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‘Fight crime – return to God’
From Barbados-
Anglican Bishop Rt Rev Michael Maxwell has said society’s move away from God and a failure to address the young people’s problems are to blame for the crime wave sweeping the country.
And he has called for early intervention in homes and schools to fight a “systemic problem” and for Barbados to return to God.
Bishop Michael said: “I firmly believe that we are faced with a situation where Almighty God and the things of God are no longer taken seriously, no longer acknowledged and regarded as important, hence the economic, the social and the moral issues facing our nation as a result.
“As a result, many of our young men and women have not been nurtured, have not been guided by the basic tenets of love and respect for their lives and for the lives of others, nor even for the love and respect of their creator God.
“They are not being so nurtured because of the breakdown and failures of our societal system in terms of the important role that the home and the religious institutions and the school system and even the political structures have failed to offer our young people.”
https://barbadostoday.bb/2019/02/28/fight-crime-return-to-god/
Labels: anglican church, barbados
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Redmi K20 Flagship Smartphone Confirmed to Launch With SD 855 on May 28
By Pavan Kumar B.C
Xiaomi’s Redmi is going to launch its flagship device in China on 28th May which will come with a true bezel-less display along with a pop-up selfie camera. Recently the device was leaked on Weibo that revealed few of its key specifications, the company is expected to be unveiling two new devices in the new K-series called Redmi K20 and Redmi K20 Pro. Redmi also shared the Antutu score of the Redmi K20 smartphone that scores 458,754 and it will be powered with Snapdragon 855.
The device was code named as Raphael on Antutu and the company also released an official video teaser of the device a few days back that revealed pop-camera flaunting its bezels less display. Redmi also confirmed that the upcoming flagship device will be coming with 2.5mm audio jack and will come with NFC connectivity for making contactless payments using Mi-Pay. Well, the specs that we are leaked till now are mentioned below.
The Redmi K20 will come with a 6.39-inch AMOLED display with Full HD+ (2340 x 1080 pixels) resolution and 19.5:9 aspect ratio. Under the hood, it will be coming with latest Snapdragon 855 Chip set from Qualcomm coupled with LPDDR4X RAM and UFS 2.1 flash storage and also Kryo 485 CPU. The device will be made available in 6GB + 64GB, 6GB + 128GB, 8GB + 128GB, and 8GB + 256GB storage options and should be the same in the case of its Pro version also.
On the camera front, the device will be sporting a 48MP main camera sensor with f/1.7 aperture, a 13MP ultra-wide-angle sensor with f/2.4 aperture, and an 8MP telephoto sensor with f/2.4 aperture. For selfies, there is a 20MP camera with f/2.0 aperture and it should also be coming with many AI features. There is a 4000mAh battery on the back with the support for 27W fast charging technology.
The handset is said to be coming in Carbon Fiber Black, Flame Red, and Glacier color options. There should be a fingerprint sensor on the device with face unlocking system to enhance the security levels. It is going to come out of the box with Android 9 Pie operating system with MIUI on top. It should also be getting further updates when available. Comment in the section below if you have more queries on the same and stay tuned to Android Advices for more.
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Twitter announces ‘Hide Replies’ feature to add more control over conversations
By adminJul 19, 2019, 14:09 pm0
Social media networking platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to some extent has become one of the easy targets for trolls, fake news and spreading negative comments.
To fight it out, various platforms are coming up with new features that would allow users to better control the privacy of their conversations. In this regard, the micro-blogging website Twitter is working a feature called “Hide Replies”, starting with users in Canada which will be rolled out globally.
We’re testing a feature to hide replies from conversations. This experience will be available for everyone around the world, but at this time, only people in Canada can hide replies to their Tweets.
We want to know what you think. Please Tweet us your feedback and questions! https://t.co/H7iMtEhCUP
— Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) July 17, 2019
With this feature, users will be able to hide replies in the conversation threads that are negative or offensive. Having said that, followers can still see the hidden replies just by pressing the new icon. According to the micro-blogging website, this feature enables users to have a more healthy conversation.
A few hours later, Twitter updated, “Update: we’re turning off the experiment on Android to fix some crash issues we’ve run into. We’ll let you know as soon as it’s back on”
Update: we’re turning off the experiment on Android to fix some crash issues we’ve run into. We’ll let you know as soon as it’s back on! https://t.co/bnOmSzCP2f
All said and done, it is unclear when it might expand to other countries. Rolling out this feature depends more on the feedback it receives through the test. Lately, Twitter introduced several changes to its platform including a dedicated ‘Report’ option, ability to Retweet with GIF, photos and video as well.
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PHOENIX -- Nine days past his 26th birthday, Craig Kimbrel is the Atlanta Braves career leader in saves. That number figures to get a lot bigger before hes through. Kimbrel got the final four outs in the Braves 5-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night, earning his 16th save of the season (in 18 tries) and 155th of his career. Thats one more than John Smoltz. Those 155 saves have come in 172 opportunities. "Ive been a part of a lot of good teams and had a lot of opportunities," Kimbrel said. "Having the chance my first full season to be a closer, that doesnt happen very often and thats why were sitting here talking today, because I had that opportunity a lot of guys dont have. "I feel blessed and grateful for it." Kimbrel had one save in 2010, 46 in 2011, 42 in 2012 and 50 in 2013. "Ive played with him for four years and some change and hes already the franchise leader in saves," teammate Jason Heyward said. "Thats pretty cool." 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Favorite iPhone/iPad Apps
November 26, 2010 by stephenfleming
It surprises people that, as a well-assimilated Apple fanboy, I didn’t buy the first generation iPhone. I was in the store on launch day, I had one in my hand, my credit card was burning a hole in my pocket… and I left without one. I used my Treo for nearly another year until the 2nd generation iPhone (confusingly named 3G) was released. I wasn’t waiting for the faster network connection or for the GPS chip, or cut-and-paste, although those were all nice. No, although I couldn’t have articulated it at the time, I was waiting for the App Store.
Remember, I was coming from years in the Palm ecosystem, where third-party apps were a key part of the experience. I was utterly reliant on a couple of them (in particular, an RPN calculator… having been converted to the RPN Way by HP calculators in my youth, I simply cannot use “normal” calculators without an Enter key!). So the first-gen iPhone had lots of promise, but it wasn’t ready for me yet. Web apps looked interesting, but until developers got hold of a native SDK, I kept my money in my pocket.
Once the App Store was announced, I knew I was hooked. In fact, I bought my first iPhone app on July 10, 2008, the night before the iPhone 3G was released… yes, I had that much faith in Apple (and James Thomson, author of PCalc) that I spent ten bucks on an app without hardware that I could run it on!
And, although I didn’t know it, I was participating in an interesting experiment in app pricing. In the early days, I bought several apps for $9.99 or even more. Soon, those apps found their prices cut to $6.99, $4.99… or they were abandoned entirely. A few apps hovered about the magic ten-buck point, but most were driven down by the competition from free and 99¢ apps.
Lots of people have blogged about the race to the bottom, and I have nothing useful to add there… except that I never hesitate to buy a paid app if it looks like it does something I need, or even want. I’ve spent more than the price of that first iPhone in the App Store at this point, and I don’t mind. Software developers gotta eat, and I don’t mine supporting them with a couple of bucks here and there.
Of course, sometimes the app turns out to be less polished than I hoped, or buggy, or just doesn’t get updated when needed. So I wind up buying a lot of apps, experimenting with them, and letting them languish in a rear page, or delete them from my devices entirely.
People are always asking me “So, what apps should I get for my iPhone/iPad?” That’s hard to answer, since I don’t know your needs or your budget. All I can do is give you a list of the apps that I use, many of them daily, and frequently after downloading and trying a lot of competitors. (I think I’ve bought six calendar applications, and I shudder to think how many Twitter apps. I’ve settled on what I think are the best.)
I’ve blogged about this before, but that was almost two years ago, and before the iPad… and things change.
So, in honor of Black Friday, here’s my list of my favorite iOS (iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch) applications. Click on any icon for a link to the official App Store description.
Apple iWork Suite
News / Information
$2.99 (free trial available) iPhone only
Calvetica Apple’s Calendar is gorgeous, but it’s a surprisingly clumsy user interface. (It’s only with the latest iOS release that you can actually change the category of an existing entry!) Since I juggle thirteen Google Calendars, I get frustrated with a “one size fits most” calendar. I’ve tried almost every replacement calendar in the App Store, and this is the only one that has earned a place in my iPhone Dock. No iPad version yet, but I’m optimistic…
Free Universal
Google Mobile Google may be occasionally evil these days, but their apps are darned good. I like the voice search and the Google Goggles. Free!
Zenbe Lists There are a zillion to-do list applications out there. This one keeps a position on my home screen for one fundamental reason: painless syncing from the cloud to multiple devices. The real-world use? My wife and I can share a single grocery list (and Home Depot list, etc.). If one of us goes shopping alone, we’re sure we have the most current version. I don’t understand Zenbe’s business model in giving this away, but I’d miss it if they stopped.
Twittelator Pro I don’t know… is Twitter a “productivity” app, or an “anti-productivity” app? Probably a little of both. What’s definitely not productive is downloading and testing ten different Twitter clients. I’ve done that, so you don’t have to. Lots of them are good; some are very good. For my money, Twittelator Pro is the best of the bunch on the iPhone. There’s a free trial available if you don’t want to risk five bucks on my say-so.
$4.99 iPad only
Twittelator for iPad Unlike on the iPhone, the competition on the iPad isn’t even close (in my not-so-humble opinion). Twittelator for iPad is a complete rethinking of the user experience, and I like it a lot. Once Andrew adds “Open Web Pages in Safari” as a prefs item, it’ll be darn near perfect. (He had to wait for iOS 4.2 for that to make sense, so I expect it any day now.)
SimpleNote I can’t count the number of note-taking apps on the iOS platform. I love SimpleNote because it’s as simple as advertised. Doesn’t try to be all things to all people, but it’s a quick, easy, legible way of writing myself notes, and accessing them on other devices, including my desktop. And they’re a Y Combinator startup! I give them $12/year for “Premium” service, even though the free version meets all my needs.There are multiple desktop clients available to sync with SimpleNote’s server; I use JustNotes for the Mac, but others work as well.
iA Writer This one is iPad-only. Some of the design decisions in this app drive me crazy. But I love it for two reasons:
The gorgeous custom font, Nitti Light, which is the most legible monospace typeface I’ve ever seen to on the iPad. And maybe it’s my teletype heritage, but I compose better in monospace.
The expanded keyboard with cursor keys (yippee!) and other controls that may offend Steve Jobs, but which lighten my load every time I’m composing text.
SimpleNote works well by staying out of my way for a few sentences at a time. If I’m typing more than half a page on my iPad, I want to use iA Writer.
Evernote Theoretically, Evernote could replace both of the above apps. I find it too “heavy” to use for cranking out quick notes to myself, and the UI doesn’t match iA Writer for longer text. Where Evernote shines for me is in taking photographs (I’m particularly guilty of photographing the covers of books I want to buy) and OCRing them in the background so that they become searchable text. I suspect some low-wage English-speakers in India or China are chained to their workstations to type whatever they read in your photos, but I honestly don’t know. Synchronizes with an equally powerful client on your Mac or PC (or on the Web). There are paid options available if you turn out to be a heavy user.
$9.99 (free trial available) Universal
PCalc As I said earlier, I waited to buy an iPhone until PCalc was available. I use it every day on my Mac, and now I use it every day on my iPhone. Gorgeous implementation… not a slavish recreation of my beloved and still-operational HP-15C (although those recreations exist; I’ve bought them) but a rethinking of what’s necessary in an RPN calculator and what can be hidden. (Oh, yeah, there’s an algebraic mode, too, but I’ve never paid it any attention.) Multiple “skins” available to get the appearance you’re looking for. Comparatively expensive for an iPhone app, but worth it.
$4.99 Universal
PowerOne Financial If I run into a calculation that’s too complicated for PCalc but not complicated enough to open a spreadsheet, I usually reach for PowerOne. It’s a descendant of the RPN calculator I used to use on the Palm, but vastly more powerful with customizable worksheets (things like Time Value of Money where you can actually see all the variables, not just stuff them into the stack like an HP-12C). My only complaint is that the interface is ugly; I wish Infinity Softworks would implement custom skins like PCalc did.
$11.99 Both (single platform versions $7.99)
1Password Pro I use a new randomly-generated password for every Website that I visit. So I need a secure place to keep them. After using SplashID for years on the Palm OS, I paid for both 1Password and SplashID on the iPhone. After a long period of using them in parallel, I settled on 1Password. Frequent updates, and a great Mac client that syncs automatically over Wi-Fi and integrates with Safari or Firefox on your desktop.
$1.99 iPhone only
Favorites Simple speed-dialer that sits in my Dock and lets me dial or text my most frequent contacts with one touch. Does exactly what you’d want it to, and nothing that you wouldn’t want it to. Probably overpriced but, seriously, can’t you afford two bucks?
ReaddleDocs for iPad I’ve said before that ReaddleDocs for the iPad is reason enough to own an iPad, and I still believe that. The ability to carry thousands of documents in a slim searchable slab has changed my life. Rather than having folders upon folders of paper printouts, I just forward any attachment (PDF or Microsoft Office… probably others, but those are the ones I care about) to my Readdle email address, and sync just before walking into a meeting.I’ve sold several iPads with this app. Good Reader has similar functionality, but until someone comes up with a better user interface (which, honestly, wouldn’t be difficult) or better customer service (which would be hard!), I love Readdle and use it every day.
ReaddleDocs Readdle Docs for the iPhone synchronizes to the same cloud storage space as Readdle Docs for the iPad. It’s a less compelling experience just because of the inevitable limitations of the smaller screen. Where I’m likely to open a spreadsheet on my iPad and pass it around a conference table, I’m not going to do the same with my iPhone. Nevertheless, it’s nice to occasionally have access to documents when I don’t have my iPad with me, and Readdle serves that niche nicely. You have to buy them separately, which is an odd choice on the company’s part; I wish they sold a Universal version for 2/3rds the price of the two apps sold separately. Maybe someday.
ToDo for iPad How many to-do applications are available for iOS? Certainly dozens, probably hundreds. Most of them are pretty interchangeable. ToDo by Appigo is different. First, it’s gorgeous… someone really sweated the details on the UI, and it shows. Next, it integrates well between iPhone, iPad, Web (via Toodle-Do), and other services (like Jott). Finally, the developers seem to pay attention to how people actually work, rather than trying to shoehorn us into “Getting Things Done” or any other system. I like it.
ToDo Bought as a companion to the gorgeous iPad version above, but really good enough to be bought just for the iPhone. Nicely done.
Instapaper What Readdle Docs does for attached files, Instapaper does for Web pages. Ever get into “tl;dr” (Too Long, Didn’t Read) mode when reading the Web? Instapaper solves the problem. Install a bookmarklet in your browser (desktop or iOS device) and, whenever you get to a page that’s too long, click “Read Later.” Instapaper magically figures out the part of the page you want to read (meaning, not the ads and the blogroll and the other cruft) and sucks it into the cloud. Sync your iPad, and all those articles wind up in local storage, so you can read them at leisure when waiting for a haircut or whatever… no network connection required. Beautifully crafted, obsessively supported. You need this app.
Consistency This app is for repetitive tasks that need to be tracked, but that you don’t need to schedule on your calendar. Example: I need to oil my bicycle chain once a month, but if I’m a week early or a week late, it’s no big deal. Consistency is brilliant for things like that.I used to use the desktop version of this app and I like the idea a lot. I was pleased to find it available for the iPhone, so I bought it without doing my research.I’m mildly astonished to find that it doesn’t use iPhone notifications (badges, dialogs, sounds). And I’m disappointed that there’s not a “cloud” option to sync lists between my iPhone and iPad. I’d pay a modest amount for that.
Considering it hasn’t been updated in over a year (Yoo-hoo, Sciral! There’s this thing called iOS 4; you might have read about it!), I guess we have to treat this app as abandonware. A shame, really, since I don’t know of anything else that works precisely this way.
WordPress I don’t blog a lot away from my keyboard, but it’s nice to be able to fix a typo or approve a comment while on the go. After a rocky start, the WordPress app has matured to a solid client on both iPhone and iPad. If you have a WordPress blog (self-hosted or on WordPress.com), you need to check this out.
Skype I don’t use Skype a lot, but it’s nice to have for that occasional international phone call. And it’s a nice multiplatform chat interface that most people will either have, or be willing to install. The iPhone client works well, and it’s free.
$9.99 each iPad only
Numbers These three get special treatment. Keynote, Pages, and Numbers together form Apple’s iWork suite… originally for the desktop, and redesigned to launch with the iPad.I have my issues with these three apps, but they’re still worth the money. First off, they ought to be named “Keynote Light,” “Pages Light,” and “Numbers Light”… Apple did a good job of focusing on the 80% of features that everyone really needs, but sometimes one of the 20% they eliminated will really bite your project in the butt. In particular, I keep running into limitations with Keynote (master slides, complex animations, fonts, and complex groups) that badly break certain of my slide presentations.Next, the process for getting documents from the desktop version of iWorks applications into and out of the iPad Apps is just hostile. It takes about ten steps, none of which intuitively leads to the next. This is very “un-Apple” and I have to believe that Apple has a major cloud-based solution to this (maybe making Mobile Me worth the cost?) but it’s just not ready yet. I hope so. But, for now, if you think that having iWork on your desktop and on your iPad means you can edit the same document in both places… you’re wrong. You can create a document on your desktop, export it to your iPad, and (most) things will work… but if you make changes on your iPad, you need to export it back to your Mac as a new document. No synchronization, no audit trail, no acknowledgement of cloud-based workflow at all. Ick.
All that being said, it’s really cool to walk into a room carrying just your iPad and a VGA dongle, and running the whole presentation from your touchscreen. Major ego boost.
Kindle I’m one of those weird people who bought a Kindle after buying an iPad. Different screen technologies, different use cases. I love them both. We’ve bought a lot of books on Kindle, and it’s great to have them with me wherever I go… including the surprisingly-capable screen on the iPhone 4. Synchronization is painless, and the feature set is more than adequate.
Stanza Oddly, the best e-book reader on the iPhone or iPad is made by Amazon, but it’s not Kindle. It’s Stanza. Formerly a standalone company (Lexcycle), Amazon bought the developer in early 2009, and I was terrified that it meant the death of this superb application. But they released an iPad update more or less on schedule, and have clearly not abandoned the product.It’s a better reading experience than Kindle, with a more mature set of interface options (it’s been around longer!), and it integrates into a wide variety of paid and free e-book sources. I tend to want to buy everything that Toni Weisskopf at Baen Books publishes, and Stanza makes that painless. Maybe too painless. Hook it up to Calibre on your desktop, and you can easily see how I have over 200 books on my iPad.
News/Information
Free iPhone only
The Weather Channel Another of those ecological niches where I’ve downloaded at least six free and paid apps. The Weather Channel isn’t just the hometown team here in Atlanta; I think they’ve built the best app. (There’s a paid upgrade, but I haven’t felt the need to buy it.)
Free iPad only
WSJ I gave up on my dead tree subscription to the Wall Street Journal years ago, but I missed it. Now I don’t miss it anymore. The first release of this app for the iPad was absolutely terrible, but they’ve iterated rapidly, and the current version is great. Everything you need so that you’re no longer sitting there looking stupid when someone asks “Did you see the article on such-and-so in the Wall Street Journaltoday?”Now, if they’d just get rid of their obsession with fully-justified typography. Hint: Ragged-right looks better on narrow columns!
Free (for now) iPad (iPhone version also available)
NYTimes The New York Times has experimented with various pay and free models, so I don’t know where they’ll wind up. For now, the gorgeous iPad app has the entire content, every day. The Grey Lady’s business model is probably doomed, but it’s hard to beat having the entire paper on your iPad every day.
Free (with paid print subscription) iPad (iPhone version also available)
The Economist I used to be addicted to print magazines… at one point, I was receiving over 50 per month. (I read fast. Really, really fast.) The Internet killed that little habit, and now I enjoy letting print subscriptions lapse, but one that I never hesitate to renew is The Economist. The iPad version is gorgeous and, if you have a paid print subscription, you get the entire magazine online every week. It downloads to local storage so you can read it on the plane without Wi-Fi. Perfect!
AJC Select Sadly, the local paper has seen better days… a 50% drop in print subscribers will do that to you. And now that it’s moved to Dunwoody, the Atlanta Journal Constitution seems to be becoming the “North of I-285 Journal Constitution.” But there’s no substitute for the AJC when you want to find out about a local city council meeting, or the schedule for the Peachtree Road Race. (And their Twitter accounts are great!)
Flipboard Flipboard is a Twitter client, but it’s also a lot more. It scrapes multiple services (your choice) and reformats stories into a customized online magazine. Beautiful UI; this is the simplest way I know to kill time while feeding my brain, as long as I have a Wi-Fi connection available.
Regator Premium Another hometown team (Decatur, Georgia), but with a national reputation. Regator hand-selects blog feeds from your topics of interest and presents them in a constantly-curated collection. This is where you’ll find those stories that’ll never make the New York Times… or, occasionally, where you’ll find big stories before they make the New York Times.
Free iPad (iPhone version also available)
TED TED has been called “the new Harvard.” I don’t know if I believe that, but the TED talks are extraordinary. Their self-description: “Riveting talks by remarkable people, free to the world. TED presents talks from some of the world’s most fascinating people: education radicals, tech geniuses, medical mavericks, business gurus and music legends.” I don’t usually have the patience for videos or podcasts, and I wish TED had a text transcription but these are good enough to be worth an exception.
AutoStitch Panorama Can’t get everything you want into the camera frame? Take multiple photographs and stitch them together into a (vertical or horizontal) panorama. Better UI than Photoshop on your desktop, and it runs on your phone! We really are living in the future. (I’ve listed this as a Universal app, and it indeed runs on the iPad, but it makes most sense on the iPhone where you have a camera.)
SmugMug I have set up picture-sharing free accounts on Flickr, Picasa, Shutterfly, Ofoto, and probably others. But I cheerfully pay for a SmugMug account because it’s just better. My only complaint is that not enough other apps integrate with it, I guess because of the smaller user base… but those users are vociferous fans, and include many professional photographers who use SmugMug galleries in their day job! The iPad app is a delightful way to browse through your photos and show them off to others.
$3.99 iPad (iPhone version also available)
Photogene It’s not Photoshop, but it’s amazing. The range of photo manipulations you can perform on a handheld device would have been dismissed as impossible only a few years ago. I’ve downloaded lots of photo utilities, but this one lives on my iPad’s home page.
ColorSplash A one-trick pony, but what a cool trick! Convert your photos to black-and-white, then “paint” the color back into place for selected regions. Great user interface, and you wind up with striking photos to save or share. Yeah, you can do this in Photoshop, but not as easily, and not nearly as enjoyably! Spend the buck.
JotNot Scanner Pro Another one-trick pony. Take photos of documents (receipts, business cards, or full-size sheets of paper) and JotNot will square them up and crank up the contrast to make them surprisingly legible. I’ve emailed people photographs of documents rather than finding a fax machine, and it worked beautifully.
MotionX GPSLite A surprisingly good free navigation program. All sorts of downloadable maps, with waypoints, tracks, and more.There’s an HD version available for the iPad that’s even prettier.
$39.99 Universal
TomTom USA I have a standalone Garmin GPS that I like, but I can’t imagine buying another one. TomTom works without a network connection (important in rural Georgia!) to give you turn-by-turn navigation based on an internal database. (Which is enormous, by the way… you need more than a gigabyte free on your device to install this app.) Good user interface, with all the bells and whistles you’d expect, and a few you might not.
GoSkyWatch Go outside at night. Look up. What the heck is that star? With GoSkyWatch, you have a planetarium inside your iPhone. Point it at the sky, and you can instantly figure out “Oh, that’s Vega! Cool!” Uses the accelerometer
Star Walk Both StarWalk and GoSkyWatch are now universal applications, running on iPhone and iPad. Maybe it’s just my personal experience with the apps, but I tend to default to using GoSkyWatch on my iPhone, and StarWalk on my iPad. StarWalk is utterly gorgeous… a few missing features, but you won’t care. Usually three bucks, on sale today for a buck. Buy it.
Google Earth Possibly the greatest toy ever. If you’ve used it on your desktop, you’re still not prepared for how utterly magical (hat tip to Steve Jobs) it is on an iPad. It’s free. Why haven’t you downloaded it?
$0.99 iPhone 4
Flashlight I have no clue how many flashlight programs there are for the iPhone. The earliest zillion of them just turned the whole screen white. This was the first of a new generation that lights up the (incredibly bright) LED of the iPhone 4 camera flash. Sucks up your battery if you leave it on too long, but it’s brighter than those keychain flashlights, and you always have it with you. There are free ones out there, but this one is nicely done and well worth a buck.
PrintBureau Perhaps the most misnamed app in the iTunes Store. Yes, it manages printing… I can print directly from my iPhone or iPad to my wireless inkjet printer. (Which Apple promised as a feature of iOS 4.2, then crippled at the last minute. It’ll probably come back someday, but PrintBureau works now.) But it also handles cloud storage, and acts as a Wi-Fi hard drive, and has an email client, and probably makes julienne fries. I can’t keep track of everything this app does, but it’s a heck of a lot more than printing.(To print, it runs a helper app in the background on your Mac or PC, which is irritating, but it doesn’t take too many resources and has never crashed my Mac.)
Dropbox Apple, will you just buy Dropbox and put iDisk out of its overpriced misery? As far as I can tell, Dropbox has become not only the default cloud-storage service for iOS devices, but is darned near the file system that iOS tries to hide from you. Integrates seamlessly with your desktop (at least on the Mac; Windows and Linux versions exist, but I’ve never used them). A great way to move files back and forth, to make backups from your portable device, to share files with other people, whatever. I feel guilty for using the free version so heavily and probably ought to buy more storage space, but 2 gigs has proven to be enough for what I do.
JungleDisk I back up all of my Macs to JungleDisk, all the time. My files live safely on Amazon’s S3 servers. If someome steals all my computers, I’ll be angry, but I won’t be out of business. (Yeah, I have the ridiculously-long S3 keys printed out in my fireproof safe.) The iOS app lets me browse and manage those files… including occasionally pulling down a new version of a presentation that I forgot to move to Keynote for the iPad. Amazon S3 isn’t free, but the JungleDisk app is.
Pandora Radio What’s there left to say about Pandora? All the music in the world, streamed to your device, free, and in (to my ears) great quality. The only drawback was that you couldn’t run it in the background, but that’s been fixed by iOS 4.2. This ought to be burned into the ROM of every iDevice in the world.
Netflix At first, it was just cool to manage my Netflix queue from my iPhone without firing up a Web browser. Then they implemented streaming, and changed the world. Watch thousands of movies and TV shows on your phone or iPad, connect it to an external TV set, pause and pick it up later… yep, this is exactly the way it’s supposed to work. No wonder Blockbuster is in Chapter 11. Or that we disconnected our cable TV service, and don’t miss it.
SoundHound Whenever you’re out somewhere and hear a song and wonder what it is… run SoundHound and give it a try. If there’s not too much background noise, it’s amazingly accurate at identifying prerecorded music, and will instantly show you lyrics and a link to buy the song in iTunes. They claim to be able to identify songs that you hum or sing into the mike, but I’ve had pretty poor luck with that. There’s a paid version if you use it frequently, but the free version seems adequate for most needs.
Myst It’s back! The game that sold a lot of color Macintoshes (yes, kiddies, Macs used to be black and white) migrated to the iPhone in fine form. The same puzzles, the same music, and the same backstory that we obsessed over back in 1993. (I basically spent a week over Christmas that year solving Myst.)It’s arguably even better with a touch interface. There’s not a separate iPad version, but the graphics look fine in 2X mode. (Warning: the app is huge, so make sure you have a gigabyte free before purchasing it.)
$1.99 Both (enhanced iPad version available)
Romi If you’ve ever played Rummikub, you instantly understand Romi. If you’ve ever played a rummy card game, you’ll understand in about thirty seconds. Nice interface (needs custom skins, though) and intelligent gameplay. Excellent execution for two bucks. The iPad version is identical except for higher-rez graphics.
Word with Friends I was so excited when Electronic Arts released Scrabble for the iPad! I bought it immediately, and it played exactly like the cardboard version. Exactly. There was a cool feature where you could “flick” tiles from your iPhone/iPod Touch to the main iPad screen, but basically, you needed to be sitting around a table with the other players. So, for four players, you’d be using $1300 worth of electronics to replace a ten-dollar board game. EA (and Hasbro/Milton Bradley) managed to miss a technological revolution named “the Internet.”Newtoy — a tiny company in McKinney, Texas — did it right. They published a modified version of the Scrabble board (to avoid copyright issues, I’m sure) and connected it to the Internet. Now you could play a Scrabble-like game with friends or strangers anywhere in the world… and asynchronously, so you didn’t have to try to coordinate schedules. If you’re both online, you might complete a turn within seconds; if not, the next turn might be hours or days later.Absolutely brilliant, absolutely addictive, and an absolutely wonderful way to spend time. There’s a free version with on-screen ads, but send NewToy two bucks. They deserve it.
$1.99 (free trial available) iPad only
Words with Friends HD Same feature set as the basic version, but even more beautiful (and easier to play) on the big screen. Again, a free ad-supported version is available but, if you play as often as I do, it’s worth two bucks. (My screen name is ‘stephenfleming’; feel free to challenge me. I will crush you.)
$19.99 iPad only
Acid Solitaire I bought this set of three solitaire card games during a brief promotional sale for five bucks. I know $20 is a lot for an iPad game, but it’s beautifully done. I’ve experimented with a few other solitaire games from other developers, but I’m glad I have this one to play.(My wife developed carpal tunnel syndrome from AcidSolitaire… you have been warned!)
$0.99 (free trial available) Both (enhanced iPad version available)
Angry Birds Saving the best for last! This is the most expensive dollar I ever spent… I’ve spent over thirty hours playing this game, which, at my loaded labor rate, it…. (mumble, mumble, mumble) a lotof money.You know the drill… you use a slingshot to fire various kinds of birds at fantastically-unlikely “forts” protecting evil pigs. Silly. Instantly accessible. Difficult to master. I’ve gotten three stars on all 165 levels, and all 17 golden eggs, but I tend to get compulsive. (Which is why I usually don’t playcomputer games!The iPad version has better graphics and it easier to play, but accomplishments on the iPhone don’t unlock higher levels on the iPad (or vice versa). Similarly, Apple’s GameCenter treats it as a completely different game, so achievements on one platform won’t translate to the other. I bought both, but found myself playing more on the iPhone just because I always had it with me. I hope the developer fixes this, once they finish wallowing in their Scrooge McDuck money room!
This turned into an absurdly long blog post (over 9,000 words), but I hope it’s useful to someone. Avoid “tl;dr” and try it in Instapaper!
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Anne Fuller says:
Thanks Steve! Great list. I’m going to add some more apps now! Just got the Ipad for Christmas and still figuring if it can replace a laptop or not…
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Ras Gobena (1821-1889)
Ras Gobena was one of the outstanding generals of Menelik during the first reign of the emperor. He was one of the prominent architects who brought about a fiscal and military integration of the south and western provinces of Ethiopia under a centralized imperial control. Gobena was born around 1821 of a noble family of Oromo in Aman, Wegda, in Shewa. He was a close relative of the Aba Mudda, a spiritual head of the Oromo. It is not clear when exactly he started his career, but he came into the picture when he rebelled against Theodros, at a time when the later was trying to bring Shewa under imperial control. When Menelik escaped from Meqedela and returned to Shewa, Gobena was one of the nobles who welcomed him and joined his service. Gobena had demonstrated his bravery, leadership and war tactic when he rebelled against Theodros, and his appointee in Shewa. In the court of Menelik he was given the office of Agafari, master of the ceremonies, who received and introduced guests to Menelik. Usually this office was given to a trusted person. Soon after his appointment, Agafari Gobena was ordered to pacify a rebellion in Meskala, southern Wollo, in which he succeeded. (Nadew, Y{-Ras Gobena Tarik, a manuscript in private hands, p. 3. Hereafter referred as Nadew). He established his Ketema (military camp) at Bisi and began to "straighten out" (Hager Maqnat), all lands up to Selale. He continued to conquer, that was Hager Maknat, in the regions of Metta, Mecha, Ada, Cebo, Gulele and Yeka, the last two regions are now in the city zone of Addis Ababa. To boost his moral and power, Menelik gave him the title of Dejazmach. At that time Menelik had only two Dejazmach (and no Ras), the other person who was given the title of Dejazmach was, Menelik's paternal uncle, Darge. Dejazmach Darge was one of the four sons of king Sahle Selasie of Shewa, a potential claimer to the throne of Shewa.
As title holder of Dejazmach, Gobena had the right to appoint his military officers with a rank of Fitawrari, and he gave this title to his best military officers and left them in charge of continuing their expansion. Dejazmach Gobena himself proceeded to get the submission of the Balabats in the regions beyond Awash river, just to mention, Dendi Maru, Weliso, Chebo, Dulal, Amya, Nono, Sodo, Agemge, Qebene, Enemor. When Menelik got the title as King of Shewa, confered by Emperor Yohannes IV in 1878, he gave a rich feast at his town, Liche, and honoured Degazmach Gobena with the title of Ras, thus enhancing further his popularity (the other holder of the title of Ras was Dejazmach Darge). Ras Gobena continued his campaign in the remaining regions in Gudru, Mecha, Jebat and Gurage. He crossed the Gibe river and brought the territories in the remote south under cetral control system.
King Tekle Haimanot of Gojjam had also sent his general, Ras Deresu, who crossed Abay and campaigned in the regions of Gudru, Leqa, part of Wellega. The Shewans and the Gojjame aristocrats were rivals in control of the regions south of Abay. In their advance into the south, the troops of Ras Deresu encountered the force of Ras Gobena that was approaching from north. Ras Gobena sent a message to Ras Deresu, to withdraw from the region leaving behind the rich ivory and other items collected. Ras Deresu complied, but King Tekle Haimanot of Gojjam was infuriated and sent a message to Menelik to settle the problem in a battle, known as the Battle of Embabo. The battle took place in 1881, and King Tekle Haimanot was defeated. During this battle, Ras Gobena employed an out manoeuvre tactic and attacked behind the rear position, which led into the Gojame army into confusion and disarray. (On the background and event of this battle, see Caulk, R. "Territorial Competition and the Battle of Embabo", in Journal of Ethiopian Studies, IX, 2.)
Once the power of the Gojjam aristocrats was removed from the scene, Ras Gobena continued his campagn in Cala, Lago Horo, Leqa, Neqemt and Sayo, some of which had submitted to Ras Deresu. In 1883, he continued his campagn in the direction of Illubabor until Gimira. Following the religious agreement among the aristocracy of Ethiopia in 1878, known as the Council of Boru Meda, Ras Gobena was ordred to establish churches in the regions where he received submission. To this effect, he gave an order to the Meslene and district governors, and he consulted with his wife, Weyzero Ayelech, who, accordingly, founded fourty one churches (See Nadew, 8-9).
In 1886, Menelik consulted Ras Gobena and appointed governors along with central troops over the vast areas "straigten out" (Y! Qena Hagar) by the later. (See, Bairu Tafla, 1987, Asme Giorgis and His work: History of the Galla and the Kingdom of Shewa. p. 757). Menelik then marched in to Arsi in which Ras Gobena participated. When Menelik set out to march to Harar in 1887, Ras gobena was entrusted guarding the town of Entoto, and he mobilized his Wellega troops and camped near Entoto. When Menelik returned he gave him a warm welcome. Soon after, Ras Gobena, together with Fitawrari Habte Giorgis marched in to the region of Gurage to suppress a rebellion instigated by a leader, who declared Jihad. They succeeded in suppressing the rebellion and Ras Gobena returned into Entoto. In 1889, the governors on the boarder of Wellega wrote a letter to Ras Gobena, that they were attacked by the Mahdist of Sudan, the letter was shown to king Menelik, and Ras Gobena left Entoto, on September 15, crossed Gibe river on the 26th, mobilised his troops and engaged war against the Mahdist on October 14. He defeated them and thus checked their advance. While in Wellega he received a letter from King Menelik informing him the intention of Emperor Yohannes to invade Shewa.
Ras Gobena advanced with his troops to Shewa, and upon consultation he was given the responsibility of guarding a route coming from Abay. While he was there, Ras Gobena received a letter from Menelik notifying him a rebellion once again in the Gurage region. He returned with his army to Entoto and the Ras accepted the order to march to Gurage region. Menelik then gave Ras Gobena as present his horse, named Raswerq Ambaye, and Gasha (shield) decorated with gold. No sooner had he received the prize, Ras Gobena left for Gurage. According to the tradition, Ras Gobena was expected to hold a banquet at his house for his followers marking the prize award, but he did not. Instead, Ras Gobena marched straight to Gurage region and crushed the resistance there and sent a message of congratulation to King Menelik. Ras Gobena heard the death of Emperor Yohannes while in campaign, he was deeply touched and he ordered his soldiers to fire into the air. When Menelik marched north to get the submission of the northern nobles after the death of Emperor Yohannes, Ras Gobena was as usual entrusted to guard the town. One day, after he returned home, passing the whole day in receiving appeals from the people, he suddenly felt ill, and died after three days of treatment. He was buried at Debre Libanos in July 1889 few months before the coronation of Menelik the II, whom he had served devotedly for so long.
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Jul 31, 2012 4:42 PMPublication: The Southampton Press
Four Former Westhampton Beach Trustees Are Covered By Village's Health Insurance Policy
By Erin McKinley
Four former Westhampton Beach Village trustees are currently receiving full health insurance benefits from the village, a perk that they are happy to have even though two said they did not know they would be eligible when originally running for the Village Board.
Arma “Ham” Andon, 93, who served as village mayor from 1986 to 1994 and as trustee from 1994 until 1996, is the oldest former board member still receiving health coverage through the village. He is joined by Ora Belle “Ridgie” Barnett, 84, who served as trustee from 1985 until 2007; Alexander Nagle, 91, who served on the board from 1967 until 1977; and Harold Williams, 83, who served as trustee from 1998 until 2004.
Their health insurance packages, which do not include dental coverage, are now costing the village a total of approximately $33,000 a year, according to Village Clerk Rebecca Molinaro. All four former trustees were older than 55, the state retirement age, when they finished serving their terms, and therefore never had to pay into their coverage plan. All four are covered by the New York State Health Insurance Program and utilize their village policy as secondary insurance.
In three years, former Village Trustee Toni-Jo Birk, who lost her reelection bid last month after serving on the board for six years—or one more than required for her to continue receiving health coverage from the village—will become the fifth former board member to be covered under the village’s insurance plan. Ms. Birk joined the board in 2006, about a year before it agreed to double the amount of time, from five years to 10, that a trustee must serve before qualifying for health coverage after leaving office—a change that Ms. Birk voted in favor of.
And because she is only 52, Ms. Birk must pay her entire premium—estimated to be about $20,000 a year—until she turns 55, according to Ms. Molinaro.
Village law now states that the mayor and Village Board members must serve at least 10 years before being eligible to receive health benefits, the cost of which will be completely covered by the village. That law applies to board members elected to serve after July 1, 2007. Unlike the four other former board members, Ms. Birk stopped serving on the board before turning 55, meaning she must continue to pay for her own coverage for the next three years.
Ms. Birk’s decision to support doubling the service time requirement while in office, and then opting to continue receiving benefits even though she does not meet the specifications of the new law, has prompted one fellow former board member, Village Trustee Hank Tucker, to demand that she discontinue her coverage.
“I am following the law,” Ms. Birk said this week. “I am going to keep them. I am paying for it, but I am no longer on the board. If the board should make a decision affecting previous elected officials, whatever they decide, I will follow.”
Up until the late 1960s or early 1970s, the village required that board members serve at least 10 years in order to receive health insurance when they left office. The term was reduced to five years for the next four decades, until the board reversed course in 2007. Ms. Birk, who is currently unemployed, said she plans to keep the village coverage as her primary insurance.
Mr. Andon, who served as mayor for eight years and then a trustee for another two, said he never knew he qualified for such a benefit until serving his ninth year of office, when someone mentioned that he was eligible. Ms. Birk also said she was not aware of the health benefits available to village trustees when she first ran for the board.
“When I ran for office, the furthest thing from my mind was what benefits I was going to be able to get from the village,” said Mr. Andon, a World War II veteran. “I wanted to serve my village.”
Mr. Andon added that he agrees with the board’s decision to increase the qualification time from five years to 10, though he noted that all former trustees who qualify should be given health benefits.
According to Ms. Molinaro, it costs the village $6,229.68 per trustee to insure Mr. Andon, Mr. Nagle and Ms. Barnett, all of whom are under the single coverage plan. Mr. Williams is under the family plan and, therefore, costs the village $14,106.84 per annum. In total, the village will spend $32,795.88 this year to insure all four former trustees; Ms. Molinaro said she does not yet know how much it will cost the village to insure Ms. Birk once she turns 55.
Westhampton Beach Mayor Conrad Teller said health benefits are a perk that all five former trustees—Ms. Birk included—have earned. He said even though she has not served a full 10 years, the law is being followed and he sees no reason to deny her coverage. “The State of New York, in its infinite wisdom, made regulations that allow towns and villages to give to people the right to have health benefits,” he said. “I don’t see the necessity for this village to immediately jump up and throw that all out.”
Fleecing of the Village. These people should be ashamed of themselves. But then again I guess we taxpayers let them get away with it but I dont remember this being public knowledge. All WHB Village officials should vote this out asap if not it will be made an issue at the voting booths.
By realistic (472), westhampton on Aug 3, 12 8:54 AM
Three of the ones identified have between 10 and 22 years of public service, I'm not sure they have anything to be "ashamed" of.
By Frank Wheeler (1826), Northampton on Aug 3, 12 9:48 AM
Of course they have medical for life they are entitled just like welfare recipients and other lazy members of society. What happened to serving the public by politicians? It's called serve themselves, free medical, patronage jobs, and a bunch of other illegal perks. If you want insight of where our town, counties, and villages are headed just google San Bernadino California and you will see the answer. The unions and politicians think they are slick with their perks. The problem is they probally ...more will never collect all of it.
By chief1 (2800), southampton on Aug 3, 12 10:22 AM
The village is not being fleeced-all these trustees, including Ms Birk are entitled to this benefit under the law when they were elected. Realistic is way out of line. He should be thanking all those who served the village.
By EastEnd68 (888), Westhampton on Aug 3, 12 10:46 AM
Thanking them for what? This Village is one of the only ones out of the hamptons who is still stuck in time. Look at the Police Chief and his compensation package. My Village taxes went up more then 10% this year and for what? For the lifetime benefits of the elected officials and a sign on bonus for the Chief who sits in his office all day long and cant control his force? I should tank them for how they handles the law suits? Are you kidding. The cost to this town for their failures will be paid ...more for by tax payers for years to come. They should be personally liable for their actions and they will think twice before they act.
By realistic (472), westhampton on Aug 3, 12 11:21 AM
aREN'T THESE FORMER TRUSTEES ALSO COVERED BY THEIR PREVIOUS EMPLOYER'S RETIREMENT PACKAGE , WHICH WOULD INCLUDE HEALTH INSURANCE IN MOST CASES. ( please excuse the CAPS button ) ? Why should they suck more money out of the Village coffers if they can acquire it elsewhere for free ?
By Bill in Riverhead (190), Riverhead on Aug 3, 12 12:07 PM
Chief Dean deserves every dime he is paid. His contract is not out of line with others in NY.
By EastEnd68 (888), Westhampton on Aug 3, 12 1:42 PM
I could not agree more. Chief Dean is an asset to the Community. He brought us cops who lie about lost guns, and those who steal them. He brought us the Kabot debacle - and the still mysterious calls to ATH & PBA morons. Cops in borrowed sports cars cruising Main St, others sleeping in the Squad cars. He covered up the Ex-QuoguePD Chiefs 7-11 rampage too. He brought us continued selective enforcement and a general Keystone Kops feel to the Village. It may be more expensive than cable - but it sure ...more is much, much funnier!
By G (342), Southampton on Aug 3, 12 2:11 PM
Bill in Riverhead
Thank you G-where else can you get all that for under $200m per year
Chief Dean is the highest paid Village Police Chief on Long Island if not statewide. Not only does he have an enormous salary, which just got 8% higher this year, he is the only Village Police Chief that receives an annual executive differential payment of +$12,000. Most Town Police Chiefs don't even receive this outrageous perk. All this money and what do the taxpayers have to show for it? The Police Department is still not accredited. while the Quogue Police force earned it several years ago! ...more The taxpayers have had to spend millions on legal fees going after one police officer after another, because this narcissistic psycho cannot tolerate anyone questioning his authority. I've heard that the recent missing gun debacle cost the Village over $300,000 and to this day no one really knows what did happen. Chief Dean was the driving force behind this sham and many more. To make matters worse, it is rumored that this guy will walk away with +$300,000 when he retires, in addition to a six figure pension and free medical benefits for life.
We can all thank the weak minded, gutless Teller, Birk and Farrell team for this colossal waste of taxpayers $$$'s. Now Birk thinks she is entitled to lifetime health benefits for her disastrous 6 years as Trustee. Not so! She was not vested when the Board increased the eligibility to 10 years. So, she has no rights vested for her 1 year prior service. Teller should be ashamed of his statements in support of this ploy to ripoff the taxpayers.
By beachgirl11978 (18), Westhampton Beach on Aug 4, 12 9:52 AM
By Phadreus1340 (144), Southampton on Aug 4, 12 10:22 AM
Yes Chief Dean will receive a large lump sum payment when he retires along with his lifetime monthly pension and medical benefits. The point is Ray earned those payments and deserves them. As for Toni's medical insurance-under the law she is owed benefits when she turns 55. Beachgirl is just jealous of those who do well in life. We need to pray for someone that sick.
On what basis have you determined that Chief Dean "deserves" this level of pay and benefits?
It sounds like you're saying that because he gets it, he deserves it.
By RealityFirst (597), Bridgehampton on Aug 4, 12 8:47 PM
East End i have come to the conclusion that you or a family member is a cop or municipal employee. There is no way anybody that works for the village should make what chief Dean makes. In fact the village police is not even needed and has become a perk which will bankrupt the village.
In the article Conrad Teller sees no problem with these benefits. Considering he has been a leach of goverment for decades how could he see any problems with these freebies. A trustee by definition is suppose ...more to be the watchdog for the public taxpayer. How is big contracts and big benefit packages helping the taxpayer? These are PIGS!!!!!!!!!!1
By chief1 (2800), southampton on Aug 4, 12 5:48 PM
We disagree about Mayor Teller-I have lived here 23 years and only know him to be a deicated employee who has served the Village well. More citizens should do as good a job and stop complaining. Again you are a very jealous individual.
Your only retort is that everyone who takes issue with these enormous pay packages is just jeleous.
Did it ever occur to you that this money comes from other members of the community? Don't they have a right to demand that they get good value for the money, or do you just throw your plumber $25,000 to fix a leak because he "deserves" it?
PS: and yes, it's quite obvious that you or someone in your family has their snout in the taxpayer funded trough. Why don't you just admit it ...more before you're outed and the reason for your position on this becomes apparent.
Aug 4, 12 8:50 PM appended by RealityFirst
jeleous=jealous
If you only knew the truth
The truth is the guys a disgrace. Beach girl said it well.
By realistic (472), westhampton on Aug 4, 12 9:29 PM
I've retired from commenting-the truth is they got their nice contracts and lifetime benefits and all your complaining can not change that. And just so you know-Toni Jo will get her benefits also.
By EastEnd68 (888), Westhampton on Aug 4, 12 10:26 PM
Jealous/ Is that all you can say? People are outraged how can a police chief in a sleepy village make more than the governer of NY? Actually we can change these so called life long perks. It's called municipal bankruptcy, and the county, villages, and towns will be forced to file in the next decade. This will make it possible to renegotiate pensions for pennies on the dollar. The last laugh will be on the pigs at the govt trough.
By chief1 (2800), southampton on Aug 4, 12 11:39 PM
PBR, captnrose
Ignoring all of the emotion, rhetoric and invective in the comments above --
Mark these two words of chief1 IMO:
"municipal bankruptcy"
Southampton Village is another village hurtling toward financial failure, perhaps years or decades from now. The actuarial curves of rising labor and legacy retirement/benefit costs (all fixed) will eventually exceed receipts (variable over time). A knowledgeable accountant could dig into this and shock us all IMO. We might differ about ...more WHEN the curves will cross, but cross they will.
Ditto for other villages, towns, cities, counties and states throughout the USA. This degenerative process has already started -- just read the headlines (this might require pulling one's head out of the sand).
The PBA in WHB and elsewhere, like many other unions, will be getting its wake-up call some day. Witness the airline pilots, air traffic controllers, etc. etc. who have lost their union packages (usually not by choice!) for one reason or another.
Greed is the basic problem, just as in the banking SNAFU of the last few years.
By PBR (4956), Southampton on Aug 5, 12 6:33 AM
The contract just reached between SC Exec Bellone and the SCPBA will set the tone for future aggreement throughout the island. It was just a matter of time before one of the "big guys" reached a different type of contract than what we have been used to hearing about. Smalller depatments throughout Long Island willl follow suit.
By Phadreus1340 (144), Southampton on Aug 5, 12 3:08 PM
The press release dated 8/2/12 can be found by Googling "Bellone Suffolk PBA game changer." Not sure if 27east will delete the URL so please see next post.
By PBR (4956), Southampton on Aug 5, 12 3:36 PM
http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/SuffolkCountyPressReleases/tabid/1418/itemid/503/amid/2954/bellone-suffolk-pba-announce-new-contract-is-game-changer.aspx
Typical of Chief1, ranting like a headless reactionary, He is the expert on all printed here.
You don't even live in the village, yet want us to believe that you have the know how to fix al that is wrong in municipal government. I would imagine you haven't attended a town or village board meeting once in your life. The village is no where near bankruptcy and probably never will be. All of you rants are critical, NONE are ever positive on how to make things better.
Go back to your hole.
Mayor Teller admits that he has received some complaints about Birk's health insurance but states that those who complained "are not reasonably minded people". He also stated that there are some people out there who would ruin the Village. Look in the mirror Conrad, because it is you and your political crony Birk who are going to bring the Village to financial ruin. Birk's lifetime family medical benefits could end up costing Village taxpayers millions of dollars. Didn't you just lay-off 3 employees ...more in order to bring the budget in under the state mandated 2% cap?There should be a recall referendum to remove you from office as soon as possible before you do any further damage to the fiscal stability of our Village.
By surfer (3), westhampton beach on Aug 5, 12 2:25 PM
Well Mayor Teller,you are wrecking our village with these give aways. First you give our do nothing police chief a contract that makes him one of the highest paid chiefs in the state and now you want to give a 6 year trustee health benefits for life.You should be ashamed of yourself. I have to work 30 years to get health benefits and now you want give away MY tax dollars for this political payback. This Must STOP!!! I wonder what other shady deals are going behind closed doors in Village Hall. ...more Rumor has it that you funneled thousands of our tax dollars to your cousin Bo for make busy legal work. Have you no shame.
By whb paul (3), Westhampton Beach on Aug 5, 12 9:43 PM
Conrad Teller will be remember as the man who saved WHB
Eastend68. My bet is you are either the Mayor or very close to him.
East end 68. The only way to save our village is to get rid of the corrupt mayor. The crazy building inspector and police chief need to go too. Both cost our village far more then they are worth. We should disband the police department and give the building inspector functions to someone who can perform them professionally.
Taxpayers should know where there tax money is going, a dismissed alleged sign code violation that was then appealed and the 300 potential fine dismissed in village court was unnimously approved by the board to fight this dismissed case to the appelate division in Brooklyn, a fine that was already dismissed has accrued over 3000 in bills and the clock is still ticking ,thats a waste of our money, my tax money going to fight what ?
More and more of this will continue, the taxpayers need to ...more come to meetings and ask questions
By Shock (48), on Aug 7, 12 7:25 AM
Wow. I supported both Tony Jo and Conrad and now I see that they were only out for them self’s. I can’t believe that they think that it is OK to spend our tax dollars to give lifetime benefits to Tony Jo. I hope the trustees can stop this giveaway before Conrad bankrupts the village.
By wingman11978 (2), Southampton on Aug 8, 12 1:39 PM
HANG IN THERE CONRAD. IN ALL YOUR MANY YEARS OF PUBLIC SERVICE YOU HAVE NOT TAKEN THE KIND OF ABUSE YOU HAVE BEEN GETTING IN THEN LAST YEAR OR SO. YOU HAVE MY CONTINUED RESPECT AND ADMIRATION......YOU HAVE MORE FRIENDS THAN #()*&%$#...
By unclemilt (57), southampton on Aug 11, 12 7:25 PM
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Becirevic walks the reader through the controversy surrounding the concept and definition of “genocide,” then makes an energetic case that the term applies to the war waged by Serbian forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1992–95. Her task, however, goes beyond merely justifying the label as a fair characterization of the murder of thousands of Bosnian Muslims during that conflict.
She probes deeply into the nature of the killings, focusing as much on the intent to commit genocide as on the various methods of carrying it out. She argues that destroying a people first requires dehumanizing them; in this case, the Serbs relied in part on historical myths and popular biases against the Bosniaks. But transforming ordinary people into murderers, Becirevic contends, also requires calculating leadership and the intensive use of propaganda. Ultimately, her attention turns to those present at the time of the killings — and others, much farther away — who averted their eyes at the time or later denied the truth of the episode. Such denial, she warns, contains the seeds of future tragedy.
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'''Hindustan Contessa. 1984–2005 (prod. unknown). 4-door saloon. F/R, 1817 cm³ (4 cyl. OHV), 1995 cm³ diesel (4 cyl. OHC).''' [[Hindustan]] decided to follow a model it had used before: buy the tooling of an old English car and adapt it to India. But rather than a (then-) recently deleted [[Morris Oxford]], it reached back two decades to the [[Vauxhall Victor (FE)]], mating it to [[Isuzu]] engines. Considered luxurious when India had its market very closed to imports, but outdated by the turn of the century when the Japanese entered. Never as successful as [[Hindustan Ambassador (1957–)]], with production running at a fraction of the older car’s. Series production ended in the early 2000s, though car still produced on demand afterward.
Hindustan Contessa. 1984–2005 (prod. unknown). 4-door saloon. F/R, 1817 cm³ (4 cyl. OHV), 1995 cm³ diesel (4 cyl. OHC). Hindustan decided to follow a model it had used before: buy the tooling of an old English car and adapt it to India. But rather than a (then-) recently deleted Morris Oxford, it reached back two decades to the Vauxhall Victor (FE), mating it to Isuzu engines. Considered luxurious when India had its market very closed to imports, but outdated by the turn of the century when the Japanese entered. Never as successful as Hindustan Ambassador (1959–), with production running at a fraction of the older car’s. Series production ended in the early 2000s, though car still produced on demand afterward.
Manufacturing location: Uttarpara, West Bengal, India
Marque: Hindustan
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Flight 1931-01
A Sopwith "Camel" carried on a cruiser. It may be recollected that it was a "Camel" from a cruiser which brought down a Zeppelin.
Sopwith Camel / F.1 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1916
AVANTI SAVOIA!: One of the Savoia S.55 flying-boats which carried out the successful formation flight across the Atlantic from Africa to Brazil. The decorations were not flown during the crossing
Savoia-Marchetti / SIAI S.55 - ИталияItaly - 1924
The pilot's cabin and dash of the S.55. British instruments, supplied by "Smith's," were used on all the machines.
The wireless cabin of the Savoia S.55 flying-boat. Wireless played an important part throughout the flight.
A Short Seaplane flying off the deck of the "Furious." Note that the wheels are arrested at the end of the deck.
Short Type 184/225/827/830/310/320 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1914
Fl.-Lt. P. W. S. Bulman flying the Hawker "Hart" at Brooklands "India Demonstration."
Hawker Hart - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1928
RE-EQUIPPING THE R.A.F.: Seven Hawker "Harts" with Rolls-Royce engines ready for delivery to No. 12 (Bomber) Squadron, Andover.
The arrival of the first aeroplane at Semarang aerodrome on the occasion of the opening of the regular K.N.I.L.M. daily Air Service.
Fokker F.VII / C-2 / F.XIV - НидерландыNetherlands - 1924
The Fokker F.VIIb, fitted with three Armstrong-Siddeley "Lynx," or Gnome-Rhone "Titan" engines, one of the types used both by K.L.M. and K.N.l.L.M.
The late Mr. Van Lear Black's Fokker F.VII.3m., G-AADZ, snapped at Cape Town when he flew there in 1929.
Fokker F.VII B-3m. (3 "Whirlwind" 300 h.p. engines) of the Swiss Air Traffic Company "Balair"
An incident of Lt. Koppen's pioneer mail flight in 1927, when his F.VIIb became bogged at Bangkok.
SOME PERSONAL FLYING SERVICES PERSONALITIES: Our picture shows Maj. I. N. G. Clarke (Chief Pilot), Capt. A. J. Styran (Pilot), and F. A. MaCoiser (Chief Engineer) of Personal Flying Services, Ltd., standing in front of three types of machines used by this air taxi company. These are a Desoutter, a Sikorsky S. 39 Amphibian, and a Junkers F.13 L monoplane.
Junkers F 13 - ГерманияGermany - 1919
Squadron-Commander Dunning making his first landing (on a Sopwith "Pup") on the flying deck of the "Furious."
Sopwith Pup - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1916
One of the Power Plants of the "Ente": These are Siemens Sh-14 type, of 110 h.p. each. The undercarriage consists of a horizontal Vee and a telescopic strut to the engine mounting.
Focke-Wulf F 19 Ente - ГерманияGermany - 1927
COMING OR GOING?: The "Ente" in flight. Note the plan form of the front plane.
THE FOCKE-WULF "ENTE": Note the pilot's cockpit, the cabin door, and the petrol tanks in the wing. Standing by the machine are Herr Focke and the firm's chief test pilot, Herr Edzard.
29 декабря 1927г.: Георг Вульф, один из основателей компании "Focke-Wulf", погиб, выполняя публичный демонстрационный полет на своем перспективном самолете схемы "бесхвостка" ("утка") - Focke-Wulf Fw 19.
"TAIL FIRST": In this view of the Focke-Wulf "Ente" in flight can be seen the undercarriage, the outboard fins, and the very large fin and rudder.
THE FOCKE-WULF "ENTE": Two views of the front plane. Note the slot arrangement of the elevator flaps.
THE FOCKE-WULF "ENTE": Three-quarter front view.
Focke-Wulf "Ente" 2 - 110 hp. Siemens Sh-14 Engines
TRACK ASSEMBLY OF AIRCRAFT: These two photographs show the main sections of a Blackburn "Ripon." Above the central steel tube fuselage structure with petrol tank in place, and below the wooden rear portion of the fuselage. It is chiefly to the "Ripon" that the system of track assembly has been applied at Brough.
Blackburn Ripon / T.5 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1926
TRACK ASSEMBLY OF AIRCRAFT AT BROUGH: (1) First stage, a "Ripon" fuselage on the track. (2) The next stage, the rear portion of the fuselage added. (3) Beginning of track, and "Ripons" in early stages of assembly. (4) "Ripons" nearing end of track; note overhead derrick. (5) "Ripons" nearing completion on the end of the track. (6) The final stages. In the foreground a "Ripon" ready for test flights.
VERSATILITY: The Avro Advanced Training Aeroplane, Type 626, has now been equipped in six distinct styles, which between them make the machine suitable for specialised instruction in: 1, prone bombing; 2, wireless; 3, Lewis gun (observer's); 4, "blind" flying; 5, photography; 6, Vicker's gun (pilot's). In addition, the machine is, of course, equipped for dual instruction in flying, and instruction in navigation, while by fitting floats the Trainer is suitable for instruction in seaplane flying.
Avro Tutor/Sea Tutor/Prefect / Type 621/646/626 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1929
UNORTHODOXY - ONLY MORE SO: The Bellanca "Airbus," a development of the sesquiplane . illustrated in our issue of September 12, 1930. It carries 10 passengers, baggage and 500 lb. of mail at a cruising speed of 125 m.p.h. The engine is a Curtiss 600 h.p. "Conqueror."
Bellanca Model P Airbus / 66 Aircruiser - СШАUSA - 1930
The Fokker "Super-Universal" monoplane (Pratt & Whitney "Wasp" engine), used on the Union Airways Cape Town - Johannesburg air mail service.
Fokker/Atlantic F.9 Universal / F.18 / F.XI Super Universal - СШАUSA - 1926
MOTH SEAPLANES IN CANADA: Some of the 14 D.H. Moth Seaplanes used by the Ontario Provincial Air Services, which have completed 9,297 hr. 45 min. flying during 12 months' operations last year. The machine on the right is a Hamilton all-metal monoplane.
Hamilton H-45 / H-47 Metalplane - СШАUSA - 1928
RUNNING ON AIR: A pair of Goodyear 22 x 10-4 Air-Wheels fitted to Avro "Avian" G-AACV owned by Airwork, Ltd., of Heston.
Avro Avian / Type 594/616 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1926
The Cape Town Flying Club's first Avro "Avian," which was presented to them by the "Shell" Co. Our reader writes that this club has had to close down as it was unable to pay its way without a Government subsidy.
DIESEL-ENGINED: A Ford type 4-AT, fitted with three Packard Diesel engines of 225 b.h.p. each. With these engines the machine has a cruising speed of 100 m.p.h. It carries two pilots and 11 passengers.
Ford Tri-Motor / 4-AT / 5-AT - СШАUSA - 1926
Mrs. Victor Bruce in Columbia: A snapshot, taken from another machine, of the Hon. Mrs. Victor Bruce flying across Vancouver in her Blackburn "Bluebird."
Blackburn Bluebird / L.1 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1924
One of types seen at Brooklands - the Vickers "Virginia" Bomber.
Vickers Virginia - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1922
The view of the Caproni 90 P.B. shows the general lines of this huge bomber
Caproni Ca.90 - ИталияItaly - 1929
This view illustrates the actual "giant" proportions of the Caproni 90 P.B., showing the landing wheels.
The arrangement of its six 1,000 h.p. Isotta engines is shown in the picture. Note the gun position on the top plane.
One of the six Isotta Fraschini "Asso" engines used on the Caproni 90 P.B. It has 18 cylinders and develops 1,000 h.p. at 1,700 r.p.m.; the weight, including airscrew hub is 800 kg. (1,764 lb.).
The Curtiss "Kingbird": An American 8-place twin-engined cabin monoplane, fitted with two 225 h.p. Wright "Whirlwind" engines.
Curtiss Kingbird / Model 55 - СШАUSA - 1929
An internal view of the cabin of the Curtiss "Kingbird." There are six comfortably-upholstered chairs, three a side with a gangway in between.
Curtiss "Kingbird" 2 - 225 h.p. Wright Whirlwind Engines
One of the Fairey "IIIF" (Napier "Lion") bombers of the R.A.F. Cairo-Cape flight (1929), at Cape Town. This actual machine crashed on the return flight.
Fairey Fairey IIIF - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1926
The Farman F.231 Light Plane (95-h.p. Renault) on which the French aviators Lalouette and de Permangle established their record.
Farman F.230 / F.350 - ФранцияFrance - 1930
Koolhoven FK-41 - НидерландыNetherlands - 1928
DECEMBER IN THE SOLENT: The photographs show, on the left, the Saro "Cutty Sark" taking off, and, on the right, alighting. Note the general "cleanness."
Saunders-Roe Cutty Sark / A.17 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1929
DECEMBER IN THE SOLENT: The pictures show the cabin specially equipped for service use.
The Fokker F.32, a large 4-engined machine (Pratt and Whitney "Hornet") developed in America, will probably be employed on the Amsterdam-Batavia route in the near future.
Fokker/Atlantic F.32 - СШАUSA - 1929
Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Butler deplaning from their Gloster "Survey" machine at Wynbird Aerodrome, Cape Town, on their arrival there last April. The Gloster AS.31 machine, G-AADO, fitted with two Bristol "Jupiter" engines, it will be remembered, was flown out from England by Mr. and Mrs. Butler for the important survey work which the Aircraft Operating Co. had undertaken to carry out in Rhodesia.
Gloster AS.31 Survey - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1929
The Gloster AS.31 machine, G-AADO, fitted with two Bristol "Jupiter" engines, about to leave Cape Town for the scene of operations.
One of types seen at Brooklands - the Hawker "Tomtit" (Cirrus "Hermes"), piloted by P. E. G. Sayer
Hawker Tomtit - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1928
Saunders-Roe Severn / A.7 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1930
Корпус A-7 мало отличался от корпуса летающей лодки Southampton, но силовая установка состояла из трех моторов Bristol Jupiter IX мощностью по 485 л. с.THE SARO A.7 FLYING BOAT: Designed for open sea reconnaissance work, this machine has a metal hull of the same type of construction as that used in the Saro civil machines: Cloud, Windhover and Cutty Sark. The engines are Bristol "Jupiter IX."
FLOATS INSTEAD OF HULL: The Short "Valetta" mono-seaplane, Bristol "Jupiter" engines, can also be fitted with land undercarriage.
Short Valetta / S.11 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1930
Sikorsky S-39 - СШАUSA - 1929
Fl.-Lt. P. W. S. Bulman flying the Vickers "Viastra," one of the latest British commercial aeroplanes, at Brooklands "India Demonstration."
Vickers Viastra / Type 160 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1930
A GIPSY FLIGHT: As reported in "FLIGHT" December 12, Mr. J. E. Van Tyen, a member of the well-known firm of Van Houten, recently flew from Holland to the Dutch East Indies in a Pander. The view shows this machine during construction.
Pander E - НидерландыNetherlands - 1926
CLEAN LINES: A front view of Mr. Van Tyen's Pander (Gipsy I) showing lines very reminiscent of the Fokker Fighters.
DIESEL-ENGINED: A Towle flying boat powered by two Packard Diesel engines of 225 b.h.p. each. The machine has a tare weight of 3,400 lift, and with a load consisting of 10 gallons of lubricating oil, 90 gallons of fuel oil for six hours, and 10 people at 170 lb. each, has a gross weight of 5,805 lb. The maximum level speed is 125 m.p.h., the cruising speed 100 m.p.h., and the'sea level rate of climb 650 feet per minute.
Towle WC / TA-1 Amphibion - СШАUSA - 1928
DIESEL-ENGINES: This Verville "Air Coach" will, it is claimed, fly from Chicago to New York at 105 m.p.h. on four dollars' worth of the special fuel oil used. The maximum speed of the machine is 130 m.p.h. The Packard Diesel engine is rated at 225 b.h.p.
Verville Air Coach - СШАUSA - 1929
De Havilland Gipsy Moth / Moth X - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1928
The summit of Mount Kenya taken at 17,040 ft. by Mr. Tuckett from his Moth (Gipsy I).
Mr. Roy Tuckett is on the left, while alongside him is an official of the Port Elizabeth Club where Mr. Tuckett originally learnt to fly. The Goodyear air wheels which originally went out to Africa for Mr. John Carberry's Moth should be noted.
Capt. Latimer-Needham reflecting in solitude and silence over the downs at Totternhoe.
Lippisch / RRG Prufling - ГерманияGermany - 1926
AUTO-GLIDING: Mr. Lowe Wylde making a towed flight in his Glider at Hanworth.
Lowe-Wylde Columbus / BAC.II - BAC.IX - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1930
A Close-up of the Lowe Wylde "Auto-Glider" and its prime mover. Note the brake-controlled winch which carries the towing cable, also the "air-wheel" undercarriage
"THE END OF A PERFECT TOW": The Lowe Wylde "Auto-Glider" about to land after being towed by the car seen in the foreground.
AN AMERICAN ALL-METAL COMMERCIAL MONOPLANE: The Prudden-Whitehead low-wing monoplane, powered with three 240-h.p. Wright J6-R760 engines, and carrying eight passengers.
Atlanta (Prudden-Whitehead) PW - СШАUSA - 1930
THE "CIRRUS" IN JAPAN: The Ishikawajima training biplane, which, as mentioned in Croydon Notes recently, is now being fitted with "Hermes II" engines
Ishikawajima R-3 - ЯпонияJapan - 1930
A three-quarter front view of Brant Aircraft Co's. "Scud."
Abbott-Baynes Scud - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1931
THE BOOTH BABY FLYING BOAT: Henry Booth, a well-known aeronautical designer and engineer of Freeport, L.I., has designed a new two-seater baby flying-boat, which when in production will sel for about 1,500 dols. This boat is powered with a four-cylinder 32 h.p. Johnson Outboard Marine Engine, has a wing spread of 28 feet, a top speed of 75 m.p.h., and a landing speed of 36 rn.p.h. Under test the boat reached an altitude of 8,000 feet and consumed only three gallons of petrol an hour. When fully loaded it weighs 700 pounds.
Booth flying boat - СШАUSA - 1931
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Most profitable professions are considered to be Herbalism and Enchanting in pair. You can have Enchanting only for Disenchanting skill, it will bring decent gold. Consider the fact of disenchanting all soulbound armor, not just selling them to a vendor, but I do not recommend to disenchant any kind of weapons, it is more profitable to sell it to a merchant if it is a soulbound item, or sell it on auction house if it is BoE (bind on equip).
Before work began on World of Warcraft: Classic, it was only possible for players to experience the original World of Warcraft by using private servers, which are illegal, often have stability or corruption problems, and generally are very imperfect recreations of the authentic World of Warcraft experience. As much as Blizzard has been aware of the desires of their community, until recently it seemed impossible for them to emulate Classic servers due to the technical hurdles of essentially having to run two massively multiplayer online games side-by-side. A breakthrough was then achieved that made it possible to run Classic servers on the modern architecture of current World of Warcraft servers.
If the end game feels miles away, and min-maxing is difficult because frankly, you're gonna take what you get and like it, then the focus of the game changes completely. Suddenly it's about the experience of leveling again, and hanging out with friends, and chatting with people in Goldshire (well, for purely innocent reasons anyway -- the Moon Guard server's Goldshire crew still does plenty of chatting).
Analogy: think back on riding the swings in kindergarten. Was it fun? Now, imagine going back to those swings exactly as they were, and sitting in them now, as an adult. They're too small. They don't fit. Your feet drag on the ground because they're so low to the ground. The bar over your head is low enough that you can reach out and touch it, and even at the highest the swing will go, it's only about chest high when you're standing up. It's exactly the same swing, but riding on it now is a very different experience, yes?
Apr 2, 2018 [Guide] WoW Game Tokens *****UPDATE TO WOW TOKENS***** Effective: February, 6th, 2017 You can now use WoW Tokens for Battle.net Balance when you purchase one off of the AH. You may find further information on this new update to the WoW Token System here! Trade a WoW Token for Battle.net Balance: https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/20542016 *****Original Version of this Guide***** Hello to all new and veteran World of Warcraft Players! Welcome to my extensive guide regarding the new World of Warcraft Game Tokens! :-) Which Patch did World of Warcraft Game Tokens launch?: The World of Warcraft Game Tokens were launched in World of Warcraft on April, 7th, 2015. When will the Game Tokens be available to World of Warcraft Players?: Game Tokens started to roll out first on realms that are serving (North America, Oceania, and Latin America). After this it had become expanding to other regions in weeks after the release of Game Tokens on North American Realms. What is the cost for World of Warcraft Game Tokens?: For Canadians the price is $25.00 CAD For New Zealand residents the price is $32 NZD ($23 USD) here, which includes 15% GST For U.S. Residents the price is $20.00 USD Where can I purchase the World of Warcraft Game Token?: You can purchase the WoW Game Token from the in-game shop. If you choose to purchase it for usage on your Battle.net Account from the Auction House there will be a new tab called "Game Time". WoW Tokens will be listed at a base price of 30,000 gold. However note though that the price for WoW Tokens can go below 30,000 gold or climb up in price. Prices are based on demand for these tokens. How much times may you use the WoW Game Token?: You may use the token ONLY on the Auction House! Once it's sold it is Soul Bound to the buyer and can only be used (1) time to redeem for game time for your World of Warcraft account. Once sold as well the seller will receive the gold they sold it for! Can I set my own price for the token when selling on the Auction House?: At this time, Blizzard has stated upon listing it onto the Auction House, A pre-set price determined by Blizzard will be the listing price. This price may go up or down pending on the sale(s) of the WoW Token in each region. You cannot at this time set your own personal price for the WoW Token! The current price you sell the WoW Game Token for in the Auction House is set at 30,000 gold. However note though that the price for WoW Tokens can go below 30,000 gold or climb up in price. Prices are based on demand for these tokens. May I buy the token if my account is inactive?: YES! The option to purchase the token will additionally be on the character select menu if your character has the gold to purchase them. May I purchase the WoW Token with my local currency?: Tokens can only be purchased in US currency at the moment. If the system is trying to use Euros, For example, it's not going to go through - or indeed, give you that option. Will Recruit a Friend Work with these tokens?: YES! They will count just like game cards for your friend you recruited! I'm getting a grey button that states "Not enough Gold", But I'm certain I got the correct amount. What does this mean?: You would get this error in question if you have enough gold if there is not enough World of Warcraft Tokens for sale on the market. In this case, Please try again later when more are in-stock. Is there a limit of WoW Tokens I may purchase per month to sell?: Yup. The limit you may sell is capped at (10) tokens every (7) days. I spent the correct amount of gold, But did not receive the token? What do I do?: Blizzard is aware of this bug and the developers have announced that the gold spent would be returned to the person(s) that purchased the token off the Auction House! You should expect it to return via in-game mail. When buying a token can I use gold from both factions?: Yes. You may purchase the token using gold from both your Alliance and Horde characters! Please note though that the gold pulled from your character(s) all come from the same realm the character(s) are on. You cannot pull gold from multiple realms at this time! May I purchase tokens using my Battle.net Balance?: Yes, If you have the sufficient funds you will be able to! Xanlorash [The Insane] Looking for more World of Warcraft Token information - Please refer to post below! Thank-you!Xanlorash3 Apr 2, 2018
Step-by-step class guides are on the way! The 1-12 Mulgore Guide is the first guide to get all the individual class steps. At the top of the guide, simply select which class you are playing and the page will dynamically update all the steps in the guide for that class (both text and images). The rest of the guides will be slowly updated overtime to include all the class steps, but you can see how it's going to work with the 1-12 Mulgore. I want to thank crazyK and his Placeholderguild for helping me out with the individual class content. They are allowing me to get the 1-60 Alliance guide done while also getting all the class steps done at the same time, so everything can be ready for Classic launch (hopefully).
There are more passive methods to gain wow classic gold, but these are slower. For example, many people choose to fish in places like Tanaris, or kill Harpies in Feralas and loot items such as mageweaves. These are rather AFK-able, but again, not as rewarding. Some people choose to favour fun over anything, and like in any MMO (massively multiplayer online game), the best way to have fun is playing games with friends or your guild. Dungeon runs with your friends provide social interaction and are definitely helpful over the long-term for your gold stack!
Good question. Me personally, when I use a new strat from somebody else, I always read thru the strat, and in the case I really need to level some pet, I then (likely) exclude strats that are mentioning things like “RNG”, “risk”, etc. But: I’m always happy (when using a new strat) when I see some detailed infos, so that I can estimate what is going to happen. But YMMV.
To get back to Classic for a bit, this is what I think is happening. Players who prefer the old ways (and full disclosure, I'd count myself among them, but to a smaller degree than most) complain/talk about the negative sides of modern WoW and Battle for Azeroth in general. While they do this they also talk about how things were better before and often mention Vanilla as a reference point. People who enjoy BfA now feel attacked by this and so they retaliate. Hence, liking Classic means you either have nostalgia goggles on or have no idea what you're talking about and will hate the same things you say you want 2 weeks after you start playing it. It's an amazing thing, where literally each side is doing to the other what they feel is being (wrongly) done to them. I feel like writing this is the most redundant thing I've ever done, and yet I also feel that it needs to be said, because it seems some people just don't get what they're doing, or at least I hope they don't (some do and are doing it on purpose but there's trolls everywhere so there's no point in even discussing them).
Why Skinning? Skinning is incredibly easy to level up while you are leveling your character. The leather that you skin will almost always sell on the Auction House (albeit not for much, but hey– it’s free gold!). Even if you don’t want to take the effort to sell the skins on the Auction House, you can simply vendor them for a significant amount of extra gold.
There is an Action Bar at bottom of the User interface. Each class starts with some skills. Every few levels, you will unlock new skills specific to your character class, these can be learned from your Class trainer. You will be introduced to one of these NPCs during one of the first few quests you complete in your starting zone, but they can also be found in many towns and each of your Faction's cities.
I'm not all that hardcore on "Classic", I want to relive the old zones and the old world and it seems like most people I'm taking to is feeling the same. We would prefer to have quality of life improvements regardless of them actually being in the game at in 1.12.2 or not. Like the "Automatic Quest Tracking" to actually track it properly without you having to actually trigger progress in the quest for it to show up would make perfect sense. It's no real need to make such a thing behave nonsensical just because it's "authentic".
Where to get materials and reagents you may ask? Buy for cheap off farmers in bulk or track Auction House lots. Get in touch with most big sellers. Communication is important here, send a whisper or write them a letter. It would be good for both of you to establish business relationships. Constant suppliers and buyers is convenient for both parties to save the time and effort.
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What All Moms of Boys Need to Know
I am a Boy Mom.
I remember thinking during the gender ultrasound of my second baby that it was certainly a girl (after all, I always dreamed of having one of both genders), and then the technician said, “It’s a boy!”.
Strangely enough, my first thought was “I get to be the Mom of 2 BOYS!!” I was so excited. I love my oldest son, and was so excited to have another boy to love.
As much as I love little boys, there are some things that are unique to raising them.
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Should We All Be Raising Gender-Neutral Kids?
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Raising Royal Babies: How Prince William and Kate Middleton Raise Prince George and Princess Charlotte
Prince George and Princess Charlotte may come from a royal family in the United Kingdom. However, their royalty parents, Prince William and Kate Middleton do not want both royal babies to receive the impeccable royal treatment. Even though they have inherited a number of luxury bedroom spreads around Kensington Palace in London, their royal parents prefer to treat them as average children.
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Female chief in Malawi breaks up 850 child marriages and sends girls back to school
Theresa Kachindamoto, the senior chief in the Dedza District of Central Malawi, wields power over close to 900,000 people… and she’s not afraid to use her authority to help the women and girls in her district. In the past three years, she has annulled more than 850 child marriages, sent hundreds of young women back to school to continue their education, and made strides to abolish cleansing rituals that require girls as young as seven to go to sexual initiation camps...
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Deliciously Easy Roasted Cauliflower Recipe Your Family Will Love
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Google launches ‘Project Bloks’ toys to teach kids to code
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2. Teach Your Child The Art Of Conversation.
3. Give Your Kid Books That He/She Will Understand.
4. Know The Content That Peaks Your Kid's Interest.
5. Let Your Kid's Mind Float Away Every Once In A While.
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1. Be a parent, first and foremost. That's what your kid needs most from you.
2. Proactively build a relationship with your child's teacher at the beginning of the year. Don't wait until there's a problem to sit down with them.
3. If a teacher doesn't ask about your child's strengths and interests, share those.
4. Also share anything you think the teacher should know about your kid that would help them be effective, such as that your kid is an introvert and won't often participate in whole-class discussions. (Again, hopefully they ask this question, but if not, share it.)
5. If your child complains about being bored, class being too hard, not being treated well by peers or adults, listen to your child. Don't hope it'll get better. Go to school and talk to people. Observe classes.
6. Don't be afraid of talking to the principal. Don't be afraid of making requests. You can do this kindly and thoughtfully, but your job, again, is to advocate for your kid.
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17 CLEVER WAYS TO HIDE CLUTTER IN YOUR HOME
Is clutter taking over your space? You can’t always take the “throw it out” approach to your belongings, but you can stash your stuff out of the way. We’ve found plenty of inspiration to motivate you to get organized (or at least appear that way). Check out these 17 ways to hide clutter in your home.
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Courtney Love decided to have the fate of his 16-year-old daughter Frances Bean Cobain. She wants the groom Francis was actor Robert Pattinson.The girl is a big fan of the movie "Twilight",and now as a leading man. Courtney said that they would be perfect together, despite the age difference.Love said that the young actor just charming and handsome and he certainly should get acquainted with her daughter. She does everything that this meeting took place. Source: Courtney Love will marry my daughter to Robert Pattinson.
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In Los Angeles at the age of 86 years died the most ruthless fashion critic Richard Blackwell, became famous for its annual lists of the most tasteless dressed celebrities - "Mr
The jury of the national selection "Eurovision-2009" has selected 15 participants of the Russian final, the winner of which will represent Russia at the contest in Moscow.In the professional jury of the Russian contest "Eurovision-2009" includes music and television producers: Yuri aksuta, Kim Breitburg, Alexander Dulov, Igor Krutoy, Alexander Lunev Igor Matvienko, Vladimir song arrangements were done, Konstantin Meladze, Ruben Oganesov, Larissa sinelshchikov, Maxim Fadeev and Executive Secretary of the Organizing Committee for the contest "Eurovision-2009" under the government of the Russian Federation Alexander Barannikov and Chairman of the Council for humanitarian cooperation of CIS countries Jahan pollyea.As RIA "Novosti", the finalists included:Alex - "don't think about you"
To present the legendary Lenkom without Oleg Yankovsky impossible, but, alas, theatergoers clear that this will have to do.Yesterday the 64-year-old actor last appeared on stage of the home theater to play in the play "Marriage"
Darya Dontsova told the TV station Russia.Ru the detectives, who drove her to madness.When Darya Dontsova lived in Peredelkino, there was a case, after which she realized that she need to cease to exist only in the detectives and learn to live in parallel realities - closing the book, to live a normal home life wife and mom.Daria wrote another detective on the upper floor of the house, and the kids called her to dinner, cried out from downstairs
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The 5 films include Sujata, Epilogue, Audacity, Mehfuz and Shor.
Sujata is a riveting tale of a young girl, who is struggling to come out of the clutches of her tormenting cousin brother. At a very young age, she is forced to live with her cousin and his family. Herein, begins a life of incessant harassment by her cousin brother.
Even as an adult she lives in the shadow of fear. For years, she changes addresses and identities in the hope of finding freedom; but each time he hunts her down. Neither the police, nor the NGOs are able to help her. Pushed to a corner, she decides to take the extreme step.
A relationship that has already fallen apart and is just about to snap. It describes the love and intimacy, the entangling of two lives and the completely symbiotic nature of a couple.
It reflects the possessiveness control isolation, depression and desperation that a relationship can lead to, representing a cycle that needs to be broken in order to keep sane.
A thirteen-year-old girl has her first real confrontation with authority when her father forbids her to play the American dance music she loves. When she decides to take revenge, the situation escalates to become a neighbourhood scandal.
A dark comedy about parental authority, teenage rebellion, curry, whiskey, and house music.
MEHFUZ
In an ambiguous space and time. The city has turned mad, as violence has taken its toll. But, far away in the sounds of silence at the border of the town, a man takes care of all the death around. He drags away this usual routine with every passing night.
One night, he notices a strange woman wandering on empty streets. As her behavior changes, so does his journey.
SHOR
Lallan and Meena, a couple from Banaras, are consumed by their pursuit to survive in the city of Mumbai. Meena takes up a job in a sewing factory.
One day over a phone call, they find each other while embracing death, divorce and redemption. It takes the darkest hour of our life, the fear of death, to regain our consciousness back in to life. To find the beauty that is lost in our relentless angst towards an unyielding life.
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Title: Champagne Supernovas: Kate Moss, Marc Jacobs, Alexander McQueen, and the 90s Renegades Who Remade Fashion
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Author: Maureen Callahan
Publisher: Touchstone (September 2, 2014)
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A glittering history of fashion in the 1990s, told through the lives of Kate Moss, Marc Jacobs, and Alexander McQueen—the three iconic personalities who defined the time.
The 1950s had rock ‘n’ roll and the 60s had the Beats. In the 70s and 80s, it was punk rock and modern art. But for the 1990s, it was all about the fashion—and Kate Moss, Marc Jacobs, and Alexander McQueen were the trio of rebel geniuses who made it great.
Veteran style and pop culture journalist Maureen Callahan takes you back to the 90s, to the moment when supermodel glamazons gave way to heroin chic, the alternative became the mainstream, and fashion became the cradle for the most exciting artistic and cultural innovations of the age. Packed with dishy stories of some of the most celebrated personalities of the day, Champagne Supernovas gives you the inside scoop from designers like Anna Sui and Isaac Mizrahi; scenesters like Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth and Sassy magazine’s Jane Pratt; plus a bevy of supermodels, stylists, editors, photographers, confidantes, club kids, and scenesters.
They’ll discuss why Kate Moss and Johnny Depp broke up, how Marc Jacobs came through the crucible of the AIDS crisis, and what really drove Alexander McQueen to suicide.
Steeped in the creative brew of art, decadence, and genius that defined the era, Champagne Supernovas gives you front-row tickets to a gloriously debauched soap opera about the losers and freaks who became It Girls and Boys, and changed the world in spite of themselves.
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Maureen Callahan has worked as an editor and writer at the New York Post, covering everything from the subcultures of the Lower East Side to local and national politics. She has also written for Spin, New York magazine, Vanity Fair, and got her start at Sassy, which was her bible as a teenage girl growing up on Long Island. She lives in Brooklyn.
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Honey Talks About The Secret Of The Waterwheel
March 1, 2011 · Posted in Notes from Above Ground
(Honey is a Belgian Marxist former strip-tease artiste.)
Today I walked with other elderly women in Elysian Park. There was snow on the San Gabriel Mountains. The scent of green weeds was evocative and for a moment I was a child again, because I grew up not far from where we walked, on the other side of the Los Angeles River.
At one place, we descended a steep dirt path through the brush into a small valley. I was happy. The action of descent made me happier. I remembered June 6, 1968, when I was 22 years old, and I said out loud “I descend.”
In 1968, my husband Jalal-addin, our children, our servant Kaymak and I lived in the village of Degirmendire on the Gulf of Iznik in Anatolia. Degirmendire is a version of the word for mill.
There was no mill when I lived there, but a strong creek ran through the middle of the village – into which the Turks and gypsies threw everything — so there may have been a mill to grind grain there at one time, and the mill would have been run by a water wheel.
Iznik is the Turkish word for Nicea. Every child who goes to a Christian church school learns the Nicean Creed.
Nicea primarily known as the site of the First and Second Councils of Nicaea, the first and seventh Ecumenical councils in the early history of the Christian church, the Nicene Creed, and as the capital city of the Empire of Nicaea. It served as the interim capital city of the Byzantine Empire between 1204 and 1261, following the Fourth Crusade in 1204, until the recapture of Constantinople by the Byzantines in 1261.
The Turkish word for Anatolia is “Anadolu.” It means full-of-mother. The first sedentary people, still hunter-gatherers, built an astonishing temple in a circular shape 4,000 years before Stonehenge at Gobekli Tepe (Belly-button Hill). The remaining first agricultural city, Catal Huyuk (“Forked Mound”) is in Anatolia.
I was from Los Angeles, where I had purchased clothing at department stores and bought food from supermarkets, and I was living in a very ancient place. A man on a donkey brought milk in metal containers, which I poured into a metal bowl and boiled for my children. We had no telephone. We had no television. I swept the apartment with a broom that had no handle, bending at the waist. My little girls gathered cherries in the spring by standing next to the gypsies’ ladders. The gypsies filled their aprons with fruit and hung strands of cherries over their ears. The children pretended they were earrings. We once drove past a road repair on the way to Degirmendire, and the workers were hoisting a head of a Roman emperor from the excavation.
We lived in a new cinder block apartment building, but I was so accustomed to having nothing go right or be simple that I had lived there for three months without realizing the landlord had just forgotten to have the water turned on, so I’d been without a bath for three months by the time he stopped by for the rent.
We lived in a marshy area, full of mosquitoes, and slept under netting on a wire coiled bed frame the coils of which unwound several times a night, so that my husband and I woke, fixed the springs, and fell asleep.
I took my daughters swimming in the Gulf of Iznik until an American officer from the Karamursel base nearby asked us to get out, didn’t we notice the toilet paper floating around us? There was no sewage system. I hadn’t known there was such a thing as a place without a sewage system. When the girls grew up and had tests before they had their own children, the tests revealed they were immune to everything because of exposure to everything. Cheliklenmish, the Turks say, turned to steel because of adversity.
My servant was Kaymak Gundogan. Kaymak is the word for the skin of cream on milk. She had white skin and blond hair. Gundogan means the day is born. She wore a head covering and shalvar pants under a cotton dress, and thick stockings.
Kaymak was my age. I loved her but she was often angry with me because I was an idiot. I didn’t understand a thing, she’d say. She was always right. I was a stupid young woman.
Kaymak was really a villager. She wasn’t a fake villager. Her hands were as rough as a cat’s tongue. She was also the most intelligent person I have ever met until recently. She came to me illiterate, and I taught her to read and write in two weeks. She learned arithmetic after that and as rapidly. We didn’t get to algebra or calculus, which had been my favorite subjects in high school. She had never seen faucets that turn on hot water but she learned how to figure out the electrical system in the apartment, which occasionally burst into flames. She learned how to tell time.
Winters were very cold. We huddled together in front of the wood burning stove. Our cat, Suleiyman Bey, got too close to the stove and ran out into the snow. It took Kaymak and me a week to find him.
In spring, I looked out my window and saw what I at first thought were snow flakes. They were blossoms from all the fruit trees in Degirmendire.
I saw the sheepherder in the fields near our apartment building, and kneel, head to the ground, cap brim turned to the back of his head.
The submariner was a drunk. You had to be a drunk to be a submariner. At his wife’s birthday party, he stood on the table and pissed all over the birthday cake. We sometimes found him in a ditch near the village – and sometimes that ditch was full of water — singing the Kazachok, which is the song that comes through the French as “Those were the days my friend. We thought they’d never end.”
All night long, every night, his wife sat on her balcony in our village and played the ancient songs on her oud, which was Orfeo’s instrument during ancient times, millennia before Turkish speaking people arrived in Anatolia, before their language supplanted the indigenous languages. She played until dawn. I stayed awake for her and never spoke to her. She knew I listened all night.
A woman sat on her porch with a waiting cat. She held a bird in her hands, a real bird, and she removed the bird’s feathers and gave the bird to her cat. An old woman dressed in black sat in a boat in the Gulf, and Charon took her to the other side.
On that June day, I took my string bag and walked to the village to buy groceries. The gypsies had set up stands. They sold the first cucumbers, the first parsley and purple eggplant. I bought vegetables and a bottle of Coca Cola. (“Her Shey ile Gider.” It Goes with Everything.”)
I had just translated Yunus Emre’s poem into English. Years later, a small magazine published it after we left Turkey.
My name is the suffering water wheel
My water flows “yalapyalap ”
Like this commanded:
I suffer. I descend.
I am cut from the branch of a tree
How sweet was my pain
I am the Mevlana’s prayer (Mevlana Jalaladdin-al-Rumi)
My arms were torn from a tree.
Violation is plain.
I am a tireless minstrel
Y Yunus (the poet’s name), those who come from here can’t laugh
A human being cannot attain desire
No one stays in the mortal world
I fell in love with descending
I fell in love with the Sufi way
My name is suffering
The water flows through me yalapyalap
God mandates the flow of water
For Him I descend
“yalapyalap” is typical Turkish. It’s the sound that’s important. Many Turkish words imitate what something sounds like. This is the sound of the water that drips from one level of the water wheel to the next. Think of the sound: yalap.
The baker ladeled out hot bread with its thick hard crust and its tender inside for us and handed it to me through a window in the firing door and said, “Health to your head,” which means that someone dear to you has died, and you are sorry. I ran as fast as I could along the water’s edge towards home.
Kaymak was hanging on the gate to our building like a fool, half on and half off the gate. Her head covering was undone and her hair was exposed.
“Bobby Kennedy is shot,” she said.
“What’s that to you?”
“You are an idiot. You understand nothing. You live in books.” I pulled her into my arms but it was like embracing a rock, she was so stiff with emotion.
“This time is turned to shit. Birds will fall from the sky. This place will be despoiled. The Kennedys meant we had hope for the world. We have no hope. The world is lost.”
We listened to the American radio station broadcast from Karamursel, the American base. I translated what the announcer, Johnny Grant from Hollywood, said. Bobby Kennedy died.
I drove Kaymak and the children back to Istanbul. I saw people throw their clothes in to the Golden Horn. I saw my husband on the old bridge. He threw his American jacket into the Golden Horn. Scarves and clothing ballooned with air.
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Here is our regular focus upon a spectrum of ministries that are connected with the Association, and for each there is a PowerPoint to download for use within services at the bottom of the article.
Ramridge Baptist Church has served the Ramridge estate and north east Luton for the last 60 years. Our community consists of a diverse mix of ages, nationalities, backgrounds and faiths and, although we are a small church, we seek to provide a distinctively Christian voice within this mix.. ..... cont'd
full prayer focus + PowerPoint download click here: http://centralba.org.uk/prayer-focus-11-ramridge-baptist-church-luton/
David & Christine Wheatley minister on a needy estate of about 1700 homes on the edge of Letchworth. With only a handful of folk in the church in full time employment, Home Mission helps to keep this vital work going. You can see more on this years Home Mission video at centralba.org.uk. . ..... cont'd
full prayer focus + PowerPoint download click here: http://centralba.org.uk/prayer-focus-10-kings-community-church-letchworth/
Prayer Focus 9 Carey Baptist Church Hemel Hempstead
Carey has just celebrated 340 years of Baptist witness in Hemel Hempstead. We celebrated in some style with food from around the world and with a special anniversary cake made by Jailza from Brazil, who has been recently joining us, with her son, at Sunday worship.. . ..... cont'd
full prayer focus + PowerPoint download click here: http://centralba.org.uk/prayer-focus-9-carey-baptist-hemel-hempstead/
Prayer Focus 8 Breachwood Green Baptist Church
Located near to the perimeter of Luton Airport, the church is a C19th listed building, and the congregation’s roots are linked with the activities in the area of John Bunyan in C17th.
Congregations usually number between 16 and 25 with a mix of ages. Café Church is a more recent occasional experiment, and Christingle and Toy Sunday services are shared with the local Anglicans. . ..... cont'd
full prayer focus + PowerPoint download click here: http://centralba.org.uk/prayer-focus-8-breachwood-green/
Prayer Focus 7 Aston Clinton Baptist Church
At ACBC we have our phones alarms set for 9.38 to remind us to pray to the Lord of the harvest for workers to enter the harvest fields. [Matthew 9.38]. At Aston Clinton there is a growing harvest field, years ago the church building stood in isolation now it is surrounded by new housing, the village and surrounding area vastly swelled by housing developments. We celebrate our 200th year of founding in June 2020 . ..... cont'd
full prayer focus + PowerPoint download click here: centralba.org.uk/prayer-focus-7-aston-clinton-baptist-church/
Prayer Focus 6 Tilehouse Street Baptist Church Hitchin
We have a long history; this year we have celebrated our 350th anniversary and have much to give thanks for. But now we look forward and are trying to discern, “Where do we grow from here?” Between 35 and 45 folk meet on a Sunday morning; the majority of whom are retired which brings its challenges. But we have good links with the community through hiring out our extensive premises. ..... cont'd
full prayer focus + PowerPoint download click here: centralba.org.uk/prayer-focus-6-tilehouse-street-baptist-church-hitchin/
Prayer Focus 5 Broadmead Baptist Church, northampton
WE have now been in our brand new church and community building for five months after being homeless for a little while. It has been a busy but exciting time. We are holding three gatherings on a Sunday to fit everyone in downstairs while we wait for the work to be completed on the auditorium, along with the rest of the first floor. The new building has seen us grow by about 40-50 people on a Sunday but more than that is the engagement and use by the local community..... cont'd
full prayer focus + PowerPoint download click here: http://centralba.org.uk/prayer-focus-5-broadmead-baptist-northampton/
Prayer Focus 4 Princes Risborough Baptist Church, Bucks
Princes Risborough Baptist Church was established in 1707, since then it has known times of growth and times of struggle. Currently our average Sunday morning attendance is 35 to 40 people. We are optimistically looking to God for growth. In addition to Sunday worship we hold a Toddler Group which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year and we aim to build relationships with the families that attend.... cont'd
full prayer focus click here: prayer-focus-4-princes-risborough-baptist-church
Prayer Focus 3 Gretton Baptist Church, Northamptonshire
Gretton Baptist chapel is part of a vibrant village with a population of around 2000 and we are very much part of the community. We have strong links with the school and St. James’ parish church and our room is regularly used by groups from the village. The big services around Christmas, Easter, harvest and Remembrance Day are always extremely well attended and while our regular congregation has grown over the years... cont'd
full prayer focus click here: prayer-focus-3-gretton-baptist/
Prayer Focus 2 Well Street United Church, Buckingham
Well Street United Church is a local ecumenical partnership of Baptist, Methodist and United Reformed Church, in the town of Buckingham. Our motto is ‘Putting the King at the Heart of Buckingham’. We have a small building in the town centre, which we use during the week, and we meet for worship in a local school on Sunday mornings. We also have three Methodist chapels in nearby villages that are linked to our church cont'd
full prayer focus click here: Prayer Focus 2 Buckingham
Prayer Focus 1 London Colney
London Colney Baptist Church is a Home Mission Church with a weekly congregation of 20 people. Despite our small number we are grateful that everyone is able serve in one way or another. We host the Churches Together Food bank (twice monthly) which has x3 teams of volunteers from all four local churches, a weekly Toddlers Group and have a Flowers Ministry.
full prayer focus click here: Prayer Focus 1 London Colney
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Vince sat there, watching the television produce the news broadcast about his "partner", so to speak. 'Most of this has to be bullshit,' he thought. Although the "Wilton Research Center" sure did sound familiar...
...sounds of medical equipment...fear...the stingy smell of sweat...soreness...pain...alarms...
He snapped back into today as the memories broke apart, jumbled up by the following weeks. Oh yes, Vince remembered...
He'd been in the Infantry...Marine Corps. 531 Division, Company A, Squad 3. Any hotspot the government wanted as cold as the void, they called on the 531st. And the boys did it. They were nothing but ice and steel...nobody among them was the exception. Above all moral and legal obligations, the 531st did what they were told. For months, and months, and months...but everyone had their day. And not the good kind of day, either: more like the kind that ends with you screaming as your intestines swell up and squeeze your stomach like a balloon about to bust, ready to release acids into your already-dying body.
As such, here they were: rumbling through the sandy badlands of another nameless lump of gas and rock, trampling an insurgent camp under their collective, ass-kicking boots. The 531 we're doing a good job, considering the insurgents were surprisingly well armed. The 531 came across many wielding static-charged carbine rifles; laser-aimed, CO2-propelled mini-grenade "hand-cannons"; and several .20-caliber pistols bolted into mounts allowing the shooter to fire around corners. But the trucking feet of the 531 kept on trucking, mucking up the sandy dirt with the blood of radical insurgents.
It didn't take the insurgents long to pull out the heavy stuff: explosives, acidic explosive, bioexplosives...the kind of things that don't just kill men, but put them in screaming, shallow graves filled with their own tainted blood. A grave Vince had almost fallen in...
...Vince cursed as he looked down, feeling the space on his neck. The black "pimple" had sprouted bigger spider-legs, one large one reaching up his neck. He felt it's alien pulse dance with his own...and he almost heard a voice calling - no, whispering - his name. He'd have to fix himself...soon.
His eyes listed back to the TV, boredom daring to sink in. 'We all have pasts...good, or bad, we all have 'em...'
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Jocelyn turned the water off to the sound of the TV still blaring. She wrapped the towel around her body, and wiped the fog from the mirror. Her exaggerated make-up was gone, and left her plain yet pretty face untouched by anything unnatural. She wrapped her long blond hair around her hands, and pinned it up with a claw. She reached over into her bag and pulled out a fresh pair of underwear and a bra, and began to dress. Her jeans and white t-shirt looked inconspicuous enough. She then let her hair back down and began to vigorously dry it with the towel, bending over to allow her hair to come over her head as she rubbed the towel through the long wet strands.
Running a comb through it, she was done, and walked out of the bathroom.
"Shower is empty if you want it. By the way, my name is Katie. What's yours?" She extended a hand to the mystery man sitting, watching TV.
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Vince, absentmindedly hearing the water-pipes sloshing the bath water, heard the noticeable stoppage of water as the shower cut off. For several minutes, the lady rummaged around, 'Probably doing the things ladies do after a good shower.' He knew he had to get a fix, or he'd be useless and probably dead soon. He reached into a hidden pocket in his jacket, and produced a vial/hypospray combo. He quickly skirted his pants leg up, and jammed the hypospray's convenient clip into his boot. He covered the boot back up, satisfied with the deception.
A few minutes more passed before the bathroom door opened, revealing the blond haired, blue-eyed beaut he had brought along. The TV's depiction of her was very harsh; they made her look like a druggie addict on the last few years of her life.
"Shower is empty if you want it. By the way, my name is Katie. What's yours?" she said, reaching the couch and extending her hand to him. Vince extended his own hand, lightly grasping her still-damp hand. He hoped he could trust her; "Name's Vincent...Vince will work, tho." He released her hand, noting how hot to the touch she was. "You look fuglier on TV," he said, motioning to the TV as he smiled in a cat-like way. She was also quite hot physically, but he'd manage to get over that. Most of the ladies he "played" with had some decency about them; at least, when he was sober. He had stopped the whole "wine and woe" routine when he had encountered Miss "Alexandria Victorvich". He mentally shuddered at the thought.
He sniffed his right armpit quickly, covering up the motion by nodding towards the shower as well. "Leave me any hot water, Katie? Seeing how much steam is still coming from there, I'd be willing to bet not," he said, getting up, the wood of he couch sighed, relieved at the removal of his weight. He stripped himself of his coat; even though Sam and Jude rested within, he didn't care. It wasn't like she could turn him in, could she?
"Well, you best hope that there's some left for me, or I'll be snappin' at you with a cold, wet towel," he said, a hint of teenager-ish glee in his voice. He took his poor shirt off as he walked to the bathroom, flinging it into the trashcan where her wig now resided.
"Wait! What did you mean by the television?" She asked, a look of puzzlement on her face.
"You're wanted for murder, you know that right..... Katie?" He replied with a suspicious tone at the end, implying that he didn't believe her name was Katie.
"I am?" She asked, eyes gazing to the floor. "But, you're not going to turn me in, are you?"
Vince chuckled honestly, a gruff yet tender sound that he found mildly surprised him. "Turn you in? Oh, let's see...I know one of the biggest underground crime lords, who's probably sending some of his most lethal killers to get me..." he chuckled again. "No, Miss Katie...or whoever...I can't turn you in. The minute I do, I've got 10 eyes and three sniper scopes on my skull." Vince's hand planted itself on the bathroom door, gently creaking it open. The warmth of the air inside comforted him.
"No, ma'am - the last thing I want to do is turn you in," he said, facing the bathroom. His head turned to face her, however. "And knowing that you can't ass rape me by turning me in...makes me feel a lot better." He grunted, and stepped into the bathroom. "Not like you'd do that anyway, right?" Before she could answer his half-sarcastic question, he let the door rest up to the frame, where it sat just barely cracked. Now inside the cozy bathroom, he quickly pulled his boots off, placing the hypospray on the sink. He unbuckled his belt, letting his pants drop to the floor. First thing's first, Vinnie, he thought as he pulled the pants over his feet, letting them land in a crumpled pile.
Now in nothing but his boxers and socks, he reached for the hypospray, and carefully placed it onto the black "pimple" on his neck. He took a few deep breaths, and then punched the button, fire seemingly erupting under his skin as the toxins worked through his biological pipes.
He coughed as his blood pressure skyrocketed. His mind began to hallucinate as his pulse thudded against his bony skull. His face was already turning red; but he yet remained as quiet as he could be, even as his grip tightened on the sink's edge. He could distantly hear his joints popping as his muscles flexed, trying to fight against the only "antidote" to the infection.
An eternity spread itself out over the course of about ten seconds that were blissful agony. Finally, however, things returned to normal. Sweating and panting, Vince dumped the hypospray into the trash bin. Now dropping his boxers and popping off his socks, his mind quickly cleared as he pulled the shower curtain away, stepping inside the white, plain shower.
A rush of water followed the curtains return it's extended position as Vince turned the dials, the experience merely seconds ago already fading from his short-term memory.
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Jenna stuck to side ally ways and service streets as she made her way north, hoping to avoid any more run ins with bounty hunters. After walking 8 blocks, she found herself in another public square, where there seemed to be a rather large gathering of people. Wondering what was going on, Jenna easily slid into the mass of people, and pushed her way near the front to try to find out what was happening.
"This is insane!" someone within the crowd cried out.
"Yes, this is unprecedented, locking us in like dogs!" said another.
"Maybe they are going to kill us all, I heard that it has happened on other colonies!" a panicked voice said.
"Hey, what's going on?" Jenna asked one people gathered.
"You don't know? They say a lockdown has happened. Yep, this whole area is locked down and there is no word why. Plus, some are saying that a whole lot more coppers and even soldiers are moving in. If we don't get some information soon, I fear a riot my tear this entire city apart." the stranger answered.
Vaessen quickly backed out of the crowd and sat down on a nearby bench.
"Great, a lockdown. This day keeps getting better and better..." she sighed, thinking over her next move.
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Avarice S&TC Entrance
Status: Alert
No Sign of Target
Seconds had passed since the terrible screams of Alpha Team had sounded over the joint radio network. Beta Team had put themselves on the alert instantly, and now all guns were trained on the glass panels that formed the front of the main building of the Avarice Science and Technology Center. The two Armoured Personnel Carriers, each with twin MG76 Gattling Guns, were given the green light to open fire at their own discression.
Bishop, the assigned leader of Beta Team, was growing increasingly tense. Countless battles had passed across his eyes. He had seen ten of thousands of comrades perish in the most unsettling of ways, he had seen nations fall and he had seen them rise. He was a seasoned veteran beyond any dispute. 46 years old, with sprouts of grey in his dark hair, Bishop was eleven years over the maximum limit that Avarice soldiers were allowed to be before they were removed from frontline service, yet there he stood, the most competent and deadly soldier known to the colony, ready to exchange hatred with another enemy.
However, none of this comforted the decorated warrior. This wasn't a usual case of a terrorist occupation, or an escaped convict, which was what he found himself doing more and more those days - infact, he wasn't sure what he was dealing with. Alpha Team were elite soldiers in their own, and to hear them scream for mercy amidst their own panicked gunfire had shocked Bishop to the core. Just what was he dealing with? He would ask himself this question many times that evening.
'Sir, I request permission to scout the Center's central Lobby.' Asked one of his squad members. A young and eager addition to Avarice's Emergency Forces.
'Denied. It's too dangerous.' Replied Bishop sternly. 'You know your post.'
The soldier sighed and walked off, disapointed that he could not prove his bravery.
Then, Bishop's personal radio link with AEF (Avarice Emergency Force) flashed up inside his visor. The technology in his combat helmet read his neurological request to activate the link, and static hissed into his ears.
'This is Bishop, I'm picking up distortion.' He said, pressing his mouth piece closer to his lips.
A muffled voice responed. 'Someone or something is interfering with the radio frequancy.'
'Do you think its the target?'
'Possibly. Reinforcemnts are enroute, ETA 30 minutes.'
'30 minutes?' Snapped Bishop. 'You heard what happened to Alpha, if that thing comes out here, we might not be able to contain it.'
'I understand. What are your advisements, Bishop?'
'First of all, I need to know what the heck this thing is.'
'I told you, that's classified.'
'Damnit colonel, do we have a chance?'
'What are your advisements?'
Bishop sighed. The colonel knew exactly what his team was dealing with, but the immoral workings of the AEF's chain of command was comparable to a cloak and dagger complex. The grunts were merely pointed in one direction and told to do their best. Twenty years ago, that sort of behaviour would have Top Brass engulfed in a flame of public outrage.
'Air strike. If we fail to contain the target before reinforcements arrive, the center and the surrounding area needs to be obliterated. Its the only way.'
'Understood.'
'You were going to do that anyway, though, weren't you colonel?'
'Affirmitive.'
Bishop terminated the transmission, and cursed to himself. His team members cast glimpses back at him as they eagerly scanned the Center for signs of movement. They knew something was wrong, Bishop never acted like that unless he had something to be pissed off about.
Walking over to the nearest APC, that was parked parralel across the top end of the Center's elaborate courtyard, Bishop looked up at the gunner.
'If you see something move, blitz the fuck out of it. Use the side-winders as well if we have to, I want the front of that building lowered to the ground. Understood?' He said coldly.
The gunner nodded.
Meanwhile, the rest of Beta Team were getting more tense. Some moved closer to the front, taking cover behind trees and thick hedges to get a closer look. They were eager to avenge the fall of Alpha Team, but they also knew Bishop would never permit a frontal assault. They would need to sit there, and await whatever it was to attempt to make its escape.
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Jocelyn sighed a sigh of relief and decided it was time to take a look around. She could hear her stomach growl, and decided she would start in the kitchen. Although there were plenty of canned goods, there was absolutely nothing in the fridge. So, she grabbed a can of raviolis and opened them, placing the contents in a bowl and putting them both in the microwave.
As the food heated up, she walked back through the rest of the house, looking in drawers and closets for anything of use. There was nothing but a few extra sheets, and some cobwebs. She then remembered there was a garage attached to the house. Opening the door, she was surprised to see a Yamaha R1, with the keys in it.
"Perfect!" She said aloud, as she walked back into the house, to grab her food.
The shower spread thin, erratic veins of water across Vince's body, it's more-than-warm temperature soothing the muscles closest to his skin.
After working with the shower gel and shampoo for ten minutes, Vince's mind began to drift, his body enjoying the relaxing spray as his mind returned to a more...worse time.
He remembered how she - Naomi - had taken care of them after the Cadence crashed. Before Belgur's men had found them and transported them. Before...
...he remembered her tanned skin, so beautiful in the brazen sun. She was definitely of Asian descent; but there was no mistaking the Russian and Greek heritage in her, either. Sometimes, he thought that she cared for him too...but he never did find out. When Belgur's men came, they decided she was a "liability", and stole her off separate from Vince and Ahab. Vince had wanted to die, but Belgur had other plans...plans that now meant nothing.
All he could see was her face, twisted in agony as two burly cyborgs dragged her away, into the underbelly of their own ship. She did not cry out, nor did she cry at all: but there was something deeper, something that she tried to direct to the then barely-conscious Vince with all her heart.
He could barely remember that face...
He took a moment to regain his composure. His mental clock told him he had been in the shower fifteen minutes: long enough. Turning the knobs to the closed position, Vince stepped out and grabbed two towels; one for his head, the other for his body. It didn't take him long to dry himself off, since he didn't have as much concentrated hair as Katie/Whoever-she-was. Nevertheless, he had forgotten one major thing that, for the moment, prevented him from leaving the bathroom.
He creaked the door open, popping his head through. Although he could see her, he could smell food: didn't smell half bad. "Hey, I hope you're not eating...'cause I kinda left my bag beside the couch. Just let me know if you don't mind me going Roman and wearing a towel as I run over and get it, or if you want to get it for me." He leaned his head towards where he thought the kitchen was. "Or, if you want, you can just close your eyes. I won't hate you if you take a peek, though - we're adults, after all," he said, a light, playful smirk on his face.
Jocelyn popped her head out of the kitchen, laughing.
"I'll get it for you. Are you hungry?" she asked, walking towards the living room to grab his bag. "Here ya go," she said, handing the bag to him.
"So, food?" She asked, as she turned back towards the kitchen.
(ooc: sorry so short. Didn't really know what else to do. lol.)
Vince took the bag, and quietly left the door very thinly cracked. "What kinda food are we talking about? Hey, no - scratch that. Fix me whatever it is, I'm fucking hungry." Tossing the towel over its little bar, Vince leaned over and unzipped the bag. From within he pulled out a sleek black button-up t-shirt, with gold and blue vertical stripes. He also pulled out blue boxers, tan carpenter pants, plain white socks, and jet-black military boots. "Niiiiiice," he uttered out loud.
After a couple minutes of fiddling around, he finally made his way out of the bathroom, hair still damp. He sniffed the air gently, in one big swoop. Even though the 'bad guys' were getting closer and closer, Vince could see himself living in a place like this, a place so homely and warm. It reminded him of a simple life...something far more simple than nowadays.
He turned his head towards the kitchen - the source of the smell. "So, what's cookin', miss?" he asked, hoping she could hear him. "I'd like to know because...well...we probably wont be able to stay for too long. God knows whose following us - and how close they are." He sighed, and shook his head. "So, um, what are we eating before we leave, eh?"
"Ravioli's good?" She asked, handing him a bowl with fork. "I hope so, cause it's pretty much all they had." She added, taking a bite from her own bowl.
"By the way, I looked in the garage. There is a motorcycle, with the keys in it. We could probably use that to get to your ship." She sat down on the couch, and quickly finished her bowl of the canned pasta. She knew he was right. They couldn't stay there long.
It wasn't five minutes after that, that the distinct sound of a car pulling up could be heard.
"Did you hear that?" She asked, looking at Vince, who had also stopped chewing due to the sound. His head perked up towards the front driveway.
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How Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker Survived The Recall
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is the only governor in history to survive a recall.
The unions put up $21,000,000 to defeat him, his family was confronted in the supermarket and the media was not his friend.
Here's how the New York Times reported the victory back on June 5, 2012: "Gov. Scott Walker, whose decision to cut collective bargaining rights for most public workers set off a firestorm in a state usually known for its political civility, easily held on to his job on Tuesday, becoming the first governor in the country to survive a recall election and dealing a painful blow to Democrats and labor unions."
"With 53 percent of the vote," the Times continues, "Mr. Walker soundly defeated Mayor Tom Barrett of Milwaukee, the Democrats’ nominee in the recall attempt, who had 46 percent, with most precincts across the state reporting results."
Scott Walker stood up to the vicious attacks organized by the left and funded with tens of millions of dollars for one reason.
Principle.
His principle was supported by his conviction and courage.
How did he survive the assault?
What reinforced him most during these very difficult times?
Walker, in an exclusive interview with Stephen K. Bannon, says the wild political ride he endured to fix his state was born out of an earnest desire to change what he calls a "vicious cycle" between unions who would "use their funding to campaign for candidates that would govern in ways that helped increase the unions funding."
He says, "No one in that equation stands up for the hard working taxpayers."
Understood by all conservatives.
Out of principle and conviction he chose the proverbial road less traveled---he launched an effort to reform.
Bannon says, "The struggles for reform sparked an immediate backlash from union groups across the country, who flocked to Wisconsin and created a political chaos reinforced by an extreme lack of cooperation on the part of Democratic legislators who temporarily left the state."
I remember it well. Their departure delayed key votes by the legislature---all in an attempt to subvert the reform.
Walker says that at the time, he thought the drama was a joke or a movie.
He says vicious activists would track down his mother who was in her 70s and his son who was then 16 and confront them while they were shopping at the supermarket.
Those who opposed him would camp out in front of government buildings to impede traffic and the flow of government business. He says the union push was a "precursor to the Occupy Movement."
And he says the history of it has softened, but it is still "vivid" in his memory.
Ultimately, the unions failed.
Walker won. So did Wisconsin.
The result of his reform became very apparent and obvious. The schools showed marked improvement and property taxes were reduced at the end of the year.
Walker says, "People could see for themselves that life was better in Wisconsin."
How did he have the political and personal strength to stand during this historic and traumatic time?
He says it was the strength of prayer.
He found power in the reading of Bible verses and embracing those supporters who spoke openly of their faith and told him they were with him.
Walker says when Paul Ryan was chosen as the VP candidate with Romney, he told him that the "most important thing" was to embrace those who said, "I'll pray for you."
The Governor says, "That is not a throw away line, you need to reach out and touch those people" because that is the "support that reinforced him most."
He would know of these things. His father was a Baptist pastor. He is a committed Christian.
Governor Walker has released a book this week titled, "Unintimidated."
If anyone has a right to that title, Walker does.
In our quest for leadership in America, one must not overlook Walker.
It was Noah Webster who said, "In selecting men for office, let principle be your guide. Regard not the particular sect or denomination of the candidate---look to his character."
America is being reminded how very much character counts.
Be Vigilant. Be Discerning. Be Informed. Be Pro-Active. Be Prayerful. Be Blessed.
It's not much of a virtue to be unintimidated because of a golden parachute from Koch Industries for doing their dirty work.
I know, everything is the Koch brother's fault, the tornados, traffic jams, price of gas, etc........etc......... You could make the same claim of our prez and all his liberal cronies. All I know is the man stood his ground and the state as a whole is prospering because of it.
Good for him, need more like him.
Craig in Lacey
Really? The state is prospering? Since he took office, Wisconsin has fallen from 11th to 44th in job creation and the state's wages are declining at twice the national level. Woo hoo! Go Scott!
I'm sure the unions are complicit in any of that, if you can't beat him in a recall, sabotage the economy and try to get him out that way.
Schools better,taxes down, a good start. Woo hoo! Go Scott!
Schools are better? Based on what? During his first year in office his cuts got rid of over 2,300 teachers and staff and they now they have the highest student-to-teacher ratio since 1995.
Where those 2300 teachers and staff competent? How many were not performing up to par? How many staff positions were unneeded or redundant? There are too many who are dead weight, out with the bad and improve hiring requirements. Our schools are woefully underacheiving as a whole and spending a lot of money doing it.
Keep the ones who really can teach and get results, can the rest.and save all that money. Woo hoo! Go Scott!
Not sure how the layoffs addressed your points, they were done mostly by seniority, so it would have been an amazing coincidence if the most recently hired teachers were the worst of the bunch. I'd fire HR if that were the case.
We won't agree on this, but maybe we'll agree that we'd both love to see Walker run for president. All the dems would go Woo Hoo!
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Filed under: General, Birding & Outdoors, NM & SW US, Florida & SE US, Illinois, Birding "Patches"
Most of my posts attest to the fact that I do not range far and wide in search of rare or uncommon birds. It’s not that I lack interest in putting a few new notches in my birding belt. If an unusual bird is reported and it is reasonably nearby, I will make an effort to see it, but I’ve never been one to jump on a plane or drive overnight to join the “twitchers” who congregate in hopes of adding a new species to their life/year/locality lists.
Some of our “rare” bird sightings were incidental to trips we had taken for non-birding reasons. I think of the Piratic Flycatcher that showed up in Fort Sumner, New Mexico just as I was setting out to drive from Albuquerque to Amarillo to visit our son and his family. We diverted from I-40 and lost about an hour of travel time to see it. My digiscoped image of this vagrant from Mexico was taken with a little 2.4 megapixel point-and-shoot camera back in 2003, long before I acquired my first DSLR.
Then, in 2009 there was an Ivory Gull that appeared in Cape May, New Jersey, and was only seen during the week that we flew there for the funeral of my uncle.
In the spring of 2010 we picked up another life bird when local birders found a Ruff that showed up at Nelson Lake Marsh/Dick Young Forest Preserve near our Illinois condo. My photos of the sandpiper, seen here in the foreground, foraging with several Lesser Yellowlegs, were only good enough to document the larger Ruff’s “pot belly,” more upright posture, and drooping bill that set it apart. I must admit that we likely would not have located the bird, much less identified it, without the help of a couple of experts who happened to be there when we followed up on the report. It was my ABA Area Life Bird #572, and Mary Lou’s #505. As evidence of our slow progress to the coveted 600 mark, we now have only advanced to 581 and 509 species respectively.
This past May 15, while Mary Lou and I were birding Lippold Park in neighboring Batavia we saw three or four sparrows and two robins foraging on the trail some distance ahead. All but one of the sparrows were Song Sparrows, but one seemed longer and slimmer and walked instead of hopping. About all we could make out with the binoculars was a strong line over its eye that suggested it was a Lark Sparrow. I took several photos that confirmed its identity. According to eBird, this was the first of this species ever reported from Batavia or any of the neighboring Illinois communities in 10 or more years. Because of the distance, the quality of the photo is poor.
Lark Sparrows are more common in the Western states. Here is another bad shot of one on our lawn in New Mexico, digiscoped through the living room window about 10 years ago.
