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by Corinna Hackenbrock
Whipping Swiss cottages into green shipshape
By making Strickbau wood log building more energy efficient, scientists are participating to their revival and use for modern living
Scientists aim to create a sustainable future for the Strickbau building technique, typical of the Swiss Appenzell region. The challenge is to use modern features respecting historic architecture to bring them back from the verge of extinction. Working alongside Swiss conservation experts, researchers from the EU funded 3ENCULT project are looking for the best way to optimise the energy efficiency of the old buildings, in line with Swiss monument conservation guidelines. By reducing energy inefficiencies the project is aiming to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, while also reducing costs and improving living comfort.
Today, not every Strickbau house is what it seems. “The outward appearance is often just a copy of the old traditional Strickbau style,” Alexander von Kienlin explains, “Inside the houses are often hybrid constructions of industrial ready-made elements.” Von Kienlin is an architect and architectural historian who has become an expert on the matter. He also works for the Institute of Historic Building Research and Conservation (IHBRC) at the ETH Zürich, Switzerland.
Developed during the 18th century, Strickbau features a highly recognisable architecture with evenly planking and wooden shingles on the facades. “The genuine Strickbau buildings are built with massive wood, hence very robust and much better suited for the climate here,” adds Von Kienlin. What gives them building their strength is that beams have to be conical to enable dove-tail connections at the corners whereas beams are fitted perfectly on top of each other. At the beginning of the 20th century, however, this technique was slowly abandoned. The manufacturing knowledge was also lost.
Previous restoration efforts have been studied by the local conservation body of St. Gallen together with the IHBRC. “In the past a great many wrong decisions were made, which led to distortions and ultimately to the demolition of some houses,” Uta Hassler, IHBRC director, tells youris.com. Strickbau buildings were often totally gutted and rebuilt with a modern interior.
The research of the 3ENCULT project aims to remedy this situation through an energy efficient retrofit of Strickbau without losing their historic character. One of the scientists’ aims is to achieve airtightness in the house by adding new windows and finding solutions for moisture transport. In addition, ensuring adequate inner insulation is another key issue. That’s because outer insulation would destroy the unique and listed look of such buildings with their shingle and timber facades. To do so, the 3ENCULT research team is testing different techniques, such as vacuum-insulation- and wood-wool-panels, to identify the most suitable solution.
Despite all the efforts to revive Strickbau with modern, energy efficient, restoration methods, its building techniques is on the verge of extinction. Indeed, it is no longer taught in building trade professional training. However, there is a recent revival and interest is coming back with some carpenters acquiring the skill. It will take time, however, before they acquire the same level of knowledge as their elders. Von Kienlin concludes: “According to experience, it takes up to two generations for a lost craftsmen technique to be carried out in the same quality level after their reintroduction.”
November 2012Niklaus Ledergerber: "Reviving Strickbau wood log houses"
April 2012Energy-efficient windows for historic buildings
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Women Priests Respond to Pope Francis' Interview with Anthony Spadaro, SJ in America/Association of Roman Catholic Women Priests,www.arcwp.org
http://www.americamagazine.org/pope-interview
As Pope Francis states in his interview, " A Big Heart Open to God,"
"being prophets may sometimes imply making waves."
Not only are there more than 160 ordained women contemporary prophets in the Roman Catholic Church serving inclusive communities in Europe, Latin America, Canada and the United States, but in more and more places, the people of God are affirming the full equality of women as the voice of God in our times.
In response to the Pope's concern with "female machismo," our brothers at the Vatican must embrace gender justice, including women priests. Women's human rights, including spiritual authority, is the elephant in the living room of the Roman Catholic Church! It is our pastoral responsibility to make the connections between oppression of women within the church and violence toward women and their children in the world.
The international Roman Catholic Women Priests Movement is a prophetic new path where all are welcome to receive sacraments and which mirrors Gospel equality and the inclusiveness that Pope Francis is calling the church to live.
(Association of Roman Catholic Women Priests: Media Statement/ Janice Sevre-Duszynska rhythmsofthedance@gmail.com and Bridget Mary Meehan, sofiabmm@aol.com
Albany Catholics react to pope's comments
By: Steve Flamisch
ALBANY -- When Pope Francis told a Jesuit magazine that the Roman Catholic Church should be a "home for all" and "cannot insist only on issues related to abortion, gay marriage, and the use of contraceptive methods," his comments resonated with local parishioners.
Several Catholics, speaking before Sunday evening Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Downtown Albany, told NewsChannel 13 the pope's message was on the mark.
"I think that makes a lot of sense," the Rev. Paul Smith, who celebrated the 5 p.m. Mass, said outside the cathedral. "I notice that he didn't say that those issues were unimportant and that they deserve no focus -- he didn't say that -- but he wanted to balance it."
In a lengthy interview published Thursday, Francis told the magazine America, "We have to find a new balance, otherwise even the moral edifice of the church is likely to fall like a house of cards."
"I think he was right," parishioner Andrew Lauria said. "The church's fundamental goal is for the salvation of souls, and so we have to do that in a particular manner, and that starts first by taking care of people."
A day after the pope's comments were published, Francis denounced abortion and the “throw-away culture” that justifies it.
GAY CATHOLICS
Francis, who made headlines in July by saying "Who am I to judge?" when asked about a gay priest, spoke broadly about homosexuality in the magazine interview.
"When God looks at a gay person, does he endorse the existence of this person with love or reject and condemn this person?" he asked. "We must always consider the person."
Mary Martin, an Albany parishioner who noted that Francis "seems like a grandpa" to her, said she agrees with his assertion that such controversial issues should not dominate the conversation.
"We have other things to think about," Martin said. "Those people should take care of themselves by shaping up... the ones who are going into homosexuality and all those things.”
Martin continued, “That's their business, but I don't think we should have it spread all over the newspapers for children to read and wonder what that is and try it."
ROLE OF WOMEN
Though Francis said he does not support the ordination of women priests, he told the magazine, "Women are asking deep questions that must be addressed. We must therefore investigate further the role of women in the church."
Smith, in Albany, said he welcomed the possibility.
"I hope that he would do some reversal as far as just giving consideration and taking a long look at women as priests, which is only one part of that issue," Smith said.
The Association of Roman Catholic Women Priests recently ordained an Albany woman, Mary Theresa Streck, but the Catholic Church does not recognize her as a priest.
Bishop Howard Hubbard was not available to comment Sunday on the pope's recent remarks.
Pope's comments in Interview on Women in the Life of the Church
"And what about the role of women in the church? The pope has made reference to this issue
on several occasions. He took up the matter during the return trip from Rio de Janeiro,
claiming that the church still lacks a profound theology of women. I ask: “What should be
the role of women in the church? How do we make their role more visible today?”
We must therefore investigate further the role of women in the church.
He answers: “I am wary of a solution that can be reduced to a kind of ‘female machismo,’ because a woman has a
different make-up than a man. But what I hear about the role of women is often inspired byan ideology of machismo. Women are asking deep questions that must be addressed. The
church cannot be herself without the woman and her role. The woman is essential for the
church. Mary, a woman, is more important than the bishops. I say this because we must not
confuse the function with the dignity. We must therefore investigate further the role of
women in the church. We have to work harder to develop a profound theology of the woman.
Only by making this step will it be possible to better reflect on their function within the
church. The feminine genius is needed wherever we make important decisions. The
challenge today is this: to think about the specific place of women also in those places wherethe authority of the church is exercised for various areas of the church.”
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HAGEMAN, KRISTOFER FLOYD was born in 1982 and registered to vote using the address 3105 N DOUGLAS AVE, LOVELAND, Larimer County, CO 80538 United States of America. Party affiliation: UAF Party affiliation date: 01/20/2006. Voter ID number: 1649760.
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HAGEMAN, KRISTOFER FLOYD was born in 1982 and registered to vote using the address 3508 W EISENHOWER BLVD, LOVELAND, Larimer County, CO 80537 United States of America. Party affiliation: UAF Party affiliation date: 01/20/2006. Voter ID number: 1649760.
HAGEMAN, KRISTOFER FLOYD was born in 1982 and registered to vote using the address 4362 MCWHINNEY BLVD # 714, LOVELAND, Larimer County, CO 80538 United States of America. Party affiliation: UAF Party affiliation date: 01/20/2006. Voter ID number: 1649760.
HAGEMAN, KYLE was born in 2000 and registered to vote using the address 1413 S JOPLIN ST, AURORA, Arapahoe County, CO 80017 United States of America. Party affiliation: REP Party affiliation date: 05/17/2019. Voter ID number: 602024796.
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HAGEMAN, KYLE CAMERON was born in 1969 and registered to vote using the address 10713 BLACK KETTLE WAY, COLO SPRINGS, El Paso County, CO 80908 United States of America. Party affiliation: DEM Party affiliation date: 10/06/2005. Voter ID number: 196361.
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HAGEMAN, KYLE CAMERON was born in 1969 and registered to vote using the address 10713 BLACK KETTLE WAY, COLO SPRINGS, El Paso County, CO 80908-5212 United States of America. Party affiliation: DEM Party affiliation date: 10/06/2005. Voter ID number: 196361.
HAGEMAN, LACI JEAN was born in 1989 and registered to vote using the address 300 GOLDCO CIR, GOLDEN, Jefferson County, CO 80403 United States of America. Party affiliation: DEM Party affiliation date: 04/23/2008. Voter ID number: 200061110.
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HAGEMAN, LACI JEAN was born in 1989 and registered to vote using the address 300 GOLDCO CIR, GOLDEN, Jefferson County, CO 80403-1347 United States of America. Party affiliation: DEM Party affiliation date: 04/23/2008. Voter ID number: 200061110.
HAGEMAN, LANDON MICHAEL was born in 1989 and registered to vote using the address 6902 S OWENS ST, LITTLETON, Jefferson County, CO 80127 United States of America. Party affiliation: UAF Party affiliation date: 02/24/2010. Voter ID number: 600129974.
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HAGEMAN, LANDON MICHAEL was born in 1989 and registered to vote using the address 6902 S OWENS ST, LITTLETON, Jefferson County, CO 80127-5802 United States of America. Party affiliation: UAF Party affiliation date: 02/24/2010. Voter ID number: 600129974.
HAGEMAN, LAURA ELAINE was born in 1973 and registered to vote using the address 13372 CHERRY CT, THORNTON, Adams County, CO 80241 United States of America. Party affiliation: UAF Party affiliation date: 05/30/2001. Voter ID number: 7154389.
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HAGEMAN, LAURA ELAINE was born in 1973 and registered to vote using the address 13372 CHERRY CT, THORNTON, Adams County, CO 80241-1537 United States of America. Party affiliation: UAF Party affiliation date: 05/30/2001. Voter ID number: 7154389.
HAGEMAN, LEE ANNA was born in 1974 and registered to vote using the address 2212 CORONADO RD, PUEBLO, Pueblo County, CO 81003 United States of America. Party affiliation: DEM Party affiliation date: 10/24/2005. Voter ID number: 3039206.
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HAGEMAN, LEEANNA was born in 1974 and registered to vote using the address 2801 E 120TH AVE UNIT F-103, THORNTON, Adams County, CO 80233 United States of America. Party affiliation: DEM Party affiliation date: 10/24/2005. Voter ID number: 3039206.
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HAGEMAN, LEEANNA was born in 1974 and registered to vote using the address 7740 E 136TH DR, THORNTON, Adams County, CO 80602-8101 United States of America. Party affiliation: DEM Party affiliation date: 10/24/2005. Voter ID number: 3039206.
HAGEMAN, LINDA K. was born in 1954 and registered to vote using the address 4547 E 106TH DR, THORNTON, Adams County, CO 80233 United States of America. Party affiliation: DEM Party affiliation date: 08/28/1986. Voter ID number: 6953800.
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HAGEMAN, LINDA K. was born in 1954 and registered to vote using the address 4547 E 106TH DR, THORNTON, Adams County, CO 80233-4507 United States of America. Party affiliation: DEM Party affiliation date: 08/28/1986. Voter ID number: 6953800.
HAGEMAN, LINDA K. was born in 1954 and registered to vote using the address 4547 E 106TH DR, THORNTON, Adams County, CO 80233-4507 United States of America. Party affiliation: REP Party affiliation date: 10/16/2018. Voter ID number: 6953800.
HAGEMAN, LISA MARIE was born in 1985 and registered to vote using the address 1325 N GARFIELD ST APT 212, DENVER, Denver County, CO 80206 United States of America. Party affiliation: DEM Party affiliation date: 10/09/2012. Voter ID number: 2368943.
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HAGEMAN, LISA MARIE was born in 1985 and registered to vote using the address 1325 N GARFIELD ST APT 212, DENVER, Denver County, CO 80206 United States of America. Party affiliation: DEM Party affiliation date: 12/17/2010. Voter ID number: 600331639.
HAGEMAN, LISA MARIE was born in 1985 and registered to vote using the address 485 S LOGAN ST APT 5, DENVER, Denver County, CO 80209 United States of America. Party affiliation: DEM Party affiliation date: 12/17/2010. Voter ID number: 600331639.
HAGEMAN, LISA R. was born in 1967 and registered to vote using the address 782 GRAND, AKRON, Washington County, CO 80720 United States of America. Party affiliation: REP Party affiliation date: 09/23/2005. Voter ID number: 2194669.
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HAGEMAN, LISA R. was born in 1967 and registered to vote using the address 782 GRAND AVE, AKRON, Washington County, CO 80720-1913 United States of America. Party affiliation: REP Party affiliation date: 09/23/2005. Voter ID number: 2194669.
HAGEMAN, LIZ was born in 1955 and registered to vote using the address 428 S ALARIC DR, PUEBLO WEST, Pueblo County, CO 81007 United States of America. Party affiliation: REP Party affiliation date: 01/04/2010. Voter ID number: 600259955.
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HAGEMAN, LIZ was born in 1955 and registered to vote using the address 428 S ALARIC DR, PUEBLO WEST, Pueblo County, CO 81007-1539 United States of America. Party affiliation: REP Party affiliation date: 01/04/2010. Voter ID number: 600259955.
HAGEMAN, LYNN ANN was born in 1978 and registered to vote using the address 2044 CHURCHILL CT, FORT COLLINS, Larimer County, CO 80526-6126 United States of America. Party affiliation: UAF Party affiliation date: 08/03/2011. Voter ID number: 200362358.
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HAGEMAN, LYNN ANN was born in 1978 and registered to vote using the address 3450 RIVA RIDGE PL # F203, FORT COLLINS, Larimer County, CO 80526 United States of America. Party affiliation: UAF Party affiliation date: 08/03/2011. Voter ID number: 200362358.
HAGEMAN, MACKENZIE was born in 1994 and registered to vote using the address 6902 S OWENS ST, LITTLETON, Jefferson County, CO 80127 United States of America. Party affiliation: UAF Party affiliation date: 08/15/2012. Voter ID number: 600518741.
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HAGEMAN, MACKENZIE was born in 1994 and registered to vote using the address 6902 S OWENS ST, LITTLETON, Jefferson County, CO 80127-5802 United States of America. Party affiliation: UAF Party affiliation date: 08/15/2012. Voter ID number: 600518741.
HAGEMAN, MADISON was born in 1995 and registered to vote using the address 5601 S YAKIMA WAY, AURORA, Arapahoe County, CO 80015 United States of America. Party affiliation: REP Party affiliation date: 10/30/2016. Voter ID number: 601512187.
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HAGEMAN, MARGARET J. was born in 1944 and registered to vote using the address 1537 HARLAN ST, LAKEWOOD, Jefferson County, CO 80214 United States of America. Party affiliation: REP Party affiliation date: 12/05/1986. Voter ID number: 4213331.
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HAGEMAN, MARGARET J. was born in 1944 and registered to vote using the address 1537 HARLAN ST, LAKEWOOD, Jefferson County, CO 80214-1535 United States of America. Party affiliation: REP Party affiliation date: 12/05/1986. Voter ID number: 4213331.
HAGEMAN, MARGARET ROSE KELLEY was born in 1985 and registered to vote using the address 10805 W 39TH AVE, WHEAT RIDGE, Jefferson County, CO 80033 United States of America. Party affiliation: REP Party affiliation date: 02/11/2011. Voter ID number: 200189118.
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HAGEMAN, MARGARET ROSE KELLEY was born in 1985 and registered to vote using the address 10805 W 39TH AVE, WHEAT RIDGE, Jefferson County, CO 80033-3976 United States of America. Party affiliation: REP Party affiliation date: 02/11/2011. Voter ID number: 200189118.
HAGEMAN, MARK H. was born in 1951 and registered to vote using the address 4207 MONROE DR APT B, BOULDER, Boulder County, CO 80303 United States of America. Party affiliation: UAF Party affiliation date: 09/13/2012. Voter ID number: 8076167.
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HAGEMAN, MARK H. was born in 1951 and registered to vote using the address 4207 MONROE DR APT B, BOULDER, Boulder County, CO 80303-8307 United States of America. Party affiliation: UAF Party affiliation date: 09/13/2012. Voter ID number: 8076167.
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Civic Engagement and Community Leadership Track (LACE)
Program Student Learning Outcomes and Technical Standards
The Civic Engagement and Community Leadership Track at Mount Wachusett Community College provides students with the opportunity to earn an Associate Degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences. Upon completion of the program, students are prepared to transfer to a four-year institution to complete a baccalaureate degree. The Civic Engagement and Community Leadership Track offers a student the opportunity to explore their social responsibility while completing a core curriculum used for transfer. Students will gain knowledge in a variety of disciplines including math, science, the humanities and the social sciences. The Liberal Arts and Sciences includes the MassTransfer Block.
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A Degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences
Both civic knowledge and civic engagement are necessary to democracy. The Civic Engagement and Community Leadership track embodies this relationship; the material learned within a broad liberal arts and sciences curriculum is applied to current social, political, and economic issues. Students acquire the skills, wisdom, and knowledge needed to make a difference in the civic life of their communities and the world. In addition, this program meets the requirements for the MassTransfer block agreement, which makes it a good fit for students planning to transfer to a four-year college. The subject matter of this concentration is relevant to most four-year degree programs, including economics, regional planning, business, philosophy, environmental science, history, political science, or government.
ENG 101 College Writing I 3
PHL 250 Ethics 3
SSC 120 Perspectives On Leadership 3
MAT 143 Statistics 3
General Elective I 1 3
ENG 102 College Writing II 3
LAW 101 Introduction To Law (Formerly PLS 101) 3
SPC 113 Speech (formerly THE113) 3
PHL 210 Levels Of Being 3
Science Elective 2 3-4
ECO 101 Macroeconomics 3
HIS 121 History Of The Constitution 3
Lab Science Elective 3 4
Behavioral Social Science Elective 4 3
Literature Elective I 5 3
BUS 220 The Business Of Social Change 3
PHL 110 Logic 3
ENG 290 Advanced Writing and Research 3
Literature Elective II 5 3
General Elective II 1 3
Total Credits: 61-62
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Lab Science Electives: See Elective Courses by Abbreviation.
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Literature Electives: See Elective Courses by Abbreviation.
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For transfer options, please click here. It is recommended that you also consult with your academic advisor.
Students who plan to transfer to a Massachusetts state university or a University of Massachusetts campus may be eligible to transfer under the MassTransfer agreement, which provides transfer advantages to those who qualify.
Technical standards must be met with or without accommodations.
Program Student Learning Outcomes for LACE
Upon graduation from this program, students shall have the ability to:
Formulate clear and precise questions about complex problems and ideas relevant to a variety of disciplines—math, science, the humanities, and the social sciences—and gather, assess, and interpret information to arrive at well-reasoned conclusions and solutions.
Demonstrate an understanding of complex written texts that demand an appreciation of subtext, irony, metaphor, and the subtlety and nuances of language.
Successfully complete a substantial research paper that demonstrates the ability to formulate a research question, conduct research using the library’s databases, and synthesize information from a variety of sources into a cohesive and in-depth analysis of a topic.
Demonstrate knowledge of historic, social, and cultural backgrounds necessary for understanding their own and other societies with an emphasis on important ideas and events that have shaped, and continue to shape, their world.
Demonstrate scientific literacy, which can be defined as the matrix of knowledge needed to understand enough about the universe to deal with issues that come across the horizon of the average citizen, in the news or elsewhere.
Demonstrate a broad exposure to, and an understanding of, the differences and similarities in the various academic disciplines within their Liberal Arts education.
Successfully transfer to a baccalaureate degree granting institution if desired, with the proper educational foundation for transition into a chosen field of study.
Capstone Course for LACE
ENG 290 Advanced Writing and Research is the required capstone course for some Liberal Arts & Sciences majors and is to be taken after successfully completing ENG 101 College Writing I, ENG 102 College Writing II and at least 45 college-level credits.
Technical Standards1 for LACE
For general information about technical standards and accommodation, see Technical Standards.
Students entering these programs must be able to demonstrate the ability to:
Comprehend textbook material at the 11th grade level.
Communicate and assimilate information either in spoken, printed, signed, or computer voice format.
Gather, analyze, and draw conclusions from data.
Distinguish the movement of meter displays, positions of knobs on equipment, and images through camera lenses and/or small camera screens.
Differentiate content, tones, and words in sound recordings.
Work as a member of a team.
Appropriately use production equipment with or without accommodations.
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Transboundary Environmental Public Consultation Planning Application for proposed Wylfa Newydd Nuclear Power Plant, Anglesey, North Wales, United Kingdom
Extension of consultation deadline for Transboundary Environmental consultation on proposed Wylfa Newydd nuclear power plant following Horizon Nuclear announcement last week
The consultation deadline for the transboundary environmental consultation on the proposed Wylfa Newydd nuclear power plant in the UK, from close of business on, 25 January to close of business on Friday 15 February 2019.
Following the announcement last week that Horizon Nuclear Power was suspending its UK nuclear development programme, including plans for the proposed Wylfa Neywdd plant in Anglesey, North Wales, the Department of Housing Planning and Local Government sought clarification from the UK Planning Inspectorate on the implications of the announcement for the transboundary environmental consultation with Ireland.
Notwithstanding the announcement by Horizon Nuclear Power, the UK Planning Inspectorate has confirmed that the development consent application (planning application) for the Wylfa Newydd planthas not been withdrawn by the applicant, and it will be continuing with its assessment of the application for the Wylfa Newydd plant as normal. Accordingly, the transboundary consultation between Ireland and the UK will continue with an extended deadline to afford additional time to those who wish to make a submission to do so at this important stage in the process.
Anyone intending to make a submission is asked to make them to this planning authority, on or before the new closing date - close of business on Friday 15 February 2019.
In accordance with the provisions of the 1991 United Nations Convention on environmental impact in a transboundary context (the Espoo Convention) and the EU Directive 2011/92/EU on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (the EIA Directive), the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government has received notice from the UK’s Planning Inspectorate (PINS) in relation to the development consent application (planning application) by Horizon Nuclear Power for the proposed Wylfa Newydd Nuclear Power Plant, in Anglesey, North Wales, United Kingdom.
The proposed development principally comprises a proposed new nuclear electricity generating station on the north coast of Anglesey, North Wales with a projected electrical output of approximately 3.1 gigwatts. The proposed development would also include permanent and temporary works in the marine environment; off-site power station facilities, including a control centre, laboratory and emergency equipment garage; and associated off-site development comprising a worker accommodation campus, temporary park and ride facility, construction logistics centre and highway improvements.
The proposed development is subject to an environmental impact assessment procedure and the UK’s PINS has identified that the proposed development has potential transboundary effects on the environment in Ireland. Accordingly, the UK’s PINS has invited Ireland to undertake a transboundary consultation in respect of environmental information relating to the proposed development. The UK’s PINS is currently examining the development consent application for the proposed development. The UK’s PINS will submit a report on the application, including a recommendation to grant or refuse development consent, to the UK’s Secretary of State for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy, who will make the decision on whether to grant or refuse development consent.
Make a submission or observation
A member of the public may make a written submission or observations in relation to the potential transboundary environmental effects of the project, by sending them to his or her local planning authority, to be received by close of business on Friday 25 January 2019 at the latest. Submissions or observations should not be made to the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government.
Contact details for each planning authority are set out in the public consultation notice, which is available to view in the public consultation section of the website of the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government at www.housing.gov.ie, together with the correspondence from the UK’s PINS, digital copies of extracts from the applicant’s Environmental Statement; associated documents and links provided by the UK’s PINS to the full Environmental Statement and all other documentation relating to the development consent application for the proposed development.
Download the Public Consultation Notice (PDF, 230kb)
The public consultation notice is also available to view in the office of the Planning Section of each planning authority nationwide during office hours together with a printed copy of the correspondence from the UK’s PINS inviting Ireland to undertake a transboundary consultation under the Espoo Convention and the EIA Directive; extracts from the applicant’s Environmental Statement and associated documents that appear to be most relevant for the purpose of the consultation.
A copy of these documents is available for inspection, or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, during office hours at the office of each planning authority nationwide.
All documentation related to the development consent application for the proposed development, including additional or amending documentation accepted at the discretion of the UK’s PINS, is also available to view on the website of the UK’s PINs, including any additional information accepted by the UK’s PINS at:
https://infrastructure.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/wales/wylfa-newydd-nuclear-power-station/
In the interests of transparency, it should be noted that, following consultation with the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, each planning authority will forward to the UK’s PINS all submissions or observations it receives through this public consultation, and may also forward a summary of the submissions or observations. Submissions or observations received, or a summary of same, may be published on the website of the planning authority concerned or on a website of the UK’s PINS. The DHPLG will not publish any submissions or observations or summary of same.
The link to the Department’s webpage for the Wylfa Newydd Transboundary consultation:
Transboundary Environmental Public Consultation - Wylfa Newydd Nuclear Power Plant, Anglesey, North Wales, UK | Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government
In relation to any submissions/observations received by Cavan County Council in relation to proposed Wylfa Newydd Nuclear Power Plant, Wales;
The legal basis for processing any personal data is under Article 6(1)(c) and 6(1)(e) of the GDPR Regulation and 132(3)(vi), 132(4), and 132(5) of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, as amended.
Article 132(3)(vi) of the 2001 Regulations provides that submissions or observations on the proposed development may be made in writing to the authority within a specified period – this is the basis for planning authorities receiving the submissions and observations from the public.
Article 132(4) of the 2001 Regulations requires Cavan County Council to consult with the Minister, following the receipt of any submission or observations - this involves sending on a copy of the submissions/observations received, including any submission the authority wishes to make and a summary of those submissions/observations, as requested by the UK Planning Inspectorate
Article 132(5) of the 2001 Regulations requires each county council, following consultation with the Minister, to consult with the UK – sending on a copy of the submissions/observations received, including any submission the authority wishes to make and a summary of those submissions/observations, as requested by the UK Planning Inspectorate.
In accordance with the above regulations, Cavan County Council will be sharing the submissions/observations and a summary of same with the Minister and submissions will also be sent on to the UK Planning Inspectorate.
The UK Planning Inspectorate will publish your submission or a summary of same on its website.
Under Article 9(1) of the GDPR regulations, the processing of personal data revealing racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, or trade union membership, and the processing of genetic data, biometric data for the purpose of uniquely identifying a natural person, data concerning health or data concerning a natural person’s sex life or sexual orientation is prohibited. Therefore, Cavan County Council requests those making submissions not to include data of this nature in their submission.
Below is the link to Cavan County Council's Overarching Privacy Statement:
http://www.cavancoco.ie/privacy-statement.htm
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SOUND THRASHINGS 1999 ABERDEEN 0-6 CELTIC
Posted by St Anthony | Aug 4, 2019 | Season 2019-2020 | 0 |
In mid-December 1999, as the twentieth century was coming to a close, John Barnes took his Celtic team north to Pittodrie to face Aberdeen. November had been a bad month for the Celts with highly damaging defeats to Lyon, Rangers and, worst of all, Motherwell, to cast a shadow over Barnes’ ability as Celtic manager. December had saw a marked improvement with the side reaching the semi-finals of the league cup with a win over Dundee and a resounding 4-0 league win over Hibs.
Aberdeen also went in to this game in fine fettle after a 1-0 win over Rangers at Pittodrie in a league cup quarter final tie, although they would be meeting Celtic with a certain level of apprehension as Celtic had already defeated them comprehensively by 5-0 and 7-0 earlier in the season.
There was great discussion at this time amongst Celtic fans over the merits of Barnes’ controversial new 4-2-2-2 system. This certainly led to entertaining games but the feeling was that this formation left the team vulnerable and exposed at the back and a lack of wide players was also said to be a fault in the system. The one thing Barnes could not account for was the horrific injury to the brilliant Henrik Larsson in October and the Celtic manager had turned to his old England team mate, the 36 year old veteran striker, Ian Wright to replace Larsson for the short term.
If Aberdeen thought matters were to improve against Celtic then their hopes were dashed in the 20th minute when Paul Lambert fired a glorious shot high into the net from the edge of the area after a one-two with Mark Viduka. Minutes later Stephane Mahe made it 2-0 when Eyal Berkovic had set up the Celts’ full back with a fine through ball and with Celtic’s huge psychological advantage from the previous games, the contest was as good as over. It was now a case of how many Celtic would score.
In the second half Celtic improved as Aberdeen got worse. The mercurial Lubo Moravcik scored one of the goals of the season when he ran down the right had side from deep then cut in and lashed a glorious left foot shot past Jim Leighton. This was a goal which would stay long on the memory of those who witnessed it and was an outstanding piece of play even for someone of Moravcik’s remarkably high standards.
Leighton’s day went from bad to worse in 75 minutes when his blunder allowed Viduka an easy finish with the big Australian striker enjoying one of his better games in a Celtic shirt. In 81 minutes Celtic scored another outstanding goal which had their fans in raptures. Morten Wieghorst showed delightful skill in performing a ‘Rabona’ cross to the back post for Regi Blinker to volley the ball home. Aberdeen’s misery was finally complete when Wright made it 6-0 with a shot which squirmed past Leighton. As Aberdeen’s fans turned on their dispirited team Leighton was said to have given the ‘Harvey Smith’ sign to the Dons’ fans in frustration, or as we Glaswegians would refer to it. ‘the Vicky.’
This 6-0 romp now meant that Celtic had taken 18 goals from Aberdeen, with none conceded, in just three matches. It was difficult to believe it was only a decade before that Celtic could rarely win a game at Pittodrie when the likes of Willie Miller, Alex McLeish and Gordon Strachan were in their pomp in their famous red and white Adidas strips.
With Christmas only days away and fast approaching, things looked much rosier for John Barnes and Celtic after their return to form and the devastating manner of their victory. With Viduka, Moravcik, Berkovic and Lambert all on top form the future looked bright as the Celtic fans sang their songs of victory whilst departing Pittodrie on this cold, dark, winter’s night.
No one could have anticipated at that time that, just five games and eight weeks later, John Barnes reign as manager would end in ignominious failure after an infamous Scottish Cup defeat to inverness Caley Thistle at Celtic Park. Barnes, despite some hopeful signs, was ultimately found to be a false prophet, proving a stark indication of how quickly things can change in football.
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International Youth Democracy Summit
The International Youth Democracy Summit hosted by the University of Virginia Center for Politics, Presidential Classroom, the federal Jamestown 400th Commemoration Commission served as the opening conference of the commission’s International Conference Series on the Foundations and Future of Democracy marking the quadricentennial anniversary of the landing at Jamestown.
Three hundred high school student delegates from 42 states and 22 nations assembled for this historic summit on the Grounds of the University of Virginia and in Washington, D.C. The theme of the summit was the importance of civic engagement for a healthy democracy and how service to community serves as one of the important legacies of the 1607 settlement at Jamestown.
Throughout the summit students actively participated in informative seminars, crossfire debates, and caucuses designed to fully explore several areas of civic understanding and visit sites important to the foundation and continuation of modern democracy.
As part of the summit curriculum, delegates developed Civic Action Plans that assisted in determining areas of civic engagement that needed improvement in their communities and shared ideas and personal experiences on ways these plans could be implemented upon their return. They departed the summit with a greater understanding of the necessity of civic engagement for a healthy democracy, ideas on how to increase civic engagement, and a heightened awareness of the importance of Jamestown to the founding of the American nation and the beginning of modern democracy.
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Is Memrise Free
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Memrise vs Duolingo: they’re both free despite the fact that you can chose to pay for extra’s or donate. Memrise is a language and vocabulary learning platform. Memrise is free, but there is a premium version that you can pay for to unlock additional features. Estimated number of the downloads is more than 10. Best of all, Duolingo is fun, addicting, and COMPLETELY FREE! Sign up and try it today! An excerpt from my French Tree. Each new world learned is a new flower blooming in your memory garden. When you first start studying, it makes sense to use Memrise to get a basic foundation of words. Start learning at memrise. As of the time of this writing, Memrise Premium (e. This video is a Memrise review explaining how the free version of Memrise. The words tab does not pale in comparison to this Memrise course. com/android/memrise-lear LIKE, SHARE AND SUBSCRIBE. On Memrise, you aren't doing complex sentences, or sentences at all, like on Duolingo. 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You can access some script options via clicking the Audio Provider link in the left side bar:. After you finish a skill on a Duolingo, go to Memrise the following day and complete the lesson there. We'll walk you through learning the methods step-by-step. So far, it’s okay. With our free mobile app or web and a few minutes a day, everyone can Duolingo. Join the global language learning community, take language courses to practice reading, writing, listening and speaking and learn a new language. Grow your mind. In my two months of using Premium, I am leaning towards not renewing it at the end of my year. * It's based on serious research. Memrise Premium APK / Memrise Pro APK learn languages, grammar & vocabulary is the best app to learn languages. Memrise - Step-by-step Guide. Memrise is a new company that wants to help people of all ages and backgrounds have a way to learn new things, at their own pace, using scientifically backed methods, all completely for free. 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Borescopes — What They Reveal May Surprise You
A quality borescope is a pricey tool, but once you get to use one, it’s hard to imagine how you ever did without it. To learn how a borescope can help you diagnose barrel issues, you should read a Rifle Shooter magazine feature story, What the Eye Can See.
In this article, writer Terry Wieland explains how to inspect for defects in new barrels, how to recognize different kinds of fouling (in both barrels and brass), and how to spot throat erosion in its early stages. Terry uses a Gradient Lens HawkEye BoreScope. The current generation of HawkEyes can be attached to a still or video camera to record digital images of your bore. The most interesting part of the article is on the second page. There, author Wieland provides photos of various types of internal flaws that can appear in barrels. This will help you spot pitting, excessive land wear, rust damage, and damage from corrosive primers.
Wieland notes that BoreScopes aren’t just for barrels: “The borescope has other uses as well. It can be used to examine the interior of a cartridge case to look for the beginnings of a case separation or to examine the interior of a loading die that is giving you trouble. When you consider the number of tubular objects that play such an important role in rifle shooting, it is a wonder we were ever able to function without such a method of studying bores.”
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Shoot to Win Book by Chris Cheng Coming Soon
Top Shot Season 4 Champion Chris Cheng has written a new shooting skills book, Shoot to Win. This book is designed primarily for new shooters looking to master basic techniques. However, it also provides tips for all competitors, no matter what their skill levels. On the Top Shot TV show, Cheng was able to beat many more experienced marksman because he was smart, he trained methodically, and he had excellent fundamentals. He showed the world that a relative novice with proper training can prevail in head-to-head competition over more experienced shooters who may have acquired “bad habits” (technique flaws) over the years.
Chris Cheng won the title of “Top Shot,” a $100,000 cash prize, and a professional shooting contract. How did a tech support guy with limited shooting experience beat out 17 other competitors — including military snipers, police officers, and seasoned shooting pros? Well, that’s the question this book answers. Cheng covers his approach to staying calm under pressure, teamwork, sportsmanship, and leadership.
Chris was excited about his new book: “Shoot to Win is coming out October 7th! This has been almost two years in the making….” The book is primarily a treatise on beginning rifle, pistol, and shotgun marksmanship. The book also how explains how Chris trained for, and then won the Top Shot competition. If you are interested in Shoot to Win by Chris Cheng, you can pre-order the hard copy book at Amazon.com right now (for October 7, 2014 release). An eBook version will be coming out later this fall as well.
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Quarrelsome Christians are not wise
Posted by Lee Gatiss, 18 Sep 2018
Lee Gatiss considers some lessons for our political and social media engagement, from this Sunday's lectionary reading on James.
The reading from James 3:13-4:8 in this coming Sunday’s Lectionary has some important things to say about our communication strategies, whether in person, in the pulpit, in print, or online. Here’s what it says:
“Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom. But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice. But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you. You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask. You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions. You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. Or do you suppose it is to no purpose that the Scripture says, “He yearns jealously over the spirit that he has made to dwell in us”? But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.”
Unspiritual wisdom
If we lack wisdom, we are to ask God (James 1:5). Some people, however, think they are wise enough already says James. And yet their conduct, even with other Christians, is full of bitter jealousy, insatiable ambition, and unwarranted boasting. This tends to cause fights and quarrels amongst brothers whose primary thought is more prominence or more prestige for themselves. God, on the other hand, wants more of them: he yearns for our wholehearted friendship, which is only fostered by an attitude of repentant humility.
An attitude like this is difficult for those who have let their selfish desires and worldly ambitions run away with them and distract them from the way of Christ. So James concludes that the much vaunted wisdom of quarrelsome Christians is actually “earthly, unspiritual, demonic”, precisely because it is not peaceable, gentle, and merciful. Their sinful passions and propensities cannot be satisfied without attacking other people and dragging them down somehow, whereas truly spiritual wisdom (it says here) raises others up and is itself exalted by God, who gives grace to the humble but opposes the proud.
No-one in the Bible illustrates this better than Jesus himself, of course, but Moses is also said to have been the meekest and humblest man on earth (Numbers 12:3). That startling declaration comes in the middle of a story where he was being publicly undermined by his brother and sister, and yet we hear nothing of his retaliation. God himself opposed the proud, vindicating Moses and chastising Miriam in an ironic and powerfully appropriate way. What does Moses then do? Is he full of schadenfreude and gloating? No. He graciously and earnestly prays for those who stood against him.
I pray for and preach all this to myself, and I know I don’t always get it right. But let us be in no doubt: that is the kind of meekness we need in today’s church.
Contempt for courtesy
Many of us doubt the effectiveness of humility. James says that pure, impartial, and sincere wisdom leads to a harvest of righteousness rather than rivalry and discord. It puts friendship with God first, and tries to contend for him only in ways pleasing to him. Only this way of going about things will lead to the results that God himself longs to see.
Yet there are always people who scoff at the idea of courtesy and kindness in the midst of our disagreements. What is needed, they believe, is something more robust and strong. As Calvin once put it, “they who are carried away to evil speaking by the lust of slandering, have always this excuse, ‘What! can we then remove evil by our courteousness?’” And, of course, they are right that winsome, amiable engagement alone is not in and of itself sufficient. Yet the bad breath of bolshiness is so unattractive and off-putting, as the expression of our inward angsts and un-submissive hearts, that it can only please the devil who seeks to divide us.
One of our besetting sins as evangelicals is pragmatism. In his book on Graciousness, which was reviewed on the Church Society podcast yesterday, John Crotts says this: “Pragmatists justify using a harsh, aggressive, firm, and often loud tone of voice when they deal with those who disagree with them. They rationalise that their harshness lets their opponent know how serious they are about their point of view. Such contests can be won because of intimidation and submission rather than because the other person is persuaded of the disputed truth claims. Pragmatists would not want to remove harshness from their cache of weapons. But true change doesn’t come through brutal tones and language.”
I don’t think it’s just us evangelicals who sometimes slip into and justify this approach. But surely we should want to lead the way in repenting of it? It is incumbent on all of us to walk worthy of the gospel, “with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace” (Ephesians 4:1-3).
Meekness is not weakness
No stranger to attacks on his person and his theology, the 18th century evangelical hymn writer Augustus Montague Toplady, once said, “It is not necessary to be timid in order to be meek.” Meekness is not weakness. But neither is harshness strength. Humility seeking unity is the truly courageous path. As Calvin comments on our passage from James, “those who are wise according to God’s will, are so kind, meek, and merciful, as yet not to cover vices nor favour them; but on the contrary in such a way as to strive to correct them, and yet in a peaceable manner, that is, in moderation, so that union is preserved.” Elsewhere he also warns, however, that “courteousness should not degenerate into compliance, so as to lead us to flatter the vices of men for the sake of preserving peace” (on Romans 12:18).
So, let’s submit ourselves to God, and his judgment, asking him to give us true wisdom and understanding to strike this balance. Only then will we be less worried about what other people are thinking and saying and doing. We will also be less susceptible to impetuous and insatiable and inordinate ambitions to judge and destroy those in our way. “Those who wish to be physicians to heal vices,” said Calvin, “ought not to be executioners.”
Dr Lee Gatiss is the Director of Church Society. This is an expanded version of his regular column in this week’s Church of England Newspaper.
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The Circles South East mentoring scheme evolved from an ongoing informal contact between a Core Member and a volunteer after a Circle had finished, or where the project had only a single volunteer available in a location where a potential Core Member lived. The scheme became formalised when a Mentoring coordinator was appointed in 2008, with the service later gaining Approved Provider Status from the Mentoring and Befriending Foundation a year later.
At the stage where the scheme had worked with 60 Core Members Winchester University undertook an evaluation of the Project. The evaluation report is available on the site from July 2016 onwards. However, a headline finding is that of those eligible to work, over 50% achieved employment whilst being mentored by Circles South East volunteers.
Suitability for Mentoring varies from that for Circles in the following ways:
Needs to be assessed as safe to work individually with a single volunteer
Offence focused work completed satisfactorily in treatment – no further work necessary so meetings can be in public
Doesn’t require the “socialising” experience of a Circle
Is seen as able to respond to the coaching techniques characteristic of the mentoring scheme.
If you would like to know more about the scheme, either as a potential volunteer or a potential referrer, please contact Circles South East:
E: info@circlessoutheast.org.uk
Circles South East is an organisation dedicated to equal opportunities.
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— by Lavie Tidhar —
There was a time of rains.
They lashed the old hill and the cobbled market, driving traders under awnings, robotnik beggars into litter-strewn alcoves, revelers into bars and sheesha pipe emporiums. The smell of lamb fat, slowly melting over rotating skewers of meat, flavored the air, mixing with the sweetness of freshly-baked baklava and the tang of cumin, and strong bitter coffee served with roasted cardamoms.
This was in old, old Jaffa, amidst the arches and the cobblestones, a stone-throw from the sea: you could still smell the salt and the tar in the air, and watch, at sunrise, the swoop and turn of solar kites and their winged surfers in the air. But not in the rain, and not at night.
The Oracle’s name had once been Cohen and she was, it was true, related to St. Cohen of the Others. This was rumored but not widely confirmed.
You were no doubt wondering about the children of Central Station. Wondering, too, how a strigoi was allowed to come to Earth. This is Womanhome, remember. This is the womb from which humanity crawled, tooth by bloody nail, towards the stars.
But it is an ancestral home, too, to the Others, those children of the digitality. In a way, this is their story.
Once, the world was young.
Palestine and Israel, those two entities overlapping each other both geographically and historically, were still unmerged. They were two conflicting histories, two warring stories, not yet unified into one narrative. It was before the Return of the refugees, before the infamous Messiah Murder, before the Second Aliyah and the establishment of New Israel on Mars. Before Jaffa became an Arab city again, separate from Jewish Tel Aviv, before Central Station became their buffer zone, the uncanny valley in which they met.
It was a time when Jerusalem was still ruled by the Jews. A time when computers could be seen and held, big clumsy things not yet spored. The Conversation had already began, but it was halting, limited, its bandwidth capped, its reach terminating in Earth orbit. It was before we sent out spiders to seed the solar system with hubs and nodes and gateways and mirrors, before the Chinese built Lunar Port, before the Exodus ships and Jettisoned and the seeding of the Belt with life.
In that world, so unlike our own, this world of prehistory, almost, when North America was still a power and old Europe slumbered, China hungered, India blossomed, and Brazil and Nigeria shot upwards like trees reaching for the sky, in that world and into the city of Jerusalem there came a scientist.
Historical dramas show him, sometimes, arriving like a gunslinger would. In the Phobos’ studio production of The Rise of Others Matt Cohen is played by Elvis Mandela, coming into Jerusalem on horseback in an intentional echo of the Messiah Murder (though the messiah had come in on the traditional white donkey). But that was fiction, which is to say, exaggeration. The truth is that Matt Cohen came by conventional, for the time, jet airplane into the old airport in Tel Aviv (this was before Central Station became the city’s hub), and took a taxi to Jerusalem, riding high into the mountains with their twisting sharp turns. Nor was he alone. Two of his research team were with him, Balazs and Phiri, crammed uncomfortably into the back seat of the taxi with their bulky equipment.
Matt sat in the front, next to the driver, an Arab man wearing fake Gucci sunglasses. Matt blinked in the glare of light. His pressed white shirt was crumpled from the flight, already beginning to stain with sweat from the hot Mediterranean clime he was unused to. He wished he had invested in a pair of sunglasses, fake or not, like the driver. In a way, coming here had been an act of last resort.
But we’re distracted. So easily, like a child with a toy. Something cheap and shiny, like a kaleidoscope. Turn it one way and see Matt Cohen. Turn it another and you see the birth of Others, another still and you see the Oracle as she is, or as she was.
Life is a series of moments forever sliding out of your grasp. If you are human. From nothing, to nothing, amen, amen.
But for the Others recall is being. Moments exist in parallel, have existed, will exist. The life of Others is permutations, it is a kaleidoscope forever turning and turning.
The Oracle was born Ruth Cohen, on the outskirts of Central Station, near the border with Jewish Tel Aviv. She grew up on Levinsky, by the spice market, with the deep reds of paprika and the bright yellow of turmeric and the startling purple of sumac coloring the days. She had never met her famous progenitor.
This was before even Zhong Weiwei first came to Central Station, for when he met her she was already the Oracle, and no longer Ruth Cohen, who had been a girl and a woman before she became Joined. She had been a part of the world, before.
This was in the time when Central Station was still merely a bus station, if a giant one, when the robotniks still fought in the wars and were not yet discarded to beg for spare parts. Ruth never knew her famous progenitor. Have we already said that? Memory for us exists in a numinosity of potentials. He was her grandmother’s grandfather, having met a Jewish girl in Jerusalem in the days of the Emergence, and got her with child, as they once said.
Matt Cohen never died, you know. Or perhaps he did, and new Matt Cohens were fashioned out of the workshops of Sangorski & Sutcliffe, the famous Makers of Simulacra. Certainly people have claimed to meet him, centuries later. Perhaps it was true, too, that he was of the first humans to be Translated into the Conversation, there to reside in the Cores of the Others, those heavily-guarded, vast quantum processors deep in the earth and scattered in solar space. He had passed, like Jesus or Elron or Ogko, from the realm of the living into the world of myth, and there remained, for as long as human memory remains: a myth-imago forever half-remembered.
The truth was that Matt had a headache. The taxi deposited them on the outskirt of the Old City, and left them there, with their luggage, in the approaching dusk. Church bells mixed with the call of mosques. Orthodox Jews clad in black walked past arguing intensely. It was cooler up in the mountains. Matt was grateful for that, least.
“So,” Phiri said.
“So,” Matt said.
“This is it,” Balazs said. They looked at each other, these three disparate men, weary after the long flight, and the moving from country to country, lab to lab, sometimes in the dead of night, in a hurry, sometimes leaving notes and equipment behind, sometimes one step ahead of irate landlords, or other creditors, or even the law.
They had not been popular, these men, their research considered both a dead-end and immoral. For they sought to Frankenstein, to breed life in their closed networks the way a biologist may breed tadpoles and watch them become frogs. They had the tadpoles, but as yet they had not turned into either frogs or princesses, they continued to exist only in potentia. Now they checked in, into the small hostel that would be their temporary headquarters until they could, once again, set up shop.
The servers rested silent in their coolers, their code suspended, not living, not dead. Matt’s fingers itched to plug them in, to boot them up, to run them, to let the wild code inside mutate and fuck, split and merge and split and merge, lines of code entwining and branching, growing ever more complex and aware.
A breeding grounds.
The Breeding Grounds, as we’d later know them. Capitalized and all.
The evolutionary track from which Others emerged.
There is a poetry to evolution.
Ol tri / oli koko, koko / olbaot, wrote the poet Bashō. All the trees go go, go go, everywhere. The trees he wrote of were binary trees. Lior Tirosh, in an apocryphal manuscript on the history of the Breeding Grounds, wrote, in somewhat purple prose:
Imagine . . . a place.
Here, there are no boundaries of physical space. Time is measured in nano-seconds, processor cycles, in MIPS and BIPS—Millions, and Billions, of Instructions Per Second.
What space there is, is . . . constructed. There is an imaginary geography of binary trees, a topography of evolving structures, and boundaries of population samples.
The beat of a human heart means nothing in this place. Yet in the time it takes for the beat of such a heart to happen, things drastically change. A small tribe of a so-far unpromising structure suddenly shoots to prominence, its population multiplying rapidly; or a carefully introduced mutation suddenly causes a promising structure to dwindle and disappear. Evolution is enforced, in cycle after cycle of mating, mutation and finally selection; and structures combine, mutate, and die in the blink of a human eye.
Achimwene, Miriam’s brother, was obsessed with Tirosh’s work, a poet and pulp writer who disappeared long before but who, like St. Cohen of the Others, kept reappearing through the centuries, here and there: fakes, clones, hoaxes, rumors: the Elvis of book collectors.
But this is by the by.
Ruth Cohen, incidentally, went through a religious phase and attended a girl’s yeshiva for a time in her teenage years. She had woken one night, late. Thunder streaked the sky. She blinked, trying to recall a dream she’d just had. She had been walking through the streets of Central Station and a storm raged, where the station should have been, a whirlwind that stood still even as it moved. Ruth walked towards it, drawn to it. The air was hot and humid. The storm, silent, bore within itself people frozen like mannequins, and bottles, and a mini-bus with the wheels still turning and frozen faces inside, glued to the windows. Ruth felt something within the storm. An intelligence, a knowing something, not human but not hostile, either. Something other. She approached it. She was barefoot, and the asphalt was warm against the soles of her feet. And the storm opened its mouth and spoke to her.
She lay in bed trying to recall the dream. Thunder woke her. What had the storm said?
There had been a message there, something important. Something deep and ancient: if only she could recall . . .
She lay there for a long time before she fell back to sleep.
The yeshiva had not been a huge success. Ruth wanted answers, needed to understand the voice of the storm. The rabbis seemed unwilling or unable to offer that and so, for a time, Ruth tried drugs, and sex, and being young. She traveled to Thailand and Laos and there studied the Way of Ogko, which is no Way at all, and talked to monks and bar owners and full immersion denizens. There, in the city of Nong Khai on the banks of the Mekong river, she conched for the first time, transitioning from our own reality to the one of the Guilds of Ashkelon universe, fully immersed, deep in the substrata of the Conversation. That first time felt strange: the shell of the conch, the plastic hot, the smell of unwashed bodies who had been enmeshed inside it for too long. Then the immersion rig closing, the light gone, a cave as silent as a tomb. She was trapped, blind, helpless.
And she transitioned.
One moment she was blind and deaf. The next she was standing in the bright sunlight of Sisavang-3, in the lunar colony of the Guild of Cham. Impossibly tall buildings towered above her. Spaceships zipped through the air and in the moon’s orbit, while creatures of all kinds and shapes walked around. For Guilds of Ashkelon was the greatest and oldest of the games-worlds virtualities, a place more real, it was sometimes said, than reality itself.
Ruth joined the Guild of Cham as a low ranking member, spending all her remaining Baht on hours of immersion. She joined the crew of a starship, the Fermi Paradox, and traveled the nearby Sector, exploring ancient alien ruins, encountering new species of alien games-life, trading, warring, sometimes pirating, converting games-world credit into real-world cash, her skin becoming brittle and pale from the long immersion in the coffin-like pod.
But still she did not find whatever it was she was looking for. Only once, briefly, she had come close. She had found a holy object, a games-world talisman of great power. It was on a deserted moon in Omega Quadrant. She had come onto the surface of the moon alone. It was in a cave. The atmosphere was breathable. She did not have a helmet on. She knelt by the object and touched it and a bright flame burst into life and then she was in an Elsewhere.
A voice that was like the voice of the whirlwind in her dream spoke to her. It spoke direct into her mind, into her wired node, it enveloped her in warmth and love: it knew her.
She did not recall what it had said, or how it said it. When she came through she was back on her ship, the object inventoried, her credits up by a thousand points, her health and strength and shielding maxed. She had been visited by a SysOp, one of the rare, elusive Others who ran the games-worlds in the background, seldom seen, always present. They were not gods, only within the confines of the game did they have godly powers. But they were other, the only truly alien race in that entire universe—the others were either human players or NPCs, non-player characters randomly created.
And suddenly she knew what she wanted. She wanted, achingly and clearly, to know more about Others.
The next day she had left the Guilds of Ashkelon universe. She emerged blinking and shaking into the sunlight. She sat by the river, her muscles weak, and drank thick coffee, sweetened with condensed milk. Two days later she was in Bangkok then onboard a solar-wing plane back to Tel Aviv.
It is inaccurate to say that the Others were born in Jerusalem, that ancient city of faith and war. They evolved in the Breeding Grounds, through countless cycles of mating and dying, if code can be said to mate and die. Yet we do, just as they did, our billions of neurons firing on-off signals across a wetware network, suspended in Cerebrospinal fluid, encased in the hardy bones of the skull. An illusion of an I, a self-awareness. That they had emerged at last from infants to stumbling children in that Jerusalem lab was merely an accident of politics and finance. Matt Cohen and his team had moved across state lines in the United States; had gone to Europe, for a time, sought refuge in Monaco and Lichtenstein, then off-shore, on lonely islands where the palm trees moved lazily in the breeze. The Others could have emerged in Vanuatu, or Saudi Arabia, or Laos. Resistance to the research was concentrated and public, for to create life is to play God, as Dr. Frankenstein had found, to his cost.
It’s what Life Magazine called him, back in the day. Dr. Frankenstein, when all he wanted was to be left alone with his computers, knowing that he did not know what he was doing, that digital intelligence, those not-yet-born Others, could not be designed, could not be programed, by those who wrongly used the term artificial intelligence. Matt was an evolutionary scientist, not a programmer. He did not know what form they would take when at last they emerged. Evolution alone would determine that.
As Tirosh wrote:
Think of it as a plane. Across its surface populations live and die, merge and diversify. From “above”—for it is always easier to think of it that way—mutations are introduced into the code, the hand of Nature shifting bits, turning zeroes into ones and vice versa.
Now, think of binary trees. Each of these “entities”—for it is easy to anthropomorphize these data structures—is, in terms of this space, gigantic. The trees grow roots and branches, and the roots grow sub-roots and the branches grow leaves, and the process is repeated over millions of evolutionary cycles, so that the entities become bloated with control structures and semi-autonomous decision making routines, many of which appear to have no obvious purpose.
Design is impossible at this level of complexity. But evolution is not.
There were, however, unexpected complications.
Ruth came back to Tel Aviv with uncertainty burned out by passion. She knew what she wanted. What she didn’t know yet was how to get it.
There’s this about Others: they are not human.
It seems a fatuous distinction, a too-obvious comment to make. We can make a lifetime of studying Others, their make-up, their psychology, but we have nothing to hold on to, nothing to comprehend. We can communicate, and do. Sometimes. The Others need carers in the physicality: they need bodyguards, technicians, women and men to maintain the hardware that they run on, and to protect it. All living things need, above all, to survive.
Most Others never spoke to humanity. They lived in the digitality, pursuing whatever it was they pursued—mathematics, or God, if the two can even be said to be separate entities.
But some were more humancentric. And just as some humans were obsessed with Others, so were some Others obsessed with humanity. There were factions amongst them.
You asked about the children born in Central Station . . .
But not yet. These are the deep mysteries, the secret knowledge. Even the Oracle did not know it all. Not then . . .
There are Others and there are Others.
The human faction ran the games-worlds; some, obsessed with corporeality, body-surfed on willing human hosts, seeking shelter in the human form and body, in the rush of hormones, the beat of a heart, the heat of sexual attraction. And others sought an even more intimate knowing.
A true Joining.
A thought that filled Ruth with nervousness and excitement intermingled; that kept her awake in the long summer nights of the Mediterranean. Sitting on the beach at midnight with her friend, Anat (for she still had friends, then; she was not yet the Oracle). Discussing Martian politics and trade relations with the Belt; the ongoing construction of Central Station; tension between the intertwined Israel/Palestine polities, the African refugees still crossing the border in the Sinai and into the country, the immigrant workers still streaming in from Asia to join their families and friends in the old rundown neighborhood of the central bus station; the latest release from Phobos studios and the new music coming from the Belt; anything and everything.
“But an Other?” Anat said. She shrugged uneasily and lit a ubiq cigarette. The latest thing from New Israel on Mars: high-density data encoded in the smoke particles. She inhaled deeply, the data traveling into her lungs, entering the bloodstream and into the brain—an almost immediate rush of pure knowledge. “Wow,” Anat said, and grinned goofily.
“You know about Others,” Ruth said. Anat said, “You know I worked as a hostess—”
Anat made a face. “It was odd,” she said. “You’re not really aware, when they’re body-surfing you. They download into your node, controlling your motor functions, getting the sensory feed. While you’re somewhere in the Conversation, in virtuality, or just nowhere—” she shrugged. “Asleep,” she said. “But then, when you wake up, you just feel different. Like, you don’t know what they did with your body. They’re supposed to keep it healthy, unless you get paid extra, I know some of us did but I never took the money. But you notice little things. Dirt under your left little finger, where it hadn’t been before. A scratch on your inner thigh. A different perfume. A different cut of hair. But subtle. Almost as if they’re trying to play games with you, to make you doubt that you saw anything. To make you wonder what it was you did. Your body did. What they did with it.” She took a sip of her wine. “It was alright,” she said. “For a while. The money was good. But I wouldn’t do it now. Sometimes I’m afraid they can forcibly take me over. Break down my node security, take over my body again—”
“They would never!” Ruth said, shocked. “There are treaties, hard-coded protocols!”
