drill", rely on two center of mass shots, then a head shot. Obviously, this won't solve the problem of poor decision making re: shooting to begin with...but it would lessen the incidents of shooting bystanders, if it was adopted by the police.
Postby Izawwlgood » Sun Nov 03, 2013 10:17 pm UTC
Curious about Reagan.
I think you all misunderstood, I'm not suggesting guns will physically fling you backwards or blast you off your feet, I'm suggesting people when shot often collapse or even leap away, as a psychological impression of what should happen. I may be remembering that wrong.
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Postby KrO2 » Sun Nov 03, 2013 10:43 pm UTC
Some police chief somewhere thinks they have reasonable suspicion to track you down and investigate you if you disagree with them about the War on Drugs.
I'd like to not give too much weight to an anecdote about one guy on Facebook, but does anyone think this isn't representative of law enforcement's opinion of citizens and their rights?
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Postby Brace » Mon Nov 04, 2013 9:50 pm UTC
The guy who was involved in this incident was convicted of one count of assault on a law enforcement officer and one count of armed criminal action, and the jury recommended 60 years in prison. He was an outspoken critic of the police and an open carrier.
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Postby davidstarlingm » Mon Nov 04, 2013 10:45 pm UTC
IIRC, Reagan didn't know he had been shot because the lead .22 caliber pistol round ricocheted off the inside of the bulletproof window of his car. The impact deformed it into a disc, which entered between his ribs without making a significant entry wound. A tiny tear in his suit simply wasn't noticeable.
Typically, being hit in the torso will cause a fairly noticeable entry wound as the tissue is compressed, twisted, and torn by the passage of the bullet.
It's possible that the shock of a normal impact could also cause involuntary muscle contraction around the site sufficient to cause someone to lose balance or at least feel like they've been pushed back.
Postby skeptical scientist » Tue Nov 05, 2013 2:51 am UTC
KrO2 wrote: Some police chief somewhere thinks they have reasonable suspicion to track you down and investigate you if you disagree with them about the War on Drugs.
It may be indicative of law enforcement's opinion in South Carolina. It's not indicative of their opinion everywhere.
Postby KrO2 » Tue Nov 05, 2013 9:00 pm UTC
That's good news. I'm very glad to hear that they're reasonable about that.
On the other hand, I'm a bit unwilling to declare the Seattle PD reasonable given that, well, excessive force is even worse than that.
In other news, "How do we know we won't be forcibly given anal probes, enemas, and colonoscopies?" reporter asks. "Because we follow the law," police chief lies.
I'm not sure which is worse: the fact that they did that on the authority of an expired warrant from a different county, or the fact that they got a warrant for that in the first place when the "probable cause" was that he appeared to be clenching his buttocks.
Postby addams » Wed Nov 06, 2013 12:07 am UTC
http://www.kob.com/article/stories/s320 ... nmCzr-fd6-
Good God! That happened nearly a year ago.
How we stand? I always stand funny.
If the way we stand can get these guys that dedicated to duty;
I am scared shitless to let them see me walk.
Scared shitless? With the help of the medical staff, they can fix that.
If that is not a Onion Report, then I have an opinion.
The medical staff should be slapped Down Hard!
What the fuck were they thinking?
The medical staff that refused to perform that procedure, should get a whole bunch of positive feedback.
They can not make the world what it is not. They did the Right Thing. That medical staff did the Right Thing and should be told so.
What do we have that is the opposite of punishment?
In what way can we reward that medical staff?
I know it is all in a day's work. Still.
If some medical staff don't know that;
We Have A Problem, Houston!
Mimbres Memorial Hospital
900 W. Ash Street
Deming, NM 88030
That seems to be the land address.
http://www.mimbresmemorial.com/Contact% ... %20Us.aspx
That may contact the hospital.
Of course, it is a bad idea to slam them with messages.
That turns into a DOS attack. They are the good guys.
We don't want to attack them. I don't.
I want to say,
"It has been reported that on January 2nd, 2013, You were professional and refused to perform an invasive and unnecessary medical procedure. Thank You."
Thank God and everyone that played a part in the medical staff saying, "No."
That link is wrong. That is not the way to contact them via internet.
Postby skeptical scientist » Wed Nov 06, 2013 4:15 am UTC
KrO2 wrote: That's good news. I'm very glad to hear that they're reasonable about that.
Fair point. I was specifically referring to their attitude in regard to marijuana. I am well aware of their excessive force issues, as I grew up in Seattle and have seen many of the news stories about one or another incident of unwarranted violence from the police.
That is one of the most appalling things I have read lately (and that's saying something, given the string of NSA-related revelations in the last few months). The two anal exams and three enemas are bad enough, but I literally shouted in shock when I read that after all of those exams came up negative, they went ahead and performed surgery. I hope the damages are in the millions.
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Postby Heisenberg » Wed Nov 06, 2013 4:02 pm UTC
Well, the hospital expects to be paid for all the hard work they did for the police department. Who should pay? The patient of course!
Eckert's lawsuit wrote: Defendant Gila Regional has billed Plaintiff for the “services” it provided at the request of law enforcement....Plaintiff still receives medical bills for thousands of dollars for these illegal, invasive and painful medical procedures.
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Postby Paul in Saudi » Wed Nov 06, 2013 4:15 pm UTC
News reports now indicate that Leo, the police dog in the ass-search case has a history of false alerts, and is not certified in the state. One of the other false alerts also resulted in ass rape.
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Postby addams » Wed Nov 06, 2013 5:31 pm UTC
Paul in Saudi wrote: News reports now indicate that Leo, the police dog in the ass-search case has a history of false alerts, and is not certified in the state. One of the other false alerts also resulted in ass rape.
#1. I am going to get my shit together and send a thank you note to the hospital that said, "No."
#2. This this tragic and I can't help but think it is funny in a twisted way.
Dogs are good for a lot of things. It is the Nature of The Beast to sniff farts.
These two men were brutalized because some Stupid Dog sniffed their seats!
That is Tragic. That makes us All look like AssHoles. That is, also, funny.
Poor men. Stupid Dog was, just, being a dog. Dogs are like that!
A person does not know what a Dog is going to find interesting.
We can make some guesses. That this is happening to men and not women makes me wonder. 'Why?'
I know for a Fact that Dogs notice the smell of menses.
I have had to look at a Dog and say, "Yeah! What of it? Back off, Buddy!"
What can you and I do? I can send a note to the hospital that said, "No."
This one man has a Justice system that will, maybe, work for him.
To make one man a millionaire, while so many others are still being brutalized away from the light of the media is not going to help us much.
The people of that jurisdiction may be forced to Pay Up. Will that change the Culture of the Men in Blue?
For the government at large to pay for the indiscretions of a few Men in Blue will not make us all safer.
What would? Maybe, if we had their reports on TV. Maybe, if we had their training on TV.
Maybe, If we can call the War on Drugs over; Complete! Done!
Humans have been using Drugs sense before we were Human.
We want Drugs. We want Drugs tasteful matched with educated, compassionate professionals.
Pharmacists! Those guys know Drugs. Ask a Pharmacist! Throw in a Nurse or two and we are Done!
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Postby Sytri » Fri Nov 08, 2013 11:21 am UTC
Father and son argue, son drives off in father's car. Father calls cops. Cops kill son.
Kid was in a wooded area, revving the engine and driving back and forth. Surely there's training to de-escalate a situation like this verbally rather than shoot into the car?
Apathy will kill us all. Or not. Whatever.
Postby Chen » Fri Nov 08, 2013 12:55 pm UTC
Sytri wrote: Father and son argue, son drives off in father's car. Father calls cops. Cops kill son.
Note they did mention they tried to get him to stop the car verbally (its in one of the links in the article you linked). However, if he was blocked in by the cops in the end then shooting seems like it was too extreme, since it didn't mention anything about him trying to ram cop cars or the like, at that point. If he could still have gotten away and the rest of the story is true (that people were jumping out of the way and that he was going down streets against traffic) then I'm not so sure its unjustified to shoot someone like this if they won't listen to you telling them to stop. A car can be used as a deadly weapon. Driving into oncoming traffic is probably as dangerous to the public, if not moreso, as randomly firing a gun into the air is and I'm pretty sure you'd reasonably get shot for doing that.
Postby Sytri » Fri Nov 08, 2013 1:55 pm UTC
Chen wrote:
Whilst I agree that a car is a definite weapon and that if he were driving into oncoming traffic and pedestrians then extreme force may be justified. But by all accounts that had stopped and he was cornered. The police were in cars of their own; at that point, they could have ensured he was blocked in with their vehicles and just exited them and retreated to a safe distance. The point is though, that there have been many car chases in all the years and we have developed techniques to stop these that don't involve firearms. A stinger comes to mind as the first port of call. The way it's reported it sounds like it was just one policeman, engaged in a prolonged pursuit, cornered his target and then used deadly force. I'm a brit so I am under the assumption that US police, those that drive regularly are taught techniques to stop vehicles with their own. (This largely comes from watching TV shows so apologise if that's not the case.)
Postby addams » Fri Nov 08, 2013 2:37 pm UTC
A tyrant will always find an excuse.
The victim always Has It Coming.
The victim always deserves the behavior of the tyrant; If you interview the Tyrant.
That has been true sense before Aasop sat in his Master's house and wrote about the Human Condition.
Once upon a time a Wolf was lapping at a spring on a hillside, when, looking up, what should he see but a Lamb just beginning to drink a little lower down. "There's my supper," thought he, "if only I can find some excuse to seize it." Then he called out to the Lamb, "How dare you muddle the water from which I am drinking?"
"Nay, master, nay," said Lambikin; "if the water be muddy up there, I cannot be the cause of it, for it runs down from you to me."
"Well, then," said the Wolf, "why did you call me bad names this time last year?"
"That cannot be," said the Lamb; "I am only six months old."
"I don't care," snarled the Wolf; "if it was not you it was your father;" and with that he rushed upon the poor little Lamb and ate her all up. But before she died she gasped out:
Moral of Aesops Fable: "Any excuse will serve a tyrant."
Once upon a time a very long time ago, Germany had similar problems.
Germany has had similar problems over and over, again.
Many Americans are of Western European decent.
Maybe it is in The Blood to be a little Ruthless and BloodThirsty.
Yep. A quick Google Search backs that last statement up.
It runs in the Family; The Human Family!
It can be encouraged. It can be discouraged.
It is not present in all persons.
Many, if not most, can be trained to be AssHoles.
Mix AssHoles with idiots and what do you get?
USA! USA! USA!
Postby Chen » Fri Nov 08, 2013 2:42 pm UTC
Sytri wrote: Whilst I agree that a car is a definite weapon and that if he were driving into oncoming traffic and pedestrians then extreme force may be justified. But by all accounts that had stopped and he was cornered. The police were in cars of their own; at that point, they could have ensured he was blocked in with their vehicles and just exited them and retreated to a safe distance. The point is though, that there have been many car chases in all the years and we have developed techniques to stop these that don't involve firearms. A stinger comes to mind as the first port of call. The way it's reported it sounds like it was just one policeman, engaged in a prolonged pursuit, cornered his target and then used deadly force. I'm a brit so I am under the assumption that US police, those that drive regularly are taught techniques to stop vehicles with their own. (This largely comes from watching TV shows so apologise if that's not the case.)
One of the articles did mention the officer tried to use his car to stop the truck but failed to do so. I don't know what else was attempted though. I'm not really sure how a Stinger would have worked if this person was driving through a random forested area. Don't you need to empty a street and then drop the Stinger to make it useful? If you don't know the route the person is taking it seems like it'd be impossible to use something like that.
Sytri wrote: ~~~My Stuff~~~~
Agreed that it can't be used in a forested area, although I think that's mainly down to the fact it's easier to avoid it than it doesn't work. My problem with it all is that it seems like this was quite a long chase yet there was just one car trying to stop them. I don't know police tactics but I would think that after being rammed and watching them drive dangerously there would be more than one person trying to bring them to a halt.
My view on this is that in Britain, as far as I understand, if a person starts driving erratically in a built up area and becomes a danger to themselves and others then the police stand down. Either completely or try to get a police helicopter out to track them until they've stopped and exited the car. The idea being it's better to have everyone safe and not injured and catch them later than it is to try and bring them to justice and end up with a severe injury or death.
Sytri wrote:
That sounds correct.
That is, most likely, the way it works in Britain.
As we see, that is not the way it works in the USA.
Trigger Happy? It seems so.
To kill others is not that big a deal for some people.
It is neither a good thing nor a bad thing in the hearts and minds
of people that have been trained how to think about it.
I know for a Fact some people are alive,
because other people are lazy and don't want to do the paperwork.
Postby engr » Tue Nov 12, 2013 4:53 am UTC
Here's the dashcam video of the chase.
The driver rammed police multiple times with his truck, not to mentioning nearly killing bystanders by driving like through the campus.
Watch and decide for yourself.
Postby addams » Tue Nov 12, 2013 6:34 am UTC
engr wrote: Here's the dashcam video of the chase.
The dash cam did not show the shooting.
What I think?
I think that was a panicked driver.
That driver was a teenager. Teenagers have some bad moments. It is the Nature of the Beast.
Don't run from animals and don't chase panicked drivers.
Did you hear the radio? Do you see the screen in front of you?
He can run. Where the Hell is he going to go in the 21st century?
Of course, the argument can be made that he would have messed up even more lawn and destroyed even more temporary artwork.
They shot him? They chased him and shot him? He was not going anywhere. Once he was in the trees it was all over.
His poor family. He was having a bad day. Teens are horrible. They, really, can't help it.
To chase that truck with the siren on was such a bad idea. I know that siren is the Best Thing Ever to some guys.
It frightens people. Frightened people are like any animal, they will do the strangest things.
I think that young driver did not commit a capital crime.
What the Police did may have been standard operation procedure. That does not make it Right.
Yes. It is true that we may have too many people on the planet. 17 years old is too late for a state enforced abortion.
That is what I think.
That young man could have been walked back to his father.
That young man and his father could have been required to spend time with a Talkative Nosy State Worker.
Family and individual therapy does not fix everything. It is entertaining for the therapists.
Now; That family has some grieving to do. We don't know that young man. He was having a bad day.
It did not have to end that way. It is cheeper for the state for it to end that way.
A little paperwork and we will move on to the next event.
Once that truck was in the trees, unless he was heavily armed and experienced, he was out maned.
He did not need to be out gunned. Did he have a gun?
Do the Police from other nations look at that shit and think?
What do they think? Of course, they think "He must have had it coming."
Are any beginning to think, "That is poor, Police work."
I keep thinking. I read this forum and think and say any dang thing I want to say.
The Police guys always look so frightened. Why? They have the fancy equipment. They have guns. They have back-up.
That clip had two Police cars and a third one showed up? That was three, four men. Big boys, too.
They could not 'take' a frightened mildly psychotic teenager? Why?
Have you ever heard anyone say, "Use your words." ?
Have you ever heard Report? It is like any other kind of shift work that involves working with people.
Those men may be frightened because of what they hear in Report. What are they being told?
How much education do those guys have? What a nightmare for the family.
Postby Thesh » Tue Nov 12, 2013 6:47 am UTC
Yeah, I'm not sure I can call this one misbehavior. His first action was to ram a police officer; a vehicle is a deadly weapon, and when you have an out of control person with a deadly weapon, it's a very shitty situation. Was there something else that could have been done? Maybe, I really don't know; he was acting very dangerously, running red lights, wrong way down one way streets, doing nothing could have just as easily resulted in someone else getting killed.
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'Academically Adrift' - "36 percent of students "did not demonstrate any significant improvement in learning" over four years of college... Students who study by themselves for more hours each week gain more knowledge -- while those who spend more time studying in peer groups see diminishing gains... Students majoring in liberal arts fields see "significantly higher gains in critical thinking, complex reasoning, and writing skills over time than students in other fields of study." Students majoring in business, education, social work and communications showed the smallest gains. (The authors note that this could be more a reflection of more-demanding reading and writing assignments, on average, in the liberal arts courses than of the substance of the material)"
Welcome to the new Singapore - ""Its art scene still veers toward the safe, rather than the controversial, and artists avoid subjects deemed sensitive in the city-state, including politics and sex... According to Durex, Singaporean youths are becoming sexually active younger, losing their virginity at the average age of 18.4 years - far lower than many Asian countries. Unlike their elders, for example, 18% of Singaporean women initiate sex - a higher proportion than anywhere else in Asia, reported a TIME survey. (Some 64 percent of students at National University of Singapore (NUS) are surveyed to have sex more than once a week.)"
Seah Chiang Nee's statistics are questionable, given that he cites the crap NUSS survey and completely misinterpreted Singapore's emigration statistics to mean the exact opposite of what they meant
Learn to love uncertainty and failure, say leading thinkers - "Carlo Rovelli, a physicist at the University of Aix-Marseille, emphasised the uselessness of certainty. He said that the idea of something being "scientifically proven" was practically an oxymoron and that the very foundation of science is to keep the door open to doubt. "A good scientist is never 'certain'. Lack of certainty is precisely what makes conclusions more reliable than the conclusions of those who are certain: because the good scientist will be ready to shift to a different point of view if better elements of evidence, or novel arguments emerge. Therefore certainty is not only something of no use, but is in fact damaging, if we value reliability""
It's amazing people still think scientists are arrogant and think they know everything with certainty
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Suit supplier Bagir Group plans London listing as it looks to expand
3 April 2014 By Victoria Gallagher
Marks & Spencer and Arcadia tailoring supplier Bagir Group is looking to raise £21m when it floats on the London Stock Exchange in April.
Bagir will launch on the Alternative Investment Market (Aim) on April 14 and will use the money to reduce its debt and grow its international business.
The business, which entered the Australian market last year, will focus its expansion on this territory along with the US and UK.
Bagir is being advised by N+1 Singer. An investor roadshow started last week for the float, which is expected to result in between 40% to 60% of the business being sold.
The price of the shares will be revealed on April 7 with a prospectus expected to be published the following week.
The group, which was founded in 1961, licences brands including Simon Carter, Austin Reed’s AR Red and Jay Godfrey. It also supplies suits to Burton, John Lewis, TK Maxx and House of Fraser. Bagir claims it has a 40% share of the formalwear business at both Arcadia and M&S.
The majority of Bagir is owned by Israeli private equity firm FIMI and has six offices across the world including one in Kentish Town, north London. Bagir posted a 15% rise in revenues to $99.5m (£59.8m) as EBITDA climbed 83.2% to $6.1m (£3.7m) in the year to December 31, 2013.
Bagir is the latest fashion business to list in London this year, following etailer Boohoo.com, which floated in March.
Bagir did not respond to requests for comment.
Bagir restarts talks with M&S after share price crash
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Israeli suiting manufacturer Bagir Group is back in talks with Marks & Spencer after the retailer unexpectedly cut orders in May, causing Bagir’s shares to plummet.
Bagir issues profit warning as orders slump
15 May 2014Jill Geoghegan
Marks & Spencer and Arcadia tailoring supplier Bagir has issued a profit warning for the full year to December 31 2014 due to an “unexpected reduction” in orders and a drop in margins on retained revenue from its largest customer.
Fashion brands fail to pay supply chain workers living wage
7 June 2019Katie Imms
A new report claims that “no major clothing brand” is able to show that workers making their clothing in Asia, Africa, Central America or Eastern Europe are paid enough to escape poverty.
First look: high street supplier launches sustainable range
2 May 2019Grace Whelan
Ahead of the launch of its first sustainable collection, Drapers sits down with Prominent Europe’s commercial director Monica Jandrisits to find out more about the menswear supplier’s sustainable goals.
JD Sports poised to join FTSE 100
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JD Sports Fashion is expected to make its debut on the Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 Index (FTSE 100) this week, as its market capitalisation reaches almost £6bn.
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4 June 2019Tim Clark
Once the darling of the high street, Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia Group has been battling dwindling sales, profits and footfall as shoppers move on to fast fashion, digital-native rivals.
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The Delta Force (1986)
A Delta Force - Film 1986
They don't negotiate with terrorists... they blow them away!
The Delta Force - Plot:
A 707 aircraft jetliner on its way from Athens to Rome and then to New York City is hijacked by Lebanese terrorists...
The Delta Force - Story:
A 707 aircraft jetliner on its way from Athens to Rome and then to New York City is hijacked by Lebanese terrorists. The terrorists demand that the pilot take them to Beirut. What the terrorists don't realize is that an elite team of commandoes led by Major McCoy (Norris) and by Colonel Alexander (Marvin) as been called into service to eliminate all terrorists on the jetliner and who's involved in the hijacking and try to retake the plane before the terrorists kill all the hostages.
Szereplők: Chuck Norris, Lee Marvin,
Műfajok: Akció, Kaland, Dráma, Krimi, Háború,
Országok: USA, Izrael,
Dátum: 14 Február 1986
MPAA: R
Hossz: 125 perc
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March 5, 2010 Hidalgo County Herald
HIDALGO COUNTY HERALD' FRIDAY MARCH 512010 5 NM, CO awarded $7.7 Million grant to improve children's health care Submitted by NM HSDISanta Fe The U.S. Health and Human Services Department has an- nounced New Mexico and Colo- rado together are one of 10 awardees of the Children's Health Insurance Program Re- authorization Act (CHIPRA) grant to improve health care quality and delivery systems for children enrolled in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insur- ance Program (CHIP). The $7.7 million grant will be awarded over five years. The New Mexico and Colo- rado grant proposal focuses on leveraging resources to.achieve improved health care outcomes for children who seek care at one Lady Panthers advance in , District Tourny .By ELIZABETH RICHINS/ Hidalgo County Herald The Animas Lady Panthers hosted the Reserve Mountaineers in the second game of the Dis- trict tournament. The Lady Moun- taineers had already played and beat Quemado, so they advanced onto the next round against the Lady Panthers. The game was held in the AHS gym on Wednes- day, FebnJary 24. At the beginning of the game, the Lady Panthers jumped ahead with a big lead on Reserve. Fortunately for them, they were able to keep this lead the whole game and came out on top. In the end, the final score was 66-27, in favor of the Animas Panthers. This win put the Panthers against the Cliff Cowgirls. for the Cham- pionship game in District Play. of Ihe 69 School Based Health. Centers approved to bill Med- icaid i.n our state. "Improved child health outcomes through care coordination and integra- tion, particularly as it relates'to integrating mental health with primary care, is intrinsic to achieving the goals of this grant project," said Carolyn Ingram, New Mexico's Medicaid Direc- tor with the Human Services Department. The first goal of the project is to integrate School Based Health Centers in to {he Medi- cal Home approach already implemented in New Mexico and Colorado. A Medical Home is a'patient-centered source of personal primary health care and is based on the relationship be- tween the patient and provider to improve the patient's health ficross a continuum of referrals and services. "New Mexico's School Based Health Centers play a unique role as an integrated partner in the Medical Home approach which will help con- tribute tO systemic change and improvement to the delivery of health care for children," said Yolanda Cordova, School and Adolescent Health and Sub- stance Abuse Prevention Direc- tor with the Department of Health. "The project will also document the impact School Based Health Centers make on improving health outcomes as well as academic achievement." The second goal of the project is to enhance the deliv- ery model of care within the School Based Health Centers by improving, screening, preven- tive services, management of chronic conditions, education of adolescents to encourage more involvement in their own health care, and follow-up with pri- mary care providers. "New Mexico's objective is to see measurable, significant increases in the percentage of children and youth who receive screenings and preventive ser- vices in School Based Health Centers," said Ingram. Colorado is the lead agency for the CHIPRA grant. New Mexico's Human Services De- partment has been designated as the project lead for New Mexico and will facilitate the partner- ship of stakeholder entities throughout the state, including the University of New Mexico and the Department of Health. The New Mexico Depart- ment of Health manages the 69 School Based Health Centers and works with school districts across New Mexico to improve . adolescent health by providing students primary and behavioral health care in their schools. Baseball camp to be held March 13 The Fabian Gomez baseball camp will be held at the Maver- icks Baseball Field on March 13% The price for the camp is $30 per person and each participant will receive a t-shirt. Players will re- ceive instructions in pitching, hitting and fielding, with private lessons also available. Registra- tion for players ages 12 and un: der will be at 8:00 am and the camp will begin at 9:00 am. Play- ers 13 and Up will register at 12:00 pm with the camp begin- ning at 1:00 pm. There will be a scrimmage to finish up the day. All players must provide their own equipment. Madonna Bustillos Kristin Lopez Lady Mavs end seasOn with loss to Capitan By ALYSHA MARQUEZILHS able to get points on the board, they went down the court to score The Lady Mavericks ended their season early. It was a big upset, losing to the Capitan Ti- gers on Thursday February 25. Lordsburg was stunned after los- ing in overtime by two points to a team they had beat twice be- fore( Throughout the game the Lady vlavs had at least a ten point lead against Capitan. During the first half of the game Lordsburg ran their offense well and were After half time the Lady Mavs continued to work hard to stay ahead. But up until the fourth quarter Lordsburg's defense be- gan to fall apart and the Capitan Tigers were able to catch up. At this point, the game was a nail biter with the two teams trading leads. At the end of the fourth quar- ter the Lady Mavs were ahead by two poin.ts. Capitan had the ball with only a few seconds left and f Hidalgo County HERALD 2i2 E. Motel Drive Suite B Lordsburg, NM 88045 an easy layup leading the game into overtime. In overtime Lordsburg lost by only two points destroying their chance of win- ning another District Champion- ship. Senior post, Serena Sanders expressed her disappointment of the game. "I felt disappointed like we hadn't finished business be- cause they didn't earn the win. We gave it to them. That isn't how I wanted to finish my career. " $30 per year The Animas Lady Panthers with their 2nd place trophy Lady Panthers take second in District By ELIZABETH RICHINS/ vance to the State Tournament. The Panthers will advance to Hidaloo County Herald ' The Animas Lady Panthers traveled to Cliff on Friday, Feb- ruary 26, to take on the Cliff Cow- girls in the District Champion- ship game. Both the Cowgirls and the Panthers had great records going into the game, and though the winner would place first in the District, both teams would ad- The game started out a little slow for the Panthers, but at the game went on, they started to heat things up. Though Animas played. a really tough game against the Cowgirls, they were never able to recover from the lead that the Cowgirls had on them. They ended up losing 42-55, and took home the 2 no place trophy. the State Tournament, 'though, and will play in the first round of State on'Friday, March 5. They will be taking on the Magdalena Lady Steers, and the game will be held in Magda!ena. If the Pan- thers pull off the win, they will travel to Albuquerque next week for the State Tournament. Coronado National Forest announces locations of plan revision open houses Courtesy submission From March 3 to March 18th the Coronado National Forest is hosting a geries of six oRen houses for the public to' review and discuss the initial working draft of the revised Forest Land and Resource Management Plan. The events will be held in vari- ous locations across southeastern Arizona and in southwestern New Mexico. Each will focus on a specific geographic area of the Forest. The openhouse meetings will be an opportunity for lihe public to get an overview of the draft document with a short pre- sentation describing the various plan components, Information about the review and comment process, how to stay involved, and the timeline for completion of the revision process will also be pre- sented. This presentation will be repeated once each hour to allow people to attend at the most con- venient time. Forest staff and re- vision team members will be available for one-on-one ques- tions and comments. The working document to be presented will cover draft man- agement direction in the form of desired conditions the forest es to achieve over time, ob- jectives, guideline, standards, in identifying ways to improve and suitable uses. Reports on ar- the management of the Forest. eas that have been assessed for This is the fifth in a series of pub- potential inclusion into the Na- lic meetings which began in tional Wilderness Preservation 2008. System will also be presented. Please view our website at Participants at prior work- www.fs.fed.us/r3/coronado/plan- shops have been very involved revision/ J S0lhles APel Courtesy "M / Dept. of| Fishing Repor00 ' 'i'h I BEAR CANYON: Fishing has picked up and has been fair to good using green and white power bait. BILL EVANS: Fishing has been slow for all species. BURN LAKE: Fishing has been fair for rainbow trout, using power bail, cheese and salmon eggs . ...... . .... CABALLO LAKE: Fi'shing is fair for Wali3)e in Caba'llo Lale using" worms or soft plastic kires. ' :': .... ESCONDIDA LAKE: Fishing has been fair for trout using power bait, corn, cheese and salmon eggs. ELEPHANT BUTTE: Fishing has been slow for all species. GILA FORKS AREA: Slow for all species. GLENWOOD POND: Fishing has been slow for all species. LAKE ROBERTS: Fishing has been slow using power bait and salmon eggs. QUEMADO LAKE: Quemado Lake is frozen 12-16" with only open- ings still near the Solar Bees. Jigs at 5' to 8' depth are working best. Yellow power bait is also working well. The trout are about 16-18" and heavy. There have been no reports of people ice fishing for Tiger " Muskie's. RIO GRANDE: Fishing is fair for walleye in the Rio Grande from Elephant Butte Dam to Caballo Lake using worms or soft plastic lures. SNOW LAKE: Lake has been inaccessible due to snow. Enchilada Plate Fund-Raiser From the Kitchen of Ana Vigil 4 Red Chili Cheese Enchiladas * Beans * Rice * Salad $5.00 Prepared fresh when youw want them! Benefit: Lord's Living Water Lighthouse Building Program Saturday, March 6, 2010:10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Please call for Advance Ticket Sales Information: ' (575)590-0808 or (575) 590-3474 , Pick Up Location: 509 Main (Northwest Corner 5th & Main) HomeBusiness Delivery ONLY by calling on day of Sale! 15 Saturday, March 6th, 2010 EXCITING Lordsburg, NM @ North Park MATCHES/-Gates open at 5, fights start at 7
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New employment opportunities created as part of Disability Employment Awareness Month
Published Wednesday, October 3, 2018 9:00 am
Inclusion Alberta is ready to create new employment and post-secondary opportunities for people with developmental disabilities, thanks to investments from the Government of Alberta. The $150,000 in funding was announced as part of recognizing October as Disability Employment Awareness Month (DEAM).
People with developmental disabilities in Alberta are far more likely to be unemployed and underemployed, with unemployment rates close to 80%. This new funding will further enable Inclusion Alberta to work with the business community to secure more employment for individuals with developmental disabilities and increase access to post-secondary education.
Inclusion Alberta’s successful partnership with Rotary Clubs will continue to grow with this investment. The internationally-recognized program brings business and community leaders together to help create meaningful job opportunities for people with developmental disabilities. Nearly 500 jobs have been created in Alberta through this partnership, the success of which has since seen it expand to other provinces and countries.
“Parents of young adults with developmental disabilities want the same things for their children as any other parent, including seeing them find work and have a chance at a career,” said Trish Bowman, CEO of Inclusion Alberta.
“A good job can give purpose to life, expand your social networks and enhance your financial security. Everyone who wants to work deserves a chance to earn an income and make a contribution to their community.”
Post-secondary education can be a major boost to someone’s career opportunities, and it’s no different for a student with developmental disabilities.
Half of the new funding will go to creating supports for three more students at Alberta post-secondary institutions. Inclusion Alberta currently supports nearly 70 students at 14 universities and colleges. Eighty percent of graduates go on to find work, flipping the statistic for employment possibilities from just twenty percent for someone without a post-secondary education.
Inclusion Alberta president Barb MacIntyre, who is herself a parent of a son with developmental disabilities who completed post-secondary education and is currently working, said “We’re very pleased the Ministry of Community and Social Services is funding Inclusion Alberta to expand inclusive post-secondary education and employment opportunities. I know the amazing difference these new opportunities offer young adults with developmental disabilities in realizing their future aspirations.”
Inclusion Alberta is appreciative of the funding from the Ministry of Community and Social Services to help our work in supporting Albertans with developmental disabilities to be fully included in community.
Inclusion Alberta's Trina Steed, Provincial Director, Employment Partnerships (left) and Billie Jack, Provincial Director, Advocacy and Community Development (right) meet with Irfan Sabir, Minister of Community and Social Services at the Alberta Legislature.
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Home » High Five! Dance Party at Locals Only: Midnight Conspiracy, Grey Granite, and More
High Five! Dance Party at Locals Only: Midnight Conspiracy, Grey Granite, and More
June 11, 2010 by Bryan Johnson
Forget TRU Nightclub‘s three levels of pounding club beats. Don’t even think about going to Spin Nightclub. Throw away the idea of dancing through downtown Indianapolis. Every third Saturday of the month, there’s only one place to go for glow sticks, sweaty bodies, and pulsing bass that rattles your septum: Locals Only in Broad Ripple Village. But, you say, Locals Only is an Indianapolis music venue that only plays rock music, right? Wrong.
Every third Saturday of the month, Locals Only transforms itself into Indianapolis‘ dance headquarters with High Five!, a showcase of electronica, wah-wah dubstep, techno, house, trance, and every other driving dance genre you can think of. So strap on your heels, your sneakers, your button up club shirt, your little black dancin’ dress, and whatever else you need and make your way to Locals Only on Saturday, June 19th for yet another edition of High Five! at this quickly growing Indianapolis bar.
The June edition of High Five! will feature several sterling Indianapolis bands in addition to one extremely popular headliner from Chicago. The crown jewel in this month’s Indianapolis event is Midnight Conspiracy, a remix artist who’s topped HypeMachine (an online music ranking blog/aggregator), performed live on BBC Radio, and sent crowds into a fervor at South by Southwest. Not bad for a professional remix group, right? The best thing about Midnight Conspiracy is their ability to make a remix sound like more than a reworking of an already great song; they evolve the song, transforming it into an entirely new entity, a rare art for the remix DJ.
Video of Midnight Conspiracy performing their remix of a MGMT song at a rave in Milwaukee; Midnight Conspiracy will be playing the High Five! dance party at Locals Only in Indianapolis June 19th
Midnight Conspiracy is popular at clubs all over Chicago, and they’ll likely put on a great performance for Indianapolis music fans at High Five!. The group has done official remixes for Crystal Castles (Midnight Conspiracy’s spacey remix of “Crimewave” initially brought them to the top of the HypeMachine charts), Chromeo, Esser, Bassnectar, DJ Funk, MSTRKRFT, Le Castle Vania, and more. Midnight Conspiracy is the band of choice to get Indianapolis nightlife jumping on June 19.
But Midnight Conspiracy isn’t the only group spinning at High Five!. Indianapolis music fans will immediately recognize the all-star lineup in play at this month’s High Five!. Supporting Midnight Conspiracy will be Indy hip-hop favorite Grey Granite, the Indianapolis collaboration of dance masters known as A-Squared DJ’s, and Circle City house artists DJ Fate and Jackola (whose birthday celebration also falls on the night of High Five!).