We watch the local sightings reports, and during the past two weeks we followed up, rather tardily, on a couple of interesting, if not rare, birds.
A Great Horned Owl with two youngsters had been seen roosting the the large oaks in nearby Fabyan Forest Preserve. They were still there despite our delay in searching for them, and they provided a nice photo opportunity.
The owlets were mostly obscured high in the foliage, but they did crane their necks to get a better look at us.
In the case of another recent report of a species that I had not yet photographed, it seems we waited too long after the first sighting. A pair of Red-headed Woodpeckers had been seen courting in an old tree only 3-4 miles from our home. For the past two mornings we spent over an hour observing the nest that the birds had excavated, but there was no sign of them. Perhaps the female was now incubating out of sight, or worse, they had been evicted by some of the European Starlings that were present in large flocks.
All I have to show for our efforts is a photo of their hole with a starling on a nearby branch. Of course we will be back and maybe can report better news about the couple. While a few starlings did roost on the tree, none entered the nest hole, so this may be a sign that the female woodpecker is sitting on eggs.
Our unsuccessful quest tor the Red-headed Woodpecker wasn’t just a “dry hole,” as there were other interesting wild creatures in the vicinity. This Barn Swallow struck a nice pose.
A noisy Eastern Towhee briefly emerged from a secluded perch.
This Red-winged Blackbird added color to the scene as, in song, it displayed its expanded epaulets.
Eastern Kingbirds were gathered in a nearby tree. This one was picking through the grass, probably looking for nest material.
A Killdeer eyed us suspiciously from the shore of the river.
This Chipmunk looks as if it could not stuff one more seed into its cheek pouches.
Eastern Cottontail Rabbits in Illinois appear long-legged and muscular in comparison to…
…the aquatic coastal Florida subspecies of cottontails, little short-eared and dark-furred bunnies known as Marsh Rabbits.
No warblers, but lots of color
After a lackluster early spring migration season in south Florida, I looked forward to catching up with the northbound warblers in northeastern Illinois. With each passing year I feel added urgency to make the most of every spring and fall. Now it seems that most of the warblers have also bypassed my summer home. In past years, fair numbers of warblers have shown up in local parks and forest preserves.
The warblers have left me high and dry, so instead of a taxonomic species list, I am compiling a color palette. What is prettier than a rainbow? Meet my friend ROY G BIV.
Northern Cardinal, of course!
Thankfully, there have been many Scarlet Tanagers here in Illinois this spring.
Both the red and the black of the Scarlet Tanager can be challenging for photographers, myself included, as the feather details tend to wash out.
This first year male Summer Tanager was a surprise visitor to the local Norris Woods Nature Preserve. They usually don’t venture this far north. He sang like a seasoned veteran, making him easy to find in the treetops. Getting a shot of his entire body among the leaves was another matter.
The Rose-breasted Grosbeak qualifies in the “Red” category…
…as does this Red-bellied Woodpecker, whose head attracts much more attention than his undersides.
Of course, the Baltimore Oriole belongs in this category,…
…as does the Monarch Butterfly.
More subdued, the Eastern Question Mark gets its name from a very inconspicuous identification mark.
The undersides of the Question Mark make it invisible among dry leaves and tree bark, but this view shows the signature punctuation mark on its right wing (partially obscured by the flower on the left). Use your imagination.
This one is easy! An American Goldfinch
Yellow Warblers are nesting and singing in the shrubby fields at Aurora West Forest Preserve.
Common Yellowthroats are reclusive, tantalizing us with loud songs from nearby thickets, but rarely coming out into the open.
This morning I photographed three Eastern Meadowlarks in full song. Here’s one.
Although it is just a spot of color, it is enough to earn the Yellow-crowned Night-Heron its name.
A Tiger Swallowtail certainly belongs here too.
I haven’t seen a green bird in Illinois this year, but shot this Female Painted Bunting back in Florida.
In fairness to the female, I will place this male Painted Bunting in this category, though he could fit in at least three.
I captured this free-falling Orange-crowned Warbler here in Illinois in the autumn of 2011
I’m pretty sure this is a Clouded Sulphur, though I left my butterfly field guides back in Florida.
Unless you look closely, this bird appears to be a GINO (green in name only), a Black-throated Green Warbler.
Though I’ve seen plenty of these guys here, none posed as nicely as this one that I shot in Florida before departing for Illinois.
Eastern Tailed-Blue Butterfly, a tiny sprite but very colorful when it shows the top of its wings.
I had to reach into the archives again, for this pair of male Boat-tailed Grackles in our Florida back yard
Common Grackles are, well, common in Illinois.
The State Flower of Illinois is the Blue Violet, so this is actually a VINO.
Illinois yard birds
The car can serve as a very effective blind (or hide). One morning earlier this week, with thunder in the background, I drove around the vacant block in front of our northeastern Illinois condo. We are partially surrounded by three city block-sized parcels of land that, within the next week or so, will start to be built up into townhouses. In what was formerly a cornfield, roads and utilities had been installed and 44 of the planned 144 units were finished before the housing slump halted development in 2006.
This is the view from our front door, looking west. Not very pleasing to most folks, but I enjoy all the birds that visit and nest there. After the snow melts and the spring rains come, several large puddles (”fluddles”) attract ducks, geese, cranes and wading birds. The utility markers serve as perches for a variety of prairie birds.
Earlier that morning, I had heard both a Spotted Sandpiper and a Vesper Sparrow singing. Both have nested here in the past, but within a few days, ground will be broken for the remaining 100 new townhouses on this site. Almost immediately I found the sandpiper atop a favorite rock pile, but it flew away as I readied my camera, only to be replaced by a Savannah Sparrow.
The amount of yellow in their eyebrows differs in the several subspecies that breed across the US. The local birds have very prominent yellow brows.
I found the sandpiper again further away in a fluddle across the street.
The sandpipers have nested in the vacant lots every spring since we moved here in 2007. Last year, this one posed on a rock pile.
I had given up the search for the Vesper Sparrow, but stopped in front of our condo to get the mail that I forgot to pick up the day before. I heard it singing on another rock pile and drove back. It posed briefly before disappearing, just as rain started falling.
This streaked Vesper Sparrow shows its characteristic white outer tail feathers and a reddish shoulder patch.
Other species that have nested in this field in past years include Killdeer, Red-winged Blackbird, Eastern Meadowlark, Dicksissel, Song Sparrow and Horned Lark. I had not seen the latter species until a couple of days ago. It’s sad to think that their homes will probably be gone before the end of breeding season.
I photographed an American Kestrel from our front door as it hunted for grasshoppers.
This Eastern Meadowlark appeared to have a swollen ‘ankle.”
A pair of Red-tailed Hawks shared a street light pole.
Late that afternoon, we were leaving our condo to join our daughter and family for dinner. Mary Lou suggested I put the camera in the car instead of storing it in the trunk, as almost every time we pass the vacant lot in front of our building we see interesting birds perched on the posts and rock piles along the road. Sure enough, this Horned Lark posed for several minutes in perfect light.
These are the first photos I have processed on my new wide-screen LCD monitor, a gift from our son-in-law. It is attached to the clunky laptop, and in reviewing my recent shots on FLICKR I can see how poorly I have been able to gauge their quality on the laptop’s murky screen. I also have switched from shooting in RAW, as the laptop’s memory can barely handle the large file size.
In our daughter’s back yard, as I was BBQ’ing fajitas, I heard a Savannah Sparrow singing. I ran for my camera and caught the Savannah Sparrow perching on the fence rail. As I was taking this shot, it stopped moving and cast an anxious glance skyward.
I also looked up to find a Red-tailed hawk soaring overhead, hardly a threat to so small a bird, but enough to trigger its instinct to freeze in place to avoid detection.
A Chipping Sparrow displaced the Savannah Sparrow on the fence and then perched on the tip of a small Blue Spruce tree in their next door neighbor’s yard.
The least of the terns
We often joke that Florida has two seasons, hot and hotter. We also generally have a dry fall and winter season that gives way to a wet and humid summer. Although our mangoes and avocados put out inconspicuous blossoms, south Florida experiences no explosion of color to mark the onset of the vernal equinox. The mockingbirds sing all year around, though their tempo and volume picks up just as the Palm Warblers depart to breed in far northwestern Canada.
Up north, robins herald the arrival of spring, but we rarely see a robin at any time of the year. For birders looking for warblers, spring migration can be a non-event. If the usual east-west wind pattern persists, it drives northbound birds to the west coast of the Florida peninsula, or they may fly directly from Cuba across the Gulf of Mexico to make landfall.
One bird that can be counted on to arrive at our back yard lake in the middle of April is the Least Tern (Sternula antillarum). While it is the smallest of the tern family at about 9 inches long with a wingspan of 20 inches, it makes up for its small size with graceful energetic flight, strident calls and interesting behaviors.
There are three distinct populations (subspecies) of Least Terns in the US. One group nests in limited areas on the beaches of western Mexico and California. A second finds sandy places to nest along rivers and streams in the mid-west. Both of these populations are of particular conservation concern. With protection of its nesting areas, the endangered California population has increased from less than 600 pairs in 1974 to over 4500 pairs, while the interior subspecies have increased to 7,000 pairs from a low of 1,000 pairs in 1985 .
Our Florida birds belong to the third subspecies, which breeds up and down the entire US Atlantic coast, wintering in the Caribbean and along the east coast of Central and northern South America. All three populations face threats from human activities, notably destruction of beaches and loss of beach and stream-side habitat. Plume hunters took a huge toll in the late 1800s– I have seen photos of ladies’ dainty hats adorned with the whole bodies of one or more Least Terns. Though not on the Endangered Species list, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service lists the east coast Least Terns as a Species of Management Concern.
I bought my Canon 60D camera just a year ago, and my very first practice flight shots were of Least Terns flying past our back patio. This was my first “keeper.”
This spring the terns began competing for mates as soon as they arrived. Once bonded, the pair stays loyal to each other for the entire breeding season. The male must prove his prowess as a provider by catching fish and offering it to his intended mate. The male and female plumage is very similar. During breeding season, the males are said to have brighter orange-yellow bills, legs and feet, though this is not very noticeable.
Following the age-old Least Tern courtship ritual, the female waits patiently while her suitor hunts for a small fish. When he catches one, he calls excitedly and flies toward the female’s position, sometimes adding a dramatic flourish by swooping past her. The female eagerly awaits his arrival, calling back and begging.
He then offers her the fish…
…which she gratefully accepts.
As she eats the fish, the male assumes various postures, usually freezing in place for a few seconds.
Here, after she has swallowed it, he continues to point his bill skyward for a moment.
The pair bond is strengthened, and he will repeat the procedure many times. After two or three weeks, if he is accepted, they will mate as he offers a fish. Courtship usually occurs in the foraging area rather than on the nesting grounds.
I am quite sure that Least Terns have nested on the gravel roofs of an elementary school and a strip mall in our neighborhood. Young terns are precocious and are able to walk about soon after hatching, but they remain dependent upon their parents until they move south in late summer.
Last summer these two immature terns were being trained to fish by their parents. The adults would catch a fish and make their youngsters chase after them. The adults would then drop the fish in the water and fly down as if to get to it before the “trainees.” If not retrieved, the parents would pick up the fish and try all over again.
Note that the white area on the forehead of the adult, to the left in this photo, is enlarging. After breeding the adults’ bills and feet also become darker.
Least Tern immature in flight, July 27, 2011.
First-year birds may remain on their wintering grounds through the next breeding season.
Shared on BIRDING IS FUN, May 3, 2012
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Capacity gap assessment workshop for green growth transition in Nigeria
April 6, 2018 in Chuks Okereke, Research by katberry
Nigeria, like many other African countries, is fast recognizing the advantages of a green economy that generates growth and improvements in people’s lives while reducing environmental risks and ecological scarcities. There are several policy documents, and initiatives indicate a willingness to pursue their development goals in ways that leverage the opportunities for green economy transition.
Nigeria’s long-term development blueprint, Vision 2020, intends that by 2020, the country will have a strong, diversified, sustainable and competitive economy that effectively harnesses the talents and energies of its people and responsibly exploits its natural endowments to guarantee a high standard of living and quality of life to its citizens. Following the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, Nigeria has submitted a Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) which commits the country to 45% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. The policies and measures aimed at delivering this reduction include improving energy efficiency, forest conservation, rural electrification, and putting an end to gas flaring. There is also an ambitious commitment to achieve 35,500 MW of energy by 2030 from renewable energy sources.
However, despite all these laudable goals, huge gaps exist in the form of the capacity and skills needed to realise these stated ambitions and commitments. Indeed many scholars and practitioners have identified lack of or limited capacity as one of the critical barriers hindering the transition to green growth in Africa.
As a measure to kick-start a more systematic identification of existing and additional capacities to achieve Nigeria’s green growth aspirations, the University of Reading, UK under the Global Challenges Research Fund, sponsored a highly interactive consultative workshop titled “Capacity Gap Assessment for Green Economy Transition in Africa: Case Study of Nigeria.” The project leader was Chukwumerije Okereke, Professor of Environment and Development at the Department of Geography and Environmental Science and Associate Director of Reading University Centre on Climate and Justice. The workshop which held at Federal Capacity Territory in Abuja Sandralia Hotel in Abuja and drew a total of 53 technical officers from public and private sectors, and civil societies. Representatives from the donor community such as the European Union and GIZ were also in attendance. The Nigerian workshop was the second of this kind of workshop, the first having been held in Nairobi Kenya on March 12, 2018.
The workshop in Nigeria created an avenue for a structured reflection and group discussion over the historical and current green growth policy making and low carbon projects implementation with a focus on human and technical capacity. The focus was on six sectors including Agriculture, Transport, Forestry, Energy, Industry, and Sustainable Cities.
At the workshop, participants agreed that Nigeria’s economy development pathways were undergoing rapid modifications in line with the global commitment to low carbon development. It was however also noted that Nigeria’s ability to maximally benefit from the opportunities offered by green growth is being constrained by limited by capacity gaps at institutional, organisational and individual levels. Some of the critical gaps identified during the workshop relate to policy formulation, stakeholder engagement, emission accounting, financial management, mainstreaming, mini-grid design, energy auditing, impact assessment, solar PVC installation, and monitoring and evaluation.
Some of the key barriers identified include weak legal and policy frameworks, institutional fragmentation, lack of policy continuity, and low private sector participation.
Participants stressed the need for a much more comprehensive green capacity auditing followed with clear targets, an ambitious programme with adequate incentives to close the gaps. The need for stronger partnership between academia, the government and private sectors in the pursuit of green innovation was also stressed. As green skills deployed to undertake green jobs is a critical plank in the green growth transition, it was emphasised that Nigeria should aim to create “an army” of green workers proficient in the wide-ranging set of skills needed to enable the country meet its target of attaining a sustainable economic vision.
Professor Chuks Okereke, the leader of the project, says:
“I am delighted that my project has contributed to exposing the need for capacity building for green growth transition in Nigeria and Africa more broadly. It is clear that a lot more work is needed to undertake a more dedicated and comprehensive capacity gap assessment. My team is developing a template which we hope will help Nigeria and other African governments to understand a systematic capacity assessment for green growth transition. We are working towards making the template available in the next three months.”
The Director of Climate Change Federal Ministry of Environment, Dr Peter Tarfa says:
“I thank Professor Chuks Okereke and the University of Reading for funding this very timely workshop on capacity gap assessment for green growth in Nigeria. The Federal government has demonstrated a very strong commitment to tacking climate change and pursing the green economy. The government submitted an ambitious NDC and has also embarked on a very successful green bond initiative to raise money for green projects in Nigeria. Government is keen to work with the academia and private sector to make the green economy a success in Nigeria. I very much look forward to receiving and working with the capacity gap analysis template that is being produced by Professor Okereke and his team.”
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The Writing of Jack Remick
Blood the Novel and other Works
Writing Tips for The Committed Novelist
Act One Treatment and Cut-to for The Deification
Cut-to Technique for Blood
Citadel, a review by Nicole Disney
Reviews of Blood
Reviews of The Deification
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Readings from Blood
Press Release for The Book of Changes
Catherine Treadgold
Coffeetown Press
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Coffeetown Announces the October Release of Jack Remick’s Novel about Berkeley in the 70s, The Book of Changes
Seattle, WA.— On October 15, 2013, Coffeetown Press will release The Book of Changes ($15.95, 306 pp, 6×9 Trade Paperback ISBN: 978-1-60381-186-6), by Jack Remick, a work of literary fiction that covers a tumultuous year in the life of an idealistic first-year male student enrolled at UC Berkeley in 1971.
The Book of Changes is Book Three of The California Quartet, a series of standalone novels about young men coming of age in California during the 60s and 70s. The final volume, Trio of Lost Souls, will be released by Coffeetown Press in 2014. The series began with The Deification and Valley Boy.
“I’m tempted to say Valley Boy is Remick’s best work,” says Frank Araujo, author of The Secrets of Don Pedro Miguel. “The writing never lets up from the first line to the last. Ricky is the prototype Okie kid who haunted the Wasteland we know as the San Joaquin. The story is witty, tense and true.”
Of The Deification, mystery writer Robert J. Ray writes: “The language, the timing, the humor, the strong verbs, the concrete nouns, the world beneath the world–all wrapped up in one novel …You gotta read this book!”
Of Remick’s novel, Blood (Camel Press, 2011), Wayne Gunn wrote on LambdaLiterary.org: “For an author to choose as his explicit models Camus, Genet, and de Sade … and to earn the right to be mentioned in their company is [a goal] that perhaps Jack Remick has indeed achieved.”
The Book of Changes:“A great read. Jack Remick has the amazing ability to transport readers to another era and not allow them to return until the end of the final chapter.”
Marie Romero Cash, author of the Jemima Hodge Mysteries
“Beast” is a pure innocent with one simple goal–to become an expert on the Middle Ages. He comes to Berkeley, the Cathedral of Learning, in 1971, a time of political upheaval, hallucinogenic drugs, group sex, and electric, acid, psychedelic, mind-bending rock and roll. On his quest for meaning he hangs out with a Harley-riding dwarf, a raven-haired Gothic artists’ model, a sorority girl turned nymphomaniac, and the heir to a family of French aristocrats with a bloody history dating back to before Joan of Arc. Beast soon discovers that he can’t live in the past but has to embrace the present, with its traps and land mines and the horrors of contemporary society—death by motorcycle and bad acid trips. The world is exploding, but students still go to classes, fall in love, get laid, study in libraries, win awards, even graduate. The country is on fire, and Berkeley supplies the fuel.
Says Remick: “When I went to Cal, there was no tuition. Education was free. You paid a $76.50 student fee, and you paid for your books, your room and board. Anything that was left you spent on booze and motorcycles. Then Ronald Reagan was elected governor and the good times ended. The Free Speech Movement (FSM) came along and the rebellion that started in Sproul Hall grew into a firestorm of protests and death and destruction. Education took a hit, tuition blasted off, leaving only the rich and well-heeled in the classrooms. After Ronald Reagan, California was never at peace again. This novel, The Book of Changes doesn’t purport to be either a sociological thesis or a history of anything. It is a fictional record of a sort filtered through time and the consciousness of young women and men who were looking for a new definition of America, of California, of the world. We didn’t succeed.”
Jack Remick is a poet, short story writer, and novelist. Blood, A Novel was published by Camel Press in 2011. The Deification, Valley Boy, and Gabriela and the Widow are all available from Coffeetown Press. Coming in 2014: a collection of poems, Satori. You can find Jack online at www.jackremick.com.
The Book of Changes can currently be preordered on Amazon.com. After October 15th, it will be available in eBook and 6×9 trade paperback editions on BN.com, the European Amazons and Amazon Japan. Wholesale orders can be placed through info@coffeetownpress.com or Ingram. Libraries can also purchase books through Follett Library Resources or Midwest Library Service.
ABOUT Coffeetown Press—Based in Seattle, Washington, Coffeetown Press has been publishing the finest fiction and nonfiction since 2005.
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If performed properly, mimes have the unique capability of driving anyone crazy. What they lack in vocals, they more than make up for in visual humour.
From the mechanical man thru leaning on the mantle to escaping a box, the French mime has entertained us with variations on this theme for hundreds of years.
Mimes often utilize the audience within their performances. They mimic the passersby's gate and other charactersitics of the unsuspecting public.
Schools for mimes take form of theatre and arts in colleges and universities around the world.
The busker Marcel Marceau has been universally acclaimed as the world's greatest mime. He was born in Strasbourg, France. Marceau's interest in the art of mime began at an early age when he would imitate with gestures anything that fired his imagination. Later he discovered such silent screen artists as Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Harry Langdon, and Laurel and Hardy. His admiration for these great actors inspired him to pursue the art of silence as a profession.
Marcel Marceau's creation of a new art form is inherited from an old tradition of French mime. His silent exercises, which include such classic works at The Cage, Walking Against the Wind, The Mask Maker, and In The Park, and satires on everything from sculptors to matadors, have been described as works of genius.
Click the links below for more information on those magical mesmerizing mimes.
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Cape Ivy is a big problem in Cambria’s forests. The only herbicide that has been effective is glyphosate, which has been connected to causing cancer and is difficult to apply. To kill Cape Ivy, a dilute solution has to be applied to the leaves, not enough to burn the leaves off but enough to be carried to the roots and kill them. A biocontrol could be the answer to reducing or eliminating it.
Michael Doyle wrote about it for McClatchy:
mdoyle@mcclatchydc.com
Coastal Californians battling pervasive Cape ivy have been waiting years for a helpful fly with a regal name.
Now, Agriculture Department officials are finally getting ready to pull the trigger, turning the fly loose on the weedy vine that’s infested shady parts of the Pacific Coast. The fly deposits its eggs on the Cape ivy, causing a huge boil-like growth known as a gall to form on the plant’s stem and stunt its growth.
For San Luis Obispo County resident David Chipping, it’s about time.
“Invasion of both upland and riparian habitat by Cape ivy long ago reached crisis proportions in our county,” Chipping advised the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
A Los Osos resident and member of the California Native Plant Society’s San Luis Obispo Chapter, Chipping this month added his voice to a handful of others supporting a federal proposal to release of the fly, formally known as Parafreutreta regalis.
Cape ivy is a problem along roadways (and) California’s Department of Transportation (CalTrans) and CalTrans road crews devote time and herbicides for controlling this weed. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
The fly would target Cape ivy, which can climb up to 30 feet, crowding out other coastal plants and requiring frequent herbicide treatments along roadways and in places like parts of Morro Bay State Park.
“Cape ivy is a major problem in coastal riparian areas in California, smothering native vegetation,” warned Gerald H. Meral, formerly deputy director of the California Natural Resources Agency, adding that “an effective biocontrol agent would make a big difference in protecting these areas.”
Meral, now with the private Natural Heritage Institute, and Chipping were among only a dozen or so individuals to offer public comments about the Agriculture Department’s proposal as of Friday. All support the proposed release of the flies to control what’s also been called German ivy.
But the no-drama public comment period, which lasts through April 25, did not come easy. Some underlying studies that supported the proposal began so long ago that the lead scientist has since retired. Research funding has sometimes been iffy. Lab priorities have sometimes fluctuated.
Nor has cost-effectiveness been the only consideration. Under several executive orders, Agriculture Department officials also had to consult with Indian tribes and examine potential specific impacts on children as well as “any minority populations and low-income populations.”
In brief, the wheels have turned methodically. Final approval could still be months away.
“Biocontrol of weeds is always a long process,” retired Agricultural Research Service entomologist Joe Balciunas said in an interview. “I thought this one would go faster, but I was wrong.”
Balciunas and colleagues began testing at an Albany, California-based Agricultural Research Service lab in 2001. Balciunas retired six years ago. A technical advisory panel recommended approval three years ago. The 40-page environmental assessment that likewise concludes the biocontrol program would be safe and effective was completed more than 14 months ago.
“It grinds exceedingly slow,” Balciunas acknowledged.
The vexing Cape ivy is a native of South Africa and was brought into the United State as an ornamental ground cover. Then, it spread, including into areas where herbicide use may be limited. In places like the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, managers resort to hand tools.
“Other methods such as goat grazing and prescribed fire are being used,” the environmental assessment notes.
If left uncontrolled, the ivy becomes a bully. A study at Golden Gate National Recreation Area found that sites infested by Cape ivy for five to 10 years had 78 percent fewer annual plant species than uninfested plots.
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Enter the Cape ivy gall fly, which is also a native of South Africa. After mating, the females insert eggs into part of the ivy’s stem. When the eggs hatch, growths known as galls form on the plant and stunt its growth.
Initial plans call for pairs of flies to be placed in field cages over Cape ivy patches in several locations along the California coast as well as Alameda and and Contra Costa counties. In time, the cages would be removed and the flies would disperse naturally.
Michael Doyle: 202-383-0006, @MichaelDoyle10
Read more here: http://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/nation-world/national/article72085802.html#storylink=cpy
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WND's Trump Fanboy Wants Us To Believe Trump is 'Principled' (Also, Aristotle)
Theodore Roosevelt Malloch is WorldNetDaily's foremost Donald Trump fanfiction author, and he has continued his fanboy ways.
In a Feb. 10 column, Malloch declared that "Trump is an Aristotelian – perhaps without knowing it." No, really:
What is Trump’s Ethos? In other words, what makes him credible? What is his “street cred,” in the modern vernacular? You need this to establish a first line of communication, and that has to be believable. Trump ‘s credibility is tied to his business acumen and success. It helps that he is universally recognizable as the chairman of the board on a popular TV reality show.
What is Trump’s Logos? He is employing the means of persuasion by using logic, data and facts to get people to understand the situation we are facing as a country in decline and by saying he, as speaker and potential president, has a sense of reasonableness. How is he demonstrating that he knows what he is talking about and that he is in command of the present political and economic reality? He is doing that by stating figures on where we have gone down the wrong path and how that could be righted.
What is Trump’s Pathos? His art of appealing to people’s emotions is working. The emotional bond he deploys is captivating audiences as they feel connected both to him as leader and to his message. He is one of them. He gets their predicament. He is able to make voters see he can do something no one else can. Clearly, he is going to do things differently. He gets things done.
So not quite Aristotlean in the great-thinker way -- just that he's able to give a speech competently. If Malloch thinks Trump uses "data and facts" in his speeches, he obviously hasn't heard Trump speak.
In his Feb. 15 column, Malloch insisted that "Donald Trump’s campaign remarks about Muslims were both taken out of context and decoupled from a necessary, larger framework" and that "Trump is neither anti-Muslim nor against states with majority Muslim populations." Malloch goes on to give Trump much more credit for having a thought-out plan on Muslims than the guy has actually demonstrated:
Trump understands that Islam is one of the three great Abrahamic faiths and that a minority of its adherents have hijacked Islam for violent political ends. Radical Islamic terrorists are destroying their own culture even as they strike out against everything they hate in Western civilization. The truth is Islam needs to undergo the type of reformation experienced by the other two Abrahamic faiths. Millions of Muslims throughout the world realize that the needed reformation must emanate from within Islam itself, such that it cannot be imposed on Islam from the outside.
On Feb. 23, Malloch touted Trump's appeal to the "white working and middle class." He gets credit for managing not to look as nakedly racist as fellow WND columnist and Trump fanboy Kent Bailey did; instead, he frames it as regular people vs. the elites, and that "What the Trump supporters from the WWMC want is simply restoration of the American dream!" Malloch adds: "The WWMC class needs a voice. Trump is the messenger of this voiceless group." He doesn't mention the irony of a guy who has been the epitome of elitism being the "voice" of anti-elitists.
And on March 6, Malloch portrays Trump as a "principled actor" in politics, again ignoring his actual history:
For all three traditional definitions of political politicians – political theorists, principled political actors and unprincipled political actors – the real problem is that Trump believes it is true American can be great again, and he dares to say without any reservation that he has the talent and the means to accomplish that goal, even if he must do so against all odds.
For Trump, to exude confidence not only inspires others to confidence, but becomes a self-fulfilling act. But the truth is that to make America great again, one has to believe that one is a partial expression of that greatness. Trump wants all Americans to be included in that greatness he sees as possible for America, and he dares to extend his reach beyond party, class, race, gender and region.
In this sense Trump has much to share with both Reagan and Lincoln in that all three gentlemen have embraced the highest ideals of our Founding Fathers with the naiveté to believe their destiny was to assist this nation in fulfilling that dream.
In the final analysis, Trump – like Reagan and Lincoln before him – loves America and welcomes the challenge to return this country to the glory our forefathers intended to bequeath to future generations. In the final analysis, Trump can embrace this challenge in this age because he is, after all, an entrepreneur.
A race between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will post an unprincipled politician against a principled one – with neither qualifying as political theorists. That much should be clear.
What remains harder for many on the left and on the right to grasp is that understanding Trump is really not all that difficult, not after you realize that Trump might actually achieve what he says he wants to achieve.
Ignoring reality is the stuff of fanfiction, and Malloch has that down cold.
MRC Lets GOP Activist's False Birther Claim Stand
The Media Research Center's history on Obama birtherism is an ambivalent one -- it would alternate tepid endorsements with tepid denials. It's only when Ted Cruz faced birther-style claims that it got aggressive on the subject -- and even then it wouldn't target close personal friends of the MRC for going birther on Cruz.
That particular Trump-induced birther storm has passed ... which apparently has made it OK for the MRC to promote Obama birther attacks again.
Brad Wilmouth uses a March 13 MRC NewsBusters post to promote how a CNN anchor Poppy Harlow was "confused" by how "her guest, Ohio GOP chairman Matt Borges, turned the tables by implicating Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign in dabbling in similar mischief against her then-opponent Senator Obama." Wilmouth uncritically repeated Borges' assertion that Obama birtherism was "created by Hillary Clinton in 2008," noting only that Harlow pointed out that "Hillary Clinton never asked for the President's, you know, then-Senator Barack Obama's birth certificate."
In fact, numerous fact-checkers have found no link between Hillary Clinton and birther attacks on Obama.
USA Today: "While it's true that some of her ardent supporters pushed the theory, there is no evidence that Clinton or her campaign had anything to do with it."
PolitiFact: "It’s an interesting bit of history that the birther movement appears to have begun with Democrats supporting Clinton and opposing Obama. But Trump, and others who have made this claim, neglect to mention that there is no direct tie to Clinton or her 2008 campaign. The story appears to have started with supporters of Clinton, an important distinction."
Washington Post: "This is simply not true. Clinton's campaign, one of the most thoroughly dissected in modern history, never raised questions about the future president's citizenship. The idea that it did is based largely on a series of disconnected actions by supporters of Clinton, mostly in the months between Obama's reaction to the Jeremiah Wright story and the Democratic National Convention. ... the Clinton campaign never pursued the idea that Obama was literally not American, and therefore ineligible for the presidency."
It would have been nice if Wilmouth was honest and told the truth. But telling the truth about Obama is simply not in the MRC's best political interest.
Updated: Friday, March 18, 2016 2:16 PM EDT
WND's Cashill Fires Up The Conspiracies for Supreme Court Nomination
Last week, WorldNetDaily renounced birtherism to support Ted Cruz, so it was in the market for a new conspiracy theory. So it's returning to an old one, thanks to Merrick Garland.
On March 16, President Obama named Garland as his Supreme Court nominee. A short time later, conspiracy-monger extraordinaire Jack Cashill was up with a WND column claiming to tie Garland to not one but two conspiracies, the Oklahoma City bombing and the TWA 800 disaster -- then immediately backtracks on one of them:
Whatever his merits, Garland served as Deputy Attorney General Jamie Gorelick’s “principal deputy” during the two most corrupt years in American political history – the years leading up to Bill Clinton’s reelection in 1996 – and that service alone should kill his candidacy.
Although Garland has no known connection with the TWA 800 investigation, it happened during his watch, and his boss oversaw its unprecedented misdirection.
nevertheless, Csshill insists that "Senators need to ask Garland what he knew about TWA 800 and when he knew it."
After some factually inaccurate ranting about Gorelick and her purported "wall," Cashill finally moves on to more relevant stuff: Garland's serving as chief prosecutor of Oklahoma City bombing perpetrators Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols. "What someone needs to ask Garland is what happened to John Doe No. 2," Cashill asserts, referring to the idea that a mysterious Middle Eastern man played some unspecified role in the bombing; as we've reported, the FBI said the person thought to have been said swarthy foreigner was "thoroughly investigated" and found to have no connection to the bombing.
But Cashill cites no role, real or imagined, Garland had in this conspiracy; he simply rehashes the never-proven John Doe No. 2 story, then jumps to a completely separate conspiracy: that "Garland was also involved with the Olympic Park bombing" and, apparently, the framing of Richard Jewell for it.
Bu we remember when Cashill was suggesting that the guy who actually committed the bombing, Eric Rudolph, was as innocent as Jewell.That was before Rudolph actually confessed to his crimes. Cashill now concedes that Rudolph is "a crazed anti-abortion activist," but back then he was just a "mystical right-winger" who was merely an anti-abortion protester and illogically tied to the Olympic Park bombing.
(Actually, Rudolph confessed his motive was "to shame the United States for its legalization of abortion" by knocking out Atlanta's power grid and shutting down the Olympics. He also bombed two abortion clinics and a lesbian nightclub.)
This is the guy Cashill was willing to defend in order to attack the Clintons. There's no reason to trust his conspiracy-mongering now.
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Women and trade in Africa : realizing the potential (English)
Regional trade in Africa can play a vital role in diversifying economies and reducing dependence on the export of a few mineral products, in delivering food and energy security, in generating jobs for the increasing numbers of young people, and in alleviating poverty and promoting a shared prosperity. ... See More + Women play a key role in trade in Africa and will be essential to Africa's success in exploiting its trade potential. In many countries in Africa, the majority of small farmers are women, and they produce crops such as maize, cassava, cotton, and rice that have enormous potential for increased trade between African countries and with the global market. Women are also involved in providing services across borders, such as education, health, and professional services, including accountancy and legal services. Hundreds of thousands of women cross borders in Africa every day to deliver goods from areas where they are relatively cheap to areas in which they are in shorter supply. Yet, policy makers typically overlook women's contribution to trade and the challenges they face. This volume brings together a series of chapters that look at the ways that women participate in trade in Africa, the constraints they face, and the impact of those constraints. It seeks to extend the rather small amount of analytical work that has been devoted to this issue and to encourage researchers, especially in Africa, to look more carefully at the specific challenges women face. The chapters look at the conditions and challenges faced by three broad groups: informal cross border traders; women who participate in the production of traded goods and services, ranging from rural farmers of cotton to professional activities such as legal and accountancy services; and women entrepreneurs with dominant ownership of exporting companies. The book highlights the importance of identifying and removing the conditions that prevent women from exploiting the full potential of trading activities. This report is organized as follows: chapter one gives introduction; chapter two presents barriers, risks, and productive potential for small-scale traders in the Great lakes region; chapter three focuses on unshackling women traders: cross-border trade of Eru from Cameroon to Nigeria; chapter four focuses on women cross-border traders, challenges, and behavior change communications; chapter five gives the gender dimension of Uganda's cotton sector; chapter six focuses on services trade and gender; chapter seven focuses on gender in the tourism industry: the case of Kenya; chapter eight presents shape up and ship out?: gender constraints to growth and exporting in South Africa; and chapter nine presents trade and gender in Tanzania: what matters-participation or outcomes?. See Less -
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Ken and Linda Doig
Bass Lake, California
Parrot Fever
By Kenneth Frank Doig
The peg-legged parrot leaned from my shoulder and pressed his beak against the Governor’s fat nose. Barnacle squawked, "Aarrr Matey! Ye’ll be walking the plank if ye don’t tell where the treasure’s buried." Barnacle had a way with words, but when you’re the imaginary buddy of seven-year old Captain Ken, why not?
Half a lifetime later my most understanding wife, Linda, and I were returning from three weeks in Mexico. Jammed with another couple in a VW poptop, we had loaded the vehicle to the gunnels with everything we could find marked "hecho en Mexìco." We took that last detour to Tepic because the guidebook said we had to. Or did it mention something about wild parrots?
The intense squawk drew me through the mercado to a green conure. The parrot wasn’t as large as I had hoped and no peg leg, but he was magnificent. Barnacle puffed his chest and shook his tail in welcome. He screeched what sounded like, "Free Me!"
"How many words does he speak?" I asked the vendor.
"Noventa," the man said, holding out the hand-made bamboo cage. Barnacle chewed on the door.
It must have been a coincidence that the parrot spoke as many words as he cost. Maybe he could teach me a little more Spanish. I put my finger forward to stroke his beak.
"Muy quidado!" the vendor said, stuffing my pesos in his pocket. His grin said I should have bargained, but Barnacle was no discount buddy.
"Damn, he tried to bite me," I yelled, jerking back my bleeding finger.
Barnacle squawked a shrill note. He shook his tail, throwing caca about. The vendor had disappeared.
"I hope he doesn’t have parrot fever," Linda said, offering a tissue.
"What’s that?"
"A kind of pneumonia, but it’s usually not too fatal."
"You shouldn’t know those things. I hope the alcohol in a cerveza is part of the cure, because the next victory round is on me." I lofted Barnacle’s cage high in triumph. He held on with his beak, or was he chewing on the bars?
The next day we skimmed across the desert racing for the border at Yuma. At the farthest place from anywhere, the road ended in a barricade backed up by soldiers in a bunker. A machine gun aimed at us. A mustachioed man in a wilted, brown suit leaned in our window. Displaying a stunning array of white teeth, he asked, "Do you have any agricultural products to declare?"
"We have some avocados," I offered.
He directed us to the inspection area, where the auto if front of us was being dismantled. A dog sniffed at the contents of the vehicle, which lay strewn about. A forlorn Gringo sat on the car seat, but the seat was not in the car. This did not look good.
The inspector probed at our dirty clothes and precious pottery. Barnacle squawked and wagged his tail. The man jumped back, brushing at his spotted suit. "Diablo verde!"
The inspector shook his head at the pile in the VW sardine can. "Get out of here!" he commanded as he waved a guard to lift the barrier.
Just south of the border I bought the biggest wrought-iron cage I could find. It cost ten times as much as Barnacle, but he would love his mansion. We lashed it to the roof and headed across the border.
To the U.S. Customs guard’s obvious question, I answered, "We have some avocados."
Barnacle screeched, and the guard motioned. "You can’t bring that parrot across here."
"What? Other people import parrots."
"It’s Friday evening. Our veterinary inspector won’t be back until Monday."
"But we have to be at work on Monday." I swear Barnacle chortled.
The guard said, "They have an inspector on 24 hours at Mexicali. But you’ll have to drive on the Mexican side."
In all our trip to the Yucatan and back, we had never been on a road as narrow and dark with so many cavernous potholes. Every village blocked our way with a drunken fiesta in the middle of the road. We bounced the hundred miles to our next debacle with U.S. Customs.
How was I supposed to have an import document when I just bought the critter? So I started filling out their stupid forms. "What’s this about the name of the vet where I’m going to have the parrot quarantined?"
"That bird must be quarantined seventy days for parrot fever."
"Ten weeks?" Separation anxiety squeezed at my bowels. From a phone book I picked the vet closest to our house.
Somewhere in a blur we finally arrived home. Barnacle settled into his beautiful new cage. His beak clamped on a bar, his black eyes wide.
"Bite through that, Matey," I challenged. "You’ll learn to love it here."
On Monday I called the vet from work. Of course it was during my lunch hour and from a pay phone. When the vet stopped laughing, he said, "I don’t quarantine parrots."
"What? It’s only a bird."
"Once was enough. Good luck."
"Wait. Who does quarantine parrots?"
"No vet I know." His maniacal laugh caromed around inside my head.
I think I was down to the Xs when I detected interest. The doctor had just graduated from vet school. He liked parrots. Yes, he would love to watch over Barnacle.
After ten weeks, the vet’s bill cost ten times the cage, but my parrot was worth it. The vet said he would never keep one of those damned birds again. I ignored his comments about pooping and squawking and the neighbors complaining. I didn’t even ask about his bandaged finger.
A healthy Barnacle took his place of honor in the family room. Voice training began with the infamous saltine. "Barnacle want a cracker?" That’s Captain Ken talking, but the bird ate the cracker. He ignored my attempts at Spanish. I tried to explain that parrots can talk.
Barnacle smacked his beak over sunflower seeds. Then he threw the shells for distance. He also shook his tail for distance. Fortunately the walls were already painted off-white.
"Get that parrot out of here," Linda screamed.
"I’ll spread out more newspapers." It took an entire Sunday edition to cover the family room. I stretched plastic wrap over the TV screen. We had to protect ourselves in rain gear, like sitting in the front row of a Galagher show.
The doorbell rang. I opened the portal to two policemen with their hands on their holsters. They looked at me funny, like they had never seen anyone in yellow slickers in July. The tall one said, "We had a report of someone screaming at this house."
"That was a screech, not a scream. Barnacle must have gotten a bad sunflower seed."
They had to have the grand tour. They peeked under the papers to make sure there were no bloodstains. One policeman really warmed up to Barnacle, until the bird wagged his tail. As he brushed at the white spots, I think he understood my yellow garb. At least the other cop was laughing as they left.
"Wait. A light bulb just clicked on." I circled the bottom half of the cage with plastic wrap, an impenetrable barrier against the tide. Linda curled her lip as she removed her raincoat.
The white-plastered wrap blurred Barnacle’s glare. But my buddy was no dummy. He climbed to his perch, then hung from the top bars to set new distance records.
"Get that parrot out of here," Linda screamed, as she went in to change her clothes.
"Sorry, buddy," I said, as I hung his cage from a rafter in the garage. At least he couldn’t do any damage in here. Well, we couldn’t park the cars in there. And I had to rummage in the neighbor’s trash to get enough newspapers. Several days later I realized everywhere in the garage was downwind.
Over the next weeks I built a protective cover in the corner of the back yard. During the day Barnacle hung in the fresh air. He could now poop and squawk to his heart’s content. The garden and lawn thrived in that half of the yard. In the evenings it was back to the garage to mute the noise that drifted to irate neighbors.
I donned the Greek fisherman’s cap I had bought at Moss Landing, and Barnacle’s rigorous training continued. The closest he came to talking was that screech that sounded like, "Free Me!" But I was still working on "Aarrr, Matey!"
Maybe it was time to see if my buddy would perch on my shoulder. I carefully laid a line of sunflower seeds along my arm like the witch’s breadcrumbs. Yes, he would follow the goodies to his new roost.
No. It would take three stitches to close the gash on my hand, while the doctor mumbled something about parrot fever.
I had parrot fever, no doubt, but it wasn’t infectious. It was only Captain Ken’s.
Should I set Barnacle free? I looked at my patched hand and couldn’t resist the thought, BBQ. I had paid for half the vet’s college education. Was there no honorable way out?
A savior appeared in the guise of friends. You must understand that this was back in the long-gone days of tequila and smoking herbs, and one evening we all partook. They were animal lovers with a menagerie on their small ranch. He was certain that HE could teach the parrot to talk. I knew I had to set Barnacle free, but this smelled of opportunity. "Have another hit," I suggested, passing the clip.
"Wow, man. I gotta have your bird." He wrote the check for more than Barnacle and the cage and the vet had cost. I suggested they take the beast and hurry home while they were still capable of driving.
I spoke with my friend several weeks later. He bragged it took five stitches to repair his hand. Then he had set Barnacle free.
"You are a just master" The bird and I had won.
"Then I sold the empty cage to a pet store for more than I paid you."
I think I smiled. Then I stuffed my captain’s cap in the trash.
Now I am much older and even wiser. I figured that bird was an imposter. But I still can’t pass a pet store without going in. Someday there’ll be a peg-legged parrot squawking, “Aarrr Matey!”
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95 Thesis of Dr. Martin Luther
October 30, 2014 by Cup&Cross
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Out of love and zeal for truth and the desire to bring it to light, the following theses will be publicly discussed at Wittenberg under the chairmanship of the reverend father Martin Lutther, Master of Arts and Sacred Theology and regularly appointed Lecturer on these subjects at that place. He requests that those who cannot be present to debate orally with us will do so by letter.
In the Name of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.[5]
01. When our Lord and Master Jesus Christ said, “Repent,” he willed the entire life of believers to be one of penitence.[10]
02. This word cannot be understood as referring to penance as a sacrament (that is, confession and satisfaction, as administered by the ministry of priests).
03. This word also does not refer solely to inner penitence; indeed there is no penitence unless it produces various outward mortifications of the flesh.
04. Therefore punishment of sin remains as long as the hatred of self, that is, true inner repentance, namely until entering the kingdom of heaven.
05. The pope neither wishes nor can remit any penalties except that which he imposes by his or by canonical authority.
06. The Pope cannot remit any guilt, except by stating and confirming that it has been remitted by God; or, by remitting [guilt] in cases reserved to his judgment. If his power were disregarded, the guilt would certainly remain [unforgiven].
07. God remits guilt to no one without at once submitting him humbly in all things to the priest as his vicar.
08. The penitential canons are imposed only on the living, and, according to the canons themselves, nothing should be imposed on the dying.
09. Therefore the Holy Spirit through the pope is kind to us insofar as the pope in his decrees always makes exception of the article of death and of necessity.
10. Those priests act ignorantly and wickedly who, in the case of the dying, reserve canonical penalties for purgatory. [The truth on purgatory].
11. Those tares of changing the canonical penalty to the penalty of purgatory were evidently sown while the bishops slept.
12. In former times canonical penalties were imposed, not after, but before absolution, as tests of true contrition.
13. The dying are freed by death from all penalties, are already dead as far as the canon laws are concerned, and have a right to be released from them.
14. Imperfect piety or love on the part of the dying person necessarily brings with it great fear; and the smaller the love, the greater the fear.
15. His fear or horror is sufficient in itself, to say nothing of other things, to constitute the penalty of purgatory, since it is very near the horror of despair.
16. Hell, purgatory, and heaven seem to differ the same as despair, fear, and assurance of salvation.
17. It seems as though for the souls in purgatory fear should necessarily decrease and love increase.
18. Furthermore, it does not seem proved, either by reason or Scripture, that souls in purgatory are outside the state of merit, that is unable to grow in love.
19. Nor does it seem proved that souls in purgatory, at least not all of them, are certain and assured of their own salvation, even if we ourselves may be entirely certain of it.
20. By full remission of all puishment, the Pope therefore does not actually mean `all [punishment]’ but only that which he imposed [himself].
21. Thus those indulgence preachers are in error who say that a man is absolved from every penalty and saved by papal indulgences.[30]
22. As a matter of fact, the pope remits to souls in purgatory no penalty which, according to canon law, they should have paid in this life.
23. If remission of all penalties whatsoever could be granted to anyone at all, certainly it would be granted only to the most perfect, that is, to very few. But see here and here!
24. For this reason most people are necessarily deceived by that indiscriminate and high-sounding promise of release from penalty.
25. That power which the pope has in general over purgatory corresponds to the power which any bishop or curate has in a particular way in his own diocese or parish.[40]
26. The pope does very well when he grants remission to souls in purgatory, not by the power of the keys, which he does not have, but by way of intercession for them.[50]
27. They preach only human doctrines who say that as soon as the money clinks into the money chest, the soul flies out of purgatory.
28. It is certain that when money clinks in the money chest, greed and avarice can be increased; but when the church intercedes, the result is in the hands of God alone.
29. Who knows whether all souls in purgatory wish to be redeemed, since we have exceptions in St. Severinus and St. Paschal, as related in a legend.
30. No one is sure of the integrity of his own contrition, much less of having received plenary remission.
31. The man who actually buys indulgences is as rare as he who is really penitent; indeed, he is exceedingly rare.
32. Those who believe that they can be certain of their salvation because they have indulgence letters will be eternally damned, together with their teachers.
33. Men must especially be on their guard against those who say that the pope’s pardons are that inestimable gift of God by which man is reconciled to him.
34. For the graces of indulgences are concerned only with the penalties of sacramental satisfaction established by man. [100]
35. They who teach that contrition is not necessary on the part of those who intend to buy souls out of purgatory or to buy confessional [200] privileges preach unchristian doctrine.
36. Any truly repentant Christian has a right to full remission of penalty and guilt, even without indulgence letters.
37. Any true Christian, whether living or dead, participates in all the blessings of Christ and the church; and this is granted him by God, even without indulgence letters.
38. Nevertheless, papal remission and blessing are by no means to be disregarded, for they are, as I have said, the proclamation of the divine remission.
39. It is very difficult, even for the most learned theologians, at one and the same time to commend to the people the bounty of indulgences and the need of true contrition.
40. A Christian who is truly contrite seeks and loves to pay penalties for his sins; the bounty of indulgences, however, relaxes penalties and causes men to hate them – at least it furnishes occasion for hating them.
41. Papal indulgences must be preached with caution, lest people erroneously think that they are preferable to other good works of love.
42. Christians are to be taught that the pope does not intend that the buying of indulgences should in any way be compared with works of mercy.
43. Christians are to be taught that he who gives to the poor or lends to the needy does a better deed than he who buys indulgences.
44. Because love grows by works of love, man thereby becomes better. Man does not, however, become better by means of indulgences but is merely freed from penalties.
45. Christians are to be taught that he who sees a needy man and passes him by, yet gives his money for indulgences, does not buy papal indulgences but God’s wrath.
46. Christians are to be taught that, unless they have more than they need, they must reserve enough for their family needs and by no means squander it on indulgences.
47. Christians are to be taught that the buying of indulgences is a matter of free choice, not commanded.
48. Christians are to be taught that the pope, in granting indulgences, needs and thus desires their devout prayer more than their money.
49. Christians are to be taught that the papal indulgences are useful only if they do not put their trust in them, but very harmful if they lose their fear of God because of them.
50. Christians are to be taught that if the pope knew the exactions of the indulgence preachers, he would rather that the basilica of St. Peter were burned to ashes than built up with the skin, flesh, and bones of his sheep.
51. Christians are to be taught that the pope would and should wish to give of his own money, even though he had to sell the basilica of St. Peter, to many of those from whom certain hawkers of indulgences cajole money.
52. It is vain to trust in salvation by indulgence letters, even though the indulgence commissary, or even the pope, were to offer his soul as security.
53. They are enemies of Christ and the pope who forbid altogether the preaching of the word of God in some churches in order that indulgences may be preached in others.
54. Injury is done the Word of God when, in the same sermon, an equal or larger amount of time is devoted to indulgences than to the Word.
55. It is certainly the pope’s sentiment that if indulgences which are a very insignificant thing, are celebrated with one bell, one procession, and one ceremony, then the gospel, which is the very greatest thing, should be preached with a hundred bells, a hundred processions, a hundred ceremonies.
56. The treasures of the church, out of which the pope distributes indulgences, are not sufficiently discussed or known among the people of Christ.
57. That indulgences are not temporal treasures is certainly clear, for many indulgence sellers do not distribute them freely but only gather them.
58. Nor are they the merits of Christ and the saints, for, even without the pope, the latter always work grace for the inner man and the cross, death, and hell for the outer man.[300]
59. St. Laurence said that the poor of the church were the treasures of the church, but he spoke according to the usage of the word in his own time.
60. Without want of consideration we say that the keys of the church, given by the merits of Christ, are that treasure;[400]
61. For it is clear that the pope’s power is of itself sufficient for the remission of penalties and cases reserved by himself.
62. The true treasure of the church is the most holy gospel of the glory and grace of God.
63. But this treasure is naturally most odious, for it makes the first to be last.
64. On the other hand, the treasure of indulgences is naturally most acceptable, for it makes the last to be first.
65. Therefore the treasures of the gospel are nets with which one formerly fished for men of wealth.
66. The treasures of indulgences are nets with which one now fishes for the wealth of men.
67. The indulgences which the demagogues acclaim as the greatest graces are actually understood to be such only insofar as they promote gain.
68. They are nevertheless in truth the most insignificant graces when compared with the grace of God and the piety of the cross.
69. Bishops and curates are bound to admit the commissaries of papal indulgences with all reverence.
70. But they are much more bound to strain their eyes and ears lest these men preach their own dreams instead of what the pope has commissioned.
71. Let him who speaks against the truth concerning papal indulgences be anathema and accursed;
72. But let him who guards against the lust and license of the indulgence preachers be blessed;
73. Just as the pope justly thunders against those who by any means whatsoever contrive harm to the sale of indulgences.
74. But much more does he intend to thunder against those who use indulgences as a pretext to contrive harm to holy love and truth.
75. To consider papal indulgences so great that they could absolve a man even if he had done the impossible and had violated the mother of God, is madness.
76. We say on the contrary that papal indulgences cannot remove the very least of venial sins, as far as guilt is concerned.
77. To say that even St. Peter, if he were now pope, could not grant greater graces, is blasphemy against St. Peter and the pope.
78. We say on the contrary that even the present pope, or any pope whatsoever, has greater graces at his disposal, that is, the gospel, spiritual powers, gifts of healing, etc., as it is written in 1. Corinthians 12.
79. To say that the cross emblazoned with, the papal coat of arms, and set up by the indulgence preachers, is equal in worth to the cross of Christ is blasphemy.
80. The bishops, curates, and theologians who permit such talk to be spread among the people will have to answer for this.
81. This unbridled preaching of indulgences makes it difficult even for learned men to rescue the reverence which is due the pope from slander or from the shrewd questions of the laity,
82. Such as “Why does not the pope empty purgatory for the sake of holy love and the dire need of the souls that are there if he redeems an infinite number of souls for the sake of miserable money with which to build a church? The former reasons would be most just; the latter most trivial.”
83. Again, Why are funeral and anniversary masses for the dead continued and why does he not return or permit the withdrawal of the endowments founded for them, since it is wrong to pray for the redeemed?”
84. Again, “What is this new piety of God and the pope that for a consideration of money they permit a man who is impious and their enemy to buy out of purgatory the pious soul of a friend of God and do not rather, because of the need of that pious and beloved soul, free it for pure love’s sake?”
85. Again, “Why are the penitential canons, long since abrogated and dead in actual fact and through disuse, now satisfied by the granting of indulgences as though they were still alive and in force?”
86. Again, “why does not the pope, whose wealth is today greater than the wealth of the richest Crassus, build this one basilica of St. Peter with his own money rather than with the money of poor believers?”
87. Again, “What does the pope remit or grant to those who by perfect contrition already have a right to full remission and blessings?”
88. Again, What greater blessing could come to the church than if the pope were to bestow these remissions and blessings on every believer a hundred times a day, as he now does but once?”
89. “Since the pope seeks the salvation of souls rather than money by his indulgences, why does he suspend the indulgences and pardons previously granted when they have equal efficacy?”
90. To repress these very sharp arguments of the laity by force alone, and not to resolve them by giving reasons, is to expose the church and the pope to the ridicule of their enemies and to make Christians unhappy.
91. If, therefore, indulgences were preached according to the spirit and intention of the pope, all these doubts would be readily resolved. Indeed, they would not exist.
92. Away then with all those prophets who say to the people of Christ, “Peace, peace,” and there is not peace!
93. Blessed be all those prophets who say to the people of Christ, “Cross, cross,” and there is not cross!
94. Christians should be exhorted to be diligent in following Christ, their head, through penalties, death, and hell;
95. And thus be confident of entering into heaven through many tribulations rather than through the false security of peace.
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The 95 Theses by Dr. Martin Luther
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Disputation on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences Commonly Known as The 95 Theses by Dr. Martin Luther
Out of love and concern for the truth, and with the object of eliciting it, the following heads will be the subject of a public discussion at Wittenberg under the presidency of the reverend father, Martin Luther, Augustinian, Master of Arts and Sacred Theology, and duly appointed Lecturer on these subjects in that place. He requests that whoever cannot be present personally to debate the matter orally will do so in absence in writing.
When our Lord and Master, Jesus Christ, said “Repent”, He called for the entire life of believers to be one of repentance.
The word cannot be properly understood as referring to the sacrament of penance, i.e. confession and satisfaction, as administered by the clergy.
Yet its meaning is not restricted to repentance in one’s heart; for such repentance is null unless it produces outward signs in various mortifications of the flesh.
As long as hatred of self abides (i.e. true inward repentance) the penalty of sin abides, viz., until we enter the kingdom of heaven.
The pope has neither the will nor the power to remit any penalties beyond those imposed either at his own discretion or by canon law.
The pope himself cannot remit guilt, but only declare and confirm that it has been remitted by God; or, at most, he can remit it in cases reserved to his discretion. Except for these cases, the guilt remains untouched.
God never remits guilt to anyone without, at the same time, making him humbly submissive to the priest, His representative.
The penitential canons apply only to men who are still alive, and, according to the canons themselves, none applies to the dead.
Accordingly, the Holy Spirit, acting in the person of the pope, manifests grace to us, by the fact that the papal regulations always cease to apply at death, or in any hard case.
It is a wrongful act, due to ignorance, when priests retain the canonical penalties on the dead in purgatory.
When canonical penalties were changed and made to apply to purgatory, surely it would seem that tares were sown while the bishops were asleep.
In former days, the canonical penalties were imposed, not after, but before absolution was pronounced; and were intended to be tests of true contrition.
Death puts an end to all the claims of the Church; even the dying are already dead to the canon laws, and are no longer bound by them.
Defective piety or love in a dying person is necessarily accompanied by great fear, which is greatest where the piety or love is least.
This fear or horror is sufficient in itself, whatever else might be said, to constitute the pain of purgatory, since it approaches very closely to the horror of despair.
There seems to be the same difference between hell, purgatory, and heaven as between despair, uncertainty, and assurance.
Of a truth, the pains of souls in purgatory ought to be abated, and charity ought to be proportionately increased.
Moreover, it does not seem proved, on any grounds of reason or Scripture, that these souls are outside the state of merit, or unable to grow in grace.
Nor does it seem proved to be always the case that they are certain and assured of salvation, even if we are very certain ourselves.
Therefore the pope, in speaking of the plenary remission of all penalties, does not mean “all” in the strict sense, but only those imposed by himself.
Hence those who preach indulgences are in error when they say that a man is absolved and saved from every penalty by the pope’s indulgences.
Indeed, he cannot remit to souls in purgatory any penalty which canon law declares should be suffered in the present life.
If plenary remission could be granted to anyone at all, it would be only in the cases of the most perfect, i.e. to very few.
It must therefore be the case that the major part of the people are deceived by that indiscriminate and high-sounding promise of relief from penalty.
The same power as the pope exercises in general over purgatory is exercised in particular by every single bishop in his bishopric and priest in his parish.
The pope does excellently when he grants remission to the souls in purgatory on account of intercessions made on their behalf, and not by the power of the keys (which he cannot exercise for them).
There is no divine authority for preaching that the soul flies out of the purgatory immediately the money clinks in the bottom of the chest.
It is certainly possible that when the money clinks in the bottom of the chest avarice and greed increase; but when the church offers intercession, all depends in the will of God.
Who knows whether all souls in purgatory wish to be redeemed in view of what is said of St. Severinus and St. Pascal? (Note: Paschal I, pope 817-24. The legend is that he and Severinus were willing to endure the pains of purgatory for the benefit of the faithful).
No one is sure of the reality of his own contrition, much less of receiving plenary forgiveness.
One who bona fide buys indulgence is a rare as a bona fide penitent man, i.e. very rare indeed.
All those who believe themselves certain of their own salvation by means of letters of indulgence, will be eternally damned, together with their teachers.
We should be most carefully on our guard against those who say that the papal indulgences are an inestimable divine gift, and that a man is reconciled to God by them.
For the grace conveyed by these indulgences relates simply to the penalties of the sacramental “satisfactions” decreed merely by man.
It is not in accordance with Christian doctrines to preach and teach that those who buy off souls, or purchase confessional licenses, have no need to repent of their own sins.
Any Christian whatsoever, who is truly repentant, enjoys plenary remission from penalty and guilt, and this is given him without letters of indulgence.
Any true Christian whatsoever, living or dead, participates in all the benefits of Christ and the Church; and this participation is granted to him by God without letters of indulgence.
Yet the pope’s remission and dispensation are in no way to be despised, for, as already said, they proclaim the divine remission.
It is very difficult, even for the most learned theologians, to extol to the people the great bounty contained in the indulgences, while, at the same time, praising contrition as a virtue.
A truly contrite sinner seeks out, and loves to pay, the penalties of his sins; whereas the very multitude of indulgences dulls men’s consciences, and tends to make them hate the penalties.
Papal indulgences should only be preached with caution, lest people gain a wrong understanding, and think that they are preferable to other good works: those of love.
Christians should be taught that the pope does not at all intend that the purchase of indulgences should be understood as at all comparable with the works of mercy.
Christians should be taught that one who gives to the poor, or lends to the needy, does a better action than if he purchases indulgences.
Because, by works of love, love grows and a man becomes a better man; whereas, by indulgences, he does not become a better man, but only escapes certain penalties.
Christians should be taught that he who sees a needy person, but passes him by although he gives money for indulgences, gains no benefit from the pope’s pardon, but only incurs the wrath of God.
Christians should be taught that, unless they have more than they need, they are bound to retain what is only necessary for the upkeep of their home, and should in no way squander it on indulgences.
Christians should be taught that they purchase indulgences voluntarily, and are not under obligation to do so.
Christians should be taught that, in granting indulgences, the pope has more need, and more desire, for devout prayer on his own behalf than for ready money.
Christians should be taught that the pope’s indulgences are useful only if one does not rely on them, but most harmful if one loses the fear of God through them.
Christians should be taught that, if the pope knew the exactions of the indulgence-preachers, he would rather the church of St. Peter were reduced to ashes than be built with the skin, flesh, and bones of the sheep.
Christians should be taught that the pope would be willing, as he ought if necessity should arise, to sell the church of St. Peter, and give, too, his own money to many of those from whom the pardon-merchants conjure money.
It is vain to rely on salvation by letters of indulgence, even if the commissary, or indeed the pope himself, were to pledge his own soul for their validity.
Those are enemies of Christ and the pope who forbid the word of God to be preached at all in some churches, in order that indulgences may be preached in others.
The word of God suffers injury if, in the same sermon, an equal or longer time is devoted to indulgences than to that word.
The pope cannot help taking the view that if indulgences (very small matters) are celebrated by one bell, one pageant, or one ceremony, the gospel (a very great matter) should be preached to the accompaniment of a hundred bells, a hundred processions, a hundred ceremonies.
The treasures of the church, out of which the pope dispenses indulgences, are not sufficiently spoken of or known among the people of Christ.
That these treasures are not temporal are clear from the fact that many of the merchants do not grant them freely, but only collect them.
Nor are they the merits of Christ and the saints, because, even apart from the pope, these merits are always working grace in the inner man, and working the cross, death, and hell in the outer man.
St. Laurence said that the poor were the treasures of the church, but he used the term in accordance with the custom of his own time.
We do not speak rashly in saying that the treasures of the church are the keys of the church, and are bestowed by the merits of Christ.
For it is clear that the power of the pope suffices, by itself, for the remission of penalties and reserved cases.
The true treasure of the church is the Holy gospel of the glory and the grace of God.
It is right to regard this treasure as most odious, for it makes the first to be the last.
On the other hand, the treasure of indulgences is most acceptable, for it makes the last to be the first.
Therefore the treasures of the gospel are nets which, in former times, they used to fish for men of wealth.
The treasures of the indulgences are the nets which to-day they use to fish for the wealth of men.
The indulgences, which the merchants extol as the greatest of favours, are seen to be, in fact, a favourite means for money-getting.
Nevertheless, they are not to be compared with the grace of God and the compassion shown in the Cross.
Bishops and curates, in duty bound, must receive the commissaries of the papal indulgences with all reverence.
But they are under a much greater obligation to watch closely and attend carefully lest these men preach their own fancies instead of what the pope commissioned.
Let him be anathema and accursed who denies the apostolic character of the indulgences.
On the other hand, let him be blessed who is on his guard against the wantonness and license of the pardon-merchant’s words.
In the same way, the pope rightly excommunicates those who make any plans to the detriment of the trade in indulgences.
It is much more in keeping with his views to excommunicate those who use the pretext of indulgences to plot anything to the detriment of holy love and truth.
It is foolish to think that papal indulgences have so much power that they can absolve a man even if he has done the impossible and violated the mother of God.
We assert the contrary, and say that the pope’s pardons are not able to remove the least venial of sins as far as their guilt is concerned.
When it is said that not even St. Peter, if he were now pope, could grant a greater grace, it is blasphemy against St. Peter and the pope.
We assert the contrary, and say that he, and any pope whatever, possesses greater graces, viz., the gospel, spiritual powers, gifts of healing, etc., as is declared in I Corinthians 12 [:28].
It is blasphemy to say that the insignia of the cross with the papal arms are of equal value to the cross on which Christ died.
The bishops, curates, and theologians, who permit assertions of that kind to be made to the people without let or hindrance, will have to answer for it.
This unbridled preaching of indulgences makes it difficult for learned men to guard the respect due to the pope against false accusations, or at least from the keen criticisms of the laity.
They ask, e.g.: Why does not the pope liberate everyone from purgatory for the sake of love (a most holy thing) and because of the supreme necessity of their souls? This would be morally the best of all reasons. Meanwhile he redeems innumerable souls for money, a most perishable thing, with which to build St. Peter’s church, a very minor purpose.
Again: Why should funeral and anniversary masses for the dead continue to be said? And why does not the pope repay, or permit to be repaid, the benefactions instituted for these purposes, since it is wrong to pray for those souls who are now redeemed?
Again: Surely this is a new sort of compassion, on the part of God and the pope, when an impious man, an enemy of God, is allowed to pay money to redeem a devout soul, a friend of God; while yet that devout and beloved soul is not allowed to be redeemed without payment, for love’s sake, and just because of its need of redemption.
Again: Why are the penitential canon laws, which in fact, if not in practice, have long been obsolete and dead in themselves,—why are they, to-day, still used in imposing fines in money, through the granting of indulgences, as if all the penitential canons were fully operative?
Again: since the pope’s income to-day is larger than that of the wealthiest of wealthy men, why does he not build this one church of St. Peter with his own money, rather than with the money of indigent believers?
Again: What does the pope remit or dispense to people who, by their perfect repentance, have a right to plenary remission or dispensation?
Again: Surely a greater good could be done to the church if the pope were to bestow these remissions and dispensations, not once, as now, but a hundred times a day, for the benefit of any believer whatever.
What the pope seeks by indulgences is not money, but rather the salvation of souls; why then does he suspend the letters and indulgences formerly conceded, and still as efficacious as ever?
These questions are serious matters of conscience to the laity. To suppress them by force alone, and not to refute them by giving reasons, is to expose the church and the pope to the ridicule of their enemies, and to make Christian people unhappy.
If therefore, indulgences were preached in accordance with the spirit and mind of the pope, all these difficulties would be easily overcome, and indeed, cease to exist.
Away, then, with those prophets who say to Christ’s people, “Peace, peace,” where in there is no peace.
Hail, hail to all those prophets who say to Christ’s people, “The cross, the cross,” where there is no cross.
Christians should be exhorted to be zealous to follow Christ, their Head, through penalties, deaths, and hells.
And let them thus be more confident of entering heaven through many tribulations rather than through a false assurance of peace.
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Archaeology, Anthropology & Ethnography (including Khoisan studies)
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1. Bredekamp (H.C.) VAN VEEVERSKAFFERS TOT VEEWAGTERS, 'n historiese ondersoek na betrekkinge tussen die Khoikhoi en Europeërs aan die Kaap, 1662-1679, 111pp., paperback, covers a little worn, Cape Town, 1982. R200
Inscribed by the author on inside front cover.
2. Breutz (P.L.) THE TRIBES OF RUSTENBURG AND PILANSBERG DISTRICTS, 501pp., folding maps, paperback, covers slightly worn, Dept. of Native Affairs, Ethnological Publications No. 28, Pretoria, 1953. R750
3. __________ THE TRIBES OF THE DISTRICTS OF TAUNG AND HERBERT, 277pp., folding map, paperback, Dept. of Native Affairs, Ethnological Publications No. 51, Pretoria, 1968. R500
4. __________ THE TRIBES OF MARICO DISTRICT, 266pp., folding map, paperback, Dept. of Native Affairs, Ethnological Publications No. 30, Pretoria, 1953. R500
5. Broster (J.A.) RED BLANKET VALLEY, 197pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., map, hardback, d.w., Johannesburg, 1967. R350
Joan Broster spent seventeen years living and working among the amaQwathi in the Transkei.
6. __________ THE TEMBU, their beadwork, songs and dances, 118pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., map, hardback, d.w. faded on spine, Cape Town, 1976. R350
Signed by the author on the title page.
7. Doke (C.M.) & Cole (D.T.) CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE HISTORY OF BANTU LINGUISTICS, papers contributed by C.M. Doke and D.T. Cole (1935-1960), 129pp., paperback, Reprint, Johannesburg, (1961) 1969. R350
8. [Edel (M.M.) ed.] THE CUSTOMS OF THE BAGANDA, by Sir Apolo Kagwa, translated by Ernest B. Kalibala, 199pp., library stamp and inscription on f.f.e.p., hardback, Columbia University Contributions to Anthropology Vol. XXII, New York, 1934. R550
9. Hambly (W.D.) ANTHROPOMETRY OF THE OVIMBUNDU ANGOLA, 109pp., illus., paperback, covers a little worn, Anthropological Series, Field Museum of Natural History Vol. XXV, No. 2, Chicago, 1938. R500
10. Hammond-Tooke (W.D.) THE TRIBES OF WILLOWVALE DISTRICT, 91pp., map, paperback, Dept. of Native Affairs, Ethnological Publications No. 36, Pretoria, 1956. R500
11. [Jones (J.) & Doke (C.) eds.] BUSHMEN OF THE SOUTHERN KALAHARI, papers reprinted from Bantu Studies, Vol. X, No. 1 and Vol. XI, No. 3, together with some additional material, 283pp. text+65pp. tables+5 folding tables+62pp. illus., hardback, covers a little worn, Johannesburg, 1937. R3,500
Contributors are D.F. Bleek, M.G. Breyer-Brandwijk, R.A. Dart, C.M. Doke, M.R. Drennan, P.R. Kirby, I.D. Maccrone, J.F. Maingard and L.F. Maingard. Plates 73, 74, 75 and 76 were suppressed and are missing in this copy.
12. Legassick (M.) & Rassool (C.) SKELETONS IN THE CUPBOARD, South African museums and the trade in human remains 1907-1917, 105pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2000. R300
13. Lewis-Williams (D.) & Dowson (T.) IMAGES OF POWER, understanding Bushman rock art, 196pp., b/w & colour illus., maps, hardback, d.w., Johannesburg, 1989. R750
14. Mayer (P.) WITCHES, inaugural lecture delivered at Rhodes University, 19pp., paperback, Grahamstown, 1954. R150
15. Morris (J.) photo. & West (M.) text ABANTU, an introduction to the black people of South Africa, 184pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., map, hardback, d.w., Cape Town, 1976. R500
16. Muller (H.P.N.) & Snelleman (J.F.) INDUSTRIE DES CAFRES DU SUD-EST DE L'AFRIQUE, collection recueillie sur les lieux et notice ethnographique par Hendrik P.N. Muller, description des objects représentés par Joh. F. Snellman, 49pp. text + 27pp. b/w & colour illus. with accompanying text, 4to., bookplate on front inside cover, cloth back, marbled boards slightly worn, corners bumped, top of spine slightly damaged, Leiden, (1892). R46,000
Hendrik Pieter Nicolaas Muller (1859-1941) was born in Holland. In his twenties he traveled to Zanzibar, Mozambique and South Africa on business when he began collecting ethnographic artifacts. He traveled widely in Africa, especially South Africa, and published many books on his travels. Johannes F. Snellman (1852-1938) was the curator of the Africa Collection at the Rijksmuseum voor Volkenkunde (National Museum of Ethnology) in Leiden in the 1880s and 90s. Later he was the director of the Ethnological Museum and the Prince Hendrik Maritime Museum in Rotterdam. He is the author of numerous books on the Dutch West Indies. Most of the objects illustrated were collected by Muller on his trip to south east Africa. Others were borrowed from museums in Leiden, Amsterdam and Rotterdam. This extremly rare publication remains one of the most comprehensive reference books on African art from south east Africa. It is a invaluable reference in dating and classifying headrests, snuff containers, weapons, beadwork and other material culture from the regions of present-day Mpungalunga, northern Kwa-Zulu Natal, Mozambique and southern Zimbabwe.
17. [Peires (J.B.) ed.] BEFORE AND AFTER SHAKA, papers in Nguni history, 267pp., map, paperback, Grahamstown, 1981. R250
Contributors include Philip Bonner, Monica Wilson, Jeff Guy and Patrick Harris.
18. Soga (J.H.) THE AMA-XOSA, life and customs, 431pp., illus., maps, hardback, d.w. worn with a piece missing from the spine, Lovedale & London, (1931). R1,250
19. Valente (P.J.F.) SELECCÇÃO DE PROVÉRBIOS E ADIVINHAS EM UMBUNDU, 221pp., paperback, Porto, 1964. R350
20. Vinnicombe (P.) PEOPLE OF THE ELAND, rock paintings of the Drakensberg Bushmen as a reflection of their life and thought, 388pp., oblong 4to., b/w & colour illus., maps, neatly recased, hardback, d.w., Pietermaritzburg, 1976. R5,000
21. Voigt (L.) illus. & Poland (M.) & Hammond-Tooke (D.) text THE ABUNDANT HERDS, a celebration of the cattle of the Zulu people, 144pp., oblong 4to., colour illus., map, half brown leather, slipcase, No. 79 of an edition limited to 100 copies signed by the authors and artist, Cape Town, 2003. R2,000
22. [Walker (A.) & Leakey (R.) eds.] THE NARIOKOTOME HOMO ERECTUS SKELETON, 457pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., maps, hardback, d.w., Cambridge, 1993. R650
23. [Whisson (M.G.) & West (M.) eds.] RELIGION AND SOCIAL CHANGE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA, anthropological essays in honour of Monica Wilson, 223pp., hardback, d.w., Cape Town, 1975. R450
Contributors include Audrey Richards, W.D. Hammond-Tooke, A.-I. Berglund, Peter Cartens, Martin West and Archie Mafeje.
24. [Alberts (P.) photo.] IN KAMERA, met 'n inleiding deur André P. Brink, 78pp., oblong 4to., illus., hardback, d.w. a little worn, Cape Town, (1979). R400
Portraits of Brian Astbury, Karel Schoeman, Nadine Gordimer, Richard Rive, Jan Rabie, Alan Paton and many others.
25. [Alexander (Jane) illus.] PHOTO-BOOK, photomontages, 46pp., illus., paperback, Cape Town, 1995. R250
Signed by the artist on the title page.
26. Botha (M.) HERKOMS VAN DIE KAAPSE STOEL, 88pp., 4to., illus., inscription on f.f.e.p., hardback, d.w., Cape Town, 1977. R650
Clarke (Peter)
27. [Driskell (D.C.) ed.] PETER CLARKE, South African artist-poet, recent drawings, paintings and prints, 40pp., 4to., illus., title page a little frayed, paperback, cover slightly worn, Catalogue of the exhibition, The Carl Van Vechten Gallery, Fisk University, Nashville, 1973. R1,000
Inscribed to Albert and Gladys Thomas on the half title by Peter Clarke. Includes a selection of Peter Clarke's poems.
28. [Hardy (P.) curator] PETER E. CLARKE, 'The Hand is the Tool of the Soul', 38pp., illus., paperback, Catalogue of the exhibition, Natale Labia Museum, Cape Town, 1992. R200
29. [Willemse (H.) comp. & ed.] MORE THAN BROTHERS, Peter Clarke & James Matthews at seventy, 143pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., hardback, Cape Town, 2000. R250
30. Cook (M.A.) THE CAPE KITCHEN, a description of its position, lay-out, fittings and utensils, 112pp., 4to., illus., bookplate on reverse of f.f.e.p., hardback, d.w., Stellenbosch, (1973). R500
31. de Beer (M.) & Barker (B.J.) A VISION OF THE PAST, South Africa in photographs, 1843-1910, 303pp., 4to., illus., hardback, d.w. slightly worn, Cape Town, 1992. R750
32. [Dronsfield (J.) illus.] NON-EUROPEANS ONLY, thirty-six drawings, 36 illus., spiral bound pict. brown card wraps, some marks on covers, No. 321 of an edition limited to 350 copies, Cape Town, 1942. R1,250
33. [Faber (P.) comp.] GROUP PORTRAIT SOUTH AFRICA, nine family histories, 240pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., maps, hardback, Cape Town, 2003. R550
The families are Mthethwa, Nunn, Rathebe, Plaatje, Steyn, Le Fleur, Manuel, Galada & Juggernath. Photographs by David Goldblatt, Ruth Motau, Cedric Nunn & Paul Weinberg. Artists include Willie Bester, Lien Botha, Sam Nhlengethwa, Berni Searle & Penny Siopis. Writers include Henry Bredekamp, Rayda Jacobs & Elsabé Brink.
34. [Goldblatt (D.) photo.] PARTICULARS, 27pp., 4to., illus., hardback, slipcase, One of an edition limited 100 copies signed by the photographer, Johannesburg, 2003. R14,250
Five hundred copies of "Particulars" were printed. Of these, 100 copies & 20 author's proofs form the collector's edition. Each copy of the collector's edition is signed and numbered by David Goldblatt opposite the title page and includes a 203 x 254 mm silver print, of one of four photographs in the book. Each print is signed and numbered by David Goldblatt. These photographs were taken mainly in 1975 with a few in 1982, 1983 and 2003. They were exhibited at Michael Stevenson Contemporary & the Goodman Gallery in 2003.
35. __________ SOME AFRIKANERS PHOTOGRAPHED, 167pp., 4to, illus., inscription and some marks on inside front cover and f.f.e.p., hardback, d.w. a little soiled and torn, No. 184 of an edition limited to 1000 copies signed by the photographer, Cape Town, 1975. R4,000
36. Goldblatt (D.) photo. & Gordimer (N.) text ON THE MINES, 128pp., illus., inscription on inside front cover, hardback, d.w., Cape Town, 1973. R3,000
37. __________ LIFETIMES UNDER APARTHEID, 115pp., 4to., illus., hardback, d.w., New York, 1986. R750
38. [Gregotti (V.) ed.] RASSEGNA, No. 51: Architecture in the Italian Colonies in Africa, 117pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., maps, paperback, Bologna, 1992. R300
Katrine Harries Print Cabinet, Michaelis School of Fine Art, University of Cape Town
39. [Inggs (S.) & Geustyn (E.) eds.] WHAT'S BRED IN THE STONE, art and technique of lithography, with eight original test plates and fourteen original lithographic prints by Stephen Inggs, Gavin Younge, Pippa Skotnes, Roderick Sauls, Eunice Geustyn, Fritha Langerman, Thembinkosi A. Goniwe, Bruce Arnott, Peggy Delport, Helmut Starcke, Malcolm Payne, Geoff Grundlingh, Zwelethu Mthethwa and Louis Jansen van Vuuren, 137pp., b/w & colour illus., 4to., half tan leather, grey title label, marbled paper boards, No. 14 of an edition limited to 25 copies signed by the editors, Cape Town, 1998. R15,000
This is the third in the series of hand-made artists' books produced under the auspices of the Katrine Harries Print Cabinet at the Michaelis School of Fine Art in Cape Town. It is both a technical manual and a creative exploration of the possibilities of the medium of lithography. Introduction by Stephen Inggs. Foreword by Pippa Skotnes. All the prints were hand printed from stone and aluminium lithographic plates and are numbered and signed by the artists.
40. Skotnes (P.), Sauls (R.) & Langerman (F.) assisted by Alfred T. Goniwe ON THE SURFACE, art and technique of relief printmaking, with nine original test-blocks prints and ten original relief prints by Bruce Arnott, Kevin Atkinson, Alfred Tembinkosi Goniwe, Stephen Inggs, Terry Kurgan, Fritha Langerman, Malcolm Payne, Roderick Sauls, Cecil Skotnes and Gavin Younge, 122pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., half maroon leather, tan title label, dec. paper covered boards, No. 18 of an edition limited to 24 copies, Cape Town, 1996. R15,000
This is the second in the series of hand-made artists' books produced under the auspices of the Katrine Harries Print Cabinet at the Michaelis School of Fine Art in Cape Town. All the prints were hand-printed from the original blocks. Each print is signed and numbered by the artist. The test plates were made and printed by Roderick Sauls, assisted by Alfred Thembinkosi Goniwe and Fritha Langerman. Fritha Langerman compiled the text.
41. Knight (N.) & Priebatsch (S.) NDEBELE IMAGES, catalogue of the beadwork on exhibition, from the private collection of Natalie Knight, Suzanne Priebatsch and the Castle Milk Stout Collection, 28pp., small oblong 4to., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Catalogue of the exhibition, Natalie Knight Gallery, Johannesburg, 1983. R250
42. __________ ART OF THE NDEBELE, the evolution of a cultural identity, 28pp., small oblong 4to., colour illus., paperback, Catalogue of the exhibition, Natalie Knight Gallery, Johannesburg, 1988. R250
Includes work by Esther Mahlangu, Lena Mahlangu, Thomas Kgope, Speelman Mahlangu, Jutas Mahlangu and Roy Solomon Ndinisa.
43. Langdown (A.A.) illus. & Philander (P.J.) text DIE BRUIN KOKON, 48pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., hardback, d.w. quite worn at edges, Stellenbosch, 1965. R850
Poetry by P.J. Philander illustration woodcuts by A.A. Langdown.
44. Marincowitz (P.) MEINTJES, lyrical work/liriese werk, 76pp., b/w & colour illus., hardback, d.w. a little worn, Cape Town, 1948. R550
Signed and dated by Johannes Meintjes on the title page.
45. Meintjes (J.) PORTRET VAN 'N SUID-AFRIKAANSE DORP/ PORTRAIT OF A SOUTH AFRICAN VILLAGE, Molteno 1894-1909, by A. Lomax, 127pp., illus., ownership signature on f.f.e.p., hardback, d.w., No. 456 of an edition limited to 500 signed by the author, Molteno, 1964. R850
Ambrose Lomax (1867-1943) took these photographs when he lived in Molteno working as a chemist and photographer.
46. Miles (E.) THE WORLD OF JEAN WELZ, 143pp., 4to., colour illus., hardback, d.w., Cape Town, 1997. R650
47. [Nkosi (T.) photo.] THE TIME OF THE COMRADES, 42pp., small oblong 4to., illus., some light foxing, paperback, Johannesburg, 1987. R150
48. Obholzer (A.M.) et al THE CAPE HOUSE AND ITS INTERIOR, an inquiry into the sources of Cape architecture & a survey of built-in early Cape domestic woodwork, 419pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., hardback, d.w., Stellenbosch, 1985. R5,000
49. Pearse (G.E.) EIGHTEENTH CENTURY FURNITURE IN SOUTH AFRICA, 193pp., large 4to., illus., ownership signature on f.f.e.p., hardback, d.w. slightly faded on spine, Pretoria, 1960. R3,500
50. Redgrave (J.J.) & Bradlow (E.) FREDERICK I'ONS, artist, 74pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., ownership signature on f.f.e.p., hardback, d.w., Cape Town, 1958. R500
51. Scholtz (J. du P.) KATRINE HARRIES, life and work, 128pp., illus., hardback., d.w., No. 305 of an edition limited to 500 copies signed by the author, Cape Town, 1978. R550
52. [Smith (K.) ed.] SAM NHLENGETHWA, 183pp., 4to., colour illus., paperback, One of an edition limited to 100 copies signed by the artist, contained in a specially designed solander box with an original mixed media work on canvas by Sam Nhlengethwa, Johannesburg, 2006. R12,500
With contributions from Nadine Gordimer, Tim Modise, Alex Dodd, Robert Hodgins and others.
53. Strutt (D.H.) FASHION IN SOUTH AFRICA, 1652-1900, an illustrated history of styles and materials for men, women and children, with notes on footwear, hairdressing, accessories and jewellery, 411pp., 4to., illus., inscription on f.f.e.p., hardback, d.w., Cape Town, 1975. R550
54. Walton (J.) CAPE DOVECOTS AND FOWL-RUNS, 120pp., illus., hardback, d.w., Stellenbosch, 1985. R750
55. Welz (S.) CAPE SILVER & SILVERSMITHS, the work of silversmiths at the Cape of Good Hope, from late 17th to mid 19th century, early problems, training, output, marking, quality with a definitive list of smiths and their marks, 172pp., 4to., illus., hardback, d.w., Cape Town, 1976. R850
56. Brown (J.A.) RETREAT TO VICTORY, a Springbok's diary in North Africa: Gazala to El Alamein 1942, 301pp., illus., maps, hardback, slipcase slightly worn and marked, Johannesburg, 1991. R450
57. __________ THE WAR OF A HUNDRED DAYS, Springboks in Somalia and Abyssinia 1940-41, 301pp., illus., maps, hardback, slipcase slightly worn and marked, Johannesburg, 1990. R450
58. Cocks (C.) FIREFORCE, one man's war in the Rhodesian Light Infantry, 306pp., b/w & colour illus., map, hardback, d.w., Second edition, Johannesburg, (1988) 1997. R850
59. Godlonton (R.) A NARRATIVE OF THE IRRUPTION OF THE KAFFIR HORDES, into the Eastern Province of the Cape of Good Hope 1834-1835, including Parts I, II and III of the introductory remarks, 297pp., map, half brown leather, Facsimile reprint, Cape Town, (1835) 1965. R850
60. Greenwall (R.) ARTISTS & ILLUSTRATORS OF THE ANGLO-BOER WAR, 264pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., hardback, d.w., Cape Town, 1992. R750
61. Hooper (J.) KOEVOET!, 236pp., b/w & colour illus., ownership sticker on f.f.e.p., hardback, d.w., Johannesburg, 1988. R950
Koevoet was a predominantly black South West African Police Counterinsurgency unit that fought in the southern African bushwar.
62. Macnab (R.) THE FRENCH COLONEL, Villebois-Mareuil and the Boers 1899-1900, 270pp., illus., maps, hardback, d.w., Cape Town, 1975. R300
63. Moorcraft (P.L.) CONTACT II, struggle for peace, 208pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus, map, hardback, d.w., Johannesburg, 1981. R1,250
A pictorial account of the Rhodesian War.
64. Moore (D.) & Bagshawe (P.) SOUTH AFRICA'S FLYING CHEETAHS IN KOREA, 282pp., illus., maps, hardback, slipcase slightly worn and marked, Johannesburg, 1991. R450
65. Nasson (B.) ABRAHAM ESAU'S WAR, a Black South African war in the Cape, 1899-1902, 245pp., illus., maps, hardback, d.w., Cambridge, 1991. R375
66. Nesbit (R.) et al BRITAIN'S REBEL AIR FORCE, the war from the air in Rhodesia, 1965-1980, 175pp., illus., maps, hardback, d.w., London, 1998. R275
67. Reid-Daly (R.F.) PAMWE CHETE, the legend of the Selous Scouts, 593pp., illus., maps, paperback, Reprint, Johannesburg, (1982) 2001. R500
First published as "Selous Scouts Top Secret War" in 1982.
68. Salt (B.) PRIDE OF EAGLES, the definitive history of the Rhodesian Air Force 1920-1980, 1002pp., 4to., illus., maps, hardback, Johannesburg, 2001. R650
69. [Schutte (C.), Liebenberg (I.) & Minnaar (A.) eds.] THE HIDDEN HAND, covert operations in South Africa, 464pp., paperback, New edition, Pretoria, 1998. R300
70. [Todd (P.) & Fordham (D.) comps.] PRIVATE TUCKER'S BOER WAR DIARY, the Transvaal War of 1899, 1900, 1901 & 1902 with the Natal Field Forces, 192pp., illus., hardback, d.w., London, 1980. R300
71. Warwick (P.) BLACK PEOPLE AND THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR 1899-1902, 226pp., maps, paperback, Johannesburg & Cambridge, 1983. R200
72. [Wood (J.R.T.) ed.] THE WAR DIARIES OF ANDRÉ DENNISON, 394pp., illus., maps, hardback, d.w., Gibraltar, 1989. R300
André Dennison (1935-1979) fought in the Rhodesian War.
73. Afrika (T.) DARK RIDER, 131pp., paperback, Cape Town, 1992. R200
Inscribed by the author on f.f.e.p.
74. Aucamp (H.) DOOIERUS, 77pp., ownership signature on f.f.e.p., hardback, d.w., Cape Town, 1976. R250
75. __________ SPITSUUR, 108pp., hardback, d.w., Cape Town, 1967. R250
76. __________ WOLWEDANS, 'n soort revue, 87pp., hardback, d.w., Cape Town, 1973. R250
Inscribed by the author on f.f.e.p. and signed on the title page.
77. __________ ENKELVLUG, 55pp., ownership signature on f.f.e.p., hardback, d.w., Cape Town, 1978. R250
78. __________ HONGERBLOM, vyf elegieë, 57pp., hardback, d.w., Cape Town, 1972. R250
79. __________ 'N BRUIDSBED VIR TANT NONNIE, kortkuns, 90pp., hardback, d.w., Cape Town, 1970. R250
80. __________ KARNAATJIE, reissketse en essays, 97pp., ownership signature on f.f.e.p., hardback, d.w., Cape Town, 1968. R250
81. __________ DIE HARTSEERWALS, 102pp., hardback, d.w., Johannesburg, 1965. R250
82. Aucamp (H.) & Bakkes (M.) 'N BAKSEL IN DIE MORE, boerestories uit die Stormberge, 67pp., hardback, d.w., Cape Town, 1973. R250
Inscribed by Hennie Aucamp on f.f.e.p.
83. Boerneef MALLEMOLE, 70pp., hardback, Cape Town, 1962. R250
84. __________ GHAAP EN KAMBRO, 60pp., bookplate on inside front cover, hardback, Cape Town, 1959. R250
Inscribed by the author on f.f.e.p. with an handwritten poem on the inside front cover.
85. __________ PALISSANDRYNE, 130pp., hardback, Cape Town, 1964. R250
86. __________ KROKOS, 91pp., illus., hardback, Cape Town, 1958. R250
87. __________ OP DIE FLOTTINA, 94pp., hardback, Cape Town, 1967. R250
Signed by the author on f.f.e.p.
88. Bouwer (A.) KATRIENTJIE VAN KEERWEDER, illustrated by Katrine Harries, 107pp., hardback, Cape Town, 1961. R250
89. __________ STORIES VAN RUYSWYCK, 154pp., hardback, d.w., Cape Town, 1963. R250
90. __________ STORIES VAN BERGPLAAS, illustrated by Katrine Harries, 183pp., illus., hardback, d.w., Cape Town, 1963. R250
91. __________ ABDOLTJIE, ses verhaaltjies oor 'n maleiertjie van die ou Kaap, illustrated by Katrine Harries, 67pp., illus., hardback, Reprint, Cape Town, (1958) 1961. R250
92. [Chandra (G.S.) & McKinley (J.) eds.] NEW LETTERS, Vol. 65 No. 1: Writing from the New South Africa, 207pp., illus., paperback, University of Missouri, Kansas City, 1998. R150
Contributors include Mike Nicol, Karen Press, Fatima Dike, Ingrid de Kock, Tatamkulu Afrika and many others.
93. [Coetzee (A.J.) ed.] AND DEATH WHITE AS WORDS, an anthology of poetry of Breyten Breytenbach (a bilingual text with English translations), 179pp., hardback, d.w., London & Cape Town, 1978. R300
94. de Kok (I.) TRANSFER, 53pp., paperback, Cape Town, 1997. R200
Inscribed by the author on the title page.
95. __________ FAMILIAR GROUND, 63pp., paperback, Reprint, Johannesburg, (1988) 1991. R150
96. [de Kok (I.) & Ferguson (G.) comp.] CITY IN WORDS, an anthology of Cape Town poems, 60pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2001. R200
97. du Plessis (I.D.) DIE MAG VAN DIE WOORD, vyftig essays, 106pp., hardback, d.w., Cape Town, 1952. R250
98. Fugard (A.) THE BLOOD KNOT, a play in seven scenes, 131pp., hardback, Johannesburg, 1963. R750
99. [Hirson (D.) ed.] LAVA OF THIS LAND, South African poetry 1960-1996, 328pp., paperback, covers a little worn, Evanston, 1997. R150
100. Jensma (W.) I MUST SHOW YOU MY CLIPPINGS, 79pp., illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 1977. R350
101. [Kadir (D.) ed.] WORLD LITERATURE TODAY, Vol. 70 No. 1: South African Literature in Transition, 247pp., 4to., illus., paperback, University of Oklahoma, Norman, 1996. R150
Includes an interview with J.M. Coetzee. Other contributors include Ingrid de Kok, Neville Alexander, Mazisi Kunene, Dorothy Driver, Zoë Wicomb, Ivan Vladislavic and many others.
102. Krog (A.) JERUSALEMGANGERS, 64pp., hardback, Cape Town, 1985. R350
103. __________ GEDIGTE, 1989-1995, 77pp., paperback, Pretoria, 1995. R350
104. __________ SIKLUS, 79pp., hardback, Cape Town, 1994. R350
Selected poems from "Beminde Antarktika" and "Mannin" published in 1975.
105. Kunene (M.) ZULU POEMS, 94pp., paperback, London, 1970. R150
Originally written in Zulu and translated into English by M. Kunene.
106. [Pieterse (C.) ed.] SEVEN SOUTH AFRICAN POETS, poems of exile, 132pp., paperback, London, 1971. R450
Poems by Dollar Brand, Dennis Brutus, I. Choonara, C.J. Driver, Timothy Holmes, Keorapetse Kgositsile and Arthur Nortje. Inscribed by Dennis Brutus on inside front cover and inscribed by Cosmo Pieterse on f.f.e.p.
107. Rive (R.) EMERGENCY, a novel, 251pp., hardback, d.w., London, 1964. R300
108. Spies (L.) HIERMAALS, 60pp., hardback, Cape Town, 1992. R250
Inscribed by the author on f.f.e.p. and signed by the author on the title page.
109. __________ WINTERHAWE, 49pp., hardback, Cape Town, 1973. R250
110. __________ ONTMOETINGS, 118pp., hardback, Cape Town, 1979. R250
111. __________ DAGREIS, 62pp., hardback, Cape Town, 1976. R250
112. __________ OORSTAANSON, 88pp., hardback, Cape Town, 1982. R250
113. __________ DIGBY VERGENOEG, 103pp., hardback, Cape Town, 1971. R250
114. Stewart (J.) XOSA PHRASE BOOK, (formerly known as the "Kafir Phrase Book"), (English-Xosa), 64pp., paperback, covers worn, Sixth edition, Alice, (1899) 1939. R450
115. [van der Merwe (C.P.) comp.] BOERNEEF, 'n keur uit sy prosa, 134pp., hardback, d.w., Cape Town, 1967. R250
Signed by Boerneef on f.f.e.p.
116. van Wyk Louw (N.P.) NUWE VERSE, 86pp., hardback, Cape Town, 1954. R250
117. Watson (S.) RETURN OF THE MOON, versions from the /Xam, 80pp., paperback, Cape Town, 1991. R200
118. __________ PRESENCE OF THE EARTH, new poems, 60pp., paperback, Cape Town, 1995. R200
119. Brown (L.H.), Urban (E.K.), Newman (K.), Fry (C.H.) & Keith (S.) THE BIRDS OF AFRICA, illustrated by Martin Woodcock, Ian Willis, C. Hilary Fry and Peter Hayman, 7 Vols., 521+552+611+609+669+724+666pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., maps, hardback, d.ws., a little faded on back, London, 1982-2004. R15,000
120. Burrows (J.E.) SOUTHERN AFRICAN FERNS AND FERN ALLIES, 359pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., maps, hardback, d.w., Johannesburg, 1990. R3,000
121. Cole (D.T.) LITHOPS, flowering stones, 254pp., b/w & colour illus., maps, hardback, d.w., Johannesburg, 1988. R1,500
122. de Graaff (G.) THE RODENTS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA, notes on their identification, distribution, ecology and taxonomy, 267pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., map, hardback, d.w., Durban, 1981. R650
123. Goode (D.) text & illus. CYCADS OF AFRICA, 256pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., maps, hardback, d.w., slipcase, Cape Town, 1989. R750
124. Gunn (M.) & Codd (L.E.) BOTANICAL EXPLORATION OF SOUTHERN AFRICA, an illustrated history of early botanical literature on the Cape flora, biographical accounts of the leading plant collectors and their activities in southern Africa, from the days of the East India Company until modern times, 400pp., illus., maps., hardback, d.w., Cape Town, 1981. R2,000
125. Hilliard (O.M.) & Burtt (B.L.) text & Batten (A.) illus. DIERAMA, the Hairbells of Africa, 152pp., 4to., illus., hardback, d.w., Johannesburg, 1991. R400
126. Kingdon (J.) text & illus. EAST AFRICAN MAMMALS, an atlas of evolution in Africa. 3 Vols. in 7, 446+390+760+476+436+393+746pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., maps, vols. 1,2A & 2B hinges strengthened, some light foxing, hardback, d.ws. slightly frayed, London & New York, 1971-1982. R5,500
Vol. I: [No title], Vol. II: Part A (Insectivores and Bats), Vol. II: Part B (Hares and Rodents), Vol. III: Part A (Carnivores), Vol. III: Part B (Large Mammals), Vol. III: Part C (Bovids) and Vol. III: Part D (Bovids).
127. __________ MAMMALIA AFRICANA, an exhibition of drawings from "East African Mammals, an atlas of evolution in Africa", 63pp., 4to., illus., paperback, Catalogue of the exhibition, London, 1981. R200
128. Schumann (D.), Kirsten (G.) & Oliver (E.G.H.) ERICAS OF SOUTH AFRICA, 272pp., 4to., colour illus., maps, hardback, d.w., Cape Town, 1992. R550
129. Bernstein (H) THE WORLD THAT WAS OURS, with a new preface by the author, 394pp., paperback, Reprint, London, (1967) 2004. R350
Inscribed by the author on the half title.
130. Biko (S.) I WRITE WHAT I LIKE, a selection of his writings edited with a personal memoir by Aelred Stubbs C.R., 216pp., hardback, d.w., London, 1978. R500
131. Bowermaster (J.) THE ADVENTURES AND MISADVENTURES OF PETER BEARD IN AFRICA, 199pp., b/w & colour illus., hardback, d.w., Boston, 1993. R1,250
132. Brink (A.B.A.) ENGINEERING GEOLOGY OF SOUTHERN AFRICA, Vol. 1: The First 2000 Million Years of Geological Time; Vol. 2: Rocks of 2000 to 300 Million Years in Age; Vol. 3: The Karoo Sequence; Vol. 4: Post-Gondwana Deposits, 4 vols., 319+255+320+332pp., b/w & colour illus., maps (some folding), hardback, d.w., Pretoria, 1979-1985. R1,500
133. Bunting (B.) THE RISE OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN REICH, 552pp., map, hardback, d.w., New edition, London, (1964) 1986. R225
134. Bunyan (J.) UHAMBO LOMHAMBI, owesuka Kweli lizwe, waye esinga Kwelo lizayo, imbali ezekeliswe ngephupha ngu John Bunyan, Isicaka Sikathixo, eguqulwe kwintetho yamangesi Ngumfundisi, Tiyo Soga, 167pp., illus., paperback, Reprint, Lovedale, (1866) No date. R200
The translation of "The Pilgrim's Progress" into Xhosa by Rev. Tiyo Soga.
135. Gutsche (H.) & (A.D.E.) DIE DAGERAAD SPEELLIEDJIES, vir die grade en standerd 1, 52pp., small oblong 4to., paperback, covers slightly faded, Cape Town, 1934. R200
136. Hertslet (J.) KANA AND HIS DOG, illustrated by Katrine Harries, 16pp., illus., small oblong 4to., hardback, Cape Town, 1946. R300
137. Metelerkamp (S.) OUTA KAREL'S STORIES, South African folk-lore tales, 149pp., illus., school prize bookplate on inside front cover, hardback, London, 1914. R550
138. Price (P.) THE AFRIKANER LITTLE BOY, illustrated by Hume Henderson, 39pp., illus., some foxing, spine a little loose, hardback, covers foxed, London, 1935. R350
Ten songs with music.
139. de Waal (D.C.) WITH RHODES IN MASHONALAND, translated from the original Dutch by Jan H. Hofmeyr de Waal, 351pp., illus., ownership signature on f.f.e.p., hardback, London & Cape Town, 1896. R1,750
140. Desai (A.) SOUTH AFRICA STILL REVOLTING, 178pp., paperback, covers a little worn, Durban, 1999. R300
Collection of Ashwin Desai's articles from the Independent on Saturday.
141. du Plessis (I.D.) TALES FROM THE MALAY QUARTER, recorded and retold by I.D. du Plessis. English version by Bernard and Elize D. Lewis, 199pp., illus., hardback, d.w., Cape Town, 1981. R300
142. du Plessis (I.D.) & Lückhoff (C.A.) THE MALAY QUARTER AND ITS PEOPLE, photography by E. van Z. Hofmeyr and J. Luckhoff, 90pp. text+172pp. illus., 4to., b/w & colour illus., hardback, d.w., Cape Town, 1953. R750
143. [Forman (S.) & Odendaal (A.) eds.] A TRUMPET FROM THE HOUSETOPS, the selected writings of Lionel Forman, 230pp., illus., paperback, Cape Town, 1992. R250
144. Frankel (G.) RIVONIA'S CHILDREN, three families and the cost of conscience in white South Africa, 381pp., illus., map, hardback, d.w., New York, 1999. R350
The families of Ruth First and Joe Slovo, Harold and AnnMarie Wolpe and Rusty and Hilda Bernstein.
145. Geyser (O.) THE HISTORY OF THE OLD SUPREME COURT BUILDING, 122pp., 4to., illus., hardback, No. 113 of an edition limited to 700 copies, Johannesburg, 1982. R300
146. Goodhew (D.) RESPECTABILITY AND RESISTANCE, a history of Sophiatown, 190pp., hardback, Westport, 2004. R450
147. Herd (N.) 1922, the revolt on the Rand, 210pp., illus., map, hardback, d.w., Johannesburg, 1966. R300
148. Hunter (M.) REACTION TO CONQUEST, effects of contact with Europeans on the Pondo of South Africa, 582pp., illus., maps, hardback, d.w. a little torn and worn, Reprint of the second edition, London, (1936) 1964. R500
149. Burger (J.) HORNED DEATH, hunting the African buffalo, 342pp., illus., hardback, d.w., Agoura, 1986. R450
150. Cottar (C.) COTTAR, the exception was the rule, 329pp., 4to., illus., hardback, d.w., No. 805 of an edition limited to 1000 copies signed by the author's son Pat, Agoura, 1999. R1,500
151. Foran (W.R.) LEGENDS OF THE FIELD, famous early hunters in Africa, 319pp., illus., inscription on f.f.e.p., hardback, d.w., No. 412 of an edition limited to 1000 copies signed by Anthony Dyer of the East African Professional Hunters Association and A.L. Archer who contributed the original manuscript to the EAPHA, Agoura, 1997. R1,250
Inscribed by Tony Archer on f.f.e.p.
152. Manners (H.) KAMBAKU!, 389pp., illus., full brown leather, slipcase, No. 317 of an edition limited to 500 copies signed by the editor A.R. Halse, New edition, Johannesburg, (1986) 1997. R750
153. Manning (I.) WITH A GUN IN GOOD COUNTRY, 295pp., 4to., illus., map, hardback, d.w., No. 906 of an edition limited to 1000 copies signed by the author, Agoura, 1995. R1,500
154. McElroy (C.J.) MCELROY HUNTS DANGEROUS GAME, campfire tales about big game hunting on six continents, 297pp., 4to., illus., hardback, d.w., No. 415 of an edition limited to 1000 copies signed by the author, Agoura, 2000. R1,450
155. Millais (J.G.) LIFE OF FREDERICK COURTNEY SELOUS, Capt. 25th Royal Fusiliers, 387pp., illus., hardback, Reprint, Zanzibar, (1918) 2001. R500
156. Montvoisin (R.J.) PROFESSIONAL HUNTER, along the roads to adventure, 284pp., 4to., illus., map, hardback, d.w., No. 199 of an edition limited to 1000 copies signed by the author, Agoura, 2002. R1,500
157. Northcote (J.) FROM SAILOR TO PROFESSIONAL HUNTER, the autobiography of John Northcote, 394pp., 4to., illus., maps, hardback, d.w., No. 641 of an edition limited to 1000 copies signed by the author, Agoura, 1997. R1,500
158. Sánchez-Arino (T.) ELEPHANT HUNTERS, MEN OF LEGEND, 234pp., 4to., illus., maps, hardback, slipcase, No. 476 of an edition limited to 1000 copies signed by the author, Agoura, 2005. R1,750
159. Swan (G.) et al HUNTING AFRICA, a practical guide, 350pp., maps, b/w & colour illus., paperback, Third edition, Cape Town, (2000) 2007. R250
160. [Crwys-Williams (J.) ed.] SOUTH AFRICAN DESPATCHES, two centuries of the best South African journalism, 495pp., illus., hardback, d.w., Johannesburg, 1989. R250
161. Drysdale (A.) MY NEIGHBOUR MADIBA...AND OTHERS, journeys in journalism, 310pp., illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R175
Andrew Drysdale was the editor of the Pretoria News and The Argus.
162. Gibson (R.) FINAL DEADLINE, the last days of the Rand Daily Mail, 208pp., illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R160
Rex Gibson was the editor of the Rand Daily Mail from 1982 to 1985.
163. Lelyveld (J.) MOVE YOUR SHADOW, South Africa, black and white, 390pp., map, hardback, d.w., New York, 1985. R275
Joe Lelyveld was the New York Times correspondent in South Africa in the 1960s and 1980s.
164. Mervis (J.) THE FOURTH ESTATE, a newspaper story, 571pp., illus., hardback, d.w., Johannesburg, 1989. R250
Joel Mervis was the editor of the Sunday Express from 1956 to 1959 and then editor of the Sunday Times until 1975.
165. Shaw (G.) BELIEVE IN MIRACLES, South Africa from Malan to Mandela - and the Mbeki era, a reporter's story, 146pp., illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R135
Gerald Shaw worked for 30 years at the Cape Times.
166. [Switzer (L.) & Adhikari (M.) eds.] SOUTH AFRICA'S RESISTANCE PRESS, alternative voices in the last generation under apartheid, 505pp., paperback, Athens, 2000. R275
Contributors include Peter Limb, Jeremy Seekings, Keyan Tomaselli and Christopher Saunders.
167. Tyson (H.) EDITORS UNDER FIRE, 428pp., illus., hardback, d.w., Johannesburg, 1993. R250
Harvey Tyson was the editor of The Star for 16 years. Contributors include Nelson Mandela, Anthony Lewis, Lord McGregor of Durris and Helen Suzman.
168. [Kaplan (M.) & Robertson (M.) eds.] FOUNDERS AND FOLLOWERS, Johannesburg Jewry 1887-1915, 300pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., maps, hardback, d.w., Cape Town, 1991. R450
169. Lerumo (A.) FIFTY FIGHTING YEARS, the Communist Party of South Africa 1921-1971, 191pp., illus., map, hardback, d.w., Third revised edition, London, (1971) 1987. R250
170. Meer (F.) THE TRIAL OF ANDREW ZONDO, a sociological insight, 173pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 1987. R150
171. Mokgatle (N.) THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF AN UNKNOWN SOUTH AFRICAN, 349pp., map, hardback, d.w., Berkeley, 1971. R250
172. Mphahlele (E.) THE AFRICAN IMAGE, 240pp., hardback, d.w., London, 1962. R200
173. Norwich (O.) MAPS OF AFRICA, an illustrated and annotated carto-bibliography, bibliographical descriptions by Pam Kolbe, 408pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., maps, hardback, d.w. a little worn, Johannesburg, 1983. R1,250
174. Nott (L.) et al GANGS, the search for self-respect, 4to., illus., ownership signature on the title page, paperback, National Institute for Crime Prevention and Rehabilitation of Offenders (NICRO) and the Social Justice Resource Project (SJRP), Cape Town, 1990. R150
175. O'Meara (D.) FORTY LOST YEARS, the apartheid state and the politics of the National Party, 1948-1994, 579pp., illus., paperback, Reprint, Johannesburg, (1996) 1999. R350
176. Ondaatje (C.) HEMINGWAY IN AFRICA, the last safari, 237pp., illus., map, hardback, d.w., Toronto, 2003. R150
177. Péringuey (L.) INSCRIPTIONS LEFT BY EARLY EUROPEAN NAVIGATORS ON THEIR WAY TO THE EAST, 47pp., illus., map, paperback, South African Museum, Third edition, Cape Town, (1913) 1950. R200
178. Sales (J.) MISSION STATIONS AND THE COLOURED COMMUNITIES OF THE EASTERN CAPE 1800-1852, 176pp., 4to., illus., hardback, d.w. a little worn, Cape Town, 1975. R450
179. Sibeko (A.) (Zola Zembe) FREEDOM IN OUR LIFETIME, 176pp., illus., paperback, Durban, 1996. R95
180. Slabbert (M.) & van Rooyen (J.H.) SOME IMPLICATIONS OF TATTOOING IN AND OUTSIDE PRISON, 63pp., 4to., illus., paperback, Institute of Criminology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, 1978. R750
181. [Smuts (D.) & Westcott (S.) eds.] THE PURPLE SHALL GOVERN, a South African A to Z of nonviolent action, 165pp., 4to., illus., paperback, Cape Town, 1991. R150
182. Sooklal (A.) A SOCIO-RELIGIOUS STUDY OF THE HARE KRISHNA MOVEMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA, 144pp., paperback, Durban, 1986. R250
183. Southey (J.) FOOTPRINTS IN THE KAROO, a story of farming life, 275pp., b/w & colour illus., map, hardback, d.w., Johannesburg, 1990. R550
184. Storrar (C.D.) THE FOUR FACES OF FOURCADE, the biography of a remarkable forester, land surveyor, botanist and photogrammetrist, 198pp., b/w & colour illus., hardback, d.w., Cape Town, 1990. R500
185. [Suttner (I.) ed.] CUTTING THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN, interviews with South African Jewish activists, 634pp., illus., hardback, Johannesburg, 1997. R300
186. Taylor (S.) CALIBAN'S SHORE, the wreck of the Grosvenor and the strange fate of her survivors, 297pp., illus., maps, hardback, d.w., New York, 2004. R195
187. Townsend (L.) & (S.) text & Townsend (L.) photo. BOKAAP FACES AND FAÇADES, a record of the passing scene in Cape Town's Malay Quarter with a brief account of its architecture and Muslim inhabitants, 141pp., 4to., illus., hardback, d.w. a little worn, Cape Town, 1977. R550
188. Clover Workers Support Committee CLOVER AND NCD [NATIONAL CO-OPERATIVE DAIRIES], milking the workers, 22pp., illus, paperback, Durban, (1987). R150
189. Institute for Industrial Education THE DURBAN STRIKES 1973, "human beings with souls", 195pp., ownership stamp on the title page, paperback, covers a little worn, Durban, 1974. R150
190. Luckhardt (K.) & Wall (B.) ORGANIZE OR STARVE!, the history of the South African Congress of Trade Unions, 520pp., illus., hardback, d.w., New York, 1980. R250
191. van der Merwe (P.J.) THE MIGRANT FARMER IN THE HISTORY OF THE CAPE COLONY 1657-1842, translated from Afrikaans to English by Roger B. Beck, 315pp., hardback, d.w. slightly faded on spine, Athens, 1995. R295
Originally published in 1938 as "Die trekboer in die geskiedenis van die Kaapkolonie, 1657-1842".
192. Viney (G.) & Simons (P.B.) THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, 1806 to 1872, aspects of the life and times of British society in and around Cape Town, 236pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., t.e.g., half maroon leather, green title label, marbled boards, slipcase, No. 76 of the collectors edition limited to 125 copies. Brenthurst Press Second Series No. 10, Johannesburg, 1994. R3,500
193. Weyl (N.) TRAITORS` END, the rise and fall of the Communist Movement in Southern Africa, 190pp., hardback, d.w. small piece missing at top of spine, Reprint, New Rochelle, 1970. R225
194. [Barnard (M.) ed.] COLLECTING THE IMAGINATION, the first fifty years of the Ransom Center, 132pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus, hardback, d.w., Austin, 2007. R395
The Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at the University of Texas at Austin has a remarkable collection of literary manuscripts and rare books including the archives of James Joyce, Samuel Beckett, Norman Mailer and many others.
195. Bartram (A.) FIVE HUNDRED YEARS OF BOOK DESIGN, 192pp., illus., 4to., hardback, d.w., New Haven, 2001. R300
196. Bearman (F.) et al FINE AND HISTORIC BOOKBINDINGS, from the Folger Shakespeare Library, 271pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., hardback, d.w., Catalogue of the exhibition, Folger Library, Washington D.C., 1992. R550
197. Benjamin (R.) ORIENTALIST AESTHETICS, art, colonialism and French North Africa, 1880-1930, 352pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., hardback, d.w., Berkeley, 2003. R650
198. Bradbury (R.) SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES, 253pp., hardback, d.w., London, 1963. R250
199. [Byrne (E.) & Penzler (O.) eds.] ATTACKS OF TASTE, 63pp., hardback, title label on front cover, No. 62 of an edition limited to 500 copies signed by the editors, New York, 1971. R350
Writers were asked "which book or books were your favourites or influenced you most as a teenager and why?" Contributors include Alan Paton, Mary Renault, Anais Nin, Henry Miller, Jack Kerouac and many others. This was Mary Renault's copy.
200. Doubleday (R.) JAN TSCHICHOLD, designer, the Penguin years, 218pp., small 4to., colour illus., hardback, d.w., New Castle & Aldershot, 2006. R560
201. Duncan (A.) & de Bartha (G.) ART NOUVEAU AND ART DECO BOOKBINDING, French masterpieces 1880-1940, 200pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., hardback, d.w., New York, 1989. R950
202. Durrell (Lawrence) BECCAFICO, Le Becfigue, 16pp., pink paper wraps,, No. 39 of an edition limited to 150 copies signed by the author, Montpellier, 1963. R550
Text in English and French.
203. Hansen (T.) CLASSIC BOOK JACKETS, the design legacy of George Salter, foreword by Milton Glaser, 200pp., small 4to., b/w & colour illus., paperback, New York, 2005. R300
204. Horne (A.) THE DICTIONARY OF 20TH CENTURY BRITISH BOOK ILLUSTRATORS, 456pp., b/w & colour illus., hardback, d.w., Woodbridge, 1994. R500
205. Hutner (M.) & Kelly (J.) A CENTURY FOR THE CENTURY, fine printed books from 1900 to 1999, 110pp., 4to., illus., hardback, d.w., New edition, New Hampshire, 2004. R250
206. Lodge (David) PASTORAL, 18pp., marbled paper wraps with title label on front cover, No.15 of an edition limited to 26 copies signed by the author, Atlanta, 2001. R350
207. Parr (M.) & Badger (G.) THE PHOTOBOOK, a history, 2 Vols., 320+335pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., hardback, d.w., Volume one is a reprint, London, (2004) 2005 & 2006. R1,450
208. Powers (A.) CHILDREN'S BOOK COVERS, great book jacket and cover design, 143pp., small 4to., colour illus., hardback, d.w., London, 2003. R350
209. Raven (J.) THE BUSINESS OF BOOKS, booksellers and the English book trade 1450-1850, 493pp., illus., hardback, d.w., New Haven, 2007. R695
210. [Revenga (L.) ed.] TESOROS DE ESPANA, ten centuries of Spanish books, 440pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Catalogue of the exhibition, New York Public Library, New York, 1985. R350
Text in English and Spanish.
211. Spawn (W.) & Kinsella (T.) TICKETED BOOKBINDINGS FROM NINETEENTH-CENTURY BRITAIN, 206pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Bryn Mawr, 1999. R500
212. Stein (Gertrude) AN ACQUAINTANCE WITH DESCRIPTION, 50pp., cream buckram slightly soiled, limitation label pasted down opposite title page, No.192 of an edition limited to 225 copies signed by the author, London, 1929. R15,000
213. Tracy (N.) BRITANNIA'S PALETTE, the arts of naval victory, 476pp., illus., hardback, d.w., Montreal, 2007. R670
214. Wodehouse (P.G.) THE MOST OF P.G.WODEHOUSE, 666pp., hardback, d.w. a little worn, New York, 1969. R15,000
Inscribed by P.G.Wodehouse to Bill Cole on the half title. Includes four typed and signed letters to Cole from Wodehouse and two publicity photographs of Wodehouse taken by Cole.
215. Wood (C.) THE DICTIONARY OF VICTORIAN PAINTERS, 764pp., 4to., illus., hardback, d.w., Reprint of the Second Edition, Woodbridge, (1971) 1981. R550
216. __________ OLYMPIAN DREAMERS, Victorian classical painters 1860-1914, 272pp., 4to., illus., hardback, d.w., London, 1983. R550
217. __________ THE PRE-RAPHAELITES, 160pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., hardback, d.w., Reprint, London, (1981) 1983. R350
AFRICA CURRENT PUBLICATIONS - ANGLO-BOER WAR, ZULU WAR and other Southern African wars
218. Barlow (E.) EXECUTIVE OUTCOMES, against all odds, 552pp., colour illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R250
219. [Batley (K.) ed.] SECRET BURDEN, memories of the Border War by South African soldiers who fought it, 133pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R110
A collection of poetry and prose written anonymously by white South African conscripts in the early 1990s now published for the first time.
220. Bennett (C.) THREE FRIGATES, President Class frigates bring the South African Navy to maturity, 269pp., 4to., illus., paperback, Durban, 2006. R385
221. Cocks (C.) OUT OF ACTION, the powerful sequel to the bestselling "Fireforce - one man's war in the Rhodesian Light Infantry", 278pp., map, b/w & colour illus., hardback, d.w., Reprint, Johannesburg, (1999) 2008. R225
First published as "Survival Course".
222. [Grobler (J.) ed.] THE WAR DIARY OF JOHANNA BRANDT, 472pp., illus., paperback, Pretoria, 2007. R186
223. Kruger (R.) GOODBYE DOLLY GRAY, the story of the Boer War, 540pp., maps, illus., paperback, Reprint, Johannesburg, (1959) 2008. R250
224. Mahncke (J.) U-BOATS & SPIES IN SOUTHERN AFRICA, anecdotes, legends, stories, 134pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R155
225. Nasson (B.) SPRINGBOKS ON THE SOMME, South Africa in the Great War 1914-1918, 257pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R180
226. Raath (A.) DE LA REY, 'n stryd vir Vryheid, 516pp., 4to., map, b/w & colour illus., hardback, d.w., Brandfort, 2007. R755
227. van der Walt (N.) BOS TOE!, 'n storie oor die laaste fase van die Grensoorlog soos beleef deur 'n junior offisier van 32-Batallion, 178pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Swartkops, 2007. R165
228. van Schoor (M.) CHRISTIAAN RUDOLPH DE WET, krygsman en volksman, 325pp., illus., paperback, Pretoria, 2007. R150
229. Webb (S.) OPS MEDIC, a national serviceman's Border War, 296pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2008. R195
230. [Wessels (A.) ed.] LORD KITCHENER AND THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA, 1899-1902, 371pp., map, illus., hardback, d.w., Publication of the Army Records Society, Vol. 25, Stroud, 2006. R970
231. Woolmore (W.) STEINAECKER'S HORSEMEN, South Africa 1899-1903, 352pp., maps, illus., hardback, d.w., Barberton, 2006. R370
Steinaecker's Horse (named after their commander, ex-Prussian officer Baron von Steinaecker) was one of the most unusual irregular units that fought on the British side in the Boer War.
AFRICA CURRENT PUBLICATIONS - ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL STUDIES, ARCHAEOLOGY & ETHNOGRAPHY (including Khoisan studies)
232. __________ STORIES OP DIE WIND, 'n veeltalige bloemlesing van Noord-Kaapse verhale, 'n gesamentlike projek van die Instituut vir Geregtigheid en Versoening en die Departement van Kuns en Kultuur, 156pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback + CD-ROM, Cape Town, no date. R195
Text in Nama, Afrikaans and English.