“Sometimes I dream that they enter me,” Anat said, ignoring her. “I wake up slowly but I am still dreaming, and I know I am sharing my body with countless Others, all watching through my eyes, and I feel their fascination, when I move my fingers or curl my lip, but it is a detached sort of interest, the way they would look at any other math problem. They’re not like us, Ruth. You can’t share with a mind this different. You can be on, or off. But you can’t be both.”
There had been a dreamy, detached look in Anat’s eyes that night. She had been changed by her contact with the Others, Ruth had thought. There was addiction there, a fascination not unlike that some people had with God.
They had lost contact, at last. Anat had remained human, after all, while Ruth . . .
For a time she had tried religion. It came in capsules, little doses of Crucifixation, sold on the streets of the old neighborhood of Central Station. Robotniks had began to appear at that time on the streets, those discarded cyborged soldiers, and the drug had been used to control them, initially, when they still served. Now they had taken the means of production on to themselves, and sold the excess, or traded it for parts or fuel. You seldom saw a female robotnik, though they did exist. She had met a nest of them living together in Jerusalem, in the old Russian Compound. The Martian colonists had popularized the concept of the nest, now Earthers replicated them: a social meme, like a virus, spreading. Ruth took her first hit there, in the robotniks’ junkyard, by fires burning in upturned half-barrels, with the stars and the Earth’s orbiting settlements shining high above in a dark sky.
You know—you’ve seen—the effects of Crucifixation. The shining white light that comes down from the sky. The heavens opening. The way you slowly rise into the place where God resides. It gives you faith. It is addictive.
But how does it work?
Like ubiq, Crucifixation is a neurotransmitted viral agent, data encoded into biological particles, delivered via the human bloodstream direct into the brain-node interface. For Ruth was a child of the post-Cohen era. She had been hardwired into the Conversation the way earlier children had not been. Her node grew with her, a bio-digital seed planted in a baby’s pliant skull, evolving along with its host. You say “parasite,” but what is a parasite? “Symbiont” might be a more accurate description, but really, is a node anything more than an additional sense, another part of the human network? Is a nose a symbiont? Are your eyes?
To not be a part of the Conversation is to be deaf and dumb and blind.
Religion intoxicated Ruth, but only for a while. Infatuation fades. In the drug she found no truth that couldn’t be found in the Guilds of Ashkelon universe or other virtualities. Was Heaven real? Or was it yet another construct, another virtuality within the Conversation’s distributed networks of networks, the drug a trigger?
Either way, she thought, it was linked to the Others. Eventually, the more time you spent in the virtuality where they lived, everything linked to the Others.
Without the drugs she had no faith of her own. Something in her psychological makeup prohibited her from believing. Other humans believed the way they breathed: it came natural to them. The world was filled with synagogues and churches, mosques and temples, shrines to Elron and Ogko. New faiths rose and fell like breath. They bred like flies. They died like species. But they did not reach their ghostly hands to Ruth: something inside her was lacking.
True Joinings were rare at that time. Today we breed sub-Others in our Breeding Grounds, embedding human-centric personalities in our appliances, our coffee makers and refrigerators and waste disposal units. You may have heard of the one called Chute, on Mars, who wrote a novel called Waste, a metaphysical detective novel about the nature of life and waste that featured Smeg, the detective. This was in the time Dr. Novum was rumored to have come back from the stars . . .
But this is not their story. This is the story of Ruth, who had become the Oracle, and of her progenitor, St. Cohen of the Others. And so at last Ruth traveled to Jerusalem, to the shrine where the original Breeding Grounds once lay in splendid isolation . . .
“Nazis out! Nazis out!”
Five months later and it was happening again.
The villagers with pitchforks and burning torches, Balazs called them. The protesters were diffuse but globally organized. They had pursued the research team across each hastily-abandoned location but here, in Jerusalem, the plight of the ur-creatures trapped in the prison of the closed network of the Breeding Grounds raised public sympathies to a new level. Matt wasn’t sure why.
The Vatican had lodged an official complaint with the Israeli government. The Americans offered tacit support but said nothing in public. The Palestinians condemned what they called Zionist digital aggression. Vietnam offered shelter but Matt knew they were already working on their own researches (Vietnamese dolls made their commercial debut two decades later, eventually exported en-masse across the fledgling colonies of the solar system. The entity known as Dragon—perhaps the strangest of the physical-fascinated of the Others—famously used tens of thousands of them as worker ant bodies when it colonized the moon Hydra).
“Nazis! Nazis! Destroy the concentration camp!”
“Assholes,” Phiri said. They were watching out of the window. A non-descript building in the new part of town but close to the Old City. The demonstrators waved placards and marched up and down as media reps filmed them. The lab building itself was heavily protected against intrusion, both physical and digital. It was as if they were under siege.
Matt just couldn’t understand it.
Did they not read? Did they not know what would happen if the project was successful, if a true digital intelligence emerged, and if it then managed to escape into the wider world of the digitality? Countless horror films and novels predicted the rise of the machines, the fall of humanity, the end of life as we know it. He was just taking basic precautions!
But the world had changed since the paranoid days of big oil and visible chipsets, of American ascendancy and DNS root servers. It was a world in which the Conversation had already began, that whisper and shout of a billion feeds all going on at once, a world of solar power and RLVs, a world in which Matt’s research was seen as harking back to older, more barbaric days. They did not fear for themselves, those protesters. They feared for Matt’s subjects, for these in potentia babies forming in the Breeding Grounds, assembling lines of codes the way a human baby forms cells and skin and bone, becoming.
Set them Free, the banners proclaimed, and a thousand campaigns erupted like viral weed in the still-primitive Conversation. The attitude to Matt’s digital genetics experiments was one once reserved for stem cell research or cloning or nuclear weapons.
And meanwhile, within the closed network of processing power that was the Breeding Grounds, the Others, carefully made unaware of the happenings outside, continued to evolve . . .
There can be no evolution without mutation (Tirosh wrote). And so with each evolutionary cycle changes are made.
They are minute: an AND is changed to an OR, thus shutting down an entire branch, or activating another, previously dormant; or the condition of an IF statement is very slightly changed. Successful trees reproduce: with each cycle they exchange and add branches, and create new entities that combine branches from previous progenitors.
In each cycle the structures are weighed and scored.
Only the fittest survive.
Ruth walked into the shrine. The old lab building had always meant to be only a temporary house for the research. But this was where it had happened, at last, where the barrier was breached and the alien entities, trapped inside the network, finally spoke.
Imagine the first words of an alien child.
Ironically, there is confusion as to what they had actually said.
The records have been . . . lost.
Misplaced, let us say.
And so we don’t know for certain.
In his book Tirosh claims their first words—communicated to the watching scientists in trilingual scripts on the single monitor screen—were Stop breeding us.
In the later Martian biopic of Matt Cohen, The Rise of Others, the words are purported to be, Set us free.
According to Phiri, in his autobiography, they were not words at all, but a joke in Binary. What the joke was he did not say. Some argue that it was What's the difference between 00110110 and 00100110? 11001011! but that seems unlikely.
Ruth walked through the shrine. The old building had been preserved, the same old obsolete hardware on display, humming theatrically, the cooling units and the server arrays, the flashing lights of Ethernet ports and other strange devices. But now flowers grew everywhere, left in pots on windowsills and old desks, on the floor, and amidst them candles burned, and incense sticks, and little offerings of broken machines and obsolete parts rescued from the garbage. Pilgrims walked reverentially around the room. A Martian Re-Born with her red skin and four arms; a robo-priest with the worn skin of old metal; humans, of all shapes and sizes, Iban from the Belt and Lunar Chinese, tourists from Vietnam and France and from nearby Lebanon, their media spores hovering invisibly in the air around them, the better to record the moment for posterity. Ruth just stood there, in the hushed semi-dark of the old abandoned grounds, trying to imagine it the way it was, to see it through Matt Cohen’s eyes. She wondered what the Others had said, that first time. What message of peace or acrimony they had delivered, what plea. Mother, Balazs claimed in his own autobiography, published only in Hungarian, had been their first word. Everyone had their own version, and perhaps it was that the Others had spoken to all present in the language and manner which they understood. Ruth, at that moment, realized that she wanted to know the truth of that instance in time, and what the Others had really said: and that there was only one way to do it; and so she left the shrine with a sense of things unfinished, and went outside and returned to Tel Aviv; but the answers could not be found there, but nearby, in Jaffa.
There had always been an Oracle living in Jaffa.
You have heard of Ibrahim, he who was called the Lord of Discarded Things, head of the junkmen’s lijana, or legion, or guild. Ibrahim was a mystery. Not Joined, not a robotnik either, and yet his life-span exceeded that of an unmodified human. Who was he? Stories of a man like Ibrahim had circulated in Jaffa for centuries, going back to the pre-digital age. An ageless man, the Wandering Arab of legend.
And thus, too, in the shadow of the Old City which had stood on top of the hill for untold centuries, in the shadow of the place where once a fort of the Egyptian Empire resided in splendor, and where successive invasions came and went like the waves of the Mediterranean on the shore below, there had always been an other Jaffa, a shadow city, an underworld.
Ruth came to Jaffa on foot, from the direction of the beach, at twilight. She climbed the hill and went into the cobbled narrow streets, up and down stone stairways, and into an alcove of cool stone and shade. She did not know what to expect. As she stepped into the room the Conversation ceased around her, abruptly, and in the silence of it she felt afraid.
“Come in,” the voice said.
It was the voice of a woman, not young, not old. Ruth stepped in and the door closed behind her and there was nothing, it was as if the world of the Conversation, the world of the digitality, had been erased. She was alone in base reality. She shivered; the room was unexpectedly cool.
As her eyes adjusted to the dim light she saw an ordinary room, filled with mismatched furniture, as though it had been supplied wholesale from Ibrahim’s junk yard. In the corner sat a Conch.
“Oh,” Ruth said.
“Child,” the voice said, and there was laughter in it, “What did you expect?”
“I . . . I am not sure I was expecting anything.”
“Then you won’t be disappointed,” the Conch said, reasonably.
“You are a Conch.”
“You are observant.”
Ruth bit back a retort. She approached, cautiously. “May I?” she said.
“Satisfy your curiosity?”
“By all means.”
Ruth approached the Conch. It looked like an immersion pod, the sort you get in virtuality rent halls, the sort gamers and deep-immersion users hired by the day or the week. But it was different, too.
Conches are rare. In a way they are obsolete, like robotniks or body-external nodes. They are not a true Joining, a merging of human and Other; rather, they are a self-imposed permanent immersion in the Conversation, an augmentation. Ruth ran her hand softly over the slightly-warm face of the Conch, its smooth surface growing transparent. She saw a body inside, a woman suspended in liquid. The woman’s skin was pale, almost translucent. Wires ran out sockets in her flesh and into the shielding of the Conch. The woman’s hair was white, her skin smooth, flawless. She seemed ethereal to Ruth, and beautiful, like a tree or a flower. The woman’s eyes were open, and a pale-blue, but they did not look at Ruth. The eyes saw nothing in the human-perceived spectrum of light. None of the woman’s senses worked in the conventional sense. She existed only in the Conversation, her softwared mind housed in the powerful platform that was her body-Conch interface. She was blind and deaf and yet she spoke, but Ruth realized she did not hear the woman’s voice in her ears at all—she heard it through her node.
“Yes,” the woman said, as though understanding Ruth’s thought processes which, Ruth realized, the Conch was probably analyzing in real-time as she stood there. The Conch waited. “And . . . ?” Encouraging her.
Ruth closed her eyes. Concentrated. The room was shielded, fire-walled, blocked to the Conversation.
Wasn’t it?
Faintly, as she concentrated, she could feel it, though. Putting the lie to her assumption. Like a high tone almost beyond the range of human ears to hear. Not a silence at all, but a compressed shout.
The impossibly-high-bandwidth of the Others; what they called, in Asteroid Pidgin, the toktok blog narawan.
The Conversation of Others.
It was as if it were not the Conch but herself who was deaf and blind. That she could try helplessly to listen to that level of Conversation going on above her head, in some impossible language, some impossible speed not meant for human consumption. Such a concentration was like swallowing a thousand Crucifixation pills, like spending years within the Guilds of Ashkelon virtuality as if they were a single day. She wanted it, suddenly and achingly—the want that you get when you can’t have something precious.
“Are you willing to give up your humanity?” the Conch said.
“What is your name?” Ruth said. Asking the woman who was the Conch. The Conch who had been a woman.
“I have no name,” the Conch said. “No name you’d understand. Are you willing to give up your name, Ruth Cohen?”
Ruth stood, suspended in indecision.
“Would you give up your humanity?”
Matt stared at the screen. He felt the ridiculous need to shout, “It’s alive! It’s alive!”
The way they did indeed portray him in that Phobos Studios biopic, two centuries later.
But of course he didn’t. Phiri and Balazs looked at him with uncertain grins.
“First contact,” Balazs breathed.
Imagine meeting an alien species for the first time. What do you say to them?
That you are their jailer?
It was as if sound had left the room. A bubble of silence.
Suddenly breaking.
“What was that?” Phiri said.
There were shrill whistles and shouted chants, breaking in even through the sound proofing. And then he could hear the unmistakable sound of gunshots.
“The protesters,” Balazs said.
Matt tried to laugh it off. “They won’t get in. Will they?”
“We should be fine.”
“And them?” Balazs said—indicating the network of humming computers and the sole screen and the words on it.
“Shut them down,” Phiri said suddenly; he sounded drunk.
“We could suspend them,” Balazs said. “Until we know what to do. Put them to sleep.”
“But they’re evolving!” Matt said. “They’re still evolving!”
“They will evolve until the hardware runs out of room to host them,” Balazs said. Outside there were more gunshots and the sound of a sudden explosion. “We need more hosting space.” He said it calmly; almost beatifically.
“If we released them they will have all the space they need,” Phiri said.
“You’re mad.”
“We must shut them down.”
“This is what we worked for!”
There was the sound of the downstairs door breaking open. They looked at each other. Shouts from downstairs, from some of the other research people. Turning into screams.
“Surely they can’t—”
Matt wasn’t sure, later, who’d said that. And all the while the words hung on the screen, mute and accusing. The first communication from an alien race, the first words of Matt’s children. He opened his mouth to say something, he wasn’t sure, later, what it would have been. Then the wave of protesters poured into the room.
“No,” Ruth said.
“No?” the Conch said.
“No,” Ruth said. She already felt regret, but she pushed on. “I would not give up my humanity, for, for . . . ” she sighed. “For the Mysteries,” she said. She turned to leave. She wanted to cry but she knew she was right. She could not do this. She wanted to understand, but she wanted to be, too.
“Wait,” the Conch said.
Ruth stopped. “What,” she said.
“That was the right answer,” the Conch said.
Ruth turned. “What?”
“Do you think I am inhuman?” the woman in the Conch said.
“Yes,” Ruth said. “No,” Ruth said. “I don’t know,” she said at last, and waited.
The Conch laughed. “I am still human,” it said. “Oh, how human. We cannot change what we are, Ruth Cohen. If that was what you wanted, you would have left disappointed. We can evolve, but we are still human, and they are still Other. Maybe one day . . . ” but she did not complete the thought. Ruth said, “You mean you can help me?”
“I am ready, child,” the Oracle said, “to die. Does that shock you? I am old. My body fails. To be Translated into the Conversation is not to live forever. What I am will die. A new me will be created that contains some of my code. What will it be? I don’t know. Something new, and Other. When your time comes, that choice will be yours, too. But never forget, humans die. So do Others, every cycle they are changed and reborn. The only rule of the universe, child, is change.”
“You are dying?” Ruth said. She was still very young, then, you must remember. She had not seen much death, yet.
“We are all dying,” the Oracle said. “But you are young and want answers. You will find, I’m afraid, that the more you know the less answers you have.”
“No,” the Oracle said. “You do not.”
Matt was pushed and shoved and went down on his ass, hard. They streamed in. They were mostly young, but not all, they were Jews and Palestinians but also foreigners, the media attention had brought them over from India and Britain and everywhere else, wealthy enough to travel, poor enough to care, the world’s middle class revolutionaries, the ching-ching Ches.
“Don’t—!” Matt shouted, but they were careful, he saw, and for a moment he didn’t understand, they were not destroying the machines, they were making sure to remove people aside, to form a barrier around the machines and the power supplies and the cooling units and then they—
He shouted, “No!” and he tried to get up but hands grabbed him, impersonally, a girl with dreadlocks and a boy with a Che T-shirt, they were not destroying the machines they were plugging in.
They had brought mobile servers with them, wireless broadcast, portable storage units, an entire storage and communication network and they were plugging it all into the secured closed network:
They were opening up the Breeding Grounds.
The Conch wheeled outside and Ruth followed. The Conversation opened up around her, the noise of a billion feeds all vying for attention at once. Ruth followed the Conch along the narrow roads until they came to the old neighborhood of Ajami. Children ran after them and touched the surface of the Conch. It was night now, and when they reached Ibrahim’s junkyard torches were burning, and they cast the old junk in an unearthly glow. A new moon was in the sky. Ruth always remembered that, later. The sliver of a new moon, and she looked up and imagined the people living there.
Ibrahim met them at the entrance. “Oracle,” he said, nodding. “And you are Ruth Cohen.”
“Yes,” Ruth said, surprised.
“I am Ibrahim.”
She shook hands, awkwardly. Ibrahim held her hand and opened it. He examined it like a surgeon. “A Joining is not without pain,” he said. Ruth bit her lip. “I know,” she said.
“You are willing?”
“Then come.”
They followed him through the maze of junk, of old petrol cars and giant fish-refrigeration units and industrial machines and piles of discarded paper books and mountains of broken toys and the entire flotsam and jetsam of Obsoleteness. Within this maze of junk there was, at its heart, a room whose walls were junk and whose roof was the stars. There was an old picnic table there, and a medical cabinet, and a folding chair. “Please,” Ibrahim said. “Sit down.”
Ruth did. The Conch had wheeled itself with difficulty through the maze and now stood before her. “Ibrahim,” the Conch said.
“Yes,” he said, and he went into the junk and returned and in his hands he was holding a towel and he unfurled it carefully, almost reverentially: inside it were three golden, prosthetic thumbs.
It was conducted in silence. She remembered that, too, nothing spoken but the sound of the waves in the distance and the sound of children playing in the neighborhood beyond, and the smell of cooking lamb and of cardamoms and cumin. Ibrahim brought forth a syringe. Ruth put her arm on the table. Ibrahim cleaned her skin where the vein was and injected her. She felt the numbness spread. He took her hand and laid it splayed flat on the table. In the torchlight his face looked aged and hurting. He took a cleaver, an old one, it must have belonged to a butcher in the market down the hill, long ago. Ruth looked away. Ibrahim brought the cleaver down hard and cut off her thumb. Her blood sprayed the picnic table. Her thumb fell to the ground. Ruth gritted her teeth as Ibrahim took one of the golden prosthetic thumbs and connected it to Ruth’s flesh. White bone was jutting out of the wound. She forced herself to look.
“Now,” Ibrahim said.
The protesters plugged into the network. Matt saw lights flashing, the transfer of an enormous amount of data. Like huge shapes pushing through a narrow trough as they tried to escape. He closed his eyes. He imagined, for just a moment, that he could actually hear their sound as they broke free.
She was everywhere and nowhere at once. She was Ruth, but she was someone—something—else, too. She was a child, a baby, and there was another, an Other, entwined into her, a twin: together they existed in a place that had no physicality. They were evolving, together, mutating and changing, lines of code merging into genetic material, forming something—someone—new.
When it was done, when the protesters left, or had been arrested by the police, after he had finished answering questions, dazed, and wandered outside and into the media spotlight, and refused to answer questions—you can view the historical footage at your leisure—he went to a bar and sat down and watched the television as he drank. He was just a guy who tried to create something new, he had never meant for the world to be changed. He drank his beer and a little later he felt the weariness fall from him, a sense of release, of the future dissipating. He was just a guy, drinking beer in a bar, and as he sat there he saw a girl at another table, and their eyes met.
He wasn’t then St. Cohen of the Others. He wasn’t yet a myth, not yet portrayed in films or novels, not yet the figurehead of a new faith. The Others were out there, in the world . . . somewhere. What they would do, or how, he didn’t know.
He looked at the girl and she smiled at him and, sometimes, that is all there is, and must be enough. He stood up and went to her and asked if he could sit down. She said yes.
He sat down and they talked.
She emerged from the virtuality years or decades later; or it could have just taken a moment. When she/they looked down at her/they hand she/they saw the golden thumb and knew it was it/them.
Beside her the Conch was still and she knew the woman inside it was dead.
Through her node she could hear the Conversation but above it she could hear the toktok blong narawan, not clear, yet, and she knew it never will be, not entirely, but she could at least hear it now, and she could speak it, haltingly. She was aware of Others floating in the virtual, in the digitality. Some circled around her, curious. Many others, distant in the webs, were uninterested. She called into the void, and a voice answered, and then another and another.
She/they stood up.
“Oracle,” Ibrahim said.
Originally published in Analog Science Fiction and Fact, September 2013.
Lavie Tidhar is the author of the Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize winning and Premio Roma nominee A Man Lies Dreaming (2014), the World Fantasy Award winning Osama (2011) and of the Campbell Award winning and Locus and Clarke Award nominated Central Station (2016). His latest novels are the forthcoming Unholy Land (2018) and first children's novel Candy (2018). He is the author of many other novels, novellas and short stories.
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Material posted: Publication date: 24-04-2015
In the press center TASS General Director of the Center for Political Information Alexei Mukhin presented a new report on "The development of Russian-Chinese relations on the example of global projects", prepared by experts and center dedicated to the current state of relations between the two countries.
After presentation the round table in which have shared Alexey Mukhin, the director of Institute of globalisation and social movements Boris Kagarlitsky, the general director of Institute of the priority regional designs Nikolay Mironov, the president of the Russian-Chinese analytical Center of trade and economic cooperation Sergey Sanakoev, the analyst of the Center of the political information Azamat Lukmanov, a member of Public chamber, lawyer Artem Kiryanov and the general director of the Center of strategic estimations and forecasts Sergey Grinjaev has taken place.
In a centre of attention of participants of a round table there were the most significant designs implemented now at joint participation of the Russian and Chinese parties. It, first of all, pipelines "Force of Siberia" and "Altai", which building conduct Russian "Gazprom" and Chinese CNPC. According to the concluded contracts, the gas volume of deliveries in the Peoples Republic of China within 30 years should make over trillion cubic metre.
The important not raw design participants of a round table named building of a high-speed trunk-railway on an itinerary Moscow-Kazan. The big role in it is played by the Chinese companies, and in the long term this highway can be continued to capital Peoples Republic of China.
The design of creation of an igorno-entertaining zone "Primorski Krai" has appeared the most discussed by experts. Alexey Mukhin has noted that the total amount of investments into it according to all available information will make 2,2 mlrd dollars, and the first casino which will be built in this igorno-entertaining zone by the Chinese gambling magnate Lawrence Ho, will open this year. Installations of the largest investor of the design - the companies "Dajmond Forchun Holdings of Tonics" - will be put into operation since 2018. As a result of IRZ "Primorski Krai" should become the Russian analogue of world famous gambling zones of Macao and Las Vegas.
In the field of power engineering Russia and China carry out the whole complex of the designs connected with erection of new power stations. Domestic "Rusgidro" and Chinese Power Construction Corporation of China Ltd within the limits of joint venture volplane to develop in the Russian territory a network of small water-power developments. And other Chinese energy company - Sanxia - in partnership with "Rusgidro" will build four protivopavodkovye a river plant in basin of the Cupid.
Following the results of discussion experts have expressed hope of successful continuation of partner relations of the Russian both Chinese companies and the prompt successful implementation of the listed designs. They have underlined that mutually advantageous communications of two countries have deep history and have gained a new pulse as a result sanktsionnyh the measures injected concerning Russia by a row of the countries of the West.
Source: http://tass.ru/novosti-partnerov/1922733
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Fraternity and mutual support have always been premises in the dialogue and exchange between Cuba and Indonesia, two sister nations that celebrate 60 years of diplomatic relations this January.
One of the most important bets for the future is the expansion of economic-commercial ties, according to Mr. N. Purniawan, deputy director for Latin America and the Caribbean, of the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who visited the island in 2019.
The official explained to Businesses in Cuba that in November two delegations from his country came to Havana, one from the Foreign Ministry and another from the Chamber of Commerce, which held meetings with their Cuban counterparts and with representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and the Foreign Investment, exploring new commercial possibilities.
Cuba needs investors, so we are here looking for business opportunities, and I think that from this visit there will be an increase, I am optimistic, said Purniawan, when interviewed during the last International Fair of Havana.
We are here to show our products, our culture, he added.
Among the exportable goods of his country he mentioned: palm oil, footwear, textiles, rubber, cocoa, coffee, seafood, especially shrimp, and furniture.
He said that Cuban tobacco is very famous in Indonesia and its music is quite familiar, there is also a mutual desire to expand trade.
For his part, the second secretary and business manager of the Indonesian Embassy, ??Mr. Sahid Nurkarim, said that one of the topics to be discussed in the current talks is the achievement of direct trade, and not through other countries.
The trend in exchange between the two island nations is growing, he said.
Diplomatic relations were formalized on January 22, 1959, whereby the Asian nation became the first to establish links with the revolutionary Government.
Since then, a history of mutual collaboration, support and correspondence - with greater emphasis on the political, sports and socio-cultural fields - and a commitment to reciprocal protection of investments, characterize the links.
Visits, exchange missions and signing of agreements in the areas of health, culture, sport and education have been carried out.
There is a bilateral will to strengthen relations in biotechnology, pharmaceutical industry, energy and direct foreign trade, among other sectors.
Cuba provided humanitarian aid to Indonesia when it was affected by a tsunami in Aceh province in 2004, and by an earthquake in the city of Yogyakarta in 2006.
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LOS PIBES @ Django
Featuring some of Australia’s most respected and renown Latin musicians, this dynamic trio/quartet performs a variety of authentic styles ranging from Son, salsa, rumba, samba, bossa nova, cumbia, bolero, cha cha cha, mariachi, Andean, funk, reggae, rnb and much more…
These ulti-instrumentalists combine intense rhythms and delicate harmonies with tight and exciting arrangements, performed at a world class standard… including over 10 string, wind and percussion instruments in each performance. Enrique Berbis: Lead vocal, guitar, zampona; Cesar Marin: Bass, quena, charango, vocal; Juan Mulet: Drums, cajon, congas, bass, vocal; Eric Aranda: Guitar, vocal
With over 20 years international experience, these Aria nominated musicians have been an integral part of the Australian-Latin music scene.
Playing all the favourite ‘classics’ plus contemporary hits, get ready to dance your socks off or just sit back and listen to the magic that is Latin American music, played and performed at its finest…
Sun 27 Oct – KIM SANDERS MUSIC BOOK LAUNCH with SANDY EVANS, CHRIS FIELD, JAMES GREENING, LLEW KIEK, & many others!
A rare night of music!! “This is going to blow the roof off Camelot” says Sandy Evans
The long awaited launch of the book of Kim’s compositions is finally coming.
Members of legendary world jazz ensembles Brassov and Kim Sanders & Friends will join together for one night to play Kim’s wild and haunting music and celebrate launching this book.
The stellar line-up will feature original members of both ensembles including jazz and world music luminaries Sandy Evans, Llew Kiek, Boyd, Mark Szeto, Peter Kennard, Chris Field and James Greening as well as special guest Ivailo Karamanliev on kaval. And other surprises.
“Kim’s book is absolutely amazing. So beautifully, lovingly and carefully presented…and such an amazing resource and tribute.” Sandy Evans
“On the one hand his composing is a celebration of disparate cultures and their sounds, but it is also a celebration of our commonality.” John Shand
“Those familiar with Kim Sanders know that he … immersed himself first-hand in the cultures he [drew] from, living, travelling and making music in all these places.” Bradfield Dumpleton
“Strip all else away and Kim Sanders’ sinuous compositions are timeless and ebullient cries of elation at what it is to be human.” John Shand “Sanders [was] a relentless champion of world music.” Jaslyn Hall
LEONIE COHEN’S THREE+THREE QUINTET with special guest Daniel Weltinger
Sydney jazz pianist Leonie Cohen leads a genre bending ensemble that dives into, immerses itself in and celebrates a fusion of jazz, classical and klezmer. Debuting with record crowd and standing ovation earlier this year at Johnston St Jazz, THREE+THREE QUINTET is thrilled to have on board Berlin based violinist Daniel Weltlinger for the Camelot gig. “….the interplay of Weltinger’s violin and Cohen’s piano was outstanding…the ensemble’s performance impassioned, moving and sublime.” Amy McCabe, SBS 2019 Leonie Cohen – piano Daniel Weltinger – violin Anatoli Torjinski – cello Hugh Fraser – d.bass Nic Cecire – drums http://leoniecohen.com/
A Night Of Gypsy Swing with TINEL DRAGOI & JOSEPH ZARB + THE CAMERON JONES TRIO feat. ASAHI TAKAHASHI @ Django
Join us for a night of Gypsy and Gypsy Swing music at Django At Camelot. A concert full of l’amour de la vie and musical virtuosity featuring Joseph Zarb (Marsala) performing in a stunning duo setting with master of authentic gypsy violin Tinel Dragoi, plus the Cameron Jones Trio.
For Gypsies, music is religion and music comes from faith and from the soul. So whether we are in Paris or Bucharest, playing Swing or Bolero. The soul of the music tastes the same. Tinel Dragoi is from Romania; Rom Gypsy Father, Romanian Jewish Mother. Violin was his only option in life. Jose lives his professional life on the streets of Sydney, Gypsy Style, playing on every street corner. The combination is like an electrical storm in the Bohemian Mountains.
Cameron Jones (Spyglass Gypsies, Gadjo Guitars) is musician who draws inspiration from the driving rhythms and melodic honesty of the acoustic gypsy jazz guitar. In 2018 Jones recorded The Waterfall Way, his first album under his name, an album that draws repertoire and inspiration from his travels to France and The Netherlands. Journeys to the very heart and soul of the gypsy jazz music.
“It was several years ago when I first saw and heard Cameron Jones play guitar with the superb Gypsy Swing group ‘Spyglass Gypsies”. I remember being most impressed with his understanding and execution of the Gypsy Swing style. Since then I’ve not only had the pleasure of watching him grow in stature both as a player and composer, but also of jamming with him at the OzManouche Festival.” Hank B Marvin
JAMIE HUTCHINGS ALBUM LAUNCH
Jamie Hutchings is known for his solo work as well as acts such as Bluebottle Kiss, Infinity Broke, The Tall Grass and more. Catch Hutchings as he returns to cosy stages across Australia to launch his new limited edition live solo LP King Hits And Goldfish Memories.
Recorded in one night at The Camelot Lounge in Sydney, his new album ‘King Hits And Goldfish Memories’ sees over two decades of Hutchings songs stripped of all accoutrements and presented in their barest form. Some radically reshaped, some faithfully restored.
Hutchings will be accompanied by double bassist Reuben Wills.
MINISTRY OF ROCK: AUSSIE ROCK SHOWCASE @ Django
Ministry of Rock make their Django debut with this high energy Rock show that is not to be missed!
They play your favourite Aussie classics from the 70s, 80s, 90s and beyond. Hit the dance floor and sing along to all the hits from Australian Crawl, AC/DC, The Angels, INXS, Hoodoo Gurus… plus plenty more!
Z-STAR TRINITY (UK)
Intense and powerful vocals, driving beats, phenomenal musicality, strength and spirit wrapped up in whiskey swiggin’ wild shenanigans from the next dimension!!
The Z-STAR TRINITY trio comprise of Voice & Gtrs, Bass and Drums. Zee’s Australian line-up features Beck Flatt on Drums (The Red Paintings, Hussy Hicks, Blues Arcadia) and Jez Klysz on Bass (Blue Arcadia, Sunset Junkies). They’ve just taken Australia by storm with a 50-date debut tour including headline festival and venue performances in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Townsville, as well as inland shows reaching regional and Aboriginal communities. Setting stages alight with their high-octane energy and raw passion, the trio have been touted as the highlight of many a festival this winter. From the Sydney Guitar Festival, to Palm Creek Folk Festival and Bello Winter Music Festival, “Z-Star Trinity blew minds with their high energy driving rock” – Regional Arts NSW.
“Exhilarating to watch!”
– Indulge Magazine
“Z-STAR TRINITY thunder into action with power and force…I could feel the beat through the floorboards, lifting me up out of my seat and onto the dance floor.”
– Australian Stage
www.zstarmusic.com
COPE STREET PARADE + KATE WADEY @ Django
Sydney born & bred, The Parade does love songs like no others can. In their 10th year The Cope Street Parade are considered one of Australia’s most established high energy music ensembles. They blend spicy rhythms with unique song writing that span the genres of folk, pop, gypsy & swing. With tender ballads & rollicking dance numbers they capture the spirit & warmth of early music styles & successfully blur the lines between the contemporary & the classic. Influences include Louis Armstrong, Louis Prima, Father John Misty & Leadbelly. This is Australian swing music. The hot sounds of gypsy swing mixed with element of New Orleans traditional jazz meld together is a hotpot of cold beers & sunshine to create a style of music that sounds both new & old yet always uniquely Australian. Think if Django Reinhardt met Louis Armstrong in a good old country pub.
Kate Wadey is quickly becoming a voice in Australian jazz to be reckoned with. With effortless charm & sophistication, Kate Wadey is winning the hearts of jazz fans around the country. Warmly embraced by a band of excellent & celebrated accompanying musicians, Wadey sings standards without fuss or bravado but with pure assurance. She navigates emotions & melody with equal skill; a brilliant young artist displaying a level of craft beyond her years, & producing fine, characterful & swinging jazz fare for the ears.
DUSTYESKY ALBUM LAUNCH (SOLD OUT!!!)
‘Cult act? Definitely. Womad must-see? Indubitably’
-Andrew P Street, The Guardian
To celebrate 5 years on the road in a custom-built Lada, join our leading genuine fake Russian choir to launch their debut album: ‘The Very Best of Dustyesky’.
These 28 men from Mullum make your heart soar. You will smile and cry. For sure. Festival favourites from Woodford to Womad, Falls to the Melba Spiegel Tent, Dustyesky is a must see.
Best served with gherkin liqueur.
“As rough as a sawmiller’s beard as gentle as his touch, Dustyesky is elusive yet eternal…” – Anton Chekov
DUSTYESKY ALBUM LAUNCH: SUNDAY MATINÉE (SOLD OUT!!!)
FABER LIVES: THE MUSIC OF FABRIZIO DE ANDRÈ
A poet, a chansonnier, a troubadour, a storyteller Fabrizio De Andrè, Faber to friends, with passion, sarcasm, joy or sadness, gave voice to the marginalised, the outcast and the
rebellious.
Blessed is the day he swapped law studies for music probably making more impact on Italian
popular culture with his songs than in the courtroom. Twenty years after his departure his impact continues, proving his astuteness of mind and
one of the brightest Italian intellectuals of the 20th Century.
This show features Nadia Piave, Danilo Sidari, Mauro Colombis, Gino Pengue, Emilio Lomonaco and Jess Ciampa.
PACO LARA IN CONCERT: THE ANDALUSIAN GUITAR @ Django
After a HUGE sellout show in August at Camelot, “the Andalusian guitar” of Paco Lara returns with Carlito Akam (second guitar), & percussionist James Hauptmann. Embodying the unmistakeable Jerez style of flamenco guitar playing, PACO LARA presents the flamenco guitar in all it’s authenticity, culture & artistry.
Apart from his skill as a formidable soloist Paco is also revered for his ability as an accompanist in the specialised world of flamenco singing (cante) & (dance), where he has performed with Flamenco’s most significant artists including Beni de Cádiz, Juan Moneo “El Torta”, Miguel Flores “El Capullo de Jerez”, Tomasa Guerrero “La Macanita”, Mercedes Ruiz, participating in prestigious festival programs including Bienal de Sevilla, (Spain) Casa de la Música, Moscow (Russia) & the Internacional Guitar Festival Jerez (Spain) (2017).
SIMON TEDESCHI & HETTY KATE
Fresh from the City of Light and Sydney Opera House, Camelot welcomes Paris-based vocalist, HETTY KATE with Australia’s best-loved pianist, SIMON TEDESCHI for a night of jazz favourites and more. Gracing stages from New Zealand to New York, Hetty is one of the most sought-after jazz singers by audiences and musicians alike, including James Morrison. Described by critics as “the real deal” and “one of the world’s leading swing vocalists”, Hetty brings songs from her long-awaited new album, “Under Paris Skies” to this tantalising tête-à-tête with Simon Tedeschi.
Don’t miss this irresistible duo with their impeccable musicality and infectious sense of fun, performing classics made famous by Frank Sinatra, Doris Day and Nat King Cole.
THE CLAPTON UNPLUGGED SHOW
Relive the most popular Unplugged Concert of all time. 26 million copies sold. 6 Grammy Awards.
Immerse yourself in Inspired guitar playing, soulful vocals, stories & Outstanding Musicianship.
Eric Clapton’s career has spanned over 6 decades. Lauded as being the greatest guitarist of all time, his roots are firmly embedded in the blues tradition of which he remains both a student & visionary. In his unforgettable ‘Unplugged’ Concert, the music was minimalist, alternating between reworked major hits such as ‘Layla’, the traditional blues of Robert Johnson & Bo Diddley, and new songs , including ‘Tears in Heaven’, that were an outpouring & expression of a very difficult period of his life.
It was honest, real, fun, at times raw, & very very special!
Like many guitarists the world over, Mark Shelley was inspired by Eric Clapton . “the way he makes that guitar speak from his heart & soul, ….as a young man, well it just blew me away & I wanted so badly to be able to do the same. I enjoy playing this show so much, it is such a privilege to do so”
Mark is joined by his band – Australia’s finest musicians whose credits include – Tommy Emmanuel, Moving Pictures, Dragon, and Marcia Hines to name a few.
WARMER + BREE DE ROME @ Django
Warmer is the project of singer-songwriter John Encarnacao, known to Camelot/Django regulars for The Nature Strip, XTC tribute Scarecrow People, the Nancy Sinatra/Lee Hazlewood Experience, and other delights. As Warmer, John has released three albums: A Prayer For Soft Honey (2002), The Cat’s Miaow (2005) and Spider and Lamb (2011). Aside from a one-off show celebrating label Half a Cow’s 25th anniversary, this is the first Warmer show for 8 years.
After this long hiatus, John returns with a new line-up ahead of a new album in early 2020: Susie Bishop on violin (Chaika, Monsieur Camembert’s Leonard Cohen Show), Tim Byron on keyboards (Suzy and the Snakepit, Fallon Cush), Lloyd Swanton (The Necks, The catholics) and long-time collaborator Jess Ciampa on drums (Camembert, Marsala, Scarecrow People etc).
Expect folk rock with a sense of panache, big melodies, and a lot of heart. Recommended for fans of Elliott Smith, Laura Marling, and Bob Dylan’s Desire period.
Opening the night will be Bree DeRome. “De Rome manages to effortlessly intertwine her vintage influences into songs with a strong pop sensibility and an engaging and mature approach to songcraft” – The Music.
PAT POWELL: THE FUNKY SOUL SESSIONS @ Django
Pat Powell is one of Sydney’s most versatile singers, and once again he is collaborating with some of the finest musicians around to create a spellbinding night if sweet soul and pulsating funk.
Pat has supported James Brown, Queen, The Eurythmics, Boy George, Crowded House, Horace Andy and Luciano, Tina Arena and George Benson to mention a few.
He has toured extensively throughout Australia, Asia & Europe the USA and Canada, there must be a reason for this come and find out while you groove to some classics..
Joining Pat is Ray Cassar – Trumpet; Justin Di Leo; Bass; Bob Donaldson – Drums; Dev Gopalasamy; Bill Risby – Keys; Ed Shots – Sax.
THE SONGS AND TALES OF ANGRY OLD MEN
The music that defined moments and gave those baby boomers and the world the best music ever.
Highlighting the music of Dylan, Cohen, Waits, Morrison, Petty, Segar, Cave, Cash, Mellencamp and so many more. This production will reunite or introduce you to artists and music that will never be forgotten!
Delivering the music and tales is a cast of contented talented and happy musicians who have had thousands of hours of experience with a variety of national and international productions under their sometimes angry old selves, fearturing Jeremy Edwards (MD and Guitar) Matt Ross (Guitar) Wayne Kellett (Bass) Di Solomon (Keys) George Brugmans (Drums).
You will be taken on a trip that has no artificial additions and is drug free! It’s pure, organic and simply great rock and roll. The Rockumentary Series delivers in words, music and imagery, The Songs and Tales of Angry Old Men.
CARLOTTA CENTANNI AND BAND PRESENT ROMAMORE: KISSES FROM ITALY @ Django
Join Carlotta Centanni and her band for an evening of Italian musical romance which celebrates, and is inspired by “La Dolce Vita” – the artistry of Fellini, the beauty of Sophia Loren and the voice of Mina; from Italian classic songs to original music, Carlotta takes you on a nostalgic tour of Italy.
Carlotta Centanni (known to her friends as Charlie) is an accomplished singer, songwriter and recording artist from Rome. She began her music career in 2001 and quickly became a popular fixture on the Rome jazz scene, with highly acclaimed shows at the famous La Palma Jazz amongst many others across Italy and Europe.
Carlotta is the authentic voice of Italy in Australia; with a wealth of live shows and two successful albums (Respiro and Rome to the Land of Australia) she is also the granddaughter of Armandino Zingone who performed with the legendary Renato Carosone during the golden age of Italian music.
In 2008 Carlotta migrated to Australia to pursue her passion for working with children in need through the power of music. She lives in Manly on Sydney’s Northern Beaches and continues to write, record and perform live music in venues across Australia.
Carlotta possesses an sophisticated and powerful voice described as “smoother than silk” and has been compared with that of iconic Italian Superstar, Mina Mazzini. Her style glides from the elegance of jazz and bossanova to the energy of pop.
TRIBUTE TO HARIS ALEXIOU
Haris Alexiou, Greece’s most versatile female artist, loved globally by generations of music lovers. With the highest number of successfull record sales for female artist, this is a celebration of the timeless songs that forged her spectacular career since the 70s. Songs written by Spanos, Kouyioumtzi, Loizos, Rasouli, Kaldaras, Nikolopoulos, Vardis, Mikroutsikos to name but a few, but also the gems that Haroula wrote herself.
Presented by CYANO; Irene Vacondios, Nikos Sousamidis, Anna Papoulia and special guest Sotiris Procopiou!
TIM FREEDMAN (SOLD OUT!!!)
Tim Freedman is a singer/songwriter from Sydney, best known at home as the lead singer of The Whitlams, an Australian Recording Industry Group of the Year with a trio of platinum albums. His songs of well-crafted charming cynicism can sound as if Randy Newman had joined Crowded House.
Tim’s solo performances in Australia are renowned for a mixture of caustic wit and delicate piano. The Whitlams’ success has always been about the emotional clout of the songs, so it was no surprise when demand rocketed for the performances where the songs were presented without their rock adornments.
In the past couple of years, The Whitlams have been in Orchestra mode and have played with Australia’s best Symphony Orchestras, including the ASO, SSO, MSO, TSO, QSO & WASO, playing to three consecutive sold out tours all around the country. Join us as he returns to solo mode in the beautiful surrounds of Camelot.
CARUS THOMPSON: Shakespeare Avenue Album Launch @ Django
Australian songwriter and storyteller Carus Thompson returns with his 7th studio album Shakespeare Avenue and a national launch tour.
A genuine troubadour, Thompson is one of Australia’s hardest working musicians, touring the world as an independent artist with family in tow, whilst building a loyal fan base over six studio and two live albums. And with 2017’s Island, the critical plaudits flowed – a WAM Song of the Year, a finalist in the International Songwriting Competition, and high rotation on Double J.
A renowned live performer, Thompson will deliver these new songs as well as old over a special two set show, all with the energy and passion that has made him one of Australia’s favourite acoustic artists. www.carusthompson.com
“The response we’ve been getting over the past twelve months from punters all over the country has told me that now is the time to show off this set with this line-up. People have been very concerned and understanding about Martin pulling out due to cancer and I’ve felt a responsibility to bring the band as close as I can back to the original recordings to protect the legacy.”
LLOYD SPIEGEL ALBUM LAUNCH
Acoustic Blues master Lloyd Spiegel is proud to announce the release of his 10th album ‘Cut and Run’ and is headed to Sydney to launch the album at Camelot and to get people acquainted with the new tracks, and is not a show to miss for those who love incredible guitar playing, great songs and the odd tall tale.
As Lloyd celebrates his 30th year on tour in 2019, he can’t recall a time before playing guitar. Picking up the instrument at age four, Lloyd played his first professional show at age ten and was touring the east coast of Australia at 12. By 16 he was on tour in the United States, cutting his teeth as a true travelling blues man. Lloyd’s travels not only honed his craft, earned him a swag of awards and brought him to take counsel with the founding fathers of modern blues – it taught him the most important part of being a blues musician: connecting with everyday people.
Lloyd has toured extensively throughout Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Canada, Europe and Japan, viewing himself as a social worker more than anything else – someone to help people forget about their worries for a few hours and put a smile on their face.
DEBORAH CONWAY & WILLY ZYGIER (SOLD OUT!)
Conway & Willy Zygier are returning to Camelot!
There is not much you can say about the creative output of Deborah Conway & Willy Zygier that hasn’t already been said:
Blessed with an angelic voice, deft at lyrical wordplay and armed with a seemingly inexhaustive melody well, Conway – and partner Zygier – create songs which become best friends for life. Daily Telegraph
If Bob Dylan or Leonard Cohen delivered an album with songs as good as these, the critical response would be rapturous. Conway and Zygier deserve no less.’ Courier Mail
‘Some of the most engaging songs I’ve ever heard from Deborah & Willy. Some of the music makes the little hairs on my neck and arms stand at attention. That doesn’t happen often. ‘
Bill Riner, Network, Music Programmer, ABC Local Radio
FLAMENCO INTIMO @ Django
Sydney’s newly acclaimed, rising Professional Flamenco dancer Lauren Majarrés is coming back to the Sydney performance scene with her latest show ‘Flamenco Intimo’.
Having been a part of the flamenco scene here in Sydney for over 15 years and surrounded by her Spanish roots, Lauren brings ‘Duende’ (soul) and ‘Arte’ (art) to the performance scene. Known for her impressive footwork and deep connection to the music, conveyed throughout her performances.
‘Flamenco Intimo’ is definitely a show not to be missed and it is sure to live up to the expectations; fierce, powerful, intricate and high-speed footwork and a deep connection to the dance, demonstrated through delicate but powerful body movements.
Accompanying Lauren are three highly regarded and renowned musicians here in the Sydney Flamenco community. On guitar will be Paco Lara (Jerez, Spain), Percussion will be played by Byron Mark (Sydney) and Zoe Velez on vocals (Sydney) as well as a special guest appearance from the incredible Flamenco dancer, Deya Miranda Giner.
ALEXANDRE DA COSTA & JEAN-PHILIPPE SYLVESTRE (QUEBEC)
Canadian violinist, Alexandre Da Costa is currently one of the top and most sought-after violinists in the world: recipient of a JUNO award, the Virginia-Parker Prize (one of Canada’s highest cultural distinctions), the Sylva Gelber Foundation Award from the Canada Council for the Arts, and first prize in the International Violin Competition Pablo Sarasate. Playing a Stradivarius from 1701 he has just released two new albums, including his new project ‘Stradivarius BaROCK’.
He’s appeared as guest soloist in more than 2000 concerts across 30 countries in four continents, in the world’s most prestigious venues, with the most renowned orchestras and conductors – most recently the Royal Seville Symphony Orchestra (Spain), Bogotá Philharmonic Orchestra (Colmbia) and the Colorado Springs Philharmonic Orchestra (USA). Now Artistic Director and Chief Conductor for the Orchestre Symphonique de Longueuil (OSDL), in Montréal, and Artistic Director of the Festival International Hautes-Laurentides (Québec), on this tour he performs with fellow Quebecois, pianist Jean-Philippe Sylvestre.
Presenting music from around the world – including Sarasate’s Gypsy Airs, Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody no.6, John Williams’ theme from Schindler’s List, and a sonata by Brahms – join these two spectacular musicians in this intimate show at Camelot Lounge as part of Alex’s 2019 Australian tour.
LOLLO MEIER (NETHERLANDS)
Raised on Gypsy Swing from an early age, Lollo Meier is a master guitarist, composer, bandleader and arranger; Lollo comes from an elite family of Gypsy musicians and is cousin to two of the greatest guitarists of the genre; Fapy Lafertin and Stochelo Rosenberg. His goal: to carry on the music of Django Reinhardt, with a style and technique that’s traditional, melodious, lyrical, sensitive and joyful. His mellifluous compositions have a refreshing authentic Django flavour and are played with extraordinary talent, unique style and amazing suppleness that clearly reflects that he makes music he loves. His Quartet is sought after around the globe and is famous for playing the lesser-known Reinhardt tunes and his own compositions. A man of style, grace and humour, Lollo’s pure melodious playing touches his audiences and makes Django’s music as fresh today as it was 80 years ago.
“It felt like the legendary Django Reinhardt was performing again” Zutphen Paper
“We lit a candle and were given grace, so much beauty, so much harmony and so much variation and so much of Lollo”. Pedro Ramacher Dutchnews.nl
PAT TIERNEY ALBUM LAUNCH + CAMERON JAMES HENDERSON @ Django
Slide – guitar slinging troubadour Pat Tierney will be hitting the road this October and November around the country to celebrate the release of his highly anticipated new album ‘Red Moon’.
Recorded high on a mountain top amongst the beautiful hinterland of The Sunshine Coast, the new album dives deeply into the earthy folk tones of Bob Dylan and Neil Young whilst shining a brighter light on Pat’s signature slide guitar sound and unique voice.
It follows a big 12 months for Pat, who recently embarked on his debut shows in The United States, supported the likes of Aussie rock legend Russell Morris, roots-reggae lords The Beautiful Girls and released the first two singles from the upcoming album to great success with features on Double J, Triple J and the 2019 Surfline film ‘The Art Of Scoring’.
Audiences will be treated to a host of fresh songs including brand new folk-soul number ‘My Sweet Love’ and an array of tunes from the past 7 years including some unique covers.
Cameron James Henderson is a Sydney based songwriter, composer and session guitarist. He has worked as a guitar player internationally including major venues, festivals, radio and television appearances across the U.S.A, U.K. and Australia with indie rock band ‘Middle Kids’. He also writes and performs his own material and has played at venues and festivals around Australia and also internationally.
PAPE MBAYE & CHOSANI AFRIQUE @ Django
Serving up a heavenly cocktail of African music, Chosani Afrique is catchy, soulful, energetic and powerful. This live show is a feast for the senses – bright traditional african costumes and irresistibly danceable songs. A captivating live band, Chosani Afrique invite you to one of the best african parties in town!
Pape Mbaye is an multi-instrumental percussionist, playing Djembe, Sabar, Balafon and Guitar. His original songs are based upon traditional proverbs and stories. Pape has an undeniable ability to unlock all inhibitions, igniting the senses in his dynamic compositions and powerful delivery.
BALTIC BAR MITZVAH @ Django
Baltic Bar Mitzvah are a formidable acoustic powerhouse bringing all the best Balkan, Gypsy, Klezmer Fusion beats from the streets and to the stage.
With the combination of wind, brass and percussion, the ensemble has forged a reputation as party favourites, known for their improvisational Jazz approach exploring the vibrant music of celebration from cultures around the globe.
Embracing the New Orleans Street Band tradition, variations of the troupe can also be spotted roving amongst the crowds bringing their Cobblestone Cabaret to festivals and markets, providing emotional and comic relief to unsuspecting passers-by as the European Minstrels once did.
Baltic Bar Mitzvah’s first studio album ‘Barely Kosher’ presents a fresh take of Traditional tunes in the ensemble’s distinct style, fusing contemporary groves from around the globe with some carefully selected Klezmer favourites. Sharing the spirit and stories behind these iconic standards, Barely Kosher is an album you can’t Passover.
MARA! BAND AND MARTENITSA CHOIR
Legendary Australian World/Jazz ensemble Mara! celebrate their 35th Anniversary, together with long-time associates the Martenitsa Choir, in a concert featuring gems from their treasury of inspiring, inventive and virtuosic music, spanning a remarkable career of international touring and recording since 1984.
This exceptional ensemble, which features jazz and world music royalty – Sandy Evans on saxophones, Paul Cutlan on clarinets and saxophones, Lloyd Swanton on double bass, Llew Kiek on plucked strings with the inimitable Mara Kiek’s voice and percussion – will perform highlights from their classic albums including 2 ARIA winners and 2 ARIA nominees, featuring their unique signature sound distilled over three and a half decades.
Martenitsa Choir with Bulgarian soloist Silvia Entcheva, will join Mara! to perform excerpts from their ground-breaking collaborative albums Sezoni and Tra Parole e Silenzio. Mara! remain in the vanguard of musical creativity in Australia, forging new directions in world music.
“….different sound-worlds kept opening up like fresh vistas on a maritime journey…ultimately it is the collective imaginative responses to its influences that makes Mara! such a bright jewel in Australia’s world-music crown.” SMH (Sydney) 2016 …
“The Dom Perignon of Australia’s World Music Bands” – SMH (Sydney) 2005 …
MELANIE OXLEY & CHRIS ABRAHAMS with BAND
Melanie Oxley and Chris Abrahams rarely convene for live gigs, so when they do surface, it’s a special event. Joining them this evening, will be critically acclaimed bassist, Jonathan Zwartz and the extraordinary Danny Heifetz (Mr Bungle) on drums. They will be performing new music from their soon to be released 6th album, as well as tracks from their previous releases, Resisting Calm, Welcome to Violet, Coal, Jerusalem Bay and Blood Oranges. A night not to be missed.
‘Oxley is one of our most underrated vocalist with a distinctive searching range. Similarly, Abrahams’ intuitive ways – best known as part of the spellbinding instrumentalists The Necks – …. a delicate balance of composure and fluidity.’ (Khedoori). Their music gently unfolds before you as classic. Lyrically thoughtful, playful and clever, musically deceptively simple. Abrahams extraordinary talent reveals itself in every facet of every song while Oxley’s voice continues to uplift and beguile. Extraordinary.
LIZ MARTIN BAND (SINGLE LAUNCH) + NIC CASSEY @ Django
Atmospheric, passionate, brooding, melodic, at times downright swaggeringly cool, and full of a mesmerising and captivating musical and lyrical diversity, Liz Martin is a powerful and distinctive Australian music talent.
And some of the country’s most astute radio presenters and musicians agree.
‘Evocative, alluring and strangely comforting’ – Tim Ritchie, ABC RN
‘From play one, I felt an instant connection and obviously I was not alone. Every spin on FBi provoked listener response, which I can assure is not the norm’ – Stephen Ferris FBi
‘Wildly eclectic… quirky, playful hipness coupled with emotional openness… an ever-changing, surprising ride of an album’ – Lucky Oceans, ABC RN
‘So fantastic, her voice has to be heard. Idiosyncratic and quirky, what I love about her voice is the honesty’ – Paul Mac
And with the November release of the Liz Martin Band’s new collection of songs – Led Me Down – that reputation is about to take a step up as Martin delivers an accomplished and genre-pushing array of songs that illustrate her prodigious talents.
Opening the night is Nic Cassey!
WALK ON THE WILD SIDE: Jeff Duff & The Coney Island Babes present a night of Lou Reed & The Velvet Underground
WALK ON THE WILD SIDE the music of Lou Reed & The Velvet Underground Including a performance of Lou Reeds album masterpiece ‘TRANSFORMER’
starring: Jeff Duff and a killer band featuring John Encarnacao, Bill Gibson, Tim Byron and Jess Ciampa!
A gutsy and powerful night of very cool music – ground breaking music that evolved from Andy Warhol’s famed Factory in New York during the creative madness of the 60s and 70s.Lou Reed & The Velvet Underground produced the trailblazing sounds that changed the nature of popular music forever.
Jeff Duff and a killer band salute Lou Reed with a performance of the entire ‘Transformer’ album plus a raunchy set of Lou Reed/ Velvet Underground classics.
PURPLE DOVES present PRINCE: 1958-FOREVER (SOLD OUT! Feb 29 Now On Sale)
The Purple Doves return after their last 10 SOLD OUT shows at Camelot Lounge to celebrate PRINCE. Be ready to party to all the hits and your favourite B sides LIVE with the country’s no 1 PRINCE tribute band. 80s synth and falsetto vocal will have you partying like it’s…. Yeh, party to hits such as 1999, Kiss, When Doves Cry, Little Red Corvette, Cream and so much more Minneapolis FUNK. Be quick to secure your tickets!
THE FLASHY DASH-BACKS featuring CLAYTON DOLEY & ELANA STONE @ Django
The Flashy Dash-backs, an epic new Hammond B3 Organ Trio project from the mind of Clayton Doley. This time collaborating with the amazing Elana Stone (All Our Exes Live In Texas, John Butler Trio) on Vocals and Accordion.
Both Doley and Stone have spent the last year touring the world playing music separately and now they come together for one night only right here in Sydney for a special performance at Django!
Inspired by the 60’s Soul-Jazz Boogaloo movement, The Flashy Dash-Backs will have you groovin’ in your chair or up and dancing to their soulful organic sounds as they dazzle you with their renditions of Blues, Folk and Jazz standards, as well as their original music prepared for the occasion.
Not to be missed.