Video interview with Grey Granite, who will be performing at the High Five! dance party at Locals Only in Indianapolis
Grey Granite is an Indianapolis musician who also runs the Heavy Gun Blog, an depository for art, videos, and music, some of it by Indianapolis artists, but most of it is whatever strikes the creator’s fancy. His style is self described as hip-hop/electro/soul/rock, and his performances are always incredibly magnetic. Grey Granite’s unique blend of hip-hop beats with catchy melodies has earned him a huge fan base throughout the Circle City, as has his dedication to bringing Indianapolis art and culture to the forefront of the national art scene.
Video of Grey Granite performing live at the Melody Inn in Indianapolis
A Squared is an Indianapolis record label, booking organization, and collaboration of musicians; the Indianapolis business also hosts an Indianapolis radio station. A Squared DJ’s are some of the best in the business and play at tons of Indianapolis music venues, including the Indiana State Fairgrounds, The Vogue, this weekend’s Independent Music and Art Festival, the Vollrath Tavern, Birdy’s Bar and Grill, and more. DJ Fate has been spinning house music in Indianapolis since 2000, and Jackola is an Indianapolis house/techno/electro-funk DJ who’s performed at the Melody Inn, Coachella, TRU Nightclub (with Mudkids), the Murphy Art Center, the 500 Festival Mini-Marathon, and many more.
Forget all the other dance clubs in Indianapolis and the surrounding Central Indiana suburbs. Every third Saturday of the month, the only place to lose yourself on the dance floor is High Five! at Locals Only Art and Music Pub, sponsored by the Butler University Scion and NUVO magazine. Especially this month, you don’t want to miss this party. Remix master Midnight Conspiracy, Indy’s best DJ squad (A Squared DJ’s), hip-hop performer Grey Granite, and two great Indianapolis house DJ’s (Jackola and DJ Fate) will all be there to pump you up and get you moving. This is one of the most fun Indianapolis things to do in the next couple weeks, so get out there on the dance floor on Saturday, June 19 to strut your stuff!
High Five! at Locals Only Art and Music Pub
Saturday, June 19 @ 9:00 p.m.
21+, $5 Cover
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Sim Essay: reading the book is the start of play?
Author Topic: Sim Essay: reading the book is the start of play? (Read 16332 times)
Jack Spencer Jr
How-to-play text
A lot of game texts in this tradition reach for a fascinating ideal: that reading the book is actually the start of play, moving seamlessly into group play via character creation. Features of some texts like the NPC-to-PC explanatory style and GM-only sections are consistent with this ideal, as well as the otherwise-puzzling statement that character generation is a form of Director stance. It supports the central point of this essay, that the value of Simulationist play is prioritizing the group imaginative experience, to an extent that expands the very notion of "play" into acts that from Narrativist or Gamist perspectives are not play at all.
Out of the entire article this passage it what pulled from me the strongest reaction of "What the hey...?" This really isn't developed in the essay, not to the point where I understand it. Is reading the book part of play? Really? Can someone develop this a little?
clehrich
Obviously Ron should weigh in on this, but I took it to refer to two things at once:
1. The habit of starting a game-book with a story, something WhiteWolf kind of made into a signature item, e.g. with Werewolf. You see it also in Unknown Armies, where throughout the book are bits and pieces of "the underground," laid out to look like scribbled-on paper clipped to photos and whatnot.
2. The idea that a given book is only for players, while other books are for GMs, such that the publication structure enforces the play structure. You see this again in Unknown Armies, to take a modern example, where the different sections are "graded" in their secrecy level vis-a-vis a particular campaign level.
Chris Lehrich
Probably my fault. I've said that phrase before that "deciding character background is Director Stance". Ron's claim is that this isn't play proper.
My point is that as soon as you start deciding what is happening, or has happened, or anything at all in the shared imaginative space that you are role-playing. This actually starts with the first description of the game, probably well before chargen. As soon as the GM says, it's about a planet in a galaxy far, far away, the shared imagining has begun.
If not, and "play" must relate to the character only, then all use of Director Stance Authority is not play, but something else. I fail to see how, say a narrated flashback scene that effectively creates my character's father is in any way different from doing the same in chargen.
Or perhaps I should say that the distinction between the phases of chargen and "play" is artificial and unneccessary. Chargen is just a part of play where the rules are different in how you decide things. For example, Universalis does not require any creation of any "background" before "play". You can do as much of this as you like, but it's not required, there is no chargen section of the rules; it's just not neccessary to have separate rules for it. In any case, from one perspective all you do in Universalis is creating a "background" that is, in the end, the story. All Director Stance.
So which is it? Is Director Stance play, or isn't it? If not, what is it? Why the artificial separation between these phases of...activity?...in RPGs. By the definition of role-playing as creating a shared imaginary space, it's all play to me, just play with separate rules.
P.S. sorry, that sounded ranty.
Chris, that's a good start, but I'll take it even further - for instance, lifepaths in character creation that determines, through use of the system, events that most play reserves for in-play occurrences. Traveller, Cyberpunk, and Legendary Lives all do this.
A number of the readers of the essay agreed with this issue very strongly, though. Can they or anyone else help clarify through their own perceptions and experience of reading game texts?
OK, I'll buy #2 with the division and the begining of play structure, especially player/GM sections or books. I'm not so sure of #1. But then, maybe I'm typifying the last sentence of the quote.
xiombarg
Quote from: clehrich
Another game that does this is Deadlands.
Basically, in theory one is allowing one to adopt a very extreme version of the Actor stance: The player does not know what the character does not know. As Ron points out in the original GNS essay, this is the default stance for Simulationist play, so trying to enforce Actor stance can be seen as a very Simulationist technique.
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Interesting perspective, Mike. Let's see if I can shoot it out of the saddle or not. ;)
Using this same perspective, grocery shopping is cooking. Not a part of cooking, or just preparation to cook, but actually cooking. Drafting blueprints is building a house. Not planning to, but actually building it. Writing a script is shooting a movie. Not part of the preparation or planing to shoot a movie, but actually shooting it.
I think that there is a line between preparing to do something and when the task is actually being performed.
That is, you can decide you want a cheese omlet. You look in the fridge, see you are out of cheese and eggs, so you go to the store, buy eggs and cheese, decide you want some ham as well, buy it, take it home, get out a bowl and heat up a frying pan, crack the eggs into the bowl, beat them, throw them in a pan, put the ham and cheese in, etc etc.
We can argue over this belabored example as-to when preparation to make an omlet ends and the actual making of the omlet begins. Is it when you start heating the pan or when you crack the eggs? My point is that there is a difference between preparation and the actual act.
That said, I think that this difference is a tad slipperier in RPGs than in omlet making, as Universalis points out.
I think it is better to emphasize that it is a form of play rather than play itself because there is a difference and IME may not have any real effect on "actual" play. :)
Does this make sense?
Much more slippery. Because in chargen you aren't "planning". Youare actually creating. You do your "planning" very quickly, deciding something like " I want to play a elven mage". Then you create the character just like you would the omlette. Later you create your father with a flashback, which is just another form of cooking. We've all got to top with the analogies.
I'm not saying that we shouldn't note that chargen is different in substantive ways from other sorts of play. Just that it is, itself, play.
Try this, give me a definition of play that expressly does not include the sorts of activities that occur in chargen.
I'm still having trouble with this concept and I probably will continue to do so for a while at the very least.
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Hmmm... That's not exactly fair. In defining "play" I would naturally want it to cover different types of games from Universalis to AD&D to Sorcerer to DeProfundis to some game with as-yet unimagined method. Such a definition would either be extremely open by necessity to cover all of these different styles of play or will attempt to be close so as to exclude chargen which you would then point out, thus invalidating this definition. But this does not invalidate that I can still perceive a difference in proceedure and attitude in myself and the play group when creating characters vs. actual play. I stand by my reasoning above in that it is a *part of* play to be certain, but to call it simply play is synecdoche, I think.
In any case, this has gotten clean away from my actual topic. I'm not talking about chargen being "play" but reading the darn book being play.
This actually starts with the first description of the game, probably well before chargen. As soon as the GM says, it's about a planet in a galaxy far, far away, the shared imagining has begun.
That's more like it. This has all of the problematic debate potential of the abortion issue. When is it a human being? Bah.
I don't think that any more ground is going to be gained either way here. The only thing I can think of is that the Lumpley principal is absent at this point, it seems to me. Is it? The players may be agreeing, but not with any system facilitating it. It's purely social contract at that point.
Maybe. It's a pity that we've already reached a point to argee to disagree, but such is life.
lumpley
Quote from: Ron's Sim Essay
Emphasis mine. I been there.
I wrote my own fantasy heartbreaker entirely in the voice of someone who lived in the game world. The point was to get the players' heads inside the world as quickly and as thoroughly as possible.
The goal of the game was to "be" someone in the game world. The other players could support or distract from your experience, but they weren't necessary to it. You could start without them. I mean, "actual play" wasn't social, it was in your own private head. You could start when you picked up the book, for instance, or while you were making your character before the group got together for the first session. In fact, ideally, you'd come to the first session with a rich and detailed experience of your "self" in the setting already. Hit the ground mid-stride, like. Just as Ron describes.
(A problematic ideal, I'd say now.)
-Vincent
P.S. Jack, the so-called Lumpley Principle (so-called because I feel like "lookie me! I'm a fer-frick-sake principle!" when I call it that) says that group consensus is what's necessary, not mechanics. It's in full-swing operation whenever the group is deciding what's true in the game. If you make characters separately, before the game, it kicks in when you introduce your character and get the thumbs-up or thumbs-down from everybody else.
Thanks, Vincent. That's what I thought.
Jack, I don't know what you could possibly mean by chargen being *part of play* but not simply play.
To all of ya, I've never said that these things were identical to "normal play" or anything of the sort. Just that they are play of a sort, and as such can be analyzed with the same terminology, etc. That's the important part.
Consider this. What if there were a game where you created the character in a chargen phase by having a discussion in character between the players that took turns describing the character's attributes (I am in fact contemplating using this for my next design). So player A has his character Bob say, "Well, as you can see, I'm pretty Tall, and as such monsters tend to fear me". Then player B says, "That may be true, but consider my great Strength!" etc.
Is that not play? How is it not chargen? It's use of explicitly given player Director Stance Authority to create a character. It happens in a separate phase (as soon as they leave the bar, "Normal" resolution and powers are assumed), and it's different from the normal resolution to be sure. But I'll be damned if it's not play.
The point is that, even with traditional chargen it's useful to see it in terms of play so that we can disuss it. Let's say it's not play, and therefore creating a background is not Director Stance. Then what praytell is it? What form of authority is the player using to create the character? Special Chargen Authority? The methodologies are sufficiently similar that they need to be discussed using the same terms.
And you don't need a system to decide what happens in a game. Freeform games don't. So, yes, as soon as the social contract is "signed" the game is on and the participants are all, potentially playing. As soon as anyone makes a statement that is accepted by the other players due to any sort of authority, they are playing a RPG.
To the extent that one can play solo RPGs, even imagining things when reading the text is play.
Hey, Mike and everybody. Thanks for the responses. I think I got it now. I'm still going "what the hey...?" but I think I'm just typifying the Gam/Nar perspective Vincent highlighted.
In case anyone's interested, I'm with Jack on this one - not in the sense of refuting or denying anyone else's points or perspective, but just in saying, "Huh. Is that how you look at it? How very different."
I'm also thinking that reading the book itself is not necessarily, and quite often is not, an act of shared Exploration. Sure, maybe when one person says, "It's on the second moon of Rigel IV," then we're in that mode and (maybe) that can be seen as play, but when I'm hangin' out and reading the book? Before a group discussion? After it? That's when I say, I dunno, Mike, it doesn't work that way for me anyway.
Trevis Martin
The game that I immediately thought of when reading the beginning of this thread is the first publishing of Cybergeneration. The GM literally read the book out loud and the integrated "adventure" had the characters define themselves at a data terminal so the AI could evaluate them, ran them through the carbon plague, which gave them their powers, and then moved on from there... Talk about getting to the characters head right away!
You know, as long as we have a "frickin' prinple" around, let me point out that kill puppies for satan does this too, rather subtly. I don't mean it's a Sim game or anything, but the entire text is written in this peculiar jocular scuzzbag dialect. This projects the reader into the game-world, essentially, "Yeah, we talk like losers, but we really don't suck, 'cuz we got magic powers from Satan." It works wonderfully, and for me reading kill puppies already told a lot about play.
Similarly, when lumpley wrote up "So we killed some puppies for satan" recently on the Actual Play forum, he did so in that same stream-of-not-quite-coherence dialect. Admittedly, the game was funny, but why was everyone "corpsing" all over the thread? Because of the dialect.
In fact, kill puppies has been cited in the Indie forum recently as the single example of a game with constant printed profanity which is nonetheless not offensive (if you're kind of open-minded, obviously). As the link from the Forge says, "All profanity, all the time."
So from my perspective, the idea that this sort of thing makes reading a game book play, no qualifications, is perfectly okay. The only problem is if you overextend it (it's what play is really like, should be, etc.).
And of course if you can't write, you're s--- out of luck....
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Have Nipple Confidence: Epic Life Lessons ‘The L Word’ Taught Us
April 18, 2019 Isabelle Lichtenstein
“The L Word” gave us something even more valuable than entertainment.
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“The L Word” is where we go to observe the drama-filled, Hollywood lesbian lifestyle. From morning coffee with an incestuous friend group to a one night stand with a celesbian, the show let us see it all. (And we’re obsessed!) Between the scandals and relationships, though, “The L Word” gave us something even more valuable than good entertainment: solid life advice.
With six seasons, there’s bound to be some advice that will change your lesbian life. So, we’ve gone through all 70 episodes to give you the best pieces of life advice we got from “The L Word.”
1. CHOOSE SOMEONE WHO’S READY
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When you’re playing the dating field, it’s easy to get swept up in how someone makes you feel, but that can quickly become tangled up in how they actually act. I mean, just look at how Jenny treated Tim (yikes!). If you’re a confident person, dating someone who’s not quite sure about themselves can be tricky. It’ll feel like you’re constantly jumping through hoops just to make things easier for them, which will truly just make it more difficult for you. Only dating people who have themselves figured out isn’t an easy thing to do, because we’re all still figuring stuff out, but you should at least find someone who’s on the same emotional level as you.
It’ll make dating that much easier, and so much more fun.
2. HAVE NIPPLE CONFIDENCE
“The L Word” taught us a lot about what we deserve and how to demand to be treated, but it also gave us perhaps the best way to describe how someone carries themselves: nipple confidence. The predecessor to “big dick energy,” nipple confidence means your nipples are nice to look at and you KNOW. IT. Of course, Shane has it, but the show also taught us that it’s all about attitude. Your nipples don’t have to be perfect—and neither do you—but as long as you carry yourself with an abundance of self-assurance in everything you do, you’ll get whatever you want (just like Shane). That’s nipple confidence, babe.
3. FEELINGS ARE HARD, BUT THEY MAKE US HUMAN
Although the show is jam-packed with sex and casual relationships, “The L Word” is also constantly reminding us that relationships exist! They even gave Shane—arguably the least attached character—a feelings plot! The importance of that wasn’t just to make us marvel at how her heart grew three sizes that day, but more of a way to make us realize that feels are good. Feelings are human. Sometimes feelings lead us down a path of getting our heart broken, but it doesn’t mean you should block your emotions. Instead, the show wanted to remind us that feeling is natural, and, if you let down your guard and allow your heart to feel, something good may just come of it. If it doesn’t, at least it’s a reminder that you’re human.
4. WOMEN SHOULD BE THE BOSSES
There was a handful of arguably unrealistic plotlines in “The L Word,” but something that rings true for the characters and all real-life ladies is that we know the power of pussy. Alice knows that women should be running the world, as all women do. “The L Word” reminds us that women know how to handle the weirdest and worst situations. Women are the best, most powerful, and they know how to get what they want. They should be running the world. Period.
5. HOW TO SPOT A LESBIAN
There are a lot of ways to spot another queer woman that we know now, but, back when “The L Word” was on, it wasn’t as easy to spot unless you were sporting the Shane look. When Dana starts to fall for Lara, the red-headed chef, there’s a bit of uncertainty about her sexuality. Of course, the squad comes to the rescue and helps Dana sus out the situation. The scene is comedic genius: sitting at separate tables (but still, like, right next to each other), each character points out something about Lara that may qualify her as a queer woman. From her kitchen shoes to her earrings (hoops—hard to tell), every woman watching quickly learned how to spot another lesbian. And, hey, if making a straight or lesbian list doesn’t help you, you can always send in your sexiest friend to seduce her. Or, better yet, you could just ask.
6. WE FALL FOR WHO WE FALL FOR
We all wish we could be the kind of person who knows their type and always dates the perfect woman, but sometimes that’s just not the case. When Carmen tried to convince Jenny (and herself) that she wasn’t the person to date emotionally unavailable players, “The L Word” viewers got one of the best pieces of advice to come from the show: we don’t get to choose who we fall for. You may think you want one thing, but you’ll eventually find yourself pulled in the opposite direction. The heart wants what it wants, and, if you didn’t know, it doesn’t tend to consult the brain before making decisions. That’s life.
7. IT’S NOT A WOMAN’S JOB TO MAKE MEN BETTER
Men love to lean on women to fix their problems or to swoop in and magically make them a better person. “The L Word” taught us that that just isn’t true. Instead of existing only to further the lives of men, the show reminded us that women are badass individuals who are alive to do their own thing, not someone else’s. It’s not a compliment to be told that you made someone a better person, especially if that’s being used as an excuse or presented as the whole reason for the relationship in the first place. Women are intelligent, funny, fully-formed humans on their own who exist for more than the emotional gains of men.
8. SEXUALITY IS FLUID
While there were a few things in the show that didn’t age the best, something about sexuality that it taught us is that there’s no right way to love. Whether straight, bisexual, gay, or something else, it’s all just going with the flow. It may sometimes feel like society places a need on us to label everything or stick to a rigid set of rules to define ourselves, but the truth is that, just like most things in life, sexuality is fluid. Embrace it, because that’s what makes it fun!
9. AFTER EVERYTHING, YOUR FRIENDS HAVE YOUR BACK
Through the thick and the thin, the good and the bad, your friends are the ones who know how to be there for you. They’ll hold your hand when you need it, but they’re also not afraid to give you a strong push in the right direction. Friends are more than just companions, too—they’re family. The right ones know when to be real with you, and when to tell you to chill out. “The L Word” taught us, above all, that your real friends will be there for you and have your back through the ups and downs of life.
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The L Word Couples Ranked By Zodiac Sign
February 13, 2019 Janis Luna
Shane and Carmen are obviously Scorpio.
One of the most enjoyable pastimes I indulge in (when procrastinating on my homework) is to re-watch some of my favorite and formative TV shows and discuss, in depth, the astrology of the characters as a way to explain the shenanigans they get into. So when I decided that I was going to re-watch The L Word through the lens of the zodiac, I knew I was in for a particular treat. And now you’re in for a particular treat, because I’ve organized the ever-changing, tumultuous, and vast relationships of The L Word, according to your zodiac sign. Here’s how each relationship on The L Word embodies the core of each sign.
ARIES – Papi and everyone
I’m an Aries, so maybe this is me tooting my own horn, but anything and everything that Papi touches is classic Aries BDE. Papi is the type of Aries that I aspire to be: brash, confident, magnetic, unapologetic, and probably ready to fight at a moment’s notice. She’s a double Aries with a Leo rising. Her fiery “I want it, I got it” energy overtakes every interaction she has. She’s competitive too—especially after Alice’s chart is revealed, wanting to make sure Shane doesn’t usurp her throne. And with the ego-shattering exception of Kit, whom we will not linger on, she’s an unrivaled sex god. Papi, like all Aries, is #1.
TAURUS – Dana and Lara
Dana and Lara represent Taurus energy, not just because Lara is a chef and Dana enjoys the finer things in life. Dana and Lara were a slow burn on the show, their relationship unfolding over the course of several seasons, which is typical of the slow, methodical, and careful way a Taurus lets someone new into their life. Once you’re in, you’re in, though, as represented by the way Lara stood by Dana through her cancer diagnosis, trying the best she could to support her. There’s only so much strain a Taurus can take, though, especially when so much is being asked of them with not much being offered in return. When Dana’s depression and frustration with her cancer diagnosis cause her to tell Lara to leave, the Taurean pride of both players resulted in the painful end of the relationship.
GEMINI – Helena Peabody’s many relationship arcs
Helena and pregnant Tina; Helena randomly buying a movie studio and hiring Tina as an executive producer; Helena’s illegal poker shenanigans and foray into being a sexual servant; Helena in jail; Helena and Dylan. The energy that Helena Peabody brings to her relationships is pure Gemini energy: erratic, impulsive, and making little sense to anyone but herself (and maybe not even herself). Sure, in part, this has to do with the way she was written. But even the sudden changes to her characterization have something of a Gemini quality to them.
CANCER – Bette and Tina
Bette and Tina are going to appear on this list twice since they were largely the central couple of The L Word. Cancer represents what Tina brings to the relationship: nurturing, profound emotionality, a maternal spirit, and a sensitivity that the more masculinely-coded Bette (a power lesbian if I’ve ever seen one, with her plethora of suits) sometimes lacks. While Tina’s relationship with Bette is super on-again-off-again, she’s there for Bette in a crisis, like after Bette’s father dies. She’s the mom-friend of the group, the mom-partner in her relationships (sometimes to her detriment), but just because she’s a softie doesn’t mean she’s someone to be crossed. The crab qualities she brings to relationships mean that she’s not afraid to play hardball, like when she’ll do just about anything to win sole custody of her daughter. Interestingly, Cancer and Capricorn (the other sign that symbolizes Bette and Tina), are sister signs. And it’s not until Bette and Tina start to recognize and make space for some of their similarities (Tina’s toughness; Bette’s need for softness and care) as well as their polar differences, that their on-again-off-again relationship starts ironing out its kinks.
LEO – Marina and Jenny
At first, I was going to assign Marina and Jenny to Scorpio energy—that helplessness in the face of lust and attraction that you feel for someone the first time you make eye contact with them? The way you’re willing to throw all your prior obligations and commitments and relationships out the window? It all screamed Scorpio energy to me, and that was totally what it was like for Jenny the first time she saw Marina. But there was also an honesty and boldness to Marina’s attraction to Jenny that didn’t quite fit, and the queen-like regalness to Marina’s beauty that didn’t quite fit with understated, or even underworld-like, Scorpio intensity. Marina’s warmth, her confidence, and even her entitlement in her pursuit of Jenny give the tone of this relationship a distinct Leonine quality. Showtime even billed Marina as “the hunter” of the group. Queen of the Jungle, indeed.
VIRGO – Dana and Tonya
Tonya starts off as Dana’s overly attentive assistant on the show—clearly, a Virgo element to their relationship, as Virgos, at their best, are known for selfless acts of service. The way the rest of the crew reacts to Tonya also has a distinctly Virgo quality to it. They all think Tonya is ‘too much,’ something that driven and detail-oriented Virgo hears a lot of. Virgo energy has a tough time in relationships, though, and Dana and Tonya are no different. Virgo is about control, perfectionism, and while Dana certainly has her own uptight moments, it’s not to the same degree as Tonya. Controlling Dana’s schedule and potentially killing Dana’s cat, Tonya embodies high-key Virgo energy. Also, when Virgo acts of service are performed for selfish, rather than selfless, reasons—as when Tonya was being an opportunist and trying to further her career by managing Dana’s—it’s not a cute look. Too much of a perfectionist thing ends in disaster, so this relationship was doomed from the start.
LIBRA – Dana and Alice
Can you tell that Dana was one of my favorite characters? And her relationship with Alice was one of my favorite relationships of the show. I’m a sucker for best-friends-turned-lovers narratives, and there’s something so Libra-like about these two, from the way it takes them so long to let the masks drop and admit how they feel about each other, to the genuine care, compassion, and fairness in their relationship, to the balance they bring each other when they’re finally together. There’s also Libra-like quality to the way that Alice goes off the deep end when she and Dana break up, stalking her and having dinner with a cardboard cutout of her best friend and former lover. Libras tend to lose their identities in their relationships if they’re not careful. This relationship depicted that darker side to Libra, as well as all its bright cuteness and joy.
SCORPIO – Shane and Carmen
Shane and Carmen, I was rooting for you! On my first go-round, I remember relating super hard to Carmen. I’d even go so far to say she’s an Aries, with her warmth, spontaneity, bluntness, and the way she comes out to her family on the fly (hello, it’s me). But the energy of this relationship is all Scorpio. Scorpios get the reputation of being the most oversexed of the zodiac, and Shane certainly fits the bill—but that’s not exactly what I’m talking about here. I’m talking about the way that Carmen shows up wholeheartedly in this relationship (though not without the Aries tendency to react impulsively when feeling injured or unappreciated). And Shane, well… Shane embodies Scorpio energy not just in how much she gets down and around, but also in the way that she wrecks a good thing because she’s unable to open up, to be vulnerable, and to let Carmen in. Scorpios feel their feelings deeply, so much so that their feelings are like a storm that threatens to overtake them. And while Shane clearly wants to get close to Carmen, she’s never quite brave enough to let herself feel that intensity. Some Scorpios get there. Others… well. Just keep minimum safe distance, I guess, and protect your heart.
SAGITTARIUS – Shane and Dawn Denbo and Lover Cindy
The total bananas nature of this throuple exemplifies Sagittarius relationship energy in a nutshell to me. Just what the hell was going on here? First of all, Dawn is a club promoter turned club owner, a total Sagittarius career path. Secondly, she is totally off her rocker. Anyone who can’t say their lover’s name without the full “my lover Cindy” is on another planet, as Sagittarians so frequently are, making herself the center of her own world, regardless of how the people around them feel about it. (No shade, Sagittarians! I’m a Sag rising. I know how it is.) And while Dawn and her lover Cindy might say that they’re all free-spirited and fun, fun, fun (more Sagittarius), beneath that, there’s some territoriality to this relationship that Shane learns about the hard way.
CAPRICORN – Bette and Tina
Bette and Tina represent the best and worst of Capricorn relationship energy. There’s stability, familiarity, security, responsibility. They love each other, and they’ve been together a long time—and they, more than anyone else on the show, are able to put in the work (Capricorns love work!) required to make a relationship a long-term success. But at the same time as they have all these things going for them, they also have some very real problems in their relationship—as depicted by the rampant cheating and back and forth nature of their relationship, as well as the ways they each try to assert power in the relationship, or the ways that Bette refuses to give up power, and Tina is left trying to regain some of her own standing. The extreme familiarity and responsibility of Capricorn energy can, at times, breed contempt. And Capricorn energy is notoriously bad at being vulnerable or admitting that it’s wrong. This lends itself to the myriad ways Bette and Tina hurt each other over the course of the show, and why trial after trial, it takes them so long to learn and relearn how to be good to each other.
AQUARIUS – Bette and Candace
The only person to top Bette Porter was Candace Jewell, just like I’m certain the only sign that can top Capricorn is Aquarius. While their fling was short-lived, it was certainly sexy: uptight, Type A Bette, struggling with the whirlwind of her emotions and lust, and Candace, as cool and unaffected as I’ve ever seen an Aquarius, untouchable in a way that drove control freak Bette totally crazy. Toward the end of season one, they go to a hotel room, and Candace takes control—from telling Bette not to put the hotel on her own credit card (cool, detached foresight and practicality), to pinning Bette down and telling her matter-of-factly, “You can’t always be in control.” Aquarius energy like this is unlike anything Bette ever experienced before. It was certainly a departure from the emotional Cancerian quality of her relationship with Tina, and therefore, totally irresistible.
PISCES – Everything that Jenny Schecter touches
Listen, we all love to hate Jenny Schecter, and I’ve been burned by enough Pisces energy in my life that this one is partially just me taking revenge. I’ll admit it. But Jenny embodies the very worst of Pisces energy. Dreamy to the point of being utterly self-involved; completely boundaryless when it comes to her emotions, and giving off a supposedly innocent haplessness and deliberate guilelessness that everyone around her wants to protect her at the same time as she’s taking advantage of them. Jenny Schecter is the worst of unevolved Pisces energy. And she brings carnage to all her relationships while escaping, mysteriously unenlightened, to break another heart or wreck another life another day. Don’t venture into these waters, friends. Swim as far away as you can.
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Toys with a baked-in tech twist top New York Toy Fair
From programmable robots to interactive art pieces, 360KID founder and tech expert Scott Traylor explores the hottest kids gadgets from the annual event.
By Scott Traylor
With the close of New York’s International Toy Fair, toy fair season has ended. Toy companies spend months, even years, preparing to unveil their playful masterpieces in NYC. The toy industry is one that lives and dies by the new ideas it has to generate every few months to stay ahead of the game. It moves fast to stay ahead of trends, and if a company is very lucky, it defines those trends.
The category of technology toys has matured well over the last decade, and has taken a giant step forward over last year’s products. In the early days companies chasing shiny new tech often released toys that had forced play patterns, which resulted in poor play experience coupled with sizable financial losses. But things are changing. Tech toys are a high risk, high reward game - and here are some of the brightest tech toy announcements to come out of Toy Fair in the last week.
Pictionary Air by Mattel
Mattel has a modern twist to the popular Pictionary game. Using a special light-up pen that pairs with the Pictionary Air mobile app, the drawer illustrates their clue in the air. The app captures the drawing in real time, and displays the masterpiece on a screen. Live drawings can be recorded and saved for playback. For larger groups, the image can be projected onto a TV screen through Apple TV or Chromecast. The new game is for kids eight and up, retailing for US$19.99, and will be available fall 2019. The app will be iOS and Android compatible.
Hidden Side by LEGO
LEGO Hidden Side (pictured) is an augmented reality-enhanced play experience. Once a LEGO kit is built, kids explore a haunted alternative reality hidden within their construction. Each kit has AR mysteries and challenges to solve, and the play expands over the many kits. Ready for summer 2019, sets are appropriate for kids eight and up, and range in price from US$19.99 to US $129.99, depending on the LEGO kit purchased. They will work with iOS and Android devices.
Rockit Twist by LeapFrog
LeapFrog’s Rockit Twist is the latest learning game platform with a clever input alternative. The various buttons on this handheld device feel a bit like a fidget box, which is a great input extension and appropriate enhancement from the traditional D-pad found on most gaming systems. Available fall 2019 for children four and up, the US$59.99 device comes with 12 preloaded games, with six additional game packs sold separately.
smART Pixelator by Flycatcher
Flycatcher’s smART Pixelator device allows kids to make some creative, pixel-like artwork, in both 2D and 3D. The base of the product is a screen that displays a grid of colored lights. The user places beads on the screen to match the underlying color, filling the space with their creative work of art. The product includes 50 different images to build, but the beauty of smART Pixelator is that kids can upload their own photos to the device via the iOS or Android app and a Bluetooth connection. Additional beads, sequins, pegs and project packs can be purchased separately. Clocking in at US$59.99, smART Pixelator is appropriate for kids seven and up and will be available fall 2019.
Mech-5 by Elenco
The kids’ robotics space is a crowded one, and there are few screenless coding options. Even fewer solutions come in under US$40. The Mech-5 coding approach is unique. Users program the robot by snapping coding pegs into a moveable “coding wheel” at the center. Specific combinations instruct the robot to move forward, backward, turn, spin or pause. No computer or app required. At US$39.99, the bot is good kids ages five to 12, and will be available summer 2019.
Plugo by Shifu
Here’s an interesting twist on using a tablet’s onboard camera for learning games: Plugo comes with a base game board to hold your iOS or Android tablet on one end, and a variety of kit components to arrange on the other, all of which triggers real-time responses from your tablet’s screen. Challenges are displayed on your tablet’s screen, and the user needs to place specific game pieces correctly to advance the activity. For kids ages five to 11, there are five different kits to purchase (each focuses on a different set of learning skills). Base game and additional kits are US$45.00 each, and will be available spring 2019.
Light Racer Kit by Tech Will Save Us
Light Racer (US$24.99) is a simple and clever, electronic component that once assembled can attach to your bike’s wheel. Wireless coil components and capacitors trigger LED lights to shine when bike wheels are spinning. Available now, and for kids eight and up, assembly instructions are provided via an iOS and Android app.
Juno My Baby Elephant by Spin Master
Spin Master’s experience creating animatronic dolls is a specialty in the toy industry, and applied to a baby elephant results in a super cute experience. Touch sensors on Juno bring out charming expressions, sounds and it has an animated trunk. The adorable US$99.999 elephant is good for children four and up and will be available fall 2019.
Scott Traylor is a consultant to many child-focused businesses and products (none of which are referenced in this article). He’s the founder of 360KID, where his company’s work has received many awards, including multiple Emmy nominations and one Emmy win. He’s also a former computer science instructor at Harvard, and currently lives in Silicon Valley, searching for the next big opportunity in the children’s industry.
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Goodbye, Ruby Ahmad
This tribute to Ruby Ahmad appeared in my column today (29th March 2010) here.
I’M EVERY WOMAN: Goodbye Ruby Ahmad
ZAHARAH OTHMAN
Last week, the blogosphere was stunned by news of the sudden passing of one if its gems, Ruby Ahmad.
It took everyone by surprise as there, still staring from her eponymous blog rubyahmad.blogspot.com, is Ruby Ahmad, with her famous ravishing smile, the epitome of optimism and exuberance. Sms-es were coming from all corners of the world, from shocked and stunned friends in cyberspace. After a few phonecalls and messages, I cried myself to sleep and woke up hoping it had been just a bad dream. But more messages on my handphone confirmed the sad truth.
By morning here, entries dedicated to the late Ruby had sprouted in the many blogs of those whose lives Ruby had touched — those who had known her through her writing and “meetings” online and those who had actually met and enjoyed a friendship with her, no matter how brief. There were many.
But who was Ruby Ahmad? The brief description on her blog simply says: “I’m a ‘go for it!’ kind of person. I act on impulse and am a great believer in tackling any problem head-on. Being an eternal optimist, I believe the nitty-gritties will sort itself out at the end! “I place great faith in the positive aspects of human nature and that we should all work in this light so as to live in a humane and just society.”
Ruby was one of many bloggers who had no qualms revealing her identity. Her pictures of networking with her former Tunku Kurshiah college mates, socialising at charity events, promotions and concerts tell us she enjoyed life to the fullest. She gave as much as she could offer and in this she was almost tireless and selfless. In most of her writings as in her media interviews, she propounded and expounded her belief that we should strive to live in a humane society. She shared whatever she had to motivate the young, gave her input on cluster schools and many more.