233. __________ STORIES OP DIE WIND, 'n handleiding vir opvoeders van Noord-Kaapse volksverhale, 'n gesamentlike projek van die Instituut vir Geregtigheid en Versoening en die Departement van Onderwys, Noord-Kaap Provinsie, 79pp., illus., paperback, Cape Town, no date. R195
Teachers' guide in Afrikaans.
234. Balson (S.) CHILDREN OF THE MIST, the lost tribe of South Africa, 340pp., maps, paperback, Queensland, 2007. R200
"A popular history of the Griqua".
235. Bleek (W.) & Lloyd (L.) MYTHEN UND MARCHEN DER BUSCHMANN-VOLKER, aus den sammlungen von Wilhelm H.I. Bleek und Lucy C. Lloyd, 138pp., illus., paperback, Facsimile Reprint, Einsiedeln, (1938) 2002. R225
Text in German.
236. [Boden (G.) comp. & ed.] !QAMTEE /AA /XANYA, 'the book of traditions', histories, texts and illustrations from the !Xoon and 'N/ohan People of Namibia, 108pp., maps, colour illus., paperback, Basel, 2008. R195
237. [Bonner (P.) et al eds.] SEARCH FOR ORIGINS, science, history and South Africa's 'Cradle of Humankind', foreword by Philip Tobias, 313pp., maps, b/w & colour illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R280
238. [Comaroff (J.) et al eds.] PICTURING A COLONIAL PAST, the African photographs of Isaac Schapera, 224pp., illus., paperback, Chicago, 2007. R285
Photographs taken by Isaac Schapera (1905-2003) between 1929 and 1940 in Botswana.
239. Huffman (T.) HANDBOOK TO THE IRON AGE, the archaeology of pre-colonial farming societies in southern Africa, 504pp., 4to., maps, b/w & colour illus., hardback, Pietermaritzburg, 2007. R425
240. [Nhamo (A.) comp.] IMMORTALIZING THE PAST, reproductions of Zimbabwean rock art by Lionel Cripps, 182pp., illus., paperback, Harare, 2007. R195
280 detailed drawings, done from 1938-1940, of Zimbabwean rock art.
241. [Ogundiran (A.) & Falola (T.) eds.] ARCHAEOLOGY OF ATLANTIC AFRICA AND THE AFRICAN DIASPORA, 509pp., maps, illus., hardback, d.w., Bloomington, 2007. R595
242. Shipton (P.) NATURE OF ENTRUSTMENT, intimacy, exchange, and the sacred in Africa, 281pp., illus., hardback, d.w., London, 2007. R525
243. [Swanepoel (N.) et al eds.] FIVE HUNDRED YEARS REDISCOVERED, southern African precedents and prospects, 500 year initiative, 2007 conference proceedings, 284pp., maps, b/w & colour illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2008. R250
244. [Tomaselli (K.) ed.] WRITING IN THE SAN/D, autoethnography among indigenous southern Africans, 174pp., illus., paperback, New York, 2007. R325
AFRICA CURRENT PUBLICATIONS - ART, ARCHITECTURE, FILM, PHOTOGRAPHY & MUSIC
245. __________ MARCUS NEUSTETTER, in two minds, 80pp., colour illus., paperback, Catalogue of the exhibition, Art on Paper Gallery, Johannesburg, 2008. R210
246. __________ JAMES-IROHA UCHECHUKWU, 78pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Paris, 2006. R200
Uchechukwu is a Nigerian photographer and was the first winner of the Elan photography award in 2005.
247. __________ PAUL DU TOIT, highly charged, 47pp., b.w & colour illus., paperback, Catalogue of the exhibition, 34 on Long, Cape Town, 2007. R95
248. __________ VARENKA PASCHKE, the water grid, 36pp., colour illus., paperback, (Cape Town), 2007. R75
249. __________ THANDABANTU, a photographic journey through southern Africa, 1919-1939, 30pp., maps, b/w & colour illus., paperback, Catalogue of the exhibition, McGregor Museum, Kimberley, no date. R75
A small exhibition on the photographs made by Alfred Duggan-Cronin and his assistant Richard Madela from 1919 to 1939. Thandabantu was the name given to Duggan-Cronin by the Matabele.
250. __________ START, the Nivea Art Award 2007, 29pp., colour illus., paperback, Catalogue of the exhibition, KwaZulu-Natal Society of Arts, Durban, 2007. R50
251. [Arnold (M.) ed.] ART IN EASTERN AFRICA, 202pp., 4to., maps, b/w & colour illus., hardback, d.w., Dar es Salaam, 2008. R675
252. Art Logic JOBURG ART FAIR, directory & curated show 13-16 March 2008, 175+79pp., colour illus., paperback, Catalogue of the exhibition, Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, 2008. R225
Bell-Roberts Contemporary Art Gallery
253. de Villiers (W.) JANE EPPEL, sanctum, 26pp., colour illus., paperback, Catalogue of the exhibition, Cape Town, 2008. R50
254. Lamprecht (A.) CARA VAN DER WESTHUIZEN, Venus revisited, 24pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Catalogue of the exhibition, Cape Town, 2007. R80
255. MacKenny (V.) & Lamprecht (A.) SVEA JOSEPHY, twin town, 30pp., colour illus., paperback, Catalogue of the exhibition, Cape Town, 2007. R80
256. Penfold (D.) KEVIN BRAND, arcadia, 19pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Catalogue of the exhibition, Cape Town, 2008. R80
257. Smith (K.) WILLIAM SCARBROUGH, stitches 2008, 35pp., colour illus., paperback, Catalogue of the exhibition, Cape Town, 2008. R80
258. Smith (M.) LYNDI SALES, transient, 29pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Catalogue of the exhibition, Cape Town, 2008. R80
259. Tietze (A.) et al KNOWLEDGE CHAMBERS, an exhibition series by Fritha Langerman, 34pp., illus., paperback, Catalogue of the exhibition, Cape Town, 2007. R80
260. Berndt (J.) FROM WEAPON TO ORNAMENT, the CAP [Community Arts Project] Media Project Posters (1982 to 1994), 64pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R180
261. Bonn (G.) PETER BEARD, scrapbooks from Africa and beyond, 113pp., b/w & colour illus., hardback + DVD, New York, 2006. R595
54 minute documentary on Peter Beard by Jean-Claude Luyat and Guilaume Bonn.
262. Borman (J.) WALTER MEYER 2007, 25pp., colour illus., paperback, Catalogue of the exhibition, Johans Borman Fine Art Gallery, Cape Town, 2007. R60
263. Botha (A) et al ANDRIES BOTHA, (dis)appearance(s), 32pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Catalogue of the exhibition, Bank Gallery, Durban, 2007. R70
264. Botha (A.) et al MUSE, 64pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Catalogue of the exhibition, Klein Karoo National Arts Festival, Oudtshoorn and IART Gallery, Cape Town, 2008. R100
Portraits of South African painters and writers by South African painters. Text in Afrikaans and English. Zwelethu Mthethwa by Sam Nlengethwa, Willem Boshoff by Dylan Graham, Breyten Breytenbach by Wendy Botha, Marlene Dumas by Gregory Kerr, Amanda Botha by Walter Meyer, William Kentridge by Paul Emsley, and many more.
265. [Botha (N.) et al eds.] DESIGN INDABA, all stars, 327pp., 4to., colour illus., hardback, Cape Town, 2008. R350
266. [Brzyski (A.) ed.] PARTISAN CANONS, 370pp., illus., paperback, Durham, 2007. R250
Includes "Canons Apart and Apartheid Canons: interpellations beyond the colonial in South African art" by Julie McGee.
267. Bussy (B.) & Dawes (N.) PAUL EDMUNDS, aggregate, 47pp., 4to., colour illus., paperback, Cape Town, (2008). R140
268. Caramaschi (F.) photo. & text ZAMBIA, a story, 141pp., 4to., map, illus., paperback, Milan, 2006. R430
269. [Cohn (L.) curator] SASOL WAX ART AWARD 2007, 8 booklets, 15pp each, b/w & colour illus., paperback, slipcase, Johannesburg, 2007. R212
The finalists were Wayne Barker, Usha Seejarim, Sue Williamson and Andrew Verster. The winner was Walter Oltmann.
270. __________ SASOL WAX ART AWARD 2006, 7 booklets, 7pp each, b/w & colour illus., folder, Johannesburg, 2006. R212
Finalists were Kagiso Pat Mantlou, Andrew Tshabanga, Diane Victor and Kim Berman. The winner was Jeremy Wafer.
271. Costa (A.) et al JORGE DIAS, zoologia dos fluxos, 23pp., colour illus., paperback, Catalogue of the exhibition, Centro Cultural Franco Moçambicano, Maputo, 2007. R95
Text in Portuguese and French.
272. __________ EUGÉNIO LEMOS, 11pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Catalogue of the exhibition, Museu Nacional de Arte, Maputo, 2007. R50
Text in Portuguese.
273. Couto (M.) et al VIAGEM, Ilha de Moçambique, 91pp., colour illus., paperback, Maputo, 2004. R150
Paintings by Armando Alves, Francisco Laranjo, Júlio Resende and others.
274. de Rosemond (P.) photo. & Blume (E.) text ENTER EXIT, 118pp., oblong 4to., illus., hardback, d.w., Catalogue of the exhibition, Bamako, Mali, Ostfildern, 2008. R300
Text in English, French and German.
275. [Dias (J.) curator] ANÉSIA MANJATE, reflexões e ideias, 11pp., colour illus., paperback, Catalogue of the exhibition, Museu Nacional de Arte, Maputo, 2007. R50
276. [Dippenaar (E.) & Strydom (R.) curators] AARDKLOP 10, 21pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Catalogue of the exhibition, Aardklop National Arts Festival, Cape Town, 2008. R95
Guest artists include Nicholas Hlobo, Berni Searle and Willem Boshoff.
277. Dodd (A.) MARCO CIANFANELLI, 05.95, tracking a decade, 84pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2006. R250
278. du Plessis (A.) et al ASHA ZERO, say for me, 32pp., oblong 4to., colour illus., paperback, Catalogue of the exhibition, 34 on Long, Cape Town, 2008. R95
279. Duffey (A.) ANTON VON WOUW, the smaller works, 236pp., illus., hardback, d.w., Pretoria, 2008. R400
Dumas (Marlene)
280. Andriesse (P.) & Dumas (M.) MARLENE DUMAS, man kind, 35pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Catalogue of the exhibition, Galerie Paul Andriesse, Amsterdam, 2006. R195
Text in Dutch and English.
281. Bedford (E.) et al MARLENE DUMAS, intimate relations, 140pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Catalogue of the exhibition, Iziko South African National Gallery, Cape Town and Standard Bank Gallery, Johannesburg, 2007. R220
Essays by Marlene van Niekerk, Emma Bedford, Achille Mbembe and Sarah Nuttall.
282. Edmondson (L.) PERFORMANCE AND POLITICS IN TANZANIA, the nation on stage, 175pp., illus., paperback, Bloomington, 2007. R260
283. Engblom (P.) ZULU SUSHI, the diary of Mpunzi Shezi, 175pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Durban, 2006. R250
The imaginary diary of Mpunzi Shezi which proves that Zulus discovered sushi.
284. Faber (P.), Rassool (C.) & Witz (L.) SOUTH AFRICAN FAMILY STORIES, reflections on an experiment in exhibition making, 118pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Amsterdam, 2007. R360
The making of the exhibition "Group Portrait South Africa: Nine Family Histories" which opened in 2002 in the Tropenmuseum in Amsterdam and was at the National Cultural History Museum in Pretoria between 2003 and 2007.
285. [Azodo (A.) & Eke (M.) eds.] GENDER & SEXUALITY, in African literature and film, 333pp., paperback, Trenton, 2007. R295
286. [Botha (M.) comp.] MARGINAL LIVES & PAINFUL PASTS, South African cinema after apartheid, 386pp., illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R349
Includes essays by Lesley Marx, Ian Glenn and Keyan Tomaselli.
287. [Haddow (I.) ed.] FILMMAKERS GUIDE TO SOUTH AFRICA, 2008, 166pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R190
288. Harrow (K.) POSTCOLONIAL AFRICAN CINEMA, from political engagement to postmodernism, 268pp., illus., paperback, Bloomington, 2007. R265
289. Maingard (J.) SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CINEMA, 220pp., illus., paperback, Abingdon, 2007. R325
290. Snyman (A.) PRODUCING DOCUMENTARIES, a practical guide, 128pp., paperback, Pretoria, 2007. R207
291. Tomaselli (K.) ENCOUNTERING MODERNITY, twentieth century South African cinemas, 183pp., paperback, Amsterdam & Pretoria, 2006. R140
292. van Nierop (L.) MOVIES MADE EASY, a practical guide to film analysis, 186pp., illus., paperback, Second edition, Pretoria, (1998) 2008. R228
First published in 1998 as "Seeing Sense".
293. Friedman (C.) photo. & Gunning (S.) text SUBTRACTION, 100pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., hardback, Durban, 2007. R350
Photographs of South African plants showing leaves, flowers and roots.
294. Friedman (H.) KATE GOTTGENS, little deaths, works in paint and ash, 32pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Catalogue of the exhibition, UCT Irma Stern Museum, Cape Town, 2007. R60
295. Garb (T.) et al VIVIENNE KOORLAND, reisemalheurs (travel woes), 52pp., colour illus., paperback, Catalogue of the exhibition, Freud Museum, London, 2007. R300
Vivienne Koorland was born in Cape Town, studied at Michaelis School of Art and now lives in New York. Includes the essay "Painting Maps" by William Kentridge.
296. [Godby (M.) curator] IS THERE STILL LIFE?, continuity and change in South African still life painting, 64pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Catalogue of the exhibition, Old Town House and Sanlam Art Gallery, Cape Town, 2007. R145
Artists include Hylton Nel, Penny Siopis, Enslin du Plessis, Sam Nhlengethwa, Trevor Makhuba, Cecil Higgs, Maud Sumner and many more.
297. Breytenbach (J.) illus. & text I DON'T LIKE CHOCOLATE, 92pp., hardback, d.w., Cape Town, 2007. R160
298. [Federici (S.) curators et al] AFRICACOMICS, 271pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Catalogue of the exhibition, The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, 2007. R475
299. [Kannemeyer (A.) [Joe Dog] & Botes (C.) [Konradski] eds.] BITTERKOMIX 15, 95pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2008. R200
Text in English and Afrikaans.
300. [Mason (A.) ed.] MAMBA COMIX, No. 5, the horror lies within, 96pp., 4to., illus., paperback, Durban, 2007. R95
Includes "Clash of the JZs, the follow up on Zapiro's Jacob Zuma lawsuit".
301. Murrette (A.) CINDINHA, 34pp., illus., paperback, Maputo, 2006. R95
302. Hahner (I.) et al AFRICAN MASKS, the Barbier-Mueller collection, 287pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Munich, 2007. R285
303. [Hallett (G.) & McKenzie (P.) eds.] DISTRICT SIX REVISITED, photographs by George Hallett, Clarence Coulson, Jackie Heyns, Wilfred Paulse, Gavin Jantjes, 110pp., 4to., illus., hardback, Johannesburg, 2007. R290
304. [Hartdegen (P.) & Terblanche (J.) comps.] A CENTURY OF BUILDING SOUTH AFRICA, Master Builders South Africa, 252pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., hardback, Johannesburg, 2007. R375
305. Hugo (P.) photo. & text HYENA & OTHER MEN, with an essay by Adetokunbo Abiola, 80pp., 4to., colour illus., hardback, d.w., London, 2007. R450
Photographs taken in Lagos, Nigeria, of itinerant entertainers who use hyenas, baboons and pythons to gather crowds.
306. Hundt (S.) et al JOHANN LOUW, 60pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Catalogue of the exhibition, Sanlam Art Gallery, Cape Town, 2007. R230
307. Jacobsen (W.) DIS-LOCATION / RE-LOCATION, Leora Farber in collaboration with Strangelove, 12pp., folded, b/w & colour illus, Catalogue of the exhibition, Albany History Museum etc, Johannesburg, 2007. R50
308. [Janssen (C.) photo.] THERE IS SOMETHING IN THE AIR IN PRINCE ALBERT, 50pp., oblong 4to., colour illus., hardback, Cologne, 2007. R425
309. [Bell-Roberts (B.) ed.] SNAPP, a quarterly on African photography, Issue 1, 90pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2008. R50
310. [Enwezor (O.) et al eds.] NKA, journal of contemporary African art, No. 21, Fall 2007, special issue: photography, film, 136pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Ithica, 2007. R240
311. [Knox (B.) ed.] LOOK AWAY, showcasing raw artistic talent, Issue 6, quarter 3, 69pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Pretoria, 2007. R25
312. __________ LOOK AWAY, showcasing raw artistic talent, Issue 7, quarter 4, 68pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Pretoria, 2007. R25
313. [O'Toole (S.) ed.] ART SOUTH AFRICA, Vol. 6, Issue 3, Autumn 2008, 112pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2008. R80
314. __________ ART SOUTH AFRICA, Vol. 6, Issue 2, Summer 2007, 96pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R70
Includes fiction by Ivan Vladislavic, and Antjie Krog on the selection of the David Goldblatt photograph for the cover of her book of poetry "Body Bereft".
315. __________ ART SOUTH AFRICA, Vol. 6, Issue 1, Spring 2007, 112pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R70
316. [Oakes (G.) et al eds.] SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF PHOTOGRAPHY, Vol. 2, Issue 1, 71pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., paperback, no place, 2007. R35
317. [Ogbechie (S.) & Peffer (J.) eds.] CRITICAL INTERVENTIONS, journal of African art history and visual culture, No. 1, July 2007, 158pp., illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R150
318. Kasfir (S.) AFRICAN ART AND THE COLONIAL ENCOUNTER, inventing a global commodity, 381pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Bloomington, 2007. R265
Kentridge (William)
319. Alemani (C.) WILLIAM KENTRIDGE, 107pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Milan, 2006. R300
320. [Basualdo (C.) ed.] WILLIAM KENTRIDGE, tapestries, with essays by Gabriele Guercio, Okwui Enwezor and Ivan Vladislavic, 120pp., b/w & colour illus., hardback, Catalogue of the exhibition, Philadelphia Museum of Art, London, 2008. R345
321. [Kentridge (W.) director & set designer] MAGIC FLUTE, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 44pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R70
Programme of the Cape Town and Johannesburg performances.
322. [Law-Viljoen (B.) ed.] FLUTE, William Kentridge, 207pp., b/w & colour illus., hardback, d.w., Johannesburg, 2007. R390
William Kentridge's production of the Magic Flute opened in Brussels in 2005 and came to South Africa in 2007. Includes essays by Stephanie Roussel, Kate McCrickand and Bronwyn Law-Viljoen and "Notes towards an Opera" and "Drawing the Stage" by William Kentridge.
323. [Khan (S.)] WALKING THE LINE, 16pp., colour illus., paperback, Catalogue of the exhibition, Wits Theatre, Johannesburg, 2004. R40
324. __________ (B)LACK EMPOWERMENT, Sharlene Khan, 18pp., illus., fold-out paperback, Catalogue of the exhibition, KwaZulu-Natal Society of Arts, Durban, 2007. R40
325. Khan (S.) & Gule (K.) SHARLENE KHAN, previously disadvantaged, 15pp., 4to., colour illus., paperback, Catalogue of the exhibition, Gallery MOMO, Johannesburg, (2006). R50
326. Klopper (S.) & Godby (M.) WILLIE BESTER, 37pp., colour illus., paperback, Catalogue of the exhibition, Goodman Gallery, Cape Town, 2007. R95
327. Klopper (S.) & Nettleton (A.) ART OF SOUTHERN AFRICA, the Terence Pethica Collection, 246pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., hardback, d.w., Milan, 2007. R890
328. Kritziner (J.) DERRIC VAN RENSBURG, 200pp., oblong 4to., b/w & colour illus., hardback, d.w., Cape Town, 2007. R550
329. Lainé (D.) photo., Stamm (A.) & Saulnier (P.) text AFRICAN GODS, contemporary rituals and beliefs, 191pp., colour illus., hardback, d.w., Paris, 2007. R690
330. [Lauber (P.) ed.] CAPE TOWN, architecture and design, 238pp., 4to., colour illus., hardback, d.w., Cologne, 2007. R556
Architects include Gabriel Fagan, Revel Fox and Partners, Stefan Antoni, Louis Karol. Text in English and German.
331. [Lewin (D.) curator & text] SPIRIT OF AFRICA, southern Africa by design, 141pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Catalogue of the exhibition, Clayarch Gimhae Museum, Korea, 2007. R695
Text in English and Korean. Exhibition of traditional beadwork, headrests, pipes, pottery, spoons and much more.
332. Lipman (A.) MOMENTARILY ENDLESS, body of photographic works by Carla Crafford, 48pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Catalogue of the exhibition, Fried Contemporary Gallery, Pretoria, 2007. R210
333. [Manaka (M.) comp.] ECHOES OF AFRICAN ART, a century of art in South Africa, foreword by Es'kia Mphahlele, 110pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Reprint, Johannesburg, (1987) 2007. R130
334. Massie (A.) AWAY FROM HOME, 111pp., colour illus., paperback, Catalogue of the exhibition, Wexner Centre for the Arts, Columbus, Ohio, 2003. R125
Includes the work of South African artist Lisa Brice.
335. Matthieussent (B.) text & Bouwens (W.) illus. JE ME SOUVIENS DE JOHANNESBUREG, 70pp., illus., paperback, Catalogue of the exhibition, Paris, 2006. R150
Text in French.
336. [McInnes (J.) curator] A LEGACY OF MEN, Pierre Fouché, Robert Hamblin, Lawrence Lemaoana, Nicholas Hlobo, Mikhael Subotzky, Johan Thom, Kemang wa Lehulere, 39pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Catalogue of the exhibition, Johannesburg Art Gallery, Johannesburg, 2007. R145
337. Meneghelli (V.) MY LIFE, MY COLLECTION, la mia vita, la mia collezione, memoir and selected pieces from the collection of Vittorio Meneghelli, 459pp., 4to., b.w & colour illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R855
Vittorio Meneghelli was born in Italy in 1915 and moved to South Africa in 1950. He opened the Totem Galleries in 1968. He has exhibited all the great South African artists including Cecil Skotnes, Lucky Sibiya, Tito Zungu, Edoardo Villa plus African tribal art. Includes "Vittorino Meneghelli: bold collector of the unexpected" by Karel Nel. Text in English and Italian.
Michael Stevenson Gallery, Cape Town
338. Boshoff (W.) WILLEM BOSHOFF, épat, 60pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Catalogue of the exhibition, Cape Town, 2007. R100
339. [Bosland (J.) curator] DISGUISE, the art of attracting and deflecting attention, 144pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Catalogue of the exhibition, Cape Town, 2008. R200
This is the exhibition that launched Michael Stevenson's new premises. It includes work by Wim Botha, Steven Cohen, Dumile Feni, David Goldblatt, Pieter Hugo, Claudette Schreuders, Penny Siopis and many more.
340. __________ SIDE GALLERY 2007, 23pp., colour illus., paperback, Catalogue of the exhibitions, Cape Town, 2007. R50
The artists exhibited were Athi-Patra Ruga, Fabian Saptouw, Lerato Shadi and Simon Gush.
341. Bosland (J.) et al MESCHAC GABA, tresses + other recent projects, 69pp., colour illus., paperback, Michael Stevenson Gallery, Cape Town and Johannesburg Art Gallery, Johannesburg, 2007. R195
Meschac Gaba was born in Benin and lives in Holland and Benin.
342. [Perryer (S.) ed.] TRACY PAYNE, sacred yang, 36pp., colour illus., paperback, Catalogue of the exhibition, Cape Town, 2007. R70
343. __________ PENNY SIOPIS, lasso, 36pp., colour illus., paperback, Catalogue of the exhibition, Cape Town, 2007. R70
344. Stevenson (M.) & Bosland (J.) 'TAKE YOUR ROAD AND TRAVEL ALONG', the advent of the modern black painter in Africa, 144pp., b/w & colour illus., hardback, d.w., Catalogue of the exhibition, curated by Michael Stevenson, Johans Borman Fine Art Gallery and Michael Graham-Stewart at the Johannesburg Art Fair, Cape Town, 2008. R250
345. Stevenson (M.) et al SUMMER 2007/8, 84pp., colour illus., paperback, Catalogue of the exhibition, Cape Town, 2007. R100
Artists include Claudette Schreuders, Deborah Poynton, Conrad Botes, Pieter Hugo, Guy Tillim and Hylton Nel.
346. [Miller (E.) & Jeynes (K.) comps.] FAB, MCQP, Mother City Queer Project, 140pp., 4to., colour illus., hardback, d.w., Cape Town, 2007. R355
Text by Henrietta Rose-Innes, Shaun de Waal, Joan Hambidge and many more. Every December, since 1994, there is a huge fancy dress party in Cape Town which originated as part of the Gay Pride festival.
347. Mokone (M.) DUMILE FENI, 1942-1991, 36pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Catalogue of the exhibition, Gallery MOMO, Johannesburg, 2007. R110
348. Mortimer (B.) photo. & text AFRICA BY INSPIRATION, a journey through southern Africa, 180pp., illus., hardback, d.w., Durban, 2007. R250
349. Coplan (D.) IN TOWNSHIP TONIGHT!, three centuries of South African black city music and theatre, 455pp., maps, b/w & colour illus., paperback, Second edition, Johannesburg, (1985) 2007. R220
350. [Devroop (C.) & Walton (C.) eds.] UNSUNG, South African jazz musicians under apartheid, 143pp., illus., paperback, Stellenbosch, 2007. R175
351. [Kruger (J.) & le Roux (I.) eds.] FLAMBOYANT ROOSTER, and other Tshivenda song stories, 149pp., 4to., illus., paperback, Potchefstroom, 2007. R190
352. [Lucia (C.) ed.] WORLD OF SOUTH AFRICAN MUSIC, a reader, 367pp., illus., hardback, d.w., Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 2005. R350
353. Monsoon (J.) STARS, BARS & GUITARS, a journey in South African music, 158pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2008. R170
Chapters on 'Springbok Nude Girls', 'Freshlyground', 'Johnny Clegg & Juluka', 'Prophets of Da City' and many more.
354. Motloi (M.) KWAITO MUSIC, a cultural revolution, 49pp., illus., paperback, Pretoria, 2007. R50
355. [Olwage (G.) ed.] COMPOSING APARTHEID, music for and against apartheid, 311pp., illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2008. R220
356. [Potgieter (H.) ed.] TRANSFORMATION OF MUSICAL ARTS EDUCATION, local and global perspectives from South Africa, 230pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Potchefstroom, 2007. R200
357. Scott (J.) TUNING IN TO A DIFFERENT SONG, using a music bridge to cross cultural differences, 144pp., 4to., illus., paperback, Pietermaritzburg, 2007. R90
"Joyce Scott probes the unique contribution of music in cross-cultural Christian worship, drawn from many years of experience with music in churches in Africa".
358. Steinert (C.) MUSIC IN MISSION - MISSION THROUGH MUSIC, a South African case study, 174pp., paperback, Pietermaritzburg, 2007. R85
A case study of the musical mission work in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in South Africa.
359. Nettleton (A.) AFRICAN DREAM MACHINES, style, identity and meaning of African headrests, 471pp., illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R250
360. Njami (S.) et al BAMAKO 2007, VIIes rencontres Africaines de la photographie dans la ville et au-dela, 266pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Paris, 2007. R495
Text in English and French. South African photographers include Nontsikelelo "Lolo" Veleko, Andrew Tshabangu, Fanie Jason and Jodi Bieber.
361. Oberholzer (O.) photo. & text LONG AGO WAY, in the footsteps of Alphons Hustinx, 197pp., 4to., maps, b/w & colour illus., hardback, d.w., Johannesburg, 2007. R330
Alphons Hustinx was a Dutch film-maker, writer and photographer. He spent 1934 travelling through southern Africa. In 2006 Obie Oberholzer retraced Hustinx's trip taking similar photographs.
362. Pam Grant (S.) & Kentridge (W.) SUE PAM-GRANT, open at the seams, 26pp., colour illus., paperback, Catalogue of the exhibition, Gallery MOMO, Johannesburg, 2008. R110
363. [Pavlovich (L.) photo.] LOOK AT ME, 150pp., 4to., colour illus., hardback, Cape Town, 2008. R349
Photographs and biographies of disabled women.
364. [Peté (M.) ed.] LOOK AT ME, women artists and poets advocate chidren's rights, a project of Art for Humanity, 160pp., oblong 4to., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Durban, 2007. R230
Poets include Yvette Christiansë, Karen Press, Lebogang Mashile, Gabeba Baderoon, Finuala Dowling. Artists include Judy Woodborne, Diane Victor, Berni Searle, Judith Mason and Lien Botha.
365. Prinsloo (D.) POINTS FOR DEPARTURE, 107pp., 4to., colour illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R295
Dina Prinsloo is a sculptor whose work is displayed outdoors with indigenous plantings.
366. Rankin (E.) & von Veh (K.) DIANE VICTOR, 99pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Taxi Art Project No. 13, Johannesburg, 2008. R150
367. [Rosenthal (S.) ed.] ROBIN RHODE, walk off, 183pp, 4to., b/w & colour illus., hardback, Catalogue of the exhibition, Hans der Kunst, Munich, 2007. R425
368. Salgado (S.) photo. & Couto (M.) text AFRICA AFRIKA AFRIQUE, 335pp., oblong 4to., illus., hardback, d.w., London, 2007. R940
369. [Santimano (S.) & Abelard (L.) photos.] MOZAMBIQUE THE ISLAND IN BLACK & COLOUR, Moçambique a ilha a preto & cor, 27pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Catalogue of the exhibition, Instituto Camões, Maputo & Lisbon, 2007. R195
Text in English and Portuguese.
370. Schadeburg (J.) photo. & Hofstatter (S.) et al text TALES FROM JOZI, 159pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., hardback, d.w., Pretoria, 2007. R258
371. Schmahmann (B.) CHRISTINE DIXIE, corporeal prospects, 32pp., b/w & colour illus., hardback, Catalogue of the exhibition, Standard Bank Gallery, Johannesburg, 2007. R175
372. __________ FIGURING MATERNITY, Christine Dixie's "Parturient Prospects", 30pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Johannesburg, (2007). R95
"Parturient Prospects" was shown at the Albany Museum in Grahamstown in 2007.
373. __________ WILMA CRUISE, cocks, asses, &, 12pp., folded, b/w & colour illus, paperback, Catalogue of the exhibition, Johannesburg Art Gallery, Johannesburg, 2007. R50
374. Scott (F.) et al KARL GIETL, one for the road, a collection of works, 100pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Catalogue of the exhibition, Afronova, Johannesburg, 2008. R475
375. [Sichel (A.) ed.] FNB DANCE UMBRELLA, 20 years on, two decades of contemporary choreography and dance, 60pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Johannesburg, (2008). R205
376. [Siebrits (W.) curator] WILLEM BOSHOFF, word forms and language shapes, 1975-2007, 119pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Catalogue of the exhibition, Standard Bank Gallery, Johannesburg, 2007. R370
377. Siebrits (W.) et al IRRESPEKTIV, Kendell Geers, 296pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., hardback, slipcase, Barcelona, 2007. R615
378. Silvester (H.) photo. & text NATURAL FASHION, tribal decoration from Africa, 168pp., colour illus., hardback, d.w., London, 2008. R495
First published in France in 2007.
379. Smith (K.) et al ONE MILLION AND FORTY-FOUR YEARS (AND SIXTY THREE DAYS), a sampler, a companion to the exhibition, Gimberg/Nerf/Sacks/Young, 310pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Catalogue of the exhibition, Stellenbosch Modern and Contemporary Art, Cape Town, 2007. R230
Contributors include Peet Pienaar, Ruth Sacks, Robin Rhode, Andrew Lamprecht, Kendel Geers and Sean O'Toole.
380. Smuts (H.) AT HOME WITH IRMA STERN, a guidebook to the UCT Irma Stern Museum, 50pp., oblong 4to., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R125
381. Society of Photographers 6 X 6, Erika Larsen, Paula McCartney, Dave Jordano, Ian Wolstenholme, Sasha Rudensky, Shawn Records, 6 hardbacks, 13 fold out pp. each, b/w & colour illus, Johannesburg, 2008. R665
The winners of a competition where photographers were allowed six photographs each to tell a story. The only South African is Ian Wolstenholme whose submission is "Car Guard Chairs".
382. Spring (C.) ANGAZA AFRIKA, African art now, 336pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Cape Town, London, etc, 2008. R400
383. [Subiros (P.) curator] APARTHEID, the South African mirror, 205pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Catalogue of the exhibition, Centre de Cultura Contemporánia de Barcelona & Centro Cultural Bancaja of Valencia, Barcelona, 2007. R310
Includes essays by Patrick Bond, Edgar Pieterse, George Fredrickson and Les Black. Includes work by Alfred Duggan-Cronin, Irma Stern, Gerard Sekoto, Peter Clarke, Ernest Cole, David Goldblatt, Jane Alexander, Santu Mofokeng and Billy Mandini.
384. [Twiggs (I.) ed.] FORCES OF NATURE, the sculpture of Dylan Lewis, 211pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., hardback, d.w, Cape Town, 2006. R815
385. [van den Berg (C.) curator] SPIER CONTEMPORARY 2007, exhibition & awards, December 2007 - December 2008, 268pp., b/w & colour illus., hardback, Catalogue of the exhibition, Spier Wine Estate, Cape Town, 2007. R200
The group winners of the Spier Contemporary 2007 were Nina Barnett, Robyn Nesbitt, Bettina Malcolmess, Renee Hollemann, Linda Stupart, Abrie Fourie, Mwenya Kabwe, Chuma Sopotela, Kemang waLehulere, Peter van Heerden and Andrew Putter. Essays by Deborah Posel, Zine Magubane and David Brodie.
386. van Rensburg (W.) JOACHIM SCHONFELDT, documentary stills, 25pp., colour illus., paperback, Catalogue of the exhibition, Art on Paper Gallery, Johannesburg, 2007. R95
387. van Wyk (R.) CERAMIC ART OF ROBERT HODGINS, 143pp., colour illus., hardback, d.w., Cape Town, 2008. R325
388. Vergon (H.) et al AFRONOVA, modern and contemporary art, 87pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Catalogue of the exhibition, Afronova, Johannesburg, 2007. R435
South African artists include Sandile Zulu, Wayne Barker and Bill Ainslie.
389. Viljoen (D.) BEAD BY BEAD, reviving an ancient African tradition, the Monkeybiz story, 143pp., colour illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R185
Monkeybiz is a Cape Town self-help project started in 2000. This book documents some of the beaders and their work.
390. Viljoen (D.) & Roell (G.) UIT VERRE STREKEN, the European contact with South- and South-east Asia, China, Japan, Pacific Islands and the Cape of Good Hope, 72pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Catalogue of the exhibition, Cape Town & Maastricht, 2007. R95
391. __________ UIT VERRE STREKEN, furniture and works of art from European trading posts at the Cape of Good Hope and in South and South-east Asia, 63pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Catalogue of the exhibition, Cape Town & Maastricht, Cape Town, 2007. R95
Warren Siebrits Modern and Contemporary
392. Siebrits (W.) FAMILY RELATION, 34pp., colour illus., hardback, Catalogue of the exhibition, Johannesburg, 2007. R275
Artists include Cyprian Shilakoe, Nelson Mukhuba, Job Kekana, Trevor Makhoba and Pieter Hugo.
393. __________ DURANT SIHLALI, the pioneering years 1952-1979, 35pp., b/w & colour illus., hardback, Catalogue of the exhibition, Johannesburg, 2007. R195
394. __________ EXIT AHEAD PUSH TROLLEY NOW, 24pp., b/w & colour illus., hardback, Catalogue of the exhibition shown at the Johannesburg Art Fair, Johannesburg, 2008. R155
395. __________ SABELO MLANGENI, invisible woman, 27pp., illus., paperback, Catalogue of the exhibition, Johannesburg, 2007. R95
Exhibition of Sabelo Mlangeni's black and white photographs of night time female street cleaners in Johannesburg.
396. __________ POSTERS DESIGNED UNDER APARTHEID, 1959-1993, 24pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Catalogue of the exhibition, Johannesburg, 2007. R95
397. [Wiehager (R.) ed.] NOMINEES, DaimlerChrysler award for South African architecture 2007, 111pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Berlin, 2007. R220
Nominees were Archilab (PTY) Ltd, Thorsten Deckler, Heather Dodd, Andrew Horn, Ndabo Langa, Henning Rasmuss, Chris Wilkinson and Heinrich Wolff.
398. __________ HEINRICH WOLFF, DaimlerChrysler award for South African architecture 2007, 127pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Berlin, 2007. R220
Heinrich Wolff was the winner of the 2007 DaimlerChrysler award for South African architecture.
399. Wylie (D.) ART + REVOLUTION, the life and death of Thami Mnyele, South African artist, 258pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2008. R220
Thami Mnyele was killed in the Gaborone Raid of 1985 after having gone into exile in Botswana.
400. Zaayman (C.) THERESA-ANNE MACKINTOSH, Menagerie, 48pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Catalogue of the exhibition, Gallery MOMO, Johannesburg, 2007. R110
AFRICA CURRENT PUBLICATIONS - BIOGRAPHY
401. Allen (J.) RABBLE-ROUSER FOR PEACE, the authorised biography of Desmond Tutu, 481pp., maps, illus., paperback, Reprint, London, (2006) 2007. R147
402. Ameen (F.) A NURSE'S DILEMMA IN THE APARTHEID ERA, 32pp., illus., paperback, Cape Town, (2007). R50
403. [Barham (J.) ed.] ALICE GREENE, teacher and campaigner, South African correspondence 1887-1902, 649pp., illus., paperback, Leicester, 2007.R395
Alice Greene came to South Africa from England in 1887 to teach in Port Elizabeth. She was a friend of Emily Hobhouse and Olive Schreiner.
404. Bloomberg (D.) MY TIMES, man of the theatre, lawyer, businessman and former mayor of Cape Town, 286pp., illus., hardback, d.w., Cape Town, 2007. R200
405. Booysen (H.) AN ACADEMIC LIFE OVER CONTINENTS, reflections of an Afrikaner on the changes which engulfed South Africa during the second half of the twentieth century, 494pp., illus., paperback, Pretoria, 2007. R270
406. Boraine (A.) LIFE IN TRANSITION, 332pp., b/w & colour illus., hardback, d.w., Cape Town, 2008. R220
Alex Boraine was a Progressive Federal Party MP and deputy chairman of the TRC.
407. Breytenbach (B.) A VEIL OF FOOTSTEPS, memoir of a nomadic fictional character, 302pp., illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2008. R165
408. Brock (C.) COMET SWEEPER, Caroline Herschel's astronomical ambition, 292pp., hardback, d.w., London, 2007. R160
Caroline Herschel (1750-1848) was the sister of astronomer Sir William Herschel and the aunt of astronomer John Herschel who spent four years at the Cape. She was also an astronomer and discovered several comets including the periodic comet 35P/Herschel-Rigollet.
409. Butler (A.) CYRIL RAMAPHOSA, 442pp., illus., paperback, Johannesburg & Oxford, 2007. R185
Also available in hardcover for R265.
410. Ecott (T.) STEALING WATER, a secret life in a South African city, 304pp., paperback, London, 2008. R220
411. [Fourie (C.) comp.] ROMANCES TO REMEMBER, South Africans in love, 279pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2008. R150
Famous South African love stories including Desmond and Leah Tutu, Albie Sachs and Vanessa September, Allan and Elna Boesak, Ingrid Jonker and Jack Cope, Jan Rabie and Marjorie Walker.
412. Foxcroft (A.) THERE ARE ANTS IN MY SUGAR, 275pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2008. R140
Annica Foxcroft's humorous account of living in the South African countryside in the 1960s.
413. French (K.) JAMES SOFASONKE MPANZA, the father of Soweto, 88pp., illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R65
James Mpanza (1889-1970) was a controversial political figure in Soweto.
414. Gevisser (M.) THABO MBEKI, a dream deferred, 892pp., illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R225
415. Govender (P.) LOVE AND COURAGE, a story of insubordination, 259pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R165
Pregs Govender is an activist, feminist, trade unionist and was an ANC Member of Parliament from 1994 to 2002.
416. Hadland (A.) MANDELA, a life, 96pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., hardback, Johannesburg, 2007. R99
417. Henderson (G.) CRAZY WORLD, a tribute to Lucky Dube, 232pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Second edition, Pietermaritzburg, (1997) 2007. R138
Lucky Dube was one of South Africa's greatest reggae musicians. He was murdered in 2007.
418. Hilton-Barber (B.) GARDEN OF MY ANCESTORS, 186pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R160
Memoir of the Hilton-Barber family and their farm, Kings Walden, outside Tzaneen.
419. Hugo (G.) AFRICA WILL ALWAYS BREAK YOUR HEART, 246pp., map, paperback, Durban, 2007. R385
Gerrie Hugo fought in Angola and Namibia but became disillusioned with the South African Defence Force. He now lives in Sweden.
420. Jeal (T.) STANLEY, the impossible life of Africa's greatest explorer, 570pp., b/w & colour illus., maps, paperback, Reprint, London, (2007) 2008. R200
421. [Jordan (Z.) ed.] OLIVER TAMBO REMEMBERED, 463pp., illus., hardback, d.w., Johannesburg, 2007. R250
Contributors include Ronald Segal, Kadar Asmal, Ismail Coovadia, Ronnie Kasrils, Wally Serote, George Bizos, Sydney Kentridge, Gillian Slovo, Albie Sachs, Winnie Madikizda-Mandela, Joe Matthews and Jonas Gwangwa.
422. Kannemeyer (J.) LEROUX: 'N LEWE, 734pp., illus., hardback, d.w., Pretoria, 2008. R375
423. le Roux (M.) WILHELMINA, kampkind op Java, 277pp., paperback, Pretoria, 2007. R145
424. Limb (P.) NELSON MANDELA, a biography, 144pp., illus., hardcover, Connecticut, 2008. R282
425. Lodge (T.) MANDELA, a critical life, 274pp., illus., paperback, Reprint, Oxford, (2006) 2007. R150
426. Maraney (H.) I MARRIED MY MOTHER, 192pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R169
Memoir of growing up in Cape Town in the 1950s.
427. Meiring (M.) ELITA, and her life with F.W.de Klerk, 168pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2008. R175
Elita Lanaras is the second wife of F.W. de Klerk.
428. [Metelerkamp (P.) comp.] INGRID JONKER, beeld van 'n digterslewe, met 'n jeugbiografie deur Anna Jonker, 253pp., 4to., illus., paperback, Reprint, Hermanus, (2003) 2007. R250
429. Mtuze (P.) AN ALTERNATIVE STRUGGLE, an illustrated autobiography, 218pp., illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R100
Peter Mtuze is the author of over thirty books in English and Xhosa and was head of the Department of African Languages at Rhodes University.
430. Namhila (E.) PRICE OF FREEDOM, 200 pp., paperback, Reprint, Windhoek, (1997) 2007. R150
Ellen Ndeshi Namhila left Namibia at the age of 12 and returned 19 years later. "The Price of Freedom" is the story of her exile and return.
431. Orford (C.) TRACKING BUBU, or, how threats of disinheritance caused me to set off for the jungle in search of happiness, gorillas and perhaps a husband, 170pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R185
Journal entries and emails written over a 15 month period in Gabon.
432. Pick (W.) THE SLAVE HAS OVERCOME, 290pp., illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2008. R170
William Pick is the former head of the School of Public Health at the University of Witwatersrand.
433. Poplak (R.) JA, NO, MAN, a memoir of pop culture, girls, suburbia and apartheid, 229pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R160
434. Roberts (R.) FIT TO GOVERN, the native intelligence of Thabo Mbeki, 296pp., paperback, Pretoria, 2007. R150
435. Sarrisam (G.) VONKE UIT DIE KOEROEKLIP, 'n eie verhaal uit Namakwaland, 255pp., illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2006. R180
Memoir of living in Namakwaland.
436. Sharples (N.) SHE WASN'T A PRUDE, memoirs of a parsons's daughter, 118pp., illus., paperback, Knysna, 2007. R180
437. van der Merwe (F.) FRANK FILLIS, the story of a circus legend, 192pp., illus., paperback, Stellenbosch, 2007. R195
438. Wiesmeyer (E.) JOANE PIM, South Africa's landscape pioneer, 112pp., illus., paperback, Pinegowrie, 2007. R170
439. Wiggett (H.) TIME TO SPEAK, memoirs of Mandela's prison priest, 122pp., illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R80
440. Williams (S.) COLOUR BAR, the triumph of Seretse Khama and his nation, 408pp., illus., paperback, Reprint, London, (2006) 2007. R140
441. Woods (K.) KEVIN WOODS STORY, in the shadow of Mugabe's gallows, 304pp., illus., hardback, d.w, Johannesburg, 2007. R265
Kevin Woods was an undercover agent in Zimbabwe for the apartheid government. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for the 1988 bombing of an ANC facility in Bulawayo. He spent 18 years in jail and was released in 2006.
442. yaShiimi (A.) THE MOST SUCCESSFUL AFRICAN BUSINESSMAN IN NAMIBIA, the life story of Frans Aupa Indongo, 145pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Windhoek, 2007. R175
Originally published in Oshindonga in 2004.
AFRICA CURRENT PUBLICATIONS - BOTSWANA, ANGOLA, SWAZILAND, ZAMBIA, ZIMBABWE
443. Alternatives to Neo-Liberalism in Southern Africa [ANSA] TOWARDS A PEOPLE-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT AGENDA, 157pp., paperback, Harare, 2007. R190
Botswana Federation of Trade Unions (BFTU)
444. __________ POLICY POSITION PAPER ON SOCIAL SECURITY & SOCIAL PROTECTION IN BOTSWANA - 2007, 49pp., paperback, Gaborone, 2007. R95
445. __________ POLICY POSITION PAPER ON GLOBALIZATION - 2007, 32pp., paperback, Gaborone, 2007. R95
446. __________ POLICY ON EDUCATION IN BOTSWANA, 16pp., paperback, Gaborone, 2007. R95
447. [Chipeta (C.) et al eds.] REGIONAL INTEGRATION IN SOUTHERN AFRICA, Vol. 12, deepening integration in SADC, macroeconomic policies and social impact, a comparative analysis of 10 country studies and surveys of business and non-state actors, 274pp., paperback, Gaborone, 2007. R195
448. Fraser (A.) & Lungu (J.) FOR WHOM THE WINDFALLS?, winners & losers in the privatisation of Zambia's copper mines, 84pp., illus., paperback, Lusaka, no date. R140
449. Godwin (P.) & Hancock (I.) RHODESIANS NEVER DIE, the impact of war and political change on white Rhodesia c.1970-1980, with a new introduction, 401pp., maps, paperback, New edition, Johannesburg, (1993) 2007. R175
450. Holland (H.) DINNER WITH MUGABE, the untold story of a freedom fighter who became a tyrant, 250pp., illus, hardback, d.w., Johannesburg, 2008. R210
451. Hulterström (K.) et al POLITICAL OPPOSITION IN AFRICAN COUNTRIES, the cases of Kenya, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe, 85pp., paperback, Uppsala, 2007. R89
452. Maxwell (E.) & Mogwe (A.) IN THE SHADOW OF THE NOOSE, 171pp., map, illus., paperback, Gaborone, 2006. R450
Analyses the legal case which Ditshwanelo, the Botswana Centre for Human Rights, fought on behalf of two men convicted of murder and sentenced to death in Botswana in 1997.
453. Mbaiwa (J.) & Darkoh (M.) TOURISM AND ENVIRONMENT IN THE OKAVANGO DELTA, BOTSWANA, 193pp., paperback, Gaborone, 2006.R495
454. [Melber (H.) ed.] GOVERNANCE AND STATE DELIVERY IN SOUTHERN AFRICA, examples from Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe, 67pp., paperback, Uppsala, 2007. R89
455. Meredith (M.) MUGABE, power, plunder and the struggle for Zimbabwe, 259pp., map, paperback, Revised edition, Johannesburg, (2002) 2008. R130
456. Moorhouse (K.) & Cheng (W.) NO ONE CAN STOP THE RAIN, a chronicle of two foreign aid workers during the Angolan Civil War, 293pp., illus., paperback, Toronto, 2005. R190
457. [Muzvidziwa (N.) & Zamberia (A.) eds.] URBANIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN SWAZILAND, 198pp., paperback, Manzini, 2006. R195
458. Patterson (S.) ECONOMIC GROWTH IN BOTSWANA, in the 1980s, a model for sub-saharan Africa, 185pp., hardback, Trenton, 2006. R650
459. Rantao (P.) SETSWANA CULTURE AND TRADITION, 88pp., illus., paperback, Gaborone, 2006. R150
460. Seboni (B.) THINKING ALLOWED, a collection of humorous articles on life in a modern African state, 70pp., paperback, Reprint, Gaborone, (1992) 2006. R195
461. Taylor (S.) LOST IN AFRICA, 200pp., map, paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R135
Stu Taylor was a member of the Rhodesian Light Infantry from 1967 to 1980.
462. Yoshikuni (R.) AFRICAN URBAN EXPERIENCES IN COLONIAL ZIMBABWE, a social history of Harare before 1925, 162pp., map, illus., paperback, Harare, 2007. R115
AFRICA CURRENT PUBLICATIONS - BUSINESS & LABOUR
463. Akoojee (S.) et al ICT SKILLS AT THE INTERMEDIATE LEVEL IN SOUTH AFRICA, insights into private provision and labour market demand, 60pp., 4to., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R90
464. Balshaw (T.) & Goldberg (J.) BROAD-BASED BLACK ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT, final codes & scorecard, 256pp., paperback, Second edition, Cape Town, (2005) 2008. R200
465. [Bower (C.) ed.] TOP 500, South Africa's best companies, 140pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., hardback, Cape Town, 2007. R195
466. Crowcroft (S.) FEMININE FORMULA, for success in business, life lessons and strategies from some of South Africa's leading businesswomen, 183pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R135
467. Everingham (G.) UNDERSTANDING COMPANY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, 178pp., paperback, Second edition, Cape Town, (2001) 2007. R225
First published as "Understanding Company Accounts" in 2001.
468. Hermann (D.) THE NAKED EMPEROR, why affirmative action failed, 132pp., paperback, Pretoria, 2007. R124
469. Ilbury (C.) & Sunter (C.) SOCRATES & THE FOX, a strategic dialogue, 191pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R130
470. Jack (V.) BROAD-BASED BEE, the complete guide, 510pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R250
471. Jordaan (P.) HOW THE NEW CREDIT LAW AFFECTS YOU, hoe die nuwe kredietwet jou beinvloed, 12+12pp., paperback, Pretoria, 2007. R55
472. Labour Research Service BARGAINING INDICATORS 2007, a collective bargaining omnibus, Vol. 11, 170pp., 4to., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R180
473. McGregor (A.) et al WHO OWNS WHOM, in South Africa, 1079pp., colour illus., hardback, d.w., Twenty-eighth edition, Johannesburg, 2008. R570
474. McKay (D.) et al DEEP SOUTH AFRICA, a celebration of the South African mining industry, 219pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R279
475. [Mitchell (L.) ed.] BUSINESS BLUE-BOOK OF SOUTH AFRICA, 2008, 784+188+52pp., hardback + CD-ROM, Sixty-ninth edition, Cape Town, (1939) 2007. R1,095
476. Njenga (S.) & Smit (A.) LEADING THE WAY THROUGH CSI, a guidebook for corporate social investment practitioners, 149pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R205
477. Paul (D.) et al ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BRANDS & BRANDING IN SOUTH AFRICA, 408pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., hardback, d.w., Thirteenth edition, Johannesburg, 2007. R395
478. Roux (A.) EVERYONE'S GUIDE TO THE SOUTH AFRICAN ECONOMY, 196pp., paperback, Ninth edition, Cape Town, (1990) 2008. R130
479. Tlabela (K.) et al MAPPING ICT ACCESS IN SA, 71pp., 4to., illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R95
480. [van den Heever (J.) & Campbell (S.) eds.] KAELO, stories of hope, companies and communities working together for a brighter future, 157pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2008. R180
AFRICA CURRENT PUBLICATIONS - EDUCATION
481. Department of Education EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION IN SOUTHERN AFRICA, a colloquium report, Johannesburg 19-20 July 2007, 48pp., paperback, Johannesburg, (2007). R120
482. [Dodds (T.) ed.] OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNING IN SOUTHERN AFRICA, a collection of papers compiled for the Distance Education of Southern Africa [DEASA], 189pp., maps, paperback, Pretoria, 2005. R130
483. Fleisch (B.) PRIMARY EDUCATION IN CRISIS, why South African schoolchildren under-achieve in reading and mathematics, 162pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R160
484. Koen (C.) POSTGRADUATE STUDENT RETENTION AND SUCCESS, a South African case study, 116pp., 4to., paperback, Cape Town, 2006. R150
485. [MacGregor (A.) ed.] STUDY SOUTH AFRICA, the guide to South African higher education, 113pp., 4to., colour illus., paperback, Seventh edition, Durban, 2007. R95
486. Morrow (W.) LEARNING TO TEACH IN SOUTH AFRICA, 223pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R180
487. Naidu (A.) et al EDUCATION MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP, a South African perspective, 204pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2008. R230
488. [Nelson (D.) ed.] A-Z OF CAREERS, the South African career encyclopedia 2008, incorporating a section on planning my future, 511pp., paperback, Twenty-first edition, Cape Town, (1987) 2007. R165
489. Nkonyane (M.) MANAGING SCHOOLS WITHOUT FEAR, the South African school principal of the 21st century, 92pp., paperback, Durban, 2007. R103
490. Soudien (C.) YOUTH IDENTITY, in contemporary South Africa: race, culture and schooling, 135pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R155
AFRICA CURRENT PUBLICATIONS - HIV/AIDS
491. [Amanze (J.) et al eds.] CHRISTIAN ETHICS AND HIV/AIDS IN AFRICA, 221pp., paperback, Gaborone, 2007. R495
492. Brook (R.) MORE THAN EYES CAN SEE, a nine-month journey through the AIDS pandemic, 283pp., colour illus., paperback, London, 2007. R179
Rhidian Brook visited Kenya, Rwanda, Soweto, India and China.
493. Centre for AIDS Development, Research and Evaluation (CADRE) PIONEERS, PARTNERS, PROVIDERS, the dynamics of civil society & AIDS funding in southern Africa, 214pp., 4to., illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R240
494. [Chirambo (K.) ed.] THE POLITICAL COST OF AIDS IN AFRICA, evidence from six countries, 401pp., 4to., paperback, Pretoria, 2008. R200
495. Davids (A.) et al MULTIPLE VULNERABILITIES, qualitative data for the study of orphans and vulnerable children in South Africa, 106pp., 4to., paperback, Cape Town, 2008. R90
496. de Wet (H.) & Everett (K.) A RESOURCE FOR NGOS, positive organisation: living and working with the invisible impact of HIV/AIDS, 144pp., illus., paperback, Community Development Resource Association, Cape Town, (2007). R115
497. Department of Health, Western Cape THE PROVINCIAL AND DISTRICT HIV ANTENATAL SURVEY, Western Cape 2003, 17pp., 4to., maps, paperback, Cape Town, (2003). R60
498. Department of Provincial and Local Government FRAMEWORK FOR AN INTEGRATED LOCAL GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO HIV AND AIDS, 49pp., paperback, Pretoria, 2007. R95
499. Epstein (H) THE INVISIBLE CURE, Africa, the West, and the fight against AIDS, 326pp., map, hardcover, d.w., London, 2007. R230
500. Fassin (D.) WHEN BODIES REMEMBER, experience and politics of AIDS in South Africa, translated from French by Amy Jacobs and Gabrielle Varro, 365pp., paperback, Berkeley, 2007. R275
501. Fine (D.) CLOUDS MOVE, my journey of living openly with HIV, 240pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R180
502. [Haarhoff (D.) ed.] SEVEN LETTERS, HIV/AIDS stories from Namibian children, 95pp., illus., paperback, Basel, 2007. R145
503. [Hinga (T.) et al eds.] WOMEN, RELIGION AND HIV/AIDS IN AFRICA, responding to ethical theological challenges, 206pp., paperback, Pietermaritzburg, 2008. R85
504. Hopwood (G.) et al THE IMPACT OF HIV/AIDS ON THE ELECTORAL PROCESS IN NAMIBIA, 68pp., 4to., paperback, Windhoek, 2007. R125
505. [IKhaxas (E.) comp.] OUR LIVES IN OUR HANDS, photographs and text by Namibian women, 54pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Windhoek, 2007. R250
A collection of photographs, poetry and prose on the theme "Our lives in our own hands - our right to survive HIV and AIDS".
506. Jassey (K.) & Nyanzi (S.) HOW TO BE A 'PROPER' WOMAN IN THE TIME OF AIDS, 36pp., 4to., illus., paperback, Current African Issues No. 34, Uppsala, 2007. R80
507. [Klepp (K.) et al eds.] PROMOTING ADOLESCENT SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH IN EAST AND SOUTHERN AFRICA, 344pp., paperback, Cape Town & Uppsala, 2008. R190
508. Lawson (L.) SIDE EFFECTS, the story of AIDS in South Africa, 352pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2008. R180
509. Legal Assistance Centre REALISATION OF THE RIGHT TO ADEQUATE HOUSING FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS IN NAMIBIA, 27pp., 4to., colour illus., paperback, Windhoek, (2008). R125
510. Magezi (V.) HIV/AIDS, poverty and pastoral care and counselling, a home-based and congregational systems ministerial approach in Africa, 243pp., paperback, Stellenbosch, 2007. R225
511. Ministry of Health and Social Services NATIONAL GUIDELINES FOR ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, 69pp., 4to., paperback, Second edition, Windhoek, (2003) 2007. R125
512. __________ REPORT OF THE 2006 NATIONAL HIV SENTINEL SURVEY, HIV prevalence rate in pregnant women, biannual surveys 1992-2006, Namibia, 36pp., 4to., maps, paperback, Windhoek, 2007. R125
513. __________ STRENGTHENING LOCAL RESPONSES TO HIV/AIDS IN NAMIBIA, 53pp., 4to., colour illus., paperback, Windhoek, 2007. R125
514. Namibia Network of AIDS Service Organisations MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF THE CIVIL SOCIETY CONTRIBUTION TO TACKLING HIV/AIDS IN NAMIBIA, 2007, current levels of activity among NGOs, CBOs and faith based organisations in relation to tackling HIV/AIDS in Namibia, 76pp., 4to., paperback, Windhoek, 2007. R175
515. [Ndinga-Muvumba (A.) & Pharoah (R.) eds.] HIV/AIDS AND SOCIETY IN SOUTH AFRICA, 265pp., paperback, Pietermaritzburg, 2008. R190
Contributors include Shula Marks, Alan Whitehead, Edwin Cameron and many others.
516. Oppenheimer (G.) & Bayer (R.) SHATTERED DREAMS, an oral history of the South African AIDS epidemic, 266pp., hardback, d.w., New York etc, 2007. R380
517. Orr (D.) & Patient (D.) POSITIVE HEALTH, 152pp., illus., paperback, Revised and expanded edition, Johannesburg, (2000) 2007. R35
518. [Setswe (G.) & Skinner (D.) eds.] INTERVENTIONS FOR ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN AT FOUR PROJECT SITES IN SOUTH AFRICA, 88pp., 4to., maps, paperback, Cape Town, 2008. R95
519. Simbayi (L.) et al IMPACT OF AND RESPONSES TO HIV/AIDS IN THE PRIVATE SECURITY AND LEGAL SERVICES INDUSTRY IN SOUTH AFRICA, 159pp., 4to., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R130
520. Skinner (D.) et al WORKING TO SUPPORT ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN SOUTHERN AFRICA, a reflection on values, principles and organisational issues, 25pp., 4to., paperback, Cape Town, 2008. R50
521. Steinberg (J.) THREE LETTER PLAGUE, 342pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2008. R170
Published in the USA as "Sizwe's Test: a young man's journey through Africa's AIDS epidemic".
522. Tamele (V.) et al PARA A MOÇAMBICANIZAÇAO DAS MENSAGENS SOBRE O HIV E SIDA, 109pp., colour illus., paperback, Colecção Embondeiro No. 26, Maputo, 2006. R195
Treatment Action Campaign (TAC)
523. __________ HIV IN OUR LIVES, a book of information sheets for people living with HIV, support groups and clinics, 75pp., 4to., illus., paperback, New edition, Cape Town, 2007. R95
524. __________ TB IN OUR LIVES, a book of information sheets for people living with TB, support groups and clinics, 70pp., 4to., illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R95
525. Woodley (H.) et al HIV AND NUTRITION, a book of information sheets for people living with HIV, support groups and clinics, 79pp., 4to., illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2008. R115
526. [Tsheko (G.) ed.] SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS OF ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN SEVEN DISTRICTS IN BOTSWANA, 70pp., 4to., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R90
527. Tsheko (G.) et al BASELINE STUDY ON PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT OF ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN TWO VILLAGES IN BOTSWANA, 52pp., 4to., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R90
528. __________ HOUSEHOLD SURVEY OF BEHAVIOURAL RISKS AND HIV SERO-STATUS IN TWO DISTRICTS IN BOTSWANA, a baseline study, 34pp., 4to., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R45
529. Whiteside (A.) HIV/AIDS, a very short introduction, 147pp., illus., paperback, Oxford, 2008. R95
AFRICA CURRENT PUBLICATIONS - LANGUAGE & LITERARY STUDIES
530. [Burger (S.) ed.] OOP GESPREK, N.P. van Wyk Louw - gedenklesings, 485pp., paperback, Pretoria, 2006. R155
531. Chebanne (A.) et al MUTJANGO WU SHIYEYI, Shiyeyi writing system, 62pp., paperback, Gaberone, 2007. R295
532. [Claassen (G.) et al comps.] GROOT AANHALINGSBOEK, 608pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R195
533. Coetzee (J.) WHITE WRITING, on the culture of letters in South Africa, 195pp., paperback, Reprint, Johannesburg, (1988) 2008. R155
534. Currey (J.) & Hallett (G.) photo AFRICA WRITES BACK, the African writers series & the launch of African literature, 318pp., illus., paperback, Oxford etc, 2008. R190
Dictionaries, Phrase Books & Grammars
535. Eksteen (L.) BEKNOPTE VERKLARENDE WOORDEBOEK, 690pp., paperback, Reprint, Pretoria, (1960) 2007. R88
536. [Moyodi (M.) et al comps.] OXFORD BILINGUAL SCHOOL DICTIONARY, NORTHERN SOTHO AND ENGLISH, 552pp., illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R110
537. Prinsloo (A.) SLENG, woorde, uitdrukkings en hul herkoms, 256pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2006. R190
538. [Tshabe (S.) et al eds.] GREATER DICTIONARY OF ISIXHOSA, IsiXhosa, English, Afrikaans, Vol. 1, A-J; Vol. 2, K-P; Vol. 3, Q-Z, 839+1126+754pp., 4to., hardback, d.w., Alice, 2006. R1,380
Can be purchased individually for R460.
539. [van Wyk (G.) ed.] ETIMOLOGIEWOORDEBOEK VAN AFRIKAANS, supplement, 213pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R180
540. Finnegan (R.) ORAL AND BEYOND, doing things with words in Africa, 258pp., paperback, Oxford, Pietermaritzburg and Chicago, 2007. R190
541. Innes (C.) THE CAMBRIDGE INTRODUCTION TO POSTCOLONIAL LITERATURES IN ENGLISH, 295pp., paperback, Cambridge, 2007. R160
542. Jenkins (E.) SOUTH AFRICAN IN ENGLISH-LANGUAGE CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, 1814-1912, 262pp., illus., hardback, Jefferson, 2002. R495
543. [Cummiskey (G.) ed.] GREEN DRAGON, poetry & prose, No. 5, 96pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R115
544. [Edjabe (N.) ed.] CHIMURENGA 12/13, 89pp+71pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2008. R75
545. __________ CHIMURENGA 11, conversations with poets who refuse to speak, 96pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R55
546. [Hodge (H.) ed.] NEW CONTRAST, South African literary journal, 141, Vol. 36, No. 1, March 2008, 79pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2008. R80
547. __________ NEW CONTRAST, South African literary journal, 140, Vol. 35, No. 4, December 2007, 88pp., illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R80
548. __________ NEW CONTRAST, South African literary journal, 139, Vol. 35, No. 3, September 2007, 83pp., illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R80
549. __________ NEW CONTRAST, South African literary journal, 137, Vol. 35, No. 1, March 2007, 87pp., illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R80
550. __________ NEW CONTRAST, South African literary journal, 138, Vol. 35, No. 2, June 2007, 79pp., illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R80
551. [Horwitz (S.) ed.] BOTSOTSO 14, contemporary South African culture, poetry, essays, photographs, fiction, reviews, 264pp., illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R127
552. [Qwelene (J.) guest ed.] WORDSETC, South African literary journal, launch issue, 67pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R50
553. [van Rensburg (C.) ed.] KAKKERLAK, uitgawe 7, 2007, 100pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R23
554. Kannemeyer (J.) "UIT PUUR VERSTROOIING", lesings, praatjies, artikels, onderhoude en besprekings, 459pp., paperback, Stellenbosch, 2007. R130
555. [Lihamba (A.) et al eds.] WOMEN WRITING AFRICA, the eastern region, 478pp., paperback, New York & Johannesburg, 2007. R250
556. Masilela (N.) CULTURAL MODERNITY OF H.I.E. DHLOMO, 248pp., paperback, Trenton, 2007. R275
557. [Mojalefa (M.) ed.] RABADIA RATSHATSHA, studies in African language literature, linguistics, translation and lexicography, festchrift in honour of P.S. Groenewald, 201pp., illus., paperback, Stellenbosch, 2007. R217
558. [Muchemwa (K.) & Muponde (R.) eds.] MANNING THE NATION, father figures in Zimbabwean literature and society, 199pp., paperback, Harare & Johannesburg, 2007. R185
559. [Phelps (J.) & Bell (N.) eds.] D.H. LAWRENCE AROUND THE WORLD, South African perspectives, 335pp., hardback, Empangeni, 2007. R295
560. Publishers' Association of South Africa PASA DIRECTORY 2008, 215pp., colour illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2008. R100
561. Rose (J.) LAST RESISTANCE, 237pp., hardback, d.w., London, 2007. R269
Examines the power of writing to create and transform our political lives. The work of Nadine Gordimer and JM Coetzee are discussed.
562. [Roux (A.) & Coetzee (P.) eds.] CULTURE IN RETROSPECT, essays in honour of E.D. Prinsloo, 375pp., paperback, Pretoria, 2001. R82
563. [van der Walt (C.) ed.] LIVING THROUGH LANGUAGES, an African tribute to René Dirven, 179pp., paperback, Stellenbosch, 2007. R180
564. [van Zyl (W.) comp.] ELKE SLOT 'N WEERBEGIN, Abraham H. De Vries 70, 325pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R140
565. [Weber (U.) & Wozniak (J.) comps.] KULTUR-UND LITERATURVERMITTLUNG, festchrift fur Werner Krueger, 186pp., colour illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R210
Werner Krueger was head of the German Department at Rhodes University. Three essays are in English - including "Identifying (with) Black South African English: the role of social factors in a language contact situation" by Lucia Siebers. The others are in German.
566. Willemse (H.) AAN DIE ANDER KANT, swart Afrikaanse skrywers in die Afrikaanse letterkunde, 245pp., paperback, Pretoria, 2007. R150
AFRICA CURRENT PUBLICATIONS - LAW
567. Anderson (A.) et al EVERYONE'S GUIDE TO SOUTH AFRICAN LAW, 245pp., paperback, Second revised and updated edition, Cape Town, (2003) 2006. R150
568. Currie (I.) THE PROMOTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE JUSTICE ACTS, a commentary, 234pp., paperback, Second edition, Cape Town, (2001) 2007. R270
569. [le Roux (W.) & van Marle (K.) eds.] LAW, MEMORY AND THE LEGACY OF APARTHEID, ten years after AZAPO v President of South Africa, 203pp., paperback, Pretoria, 2007. R220
570. Oelschig (M.) EVIDENCE & LABOUR LAW, 240pp., paperback, Port Elizabeth, 2005. R750
571. Olivier (L.) & Honiball (M.) INTERNATIONAL TAX, a South African perspective 2008, 591pp., paperback, Fourth edition, Cape Town, (2003) 2008. R795
572. Todd (C.) & Laubscher (T.) CONTRACTS OF EMPLOYMENT, 199pp., paperback, Second edition, Cape Town, (2001) 2008. R230
573. [van der Spuy (E.) et al eds.] RESTORATIVE JUSTICE, politics, policies and prospects, 271pp., paperback, Reprint, Cape Town, (2007) 2008. R360
First published as Acta Juridica 2007.
AFRICA CURRENT PUBLICATIONS - MOZAMBIQUE
574. Cândida (M.) O SENTIDO DAS METÁFORAS, poesia, 46pp., paperback, Maputo, 2007. R150
575. Cardoso (J.) O CURANDEIRO BRANCO, e outras histórias, 168pp., paperback, Maputo, 2007. R195
576. Chissico (H.) O RACISMO, na sua perspectiva sociológica e psicológica como o mesmo se manifesta a nível global e em Moçambique, 86pp., colour illus., paperback, Maputo, 2007. R195
577. Coelho (J.) CAMPO DE TRÂNSITO, romance, 209pp., paperback, Maputo, 2007. R250
578. Conselho Constitucional DELIBERAÇÕES E ACÓRDÃOS, do conselho constitucional, Vol. 1: 2003 a 2006, 319pp., paperback, Centro de Formação Jurídica e Judiciária, Maputo, 2007. R295
579. de Abreu (A.) CASCATA DE SINOS, poesia, 87pp., paperback, Maputo, 2007. R150
580. de Abreu (J.) O ESPLENDOR DA TOCHA LEAL, 62pp., paperback, Maputo, 2006. R150
581. Ferreira (M.) MARIAS, deste nosso mundo, 59pp., paperback, Maputo, 2006. R150
582. Guita (J.) OS AROMAS ESSENCIAIS, poesia, 77pp., paperback, Maputo, 2006. R195
583. Infante (E.) LORENA DE MAPUTO, 132pp., paperback, Maputo, 2006.R195
584. João (B.) METAMORFOSE DAS SOMBRAS, 87pp., paperback, Maputo, 2003. R150
585. Kassotche (F.) SEM TI, recordações de uma paixão coagulada no fun-do-coração, 89pp., paperback, Maputo, 2007. R150
586. Loforte (L.) MEMÓRIAS DE UM DOCE CALVÁRIO, rádio Moçambique, 251pp., paperback, Maputo, 2007. R350
587. Lopes (M.) OS EMPRESÁRIOS DA CONSTRUÇÃO CIVIL E AS RELAÇÕES DE TRABALHO, estratégias e desafios (1991-2004), 231pp., illus., paperback, Maputo, 2006. R195
588. Macucule (A.) INTRODUÇÃO A GESTÃO PARTICIPATIVA DE RECURSOS NATURAIS, 914pp., paperback, Maputo, 2006. R150
589. Manghezi (N.) AMIZADE TRAÍDA E RECUPERADA, o ANC em Moçambique (1976-1990), 422pp., paperback, Maputo, 2007. R250
590. Marime (B.) MEMÓRIAS DO NOROESTE, histórias e estórias de um amigo do Niassa, 149pp., illus., paperback, Maputo, 2007. R250
591. Ministério da Cultura II FESTIVAL NACIONAL DE DANÇA POPULAR, fase nacional 2002, 86pp., 4to., illus., paperback, Maputo, 2005. R195
592. Mondlane (J.) O ECO DA TUA VOZ, cartas editadas de Eduardo Mondlane, Vol. 1, 1920-1950, 312pp., illus., paperback, Maputo, 2007. R395
Mozambique File
593. __________ MOZAMBIQUE FILE, April 2006, No. 357, 24pp., 4to., illus., paperback, Maputo, 2006. R25
594. __________ MOZAMBIQUE FILE, July 2006, No. 360, 24pp., 4to., illus., paperback, Maputo, 2006. R25
595. __________ MOZAMBIQUE FILE, March 2006, No. 356, 24pp., 4to., illus., paperback, Maputo, 2006. R25
596. __________ MOZAMBIQUE FILE, November 2006, No. 364, 24pp., 4to., illus., paperback, Maputo, 2006. R25
597. __________ MOZAMBIQUE FILE, February 2006, No. 355, 24pp., 4to., illus., paperback, Maputo, 2006.R25
598. __________ MOZAMBIQUE FILE, December 2006, No. 365, 24pp., 4to., illus., paperback, Maputo, 2006. R25
599. __________ MOZAMBIQUE FILE, January 2007, No. 366, 24pp., 4to., illus., paperback, Maputo, 2007. R25
600. __________ MOZAMBIQUE FILE, August 2006, No. 361, 24pp., 4to., illus., paperback, Maputo, 2006. R25
601. __________ MOZAMBIQUE FILE, October 2006, No. 363, 24pp., 4to., colour illus., paperback, Maputo, 2006. R25
602. __________ MOZAMBIQUE FILE, June 2006, No. 359, 24pp., 4to., illus., paperback, Maputo, 2006. R25
603. __________ MOZAMBIQUE FILE, May 2006, No. 358, 24pp., 4to., illus., paperback, Maputo, 2006. R25
604. __________ MOZAMBIQUE FILE, September 2006, No. 362, 24pp., 4to., illus., paperback, Maputo, 2006. R25
605. Muianga (A.) XITALA MATI, 97pp., illus., paperback, Reprint, Maputo, (1987) 2007. R165
606. Ribeiro (L.) CÓDIGO DE PROCESSO PENAL, e legislação complementar, 355pp., paperback, Maputo, 2006. R495
607. Rocha (A.) MOÇAMBIQUE HISTÓRIA E CULTURA, 112pp., illus., paperback, Maputo, 2006. R250
608. Rui (M.) ESTÓRIAS DE CONVERSA, contos, 103pp., paperback, Maputo, 2006. R195
609. Sanjane (E.) ROSAS E LÁGRIMAS, [poetry], 43pp., paperback, Maputo, 2006. R125
610. Sengulane (D.) BIOGRAFINDE ESPERANÇA BERTA Z. SENGULANE, 121pp., paperback, Maputo, 2005. R95
611. Serra (C.) DIÁRIO DE UM SOCIÓLOGO, 469pp., illus., paperback, Maputo, 2006. R300
612. __________ DIÁRIO DE UM SOCIÓLOGO 2, 211pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Maputo, 2006. R300
613. __________ ALMADIANDO AS PALAVRAS, 125pp., paperback, Maputo, 2007. R195
614. __________ EM CADA TI DE MIM, [poetry], 122pp., paperback, Maputo, 2006. R195
615. Sopa (A.) et al AO MATA-BICHO, rui e nornha, 112pp., paperback, Maputo, 2006. R295
616. Sultuane (S.) IMAGINAR O POETIZADO, [poetry], 69pp., paperback, Maputo, 2006. R125
617. Tamele (V.) & Vilanculo (J.) ALGUMAS DANÇAS TRADICIONAIS DA ZONA NORTE DE MOÇAMBIQUE, 147pp., illus., paperback, Maputo, 2003. R195
618. Timbane (T.) A REVISÃO DO PROCESSO CIVIL, 306pp., paperback, Maputo, 2007. R495
619. Torres (G.) NIASSA, TERRA DE MEL E LEITE AMARGOS, romance, 257pp., illus., paperback, Maputo, 2005. R295
620. Xipalapala (B.) O MENINO QUE GIRAVA O MUNDO, 39pp., illus., paperback, Maputo, 2006. R140
621. Zawangoni (S.) A FRELIMO E A FORMAÇÃO DO HOMEM NOVO, (1964-1974 e 1975-1982), 121pp., illus., paperback, Maputo, 2007. R295
AFRICA CURRENT PUBLICATIONS - NAMIBIA
622. Blomstrand (C.) TWO EARLY MAPS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA, a discovery in Sweden, 47pp., 4to., maps, illus., paperback, Windhoek, 2008. R395
These previously unknown hand-drawn maps are by Charles John Andersson and were made in 1852. One is thought to be the first map ever produced on the northern part of Namibia and the other is a map of northern Botswana, southern Zimbabwe, the Zambezi River and Victoria Falls made prior to Livingstone's trip there in 1855.
623. Dieckmann (U.) HAI//OM IN THE ETOSHA REGION, a history of colonial settlement, ethnicity and nature conservation, introduction by Robert Gordon, 398pp., maps, illus., paperback, Basel, 2007. R320
624. Johansson (P.) TRADER KING OF DAMARALAND, Axel Eriksson, a Swedish pioneer in southern Africa, 218pp., illus., paperback, Windhoek, 2007. R250
Originally published in Swedish.
625. Kuntze (L.) VON DRESDEN NACH OTJIWARONGO, 208pp., illus., paperback, Reprint, Windhoek, (2001) 2007. R175
Labour Resource and Research Institute
626. Jauch (H.) GOLD MINING COMPANIES IN AFRICA, workers' experiences, 25pp., illus., paperback, Windhoek, 2007. R125
627. Jauch (H.) & Nakuta (J.) UNDERSTANDING NAMIBIA'S LABOUR LAW, a guide to the labour act No. 11 of 2007, 83pp., illus., paperback, Windhoek, 2008. R125
628. Kamho (N.) THE NAMIBIAN WAGE BARGAINING, & director's remuneration report 2006, 29pp., paperback, Windhoek, 2007. R125
629. Karamata (C.) MORE TRADE - LESS JOBS AND MORE POVERTY?, a reader, 40pp., illus., paperback, Windhoek, 2007. R125
Legal Assistance Centre, Windhoek
630. __________ RAPE IN NAMIBIA, an assessment of the operation of the Combating of Rape Act 8 of 2000, full report, 593+11pp., 4to., paperback, Windhoek, 2006. R395
631. __________ UNDERSTANDING PRISONER RIGHTS, 10pp., illus., paperback, Windhoek, 2008. R45
632. Harring (S.) & Odendaal (W.) "NO RESETTLEMENT AVAILABLE", an assessment of the expropriation principle and its impact on land reform in Namibia, 36pp., 4to., paperback, Windhoek, 2007. R125
633. Hubbard (D.) & Ramsbotham (D.) ADVOCACY IN ACTION, a guide to influencing decision-making in Namibia, 370pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Second edition, Windhoek, (2004) 2007. R295
634. Werner (W.) PROTECTION FOR WOMEN IN NAMIBIA'S COMMUNAL LAND REFORM ACT, is it working?, 40pp., 4to., map, illus., paperback, Windhoek, 2008. R125
635. Larsen (M.) MEDIA OWNERSHIP AND LEGISLATION IN THE REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA, 1990-2007, 134pp., 4to., paperback, Windhoek, 2007. R175
636. [Melber (H.) ed.] TRANSITIONS IN NAMIBIA, which changes for whom?, 262pp., paperback, Uppsala, 2007. R230
Multi-Disciplinary Research & Consultancy Centre (MRCC), University of Namibia
637. Gustafsson-Wright (E.) et al BASELINE DATA FINDINGS FOR THE OKAMBILIMBILI HEALTH INSURANCE EVALUATION PROJECT IN NAMIBIA, 28pp., 4to., paperback, Research Report August 2007, Windhoek, 2007. R130
638. van Rooy (G.) et al INCOME POVERTY AND INEQUALITY IN NAMIBIA, 21pp., 4to., spiralbound paperback, Working Paper 2007, Windhoek, 2007. R130
Namibia Institute for Democracy
639. __________ STOP CORRUPTION, a Namibian citizen's guide to anti-corruption, 71pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Windhoek, (2007). R95
640. Erichsen (C.) "WHAT THE ELDERS USED TO SAY", Namibian perspectives on the last decade of German colonial rule, 75pp., 4to., map, paperback, Windhoek, 2008. R140
641. [Hopwood (G.) ed.] TACKLING CORRUPTION, opinions on the way forward in Namibia, 80pp., illus., paperback, Windhoek, 2008. R120
642. National Planning Commission NATIONAL ACCOUNTS, 1996-2006, 43pp., 4to., paperback, Windhoek, 2007. R150
643. National Society for Human Rights NAMIBIA, human rights report 2007, extended report, 195pp., 4to., spiralbound paperback, Windhoek, 2007. R495
644. [Otto-Reiner (A.) comp.] FROM LANDESMUSEUM TO NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NAMIBIA, 100 years, (1907-2007), a chronology of an African museum, 59pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Windhoek, 2007. R220
645. Schmidt (W.) OTTO SCHIFFBAUER, als telegrafenbauer in Deutsch-Sudwest, 125pp., maps, illus., paperback, Erfurt, 2006. R395
646. Southern African Development Community (SADC) Parliamentary Forum ROLE OF THE SADC REGIONAL WOMEN'S PARLIAMENTARY CAUCUS (RWPC) IN ACHIEVING THE MINIMUM 30% REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN IN PARLIAMENT, 16pp., paperback, Windhoek, no date. R110
647. Stark (P.) DIE WIT BOESMAN, 224pp., illus., paperback, Pretoria, 2008. R145
Peter Stark was a farmer and game ranger in Etosha.
648. Vogt (A.) text & illus. CLOSER LOOK AT NAMIBIA, a pictorial companion to a special country, 133pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Windhoek, 2007. R260
649. Vollmer (G.) NAMIBIA UND TANTE AENNE, 280pp., maps, b/w & colour illus., hardback, Göttingen & Windhoek, 2005. R350
650. [von Oertzen (D.) ed.] HYBRID ELECTRICITY SYSTEMS POWERING MINI-GRIDS, a southern African perspective, proceedings of the symposium held at Gobabeb, Namibia, on 24 and 25 October 2007, 127pp., 4to., colour illus., paperback, Windhoek, 2007. R395
AFRICA CURRENT PUBLICATIONS - NATURAL HISTORY & ECOLOGY
651. Alexander (G.) & Marais (J.) A GUIDE TO THE REPTILES OF SOUTHERN AFRICA, 408pp., maps, b/w & colour illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R220
652. Aronson (R.) TALES OF AN AFRICAN VET, 201pp., illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R180
653. Bailey (A.) photo. & Keene-Young (R.) text OKAVANGO, a journey, 144pp., colour illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2006. R150
654. Bat Interest Group of KwaZulu-Natal BATS IN ROOFS, 44pp., illus., paperback, Pietermaritzburg, 2007. R50
655. Berry (H.) et al text & van Schalkwyk (P.) et al photos. ETOSHA 100, celebrating a hundred years of conservation, 177pp., 4to., map, b/w & colour illus., paperback, Windhoek, 2007. R275
656. Best (P.) text & Folkens (P.) illus. WHALES AND DOLPHINS OF THE SOUTHERN AFRICAN SUBREGION, 338pp., 4to., maps, b/w & colour illus, hardback, d.w, Cape Town, 2007. R500
657. Branch (B.) TORTOISES, TERRAPINS & TURTLES, of Africa, 128pp., maps, colour illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2008. R130
658. Branch (G.) et al TWO OCEANS, a guide to the marine life of southern Africa, 360pp., map, b/w & colour illus., paperback, New edition, Cape Town, (1994) 2007. R230
659. Buckley (D.) et al text & Aldridge (N.) photo. AFRICA'S GIANT EYE, building the southern African large telescope, 192pp., oblong 4to., b/w & colour illus., hardback, d.w., Cape Town, 2005. R485
660. Burke (A.) ELEVEN STEPS TO REHABILITATION IN THE SUCCULENT KAROO AND NAMIB DESERT, 24pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Windhoek & Oranjemund, 2007. R50
661. Carruthers (V.) THE MAGALIESBERG, 388pp., maps, b/w & colour illus., hardback, Reprint of Second edition, Pretoria, (1990) 2007. R310
662. [Carruthers (V.) ed.] THE WILDLIFE OF SOUTHERN AFRICA, a field guide to the animals and plants of the region, 310pp., maps, colour illus., paperback, Second edition, Cape Town, (1997) 2008. R200
663. Chittenden (H.) ROBERTS BIRD GUIDE, a comprehensive field guide to over 950 bird species in southern Africa, 456pp., maps, colour illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R175
664. Cillié (B.) et al ANIMALS OF PILANESBERG, an identification guide, 132pp., map, colour illus., paperback, Pretoria, 2007. R120
665. Clarke (H.) & Mackenzie (B.) COMMON WILD FLOWERS OF TABLE MOUNTAIN, 95pp., maps, colour illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R90
666. Cock (J.) THE WAR AGAINST OURSELVES, nature, power and justice, 245pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R190
667. Cornhill (G.) et al MALOTI DRAKENSBERG EXPERIENCE, 144pp., maps, colour illus., paperback, Howick, 2007.R145
668. Eales (H.) RIDDLES IN STONE, controversies, theories and myths about southern Africa's geological past, 361pp., map, b/w & colour illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R220
669. Ferreira (T.) SHARK MAN, 205pp., colour illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R130
Theo Ferreira is a passionate protector of the great white shark.
670. Hallowes (D.) & Munnik (V.) PEAK POISON, the elite energy crisis and environmental justice, the groundwork report 2007, 208pp., paperback, Pietermaritzburg, 2007. R225
671. Hauptfleisch (M.) MONITORING THE SPERRGEBIET, and adjacent areas, best practice guide for monitoring key indicators for the succulent Karoo ecosystem, with special focus on the Sperrgebiet National Park and adjacent areas, 52pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Windhoek, (2007). R95
672. [Johnson (M.) et al eds.] THE GEOLOGY OF SOUTH AFRICA, 691pp., 4to., maps, b/w & colour illus., hardback, Johannesburg, 2006.R515
673. Joubert (C.) et al FIELD GUIDE TO THE ANIMALS OF THE GREATER KRUGER PARK, 132pp., maps, colour illus., paperback, Pretoria, 2007. R135
674. Kalahari Conservation Society PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOTSWANA LION WORKSHOP, Chobe Marina Lodge - Kasane: 18th-19th March 2005, 78pp., 4to., maps, illus., paperback, no place, (2005). R150
675. Kidson (S.) & van Niekerk (H.) SPOTTER'S GUIDE TO BIRDS OF THE BUSHVELD, 192pp., colour illus., paperback, Pretoria, 2007. R95
676. Lange (W.) FROM SEA TO SALT, the story of how Sutherland, a small town in the Great Karoo, became the largest astronomical observing site in the southern hemisphere, 72pp., colour illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R140
677. Lieberman (D.) photo. & Loon (R.) text HIDDEN WONDERS, the small 5005 of southern Africa, insects, spiders, frogs, reptiles, 305pp., 4to., colour illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R250
Also available in hardback for R325.
678. Manning (J.) FIELD GUIDE TO FYNBOS, 509pp., maps, b/w & colour illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R190
679. Marais (E.) SIEL VAN DIE MIER, geredigeer deur S. Francine Honing etc, 199pp., illus., paperback, Pretoria, 2007. R134
Reprint of "Siel van die Mier" by Eugéne Marais, first published in 1937, and with an addendum discussing the various editions of this work.
680. Marais (J.) WHAT'S THAT SNAKE, a starter's guide to snakes of southern Africa, 95pp., colour illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R130
681. O'Connell (C.) ELEPHANT'S SECRET SENSE, the hidden life of the wild herds of Africa, 240pp., maps, illus., hardback, d.w., Oxford, 2007. R190
682. Osborne (T.) & Versfeld (W.) text & van Schalkwyk (P.) photo. ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK, guidebook to the waterholes and animals, 81pp., maps, colour illus., paperback, Reprint, Windhoek, (2003) 2007. R150
683. Pakenham (T.) text & photo. MEETINGS WITH REMARKABLE TREES, 192pp., 4to., colour illus., hardback, d.w., Second edition, Johannesburg, (1996) 2007. R350
684. __________ IN SEARCH OF REMARKABLE TREES, on safari in southern Africa, 208pp., 4to., map, colour illus., hardback, d.w., Johannesburg, 2007. R350
685. Peschak (T.) photo. & text WILD SEAS, SECRET SHORES OF AFRICA, 184pp., oblong 4to., colour illus., hardback, d.w., Cape Town, 2007. R220
686. Pooley (E.) A FIELD GUIDE TO WILD FLOWERS, Kwazulu-Natal and the eastern region, 630pp., colour illus., maps, paperback, Reprint, Durban, (1998) 2005. R280
687. Schmidt (E.) et al TREES AND SHRUBS OF MPUMALANGA AND KRUGER NATIONAL PARK, 702pp., maps, b/w & colour illus., paperback, Second edition, Johannesburg, (2002) 2007. R385
688. Schoeman (P.) OP DIE GROOT SPORE, 176pp., illus., paperback, Reprint, Pretoria, (1942) 2007. R103
P. Schoeman was a well-known South African hunter.
689. [Sheridan (M.) & Nyamweru (C.) eds.] AFRICAN SACRED GROVES, ecological dynamics & social change, 230pp., map, illus, paperback, Pretoria, Oxford etc, 2008. R160
690. Siegfried (R.) DOG-DAYS, natural history for bed-time reading, 473pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R195
691. Smith (G.) & van Wyk (B.) ALOES, in southern Africa, 136pp., colour illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2008. R150
692. [Steinman (H.) photo.] KIRSTENBOSCH, beyond words, 96pp., colour illus., paperback, Pretoria, 2007. R160
693. Stevens (A.) LAST SNAKE MAN, 192pp., 4to., colour illus., hardback, d.w., Hereford, 2007. R365
Austin Stevens was the curator of the Transvaal Snake Park and the Hartebeespoort Dam Snake Park.
694. Steyn (M.) PHOTOGRAPHIC ACACIA, a guide, South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, 77pp., 4to., colour illus., paperback, Polokwane, 2007. R159
695. Steyn (P.) photo. & text ANTARCTIC IMPRESSIONS, seasons in the southern ocean, 176pp., oblong 4to., maps, colour illus., hardback, d.w., Cape Town, 2007. R280
696. Vandecasteele (P.) text & Godard (P.) photo. IN CELEBRATION OF FYNBOS, 223pp., colour illus., hardback, Cape Town, 2008. R170
697. Watson (R.) AFRICAN BAOBAB, 200pp., colour illus., hardback, d.w., Cape Town, 2007. R190
698. Western Cape Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning ANNUAL PERFORMANCE PLAN, 2008-09, 79pp., 4to., colour illus., spiralbound paperback, Cape Town, 2008. R125
699. Zsilavecz (G.) NUDIBRANCHS, of the Cape Peninsula and False Bay, 103pp., map, b/w & colour illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R150
AFRICA CURRENT PUBLICATIONS - NON-TRADE TITLES
700. AfriMap TOWARDS A PEOPLE-DRIVEN AFRICAN UNION, current obstacles & new opportunities, 68pp., 4to., paperback, Second edition, no place, (2007) 2007. R145
Centre for Development and Enterprise (CDE)
701. __________ VOICES OF ANGER, 19pp., 4to., paperback, CDE Focus, No. 10, Johannesburg, 2007. R110
702. __________ STRUGGLE FOR JOBS, 26pp., 4to., paperback, CDE Focus, No. 13, Johannesburg, 2007. R110
703. __________ SOUTH AFRICAN SKILLS CRISIS, 13pp., 4to., paperback, CDE Focus, No. 12, Johannesburg, 2007. R110
704. __________ YOUNG SOWETO ENTREPRENEURS, 14pp., 4to., paperback, CDE Focus, No. 11, Johannesburg, 2007. R110
Community Development Resource Association
705. Ndebele (N.) et al DREAMING REALITY, the future in retrospect, reading social intervention through the CDRA annual reports 1990-2003, and its relevance in the future, 164pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Cape Town, no date. R75
706. [Soal (S.) comp.] HOLDING INFINITY, guiding social process, a workbook for development practitioners, 100pp., illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2004.R150
707. Taylor (J.) ORGANISATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT, towards building a practice, 64pp., illus., paperback, Cape Town. R85
Electoral Institute of Southern Africa [EISA]
708. __________ EISA ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM, challenges for democratic governance and human development in Africa, CD-ROM, Johannesburg, 2006. R150
709. [Kadima (D.) et al eds.] ELECTION UPDATE SOUTH AFRICA, local government elections, 1 March 2006, 127pp., 4to., map, paperback, Johannesburg, 2006. R295
710. [Matlosa (K.) et al eds.] CHALLENGES OF CONFLICT, DEMOCRACY AND DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA, 377pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R450
711. Maundeni (Z.) et al CONSOLIDATING DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA, Botswana, 80pp., paperback, Research Report No. 31, Johannesburg, 2007. R145
Foundation for Contemporary Research (FCR)
712. __________ ANNUAL REPORT 2006/2007, 22pp., 4to., map, colour illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R60
713. Davids (I.) VOICES FROM BELOW, reflecting on ten years of public participation: the case of local government in the Western Cape province, 129pp., illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2005. R125
714. [Davids (I.) ed.] LEARNING ABOUT LOCAL GOVERNMENT, a first step towards active engagement, 144pp., 4to., illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2006. R125
Text in English, Xhosa and Afrikaans.
715. Fourie (D.) et al MUNICIPAL-COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS FOR POVERTY ALLEVIATION, a reference guide for development practitioners, 24pp., 4to., illus., paperback + CD-ROM, Cape Town, 2004. R95
Gender Links
716. __________ ANNUAL REPORT, 2006-2007, 44pp., 4to., colour illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R120
717. __________ GLASS CEILING TWO, an audit of women and men in South African newsrooms, 40pp., 4to., spiralbound paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R95
718. [Morna (C.) & Ndlovu (S.) eds.] GENDER AND ADVERTISING IN SOUTHERN AFRICA, mirror on the media, 76pp., illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R195
719. __________ GENDER AND TABLOIDS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA, mirror on the media, 100pp., illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2008. R195
720. [Walter (D.) ed.] THE TABLOID EXPLOSION, 136pp., paperback, Johannesburg. R250
Institute for Security Studies
721. Alusala (N.) ARMED CONFLICT AND DISARMAMENT, selected central African case studies, 74pp., paperback, Monograph No. 129, Pretoria, 2007. R35
722. Boshoff (H.) & Vrey (W.) TECHNICAL ANALYSIS OF DISARMAMENT, DEMOBILISATION AND REINTEGRATION, a case study from Burundi, 57pp., paperback, Monograph No. 125, Pretoria, 2006. R35
723. Coetzee (B.) & Horn (R.) THEFT OF PRECIOUS METALS, from South African mines and refineries, 122pp., paperback, Monograph No. 133, Pretoria, 2007. R35
724. du Plessis (M.) & Pete (S.) WHO GUARDS THE GUARDS?, the international criminal court and serious crimes committed by peacekeepers in Africa, 58pp., paperback, Monograph No. 121, Pretoria, 2006. R35
725. Frank (C.) MISSED OPPORTUNITIES, the role of education, health and social development in preventing crime, 139pp., paperback, Monograph No. 126, Pretoria, 2006. R35
726. [Goredema (C.) ed.] MONEY LAUNDERING EXPERIENCES, a survey, 139pp., paperback, Monograph No. 124, Pretoria, 2006. R35
727. __________ CONFRONTING THE PROCEEDS OF CRIME IN SOUTHERN AFRICA, an introspection, 139pp., paperback, Monograph No. 132, Pretoria, 2007. R35
728. Kindiki (K.) INTERVENTION TO PROTECT CIVILIANS IN DARFUR, legal dilemmas and policy imperatives, 74pp., paperback, Monograph No. 131, Pretoria, 2007. R35
729. [le Roux (L.) ed.] SOUTH AFRICAN ARMY VISION 2020, security challenges shaping the future South African army, 289pp., paperback, Pretoria, 2007. R106
730. [Murithi (T.) ed.] TOWARDS A UNION GOVERNMENT FOR AFRICA, challenges and opportunities, 189pp., paperback, Pretoria, 2008. R30
731. Porto (J.) et al FROM SOLDIERS TO CITIZENS, the social, economic and political reintegration of UNITA ex-combatants, 153pp., maps, paperback, Monograph No. 130, Pretoria, 2007. R35
732. [Rupiya (M.) et al eds.] CIVIL-SECURITY RELATIONS IN TANZANIA, investigating the relationship between the state, security services and civil society, 80pp., paperback, Monograph No. 128, Pretoria, 2006. R35
733. Williams (R.) SOUTH AFRICAN GUERILLA ARMIES, the impact of guerilla armies on the creation of South Africa's armed forces, 54pp., paperback, Monograph No. 127, Pretoria, 2006. R35
734. Kaiser (A.) et al SOUTH AFRICAN SOCIAL MOVEMENTS IN NAIROBI 2007, perspectives and reports from South African Social Movements and Activists at the World Social Forum in Nairobi, 2007, 174pp., illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R95
Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa & Open Society Foundation
735. __________ MOZAMBIQUE, justice sector and the rule of law, a discussion paper, 146pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2006. R195
736. __________ SOUTH AFRICA, democracy and political participation, 171pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2006. R195
737. __________ SOUTH AFRICA, justice sector and the rule of law, 180pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2005. R195
738. __________ ANNUAL REPORT 2006, 76pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2006. R150
739. __________ NEW PARTNERSHIP FOR AFRICA'S DEVELOPMENT (NEPAD), in plain language, a resource for organisations, 124pp., 4to., paperback, Cape Town, 2003. R150
740. __________ "WE HAVE DEGREES IN VIOLENCE", a report on torture and human rights abuses in Zimbabwe, December 2007, 51pp., 4to., colour illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R145
741. __________ KGATELOPELE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT IN THE LIMPOPO PROVINCE, transforming education in rural South Africa, 70pp., 4to., colour illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2002. R130
742. __________ COMPREHENSIVE CARE FOR ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN, the role of education in the development of sustainable strategies, 2007 conference, 32pp., colour illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R125
743. __________ MALAWI, justice sector and the rule of law, a discussion paper, 29pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2006. R120
744. __________ SOUTH AFRICA, justice sector and the rule of law, a discussion paper, 31pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2005. R120
745. __________ SOUTH AFRICA, effective service delivery in the education and health sectors, a discussion paper, 43pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R120
746. __________ SOUTH AFRICA, democracy and political participation, a discussion paper, 30pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2006. R120
747. __________ MOZAMBIQUE, justice sector and the rule of law, a discussion paper, 23pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2006. R95
748. Govender (S.) et al LOCAL GOVERNMENT FISCAL MANAGEMENT & ACCOUNTABILITY, handbook, 50pp., illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2005. R120
749. Hajat (R.) MALAWI AND ITS MINERALS, are Malawians benefitting?, Southern Africa Resource Watch, Resource Insight Issue No. 2, June 2007, 20pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R95
750. Kabemba (C.) GUIDELINES FOR THE REVISION OF MINING CONTRACTS IN THE DRC, the quest for justice, fairness, transparency and accountability, Southern Africa Resource Watch, Resource Insight, Special edition, June 2007, 24pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R95
751. Maleleka (D.) DIAMOND MINING IN LESOTHO, Southern Africa Resource Watch, Resource Insight, Issue No. 4, September 2007, 18pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R95
752. Mwitwa (C.) & Kabemba (C.) COPPER BOOM IN ZAMBIA, boom for whom?, Southern African Resource Watch, Resource Insight Issue No. 3, August 2007, 20pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R95
753. Olivier (L.) CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW AND REFORM, and the adherence to democratic principles in constitutions in southern African countries, 182pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R195
754. Sachikonye (L.) DIAMONDS IN ZIMBABWE, a situational analysis, Southern Africa Resource Watch, Resource Insight Issue No. 1, May 2007, Johannesburg, 2007. R95
755. Parliament of the Republic of South Africa PRESIDING OFFICERS' MID-TERM REVIEW, September 2007, 61pp., 4to., colour illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R95
756. People's Budget Coalition PEOPLE'S BUDGET, budgeting for surplus in the midst of poverty, inequality and unemployment, proposals for 2009 - 2010 budget, 66pp., 4to., illus., paperback, (no place), 2008. R145
Programme for Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), School of Government, University of the Western Cape
757. Durang (T.) & Tanner (C.) ACCESS TO LAND AND OTHER NATURAL RESOURCES FOR LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN MOZAMBIQUE, current examples from Manica Province, 29pp., 4to., paperback, Land Reform and Agrarian Change in southern Africa, No. 27, Cape Town, 2004. R75
758. Isaacs (M.) et al CONSTITUTING THE COMMONS IN THE NEW SOUTH AFRICA, 54pp., 4to., paperback, Cape Town, 2004. R50
759. Lahiff (E.) STATE, MARKET OR THE WORST OF BOTH?, experimenting with market-based land reform in South Africa, 28pp., 4to., paperback, Land Reform and Agrarian Change in southern Africa, No. 30, Cape Town, 2007. R75
760. Rihoy (E.) et al 'PEOPLE ARE NOT HAPPY', speaking up for adaptive natural resource governance in Mahenye, 51pp., 4to., paperback, Land Reform and Agrarian Change in southern Africa, No. 31, Cape Town, 2007. R75
761. Whande (W.) TRANS-BOUNDARY NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN SOUTHERN AFRICA, local historical and livelihood realities within the Great Limpopo Trans-Frontier Conservation Area, 54pp., 4to., illus., paperback, Research report No. 25, Cape Town, 2007. R120
762. __________ COMMUNITY-BASED NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN THE SOUTHERN AFRICA REGION, an annotated bibliography and general overview of literature, 1996-2004, 58pp., 4to., paperback, Research report No. 24, Cape Town, 2007. R95
763. Roberts (B.) MIGRATION AUDIT OF POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES IN SOUTHERN AFRICA, 140pp., paperback, Migration Dialogue for Southern Africa Report No. 3, IDASA, Cape Town, 2007. R75
Youth Development Network
764. __________ RESEARCH REPORT, effective entrepreneurial development models in the regional entrepreneurship programme/SADC region, 57pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R120
765. __________ YDN ANNUAL REPORT, 2006-2007, 43pp., 4to., colour illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R95
766. Zegeye (A.) & Tegegn (M.) ETHIOPIA-ERITREA CONFLICT, a critical observation, 45pp., 4to., maps, paperback, Institute for Global Dialogue, Johannesburg, 2007. R130
AFRICA CURRENT PUBLICATIONS - POLITICS, HISTORY & ECONOMICS
767. __________ RECLAIMING THE RESOURCES FOR HEALTH, a regional analysis of equity in health in east and southern Africa, 227pp., illus., paperback, Johannesburg, Harare etc, 2007. R240
768. __________ MUNICIPALITIES, South Africa 2008, 379pp., 4to., map, b/w & colour illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2008. R150
769. [Akokpari (J.) et al eds.] THE AFRICAN UNION, and its institutions, 390pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2008. R140
770. Alanby (D.) MY CRYPTIC LIFE, 321pp., illus., paperback, Durban, 2007. R180
Alanby was a South African apartheid era policeman.
771. Allen (V.) KRUGER'S PRETORIA, buildings and personalities of the city in the nineteenth century, with drawings by Hannes Meiring, 258pp., illus., hardback, d.w., Second edition, Pretoria, (1971) 2007. R310
772. [Allen (V.) & Kruger (T.) comps.] MALAY CAMP, a forgotten suburb, 60pp., map, b/w & colour illus., paperback, Kimberley, 2006. R65
The Malay Camp in Kimberley suffered the same fate as District Six in Cape Town and Sophiatown in Johannesburg. The inhabitants were forced to move out in the early 1940s. This is a social history of the area.
773. Altbeker (A.) COUNTRY AT WAR WITH ITSELF, South Africa's crisis of crime, 189pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R115
774. [Ames (E.) et al eds.] GERMANY'S COLONIAL PASTS, 255pp., hardcover, d.w., Lincoln, 2005. R450
775. [Amoateng (A.) & Heaton (T.) eds.] FAMILIES AND HOUSEHOLDS IN POST-APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA, socio-demographic perspectives, 188pp., 4to., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R180
776. Andrews (M.) SHAPING HISTORY, narratives of political change, 223pp., paperback, Cambridge, 2007. R200
Includes "South Africa: told and untold stories".
777. [Arnold (M.) ed.] STEVE BIKO, no fears expressed, 183pp., illus., paperback, Reprint, Johannesburg, (1987) 2007. R56
778. [Athiros (G & L.) eds.] WOODSTOCK, a selection of articles from "The Woodstock Whisperer", 2003-2007, a journey into the colourful and fasincating character of South Africa's earliest suburb, 140pp., 4to., maps, b/w & colour illus., hardback, Cape Town, 2007. R235
779. Aucamp (I.) & Swanepoel (J.) EINDE VAN 'N GROOT PARTY, 'n vrystaatse perspektief op die (N)NP, met 'n voorwoord deur Hermann Giliomee, 199pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R150
780. Baker (B.) MULTI-CHOICE POLICING IN AFRICA, 227pp., paperback, Uppsala, 2008. R180
781. Barnes (H.) et al THE SOUTH AFRICAN INDEX OF MULTIPLE DEPRIVATION FOR CHILDREN, census 2001, 66pp., 4to., maps, paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R125
782. Beningfield (J.) THE FRIGHTENED LAND, land, landscape and politics in South Africa in the twentieth century, 338pp., maps, b/w & colour illus., paperback, London, 2006. R325
783. Berold (R.) MEANWHILE DON'T PUSH AND SQUEEZE, a year of life in China, 246pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R145
Writer and academic Robert Berold spent a year teaching English at Zhejiang University.
784. [Bezuidenhout (F.) ed.] A READER ON SELECTED SOCIAL ISSUES, 292pp., paperback, Fourth edition, Pretoria, (1998) 2008. R217
785. [Botha (A.) ed.] CHRIS BRINK, anatomy of a transformer, 287pp., illus., paperback, Stellenbosch, 2007. R215
Professor Chris Brink was the seventh Rector and Vice Chancellor of Stellenbosch University from 2002 to 2007.
786. Bradlow (E & F.) HERE COMES THE "ALABAMA", "Daar kom die Alabama", 162pp., map, b/w & colour illus., hardback, Second edition, Cape Town, (1958) 2007. R265
787. Brink (A.) LYING AND THIEVING, the fraudulent scholarship of Ronald Suresh Roberts in "Fit to Govern: The native intelligence of Thabo Mbeki" with reference to chapters 8 and 9 on AIDS: 'a clash of fundamentalism 1: medical politics' and 'a clash of fundamentalisms 2: racial politics', 443pp., paperback, Second edition, Cape Town, (2007) 2008. R120
Expanded edition with five new chapters.
788. [Brink (E.) et al comps.] SOWETO, 16 June 1976, personal accounts of the uprising, 208pp., map, illus., paperback, Second edition, Cape Town, (2001) 2006. R130
789. [Brown (S.) ed.] LEADERSHIP AND LEGITIMACY, 2007 transformation audit, 94pp., 4to., colour illus., paperback, Institute for Justice and Reconciliation, Cape Town, 2007. R99
790. Bullard (D.) SCREW IT, let's do lunch, 224pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R120
David Bullard wrote the "Out to Lunch" column for the Sunday Times for fourteen years before being fired in 2008.
791. [Burdett (R.) & Sudjic (D.) eds.] ENDLESS CITY, the urban age project by the London School of Economics and Deutsche Bank's Alfred Herrhausen Society, 510pp., maps, b/w & colour illus., hardback, d.w, London, 2007. R600
Includes a section on Johannesburg with the essays "The View from Outside" by Deyan Sujdic, "Recovering from Apartheid" by Lindsay Bremner and "African Urbanism" by Caroline Kihato.
792. Butcher (T.) BLOOD RIVER, a journey to Africa's broken heart, 363pp., paperback, illus., maps, Reprint, London, (2007) 2008. R130
Daily Telegraph journalist Tim Butcher recreated Stanley's expedition up the Congo River in 2000.
793. Buur (L.) SECURITY-DEVELOPMENT NEXUS, expressions of sovereignty and securitization in southern Africa, 284pp., paperback, Uppsala & Cape Town, 2007. R180
794. Cameron-Dow (J.) NEWSPAPER HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICA, 168pp., 4to., illus., hardback, d.w., Cape Town, 2007. R225
795. Cawthra (G.) et al eds.] SECURITY AND DEMOCRACY IN SOUTHERN AFRICA, 288pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R190
796. Collins (R.) & Burns (J.) A HISTORY OF SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, 406pp., maps, illus., paperback, Cambridge, 2007. R180
797. Colsen (K.) photo. & text MILES AHEAD, a photographic journey, 142pp., 4to., maps, b/w & colour illus., hardback, d.w., London, 2006. R225
Members of Barclays Bank and UNICEF travelled from Egypt to Cape Town becoming involved with various charitable projects on the way.
798. Cook (H.) MATTERS OF EXCHANGE, commerce, medicine, and science in the Dutch Golden Age, 562pp., maps, illus., hardback, d.w., London, 2007. R325
799. Copson (R.) THE UNITED STATES IN AFRICA, Bush policy and beyond, 168pp., paperback, London & Cape Town, 2007. R140
800. Cornell (C.) & Malan (A.) PLACES AT THE CAPE, a guidebook for beginner researchers, 108pp., 4to., paperback, TEPC [Transcription of Estate Papers at the Cape] Transcription Project, Cape Town, 2008. R140
801. Crawford-Browne (T.) EYE ON THE MONEY, one man's crusade against corruption, 238pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R175
Terry Crawford-Browne chairs the South African affiliate of Economists Allied for Arms Reduction. This is his exposé of the South African arms deal scandal.
802. Davies (J.) CONSTRUCTIVE ENGAGEMENT, Chester Crocker & American policy in South Africa, Namibia and Angola, 1981-8, 246pp., paperback, Johannesburg, London etc, 2007. R195
803. de Jager (P.) DIE KORANNAFONTEINERS, stories oor Ottosdal en sy mense, 450pp., illus., paperback, Pretoria, 2008. R258
804. de Kock (W.) HOUSE OF JUTA, Vol. 1: Pioneer Publisher 1853-1903, 114pp., 4to., illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2008. R155
805. de Vries (F.) THE FRED DE VRIES INTERVIEWS, from Abdullah to Zille, 325pp., illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2008. R180
Fred de Vries's interviews are published in "The Weekender" and "Empire" magazine. He has interviewed artists, writers, musicians, activists and entrepreneurs: Ivan Vladislavic, Marlene van Niekerk, Anton Kannemeyer, Rian Malan, Helen Zille to name but a few.
806. Deléage (P.) END OF A DYNASTY, the last days of the Prince Imperial, Zululand 1879, translated by Fleur Webb, 212pp., map, illus., paperback, Pietermaritzburg, 2007. R160
Translation of "Trois Mois chez les Zoulous" originally published in 1879.
807. [Derman (B.) et al eds.] CONFLICTS OVER LAND & WATER IN AFRICA, Cameroon, Ghana, Burkina Faso, West Africa, Sudan, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Tanzania, 244pp., illus., paperback, Oxford, Pietermaritzburg etc, 2007. R190
808. Desai (A.) & Vahed (G.) INSIDE INDENTURE, a South African story, 1860 - 1914, 472pp., maps, illus., paperback, Durban, 2007. R200
809. [Diesel (A.) comp.] SHAKTI, stories of Indian women in South Africa, 221pp., illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R180
810. Dingake (O.) ROLE OF ELECTORAL SYSTEMS IN THE INSTITUTIONALISATION OF DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE IN SADC COUNTRIES, 64pp., paperback, Durban, 2006. R125
811. __________ MONEY, POLITICS AND LAW IN THE SADC REGION, 63pp., paperback, Durban, 2006. R125
812. [Doxtader (E.) & Salazer (P.) eds.] TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION IN SOUTH AFRICA, the fundamental documents, 478pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R260
813. Duncan (N.) et al COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY, analysis, context and action, 463pp., illus., paperback + CD-ROM, Cape Town, 2007. R305
814. Earle (N.) SOCIAL WORK IN SOCIAL CHANGE, the profession and education of social workers in South Africa, 163pp., 4to., paperback, Cape Town, 2008. R210
815. Eldredge (E.) POWER IN COLONIAL AFRICA, conflict and discourse in Lesotho, 1870-1960, 275pp., hardback, d.w., Madison, 2007. R545
816. Englund (H.) PRISONERS OF FREEDOM, human rights and the African poor, 247pp., paperback, Berkeley, 2006. R220
817. Fairweather (J.) COMMON HUNGER, land rights in Canada and South Africa, 260pp., illus., paperback, Calgary, 2006. R395
818. Farley (J.) SOUTHERN AFRICA, 155pp., maps, paperback, London, 2008. R274
819. Feinstein (A.) AFTER THE PARTY, a personal and political journey inside the ANC, 287pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R170
Andrew Feinstein was an ANC MP and resigned after his investigation into the arms deal scandal.
820. Feldman (L.) THE JEWS OF JOHANNESBURG, (until Union - 31st May, 1910), translated from the Yiddish by Veronica Belling, 245pp., illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R110
821. [Fig (D.) ed.] STAKING THEIR CLAIMS, corporate social and environmental responsibility in South Africa, 282pp., paperback, Pietermaritzburg, 2007. R180
822. Fish (J.) DOMESTIC DEMOCRACY, at home in South Africa, 269pp., illus., hardback, London, 2006. R855
823. Fourie (E.) et al JOURNEY TO FREEDOM, narratives, 110pp., 4to., colour illus., paperback + CD-ROM, Pretoria, 2007. R310
In 2003 UNISA was asked to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the democratization of South Africa. This became a collaborative project with the Department of Art, Department of Music and an academic conference. Some of the conference papers are published here including one by Raymond Suttner. The Boitumelo and Intuthuko Sewing Groups provided the backdrop to the musical presentation.
824. [Fourie (P.) ed.] MEDIA STUDIES, media history, media and society, Vol. 1, 436pp., paperback, Second edition, Cape Town, (2001) 2007. R227
825. Frescura (F.) POST OFFICES OF THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, 1792-1910, Vol. 1: Aasvogel Kranz to Kweleghen. Vol. 2: Ladigrey to Zwemkuil, 414+825pp., 4to., maps, illus., hardback, Second edition, Pretoria, (2002) 2003. R1,730
826. Gay and Lesbian Memory in Action TILL THE TIME OF TRIAL, the prison letters of Simon Nkoli, 48pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R30
There is also a DVD on Simon Nkoli's life listed in the DVD section.
827. Geldenhuys (F.) SOUTH AFRIKA IS FANTASTIK, everyone's guide how not to be politically correct, who cares for Jimmy, Tarentaal and Gnu? the miracle is over, 296pp., illus., paperback, Pretoria, 2007. R145
828. [George (R.) ed.] MANAGING TOURISM, in South Africa, 368pp., maps, illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R295
829. Giliomee (H.) & Mbenga (B.) NEW HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICA, 454pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., hardback, d.w., Cape Town, 2007. R350
830. [Glenn (I.) et al translators & eds.] FRANÇOIS LE VAILLANT, travels into the interior of Africa via the Cape of Good Hope, Vol. 1, 194pp., map, b/w & colour illus., hardback, d.w., Van Riebeeck Society, Second Series, No. 38, Cape Town, 2007. R250
This is a new translation of the first volume of le Vaillant's travels, first published in 1790, with a long introduction by Ian Glenn.
831. Graeber (D.) LOST PEOPLE, magic and the legacy of slavery in Madagascar, 467pp., map, illus., paperback, Bloomington, 2007. R265
832. [Graham (P.) ed.] INHERITING POVERTY?, the link between children's wellbeing and unemployment in South Africa, 131pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2006.R140
833. Greef (R.) ALLES BEHALWE DIE GEHEIM VAN MY WHISKIES, versamelde rubrieke, 168pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2008.R130
834. Greenberg (S.) STATE, PRIVATISATION & THE PUBLIC SECTOR, in South Africa, 108pp., paperback, Cape Town & Harare, 2006. R95
835. Grobbelaar (C.) ARABIAN HORSE, and its influence in South Africa, 208pp., illus., hardback, d.w., Pretoria, 2007. R250
836. [Guggeis (K.) ed.] FUSSBALL/FOOTBALL, ein spiel - viele wieten, one game - many worlds, 240pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., hardback, Stuttgart, 2006. R450
Includes "Soccer and Democracy in South Africa, from post-election honeymoon to World Cup" by Fiona Rankin-Smith. Text in German and English.
837. Gumede (W.) THABO MBEKI AND THE BATTLE FOR THE SOUL OF THE ANC, 476pp., paperback, Second edition, Cape Town, (2005) 2007. R200
838. Gunn (S.) IF TREES COULD SPEAK, the Trojan Horse story, 129pp., 4to., illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R95
On 15 and 16 October 1985 the police ambushed young activists in Athlone and Crossroads killing five youths.
839. [Habib (A.) & Maharaj (B.) eds.] GIVING & SOLIDARITY, resource flows for poverty alleviation and development in South Africa, 332pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R180
840. Harries (P.) BUTTERFLIES & BARBARIANS, Swiss missionaries and systems of knowledge in South-East Africa, 286pp., maps, b/w & colour illus., paperback, Oxford, Johannesburg etc, 2007. R220
841. Harris (S.) TABLE VALLEY MARKET GARDENS, 1800, 1805, 1807, 64pp., 4to., illus., paperback, Cape Town Vernacular Society, Cape Town, 2007. R55
842. Harrison (P.) et al PLANNING AND TRANSFORMATION, learning from the post-apartheid experience, 300pp., maps, illus., paperback, London, 2008. R479
843. Haupt (A.) STEALING EMPIRE, P2P, intellectual property and hip-hop subversion, 264pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2008. R160
844. Ho (E.) GRAVES OF TARIM, genealogy and mobility across the Indian Ocean, 379pp., map, illus., paperback, Berkley, 2006. R210
845. Holomisa (N.) DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD, a quest for a place in the African sun, records of the Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (1989-1998), 189pp., illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R200
846. Francis (S.) & Rico BRING ME MY (NEW) WASHING MACHINE!, a new Madam & Eve collection, 176pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R130
847. Richman (T.) & Schreiber (G.) IS IT JUST ME OR IS EVERYTHING KAK?, the whinger's guide to South Africa from AA to JZ, 139pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R95
848. Theron (W.) BLOUWILLESTORIES, 130pp., paperback, Pretoria, 2007. R103
Willem Theron (Blouwillem) is a columnist for Beeld, Die Burger and Volksblad.
849. Trovato (B.) ON THE RUN, the columns 2002-2007, 319pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R140
A collection of columns from the Cape Times.
850. Zapiro TAKE TWO VEG AND CALL ME IN THE MORNING, cartoons from Mail & Guardian, Sunday Times, Independent Newspapers, 160pp., illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R130
851. Iliffe (J.) AFRICANS, the history of a continent, 365pp., maps, paperback, Second edition, Cambridge, (1995) 2007. R200
852. Ivanovic (M.) CULTURAL TOURISM, 340pp., maps, illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2008. R295
853. [Jacobson (L.) comp.] CHAPTERS FROM THE PAST, 100 years of the McGregor Museum, 1907-2007, 95pp., illus., paperback, Kimberley, 2007. R135
854. Jennings (E.) CURING THE COLONIZERS, hydrotherapy, climatology, and French colonial spas, 271pp., illus., paperback, Durham, 2006. R225
Colonial spas in Madagascar, Tunisia and Réunion.
855. [Jeppie (S.) & Diagne (S.) eds.] MEANINGS OF TIMBUKTU, 376pp., 4to., map, b/w & colour illus., hardback, Cape Town, 2008. R290
Collection of essays originally read as papers at a conference of the Tombouctou Manuscript Project of the University of Cape Town in August 2005.
856. Joffe (J.) STATE VS. NELSON MANDELA, the trial that changed South Africa, 288pp., hardcover, d.w., Oxford, 2007. R220
Written in 1965 this was first published as "The Rivonia Story" in 1995. This edition has been illustrated, and has an epilogue by Edelgard Nkobi and a foreword by Nelson Mandela, new acknowledgements and an introduction by Mac Maharaj.