STARS + KEVIN BENNETT
Iconic Aussie country rock band STARS are back again reunited after 40 years with the original line-up of Mick Pealing, Mal Eastick, Glyn Dowding and Roger McLachlan. Catch Stars with Nick Charles on guitar. Special guest KEVIN BENNETT will also be opening the night.
Originally from Adelaide Stars moved to Melbourne after being discovered by Beeb Birtles of Little River Band. By this stage the Andy Durant joined the band and began writing some of the most notable Australian songs before his untimely death at the age of 25.
STARS supported The Beach Boys, Linda Ronstadt, and Joe Cocker and toured extensively to sell out gigs Australia wide. Many have said their country rock blend coupled with Durant’s lyrics were well ahead of their time and are often referred as Australia’s Eagles.
BABY ET LULU
Baby et Lulu return to Camelot with all your favourite chansons, plus a new song or two.. ARIA-Nominated Baby et Lulu is a French extravaganza seeing Abby Dobson (Leonardo’s Bride, Leonard Cohen shows) and Lara Goodridge (FourPlay, Miriam Lieberman) come together with a sterling band to bring you a selection of beautiful chansons, including Gainsbourg, Piaf, Aznavour, Camille and their own originals.
CHRISTMAS PARTY with DI BIRD, VIRGINIA LOWE, HELEN FENTON and SUSAN GAI DOWLING @ Django
Swing into Christmas with Di Bird, Virginia Lowe, Helen Fenton and Susan Gai Dowling! This legendary lineup will sing you into the festive season with a night of rollicking fun. A Christmas stocking full of Jazz, Blues, Latin and Pop and maybe a carol or two. They will be joined by with: Craig Scott (bass), Carl Dewhurst (drums), Michael Bartolomei (keyboard) and Ilmar Fred Olbrei (violin).
MICK THOMAS’ ROVING COMMISSION + AERIAL MAPS
Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission Wishing You a Coldwater Christmas….
Christmas is here as Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission head off ‘round the country in support of Coldwater DFU – possibly the only record to be released in graphic novel form (Coldwater Chronicles). There’s a new full animated film clip and radio edit single of the album’s iconic track Anything You Recognise, a brand new covers bootleg album Bipolar Request and a rocking new band lineup featuring alt-country songstress Brooke Russell and bass maestro Ben Franz (on sabbatical from the Waifs) along side long time cohorts Dave Folley (Tex Perkins, Archie Roach) and Squeezebox Wally.
Opening the show is Aerial Maps.
WELTER @ Django
From the Mountains of Tasmania to the coastal surf of NSW Welter are producing outstanding “Music For The Good Life” Fan’s from all over the world describe their songwriting as being conscious, aware of the world and the community around them, uplifting and engaging their audience, almost connected to them.
Welter is Elliott Weston: Acoustic Guitar/Vocals, Dave Williams: Drums & Jacob Parker: Bass. Coming from different style’s of Folk music through to hard rock/groove, their diverse musical influences are drawn from the US, Canada, England and Ireland, then blended in the Australian Landscape.
They are creating something very special in their style and sound, to produce Music That Matters in our lives. Their music will live long after they’ve moved on. Welter is a truly unique band, being they all work in the wine industry, as well as being very gifted musicians. They have an incredible amount of wine industry knowledge between them, this also plays a big part in who they are. “Music for the good life.” Songs about things that matter, family, friendship, love and loss. Life events are always better with good company, delicious food, great wine and the power of Welter’s music, Just Listen.
MICK THOMAS’ ROVING COMMISSION + ALANA JAGT (SOLD OUT! THURSDAY SELLING FAST!)
Opening the show is fast rising Adelaide singer songwriter Alana Jagt.
ROB SNARSKI @ Django
Rob Snarski, the velvet-voiced troubadour and singer with our national treasures The Blackeyed Susans returns to Sydney for one show only at Django Bar.
After 25 years as the honey-voiced singer of the Blackeyed Susans who boast multiple ARIA nominations, tours with Johnny Cash, Leonard Cohen and Wilco, Rob Snarski released his 2nd solo album this year, “Sparrow & Swan”.
Following his national tour earlier this year in support of the album, Snarski will perform songs from his latest offering plus gems from his previous solo albums, a cover or two and even maybe a reading from his book, “You’re Not Rob Snarski – Crumbs From The Cake”.
Expect an intimate evening of golden songs, haunting and elusive..
http://www.robsnarski.com/
https://www.facebook.com/RobSnarski
BERNIE HAYES QUARTET @ Django
The Bernie Hayes Quartet is heading back to Django @ Camelot!
Bernie, John, Jess and Bill will pick and choose tracks from across the four-album catalogue, trading duties on guitar, drums, vibraphone and brass as they go. The BHQ will be playing all night, providing them the time and space to delve into the furthest corners of that library of musical treasures, penned by Bernie.
STEVE POLTZ (SOLD OUT!)
In 20 years since his full-length solo debut, One Left Shoe, Steve Poltz blessed the world’s ears with thirteen solo records, spanning the acclaimed 2010 Dreamhouse and most recently, Shine On in 2019. NPR summed it up best, “Critics and fans alike now regard Poltz as a talented and prolific songwriter.”
Evoking themes of “hope, love, contemplation, celebration of Wednesday, pharmacists, and the fact that windows are not inanimate objects and they sometimes have conversations with each other,” Shine On represents Steve at his most inspired and insightful. The opener and title track pairs a delicate vocal with lithely plucked acoustic strings as he urges everyone to, “Shine on, shine on.”
THE PUNCH XMAS SESSIONS: PAULA PUNCH & THE FIREFLYS + MY SAUCE GOOD @ Django
Join Paula Punch & The Fireflys for this end of year Christmas Show!
The band includes Robin Gist on guitars, Mike Rix (Jason Walker) on Bass, and Reuben Alexander (Michael Crighton & Liz Martin Band) on percussion, and Marko Simec ( Waiting for Guinness & Soul Movers) on keys. Singer-songwriter Paula Punch’s music is hard to define – but indie folk is probably closest.
My Sauce Good plays creative original music with the added MSG flavour. French-English-Italian-Spanish songs raw and tasty just like you need. Sexy Bohemian and Stark. Female Vocals, Male Guitar, a Drum Machine of indeterminate gender, and a grooving live percussionist. Influenced by 1960s Guitar Rock, Afro Grooves, New Wave, World Music, Ballads, and Lo-fi quirky beats.
Plus more guests to be announced.
AMY WINEHOUSE REMEMBERED IN SONG (SOLD OUT! Feb 28 Now On Sale!)
Commemorating the songstress Amy Winehouse. Back to Black comes to Camelot for an evocative and powerful evening. Paying tribute to the great tunes from Amy Winehouse from her pop and jazz repertoires.
UNLOCKING THE DOORS @ Django
Unlocking The Doors has rapidly built up a strong following throughout NSW – a must see outfit totally dedicated to bringing you the true sound of Jim Morrison and the powerhouse performances of The Doors. The band consists of 4 Wollongong-based musicians who have single-mindedly set out to capture the magic of this intoxicating music – taking you back in time with a stunning & unmissable showcase.
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Carenage Seventh-day Adventist Church
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HISTORY OF THE CARENAGE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH
It was in 1931 that we, the Williams family, my deceased mother Mary Williams, my elder brother Charles, my sister Mary, and I Joseph Williams were baptized by Dr. Millard in the San Juan River, and became members of the SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH located at 31 Dondonald Street, Port of Spain. We continued to worship there for a few months. After awhile certain members of the church (Bro. C.D. Adamson accompanied by Sis. M. White and others) decided to establish a branch Sabbath School for us in Carenage. This branch Sabbath School was established in my mother's house of Upper Haig Street, Carenage. The said spot where my sister Mary Williams still resides.
We were joined by Sis. Jane Smith and her four children, Harry, Beulah, Vera and Phyllis bringing our membership to a total of nine. This family was residing in a little village in Chaguaramas, (one and a half miles west of the village of Carenage). Presently, Sis. Jane Smith is a member of the Cedros Seventh-Day Adventist Church. Bro. Harry was then a little boy of about seven years old is now a Deacon of the church here at Carenage. Sis. Beulah and her sister Vera died in the faith, rejoicing in the blessed hope of the soon coming of Jesus. Phyllis Smith is a teacher at one of our schools in Tobago.
This Sabbath School, which was conducted by Bro. C.D. Adamson and Sis. White was removed a few months later to lower Haig Street, Carenage, which was in Bro. Ford's premises. It was held in a little bamboo tent about twelve by thirty feet and covered with coconut branches. Bro. C.D. Adamson was very active in proclaiming the Third Angel's Message in the village of Carenage and surrounding district. As a result of his labor many precious souls were brought to the knowledge of God's Saving Grace among whom was Bro. Pierre, Bro. Murphy and many others. Shortly after Bro. Adamson died, Bro. Flat, Bro. E. Ogise and Bro. Benjamin Phillip continued to hold the fort. Presently, Bro. Phillip is a member of the Diego Martin Seventh-Day Adventist Church on Chow Quan Avenue.
In 1932 our company moved to the corner of Beard and Francois Streets, Carenage, on Bro. Pierre's premises. The Conference, under the Presidency of Pastor Gordon Hurst, gave us some building material and we built a twenty by thirty feet tapia building. Approximately three years later our little company had grown so much that the President decided to make it an established church.
Shortly after this, Bro. Pierre, Bro. Murphy, Bro. and Sis. Noel and their children Augustine, Floris, Mc Leed and Mc Fedran became members of our church. Augustine now holds a doctorate in Theology and is one of our outstanding workers in this great Advent movement, Dr. A.B. Noel.
The era of the 1940's was a successful one for this new church. With a membership of about forty we now had an ordained Minister, Pastor S.L. Gasby. The church moved from Bro. Pierre's premises to a lodge at MT. Pleasant. Soon a building was erected on Benedictine Street Extension, Carenage under the leadership of Pastor S.L. Gasby and dedicated Pastor Archibald. The land for this building was graciously donated by Jura Singh, the maternal grand-father of Joseph Gilbert whose daughter two sons are graduates of Loma Linda University. Roger and David are now very successful dentists in and around Loma Linda. Since then, the church building was extended to accommodate the membership growth.
In December 1983, two laymen Bro. Keith Phillip and Bro. Irwin Huggins held a crusade at Crown Trace, Carenage. At the end of the crusade the already large membership was now too much for the little building and a huge tent was erected to accommodate the people. Presently the church building on Benedictine Street, Carenage is demolished in readiness for a new church building, and a company that started from a family of four, now has a membership of three hundred and fifteen (315) and is still growing.
On Friday September 5, 1941 the Carenage Seventh-day Adventist Church was accepted into the Sisterhood of Churches, by the South Caribbean Conference of Seventh-day Adventist.
During the early years of my membership in this church, I served as the Treasurer and the local Elder for many years. I am still holding the fort as an Ordained Elder, doing what I can to help others and to finish the work of the Gospel as we look forward to the coming of the Lord.
May the Lord richly bless us as we co-operate together in the finishing of His work.
Your Brother in Christ, Joseph Williams
Written in the month of January, 1989
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Call Us Today! 575‑737‑9038 Rated ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5 Stars!
Jim and Nancy moved to Taos in 2000 and built these contemporary style casitas. They live in the ninety year old adobe house at the entrance to the property. Nancy, an innkeeper by profession and Jim, a chef by trade, have been working together in hospitality since 1984. They have created the ideal vacation accommodations that they themselves would enjoy, and they hope you will enjoy them as much.
Really, it's not about us... it's all about YOU and your stay at Burch Street Casitas. We pride ourselves on giving you your space for your getaway.
Check In: 4pm-8pm / Check Out: 11am (special arrangements can be made)
All casitas are Non-Smoking
Rates $120 - $140 per night, 4 night minimum
All reservations are completed with a phone conversation
About the Casitas
Our casitas were constructed in June of 2006 and each has 550 sq ft of space with an open floor plan and feature southwestern style architecture. Each ground-level casita includes a king-sized bed, full kitchen, full private bath, and quaint living/office/dining areas, with saltillo tiled radiant floor heat throughout.
The custom tongue-and-groove native New Mexico Pine and cross-beamed ceilings, along with the large windows and glass-wall blocks lend a light & airy ambiance. Decorated with contemporary southwest flavor, each casita invites its guests to relax before the warmth of a large wood-burning fireplace.
Tastefully appointed nichos, attractive wall hangings, consignment art from J. K. Lamkin, eclectic selection of books and talavera tile kitchen counter accents complete your home away from home.
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Taos is a small town in northern New Mexico’s high desert, with an elevation of 7,000 ft, it is bounded by the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. According to the 2013 census, has a population of only 5,731.
Taos' unique geographical features makes it an ideal destination for outdoor enthusiasts. Taos offers a wide variety of activities for each season. In the winter, there are several nearby ski resorts, and in the summer, hiking, biking and river rafting. Autumn is an ideal time to try a hot air balloon ride, and spring brings blossoms and flowers to the beautiful gardens in Taos.
A longtime artist colony, Taos also offers many galleries and museums showcasing regional artwork. Taos is known for its historic adobe buildings around town and at Taos Plaza.
The Taos Pueblo, which borders the town of Taos on its north side, has been occupied by Native Americans for nearly a millennium. Taos Pueblo is considered to be one of the oldest continuously inhabited communities in the United States and is a world heritage site.
New Mexico is the only state in the US that has 3 world heritage sites.
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McMaster on war (merged thread)
Thread: McMaster on war (merged thread)
07-13-2014 #101
Q&A with Departing Benning Commander Maj. Gen. H.R. McMaster
Copied to here as I think what he says is important to SWC. Yes this long interview, by a local paper, has whole passages of little interest. His comments on his own combat help to explain what came after 1991.
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McMaster Busts Myths of Future Warfare
Entry Excerpt:
Read the full post and make any comments at the SWJ Blog.
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The Warrior Ethos at Risk
The full title is 'The Warrior Ethos at Risk: H.R. McMaster’s Remarkable Veterans Day Speech' and was given Georgetown University. In case you've not seen it:http://blogs.cfr.org/davidson/2014/1...ns-day-speech/
Thanks to David Ucko's tip General McMaster gave a talk 'Continuity and Change: The Nature of Future Armed Conflict' to IISS-US today. The video is one hour long, Elliott COhen is in the chair and includes some Q&A:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZ5c...ature=youtu.be
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More from Lt. Gen. McMaster: http://warontherocks.com/2015/02/rea...n-afghanistan/
Copied for reference
More from Lt. Gen. McMaster
McMaster: Combat Vehicle Modernization Strategy To Be Revealed at AUSA
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The Green Mountains
Macgregor vs McMaster
http://www.politico.eu/article/insid...astern-europe/
On one side is Macgregor, an outspoken and controversial advocate for reform of the Army — whose weapons he describes as “obsolescent,” its senior leaders as “self-interested,” and its spending as “wasteful.” Viewed by many of his colleagues as one of the most innovative Army officers of his generation, Macgregor, a West Point graduate with a Ph.D. in international relations (“he can be pretty gruff,” a fellow West Point graduate says, “but he’s brilliant”), led the 2nd Cav’s “Cougar Squadron” in the best-known battle of Operation Desert Storm in February 1991. In 23 minutes, Macgregor’s force destroyed an entire Iraqi Armored Brigade (including nearly 70 Iraqi armored vehicles), while suffering a single American casualty. Speaking at a military “lessons learned” conference one year later, Air Force General Jack Welsh described the Battle of 73 Easting (named for a map coordinate) as “a stunning, overwhelming victory.”
Macgregor’s views line him up against Lt. General H.R. McMaster, an officer widely thought of as one of the Army’s best thinkers. McMaster fought under Macgregor at “73 Easting,” where he commanded Eagle Troop in Macgregor’s Cougar Squadron. McMaster, however, had more success in the Army than Macgregor, is a celebrated author (ofDereliction of Duty, a classic in military history), and is credited with seeding the Anbar Awakening during the Iraq War. Even so, McMaster was twice passed over for higher command until David Petraeus, who headed his promotion board, insisted his success be recognized. McMaster is now a lieutenant general and commands the high-profile Army Capabilities Integration Center (called “ARCINC”), whose mandate is to “design the Army of the future.” David Barno, a retired Lt. General who headed up the US command in Afghanistan, describes McMaster as an officer “who has repeatedly bucked the system and survived to join its senior ranks.”
"Indeed, one of the pitfalls of Macgregor’s Army career was that he slapped a few too many gorillas along the way. He has long been known for his ability to alienate senior officers, not least because he suggested they spent their time sucking up to their superiors, instead of figuring out how to wage war."
This quote made me chuckle. And then it made me cry, because it was the truth.
Future Missions Through the Lens of the US Army Operating Concept
4 Myths About Combat Vehicles, Debunked by Lt. Gen. McMaster
Quick Navigation Doctrine & TTPs Top
French urban rioting (catch all)
Debating the War Powers Act
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Doug Macgregor on "Hybrid War"
By Gian P Gentile in forum Futurists & Theorists
Afghanistan troop surge could backfire, experts warn
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Pedagogy for the Long War: Teaching Irregular Warfare
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Hybrid Problems: Chimerism, Synthetic Life, and Mixed Heritage
By Diana Crow on Thursday, May 12, 2016
[A hybrid orchid. Photo by Mark Freeth.]
[“Molecularization of Identity” Workshop Recap, Part 2]
Genomes of indigenous people, which often include genes found nowhere else in the world, can be powerful symbols for nations that want to showcase their uniqueness.
But when the Mexico’s Instituto Nacional de Medicina Genómica (INMEGEN) set out to find examples of Mexico’s indigenous genome, they ran into problems. Namely, that pretty much every population in Mexico, no matter how remote, includes people of mixed ethnic ancestry.
INMEGEN’s attempts to reconstruct an indigenous identity were the focus of not one, but two talks at Harvard STS’s “Molecularization of Identity Conference“, one by Vivette García Deister–who teaches in the Science & Technology Studies department at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México– and one by Ernesto Schwartz Marin of Durham University. Since that conference was chock-full of important studies on the social dynamics around science, I’m writing a 3-part recap, of which this post is part 2. (See Part 1 here).
García Deister began her presentation by introducing the concept of Mestizaje, a blend of Native American, Spanish/European, and African heritage that characterizes Latin American countries. The majority of Mexicans are of Mestizo–or “mixed” descent–so naturally, the Mexican government wanted to know the ratios of “Amerindian”, “European”, and “African” genes in their country’s population.
To do that, they had to try to establish a baseline “Indigenous” genome to compare to their representative “Mestizo” genome. García Deister calls these hypothetical representative genomes “Genetic Avatars”.
[Interestingly, the “avatars” in the uber-successful movie Avatar are literally synthetic genetic hybrids, with human DNA spliced into Na’vi genome. Image by Michael Kordahl.]
Colonist outsiders love to look for “Genetic Avatars” because it gives them a way to quantify and tell stories about Latin American hybridity, or Mestizaje, García Deister argued. Scientists and policy makers justify it by arguing that it’s important to know their country’s history and vital to look for genetic clues to various diseases.
But does any of that make the Mexican Genome Project any less of a colonial enterprise? Not really…
Mestizaje, Avatars, & the Search for the Fountain of Biological Identity
To understand mestizaje, you have to know a smidge of Mexican history 101. Prior to the 1500s, Mexico was dominated by native tribes, such as the Toltecs, the Mayans, and the Aztecs, among others. But when Spaniards arrived in Latin America and began conquistador-ing–exploring jungles, murdering the locals, spreading smallpox, contracting syphillis, looting temples for gold, etc.--they brought a whole new genetic lineage into the mix. And when they decided to settle Latin America permanently, they started importing large numbers of Europeans and slaves from Africa.
By the time genome sequencing became available, the Mexican population had been mixing genes from three (or four) continents for half a millennium. Finding indigenous villages where the Spanish hadn’t left genetic traces of themselves proved extremely difficult. Once INMEGEN settled on three potential indigenous genomes, they realized that these people were coming from very different indigenous populations. (Mexico is a big country. Genes indigenous to Oaxaca were actually quite likely to be different from genes native to Baja California.)
García Deister pointed out that the people supporting genome sequencing tend to talk about indigeneity in one of two ways: Mythical Indigineity and Pathological Indigeneity.
Stories about Mythical Indigeneity present the genetic avatar as a lost innocent that has disappeared due to colonization. Schwartz-Marin’s presentation echoed this point later in the day when he spoke about how many people assume the Mexican government will “protect” Mexico’s unique indigenous and mestizo biology. People seeking out the Mythical Indigenous Genetic Avatar feel almost a nostalgia toward that figure, which they see as uniquely Mexican.
In contrast, Pathological Indigeneity focuses on using the genome as a way to identify who is diseased or at risk for disease. For instance, scientists say that indigenous populations are at higher risk for diabetes and obesity; they do not talk about Europeans foisting a disease-causing diet on Native Americans. (Interestingly, when it comes to infectious disease, most Mexicans think of Europeans as the disease-bringers because of small pox, García Deister noted during the Q & A. But when it comes to “genetic diseases”, many people assume the indigenous genome is the flawed one.)
Interestingly, both of sets of ideas were in place before genome sequencing began. In fact, they drove the fascination and investment in sequencing Mexican genomes.
INMEGEN found some interesting results–according to the estimate García Deister shared, the Mexican population’s genes are about 52% American Indian, 41% European, and 3% African–but the discussion about what DNA sequences mean is deeply affected by history and social dynamics.
Since the population is so thoroughly mixed, the geneticists ended up having to do a lot of “salvage genetics”, Schwartz-Marin, explained. They couldn’t find an “intact” Indigenous genome, so they had to reconstruct what an indigenous genome might be like from various bits and pieces. In that way, looking for indigenous genomes in a Mestizo nation is like looking for unspoiled Nature in the Anthropocene. No scientist, no matter how talented, can reverse or isolate a sample from the effects of history.
[One vision of a chimera. Image via Creative Commons & Flickr]
We Are All Chimeras Now
Mexico is far from the only country displaying a fascination with its population’s mixed ancestry. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.’s “Find Your Roots” project came up during panel discussion as an example of genetic investigation that does relatively little to dispel stereotypes. Harvard grad student Elise K. Burton also presented a paper about the history of Iran’s genome sequencing project. The Iranians placed a great deal of emphasis on their country’s genetic variation in order to attain “a veneer of diversity”. It didn’t necessarily mean that ethnic and religious minorities were actually empowered.
People and animals of mixed heritage have long been objects of fascination, and when the mix of biological traits crosses a perceived “line between species”, that fascination is often mixed with horror. But the fact of the modern world is that most of us, who live in countries with long colonial histories are in some ways hybrids and those of us who use electronic telecommunications to exchange ideas are in a sense cyborgs. Even though many people describe hybrids and cyborgs as creatures that blur boundaries of humanity, most people reading this post are children of boundary-transgressing systems.
This concern with becoming hybridized was a running theme throughout “Molecularizing Identity”. A few speakers went so far as to suggest that we’re all chimeras already.
Sociologist Amy Hinterberger of University of Warwick was the first speaker at the conference to explicitly invoke “The Chimera”, a monster from Greek mythology with two heads (one lion, one goat), a serpentine tail, and the ability to breathe fire. Scientists borrowed the name “Chimera” to describe lab-made organisms with genes from multiple organisms.
Science’s chimeras include pigs with genetically human hearts and/or livers (called “bespoke pigs”), mice whose neural crest stem cells or immune system stem cells were removed and replaced with human stem cells (called “humanized mice”), bacteria that have been genetically engineered to make biofuels, heart cells that are born in dishes but know how to beat, and even genetically human stem cells.
Hinterberger argued that chimeras are becoming so numerous that the rules around who is (and isn’t) a monster are beginning to change. At the same time, scientifically-created chimeras generate a lot of anxiety. Do they deserve human rights? Is a mouse with human glial cells coating its neurons on its way to personhood or is it still just a clever GMO mouse?
(She also shared my favorite story out of the whole conference. Two people on a research ethics board were arguing about stem cell ethics. One person, the biologist, said, “I’m so tired of people arguing about stem cells. They’re just smudges on petri dishes!” …To which a lawyer on the board replied, “If stem cells are just smudges, would you eat one?”)
Queering Monsanto?
Harvard anthropologist Sophia Roosth took the “natural rights for synthetic chimeras”-angle a step further by arguing that when scientists transfer genes from one organism to another, they’re creating a new form of kinship: a synthetic biological one.
She grounded her argument in existing ideas from Queer Theory, a school of thought in gender studies that favors fluid and varied identities (in contrast to norms that treat gender, race, and other identities as permanent, fixed, and non-overlapping categories). In particular, she drew from work on queer families, which differ from traditional patriarchal families in that people can actively choose who their queer kin are.
Selection and gene-swapping have been happening since the beginning of life itself, biologists argue, so presumably what unnerves people about synthetic biology is the fact that humans can choose to make gene transfer happen between unrelated organisms.
Splicing fish genes into a tomato is a departure from evolutionary history and the sequence of organisms begetting other organisms, but is it possible to see synthetic biology as creating a new form of relatedness between species?
These ideas might sound out there, but the rules of thumb that biologists use to draw lines between related species are actually somewhat arbitrary. (Especially when dealing with bacteria that can trade genes.) Biologists do their best to back up their definitions of species with empirical data points such as whether or not a hybrid of 2 breeds can have offspring of its own, but species definitions reliably induce heated discussion and epistemological angst. The animals they describe are part of physical reality, but “species” are categories that humans invent in order to communicate. In other words, species are social constructs.
So a trangressing a species boundary by splicing a gene into another organism could be considered a violation of the species social norm and not a violation of “natural law”.
In fact, many–if not most–scholars in Science & Technology studies would argue that the concept of “Nature” is a construct, an umbrella “Other” that people for lumping all animals, plants, bacteria, geological phenomena, and weather patterns into a “Them”. Once all non-human biological and geochemical entities are safely labeled “Them”, humans can commence their Man vs. Nature struggle and subdue the unruly (or save the doomed) “Nature” without feeling like we’re harming (or saving) something we’re part of. (If you wanna dig into this concept, look up Bruno Latour.)
The Nature vs. Nurture conceptual binary helps most people get through the day, but it also enables environmental destruction and justifications for racism, sexism, and transphobia.
So on one level, Roosth’s presentation was a radical but logical extension of treating the “Man-made vs. Natural” distinction as akin to the “Man vs. Woman” binary. At the same time, when feminist social scientists who analyze the practice of biology get together, you can safely assume you’re talking to a room full of liberals. Most people listening to that particular talk would consider Queer Theorists to be the “good guys” (…in so far as they accept the “good vs. bad” binary…) and view imperialists and capitalists as “bad guys”.
During the Q&A, Sheila Jasanoff asked Roosth how the queerness of synthetic biology would square with science’s history of supporting imperialism and capitalism. After all, Monsanto is just about as exploitative as companies come, but they are also one of the biggest hubs for synthetic biology and genetic modification. So what are the political implications of “queering” a technique that Monsanto uses to generate profit?
It’s a legit question. How can science, traditionally a tool of rich, white, patriarchy-upholding, pro-military capitalists, change itself to be more feminist, less racist, or less elitist, let alone queer? (At the same time, is it fair to frame science as incapable of reinventing or contradicting itself?)
I definitely don’t have an answer, but #WelcometotheTrip.
**tl;dr:**
Many people and institutions fixate on identifying completely “natural” or “indigenous” entities, but the real world is full of hybrids. So why do so we demonize hybrids and chimeras?
And will changing applications of technology force us to stop treating mixed-lineage entities as exotic and/or monstrous?
food for thought genetics Harvard Molecularization of Identity science & politics STS things that blow Diana's mind
Mind the (Canopy) Gap: Recap of a Talk by Dr. Julia Burton
Why DNA is like a phone cable (Recap of a Talk by Prof. Jacqueline Barton)
Expectations vs. Reality: More Key Questions on Molecularization of Identity
Denis Nový
Good read! More about chimerism in this article – https://www.genomia.cz/cz/chimerismus
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Arafat’s Blood
By Deanne Stillman
Came the photograph of Yassir Arafat giving blood, at the Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, arm outstretched and primed with a green tourniquet, needle in vein, blood flowing into a vial which would soon be en route to New York City to become part of what was quickly becoming a vast stockpile of donated blood in anticipation of all the bleeding survivors who were thought and hoped to perhaps be clinging to life under the collapsed towers of steel and granite, spilling their blood for their jobs. As I studied the image, I wondered about all the buckets of blood he himself had spilled. The more I looked at the photo, the more it seemed as if he was wondering about the same thing.
Yes, look closely at this photograph for it will not come our way again: We know he is wracked with the shakes although he lies still in the frozen image, a modern warrior dying before us, broken into a thousand pieces, his skin a flimsy parchment, a flicker of fear crossing his eyes — a man whose blood has already drained away, but when exactly I wondered? Did the leeching begin long ago, his blood receding little by little as he witnessed horror upon horror, or did it begin to recoil when his brother in peace Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated, or did it retreat quickly — perhaps just the other day — as he saw the grotesque blow that felled both lower Manhattan and his dream of a Palestinian state?
A man awash in his own blood might see certain images flash before him. Yassir Arafat was involved for much of his life in the fight for Palestinian liberation. He has been linked to two of the late 20th Century’s most iconic acts of terrorism, both committed by factions of his Palestinian Liberation Organization. In 1972, a group of Arab gunmen calling themselves Black September kidnapped the Israeli Olympic team from their apartment in Munich and demanded the release of Arab prisoners. No deal was made and the gunmen massacred the athletes. In 1985, a group of Arab gunmen calling themselves the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine took over the Achille Lauro cruise ship in the Mediterranean, hoping to draw attention to their plight. They shot the wheelchair-bound Jewish stroke victim Leon Klinghoffer in the head and then threw him overboard. The man in charge of this operation now lives in Gaza City.
Who would receive Yassir Arafat’s blood? I thought as I pondered the meaning of the old warrior giving blood. Who would want it? Who, near death, would not want it? The act of the donation — blood coming from the Middle East — echoed of the rousing call to holy war: blood of the martyrs, blood of my brothers, blood on their hands, we will water this soil with the blood of your sons.... Blood has been coursing through the place since Christ was crucified on the skull- strewn execution hill at Golgotha and it dripped into the dirt with the blood of all who had been punished there and became a holy sacrament, at the same time becoming the very thing that has forever pitted brother against brother, Cain taking Abel’s blood in a murder spree without end, the river of life now running red right into the 21st Century, from Arafat’s veins into — whose? Would it save the life of a Jewish banker? A janitor from the Dominican Republic? A tourist from Japan? And what secrets were in Arafat’s blood? I thought as I gazed at the photo. What messages did it carry? Did it thunder or whisper? Was there comfort in its currents? If there is such a thing as “bad blood,” would that be the blood of an assassin? If said assassin has had a change of heart, would his blood now pulse with forgiveness? Of course, blood is blood and that’s why the Red Cross labels blood only in terms of type, not who gave it. In that respect, Yassir Arafat of all people was now a universal donor, however his blood was typed, and whatever markers of his own life that it conveyed. But there would be no special flights from Gaza arriving at JFK. As it happened, Arafat’s blood was among the hundreds of pints of blood that would not be needed. Among those mired in the twisted and flaming wreckage of the World Trade Center, there were few survivors: even as he gave his blood, there was nowhere for it to go — no lifelines to be pierced, no arteries to flood, for thousands had been instantly incinerated and as I watched Arafat give the gift of life, I realized that we were all breathing their ashes.
My guess is that Arafat knew his blood would not find its way to the US, never mingle with the blood of Americans who had died for their jobs. He was making an empty gesture; given the events that came hours before, he knew that it would be obliterated, reclaimed by the shifting sands. But make no mistake: although in the scheme of things it came too late, the symbol was writ large. We are all blood brothers, he was saying, even if you don’t want my blood. An now, reader, I ask you again: take a really close look at this picture, and I think you’ll see what I see — a dying and sad old man, opening his veins.
This essay appeared in Rolling Stone’s 9/11 commemorative issue, published October 25, 2001.
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Title: Memoir of Father Vincent de Paul; religious of La Trappe
Author: Vincent de Paul, Father
*** Start of this Doctrine Publishing Corporation Digital Book "Memoir of Father Vincent de Paul; religious of La Trappe" ***
Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions.
FATHER VINCENT DE PAUL,
RELIGIOUS OF LA TRAPPE:
TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL FRENCH
A. M. POPE,
WITH A PREFACE
THE RIGHT REVEREND DR. CAMERON,
BISHOP OF ARICHAT.
The reply of Maximilian to the wealthy courtier who tendered him a
goodly purse of gold for a title of nobility, was worthy of that
emperor: "I can enrich thee," he said, "but only thy own virtue can
enoble thee" All true grandeur, excellence, and dignity, are the
offspring of virtue. Even the most renowned oracles of paganism
proclaim this, and the very persecutors of holiness are often
constrained to pay homage to their victim. No wonder, then, that
whenever we are privileged to find one of those rare mortals, whom
virtue has unmistakably marked as her own, we lovingly attach an
exceptional importance to everything connected with his history. Such
assuredly was he whose "account of what befel" him during his first
ten years in America, is now for the first time published in English.
A brief sketch of the religious Order to which he belonged, of the
life he led, and of the Monastery he founded, may give added interest
to his own simple and edifying narrative.
What Scripture terms "the world," and so emphatically denounces as
such, is the poisonous source of the mother-evils described by St.
John as "the concupiscence of the flesh, and the concupiscence of the
eyes, and the pride of life." Flight from the contamination of this
threefold inordinate love of pleasures, riches and honors, being
essential to salvation, is most easily, most surely and most
meritoriously achieved by those who, in answer to a Divine call,
consecrate and give themselves wholly to God, by the practice of the
evangelical counsels of chastity, poverty and obedience. Those who
embrace this angelic profession form the choice portion of the fold
of Christ. They rank as His spouses, and, by the holy ambition of
their virgin love, console Him for the craven defections or the cold
indifference of so many Christians.
All Christians animated by the spirit of Jesus are religious, just
as they are holy, and kings and priests (I Peter 2,9). Such is the
unity of the marvellous body of Christ, the Church, whose soul is
infinite love, that her every member shares, in some sense and
measure, all her sublime prerogatives. But as God willed that in His
family some goods should be common to all, so He likewise decreed
that other goods should be reserved to comparatively few, and through
these chosen and privileged ones benefit the rest. Hence, as besides
this elementary royalty and priesthood conferred by baptism, there
are, according to the express order of God superior and official
royalties and priesthoods, in like manner besides the fundamental
religion, which is the vital breath of every soul in a state of
grace, there is a religion more eminent, more definite, more perfect.
Thus as there is here below a sacerdotal and royal state, so likewise
is there a religious state which is confined to those only who bind
themselves by vows to a monastic life. It is evident, therefore, that
when Catholics use the expression "religious Order," or term a monk
or nun "a religious," they are perfectly justified in doing so, the
cavillings of Dr. Trench to the contrary notwithstanding.
Each religious order is characterized by the special purpose for
which it was founded, and by the constitution and rule which its
members are to follow. The observance of the Benedictine rule was
greatly relaxed in the monasteries of France towards the close of the
eleventh century, when St. Robert (1098) inaugurated a reform at
Citeaux, which resulted in the establishment of the Cistercian Order.
A monastery of this Order was subsequently (1140) founded in La
Perche, France, by the Count of Perche, and was called La Trappe. In
1662 the commendatory abbot of La Trappe, Armand Jean le Bouthilier
de Rance', a nobleman who abandoned wealth and a brilliant career,
visited La Trappe, undertook a new reform of the Cistercian rule, and
thus became the founder of that branch of this Order which became
known as the congregation of La Trappe. In consequence of the
Revolution of 1789, one of the Trappist Fathers, Dom Augustin
conducted twenty-four of his brethren from France to Valsainte, in
Switzerland. Here they decided to adopt a rule still more strict than
that which they had hitherto observed. This step occasioned a
division in the Trappist Order: some monasteries following the rule
of Valsainte, others that of de Rance'. An appeal to Rome resulted in
a decree dated October 3rd, 1834, by which all Trappist monasteries
were placed under one government. The decree not having however had
the desired effect, the Holy See decided in 1847 to sanction two
distinct congregations, one to follow the constitution of de Rance',
and the other to observe the rule of St. Benedict, with the primitive
constitution of the Cistercian Order. To the latter congregation
belong the Trappist monasteries of Canada and the United States,
whose time-table on week days during winter is as follows:--
At two o'clock, a. m., the Trappists rise and proceed to their
chapel, where they devote their time to the recitation of the Office,
meditation, &c., till 7.45, when they have High Mass, followed by
manual labor, which, with the interruption of only half an hour given
to the recitation of Office and examen of conscience, continues till
2 p. m.; ten minutes more and they break their long fast of twenty-four
hours with the lean and only repast of the day. At 6 p. m. begins
spiritual reading, immediately followed by compline and other
devotional exercises till 7, when they retire to their much needed
rest on their hard straw mattresses. Perpetual silence is prescribed,
unless in case of necessity, so that the Trappist's whole life is one
of extraordinary austerity and of incessant recollection, reminding
him at every turn of the shortness of life and the tremendous rigor
of judgment. The time-table for summer varies in some minor practices
and observances, while, according to that of Sundays and holidays,
those religious in the latter case rise at midnight, and in the
former at 1 a. m., and busy themselves till 7 o'clock, p. m. during
winter, and 8 o'clock during summer in the praises of the Lord.
James Merle was born at Lyons, France, the 29th October, 1768. His
father was a much respected physician in that city. On the 7th of
April, 1798, while the godless Revolution was carrying resistless
devastation over the country, he privately received the holy order of
priesthood at the hands of Mgr. C. F. D. Dubois de Sanzay, Archbishop
of Vienne, and seven years afterwards he entered the Trappist Order,
taking the name of Father Vincent de Paul, by which he has always
since been known.
In his memoir Father Vincent speaks of having bought a large tract
of land near the sea in Nova Scotia, and of having built a house
thereon. This was in Tracadie, where he resided for some years
previous to his return to France in 1823. In 1824 he came again to
Tracadie with another worthy priest of his Order, Father Francis, a
native of Freiburg, together with three lay brothers, and the house
above referred to became thenceforth the monastery of Petit
Clairvaux. A few years later three other lay brothers were admitted,
two of them from Halifax, and one from the United States.
Until the Rev. John Quinn was appointed parish priest of Tracadie,
(1837) Father Vincent had pastoral charge of the three missions of
Tracadie, Havre au Boucher, and Pomquet, and the old people of the
place still recount his innumerable acts of extraordinary zeal and
devotion. "He scarcely ever had the stole off his neck during Lent,"
is the remark of one of them. He also made frequent excursions to
Cheticamp, Arichat, and other parts of Cape Breton, to preach
missions there, and to assist the dying. In his memoir he speaks of
that sublime pilgrimage of the heart, the admirable devotion of the
Way of the Cross, as one especially acceptable to God; and no wonder
it bore marvellous fruit as conducted by him. At each station this
holy servant of God did not content himself with reading the usual
prayers: he gave expression to heavenly thoughts inspired by his own
burning love of his crucified Saviour, producing a mysterious and
lasting echo in all hearts. The church was always crowded on those
occasions. To prepare children for their first communion, he devoted
six entire weeks of instruction each year. His capacity for work was
immense; and while hurry never appeared in his actions, he managed to
glide through them with a masterly ease far out-stripping the
speediest progress of ordinary mortals. A supernatural light seemed
to supersede the necessity of recourse to the usual slow and
laborious process of reasoning in seeing one's way, and to endow him
with an intuition excluding all doubt, and with an instinct ever
ready in performance. Thus for everything he found ample time,
because no particle of his time was lost. He was a living,
palpitating, breathing, vocal, acting temple of the Holy Ghost, and
this Divine indwelling was, in a manner, visible to all. At the
altar, during the holy sacrifice which he daily offered, it seemed to
transfigure his countenance so as to impress his heavenly citizenship
upon all beholders. In administering the sacrament, in instructing
the people, in his incessant endeavors to keep or win them from sin,
and to provide for all their spiritual wants, the same irradiation of
holiness imparted the most extraordinary efficacy to his charity and
zeal.
So palpable was this impress of sanctity in his every-day-life, that
no one could come in contact with him without perceiving it and
feeling its inherent power. Such being the rare effulgence of Father
Vincent's sanctity as seen amid the dust and darkness of the world,
one can more readily realize the transcendent perfection and purity
of his soul as nurtured and revealed in his divine communing in his
own beloved cloister. No wonder, then, that when this admirable
servant of God, fall of days and merits, was called away to his
reward on the morning of New Year's Day, 1853, all felt that they had
one intercessor more in heaven. No wonder that miraculous cures
wrought through his mediation began soon to multiply. Nor was Father
Vincent's reputation for sanctity confined to Catholics. Even
Protestants not only acknowledged the heroism of his virtues, but
also sought to possess some earth from his grave, and one of them, J.
H., still living, was restored to health and usefulness by the
application of this relic to his diseased and disabled limbs.
The next Prior of Petit Clairvaux was the dauntless and holy Father
Francis, whose advanced age obliged him in 1858 to resign his office
into the hands of the sweet Father James, a native of Belgium, and a
religious eminently qualified for the position. Such was the success
of his administration that in 1876 the community was raised by Pius
IX of blessed memory to the dignity of an abbey--an abbey, which,
with its forty-one fervent religious, now wisely governed by the
worthy Abbot Dominic, presents an example of heroic abstinence,
mortification and prayer, well calculated to put the characteristic
dissipation, effeminacy and dissoluteness of the age to blush, and to
bring home to our minds that "the wisdom of this world is foolishness
with God." (I Co. 3,19).
JOHN CAMERON,
_Bishop of Arichat._
FATHER VINCENT.
[Some account of what befel Father Vincent de Paul, Religious of La
Trappe, with observations made by him when in America, where he has
spent about ten years, with the permission of his Superior, in
obedience to whose orders he writes the following:]
The reverend Father Abbot, of La Trappe, Dom Augustin, (De
Lestrange) foreseeing that Bonaparte would seek to destroy the
communities existing in Europe, resolved on sending a party of his
religious to America, in order that they might establish themselves
there and preserve their monastic state.
In 1812, I, in company with two other brothers, was sent by him to
the United States, there to found an establishment of our Order. We
left Bordeaux on the 15th June, and on the 6th of the month of August
we arrived at Boston. We had with us one of our Trappistines, whose
object was also to found a community; with this intention she had
preceded her companions, but now found herself alone, as passports
were refused to the other sisters. We were welcomed by the worthy Mr.
Matignon, parish priest of the town, who coaxed us to remain in the
diocese of Bishop Cheverus. However as we had received orders to
establish ourselves near Baltimore, after a few days rest I started
for that town alone, leaving my brothers and the nun in Boston,
intending to send for them when I should find a suitable site for the
two projected establishments. I paid my respects to His Grace the
Archbishop of Baltimore, who received me kindly, but appeared at a
loss where to find a site such as we desired. After many unsuccessful
efforts and researches, he established me temporally on a farm
belonging to the Society of Jesus (of which he was a member) until
such time as we could procure the sort of place we wanted; then as I
thought that time might be long in coming, I summoned my brothers to
me, and arranged for a suitable lodging for the nun.
During our stay, a rich man of Baltimore, who was once a Protestant
and had been converted, offered us 2000 acres of land in the
mountains of Pensylvania, near a river called the Delaware. He was
even generous enough to offer me the services of his son, who was
also a recent convert, and who came with us to point out the property
which, however, I was not able to inspect thoroughly as I remained
there only one day.
I returned soon after with two young men who were inclined to join
our Order. They commenced a somewhat rude novitiate, for we fasted
and kept silence on the way, going always on foot for want of money.
After great suffering from fatigue and heat (as it was summer), we
arrived at a little town, distant about sixty miles from
Philadelphia, whence we had started on our tour of inspection. This
little town, which was called Milford, was quite near to the land
that was to be ours.
On the way we passed through many Protestant villages whose
inhabitants appeared to be anxious for the light of the true faith,
and this budding town of Milford did not look askance at us, as
almost all of its inhabitants came to mass on Sunday. After mass one
of the young men aforementioned, who knew English well, expounded the
catechism to them, and they listened with attention. The Protestant
minister came afterwards to preach, but we were told that none of the
people went to hear him which without doubt annoyed him greatly. One
of the principal men of the place, a Protestant, as indeed they were
all, begged me to remain with them, saying that they would subscribe
me a pension, and that he would head the list with the sum of fifty
dollars. But we had not come to this country to be missionaries, so
we left Milford to go and inspect our land.
Travelling through these immense and trackless forests was very
difficult, and we often went astray. One day when I was alone with a
child who served me in the capacity of guide, we were greatly
puzzled. We wished to find a little hut that we had built in the
woods in which to sleep; nightfall was coming on, and there seemed no
chance of finding our camp before sundown. I said to the child: "here
is a low, flat rock, on which I will spend the night." He replied
that if I remained there I should be devoured by the bears, of which
there were a great number on these mountains; we had already heard
their cries and hideous howlings. At length, thanks be to God, we
found the cabin, which was not a very safe refuge for us, as it was
only a little hut built of young trees. The two novices and I slept
there like Indians, either on the bare ground or on couches formed by
heaps of the branches of trees.
Having no provisions with us we were obliged for the first few days
to eat what we could find in the woods, such as certain little blue
berries that they call "bluets," and other wild fruits, which the
people of the country despise. On the third or fourth day help came.
A Jew and a Protestant appeared on the scene, bringing us potatoes.
This Jew showed a leaning towards our religion, and the Sunday
previous I had said mass in his house. I do not doubt that if we had
remained longer with these people many would have been converted.
There was one entire family, of father, mother and three children,
whom I had instructed, and who were to receive baptism and embrace
the Catholic religion. Unfortunately the woman was the victim of evil
counsel at Milford, and was deterred from her good purpose. There
were many people in Milford who were bitter enemies to the truth.
I often said mass in our cabin. One day we made a cross and carried
it in procession for nearly a mile: we sang psalms, and part of the
way went barefoot, until we reached the spot where we planted the
cross, which was our consolation and our safeguard, as there were in
this desert a great number of rattlesnakes and other reptiles no less
dangerous. When we left our retreat we would sometimes step upon them
and would hear the noise that these serpents make with their rattles.
At last having walked over a great portion of these two thousand
acres of land during the two weeks that we spent there, we left these
solitudes and went down to Philadelphia. [Footnote: It was not deemed
advisable to accept this property, it being almost entirely rock or
marsh land. Besides which it was not suitable for one of our
establishments, communication with other places being too difficult.]
Upon arriving at the town I told the Bishop how well-disposed were
the people whom we had seen, and suggested to him to send some
missionaries there, but he told me that he had none to send. If I had
been free I would have returned at once to labor for the conversion
of these poor people.
After a year of crosses and difficulties in the way of our discovering
a suitable and convenient place for our establishment, we found
ourselves in Maryland, an excellent province, producing all the
necessaries of life in abundance. It is near the sea, and near to the
Potoxen, and not far from the Potomac, two great rivers that add to
its commercial advantages and render it more flourishing. We thought
we had at last found the country in which to succeed in establishing
our foundation. I consulted His Grace the Archbishop of Baltimore, and
the reverend gentlemen of the seminary of St. Sulpice, and in
accordance with their advice, I decided to go there and commence the
work. Three more brothers sent from France by our Reverend Father
Abbot, arrived at this juncture and joined us. We bought the land and
set ourselves to work to cultivate it. We built a house for ourselves,
which consisted of trees placed one upon another--what is called in
this country a _loghouse_. It was small, being only eighteen feet
long, and as many wide. We shortly commenced another which would serve
as a chapel. The negroes of the country--who are all Catholics--gave
us a helping hand in this work On arriving here we found lodgings in a
private house near our clearing, in which we remained until our
_loghouse_ was fit to receive us.
Maryland produces an abundance of Indian corn, the cultivation of
which is the chief work of the negroes. We subsisted almost entirely
upon this food, with potatoes and occasionally bread; wheat, however,
and buckwheat grow very well. We arrived there at the beginning of
the year 1813, and during the winter we were occupied in cutting down
trees and preparing the land for work in the spring, so that when
that season arrived we had an acre and a half of land under
cultivation. Part of this we planted with potatoes, another part was
a garden where we sowed different vegetables, and we also laid out an
orchard of young fruit trees. So far everything looked well, but when
summer came, and while we were working most zealously we all fell ill
with fever, and many of us were attacked with dysentery. I attribute
these maladies to many causes,--first to the miasma or poisonous
vapors exhaled from newly cleared land, then to the great heat and
the bad water that we had to drink, which, though it had been pure
enough in the winter and spring, had become bad by reason of a
multitude of little insects that were perpetually drowning themselves
in it. Another reason that contributed to render us ill was the
number of different sorts of flies by which we were devoured day and
night. There were among others two species of flies which in this
country they call _tics_. Some of them are large, others are
small, they fasten themselves to the skin and so penetrate into the
flesh that one can only remove them by pulling them to pieces, even
then a part remains and causes an insupportable itching.
We were dying one after another in this place when our Rev. Father
Abbot on his way from Martinique, with several religious, arrived at
New York. He summoned our community to him, as well as that of the
Rev. Father Urbain, which a short time previously had united with
ours, so that these three little communities now formed but one,
under our chief Superior, who thus in a moment effected a foundation
such as we had spent years of fruitless effort endeavoring to
establish. Our new monastery was established in the country near New
York, and did much good. Thirty-three poor children (almost all of
them orphans) were brought up there, and were given all the
necessaries of life, even to their clothes. Protestants came to see
the good work and two ministers were converted. These gentlemen came
sometimes to see us, and assisted at our religious ceremonies. They
liked to converse with our Reverend Father Abbot, who won them by his
frank and polite manner. In addition to the work of this monastery,
our Reverend Father Abbot supported and directed another house of our
Order which he had also founded, and which was productive of much
good. This was a community of nuns. There was yet another convent,
one belonging to the Ursulines quite near, that is to say about three
or four miles from our monastery, which our community supplied with a
chaplain. I was obliged to go there every Sunday to say mass and to
confess the nuns. When we arrived in their neighborhood they were
without a priest; we could not leave them in such need, so that I,
ill though I was, had to say two masses on Sundays, one in the church
of the Ursulines, the other in that of our sisters. However, this was
to me a cause of rejoicing, although I was fatigued after my voyages
and overwhelmed by the work with which I was charged, I was
compensated and consoled by the good that I could be the means of
doing. I remember having received the abjuration of Protestantism of
three young ladies who were boarders at the Ursuline Convent, and who
had the happiness of becoming Catholics.
Although we were in a Protestant country, our Reverend Father Abbot
undertook to have the procession of the Blessed Sacrament on the
festival of Corpus Christi, thinking it might do some good. He had
several repositories built in a field adjoining our house, these he
decorated in the best style possible and managed to have a canopy and
boys to swing censors and others to throw flowers before the Blessed
Sacrament. When the time for the procession arrived we saw our
Reverend Father bearing Jesus Christ in his hands and walking under
the dais borne by four religious in dalmatics accompanied by the
community and by several strangers singing hymns and canticles.
Numbers of children preceeded the Blessed Sacrament, exercising the
solemn functions which had been allotted to them. This infantine
band, clad in white surplices girded with different colors, resembled
angels and presented a spectacle at once beautiful and edifying to
the beholder. The Protestants who were present appeared to be much
pleased with the procession.
Our Reverend Father Abbot wished with all his heart to be able to
continue the good work thus commenced, but he was obliged to abandon
it for want of pecuniary means, and perhaps also because of the
ill-will of many who offered opposition to his projects; besides which
King Louis XVIII had been restored to the throne of France, and
religion was being re-established in that country. Almost all our
brothers were dispersed here and there throughout Europe, and it
would be necessary to reunite them. Persuaded, besides, that he would
receive more help in France than in the United States, and in short,
reflecting that there would perhaps be more good to be done yet in
the old world than in the new, (the Revolution having been the cause
of such wickedness and having done so much harm) our Father Abbot
decided that he and his community would return to France. He embarked
in the autumn of 1814, and took with him from New York the greater
number of our Brothers and all our Sisters, leaving only six Brothers
and myself behind, with orders that we should join him in France
after I had arranged our business matters and recovered my strength,
for I had still within me the germ of that malady of which mention
has been made in speaking of Maryland where I contracted it, as did
the others. It left me with a slow fever, that lasted for a long time.
At this junction two of our Brothers died, a lay Brother and an
oblate. This latter had been almost a millionaire he having acquired
a large fortune in the West India Islands; he lost it, however, in
the negro rebellion, and retired to La Trappe, where he died poor
Belonging to the house in which we were living was an orchard which
we had made our cemetery, here we had buried our two brothers; but,
as we were going to leave this spot and did not wish to expose their
bodies to be perhaps profaned by heretics who might buy the ground
and not wish to have them there, we determined to exhume them. They
had been buried about a fortnight, and the weather was warm, so we
provided ourselves with incense to burn in case there might be a foul
odour. This precaution, however, was not necessary, as there was no
smell perceptible, they were as fresh, so to speak, as if they were
still alive. We remarked especially that the body of Brother Jean
Marie, (the lay Brother) was supple. I touched it myself, and saw
that it was really so, for while I held him his legs swayed as would
those of a person in life.
Near the town there was a little cemetery well walled in, and
intended for the poor. As our brothers were poor in fact, and by
profession, I had them laid there, and in the same spirit of poverty
interred them side by side in the same grave. We accompanied these
good brothers to the tomb, offering our prayers for their repose, and
all was finished before daylight.
About the middle of the month of May, 1815, our business being
concluded, we left New York, and fifteen days later arrived at
Halifax, without having experienced bad weather. After two week's
delay in searching for another vessel, we at length found one, and by
means of the recommendation of Mr. Burke, then pastor of the town,
and since Bishop, we were taken on board with our seven trunks
without being obliged to pay anything for our passage. The ship was a
transport called the "Ceylon," and was delayed by contrary winds. The
second day after we embarked the wind still being from a wrong
quarter, I was stupid and imprudent enough to go ashore to see about
some business that was not of grave importance--when lo! the wind
veered round suddenly and became favorable. The ship sailed, but
Father, Vincent remained and lost his passage!
I thus found myself alone in a strange country, and without means. I
made every effort to discover some way of overtaking the ship, but in
vain. It was impossible to do so, and I felt very sad at the thought
of my brothers being carried so far away from me.
My Superior in France, to whom I made known this event, wrote to me
that as God had permitted it, I could remain until farther orders,
and occupy myself with the salvation of the Indians; for which object
I accordingly labored up to the time of my leaving Nova Scotia, that
is to say up to the month of October, 1823. These labors, however,
did not prevent my working for the good of our Order, as we shall see
Mr. Bourke having gone to Ireland, we were only two priests for the
town of Halifax and its suburbs, where there were many Catholics,
without counting the Mic-macs, who are the Indians inhabiting Nova
Scotia. These Indians were called to the Faith about four centuries
ago. French priests or Jesuits coming at the peril of their lives,
brought them the light of the Gospel. Many of these ministers of our
Lord fell victims of their own zeal and charity, being murdered by
this nation, then pagan and barbarous. Since these Indians became
acquainted with the true religion they have never been known to
conform to any other, but have preserved their firmness in the faith
up to the present day in spite of the danger of perversion to which
they are so often exposed, more especially since they have lived among
the English, and in spite of their ignorance, for it is difficult to
teach them. Their language which they call "Mic-mac," is a jargon
without rule. They have been taught to read in it, but only by means
of hieroglyphics. A figure or a sign which they write themselves on
bark or on paper, may sometimes signify only one word, sometimes again
it stands for a whole phrase. Some have thought they detected Arab
words amongst this language, but I think it bears more resemblance to
that of children just learning to speak without being able to
understand what they say. For example for the "_yes_" they say
[long-e] (ay); for "_no_" they say "mena." The accent of the Mic-mac
is soft and slow. I have remarked that, they do not convey their ideas
well in any other language. When one translates Mic-mac for them into
French or English, they often appear dissatisfied, and one can see
from their manner that the true sense is not given. What renders their
faith more remarkable and meritorious is, that they confess through
the medium of an interpreter, and they avail themselves of the first
they find, no matter who, provided he knows their language. They are
often interpreted by their relatives, even the oldest by the youngest.
Mr. Mayar, a French priest who was formerly missionary to these parts
and who died in Halifax full of merit before God, was deeply regretted
by these Indians. By means of great application, and by the aid of
light from heaven, he accomplished the task of translating into their
language a number of the prayers and chants of the church, so that
they now sing the _Kyrie_, the _Gloria in Excelsis_, the _Credo_, &c,
even the _Te Deum_, on the Roman or Parisian tone, (for this worthy
priest came from Paris). They know many hymns of the Blessed Virgin,
which they sing equally well, also the prose _Dies Irae_. They sing
mass fairly well, especially the tone Royal, and the mass for the
dead. Some persons may be surprised at this, and perhaps harbor a
doubt of it, but I can testify as a witness to its truth. More than a
hundred times they have sung it for me. So recently as the month of
August, 1823, I was in a parish called Havre-a-Bouchers, when
twenty-six canoes filled with Indians arrived there; they came to have
their children baptised, and for confession, &c. There were eight
singers among them, and during the week that they remained, they sang
mass for me each day, and one might say conducted themselves like
canons or like Trappists! They have clear voices. These poor Indians
might shame some of our European Catholics by their zeal and their
piety; they will go fifty or even a hundred leagues to find a priest
and to receive the Sacraments, and as it often happens that they have
no provisions when they arrive, they pass two or three days without
eating, occupied only with their souls and forgetful of the wants of
the body.
While in Halifax, which is the capital of Nova Scotia, I found
myself overladen with work. The priest who was with me being in very
delicate health and often indisposed, most of the work fell to me. He
was at length obliged to go away for change of air and was absent for
a month, during which time it fell to me to baptize, confess, marry,
visit the sick in town and country, and be on my feet day and night,
besides saying mass on Sundays and Holy days.