Through her writing and pictures, her readers had the impression of a person who had acquired her wisdom through travels far and wide. She rubbed shoulders with people in the corridors of power, and those in the periphery. We know more of Ruby from her interactions online and in comment boxes. Her continuous banter with Uncle Lee in Toronto, her wise and considered advice to student Daphne Ling and words of sympathy and motivation to cancer sufferers. The nature of online interactions is such that it makes it possible for us to piece together the tracks one leaves behind in comment boxes and put together the person behind the writing. But we could be wrong.
Last week I realised that I did not know Ruby yet like others, I also felt I had somehow known her for a long time. This was the contradiction that was hard to take, and my heart ached as if I had lost someone very close. Ruby Ahmad, the blogger, qualified architect, wife, mother and grandmother, had managed to hide something from all of us right until the end. She had the dreaded breast cancer, which had spread to her liver. This was what took her away from us. On receiving the news, we scoured our mail boxes and comment boxes and even her entries to see whether she had left any clues. Nothing.
I met Ruby in early 2007 after countless interactions online and by phone. She was exactly as I had imagined: outgoing, exuberant, gracious and impeccably dressed. We met many times during my visits home and during these meetings, she revealed a bit more of herself to me. I had seen her work the Ruby Ahmad magic. We were at a dinner table after a concert and she chatted and listened to someone everyone else seemed to be ignoring. She gave this person her time, which I believe, was much appreciated. At a gala night, like two naughty schoolgirls, we approached a minister who had somewhat admonished women bloggers, and introduced ourselves: “Datuk Seri, we are women bloggers,” after which we ran off and had a good giggle. This and more is the Ruby I want to remember.
Last week, she was taken away from us. But in a special corner of my heart, she will always be there, urging me “Kak Teh, go for it!” Goodbye my friend.
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The Big Rice Jar
Often times, Mak would take us to Lorong Pintu Sepuluh and point to a dilapidated wooden house where, she said, I was born. I couldnt imagine living there, for when I saw it, it was almost leaning dangerously to one side. And much later, of course, it was bulldozed to the ground to make way for some big buildings. But I do remember the house with the iron gates next door. It was painted yellow with brown shutters. It had an iron swing and lots of guava trees. I remember this house well because this was where I used to play and be doted on by the kind couple who, I was told were childless. I remember the sweets, the kind words and most importantly the big gold medalion that they bought me and which I wore proudly around my neck to pose for a studio photograph. I remember too the big rice jar, by the window in the kitchen. On our visits there, Mak always said, "Look at the jar. It is always full. Their rezki is always full." Until today, I am always mindful never to leave the rice jar empty.
Pak Mat and Mak Teh were my foster parents. I was always their 'cek' and 'sayang' and in their eyes, I could do no wrong. Apparently, before I came into their lives and into their house, a brother a little older than me, had been their frequent visitor. He was their ray of sunshine. Pak Mat even promised to buy a car to take the three year old around the small town of Alor Star. But it was not meant to be for my brother, Izham, was taken away one night and Pak Mat and Mak Teh were inconsoleable. Pak Mat took delivery of his new car, ripped open the top and took the small coffin in his car for a final ride around the small town of Alor Star.
So, it was after his sudden death that I took his place in their hearts. And even after we moved to the house that Pak built the other side of town, we'd make frequent visits and I'd play on the swing.
Anyway, when Pak Mat died, Mak Teh was cared for by some of her relatives. We kept visiting her, and even after my move here, I never forgot the couple who gave me so much love and treated me like their own child. But during one visit, I was told that she no longer lived in that house with the iron gates. She had been taken away somewhere. Her rice jar, apparently was completely empty, so to speak. I was distraught and when we found her, she was in a house, very much similar to the house that I was born in. In fact it was worse. I found her lying very flat on the floor, unable to move because of old age. And she couldn't see me. But upon hearing my voice in between sobs, she asked, "Bila cek balik, sayang?" Suffice to say, I couldn't say much. I couldn't talk but held her frail hands until she fell asleep. We left and that was the last time I saw her.
On this important day in my life, apart from remembering my mother and late father, I also want to remember Pak Mat and Mak Teh, neighbours who became family and gave me so much love. When I see a full rice jar, I always remember Mak Teh. Sadly, towards the end, hers was left empty.
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And I was there too! (2) - skyping all the way to the wedding!
It was way past six am and I was already late for the wedding. Grabbed a tudung, (what is fashionably known as the emergency tudung), slid under the duvet again and turned on the Skpe.
So, there I was in my baju kelawar, under the duvet and yet at the wedding of my nephew Zhafri, in Bangi. Within minutes, I was in my sister's lounge. Saloma was singing the song 'Selamat Pengantin Baru", the children were running around, my siblings were making themselves busy and I was just a fly on the wall, watching it all happen.
And a feeling of sadness crept in as I watched the merriment and the banterings. It would have been too costly to go and we had just been back. But we sent a representative and her friends to the wedding. Rehana and two friends arrived a few days before the wedding and spent at least three days shopping for the right clothes for the wedding.
One by one, siblings and uncles and aunties came to the screen to talk to us in London. Such is the wonders of technology. Then, Mak slowly entered the frame, at which point, I choked back my tears. She called my name out loud several times but obviously couldnt hear my reply. Then she said she was at a wedding and was about to go home. She thought she was just visiting.
That is Mak. She is so forgetful now. Rehana said she asked her 'Mana Mak?' We have come to the conclusion that Mak in her old age is the most diplomatic person to walk this earth. She asks general questions and yet, people think she remembers. When my friends visited me when I was home, she'd say, "Laaaa, lama tak nampak!" which is of course true. But Pak Lang came online to me to say that she repeatedly asked Pak Lang (her brother) when he arrived. But that is Mak. And I am so happy to see her standing upright and enjoying yet another kenduri of another cucu.
As I had missed the bersanding, the newly weds oblidged by sitting on the simple dias again, just so I could take photographs.
Aaaah, I was there too, witnessed the bersanding, took pictures, heard the wedding songs and felt the excitement in the air. BUT I didnt get to eat the nasi kenduri!!
SELAMAT PENGANTIN BARU ZHAFRI DAN FIZAH!!!
Fizah, welcome to the family!
Pengantin, Mak, Rehana and the family wedding photographer Am)
Mak pengantin waving at us - dah hilang stress?
All pictures taken via Skype camera. Syokkan?
Kak Teh Skyped here too:
And I was there too (1)
Bohong Sunat Di Pagi Raya
When Shireen Meets Zalifah
I was playing with my food when a very attractive lady approached me with a simple "Kak Teh!" She turned out to be Shireen, the one half of Fash - a dynamic duo that has made their name online recently, joining the increasing number of online business people such as Nek Rock, Handbaghooks , Royal Shopping Arcade and many more, selling everything and anything you want to buy but dont want the hassle of joining the crowd at the till.
It wasn't too long before we were joined by the other half, Zalifah; another vivacious lady who could possible sell ice to an Eskimo. Sitting at their table was also Shireen's sister, Laila, who is here on a visit and a sort of unpaid staff.
It was an unplanned meeting; but I had heard of them and their business venture and their planned bazaar on 21stMarch at Stowe Centre in Harrow Road.
It is almost a year since they set up their business online and business has been roaring, as they display online their spoils after a day at Biscester, at the sales, at Jimmy Choo Couture and also at the London Fashion Week; the highlight of which must surely be when Fash did a Birkin coup d' etat! Well done Fash! That's the way to go.
This duo is unstoppable - although they had just met on this British soil, it is remarkeable that they share so much in common; shopping being the most important factor. They drive cars of the same make and their husbands are in the same line of work. And most importantly, they share the same enthusiasm and zest that's almost infectious.
That brings me to their project this Sunday.
So, if you are anywhere near London, and would rather give repeats of American Idol and Eastenders a miss, do go along to Stowe Centre, where there will be a bazaar selling everything from clothes to crystal vases and sardine rolls.
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My dearest Ruby Ahmad - Al Fatehah
Al Fatehah - Ruby Ahmad - you had been such a dear friend. I am so lost for words. Thank you for the brief friendship that we had.
We met on the net - the go for it kind of person that never failed to bring a smile, and lift you out of your doldrums. She had time for everyone, she'd listen to anyone. I had seen her work the Ruby Ahmad magic on people around me. Ruby, a truly amazing gem. I will miss you, dearest friend.
Al Fatehah.
Kak Teh at the Old Trafford - Bewitched by Beckham
Am still at the Old Trafford.
Will be back with more.
BEBERAPA JAM KEMUDIAN..masih di Old Trafford (media centre)
Ish , tie dengan tudung sama pulak colour!
Stories from the surau
Of late, I have been regularly absent from the weekly tazkirah at the Malaysia Hall surau. I have been missing a lot of events organised by Ustaz Erfino, mainly because I had taken on work commitments that require me to work those evenings. But from friends who attended, I hear news from the surau.
Recently, while preparing a much delayed lunch, my BB signalled that there was a message. The number was not a familiar one; a number from Malaysia. The message was simple, asking for someone's name he said he had forgotten. The name of the sender was printed below. It was Haji Zainal, our bilal. My heart leapt with joy upon receiving his message. He had left for Malaysia to look after his ailing mother. Being an only child, the task falls on him; and what a noble task.
We had not said a proper goodbye before he left and so, replying his sms, I said a simple "I missed your takbir".
Haji Zainal's was the takbir that still rings in my ear; the takbir and call to prayers everytime we congregate at the Malaysia Hall surau for the weekly tazkirah, the nightly terawikhs and Hari Raya's and other religious occassions. His was the melodious and soulful call to prayers that accompanied Ustaz Anwar, Ustaz Abdul Rahim and now Ustaz Erfino. It was his call to prayer that I listened to when I started finding my way to the Malaysia Hall surau in old Bryanston Square and later in Queensborough Terrace. Haji Zainal was every Ustaz's right hand man. The one to witness the solemnisation of a marriage, to witness the conversion of a new brother or sister in Islam, or to replace Ustaz when he wasn't around. He was always around whenever we had a death in the community. A familiar figure, offering comfort and the hand of friendship.
He was also the one to come with extra food and drinks to the lady's room at the end of the tazkirah or moreh, to see if we needed anything more. But he is there no more.
I told him so and I think we both shed a tear or two from both sides of the ocean.
Our families had known each other for as long as we have been here in London. His wife Nariman, is a dear old friend I had befriended on a ship anchored on the Thames. We were invited for dinner on the ship one evening and there we were: two young lasses still with no children to call our own.
Later as fate would have it, we were booked at the same hospital, the same maternity ward for the delivery of our second child. But again as fate would have it, she had to return to Johore but we both gave birth on the same date. Our children remain very close friends.
After the meals following the tazkirah, we'd find Hj Zainal, usually in his faded batik shirt and Javanese cap, outside enjoying his cigarette. He'd say: where's my menantu? referring to my daughters. It has always been a standing joke. And then he and Nariman would drive off in their van bearing the words JOWO TURUNAN and proudly flying the Malaysian flag.
Nariman told me recently, that without fail, Hj Zainal would sms Ustaz during every tazkirah. He too misses the congregation, and by sms'ing Ustaz, it was as if he was there too.
Recently, I missed the Maulud Nabi which I heard went very well, with Ustaz Erfino reciting the Quran and the younger members of he surau reading a text about our beloved Prophet.
To make up for the missing Thursdays, I attend a weekly tazkirah on Saturdays at Tuk Din's, which is just as well as I gather the congregation at the Malaysia Hall is growing larger, Alhamdulillah, with the student community joining the congregation there.
But there are other familiar faces missing too. Haji Amin, my husband's close surau mate has been away and in hospital recovering from an operation. Last Sunday, I busied myself in the kitchen, making sardine rolls when I heard that he could start eating normal food now. Usually after every tazkirah, he'd sit talking to my husband and sensing my presence, he would jokingly say: Bila nak dapat makan sardine rolls pulak?
And so, with sardine rolls straight from the oven, I made my way to St Mary's hospital with Tuk Din and Midah last Sunday. Haji Amin, Alhamdulillah was in good spirit, especially when he heard that we brought chicken soup and sardine rolls.
I heard that also missing is Kak Puteri - an old member of the Malay community in London, whose banter
with Ustaz Erfino, will be much missed. She has gone back for a very long holiday. Still etched quite vivid in my mind is Kak Puteri taking Chef Mail to task over the issue of bolied eggs!
Pak Mat Abu and Kak Siah are also missing. Pak Mat, once popularly known as the only Malay tube driver in London ( for he drove the tube on the Jubilee Line), had phoned me to say he and Kak Siah were going back to Malaysia as he needed treatment after his stroke. Sadly, I couldnt make it to see him before he left and I hope he will be back shortly fully recovered.
Just writing about the congregation and the activities at the surau, makes me realise how fortunate we are to have such regular meetings. Our ustaz for the Saturday tazkirah is a young but wise one; imparting his knowledge to us much older members of the congregation. Alhamdulillah, we have not been short of learned ones willing to share their knowledge with us.
Kak Teh's other tale from the surau:
Tales from the Surau
Labels: hj zainal, surau
Calling all children and Parents of children - a chance to be on TV!
Here's your chance for your 15 sec fame on TV. Children between the age of 6 and 12 are invited to take part in a series of idents by KidsCo, the international children's channel, that brings you Boo and Me.
So, ibu-ibu dan bapa-bapa, if you think your children can look into the camera and talk about what they are passionate about (may be about family, friends, music and hobbies, environment), send an email to KidsCo-Idents@championcomms.com with their pictures and details about why they want to be in the KidsCo ident as well as a brief description of what they are most passionate about.
The idents are being produced in conjunction with Astro Productions and filming will take place in Kuala Lumpur at popular local attractions including Bukit Bintang Street and the Batu Caves between 13 and 16 March.
So, just get cracking, parents!
Labels: advertorial, KidsCo
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Film: Roar (1981)
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Genre: Adventure / Drama / Comedy / Eco-Thriller
Synopsis: Unbeknownst to a big cat researcher, his estranged family has already arrived at their new African homestead, and are swarmed by 30+ big cats, elephants, and poachers.
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What is… Roar.
The backstory of what some critic dubbed ‘the most expensive home movie ever made’ is truly fascinating, and a striking example of obsession, perseverance, and insanity. Ultimately costing $17 million, this extremely earnest effort to bring the issue of the rapid decimation of big cat populations in Africa to the masses took 11 years to finally gain both completion and release, after which it more or less disappeared from view, becoming an orphan film, and a footnote among its kin in the Medved Brothers’ Hollywood Hall of Shame where the brotherly authors which dissected bloated epics with qualitative issues for connoisseurs of bad cinema.
Time has been somewhat kinder to the film, and its message has become tragically more relevant, especially since the northern white rhino species will be imminently extinct. The poaching and mutilation of beautiful animals, especially for horns with zero curative benefits and aphrodisiac effects makes it not so easy to fully dismiss some of the film’s sermonizing moments and songs, but then that’s one aspect that makes this oddity so weirdly compelling.
When actress Tippi Hedren (The Birds, Marnie) and husband Noel Marshall (executive producer of The Exorcist) stumbled upon an abandoned Portuguese house filled with lions during a trip to Africa (possibly during the film of 1970’s Satan’s Harvest), the couple thought there might be a film story that could work as both family entertainment and a not-so stealth container for animal conservation. It took years before the concept was worked into a screenplay, and the couple and their family, which included a young Melanie Griffith, could finally produce and star in such a venture.
Roar became a family project on an insanely ambitious scale, with location shooting among the Massai in Africa, and the slow erection of a big cat sanctuary in California where abandoned cubs were reared to be more comfortable among humans (i.e., not eat people). In the short but entertaining 2002 making-of doc that accompanies the 2005 German DVD release of Roar, Hedren describes how experts felt the couple were crazy to combine lions, tigers, panthers, and jaguars in one location, but their careful rearing and direct interaction with the cats paid off in the sense that they had both one of the most impressive big cat sanctuaries in the U.S., and an incredible cast.
The disclaimer within the Main Titles sounds amusing – writing and directorial credit is shared with the cats ‘because it’s only proper’ – but it also reflects the painful truth that you can really train a big cat to act on cue; you have to wait, roll several cameras, and hope you capture what’s needed for a sequence.
Marshall and Ted Cassidy’s script is very wonky, and perhaps one of the reasons the film relies on lengthy in-house chase montages is due to the absolutely terrible dialogue that fails to establish any deep characters.
What is… a Family Film… Kinda.
In a nutshell, Madeleine (Hedren), daughter Melanie (Melanie Griffith), and sons John and Jerry (actual sons using actual names) are heading to the compound of husband / father Hank (Marshall) after a long separation in the hope that whatever caused the family’s fracturing has since healed.
Hank is so overwhelmed by his big cat population – feeding, playing, wrangling, keeping a rogue cat named Togar at bay – and cleaning up the house that he misses their arrival; in fact, he knows they’re coming to the house, but has no idea when or by what mode of transportation. His delay in meeting them at the airport has the quartet head out early to the house, while Hank and his assistant Mativo (Kyalo Mativo) head to the airport, ensuring neither party will see the other until the very end.
When the family reaches the compound, they initially find a neat abode, but the big cats soon appear and force each family member to hide in any corner, barrel, closet, or pocket to avoid being eaten.
When Hank realizes they’ve probably arrived at the compound, he heads back, unaware that a pair of recently mauled community members have taken their frustration with Hank’s unconventional study plan – living with what seems like 20-30 big cats under one roof – and decided to shoot the cats, and claim the nicest pelts for profit.
Everything sort of comes to a head when the hunters are intercepted, Hank is reunited with the family, and the family realizes the big cats are really just friendly and want hugs.
The entire film wraps up with a Message song and a long montage where major screen time is devoted to showing how swell the family has integrated themselves with the cats, and everyone is living, playing, and sleeping under one roof in perfect harmony.
Different Versions: Credits, Scenes, and Running Time
In the original English language version (presented on the German DVD in a non-anamorphic 2.35:1 widescreen transfer sourced from an old static-laden U-matic tape), the End Credits crawl slowly, urging audiences to avoid supporting any products or ventures made from or at the expense of African big cats and elephants, and shaming the ignorant while a syrupy song plays.
In the restored 2015 version, the montage and music play clean – an absolutely interminable moment – and the End Credits come afterwards, appearing over black while a reggae-styled song plays. The German dub version, presented as cropped to 1.66:1 non-anamorphic with sides chopped off on the DVD, lacks the End Credits
The running times also vary, due in part to the end credits missing on the German version and the NTSC to PAL speed-up. However, the German version runs 89 mins., whereas the English version runs 84 mins., which may be due to some scene extensions present in the former. There’s a longer exchange in the German version in which Madeleine admits to the kids after landing that she’s unsure whether she told Hank their arrival time in South African or Chicago time – a scene some buyers on Amazon.com also raise in their comments about missing material.
(I don’t remember whether the scene was present in the 2015 version, which is timed at 102 mins. That running time, however, is due to the end credits following after the song / happy ending montage, which likely makes the 2015 version closer to 98 mins.)
Additionally, there are two German Blu-ray editions of the film where the running time is stated as 95 mins. and the set includes a CD soundtrack album. Buyer reviews at Amazon.de claim the set is pretty much a dupe of the same non-anamorphic 1.66:1 master used by MIB for the 2006 DVD.
Whereas the German DVD is mono, the 2015 theatrical release has a relatively minimal stereo mix, making one presume the original Dolby mix was fairly tame.
What is not… a ferocious comedy.
The big question is whether Roar actually works as a film, a message picture, or even a cult film, living up to its reputation as the ultimate big cat movie, and the answer lies somewhere in between.
If the earnest material – the message songs and screen text – is set aside, what Marshall and Hedren produced is a wildly uneven work that is part family film with cute animal moments and tender interaction; part big cat thriller for adults; and something amateurish in the narrative department, if not clumsy, because the tonal differences, especially in the editing, often have the film snapping from one type of film to another.
A case in point is a rare outstanding sequence where Madeleine and the kids regroup and hurry through the enormous house as the cats literally tear their way into rooms, barrels, and closets. It’s the closest thing to an eco-thriller with grinding drum music and synths that ratchet higher and thicker as the cats leave little safety for the family.
Subsequent cutaways involve the jokey relationship between Hank and his assistant Mativo as they try to reach the family by bicycle, by boat, and then by borrowed car with two huge tigers in tow. The humour’s passable, but these lighthearted moments also smash against scenes where the two hunters kill an increasingly greater degree of cats as they approach Hank’s compound and vulnerable family. The scenes may have worked on paper, but the way they’re cut, there are 2-3 different films clashing with each other before the movie’s resolution literally has the family realizing the cats have always been big friendly pussycats, and as Hank tells them, really just want hugs.
The other peculiar discord lies in the volume of cats: seeing so many doesn’t actually make the drama more intense; it actually comes off as overkill, whereas the tighter, leaner scenes with less cats are more effective. The need for so many probably stemmed from overcompensating or just rearing more than required for the film, and there’s a feeling many of the house scenes where the family runs, is separated, regroups, splinters, hides, escapes the house, returns, hide, separate and regroup are so prolonged because the production shot so much and realized by reducing the montages, what remained were almost perfunctory dialogue scenes with Hank and separate scenes with the hunters, neither of which would push the film close to the 100 min. mark.
Marshall’s acting is broard and raspy, delivering lines and chunks of the cats’ behavioral traits at the film’s beginning in weird spastic chunks, and it’s completely illogical that the family would sway from being utterly terrified to feeling all sleepy, and soon acclimatizing to the cats just as Hank arrives. All the horror and near-death experiences aren’t forgiven – they’re erased, as though the whole family flipped the amnesia switch. Any distemper has been reduced to an ‘Oh YOU!’ from Madeleine, which works in a G-rated family film, but Roar has some seriously intense moments.
When the poachers are killed by the big cats, Hank tells Mativo not to tell the family just yet, “because it’ll spoil our reunion,” which means two dead guys (“Oh… you poor stupid jerks!” laments Hank) will likely lie there for a while and provide further carrion for big bad Togar. The bloody demise of poachers is immediately followed by the quirky sequence where the family wakes up in a guest house with the big cats, and Terence P. Minogue’s orchestral music once again reflects a much lighter, cheekier tone – an indication that Marshall didn’t fully grasp the wonky impact of switching from animal cruelty and human tragedy to something overtly quirky.
Then there’s real blood spilled by the actors during filming. There’s a reason anyone involved with this production should wear the experience like a badge of honor. Never mind the near-death, skull-crunch close-calls: Roar is filled with some truly extraordinary footage shot by Jan de Bont. Paul Verhoeven’s former ace cinematographer (Turkish Delight, Katie Tippel) probably grew from an experienced DOP to great cinematographer during the entire time he stuck with the production, and the action scenes undoubtedly helped him tackle action films in his triumphs like Die Hard (1988).
Equal credit is due to the team of editors (over which de Bont and Jerry Marshall supervised). How the heck everyone managed to take hours of footage and craft coherent scenes is a wonder. After 11 years, there clearly were enough money shots, but to choreograph them so well in certain scenes is almost a miracle. Roar doesn’t work as a smooth filmic experience, but there are scenes that no one could ever replicate again with humans and big cats. The only way any actors – especially teens – could’ve performed so close to the cats was if they had reared them from birth.
The orchestral score by Minogue matches the film’s lighter scenes, but additional drum cues by percussionist Alexander Lepak were written to enhance the virtually dialogue-free eco-thriller sequence. That music is a perfect marriage with the edited rampage footage, but it also contributes to that sequence being tonally at odds with the G-rated scenes.
(On a separate page, I’ve posted scans from what’s apparently the film’s Australian promotion campaign. Positive pull-quotes are combined with stills, and the film was re-branded as “Roar… a ferocious comedy,” proving the publicist, or perhaps Marshall and Hedren, ultimately settled on what kind of genre their film should be branded.)
Veteran composer Dominic Frontiere (The Invaders) composed a separate theme for the ‘outsider’ lion Togar, and his involvement may stem from director Richard Rush, whose son Tony Rush served as camera assistant. Richard Rush had struggled to complete his own epic, The Stunt Man (1980), which Frontiere scored, and the elder Rush appears in the German DVD’s making-of featurette as a kind of production witness / friend of the family.
Roar is slated for a fall 2015 release on Blu-ray, but those curious in experiencing this deeply flawed oddity on the big screen should check out limited theatrical screenings, as Olive Films and Drafthouse Films are giving Hedren and Marshall’s epic something it apparently never enjoyed on home soil: a careful theatrical release.
Career Postscripts
Marshall and Hedren divorced about a year after the film’s completion, and the pair’s prior collaborations as producer / star include Mister Kingstreet’s War (1971) and The Harrad Experiment (1973) which also co-starred Melanie Griffith.
Actor Ted Cassidy (Lurch in TV’s The Addams Family) also co-wrote Harrad Experiment, as is credited for ‘additional script material’ in Roar.
Hedren ultimately penned her 1986 autobiography The Cats of Shambala which chronicled the incredible making of Roar and the successful running of Shambala, her big cat sanctuary. Both the DVD, a separate making-of DVD, the soundtrack CD, and Hedren’s book were available online around 2005.
It’ll be interesting to see exactly what kind of extras Olive Films and Drafthouse Films will produce, but I’m hoping for a solid mix of archival and new extras, and an isolated stereo score track, given the album is lacking the drum / synth tracks used in the final film mix.
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October 2013 Message to Members from Jed Wallace
Tremendous momentum as 104 new schools open this fall, how Prop. 39 is making a difference for schools and exciting wins on SB 740 funding
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New 9th Street Campus Opens in LA Garment District Housing LAUSD Elementary, Para Los Niños Charter Middle School and Family Center
Students from Para Los Niños Charter Middle School performed at the ribbon-cutting for the new 9th Street campus, which opened its doors in downtown LA this fall.
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San Diego Cooperative Charter School Excels in New San Diego Unified Special Education Structure
San Diego Cooperative Charter School places a high value on the full inclusion of all students, including those eligible for special education services. However, they had challenges and frustrations with the structure for special education delivery. Learn how they worked with others to create a new option and how it has benefited their school community.
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Follow Our New Charter School Twitter Lists!
We’ve compiled a few handy Twitter lists that feature charter schools by region. By subscribing to a list, you can easily keep up-to-date with the tweets of a particular region’s charter schools, all in one place.
CCSA and NWEA Partnership to Provide MAP Assessments for California Charter Schools at a Substantial Discount
CCSA has partnered with the Northwest Evaluation Association™ (NWEA™) allowing California charter schools to receive a substantial discount on Measures of Academic Progress® (MAP®) assessments in Math, Reading, and Language Arts.
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Field Report: Community Schools Bus Tour with Sen. Carol Liu
Gina Plate, CCSA’s Senior Advisor for Special Education and Vice President of California’s Advisory Commission on Special Education (ACSE), recently had the pleasure of joining a three-day bus tour coordinated by Senator Carol Liu (52nd District - Pasadena) featuring community schools. She shared this report from the field.
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LAUSD Charter Schools Director Selected For Board of National Assn. of Charter School Authorizers
José J. Cole-Gutiérrez has led LAUSD’s Charter School Division since 2007, previously working for CCSA and as a teacher and administrator at charter schools.
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Response to Los Angeles Times Op-ed by Diane Ravitch: "The charter school mistake"
On October 1, the Los Angeles Times published an op-ed, The charter school mistake, written by Diane Ravitch author of a new book “Reign of Error.” CCSA wrote the following letter to the editor in response. To say I am…
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Meet Allison Kenda - From Leading a School to Leading on Accountability and School Improvement Statewide
“I’ve been in the trenches of accountability for the past 10 years,” says Allison Kenda, who became Managing Director, Achievement and Performance Management for the California Charter Schools Association after more than 27 years as a teacher and administrator in public schools. In this role, she will work to develop services and supports for schools that are struggling and continue to advance the work of the charter school community to ensure high levels of accountability across the movement.
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Cabinet Expected to Approve Maritime Border Draft Law
by Naharnet Newsdesk almost 8 years
The cabinet is expected to approve on Tuesday a draft-law on the delineation of Lebanon’s maritime borders which would be referred to parliament for the final green light the next day.
The parliamentary Public Works, Transport, Energy and Water Committee approved the 18-article draft law proposed by the committee’s chairman MP Mohammed Qabbani.
“We drafted the articles with semi-unanimity,” Qabbani said. “This law is the beginning of work which should be completed by parliament and the cabinet.”
Parliamentary sources said that in principle the draft law receives the support of both the majority and the opposition. They ruled out any differences between the March 8 and 14 forces.
The sources said that Speaker Nabih Berri, who will refer the draft law to parliament after receiving cabinet’s approval, insists on holding consecutive legislative sessions until lawmakers approve it.
Qabbani said that after parliament’s green light, the law will be published in the official gazette, which means that Lebanon will inform the U.N. about Lebanon’s maritime areas and its rights and obligations in this regard.
Lebanon accuses Israel of proposing maritime borders that infringe on the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone.
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shab almost 8 years
Boring...get over it and try to agree on the land border first
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ADVENTURE MUSIC
JOVINO SANTOS NETO QUINTETO/Current: A new set from this Brazilian crew by way of Seattle (the band, except for the leader are all Seattle locals) is all original, dripping with nu Brazil, taking classic forms into the future. With loads of recognition piled on over the last 20 years, during that time this group has remained constant in personnel, here we find Brazil getting a post bop make over with a real New York feel. Tasty stuff that moves Latin jazz several steps forward all at once. Check it out.
MARIO ADNET/More Jobim Jazz: The cat that is Jobim's music's best friend continues to dig deeper into the canon and serves up another outing with no leftovers on the table for the second time around. Taking the advice of one of his previous triumphs that found him digging in the crates, Adnet finds the key that unlocks Gerry Muligan's influence on Jobim and takes it from there. Dead, solid, perfect mainstream adult listening jazz, Adnet surrounds himself with the best players to make this music shine and let's the vibes, chops and source material do the rest. Quite simply a well played winner throughout.
CHIELI
CHIELI MINUCCI & SPECIAL EFX/Without You: 30 years in, 30 albums later, a bunch of Emmys, playing everything for everyone an what happens? Like everyone else, you're back at square one putting out your own music on your own label. Thanks power brokers. Kicking things off with a double cd, one of the leading lights of the contemporary world fusion genre shows that time, tide and a lot of years of bending those strings haven't left him high and dry. A little retro in a very welcome way, Minucci and as many of his original Special EFX pals regroup, with some ringers, and deliver what was a snazzy sound before it got co-opted by biz-jazz. Proving there was more to GRP's magic than being in the right place at the right time with music just ripe for digital as everything was going digital, Minucci affirms his place as one of the greats, which is why he's so busy with high profile projects where you don't see his handiwork these days. A tasty winner throughout. And we'd rather see him on his own, calling the shots, than on some of the labels he's been on since leaving GRP.
LOUIE CRUZ BELTRAN/Paint the Rhythm: Chances are you know Beltran whether you know it or not since his drumming is so profuse and prolific that you can't miss it or avoid it. Kicking off with a riff and vibe that feels like it's right out of Tito Puente, Beltran only knows one speed and that's full speed ahead. A dandy mix of classic and fun, with a first call crew on board, the only people that won't appreciate this Latin jazz gift are people whose ears are covered because their heads are up their butts. A first class winner throughout.
LITTLE KING
BIG DADDY LOVE/Let it Grow: Long time readers around here know we were into Steep Canyon Rangers long before Steve Martin was. Now SCR's Nicky Sanders is into this group before we are so we take that as an invitation to dive right in. If you are feeling more conservative than that, let's play let's pretend. Suppose southern/country rockers like Charlie Daniels/Marshall Tucker/Allmans were a little more in touch with their nu grass and acoustic sides. These guys were certainly raised on rock, but with roots values. They play with the kind of gratitude that living on the road that goes on forever keeps them from having to have real jobs in anything from flipping burgers to practicing law. And that gratitude shows big time. This crew has chops, heart and the kind of energy that really draws you in. Tasty stuff from down home informed by satellite TV and radio as well as net radio's gaping maw, this is the sound of the nu down home for a country that's still evolving---and will survive. Well done.
ELLIS MARSALIS/A New Orleans Christmas Carol: It kicks off sounding like a Vince Guaraldi Christmas set so you know something is up since Marsalis isn't the kind of player who is going to follow in anybody's wake, no matter how august. A towering presence himself, especially in Nawlins, Marsalis gets down to the Crescent City business at hand in short order, and if you live anywhere else than New Orleans, you quickly find yourself thinking musical thoughts you never thought before. Yeah, even Christmas is different in the Big Easy. Whether swinging the Mormon Tabernacle Choir or wrapping the unexpected in roux and letting it meld, this is a much different Christmas set than you've been accustomed to. And there's only one Marsalis fille on board. This is certain to some spice to your holiday. Hot stuff.
PIROUET
MARC COPLAND-JOHN ABERCROMBIE/Speak to Me: How do you assail the unassailable? The label's piano mainstay teams up with the progressive guitar man for an album of pure duets that has a feel somewhere between chamber music and the ECM vibe that Abercrombie helped fix in the public ear. A sitting down instrumental set all the way, this is well done, high brow entertainment that might not be for everyone but isn't stuffy either. Even if non-linear, it's more pleasant than challenging proving that even "Big Bang Theory" types need entertainment away from Comic-Con as well. The after hours sound of high end pros? Enchanting with it's deceptive simplicity.
KEVIN HAYS/Variations: Solo piano by a cat that even goes so far as to look a lot like Keith Jarrett did when he was that age. Expressing very much the deep side of then Jarrett, certainly without the vocal noise making in evidence, if ever there was a contemporary record made for wine and cheese and pipe smoking, this is it. Dividing the program into three tranches, often repeating a different variation on a previous variation, you can't be a slacker to go along with this piano man's ride. His playing is flawless. It's almost like seduction music for intellectuals.
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Canadian GM parts supplier closes doors; 2,000 jobs lost
Jul 3, 2008, 9:29am ET
by Paul Rachwal
As of Tuesday, 2,000 jobs were lost at Vaughan, ON-based Progressive Moulded Products Ltd. that supplied GM with plastic instrument panels and consoles. The company operates 11 plants in Concord and Rexdale, all of which closed over the past two days. The 41-year-old supplier cited heavy debts and falling demand from main clients, chief among them a hurting General Motors.
Progressive owes more than half a billion dollars, for which it received court protection two weeks ago, as per a Toronto Star report. The court papers reveal Progressive accumulated debt to fund new projects while material costs soared and customers demanded lower prices. The high gas prices and downturn in economy that resulted in sales slumps for vehicles were the nail in the coffin for the plastic parts supplier.
Progressive also closed its two plants in Missouri and Texas, effectively eliminating around 300 jobs. Earlier, the company laid off 120 employees.