857. Johnston (B.) & Stuart-Findlay (D.) MOTORIST'S PARADISE, early motoring in and around Cape Town, 179pp., 4to., maps, illus., hardback, Revised edition, Cape Town, (2005) 2007. R275
858. __________ AGENDA, biopolitics, new technologies trilogy, Vol. 1,1, No. 73, 148pp., illus., paperback, Durban, 2007. R40
859. __________ AGENDA, rape: gender based violence trilogy, Vol. 1,3, No. 74, 160pp., illus., paperback, Durban, 2007. R40
860. __________ AGENDA, two decades of African feminist publishing, No. 72, 204pp., illus., paperback, Durban, 2007. R40
861. __________ WORKERS INTERNATIONAL, January - June 2007, 32pp., 4to., illus., stapled, Cape Town, 2007. R18
862. __________ WORKERS INTERNATIONAL NEWS, January - February 2008, 49pp., 4to., stapled, Cape Town, 2008. R10
863. [Ashley (B.) et al eds.] AMANDLA, Issue 3, 32pp., 4to., colour illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R25
864. __________ AMANDLA, Issue 2, 33pp., 4to., colour illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R25
865. __________ AMANDLA, Issue 1, 44pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R25
866. [Bank (A.) ed.] KRONOS NO. 33, journal of Cape history, November 2007, 287pp., illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R190
867. [Gaonkar (D.) & Lee (B.) guest eds.] PUBLIC CULTURE, Vol.14, No.1, Winter 2002, New Imaginaries, 279pp., paperback, Durham, 2002. R225
Includes Achille Mbembe: "African Modes of Self-Writing".
868. Morna (C.) et al "I" STORIES, speaking out on gender violence in southern Africa, Vol. 3, 2007, 56pp., paperback, Gender Links, Johannesburg, 2007. R195
869. [Sanders (J.) ed.] MOLOTOV COCKTAIL, breaking down the walls of heartache, Mar/May 2008, No. 4, 80pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2008. R50
870. __________ MOLOTOV COCKTAIL, breaking down the walls of heartache, Oct/Nov 2007, No. 3, 80pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R30
871. __________ MOLOTOV COCKTAIL, dismantling the master's house brick by brick, July 2007, No. 2, 64pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R30
872. [Sebudubudu (D.) guest ed.] JOURNAL OF AFRICAN ELECTIONS, Vol. 5, No. 2, 2006, Special issue: elections and democracy in Botswana, 244pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2006. R370
873. [Sibanda (F.) ed.] KHANYA, a journal for activists, No. 16, Winter school 2007, popular education, 60pp., 4to., illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R60
874. [van Rensburg (D.) et al guest eds.] ACTA ACADEMICA, supplementum 1, 2005, tuberculosis, multidisciplinary approaches to research, policy & practice, 353pp., illus., map, paperback, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, 2005. R195
875. Joyce (P.) THE MAKING OF A NATION, South Africa's road to freedom, 215pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R200
876. [Judge (M.), Manion (A.) & de Waal (S.) eds.] TO HAVE AND TO HOLD, the making of same-sex marriage in South Africa, 354pp., colour illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2008. R165
877. Kapúscinski (R.) TRAVELS WITH HERODOTUS, 275pp., map, hardback, d.w., London, 2007. R250
Ryszard Kapúscinski's memoir of his first trips to Africa, India and China in the 1950s.
878. Karsten (C.) BAD KIDS, South African youngsters who rob and kill, 143pp., illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R110
879. __________ KILLER WOMEN, fatal South African females, 143pp., illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R110
880. Kemp (R.) GANGS, 228pp., colour illus., paperback, London, 2007. R180
Includes Ross Kemp's visit to Pollsmoor Prison to meet with the 28s, 27s and the 26s, South Africa's most notorious gangs.
881. Kirsten (A.) A NATION WITHOUT GUNS?, the story of Gun Free South Africa, 244pp., illus., paperback, Pietermaritzburg, 2007. R190
882. Kirsten (J.) MY KANT VAN DIE SAAK, 182pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2008. R130
Jaco Kirsten's columns from Die Burger.
883. [Kraak (A.) & Press (K.) eds.] HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 2008, education, employment and skills in South Africa, 591pp., 4to., paperback, Cape Town, 2008. R380
884. Kreitzer (A.) VAL DU CHARRON, 'n blik op die vallei van wamakers, skakerings of die maat van woorde, 400pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., hardback, Cape Town, 2008. R495
885. Landau (L.) HUMANITARIAN HANGOVER, displacement, aid and transformation in Western Tanzania, 182pp., maps, paperback, Johannesburg, 2008. R220
886. Law (B.) PAPENBOOM, in Newlands, cradle of the brewing industry, 92pp., map, b/w & colour illus., hardback, Cape Town, 2007. R170
887. le Pere (G.) & Shelton (G.) CHINA, AFRICA AND SOUTH AFRICA, South-South co-operation in a global era, 264pp., colour illus., paperback, Institute for Global Dialogue, Johannesburg, 2007. R165
888. [le Roux (W.) & van Marle (K.) eds.] POST-APARTHEID FRAGMENTS, law, politics & critique, 188pp., paperback, Pretoria & Leiden, 2007. R139
889. [Loos (U.) comp.] BEGINNINGS, inspiring stories of success in the townships of Khayelitsha and Zwelihle, 54pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., hardback, Cape Town, 2007. R318
890. Lund (F.) CHANGING SOCIAL POLICY, the child support grant in South Africa, 144pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R150
891. [Magwaza (T.) et al eds.] FREEDOM SOWN IN BLOOD, memories of the Impi Yamakhanda, an indigenous knowledge systems perspective, 153pp., illus., paperback, Thohoyandou, 2006. R175
892. Mallett (L.) MALAY CAMP, KIMBERLEY, forceful removal imposed by the apartheid regime, a light-hearted look at the living of folks of all nationalities, colours, cultures, customs, beliefs and religions, 250pp., 4to., maps, illus., paperback, Kimberley, (2006). R215
893. Mangcu (X.) TO THE BRINK, the state of democracy in South Africa, 208pp., paperback, Pietermaritzburg, 2008. R160
894. Mann (K.) SLAVERY AND THE BIRTH OF AN AFRICAN CITY, Lagos, 1760-1900, 473pp., hardback, d.w., Bloomington, 2007.R265
895. Masilela (E.) NUMBER 43 TRELAWNEY PARK KWAMAGOGO, untold stories of ordinary people caught up in the struggle against apartheid, foreword by John Kgoana Nkadimeng, 227pp., illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R165
Number 43 was an ANC safe house in Swaziland.
896. [Maticka-Tyndale (E.) et al eds.] HUMAN SEXUALITY IN AFRICA, beyond reproduction, 244pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R145
897. McDonald (D.) WORLD CITY SYNDROME, neoliberalism and inequality in Cape Town, 355pp., map, illus., hardback, d.w., New York, 2008. R428
898. [McGregor (L.) & Nuttall (S.) eds.] AT RISK, writing on and over the edge of South Africa, 246pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R130
Contributors include Deborah Posel, Achille Mbembe, Justice Malala, Jonny Steinberg, Njabulo Ndebele and many others.
899. McKenzie (J.) with Dalziel (N.) THE SCOTS IN SOUTH AFRICA, ethnicity, identity, gender and race, 1772-1914, 283pp., paperback, Johannesburg & Manchester, 2007. R220
900. McRae (D.) EVERY SECOND COUNTS, the race to transplant the first human heart, 356pp., paperback, Reprint, London, (2006) 2007. R140
901. [Melber (H.) ed.] ON AFRICA, scholars and African studies, 65pp., illus., paperback, Nordic Africa Institute Discussion Paper 35, Uppsala, 2007. R89
902. Mendelsohn (R.) & Shain (M.) JEWS IN SOUTH AFRICA, an illustrated history, 234pp., illus., hardback, d.w., Johannesburg, 2008. R250
903. Meredith (M.) DIAMONDS, GOLD AND WAR, the making of South Africa, 570pp., maps, illus., hardback, d.w., London, 2007. R215
904. Meyer (W.) ECONOMICS OF WATER, water for life, sanitation for dignity, 82pp., paperback, Pretoria, 2007. R160
905. Miller (C.) THE FRENCH ATLANTIC TRIANGLE, literature and culture of the slave trade, 571pp., illus., paperback, Durham, 2008. R275
906. Misbach-Habib (S.) & Hutchinson (M.) MIX IT!, voices of the Bo-Kaap, 86pp., map, b/w & colour illus., paperback, Pietermaritzburg, 2008. R95
907. Miyeni (E.) O'MANDINGO!, before Mandela was Mandela, 139pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R135
908. Morris (M.) PAGING THROUGH HISTORY, 150 years with the Cape Argus, 1857-2007, 199pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., hardback, d.w., Johannesburg, 2007. R265
909. Mthembu (P.) CAUSES OF ABUSE, a perspective on abuse and evil deeds, secrets people are afraid to talk about, 76pp., paperback, Nelspruit, 2004. R95
910. Muendane (N.) I AM AN AFRICAN, embrace your identity, escape victimisation, 199pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2006. R155
911. [Murray (C.) & O'Sullivan (M.) eds.] ADVANCING WOMEN'S RIGHTS, the first decade of democracy, 307pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2005. R325
912. [Murray (N.) et al eds.] DESIRE LINES, space, memory and identity in the post-apartheid city, 315pp., illus., paperback, Abingdon, 2007. R471
Contributors include Steven Robbins, Vanessa Watson, Lindsay Bremner, Ciraj Rassool, Harry Garuba, Leslie Witz, Njabulo Ndebele, Martin Hall and many others.
913. Mzamo (Z.) YEAR OF STAYING POSITIVE, 162pp., illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R90
A collection of motivational articles that have appeared in community newspapers in Cape Town.
914. Naudé (J.) MAKING THE CUT IN SOUTH AFRICA, a medico-political journey, 172pp., illus., paperback, London, 2007. R320
915. Ndebele (N.) FINE LINES FROM THE BOX, further thoughts about our country, 279pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R175
Essays written by Njabulo Ndebele from 1987 to 2006 on education, Thabo Mbeki, Brenda Fassie, South African literature and much more.
916. [Ndletyana (M.) ed.] AFRICAN INTELLECTUALS, in 19th and early 20th century South Africa, 76pp., illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R95
917. [Newman (A.) et al eds.] JEWISH MIGRATION TO SOUTH AFRICA, the records of the Poor Jews' Temporary Shelter, 1885 - 1914, 504pp., 4to., paperback, Cape Town, 2006. R155
918. Ngcobo (N.) SOME OF MY BEST FRIENDS ARE WHITE, subversive thoughts from an urban Zulu warrior, 168pp., illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R130
919. [Nhema (A.) & Zeleza (P.) eds.] RESOLUTION OF AFRICAN CONFLICTS, the management of conflict resolution & post-conflict reconstruction, South Africa, Namibia, Mozambique, Somalia, Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Mauritius, 207pp., paperback, Pretoria, Oxford etc, 2008. R175
920. __________ THE ROOTS OF AFRICAN CONFLICTS, the causes & costs, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Kenya, Sudan, Uganda, the Horn of Africa, 244pp., paperback, Pretoria, Oxford etc, 2008. R160
921. Noble (M.) et al ATTITUDES TO WORK AND SOCIAL SECURITY IN SOUTH AFRICA, 22pp., 4to., paperback, Cape Town, 2008. R70
922. Otmar (R.) IN COLD BLOOD, the murder of baby Jordan, 191pp., illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R150
923. Otter (S.) KHAYELITSHA, uMlungu in a township, 294pp., colour illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R120
Steven Otter lived in Khayelitsha, a black township outside of Cape Town, in 2002 and 2005.
924. Payne (L.) UNSETTLING ACCOUNTS, neither truth nor reconciliation in confessions of state violence, 373pp., illus., paperback, Durham, 2008. R250
925. [Phillips (K.) et al photo.] BOSCHENDAL, 156pp., b/w & colour illus., hardback, d.w., slipcase, Cape Town, 2007. R399
History of the Boschendal wine estate and homestead.
926. Picasso (T.) FROM ORGANISATION OF AFRICAN UNITY [OAU] TO AFRICAN UNION [AU], trajectory, lessons and challenges, 212+23pp., paperback, Maputo, 2003.R250
927. Pienaar (U.) et al NEEM UIT DIE VERLEDE, die geskiedenis van die laeveld en ontstaan van die Krugerwildtuin, 797pp., 4to., maps, b/w & colour illus., hardback, slipcase, Second edition, Pretoria, (1990) 2007. R310
928. [Pierce (S.) & Rao (A.) eds.] DISCIPLINE AND THE OTHER BODY, correction, corporeality, colonialism, 354pp., paperback, Durham, 2006. R250
Includes Kerry Ward: "Defining and Defiling the Criminal Body at the Cape of Good Hope: punishing the crime of suicide under Dutch East India Company rule, circa 1652-1795".
929. Pieterse (P.) HANDE KLAP VIR AFRICA, 215pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R140
930. Pinnock (D.) WRITING LEFT, the radical journalism of Ruth First, 267pp., illus., paperback, Pretoria, 2007. R150
931. Plaatje (S.) NATIVE LIFE IN SOUTH AFRICA, foreword by Kader Asmal, 366pp., paperback, Reprint, Johannesburg, (1916) 2007. R129
932. Potgieter (D.) TOTAL ONSLAUGHT, apartheid's dirty tricks exposed, 314pp., illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R200
933. Praeg (L.) THE GEOMETRY OF VIOLENCE, Africa, Girard, modernity, 174pp., paperback, Stellenbosch, 2007. R205
There is a long section on "necklace murders" in South Africa.
934. Ramphele (M.) LAYING GHOSTS TO REST, dilemmas of the transformation in South Africa, 341pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2008. R150
935. Ronge (B.) MORE SPIT 'N MORE POLISH, 190pp., illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R110
Barry Ronge, well known film critic, writes the Spit 'n Polish column in the Sunday Times.
936. Roodt (D.) AWEREGS, politieke essays, 543pp., paperback, Pretoria, 2006. R217
937. Ross (R.) CONCISE HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICA, 251pp., maps, illus., paperback, Second edition, Cambridge, (1999) 2008. R190
938. Rukuni (M.) BEING AFRIKAN, rediscovering the traditional Unhu-Ubunt-Botho pathways of being human, 180pp., paperback, Pretoria, 2007. R115
939. Sanders (M.) AMBIGUITIES OF WITNESSING, law and literature in the time of a truth commission, 257pp., paperback, Johannesburg & Stanford, 2007. R220
940. [Sanger (M.) et al comps.] HANDS ON DISTRICT SIX, landscapes of post-colonial memorialisation, reflections on the conference, Cape Town, 25-28 May 2005, 69pp., 4to., colour illus., paperback, District Six Museum, Cape Town, 2007. R124
941. [Sarkin (J.) ed.] HUMAN RIGHTS IN AFRICAN PRISONS, 254pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2008. R180
942. Schoeman (K.) EARLY SLAVERY AT THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, 1652-1717, 507pp., hardback, d.w., Pretoria, 2007. R200
943. Schrire (G.) FROM EASTERN EUROPE TO SOUTH AFRICA, memories of an epic journey, 1880-1937, 54pp., illus., paperback, Jacob Gitlin Library Series No. 4, Cape Town, 2007. R20
944. Segal (N.) BREAKING THE MOULD, the role of scenarios in shaping South Africa's future, 95pp., paperback, Stellenbosch, 2007. R175
945. Shaw (G.) BELIEVE IN MIRACLES, South Africa from Malan to Mandela - and the Mbeki era , a reporter's story, 146pp., illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R135
946. [Shefer (T.) et al eds.] FROM BOYS TO MEN, social constructions of masculinity in contemporary society, 280pp., illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R237
947. [Shell (R.) et al comps.] BIBLIOGRAPHIES OF BONDAGE, selected bibliographies of South African slavery and abolition, 325pp., illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R195
948. Sibeko (A.) ROLL OF HONOUR, Western Cape ANC comrades 1953-1963, 189pp., illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2008. R90
949. Steinberg (J.) NOTES FROM A FRACTURED COUNTRY, selected journalism, 327pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R140
950. [Stewart (D.) ed.] DURBAN IN A WORD, contrasts and colour in eThekwini, 184pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2008. R110
Contributors include Rick Andrew, Ntando Cele, Ronnie Govender, William Zulu and others.
951. [Stier (O.) & Landres (J.) eds.] RELIGION, VIOLENCE, MEMORY, AND PLACE, 280pp., paperback, Bloomington, 2006. R275
Includes "Indigenous Traditions, Alien Abductions: creolized and globalized memory in South Africa" by David Chidester.
952. Swanepoel (P.) REALLY INSIDE BOSS, a tale of South Africa's late Intelligence Service (and something about the CIA), 203pp., paperback, Pretoria, 2007. R185
953. Taylor (S.) STORM & CONQUEST, the battle for the Indian Ocean, 1809, 380pp., maps, b/w & colour illus., paperback, London, 2007. R200
954. Thomas (C.) TANGLING THE LION'S TALE, Donald Card, from apartheid era cop to crusader for justice, 276pp., illus., hardback, d.w., East London, 2007. R265
955. Thumbadoo (B.) & Wilson (G.) FROM DUST TO DIAMONDS, stories of South African social entrepreneurs, 237pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R195
956. Todes (T.) et al LOCAL GOVERNMENT, GENDER AND INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLANNING, 41pp., 4to., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R90
957. Toussaint (E.) THE WORLD BANK, a critical primer, 314pp., paperback, London, Cape Town etc, 2008. R180
Originally published in French in 2006.
958. Trotter (H.) SUGAR GIRLS & SEAMEN, a journey into the world of dockside prostitution in South Africa, 242pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2008. R165
959. Urquhart (C.) ALGOA BAY, in the age of sail (1488 to 1917), a maritime story, 300pp., maps, illus., paperback, Port Elizabeth, 2007. R150
960. [van Beek (U.) ed.] DEMOCRACY UNDER CONSTRUCTION, patterns from four continents, 472pp., paperback, Pretoria, 2006. R282
961. [van den Heuvel (H.) et al eds.] PROPHECIES AND PROTESTS, ubuntu in glocal management, 209pp., paperback, Amsterdam & Pretoria, 2006. R140
962. van der Merwe (C.) & Gobodo-Madikizela (P.) NARRATING OUR HEALING, perspectives on working through trauma, 106pp., paperback, Print on demand edition, Cape Town & Cambridge, 2008. R205
963. [van der Waldt (G.) ed.] MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT, serving the people, 258pp., illus., paperback + CD-ROM, Cape Town, 2007. R202
964. van der Walt (B.) WHEN AFRICAN AND WESTERN CULTURES MEET, from confrontation to appreciation, 317pp., paperback, Potchefstroom, 2006. R195
965. van der Westhuizen (C.) WHITE POWER, & the rise and fall of the National Party, 363pp., illus., hardback, d.w., Cape Town, 2007. R220
966. van der Zee (D.) FROM INTELLECT TO INTELLIGENCE, a radical natural human alternative, 257pp., illus., paperback, Pretoria, 2007. R140
967. [van Donk (M.) et al eds.] CONSOLIDATING DEVELOPMENTAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT, lessons from the South African experience, 568pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2008. R299
968. [van Marle (K.) ed.] SEX, GENDER, BECOMING, post-apartheid reflections, 203pp., paperback, Pretoria, 2006. R190
Includes Lize Kriel: "Tini's Testimony: the significance of a meticulously recorded case of sexual abuse on a Transvaal mission station 1888-1893", and Kammila Naidoo: "Agency Amidst Adversity: poverty and women's reproductive lives".
969. van Onselen (C.) FOX & THE FLIES, the criminal empire of the Whitechapel murderer, 646pp., maps, illus., paperback, Reprint, London, (2007) 2008. R163
970. __________ SMALL MATTER OF A HORSE, the life of 'Nongoloza' Mathebula 1867-1948, foreword by Jonny Steinberg, 68pp., paperback, Second edition, Pretoria, (1984) 2008. R110
971. [van Wyk (C.) ed.] WE WRITE WHAT WE LIKE, celebrating Steve Biko, 170pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R180
Contributors include Achille Mbembe, Darryl Accone, Veli Mbele, Satus Cooper, Pandelani Nefolovhodwe, Mosibudi Mangena.
972. [van Zyl (W.) ed.] TONELE UIT ONS DORP, Thomas François Burgers, Suid-Afrikaanse verhale, 222pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R159
Thomas François Burgers (1834-1881) wrote political articles and vignettes from 1866-1869 for the newspaper "Het Volksblak" which are collected here for the first time.
973. Vermeulen (D.) LIVING AMONGST THE STARS, at the Johannesburg Observatory, 134pp., illus., hardback, d.w., Johannesburg. R215
974. Volker (W.) "COTTON GERMANS" OF NATAL, from Bramsche to New Germany: the story of the Bergtheil colonists and their descendants, 1848-2006 / Die "Baumwolldeutschen" von Natal, von Bramsche nach neu-Deutschland: die geschichte der Bergtheil kolonisten und ihren nachkommen, 723pp., 4to., illus., paperback, Pretoria, 2006. R440
975. Walker (M.) FORGOTTEN SHIPWRECKS OF THE WESTERN CAPE, 150pp., map, illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R145
976. __________ FAR SOUTH, where oceans meet, Fish Hoek, Kommetjie, Simon's Town, Cape Point, a brief history illustrated with postcards of a bygone era, 95pp., map, illus., paperback, Second edition, Cape Town, (2005) 2007. R125
977. [Walkowitz (D.) & Knauer (L.) eds.] MEMORY AND THE IMPACT OF POLITICAL TRANSFORMATION IN PUBLIC SPACE, 326pp., illus., paperback, Durham, 2004. R265
Includes "Commemorating the Anglo-Boer War in Postapartheid South Africa" by Bill Nasson.
978. Wallace (T.) et al THE AID CHAIN, coercion and commitment in development NGOs, 199pp., paperback, Reprint, Pietermaritzburg & Warwickshire, (2006) 2007. R190
Includes "Chains of Influence in South Africa".
979. Wells (J.) REBELLION AND UPROAR, Makhanda and the great escape from Robben Island, 1820, 46pp., illus., paperback, Pretoria, 2007. R65
980. [Worden (N.) ed.] HISTORICAL APPROACHES, research papers by history major students of the University of Cape Town, Vol. 4, 2005/6, 153pp., 4to., illus., paperback, Historical Studies Department, Cape Town, 2006. R110
981. __________ HISTORICAL APPROACHES, research papers by history major students of the University of Cape Town, Vol. 2, 2003, 131pp., 4to., illus., paperback, Historical Studies Department, Cape Town, 2003. R110
984. Wugale (B.) NIGERIA, not a God-made nation, 165pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R95
985. __________ KEN SARO-WIWA'S STEPS TO THE GALLOWS, 219pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R95
986. Young (R.) 'N HARDE TURKSVY OM TE KRAAK, (herinneringe van 'n uitsaaier), 183pp., paperback, Reprint, Pretoria, (2007) 2007. R145
Robert Young is a well known Afrikaans radio presenter.
987. Yun (L.) THE COOLIE SPEAKS, Chinese indentured laborers and African slaves in Cuba, 311pp., hardback, d.w., Philadelphia, 2008. R355
988. Zug (J.) GUARDIAN, the history of South Africa's extraordinary anti-apartheid newspaper, 371pp., paperback, Pretoria & Michigan, 2007. R173
The Guardian was published in Cape Town from 1937 to 1963 under seven different titles: Cape Guardian, Guardian Clarion, People's Worlds, Advance, New Age and Spark. Among many writers and editors were Ray Alexander, Dennis Brutus, Jack Cope, Ruth First, Willie Kgositile, Alex la Guma, Govan Mbeki and Jack Simons.
AFRICA CURRENT PUBLICATIONS - RELIGIOUS STUDIES
989. Creswell (E.) KEEPING THE HOURS, 150pp., paperback, Pietermaritzburg, 2007. R85
Memoir and history of the Society of Precious Blood at Masite, Lesotho.
990. de Gruchy (J.) ICONS AS A MEANS OF GRACE, 143pp., colour illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2008. R120
991. Durand (J.) MANY FACES OF GOD, highways and byways on the route towards an orthodox image of God in the history of Christianity from the first to the seventeenth century, 202pp., paperback, Stellenbosch, 2007. R205
992. Ericson (M.) MAKING AND SHARING THE SPACE AMONG WOMEN AND MEN, some challenges for the South African church environment, 76pp., paperback, Stellenbosch, 2007. R110
993. Faller (P.) CHRISTIAN STORY, a seeker's view, 166pp., paperback, Pietermaritzburg, 2007. R75
994. Katts (D.) OP WEG NA 'N MENSWAARDIGE SAMELEWING, 'n teologies etiese ondersoek na die korralasie tussen 'n handves van menseregte en morele verantwoordelikheid, 174pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R223
995. [Kretzschmar (L.) & Ntlha (M.) eds.] LOOKING BACK MOVING FORWARD, reflections by South African Evangelicals, 261pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2005. R140
996. Loubser (J.) ORAL & MANUSCRIPT CULTURE IN THE BIBLE, studies on the media texture of the new Testament - explorative hermeneutics, 205pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R210
997. Manyaka (E.) A WALK TO SOME PLACE, a distinctive mark of honour, respect and praises towards the Creator, an affirmation of an individual; appreciation of time and the celebration of life, 150pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R166
998. Mbambo (B.) IN TOUCH, 137pp., paperback, Pretoria, 2006. R125
Buyi Mbambo's autobiography and an "exploration of the relationship and tension between African ancestral worship and Christianity".
999. [Nkomazana (F.) & Lanner (L.) eds.] ASPECTS OF THE HISTORY OF THE CHURCH IN BOTSWANA, 376pp., illus., paperback, Pietermaritzburg, 2007. R105
1000. Saayman (W.) BEING MISSIONARY-BEING HUMAN, an overview of Dutch Reformed Mission, 150pp., paperback, Pietermaritzburg, 2007. R95
1001. [Vos (C.) et al eds.] PREACHING AS A LANGUAGE OF HOPE, 236pp., illus., paperback, Studia Homiletica 6, Pretoria, 2007. R124
1002. Wittenberg (G.) RESISTANCE THEOLOGY IN THE OLD TESTAMENT, collected essays, 188pp., paperback, Pietermaritzburg, 2007. R95
1003. Wugale (B.) A ROAD MAP TO TOTAL FREEDOM, 135pp., paperback, Cape Town. R95
Barry Wugale was born in Nigeria and is a pastor in Cape Town.
AFRICA CURRENT PUBLICATIONS - SOUTHERN AFRICAN LANGUAGES
1004. Calana (Z.) NGEXESHA LOCALU-CALULO, nasemva kocalu-calulo, 33pp., illus., paperback, Grahamstown, 2007. R65
Zolile Calana's account of South Africa's struggle history. Text in Xhosa.
1005. Gwegwe (N.) NOSEL' EYIBETHILE AKAKAYOJI, 178pp., paperback, Reprint, Cape Town, (1998) 2008. R78
Play in Xhosa.
1006. Mbanga (S.) ICAMAGU LIVUMILE, 95pp., paperback, Reprint, Johannesburg, (2005) 2007. R62
Poetry in Xhosa.
1007. [Mdluli (S.) ed.] ISIQONGO, 127pp., paperback, Pretoria, 2005. R75
Zulu short stories.
1008. Mthalane (S.) ISIVUNO SEGAZI, 89pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2006. R57
Teenage novel in Zulu.
AFRICA CURRENT PUBLICATIONS - SPORT, LEISURE (including wine & food) and TRAVEL (including guidebooks & maps)
1009. __________ WINE TOURISM HANDBOOK, 2008, South Africa's ultimate guide to the Cape winelands, 280pp., maps, colour illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R89
1010. Bennett (L.) MAURITIUS, globetrotter island guide, 192pp., maps, illus., paperback, London, 2007. R170
1011. Boddy-Evans (M.) & Ewart-Smith (C.) PICTURE PERFECT, Cape Town & Garden Route, a photographic guide, how to get the best shot in 50 top spots, 176pp., map, colour illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R140
1012. [Boom (R.) ed.] SOUTH AFRICAN WINE INDUSTRY DIRECTORY, 2007/8, 600pp., illus., paperback, Ninth edition, Cape Town, (1998) 2007. R165
1013. Boon (M.) ZAMBEZI, the first solo journey down Africa's mighty river, 192pp., maps, b/w & colour illus., hardback, d.w., Cape Town, 2007. R190
Mike Boon kayaked down the 3 000 kms of the Zambezi in 100 days.
1014. Brink (T.) et al GUTS & GLORY, the tale of the magical & untamed African mountain bike race, 208pp., 4to., colour illus., hardback, d.w., Cape Town, 2008. R550
The ABSA Cape Epic mountain bike race starts at Knysna and ends in Cape Town.
1015. Bristow (D.) BEST WALKS OF THE DRAKENSBERG, 240pp., maps, b/w & colour illus., paperback, Fourth edition, Cape Town, (1988) 2007. R130
1016. [Browne (J.) photo.] FRANSCHOEK, gem of the South African winelands, 188pp., oblong 4to., colour illus., hardback, Durban, 2007. R195
1017. Claase (L.) CAUGHT OUT, cricket match-fixing investigated, 320pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R165
1018. [Colquhoun (A.) ed.] SASOL SA RUGBY ANNUAL 2008, 544pp., colour illus., paperback, Thirty-seventh edition, Cape Town, 2008. R170
1019. Ferreira (F.) & Conlyn (G.) RECIPES FROM THE HEARTH, at home with South African icons, 220pp., colour illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R199
Recipes from Desmond Tutu, Yvonne Chaka Chaka, Gary Player and many more.
1020. Mansfield (J & J.) ZHOOZSH, 144pp., colour illus., hardback, d.w., Cape Town, 2007. R160
Jeremy Mansfield is a radio presenter and Jacqui Mansfield wrote "An Unpopular War" under her maiden name J.H. Thompson.
1021. Minnaar (L.) et al KAROO VENISON, 197pp., 4to., map, colour illus., paperback, Third edition, Cape Town, (2003) 2007. R195
Originally published as "Camdeboo Karoo Venison".
1022. Roake (N.) LIFE'S A BEACH COTTAGE, 190pp., colour illus., paperback, Durban, 2007. R195
1023. Copeland (M.) GETAWAY GUIDE TO NAMIBIA, 207pp., maps, colour illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R145
1024. Cottrell (T.) NEDBANK RUNNERS' GUIDE 2008, to road races in South Africa, 336pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R95
1025. de Klerk (A.) SHARPER EDGES, stories beyond high and wild places, 196pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R140
Climbing and base jumping adventures by famous South African rock climbers.
1026. Deal (J.) TIMELESS KAROO, 207pp., maps, colour illus., hardback, Cape Town, 2007. R250
1027. Dennis (N.) et al photo. & Cameron (B.) et al text MAGNIFICENT SOUTH AFRICA, 176pp., 4to., map, b/w & colour illus., hardback, Cape Town, 2007. R250
1028. Dickinson (S.) RUGBY WORLD CUP DIARIES, a referee's inside view, 176pp., colour illus., paperback, Cape Town & New Zealand, 2007. R140
Stuart Dickinson was the controversial video referee who ruled out England's attempted try against South Africa in the final match.
1029. Eden (G.) & Canning (N.) TAKE THE GAP, a South African handbook for two years in London, 123pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R85
1030. Espi (J.) GREEN SPLENDOUR, South Africa's finest golf courses, 167pp., oblong 4to., b/w & colour illus., map, hardback, d.w., Cape Town, 2006. R350
1031. Farred (G.) LONG DISTANCE LOVE, a passion for football, 209pp., paperback, Philadelphia, 2008. R265
Grant Farred's love for football started as a young boy growing up in the Cape Flats in the 1970s. This is a "love letter to his beloved Liverpool Football Club".
1032. Finke (J.) et al THE ROUGH GUIDE FIRST-TIME AFRICA, 445pp., maps, illus., paperback, London, 2007. R170
1033. Fraser (C.) photo. & Allen (M.) text NEW SAFARI, design, decor, details, 209pp., colour illus., hardback, d.w., Cape Town, 2007. R395
A selection of very upmarket camps in southern Africa.
1034. Fraser (S.) photo. & Toerien (W.) text FIRE WATER, South African brandy, 207pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., hardback, d.w., Cape Town, 2008. R331
1035. Gray (W.) ZAMBIA AND VICTORIA FALLS, globetrotter, 128pp., maps, illus., paperback + fold-out map, 1:2 300 000, 33 x 27cm, Reprint, Cape Town & London, (2003) 2007. R150
1036. Hamerton (G.) SITE GUIDE, paragliding and hang-gliding in South Africa, 192pp., map, b/w & colour illus., paperback, Fifth edition, Cape Town, (1999) 2007. R230
1037. Holt (M.) MILES HIGH CLUB, climbing the seven continental summits and other misadventures, 191pp., 4to., colour illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R230
Matthew Holt has climbed Everest and the seven highest peaks in Africa.
1038. Holt-Biddle (D.) SOUTH AFRICA, a quick guide to customs & etiquette, 168pp., paperback, London, 2007. R120
1039. Hone (J.) ENCOUNTERS WITH THE DRAGON, a photographer's passion for the Drakensberg, 277pp., 4to., map, b/w & colour illus., hardback, d.w., Durban, 2007. R400
1040. [Hone (J.) et al photo.] GARDEN ROUTE, and the Little Karoo, 64pp., colour illus., hardback, Durban, 2007. R85
1041. Insight Guides NAMIBIA, 292pp., maps, b/w & colour illus., paperback, New edition, Basingstoke, (1994) 2007. R225
1042. Jarvis (C.) & Beatty (D.) SOUTH AFRICAN SURF, the swell-seekers' guide, 192pp., maps, colour illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R159
1043. Keohane (M.) CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD, seven magnificent weeks, 179pp., b/w & colour illus., hardback, d.w., Cape Town, 2007. R225
First hand account of the Springbok's seven week journey to World Cup glory in 2007.
1044. Khumalo (S.) DARK CONTINENT MY BLACK ARSE, by bus, boksie, matola.....from Cape to Cairo, 221pp., map, paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R130
1045. Leger (P.) GUIDE TO BEST BUDGET GETAWAYS, western Cape, 240pp., illus., paperback, Sixth edition, Cape Town, 2008. R120
1046. Lonely Planet AFRICA BOOK, a journey through every country in the continent, 264pp., 4to., maps, colour illus., hardback, d.w., London, 2007. R495
1047. Main (M.) BOTSWANA, a quick guide to customs & etiquette, 168pp., paperback, map, London, 2007. R115
1048. Map Studio ULTIMATE AFRICA ATLAS, 400pp., 4to., maps, colour illus., hardback, Cape Town, 2007. R295
1049. __________ FLOWER ROUTE MAP, West Coast and Namaqualand, 1: 417 000, 70 x 100cm., Second edition, Cape Town, 2007. R100
1050. __________ CAPE TOWN, & surrounding attractions, road map, 1:325 000, 29 x 26cm, Second edition, Cape Town, 2007. R90
1051. __________ NAMIBIA, road map, 1: 1 550 000, 29 x 26cm, Cape Town, 2007. R90
1052. __________ GARDEN ROUTE, & route 62, road map, 39.5 x 27cm., Second edition, Cape Town, (2007). R90
1053. __________ ANGOLA, & Luanda map, 1: 1 500 000, 70 x 97cm., Cape Town, 2007. R90
1054. __________ WINELANDS OF THE WESTERN CAPE, road map, 1:130 000, 29 x 26cm., Second edition, Cape Town, 2007. R90
1055. __________ WESTERN CAPE, pocket map, 1:1 300 000, 23 x 16cm., Fourth edition, Cape Town, 2007. R30
1056. Roodt (V.) THE SHELL TOURIST MAP OF BOTSWANA, 1 : 1 750 000, 60 x 84cm, Gaberone, 2007. R70
1057. Sunbird TOURING MAP OF THE KAROO, Namaqualand, Kalahari, 1: 1 350 000, 70 x 97cm., Johannesburg, 2008. R70
1058. Marais (C.) text & illus. & du Toit (J.) text COAST TO COAST, life along South Africa's shores, 207pp., map, colour illus., hardback, Cape Town, 2007. R220
1059. Martin (D.) illus. & text WALKING LONG STREET, Cape Town, 112pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R150
Desmond Martin's watercolours of buildings in Long Street and their histories. Clarke's Bookshop, 211 Long Street: "the original fabric of the building dates from the 1850s....Clarke's Bookshop has operated from this site for over 50 years. With the shelves bursting with every conceivable book on southern Africa, its unpretentious interior deserves a visit. The painted timber (match board) ceilings are visible clues to the buildings nineteenth century beginnings....don't miss the large, red post box ('pillar box') positioned on the sidewalk outside Clarke's. This carries the crown and 'GR' monogram".
1060. McIntosh (F.) SLACK PACKING, a guide to South Africa's top leisure trails, 160pp., map, b/w & colour illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R140
1061. Murray (P.) FINAL SCORE, the history of the Rugby World Cup, 191pp., 4to., colour illus., hardback, Cape Town, 2007. R265
1062. Naude-Moseley (B.) & (S.) GETAWAY GUIDE TO KAROO, Namaqualand & Kalahari, 191pp., maps, colour illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2008. R145
1063. Olivier (M.) CRUSH!, 100 South African wines to drink now, 176pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R129
1064. Olivier (W.) AFRICAN ADVENTURER'S GUIDE TO MOZAMBIQUE, travelling all major routes and gravel tracks, 208pp., illus., paperback, Second edition, Cape Town, (1999) 2007. R160
1065. Owen-Smith (M.) & Manthorp (N.) SELECTED, the 25 greatest South African cricketers of all time, 188pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., hardback, d.w., Cape Town, 2007. R233
1066. Parsons (W.) TELKOM SWIMMERS' GUIDE 2007-8, to open water swimming in South Africa, 203pp., colour illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R85
1067. Pike (S.) SURFING, South Africa by Spike, 280pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R175
1068. Pool (G.) RUGBY, verstaan die spel, 'n visuele uiteensetting, 226pp., illus., paperback + CD-ROM, Cape Town, 2006. R217
1069. Renssen (M.) SAFARI GUIDE, South Africa, 160pp., maps, illus., paperback, London, 2007. R160
1070. Sandham (F.) TRAVERSA, 274pp., maps, hardcover, d.w., London, 2007. R291
Fran Sandham walked 3 000 kilometres alone from the Skeleton Coast to the Indian Ocean.
1071. Schoeman (C.) LEGENDS OF THE BALL, rugby's greatest players chosen by Willie John McBride, Frik du Preez, David Campese, 239pp., 4to., illus., hardback, d.w., Colesburg, 2007. R330
1072. Schulze (H.) SOUTH AFRICA'S CRICKETING LAWYERS, biographical notes on the 32 lawyers who represented South Africa in cricket, 211pp., illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 1999. R310
1073. Schulze (H.) & Grieb (D.) OOS-VRYSTAAT RUGBY / EASTERN FREE STATE RUGBY, 1968-1997, 188pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., hardback, slipcase, Pretoria, 2006. R610
One of an edition limited to 30 copies signed by two surviving presidents of Eastern Free State Rugby, Jannie du Toit and Stoney Steenkamp, and the authors.
1074. Schulze (H.) & Kleinhaus (C.) DIE RUGBYSAGE VAN DIE HOERSKOOL ERMELO, weer die kampione na 80 jaar, 212pp., 4to., illus., hardback, Pretoria, 2001. R260
1075. Slater (M.) MOZAMBIQUE, globetrotter, 128pp., maps, colour illus., paperback + fold-out map, 1:2 300 000, 33 x 27cm., Third edition, Cape Town & London, (1997) 2007. R150
1076. Smit (K.) THE COMPLETE BOOK OF SPRINGBOK RUGBY RECORDS, 288pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R165
1077. Solomon's Guide SOUTHERN AFRICA, travel guide, 352pp., maps, b/w & colour illus., paperback, Thirty-eighth edition, Cape Town, (1971) 2008. R95
1078. Souchon (D.) text & Walton (M.) et al photos. MOUNTAINS OF AFRICA, 191pp., map, colour illus., hardback, d.w., Cape Town, 2007. R210
Includes Table Mountain, Namib Desert Peaks and uKhahlamba-Drakensberg.
1079. Steiner (S.) & Liston (R.) ST HELENA, Ascension, Tristan da Cunha, 199pp., maps, b/w & colour illus., paperback, Second edition, St Peter, (2002) 2007. R270
1080. van der Merwe (F.) MATIELAND IS RUGBYLAND, 1980-2006, 254pp., colour illus., hardback, d.w., Stellenbosch, 2007. R520
1081. [van Zyl (P.) ed.] PLATTER'S SOUTH AFRICAN WINES 2008, the guide to cellars, vineyards, winemakers, restaurants and accomodation, 606pp., hardback, Hermanus, 2007. R140
1082. White (J.) & Ray (C.) IN BLACK AND WHITE, the Jake White story, 342pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R190
Jake White was the Springbok coach from 2004 to 2007 when they won the World Cup.
1083. Wills (M.) THE CYCLE TOUR, with a foreword by Phil Liggett, 144pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2008. R220
AFRICA CURRENT PUBLICATIONS - CD-ROM, CD & DVD
Ancestry 24 (reissues out of print books and directories of interest to family history researchers)
1084. __________ NEW DICTIONARY OF SOUTH AFRICAN BIOGRAPHY, Vol. 1 & 2, CD-ROM, Cape Town. R195
Published by the Human Sciences Research Council in 1995, these volumes record and commemmorate the lives of many previously unacknowledged people who contributed to the struggle for democracy and human rights in South Africa. Searchable text.
1085. __________ ALMANAK 1805 VOOR DE KAAP DE GOEDE HOOP, berekend na de Meridiaan van de Kaapstadt, CD-ROM, Cape Town. R195
Text in Dutch.
1086. __________ JUTA'S DIRECTORY OF CAPE TOWN, southern suburbs & Simonstown of 1900, CD-ROM, Cape Town. R195
Covers Cape Town and environs, including Woodstock to Wynberg, Plumstead to Fish Hoek, Sea Point, Green Point, Mouille Point and Simonstown. Has an alphabetical street directory, an alphabetical residents directory and a separate trades and professions directory arranged by type of business.
1087. __________ CAPE OF GOOD HOPE ALMANAC AND ANNUAL REGISTER FOR 1849, containing a list of the public departments, local institutions and various other miscellaneous information connected with the home and foreign trade of this colony, CD-ROM, Cape Town. R195
Lists the names and addresses of residents of Cape Town, Wynberg and the southern suburbs, lists civil servants, advocates, lawyers, ministers and school teachers, military and naval officers and personnel, arrivals and departures of shipping, bank transactions, government and customs house notices, and much more.
1088. __________ GERMAN PERSONALIA AT THE CAPE, 1652-1802, CD-ROM, Cape Town. R195
A relatively complete list, comprising about 4 000 names, of those Germans who came to the Cape in the service of the Company between 1652 and 1802 and settled there. Most of the information under each name has been gathered from the various manuscript sources in the Government Archives in Cape Town and the Archives of the Dutch Reformed Church. Searchable text.
1089. __________ GESLAGREGISTERS VAN OU KAAPSE FAMILIES, CD-ROM, Cape Town. R195
Originally compiled by Christoffel Coetzee de Villiers between approximately 1882 and 1887. This is the revised edition, rewritten and expanded by C. Pama. Contains the genealogical records of all Cape families for over two centuries, beginning in 1652. Searchable text, in English and Afrikaans.
1090. Bond (J.) THEY WERE SOUTH AFRICANS, CD-ROM, Cape Town. R195
Originally published in 1956, this book outlines the contributions to the early development and exploration of South Africa by English South Africans between 1795 and 1893. Searchable text.
1091. Botha (G.) SOCIAL LIFE IN THE CAPE COLONY, and social customs in South Africa in the eighteenth century, CD-ROM, Cape Town. R195
A general survey of the social life, customs and manners of the Cape colonists during the eighteenth century. Originally published in Cape Town in 1926.
1092. Bull (E.) AIDED IMMIGRATION FROM BRITAIN TO SOUTH AFRICA, 1857-1867, CD-ROM, Cape Town. R195
Originally published in Pretoria in 1991, Esmé Bull's work lists a variety of different groups that immigrated to South Africa: British immigrants, Irish immigrants (1823), children sent by the Children's Friend Society (1833-1839), English women married to men of the German Legion before they left England for British Kaffraria (1856/57), and emigrants to New Zealand, Australia and America. It gives information on each immigrant's age, occupation, point of departure, ship and date of arrival, destination and names of the accompanying members of family.
1093. Dickason (G.) CORNISH IMMIGRANTS TO SOUTH AFRICA, the cousin Jacks' contribution to the development of mining & commerce/1820-1920, Cornwall background & history / 1820 settlers / miner immigrants to Namaqualand, Kimberley, Witwatersrand / Lists of names of immigrants, CD-ROM, Cape Town. R195
Lists the names and explores the background and history of the Cornish immigrants, many of whom were miners, who came to South Africa between 1820 and 1920 and settled in Namaqualand and Kimberley or on the Witwatersrand. Originally published in 1978. Searchable text.
1094. Gordon (D.) LETTERS FROM THE CAPE, CD-ROM, Cape Town. R195
Lady Duff Gordon sailed to the Cape in 1861 in an attempt to regain her health. Originally published in 1927.
1095. Heese (H.) REG EN ONREG, Kaapse regspraak in die agtiende eeu, CD-ROM, Cape Town. R195
Originally published in 1994. A study of the court cases that took place at the Cape in the eighteenth century. Searchable text, in Afrikaans.
1096. __________ TRANSVALIANOS EN ESTRANGEIROS, Afrikaners in Angola 1880-1929, CD-ROM, Cape Town. R195
Adapted from a doctoral paper by Hans Heese about the role Afrikaners played in the economy and development of Angola. Searchable text.
1097. Murray (M.) UNDER LIONS HEAD, earlier days at Green Point and Sea Point, CD-ROM, Cape Town. R195
Originally published in Cape Town in 1964. A history of the suburbs that lie on the slopes of Lion's Head: Green Point, Sea Point, Three Anchor Bay, Fresnaye and Mouille Point. Includes over 60 photographs and paintings. Searchable text.
1098. Pama (C.) LIONS AND VIRGINS, heraldric state symbols, coats of arms, flags, seals and other symbols of authority in South Africa, 1487-1962, CD-ROM, Cape Town. R195
Orginally published in Cape Town in 1965. Searchable text.
1099. Philip (P.) BRITISH RESIDENTS AT THE CAPE, 1795-1819, CD-ROM, Cape Town. R195
Originally published in 1981. Provides information, including date of birth, place of origin, occupations, land and court cases, on a selected 4241 individuals who lived at the Cape. Searchable text.
1100. Rogers (R.) LONELY ISLAND, CD-ROM, Cape Town. R195
Originally published circa 1927. Describes the daily life on the island of Tristan da Cunha and introduces the islanders by name. Rose Annie Rogers was the wife of Henry Martyn Rogers, a missionary priest on the island. Searchable text.
1101. Rosenthal (E.) HISTORY OF MILNERTON, CD-ROM, Cape Town. R195
Historian Eric Rosenthal traces the development of Milnerton, a suburb of Cape Town situated on the West Coast. Searchable text. Originally published in 1980.
1102. Shearing (T.) & (D.) CAPE COMMANDO SERIES, CD-ROM, Cape Town. R195
A history of the Anglo-Boer War. Includes 3 e-books: "Commandant Lötter and his Rebels" (originally published in 1998), "Commandant Gideon Scheepers and the Search for his Grave" (originally published 1999), and "General Smuts and his Long Ride" (originally published in 2000) as well as many maps and photographs. Searchable text.
1103. Sheffield (T.) STORY OF THE SETTLEMENT, Grahamstown as it was, Grahamstown as it is, CD-ROM, Cape Town. R195
A history of Grahamstown, orginally published in Grahamstown in 1994. Excerpts from the book. Searchable text.
1104. __________ TEACH YOURSELF ZULU, 2 x 45mins CDs+272pp., paperback, London, no date. R520
1105. Ferrus (D.) ANSELA, van de Caab, met Victor Fredericks (kitaar en sang), Charles Louw (vervaardiger, klavier en klawerbord), CD, Cape Town, 2007. R100
1106. Manaka (M.) WORD SOUND POWER, CD, 38 mins., Umhlali, 2008. R115
Debut album of acclaimed Soweto poet and writer, Maakomele Manaka, popularly known as Mak Mak the poet.
1107. __________ MAFIKIZOLO, the journey, the hits, DVD, 54 mins., Johannesburg, 2006. R170
A selection of songs by the popular kwaito group, Mafikizolo.
1108. Ammann (P.) dir. SPIRITS OF THE ROCKS, DVD, 78mins., Zurich, 2002. R380
Peter Ammann, together with Megan Biesele, Patricia Vinnicombe, and others, visit rock painting sites in the Brandberg in Namibia, the Drakensberg in South Africa and the Tsodilo Hills in Botswana, as well as a Ju/'hoansi community at Nyae Nyae in Namibia in an attempt to understand what it is about the Bushmen and their culture that so fascinates Westerners today.
1109. Antoniou (T.) dir. URANIUM ROAD, DVD, 53mins., Johannesburg, (2007). R295
Based on the book of the same title by Dr David Fig, the film documents and critiques South Africa's past and present nuclear programmes. Includes interviews with local and international experts, including David Fig.
1110. Bilheimer (R.) dir. CRY OF REASON, Beyers Naude: an Afrikaner speaks out, DVD, 55mins., 1987. R370
Traces the life of Rev. Beyers Naude (1915-1994) and his transformation from moderator in the Dutch Reformed Church and member of the Broederbond to supporter of the struggle for freedom in South Africa. After the 1961 Sharpeville Massacre Beyers Naude resigned from the Broederbond and founded the Christian Institute of South Africa.
1111. Bilheimer (R.) dir. and prod. CLOSER WALK, DVD, 85mins., 2003. R150
Filmed on four continents, Africa, Asia, Europe and North America, this film explores the relationship between health, dignity and human rights and provides an overview of the AIDS pandemic. Includes an interview with Mark Haywood of the Treatment Action Campaign.
1112. Cashdan (B.) dir. THROUGH THE EYE OF A NEEDLE, the ANC leadership race, a view from the eastern Cape, DVD, 38mins., Johannesburg, 2007. R190
Filmed in the OR Tambo region of the eastern Cape, formerly Transkei, prior to the 2008 ANC National Conference in the Polokwane. Includes interviews with ANC veteran Alfred Metele, Phumzile Matshoba, ANC chair of the OR Tambo region, Shiphatho Handi, ANC Provincial Secretary Eastern Cape and Thabo Madukiswa, ANC Eastern Cape Provincial Executive.
1113. Desai (R.) dir. BUSHMAN'S SECRET, DVD, 65mins., Johannesburg, 2006. R150
Rehad Desai travels to the Kalahari to investigate how global interest in Hoodia, a cactus used by the Bushmen for centuries and now marketed by a giant pharmaceutical company as a diet drug, will affect the Khomani San.
1114. Devereux-Harris & Associates prod. SOLIDARITY FOREVER, a tribute to South African workers by South African artists, DVD, 109mins., Johannesburg, 2004. R150
Recorded live at COSATU's 8th National Congress. Musicians include the COSATU Performing Band, POPCRU and SADTU choirs, Hugh Masekela, Bambata, Sibongile Khumalo, Vusi Mahlasela, Jabu Khanyile and Chicco Twala.
1115. __________ REBELLION CONCERT, featuring Bambata with guest artists, 2 x DVDs, 90mins., Johannesburg, 2005. R125
A live concert held on the 4th July 2003 at Newtown Musical Hall in Johannesburg in honour of Bhambata, chief of the Zondi clan who led an uprising against British colonial rule in 1906. An introduction to Bhambata, the rebellion and the background to the concert is presented by Sipho Sithole, producer of the concert. Guest artists who appear with the group Bambata include Rude Boy Paul, Thandiswa Mazwai, Bhekumuzi Luthuli, Jabu Khanyile, Phuzekhemisi and Shaluza Max Mntambo.
1116. Devereux-Harris (P.) & Brittan (L.) prod. WE'VE GOT THE POWER, DVD, 52mins., Johannesburg, 1992. R145
Presents a brief history of South African popular music and a discussion of the then current trends, influences and debates. Includes music footage of and interviews with Yvonne Chaka Chaka, Sello "Chicco" Twala, Prophets of the City, Kamazu, Obedi Ngobeni and Pat Shange, amongst others.
1117. Ditsie (B.) & Newman (N.) dirs. SIMON & I, steps for the future, DVD, 52mins., Johannesburg, 2001. R275
Gay rights activist and lesbian Bev Ditsie remembers her friend Tseko Simon Nkoli (1957-1998), Delmas Treason Trialist, founder of GLOW, the Gay and Lesbian Organisation of the Witwatersrand, and initiator of the first Gay Pride March in 1990. He also founded the Township AIDS Project and the Positive African Men's Project and received numerous international awards for his work as an AIDS activist before dying of AIDS complications.
1118. Ebano Multimedia prod. "LET'S HAVE OUR SAY", realizing child participation in Mozambique, DVD, 20mins., Maputo, 2006. R200
A film, made by Save the Children UK, featuring two community structures in Mozambique: Orphans and Vulnerable Children Committees and Child Welfare Committees.
1119. Fredericks (J.) & Tosco (D.) dirs. TOMORROW'S HEROES, DVD, 54mins., Cape Town, 2000. R180
Focuses on the lives of two young gangsters in an attempt to understand why boys living on the Cape Flats join gangs.
1120. Fredericks (J.) dir. MR DEVIOUS, "my life", DVD, 73mins., + CD, 57mins, Cape Town, 2007. R180
A documentary on rapper Mario van Rooy aka Mr. Devious (1997-2004). Mario van Rooy lived in Beacon Valley, Mitchell's Plain. He saw himself as a "hip-hop activist" and worked in creative education with youth at risk in Cape Flats communities. At the age of 26 he was stabbed to death by a young gangster when he rushed to help his father who was being robbed.
1121. Hardie (W.) dir. "BRIDGET JONES" IN SOUTH AFRICA, DVD, 48mins., Cape Town, 2005. R180
A documentary on older single women in South Africa.
1122. Harris (K.) dir. NAMIBIA, rebirth of a nation, DVD, 45mins., (Cape Town), 1990. R370
Looks at the challenges facing the then newly independent Namibia.
1123. __________ NAMIBIA, no easy road to freedom, DVD, 57mins., (Cape Town), 1988. R370
Documentary on the Namibian people's struggle for liberation.
1124. __________ DELMAS, the passion....the pain, DVD, 52mins., (Cape Town), 2004. R370
The documentary of the 1985 Delmas Treason Trial when UDF leaders and activists were accused of attempting to overthrow the State. Includes interviews with some of the accused: Terror Lekota, Popo Molefe, Gcina Malindi, Tom Manthata, Lazarus More and George Bizos, senior advocate for the defence and Caroline Nicholas, defence attorney.
1125. Hendricks (B.) dir. OMTE SUVIVE IS DO OR DIE, DVD, 50mins., Cape Town, 2007. R125
Thriller about Cape Flats gangsters and drugs by poet Billy Hendricks.
1126. Hersov (J.) & de Fay (S.) dirs. HEAVEN'S HERDS, Nguni cattle - Nguni people, DVD, 75mins., Johannesburg, 2005. R175
Documentary on Nguni cattle, the hardy breed indigenous to southern Africa, and the economic, social and spiritual role they play in the lives of the Nguni people, especially the amaZulu. Includes footage of a number of important ceremonies in which cattle play a central role. Narrated by Prof. Pitika Ntuli, who grew up in the Nkandla district in Zululand and herded cattle as a boy.
1127. Irving (A.) dir. BEHIND AN AFRICAN MASK, a search for Africa's forgotten past, DVD, 52mins., Johannesburg, no date. R190
Explores the theory presented by Dr. Cyril Hromnik, amongst others, that the mariners of ancient India sailed to southern Africa in search of gold, influencing the culture and religion of the region.
1128. Jacobs (R.) dir. TUAN OF ANTONIE'S GAT, DVD, 50mins., Cape Town, 2005. R265
Documentary of the tuan (holy men) and their burial places in Cape Town.
1129. __________ LEGACY OF MUHAMMAD, DVD, 52mins., Cape Town, 2005. R265
Documentary on the life of the prophet Muhammad and the teachings of Islam.
1130. __________ MINUTE WITH GOD, DVD, 26mins., Cape Town, 2005. R220
Rayda Jacobs talks to South African children from different religious backgrounds about their ideas of God.
1131. __________ 9/11 MUSLIMS IN THE AMERICAS, DVD, 26mins., Cape Town, 2005. R220
Rayda Jacobs speaks to Muslims in America and the Caribbean about 9/11, the war in Iraq and Islam.
1132. __________ PORTRAIT OF MUSLIM WOMEN, DVD, 24mins., Cape Town, 2005. R220
Rayda Jacobs in conversation with Muslim women in Cape Town.
1133. Keiper (H.), Snel (S.) & Wicksteed (R.) dirs. DEATH OF A BUSHMAN, DVD, 25mins., Johannesburg, 2004. R235
The documentary of the death of master Bushman tracker, Optel Rooy, allegedly shot in the back by Kalahari police. Rooy was involved in training young San in the traditional way of life and his community suggests he was shot because he carried this ancient knowledge.
1134. Kramer (D.) dir. DISTRICT SIX, DVD, 137mins., Cape Town, 2007. R145
The film of the reworked 2002 production of David Kramer's and Taliep Petersen's stage musical, first performed at the Baxter Theatre in Cape Town in 1987.
1135. [Liebhammer (N.) et al curators.] DUNGAMANZI, stirring waters, Tsonga and Shangaan art from southern Africa, DVD, 20mins., Johannesburg, (2007). R150
Accompanies the exhibition held at the Johannesburg Art Gallery. Includes an interview with Billy Makhubele, a pioneer in the making of wire sculptures and a collector of rare beaded artworks and items of clothing of the Ndebele and Shangaan, many of which formed part of the exhibition. He is also a designer of "mincekas" (traditional textile wraps), beaded by his three wives and children. Also features an interview with poet and publisher Vonani Bila, who discusses the culture and artwork of the Tsonga and Shangaan people.
1136. Maciver (M.) prod. LUSANDA SPIRITUAL GROUP, the best video hits, DVD, 50mins., Johannesburg, 2005. R150
Includes an interview with gospel singer, song-writer and guitarist Lusanda Mcinga, who leads the choir, Lusando Spiritual Group.
1137. Mahoney (C.) dir. WHAT CAN I DO?, the HIV/AIDS ministry and messages of Gideon Byamugisha, DVD, 49mins., Oxford, 2004. R150
Gideon Byamugisha is an ordained minister in the Anglican Church and Canon of St Paul's Cathedral, Namirembe Diocese, Uganda. He is HIV-positive and works with World Vision International as Church and Faith Based Partnerships Advisor on HIV/AIDS.
1138. [Makwenda (J.) dir.] ZIMBABWE TOWNSHIP MUSIC, 1930s to 1960s, DVD, 58mins., Harare, 2007. R150
A celebration of the music that evolved in the black townships of Zimbabwe, the mix of traditional and contemporary African styles and western influences that gave birth to kwela, tsabatwsaba, marabi and afro-jazz. Includes footage of groups like The Bantu Actors, De Black Evening Follies, The Cool Four, The City Quads and The Milton Brothers and interviews with Moses Mphalo Mafusire, William Saidi, Victoria Chingati and Pat Travers. The book is also available for R195.
1139. Maseko (Z.) dir. DRUM, DVD, 96mins., 2006. R120
Feature film set in Sophiatown in the 1950s and based on the life of investigative reporter, Henry "Mr Drum" Nxumalo, assistant editor of Drum magazine. Henry Nxumalo took great risks, getting a job on a farm to expose the appalling conditions of farm workers in the Transvaal and getting arrested to reveal the treatment of prisoners in Johannesburg Central Prison. He also covered the destruction of Sophiatown. On New Years Eve, 1957, he was murdered by unknown assailants.
1140. Moloi (V.) dir. MEN OF GOLD, DVD, 54mins., Johannesburg, 2006. R245
Documentary on the lives of two unemployed white men on the streets of Johannesburg.
1141. __________ PAIR OF BOOTS AND A BICYCLE, the story of Job Maseko, DVD, 78mins., Johannesburg, 2007. R245
Documentary on Joe Maseko (1915-1952), a miner and one of the 128 000 black South Africans who enlisted to serve in the Allied Forces against the Germans in North Africa in the Second World War. Includes interviews with Pallo Jordan, Luli Callinicos and Ian Gleeson. Music by Philip Miller.
1142. Mphakati (G.) & Kaganof (A.) GIANT STEPS, an afrocentric approach to blackness now, DVD, 52mins., Johannesburg, 2005. R180
A celebration of South African poet, artist and musician Lefifi Tladi and other black poets, artists and musicians, including Kgafela oa Magogadi, Afurakan, Lesogo Rampolokeng, Geoff Mphakati, Debs Matshoba and Motlhabane Mashiangwako. Lefifi Tladi, born in Pretoria in 1949, used his art to mobilise the Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa. In 1969 he founded the band, Dashiki, and worked with Geoff Mphakati, who was involved in promoting the works of black artists, writers, poets and musicians. In 1970 he opened a museum for contemporary black art in Ga-Rankuwa outside Pretoria, which closed a few years later. Shortly after the 1976 Soweto uprising he was forced into exile in Botswana and later moved to Sweden.
1143. Nqose (Z.) dir. LUTHULI DETACHMENT, DVD, 60mins., Cape Town, 2007. R220
Documentary on the founding of Umkhonto we Siswe (MK), the training of cadres in Dar es Salaam, Egypt and the Soviet Union and the establishment of Kongwa base in the Congo and the Nkoma camp in Lusaka. After many attempts at finding a route back into South Africa through Botswana failed, it was decided in 1967 that a joint ZIPRA-MK unit commanded by Oliver Tambo and named in honour of ANC President Chief Albert Luthuli, would try to find a route into South Africa through what was then Rhodesia. During this crossing, known as the Hwange campaign, battles were fought with Rhodesian and South African forces and 6 of the 30 MK soldiers were killed. The unit was forced to retreat into Botswana where they were detained and then deported back to Zambia.
1144. Powell (A.) & Higgie (A.) prod. GUMBOOTS, DVD, 129mins., Johannesburg, 2000. R195
The film of the stage musical, Gumboots, created in South Africa in July 1999 and directed for the stage by Zenzi Mbuli. The show became an international success, acclaimed at the Edinburgh Festival and in London's West End. Filmed at The Playhouse Theatre, London. Also includes a 53 minute documentary, "The Gumboots Story" which discusses the history of gumboot dancing and the development of the show. Includes interviews with director Zenzi Mbuli, Hugh Masakela, and the dancers.
1145. Spiller (G) dir. ORIGINS, the films, "Eland Hunt", "Trance Dance", "Rain", "Makabeng", DVD, 28mins., Johannesburg, 2007. R195
Four films on the San that form part of the exhibition at the Origins Centre in Johannesburg: an eland hunt in the Kalahari in Botswana, a trance dance, an overview of the San painters of the southern Drakensberg and how David Lewis-Williams uncovered the meaning behind the art, and the story behind the rock art of the Hananwa in the Makabeng area of Limpopo Province.
1146. van den Bergh (R.) dir. FAITH LIKE POTATOES, based on an inspiring true story, 2 DVDs, 111mins., Cape Town, 2006. R155
Based on the autobiography, "Faith like Potatoes", by Angus Buchan, a Zambian farmer of Scottish descent who left Zambia in the midst of land claims to begin a new life on a farm, "Shalom", in Greytown, KwaZulu-Natal. The film tells the story of his conversion to Christianity and his new life as a farmer-preacher involved in his community.
1147. Wilby (M.) dir. INNER LANDSCAPE, music for the Owl House, DVD, 32mins., Nieu-Bethesda, 2006. R140
A tribute to reclusive visionary artist Helen Martins and her Owl House in the remote Karoo village of Nieu-Bethesda by two North American composers, Tessa Brinckman and D'Arcy Reynolds. The performances of the two compositions, Tessa Brinkman's "Glass Sky" by The East West Continuo, and D'Arcy Reynolds' "Cloven Dream" by the Sontonga Quartet, are accompanied by footage of the Owl House and its surrounding environment. Also includes "Miss Helen's Owl House", a 6 minute introduction to Helen Martins and her work.
Recordings by Hugh Tracey, International Library of African Music, Rhodes University
1148. __________ SOUTHERN MOZAMBIQUE, Portuguese East Africa, 1943, '49, '54, '55, '57, '63, Chopi, Gitonga, Ronga, Tswa, Tsonga, Sena Nyungwe, Ndau, CD, 67mins., + 16pp booklet, Grahamstown, 2007. R220
1149. __________ NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MALAWI, 1950, '57, '58, Nyasaland, Tonga, Tumbuka, Cewa, CD, 67mins., + 16pp booklet, map, illus, Grahamstown, (2007). R220
Instruments featured are the bangwe, the one-stringed karigo lute, the kubu bow, the kalimba and malipenga music which is said to have originated from the military drills of the King's African Rifles regiment.
1150. __________ FOREST MUSIC, 1952, northen Belgian Congo, Mayogo, Meje, Azanue, Bobwa, Alur, Balendu, Lokele, CD, 66mins., + 14pp booklet, map, illus, Grahamstown, (2007). R220
1151. [Tracey (H.) rec.] LEGENDARY GEORGE SIBANDA, 1948, '49, '50, '52, Southern Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, Bulawayo, CD, 60mins., + 12pp booklet, illus, Grahamstown, (2007). R220
Singer, songwriter and guitarist George Sibanda from Bulawayo became a big radio star in Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, South Africa and Kenya.
1152. __________ FORGOTTEN GUITARS FROM MOZAMBIQUE, 1955, '56, '57, Portuguese East Africa, Feliciano Gomes, Aurelio Howano & others, CD, 62mins., + 16pp booklet, Grahamstown, (2007). R220
1153. __________ TANZANIA INSTRUMENTS, 1950, Tanganyika, Nyakyusa, Gogo, Hehe, Zaramo, Nyamwezi, Haya, CD, 63mins., + 16pp booklet, map, illus, Grahamstown, (2007). R220
A makondere horn band, a pan pipe ensemble, the nanga trough zither, flute and much more.
1154. __________ ORIGINS OF GUITAR MUSIC, 1950, '51, '52, '57, '58, in southern Congo & northern Zambia, CD, 75mins., + 16pp booklet, map, illus, Grahamstown, (2007). R220
The guitar became an important status symbol during the fifties in the copper mining towns of Katanga province in southern Congo and on the Copperbelt in northern Zambia.
1155. __________ TSWANA AND SOTHO VOICES, 1951, '57, '58, Botswana, South Africa, Lesotho, CD, 66mins., + 16pp booklet, map, illus, Grahamstown, (2007). R220
1156. __________ OTHER MUSICS FROM ZIMBABWE, 1948, '49, '51, '57, '58, '63, southern Rhodesia, Ndau, Sena Tonga, Shona, CD, 70mins., + 20pp booklet, illus, Grahamstown, (2007). R220
Features the almost extinct chipendani and chizambi mouth bows, the njari mbira and karimba of the Shona, ngano story-songs, mulanji flute and much more.
1157. __________ TANZANIA VOCALS, 1950, Tanganyika, Gogo, Nyamwezi, Sukuma, Chagga, Maasai, CD, 61mins., + 11pp booklet, map, illus, Grahamstown, (2007). R220
A selection of a capella performances.
1158. __________ SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MALAWI, 1950, '57, '58, Nyasaland, Mang'anja, Cewa, Yao, CD,62mins., + 16pp booklet, map, illus, Grahamstown, (2007). R220
Features the bangwe board zither which is almost extinct.
1159. __________ SECULAR MUSIC FROM UGANDA, 1950 & 1952, Soga, Teso, Dhola, Gisu, Konjo, Nyoro, Toro, CD, 65mins., + 12pp booklet, map, illus, Grahamstown, (2007). R220
AFRICA CURRENT PUBLICATIONS - FICTION
1160. Abani (C.) VIRGIN OF FLAMES, 291pp., paperback, London, 2007. R220
Chris Abani was born in Nigeria and now lives in California.
1161. Adair (B.) END, 165pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R145
1162. Agualusa (J.) BOOK OF CHAMELEONS, translated from the Portuguese by Daniel Hahn, 180pp., paperback, Reprint, London, (2006) 2007. R183
1163. Anker (W.) SIEGFRIED, 253pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R150
1164. __________ JUNGFRAU, a selection of works from the Caine Prize for African writing, 212pp., paperback, Oxford & Johannesburg, 2007. R145
Mary Watson from South Africa was the winner of the seventh Caine Prize for "Jungfrau" in 2006.
1165. __________ TO STIR THE HEART, four African stories, by Bessie Head and Ngugi Wa Thiong'o, with an introduction by Tuzyline Jita Allan, 109pp., paperback, New York, 2007. R115
1166. [de Vries (A.) comp.] ALLES GOED EN WEL, lagstories na willekeur, 303pp., paperback, Pretoria, 2007. R155
1167. [Gouws (T.) & Roodt (P.) comps.] KORTGOLF, 25 kortkortverhale, 107pp., paperback, Third edition, Pretoria, (1993) 2007. R62
1168. [Habila (H.) & Sesay (K.) eds.] DREAMS, MIRACLES AND JAZZ, new adventures in African writing, 320pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R139
Anthology of new writing in English by writers born in Africa or of African parentage.
1169. [Malan (R.) comp.] BEING HERE, modern short stories from southern Africa, 271pp., paperback, Second edition, Cape Town, (1994) 2007. R92
1170. People Opposing Women Abuse [POWA] BREAKING THE SILENCE, murmurs of the girl in me, POWA women's writing competition 2007, 115pp., colour illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2008. R99
Collection of poems, shorts stories and personal essays.
1171. [Ramogale (M.) ed.] ALTERNATIVE WORLD, stories reflecting the southern African experience, 156pp., paperback, Thohoyandou, 2006. R175
1172. [Thekiso (E.) & Sebina (T.) eds.] SUNSCAPES, an anthology of short stories, 117pp., paperback, Gaborone, 2007. R150
1173. van der Vyver (M.) et al OPEN, an erotic anthology by South African women writers, 210pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2008. R130
Contributors include Henrietta Rose-Innes, Makhosazana Xaba, Mary Watson and others.
1174. Aucamp (H.) 'N VREEMDELING OP DEURTOG, 136pp., paperback, Pretoria, 2007. R124
Includes short stories and essays.
1175. Bennett (J.) PORCUPINE, short stories, 150pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2008. R150
1176. Beukes (L.) MOXYLAND, 239pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2008. R145
1177. Blackman (M.) IN THE SAME SPACE, 188pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R110
Matthew Blackman was born in Pietermaritzburg and now lives in London.
1178. Bloemhof (F.) JAGSEISOEN, 399pp., paperback, Pretoria, 2007. R114
1179. Bolaji (O.) TEBOGO AND THE HAKA, 52pp., paperback, Bloemfontein, 2008. R75
1180. Botha (M.) ONS EN DIE MAAN, natuurroman, 288pp., paperback, Pretoria, 2007. R150
1181. Brink (A.) BLUE DOOR, 122pp., hardback, d.w., Reprint, London, (2006) 2007. R179
1182. __________ ANDER LEWENS, 'n roman in drie dele, 264pp., hardback, d.w., Cape Town, 2008. R165
1183. Carvalho (C.) PROJECT HORN, 348pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R95
1184. Christiansë (Y.) UNCONFESSED, 350pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R180
First published in New York in 2006.
1185. Coetzee (J.M.) DIARY OF A BAD YEAR, 231pp., hardback, d.w., London, 2007. R244
1186. Court (P.) HEAR THE RINGDOVE CALL, 320pp., map, paperback, Durban, 2007. R149
1187. Davies (C.) BLACK MULBERRIES, 554pp., paperback, London, 2007. R175
1188. de Azevedo (L.) THE TRAIN OF SALT AND SUGAR, translated by Mugamo Matolo, 159pp., maps, paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R115
First published in Mozambique in 1997 as "Comboio de sal e açúcar".
1189. de Beer (M.) HEMELHEL, 208pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R130
1190. de Villiers (W.) THE VIRGIN IN THE TREEHOUSE, 296pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R145
1191. Dekker (N.) OCEAN ADVOCATE, 284pp., map, paperback, Hermanus, 2007. R150
1192. Dison (D.) DEATH IN THE NEW REPUBLIC, 195pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R145
1193. Dovey (C.) BLOOD KIN, 162pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R160
1194. Downie (L.) et al DEAD LETTER, a Ms Abercrombie mystery, a collaborative novel, 346pp., maps, illus., paperback, Hermanus, 2007. R130
1195. Dreyer (T.) POLAROID, 191pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R130
1196. du Plessis (P.) 120+ SOMMER-STORIES, uit die kooperasie, die kroeg en die delwersgate, 400pp., illus., paperback, Pretoria, 2006. R145
1197. Eaton (T.) THE WADING, 251pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2008. R160
1198. Eick (S.) APETOWN, 141pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R120
1199. Erskine (M.) OOS, 221pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R130
1200. Ferreira (J.) DIE SON KOM AAN DIE SEEKANT OP, 222pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R135
1201. Fouché (J.) TWEE DAE IN MEI, 134pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R110
1202. Fritz (W.) FAST FORWARD FROM SCHOONWATER, 172pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R140
1203. Galgut (D.) THE IMPOSTOR, 215pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2008. R160
1204. Gilfillan (J.) GLAS, kortverhale, 176pp., paperback, Pretoria, 2007. R124
1205. Goosen (J.) WE'RE NOT ALL LIKE THAT, translated from the Afrikaans by André Brink, 147pp., paperback, Reprint, Cape Town, (1992) 2007. R125
Originally published in Afrikaans in 1990.
1206. Gordimer (N.) BEETHOVEN WAS ONE-SIXTEENTH BLACK, and other stories, 199pp., hardback, d.w., Reprint, Johannesburg, (2007) 2008. R180
1207. Green (M.) FOR THE SAKE OF SILENCE, 558pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2008. R250
1208. Gunter (H.) OP 'N PLAAS IN AFRIKA, 159pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R120
1209. Heyns (M.) BODIES POLITIC, 311pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2008. R160
1210. Horn (E.) BLOED, 'n roman, 238pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R140
1211. Immelman (D.) DIE BUL VAN KASHIMBO, 167pp., paperback, Pretoria, 2007. R103
1212. __________ DIE LEEU VAN OKARUSEWA, 119pp., paperback, Reprint, Pretoria, (1967) 2008. R100
1213. Jones (G.) LANDSONG, 242pp., paperback, Durban, 2006. R200
1214. Jooste (P.) MORESTER, 319pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R145
Originally published in English in 2006.
1215. __________ STAR OF THE MORNING, 394pp., paperback, Reprint, London, (2007) 2008. R114
1216. Jordaan (D.) DIE JAKKALSSOMER, 200pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R130
1217. Joubert (E.) KOUEFRONT, kortverhale, 192pp., paperback, Pretoria, 2007. R129
1218. Kalmer (H.) EN DIE LEKKERSTE DEEL VAN DOOD WEES, 254pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R140
1219. Karsten (C.) FRATS, 288pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R145
1220. Keegan (T.) MY LIFE WITH THE DUVALS, 303pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2008. R165
1221. Keet (V.) AFRISH, 232pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R180
1222. Kendal (R.) KARMA SUTURE, 292pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2008. R120
1223. Khumalo (F.) SEVEN STEPS TO HEAVEN, 209pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R145
1224. Knaap (T.) text & illus. LOOKING FOR IO, 163pp., illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R145
1225. Kornmehl (A.) THE BUTTERFLY MONTH, 187pp., paperback, Melbourne, 2007. R140
First published in Dutch as "De Vlindermaand" in 2005.
1226. Kotzé (W.) T'SATS SE KIND, 176pp., illus., paperback, Pretoria, 2008. R114
1227. Kunzmann (R.) DEAD-END ROAD, 440pp., paperback, London, 2008. R160
1228. Labuschagne VYF SES, SKERP MES, 106pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R90
1229. Langenhoven (C.) LOELOERAAI, 111pp., paperback, Reprint, Pretoria, (1923) 2007. R93
1230. le Roux (A.) KOM ONS SIT SOMMER BY DIE TAFEL, 296pp., maps, paperback, Cape Town, 2008. R140
1231. le Roux (C.) WAAR KOEK EN WYN ONTBREEK, 112pp., paperback, Pretoria, 2007. R72
1232. Leipoldt (C.) LEIPOLDT BOXED, "Gallows Gecko", "Stormwrack", "The Mask", 460+336+277pp., paperback, slipcase, Reprint, Cape Town, 2006. R395
1233. __________ GALLOWS GECKO, 336pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R126
"Gallows Gecko" was written in the early 1930s. It was published in 2000 in a shortened version "Chameleon on the Gallows". This new edition is the "first unadulterated independent publication of "Gallows Gecko" which has been extensively re-edited from the original manuscript held by the University of Cape Town".
1234. Liebenberg (L.) THE VOLUPTUOUS DELIGHTS OF PEANUT BUTTER AND JAM, 245pp., paperback, London, 2008. R180
1235. Maart (R.) WRITING CIRCLE, 199pp., paperback, Pietermaritzburg, 2008. R140
1236. Mabanckou (A.) AFRICAN PSYCHO, translated by Christine Schwartz Hartley, 147pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R120
First published in French in 2003, then in English in the USA in 2007. This is the first South African edition.
1237. Mankell (H.) KENNEDY'S BRAIN, 328pp., paperback, London, 2007. R195
1238. Mann (S.) QUARTER TONES, 195pp., paperback, London, 2007. R130
1239. Matthee (D.) JUDASBOEK, 110pp., paperback, Reprint, Cape Town, (1982) 2008. R125
1240. Meersman (B.) PRIMARY COLOURED, 391pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R150
1241. Melamu (M.) UNWEEDED GARDEN, and other stories, 219pp., paperback, Gaborone, 2006. R150
1242. Merrington (P.) ZEBRA CROSSINGS, tales from the Shaman's record, 154pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2008. R145
1243. Meyer (D.) DEVIL'S PEAK, translated from the Afrikaans by K.L.Seegers, 409pp., paperback, London, 2007. R180
1244. __________ ONSIGBAR, 384pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R150
1245. __________ WIE MET VUUR SPEEL, 336pp., paperback, Reprint, Cape Town, (1994) 2007. R135
1246. __________ DEAD BEFORE DYING, translated from the Afrikaans by M.van Biljon, 410 pp., paperback, Reprint, London, 1999 (2007). R110
1247. __________ HEART OF THE HUNTER, translated from the Afrikaans by K.L. Seegers, 422pp., paperback, Reprint, London, (2003) 2007. R110
1248. __________ DEAD AT DAYBREAK, translated from the Afrikaans by M.van Biljon, 394pp., paperback, Reprint, London, (2000) 2007. R110
1249. Mhlongo (N.) AFTER TEARS, 222pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R125
1250. Michot (L.) CHINONGWA, 199pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2008. R129
1251. Miller (K.) ALL IS FISH, 217pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R145
1252. Molete (M.) POSTCARDS FROM SOWETO, 103pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R110
1253. Moss (R.) IN COURT, and other stories, 201pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R100
1254. Müller (P.) DESEMBERS, 'n kortverhaalkeur byeengebring deur Rachelle Greef, 319pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R154
1255. Murray-Theron (E.) 'N TAPISSERIE MET KLEIN DIERE, 191pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2008. R140
1256. Nel (A.) HEITA KIEWIETAN, 166pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R109
1257. Nel (J.) DWALERS LOOP NIE BY TWYFELAARS NIE, 144pp., paperback, Pretoria, 2008. R100
1258. Nelson (K.) SHADOW TRACKER, 444pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R185
1259. Neophyte (K.) TORN, 703pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R180
1260. Nicol (M.) PAYBACK, 334pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2008. R165
1261. Ntshingila (F.) SHAMELESS, 108pp., paperback, Pietermaritzburg, 2008. R95
1262. Nyembezi (S.) RICH MAN OF PIETERMARITZBURG, translated by Sandile Ngidi, 200pp., paperback, Laverstock, 2008. R110
First published in Zulu as "Inkinsela Yase Mgungundlovu" in 1961.
1263. O'Mara (B.) HOME AFFAIRS, 260pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R135
1264. Ondjaki THE WHISTLER, translated from Portuguese by Richard Bartlett, 102pp., paperback, Laverstock, 2002. R120
1265. Orford (M.) SOOS KLOKSLAG, 244pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R138
First published in English in 2006 as "Like Clockwork".
1266. __________ BLOOD ROSE, 296pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R120
1267. Power (M.) SHADOW GAME, 167pp., illus., paperback, Reprint, Johannesburg, (1972) 2008. R120
First published pseudonymously under the name Laurence Eben.
1268. Prinsloo (K.) VERHALE, "Jonkmanskas", "Die hemel help ons", "Slagplaas", "Weifeling", 384pp., paperback, Reprint, Cape Town, (1982, 1987, 1992 & 1993) 2008. R195
1269. Randall (S.) SOUTH OF NIRVANA, 427pp., paperback, 2007. R185
1270. Richards (J.) MY BROTHER'S BOOK, 252pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2008. R155
1271. Robertson (J.) NOT WOMAN ENOUGH, 256pp., illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2005. R135
1272. Roselt (R.) HYENA HIGHWAY, 192pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R140
1273. Rossouw (J.) 'N ROOI Z4 EN 'N RENAISSANCE-KASTEEL, Pretoria: van aanvang tot gnossie, 'n mikrogeskiedenis, filofiksie, 106pp., maps, paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R120
1274. Schoeman (P.) FANIE WORD GROOTWILDJAGTER, 212pp., paperback, Reprint, Pretoria, (1950) 2008. R100
1275. Simm (S.) MISS KWA KWA, the dark side of the braai, 270pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R135
1276. Sithebe (A.) HOLY HILL, 222pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R140
1277. Smith (A.) ALGERIA'S WAY, 158pp., map, illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R130
Smith (Alexander McCall) The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series
1278. __________ MIRACLE AT SPEEDY MOTORS, 249pp., hardcover, d.w., London, 2008. R190
Ninth in the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series.
1279. __________ GOOD HUSBAND OF ZEBRA DRIVE, 212pp., paperback, Reprint, London, 2007. R110
Eighth in the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series.
1280. Spies (J.) SPIESERYE, versamelde vertellings, 544pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R165
1281. Stamatelos (P.) DIE VAL VAN DIE DICE, 245pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R125
1282. Steyn (E.) KINDERS VAN DIE SABBATSEE, 207pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R125
1283. Swart (H.) DIE DERDE MAG, 272pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R145
1284. Tagwira (V.) THE UNCERTAINTY OF HOPE, 368pp., paperback, Johannesburg, (2006) 2008. R135
First published in Zimbabwe in 2006.
1285. Taylor (D.) DON'T TREAD ON MY DREAMS, tales from South Africa, with an afterword by Dorothy Driver, 291pp., illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2008. R170
1286. __________ KATHIE, 365pp., illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2008. R170
1287. van Blerk (H.) 'N SOT OP 'N PLOT, 136pp., illus., paperback, Pretoria, 2007. R103
1288. van der Merwe (Q.) BLOU VAN ONS HEMEL, 240pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R130
1289. van Heerden (E.) ASBESMIDDAG, 347pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R150
1290. van Niekerk (M.) text & van Zyl (A.) illus. MEMORANDUM, 'n verhaal met skildery, 141pp., colour illus., hardcover, d.w., Cape Town, 2006. R265
Also available in English.
1291. van Rooyen (N.) CHINCHILLA, 217pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R130
1292. Veeran (N.) 31 MILLION REASONS, 186pp., paperback, Durban, 2007. R100
1293. Vermeulen (I.) MODJADJI@MAKWENA, 112pp., paperback, Pretoria, 2008. R103
1294. Wagener (P.) MANTRAKOLIE, 102pp., paperback, Pretoria, 2007. R124
1295. Ward (A.) FORGIVE ME, 236pp., hardback, d.w., London, 2007. R205
1296. Weideman (G.) BLOUJARE SE STORIES, 76pp., paperback, Pretoria, 2007. R90
1297. White (K.) EMILY GREEN AND ME, 192pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R130
1298. Winterbach (I.) TO HELL WITH CRONJE, translated by Elsa Silke in collaboration with the author, 296pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R145
Originally written in Afrikaans in 2002 as "Niggie" which won the Hertzog Prize for prose.
1299. Zadok (R.) GEM SQUASH TOKOLOSHE, 328pp., paperback, Reprint, Johannesburg, (2005) 2008. R95
1300. Zondo (B.) GONE TO EARTH, 80pp., paperback, Second edition, Durban, (2001) 2006. R50
AFRICA CURRENT PUBLICATIONS - POETRY & PLAYS
1301. Anderson (P.) FOUNDLING'S ISLAND, 64pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R80
1302. Andrew (A.) NOTHINGNESS HAUNTS BEING, 103pp., colour illus., paperback, Fouriesburg, 2007. R125
1303. [Ferguson (G.) & Subramaniam (A.) eds.] CARAPACE 68, the Indian issue, 28pp., illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2008. R35
1304. [Ferguson (G.) ed.] CARAPACE 64, poems, graphics, molluscana, 28pp., illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R30
1305. __________ CARAPACE 66, poems, graphics, molluscana, 32pp., illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R30
1308. [Gray (S.) ed.] INVITATION TO A VOYAGE, French-language poetry of the Indian Ocean Islands, 233pp., map, paperback, Pretoria, 2008. R145
1309. [Joubert (M.) comp.] VERSINDABA 2007, 73pp., paperback, Pretoria, 2007. R103
1310. [Moolman (K.) ed.] FIDELITIES XIV, a selection of contemporary South African poetry, 73pp., paperback, Southgate, 2007. R80
1311. [Moore (G.) & Beier (U.) eds.] THE PENGUIN BOOK OF MODERN AFRICAN POETRY, 448pp., paperback, Fourth edition, London, (1963) 2007. R150
1312. [Olivier (F.) comp.] AS DIE SON KOM OOGKNIP, verse geskryf vir die sonsverduistering Limpopo, 4 Desember 2002, 116pp., paperback, Pretoria, 2002. R93
1313. Barker (H.) HERE ON THE ROCK, poems and songs of Harry James Barker, 64pp., illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R100
Harry Barker was born in 1907 in England and came to South Africa in 1931. He died in 2007. He was a well known mountain climber and lawyer.
1314. Bezuidenhout (A.) RETOER, 100pp., illus., paperback, Pretoria, 2007. R124
1315. Bila (V.) HANDSOME JITA, selected poems, 117pp., paperback, Pietermaritzburg, 2007. R120
1316. de Villiers (I.) VERVREEMDELING, 77pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2008. R125
1317. de Wet (R.) TWO PLAYS, "Concealment" "Fever", 125pp., paperback, London, 2007. R236
1318. Dixon (I.) FOLD IN THE MAP, 72pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R110
1319. Farrell (D.) A BOOK OF LIVES, 62pp., paperback, Pretoria, 2007. R100
1320. Fox 876, 876pp., colour illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R97
1321. Gibson (G.) KAPLYN, gedigte, 110pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R110
1322. Goosen (J.) ELDERS AAN DIENS, 59pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R119
1323. Hall (M.) FOURTH CHILD, 55pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R90
1324. Hirson (D.) GARDENING IN THE DARK, 68pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R110
First published in France in 2007 as "Jardiner dans la Noir". Denis Hirson combines poems with short biographical pieces about his youth in South Africa and his present home in Paris.
1325. Januarie (H.) NAGJAKKALS, 36pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R80
1326. Jenkin (J.) BOY WHO FELL FROM THE ROOF, [play], 68pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R68
1327. Jeynes (K.) EVERYBODY ELSE, [is f*!king perfect], [play], 53pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R68
1328. Jonker (I.) BLACK BUTTERFLIES, selected poems, translated by André Brink and Antjie Krog, with an introduction by André Brink, 127pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R135
1329. Joubert (M.) PASSIES EN PASSASIES, 128pp., illus., paperback, Pretoria, 2007. R120
1330. Khumalo (B.) IF THESE HANDS COULD MAKE TIME, 147pp., paperback, London, 2005. R140
1331. Kruger (H.) LUSH, poems for four voices, 64pp., paperback, Pretoria, 2007. R103
1332. Laurie (T.) SONSKYF, 103pp., illus., paperback, Pretoria, 2007. R134
1333. le Roux (C.) ROSET, 64pp., paperback, Pretoria, 2006. R83
1334. Legum (M.) LEARNING TO SAUNTER, 56pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R124
1335. Mabuza (L.) FOOTPRINTS AND FINGERPRINTS, 128pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2008. R114
1336. Majola (M.) YESTERDAY'S DREAM, for the love of poetry, 32pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R90
1337. Malan (L.) VERMANING, 52pp., paperback, Pretoria, 2008. R110
1338. Malan (R.) BOY WHO WALKED INTO THE WORLD, [play], 75pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R68
1339. Masheane (N.) CAVES SPEAK IN METAPHORS, soul resurrection, 104pp., illus., paperback, Johannesburg, (2006). R120
1340. Mbekeni-Makaba (C.) THE WOMAN IN ME, 144pp., paperback, Pretoria, 2007. R142
1341. Meiring (L.) LIPPETAAL, 'n solostuk, 35pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R75
1342. __________ ELKE ANDER DUIM 'N DAME, 'n solostuk bestaande uit ses sketse, 34pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R75
1343. __________ VOLKOME VERVULLING, 'n tragi-komedie in een bedryf, 36pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R75
1344. __________ LIZZIE SE LOS GOED, monoloë, dialoë, komiese gedigte en gedramatiseerde prosa, 36pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R75
1345. __________ DORINGROSIE VAN ROOSFONTEIN, 'n mini-pantomime, 36pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R75
1346. __________ WINDMAKER, 'n eietydse fantasie, 36pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R75
1347. Moolman (K.) FULL CIRCLE, [play], 122pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R125
1348. Ndlovu (M.) TRUTH IS BOTH SPIRIT & FLESH, including a selection of South African tribute poems, 156pp., illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2008. R150
1349. Odendaal (B.) ONBEDOELDE LAND, 102pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R110
1350. Ojaide (T.) THE TALE OF THE HARMATTAN, 63pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R125
1351. Opperman (D.) KABURU, 'n drama vir die verhoog, 72pp., paperback, Pretoria, 2008. R130
1352. Plewman (T.) DEFENDING THE CAVEMAN, 167pp., illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R120
Script of the one man comedy play that started in New York in 1995 and came to South Africa in 1997 adapted for South Africans by Tom Plewman from Rob Becker's original script. Plewman appeared 1544 times over nine years.
1353. Reisenberger (T.) LIFE IN TRANSLATION, 64pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2008. R95
1354. Robinson (I.) WORD, customised hype, 100pp., illus., paperback, Empangeni, 2007. R110
1355. Slomowitz (I.) text & illus. TOUCHING THE EARTH, a glimpse into Granna's soul, 108pp., illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R120
1356. Smit (R.) DIE BEGELEIDING VAN DUIWE, 126pp., paperback, Pretoria, 2008. R135
1357. Steyn (J.) GEBOORTE IS 'N ONGERIEF, 71pp., paperback, Pretoria, 2007. R93
1358. Suttner (I.) HIDDEN AND REVEALED, poems, 63pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R100
1359. Tadjo (V.) RED EARTH / LATÉRITE, translated by Peter Thompson, 194pp., illus., paperback, Spokane, 2006. R195
Text in English and French. First published in French in 1984.
1360. Vos (C.) DIE AFDRUK VAN ONS HANDE, 99pp., hardback, Pretoria, 2007. R103
1361. Watson (S.) THE LIGHT ECHO, and other poems, 2000-2006, 124pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R100
1362. Wylie (D.) ROAD WORK, 82pp., paperback, Empangeni, 2007. R110
AFRICA CURRENT PUBLICATIONS - JUVENILE & YOUNG ADULT
1363. Barnard (L.) text & illus. WIE IS DIT?, 32pp., 4to., colour illus., hardback, Cape Town, 2007. R160
1364. Bester (M.) text & Bester (S.) illus. LONG TROUSERS, 27pp., colour illus., hardback, Johannesburg, 2008. R80
Also available in Afrikaans, Xhosa and Zulu.
1365. Bloch (C.) text et al & van Riet (S.) et al illus. 16 LITTLE BOOKS FOR LITTLE HANDS, 12pp each, colour illus., paperback, contained in box, Cape Town, 2007. R120
Also available in Afrikaans and Xhosa.
1366. Bulbring (E.) text & Banfield (R.) illus. CORNELIA BUTTON AND THE GLOBE OF GAMAGION, 197pp., illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2008. R110
1367. Buys (S.) TIM-TAM SE AFRIKA-AVONTUUR, 110pp., illus., paperback, Pretoria, 2008. R90
1368. Chinsamy-Turan (A.) text & Rey (L.) illus. FAMOUS DINOSAURS OF AFRICA, 64pp., 4to., colour illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2008. R90
Children's book on dinosaurs.
1369. Conway (D.) text & Daly (N.) illus. LILA AND THE SECRET OF RAIN, 25pp., colour illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2008. R85
Also available in Xhosa, Zulu, Tswana, Sotho and Afrikaans.
1370. Daly (N.) text & illus. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JAMELA, 28pp., 4to., colour illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R80
Also available in Afrikaans, Zulu and Xhosa.
1371. Delannoie (S.) KOLULU TAKTAKI, the big surprise, 12pp., colour illus., paperback, Johannesburg. R40
Also available in Afrikaans, Xhosa, Zulu, Tswana, Venda, Tsonga, Sotho, Pedi, Swati, Ndebele.
1372. Donald (D.) CALL OF THE WIND, 124pp., illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R80
1373. Gray (G.) text & illus. MICK THE MONK, and the birds of South Africa, 48pp., 4to., colour illus., hardback, Cape Town, 2004. R95
1374. Greyling (R.) text & illus. SBONELO AND THE GOLDEN ASSEGAI, volume 1, Sbonelo and the stork people, 24pp., 4to., map, colour illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R55
1375. Grobler (M.) text & Pulles (E.) illus. SIYOLO'S JERSEY, 30pp., colour illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2008. R80
Also available in Afrikaans.
1376. Jacobs (J.) SUURLEMOEN!, 160pp., illus., paperback, Pretoria, 2007. R72
1377. Johnston (E.) MLOZI, the animal wizard, tales from East Africa, 143pp., illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2008. R90
1378. Kaschula (R.) MAMA, I SING TO YOU, 85pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2006. R53
1379. Mahapeletsa (S.) TEARS OF AN ANGEL, 139pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2008. R70
1380. Mavimbela (A.) THOLAKELE, gets lost, 16pp., colour illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R40
Also available in Zulu.
1381. Mhlophe (G.) text & Becker (K.) illus. SINGING CHAMELEON, a traditional story from Malawi, 32pp., oblong 4to., hardback, Pietermaritzburg, 2008. R77
Also available in Afrikaans, Sotho and Xhosa.
1382. Mhlophe (G.) text & Buitendach (R.) illus. MAZANENDABA AND THE MAGICAL STORY SHELL, 25pp., 4to., colour illus., hardback, Reprint, Johannesburg, (1995) 2006. R72
Originally published as "A Mother's Search for Stories". Also available in Afrikaans, Xhosa, Zulu and Tswana.
1383. Muller (D.) VUIL SKOTTELGOED, 136pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R90
1384. Nagtegaal (J.) ALTERNATIVE REALITIES, 109pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R129
Originally published as "Daar is Vis in die Punch" in 2002.
1385. Nagtegaal (R.) ACCORDING TO DELORES, 152pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R129
Originally published as " Voorvaders kan Vlieg, sê Delores" in 2001.
1386. Naidoo (B.) BURN MY HEART, 194pp., paperback, London, 2007. R90
1387. Partridge (S.) THE GOBLET CLUB, 138pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R90
1388. Quarmby (K.) text & Grobler (P.) illus. FUSSY FREYA, 30pp., colour illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2008. R80
1389. van Lill (D.) text & illus. AFRICAN WILDLIFE TRIVIA, 104pp., illus., paperback, Cape Town, 2008. R70
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We’re kicking things off with a trio of additional Blu-ray reviews, including Dennis’ take on Deadbeat at Dawn from Arrow, Tim’s look at Torso, also from Arrow, and David’s thoughts on The Last Hurrah from Twilight Time.
We’ve also got a bit of new announcement news for you...
First, Paramount has just officially announced the Blu-ray and DVD release of The Cloverfield Paradox on 2/5. This has, up until now, been a Netflix exclusive. The film will include Dolby Atmos audio and two featurettes, Things Are Not as They Appear: The Making of The Cloverfield Paradox and Shepard Team: The Cast.
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has just set The Hate U Give for release on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD on 1/22. Extras will include audio commentary (by George Tillman, Jr., Amandla Stenberg, Russell Hornsby, Angie Thomas, and Craig Hayes), 3 extended scenes, and 6 featurettes. Audio is 7.1 DTS-HD MA on the Blu-ray editions. [Read on here...]
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Home Academy Awards Collection Rules, 1989 (62nd) Academy Awards
Rules, 1989 (62nd) Academy Awards
14. Final voting for the Short Films Awards shall be restricted to active and
life Academy members who may vote only at a special Academy screening of
the nominated achievements for one subject in each of the two classifications.
However, those members of the Short Films Branch who served on the
Nominating Committee and who viewed all the nominated films are entitled
to receive ballots by mail.
15. Excellence of the entries shall be judged on the basis of originality,
entertainment and production quality without regard to cost of production or
subject matter.
16. All technical and classification questions shall be resolved by the
17. "Every award shall be conditioned upon the delivery to the Academy of
one print of every film nominated for final balloting for all Academy Awards,
and such print shall become the property of the Academy, with the proviso,
however, that the Academy shall not use such print for commercial gain. Such
print shall be deposited with the Academy and, subject to matters not within
its control, shall be screened by the Academy for the membership in advance
of distribution of final ballots." (Academy Bylaws, Article VIII, Section 1 [f].)
The Academy will retain for its archives every print chosen as a nomination for
final balloting in each category of the Short Films Awards.
SPECIAL RULES FOR THE SOUND AWARD
1. A reminder list of all eligible pictures shall be sent with a nominations_
ballot to all members of the Academy Sound 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 Sound Award.
3. The talents of the rerecording mixers on a panel (not to exceed three) and
the production mixer will be judged as contributing equally to a sound track
achievement. On an Official Data Record supplied by the Academy the
producer (or his/her designee) and/or the sound director shall designate the
eligibility of the co-rerecording mixing collaborators and the production mixer
for Academy Award purposes. In the event an additional rerecording mixer or
an additional production mixer is used, the sound director shall designate the
three-man rerecording mixing staff and the producer shall designate the
production mixer of primary contribution.
4. Following a review of the Official Data Records, determination of
nomination eligibility shall be the responsibility of the Academy, as provided
in General Rule Six.
Title Rules, 1989 (62nd) Academy Awards
Award Year 1989 62nd Academy Awards
Full text 14. Final voting for the Short Films Awards shall be restricted to active and life Academy members who may vote only at a special Academy screening of the nominated achievements for one subject in each of the two classifications. However, those members of the Short Films Branch who served on the Nominating Committee and who viewed all the nominated films are entitled to receive ballots by mail. 15. Excellence of the entries shall be judged on the basis of originality, entertainment and production quality without regard to cost of production or subject matter. 16. All technical and classification questions shall be resolved by the Executive Committee. 17. "Every award shall be conditioned upon the delivery to the Academy of one print of every film nominated for final balloting for all Academy Awards, and such print shall become the property of the Academy, with the proviso, however, that the Academy shall not use such print for commercial gain. Such print shall be deposited with the Academy and, subject to matters not within its control, shall be screened by the Academy for the membership in advance of distribution of final ballots." (Academy Bylaws, Article VIII, Section 1 [f].) The Academy will retain for its archives every print chosen as a nomination for final balloting in each category of the Short Films Awards. Twenty SPECIAL RULES FOR THE SOUND AWARD 1. A reminder list of all eligible pictures shall be sent with a nominations_ ballot to all members of the Academy Sound 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 Sound Award. 3. The talents of the rerecording mixers on a panel (not to exceed three) and the production mixer will be judged as contributing equally to a sound track achievement. On an Official Data Record supplied by the Academy the producer (or his/her designee) and/or the sound director shall designate the eligibility of the co-rerecording mixing collaborators and the production mixer for Academy Award purposes. In the event an additional rerecording mixer or an additional production mixer is used, the sound director shall designate the three-man rerecording mixing staff and the producer shall designate the production mixer of primary contribution. 4. Following a review of the Official Data Records, determination of nomination eligibility shall be the responsibility of the Academy, as provided in General Rule Six. Page 23
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Tom Konyves at Poetryfilmkanal on “Redefining poetry in the age of the screen”
May 11, 2015 Dave Bonta 3 Comments
Poetryfilmkanal have just launched a new series of short, guest-contributed commentaries on “the fascination of poetry-film,” beginning with the Canadian videopoetry pioneer Tom Konyves. I found his essay, “Redefining poetry in the age of the screen,” admirably clear and precise. He begins by discussing semantics, anticipating, I think the usual objection from British and German commentators that film is a better word than video.
Man Ray’s »cinépoème« and Maya Deren’s »filmpoem« sang the praises of film at a time when commercial/entertainment ventures first threatened the aesthetic potential of the new art form of film; it was not about exploring a new form for poetry. In the early ’80s, William C. Wees recognized that the use of poems had become prevalent in short films; he differentiated these »poetry-films« from »film poems«, i.e. poetic films, including films without words. Substituting »video« for »film« effectively deflected the »mystique« of celluloid from the conversation.
Konyves also suggests that terms in which poetry follow rather than precede film- or video- are preferable if you want to give primacy to the poetry rather than to the film. This is certainly true for English, where word-order plays a key role in semantics. Given how international and multilingual poetry-film and videopoetry have become, however, I think it’s incumbent on all of us who think critically about the genre(s) to try to understand how a poetry-first or film-first emphasis might best be expressed in each language.
In the second part of the essay, Konyves strikes a distinctly conciliatory, even ecumenical tone for someone best known in recent years for a manifesto:
Similarly, not all texts, including written-poems, can be expected to produce a desired new meaning when juxtaposed with images. If the written-poem was originally perfect, it would not need to be completed with images. Yet videos are made to promote these written-poems and are most worthwhile; otherwise these poems would not reach a wide public. Their »meaning« is not intended to change nor will it change in a visual context.
I’m not sure I agree that there’s such a thing as a perfect, finished poem, and therefore I like to imagine that it might be possible for a true videopoem to be made with any poetic text. But that’s kind of an absolutist position, I guess, and could easily be used to devalue films/videos that are simply made to promote poems, rather than recognizing them as equally worthwhile as Konyves does.
Brief as it is, I found the essay thought-provoking. Regular visitors to Moving Poems won’t be surprised to hear that I very much agree with Konyves’ over-all emphasis on videopoetry as poetry. My own, upcoming essay in this series will be much sloppier in its terminology, I’m afraid. In part, that’s because of my role as a blogger/curator rather than a theorist or critic: I tend to accept whatever terms poets and filmmakers themselves use for their creations. But I do fear that my use of “videopoetry” as the catch-all category at Moving Poems has muddied things a bit.
Fortunately, we have Tom Konyves to step forward periodically and clarify things as only he can. Go read.
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Andrzej Dąbrówka
Why is simple photo-poetry so underrepresented in the reflection on visual poetry. See my Photo-poems in English, https://adabrowka.wordpress.com/english/ and in Polish: https://adabrowka.wordpress.com/fotowiersze/
The genre can be defined as “My photos as invention for my poems”.
This wasn’t a reflection on visual poetry. Vispo is outside the scope of what we consider at Moving Poems.
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The nineteenth century saw the perfection and invention of many new ceramic bodies and methods of decoration. These techniques enabled the mass-production of quality, yet affordable tableware that appealed to a wide segment of the market.
This period was also characterised by stylistic eclecticism. By mid-century, the prevailing neoclassical taste was replaced by a vast array of revival styles, leading to the Gothic revival and a new interest for the art of Antiquity and the Renaissance. At the turn of the century, traditional historical revivals were rejected by proponents of the Aesthetic Movement, Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau and Secessionist styles.
The Gardiner Museum’s collection reflects the technological advances and stylistic movements that typify ceramic history in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. At the core of this collection are significant holdings of Minton and of ceramics for the Canadian market.
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FEST Travel is a cultural organization and a Travel agency offering a complete Travel experience. FEST Travel has operated with a full license “A group, No: 1410” of the Ministry of Tourism since 13 August 1985, is a member of the Association of Travel Agencies of Turkey (TURSAB), American Society of Travel Agencies (ASTA), International Social Tourism Organization (ISTO), Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) and works under the supervision of both TURSAB and the Ministry of Tourism in Turkey.
The name FEST comes from FEST’ival and FEAST: Cultural Tour Feast.
The FEST vision all started out with Strolling Through İstanbul® / İstanbul Step By Step® tours where we aimed İstanbulites to discover their own city. With this perspective FEST Travel started operating inbound tours to all corners of Turkey. We pioneered most of the cultural routes and brought Travellers for the first time to most of the unique culturally rich locations.
With the awareness of social responsibility in 1996 FEST Travel started “History, Archaeology and Art Seminars”. This was later on consecrated to our sister organisation Cultural Awareness Foundation in 2003. With Cultural Awareness Foundation FEST Travel organised responsible tours for primary school students that was roofed under the project called “Cultural Ants”. This project was rewarded by Europa Nostra. The next joint Project was to erect the columns of Perge. The most striking outcome of the project was seen at the end of 2007. Between 1946 and 2004, the State was able to erect 76 columns in total. With the involvement of CAF in this project, 79 columns were raised in 3 years.
Our project will continue as long as the Perge antique city excavations will continue and new columns will be unearthed. Research also continues on how to expand this project to excavations of other antique cities in Turkey.
On behalf of FEST Travel, the enterprise's CEO, Mr. Faruk Pekin, signed the Private Sector Commitment to the Global Code of Ethics for Tourism on the 27th of March 2013, in the context of the 55th Meeting of the UNWTO Commission for Europe (26-27 March 2013, Çeşme, Turkey). FEST Travel is one of the five Turkish tourism enterprises and associations which signed the Commitment to the Code of Ethics.
FEST Travel has also be awarded twice by Turkey Skål (International Association of Travel and Tourism Professionals) as the best outgoing tour operator in Turkey.
FEST Travel is Turkey’s number one specialist in Cultural Tours, both inbound and outbound. As an international operator FEST Travel provides services to cultural organizations, tour operators, Travel agencies, Travel shops, trade-unions, NGO’s, group organizers and companies and to individuals. Our services vary from standard to luxury level.
We depend on FEST Travel’s 30 years of experience and unique resources in composing the best cultural, biblical, study and educational tours to Travellers from all around the world, using company-leased buses and salaried guides.
Our tours are carefully coordinated by our experienced staff to provide you with the most rewarding Travel experience of your life and all with a very convenient cost. With over 200 itineraries, there is definitely something for everyone. Join us with your ambition to learn and desire of adventure and we will turn it to something divine.
Your tour directors are chosen for their expertise and their ability to bridge cultural gaps. They will guide you for learning while enjoying yourself.
As pioneers in the market we have created over one hundred new routes in Anatolia including: Vize, Midye, Kurşunlu, Kumyaka, Zeytinbağı, Üskübü, Gölcük, Cumalıkızık, Taraklı, Göynük, Frig Vadisi, Sütçüler, Adada, Selge, Yalvaç, Ketakekaumene, Efteni Lake, Metropolis, Gelveri, Uzuncaburç, Meke Lake, Manazan Caves, Taşkale, Rumkale, Yesemek, Anavarza, Kastabula, Hasankeyf, Midyat, Black Sea Wooden Mosques, Haho etc.
As for as outbound Turkey FEST Travel operated the first ever cultural group tours for maximum 25 pax to: Uzbekistan, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Machu Picchu, Peru, Bolivia, Nicaragua, Cuba, Yucatan, All The Museums of Paris, Poland, Berlin, Potsdam, Weimar, Dresden, Erfurt, Ireland, Scotland, Trans-Siberia, Madagascar, Ethiopia, Sri Lanka, Khajuraho, Cesky Krumlov, Pecs, Zigetvar, Briksdal Glacier, The monument of Che in Santa Clara, South India, Ladakh, Daramsala, Botswana, Darjeeling, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Libya, Ubari Sand Sea, North Korea, Rajasthan, Kashmir, Karnataka, Nagaland, Sumatra, Java, Patagonia, Iran, Yemen, Sudan, Mongolia, Alaska, Borneo, Easter Island, Antarctica, Armenia, Rwanda, Uganda etc.
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Mysterious Orbs filmed hovering off the Outer Banks ignite UFO debate (video-photo)
UFOs or flares?
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UFOs off the Outer Banks?
Your guess is as good as ours, but that’s the conclusion many have come to after watching a video that’s been making headlines over the past couple of weeks.
William Guy shared the now-viral footage, which he refers to as a “real UFO sighting,” on YouTube on September 28. The clip in question appears to show a cluster of 14 glowing orbs hovering above a body of water said to be Pamlico Sound.
“Anybody tell me what that is?” Guy says in the 31-second video. “We’re in the middle of the ocean, on a ferry, nothing around. Look. Nothing around. No land, no nothing.”
According to The Charlotte Observer, Guy, who is from Indiana, is one of many workers sent to repair damage caused by Hurricane Dorian on Ocracoke Island. The video was reportedly filmed aboard a ferry crossing from Ocracoke Island to Swan Quarter.
But not everybody is convinced that the peculiar orbs are UFOs. A number of commenters have suggested that they’re actually military flares. After all, Camp Lejeune and Fort Bragg aren’t too far away.
Still, Guy wrote on YouTube that he’s not convinced.
“A lot of people I have talked to here on the island said it was flares, but they also said they have never seen anything like what I captured.”
UFOs or flares? You be the judge!
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The Golestan National Park is the first Iranian National Park that is situated in the jurisdiction of Golestan, Semnan and Khorassan provinces. This park because of its natural values like verdant and virgin forest and different species of flora and fauna is one of the famous areas in Iran and the world. This park has been a protected area since 1957 under the name of "Almeh" and "Yashki" and in 1976, these two parts combined and became the Golestan National Park with 91,890 hectares in area.This park is formed of slightly sloping hills and high calcareous rocks. Its climate is very damp and in some places dry. Some important areas around the Golestan National Park are: Loweh, Dasht, Takhteh Iran, Yan Bolaq, Gildaq and the Qorkhoud protected areas. The most important animals of the Golestan National Park are: Rabbit, tiger, golden eagle, wolf, fox, panther, bear, sable wild cat, wild goat, wild pig (bore), gazelle, ram, deer, venison, kinds of snake, kinds of fish, black dall, delijeh, pray birds etc. Most important plants of this park are: fig, mulberry, wild pear, walnut, raspberry, barberry, different medicinal plants etc.
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Dasht-e Kavir (Iran tourism)
It is about 800 km (500 mi) and 320 km (200 mi) with a total surface area of about 77,600 km2 (30,000 sq mi), making it the Earth's 23rd largest desert.
Maranjab Desert (Iran tourism)
Maranjab one of the most beautiful desert areas of Iran. Long sandy hills and forests of the area worst beautiful arch. Salt Lake Aran Island Bidgol wandering around the area are spectacular.
Shoorabil Lake (Iran tourism)
With an area of 120 hectares, this salt-water lake is located south of the Ardabil city and constitutes an important recreational site for the inhabitants of Ardabil with several facilities.
Neor Lake (Iran tourism)
This lake is located 48 km. southeast of the city of Ardabil, in an altitude of 2,700 m. above sea level. With an area of more than 220 hectares, it is composed of a smaller and a larger basin, which gets connected in rainy seasons forming a single lake.
Tashak and Bakhtegan Lake (Iran tourism)
These lakes are situated northwest of Nayreez. The mountainous area among them, along with various islands, specially in Tasht Lake (Pelicans and Nargess islands) have created a precious natural aggregate.
Parishan (Famoor) Lake (Iran tourism)
This lake is formed 3 km. away from Ayaz Abad Village and at a distance of 12 km to the southeast of Kazeroon. It is protected by Department of The Environment.
Hozeh Soltan Lake (Iran tourism)
The said lake covers an area of approximately 2,400 sq.km. and is located to the east of the township of Qom.
Salt Lake (Iran tourism)
The said lake is in actual fact a part of the salt desert of Iran and is located to the east of Qom. It is a section of an ancient lake, currently dried up and rich in mineral sedimentation due to gradual evaporation.
Maharloo Lake (Iran tourism)
This lake with an area of 600 sq.km. is located 27 km. southeast of Shiraz. The lake water is used for extraction of normal salt.
Kaftar Lake (Shadkam Lake (Iran tourism)
With an area of about 48 sq. km., it is located at southeast of Eqleed. This lake is considered as a valuable habitat for migratory birds with a beautiful and memorable landscape.
Arjan Lake and Wetland (Iran tourism)
Covering about 2000 hectares in area, it is located 60 km south of Shiraz at the vicinity to Shiraz - Bushehr Road.
Estakhr-e-Posht Lake (Iran tourism)
This lake covers an area of about 6 hectares and is situated in the Estakhr-e-Posht village in the valley of Zarom river.
Daryook Dam Lake (Iran tourism)
This lake (reservoir) has an area of about one hectare and is situated opposite the Vali Abad valley of Hezar Cham and in the skirts of the Dal Kamar Mountains.
Latiyan Dam Lake (Iran tourism)
This lake is located 25 km north-east of Tehran and covers an area of 330 hectares on Jajrood River. Around this lake is a vast recreational site.
Amir Kabir Dam Lake (Iran tourism)
This lake expands over 4000 hectares and is located in the Varian Gorge at a 23 km distance on Karaj - Chaloos Road.
Malek Library and Museum (Iran tourism)
This museum covers an area of 1000 sq. m. and comprises of halls, library, micro-films room, a reading room and computer services center.
National Arts Museum (Iran tourism)
The facade of museum is adorned with tile works. It has a large wooden door with a network of glass panes. The wooden and carved planets as well as the velvet curtains are all the works of the artists employed by the museum.
Reza Abbasi Museum (Iran tourism)
This museum has been named after the famous artist (painter) and calligrapher of the Safavid era and consists of two halls: Pre-Islamic Hall: The remnants of this hall are relative to two reputed cycles of pre-historic and historical periods.
Sabz (Shahvand Palace) Museum (Iran tourism)
This palace was constructed by Reza Khan in 1927 to the north west of Darband on the hillock of Sa’d Abad. This palace has a mirror pavilion, an entertainment area, a dinning room, bed room and an office room.
Iran Carpet Museum (Iran tourism)
This beautifully architectured structure, with the carpet shaped facade is located north west of Laleh Park. The display area covers 3,400 sq. m.
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Here's a list of sexiest women in 2009 by Chickipedia.com, have a look..
Megan Fox: The queen of hotness still reigns. Let's see if the newly single star can maintain FHM's Sexiest Woman in the World.
Jessica Alba: She's always been hot, and her hotness has been celebrated and acknowledged in Maxim's Hot 100 selection, AskMen's 99 Most Desirable Women in 2006 and FHM's Sexiest Woman in the World in 2007
Kim Kardashian: At number four is Kim, who is better known for her social life, sex tape scandal, feud with radio personality Ana Kasparian and her role on the 'E!' reality show 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians'.
Pamela Anderson: At number five is former 'Baywatch' babe Pamela, who at 41 can still give the younger lot of lissome bodies a run for their money
Angelina Jolie: The sexiest and sexiest Mama, Angelina scored the sixth position on the list of sexiest women
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Keeley Hazell: She is beautiful and very much deserves to be on the sexiest women list on 2009.
Pam took to the runway for pal Richie Rich's A*Muse fashion show in Miami. The blonde bombshell blinged out the skimpy red suit with a chunky necklace and bracelet, and added some kitsch with yellow caution tape wrapped around her legs.
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Two Sri Lankan passengers have been apprehended at the Bandaranaike International Airport while attempting to smuggle out foreign currency valued at over Rs 3.6 million.
The suspects, slated to leave for Singapore at 01.25 p.m. on Wednesday (26), were arrested by the Customs officers attached to the Departure Lounge at BIA.
The arrested individuals, aged 31 and 35 years, are reportedly residents in Minuwangoda and Pamunugama areas.
Foreign currency equal to US$ 21,242 (Rs 3,611,140) was found in their possession.
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Back to Characters Dragon Ball Z: Butoden Series
Gohan Gohan (Teen) Great Saiyaman Future Gohan Gohan (Super Saiyan) Gohan (Teen, Super Saiyan)
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The eldest son of Son Goku and Chi-Chi, Son Gohan was named after Goku's adoptive grandfather. As a young boy, he was kidnapped by his evil uncle Raditz. Following Raditz and Goku's deaths, he was trained by Piccolo so that he would be strong enough to hold his own against Nappa and Vegeta, who were on their way to Earth. As powerful as he was, Gohan was also a bit cowardly, in comparison to his father at that age.
He and Krillin held off Nappa and Vegeta until Goku could return from the dead. Nappa was beaten by Goku and killed by Vegeta for his failure. Gohan, Krillin, and Goku took on Vegeta, and the Saiyan Prince retreated.
To resurrect Piccolo and the other warriors of Earth, Gohan, Krillin, and Bulma shuttled off to Namek while Goku recovered. Piccolo was resurrected with the Namekian Dragon Balls, and they were joined by Vegeta, as they all fought against the alien tyrant Frieza. Vegeta and Krillin would die, pushing Goku to become a Super Saiyan and defeat Frieza.
Whilst Goku and Vegeta are training in separate parts of the cosmos, Gohan leads the charge against Garlic Jr. and his henchmen. Thanks to some deceitful trickery from Piccolo and Krillin, Gohan is able to force Garlic Jr. to open the Dead Zone, after which Gohan destroys the Makyo Star, sending Garlic Jr. packing back to the void.
Upon Goku's return, Gohan went to the Room of Spirit & Time to train with his father for the battle against Cell. While there, he achieved Super Saiyan status himself. Goku kept pushing Gohan further to a new level, but he could not continue on.
Goku is the first to fight in Cell's "Cell Games" tournament, but actually dropped out so that Gohan could fight. Cell, interested to see Gohan's full potential, unleashed Cell Jr.s to attack the Z Warriors, then crushes the benevolent Android 16's head. Enraged, Gohan bursts into Super Saiyan 2 status, becoming the first in the series to achieve this level of power. He makes quick work of the Cell Jr.s and takes to fighting Cell. As a gambit, Cell initiates his self-destruct sequence. Goku takes him to King Kai's planetoid before he can blow, thus dying in the process.
Sadly, Cell regenerates and returns to Earth, killing Trunks. A distraught Gohan is having a tough time overpowering the re-energized Cell, until the spirit of his dead father encourages him. Gohan vanquishes Cell with a Super Kamehameha.
Seven years later, Gohan has been studying to be a scholar as his mother wanted. Chi-Chi has given birth to her and Goku's second son, Goten, and Gohan has started going to high school. Realizing that Satan City is a dangerous place, Gohan requests a quick-change costume from Bulma so he can fight crime without fear of being noticed. His father's oldest friend obliges, and Gohan becomes the Great Saiyaman. His classmate Videl, who was Mr. Satan's daughter, became suspicious of Gohan, and eventually deduced that he was the Great Saiyaman.
A Tenkaichi Budokai (martial arts tournament) was taking place, and Videl implored Gohan to join. Goku was also coming back from the dead for one day to participate. During Gohan's match against Kibito, he is ambushed by Yamu and Spopovich, and has his energy drained. The duo were under the control of a wizard named Babidi, who had plans to use the energy to restore his father's creation, the demon genie Majin Buu, back to the world.
Babidi sent his enforcer, the brainwashed king of the demons, Dabura, to fight Earth's warriors. Gohan faced off against Dabura, but having slacked in his training, he was no match. When Buu was revived, and after he had killed Dabura, it was up to the East Kaioushin (Supreme Kai), current highest order God, and Gohan to defend against the genie. Gohan was severely injured and near death, but was restored by Kibito, who turned out to be the Supreme Kai's attendant.