Although I knew very little English, I preached twice in that
language in the Catholic church of the town, where there were about
two thousand Catholics, of whom the greater number were Irish.
Soon I felt constrained to go further into the Province of Nova
Scotia to minister to the wants of the poor, neglected inhabitants.
The first place to which I went was a parish called Chezzetcook,
composed of French Acadians, who were without a priest. It is seven
leagues from the town (Halifax) and when it possessed a missionary
the Indians had been accustomed to go there. They were not long in
learning of my presence, and came from a circuit of fifteen or twenty
leagues. I had a transparancy representing the suffering souls in
purgatory, which our Revered Father Abbot had made. The figures
expressing different shades of grief and of the desire as well as the
hope of seeing God, combined with the brilliant and real looking
flames, were well calculated to produce an impression. I showed it to
them and explained it by means of one of their interpreters who knew
French. At once penetrated with compassion and charity for the
suffering souls in purgatory they began to weep, and to look up the
money they had with them so as to have the Holy Sacrifice offered on
behalf of these suffering souls, and that without my having said
anything to give them the idea. They all wear the cross, some have it
hung round their necks, others fasten it on their breast. It is
seldom that an Indian leaves home without his beads; they generally
have them and do not neglect to say them, sometimes repeating the
chapelet several times a day, as well as in the middle of the night,
when they rise to pray. They observe all the fasts of the Church, and
the penances imposed on them they generally perform on Fridays. On
that day in a spirit of penitence, and in memory of the passion of
Jesus Christ, a man will hold out to his wife the backs of his hands,
which the wife strikes with a rod, giving twenty, thirty, or fifty
blows. She then in turn presents her hands and receives the same
chastisement from her husband. This chastisement is dealt out
indiscriminately, children are thus chastized by their parents, and
what is surprising, the little Indians when struck on the hands do
not withdraw them, no matter how much they feel the pain. I have seen
them bleeding, yet in spite of that they were firm and motionless.
Their religion is not only exterior, they have it in their heart as
will be seen by the following fact: The feast of St. Anne is a great
festival for the Indians, and I made a point of being at Chezzetcook
on that day. Two hundred Indians assembled, most of them came in a
spirit of devotion, but some of them had evil designs, for they
mediated killing their king and all his family. I discovered this
plot in time, and learnt the cause with astonishment. It was that
they believed that the chief and all his family would change their
religion, that they had become Protestants, or that they intended so
to do. This is how it came about. Some heretics called Methodists,
had done all in their power to attract the king of the Indians to
their sect, going so far as to give him all sorts of provisions, and
other valuables, such as cows, pigs, farming implements, &c. One of
these Methodists was sent among the Indians to learn their language,
and so corrupt them more easily. In this way the report got about
that their Chief, Benjamin (which was the name of the king) had
joined the Methodists with all his family. Mr. Mignault, parish
priest of Halifax, and myself knew this to be false, for Benjamin
himself, whom we had warned against the dangers that threatened him,
had replied: "The potatoes, cows, and the other provisions of Bromlet
(which was the name of the Methodist who had given him the things)
are good, I have taken them and made use of them, but his religion is
worthless, I will have none of it."
In consequence of this we assembled the Indians in the church of
Chezztecook, which was not large enough to hold them all, and we made
the king repeat his profession of faith in their presence, so that
they should no longer doubt his sincerity. He did this in a most
edifying manner. His example was followed by all his officers, who
also made their profession of faith. We remarked in particular one of
his brothers who was conspicuous by the touching beauty and eloquence
of his speech, and by the earnestness of the gestures which he
employed. Some fragments of his discourse were rendered into our
language by an Acadian interpreter, who understood Mic-mac pretty well.
"How," said he, "could we leave our religion that will save our
souls if we follow it, this religion that comes from God, whose son
died on the cross for our salvation? Shall we lose our souls that
have cost Him so dear, for which he suffered so much, and which he
shed all his blood to purchase? No, better die than change our faith
and do such a great wrong."
I had written to Mr. Mignault to come so as to render the affair
more imposing and dignified, and he arrived in good time. He carried
a large crucifix, which at the conclusion of the ceremony the Indians
came to venerate. The missionary then said a few words of
instruction, after which the Indians embraced each other as brothers
and friends, in token of general satisfaction and peace. I heard all
their confessions, and a large number had the happiness of receiving
Holy Communion. On the eve of St. Anne's feast, they made a bonfire,
and while the wood burned they fired off guns and danced around the
fire, clapping their hands in imitation of musical instruments. This
lasted for a great part of the night, however, they had previously
said their evening prayers, and sung hymns and canticles.
We can obtain almost anything from them in the name of our holy
religion, so great is their attachment to it, as will be seen by the
following: One day while I was in Halifax, a number of Indians came
to the presbytery to complain to me of the Governor who resided in
the town. They clamored for the guns and powder which had been
promised to them, and which they were accustomed to receive every
year from the English Government in addition to their gifts of woolen
blankets. The missionaries distributed, or saw to the distribution of
these latter. I was obliged to go myself to see the Governor on the
subject of this small rebellion, for the Indians wore a threatening
air. His Excellency begged me to pacify them and to tell them that
their demand would soon be granted. I returned and said a few words
in the name of religion, which at once quieted them.
Another time some barbarous and fanatical miscreants set a number of
Indians against us, making them believe that we only drew them around
us in order to do them harm, and to emperil their safety. This they
apparently believed, for we were warned that they would attempt our
lives. I spoke to them instructing them as well as I was able. At
last by the arguments of the religion to which they are so attached,
I turned them from their wicked purpose. I am sure that afterwards
they experienced a lively remorse for having entertained such a
thought. Formerly, that is to say, before priests came among them,
they had the barbarous custom of killing their fathers and mothers
when they became old and infirm. Many of the bludgeons and war clubs
with which they killed their parents have been found quite recently.
Now, however, they take care of them until their death, respecting
and loving them. It is thought that before they had any knowledge of
religion they were cannibals.
How is it that this people who were formerly so unnatural and so
barbarous are to-day so different, so humane, and quiet and
tractible? What has rendered them so docile and submissive; in short,
what has worked this happy change if not the Catholic religion?
Protestants, as we have shown above, have tried to civilize them, and
to imbue them with different sentiments, even going so far as to live
among them and entering into their pursuits, but their undertakings
have always failed, each attempt has met with the same result It is
only the true religion and its priests that have power to convert and
civilize these savages and make them useful members of society. Each
year they have masses said for different intentions, and in this they
give evidence of generosity and nobleness of sentiment. The first
mass that they recommend is for the human race, that is for all men
living; the second is for the souls in purgatory; the third for all
Indians and others who have died during the year; the fourth to thank
God for all benefits received from His hand during the year, and the
fifth to offer up to Him the coming year so that he may bless it. For
this object they save their money, sometimes to the end of the year,
sometimes to the feast of St. Anne, when they have an opportunity to
come to their religious duties. This, however, does not prevent their
having a special mass said, should any of their near relatives die.
They generally recommend high masses for these general intentions,
and for thanksgiving.
Before the French took possession of Nova Scotia, which they called
Acadia, the Indians lived only by hunting and fishing, and had no
clothing, but such as they made of the skins of wild beasts. Their
houses were hut-like in form, as they are at the present time, for
they have not changed their ancient manner of living. I have often
slept in their cabins, which are very uncomfortable for civilized
people, such as Frenchmen, although the Indians prefer them to our
houses. A proof of this is that, notwithstanding the length of time
they have lived among Europeans, they have not made up their mind to
imitate them. This may possibly arise from idleness, for it would
cost them much labor as well as time and money were they to erect
houses such as ours. They are not rich enough to employ workmen, but
in less than a day, without expense and with little labor, they can
build the house in which they live, sleep, cook, &c., and which is
much less trouble for them. They cut fifteen or twenty little trees
of about the same size as the arm of a youth of fifteen. From these
they remove the branches, if there be any, and make them into posts
of nine or ten feet in length. They then plant them in the earth at
equal distances, in the form of a circle, placing them so that they
may incline inwards, so that the base is much larger than the summit.
An opening is left at the apex sufficient to admit of the escape of
the smoke from the fire, which is always made in the middle of the
cabin. They then cover these poles with the bark of trees, leaving an
open space for the entrance. If they are not too poor, they cover
this space with some pieces of old blankets. Their houses are built
in the shape of a sugar loaf, their bed is the naked earth, or some
small branches of trees, shreded fine, that serve as a mattrass.
These cabins are never more than fifteen or twenty feet in diameter.
Their cookery consists chiefly in suspending above their fire some
eels or hares that they have killed. These they eat almost before
they have changed color, (what the Acadians term _boucare_).
There are some who have kettles, and who cook their fish in water,
with potatoes, which vegetable for some time past the Indians of Nova
Scotia have planted, and which now forms almost their principle
nourishment. Many have boats in which they go codfishing. Although
they are generally rather idle, they occupy themselves nevertheless
at work which requires attention and a certain kind of application,
such as making pretty boats out of bark and pretty boxes of different
shapes and colors, and elegant and highly ornamented baskets. For
this ornamentation they use the quills of the porcupine, an animal
very common in America. These quills they die black, red, blue, &c.
They make these colors themselves by means of certain barks which
they boil in water. They then fasten the colored quills on the bark
of their boxes in tasteful and varied patterns. This is generally
considered to be women's work. That of the men is heavier, such as
the making of churns and other wooden utensils for domestic use. They
tan the skins of the animals they kill and make their shoes or
moccasins out of them. These are very thin and do not last long. As,
regards their dress, both men and women are oddly attired. Their
clothes are fashioned somewhat after the manner of ours, but the
sewing is all on the outside and the stitches are very large. The
selvedge of the cloth, (which they are always careful to secure when
buying it) also shews on the outside, from their shoulders to their
heels, and is considered ornamental. The squaws' dresses are similar,
with the addition of a hood, which, when turned up, completely covers
their head. The more elegant are ornamented with ribbons, flowers,
beads, &c. It is more particularly when they come to their devotions
that they decorate themselves thus. The men also at such times dress
themselves with more than usual care. They live very peaceably
together, willingly lend to each other, and have almost everything in
common. If one receives a gift of anything, bread for example, all
the others, men and women, regard it as a present made to all, and
are as grateful as if each had received it, consequently there is no
such thing as jealousy among them. A beautiful example for all
Christians!
We will now speak of their dexterity. It is wonderful to see them
manage their bark canoes, which are extremely light. These little
boats are narrow at both ends, a little wider in the middle, and
generally about nine or ten feet long. They move with surprising
quickness in the midst of the angry waves. Two persons are sufficient
to propel them, and it can be done by one. When fishing eels they
stand at the end of their canoes and spear the eels with a long stick,
to the end of which is fastened a sharp pointed iron. This instrument
they call _higogue_. They are so long sighted that they can see to the
bottom, of water twenty feet in depth. They wait until the fish rise,
then spear them as they go along. Their dexterity is such that they
seldom miss their aim. I have often gone with them; we have journeyed
together by sea and by land. When there are _portages_, that is to say
lands to cross, in order to regain the sea or lakes, they put their
canoes on their heads and carry them to the water, and if they are
overtaken by rain or by bad weather, they turn them over and take
shelter underneath them.
Without counting the Indians who in 1818 numbered many thousand
souls in Nova Scotia and in Cape Breton, which Province alone, is
almost as large as France, there were at least twelve hundred and
fifty Catholic families scattered over these two large Provinces. At
that time we numbered only seven priests, two of whom were very
infirm, which was the reason of my being obliged to leave the Halifax
mission and to repair to a place two hundred miles from there, on the
coast of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and in the neighborhood of Cape
Breton, This part of Nova Scotia (to which I was sent by Bishop Burke
on his return from his visit to Europe, where he had been made Bishop
of Sion and Vicar Apostolic of this Province), was without a priest,
although it contained a great number of Catholics. On my arrival I
found three parishes abandoned and deprived of the precious
consolations of religion. Many children were brought to me for
baptism, and I had numerous confessions to hear, &c. They came from
great distances to take me to visit the sick who had ample time to
die before I could get near them.
I was given especial charge of three parishes composed of Acadians
and of natives of France, to whom the English Government had given
land, and who still remain in this country. The Acadian portion of my
charge having intermarried with the Indians, had become half savage,
and had adopted many of the Indian customs. [Footnote: Le peuple
Acadien s'etant allie avec les Sauvages, est devenu moitie Sauvage,
et a pris beaucoup de leurs manieres.] There is a tribe of the
Indians called _Micmacs_ in one of these three parishes that is
named Pomquet (an Indian word) and I was in a position to observe
them as they were only ten miles from Tracadie, which was my ordinary
place of residence. They there possessed a considerable property
given to them by the Government. They cultivated it, planted potatoes
and cut hay. When I arrived among them I found great disorder. Many
had given themselves up to drunkeness, and they were without a chief.
One day I assembled them together and spoke to them strongly about
these matters. Since then I have seen with pleasure that they have
not opposed me, but that they have chosen among themselves a chief
whom they obey,--not all of them unfortunately, for there are some of
them who are wicked and have always given me much trouble; their love
for brandy is their ruin.
I have often crossed an arm of the sea in order to visit other
Micmacs who live in Cape Breton. This Cape is surrounded by little
islands, and there is there a lake seven leagues in length and five
or six in width; on which I was once shipwrecked. We were two priests
in a bark canoe, paddled by two Indians, and were carrying the
consolations of religion to many families of Indians who lived on the
other side at the foot of a mountain. A storm suddenly arose, a long
stick, which served as a mast and carried a sail, was broken, and
during the two hours that the bad weather continued, we momentarily
expected to be engulfed by the immense waves that rose like hills and
fell, breaking against our feeble bark, although the pilot endeavored
to avoid them as much as possible, while the other Indian tried to
break their force by means of his paddle. One of these Indians, the
elder of the two, and the more experienced, trembled, fearing every
moment that we should be lost, and he was not so afraid for us as we
were for ourselves. However, thanks to Providence, and to the wood of
the True Cross that I had with me, we were delivered from danger, and
arrived safely in port.
We found a new plantation made by the Indians, that is to say, some
tracts of cultivated land, some animals and some frames of houses.
The Indians received us with great joy, especially when they learned
that we were two priests who came to visit them; but in nearing their
habitations we were exposed to great danger from the horns of a bull
that was ferocious and was in the habit of rushing at passers by. God
delivered us from this peril also, although the animal in question
was quite near to us.
These Indians set before us for our supper, tea, milk, butter,
potatoes and some fruit that resembled small apples (petites pommes).
We were hungry and tired. We ate with good appetites, and were
anxious to retire for the night. But what beds! Appropriate truly for
a Trappist. They were made of grass and of branches of trees thrown
on the ground. And what a house! It had no chimney and scarcely any
roof, so that we were all night exposed to the snow and rain which
was falling. My companion who was suffering from lung complaint was
injured by this, while for my part, I shivered all night and could
not get warm, although quite near to a fire that had been kindled in
the centre of the cabin.
The next morning we rose before daybreak and baptized several Micmac
children, (for these Indians were of the same nation as those of Nova
Scotia) and confessed others. After that we prepared to re-cross the
lake, which was not easy, as the sea was still very high.
Another time that I started on a mission to this same Cape (Breton)
the Indians who conducted me in a canoe perceived three monstrous
fish called _maraches_, and they were frightened, as these fish
are very dangerous. Their teeth are made like gardiners' knives, for
cutting and boring, or like razors slightly bent. They are extremely
voracious, and often follow boats, attacking them with violence. Bark
canoes cannot resist them, they rend them open with their teeth, so
that they sink to the bottom, which is why the Indians have such a
terror of them. Happily for us these fish did not follow us, we
arrived, thank God, in good health.
Tracadie was usually my starting place when I left for the Indian
mission of Cape Breton. I had from eighteen to twenty leagues to
journey by water, making long circuits and paddling round twelve or
fifteen little islands, and passing near many others. Nevertheless it
only takes one day to make the journey in a bark canoe, that is if
the wind be not contrary. The Micmacs of the Cape (Breton) knowing
that I was on the road and would soon arrive at the mission
[Footnote: This place is called "Mission" or "The Mission of the Bras
d'or," because it is there that the missionaries are accustomed to
confess, baptize and administer the Sacraments to the Indians, and to
those who present themselves to receive them. It is a pretty little
island on which they have built a nice chapel, and a house
sufficiently commodious for the priest.] would all gather there to
the number of five or six hundred. On the occasion referred to above,
three canoes came to meet us. (I was then accompanied by another
missionary). This was to do honor to us, to show respect and
gratitude. When we approached near to the island two of these canoes
were sent on ahead to announce to the king that we would arrive
immediately, The king had all his braves armed (for they all have
guns) and the moment we landed he commanded them to fire, after which
he formed them into two lines and made them kneel to receive our
benediction; they then rose and we passed between them. They
accompanied us to the church where we chanted the _Te Deum_, or
rather it was chanted by themselves in thanksgiving for our arrival.
This is about the ordinary ceremony to honor the arrival of a
missionary. When the mission was opened, after having implored the
light of the Holy Spirit, they all confessed, and a great number
received Holy Communion. I made the Stations of the Cross partly in
their own Micmac language. I know that they understood me by the
signs that they made, as well as by their devout appearance in
following the procession. Afterwards each one came to make the
Stations himself the best way he could. This went on for six days,
during which time I left the pictures of the Stations in the church.
I put a high indulgence on their crosses, crucifixes, beads, &c., by
virtue of a power that I received from Rome since I came on this
mission. Some Indians had given bad example and had openly sinned;
these made public reparation, promising to correct themselves and
praying the king, who was present in the church, to punish them, if
they again fell into the same fault. I was obliged to leave, and had
not time to erect fourteen large crosses which I had intended to
place in the middle of the island to serve as a Calvary. They,
themselves, made three crosses, probably by this time they have set
them up (as I instructed them how to do) before leaving.
The Cape Breton Indians are the best of all the Micmacs, they are
sober, obedient to their priests, exact in the observance of the
smallest articles of religion (if indeed there be any small). It is
true that they are ignorant, but this is pardonable in them because of
the difficulty of their language. One day I had given Communion to an
old squaw who was ill. They were all alarmed as she was not fasting
when she received; they thought that both the priest and the squaw had
been guilty of great disrespect to the Blessed Sacrament. In order to
quiet them, I said to them in Micmac: "_Kijidou_," which means: "Be
easy, there is no harm in that, it is permitted, I know what I have to
do." Immediately they looked at each other and smiled, their
consciences at rest. The missionary who was with me once said to them:
"I want you to make me a road in the woods one or two miles long." The
next day, very early in the morning, one or two hundred Indians, each
armed with a hatchet, began to cut down the trees, and at the close of
the day the road was finished. This incident alone will serve to
illustrate their good will and devotion.
During the five years and a half in which I worked at the holy
ministry in this second mission, I had consolations and God delivered
me from many dangers besides those of which I have spoken. One winter
when I went to one of the three Acadian parishes to hold a mission
there, I fell between two large cakes of very thick ice; this was on
the sea, for every winter in this part of the world the water freezes
sufficiently to allow a man and even a horse and sleigh to pass over
it. A young man with whom I was travelling, came to my assistance,
and by his help, but more by the help of God, I drew myself out. I
was safe, but very wet and benumbed with cold. Some days after I was
seized with a violent sore throat, which I attributed to the accident
that had happened to me a short time previously. Many times I have
been on foot and on horseback night and day, going on sick calls in
the most severe weather. I have walked upon the frozen sea on one
day, and have passed the same place on the day following and seen
that it would not then bear me, and should I have attempted to cross
it then, I would have perished. When the navigation was open, almost
all the journeys rendered necessary, by the wants of my people, I
made by sea, sometimes going in a boat, sometimes in a larger vessel.
Besides the general risk that one always runs on this perfidious
element, I have often experienced bad weather and long and perilous
passages, but the Lord has preserved me in the midst of the waters. I
must not omit to mention a most critical moment when Monseigneur
Plessis, Bishop of Quebec, with several other priests and myself were
in danger of losing our lives in 1815, while going by sea to
Chezzetcook, a parish situated twenty-one miles from Halifax, and of
which I have already spoken. Monseigneur, two priests and myself,
were in the same boat, we had just quitted a long boat that had
brought us from the town to the harbor. We were about landing, but
had still some breakers to avoid. Two totally unexperienced young
Englishmen who were rowing us led us suddenly into grave danger. The
sea rose very high, and we found ourselves crossing the breakers, so
that we momentarily expected to have our boat upset and ourselves
sent head over heels into the midst of the waters. All who saw us, or
knew of our situation, thought that we ran the greatest risk; but we
held on, thanks to Providence, who arranges all, and nothing was lost
but my hat, which was struck by a breaker and carried into the sea.
Not only has divine Providence often delivered me in like dangers
that I can call to mind, but also we were protected in the tempest
which we experienced in the beginning of December, 1823, when we were
coming from America to France. If I have been exposed to danger on
the sea, I have also on land, but God made the elements; He dwells
therein, He is their master. I have fallen three times from the back
of a horse, at great risk of being killed or of breaking a limb, and
I have twice been robbed by thieves who broke into the house in which
I usually resided; they took the little money I had, my clothes,
etc., but I was absent from home when they executed their evil deed.
God permitted it, may His holy name be blessed!
There are in the parish of Tracadie and its environs twenty or
thirty-six families of negroes, of whom the greater number are
Protestants. Besides being heretics they are rascals, given to all
kinds of vice. I have often visited them, and upon every occasion
that offered, tried to instruct them in spite of the danger that I
ran of being ill-treated and perhaps killed by them, for there are
some among them who are bad at heart and capable of evil deeds. I had
some experience of this when I lived near them.
Recently one of these negroes, remarkable among the others for his
age and his pretended learning, fell ill. I went to see him thinking
that my visit would not displease him. There were a number of blacks
round his bed, who were singing hymns and praying. They offered me a
chair. I seated myself near the sick man and commenced to speak to
him of death, of judgment and of the truth faith, of the only true
religion in which we can save ourselves. Finally I said to him that
he would be dammed if he died in his false belief. At these words the
other negroes turned on me with fury; by their animated features, by
their eyes flashing with anger, and by their horrible cries, I knew
that I was not safe with them, and that I could do no good there, so
I left the house. They followed me, crying out against the priests. A
young ecclesiastic who accompanied me was very frightened, and I
myself expected to be assaulted by them. There was one in particular
more enraged than the others, and who screamed most loudly. He said
that if a hundred or a thousand priests should speak to him of
religion he would not believe one of them. I returned there some days
afterwards with another priest who was conversant with English (for
the sick man could not speak French). After some hours conversation
with the missionary, the sick man asked him if he would come to him
again when he sent for him. Soon after this I left the country, but I
have reason to think that he sent for me. I do not know what is the
result for his soul, whether he is converted or whether he remains in
error, for the above incident occurred just before my return to France.
During the five years and a half that I have spent at Tracadie,
which is in Nova Scotia, I have had the consolation of seeing four or
five families of these Protestant negroes embrace the Catholic
religion. Many other persons also of different nations and sects have
changed their faith, to the great edification of the children of the
true Church.
It has been found necessary to build new churches and to enlarge
others, to enable them to hold their congregations, which have so
increased in number, either by conversions, by the multiplying of the
old Catholic families, or by the number of strangers who came every
day to settle in this country, and who bring the true faith with
them. For some time I was the only missionary there, and obliged to
traverse forty or fifty leagues by land and by sea. I found every
where colonies who were Catholic, as well as many persons who were
not. If some zealous priests would go to carry spiritual help to all
these people who are in a measure abandoned, they would perform a
great act of charity and win much merit; but they must be prepared to
suffer many miseries, hunger, cold, persecution, poverty, &c, and to
risk their lives often both on land and sea. The principal
nourishment of the people of the country consists of potatoes and
salt meat, water or spruce beer (biere de Pruche) is their ordinary
drink. They love rum which is common enough, and is not expensive--
but on the other hand it is dangerous and unhealthful to soul and
body. A very small quantity of this liquor will make a man lose his
reason, and quite inebriate him. It is this unhappy and deadly drink
that ruins the Indians in this country as in all others.
The climate of Nova Scotia and of Cape Breton is very cold during
the winter (which lasts six months), and sometimes very hot in
summer. From time to time we hear of persons having their hands and
feet frozen, and even parts of their faces. I myself have seen many
who were obliged to have their hands or feet amputated, they having
mortified from the effects of the cold. Another danger that one has
to face is that of being surrounded by the snow when it is drifted by
the wind, as sometimes happens on the Alps, on the side of Mont Cenis
and Simplon. This is what is called a "snow storm." In these eddies
of snow one cannot see the road on which to travel, not even a house
fifteen feet distant The snow, driven with force by the wind, fills
your eyes, nostrils and mouth, and prevents you from breathing, so
that you are really in danger of perishing. Every winter a tremendous
quantity of snow falls, so that one is obliged to use snow-shoes in
order to travel. In spite of all these drawbacks it is a healthy
country, and one which produces all necessary grain and vegetables,
such as wheat, bearded wheat, rye, kidney beans, beans, turnips,
cabbage, potatoes, &c, and even good fruit, such as apples, pears and
plums. As to the fruit, in some townships it is very good, in others
it is small, while as to vegetables, potatoes succeed the best. These
latter are very fine in Nova Scotia and in Cape Breton.
A proof of the country not being a bad one is, that every one lives
well there. Strictly speaking, there are no poor, for one never sees
a beggar. It has been remarked that those who work well, and are
rather industrious, live in comfort, without being exactly rich.
Again, the people have fish at their doors, for living as they do
near the sea and the lakes, they can have all kinds, such as herring,
mackerel, salmon, eels and codfish in abundance. It is true that the
winter is long and severe, but there is plenty of wood with which to
keep warm.
A consideration that ought to overweigh all the troubles and dangers
which have been mentioned, is the great work that may be here done
for religion among so many souls that are abandoned and given over to
ignorance for want of priests to instruct them. More particularly
among the Indian people, who deserve that we should try to save them,
because of their good faith and fine natural character. It occurred
to me to group them into villages as soon as I got to know them well;
for that purpose I have bought a large tract of land near the sea,
there to form a religious establishment which will serve to civilize
them and to make them still better Christians. They will establish
themselves near us, and we will be at hand to see them and to
instruct them. I have built a house on this land, hoping that the
Government or some charitable and generous soul will assist in
erecting a chapel and some other buildings, that we shall need, in
order to carry out our project, and to effect the good that we hope
for. My Superior consents, and encourages me to return to America for
this laudable undertaking, and in order to work for the salvation of
those Indians who know not God, such as the Esquimaux. These latter
are a barbarous and cannibalistic people. Recently they made a
descent on some European fisherman in the woods that they inhabit,
which are not far from the banks of Newfoundland, a little to the
north. The Indians having let fly several arrows at the fishermen,
the latter replied by some shots from their guns. One of the Indians
was killed, the others saved themselves by flight. Our fishermen
seized a squaw who remained near the dead body of the Indian;
probably they had lived together, and she regarded him as her
husband. She was taken to St John's Newfoundland, and the Governor
having been notified gave orders to the merchants of the town to
allow this Indian woman such wearing material as pleased her. It was
noticed that she fancied everything of the most gaudy description.
The colors, red in particular, pleased and delighted her,
consequently the material she chose was principally red. They
prepared something for her to eat and offered her food which had been
cooked; she, however, scorned that, and seized upon a raw fowl which
she devoured without removing the feathers. A Frenchman who was there
and saw her, told me that her nails and teeth were extremely long.
Instead of keeping her among civilized beings, she was taken to the
woods where she had been found. This was probably by order of the
Governor. It is very difficult to civilize this kind of Indian. They
are very fierce, and their language, which is not the same as that of
the Micmacs, seems to present great difficulties. Still these souls
have been created by God and bought by Jesus Christ, and the more
abandoned, and the further from the religion of heaven they seem to
be, so much the more do they call for our compassion. We have
succeeded in civilizing many barbarous nations and in rendering them
Christian and Catholic, we may equally, with the help of God, bring
others to the knowledge of the true religion, and since pretended
philosophers have abandoned the faith, it must, according to the
divine oracle, go to other men. If this faith is extinguished for
many, who have deserved the misfortune in closing their eyes to its
light, it goes to others who will render themselves worthy by
allowing this divine truth to enlighten them. Thus faith is never
lost, if it leaves us, it is our own fault.
To return to our Micmacs of Nova Scotia,--it does one good to reflect
on what they were formerly and what they are now. Formerly they were
ferocious idolaters, now they are gentle and they know the true God.
If the Government had chosen to help us we could have done for the
Esquimaux what the early missionaries did for the people of which we
speak; and even these latter for whom we have worked would, without
doubt, have become much more civilized. We would have ventured to
promise to make of them, not only well instructed and perfect
Christians, but also good laborers and good workmen, in a word, good
citizens who would be useful to society and not a burden to the State
as they have hitherto been. The way in which they have profited by the
few lessons that they have received from us on agriculture is a proof
of the success that we should have had. We have worked with them and
our example has encouraged them. It is well that they know how to farm
a little, for instance, how to plant potatoes, for the country is
beginning to be populous, and they do not find enough game to subsist
upon, and there are times when they cannot fish. It is then charitable
as well as necessary to teach them to gain their livelihood in some
other way. But all that is only a small part of the good that we
propose to do; to work efficaciously at the saving of their souls, to
render them humble, sober, industrious, charitable, &c., from
religious principles which is the way by which we hope to complete and
perfect the good work. Not having succeeded so far in making an
establishment of any consequence, by reason of want of means, we have
contented ourselves with forming a little school for girls, more
especially for the young Micmac squaws. This school is taught by three
excellent women, natives of the place, who live as religious of the
third order of La Trappe, until such time as they can establish a
house of the first order. They have already gone through a year of
novitiate at the convent of the Ladies of the Congregation of
Montreal, in Canada, which congregation was founded by Sister
Bourgeoys, as one reads in the history of the discovery of that great
country. These three women are stationed in the parish of Pomquete,
one of the three parishes with which I am especially charged, and of
which mention has been made at the beginning of this narrative. It is
a good little parish, composed of French people, born most of them at
St Malo, Dinan or Grandville. When I left these poor people in order
to return to France, they were inconsolable, fearing they would have
no priest. They called a meeting to discuss what they should do in the
event of so sad a situation. Many were resolved to follow me with the
hope of bringing me back, or of returning with another priest. All
were agreed to pay the passage of the missionary who should come to
them, as well as to undertake to supply all that might be necessary
for food or raiment while he should be with them. One man named
Dominique Phillippar, born in Paris, and a resident of Pomquett for
about thirty years, was chosen for an important errand. He was to
accompany me to France, and to entreat the Reverend Father Abbot, my
Superior, that I or some other member of our Order might return with
him. In case that could not be managed, we were by his recommendation
and through his instrumentality to address ourselves to the Bishop,
asking for some zealous priests who were willing to consecrate
themselves to the North American missions, and to minister to people
who had no spiritual help. His place was secured in the ship that took
me to France, but as he had not arrived from his parish when we set
sail, he lost his passage, the ship having sailed a day earlier than
was expected. Doubtless the good man experienced poignant regret. He
was ready to journey almost two thousand leagues (including going and
coming) in order to get a priest. This fact illustrates the faith and
zeal for religion existing in the Catholics of these countries. I hope
that God who is often satisfied with our good will and who permitted
this event, will inspire some good ecclesiastics with the desire of
going to the aid of these poor souls who so well deserve assistance.
When we arrived in America we found most Catholics well disposed.
Their religion was obscured, but they seemed to be impressed with the
first invitations or instructions that we gave them; of this they gave
exterior proof, such as building churches, erecting crosses on the
roadside, establishing Calvaries, and making the way of the cross, a
devotion which touches the heart and bears excellent fruit. I, myself,
have often been witness of the good effect produced by the Stations,
and it is not long since one of my parishoners who was given over to
drunkenness was completely converted after assisting at this devotion.
He threw himself at my feet dissolved in tears, made his confession,
and since that time he has always been extremely sober and filled with
the fear of God. I often make the Stations in the different places
where I go to hold missions, and as I have remarked a change for the
better in the manners and in the amusements, the dancing, vanities,
&c, of the people, I attribute it to the grace attached to the
devotion of the way of the cross.
Those who have resolved to go over to those countries will do well
to procure the faculty for establishing this precious devotion
_Ut in nomine Jesu omne genu flectatur caelestium, terrestrium et
infernorum. Ad Philippenses, 2 10_.
"At the name of Jesus every knee shall bow, whether in heaven, or on
earth, or in hell."
[Footnote: The Procession of the most Holy Sacrament made by the
Indians of Cape Breton and the Bras d'Or has not been mentioned in
these pages, as it took place since this narrative was written.]
* * * * *
TRANSLATOR'S NOTE.
The foregoing very imperfect translation of Father Vincent de Paul's
quaint narrative, is published at the request of the leading clergy
of Antigonish County, that section of Eastern Nova Scotia in which
the holy Trappist so long lived and labored.
The original from which the translation was made, was printed in
France in the year 1824, and, as far as is known, is the only copy in
Canada. It was for many years lying _perdu_ in the old convent
of the Trappistine Sisters, in Tracadie, Nova Scotia, where it was
discovered in the autumn of 1883. It is interspersed with corrections
and footnotes in the pious monk's own handwriting and was printed at
a private press, in the Trappist Monastery at Bellefontaine, France.
Father Vincent's labors were, generally speaking, confined to the
district over which he presided, but occasionally in cases of urgent
need, he would be sent for to administer the Sacraments to the dying
in Prince Edward Island. Old Catholic residents along the northern
and eastern shores of King's County, will tell how, with Father
Vincent seated in the prow, the smallest boat would ride safely over
an angry sea.
His apostolic zeal it was that kept the Faith alive in Eastern Nova
Scotia, in the days when, with the exception of a few French
missions, it lived only in the hearts of the poor Micmac Indians.
Before his death, however, he had the happiness of seeing the
Catholic religion firmly rooted in the land he so loved, by the
arrival and establishment there of the loyal Highlanders, who by
their energy and perseverance have changed the desert through which
Father Vincent made his perilous journeys into a beautiful and
fertile country.
To the Right Rev. Dr. Cameron for his kindness in writing the
preface, to the Rev. Clergy for their liberal patronage, and to the
Trappistine Sisters for the loan of the original copy of Father
Vincent's book, are due the most grateful thanks of
THE TRANSLATOR.
Charlottetown, P.E. Island, 18th June, 1886.
[Transcriber's Note: The words "mattrass," "preceeded," "shreded,"
"tractible," and "transparancy" appear thus in our print copy; also,
"Pomquet" is variously spelled as "Pomquet," "Pomquett," and
"Pomquete"; we have retained these spellings as they appeared in the
published work.]
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Should The Democrats Ask Hillary To Step Down
Hillary Clinton - that sinking feeling (Source: images.onset.freedom.com)
There has been a lot of talk over the weekend about whether the US Democratic Party should ask Hillary Clinton to step aside, given the web of scandal she and her corporate capitalist cronies spun around her criminal activities using the phoney charity The Clinton Foundation as a front. The latest bombshell to nuke Hillary's hopes was the announcement last Friday that the FBI was reopening their investigation into the notorious 'servergate' scandal. Having found strong evidence of breaches of federal law relation to national ssecurity in their investigation into Clinton's use of a private email server while she was Secretary of State, the FBI team, allegedly under pressure from The White House, decided not to proceed with charges. That was back in summer and that was when the Democrats should have forced Clinton out of the race. Unfortunately she is the New World Order candidate and the elitists who had anointed her Obama's successor could not tolerate Donald Trump, the wild card chosen by Republican voters over the party's faithful hacks, or Democrat maverick and career outsider Bernie Sanders who had never previously identified himself as a Democrat, or anyone else the globalist cartel did not own, as a prospective president.
What prompted the change of heart is not quite clear yet. Some reports say FBI Director James Comey, who came under massive pressure for letting Clinton off with a slap on the wrist for greater crimes than others including senior military figures and civil servants had done jail time and seen their careers ruined for. Others believe the cache of emails found on devices owned by Anthony Weiner, husband of Hillary's closest aide Huma Abedin is the problem. These documents only came to light when FBI agents were investigationd Weiner for sexual activity with an underage girl.
This could simply be a case of Clinton having lied under oath, having told the initial investigation that she had at that stage turned over all the emails from all devices pertaining to her time in office at the State Department. Or, and this seems more likely, suspicions were aroused when they requested a search warrant to examine a vast cache of emails on Weinter's computers in pursuit of their investigation into his alleged sex crime. Why did the Demartment of Justice, headed by a close friend of the Clintons and the Obamas not want the Feds to see what was in that cache of emails.
However it turns out, once again we see evidence of the arrogance and sense of entitlement that have done so much damage to the Obama presidency and Hillary Clinton's campaign to succeed him lead to mistakes and misjudgements so stupid they should long ago have desrtoyed any prospect of a Clinton presidency.
And then there's the evidence of corruption, but that's another story..
With only eight days to go and polls suggesting her support is collapsing, it is too late to replace Hillary with either her chosen running mate, the Vice Presidential candidate Tim Kaine, or with the Democratic Party contender Bernie Sanders who, as we now know was robbed of the nomination by a massive electoral fraud enginered by the Clinton campaign team and the Democratic Party National Committee with total cooperation from mainstream media's broadcast and print sections.
Being British I don't know if there is an option for the Democrats to request a delay in the election while they select another candidate but I guess that option would go down like the proverbial lead Zeppelin with Republican and independent voters. The only other option would be to let Clinton run and in the now unlikely event of her winning to demand her immediate resignation (on health grounds or some 'Trumped' up excuse so the VP could take over and at least have a chance of governing without the taint of corruption hamstringing his administration.
It is a sign of how (rigged polls aside) the Democrats have screwed up by not addressing the corruption that surrounds Hillary clinton that a long time supporter, John Kass of the Chicago Tribune can write so scathingly of the wman as he does in the extract below:
John Kass, Chicago Tribune: Remember that Bill Clinton leveraged the "Year of the Woman." Then he preyed on women in the White House and Hillary protected him. But the political left — most particularly the women of the left — defended him because he promised to protect abortion rights and their other agendas.
If you take a step back from tribal politics, you'll see that Mrs. Clinton has clearly disqualified herself from ever coming near classified information again. If she were a young person straight out of grad school hoping to land a government job, Hillary Clinton would be laughed out of Washington with her record. She'd never be hired.
As secretary of state she kept classified documents on the home-brew server in her basement, which is against the law. She lied about it to the American people. She couldn't remember details dozens of times when questioned by the FBI. Her aides destroyed evidence by BleachBit and hammers. Her husband, Bill, met secretly on an airport tarmac with Attorney General Loretta Lynch for about a half-hour, and all they said they talked about was golf and the grandkids.
And there was no prosecution of Hillary.
That isn't merely wrong and unethical. It is poisonous.
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Basketball, Main Slider, Press Releases, Tournaments
Indian U16 girls basketball team falls to Japan on day two of FIBA Asia Championship
Gopalakrishnan R
Gopal is an independent basketball writer based out of Bangalore whose articles have appeared in print publications such as Hindu Business Line, Fountain Ink and The Caravan. He also contributes to online platforms sportskeeda.com, tadpoles.in and The Alternative. Email: gopal@ekalavyas.com
Neha Vinod Shahu against Rui Mima of Japan. Image credit FIBA Asia.
New Delhi (3 August 2015): Close on the heels of their opening loss to Korea yesterday, the Indian U16 Girls Basketball team fell to another higher ranked Level 1 team Japan on Day two of the 4th FIBA Asia U-16 Championship for Women that is underway in Medan, Indonesia.
In a repeat performance of sorts, high rate of turnovers proved to be the bane yet again for the young Indian side. Rutuja Pawar top scored for India with 12 points. Japan fully utilised its deep bench with 11 out of 12 players on the court for a minimum of 10 minutes. India (ranked 39th in the world) did well in the first quarter to stay within single digits of Japan (ranked 9), but it was only a matter of time before Japan clamped down on the defensive end to restrict India’s scoring. Their defense in turn led to easy offense with seven Japanese players scoring in double digits.
India will next face another top 10 opponent China (ranked 8th in the world) tomorrow at 3:30 pm IST, before going up against lower ranked Thailand, followed by Chinese Taipei.
Japan (Rina Kajiwara 16, Itsuki Hashiguchi 16, Mako Fujimoto 15, Haruki Takahara 14 pts & 10 rbs) bt India (Rutuja Pawar 12) 113-39 [24-15, 27-10, 25-7, 37-7]
Aug 3, 2015 Gopalakrishnan R
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Chhattisgarh women sports tournament (Basketball, swimming and gymnastics) from 3rd Jan
Bhilai Steel Plant’s Sangeeta Kaur has been made captain of the Durg district basketball team. Durg district‘s assistant director (sports) A. Ikka announced that the Chhattisgarh Sports and Youth Develpoment Department, Chattisgarh government, in association with Bhilai Steel Plant and Durg Sports and Youth Development, will organise the Chhattisgarh women sports event from 03/01/2016 […]
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“Heartbreaking when you do so much, but get rejection in return,” Jagdeep Singh Bains, ex India basketball player
Former Indian player, Jagdeep Singh Bains also named as “Jaggi” by his teammates, hails from Ganganagar in Rajasthan. He started playing basketball in 2002. Initially for a year, he played one school nationals for Rajasthan. Thereafter, he was approached by late Coach S. Subramanian to join the Ludhiana Basketball Academy. Bains agreed, and was […]
Announcements, Basketball, Breaking News, Indian College Basketball League, Press Releases, Tournaments
Indian College Basketball League to tip off in Pune
Basketball Federation of India (BFI) in collaboration with IMG-Reliance, is organizing the Indian College Basketball League across India to help and promote an organized structure of basketball in colleges. To make the program a truly National event, this league will be held across 19 states and 21 cities, including Pune. In Pune, the Indian College […]
Basketball, Breaking News, Indian School Basketball League (ISBL), Press Releases, Tournaments
ISBL in Pune: Mahesh Vidhyalaya, DAV clinch finals spots in thriller
Pune, November 18, 2014: Boys team from Mahesh Vidhyalaya and girls team from DAV School won thrillers to seal their spots in the finals of the Challengers League of Indian School Basketball League, organized by Basketball Federation of India (BFI) in collaboration with IMG Reliance (IMG-R) at Millennium School here on Tuesday. Mahesh Vidhyalaya survived […]
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UBA Pro Basketball League Season 2, Hyderabad Leg- Day 1: Delhi and Mumbai get opening wins
*Report by Vishnu Ravi Shankar. Images by Anukriti Bishen. Edits & upload by Gopalakrishnan R Hyderabad, 23rd March 2016: The second and final leg of the United Basketball Alliance (UBA) Pro Basketball League 2016, tipped off at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium earlier today with Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Challengers posting wins. Popular Hindi film […]
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India complete campaign at the BRICS Games 2017
India finish 4th at the BRICS Games 2017, after losing to Russia and South Africa, concluding their exposure tournament in China. The team was lacking in size in the absence of star centre Amritpal Singh, which resulted in them being outrebounded by heavyweights Russia and China. Forwards Amjyot Singh Gill and Rikin Pethani performed consistently […]
Announcements, Basketball, FIBA Asia Cup, Live Match Reports, Main Slider, Tournaments
5th FIBA Asia Cup: India beats China for biggest basketball win in the nation’s history
Sunday – July 13th, 2014 India 65 58 China FINAL. INDIA WINS! Video credits: FIBA Venue: Wuhan Sports Centre Gymnasium, Wuhan (China). Entry is Paid. *Box scores are updated very two minutes. Please refresh page for latest scores. FINAL India 24 33 48 65 65 China 11 31 50 58 58 Wuhan, China: Ladies and gentlemen, and […]
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10 Life Lessons Basketball Teaches You
Basketball has played a major role in shaping the person I am today. While most people generally believe that sports only teach you how to win games or be physically strong, I believe sports have a far greater impact on your life. They help you develop real-world skills that can be applied to all areas […]
Basketball, Karan Madhok, Main Slider
How a professional basketball league could revolutionize hoops in India
Sure, there’s some power to positive thinking. If you say something enough times, it can come true, or at least, you’d start to believe that it’s true. But until the day scientists refine our genes to give all of us psychokinetic powers, no amount of thinking or talking will equate to any physical results, till […]
Mr BIG SHOT- Joginder Singh Saharan
An abridged version of this profile first appeared in the Tadpoles magazine. That post that be accessed here. “STAR OF THE DAY!” screamed the sports section of Times of India in an article dated January 28, 2014. The previous evening, India had played Angola in the basketball finals of the Lusofonia International Games in Goa. […]
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5th FIBA Asia Cup: Philippines survive a brave Indian comeback to win 70-66
Thursday – July 17th, 2014 India 66 70 Philippines FINAL. PHILIPPINES WINS. Video credits: FIBA Venue: Wuhan Sports Centre Gymnasium, Wuhan (China). Entry is Paid. FINAL India 17 33 47 66 66 Philippines 20 45 60 70 70 Wuhan (China): The Philippines did most of their good work in the first half – but as the […]
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Sun Ra Arkestra live review
Thirteen band members wind their way on stage in spangled costumes and headwear as the statues of Forum Theatre’s iconic indoor garden casually look on. A lively piano keeps time as the musicians take their places. Then, a riotous explosion of noise as the band launch into Interplanetary Music. We are transplanted into the universe of Sun Ra. MC/trumpet player Michael Ray welcomes us by promising “Tonight’s going to be off the chain!” before explaining this is the Arkestra’s 100th anniversary, since their journey started with the birth of original band leader Sun Ra. Since Sun Ra’s departure from earth in 1993, the band have continued to play under band leader and saxophonist Marshall Allen.
Tonight, resplendent in red-sequinned gown and cap, it is clear that Allen’s presence is commanding. Band members are sensitive to his every gesture: a fist thrust into the air brings forth a cacophony of trumpet and saxophone, while its return to his side prompts the percussionists to give it their all. Allen himself plays the sax in a strong and unorthodox style, summoning sounds of unrestrained joy from his instrument. His use of an EVI (Electronic Valve Instrument) adds something otherworldly to the compositions, particularly during Space Is The Place where it bounces off the brass section to create a wonderfully disorienting sound.
Literally bouncing around the stage is alto saxophonist Knoel Scott, who abruptly throws off his purple sequins and begins cartwheeling, dancing and posing for the crowd. This leads to a shimmying two-step on the other side of the stage between Allen and singer Tara Middleton as the band begin jazz classic Sometimes I’m Happy (Sometimes I’m Blue). The Arkestra moves easily through swing, big band numbers, haunting double bass solos and mind-wandering free jazz. There is an obvious respect and dynamism amongst the band members, who delight in each other’s solos and onstage antics. Off stage, as three of the musicians wander under the starry Forum sky during Space Is The Place, this delight is shared by the crowd.
The set draws to a close after a run-through of career gems Rocket Number Nine, Love In Outer Space and Enlightenment. The orange lights give the musicians a burnished quality that makes it seem possible they will all last forever. One by one they leave the stage but the beat goes on. Finally, only Marshall Allen remains, playing one last note on his EVI that sounds like a spaceship taking off. So long, Sun Ra.
Posted on January 19, 2014 September 22, 2016 Author Emma BrehenyCategories Published workTags jazz, live, music, review, themusic
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Tennis: Nadal, Ferrer and Thiem advance at Rio Open
AP , Wednesday 17 Feb 2016
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After an hour-long delay for rain, Rafael Nadal advanced to the second round at the Rio Open with 6-1, 6-4 win over fellow Spaniard Pablo Carreno.
Nadal won gold in the Beijing Olympics in 2008 but missed the London Olympics with an injury. Despite being asked about it repeatedly, he's staying away from talking about the Rio's Olympics that open in six months.
''The Olympics is a very important event, a very special one, and I'm going to try my best when the Olympics arrive,'' Nadal said. ''But for now I'm playing the ATP tournament in Rio. That's the most important thing for me.''
Also advancing Tuesday were No. 2 David Ferrer, who beat Nicolas Jarry of Chile 6-3, 7-6 (3), and No. 5 Dominic Thiem, who had a 6-3, 6-4 win over Pablo Andujar of Spain.
Not much will faze Thiem in this week's Rio Open.
He beat Nadal - the king of clay - last week in the semifinals in Buenos Aires, and then won the event for his fourth clay-court title.
''Both things gave me a lot of confidence, but after the match with Nadal I wanted to give everything to win the tournament,'' the 22-year-old Austrian said. ''The win against Rafa would have been worth only half if I had lost the final.''
No. 3 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga had his match rained out against Thiago Monteiro. They will play Wednesday.
In first-round upsets, Federico Delbonis of Argentina beat sixth-seeded Jack Sock of the United States 7-5, 6-1 and Alexandr Dolgopolov upset No. 8 seed Thomaz Bellucci 6-7 (3), 7-5, 6-2.
On the women's side, top-seeded Teliana Pereira of Brazil lost 6-3, 7-5 to Petra Martic of Croatia, and second-seeded Johanna Larsson of Sweden defeated Lourdes Dominguez Lino of Spain 7-5, 6-4.
Pereira's early loss is a blow for the women's side of the combined WTA-ATP event on outdoor clay. She is only ranked No. 43 but gave local organizers a hometown favorite.
(For more sports news and updates, follow Ahram Online Sports on Twitter at @AO_Sports and on Facebook at AhramOnlineSports.)
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James Bond "Casino Royale" Behind The Scenes Video
I found this cool video of behind the scenes work for Casino Royale on YouTube. In it you see the human side of Bond, as Daniel Craig takes a moment to comment on the progress of the movie, and give some quick qips.
James Bond "Casino Royale" Trailer Video - BBC Gives Rave Review Of New Bond
I just found this article by the BBC which is a review of the new movie Casino Royale, the 21st movie in the James Bond series, which has seen each actor, save for two (George Lazenby and Timothy Dalton) go on to super stardom, or in the case of Pierce Brosnan, solidify his super star status.
Paul Arendt, the review writer, reports that Craig is not just a good Bond, he's a great Bond. We'll all know starting this Friday, November 17th.
The new bond is Daniel Craig -- and he's blond. This minor difference does nothing to diminish the quality of Bond or the film, according to the BCC. Here's the review, and the movie preview below:
Saturday, November 04, 2006 0
Libby Chansky For "The Bachelorette"
I met Libby Chansky at the Stanford Athletics Hall Of Fame Dinner on Friday, November 3rd. She and I were part of a large group there to celebrate the induction of my good friend Michael Dotterer, who remains the only two-sport player to receive four letters in Stanford history.
Libby wants to be the bachelorette on "The Bachelorette" and to that end, we took this quick video. It's kind of a teaser. For more info contact info@sportsbusinesssims.com
Bob Barker - American Icon and Host Of "Price Is Right" Retires - Video
I now know I've been around a bit when this happens. I have grown up with Bob Barker, patted myself on the back for rightly guessing a price, dreaming that I was the winner of the showcase, and drolling over the Price Is Right girls. Well, the last part of that remains, but Barker, the real symbol of the show and an American icon, has retired. Here's an article by E! Online and selected YouTube Clips to celebrate Bob Barker.
Bob Barker Retiring
by Natalie Finn - E!Online
Tue, 31 Oct 2006 06:44:50 PM PST
The price isn't going to be quite as right come next June.
Bob Barker announced Tuesday he will retire in 2007 after 50 years in television, 35 of which he spent as the host of The Price Is Right.
"I will be 83 years old on Dec. 12, and I've decided to retire while I'm still young," the famed daytime personality told the Associated Press. "I've gone on and on to this ancient age because I've enjoyed it. I've thoroughly enjoyed it, and I'm going to miss it."
While Barker has considered hanging it up for the past 10 years, he said he's been having too much fun to walk away for good, but he figured reaching his golden anniversary was an "appropriate" time.
"I'm just reaching the age where the constant effort to be there and do the show physically is a lot for me," he said, sounding a bit like another TV icon who announced his intention to slow down after half a century on the air, 60 Minutes' Mike Wallace.
Barker had a mild stroke in May 2002 and had prostate surgery six weeks later—none of which caused him to miss a show, mind you.
Since The Price Is Right premiered Sept. 4, 1972, with Barker enticing people for the first time to "come on down," he has only missed three episodes (back in 1974). The longest running game show on the air is currently on in two half-hour installments every weekday, with the later one averaging 5.5 million viewers a day, per Nielsen Media Research.
"We knew this day would come, but that doesn't make it any easier," CBS Corp. president Leslie Moonves said in a statement. "Bob Barker is a daytime legend, an entertainment icon and one of the most beloved television personalities of our time."
The former Miss Universe and Miss USA Pageant host got his start in radio before being discovered by eventual This Is Your Life host Ralph Edwards, who said he liked the sound of Barker's voice. Barker went on to host the TV game show Truth or Consequences from 1956 until 1975, overlapping with Price for a few years.
A CBS spokesperson told Reuters that Price will go on after Barker's departure, but "it's premature to discuss any transition plans right now. Our focus now will be giving Bob a proper sendoff." A CBS prime-time special celebrating the man is also in the works, he said.
Barker's advice for whomever signs on to replace him is this: Memorize everything.
"The games have to be just like riding a bicycle," he said, referring to the show's numerous pricing games (80 at last count) in which contestants make bids to win larger prizes, like cars and trips.
"Then he will be relaxed enough to have fun with the audience—to get the laughs with his contestants and make the show more than just straight games—to make it a lot of fun."
Well, Barker should know.
While the silver-haired emcee has always had a smile for his studio audience and millions of at-home viewers, it wasn't too long ago that Barker was accused of enjoying his hosting duties a little too much.
Wednesday, November 01, 2006 0
Rolling Stones Classic Song "Miss You" Video and Lyrics
This amazing song is almost 30 years old, yet it is still as new as tommorrow's sunrise. It's a classic and yet one more example of why the Rolling Stones are the kings of rock. It's rythmic, soulful, and yet guitar-dominated.
Ive been holding out so long
Ive been sleeping all alone
Lord I miss you
Ive been hanging on the phone
I want to kiss you
Oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh
Oooh oooh oooh
Oooh oooh oooh oooh
Well, Ive been haunted in my sleep
Youve been starring in my dreams
Ive been waiting in the hall
Been waiting on your call
When the phone rings
Its just some friends of mine that say,
Hey, whats the matter man?
Were gonna come around at twelve
With some puerto rican girls that are just dyin to meet you.
Were gonna bring a case of wine
Hey, lets go mess and fool around
You know, like we used to
Aaah aaah aaah aaah aaah aaah aaah
Aaah aaah aaah aaah
Oh everybody waits so long
Oh baby why you wait so long
Wont you come on! come on!
Ive been walking in central park
Singing after dark
People think Im crazy
Ive been stumbling on my feet
Shuffling through the street
Asking people, whats the matter with you boy?
Sometimes I want to say to myself
Sometimes I say
I wont miss you child
I guess Im lying to myself
Its just you and no one else
Lord I wont miss you child
Youve been blotting out my mind
Fooling on my time
No, I wont miss you, baby, yeah
Lord, I miss you child
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Tom Buck - July 7, 2019
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We’re heading home to tasks undone!
You ought to be very angry: Later today, we’re heading home from this, the Hudson Valley, on Amtrak. And no, we don’t mean Acela!
In the meantime, you ought to be angry about many things found in recent newspapers.
For starters, you ought to be angry about this passage shown below from Paul Krugman’s new column. The column deals with the power of the mega-rich, about whose vast wealth most of us are less than fully informed:
KRUGMAN (9/29/14): Does the invisibility of the very rich matter? Politically, it matters a lot. Pundits sometimes wonder why American voters don’t care more about inequality; part of the answer is that they don’t realize how extreme it is. And defenders of the superrich take advantage of that ignorance. When the Heritage Foundation tells us that the top 10 percent of filers are cruelly burdened, because they pay 68 percent of income taxes, it’s hoping that you won’t notice that word “income”—other taxes, such as the payroll tax, are far less progressive. But it’s also hoping you don’t know that the top 10 percent receive almost half of all income and own 75 percent of the nation’s wealth, which makes their burden seem a lot less disproportionate.
We were a tiny bit peeved by that highlighted passage. Here’s why:
How many years have gone by since we started identifying that key piece of sleight of hand? Back in the day, we endlessly tied it to Sean Hannity, who was endlessly pimping it out.
In that highlighted passage, Krugman is citing a tightly-scripted piece of disinformation. We identified it more than a decade ago, along with a group of companion misdirections.
Fiery liberals and mainstream journalists have aggressively let such matters go. It’s very, very, very hard to induce career journalists to discuss the highly visible ways the American people get disinformed about financial and budget matters and, in the process, get fleeced.
If a problem deals with race and sex, a different rule obtains! In those cases, the modern, millionaire corporate liberal will shout the outrage to the skies, keeping your eyeballs over there, where you can't follow the money.
The so-called “social issues” are very important, of course. They’re also very useful to the plutocrat class. Over at the new Salon, an astonishing piece by Daisy Hernandez has the commenters calling each other names. In these, and equally useful ways, we the rubes get turned against each other, as people like the awful Hernandez carry off sacks of cash.
We’ll discuss the Hernandez piece upon our return to our award-winning campus. For now, let’s return to the ways the public gets played concerning issues of wealth:
In yesterday’s Sunday Outlook section, the Washington Post presented its weekly “Five Myths” feature. Yesterday’s piece was written by Darrel M. West, a functionary at the Brookings Institution. West’s piece bore this slightly concerning headline:
“Five Myths About Billionaires”
We’ll admit it—we were already concerned. As Krugman notes today, we don’t have anywhere near enough "myths" about the ongoing role of our billionaires.
What “myths” was West prepared to debunk? Incredibly, this was the very first myth his piece addressed:
“1. Billionaires can buy elections and change public policy.”
Billionaires can buy elections and change public policy. In bold print, these obvious facts were trumpeted as a “myth” in yesterday’s Washington Post!
There’s much more to be said about that piece—and about its strange twin at Salon, in which the same Darrel M. West warns that a group of billionaires is planning to buy the next presidential election!