At the start of this week, Polywheels Manufacturing closed its Oakville, ON plant, which cost 250 jobs, and was also linked to GM's slowing sales, particularly SUVs.
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April 22, 1971 Times
� At the re-organization meet- ethe Board of Education of -anut Consolidated School ..t., y night, April 13th ,,u me annual school elec- u2or election of members of ltlgn� of Education of April h me. board canvassed the u..._-:" Clemants and Bunnie y w00re thc t_.--'Y':a. es in the voting. 102 a[ ballot, were cast, with in- -',ament Clements being high man, receiving 68 votes; Murphy, a new candidate getting 65 votes, incumbent Thomas McKinney being defeated by Murphy and receiving 53 votes. Duane Shanle received 4 write-in "votes, and Albert Balm 1. The two winners were seated and the board organized. Thomas Lowe, present president of the board, was chosen to fill this position again and Darrell Leim bach was chosen vice president. President Lowe immediately ap- pointed Ray Richner, Darrell Leimbach and Larry Clemcnts on the building committee, and William Carlin, James Stauffer and Bunnie Murphy to the Bus and Grounds Committee. The Board authorized the is- suing of contracts to Principal Clarence Claflin, and all of the full time teachers and the kin. dergarten teacher, the contracts this year or as presented being wRh substantial increases over those of last year. Car parking limitations on the school black top were to he defined and worked out by Principal Claflin, the same to be defined from the playing area used by the hool children. TIMES-NEWS (Mr. Pulaski, Ill.) THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 197 I-.9 The new gym floor is prac- tically completed and is an out- standing improvement over the old floor as it is of hard-maple flooring, etc. Another improve- ment was the sanding and f'mish- ing of the stage floor. Both the gym floor finishing and stage present a noticeable appearance to this area. The Board's regular meeting nights are the first Tuesday night of each calendar month, at 7 p.m. from October's changing time to old time to April's chang- ing of time to day-light saving time when the meetings will be at 8 p.m. The next scheduk.d meeting of the Board is May 4th. at 8:O0 p.m. NOTE OF THANKS We would like to thank the fire department members and everyone ei who helped put out the Imm fine in our pasture recently. Mr. and Mrt. Lester Downin8 An educator tells it like it is Bergen Evans, author and professor of English at Northwestern T2niversity, has delivered not too long ago perhaps the most famous commencement address in reeent years. It consisted of some facts he gathered about the parents and grandparents of the young people he was then facing--the graduating class of 1969. Because of its insight and wide applicability, his speech has later appeared in many publications. It spread from campus to campus, and Erie A. Walker, president of Pennsylvania State University, used it word for word to address the graduating class of 1970. Mr. Evans' speech has become a minor classic. We bring it to you here, in part: "These---your parents and grandparents--are the people who within just five decades1919-1969--have by their work increased your life expectancy by ap- proximately 50'o---who, while cutting the workingdiay by a third, have more than doubled per capita output. "These are the people who have given you a health- ier world than they found. And because of this you no longer have to fear epidemics of flu, typhus, diptheria, smallpox, scarlet fever, measles or mumps that they knew in their youth... "Let me remind you that these remarkable people lived through history's greatest depression. Many of these people know what it is to be poor, what it is to be hungry and cold. And because of this, they determined that it would not happen to you, that you would have a better life... "Because they gave you the best, you are the tallest, healthiest, brightest, and probably best looking genera- tion to inhabit the land. "And beeanse they were materialistic, you will work fewer hours, learn more, have more leisure time, travel to more distant places, and have more of a ehanee to follow your life's ambition. "These are also the people who fought man's liest war.., and who, when it was all over, had the com- passion to spend billious of dollars to help their former enemies rebuild their homelands. And these are the people who had the sense to begin the United Nations. "It was representatives of these two generations, who through the highest court of the land, fought racial discrimination at every turn to begin a new era in civil rights. "They built thousands of high schools , . . and at the same time made higher education a very real possi- bility for millions of youngsters--where once it was only the dream of a wealthy few. "They made a start--although a late one--in healing the sears of the earth and in fighting pollution and the destruction of our natural environment.., and setting aside land for you and your children to "enjoy for generations to come. "While they have done all these things, they have had some failures. They have not yet found an alterna- tive for war, nor for racial hatred. Perhaps you, the members of this graduating elam, will perfect the social mechanisms by which all men may follow their ambi- tions without the threat of force... "But they--those generatioxm---me more progrem by the sweat of their brows than in any previous era m and don't you forget it. If your generation can make as much progress in as many areas aa these two genera- tions have, you should be able to solve a good many of the world's remaining ills... "But it won't be easy. And you won't do it by nega- tive thoughts, nor by tearing down or belittling. You may and can do it by hard work, humility, hope and faith in mankind. Try it[" For sm, ing or bonowing, see the leader... AND LOAN ASSOCIATION , i . ...... Uncgln, Illinois 62656 Ph, 73&2326
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Ninety Minute Agent
So yesterday I had the privilege of attending BioWare's UK Community Event and got a chance to play Star Wars: The Old Republic for what turned out to be close to ninety minutes.
As I noted in the previous blog I was a bit dazed during the event, in the I-can't-believe-that-I'm-playing-The-Old-Republic-OMG-that's-Daniel-Erickson-watching-over-my-shoulder sense. As such I completely forgot to take pictures (though we weren't allowed to photograph the screen anyway) and though naturally an introvert wasn't particularly communicative with the developers walking around (I completely forgot to thank them properly). As a friend told me afterwards, I make a particularly lousy reporter. Even so I'll do my best to give an accounting of my experiences.
I happen to work about a ten-minute walk away from where the event was held, so after work I casually strolled towards Piccadilly Circus and still arrived early. But I'd counted on that as it gave me some time to have some fast food for dinner. Though the fast food was a lot faster than I anticipated (and not really that tasty) so I was still ready twenty minutes early. I knew that Gamerbase was inside the HMV store, so I went into the store to browse movies to pass the time. Doing so I noticed a door leading to Gamerbase, which was closed. I expected it to open later though.
But when it was time the door stayed closed. So I waited and five minutes later still nothing. I asked one of the HMV personnel about it (they told me Gamerbase was closed until I told them I had an invitation) and they pointed me to an entrance around the corner (technically outside the store). And indeed, very obviously the entrance to SWTOR's event; I should've looked around more.
There was already a line of people waiting to get in and I joined the queue, patiently waiting as well. Only it turned out that was the queue of people who had already checked in. Once I figured that out (thanks to Mr. Stephen Reid helpfully asking if anyone else needed to check in) I approached, showed my invite and passport (no I didn't fly all the way from The Netherlands as I live in London) and joined the queue again. At 7pm sharp (we were asked to arrive 15 minutes early) they let us in, leading us through a space-y looking hallway to, surprise, Mr. Daniel Erickson at the end of the hall (the red wall in the picture). I shook his hand and, where most people turned right, I turned left to find a computer to sit behind. I didn't realize at that point that right meant Republic and left meant Empire, but that didn't matter that much to me.
Read on after the break for an account of my play experience.
We were told beforehand that they couldn't guarantee what faction we'd get to play (I take it that of the 50 computers 25 were set to Republic and 25 set to Empire) so I'd decided that if I ended up playing Republic I'd play a Jedi Consular and if I ended up playing Empire I'd play an Imperial Agent. As I noted above I found myself behind an Empire computer so when picking one of the four pre-made characters (we weren't allowed to go into character customization) I picked the male Chiss Imperial Agent.
Before I continue I should note that I will talk about the starting quests a bit, which some might consider spoilers. Though considering that it's the first 30 minutes at most of a game that should last months at least, I don't think it's really spoiling anything at all.
I was expecting the game to start with Star Wars fanfare, yellow scrolling text and trumpets blaring over the words "Star Wars", followed by a pre-rendered cutscene or such. As such it was a bit disappointing that all I got was static yellow text against a starry backdrop and "press space to continue". Perhaps they'll add that intro later, or perhaps you get that before going into character creation (maybe you only get it on a new character). Not that important, but something I noted. It did start off in a cinematic conversation though with the hologram of your handler among Imperial intelligence (or such) telling you what the situation is and what you're supposed to be doing.
I had some trouble picking up on the details of the conversation (again, dazed). I recall there being a number of terms mentioned casually which didn't connect in my mind and made it tricky to follow (names I didn't recognize and such). This makes me wonder how this'll be for people who know little more than the Star Wars movies (I know at least some of the wider lore). I did get out of it that I needed a cover identity though.
The conversation ended and I found myself facing a wall, which at first I thought was a door (but it didn't open). Even the radar seemed to indicate that I needed to go in that direction, but after some looking around (and changing the options to invert y-look as I kept turning myself upside-down) I found a side exit. Thinking back I can't recall seeing any doors in the game; all buildings and such have just openings. I didn't realize this while playing though and only found it notable after the fact.
So finally on to actually playing.
It is somewhat unfortunate that my first real experience in the game was also the biggest problem I had: lag. I left the (very small) private instance I started in and entered the public area. I noted some NPCs with an icon over their head (which I later deduced is SWTOR's version of the quest exclamation mark) and tried to initiate conversation. But no matter how I clicked them nothing happened. So instead I just went outside, thinking there was no interaction with them. To the left I noted another player being engaged with some mobs, but my quest marker led to a small building to the right.
When I approached the building, suddenly a cinematic conversation started. This startled me some, but what was worse was that after the NPC had his say, and clearly waiting for me to respond, I couldn't do anything. I didn't get a dialog wheel, pressing space or escape didn't do anything either. Though I could see the NPC moving, it seemed frozen. I thought "oh dear" and flagged over a BioWare employee. As he walked over though it suddenly kicked my out of the conversation again. When I told him what happened he told me that it was probably lag, the area being quite crowded because Bounty Hunters started there too and were somewhat popular. The connection thingy in the UI also flashed red now and then, indicating lag.
While that was the biggest issue I had because of lag, I noticed other issues as well later. Often I would walk into an area (like a room) to find it completely empty, with several seconds later having the NPCs suddenly pop in. And some of my attacks, the sniper shot in particular, seemed to lag behind a bit as well (the snipe channel bar would fill up, when full the mob would wake up from the flashbang I'd applied earlier, but nothing would happen for a second until I got the shooting effect and the damage was applied). I've no idea what caused the lag, for all I know it was due to Gamerbase's connection, and I'm sure that they'll fix that before release. But with only 50 people playing, at most 25 on Hutta, even if connecting to a server in Austin that's definitely a problem that needs fixing.
[EDIT] The developers have noted that they're aware of the lag and that they are working to resolve it. I have every confidence that they will improve this and the lag I experienced should not be taken as an indication of how good or not the game is.
With the unpleasantness out of the way, everything else was almost entirely positive.
I'm sure that you've heard it before, as I had, but it's hard to convey how much of a difference the dialog truly makes. The combat (which I'll get to in more detail later) is fairly similar to that in other MMOs. With just that and standard quests it would feel like most any MMO (like WoW, LotRO or Rift) I think. But the dialogs make it feel like a completely different experience. To me it makes it feel like you're playing a single-player game, while you're playing an MMO (and no doubt about that).
Often you'll go into a private instance for these dialogs. Not only are these instances really small, a room or two big (they really seem to exist purely to avoid players clustering around important quest NPCs which would break the immersion), they also seamlessly connect to the world. You get this green, transparent veil to indicate where the instance starts, but beyond that the instances are part of the world; no loading. Felt really natural; you're hardly aware that it's an instance at all. Was quite impressive. All of the main class quest I experienced was in these instances.
There are also quest NPCs outside in the shared areas. I can imagine that you might see multiple players gather around an NPC there, though I didn't see any of that (I suspect most were too eager to try out the combat and skipped the quests). Talking to one of those also gives you full cinematic dialog; not sure how it deals with other players standing in front of the NPC during those.
I must admit that I was dreading the dialog wheel a bit as I really don't like it much in the Mas Effect games or in Dragon Age 2. Luckily (and I've no idea why they don't do that in those other three games) you can select dialog options with the number keys as well. So 1 for top-right, 2 for middle-right, etc. The placement of the options doesn't always seem to be consistent as I got Dark Side points once from a top-right option, but in general I like that you have to evaluate the options and can't just blindly always pick the top-right one knowing that it'll be the 'good' choice.
[EDIT] Since writing the above I've learned that dialog options are ordered, they're just ordered based on 'class appropriateness' instead of Dark/Light. So having a Dark Side option in the top slot makes sense; it's just something I wasn't expecting.
A bit more problematic is that it's hard to tell what the result of a choice is going to be. During my playtime I got Dark Side points twice, and Light Side points once. The first time I got Dark Side points I knew I would (as I opted to kill someone who threatened to blow my cover; I wanted to see how it would transition into combat). The second one though, from picking the option, I had no idea that it would be worse than anything I'd picked before (I tended to be fairly business-like and try to be professional). The Light Side points also came as a bit of a surprise, mostly because I could come up with various motivations for picking that option that weren't good. For a moment I thought that they might do a Dragon Age 2 thing where it shows an icon in the middle giving an indication of the type of response, but not only would that not work with the keyboard selection, I also didn't see any of that.
[EDIT] Similarly to the above edit it seems that they do show Dark/Light icons, but only when hovering over the options with the mouse. The time I tried there probably just weren't any Dark/Light options. I'm not altogether happy with this as I greatly prefer choosing with the keyboard and this feels like it's forcing me to use the mouse instead. Maybe they'll add an option to color the dialog choice instead (so that blue responses are Light and red responses are Dark or such).
Don't get me wrong, in general I like not being spoon-fed what the good and what the bad options are, but I also don't like to be surprised by something that I thought was good turning out to be evil.
For the rest I really liked the conversations and would have enjoyed them more if I wasn't playing with time-pressure (and wanting to see as much of the game as possible). I did find myself skipping through alien dialog (with space, esc seemed to cancel the dialog altogether), mostly because I knew I had limited time and I could read the subtitles much faster than the voice took. The voice acting was quite good far as I could tell, to the point of the Imperial Agent changing his accent to better fit his cover identity. As a whole the conversations felt like those in any single-player game, making you feel like you're part of a story instead of just grinding quests.
After the lag problem mentioned above I went into the building my quest indicated, another instanced room. There the npc pointed me to another building where I had to pick up my cover identity and eliminate all witnesses, though I only realized that latter part after I killed the two hostile mobs in the (instanced) area. I returned and was sent to the hangout of a certain Hutt to infiltrate his gang.
When going from one (generally instanced; yes there were a lot of those and all of them small) quest location to another you travel through the shared world. There are hostile mobs, as well as other npcs (merchants, trainers, quest npcs, etc) spread throughout. Though I managed to avoid most of them (I did get into combat a lot more later, on that more in a bit). A lot of the quests seemed to be "go here, talk to this npc, then go there, talk to that npc", but that's fine; the more dialog the better. I was, in fact, somewhat surprised at how little combat the quests involved so far (though I realize that it's just the starter planet and will probably pick up a lot more later). You have the odd fight here and there, but I was expecting something more along the lines of a brief conversation followed by your traditional slogging through hordes of uninteresting enemies. Happy surprise there then.
One quest I found particularly fun was after talking to the Hutt I had to contact my handler from the Hutt hideout. But to do that you first had to sweep the room for bugs. To do that you had to click on objects to 'search' them, until you clicked on the three objects hiding a bug. Sure, it's just "clicking glowies" as you have so often in MMOs, but I liked that the objects didn't glow, forcing you to explore the room a little to find the objects you could interact with instead of just making glow disappear. And it fit the theme of the Imperial Agent quite well. If BioWare can keep that a little more imaginative quests up then it bodes quite well for the game.
I did pick up a couple of side-quests, but didn't complete any of them. I did notice that you could click on the quest in the quest tracker to open the quest log with a detailed description. The main quest location is also clearly marked on the map so that you know where to go. I didn't notice any of the side quests being marked, though in fairness I didn't look very hard.
[EDIT] I remembered after writing the above that I did complete one side-quest. An Evocii gave me a quest to deal with some bullies, which were located in the same work camp my main quest led to. In fact, that's where I got my second Dark Side points as in talking to the bullies I had two options: threatening them in the top-right slot and saying it's no problem i the bottom-right slot. I thought that the second one meant that you'd tell them it's alright to bully Evocii and the first was just doing as promised, so it took me by surprise there.
After going back to talk to one of the Hutt's lackeys (and getting Dark Side points for killing that guy threatening to blow my cover on the way) I went to a campsite to help out an Evocii (where I got the Light Side points). But since I'd hardly seen any combat yet at this point (I think I had a total of four altercations) I started to get antsy to dive into that a bit more. So having done quests for forty minutes I decided to spend the last twenty (which turned out to be closer to forty-five as they let us play half an hour longer) going off the beaten path and just fight random mobs. I'm generally not really one for combat, but I felt that I probably wasn't going to get more information out of more questing.
To anyone who has played any of the fairly recent MMOs the general gameplay is going to feel quite familiar. You look around with the mouse (keeping the right mouse button pressed), walk with the WASD keys (or by pressing both mouse buttons at once), etc. You target enemies either by clicking on them or, as I prefer, targeting nearest with Tab. And you use the number keys to use your skills, most of them a variety of attacks doing damage to your target.
The drawback of that familiarity is that none of it really feels innovative and new. That was, in fact, part of the reason that I picked the Imperial Agent; I wanted to see the cover system which promised to be a truly new thing. In the beginning I had a hard time figuring the cover system out. Just by running around there is no indication of where you can seek cover. You do when you're in combat, but by then it's too late (at least for setting up opening sniper shots) and pressing 9 in the middle of combat to get into cover is a bit awkward.
But then a friendly BioWare employee suggested that I could get into cover by pressing Shift+R. After experimenting a bit (and dying once as a result) I found that just pressing Shift will show you the cover points and just pressing R will get you into one. From that point on using cover became easy and the combat finally became easy.
As such I do think that they could do with a good tutorial though to explain this. In fact I don't recall seeing any tutorial prompts (nothing on how to walk, how to target things, etc). This is fine for MMO veterans (beyond the cover system), but those newer to MMOs or even new to games will have a hard time without it. I suspect though that a tutorial simply hasn't been implemented yet.
Beyond that I must say that the cover system doesn't work as smoothly as in a game like Mass Effect 2. In there you can pretty much use anything, any wall or obstacle, as cover. But in SWTOR it seems that the cover points need to be explicitly mapped. A fair few times I ran across something that I thought could be used as cover, only for there to be no cover points or for the cover points to be on the wrong side. The only cover there seemed to be are these waist-high walls and crates and rocks, so far I haven't seen any standing cover behind the corner of a wall or behind a tree or such. Combat often consisted of seeing a group of mobs and then running around them looking for the nearest cover.
While in cover your skill bar changes to show cover-specific skills. A few skills are shared (such as the flashbang skill to daze mobs), but most were unique. You can only snipe while in cover (though in fairness I haven't tried dragging the skill to my out-of-cover skill bar). Melee opponents can be tricky as they negate cover, so usually it became a matter of flash-banging them and then taking them out first before they could close in. When they do get close get out of cover to take them out with your melee attack (Skiv) and then get back into cover to take out the ranged guy.
Another nice thing, and a tactic I used a few times as well, is that you can run-and-gun. That way you can keep some distance between yourself and melee foes while continuing to shoot at them (occasionally closing in for a Skiv once it is off recharge). And another thing I liked was that there isn't an auto-attack (and I could find no way to make one of your skills auto-attack either). If you don't press any buttons then nothing happens. Which can be helpful as then you can recharge your energy for the more powerful skills.
In general I found energy to be more of a limiting faction in spamming skills than cooldown was. A few skills had noticeable cooldown (like Skiv; when you're in melee you kinda really want to keep using your melee attack), but more often than not I had to wait for energy to use my sniper shot or my other more powerful attacks (like Suppressive Fire, which is a very nice AoE attack that I didn't use nearly enough). Sniper shot has a short, but noticeable, casting time before firing. If you get hit during that then the casting bar jumps back a little again, making the casting last longer. Even so the shot is fairly powerful and usually worth the cost (at least at the low level I was playing).
During my 45 minutes of combat I died twice, once while I was experimenting with the cover system to try and get the hang of it and once when I was blind-sided by an enforcer droid I hadn't noticed (standing behind a tree). I was level four by that time with the droid being level six and a few before had given me some trouble as well even when I fired the first shot from cover, but this one caught me in the open. Even so it was really close.
As such I found the game to be a nice challenge. Oftentimes it would be fairly close and after each battle I had to use my recharge skill (pictured above). At one point, while I was still level two I think and figuring out the run-and-gun system dealing with a few melee enemies, I realized that Daniel Erickson was watching me play. Once I defeated the enemies he remarked that I was playing "way out of my level range" as I had just taken out three level five guys. He was expecting me to die. I hadn't even realized (hadn't noticed the level indicator for enemies yet and was just fighting whatever I came across). I liked that.
Of course it was still the origin world (and as such the tutorial area); I don't know whether they've tweaked the difficulty of those since PAX East (where, as I understand, they felt that the origin worlds were too difficult).
The two times I did die I just respawned at the nearest point (which happened to be the Evocii work camp in both cases). I didn't notice any death penalty of need to recover my corpse or anything like that. Of course it was still low level (and MMOs often forgo the death penalty until a higher level) and I honestly didn't really pay much attention to any death penalty.
A few other bits that don't really fit anywhere else. I noticed a speeder bike travel NPC who I briefly tried. Doing so gave me the message that I'd unlocked a travel location, but I'm guessing that because it was my only point so far I couldn't really go anywhere (I didn't really try further). At least it seems that quick travel works similar to how it does in games like LotRO. I'm not entirely happy with that; in LotRO I'm constantly clicking the travel guys because I keep forgetting which I already unlocked and which not. I think that it would be better to automatically unlock one when you're relatively near (as in within sight of one).
I leveled up a few times during play (I think I was about level four, level five by the end), but only visited the trainer once at level three. New skills are acquired by visiting a skill trainer and you have to pay (ingame) credits for them, much like it works in a lot of MMOs. Was a bit tricky finding a skill trainer until I figured out how to display skill trainers on the map (seems that it was turned off by default). But I got the flashbang grenade skill like that (very useful for temporarily stunning a group of enemies) as well as an AoE attack (Suppression Fire or such). Also quite useful. When you're out in the field and have gained a level your powers window shows you what skill is available (and that you need to visit a trainer to unlock it). When I got to level four it showed me some poison dart skill or such was available.
At various times, often just by entering a new area, would I get a message on screen saying something about a new codex entry being unlocked. However, I haven't been able to find said codex yet (I briefly looked for a button to open it). I take it that this is similar to the codices in other BioWare game, basically a sort of ingame encyclopedia. Perhaps even something similar to the Tome of Knowledge in WAR, tracking all your stats and progress and being used to unlock titles and such. One can hope. I did run into one glowie that didn't seem to be quest-related, an Evocii Totempole or such, which after clicking on it also unlocked a codex entry.
[EDIT] Based on developer comments I now think that the glowie I clicked actually starts a Bonus Quest as I do recall seeing a "1/6" appear (I just thought it was referring to the number of related codex entries; I'm sure it also unlocked a codex entry). I didn't notice the quest in my log or tracker or map or anything as I was pretty much ignoring quests by this point.
Another pleasant little thing is that using Shift and right mouse click would automatically loot all from corpses. Not all games include something like that so I was glad that SWTOR does. Now, if they can also include Rift's auto-loot all near (not that I had a situation where it was needed) then that would be even better. For the rest I stayed away from the inventory for the most part beyond briefly looking at it and right-click equipping some new boots I had found.
A brief note on the graphics as well (which I realize I haven't even mentioned yet; a sign of how important it is to me perhaps). I must say that I still don't really like the character graphics. The heroic proportions just aren't to my taste and playing a character who doesn't wear bulky armor makes it more visible. That said it didn't bother me as much as I thought it would either and I can see how with longer playing I might get used to it enough to not really notice anymore. The environment graphics I liked a lot better, even though Hutta is probably the (purposely) ugliest planet they have in the game all green and drab and slimy. There was no real moment where I just stood there to marvel at the view, but I can see how I might on a more lush planet (such at Tython perhaps). I'm not altogether convinced that starting people on an ugly planet is a good idea, but at least can only go up from there.
I didn't get any Companion yet so no comment on that. Also no crafting or such. And I didn't try any grouping either. It was hard getting a feeling of the size of the planet, but I did get the impression that I'd hardly scratched the surface. As BioWare noted during the event as well, even from playing an hour you still have no idea how massively big the game is. I can definitely believe that. Of course any game still feels big when you've spent only an hour in the tutorial zone.
Impressively, beyond the lag issues already mentioned, I didn't notice any bugs.
I'm probably missing a few things to mention, but that's all I can recall.
At 8pm Stephen Reid had to tell us something and, since that was an hour in, I thought he was going to tell us to stop playing. But instead he said that in fifteen minutes they'd have an impromptu Q&A session (while we could keep playing) and fifteen minutes after that it was over and we'd have to leave.
There weren't that many people asking questions, I think most wanted to keep playing as long as possible and/or couldn't think up of anything to ask. I couldn't think of anything either as any question I could come up with I already knew the answer to or I knew they weren't talking about yet. And most of the questions they got fell in those two categories (such as whether they have an overt/covert system like Star Wars Galaxies, to which they replied that there are no cross-faction guilds). They did confirm the existence of titles though (when someone asked about the "Darth" title), but didn't go into any details beyond that.
They also confirmed that all the planets that they've revealed (as listed on the Holonet) are all the explorable planets and they don't have any more planets to reveal. This is of course outside of planets for Flashpoints (such as Taral V) and the space combat and such.
And then, regrettably, it was time to stop. We were all given a poster signed on the spot by a few BioWarians, giving us the choice between a Republic poster and an Empire poster. And we also all got a t-shirt, again with choice between Republic (blue) and Empire (red). I picked Republic on both counts (what can I say, I'm a goody two-shoes).
I wanted to thank them for hosting the event and giving us the opportunity to have some hands-on time with the game, but they were busy signing and handing out goodies and on top of that I'm shy and was still somewhat dazed. So Instead I'll just do it (again) through my blog. My deepest thanks to all those involved in getting all this set up, particularly Stephen Reid who, I can imagine, must've had his hands full with all the invites and everything. A thank you to all those with helpful advise (that Shift+R tip really made a massive difference). And a thank you to all the BioWare developers who have been working so hard all these years to make the game. I can definitely see a lot better where it's going now.
Overall I greatly enjoyed my time and I quite enjoyed playing. I still have questions, I still wonder about the longevity of the game. But right now I can't wait to play more and try some of the other classes as well (and some other places; Hutta is too drab for my taste). Keep up the good work and smooth out the issues (such as the lag) and I have little doubt that this can be a big success.
[EDIT] On the official forums one poster called me out for my blog post being too negative (while I said that my experience were overwhelmingly positive). So I wrote a reply to him(?) highlighting the things I particularly enjoyed. If you, after reading the above post, feel my post is somewhat negative then perhaps you would to read that reply post as well as I had no intention of being negative. I'm just trying to be critical.
Labels: article, Star Wars: The Old Republic
bendrui_nibrighid said...
thanks so much! You've shared a lot of good information.
Ayane said...
Thank you, I'm glad that you liked the post. :)
Also note that I added a couple of paragraphs (each prefixed with "[EDIT]") based on some additional information I learned since writing the post.
Sungil said...
Great post! Thank you :)
Jbradley said...
Fantastic post there. Really great. I was on the 9pm session and we were told that the lag/latency issues we were all getting was due to them have to use the Northern American servers since the EU ones weren't operational.
I've also posted some audio from the 9pm Q&A session if you want to take a looksie at it:
http://www.doghousegamer.com/multimedia/5thApril/gbqa.html
Another player. said...
Nice review!
Deewe
Thank you all for the comments.
And thank you JBradley for that Q&A log; there's some really good information in there (loved their explanation of the accents). I don't think our Q&A was quite as informative as that.
As for the lag issues, I hope it's not (just) playing on NA servers. At least I've played a fair number of MMOs on US servers and it was never quite this bad (outside stress tests). And depending on how/whether they'll allow it I might want to play with some US friends sometimes too.
But as I said I'm not worried about the lag much. Fixing issues like that is usually nearer launch; after all that is what stress tests are for to help fix.
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+LIVE+ Performs To Sold Out Crowd In London [Review & Photos]
By Janson Bulpin | July 12, 2019 - 7:29 am | July 12, 2019 Tour Reviews
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Tonight I was set to attend a sold-out performance by the band Live at the iconic O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire in London. Arriving late but ready to rock on arrival, the venue was crammed full and the buzz in the venue for Live to hit the stage was unreal. The feeling from the fans was a decent, friendly vibe and you felt like you were among friends. Everyone was looking after each other and being polite as we all had one thing in common: we’re here to witness a classic performance by a band that was essentially the soundtrack of the 90’s; Live. Continue reading →
Tagged 90s, Alternative, Hard Rock, Live, Live band Concert Review, London, O2 Shepherd's Bush, Throwing Copper
IMMOLATION And BLOOD INCANTATION To Ravage North America This Fall
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Immolation (Photo credit: Rodrigo Fredes)
Death metal legions, unite! This is gonna be one hell of a bad motherfucker of a tour. New York death metal giants IMMOLATION are pleased to announce “The Last Atonement Tour – North America 2019”. Joining them as direct support on their headlining run are Denver-based death metal merchants, BLOOD INCANTATION.
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Spend New Year’s Eve At Ozzfest!
By Rattlehead | December 9, 2018 - 6:40 am | December 9, 2018 News
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New Year’s Eve is just around the corner and what better way to spend it by rocking it out to OzzFest 2018 with some of the greatest acts in modern rock music. New Year’s Eve in Los Angeles this year will see the man himself OZZY OSBOURNE headlining along with ROB ZOMBIE, MARILYN MANSON and a few more acts that are ready to entice you.
This 31st night, the show will take place at Los Angeles at the famed The Forum, which also includes an indoor and an outdoor large stage, some fun and frolic festivities, and some good food trucks. Joining the headliners are JONATHAN DAVIS, ZAKK SABBATH, BODY COUNT(first OzzFest debut performance), DEVILDRIVER and WEDNESDAY13. If this doesn’t convince you to get on those moshing boots, then I don’t know what will!
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Grand RockTember VI Day 3: AUTOGRAPH, LYNCH MOB, HERICANE ALICE, TUFF, QUEENSRYCHE, TESLA
By Jeff Kunze | October 2, 2018 - 1:28 am | October 2, 2018 Tour Reviews
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Minnesota’s own HERICANE ALICE opened up the final day. In 1990 they released “Tear The House Down” and we got some of the great cuts off that album. The band is fronted by Bruce Naumann and also features Johnny Holiday (guitar), Johnny (Super J) Keyte (Bass) and Jerry Babcock (drums). The band opened with a cover of “Radar Love” but the crowd really reacted to “Tear The House Down” and “Wild, Young, and Crazy”. There is new material on the way and I know a lot of people looking forward to that. They were a great way to get the day started.
The Stevie Rachelle lead TUFF brought a great show to the stage next. Flanked by founding member Todd Chase on bass the band opened with “God Bless This Mess”. The roster was filled out with Jimi Lord on drums and Billy Morris on guitar. They were a lot of fun and Rachelle’s personality kept you dialed in. Some songs that made the playlist included “Spit Like This”, “Ruck A Pit Bridge” and “In Dogs We Trust”. Stevie gave a nice shout-out to Nicci Wikkid and dedicated “Good Guys Wear Black” to him. He was the guitarist for one of Minnesota’s most loved metal bands, Slave Raider, and sadly past away recently. “The All New Generation” and the anthem “American Hair Band” brought the TUFF gang’s time on the stage to an end.
AUTOGRAPH launched into “Deep End” and then “Loud and Clear” to get people moving. Steve Lynch (guitar) and Randy Rand (bass) have been waving the Autograph flag since the beginning and have recruited drummer Marc Weiland and singer Simon Daniels to carry the band forward. They released a new album in 2017 called “Get Off Your Ass” and showcased the title track along with “Every Generation” and “You Are Us, We Are You” during the set. It’s hard to imagine an AUTOGRAPH without a Steve Plunkett on vocals but I’ve seen this line-up multiple times now and they have won me over. Daniels is a true talent and his vocals play well with the Autograph catalog. Your not leaving an AUTOGRAPH show until you get the built in closer, “Turn Up The Radio”, and it still consumes everybody within earshot of it.
George Lynch would make his second appearance of the Festival with LYNCH MOB. “Street Fighting Man” was the opener and then they jumped into “She’s Evil But She’s Mine” and “River Of Love”. Nathan Utz handled the vocals while Sean McNabb (bass) and Scot Cogan (drums) took on the rhythm section. A couple highlights for me were “Tangled In The Web” as loved that second LYNCH MOB record and the DOKKEN cover of “When Heaven Comes Down”. I not sure I’ve ever heard that song sound so heavy and epic, it was brilliant. Utz was very entertaining and was all over the stage and George put in another great performance to follow up the DOKKEN show the night before. The rest of the set included “Mr. Scary”, “It’s Not Love”, “No Good”, and the closer “Wicked Sensation”.
QUEENSRYCHE struck gold when they were able to replace Geoff Tate with Todd LaTorre. He is a true talent with a voice that perfectly fits within the bands sound. Every time I see them I’m still amazed how seamless that transition was. Michael Wilton on guitar and Eddie Jackson on bass are the only original members playing with the band now. Scott Rockenfield is still listed in the band but hasn’t played with them in some time as Casey Grillo has been filling in behind the kit. Guitarist Parker Lundgren was absent and Mike Stone took over those duties for the evening. The band opened with “Best I Can” with a rousing response from the crowd. I like hearing the stuff from the pre-mindcrime era and we got a few, “The Whisper”, “Queen Of The Reich”, “Take Hold Of The Flame” and “Screaming In Digital”. The staples of every set were also present in the forms of “Silent Lucidity”, “Empire”, and “Jet City Woman”. These guys never sound bad and they played a great set that was capped off with “Eyes Of A Stranger”.
TESLA would close out the three-day festival. These guys seem to never come off the road and remain one of the busiest rock bands out there. With a ton of great material to choose from, the band opened with “I Wanna Live” and then “Hang Tough” and “Heaven’s Trail (No Way Out)“. There isn’t much left to say that hasn’t already been said but TESLA is simply a great rock-n-roll band. Jeff Keith on vocals, Brian Wheat on bass, Troy Luccketta on drums, and the twin guitar attack of Frank Hannon and Dave Rude powers the TESLA machine. The crowd loved every minute of the set that also included an acoustic section that included “Cumin’Atcha Live/Truckin’”, “Lazy Days, Crazy Nights”, “Paradise” and the ultimate sing-along song “Signs”. All the usual hits like “Love Song”, “What You Give” and “Little Suzi” were played but it was “Mama’s Fool” and “Edison’s Medicine (Man Out Of Time)” that got my attention. A perfect ending to the event was TESLA filling the nighttime air with “Modern Day Cowboy” and I’m sure I’m not alone in that thought.