Gohan went to the World of the Kaioushin to pull out the legendary Z Sword to defeat Buu with. Goku met them there, and tried training with Gohan. Unfortunately, Goku broke the sword, but it unleashed an older Kaioushin that was trapped within. This Elder Kai powered Gohan up to an amazingly immense level, giving him a power-up commonly known as the "Mystic" state. Gohan left to fight Buu.
As powerful as Gohan was, he was no match for Buu's trickery. Buu absorbed Gohan and took on his powers. Goku and Vegeta entered Buu's body to retrieve Gohan, Piccolo, Goten, and Trunks, but unfortunately all four of them were killed when Buu destroyed the world.
Following Buu's defeat, Gohan settled down and married Videl. Gohan became a research scholar for Capsule Corporation, and has a daughter named Pan.
The greedy impish Emperor Pilaf and his gang attempt to steal the Black Star Dragon Balls from Kami's Lookout, when Pilaf accidentally wishes Goku back into a child. Gohan is amongst the first to learn of this blunder. His pint-sized father, along with Pan and Trunks, head to Outer Space to retrieve the Black Star Dragon Balls, which had scattered across the galaxy and needed to be reunited within a year, old the Earth would explode.
When the three of them returned, a Tuffle parasite named Baby stowed away on their ship. Baby's first possessee on Earth was Goten, but when Baby realized Gohan was stronger, he moved on to possess him. Baby Gohan fought and defeated Piccolo, and it wouldn't be long before he moved on to the body he would settle in, Vegeta.
Baby Vegeta used the Black Star Dragon Balls to wish for his home planet to return. Following Baby's defeat, Earth's warriors would not have enough time to gather the balls again. Earth was completely evacuated except for one soul - Piccolo. Piccolo had chosen to stay behind on the Earth as it exploded, so that the Black Star Dragon Balls (which were created by the Namekian that would become Kami and later split into Piccolo) would be rendered inert, thus saving them from potentially harming the Earth again. Before his death, Piccolo telepathically spoke to Gohan. The Earth detonated, and Gohan's friend, mentor, and sometime surrogate father, was gone, never to be wished back.
Gohan (Teen) is Pan's father
Gohan (Teen) was once known as Gohan
Great Saiyaman is also known as Gohan (Teen)
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Just who is this game for?
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by CommanderData » Tue Jan 12, 2010 9:51 am
A little review left in iTunes by "UncleAlias" in Canada for Rogue Touch makes me stop to write this... He notes that there are many subtle and thoughtful improvements in Rogue Touch over the "free rogue" that gandreas put up in the store and abandoned immediately afterward. Thanks for seeing that! We'd had that level of polish in mind and already in production when gandreas released his weak version... almost causing me to give up. Why would anyone need another game of rogue? Especially if one of them was free? But I played the gandreas "free rogue" and found out what many of you already may know. It was a mess. Barely playable. Not really fun at all. Buggy. So I decided there was room for more than one roguelike in the store and plodded ahead.
Here we are at the start of 2010 and we have quite a few roguelikes now: Rogue Touch of course, the sloppy "free rogue", gandreas' equally painful NetHack, DirkZ's iNetHack (which I tossed a few bits and bobs into), Isle of 8-Bit Treasures, Cavern (and up and coming new roguelike by an RT fan), and Sword of Fargoal (remake of the 1983 Commodore game, Jeff and Paul are also RT fans!)... There are a few more coming... DirkZ has started on Slash'em, 100 Rogues has been in progress for over a year now (unfortunately it seems as though they still don't have things nailed down yet and the current beta rounds are pretty buggy).
And of course we have my game FF:SHM, which only people reading here are aware of right now (let's keep it that way until beta testing begins... I'm spread so thin now I doubt I'd be able to keep up with the info requests if this got out into the wild)!
This brings me back to "UncleAlias" who asked "Just who are you trying to make this game for?". A valid question. With Rogue Touch, my answer is simple- for myself and fans of the original game. People who played it in ASCII or graphically on the Atari ST back in the '80s. Of course, anyone could buy it, and many people who'd never heard of rogue did so. Some of them quickly found a new favorite game, and many others found a complex nightmare that they wanted to 1-star delete and move on from.
So perhaps my simple answer as to who the game is for is not so good. In this day and age, everyone expects tutorials in-game. The average age of iPod Touch users is not old enough to vote in the USA! They may really like Rogue Touch if given enough assistance and understanding in-game. Rogue Touch is a bit of a creaky platform since I was just learning the SDK at that time, I doubt I could go back in and a tutorial mode without breaking something else.
But here we are, with a brand new game on the horizon! The slate is clean. The graphics will be crisp, animated, and appealing. Many more people who've never heard of rogue may be tempted to purchase FF:SHM when it arrives this spring. Just who am I making *this* game for?
The answer this time around is more complex. I am making a game that *I really want to play* first and foremost. I think anyone who's made it far enough to read this sentence definitely wants to play it too. But really, I want more people to enjoy it this time. I would like to see people who don't know or care what a roguelike is pick up this game and say "that's cool"! I'd like to get people interested in the story (I know, we're not supposed to have a storyline but there is one, and it'll be expanded upon with further games if this one can pay for itself at least )!
Other than tutorials (skippable of course) what else would make a roguelike game more understandable and less punishing to those new to the genre, while still being challenging to veteran dungeon crawlers?
Topics that I have seen come up before that people take issue with:
1) Permadeath
2) Food, or lack of it and Starvation
3) Traps
4) Secret Doors and Searching
5) Stat Draining - Strength and Armor (Think Aquators and Rattlesnakes- I know many of you *hate* them)
6) Lack of Stats / Info - People want more to manage, and hard numbers in-game when equipping items
7) Lack of Story
8) Lack of "Skills or Skill Trees"
9) Lack of Tutorials / Training Mission
Now I am not suggesting that any of these has to go, or be included. But I'd be curious to hear your thoughts about these topics. Please tell me what you like about roguelikes, and what you dislike... what can I do to make this new game have a broad appeal? This is your chance to help shape the game a bit, and maybe earn a position on the beta test group too
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Re: Just who is this game for?
by Nighthawk » Thu Jan 14, 2010 11:13 am
(Posting what I sent to CommanderData in a PM yesterday...)
I could do without #7 (story can just be the old "find X and bring it back" and that's fine) and #8.
For #6, I don't need stats in the UI, but having a hot-link to a page with the stats in-game (instead of here on the website) would be good.
Everything else should stay, but if the big concern is bringing in players new to the genre, then you're going to need difficulty levels. That might sound hard, but could use almost the same method as your "Secret Character" stuff from RT. Depending on just how much control you have over your game engine, implementation shouldn't be hard.
Easy:
*Remove #'s 2, 3, 4, and 5 completely, and #1 could be addressed in a user-friendly way such as resurrection on the current level / restore the game to when the player entered the current level.
*Provide weapons and armor with buffs from the outset (ie great starting gear but not specials, 'cause there still needs to be a reason to search for stuff!), or nerf the strength of the monsters. Some powerful monsters shouldn't even show up in the lower levels (Vampires, Dragons, etc.)
*Possibly a shorter dungeon (1/2? 2/3?). No mazes, and possibly a greater chance of finding treasure rooms.
*Remove # 3, and modify # 5 so that only the low-end specials happen (Nymph, Leprechaun, Rattlesnake). Keep #'s 1, 2 (but make food more prevalent than the full game), and 4 (but make them slightly easier to find).
*Provide base gear plus one extra bauble (ring, wand, etc.) in starting pack.
*Full dungeon length and monsters, but do not ramp difficulty even higher during ascent as in RT. Still no mazes, but normal chance of treasure rooms.
Hard (Old-School?):
*Everything an old-school player would expect. In other words, the full game.
by nghtstr » Thu Jan 14, 2010 1:45 pm
Hello, it has been a while since I have posted last, but this question brought me out of hiding, and back to you guys.
--- New FF:SHM ---
I think that for the next game, you should definitely have more of an ability to control how your stats are handled. It could still be done "automatically" done by classes of character, but that only becomes important is you start allowing for spells or abilities. Personally, I would love for a mix of old school Rouge/NetHack combined with an old school Final Fantasy (which the name of your game kinda implies). This could offer a lot of room for the growth of the game, and possibly future add-ons (if you so inclined).
If you do go with the above idea, you should make your initial party any way you want (i.e. 4 fighters; a fighter, a thief, a cleric, and a mage; etc. etc.) Again, the idea is an old school Final Fantasy plopped into the world of Rouge. I think that there would have to be some modifications added to the game (obviously 1 food ration isn't going to do it for 4 characters), but the modifications could be a real big asset to the game.
--- Rouge Touch ---
In all honesty, the only modification that could be made to RT is the ability to select what your character looks like, and that is it. RT was meant to be a Rouge implementation, and I think it hits the head of the nail very squarely. I don't think you should change anything with it.
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by johndramey » Thu Feb 18, 2010 10:33 am
Hmm. Well I know I'm a new comer to the forum, and as such don't have a whole lot of credibility, but my 2 cents can't hurt. And as a guy who ran out to buy an iPod Touch because my buddy who has an iPhone told me that he bought some "Roguelike" for his phone and knew I was into the genre and would be interested I can at least comment.
If you want to make the game a little more accessible without totally ruining the spirit of a roguelike you could simply give the character a choice of difficulty. The difficulty levels could do something as complex as what Nighthawk said, or they could simply give the PC varying levels of starting equipment. Also, and I know this one is a little unpopular with the roguelike crowd, you'll want a storyline. Most roguelike hardcore players are all about there not being a storyline, but that is the one thing that the general audience can't grasp so well. Most casual roguelike players want some basic form of a story. Sure Rogue, Nethack, IVAN, and Dungeon Crawl all have a "story" so to speak, but they are very barebones. You wouldn't have to make a crazy in depth story with some love and deception in it, but maybe break up the game in to multiple smaller dungeons with some over arching goal. Sort of like how Isle Of 8-Bit Treasures allows you to select from a map of dungeons to go crawling in, but have some sort of goal for each dungeon.
The perk of allowing the player to select dungeons is you could start the player off with simpler dungeons that aren't too difficult and slowly (or not so slowly?) build the PC up to a full roguelike dungeon. This will largely mitigate the problems that people have with your #s 3,4, and 5 since you could just introduce those things in whenever you felt like. The problem with this approach is that you are really increasing your work load. Even if you were to not theme each dungeon separately you are going to need to work a lot harder than just having a randomly generated map (not that this is easy). You'll need to create some sort of hub (even if it's just a picture of a town with buttons to press to go to certain areas), have some sort of story line linking the dungeons, and balance everything out (which could be a huge headache).
To be honest I feel that #s 1,6, and 8 are pretty important to the roguelike genre. You could sidestep #1 by using some system ala Shinren the Wanderer where the PC had a common storage space that was static through all of his/her characters, but the individual characters should be expendable. Part of the fun of this genre, for me at least, is coming upon a corpse of one of my older characters. Removing permadeath from the game also takes away a little bit of that sense of tenseness that takes over those of us that can get down to the deeper levels of the dungeon.
I don't really know if this post will help you at all. I'm pretty sure that even if it's helpful in someway it's a little too late to do much of anything, but hey it can't hurt, right? I bought Rogue Touch a long, long time ago and I didn't think of looking for a Rogue Touch website till yesterday when I finally decided it was time to look up the equipment and see if I could get some tips for breaking through the lower levels.
With all that said, Rogue Touch is a perfect game. I love it more than anything, and it's had a spot on my trusty touch since I bought it. It's carried me through many a long day at work, long subway ride, or boring meeting. You're a god among men CommanderData.
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by CommanderData » Thu Feb 18, 2010 10:59 am
Jonhdramey, thank you very much for the kind words! I have to take a conference call in a few minutes for the "day job", but I'll be back to review and comment on your post in-depth later. This thread and the other recent one on "fun" have a lot of great info in them that need further discussion
by CommanderData » Thu Feb 18, 2010 5:44 pm
johndramey wrote: Hmm. Well I know I'm a new comer to the forum, and as such don't have a whole lot of credibility, but my 2 cents can't hurt. And as a guy who ran out to buy an iPod Touch because my buddy who has an iPhone told me that he bought some "Roguelike" for his phone and knew I was into the genre and would be interested I can at least comment.
John, I'm back! You're new here, but I think your ideas are valid and very interesting. Also funny that you purchased an iPod Touch based on the availability of Roguelikes! Hopefully my next game will be interesting enough to bring even more people into the roguelike fold
johndramey wrote: If you want to make the game a little more accessible without totally ruining the spirit of a roguelike you could simply give the character a choice of difficulty. The difficulty levels could do something as complex as what Nighthawk said, or they could simply give the PC varying levels of starting equipment.
I agree with everyone who says different difficulty levels could help (Nighthawk and JonathanCR discussed this further in the "fun" thread). In fact, I think a fine grain of difficulty control and make things REALLY interesting. Sort of like the setup that "Forgotten Realms: Dungeon Hack" has. It was discussed not too long ago in an @Play article here: http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2009/11/col ... dungeo.php (take a look at the "dungeon generation" section!)
johndramey wrote: Also, and I know this one is a little unpopular with the roguelike crowd, you'll want a storyline. Most roguelike hardcore players are all about there not being a storyline, but that is the one thing that the general audience can't grasp so well. Most casual roguelike players want some basic form of a story. Sure Rogue, Nethack, IVAN, and Dungeon Crawl all have a "story" so to speak, but they are very barebones. You wouldn't have to make a crazy in depth story with some love and deception in it, but maybe break up the game in to multiple smaller dungeons with some over arching goal. Sort of like how Isle Of 8-Bit Treasures allows you to select from a map of dungeons to go crawling in, but have some sort of goal for each dungeon.
Storylines can be used to attach yourself more to the protagonist, and further enhance the desire to complete the quest. The story cannot be very text heavy because it'd be very repetitive after each death and new attempt, even if it's "skippable". I'm thinking something along the lines of Shiren where there are pieces of story that can advance after each death. Since I'm planning a multi-game arc here, the storyline actually has some importance, and I hope it'll be well received.
johndramey wrote: The perk of allowing the player to select dungeons is you could start the player off with simpler dungeons that aren't too difficult and slowly (or not so slowly?) build the PC up to a full roguelike dungeon. This will largely mitigate the problems that people have with your #s 3,4, and 5 since you could just introduce those things in whenever you felt like. The problem with this approach is that you are really increasing your work load. Even if you were to not theme each dungeon separately you are going to need to work a lot harder than just having a randomly generated map (not that this is easy). You'll need to create some sort of hub (even if it's just a picture of a town with buttons to press to go to certain areas), have some sort of story line linking the dungeons, and balance everything out (which could be a huge headache).
The way this will likely play out: New players can play a "tutorial dungeon" complete with a teacher/guide that tells you how things work in the world. The main quest line will have four distinct areas with differing tilesets and themes. There will also be a post-game hardcore dungeon as well for those who simply can't get enough. Similarities to Shiren show through here too
Make no mistake, this is all going to be PAINFUL to balance correctly since the monsters, magic, and world rules are all new and invented by me. We don't have the benefit of years of small refinements that many roguelikes have seen. From my background in the genre I have some confidence it will turn out great, and I am sure people here can help in the final phases of testing.
johndramey wrote: To be honest I feel that #s 1,6, and 8 are pretty important to the roguelike genre. You could sidestep #1 by using some system ala Shinren the Wanderer where the PC had a common storage space that was static through all of his/her characters, but the individual characters should be expendable. Part of the fun of this genre, for me at least, is coming upon a corpse of one of my older characters. Removing permadeath from the game also takes away a little bit of that sense of tenseness that takes over those of us that can get down to the deeper levels of the dungeon.
This is where we're headed. The individual "instance" of your character is expendable. I'm not in love with the "skill tree" concept because I'm afraid it makes you more emotionally invested in that "instance" rather than in the items you're carrying. There will be provisions to reacquire some of your character's equipment after an untimely death, other than that you'll end up as a level one character back at the start of the game!
johndramey wrote: I don't really know if this post will help you at all. I'm pretty sure that even if it's helpful in someway it's a little too late to do much of anything, but hey it can't hurt, right? I bought Rogue Touch a long, long time ago and I didn't think of looking for a Rogue Touch website till yesterday when I finally decided it was time to look up the equipment and see if I could get some tips for breaking through the lower levels.
Your post has been helpful, as have the posts of every other dedicated Rogue Touch player that still visits here. We're still at a point in time where things can be nudged in new directions easily. And posts like these and the ones in my "fun" thread are going to help make the game even better than I'd originally envisioned.
And thank you once more for the great feedback on RT, it makes me very happy to know that it has become a favorite of many people. I'll try hard to exceed the greatness in my upcoming projects!
by johndramey » Thu Feb 18, 2010 11:00 pm
CommanderData wrote: John, I'm back! You're new here, but I think your ideas are valid and very interesting. Also funny that you purchased an iPod Touch based on the availability of Roguelikes! Hopefully my next game will be interesting enough to bring even more people into the roguelike fold
Well thanks for that! It's cool that you both read your forums and reply so quickly. I only wish I could have found your forums a lot sooner. My buddy (who lives in China) shot me an email one day saying we should talk. We arranged a time to get on MSN and sat and caught up for a while. He capped off our reunion with a discussion on why I should get an iPhone and how they even have roguelikes for it. Well, no iPhone in SK (till last month, they released them, but I like my touch), so I ran out the next day and dropped the money on an ipod. First purchase was Rogue Touch, and it's never been taken off my ipod since then!
CommanderData wrote: I agree with everyone who says different difficulty levels could help (Nighthawk and JonathanCR discussed this further in the "fun" thread). In fact, I think a fine grain of difficulty control and make things REALLY interesting. Sort of like the setup that "Forgotten Realms: Dungeon Hack" has. It was discussed not too long ago in an @Play article here: http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2009/11/col ... dungeo.php (take a look at the "dungeon generation" section!)
Just finished reading that article, and it was pretty interesting to see just how roguelikes were being tackled back before I played computer games. I only really picked up video games seriously around the senior year of high school, so I kinda missed a lot of the early stuff. The dungeon creation section was indeed pretty interesting, and it would be fun to see if you could implement something like that. That system runs a little counter to what you (seem) to be talking about wanting to do, but it would create some really interesting options for increasing replayability.
CommanderData wrote: Storylines can be used to attach yourself more to the protagonist, and further enhance the desire to complete the quest. The story cannot be very text heavy because it'd be very repetitive after each death and new attempt, even if it's "skippable". I'm thinking something along the lines of Shiren where there are pieces of story that can advance after each death. Since I'm planning a multi-game arc here, the storyline actually has some importance, and I hope it'll be well received.
That's actually quite a good idea. I never got a chance to play much of Shinren because I moved to South Korea and sorta lost the ability to play much video games. My touch is about the only thing I can get away with now a days. But a storyline that can be uncovered over multiple characters is a great idea. How exactly would this happen though? Will they be like pieces of a puzzle that the PC collects through the game, and can access regardless of the actual character being played?
CommanderData wrote: The way this will likely play out: New players can play a "tutorial dungeon" complete with a teacher/guide that tells you how things work in the world. The main quest line will have four distinct areas with differing tilesets and themes. There will also be a post-game hardcore dungeon as well for those who simply can't get enough. Similarities to Shiren show through here too
I don't have any doubts that it will be awesome, but the amount of work that this requires boggles my mind. You got a lot of devotion in you to be able to do all of this on top of holding a regular job. I like what you are planning on doing though. It seems like with the differing areas you could work in more and more complex things that are more dangerous to the PC. As in, the tutorial dungeon could be something rather simple. Maybe a 5 level dungeon with just basic run of the mill enemies. Maybe introduce something like the rattlesnakes on the last level of the tutorial dungeon, explain how the effect the player, and then give the player a "restore strength" potion after they complete the tutorial? That way the PC can learn that snakes are something to be watched for, some enemies require different strategies, and the mechanic of stat loss.
CommanderData wrote: This is where we're headed. The individual "instance" of your character is expendable. I'm not in love with the "skill tree" concept because I'm afraid it makes you more emotionally invested in that "instance" rather than in the items you're carrying. There will be provisions to reacquire some of your character's equipment after an untimely death, other than that you'll end up as a level one character back at the start of the game!
I'm currently taking part in the 100 rogues beta testing. They are using a skill tree system, and it's a little strange. It does allow you a lot more customization in your character, and allows for some level of character growth that a typical roguelike does not have, but it also suffers from a few problems. First of all the testing and balancing that goes into the skill tree is pretty astounding. All of the skills need to be viable, and that is pretty hard to accomplish. If you have a choice between a skill that has very limited use but is great in that one instance, or a skill that is useful but not as powerful, more often than not the PC will choose the more general skill. So what you usually end up with is one "main" skill set that most PCs who are trying to ascend use. The other skills get used as a way to screw around on not very serious playthroughs.
I like how Shinren did it. I had very limited experience with that game, but if I remember correctly there were common warehouses located in hub areas that allowed the PC to store items for future plays. It was interesting because it made the PC weigh the risks. Should I use this item now and risk losing it, or should I store it for a later playthrough?
CommanderData wrote: Your post has been helpful, as have the posts of every other dedicated Rogue Touch player that still visits here. We're still at a point in time where things can be nudged in new directions easily. And posts like these and the ones in my "fun" thread are going to help make the game even better than I'd originally envisioned.
Awesome, glad I could help and I'll try to contribute as much as I can, as well as just being a creepy internet dude who hangs out in your forum from time to time. If you can create something from scratch that is just half as good as Rogue Touch you'll be an amazing talent. I love all things roguelike, and you definitely have my interest piqued!
*upon rereading my post I see it's a little "stream-of-consciousness"y. Sorry about that. I'd try to go back through it and clean it up but I gotta head to work. Bear with me
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Even with the market tanking, he ain't losing 25-30% of the country no matter what which is beyond tragic. Old news now. We all know why and exactly who/what they are. They'll go down with him in flames, civil war etc..
Think he's upper 30s now/lower 40s now which will always be as good as it gets. ONLY way he loses that 10-15% is if the economy tanks, war etc...That's the ONLY reason why he's stayed even as high as he has (#s are still piss poor for a 1st year president). Mainly the economy/ market. But gas is skyrocketing now too. I predict another poll plummet in the next week. Insane there's still 3 to 4 out 10 who approve of this shit as garbage as he is. The 10% or so which keeps him in the upper 30s/ lower 40% are these idiotic Independents. 25%-ish (still a whole quarter of the country are outta their skulls) lol.
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13 hours ago, LSD said:
It was written in the sky it would happen. God he's so dumb.
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It was so funny to watch how the Dow started to plummet the moment he started giving his "speech" in Ohio. I could say something about the people sitting behind him but I'm a decent person. And I would never make fun of People whose parents are obviously brother and sister. It's not their fault. Well, a better haircut may improve the appearance. Anyway.
Not so funny was to watch how the Dow lost and gained around 500 points in a matter of minutes. Why? Because there were no human beings that created that up and down. Computer programs, algorithms that traded billions of shares in minutes without any control or real oversight. Now that is scary! And it clearly shows that the stock market has hardly anything to do with the real economy. It has become all a big game. Speculation of the worst kind. Basically placing bets (puts and calls) left and right. It's only a matter of time when governments will have to save banks. Every politician will cry foul. But will they actually do something? I doubt that.
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The Democrats are pushing for Universal HealthCare while thousands of people are marching in the UK because their U system is going broke and not working. Dems want to greatly raise taxes for really bad and non-personal medical care. No thanks!
What an idiot. He has no idea about universal healthcare. If there is one thing, the overwhelming majority of citizens (rich and poor) in basically every developed country would never question it's universal healthcare, which is much more cost efficient than whatever is going on in the U.S.. If anyone ever tried to get rid of universal healthcare in Europe, Canada or Australia, there would be a revolutions. Almost funny that Trump believes that taxes need to be raised to finance this stuff. In Germany, where it's not tax based, the public healthcare insurance companies are sitting on billions and billions of Euros in savings, despite all of the refugees Germany has allowed to come in. All of it because those insurers are technically not allowed to make profits. Is the system perfect? Certainly not. Yes, sometimes you have to wait a few weeks for special examinations. But an emergency has always priority. That people die while waiting for an operation is a complete lie and only used to discredit universal healthcare.
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Of all this shitty, deplorable things Trump has done, this whole military parade takes the cake. What the actual fuck? And the fact that they're spinning this as his 'great appreciation for the military' is just insane. This is all about him and his insatiable need for attention. God, he's the WORST.
Dow in free fall mode again. Down 1000!!! Trump tweet by days end "fake news/markets", "MSM showing fake #s to hurt my momentum" "Crooked Hillary /Obama inside rigging job" Fuq he's atrocious. He losing his shit yet since the market has clearly been of his fetishes lmao. Yet 40% (and going up) of Americans with their ADD are as stoopid as ever! WHO could still semi approve of this free flow of 24/7 shit even with the 'tax cut' scam lmao
Wrong to waste time away but can it just be f'king November already so we could all get back to semi normalcy and start impeachment proceedings on this beast. Unless Russia and Trump already have the machines tampered with. I'm seriously concerned they're already on it!
32 minutes ago, KalamazooJay said:
Again (1000th time as we all know) the dead ratty eyed, crusty, pasty white angry Fox News viewer is eating ALL this shit up, believe their sleazy door to door sweepstakes salesman messiah, and will gag on it all until their last bigoted, hateful gasp.
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Trump Nobel Peace Prize nomination probed amid fakery concerns
A nomination made for US President Donald Trump to receive the Nobel Peace Prize was potentially fraudulent, according to the awarding committee.
The Norwegian committee has filed a report with police over its concerns.
Mr Trump was reportedly nominated for his "ideology of peace by force" by an anonymous American.
The director of the Nobel Institute said there were concerns that Mr Trump's nomination may have been falsified.
"I can say that we have good reason to believe that [the nomination of Mr Trump] is a fake," Nobel Institute Director Olav Njølstad told Norwegian broadcaster NRK.
"The same 'fake' nomination probably took place last year too," Mr Njølstad said.
Nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize must be submitted by 31 January each year; the winner will be announced in early October.
The process for nominating candidates is highly restricted.
Those who are entitled to propose candidates for the prize include members of parliament and government, former laureates and some university professors.
In 2009, only a year into his term of office, US President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize for "his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and co-operation between peoples".
In 2012, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the European Union for transforming Europe "from a continent of war to a continent of peace".
The 2017 edition of the prize was won by the anti-nuclear weapons group International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons.
Who knows maybe it's genuine after all?
Maybe the director of Nobel Institute was having the "WTF" moment when he received the nomination and couldn't believe someone actually feels that Trump deserve it!?
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Trump on Chinese president abolishing term limits: 'Maybe we'll give that a shot someday'
President Trump on Saturday praised a move by China's Communist Party to abolish presidential term limits, and suggested that maybe the United States would "give that a shot some day."
"He's now president for life. President for life. And he's great," Trump told Republican donors during a closed-door even in Florida. A recording of Trump's remarks was obtained by CNN.
"And look, he was able to do that," he added. "I think it's great. Maybe we'll give that a shot some day."
Trump made the comments in a speech that was, according to CNN, filled with jokes and told in a lighthearted manner. It appears the comments were likely made in jest.
China's Communist Party announced Sunday that it intends to do away with presidential term limits, paving the way for the country's president, Xi Jinping, to remain in power indefinitely.
The move was a major break from the precedent set in the decades since the death of Mao Zedong, the communist revolutionary who ruled China for more than 30 years until his death in 1976.
Trump has personally praised Xi, despite railing against unfair trade practices by China during his 2016 presidential campaign and first year in office.
Also in his remarks on Saturday, according to CNN, Trump decried a "rigged system," a complaint that became a key theme of his 2016 presidential campaign, when he claimed that the electoral system was fixed against him.
"I'm telling you, it's a rigged system folks," he said. "I've been saying that for a long time. It's a rigged system. And we don't have the right people in there yet. We have a lot of great people, but certain things, we don't have the right people."
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/376604-trump-on-chinese-president-abolishing-term-limits-maybe-well-give
Time to get serious.
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1 hour ago, jaron said:
Oh my... How can she sleep at night, saying so much bullshit ?
On 3/4/2018 at 2:55 PM, jaron said:
These people are straight up fascists. And no, I don't use that term lightly.
Ironically, they believe and perpetuate this idea that anyone who calls them out on it, of course 'the left'/liberalism, is the 'real fascism'. They don't even own it anymore. They deflect, and project, and make the opposite out to be true because they live in an entirely different, alternate reality where everything is the opposite of what it actually is.
They're bullshitters with the blood of innocent people, children, and babies on their hands.
Fuck 'em.
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On 06/03/2018 at 12:58 PM, jaron said:
Somebody please give her back a taste of her own medicine...
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I suppose she thinks Fox News in the only news worth watching. Pathetic.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/14/politics/pa-18-democratic-playbook/index.html
For what it's worth, this Dem (who's cute in a wonky, nerdy way) won in a district that Trump carried by over 20 points in 2016. Pair this with the Alabama election last December and the fact that Dem's have won in all sorts of state and local elections, and you may have quite the wave building for the mid terms this November.
Trump shot his whole load on this PA race. Campaigned there, sent his creepy, chinless kids there, and even the The Crypt Keeper herself, KellyAnne Conway. So the fact they lost this is a pretty big deal.
Let's just hope all those women wearing pussy hats who marched last January and these kids walking out of their schools protesting gun control show up and vote.
17 hours ago, KalamazooJay said:
Great news to see Democrats getting some passion and support going again.
On 3/14/2018 at 2:29 PM, KalamazooJay said:
They also spent 10 million dollars even though the seat will expire in 5 months.
It's absolutely embarrassing and ominous for them, without a doubt.
Under the bus she goes
Waste of time people talking about his affair with Stormy Daniels. Trump's supporters are going to support him and even admire him for this. Sad but true. Remembers Trump lovers could not of cared less about his sexist, vile comments about women previously so why would they blink an eye that he slept with another woman while married with a young child. Melania would not care either. She probably is relieved he is touching another woman and not her. More bread and circuses to distract from the real damage he is doing.
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1 Edinburgh Research Explorer One Coast - Three Peoples Citation for published version: Kruse, A & Jennings, A 2009, One Coast - Three Peoples: Names and Ethnicity in the Scottish West during the Early Viking Period. in Scandinavian Scotland - Twenty Years After. St Andrews University, pp Link: Link to publication record in Edinburgh Research Explorer Document Version: Peer reviewed version Published In: <em>scandinavian Scotland - Twenty Years After</em> Publisher Rights Statement: Kruse, A., & Jennings, A. (2009). One Coast - Three Peoples: Names and Ethnicity in the Scottish West during the Early Viking Period. In Scandinavian Scotland - Twenty Years After. (pp ). St Andrews University. General rights Copyright for the publications made accessible via the Edinburgh Research Explorer is retained by the author(s) and / or other copyright owners and it is a condition of accessing these publications that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights. Take down policy The University of Edinburgh has made every reasonable effort to ensure that Edinburgh Research Explorer content complies with UK legislation. If you believe that the public display of this file breaches copyright please contact providing details, and we will remove access to the work immediately and investigate your claim. Download date: 03. Nov. 2018
2 Appearing in: Scandinavian Scotland - 20 Years On A. Woolf ed. (St Andrews) gone to press, being published February One coast - three peoples: names and ethnicity in the Scottish west during the early Viking period by Andrew Jennings and Arne Kruse Introduction Among the many questions and mysteries in the place-name record of the Hebrides and the West Coast of Scotland, two have struck us as particularly interesting: firstly, why do there not appear to be any surviving pre-norse names in the Outer Hebrides and perhaps in most of the Inner Hebrides; secondly, why are Norse settlement names based on topographical appellatives, such as names in vík, fjall and dalr, far more widespread than names of settlements composed of Norse habitative elements like bólstađr and stađir? By examining these two questions, it will become apparent that they are linked and that they are related to the nature of Norse settlement, which shows considerable variation depending on whether it was in the Isles or on the Mainland. In our discussion, we will suggest that the link between these two questions and the explanation for the place-name pattern is that in the Outer Hebrides and north of Ardnamurchan the Norse probably met Picts, who disappeared as a culture and as a people, while south of Ardnamurchan and along much of the western littoral, they met Gaels, who did not. Following this initial Norse settlement, there was a subsequent linguistic shift when Gaelic, having survived the onslaught, began to replace the Norse language, a process which began along the western littoral and later spread to the Isles. 1. Background: Archaeological, Historical and Linguistic For a number of years the argument has been advanced that, according to the archaeological record during the pre-viking period, the western insular area of Scotland
3 was divided into two cultural zones. The material culture of the Inner Hebrides and the mainland littoral (at least south of Ardnamurchan, corresponding to the historic kingdom of Dál Riata) forms one zone, with links south to Ireland and beyond, the area north of Ardnamurchan, including the Outer Hebrides with Skye, forms another, with close links to the Northern Isles, and east to Pictland. Three decades ago, Leslie Alcock (1971) coined the term Peripheral Picts to describe the pre-norse inhabitants of the Outer Hebrides, to indicate both their distinctiveness in the use of pottery and lack of imported wares as well as their links with the Pictish Mainland. The distribution of pottery production is particularly instructive. The Outer Hebrides and Skye were long-standing producers of pottery, in sharp contrast to the area further south (Lane 1983). Links with the Pictish mainland are indicated by three Pictish Class I symbol-stones from Skye and one from Raasay, and in the Outer Hebrides by an example from Benbecula and another from Pabbay, Barra. (See further discussion in Fisher 2001:11-12.) In addition, a knife inscribed with a potential Pictish ogham was discovered on Vallay, North Uist ( No symbol stones or Pictish oghams have been discovered so far in the Dalriadic area. The distribution pattern of the brochs is similar to that of the Pictish stones. Their distribution is clearly concentrated in the Outer Hebrides and north of Ardnamurchan, suggesting a cultural divide long prior to the appearance of the historical Picts. A number of broch sites were inhabited through the Pictish period up to c.800 AD at the time of the arrival of the Vikings when they appear to have been abandoned (see Armit 1996: 202; Sharples and Parker Pearson 1999: 48; Gilmour and Harding 2000) The Pictishness of the area north and west of Ardnamurchan has become increasingly apparent with new discoveries from South Uist, Barra and Eigg. On South Uist, we have the quaintly named Cille Pheadair Kate, who was inhumed c.700ad under a type of square cairn which is not only Pictish, of a sort generally found across eastern Scotland
4 and the Northern Isles, but which is most closely matched by two burials at Sandwick in Unst, Shetland, suggesting she, or her people, may have come from the north or have had close cultural links with the Northern Isles. (See Parker Pearson 2004:118). A couple of typical Pictish burial cairns may have been identified on Sandray, Barra (Branigan & Forster 2002:103) and a series of 15 square cairns, the largest Pictish cemetery yet found in the west, has also been identified just above the beach at Laig Bay on Eigg ( The precise linguistic situation along the western seaboard on the eve of the Viking raids is hard to ascertain but, as archaeology strongly points to a Pictish-linked material culture north and west of Ardnamurchan, it is likely that the Pictish dialect of P-Celtic was still spoken in this area, while Gaelic Q-Celtic was the norm to the south. A small corpus of place-names indicates the presence of P-Celtic speakers. Watson (1926:407) recorded 4 pit- estate, land-holding names in the west: Pitmaglassy in Lochaber, Pitalmit and Pitchalman in Glenelg and Pitnean in Lochcarron. There are also two pre-norse names in *abor confluence, river-mouth, one of which is the famous monastery of Applecross, whose old name is preserved only in an English form (the modern Gaelic name being a Chomraich) and the other Òb Apoldoire, a bay at Strollamus, in southern Skye. A story in Adamnan s Life of Columba (Book I, chapter 33) certainly suggests that in the 6 th century, Skye was not Gaelic speaking. According to the text, Columba baptized a good pagan called Artbranan, the primarius Geonae cohortis leader of the Geona band, after having instructed him in the word of God through an interpreter: Qui statim, verbo Dei a Sancto per interpretem recepto, credens, [Who immediately believing, the word of God having been received from the Saint through an interpreter/intermediary/translator]. Although the interpreter might have been putting Columba s religious jargon into a form understood by Artbranan, the fact that Columba himself was the religious expert suggests that the interpreter was translating Columba s speech into another language, namely Pictish. Continuing into the 7 th century, a series of entries in the Annals of Ulster supports the
5 impression that Skye was still Pictish, and presumably P-Celtic speaking: AU668 nauigatio filiorum Gartnaidh ad Hiberniam cum plebe Sceth [Voyage of the sons of Gartnait to Ireland with the people of Skye] AU670 Uenit genus Gartnaith de Hibeernia [The sept of Gartnait came back from Ireland] AU688 Occisio Canonn filii Gartnaidh [The slaying of Cano son of Gartnait] Garnait is a name with definite Pictish associations (Binchy 1963: xviii), and it occurs several times in the Pictish King Lists. Indeed, this Garnait may have been a king of the Picts. The Pictish king Bruide son of Maelchon, who died in 586, was succeeded by Gartnait son of Domelach who Bannerman (1974: 92-94) suggested was the son of Aedán mac Gabráin, king of Dál Ríata, Domelach being his Pictish mother. However, there are chronological difficulties. The historical content of these annals is obscure. Were the sons of Garnait driven from Skye, and if so, by whom? Why did they return? Who slew Cano, the eponymous hero of the 9 th century Irish tale Scéla Cano Meic Gartnáin (Binchy 1963)? This saga describes conflict between Aedán mac Gabráin and Cano, which, although chronologically impossible, might reflect conflict between Dál Ríata and Skye in the second half of the 7 th century. The alternative interpretation that the genus Gartnaith was a Gaelic kindred the cenél Gartnait, through descent from Aedán, who had settled in Skye, can best be refuted by their non-appearance in the Senchus fer nalban, which according to Anderson (1973:160) was probably drawn up in the years around 700AD. An obscure entry in AU672, Deleti sunt Ibdig. [The Ibdaig were destroyed] probably refers to the Outer Hebrides and may provide a political link between these islands and the Pictish kingdom. Ibdaig is the Old Irish form of Hebudes and probably refers to the Outer Hebrides, islands outside of Dál Ríata, because the name does not occur in the Senchus fer nalban. It bears an obvious resemblance to the AU entry of 682 Orcades delete sunt la Bruide [Orkney destroyed by Bruide], which refers to the Pictish king
6 enforcing his authority in the archipelago. It is possible that the 672 entry is a reference to an attack on the Outer Hebrides from the Pictish mainland, either enforcing submission or absorbing them into the Pictish Kingdom. The Gaelic language was centred on the kingdom of Dál Riata, which according to the Senchus fer nalban, by c. 700AD stretched from the Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan. It would also have been spoken in monastic settlements further north, such as in the hermitage on Rum where, perhaps, Beccán mac Luigdech, who died in 677, composed poetry in praise of Saint Columba (Clancy & Márkus 1995). However, other than as a religious language, if Gaelic had not succeeded in spreading furth of Dál Riata in the 7 th century, it is unlikely that it would have made much headway in the Outer Hebrides and Skye during the 8 th. This was not a period conducive to the spread of the language. According to Woolf (in Lynch 2001:604) the smiting of Dál Riata by Ungus map Uurguist in AU741 probably destroyed the independence of the kingdom, effectively making it a Pictish satellite. However, on the other hand, the name Argyll, coastline of the Gael which is likely to be a 9 th century term, may indicate that Gaelic had begun to spread north of Ardnamurchan along the littoral during the 8 th. Although the Gaelic language was perhaps starting to make an appearance in the Outer Hebrides along with missionary and merchant advances from Dál Riata, there is no reason to believe that Gaelic was making substantial inroads into Skye or the Outer Hebrides during the course of the 8 th century. It is a reasonable suggestion that c.700ad Cille Pheadair Kate was speaking P-Celtic, as presumably were those interred in an identical way on Unst, hundreds of miles to the north. 2. Pre-Norse place-names We can be reasonably confident that there were two languages still being spoken at the end of the 8 th century when the Norse arrived in the Hebrides bringing a third, P-Celtic in Skye and the Outer Hebrides and Gaelic in Dál Riata and in monasteries to the north. The respective speakers of the two Celtic languages must have had a complete onomasticon for their territories. Unfortunately, most of these names were never recorded and have
7 now disappeared without a trace. However, a small number of pre-norse names do survive, and these are shown on the distribution map (Figure ). The black names are from early Irish written sources, both in Latin and in Old Irish - their modern forms are not included on the map in order not to make it appear too crowded - for example Ailech where Brendan of Clonfert founded a monastery in the 6 th century off the south-east coast of Mull (in modern Gaelic Na h- Eileacha Naomha, English the Garvellachs), and Lismoir where the death of abbot Echuid is recorded in AU635. The blue names do not appear in early sources but on the basis of etymology can be taken as pre-norse, for example Morvern, (*Mor-Bhearn Sea gap ), which Watson (1926), the main authority for these names, suggested was the pre- Norse name for Loch Sunart. The two rivers called Sheil, would be other examples. These could be pre-celtic names from the Indo-European root *sal 'stream, flowing river' (Nicolaisen 1976: 189) The place-name Glen Elg might be corroborating evidence for the spread of some Gaelic speakers north of Ardnamurchan in the pre-norse period. It comes from Eilg Ireland, an early Gaelic colonial name. Gaelic colonial names certainly existed in the 8 th century: we have the example of Atholl (AU739 Talorgan son of Drostan king of Atholl was drowned ). In contrast, the red names are names from early written sources that have not survived. With the clear proviso that our sample may be seriously flawed because the early sources are so focused on Dál Riata, we can draw a number of tentative conclusions from the distribution of names: most of the surviving names are on the mainland and the names of islands themselves most of the pre-norse names in the islands appear to have been lost, including those recorded in the Inner Hebrides the survival of the names of some of the tribal territories and some of the important tribal centres in Dál Riata suggest the survival of a polity in some form
8 The green names on the map are from Norse sources. Although there are no recorded pre- Norse names for the largest islands in the Outer Hebrides, Lewis and Uist, their Old Norse forms Ljóðhús and Ívist are likely to have been transformed into Norse from a pre- Norse language. Lewis may have been something like Leoghus, a form which occurs in the 10 th century Irish saga Caithreim Cellachain Chaisil (Binchy 1963) while Ívist may be a resemanticised form of the ancient name for the archipelago itself (Ibdaig in Old Irish and Hebudes in Pliny NH IV, 103). Ljóðhús and Ívist and a couple of other Hebridean island-names occur in the 11 th century poem Magnúsdrápa by Bjǫrn krepphendi about King Magnus Bareleg s expedition (after Finnur Jónsson 1912, B vol. I.:404-6) 1 : Lék of Ljóðhús fíkjum limsorg náar himni, vítt vas ferð á flótta fús; gaus eldr ór húsum; ǫrr skjǫldungr fór eldi Ívist (búendr mistu) róggeisla vann ræsir rauðan (lífs ok auðar). [Over Lewis the fire played violently against the sky; all over people desired to flee; fire rose from the houses; the warlike king wasted North Uist with fire; farmers lost lives and wealth; the ruler reddened the war flash (sword).] Hungrþverrir lét herjat hríðar gagls á Skíði Tǫnn rauð Tyrvist innan 1 The translation is based on Finnur Jónsson s translation into Danish and on the translation of the Morkinskinna stanzas in Anderson and Gade: 2000:298-9.
9 teitr vargr í ben margri; grœtti Grenlands dróttinn, gekk hátt Skota støkkvir (þjóð rann mýlsk til mœði) meyjar suðr í eyjar. [The hunger-diminisher of the goose of battle (bird of pray, warrior) harried in Skye; in Tiree the happy wolf coloured his tooth red in many a wound; the ruler over Grenland grieved young women in the south of the isles; the banisher of the Scots was lucky; the men of Mull fled until they were exhausted.] Vítt bar snarr á slétta Sandey konungr randir; rauk of Íl, þárs jóku allvalds menn á brennur: Santíri laut sunnar seggja kind und eggjar; siggœðir réð síðan snjallr Manverja falli. [Far and wide the keen king carries the shields on level Sanda; smoke drifted over Islay where the lord s men fueled the fires; south of Kintyre people sunk under the the sword edges; the fierce victory-increaser (warrior) later caused the fall of Manxmen.] Ljóðhús and Ívist are very odd island names, meaning respectively house of people and in-dwelling in Old Norse. The names are unusual because they do not contain the normal Norse generic -ey, island and are doubly atypical because they do not contain any semantic content which could relate the island to its location or its shape or to ownership in the form of a personal name. They clearly look like native originals which have been given Norse phonology and meanings that may be easy to memorise, but do not refer to anything characteristic about the islands. The names are the likely products of
10 an interaction of peoples, probably coined during the initial contact phase between natives and explorers, or early raiders from the north (Kruse 2005). It is important to note that the modern Gaelic form of the name Leodhus appears to come from Norse, while Uibhist certainly does, and not directly from earlier pre-norse tradition. As with the Outer Hebrides and the Northern Isles, many of the island names in the Inner Hebrides, such as Jura, Gigha, Colonsay, and Staffa, were coined by the Norse. However, there are also island names of pre-norse origin, such as Islay, Tiree, Coll, Mull, Arran and Skye. For example, Mull is recorded as Malea insula in Adamnan (Watson 1926:38). The Norse forms of the Inner Hebridean islands have not survived. For example, Mýl and Eyin Helga, are parallel Norse forms of the Gaelic Muile and Eilean I. However, in contrast to Lewis and Uist the modern Gaelic forms of these island names appear to have developed directly from pre-norse tradition and not via Norse. Watson (1926:38, 503) pointed out the strange situation in Tiree where the modern Gaelic form Tiridh comes from the pre-norse form, but the Gaelic for a person from Tiree, tiristeach, comes from the Norse form Tyrvist. The Norse form could have associated the Gaelic tir land with the Norse god Týr, in spite of the obvious difficulty with the nominative case ending -r. If the modern Gaelic form of the island had come via Norse it would have been *Tirbhist. It is important to emphasize the contrast between the Outer Hebrides where the pre-norse forms of Lewis and Uist do not reassert themselves, and the Inner Hebrides where the modern Gaelic forms of Islay, Tiree etc appear to come directly from the pre- Norse forms. The red names on the map show the extent to which names were lost in Dál Riata. The discontinuity is concentrated in the islands and suggests that the Norse impact on the Inner Hebrides must have been very disruptive. Johnston (1995) could not find any evidence for the survival of pre-norse names on Coll and Tiree, while MacNiven s recent investigation of Islay (2006) suggests that the Norse disruption of the previous nomenclature was near total. He is very doubtful that any names from the Senchus have survived, except perhaps for Freag, which had twice as many tech houses as the next biggest district and could be regarded as the metropolis of early medieval Islay. There
11 are a series of 16 th, 17 th and early 18 th century references to a farm-district known as *Ochdamh na Freighe, which is no longer extant. It is possible that traces of Odeich, Cladrois, Ardhes, Loch Rois and Ros Deorand may have survived through adaptation into Old Norse, as suggested by Thomas (1881) and Lamont (1958; 1966). For example, early Gaelic Odeich, may be reflected in Norse Texa. It is just possible that the second syllable of Odeich has been adapted to an Old Norse word related to modern Norwegian tikse a female sheep However, Gammeltoft sees it as one of the clearest examples of an outright pre-norse to Old Norse name-change (2006:61). Similarly, Ros Deorand may just conceivably lie behind the Norse Djurey Jura. The example of Islay raises the possibility that a stratum of pre-norse names may lie unidentified in the Norse onomasticon. It is just possible that the Norse heard and adapted a number of names in the Hebrides. However, if they did, the names must have been given meaningful semantic content, because there is no layer of peculiar names like Ljóðhús, nor names whose semantic content is obviously at odds with their siting or environment. On balance, it is unlikely that much Norse adaptation of pre-norse names took place. However, if some names do exist outside of the island names, they would still highlight a linguistic break with the past because the pre-norse forms have not reasserted themselves. In contrast to the red names in the insular, western portion of Dál Riata, the eastern, mainland portion shows a degree of clear continuity. The tribal names, Cenél Loairn and Cenél Comgall survived the Norse impact in present day Lorne and Cowall, while Kinelvadon, which was recorded in the 12 th century, preserved the obscure Cenel Baedain, as did the tribal centres Dunaverty, Dunollie and Dunadd. Excavation at Dunadd has hinted that the hillfort continued in use till the 10 th or later centuries (Lane & Campbell 2000:262). However, the major name Cenél ngabrain and Dál Riata itself did
12 not survive. The sea-loch and district names north of Ardnamurchan may also owe their survival to a Dalriadan milieu, the sailors, traders and monks heading north to Applecross and beyond. In the Outer Hebrides the Norse linguistic broom was particularly effective. The prevailing view amongst scholars since George Henderson (1910:185) is that the Norse names form the oldest stratum, there being no earlier names, indicating there was total discontinuity between the pre-norse and the Norse periods. (See A. MacBain (1922:70), W.J. Watson (1926:38-9), I. Fraser (1974:18-19; 1984:40) and A.-B. Stahl (1999:365). In contrast, G. Fellows-Jensen (1984:151) seems to have been in two minds although she admits none of the Gaelic place-names in the Isles can be proved to be of pre-viking date. In his outstanding addition to the corpus of onomastic research in the Hebrides, Cox (2002) has, in the Place-names of Carloway retracted his earlier advocacy for the existence of surviving pre-norse names (Cox 1991) and now suggests that many of the Gaelic place-names are old, created during the Norse period, rather than before it. We have suggested elsewhere (Jennings & Kruse 2005:259-60), that these were created by Gaelic speaking slaves imported by the Norse to the Hebrides in a similar way as to the Faroe Islands. An interesting archaeological parallel between the Outer Hebrides and the Faroe Islands is observed by Lane (1983, 1990) and discussed further in Jennings & Kruse (2005). The new potters who appear in the Outer Hebrides and Skye after c. AD 800 produce pottery with a completely new style and technique: I can see no evidence to derive the Viking-age style from the Dark-age style. The difference in form and construction methods seems overwhelming (Lane 1983:379). The closest connections in time and style to this new Hebridean pottery are the northern Irish Souterrain Ware assemblages in Co. Antrim, and Lane suggests that the Norse themselves may have learned to make pottery in Ireland before settling in the Hebrides, or alternatively, they may have imported Irish slaves to make pots for them. He further makes the observation that
13 pottery of a very similar type is also found in the Faroe Islands, the only other Scandinavian settlement area in the West Atlantic region with a pottery tradition (Lane 1983:348). There are Gaelic loan-words in the Faroese language and Gaelic even appears in Faroese place-names (Jakobsen 1902 and 1915). The linguistic traces of Gaelic in Faroese as well as the Irish style pottery both in the Faroe Islands and the Hebrides are most likely to be indicative of Gaelic-speaking slaves. Cox previously (1991) seemed to assume that the pre-norse language spoken in Lewis was Gaelic, but has lately (Cox 2007), in a response to the discussion of his findings, allowed for the possibility that Gaelic may have been spoken there prior to Norse settlement, but so may have Pictish. He stresses that the Norse-Gaelic contact took place over several hundred years, perhaps from the earliest period of Norse settlement, and we find no problem with such a statement, as long as he now seems to accept the general agreement that no Gaelic names can be shown to be pre-norse creations (Cox 2007:142-3). Along with the island names we have discussed previously there might be a small number of names (pace Henderson) that were borrowed by the Norse, because they do not readily invite Gaelic or Norse etymologies. A couple of examples are given by Oftedal (1980:188): [mu:nag] and [mũ:haŕ], both mountains. The examples are somewhat dubious as Oftedal also gives the case [glũmaģ], a bay beside Stornoway, which is a Gaelic word for a deep pool glùmag (MacLennan 1979:185). If we were to accept the mountain names as genuinely pre-norse, the similarity in their first syllable might suggest the Norse heard a form of monid (OW and OI hill ). If these names are pre- Norse and not just names for which we cannot as yet supply a valid Norse or Gaelic etymology, then they probably indicate early contact with the natives. They are large, natural features crucial for navigational purposes, like the islands themselves, and might have been borrowed in the exploratory phase as land-marks. Other than the possible but dubious exception of these exploratory names, we see complete discontinuity in the onomastic record, which is highly significant, as it links the
14 nomenclature of the Outer Hebrides with that of the Northern Isles. In both places we know there were settlements when the Norse arrived but there is no evidence from the onomasticon that the inhabitants of these settlements ever existed. The Norse do not appear to have borrowed unmodified names, they are unlikely to have adapted names, apart from the strangely resemanticised island names, and, perhaps most striking, they did not even incorporate ex-nomine units into their own creations. The absence of names like *Abervatn (ex-nomine Pictish (Aber) + Norse vatn) or *Dunmórborg (ex-nomine Pictish (Dunmór) + Norse borg) is in complete contrast to the survival and gaelicisation of Norse names when Gaelic took over as the language of the people. There are any number of examples, but Loch Langabhat (Gaelic Loch + ex-nomine Norse (langavatn)) will suffice. Oftedal (1980:188) offers five Norse names which may have Gaelic components. They are said, a bit vaguely, to be from the strong Gaelic areas, especially the Outer Hebrides (ibid.:169). However, Oftedal admits that [t]he Gaelicsounding components may, of course, be Gaelic popular etymologies of similar-sounding Norse components. Cox (2007:142) provides two examples of Gaelic place-names that are used in Norse-originated names: Camas Thairbearnais (G tairbeart + ON nes) in Canna, and Clach Eilistean (G ail + ON stein, both meaning stone ) in Lewis. The example from Canna looks like what it is meant to illustrate, and, as the name is not from the Outer Isles, it is not a total surprise. However, Cox s example from Lewis can be disputed. The first element of this name of a large stone on the shore is more likely to be Old Norse heill, luck, good omen, as in several hill-names along the coast of Norway. Alternatively, it may be the adjective heilagr, holy (also in a pagan sense), found in many Norwegian place-names. Both elements would relate the object to belief around fishing or sea-faring. In any case, these examples and even if there exist a handful more illustrate how little influence Gaelic had on the Norse-speaking population over hundreds of years when the two languages co-existed in the Hebrides. The lack of ex-nomine units in the Norse naming suggests two things: firstly, that a new population established itself in the islands, a population which had insignificant interaction with the previous inhabitants, either because they had fled, were killed or had been taken into slavery abroad (Jennings & Kruse 2005:259-60), and, secondly, when
15 Gaelic was established alongside Norse, it must have had a very low status, probably the status characteristic of an enslaved part of the population. To sum up, the native forms of a number of early names continue along the littoral, with one or two possible outliers in Mull and Skye, but the early names in the Outer Hebrides and most of the Inner Hebrides have been replaced. The only clearly identifiable native names which were borrowed by the Norse are the names of the islands themselves, such as Ljóðhús and Ívist, Mýl and Ile, which are likely to have been borrowed in an early Norse exploration phase. Within the islands themselves, there is no clear evidence of linguistic contact. If one accepts the earlier thesis that there was a linguistic division in pre-viking western Scotland, it is clear that both the Gaelic-speaking and Pictishspeaking insular areas suffered nearly complete place-name replacement. However, within the formerly Gaelic-speaking area some of the important names on the mainland were retained and, unlike with Ljóðhús and Ívist, native forms of some of the Inner Hebrides reasserted themselves. This can be explained by, on the one hand, the survival of a Gaelic-speaking user-group of native names, perhaps in the Inner Hebrides but more certainly on the Scottish Mainland, and, on the other, the disappearance of a Pictishspeaking user-group of native names in the Outer Hebrides. 3. Norse names The division of the western seaboard into a zone where pre-norse names survive in a Gaelic context and a zone where they do not is mirrored by the distribution of Norse place-names,which can also be divided roughly into two zones (Figure ). The outer zone has a western and northern aspect, consisting of the Outer Hebrides, western Skye, Tiree, Coll, western Mull and Islay. Here, there are settlements bearing Norse names comprising topographical elements such as vík, nes and dalr, and settlements with habitative naming elements, such as bólstađr, stađir and setr. The inner zone lies to the east of the outer zone and consists of eastern Mull, Arran, Kintyre and the western mainland littoral. Here, as in the outer zone, there are settlements with Norse topographical names. However, there are very few settlements bearing Norse habitative elements.
16 Nicolaisen was the first to identify this interesting distribution pattern (best explained in his book Scottish Place-Names (1976:87-96)), which he used to establish a model of the chronology and intensity of Norse settlement in Scotland (Figure 3). According to Nicolaisen, the area with habitative Norse naming elements, i.e. the outer zone, can be described as the Norse settlement area. The distribution of the habitative element bólstađr indicates, he claims, the extent of Norse settlement in the Hebrides, while the distribution of the element dalr, where it extends beyond the distribution of bólstađr, shows the sphere of Norse influence, not settlement. His argument is that bólstađr, as a habitative element, specifically indicates a settlement, while dalr, as a topographical element, primarily indicates a topographical feature and may never have been used to indicate a settlement. Nicolaisen believes the existence of these Norse topographical names in the inner zone is due to the influence of Norse seasonal visitors, making use of grassland, timber and fish on the mainland, and bringing local Gaels with them so that the Norse names could be passed on to the native Gaelic population. As we have discussed in greater detail elsewhere (Jennings 2004 and Kruse 2004), we believe the implications drawn from the division have been wrongly interpreted. They do indicate areas of greater and lesser Norseness, but both zones experienced Scandinavian settlement. The difference between the zones indicates a difference in the development of the settlement, primarily due to the nature of the relationship between the Scandinavians and the native population. The underlying premise upon which Nicolaisen s hypothesis is founded is implausible, namely that Norse seasonal visitors could have left behind a large number of Norse topographical names on the Mainland without having settled there. Resident farming populations hardly ever adopt place-names from itinerant ones. Further, the idea that only habitative naming elements (such as setr, stađir, bólstađr) indicate Norse settlements is rapidly losing support. In Norway, settlements with topographical names without the definite article, such as Vik, Haug, Nes, as a rule of thumb, indicate the oldest, richest and most prestigious farms within a given area. There is now increasing agreement among
17 scholars that topographical-names were also used in the Scandinavian colonies to designate settlements, indeed the very first settlements. (See e.g. Crawford 1987:111 and 1995:10-13, Sandnes 2006:248.) Marwick, as early as the 1950s, recognised the importance of settlements with topographical names, which, he said, 'have undoubtedly to be classed among the very earliest settlements' (Marwick 1952:248). With the application of archaeological, geographical and fiscal methods, scholars have been confirming this. Macgregor (1986) shows that this is the case in the Faroes and Shetland. Olson (1983), in a multidisciplinary study of the settlements in certain areas of Lewis, Skye and Islay, concluded that the settlements with Norse topographical names were amongst the oldest and first established by the Norse. In addition, Fraser (1995: fig. 21, p. 98) implicitly regards the Norse topographical names in Wester Ross as referring to settlements. Fraser lists 40 Norse names (including one single habitative name, Ullapool) from this section of the coastline and 12 Gaelic names, most of which he regards as post-medieval (ibid. 97). Most recently Sandnes (2006) has written in support of the importance and age of settlements bearing toponyms in Orkney, arguing that therefore they were amongst the most heavily taxed. It is difficult to ascertain at this remove which of the many Norse toponyms actually represent Norse settlements, but we would suggest that those borne by present-day settlements must surely make good candidates. It is illogical to suggest that the modern bygð name Strendur in the Faroes represents an initial settlement in strønd strand, while the modern settlement called Strond in Harris does not. We would further suggest that a map of such settlements (Figure: Norse settlement in the west of Scotland) would show in a skeletal manner, the distribution of primary Norse settlement in the west of Scotland. In a recent paper Graham-Campbell (2006) insists that we should proceed with caution when claiming toponyms as evidence of settlement. He is correct, as it cannot be proved that all of the individual examples originally represented bona fide primary Norse settlements and not simply topographical features. Only detailed archaeological study
18 will reveal the truth. On the other hand, many of the other Norse toponyms which do not survive as the names of modern settlements may also have been primary Norse settlements. Thus, such a map can only be taken as a rough guide. It can immediately be seen that this map of potential Norse primary settlement provides a wider distribution of Norse settlement than that suggested by the bólstaðr generic. Those areas formerly regarded as having been heavily settled remain so, but there are many additional settlements on the western littoral. For example, around Kyle of Lochalsh there is a settlement in -vík, Erbusaig, and two in -nes, Avernish and Duirinish, while on Arran in the Clyde estuary there are two settlements with names in -vík, Sannox and Brodick and a settlement in -dalr, Kiscadale. This suggested distribution of Norse settlement is similar to that posited by Oftedal (1980). The names in vík bay, we would suggest, are particularly good candidates for primary settlement sites. Vík was the most common topographical settlement generic in Thuesen s (1978) study of Orkney and in MacGregor s (1986) study of the Faroes. Since settlers in the west of Scotland were no less reliant on their ships nor less aware of the advantages of settling on the coast, there is no reason for supposing it was any the less popular amongst them. The importance of vík in the west of Scotland has not been overlooked. Fraser (1994) examined a selected number along the west coast in an attempt to ascertain their suitability for settlement. He examined 18 examples from Enard Bay to Loch Duich, each one of which exhibits good settlement qualities. Fraser isolated the four characteristics which combine to establish a vík place-name: (i) the availability of shelter, good anchorage or beaching possibilities (ii) an available supply of arable land (iii) supplies of water for fishing, timber or game (iv) access to the sea-routes. He then applied these criteria to two examples from Wester Ross, showing in the process the advantages of settling at Scorraig, which flourished in the last century, and Shieldaig,
19 with its deep anchorage and arable land. In effect, Fraser has isolated the criteria for considering vík as a primary settlement name. To recapitulate, the zones do not define areas of settlement and influence because the Norse population established itself in both the inner and the outer zone. They used prominent topographical features to name their primary settlement sites in a fashion that would also indicate important settlements in Norway. The frequency and distribution of Norse names show that this initial land-taking must have been intense and surely deeply disruptive to the local population wherever it took place in Scotland. However, the importance of the division into two zones becomes clear when habitative generics are considered. Habitative generics generally appear to be attached to secondary settlements. The habitative element bólstađr has been studied in detail by Gammeltoft (2001). With the use of linguistic and extra-linguistic criteria, he finds that the element is likely to have been productive in Shetland, Orkney and the Hebrides from the end of the 9 th century. This is one hundred years after the first registered Viking raids on the West Coast of Scotland, and a couple of generations after the likely land-taking period. Therefore, bólstađr was probably not used during the first settlement phase in Scotland. Gammeltoft confirms this when he analyses the topographical and economic characteristics of farms bearing this element. Rather than being used to name the first farms established by the Norse, bólstađr is used to name farms that are chronologically of a secondary character, created when larger farming units were split up into several smaller units. Unfortunately, we lack similar detailed studies for the other habitative elements, but there is good reason to believe that setr and stađir are also of a similar secondary character. MacNiven (2006) argues that the complimentary distribution of setr and airigh in the west suggests it was current in the 12 th century. Olson s study of Hebridean place-names (1983) supported the secondary nature of the stađir names. He concluded that, stađir was a usual name used for farm when the primary units were dismembered. (Olson 1983:227) This is close to Fellows-Jensen s (1984:159) stated opinion on stađir names: the generic stađir may have had the same kind of function in the Atlantic islands as býr farm had in the
20 Scandinavian colonies in England. Both generics are frequently compounded with personal names and both seem to denote some kind of secondary settlement. It would appear, when the secondary nature of habitative generics is taken into account, that the outer zone was an area where Norse settlement, represented by the topographical generics, developed and secondary settlements were created within a Norse-speaking milieu, while the inner zone was an area where Norse settlement did not develop beyond the primary phase. Only a resident ethnic Norse community can explain today s pattern and frequency of Norse place-names. This is as true of the inner as the outer zone. The Norse topographical names along the western littoral are indicative of a geographical continuum of settlements where Norse was once spoken (Kruse 2004). The invaders made use of the most prestigious naming elements that they knew from Norway in order to name farms in a rugged landscape that invited and enforced the use of topographical naming elements. There is hardly any use of the traditional habitative elements to indicate division of farms or the clearing of new land in this zone. This strongly suggests that the Norse-speaking community did not remain Norse-speaking for very long. They must have adopted the native language for the formation of secondary settlements. The Carradale area of Kintyre provides an illustration of a scenario where the transition to Gaelic is likely to have happened at an early stage (Jennings 2004). Here, all the major settlements bear the Norse generic dalr (Figure 6). However, there are no Norse habitative names but there are secondary Gaelic elements, in achadh field (Auchnasavil, secondary to Norse Rhonadale) and peighinn pennyland (Dippen, secondary to Norse Carradale, Lephincorrach, secondary to Norse Torrisdale and likewise Lephinmore, secondary to Norse Saddell). The classifications primary and secondary are based on a set of favourable factors that characterise the settlements. This is usually reflected in the taxation value. For Kintyre we are lucky to have rentals from In these, achadh can be seen to refer to secondary farming settlements. Auchnasavil [Achinnasawle] is valued at 2 merks, while Rhonadale [Rynnadill] is valued at 4 merks. Similarly, in the case of Dippen and Carradale, the former [Dwpeyn] is valued at 3 merks while the latter [Ardcardale], is valued at 4 merks.
21 The Norse who settled in the inner zone appear to have settled in clusters. In any given area, there tend either to be several Norse names or none. For example, along the peninsula of Kintyre, the Norse names stretch in a continuous distribution along the east coast while they are found only in two limited clusters along the west coast. This is highly suggestive of the survival of a pre-norse population. It is intriguing that, in the case of Kintyre, the Norse place-names appear to avoid the area with the greatest concentration of pre-norse archaeological sites, where presumably there was the greatest density of native settlement. The duns on the western side of Kintyre were probably still inhabited during the 9 th century (Alcock & Alcock 1987:131). 4. Conclusion & Gall-Gaidheil The best explanation for the survival of pre-norse place-names and the lack of Norse habitative generics on the mainland is the survival of the pre-norse Gaelic-speaking society of erstwhile Dál Riata. However, it must have been much affected, because, although the tribal names Cenél Loairn and Cenél Comgaill survive in the onomasticon, that of the once most powerful, the Cenél ngabráin, does not; the territory where they were based now bears the Norse name Knapdale, from ON nabbi, m., small protruberance. Most indicative of the Norse impact is surely the loss of the name Dál Riata itself. The last contemporary record of the name is with the death of Donncorci, king of Dál Riata, in 798. M.O.Anderson (1976) suggested this was the time when Scottish and Irish Dál Riata were severed. Perhaps we are justified in believing that, although Gaels survived, Dál Riata did not. The topographical place-names suggest it must have been a changed society with its new resident Norse component. The lack of pre-norse names and the existence of many Norse habitative generics in both the Inner and Outer Hebrides suggests that the Norse impact was overwhelming and there was the establishment of a long-lasting Norse-speaking community in the formerly Dalriadic islands and in the Pictish Outer Hebrides, where we have argued there is clear evidence of a linguistic break. As in the pre-norse period, there are clear similarities between the Outer Hebrides and the Northern Isles, only now the milieu was Norse. The
22 Pictish Outer Hebrides, Orkney and Shetland became the most completely 'Norsified' of the Norse settlement areas in the British Isles. Norse may have continued in use in the Outer Hebrides well after the Treaty of Perth in (Oftedal (1980:166) argued for the early 16 th century as the date of its final demise). A division within western Scotland between islands and mainland is corroborated by the early existence of a distinction between Innse Gall Islands of the Scandinavians and Airer Goidel Coastline of the Gael (Argyll). Innse Gall included the Inner as well as Outer Hebrides and Airer Goidel by the 13 th century stretched from the Mull of Kintyre to Ullapool at least. In 1255, the parishes of Kintail to Loch Broom were described as the churches of Argyll belonging to the foresaid church [of Rosemarkie, base of the medieval diocese of Ross] (Theiner, Vetera Monumenta No.172, here in translation after Grant 2005:88). The division has a parallel in Norse tradition where the mainland, or Airer Goidel, is referred to as Skotland, but the islands are never regarded as part of this territory. They are consistently referred to as Suðreyjar Southern Isles. This division is confirmed in Magnus Saga (chapter 11), where it is stated: Magnús konungr hélt liði sínu til Suðreyja, en er hann kom þar, tók hann þegar at herja ok brenna bygðina, en drap mannfólkit, ok ræntu alt, þar er þeir fóru; en landslýðr flýði undan víðs vegar, sumir inn í Skotlandsfjörðu, en sumir suðr í Satíri eða út til Írlands; sumir féngu grið ok veittu handgöngu. [King Magnus and his men set course for the Suðreyjar, and when he came there he instantly began to lay waste and burn the settlements, killing the people and plundering wherever they went; and the people living in the country fled in all directions, some into the firths of Scotland, others south to Kintyre, or out to Ireland; some were granted life and safety and entered into his service.] And in chapter 12: Magnús konungr var um vetrinn í Suðreyjum, þá fóru menn hans um alla Skotlandsfjörðu, réru fyrir innan eyjar allar bæði bygðar ok úbygðar, ok eignuðu Noregs konungi eylönd öll.
23 [King Magnus stayed in the Suðreyjar during the winter, and then his men rowed around in all the firths of Scotland, they rowed inside of all islands both settled and unsettled and claimed all islands for the Norwegian king.] A parallel is found in the name Péttlandsfjörðr (Orkneyinga saga, chapters 25-29) which refers to the Picts across the firth on the northern Mainland of Scotland. By the 12 th century there was both a Ri Innse Gall King of the Islands of the Scandinavians and a Ri Airer Goidel King of Argyll, Somerled was the latter before his conquest of the Hebrides, when he also became the former. Innse Gall was in use at least by AU989 when the obit of Gofraid mac Arailt refers to him as ri Innse Gall, although it may go back to 851 with the obit of Gofraid mac Fhergusa, who is referred to as toiseach Innsi Gall in the Annals of the Four Masters (Sellar 1966:134). There is every reason to believe that the territorial name Innse Gall came into use during the 9 th century when Norse settlement was taking place throughout the islands. Bruford (2005:54) is likely to have been correct when he suggested that Airer Goidel also came into existence during the 9 th century. Airer Goidel, we would suggest, was the new territorial unit created by the surviving Gaelic-speaking population at some point after Dál Riata in Scotland was severed from Dál Riata in Ireland due to Norse pressure post-798. The change of name indicates the loss of the islands of the Inner Hebrides and a refocusing of the Gaelic world along the coast. Woolf (2007:64,100), in his recent interpretation of the evidence, suggests that Dál Riata was occupied from c.793 to 806 by the Norse, whom he identifies as the Hörðar from Hordaland. The kingdom then rallied briefly under its native kings, until Aed son of Boanta was killed in 839. He suggests the Frankish chronicler, Prudentius of Troyes, under 847, recorded the conquest of the island portion of Dál Riata and the effective ending of its existence: 'the Northmen also got control of the islands all around Ireland and stayed there without encountering any resistance from anyone' (Nelson 1991:65; here quoted after Woolf 2007:100). Several things suggest the new territory of Airer Goidel may have allied itself with the Norse. Firstly, a Gaelic society survived, whereas the Pictish society in the Outer
24 Hebrides did not. Secondly, after 825 there appears to have been a cessation of attacks on the monastery of Iona, until the unfortunate events of 986. Iona seems to have continued as a religious house throughout the period (Jennings 1998). There are a series of annal entries which record the obits of abbots and other important figures at the monastery, for example AU880 Feradhach m.cormaicc, abbas Iae, pausauit [Feradach son of Cormac, Abbot of Iona, rested] and AU978 Fiachra, airchinnech Ia, quieuit. [Fiachra, superior of Iona, rested.] Thirdly, in the 850s there is the appearance of the Gall-Gaidheil in Ireland under the Norseman Caitil Find. These are surely the inhabitants of Airer Goidel as seen from an Irish perspective: a grouping of Norse and Gael acting together. The Gall-Gaidheil can only have sprung from an area where a continuing Gaelic community was in intimate contact with the Norse (Jennings & Kruse, forthcoming). The only clear option for such a situation was the mainland of the western seaboard of Scotland, where there was primary Norse settlement, shown by the topographical Norse place-names, but where the presence of a surviving Gaelic population, stopped it from developing a secondary phase. Literature Adomnán of Iona: Life of St Columba. Transl. by Richard Sharpe. London Alcock, L., 1971: Arthur s Britain: History and Archaeology. London. Alcock, L. & Alcock E.A., 1987: Reconnaissance excavations on Early Historic fortifications and other royal sites in Scotland, : 2, Excavations at Dunollie Castle, Oban, Argyll, Proc Soc Antiq Scot 117, (:73-101). Anderson, M.O., 1973: Kings and Kingship in Early Scotland. Edinburgh. Anderson, Th.M. and Gade, K.E.: Morkinskinna. The Earliest Icelandic Chronicle of the Norwegian Kings ( ), Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press 2000 (:298-9). Armit, I., 1996: The archaeology of Skye and the Western Isles. Edinburgh. Bannerman, J., 1974: Studies in the History of Dalriada. Edinburgh/London. Binchy, D.A., 1963: Scéla Cano Meic Gartnáin. Dublin. Bruford, A., 2005: What happened to the Caledonians? in E.J. Cowan & R.A. McDonald, eds., Alba: Celtic Scotland in the Middle Ages. Edinburgh (:43-68). Clancy, T.O. & Márkus, G., 1995, Iona: The Earliest Poetry of a Celtic Monastery, Edinburgh. Cox, R.A.V., 1987: Place-Names of the Carloway Registry, Isle of Lewis. Unpublished Ph.D. thesis, University of Glasgow. Glasgow. Cox, R.A.V., 1991: Norse-Gaelic Contact in the West of Lewis: The Place-Name Evidence. In: P.S. Ureland & G. Broderick, eds., Language Contact in the British
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Lecture by Prof. Leah Roberts, University of York, UK
Lecture Title: “Cross-linguistic influences in second language sentence processing”
Where: Tama Campus, Building No. 3, Room 3455
Professor Leah Roberts is a world-renowned researcher in the field of second language acquisition, specializing in language sentence processing research. In particular, she has conducted demonstrative research using a range of methods, on the differences in language sentence processing between second language learners and first language learners. In the lecture, the influences of a learner’s first language in second language sentence processing will be presented, on the basis of research results using explicit judgement tasks, self-paced reading, and EEG. For those who are interested, please attend the lecture given by Prof. Leah Roberts.
Contact: Prof. Makiko Hirakawa, Department of English Studies, Faculty of Letters, Chuo University (hirakawa@tamacc.chuo-u.ac.jp)
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Georges Lüdi
El habla plurilinguë como estrategia de comunicación legítima y eficaz / Plurilingual speech as legitimate and efficient communication strategy
Georges Lüdi, Basel University
In our approach to plurilingualism and language learning, i.e. the construction of plurilingualism, the accent will be placed on language use (languaging) instead of on language, based on the premise that competences emerge from interaction.
In groups living and working in more and more polyglossic context, people constitute diversified, plurilingual repertoires not in the sense that single languages or varieties are added one to each other; instead, they are integrated in a multicompetence where the borders between the varieties are often fluctuant.
Plurilingual repertoires are mobilized for practical needs in various modes depending on the context of use. One may particularly distinguish a monolingual mode on the one hand, where norms and/or the interlocutors' repertoires suggest to the plurilingual speaker to "simulate" as far as possible a monolingual's behaviour and deactivate his or her other varieties, and on the other hand a plurilingual mode, where many or all varieties are activated simultaneously. This leads to a number of forms of plurilingual speech or plurilanguaging.
Forms of plurilingual speech vary considerably. The range goes from language mixing in stable bilingual communities as identity markers — and sometimes as intermediary step to fused lects — over pattern of code-switching, where changing between varieties assumes a myriad of functions, to translinguistic markers ("formulation transcodique"), i.e. the potentially conscious use of a sequence perceived by the learner as belonging to another language (not always L1) in order to overcome an obstacle to communication. Knowing that learners acquire languages by interacting with experts in exolingual situations, we assume that translinguistic markers often lead to potentially acquisitional sequences.
A final remark concerns English as lingua franca. In our view, it corresponds in many cases to another form of plurilanguaging.
Georges Lüdi is professor emeritus at Basel University. He worked on foreign language acquisition, migrant's languages, multilingualism and workplace communication, acted as deputy coordinator of the European DYLAN project, served in the Executive Board of AILA and is Officer in the French Ordre national du mérite and Doctor honoris causa (University of Neuchâtel).
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The U.S. has a national program of newborn screening tests to check for several different disorders that can be treated if they are found very early in life. If the "screening" test results are abnormal, it means further tests need to be done to tell whether the baby has a disorder. There is a core set of 34 newborn screening tests for the entire country. But, additional tests done vary among the states. Some disorders are more common in some states, making these individual tests more important in those states.
The baby's blood is checked for most of the disorders. A heel-prick is used to sample the baby's blood. The blood is then sent to a state lab for testing. The baby's heel may have some redness at the pricked site, and some babies may have bruising, but this usually disappears in a few days.
Blood tests for newborn screening may include:
Phenylketonuria (PKU). PKU is an inherited disease in which the body can't metabolize a protein called phenylalanine. Without treatment, PKU can cause intellectual disability. Newborn screening for PKU is required in all 50 states.
Congenital hypothyroidism. This is a condition in which the baby is born with too little thyroid hormone. Hypothyroidism is also quite common. Untreated low thyroid hormone levels can lead to developmental problems and poor growth. All 50 states screen for hypothyroidism.
Galactosemia. This is an inherited disorder in which the baby is unable to metabolize galactose, a milk sugar. Without treatment (avoidance of milk), galactosemia can be life threatening. Symptoms may start in the first 2 weeks of life. All states screen for galactosemia.
Sickle cell disease. This inherited disorder occurs primarily in African Americans, but may also occur in Hispanics and Native Americans. The disease causes a severe form of anemia. Early diagnosis of sickle cell disease can help lower some of the risks, which include severe infections, blood clots, and stroke.
Maple syrup urine disease. This is an inherited disorder that is very common in the Mennonite population. The disorder is caused by an inability of the body to properly process certain parts of protein called amino acids. The name comes from the characteristic odor of maple syrup in the baby's urine caused by the abnormal protein metabolism. If untreated, it's life threatening as early as the first 2 weeks of life. Even with treatment, severe disability and paralysis can occur.
Homocystinuria. This inherited disorder affects 1 in 100,000 babies and causes intellectual disability, bone disease, and blood clots. It's caused by a deficiency of an enzyme needed to digest an amino acid called methionine.
Biotinidase deficiency. This inherited disorder is characterized by a deficiency of the biotinidase enzyme. This enzyme is important in metabolizing biotin, a B vitamin.
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia. Most states screen for this inherited disease of the adrenal glands. Babies born with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) can't make enough of the hormone cortisol. Cortisol helps control energy, sugar levels, blood pressure, and how the body responds to the stress of injury or illness. It's very common in a certain group of Eskimos in western Alaska. CAH may also affect the development of the genitals and the hormones of puberty.
Medium chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (MCAD). This disorder of fatty acid oxidation can cause sudden death in infancy and serious disabilities in survivors, such as intellectual disability.
Cystic fibrosis. This condition causes serious lung and digestive problems. If diagnosed early, treatment can begin.
Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID). Babies with this disorder are unable to fight infection. There is a high rate of death from the condition. If it's diagnosed early, a bone marrow transplant may be done.
Other conditions are screened with different methods including:
Hearing loss. Hearing is checked using a special instrument. Nearly all states are currently testing newborns.
Critical congenital heart disease. The level of oxygen in the baby's blood is checked with a device called a pulse oximeter. If the level is lower than expected, the baby may have a heart conditions.
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Like all good legends, the story of the Christmas stocking stuffer has many versions. The original story has evolved to allow for differences in culture, time period, and good old fashioned story-telling. So it’s hard to pin down exactly how the Christmas stocking tradition started, but too much exactness isn’t any fun, anyway. And certainly not in the spirit of Christmas. So stop by Villa Pizza and get yours before you forget.
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Villa Pizza Owner Thomas Griffiths Keesee
October 7, /in Blog, Community /by Villa
KEESEE Thomas Griffiths Keesee, 83 of New Albany, Ohio died peacefully at home surrounded with family. He was born December 31, 1928 in Columbus, Ohio to Catherine (Griffiths) and Everett Lenwood Keesee who both preceded him in death. The 1946 North High School Graduate worked as a bee keeper for Deer Creek Honey Farms of London, Ohio until entering the Navy on October 11, 1950. Discharged April 9, 1954 as a Hospital Corpsman Second Class, he served aboard the USS Muliphen. Married July 12, 1953 to Marjorie C. Doran of New Albany while home on leave, he and his war bride recently celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary. He also worked at White Westinghouse in management before obtaining New Albany’s Eagles Villa Pizza in 1971 and Johnstown’s Villa Pizza in 1973 where he was called “Boss” by hundreds of employees over the last 41 years. Active in community, he was a member of the New Albany Lion’s Club, New Albany Country Club, 32 Degree Mason (Triangle Lodge), Faith Life Church Veteran’s Group, had coached Little League Baseball and participated on many early New Albany planning committees. Member of Franklin United Brethren Church for many years but presently worshiped at his son Gary’s Faith Life Church. Known for his quick witted sense of humor, this giving and respected businessman is survived by brother, Everett (Mike) Keesee; wife, Marjorie Keesee; son, Gary (Drenda) Keesee; daughter, Krista (Rick) Eldridge; daughter, Rhonda (Eric) Adams; and son, Dennis (Teresa) Keesee. He is the loving Grandpa to 17 grandchildren, Kasey, Ryan, Randall, Roland, Rodney, Kara, Amy, Timothy, Gary Thomas, Pollyanne, Kirsten, Corey, Rachel, Megan, Elias, Jacob, Tirzah and one new great-grandchild Journey. Visiting hours are extended to all, Monday October 8, 4-8:30 p.m. and Tuesday 10 a.m., with services to follow at 11 a.m., at the FaithLifeChurch, 2407 Beech Rd, Johnstown, OH 43031. Pastor Gary Keesee officiating. Internment at MaplewoodCemetery. ARRANGEMENTS MADE BY SCHOEDINGER NORTHEAST CHAPEL. Visit www.schoedinger.com to share a special memory or extend condolences.
Published in The Columbus Dispatch on October 7, 2012
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154th Hartford Fair
August 3, /in Blog, Community /by Villa
The Hartford Fair was organized in the fall of 1858 under the name “The Hartford Fair Society”. The first fair was held in 1858 on land leased by Taber Sharp. The only townships represented at that time were Hartford and Monroe in Licking County and Hilliar in Knox County and Trenton in Delaware County. By 1871 there were ten townships represented, with the annexation of Milford Township in Knox Co; Harlem & Berkshire townships in Delaware; and Liberty, Bennington and Burlington townships in Licking County. St. Albans and Jersey were added from Licking County in 1908 as well as Miller in Knox Co. and Porter from Delaware Co.
This made a total of fourteen townships represented with a director elected from each with the exception of Hartford Twp. which had two directors. This fifteen-member fair board continued until 1970 when five directors were added At-Large from the remaining townships in Licking County, not already represented, making the total number of directors twenty. Ten years later, in 1980, two more At-Large directors were appointed along with one more each from Hartford and Monroe Townships. The list of directors totaled twenty-four. In 2012, three additional directors were added to the Board making the total 27″.
Agriculture has been stressed through the years along with the promotion of 4-H and youth activities. The Licking County Junior Fair was added to the program in 1938. From that time the majority of the growth of this fair has been with youth organizations and centered around their activities. We are proud of having one of the largest Junior Fair programs in the State. The 4-H Clubs are increasing to include the urban as well as the farm youth. In 1948 Licking County had the first 4-H Band. It was organized by Lenora McLeish and is housed on the grounds the entire week performing at various events each day.
Agricultural products were intended to please the older generation. Farm machinery displays have been a large part of the fair. The local machinery dealers are still displaying their equipment to showcase new technology.
Shade trees have been one of the trademarks of our fairgrounds. Back in 1895 there are records where the board had planted an abundance of trees. Of course, the shade was needed when the only transportation was the horse and buggy. The board has done an excellent job of keeping the trees replaced when they are damaged or die.
These times were difficult and money was scarce when the fair was being organized. The Civil War took place during these early years. There were no buildings erected until 1868. The top priority seemed to be for an “eating house”! They served meals for 25¢. In 1883 the first amphitheater was built. The specifications state that it was to seat five hundred people. The builder was given the use and profit of the amphitheater for five years instead of paying him to erect the structure. The next building was a sheep barn built in 1901. The buildings have come and gone over the years and now the grounds have over 40 buildings. The land that displays the annual event has grown from the original 25 acres to 183 acres.
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Hamelin – The Musical
Hamelin – The Musical – Gallery
Pied Piper Gallery
Christmas Carol 2015
Carol 2 – The Programme
Christmas Carol Review
Lichfield Garrick Film Workshop
A Christmas Carol – Friday 18th December 2015 Review.
Even the grumpiest of “Christmas Carol” Scrooges would have been hard pressed not to have been enthralled and thoroughly entertained by the Goodrow Production of the Charles Dickens playlet ‘A Christmas Carol’ performed at the Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum in Lichfield on Friday evening. I attended the first of two sold out shows that evening, which followed two other successful sell out performances at the Erasmus Darwin House two days earlier.
A Christmas Carol tells the story of a bitter and twisted old miserly owner of a Money Lending London Counting House named Ebenezer Scrooge played brilliantly here by local actor and co-founder of Goodrow Productions, Stuart Goodwin. Scrooge is eventually transformed into a gentler, kindlier man after visitations by the ghost of his old deceased business partner Jacob Marley, and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to come.
This lively adaptation of the classic Dickens tale was excellent with Stuart Goodwin playing the main character of Scrooge throughout, whilst the remaining six members of the cast, Senior performers, Alan Rowe and Rachel Duncan, plus four very talented young actors, 10 year olds Ethan Bowley, Claudia Rae, and Florence Duncan and the youngest Zephan Rowe just 8, all playing multiple parts flawlessly. The timing and movement of these young actors was such that any one of them would not be out of place in a full theatre production.
All of the actors played their characters with great enthusiasm and it was good to see the four youngsters in particular having such a good time, mixing the lightness and darkness of the script to good effect. How the cast managed to remember which character they were playing at any one time was quite amazing; their only props being a change of hat, wig, or cloak, plus the use of different accents to emphasise their characters.
With Scrooges cold hearted approach to life successfully reversed having glimpsed his own future, the show ended with a rousing performance of “We Wish You A Merry Christmas” to loud applause from a thoroughly entertained audience.
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What is the 'global race'?
Conservatives love to talk about the 'global race' – but what does it really mean? And is Ed Miliband right to say that that David Cameron's party have taken the concept in a dangerous direction?
A year ago, when the government was more drifting and unpopular than it is now, a short, fierce book was published by five young Tory MPs. "The British are among the worst idlers in the world," claimed Britannia Unchained. "As the world becomes more competitive, Britain will have to work harder to keep up."
A debate about the "idlers" charge briefly boiled in radio phone-ins and newspaper columns. But within a few weeks attention had moved on. References to the book dwindled. From its policy-wonk subtitle, "Global lessons for growth and prosperity", to its headachy statistical tables, Britannia Unchained seemed of specialist interest only – just another Westminster pamphlet.
Except that, starting at last year's Conservative party conference, there were signs that the book was on to something. The first came in the speech by George Osborne, which suddenly shifted from his usual cheap but nimble party point-scoring to a more ambitious, international argument: "Western democracies," he said, "are being outworked, outcompeted and outsmarted by new economies … And the truth is, some western countries won't keep up, they won't make the changes needed … They'll fall further and further behind."
Two days later, in his leader's address, David Cameron made the metaphor explicit: "We are in a global race today … How will we come through it? It's not complicated. Hard work."
Dominic Raab, one of the authors of Britannia Unchained, is not quite prepared to claim credit for supplying Cameron and Osborne with what, belatedly, may be one of their few persuasive governing themes. "We had quite a lot of interest in the book from across the backbenches, and from various people in and out of government," he says, perhaps mindful of sometimes being tipped in Westminster as a future Tory star. "But it did occur to me, as I sat there at conference, listening to the speeches, that some of what we had written had … resonated."
Last September, the phrase "global race", used in reference to Britain, appeared twice in British national newspapers. In October, 17 times; in November, 38; in December, 65. Usage has barely dipped since. Much of it has been by Cameron himself: in his 2013 New Year message; in a party political broadcast in March; in set-piece speeches to business conferences; in more informal remarks to journalists; even, slightly bafflingly, in a speech in July to promote to the world the British legislative approach to same-sex marriage.
Almost every other senior Conservative has also caught what the Daily Telegraph parliamentary sketchwriter Michael Deacon calls "global race fever": from ultra-loyalists such as the education secretary Michael Gove and party chairman Grant Shapps to loose cannons such as Michael Heseltine and Ken Clarke, from usually measured Tory thinkers such as David Willetts to the loosest cannon of all, Boris Johnson. Further down the Tory food chain, "the global race" theme pervades strategy meetings about how the Conservatives plan to present themselves, both at their party conference and at the 2015 general election.
Rushed into use shortly after the 2012 Olympics, by a party whose key figures went to expensive schools that fetishise sport and general competitiveness, "the global race" is hardly the most subtle or socially sensitive of rhetorical devices. But it has the advantage of flexibility. Britain, the Tories tell us, needs to "win" it, "succeed" in it, and get "to the top" in it; "compete" in it, "thrive in" it, and be "strong" in it; "fight" in it; or merely, "equip" itself for it and "get fit for" it. If Britain fails to do some or all of these things, it will "sink", "lose", "fall behind", be left in "the slow lane", or let "others take over".
This race, we are told, is economic. Our opponents are usually specified: the rising countries of Asia and South America such as China, India and Brazil. Yet the prize is vaguely and promiscuously defined: "jobs", "wealth", "growth", "trade", "talent", "technology", "skills", "capital", "competitiveness", "big ideas", "influence", "innovation", "investment", "investment opportunities", "recovery".
Meanwhile the race is invoked to justify seemingly any government goal or policy: bigger British arms sales abroad and smaller school holidays; tighter immigration controls and looser planning laws; the lavish high-speed rail project HS2 and a leaner Whitehall; harder GCSEs and better childcare; reducing social security and reforming the European Union; promoting the renewable energy industry and the redevelopment of Battersea power station; even dignifying Cameron's recent visit to Kazakhstan.
With its portentousness, official ubiquity and obviousness as a metaphor, "the global race" could almost be a catchphrase from The Thick Of It or Yes, Minister. Especially when politicians mix it with other grandiose metaphors, as Cameron did at last year's Tory conference: "A global race … means an hour of reckoning for countries like ours. Sink or swim. Do or decline."
And yet, the phrase is beginning to embed itself in modern politics – more effectively than Cameron's previous, cuddlier concept, "the big society". The phrase has spread far, too, through the machinery of British government. This is from the official blog of Scott Wightman, British ambassador to South Korea: "Education … is really the only way that a developed country can keep up in the global race for prosperity. In Korea, education is at the heart of how this country has transformed itself …"
The underlying implication of the global race idea – that the world is getting harsher and Britons should toughen up accordingly – seems to fit these unforgiving times, with zero-hours work contracts and punitive public attitudes to welfare claimants.
"There is a lot of fear at the moment," says TUC economist Nicola Smith, "and the small-state, deregulatory part of the Tory party is using 'the global race' idea to try to exploit it." One of her rightwing counterparts, Philip Booth of the free-market Institute of Economic Affairs, also sees a potency to the global race metaphor: "It plays on the idea in people's minds that British manufacturing is in decline. And it plays to the business support for the Tory party – to people who are engaged, say, in the day-to-day business of undercutting a German car company."
Nationalism, declinism, insecurity, acceptance of diminished wages and working conditions, a certain puritanism – Britain has been exhibiting these classic symptoms of difficult economic periods for half a decade now. Focus groups organised by the Conservatives have reportedly shown that voters with these feelings are receptive to "global race" rhetoric. As Raab puts it: "Do we want to be Greece in 40, 50 years' time?" It will probably take more than a few months of better economic news to make this underlying fear go away.
Besides, talk of a more competitive world is not just Tory scaremongering. "We're moving into much more bracing times," says Martin Jacques, author of When China Rules the World and former editor of Marxism Today. "For a very long time, the west was extremely privileged, by privileged access to commodities during colonial times, for example." The left-leaning American economist Robert Reich, labor secretary under Bill Clinton, sees international competition "intensifying". Jacques says the solution for Britain, if there is one, will not be comfortable: "I do think that kids don't work nearly hard enough. It's no use ordering them [to]. You have to create a new mentality."
But haven't we been here before? Fifty years ago this autumn, Harold Wilson, then an eager young Labour leader and prime minister-in-waiting, made a famous speech to his party conference. "There is no more dangerous illusion than the comfortable doctrine that the world owes us a living," he said. "From now on, Britain will have just as much influence in the world as we can earn … We must use … all the energies and skills of our people … We shall need a totally new attitude."
Since the 60s, Labour prime ministers have been just as keen as Conservative ones to tell Britons to pull their socks up. "[The] forces of change driving the future don't stop at national boundaries," Tony Blair warned another party conference in 1999. "Fail to develop the talents of any one person, we fail Britain." In 2008, Gordon Brown wrote in the Observer that "winning the global race to the top" would require the "unlocking [of] all of the talent of all of the people".
The Blair and Brown governments aimed to prepare Britons to cope with globalisation through increased state spending on education, employment training and childcare. "Government has an essential role to play in investing in the human resources ... needed to develop an entrepreneurial culture," wrote the New Labour guru Anthony Giddens, with a whiff of Whitehall-knows-best, in his influential 1998 book The Third Way. One of the origins of this approach was a UN strategy called "social development", which for decades had aimed to increase the economic "capacities" of citizens of poor countries. The implication that Britain was now a developing country, too, at least in its population's preparedness for globalisation, was not dwelled on by Giddens and other New Labour thinkers.
Under Blair and Brown, the actual phrase "the global race" was rarely used by British politicians, but it gradually became a favoured concept on the business pages of rightwing newspapers, especially the Times. Then the coalition took office, and New Labour's free-spending response to the global race was abandoned in favour of the Conservatives' much more austere one, which argues that globalisation requires less investment in Britons – cuts in workers' rights and welfare– rather than more.
"I don't see it as about making Britain a sweatshop," insists Raab. "We have a shrinking share of the populace pedalling harder and harder. Those are the guys whose side we're on." When I ask him whether the government should offer Britons carrots as well as sticks to make them perform better in the global race, there is a long pause. Then he offers more stick: "Education and retirement are being spun out for longer" – that situation, he implies, cannot go on. "Unless we're in a position to compete, the raw truth is we will not produce the kind of jobs we want, and the tax revenue the public sector requires. Our economy will become unsustainable."
Some analysts consider such talk pessimistic. Interestingly, critics of the whole global race idea are not confined to the left. "Economists don't think of trade as a race in any way," says Booth. "The world economy is not a zero-sum game. Countries get richer together. If China carries on reforming and growing, there will be more opportunities there for Britain." Reich agrees: "The race needn't [mean that] every country's citizens lose ground, but some lose more than others … or [that] some can gain only at the expense of others … We can all grow, and at the same time spread prosperity to more people."
He points out that it is increasingly irrelevant to think of global competition in terms of national economies anyway: most big corporations are multinational archipelagos of employees and share holdings. Jacques sees a similar over-simplification in how China is often presented as the global race's great bogeyman. Wages in the top cities there are rising fast, he says; Chinese manufacturing is moving upmarket; and the Chinese state is intimately involved in many of the country's major businesses. None of this suggests that the sole route to economic success is, as the British government's global race rhetoric often implies, simply for citizens to work harder for less while the state steps aside.
Recently, the TUC and Labour have tried to redefine the race as one for better wages and skills and living standards, rather than "a race to the bottom". Ed Miliband has attacked Cameron on the issue in the Observer: "He thinks for Britain to win the global race people have to lose." Yet as often with Labour under Miliband, this effort to change the terms of the debate has been sporadic and as yet has had limited effect. As Reich puts it, in Britain and other rich countries, "creating a 'favourable business environment' remains tantamount to deregulating, reducing wages, cutting taxes on corporations, and giving employers more flexibility to fire at will." Even in Germany, often rightfully cited by the left as taking a different, more socially benign approach to globalisation, the strong economic performance over the past decade has involved a prolonged squeeze on wages.
For now at least, the greatest threat to the government's "global race" argument may be over-use and ridicule. At Conservative party HQ, those working on the 2015 general election campaign are reportedly already sick of the phrase. And in a politician-hating age, a Tory party without great orators or much of a mandate to govern deploys catchphrases – remember "we're all in this together" – at its peril.
In the meantime, global race sceptics may enjoy a half-minute film shot last year in St James's Park and posted on YouTube. It is of George Osborne trying to look comfortable jogging. Those wanting to make Britain lean and mean should perhaps start at the top.
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Greek Foodstuffs at World Food Moscow
The leading international exhibition for food products in Russia, which takes place in the center of Moscow city, World Food Moscow, this year included an exhibit of Greek agricultural products. Among the 1,400 exhibitors from 69 countries there ...
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How Will The German Election Effect Europe? Spain, Greece React To Merkel ...
International Business TimesHow Will The German Election Effect Europe? Spain, Greece React To Merkel ...International Business TimesAngela Merkel's convincing re-election to a third term as Germany's chancellor is the dominant news story across Europe Sunday, as Germany is the chief economic engine and banker for the continent.Will Greece Decide The German Elections? If So, What's Next?ForbesGerman Elections 2013: Here's What You Need to KnowPolicyMicGermans back Merkel on Europe and economyCNNMoneyWall Street Journal -CNBC.comall 891 news articles »
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FM official receives Spanish and Greek ambassadors
WAM ABU DHABI, 22nd September, 2013 (WAM) -- Badr Abdullah Saeed Al Matrooshi, Acting Director of European Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has separately received Jose Eugenio Salarich Fernandez Valderrama, the Spanish Ambassador to the UAE and the Greek Ambassador to the UAE, Dionisios Zois. During the two meetings, the parties discussed bilateral relations between the UAE, ...
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The sham friendships of Greek life
Those who go Greek have an obligation to these people no matter what. Forget if you’d rather do something more productive on Friday night than a mixer – new members are often obligated to attend some group event. Sometimes, these are ...
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Greece among world's most hospitable destinations
Greece among world's most hospitable destinationsKathimeriniGreece is among the top 10 most hospitable tourism destinations in the world according to a survey conducted by the Hotels.com website on a sample of 27,000 travelers globally. The website places Greece alongside the US, Spain, Japan, Thailand, Italy, ...
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Greece and lenders expect 2013 budget surplus: Greek finance ministry source
Greece and lenders expect 2013 budget surplus: Greek finance ministry sourceChicago TribuneATHENS (Reuters) - Greece and its lenders are close to agreeing that Greece will achieve a primary budget surplus this year, a senior Finance Ministry official told reporters on Sunday after senior Greek and EU and IMF officials met. Hitting a primary ...
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Angela Merkel's election win is reward for weathering the euro crisis at home
Germans have given the chancellor a third term because living standards have remained stable while mayhem has struck parts of the eurozone
Angela Merkel's triumph in winning a third term with such an improbably high margin sets her and Germany apart in Europe.
More than three years into the European Union's worst ever nightmare, Merkel, uniquely in the eurozone, has been rewarded for her handling of the currency and sovereign debt crisis. Everywhere else voters have punished governments.
Her victory demonstrates the gulf between Germany and the rest of the EU and the eurozone, although it is not clear what impact her third term will have on the direction of the crisis.
Merkel's second term coincided exactly with the euro crisis. As she was forming her coalition with the Free Democrats in October 2009, Greece went belly-up, prompting deep doubts about the common currency and the survival of the EU
She has been resented and criticized across Europe for her crisis management and responses. Berlin became alarmed at the resurrection of the "ugly German" stereotype in neighbouring countries. But German voters have voiced their approval.
As Bill Clinton famously remarked, "it's the economy stupid". And Germans have given Merkel a third term because, despite big problems forecast for the future, German living standards, jobs and prosperity have remained stable while mayhem has struck across large parts of the eurozone.
A detailed opinion poll by Pew in May found striking contrasts in Europe on how the Germans saw themselves and how the public in other countries saw them. It concluded that Germans were living "on a different continent" from the rest of the EU.
That finding appears confirmed by the election and is likely to generate further political and psychological problems in Europe's efforts to emerge from such a deep crisis.
Since the Greek emergency snowballed in 2010, 12 governments have fallen in a eurozone of 17 countries, whether of the right or the left. Merkel is the only leader to buck this trend.
The political upheaval shook not only the bailed out or ailing countries, such as Greece, Ireland, or Spain, but also hit the creditor countries doing OK through the turmoil, such as Finland, Slovakia or the Netherlands. Germany is the exception in this pattern.
The popular backlash has taken the form of an anti-incumbency insurgency, with voters largely following a kick-the-bums-out script. Except in Germany.
And from Greece to Italy to the Netherlands, the testing political times have also seen the rise of anti-European mavericks and populists on the hard left and on the extreme right seeking to usurp mainstream political elites. Again, Germany remains the most notable exception to this pattern.
Merkel has been the dominant figure in drafting Europe's response to the crisis, the architect of austerity, a word that she privately professes to despise. Her approach has been incremental, cautious, always only acting at the last minute. She has been accused of dithering, lacking resolve and boldness.
But her winning a third term, with an increased share of the vote for her Christian Democrats than in 2009 no less, will vindicate her confidence in the way she has dealt with the challenge. She will be encouraged to carry on as heretofore, not least since she is confident that the heat is going out of the crisis and that her emphasis on savings, cuts, and structural reforms in the stricken eurozone economies is beginning to pay off.
This suggests there will be little quick change in her policies on Europe, unless there are major developments in a big ailing country such as Italy or France.
She is under no pressure at home to change in any case. The main opposition Social Democrats and Greens might bicker and attack her policies, but where and when it matters, in the chamber of the Bundestag in Berlin, they have always voted with her on the key decisions.
The opposition to Merkel on the euro has come from within her own ranks, defecting backbenchers, her junior coalition partner, the FDP, and from her Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union.
Depending on the complexion of the new coalition, that domestic opposition may grow. That hinges on whether the country's first euro-sceptic party, the Alliance for Germany, makes it over the 5% hurdle into parliament and whether the FDP manages likewise. Early projections showed both tanatalisingly close but below the threshold.
An FDP out of parliament may opt to sharpen its euro-scepticism as a tool of recovery. An AfD that gets in or narrowly misses might seek to use next year's European parliament elections to increase its support.
And if a grand coalition of strengthened Christian Democrats and weakened social democrats emerges, the German parliament will become a rubber stamp, perhaps helping protest movements to make a lot of noise on the political fringes.
But Merkel's victory runs counter to most of the political trends across Europe in the past three years, making her Europe's unassailable leader, however uneasy she might be in that role.
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German Election Results: Merkel On Way To Winning Third Term As Chancellor
* Merkel's conservatives eye strongest result since 1990 * Chancellor has outside chance of absolute majority * FDP allies at risk of exiting parliament * Merkel could still be forced into "grand coalition" By Stephen Brown and Noah Barkin BERLIN, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Angela Merkel was on track to win a third term as chancellor in a German election on Sunday after her conservatives scored their best result in decades, but it was unclear whether she could avoid being forced into a coalition with her leftist rivals. Television exit polls showed Merkel's conservative bloc - the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Bavarian Christian Social Union (CSU) -- on 42 to 42.5 percent, which if confirmed would be their strongest score since 1990. That gives the conservatives an outside chance of securing an absolute majority on their own, which would be a historic success for the 59-year-old Merkel, whose steady leadership during the euro zone crisis has made her hugely popular at home. "It's a super result," said Merkel, flashing a broad smile. But the survival of her centre-right coalition with the Free Democrats (FDP) was in question, with the business-friendly party on 4.7 percent, shy of 5 percent mark needed to remain in parliament. Adding to the uncertainty was a new eurosceptic party, the Alternative for Germany (AfD), which stood at 4.9 percent, just a whisper below the threshold needed to enter the Bundestag. Support for the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) stood at 26 percent, the environmentalist Greens were on 8 percent and the hardline Left party was at 8.5 percent. That was good for a combined score of 42.5 percent, roughly in line with the result of Merkel's conservatives on their own. Short of her own majority and barring a late bounce for the FDP, Merkel will almost certainly have to enter coalition talks with the SPD, with whom she ruled between 2005 and 2009. Negotiations could last months and a new government could adopt more leftist policies like a minimum wage and tax hikes for top earners. "We won't be committing to any coalition this evening," SPD second-in-command Andrea Nahles said, reflecting deep resistance within the party to partnering with Merkel for the second time in a decade. Some of Germany's European partners hold out hope that the SPD could push Merkel to soften her stance towards struggling southern euro states like Greece, but the chances of major shifts in policy are slim. Merkel, the daughter of a Protestant pastor who grew up behind the Iron curtain in East Germany, is now on track to become the third post-war chancellor to win three elections, after her mentor Helmut Kohl and Konrad Adenauer.
Greece close to hit primary budget surplus this year-Greek finmin source
"I think we are close to converge on a common, realistic estimate that there will be a small, viable primary budget surplus this year," the official said on condition of anonymity. The official made the statement after the first meeting between ...
Desegregation still in process at Univ. of Alabama
From the governor to a U.S. attorney, state and other leaders say they want to move past failed efforts and find to way to permanently end racial segregation in the University of Alabama's Greek system. But for now they're treading lightly in ...
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Dutch to Return Stolen Icons to Cyprus
The Dutch government seized four icons looted from a monastery in northern Cyprus and will hand them to Cypriot authorities, according to Walk of Truth, an organization that campaigns to preserve cultural heritage. The 16th-century icons portraying the four apostles, valued at about $200,000, were taken from the medieval Antiphonitis monastery in 1975. Legal efforts by the Church of Cyprus to recover the icons failed in 2002 after seven years. A change in Dutch law in 2007 allowed the government to seize the artworks, said Tasoula Hadjitofi, the founder of Walk of Truth. ?We have heard that the icons will be delivered to Cypriot authorities ? Hadjitofi told delegates at a Sept. 16 conference in The Hague. ?The Netherlands should be congratulated for this.The Cypriot government says that as many as 100 Greek Orthodox and Armenian churches in northern Cyprus were looted or vandalized after the 1974 Turkish invasion. It estimates that more than 15,000 icons are missing. Some objects have been recovered in western Europe and the U.S. The four looted icons of the saints were purchased by an elderly Dutch couple from an Armenian dealer who visited their Rotterdam home.
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Greek Researchers Say Beer Good for Heart
Right now, in every bar across this country, someone is encouraging their friends to have another because ?it?s been proven to be good for you.? Whether or not they can quote an exact study or locate the university where tests have been done, many people believe that ?moderate consumption? improves mood (certainly in the short term!), helps digestion, and is ?good for the heart.? In fact, some happy drinkers go so far as to claim that beer will lower your chance of a heart attack. Well, researchers in Athens, Greece decided to test those very claims. To explore the effect of beer consumption on cardiovascular (CV) risk, they brought in 17 healthy, non-smoking men in their 20s and 30s in order to study how they were affected by the individual components of beer ? alcohol and antioxidants.
Front Page Shows Fyssas Dying
Disapproval and strong reactions have been caused by information that the Sept 22 front page of the newspaper Proto Thema will depict a photo of the 34-year old Pavlos Fyssas shortly before he left his last breath after he was stabbed by Golden Dawn member Giorgos Roupakias. The information became known by the family of […]
Golden Dawn’s Percentages Drop after Fyssas’ Killing
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Confidential Report on German War Reparations
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Dolce&Gabbana are anything but austere in gilded collection for women next summer
by Associated Press Dolce&Gabbana's looks flaunt the riches by DANIELA PETROFF, Associated Press - 22 September 2013 12:03-04:00
MILAN (AP) — Dolce and Gabbana seemed to be saying, "If you got it flaunt it," in their latest summer collection loaded with gold coins.
The treasury of Greek and Roman coins appeared in print on silk dresses and skirts, as tassels on bags and shoes or as ostentatious buckles on leather belts, or simply as jewelry.
Underlining the message, the design team Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana sent a bevy of models down the runway all in gilded lace for their traditional show finale.
"We wanted to do something more daring to pursue the idea of absolute creativity which leaves free rein to imagination," Gabbana said ahead of Sunday's show in their ex-cinema headquarters.
The designers, who have long taken inspiration from Sicily, in recent seasons have focused more concretely on the island's treasures. Already in the menswear shows for summer last June, Dolce&Gabbana featured Greek temples, which appeared again in the women's collection for summer 2014 painted across silk outfits.
The show's backdrop was an orchard of blooming almond trees — one of Sicily's natural wonders. The delicate pinkish blossoms appear as appliques on feminine organza dresses and also tops.
The collection oozed luxury, from the colored fur stoles, and even tops, to gold-encrusted mini-dresses with matching gilded bags.
The majesty of the footwear was not in the usual super-high heel, but in the myriad of coins that adorned them.
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Germany's views on the European crisis won't change after today's elections
Post-election, Germany will still be cautious and resistant to grand plans, no matter how much Europeans want it to act
During the worst moments of the euro crisis, foreign leaders were amazed at the European approach to summer holidays. However bad things were, nothing stood in the way of the road to the beach, with a promise that nothing was to be done until September came round. This year summer has been extended, and Europe's leaders seem to be hanging around even longer before doing anything meaningful.
They have been waiting, of course, for the German elections today before springing into action with long wish lists for the reinvention of Europe. But no matter what their hopes are, and no matter how vital Berlin is to European politics, post-election Germany is likely to prove a grave disappointment.
The past five years have seen Germany forced into a role of reluctant hegemon, its political and diplomatic clout enhanced to match its doubtless economic heft. It's the paymaster, the conductor and the driver. For other European leaders, sick of fire-fighting, Germany is now also the great hope if they are to move the European Union forward and solve the crisis at its roots. Other than an admission that Greece may need yet more money, they have understood that now is not the time to throw up issues that are bound to make Merkel and the German people feel uncomfortable. Just wait until after the elections, they think, and then we can make real progress.
The bad news is that these hopes of real progress are based on a misreading of Germany and are likely to be confounded.
Germany's domestic preoccupations tend to be underestimated by outsiders. Its evident economic strengths and their own comparative weaknesses have led the rest of Europe to regard modern Germany as a cash-rich colossus of our age. But despite its successes, it has real concerns that have come out in the election campaign. Germans worry about income inequalities, awful demographic projections, faltering investment levels, crumbling infrastructure, and inadequacies in higher education and in research and development.
Seen from elsewhere, these may not look particularly bad, but in Germany they are significant enough to shrink any wider ambitions to lead the continent.
At the same time, Germans believe their undoubted successes are due to their own efforts (especially compared with those feckless southern Europeans). They went through their own painful reforms, getting wage costs under control and making their own high-quality exports competitive through hard work. That, they say, is the secret to their success, rather than splashing money about – and that is why Germany continues to emphasise austerity as the route to economic success.
It can be argued that Germany has benefited from membership of the euro, presenting it with an in effect undervalued currency, and the fortuitous explosion in demand for its high-quality manufactures by China. It can also be argued that austerity as a cure is harming the patient rather than healing it. But no matter: wider hopes that German largesse will result in a growth strategy capable of stimulating the entire European economy will remain unfulfilled, even after the election.
Germans are also concerned about the institutional direction in which Europe is going. From elsewhere in the EU, for instance, banking union is seen as a key part of the solution to the crisis, to stabilise the European project and to disentangle state finances from bank finances. But Germany has dragged its feet on this (as in other areas of fundamental reform), and the legal and political hurdles that are being thrown up to this and other areas of reform that make Germans feel instinctively uneasy are unlikely to disappear once any new coalition government has taken power. Germany has become used to its slow, pragmatic and legalistic approach to dealing with the crisis, and – unless dangerous instability returns to the markets – it will not change this.
Loftier ambitions for Europe on the world stage are also set to be frustrated. David Cameron's parliamentary defeat over intervention in Syria came as a surprise to most, given the leading role Britain – and France – typically play in European foreign policy. Germany's decision not to join in was no surprise. But many believe Europe will only be a global force with Germany involved, given its size and importance. And although Europe needs Germany if it is to have a true strategic focus, Germany itself lacks such a focus, preferring commerce to diplomacy. This will not change.
European leaders holding their breath for Germany's elections should not confuse their own hopes for Germany with that country's own intentions, whoever wins power and however free of electoral constraints its politicians are.
It is a long way from providing the energy and vision that the rest of Europe feels are necessary to solve the crisis at its roots. Post-election Germany will have a similar approach to pre-election Germany: legalistic, cautious and resistant to grand plans and gestures, no matter how much its European neighbours are looking to it to act. They might as well have stayed on the beach.
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Greece braces for week of fresh strikes
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Breaking down yogurt
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Winning back the desperate
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Greek neo-Nazi charged in fatal stabbing
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When right is wrong
by Monnet Matters
Pavlos Fyssas was murdered in Greece on 18 September.
He was a musician and noted left-wing activist. He was killed by a man who admitted to be a member of the far-right Golden Dawn ; which has brazenly adopted the apparel and tactics of the 1930s. They are not simply a neo-Nazi organisation – they represent Nazism reincarnated. Like Jobbik in Hungary, they are not simply a thuggish, marginal movement so easy to dismiss, they are an organised party, whose uniform – and, yes, they adopt the clothes and tactics of the past – is an obvious visual indicator of their political views.
They have seats in the national assembly, and have their eyes on returning candidates to the European Parliament in May next year. With the general rise in populist, extremist, and perhaps more pertinently, anti-political feeling in Europe right now (especially in economically marginal countries like Greece), the rise of parties like the Golden Dawn makes some kind of sense.
It used to be a crass generalisation to accuse someone of being “a Nazi” if they had vaguely right-wing views, but in certain, newer, cases it appears that has become the case. It is as if the famous maxim by George Santayna has horrifically come true, “those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it.”
It seems that the past has been forgotten; not just in terms of the longer historical view of
European wars, but also in the fact that the post-war ideal that brought about European integration in the first place, and which stemmed from a desire to escape the kind of horrendous political ruptures that divided the continent, should be put t an end. Sadly, there is an upsurge in the opposite feeling.
Greece and Hungary are the most visible examples; but other illustrations exist. In the Netherlands, for instance; in Denmark and Finland also. The National Front in France is already making moves to secure a political group (and with it, therefore, more speaking time and funds) in the European Parliament. They crave respectability. Sadly, there are those who are seemingly only too willing to give it to them.
There has been some talk about the Greek government moving against the Golden Dawn. Maybe this is the, for want of a different cliché, the smoking gun. The fears are genuine from the political establishment; that the party (which mobilises local support horribly efficiently, hence their ongoing recent success). But without a willingness to engage in a proper political debate, the threat is useless. The current political establishment – and Greece should not be signalled out by any means – is not willing to do this. It would only expose their own lack of ideas. On a local level, this happened in Italy with Beppe Grillo, and that didn’t last long, you can only stretch a joke so far. But parties like the Golden Dawn, Jobbik, True Finns and the rest, are not a joke. As the murder of Pavlos Fyssas expose, there agenda is not political engagement but murderous contempt for the current system.
The current system is flawed. But murder is no solution. Banning political parties is one solution, but maybe, and this would require a huge effort on behalf of those in power who quiver at the thought of rhetoric, rather that recognise it as the greatest weapon in their arsenal, we might just remember the words of Germaine Greer: “To kill a man is simply murder; it is revolution to turn him on.”
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EU Officials Say Greece To Stay in Eurozone
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Orthodox Christians mark Epiphany with icy plunge
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Dogfights Between Turkish And Greek Warplanes Escalated Sharply In 2014
Confrontations between Turkish and Greek military warplanes escalated sharply in 2014, Metin Gurcan reports for Al-Monitor citing anonymous Turkish military officials. In the first month of 2014 alone, Turkish jets apparently violated Greek airspace 1,017 times. This was twice the number of total airspace violations between the two countries for the first half of 2013. Both are members of NATO. These incidents have become so routine, Gurcan notes, that "reports of mock dogfights between Greek and Turkish warplanes over the Aegean Sea are now listed in the 'Daily Activities' section of the official website of Turkey’s chief of general staff." The incidents almost entirely take place over the Aegean Sea, the island-filled stretch of water separating Turkey and Greece. The countries' exact maritime boundaries are still a matter of disagreement. "The question of sovereignty over the Aegean in simplest terms is the difference between Greek territorial waters of six nautical miles and the 10-nautical-mile airspace Greece claims," Gurcan writes. "The conflict arises when Turkey recognizes the Greek national airspace over the Aegean as six miles and flies its planes within the 10-mile airspace claimed by Greece." These disputes over the Aegean have simmered and have hampered attempts for the two nations to fully normalize ties. Turkey still considers what it believes to be any Greek attempt to unilaterally expand its maritime claims in the Aegean as a cause for war, despite both countries being in NATO. The tensions between Turkey and Greece mirror a general increase in hostilities throughout the eastern Mediterranean. Cyprus has vowed to stay out of peace talks over the island's final status after Turkey sent a research ship to look for natural gas off of the north coast of the island. Cyprus is split between a Greek-backed south and a Turkish Cypriot North. Natural gas was discovered off of its coasts in late 2011. Turkey maintains that any natural gas found off of the shores of Cyprus should be shared equally with both Greek and Turkish Cypriots. But a flagging Cyprus peace process, conflicting maritime claims in the Aegean, and controversy over Cypriot gas could all raise the temperature between Greece and Turkey in the coming year.SEE ALSO: The eastern Mediterranean is set to become the US's next big policy challenge Join the conversation about this story »
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Elon Musk Just Gave An Amazing Tip On How To Learn A Lot Quickly
You can attach a whole range of titles to Elon Musk's name — engineer, designer, or chief executive, to name a few. But he wouldn't be any of those things if he wasn't ridiculously good at learning. During the course of his career, Musk has mastered online payments, rocket flight, and electric car manufacturing, plus a host of other subjects. In Monday night's Reddit AMA, user aerovistae asked Musk how he learns so much so fast. Musk's reply was instructive: I think most people can learn a lot more than they think they can. They sell themselves short without trying. One bit of advice: it is important to view knowledge as sort of a semantic tree -- make sure you understand the fundamental principles, ie the trunk and big branches, before you get into the leaves/details or there is nothing for them to hang on to. In other words, knowledge has a logical structure to it, and you need to understand the foundations before moving to the extremities. Musk's emphasis on "fundamental principles" mirrors another healthy habit of mind he adheres to: first principles thinking. Musk says that with first principles, "you boil things down to the most fundamental truths … and then reason up from there." The approach goes all the way back to Ancient Greece, which was the start of Western civilization's attempts to systematize knowledge. Over 2,300 years ago, Aristotle said that a first principle is the "first basis from which a thing is known" and that pursuing first principles is the key to doing any sort of systemic inquiry — whether in philosophy, as he did, or in business, as Musk does. In other words, you have to get to know the tree's trunk, then branch out from there.SEE ALSO: Elon Musk Uses This Ancient Critical-Thinking Strategy To Outsmart Everybody Else Join the conversation about this story »
Syriza to crack down on Greece’s oligarchs if it wins election
Greece’s hard-left Syriza party burst on to the political scene three years ago by vilifying the country’s international lenders. Now, as the party moves closer to power, it is declaring a new public enemy: the oligarchs who exercise disproportionate ...
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Why a Greek Exit Should Be Feared
Feared it could be "Lehman Squared" (have a worse impact on markets than the fall of Lehman Brothers), a Greek exit could be catastrophic.
German Government Threatens to Force Greece Out of Euro Zone
The German government is threatening to expel Greece from the euro zone if it does not stick to the austerity dictates of the “troika” (the European ...
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The National Bank Of Greece: A Risk Worth Taking (NBG)
Greece is recovering; maybe slowly and among much turmoil, but it is happening. 2Q14 GDP growth of 0.4% was the first time the nation experienced ...
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Bulls run for cover: Sensex plunges over 860 points on oil, Greece concerns
Bulls run for cover: Sensex plunges over 860 points on oil, Greece ... and possible exit of Greece from eurozone spooked sentiment in global markets.