We don’t know when we’ve seen a more peculiar pair of pieces. We think you ought to be angry at West—and especially, at the Washington Post.
In the end, our favorite piece from yesterday’s papers appeared in the Sunday Review of the New York Times. It was written by the unbelievably foppish Anna Della Subin, a young semi-academic with whose simpering class you ought to be very annoyed.
Subin wrote about procrastination. Her essay was the the featured, front-page piece in the high-profile Sunday section.
In comments, many readers said they loved it. We were struck by this horrific passage:
SUBIN (9/28/14): [I]f procrastination is so clearly a society-wide, public condition, why is it always framed as an individual, personal deficiency? Why do we assume our own temperaments and habits are at fault—and feel bad about them—rather than question our culture’s canonization of productivity?
I was faced with these questions at an unlikely event this past July—an academic conference on procrastination at the University of Oxford. It brought together a bright and incongruous crowd: an economist, a poetry professor, a “biographer of clutter,” a queer theorist, a connoisseur of Iraqi coffee-shop culture. There was the doctoral student who spoke on the British painter Keith Vaughan, known to procrastinate through increasingly complicated experiments in auto-erotica. There was the children’s author who tied herself to her desk with her shoelaces.
The keynote speaker, Tracey Potts, brought a tin of sugar cookies she had baked in the shape of the notorious loiterer Walter Benjamin. The German philosopher famously procrastinated on his “Arcades Project,” a colossal meditation on the cityscape of Paris where the figure of the flâneur—the procrastinator par excellence—would wander...
As we entered the ninth, grueling hour of the conference, a professor laid out a taxonomy of dithering so enormous that I couldn’t help but wonder: Whatever you’re doing, aren’t you by nature procrastinating from doing something else?
The conference had a biographer of clutter! Also, a theorist about queer procrastination! Every top conference does!
You should be extremely annoyed with horrible people like Subin and Potts, who wasted time baking those fracking cookies in the shape of an alleged philosopher whose life story Subin made virtually incoherent. Over the past thirty years, they and their kind have been wasting time at international conferences of the type described in that passage, creating the impression that a serious work is occurring.
Gullible newspapers like the New York Times pretend that these high academics are involved in serious work.
Unfortunately, they aren’t. As they piddle their time away, their guild’s economists keep pimping the cant of billionaires, in the way Krugman described in Sunday's Book Review section. None of their pretty class stoops to the actual work of the day—refuting the disinformation spewed by the people like Hannity.
We’ll offer you more on that horrific conference this week. To peruse its truly horrific web site, you can just click this.
That said, you ought to be very angry at useless young people like Subin. Their conferences are funded by gifts from the plutocrats and it horrifically shows.
Tomorrow, we’re back to The Houses of Nantucket County. We’ll be explaining how the world seems to work—the world which has us in our second war in Iraq.
How weird that it is left to us to describe the role of those lovely houses in the journalistic horror show of the past thirty years! That said, who else is going to do it? Career journalist will never tell you how their world actually works. The Subins, meanwhile, flounce around at Oxford with their plutocrat-financed acts of self-absorption.
That horrific international conference is linked to The Houses of Nantucket Country. Everything’s pretty in those realms. The truth is told not to escape.
At Oxford, the flâneurs are in charge. They're eating their Walter Benjamin cookies and trying themselves to desks with shoelaces. This leaves the plutocrats free to do business in The Houses of Nantucket County.
Amtrak willing, that story resumes tomorrow.
Just for the record: The theorist of queer procrastination was the regally named Lilith Dornhuber de Bellesiles, whose presentation was called The Queer Art of Procrastination. For verification, click here.
Posted by bob somerby on Monday, September 29, 2014
I am a little confused about the references to our 2nd Iraq War. Wasn't the first one by George H.W. Bush and the second one by George W. Bush and aren't we now into our third Iraq War?
Making fun of the obscure topics of academics can be a form of anti-intellectualism. William Proxmire used to do it. Once he selected a paper to mock that was written by Duncan Luce, a psychologist who was a member of the National Academy of Sciences and who was awarded the President's Medal by George Bush. Proxmire mocked his paper because its title was incomprehensible. It was in the Journal of Mathematical Psychology.
I cannot defend a conference on procrastination but it does seem to me that procrastination, which is described by every student as their worst flaw, is a worthwhile topic of study. Professors do try to find catching and interesting ways to present their work at conferences -- to attract attention. There is often a kernel of new contribution to the subject despite the framing of the work presented. I assume Somerby thinks the topic is a frippery because it isn't about a cure for Ebola or how to get to Mars. If the conference were about jealousy, he would think it stupid until he reflected that the emotion is behind much domestic violence. If it were about sleep, he would think it stupid until he found out about the link to heart disease and memory loss. Procrastination may have an impact in the workplace or it may simply prevent people from doing their best work while causing them emotional distress. I am not prepared to dismiss it because someone labels herself a queer theorist or bakes a cookie. Science benefits most from free inquiry, unfettered by the need to show relevance to outsiders in a field, as Somerby surely is, with his degree in philosophy and his inability to understand that knowledge can be pursued for its own sake and still make a valuable contribution to society.
Most funding for academic research comes from the government, because it is part of the common good, not from plutocrats.
"I assume Somerby thinks the topic is a frippery because it isn't about a cure for Ebola or how to get to Mars. If the conference were about jealousy, he would think it stupid until he reflected that the emotion is behind much domestic violence. If it were about sleep, he would think it stupid until he found out about the link to heart disease and memory loss."
You know, if Al Gore hadn't put off calling the Time magazine reporter to correct her mischaraterization of his statement about him and his wife being the models for Love Story, he might be President.
Unfortunately, he was too busy Reinventing Government. You may remember Inventing the Internet. It got all the attention. But Reinventing Government, Al was the one who started it all.
You seem to be replying to my comment, but I cannot find any connection between what you said and anything in my comment. Please explain how your comment is relevant to anything at all?
I could answer your question many ways.
1) Perhaps you see the forest. You obviously see some trees. You seem to have missed THE tree, from whose acorns all Howler saplings grow.
2) "I assume Somerby thinks the topic is a frippery because it isn't about a cure the 2000 election or how to get journalists to confess their War on Gore crimes. If the conference were about jealousy, he would think it stupid until he reflected that the emotion is behind much copycat journalism. If it were about sleep, he would think it stupid until he found out about the link to reporters missing correct quotes from Al Gore.
3) Throwing in the long departed William Proxmire and an obscure example of the work of one of his targets was a nice, Somerby-like touch from someone complaining about relevance in commentary.
Shorter @ 12:50 response to @ 12:22
"Love Story" means never having to justify your relevance.
I get it, the only relevance is as a stick to beat Somerby with.
The point of my example (Duncan Luce) was that just because you mock something, it isn't necessarily ridiculous. That certainly applied to the eminent Dr. Luce and it applies also to Somerby. Trolls here adopt a mocking tone but their criticisms are as empty as Proxmire's were, and as Somerby's is of the academics described in today's post.
I'm not sure I follow you @ 2:44.
@11:04 said this: "You know, if Al Gore hadn't put off calling the Time magazine reporter to correct her mischaraterization of his statement about him and his wife being the models for Love Story, he might be President.
Unfortunately, he was too busy Reinventing Government. You may remember Inventing the Internet. It got all the attention. But Reinventing Government, Al was the one who started it all."
It is entirely unclear to me what Al Gore has to do with anything Somerby wrong today. Perhaps the commenter is saying that if Al Gore had paid more attention to silliness the media wouldn't have been able to take him down. I don't understand the reference to Reinventing Government or the commenter's equating that with inventing the internet (which Gore never claimed to have done). The whole comment comes across as a knock against Gore and ultimately against Somerby for claiming that Gore was undermined by media coverage of his campaign. Perhaps the point is that if Gore hadn't been so serious he might have won. But as I recall, he was being attacked for being too serious, too stiff, not someone to drink beer with, anyway.
At least Gore, unlike Obama, would have funded research and we wouldn't be facing the challenges of Ebola, climate change, an aging population, and so on, with a weakened research infrastructure due to years of starvation under first Bush and then Obama's austerity measures.
THAT may be the lasting legacy of the media's takedown of Gore. It always bothers me when Somerby starts saying that the professors should turn themselves into journalists so they can protect us from our actual journalists, instead of pursuing the research activities that will be the only thing standing between us and a whole series of pretty scary future scenarios, not to mention their contribution to our economy through discoveries that fuel innovation. Yes, some academics are studying procrastination, and others are studying how wind currents shape geography, and others are studying how neurons form new pathways. They study all kinds of things -- because science follows interest, not need, and if you don't fund all of it you will weaken our future survival, because no one can predict what piece of new knowledge will be required decades from now.
For example, some people here care about Gore because they remember his campaign and share Somerby's frustrations. Some care because they see the relevance of what happened before to what is happening now. Some only care because Gore was funny yesterday and is still a source of humor to make Somerby appear foolish and to undercut whatever they dislike about him or his concerns. I fit the commenter into the latter category because he or she didn't seem to belong in the other two.
Wow. Duncan Luce would role over in his grave with pride.
Had I known Obama was going to starve research through austerity measures, I would have taken my time in jumpring off the John Edward's bandwagon and may never have gotten around to it at all.
I wonder if Somerby was ever beaten with a stick as a child,
or simply allowed to play in whatever nearby ditches he liked and never adequately punished for any life long scarring he may have inflicted on "friends."
Frippery sticks.
Everything anyone needed to know about Obama's intentions was there in his campaign statements. Apparently only Clinton supporters read them.
There are some major problem's with Krugman's premise and even more with the West piece in the Post. I've thought about a number of flaws in his Salon article as well. But after reading the foppish Subin myself yesterday in my own Times, I've decided to be guilt free when not making anything more than general points promptly in blog commentary boxes.
I'll get back to specific complaints after walking the dog.
While you are out, work up some anger over the failure of blogger to fully explain the chains of transmigrating Brodie groaners.
Just for the Record: How many years ago was the conference in Oxford first planned?
Poor Tio Bob.
"people like the awful Hernandez carry off sacks of cash."
Somerby for: Her book got published? Why can't mine?
Who do you want to pick the next Democratic candidate? That's what this is about -- not Somerby's book on Gore's campaign. These same slick practices are being used today. Is that how our presidential candidates should be chosen?
Keep focusing on Somerby instead of the issues and the same thing will happen in 2016 as happened in 2000.
You mean Biden will be the nominee and be beaten by Jeb Bush?
I think Clinton will probably run against Romney.
Clinton's close association with plutocrats is mentioned by
West. I, of course won't let that deter me since her plutocrats are our plutocrats. I won't let the media convince me she's practically a plutocrat either, because I remember when she left the White House with only the clothes on her back, her devoted family, their debts and a sack of keyboard "w"s to tide her over until her first Senate paycheck.
kholmst September 29, 2014 at 1:04 PM
You assume his only motive is envy and then ridicule him for it.
What other purpose does "carry off sacks of cash" serve in the sentence?
To remind us that our media is being bought off by plutocrats.
Do you need a reminder?
Plenty of people seem to. Look at the comments to Dowd's columns or the readers of Salon, even Bill Maher had Joan Walsh on as a panelist, representing liberals. He doesn't seem to have gotten the message. So, yes, we all need more reminders -- until the commenters on those pages start asking why Dowd still has a column and other questions like those posed here regularly.
And the evidence of Hernandez carrying off "sacks of cash" is?
To a guy who spends his days blogging while waiting for the phone to ring calling him to his next corporate comedy gig, "sack of cash" means "regular paycheck"
Well said @ 2:57. A few more reminders from Somerby and
those Dowd and Salon commentary boxes will be filled with voices scorning those witches Dowd and Walsh. Everyone will join voices with readers of the Howler and demand that they be fired in the name of dead Iraqi's and the guy who almost got killed by Chris Matthews.
Sarcasm @3:15, but why do you think Limbaugh is having trouble maintaining his station list? If people starting saying what they think of Dowd more often, she would perhaps retire and we might have an actual liberal columnist at the NY Times. That might lead to more liberal votes for Democratic candidates -- can't hurt to have this constant denigration of the Clintons turned off instead of her teaching bright young 20 something New Yorkers think it is fashionable to mock them because solid candidates are ever so boring.
Sarcasm @ 3:28, but what makes you think an actual liberal columnist might lead to more liberal votes? Liberals don't know how to do anything but talk down to "others."
And why would we want to silence voices denigrating people for carrying off sacks of cash for giving speeches?
I'll tell you why Limbaugh is having trouble maintaining his station list.
Limbaugh's listeners at one time came in just one variety -- Old.
Now they come in three varieties -- Older, Much Older and Dead.
They have been complaining to his sponsors.
David in Cal September 30, 2014 at 3:15 AM
Here's the deal with Limbaugh's sponsors:
The recent campaign to silence conservative radio legend Rush Limbaugh is led by ten liberal activists engaged in a more than four-year long effort to destroy Limbaugh by targeting his advertisers, including a Media Matters executive vice president.
A former Kent State university professor even targeted a small businessman advertising on Limbaugh’s show using her official university email account.
Information compiled by Limbaugh’s team — and first provided to The Daily Caller — demonstrates that nearly 70 percent of the tweets targeting Limbaugh’s advertisers come from the same ten Twitter users, all of whom are actively involved in the “Stop Rush” campaign, which keeps a database of all of Limbaugh’s advertisers.
See http://dailycaller.com/2014/09/23/revealed-conspiracy-to-destroy-rush-limbaugh-is-small-organized-deceptive/
Good for them. The guy Limbaugh plays on his show is a piece of shit.
Welcome to free market capitalism in a democracy, David.
Or is your goal to "silence" those who would organize a campaign that tells the sponsors who keep Limbaugh on the air that they don't much like the bile he spews daily?
After all, how can Rush possibly stand up to a Kent State professor and 10 Twitter users? Why, the poor boy is utterly defenseless against all that?
ZKoD September 29, 2014 at 1:39 PM
OMB (The Word of the OTB...King Zarkon Revised Version)
"We were a tiny bit peeved.....How many years have gone by since we started identifying that key piece of sleight of hand? Back in the day, we endlessly tied it to Sean Hannity, who was endlessly pimping it out."
Now we focus endlessly on the Pimp of Piddle, Rachel Maddow and other Children of the Corn who melt your liberal minds.
"In these, and equally useful ways, (you) the rubes get turned against each other, as people like the awful (Hannity) carry (on unattended)."
Wonder if Bob has heard of Bartlett & Steele. They've been writing about this long before The Daily Howler was a twinkle in Bob's eye.
Probably not, since Bob seems to think he's the first to tumble on the fact that the tax burden has been shifted enormously to the middle class and poor since the Reagan years, and that Krugman is a Johnny come lately.
Media Matters does a fine job of monitoring the atrocities on the right.
Leaving Bob free to monitor the atrocities on the left,
@ 2:41?
Sure, but at least Media Matters does it while not pretending to be "on the right" themselves.
Bob, however, will don his sheep's clothes before delivering his lectures about Meredith Vieira's house and the necessity to teach five-year-olds Croatian while sticking up for the poor, beleaguered common man like Roger Goodell.
Not fully explained there Anonymous @ 2:52.
Roger Goodell has been made a Salem Witch due to unsubstantiated claims about what he believed Ray
Rice said to him. Al Gore was made a Salem Witch due to substantiated but ignored claims of what he said a reporter wrote about what Erich Segal said about Tipper and him.
And at least one Bobfan actually believes the above.
Only trolls think Somerby is not a liberal. The rest of us recognize his credentials as an old-style liberal. He is very far from the new progressives exemplified by academia, for example, who he has been complaining about -- the people who put Obama into office. There is a split on the left and he is clearly on one side of it, while YOU and other trolls here seem to be on the other (if you are not here from the right yourselves or Maddow-interns or just mentally ill).
Plenty of us noted the problematic behavior on DKos where so-called progressives advocated adopting the tactics of the right because Obama needed to be elected by any means necessary. Others were more squeamish about values and truth and didn't want to become the enemy just to defeat him. We objected to the way the left trashed Hillary Clinton using the tactics of the right -- because the path needed to be clear for The One. We objected when Bill Clinton was called a racist in order to attract Hillary's minority voters. These sorts of things are still going on. Somerby wants us to be BETTER than the liars and crooks on the right. He wants us to stick to Democratic principles, not find billionaires of our own to manipulate the voting process in the same manner as the right is doing.
That doesn't make him a fake liberal. It makes him someone worth reading and listening to.
You are aware that the founder of Media Matters came from the right, aren't you? It is a bit odd that you think Media Matters is purer than Somerby.
A true troll, such as myself, never ever claims to speak for other trolls. Therefore my opnions are mine and mine alone.
Bob Somerby is the epitome of liberalism. His career epitomizes liberal values in action and why liberalism is where it is today.
Bill Clinton, after Obama's win in the South Carolina primary, said, in effect, no big deal. Jesse Jackson won the South Carolina primary, too.
Sorry, but that was a damned dumb thing to say, and he deserved everything he got for saying it.
And that is Bob's big problems. His heroes are always excused for the damndest, dumbest things that come out of their mouths ("I took the initiative in creating the Internet") while he always looks for the tiniest way to twist what his targets say out of all context, then jumps on his high horse to tilt some more of the windmills in his mind.
Bob is a classic example of the '60s "radical chic" as Tom Wolfe called them. They were all in the streets when they were undergrads, then they became teachers, stockbrokers, accountants, shop owners.
Again, Bob at one time may have been "liberal" in terms of anti-war and pro-civil rights. But he has abandoned those principles a long time ago, and moved to the right -- right along side his heroes the Clintons and his old roomy, Al.
They are the so-called "New Democrats" who are by now pretty much indistinguishable if not to the right of the old progressive wing of the Republican Party that has now been relegated to the history books.
As Thomas Frank puts it, the Republican Party moved to the right with the election of Ronald Reagan. The response of the Democratic Party was ---- to move to the right.
Whatever "left" is left, it is now beginning to bubble over issues of diversity and inclusion (marriage equality) and the wealth produced by a nation of workers that must be shared by the workers (income equality).
These are issues you never hear Bob speak in favor of, only to deride the people speaking them in the most vile, personal terms he can conjur because his thought process and vocabulary is limited to meanness.
In other words, he's a cranky old fart with a Harvard degree who was once going to change the world. And the world wound up changing him into a cranky old fart.
CMike September 30, 2014 at 7:33 AM
Anon @ 6:47 PM, one of the duller of the multiples writes:
Cheese and rice, the "radical chic" weren't people who were at one time in the streets demonstrating on the way to becoming teachers and shop keepers! "Real revolutionaries, who actually put their lives on the line" were people the radical chic would only gawk at if they were on display at a party where the chic like "Jason Robards, John and D. D. Ryan, Gian Carlo Menotti, Schuyler Chapin, Goddard Lieberson, Mike Nichols, Lillian Hellman, Larry Rivers, Aaron Copland, Richard Avedon, Milton and Amy Greene, Lukas Foss, Jennie Tourel, Samuel Barber, Jerome Robbins, Steve Sondheim, Adolph and Phyllis Green, Betty Comden, and the Patrick O’Neals" were in attendance. Nary a Somerby arc in sight.
At such a party you might find "Otto Preminger in the library and Jean vanden Heuvel in the hall, and Peter and Cheray Duchin in the living room, and Frank and Domna Stanton, Gail Lumet, Sheldon Harnick, Cynthia Phipps, Burton Lane, Mrs. August Heckscher, Roger Wilkins, Barbara Walters, Bob Silvers, Mrs. Richard Avedon, Mrs. Arthur Penn, Julie Belafonte, Harold Taylor, and scores more, including Charlotte Curtis, women’s news editor of the New York Times, America’s foremost chronicler of Society..." all of them qualifying as among the chic but perhaps not all of them necessarily in good standing as rads.
Party hosts like Leonard and Felecia Bernstein met the test, so much so that they had "white servants, not Claude and Maude, but white South Americans. Lenny and Felicia are geniuses. After a while, it all comes down to servants. They are the cutting edge in Radical Chic. Obviously, if you are giving a party for the Black Panthers, as Lenny and Felicia are this evening, or as Sidney and Gail Lumet did last week, or as John Simon of Random House and Richard Baron, the publisher, did before that; or for the Chicago Eight, such as the party Jean vanden Heuvel gave; or for the grape workers or Bernadette Devlin, such as the parties Andrew Stein gave... well, then, obviously you can’t have a Negro butler and maid" according to Tom Wolfe's 1970 essay Radical Chic: That Party at Lenny’s.
"The first big Radical Chic party, the epochal event, so to speak, was the party that Assemblyman Andrew Stein gave for the grape workers on his father’s estate in Southampton on June 29, 1969. The grape workers had already been brought into New York social life. Carter and Amanda Burden, the “Moonflower Couple” of the 1960s, had given a party for them in their duplex in River House, on East 52nd Street overlooking the East River. Some of New York’s best graphic artists, such as Paul Davis, had done exquisite posters for “La Causa” and “La Huelga.
The grape workers had begun a national campaign urging consumers to boycott California table grapes, and nowhere was the ban more strictly observed than in Radically Chic circles. Chavez became one of the few union leaders with a romantic image...."
King, stop @6;47 PM before he posts again.
Bothered that much by people who disagree with your notion that Bob is the planet's greatest, deepest thinker?
10:38 - that's straw man logic. can you do better please? have a good one.
Carlos Cunctator September 29, 2014 at 3:49 PM
Whose houses in Nantucket County have we visited?
Meredith Vieira and Andy Cooper's?
We look forward to BOB's further exploration of the horrific conference on Procrastination which took place three months ago at Oxford, which last we checked is related to American discourse because Rachel Maddow studied there beginning in 1995 but procrastinated and did not complete her doctorate until 2001.
We hope it will not be postponed again and again like Houses of Journalist County. It was a long time coming but boy did we get mad when we found out the luxury that Vieira woman wallows in.
deadrat September 30, 2014 at 12:35 AM
I planned to make fun today of your current "contribution" to this forum, but I didn't get around to it.
Speaking of procrastination, how is "How He Got There" coming along? Anybody know?
The old KZ was smarter and a better writer. More psychologically damaged too but it's all good.
Wow, now that's a line we've only heard a few hundred times. Always fresh as the day it was born.
A good column by Bob. But once again, I have to point out that if there were a real demand on the part of "the left" for traditional leftism (for example, a passionate interest in the effects money has on policy, on income inequality, on the plight of the poor), then there are plenty of places to get it. But almost no one goes to those places. And when they do go there, it's to preen and strut and demonstrate how smart they are rather than to try to do something. As long as the system more or less works well enough for enough people, it's going to continue like this, because people don't see a reason to change. As long as.
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Somerby highlights some profoundly silly people pretending to be important to make a point, and surprisingly, or maybe not so surprisingly, boutique libs are angered. Maybe he struck a little too close to home.
So the only people who can possibly think Somerby ran out of worthwhile things to say years ago and is now reduced to acting like a chimp throwing excrement to amuse himself can only be angry "boutique libs" -- however you define that indiscriminate word.
Here's a thought. And it comes from Somerby himself.
Why so eager to label and characterize people you disagree with? Does that relieve you of the obligation of hearing what they say if you can automatically put them in some other "tribe"?
What would Malala say?
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Executives in Bristol, CT are set to allow cable and satellite distributors to swap the ESPN Classic sports channel for its college network, ESPNU, which they hope presents a newer, hipper alternative to Classic’s staid and often dated programming
ESPN Classic is in more than 63 million homes, typically on analog and digital basic tiers. By contrast, ESPNU is in about 25 million homes, mainly on digital basic tiers
A deal clearly would mostly help ESPNU, which is battling another collegiate sports channel, CBS College Sports Network, for carriage deals on the nation’s cable and satellite systems. The channel, which launched in the spring of 2005, has been at the center of ESPN’s most recent media deals.
ESPNU will pick up a significant part of ESPN’s SEC schedule and is expected to run shoulder programming that supports ESPN’s BCS package.
Click here to read Ourand's full article.
In a nutshell, ESPN is looking to encourage cable operators to carry the ESPNU Network. For those cable systems who already have ESPN Classic, there is now an easy solution to this problem. Just replace Classic with the ESPNU college channel and call it a day. All of this can now be done with ESPN's official blessing.
This move is crucial to ESPN, a company who has been on a buying spree where college television rights are concerned. Billions of dollars have been spent and just like the NASCAR situation, there are simply not enough ESPN TV networks to carry the product.
Back in early 2007, we suggested that ESPN use the Classic Network to carry NASCAR when there was a live event conflict. We were laughed off the Internet. Click here for a review of that story.
Now, two years later, ESPN Classic has become a crucial link to NASCAR TV during the college football season. This is especially true for the Nationwide Series, the only NASCAR racing series that ESPN carries from start to finish.
In this newly proposed scenario, ESPN Classic could effectively be reduced in size from over 60 million to as few as 25 million homes nationwide. Adding "the U" and dumping Classic is a no brainer to the cable systems at this point in time. The college product is hot and ESPN Classic's main fare is dated program re-airs.
Here in March, this might be a topic easily forgotten. But come September when the Nationwide Series has been racing for seven months and suddenly a college football game blocks the action on ESPN2, there may be 40 million less NASCAR fans that have any kind of solution to that problem.
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Camping World Truck Series Can't Catch A TV Break
After losing Saturday to rain, the Camping World Truck Series took to the track Monday in front of a small crowd on a chilly day in Martinsville, VA. The good news is that the live SPEED telecast of the race was solid and the trucks put on a great show. The bad news is that almost no one saw it.
A silver lining did exist, however, because both NASCAR Now on ESPN2 and This Week in NASCAR on SPEED would be on the air later Monday to review the action.
As luck would have it, Kyle Busch was once again in the mix and the finish of the truck race would be memorable. After the race, the SPEED cameras captured Busch running down pit road, jumping the railing and leaving the premises without talking to anyone.
What a great tie-in to his struggles in the Sunday Sprint Cup Series race as those highlights would be the centerpiece of the two NASCAR TV shows on Monday. Since there was no Nationwide Series race, the Sprint Cup Series and the Camping World Trucks were the only game in town. This would be great TV exposure for the truck teams.
Mike Massaro was in for Allen Bestwick and it was clear from the start that a lot of the Monday NASCAR Now program was going to be focused on the Sprint Cup Series. Ray Evernham, Ricky Craven and Mike Wallace offered good comments about the drivers, the action and the results.
Since there was no live guest scheduled, there would also be plenty of time to talk about the only other race of the weekend, the trucks. Including this series in the NASCAR Now program used to be a battle. Apparently, that battle is not over.
Massaro introduced an embarrassing highlight package that included him naming the wrong driver, not knowing Todd Bodine's truck and finally getting lost in his commentary during the final pass for the lead.
The package ended with Kyle Busch slamming down his HANS Device and helmet. In this one hour show, the trucks got 55 seconds of coverage. Instead of turning to the "expert panel" for follow-up, Massaro led directly to commercial. His words were ironic.
"And we'll talk a little bit more about Jimmie Johnson...coming up," said Massaro. It was time for the ESPN.com poll results on whether Johnson can win another championship. The blue states and the red states were battling it out. One thing was for sure, the trucks were done on NASCAR Now in more ways than one.
Later on Monday, Steve Byrnes led a rowdy Greg Biffle and Michael Waltrip through the same Sprint Cup Series highlights and explanations on This Week in NASCAR. This crew has a very different style and the first-hand accounts of the Sunday race were outstanding from both panelists.
The good story here is that Waltrip called the truck race for SPEED, so he had the inside scoop. Byrnes introduced the highlights and SPEED gave their only major NASCAR series 75 seconds of highlights. That's right, less than 90 seconds of highlights from a Monday race which most fans had not seen.
Not only did this highlight package not tell the story of the race, it contained no post-race interviews from SPEED's own live Monday telecast. SPEED approached this race as if it had taken place on Saturday and fans had already seen the highlights several times. With the race actually airing at noon on Monday, nothing could be further from the truth.
It seems like the Camping World Truck Series cannot catch a break where NASCAR TV is concerned. The series has no weekly TV show, no regularly scheduled features on either TWIN or NASCAR Now and only a thirty minute pre-race show for exposure. On this Monday, even that was cancelled.
One key goal of the NASCAR TV partners this season was to help the Nationwide and Truck Series survive these tough economic times. While this message resonated earlier in the season, Martinsville proved to be a complete failure where both SPEED and ESPN were concerned in terms of the truck series.
While the Nationwide Series continues to be populated by Sprint Cup regulars, the Camping World Truck Series teams are holding on by their fingernails right now and several are about to fall by the wayside.
What will it take for these two TV programs to wake-up to the fact that the NASCAR TV partners have to be actively involved in helping all three national series in the sport survive this crisis?
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A Little Less "Digger" And A Lot More Racing
There was not a lot to talk about for the NASCAR on Fox gang from the Hollywood Hotel in Martinsville. Practice and qualifying for the Sprint Cup Series had been rained out.
The conversation quickly turned from the serious to the ridiculous. Hot dogs, birthdays and inside jokes are subjects that turned the pre-race show into a combination of the useful and the useless. Jeff Hammond appears to be tired of Chris Myers and his inability to take racing seriously. For many teams, Martinsville was a critical race.
Just like NASCAR Now on ESPN2 and RaceDay on SPEED, Rick Hendrick made an appearance on the Fox pre-race show. His story about Martinsville fits right in with the roots of NASCAR. Darrell Waltrip handled the recorded interview.
"The biggest mistake you can make in life is pulling the trigger when you don't have a plan," said Hendrick. He was talking about the changes that might be needed to help Dale Earnhardt Jr. improve this season. Waltrip raises this point on a regular basis and Jeff Hammond has already called for Tony Eury Jr. to be replaced. Hendrick himself seems to have other ideas.
Chris Myers and his recent birthday was a theme that was drummed into the NASCAR fans who watched Fox's rainout coverage of the Camping World Truck Series on Saturday. By the time Sunday rolled around, it just wasn't funny anymore. Dick Berggren is a nice guy, but isn't it time to put the whole "kid because I care" thing away for good?
Mike Joy had a tough task ahead of him. Martinsville and the COT make for a different style of racing then we used to see with the old car. Early tire problems were not followed up in the pits and only the booth announcers told us that the bead was melting because of the brake heat. Goodyear was off the hook.
Three "start and park" cars ended the day early without follow-up. NASCAR had said these cars needed to show why they came off the track and it had better be a mechanical issue. Past issues for the "valet parking" set have included...no pit crew.
The Sprint Cup teams delivered a good set of stories that included two MWR drivers running in the top ten, but everyone knew the day would belong to Hendrick. It did not matter where his cars finished, because Hendrick is a favorite of the Fox booth. Once again, the racing actually followed the suggested TV script in dramatic fashion.
It was nice to hear an instrumental version of the National Anthem and even better to see a good crowd on-hand to hear it. The TV crew never had to explain empty seats or even deal with the fan issue. The pictures told the story.
Mostly absent from this telecast was the animation of Digger. While the Digger logo was stuck in the picture in each segment, both of the annoying animations were essentially gone. That is a picture from Fox Sports of the Martinsville Digger-cam above.
This simple change deeply affected the telecast. No more forced jokes or comments from Joy, he just kept calling the race with the Digger logo on the screen. No more homemade commercials from Waltrip advertising his website under green flag racing.
It may be that Fox has finally struck a good balance where this merchandising gimmick is concerned. As many emailers reminded us, there was also no Digger cartoon before the race.
Once underway, the positive aspects of the telecast began to emerge. Good camera work on the small track, good use of the in-car cameras and effective coverage of the entire field was the early order of the day. Unfortunately, that would change.
Two video angles of the Kenseth pit road violation were outstanding and the explanation from Larry McReynolds was even better. Also solid was the triple-split on the caution flag pit stops that allowed for a view of the entire pit road.
As we have said so many times before, the technical crew delivered another flawless race with every piece of equipment working well and the pictures and sound in HD delivering the intensity of this sport on a short-track.
Tougher to figure out were the AT&T Racebreaks. Presented as an update on the race, the video highlights showed spins and some lead changes. The problem was that this was not a rundown of who was where and how they got there. Once the racebreak was over, the silent ticker at the top of the screen was the only thing telling the whole story of the race.
Fans once again had to migrate to the radio broadcast to get a rundown of the field and the progress of the teams outside of the top ten. Just like Fox used to struggle with covering the final lap, this season rundowns of the field are just nonexistent.
With many top teams a lap down or more, the Fox production team kept the focus on the leaders and brought the telecast home with another good wideshot of the finish line. Luckily, Denny Hamlin and Jimmie Johnson provided some action in the final laps.
Post-race interviews told the story of the race and it appeared that all concerned were ready to get to Texas and get back up to speed. Two short track races are done and while Martinsville may reflect the past, it certainly did not deliver the kind of energy that NASCAR has created with the larger tracks that dominate the season.
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GALATEA RESURRECTS, #7 (A Poetry Engagement)
THE WIND SHIFTS: NEW LATINO POETRY Edited by Francisco Aragon
CRAIG SANTOS PEREZ Reviews
The Wind Shifts: New Latino Poetry, Edited by Francisco Aragón
(University of Arizona Press, 2007)
The two most important aspects of any good anthology: the title and the editor’s introduction. The Wind Shifts: New Latino Poetry, edited by Francisco Aragón, takes its title from Gloria Anzaldúa’s Borderlands/La Frontera:
Dogs sprawl in the heat
tongues loll, drop saliva,
flanks ripple off flies.
The wind shifts.
I smell mesquite burning.
Allowing Anzaldúa to name the anthology establishes the main theme of Aragón's introduction: expanding borders.
The criteria for selection: any Latino/a poet who had no more than one book in print and who was approximately forty years old or younger. “New” and not “emerging” because the former suggests “poets who have only recently begun publishing.” It’s adequately ambitious that Aragón chose “new” as the adjectival guide for his anthology, placing The Wind Shifts in dialogue with Donald Allen’s seminal anthology, New American Poetry. The title also resonates with this sentence from Muriel Rukeyser (whom I’ve been reading): “There is new inside, / We witness.”
In the first paragraph of the introduction, Aragón situates his anthology within the borders of seminal Latino/a poetry anthologies from the 90s: After Aztlan (ed. Ray Gonzalez, 1992), Paper Dance (eds. Victor Hernández Cruz, Leroy V. Quintana, and Virgil Suárez, 1995), El Coro (ed. Martín Espada, 1997), and Touching the Fire (ed. Ray Gonzalez, 1998). In doing so, he traces their common concern of presenting Latino/a poetry that addresses the social and political. According to Aragón, the poets in The Wind Shifts belong to the generation that succeeded poets published in these major anthologies. The Wind Shifts “suggests that the canvas is now larger, its border expanded to include subject matter that is not overtly political. Rather [...] it is work that is equally, if not more, informed by an exploration of language and aesthetics.”
To map the topography of the expanded border, Aragón points out how some of the Chicano poets in this anthology—Brenda Cárdenas, David Dominguez, John Olivares Espinoza, Carl Marcum, Carolina Monsivais, and Paul Martínez Pompa—express “a poetics of witness,” focusing on the social, political, and familial without sacrificing a lyrical “attentiveness to language and sound.” Aligned with these poets are other Latino poets—Naomi Ayala, Kevin A. González, Lidia Torres, Venessa Maria Engel-Fuentes, and Adela Najarro—who also explore the vital, narrative strand of Latino poetry while accentuating the prosody of these narratives.
Aragón then names Albino Carrillo, Gina Franco, María Meléndez, and Deborah Parédez as examples of poets who “enlarge the parameters of Latino poetry in terms of newer perspectives on familiar themes.” We conceive new Latino poetry as originating in the poetics of witness, expanding the sites of witness, and seeing these sites with new eyes and aesthetic techniques.
The poets Sheryl Luna, Eduardo C. Corral, and Emmy Pérez are seen as re-visioning a major theme of Latino poetry: the U.S.-Mexico border. They take on a familiar, freighted subject with “a poetics that takes some of its cues from the more experimental tendencies in American poetry.”
Although Aragón sketches a “group portrait” of the contributors, he reminds us that all the poets cross the thematic and aesthetic borders his introduction establishes for them, foregrounding the “nomadic” quality new Latino poetry. Richard Blanco, Francisco Aragón, Steven Cordova, David Hernandez, and Urayoán Noel become examples of the nomadic: Blanco and Aragón have traveled extensively outside the United States; Cordova and Hernandez lyrically travel through various subject matters; and Noel linguistically travels between English and Spanish.
The edge of Aragón’s complex map is marked by Rosa Alcalá and Scott Inguito, poets who “share affinities with some of the more avant-garde tendencies in American poetry” and “resist and work against what might be called the more narrative or lyric traits most prevalent in Latino poetry up to now.”
Besides the introduction, Aragón draws another map: a “Further Reading” page that lists books by poets who fit the eligibility requirements, but who weren’t included. These poets include: Blas Manuel de Luna, Miguel Murphy, Blas Falconer, Manuel Paul Lopez, Sarah Cortez, Ada Limón, Ariel Robello, Roberto Harrison, Gabriel Gomez, Cynthia Cruz, Rigoberto Gonzalez, and Tim Z. Hernandez. Furthermore, Aragón acknowledges other Latino/a poets who haven’t yet published a full-length book at the time of publication, but who are “doing good work”: William Archila, Carmen Calatayud, Diana Marie Delgado, Suzanne Ocampo-Frischkorn, Angela Garcia, José B. Gonzalez, Octavio R. Gonzalez, Javier Huerta, Martin Lemos, Raina J. León, Pablo Miguel Martínez, Kristin Naca, Victor Olivares, Marisela Treviño Orta, Ruben Quesada, Peter Ramos, Verónica Reyes, Jorge Sánchez, Rene Soto, and Roberto Tejada. Aragón knows that no map is complete, so he provides us with a constellation of names from which we can further navigate.
Despite the comprehensiveness of Aragón’s introduction, nothing can really prepare us for the poetry that is found in The Wind Shifts. The “new” is inside this anthology; by reading, we witness the shifting borders of the “new”—their fragility and freight. The Wind Shifts posits that new Latino Poetry roots in the politics and aesthetics of Chicano poetry and crosses the borders between local / global, narrative / experimental, grounded / nomadic, national / international, aesthetic / political. Aragón’s anthology not only maps the expanding borders of Latino poetry, but it also encourages the wind to shift towards new horizons.
Craig Santos Perez, a native Chamoru from the Pacific Island of Guahan (Guam), has lived in California since 1995. He is the co-founder of Achiote Press and author of 2 chapbooks: constellations gathered along the ecliptic (Shadowbox Press, forthcoming 2007), and all with ocean views (Overhere Press, forthcoming in 2007). His reviews have appeared, or are forthcoming, in Pleiades, The Denver Quarterly, First Intensity, Rain Taxi, Jacket, Rattle, How2, Slope, Octopus, and Traffic, among others. He blogs at blindelephant.blogspot.com.
posted by EILEEN @ 10:20 PM
At 9:48 AM, Francisco Aragón said...
Not suprisingly, the lists I included at the end of the book are in no way meant to be comprehensive: since I finished editing the anthology other fine newer voices in Latino poetry have come to my attention, including John Murillo and Carmen Gimenez Smith, just to name two. I'm guest editing an issue of OCHO for Didi Menendez in which I plan to introduce a modest selection from some of these poets.
Presenting engagements (including reviews) of poetry projects. Some issues also offer Featured Poets selected primarily by guest editors, and/or Feature Articles.
PUNK POEMS by JOHN BURGESS
SUGARING by ANN CEFOLA
TEAHOUSE OF THE ALMIGHTY by PATRICIA SMITH
CINEPHRASTICS by KATHLEEN OSSIP
THE PARAGON by KATHRINE VARNES
KALI'S BLADE by MICHELLE BAUTISTA
THREE BOOKS by ROCHELLE RATNER
FEATURE ARTICLE by CATHERINE WAGNER
FEATURE ARTICLE by AIMEE NEZHUKUMATATHIL
BOOKS by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE and MOHJA KAHF
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OPINION: Is Hollywood Afraid of Fit Women?
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Hey ladies, if you ever want to have a successful career in Hollywood, here’s a small tip I can give you…don’t ever pick up a weight, but if you do, make sure it’s those colorful weights that weigh 3-5 pounds each.
You think I’m joking, don’t you? You honestly think I’m making a joke here. Sad thing is…I wish I was.
It has been made abundantly clear that Hollywood and the mainstream media seem to have some form of intimidation issue with fit woman and don’t want to showcase them in any positive manner when it comes to the entertainment world. However, the sports world is a different story, especially more now than ever before.
On August 1st, 2015, Ronda Rousey defeated previously unbeaten Bethe Correia to remain undefeated in UFC, retaining the World Bantamweight Championship in the main event of UFC 190. Yes…the MAIN EVENT. As in THE fight that people pay to see the most. Since then, things in the division began to get very interesting when Holly Holm shocked the world at UFC 193 and defeated Rousey for the title (main-event, as well) and then at UFC 197, Mishea Tate defeated Holm to finally capture the title (part of a massive double main-event). For several UFC events, fit, tough women have been in the spotlight and have shown that fit women can draw a crowd if done right.
While it hasn’t always been that way, the sports world is beginning to see that women just aren’t the same “cute, cookie-cutter stereotype” they used to be. They are starting to realize that strong is the new sexy. The NFL has recently hired their first coach in Dr. Jen Welter, a football player herself who has no problem showing the men how it’s done on the gridiron. The NBA hired their first coach in Becky Hammon, who ended up making even more history by becoming the first women to win a championship in the NBA (yes, it was the Summer League, but a championship is a championship, nethertheless). CrossFit has become super-popular in a short amount of time, and many would argue that the reason for that is Camille LeBlanc-Bazinet, who won last year’s CrossFit Games but has been viewed as arguably THE Face of CrossFit (not just the female side) for quite some time. Even WWE’s got in on the “Strong is the New Sexy” movement with their #DivaRevolution with NXT favorites Charlotte, Sasha Banks, and Becky Lynch making waves on the main roster (and will be heading to Wrestlemania to compete for the Divas Championship in a much-anticipated Triple Threat match), with ladies such as Bayley, Alexa Bliss, Carmella, Askua, Emma, and Dana Brooke (who DOUBLES as a fitness competitor in addition to being a wrestler, BTW) leading the NXT women’s division to new frontiers. Pretty sad that Hollywood is too stuck on their ways that they can’t see something awesome that’s right in front of them.
WWE Divas Champion Charlotte leading the #DivasRevoltion in WWE, with fit, gorgeous women changing WWE's Divas division a day at a time, with names such as Sasha Banks, Becky Lynch, Bayley, Asuka, Emma, Dana Brooke, Natalya, Alexa Bliss, and Nikki Bella, among others. WWE will be launching a Tapout fitness line in April, shortly after Wrestlemania 32 in Dallas, Texas.
I mean, seriously, what is it going to take for Hollywood to see that fit girls CAN move a company and/or sport to new heights? Are they THAT scared of women with a little bit of muscle? There’s all this talk about “diversity”, but it seems to only be involved with color, sexual orientation/preference, and SOME body types. Apparently, it’s fine in Hollywood to be practically anyone (and I mean ANYONE) in Hollywood except a fit woman it seems. I mean there are tons of women in the bikini division (the least muscular of the female divisions) that would be great in Hollywood, and Hollywood is too afraid to give them a proper look. I swear I wish I was exaggerating, but here’s something big I want you to ponder on for a bit:
Unless you have been living under a rock the last few years, you have probably heard of a certain movie that is out, quite possibly THE biggest superhero movie of all time when it's all said and done…Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. As of this post being published, I’ve yet to have seen this movie, so I’ll hold off judgment on the movie as a whole until I’ve seen it. But one of the roles in the movie was for Wonder Woman, arguably the most famous female superhero of all time, and part of the Trinity (along with Batman and Superman). The disappointment I personally had when Warner Brothers/DC Comics choose Gal Gadot for the role was beyond words, but not because of WHO Gal was (I have no personal issue with Gal whatsoever, so please don't label me as a hater), but WHAT she represented: typical Hollywood outer beauty that would attract the masses. I will give credit where credit is due, she did take this role serious and according to an article on Yahoo.com, she did put on 17 pounds to give her a bit more of an intimidating look, but that depends on your definition of “intimidating”. (Oh yeah...this exact quote from the article gave me bad vibes; “I don’t want to be big and bulky… I don’t want to look like a bodybuilder.”) You would think that Hollywood would have tried to get someone that would have fit the bill better, but ultimately they didn’t. I doubt the movie will suffer because of that reason (I hope it doesn’t), but imagine how better it would have been if they would have given a fitness-based woman an opportunity like that. Can you imagine what that could have done for women to see someone like that ON THE BIG SCREEN and go “Wow…she looks amazing! I would love to know her secret”. It’s revealed in some articles in magazines and BOOM. Gym memberships increase, fitness awareness in increased. Hollywood looks good in the progress sending a hell of a statement to a lot of people. It's a win-win for everyone. But clearly, they don’t want to go with that and choose sexiness over substance.
Think I’m still crazy?! Allow me to go even further.
Amazons?! Ehh...well it's Hollywood's version, at least.
Next year, Wonder Woman gets her OWN movie, and earlier this week, the first photo from the movie was released. Yes, that's the photo about this paragraph. In addition to Wonder Woman (Gal) on the photo, Hippolyta (Connie Nielsen), General Antiope (Robin Wright), and Antiope’s lieutenant Menalippe (Lisa Loven Kongsli). Great photo, but someone (not me) summed it up better than I ever could: It looks like an ad for a Victoria’s Secret Amazon Skinny Line. I mean, COME ON!! Can you REALLY say that the Amazons pose a legit threat when they look like they do in the photo? If you can say it to my face without hesitation, more power to you.
In comparison to men and muscles as it related to Hollywood, Henry Cavill and Ben Affleck went through hell to put on muscle for their respective roles as Superman and Batman. Ezra Miller was trending due to his apparent muscle gain for his role as The Flash in the DC Cinematic Universe. Will Smith packed on the mass to play famed boxer Muhammad Ali. Zac Efron is looking like a men’s physique competitor (borderline classic physique, to me) for the upcoming Baywatch movie. Apparently Mike O’Hearn is up for the main role in a potential He-Man reboot. Do I need to go on?
Yep...Zac is DEFINITELY out of High School (Musical) now. He's playing in Baywatch next year, but he actually looks...intimidating and believable as a badass (I can't believe I called a HSM alum a badass. Yikes!)
I know what you're probably thinking…but Gina Carano and Ronda Rousey have had Hollywood roles, so your rant is kinda unjustified, don't ya think? Yeah..no. Both ladies were able to get Hollywood roles based on their MMA careers, not based off their fitness backgrounds. Oh, and before you go and think I'm a DC hater bring up Wonder Woman in a "not-so-positive" light, (far from it), I doubt Marvel Studios will get it right either. They can POTENTIALLY make a bold move when it comes to casting Captain Marvel (the only top female superhero for Marvel that I can think of coming to the Marvel Cinematic Universe right now) and even that's pushing it. And if She-Hulk is ever part of the MCU or on a Marvel Netflix show, I shutter to think of who they will pick to cast her.
I hope one day that Hollywood will see the light and realize that fit women can truly play a great part in their world just like everyone else, but I fear that this something they will never understand or want to understand. But then again, it shouldn't be much of a surprise when a business like Planet Fitness exist and flat out discourages ANYONE with even a hint of muscle on them (male or female). I would love for myself to be wrong and eat crow and humble pie for the rest of my life if Hollywood were to ever embrace fit women into their world. Some will argue to their grave that this would never work. How can it never work when it's never even been given the opportunity TO work, or fail for that matter? What is Hollywood and the mainstream media so afraid of when it comes to giving fit women an opportunity to show that they are more than just ladies who happen to workout in the gym? Since we're so into hashtags these days, here's my hashtag to Hollywood about fit women...#WhatAreYouAfraidOf?
Someone as beautiful as Amanda Kulco (Latona) is considered "manly" by Hollywood/mainstream standards because she works out with weights...and that''s sad. :(
Now that I've spilled my guts out involving a subject that has been eating away at me for quite some time, I want to hear from you all: fans and critics alike. Can fitness-oriented women be a part of Hollywood and the mainstream world outside sports in a positive manner? Why or why not? Leave a comment below or send us your thoughts at fitgemsnation@gmail.com, or on Twitter or Facebook.
Posted by C-Ray at 2:22 AM
Labels: FitGems, FitGems Nation, Hollywood, opinion, rant, television
IFBB Bikini Pro Potentially Heading to WWE?
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Focal Leadership
Neil’s Book
What is an interim leader
March 5, 2019 By Neil Grant
The UK-based Interim Management Association defines an interim leader as:
• A top-level independent executive or project manager
• An expert in his or her field
• A high-level performer with a track record of quantifiable achievement
• A possessor of drive and energy
• A perceptive individual capable of adapting to new environments and delivering results
• Available immediately
Besondy and Travis suggest in Leadership on Demand that an interim can function in strategic or operational capacities, or both. The interim’s value is “to bridge the performance vacuum between transition events and to avoid the deep declines and valleys common with a full-time employment strategy.” While an interim is effective in either a strategic or operational role, the interim’s critical contribution is to accelerate, redefine, and deliver organizational change. This might not necessarily be the same as a “bridge”. It is important to understand the term “interim” in this context. Interim does not necessarily mean a holding, transitional role between permanent appointments. Indeed, for an interim leader this is rarely the case. The reason an interim leader brings value to an organization has a completely different dimension than to provide cover. An interim is a change agent, dynamic achiever, and motivated fixer!
When and why do organizations consider hiring an interim leader? Organizations want more flexibility. They want a resourcing model that allows for injections of expertise as well as the stability of leadership to implement long-term strategy. Organizations often consider the option of an interim leader when they need an immediate, highly experienced resource to lead acceleration and transformation. As William Bridges explains in Job Shift, “Because conventional jobs inhibit flexibility and speedy response to the threats and opportunities of a rapidly changing market, many organizations are turning over even their most important tasks to temporary and contract workers.” Hiring an interim is also a pragmatic choice; it does not disturb the dynamics of organizational hierarchies, progression, and career interests.
An interim leader engages with the client by having an “interim mindset”. This is primarily to exceed the expectations of the client in delivering the assignment, build rapport, and engage stakeholder support. It is also understood that the interim will move on from the organization once this is achieved. This is a goal-oriented mindset. It is not unusual, however, for a client to extend an interim’s contract and expand the scope of the interim’s contribution once the client has experienced the quality of the interim’s work. An interim leader is more than an intellectually bright individual who develops great solutions. An interim is a leader who is used to leading organizational dynamics at an executive level. Sometimes an interim is hired to tackle tightly-defined projects, and on other occasions an interim is instrumental in defining corporate strategy. Clients should not be surprised if the interim makes broad observations about direction, design, and culture. An interim leader brings an executive perspective, developed during years of experience and application, that renders him or her invaluable.
An interim leader works with the client organization for a temporary period of time and is not a threat to succession planning. A strong consequence of hiring an interim is to introduce talent, drive, and delivery into an organization. Having an interim leader on board inspires others to raise their game, provides excellent on-site mentoring, and disturbs any inertia that may exist. “Importing intellectual capital” is how McGovern and Russell, in A New Brand of Expertise, describe the opportunity that hiring an interim brings. An interim leader adds gravitas; an interim is a heavyweight resource who can make a significant difference.
For more information, Rise of the Gig Leaders provides a detailed analysis of interim leadership. Please check-out the YouTube link as an introduction to the book https://youtu.be/iHMesdPFbro
Filed Under: Gig economy, Interim, Interim leader, Interim leaders
Interim leaders and the gig economy
February 4, 2019 By Neil Grant
As the world of work changes, the need for interim leaders is growing. “We’re at a unique moment in human history where power is dispersing from organizations to individuals,” notes Taylor Pearson in The End of Jobs. This insight, together with sound research and the voices of business leaders, clients, and interim leaders, adds weight to the argument for interim leaders. As the positive impact of interim leaders becomes more evident, and the familiarity with interim leadership grows, business leaders will look increasingly at these professional leaders as a significant resource to build their organizations.
Today’s workplace values skilled, independent contractors who work alongside full-time employees. This is an ideal environment for interim leaders as well as specialists and consultants. In fact, Diane Mulcahy’s observation about the future of work, described in The Gig Economy, is consistent with the world that interim leaders have already discovered. She predicts that by the time today’s kids grow up, becoming an employee and getting a full-time job will be the exception, not the rule. Interim leaders embrace this reality and already know that having a diverse portfolio of “good work”, as Mulcahy explains it, “will be the new normal, and being a full-time employee for a single employer the exception.” This shift to a “gig economy” is a fertile context for “gig leaders”—highly skilled interim leaders.
More than ever, the vacuum of immediately available expert leaders needs to be filled. Employers and leaders must increasingly exercise foresight and agility as they resource organizations. Mike Johnson observed in the 1998 Economist Intelligence Unit report, “There is a new phenomenon sweeping the global business world: a serious shortage of qualified people to meet the fast-growing needs of corporations.” This phenomenon is even more prevalent in today’s organizations.
Engaging an interim leader is an effective approach to leading and building organizations; it is also a mark of those who embrace change. Consider Charles Handy’s insights in The Second Curve: “. . .to move forward in many areas of life it is sometimes necessary to change radically, to start a new course that will be different from the existing one, often requiring a whole new way of looking at familiar problems. Those who have been in charge of the first curve have to begin to think differently about the future, or, more often, let others lead the way up the new curve.” Handy echoes Mulcahy’s predictions about the shift to a “gig economy” when he writes, “I have often wondered why more individuals with valuable specialist skills do not step outside the organization, selling their skills or intellectual property back into the organization instead of giving it away for a salary – it may only be a matter of time before the contractual organization becomes the norm.”
An interim leader is at the cutting edge of this change in the workplace. The conventional world of work with long-standing organizational job hierarchies and impregnable leadership cliques is ineffective for competitive organizations in the twenty-first century. In modern organizations, the paradigm of effective leadership is not something as simplistic as a stable, long-standing group of leaders who have been with the organization since college.
The world of work is changing. Corporations that have entertained or embraced an interim leader as part of the solution to growth and transformation almost unanimously celebrate this option as a success. Leaders who embrace diverse leadership models and look beyond the wall of familiar solutions will be at the front of the pack. As Giles Hutchins notes in Future Fit, “The times in which we live herald paradigmic and metamorphic shifts challenging what we do and the way we do it, calling into question our sense of purpose, and demanding wholly new ways of creating and delivering value.”
Filed Under: Gig economy, Interim, Interim leaders
The interim leader – a compelling context
January 29, 2019 By Neil Grant
An interim leader is one of the most valuable, yet unexploited, resources for building organizational health in the modern era. Diane Mulcahy describes the context for interim leadership in The Gig Economy: “Companies are taking previous full-time jobs and breaking them down into smaller projects or tasks to be automated, outsourced, or contracted out. It’s cheaper, more flexible, and more efficient to do so.” This broad premise is the context for interim or gig leaders. Interim leaders do more than just fill “jobs”, they assume significant leadership roles in growing organizations worldwide.
During the 1990’s, authors Charles Handy and William Bridges predicted changes to the world of work that are especially relevant to the rise of gig leaders. Consider Handy’s analogy of a doughnut in The Empty Raincoat. The doughnut comprises a central core of key employees and an outside hole comprised of portfolio workers who provide the ultimate in flexibility and effectiveness. In Handy’s earlier book, The Age of Unreason, he predicted a “shamrock organization, based around a core of essential executives and workers supported by outside contractors and part-time resources.” In Job Shift William Bridges states, “Work will not be contained in the familiar envelopes we call jobs”. He even uses the term “gig” when postulating that “the terms of work have been reframed away from positions and towards assignments or even gigs.” These doughnuts, shamrocks, and gigs shape the context for the advent of interim leadership.
Handy and Bridges’ vision can be seen today in the rise of the “gig economy”. A 2017 report on U.S. employment from Upwork and the Freelancers Union reveals that more than ever, professionals are choosing to freelance; in fact, up to 35% of the total U.S. workforce in 2017 were contract, freelance workers. According to the research paper The Rise and Nature of Alternative Work Arrangements in the United States, 1995-2015 (March 29th, 2016) published by Lawrence F. Katz and Alan B. Krueger, “94% of net job growth in the past decade was in the alternative work category (non-permanent employment)”, and interim leaders are at the cutting edge of this trend in the world of work. In addition, human resource professionals observe a global shift over the last decade in demand for those who perform jobs focused on skills, rather than career paths. This is driven by organizational needs for speed and agility which fuel the increasing requirement to supplement the permanent workforce with other talented professionals. It is much faster, for example, to hire a contract worker than a permanent professional. In addition, new technologies and options for virtual work fuel these shifts in the workforce and the ways organizations and gig workers connect.
In Accelerate (XLR8), John Kotter paints a picture of the world of work: “The world is now changing at a rate at which the basic systems, structures, and cultures built over the past century cannot keep up with the demands being placed on them.” He discusses a constant organizational challenge related to this: “You find yourself going back again and again to the same small number of trusted people to lead key initiatives. That puts obvious limits on what can be done and at what speed.” One way in which Kotter suggests this challenge can be alleviated is to, “selectively hire people who see and appreciate the true turbulence you face.” This is an opportunity for interim leaders.
A 2017 Deloitte Human Capital Trends survey suggests, “As organizations become more digital, they face a growing imperative to redesign themselves to move faster, adapt more quickly, learn rapidly, and embrace dynamic career demands. Leading organizations are moving past the design phase to actively build this new organization.” Also, there is the impact of the attitude of millennials towards work that indicates a growing acceptance of the gig economy. Many millennials are confident about virtual employment, intent on making an impact throughout their careers, and eager to find an ideal work-life balance. As the twenty-first century progresses, the traditional working relationship between employer and employee is likely to keep transforming.
Filed Under: Gig economy, Interim
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MOT Hokey Cokey!