Grand RockTember VI comes to an end after three days of some of the most iconic material written from a time period that so many hold near and dear to their hearts. The guessing game is already in progress to who will be on the bill in 2019 as hotels are already being booked for next years pilgrimage to the Grand Casino in Hinckley, MN. Let the countdown begin…
Hericane Alice
Tagged Autograph, Concert, Grand RockTember VI, Hericane Alice, Live, Live Review, Lychmob, Queensryche, Rock, Tesla, Tuff
Texas Hippie Coalition, Kobra And The Lotus & More Bring Metal To Johnson City. [Review & Gallery]
By Thomas Biggs | May 12, 2018 - 1:11 pm | May 12, 2018 Tour Reviews
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The band of outlaws that is the Texas Hippie Coalition rolled into Johnson City, TN and The Hideaway with their friends Kobra and the Lotus, Brand of Julez, Granny 4 Barrel and Clockwork Asylum. The “Year Of The Bull tour” was about to be unleashed on Johnson City, TN. The intent was to tear apart The Hideaway and they came real close!!
Tagged Brand Of Julez, Clockwork Asylum, Concert, Gig, Gig Review, Granny 4 Barrel, Kobra And The Lotus, Live, Live Review, Review, Texas Hippie Coalition
MOTIONLESS IN WHITE, EVERY TIME I DIE, Dominate Sold Out Show In Lexington [Review & Photo Gallery]
By Thomas Biggs | March 17, 2018 - 12:38 pm | March 19, 2018 Tour Reviews
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It’s March in the Bluegrass which means everyone in the region has basketball on their minds. Although the University of Kentucky men’s basketball team is playing (which I listened to on the 2 hour drive north to Lexington) this day was about music. Not just any kind of music – Metal! Not just any normal volume – Very Loud! Continue reading →
Tagged Concert Review, Everytime I Die, Gig, lexington, Live, Live Show Review, Motionless In White, Review
State Of The Art: RIFT! [Album Streams]
By Wessel | January 15, 2018 - 2:19 pm | January 15, 2018 Artist Showcase
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*This is part of our State Of The Art series, showcasing bands every Monday from the featured State*
This month’s State is Nebraska!
Coming all the way from Nebraska is the 2 piece instrumental doom metal act Rift. With just 2 complete studio records and 1 live record they make it seem so easy to write and produce 3 stellar pieces in a row!
Tagged 2018, Bandcamp, Doom Metal, Instrumental, Live, Nebraska, Rift, Rift Volume 1, Saros
SCOUR To Play Two Rare U.S. Shows Next Week!
By Rattlehead | December 11, 2017 - 10:39 am | December 11, 2017 News
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SCOUR, the extreme metal supergroup featuring Philip H. Anselmo (PANTERA, DOWN, SUPERJOINT), John Jarvis (PIG DESTROYER, AGORAPHOBIC NOSEBLEED), Derek Engemann (CATTLE DECAPITATION), Chase Fraser (ANIMOSITY, DECREPIT BIRTH), and Adam Jarvis (PIG DESTROYER, MISERY INDEX) –will play two rare shows in Texas next week in Fort Worth and Austin respectively. The band is also confirmed to appear at Roskilde Festival in Denmark next year alongside the likes of Mogwai, Clutch, Chelsea Wolfe, Bruno Mars, and so many more. See confirmed dates below.
SCOUR released their ‘Red‘ EP — part two of a three-part EP series — early last month via Housecore Records. Reaping critical hails from fans and critics alike it top charted in many magazines top lists.
Tagged Concert, Live, Pantera, Phil Anselmo, Scour, Special Shows, Tour, US
FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY Release Deluxe Version Of ‘The Great Collapse’ Featuring 9 Bonus Songs Live!
By Wessel | October 29, 2017 - 6:46 pm | October 29, 2017 News
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Legendary deathcore act Fit For An Autopsy decided to release a deluxe edition of one of this year’s greatest deathcore albums called ‘The Great Collapse’ which includes 9 bonus tracks performed live at Rain City!
Tagged 2017, Deathcore, Deluxe Edition, Fit For An Autopsy, Live, Rain City, Rain City Recorders, The Great Collapse
CATTLE DECAPITATION Insane New Live Recorded Video “The Prophets Of Loss”! [Video Stream + Tour Dates]
By Elly | October 26, 2017 - 9:10 pm | October 26, 2017 News
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US Death metal titans Cattle Decapitation have just dropped an insane new video for “The Prophets Of Loss” including live footage from their latest European headlining tour with Broken Hope and Hideous Divinity. Director Paul McGuire of Obscenerey Films travelled with the band and captured rare behind-the-scenes glimpses and electrifying live footage for the track, taken from 2015’s highly acclaimed ‘The Anthropocene Extinction’.
Currently headlining the Metalsucks & Exclaim! Aggressive Tendencies Presents “The North American Extinction Tour Part II: Inhuman Beings”, featuring Revocation, Full Of Hell, and Artificial Brain. Touring in support of their most recent maniacal offering; the thematically engrossing and sonically charged full-length ‘The Anthropocene Extinction’ – named as one of the best albums of the year by Loudwire.com, MetalSucks.net, MetalInjection.net, alongside many more. Preview and order the acclaimed record here. Continue reading →
Tagged Cattle Decapitation, Live, Obscenery Films, Paul McGuire, The Anthropocene Extinction, The North American Extinction Tour Part II: Inhuman Beings, The Prophets Of Loss, Video
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Evidence for adipocyte-derived extracellular vesicles in the human circulation
Connolly, Katherine D., Wadey, Rebecca M., Mathew, Donna, Johnson, Errin, Rees, D. Aled and James, Philip E.. 2018. Evidence for adipocyte-derived extracellular vesicles in the human circulation. Endocrinology 159 (9) , pp. 3259-3267. 10.1210/en.2018-00266
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2018-00266
Adipocyte-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs) may serve as novel endocrine mediators of adipose tissue and impact upon vascular health. However, it is unclear whether adipocyte-derived EVs are present in the human circulation. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to seek evidence for the presence of adipocyte-derived EVs in circulating plasma. Size exclusion chromatography of platelet-free plasma identified fractions 5-10 as containing EVs by a peak in particle concentration, which corresponded with the presence of EV and adipocyte proteins. Pooling fractions 5-10 and subjecting to ultracentrifugation yielded a plasma EV sample, as verified by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) showing EV structures and Western blotting for EV (e.g. CD9 and Alix) and adipocyte markers. Magnetic beads and a solid phase assay were used to deplete the EV sample of the four major families of circulating EVs: platelet-, leukocyte-, endothelial- and erythrocyte-derived EVs. Post-depletion samples from both techniques contained EV structures as visualized by TEM, as well as CD9, Alix and classic adipocyte proteins. Post-depletion samples also contained a range of other adipocyte proteins from an adipokine array. Adipocyte proteins and adipokines are expressed in optimally processed plasma EV samples, suggesting that adipocyte-derived EVs are secreted into the human circulation.
MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics (CNGG)
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Charles Arthur Hudson
Place: Kildare, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Son of Charles George, wheelwright and coachbuilder, and Annie Nicholson
Married 2 November 1892, East Melbourne, Victoria to Jane Ellen Wiggins (born circa 1870), daughter of John and Margaret Ellen Carpenter
Widowed 16 January 1927
Place: Home of Peace, Subiaco, Western Australia
Cemetery: Albany Cemetery, Western Australia
Lawyer and solicitor
Called to Victorian Bar
Practised in Shepperton by 1892, in Traralgon, Victoria 1897–1900, also partnership in Morwell 1899–1900
At Terang 1901
WA Bar 1904
Practised at Norseman and later at Albany for a short time after leaving politics until ill health forced him to take a partner
Labor to 1917 then Nationalist
Search for speeches by Charles Hudson
MLA Dundas 20 November 1905–3 October 1911
MLA Yilgarn 3 October 1911-12 March 1921
Contested Yilgarn 12 March 1921
Minister without portfolio 28 June–27 July 1917
Minister for Mines and for Railways 27 July 1917–17 April 1919
Colonial Secretary 17 April–17 May 1919
At Home of Peace, Subiaco from 1928
Battye I, p. 345.
D Black and G Bolton, eds, Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia: volume one 1870-1930, Parliamentary History Project, Perth, WA, 2010, p. 103.
West Australian, 5 May 1937.
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Last Updated: Tuesday, 3 July 2007, 17:33 GMT 18:33 UK
Mohammed Asha 'a brilliant student'
By Dale Gavlak
BBC News, Amman
In Amman, family and friends of a Jordanian doctor detained by British police in connection with car bombing plots in London and Glasgow have been talking about his background and education.
Mohammed attended a school for gifted children in Jordan
They recalled the slight, bespectacled neurosurgeon as being far more concerned about advancing his promising medical career than pursuing Islam or politics.
Dr Mohammed Asha, 26, a Palestinian brought up in Jordan and holding a Jordanian passport, was arrested on the M6 in Cheshire on Saturday night along with a 27-year-old woman thought to be his wife.
He worked as a junior physician at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford.
'Not politically involved'
Dr Asha's instructor at the University of Jordan's medical school and the faculty's Vice Dean, Dr Azmi Mahafzah, called the young physician "a brilliant student who graduated first of his class in 2004".
"I can't even remotely imagine him being involved in extremist activities or terrorism," Dr Mahafzah said of his student of six years.
I remember him as a liberal thinker who respected other nationalities and religions - that's what we were educated in our schools and in our career as doctors
Dr Aseel al-Omari, former colleague
"He was not politically involved at all. The only thing that preoccupied him was his studies," he said.
"Dr Asha is a determined physician who wanted to pursue his specialty in neurosurgery in Britain," the microbiologist added.
A female medical colleague, Dr Aseel al-Omari, a former colleague of Dr Asha's, now works as a laboratory specialist at the University of Jordan hospital.
Both travelled the same celebrated educational path over the past decade - first as gifted students at Amman's prestigious Jubilee School and, later, at the country's top medical faculty.
The Jubilee secondary school, founded by the late King Hussein's wife, Queen Nour, encourages religious tolerance and provides exposure to other cultures.
It is a place where boys and girls easily mix, a rarity in conservative Middle Eastern culture.
Dr Omari said Dr Asha had no problems fitting in there or at the university.
"He has always been known as such a model for the rest of us," Dr Omari said.
"Yes, he's a good Muslim, but he never espoused any extremist or terrorist ideology."
"I remember him as a liberal thinker who respected other nationalities and religions - that's what we were educated in our schools and in our career as doctors," she added.
'Mistaken arrest'
Jordan's press ran front page stories about Dr Asha's arrest and interviews with his father, Jamil Abdelkader Asha, but refrained from commenting on the situation.
Dr Asha's father said his son had never shown extremist tendencies
But a medical student at the University of Jordan, who asked that his name not be used, expressed fear that he would be refused entry to Britain in the coming months to pursue his medical career because of the incident.
Dr Asha's father, a teacher, told the BBC that his son Mohammed "never showed any signs of growing militancy" during his past three-year stay in Britain.
He said he and Dr Asha "were in phone contact every week" and that his son looked forward to an upcoming visit to Jordan on 12 July with his wife, Marwa Dana, and their one-and-a-half-year-old son, Anas.
The father called Dr Asha's arrest a "mistake" but expressed confidence that the British judicial system would prove his innocence.
Security officials in Amman said Dr Asha had no previous criminal record in Jordan.
A top Jordanian official said the government was closely following investigation with British authorities.
He called information about the doctor's alleged involvement in the bombing plots "very sketchy" and said Jordan was told that Dr Asha was merely a "possible suspect," who was not charged with any crime.
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The pointy end: Historical fencing comes to campus
– March 5, 2019Posted in: Current News
Medieval battles will be brought to life outside Brochstein Pavilion March 22
Historians employ their research in many ways, from writing books to challenge long-held assumptions to teaching the past to future generations. Sometimes they also employ their research to hit each other.
Fencers and fighters will be coming to campus March 22 for a demonstration of historic European martial arts. (Photos courtesy of Erin Baezner)
On March 22, the historical methods used to bring early European martial arts to life in 21st-century America will be on full display on the Central Quad outside Brochstein Pavilion as fencers and other fighters battle it out between classes.
“The fencers use primary sources – a key component of both our History and Medieval and Early Modern Studies degrees and research – found in old manuscripts in libraries around the world to reconstruct what a medieval or Renaissance fight might have looked like,” explained Erin Baezner, department coordinator for Rice’s History Department, who is coordinating the March 22 event. “I want to show students that history is alive – and that you don’t have to have a Ph.D. in history or medieval studies to enjoy research.”
Baezner has been a rapier and sidesword fencer for years, practicing archery and mounted combat in her pursuit of knowledge about what is referred to as HEMA: historical European martial arts. She’s bringing a dozen or so of her friends in the HEMA world to campus for a demonstration between 2 and 4 p.m. that will include armored combat, longsword matches and possibly a few rapier fights. Warmups begin at 1:30 and, Baezner said, “if it’s still going strong at 4, they’ve agreed to go longer.”
Armored combat isn’t just for the actors on “Game of Thrones.”
Matches will last between three and five minutes. As the fighters rotate out between matches, History and Medieval Studies faculty will discuss their classes while student workers distribute fliers about the courses to anyone interested. “I plan on speaking about the amazing and unorthodox ways in which history, medieval and early modern studies and humanities degrees can be used – and about primary source research,” Baezner said.
Back to that research and its application with regard to rapiers and rondel daggers: After reconstructing fights from primary source documents, historians involved in HEMA then dig deeper to ensure that what they’ve read is truly accurate. Did the Duke of Sussex really write this manuscript or was it just a period fake? Was it written by an unknown fencer who used the Duke’s title to gain favor? Has it been edited, copied or changed in any way?
“These are all questions that any researcher needs to be aware of, regardless of their field of study,” Baezner said. “The fencing is really just the reward of all this research and hard work.”
Baezner’s own introduction to HEMA was a chance encounter. She’d signed up for a “water dancing” class at her first comics convention in order to meet Miltos Yerolemou, who portrayed master fencer Syrio Forel on the HBO series “Game of Thrones.”
“When I found out that it was real, that there were real people actually sword fighting, I was so excited and started classes literally the next week,” she said. “I was coming out of a really toxic relationship and off an incredibly bad illness and I found that sword fighting was very empowering.”
Years later, Baezner remains eager to introduce others to the benefits of both historical research and historical combat. “You learn a lot about yourself through practicing with swords,” she said. “Everyone has their own reason for joining and they are varied: Some people really love ‘Game of Thrones,’ some people are looking for a new friend circle, some people are trying to work through trauma or learn who they are.”
But most importantly, Baezner said, “Everyone is always welcome.”
The Rice University Departments of History and Medieval and Early Modern Studies will present a historical fencing display outside Brochstein Pavilion March 22, 2-4 p.m. For more information, visit the Facebook event page.
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DFA calls for enforcement of duty to aid persons in distress at sea
Posted at Jun 18 2019 10:38 AM | Updated as of Jun 18 2019 10:47 AM
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Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr on Monday called on members of the United Nations to enforce their duty under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea to render assistance to persons in distress at sea.
Speaking at UN Headquarters in New York, Locsin cited the June 9 sinking of a Philippine fishing vessel anchored in Recto Bank in Palawan, in the West Philippine Sea after being hit by a Chinese vessel.
He said the incident’s location is at an area within the exclusive economic zone of the Philippines.
'The ship was rammed': PH Navy chief says Reed Bank incident not normal
"The 22 Filipino crew were left in the water until a Vietnamese vessel took them on board. We are eternally grateful, we are eternally in debt to our strategic partner, Vietnam, for this act of mercy and decency," he said.
"The incident, to put it diplomatically, highlights the moral and possibly legal —though one wouldn’t bet on it — imperative of coming to the rescue of persons in distress at sea. Article 98 of UNCLOS explicitly provides for the 'duty to render assistance,'" he added.
He added it is a felony to abandon anyone in need.
"It is the obligation of every member state of the UN and of the IMO to pay, not just lip service to these conventions but to observe them in real life-and-death situations. The rescue of persons in distress is a universally recognized obligation of people and governments; and in the civil law and, maybe even in common law, it is a felony to abandon people in distress; especially when we cause that distress; and more so when it is no bother at all to save them at no risk to oneself. While no sanction is available in international law, it should be a cause of some concern."
The speech comes just after Locsin played down the need to bring up the Reed Bank incident before the international community.
Fuck the international community. It can be bought. This is our fight and in the end ours alone. https://t.co/leMWaDTWr8
— Teddy Locsin Jr. (@teddyboylocsin) June 12, 2019
The Chinese Embassy in Manila earlier denied that a Chinese ship abandoned Filipino fishermen after sinking their boat near Reed Bank last Sunday.
The embassy claimed that Chinese fishing boat Yuemaobinyu 42212 was berthed near Reed Bank when it was "suddenly besieged by 7 or 8 Filipino fishing boats."
"During evacuation, 42212 failed to shun a Filipino fishing boat and its steel cable on the lightning grid of larboard bumped into the Filipino pilothouse. The Filipino fishing boat tilted and its stern foundered," the statement read, citing Beijing's preliminary investigation.
The embassy said the Chinese captain attempted to rescue the Filipino fishermen but was "afraid of being besieged by other Filipino fishing boats."
'No hit-and-run': Beijing denies boat abandoned Pinoy fishermen near Reed Bank
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Nicola Kearns Author
Reviews of Under a Maltese Sky
Lovely Leitrim Links & Things
The Azure Window
Professional tutor of Creative Writing
Diploma in Journalism
Works Published Include;
Leitrim Guardian Anthology 2017
Leitrim Guardian Anthology 2018 – Highly Recommended
Pieces of Mind Anthology 2017
Author of Under a Maltese Sky 2015
Author of The Azure Window 2017
Selection of Short Stories for Woman’s Way Magazine 2012 – 2017
Book Reviewer for Dundalk FM Radio and Woman’s Way Magazine
I was born in Armagh, brought up in Dundalk and lived for periods in Germany, Dublin and Newry and finally settled in County Leitrim. I work part-time in Fenagh Heritage Centre and am a writer. My first novel ‘Under a Maltese Sky’ is set against the Siege of Malta in World War Two. A historical novel, it also includes a love affair spanning sixty decades, with the book beginning not long after the Irish Civil War. I am currently working on my second novel ‘The Azure Window’ which is also set in Malta, Ireland and England. This book follows the lives of three women, whose lives are intertwined in a story of how family secrets can have far-reaching consequences generations later. I also writes short stories and book reviews for Womans Way magazine and various radio stations.
In my publisher’s words: A fascination with finding out how ordinary people survive in extraordinary conditions combined with an interest in history led Nicola Kearns to write her first novel. A native of County Louth, Nicola has spent some time in Malta and now lives in Leitrim where she works in a heritage centre.
I have a huge interest in history and especially how ‘ordinary people survive in extraordinary conditions’ but not just during war-time. However, I think not one person who ever came to be on this planet has ever lived in a time, without ‘war-time’. I do have however a fascination with people in general, but particularly people for whom life one day got turned on its head. Be that by a sudden illness, death, break-up….. you know a day when it starts out perfectly normal then one single event, in one second, your life as you knew it turns on its head and is never the same again. How people cope in those sudden seconds of life changing events fascinates me and are things I often write about.
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Alabama Senator Bobby Singleton Blows Through Republican Hypocrisy On Abortion Law
Emotional state Senator Singleton told Alabama Senate they told his daughter, "You don't matter to the State of Alabama" with passage of draconian abortion law.
8 weeks ago by Frances Langum
Alabama passed the most restrictive bill banning abortion yesterday, which will forced-birthers no doubt hope will see its way up to the Supreme Court. State Senator Bobby Singleton argued valiantly for an exception in the case of rape and incest, but that was voted down. The only exception will be if the mother's life is in danger. How very "pro-life" of them. Through tears on the floor of the state Senate, Singleton made the following pronouncement:
You just said to my daughter, "You don't matter. You don't matter in the state of Alabama." That "the state of Alabama don't care nothin' about you, baby." I gotta go home and tell her, "The state of Alabama don't care nothin' about you, baby."
This morning, he told Alisyn Camerota he felt like the state of Alabama "raped women last night." She asked him if he felt Republcans were doing this just for the purposes of overturning Roe v. Wade, or if they really believed women should never have an abortion unless and only unless they're about to die from the pregnancy. Sen. Singleton said he wished he could say it was purely for the purpose of overturning Roe, but he knows there are members on the other side of the aisle who sincerely believe that women do not deserve access to safe and legal abortions under any circumstances. Even if you're an 11-year-old girl impregnated by rape.
“Life is a gift of our creator.”
So he’s admitting we live in a Christian extremist theocracy.
— marisa kabas (@MarisaKabas)
Camerota asked a critically important question of Sen. Singleton - if his Republican colleagues so hellbent on forcing girls and women to give birth, are they talking at all about how to help, for example, a 12-year-old girl who has been forced to have her rapist's baby AFTER she has given birth? Health care and mental health help for her, or other types of support she might need? His answer shocks, I'm sure, no one, yet it's revelatory in showing the forced-birthers for the hypocrites they are.
No, we can't even get them to talk about health care in the state of Alabama. Anytime we talk about health care in Alabama, they think we want to expand Medicaid, and do what they call "Obamacare." And that is just a bad word around the state of Alabama. There's no new money in our budget even for mental health, even after they came in and said we violated prisoners' rights with mental health in the state of Alabama. Just to put money in the budget just for regular everyday patients of mental health, or for women's reproductive rights or just for women's health, or for infant mortality rate, which is high in areas like my district that are rural and poor. Hospitals are closing down in the area. Doctors are leaving the area. So, there is no conversation.
Got that? There is no new money for mental health, or correcting violations in treatment of prisoners. No money to address women's health or the fact that hospitals and doctors are fleeing in droves. And no money to address the infant mortality rate. Why do they want these babies again? Oooooh, they only care about the *whispers* white babies...but good luck getting health care!
So, the Republican slogan is: Just let us f*ck ya whenever we wanna and shut up and have the babies, girls. After that? We'll f*ck ya all over again.
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Jennifer Lopez #55 Most Irritating Person
Number 55 on the Mirror’s list of the top 100 most irritating people is Jennifer Lopez. The 3AM girls write, “La Lopez, who has an entourage of up to 100 people, insists on 20 security men and even had the audacity to make demands during the recording of a charity record in aid of September 11 victims – unbelievably ordering a 45ft trailer and, again, a white dressing-room with white flowers, tablecloths, curtains, candles and couches.”
J.Lo Goes Missing And Ben Freaks
September 6, 2002 – The National Enquirer’s Mike Walker reports Ben Affleck freaked out when his girlfriend Jennifer Lopez disappeared for a day. Ben got nervous that she might be with her ex Sean ‘P. Diddy’ Combs so he called and called but didn’t get an answer. She finally showed up and they got into a fight but J.Lo soon had Ben eating out of her hand again.
J.Lo And Jacko Battle Sony
September 6, 2002 – Groovevolt.com reports Jennifer Lopez is not ready to release a fourth album, but her label Sony is pushing it anyways. They also report Michael Jackson is in studio with Murder Inc.’s Irv Gotti, though his Sony Records deal may have his hands tied in releasing new material. The Guess What update at Groovevolt.com has since been removed.
Jennifer Lopez Needs A Man That Can Handle Her Success
September 6, 2002 – WENN reports Jennifer Lopez has said she needs a man that can cope with her incredible success. “Women today are much more independent than before because social values have changed and men find that frightening,” she said. “Men are used to being the breadwinners and having the upper hand. On the one hand, I believe in these traditional values, on the other the modern woman in me is screaming for independence.”
Sarah Whatmore Seeings J.Lo In The Flesh
September 5, 2002 – The Sun had photos, since removed, of sexy Pop Idol loser Sarah Whatmore from her photo shoot in New York last week. During her stay, she was able to check out the MTV Video Music Awards and see Jennifer Lopez in the flesh, the woman she’s being touted as the UK’s answer to. “The comparison is flattering,” she admits. “But I’m just starting out. I saw J-Lo at the awards. She is so beautiful in the flesh, it’s unbelievable.”
Reps For J.Lo And Ben Affleck Deny Wedding Reports
September 5, 2002 – E! Online gossip guru Ted Casablanca reports flack for Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have been denying reports that the pair are planning a wedding. Ted’s opinion? “Accept it: No matter how many times celebs trot down the aisle (and with whom), it’s their friggin’ biz, not ours.”
Jennifer Lopez ‘So Sweet’ Signing Autographs
September 4, 2002 – The Boston Globe reports Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck visited the Onset Village Market on Saturday, where J.Lo was gracious signing autographs and mugging for photos with fans, including local teens Colleen and Chelsea Rackette. “She was being so sweet and he was controlling,” said the Rackette sister’s mom. “He didn’t seem to like all the attention.”
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Home » art » artist » Ferrari » GTO » the Ferrari GTO in 1963, racing as they were made to, captured as art with a powder coated laser cut stainless artwork, only 6 to sell
the Ferrari GTO in 1963, racing as they were made to, captured as art with a powder coated laser cut stainless artwork, only 6 to sell
to buy one, email Paul Chenard the Canadian artist from Halifax, Nova Scotia and of http://automobiliart.blogspot.com/
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Featured artist on the editors page of Automobile Magazine for his book http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2011/07/artist-paul-chenard-has-made-sweet.html
The whole piece is 25"x 10"
Everything that you see in black on the piece has been actually laser-cut out, even the Cavallino Rampante of the N.A.R.T. logo!
$1500 plus shipping. Payment can be made in person at the Goodwood Revival, or instructions will be given by email, receipt of payment is the guarantee of acquisition. Paul will have his laptop with him at Goodwood and checking emails regularly
Of the 10 made, 2 are being brought to Goodwood to sell, one is going to the UK company Historic Car Art to sell, one to Hortons Books to sell, and the remaining 6 will be available through emailing Paul, or going to his website http://automobiliart.blogspot.com/
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Yooka-Laylee Review – Puke-a-Laylee
On Apr 04, 2017, by Scott Russell
Third-person platformers have been dead for quite some time. Sure, revitalised versions, such as the Ratchet and Clank reboot from last year, come in sprits and sprats, but for the most part, they’ve gone the way of the Eddie Murphy and his career. Yooka Laylee has set its sights on rekindling the genre, and plays its part as a spiritual successor to the Banjo Kazooie-like collectathons of the 90s. Unfortunately, the title does little to conjure up confidence in this effort, as it lacks polish in almost every facet of its gameplay, and suffers from an acute lack of direction in terms of annoying characters and muddled environments. Simple platforming and puzzles are unrefined and frustrating, and each session of play ended, not with a smile, but with a grimace.
Yooka-Laylee kicks off its trip down this heady winding road of nostalgia with its eponymous characters – a green lizard called Yooka, and a purple bat named Laylee, both of which are exceptionally cute. The pair must run, jump, swim and slide their way through various locales in order to put a stop to the notorious Capital B, and his plan to suck all life and power from the world’s literature. To achieve this goal, you must collect pieces of golden paper, known here as Pagies, in an effort to unlock the next stage, expand each level, beat that area’s boss, and rinse and repeat until the end. This archaic style of collectibles being the primary goal is one of Yooka-Laylee’s throwbacks, yet glaringly shows the shortcomings of its predecessors as these simple collectibles present mindless tasks, rather than worthwhile goals.
Movement throughout each area only hinders the search for such items, as the unrefined controls and platforming make for an unpleasant romp to say the least. Yooka, despite having a multitude of abilities at his disposal, including double jumps and rolling, feels floaty and inaccurate when traversing even the most pedestrian of platforms; falling to your death because of a stuttering, unforeseen movement, whether the fault of the camera or Yooka’s controls, is extremely common. One section, in which you must travel through a dark cave while sliding along on some slippery ice was an utter nightmare, as Yooka’s speed could barely handle the tight turns and lack of grip on the track ahead.
This, along with other instances, highlights a huge flaw in terms of the game’s general fidelity: there just isn’t a lot of polish when it comes to level or platform design. Most objects or sections of the scenery are either pasted together with invisible walls, environmental touches that can be clipped through with your character, or ugly, murky textures. These aid in making Yooka-Laylee feel disappointingly cheap, and prevent you from searching the world for those much-needed collectibles.
In order to get many of the game’s Pagies, the animal duo must solve puzzles, or help other characters with specific tasks. Unfortunately, many of these feel incomplete as well, with little direction in terms of how you may actually complete said puzzle. It isn’t exactly clear what you can interact with in the environment; whether objects can be hit, pushed, or climbed upon. At one point, you gain the ability to form a bubble around Yooka and Laylee, allowing them to walk beneath areas of water, but the game fails to tell you how to control your attacks or movement within the bubble, or whether or not you can even do these things at all.
One of the most frustrating points of Yooka-Laylee’s “quest” design, is its reliance on slow, camera-locking, unskippable cutscenes that are obviously intent on showing younger players the objective at hand. For example, speaking with a character, or triggering a button, may open a door across the game’s map, which will be shown every single time you begin the event. Not only does this become tirelessly old, but it may happen again and again if you’re failing a particular puzzle due to the game’s poor platforming or environmental direction.
Yooka-Laylee’s thematic design, which is perhaps the strangest and most unexpected of the game’s many missteps, is muddled and thoughtless, rather than inspired. For example, in the first few stages, there are jungle temples, isometrically played ice caves, an annoying snake in a pair of trousers called Trowser Snake, an anthropomorphic fridge, anthropomorphic clouds, an anthropomorphic duck in breathing apparatus, an “old-score” T-Rex standing next to an arcade machine because nostalgia, Shovel Knight because nostalgia again, and a host of Minion-like enemies that are too simplistic to be enjoyed or taken seriously, yet bland enough to have their presence questioned amidst this schizophrenic cast of characters and scenery. Ultimately, this lack of identity calls into question the development team’s vision for Yooka-Laylee: what did they want this game to be? The answer to this question is difficult to pin down, and if the player is having this much of a problem identifying the tone or style of what should have really been a rather straightforward animal-themed platformer, it’s no wonder that confusion or dismay abounds.
Yooka-Laylee’s lack of polish is startlingly visible. Its platforming is unrefined and floaty, its puzzle system is confusing and, at times, inexplicable, and its characters and tone lack direction from the outset. It may strive to create a nostalgic tale in reference to a more colourful, simplistic time in gaming, but its lacklustre presence suggests that this period should be left well enough alone.
Muddled, Messy, Directionless
Yooka-Laylee squanders any hope that the 3rd-person platformer genre will spring to life once more.
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Symbiosis Entrance Test
Symbiosis Entrance Test (SET) is the mandatory common entrance test for Symbiosis International University's Undergraduate Degree programs (after Std. 12th programs). With the SET score, candidates can apply to Symbiosis Degree Programs in Law, IT, Management, Design, Economics, Engineering & Health Sciences.Each Symbiosis institute has its independent selection process.
Scheme of Exam for Law
Structure of SET - 2011 for Law
Timing: 9.30 am to 12.00 noon
Sr. No. Section
Total Marks
Logical Reasoning 30 30
Legal Reasoning 30 30
Analytical Reasoning 30 30
Reading Comprehension 30 30
General Knowledge 30 30
Structure of SET- 2011 for Engineering
Scheme of Exam for Health Sc.
Structure of SET- 2011 for Health Sciences
Structure of SET- 2011 for General
Timing: 2.30 pm to 5.00 pm
General English 40
Quantitative 40
Analytical & Logical Reasoning 30
Scheme of Exam for Design
Structure of SET- 2011 for Design
Design Aptitude 70
Scoring and Negative Marking
Each question has four options as answers and carries one mark for correct answer.
There is no negative marking for wrong answers.
All sections are Mandatory.
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Samyuktha Harshitha
Hari Sarvothama Vayu Jeevothama -The Madhwa Way of the World
The name of the ancient town that Aurangzeb could never change
This place today is a pale shadow of its once glorious past. Its reference point is from the times of Ramayana. It then again found mention in the Mahabharata.
Apart from the epics, this place is closely connected with the first Indian empire-the Mauryas. The Mauryan Emperor, Ashoka, arguably the greatest Emperor of India, married the daughter of a banker here.
Kalidasa’s Meghadoot has immortalised this town which is the tri junction of three rivers. It also has the remains of India's only votive pillars with palm-leaf capitals-the Heliodorus pillar, also known as Khamba Baba.
It also features prominently in the Brahmin, Jain and Buddhist texts. This is also the town that the last great Mughal Emperor, Aurangzeb (1658-1707) wanted desperately to name after himself. Try as much he did, he failed to get the name changed.
Today that town still retains its old name of Videsha. However its old glory is gone forever and it is a small city with a magnificent past. The three rivers of Betwa,Bes and Choprel flow quietly, oblivious of the crowd. These three rivers form the boundary of the ancient town of Besnagar.
The first reference to Videsha in the Ramayana of Valmiki. He says that Shatrughna's son, Shatrughati, was placed in charge of Vidisha.
During the Mahabharata period, this place was called Bhadravati and it was the residence of Yuvanashva who supplied the famous horse to Yudhishthira during his Ashvamedha sacrifice
Three kilometres from Videsha is another old city with a past. This is Besnagar, which is also identified closely with ancient Vidisha. Besnagar is on the banks of the Betwa.
The name Besnagar dates back to pre-Christian ages. It figures prominently in Buddhist, Jain and Brahmanical literature under various names such as Vessanagar and Vaisyanagar.
Legend connects Besnagar or Vessanagar with Raja Rukmangada who neglected his own wife for the sake of the Apsara, Visva Mohini. He also named a town after her and called it Vishvanagar.
It was sometime in the 7th century AD that Besnagar was destroyed. This town was on the west of the Betwa. However, another town arose but on the eastern side of Betwa located on the western side of the river Betwa and it came to be called Bhailaswamin or Bhillaswamin, which later came to be corrupted as Bhilsa or Bhelsa.
The name Bhelsa can be traced to the temple of the Sun God which was built here.
When Ashoka was still a prince aged 18, his father the Emperor Bindusara, who was ruling from Pataliputra, appointed him as Viceroy of Ujjain.
Ashoka left Pataliputra for Ujjain, Enroute he halted at Besnagar. Here, he met Vidisha Devi, the daughter of a banker. Though she belonged to the Sakya clan, Ashoka had no qualms about marrying her as she is believed to have nursed him when he fell sick.