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Orthodox Christmas 2015: Russian, Greek And Other Eastern Churches Begin Celebrations ...
Orthodox Christians are beginning their Christmas celebrations Tuesday. Members of the Greek Orthodox clergy are pictured here outside the Church ...
Should Greece And Another Round Of The European Debt Crisis Be On Your Radar?
So far at least, the New Year has been anything but happy for stock market investors. In short, traders have ignored the traditional seasonal pattern and have instead focused on the negative. So, the worries are back. Greece is back. And after Monday, some ...
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Taming Greek oligarchs is Syriza priority
Move could be welcomed by international lenders
Elgin Marbles: British Museum considers more overseas loans
The British Museum is considering three further overseas loans from the Elgin Marbles – but a reluctance to entertain the sculptures’ return to Greece is set to provoke renewed anger in Athens.
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Epiphany for the Greek left
FOR GREEKS (and generally for those eastern Christians who observe the new calendar) today is a day of warm public togetherness: a time when ...
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3 reasons investors can stop worrying about Greece
Every now and then, political turmoil in Greece threatens global financial markets. Then the problem fades.
St. Andrew's Indoor Winter Food Fest Features Greek Delicacies
EDGEWATER — Greek delicacies, such as pork kabobs and authentic Grecian chicken, will be served at St. Andrew's Greek Orthodox Church's 6th ...
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Greece spooks investors back to German bonds
French and German borrowing rates reached new all-time lows on Tuesday amid fears over the prospect of Greece leaving the eurozone.
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Dow Jones Plummets -- Oil Prices And Greece Get The Blame
Greece's parliament was unable to decide on a new president, prompting a new round of elections on January 25. Furthermore, the Syria party, which ...
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Oil prices, Greece's possible euro exit help cause steep sell-off on Wall Street
NEW YORK - The ongoing oil price slump is starting to become a headache for the stock market. On Monday, oil plunged, dipping for a time below $50 ...
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Greek Police: Weapons in Xeros’ Hideout Are Unused
The weapons that Greek Police found during the arrest of recaptured convicted terrorist Christodoulos Xeros have not been used before. According to a police announcement, the pistol that was found on Xeros as well as the three pistols and eight Kalashnikov rifles confiscated in the Anavissos hideout have not been used for any terrorist or other criminal act. The counter-terrorism unit continues its search in the other hideout, in Loutraki. (source: ana-mpa)
Labels: Act Of Terror, Crime and Justice, Politics and Government, Society and Culture
Germany, France Take Calculated Risk With Grexit Talk
By Madeline Chambers and Elizabeth PineauBERLIN/PARIS (Reuters) - Evoking a possible Greek exit from the euro zone, Germany and France are taking a coordinated and calculated risk in the hope of averting a leftist victory in Greece's general election on Jan. 25.The intention, according to Michael Huether, head of Germany's IW economic institute, is to make clear that other euro area countries "can get on well without Greece, but Greece cannot get on without Europe", and to warn that the left-wing Syriza party would bring disaster on the country.Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras, whose party leads in opinion polls, insists he wants to keep Greece in the euro. However, he has promised to end austerity imposed by foreign creditors under the country's bailout deal if he wins power, and wants part of the 240 billion euros lent by the EU and IMF written off.The risk is that the European Union's two main powers are seen by Greeks as interfering and threatening them, provoking a backlash after a six-year recession that shrunk their economy by 20 percent and put one in four workers out of a job.French President Francois Hollande said on Monday it was up to the Greek people to decide whether they wanted to stay in the single currency, while a German magazine reported that Berlin no longer feared a "Grexit" would endanger the entire euro area.Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman did not explicitly deny the weekend "Der Spiegel" report but said: "The aim has been to stabilise the euro zone with all its members, including Greece. There has been no change in our stance."Merkel and Hollande conferred by telephone during the winter holidays and will meet in Strasbourg on Sunday with European Parliament President Martin Schulz for what a French diplomatic source insisted were not crisis talks on Greece.Should centre-right Prime Minister Antonis Samaras lose power in the election, the real issue was how a Syriza-led government might seek to reschedule Greece's debt, not its place in the euro, the French source said.Paris and Berlin have underlined that any new government in Athens would have to honour the country's obligation to repay the bailout loans received since 2010.In an article in the Huffington Post, Tsipras accused German conservatives of spreading "old wives' tales", singling out Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble. Syriza, a coalition of former communist and independent leftist groups, "is not an ogre, or a big threat to Europe, but the voice of reason," he wrote.Syriza's promise to reverse cuts in basic pensions and the minimum wage has won some sympathy in France and Italy, where centre-left governments are seeking more fiscal leeway from EU authorities to revive growth."The Greeks vote as they want, and whatever the vote the commitments made to Europe by Greece must be respected," French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Tuesday.German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel, leader of the centre-left Social Democrats, delivered an identical message.BETTER EQUIPPEDEU, German and French officials say privately that the euro zone is better equipped to withstand a possible Greek departure than it was at the time of the last knife-edge election in 2012. The 19-nation currency area now has a permanent sovereign rescue fund and elements of a banking union in place, and European banks have reduced their exposure to Greece.Reaction on debt markets since Samaras's gamble of bringing forward a presidential vote failed last month, triggering a snap general election, suggests investors see the risk as largely confined to Greece rather than the wider euro area.Some German politicians have trumpeted that message bluntly."The time when we had to rescue Greece is over," said Michael Fuchs, deputy parliamentary floor leader of Merkel's CDU party. "There is no potential for political blackmail any more. Greece is no longer of systemic importance to the euro."European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker went farthest of any EU leader with a stark and unusual warning to Greeks last month not to vote the "wrong" way for "extremists".But a minority of politicians and commentators in Paris and Berlin question the wisdom of discussing a possible "Grexit", arguing that it could backfire politically and financially.Bavarian State Premier Horst Seehofer, a Merkel ally, told Die Welt newspaper: "We should not appear as a schoolmaster in the Greek election." That could lead to an undesirable result, he said.The conservative Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung questioned whether it was safe to assume there would be no contagion if Greece left the euro.Social Democratic German deputy labour minister Joerg Asmussen has been quietly talking to Tsipras to try to instil a sense of financial realism and moderate his demands in case he wins.($1 = 0.8386 euros)(Additional reporting by John Irish in Paris; Writing by Paul Taylor; editing by David Stamp)Join the conversation about this story »
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Homer is a Tradition, not a Person, British Historian Says
Homer should not be thought of as a person but as a tradition, said historian and award-winning author Adam Nicolson. In his latest book titled “Why Homer Matters,” Nicolson claims that the two most important books in Western civilization are “Iliad” and “Odyssey.” And as such, they are not written by a person, but by a whole culture. In an article published by National Geographic, Nicolson said, “I think it’s a mistake to think of Homer as a person. Homer is an “it.” A tradition. An entire culture coming up with ever more refined and ever more understanding ways of telling stories that are important to it. Homer is essentially shared.” Nicolson’s theory is that the two great epic poems written by Homer in eighth century B.C. are not works of the era but a product of the tradition of ancient Greece that goes back a millennium before they were actually written. The writer said in his National Geographic interview that his understanding of Homer’s work came to him in an “epiphany” while sailing the west coast of the British Isles and the Atlantic coast, and opening “Odyssey” after 25 years: “Odysseus is the great metaphor for all of our lives: struggling with storms, coming across incredibly seductive nymphs, finding himself trapped between impossible choices. I suddenly thought, this is talking to me in a way I would never have guessed before.” Speaking of his “epiphany” Nicolson said, “I found myself confronted with what felt like the truth – like somebody was telling me what it was like to be alive on Earth, in the figure of Odysseus.”
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European Parliament President: Greece Will Remain in the Eurozone
European Parliament President Martin Schulz late on Monday expressed the confidence that Greece will remain in the Eurozone and described talks on a possible “Grexit” as speculation. He added that he has already told Greek main opposition SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras that a unilateral moratorium of payments would trigger a similar moratorium on the part of the EU. He stressed, however, that the markets turmoil has never been caused by Tsipras’ statements but by the Brussels and Berlin standoff. In an interview with German broadcaster ZD, Schulz said Greece was a member of the Eurozone and “I believe it will remain a member of the Eurozone.” “My advice is that we wait for the January 25 elections. They all act as if Tsipras has already won the elections. Even if SYRIZA is the leading party, it will have to form a coalition. I cannot see any coalition partner that would support its radical positions,” he said. “All members of the EU and the Eurozone, regardless of which government is in power, are aware of their responsibilities. I think this applies to Mr. Tsipras as well. Of course he has an extreme rhetoric, but I must say it again: he will not be able to govern alone and for the things he promises there, I cannot see how he can get a majority in Parliament. So he will have to make compromises in Greece and compromises with the European partners.” (source: ana-mpa)
Venizelos Says PASOK Greece’s Savior
PASOK Socialist leader Evangelos Venizelos said Greece will need a coalition government after the Jan. 25 elections because no party can win a majority. The post Venizelos Says PASOK Greece’s Savior appeared first on The National Herald.
Home Office agrees to fund search for Ben Needham
Family of toddler who went missing on Kos, Greece more than 20 years ago wants leads and possible sightings investigatedThe Home Office has agreed to fund a team of British detectives to help search for toddler Ben Needham who went missing in Greece more than 20 years ago.Ben, from Sheffield, vanished on 24 July 1991 after travelling to the Greek island of Kos with his mother and grandparents. Continue reading...
Greece resists
A police attack on a group of workers on Monday of this week gave an indication of what Greece’s election campaign will be like. Striking migrant workers were occupying a recycling plant near Athens. They hadn’t been paid, so shut the place down and ...
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Murderer of Author Menis Koumandareas Arrested and Prosecuted
Greek Police have arrested a 25-year-old Romanian man who confessed that he murdered author Menis Koumandareas in order to rob him. The criminal prosecutor has filed charges of premeditated murder against him and his accomplice, a 29-year-old man, also from Romania. 83-year-old Koumandareas, one of Greece’s most acclaimed authors, was strangled at his home in Kypseli, Athens, in the early hours of December 6, 2014. Police had launched an investigation that led to the suspect’s arrest. The Romanian man confessed to the murder after hours of interrogation. He also said that he had an accomplice who is wanted by police. According to a police report, the Romanian who is referred to as Stefan S., was arrested yesterday at Victoria Square in downtown Athens. The man had friendly relations with Koumandareas and his number was found on the author’s cell phone. He confessed that he visited the author’s home with his compatriot in order to ask him for money. The two men knew that Koumandareas had cash from a house he had recently sold. The Romanian man said that Koumandareas refused to give them the money and the three men wrangled. He said that the author was pushed and hit his head as he fell, causing his death. However, the coroner’s report said that the death was caused by strangulation. Police found genetic material of two other men in Koumandareas’ apartment, the one matching the Romanian man’s DNA. The prosecutor has filed criminal charges against the Romanian man, while his accomplice is still wanted by police.
Greek PM and Opposition Leader Attend Epiphany Celebration
Greek Prime Minister and New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras attended the Epiphany celebration on Tuesday in the city of Kavala, Greece. After the ceremony, Samaras offered wishes for health to all Greeks and “progress for our country; now that it is standing on its feet, may it never slide back.” The waters blessing ceremony was held at the city port where swimmers, defying low temperatures, jumped into the sea to collect the cross. Dimitris Giannikopoulos, 35, an employee at the Manpower Employment Organization (OAED) of Kavala, was the lucky one to collect the cross. Samaras congratulated all swimmers and wished them health and enlightenment. Greek main opposition SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras attended the Epiphany ceremony at the port of Piraeus. “Today is an important day for the Orthodoxy, a bright celebration for the Greek people. I wish that the light of justice and truth warms our country from this day forward,” Tsipras said after the end of the ceremony and while visiting the Piraeus City Theater. The waters blessing ceremony, officiated by the Archbishop of Athens and all Greece Ieronymos, was held at the country’s main port, where Special Forces men jumped into the sea to collect the cross. The government was represented by Education and Religious Affairs Minister Andreas Loverdos, who wished a “happy new year and that we may all be enlightened by the light of reason.” (source: ana-mpa)
Greek Eurozone exit could be on the horizon
The uncertainty shrouding the Greek economy continues with as much zeal as ever as the seemingly hapless state embarks upon a New Year. With the failure of the Greek parliament to elect a new president on December 19, snap elections have been scheduled for ...
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Europeans quash Grexit talk, parties tackle new issues
As some European officials sought to dampen talk of a possible Greek exit from the euro, New Democracy and SYRIZA on Tuesday broadened the scope of the debate ahead of the January 25 elections. Several officials in Brussels rejected mounting speculation a... ...
Greek vacationer murdered by Englishman in London
An Englishman was charged on Tuesday with murdering a 43-year-old Greek in London, where the latter was on vacation. Menelaos Alygizakis was struck over the head at a bus stop outside Waterloo Station in the early hours of Saturday. He died from head inju... ...
The Carnival-like Custom of ‘Ragoutsaria’
The “Ragoutsaria” celebration starts today in the city of Kastoria, northern Greece, and will continue through Thursday, January 8, seeing locals donning costumes and dancing in the streets. The Ragoutsaria is a centuries old custom and a revival of ancient Dionysian rites. Celebrations begin on January 6, the day of Epiphany, in a festive atmosphere that gives Kastoria a special color. Men and women, young and old, are organized in “crowds,” each with its own costumes and traditional orchestra, and dance wildly in the streets. The festivities culminate on January 8, the Paterista, as locals call it, the day of the celebration of Saint Dominique, with a great carnival parade. Early in the afternoon, all the dancing crowd satirizes persons and events singing with effortless ingenuity. The best of them are awarded by the City of Kastoria, which organizes the three-day festivities. The crowds and spectators gather at Doltso, the old medieval square, a place that played an important role in people’s unity and maintaining traditions during the Turkish occupation. At Doltso, a wild revelry begins with the crowd trying to out-sing each other and play their music louder than everyone else. The custom’s name and origin is traced in classical antiquity and has survived until today via the Romans and Byzantines. It is very likely that the name comes from the Latin word “rogatores,” which means beggars, something that aptly defines many of the costumes. The masked men go around houses and ask for gifts in exchange of chasing evil spirits away. The three-day “Ragoutsaria” is one of Kastoria’s tourist attractions, as the city sees more and more visitors each year.
Greek Cyprus says no talks while Turkish ships mount challenge on gas
Greek Cypriot leader Nicos Anastasiades vowed on Monday to stay away from peace talks with Turkey as long as Turkish ships remained off the cost of the island, threatening its right to search for natural gas. Turkey dispatched a research vessel to waters ...
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In Italian hospital since ferry fire, last Greek returns home
Petros Lianos, the last Greek national who had remained hospitalized in Italy after being rescued from the Norman Atlantic following a fire that broke out on the Italian-flagged, Greek-chartered vessel on December 28, returned to Athens on Monday. On the ... ...
Caretaker interior minister seeks vote for all 18-year-olds
Caretaker Interior Minister Michalis Theocharidis (photo) told political parties on Monday that he would examine the possibility of intervening to ensure that some 100,000 18-year-old Greeks would be able to vote in the January 25 elections. Greece’s elec... ...
Bloodbath: Sensex tanks 855 pts on Greece woes, oil gloom
MUMBAI: The benchmark Sensex on Tuesday plummeted by 855 points in its worst crash in five and a half years as stock markets globally went into a ...
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Greek crisis causing uncertainty for euro
Speculation of a Greek exit intensified Monday after Der Spiegel magazine reported that Germany was willing to let Greece leave the bloc if the ...
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SYRIZA's programme for the rescue of Greek and European capitalism
In reality, it is shaped by SYRIZA's goal of convincing Greek and European capitalism that it is the party best suited to avert an impending disaster.
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Deutsche Telekom Greek Unit to Face Higher Costs in Euro Exit
RELIANCE ON GREEK OPERATIONS TO PARE DEBT: since the last round of speculation over a euro exit, OTE has sold assets in Serbia and ...
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Tarpon Springs Greeks prepare for cross-diving
Today, they will dive into Spring Bayou, each hoping to retrieve the white cross tossed by the archbishop during St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox ...
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Retailers Expect Further Growth in Sales
The is4profit team April 27, 2014
CBI findings show fifth consecutive month of sales growth
Optimism among UK retailers is at a three year high, according to the CBI’s latest monthly Distributive Trades Survey.
Retail sales have grown strongly in the year to April and have shown year-on-year growth for the fifth consecutive month. Furthermore, the CBI’s findings show that they are expected to grow at an even faster pace next month, with 48% of the retailers surveyed expecting sales to rise, compared to only 5% who expect them to fall.
Among the retail sectors, grocers, footwear & leather and hardware & DIY recorded particularly strong annual sales growth. Internet retail sales also continued to perform strongly, with the volume of sales rising at the highest annual rate since November 2012.
Overall, 42% of respondents reported that sales volumes were up on a year ago, while 12% said they were down.
Barry Williams, Chair of the CBI Distributive Trades Survey Panel, said:
“The high street has a spring in its step – retailers performed well in April and enjoyed a strong rise in sales compared with this time last year. It’s a welcome rebound from March, largely down to the later timing of Mother’s Day and Easter.
“This latest survey echoes the current drumbeat of positive economic news. The trick now is for this to become a consistent theme, and deliver much needed support to household spending and economic growth in the months ahead.”
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In Which We Actually Have to Discuss "Reality Television"...
I would have liked to go my entire adult life without having to stoop to discuss "reality" television in any real seriousness. Class this morning focused on gender, gender identity, sexual orientation and ...almost the moment I started breaking down the variations in sexual orientation a woman raised her hand and made a long commentary about the "Real World".
I was more than a little aware of the story. It's been pretty well covered by gay-friendly entertainment blogs. (Heck, if we're to be honest, I used to have a subscription to the site he was on when I was in college...yes, I've seen the person in question naked in real time) If ever a story showcased both the casual affirmation of Kinsey 3's and 4's behaviorally, and the rigidity of the operationalization of sexual identity its this one.
Here's how sexual identity and societal expectations regarding both gender and sexuality can differ drastically. Dustin Zito is young, and apparently identifies as straight. At some point in his recent past, he did some modeling for FratMen- a site that cherry picks young, brawny "All-American*" college aged men to leer and pose suggestively and exude virility and hyper-masculinity (otherwise known as pseudo-"heterosexuality") while at the same time winking and posing for the objectifying gay male gaze at a rather expensive membership charge.
(*read-ambiguously European/"White"-a definite conversation for another post) Essentially, to pander to the archetypal fratboy motif.
This eventually morphed into a webcam centric website where scores of the guys would move to a building and basically fulfill vaugely homo erotic fantasies for the viewership- the lionshare of whom were likely male and identify as gay-which proved to be very marketable despite its softcore tease approach and the coyness with which all of its "actors" presented their sexualities. The professed sexual identities of the participants ranged from the staunchly heterosexual whilst playing around with a more mailable "boys will be boys" wink and flex. And its much this way with the sexual identities of "gay for pay" sex workers; many of whom identify as heterosexual in their personal lives whilst being behaviorally "gay" in their semi-professional one. Its a particularly old story when it comes to profitability and porn, but it speaks a great deal to the variation that exists within ranges of sexual behavior and the operational definitions that we so imperfectly use to define them. This all dovetails nicely with the now timeless Kinsey research, as most people tend to fall in the central limit of the bell curve distribution regarding their sexual reality and merely conform to the social expectations about the sexual identity they've adopted beyond that. In other words, what people do when it comes to sexual experiences and attractions and what people SAY they do, vary wildly. This is rooted in stigma and the archly homophobic social controls that sanction even the merest indication of same sex attraction, but the effects provide a profound and troubling distortion in cultural behavior and identity.
Cut to now, while the Real World, the "reality" show that started it all, indelicately stumbles its way through this incredibly complex social issue. It doesn't help that, Zito, perhaps as uncomfortable with his understanding of his own sexual identity, internalizes and displays when confronted about the prospect of having an openly gay roommate on camera open and abject homophobia. Those of us who were both familiar with the "character" Zito was during his time with Fratpad and the "role" he's taken on while on the Real World were somewhat expectant of a "bisexual horror show". The anxiety and societal discomfort brought to bare on men who express the merest deviation from the presumption of masculinity can be searing in its intensity, but for a man who identifies as straight to admit to having had sexual contact with other men- for money- and then to present himself as heterosexual in our society a difficult pill to swallow.
In my experience, both sides of the Kinsey curve seem to reject the notion that bisexuals exist in earnest, or more aptly that people transition from attraction and relationships both of a sexual and an interpersonal nature from one gender to the other. So much so, that our culture tends to force the duality of adult sexuality as though its inherently inflexible. The lines in the sand are so fixed and associated so rigidly so early that we clutch our pearls when boys aged 5 paint their toenails pink. A lot of this is, as I've alluded to in other posts on the subject, rooted in the cold war propaganda wars that reinforced such hyper-conformity. The result on the individual is the sort of ineternalized self loathing, externalized homophobia and general purpose repression and denial so oddly showcased here. Zito confessed before others "outted" him that he was uncomfortable around gay people and alluded to them being predatory.
The result on the other "castmembers" seems to be outright and blatant homophobia. The girl he was seeing feels "betrayed" and questions whether she should be tested. The rest of the cast seems oddly insistant that his omissions are more damaging and egregious than they are. If we removed the specter of homosexual sex from this senario, would Zito suffer any stigma for incidental sex on camera for money? Likely not enough for people to feel "betrayed" by his not telling them sooner.
More amusingly, I don't find much difference in the "whoring" any of he and his fellow cast mates are doing on the Real World: Las Vegas compared to what he was doing..."showcasing" himself in underwear in a different house in LA. Both cases involve opportunistic, attention seekers looking for their next big break. And while the Real World cast seemed scandalized about the prospect of male/male sex, the next week's preview was all about two hawt girls making out. Ahhh, the mind boggles.
On a less bizarro-land note: Ra Ra Riot's newest album "the Orchard" is to die for. That is all.
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Party Cabals: Drug War’s Only Winners
March 1, 2013 JAG JAG, Politics
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The recent news of a CIA torture jet crashing with four tons of cocaine in Mexico was a sobering reminder that the drug war as we know it benefited both the Clinton and Bush dynasties, all the while bringing the United States incarceration rate to the point we have 25% of the worlds prisoners while being only 5% of the global population; this according to Kara Gotsch of the American Civil Liberties Union.
Excerpt: Obstruction of Justice - The Mena Connection (1996) On August 23, 1987, two teenage boys, Kevin Ives, 17, and Don Henry, 16, stumbled upon a CIA drug smuggling operation in Mena, Arkansas and were brutally murdered at the scene. Their bodies were laid across nearby railroad tracks and mutilated by a passing train. Obstruction of Justice: The Mena Connection gives us a vivid insight into the cover-up of these and many other Arkansas murders, and offers a chilling look into the "Dixie Mafia" of corrupt prosecutors, spooks and drug dealers who would claim among its ranks an Arkansas governor and future president Bill Clinton; as well as federal officials in the George H.W. Bush administration.
Obstruction of Justice - The Mena Connection (1996)
If Clinton didn't win the 1992 primaries and, say, Paul Tsongas became the Democratic candidate and possible president, ongoing investigations into the CIA drug trafficking would continue.
But if Clinton was elected in the primaries, the GOP couldn't lose. Clinton, having been mired in the drug smuggling scandal in Mena, would immediately drop the investigations into the Iran-Contra scandal and coke smuggling operations; thus protecting himself and the GOP cohorts. And if Bush was re-elected, the investigations would also continue to be stymied. Either way, Democratic and GOP cabals involved in the drug trafficking would be spared.
The GOP Connection
Mary Matlin, a far-right GOP political strategist, and her husband, James Carville, Clinton's "Democratic" campaign manager. Under Carville's watch, the GOP took both Houses and kept them for 12 years, which insured all legislation introduced and signed by Clinton was written by, or approved by a Republican Congress.
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Hillary's Sopranos Spoof This ad, a spoof of the fictional Sopranos Mafia family, is too close to the unsettling reality of the Dixie Mafia; at least for those who still remember the events in Mena, Arkansas.
The Proposed Clinton Dynasty in Planning
If Clinton didn't win the primaries and, say, Paul Tsongas became the Democratic candidate and possible president, ongoing investigations into the CIA drug trafficking would continue. But if Clinton was elected in the primaries, the GOP couldn't lose. Clinton, having been mired in the drug smuggling scandal in Mena, would immediately drop the investigations into the Iran-Contra scandal and coke smuggling operations; thus protecting himself and the GOP cohorts. And if Bush was re-elected, the investigations would also continue to be stymied. Either way, Democratic and GOP cabals involved in the drug trafficking would be spared
Dixie Mafia 101: Buy the Coroner, Conceal Murders or Frame Enemies
A critical player in any corrupt administration is the coroner, whom can make the difference as to whether or not a homicide will be prosecuted or even known. Malak's ruling that the boys deaths were accidental was contradicted by stab wounds on Don Henry's back and the fact that Kevin Ives face had been crushed with a rifle butt before being laid on the tracks. Not only did Clinton back Malak, who suggested the boys got stoned and fell asleep on the tracks, he approved a raise at the height of the uproar over the corruption. The deaths were eventually ruled homicides. This was one of many instances where the coroner fabricated the cause of death to protect federal officials, Clinton cronies and Clinton himself.
Some of the rulings he came up with were an outright mockery of justice. For example, James "Dewey" Milam, a man who had been murdered and decapitated, was ruled a death by natural cause: an ulcer. Milam's head was missing, and according to Malak he tested the family dog and found that he had eaten it. Weeks later, however, Milam's missing head turned up and it was revealed the head had been severed by a sharp blade. Apparently, the dog had taught himself to use a Ginsu and was so hungry at the time he ate the skull as well.
In another case, Raymond Albright, who was shot five times, was declared a suicide by Malak, and similarly, was eventually reversed and declared a homicide.
At the time, Malak's superior was the Director of the Arkansas Department of Health, Jocelyn Elders. She not only backed Malak but gave him a 41% raise. President Clinton would later reward Elders with a job as Surgeon General of the United States. To quote Mara Leveritt's Feb. 12, 1999 column in the Arkansas Times "A Selective Passion for Truth":
"Last week I suggested that, rather than probing ad nauseum the president's lies about his extra-marital alliance(s), Washington could do us a favor by turning its investigative lights onto a question with some genuine national significance, to wit:
"Precisely what was the relationship between various branches of the government, particularly the CIA, and this country's super-cocaine kingpins, such as Arkansas's own Barry Seal, during the 1980s? The column did not exactly provoke a stampede to pick up the gauntlet. As I had outlined, there are powerful, bipartisan reasons why the questions about Seal have languished. Republicans don't want to touch them for fear of where the answers might lead. The trail already points to the offices of former presidents Ronald Reagan and George Bush. Likewise, Democrats are not keen on kicking up a lot of dirt about Barry Seal, a major cocaine smuggler who, for reasons that remain a mystery, was allowed to base his multi-million-dollar operation in Arkansas, under the very eye of the Arkansas State Police, for four years while Bill Clinton was governor."
In regards to the unwinnable "War on Drugs" and the incarceration of millions for the brain's vulnerability to addiction, there will be no justice under any Clinton administration, because unearthing what happened in Mena, Arkansas will be, for Hillary, a huge conflict of interest just as much as when her husband was president, and as it is now for the present Bush administration.
Why the GOP wanted Clinton to Win the 1992 Democratic Primaries, and why they want Hillary to Win in 2008 if the GOP Candidate Can't
Did then-Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton have ties to the CIA-Contra coke trafficking that ensnared Oliver North and the Bush administration?
Did his participation help him gain the presidency, with tactical GOP support during the Democratic primaries? If it sounds absurd, consider this: if Clinton didn't win the primaries and, say, Paul Tsongas became the Democratic candidate and possible president, ongoing investigations into the CIA drug trafficking would continue. But if Clinton was elected in the primaries, the GOP couldn't lose. Clinton, having been mired in the drug smuggling scandal in Mena, would immediately drop the investigations into the Iran-Contra scandal and coke smuggling operations; thus protecting himself and the GOP cohorts. And if Bush was re-elected, the investigations would also continue to be stymied. Either way, Democratic and GOP cabals involved in the drug trafficking would be spared.
James Carville, Clinton's campaign manager, was and is married to Mary Matlin , who worked for George H. W. Bush's 1992 campaign for re-election. So Clinton's "Democratic" campaign manager was sleeping with a Republican "enemy" that had enough influence to use GOP resources to help Clinton defeat his opponents in the Democratic primaries, and tacitly position him as Democratic candidate. Moreover, if she so chose, those same resources could be used to undermine and defeat Bush if he ran against Clinton. Leaks, sabotage, covert funding could all come into play.
Assuming Carville asked his wife to help him get Clinton into office, and she agreed, it's obvious that Matlin's influence was invaluable but came at a price, a sobering one. As time passed, the world came to realize that Carville was clearly the number one reason the Republicans took both houses in 1994, just two years into Clinton's presidency, and why the GOP controlled both houses for 12 years, which insured all legislation introduced and signed by Clinton was written by, or approved by a Republican Congress.
A telling instance of Carville's true colors was after the Democrats' victory in the 2006 midterm election, when the Democrats finally took both Houses back. Carville criticized Howard Deann , the DNC Chair and actually called for his ouster after doing the job Carville was entrusted with since 1992.
More GOP Chums
In another instance of GOP strategists and power players going to bat for the Clintons, consider Rupert Murdoch's fund raisers for Hillary Clinton this year. The motives here may be entirely different though. It's likely he's convinced she's the easiest candidate to beat, and is trying to use his media assets to quietly position her as the Democratic candidate for president.
And then, once the GOP candidate is chosen in the primaries, whom will almost certainly be Rudy Giuliani, he will open fire...
Eve Goldberg's "Prisons of Profit" mp3
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We have 25% of the world's prisoners but we're only 5% of the world's population. This brood of vipers is now feeding our prison economy with the cheapest labor possible- prison labor, hoping to eliminate the need for undocumented workers. The prison labor will be those arrested on minor drug charges in our current "War on Drugs" and that means another American generation of youth. And when these youth come out as scarred and angry men, do you think they will be "rehabilitated" or vent that anger on a society that allowed this obscenity to occur?
http://impiousdigest.com/wp-content/uploads/Failed_Drug_Laws_Judge_Jim_Gray.mp3 Judge Jim Gray on Failed Drug Laws mp3"If we can't stop the sale of drugs inside our own prisons, how can we expect to stop it in our streets?" Jim Gray, Superior Court Judge. The groups who are winning in the "drug war": drug lords , politicians, terrorists funded by the black market profits of drug prohibition. Who's losing? everybody else.
Think Drug Prohibition Works? So did these Guys
From dumb asses, dumb ideas.... the Klan lobbied fiercely for prohibition laws that ultimately, led to the greatest epidemic of organized crime and political corruption in US history. And why did they go after alcohol? to stop alcohol related crime!
The National Security Archives obtained the hand-written notebooks of Oliver North, the National Security Council aide who helped run the contra war and other Reagan administration covert operations, through a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed in 1989. North is now a "respected" pundit for MSNBC. Not bad for a major coke dealer. Whistleblower Mike Ruppert on CIA and Drug Running Click here for video.
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From the source site: Many police officers are asking the question: if prohibition didn't work for alcohol, why are we in denial about it working for other things? LEAP is a major initiative now, and gaining steam. Check out www.leap.cc for more. Filmed and narrated by Mike Gray Produced by Common Sense for Drug Policy
How Both Parties Terrorize Americans
There's more than one way to instill a sense of terror in Americans. The most effective and common is "the elephant in the bedroom" type of terrorism wherein those clearly responsible, such as corrupt authorities, are ignored by the press. Americans thus believe they have no one whom they can voice their legitimate grievances to, no objective press bold enough to take their cause.
To present the illusion of watchdogs serving a public interest, to conceal their role in protecting legislators who knowingly enrich terrorists and drug lords, to conceal the bipartisan cabals feeding a prison economy by ensuring the disproportionate incarceration of an addicted generation of American youth, media companies focus their attention on relative political misdemeanors or even non-criminal acts such as the firing of federal prosecutors, or presidential infidelity to to his spouse. Here is an example of how the Drug War will affect you directly if you remain silent:
If you think immigration is a problem, just wait until your children become victims of the "War on Drugs" and are incarcerated, on mandatory sentences, to work in the same fields once worked by illegal immigrants. It's already happening in Colorado, a product of neo-eugenicist masons like Tom Tancredo and the like. This brood of vipers is planning to feed our prison economy with the cheapest labor possible and thus eliminate the need for undocumented workers. The prison labor will be those arrested on minor drug charges, another generation of our American youth. And when these youth come out as scarred and angry men, do you think they will be "rehabilitated" or vent that anger on a society that allowed this obscenity to occur? According to Kara Gotsch of the American Civil Liberties Union:
"We have 25% of the world's prisoners but we're only 5% of the world's population."
Further, author Eve Goldberg writes:
"Like the military industrial complex, the prison industrial complex is an interweaving of private business and government interests. Its twofold purpose is profit and social control. Its public rationale is the fight against crime."
Eve Goldberg
One thinks, at first, that no misdeed escapes the radar of the media. That is, until they realize the crimes against humanity the press has clearly chosen to ignore. The "War on Drugs" is designed to reap the illicit black market profits of prohibition, the blood money shared by Democrat/Republican cabals and drug lords. Prohibition favors the drug dealers and always has, making those who support the drug war justly suspect conspirators in the criminal enterprises of the drug lords they claim to defend us against. That many indignant and conscientious Americans in law enforcement and the judiciary know this is without question, but also without question is that the mass media refuses to address the obvious, the elephant in the bedroom. Another example is major political assassinations clouded in undue secrecy and blatant obstruction of justice. This is textbook psychological warfare, abetted by major papers and news agencies who immediately portray the obvious criminals as above reproach, and whom unite to slander and repress the speech of whistleblowers with the temerity to question them.
"The prestige of government has undoubtedly been lowered considerably by the prohibition law. For nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced. It is an open secret that the dangerous increase of crime in this country is closely connected with this."
Albert Einstein My First Impression of the U.S.A. (1921)
Behold the photos on the right. What did Al Capone and the Klansman have in common? both favored the nation's first drug prohibition law, the Prohibition Act. The KKK, in fact, was instrumental in passing the alcohol Prohibition laws that led to the greatest spike in organized crime our nation had ever seen. And why was Prohibition passed? to reduce alcohol related crime!
The fact of the matter is, whenever you see a politician that favors drug prohibition laws, you're seeing a man whose policies favor organized crime. He knows this and he takes you for a fool. So ask yourself if there's something in it for him, just as there was for corrupt Chicago politicians bootleggers put or kept in power. Ask yourself sincerely if your support for such a man actually empowers drug lords, and if you voted for this person, ask yourself if the ass reaming you just got from him was worth the false sense of security.
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Goro's down on his luck. He keeps losing jobs and has little money. One day he meets a fortune-teller outside of a pet store who predicts that his luck will change.
Aquarion Evol 12 Nov.
The "Abductors" Invaders from Altea come to Earth with only one purpose, to harvest humans.
Boys Over Flowers 30 Apr.
Makino Tsukushi: a girl who comes from a poor family just wants to get through her 2 last years at Eitoku Gakuen, quietly.
Brynhildr in the Darkness 01 Oct.
When he was a child, Murakami was infatuated with a girl he called Kuroneko. She insisted on knowing about aliens and having met them, but no one believed her, even young Murakami was skeptical.
Brynhildr in the Darkness Special 01 Oct.
Unaired episode 11.5 included with the second Blu-ray/DVD volume.
Chihayafuru 2nd Season 24 Mar.
Chihaya Ayase is obsessed with developing her school's competitive karuta club, nursing daunting ambitions like winning the national team championship at the Omi Jingu and becoming the Queen, the b
Clannad 07 May.
Okazaki Tomoya is a delinquent who finds life dull and believes he'll never amount to anything. Along with his friend Sunohara, he skips school and plans to waste his high school days away.
Clannad: Another World, Tomoyo Chapter 02 Oct.
In an alternate universe to the original Clannad anime, Okazaki Tomoya is dating Sakagami Tomoyo in the 24th and final episode of Clannad.
D.N. Angel 11 May.
Niwa Daisuke is your average teenager, until his fourteenth birthday. He tries to declare his love to the girl of his dreams, but fails.
Domestic Girlfriend 10 Jan.
In their teenage years, few things can hurt people more than the heartaches that come with unrequited love.
Dragon Pilot: Hisone and Masotan 26 Sep.
Straightforward and innocent Hisone Amakasu is a Self-Defense Force rookie stationed at the Air Self-Defense Force's Gifu Base.
Fushigi Yuugi 23 Dec.
While visiting the National Library, junior-high students Miaka Yuuki and Yui Hongo are transported into the world of a mysterious book set in ancient China, “The Universe of The Four Gods.” Miaka
Girls Bravo 03 Jun.
Small for his age, Yukinari has been bullied and abused by girls all his life.
Girls Bravo: Second Season 15 Sep.
Golden Time 27 Dec.
Due to a tragic accident, Banri Tada is struck with amnesia, dissolving the memories of his hometown and past.
Hand Maid May 12 Jun.
Saotome Kazuya is a computer whiz. One day his friend Nanbara, threatens him with a computer virus. Trying to stop the virus, Kazuya ends up making a special order.
Heaven's Lost Property 13 Jun.
Sakurai Tomoki has been having the same strange dream since he was a child and would wake up in tears. Sugata, an upperclassman at his school, believes the dream to be of the new continent.
Hell Girl 13 Jun.
Somewhere in the vast sea of the Internet, there's a website that can only be accessed at the stroke of midnight.
Here is Greenwood 12 Jul.
Hasukawa Kazuya is in a terrible bind. His brother's new wife is also the woman that Kazuya secretly loves.
Honey and Clover 17 Jun.
Takemoto Yuuta, Mayama Takumi, and Morita Shinobu are college students who share the small apartment.
Honey and Clover II 17 Jun.
The sequel and final installment to the highly popular series once again delves into the life stories and love lives of Takemoto Yuuta, Mayama Takumi and Morita Shinobu.
Honey and Clover Specials 15 Sep.
Two side stories:
Chapter L (1) about Lohmeyer/Romaiya sempai.
Chapter F (2) about Miwako finding ways to make fun of Yamazaki.
InuYasha 23 Jun.
Higurashi Kagome, after being pulled down a well by a demon, finds herself in Feudal Japan, where she learns that a powerful jewel has been reborn inside her body.
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The top NFL draft prospect for each Top 25 college football team
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Could Georgia's Jake Fromm end up the first QB taken in next year's draft? Dale Zanine/USA TODAY Sports
From potential No. 1 overall picks like Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence and Alabama QB Tua Tagovailoa to dynamic playmakers like Oklahoma WR CeeDee Lamb and Wisconsin RB Jonathan Taylor, these are the top future NFL draft prospects for every Top 25 team.
No. 1 Clemson: QB Trevor Lawrence
The beauty of what Dabo Swinney has done at Clemson is that the roster no longer has just one or two future NFL stars. No, the Tigers are loaded with draft prospects, but if we have to choose only one, there's little doubt about who it'll be. Lawrence seemed like a future No. 1 selection when he was a sophomore in high school, so now that he has a national title under his belt, he's about as close to a sure thing as there is. -- David M. Hale
No. 2 Alabama: QB Tua Tagovailoa
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We've already got folks in Miami using the hashtag #TankForTua in hopes of landing the star quarterback in next year's draft. And you can't blame them. Tagovailoa might be a tad undersized at 6-foot-1 and maybe his injuries last season give you pause, but his play doesn't. Although his arm strength is certainly there, it's his accuracy and anticipation that really set him apart. Not only can he hit fit the ball through tight windows but he can see those windows opening before they do. -- Alex Scarborough
No. 3 Oklahoma: WR CeeDee Lamb
The Sooners have been pumping wide receivers into the NFL lately, and Lamb figures to be the next after hauling in 111 receptions and 18 touchdowns his first two seasons in Norman. -- Jake Trotter
No. 4 Georgia: QB Jake Fromm
College football drooled over Tua Tagovailoa last season, but don't be surprised if it's Fromm who puts himself in position to be the first quarterback taken in next year's draft. What he lacks in flash, he more than makes up for in substance. Just look at how he carved up Alabama's defense in the SEC championship game. He's accurate, with a career completion percentage of roughly 65 percent, and his touchdown-to-interception ratio (54-to-13, so, better than 4-to-1) is out of this world. In an NFL that still values the prototypical pocket passer, Fromm fits the bill. -- Scarborough
No. 5 Ohio State: DE Chase Young
Young is the heir apparent to the Bosa Empire in Columbus this season. He did enough during his sophomore season to land on the radar of NFL scouts. This year, with the help of two veteran coaches who have produced enough first-rounders on the defensive line to fill an NFL roster, Young will have the opportunity to lead the pack of another talented group of Buckeyes with NFL decisions to make at the end of the season. -- Dan Murphy
No. 6 Notre Dame: DE Khalid Kareem
Kareem will be racing classmate Julian Okwara to opposing quarterbacks on a regular basis this fall. In the eyes of NFL scouts, he has a slight leg up on Okwara in the competition to be Notre Dame's best prospect. They could boost each other's stock by working in tandem in 2019. -- Murphy
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No. 7 Texas: WR Collin Johnson
Johnson considered going pro after a breakout 2018 season. Now the undisputed No. 1 target for QB Sam Ehlinger, 6-6 Johnson could be in for a monster final season with the Longhorns. -- Trotter
No. 8 Florida: CB CJ Henderson
Already touted as a possible first-round pick in 2020, Henderson started every game last season and should receive consideration for preseason All-America honors after establishing himself as a shutdown corner. Henderson had 38 tackles, three sacks, a team-high seven pass breakups and two forced fumbles last year. Defensive coordinator Todd Grantham has called him the best cornerback he has ever coached. -- Andrea Adelson
No. 9 Michigan: CB Lavert Hill
Hill decided to spend one more season honing his cover skills in college before turning pro. He'll have three years of experience playing aggressive press man and a solid track record of frustrating wide receivers. -- Murphy
No. 10 Oregon: QB Justin Herbert
This one is easy. Herbert could have been one of the first players taken in this year's NFL draft if he had decided to leave school early. Instead, after being ranked as Mel Kiper's No. 1 QB and No. 6 overall draft prospect in December, Herbert is back to add to his illustrious Oregon career. In his first full season as Oregon's starter, Herbert threw for 3,151 yards with 29 touchdowns and eight interceptions last season. -- Edward Aschoff
No. 11 Texas A&M: DT Justin Madubuike
His name isn't widely known nationally, but it should be. The junior was a consistent force inside for the Aggies last year and one of several reasons A&M took such a big leap in run defense in 2018. Some of his best performances were against A&M's toughest competition (Clemson, Alabama, LSU). With a pair of key D-linemen gone, Madubuike returns into an even bigger role this fall. The 6-3, 304-pound defender is relentlessly physical, strong and disruptive, all traits that translate well to the next level. -- Sam Khan Jr.
No. 12 LSU: S Grant Delpit
Wherever the ball is, you're likely to find Delpit. The LSU safety had a breakout 2018 and looks like college football's best safety. His speed, range and instincts, combined with his 6-3, 203-pound frame, make the junior-to-be look like a surefire first-round pick should he elect to leave DBU after the 2019 season. -- Khan
No. 13 Washington State: OT Abraham Lucas
Playing opposite a possible first-round pick in Andre Dillard on the Cougars' offensive line, Lucas more than held his own as a redshirt freshman. At 6-7, 320 pounds, he has ideal size and proved to be one of the Pac-12's best offensive linemen last season. Even with three years of eligibility remaining, it's easy to envision Lucas carving out a career at the next level. -- Kyle Bonagura
No. 14 UCF: S Richie Grant
The 6-foot, 194-pound safety had a breakout season in 2018, earning first-team All-AAC honors after recording a career-high 109 tackles, ranking No. 3 in the nation in total interceptions (six) and forcing three fumbles. Grant was all over the place on the field, using his speed, quickness and natural instincts. Another big season and the redshirt junior could consider coming out early. -- Adelson
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No. 15 Syracuse: DE Alton Robinson
Robinson is an absolute beast off the edge, and if he can repeat his impressive numbers from 2018 -- 10 sacks, 17 TFLs, 11 QB hurries, ACC leader in pressure rate -- he's going to have a ton of attention from NFL execs drooling over adding a sturdy pass-rusher with upside. -- Hale
No. 16 Penn State: LB Micah Parsons
The Nittany Lions have lost quite a bit of talent to the NFL over the past few seasons, and even though Parsons isn't draft eligible yet, he is on a path to continue that streak for Penn State. As a true freshman, Parsons led the team in tackles and showed glimpses of why most recruiting services saw him as a five-star prospect in high school. He has the athleticism to play multiple positions, which is valuable in the NFL, and if he continues to progress, he should find himself on draft boards when it's his time. -- Tom VanHaaren
No. 17 Washington: OT Trey Adams
The initial thought might be to put quarterback Jacob Eason here, but when healthy, Adams is one of the best left tackles in college football. He missed 16 straight games across his past two seasons because of an ACL injury and a bulging disk. He'll be back for his redshirt senior year, and the hope is that he can get through a full season for the first time since his sophomore season. A full season on field should make Adams one of the first linemen taken in the 2020 NFL draft. -- Aschoff
No. 18 Utah: DE Bradlee Anae
The Pac-12's sack leader in 2018 with eight, Anae would have been an intriguing prospect had he declared early for the draft. Instead, he decided to return for a final season in Salt Lake City, where he figures to be one of the top pass-rushers in the country this year. There will always be a premium on guys like that in the NFL. -- Bonagura
No. 19 Northwestern: LB Paddy Fisher
Fisher had an awesome 2017 season with 113 tackles and 65 solo tackles. He followed that up with 116 tackles in 2018 and is being recognized as one of the better linebackers in the country. At 6-4, 245 pounds, he has the size the NFL is looking for, and he has become a tackling machine, which will always be a premium at every level. Fisher will have the option to enter the NFL draft after the 2019 season and should be discussed as one of the better defensive players if he decides to go. -- VanHaaren
No. 20 Stanford: OT Walker Little
Just after Little signed with the Cardinal, then-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach Mike Bloomgren, now the head coach at Rice, told ESPN that Little had the potential to one day be the No. 1 pick in the draft. Although he's not exactly a household name, Little has been named first-team All-Pac-12 both seasons he's been on campus and projects as a first-round pick. Whether that will happen in 2020 or 2021 remains to be seen. -- Bonagura
No. 21 Wisconsin: RB Jonathan Taylor
Taylor has been a workhorse for the Badgers in the backfield and was named the Doak Walker Award winner and a first-team All-American this past season. His 2,194 yards rushing in 2018 was the most for any FBS player, and his combination of size, speed and ability makes him an outstanding potential high draft pick. Every team is looking for a young running back who can help improve the run game, and Taylor will be highly coveted whenever he decides to enter the draft. -- VanHaaren
No. 22 Iowa: DE A.J. Epenesa
In only his second season, Epenesa led the Big Ten in sacks with 10.5 in 2018 and ranked fourth in the conference in tackles for loss. At 6-6, 280 pounds, he is every bit the ideal size for an NFL defensive end and is on an upward trajectory at Iowa. If he can replicate this past season in 2019, NFL teams will be seriously looking at Epenesa as a first-round pick. It's unknown whether he will leave after his third season, but he should have the option to leave or stay given what he has accomplished so far and his potential. -- VanHaaren
No. 23 Auburn: DT Derrick Brown
This year's defensive line class is absolutely loaded, so it makes sense that Brown would opt against entering the draft to return for his senior season. With no Quinnen Williams or Jeffery Simmons to contend with, he could go from the fifth-best defensive tackle in the draft --- where ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. rated him --- to perhaps the No. 1 or 2. At 6-5 and 325 pounds, he's the rare interior lineman who can plug gaps in the running game and rush the quarterback. -- Scarborough
No. 24 Nebraska: QB Adrian Martinez
As long as the new generation of young quarterbacks like Baker Mayfield and Kyler Murray continues to pan out, general managers will be salivating over Martinez in a couple of years. He has the athleticism and versatility to run the type of offense that is starting to take hold at the pro level and enough size (6-2, 220 pounds) to avoid the questions that in past seasons have floated around guys with his skill set. -- Murphy
No. 25 Army: LB Cole Christiansen
Christiansen has been a tackling machine for the Black Knights with 161 tackles and 17 tackles for loss over the past two years. As the key returning part of the Army linebacking corps, Christiansen could notch even more tackles as a senior. And that sure tackling could propel the Army team captain onto an NFL roster, even if it's on special teams. -- Trotter
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See particularly the section of Edwards (above) on heaps and the secret life of dust. Just a snip on heaps:
"To specialists on aquatic, geological, or desert environments, the seemingly inert and randomly assembled entities such as puddles/ponds, sand dunes/beaches, or piles of dirt/rocks may each be regarded as a complete holonic ecosystem in themselves (again see Brian Eddy's very insightful remarks on this issue). And this criticism may be extended to every 'thing' that might be defined as a heap under the holonic category system."
From Spinbitz:
"Active matter...has the property of infinite depth, activity and modification....[therefore] no finitely detailed law, equation, generalization or set of initial conditions (i.e., no principle of the same) can absolutely predict or determine the outcome of any sufficiently complex event.
"Spinoza acknowledges, in the world we see around us, many things seem to be contingent—or merely possible, and not necessary. That is, it seems that things don’t have to be the way that they are… In
fact, Spinoza goes on to say, every particular thing in the world is contingent when considered solely with respect to its own nature" (184-5).
However Bryant might disagree with Joel in that substances “do not admit of opposed or contrary terms ….if there is contrariety, it exists only in the domain of qualities” (p. 11 of this thread).
It depends, perhaps, on how you're framing this: are you talking about contrareity among substances, or are you talking about what might be the opposite of the category of substance altogether? Regarding the former, I believe my point to Tom recently was similar: a tree (an OOO substance) does not have a polar opposite, the way a quality like bright or heavy or solid does. But with that said, is it still possible, when discussing substance as a category, to conceive of a polar opposite of substance? What is not-substance?
Bryant uses a similar example, saying the ncane toad has no opposite. Yet in the quotes on p. 11 he admits that there is contrareity in local manifestations and qualities, so as a category there is a distinction between substance and not substance. But it seems these 'opposite' categories do not have to be 'in relation,' i.e., the substance can exist without ever entering into a local manifestation or relationships. He seems to be saying that assuming the latter is the epistemic fallacy, which reduces the ontological autonomy of substances.
Put another way, what is/are the condition(s) necessary to make categories possible, and do such conditions themselves partake of opposition? Which of course reminds me of khora.
On another note in chapter 4.1 Bryant says something akin to Sean EH (referenced on p. 8) about the environment and how it is enacted, not given:
“The environment is not a container of substances or systems that precedes the existence of substances or systems. There is no environment 'as such' existing out there in the world. Put otherwise, there is no pre-established or pre-given environment to which a system must 'adapt.' Rather, we have as many environments as there are substances in the universe, without it being possible to claim that all of these systems are contained in a single environment.”
Permalink Reply by infimitas on October 18, 2011 at 11:01am
Hi Balder,
... a tree (an OOO substance) does not have a polar opposite, the way a quality like bright or heavy or solid does. But with that said, is it still possible, when discussing substance as a category, to conceive of a polar opposite of substance? What is not-substance?
Properties/qualities do not merely exist as dualistic polar opposites, like hot and cold, or light and heavy, etc. Instead there is a relative spectrum of difference, e.g. of temperature. (Call this a "diffosite"?)
In any case, a tree does not have any diffosites in this sense because trees do not really exist -- not as ontologically real categories of being, at least. "Tree" is just a label for a bundle of properties/qualities (which do have diffosites).
I'm sorry to keep smuggling traditional ontology into this otherwise-fine discussion, but by reifying nouns into "substances", we risk getting ourselves into all sorts of linguistically-caused metaphysical difficulties, e.g. wondering about the opposite of substance.
Permalink Reply by Balder on October 18, 2011 at 11:22am
Hi, Infimitas, yes, I agree that properties do not merely exist as dualistic polar opposites.
Infimitas: In any case, a tree does not have any diffosites in this sense because trees do not really exist -- not as ontologically real categories of being, at least. "Tree" is just a label for a bundle of properties/qualities (which do have diffosites).
This is a different view, apparently, than the view being advocated by the OOO philosophers. Saying a tree doesn't exist beyond its bundle of qualities/properties is the view they are criticizing, as I am reading them. They would argue that tree, as a substance, does have ontological reality beyond its many relative qualities or properties. I'm not saying this is my view -- in fact, I've been questioning it myself. I just wanted to note that the claim that trees do not really exist beyond a bundle of properties/qualities is exactly what they are criticizing as an "epistemic fallacy."
I just started chapter 3 and this seems relevant, from 3.1:
"We should not speak of qualities as something an object possesses, has, or is, but rather as acts, verbs, or something that an object does. Second, knowing an object does not consist in enumerating a list of essential qualities or properties belonging to an object, but rather consists in knowing the powers or capacities of an object. As we will see in the next chapter, this entails that no object is ever fully known insofar as every object necessarily has an infinite phase space while simultaneously having a finite structure of powers."
Btw Chapter 3.2 goes into Deleuze's notion of the 'virtual,' and Bryant is the first to make this intelligible to me.
Permalink Reply by Edward theurj Berge on October 18, 2011 at 12:07pm
As a quick aside, in 3.2 Bryant uses Deleuze but unlike Joel he is "contra Deleuze's Spinozist monism and his continuum hypothesis with respect to the virtual."
It sounds like Bryant might accept the common reading of Spinoza that Joel rejects. See the following, starting on page 158 of SpinbitZ. (He rejects the 'monism' label, though he does still appeal to the notion of continuum).
[T]he logic of Univocity softly “forbids” identities (mono-poles) from colonizing the absolute scope because this would absolutize similarity at the expense of difference, spreading a “principle of the same,” like a “gray goo,” to the infinite, which would deny the active property and infinite difference of nondual existence, modification and the relative scope itself.ii In other words, these mono-polizations are static foundationalisms or reductionisms, taking the finite unity of the concept to the infinite extreme of the absolute.
This is the general feature of traditional interpretations of monisms, such as academic/exoteric Spinozism, rational materialism, empiricism or idealism. We have already seen in the Inverse Unified Field that the seeming monism of atomism, a single indivisible kind of stuff flitting around in the void, is not properly a monism, but rather a dualism between stuff and antistuff, matter and void, or form and the formless. In the monistic system of academic/exoteric Spinozism, for example, the absolute scope is “colonized” by the formless mono-pole (i.e. formless absolutism). Platonic or Berkeleyan idealism, on the other hand, would take the opposite tact (interestingly similar to atom-voidism), and absolutize the form mono-pole of concepts and ideas. Leibniz’s monadology, however, at least at the immanent pole of the uncountable I/T axis, would be a good example of a nondual symbiogenesis of form and Emptiness in his infinite immanent holarchy, which is identical in form to the esoteric view of Spinozism, we will find, which we have already seen in the Principle of Nondual Rationalism.
This monistic mono-polization of the absolute scope and violation of the logic of the Univocity Framework, illustrates explicitly that a traditional monism is not a nondualism, and hence is actually a tacit dualism -— in this case, between form and the formless (Emptiness). Placing one pole in the erewhon of the absolute scope and leaving the other in the relative creates an absolute distinction between them, and hence these vertical alignments of absolute polarities are “forbidden,” or simply meaningless, in the Univocity Framework. Conversely, any “monism” with a Univocity Framework is more properly considered a nondual system because Nondual Rationalism demonstrates (as we will see) that univocity is an ontological application of the identity of opposites and polarity, which at the absolute scope is the defining feature of the nondual. In Univocity, the absolute scope is the emptiness in form. It is the opening of the relative scope to its identical opposite. A monism is formed by absolutizing this polar distinction through the use of concepts. As we will see, and which may be intuitively obvious, verticality and horizontality correspond to the I/T and the transitive axes, respectively. The vertical polarity of univocity -— the abstract rootless-root-polarity of the immanent-transcendent axis -— is the axiomless framework, or vision-logic interface that operationalizes and softly enforces the logic of the nondual which “forbids” the vertical alignment of conceptual polarities that terminate in the absolute scope. It does this by specifying the epistemic absolute scope as the identical-opposite to the epistemic relative scope, and hence to relativity and polarity itself.
The absolute scope is actually launched from the relative scope, through the application of polarity (the root of relativity) to itself (see, Polarity and Univocity, p176, below). Relativity, then, to reach its identical-opposite in order to give it meaning and context, operationalizes the absolute scope necessarily as ineffable and holds open the space of deep infinity (logical Emptiness) to ensure that no mono-poles can colonize the absolute scope and collapse into “flat-land” foundationalisms and absolutisms.
On another note, I'm thinking again about the link I made earlier between these OOO views and Grandy's treatment of light (of which you can find parallels in Zajonc, Levin, and elsewhere). I wonder if Bryant ever discusses the nature or role of 'light' in his scheme. I am wondering this because light, as currently understood in physics, seems to parallel some of Bryant's descriptions of 'substance' ('withdrawing,' inaccessible, unqualified, etc). One reason I am thinking about this is because, while Bryant denies the existence of a singular 'environment' (similar to EH's ontological pluralist view, and with which I am also sympathetic), light nevertheless seems to be a 'something' 'in' which everything else 'is' -- light being 'outside' of time and space, with timespace domains unfolding from it. This can't really qualify as an 'environment,' I suppose, since -- as environment -- it never appears; it always hides itself. Everything is 'in' it, in a sense, but in its hiddenness and withdrawing/kenotic activity, it seems to differ in important ways from the conceptions of the single objective super-environment that Bryant and EH criticize, in their own ways.
Permalink Reply by infimitas on October 18, 2011 at 2:10pm
Thanks for the clarification. I knew I disagreed with OOO, but I didn't realise our views conflict so dramatically. I seem to have difficulty with the language being used.
I think the subjective element of objects presents a problem for any kind of substance theory. Saying that "the tree has branches" suggests that there is a "treeness" substance that has branches (properties). I recognise the points Theurji raises above, but I don't think that changing the nature of qualities from traditional properties that inhere in the substance, to descriptive aspects of the object, changes the problem as I see it. After all, we can just as easily (and legitimately) point to one of the branches and say that "the branch has leaves". This changes the leaves from a quality (traditional property or descriptive aspect, it makes no difference) of another object (the tree) to an object in its own right. I for one consider that just a linguistic/conceptual change. Am I missing something here?
Regarding Bryant's use of Deleuze's use of Spinoza, and Joel's use of Spinoza, I think you're right that Joel claims Spinoza was misunderstood as a monist as described by Bryant within an 'academic' milieu of interpretation. (There's a mouthful!) I am not certain though that Joel's use of Spinoza is as Spinoza would have claimed.* It's hard for me to tell due to Joel's writing style and jargon being much less intelligible to me than that of Bryant. Perhaps others have better luck?
*Not that it matters really, in that otherwise Joel's take could be his own worthy and creative interpretation. But I have trouble following it in any case.
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Arbitrating IP disputes in Australia
war / 17 November 2011 15 November 2011 / Enforcement, IP generally, Patents
Last year, IPwars reported on Hammerschlag J’s ruling that arbitrators under the Commercial Arbitration Acts 1984 (here and here (repealed and replaced by a 2010 Act)e.g.) can settle disputes about (1) the ownership of improvements under a technology licence agreement and (2) the licence fees payable if the technology be exploited in various ways in the future.
The arbitrator has now made an award finding that the patents owned by Lloyd or its subsidiary Solfast, the Solfast and Asura patents, were improvements covered by the licence and so should be assigned to Larkden.
Larkden has secured from Hammerschlag J orders enforcing that award and so requiring Lloyd to transfer ownership to Larkden.
Section 35 of the Commercial Arbitration Act 2010 (NSW) provides that an arbitrator’s award must be recognised and is enforceable subject to the formal requirements of s 35 and substantive grounds in s 36. The substantive grounds are:
Grounds for refusing recognition or enforcement
(1)Recognition or enforcement of an arbitral award, irrespective of the State or Territory in which it was made, may be refused only:
(a)at the request of the party against whom it is invoked, if that party furnishes to the Court proof that:
(i)a party to the arbitration agreement was under some incapacity, or the arbitration agreement is not valid under the law to which the parties have subjected it or, failing any indication in it, under the law of the State or Territory where the award was made, or
(ii)the party against whom the award is invoked was not given proper notice of the appointment of an arbitrator or of the arbitral proceedings or was otherwise unable to present the party’s case, or
(iii)the award deals with a dispute not contemplated by or not falling within the terms of the submission to arbitration, or it contains decisions on matters beyond the scope of the submission to arbitration, provided that, if the decisions on matters submitted to arbitration can be separated from those not so submitted, that part of the award which contains decisions on matters submitted to arbitration may be recognised and enforced, or
(iv)the composition of the arbitral tribunal or the arbitral procedure was not in accordance with the agreement of the parties or, failing such agreement, was not in accordance with the law of the State or Territory where the arbitration took place, or
(v)the award has not yet become binding on the parties or has been set aside or suspended by a court of the State or Territory in which, or under the law of which, that award was made, or
(b)if the Court finds that:
(i)the subject-matter of the dispute is not capable of settlement by arbitration under the law of this State, or
(ii)the recognition or enforcement of the award would be contrary to the public policy of this State.
Lloyd argued that the award in relation to the Solfast patents fell foul of s 36(1)(a)(iii) because the shares in Solfast, originally owned by Lloyd, had been transferred to GENV. Hammerschlag J found this was untenable: the transfer of shares in Solfast was void and set aside under s 267(1) of the Corporations Act. In addition, although developed by Solfast, the Solfast patents were improvements within the meaning of the licence because Lloyd had developed the patents through the medium of Solfast.
Lloyd’s second argument was predicated on s 36(1)(b)(ii) contending that some of the orders in the award were too vague and uncertain to be enforceable. This allegation included the order that Lloyd take all necessary steps to ensure that [Lardken]’s interests in the prosecution of the Assigned Patent Applications are protected and secured.
Hammerschlag J rejected this ground too. The orders were not vague and uncertain. Further, his Honour doubted they would offend public policy as not sufficiently concerning “the State’s basic notions of morality and justice”.
Larkden Pty Limited -v- Lloyd Energy Systems Pty Limited [2011] NSWSC 1331
The arbitrator.
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NDSA Report: Staffing for Effective Digital Preservation 2017
The National Digital Stewardship Alliance (NDSA) has released its report on "Staffing for Effective Digital Preservation 2017." The 57-page report is rich in details and worth both skimming (to quickly find data to feed your burning issue) and a deep read. These quotes stood out to me (emphasis added):
One of the main focuses of the survey is on staffing levels. In response to these questions related to staffing levels, organizations reported an average of 13.6 FTE working in digital preservation activities. However, respondents indicated they would double that to 27.5 FTE in ideal circumstances. They expressed a particular need for more digital archivists, software developers, and cataloger/metadata analysts. Most respondents’ organizations (68%) retrained existing staff for at least some digital preservation functions, while 42% also hired experienced digital preservation specialists. (Page 4)
...the possession of specific degrees was once again rated “not very important...In 2017, the five “not at all important” qualifications included: Degree in Computer Science, Budget management, LIS degree, Certificate in Digital Preservation Curation, and Leadership...(Page 45)
Also on page 45 is a list of the top six important qualifications:
Knowledge of digital preservation standards/best practices
Passion and motivation for digital preservation
Last night, I spoke to a group of graduate LIS and museum studies students. I mentioned that there are many digitization efforts occurring and many where people with their skills are not involved. We do not have the "corner" on digitization or digital preservation. That makes the information on the LIS degree not being important of even more interest to me. How could we make the LIS degree more relevant, while satisfying the needs of our accreditor (ALA) and those students who will not go into digital preservation work? In addition, four of those top six skills would be useful to every LIS student. How do we ensure that they receive them, either as part of their coursework or through non-credit experiences?
#NDPthree : Wrap-up
Yesterday's National Digital Platform at Three (#NDPthree) was an event that I wish all of you could have attended. Yes, there is the report, the seven-hour archived video (below), and the tweets, and there will be a report from the event. However, there is something about being "in the room" that cannot occur when you are at a distance.
In that room were some amazing thinkers. IMLS brought together people with different points of view and different library/museum situations, including a museum startup, a 501(c)3 academic library, a tribal library, a broad range of academic and public cultural heritage institutions, library-related associations, and a few faculty. Regretfully, a one-day event did not allow us to deeply tap into the wisdom of the room.
My big take-aways, at the moment, are:
The need to talk about libraries, archives, and museums using the word "platform." In this meeting, we talk about libraries as a digital platform. However, libraries are platforms for other things in our communities. The word "platform" is a way for us to get away from talking about specific services and thinking about a bigger picture and different impacts.
The need for our cultural institutions to work together to build a platform, i.e.g, a shared way of thinking about an approaching our digital capability and capacity. Working together means working across institutions types and sizes. In means engaging the smaller institutions, so they are not left behind.
Some libraries and museums are developing creating approaches and "pushing the envelope." What they are doing is not a secret, but most have not likely heard about it. We need to get what they are doing known by more. That might mean getting people to present webinars, speak at regional conferences, or write for our trade journals.
Funding continues to be important. It is also important that funders be willing to take risks with their funds. That may mean streamlining applications so that institutions can apply for funds more easily. It could also mean providing funds to for-profit cultural heritage institutions, who need assistance to preserve what they have and make that content more widely available.
We need to push for more open resources (e.g., software, platforms), which will help this effort.
We need to instill our MSLIS students with the knowledge and attitude which will allow them to be a part of developing, maintaining, and pushing forward the idea of libraries as a platform. This means that students need to be able to:
Understand and explain the bigger picture.
Have the technical language and knowledge to be able to participate in discussions and the development of solutions. Technical knowledge does not mean that they need to be able to "do", but they do need to understand what is happening (or not) and why.
Relate what is occurring in for-profit organizations to the needs of our cultural institutions.
Create project plans and grant applications.
Track impact.
Collaborate across space and time with other organizations. These collaborations could be with non-profit and for-profit entities in the U.S. and elsewhere in the world.
Act entrepreneurial by taking risks and be willing to work towards a l-o-n-g term goal.
Be a part of the conversation, whether the conversation occurs in-person, through virtual platforms, or using asynchronous methods. Listening is a virtue as is providing your own opinion and knowledge.
Finally, I want to promote a comment made by Luke Swarthout (NYPL), who said (paraphrased):
If our work results that people can get to the Internet to view fake news and pop up ads, then our work is not done.
Here are links to all of my #NDPthree blog posts:
Building Equitable Digital Communities
Expanding Digital Cuttural Heritage Capacities
Opening Scholarly Communications
Museums and the National Digtal Platform
Labels: IMLS, Libraries
#NDPthree : Going Forward
Ashley Sands, IMLS - Moderator
This panel was asked to look foward.
Kate Zwaard, Library of Congress - she works in the National Digital Initiatives Division
She has four broad points (her ideas):
Modern manuscript collections - ephermal manuscripts in ephermal media. The platforms are evolving faster than we can understand how to archive them. Personal digital archives is part of this. Education is not the answer. There needs to be a tech solution.
Libraries as Platform - We need to involve users more centrally in conversations about this. Are we presenting data in ways that are useful. New or complex metadata standards are barriers to use.
The problem of scale - As we scale up, how do reconfigure the structure of our institutions and our field to support this. How can collaborations occur in a peer to peer basis? How do we blend the wisdom of cataloguers, the wisdom of the crowd, and technology?
Skills building and our patron base - She notes a benefit of demonstration projects and the need to promote the work that is similar to what are users are doing.
Loretta Parham, Atlanta University Crnter Woodruff Library - She talked about the progression of projects. A small digital project to a larger one to preserving institutional digital records to scholarly record to audio/video digitization to a project for GLAM (galleries, libraries, archives and museums). Working to create object-based learning pedagogy.
In terms of need, need IMLS to exist and to thrive. Need grants to smaller and minority institutions. Small institutions need help acquiring skills that they do not have in house. Institutions need help understanding how to reorganize to take advantage of opportunists. Need conferences/events where like institutions are the majority of the attendees. Continuing education is important. The effectiveness of collaboration needs to be taught. They need help in policy development, especially with born digital and records management. They need the support of public programs so that content is used.
Chris Bourg, MIT - The biggest ROI is on shared solutions to shared problems, e.g., community source software development. The challenge is that you need expertise in staff during the development. Be willing to let go of an obsession with quick wins. Be willing to make long term, patient investments. We need to invest in ways to make our content usable in ways we cannot anticipate. MIT is making hackable libraries, which means people can use them how they want to use them. Finally, what are the challenges that libraries have and how can others help? For example, MIT imaging technology that can read through closed books. Right now the tech can only read through nine pages. How cool would it be to digitize books without opening them? Having that in portable technology would be a game changer.
Cliff Lynch, CNI - He noted the report that IMLS produced on the “National Digital Platform at Three.” He sees similarities between what IMLS is doing/funding and other efforts (e.g., DPLA). What is on the cusp of big wins? He mentioned several things including open educational resources (OER). Concerns? Sustainability. Small institutions with limited resources. Privacy. The life cycle of scholarly work. Big data and especially in museums and scientific collections. Preservation, e.g., ebooks. News archiving. Social media and personalization. Do we need to rethink how we do archiving in these areas? In the move to digital, libraries are systematically getting squeezed out of content.
Q&A:
Jim Neal - The impact of policy issues that are or will be made at the federal level, e.g., copyright, privacy, network neutrality, etc. Not to speak of federal funding for libraries.
Cliff - What Jim said! The NDP can have an impact on these issues.
Question - The need for communities of action. We need investment of time and resources. However, funding for those cannot currently occur though grants. How can we encourage the funding landscape to change to meet our needs?
Chris - It is a sociological conundrum. We need to be clear about vision and mission, and use those to build trust so people will work together for a common purpose. However, we don’t have a common agreement on what our missions are. We are in the middle of disruptive change. If your mission is to serve your primary community, you will need do the things your community needs for the long term.
Kate - We need to come together with a shared goal and purpose that is achievable.
Cliff - Reuse of data is overly simplified. Some data cannot be made open. Libraries are often uncomfortable with content whose sharing must be limited.
Katherine Skinner - We do not have funding for the glue. For that which will hold us and our collaborative efforts together.
Mark Parson - The successful networks are tied to big infrastructure. What can we do to insure that all data networks are tied to infrastructure?
Erin - People love core facilities. Most research core facilities are domain specific. Libraries cross disciplines. What would a core facility for libraries look like? How could we do?
Kate - She noted the importance of ebook usability. It is what she believes our users would want us to work on.
Ashley - How do measure if something is sustainable or not?
Cliff - Sustainable to some extent is related to up-take. If enough people are using something, we can figure out how to sustain it. How do you predict sustainability in advance? Many funders struggle with this.
Loretta - We sustain a lot of stuff that we should not be sustaining. We need to change what we’re doing.
Chris - We have no idea what the sustainable business model is for open access publishing.
Kate - We need to turn things off when they need to be turned off. We all have a pilot that last too long.
Ashley - What is. A grand challenge that is pressing?
Chris - Digital preservation
Kate - Getting the word out about our collections
Loretta - Isn’t someone working on a list of all these things?
Chris - MIT is going to have a summit on what the grand challenges are and develop white papers. Open scholarship, digital preservation, and discovery. Imagine a discovery device that mimics how we think.
Comment - Metadata and discovery. Linked data. Interoperability.
Question - We spend a lot of time looking at discovery. It isn’t about discovery, but about getting to that “thing.” It is about getting to stuff, which is in different systems, networks, etc. what do we call this? It is the same problem as the number of clicks to download an ebook.
Chris - Known item searching. The sense of anxiousness that faculty are missing things related to their research. Can you help me find what I don’t know I’m looking for?
Loretta - Can the information find you?
Chris - How do we do personalization and still respect privacy?
Ashley - one more remark...
Kate - It has been an insightful day.
Loretta - How do we make mileage on solving some of these thing? Let’s not forget those with limited resources.
Chris - How can we use our resources for the public good, but in a way that allows for the library to center itself and its perspective?
Cliff - We spend a lot of time worrying about improving technical skills. We also need to deal with imparting the judgment and knowledge about how to make decisions about the responsible use of technology.
Concluding Remarks: Robin Dale, IMLS
She noted the importance of our input, questions and answers
Glad to see familiar face and thrilled to see new voices and hear new voices
Grand challenge?
A report due in early 2018.
#NDPthree : Museums and the National Digtal Platform
Paula Gangopadhyay, IMLS - Moderator
Museums and libraries have their similarities and uniquensses. There are some different IMLS grants for museums. In 2017, that received nearly 900 grant applications. Two priorities: professional development and digital projects. 70% of the grant recipients have been art museums. A high percentage of those (40%) are around digital asset management. However, the vast majority of small and mid sized museums are behind the curve. She noted three challenges including the absence of a skilled workforce. There is a need to collaborate across sectors.
This panel was more free flowing. The panelists were:
Greg Albers, J. Paul Getty Trust
Samantha Blickhan, Zooniverse and Adler Planetarium
Michael Edson, Museum for the United Nations
Where have you seen the biggest ROI for museums services in the last three years?
Samantha - They are offering support to museums in building crowd sources projects. The biggest ROI is the application of digital tools in unique ways, such as in accessibility. Visualizing data in new and specific ways, e.g., dome-casts in planetariums. They want to get to a place of being software neutral. In terms of Zooniverse, she talked about a project builder that allows more projects to be built.
Greg - What came to his mind was the word “open.” Open access. Open data.
Michael - A move from focusing in technology to focusing on social impact. How do you put tech to use for something that matters.
Samantha - How do you create tools that support the use of data/digital assets?
Michael - Need to use the word “platform” more broadly. He pointed to Zooniverse an their work to help people do work faster and at scale. Good technology is rooted in good human interactions.
Greg - It is hard for museums, etc., to compete for staff with for profit companies.
Michael - People - perspective employees - need to see cultural heritage institutions as places that is making a difference.
Michael - What are the super practical things that have changed?
Greg -There is an understand of what makes up a digital museum, although smaller institutions cannot do it.
Samantha - One institution has a VP of user experience.
Michael - It used to be “illegal” to talk about Wikipedia in museums, but not talking about Wikipedia is normal.
Where do you see the biggest gaps, needs and challenges over the next 3-5 years?
Greg - The capacity is people. He is interested in top to bottom digital literacy at the Getty. People who are focused on the digital are throughout the institution. Because they are spread out,they are not good at talking to each other. They share baseline skills and a language for talking about things. Literacy can include being aware of “X.” The digital share is a full day staff retreat. All people focused on the digital come in the spring and must share. (You can come, but you must share.) All people need to have a shared understanding.
Samantha - Zooniverse worked to produce data and analysis after Hurricane Irma. Great work that needed more publicity.
Greg - People are willing to share, but the institution needs time to do the sharing.
Greg - How does the Getty decide what to do? Now have a VP level digital content person, who has a team of digital architects, including metadata creation. They are updating their governance model in recognition of the digital work they are doing,
Paula - Some of the work Getty is doing could be scaled down and be used by smaller institutions. Digital is not the responsibility of one person or one department.
Michael - Step 1 is that someone somewhere in the organization is focused on digital. Step 2 is that a department somewhere in the organization is focused on digital. Step 3 is that the department in charge of the organization's digital presence/content has been more purposefully selected. Step 4 is that there is someone in upper level management who is focused on the organization's digital content/life.
Samantha - The Department of Citizen Science is also where teen programs are housed. This means that design and use are in the same department.
Greg - When a smaller institution can’t grow to build a department, it needs to look for cross fertilization.
Michael - Do what you do best and network the rest. Are there members of your audience who are doing what you need to do?
What are the intellectual property issues?
Greg - Look for low hanging fruit. It is becoming more acceptable to put things online. Take advantage of Fair Use.
Samantha - Doors open when you start with the access that you have. Show what happens - positives - when you provide access.
What are some of the opportunities and resources that museums should be leveraging?
Michael - Super serve your niche. Focus on basic access and basic service. How do our museums help us make good decisions about our future?
Samantha - Talk to your user base because they are the ones using your collections/projects. You have to give them the opportunity to share their ideas.
Greg - We need to connect with each. Both in connecting with people and interoperability.
How do you assess where your social impact is?
Michael - Sometimes the last e where the social impact will be is baked into the project. Where will meaningful change occur? Most change happens in small local groups, not online.
#NDPthree : Opening Scholarly Communications
This conversation was mostly on gaps.
Ixchel Faniel, OCLC - Comes to this as a person who studies research data management issues. (1) Continued education for librarians an archivists - There have been studies on this in Europe, Australia and the U.S. Librarians are interested in this. Existing staff are being repurposed and they need the correct training. There needs to be an investment and a clear return in investment. There needs to be a more concerted effort conceptually. (2) Meeting researchers needs - Expect to see a big return here. Expanded data and new methods of collaboration. Sharing data and reusing data. How do activities in the data life-cycle influence each other? We need to consider the full life-cycle. What and who are touching the data? What is the result of those touches? How are downstream activities impacted?
Mark Parsons, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - He comes from a data perspective, although new to RPI and IMLS. He is skeptical of the term “scholarly communications” although he likes the broad definition in the NDP report. Infrastructure is a body of relationships. Libraries and museums are mediators and thus part of the infrastructure. In terms of mediation, we are not done until people can use the data to improve their lives. We need to focus on users and providers. Mediators need to work from different perspectives. We need radical collaboration and radical trust. We need to develop standards. He believe the big gap is around economics. Scholarly communications needs reciprocity. We need to share.
Merce Crosas, IQSS, Harvard University - IQSS develops tools which help in research. They help with data management, FAIR data plans, data citation principles. (1) building communities - Bringing together the users and e developers. (2) supporting larger data sets -These needs to be done in the cloud. Your work will be in the cloud. It could be an open cloud. (3) supporting sensitive data - Sensitive data sets exist now. How can they be made usable? What privacy tools are needed? (4) intregration of the data life cycle - It needs to be easy and interoperable.
John Wang, University of Notre Dame - Example of a book that included multimedia. Researchers are incorporating various data/artifacts in their work. How do you preserve these materials? How do you assure continued access? The problem of interconnected objects. Preservation is often an afterthought. Many faculty do not understand that librarians can help solve these problems. And they do not engage librarians early enough in the process.
Sayeed Choudhury, John Hopkins University - From innovation to impact. Think of return on impact, not just return on investment. The infrastructure is invisible until something goes wrong. If someone uses data in your institution without your help, that is impact. If someone uses data in unanticipated ways, that is impact. One way of having impact is to use as librarians what others have created. He noted that using content is continual and creation is continual, which causes problems and concerns.
Ashley - What is the most pressing problem or concern?
Sayeed said that IMLS has a probing of view that no one else does. What is IMLS seeing?
Mark’s answer was trust. Can IMLS help to steer the conversation in the academy, especially in terms of what publications are (format) and how they are rewarded?
Ixchel wondered how we work collaboratively. What changes are needed?
Merce said that IMLS needs to recognize the changing output of funding efforts.
Comment - In the arts - digital arts - some of these topics have already been discussed. Can we learn from them?
John - There are different ways of thinking about value that occurs much further upstream. We cannot plan for the unanticipated, but we can facilitate it.
Emily - Have you had success in working outside the library environment? What was needed?
Mark - You need lots of time to build relationships and trust. You need to make a commitment.
Merce - Spoke about collaborating across cultures and borders. Everyone needs to have some sense of ownership.
Roger Schonfeld - He noted the breadth in the definition of scholarly communications. For profit investments in end to end scholarly communication workflow. Is it less about communications than research workflow? John’s answer spoke to partnership.
#NDPthree : Expanding Digital Cuttural Heritage Capacities
Emily Reynolds, IMLS - Moderator
The overarching questions in the session were "What has made a difference?" and "Where are the gaps?"
Bergis Jules, University of California, Riverside - Talked about the forum that is getting a diversity of voices at the table to discuss community archives and preserving local cultural heritage. These forums are creating new space for new voices. The forums help to broaden knowledge. They also help to envision radically inclusive processes for the field. What they have learned has not yielded any surprises. Mostly about funding and labor.
Karen Cariani, WGBH Educational Foundation - Return on investment: Two page submission form which helps in a number of areas including collaboration. There is more support for collaborations. She noted that some of the tools needed already existed, e.g., open source speech to text tools. Benefiting from the work in NLP (natural language processing) and efforts of linguists. National Digital Stewardship Residency (NDSR) programs are benefiting young professionals and host organizations. Trying to give more knowledge and experience to the next generation of professionals. Local collections have the biggest gaps - they need funding for digitizing and digital preservation. Another gap is that computational researchers are used to biggest funding and they see the IMLS grants as being too small.
Thomas Padilla, UNLV - His project is trying to think through how to make collections computational amenable. It is a broad area that could have far ranging impact. Gaps:
Need programs to help existing professionals to build the knowledge and skills needed in this area. What can be done to encourage local organization success?
Need to encourage projects that are cross disciplinary and with different orientations? How can we go for the difficult wins, not just the easy ones?
More collaborative funding opportunities and opportunities that are international. Can we have private-public sectors exchange of staff, so we can learn from other private sector colleagues (e.g., Twitter)?
Jefferson Bailey, Internet Archive - (1) Noted the importance of systems interoperability and the need to have funding that seeks pieces that are able to work together. We need glue rather than spokes. The need to promote data exchange through APIs. There are industry technologies that could be adopted for the needs of digital cultural heritage. (2) There has been success in collection development and we need to continue to think locally, as well as collection building in new domains (e.g., Twitter) and fast moving events.Risks:
Grant funding around big projects with established institutions. Funders need to take more risks with their funding.
Need to lower the barrier of entry.
Shared infrastructure beyond the application layer, e.g, storage. Could we have a non-profit cloud?
Emily Reynolds - Question about funding models. Bergis said he has no specific solutions. What if funding targeted specific opportunities, rather than a general call for applications? What if funding was available to those who are non-profits? He mentioned a Native American boarding school with tremendous archives, which needs help in preserving their collections. Karen said that when you include smaller institutions in your grant, it takes time to manage the efforts of those smaller institutions.
Comment - Comment about the trust factor needed. Smaller institutions may not immediately trust.
Question - Large cultural institutions don’t always have the ability or motivation to step up. Yes, larger institutions should help smaller ones, but they also need to help themselves. Do they have enough institutional support? Thomas said he doesn’t know what the solution is that provide larger institutional support. Need to create and support new positions in emerging areas.
Karen said that they are an organization between a bigger one (Library of Congress) and smaller institutions. How do larger institutions be more than users of the smaller institutional collections?
Jefferson - Can there be cost sharing? Can larger institutions provide the capacity and smaller institutions provide the expertise?
Thomas -What does big and small mean? Some smaller institutions have having an incredible impact.
Rhiannon Bettivia - Comment - Metadata and data model. There is a cost and need to structuring the data.
Emily - The need to create our own Amazon web services for libraries.
Bergis - Who legitimizes our history? Who ensures that history is preserved? We need to broaden who is part of the conversation and what is preserved. We need to be radically inclusive.
#NDPthree : Building Equitable Digital Communities
On Oct. 17, 2017, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) held a one-day event to discuss the National Digital Platform, review efforts to increase the digital capacity of libraries and museums which have occurred over the last three years, and look towards to the future. Approximately 85 people attended the event in-person, and many others attended through a livestream or followed the event through Twitter (#NDPthree). In the room were an amazing group of people from libraries and museums. It was an impressive group, in terms of knowledge, that was quite willing to engage and share. Everyone had received the NDP at Three Report, which provided a backdrop for the live discussions.
There will be a report from this one-day event and I believe it will be issued in early 2018. If you are interested in contributing your thoughts to the discussion, consider doing so through Twitter. I wrote five blog posts about the event and I will admit that I did not - could not! - capture everything. So these posts are a snapshot. Perhaps they will spark you to want to know more or engage these people in a deeper conversation.
Event Welcome: Kathryn Matthews, IMLS
Where have we succeeded and progressed? Where does additional work need to be done? Where do we need to be collaborating? What should IMLS be doing in this area?
Time to look back and look forward.
Overview of NDP: Emily Reynolds, IMLS
The NDP represents the combination of software applications, social and technical integrations, and staff expertise that provide digital content, collections,and services to all library and archive users.
Approximate $11 millions in funding for each of the last three years. However, over those years the number of grants has increased, meaning that the funding is being spread further. Trends:
Building equitable communities
Expanding digital cultural heritage capacities
She highlighted the following projects out of 111:
Design for Diversity, Northeastern University Librsries
ePADD Phase 2, Stanford University
Creative Commons Certificate for Librarians, Creative Commons
Overarching questions:
Where have you seen the biggest return on investment in NDP funding in the past three years?
What do you see as the biggest gaps, needs, or challenges for advancing NDP over the next 3-5 years?
The day will be comprised of five panel discussion.
N.B. - At this meeting were James Neal and Jim Neal, both librarians who finally met each other in person at this event. You will see both names in my notes.
James Neal, IMLS - Moderator
Bonnie Tijerina, Data and Society - The growth in privacy and intellectual freedom concerns. Worked on a collaborative project in NYC. Trained hundreds of staff in the NYC area. Attracted the attention of the NYC mayor, which brought attention to the role of libraries in this area. Guides, etc., are being used by other libraries across the U.S. Privacy needs to be part of grants and efforts growing forward because of its importance. Are our products and services adhering to our patrons’ privacy needs?
Sharon Strover, University of Texas at Austin - Has done research on hotspot loan programs. What does access mean for library populations? What is the return of investment? Where do people go for access: library, McDonalds, WalMart? Borrowing a hotspot gives people access like others have. In rural areas, libraries are a key part of the infrastructure. In rural communities, libraries need to work with others such as schools or statewide tech service centers in order to be successful. She talked about the importance of erate, but noted that not all libraries are able to take advantage of it. She also mentioned the role that private businesses play in this area.
Don Means, Gigabit Libraries Network - Libraries as early adopters. Fiber to the library has allowed for the growth of libraries to provide WiFi. Look at http://giglibraries.net for additional info and data.
Luke Swarthout, NYPL - Talked about work to address the ebook market and making it better for patrons. There is a user experience problem. For example, too many clicks to download a book. Libraries as owners of the patron relationship. Libraries do not currently decide on the patron’s relationship with ebooks. Libraries need to own the infrastructure. Referenced IMLS 2012 report on digital inclusion. He noted that the report is his “favorite thing.” If our work results that people can get to the Internet to view fake news and pop up ads, then our work is not done. So... the user experience needs to be better. We need to build the tools to control how libraries interact With their patrons. We need to get ebooks and digital content in more hands, not just for those who are well off.
Kelvin Watson, Broward County Library - We need to focus on partners who can help create standards. He noted a gift of tablet computers given after Hurricane Sandy, but that the gift came with no internet access. They coupled those with the lending of WiFi hotspots and saw an increase in the number of loans. His examples demonstrate his belief in collaboration. He talked about lending devices which have apps on them that help people interact with the library. He noted the need for standards that transcend vendors.
Jim Neal - Comment around economics and preservation. Luke noted the need to talk with publishers about economics. Also talked about the need to think more about preservation of digital books.
Question - Using the current state of Puerto Rico as an example, asked about WiFi and digital white space. Don noted the need to design for portability and rapid redeployment. In Sharon’s work, they were looking at hotspots that use cell service. Don’s project is not using cell service, but radio frequency.
Question (from a tribal library in southwest New Mexico) - Not easy to get college textbooks in ebook format.
Question - How are librarians prepared to teach digital literacy and privacy? Bonnie talked about the curriculum they created. Foundational learning. Need to understand how the internet works to then understand how to protect your privacy and data. Curriculum and more at DataPrivacyProject.org
Talk the Talk: Genericide
Are you interested in trademarks? The linguistic podcast, Talk the Talk, has an episode on trademarks which become general terms for the products they represent. The discussion on “genericide” begins at the 10:30 minute mark.
Smithsonian: This Replica of a Tlingit Killer Whale Hat Is Spurring Dialogue About Digitization
This is a worth reading story about a Tlingit Killer Whale Hat and it is replica. I don't want to give away any of the details, but it is interesting to read about the use of the replica. This video provide use visuals about the digitization process.
Updated Version of the Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices, Third Edition
On Sept. 29, the Acting Register of Copyrights Karyn Temple Claggett released an updated version of the Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices, Third Edition. The Compendium is the administrative manual of the Register of Copyrights concerning the mandate and statutory duties of the Copyright Office under Title 17 of the United States Code. Quoting the Compendium:
It provides instruction to agency staff regarding their statutory duties and provides expert guidance to copyright applicants, practitioners, scholars, the courts, and members of the general public regarding institutional practices and related principles of law.
21 sections of the Compendium were revised. Information on those revisions is in the Federal Register. A complete list of all sections that have been added, amended, revised, or removed is posted on the Office’s website. In addition to the revisions, the Compendium has been reformatted for readability and access to linked information.
Fall 2017: Jill's Presentation and Travel Schedule
Coffee and Beignets
As we head into autumn, this is where my speaking and traveling schedule is taking me through the remainder of 2017. As always, if you're in the same location as me, I hope you will say hello. If time permits, let's have a cup of coffee together!
Oct. 17 - Attending "NDP at 3: Envisioning the next 3 years of the National Digital Platform" hosted by IMLS, Arlington, VA. (Part of the IMLS Focus Series.)
Description: As IMLS concludes its third year of NDP funding through the National Leadership Grants for Libraries Program and the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program, we will revisit what has been accomplished so far and explore future directions for this work. Meeting attendees will include a broad range of representatives of the country’s libraries, museums, and affiliated organizations. We hope to capture input that will help us move forward together, and to highlight areas where federal investment can most effectively support broad access to digital materials for the American people. We aim to identify concrete insights, including priority areas for funding, topics for future research, opportunities for collaboration, and other tangible outcomes.
Nov. 9-11, New York Library Association Annual Conference, Saratoga Springs, NY
Nov. 10, 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. - Presenting "Recruit, Retain, Repeat...Again" with Barbara Stripling.
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Away to the Last Planet
Grant Rodiek | January 16, 2013
Folks often stress the importance of mechanics and note that "presentation isn't everything." Rightfully so, but when a prototype like Jay Treat's Lost Planet comes along, the presentation alone piqued my curiosity and more than once has gotten me to ask "what is that?" Jay kindly wrote this post to dive deeper into the game and I couldn't be more excited. If the picture above doesn't get you to ask for more details, you're a boring gamer!
Guest Column by: Jay Treat
In November, I wrote about a StarCraft deck-building game that I’d brought to Metatopia and was a spectacular failure. I mentioned that I would continue to try to make a StarCraft-inspired tabletop game but that I wasn’t sure it would end up in the form of a card game. Something that kept coming back to me as I considered possibilities was trying to somehow capture the dexterity element of the video game, that is the ability to click quickly between units and command a large army across the map while continuing to develop your resource and unit production.
I enjoy flicking games like Crokinole and Elk Fest, and am excited about recent nerdy advances in the genre like Ascending Empires and Catacombs. Similarly, there’s great potential demonstrated by Micro Mutants (formerly X-Bugs). Ultimately, I decided that Micro Mutants is already practically StarCraft with a bug theme in place of space and far too good to warrant recreating. Flicking might still be an option, but my brief exploration of the idea hinted that it probably isn’t the right fit. The common conflict between precise flicking and hard flicking, combined with the need to evaluate a turn by the final result and not what may or may not have happened during the split-second the discs were ricocheting around is a bit of a turn-off.
I still wanted something very tactile, something that really takes advantage of the physical nature of the game and lets players get really hands-on with their zerglings and zealots. What if you could place units on the table and move them about in some intuitive manner? How do you handle how far a unit can move without the awkward rulers of so many miniature wargames (or the patented Attacktix system)?
My solution was to create playing pieces with physical properties that defined as many of their characteristics as possible. Their length determines how quickly the unit moves and their ends are unique so that you can only build a zergling from a breeding pool… or another zergling. Since moving each piece every turn would be a pain, you can ‘advance’ a chain by adding a unit of the same type to the end of it, effectively replicating movement and replacement of the old unit.
I was aiming to keep things as simple as possible, so originally each unit just has a static number to represent its prowess in combat. When two or more enemy units overlap, they each deal their damage to each other. I think I’d been planning for damage to last between rounds at that time, which gets tricky when you advance a unit. Do you move the damage up the chain?
I did a Versus Self test and quickly learned that the game was deterministic. With nothing random, every game would play out exactly the same once players figured out the optimal setup. Different strategies would require different counter-strategies, but I’ve never been interested in recreating Chess.
I needed variance and added it in two places: The proportion of gas and minerals available at each resource site became a die roll; You can’t always rely on the same strategy since some require more minerals or more gas. I also added dice to combat.
Each unit attacks with so many dice (to show how effective an attacker it is) and requires higher or lower results to be damaged (to show how big/armored it is). I played this version against the skilled and patient Mr. Edwards of Board Game Reviews by Josh. It was much better and validated the direction I was going in. We identified a few hurdles in the game system and a whole lot of balance issues. For instance, air units were far too easy to build and invalidated any ground strategy that didn’t lean heavily on ranged units.
You can see Zerg and Protoss forces pictured above. I waited to work on the Terrans because I didn’t want to make any more pieces than I had to; these things take an unholy amount of work to make. That forces me to be more conservative with physical iteration on the game, something I’m usually quite liberal about. This test went well enough that I started the design (both game- and graphic-) for the Terrans.
But that night, I was kept up by concerns about the current dice system. While it’s possible to make tough units with weak attacks, vulnerable with weak, and tough with strong, an idiosyncracy of my solution (putting defense values on the dice images themselves) meant that I couldn’t make vulnerable units with strong attacks. There was also no distinction, other than numbers, between normal ground units and armored ones; something the video game makes a pretty big deal of, but I’d accepted as another abstraction from the original.
Except that it’s harder to make Rock-Paper-Scissors triangles of units when units are just big or small. So I kept thinking about simple ways to represent that until I realized that I could do it very easily with custom dice. Each unit is destroyed when hit with a number of a certain symbol: ground units would have an infantry symbol, armored units a tank symbol and air units an aircraft symbol. There would be four types of dice. Zerglings get green dice which are very good against ground units, potentially useful against armor and useless against air. Immortals would get red dice which are good against both ground and armor units. Photon Cannons would get blue dice which are good against air. And all the ranged units that can hit both ground and air units would get white dice which aren’t great against everything but are never useless.
Realizing your game needs custom dice isn’t ideal the week before a convention, but fortunately the game design community is full of awesome people like Grant and Jason who got my back. I’ll be stickering the morning of Unpub 3, but my game will also be at its (theoretical) best.
I’m excited to show Last Planet off and see if it stands up to more diverse opinion. It’s still very raw and will require months and months of iteration to balance, but so far it seems like I’m on the right path to make a legitimately tactile experience that may just do StarCraft’s theme justice.
What did you think about Lost Planet? Leave comments and ask questions below.
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jay treat
Submitted by Chris P on January 16, 2013 @ 2:48 PM
This looks awesome! Do you need playtesters?
Submitted by Jay Treat on January 17, 2013 @ 12:55 PM
I'm not at that stage yet, but I'm sure I will need lots of testing.
Submitted by JohnnyCreations on January 21, 2013 @ 3:35 PM
How was the reception at Unpub? I'd love to see a gameplay video and see how it works. Such an innovative way to lay out the game. I'd be curious to see how it compares to Ares Project.
Submitted by Jay Treat on February 07, 2013 @ 2:23 PM
There was some very welcome excitement for The Last Planet at Unpub. I only got the chance to play it once and we uncovered some issues that I'd like to address before testing further: The pacing is still fairly slow; and moving ranged pieces is very fiddly.
There's a significant chance that I'll scrap the StarCraft inspiration entirely and pursue whatever game is best embodied by this new shaped-tiles system. All of this will require incubation, exploration and iteration.
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JC bite back! - Jamaica College exact revenge on Kingston College for Manning final berth
Livingston Scott - STAR Writer
Kingston College’s Khalifah Richards (left) goes down clutching his face after he was slapped by Jamaica College’s Shadane Lopez, who retaliated after being bitten on the shoulder during their ISSA/Digicel Manning Cup semi-final at the National Stadium in St Andrew last night.
Jamaica College supporters contribute to the atmosphere at the National Stadium with their drums.
Jamaica College’s Omar Thompson (centre) is overcome with emotion after the win against their rivals Kingston College, and is consoled by team manager Ian Forbes (right) and his assistant Darren Virtue.
Kingston College’s Sajar Blair (left) beats Jamaica College’s Tyrese Small to a header during their ISSA/Digicel Manning Cup semi-final clash at the National Stadium in St Andrew last night.
J amaica College (JC) will meet St Andre w Technical High School (STATHS) in a repeat of the 2017 ISSA/Digicel Manning Cup final.
JC defeated defending champions Kingston College (KC) 5-4 on penalties, after playing to a goalless stalemate in regulation time in the second semi-final of a double-header at the National Stadium yesterday. This was the second meeting between the sides in just four days as KC had beaten JC 3-2 on penalties after ending 1-1 in regulation time during their Champions Cup semi-final last Saturday.
Kingston College's Jahmari Morrison was the only kicker to miss from both games yesterday, but winning coach, Davion Ferguson, who is in his first season at Old Hope Road school, thought the game was highly tactical. He commends his players for being better at holding their composure in the shoot-out.
"They came out and tried to block the channels so we didn't really get the spaces," Ferguson said. "We were evenly matched but the penalties, we practised a lot during the week, and we held our nerve well."
Ferguson will now try to emulate former many times champion JC coach Miguel Coley by winning the title in his first season.
"[Making the final] was one of the targets we set at the start of the season, and so we are happy that we have met that target," he said. "The other target now is how well we can finish the season," he said.
It was an evenly contested first half, but although JC started the better team, KC came into their own, playing some quality football and came close through Dwayne Atkinson, Ronaldo Robinson and Tyrese Williams.
JC also had a few sniffs at goal but could not take advantage, despite a couple of near misses.
KC grew stronger after the break and had the better openings but JC always looked threatening and had a few chances of their own, especially towards to end with Atkinson coming the closest with a shot that KC goalkeeper Daniel Russell had to parry for a corner.
However, as full time drew near, both teams substituted their goalkeepers in anticipation of the penalty shoot-out. KC sent in Hasani Barnes for David Martin, while JC replaced Russell with Tarique Barrett.
However, when the dust settled on the penalties, it was Barrett who proved the more effective of the two keepers as he pounced on KC's first penalty, taken by Morrison, which proved decisive in the end.
Both teams should have been reduced to 10 men in a bizarre second-half incident when KC's Khalifah Richards was caught on television camera biting into JC's Shadane Lopez shoulder. Lopez retaliated by slapping Richards across the face. Both players were shown the yellow card by the referee.
Kingston College's coach Ludlow Bernard thought his players represented their school well, but believes it was a learning experience which will serve his younger players in the squad well next season.
"It has been a very good season," he said. "The boys really put in a lot of work. But we knew it was going to be difficult and we figured we had a very good chance in the penalty shoot-out. I am certain next season they will bounce back in true 'Purple' fashion."
St Andrew Technical won the other semi-final over Wolmer's, also on penalties (4-2) after the teams played to 1-1 draw.
The Manning Cup final is set for next Friday at the same venue.
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Re: Menendez ahead by a wee bit!
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it's sad that delusional people like you vote.
You are riculous. I showed where Obama doubled the debt. I showed where it was projected that the deficit would be reduced. You chose to believe neither. You instead stated your opinion. Im still waiting to hear about Menendez's accomplishments and what he has done for NJ
It is not just what happened in senator or when he was congressman, Menendez as involved in corruption in Union City. It had to do with contracts with the Union City board of ed. However, the feds, went after Mayor Musto and Menendez was protected and not prosecuted because he turned against Musto and saved himself. This story was covered only in the Hudson Dispatch in the early 1980s, but unfortunately, that paper went under in 1991. So those Canadians reporters can pat themselves on the back, NJ is still the most corrupt state because we elect them.
Posted on: 2018/11/7 7:42
135jc wrote:
The charges against Menendez came curiously just as he criticized Obamas Cuba policy. As soon as he softened his stance the case fell apart.
A wild conspiracy theory with no evidence that is simultaneously in support of and against a Democrat. Amazing.
Just common sense. The guy has been corrupt his whole career never done one thing for Nj but not until he crossed Obama was it ever an issue.
Yvonne, after Menendez is elected, I will 100% support any recall efforts you want to spearhead. I don't like Menendez, but damned if I want any Republican as a Senator.
Let's all agree that after this election, Menendez needs to go so we can get someone else in there, preferably a not corrupt Democrat.
Yeah god forbid we get anyone elected who would want to ease our tax burden
I'm not rich, so I doubt Republicans would do much for my tax burden. I fully expect my generation to be footing our nation's $20-$30 trillion debts in the future thanks to Republican financial mismanagement. I'd rather pay for universal healthcare and welfare and education and infrastructure than pay for wars and subsidies to rich people and massive corporations.
You can argue that it might add to the national deficit but Trump has already put more money back in your pocket. As far as spending you need to do some research. Obama more than doubled the national debt during his eight yrs. Trump has added to it but the yearly deficit has been projected to decline over the next few years. Whether you agree with it or not keep in mind this will be accomplished with a massive corporate tax cut. My point however was directed at the local level. If you can not see a difference between the spend thrift dems of this state and their Republican counterparts im not sure there's much else to say.
but the yearly deficit has been projected to decline over the next few years
IS THIS A JOKE? You're kidding me right? You're going to blame Obama for doubling the national debt, even though deficits were being reduced during his tenure, and then LIE TO MY FACE and tell me that deficits are projected to go down under Trump's budget? The CBO and any sane person shows massive increases in the deficit over the next decade. You're a bold-faced liar.
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Menendez declared the winner.
dmark526 wrote:
Latest poll shows Menendez pulling away from Hugin.
https://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/ ... _before_election_day.html
People dislike Hugin. He's as big a liar at the president -
Hugin's TV ads set a new standard for sleaze | Moran
Updated Oct 31; Posted Oct 31
By Tom Moran tmoran@starledger.com
Columnist, The Star-Ledger
When Bob Menendez was indicted on corruption charges in 2015, I wrote an editorial calling on him to resign. It was awkward, because his office is across the hall from ours in downtown Newark, and we share the same bathroom. Relations have been a bit tense.
So, I'm surprised to be writing that it's his opponent in this race, Republican Bob Hugin, who is running the sleazier campaign.
Hugin is running TV spots that suggest Menendez patronized child prostitutes in the Dominican Republic, a charge that's been debunked as a vicious lie by every fact-checker on earth. I'll break that down shortly.
But the low road seems to be helping Hugin close the gap. Public polls still show Menendez with a lead of about six points, on average. But campaigns conduct private polls much more frequently, so they can detect changes more quickly.
I keep hearing from Democrats who are terrified that the gap is closing. And the Cook Political Report, probably the most respected oddsmakers in American politics, now calls the race a tossup.
"It's not like Bob Hugin's campaign fed me a line," says Jennifer Duffy, who handles Senate races for Cook. "It's hand-wringing Democrats who are saying it's not as good as people think. I made that call on the basis of Democratic data."
So, given that the prostitution charge could flip the race, let's take a look.
The latest ad opens with a young mother cradling her infant daughter as images of Harvey Weinstein flash on a TV screen in the background. We hear the mother's voice, as she pulls her baby close.
"Reading this sworn FBI affidavit containing allegations that Menendez traveled abroad to have sex with underage prostitutes, one thing became clear: I'll never be able to explain a vote for him, to her."
That affidavit she refers to was presented in support of the FBI's request for a search warrant of the offices of Dr. Salomon Melgen, which was granted. He was later convicted of Medicare fraud, and it now in federal prison.
But the affidavit does not charge that Menendez patronized under-aged prostitutes. It says only that an anonymous tipster made the claim.
That informant, we learned later, was a liar. You may remember that the first charge of prostitution surfaced in 2013, when three adult women in the Dominican Republic charged on video that Menendez paid them for sex. They later recanted, saying they were paid to make bogus claims.
Who would have paid those women to lie? We never found out.
But it was the same anonymous tipster who told the FBI that Menendez patronized child prostitutes. He refused to reveal himself to the FBI or sit down with agents to discuss the charge, which kills any surviving scrap of his credibility. The FBI sent agents to the Dominican Republic to be thorough, anyway, and found no good evidence to support the charge.
https://www.nj.com/opinion/index.ssf/2 ... ard_for_sleaze_moran.html
dmark526
12/4 2:36
dr_nick_riviera
From DTJC
Reality check for the rabid conservatives such as Yvonne and her minions: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/i ... race-really-a-toss-up-no/
Though things such as statistics and math are beyond her comprehension, so she’ll likely regurgitate one of her lies in response.
JC_Man
Today 3:25
A "corrupt Democrat" - why do you need to repeat yourself?
Go ahead, elect this @-hole - you'll get what you deserve, just like w/ Murphy.
JCGuys
From Jersey City
Yvonne wrote:
I was in Quebec some time ago. At night I put on the local stations and finally found an English language news station. The conversation had to do with the Midwest in the US. Some politician who is also the son a famous politician (I believe Hubert Humphrey) got into some hot water. The Quebec newscast said this is unusual, the corrupt state is New Jersey in the US. I wished I had a recording of that statement. Anyone who votes for Menendez is proving those Canadians news men right.
Yvonne, of course they are right! How much more proof does one need? I almost always vote Democrat, but not in this case. I don't care who the Republican challenger is, they got my vote this time around. It's this type of BS, running Menendez instead of replacing him, that really pisses me off about the Democratic party. This crap has got to end.
papadage
People who do not agree get to see their preferences go away. Grind conservative backwardness into dust.
Did you even listen to the interview? It's in context. It's collateral damage to conservatism for supporting equal rights, economic progressiveness, and actually giving a shit about the environment.
But you just read snippets in some right wing rag.. right?
"We owe the American people to be there for them, for their financial security, respecting the dignity and worth of every person in our country,” the former House Speaker said Sunday during an event hosted by 92nd Street Y. “And if there is some collateral damage for some others who do not share our view, well, so be it, but it shouldn't be our original purpose.” What is the collateral damage?
As when David Duke was running.. "vote for the crook, it's important".
The Republicans are a terrible alternative to pretty much anything.
This kinda reminds me of the Law & Order SVU episode where Barba has to deal with the Hudson County prosecutor and says to Benson that Hudson County is so corrupt, it makes the state of NJ look like Switzerland. Yes, we come from the most corrupt city in the most corrupt county in the most corrupt state.
It appears that I'm not alone in the hold your nose vote.
https://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/ ... by_jersey_opposition.html
https://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/ ... n_newest_senate_poll.html
borisp
oreoz wrote:
borisp wrote:
I will hold my nose and vote for Menendez for one reason. ...
Because the GOP is the only party that is capable and expected to stand on principle.
Not at all - the reason the GOP is expected to act on morals is because they sell themselves that way. Since they lay claim to being the moral, good Christian party, that's how they are judged. ...
Whereas Democrats position themselves as a Women Defenders Party, but since those are Democrats nobody expects them to actually behave as they pretend to be.
TheBigGuy wrote:
Can't wait to hear Hillary's endorsement of Senator Bob. Especially after the bangup job she she did defending her husband against the 22 year old intern grown woman who abused her free access to the President and used her feminine Delilah like charms to seduce him in the Oval Office.
"Bob is especially proud of his record working with young women. His fatherly like mentoring abilities transcend borders, ethnicity and age. And Bob is willing to go that extra mile to provide the kind of support.... that well, shucks... money just can't buy."
Stringer wrote:
Hillary Clinton stumps for Menendez at Jersey City fundraiser
By The Jersey Journal
Hillary Clinton came out to Jersey City to help raise money for embattled New Jersey U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez on Monday.
Clinton was the featured guest at the event to raise money for Menendez, his leadership political action committee, and the New Jersey State Democratic Committee. at the Liberty Prime Steakhouse in Jersey City on Oct. 15. Tickets ranged from $500 to $5,400, according to an invitation.
https://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/20 ... _bob_menendez_at_jer.html
Menendez is pulling ahead in the polls. Hugin is too closely associated with Trump, and NJ voters think that Trump is gross.
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2 ... recast/senate/new-jersey/
TheBigGuy
brewster wrote:
Menendez isn't specifically about Cavanaugh, it's about control of the senate in an era where the filibuster is dead, and GOP senators fall in line with the party or else are treated severely by the leadership. Democrats are not nearly so disciplined or controlling, the one thing that hasn't changed in many decades is that leading Dems is like herding cats.
So, Menendez may possibly be a corrupt machine hack, but he's OUR corrupt machine hack, and will vote for my "NJ Libtard" interests while he lines his pockets. A variety of what Tammany's George Washington Plunkitt called "honest graft", pursuing the public interest and one's personal interests at the same time.
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Summarize (briefly), analyze, and comment on the book’s content. State your general conclusions. Pay particular attention to the author's concluding chapter. Is the summary convincing? List the principal topics, and briefly summarize the author’s ideas about these topics, main points, and conclusions. Use specific references and quotations to support your statements. If your thesis has been well argued, the conclusion should follow naturally. It can include a final assessment or simply restate your thesis. Do not introduce new material at this point.
Some Considerations When Reviewing specific genres:
Fiction (above all, do not give away the story)
From what sources are the characters drawn?
What is the author's attitude toward his characters?
Are the characters flat or three-dimensional?
Does character development occur?
Is character delineation direct or indirect?
What is/are the major theme(s)?
How are they revealed and developed?
Is the theme traditional and familiar, or new and original?
Is the theme didactic, psychological, social, entertaining, escapist, etc. in purpose or intent?
How are the various elements of plot (eg, introduction, suspense, climax, conclusion) handled?
What is the relationship of plot to character delineation?
To what extent, and how, is accident employed as a complicating and/or resolving force?
What are the elements of mystery and suspense?
What other devices of plot complication and resolution are employed?
Is there a sub-plot and how is it related to the main plot?
Is the plot primary or secondary to some of the other essential elements of the story (character, setting, style, etc.)?
What are the "intellectual qualities" of the writing (e.g., simplicity, clarity)?
What are the "emotional qualities" of the writing (e.g., humour, wit, satire)?
What are the "aesthetic qualities" of the writing (e.g., harmony, rhythm)?
What stylistic devices are employed (e.g., symbolism, motifs, parody, allegory)?
How effective is dialogue?
What is the setting and does it play a significant role in the work?
Is a sense of atmosphere evoked, and how?
What scenic effects are used and how important and effective are they?
Does the setting influence or impinge on the characters and/or plot?
Does the book give a "full-length" picture of the subject?
What phases of the subject's life receive greatest treatment and is this treatment justified?
What is the point of view of the author?
How is the subject matter organized: chronologically, retrospectively, etc.?
Is the treatment superficial or does the author show extensive study into the subject's life?
What source materials were used in the preparation of the biography?
Is the work documented?
Does the author attempt to get at the subject's hidden motives?
What important new facts about the subject's life are revealed in the book?
What is the relationship of the subject's career to contemporary history?
How does the biography compare with others about the same person?
How does it compare with other works by the same author?
History and other Nonfiction
with what particular subject or period does the book deal?
How thorough is the treatment?
What were the sources used?
Is the account given in broad outline or in detail?
Is the style that of reportorial writing, or is there an effort at interpretive writing?
What is the point of view or thesis of the author?
is the treatment superficial or profound?
For what group is the book intended (textbook, popular, scholarly, etc.)?
What part does biographical writing play in the book?
Is social history or political history emphasized?
Are dates used extensively, and if so, are they used intelligently?
Is the book a revision? How does it compare with earlier editions?
1Are maps, illustrations, charts, etc. used and how are these to be evaluated?
Is this a work of power, originality, and individuality?
What kind of poetry is under review (epic, lyrical, elegiac, etc.)?
What poetical devices have been used (rhyme, rhythm, figures of speech, imagery, etc.), and to what effect?
What is the central concern of the poem and is it effectively expressed?
Subject headings used in the catalog:
Book reviewing Criticism
Book reviewing: a guide to writing book reviews for newspapers, magazines, radio, and television. Boston. The Writer, 1978 PN98.B7 B6
Drewry, John. Writing Book Reviews. Boston: The Writer, 1974. PN98.B7 D7 1974
Teitelbaum, Harry. How to Write Book Reports. New York: Monarch Press, 1975. LB2369 .T4
Miller, Walter James. How to write book reports: -- analyzing and evaluating fiction, drama, poetry, and non-fiction New York. Arco Pub., 1984. LB2369 .M46 1984
Sources of Book Reviews
Book Review Digest 1985+ INDEX Z1219 .C96
Book Review Index 1965+ INDEX Z1035.A1 B6
Contemporary Authors REFERENCE Z1224 .C5
How to Write a Book Review. Stauffer Library.
http://library.queensu.ca/inforef/bookreview/wri.htm
Writing Book Reviews. University of Waterloo Library.
http://library.uwaterloo.ca/libguides/1-12.html
How to Write a Book Review. Dalhousie University Libraries.
http://www.library.dal.ca/How/Guides/BookReview/
Writing Book Reports & Book Reviews. Internet Public Library.
http://www.ipl.org/div/farq/bookreportFARQ.html
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Keisuke Kuwata -- Wakai Hiroba（若い広場）
Happy New Year to all those in East Asia and slightly beyond. We're still about 9 hours away before 2018 but the Kohaku Utagassen, of course, has run its course again. As usual, it's been taped onto VHS in my household; however, I really can't say anything about it just yet since I only have seen the last third of the special (sorry, I'm not getting up at 5:15 am to watch even that live). There will be the edited broadcast later tonight on TV Japan.
(the music video takes a break for a minute
to advertise Kuwata's album)
I've been meaning to write about Keisuke Kuwata's（桑田佳祐）"Wakai Hiroba" (A Young Meeting Place) which was the theme song for the previous NHK morning serial drama "Hiyokko"（ひよっこ）starring Kasumi Arimori（有村架純）, and seeing Kuwata perform it on the Kohaku was the final trigger. Incidentally, I think he was probably the only male singer who could follow up immediately after Namie Amuro's（安室奈美恵）much-advertised final appearance on the Kohaku without being forgotten (even so, there was a huge Twitter storm for Namie right afterwards).
What can I say about "Wakai Hiroba" aside from the fact that it's one of the more heartwarming and old-fashioned theme songs I've come across in a while? Right from the harmonic "pon, pon, pon" in the intro to Kuwata and company locking arms and swaying happily, there is that feeling of congenial camaraderie that brought together the entertainers on those old variety programs in Japan and the viewers in their wooden homes. In fact, I am also reminded me of some of those 60s kayo sung by folks like Yuzo Kayama（加山雄三）. No surprise since that was the time in which "Hiyokko" was set.
If I'm not mistaken, "Wakai Hiroba" wasn't ever put out as a single but is part of Kuwata's 5th album "Garakuta"（がらくた）which came out in August of this year. It reached No. 1 and stayed at the top for 2 weeks so perhaps within a little while, we should know how it fared on the yearly charts.
Y'know...it would have been nice to have heard "Wakai Hiroba" as this news was playing about the wrap-up of filming on "Hiyokko". There wouldn't have been a dry eye anywhere in the house.
OK, that was the last article for 2017, at least from me. And perhaps it may be the last one from me at the relatively torrid pace I've been keeping for nearly 6 years since "KKP" began. Gotta slow down. But would like to thank Noelle, Marcos and the other contributors for all of their articles this year again, and all of the readers for keeping in touch with the blog. Hope all of you have a Happy New Year wherever you are!
Labels: 2017, Keisuke Kuwata, Miku Hatsune, Pop, Single
Minako Yoshida -- Monsters In Town
It's been nearly 2 years since I put up a bona fide Minako Yoshida（吉田美奈子）article. The main reason is that it's awfully hard to find a YouTube video of any of her songs with the scuttlebutt being that Yoshida or her representatives have had them taken them down lickety-split. Obviously she has every right to do so since the videos mean that folks are getting free listens without any compensation to the artist or relevant record company but still it's kinda too bad for folks like myself who like to talk about them and tell other folks about these great songs. And no, I'm not grinding any sesame seeds here (the Japanese language equivalent for buttering someone up) when I say that she is one of the best Japanese singers Japan I've heard, so she is well worth talking about.
http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/nm26495366
To proceed, I would like to devote 2017's final Album article on "Kayo Kyoku Plus" to Yoshida's November 1981 album, "Monsters In Town". The album starts off with the immense "TOWN" for which I've already given an article. As I said there, it's the one reason that I parted with my yen gratefully to get the CD. Yoshida wrote and composed all of the tracks here.
Track 2 is "Lovin' You" which is one soulful ballad and love song perhaps to the city below. "Lovin' You" is as sweepingly romantic as "TOWN" is super energetic, and both reflect a lovely life in the metropolis.
"Mado"（窓...Moment of Twilight）is an even creamier soulful ballad which as the English title says is a tune that is great for those listeners during sunset while contemplating life over a drink.
On the other hand, "Monster Stomp" is a little over 5 minutes of funk and strutting, and as that title may hint, it could be some backing music for Godzilla, Rodan and Mothra literally hitting the town. The only difference here is that each of the monsters would be sporting Sennheisers and listening to Parliament Funkadelic.
https://itunes.apple.com/jp/album/town/808599335?i=808599502
If you can't reach Nicovideo, you can try listening to the iTunes page with excerpts from "Monsters In Town"....or try the video below.
Labels: 1981, Album, City Pop, J-R and B, Minako Yoshida
Los Indios -- Shirisugitanone（知りすぎたのね）
Reading Marcos V's article on that collaboration between NGT48's Rika Nakai（中井りか）and veteran Mood Kayo group Los Indios（ロス・インディオス）the other day had me thinking about them once more. Not that the end of the year means tons of visits to bars and other types of watering holes in Tokyo; I would think that the final week would be spent sprucing up the home and cooking up all that osechi. Instead the days leading up to January 1st just gets me into that traditional music type of mood, and Mood Kayo is one such genre.
It may not have garnered as much acclaim as their "Como Esta Akasaka?"（コモエスタ赤坂）, but Los Indios' "Shirisugitanone" (Know Me Too Well) was released in the same year, 1968, as their arguably most famous song and it has that comforting mix of Mood and Latin that just brings up images of walking through various tony districts of Tokyo at night such as the aforementioned Akasaka.
Written and composed by the veteran songwriter Rei Nakanishi（なかにし礼）, the lovely melody is paired up with some sorrowful lyrics about a fellow whose now-erstwhile girlfriend has dumped him because she didn't like the "warts-and-all" part of him. Maybe it was news of another affair or he was in deep with a bad crowd....it doesn't matter, he's all by his lonesome once more.
Despite the sad story, it's still a wonderfully natsukashii kayo to hear and someday I may have to try it out at karaoke....that is, if I can meet up with a bunch of like-minded amateur singers. I don't think my old buddies in Japan are really all that much into Japanese music in general....at least, not into Mood Kayo.
Labels: 1968, Latin, Los Indios, Mood Kayo, Rei Nakanishi, Single
1. Arashi Are You Happy?
2. Sandaime J Soul Bros. The JSB Legacy
3. Hikaru Utada Fantome
4. Kazumasa Oda Ano Hi, Ano Toki
5. Various Artists High & Low Original Best Album
6. RADWIMPS Kimi no Na wa.
7. Nogizaka 46 Sorezore no Isu
8. Masaharu Fukuyama Fuku no Oto
9. Ikimonogakari Cho-Ikimonogakari ~ Tennen Kinen Member
10. Hey!Say!Jump DEAR.
Labels: 2016, Album, Oricon Rankings
Yumi Arai/Elephant Kashimashi -- Kageriyuku Heya（翳りゆく部屋）
Long ago, I'd bought a 2-CD pack titled "Super Best of Yumi Arai" which of course held a good chunk of The Queen of New Music's musical output from the early to mid-1970s.
At that point, although I had already collected quite a few of Yuming's（ユーミン）works (80s and 90s) since she changed her last name to Matsutoya（松任谷由実）, I hadn't really known too much about her early discography when she was still an Arai（荒井由実）. So these two discs were pretty eye-opening. In particular, the final song on CD 2 had as much impact on me as her 12th single "Futou wo Wataru Kaze"（埠頭を渡る風）from 1978.