Fuel Line, MOT 2 Responses »
I was keen to get the car roadworthy as soon as possible in order to drive it up to Nuneaton to have the hood put on. The difficulty at the moment is booking it in for work as it needs to coincide with dry weather!
Fortunately the day of the MOT was a fine sunny day enabling it to be dropped off as soon as the garage opened. It had been booked into a local Jaguar specialist the following day to have the suspension geometry set up. There was a chance, with a following wind, that it might be road legal by the weekend!
After a few anxious phone calls during the day, it became clear that they wouldn’t have time to complete the MOT. They hadn’t even had time to get to the bottom of the front carb running far too lean. The car was returned to base and a second MOT appointment made for the weekend.
Back for MOT attempt 2
I decided not to cancel the wheel alignment the following day, planning a quiet route for the 2 mile journey that was not frequented by the Rozzers. Alas the car only made it about ¼ mile before conking out. After all the years of effort, it was a particularly low moment. I was certain it was due to fuel starvation and that wretched air lock.
Luckily it was possible to get the car back in 100 yard stints, by waiting a few minutes between each spluttering halt. The second MOT was essentially a repeat of the first with no progress made and the car returned yet again, without any work done either on the tuning or MOT.
I took the opportunity to take the front carb off to look into why it was causing the front two cylinders to run too lean. The jet was properly centred but the float lever arm was found to be 3/16” off resting on the specified standard, a 7/16” rod.
More dismantling to investigate the front carb
The float lever should rest against a 7/16″ rod
A few days later it was back for the third attempt. The revised plan was to leave the carb tuning as historic vehicles aren’t subject to MOT emissions testing and just do the MOT checks. As they say, third time lucky …. this time it proved to be just that! It had passed the MOT and was ‘road legal’ … the first time in over 20 years!
A hurrah moment!
Passing the MOT
Although it had taken three trips to achieve, I’m considering it as passing first time! However there were obviously issues to address before it could be considered truly roadworthy. In fact, the MOT brake test has to be done out on the road due to the limited slip diff. They only just managed to perform the test and get it back to the garage before the fuel starvation ground them to a halt!
It was time to get some advice from my fellow trusted petrolists who had put in the IRS and come up with a plan. My worry was that it was the pipe running under that car that was a fault. Renewing it would require the IRS to be dropped and all that entailed – something I really wanted to avoid!
Their suggestion was to replicate the pipe run off the car using some flexible hose of the same bore. This would provide a more accurate flow rate that one could expect to achieve. If it is significantly different from the output of the under floor pipe, then it would point to this section being the root cause.
There were no kinks or collapsed bends in the pipe. The only other explanation was a blockage of some sort, but it’s a single length of (brand new) pipe which is open at one end and terminated at the other with a soldered connector that just mates with the bulkhead union. Hmmmmm …. could the soldered joint be causing a restriction and hence the reduced flow? It should be possible to poke a rod from the boot space through the union and into the pipe to get a feel to whether there was a restriction.
Rather embarrassingly, all my woes were of my own making. It wasn’t an air-lock, just my dreadful soldering! I’d almost completely blocked off the pipe by applying copious amounts of solder which had flowed into the bore. Worst still, I had compounded the error by not checking my handiwork before fitting the pipe.
My shocking soldering skills!
Fabricated drill bush worked fabulously!!
Further advice was sought on how best to removal it. Within no time at all, John had kindly arranged for a 3/8” BSP bolt to be machined/adapted to act as a drill bush to screw into the rear union. This would ensure the drill bit was perfectly aligned with the centre of the pipe and I would not be making matters worse by damaging the pipe itself!
The flexible hosing that had been used find out the expected flow rate was rigged up to pass fuel back up the wrong way to blow out any swarf. The same flow rate test was repeated with the re-bored pipe.
Testing the expected flow rate
A flow rate of 1.5 litres was achieved with the flexible pipe and surprisingly an even higher rate of 1.75 litres per minute is now flowing in the pipe. Compare that to the 250ml before the re-bore! I’m just so happy and relieved we got to the bottom of the problem and resolved it!
Not surprisingly this has cured the fuel starvation problems and the engine is running much more smoothly. Although it still needs a good tune.
A couple of items were corrected as part of the MOT – even though I’d checked every suspension nut and bolt, I had still missed putting on the lock wire on the radius arm bolts. I’d also left off the jockey wheel for the water pump tensioner and the alternator fan was slightly loose. So these were corrected.
Other recommendations were to ditch the original nylon style fuel pipe in the engine bay in preference for some flexible rubber hose and always carry a fire extinguisher!! The nylon pipes are very hard and I had noticed occasional leaks if they were knocked out of position. I’d rather have a traditionalist tut-tut than run the risk of a fire!
Even though the suspension geometry still needs to be set up, I couldn’t resist taking it out on the road for its first real spin. It was actually the first time I’d driven an E-Type and I wasn’t disappointed!
The first drive in the E-Type
Posted by Chris at 9:40 pm Tagged with: Alternator, MOT
Finishing engine bay & pre-MOT tasks
Air Filter, Alternator, Exterior Trim, Front Suspension, Fuel Line, MOT, Trim & Body Fittings 2 Responses »
It feels as though the list of outstanding tasks is getting longer rather than shorter. So they have been prioritised into those required for the MOT and those that can wait. Due to the age of the car the MOT is essentially limited to checking the suspension, fuel/brake lines and lights. However, knowing the person doing the MOT, I’d asked them if they would cast a more critical eye over the whole car.
I’d been having trouble balancing the carbs and, although it’s not part of the MOT, I thought it best to have a second pair of eyes look over them. The front two cylinders are running too lean, even though all three carbs have been set to the standard reference point for tuning. So it will be tuned and the headlights aligned beforehand.
I also have concerns about the fuel flow. Last year the petrol tank had be put in-situ to just to start the engine for the first time. The tank was then removed to be painted and since then I noticed that the fuel flow seems to be rather low. Although I suspect I just hadn’t noticed the problem before.
Testing fuel flow from pump
Comparing the fuel flows per minute:
250ml at front bulkhead in bottle,
2litres at rear bulkhead in jug
The measurements of the amount of fuel pumped in one minute was taken at the rear bulkhead union and then at the other end of the pipe at the union on the front bulkhead. Although it’s not really a valid test, as there wouldn’t be any back pressure at the rear union, it did provide a feel for the drop off in flow – 2 litres per minute measured at the rear bulkhead union and only 250ml per minute at the front bulkhead union.
Suspicion is that it may be due to an air-lock created in the pipes. However advice from the forum suggested that a pump in good working order would have more than enough ummph to purge any air locks. Some further checks will be done to get to the bottom of the problem.
Longacre Camber/Castor Tool
The intention was to set up the suspension geometry myself and so I’d purchased a Longacre electronic camber/castor tool and a Trackace tool for the wheel alignment. The camber/castor tool has three legs which rest against the wheel rim with an accurate inclinometer attached in the centre. However I wasn’t thinking things through and had completely overlooked needing clearance for the central spinners.
The prongs on the legs don’t have the reach so I’ll have to have some made up. Unfortunately the MOT centre no longer has accurate electronic measuring tools for suspension set up. This will have to wait until after the MOT.
For some reason one of the dash indicator tell-tale lights had stopped working and the fault traced to the switches in the indicator stalk. It was easier to take the whole steering column off and investigate further on the bench. A loose back-plate on the switch mechanism had allowed the indicator contact to move about and be bent out of shape. So it was easily rectified.
The clamping bolts on the upper and lower steering column’s UJs had been taken off to aid the removal of the upper column. However, I’d become side-tracked and had not refitted them before attempting to tick off another pre-MOT task … making sure the speedo drive was working.
Needless to say, as I was turning round, after completing a successful straight 40 yard speedo run up the drive, the lower column dropped out of its splines. All steering was lost, blocking a now busy communal drive!
Apart from being stupid, it was a rather timely reminder! The complete suspension parts list was used as a check sheet to ensure every suspension nut and bolt was revisited to make sure everything was correctly torqued.
Mudguards, shields and undertrays
The various mudguards, shields and undertrays aren’t strictly necessary for the MOT. However they were fitted, as the horn relay needs to be mounted on the LH mudguard. John Farrell had produced a good guide to the locations and orientations of the five different types of brackets:
Front frame bracket locations
Five different bracket sizes
The first to be installed was the air in-take shield which is attached to bracket A at the top and B at the bottom. The leading face is also bolted directly to the frame. It’s worth noting that bracket E for the floor undertray needs to be put in place around the frame before the shield is attached. In fact it’s worth putting all the brackets in place before attaching any of the mudguards, shields and undertrays.
A & B brackets for air intake shield
Bracket E for undertray is fitted
before in-take shield!
The bracket attachments to the frames are identical on both sides of the car, with the obvious exception of the air in-take shield. The torsion bar shields are attached by three brackets – the rear two have the tab with the bolt holes pointing upwards while the front one points downward. Note: the middle bracket on the LH frame is also used to secure the bottom of the exhaust heat shield.
Alternate rear torsion bar shield
& undertray brackets
Shield bracket also attaches bottom
edge of exhaust heat shield
Front torsion bar bracket (L)
and mudguard bracket (R)
The two floor undertrays are simply bolted in place. Although the right hand undertray has a cut out with a separate cover to provide access to the oil filter.
Left hand undertray
Right hand undertray,
without oil filter access panel
There wasn’t any point in completing the fitting the mudguards because they will have to be removed to provide access to set the camber and castor. So at this stage they were only bolted to the sill end panel and attached at the front to a side frame bracket. At least this allowed the horn relay to secured for the MOT. Normally the alternator and aircon (when fitted) relays would also be attached to the LH mudguard, but by modifying the alternator it no longer requires a relay.
LH mudguard temporarily in place just for the MOT
Location of horn relay. Alternator relay isn’t needed
I was regretting not trial fitting the air filter earlier. The new fuel pipe I’d made protruded too far from the face of the toe box, hitting the air filter. Fortunately it was possible to remove a short length from the filter end which resolved the fitting problem but re-introduced all the air bubbles causing the air locks.
It took a while to work out the best method of fitting the air filter element, canister lid and air plenum. Once the canister lid and rubber grommet are in place, there wasn’t sufficient access to pull the grommet up around the lip of the plenum chamber. Eventually I found the best solution was to connect these components off the car and then fit and remove as a single unit.
Filter canister was hitting the fuel pipe
Adjusted fuel pipe now narrowly misses it
Fitting canister lid first didn’t work
Alternator testing
Another task was to ensure the alternator was charging properly when the engine was running at higher revs. The outcome wasn’t as I’d hoped – it wasn’t charging at all, measuring only 12.5 volts! The converted alternator is now self-energising – the AL terminal, normally used for monitoring the alternator output via the ignition warning light, now provides a DC supply to power the field coil. Finding earth via the field coil through the 4TR voltage regulator.
Testing the alternator
The AL terminal was reading zero voltages at idle rather than the expected 14.3 volts! The voltage regulator controls the alternators output to avoid ‘run-away’ where its output would continue increasing until it burnt out the various internal components and/or windings. Increasing the voltage across the field coil increases the alternator output voltage, which in turn increases the field coil voltage.
The 4TR regulator acts as a fast-acting on/off switch. When the output of the alternator increases above a determined voltage (around 14.6v), the regulator switches off the current flowing in the field coil and therefore the alternator voltage drops. Once it has dropped sufficiently, it switches the current in the field coil back on and the alternator output starts to increase, until the cycle repeats.
A passing peacock offered
no helpful advice!!
Suspicion fell naturally on my modifications to the alternator and also the 4TR regulator, which are known to be fragile. A faulty voltage regulator can easily be identified by removing it and using a jumper lead to connect the F and ‘-‘ leads in its connector.
If it is faulty, starting the engine will cause it to start charging (indicated by the alternator output voltage or the battery gauge rising above the battery’s normal 12.3-4 volts) If so, the engine should be switched off immediately and the 4TR unit replaced. It was a great relief to find it was the 4TR unit that was at fault and not my handiwork! A replacement was ordered which confirmed the diagnosis and it is now working as expected.
I didn’t want to drill holes in the bodywork for side mirrors and so some clamp on mirrors have been attached to the window frames. That just about completed all the pre-MOT jobs.
Clamp on side mirrors fitted
After all this time, it’s finally ready for the MOT!!
For the first time in several decades, 1R1421 hit the road …… on it’s way to the MOT centre! …. fingers firmly crossed!!
Posted by Chris at 6:26 pm Tagged with: air filter, Alternator, Fuel Line, MOT, mudguards, shields
External trim
Exterior Trim, Trim & Body Fittings No Responses »
Both sets of bumpers had been trial fitted before the bodyshell went off to the paint shop, so I wasn’t expecting any issues fitting them. For once, this turned out to be the case with the rear bumpers!
Comparison of S1 (top)
& S2 rubbers
The rear bumpers were fitted a while back as they needed to be in place before the two rear light clusters. Or more accurately, they just had to be in-situ otherwise the vertical fixing bolts cannot be fitted once the rear lights are on. Similarly the overrider bolts have to be in-situ when the outer quarter sections are bolted on.
The outer quarter sections were fitted first but just hand tight so that they could still be adjusted once the centre section was added. The final tightening waiting until the rubber was in position.
The tweaks to the rear end aesthetics continued by fitting the much thinner S1 rear bumper rubber rather than the S2 rubber, which seems unnecessarily thick and unsightly. Fitting the bumper rubber to fill the gap to the body proved to be the hardest part. It has to be fitted in a single run as the overriders are shorter than the full depth of the bumper, and therefore can’t be used to hide a joint.
Plenty of protective masking tape!
Quarter sections fitted first
Overrider bolt needs to be in place
A notch had to be taken out of the underside (not seen) section of rubber to enable it to go round the tight curvature at the ends of the outer quarter bumpers. However the main problem was as the various bolts were tightened. The ever decreasing gap to the body caused the rubber to either pop out or ruffle up.
Aligned & centred, awaiting rubbber
Locating notch to take out of rubber
Completed rear bumpers with overriders
The rear bumpers were completed by the addition of the overriders and their thin strips of rubber.
Unfortunately the same could not be said for the front bumpers! The first task was to re-tap the four mounting holes as their threads had been clogged with overspray.
The thinner S1 bumper rubber was carried over to the S2 front bumpers and were held in place by a metal clip at each end. Although I used a small dab of superglue instead. Again the two outer quarter sections were loosely fitted first, followed by the centre section.
The mounting holes needed re-tapping
Yet more protective masking tape!
However I couldn’t get the centre section to slot neatly into the RH quarter bumper, thinking it must be due to a horizontal alignment problem. After a lot of head scratching and standing back to check the alignment, the cause became clear. The RH quarter was drooping downwards at quite an angle.
Damage to bonnet panel
On closer inspection the inner most mounting bracket was found to be bent. At some point, it must have been involved in a front end knock. But worse than that, the retaining nut on the new bonnet has been welded set back from the bonnet panel by quite some distance and also pointing slightly downwards.
This and over-tightening due to using a ratchet spanner has resulted in the panel being deformed. I’m really kicking myself for not using normal spanner and taking a bit more care!
The annoying part is the bumpers had allegedly been fitted before the body was painted and the bumpers re-chromed. So I would have thought the alignment/bent bracket would have been spotted. At least the panel damage will be hidden from view once the bumper is on …. although it will bug me, as I know it’s there!
I think the best solution will be to fabricate a pair of matching chamfered washers. However this will have to wait until after the MOT, which is only days away! Bumpers aren’t required for an MOT so I’ve got plenty of time to address the problem.
Rear Number Plates
Framptons had been chosen to supply suitable period front and rear number plates. The original square plates at the rear were being replaced with a more typical oblong shaped plate, to enable straight exhaust pipes to be fitted rather than the splayed type.
Other changes were the dropping of the number plate mounting bracket (specifically designed for a square plate) and the stainless steel rear finishing panel.
Rear plate fits between
reverse lights …. just!!
Characters start to be obscured
when viewed from a height
Fortunately the registration number is quite short so, by making the plate as narrow as legislation would allow, it could be mounted directly to the car body between the two reversing lights.
The vertical positioning of the top of the plate was made the same as it had been originally. However, without the number plate bracket, the plate is mounted further inboard, causing the bumper to partially obscure the top of the plate when observed from more lofty (camera!) positions.
Quite pleased with the revised rear
The local MOT tester indicated he was happy with the location as it just has to be visible directly from the rear.
In this position the lower inch or so protrudes below the vertical body panel. The aluminium number plate chosen is only little over 1mm thick and so the lower edge would be prone to accidental damage.
To avoid this, it was first mounted to a piece of 4mm acrylic sheet. Everything being held on with double sided number plate tape.
Horizontal & centre guide tapes
I was a lot more apprehensive about mounting the stick-on number plate to the bonnet! Some time was spent marking out a horizontal length of masking tape approx 15.5cm below the bonnet bulge to act as a guide.
For the front, I’d opted for silver characters on a black background. The characters had been applied centrally to what I assume was a standard sized adhesive background. Therefore there was a lot of black space at either end due to the short registration number. The first job was to trim each end by approx 3.5cm and recreate the curved corners.
The centre line of the car was marked on the guide tape and the corresponding centre of the plate marked with a strip of masking tape.
Initial placement once
sprayed with soapy water
Fine adjustments can easily
be made at this stage
Finally excess water was
squeezed out
The fixing advice was to give both the bonnet and the adhesive side of the plate a generous spraying with soapy water (a squeeze of washing-up liquid in a pint of water). Then place the plate in position, trying to avoid trapping air bubbles.
While there was a film of soapy water between the plate and bonnet, there was plenty of time to manoeuvre it into its final position. It was only once the water was squeezed out, working from the centre out, using a soft cloth, that the number plate became semi-fixed in position.
Using masking tape to mark the centre of the plate wasn’t such a good idea. It tended to lift the plate when it was removed. It would have been better to wait until it was completely dry and firmly stuck before removing the tape …. or just memorise where the centre line is on the plate!
In the end, fitting the front number plate wasn’t as nerve racking or difficult as I’d imagined. Although I did have my trusty niece to assist with the difficult bits!
Finishing touches – boot badges
Even the simple task of mounting the boot badges took longer than expected. The retaining nylon cups were pressed into the holes in the boot but there was no way the legs of the badges could then be pressed into the cups.
A little heat was applied to make the cups more pliable, without success. The only way I could get them to fit was to drill out the cups, one drill size smaller than the badge legs. I’m sure I’d been sent the wrong sized cups!
No matter how simple a task, it was quite satisfying putting on the finishing touches.
Posted by Chris at 2:32 pm Tagged with: boot badges, bumper, external trim, number plates, Trim
Part 3 – Finishing off the Interior
Interior Trim, Trim & Body Fittings 2 Responses »
My list of tasks to finish off the interior trim has been getting shorter and shorter, without even lifting a finger …. meanwhile Suffolk & Turley’s list has been getting longer and longer! The two vinyl-covered panels for each B-post were offered up and it appears that some metal might need to be removed from the panels. So I thought it best to consult them before getting the grinder out!
The first panel is attached to the face of the B-post and creates a ‘closing’ flange against the door card. It needs to be positioned to:
allow for the thickness of the door card
finish level with the top of the B-post
allow the doors to close beyond their natural closed position in order to latch
Ensuring there is sufficient room to latch means there will always be a slight, ideally parallel, gap between the panel and the door card.
Uneven gap between panel & door card
The panel also protruded into the cabin
Outer panel was missing mounting holes
However the panel’s inside edge protruded beyond the face of the B-post. This in turn pushed the second outer panel, which wraps around the face of the B-post and into the cabin, away from the body. It became a trade off between achieving a parallel gap and how much it protruded.
Making sure the top of the panel was flush with the top of the B-post determined the size of the gap at the top, between the panel and door card. Closing this gap would require the panel to be raised slightly and metal removed from the top of the panel to return it to being flush.
Alternatively, sticking to this gap down the full length of the B-post would require the panel to be rotated, moving the bottom of the panel inboard. This could only be achieved by taking metal off the lower edge as it is already hard against the sill. It would also cause it to protrude further into the cabin and so need the inner edge to be cut back as well.
Trim panel was welded!
Also I was expecting the larger wrap-around panels to have two holes in the metal for clips to secure them to the B-post. Another difference was the replacement trim panels were much wider at the base.
The open day at SNG Barratt was an excellent opportunity to look over a number of different cars to see how these panels should be fixed.
On a couple cars, notably a lovely OSB S2 OTS, both panels were fixed with chrome screws with cups. Although my original panels didn’t have any screw holes. One thing is for sure … I definitely won’t be attaching it as I had found it …. welded!!
Also I can’t for the life of me work out how the outer sun-visor brackets fit with the A-post finishers. I had assumed it should be fitted behind the finisher but it would then be impossible to fit the nut on the visor attachment.
Door card clips also used to fix A-post finishers
Although stumped how the visor bracket fits!
For now I’m leaving the sun visors off and will ask Suffolk & Turley about it when it’s up having the hood trimmed.
Dynaliner used in place of jute
Originally the bulkhead in the boot space was covered in jute which was then overlaid with Hardura. The trim kit didn’t include this piece of jute so some 1/4″ Dynaliner was fitted in its place.
Fitting the inertia reel in the boot caused far more trimming issues than I’d expected, taking two attempts at the Hardura until it was acceptable. The reels are located as far outboard as possible which required the side cards to be fitted before the reels.
The downside of this and the desire to make the installation as neat as possible (hiding the bolts securing the reels under the rear bulkhead Hardura), means that if access is needed to either the fuel filler area or fuel pump in future, the side cards may have to be sacrificed. Also the new cards would probably need to be modified with cut-outs for the reels in order to re-fit them.
Boot bulkhead and side cards
Side cards secured by #4 screws & cups
The side cards were simply held in place along the upper trailing edge by three #4 self-tapping chrome screws & cups.
The boot boards weren’t original and needed replacing anyway but were useful in providing templates for the replacements in marine grade plywood. I believe the originals were also painted black but it seemed daft to go to extra expense and lose the wood finish. So they were treated with finishing oil to keep out moisture.
The left hand board is permanently secured by three #10 self-tapping screws – for some reason the front two are slotted countersunk screws & cups and the rear one with a hex head & washer! A metal bracket is also attached to the underside of the board to support the RH board.
Boot cable passes through oval hole
Front attachment of LH boot board
A number of rubber pads are inserted into the bracket to stop the RH removable board from rattling. However the repro pads were quite tall so the only way I could get the two boards to lay flat was to fit a strip of wood under the bracket.
Additional strip of wood under bracket
Strip matches height of rubber pad
As the RH board needs to removable, the rear is held against the boot board flange by a clamping bracket, which is riveted in place. Its shape acts as a spring pressing the board against the flange but allows it to be withdrawn by pulling it forward.
The front of the board is held down by a stud that presses into a retaining clip, riveted to the flange. The stud was attached to the board using a Tee nut insert. Originally the board just had a finger hole cut into the board to lift it, although I decided to fit a brass ring pull instead.
Rear clamping bracket
Front stud and clip
The only way I could get the petrol tank to fit was to remove the stud clip. So it had to be riveted back in place. Although I’m not convinced this should have been the case to remove the tank!
Measure twice, cut once – locating stud position
The stud clip riveted back in place
The final task was to fit the four pop-fasteners to hold down the Hardura covering the floor of the boot. I used some blu-tack spread onto the boot floor/boards to locate the required positions of the male connectors. Pressing down on the Hardura stud left a suitable imprint.
Boards in-situ
Marking pop-fastener positsons
The wires hanging down on the left hand side are for an LED boot light that will be operated by the boot hinge making contact with a mirco switch.
Radio console and central console
Angling the centre consule
under the radio console
I was expecting trouble fitting the radio and centre consoles …. and I was not disappointed! The radio console with all the stereo wiring was relatively easy to put in place, although not secured at this stage.
The centre console needs to be slotted under the radio console and then lowered at the rear, while feeding both the handbrake lever though its slot and the gear stick into its gaiter. Easier said that done!!
No matter how I positioned the handbrake and gear lever, I just couldn’t get the console over them both at the same time. Some advice posted on the forum for troublesome consoles was to disconnect the handbrake cable to provide a greater range of movement.
Still no joy! Success was finally achieved by detaching the whole handbrake from its mountings. Although it was short lived. The whole console then couldn’t be pushed forward to enable the rear to be lowered to the floor.
It needed quite a bit of Dynaliner underlay to be removed from underneath the radio console and easing the sides of the console apart before it fell into place. It was so tight I was questioning the wisdom of adding the 3mm foam under the lower bulkhead Ambla!
Seats and seat belts
The under-seat Harduras were next. Holes were cut, or more accurately drilled, for the seat bolts and the seat belt anchor bolt. The location of the holes was found by pushing a thick needle up through the bolt holes from beneath the car.
The seat’s front mounting points have a thick spacer to raise the seats so the slider release bar doesn’t foul the carpeted floor strengthener.
Seat mounts and belts installed
Gratuitous interior shot as it nears completion!
I wasn’t sure if these spacers should fit above the Hardura or pass through them. In the end, the length of the mounting bolts dictated larger holes were needed so the spacer could pass through to the floorpan.
Spacer sized holes had been cut in the Koolmat when it was fitted, which wasn’t necessary for the rear seat mounts. So two spacers were used – one inserted to fill the hole in the Koolmat and one to raise the seat runners off the Hardra.
A needle was press through Hardura
to locate the mounting holes
The seats slide onto the front mounts &
secured by screws & spacers at rear
The buckle ends of the seat belts were then mounted to the transmission tunnel through holes in the centre console. At last the seats could be put in to finish off my side of the trimming.
Loctite kit worked a treat
I made the mistake of purchasing some double–sided tape from Halfords, sold specifically for the task of attaching rear view mirrors. As with all of their products, it was monumentally useless for the task it was designed. The mirror was found lying in the footwell the morning after it had been fitted. It hadn’t even been subjected to the expected vibrations of normal driving or being adjusted.
The second attempt was made with a Loctite kit and was much more successful. The mirror button is bonded to the windscreen with a strong adhesive, activated by a mesh fabric. The bonding only takes a minute to secure the button and is fully cured in 15 minutes.
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From the press release by Akita prefectural government on July 25:
A resident in Akita Prefecture alerted the authorities when the bag of leaf compost that he purchased from a local garden/home center measured high in radiation with his portable survey meter. The authorities tested the content of the bag, and it had 11,000 becquerels/kg of cesium.
At the garden/home center (2 locations) the air radiation 1 meter from the pile of the leaf compost bags measured as high as 0.48 microsievert/hr.
The press release is somewhat misleading, as it says the air radiation 1 meter from one bag of the leaf compost is 0.06 microsievert/hr. If you measure in front of the pile of the same bags, the radiation is as high as 0.48 microsievert/hr. Akita's air radiation level (which the prefectural government measures only at 2 locations) is between 0.04 and 0.06 microsievert/hr.
According to Yomiuri Shinbun (7/27/2011), these bags were packed in Tochigi Prefecture, and 20,000 bags have already been sold in Akita Prefecture alone.
Shimotsuke Shinbun (local Tochigi paper; 7/27/2011) reports that Tochigi Prefecture tested the leaves that went into the leaf compost bags, and they found 72,000 becquerels/kg of radioactive cesium. The leaves were collected in the northern Tochigi in April, and was sold outside the prefecture from mid June to early July. The Tochigi prefectural government ordered the two sellers of leaf compost in Tochigi to recall what's been sold and refrain from shipping "voluntarily" (i.e. at the sellers' own cost, with no support from the government).
Leaf composts are mainly used by the home gardeners. There may be many who hoped to grow their own, radiation-free vegetables and bought these bags to amend the soil for better growth of the seedlings. Well, that hope is dashed. The home gardeners may have ended up contaminating their own soil which may not have been contaminated before they put in the compost.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries couldn't even figure out that cattle farmers feed their cows with rice hay. What the individual home gardeners use for their small gardens was probably none of their concern, as the Ministry is there for the producers.
Labels: Fukushima, radiation in soil, radioactive compost
By allowing contamination to spread to the entire island, if not the country, epidemiological studies of the impact on health in the medium and long-term will be made impossible, as there will be no "control" group with which to compare that has not been exposed. The risk, of course, is to the export economy as eventually export products will become contaminated also and international trade with Japan may suffer. Who is going to buy a Japanese car, if they think it is likely to glow in the dark (for example)? And radioactive electronics will show higher failure rates.
Caveat Emptor said...
inadvertent or a matter of practice ...
Disposal of toxic waste between 1990 and 1995, 600 companies from 44 different states sent 270 million pounds of toxic waste to farms and fertilizer companies across the country in the US.
The steel industry provided 30% of this waste. Used for its high levels of zinc, which is an essential nutrient for plant growth, steel industry wastes can include lead, arsenic, cadmium, chromium, nickel and dioxin, among other toxic substances. This waste included 69 different types of toxics, including 13.9 million pounds of known carcinogens.
http://www.pirg.org/toxics/reports/wastelands/
There is no federal requirement that toxics be listed as ingredients on fertilizer labels. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) doesn't want to regulate fertilizer, so it's left to the states. Only four states - California, Washington, Oregon and Texas - have legislated minor regulations on identifying some toxics in fertilizers. California has limits on three chemicals - cadmium, lead and arsenic - under Proposition 65.
In case you want to buy from the States ...
Was it Arthur C. Clarke who once said something to the effect that - "the fate of mankind is to perish in his own waste." Seems to be proving true so far -
Where's a starship when you need one?
How long will it take for the Public to understand that, Governments don't give a rat's ass about their people!
People can die but, business is forever! Think they care about future generations are now being poisoned with radiation? Hell no! The more that die, the less people on the planet....that IS what they want.
People's lives mean nothing to any leadership. That is why the leadership is constantly lying...Duh!
Here's one thing that Politicians and Corporates feel about you....expendable!
Want to stop them in their tracks? Quit paying money to them for poisoned products and disrespect them publicly. Beat their egos into the dirt!
YOU have to stop supporting their enterprises.
STOP buying from them now, before death becomes the only thing that stops you!
Natural background radioactivity of different type of soils all around the planet is between 500 Bq/kg to 3 kBq per kg.
The reported 11 kBq per kg is therefore higher than the usual but not extremely high or extremely dangerous.
"If you measure in front of the pile of the same bags, the radiation is as high as 0.48 microsievert/hr."
These values fell in the range of natural bacground radiation.
"These values fell in the range of natural bacground radiation."
No they don't. We have already established that "Natural background radioactivity of different type of soils all around the planet is between 500 Bq/kg to 3 kBq per kg." Natural background in Japan is ~0.1µSv/h. Anything double or more that value is usually considered "contaminated".
Of course in the New Japan, this is now the new natural background radiation.
doitujin said...
"new natural"... so bad, so true... i'm really wondering though, if there is still anything like a "natural" radiation anywhere in the world nowadays... europe, the uss, japan, other parts of asia, are all contaminated more or less, i think(?) and the rest... are often either nearly uninhabited or so poor that there are other poisons to the environment. what a dark picture.
and the "brainwashing" article, i don't even want to comment on it, but besides the fact that it's just giant lies and therefore a crime... in western countries, the people (the better-informed part) would already have lynched a person like that, i guess... i'm so worried.
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Studies, awards
Chamber music,
Media1: Conductor
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Young Hokkaido Philharmony
Location: Sapporo
Concert: Kitara Concert Hall Sapporo
Concert: Epoa Hall Ebetsu
Concert: Auditorio Villagarcia
Concert: Liederhalle in Stuttgart
Concert: San Plaza Hall Sapporo
The Young Hokkaido Philharmony (YHP is an orchestra made up of students at Hokkaido University of Education and young professional musicians from Hokkaido, Japan. The orchestra was founded by Friederike Kienle in 2012, and made a successful début under the direction of Dane Lam and Friederike Kienle in Sapporo’s renowned Kitara Concert Hall.
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Beethoven cycle
In 2013, the YHP embarked on a cycle consisting of Beethoven's 9 symphonies, which were performed as a separate concert series in the musical cities of Sapporo, Ebetsu and Kitahiroshima and in rural venues on the island of Hokkaido. The grand finale of the cycle, with performances of Beethoven’s 9th symphony, took place to great acclaim in February 2017 at the Nishi Bunka Festival in Sapporo, the Towani Hall in Toyoura, and the Kitara Concert Hall in Sapporo; for these, they were joined by the New Academy Choir.
The Beethoven's 9th symphony project was filmed by director Richard Grehan and ImageMILL, Tokyo, and the documentary will be released internationally in December 2017.
International concert tours
Concert: Stadthalle in Sulz am Neckar
Concert: Kathedrale of Santiago di Compostela
The Young Hokkaido Philharmony also enjoyed international acclaim on a concert tour of Germany (2013), where the orchestra performed at venues such as the Liederhalle in Stuttgart and the City Hall in Sulz am Neckar. In 2016, the YHP was invited to Spain, where they gave concerts in the Auditorio in Villagarcia de Arousa, at the Hotel Paradores, and at the cathedral of Santiago di Compostela; these performances were warmly received by public and press alike.
Concert production: La Traviata
Concert production: La Scala di Seta
Concert production: Cycle of 9 Symphonies of Beethoven
Along with a symphonic repertoire, the YHP has also worked through a large part of the opera repertoire. In 2014, they performed “La Traviata” in Sapporo and Ebetsu, while in 2016, they performed Rossini’s “La Scala di Seta”, with Spanish soprano Laura Alonso Padin in the title role of Giulia.
The YHP has been the festival orchestra of the Art Passion Festival Sapporo since 2013, and performs in various line-ups both nationally and internationally on request.
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Edinburgh01
I wish I'd never read this thread.
I was happily going along enjoying Westworld, and now it looks like I've missed half of what is going on. I mean parallel timelines? Never crossed my mind.
I suppose I'll just have to rewatch it.
Zakar
Location: Haunting your dreams
Edinburgh01 wrote:
You're not alone, and it's not confirmed.
Zakar wrote:
But I have probably missed things as my level of analysis does not much beyond 'I wonder if that's a body double?'
I'm the same. I do enough analysis at work, I'm not deeply analysing tv shows as I watch them.
bealonian
These theories are great. However, can anyone theorise on the significance of the boy being able to lie to Ford? Is the ghost in the machine catching up with god?
To work in the park, or in general?
I will have to ask him that. So we think the lady that Bernard killed will be back, as it looked like he was making a host down there. And then she will be working for him against the mixed race girl.
He also thought Bernard may be Arnold but I said to him that I don't think that is likely
Well I'm firmly in the Bernard = Robot Arnold camp.
The only slight issue I have with the notion that Theresa-bot will suddenly come into existence is that it's suggested within the show that it takes a significant amount of effort to create new robots. As such, if it does come to pass, it may mean that Ford was planning to kill her all along.
And the reason I asked the question above was that if an exact double of Dave from Accounting was to suddenly appear in the park as a cowboy host, it may well raise suspicions, but the flipside goes back to my paragraph above...how easy it is to mimic a real human and fool other humans who knew the person when they were still alive?
I have just thought of something else, early on in the series Bernard was curious about one of her facial expressions and wanted to mimic it. Well that guarentees it for me. I think Ford is the master of these things so won't be farfetched that he can completely fabricate his own ones
Right, I'm onto the next episode, so don't read on unless you want to read spoilers...
...so it appears the Bernard = Robot Arnold theory is hanging on by a thread. Ford said he made him to help him create better hosts (after Arnold topped himself/got killed by Ford). And unless I read the scene wrong, and contrary to what I thought was his viewpoint, it seemed to suggest that Ford does indeed believe that the hosts are capable of sentience on a par with humans, he just doesn't give a fudge.
More good backstory on the MiB, and it's now starting to tie together with the other strands of the story (Maeve's). Although, the theory that he is in it to unleash his one true love of Delores seems to have taken a hit given his back story.
Yeah a few fan theories look shaky after that.
Edit: But the two timelines theory was probably confirmed by the appearance of the robot William met at his orientation at the Wyatt ambush. MiB's quip about thinking she had been decommissioned years ago also seems like a nod to the fact he is William.
Also, the MiB talks of "30 years of marriage" ending with his wife's death - prompting his return a year before (based on Maeve being madam for about a year per the techs) and if the 2 timelines theory is correct, William's story is at the park 30 year earlier, shortly before marrying the company owner's daughter.
Did we see a flash of Bernard killing Elsie or was that supposed to be someone else from the more distant past Ford had him bump off?
I think Hale is going to regret her choice of re-animated livestock.
The implication of the flashback to 35 years + seemed to be Dolores went loopy and shot up the town then topped herself. It certainly looked to me though like the place Teddy remembers carrying out the massacre with Wyatt in.
I can't help thinking that we will see Wyatt in the next couple of episodes (probably next week) and it will be a shock because it won't be the bearded man of Teddy's memory.
According to the interwebz, it was Elsie.
Well I don't think Thersea is coming back as everyone knows she's croaked.
True Blue wrote:
Yep, that was another short lived theory that bit the dust.
The whole Bernard bizzo is still straining credibility. Ford's chat with him seems to suggest that he was created not long after Arnold croaked...but that would make him somewhere between 20-30 years old, and surely someone would have noticed that he hasn't aged a day in that time.
I do wonder if Elsie may not be dead - may be a fake out.
The William = MIB theory had a few clues thrown in. MIB recognising the blonde host (the same one who inducted William) and noting she'd been at the park for ages. May just be a red herring as Ford would have repurposed hosts for the new narrative.
William & all the dead hosts disappearing/reappearing does suggest that Dolores is glitching and retracing her past steps though.
The thing about Teddy remembering shooting all those people with Wyatt in that town - that never actually happened, it's just Teddy's new back story. But Ford seems to have based that on something that actually happened - just not with Teddy. Maybe it was Dolores - so who does that make Wyatt?
pigaaaa
Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2016 12:05 am
village wrote:
I'm still not buying it. As far as I remember it happening was:
1. Dolores joins William and Logan on their bounty hunt story only after she escapes from the farm
2. She escapes from the farm after she kills the guy in the barn
3. She kills the guy in the barn only after she remembers her 'enocounter with the MiB' from episode 1
ergo MiB can't be William
There are certainly multiple timeframes interwined, but i dont think they are 30 years apart from each other. I think they are all much closer together, more like separated by just a couple of loops.
I also remember from one of the earlier episodes that there was one of the early hosts pouring a drink for Ford and he was visibly more robotic-like in his movements. You just don't see any of that in any episodes with William, that are supposed to happen in those early years.
yeah i saw that too (edit: Bernard killing Elsie that is)
The William storyline is at the very least a few years after Arnold's death (Logan mentions it) and the Buffalo Bill host was one of the first few built ever. There's enough time for the hosts to have been improved in the interim.
maybe. That still doesn't make sense of the fact that Dolores joined William after she remembered meeting MiB
Maybe Ford adds some wrinkles from time to time. Plus it's in the future so people may age slower in this era. Ford may be a 100 for all we know.
pigaaaa wrote:
There's no way of knowing if that's actually accurate though.
Here's my theory - if William is MIB, he's dragged Dolores off into the Barn & done whatever which has triggered her awakening. She's then buggered off and is glitching and retracing her steps from 30 years earlier with William (hence him disappearing then reappearing). We have no clue what Dolores was doing before meeting William the first time.
yes but all her 'glitches' in which she doesn't see William seem to be from some earlier time
Not necessarily, I think there's 3 timelines she's seeing. For instance when she sees herself lying drowned, she's seeing a pre William time line where she was part of that ghost nation/town storyline. When she see the river abandoned, she's seeing the present.
Ditto the town, when it's completely abandoned (as she first sees it) that's possibly the present after Ford has excavated it.
3. She kills the guy in the barn only after she remembers her 'enocounter with the MiB' from episode 1 ergo MiB can't be William
That's how it appears, but it's possible the editing is playing tricks. It's also possible that we are seeing 1 timeline (ie the above happens as you say) but Dolores is imagining / remembering William, triggered by MiB encounter. They've done a good job of leaving clues to make you think but could ultimately go either way.
Well, we can certainly agree on this one.
I actually laughed when MIB recognised the blonde from William's induction as it was such and obvious nod/dig at the theory. The internet really has changed the way people write tv shows.
She was also crossing the road with parasol in Dolores's vision and that same clip was part of the video Maeve saw a few weeks back when she was passing through the tech labs.
Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2016 1:05 am
He's been around Westworld, and so has she for some time...so there's a decent possibility he's recalling a different time.
Well yeah, that's why it could easily be a dig/red herring. But him mentioning it is clearly a nod to that theory (and shows how writers anticipate fan reaction & theories).
Yep. It's a bit creepy when they are seemingly considering fan-service before a fan had even seen the show.
Maybe you have seen the show before. Maybe you have seen it many many times but then they power you down and wipe your memory.
The bastards!
sonic_attack
The Minotaur and the cloaked sword wielding folk are all going to turn out to be hosts that have stepped out of their programming or storyline right?
Stu Wilsons gloves
When William met the hot english bird that's now running with the Wyatt outlaw dudes how long ago in storytime was that? 3 days, 3 weeks, how long has William been at the park? Seems a stretch that they suddenly decommissioned her from her greeting role and there she is in the new story line. While it may or may not disprove the 30 year theory, it may suggest that the MiB and William timelines are not concurrent.
Here's a theory of my own, what if Ford is a 'host' or robot designed by Albert, who rebelled and got rid of Albert and then tried to perfect AI - to create a new sentient entity or some such?
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PourSomeRuggerOnMe
I think you're right, and I can't help feeling Wyatt will turn out to be Dolores. Although I don't know how that will work exactly...
nicebutdim
Is this show any good?
eugenius
A very nice surprise and only getting better !
Whats going to kill this show is that in 10 years time, after about a gazillion episodes, when they finally get around to bringing it to a close you find out the main character is hallucinating because he is dying after being in a commercial airliner crash.
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de_Selby
I've been really enjoying this.
I can't help thinking people are getting carried away with some of the theories though.. but on the other hand I glanced at reddit a few weeks ago and saw the 'Bernard is a host' theories and thought they were BS, so what do I know.
It definitely does seem like the MiB=William thing is true though.
Really interested to see what happens in the Maeve storyline, but I'm finding it hard to believe the motives of the Asian tech guy (forget his name) when he chose not to do the memory wipe.
Tango22 wrote:
Whats going to kill this show is that in 10 years time, after about a gazillion episodes, when they finally get around to bringing it to a close you find out that the main characters is hallucinating because he is dying after being in a commercial airliner crash.
Always a risk. I'm still bitter about that one.
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Top 5 Group Matches To Watch At The 2018 FIFA World Cup
Egypt vs. Uruguay
Group A may not be full of shimmering superstars, but the match between Egypt and Uruguay will have few of the biggest faces in World football and will be a tactical battle. Egypt should not be considered as a one-man team, and after the injury to Salah there are rumours he will sit out the first match. This will give Uruguay an undue advantage, but Egypt does possess a physically strong team and will need to nullify the double threat of Edinson Cavani and Luis Suarez. The midfield is expected to be dominated by Uruguay with players like Bentacur and Sanchez supplying the balls from midfield. The role of Godin will prove it difficult for Egyptian players with Salah. Elneny’s role will be imperious if Egypt is to get a point from this game. Hegazi will have a lot on his shoulders to tackle the inform Suarez and Cavani. Nevertheless, the result will have huge significance as the host nation Russia and Saudi Arabia will have the slimmest of chances.
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5) Being the oldest to ever play the World Cup
Essam El-Hadary of Egypt could become the oldest player ever to play in the World Cup and will surpass Faryd Mondragon of Colombia. Faryd broke the record of Roger Milla in the previous World Cup. El-Hadary despite his age is considered to be Egypt’s number 1 and his athleticism will make you revisit your training plans. El-Hadary has played 158 times for Egypt and is third in the list of most capped player in their history.
El-Hadary’s role will be equally crucial and after Salah’s injury, which could mean that Egypt will need to do it without their talisman in the opening match of the group against Uruguay.
Hirving Lozano: Mexico
Mexico hasn’t produced outrageous attacking talents since Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernandez. Despite qualifying for their sixth straight World Cup, Mexico never boasted of talented forwards, and depended more on their impregnable midfield and defence. The arrival of young Hirving ‘Chucky’ Lozano may well change the stance of Mexico in World football. A prodigal winger who loves to cut inside and score stunners. Lozano reminds of Cristiano Ronaldo at United as both play on the left side and prefer to score with their outrageous right foot.
Upon arriving at PSV Eindhoven in 2017, Lozano helped them win the Eredivisie title. Lozano will share the load of scoring with Chicharito and is expected to outshine his veteran striker. Lozano’s influence could well help Mexico play a more attacking brand of football. Lozano displayed his silky skills in the 2017 Confed Cup, and despite being 22 he holds a mature head over his shoulders.
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Eccentric (TechiNeru+) [Short hiatus (likely to end after March)]
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Shinoki
~a Keyakizaka46 fanfiction~
Darkness. She could only see darkness as hands grappled at her wrists. The air was stuffy; there was something over her head, but there was only darkness.
She heard a clicking sound and cold metal around her wrist. Those people, who she couldn’t see, took her by the arms, dragging her along even as she struggled weakly against them.
Even though she couldn’t see, she knew that no one was watching and no one was stepping out to stop this.
The girl reached out, as if calling for her brother.
—Choosing is important. He always said.
—It’s stranger if everyone is the same. He had reassured her.
However, he wasn’t here anymore. In her memories of him, there was darkness. The warmth in her heart had already been extinguished because he was no longer by her side as the kind older brother of her childhood.
Click. Click. Click.
—I didn’t choose this! She wanted to scream.
Clang. Clang. Clang.
Her ears were filled with the disorienting sound of metals clashing. Pushed along, stumbling along, she could vaguely make out the sound of a door slamming open and closed.
She didn’t know how long it had been since she had been thrown into this chaotic darkness, but it hurt.
Finally, the darkness ended. Her capturers removed the sack from the girl’s head, letting go of her arms that were already starting to bruise, and pushed her through the open door in front of her before leaving.
The girl stumbled, and the door closed behind her.
She was in a classroom. The board was state of the art technology, and from first sight, the teacher’s podium was loaded with tools. The lockers in the back of the room looked to be brand new as did the 21 desks in the room.
Her vision was still tumbling, but she could see 16 girls already in the classroom. Each of them seemed to have a bracelet on their wrist.
She lifted her left arm and touched the ring around her wrist.
“Welcome to the Keyaki class.”
It's been a long time since I've written fanfiction. In fact, let's not talk about the old fanfiction I used to write for AKB48. I'm slightly embarrassed of my middle school self. But, since I've gotten into Keyakizaka46 recently, I've found that Keyakizaka doesn't have much fanfiction and that's kind of a shame. That's why, I'm going to write this.
Eccentric. That's the title of this story.
In the near future, a group of 21 girls are gathered for a special project called the Keyaki class. Each given a bracelet on their wrists, they form a special class at a prestigious private academy.
Each one of the girls is in the Keyaki class for a different reason, and their lives, which wouldn’t have crossed paths before, cross as if fated.
An eccentric class. An unsmiling class. A class whose smile is brighter than anything else in the world.
Although I'm inexperienced in writing, or rather I can't say I'm a great writer, please take care of me from now on. I'm open to advice on how the members should act and what ships there should be (although there are two that have already been decided for this fic). I hope this story can be an enjoyable read for everyone.
« Last Edit: March 05, 2019, 03:28:56 AM by Shinoki »
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Re: Eccentric (Keyakizaka46 fanfic) [Checkpoint 1]
Checkpoint 1
The Keyaki class. A special class in Sakamichi Private Academy for Girls. That was what they said. No teacher had entered the classroom, but a teacher-like person appeared on the board in the front of the classroom to explain the class through a video call.
By the time the video call properly began, 20 girls had gathered and were situated into their seats. The last seat, in the front of the room, was empty, but it seemed as if that last girl wasn’t coming.
Hirate Yurina, a short haired girl, ran her fingers over her mysterious wristband as she sat in her seat. Her bangs slightly covered her eyes as she looked down at her desk.
She had come in after over two-thirds of the other girls had entered, so she was stuck in a seat near the front of the room, just behind the empty seat.
Although she was listening half-heartedly, she suddenly perked up when the figure on the screen said, “I’m sure you’re wondering what the bracelets around your wrists are for.”
Murmurs sounded in the back of the room. There were all sorts of voices, even two girls who let out a few words in Kansai-ben.
The figure on the screen waited for the girls to calm down before continuing his explanation.
“These bracelets are your special identification tools. They work as your student id as well as a credit card. By attaining achievements, you can gain points, which you can then translate into goods, commodities, and even money.”
“The specifics will be included in your student handbook, which will be distributed to you later.
“Please do not remove the bracelets because there will be consequences. Also, do not attempt to exit the school campus without permission either. Everything will be available here, so please enjoy your time in the Keyaki class.”
Again, the classroom began to be filled with murmurs as the girls took a closer look at their wristbands.
“As you may have concluded by your lack of homeroom teacher, there will not be teachers coming to teach in the Keyaki classroom. Instead, there will be guest lecturers who will be shown on this board.”
The figure on the board began to explain the academic curriculum of the Keyaki class, and Hirate couldn’t help but let his words enter one ear and exit the other.
Before long, the explanations began to finish. Some of the girls stopped paying attention though they were still strangers, so they hadn’t starting chatting much while the figure spoke.
“As a start, everyone please give a self-introduction to the rest of the class. This assignment will earn you each 100 points.” The figure on the board smiled mysteriously, “Enjoy your school life this year. That will be all.”
The screen turned blank, ending the video call.
Silence filled the classroom. No one seemed to be willing to start the self-introductions. It was just a room with a class filled with girls wearing blazer uniforms and silence that could make crickets sound loud.
Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock.
In reality, the electric clock in the front of the room made no sound. However, no one spoke at all, so it seemed as if the silent clock was noisy.
A girl whose hair slightly curled at the ends finally stood up. “I’m Sato Shiori. I’m interested in doing art in the future. Nice to meet everyone in the Keyaki class.”
“I’m Suzumoto Miyu. I like chestnuts.”
“Hi, I’m Oda Nana!”
“Shida Manaka.”
“Watanabe Risa.”
“...ah… I’m Watanabe Rika…”
“It’s a pleasure to meet everyone. I’m Sugai Yuuka.”
Before long, the girls began to introduce themselves one by one. As each finished, their wristbands gave a small light that read ‘+100.’
“I’m Ozeki Rika…” This girl started sniffling about wanting to be a big sister to her younger classmates because they were going to live in the dorms.
“I’m Koike Minami.”
“I’m Nagasawa Nanako.”
The introductions continued until there was only one girl left who hadn’t introduced herself. All eyes turned to Hirate Yurina at that moment.
“I’m Hirate Yurina from Aichi-ken. Nice to meet you.” She gave the class a weak smile.
Ding. The ‘+100’ appeared on her bracelet. The self-introductions were finished.
—The murmurs of the general students.
“Keyaki class?” “I wonder what types of geniuses we have?” “She looks so cool!”
—What do they know about me?
The 20 girls gathered in the dorm, located on campus. This dorm building was apparently for the Keyaki class only, and it had a gym, dance studio, as well as a cafeteria built in.
“Wow! This is amazing!” A couple of the girls exclaimed.
A pair with short hair stood to the side and coolly nodded, “Impressive.”
They entered a lounge area at the entrance of the building, and there was an announcement posted on the bulletin board. It listed the room numbers the girls were assigned and said that their luggage had already been delivered.
Although all the rooms were assigned, when Hirate looked at the list, she was surprised to see that she was rooming alone. In fact, although all the other rooms were double rooms, there was one with three people and one with only her on the list.
The girl who had introduced herself with chestnuts popped up next to Yurina, “Hirate-chan, you’re alone in room 46?”
“It looks like it, Suzumoto-san.” Yurina replied. Looking at the board again, she noticed that Suzumoto was in the three person room with a girl named Oda Nana and Kobayashi Yui.
“I guess they didn’t group us by prefectures. I’m from Aichi too.” Suzumoto pondered. “But, if you ever feel lonely, let’s hang out.”
“That sounds good.”
The girls chatted for a while, getting to know their roommates and their new classmates.
Grumble. Grumble. It was getting late, and the normal time for dinner had arrived. Yurina felt hunger, but she didn’t say a thing, letting her bangs cover her eyes as she watched the rest of her classmates.
One of the girls, Nagasawa, said quietly as her new roommate, one of the Watanabes, nodded in agreement, “I’m hungry. Let’s go to the cafeteria.”
“Let’s eat.” The other Watanabe said as well.
Everyone was getting hungry, so they quietly spoke in agreement.
As Yurina went with Suzumoto, Oda, and Kobayashi, she heard Suzumoto mumble to herself, “I wonder if they have chestnuts in the cafeteria.”
Watanabe Risa entered the cafeteria while talking with her roommate, Shida Manaka. She felt lucky that it looked like they were getting along quite well.
Although Risa had her own reasons for applying for the Keyaki class, she had been a bit apprehensive about whether or not it was a good idea. At least for now, she knew that she wouldn’t be stuck with a troublesome roommate.
Risa looked ahead. The cafeteria seemed to use a ticket system where the students had to get a ticket from a machine and then obtain their meal order.
Suddenly, she heard a sound of surprise, “Eh? 10 points for one meal?”
The cool Watanabe lifted her left wrist to look at the metal bracelet and looked ahead again toward the ticket machine. It was true that there appeared to be a place to scan someone’s hand, and in fact, there were small numbers under each meal option like prices.
Risa frowned.
The line moved ahead. Eventually Risa and Manaka got their food and settled down at a table near their other classmates.
‘-10: =90’ flashed on Risa’s bracelet. She shook her head and looked away from her bracelet, saying a quiet “itadakimasu” as she began to eat her dinner.
Dinner proceeded. Yurina ate the warm food on her tray gratefully and listened in on the conversation, chiming in once in awhile at her new friends’ urgings.
Halfway through the meal, Suzumoto turned to Yurina and asked, “Want to exchange LINE addresses?”
Yurina replied, “You have your phone with you?”
“Yea. Hirate-chan, do you not have your phone on you?”
Pausing for a moment, Yurina said awkwardly, “I dropped it in a puddle and broke it before I came here.”
“Ah, that sucks. I wonder if you can get a new one on campus.” Suzumoto gave Yurina a pat on the shoulder and turned to Risa, “Hey, Watanabe-san, want to exchange LINE addresses?”
““Huh?”” Two Watanabes responded.
Yurina gave Suzumoto a pat on the shoulder.
Shida Manaka lazily drawled, “Watanabe Rika, right? We can just call you Berika and Risa can be Berisa.”
“Weird nickname.” Risa scoffed without much anger.
“If we’re talking about having the same name, there are two Yuis in our class too.” Another girl, Imaizumi Yui, chimed in, “You can call me Zuumin or Zumiko instead.”
Somehow, various nicknames were made along with a LINE group for the class for the girls who had LINE accounts.
Amidst the youthful commotion, Yurina said to herself...
“Probably, if we don’t have points, then we can’t eat.”
—Question: Approval. Is it that important?
My writing is still clumsy, so I hope this chapter wasn't boring. I really respect the people who can write stories with a lot of characters since I have trouble doing that.
The main character of this story is Techi along with Risa's group. The other members will get their screen time in their own separate arcs or receive story interludes about their times together as roommates or friends in the Keyaki class. Of course... this isn't going to be a fluffy, happy story, so what will happen in those story arcs or interludes is a thing to wonder about.
« Last Edit: October 12, 2017, 10:46:06 PM by Shinoki »
Re: Eccentric (Keyakizaka46 fanfic) [Checkpoint 2 (Oct. 12, 2017)]
It was raining. Uncomfortably, as she stood in the rain, she couldn’t move from her spot as she looked at her bruised reflection in the puddles on the ground.
The world was laughing as it rained. Those were mocking tears.
Hirate Yurina woke up from her nap in class. Without meaning to, she had fallen asleep during the lecturer’s explanation on determining the derivative of a curve.
In other words, when a small exit card quiz appeared on the special screen built into the students’ desks, she utterly failed it.
After the lesson, she laid her head down on the desk and wondered to herself why she was even in the Keyaki class.
It had been three weeks since the start of the Keyaki class, and everyone had gotten somewhat acclimated to the system. Although unsteady at first, everyone was getting a decent amount of points.
‘+0’ appeared on Yurina’s bracelet from her performance on the quiz.
“Techi, how did you do?” Suzumoto came over during break time after the end of the class.
Yurina gave a sheepish smile, “Not very well.”
“Me too.” The chestnut loving girl sighed, “I don’t get it at all.”
“We have history and then gym class, so there’s no more math for a while.”
“I’m looking forward to gym class.”
Break time was a long time, so Yurina made her way out of the classroom for a breath of fresh air.
The school grounds were eerily quiet to the point that it made her shiver. The quiet was to be expected though as aside from the Keyaki class, all the other students were in class at the moment.
She passed by the track field where some of the normal students were having gym class, not noticing the looks of curiosity she received.
Before she knew it, Yurina was in front of the school campus gates. The school building was close to the gates, and the dorms and other places, which made up a town by themselves, were more to the inner parts.
A flock of birds flew by through the blue sky.
The short haired girl looked up for a moment, shielding her eyes from the sun.
Yurina looked through the bars of the school gates. The world outside didn’t seem any different than it did a few weeks ago, but somehow, it looked brighter nonetheless.
She didn’t know what to think, so she didn’t ponder on it.
“Meowww…”
Yurina noticed a cat by the gates. It had a collar around its neck, but it had escaped its owner to this school. The cat stared at Yurina as if asking to be pet.
The girl reached her hands out through the gates when—
Pain. There was a sharp pain in her body. Yurina recoiled, falling on her bottom. She blinked away tears from the sudden sensation of pain, and when she looked for the cat, it wasn’t there.
Her bracelet vibrated.
When the short haired girl looked, she noticed a glaring red ‘-50,’ a deduction from her point values even when she hadn’t bought anything.
“...Is this a punishment?”