Devi was Ashoka's first wife She gave birth to twins-a son Mahendra and daughter Sanghmitra. After the Kalinga war, she moved away from Ashoka, appaled by the scale of the killing.
Both the children spent a lot of time at Besnagar. When Ashoka became the Emperor of India, both Mahendra and Sangamitra went to Ceylon as their father's religious ambassadors.
They carried a twig of the original Bodhi tree to Ceylon. They also led the first Buddhist Mission to Ceylon. On her part, Devi never visited Patliputra. She stayed on at Besnagar only and embraced Buddhism afterwards.
A monastery type building has been excavated near the magnificent stupa at Sanchi. This was Devi’s residence and there are strong historical evidence to prove that Ashoka built her the structure.
Sanchi is just 8 kms from Besnagar. Before Mahendra and Sangamirtra set sail for Ceylon, they came to see their mother at Besnagar. Devi then took both of them to Chaitya Giri or the place where the Sanchi Stupa was constructed.
After the Mauryas, the Sungas, the Kanvas, the Nagas, the Vakatakas, the Guptas, the Kalchuris of Mahishmati the Parmars, and even the Western Chalukyas ruled over Vidisha. Artifacts of these dynasties have been found in and around Vidisha.
Under the Guptas, Besnagar-Vidisha was a flourishing city. The Udayagiri caves are a testimony to the Gupta presence here. The caves contain many Gupta idols and carvings and are worth a visit.
Later, this region remained under the control of the Mughals. Aurangzeb tried to rename the City as Alamgiri Nagar after himself, but without success.
He destroyed the Brijmandal temple and built a mosque from the materials of the Hindu temple in 1682. He called it Alamgir mosque. Yet, the name of Alamgiri Nagar never took off and even then preferred to call it Vidisha.
After the Mughals, it was the turn of the Marathas and Peshwas to lord over the area. Thereafter, it became a part of the Scindia's Gwalior State and was a tehsil of the Isagarh Pargana.
In 1904, Vidisha became a district having the two Tehsils of Vidisha and Basoda till the formation of Madhya Bharat in 1948. In 1949, Vidisha was enlarged in area with the merger of small states of Kurwai. The Sironj sub-division which was formerly in Kota district of Rajasthan and the small paragana of Piklone belonging to the Bhopal State were added to the district when Madhya Pradesh took birth.
Even today, the antiquity of the plateau of Vidisha vividly reflects its grandeur in the form of Besnagar, Gyaraspur, Udaypur, Udaygiri, Badoh-Pathari and other smaller villages and towns. There is too much of history to chronicle here and too many ruins to name.
Vidisha is 56 kms from Bhopal the capital of Madhya Pradesh. The Udayagiri caves belonging to the Gupta caves are nearby.
Vidisha is well connected by roads. It is one the Mumbai-Delhi and Delhi-Chennai rail line.
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Labels: Aurangzeb, Besnagar, Gupta, Udaygiri, Vidisha
This is a post on Madhwa religion, philosophy, saints and their works. There is also a blog on Bangalore and Raghavendra Swamy.
Yukti Mallika- An argument in poetry
Yukti Mallika can be called the magnum opus of Vadiraja Theertha along with Rukminisa Vijaya. These two are the most commonly read works of Vadiraja Theertha.
In the Mallika, Vadiraja analyses threadbare different philosophical systems and comes to the conclusion that the Madhwa Siddantha or the Dwaitha is the best.
He is at his dispassionate and rational best, drawing upon the works of other systems but finally refuting all of them, including the Brahma Sutra Bhashya in favour of Madhwa Dwaitha.
The Mallika has five chapters which are labeled as Sourabhas. They are Guna Sourabha, Shuddhi Sourabha, Bheda Sourabha, Sadhana Sourabha and Phala Sourabha.
It has 5379 slokas.
The Guna Sourabha and Shuddhi Sourabha deals with Madhwa’s theism and the concept of Brahman. The Bheda Sourabha says Jeeva and Brahman cannot be one and the same or identical. They both are different and exists on different levels.
The fourth chapter- Sadhana Sourabha- says the cosmos is real and it refutes the theory of Maya. The Phala Sourabha is about Madhwacharya’s exposition of the Brahmasutras and the Acharya’s interpretation.
Vadiraja Theertha refers to Madhwacharya several times in the Mallika and professes his admiration to him. The views of Shankarachararya in his Bhashya and Anandabhoda and Sriharsha and the Tatwadipana are referred to here and scholastically refuted.
When he comes to the stand of Madhwacharya and his siddantha, Vadiraja communicates directly with the reader superbly using his wit and dry humour to back the Dwaitha point of view.
In a way, we can say that Vadiraja has carried forward the Madhwa Siddantha to a newer level, giving a fresh look and interpretation. He gives us a detailed explanation of many of Madhwa’s position on dualism and the concept of Bheda.
The last chapter is important for Dwaithas as it traverses the topic of Moksha. The avatar of Madhwacharya as Vayu are also touched upon as is the practice of Mudra Dharane.
The Mallika is unique as it is the first independent work to rationally examine different streams of philosophy. Why Vadiraja Theertha chose this topic when Madhwas already had Nyayamruta of Vyasa Theertha is a puzzle. Perhaps, he wanted to demolish the opponents of Dwaitha once for all.
However, a closer look at the Mallika would show us that Vadiraja was influenced by the Nyayamruta and the Chandraika by Vyasa Theertha. But what sets this text aside from others of its ilk is its simplicity and new analogies and metaphors and the common sense approach to philosophy.
This can be seen in his interpretation of Tat Twam Asi (It means thou are that or self-this concept first was in Chandogya Upanishat) and Neha Nanasti (concept of distinction). He cleverly uses the opening lines of the Aitreya Brahamana-a collection of ancient sacred hyms in the Rig Veda-to uphold the Taratamya of Gods and also establish the supremacy of Vishnu.
It has some excellent analogies drawn from nature and life illustrating the difference between the fininte and the infinite.
It is here for the first time that Vadiraja Theerta refers to Madhwa Siddantha as Tatwavada.
“Pareeca tatwaadee asmin gariyasti bharoo mama”
“Argues in poetry", says Prof. B.N.K. Sharma, the Dwaitha scholar, about the Mallika. One of the first commentaries on the text is by Surottama Teertha, the pointiff of Bhandarkeri Mutt, and the purvashrama younger brother Vadiraja Theertha himself.
The Uttaradhi Matha pontiff, Satya Pramoda Theertha, has also written a commentary on this work. He gave a beautiful discourse on the subject when he sat in Sode for the Chaturmas several years ago.
Labels: philosophy, Sode, Tat, Vadiraja, Yukti Mallika
Where people swore before a god not to lie with a Judge watching
If you want to depose in a court of law as a witness in India you have to take oath or swear on the Bhagavath Geetha. The oath says that you tell the court the truth and nothing but the truth. This is the practice followed in almost all courts in all the states of India.
This practice of swearing or taking oath by placing one’s hand on a holy book emanated from the British and it has continued till date.
But did you that till 1950, swearing to tell the truth could also be done before a God and that God was Narasimha.
People who went to a court in and around Saligrama in Udupi were permitted to swear that they would tell the truth if front of the Narasimha idol.
If the person so desired to take the oath before the Lord, the Judge himself would come down from the court to the temple of Srimad Yogananda Guru Narasimha in Saligrama where the person would take his oath top tell the truth.
However, swearing to tell the trust was not a mere formality. There was an elaborate ritual that would have to be followed. Such a person would have to first take bath in the both the Kalyanis or temple tanks.
The Narasimha in this temple is the chief deity of Saligrama. As such, people believed that they would suffer if they told a lie before Narasimha. Such was the fear of Narasimha’s anger that people rarely swore wrongly before him.
Once the person completed taking bathe in both the tanks, he would come into the temple from the door at the side, wearing the wet clothes.
He would then be asked to ring the two pramana bells hung near the main entrance. He would then be asked to come up to the front of the sanctum and then light six lamps. Once this was done, he would be permitted to take oath. After this, he would be asked to blow out the lights from the six lamps he had himself lit.
This entire procedure would be repeated two more times. In all, the person would follow this unique ritual thrice.
This practice continued in the temple till the 1950s after which it was discontinued.
According to the Padma Purana, the idol of Guru Narasimha in Saligrama appeared at the bottom of a pipal tree holding Shanka (conch) and Chakra (disc) in its hands. Narada then installed the idol here.
Another legend relating to the deity is about Lokaditya, the son of Mayura Varma of the Kadambas who came here along with his Army and a group of Brahmins led by a person called Bhattacharya.
The Brahmins performed mahayagas like Poundra and Atiratra at the request of Lokaditya. The Brahmins invoked the blessings of Maha Ganapati at the start of the yagnas.
Ganapathi then appeared in the dreams of Bhattacharya with 10 hands and told him to re-install the idol of Lord Yogananda Narasimha. He also told Bhattacharya that from, henceforth, Narasimha himself will be the Guru and god for the Brahmins of the 14 villages surrounding the temple in Saligrama.
To this day, the Brahmins of these 14 villages, known as Kota Brahmins treat and follow Narasimha as their sole Guru. Though they are all Brahmins, they do not owe allegiance to any of the mathas.
The idol of Narasimha is made of the Saligrama. It is seated in a yogic posture on a Mahaganapati yantra. There is another story for this. Bhattacharya witnessed lions and elephants living on harmony here. He, therefore, called this place as Nirvairya sthala- meaning the place of no enemity.
The idol faces west and the two tanks are located on either sides of its hands namely, the Shanka Teertha and the Chakra Theertha.
There is a small crack in the top of the idol. According to the priest, the idol was initially facing east. Because of the Ugra nature of Narasimha, the crops which fell under the gaze (of the eyesight) of the idol were burnt to ashes.
An angry Brahmin once struck the idol with a plough and crack appeared there. Subsequently, an idol of Anjaneya was put up outside the temple directly looking at the eye level of Guru Narsimha.
The Anjaneya idol was installed there to reduce the Ugra nature of Narasimha and stop the burning of crops.
There is an idol of Durga Parameshwari next to Guru Narasimha and exactly opposite Maha Ganapathi.
Saligrama is 23 kms north of Udupi. There are direct buses from Udupi and Mangalore,
Labels: Narasimha, oath, Saligrama, swear, Udupi
The horse that inspired a stuti
Vadiraja Theertha was a frequent traveler. The most famous disciple of Vyasa Theertha, he often visited Hampi or Vijayanagar.
When in Hampi, Vadiraja Theertha, Vyasa Raja. Purandara Dasa and Kanaka Dasa gathered either at the ashrama of Vyasa Raja or the University of Vijayanagar of which Vyasa Raja was the Chancellor. They all discussed Madhwa Siddantha and many a times Purandara needed just a gesture from Vyasa Raja to start composing extempore one of his innumerable Devaranamas.
Vadiraja visited almost all the pilgrim places in India and wrote about it in a book called Theertha Prabhanda.
Once Vadiraja visited Pandrapur which was under the rule of the Adil Shahi Kings of Bijapur. This visit was sometime in the 1550s. Vadiraja and his disciples came to the shrine of Panduranga Vittala.
They decided to stay back in the temple for a few days. A few days had passed when an angry resident of Pandrapur marched upto the temple and began berating Vadiraja Theertha. It took a little time for the seer and his followers to understand that the man was angry as a horse was eating away all his crops, particularly Bengal Gram (Kadale) and nothing he did could scare away the horse.
Vadiraja Theertha and his disciples were flummoxed when the man said the horse belonged to them. An astonished Vadiraja Theertha vainly remonstrated with the man, saying that the horse did not belong to him but to no avail. The man then decided to search the temple and the surroundings sure that he could find the horse.
The man searched for a long time and found no trace of any animal let alone a horse. He went back a deeply unhappy man, muttering to himself about people allowing animals to wantonly destroy crops.
Vadiraja Theertha then asked the man to show him the horse. The man readily agreed and took him to his field a little away from the temple. By then, a number of people had gathered and they all pitied the man. All of them along with the seer marched to the field.
When the group came to the field, all of them were astonished to see that corns of gold wherever the horse had grazed in the field.
While the entire gathering looked nonplussed, Vadiraja said it was Lord Hayavadhana or Hayagriva who had come to Pandrapur in the form of a horse and eaten the grains.
Variraja then turned to the farmer and told him how lucky he was to have seen God with his eyes in this Yuga. The farmer was overcome with devotion and he gave up the land to the Matha and he prostrated before the seer, pleading for forgiveness and seeking Vadiraja’s blessings.
The story does not end here. Vadiraja Theertha composed the Dashavatara Stuthi in honor of the incident. This is set to Ashva dhaati and when sung it resembles a horse dance.
When Vadiraja began composing the song, a white horse came near him and began prancing about, keeping its steps in tune with the Raaga. When Vadiraja tried to come near the horse, it vanished into thin air.
The stotra begins thus:
Om Mathsyaya namaha
Proshhthisha Vigraha Sunishthiva Noddhata Vishishtambuchari Jaladhe……”
Vadirajaru regularly offered Hayagreeva Naivedya to Lord Hayagreeva. The sweet Naivedya was cooked mainly with ghee, jaggery, Kadale Bele (channa dal), almonds and grapes. Every day Hayavadana would come in the form of the white horse, place its front legs on each shoulder of Vadiraja Theertha and eat.
Vaadiraja Theertha sang Dashavatara Stuti and the horse used to dance.
Today, the most common photograophs we see of Vadiraja Theertha is of a horse placing its front legs on his shoulders and eating Hayagreeva.
Labels: Dasavatara Sturi, horse, Pandrapur, Vadiraja
The Pancha Brindavanas
All the Madhwa saints have only one Brindavana where they are entombed. Be it Sripadaraja Theertha, Vyasaraja, Raghuttama Theertha or even Raghavendra Swamy, they all are in one Brindavana.
However it is only at Sode in Sirsi taluk that we see five Brindavanas in honour of Vadiraja Theertha. Though the central Brindavana belongs to Vadiraja Theertha it is flanked by four other Brindavanas. The four brindavanas are arranged in the form of a rectangle with the Brindavana of Vadiraja Theertha in the middle.
Thus, only one brindavana belongs to Vadiraja. But, then what about the other brindavanas,. Do whom do they belong.
Vadiraja Theertha himself has explained the reason behind the four brindavanas in his book Swapna Brindavana Akhyana.
The entire Akhyana was recited by Vadiraja Theertha from within the Brindavana between 1630 and 1642 to a deaf mute. This work mainly deals with the Mahime of Vadiraja Theertha, his place in the pantheon of Gods, the nature and holiness of the Brindavana and its importance.
Vadiraja Theertha asks people who read the book not to disbelieve it. He declares himself as a Rujuguna -A god who will take the place of Mukhya Prana. He is the Bhavi Sameera and he talks about the importance of the Brindavana.
The seer says that the Brindavana at Sode (his brindavana) is much different from the Brindavana of other saints. He seems anxious to mark the difference between the pancha brindavanas of Sode and similar brindavanas elsewhere. He cautions readers again and again about the need for suspension of disbelief while reading his Akhyana.
Vadiraja Theertha pays his respects to Hayagriva and he says this God resides in the brindavana along with other gods and celestial beings. He then goes on to himself identity the gods who are present in the brindavana in the first two verses of the Akhyana as Brahma, Rudra and Indra.
“Hayagrivam Chidanamdavigraham Sadanugraham
Dashagrivach Chidamshapaanma Nigriva Vimochanam
Svanamagraha Nadeva Nirastagraha Vigraham
Vrumdavanagatam Vamde Brahmarudremdra Vamditam”
Vadiraja says Hanuman is at the south of the Brindavana, worshipping Rama and Bheema is in the west, worshipping Krishna, while Madhwacharya himself is at the north worshipping Narayana or Veda Vyasa. Vadiraja says he himself is in the east worshipping his Hayagriva.
It is in this book-Akhyana-that Vadiraja reveals himself to be a Latavya, who will take over from Vayu. He says the Brinadavana is blessed five times over as it has the five forms of Vishnu-Vasudeva, Narayana, Pradyumna, Aniruddha and Sankarshana.
All the details about the five brindavanas, their holiness, names and numbers of gods who reside in the brindavanas, the way to perform pooje, the most sacred time (five times starting from the Pratha Kala) to perform poojes are all contained in the Akhyana.
The book is a masterpiece which brings out the personality of Vadiraja Theertha and the respect he is given by gods and other celestial beings.
Sode is in Sirsi taluk and it is well connceted by roads.
The Sode matha is one of the most holy places. Apart from the brindavana of Vadiraja Theertha, there is the temple of Trivikrama, the deity of Bhootaraja, the Dhavala Ganga-the tank where Ganga is supposed to reside and many small temples consevrated by Vadiraja Theertha. There are direct buses to Sode from Bangalore. Accommodation is available at the matha itself.
Labels: Pancha Brindavana, Sode Matha, Vadiraja Thertha
The work from the Brindavana
He is perhaps the only saint in the Madhwa Parampare who composed a work even after he entered Brindavana. The work was dictated by the saint from within the Brindavana to a deaf mute over a period of several years.
When completed it came to be called Swapna Brindavana Akhyaana. The author-Vadiraja Theertha who had entered Brindavana in 1600, several decades before the book came up.
This is the story of how the book came to be written.
Vadiraja Theertha was succeeded by Vedavedya Theertha. He was followed by Vidyanidhi Theertha and Vedanidhi Theertha.
Some thirty years after Vadiraja Theertha entered Brindavana, the deaf and dumb Brahmin who had served him faithfully started having extraordinary dreams.
Vadiraja Theertha appeared in his dream and recited shlokas that he urged the Brahmin to convey to Vedanidhi Theertha. The Brahmin recollected clearly the shlokas and recited them in front of Vedanidhi Theertha, who arranged for them to be transcribed into a manuscript.
After reciting the shlokas, the Brahmin would lose his ability to speak and relapse back to his previous deaf mute state. This startling incident went on for 12 years from 1630 to 1642 before the work, called Swapna Brindavana Akhyana, was completed
This lengthy metrical work in characteristically alliterative style of Vadiraja was communicated every day to the deaf mute in two or three verses.
Not many people were able to go through let alone understand the work. The language was highly complex and the contents mystical. It was left to the deaf mute Brahmin to be reborn in 1776 to unravel the mystery of the Swapna Brindavana.
The Brahmin became the seer of the Sode Matha in 1788 called Vishvapriya Theertha (1776-1865). He once went to Sode and performed seva to the brindavana of Vadiraja Theertha for 48 days.
On the last day, when Visvapriya Theertha prostrated himself before the Brindavana, consecrated rice fell on his head. In a flash he recollected all the details of his previous births and his role in the creation of the Swapna Brindavana Akhyana. He also understood the meaning of the Akhyana.
He called his disciples and taught them the Akhyana. He arranged for notes and commentaries to be written on the Akhyana. His sole aim was to propagate the work and he did it tirelessly. He this came to be known as Vrundavana Acharya. His Brindavana is in Udupi.
Visvapriya Theerha commissioned one of his disciples Musna Acharya to write a Sanskrit commentary on the Brindavana Akhyana and another disciple, Raghupravira Theertha of the Bhimanakatte Matha, to write the Pramanyabodhini which substantiated the authenticity and validity of the Swapna Brindavana Akhyana. This book was first printed in 1925 from Belgaum.
The theme of the Swapna Brindavana Akhyana is the Mahima of Vadiraja and his oneness with Latavya, the God. It is here that Vadiraja declares that he is the Ruju Guna and that he will succeed to the post of Mukya Prana in the next Brahmkalpa. He speaks about his holiness as God thus ands says he holds the Ruju Sthana (position)
“Om Am devam Vijanati Rujustham punyakrunnarah
Sayati nilayam punyam yadgatvaa na nivartate”
Vadiraja Theertha asks people not to judge the Swapna Brindavana Akhyana like any other work. He himself says it is a special work and studying this is equivalent to the study of the Purusha Sukta.
There are 22 Adhyayas or chapters in the book and the first four are called Bhajana parvas. In these chapters, Vadiraja Theertha speaks about the service of celestial beings to him and to Lord Hayagriva.
The first and fifth chapters and all the chapters from the fifth to eleventh are classified as Vaibhava parvas. All these chapters are on Vadiraja Theertha-his greatness and merit, scholastic ability and holiness.
The chapters from twelfth to twenty-second are known as Nidarshana parvas and they are nothing but instructions by Vadirajar Theertha to devotees.
Another legend about the incident of the writing of the book is that the deaf mute later took birth as Vedanidhi Theertha of Sode Matha and he explained in detail the nuances of the book in his work called “Anu Brindavana Akhyaana”.
The Anu is a beautiful composition extolling the virtues of Vadiraja and his place in the galaxy of saints on earth and the gods above.
The Anu says devotees who consider Vadhiraja as a Riju Deva, and worship him in his Pancha Brindavana at Sode will attain merit. This is so because Vasudeva himself is ever present in the Brindavana in the five forms of Vasudeva, Narayana, Pradhyumna, Anirudha and Sankarnshna. Besides, Mahavishnu, Maha Lakshmi, Bramha, Vaayu and Rudra are also present in the Brindavana.
Dashagrivachvhidam shapaanmanigriva vimochanam
Svanamagrahanadeva nirastagraha vigraham
Vrumdavanagatam vamde brahmarudremdra Vamditam.”
The verse translates thus-I worship Hayagriva who has blessed me and he has a body like Rama, Krishna and Veda Vyasa. This is simpler translation. In actuality, the verse calls for a deeper understating of how Rama destroyed Ravana, Krishna helped Nalakubara and Manigriva get moksha from their curse, Veda Vyasa releases from bondage by the mere utterance of his name,
and how the supreme God has entered into the five brindavans and is worshipped by Brahma, Rudra, Indra and other celestial beings.
Coming back to Visvapriya Theertha, he was an eminent scholar and he lead an austere life. He subsisted only on Laja and flour for several years.
Folklore has it that Bhootaraja, the legendary attendant of Vadiraja Theertha, served Visvapriya Theertha whenever the need arose.
He was instrumental in converting the then ruling family of Cochin to Dwaitha sect.
Labels: Brindavana, Ruju, Swapna Brindavana, Vadiraja, Vadiraja Theertha
The Bard of Mulabagal
It is really unfortunate that the blog has taken so much time to focus on one of the most outstanding Madhwa saints of all times. Herein, we place a write up on this saint who was also a writer and an educationist.
An avatar of Dhruva, this saint was known as Lakshminarayana Muni during his poovarshrama days. He was given the honorific Sreepadaraja Theertha when the Madhwa world came to know of his holiness and scholastic bent of mind.
A true yogi, Sripadaraja is considered to be the bard of Mulabagal.
He has several firsts to his credit. He is the Bheeshmapeeta of Haridasa literature in India. He is also the first saint of the Dwaitah order to sing compositions in Kannada and also use them in his daily worship.
He spoke, wrote, sang and even composed in Kannada-the language of the people. He also started a Veda Patashala in Mulagabal which during his times reached a preeminent state in the realm of education.
Sripadaraja took Vyasa Theertha under his care and tutored him. It is to him that Vyasa Theertha owes his scholarship. Sripadaraja also set Vyasa Theertha on course to become the Rajaguru of Vijayanagar when he declined that invitation himself and sent Vyasa Theertha instead.
Not many know that Sripadaraja was also a man who could perform miracles. Once he performed one of his many miracles before a huge gathering of Madhwa saint.
The Vijayanagar Kingdom was known for its patronage to Hindu religion and culture. The kings were all patron of arts, architecture and learning.
It was sometime in the mid 1500s that then Vijayanagar King decided to organise an assembly of saints and holy men in Koppara in Devdurg taluk of Raichur district.
This is how the miracle unfolded.
Koppara was known for the Aswatha Narasimha temple on the banks of the Krishna. The Vijayanagar King invited many Madhwa scholars and saints to observe Chaturmasa here.
Vibhudendra Theertha, accompanied by Lakshminarayana Muni, camped here begin their four month long Chaturmasa programme.
Lakshminarayana impressed everyone with his knowledge and his lecture on Nyaya Sudha was well received.
Unfortunately, the crown Prince drowned in the Krishna and a tearful King placed the body before the saints and requested them to revive his son. As the saints looked at each other, Vibhudendra Theertha, pointed to Lakshminarayana and asked him to proceed towards the body.
Lakshminarayana first invoked Aswatha Narasimha and poured holy water from the Kamandala into the mouth of the dead prince.
The youngster stunned the entire audience when he prayed to Narasimha saying that if Nyaya Sudha was really the Srikara Grantha and if the holy gathering had performed Sudha Mangala correctly, all the merits accrued should go to the God and from him to the price so that he can be revived.
The Prince jumped up and became alive. The king prostrated himself before Lakshminarayana and ordered his throne to be brought to the spot. He wanted to do Kanakabhisheka to Lakshminarayana nut he said the honor should first go to his Guru.
Vibhudendra Theertha and al the assembled saints urged Lashminarayana to allow the King to perform Kanakabhisheka.
A modest Lakshminarayana foirst placed Nyaya Sudha on the throne and performed Mangalarti. He then held it onto his lap and sat on the throne.
By then he had been named as Sripadaraja Theertha and he decided to settle down at Mulabagal. It was Narasimha Theertha near Mulabagal that he built his ashrama.
He then went on to become the Raj Guru of the Vijayanagar Kings, a task which he later handed over to Vyasa Theertha, his favourite disciple. He was the first among the Madhwa saints to be honored with Ratnaabhiskeha.
(This is the first in a series of articles on Sripadaraja Theertha. The others will follow soon.)
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Labels: Koppara, Lakshminarayana, Mulabagal, Sripadaraja
The place where the Vedas were divided and Puranas written
It is a small town in the most populous State of India. Though it is near the State capital of Lucknow, it is not on any tourist map. Yet, if Hindu mythology is to be believed it is perhaps one of the most important places.
This is the place where the Puranas came to be written and the Vedas came to be divided. It is also the place of the deep well of Vishnu which has immense religious significance. This town is also one of the 108 Divya Desams of Vishnu and revered by the twelve saint poets called Alwars.
This is the town of Naimisaranyam or Naimisaranya also called Nimsar. It is located at the junction of the roads from Sitapur and Khairabad. It is 32 km from Sitapur and 42 km from the Sandila railway station and just 45 miles north of Lucknow.
The town is on the left bank of the river Gomati. This is the place where the Visnhu Chakra created the highly revered well called Chakra Kunda. Every new moon day, a large number of people gather at the well and purify themselves with a dip. If the new moon falls Monday, it is believed that a holy bath in the well and offering to the presiding deity Lalitha will wash away all the sins committed in the lifetime.
According to Puranas, our Gods chose this place on Earth to establish Dharma. Their plan to spread Dharma on Earth went awry as a demon called Vrittrasur was proving to be a major hurdle.
The Gods then requested Maharshi Dadhichi to give his bones to them so that they could create a weapon to kill the demon. The demon was finally killed.
To honor the sage, a festival is held every Phalguna and it is known as Chaurasi Kosi Parikrama.
As the Srimad Bhagavatam was narrated here, it is said that a pilgrimage to Badrinath and Kedarnath is incomplete without a visit to Naimisaranya. The Mahabharata itself says “Anyone who fasts, prays, and attains perfection at Naimisaranya finds happiness in all the worlds”.
There is another legend about this place. When Brahma contemplated a great wheel that would span the entire universe, the wheel’s center was at “Naimisaranya”.
The Puranas say that Naimisaranya has a parikrama (circumambulation) path of 16 kms, in which all the sacred places in India are located.
Rama, Balarama, Dadhuchi Muni, the Pandavas, Shankaracharya, Ramanujacharya and several other saints of all beliefs and religious orders have come and visited the sacred spots here.
The Pandavas came here when they were in exile. Rama performed sacrifice here for killing Ravana, a Brahmin.
The Chakra Kunda or Chakra Tirtha is a deep well whose depth has not been found out. When the Kali Yuga was about to commence, 80,000 sages headed by Saunaka Rishi approached Brahma and told him to identify the spot where they should hold the Yagna to ward off the evil effects of the Kali Yuga.
Thus at the end of the Dwapara Yuga and the beginning of the Kali Yuga, Brahma released his Manonmaya Chakra to ascertain the impact of the impending Time. The Chakra travelled all around the Earth and it finally came to a stop here.
Brahma then prescribed the circumference or the ‘nemi’ of that zone, fit for Yagnas which were performed for ten thousand years even as he carried on the process of creation. Since the midpoint of the Chaka was here, Brahma declared this to be the center of the Earth
The Chakra Tirtha has no end. The British wanted to disprove this and they sank a cable for more than 1,000 metres (3300 feet) but they did not find the depth. They gave up.
Near the Tirtha is the Vyasa Gaddi. It is at this spot where Veda Vyasa (Narayana), the author of Mahabharata is said to have divided the Vedas into four parts and also written the Puranas.
Locals point to a huge Banyan tree here which is said to be over 5,000 years old. They say this is the precise place where Vyasa sat and wrote the Puranas.
There are many places in and around the town, each with its own share of history, mythology and religion.
There is a temple of Hanuman with the idol of Ram and Lakshmana on his shoulders. It is said that Hanuman brought out Rama and Lakshmana from Patala Loka at this very spot.
There is a deity of Vyasa and the Pandavas in the temple.
The Hanuman Temple has a strange custom. Pilgrims buy sweets and put them in his mouth.
Other places to visit are the Suta Gaddi where the sage Suta Goswami sat while instructing other sages 5,000 years ago. He spoke about Srimad Bhagavat Geeta here. Ugrashravas, also Ugrasravas, Suta or Suta Goswami is the narrator of several Puranas, including Mahabharata, Bhagavath Purana, Harivamsa, and Padma Purana.
He narrated all these before a gathering of sages here. Suta was the son of Lomaharshana and a disciple of Veda Vyasa, the author of Mahābhārata. Ugrasrava belonged to the Suta caste, who were typically the bards of Puranic literature.
The entire Mahābhārata epic is structured as a dialogue between Ugrasrava Sauti or Suta -the narrator and sage Saunaka-the listener. The narration (Bharata) of the history of Bharata kings by sage Vaisampayana to the Kuru king Janamejaya was embedded within this narration of Ugrasrava Sauti.
Vaisampayana’s narration (Jaya) in turn contains the narration of Kurukshetra war by Sanjaya to King Dhritarashtra. Thus the epic has as a story within a story.
There is also the Narada Deva Temple with 108 altars and the 1008 Sivalinga Temple containing copies of the four Vedas and Puranas, including Srimad Bhagavata (Bhagavat Purana). The Shiva temple here is also unique. The eyes of Shiva looking east in the morning and west in the evenings. The presiding deity of the town, Lalita Devi, has a temple around the Chakra Tirtha.
The best place to stay is either Lucknow or Sitapur. There are regular buses and taxis from Lucknow and Sitapur. If you want to visit all the holy places here, it is better to engage the services of a local guide. A smattering of Hindi will help as the guides and locals generally do not know any other language.
Labels: Chakra Thirtha, Puranas, Uttar Pradesh, Veda Vyasa, Vedas
The City of Djinns
It is the capital of India and it has been the theatre of war for centuries. It has been ruled by a number of dynasties and all conquerors, including the British, realised the importance of gaining a foothold over Delhi.
Delhi is a city of cities and you have many interesting historical, religious monuments and scores of ruins. Some of the ruins like those at Indraprastha go back to the times of the Mahabharata.
The city of the Red Fort and Qutb Minar has its own charm and hoary past. Delhi has a monument to almost each year or rather decade of its existence.
A few days ago, one of my friends was waking across the Feroz Shah Kotla when he saw a crowd of people. He assumed that the crowd might have come from the nearby Cricket Stadium.
He was stunned when told that this was not a cricket loving crowd but one that prayed to the Djinns who are supposed to make every wish of a human come true.
The explanation stumped my friend and he looked around in disbelief. It was very difficult for him to digest the fact that people in the national capital believed such things and that too in the 21st century.
I told him that what he had heard and saw was true. Delhi is also known as the City of Djinns and this goes back centuries ago.
The ruined city of Feroz Shah Kotla is adjacent to the cricket stadium. This was the Ferozabad that was built between 1354 and 1356 by Feroz Shah Tughlaq, the successor of Mohammad Bin Tughlaq.
Feroz ruled from Delhi between 1351 and 1388. He built the imposing citadel of the Kotla in 1354 but the City quickly fell into ruins once his reigns ended. Today, the ruins are just off the Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg.
Djinns are said to be found in plenty in these ruins. Every Thursday, Delhi witnesses one of the largest gatherings of people, praying and writing to the Djinns to fulfill their wishes.
Even the authorities seem to have resigned themselves to the large number of people who throng the ruins on Thursday afternoon by throwing it open for free. During al other times, you have to shell out Rs. 5 to stroll among the ruins.
Islam says Allah made Djinns out of smokeless fire before he made humans out of clay. Djinns are not supposed to have any shape or form. They can live for centuries. However, they have a very human character. They can be moody or even bad in character.
The gathering assembles before the 13 meter high sandstone Ashoka Pillar on a rubble-built three-tiered pyramidal structure. Feroz transported this 27 tonne pillar in 1356 to Delhi from Topar in Ambala, where Emperor Ashoka had installed it.
There are inscriptions on the Pillar which are believed to be incantations. Some of the inscriptions are in Sanskrit and many other inscriptions are unreadable.
People believe that if they come here and pray, the Djinns help them, get rod of their troubles and they even help human beings get rid of ghosts and spirits.
When the evening fades away, the people too move away slowly, with a heartfelt prayer on their lips to the Djinns. Locals say the practice of writing to the Djinns started in the 70s when a fakir caked Ladoo Shah lived in these ruins.
The wall near the pillar is full of requests to Djinns on a variety of topics. The old well or Baoli nearby gives a creepy look to the entire area.
The mosque adjacent to the well is one of the biggest buildings of the Tughlaq period. Talk to the Imam of the mosque about the Djinns and you are bound to be surprised.
Labels: Ashoka Pillar, Delhi, Djinns, Feroz Shah Kotla
Where Vishnu married 360 maidens
This is temple where people throng in large numbers to take the blessings of the presiding deity for matrimonial bliss. This is also the temple where Gavala Rishi married off all his daughters and they numbered a whopping 360.
Gavala had 360 daughters and he was worried about their marriage. He approached Lord Vishnu and Vishnu agreed to marry
His daughters one by one. So the marriage went on for almost an year until all of Galava’s daughters were married.
On the day his last daughter was married, the sage had a vision of Vishnu and realised that the Lord himself had been the bridegroom. Vishnu then amalgamated all the 360 daughters of Galava into one being and she became Akhilavalli.