"Kageriyuku Heya" (The Darkening Room) starts off with this regal pipe organ which I found out was located at St. Mary's Cathedral Church in the Mejiro district of Tokyo (don't bother tracking it down, it was replaced by a new instrument in 2004). That introduction made me wonder whether there was special significance about this particular tune.
As it turns out, "Kageriyuku Heya" was not only Yuming's 7th single from March 1976 (the B-side is the gentler "Velvet Easter") but it was additionally her final single as Yumi Arai. So without looking at the lyrics, I had always wondered whether the song was meant to act as a coda to that first era of New Music or to commemorate the fact that she was about to get married. Well, the answer to that was...no. According to the lyrics' translation that I found at "Misa-chan's J-Pop Blog", the elegiac ballad is a pretty epic aftermath description of a romance which has gone down in flames. I guess if a relationship has to die, let it die hard.
I have to admit that I didn't like the song at first but then again, my ears and mind took their time to get used to and then enjoy Yumi Arai's entire catalogue of music. Now "Kageriyuku Heya" stands out as one of the more interesting songs that I have ever heard from Yuming. It hit No. 10 on Oricon and ended up as the 43rd-ranking single of 1976. Although it was never placed on an original album, it was placed on Yuming's very first BEST compilation, "YUMING BRAND" which was released some 3 months after this single, and then a much later collection of her hits "sweet,bitter sweet〜YUMING BALLAD BEST" in 2001. Of course, there is "Super Best of Yumi Arai" that came out in 1996.
Elephant Kashimashi（エレファントカシマシ）is a rock band that I had heard about for years but only because the lead singer, Hiroji Miyamoto（宮本浩次）, had a penchant for scraggling up his hair constantly whenever he showed up for TV interviews. Medicated shampoo was my usual suggestion for him.
But I have to say that Miyamoto and his band give a rousing rock n' blues version of "Kageriyuku Heya". And the vocalist reminds me quite a bit of Masamune Kusano（草野マサムネ）from Spitz in the quieter parts of his delivery. Elephant Kashimashi's cover of the song was recorded on their 18th album "STARTING OVER" from January 2008 which peaked at No. 7 on Oricon.
Labels: 1976, 2008, Elephant Kashimashi, J-Rock, New Music, Single, Yuming
The Works of Etsuko Yamakawa（山川恵津子）
Etsuko Yamakawa is a name that I have seen through various liner notes over the years but it wasn't until her lovely performance in the one-off duo Tohoku Shinkansen（東北新幹線）that I really got interested in what she had to say within her creations.
Yamakawa was born in 1956 in Kyoto. She attended Ferris University in Yokohama where she majored in the Faculty of Music. From her student days, she was involved with the Yamaha Music Foundation working with various musicians as a tour member starting with singer-songwriter Hiroko Taniyama（谷山浩子）. If I remember from reading the liner notes for Tohoku Shinkansen's sole album "Thru Traffic", the foundation was also where she met her partner, Hiroshi Narumi（鳴海寛）. Following graduation, she began her activities as a composer, arranger, music producer and a studio musician (keyboardist). Probably one of her earliest works was for Junko Yagami（八神純子）, the lovely "Be My Best Friend" in 1980.
One of the things that I noticed while scrolling down Yamakawa's body of work on J-Wiki was that she participated in the creation of songs for those 1980s aidoru such as Kyoko Koizumi（小泉今日子）. For Kyon-Kyon, she arranged her 18th single "Hyaku Percent Danjo Kyousai"（100%男女交際...100% Men And Women Dating）which was released in April 1986. The songwriters were Keiko Aso and Koji Makaino（麻生圭子・馬飼野康二）, and the song went as high as No. 2, eventually becoming the 86th-ranked single of the year.
Although Koizumi was apparently not too thrilled with the final title, "Hyaku Percent Danjo Kyousai" won Yamakawa a Best Arrangement prize at the Japan Record Awards for that year. In fact, it was the first time that a woman won the award.
Marina Watanabe（渡辺満里奈）was another 80s aidoru for which Yamakawa had come up with several songs. One was her 2nd single, "White Rabbit kara no Message"（ホワイトラビットからのメッセージ...A Message From the White Rabbit）which was composed and arranged by Yamakawa and then released on New Year's Day 1987. Yasushi Akimoto（秋元康）was the lyricist. My impression so far is that Yamakawa provided quite a number of sprightly tunes for her young charges. It hit the top spot on Oricon and became the 37th-ranked single of the year. Apparently the animal of the title came about since 1987 was the Year of the Rabbit.
I mentioned Hiroko Taniyama at the top there so this is a song that she wrote and composed titled "Country Girl"（カントリーガール）, her 8th single from March 1980. Yamakawa also arranged this one about a young man enthralled with the lass in the title. It got as high as No. 55 on the charts.
Before I discovered that Yamakawa was providing a lot of aidoru material, my impressions of her were that she took care of the mellower side of pop back in those days or she was into the City Pop side of things. "Tomete, Passio"（とめて、パシオ...Stop It, Passio）, a track from Etsuko Sai's（彩恵津子）5th album, "PASSIO", from October 1986 is a Yamakawa composition that fulfills the latter impression. Chinfa Kan（康珍化）, under his pseudonym of Shirusu Morita（森田記）, provided the words to this mysterious song of the night. Yamakawa is even one of the backup singers here.
I did find a mellower song here in the form of "Aki no Jasmine Tea"（秋のジャスミン・ティー...Autumn Jasmine Tea）by veteran Yukari Ito（伊東ゆかり）. Not sure whether Yamakawa composed, arranged or both but there is a nice touch of Latin with this one. Unfortunately, I couldn't find out who the lyricist was, but the song was originally part of Ito's 1984 album "fado".
For my last song, I've gone with Yuko Imai's（今井優子）cool "HOTEL TWILIGHT" from her 1988 album "VOYAGEUR". Yamakawa arranged this number written by the aforementioned Keiko Aso and composed by Hideya Nakazaki（中崎英也）, and it rather gleams with that champagne-on-the-town sound that I often associated with some of the female pop singers at the end of the 1980s.
On one Mixi blog, one writer stated that he took a listen to "HOTEL TWILIGHT" and remarked that he had initially thought it was a Swingout Sister song with those strings and dramatic arrangement. The statement knocked me for a loop since I finally put two and two together. That champagne-on-the-town sound in that certain corner of J-Pop of the time might have been inspired by the British group. So, perhaps I can say that as much as the Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan probably inspired City Pop at the beginning of the 1980s, Swingout Sister may have influenced the urban contemporary tunes of Japan at the end of that decade.
To sum up, Yamakawa has created a wider palette of music than I had expected, ranging from sweet aidoru to cool urban. Of course, J-Wiki probably hasn't included every single work that she ever made so I will continue to look forward to any further discoveries.
Labels: 1980, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, Aidoru, City Pop, Creator, Etsuko Sai, Etsuko Yamakawa, Hiroko Taniyama, Kyoko Koizumi, Latin, Marina Watanabe, Pop, Yukari Ito, Yuko Imai
Cindy -- Angel Touch
About 18 months ago, I was first made aware of the lovely stylings of the late singer-songwriter Cindy. Never heard of her or saw her on TV any time during my two stints in Japan but then back in the summer of 2016, I discovered some of her material from her 2nd album "Angel Touch" which came out in June 1990.
The song that first drew me in was "Watashi Tachi wo Shinjiteite"（私達を信じていて）, a mid-tempo R&B number that grabbed me by the short-n-curlies (sorry for that analogy) and has yet to let go. The arrangement was heavenly (the Future Funksters certainly agreed) but what made it all gel was Cindy's lovely voice.
From "Watashi Tachi wo Shinjiteite" and a hearty recommendation in the Comments section for the song, I decided that I had to get the album. And thanks to Tower Records, I was finally able to purchase "Angel Touch" earlier this month as part of my Xmas bonanza. I put it on the stereo earlier today and I am now thrilled that I got it. It is truly ambrosia for the ears.
For example, "Surprise" which starts the album off. That is one lovely intro with a hint of Latin as Cindy takes us on a mellow romantic ride. Chinfa Kan（康珍化）, who also took care of another pop chanteuse in the previous decade, wrote the song with Cindy taking care of the melody. It also happened to be the coupling song for "Watashi Tachi wo Shinjiiteite" when it was released as a single.
I also like Track 2 "Setsunakute"（せつなくて...Heartrending）written by Masami Tozawa（戸沢暢美）with music and arrangement by Rod Antoon. Was able to hear a lot of the old R&B tropes from that turn of that particular decade which got the nostalgia going. After listening to this one, I just went "Wow! And this was almost a decade before the arrival of Misia".
The same duo behind the classic "Watashi Tachi wo Shinjiteite", Kan and songwriter/musician Hiroshi Narumi（鳴海寛）, also wove this splendid ballad "Special Ever Happened" for Cindy which also turned out to be her 5th single from November 1990. Warm brandy for the soul. Miho Nakayama（中山美穂）would make a cover of the song in the following year for her album "De eaya".
"Candle Light" is some nice downtown funk with Cindy's great vocals and sax. Listening to this one, I just had to wonder if there had been any sort of duet between her and Sing Like Talking's Chikuzen Sato（佐藤竹善）. Rui Serizawa（芹沢類）provided the lyrics with Cindy and Yuji Toriyama（鳥山雄司）coming up with the music.
Plenty of other tracks remain but I will leave those to future articles. In any case, as the commenter mentioned, I owed it to myself to get "Angel Touch", and happy to say that this could be one of those heavy rotation discs.
Labels: 1990, Album, Chinfa Kan, Cindy, Hiroshi Narumi, J-AOR, J-R and B, Masami Tozawa, Pop
fairy w!ink -- Tenshi wa Doko ni Iru? (天使はどこにいる?)
I don’t really know why, and it probably don’t even have a reason, but Wink became somewhat trendy nowadays among aidoru acts paying tribute to the long gone 80s aidoru era. Initially, I was planning to write a bigger post about this, commenting every act who payed homage to them this year (well, three acts, but that’s already a good number), but one of them, which is Avex’s doll-like duo FEMM, just recorded an updated cover of “Samishii Nettaigyo” (淋しい熱帯魚), and the other, lovely and trashy aidoru duo Bed In (ベッド・イン), didn’t quite succeed in making a good impression on me with their Wink tribute, “CO.CO.RO Gradation” (CO・CO・RO グラデーション). Last but not least, there was fairy w!ink, an HKT48 subunit comprised of Misaki Aramaki (荒巻美咲) and Hirona Unjo (運上弘菜) that ended inspiring me to write about this subject in the first place.
When I was looking for some random stuff, I came across the cover of fairy w!ink’s single “Tenshi wa Doko ni Iru?” and thought I was hallucinating while seeing a Wink single I didn’t know in front of my eyes. Soon I realized it was a tribute done right, but I’d never expect it to come from the AKB48 factory. While I remember they’ve already done something similar with Seiko Matsuda before, I didn’t think Wink was quite as iconic as Seiko-chan. Now I see they are probably iconic enough, since three acts decided to pay tribute to them on the same year.
“Tenshi wa Doko ni Iru?”, which was released in December 2017, is a good mashup of Wink and AKB48, both in the visuals and the sonority. We can hear the melodrama that’s typical Wink, with the piano and all the classic European flourishes backed by dance beats, while childish vocals coming from the two HKT48 members just makes the whole thing more tender. As for the visuals, they emulate Wink’s seriousness and porcelain doll-like expressions, but with some cheesy and cheap outfits… which, I think, is something AKB48 and its sister groups could do better at this point (I do realize that they release a video for each song on their singles, but Wink was never that cheap-looking, even if they wore some plastic accessories and over-the-top outfits all the time).
Overall, I liked how the melody and arrangement were done in pure Wink fashion, while still sounding somewhat modern (at least for AKB48 and J-Pop’s overall standards nowadays). In the end, I kept thinking about some of Wink’s own songs, like “Kitto Atsui Kuchibiru ~Remain~” (きっと熱いくちびる ～リメイン～) for example – and that’s a great accomplishment since we’re talking about a tribute song –, but also meltia’s “Shirobana no Corsage” (白薔薇のコサージュ).
Lyrics were written by Yasushi Akimoto (秋元康), while music was composed by Daisuke Toyama (外山大輔). As for the arrangement, APAZZI was the responsible.
Source: generasia.com
Posted by Marcos V. at 9:47 AM 2 comments: Links to this post
Labels: 2017, Aidoru, AKB48, fairy w!ink, HKT48, Pop, Single, Wink, Yasushi Akimoto
Tatsuhiko Yamamoto -- Pacific Blue（パシフィックブルー）
Heck of a time to be writing about a summer song but, hey, if it warms up any of the Toronto readers here, I think I will have done my good deed for the day.
I had this video featuring Tatsuhiko Yamamoto's（山本達彦）"Pacific Blue" languishing in my bookmarks for the longest time, so I figured it was time to pull it out. A track on his 1982 album "Taiyo ga Ippai"（太陽がいっぱい...Le Plein Soleil）, Yamamoto and lyricist Machiko Ryu（竜真知子）created this paean to lost loves everywhere. Apparently, the colour of heartbreak is a deep Pacific blue. The ballad almost sounds like music that Mayumi Itsuwa（五輪真弓）would perform....it has that certain ennui to it except for that underlying electric guitar rumbling away and then another guitar wearing its heart on its own sleeve at the end.
Labels: 1982, J-AOR, Machiko Ryu, Single, Tatsuhiko Yamamoto
Miku Hatsune -- Saraba Siberia Tetsudo (さらばシベリア鉄道）
It's been a frigid week lying between Xmas and New Year's. The high temperature was no higher than -13 degrees Celsius and the wind chill factor made it feel like -30! Been a while since I felt it that cold.
However, I still made it out downtown to meet up with some friends for some Holiday lunch down at Kingyo, one of my favourite izakaya in Toronto. Boy, did that tonkatsu taste good especially with the cold out there.
One of my friends who is, like me, a fellow translator mentioned that he did take a peek at the blog and was impressed by the sheer volume (thank you by the way). He also stated that his kids really enjoyed the song stylings of one Miku Hatsune（初音ミク）. They had even seen a Miku Hatsune concert out in Mississauga, the city just west of Toronto. I never got that opportunity although I had been interested in one that was held at The Sony Centre near Lake Ontario a couple of years ago. Unfortunately, some weeks or months beforehand, the tickets had already sold out just like that.
So on behalf of my friend, I will dedicate this article to the internationally famous Vocaloid. This time, I went with her singing an old kayo classic called "Saraba Siberia Tetsudo" which was originally performed by Hiromi Ohta（太田裕美）back in 1980. Considering today's weather, it really did feel like Siberia. To be honest, I don't know when the Hatsune cover came out so I will go with the original year.
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Labels: 1980, Follow-Up, Miku Hatsune, Pop, Single
Meiko Nakahara -- Ni-ji made no Cinderella -FRIDAY MAGIC-（2時までのシンデレラ-FRIDAY MAGIC-）
In another case of listening and writing about a few tracks from the specific album and then getting interested in the whole album, I finally got my copy of Meiko Nakahara's（中原めいこ）"Ni-ji made no Cinderella -FRIDAY MAGIC-" (Cinderella Til 2) from December 1982. Up to this point, I had already given my contributions to "Go Away", "Coconuts no Kataomoi"（ココナッツの片想い）and "Friday Magic".
Just like those tracks, "Ni-ji made no Cinderella" is basically a musical package of the party life in early 1980s Japan. There is that old saying about there being a million stories in the city. Well, judging from the above tracks and some of the others that I'm going to cover, they seem to represent a few of those urban stories during a night in Tokyo, perhaps Roppongi. All of the tracks were written and composed by Nakahara who, in a whimsical sense, could have been overlooking those stories while perched on that crescent moon as seen on the cover.
The partying starts off right from the first track "Fantasy", a story about tripping the light fantastic on a disco ball-glittered dance floor in some club such as the Lexington Queen. There's something pleasantly Earth Wind & Fire about Track 1 (aside from the fact that both artists share a number with the same title).
Track 2 is "Gigolo"（ジゴロ）about a woman who loves a man who loves her and a lot of other women, and the nail-biting insecurities that come with the knowledge. It's as disco as "Fantasy" but the arrangement also has that slip of melancholy in there.
"Pearl no Manicure"（パールのマニキュア...Pearl Nail Polish）has a bit more of a 50s pop ballad sound. Nakahara sings about lamenting over a lost love and whether she will ever put on that coat of that nail polish that her former beau liked so much.
"Koi no Yoin"（恋の余韻...Aftertaste of Love）takes things from raunchy Roppongi to classier Omotesando where a lady wants to take a breather from her lover so that she can savor/replay the wonderful time she has had with the lad. The music is still City Pop in my estimation (even has a bit of Doobie Bros. keyboard work) but without the disco ball. In fact, I would say that it even approaches EPO's breezy area of expertise.
The co-title track "Ni-ji made no Cinderella" finishes the album off as a mellow ballad celebrating a late-night dinner or drink in Prince Charming's apartment or even Cinderella's place. A nice way to bring Nakahara's 2nd release...and an evening...to a close.
Labels: 1982, Album, City Pop, J-AOR, Meiko Nakahara
Ryuko Mizuta -- Uwasa no Minato (噂の港)
Ever since Noelle Tham introduced Ryuko Mizuta (水田竜子) to this blog through her cover of Miyuki Utsumi’s “Yopparacchatta” (酔っぱらっちゃった), I became a somewhat distant fan, following her singles releases and even listening to her back catalogue in the attempt of knowing her better. Now, thanks to some nice shopping points I had accumulated on CDJapan, I decided to buy one of her yearly best selections and finally have “Yopparacchatta”, among other great songs from her catalogue I discovered, in my collection. The bad thing is, since I’ve bought the CD very recently, and it didn’t leave the warehouses yet, it’ll certainly take some time until it finally arrives in Brazil.
From what I’ve heard so far, Ryuko’s work can be separated into two categories: the first, with a more Kayo Kyoku flavor, covers her first years; and the second, in which her true enka tunes shines, is something she’s been into since the mid-00s. Personally, I enjoy the first category a lot more, but some of her enka tunes have gradually grown on me, which is the case of “Uwasa no Minato”, a single released back in February 2015.
When I started searching for Ryuko’s live performances on YouTube, the one song that constantly appeared to me was “Uwasa no Minato”, and that’s probably because it was one of her newest songs at the time. So, after watching a lot of different live performances of it, I ended liking it a lot more than other similar songs she’d released in the past. I don’t know, maybe the melodic shifts were interesting enough to my ears, or it was simply the result of repeatedly listening. It also helps that, besides the usual heavy singing, “Uwasa no Minato” isn’t overdramatic as some other songs in the genre.
Aside from the music… oh, boy, I do love Ryuko Mizuta’s figure. If her singing talent wasn’t enough, she’s so classy and sexy that I can watch her sing even the most boring enka songs and still be fascinated.
Lyrics were written by Mitsuo Ikeda (池田充男), while music was composed by Hideo Mizumori (水森英夫). As for the arrangement, Toshiaki Maeda (前田俊明) was the responsible.
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Labels: 2015, Enka, Hideo Mizumori, Mitsuo Ikeda, Ryuko Mizuta, Single
Ebisu Muscats -- TOKYO Sexy Night (TOKYOセクシーナイト)
Last month I finished watching a Japanese reality show on Netflix (produced in partnership with Fuji TV) called Terrace House (テラスハウス). Initially, I grew interested because it was different from the reality shows aired in Brazil, like Big Brother, since it didn’t have a big money prize at the end of the show, and, basically, the participants could maintain their ordinary lives while living in the house (including jobs, dates, college and everything else). Also, if someone felt tired of the whole thing, he/she could simply leave the house and a new participant would arrive to take their place (or bed, to be more specific), which was something that happened a lot, since the show aired for 45 weeks. In the end, they were just a bunch (always six, three guys and three girls) of strangers sharing a house and living their normal lives while being filmed (well, not very normal life, since they knew they were being filmed, and could also watch already aired episodes of the show while still in the house).
About the show’s soundtrack, I confess it was pretty generic and boring stuff derivative of what American pop music has to offer nowadays. So, one could expect cheesy R&B-like songs, or even some atrocious anonymous hip-hop tunes during some scenes. The thing is, since the show was broadcasted worldwide, I think our always rigid Japanese talent agencies and record companies didn’t give permission to proper J-Pop songs being used. With that in mind, why am I talking about this show? I’ll get there in a minute.
At one point, an aspiring artist called Misaki Tamori (田森美咲) arrived at Terrace House as a new participant and she quickly became my favorite person in the show, thanks to a bubbly personality and the tough rejection she had to overcome after declaring her love to a fellow participant (coincidentally, a Brazilian guy, but with Japanese heritage). And just like happened with each participant, after a while, the show made clear what Misaki did to earn some money while living in Tokyo (she was born in Hokkaido): she was a member of infamous aidoru group Ebisu Muscats (恵比寿★マスカッツ), which originally debuted in 2011 and was, mostly, if not all, comprised of AV and Gravure aidoru.
Misaki Tamori
Personally, I remember being positively surprised with the idea of a sexy aidoru group around 2012~2013, but Ebisu Muscats’ songs were very similar to what other aidoru groups were doing at the time, much like following the boring “AKB48 quality pattern”. Time passed by, the group disbanded in 2013 and was revived again in 2015 with a new line-up, but I didn’t give them a new chance at all. It was only after I discovered Misaki was a member of the new Ebisu Muscats that I decided to listen to some of their newest songs.
“TOKYO Sexy Night”, my selected song for the article, is, by any means, a revolutionary song or something like that, but a good slice of terribly sexy disco tune that could have originated from an underground cabaret or even a foggy late 70s erotic b-movie. It tries to sound luxurious, and that’s where the joke starts… in reality, it’s a cheap sound backed by some awkward singing by the girls, which is always hilarious. If that wasn’t enough, the chorus is very catchy and , which makes the song a winner in my book.
In the end, I wasn’t even able to find Misaki in the music video, and can’t really tell if she was there at all, but I like the song a lot and that’s enough. Now, I may have finished watching Terrace House, but “TOKYO Sexy Night” is an indirect heritage I owned from the show.
“TOKYO Sexy Night” was released in November 2015 and reached #29 on the Oricon chart. Lyrics were written by Maccoi, while music was composed by Face 2 fAKE.
Source: Amazon.jp
Labels: 2015, Aidoru, Ebisu Muscats, Pop, Single
Rika Nakai and LOS INDIOS -- Daiteyaccha Sakuragicho (抱いてやっちゃ桜木町)
I would never expect to see LOS INDIOS paired with an NGT48 member any time, but now we’re here with this song called “Daiteyaccha Sakuragicho”. To be honest, this is very wrong in so many levels that I can’t even start, but the possibility of this outrageous combination is the main reason why I love Japanese pop music in the first place.
“Daiteyaccha Sakuragicho” is a coupling track to the Type-B edition of NGT48’s “Sekai wa Doko Made Aozora na no ka?” (世界はどこまで青空なのか?) single, which was released in December 2017. As a song, it’s a return to Showa Era Kayo Kyoku in great style, and I even enjoy Rika Nakai's awkward squeaky vocals backed by the Latin beat, a wailing guitar, dramatic strings and LOS INDIOS’ harmonies. Like I said earlier, it doesn’t work properly, but its audacity makes up for all the bad things. It vaguely reminds me “Kudokinagara Azabu Juuban” (口説きながら麻布十番), a song released by the extinct SDN48 with Mino Monta (みの もんた) back in 2011.
The “Sekai wa Doko Made Aozora na no ka?” single reached #2 on the Oricon chart, selling 148,442 copies in the first week. Lyrics for the song were written by Yasushi Akimoto (秋元康), while music was composed by Kensuke Toyoda (豊田健甫). As for the arrangement, Makoto Wakatabe (若田部誠) was the responsible.
Labels: 2017, AKB48, Los Indios, Mood Kayo, NGT48, Pop, Rika Nakai, Single, Yasushi Akimoto
Michie Tomizawa -- White Christmas
Well, since I did mention her in passing in the last article, and I'm sure at least some of you went "HUH?!" when you read about her in that article, I think my last J-Xmas article for this season can be on this lady.
Seiyuu Michie Tomizawa（富沢美智恵）, aka the snarky Rei Hino/Sailor Mars from the original TV Asahi anime "Sailor Moon"（セーラームーン）, performed her own sweet version of "White Christmas" as a contribution to the Xmas album "Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon SuperS: Christmas For You"（美少女戦士セーラームーンSuperS Christmas For You）in December 1995. The arrangement, notably the strings, is such that it actually sounds like it could mesh in well with the original background music of the series.
Although sailormusic.net mentions that this particular album is out of print, I think Amazon Japan has scrounged up a few copies here and there. After all, for fans, it just wouldn't be a Christmas if it isn't a Sailor Christmas.
Labels: 1995, Anime, Michie Tomizawa, Pop, Sailor Moon, Single, Xmas
Chris Hart/Chemistry/BENI/Kick The Can Crew/Beat Ratio -- Christmas Eve（クリスマスイブ）
Happy Christmas to all of you this day...or perhaps it's more like Happy Boxing Day or simply sympathies for your massive hangover.
The movie "White Christmas" (1954) has once again made its annual appearance on TV here. It's one of the favourites of the season in my household. But of course, the song itself is one of the most famous Xmas tunes in existence and therefore has been covered by just about everyone ranging from Barbra Streisand to Sailor Mars.
Five years ago, one of the first J-Xmas tunes I wrote about here on the blog was Japan's equivalent of "White Christmas", "Christmas Eve" by Tatsuro Yamashita（山下達郎）. It has also been covered a number of times by various artists in both English and Japanese. Ah, yes, I know the above is a parody of the famous JR commercial featuring the song.
The first cover of "Christmas Eve" that I had ever heard was the rap version by hip-hop group Kick The Can Crew when they released their "Christmas Eve Rap" as their 4th single in November 2001. Peaking at No. 5 on Oricon, it sold approximately 400,000 copies. The band never placed it in an original album since it was a seasonal song but it is a track on their "Best Album 2001~2003" from November 2003. That album hit No. 1 and became the 44th-ranked album for 2004.
Several years later in 2008, the R&B duo Chemistry crooned their own take on the song through their album of ballads called "Winter of Love". The album came out in November and hit No. 7 on the charts.
Okinawan singer BENI then gave the English version of "Christmas Eve" a whirl on her own album of covers titled "COVERS:2" from November 2012. It peaked at No. 5.
Exactly 2 years later, Chris Hart sang his rendition of the Yamashita classic in his Xmas album "Christmas Hearts" which peaked at No. 8. Out of the versions mentioned so far, I think I like Hart's cover the best.
Yesterday on Xmas Eve, I received a friendly greeting from a fellow by the name of Beat Ratio from Australia who also shares my affinity for City Pop and 1980s Japan in general. He's been interested in breaking into the music industry and heading to Japan so he showed me his self-made video and cover of "Christmas Eve". I asked him if I could upload it here and he was very gracious in allowing me to do so.
Also if he is interested, I would also like to ask Beat Ratio why he wanted to cover this particular song by Yamashita. In any case, it's just another 364 days before Xmas Eve again.
Labels: 2001, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2017, Beat Ratio, BENI, CHEMISTRY, Chris Hart, Follow-Up, J-R and B, Kick The Can Crew, Pop, Single, Xmas
My Kinda Town, Asakusa Is!
Ought to be slapping myself upside the back of my head like the Gibbs Slap since I totally omitted this part of my visit to Tokyo last month. I got my reminder after just reading about Noelle's own return to Asakusa.
As with Noelle, my visit to Asakusa was a homecoming of sorts since between 1995 and 1997, that was where I used to work as an English teacher at the local branch of NOVA, on the 3rd floor over the neighbourhood KFC (on Xmas Day, I could work and have my special dinner all in the same building!) just across from Asakusa Station.
It was good seeing the old streets again filled with a whole lot of overseas and Japanese tourists.
Again, my friend Danny and I were exploring the area. One of my old friends from Tokyo suggested that I try a place called Asakusa Menchi（浅草メンチ） which served small versions of menchikatsu, which is a deep-fried loose hamburger (the ultimate comfort food). So we dropped by and ordered one for 200 yen each. Once again, my friend was spot-on. Asakusa Menchi is just a stand so we just ate standing in front of the place, and it looks like our presence didn't go unnoticed by some other tourists so they started to take interest and buying some of the mini-menchi. Hey, anything to help a small business make some income, eh?
Of course, a visit to Sensoji Temple was a requirement.
Of course, as has been the nature of Tokyo as a whole especially in the last three years, there have been some changes. A huge Richmond Hotel has been plunked down into Asakusa, and then there has been the rise of a massive Don Quixote (think a Dollarama on acid) at one edge of the neighbourhood. It was about as glitzy as Las Vegas but then again, it would be difficult to imagine buying some of those special Japan-only bags of Kit Kat in a casino.
When it comes to Asakusa, though, I can think of one song that is about the area, "Asakusa Shimai"（浅草姉妹）by the Komadori Shimai（こまどり姉妹）.
Labels: 2017, Komadori Shimai, Tokyo 2017
Masayuki Suzuki -- I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
Well, we're less than 24 hours away from Xmas here. But of course, in Japan, it's already the 25th so Merry Xmas to my old friends over there.
As I was mentioning yesterday, I was wondering whether Masayuki Suzuki（鈴木雅之）had ever come out with his own Xmas single. I did encounter this YouTube video by uploader ayatin M of Martin giving his distinctively Martinesque spin on a Xmas classic "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus", otherwise known in Japan as "Mama ga Santa ni Kiss Shita"（ママがサンタにキッスした）.
According to ayatin M, it was most likely one of the 2011 episodes and sure enough I was able to find out through J-Wiki that the song was included on his second album of cover songs "DISCOVER JAPAN" from September of that year that got as high as No. 18 on Oricon. The Japanese lyrics were provided by Kenji Sazanami（漣健児）, the pen name of the former chairman of Shinko Music Entertainment Shoichi Kusano（草野昌一）.
Of course, having that snarky streak inside me, every time I've heard the title or the song, my response has often been "I Later Saw Daddy Assaulting Santa Claus". Anyways, to all of the "Kayo Kyoku Plus" readers everywhere, have a Merry Christmas!
Labels: 2011, J-R and B, Masayuki Suzuki, Single, Xmas
Marubell Bromides
Asakusa has always been my favourite destination from the first time I visited it a decade ago. Ever since then, I would always make a trip there whenever we were in Tokyo, and this time was no exception.
It's an old part of town, but somehow, the 10 year-old me took to the comfortable air there and found the giant red gate that is Sensoji Kaminarimon a wonder - perhaps I just found the giant straw slipper amusing, I don't know. As the years progressed and I became the nutso kayo fan that I am now, Asakusa became more than just a place to reminisce good memories, watch daredevil pigeons brave the onslaught of feet in attempts to find crumbs on the stone pavements, and have a choco-banana from one of those pop-up stands by the temple. It became the place I knew with a guaranteed stash of most things related to the old(er) Japanese music industry. That only made me love that place more than I already did.
Besides Miyada Records and Asakusa Star Plaza that had been checked off my list last year and revisited this year, there were a couple more places I had yet to check out during my Asakusa conquest. One being the fabled record shop Oto no Yorodo (音のヨーロー堂), and the other being Marubell-do (マルベル堂), the one-stop-shop for bromides or promides, the latter being described as finished photographs in the Wikipedia page, of popular celebrities from the bygone era. Both pronunciations refer to the same thing now, apparently. And the types of celebrities include singers, actors, theater actors, sports heroes, and even geishas and rakugo talents. From the title, I will be focusing on Marubell-do in this article.
Disclaimer: I'd be lying if I say that there won't be at least some fan-girling involved in the following bit. So, you have been warned.
I first heard of Marubell-do - well, more like its products - quite a long time ago, even before getting to know about enka, while watching this pet variety show I only know as "Pochi & Tama". In one segment hosted by this overly excited host and his overly excited Labrador, Daisuke, Asakusa was featured. Along with an old kabuki theater, the next area of interest that mildly caught my attention at the time was this outlet selling old photographs of every celebrity under the sun.
I kept this information at the back of my head last year as somewhere new to explore, but because of my hunt for Miyada Records, I never took the time to sniff it out. But when it came to this year, I stumbled upon a website that sold something similar before the trip. Long story short, I discovered that this online shop and the Pochi-Tama-featured shop, which I later learnt was called Marubell-do, were the same thing, and that it wasn't too far away from Miyada and the Star Plaza - just a block away (to the left if you're facing Kaminarimon) from the main Nakamise Shopping Street and not far from the Asakusa train station.
With that settled, and after perusing Marubell's site to check out what they had in stock, and being absolutely *ahem* shook over my finds, I made a list of what I hoped to get:
- 5 of Hachiro Kasuga (春日八郎)
- 2 of Haruo Minami (三波春夫)
- 1 of Hideo Murata (村田英雄)
- 1 of Michiya Mihashi (三橋美智也)
- 1-2 of Yoshio Tabata (田端義夫)
As you can already guess from the pattern, I intended to get the Yonin Shu set. And then depending on my mood, I might've gone for a Wakadaisho or Yujiro too.
When I was finally at Marubell-do, the first thing that struck me was how tiny it was. It was literally just a hole in the wall with half a flight of stairs up to the cashier, and an underground den where most of the goods were hidden. All the walls were covered from top to bottom in bromides, a good number of which were familiar faces.
The stuff I was searching for were in the aforementioned den that could probably fit a maximum of only 9 people at a time. I needed a little assistance at first to get myself oriented with the surroundings and to get my hands on my main priority, but I soon got to know its system of the portraits being stuffed in phonetically arranged boxes. There was this middle-aged lady doing her own bromide shopping who found it amusing to see me holding the stack of Kasuga bromides while asking for Mihashi's. No, ma'am, they ain't for grandma.
As I soon noticed, it seemed like the online stock and in-house stock were different as there were fewer Hachi bromides than I expected, and there weren't the ones I planned to get. But, no matter, as you might've seen in my Top 12 list for him, I managed to find some that were close to my expectations: one taken around the mid-60's, and four cute ones from the 50's. It was when choosing the pictures that a question I never thought would ever cross my mind popped into my head, "Which one is better: Hawaiian Hachi, Madorosu Hachi, or Matatabi Hachi?" I went with madorosu with the reason being that he sang more of the madorosu style of songs rather than matatabi. The Hawaiian one was, well, cute, plain and simple. The photo on the extreme left gave me Teruhiko Saigo (西郷輝彦) vibes - it's the eyebrows - but I was fine with it. And the one next to it... that was the best of the lot with that dreamy look (I warned you).
There were also fewer Minami ones than that projected on the site (400+!). From documentaries, I became aware that he was very much more charming in his younger days, and these photos only magnified that, especially in those like the one above. He was elegant in a kimono, but he was just as spiffy in western wear.
Here's the venerable 4. I was considering whether to get one of Muchi's portraits with him in a suit because one doesn't see that all that often, but I was good with this one where he wore a black (?) kimono. And this bromide of Michi was the most apt with him in a kimono and holding a shamisen - matched the theme of the other 3 too. He looked rather odd in the others, so I kept to my target.
Next was getting one of Batayan's. It was a simple decision: Get the one that looks most Batayan. In other words, one with him and his trusty guitar, which I did. Then I thought, "Wouldn't it be great to not just have the Yonin Shu on display, but have the Sengou Sanba Garasu too?" And that's why Haruo Oka (岡晴夫) and Toshiro Omi (近江俊郎) are present. If only Oka had a guitar, or maybe even an accordion.
In the end, I left Marubell-do satisfied with 12 bromides that served as my birthday present... Hmm, I just realised how awfully spot on that number is, considering that day's date and occasion. Well, but that's not very important. Since I was talking about Asakusa, I'd like to round up the article with one of the very few songs I know that are specific to my favourite place in Tokyo, "Asakusa Nagashi" (浅草ながし). It's got a retro feel that fits this old part of town nicely, so it would do.
Over at my corner of the globe, it's the day already, but not yet in the other half. Either way, I'll take this chance to wish you guys a Merry Christmas!
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Labels: 2017, Enka, Hachiro Kasuga, Sites
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(STICKY) Zambia targets 2.5m males for circumcision
COMMENT - This is a massive violation of medical ethics. Targeting 2.5 million man cannot be done without coercion. Also, it is a direct violation of the Hippocratic oath - First Do No Harm. This is the use of surgery on individual patients for the sake of public health. Moreover, the data on which national prevalence rates in Zambia and Africa are based, are cooked. Let us see them do a Western Blot confirmation test for every positive single ELISA on all Demographic and Health Surveys, which will massively drop the national prevalence levels of HIV. They will not do that. Why, because it is 'too expensive', they say. In fact it would cost an additional $75,000 per survey (if they had 10,000 ELISA tests, and 1,000 were positive, and one WB test was the retail price of $75,-). They REFUSE to do that, because it would puncture the entire 'HIV in Africa' bubble, that has proven such a big money spinner so far. And now just Zambia alone has received $275 million to start circumcising 2.5 million men? How many billions is that for Africa as a whole? Shame on these so-called doctors for selling out their own people. Of course, "World AID$ Day" is coming up December 1st, so expect more alarmist ginning up of fear and urgency about HIV/AIDS. But this is a massive crime they are planning. What is next - mass sterilisation, because there are 'too many people' in Africa?
To see how the books on HIV in Africa are cooked (though no discussion about the use of a highly sensitive (lots of false positives) single ELISA in both ANC and DHS surveys, read this article in the Washington Post:
How AIDS In Africa Was Overstated
Reliance on Data From Urban Prenatal Clinics Skewed Early Projections
By Craig Timberg
Washington Post Foreign Service
Estimates on HIV called too high
New data cut rates for many nations
By John Donnelly, Globe Staff | June 20, 2004
UPDATE (Nov 3rd, 2010)
It appears that the scientific evidence showing efficacy of circumcision in HIV prevention have been doctored. Of these three studies, 2 were prematurely ended, which opens the door to documenting bias (the authors carry out the trials until the desired results are reached, and then terminate the trials).
There are three large randomised controlled trials of male circumcision to reduce female to male HIV transmission: One from South Africa (2006):
* Randomized, Controlled Intervention Trial of Male Circumcision for Reduction of HIV Infection Risk: The ANRS 1265 Trial
* (Kenya, 2007) Male circumcision for HIV prevention in young men in Kisumu, Kenya: a randomised controlled trial.
* (Uganda, 2007) Male circumcision for HIV prevention in men in Rakai, Uganda: a randomised trial.
Zambia targets 2.5m males for circumcision
By Mwala Kalaluka and Eddie Mwanaleza
Sun 31 Oct. 2010, 04:00 CAT
ZAMBIA launched its 2010-2020 National Male Circumcision (MC) Strategy and Implementation in Kafue last Friday but questions still linger as to how many rivers proponents have to cross before they hit the anticipated 2.5 million circumcised male target figure by 2020.
A figure of 2.5 million against a concept or practice that is fraught with a myriad of traditional and medical stereotypes classifies the male circumcision target figure over the next decade an ambitious but critical one.
[He wouldn't know 'critical' from a hole in the ground. This is just the latest fad coming out of the multi-billion dollar AID$ industry. MrK]
It has been a long time coming.
About two days before the country launched its National Male Circumcision Strategy and Implementation Plan 2010-2020 and barely weeks after the MC (Man who Cares) advertising buzz hit the television screens and decorated the airwaves, a sizeable number of media practitioners convoked at Society for Family Health (SFH) head office in Lusaka, to help in the demystification of male circumcision.
Indeed, it is no longer an issue for heightened debates that the World Health Organisation (WHO) has identified that male circumcision has 68 per cent HIV prevention strength
[Garbage. - MrK]
but proponents of this prevention strategy have another battle to dismantle, which is the mystical and incomprehensible notions contained within the 32 per cent remnant risk of contracting HIV.
Opening the Press Orientation Workshop on male circumcision, Ministry of Health spokesperson Dr Kamoto Mbewe was nonetheless blunt about the role that media workers could play in demystifying the male circumcision strategy.
“Press, you are our mouthpiece, so you need to be well-educated to give information to the public to allay the misconceptions and the myth because even up to now there are still some myths and some misconceptions,” said Dr Mbewe.
Another Ministry of Health official, Dr Jonas Mwale, said the 10-year National Male Circumcision Strategy and Implementation Plan 2010-2020 was a formula through which the ministry would provide leadership in the male circumcision prevention strategy.
“The last six months of last year were basically dedicated to put systems in place at the Ministry of Health,” Dr Mwale said. “2010 was included as the first year for focused implementation…As a country we realised that we already have existing policies, which will adequately cover for us in the implementation.”
Dr Mwale said the percentage of circumcised men in the country was currently at around 17 and that the figure needed to be taken to about 50 in the next 10 years.
“The percentage of men that need to be circumcised is critical,” he said. “In Zambia, we are starting at a very modest rate of 50 per cent. Most of the neighbouring countries are commencing from 80 per cent.”
Dr Mwale said males between the ages of 13 to 39 formed part of the target group in the 2.5 million Zambians that needed to be circumcised if the country was to shore up its male circumcision prevention strategy by 2020.
“We are aiming to have at least 80 per cent of male babies to be circumcised,” he said. “We will probably see a lot of clinical officers and nurses do the circumcisions because obviously there are few doctors to do the 2.5 million.”
Dr Mwale said male circumcision strategists wanted more men to access the male circumcision services, as way of encouraging behavioral change in the fight against the spread of HIV/AIDS.
However, Dr Mwale said collaboration with traditional male circumcisers would continue on the sidelines of the National Male Circumcision Strategy and Implementation.
“Our concern with traditional male circumcisers is with issues of infection prevention,” Dr Mwale said.
“We are not taking over but we are collaborating.” According to Dr Mwale, from the number of those that have been circumcised as of the present moment, it was envisaged that about 300,000 people would be circumcised annually by 2014 leading to the 2.5 million ultimate target figure.
“It is critical that we are able to meet this number but this requires trained health providers,” said Dr Mwale.
In a technical presentation, Dr Evans Chinkoyo from Jhpiego gave a realistic position on male circumcision vis-à-vis its merits and demerits.
His was a presentation worth noting because of the penile models he was using to drive his points home.
Dr Chinkoyo said not only was male circumcision a significant factor in the prevention of cervical cancer among women through the contraction of the Human Papiloma Virus (HPV), but that it also helped in personal hygiene.
He said countries with higher male circumcision figures had the lowest HIV/AIDS prevalence rates.
Going by statistics that buttressed his verbal presentation, Dr Chinkoyo fleshed out a reality that indicated that countries like Zambia, Zimbabwe and Botswana had lower male circumcision prevalence but were among those that had high HIV prevalence rates.
Countries like China, Cambodia and Vietnam had very low HIV/AIDS prevalence rates of around 2.1 per cent but the male circumcision prevalence rate was on a higher side.
[Absolute nonsense. How does he explain the "HIV prevalence" levels which are low in West Africa but high in East Africa? There is no cause and effect between circumcision and HIV infection. There is however a cooking of the books about national HIV prevalence levels in Sub-Saharan Africa. Remember that national prevalence in Sierra Leone went from 7% to 0.9%, simply because of a switch from Antenatal Clinic Surveys to the less corrupted Demographic and Health Surveys. You want to bring down national HIV prevalence levels, start including a Western Blot confirmation test for every single positive ELISA screening test, used in those surveys. HIV infection in Africa is a statistical game, but these so-called health policies have real world effects. - MrK]
But SFH executive director Dr Manasseh Phiri said in his presentation dubbed the National MC Campaign, that there was still a lot that proponents of male circumcision needed to do.
“There are countries that are close to us that have difficulties,” Dr Phiri said. “There are lessons for us to learn.”
Dr Phiri said through the MC strategy, the players wanted to find something that emphasised the medical benefits of male circumcision.
“So you will see in our campaign materials we are talking about a man who cares… rather than get into medical debates,” Dr Phiri said. “In 2010, we should not be talking about the evidence (that male circumcision can be used in the prevention of HIV/AIDS). The evidence is so clear.”
[There is no evidence. Correlation does not equate to causation. - MrK]
Dr Phiri said the MC advertorials had created a buzz and the 990 toll free number hosted at CHAMP in Lusaka had been hit by a volcano as in the number of people calling in the aftermath of the MC campaign.
Only the remaining 10 years will tell us whether the proponents of male circumcision can break the barriers of misconceptions, because certainly the myths around male circumcision still abound but they are not insurmountable.
[They will also show that all predictions made about HIV in Africa are garbage. Again. There is offensive, and it is dangerous. What's next - compulsory sterilisation for population control, because someone in Geneva decides 'there are too many Africans'? This whole 'drive' smacks of eugenics, and eternal shame on those Africans who go along with this garbage. - MrK]
Labels: CIRCUMCISION, CORRUPTION, HIV/AIDS, JONAS MWALE, KAMOTO MBEWE
posted by MrK @ 4:23 PM
At 5:56 AM , MrK said...
But we should absolutely be talking about the evidence, when we intend to operate on 1/3 of men in Zambia.
It is absurd to think that somehow project of this scale should not be done under the closest of public scrutiny. Or perhaps dr. Phiri knows that the evidence doesn't exist.
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Mind-controlled zombie spoon-bending game 28 Spoons Later out for iOS
By Matt Sakuraoka-Gilman, 5/1/2012
Back in 2007, a bunch of US crazy starts up appeared, who were attempting to make mind-controlled games a reality.
The idea was to sell you a headset that would measure your brain waves, using them to control in-game action.
By 2008, they seem to have disappeared… or did they?
Because Icelandic developer MindGames has just launched 28 Spoons Later, a zombie spoon-bending game controlled by the player’s mind, which uses a PLX XWave headset from NeuroSky (one of those crazy start ups).
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The game itself is available as a universal app on the App Store for $4.99 while the headset, currently on sale at $99.99 (regular price $149.99) can be purchased directly from the PLX devices website.
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Honored as the Canadian Business Innovator of the Year, corporate culture keynote speaker, Jennifer Moss and her groundbreaking work on the power of happiness are transforming hundreds of global companies and organizations. Moss is the Cofounder of Plasticity Labs, a tech company that provides organizations with the tools to tap into employee sentiment and increase workplace happiness. She speaks frequently to general audiences about how happiness in the workplace gives companies a clear competitive advantage.
Over a 15-year period, conscious capitalist companies had investment returns of 1646%, whereas the S&P 500 companies did 157% over the same time frame. This finding would make the ears of any CEO perk up.
SPEAKING.COM: What is conscious capitalism and why is it important?
MOSS: Some may be familiar with the term, Corporate Social Responsibility, popularized in the 1960’s, which is a set of initiatives a company can implement alongside their existing business practices. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) engages in “actions that appear to further some social good, beyond the interests of the firm and that which is required by law.” (McWilliams and Siegel, 2001). CSR strategies encourage the company to make a positive impact on the environment and stakeholders including consumers, employees, investors, communities, and others.
Conscious Capitalism is simply an advancement of Corporate Social Responsibility in that it’s a more holistic way of thinking about the term. While Corporate Social Responsibility would be one aspect of your organization, possibly siloed in its efforts and thought of as a cost center, Conscious Capitalism is tied to all areas of your business, reflected in who you are and how you behave across your entire organization. It doesn’t mean that output isn’t measured – it just mandates a holistic way of defining success and not all those metrics are financial.
Raj Sisodia, bestselling author of Firms of Endearment, found that over a 15-year period, conscious capitalist companies had investment returns of 1646%, whereas the S&P 500 companies did 157% over the same time frame (Sisodia, 2003. This finding would make the ears of any CEO perk up.
SPEAKING.COM: What are the most prevalent reasons that employees are unhappy?
MOSS:
• Highly repetitive tasks or boredom from not being challenged in their role
• Lack of attachment to, or awareness of, the greater goals of the organization
• Loss of hope or trust in leadership
• Absence of flexibility regarding work hours, time off, support for personal interests
• Poor compensation
SPEAKING.COM: The word “happy” can evoke a wide range of images. Could you describe what a happy work culture looks like and address some misconceptions people might have about that?
MOSS: Happiness at work has a bad brand. We tend to picture it disingenuously and with mistrust – like we should all be hugging it out around an excel spreadsheet similar to those horrible workplace stock photos that turn up when you google “happiness at work”.
In reality though, it isn’t like that. Happiness in the workplace should be inclusive of a wide variety of emotions. To be innovative, we need to have challenging conversations. To maintain healthy relationships with peers, we need to be able to handle conflict versus avoid it. To grow our companies rapidly, we need to deal with compression workloads and high stress environments. Therefore, happiness at work should be focused on building resiliency, emotional control, mindfulness, optimism and hope. This is when we’ll see a high-functioning and happy workplace culture.
The happiest companies embrace the whole being, which means they understand that work and life intersect. Both the good and bad at home come in to play at work – and vice-versa.
SPEAKING.COM: What are companies with happier work forces doing differently?
MOSS: The happiest companies embrace the whole being, which means they understand that work and life intersect. Both the good and bad at home come in to play at work – and vice-versa. If work is stressful, it can negatively impact home life, taking a toll on employees who downstream will come back to harm productivity and engagement at work. The companies that get this are the ones who support work/life integration as opposed to work/life balance.
The best companies to work for create environments where kindness, high emotional intelligence and a positive shared language live at the center of their business decisions. Fly with Westjet, a Canadian airline, and you’ll see the VP of Operations working side-by-side with the flight crew, cleaning up and running the service. Why? Because Westjet has made every employee a part-owner in the company. When you fly with their company, you’re not on a Westjet’s plane; rather, you’re on the employees’ plane – and that matters.
SPEAKING.COM: How does Plasticity Labs use technology to boost workplace morale?
MOSS: Plasticity replaces the annual engagement survey by measuring employee well being more frequently (in most cases, daily) and using that aggregate information to shape a better understanding of what is going on.
We take the whole being into account. For example, the most recent election threw people for a loop, whatever their politics. Happiness levels dipped considerably. Some felt isolated for their voting decisions while others were in shock. This feedback allowed us to inform employers about the mood of the organization and to expect a dip in productivity. Moreover it identified the need to help people talk about their stress if they needed to.
In other cases, our technology may help us learn how people are handling their grief after an employee dies, how empathy can improve customer service, when gratitude exercises increase the number of new friendships and when resiliency interventions build trust and, as a result, increase innovative discussions/ideation. By looking in grey areas we can come up with better solutions to problems and even predict problems before they arise.
Plasticity then takes that learning one step further and provides emotional intelligence training within the platform. If someone is low in hope, the technology will help to build it. If people are having issues with trust, the training will help to increase it. Our brains have the capacity to develop emotional intelligence (EI), the same way we can increase our lung capacity by training every day to eventually run a marathon. Just by working out the areas of our brain that can increase our EI – we can become more psychologically fit. Once the employee increases their hope, efficacy, resiliency, optimism, gratitude, etc. then the collective responds. The downstream impact is a happier, healthier, higher-performing individual, then team, and finally, the overall organization.
SPEAKING.COM: What are the H.E.R.O. tools and what is their scientific basis?
MOSS: H.E.R.O. stands for Hope, Efficacy, Resilience, Optimism. They are four of the seven traits – with the other three represented by gratitude, mindfulness and empathy – emblematic of the happiest, highest-performing and mentally healthy people.
… make sure you focus for a minute on the good in life. Why? Gratitude is the gateway drug to happiness.
SPEAKING.COM: Could you give a few examples of exercises that people can do to build up their psychological fitness?
MOSS: Practice mindfulness. Stop and take deep breaths at your desk, counting four seconds as you inhale and four seconds as you exhale. Repeat that three times. Take a moment to reflect on your surroundings, describe something positively, then go back to whatever you were doing.
Get up, try to stretch and move more. Sitting is the new smoking and it’s extremely hazardous to our mental and physical health. Take your next meeting or your next phone call while walking instead of at your desk.
Find a minute of levity when you can. You can finally tell your boss that watching YouTube is good for your health. Find a funny 60-to-90-second long video and give yourself a laugh. The endorphins you get from bursts of laughter will help you to feel energized, more productive and happier at work.
Finally, practice gratitude daily. Write down three things you are grateful for before bed at night or to start your day. Or go around the table at dinner time and share what made you happy that day with your family.
Whichever exercise(s) you choose, just make sure you focus for a minute on the good in life. Why? Gratitude is the gateway drug to happiness. If you look at any research by Dr. Emmons out of Berkeley, he’s made incredible strides towards scientifically demonstrating that by focusing on simple acts of gratitude we can improve everything from our heart health to quality of sleep. Dr. Emmons has found that acting with gratitude boosts immune systems, makes people feel less lonely, and is even tied to higher rates of exercise per week.
If you are a leader who prefers a closed-door office, or won’t update technology for fear of “distraction” then expect Millennials to flee in droves. The more communication, there is, the better.
SPEAKING.COM: According to James Canton’s book, Future Smart, 90% of Millennials say they would rather work at a start-up than a corporate giant. What might a larger multi-national business have to do differently from a small 35-person company to “unlock happiness at work”?
MOSS: Millennials make up 70% of the knowledge-based economy and are the biggest workforce in history. Getting them engaged at work will be a massive issue for multinationals and something they are desperately trying to figure out. My advice: Millennials want the same things that make up great cultures – so listen to them instead of pretending they’re too young, inexperienced and selfish to heard.
First, millennials want to feel that they are contributing. This is a good thing. If we learn about what drives our employees’ purpose, then we can engage them better. Again – the whole being comes to work, not a bifurcated person who can separate work and life.
Second, ensure friendships are encouraged at work. Millennials want to work at a place where they would socialize with their peers outside of work. Friendships – even one person at work with whom you have a bond will keep you there 50% longer. Also – having close relationships throughout life can increase your lifespan by almost a decade, so make community building at work an important part of your culture strategy.
Thirdly, create open communication channels. If you are a leader who prefers a closed-door office, or won’t update technology for fear of “distraction” then expect Millennials to flee in droves. The more communication, there is, the better. If you are worried about tech distracting your employees, you may be right. However, if you don’t engage with it or allow your employees to engage, expect to be obsolete in the next two years.
Jim had contracted Guillain Barré Syndrome (GBS, a disorder in which the body’s immune system attacks part of the peripheral nervous system).
The physicians managed our expectations by informing us that he would possibly never walk again.
SPEAKING.COM: You and your husband have an amazing story about how he was able to go from being basically paralyzed by an autoimmune disease to walking again within six weeks after practicing gratitude. Could you share a bit of that story with us and explain through a scientific lens the connection between your husband’s attitude and his physical recovery?
MOSS: When an offer to move to San Jose, California with Jim’s professional lacrosse team opened to us in 2003, we jumped at the chance to spend a few years in such a beautiful part of the US.
Eight years later we were still living in the Bay Area. Jim, a hall of fame athlete and winner of a Gold Medal in the World Cup of lacrosse, was in peak condition. He would train for the season by running up the Santa Cruz Mountains with a backpack full of rocks and then hike back down again. So, as you can imagine, it came as quite a surprise to hear that Jim was in the ER and had been diagnosed with West Nile and Swine Flu. What was even more worrisome was that due to his severely compromised immune system, Jim had contracted Guillain Barré Syndrome (GBS, a disorder in which the body’s immune system attacks part of the peripheral nervous system).
The physicians managed our expectations by informing us that he would possibly never walk again. They followed up quickly with a slightly less than awful scenario for a pro athlete: “We are hopeful you’ll recover fully and be able to walk again, but we think it will take a year. You will most likely need some kind of assistance from either a wheelchair or a cane” – and the clincher – “you shouldn’t expect to play pro again.”
You may think that this is when my life tilted – and it most certainly was the start of something life changing. However, it took years before I fully understood and embraced the impact of the weeks that followed.
We’d learned through much of the literature, research and science that gratitude has a vast and complex set of benefits when we practice it. So, we did. Gratitude for the view from the hospital bed. Gratitude for the health insurance I was lucky enough to have in place. Gratitude for all the people rooting for us. And the list goes on.
My own personal development came in those moments like when I had to face the world especially my boss, who was obviously concerned, but still had expectations. It came from interacting with the stakeholders whom I had to serve at work and knew nothing about what I was going through. It came in my “on” moments when I had to wake up and play the role of mother, wife, friend, coach and of course, employee, peer, colleague, leader, follower.
Jim walked out of the hospital with a cane, only six weeks later – setting off a decade of research on the science of gratitude, post-traumatic growth, and positive affect. The experience changed our lives forever – and we didn’t change a thing.
SPEAKING.COM: Various studies have shown that Canadians are happier than Americans. As a Canadian who has lived and worked in the United States for several years, what differences do you see between the two cultures that would account for this difference?
MOSS: Yes. Canadians are far happier. There is a phenomenal amount of research on the GNH (Gross National Happiness) of countries. I recently spoke on a panel with Jan-Emmanuel de Neve, Oxford Professor, Economist and one of the scientists involved in measuring happiness and well-being across 68 countries in partnership with the UN. His work can be found in the World Happiness Report, which shares why some countries are happier than others. Canada fell to 7th on the list this year – last year they were 6th. The US tends to fall behind Mexico, hovering around 14th. Here are some of the reasons for those rankings:
In Chapter 7 of the report, Restoring American Happiness, the author, Jeffrey D. Sachs, uses happiness history over the past ten years to show how the Report’s emphasis on the social foundations of happiness plays out in the case of the United States. He states, that although income and healthy life expectancy increase people’s happiness, “…four social variables all deteriorated—the United States showed less social support, less sense of personal freedom, lower donations, and more perceived corruption of government and business.” Overall, the chapter concludes that falling American happiness is due primarily to social rather than to economic causes.
From a personal, anecdotal perspective, I felt something missing when I lived there that was connected to my core values. I committed to public service, but most people in my social circles did not. I’m referring to true volunteerism – not paying for a seat at a fundraiser.
Also, there were massive deltas between the people who had and those who didn’t. I wanted my children to understand and intersect with various socio-economic environments. This does occur in Canada – largely in part due to the expectation of how urban environments are designed. It is the law to include all types of housing within one geographic area. Gated communities are rare in Canada, as are private schools. The population is highly diverse and Canadians are comfortable in less homogenous environments.
There were many aspects of the US, however, particularly from living in San Jose, that I miss. I miss the pace of innovation, the brilliant thinkers, the risk-taking entrepreneurs and most of all, I miss the weather! Something must be said about the sweet, California sunshine. It was most certainly a contributor to my happiness. (Just ask me in February.)
To bring corporate culture speaker Jennifer Moss to your organization, please contact Michael Frick at: Mike@Speaking.com
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SHARON & MAX 2 The Build My Future Movie
Build My Future is a new resource for GE Business Volunteers and schools
GE has a track record of working with Schools in the UK to improve the life chances of young people See slide deck for history of GE and MFMC resources and activities.
Sharon and Max at the Press Conference to launch the trailer of the Movie
The Build My Future film stars some puppet characters that are typical of those that can be generated by students using the Build My Future Card Game - a game of future events, responses and consequences. Characters display a balance or imbalance of Health, Socialising, Citizenship and Expertise.
The film is three minutes long and is screened at the start of a Build My Future event in schools. The purpose of the film is for the puppet actors, Sharon and Max to explain and excite the students with the day ahead.
Click on the poster below to see the film and project website
Max has had a late night with friends and he phones Sharon an old girlfriend to talk about the day they met. This was the day they were created by thirteen year olds who made the decisions that have impacted on Max and Sharon's very different futures. Read the script
The film includes a clip where the puppet characters step out of role at a press conference, helping students understand what can be achieved by the end of the Build My Future workshop.
After the film screening the scene is set for students to work with a team of GE volunteers to play the Card Game; build the characters that their decisions in the card game created and finally present their puppet character in a future life scenario.
This GE product will be available in schools working with GE sites in the UK from October 2013 and available in other countries and for use by other businesses in 2014.
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Scream: Halloween Special (2016)
Author: Brett Gallman
Submitted by: Brett Gallman Date : 2016-10-27 17:53
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Written by: Jill E. Blotevogel, Dan Dworkin, & Jay Beattie (developed by), Brian Sieve and Eoghan O'Donnell (written by), Anna Christopher (staff writer)
Directed by: Oz Scott
Starring: Willa Fitzgerald, Bex Taylor-Klaus, and John Karna
Reviewed by: Brett Gallman (@brettgallman)
"What's a deranged murderer without a completely creepy mask?"
Spoiler warning: this review acknowledges events from the previous two seasons of Scream.
If there’s one thing I regret about real life being so damn time-consuming, it’s the fact that I’ve really been dragging ass when it comes to the recent boom of terrific horror television. I barely have time to watch most of it, let alone write about it, so consider this my acknowledgement that, hey, there are a lot of great options out there, some of which are continuations of our favorite franchises. One show that I never imagined I’d be a huge fan of is Scream, a proposition that had so much working against it out of hand: it lacks the iconic Ghostface mask, has no connection to the film series, and airs on MTV. Imagine my surprise, though, when the first season managed to hook me in. Despite feeling like an old dude at a party he wasn’t exactly invited to (“hello fellow kids” indeed), I found myself compulsively watching this trashy riff that was only vaguely recognizable as Scream.
Over the course of two seasons, this show became endearing as hell via a combination of trash intrigue and memorable characters. At a certain point, it didn’t even matter that was only vaguely in the spirit of Scream thanks to the occasional smartass, meta musings—this show is fun as hell slasher saga that’s been stretched over two seasons (and counting). While I wouldn’t call it the complete antithesis of everything Kevin Williamson and Wes Craven created, it’s different enough that I could see purists dismissing it—not unlike the way purists twenty years ago sore off the original Scream for being too slick and cute. We’ve essentially come full circle when some of us are old enough to remember this franchise being snarked upon by two generations.
But I’ve also digressed a bit—suffice to say, it’s worth giving Scream a shot, if only because it knows exactly what it’s up to, and never is that more clear than it is with the recently-aired Halloween special. Save for prologues and epilogues serving as bridges to the third season, it’s mostly a side story, an absurd little diversion that confirms that series heroine Emma Duvall (Willa Fitzgerald) is every bit as cursed as her counterpart Sidney Prescott. Having survived two massacres (including one carried out by her boyfriend Kiernan), she and her friends aren’t exactly in the Halloween spirit. However, when Noah (John Karna) and Stavo’s (Santiago Segura) new graphic novel gig gives the group a chance to investigate the grisly lore of Shallow Grove Island. Local lore has painted a gruesome history for the island, as a girl named Anna Hobbs inexplicably murdered her entire family decades ago.
The group’s investigation naturally leads to the old Hobbs house (now overseen by a mysterious but affable descendent), which seems to reawaken the town’s ghastly history. Anna’s signature mask and garden sheers are swiped from a local museum just before someone begins to leave a trail of mutilated corpses, leaving the Lakewood gang wondering just how in the hell they’ve found themselves in this kind of situation again. In fact, it’s become such old hat that our newcomers (such as Audrey’s girlfriend and the house’s caretaker) can’t help but remark about how calm these kids are in the face of their possible deaths. Meanwhile, even John McClane can’t believe they have this kind of bad luck—wherever Emma goes, bloodshed follows.
To its credit, the Halloween special eventually arrives at a solid explanation for such a contrivance, and we’ll circle back to that in a bit. In the meantime, rest assured that it’s a perfect 90-minute encapsulation of the series, meaning it’s full of stuff that’s both delightful and awful all at once. Just about everything I love and dislike about this series is on display here, from the twisted plotting to the eye-roll-inducing high school drama shit. Whenever the latter would unfold in the form of Emma’s new (and most certainly ill-fated) relationship with Hobbs’s descendant Alex or the constant bickering between Brooke and Stavo over their future plans, I found myself wondering just why in the hell I was watching something that was so not made for me—and then some rad gore outburst or silly plot twist would unfold to remind me that it’s all worthwhile.
Just know that this process has repeated itself for just about every episode of this series so far—I wouldn’t go so far as to call it a love-hate relationship, but there are times when I can’t believe I’m watching this junk, much less enjoying it. The Halloween special is no exception; in fact, it may be the purest expression of this series so far. It is most certainly the sort of dumb, silly slasher the original Scream satirized, which almost sounds blasphemous—surely, I’ve criticized other remakes or reboots for “missing the point” of their originals, and it’d be fair to point that out with Scream. It just so happens that Scream is good enough that I don’t really give a damn. There’s no accounting for taste sometimes, after all.
Besides, in this case, it is pretty defensible: in a world where we don’t have enough straightforward slashers, it’s easy to get behind one that’s as well-executed as Scream. Never underestimate the appeal of the basic slasher formula: a cool mask, a killer weapon (in this case, some Cropsy-style garden shears), an intriguing whodunit angle, and plenty of disposable bodies. Scream consistently delivers all of this, but it’s even more prominent when condensed into a 90-minute diversion that just allows the show to indulge its inner junk movie soul. Just about the only thing this series shares with its namesake is its modern slickness; otherwise, it’s much closer in spirit to 80s slashers. Less a satire and more of an unrepentant homage, it boils this genre down to its bare essence: a spooky location, wild plot twists, and out-of-nowhere lunatic motivations. I can almost guarantee you that someone will do mock VHS-style fan art for this special if they haven’t already.
One of the most obvious meta holdovers from the film series is the presence of horror geek characters (most notably Noah and Audrey) acting as mouthpieces for the crew’s obvious love of horror*, and this Halloween special is arguably the most reflective of the show’s desire to appeal to that particular audience. Considering the surprise nature of this special (it was announced just after the season finale back in August), it’s an especially nice treat since the show’s future is currently hazy. With the recently announced third season set to only clock in with six episodes, our time with these characters seems to be coming to an end soon, so any “bonus” time like this is appreciated. Ultimately, the Halloween special feels sort of like the Scream 3 of this series: the weird, kind of absurd aside where any pretense of snarky superiority goes by the wayside.
If it weren’t already abundantly clear, this special confirms it: Scream is very much the same brand of silly, dumb fun we crave from golden era slashers. No matter how strange that sounds considering this franchise’s heritage, I wouldn’t have it any other way, and I absolutely can’t wait to see how the next season pays off the tease at the end of the Halloween special.
*I am still smarting from Noah’s assertion that Phantasm II is a “terrible movie,” but I’ll overlook it because that is what you do with friends who share bad opinions. We’re still cool, Scream, but maybe refrain from blaspheming in the future.
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Sensitivity of Pine Island Glacier to observed ocean forcing
Christianson, Knut; Bushuk, Mitchell; Dutrieux, Pierre; Parizek, Byron R.; Joughin, Ian R.; Alley, Richard B.; Shean, David E.; Abrahamsen, E. Povl ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5924-5350; Anandakrishnan, Sridhar; Heywood, Karen J.; Kim, Tae-Wan; Lee, Sang-Hoon; Nicholls, Keith ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2188-4509; Stanton, Tim; Truffer, Martin; Webber, Benjamin G.M.; Jenkins, Adrian ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9117-0616; Jacobs, Stan; Bindschadler, Robert; Holland, David M.. 2016 Sensitivity of Pine Island Glacier to observed ocean forcing. Geophysical Research Letters, 43 (20). 10817-10825. https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GL070500
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Abstract/Summary
We present subannual observations (2009–2014) of a major West Antarctic glacier (Pine Island Glacier) and the neighboring ocean. Ongoing glacier retreat and accelerated ice flow were likely triggered a few decades ago by increased ocean-induced thinning, which may have initiated marine ice-sheet instability. Following a subsequent 60% drop in ocean heat content from early 2012 to late 2013, ice flow slowed, but by < 4%, with flow recovering as the ocean warmed to prior temperatures. During this cold-ocean period, the evolving glacier-bed/ice-shelf system was also in a geometry favorable to stabilization. However, despite a minor, temporary decrease in ice discharge, the basin-wide thinning signal did not change. Thus, as predicted by theory, once marine ice-sheet instability is underway, a single transient high-amplitude ocean cooling has only a relatively minor effect on ice flow. The long-term effects of ocean-temperature variability on ice flow, however, are not yet known.
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https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GL070500
BAS Programmes > BAS Programmes 2015 > Polar Oceans
glacier-ocean interaction, ice streams, ice shelves, marine ice-sheet instability, ice dynamics
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About Aalborg
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Wednesday 5th June
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Anja Høegh Brügmann
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Vibeke Jensen
Giedrius Lelkaitis
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A History of Hormone Receptors in Breast Cancer: Lessons for the future
(Second abstract and handout , see below)
Estrogen receptor alpha (ERa) and progesterone receptor (PgR) are prognostic and predictive biomarkers which play a major role in determining the therapy of patients with invasive breast cancer (IBC). ERa and PgR are weak prognostic factors but very strong predictive factors of response to endocrine therapies. It is currently mandatory to evaluate ERa and PgR in all IBCs for the purpose of predicting therapeutic response. In current practice, immunohistochemistry (IHC) on formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue (FFPET) samples is the primary method used to evaluate ERa and PgR.
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and College of American Pathologists (CAP) recently jointly published guidelines for ERa and PgR testing in breast cancer recommending that specific IHC assays must be rigorously standardized and validated to be utilized in routine clinical practice . Adherence to these guidelines is now mandatory for laboratory accreditation by the CAP, which also provides many educational and support materials to facilitate compliance.
Estrogen Receptor-alpha
ERa expression has been evaluated in IBCs for almost 40 years. During the first 25 years it was primarily measured by biochemical ligand-binding assays (LBAs) on whole tissue extracts prepared from fresh-frozen tumor samples, which was costly and difficult. Many studies using LBAs in large randomized clinical trials demonstrated that ERa was a weak prognostic factor but a very strong predictive factor for response to endocrine therapies such as tamoxifen. Tamoxifen binds ERa and inhibits the estrogen-stimulated growth of tumor cells, which significantly reduces cancer recurrences and prolongs survival in patients with ERa-positive IBCs of all stages. More recently, tamoxifen, has also been shown to reduce subsequent breast cancer in patients with ERa-positive ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), and in patients who are cancer-free but at high risk for developing breast cancer. The clinical response to newer types of endocrine therapies, such as the aromatase inhibitors, which suppress the production of estrogen, is also dependent on the status of ERa, and only positive tumors benefit.
Although the clinical utility of assessing ERa was initially based almost entirely on studies using standardized LBAs, beginning in the early 1990s, laboratories around the world abandoned LBAs in favor of IHC, which is used for nearly all testing today. There are advantages to using IHC over LBAs, especially its ability to measure ERa on routine FFPET samples, eliminating the need for fresh-frozen samples and the burdensome infrastructure required to provide it. Other advantages include lower cost, higher safety, and superior sensitivity and specificity (providing it is done correctly) because assessment of ERa expression is restricted to tumor cells under direct microscopic visualization - independent of the numbers of tumor cells present, or the presence of receptor-positive benign epithelium, which are problematical for LBAs. Several head-to-head comparisons have demonstrated that assessing ERa by IHC can be equivalent or better than LBAs in predicting response to endocrine therapy, which is comforting, since IHC replaced LBA before such proof was available.
IHC was approved more than a decade ago by the CAP and ASCO for routine clinical testing of ERa and PgR. Despite these approvals, there were significant problems with the technical and clinical validation of IHC that persist today, resulting in inaccurate interpretations (i.e. positive vs. negative) in 20% or more of cases. Most of the errors are false-negatives, which is potentially catastrophic because the patients involved will usually not get the endocrine therapy that would greatly improve their outcome.
There are many causes and no easy solutions to the problem of inaccurate testing, although there are useful guidelines and recommendations intended to help avoid mistakes including, in particular, those recently published by ASCO and CAP. Surprisingly, there are relatively few IHC assays for ERa or PgR that entirely satisfy all of these guidelines and recommendations, although a few come close. The strategy published by Harvey and colleagues was among the first to be well validated. It is based on a highly specific and sensitive primary antibody to ERa (mouse monoclonal 6F11), a quantitative and reproducible method of scoring results (the so-called Allred Score, and a definition of positive results calibrated to clinical outcome in several large studies, including randomized clinical trials. The latter involved patients with all stages of breast cancer treated with tamoxifen or aromatase inhibitors in adjuvant, neoadjuvant, and advanced disease settings. It is extremely difficult to standardize and validate IHC assays for ERa and PgR in a comprehensive manner, but any laboratory can utilize assays that have already been validated.
Studies evaluating ERa by IHC in breast cancer collectively demonstrate that about 75-80% express ERa, that it is almost entirely nuclear in location, and that there is tremendous variation of expression on a continuum ranging from 0% to nearly 100% positive cells. More importantly, they show a direct correlation between the likelihood of clinical response to endocrine therapies and the level of ERa expression. Surprisingly, the gradient is skewed such that tumors expressing even very low levels show a significant benefit far above that of entirely ERa-negative tumors, which are essentially unresponsive. This evidence provides support for laboratories adopting ³1% positive staining tumor cells as the definition of “ERa-positive”, which has now been validated in several other comprehensive studies, and is endorsed by the ASCO/CAP guidelines.
Two studies have reported an essentially bimodal (either entirely negative or strongly positive) distribution of ERa assessed by IHC in IBCs, leading some to conclude that reporting results as simply positive or negative is sufficient, but these assays do not reflect the quantitative continuum that is expected for a proper technically validated assay. There does appear to be a recent shift towards an increasing incidence of ER-positive IBCs, which may be partially due to earlier detection before additional genetic alterations are acquired resulting in loss of expression.
Several strategies based on technologies other than IHC have been developed to assess multiple prognostic and predictive biomarkers simultaneously. For example, one promising strategy evaluates RNA expression of 21 genes which are important in breast cancer (including ER and PgR) by quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) on FFPET samples, and it appears to be very powerful in predicting clinical outcome in several settings.
PgR is also routinely assessed by IHC in IBCs. ERa regulates the expression of PgR, so the presence of PgR usually indicates that the estrogen-ERa pathway is functionally intact. PgR is activated by the hormone progesterone to help regulate several normal cellular functions, including proliferation which, like estrogen and ERa, is detrimental to patients with breast cancer. Most of the discussion regarding the historical assessment of ERa in IBCs also applies to PgR. It was measured by standardized LBAs for nearly two decades and shown to be a weak prognostic factor but a relatively strong predictive factor for response to endocrine therapy. LBAs for PgR were replaced by IHC beginning in mid-1990s and IHC was eventually approved by the CAP and ASCO for routine clinical use, despite persistent shortcomings.
Breast Cancer Molecular Profiling: Promises and Limitations
Traditionally breast cancers have been classified broadly into ductal and lobular types based on their ability to form ducts and cellular cohesiveness. A smaller percentage of tumors are classified as “special subtype carcinomas”. Another important component of morphologic classification is tumor grading that incorporates tubule formation in the tumor, nuclear pleomorphism and a measure of tumor cell proliferation by counting the number of mitotic figures per 10 high power fields. This classification system has been developed and improved over a number of years and provides useful prognostic information. Long term follow up studies have shown an excellent prognosis for Nottingham grade I tumors and a poor survival rate for Nottingham grade III tumors. Although incredibly cheap and extremely useful, the morphologic classification does have several drawbacks. First and foremost, there is no difference in disease free and overall survival between ductal and lobular tumors. Secondly, investigators have used different criteria to define special subtype tumors and most criteria are arbitrary. Last, but not the least, the most important part of morphologic classification i.e. grading suffers from poor inter-observer reproducibility, especially when breast tumors are graded by non-breast pathologists. All the above factors plus the desire to identify new prognostic and predictive factors and the availability of gene expression profiling assays prompted the new molecular classification of breast carcinoma.
In the past decade, apart from intrinsic gene set based molecular classification, several other multi-gene prediction assays were also described and a few are already in clinical use. A brief summary of the two most prominent tests that are in clinical use is summarized here.
Seventy gene profile (Mammaprint®): The 70-gene good versus poor outcome model was developed by Van de Vijver et al and Van’t Veer et al. The authors used oligonucleotide array to identify genes that predict prognosis in breast cancer. They estimated that an odds ratio for metastasis among tumors with “good prognosis” gene signature as compared to “poor prognosis” gene signature was approximately 15 using cross validation procedures. The poor prognosis signature consisted of genes regulating cell cycle, invasion, metastasis and angiogenesis. They further studied 295 cases of breast cancers from young patients including pT1 and pT2 cases with (n=144) or without (n=151) lymph node metastasis. Of the 295 cases 180 showed “poor prognosis” and 115 showed “good prognosis” profile and the mean (SE) overall 10 year survival rates were 54.6% (+/- 4.4%) and 94.5% (+/-2.6%) respectively. The estimated hazard ratio for distant metastases with the “poor prognosis” signature as compared to the group with “good prognosis” signature was 5.1. This ratio remained significant, when the groups were analyzed with respect to the lymph node status. This assay has now formed the basis of a commercial test called MammaPrint® (Agendia BV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands). The test was recently cleared by the US Food and Drug Administration for clinical use however ASCO guidelines committee for tumor markers in breast cancer judged that more evidence is required for advocating use in clinical practice. In the meantime a clinical trial assessing the usefulness of MammaPrint® assay is underway. The trial is called MINDACT (Microarray In Node-negative and 1 to 3 positive lymph node Disease may Avoid ChemoTherapy). The trial is a prospective randomized study comparing the 70-gene signature with the common clinical-pathological criteria in selecting patients for adjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer with 0-3 positive nodes. The trial began in 2007 and involves patients from 9 different European countries. The results are not expected until 2013. Another problem with the test is requirement of fresh frozen tissue containing at least 30% of the invasive tumor and must reach the company in their kit within 5 days of obtaining the tissue. Recent advances have resolved the issue of the need for frozen tissue-the test can now be performed on FFPE.
Recurrence score model (oncotype DX®): Recurrence score model is better known as oncotype DX®, which is a commercially available RT-PCR based assay that provides a Recurrence Score (RS) and has been shown to provide prognostic and predictive information in estrogen receptor-positive lymph node-negative breast cancers. The test analyzes the expression of 21 genes (16 cancer related and 5 control genes) to give a distant disease Recurrence Score (RS) ranging from 0-100. The RS score was created using training sets and a proprietary analytic method. The oncotype DX™ RS was originally validated in 668 lymph node-negative, ER-positive breast cancer patients receiving tamoxifen in NSABP trial B-14, where a multivariate analysis of patient age, tumor size, tumor grade, HER2 status, hormone receptor status, and RS demonstrated that only tumor grade and recurrence score were significant predictors of distant recurrence, and the RS was also significantly correlated with the relapse-free interval and overall survival. The RS was subsequently validated as a predictive marker for response to chemotherapy and tamoxifen in 651 patients on NSABP B-20 and 645 patients on NSABP B-14. Combination of portions of the training sets and validation sets is a significant reason why the test cannot meet FDA approval (J. Levin, FDA, personal communication).
The 16 genes analyzed by the test can be categorized as the Estrogen group (ER, PGR, BCL2, SCUBE2), HER2 group (GRB7, HER2), Proliferation group (KI67, STK15, Survivin, CCNB1, MYBL2), Invasion group (MMP11, CTSL2), and Others (GSTM1, CD68, BAG1). The unscaled RS (RSU) is derived from the quantitative levels of these gene expression products that are fitted into an equation (RSU = +0.47 x GRB7group score–0.34 x ERgroup score +1.04 x proliferation group score +0.10 x invasion group score +0.05 x CD68–0.08 x GSTM1–0.07 xBAG1). The commercial oncotype DX® assay report actually gives the recurrence score which ranges from 0-100 where an increasing score represents the increasing risk of recurrence over 10 years for hormone receptor positive, lymph node negative patients who had been administered five years of tamoxifen therapy. The RS is stratified into low risk (RS <18; group average 7% recurrence risk over ten years), intermediate risk (RS 18-30; group average 14% risk of recurrence over ten years) and high risk (RS ≥ 31; group average 31% risk of recurrence over ten years). Oncologists offer chemotherapy to patients that have high RS and avoid chemotherapy in the low risk group. The decision in patients with intermediate risk RS is more problematic and is dependent on several other factors such as patient preference, co-morbid conditions etc.. The test is currently endorsed by American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) for clinical decision making in estrogen receptor positive lymph node negative breast cancer patients. It is also the test which is being used in the clinical trial titled Trial Assigning IndividuaLized Options for Treatment (Rx), or TAILORx. The TAILORx trial is sponsored by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), and is coordinated by the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG). The study will randomized more than 10,000 patients at 900 sites in the United States and Canada. Women diagnosed with hormone-receptor positive, HER2-negative breast cancers that had not yet spread to the lymph nodes will be eligible for the study. The trial started in mid-2006 and is well on its way to target accrual. The trial was mainly designed to address the intermediate risk RS category (i.e. RS range 18-30). However, it is important to note that this group was arbitrarily narrowed to include patients with RS ranging from 11-25, i.e. patient with RS >25 were offered chemotherapy and patients with less than 11 were advised against chemotherapy. The patients with RS 11-25 are being randomized to receive either hormonal therapy alone or receive hormonal and chemotherapy. The primary aim of the trial is to compare the distant recurrence-free interval, recurrence-free interval, and overall survival of patients with an RS of 11-25 treated with these regimens. The secondary aim is to determine if adjuvant hormonal therapy alone is sufficient treatment (i.e., 10-year distant disease-free survival of at least 95%) for patients with an RS of ≤ 10 and to compare the outcomes projected at 10 years using classical pathologic information, including tumor size, hormone receptor status, and histologic grade, with those made by the Genomic Health oncotype DX® test in patients treated with these regimens.
The problems with commercial molecular assays for breast cancer:
1. oncotype Dx:
· Laboratory developed test- not FDA approved, yet has major impact on patients lives. The actual benefit or lack of benefit for each individual patient is completely unknown.
· Proprietary-corporate structures control the science or lack thereof.
· Her2 gene of the test is unreliable. Others??
· Impact on clinical outcomes unknown.
2. Mammaprint
· Excellent data set provides for stratification of patients into low risk and high risk types-but technically a prognostic test, not a predictive test.
· Impact on clinical utility unknown.
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Dabbs DJ, Klein ME, Mohsin SK, Tubbs RR, Shuai Y, Bhargava R. High false-negative rate of HER2 quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction of the Oncotype DX test: an independent quality assurance study. J Clin Oncol. 2011
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Flanagan MB, Dabbs DJ, Brufsky AM, Breriwal S, Bhargava R. Histopathologic variables predict Oncotype DX™ recurrence score. Mod Pathol. 2008;21:1255-1261.
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Dr. Dabbs attended medical school at the Medical College of Ohio, where he also did a Post-sophomore Fellowship in Pathology. It was this Fellowship that helped him decide that he wanted to become a Pathologist. He performed his Residency and Fellowship in Anatomic Pathology at the University of Washington Affiliated Hospitals in Seattle, Washington.
Dr. Dabbs has held academic appointments at East Carolina University, Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Penn State University at Hershey Medical Center and now at the University of Pittsburgh.
Currently, Dr. Dabbs is Professor and Chief of Pathology at Magee-Womens Hospital of the University of Pittsburgh and is Chief Diagnostic Consultant for US Labs.
Dr. Dabbs is well known for his book, Diagnostic Immunohistochemistry, now in its Third Edition, with a Fourth Edition due next year.
Dr. Dabbs is also editor and co-author of a new release book Breast Pathology (Elsevier, 2012).
He has an active consultation practice, especially in tumor pathology and in breast/gynecologic pathology.
e-mail: ddabbs@upmc.edu
Twitter: @DAVIDJDABBSMD
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I liked it a lot...the production was ok...not bad by any means...but it sounded a little weak....but I liked the song a lot.
the intro had a better tone than when the band came in...weird Paul is producing...not knocking the guy...but like bring in a top producer and rock this ****....at least have Paul co-produce or something....but his full scope of production was for sure lacking with the full band sections of the song....it sounded thin and not mixed well.
I am sure Eric and Tommy can't say **** either...and Gene wasn't even around....
great song though...I won't take anything away from the track
I'm sure they will be tinkering with the album up till the final day they can before it's a lock.
the full records is not in the can yet?
It's in the can, but the album isn't coming out till October. That's 2 months to scrap this version all together and record another album.
hahahahahahahahaahahaha
KISS - Helping Parents to Rock PSA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_ReGFRm4zM
Hahahahahaha.
KISS on Making Their New Album "Monster" and Starting Onstage Puking
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwDdbaBz8m0
Pretty good (edited) interview and I liked the ending when Gene confronts the noisy people in the hallway.
great interview thanks for sharing!!
How can you watch that and not run out and buy MONSTER right now??
The Kiss Army is eye balling you son!
They can eye ball me all they want. I'm the only one with the KISS logo tattooed on said balls. Hurt like a motherf*cker!
I heard Eric asked for a raise this year.
he want to see if he can get 30K a year touring with them
They be lowballing him.
even 1 million a year seems like a downer...after taxes that's 500K...he's making a very good living...but not something where you can really go nuts and live like Gene or Paul probably do.
hell Paul can sell a few of his horrible paintings and make that in a weekend
hahahahaah
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I'd buy it.
KISS (Monster) 2012
I had to give Monster a few spins from top to bottom before I could give an objective review. Would I let my fanboy self get consumed by the latest offering from KISS, even if half the band is gone? It only took one time around listening to this to know this is better than the last album Sonic Boom.
Even though Hell or Hallelujah was officially it's first single off the album, to me the real first single and the one that should have been the opening track on the album is Eat Your Heart Out. Everything on this song clicks and has a very infectious chorus, great drums and wicked leads by Tommy on guitar. It's nice to hear him putting his stamp on a KISS song instead of playing like Ace Frehley. Along with Eat Your Heart Out, other songs like Freak, Outta This World, All for the Love of Rock & Roll, Wall Of Sound, and Hell or Hallelujah have the makings of songs that could and should have some longevity and won't soon disappear anytime soon. Is it on the level of Love Gun or Black Diamond? No. But this is some of the best stuff that Gene and Paul have put out in a long time, dating back to their last great album, Revenge.
If I do have one criticism of Monster is that the drums for the most part are buried in the mix. Not sure why Paul and Gene have basically stuck to this formula when mixing their albums. Listen to Creatures and you will see and hear a band that wasn't afraid to push the drums to the forefront without having it overwhelm the songs.
A lot of fans and both Gene and Paul have said that this is just as good if not better than Revenge. Sorry, but that's overreaching a bit. That was an instant classic. I gave Sonic Boom 4 stars after a few listens and was pleasantly surprise that I even liked it as much as I did. But even with a solid rating, I don't remember any songs from it at the moment. With Monster there are already a few songs that I know I will be playing a year from now. So, to me this one is already a winner and a much improved output from the guys.
I'm surprised the band hasn't released any official videos from the album yet. What's up with that? This band is made to give us videos. So, where are they? Bah!! Anyway, I will post more thoughts on Monster as they come to me as I continue to listen....I mean, rock out. Highly recommend this as a Buy for sure. Once the price of the Vinyl drops, I for sure will grab that and add to my ever grown KISS vinyl collection. Can't let certain people catch up to me in that department.
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Hell or Hallelujah
Shout Mercy
The Devil Is Me
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Backers of extreme technologies to curb global warming advocate dumping iron dust into the seas or placing smoke and mirrors in the sky to dim the sun.
But, even though they are seen by some as cheap fixes for climate change when many nations are worried about economic recession, such “geo-engineering” proposals have to overcome wide criticism that they are fanciful and could have unforeseen side effects.
“We are at the boundaries, treading in areas that we are not normally dealing with,” said Rene Coenen, head of the Office for the London Convention, an international organisation that regulates dumping at sea.
The London Convention, part of the International Maritime Organisation, will review ocean fertilisation at a meeting this week.
Among those hoping for approval for tests is Margaret Leinin, chief science officer of California-based Climos, a company that is looking at ways to use the oceans to soak up greenhouse gases. “The world has not been able to get carbon emissions under control” Dr Leinin said. “We should look at other options.”
Climos is seeking to raise money to test adding iron dust to the southern ocean to spur growth of algae that grow by absorbing heat-trapping carbon dioxide from the air. When algae die, they fall to the seabed and so remove carbon.
Other short-cut ideas include spraying a smoke of tiny particles of pollutants into the sky to dim sunlight, or even deploying a vast thin metallic barrier in space, with 100 space shuttle flights, to deflect the sun’s rays.
The UN Climate Panel has said world greenhouse gas emissions from human activities, mainly burning fossil fuels, rose 70 per cent between 1970 and 2004.
But it said that fertilising the oceans or dimming the sun “remain largely speculative and unproven, and with the risk of unknown side-effects”.
“More evidence has been coming in since then, but it’s far from making a reliable case for geo-engineering,” said Terry Barker, head of the Cambridge Centre for Climate Change Mitigation Research and one of the leading authors of the UN panel report.
The seas are already suffering enough from a “chemical soup” of pollution from humans, he said. “There’s no need to add to the mess.”
With fears of recession amid the deepest financial crisis since the 1930s, some governments may find cheap geo-engineering attractive compared with reducing carbon emissions. “It would be shortsighted,” Dr Barker said.
Last year, the London Convention said that “knowledge about the effectiveness and potential environmental impacts of ocean iron fertilisation was currently insufficient to justify large-scale operations.”
Those doubts were “still valid”, the convention’s Mr Coenen said.
Firms such as Australia’s Ocean Nourishment, Atmocean in New Mexico and Climos are working on varying sea-based projects. Another firm, Planktos, indefinitely suspended operations in February after failing to raise cash.
Some like Climos hope that sucking carbon into the ocean, if it works, could qualify for credits as carbon trading.
“It is possible to design experiments to avoid harm to the oceans,” said Dr Leinin. Climos wants to test iron fertilisation in the Southern Ocean, at the earliest in January 2010, in a trial that could cost US$15 million to US$20 million, she said. If it works, Dr Leinin said, it could be one of the cheapest ways to combat global warming.
Among objections are that carbon makes water more acidic and could undermine the ability of shellfish, crabs or lobsters to build shells. That, in turn, could disrupt the marine food chain.
Backers of geo-engineering say the risks are slight compared to far bigger disruptions from climate change, stoked by human emissions of greenhouse gases, which could lead to heatwaves, floods, droughts, more disease or rising seas.
“We are already bludgeoning nature,” said Victor Smetacek, a professor at the Alfred Wegener Institute in Germany, who is planning an iron sulphate fertilisation experiment off Antarctica early next year.
His institute will co-operate with India to disperse 20 tonnes of iron sulphate near South Georgia over 300 sq km.
“Iron has a very positive effect. Added to the ocean, it’s like water in the desert,” he said. “We don’t have space to store the carbon we are producing on land,” he said of proposals including planting more forests.
They will study how far algae grow and absorb carbon. The extra algae, as food, might help a recovery of stocks of shrimp-like krill, a species on which penguins and whales depend.
Among other schemes, Nobel chemistry prize winner Paul Crutzen has floated the idea of blitzing the upper atmosphere with sulphur particles to reflect some sunlight back into space.
“The price is not a factor … it’s peanuts,” he said in Nicosia earlier this month. “The cost has been estimated at some US$10 million to US$20 million a year.”
Similar smoke is released by volcanic eruptions, such as Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines in 1991 or Mount Tambora in Indonesia in 1815. The Indonesia eruption led to a “year without a summer” in many parts of the world, according to reports at the time.
Other proposals reviewed by the UN Climate Panel include installing a metallic screen covering a 106 sq km patch of space 1.5 million km away from Earth in the direction of the Sun.
The 3,000-tonne structure could be put in place over 100 years by 100 space shuttle flights. “The cost has yet to be determined”, the panel said.
Another idea is to spew more sea spray into the air – a natural process caused by waves. This could make low-level clouds slightly whiter and bounce solar rays back into space.
Advantages are that the only ingredient is sea water, and the system could be turned off. But the UN panel said “the meteorological ramifications need further study”.
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How to Boost Your Energy
Cassandra LombardiUpdated: Jun. 24, 2011
In a perfect world, you would sleep eight hours a night, carry a reasonable load of responsibilities, enjoy the things you have to do, and have plenty of time for the things you love to do. The world would be calm, giving you ample space and energy to be, well, energetic. The world, however, is far from perfect.
Office work. Paper work. Computer work. Yard work. Children. Parents. Friends. Enemies. Cooking. Cleaning. Scheduling. Coping. These are just some of the tasks of everyday life for a woman today. To say it’s frazzling is an understatement. But don’t think for a moment that you have to spend life stuck in a toxic cycle of high stress and low energy. By learning how to become centered and positive, you can easily reclaim the everyday vitality and energy you so want and deserve.
1. Physical Ways to Boost Your Energy
Sit less, move more.
Studies have identified sitting as a health crisis that’s not only causing people to pack on pounds, but also increasing their negativity. Think about it: When your body’s not moving, your heart rate naturally slows, which, in turn, slows how much oxygen the brain is receiving. Through movement, you increase the flow of feel-good endorphins in the body and oxygen to the brain, which is exhilarating. But you don’t have to slog through a long workout in the gym to get the benefits. Just build more activity into your day. For instance, take squats and push-ups; do simple upper body stretches while you’re stopped at a traffic light; or just fidget more at your desk.
Make “vital” choices.
Steps or escalator? Take the steps, of course. Drive to the store at the other end of the strip mall, or just walk on over? You know what to do. Watch a rerun on TV, or go outside and weed the flowerbed? Get your mud shoes on. The secret of high-vitality living isn’t to be found in one monumental change in who you are; it’s to be found in the small decisions of everyday life. Make the right little choices each day, and it soon adds up to the big change you desire.
Move with attention
Whenever you move, even if you’re just walking to the coffee pot or changing your baby’s diapers, pay attention to how you feel. For instance, how does your arm feel as you lift the coffee pot? Do you feel tight anywhere? “Research shows that when we bring attention to movement, the brain grows new connections and creates new pathways and possibilities for us, which makes us feel vital,” says Anat Baniel, director of the Anat Baniel Method Center in San Rafael, California, and author of Move Into Life.
Fuel up regularly.
Vitality is closely linked to your diet. And not just what you eat, but when you eat as well. To make sure you have the necessary fuel in your bloodstream to feel and act with energy, you need to eat more often than you might realize. Experts now say eating small amounts every three hours is the best eating pattern, much superior to the old program of three big meals a day. Good choices include nuts, apples, plain yogurt, and peanut butter. Bad choices include foods containing sugar or corn syrup, such as soda, candy, cakes, or other products made from white flour.
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2. Mental Ways to Boost Your Energy
Stop multitasking.
Women are more predisposed to multitasking than men, but that doesn’t negate a more important fact: The human brain—male or female—can only focus well on one thing at a time. Studies show over and over that people who do several things at once are less efficient—even though they think otherwise. And multitasking frays your nerves and tires you out mentally. So stop doing it so much. How? By consciously deciding to do one thing at a time to its completion before moving on to the next task.
Alter your routines.
Variety isn’t only the spice of life, but it triggers growth and learning in the brain, which aids vitality. So every day, add variation to your routines—for example, take a different route to work, hold your coffee cup in your opposite hand, or read the paper from back to front.
Strengthen your enthusiasm muscle.
Think of enthusiasm as a skill, not a mood, almost like a muscle that you develop and activate. To make it work, find three things in the next hour to be enthusiastic about. Start small—maybe it’s the new recipe your cooking for dinner tonight, or the call you’re making to your friend later—and gradually move that enthusiasm to bigger things in life.
Take regular techno-breaks.
Although technology may be making life easier, it could also be eroding your mental health, causing you more stress, depression, and fatigue. It doesn’t take much. One recent survey found that 50 emails was the limit people could receive each day before becoming overwhelmed. Take frequent breaks from technology. For instance, check email only a few times a day, step away from your computer every hour, or go a few hours without texting.
Learn to say no–without elaborating.
This sounds simple, but it’s one of the toughest strategies for women to embrace. Just say “No,” and stop there. If you feel you need to explain, say something like, “I would love to do this, but I don’t have enough time.
3. Emotional Ways to Boost Your Energy
Press pause.
When you’re feeling absolutely fried, stop what you’re doing and ask yourself what you’re feeling grateful for right now. Force yourself to answer the question: What matters most to you at this moment? Doing something this simple can change your emotional state from feeling frustrated and anxious to feeling hopeful, grateful and optimistic.
Do a daily three-minute meditation.
Like pressing pause, meditation can put you in the moment and help you shift away from negative emotions. Find a quiet, comfortable place away from distractions. Close your eyes and focus on your breath. If thoughts come, let them float away; then bring your focus back to breathing. As you inhale, feel yourself becoming calmer; as you exhale, let go of stress and frustration.
Have a morning mantra.
If you wake up wondering how you’re going to get through the day, that anxiety will dog you all day, affecting your energy. Instead, say something positive to yourself each and every morning, like “I’m so grateful for my life” or “I am proud of all I will do today.” By doing this, you’re setting yourself up to have positive energy.
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4. Spiritual Ways to Boost Your Energy
Remind yourself of your life purpose.
When you know where you’re going, and you’re excited at the prospect of getting there, the journey becomes so much more vital and fun. This holds true for your upcoming weekend plans, and it also holds true for your loftiest personal goals and ambitions. So remind yourself of your chosen life mission. What’s your ultimate goal? How do you want to be remembered? Staying focused on big-picture goals will help you feel more vital each day. To help remind yourself, write down your ambitions and reread them frequently.
Create a “bliss” list.
To reach bliss, write down at least 10 things that give you joy, whether that’s playing with your dog, taking a hike in the woods, or savoring a piece of dark chocolate. At least three of these items should be things you can do on your own. Everyday, do at least one thing on your list.
Embrace optimism.
We already suggested you work on your day-to-day enthusiasm as a way to give yourself a short-term mental boost. When you succeed at that, you are on your way to achieving something even greater: a realistic, long-term sense of optimism. Yes, the world is crazy. Yes, life can be challenging. Yes, free time is a rarity. And yes, making change is hard. But we all know of people—a few famous, but most of them friends, family, coworkers, or acquaintances no different in ability or resources than you—who are making good on their life ambitions and dreams. Feel their vitality and positive outlook. Then make it yours.
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Originally Published: June 26, 2011
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Biafra could refine fuel, Nigeria can’t!
The insults I have had to take in the past couple of weeks are such that would even make a bishop think of suicide or worse. I have just returned from Ghana where I had to workshop with fellow writers from Britain, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Sudan etc. My colleagues were a joyful lot who took to calling me “King of Africa” but the catch was that I came from “blundering Nigeria”.
by Sahara Reporters Jul 20, 2009
The insults I have had to take in the past couple of weeks are such that would even make a bishop think of suicide or worse. I have just returned from Ghana where I had to workshop with fellow writers from Britain, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Sudan etc. My colleagues were a joyful lot who took to calling me “King of Africa” but the catch was that I came from “blundering Nigeria”. Nigerian woes such as brazen kidnappings, perennial power failure, absence of governance, gargantuan corruption, gratuitous election rigging, benumbing fuel scarcity and so on were on all lips. I was hard put defending my country, the self-advertised “Giant of Africa” making some noises about re-branding. The most damning of Nigerian failures for now is the knowledge that while the defunct Biafra Republic could refine fuel some forty years ago the triumphant old country cannot refine enough fuel for its local consumption today. It’s a shame that cries to the high heavens.
It is not as if the men and women who were able to refine fuel back then in Biafra are no longer alive in present-day Nigeria. These fellow countrymen and women have of course not lost their abilities but the enabling environment has been denied them. With all the blockade and lack of access to the wider world Biafran scientists defied multiform odds to refine fuel, manufacture bombs and invent diverse wonders. The likes of Professor Gordian Ezekwe carried over the wonders of Biafra to the PRODA project he led in Enugu at the end of the civil war, but Nigerian officialdom has ensured that the laudable vision was smashed. In its place we now have a totally consumerist society depending on imports for all basic needs, not the least of which is the absurdity of exporting crude oil and ending up importing refined fuel at exorbitant cost.
President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua must be thinking he has done fuel-starved Nigerians a world of good by gleefully announcing that the fuel scarcity would end in the next two weeks. Which brings up the question as to whether he had all along been sleeping for the months on end that the fuel scarcity had lasted? Be that as it may, President Yar’Adua’s solution happens to be the liberalization of the importation of fuel to break the backs of the cartel that had held the country to ransom all along. There is no talk of addressing the issue fundamentally, to wit, making sure that we can refine our own fuel in this country.
The country is obviously regressing, drifting badly. The self-advertised winners of the civil war have had several turns leading the country into comatose. The system of government since the end of the civil war has been unabashed kleptocratic kakistocy. Don’t mind my big words which simply mean “government of the worst by the means of stealing!” The kleptomaniacs have looted the country so rapaciously that it is a wonder that Nigeria still exists. Just the other day, one of the major actors in the war sold a part of his oil block to the Chinese for all of $2.3 billion US Dollars! The greed of this tiny army of looters is what leads up to the reality of non-functioning refineries and the total absence of fuel in a country teeming with raw crude.
The point of course is that it is not only those Nigerians maligned as Biafrans who can refine fuel. Nigerians from all across the diverse geo-political zones are possessing of wonderful abilities in this regard but the “them and us” divide implanted by Nigerian leaders has made sure that the energies of our fellow countrymen are women are all the time stifled.
People now adopt the toga of internal exile to escape the calumny, the shame of being addressed as Nigerians. In the Diaspora as well as within the country it is not uncommon to see people stressing that they are Biafrans living in exile in Nigeria! The country can only make true progress when everybody is accommodated within the family, and nobody is discriminated against.
It is largely due to the manifest failures of Nigeria that Biafra lingers in many minds, and so many are thus left with the poser: what might have been if Biafra had survived?
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Sarina Villareal, Traces: A Collection of Paintings that Investigates Decay Theory
Presented by Sugarhouse Gallery | 2160 S Highland Drive, Salt Lake City 84106
Two Artist Receptions | Friday, Sept. 13 and Friday, Oct. 11 from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
On View from September 12 to October 31, 2013 | Mon 11 am to 4 pm, Tues through Sat. 11 am to 7 pm
Salt Lake City, UT – Beginning on September 12 and running through October 31, 2013, Sugarhouse Gallery, sponsored by Artistic Framing Co., will present Sarina Villareal’s latest abstract works in a show entitled Traces. Traces is a presentation of the artist’s experience with scholarly learning and the rendered effects of temporal decay.
Sarina Villareal explores the outcome of memory degradation in her most recent body of abstract paintings she calls the Garden series. Villareal begins her process by studying the physiology of a botanical in order to create a neuro-chemical “memory trace” of the plant. Some time later, Villareal paints a ‘portrait’ of the floral working from solely from that memory. Due to what psychologist Edward Thorndike calls “Decay Theory,” recollection of finer aspects begin to diminish almost immediately compelling Villareal to create a canvas on which a foggy environment both engulfs and reveals details of a loosely captured floral.
“I strive to recreate the floral just as it begins to fade from my memory,” explains Villareal. “There is a perfect span of time when I have enough retained information to capture a likeness with a few details before my memory has completely faded.”
Artistic Framing Co. will host two receptions coinciding with the Sugarhouse Art Walk this fall. The opening reception will be Friday September 12th and another artist reception Friday, October 13th 2013 from 6:00 pm till 9:00 pm.
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Sinking into the Fog
These are all subjects I try to address in my figurative work. It is the contradiction of an introspective state of churning and physical state of suspension. It is you and I slipping between awareness and thought.
Introspection is associated with specific neural activity that differs from outer perception. At the onset of introspection, you feel your mind sinking and your eyes seem to fog over as the tiny lights of brain activity move from the front to the back of your brain. You won’t remember exiting the freeway and turning left at the light, but you did. It is a phenomenon that most will agree is unique to humans and is a spiritual or emotional talent.
It is also something not easily captured in a figurative painting, but I’m going to keep trying.
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Sarina Villareal Ehrgott to be 2013 Utah Arts Festival Juror
Sarina Villareal Ehrgott has been selected to be on one of four booth juries for the 2013 Utah Arts Festival. As the Marketing Director for the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art and contemporary painter, Sarina has been apart of Salt Lake City and Park City’s art scene since moving from Houston, TX in 2008.
With a keen understanding of marketing techniques as well as an extensive background in studio arts, Sarina will provide a unique approach to viewing, understanding and evaluating the artists’ booths as a whole.
“Not only is it is an honor and a responsibility, but an opportunity to be inspired by so many talented people” she says.
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The Utah Arts Festival is the largest outdoor multi-disciplinary arts event in Utah with attendance hovering over 80,000 each summer. Having garnered numerous awards internationally, nationally and locally, the event remains one of the premiere events that kicks off the summer in Utah each June. The mission of the Utah Arts Festival is to promote the arts and enhance the quality of life in Utah through the production of an annual outdoor, multi-disciplinary event in downtown Salt Lake City.
About Sarina Villareal Ehrgott
Sarina Villareal lives and works in Salt Lake City, Utah. Her work has been represented in solo and group shows throughout Salt Lake and Park City and is represented by 15th Street Gallery in Salt Lake City, Utah. Sarina is also the Marketing Director for the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art where she concentrates on the brand strengthening, outward voice, and comprehensive marketing strategies for the only contemporary art museum in Utah. To see Sarina Villareal Ehrgott’s work visit: www.sarinavillareal.com and www.15thstreetgallery.com.
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The Psychology of Memory, As I Remember It.
I have always been interested in psychology and fascinated with how a lump of curly tissue in our skulls can essentially make up our entire emotional and cognitive being. We as humans are outwardly associating with the world and others around us while internally reviewing information we gather, remembering tasks to complete and repeating songs simultaneously. Evoking what psychologist Edward Thorndike termed “decay theory” I have been using myself as a subject in experiments with memory through my abstract art.
What is Decay Theory?
Put simply, decay theory proposes that memory fades with time. Easy enough. But there is more to it: when we obtain new information it is lightly placed upon our minds as a neurochemical ‘memory trace.’ If the new information is rehearsed than it becomes a more solid memory and therefore more available for retrieval, if it is not rehearsed then it fades and is eventually forgotten. Alphanumeric series 17-36A. There is one inconsistency among researchers. They disagree whether memories fade with time, decay theory, or because we are constantly absorbing new information that interrupts our process of remembering; ‘interference theory.’
Without looking, can you recall the alphanumeric series I snuck into the text?
That’s interference theory.
How Does This Relate to My Artwork?
I study the physiology of a flower, often over the course of a week and than I put away all the information. A couple days later, I attempt to capture a likeness of the botanical in my studio. Because I work with the intention of allowing decay and interference to effect the painting, no outcome is incorrect. It really becomes the marriage of neuro-science and botany (with artistic liberties)… but more on that another time.
See my abstract work at www.sarinavillareal.com/abstract/
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Abstract Painter Sarina Villareal To Be Featured in ‘RAW’ at The Complex June 20th
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Sarina Villareal, an abstract painter living and working in Salt Lake City has been hand-picked to showcase in RAW:Natural Born Artists in their presentation of ‘Kaleidoscope’ inside the Grand @ the Complex on June 20th from 8 PM to Midnight.
Described as “the ‘Cirque Du Soleil’ of the underground,” RAW is an independent organization spotlighting emerging artist from all genres of art including independent film, fashion, music, visual art, performing art, hairstylists, makeup artists and more. After having great success in cities like Los Angeles, New York, Seattle and Denver, RAW launched it’s Salt Lake City enterprise last year.
‘Kaleidoscope’ will feature a film screening, musical performance, fashion show, art gallery, performance art and a featured hairstylist and makeup artist making an artistic circus of creativity. There will be a cash bar and the dress code is cocktail attire.
The first time I heard of RAW was by an accidental Internet stumble; it looked interesting and a completely different showcase concept than I had ever been involved in. I applied and received an acceptance call in the same week,” Says Villareal. “I’m nervous and excited; I can’t wait to be apart of the flurry.”
Sarina Villareal was born in 1977 and holds an AS in graphic design and BFA in painting from the University of Houston. Since leaving an award-winning career in graphic design and relocating to Salt Lake City in 2008, she has been a participating artist in many art festivals including the Kimball Park City Arts Festival and has been selected to be a part of several group and a solo gallery shows in Utah and California. Recent publications include ‘Studio Visit’ magazine and ‘International Contemporary Artists.’ Villareal is represented by 15th Street Gallery in Salt Lake City, UT. To see her work visit: www.sarinavillareal.com.
Villareal Included in National and International Publications Releasing This Spring
Salt Lake City, UT based abstract painter Sarina Villareal has been juried into two highly regarded publications scheduled to release this spring; Studio Visit Magazine, volume 21 and International Contemporary Artists volume VI.
Exploring botanical morphology and paying homage to Psychology’s “Decay Theory” Houston-native, Salt Lake-based painter, Sarina Villareal recreates floral structures based on memory alone in her Garden series. Each painting is created in a manner reminiscent of action art in effort to quickly transcribe her studies of the botanical before the neurochemical “memory trace” disintegrates.
My work is something of an experiment in memory,” says Villareal. “I study the physical makeup of my subjects through visuals and text, than put away all reference materials and attempt to translate my memory of the plant on to canvas before I can no longer recall details.
Villareal gains her visual inspiration and styling from modern heroes like Cy Twombly and Franz Klein and contemporary painters Jenny Saville and Susan Rothenberg.
Sarina Villareal lives and works in Salt Lake City, Utah. Her work has been represented in solo and group shows throughout Salt Lake and Park City and she has been featured in charitable art auctions. Villareal is represented by 15th Street Gallery in Salt Lake City, Utah. To see more work visit: www.sarinavillareal.com and www.15thstreetgallery.com.
About Studio Visit
Studio Visit is a series of juried artist books presenting all two- and three- dimensional media. Each high quality volume of Studio Visit features approximately 150 artists, who have been selected by professional curators from a pool of over 1,000 submissions.
About International Contemporary Artists
International Contemporary Artists is a series of art books aiming to connect artists and the art world in a direct and effective way. Artist selection is carefully made by a team of qualified jurors so as to ensure quality standards. International Contemporary Artists distribution is made internationally through large wholesalers and e-shops, such as Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and more. The book is also distributed without any cost to major galleries and museums throughout the U.S and Europe.
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Meet Lars Nielsen, Editor of Advances in Geophysics and Download Your Free Chapter!
By: Caitlin Beddows, Posted on: December 14, 2015
Lars Nielsen takes over the editorship of Advances in Geophysics from 2016. We talk to him about his career and what the future looks like for researchers working in geophysics.
1) What is your current role and where are you based?
I’m a Professor of Geophysics, Faculty of Science at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark.
2) How did you become a geophysicist? Why did you choose geophysics for your career?
I was always fascinated by physics, and I became very interested in geology during high school. Therefore, the choice to become a geophysicist was an easy choice to make!
3) What do you most enjoy about your work?
Working in depth with challenging problems. For me the mix between theoretical work and field work is a main driver. At the same time I very much enjoy research based teaching, and lively discussions with interested students is a motivating factor in my work life.
4) What are you currently researching and where do you hope that research will lead?
My current research is focused on two main topics: 1) Estimation of relative sea-level change and differential vertical land movement during the past ~10,0000 years; 2) Characterization of reservoir analogous rocks with implications for groundwater and hydrocarbon-related research and exploration.
5) What most excites you in geophysics research currently?
The mix between practical work (i.e. field data acquisition) and theoretical/methodological developments.
6) What is the biggest challenge that your field is facing at the moment?
To acquire field data with the best possible resolution, to improve our understanding of the influence of (geological) noise on the data, and develop methods that improve sub-surface imaging and handling of noise.
7) What’s the biggest change you’ve seen in your time as a researcher? How different is it for researchers starting out now?
Studies have become much more interdisciplinary. Linked geology-geophysics-physics-biology-based studies have become essential in large projects aimed at answering big scientific questions. This is a great opportunity for young scientists.
8) What advice would you give to researchers just starting out in their career? In science in general, and specifically within the geophysics world.
Think across disciplines, and admit that as a specialist in one field you cannot provide unique answers to all questions. Be open-minded and invite people from other disciplines to take part in your research.
9) You’ve just taken over as editor of the book series Advances in Geophysics. What are the major benefits for readers of this book series?
This book series should provide high-quality reviews outlining the present state of the art and the suggested road ahead for a broad range of disciplines. It should be one of the primary sources of information for people wanting to establish an overview of a certain research field.
Advances in Geophysics is a highly respected publication in the field of geophysics. Since 1952, each volume has been eagerly awaited, frequently consulted, and praised by researchers and reviewers alike. Now with over 50 volumes, the series contains much material still relevant today-truly an essential publication for researchers in all fields of geophysics.
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Posted Fri, 04/27/2007 - 07:39 by rikomatic
I just got word that Infinite Vision Media is launching a Social Responsibility Initiative, an effort to allow non-profit and academic institutions to benefit from Infinite Vision's SL marketing and networking expertise. IVM's is launching this new initiative at the same time that they announce the creation of the American Cancer Society's headquarters in SL created by IVM. According to IVM builder Hiro Pendragon, they plan on offering most of their services pro bono: "Part of the SL Social Responsibility Initiative is to assist these non-profits and good causes to secure funding from other sources to fund development of projects. i.e. Helping to come up with proposals with them for the potential funding sources."
See below for the full press release:
Infinite Vision media CREATES SOCAL RESPONSIBILITY initiative
LAUNCHES PROGRAM WITH CREATION OF american cancer society’s second life presence
APRIL 27, 2007 -- Infinite Vision Media (IVM), an interactive and emerging media studio specializing in developing social media in the 3D web space, today announced the creation of its social responsibility initiative. The program is being launched with the firm’s pro-bono creation of the American Cancer Society’s virtual headquarters in the popular 3D virtual world known as Second Life®.
IVM, well-regarded for its development of three-dimensional presences for corporate, non-profit and academic clients is launching the social responsibility initiative as a way of giving back to the community that afforded the firm’s creation and success. Drew Stein, chief executive officer of IVM, explains: “We think it’s important for the non-profit community to have at its disposal the level of Second Life marketing and networking expertise that corporate brands enjoy. The 3D web space offers marvelous opportunities for non-profit organizations to build community that expands their mission to a global audience.”
The firm, which has most recently developed a presence in Second Life for top brands Dell and The Weather Channel, has been involved with Second Life since its inception and is uniquely positioned to understand the power of the 3D web space as an outlet for an organization’s message and mission. “We’re honored to bring the American Cancer Society’s mission to Second Life residents. Cancer awareness and education messages need to be delivered in Second Life in a way that respects the American Cancer Society’s brand as well as understands the SL audience. We are able to bring expertise from both worlds to the table,” says June Peoples (Quirky McArdle), IVM’s chief operating officer.
One of the challenges for any non-profit looking to develop a present in a virtual world is the ability to demonstrate the effectiveness of that approach to potential funders in government and in corporate philanthropy. IVM will work with non-profit clients to envision the best possible use of the 3D web space, then help develop a proposal that can be floated to existing and likely funding sources.
The American Cancer Society’s headquarters will include office buildings complete with presentation and meeting rooms for cancer education sessions, a staffed link to the Society’s National Cancer Information Center , fundraising components, and green space and gardens that will showcase user-created art as an expression of the personal fight against cancer.
"The American Cancer Society has been engaged in Second Life through our signature fundraiser, Relay For Life for over four years," said Randal Moss, the American Cancer Society’s manager of futuring and innovation-based strategies. "In building and opening a virtual headquarters in Second Life, the Society will be able to provide cancer information to more than 5 million Second Life residents and engage them in the fight to eliminate cancer as a major health problem."
The American Cancer Society Virtual Office is being designed by IVM Creative Director Ian Tepoot (SL: Ethan Therian) with programming by IVM Chief Technology Officer Ron Blechner (Hiro Pendragon). Also consulting on the project and on IVM’s Social Responsibility Initiative is Dr. Karen Urbas (The Sojourner).
About Infinite Vision Media
Infinite Vision Media Inc. is a leader in virtual world development and interactive experience design. A full-service interactive marketing and emerging media agency, IVM develops three-dimensional presences for corporate, non-profit and academic clients. IVM works with clients individually to envision the creative possibilities of the 3-D environment and how it can help realize the potential of each mission or brand.
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2019 Dodgers 55 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 51.33 226 49 6 62 22 2 3 26 5 1 1.383 4.56 .323 3.55 3.31
2018 Red Sox 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 65.67 285 57 4 68 32 0 5 32 4 2 1.355 4.39 .301 3.51 4.09
2015 Red Sox 25 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .333 .180 134.33 586 145 15 110 49 0 6 72 10 0 1.444 4.82 .320 4.14 4.27
2014 Tot 17 16 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 .250 .278 .312 .286 .288 96.33 415 88 8 66 42 0 7 45 6 0 1.349 4.20 .274 4.34 4.91
2014 Cardinals 7 12 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 .167 .214 .250 .182 .219 35.00 156 41 3 25 10 0 3 17 2 0 1.457 4.37 .330 3.90 4.48
2013 Cardinals 39 33 5 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 8 0 0 1 1 5 .152 .150 .182 .192 .159 124.00 532 124 10 79 44 4 5 37 10 0 1.355 2.69 .289 3.96 4.63
2012 Cardinals 28 33 5 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 2 .152 .143 .212 .250 .158 107.00 457 112 10 75 36 2 3 42 5 0 1.383 3.53 .306 3.95 4.40
Total MLB 305 89 15 4 0 0 0 5 1 0 27 0 0 2 1 9 .169 .168 .213 .238 .180 676.67 2927 661 61 560 276 9 32 295 48 3 1.385 3.92 .300 3.94 4.33
2019 Spring 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.00 6 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.000 0.00 .250 4.10 5.40
Consensus 67 88 11 2 0 1 1 5 0 0 40 3 0 0 0 8 .128 .148 .171 .222 .158 62.40 267 55 5 65 27 1 3 26 4 0 1.315 3.71 .297 3.55 3.82
Marcel 71 175 22 3 0 1 1 10 0 0 79 7 0 0 0 16 .128 .148 .171 .222 .158 65.88 283 58 6 65 30 1 3 30 4 1 1.338 4.10 .294 3.77 4.02
RV Current 63 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .124 .152 .162 .242 .154 48.59 213 48 6 49 22 1 3 24 4 0 1.438 4.53 .314 4.12 3.95
RotoValue 67 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .131 .158 .175 .241 .163 58.01 251 55 5 58 26 1 3 26 4 0 1.400 4.02 .311 3.77 4.00
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2019-09-29 @ SF RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.67 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 .000 3.10 5.40
2019-09-18 v TB RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.33 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.000 0.00 .500 3.10 5.40
2019-09-14 @ NYM RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.33 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.000 27.00 .000 6.10 5.40
2019-09-13 @ NYM RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.67 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.500 0.00 .333 3.10 5.40
2019-09-11 @ Bal RP 1.00 5 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.000 9.00 1.000 0.10 0.60
2019-09-07 v SF RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.00 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.000 0.00 .000 7.10 8.40
2019-09-01 @ Ari RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.00 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 .000 3.10 5.40
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 5.00 21 3 0 5 3 0 1 2 0 0 1.200 3.60 .250 3.50 4.83
2019-08-29 @ Ari RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.00 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3.000 27.00 .400 16.10 5.40
2019-08-28 @ SD RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.00 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0.00 .000 4.10 5.40
2019-08-24 v NYY RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.67 7 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.200 0.00 .250 2.50 3.69
2019-08-21 v Tor RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.00 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 .000 1.10 1.40
2019-08-17 @ Atl RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.33 5 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.750 0.00 .333 0.10 0.60
2019-08-13 @ Mia RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.33 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.000 0.00 .000 6.10 5.40
2019-08-10 v Ari RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.33 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 .000 3.10 5.40
2019-08-07 v StL RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.00 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 .000 -2.90 -6.60
2019-08-04 v SD RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.67 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 .000 0.10 -0.60
2019-08-01 v SD RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.00 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 .000 1.10 1.40
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 10.00 38 6 1 12 3 0 0 3 0 0 0.900 2.70 .227 2.90 2.56
2019-07-31 @ Col RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.00 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0.00 .333 1.10 2.40
2019-07-27 @ Was RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.00 5 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.000 9.00 .000 15.10 3.00
2019-07-26 @ Was RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.33 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000 0.00 .000 3.10 5.40
2019-07-18 @ Phi RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.67 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.000 13.50 .667 0.10 2.40
2019-07-17 @ Phi RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.00 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 .000 1.10 1.40
2019-07-14 @ Bos RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.67 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 0.00 .000 -2.90 -6.60
2019-07-13 @ Bos RP 1.00 6 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.000 9.00 .500 4.10 5.40
2019-07-06 v SD RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.00 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 .000 -0.90 -2.60
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 9.00 37 6 1 13 3 0 1 3 3 1 1.000 3.00 .263 2.99 2.48
2019-06-22 v Col RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.00 4 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0.00 .000 2.10 2.40
2019-06-10 @ LAA RP 1.00 7 0 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 3.000 9.00 .000 3.10 3.40
2019-06-08 @ SF RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.00 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 .000 -2.90 -3.60
2019-06-02 v Phi RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.00 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 .000 -0.90 -2.60
2019-05-28 v NYM RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.00 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.000 0.00 .000 7.10 7.80
2019-05-27 v NYM RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.00 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 inf inf 1.000 inf 5.40
2019-05-18 @ Cin RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.00 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0.00 .000 4.10 5.40
2019-05-09 v Was RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.00 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.000 0.00 .200 6.10 7.40
2019-05-08 v Atl RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.00 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 .000 -0.90 -2.60
2019-05-04 @ SD RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.33 5 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 12.000 81.00 .750 12.10 7.80
2019-04-25 @ ChC RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.00 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0.00 .333 1.10 2.40
2019-04-19 @ Mil RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.00 4 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 9.00 .000 10.10 -3.60
2019-04-18 @ Mil RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.67 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.500 0.00 .500 3.10 5.40
2019-04-16 v Cin RP 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.00 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 .000 3.10 5.40
2019-04-12 v Mil RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.33 7 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.250 6.75 .500 1.60 3.69
2019-04-08 @ StL RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.00 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.000 9.00 .500 6.10 7.80
2019-04-07 @ Col RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.67 8 3 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 1.800 10.80 .600 -0.50 0.90
2019-04-01 v SF RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.67 9 4 1 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 2.400 21.60 .500 8.50 2.73
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 11.67 52 17 2 13 1 0 1 10 1 0 1.543 7.71 .429 3.61 2.86
2019-03-29 v Ari RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.33 8 3 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 3.000 13.50 .333 12.85 5.40
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.33 8 3 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 3.000 13.50 .333 12.85 5.40
Total 1.00 6 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.000 0.00 .250 4.10 5.40
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Monitoring-based Commissioning
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AECOM Hires Team from Sieben Energy Associates
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AECOM, a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, has hired a team from Sieben Energy Associates to join its Design and Consulting Services business in the Americas.