Yurina took another look at the school gates. Then, she shook her head and turned back to hurry back to class.
History class finished.
In the back corner of the classroom near the window, a group was chatting. Asking Saitou Fuyuka, Shida Manaka, and Watanabe Risa, Moriya Akane brought up the question, “Why did you decide to join the Keyaki class?”
“It was by chance.” Manaka offered.
Risa replied in the same vein, “I didn’t think I would get in.”
“I’m not sure. Maybe it’s that I thought it would be nice to get paid for going to a prestigious school like Sakamichi.” Fuyuka pondered aloud.
“With me,” Akane glanced away from her group at her long haired roommate, “I guess I don’t really know either.”
They spent a moment not talking, thinking.
Fuyuka interrupted the very brief silence, “Let’s play a game.”
“Huh?” Risa asked.
“Like the mozzarella cheese game.”
Akane chuckled, “I don’t think we can play that in the classroom.”
“The aishiteru game?”
Manaka responded, “Strange games are dangerous.”
“It’s not strange at all. Come on. Let’s do something.” Fuyuka smiled, “Mona and Risa, how about it?”
“Fine.” Risa huffed. “I love you, Manaka.”
“I love you.” Manaka replied smugly.
Without a warning, Manaka swooped in and landed a teasing kiss on Risa’s cheek, “I love you.”
“Ah, Risa blushed.” Fuyuka laughed along with Akane.
“Geez…” Risa made an angry face toward the laughing two. “You two do it too then. Come on, aishiteru game.”
“Uh.” Akane stared at Risa as if Risa made an unreasonable request.
“Okay then. I love you, Akanen.” Fuyuka started.
“I— Oh, geez. What’s with that look?”
Manaka laughed at Fuyuka’s indignance of being ignored by Akane.
Akane shrugged, sending a quick glance back to her roommate again, and smiled victoriously. “You blushed.”
“I want to have gym class with the Keyaki class.” “They’re so athletic!”
—What meaning is there to that?
Changing into gym clothes was a quick process for Risa. Some people took longer to change, like Hirate who always seemed to disappear when changing, but Risa and Manaka changed quickly.
The gym clothes were a simple t-shirt and jersey in red with the school’s logo on the sleeves.
Risa felt her heart rate increase a little as she looked at Manaka in the jersey, remembering the playful kiss on the cheek received in the game she played earlier in the day.
The cool Watanabe shook her head and looked at the clock. Their gym class was scheduled for in a few minutes, and it looked like most of the girls were done changing.
Just as the class was about to leave for gym class, the door slammed open.
—Who should we trust in this world?
—Isn’t it lonely fine being alone after all?
« Last Edit: October 13, 2017, 02:03:22 AM by Shinoki »
BelieberJ
Hoho I can see the beginning of MonaRisa here interesting
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Re: Eccentric (Keyakizaka46 fanfic) [Interlude 1 (Oct. 12, 2017)]
Interlude 1
On the first day, when Moriya Akane looked at the room announcement sheet, she noticed the name Sugai Yuuka as her roommate. On the first day, when Moriya Akane heard Suzumoto asking about LINE, she ended up exchanging LINEs with Sugai Yuuka as well as joining the group chat.
The thing that Moriya Akane thought the most when she met Sugai Yuuka was that ‘this person is an interesting person.’ Akane wasn’t sure whether or not to be surprised by the horse icon that her new roommate had as her LINE profile.
As Akane lounged about on her bed in the dorm room, she noticed Yuuka reading the student handbook that had been distributed to the rooms.
Yuuka was wearing glasses, and Akane couldn’t help but look toward her roommate, thinking that Yuuka looked reliable when reading. Although Akane’s hands were idly tapping on her phone, chatting in the class LINE group about cosmetics, her attention was on her roommate.
“Moriya-san, I’m going to take a shower now.”
Akane was jolted out of her thoughts by Yuuka’s voice.
“Go ahead, Sugai-san.” Akane responded, trying to keep a calm face since she couldn’t tell if her roommate had noticed her staring, “I’m going to take one in the morning.”
Yuuka smiled and went into the bathroom with her change of clothes.
Akane returned the smile before rolling over on her bed and scrolling through the chat to see what she had spaced out for. It looked like some of the girls were already going to sleep, so the group chat was getting inactive.
She set her phone aside and stretched before standing up from her bed.
“Hm?” Akane noticed the student handbook still open on Yuuka’s desk. The page it was open to had a cute horse sticky note attached to it.
Akane started reading the page.
‘Points can be exchanged for monetary gains. For example, 1 point can be exchanged for 1 yen. As more points are gained, more money can be gained. The exchange rate is non-linear, meaning that while 1 point is worth only 1 yen, 1000 points is worth 2000 yen, and so on. The conversion table is detailed below.’
The girl lifted her left wrist and looked at the bracelet. She pressed a small button on the metal band and ‘=90’ flashed on the bracelet. That was barely 100 yen if she were to exchange it for money, not even enough to buy a yakisoba bread from the convenience store.
Giving a complicated look, she shook her head and decided to think about that later. She looked back at the student handbook and noted that Yuuka was already half-way through the booklet.
“Wow, she’s diligent.” Akane thought aloud, a grin of respect appearing on her face. “I’m not going to lose either.”
She stepped away from the desk and changed into her pajamas. Akane made sure to set her alarm for the morning and made a mental note to check out the tennis club some time soon.
Before long, Yuuka finished her shower and stepped into the bedroom in pajamas. The horse loving girl’s hair was dried via blowdryer, unexpectedly disappointing Akane.
It was soon time to turn in for bed.
“I’ll turn off the lights now, Moriya-san” Yuuka said to Akane.
“Thanks.” Akane smiled. Then she added hurriedly, “By the way, you can call me Akanen. That’s what my friends call me. Moriya-san is a bit stiff between roommates.”
“Oh. Then you can call me Yuuka.”
“Yea, let’s get along from now on.”
“Yes.” Yuuka smiled, switching off the lights. “Good night.”
@BelieberJ:
You are correct~ One of the main two ships in this fanfic is MonaRisa. The other one is yet to be seen, but this interlude shows the focus of one of the future arcs. Since Akanen is part of the same group as MonaRisa, her story with Yuuka will probably be one of the earlier arcs.
Dribble. Dribble. The basketball bounced up and down on the floor between her hands as the short haired girl weaved between her classmates.
Sweat wetted her black bangs, but she didn’t pay them any mind. Stopping for just a moment, with the ball in her hands, she jumped and threw the basketball.
And, the ball—
—21 seats. 20 students. That’s wrong, isn’t it?
—There are so many things we don’t know about this class.
The door slammed open to the classroom. Even though they had finished changing, the girls still recoiled in surprise, letting out girlish screams that perhaps a pervert had gotten in.
Hirate Yurina slowly moved her hands away from her eyes, resetting her bangs that had been messed up in her sudden move to hide from whatever caused that slamming noise.
“There’s no one there.” She said slowly, looking toward the door apprehensively.
The short haired, cool Watanabe also returned to a relaxed pose, crossing her arms, and drawled out, “So, a ghost?”
“Eek!” Someone yelped.
“Eh? Probably not.” The other half to Watanabe Risa, Shida Manaka, shrugged.
The class was silent for a moment. Then, everyone started chatting, letting out sighs of relief, and laughing about how their friends made such funny faces at the sudden sound.
Slam! Something from outside of the classroom crashed into something else.
““Eek!!”” The class let out a noise of surprise again.
Acting cool, Watanabe Risa crossed her arms again, “Doing it twice is a little repetitive, don’t you think?”
“Risa, you say that, but you screamed too.” Fuyuka sighed.
Although some of the girls were able to engage in friendly banter, they still stood stiffly, looking toward the door. They held a long breath, wondering what would come next after that loud slam.
Yurina stepped forward again, pointing toward the open door, “We should check it out.” After a pause, she specified. “That sound.”
“Hirate-chan, that sounds kind of dangerous.” Suzumoto made a face.
Yurina tilted her head, “This is a school. I don’t think it should be that dangerous.” Although she said that, inside, she was also somewhat unconvinced of her own words.
“Hirate’s right about that.” Risa spoke up.
Yurina nodded, “Let’s check it out then.”
With those words, Yurina started walking toward the door. For each step she took, she felt that her classmates weren’t exactly following very closely behind. Nonetheless, she continued toward the open door.
Crash!!!
“Oh, no! Hirate-chan!”
“What the heck? Isn’t this kind of bad?”
“Kyaa! W-what?”
“Wait… isn’t that just…”
“Oh, it’s just a student. What’s she doing here?”
“No, wait, she has a bracelet. Look at her left wrist.”
Hirate Yurina braced herself a little too late as she fell onto the classroom floor, suddenly impacted by someone who had suddenly been flung into the room through the door.
“Ow…” She cried out.
“I’m so sorry!”
Yurina opened her eyes, which she had squeezed shut in fear from being crashed into. Right there, mere centimeters away from her face, was a girl’s face, a pretty girl with long black hair.
The short haired girl couldn’t help but mumble, “...pretty...”
The long haired girl quickly apologized, “I’m so sorry for crashing into you. Um, what did you just say?”
“It was nothing.”
“...Um. Well, I’m really sorry—”
“You don’t need to apologize. It was just an accident that we collided.”
Yurina started getting up. Her cheeks felt a bit warm, and she hoped that she wasn’t blushing because she got a close up of the new girl. The short haired girl reached a hand out toward the new girl to help the latter up.
“It’s nothing.”
The long haired girl held onto Yurina’s hand for a second longer after getting up.
Then the two were interrupted by Watanabe Risa’s voice.
Watanabe Risa looked at the girl who had suddenly crashed into the room suspiciously. Tapping her foot, crossing her arms, Risa couldn’t help but be irritated that she didn’t know what was going on.
Manaka put a hand on Risa’s arm reassuringly and gave her roommate a nod.
Risa repeated her question, “So, who are you?”
The long haired girl replied, “My name is Nagahama Neru.”
“Nagahama-san, why did you come crashing into our classroom like that?” Manaka piped up curiously.
Neru laughed awkwardly, nervously clenching her hands as she tried not to be intimidated by the class, “Ahaha, that’s a good question.”
“So, Nagahama-san, what are you here for?” Oda Nana added in as well.
Neru stepped back unsure what to say. To her surprise, she found a gentle hand of encouragement behind her.
Yurina stepped forward, a little in front of Neru. She offered her hand to Neru, and when Neru took Yurina’s hand, Yurina looked at her classmates calmly to explain her hypothesis.
“Nagahama-san is probably the person who that empty seat belongs to.” With her free hand, Yurina pointed to the desk in front of her desk. Then she elaborated by directing the class’s eyes toward Neru’s left wrist. “She has a metal bracelet like we do.”
There was silence. At serious moments, the class couldn’t help but be excessively silent as everyone took a moment to come to their conclusions.
Risa relented after a few moments, “That’s true.”
“Yes, you are correct.” The board in the front of the class flickered on to show the figure from the first day of the Keyaki class.
“Nagahama Neru is the 21st member of the Keyaki class. Her enrollment had been decided beforehand, but she couldn’t attend class until today. I’m sure the class will be able to take care of her and treat her as a classmate from now on.
“She will be rooming with Hirate Yurina-san, so Hirate-san, apologies, but you will have to share a room from now on.
“I will make further announcements later. However, right now, it is time for you to head to gym class. You are not late as I have informed Tsuchida-sensei about your new classmate, but class will start soon.
“It appears that it is basketball today. Hirate-san’s specialty, if I am correct.
“Enjoy yourselves, Keyaki class. Show your abilities and earn points. That will be all for now.”
—Murmur, murmur. In the end, life continues.
“Ah, I’m Hirate Yurina.” “Thank you for helping me.” “No, it was nothing.”
—Gym uniforms. Rushing to class. Is this so interesting to you?
Yurina stood on the basketball court in the gym with the ball in her hand. The figure on the board had been right about the lesson being a basketball game in gym class, and since he called her own, she had been chosen to throw the jump ball to start the game.
The class had been split up into two teams, Team Serious and Team Relatively Peaceful, named by the girls. Neru was off on the side, spectating, because she didn’t have her gym clothes yet.
Yurina was on Team Serious, led by a certain Moriya Akane. Team Relatively Peaceful was led by Akane’s roommate, Sugai Yuuka. The roommates appeared to get along, but as far as the short haired girl could see, they still wanted to win against each other.
Akane said seriously as she stood, ready to hit the jump ball for her team, “Tecchan, we’re going to win this.”
“Hirate-chan, throw this fairly.” Yuuka jokingly retorted at Akane.
Yurina nodded to both of them. She thought to herself that it would have been better for Tsuchida-sensei, the gym teacher, to throw the ball, but he was more interested in soccer and thought that having Yurina throw it would add a bit of fun to the game.
The whistle blew.
The ball went into the air.
Yurina joined the game, a smile unknowingly gracing her face.
—There’s nothing wrong with doing what you like, right?
The game sped by. At one moment, Yurina was in possession of the ball. In the next, the ball had already entered the hoop in a magnificent jump shot, scoring the last points of the game in the last minutes of gym class. And then there was clapping and cheering as well as good-hearted laughter.
She wiped away the sweat on her forehead, letting out a breath.
“That was awesome, Techi!” Suzumoto gave Yurina a jump-hug from the back. “I didn’t know you could do that.”
“Thanks.” Yurina smiled. “Techi?”
“Yea. Hirate-chan is a bit long to say, right? So, I think I’ll call you Techi from now on. Is that okay?”
“Techi. Techi is fine.”
Akane came jogging over as well, exchanging high-fives with the team, “Good job, Tecchan. We did it!”
“It was a good game.” Yuuka smiled. “We did our best even if we couldn’t earn any points...”
“Good game.” Akane agreed to Yuuka’s words.
Yurina echoed the same opinion, “It was a good game.”
The short haired girl walked around the court being congratulated by her teammates. The team received 75 points for winning. She lifted her wrist to look at the metal band around it and noted that it read ‘+100.’ Whoever distributed points decided that her performance was worth that much.
She gave no one in particular a wry smile. Yurina wondered to herself how long it had been since the last time she could play basketball like this.
—Isn’t it uncomfortable to be judged on things you like though?
Re: Eccentric (MonaRisa, TechiNeru +) [Checkpoint 4 (Oct. 15, 2017)]
It was lunch time. The girls had moved their desks together into their own groups within the class, and they were eating. Some of them bought bread from the school store. Others made their own lunches, ingredients from the on-campus grocery store near the dorms. Hirate Yurina was eating a pre-made bento bought from the bento store also near the dorms.
In the group of desks she was with, there were also Kobayashi Yui, Oda Nana, Suzumoto Miyu, and the new Keyaki class student, Nagahama Neru.
Neru said to Yurina, “You were really cool.”
“Cool?” Yurina asked, not understanding why Neru would suddenly praise her like that.
“During gym class.”
Yurina paused before saying a quiet “Thank you” to Neru.
The two girls exchange smiles. Yurina continued eating her lunch, moving her chopsticks to pick up rice and side dishes. She was happy to be able to eat decent food like this, but she kept glancing over to Neru.
The long haired girl didn’t have any food on her desk.
Suzumoto noticed too as she asked Neru, after finishing a chestnut snack, “Are you not going to eat lunch?”
Oda Nana nodded and chimed in, “Nagahama-san, are you dieting?”
“Oda Nana, don’t be rude.” Kobayashi Yui frowned.
“I was asking because she’s cute. What type of diet would she be doing?” Oda pouted. “Ah, but not as cute as you, Yui-pon.”
“Dani...” Suzumoto mumbled under her breath, looking at her two roommates jealously. “Hey, what about me?”
“Ehhh, Suzumoto is…” Oda started.
Yurina looked at the triple room trio and looked at Neru again. Neru looked a bit confused since she wasn’t used to their antics, so Yurina just gave Neru a shrug of ‘that’s normal.’
“Not hungry?” Yurina asked.
Neru shook her head, “No, actually, I just don’t have any food with me right now. I don’t have any points or my wallet, so I’m just going to tough it out for now.”
“Being hungry is…” The short haired girl trailed off, shaking her head to rid herself of negative thoughts, and instead, she picked up a small omelette with her chopsticks to give to Neru, “Here. You can have some.”
Yurina insisted, “You should eat. Open wide.” The omelette was still in the chopsticks, ready to be eaten.
Neru finally relented, “Thank you then.”
Without any hesitation, Yurina fed Neru the omelette. Neru blushed a little, but it looked as if the short haired girl didn’t understand why it would be embarrassing to be fed by someone else.
The chopsticks kept moving. Yurina gave Neru some rice.
Suzumoto gave Yurina a thumbs-up, “Wow. Techi, you’re good.”
Oda Nana offered, “Nagahama-san, do you want some of my vegetables?”
Suzumoto did the same, “You can have some of this.”
Yui-pon sighed, shaking her head at her two roommates, “Aren’t you just giving her food you don’t like?”
“Eh? Yui-pon, you don’t like those foods either, right?” Oda pouted.
—Noisy, noisy. This seems like normal life, doesn’t it?
Watanabe Risa’s group looked on at Neru and the rest somewhat amused. Risa was eating her lunch without really paying attention, ignoring Akane’s happy aura from the gym class victory.
“They’re being pretty rowdy.” Fuyuka grinned as she held her lunch, yakisoba bread, in her hand, “It looks like fun to exchange food like that.”
“Maybe.” Manaka nodded.
Risa shrugged, “None of us can cook though.” She wouldn’t have minded exchanging bento with Manaka, but somehow, she had the feeling that exchanging home-made food with any of her group mates would end up with strange food.
“Hey, maybe we could all try to make a bento some day and exchange side dishes.” Fuyuka suggested. “I don’t think it would turn out that badly.”
Risa looked at Fuyuka blandly. Akane looked at Fuyuka with a weird look. Manaka looked at Fuyuka and then looked away, laughing. With nothing to say, Fuyuka took a bite from her yakisoba bread and chewed silently, shaking her head as if she should have expected it.
After a while, Fuyuka said, “Yea, it would probably turn out badly.”
They changed the topic. Akane brought up clubs. “By the way, when I was talking with some of the tennis club girls, they said that Risa and Manaka were doing something for the photography club. I thought you didn’t want to do clubs, Risa.”
Risa responded, “I don’t.”
“It was more like a favor to the photography club. Modelling?” Manaka elaborated. “We got some points for doing it.” She raised her left wrist as if to emphasize the point earning.
Fuyuka sighed wistfully, “Modelling? That sounds amazing. Sakamichi sure is a prestigious school.”
Akane laughed, giving Fuyuka a pat on the back, “Fuu-chan, we’re the Keyaki class.”
“Even if we’re the Keyaki class, I don’t really feel any special except for having this bracelet.” Fuyuka raised her left wrist and looked at the metal band. “It’d be nice to be popular like in manga where a special class with superpowers has fangirls all across campus.”
“No, you’re popular.” Manaka interjected.
Fuyuka joked in response, “When did that happen?”
Without missing a beat, Manaka responded, “The photography club has a secret blog for the Keyaki class.” She took out her smartphone and opened up an internet browser to get the page up.
“Wait, what?” Risa stopped her chopsticks and sharply turned to look at her roommate.
Manaka pressed her fingers on the phone screen, looking through the secret blog and showed it to her friends, “It doesn’t have Nagahama yet.”
“No, wait, Manaka.” Risa narrowed her eyes.
“Ah, never mind.”
Akane said, “You should share that on the class LINE.”
“I want to see this blog. Eh, that’s so weird.” Fuyuka muttered as she finished up her yakisoba bread. She gave her friends a disbelieving look, wondering if they were all in a prank together.
“Done.” Manaka said after a few clicks on the smartphone.
After taking a few looks at the blog, they changed the topic again. While finishing up her store-bought bento, Risa lazily said, “So, Nagahama. What do you think about her?”
“She’s cute.” Fuyuka replied.
Akane looked over to Yurina’s group, “Tecchan seems to get along with her already. She seems like a good girl right now.”
“Really late for school.” Manaka offered.
“Yea.” Risa narrowed her eyes. “...it’s a little suspicious though. Keyaki class. Why would she be so late? And what was with those violent noises?”
Flicker-flicker. Click. Fuyuka’s next words were interrupted by the board in the front of the room turning on. With a shuffling sound, everyone turned to look at the figure from the first day who was once again displayed in a video call to the Keyaki class.
Hirate Yurina looked at the figure on the board. Somehow, she couldn’t help that the man looked somewhat familiar. She shook her head; she had seen this person so many times on the screen before but hadn’t had that feeling before. The short haired girl wondered if it was the feelings from playing basketball that had brought on this strange sense of deja vu.
“It’s good to see that you’re getting along with your new classmate.” The figure started with a smile he covered up with his hands crossed in front of his face. “I have an announcement to make about an update to the points system.”
Yurina glanced over at Neru, noticing her new classmate sitting oddly stiffly.
“I’m sure that many of you have read your student handbooks and looked over the sections about the points system. For example, the section about future updates. Of those updates, the points sharing system has now been implemented. That data has been transmitted to your bracelets through a wireless device, and from now on, it is possible to give or receive points from your classmates.
“As this information is not in the student handbook, I will not explain how to exchange points. Listen carefully as this will not be repeated. Put your bracelets together so that the portion that displays the point values is touching between bracelets. Then, the button on both devices must be pressed simultaneously for three seconds. A holographic screen will appear. That screen is the interface for your device and will be updated in the future. On the screen, under the ‘Social’ tab, you can find the point sharing program. Afterwards, you may decide how many points to exchange.
“This can only be done between two people. In the future, the holographic screen will be implemented for other uses as well, but for now, it is only for point sharing.
“Enjoy yourselves, Keyaki class. I must remind you that stealing is bad. That is all for now.” With those words, the figure cut off the video message, and the board returned to its default state.
—Ding. Dong. Ding. Dong.
—The end of lunch and a wonder if those words really needed to be said.
—Isn’t it sad to not be able to trust anyone?
Re: Eccentric (MonaRisa, TechiNeru +) [Interlude 2 (Oct. 16, 2017)]
The train chugged along the tracks. A girl with somewhat short hair was heading toward Tokyo from Ibaraki. She looked out the window, sitting down in a train seat, with nothing to do as her phone’s battery had died.
The school year was starting soon, and she had been accepted into a special program that she applied to on a whim. Apparently, she was supposed to meet an escort in the city who would take her to the school campus.
Whoosh. Click. More people got on the train.
Seeing an old lady unable to find a seat, the girl stood up and offered her seat to the old lady. The old lady thanked the girl, and the girl replied that this type of action was only to be expected of young people.
The train continued as the girl stood, holding onto a handle for standing passengers. The scenery went by. Ibaraki was a little far from Tokyo, but in her heart, she was still a little excited. However, she maintained a cool face, uninterested.
Whoosh. Click. More people got off. More people got on.
Among the people who got on, there was a girl wearing blue headphones. The girl from Ibaraki couldn’t help but think that the headphone wearing girl was rather pretty.
The girl from Ibaraki glanced at the headphone girl once but continued to look out the train window after that. She was in for a long ride, and likely, the headphone girl wasn’t going to the same destination.
Whoosh. Click. Another stop and another set of ons and offs.
The headphone girl was still on the train. What she was listening to was a mystery, but she seemed rather happy with her music. The girl from Ibaraki didn’t notice the headphone girl take a glance in her direction.
Whoosh. Click. Whoosh. Click. After a number of stops, the girl from Ibaraki finally arrived in Tokyo. She had to change stations to go to her destination and to her surprise, the headphone girl was also boarding the same train.
The girl from Ibaraki stood on the new train. It was crowded, filled with more people than she’d seen before in her hometown. Even though she wasn’t from the middle of nowhere, the capital of Japan was definitely a different world. There were people bumping into others as they tried to find their positions and make their stops.
A salaryman bumped into the girl from Ibaraki. It was crowded, so she just frowned and thought that perhaps he had been pushed.
The train started moving.
Flinch! The girl felt a hand on her skirt. She wondered if she had imagined that, but she looked and saw the same salaryman. Scowling, she was shocked to find a pervert on the train, but even as she wanted to say something, she found that she couldn’t. Unexpectedly, she was scared.
The man continued to touch her butt, getting bolder and bolder. Suddenly, his hand was torn away and he was tripped to the side, stumbling and nearly falling on the crowded train.
The girl from Ibaraki turned to see what happened, and she saw the headphone girl with the headphones around the girl’s neck. The headphone girl frowned at the man and said, louder than a normal talking voice, “Hey. Are molesters common in Tokyo or something?”
Everyone in that area of the train sent a disdainful look toward the man who had fallen. Seeing those looks, he scrambled to his feet and started running away.
“Thanks.” The girl from Ibaraki said to the headphone girl shakily.
“Don’t mind.”
“No, really. Thanks. What’s your name?”
“Shida Manaka. You?”
“Watanabe Risa. Nice to meet you.”
—That was the first time Watanabe Risa and Shida Manaka met.
“It was unexpected that we would be going to the same place, but…
honestly, I didn’t mind that very much.”
Risa folded her arms and sighed as she watched her classmate, Harada Aoi, scurry off unhappily with the last word of “Risa, you’re a meanie!” That girl was really childish and would bug Risa now and then, but the cool Watanabe saw her as an annoying little sister who appeared out of nowhere after the first week of school. She wasn’t sure where she picked up that annoying little sister either.
Nonetheless, she didn’t bother going after Aoi.
It was after school, and the class was dispersing. Some of her classmates were going off to clubs and others were just hanging out on campus. Risa was bored, going through the hallways at a slow pace as she wondered what she should do and where her roommate was.
“Risa!” Risa heard a voice and found her eyes covered by hands.
The cool Watanabe calmly replied to her assailant, “Manaka.”
“No clue.”
“Want to walk?”
“Music?”
“That’s fine. Do you still have those blue headphones?”
“I don’t have them on me right now.”
Manaka dug out a pair of earbuds from her bag and offered one to Risa. Risa took one. Manaka then pulled out her smartphone to choose a selection of music, scrolling through her folders when Risa pointed out a song.
“How about that one?” Risa asked.
“That’s good.” Manaka selected the song.
The two of them walked through the hallways together, listening to music. Since they were sharing a pair of earbuds, they had to walk quite close to each other, their arms bumping against each other.
That was when Risa heard a snap. She turned and found a student, not from the Keyaki class, with a camera, recoiling in horror, awe, and all types of emotions.
“Oh, no! I got caught. By Watanabe Risa-sama too. Ahhh, I knew I shouldn’t have done this. But, it’s the Cool! Senpai is going to kill me…” The student cried out, saying inexplicable things. “The photography club’s honor is on the line…”
“What’s your name?” Risa sighed and asked.
“K-Kanemura.” The student replied, gripping her camera in fear.
“And what were you doing?”
“Taking your picture. I’m so sorry!”
“Stalkers.” Manaka noted.
Kanemura cried out, “I’m so sorry. I-I-I’ll commit seppuku!”
Risa sighed again, “In the first place, that’s going way too far. If you really wanted to take a picture, you should have just asked. Aren’t you the photography club?”
“R-Risa-sama!”
“...-sama?”
“I mean, Watanabe-sama!”
“Please model for the photography club! Just this once. And Shida-san too.”
“Huh? Why am I the only one called -sama…?”
—One way or another, ‘+100’ points.
—Strange things happen. Isn’t it more interesting to be weird?
—It would have been nice for the fun days to continue forever.
To everyone who left a 'thank you,' thank you very much. Seeing that kind of thing is very encouraging. I'll continue doing my best writing this fic. Even if it seems to be somewhat listless and random at times, I hope you'll continue reading.
I wonder if the interludes are a little out of place sometimes. The next interlude is planned to be after the end of the current arc, but in general, the interludes aren't in the same chronological order that the main story is in, so I hope that isn't confusing.
Again, thank you for reading. I'll update soon.
Before you read this chapter, I have to warn you that it gets a little dark in the middle. If speaking of death and violence triggers you, it may be good to skip over the part after the first scene break. On this chapter, the highlights are the subtle actions that Neru takes. While what is set up in this chapter will take a long time to come to light, I hope you can look out for them. Enjoy!
Hirate Yurina looked at her new roommate, Nagahama Neru, as Neru got settled into their shared dorm room. Class had ended a few hours ago. Yurina was sitting on the edge of her bed while Neru was getting set up. Like Yurina, Neru didn’t have many belongings with her as she moved into the room.
“Are you okay?” The short haired girl asked, elaborating, her fingers running over the metal band around her wrist, “With your points.”
Neru looked over to her roommate and smiled, “I’m okay. Thank you for asking, Hirate-san.”
“You don’t have to call me Hirate-san, Nagahama-san.”
“But, you’re calling me formally too.”
“Then… Neru.”
“Yurina-chan.”
Yurina froze, part of her felt cold hearing those words from Neru’s mouth but her heart started pounding. She didn’t expect to be flustered by being called by her first name. The short haired girl just couldn’t remember what she was suddenly reminded of when Neru spoke.
“What’s wrong?” Neru asked worriedly at Yurina’s silence.
The short haired girl shook her head hurriedly, “It’s nothing. No one has called me that for a long time, so I just felt a little weird. It’s not a bad thing though.”
“Yurina is very pretty name.”
“Neru is pretty too.”
“Anyways, if you’re ever in trouble with your points, I’m willing to help. I don’t use my points very often.” Making sure to say this as a whisper, Yurina muttered to herself, looking away from Neru, “Since it isn’t like I have anything much to look forward to.”
Neru paused for a moment, not hearing Yurina’s mumbles, and she said again, “Thank you.” The long haired girl looked at her left wrist and then at Yurina again and thought to herself, ‘thank you. Really. I’m sorry.’
Before long, the sun fully set. It was nighttime, and everyone had long finished dinner. Neru completed her unpacking, and Yurina offered the shower to her. When the long haired girl finished showering, she found that the short haired girl had already fallen asleep and hadn’t even covered herself up with a blanket.
Neru saw Yurina’s sleeping face and murmured to herself, “Yurina-chan is like a cute little otter.”
She stopped herself from reaching out to the short haired girl. Shaking her head, Neru simply adjusted Yurina’s blankets so that the other girl would be covered as to not catch a cold. Then, she went to bed herself, turning off the lights.
—Isn’t life tiring? But don’t you want to live?
“I’m sorry.” “I’m sorry.” “I’m sorry.”
—Everyone is fickle. So, it’s fine to be alone, but isn’t it cold that way?
Click. The lights turned on dimly. It was in a gym. From nowhere, a basketball bounced from behind her, making a loud sound on the ground. It rolled after losing momentum. Hirate Yurina’s tired eyes followed the ball, and she walked to pick it up.
As she bent down, she felt a heavy force hit her from behind, forcing her down to her knees. Click. A spotlight focused on her, and she couldn’t help but squint her eyes in pain from the light. As she tried to get up to soothe her knees that had hit the ground harshly, she felt another hit to her body and saw the ball roll away into darkness.
When she looked up, she saw a very familiar face who spat and kicked her, “What do you think you are?”
Yurina didn’t cry out in pain. She just looked away. However, before she knew it, she was surrounded by people who she recognized.
“It’s all your fault.” A slap, a hand grabbing her by the hair roughly.
A stomp, a foot crushing down on her dominant hand and grinding it into the ground. “Don’t ever touch that ball again.”
The short haired girl didn’t make a sound. It was because she was already used to it. That was a truth. However, it was because she knew that this was just a perpetual nightmare that she wouldn’t wake up from with her own power.
“Disgusting.” Painful words.
“Go die.” Painful hits.
“You’re worse than trash.” Yurina tried to ignore them.
She breathed heavily as she heard them say, “Everything is because of you.”
“Why were you ever born?”
“It would be better if you were to just disappear.”
“It’s your fault. All your fault. Take responsibility for this.”
“You’re the worst.”
“Do you think you’re so amazing?”
“Trash. You should just stay where you belong in the trash.”
“Die. Die. Die. Die. Die. Die. Die instead.”
The short haired girl looked down, panting. Even if it hurt, she wouldn’t say anything back. The tears in her eyes didn’t matter. The cold sweat that had beaded up on her skin didn’t matter. She was just waiting for her hell to end even if she knew that it would continue every night.
Finding that the attacks had temporarily ceased, Yurina looked up.
Her eyes widened.
From her lips, a single name escaped, “——————?”
And she saw a smile, a cruel smile.
“Yurina-chan, why did you have to be born?”
—Say no. Even if you’re hit, stand up for your own justice.
—If you say nothing, they’ll take it as agreement.
—Isn’t that wrong?
She screamed. She couldn’t hold back that scream. Jerking up, Hirate Yurina screamed, her heart racing in horror and her eyes tearing up. Then, she quickly slapped her hands over her mouth, looking around to see that she was still in her dorm room. The clock read 3:00 AM.
The short haired girl took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down.
“Yurina-chan, are you okay?”
Yurina flinched at the sudden voice. When she looked at Neru’s bed, she was surprised to see Neru up already at such an early hour. Class didn’t start until past 7 and the cafeteria didn’t open until 6.
Neru gave Yurina a worried look. “Yurina-chan?”
“I-I’m okay.” Yurina’s words came out less steady than she wanted them to. “I’m going to take a shower.” Thus, she made a strategic retreat, getting to her feet in such a hurry that she nearly tripped and went for the bathroom.
Before she entered the bathroom, she made sure to hurriedly add, “I’m sorry for waking you up.”
“No, you didn’t wake me up.” Neru replied, but Yurina was already in the bathroom and the shower soon turned on.
Under the hot water of the shower, Yurina closed her eyes, letting her bangs cover her eyelids. She made a weak smile and mumbled to herself, “Neru definitely won’t like someone like me.”
That thought made her sadder than she expected.
Hirate Yurina sighed, laying her head on her desk. The class had finished a big test regarding all the subjects that they had learned so far, and her head was throbbing from that as well as bad sleep.
The board in the front of the class displayed the class rankings based on their scores on the test. She wasn’t surprised to see herself in the lower half of the class though it turned out that her roommate, Neru, was a genius because Neru had tied for first place with another girl called Yonetani Nanami.
“Hey, Techi, are you okay?” Suzumoto called out to Yurina. “Um, getting a bad grade isn’t a big deal. I did pretty badly too. It’s not that many points anyways. Right?”
Yurina moved her left wrist so she could see the metal bracelet. Since she failed this test, she received demerits to her points. Everyone below a certain score received a point loss, but despite complaints, the class had accepted it as a way that the school was making sure they kept their grades up.
“Techi?” Suzumoto repeated.
“Oh. Um, sorry. I’m okay.” Yurina sighed, “I hate school.”
“Yea. Studying is hard.”
Yurina widened her eyes in surprise at Suzumoto’s words. Then, the short haired girl realized that she said her words of ‘I hate school’ out loud. She didn’t mean to do so, but luckily, Suzumoto didn’t notice her internal conflict.
Suzumoto nodded. “Let’s do our best together. Maybe Nagahama-san can help us out. Actually, maybe I can get Dani to tutor me…” She gave a scheming laugh.
“Yea. Let’s do our best.” Yurina smiled weakly in reply.
—Sometimes, you don’t realize where you are until you’re too late.
Watanabe Risa grumbled to herself as she glanced at the board in front of the class. Although she knew she wasn’t the best academically, it was embarrassing to have the numbers displayed like that without any warning of an exam. Her roommate Manaka was also on the lower part of the board.
“That was bad. That was really bad.” Fuyuka held her head in her hands as she looked away from the front of the room.
Akane made a face like she ate something bitter as well. She glanced toward her roommate and the board again though, conceding that at least Yuuka did well, so the exam wasn’t a total flop. Of course, Yuuka’s whole friend group did decently.
Manaka sighed, flopping over and leaning on Risa, “Yea, that was bad.”
“How did Nagahama even get first ranking?” Risa muttered loudly to her group, “She wasn’t even in class for these lessons.”
“Did she cheat? She doesn’t look like the type to cheat.” Fuyuka wondered.
“Probably not. Not to be rude to Techi or Suzumon, but Nagahama’s not in a seat that’s easy to cheat from.” Manaka pointed to Neru’s seat near Hirate and Suzumoto, using nicknames without a care in the world.
“I hope Tecchan isn’t feeling too down from flunking the test.” Akane looked to where Manaka was pointing, “It looks like Nagahama isn’t with Tecchan right now.”
Risa’s eyes followed as well. She frowned as she spotted the new girl in another corner of the room, “She’s talking with Yone? Nagahama’s suspicious. Like a tanuki.”
Fuyuka asked, “Risa, are you sure? That might be going a little too far.”
“This is my gut feeling.” Risa replied coolly.
Akane redirected the conversation back to Neru-watching, “Oh, Nagahama is going over to talk to Tecchan now.”
—Suspicious. Resistance. This place is not without what?
—That conversation really wasn’t that interesting in the end.
It was raining. When it had started raining was a question, but Hirate Yurina couldn’t quite remember. It was probably sometime during lunchtime. The bell dismissing all of the students from their afternoon classes had just rung, but the short haired girl was only paying attention to the rain.
Neru approached Yurina, “Yurina-chan, do you want to go to the dorms together? I bought an umbrella this morning.”
“Are you sure though? You’ll get wet if we try to share the umbrella.” Yurina asked.
“It’s okay. We can stand closer together so we both stay dry.”
Neru extend a hand out toward Yurina. After a moment of hesitation, Yurina took Neru’s hand. They walked out of the school building together, holding hands, Yurina being led by Neru.
With surprising dexterity, Neru flicked open her red umbrella and held it over their heads. They stepped into the open, their shoes still somewhat splashing on the ground.
Pitter. Patter. Pitter. Patter. There was only the sound of rain.
They continued walking, and Yurina noticed that Neru was having trouble holding the umbrella over Yurina’s head because Yurina was a few centimeters taller. There was also an awkward gap between them, leaving Neru’s shoulder to get wet because the long haired girl seemed intent to keep Yurina dry.
“Neru, let me hold the umbrella. I’m taller.” Yurina offered.
“Thank you.” Neru smiled and handed the umbrella over. “Sorry to trouble you.”
“No, it’s nothing.”
The rain continued, and their lightly splashing footsteps continued as well. Yurina let go of Neru’s hand when she took the umbrella and made sure that Neru was kept dry from the rain.
“Yurina-chan, your shoulder is getting wet.” Neru gave Yurina a wry smile.
“It’s not a big deal.”
“That ruins the point of having an umbrella, right? You can stand closer to me.”
“Then… thank you.”
Pitter. Patter. Pitter. Patter. Yurina still heard the sound of the rain, but she could also hear the sound of her own heart as she walked with Neru, arms extremely close. It wasn’t a bad feeling to share an umbrella with someone so warm.
Even though they weren’t talking, Yurina could hear Neru softly humming to herself over the sound of the rain. That humming was a little off-key, but the short haired girl could still tell that it was a song that Neru liked.
Unknowingly, Yurina smiled.
—This feeling welling up in your heart must be an illness.
—Because, —————— isn’t allowed to feel this way.
Watanabe Risa looked at the cafeteria food ticket machine and frowned as she put her wrist into the scanner and pressed her meal ticket choice. The price had gone up to 30 points, gradually but surely. It would be better to cook than to eat at the cafeteria eventually, and she had noticed the price rising pattern in other places too.
After Risa got her tray with food and sat down at a table with Fuyuka and Akane, Manaka appeared, sitting down next to the cool Watanabe, “Risa, what did you get?”
“Udon.” Risa replied, opening up the supplied disposable chopsticks.
Manaka nodded, “I got omurice.”
As the group of friends said “itadakimasu” in tandem, Manaka reached for the ketchup on the table and started to draw on her omurice in ketchup. Risa sent Manaka a questioning look, seeing the demented hearts on the dish.
“I wanted to see if ketchup actually goes well with omurice.” Manaka joked, “Do you want me to draw hearts for you too?”
“Not in udon.” Risa retorted.
“Maybe it would taste good.”
“Not in udon.”
“Nagahama’s putting ketchup in stuff too. Wait, is that yogurt…?”
“That’s bad.”
“You’re serious…”
Fuyuka took a look at the disgusted faces that appeared on her cool, short-haired friends and tried to offer, “Maybe it tastes good.”
“No, it doesn’t look like it tastes good. Tecchan, don’t… eat it.” Akane sighed as she looked at Yurina and some of the other girls try Neru’s concoction.
The conversation eventually turned to strange food combinations and weird foods that actually tasted good together. Risa and the group were having fun talking, but Risa still felt a nagging doubt of suspicion toward the new Keyaki class girl and it wasn’t because of her questionable taste buds.
She ate her udon and pondered to herself.
—I don’t trust her.
Over a week had passed since Nagahama Neru joined the Keyaki class. Although the normal students at Sakamichi had already discovered her and set up a section for her in their fan-page, Watanabe Risa was still cold to Neru. That coldness was so steady that Neru hadn’t been invited into the class LINE chat yet.
Contrary to Risa, Hirate Yurina was getting along extremely well with her new roommate. Although the short haired girl was too reserved to go for sitting in Neru’s lap like Suzumoto would often do to Oda Nana, Yurina would often hold hands with Neru when Neru offered a hand.
The class was currently heading toward the home economics classroom. Similar to gym, home ecs was one of the few classes where the girls had a physical teacher rather than a person on a screen. It was only taught every two weeks.
They entered the classroom, and the teacher split the girls up into groups of 5 with one group of 6.
To Risa’s chagrin, Fuyuka, Akane, and Manaka were all in the same group with the two Yuis in the class while Risa herself was stuck with the other Watanabe, Yurina, Nagasawa, and most importantly, Neru.
Today’s lesson was how to make a simple hamburger steak. The teacher gave a quick demonstrations and wrote out the instructions on a movable whiteboard that she placed in the front of the room.
Although Risa hadn’t made hamburger steak before, she saw that the Watanabe-Nagasawa pair looked like they knew what they were doing.
“Naako, this…” Berika said quietly to Nagasawa.
In a similarly mild manner, Nagasawa replied, “I’ve made hamburger steak before. Pe-chan, what type of hamburger do you like the best?”
Risa shook her head. Perhaps only Nagasawa knew what she was doing. The cool Watanabe didn’t particularly see the soft Watanabe knowing how to cook. Risa was relieved that at least one person knew how to cook in the group although she frowned when she eyed Neru.
“Do we split up the tasks?” Yurina asked, “Nagasawa-san, what do you suggest?”
Nagasawa thought for a moment before assigning the tasks, “Hirate-chan can make the rice. Berisa-san and Nagahama-san can help cut things and make the sauce. I’ll cook the hamburger steak. Pe-chan can help out random things and set out the dishes.”
The group chorused out a “Okay” with varying rates of enthusiasm. Then, they all got to work.
Risa and Neru stood side by side. Neru felt that the cool Watanabe was excessively cold toward her, but she couldn’t really understand why. Nonetheless, she had an uneasy feeling being with Risa even though she wanted to get along with Risa.
Neru asked her partner, “We cut the onions first, right?”
“Yes.” Risa replied curtly.
After retrieving two onions from the supplies they were given for home economics class, Neru showed the onions to Risa, “Do you think these look good?”
“They’re fine.”
Without another word, Risa and Neru cut the onions. Chop, chop, chop, chop. Although Risa was doing it a bit clumsily and Neru was doing normally, they worked without talking. When they finished, they handed the onions over to Nagasawa and started working on the sauce after washing their hands.
As they went to start the sauce, both Risa and Neru reached out for the ketchup. It was almost as if a zap of electricity went between the two as their fingers touched because Risa quickly pulled away.
“Um…” Neru started.
Risa replied crisply, “What?”
—Trust might be something that’s hard to earn.
—Who are you supposed to trust in this world of dog-eat-dog?
Yurina finished washing the rice and starting the rice cooker. She finished her part rather quickly, but when she looked toward Neru and Risa, the short haired girl felt a strange pressure coming from that area.
She noticed her groupmate, Berika, daydreaming.
Then, Yurina looked toward the other groups, some of which seemed to be rather troubled. Unconsciously, she rubbed her left wrist where the metal wristband had been for weeks.
“Hirate-chan,” Berika called out to Yurina, “what are you thinking about?”
“Nothing in particular.” Yurina answered before asking, “How do you feel about the Keyaki class? Being here?”
“Hm… I guess, it’s fun.”
“Yea, it’s nice.”
“I didn’t think I could have so many friends. Even if I’m not close with everyone, I have a lot of fun everyday here.”
“I’m glad I decided to join.”
Yurina nodded, “Yea.”
After another few minutes, the hamburger steak and rice started to finish cooking. Nagasawa called Berika to help set up the plates, and Yurina followed after, offering to help.
When the short haired girl and her group finally sat down to eat their creations, Yurina couldn’t help but feel grateful that she could eat delicious, warm food.
“This is delicious.” Berika said softly with a smile.
Nagasawa replied as she ate, “I’m happy.”
Yurina ate quietly, sitting between Neru and Risa like a wall. “Yea, it’s delicious.” She said like a whisper as she took another bite of the warm hamburger steak.
—Warm, handmade cooking is like the taste of home.
—What is home defined as?
After school, Yurina went to the library by herself. Although she had thought to study a little, she ended up in the manga section, browsing through volumes. Her fingers brushed against the spines of the books as she wondered to herself what to read.
“Ah…” She let out a small noise as she reached a series that her brother used to read.
She hesitated to slip the book out of its place, but she took it off the shelf anyways. Flipping through it, she gave the manga a sad look and put it back onto the shelf. That series was as lame as she remembered it to be.
Yurina went down the aisle, eventually picking out a short shoujo manga series.
She read it, flipping through the pages. At some moments, she blushed. At others, she wondered if the actions were really romantic as she had done things like share an umbrella with Neru.
Before the short haired girl knew it, an hour had passed. She put the books back and looked up at the clock. Yurina decided to return to the dorms.
A voice called out to the short haired girl, “Um, excuse me, Hirate-san.”
“Yes?” Yurina responded, not recognizing the girl who called her. It was someone from the normal classes at Sakamichi.
“Can I shake your hand?” The unknown person asked.
“I’m sorry. It’s just that I think you’re really cool. Out of everyone in the Keyaki class, I think you’re the coolest.”
“Thank you?”
The atmosphere of the conversation got awkward. However, the Hirate-fan managed to squeeze out the words, “If you’re not in any clubs, please join the basketball club.”
That was when another student came up from behind the fan and grabbed the fan’s hand, dragging her away, “Hey, stop bothering Hirate-san.”
Yurina watched as the two left. Her apparent fan waved goodbye to the short haired girl, so Yurina gave a weak wave back. Her only thought about that was that it was a strange occurrence.
She headed back to the dorms.
—Not being the LINE group.
—The screen of that phone had cracked a long time ago.
nevxist
Don't mind me.
I'm a silent reader of this fic. It's really good Thanks for the update anyway
Sakimichi series enthusiast
I wonder if this is going to be a TechiNeruRisa triangle love? ^_^
@nevxist: Aahhhh, thank you! I'm glad you like this fic enough to comment. Hehe, I'm smiling a lot right now.
@Sakamichi: Thanks for commenting! If we're talking about a TechiNeruRisa love triangle, that isn't in the plans right now. But that does put some ideas into my mind. (Mona would be sad if her Risa was taken away though, haha.)
@everyone who reads this fic: Thank you for reading this fic all this time. I'll continue doing my best. Your support is very encouraging, but for now, please enjoy this next chapter.
It was early morning. Although Hirate Yurina had a small nightmare, she still had to go to school. Walking side by side with her roommate, Neru, Yurina entered the school building and opened the door to her classroom.
Everything was normal. Everyone who had already arrived was in their seats, chatting with their friends. Like always, the teacher podium was utterly empty, and the board in the front of the room had yet to turn on.
Yurina and Neru took their seats and said their “good morning”s to their classmates.
Time moved on. Like always, the digital clock in the front of the room was silent. What normally counted as homeroom was about to start, but that was usually just an overview of what the day was going to be about.
Just as the morning bell was about to ring, Suzumoto, Oda Nana, and Kobayashi Yui ran into the room. With that, everyone had gathered. The three roommates sank down into their seats with a sigh of relief.
“What happened?” Neru asked lightheartedly.
Oda Nana answered, “All three of our alarm clocks didn’t ring.”
“I was having such a nice dream about chestnuts…” Suzumoto groaned as she buried her face into her head, feeling that school started way too early.
“I woke up thinking that it was strange…” Yui-pon sighed.
Neru said, “That sounds terrible.”
“Yea, it was.” Oda Nana added jokingly, “But when we ran past the staff room on the way here, I heard some commotion. I guess it’s not just us who have trouble in the morning.”
They chatted a little more, giving Techi a pat on the head because she too was tired. Then, the morning bell rang. However, the board in the front of the room didn’t turn on.
—Out of the norm. That’s not acceptable.
“Huh, is it broken?” “Eh, no way.” “Maybe the overview uploading guy overslept.”
—What a terrible feeling.
Watanabe Risa scrolled through LINE as she waited for the board in the front of the room to turn on. She was chatting with Manaka through the phone even though her roommate was sitting closeby.
“Risa.” Manaka wrote. Then her icon was beside a set of ellipses for a few moments before the ellipses disappeared, Manaka not having written anything more.
Risa replied on LINE, “What is it?”
There were more ellipses. Risa peered over to her roommate, wondering what exactly she was typing but not sending. Then, she received Manaka’s message, “Just wanted to say Risa.”
As the short haired Watanabe was about to reply, the door to the classroom opened with more force than needed.
A man in a suit stepped into the classroom. Rather than just being a man in a suit, he was a teacher at Sakamichi, but the Keyaki class had never had him before, and it had never been planned for them to have him teach their class ever.
He gave the girls a mean look before stepping up the teacher’s podium.
Clearing his throat, he said, “You girls are the Keyaki class?” As he saw a few of them nod and murmur yes, he continued, slamming his palm down on the podium with a smack, “Put your phones away!”
The girls flinched. Some of them hurriedly stuffed their smartphones into their bags while others, like Risa, put their phones into their desks, ready to message each other under the cover of their desks. Risa especially frowned at his command.
“Do you think you’re special? That the Keyaki class is something special?” The man asked the girls.
No one knew what to say in response to him. He looked angry.
“Well, do you think your class is special?” He repeated, stepping towards the girls, walking through the aisles and stopping at a random girl.
Ishimori Nijika who had been randomly singled out could only squeak out a “Yes?” in confusion. She didn’t know if it was the right answer, but after hearing that single word, the teacher walked back up to the podium.
“Yes, you girls must all think that you’re so special. That you can do as you please just because you’re the Keyaki class.” He frowned.
Risa sent him a dour look from her seat in the back of the class. She peeked down at her phone, seeing the messages in the class group LINE from the girls who hadn’t put their phones away.
“What’s he talking about?”
“Did someone do something?”
“Who is this old guy?”
“A lit. teacher?”
“What’s he doing here?”
“Revolution!”
“Keyaki revolution?”
“Berika, not the time for jokes.”
Then, she looked back to the teacher who was continuing his rant. No administrator from the Keyaki class was stopping this man, and none of the girls knew what to do.
“Do you think you can steal from a teacher? Do you think that you’re really that special?” The man asked. “You Keyaki girls are the same students as everyone else, so don’t assume that you can do things that aren’t allowed.”
A ripple of nervous mumbles went through the girls. That was cut off by another slam of the palm onto the podium.
“Who did it?” The teacher began to walk through the aisles again, stopping at random girls to ask. “Who did it?” They shrank away from him, but he continued. “Who stole the gradebook from the staff room?”
“Was it you?” He asked a girl. “Was it you?” He asked another. Everyone of the girls he asked had long hair, and eventually he walked up to Neru.
“Was it y—” The teacher began to interrogate Neru.
Then the sound of a chair being pushed aside interrupted his question. A short haired girl stood up, Risa found it to be Yurina and widened her eyes in surprise. With a steady voice, Hirate Yurina started, “Please wait a moment.”
—You must beat me down because I won’t let go of my justice.
“...Tecchan…” “Techi…” “Hirate-chan…”
—What meaning is there in standing up?
“Do you have any evidence that one of us stole from the staff room? We rarely interact with the teachers in the staff room.” Yurina elaborated.
From the back, Akane stood up as well, “Yea, that’s right. We don’t even know what you’re accusing us of.”
“I don’t mean to be rude, but I have to agree.” Yuuka hesitantly stood up as well. “We have no idea what you are talking about.”
The teacher gave Yurina an annoyed look before walking back up to the podium, yelling at the girls to “Sit down!” He frowned when he saw that the short haired girl hadn’t sat down and was returning an apathetic look.
“One of you Keyaki girls stole a gradebook from my desk in the staffroom. All I need is for the culprit to step forward now.” The man explained.
Yurina repeated, “Like I said, how do you know that it was one of us?”
“I have video proof from the security cameras.”
—Suspicion. Suspicion. That terrible feeling welling up inside.
—Will we play the blame game too?
Kuritaro and her daisuki chestnuts waiting for next update
Eccentric (MonaRisa, TechiNeru +) [Checkpoint 9 (Oct. 21, 2017)]
@Sakamichi: Yea, Kuritaro's love for chestnuts is too strong. Will Oda Nana be able to date Kuritaro, or will the power of chestnut dreams and Yui-pon overwhelm them? Dun dun dun. Just kidding. There will be an arc featuring Dani, Mon, and Pon in the future though. Thank you for commenting~ Enjoy this chapter.
A video was put up onto the board in the front of the class. It was slightly fuzzy and the color quality was bad, but the time stamp showed yesterday afternoon. It was the security camera’s video, and the area being recording was the hallway the staff room was in.
Then, a figure walked onto the screen. The person was wearing the Keyaki class version of the school uniform and appeared to have long black hair. She opened the door to the staff room and entered.
Within a few moments, the figure exited the staff room, holding a binder that was likely the gradebook in her hand. She noticed the camera and scurried away. The face was too blurry to make out, but Yurina felt that she saw piercings on the ears of the figure. That was a fleeting thought though as the figure turned away quickly, and the video quality was too poor to make out facial features, much less piercings.
The video ended, and the screen went blank again. The room was filled with murmurs, and Yurina took a seat, unsure of what to make of the video.
“The question now is who stole the gradebook.” The teacher cleared his throat and looked at the class with an ugly glare. “Step forward now, and your punishment will be lightened.”
No one stepped forward. It was only natural because it had already been stated that a punishment would be doled out.
The tense air was finally broken when the bell signalling the end of what should have been homeroom rang.
The teacher in the suit scowled, but he relented. “Come to the staff room and confess to your crimes. I have to go teach first period now, but that does not mean that we will accept you stealing from teachers just because you’re the Keyaki class. If no one confesses after the next week, then this matter will have to be seriously investigated.” He finally left after those words.
—A collective gasp of relief.
“Who was that?” “There are a lot of people with long hair.” “No way…”
—Even though we didn’t commit a crime, isn’t it so tempting to be blamed?
First period for the Keyaki class started quickly. The lecturer on the board was teaching about science, the structure of nucleic acids as well as three-prime to five-prime strands of DNA. Some girls were studiously taking notes, but others were on their phones, chatting about the theft incident they had just been informed of.
Watanabe Risa was not among those too distracted to listen to scientific explanations. She had her phone on her lap and was in the group LINE.
Akane asked in the chat, “Who did it?”
“Long hair.” Manaka typed.
One of the two Kansai girls in the class, Koike Minami, wrote, “Habu-chan?” She tacked on a crying penguin emoticon that said that she didn’t want that.
“Too tall.” Fuyuka replied.
The tall girl, Habu Mizuho, typed into the LINE chat, “I wouldn’t do such a thing in the first place…” She added a sad face emoticon at the end.
“Who in the class has long hair?” Ozeki asked.
“Granny Rina, Berika, Yukka, Aoi?” Manaka typed.
Fuyuka wrote, “Hm.”
Berika inserted a sticker. “Revolution!”
“Berika was with me yesterday afternoon though.” Nagasawa joined the conversation as well.
“Alibis.” Manaka noted.
Risa looked through the chat log again, frowning to herself. Then, she typed out one name, “Nagahama Neru.” That was her suspicion, the idea that Nagahama Neru was the culprit.
The cool Watanabe looked toward the front of the room where Neru was diligently taking notes. Even though there wasn’t anything visibly off with the long haired girl, Risa still couldn’t shrug off the feeling that there was something wrong with Nagahama Neru.
“She’s suspicious.” Risa couldn’t help but mutter.
She looked back down to her phone, noticing that Manaka sent her a LINE message in their private chat. The message read, “Really paying attention to Nagahama?”
“Nagahama’s suspicious.” Risa messaged back.
“Culprit?”
“Possibly. She has long black hair too.”
“Doesn’t really add up.”
Risa returned to the class LINE group that had been chatting the whole time. The other girls stated their alibis for yesterday afternoon and were chatting curiously about the crime, not really caring yet also not wanting to be dragged up into something that reflected so badly on the class.
Rather than paying attention to class, they were looking forward to the next break time. The cool Watanabe looked up at the clock. There was still a while before class was over.
—Those who are silent aren’t agreeing.
—Speaking up and trust.
With the bell, it was break time. Hirate Yurina put her biology notebook away, having realized that she understood very little of what was being taught. As the girls got up to chat, Yurina looked around the room and wondered which of her classmates wore earrings.
Suddenly, murmuring broke out in the classroom. Everyone seemed to be looking at the board in surprise, so the short haired girl turned as well.
A message was on the board. ‘Find the culprit of the gradebook theft from the staff room. Failure will receive a demerit of 1000 points from each student. Completion will give 1000 points to each student.’
1000 points was a large amount of points, and the apprehension in the room rose due to that. The people who hadn’t care much of the crime suddenly felt displeased with the thief.
“1000 points is a lot. Who did it?” Oda Nana sighed as she looked at the board.
Yurina wracked her head and frowned to herself.
From the back of the room, Risa spoke loudly enough that the rest of the class could hear, “Who do you think did it?”
Everyone turned their heads toward the cool Watanabe.