The place where the marriage took place is called Tiruvidanthai and it is just 35 kms from Chennai. It is on the road to Mahabalipuram.
The Utsava Murthy is called Nitya Kalyana Perumal (one who is ever auspicious or one who is married everyday). His consort is Akhilavalli.
Tiruvidanthai is a small village and this temple is one of the 108 Divya Desams – shrines sacred to Vaishnavites or devotees to Vishnu.
Though the temple is small, it is very ornamental and rich in history and sculpture. It is also called Sripuri and Varahapuri.
The main deity is Lakshmi Varaha Perumal and it is in a standing posture. He is the form of a boar. He is in a standing posture in the sanctum, with his right leg on the ground and his left leg raised and resting on Adi Sesha, his serpent.
There is a separate sanctum for Akhilavalli or Komalavalli Nachiyar. As Vishnu has Komalavalli on his left, the temple is also called Edavendai.
Legend has it that apart from Galava, another saint Markandeya and the demon king Mahabali worshipped Vishnu here.
The Adi Sesha here is depicted with his consort, both of them together below Vishnu’s foot. With both the deity and mount in the company of their respective consorts, locals say this spells matrimonial bliss for whoever visits the temple.
Thought the present temple appears to have been constructed in the 19th century, there must have been a shrine as Tirumangai Alwar, one of the 12 Vaishnavite saints and who belonged to the 8th century, has composed verses on the deity.
These verses are in the form of a mother complaining about her lovesick daughter who is pining for Nitya Kalyana Perumal.
Two beautiful tanks adjoin the temple.
People who want to get married and those who seek marital bliss come here and pray. They go around the shrine nine times, wearing floral garlands that have previously gifted to the deity. The priest told me that people will find their life partner within a few weeks after completing their ritual.
Labels: 360, Galava, Mahabalipuram Road, Visnhu
The clothed Ganapathi
It is one of the oldest shrines in Udupi district. It was once one of the 365 temples in Bakrur near Udupi. But today though not many temples survive, the Batte Vinayaka Temple is among the three dozens that have survived the ravages of time.
The temple is unique and it attracts a large number of people. As the name itself suggests, it is Known as Batte or cloth Ganapathi. The deity in the temple faces north and it always wears a piece of clothe around its waist.
Apart from the clothe, the Ganapathi is encircled with small bells around the waist and it has pleated hair. The idol is found to be leaning towards the West.
Every day, owners and drivers of vehicles visit the temple to seek the blessings of Ganapathi. There is a belief that if Ganesha gives his blessings, nothing will happen to the vehicle.
The temple is believe to have been built earlier to the Alpua rulers who ruled Barkur. The Alupas were powerful feudatories of the Chalukyas of Badami and they built several temples here.
Another unique feature is that there are five foot prints on a rock in front of the temple. This temple was never locked for centuries but since the last three years, the temple management is locking the doors of the structure as a precautionary measure.
There is another Ganapathi temple nearby called the Bairagi Ganapathi Temple at Chowlikeri. This temple was constructed by the Cholas.
This temple too has an interesting story. There was a beautiful tower in front of the Bairagi Ganapathi Temple. It is so called as the idol was installed by a Bairagi or mendicant. It would sound the gong twice a day-once at noon and another time during the night. The sound can no longed be heard as a truck hit the tower, making it lose its tryst with time.
Another temple is the Rathnagarbha Ganapathi at Ranganakere, three kms from Barkur towards Mandarthi. This temple was bult by the Alupa rulers along with a small pond known as “Rathna Kere”.
Locals say this Ganapathi had treasures in his belly. It was broken by a thief and taken away, leaving the idol mutilated. It was this story that led to the saying, “Ee Oorina Odeyana Hiriya Magana Koralu Muridu Karulu Bagedu Nodu”. (Break open the throat and stomach of the elder son (Ganapathi) of the Lord of this village).
The Channa Keshava Temple here is also in ruins and miscreants have dug it up at several places in search of treasure.
Barkur is well connected to both Udupi and Mangalore and of course Honnavara.
Labels: Alupa, Barkur, Batte, Ganapathi
A devout Jain who was a military genius, poet and builder
Chavundaraya is synonymous with the construction of the Gomateshwara in Shravanabelogala. A Jain, he is also known as one of the ministers of the Western Ganga Emperors who ruled over large tracts of south Karnataka.
The Ganga Emperors had Talakad as their capital and they were very faithful vassals of the Rashtrakutas and they fought many wars for the Rashtrakutas. They even took on the Cholas on behalf of the Rashkrakutas.
Chavundraya also known as Chamundaraya (940–989) was also a renowned military commander of the times and he had been given the title Samara Parushurama and Ranaranga Singa . He was a veteran of many wars and his knowledge of military tactics was exceptional.
He played a vital role in the battles fought with Rajaditya, Vajjaladeva, Govinda and the battles of Bageyurakote, Ucchangi and Gonarabayalu which are all well documented in inscriptitions and literary works
A Brahmin by birth, Chavundaraya himself says he converted to Kshatriya caste. A 10th century inscription in Algodu village in Mysore district and an inscription in Arani in Mandya district sheds light on the genealogy of Chavundaraya.
The inscriptions says that Chavundaya was the son of Govindamaiah.
It is believed that Chavundaraya owed his scholarship and interest in literature to his initial upbringing as a Brahmin. He was also a patron of art, architecture, literature. But not many know that Chavundaraya was himself a poet of repute and the second oldest works on verse in Kannada language was written by him. He was also adept in Sanskrit in which he has written some works
An ardent devotee of the Jain ascetics, Nemichandra and Ajitasena Bhattaraka, this powerful minister of the Gangas commissioned the Gomata statue in 982.
Chavundaraya exerted immense influence during the rule of the Ganga Emperors, Narasimha, the second, Rachamalla the fourth and Rachamalla the fifth.
It is really a mystery how this multi-talented personality found time to pen down some of the well-known works of his age.
His Chavundaraya Purana, also known as Trishasthi Lakshana Purana, is a Kannada work which was written in 978. It is very probable that the “Charitrasara” in Sanskrit was written during the same time or a little later.
The Kannada work is important as it is the second work in verse in the language.
Chavundaraya Purana is a summary of the Sanskrit works, Adipurana and Uttarapurana, written by Jinasena and Gunabhadra during the rule of Rashtrakuta Emperor Amoghavarsha.
The prose is written in simple and lucid Kannada and it does not have any reference to complicated Jain philosophy.
It narrates the legends of twenty-four Jain Thirthankaras, twelve Chakravartis, nine Balabhadras, nine Narayanas and nine Pratinarayanas – narrations on sixty-three Jain proponents in all
Apart from being a writer, Chavundaraya personally patronised the two famous Kannada grammarians Gunavarma and Nagavarma, the first.
Kannada language and literature owes an indelible debt to Chavundaraya for having patronized the poet Ranna whose Parusharama Charitre is an eulogy of Chavundaraya.
Charitrasara is a scholarly treatise on the subject of the practices of ascetics. He has also written a commentary on Nemichandra’s Gommatasara. If Gommatasara is in Prakit, Chavundaraya’s commentary called Vira Martandai is in Kannada. Unfortunately this book is supposedly lost.
However, we have references to this work by another commentator, Kesava Varni, who is the author of Kesavavarniya Vritthi.
Chavundaraya’s contribution is acknowledged in an inscription in the Tyagada Brahmadeva pillar in Shravanabelogala where is called a gem in the jewel of Lakshmi and a moon.
He also personally helped out Ranna when the latter came to Talkad from his home in north Karnataka.
A devout Jain, Chavundaya practiced Jain religion with full dedication. He lived his life according to the Jain tenets. He and his family members- mother Kalala Devi, wife Ajita Devi, son Jina Deva, younger sister Pullava and younger brother Naga Varma were all strict Jains and they lived the life of austere Jains.
Well, the story of Chavundaraya and the statue of Gomata is too long to write here. Suffice it to say that it is a shining example of his work as a builder.
Chavundaraya thus comes across as an all-rounder. He was a warrior, patron of arts and literature, poet and writer, Minister and adviser, a devout Jain and above all a fine human being.
Labels: Chavundaraya, Gangas, Ranna, Shravanabelogala
Madhwacharya's Mahabharata
India is a land of a billion people. Of this number, only a handful can lay claim to have met or seen God and only a miniscule of these numbers can say that they were asked by God to educate people and write a book.
Madhwacharya is among such rare persons. He not only met the venerable Veda Vyasa (Narayana) twice in Badari but he was also asked to write the Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya to correct the imbalances that had crept up in the epic.
The epic had been written thousands of years earlier and it had undergone several interpolations, additions and even subtractions. It was left to Madhwa to reinterpret both the Ramayana and Mahabharata correctly and in context of the events that had occurred.
As Madhwa was Hanuman in his first avatar when the Ramayana occurred and Bheem in the second during the time of the Mahabharata, he was eminently qualified to write a commentary on the Bharata or Mahabharata.
This can be termed as one of the rarest of rare books as it deals with both the epics-Ramayana and Mahabharata simultaneously. It gives us a beautiful and evocative exposition of the epics and also several concepts of religion and philosophy.
The Nirnaya comprises of 32 chapters and each chapter deals with a different issue. It runs into more than 5,000 verses. The work can be categorised into three parts. The first part covers the first three chapters and gives us a beautiful summary of Mahabharata and entire scriptures. It is these chapters that lays the foundation for the other two sections to follow.
The second section comprises chapters 4 to 9 deals and with the story of Ramayana. The last section details the story of Mahabharata from chapters 11 to 32. The final chapter deals with the Pandavas’ ascent to heaven. The tenth chapter is all about Vyasa (Narayana).
In the Nirnaya, Madhwa explains some of the finer aspects of the Bharata (Mahabharata) by drawing upon other religious texts such as Vishnu Purana, Vedas, Hari Vamsha and Bhagavath Geetha.
Since Madhwa was the earlier avatar of Hanuman and Bheema, here Bheema is the hero of almost all the episodes or rather incidents.
What makes this work invaluable is that Madhwa himself writes about the reason for penning the work. This is contained in the second chapter called Vakyoddharah. He says here that he wants to give us the correct interpretation of the verses written by Veda Vyasa.
Madhwa was asked by Veda Vyasa himself to write the Nirnaya. He had visited Badari the second time and after coming back to Udupi, he wrote the Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya.
The Nirnaya is not mere a book on the epics. It gives us a new and more correct interpretation of the events and incidents of the Ramayana and Mahabharata in relation to the Puranas and Shastras. We have to take this as the most authentic and correct interpretation as it is Hanuma through whose eyes we see the Ramayana being told and Bheema through whom the Bharata is being narrated.
This can be called the first research work on the epics. It also gives us a correct version of many events of both the epics and proves beyond doubt that over centuries some incidents, passages and slokas have either been added or interposed with the original, twisting the real meaning.
Here Madhwa establishes several concepts of the Dwaitha Siddantha (philosophy) such as the greatness and supremacy of Hari or Vishnu, the high position of Vayu, the concept of Bheda which is integral to Dwaitha philosophy and the Taratamya or hierarchy of Gods.
“Taratamyam tato gyeyam sarvocchatvam harestatha
tatadvina nakasyapi vimuktih syath kathanchana”, says our Acharya about the hierarchy of Gods.
Here, Vishnu is the giver of all knowledge and he then imparted it to Brahma and other Gods.
He also illustrates the difference between the Atma and the Paramathma. Thus, this work built the foundation for the Tatwavada of our Acharya.
But please remember this is a critical work and it does not offer a line-by-line commentary of the Bharata. For that you have to go to Vadiraja Theertha’s Mahabharata-Prasthana which gives us an explanation of one hundred thousand difficult words in the Bharata.
Apart from Raghavendra Swamy, a commentary on Nirnaya was also written in Kannada by Vadiraja Theertha. This book is also called Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya.
Kambalur Ramachandra Theerta of Vyasaraja Matha, whose brindavana, is in Vellore, has also written a tippani on the Nirnaya.
For a easier understanding of the Nirnaya, it is better to read the Bhava Sangraha written by Raghavendra Swamy. This is a work of 32 slokas and each sloka summarises one of the 32 chapters of the Nirnaya.
Satyaabhinava Theertha, one of the pontiffs of Uttradhi Matha has written a Vyakhana on Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya.
The Nirnaya cannot be read in isolation as it has several layers of meaning. It can be read alongside one of the commentaries for a better and truer understating of the epics.
Labels: Dwaitha, Mahabharata tatparya Nirnaya, Taratamya, Veda Vyasa
The town that once had 365 temples
Once upon a time this was the place in Kannada Nadu that had 365 temples. A temple a day to visit and perfoem pooja, seems to have been the ambition of the rulers of this area.
These rulers had so constructed the temples that each one of them had a programme or ritual on a day and thus throughout the year , the town wore a festive look.
The town, once the stronghold of the Pandyas and the Cholas, passed into the Vijayanagars. This town was also governed by the Kadambas of Banavasi, Hoysalas of Dwarasamudra, Rashtrkutas of Manyakheta (Malked) and the Chalukyas of Badami. It was also the capital of the local Alupa rulers.
The Alupas were powerful vassals of the Chalukyas of Badami and one of the Alupa ruler even defeated the Cholas.
This was also the town that hosted Shankaracharya and Madhwacharya. A few other saints of both the Adwaitha and Dwaitha order visited the town.
Today, much of the traces of history seems to have vanished and of the 365 temples, only a mere three dozen remain. The two forts which once commanded the Arabian Sea have all but disappeared but traces still remain.
Located just 15 kms from Udupi, this town, which is rich is mythology and history, is known as Barkur or Barakanur. The 365 temples and the everyday celebration of the temple give it the named Nithyothsavavada Naadu-the land of celebrations.
Barkur first gained prominence under the Pandya rulers. One of the Pandya rulers, Boothala Pandya, is believed to have ruled for 75 or more years and ushered in an era of peace and prosperity.
The Simhasan Gudda in Barkur is believed to be the exact spot where the palace of Boothala stood. The Anjenaya Temple here is therefore called Aramane Anjaneya Temple as it was either a part of near the royal palace (Aramane).
Another heritage in the gudda is the Shaami tree (known as banni tree) in the Bana Mahakali Temple which is nearby.
Today, there are 30 odd temples left of the 365 and almost all of them are located in a three kilometer radius. Some of the important temples and structures are the Katthalke Basadi, a Jain monument.
There are temples dedicated to several communities such as Billavas, Konkani, Ganigas, Pujaris, Mogaveeras, Dalits and Viswakarmas. The Panchalingeshwara temple located on Car Street is worth a visit.
Just across the Panchalingeshwara are the temples of Chippi Anjaneya, Batte Vinayaka and Kalabhairaveshwara.
There is also a temple dedicated to Somanatha. The twin temples of Chaulikeri dedicated to Ganapati and Shiva respectively belong to the 14th century. The Kotekeri Temple of Venugopala Krishna and the Siddeshwara Temples were constructed in the 11th century AD and the Mahishasura temple in the 12th century
Barkur is famous for the matrilineal inheritance system which originated in Bennekudru.
Bennekudru is one the banks of Seetha and it houses the beautiful temple of Masti Amma, which is the Kula Deve the of the Mogaveeras or members of the fishing community.
Boothala Pandya introduced the matrilineal inheritance system-Aliyasanthana or Aliyakattu-from this place. This system is still in vogue and it is adhered to by Bunts, Billavas and Jains.
Barkur was the provincial capital of Hoysalas and later the Vijayanagars. Between 1336 and 1565 when it was under the Vijayanagars, more than a hundred Governors presided over the province of Mangalore and Barkur from here.
Locals and historians point out that Barkur reached its peak under the Vijayanagar emperors. It was an important port for the Vijayanagars and it is from here that they imported horses.
When the Vijayanagar Empire disintegrated, the local Palegars became independent before the Keladi rulers captured it. Then it was the turn of Hyder Ali and subsequently the British.
A local tale credits the legendary Vikramaditya of Ujjain having visited Barkur several times.
The Bhanderkeri Matha in Barkur was built by Madhwacharya who visited this place in the early part of the 14th century. Several centuries earlier, Shankaracharya visited Barkur enroute to Kollur.
Barkur is well connected by road. Mangalore is 75 kms away and Bramavar is nearby. Barkur is also on the Konkan railway map.
Labels: Barkur, Madhwacharya, Shankanacharya, Udupi, Vijayanagar
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Colin Baker, Nicholas Briggs (Interviewer)
Released August 2015, Big Finish Productions
The Sixth Doctor is perhaps the greatest 'what if' incarnation out of all the Doctors to grace the small-screen in the program's history. .Born out of the explosive events on the planet Androzani Minor, the very first moments of this direct and superior individual made the perfect end to an all-time classic serial. But trouble soon followed for both this new version of the Doctor and the program itself, and Colin Baker's wish to be the longest Doctor to date was cut abruptly short by the higher powers at the BBC
Of course, a horde of Big Finish productions expanded the universe of the past Doctors, and the characters they encountered. The Sixth Doctor has had many more chances to show just why he is every bit as worthy a pilot of the TARDIS as those that came before him and since.
My earliest impression of Colin Baker the person was at a 1990s convention in Birmingham where he had just returned from a tour to Blist Hills with The Mark of The Rani's cast and writers. Somehow I managed to grab a seat on the front row with a friend. One great story after another was shared, and during all that time I noticed just how friendly Colin was with the thoroughly engaged group of fans. A man who could look you full in the eye and smile, and for it to feel like you had met him before.
This type of friendly figure should have been the final stages of the butterfly Sixth Doctor, after sufficient build up and hints along the way. But it was not to be in the 1980s. I am at least confident it will happen in a not too dissimilar fashion with our present Doctor played by the wonderful Peter Capaldi.
This release is both similar and markedly different to Tom Baker at 80. Colin is younger than his predecessor but is very reflective and shows a 'come what may' attitude to the remainder of his career. Unlike Tom, Colin has always been a receptive and fairly open person for an interview. Such is Nicholas Briggs' determination, we actually do get the occasional more negative feelings and critical side to him, without it feeling forced from him.
Another notable difference, is that with Colin, Briggs has clearly much knowledge and appreciation for his work, but also knows that they had a healthy functional relationship. Baker could get many more opportunities to show his capabilities as the Doctor and Briggs could write, direct, produce or act to some degree depending on the particular story in question.
And I personally enjoy this more assertive model of the same interviewer; one who can clarify and muster views on the past, the present and the future as they transpire for the interviewee.
The structure here is successful as a chronology with the occasional reflection and discussion of a big topic or theme. And it is very engaging to get a sense of how Baker as an acting persona grew and developed, drawing upon the various formative experiences he had, and later influences from people that he respected or revered. Colin rarely speaks for more than a minute or two without making some amusing anecdote, or some very insightful point about various important topics, i.e. society, education, effort in accomplishing something, opportunity, status, basic respect, and being a public figure - that last one of course being of paramount interest to listeners. He was put into a very troublesome place when it appeared he might be turned on and blamed for things faltering in a massive institution which Doctor Who was (and now is more than ever before).
To my mind this release is just as engrossing, and more dependable as a record of the person behind the actor. There will always be a sense that Tom Baker wants to play to the audience and be an entertainer the majority of the time, and will keep a certain amount of his most private thoughts to himself and a few trusted confidantes. Colin Baker is private in the sense that he will hint how his children and wife are the biggest thing in his life, but he will talk properly about virtually everything else and show no worries as to what others think. He even says that whether he is smart or not is for other to "decide", which is wonderfully self-aware and grounded.
But one common trait with the Fourth Doctor actor release, is that this interview tries to avoid retreading much previous material from bonus interviews that followed the Big Finish dramas. Furthermore there is very little about the majority of Baker's tenure as the doctor. So if like myself, you were frustrated by a lack of commentary from him on the DVD of Revelation of the Daleks, (and again for episode 13 of The Trial of a Time Lord) then this just is not the place to find his views.
Baker's formative years are arguably the very best component of the interview. We see a remarkably distinctive boy who unapologetically demonstrated the mind and attitude of a middle class thinker, and that caused problems for him in a school that was part of a very northern working class town. Further problems came from his posh voice, and his bookworm tendencies.
Yet instead of bogging the young Colin down, the ability to adapt and to gain trust and companionship was demonstrated, and would become a great asset of his. Later he went on to be a promising young lawyer but opted ultimately for acting, despite its far less certain dividends and prospects.
He also would always stand up for the underdog and not be a pushover, but still use tact and patience when required.. And for those of us who revelled in his Doctor's finest moments, those were the precise qualities that made us cheer him on as he batted aside Mentors, Androgums, Borads and Vervoids.
Colin talks of his proud use of sarcasm, and how he gets on better usually with those that likewise opt for ironic and deadpan humour. And the jokes certainly come through many a time, enabling his release further replay value which was already sizeable given the remarkable life story.
However some bittersweet or melancholic moments are also there, even when a quip has only just registered with the listener. One of these is Baker talking about his dignified efforts to secure one last full season, and how he would not just return for the opener; eventually Time and the Rani. This was certainly more than reasonable and such issues had dogged Blake's 7 lead Gareth Thomas (Incidentally Colin was fantastically memorable as Bayban in a Series 3 episode that didn't feature Blake).
Yet apparently more galling was the regret over his inability to go to university as his father did not see the value in it. Although grants were available, the financial status of Colin's father meant that he was not eligible, and so had no further higher education opportunity in the Britain of the mid-20th Century.
This lack of choice in being able to go to university is something he freely admits to being a 'chip on his shoulder', but really was it such a problem when he ended up with a happy family life and a very solid acting career? Perhaps a bit of ambivalence lies at the heart of this interview, but that is by no means a failing; rather a fair reflection of a sophisticated and thoughtful individual.
With name dropping of great British actors like David Suchet and Bernard Hill, one appreciates how Colin was learning his craft alongside men with even more natural skill than he had, and that he was more than happy to benefit.
At the same time he is/was a very outgoing, genial and co-operative working actor, who certainly could not have tried harder during the very troubled mid-Eighties period for Doctor Who. And thankfully he ended up working in much more favourable conditions with both co-stars old and new on the audio dramas.
Nicholas Briggs will hopefully keep making these types of special audio releases, and involve other major players in Doctor Who history, be they producers, directors, script editors, as well as companions and notable guest stars. For my part I especially would enjoy one with Julian Glover, who now is producing wonderful cameos on Game Of Thrones.
A final reflection on this release then. We have a charismatic man who grew up in Manchester who is very grateful for the continuing adventures of one of the Doctor's more complex and unpredictable incarnations, and of course bold new projects like A Dozen Summers.
So whether the listener has heard any quantity of adventures belonging to the vast Big Finish catalogue, or not, they can really appreciate just why and how Colin Baker is consistently regarded as the best of a worthy group of Time Lords on audio. And of course Uncle Tom is in that mix as well.
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Rockets and Relativity
Adventures in Physics and the Cosmos
Unlock the science behind the secrets of the universe
If you’ve ever stared up at the night sky, wondering how it all works, you are among millions across mankind’s history who have been inspired to learn more. But many are put off because they assume the science that makes the stars move across the heavens and powers the rockets we send out beyond the Earth is too complex for them ever to understand.
It doesn’t have to be that way.
Writer and space enthusiast JD Palmer is on a mission to demystify the secrets of space science. He believes that astronautics, Special Relativity and other theories that explain the universe are built on core ideas that anyone can understand with a bit of dedication – and the help of someone to lead them through the basic maths in easy steps.
His first book, Light Needs Time, explains how Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity affects the very fabric of the universe we live in. His new title, Rockets, Orbits and Newton, is the first of a series of three that will demonstrate the mathematics behind space flight.
Packed with charts, diagrams and examples, these books make the complex understandable and take Special Relativity and rocket science out of the lecture theatre and into your home.
Buy JD Palmer's books on Amazon
Download FREE spreadsheets with key equations from each book and try out the science for yourself!
What you will find in these books
Step-by-step explanations of key scientific ideas
More than 100 charts and diagrams help visualise the maths and its sometimes surprising outcomes
Worked examples show how the theories apply in a wide range of practical situations
Excellent book - highly recommended
A really excellent book on a fascinating topic. This book takes the reader through an easy to understand, but very enjoyable journey into Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity. There are some brilliant diagrams and illustrations that help the reader to make sense of what could otherwise be a confusing subject. Highly recommended for anyone who would like to understand more about Relativity.
See the review for Light Needs Time on Amazon
The universe is amazing - now you can understand how it works
Take the terror out of complex science
Understand the mysteries of the universe
Learn the physics that makes space flight work
Rockets Orbits and Newton
Modelling a Rocket’s flight to orbit in a spreadsheet
JD Palmer
ISBN: 1721808388 - Buy on Amazon
You may be interested in Rocket Science but…
…can you guide a Rocket into orbit?
Fortunately, Sir Isaac Newton prepared the way for us hundreds of years ago in his laws of motion and law of gravity.
Using only Newton’s four laws and some basic mathematics this book demonstrates that the flight of a Rocket to orbit can be realistically modelled in a simple spreadsheet.
Extras for Rockets Orbits and Newton
Orbiter Excel spreadsheet
Use the calculations from Rockets Orbits and Newton to model your own space missions.
Rockets animation
See a mathematical model of the successive stages of a Rocket’s flight to orbit.
Orbits animation
Modelling elliptical orbits where height and speed are constantly changing.
Dynamics Excel spreadsheet
What Astronauts feel and the effect of circular motion
Design Excel spreadsheet
Factors that affect the performance of a Rocket
Gravity Excel spreadsheet
The effect of Gravity on objects
Light Needs Time
Making sense of Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity
If you want to build up a sound understanding of Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity by teaching yourself from first principles…
…this is the book for you!
The theory gives us a much richer and deeper perspective on reality than the one our senses provide us with – but don’t let yourself be put off by its daunting reputation. You really don’t need to be a genius like Albert Einstein to understand and marvel at the symmetry and beauty of his work.
Packed with more than 100 diagrams and charts, Light Needs Time guides you step-by-step through a detailed investigation into Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity.
Extras for Light Needs Time
Relativity Excel spreadsheet
A spreadsheet containing the charts and calculations used in 'Light Needs Time'.
Perceptions animation
Observers who are moving relative to each other perceive reality differently.
SR Introduction animation
Two observers disagree about the distance a light pulse travels at the constant speed of light.
Watch the maths that powers rocket flight and relativity unfold in front of your eyes with these slide shows. Each slide show relates to a topic covered in the author's books on relativity and spaceflight, demonstrating how variations in the values of key equations produce visible real-world effects.
Visit the slide shows page
About JD Palmer, author of ‘Light Needs Time’ and ‘Rockets Orbits and Newton’
I never intended to write a book.
I had been curious about Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity since my schooldays, so when I retired from a career in computing I decided to have a go at working out for myself from first principles what was going on.
But I didn’t just want to understand relativity. Like most of my generation, I had watched enthralled as the first manned mission landed on the Moon. I found myself inspired by the idea that an object blasted so dramatically into space could then coast effortlessly around the Earth forever.
And so, as I worked to understand Einstein, I also set out to chart the science that led to Neil Armstrong’s one giant leap.
Doing all this involved a great deal of careful thought and perseverance, and in the process I generated detailed sets of notes and diagrams.
That’s how these books came about: a way of making this material available to other people who share my curiosity and excitement about our universe, in the hope it will help them understand how reality works.
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Clive Hamilton on climate denialism and social-ecological systems and
November 24, 2010 Garry Peterson 14 Comments
Clive Hamilton is an author and Professor of Public Ethics at Charles Stuart University and Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics in Australia. He has been writing about the ethics of climate change, and climate denial.
In his interesting talk, Why We Resist the Truth About Climate Change, one of the points he makes is the importance and difference of a social-ecological perspective:
Developments in climate science have revealed a natural world so influenced by human activity that the epistemological division between nature and society can no longer be maintained. When global warming triggers feedback effects, such as melting permafrost and declining albedo from ice-melt, will we be seeing nature at work or human intervention? The mingling of the natural and the human has philosophical as well as practical significance, because the “object” has been contaminated by the “subject”.
Climate denial can be understood as a last-ditch attempt to re-impose the Enlightenment’s allocation of humans and Nature to two distinct realms, as if the purification of climate science could render Nature once again natural, as if taking politics out of science can take humans out of Nature. The irony is that it was Enlightenment science itself, in the rules laid down by the Royal Society, that objectified the natural world, putting it on the rack, in Bacon’s grisly metaphor, in order to extract its secrets. We came to believe we could keep Nature at arms-length, but have now discovered, through the exertions of climate science, something pre- moderns took for granted, that Nature is always too close for comfort.
For more see his book, Requeim for a Species, or his related talk at the UK’s RSA – Facing up to Climate Change.
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Michael A. Lewis, Ph.D. says:
This article begins with the assumption that anthropogenic global warming is “truth,” then brands refusal to accept the revealed truth as “climate denial.”
In addition to the complete inaccuracy of the appellation (one cannot, after all, deny climate), the essay ignores the body of literature calling to question the simplistic assertion of anthropogenic global warming. A simple literature review reveals quite eloquently the broad questioning of predictions of future climate changes based on global circulation climate models that attribute modern climate change to human influence.
What is happening is not denial, but a rational refusal to accept conclusions based on obviously biased interpretations of climate science. Rather than seeing Nature (if there is such a thing) as “too close for comfort,” we view the world as a complex whole, operating on its own natural cycles, not on simplistic data entry into climate models produced to serve very human purposes.
Garry Peterson says:
Dr. Lewis thanks for providing an example of climate denial.
Despite your unsupported statements, the support for human’s influence on climate is broad, deep and robust. Science has known about the basic physics of it for over a century (for a history see Spencer Weart’s book + website Discovery of Global Warming.
Actually, no. I do not deny climate. This is an absurd statement. Words have meaning.
Science is not a function of consensus. The basic physics of the so-called “Greenhouse effect” does not confirm the claim that the slight observed increase in average surface temperature since 1880 is caused by increases in man-made atmospheric carbon dioxide. There is no linear causal relationship between atmospheric carbon dioxide levels and global average surface temperature. One could argue with equal authority that increases in global average surface temperature result in an increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide.
In point of fact, global average surface temperature has declined in the latest decade while global average carbon dioxide levels continue to increase, therefore refuting the basic premise.
What does happen, quite naturally, is that the global average surface temperature of the Earth fluctuates in response to changes in solar irradiance created by the complex cosmic interrelationships known as the Milankovitch Cycles. Steadily increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide levels are the result of 20,000 years of increasing solar irradiance, releasing carbon dioxide from deep ocean sinks and terrestrial sources, including a slight contribution by humans.
The entire natural cycle is far beyond the abilities of human societies to influence positively or negatively. Neither free market populism nor advanced green capitalism can change the swing of natural planetary cycles.
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Dr. Lewis, you are denying and deluded about anthropogenic climate change, which was what Clive Hamilton’s article and talk were about, despite the lack of evidence supporting your statements (i.e. opinion of all major academies of science – the overwhelming majority of the scientific literature). And as many posts on this website have documented humanity has altered many planetary cycles (N,P,C, water, etc) – which is why we now live in the Anthropocene.
The scientific discussion is over whether human domination of the planet started thousands of years ago or about a 150 years ago – no whether human’s can have an impact on the planet.
If you actually are interested in climate change take a look at the book or for an outline of how we have entered the Anthropocene – Something new under the sun by the J.R. McNeil.
I’m not concerned with the “opinion of all major academies of science.” An opinion and $2.00 will buy you a cup of bad coffee.
Please quantify “the overwhelming majority of the scientific literature.” All scientific literature? Scientific literature in some unnamed discipline?
I’m not aware that science is conducted by voting. That last I practiced science, this morning, it was all about data and verification. Nothing about voting here.
The scientific discussion taking place in this forum is bout the claim that the observed increase in global average surface temperature, which started some 20,000 years ago, is caused by anthropogenic carbon dioxide. I know of no evidence to support this claim.
Dr. Lewis, you don’t know what you are talking about.
Naomi Oreskes used a 2004 essay in Science to document in a simple way the overwhelming majority of the scientific literature demonstrates anthropogenic climate change.
Her simple test can be repeated by you by looking at the explanation of climatic change in most introductory textbooks on earth system science. A good introductory textbook is Our Changing Planet: An Introduction to Earth System Science and Global Environmental Change by McKenzie). Looking at these introductory textbooks also demonstrates a shared understanding of climatic change within the earth system science community,
Alternatively, you could look at reviews of climate science by top scientists, by looking at books on earth system/climate science published by the US Nat’l Academy, or you could sample the primary literature by scanning the last decades worth of papers in top science journals such as Nature, Science, PNAS – or more disciplinary journals such as J of Climate, GRL, Climate Change, Ecosystems, etc.
Your comments continue to provide a good example of climate denial – confused misstatements about climate science combined with no evidence of being willing to engage with or understand the massive body of research on the earth system.
If you actually want to learn about climate science – the “greenhouse effect”, Milankovitch cycles and the history and scientific debates over climate change – Spencer Weart’s book + website Discovery of Global Warming is a good place to start.
Mr. Peterson:
Since you do not know me, you have no way of knowing my involvement in climate science. As an archaeologist, I have collected tree ring data for dendroclimatological interpretation of Alaska/Siberia coastal communities over the past 2,500 years. I have published articles in peer reviewed journals on the interrelationships among human population movements and climate variation across the Arctic. I am fully aware of the body of literature on climate change and anthropogenic carbon dioxide, and I have participated in climate research over many years.
My awareness of climate science does not translate, ipso facto, into thoughtless acceptance of the anthropogenic global warming proposition. The connection between anthropogenic CO2 and climate change has yet to be established and verified. Recent research calls to question the proposition that human produced CO2 can even be distinguished from that produced by natural sources. The effects of increasing atmospheric CO2 on global average surface temperature are poorly understand, and the interactions among positive and negative atmospheric feedbacks are not understood at all, let alone accounted for in global climate models used by the IPCC to predict future climate variation.
In short, I deny nothing, keep an open mind at all times, and continue to research the effects of past climate variation on human relationships to the land.
Thank you for your concern for my education. I would encourage you to follow your own advice with regards to research that does not meet your previously determined expectations.
Dr. Lewis you are still wrong and remain uninformed, despite your claims of expertise. While I have provided you and other readers with a variety of sources to check my claims you have provided nothing. And you continue to deny that the connection between climate change and anthropogenic CO2 emissions has been established. It has.
Here is a link to the IPCC Climate Change 2007: Working Group I: The Physical Science Basis which explains how the connection between anthropogenic CO2 and climate change has been established and verified.