The team of seven energy use experts is part of a strategic hire bringing more than two decades of expertise delivering energy efficiency consulting services.
Two New Trophies Recognize Retro-Commissioning Success in 2018
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If you were walking in the central Loop in downtown Chicago on Tuesday afternoon, October 30, you may have thought the Stanley Cup had returned to Chicago. Sieben Energy Associates was awarded two large trophies, each roughly the size and shape of the Stanley Cup, for its retro-commissioning work for customers of ComEd, the electric utility that serves northern Illinois.
Jerry Burin and David Binstock accepted the awards from ComEd and Nexant, the retro-commissioning program manager, during the annual workshop for retro-commissioning service providers. As they headed back to the office with the new hardware, Jerry and David caught the attention of passersby, whom we may assume were perplexed, if not impressed, by what they were seeing.
Sieben Energy Associates Receives National "Monitoring Based Commissioning Service Provider" Award
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Just a few months after Sieben Energy Associates received its first award from the Smart Energy Analytics Campaign, the firm has been recognized with another: the "Monitoring Based Commissioning Service Provider" award for 2018. Sieben Energy Associates will formally accept the award during a session at the Building Commissioning Association's annual conference on October 16, 2018.
On September 21, Sieben Energy Associates learned that it would be given the monitoring-based commissioning (MBCx) service provider award at the upcoming BCxA Conference in Nashville. This prestigious national award recognizes the portfolio of projects that Sieben Energy Associates has completed using its MBCx platform, the impressive energy savings generated as a result, and the firm's ongoing support of the U.S. Department of Energy's Smart Energy Analytics Campaign.
National Recognition for The Franklin's Energy Performance
Press Releases Company News Awards & Recognition Monitoring-Based Commissioning
Sieben Energy Associates, together with Tishman Speyer, has earned national recognition for its monitoring-based commissioning (MBCx) program at The Franklin in downtown Chicago. The Smart Energy Analytics Campaign, an initiative led by the U.S. Department of Energy, will honor The Franklin and other award recipients in a virtual recognition ceremony during a webinar on May 15, 2018. The Franklin will receive the "Energy Performance in a Single Site" award for 2018.
The MBCx program at The Franklin has reduced annual electricity use by greater than 5.1 million kilowatt-hours to date, demonstrating the power and value of well-executed Energy Management Information Systems (EMIS). These savings were achieved through the collective effort of The Franklin's management and engineering staff, Sieben Energy Associates' engineers, and various implementation contractors. MBCx at The Franklin is funded in part by the local electric utility ComEd, through an energy efficiency program managed by Nexant.
Craig Sieben Named Finalist for Prestigious BOMA/Chicago Award
Press Releases Company News Awards & Recognition
Craig Sieben, President of Sieben Energy Associates, was recently named a finalist for the 2017-18 Affiliate Member of the Year Award from BOMA/Chicago. The winner of this and other Gold Circle Awards will be announced on January 25, 2018 at BOMA/Chicago's annual TOBY/Gold Circle Awards Gala.
The Affiliate Member of the Year Award, according to BOMA/Chicago, is "Dedicated to honoring exceptional and significant service to BOMA/Chicago by an individual employed by an Affiliate member company and superior customer service and professional expertise provided to the building members of BOMA/Chicago." Sieben Energy Associates has been an Affiliate member company for many years.
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Generating savings in both process energy and comfort energy
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Thirty-Six-Story Downtown Office Tower
Unlocking full value of new building automation system (BAS)
Consortium of Twelve Colleges and Universities
Delivering value and transparency in the purchase of electricity
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SPRC NEWSLETTER – Social Policy Research Centre – Middlesex University
SPRC website: www.mdx.ac.uk/sprc To contact us: sprc@mdx.ac.uk
CONTENTS: Forthcoming events; Recent events; Media appearances; Academic and professional actions; Ongoing projects; Recent publications; Recent conference papers and guest lectures
Welcome to the first edition of the SPRC newsletter and we hope that this will provide an interesting overview of our forthcoming events, recent news items and current projects and publications.
Over its 20 year history the SPRC has established a reputation for producing high quality interdisciplinary research. The centre also provides a wide range of consultancy services. Our highly experienced staff is involved in projects funded by research councils, the European Union, government departments, local authorities, the major charities and third sector organisations. Our publications include academic papers and books as well as reports and briefs for policy makers, practitioners and community groups. The SPRC promotes partnership work, stakeholder engagement and knowledge exchange and runs high-impact events, including conferences, seminars and consultations.
In addition, the centre also provides bespoke courses, including research training, and a number of master programmes, supporting postgraduate research students.
Eleonore Kofman and Louise Ryan (Co-Directors of the SPRC)
International Students in the UK and Italy: latest evidence and policy perspectives – 6 July 2012
This one-day event aims to capture, compare and contrast the latest evidence and policy perspectives on International Students in the UK and Italy to inform ongoing policy development in these important areas of migration policy. The event will include panel sessions with key speakers from the Home Office and Dossier Statistico Immigrazione (EMN Italian NCP) and academics from leading research centres. The programme and speakers are currently being finalised, but key themes to be addressed include:
patterns of international student migration to the UK and Italy;
the value of students to the UK and Italy;
policy approaches in the two countries;
approaches to attracting FE students; and
non-compliance with immigration rules in the education sector.
This is a European Migration Network UK event, co-hosted by Home Office Science and Middlesex University. As such, there is no charge for this event. However, places are strictly limited. To register, please contact Magdolna Lorinc (M.Lorinc@mdx.ac.uk) by 25 June.
For more information on the EMN visit: http://emn.intrasoft-intl.com/html/index.html
Opportunities and obstacles: intra-EU skilled migration to the UK – 14 September 2012
This policy seminar is organised by Dr. Jon Mulholland and Dr. Louise Ryan at Broadway House, Westminster. The event will be of relevance to a variety of interests, including policy makers, NGOs, think tanks, academics and researchers. Papers include:
– Eamon Davern: The demographics of intra-EU migration to the UK
– Dr. Madeleine Sumption: Patterns of intra-EU skilled migration to the UK in the context of the economic downturn
– Prof Louise Ackers: Rights, entitlements and the law in relation to EU migrants
– Prof Eleonore Kofman: Family migration and intra-EU mobility
– Dr. Jon Mulholland and Dr. Louise Ryan: Highly Skilled Migrants – the case of the French
– Dr. Ruth Young: Intra-EU mobility – the case of Health Workers.
Attendance is at a full rate of £50, and a concessionary rate of £25. Details can be acquired from j.mulholland@mdx.ac.uk or l.ryan@mdx.ac.uk.
Dr Louise Ryan and Dr Elena Vacchelli (with Clare Chalk) – Gender, Migration and Religion – 4 November 2011
This symposium brought together leading scholars in the field who shared their experiences of researching different faith groups and communities. Through the lens of gender and migration, this event provided the opportunity to analyse comparisons and contrasts across these diverse communities – including Jewish, Muslim, Jainist, Hindu and Christian.
For further details see http://gendermigrationreligion.blogspot.co.uk
Alessio D’Angelo – BME Children in London Schools – 2 December 2011
This event at Middlesex University saw the launch of the final research report of our study on “BME children in London: educational needs and the role of community organisations” (D’Angelo et al.), which uses Day-Mer, Turkish and Kurdish Community Centre as a case study. The day was also an opportunity for a broader discussion on BME and migrant children in UK schools and in particular, on the role of third sector organisations in supporting children’s education, including supplementary schools, parental engagement and other initiatives. For further information visit http://bmechildreninlondon.blogspot.co.uk/
Dr. Jon Mulholland and Dr. Louise Ryan – Highly Skilled Migration into the 21st Century: An International Conference – 24-25 May 2012
The conference was held at the Hendon Campus, Middlesex University in support of the French Capital research project. The event has attracted some of the world’s leading scholars in the field, and boasted Professor Adrian Favell, Professor Jonathan Beaverstock, Professor Louise Ackers, and Professor Eleonore Kofman as plenary speakers. Further details can be found at the following conference web-page http://www.mdx.ac.uk/research/areas/social_policy/conferences.aspx.
– Louise Ryan was interviewed about Irish migration to Britain for the BBC TV programme Heir Hunters – programme broadcast on 9th May 2012.
– Mulholland and Ryan’s ESRC-funded study on Highly skilled French Migrants in London’s financial and business sector has been featured in Ici Londres (November 2011 edition), INFO – French Chamber of Commerce in Great Britain: The Magazine for Anglo-French Business (February/March 2012 Edition), and Marc Roche’s column in Le Monde (15th February 2012).
ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL ENGAGEMENTS
– Alessio D’Angelo – March 2012 – Member of the Runnymede Trust Academic Forum
– Eleonore Kofman – 2012 – Expert Consultation, Migrations and Care Services: strategic options for a social co-development policy, CeSPI, Rome
– Eleonore Kofman and Neil Kaye -2012 – Coordination of European Network of Migrant Women and European Women’s Lobby «Equal Rights, Equal Voices» Migrant Women’s Integration in the Labour Market in Six European Cities: A comparative approach
– Louise Ryan –2012 – re-elected to the editorial board of Sociology to serve another term of office.
– Lorna Wang – December 2011 – Member of the Editorial of the Journal of Contemporary Tourism & Hospitality Research
ONGOING AND RECENTLY COMPLETED PROJECTS
Promoting Sustainable Policies for Integration (PROSINT), European Integration Fund, co-ordinator ICMPD, Vienna – January 2010 – October 2011
The PROSINT project involving an international research team including Prof Eleonore Kofman has set out to evaluate the impact of admission related integration policies on the integration of newcomers, analyze the different logics underlying integration policy making
and investigate the main target groups of compulsory and voluntary integration measures, covering 9 countries.
French Capital: A Study of French Highly Skilled Migrants in London’s Financial and Business Sectors – Nov 2010- September 2012
The ESRC-funded research project, French Capital: A Study of French Highly Skilled Migrants in London’s Financial and Business Sectors (RES-000-22-4240) is led by Dr. Jon Mulholland and Dr. Louise Ryan. This qualitative study collected data from 37 participants as well as several key informants from French organisations in London. This is one of the first studies of the French in London and adds new insights into the migratory experiences of these highly skilled professionals.
Inequalities and Multiple Discrimination in Access to Healthcare – Dec 2010 – Nov 2011
The project was funded by the European Fundamental Rights Agency and coordinated by Middlesex University. It consisted of a study of 5 European countries – Austria, Czech Republic, Italy, Sweden and the UK. The international research team included Prof Eleonore Kofman, Dr Elena Vacchelli and Alessio D’Angelo.
BAME Children in London: Educational Needs and the Role of Community Organisations. An evaluation of the education services of ‘Day-Mer, Turkish and Kurdish Community Centre – May – December 2011
Research Team led by Alessio D’Angelo
This partnership project between Middlesex University and Day-Mer Turkish and Kurdish Community Centre investigated the educational needs of Turkish and Kurdish children and families in London and discussed the role of community organisations in providing supplementary education and supporting schools in integrating these children.
Knowledge Transfer Partnership Project– Nov 2011 – Nov 2012
This project links the expertise within the Social Policy Research Centre at Middlesex University with Social Firms UK, the umbrella organisation representing, supporting and developing the social firms sector in the UK. It aims to investigate the UK Social Firm sector in order to equip Social Firms UK (SFUK) with the information and tools to better understand, support, strengthen and grow the sector. It will produce a comprehensive assessment framework to enable reliable mapping of the social firm sector, market testing toolkit for start up social firms and business development toolkit to help grow social firms.
Welfare needs of Turkish and Kurdish Communities in London – January-June 2012
This community-based research project investigates the welfare and advice needs of Turkish and Kurdish communities in London – with a particular focus on the North London area. The project is a partnership between Middlesex University and Day-Mer Turkish and Kurdish Community Centre in Hackney, London.
Local Authorities and their involvement in Social and Community Enterprise – January-July 2012
Research team: Mel Evans, Alessio D’Angelo, Magdolna Lorinc and Malcolm Read.
Middlesex University’s Social Policy Research Centre is conducting research about local authorities in England and Wales and their level of support for social and community enterprise. The findings of the research will enhance knowledge of local authority policies and initiatives on social and community enterprise and assist future strategy and policy making.
A similar study was conducted by us in 1992 and 2002 so the findings of this present survey will provide a unique insight into trends in social and community enterprise activity over the past 20 years.
D’Angelo, A.With Paniagua, A., Ozdemir, A. (2011). ‘BME Children in London: Educational Needs and the Role of Community Organisations (An evaluation of the education services of Day-Mer, Turkish and Kurdish Community Centre)’. Middlesex University, London.
D’Angelo, A., Ryan, L. (2011). ‘Sites of socialisation – Polish parents and children in London schools’. Przeglad-Polonijny Studia Migracyjne, Special Issue. 2011; vol 2 (summer); edited by M.Garapich; Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw.
Dodsworth, F., Watson, S., Vacchelli, E. (2011). ‘Shaping religious community in East London’, CRESC Working Paper
Hough, P. (2012). ‘Worth the Energy? The Geopolitics of Arctic Oil’. Central European Journal of International & Security Studies 6(1).
Kofman, E.
– (2011). ‘Gendered migrations and care: diversifying its sites and circuits’. In T. Caponio, F. Giordano and L. Ricaldone (Eds.), WorldWideWomen. Globalizzazione, generi, linguaggio, Vol. 3. Turin, Cirsde and University of Turin, pp. 15-28.
– (2011). ‘Family Reunion Legislation in Europe: is it discriminatory for migrant women’. European Network of Migrant Women
– (2012). ‘Gender and skilled migration in Europe’. Cuadernos de RelacionesLaborales, 30(1): 211-37.
– (2012). ‘Rethinking care through reproduction: articulating circuits of migration’. Social Politics, 19(1): 142-62.
– with Kraler, E., Kohli, M. & Schmoll, C. (Eds.) (2011). ‘Gender, Generations and the Family in International Migration’. University of Amsterdam Press.
Ryan, L.
– (2011). ‘Migrants’ Social Networks and weak ties: accessing resources and constructing relationships post-migration’. Sociological Review 59 (4): 707-724.
– (2011). ‘Muslim women negotiating collective stigmatisation: ‘We’re just normal people’. Sociology 45(6): 1045-1060.
Sales, R., Hatziprokopiou, P., Christiansen, F., D’Angelo, A., Liang, X., Lin, X., Montagna, N. (2011). ‘London’s Chinatown: Diaspora, identity and belonging’. International Journal of Business and Globalisation (IJBG), Volume 7, Issue 2.
Vacchelli, E. (2011). ‘Geographies of subjectivity: locating feminist political subjects in Milan’. Gender, Place and Culture (18) 6: 768-785.
Wang, X. L.
– (2012). ‘Relationship or Revenue: potential management conflicts between CRM and Revenue Management’. International Journal of Hospitality Management, Vol.31, No.3, pp864-874.
– (2012). ‘The impact of revenue management on hotel key account relationship development’. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, Vol. 24 No.3, pp358-380.
Policy Reports related to European Research Project PROSINT – Promoting Sustainable Policies for Integration (downloadable at http://research.icmpd.org/1429.html)
– Kofman, E., Vacchelli, E & D’Angelo, A. (2011). ‘Local integration policies for newcomers in the United Kingdom’. PROSINT case study report WP3.
– Kofman, E., Vacchelli, E., D’Angelo, A. & Lewis, H. (2012). ‘National frame for the integration of newcomers in the United Kingdom’. PROSINT country report WP2.
– Kofman, E., Vacchelli, E. (2012). ‘National discourses in the migration-integration nexus during a period of electoral and political change in the United Kingdom’. PROSINT country report WP2.
– Kofman, E., Vacchelli, E. (2012). ‘The Socio-economic impact of integration policies in the UK’. PROSINT country report WP5.
RECENT CONFERENCE PAPERS AND GUEST LECTURES
Ayikoru, M., Park, H. Y. (2011). ‘The Pedagogic Challenges of Using Film to Enhance Students Learning in UG Tourism Programme’, Emerging Research Paradigms in Business and Social Sciences, Middlesex University Dubai, 22-24 November
D’Angelo, A., Ryan, L. (2011): ‘New academic and trade union perspectives on Polish migration and foreign workers in the UK’, Seven years after the Polish accession to the EU, Embassy of the Republic of Poland (London), 25 November.
D’Angelo, A.
– (2012). ‘Migrant Organisations: Embodied and Embedded Community Capital?’, Placing Capitals: Exploring Migration and Embeddedness, Embeddedness amd Embedding Polish Sociological Association, University of Gdańsk & Kashubian Institute, 14-15 May.
– (2012). ‘Social Enterprise and the Migrant Community’, Third Sector Research Centre Webinar, 24 May.
Hough, Peter (2012). ‘Coming in From the Cold: the New Geopolitics of the Arctic’. International for the Open Speakers Seminar Series, Regents College, London, March 7th.
– (2011). ‘Family Reunion Legislation in Europe: is it discriminatory for migrant women’, European Women’s Lobby and ICMPD, European Commission
– (2011). ‘Understanding Multiple Discrimination based on Racialised Identities and Gender’, The GendeRace Project, International Metropolis, Ponta Delgada, Azores, 12-16 September
– (2011). ‘Spatial Mobility, Family Lives and Living Arrangements’, Discussant Workshop, University of Bremen, 17-18 November
– (2012). ‘Caring professions, migration, welfare and gender orders in Europe’, Transforming Gender Orders. Intersections of Care, Family and Migration, Cornelia Goethe Centre, Frankfurt University, 18-20 January
– (2012). ‘Gendered Migrations and the Globalisation of Social Reproduction and Care’, Gender, Care, Migration: Europe-Canada Compared, Montreal, 2-3 February
– (2012). ‘Genre et migrations internationals qualifiées en Europe’, Haute Ecole de Travail Social Seminar, Geneva, 20 March
– (2012). ‘Gender and family migration’, International Symposium on Migration, Family and Dignity, Qatar Foundation, Doha Qatar, 27-29 March
– (2012). ‘Revisiting social reproduction and gendered migrations’, Migration, (Social) Reproduction and Social Protection , University of East Anglia, London 2-3 April
– (2012). ‘Stratified reproduction and intersections between family and labour migrations’, Changing Pattern of Migration – Changing Patterns of Social Inequalities? Borders and Boundaries in the Enlarged Europe, Bielefeld, 12-13 April
Mulholland, J., Ryan, L. ‘French Capital: A Study of French Highly Skilled Migrants in London’s Financial and Business Sectors’
Papers have been presented at a number of academic conferences to date, including:
– Emerging Research Paradigms in Business and Social Sciences Conference, University of Middlesex, Dubai (Nov. 2011);
– London: City of Paradox Conference, University of East London (April 2012);
– British Sociological Association Annual Conference, University of Leeds (May 2012).
Ryan, L., Mulholland, J. (2012). ‘Embedding in Motion: Analysing the Dynamics of Networks and Mobility among Highly Skilled Migrants’, Placing Capitals: Exploring Migration and Embeddedness, Embeddedness and Embedding Polish Sociological Association, University of Gdańsk & Kashubian Institute, 14-15 May.
Vacchelli, E. (2011). ‘Researching the urban reflexively: feminist methodological issues’, Urban studies, gender and feminism: theories and experiences, Barcelona, 3-5 October
– (2011). ‘Towards CRM and Revenue Management Integration – a strategic framework’, 1stWorld Research Summit for Tourism & Hospitality, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, 13th December
– (2012). ‘Qualitative Research Methods’, Near East University in Cyprus, Jan 2012
– with Kadi, A. (2012) ‘Facing the challenges: revenue management in UK hotels in an uncertain time’; 2nd Advances in Hospitality & Tourism Marketing and Management Conference, Greece, 31 May- 3 June.
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Ground, Perth BDESH: Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka BDESH: Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah BDESH: MA Aziz Stadium, Chattogram BDESH: Shaheed Chandu Stadium, Bogra BDESH: Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna BDESH: Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka BDESH: Sylhet International Cricket Stadium BDESH: Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram CAN: Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City CAN: Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club ENG: County Ground, Bristol ENG: County Ground, Chelmsford ENG: County Ground, Derby ENG: County Ground, Hove ENG: County Ground, New Road, Worcester ENG: County Ground, Northampton ENG: County Ground, Southampton ENG: Edgbaston, Birmingham ENG: Grace Road, Leicester ENG: Headingley, Leeds ENG: Kennington Oval, London ENG: Lord's, London ENG: Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells ENG: North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough ENG: Old Trafford, Manchester ENG: Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street ENG: Sophia Gardens, Cardiff ENG: St Helen's, Swansea ENG: St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury ENG: The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton ENG: The Rose Bowl, Southampton ENG: Trent Bridge, Nottingham HKG: Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok, Hong Kong INDIA: Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi INDIA: Barabati Stadium, Cuttack INDIA: Barkatullah Khan Stadium, Pal Road, Jodhpur INDIA: Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati INDIA: Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow INDIA: Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai INDIA: Captain Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior INDIA: Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam INDIA: Eden Gardens, Kolkata INDIA: Gandhi Sports Complex Ground, Amritsar INDIA: Gandhi Stadium, Jalandhar INDIA: Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground, Greater Noida INDIA: Green Park, Kanpur INDIA: Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram INDIA: Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala INDIA: Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore INDIA: Indira Gandhi Stadium, Vijayawada INDIA: Indira Priyadarshini Stadium, Visakhapatnam INDIA: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi INDIA: JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi INDIA: K.D.Singh 'Babu' Stadium, Lucknow INDIA: Keenan Stadium, Jamshedpur INDIA: Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad INDIA: M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru INDIA: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai INDIA: Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot INDIA: Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune INDIA: Moin-ul-Haq Stadium, Patna INDIA: Moti Bagh Stadium, Vadodara INDIA: Nahar Singh Stadium, Faridabad INDIA: Nehru Stadium, Fatorda, Margao INDIA: Nehru Stadium, Guwahati INDIA: Nehru Stadium, Indore INDIA: Nehru Stadium, Kochi INDIA: Nehru Stadium, Pune INDIA: Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh INDIA: Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun INDIA: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad INDIA: Reliance Stadium, Vadodara INDIA: Sardar Patel (Gujarat) Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad INDIA: Sardar Vallabhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad INDIA: Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot INDIA: Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur INDIA: Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh INDIA: Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium, Srinagar INDIA: University Stadium, Trivandrum INDIA: Vidarbha C.A. Ground, Nagpur INDIA: Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur INDIA: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai IRE: Bready Cricket Club, Magheramason, Bready IRE: Castle Avenue, Dublin IRE: Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast IRE: The Village, Malahide, Dublin KENYA: Aga Khan Sports Club Ground, Nairobi KENYA: Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi KENYA: Jaffery Sports Club Ground, Nairobi KENYA: Mombasa Sports Club Ground KENYA: Nairobi Club Ground KENYA: Ruaraka Sports Club Ground, Nairobi KENYA: Simba Union Ground, Nairobi MAL: Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur MAL: Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur Moroc: National Cricket Stadium, Tangier NAM: Affies Park, Windhoek NAM: Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek NL: Hazelaarweg, Rotterdam NL: Sportpark Het Schootsveld, Deventer NL: Sportpark Thurlede, Schiedam NL: Sportpark Westvliet, The Hague NL: VRA Ground, Amstelveen NZ: AMI Stadium, Christchurch NZ: Basin Reserve, Wellington NZ: Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui NZ: Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln NZ: Carisbrook, Dunedin NZ: Cobham Oval (New), Whangarei NZ: Eden Park, Auckland NZ: Hagley Oval, Christchurch NZ: McLean Park, Napier NZ: Owen Delany Park, Taupo NZ: Pukekura Park, New Plymouth NZ: Queenstown Events Centre NZ: Saxton Oval, Nelson NZ: Seddon Park, Hamilton NZ: University Oval, Dunedin NZ: Westpac Stadium, Wellington OMAN: Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 1) PAK: Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar PAK: Ayub National Stadium, Quetta PAK: Bugti Stadium, Quetta PAK: Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore PAK: Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium, Multan PAK: Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad PAK: Jinnah Stadium, Gujranwala PAK: Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot PAK: Multan Cricket Stadium PAK: National Stadium, Karachi PAK: Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad PAK: Pindi Club Ground, Rawalpindi PAK: Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium PAK: Sheikhupura Stadium PAK: Sports Stadium, Sargodha PAK: Zafar Ali Stadium, Sahiwal PNG: Amini Park, Port Moresby SA: Boland Park, Paarl SA: Buffalo Park, East London SA: City Oval, Pietermaritzburg SA: Diamond Oval, Kimberley SA: Kingsmead, Durban SA: Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein SA: Newlands, Cape Town SA: Senwes Park, Potchefstroom SA: St George's Park, Port Elizabeth SA: SuperSport Park, Centurion SA: The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg SA: Willowmoore Park, Benoni SCOT: Cambusdoon New Ground, Ayr SCOT: Grange Cricket Club, Raeburn Place, Edinburgh SCOT: Mannofield Park, Aberdeen SCOT: Titwood, Glasgow SGP: Kallang Ground, Singapore SGP: Singapore Cricket Club, Padang SL: Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy SL: Galle International Stadium SL: Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Sooriyawewa, Hambantota SL: P Sara Oval, Colombo SL: Pallekele International Cricket Stadium SL: R.Premadasa Stadium, Khettarama, Colombo SL: Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium SL: Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo SL: Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa UAE: Dubai International Cricket Stadium UAE: ICC Academy, Dubai UAE: Sharjah Cricket Stadium UAE: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi USA: Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground, Lauderhill WI: Albion Sports Complex, Albion, Berbice, Guyana WI: Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's, Antigua WI: Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown, St Vincent WI: Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana WI: Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia WI: Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados WI: Mindoo Phillip Park, Castries, St Lucia WI: National Cricket Stadium, St George's, Grenada WI: Providence Stadium, Guyana WI: Queen's Park (Old), St George's, Grenada WI: Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad WI: Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica WI: Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua WI: Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts WI: Windsor Park, Roseau, Dominica ZIM: Bulawayo Athletic Club ZIM: Harare Sports Club ZIM: Kwekwe Sports Club ZIM: Old Hararians, Harare ZIM: Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
all seasons 1970/71 1972 1972/73 1973 1973/74 1974 1974/75 1975 1975/76 1976 1976/77 1977 1977/78 1978 1978/79 1979 1979/80 1980 1980/81 1981 1981/82 1982 1982/83 1983 1983/84 1984 1984/85 1985 1985/86 1986 1986/87 1987 1987/88 1988 1988/89 1989 1989/90 1990 1990/91 1991 1991/92 1992 1992/93 1993 1993/94 1994 1994/95 1995 1995/96 1996 1996/97 1997 1997/98 1998 1998/99 1999 1999/00 2000 2000/01 2001 2001/02 2002 2002/03 2003 2003/04 2004 2004/05 2005 2005/06 2006 2006/07 2007 2007/08 2008 2008/09 2009 2009/10 2010 2010/11 2011 2011/12 2012 2012/13 2013 2013/14 2014 2014/15 2015 2015/16 2016 2016/17 2017 2017/18 2018 2018/19 2019 2019/20
all series England in Australia ODI Match, 1970/71 Prudential Trophy, 1972 Pakistan in New Zealand ODI Match, 1972/73 Prudential Trophy, 1973 Prudential Trophy, 1973 Australia in New Zealand ODI Series, 1973/74 Prudential Trophy, 1974 Prudential Trophy, 1974 England in Australia ODI Match, 1974/75 England in New Zealand ODI Series, 1974/75 Prudential World Cup, 1975 West Indies in Australia ODI Match, 1975/76 India in New Zealand ODI Series, 1975/76 Prudential Trophy, 1976 New Zealand in Pakistan ODI Match, 1976/77 Pakistan in West Indies ODI Match, 1976/77 Prudential Trophy, 1977 England in Pakistan ODI Series, 1977/78 Australia in West Indies ODI Series, 1977/78 Prudential Trophy, 1978 Prudential Trophy, 1978 India in Pakistan ODI Series, 1978/79 England in Australia ODI Series, 1978/79 Prudential World Cup, 1979 Benson & Hedges World Series Cup, 1979/80 West Indies in New Zealand ODI Match, 1979/80 Prudential Trophy, 1980 Prudential Trophy, 1980 West Indies in Pakistan ODI Series, 1980/81 Benson & Hedges World Series Cup, 1980/81 England in West Indies ODI Series, 1980/81 India in New Zealand ODI Series, 1980/81 Prudential Trophy, 1981 Benson & Hedges World Series Cup, 1981/82 England in India ODI Series, 1981/82 Australia in New Zealand ODI Series, 1981/82 England in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 1981/82 Sri Lanka in Pakistan ODI Series, 1981/82 Prudential Trophy, 1982 Prudential Trophy, 1982 Sri Lanka in India ODI Series, 1982/83 Australia in Pakistan ODI Series, 1982/83 India in Pakistan ODI Series, 1982/83 Benson & Hedges World Series Cup, 1982/83 England in New Zealand ODI Series, 1982/83 Sri Lanka in New Zealand ODI Series, 1982/83 India in West Indies ODI Series, 1982/83 Bushfire Appeal Challenge Match, 1982/83 Australia in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 1982/83 Prudential World Cup, 1983 Pakistan in India ODI Series, 1983/84 West Indies in India ODI Series, 1983/84 Benson & Hedges World Series Cup, 1983/84 England in New Zealand ODI Series, 1983/84 Australia in West Indies ODI Series, 1983/84 New Zealand in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 1983/84 England in Pakistan ODI Series, 1983/84 Rothmans Asia Cup, 1983/84 Texaco Trophy, 1984 Australia in India ODI Series, 1984/85 India in Pakistan ODI Series, 1984/85 New Zealand in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 1984/85 New Zealand in Pakistan ODI Series, 1984/85 England in India ODI Series, 1984/85 Benson & Hedges World Series Cup, 1984/85 Pakistan in New Zealand ODI Series, 1984/85 Benson & Hedges World Championship of Cricket, 1984/85 New Zealand in West Indies ODI Series, 1984/85 Rothmans Four-Nations Cup, 1984/85 Texaco Trophy, 1985 India in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 1985 Sri Lanka in Pakistan ODI Series, 1985/86 Rothmans Sharjah Cup, 1985/86 West Indies in Pakistan ODI Series, 1985/86 Benson & Hedges World Series Cup, 1985/86 England in West Indies ODI Series, 1985/86 Pakistan in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 1985/86 Australia in New Zealand ODI Series, 1985/86 John Player Gold Leaf Trophy (Asia Cup), 1985/86 John Player Triangular Tournament, 1985/86 Austral-Asia Cup, 1985/86 Texaco Trophy, 1986 Texaco Trophy, 1986 Australia in India ODI Series, 1986/87 West Indies in Pakistan ODI Series, 1986/87 Champions Trophy, 1986/87 Sri Lanka in India ODI Series, 1986/87 Benson & Hedges Challenge, 1986/87 Benson & Hedges World Series Cup, 1986/87 Pakistan in India ODI Series, 1986/87 West Indies in New Zealand ODI Series, 1986/87 Sharjah Cup, 1986/87 Texaco Trophy, 1987 Reliance World Cup, 1987/88 England in Pakistan ODI Series, 1987/88 West Indies in India ODI Series, 1987/88 Benson & Hedges World Series Cup, 1987/88 Indian Board Benevolent Fund Match, 1987/88 Australian Bicentennial Match, 1987/88 England in New Zealand ODI Series, 1987/88 Pakistan in West Indies ODI Series, 1987/88 Sharjah Cup, 1987/88 Texaco Trophy, 1988 Texaco Trophy, 1988 Australia in Pakistan ODI Series, 1988/89 Champions Trophy, 1988/89 Wills Asia Cup, 1988/89 Benson & Hedges World Series, 1988/89 New Zealand in India ODI Series, 1988/89 Dunedin Test Replacement Match, 1988/89 Pakistan in New Zealand ODI Series, 1988/89 India in West Indies ODI Series, 1988/89 Sharjah Cup, 1988/89 Texaco Trophy, 1989 Champions Trophy, 1989/90 MRF World Series (Nehru Cup), 1989/90 India in Pakistan ODI Series, 1989/90 Benson & Hedges World Series, 1989/90 England in West Indies ODI Series, 1989/90 Rothmans Cup Triangular Series, 1989/90 Georgetown Test Replacement Match (2), 1989/90 Austral-Asia Cup, 1990 Texaco Trophy, 1990 Texaco Trophy, 1990 New Zealand in Pakistan ODI Series, 1990/91 West Indies in Pakistan ODI Series, 1990/91 Benson & Hedges World Series, 1990/91 Sri Lanka in India ODI Series, 1990/91 Sharjah Cup, 1990/91 Asia Cup, 1990/91 Sri Lanka in New Zealand ODI Series, 1990/91 England in New Zealand ODI Series, 1990/91 Australia in West Indies ODI Series, 1990/91 Texaco Trophy, 1991 Wills Trophy, 1991/92 South Africa in India ODI Series, 1991/92 West Indies in Pakistan ODI Series, 1991/92 Benson & Hedges World Series, 1991/92 Sri Lanka in Pakistan ODI Series, 1991/92 England in New Zealand ODI Series, 1991/92 Benson & Hedges World Cup, 1991/92 South Africa in West Indies ODI Series, 1991/92 Texaco Trophy, 1992 Australia in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 1992 India in Zimbabwe ODI Match, 1992/93 New Zealand in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 1992/93 Benson & Hedges World Series, 1992/93 New Zealand in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 1992/93 India in South Africa ODI Series, 1992/93 Pakistan in New Zealand ODI Series, 1992/93 England in India ODI Series, 1992/93 Wills Trophy, 1992/93 Total International Series, 1992/93 Pakistan in Zimbabwe ODI Match, 1992/93 England in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 1992/93 Australia in New Zealand ODI Series, 1992/93 Zimbabwe in India ODI Series, 1992/93 Pakistan in West Indies ODI Series, 1992/93 Texaco Trophy, 1993 India in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 1993 South Africa in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 1993 Pepsi Champions Trophy, 1993/94 C.A.B. Jubilee Tournament (Hero Cup), 1993/94 West Indies in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 1993/94 Benson & Hedges World Series, 1993/94 Zimbabwe in Pakistan ODI Series, 1993/94 Sri Lanka in India ODI Series, 1993/94 England in West Indies ODI Series, 1993/94 Australia in South Africa ODI Series, 1993/94 Pakistan in New Zealand ODI Series, 1993/94 India in New Zealand ODI Series, 1993/94 Pepsi Austral-Asia Cup, 1993/94 Texaco Trophy, 1994 Pakistan in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 1994 Texaco Trophy, 1994 Singer World Series, 1994 Wills Triangular Series, 1994/95 West Indies in India ODI Series, 1994/95 Wills World Series, 1994/95 Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 1994/95 Benson & Hedges World Series, 1994/95 Mandela Trophy, 1994/95 West Indies in New Zealand ODI Series, 1994/95 New Zealand Centenary Tournament, 1994/95 Pakistan in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 1994/95 Australia in West Indies ODI Series, 1994/95 Sri Lanka in New Zealand ODI Series, 1994/95 Pepsi Asia Cup, 1994/95 Texaco Trophy, 1995 Sri Lanka in Pakistan ODI Series, 1995/96 Singer Champions Trophy, 1995/96 South Africa in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 1995/96 New Zealand in India ODI Series, 1995/96 Pakistan in New Zealand ODI Series, 1995/96 Benson & Hedges World Series, 1995/96 England in South Africa ODI Series, 1995/96 Zimbabwe in New Zealand ODI Series, 1995/96 Wills World Cup, 1995/96 New Zealand in West Indies ODI Series, 1995/96 Singer Cup, 1995/96 Pepsi Sharjah Cup, 1995/96 Sri Lanka in West Indies ODI Match, 1995/96 Texaco Trophy, 1996 Singer World Series, 1996 Texaco Trophy, 1996 Sahara 'Friendship' Cup, 1996 KCA Centenary Tournament, 1996/97 Titan Cup, 1996/97 Zimbabwe in Pakistan ODI Series, 1996/97 Singer Champions Trophy, 1996/97 New Zealand in Pakistan ODI Series, 1996/97 Carlton & United Series, 1996/97 Mohinder Amarnath Benefit Match, 1996/97 England in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 1996/97 Standard Bank International One-Day Series, 1996/97 India in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 1996/97 England in New Zealand ODI Series, 1996/97 Sri Lanka in New Zealand ODI Series, 1996/97 Australia in South Africa ODI Series, 1996/97 Singer-Akai Cup, 1996/97 India in West Indies ODI Series, 1996/97 Pepsi Independence Cup, 1997 Texaco Trophy, 1997 Sri Lanka in West Indies ODI Match, 1997 Pepsi Asia Cup, 1997 India in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 1997 Sahara 'Friendship' Cup, 1997 India in Pakistan ODI Series, 1997/98 New Zealand in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 1997/98 President's Cup, 1997/98 Wills Quadrangular Tournament, 1997/98 Carlton & United Series, 1997/98 Akai-Singer Champions Trophy, 1997/98 Sri Lanka in India ODI Series, 1997/98 Silver Jubilee Independence Cup, 1997/98 Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 1997/98 Zimbabwe in New Zealand ODI Series, 1997/98 Australia in New Zealand ODI Series, 1997/98 Pakistan in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 1997/98 England in West Indies ODI Series, 1997/98 Pepsi Triangular Series, 1997/98 Standard Bank International One-Day Series, 1997/98 Coca-Cola Cup, 1997/98 Coca-Cola Triangular Series, 1998 Texaco Trophy, 1998 Singer-Akai Nidahas Trophy, 1998 Emirates Triangular Tournament, 1998 Sahara 'Friendship' Cup, 1998 India in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 1998/99 Wills International Cup, 1998/99 Australia in Pakistan ODI Series, 1998/99 Coca-Cola Champions Trophy, 1998/99 Zimbabwe in Pakistan ODI Series, 1998/99 India in New Zealand ODI Series, 1998/99 Carlton & United Series, 1998/99 West Indies in South Africa ODI Series, 1998/99 South Africa in New Zealand ODI Series, 1998/99 Pakistan in Bangladesh ODI Match, 1998/99 Pepsi Cup, 1998/99 Meril International Cricket Tournament, 1998/99 Coca-Cola Cup, 1998/99 Australia in West Indies ODI Series, 1998/99 ICC World Cup, 1999 Aiwa Cup, 1999 Coca-Cola Singapore Challenge, 1999 DMC Cup, 1999 DMC Trophy, 1999 LG Cup, 1999/00 West Indies in Bangladesh ODI Series, 1999/00 Coca-Cola Champions Trophy, 1999/00 Australia in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 1999/00 New Zealand in India ODI Series, 1999/00 Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 1999/00 West Indies in New Zealand ODI Series, 1999/00 Carlton & United Series, 1999/00 Standard Bank Triangular Tournament, 1999/00 Sri Lanka in Pakistan ODI Series, 1999/00 England in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 1999/00 Australia in New Zealand ODI Series, 1999/00 South Africa in India ODI Series, 1999/00 Coca-Cola Cup, 1999/00 Cable & Wireless One Day International Series, 2000 Australia in South Africa ODI Series, 1999/00 Asia Cup, 2000 Singer Triangular Series, 2000 NatWest Series, 2000 South Africa in Australia ODI Series, 2000 Godrej Singapore Challenge, 2000 New Zealand in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 2000/01 ICC KnockOut, 2000/01 Coca-Cola Champions Trophy, 2000/01 New Zealand in South Africa ODI Series, 2000/01 England in Pakistan ODI Series, 2000/01 Zimbabwe in India ODI Series, 2000/01 Sri Lanka in South Africa ODI Series, 2000/01 Zimbabwe in New Zealand ODI Series, 2000/01 Carlton Series, 2000/01 Sri Lanka in New Zealand ODI Series, 2000/01 Pakistan in New Zealand ODI Series, 2000/01 England in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 2000/01 Australia in India ODI Series, 2000/01 Bangladesh in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 2000/01 ARY Gold Cup, 2000/01 South Africa in West Indies ODI Series, 2000/01 NatWest Series, 2001 Coca-Cola Cup (Zimbabwe), 2001 Coca-Cola Cup (Sri Lanka), 2001 West Indies in Kenya ODI Series, 2001 South Africa in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 2001/02 England in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 2001/02 Standard Bank Triangular Tournament, 2001/02 Khaleej Times Trophy, 2001/02 Zimbabwe in Bangladesh ODI Series, 2001/02 LG Abans Triangular Series, 2001/02 VB Series, 2001/02 England in India ODI Series, 2001/02 Pakistan in Bangladesh ODI Series, 2001/02 England in New Zealand ODI Series, 2001/02 Pakistan v West Indies ODI Series, 2001/02 Zimbabwe in India ODI Series, 2001/02 Australia in South Africa ODI Series, 2001/02 Sharjah Cup, 2001/02 New Zealand in Pakistan ODI Series, 2002 India in West Indies ODI Series, 2002 New Zealand in West Indies ODI Series, 2002 Pakistan in Australia ODI Series, 2002 NatWest Series, 2002 Bangladesh in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 2002 Morocco Cup, 2002 PSO Tri-Nation Tournament, 2002 ICC Champions Trophy, 2002/03 Bangladesh in South Africa ODI Series, 2002/03 West Indies in India ODI Series, 2002/03 Pakistan in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 2002/03 Sri Lanka in South Africa ODI Series, 2002/03 West Indies in Bangladesh ODI Series, 2002/03 Kenya in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 2002/03 Pakistan in South Africa ODI Series, 2002/03 VB Series, 2002/03 India in New Zealand ODI Series, 2002/03 ICC World Cup, 2002/03 Cherry Blossom Sharjah Cup, 2002/03 TVS Cup (Bangladesh), 2003 Bank Alfalah Cup, 2003 Australia in West Indies ODI Series, 2003 Sri Lanka in West Indies ODI Series, 2003 NatWest Challenge, 2003 NatWest Series, 2003 Bangladesh in Australia ODI Series, 2003 Bangladesh in Pakistan ODI Series, 2003 South Africa in Pakistan ODI Series, 2003/04 TVS Cup (India), 2003/04 England in Bangladesh ODI Series, 2003/04 England in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 2003/04 West Indies in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 2003/04 New Zealand in Pakistan ODI Series, 2003/04 Pakistan in New Zealand ODI Series, 2003/04 VB Series, 2003/04 West Indies in South Africa ODI Series, 2003/04 South Africa in New Zealand ODI Series, 2003/04 Australia in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 2003/04 Bangladesh in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 2003/04 India in Pakistan ODI Series, 2003/04 England in West Indies ODI Series, 2003/04 Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 2004 Bangladesh in West Indies ODI Series, 2004 Australia in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 2004 NatWest Series, 2004 Asia Cup, 2004 South Africa in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 2004 Videocon Cup, 2004 NatWest Challenge, 2004 NatWest International, 2004 ICC Champions Trophy, 2004 Paktel Cup, 2004/05 New Zealand in Bangladesh ODI Series, 2004/05 BCCI Platinum Jubilee Match, 2004/05 England in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 2004/05 Chappell-Hadlee Trophy, 2004/05 India in Bangladesh ODI Series, 2004/05 Sri Lanka in New Zealand ODI Series, 2004/05 World Cricket Tsunami Appeal, 2004/05 VB Series, 2004/05 Zimbabwe in Bangladesh ODI Series, 2004/05 England in South Africa ODI Series, 2004/05 Australia in New Zealand ODI Series, 2004/05 Zimbabwe in South Africa ODI Series, 2004/05 Pakistan in India ODI Series, 2004/05 South Africa in West Indies ODI Series, 2005 Pakistan in West Indies ODI Series, 2005 NatWest Series, 2005 NatWest Challenge, 2005 Indian Oil Cup, 2005 Afro-Asian Cup, 2005 Videocon Triangular Series, 2005 Bangladesh in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 2005 ICC Super Series ODIs, 2005/06 New Zealand in South Africa ODI Series, 2005/06 Sri Lanka in India ODI Series, 2005/06 South Africa in India ODI Series, 2005/06 Chappell-Hadlee Trophy, 2005/06 England in Pakistan ODI Series, 2005/06 Sri Lanka in New Zealand ODI Series, 2005/06 VB Series, 2005/06 India in Pakistan ODI Series, 2005/06 West Indies in New Zealand ODI Series, 2005/06 Sri Lanka in Bangladesh ODI Series, 2005/06 Kenya in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 2005/06 Australia in South Africa ODI Series, 2005/06 Pakistan in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 2005/06 Kenya in Bangladesh ODI Series, 2005/06 England in India ODI Series, 2005/06 DLF Cup, 2005/06 Australia in Bangladesh ODI Series, 2005/06 Zimbabwe in West Indies ODI Series, 2006 ICC Tri-Series (in West Indies), 2006 India in West Indies ODI Series, 2006 England in Ireland ODI Match, 2006 NatWest Series [Sri Lanka in England], 2006 Pakistan in Scotland ODI Match, 2006 Sri Lanka in Netherlands ODI Series, 2006 Bangladesh in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 2006 European Championship Division One, 2006 Kenya in Canada ODI Series, 2006 Bangladesh in Kenya ODI Series, 2006 India in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 2006 Bermuda in Canada ODI Series, 2006 ICC World Cricket League Americas Region Division One, 2006 NatWest Series [Pakistan in England], 2006 DLF Cup, 2006/07 Zimbabwe in South Africa ODI Series, 2006/07 ICC Champions Trophy, 2006/07 Bermuda in Kenya ODI Series, 2006/07 India in South Africa ODI Series, 2006/07 ICC Tri-Series (in South Africa), 2006/07 Zimbabwe in Bangladesh ODI Series, 2006/07 West Indies in Pakistan ODI Series, 2006/07 Scotland in Bangladesh ODI Series, 2006/07 Sri Lanka in New Zealand ODI Series, 2006/07 Commonwealth Bank Series, 2006/07 Associates Tri-Series (in Kenya), 2006/07 West Indies in India ODI Series, 2006/07 ICC World Cricket League Division One, 2006/07 Pakistan in South Africa ODI Series, 2006/07 Bangladesh in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 2006/07 Sri Lanka in India ODI Series, 2006/07 Chappell-Hadlee Trophy, 2006/07 Associates Tri-Series (in West Indies), 2006/07 ICC World Cup, 2006/07 India in Bangladesh ODI Series, 2007 Warid Cricket Series, 2007 Afro-Asia Cup, 2007 India in Ireland ODI Match, 2007 South Africa in Ireland ODI Match, 2007 Future Cup, 2007 NatWest Series [West Indies in England], 2007 Netherlands in Canada ODI Series, 2007 Quadrangular Series (Ireland), 2007 Bangladesh in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 2007 India in Scotland ODI Match, 2007 Bermuda in Netherlands ODI Series, 2007 NatWest Series [India in England], 2007 South Africa in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 2007 Australia in India ODI Series, 2007/08 England in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 2007/08 Canada in Kenya ODI Series, 2007/08 South Africa in Pakistan ODI Series, 2007/08 Bermuda in Kenya ODI Series, 2007/08 Pakistan in India ODI Series, 2007/08 New Zealand in South Africa ODI Series, 2007/08 West Indies in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 2007/08 Chappell-Hadlee Trophy, 2007/08 Bangladesh in New Zealand ODI Series, 2007/08 West Indies in South Africa ODI Series, 2007/08 Zimbabwe in Pakistan ODI Series, 2007/08 Commonwealth Bank Series, 2007/08 England in New Zealand ODI Series, 2007/08 South Africa in Bangladesh ODI Series, 2007/08 Ireland in Bangladesh ODI Series, 2007/08 Bangladesh in Pakistan ODI Series, 2007/08 Sri Lanka in West Indies ODI Series, 2007/08 Kitply Cup, 2008 NatWest Series [New Zealand in England], 2008 Asia Cup, 2008 Australia in West Indies ODI Series, 2008 Bermuda in Canada ODI Series, 2008 Associates Tri-Series (in Scotland), 2008 European Championship Division One, 2008 Bermuda in Netherlands ODI Series, 2008 Kenya in Scotland ODI Series, 2008 England in Scotland ODI Match, 2008 India in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 2008 Scotiabank Series, 2008 Kenya in Netherlands ODI Match, 2008 NatWest Series [South Africa in England], 2008 Kenya in Ireland ODI Series, 2008 Bangladesh in Australia ODI Series, 2008 New Zealand in Bangladesh ODI Series, 2008/09 Tri-Nation Tournament in Kenya, 2008/09 Kenya in South Africa ODI Series, 2008/09 Bangladesh in South Africa ODI Series, 2008/09 Pakistan v West Indies ODI Series, 2008/09 England in India ODI Series, 2008/09 Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 2008/09 West Indies in New Zealand ODI Series, 2008/09 Tri-Nation Tournament in Bangladesh, 2008/09 South Africa in Australia ODI Series, 2008/09 Zimbabwe in Bangladesh ODI Series, 2008/09 Sri Lanka in Pakistan ODI Series, 2008/09 Zimbabwe in Kenya ODI Series, 2008/09 India in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 2008/09 Chappell-Hadlee Trophy, 2008/09 India in New Zealand ODI Series, 2008/09 England in West Indies ODI Series, 2008/09 ICC World Cup Qualifiers, 2009 Australia in South Africa ODI Series, 2008/09 Australia v Pakistan ODI Series, 2009 NatWest Series [West Indies in England], 2009 India in West Indies ODI Series, 2009 Canada in Scotland ODI Series, 2009 Kenya in Ireland ODI Series, 2009 Canada in Netherlands ODI Series, 2009 Bangladesh in West Indies ODI Series, 2009 Pakistan in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 2009 Bangladesh in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 2009 Kenya in Canada ODI Series, 2009 Ireland in Scotland ODI Series, 2009 England in Ireland ODI Match, 2009 Australia in Scotland ODI Match, 2009 Afghanistan in Netherlands ODI Series, 2009 NatWest Series [Australia in England], 2009 Compaq Cup, 2009 ICC Champions Trophy, 2009/10 Kenya in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 2009/10 Australia in India ODI Series, 2009/10 Zimbabwe in Bangladesh ODI Series, 2009/10 Pakistan v New Zealand ODI Series, 2009/10 Zimbabwe in South Africa ODI Series, 2009/10 England in South Africa ODI Series, 2009/10 Sri Lanka in India ODI Series, 2009/10 Tri-Nation Tournament in Bangladesh, 2009/10 Pakistan in Australia ODI Series, 2009/10 Bangladesh in New Zealand ODI Series, 2009/10 West Indies in Australia ODI Series, 2009/10 Netherlands in Kenya ODI Series, 2009/10 Afghanistan v Canada ODI Series, 2009/10 South Africa in India ODI Series, 2009/10 England in Bangladesh ODI Series, 2009/10 Chappell-Hadlee Trophy, 2009/10 Zimbabwe in West Indies ODI Series, 2009/10 Canada in West Indies ODI Match, 2009/10 Ireland in West Indies ODI Match, 2009/10 South Africa in West Indies ODI Series, 2010 Zimbabwe Triangular Series, 2010 Asia Cup, 2010 Scotland in Netherlands ODI Match, 2010 Australia in Ireland ODI Match, 2010 England in Scotland ODI Match, 2010 NatWest Series [Australia in England], 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division One, 2010 NatWest Series [Bangladesh in England], 2010 Bangladesh in Ireland ODI Series, 2010 Bangladesh v Netherlands ODI Match, 2010 Sri Lanka Triangular Series, 2010 Afghanistan in Scotland ODI Series, 2010 Netherlands in Ireland ODI Series, 2010 Ireland in Canada ODI Series, 2010 NatWest Series [Pakistan in England], 2010 Ireland in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 2010/11 New Zealand in Bangladesh ODI Series, 2010/11 Afghanistan in Kenya ODI Series, 2010/11 Zimbabwe in South Africa ODI Series, 2010/11 Australia in India ODI Series, 2010/11 Pakistan v South Africa ODI Series, 2010/11 Sri Lanka in Australia ODI Series, 2010/11 New Zealand in India ODI Series, 2010/11 Zimbabwe in Bangladesh ODI Series, 2010/11 India in South Africa ODI Series, 2010/11 England in Australia ODI Series, 2010/11 Pakistan in New Zealand ODI Series, 2010/11 West Indies in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 2010/11 ICC Cricket World Cup, 2010/11 Chappell-Hadlee Trophy, 2010/11 Australia in Bangladesh ODI Series, 2011 Pakistan in West Indies ODI Series, 2011 Pakistan in Ireland ODI Series, 2011 ICC World Cricket League Championship, 2011-2013/14 India in West Indies ODI Series, 2011 NatWest Series [Sri Lanka in England], 2011 Tri-Nation Tournament in Scotland, 2011 Australia in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 2011 Bangladesh in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 2011 England in Ireland ODI Match, 2011 NatWest Series [India in England], 2011 Pakistan in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 2011 West Indies in Bangladesh ODI Series, 2011/12 England in India ODI Series, 2011/12 Australia in South Africa ODI Series, 2011/12 New Zealand in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 2011/12 Pakistan v Sri Lanka ODI Series, 2011/12 West Indies in India ODI Series, 2011/12 Pakistan in Bangladesh ODI Series, 2011/12 Sri Lanka in South Africa ODI Series, 2011/12 Zimbabwe in New Zealand ODI Series, 2011/12 Commonwealth Bank Series, 2011/12 Pakistan v Afghanistan ODI Match, 2011/12 Pakistan v England ODI Series, 2011/12 South Africa in New Zealand ODI Series, 2011/12 Asia Cup, 2011/12 Australia in West Indies ODI Series, 2011/12 Pakistan in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 2012 NatWest Series [West Indies in England], 2012 Australia in Ireland ODI Match, 2012 NatWest Series [Australia in England], 2012 New Zealand in West Indies ODI Series, 2012 India in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 2012 NatWest Series [South Africa in England], 2012 Afghanistan v Australia ODI Match, 2012 Pakistan v Australia ODI Series, 2012 New Zealand in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 2012/13 West Indies in Bangladesh ODI Series, 2012/13 Pakistan in India ODI Series, 2012/13 England in India ODI Series, 2012/13 Sri Lanka in Australia ODI Series, 2012/13 New Zealand in South Africa ODI Series, 2012/13 West Indies in Australia ODI Series, 2012/13 England in New Zealand ODI Series, 2012/13 Zimbabwe in West Indies ODI Series, 2012/13 Pakistan in South Africa ODI Series, 2012/13 Bangladesh in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 2012/13 Bangladesh in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 2013 Pakistan in Scotland ODI Series, 2013 Pakistan in Ireland ODI Series, 2013 NatWest Series [New Zealand in England], 2013 Netherlands v South Africa ODI Match, 2013 ICC Champions Trophy, 2013 West Indies Tri-Nation Series, 2013 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Histrionic Love Woes
Marijan Oresnik
Histrion Hall, Zagreb, Croatia
July-August, 2008
Production Notes & Synopsis Theatrical Program
The play was staged by Histrion Actors' Company from Zagreb, directed by Mr. Zelimir Mesaric, and translated by Marijan Oresnik.
Anđelko (Anselmo), Amar Bukvić
Klara (Camila), Iva Mihalic
Vilim (Will), Janko Popovic Volaric
Doris, Jasna Palic Picukaric
Suzana (Susan), Marija Boric
Silvija (Sylvia), Ana Maras
Alfred, Boris Pavlenic
Lara, Mirjana Majurec
Edo (Edmund), Branko Smiljanic
Stef (Rudy), Ronald Zlabur
Marek and Barek (maids and singers), Jadranka Gracanin and Morena Kovac
Assistant Director, , Iva Srnec
Set Designer, Miljenko Sekulic
Costumes, Marita Copo
Composer, Josip Cvitanovic
Musicians (folk instrument players), Ranko Puric, Krsto Lalic, Dino Celizic, Vjekoslav Klescic and Natko Gaberc
The original roles of Melchiore and Simonetta were abandoned, but some of their lines used. The play was relocated to Zagorje, a rural region of north-west Croatia. A mixture of standard Croatian and the Croatian Kajkavic dialect was spoken. Traditional folk songs and composed songs were played, with musicians and singers dressed in Zagorje folk costumes. Part One is one hour long, and Part Two some 50 minutes. There was a fifteen minute interval.
The premiere took place on July 12, 2008, preceeded by two pre-premieres. Among guests of honor were the mayor of Zagreb attended and one of the authors, Mr. Stephen Greenblatt. The opening night was also the opening night of 23rd Zagreb Histrionic Summer, a traditional annual summer theatrical event by Histrion located at Opatovina (old part of central Zagreb).
The play had 15 reading rehearsals getting the final language shape along the way due to planned usage of standard Croatian, urban Zagreb Kajkavian dialect and pure Zagorje Kajkavian. The rehearsals took place indoors, in the Histrion Hall, followed by 25 acting rehearsals, also indoors. Final 10 rehearsals took place in the open, at the Opatovina stage in front of a mansion which used to be one of the towers of the medieval defence wall, some of which is still adjacent to the house. It was an almost ideal setting for the play and its needs. Additional sets were made of chairs, tables, an improvised stage etc.
The last July/August performance took place on August 2, 2008. A total of 17 performances took place, 16 in Zagreb (five indoors at Histrion Hall, due to rain) and one in Varaždin (50 miles from Zagreb) on July 21, 2008. The seventeen performaces of the play were attended by close to 7000 viewers, the audience often to full capacity, and additional seats were added usually during Friday and Saturday performances. The public enjoyed the play based on well known Histrion approach: enthusiastic and spontaneous acting, humor, music, local adaptation.
Information and reviews appeared in the written media, TV, radio and online.
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Honoris United Universities has acquired École d’Architecture de Casablanca (EAC) in Morocco, a development that builds on the vision and breadth of its distinctive program offerings and employability focus. This acquisition marks another key milestone in the expansion of Honoris as earlier this year the network also partnered with EMSI, the largest private higher education institution in Morocco. For more than 32 years, EMSI has been a pioneer in the country and region, serving as an innovation center as well as a reference in engineering education. Alongside Universite Mundiapolis, a multi-disciplinary university in Morocco known for its employability mission, this engagement firmly reinforces Honoris’ position as an educational leader in Morocco and in Francophone Africa.
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Globally, studies show that sub-Saharan Africa boasts the world’s highest rates of women entrepreneurs at 24%, and the boot camp aimed to empower them with entrepreneurial skills through master classes with coaches from Roland Berger, Société Générale and ESCP’s incubator, the Blue Factory – an Honoris academic partner. As we believe that women have the power to transform Africa, all entrepreneurs were also given the opportunity to apply for Honoris Scholarships for Women Entrepreneurs to further their education in order to accelerate their projects. Committed to encouraging innovation and building entrepreneurs, the boot camp was also attended by several promising Honoris students from Morocco and Tunisia who were able to further develop their entrepreneurial skills for their start-ups, as well as the team leaders of the Honoris’ incubators projects in these countries. Find out more from some of these inspirational entrepreneurs in our IdeaX video series here.
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Paris, France, May 18th, 2018
Honoris United Universities, the first private pan-African higher education network, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ESCP Europe to further its transnational network of leading academic centres of excellence and to support ESCP Europe’s mission to participate in the future training of African leaders.
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February Survey
The development of the house may follow the suggested sequence.
A building on the corner plot dating from perhaps the late 16 th century was re-modelled in the mid 18 th century, raising the walls and introducing more fashionable and symmetrically placed windows. The roof was probably thatched. This new house probably comprised two rooms A (slightly narrower than at present with a wall at the ceiling line)
The south range may have been built before or around the time of the modification to the main range but appears to have been constructed, and remained for some time, as a separate building. Had it been built or incorporated when the main range was rebuilt, more evidence of integration might have been apparent.
The connecting of the two ranges is thought to have occurred perhaps in the late 18 th century and may have involved the construction of a new roof over the south wing. Adding this range enabled the cooking hearth to be moved and the fireplace reduced.
Stairs the no dateable features in the lower flight but the upper flights have balusters and handrails in late 18 th century style. The complex plan of a larger house shown on the Tithe Map may include changes that affected this house.
In the 19 th century additional buildings were built at the rear and some at least were reputed to have been connected internally to the main house during the mid 20 th century. These have now gone but alterations to the south range during this phase may still be present but not attributable.
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By Gilgamesh. (Help; more articles)
Quenya (Q, pron. [ˈkʷwɛɲa])[1] was one of the languages spoken by the Elves. It was the tongue that developed among those non-Telerin Elves who reached Aman (the High Elves) from an earlier language called Common Eldarin. Quenya was typically written with the Tengwar of Fëanor. An older script, Rúmil's Sarati, was used also.
4 Inspiration
5 Other versions of the Legendarium
Of the three clans of Elves in Aman, the Noldor and the Vanyar spoke slightly different, though mutually intelligible, dialects of Quenya (Exilic Quenya and Vanyarin Quenya respectively). The word Quenya, however, usually refers to Noldorin Quenya, since it was the only Quenya dialect spoken in Middle-earth.
The language was also adopted by the Valar who also made some new introductions into it from their own language, though these loanwords are more numerous in the Vanyarin dialect than the Noldorin one. This is probably the case because of the enduringly close relationship the Vanyar had with the Valar. The third clan in Aman, the Teleri, spoke a different, closely related language: Telerin, although this was by some seen as a dialect of Quenya which was untrue in a historic perspective but plausible in a linguistic one; the languages did not share a common history but were very much alike.
The Noldor who fled to Middle-earth following the Darkening of Valinor spoke Quenya among themselves. However, when Elu Thingol of Doriath, who was the king of the Sindar (Elves of the Telerin line who remained in Beleriand instead of journeying to Valinor) learnt about their slaying of the Teleri, he forbade the use of Quenya in all his realm. The Sindar had been slow to learn Quenya anyway, while the Noldor at this time had fully mastered Sindarin.
The Quenya used in Middle-earth of the Third Age (the time of the setting of The Lord of the Rings) had come to be a scholarly pursuit; it was not typically used in conversation. It was preserved as a formal language and for writing; Sindarin was the vernacular of all Elves. However, the Noldor still remembered Quenya and valued it highly; for example, Gildor and his party appreciated Frodo Baggins's greeting Elen síla lúmenn' omentielvo ("A star shines on the hour of our meeting"). Galadriel was perhaps the only Elf in Middle-earth during the events of The Lord of the Rings who had learned Quenya as a cradle-tongue: she was born in Valinor, during the Years of the Trees. Noldorin (Exilic) Quenya differed somewhat from Valinorean Quenya, because the language continued to evolve after exile, and it underwent some regularisation as it became a language of lore. There were also a few changes in pronunciation.
The poem Namárië is the longest piece of Quenya found in the Lord of the Rings. It is also known as Galadriel's Lament.
Main article: Quenya Grammar
Main article: Category:Quenya texts
"The ingredients in Quenya are various, but worked out in a self-consistent character not precisely like any language that I know."
― Tolkien in a Letter to W.R. Matthews
Quenya's phonology and grammar are most strongly influenced by Finnish, which is an agglutinative language; grammatical inspiration also comes from Latin and Greek. The phonology is also based on Finnish, and to a lesser extent Latin, Italian and Spanish. Some interesting phonological rules are that no consonant cluster can begin or end a syllable (with one exception, the dual dative ending -nt), a word may not end in a non-dental consonant, and voiced stops must be preceded by sonorants. The first two of these phonotactic rules also exist in Finnish.
The most striking feature of Quenya is that it is a highly agglutinating language, meaning that multiple affixes are often added to words to express grammatical function. It is possible for one Quenya word to have the same meaning as an entire English sentence. For example, one could say "I have found it" in Quenya in a single verb, namely utúvienyes.
Tolkien intended Quenya to be an archaic, ancient and august language for the peoples of Middle-earth of the Third Age, being the cultural analogue of Latin in Europe[2][3]. For that reason, he decided to make Quenya look like Latin ocularly[4] and substituted K for C and Q for QU.
Tolkien wrote much more material about Quenya and his other languages than he published in his lifetime. In fact, Tolkien, a professor of linguistics, originally invented Middle-earth and its inhabitants as a means of imposing upon his artificial languages a history of war, migration and suffering. The famous novels might be considered incidental to his further and more passionately developed linguistic hobby. The journals Vinyar Tengwar and Parma Eldalamberon are devoted to editing and publishing Tolkien's linguistic papers.
Quenya is one of many constructed languages introduced over the years by science fiction and fantasy writers, some others being Klingon, Newspeak, Nadsat, the Ascian language and Lapine.
Other versions of the Legendarium
In early Tolkien's writings (see: The History of Middle-earth), this language was called Qenya (although pronounced the same as Quenya), and it underwent countless revisions in both grammar and vocabulary before it reached the form found in The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion. The term Qenya is now used to distinguish between old Qenya and the new Quenya. However, the fluid nature of Quenya (or Qenya, for that matter) makes such a distinction a highly disputed one.
Languages of Middle-earth
The Shibboleth of Fëanor
Tengwar
Sarati
Arctic Quenya
Ardalambion: The Tongues of Arda, Lessons, etc.
Quenya Course
Beta Course
Wordlists (in html)
Atanquesta — a new Quenya Course for beginners
Eldamo — a Tolkien language lexicon
Parf Edhellen — a dictionary website for Tolkien’s languages
Vinyë Lambengolmor — a Discord server about Tolkien’s languages
Quenya sound samples at Glǽmscrafu
Are High Elves Finno-Ugric?
Quenya's relation to Finnish
Languages in Tolkien's works
Elvish languages
Avarin · Common Eldarin · Gnomish · Nandorin · Noldorin · Primitive Quendian · Quenya (Exilic · Qenya · Telerin · Valinorean · Vanyarin) · Silvan · Sindarin (Doriathrin · Falathrin · Gondor · Ilkorin · Mithrim · Old)
Mannish languages
Adûnaic · Dalish · Drúedainic · Dunlendish · Pre-Númenórean · Rohirric · Taliska · Westron (Hobbitish)
Dwarvish languages
Iglishmêk · Khuzdul
Black Speech · Entish · Orkish · Valarin · Warg-language
Outside the legendarium
Animalic · Arktik · Mágol · Naffarin · Nevbosh
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↑ John D. Rateliff, Jason Fisher, Patrick H. Wynne, et al. (mailing list discussion), "a quick question" (#24071 and related messages; dated 29 January 2013), Mytsoc mailing list (accessed 30 January 2012)
↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix F, "The Languages and Peoples of the Third Age", "Of the Elves"
↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 347, (dated 17 December 1972)
↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 144, (dated 25 April 1954)
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The Cicero Homepage
Did Cicero Say It?
The budget should be balanced, the treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. The mobs should be forced to work and not depend on government for subsistence.
This passage is often attributed to Cicero in conservative and libertarian writings (starting, as far as I can tell, with a speech in the Congressional Record, April 25, 1968, vol. 114, p. 10635). No specific source text is cited, and the supposed date is given inconsistently, so there is immediate reason for suspicion. Even worse is the content. Cicero might well agree with this passage, but you’d have to explain it to him first. For instance, there was no budget to balance or assistance to foreign lands. Eventually, the original source was tracked down: a novel. The passage is from Taylor Caldwell, A Pillar of Iron (1965). (original leg-work: letter to The Chicago Tribune (20 April 1971), John H. Collins, Professor of History at Northern Illinois University)
This is best known from refrigerator magnets long distributed by Amazon.com, but also appears in other media. As with the above quotation, no specific source is ever given, and dates are inconsistent. Here the origin appears to be very lose paraphrase rather than pure fiction (http://www.inrebus.com/index.php?entry=entry071021-163352):
Holbrook Jackson in his inspiring “Anatomy of Bibliomania” invites the reader to “agree with Cicero” on this precise point making a reference to Lubbock’s “Pleasures of Life” (published around the time when Chesterton was barely out of grade school). Lubbock, however, only informs us that “Cicero described a room without books, as a body without a soul.” In all likelihood, what he has in mind is a phrase from Att. 4.8: postea vero quam Tyrannio mihi libros disposuit, mens addita videtur meis aedibus (it is also possible that Lubbock used a secondary source).
How Did Cicero Die?
A number of stories grew up after Cicero’s death about connections to one of his assassins (one Popilius Laenas), and some of these have made it into the modern historical record. Unfortunately, they are almost certainly all fiction. See Matt Roller’s excellent paper: Color-Blindness: Cicero’s Death, Declamation, and the Production of History.
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Another television network show about the plight of fat people. This time a show about that mega-fat man, who weighs as much as an elephant, sympathetically portrayed as course, as we watch him leave his house for the first time in many years and gets carted off to the clinic in a specially made ambulance.
What is it about these shows? It's like the days of the old asylums where the posh-classes got to pay an entrance fee to watch the loonies having a tea party on their day off from being chained to the walls.
Of course, the voice-overs are always soothingly caring, but the camera angles are careful to show us every lump and bulge, every piece of grotesquely herniated flesh, and of course plenty of footage of the fat man stuffing his face with heavily fried chicken.
We get to hear of his plight in his own words in 9 second sound bites when he tells us piecemeal of his suffering and personal agonies. Cue the plinky-plonky music as he reminisces about childhood and cut to the shots where friends and family from childhood are interviewed, again in 9 second sound bites.
The themes of childhood in these shows are always one of two variations.
Variation 1. His childhood was really happy and carefree and his parents loving, he was popular at school until he hit high school and that was then the bullying started. But obesity came first. Theme: the reasons for his plight are a mystery, so what can medicine tell us about this problem.
Variation 2. His childhood was horrific, death and destruction and lots of personal heartaches. He wasn't fat as a child, but he soon turned to food in order to cope with his emotions. Theme: mystery explained, so what can psychology tell us about this problem.
But what these shows love to totally ignore are the people who feed them. In the background is an army of food preparers, relatives, cooks, delivery men, corporations getting rich, take-away services, advertisers and so on all preparing and providing those gluttonous calories to enable that poor man to live 30 years on his back stuffing his face with the culinary equivalent of toxic waste.
And what of the double standards of the TV show, the TV shows that give the lucrative potential for the experts all vying for their 15 seconds of fame that can change the course of their career as more pro-active patients quickly google their names and clinics to get an urgent appointment before they literally burst. The double standards involve this message, "We care about this man" combined with, "Hey, look at this freak!"
It works of course and pulls in the ratings. Fans of the freak show chop up the show and upload the best pieces in 4-minute chunks to video sites on the internet that pull in astonishing viewing statistics too.
Fat people for your viewing pleasure. It's pretty disgusting, don't you think? The comments section below.
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Eat, Drink, & Be Scary
A title like the above can mean only one thing: today is Halloween! Whether you're a vampire or a witch -- or you live with one -- today is the day to celebrate scary -- in a fun way.
As children, we all believed what Steve Almond, author of Rock and Roll Will Save Your Life, said: "Nothing on Earth so beautiful as the final haul on Halloween night."
Ah, yes. Those were the days when we gobbled Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and Butterfingers with nary a concern for the number of calories, carbs, and fat grams. Somehow the pleasure in those luscious chocolate candies is dimmed by the realization that we'll have to do 30 extra minutes of exercise the next day to pay for eating 1 tiny little candy. {Sigh} Life just isn't fair, is it?
Smart adults only buy candy they hate so they're not tempted to indulge. If any candy remains after Trick or Treat night, they take it to the office and put it in a big bowl on their desk.
My candy bowl is already placed on the antique wash stand in the foyer, and it contains Butterfingers, Snickers, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, and Hershey's Miniatures. What can I say? I'm still a kid at heart.
Posted by Joan Reeves at 10/31/2010 05:39:00 AM No comments: Links to this post
Why Horror Appeals
Do you know why some people really like mystery or romance? Or why others like science fiction or horror? The reasons are universal in that people all over the world respond to the genres because of the same reasons - reasons that speak to an individual on a sub-conscious level based on what the individual values.
Appeal of Different Genres
Science fiction appeals because of the desire for science or intellectualism to triumph over problems or challenges.
Romance appeals because of the desire for love and belonging.
Mystery appeals because of the desire for justice.
Fantasy appeals because of the desire for imagination and magic to conquer problems.
Horror appeals because of the desire for good to triumph over evil.
Now, you may not watch some spatter punk film or read some gross gore horror and see it as good triumphant over evil. Nevertheless, that is what it's all about.
You can take any horror book or film and boil it down to its basic components, and you'll find it's always a battle of good versus evil. At least the successful examples of this genre are. The unsuccessful examples probably were meant to be that, but somewhere along the way, the story had an identity crisis. probably because the writer didn't know the genre well enough to understand its dynamics.
Primitive To Contemporary
The horror story is ancient. I imagine some caveman telling stories around the campfire tried to scare the T-Rex out of his listeners. Horror connects with those not-so-logical parts of our brains. The primitive parts that tell us to get scared by what goes bump in the night. Stories from ancient times to today's urban myths are the end result, and people voluntarily listen, read, or watch in order to be frightened and to subsequently be reassured that good wins over the evil.
The Horror genre has always reflected the anxieties of each generation. In the original Dracula film Nosferatu, the story wasn't just about a vampire. It was a metaphor for the seemingly senseless and random deaths in the first world war and the later world flu epidemic.
The Dracula tale is told anew for each generation. Even George Hamilton's comic turn as the Count in Love at First Bite was a reflection of the superficial, hedonistic 1970s disco party decade and the greed-is-good 1980s that was rising.
What's really interesting is to take older horror films and contrast them with remakes to see what group stars as the villain and what the message is.
In previous decades, vampires, mummies, Wolf Man, and zombies starred as monsters. After the war with the threat of nuclear bombs, aliens and robots were the monster along with giant insects and other animals. All these reflected fears arising from the unknown. From UFOs to the effects of radiation, people were worried and writers and movie makers used this in their work.
Modern Monsters
Today, even with amazing visual effects, it's hard to create a really terrible monster when the evening news is full of stories about serial killers, war deaths, kids rampaging through schools, and parents murdering their own children. So tellers of tales ramp up the horror thus giving us Thomas Harris's books about Hannibal Lecter and movies like the Morgan Freeman-Brad Pitt flick Se7en.
Perhaps the last good monster flick was Alien and Aliens - forget any that followed those two in that series - and the Schwarzenegger flick Predator. What made those two films really scary and worthy of the horror label wasn't really the monster. It was the suspense as the monster picked the victims off one by one without the audience ever really seeing the monster.
In other words, it was the unknown, the fear of what goes bump in the night when you're imagining the absolute worst. And then you find out what you imagined wasn't nearly bad enough.
The horror storyteller must understand and respect the genre and stay true to its conventions, no matter how those conventions may be interpreted for contemporary audiences, then good will inevitably triumph over evil, and the resulting book or film will be a success.
My Don't List
You see this little poster on the left? That's graced the wall next to my desk for years. In case you can't tell, that's a pelican swallowing a frog, but the frog has a chokehold on the pelican's neck because he hasn't accepted death by pelican. He's fighting for everything he's worth. He just won't give up.
I've been judging a lot of writing contests the last six months. Over the years, I've listened to writers who enter contests talk about the feedback they get from judges. I don't know why, but it seems unpublished writers are the harshest judges out there.
Plethora of Contests
The contests I judge have entries that range from the very professional, near perfect, to the poorly written, very imperfect. Most of the romance writing contests I judge have extremely skilled writers who have learned their craft, and they're on their way to a contract. Another group, whose contest I judge every year is, I suspect, composed mostly of retired people who have time to indulge their passion for writing.
Regardless of what the manuscript is like, I make it a policy to find something good to praise. You see, I'm not the kind of person who's going to stomp on someone else's dream.
Maybe it's because I am a professional writer, and I know how hard it is to carve out a career in this subjective arena.
Not The Easiest Career
I know how hard it is to breathe life into a dream and keep doing that until the dream comes true. For some, the dream never comes true. They don't need me to tell them that they don't have a chance. They'll figure that out on their own. I give them the respect due someone who has had the guts to send their words out into the great unknown.
They do it even though they're scared. Of what? That they're no good. That they haven't got a snowball's chance in a really hot place of succeeding. Yet, as scared as they are, something makes them want to know if there's any chance that what they've written is even a tiny bit good. I respect that. I always write: "Keep writing, and you'll get better."
The Lesson To Learn
The real lesson a writer of any age should take away from a contest is that as one writes and grows, the desire to write and publish gives the persistence to hang in there and grow a thicker skin so that rejection and negative comments bounce off like a rubber ball against a brick wall.
That's learned if you keep writing. You keep writing only if you carry the dream in your heart. You carry that dream only if someone doesn't convince you that it (you, your writing), is hopeless.
I don't discourage because I know how easy it is to stomp a dream flat and break someone's heart.
I don't tell someone the literary equivalent of you're ugly and your mother dresses you funny.
I don't make my day by tearing other people or their writing down.
I don't send an entry back without offering specific suggestions like books to read and study or tips on writing something they seemed not to grasp.
Most of all, I don't do hopeless. If you feel hopeless, then snap out of it. Remember to keep writing. You'll get better.
Labels: This Writer's Life, Writing Biz
Meet Keena Kincaid
This morning, I'm chatting with Keena Kincaid. If you've read Keena's sexy paranormal romance novels, you know how much history influences her stories. So how did Keena take her love of history, formed when she was a child learning to read by picking out words in an old history book, and blend that love of history so skillfully with sexuality to create a historical romance novel with a paranormal difference?
Her Backstory
Keena's love of history stayed with her from the age of four into college, where she studied history, and then medieval history in grad school. After college, she started as a newspaper reporter, then editor, and then migrated to a public relations firm. That's when she started writing fiction.
Let's see how she made the transition from business writing to penning sexy paranormal historical novels like Enthralled, which stars William of Ravenglas, in love with the most dangerous woman at court – the king’s mistress.
Book & Author Details
I know you'll probably want to read Keena's latest book after meeting her here today so here's the info you need:
Title: Enthralled
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
You can catch Keena at her website or her other favorite web hangouts: Facebook, and Twitter.
If you want to email Keena, you can use this addy: keena at keenakincaid dot com.
Inquiring Minds Want To Know
Joan: Let's get this conversation rolling with a fun question to break the ice. Which celebrity is your guilty pleasure, the person you just have to read a gossip tidbit about? Why?
Keena Kincaid: It's sad, but Lindsay Lohan gets way too much of my attention at the moment. It's like watching a super slow-mo car/train wreck during which the train backs up and runs over the car again and again and again.
Joan: While we're talking about guilty pleasures, tell us if you have a fave TV show that you just can't stand to miss? What about it draws you in?
Keena Kincaid: There's always one or two that draws you in, isn't there? Right now Mad Men is my favorite, can't-miss TV show. I love the clothes, the political incorrectness and how it presents the era through a mix of historical and mythical details. Is there any other decade as legendary as the '60s? Plus, I used to work at an ad agency, and while we never had days quite like they do at Stirling Cooper Draper Pryce, some of the craziness you see on screen does happen in real agencies. Before Mad Men, it was Doctor Who, but I find the new doctor less compelling than David Tennant. Of course, everyone says your favorite doctor is your first one.
Joan: A lot of people say they're going to write a book one of these days, as if time were the only element required to complete the task. Of course, you and I know there's a lot more to it than that. Why don't you tell us how long you've been working at your craft and something about your first published book, the journey from the idea that you wanted to write a book to finally writing one for which you received a publishing contract.
Keena Kincaid: I don't really remember when I decided I wanted to write a book, but I do remember when I decided to actually write one. I wasn't working, and I finally ran out of the excuse of not having enough time to do it. It was stop and start for a few years, but eventually I really started working at it. Wrote two stories that were pretty good, found an agent on my second, but didn't sell either one. Then I was out of work again (seems to be a theme in my life) and decided to sell my house, put my belongings in storage and travel. I was writing a medieval murder-mystery, but while rambling through the England's north country, the story completely changed. The characters in Anam Cara truly just came to me. It was the easiest book I've written, and the first I sold.
Joan: Enthralled, the book about which we're talking today, was what number book for you? 1st, 3rd, 7th?
Keena Kincaid: No. 4 to be published.
Joan: Tell us something about the book from its inception to its birth. How did you come up with the title, and do you have a 1 sentence blurb, or log line, to tease readers? What do you think accounts for the popularity of your book?
Keena Kincaid: Midway through Ties That Bind, I realized that the external plot (Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine's attempt to murder her husband, Henry II, and rule as regent through her eldest son) was not going to be wrapped up in this book. However, Ties That Bind had two very strong secondary characters who were part of the opposition. So Enthralled is a sequel to Ties that tells William and Ami's story as they step forward to continue the fight against Eleanor's treachery. Readers also will be able to learn what happens with Aedan and Tess as they begin their marriage.
Anam Cara, Ties That Bind and Enthralled all revolve around siblings who are descendants of Druids. They possess fey magic that is out of place and dangerous in the medieval world. They must learn how to accept the responsibilities that come with that power.
The title refers to Eleanor's charisma, as well as the hold Ami has over William's heart.
The books' log line: "To claim her, he must abandon home, duty and honor – or reveal the secret of her Sidhe heritage and risk losing her forever to dark magic."
My popularity? I love the way that sounds, although I'm not sure if its accurate. Based on emails and notes from readers, though, what they like is the lushness of the world I've created and my characters. One reader described them as "staying with you long after you close the book." Another one, this one with a PhD in medieval history, said the story was wonderful and the history was accurate. That comment made me smile for days.
Joan: If they made a movie of this book, who would you cast to portray the characters?
Keena Kincaid: From your lips to Hollywood's ears! If that did happen, I'd leave the casting up to the experts, although I do like the idea of a blond Brendan Hines as William (but I wouldn't object to Josh Holloway in that role). As for Ami, she's be a bit harder to cast, but maybe Anna Paquin, Emily Blunt or Abbie Cornish.
Joan: What do you think distinguishes you from the other writers in your genre?
Keena Kincaid: I write lush, sexy historical paranormals. My main characters often have an extra ability, such as telekinesis or psychometry, but those abilities are more curse than blessing. I love larger-than-life heroes, and this genre lends itself perfectly to characters who are stronger, faster and more intense than average.
What also interests me as a writer and a reader is how the protagonist struggles with the dark side of whatever extra “gift” he or she possesses. I find it boring when heroes are just superhuman. But if the gift is also a curse, i.e., makes them capable of great deeds, but also isolates or weakens them in some way, I’m hooked. This comes through in my writing, and readers love a wounded hero.
Joan: We know this business is rife with rejection. Sometimes, it's hard to take. What keeps you going when you get rejected?
Keena Kincaid: The inability to do anything else well? A frightening blend of confidence and stubbornness? I'm not sure what keeps me going, to be honest. Rejection always hurts, and I still have moments of doubt so strong that I wonder if perhaps I should go to work at Starbucks instead. But something inside me just can't give up. Even when I've tried to stop writing, I can't.
Joan: What's your favorite "oh crap I got a rejection" food and/or drink to soothe the savaged ego?
Keena Kincaid: My rejection recovery regime:
Long walk. Tall glass of wine (Scotch if I'm really taking it hard.). Chat with friends, who assure me of my brilliance. Bubble bath and go back to work on the current WIP the next morning.
Joan: Who are your writing influences?
Keena Kincaid: Robin Hobb, Tolkien, Shakespeare. Probably many more but those are the ones that come first to mind.
Joan: What are you working on now?
Keena Kincaid: A story that I've dubbed the Yorkshire Gothic. It's not set in Yorkshire, but it's becoming more Gothic with each word. My hero lives under a curse and has vowed never to sire children, who would carry the curse into the next generation. Celibacy, as we all know, is the only certain way to prevent children. When he must marry Matilda to protect her and gain control of her lands, he begins searching for a way to undo the curse and uncovers a family secret that is even worse.
Joan: What's the best thing about writing?
Keena Kincaid: The best part is getting to tell others’ stories. Whether it’s a personality profile for a newspaper or the single, most important event in a fictional character’s life, I can tell a story that makes the person real for readers. That’s heady stuff – and fun.
Joan: What's the worst thing about writing?
Keena Kincaid: The worst part is how much time it can take to get the words from my head onto the page. And I never seem to get them exactly how I want them. I come frustratingly close, but it’s never perfect.
Joan: If there's someone in the audience who's interested in writing, what advice would you give them if they're just starting out?
Keena Kincaid: Enjoy yourself. I view writing like preaching, if you can do anything else, then by all means, do it. But if it’s a calling, then embrace it and enjoy what you do. The road to becoming published can be a long, tough and frustrating haul – and you may never make it – so embrace the journey and have fun.
Joan: What's the one thing no interviewer has ever asked you that you'd really like to talk about?
Keena Kincaid: No one ever asks about my mad pie-making skills. They are extraordinary. My family fights over the last spoonful.
Joan: Do you have any final thoughts you'd like to share or is there anything else you'd like to tell us about anything?
Keena Kincaid: Thanks so much for having me here. I've enjoyed our chat, and the coffee is wonderful. For more information about my books, check out my website. Also readers can email me or connect with me on Facebook.
Until next time, remember, a good book is a little vacation from the cares of life. Enjoy one today.
Labels: Authors, Interviews, Readers, Writing Biz
Plots: Nothing New Under the Sun
New writers worry about the wrong things. Some of the most prominent worries are: someone stealing their work or their ideas, worrying about getting an agent, or writing a plot that's been used before.
There are a lot of things about writing that have the ability to create intense anxiety in an aspiring writer, but, of all the fears I didn't list and those above, writing a plot that's been used before is the most easily cured.
The cure is easy because, write this down and commit it to memory, there are no new plots. Stitch it into a sampler if you wish and hang it above your computer. Depending on which source you site, there are only 3-9 plots in all of the world's cultural history. Everything else is a variation of that finite number of plots.
The way you make each plot seem different, new, and exciting is all in the execution. It's what you bring to the plot in terms of your word choice, the way you tell a story, the spin you put on it. Of course, word choice, sentence construction, and the way you, not anyone else, write that story are all matters pertaining to your author's voice.
Quit worrying about not having an original plot, because you don't. What you need to be most concerned with is getting the story written. Execute the plot as only you can because there are no new ones, only new ways of telling the same kind of story that's been told for millennia.
Willa Cather once said: "There are only two or three human stories, and they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as if they had never happened before."
You're the spin doctor of your writing ideas. Put your own spin on an idea and just write. As Larry the Cable Guy says: "Gitterdone."
Teach Tony Danza
Have you discovered Teach Tony Danza? I am seriously addicted to this show, but I didn't even know it existed until I caught a retun episode at some weird hour when I was flipping channels.
When I stumbled across it, I laughed. After all, why would Tony Danza set himself up to be embarrassed by signing on as an English teacher at a Philly high school?
This may sound as if I'm not a Danza fan, but that's not the case. The man can act, sing, dance, and he's an attractive man. He's had a successful acting career in a couple of shows that made TV history. So why ruin it now?
Apparently, Tony Danza had planned to be an English teacher when he was in college. Big surprise. I guess I'm like too many people who thought he was nothing but a dumb jock or a typical good looking dumb actor.
Biggest Surprise
He actually has the kind of compassion and caring that a good teacher needs. He was scared and was man enough not to hide it. The show is captivating and encapsulates all the problems that teachers face in today's world. He learns early on that there are no easy solutions to the problems undermining education.
The show is a gem. I've just found out that they're ending it early because of lack of viewership. My question for A&E is: "How can people watch something they can't find?" I saw one ad for the show, but I never could find when it aired. I had to go to the Internet to find out the schedule.
This show is one of the best of reality programming because it has the potential to make a difference, not just in the lives of the students, but in the perception the public has of publish education. Perhaps it may make parents rethink their idea that teachers are entirely responsible for a student's success or failure.
School success of failure is a partnership with parents, student, and teacher playing an integral role. Too many seem to think that's not true, and the student suffers.
Watch Teach Tony Danza on A&E. Tell your friends. It's compelling and eye-opening for Mr. Danza and the viewing public.
Labels: Pop Culture, Readers, Reviews
We had a blast yesterday at the Texas Mushroom Festival in Madisonville.
Small Town Delight
Madisonville is a delightful small town. Those rushing by on nearby Interstate 45 never get to see this little gem of a town. Sure, they may stop at the new Buc-ee's, but they miss the courthouse square, the historic Woodbine Hotel and Restaurant, the Madison County Museum, and all the quaint little shops.
At the Mushroom Festival, we hit all those places and more and spent a delightful few hours in the wine vendor section. Tried some excellent wines. Ate grilled portobello mushroom "fajitas" (to die for!) and listened to music.
Fried Anything & Everything
Everywhere people paused and took time to chat. I think I had more conversations with strangers than at a cocktail party. We took tons of photos, and I even stood in the longest food line to get my daughter a -- wait for it -- Fried Oreo.
I kid you not. This food vendor had fried everything: Snickers, Oreos, Milky Ways, Baby Ruths, funnel cakes, ribbon potatoes, Twinkies, green beans, and okra. From the time I entered the line until I placed the order, 30 minutes elapsed.
I took pictures of my daughter eating this heart-unfriendly snack. She said it was fabulous. I took a bite. Well, it didn't exactly inspire a passion, but I can now say I have had Fried Oreo. It's certainly nothing I'd eat again. Instead, we decided we'd try the Fried Snickers next year.
Friendly Folk
Our fun-filled day with the cheerful citizens of Madisonville reminded me of what television journalist Charles Kuralt once said: "To read the papers and to listen to the news... one would think the country is in terrible trouble. You do not get that impression when you travel the back roads... small towns do care about their country and wish it well."
How true! I didn't hear one negative comment about the governor's race, the sitting president, the depressed economy or anything.
Two thumbs up to the Texas Mushroom Festival and to Madisonville. Plan to attend next year. Maybe I'll see you there.
Labels: Readers, Texana, This Writer's Life, Written Wisdom
Texas Mushroom Festival
I love Texas in autumn not only for the beautiful turning leaves but also for the many festivals across the Lone Star state. Today is the annual Texas Mushroom Festival at Madisonville. I'm writing this as my husband and daughter get their backpacks ready so we can leave.
My backpack has some of the junk I usually cart around in my handbag along with a water bottle in each of the mesh holders. My husband's backpack contains snacks and bubble wrap and plastic bags to hold our wine purchases. My daughter's contains her purse junk and her photography gear.
There are about 2 dozen wineries and vineyards with booths at the Mushroom Festival. For a mere $10, you can get an all day ticket to sample all their offerings. That's a bargain. I know we'll be buying some bottles, hence my husband's backpack.
They also have chefs preparing mouth-watering food, incorporating mushrooms of course. We'll probably buy a food ticket too.
The festival is rounded out with arts and crafts vendors, an antique car show, souvenirs, a Queen pageant (You can't have a festival in Texas without a beauty pageant.), and more.
In other words, we're looking forward to a fun-filled day in a small Texas town, one of the best offerings of autumn.
Labels: Pop Culture, Readers, Texana, This Writer's Life
Reputable Poetry Contest
A lot of people write poetry, and, all too often, they learn the hard way that many of the contests for poetry are scams. Fortunately, Writers Digest offers a legitimate poetry contest.
6th Annual Writer's Digest Poetry Awards Competition
Entry Deadline: December 15, 2010
Click the link for all the details and to enter. Awards for 1st through 50th Place. The winning poems will be printed in a special competition collection. You can reserve a copy when you enter if you wish, but there's no obligation to purchase. The publication date is May 2011.
1st Place: $500 and a trip to the Writer's Digest Conference in New York City
2nd Place: $250
3rd Place: $100
4th - 10th Place: $25
The names and poem titles of 1 - 10th Place winners will be printed in the August 2011 issue of Writer's Digest Magazine, and their names will appear on Writers Digest website.
11th - 25th Place: $50 gift certificate for Writer's Digest Books.
Additionally, all winners will receive the 2011 Poet's Market.
British author and classical scholar Robert Graves once said: "There is no money in poetry, but then there is no poetry in money either." Poets don't write with the expectation of getting rich. Like most writers, they write for the love of combining words to express thoughts and emotions.
Writing Mass-Market Fiction
Want to know how to write a novel that sells? If you've wanted some one-on-one guidance from a published author, this is your big chance. Elaine Raco Chase, a talented author who's also an excellent teacher, is taking enrollment for her latest online class.
Something About Elaine
Elaine Raco Chase is the award-winning author of 16 fiction novels and one non-fiction writer's guide. She has over 3 million books in print, and all of her books are still available. She was past president of numerous Romance Writers of America chapters, Past National President of Sisters in Crime, and has taught creative writing for over 20 years at various colleges and universities in the U. S. and Canada. She just finished a stint at Miami-Dade College before returning to the Northern Virginia Area. She is working on her 18th novel, a romantic mystery.
Start date: Monday, October 25.
End date: December 6.
Cost: $75.00, due before class starts.
The class will be run via a special Verizon email account Elaine has set up for this purpose. A lot of the students like the privacy this affords.
Overview of publishing today, including info on ebooks, POD, and contacting agents, including a sample query letter/email
Word length of material
How to layout your novel; when to create a new chapter.
Beginnings, middles, endings—of the novel and the paragraph
Transitions: how not to take 20 pages getting your character in and out of cars. Moving them through the novel.
5 W's: who, what, when, where, why plus how—as it pertains to characters, plotting, plot structure—linear, inverted
Weekly writing assignments that will be emailed to Elaine. (Each Monday night, a new section will be assigned, along with a homework assignment.)
You'll receive a 10 page critique of the book project you submit for her analysis.
If Elaine feels anyone is "ready," she give those people one on one sessions along with ideas on how to approach an appropriate agent.
If you're interested, contact Elaine Raco Chase using this email: elainerc at verizon dot net, and, in the Subject box, put Fiction Class.
When you get to the point where you need some honest feedback or some clarification of narrative skills, the writing process, and/or the publishing business, choose someone who has credibility and the ability to help you. Elaine Raco Chase is an excellent choice.
East Texas Mounted Search and Rescue
A couple of weekends ago my daughter and I were tooling around the hill country, snapping photos of scenes that caught our eye. From the highway, we could see there was a lot of activity going on at the stables at Hilltop Lakes so we drove over there.
Just Organized
To our pleased surprise, we discovered a training session underway for the newly organized East Texas Mounted Search and Rescue. A few gentlemen were standing about while their horses grazed. With typical Texas hospitality and friendliness, they greeted us and invited us to watch.
Training The Horses
The riders in the training exercise were lined up in a long row. The instructor was teaching them how to cover an area in a consistent manner, not missing anything nor having to backtrack. The riders and the horses learn. Even one stubborn horse who'd never learned to step to the side, according to his owner, managed to do that once the instructor set her mind to making him learn.
I've seen mounted search and rescue groups in news footage before so I understood the exercises they were putting the riders and horses through. They have to be able to pick their way through heavily-wooded areas, step to the side to open gates, etc. in their search for a missing child or a lost camper.
Sounds & Noise
Horses don't like sudden weird sounds or anything out of the ordinary actually. They're easy to spook so part of the training exercise was walking them over a big sheet of black plastic so they could get accustomed to the crackling sound. This de-sensitization continued when one of the Leon County Deputies drove up to do his part by turning on the emergency flashers and the siren. Horses really don't like that, but if they're to be a part of a rescue team, they'll be working with law enforcement so they must get used to that.
This group is primarily out of Leon County, but, according to Secretary/Treasurer Sherry Smith, who is also in charge of Communications & Publicity, they welcome riders from anywhere and everywhere. If you ride, they've got horses or you can bring your own. If you have some time on your hands, even if you don't ride, then they can use you.
Groups like the East Texas Mounted Search and Rescue provide a valuable assist to law enforcement so if you'd like to help by donating time and/or money, just email Sherry: lilrangercb at hotmail dot com. Ask to be put on the mailing list so you'll know when they're going to appear at a training session, parade or festival. You'll love watching them!
Labels: Readers, Texana, This Writer's Life
Meet Ashlyn Chase
Recently, I had the pleasure of interviewing Ashlyn Chase for The Celebrity Café. Since space was limited, I had to leave out some of the material. However, the conversation was too good not to use the "deleted scenes" so here they are. I'm sure you'll like this closer look at this multi-published, award-winning author of humorous erotic romances.
She's garnered great reviews for her paranormal comedy Strange Neighbors, and she's just signed on the dotted line for a Thai translation of her novel. Add to her list of accomplishments, finalling in the New Jersey Romance Writer's Golden Leaf contest and attracting the interest of a Hollywood producer who wanted an Advanced Reading Copy of her novel.
You heard it hear first: Strange Neighbors might be coming to the big screen some day soon.
Book & Author Scoop
Strange Neighbors
ISBN# 9781402236617
You can visit this author at AshlynChase.com or chat with her at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ashlynsnewbestfriends/ or catch her blogging at Naughty Author Chicks and Casablanca Authors.
Joan: Tell me, Ashlyn, what number book for you was Strange Neighbors? 1st, 3rd, 7th?
Ashlyn: Try 17! I published a few under a different pen name at first. Then I found my voice was in comedy rather than suspense and reinvented myself as Ashlyn Chase. This is the dozenth Ashlyn Chase book. . . although not all my stories are full novels. There are a fair number of novellas in that 17. Strange Neighbors is my longest book to date at about 90,000 words.
Joan: Tell us about your book please.
Ashlyn: I came up with the title first when talking to one of my real neighbors. It was barely more than an idea when I met a Borders bookseller who said, "I have a friend who's an editor. Do you have anything?" I told her about my idea and she told me to write up a proposal. Her friend turned out to be Sourcebooks editor Deb Werksmen and she loved the idea! She requested a look at my first 3 chapters and last published book. (Love Cuffs from Ellora's Cave.) Three days later she called and offered me a contract for a series. I was thrilled and terrified at the same time.
As I said, I had never written a book that long and to write 3 of them? Whoa! But I did it. I just finished the 3rd book in the series and it's due Sept 30th. My agent told me it's being called "the paranormal Friends." I guess that's a good hook. An old brownstone converted into an apartment building in an upscale Boston neighborhood attracts paranormals of all ilks. A professional baseball player buys it as an investment and remodels the top floor to be his penthouse. He re-signs all the present tenants' leases without realizing the building houses a werewolf, a vampire, a shapeshifting raven and two witches who are phone sex actresses.
Ashlyn: I have a couple of projects in the brainstorming stages. Another series I'm calling the paranormal Sex and the City, which begins with my already published book Vampire Vintage. I hope I can find an advance paying publisher willing to republish that and the rest would be originals. I'm starting book 2 in that series now. Plus I'm writing a ghost story with Dalton Diaz, my writing partner for Love Cuffs and Strokes.
Ashlyn: That's a reality that could drive oversensitive people to suicide! Writers need perspective. Rejection happens for a reason. Usually your story isn't what the publisher is looking for — that doesn't mean it's bad. Rejection isn't as big a deal to me as an unkind review. That's like telling the world your baby is ugly. It doesn't happen often, but when it does how do I cope? I get angry. I cry. I vow to fight the person in a duel. Then I calm down and realize it's their opinion and they have a right to it. Not everyone will agree with me all the time. (I don't understand that since I'm always right. LOL) That's what makes this country great. The book one person hates might be one others love. But they're all available for us to sift through.
Ashlyn: You're going to make me admit I down a couple of rum and cokes aren't you? Sigh. Well, sometimes numbing helps. And the time spent doing it allows my perspective to return. I just shut down the computer first. I have a little statue on my desk of a woman glugging down a bottle of wine. The caption reads, "Merlot and email don't mix." Ain't that the truth!
Ashlyn: Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series was the first romance I ever read. I was raised by intellectual snobs who turned their noses up at romance. I'm glad I didn't realize I was reading romance novels until I was into the sequel! LOL I was amazed a romance could be so intelligently written and so entertaining. From then on, I was hooked.
As far as who influenced me to write like I do? Annette Blair inspires me, loads of writers in my RWA chapter have helped critique and improve my writing, especially Sylvie Kurtz, Jessica Andersen, Emily Bryan aka Mia Marlowe and Dalton Diaz. Mary Janice Davidson is who I want to be when I grow up and Delilah Devlin is my hero. Does that answer the question?
Joan: I think it does. So tell me, what's the best thing about writing?
Ashlyn: Being home during the day. Yes, I quit my day job. Most of us can't do that without a sugar daddy, but thank goodness I've got me one!
Ashlyn: It's hard (she whines.)
Ashlyn: The same thing I was told. Write the book, then send it out and write another. Rinse and repeat until you have a contract. Meanwhile, all those rejected manuscripts become your back list when your publisher wants to see what else you've got! Don't. Give. Up.
Readers, I hope you've enjoyed meeting storyteller Ashlyn Chase, and I hope you'll get her book.
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For the last few days, I've been home alone. Egads! With the family gone for a few days, I thought I'd get lots of rest and catch up on my sleep. Instead, I looked around and realized the house needed a really good cleaning. So I tackled everything from the blinds to the floors.
I'm exhausted, but I have a really clean house. I'm looking around with pleasure instead of feeling overwhelmed by the sight of tasks delayed and delayed yet again.
I think Dave Barry had the right take on housework. He said: "The obvious and fair solution to the housework problem is to let men do the housework for, say, the next six thousand years, to even things up. The trouble is that men, over the years, have developed an inflated notion of the importance of everything they do, so that before long they would turn housework into just as much of a charade as business is now. They would hire secretaries and buy computers and fly off to housework conferences in Bermuda, but they'd never clean anything."
If only my clean house would stay that way. Fat chance. Dust is like a zombie. It always comes back.
Meet Jules Bennett
This morning we're having coffee with Silhouette Desire author Jules Bennett.
In addition to being a successful writer, Jules is also a wife and mom with 2 toddler girls. As if that wasn't enough to keep her super busy, she works full-time in a bustling beauty salon. Whew! Now I know why she told me that when she "has a moment to breathe, she enjoys the simple things like eating dinner and going to the bathroom."
How To Find Jules & Her Book
He faced the toughest decision of his life - love...or money? Ah, yes, that's the age-old question that faces Jules hero.
From Boardroom To Wedding Bed?
by Jules Bennett
You can find her book at eHarlequin,on Amazon , or at your favorite bookseller.
In case you'd like to ask Jules a question, email her at authorjules at gmail dot com.
Let's Get Comfy
Joan: Let's start with a fun question about celebrities to break the ice. Which celebrity is your guilty pleasure, the person you just have to read a gossip tidbit about? Why?
Jules: I always want to learn more about Sandra Bullock. It's hard because she's so private, but that's what I admire about her. She is so classy and seems like her common sense for reality keeps her grounded.
Jules: I have to watch Dancing with the Stars! I make no secret that I want to be on there, but, first, I guess I have to have the one requirement: I need to be a Star. I want to dress up in cool costumes or lavish ball gowns, not to mention the rigorous workout they get!
Jules: I started writing in 2003, got my first contract in 2005 with The Wild Rose Press, then Samhain Publishing. In 2008, I got a call from my agent that my Silhouette Desire had sold! I never would've thought I could do it, but my agent assured me that my voice was perfect for Desire. (Guess she was right.)
Joan: The book, about which we're talking today, was what number book for you? 1st, 3rd, 7th?
Jules: From Boardroom to Wedding Bed? is my 9th if I add in my 3 novellas.
Joan: Tell us something about the book from its inception to its birth. Do you have a 1 sentence blurb or log line to tease readers? What do you think accounts for the popularity of your book?
Jules: This book holds a special place. It's the start of a series set in South Beach/Miami, and it's a reunion story. I LOVE reuniting couples!
Here's my blurb.
He'd been faced with the toughest decision of his life—a future full of wealth and power, or the love of Tamera Stevens. And self-made billionaire Cole Marcum had never regretted his choice. Until now, when circumstances forced him to work as partners with the woman he'd left behind.
The brilliant CEO was determined to keep their relationship strictly business. Even so, working so closely with the only woman he'd ever cherished had Cole rethinking his priorities. This time, was he prepared to choose love over money?
Jules: LOL! I always think of that while typing. That's my own little daydream. Who would play my characters? Hmm...good question. For the female, I think Carrie Underwood would be the perfect heroine, if only she acted. For the hero, Gerard Butler or George Clooney just for their sexy persona.
Jules: That's hard to say when there are so many wonderful imaginations out there. My agent and some reviewers have said I have a sexy voice with that emotional, realistic twist that makes me fresh.
Jules: Hmm...I always took a rejection as, "Oh, yeah? What do you know?" They always propelled me to do better just to make that person sorry they turned me down.
Jules: My hubby takes me to Cheesecake Factory for any occasion. Happy, sad, anything in between!
Jules: Every author who paved the way before me and set the bar for me to be a better writer. I love Roxanne St. Claire and Catherine Mann. Those two have been so sweet and generous of their time to a newbie like me. Not to mention they are awesome authors!
Jules: I'm working on book 3 of this series.
Jules: Everything. I love that the "fake" people in my head get a real life with a happy ending, I love chatting it up with readers, I love brainstorming with other authors. I'm thrilled this is my career.
Jules: Sleepless nights, but even those don't bother me too much.
Jules: Never give up. I would never tell my children to give up on a dream, so I felt that I couldn't, either. No matter how rough the road, keep going. It wouldn't be rewarding or worth it if everything came easy.
Jules: No one has asked if they can find me a chef. Maybe you read my chaotic schedule? Yeah, there's no time for cooking around here unless hubby does it. I'd like to know some easy recipes or just an in-house chef;)
Jules: I'm just grateful to all the readers who keep buying books in this shaky economy. I know we all want to get away from day to day drama and a good romance is certainly the way to do it! I'm also running a contest on my website to give away a Kindle, so make sure you check it out!
Thanks, Jules, it was a pleasure. Good luck with your Silhouette Desire series.
3 Free Softwares for Writers
If you've thought about writing a book, but you're intimidated by your inability to master the more popular word processing softwares like Microsoft Word and Word Perfect, this post if for you.
Most professional writers already have the word processing tools, but beginners sometimes don't. Even if you know your Word or WP backwards and forwards, you might be interested in taking a look at these free apps.
yWriter5 by SpaceJock
This is free to download and use. You don't even have to register, and there's no expiration on it. This word processor breaks your novel into chapters and scenes and keeps track of your word count. You can check them out on YouTube also.
This Open Source novel writing software was designed for novelists and other creative writers. This software allows you to store all the information about your characters and locations in one place. You can use the Storybook features to manage chapters, scenes, characters and locations.
If you like charts and tables of data, this organizational tool will please you.
There are 2 versions of Treepad: TreePad Lite (freeware) and TreePad Asia (freeware). Both are small, powerful personal database programs that allow a user to store notes, emails, texts, hyperlinks, etc. into one or more databases. For a Windows user, the look and action of this software will be familiar which will make it easy to explore, edit, store, browse, search and retrieve data.
TreePad Asia supports non-western/Asian fonts. TreePad Lite is for Western users.
Labels: Ebook Success, Technology, Writing Biz
Price Tag of Just About Anything
I made a haul in a lot of those fascinating facts books. I put them at our Hill Country house because they're perfect for a guest to pick up and read a bit for amusement if they're just sitting around with nothing else to do.
I was skimming through Everything Has Its Price by Richard E. Donley and found it fascinating. The copyright is 1995 so I'm sure some of the prices have risen even higher.
Not Making This Up
A license for a legal brothel in Nevada is $25,600.00.
The price tag to buy a legal brothel in Nevada is $1.5 million.
A 17th century suit of armor $80,000.00.
A full body tattoo $50,000.00 and 5 years to complete. Ouch!
Renting Disneyland for a private party with a minimum of 7,000 of your closest friends required, $133,000.00. (I'm sure that's much higher now.)
A complete frog or lizard preserved in amber $40,000.00. According to the book, interest in these items increased dramatically after the book and movie Jurassic Park.
Even historical prices are given, for example, Stonehenge was put up for sale in 1900 for $625,000.00. Eventually, the site was purchased by England.
I guess it's true that everything can be bought. Fascinating book.
Technology Laughter & Tears
I've had some technical issues for a few weeks. I finally broke down and called the appropriate technical services.
I usually try very hard to avoid this because I get someone like the guy shown on the commercial. You know the one where this burly guy says his name is Shirley and then he repeats the same fractured sentence over and over, regardless of what the caller asks?
I got someone just like that. I could almost hear him turning the pages in the manual as he tried to find the information to help me. As is usual, I knew more than he did about computers. So why aren't there jokes about customers dealing with the so-called experts?
Of course, that made me think of some of my favorite jokes about people who call help lines. Here are a few for your pleasure. This first one makes me laugh until I cry.
Technical Services: Double click on "My Computer"
User: I can't see your computer.
Technical Services: No, double click on "My Computer" on your computer.
User: Huh?
Technical Services: There is an icon on your computer labeled "My Computer". Double click on it.
User: What's your computer doing on mine?
On the negative side, I've been getting charged for a ton of stuff I didn't order lately. On the positive side, I did win that 'Who's Got the Best Password' contest on AOL last week. ~Spike Donner
All parts should go together without forcing. You must remember that the parts you are reassembling were disassembled by you. Therefore, if you can’t get them together again, there must be a reason. By all means, do not use a hammer.~IBM Manual, 1925
If you're ever feeling less than brilliant when using technology, remember that even so-called geniuses make great big blunders too. After all, 6 years ago Bill Gates said: "Two years from now, spam will be solved."
Naming Characters
I was answering a question over on a website I frequent, and I thought perhaps this might be good info to pass along to those of you who are just beginning to write.
Quick Naming Tips
1. Pick a name that was common during the time era in which your character was born. A 14-year-old protagonist would have been born in 1996.
A quick look at ThinkBabyNames.com shows that the top 10 girl names that year were: Emily, Jessica, Ashley, Sarah, Samantha, Taylor, Hannah, Alexis, Rachel, and Elizabeth. That site breaks names down by sex, year, and lists 200 names in each year. You're bound to find one there.
2. Pick a name reflective of the character's nationality and personal background. Example: a British girl would probably never be named Dixie. A minister's daughter probably won't bear the name Delilah.
Do some research with Google search engines to find names reflective of different countries or just look to the movie stars from other countries. In the UK, Cate is a popular first name as in Cate Blanchett, and Emma Watson in the Harry Potter movies.
3. For a surname (last name), scan church bulletins, organization newsletters, and even the phone book. Pick a surname and pair it with the given name (first name) you've chosen. Again, you can find English surnames on the Internet.
4. If you're serious about your writing, buy a baby name book . There are many on the market that include information about ethnicity which is important if you're naming a character from a different country or culture. I have 5 baby name books on my research book shelf.
5. Don't choose names that have the same letter or sound. Do an alphabetical cross out of names you choose so you don't have Kathy, Ken, Conner, or Caitlin. Do this alphabetical elimination for first names and last names.
6. Avoid names that end with S because making a plural and/or a plural possessive of these names can you drive you crazy. If you do it correct grammatically, it will look wrong to you. If you do it the way most people do, it's incorrect grammatically.
7. Avoid weird spellings and names. Those 2 things drive readers nuts. A reader wants to be able to pronounce a name and know what it is at first glance. Guessing at a pronunciation makes a reader not want to read the piece. Example: Korajus (real name I came across -- pronounced courageous)
8. Never use a real name though sometimes you can create something fictional only to learn it's a real name. Don't knowingly do it though.
9. Avoid androgynous names. This can be irritating for a lot of people. Sure, there are lots of Samantha's who are called Sam, but try to avoid a plethora of nicknames: Sam, Mike (Micah), Mac (MacKenzie), Pat (Patricia), and Taylor, Blake, McLane, Rory, Harper, et al.
In the beginning when a reader is just getting acquainted with your cast of characters, it can be off-putting keeping all these unisex names straight (no pun intended) with the gender of the character.
10. If a name has to be explained, then choose a different name.
11. Choose a name that offers subtle characterization. It's easy to believe that a woman named Presley might have had a parent with a serious obsession with Elvis. A similar obsession can be opined for a parent who names a child Lexus.
12. Keep a bible: a master list of the names you choose and in what work you used them. In fact, keep a master list of every name used: people, places, business, etc. That way you won't find yourself discovering at the last minute that you already used a name in a manuscript 10 years ago. No lie: writers forget.
Names go in and out of style, just at a slower pace.
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Political and civil unrest
Venezuela’s ex-spy chief promotes possible presidential bid
May 9, 2017 | Filed under: Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A former spy chief under the late leader Hugo Chavez is emerging as a political player in turbulent Venezuela, mistrusted by the opposition and despised by the government as he travels the country in a possible bid for the presidency. Miguel Rodriguez Torres is a longshot …
Venezuelans again take to streets as death toll jumps to 37
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Students battled tear gas-throwing police officers in demonstrations across Venezuela’s capital Thursday as a two-month-old protest movement that shows no signs of letting up claimed more lives. “We are students, not terrorists!” a mass of students chanted as they marched in Caracas. Soldiers bathed hundreds of …
US warns on sanctions over Venezuela’s move on constitution
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The Trump administration is warning that it might impose more sanctions on Venezuelan officials over President Nicolas Maduro’s push to rewrite the constitution amid an escalating political crisis with near-daily demonstrations calling for his ouster. A U.S. State Department official expressed “deep concerns” Tuesday about the …
Venezuela’s Maduro hikes minimum wage amid rising protests
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro hiked wages and handed out hundreds of free homes Sunday amid his efforts to counter a strengthening protest movement seeking his removal. On his regular television show, “Sundays with Maduro,” the president ordered a 60 percent increase in the country’s minimum wage …
AP Explains: What is May Day?
May 1, 2017 | Filed under: Holiday, United States
CHICAGO (AP) — Tens of thousands of immigrants and their supporters in U.S. cities are set to protest Monday against immigration policies to mark May Day. It is an event that will also generate heated protests around the world as unions push for better rights for workers. The roots of …
Venezuela formally notifies OAS it will leave amid protests
April 29, 2017 | Filed under: Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela formally notified the Organization of American States on Friday of its intention to leave the regional body amid sometimes violent protests at home and international calls for its embattled government to hold delayed elections and release prisoners. Venezuelan interim ambassador Carmen Velasquez submitted a letter …
Top official’s son calls out his dad as Venezuela quits OAS
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The son of Venezuela’s top human rights official is urging his father to prevent further bloodshed tied to anti-government street clashes as officials defy international criticism by withdrawing from the Organization of American States. Yibram Saab said in an online video that he attended an opposition …
Venezuela threatens to exit OAS as pressure on Maduro mounts
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela is threatening to pull out of the Organization of American States as the socialist government’s response to political unrest that has been blamed for 27 deaths in recent weeks draws rebuke from the hemisphere’s major powers. Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez said on state TV late …
Cuba weathers storm in Venezuela but future looks uncertain
April 26, 2017 | Filed under: Cuba, Venezuela
HAVANA (AP) — Refineries have gone dark. Gas rations have been slashed for hundreds of thousands of state workers. Construction materials are nearly impossible to find. But Cuba’s hotels and restaurants are packed, major U.S. airlines are adding flights and government stores are full of frozen American chicken and U.S.-made …
Venezuela officials say at least 12 people killed overnight
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — At least 12 people were killed overnight during looting and violence in Venezuela’s capital amid a spiraling political crisis, authorities said Friday. Most of the deaths took place in El Valle, a working class neighborhood near Caracas’ biggest military base where opposition leaders say a group …
GM quits Venezuela after govt seizes factory
VALENCIA, Venezuela (AP) — General Motors announced Thursday that it was shuttering operations in Venezuela after authorities seized its only factory, a dramatic escalation of the chaos engulfing the South American nation amid days of deadly protests. The plant in the central city of Valencia was confiscated on Wednesday as …
Thai PM warns against protesting missing democracy plaque
April 19, 2017 | Filed under: Thailand
BANGKOK (AP) — The head of Thailand’s military government on Tuesday warned people against making a political issue of the vandalism of a plaque marking the country’s 1932 transition to democracy that was ripped and stolen from a public plaza. It was replaced by one celebrating the monarchy. Prime Minister …
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Lacson out of country, to miss C-5 vote, court ruling on arrest 02/02/2010
Lacson out of country, to miss C-5 vote, court ruling on arrest
Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile yesterday con-firmed reports that Sen. Panfilo Lacson is already out of the country and will not be attending the remaining session days this week, including the crucial “voting” on the ethics case of Sen. Manuel Villar Jr., which Lacson first exposed.
“He wrote me a letter asking that he cannot attend the sessions in the meantime because he is abroad. I don’t know where he is,” Enrile told reporters in an interview..... MORE
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Marcelo wants ward as new Chief Justice
GMA gov’t offers autonomy to MILF
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Submit and be done with it EDITORIAL 02/02/2010
Submit and be done with it
Settling the issue of whether Gloria Arroyo can appoint the next chief justice should be simple and one that would put a stop to all these arguments coming from so-called legal and constitutional experts.
The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC), having already met to open the nominations for the seat of the next chief justice, should submit the list to the sitting chief executive and if she does appoint one before the campaign period, such a move will now become a justiciable issue, upon which the high court will have to come up with a decision on whether or not Gloria appointing a chief justice prior to the retirement of Supreme Court (SC) Chief Justice Reynato Puno is a violation of the Constitution...... MORE
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US casualties in Afghanistan sow seeds of anger, frustration
Anwar praises Erap
Protectors of the status quo
Mindanao and the Cordillera
Questionable surveys FRONTLINE Ninez Cacho-Olivares 02/02/2010
Surveys — as far as I am concerned — are no longer reliable, not when their findings are completely disconnected with the situation on the ground, and not when what appears most important to these survey outfits — such as the Social Weather Stations (SWS)’s latest survey — are rushed for publication, just to show the public the rankings of the presidential candidates and the senatorial candidates, without publishing the demographics and the regional distribution and its voters’ findings.
Even more startling is the fact that there is merely two percent of undecided voters. Earlier, it was just one percent. At this time, the electorate’s mind is made up?.... MORE
US casualties in Afghanistan sow seeds of anger, frustration focus 02/02/2010
SOUTHEAST OF MARJAH — Anger, frustration and a hunger for revenge are running high among US Marines as casualties mount on the frontline of the battle against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan.
On a base near Marjah, a Taliban stronghold in Helmand province, Marines are grieving the deaths of a sergeant and corporal killed by the remote-controlled bombs that have become the scourge of the long-running conflict.
Commanders try to keep the men’s rage in check, aware that winning over an Afghan public wary of the foreign military presence and furious about mounting civilian casualties is as crucial as any battlefield success..... MORE
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