And here is a link to the summary of the chapter from their FAQ: How do Human Activities Contribute to Climate Change and How do They Compare with Natural Influences?.
It’s interesting that you point to the IPCC o7 Working Group I report, [editted out denialist blah blah blah ] … a politically charged summary authored by biased IPCC propagandists.
[Garry Peterson: Dr. Lewis, again no citations or support for your denial of anthropogenic climate change. There are lots places on the web where you can rant against the hard work done by IPCC scientists, but you won't be allowed to do that here.]
Gary, if you can’t be honest enough to print my full comment with editorializing, I will no longer have anything to do with this exchange. It’s sad that you have to resort to such juvenile behavior to get your way.
Tedious ignorant climate science disinformation will be deleted from this site.
If nothing else these comments provide a demonstration of the ignorance and closed mindedness of climate denial.
Ben Wood says:
Dr. Lewis,
The “skeptic” community is filled with highly educated people, some actually in climatology.
I read several of your posts, and you really are more a master of logical fallacies than understanding climate science. Because there was a regionally observed warming aka MWP, does not cast doubt on the correlation on warming today with CO2.
Knowledge of the past is informative, but that does not make it relative to today.
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Five Minute Penalty
In Team Ops
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"It's a fucking joke." -Jonathan Marchessault
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) April 24, 2019
"It changes the whole outcome of the series, I would be embarrassed." -Jonathan Marchessault
"It's the same thing as that football game, the Saints, it changes the whole outcome. The refs just got involved in the game and now our summer starts. Now five fucking months until game one." -Jonathan Marchessault
"The game's not even close, it's 3-0. Call it a 2, okay, but a 5 for something you don't even see? You just call the outcome." -Jonathan Marchessault
SinBin.vegas Podcast: Drive-Along Up To San Jose For Game 7 (2019)
A Tough Way To End
I can’t say anything better than 81, but I will try. Worst horseshit call I’ve ever witnessed in the NHL.
I’ll go as far as saying Eaks play shouldn’t have been a penalty at all.
Heck, his goal, which was reviewed for a potential high stick, was more questionable.
For the refs who did not see or call anything at the time, assume he was cross checked in the face (what they explained to Gallant), and to take liberties and make a judgement call is a travesty. I’m embarrassed for the sport I love, mad for the team I applaud and adore, and hate the NHL for it.
Think about this, would they have made this phantom egregious call if it was any different circumstance? Like the score not 3-0, 10 minutes to go, star captain player, and the game practically decided?
In other words, if it was a tight or tied game, opening minutes of the game or period, any other player on the ice, would they have made this call?
I think not. The refs probably thought they had to call something with all these factors and more (like VGK killing penalty after penalty) what the heck! By the way the final stats indicate PP chances SJ 9 VGK 2. Not exactly even and fair, not even close.
It never should have come to this. The NHL has to respond with a real explanation. And they have to correct this moving forward. Just as the NFL has done with last season’s PI no call.
I grew up having witnessed the Miracle on Manchester. This was being Screwed in San Jose!
Awesome post, couldn’t have said it any better…Played hockey up until HS, and have been watching hockey for 44 years, haven’t seen a call made in a game 7 ever…I’m embarrassed for the sport, our team, and fan base, which Bettman salivates Over when he’s counting his $$$$$… I won’t watch another hockey game this season after that call…Bettman, the NHLOA, and all his cronies in Toronto should be absolutely embarrassed
Kimberly Kelly-Reed
Thank you DARIN!!! I’m still so spittin’ mad…. It’s ridiculous!!! The refs totally cowtowed to Thorton… Screaming like a friggin’ baby ‘THAT SHOULD BE FIVE!!! THAT SHOULD BE FIVE!!!” Shameful… and the Sharks I hope will get their asses handed to them by the Avalanche… They deserve to go NO FURTHER!!!
Jeff Jacobs
Sorry / Giving up 3 goals in a span of 5 minutes is shitty penalty killing. Blame yourselves not the refs!
Worst comment ever, and wrong just like the refs call, as it was 4 goals. And why would I blame myself. I put the initial blame on the refs deeming that a major penalty when it wasn’t. By the way the PK was perfect to that point, but a 5 minute kill is an entirely different animal. Not to mention a play unseen therefore penalty unjustified!
Jeff if you are going to troll at least get your facts right. They gave up 4 goals in 5 minutes.
The problem with blowing that call and making it a major is that it eliminates the goal rule applied to minor penalties. They had a 5 minutes shooting gallery, scoring 4 goals on it. I believe that it is where most of Marchy’s frustration is coming from. Additionally without Bellemare in the lineup, and Eakin in the locker room we are down two of our best PK guys. This isn’t on the refs. Marchy isn’t even blaming the refs, he’s blaming the system that allowed them make that call based on circumstances. VGK did not rise to the adversity, and Sharks had an adrenaline surge and took advantage of what was given them. It’s a bad look for the NHL, but had the roles been reversed I don’t think we would be apologizing for anything today. Either way it’s a game I’ll never forget. Biggest emotional roller coaster I’ve ever been on!
Mike G nailed it as the Sharks took what was theirs. Game 5 was understandable. Game 6 was very sad with the Sharks outplayed all the way, and then what were the odds that a shortie would end it? Game 7 was as close to being a masterpiece for 50 minutes, and then the impossible….Eakin hits Joe P with the crosscheck heard round the world resulting in a chain of events beyond agony. What were the odds of that happening? I’d say about the same as Haula being knocked out for the season on a check from someone who almost never throws a check..Patrick Marleau. The boys will survive, but there will be a few more sleepless nights around the valley before this sets in. It will be sad to see some players go, but we’ll need even more youth and speed to prevent teams like the Sharks from swarming around at will.
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PRY
associated with SPRY domains
PRY is a domain associated with SPRY domains. The SPRY domain (IPR003877) is of unknown function however distant homologues are domains in butyrophilin/marenostrin/pyrin. Ca2+-release from the sarcoplasmic or endoplasmic reticulum, the intracellular Ca2+ store, is mediated by the ryanodine receptor (RyR) and/or the inositol trisphosphate receptor (IP3R).
The proteins identified by the PRY domain, clearly fall into 3 sets which can be defined by their combination of signatures:
This group contains an immunoglobulin domain N-terminal to the PRY and butyrophilin domains. Butyrophilins are glycoproteins that are expressed on the apical surfaces of secretory cells in lactating mammary tissue and which may function in the secretion of milk-fat droplets.
This group contain a RING-finger domain N-terminal to the PRY domain. The RING-finger is a specialised type of Zn-finger of 40 to 60 residues that binds two atoms of zinc, and is probably involved in mediating protein-protein interactions. There are two different variants, the C3HC4-type and a C3H2C3-type, which is clearly related despite the different cysteine/histidine pattern. The latter type is sometimes referred to as 'RING-H2 finger' is not found associated with this group of proteins.
This set of proteins are described as TRIM (TRIpartite Motif) family members and are involved in cellular compartmentalisation [(PUBMED:11331580)]. The TRIM family sequences are defined by a Ring finger domain, a B-box type1 (B1) and a B-box type 2 (B2) followed by a coiled-coil (CC) region [(PUBMED:1412709)]. Genes belonging to this family are implicated in a variety of processes such as development and cell growth and are involved in human disease.
Many of these proteins, if not all of those with the PRY domain have a number of C-terminal signatures, SPRY, RFP-like (B30.2) and butyrophilin domain. The B30.2-like domain is a well conserved C-terminal domain of 160-170 amino acids which is found in nuclear and cytoplasmic proteins, as well as transmembrane and secreted proteins. The function of the B30.2-like domain is not known, but the cytoplasmic B30.2-like domain of butyrophilin has been shown to interact with xanthine oxidase [(PUBMED:9866204)].
The third set of proteins have the C-terminal signatures but have no N-terminal RING-finger or immunoglobulin domain signatures. These proteins have not been functionally described.
There are 24551 PRY domains in 24280 proteins in SMART's nrdb database.
Taxonomic distribution of proteins containing PRY domain.
This tree includes only several representative species. The complete taxonomic breakdown of all proteins with PRY domain is also avaliable.
Click on the protein counts, or double click on taxonomic names to display all proteins containing PRY domain in the selected taxonomic class.
Doerks T, Copley RR, Schultz J, Ponting CP, Bork P
Systematic identification of novel protein domain families associated with nuclear functions.
Genome Res. 2002; 12: 47-56
A systematic computational analysis of protein sequences containing known nuclear domains led to the identification of 28 novel domain families. This represents a 26% increase in the starting set of 107 known nuclear domain families used for the analysis. Most of the novel domains are present in all major eukaryotic lineages, but 3 are species specific. For about 500 of the 1200 proteins that contain these new domains, nuclear localization could be inferred, and for 700, additional features could be predicted. For example, we identified a new domain, likely to have a role downstream of the unfolded protein response; a nematode-specific signalling domain; and a widespread domain, likely to be a noncatalytic homolog of ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes.
Click the image to view the interactive version of the map in iPath
33.33 map00380 Tryptophan metabolism
This information is based on mapping of SMART genomic protein database to KEGG orthologous groups. Percentage points are related to the number of proteins with PRY domain which could be assigned to a KEGG orthologous group, and not all proteins containing PRY domain. Please note that proteins can be included in multiple pathways, ie. the numbers above will not always add up to 100%.
3D Structures of PRY domains in PDB
2fbe Crystal Structure of the PRYSPRY-domain
2iwg COMPLEX BETWEEN THE PRYSPRY DOMAIN OF TRIM21 AND IGG FC
2vok Murine TRIM21
2wl1 Pyrin PrySpry domain
3kb5 PRY-SPRY domain of human TRIM72
3zo0 Mouse IgG2a in complex with mouse TRIM21 PRYSPRY
4b8e PRY-SPRY domain of Trim25
4cfg 4CFG
4cg4 4CG4
4n7i Crystal Structure of Intracellular B30.2 Domain of BTN3A1
4n7u Crystal Structure of Intracellular B30.2 Domain of BTN3A1 in Complex with CHDMAPP
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A personal view of Soho 1957-2012
By George Skeggs
Arriving in Soho in 1957 for the first time, was like walking through the dock area of east London where I was born, with its wonderful smell of exotic herbs, and spices that came, from the many bonded warehouses in the area, but that's where the difference ended. Indeed, Soho was another world of its own, bright lights, flashing neon, edgy, full of colour, and a bit dangerous. This was 1957 when I was a 14yr old kid, and at the begining of the Skiffle, Trad Jazz and Rock & Roll boom, which was sweeping the nation. The previous year, a few friends and I, tried our luck at forming a skiffle group cum rock group. why not? anything seemed possible then, Tommy Steele had done it! However, we made a terrible din and soon packed it in, except for the clarinet played who really wanted to join a trad jazz band and had been having serious music lessions paid for by his parents. Anyway my future artistic abillities lay elswere in painting (merlintwo.com).
Although, skiffle, trad jazz, and the new rock & roll, had a big influence on us youngsters, the only place to get a real taste of it was in Soho, and some of its coffee bars. We were all looking for fresh excitement, away from the local caffs and amusement arcades in east London, and Soho was the place to be, its where I would meet my future wife. Before you arrived in Soho you could follow its aroma of pungent food and fresh ground coffee, along Charing Cross Road, from Tottenham Crt Road tube station to the corner of Old Compton St. It was on Old Compton St at no 59, near the corner of Wardour St, that was to become the birthplace of the British Rock & Roll scene. I and a few friends arrived outside one summers evening, after hanging around in the amusement arcade in Wardour St, wasting our money playing on the slot machines and listening to Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers on the jukebox. I thought I looked rather hip, wearing my black Ray- Ban shades (shades at night,what a poser!!) and a large yellow and black check shirt with dogtooth pattened drainpipe jeans. My shoes were black with 2 inch crepe soles, commonly called brothal creepers, and my hair was cut in a 'Tony Curtis ducks arse' a style copied by the Teddy Boys, of which I considered myself to be in 1957. We were breath of fresh air, but looked a bit to subversive, to the older generation of who wanted us to conform and, 'get our hair cut!! and have a boring short back and sides which,we were all expected have like our dads had. But we were, rebelling, and all riding high on the Elvis & Bill Hally gravy train, image wise, and gyrating to the new music coming from America. The most outrageous person, I saw around Old Compton St in the late 50s was would be, rock star, Wee Willie Harris a man with stars in his eyes,a singer and piano player who had a minor hit ' Rockin at The 2 Is.' He often wore a Zoot suit, and had his hair dyed bright orange (remember this was 1957) and also wearing a big spotted bow tie. Willie was the resident piano player at the 2Is Coffee bar. Anyhow, as we got closer to Camisa's Deli next door ( still in business today), we could hear the sound of music coming from the basement. A sign above the entrance read---
2 Is-- between two symbols advertising Coke surounded by musical notes with-- Coffee Bar-- beneath all picked out in neon. This sign I believe was changed for a more boring untilty sign without the neon sometime in the 1960s. The coffee bar had a plate glass window, in a cromeum frame. Hanging on the door was a sign advertisng 7up lemonade. Inside, on the left was a Amercican Juke box, the place was buzzing with lots of people and it felt very hot indeed, that was just upstairs! We ordered, froffy coffee (plenty of froth and not much coffee which was a common complaint reported in the newspapers and in the newsreels). The gaggia Coffee machine look like something out of a science fiction film not like the old tea urns!.We drank,its brew, from one of those rather small, pyrex cup and saucers. I thought it was quite expensive.But being a new, and exotic drink to us, which we had never tasted before, we simply had to try. It was very nice indeed, and it turned out to be a rather sofisticated tipple for us young East End urchins who were more used to drinking large mugs of tea from the local caff. I think, it cost 1 shilling and 6 pence.You could've had a cheaper drink, of sqoush, out of the tank, on the bar, which had one of those plastic oranges flouting about in it, and would have been a bit cooler, like the Coke and Pepsi which was also being sold, but no alcohol. The sign in the window, with a photo read- Home of the Stars- TO-NITE Terry Dene-- Dene looked like an Elvis clone, more so than 2 Is protege, Tommy Steele did, but all the same, a British one!.The best looking Elvis clone at the i's, was a guy named Vince Taylor. Taylor, and his band the Playboys, who later opened their own place below Sam Widges Coffee Bar on Berwick St called the Top Ten club. However, they never quite made it big in Britain, as Vince didn't have much of a voice, but he did look the business, mean, dressed all in black, and looking subversive, and edgy, for that time. Anyhow, they did find fame in France, where they became more successful, than they had been in the UK. It was Terry Dene's voice, we could hear coming from the cellar. As luck would have it (by then we didn't have the entrance fee to go downstairs) the doors to the cellar, were opened onto the street outside for ventilation, and the small stage area, you could just see if you craned your neck.
So we spent the next half hour outside in Old Compton St in the cool pungent night air mesmerizde, istening to the music coming from the basement.This was heady stuff, the aroma of exotic cooking everywhere, and right next door was Camisa's Deli which I still use today, and the sounds. We drank it all in, we were young empty vessals. Not wanting to go home, but, reluctantly we had to leave. We were now hooked, and would soon be back for more, to see what other delights, Soho had on offer. Returning, we soon, discovered similar place's around the Soho area. Next door to the 2 Is was the HEAVEN & HELL coffee lounge, but more fascinating was the LE MACARBE coffee bar in Meard St, just around the corner. It appears thinly disguised in Julien Temple's 1986 film 'Absolute Beginers' based on the book of the same name by Sohoite, Colin MacInnes. This was more of a beatnik joint. At first, it felt strange going in there dressed as a young teddy boy, with a Tony Curtis haircut, and crepe soled brothal creapers, as most of the beatniks down there seemed to be dressed in black, well at least, the hip ones did. Some looked very unhip, indeed, a bit old fogey, and more like the cultrual tourists you get in trendy Brick Lane on Sunday mornings. The scene down there, was more folksy than rock & roll and not like the 2 Is, but I still enjoyed it just the same, as it felt just as subversive. Anyway, within a year or so, I was wearing a black polo neck with matching drainpipe trousers, and green handemade crocodile skin winklepickers, and by 1960 riding a Paggio Vespa 150 GS scooter. Across the board there was tension between the different groups,Teds, Beats, and the Mods. The tension, was picked up by Colin McInnes in his book, 'Absoloute Beginers' and portrayed in the Julien Temple Film of the same name. However, by late 1959/60, I considered myself a Modernist and more into style. Anyhow, one character down LE MACARBE was a guy we all
called bohemian Johnny. Johnny was a younger version of Iron foot Jack, who had one leg shorter than the other which was supported in a iron frame to give support. Jack was a local character, one of many, who hung out in the Star cafe in Old Compton St. But Johnny was different, clean cut, he looked like someone out of a Hammer horror film, with his long golden hair, and black cape which was fastened with a silver pin around his neck. Along with Johnny,what fascinated us was the decor of Le Macarbe. Decending into the basement you were confronted by a dark space lit by candles, placed inside skulls on top of coffin shaped tables ( some coffee bars and restuarants at that time, were using Chianti bootles for candle holders). Every thing was painted with black paint, including, the tables and chairs, and also the walls. Some of the beats would read out their poetry, some acompanying their words on guitar. You just did not see this kind of stuff going on where I lived the in East London, well not to my knowlege anyway. Indeed, this was a new world!! In retrospect it was a world full of youthful idealism, aspiring rock stars, beatnik dreamers, and 'Kerouac' syncophants, most being influenced by thoughts of Jean Paul Satre. We would often go onto the 100 club on Oxford St to dance to The Humphrey Lyttelton Band. It was alway packed with beatniks and jazz fans. Holding your partners hand, you would do a kinda skip & shuffle dance to the beat of the music. Most of the girls danced barefooted, and wore long white night shirts, which was quite outrageous at the time. On some weekend we would go by train from Victoria Stn to Chislehurst caves for the Jazz and skiffle sessions.
The 'Caves' had been used as air raid shelters during World War Two, but a great venue for live music, plus it was all in candle light,and felt very subversive indeed, being in the bows of the earth! The place was always full of the beats from Soho, who we would often see at Ken Colyers Studio 51 club Newport St. Later on the 'Caves' were dicovered by the 'Greasers' and it became a rendevous for them and their moterbikes which finally drove us Beats out. It soon got to heavy with punch ups and stuff, which ruined the atmophere as we soon discovered, when we all went back there as a 'Modernist's' on our scooters in 1961 all sporting college boy haircuts. However, by now the 'Greasers' to us Mods, excuse the pun, were 'cavemen' and by then the Caves were not hip anymore. Carnaby St in Soho was the new scene, and Kings Road Chelsea, places which were not natural reservations for the Greasers, who were now renamed 'Rockers'. They would find a new home in North London on the A1 at the old transport 'Ace Cafe'. We as 'Modernist's, would spends as much time as possible cruising Soho on our scooters, and posing down the Kings Road in our new gear. Using our own designs, some of our clothes and shoes were handmade.Fred Perry shirts were a fashion item which we bought from their first shop which was in Carnaby St. I also wore a green snakeskin shoes with Cuban heels, and short Italian box style jackets, with cloth buttons, which were nicknamed bum freezers, due to their short length, and later on, two tone suits in mohair. Packa Macs were also a Mod item of clothing, it kept you dry if it rained, and could be easely stored in the panier of your scooter. Some of the boys wore Parkas or ex army surplus Ponchos and Karki desert hats, some prefered the Pork Pie hat as I did.Talking about Mod styling by 1960, and a few items which never seem to get mentioned by commontators of the period were two items of footwear, of which one was the 'Moccasin' which were made from soft leather. They were bought from a departmental store called 'Gamges' since gone, in High Holborn and came in kit form which you had to make up yourself using simple instructions. Another favorite, were buff coloured desert boots ankle lengh with crepe soles which I bought in Charing Cross Rd close to tin pan alley (Denmark St), and where I had previously purchased my first pair of brothal creepers. In the winter I would wear a Prince of Wales check overcoat which I bought at Lord John's Boutique in Carnaby St, but kept the Packa Mac to keep it dry in bad weather. We were also keen on French casual styling as well, and to look really cool you smoked Gauloises, or Citanes cigarettes, when hanging out in the old Wimpey Bars on Shaftsbury Ave or, down the Kings Road Chelsea on Saturday or Sundays afternoons. To impress the girls, and to be super cool you smoked Sobranie, or Russian black gold tips, and watched French films, the titles,of which have since eluded me.My best mate often wore a black beret, with a blue and white striped matelot shirt, a kinda uniform, hip in most Soho coffee bars, which could be purchased in Soho or Chelsea. He looked the business posing on his Lambretta, and me on my Vespa, well we all did!, that was the scene. We were in hipsville, cool cats!, and it impressed the girls as well! Words we started to use like 'hipsville' had been infuenced by the lyrics of some of the American Do Wop Groups THE RAYS' were one such group, and included such phrases and words like, squaresville, dig the joint, daddy cool, and cool for cats. Another club, The TOP TEN club, was below Sam Widges House of Coffee on Berwick Street where we became members for a small fee. As I said earlier, it was opened by Vince Taylor, and his group the Playboys. One guy, who would often play in the club was Raye DuVal. He called himself Britains Ace Drummer, and claimed the recold for non stop drumming, how long I can't remember.We often saw him playing down in the Caves. He Lived in a flat on D'arblay St, that faced the old Freight Train Coffee Bar which was on the corner of Berwick St. It was opened on the strengh of the hit skiffle record 'Freight Train' made by Chas McDevett with Scots lass Nancy Whiskey on vocals. Chas lived on the corner of Old Compton St and Charing Cross Rd, part of the building was used by the street girls (prostitutes) which was quite common in the area and still is today. In 1961 I meet my future wife a local Covent Garden girl, in The Farm Coffee Bar a beatnik hang out on Monmouth St, Seven Dials a real arty place which was run by Brian and Susan Robins. It reminded me of Le Macarbe coffee bar in Meard St, without the skulls and coffins, but filled with ethnic stuff. Opposite the Farm was the Nucleus Coffee Bar which had previously been run by Gary Winkler. Its clientele,included Hank Marvin, and Bruce Welch soon to be part of Cliff Richard's backing Group the Drifters, all 2Is coffee bar proteges, and were amonst many others on the fringe of the music scene at the time. After Gary had left, it became a place which attracted all kinds, from prositutes, drug dealers, and low lifes to artists and poets. After a few visits,we got friendly with a young prositute, who I later, discovered, after reading the 'News of The World, ended up with her throat cut at her flat in Finsbury Park, murdered by one of her clients she had picked up on a Soho street. Next door to the Nucleus was a shop, Manns the picture framers. When I got married in 1963, we had our recepton in Milo's drinking club in Drury Lane opposite the Old Winter Garden Theatre and became neighbours of the Mann family, and still are today. Their shop had become the scene of a shootout between drug dealers, and the shop window got blasted with shot gun pellets. In 2011, a plaque was unveiled on a building two doors down from the Nucleus, denoting that it was once the first London office of Brian Epstein,the Beatles manager and was unveild by Cilla Black.We spent many an hour in the dingy basement of the Nucleus, planning trips to Brighton on the milk train from Victoria. We'd suggested to the young prositute, to come with us for the weekend to Brighton, to get her away from her pimp, who had broken her arm, which was in a sling when we had first meet her, and also away Soho for a break. Anyhow, a bit later in 1960 I had got myself a Vespa GS scooter like most of my mates we either had Vespas or Lambrettas. As I have previously said, by then, the 'Modernist' thing was happening all over London and Carnaby St. Soho was its epicentre, and also Kings Rd Chelsea great for posing. Our influences were mainly French casual, and Italian styling. A great place to buy made to measure shoes, was Anello & David (now closed) at their shop in Drury Lane opposite the Old Winter Garden Theatre (now The New London). Anello's also had another shop on Oxford St and another on the corner of New Compton St, not that far from Gamba shoes ( now closed), on the corner of Dean St and Old Compton St. Both shops also provided ballet shoes for the West End trade, Anello's being a big supplier to the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden and the ballet school. Buy 1961/2, my wife to be, was working for Anello's and the boss Mr Rico in their shop in Drury lane, taking shoe fittings for customers, who were mainly rock groups of the day ordering Chelsea boots, very trendy and made exclusively by Anello's, which were ankle length with elasticated sides, and had Cuban heels. She had fitted out Bob Dylan, Manfred Mann Band, Mersey Beats, the Animals and many other bands. But after the Beatles had purchased a pair they were renamed ' Beatles' Boots, after which every aspiring rock group,had to have a pair. As Beatle Mania swepted the nation, the Drury Lane outlet was swamped, with kids from all over the country, quening all the way up Drury Lane to buy this latest fashion item for their wardrobe. Having lived in Covent Garden, since 1963, Soho and the surrounding West End had become my manor. In the 1960s new clubs were opening in Soho catering for the teen boom. Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames appeared at the basement club The Flamingo, (also known as the mingo). Later the Whiskey A Go Go opened on the floor above the mingo. The club, was situated in south Wardour St and faced Gerrard St, now called China town. I think the ground floor and next door were shoe shops.Today,the Whiskey A Go GO is now an O'Neill restuarant, and the Flamingo is now a Ladbrokes betting shop!. Another place next door to the London Bullion Exchange in a basement, was The Log Cabin, which was not far from The Flamingo but much closer to Coventry St. It had the reputation, for being a haunt, used by the (Faces)or the (Chaps) of which the criminal fraternity liked to call themselfs. They also used, the Harmony Cafe in Archer St, close to the stage door of the Windmill Theatre, and opposite the Musicians Union. Some of shops and clubs have long since gone, such as The French bakers (wonderful smell) 'The Boulangerie' which was situated next to L'Escargot in Greek St, opposite Peter Cooks 'Establiishment Club' (closed) at no 18. Also gone ' Pugh's Welsh diary in Frith St, Where I would often pop in, for my cheese and milk, on the way back from the Marshall St clinic and baths, with my to young daughters, after health checks and vaccinations. Also gone is the wet fish shops I used in the 60s. I did have a choice though, living on the edge of Soho, in Covent Garden.It was either 'Richards fish shop' in Drury Lane on the corner of Macklin St, which had a brothal above the store, or, their sister shop in Brewer St. The one in Brewer St, was opposite 'Lina Stores' at no 18. Lina Stores are still in business today. Another Store in Old Compton St which needs a mention, 'The Algerian Coffee Store' which then gave, and still does, that wonderful prevailing smell of fresh roasted coffee. Today, I still pop into Camisa's deli for my cheese and pama ham. Now retired, I still spend time drinking cappuccinos, or having tea, at Patisserie Valerie and watch the changing scene in, and around, the Soho area and often reminisce when walking pass Bar Italia and seeing another generation of scooter enthusiasts!. I remember several years ago, going into Maison Berteux in Greek St, and forgeting where I was, and asking Michele for a cappuccino? the polite response I got was, 'This is a French establishment, not Italian'. Such is the ethnic mix of Soho which is much the same, as it has always been, but now includes many new nationalities, who have arrived on these shores and who have put their own stamp on Soho, adding to its reputation for being eclectic,and different, and also added a bit to its rich history be it good, or bad.
George Skeggs 2011
This page was added by George Skeggs on 12/03/2014.
The Nucleus Club was definitely in the basement.. I spent whole Christmas Day there, once in the early sixties... There was also the Nbr 9 club on the 1st floor, where we would go around 6am on Sunday's mornings, straight after the La Discotet closed in Wardour street.. We would dance their for an hour or 2 then go down Petticoat lane.. Until the afternoon session started. At the Mingo...... Brilliant days
By Ray Nadler
George, we probably sat next to one another in either the Macabre, the Nucleus (wasn't it in a basement?) or stood and grooved in the Flamingo.....and Kerouac and Sartre and "208 on the MW ....."....and then Ronan O'Railly came along....and Christine and Mandy lived at 100 Queensway
By Helmut
Angela Castagna my grandmother
Colin MacInnes
Eddie S Linden
Elizabeth Smart and Robert MacBryde
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Parents of kidnapped girls blast 'empty promises'
Posted By -NO AUTHOR- On 04/21/2019 @ 8:06 pm In APP Frontpage,Education,Faith,Front Page,Politics,World | No Comments
276 mostly Christian schoolgirls were abducted by Boko Haram in late April 2014.
It’s been nearly a year since a Muslim terrorist threatened that the rest of the 276 mostly Christian schoolgirls who were abducted five years ago in Nigeria never would come home.
Now parents of many of girls who are still missing demand action by the Nigerian government, reports reports Joseph Farah’s G2 Bulletin.
Hamsatu Allamin, founder of the Jire Dole Network, spoke recently to mark the fifth anniversary of the kidnapping of the girls by Boko Haram terrorists from a secondary school in Chibok in northeast Nigeria.
Of the 276 abducted, about 160 have escaped or been rescued.
But more than 100 remain in the hands of the terrorists. And last year, a captured terrorist told police the rest of the girls never will return, having been “indoctrinated and married to Boko Haram fighters.”
The Daily Trust of Nigeria reported the coalition of relatives says they are tired of President Muhammadu Buhari’s “empty promises” of rescues.
Allamin said the government should be doing more.
“Today, it is exactly five years when a total of 276 schoolgirls were forcefully taken away; although some have returned, some of 112 parents and relation of the abductees still live in misery, pains and losses,” she said. “That women and girls are abducted is still a fact with no end in sight.
Ayuba Alamson of the Parents of Abducted Chibok Girls Association said the victims seem to have been forgotten.
URL to article: http://static.wnd.com/2019/04/parents-of-kidnapped-girls-blast-empty-promises/
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Huberdeau inducted into Sea Dogs Hall of Fame
SAINT JOHN - Jonathan Huberdeau became the first inductee into the Saint John Sea Dogs Hall of Fame on Saturday at the Trade and Convention Centre.
The induction capped off a two-and-a-half hour ceremony that featured several speeches, hot stoves and a ring ceremony for the 2016-17 Sea Dogs team.
The most notable part of the evening - other than Huberdeau's induction - was probably the fact that Mike Thomas was announced as the second inductee into the Hall. There will presumably be some kind of ceremony for Thomas in the future.
Here are a few other news and notes from the evening:
According to a Sea Dogs release, 14 former players were in attendance: Jonathan Huberdeau, Mike Thomas, Zack Phillips, Bailey Webster, Thomas Chabot, Bokondji Imama, Simon Bourque, Phil Richer, Alex Leduc, Dave Comeau, Kyle Ward, Mathieu Joseph, Chase Stewart, and Samuel Dove-McFalls.
Current players and prospects greeted fans as they entered the venue on a red carpet.
The Sea Dogs held a development camp at the qplex over the weekend, and those players were in attendance. Many speeches made mention of them, and there were moments where the event felt like a recruitment tool.
The event had a cool feel to it with the 2018 draft class in attendance. It really felt like the franchise's culture of success was being handed off to them.
The videos created for the evening were excellent. Also played was the QMJHL's 50th anniversary video, which was played at the Draft. If you haven't seen it, you'll probably be fired up enough to run through a wall after watching it.
Memorial Cup champions Mike Thomas, Zack Phillips and Jonathan Huberdeau were on one stove while the other featured members of the 2016-17 QMJHL championship team: Mathieu Joseph, Kyle Ward and Thomas Chabot. Tara Slone form Hometown Hockey hosted the discussions.
Chabot, as expected, did not go into great detail when asked about how this past season went for him. His current team, the Ottawa Senators, is on fire.
One of the better (and perhaps cheesiest) videos of the night came from Mike Kelly and Gerard Gallant, who coached Huberdeau during his Sea Dogs days and again with the Florida Panthers.
Sea Dogs CEO and majority owner Scott McCain said during his speech that the Sea Dogs will again bid to host the Memorial Cup - but only if the team is ready. The next time the QMJHL will host (following Halifax in 2019) is 2022.
Former Sea Dogs assistant coach Greg Leland, who was Huberdeau's billet dad, had the longest and most emotional speech of the night.
A Sea Dogs release stated that over 500 people attended the event.
There still haven't been many details released about the Hall itself.
I don't know if this format will be a yearly event, but it was very well done. Very few teams (if any) in the CHL hold events like this.
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The Dancing Feet
A kathak dancer in real life, Shinjini has been writing as a personal passion. She now brings a short fictional series: The Dancing Feet...
Ridha felt like her friend’s words had taken her through a process of initiation. She felt like she had found a road to the next level in her quest as a dancer.
She had earlier thought of herself as a decently accomplished dancer, being able to garner appreciation from the audiences. Even though onstage she felt a tinge of unease, the audience had called her effortless. Riyaaz helped her understand the journey that lay between that unease and the effortlessness.
This journey was personal, and the struggle bigger than performing on stage. You didn’t have the layers of makeup to hide under, or expensive fabrics to cover yourself with. You didn’t have dramatic lighting to take your mind away, or the soulful music to enhance your movements.
It was just you and the bare rhythm; the Laya.
Laya- an aloof lover, in a room full of people who knows the effect he has on you. The more you want to understand him, the further he feels out of your grasp. He makes you aware of his presence, and yet doesn’t let you court him.
TWENTY minutes, which felt like an eternity have passed and Ridha’s new friend is in no mood to slow down the speed of his footwork. She is exhausted now. Her calves and ankles are revolting against this agony being afflicted on them. What was I thinking? Why did I jump into practicing with this maniac?
Forget it, I’II just stop’, she muttered to herself. Just as she was about slow down her footwork, he said “Did you notice? The tap of your feet is already beginning to sound different. If you practice hard enough, you can match it to a musical note”.
Dancers sing with their feet, their arms, their body. Just like how a guitarist tunes his guitar strings to match the correct note, we tune our feet to produce the right melody from our ghunghroo. The hand gestures, and facial expressions build upon that melody and decorate it like a singer’s taans and alaaps.
.......He spoke like a worshiper, and Ridha listened like a believer.
Ridha walked back into the class with her friend of five minutes. Her friend, who shall help her survive this dance class. She settled down on a worn out yoga mat facing him. She had never seen anyone practice. Perform, yes. Practice, never.
Her thoughts were broken by the sound of his ghunghroo. Instead of slowly picking up pace, he began full throttle. She was shocked, terrified rather. The rushing beats being produced by his feet created a chaotic noise at first, but soon formed a pattern. Almost as if someone was chanting a mantra with a great urgency.
With the rising tempo, Ridha felt a palpable energy within her too. She didn’t know of this approach to dance at all. She had always interpreted it as something graceful, and delicate. And here was a man, who looked as if he was preparing for war with his eyes tightly shut, and possessed by some inner calling.
Feeling the adrenaline rush through her, Ridha jumped to her feet. Without thinking, she breaks into a footwork struggling to match up to his accelerating speed.
PART-9 Ridha felt like her friend’s words had tak...
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