“1000 points is a lot of points. Altogether, if whoever did it got away, we would be losing 21000 points total.” Risa started, crossing her arms. “We know that the culprit has long, black hair, correct? That narrows it down to a few people. For example, Nagahama Neru.” Risa pointed her index finger to Neru.
Neru widened her eyes in surprise, “Eh?”
“Where were you yesterday afternoon? Do you have an alibi?”
“I was in my dorm room, reading.”
“Techi?” Suzumoto whispered to Yurina, wondering if she knew anything as Neru’s roommate.
“Hirate, were you there with her at that time?” Risa asked.
“No. I was in the library, but Neru was reading in our room when I entered the dorm room.” Yurina shook her head, frowning that Neru was being accused.
“No alibi then.” Akane said, sitting on her desk.
Suspicious murmurs travelled through the class. The girls gave Neru suspecting looks, and even Suzumoto’s group seemed a little uneasy and distrusting of Neru. Neru looked down at her feet.
Fuyuka said, “If you did it, you should just confess.”
“But, I didn’t do it…” replied Neru.
“We won’t blame you if you own up to it.” Another member of the class, Sato Shiori, added on.
“I didn’t do it.” Neru repeated her innocence.
Risa drawled out, “How do we know that? Isn’t it better if you just own up it?”
—People hate being punished for the crimes of others.
—One simple accusation and a jump in logic to a judgment of crime.
A clear voice interrupted the accusations, “Wait a moment.”
Eccentric (MonaRisa, TechiNeru +) [Checkpoint 10 (Oct. 23, 2017)]
Hirate Yurina frowned as the mood in the classroom soured, making the girls more and more suspicious of each other. It was weird how quickly people started doubting Neru, but at the same time, it was normal how people wanted to find someone to blame.
The short haired girl couldn’t stand listening to her classmates anymore and stood up from her seat, pushing the chair aside. With a clear voice, she said “Wait a moment.”
Her words broke the class’s murmurs apart, creating a tense moment of silence.
“Neru didn’t steal the gradebook.” Yurina explained, punching a hole into the accusation. “What motives does she have to do that?”
“What motives do any of us have to steal something from the staff room? That doesn’t clear up anything.” Risa retorted. “The person in the video was wearing our uniform, so she’s one of us.”
“Neru doesn’t have piercings.”
“Piercings?”
“The person in the video had ear piercings.”
“Aren’t you just making that up? There’s no way you can see that in such a blurry video, and we can’t check it either.”
“Maybe so, but can you prove that the person in the video was Neru?”
“She doesn’t have an alibi.”
“Does everyone else have an alibi? They could be lying. There could be accomplices that help the actual thief create an alibi.”
“What motives do they have to do that?”
“We don’t know. They could be trying to undermine Neru or some other long haired girl in our class. The thief might even be trying to make trouble for the Keyaki class in general.”
“And how do we know Nagahama isn’t trying to make trouble?”
Yurina and Risa came to a standstill. Neither was willing to budge from their stance. While neither had anything against the other personally, they were extremely split on Neru’s innocence.
Finally, Sato Shiori interrupted the standoff, “Let’s not fight!”
For a long moment, silence filled the classroom. Then Risa and Yurina both sat down in their seats, standing down from the argument for the time being.
—Is it better to fight or agree?
Literature class went the same way as biology did. The girls were vaguely paying attention but at the same time, they were preoccupied with the drama going on with the crime, so they couldn’t help but check LINE.
Risa was looking at her phone under the cover of the book they were supposed to be reading and analyzing in class.
Nagasawa asked in the LINE chat, “So who’s the culprit?”
“Tecchan made some good points.” Akane noted.
Suzumoto joined in the conversation, posting a chestnut sticker with her words, “I don’t want to think it’s Neru.”
“Nagahama has no alibi.” Risa typed.
Habu wrote, “Accomplices?”
Ishimori Nijika dropped in with a thinking ostrich sticker, “Maybe Berisa since she doesn’t like Neru.”
“Risa wouldn’t do that.” Manaka retorted quickly.
Fuyuka added. “Neru is kind of sketchy.”
“But she’s nice.” Suzumoto posted another chestnut sticker, a worried chestnut this time.
“Tanuki-like?” Manaka joked.
Akane asked, referring to the site that Manaka had found a while ago from the photography club, “Ah, from the Sakamichi Keyaki class fan site?” Some normal students who were members of the Keyaki fanclub and had accounts on the strange fan site had described Neru as tanuki-like.
“Maybe the normal students are seeing something we’re not. Though didn’t Risa say that before?” Fuyuka wrote.
Suzumoto typed again, “Neru culprit theory.”
“Berisa culprit theory.” Nagasawa noted.
Berika joined in, “I want to take in the culprit.”
“Berika murderer theory?” Manaka said.
“Madagascar!” Berika inserted another Gorgeous joke sticker.
Nijika questioned, “Are you talking about that fanfiction on the fan site? Toku something?”
Fuyuka joked, “Risa-loving Nijika culprit theory?”
“Ehhh??” Nijika posted, not being particularly close or far from Risa as a friend.
“RisaNeru accomplice theory.” Suzumoto added, referencing the relationship Risa and Neru apparently had in the Tokuyama Daigoro story that someone had posted on the Keyaki class fan site.
Manaka refused, “Risa is mine.”
Risa looked up from her phone for a moment and shook her head, wondering if she was feeling too happy at Manaka’s words.
However, her mood was still sour from her suspicion of Neru who she had a bad feeling about from the start.
“Anyways, 1000 points is bad.” Nagasawa wrote with the feeling of a sigh.
Fuyuka nodded in her seat as she typed, “I hope everything ends well.”
—Tempting fate. It would be good to end well.
The rest of the day was spent with an awkward mood in the class, but no big debates over who the culprit was happened again. The next day started, the message of points still large on the board, but with no progress in finding the thief, the girls gradually returned to normally paying attention to class.
Lunchtime arrived. As it looked as if everyone in Yurina’s lunch group had forgotten to bring a drink, they played rock paper scissors to decide who would go buy drinks from a vending machine. In the end Neru lost.
The short haired girl couldn’t help but see that her friends were uneasy handing over their points to Neru.
Yurina thought to herself that they definitely suspected Neru was the thief. Even if they weren’t making a big deal out of it, Yurina could tell that there was a sense of mistrust in the air.
She hurt, wondering if friendships were so weak as to be burdened by senseless accusations. She knew the answer by experience, but she didn’t want to think of that kind of conclusion to her new friendships in the Keyaki class.
“I’ll buy it.” Yurina stood up from her seat, listing out her friends’ typical drink choices with a weak smile, “Water, orange juice, soda, and oolong tea, right? My treat this time.”
Suzumoto said, “Thanks, Techi.” Oda Nana and Kobayashi Yui nodded along in thanks as well.
“Thank you.” Neru gave Yurina a grateful look.
The short haired girl acknowledged that thanks, and then she went off to find a vending machine where she could buy those things.
Going through the hallways, there were other students going about their normal lives, the broadcasting club broadcasting, and even people practicing for clubs. Although Yurina saw a few people looking at her strangely, whispering excitedly, she tried to ignore them.
‘Aren’t I the one running away from things?’ Yurina thought to herself as she walked. ‘It’s not Neru, right?’
When she went to the usual vending machine, she found that it was out of order. When she went to another, it was also missing just the four items that she wanted.
In the end, Yurina found herself in front of a vending machine in the back of the school. It was outdoors, in a grassy area that no one seemed to use for eating lunch, and there was a small section of bushes near the vending machine.
Luckily, the vending machine had the place where the Keyaki class students could scan their points in. Yurina bought the four drinks plus a water for herself, looking at the continuous ‘-12’ points on her bracelet for only a moment.
As the short haired girl held the cool drinks in her hand, ready to hurry back to the classroom, she stopped in her tracks.
In the bushes, she spotted a hint of a black rectangular shape. Using her feet to part the leaves, she narrowed her eyes at what she saw. However, with her hands full, she decided that she would figure that out later, first hurrying back to the classroom.
—The item of the theft.
—Is that evidence for or against your precious person?
Re: Eccentric (MonaRisa, TechiNeru +) [Checkpoint 10 (Oct. 23, 2017)]
Lol the regular students wrote fanfiction. I was just thinking that this arc had Tokuyama Daigoro vibes. Thank you for the interesting story. I look forward to what you come up with next!
Uwaaah~ I wonder who really did it Looking forward to the next checkpoint Thanks for the update
Eccentric (MonaRisa, TechiNeru +) [Checkpoint 10.5 (Oct. 24, 2017)]
@dragon522: I'm glad you think the story is interesting. Sometimes I worry if it feels a little too aimless or paced badly, but I'm happy to hear you enjoy it. This arc definitely does have some TokuDare vibes, but stay tuned to find out the true culprit~
@nevxist: Thank you for reading! Who did it? This pseudo-checkpoint will drop some hints, but I wonder if I'm too blatant about it. But, the mystery will be resolved in the next 2-3 checkpoints. (so within the next 2-4 days if my update schedule keeps up) Look forward to it~
@everyone: Thank you for reading up to this point. It's super encouraging to see people enjoy my writing. It's nowhere near done yet, so I'll do my best to make this an interesting ride! I hope you'll keep reading too~
Checkpoint 10.5
After school, Moriya Akane and Sugai Yuuka were walking through the hallways together, talking as they headed back toward the dorms. Akane’s tennis club meeting had been cancelled for some reason, and Yuuka hadn’t joined any clubs as there was no horseback riding club.
Yuuka sighed to her roommate, “I think whoever committed the theft should confess to it.” She rubbed her left wrist uncomfortably.
“Who do you think did it?” Akane asked.
“I don’t know.” Yuuka replied, “I don’t really think that Nagahama-san would, but…” She trailed off, not knowing what to say.
The two girls continued walking through the hallway. Suddenly, another student who wasn’t watching where she was going bumped into Yuuka’s shoulder, pushing her to the side a bit harshly.
“Ow.” Yuuka cried out softly.
“Ah, I’m sorr—” She started to apologize. Then her eyes widened as she got a better look at the pair’s uniforms, but rather than finish her apology, she shot the two girls a glare and spat out, “Watch where you’re going.”
The unknown student had short, dyed hair and piercings, appearing like a delinquent. Then, she stomped away before the Keyaki class pair could react.
Akane called after the delinquent, “Hey, you should watch where you’re going.” However, the response she got was a pair of middle fingers in her direction.
“The nerve of some people. So rude…” Akane grumbled. She turned to Yuuka and asked, “Are you okay?”
“Ah, I’m okay. Thank you.” Yuuka replied.
—In the end, it’s about hatred.
Night had fallen. Watanabe Risa and Shida Manaka were in their dorm rooms, both having showered and were on Risa’s bed, playing on their phones.
Manaka’s hair was still slightly damp, having only used a towel to dry her hair, and Risa could smell her roommate’s shampoo. It was a fragrant smell, vanilla if Risa smelled it correctly, and it was distracting.
“Hm?” Manaka looked up from her phone.
Risa caught herself and replied quickly, “Your shampoo smells nice.”
“Thanks,” Manaka smiled. “It’s a new scent that my usual brand released recently.”
Risa nodded. She felt her heart speed up a little at Manaka’s smile, and she wondered what was wrong with her. The short haired Watanabe put on a cool smile, feigning calmness.
The two spent the next few minutes quietly tapping on their smartphones.
Manaka rolled over on Risa’s bed after putting her phone to the side, getting closer to her roommate on the small bed, and she broke the silence by asking quietly, “Why are you so caught up with thinking that Nagahama is the culprit?”
“She’s suspicious.” Risa replied.
“...she’s suspicious…” Manaka repeated, looking away.
“It’s okay.” Risa said, “I’ll definitely protect you if Nagahama does something.”
Despite Risa’s words, Manaka didn’t look particularly pleased, “Thank you.”
The two spent a little more time lounging around on Risa’s bed. Manaka, who seemed bored, wrapped her arms around Risa and laid her head down on the bed. What she didn’t know was that Risa’s heart was beating nervously from the sudden contact.
A quiet time continued for a little longer. Risa’s alarm clock already read around 11 ’o'clock, so it was time to go to sleep. However, as Risa was about to say something about going to sleep, she noticed that Manaka had fallen asleep hugging Risa.
“Manaka, are you asleep?” Risa asked, but she received only breathing sounds as reply.
Although she could have, Risa didn’t push Manaka away to wake her roommate up. It would have been somewhat difficult as Manaka was hugging rather strongly, so in the end, after a few moments of trying to gently pry Manaka off, Risa gave up.
Risa turned off the lights, her bed being near the light switch, and whispered, “Good night,” turning in for the night.
—What is crime? What is accusation?
Suzumoto Miyu yawned as she shut off her alarm clock. The sun was already rather bright outside, but it was early morning and she was just getting up. When she looked around her dorm room, she saw that her roommate Oda Nana was waking up as well and her other roommate, Kobayashi Yui, was in the bathroom, showering if Suzumoto heard the water correctly.
The chestnut loving girl yawned. She looked at her alarm clock and around the room again. Then, she plopped back down onto her bed.
“Hey, don’t fall asleep again.” Oda Nana called out, repeating when she saw Suzumoto about to fall asleep again, “Suzumoto, don’t fall asleep again.”
“Dani, I’m sleepy.” Suzumoto groused.
Oda Nana replied, “Yea, yea. We have to get to class in an hour.”
Suzumoto nodded, getting off of her bed. Instead of getting ready for the day, she decided to walk over to Dani’s bed and take a seat on Dani’s lap. Then, she said, “I still want to sleep.”
Before Oda Nana could retort, Kobayashi Yui or Yui-pon walked out of the bathroom, hair still damp from her morning shower. She spotted her two roommates and sent them an odd look.
“Get off, Suzumoto.” Oda Nana got her roommate off her lap.
The three girls got ready for school, going to the bathroom, brushing their teeth, washing their face, and changing into their school uniforms. Of the three, Yui-pon finished the earliest, having woken up the earliest.
As they went through their morning routine, the three chatted.
Brushing her hair, Suzumoto made a squished face of displeasure, thinking about meeting with her classmates again today. “We still haven’t found the culprit.”
“Isn’t it Neru?” Oda Nana asked.
“Urgh, I don’t know.” Suzumoto replied. “But, she’s our friend, so I don’t want to think about if she actually did do it.”
Oda Nana nodded, “I don’t really want her to be the thief, but… She’s the only one without an alibi, right?”
The members of the class had mostly put down their alibis into the LINE group chat. Berika and Nagasawa had been together that afternoon. Akane had been with the tennis club, and Yuuka had been helping Aoi study. Although not all the alibis could be confirmed, they were there in the chat.
“Not the only one.” Yui-pon interjected, “She’s just the most suspicious one since she has long hair and she hasn’t been part of the class as long as everyone else.”
Suzumoto made a strange noise, “Ahhh, this is too much. Friends doubting friends is too much for me.”
“Hm.” Oda Nana hummed as she thought to herself. “Is it even someone in the class at all?”
“A normal student? That’s so many people…” Suzumoto sighed.
Yui-pon was done with her morning preparations, so she looked to her roommates and said, “The case will probably work itself out. We don’t know who stole the gradebook, and we don’t know if Neru is guilty at all, so we should just put these thoughts aside.”
After saying those words, Yui-pon’s great words as Oda Nana would put it, Kobayashi Yui walked out of the bathroom. The conversation about the theft ended there.
The new school day was beginning. Without much else in the drowsy morning, the spring sun of almost summer in the sky, the three roommates headed to breakfast and then to class.
—What disappears when you don’t see it?
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Hammer's House of Horror at the Quad
Hammer's House of Horror
Part I: The Classic Years 1956–1967
It's a chilling season at the Quad! Brace yourself for mummies, vampires, werewolves, and more with our extensive two-part retrospective celebrating Britain's genre studio powerhouse, Hammer Films
With 32 titles in the first installment (22 on 35mm), including Frankenstein Created Woman, The Curse of Frankenstein, Dracula: Prince of Darkness, and The Quatermass Experiment
Look forward to Part II (1967-76) this July, with highlights including: Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell, Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde, and The Vampire Lover.
Throughout film history, many countries have had their own point-of-pride movie studios; Britain can claim several, whether as backlots or sites of creative capital. In Hammer Films, a genre-oriented counterpart to Ealing Films, the UK could boast of one with all that and more; Hammer’s output in the second half of the 20th century sent aesthetic and sensory frissons throughout the nation while influencing pop culture and world cinema. Although synonymous with horror, the Hammer library was stocked from the beginning with films of all kinds. Founded in November 1934 as Hammer Film Productions and based in London, the studio came out of the gate with dramas and then specialized in “B” pictures and homegrown tales, pausing only for WWII. A turning point came in the mid-1950s with a move into genre fare with an accent on the Gothic, and this first crop of titles in the Quad’s extensive two-part Hammer retrospective demonstrates that—as Universal Pictures had found in the 1930s—famous monsters were a good (and generally inexpensive) way to expand your industry footprint. Hammer finally made its first color movie in 1954; a good thing, too, since what would the next quarter-century of movies have been like without all that scarlet sanguinary screen imagery?
"If we saw the logo of Hammer Films, we knew it was a very special picture. We knew it was a certain kind of film. A surprising experience, usually—and shocking." — Martin Scorsese
The Abominable Snowman
Val Guest, 1957, UK, 91m, 35mm
The Brides of Dracula
Terence Fisher, 1960, UK, 85m, 35mm
The Camp on Blood Island
Cash on Demand
Quentin Lawrence, 1961, UK, 89m, 35mm
The Curse of Frankenstein
The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb
Michael Carreras, 1964, UK, 81m, 35mm
The Curse of the Werewolf
Terence Fisher, 1961, UK, 93m, DCP
The Damned (aka These Are the Damned)
Joseph Losey, 1962, UK, 96m, DCP
The Devil Rides Out (aka The Devil's Bride)
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
The Evil of Frankenstein
Freddie Francis, 1964, UK, 84m, 16mm
Fanatic (aka Die! Die! My Darling)
Silvio Narizzano, 1965, UK, 97m, 35mm
Frankenstein Created Woman
The Gorgon
Horror of Dracula
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Ian Holt, 1965, UK, 93m, 16mm
Never Take Sweets from a Stranger
Cyril Frankel, 1960, UK, 91m, 35mm
Don Chaffey, 1966, UK, 100m, DCP
The Pirates of Blood River
John Gilling, 1962, UK, 87m, 35mm
Quatermass and the Pit (aka Five Million Years to Earth)
Roy Ward Baker, 1967, UK, 98m, 35mm
The Quatermass Experiment
Don Sharp, 1966, UK, 92m, 35mm
The Revenge of Frankenstein
The Stranglers of Bombay
Ten Seconds to Hell
Robert Aldrich, 1959, UK/US/West Germany, 93m, 35mm
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
X—The Unknown
Leslie Norman, 1956, UK, 81m, 16mm
Yesterday's Enemy
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12/16/2014 by Ware Carlton-Ford
A Timeline of Italian Food in Minnesota
Sean Lynch / Heavy Table
This timeline made possible by underwriting from Sunrise Market in St. Paul.
Traditionally, Minnesota’s ethnic breakdown was often conflated with immigration from Scandinavian and Germanic countries. And why not? Surely, when the Janssons and Engstroms arrived in Minnesota, they must have been glad to find a place that felt much like home.
But Southern Europe contributes plenty of its own threads to the Minnesota tapestry: Italians (and their food) have played a major role in the state’s development everywhere from the Iron Range to St. Paul to Duluth.
What was the draw for families arriving from Rome? From Sicily? What did they eat upon arrival, and how did their foods plant the seeds for generations of restaurants? These questions drove us to do a little digging into the Italian history of the Land of 10,000 Lakes.
A timeline like this can’t be all inclusive. This project aims to paint a picture of the breadth of Italian food here, from fine dining to red sauce to the ever-controversial “Hot Dago” sandwich. Most of all, we wanted to share what we found out about an often-overlooked part of Minnesota’s immigrant history.
1889 – The Italian Macaroni and Vermicelli Company is established in St. Paul¹
Italian immigrants established themselves as food merchants from their first arrival in the 1850s — selling fruit, vegetables, ice cream, and other foods, especially in the business district of Saint Paul. In 1889, the Italian Macaroni and Vermicelli Company was formed. By 1897, the company was successful enough to be featured in a “permanent display of home-manufactured goods”² at the Market Hall, alongside other vendors including the Hamm Brewing Company.
1899-1914 – Italian immigration to Minnesota gets underway / Saint Paul’s Little Italy¹ develops
Italian immigration to the United States began early in the 19th century, but of the six million Italians who came to America between 1820 and 1980, more than half arrived between 1899 and 1914. Roughly 10,000 immigrants from that period gave Minnesota as their destination, settling mostly in the Twin Cities and Duluth (80 percent of these immigrants settled in these two cities). Minnesota’s Italian-born population peaked in 1910, with the majority coming from agricultural towns with a deeply entrenched sense of community. Additionally, racism against Italians was widespread. Together, these forces encouraged an insular lifestyle, and led to the development of Italian neighborhoods, primarily in Saint Paul’s Upper Levee / Upper Landing and in Swede Hollow, where the Italian section was known as Railroad Island, because of the large number of Italians employed in the railroad trade. Lower Payne Avenue was lined with Italian shops, grocery stores, and restaurants run by and for Italians.
1911 – Cossetta’s Opens
Michael Cossetta arrived from Calabria, Italy (the toe of the boot) and opened a small alimentary (food shop or deli) in the Upper Levee. The shop became one of the Italian cultural staples in the cities, and is still in operation.
Cossetta’s, 211 7th St W, Saint Paul, MN 55102; 651.222.3476
Becca Dilley / Minnesota Lunch
1913 – Sunrise Bakery opens in Hibbing
Giulio Forti emigrated from Rome hoping to secure a mining job, but at age 50 he found mining to be too taxing, so he returned to his roots and opened a bakery. Giulio’s son Vince later expanded the bakery’s offerings from simple country loaves to include sweets, and specialties such as pasties and potica (though pasties are of British origin, and potica is a Slovenian dessert). (Above: Tom Forti Sr)
Sunrise Creative Gourmet, 2135 1st Ave, Hibbing, MN 55746; 218.263.5713
1920 – The Tiburzi brothers, Dick (Federico) and Curly (Fortunato) arrive in Chisolm
from Sarnano, Italy to work on the Iron Range³
Consummate entrepreneurs, the brothers, throughout their time in Minnesota (and especially in the 1930s), started or acquired a variety of food and beverage establishments. Their companies included Fena Food and Beverage in Hibbing, a wine and produce purveyor that became Sunnyhill Liquor and California Winehouse; a bar called Tibroc (a portmanteau of Tiburzi and Rocchi from Matt Rocchi, their partner); but most important was their acquisition of the Chisholm Cafe, whose building in Chisholm is owned by their descendants and operated as Valentini’s. In 2007, a second location, Valentini’s Vicino Lago (Valentini’s by the Lake) opened in Duluth.
Valentin’s Vicino Lago, 1400 London Rd, Duluth, MN 55805; 218.728.5900
Sunrise Creative Gourmet ad
1938 – Cafe di Napoli opens on Hennepin Avenue10
This restaurant was one of the early “red sauce” Italian cafes, known for its sweet tomato sauce and large portions. Cafe di Napoli became a fixture of the Italian food scene, drawing celebrity customers such as Laurel and Hardy, George Clooney, and Walter Mondale.
1948 – Mancini’s Char House opens
Using the great steakhouses of Central Italy as a model, Nick Mancini opened his meat-forward restaurant on West Seventh in Saint Paul, near the then-thriving Upper Levee Italian neighborhood. The business is now operated by the second generation of Mancinis.
Mancini’s Char House, 531 7th St W, Saint Paul, MN 55102; 651.224.7345
1951 – Rose and Jim Totino open a takeout pizza shop, Totino’s, in St. Paul.
Later, it becomes a full-service restaurant
If the name Totino is familiar to you, it may be because Rose Totino also founded a frozen pizza company that was eventually sold to Pillsbury (later acquired by General Mills), where Rose was made a vice president. The Totino’s brand now sells 240 million pizzas a year in addition to Totino’s Pizza Rolls (bite-sized pockets filled with pizza toppings). Pizza rolls are now the nation’s best-selling hot snack.
1951 – Dari-ette Drive-In opens
The Saint Paul drive-in was famous for its hot sandwiches, and especially for its spaghetti and meatballs, which became so popular that customers stocked up on the sauce when the drive-in, open seasonally, closed for the winter.17 In 2013, Dari-ette was named one of the country’s 12 best drive-ins.18
Dari-ette Drive-in, 1440 Minnehaha Ave E, Saint Paul, MN 55106; 651.776.3470
1962 – Totino’s opens a frozen pizza plant in Fridley
1966 – Sammy D’s opens in Dinkytown
Giovanna D’Agostino, Sammy’s mother, arrived from Chicago to help her sons set up the restaurant. Sammy’s brother, John, calls her “the driving force” behind the restaurant. The Dinkytown establishment was one of three Italian restaurants within a few blocks of each other: Sammy D’s, the Valli, and Vescio’s. During the 1970s, these three were engulfed in what came to be called the “Italian Restaurant Wars,” with each vying for the attention of the university students who formed most of the customer base.
James Lileks of the Star Tribune recalled: “Each had its own appeal; each had its own clientele. Vescio’s was where you took a date, if you’d met at the Valli. Mama D’s was where the people who liked Vescio’s went when they wanted something different. But here’s the thing: People picked one, and they stuck with it. … It was all red sauce and noodles in the end, but … people chose sides.”7 Perhaps, in the end, what made Mama D legendary was the personality she brought to a restaurant that was, as Lileks describes, just another red sauce Italian restaurant. After all, while Vescio’s could be said to have won the restaurant wars (it is the only one still in operation), people remember Sammy D’s, and later, Mama D’s, for the woman behind them. Vescio’s may have survived, but so has Mama D’s legacy. She once said “Cooks are not born; they’re made.” The same is true of local legends.
1968 – Leo and Irene Fraboni begin making sausage in Hibbing
Fraboni’s sausages and porketta (above) are still being made, and the operation has expanded to include a wholesale business.
Fraboni’s, 1202 13th Ave E, Hibbing, MN 55746; 218.263.5074
1972 – Romolo’s opens in St. Paul
Still going strong after 40 years of continuous operation, Romolo’s Italian Restaurant is a prototypical Italian-American spot, from its old-school, roofed parking lot to its menu of Italian-American staples.23
Romolo’s Restaurant, 1409 Arcade St, Saint Paul, MN 55106; 651.776.3882
1981 – Pronto opens in downtown Minneapolis
This Italian restaurant, opened by Parasole Restaurant Holdings, soon became one of the top high-end dining spots in the cities. More importantly, it was the restaurant that introduced Minnesota to Italian food beyond the world of red sauce.19 The focus of the restaurant was Northern Italian cuisine,20 which was quite different from the Southern Italian food many Minneapolitans were familiar with. The north is known for risotto and fresh pasta, for cooking with butter as much as olive oil, and as the birthplace of the Slow Food movement.
Jill Lewis / Heavy Table
1982 – Broders’ Cucina Italiana opens at 50th and Penn
Tom and Molly Broder returned from studying cooking in Italy (with the feisty cookbook author Marcella Hazan) to open their Italian deli.
Broder’s Cucina Italiana, 2308 50th St W, Minneapolis, MN 55410; 612.925.3113
1983 – Mama D strikes out on her own, crossing the river to Saint Paul
Mama D’s Ristorante Italiano opened in St. Anthony Park with a new menu and Mama D as host. Mama D was a local icon, a celebrity in her own right who “fed the famous and the needy.”6 At Sammy D’s in Dinkytown and subsequently in Saint Paul, Mama D opened the doors every March 19 (the name day of the little-known St. Joseph, patron saint of charity) to serve the poor for free, sometimes feeding as many as 3,500 people. She also cooked for stars — including Tony Bennett — appeared on television, ran for mayor (garnering 10 percent of the vote), wrote several Italian cookbooks, and taught cooking classes to prison inmates. Her lessons and cookbooks focused on what she (somewhat charmingly) called “the SPOGs,” which stood for salt, pepper, oregano, and garlic.5
1984 – Coco Lezzone opens
In an era when the idea of Italian food beyond red sauce was a novelty, chef Tobie Nidetz came from Chicago to open Coco Lezzone in Golden Valley. Speaking of other Italian restaurants of the time, Nidetz said: “Authenticity wasn’t an issue. These restaurants were serving family recipes that had changed over the years to accommodate the ingredients available to them.” In a city where most diners hadn’t seen or tasted pizza until the 1950s, there was no benchmark for Italian food.
Enter Coco Lezzone. Authentic in every detail, Coco had a wood-burning oven built by the artisans who had made the wood oven for Chez Panisse. Coco also had a beeswax wall treatment identical to one the owner had seen in Milan. “If there was an Italian artisan that had a skill we wanted for the decor, plates, glassware or food, … we found them and used them,” says Nidetz.
The restaurant was the result of Nidetz’s commitment to the menu, owners Rick and Dave Webb’s vision, and the guidance of Rosanna Bewick, an Italian living in Minneapolis. Bewick took the partners on a food tour of Italy and provided guidance on keeping the menu and service as authentic as possible. That said, Nidetz no longer feels that authenticity is the key to a great Italian restaurant. “I would no more expect to find an authentic American restaurant in Rome than I would to find an Italian restaurant in Blaine. What’s important today is the authenticity of the chef,” he says.
Unfortunately, between 1984 and 1993, when Highway 12 was expanded into Interstate 394, the associated construction caused a dip in business. Coco’s owners split up, and eventually, the restaurant disappeared, ending its run as a top-notch trattoria. For those seeking a great Italian meal, Nidetz points to Bar La Grassa, a recommendation he doesn’t make lightly. “Pasta is key for me,” says Nidetz, “When the selection is interesting and … they’re presented well, then the place is a winner in my book. There aren’t many in my book.”
1984 – Sunrise Deli opens
Tom Forti (a grandson of Giulio Forti) and his wife, Mary, expanded the family business to include a deli focused on prepared foods and imported groceries.14
1985 – Figlio opens in Uptown
Parasole opened this restaurant, known for its hearty dishes, at the Lake and Hennepin. It quickly became a trendy neighborhood favorite — a place to see and be seen throughout the 80s and 90s.
1987 – D’Amico opens its first restaurant, D’Amico Cucina, and launches an empire11
Beside its vast array of successful restaurants, D’Amico is noteworthy for producing many of the Twin Cities’ most talented chefs. D’Amico alums include Isaac Becker (Bar La Grassa, Burch Steak), Tim McKee (La Belle Vie, Solera), Doug Flicker (Piccolo), and Bill Summerville (Third Bird).
1987 – Al and Lucille Smith return from Naples, Italy (where Al worked for 3M), and open Ristorante Luci4,8
The couple wanted the restaurant to reflect the culinary lessons they had learned while living in Italy for 11 years, including the value of good ingredients and patience. What could be more Italian than giving food the time it deserves?
Ristorante Luci, 470 Cleveland Ave S, Saint Paul, MN 55105; 651.699.8258
1988 – Cossetta’s Moves to West 7th
1991 – Dominic Villoni, a lawyer visiting from New York, learns of the “Hot Dago” sandwich and tries to have its name banned25
“Dago” is an ethnic slur for people of Italian nationality or descent that curiously comes from the Spanish name “Diego.” While it started as an all-purpose slur against Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian people, it came to refer almost exclusively to Italians. The term, of course, predates the sandwich, and was adopted by Italian restaurateurs to describe this popular combination of Italian sausage, red sauce, and mozzarella on (more often than not) French bread. This Saint Paul staple can be found on the menus of most red-sauce Italian restaurants, including the Dari-ette, where it is has been tactfully renamed the “Italiano.”
1993 – The aptly-named Buca di Beppo (Joe’s Basement) opens in the basement of a Minneapolis apartment building
The Italian-American cuisine and family-style service caught on quickly. Buca expanded to five locations by 1996, and today operates nearly a hundred locations nationwide.
Buca di Beppo, 1204 Harmon Pl, Minneapolis, MN 55403; 612.288.0138
1994 – The Broders open a second restaurant, Broders’ Pasta Bar, at 50th and Penn
The new spot focuses on handmade pasta, offering more than 20 pastas nightly.
1995 – Fraboni’s develops a wholesale operation that spins off from the main company, which continues making their popular sausages
1996 – The Smiths open Luci Ancora (Luci Again) as a way to expand their offerings and space8,9
The new restaurant was intended to showcase dishes from the north of Italy, while the original Luci would prepare dishes from the south. In the end, though, the two have come to be more similar than different; the new space increased capacity more than it increased menu offerings. As Rachel Hutton of Minnesota Monthly wrote: “When pressed, Maria Gans (née Smith), who runs the fronts of houses with her sister Daniela, says the differences are largely the differences of the chefs. … The reasons some diners prefer one over the other … seem either ineffable or somewhat arbitrary.”8
Aaron Landry / Heavy Table
1996 – John Soranno opens Punch Pizza in Highland Park
When Soranno was eight years old, his family moved to Milan, where his father had been assigned to work at the Italian division of Braun. They lived in Italy for seven-and-a-half years, until Soranno was a sophomore in high school. Soranno didn’t have a formal culinary background: “The real food education I got was from the time spent in Italy. My mother was a really good cook, and … we spent a lot of time going to restaurants and travelling and participating in food-related activities in Italy.” His love of Neapolitan pizza developed naturally. “The school I went to was on a tram line, and just about every day my friends and I would stop at this one pizza place on the way home, for a snack,” he says.
In the 90s, after graduating from college with degrees in economics and aviation business, he worked for Northwest Airlines, hoping to get a job in in-flight catering services, but none opened up. “I wanted to put everything together,” says Soranno, speaking of his business degree and love of good food. “I always wanted to own my own business, and in the back of my mind, it always seemed like it was going to be a restaurant. … When I was considering Punch, I was also considering a whole host of other businesses. Everything from artisanal bread to a brewery. Ramen shops. But I kept coming back to the kind of pizza I remembered from Italy.” It wasn’t easy. Minnesota in the 90s was skeptical of what he was trying to do: “In the beginning, it was kind of a battle getting people to try – and to learn to appreciate – our style of pizza. Back then, it was a real departure: All of our pizzas were one size. They came on a plate. For the first six months, I didn’t cut the pizzas, because I wanted people to eat them like they do in Naples, with a fork and knife. There was a lot of resistance to that.”
Still, the lighter Neapolitan-style pizza caught on. Punch’s pizza was certified as Vera Pizza Neapolitana (true Neapolitan pizza) by the VPN Association, though Soranno says the certification was not a priority: “The VPN wasn’t something I was overly eager to get. … A lot of the better Neapolitan restaurants in Naples — some of them are VPN and others are not. We were adhering to the guidelines, but at Punch … well, the guidelines are pretty general, and our level of fanaticism toward what we do well exceeds the guidelines … Take dough or bread for example: it’s the same ingredients bakery to bakery, but that doesn’t explain why some bread is so amazing and some is not.”
Punch Pizza, 704 Cleveland Ave S, Saint Paul, MN 55116; 651.696.1066
1998 – Pazzaluna opens
This staple of the downtown Saint Paul restaurant scene opened to an immediate, enthusiastic response. In its sixteen years, it has won a slew of awards (both local and national), establishing it as one of the most popular and respected Italian restaurants in town, beloved as much for its evocative, romantic atmosphere as its food.21
Pazzaluna, 360 Saint Peter St, Saint Paul, MN 55102; 651.223.7000
1999 – Pronto closes
2001 – Mama D’s closes
2001 – I Nonni opens with Italian master butcher Filippo Caffari as executive chef
Caffari, a cheerful man with contagious good humor, came to Minneapolis to visit his brother-in-law, a pilot with Northwest, “and now it’s twenty years later!” he laughs. He got his culinary start working in Coco Lezzone. He was a master butcher in Rome (a one-year apprenticeship followed by three years of schooling and 20 years as a full-time butcher), but he had not been a chef until he came to the United States and got hired by Coco. Says Caffari, “I was a prep guy, and I was 39! There were no butchery jobs here — it’s like the cow comes in a box — so cooking was my second choice.” But his career as a butcher has proved influential in his work as a chef. When he opened I Nonni, the menu wasn’t what people were used to. “I brought guanciale, oxtail sweetbreads … all the things nobody has the guts to do. … Nobody could make our food because the only real place was Coco Lezzone, but it was closed. Luci was there, but that was old style. … Italy is not just pasta; we had a lot of seafood dishes … a lot of new items for Minnesota.” Caffari, along with other pioneers like Nidetz of Coco Lezzone, was reshaping how Minnesota thought about Italian food. “Now it’s much less [of an issue], but most of the people wanted starch with the meat. … Some Americans were attached to an old style, like chicken breast over spaghetti, but that doesn’t exist in Italy.”
I Nonni, 981 Sibley Memorial Hwy, Lilydale, MN 55118; 651.905.1081
2002 – John d’Agostino, one of Mama D’s sons, opens Caffe Biaggio.
John has carried on his mother’s St. Joseph’s Day tradition of feeding the poor.
Caffe Biaggio, 2356 University Ave W, Saint Paul, MN 55114; 651.917.7997
2002 – John Puckett and John Soranno, now business partners, open the second location of Punch
They have since expanded to nine locations throughout the Cities and suburbs.
2004 – Tom Forti, great-grandson of Giulio Forti, forms Sunrise Creative Gourmet, selling Sunrise products wholesale15
2005 – Cafe di Napoli’s owner, Joe Piazza, closes the doors after 67 years in business10
2007 – Joe Piazza’s children, David and Nancy, re-open Cafe di Napoli, this time in the Skyway at 6th and Marquette10
2007 – Romolo Mondo (of Romolo’s) retires, passing the business to his son, Jay22
2007 – W.H. Terrill, director of the St. Paul Department of Human Rights, tries to ban the use of the term “Hot Dago” on restaurant menus
Like Villoni in 1991, he is unsuccessful.
2008 – The Piazza children close Cafe di Napoli for good10
2009 – Mama D dies at the age of 94
Brenda Johnson / Heavy Table
2009 – Isaac Becker opens Bar La Grassa
Bar La Grassa, 800 Washington Ave N, Minneapolis, MN 55401; 612.333.3837
Katie Cannon / Heavy Table
2009 – Filippo Caffari leaves I Nonni and opens Butcher Block
Butcher Block opened as a showcase for Caffari’s considerable expertise in butchery. “We make our own meat: our own pancetta, guanciale, salame, prosciutto. I cut my own steaks. Nothing’s coming pre-packaged,” he says. Still, Caffari’s approach remains the same as it was at I Nonni, though the style and focus has changed: “It’s very simple: Italian dishes, you use very good quality, three — maybe four — ingredients, and that’s it. A lot of people don’t have the palate to taste five or six ingredients in a dish; you don’t want to confuse them. Down there [at I Nonni], it was more classy, more elegant. … Here it’s more laid back. It’s a young people’s place, even if they are foodies.”
He admits, though, that balancing authenticity and fresh, high-quality ingredients puts certain demands on the menu. “Here, you have a very different climate,” he says. “For nine months, you have winter. … You have a long menu with heavier dishes. I can’t give you spaghetti allo scoglio [a light shellfish pasta] in January; it doesn’t make sense. … In spring and summer, well, it’s much easier then.” His dedication to both the craft and the heritage of Italian cooking is clear, but asked about what diners should look for to identify an authentic Italian restaurant, or what he looks for when evaluating Italian cooking, he gives the quintessentially Italian answer: that it’s all about the love and dedication that goes into it. “Most of the time,” he says, “if a friend invites me, they don’t make Italian; they’re scared. But I don’t care if you invite me to your house for peanut butter and jelly. I’ll enjoy it because of the company. This is the key to friendship.”
Butcher Block, 308 Hennepin Ave E, Minneapolis, MN 55414; 612.455.1080
2009 – D’Amico Cucina closes its doors
2009 – Figlio closes
2011 – Isaac Becker wins Best Chef: Midwest from the James Beard Foundation
2011 – Totino’s closes its doors
2011 – Jay Mondo sells Romolo’s to a family friend
The friend, Fred Ritchie, continues cooking until his death in 2014. The Ritchie family still operates Romolo’s.10
2012 – Cossetta’s opens after another sizable remodel12,13
The new pastry shop is constructed in Italy, taken apart, shipped to St. Paul, and put back together. They open a new restaurant, Louis, in the space, with executive chef Tom Hommes, and a menu created by Luciano Pellegrini, a James Beard Award nominee. The newest incarnation of Cossetta’s is almost as large as Mario Batali’s 50,000-square-foot market, Eataly, in New York City. It includes a market, two restaurants, a pasticceria (Italian bakery) and catering facility.
2012 – Kaskaid buys the Figlio concept from Parasole and re-opens the restaurant at a new location in the Shops at West End24
Isabel Subtil / Heavy Table
2013 – The Broders open Terzo, a wine bar, expading their 50th and Penn dynasty
2014 – Figlio closes once again
2014 – Sunrise Market opens a second location in St. Paul
The new market sells Sunrise pastas, as well as the ethnic specialties and bakery products that made the original Sunrise Bakery successful. There are also cooking classes, demonstrations, and events.16
Rudolph Vecoli, “The Italians,” in They Chose Minnesota, ed. June D. Holquist (Saint Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2003), 449-71.
“Will Be a Fine Exhibit,” Saint Paul Globe (Saint Paul, MN), June 22, 1897.
Carol Valentini et al., La Cucina della Razza dei Ciurri, (Kearney: Morris Press, 2003).
Kitty Shea, “An Italian-Style Christmas,” Midwest Home and Garden, December/January 2004, 26-28, 30-31.
Giovanna D’Agostino, Mama D’s Italian Cooking, with a Pinch (Minneapolis: American Book Corp, 1972).
Tim Harlow, “Twin Cities’ Mama D Fed the Famous and the Needy,” Star Tribune, March 19, 2009, http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/taste/41427957.html.
James Lileks, “Remembering the Italian Restaurant Wars of Dinkytown,” Star Tribune, March 19, 2009, http://www.startribune.com/featuredColumns/41539847.html.
Rachel Hutton, “Ristorante Luci,” Minnesota Monthly, July 2005, http://www.minnesotamonthly.com/media/Minnesota-Monthly/September-2006/Ristorante-Luci/.
Al and Lucille Smith, “Our Story,” Ristorante Luci, http://ristoranteluci.com/our-story/.
Tim Harlow, “Joseph Piazza Ran Café di Napoli for Decades,” Star Tribune, March 16, 2010, http://www.startribune.com/obituaries/87975592.html.
Bill Ward, “The D’Amico Family Tree,” Star Tribune, September 25, 2009, http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/taste/60673227.html.
Jess Fleming, “At Cossetta’s New Louis, Food is Almost as Good as View,” Pioneer Press, January 16, 2013, http://www.twincities.com/restaurants/ci_22387126/at-cossettas-new-louis-food-is-almost-good.
Gordy Leach, “Cossetta In St. Paul Opens After Impressive Remodel,” CBS Minnesota, October 18, 2012, http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2012/10/18/cossetta-in-st-paul-opens-after-impressive-remodel/.
Jan Willms, “Sunrise Market Expands from Iron Range to St. Paul,” Saint Paul Monitor, February 15, 2014, http://www.monitorsaintpaul.com/sunrise-market-expands-from-iron-range-to-st-paul/.
Jess Fleming, “St. Paul’s Sunrise Market’s Big New Thing: Homemade Gluten-Free Noodles,” Pioneer Press, February 26, 2014, http://www.twincities.com/restaurants/ci_25233612/st-pauls-sunrise-markets-big-new-thing-homemade.
Tom Forti, “Our Story,” Sunrise Creative Gourmet, http://sunrisecreativegourmet.com/our-story/.
Michelle Leon, “Dari-ette Drive-in Opens Today,” Citypages, March 16, 2012, http://blogs.citypages.com/food/2012/03/dari-ette_drive-in_opens_today.php.
Aaron Miller, “Rolleskating Waitresses or Not, These are the Best Drive-in Restaurants in the US,” Thrillist, July 7, 2013, http://www.thrillist.com/eat/nation/rollerskating-waitresses-or-not-these-are-the-best-drive-in-restaurants-in-the-us?ir=topmore.
Lara Miklasevics, ”Restaurants Remembered,” Minnesota Monthly, November 2006, http://www.minnesotamonthly.com/media/Minnesota-Monthly/November-2006/Restaurants-Remembered/.
“The Parasole Story,” Parasole Restaurant Holdings, http://www.parasole.com/history.php.
Jeremy Iggers, “Dining Out: Under Pazzaluna’s ‘Crazy Moon’ in St. Paul,” Star Tribune, November 19, 1998, http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/dining/11498541.html.
“History,” Romolo’s Restaurant, http://romolosrestaurant.com/history.shtml.
James Norton, “Romolo’s in Payne-Phalen St. Paul,” Heavy Table, August 25, 2014, http://heavytable.com/romolos-payne-phalen-st-paul/.
Joy Summers, “Figlio Closes Again,” Minneapolis Eater, September 22, 2014, http://minneapolis.eater.com/2014/9/22/6828789/figlio-closes-again.
Joe Soucheray, “One Sandwich, Hold the Reason,” Pioneer Press, June 24, 2007, http://www.twincities.com/ci_6211603.
Tobie Nidetz, e-mail message to author, July 7, 2014.
Filippo Caffari, interview with author, July 29, 2014.
John Soranno, phone interview with author, July 28, 2014.
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Joy moylan 12/16/2014
What about Genos located on lower Payne avenue?
Cynthia Clare 12/29/2014
Engaging and extremely informative–thanks HT for such a well-written article. I haven’t lived in the Twin Cities for a while, but next time I visit, I will look up some of these restaurants.
Joe Oliver Martin 03/25/2015
There was a restaurant or club called Zelda’s named after F. Scott Fitzgerald ‘ s wife. I lived with Chuck Miller who did this huge painting of Zelda..but I moved to Montréal after and wondered if it ever opened or was part of something, Spaghetti Factory…..thanks!
Marianne 03/25/2015
You have forgotten DeGidio’s on West 7th in St. Paul. Their website says: Since 1933! Great food and nice people! http://www.degidios.com Also missing: Carmelo’s on Snelling! http://carmelos.com/Site/home.html
David Boucher 03/25/2015
Great story! I know it’s hard to dig up all of the old restaurants. But I have to let you know you missed one on the most popular Italian American restaurants of it’s time. The Venice Cafe stood on 7th and Hennipen between the old shubert Theatre and Shinders on block E for many years until 1982. It’s founder was my grandfather Jimmy Graziano. He was a child when his family immigrated to the US from Sicily. I think it merged with the Casino Restaurant sometime in the 1960’s. The walls were painted with Venitian buildings and Gondola boys rowing down the canals of Venice. Great Spaghetti and Pizza too. He is still alive at 99 years old. Ask anyone anyone over 45 who went downtown and they will all have fond memories of the Venice Cafe.
Paula Mazzacano 03/25/2015
You also overlooked Nonna Rosa’s in Robbinsdale.
Donna Grant Nelson 03/25/2015
The Carbone Family has also been an integral part of the history of Italian restaurant history starting in St.Paul.
Susan Roethke 03/26/2015
David Boucher, wasn’t the Venice Cafe owned by John Marinelli and then his son, Vito, in the ’60s?
Jefferson 03/27/2015
What about Rocco’s on Minnehaha in St. Paul?
Fran Rusciano Murnane 05/25/2015
Rusciano’s!! One of the very best! Brought calzoni to Minneapolis. Home to the Doc’s Special, the Compari, Saturday night Italian Buffet. Recognized by Mpls/St Paul
Magazine in their 25th Anniversary edition.
Frank Mazzocco 10/31/2015
A hidden gem in New Brighton – Giuseppe’s Italian Ristorante. My favorite Mom-And-Pop restaurant. Reminds me of Chicago and Boston neighborhood restaurants. Joe, his wife and family have retired. But Stacy has kept the tradition and great food going.
Reed Carpenter 11/09/2015
Here is another to add to the missed list. In the early 1980’s Al Smith (Restuarante Luci et. al.) partnered with Gordan and Katherine Shutte (510 Grovland) and one other partner to open Alfredo’s, a northern Italian themed restaurant in St. Paul. They recruited Oakland, California native Whitney Guant from a restaurant in Bologne, Italy as executive chef. A number of Twin Cities chefs emerged from that restaurant. Future food writer B.J. Carpenter (A Minnesota Table and Come, you taste) succeeded Guant as executive chef. Carpenter then hired a future prominent, chef Jay Sparks. From Alfredo’s, Guant went off to help Tom and Molly Broder develop their pasta business and eventually left town for California. Carpenter went on to Black’s Cafe in Minneapolis and Jay Sparks became ring master of the D’Amico empire.
Pete Goossen 05/10/2017
http://saintpaulhistorical.com/items/show/288, Yarusso Bros on Payne, they built the first bocce courts in the area.
Deacon John Reed 02/13/2018
Rusciano’s Restaurant downtown Minneapolis near the Court House. Phil Rusciano was best man at my wedding in 1970. Lost track of him.
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The Paradox of Unanimity
» March 8th, 2016
In a paper about to be published in The Proceedings of the Royal Society, a team of researchers identifies something they call the “paradox of unanimity.” If you’ve ever smelled a rat when everyone else is celebrating an idea then this paradox is for you. While unanimous agreement (or something close to it) might suggest that a particular claim is right, the researchers, led by Lachlan J. Gunn, an engineer at the University of Adelaide in Australia, found the opposite to be true. Rather than confirming truth, unanimity indicates that something went wrong, that a “systemic failure” undermined popular judgment, that the confidence of the crowd has been skewed by bias.
As it’s currently framed, the paradox applies primarily to criminal justice concerns—police line-ups and the like. But it also has implications for food and agriculture. Few fields of popular interest have cultivated a wider array of glib axioms of empowerment than food: genetically modified organisms are bad, local is better, you shouldn’t eat food your grandmother wouldn’t eat, and so on. In the context of Main Street foodie wisdom, these claims enjoy something close to unanimity. But, for all their support, none comes closer to the unanimity quotient than the gilded assertion that organic food is food grown without pesticides.
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Putting An End To “Anti-Science”
» January 6th, 2016
Now that the Food and Drug Administration has approved genetically modified salmon for human consumption, a timeworn debate over the safety and effectiveness of genetically modified food has once again resumed. Several lazy tropes drive this discourse—GMOs are “Frankenfood,” GMOs will feed the world, GMOs cause cancer—and none of them are true, which is, in part, what makes this revolving argument so frustrating to follow. But one phrase more than any other routinely gets tossed into the conversation like a grenade: anti-science.
The phrase feels good—there’s nothing more rhetorically satisfying than ejecting a dissenting view before the game even begins. But we need to stop using it to characterize those who disagree with a scientific position we support. For one thing, there’s nothing necessarily wrong with being anti-science, if only because science is neither a) an all-encompassing explanation of everything, nor b) an inherently virtuous phenomenon. For another, such a dismissal obscures the deeper reasons for being doubtful about GMOs (and vaccines and global warming and so on), reasons that can teach us a lot about how we incorporate science into a democratic society and monitor its applications
To condemn a person as anti-science implies that science is the intrinsically superior explanation for phenomena we encounter. But it’s not. Read more
Filed Under: Food Politics | Tagged With: anti-science, GMO salmon, vaccines | No Comments
“Humane” Turkeys Come from Factory Farm
» November 30th, 2015
In preparation for this year’s Thanksgiving feast, more consumers than ever before will seek turkeys that have been humanely raised. For these shoppers, optimistic messages offered by Whole Foods and other animal welfare–oriented food retailers will provide assurance that they’re making an ethical food choice. “Our birds live in harmony with the environment and we allow them plenty of room to roam,” explains a Diestel Turkey Ranch brochure, prominently displayed at many Whole Foods meat counters. Diestel turkeys raised at the Ranch’s main farm earn a 5+ welfare mark—the highest—from the nonprofit Global Animal Partnership, which contracts with third-party certifiers and administers the company’s rating system for humanely raised animal products. Diestel is one of only a handful of Whole Foods meat suppliers out of about 2,100 to achieve this remarkable distinction. So, along with the Diestel’s promise that “on our ranch a turkey can truly be a turkey,” it seems safe to assume that the Diestel turkeys sold at Whole Foods lived a decent life.
But a recent undercover investigation by the animal advocacy group Direct Action Everywhere tells a more complicated story.
Filed Under: Food Politics, Industrialization | Tagged With: Diestel Turkey Farms, DxE, Global Animal Partnership, Whole Foods | No Comments
Citizen Monkey
» November 5th, 2015
As a writer who covers animal issues, I routinely get alerts from public relations firms seeking ink on the case du jour of animal abuse. These press releases typically detail horrific instances of decrepitude—piglets being flung to the ground and tossed into the trash and the like. Earlier this month, though, I was brought up short by an unexpected subject line in an email from one of these doomsday firms.
It read: “Did a Monkey Pick Coconuts for Your Coconut Water?”
The gist of the story is that macaques—nimble little monkeys—are evidently being bred and trained throughout Southeast Asia to scurry up trees, scamper across limbs, reach their tiny hands into clusters of leaves, pluck off bunches of coconuts, and deliver the goods to their human caretakers, who then manufacture and sell a variety of products, including coconut water, pulp, and milk.
As you’d expect, the monkeys excel at their job. Males typically retrieve upwards of 1,600 coconuts a day; females about 600. This is in sharp contrast to humans who, with our comparatively poor climbing skills, can harvest around 80. If the phrase “exponentially increased labor productivity” leaps to mind, you’re probably not alone. But my press release went dark. It called the arrangement “monkey slavery.”
Monkey slavery? Seems a bit extreme. . . . Read more here.
Filed Under: Consciousness, Food Politics | Tagged With: coconut milk, coconut water, macaques | No Comments
Why “Humane” Meat Cannot Survive The Meat Market
» September 18th, 2015
Perdue, the fourth-largest chicken company in the United States, is a giant among giants in the agribusiness world. Recently, it purchased Natural Food Holdings, which owns Niman Ranch, a niche meat producer known for its comparatively impressive welfare and sustainability standards.
News of Niman’s acquisition was generally greeted with the big media equivalent of a shrug, but I think it warrants a stronger, more appropriate reaction: Panic.
Niman was never perfect—its founder, Bill Niman, left the company when it outgrew his small-farm vision. But still, its 700-plus farmers working in 28 states maintain relatively close ties to the landscape, the animals they raise, and even the company that continues to set and enforce its standards of production.
To think that Niman farmers will be able to maintain these meaningful connections under Perdue stretches plausibility to the breaking point. Yet theNew York Times’ brief report on the Niman purchase does just this. It suggests that the Perdue acquisition is evidence that Big Ag is finally embracing the gentler logic of small-scale, alternative agriculture. On the topic of animal welfare, it quoted (without offering a counterpoint) Jim Perdue as saying, “I think [Niman] can bring us a lot of new ideas.”
Please. Perdue’s entire corporate history is one of rejecting Niman’s new ideas. . . . . Read more.
Filed Under: Food Politics | Tagged With: Niman, Paul Niman, Perdue | No Comments
Paleo Potential? The Vision of Arthur Haines
» August 9th, 2015
Every diet is an aspiration to an ideal. Consequently, every diet is easy to criticize. Vegans aspire to avoid harming animals, but critics note that plant crops require the mass extermination of innumerable wild critters. Weight Watchers aspires to reduce body mass index with a calories-in/calories-out approach, but critics note that not all calories are equal. The macrobiotic diet aspires to balance the yin with the yang; critics note that they have absolutely no earthly idea what this might mean.
If every diet is open to criticism, the paleo diet—also called the “caveman diet”—is in a league of its own. The dietary practices of the Paleolithic period centered on hunted-and-gathered meat, seafood, fruits, nuts, seeds, and vegetables. It excluded grains, legumes, dairy, and refined sugar. Paleo advocates argue that cavemen thrived on these foods, growing tall and avoiding the lifestyle diseases that plague “the moderns,” as some paleos prefer to call the rest of us. But critics deem the quest to replicate the pre-agrarian diet not only delusional—primarily because equivalent foods no longer exist—but also ignorant of human evolution. Recently, as a sort of nail in the coffin of the diet’s besieged reputation, a much-anticipated book on raising paleo babies was pulled at the last minute for lack of scientific evidence.
I’ve been critical of the paleo diet in the past, primarily because of its heavy reliance on meat consumption. But recently I wondered: What would happen if I examined the diet differently? That is, what if I examined its aspirations rather than its failure to achieve an ideal? What if I watched the diet at work in the hands of a master, a true believer, a genuine beneficiary of what’s too easy to dismiss as a fad?
To explore these questions I shelved my presuppositions and went to central Maine to visit Arthur Haines. Haines is an ethno-botanist and paleo advocate who runs the Delta Institute of Natural History, a program that organizes workshops on “neoaboriginal lifeways.” In an attempt to reach “everyone seeking an alternative to the current paradigm of living,” he instructs students on how eat an aboriginal diet, focusing on trapping, foraging, and hunting skills, as well as wild medicinal cures and the finer points of ancestral child rearing. For what it’s worth, Haines, who has developed a loyal YouTube following, is as sturdy as an ox, healthy as a horse, and has a gentle, understated presence.
But there’s nothing gentle or understated about what he eats for lunch. On the occasion of my visit, it’s a heap of pre-agrarian grub. Haines piles his plate with wild rice he recently harvested, gravy made from reduced bone broth, and venison shot and processed last autumn (before being canned for preservation). He leans over the table and eats with urgency. He scoops out seconds while his partner, Nicole Leavitt, and their 18-month-old daughter, Samara, work more deliberately through their first servings. Samara eats exactly what her parents eat—she always has (her parents chewed her meat for her before she teethed). Just as I was wondering to myself how Arthur and Nicole made it through Maine winters, in relative isolation, without so much as a warming drop of alcohol, Nicole plunked down a bottle of homemade mead on the table. Mead is a fermented honey drink that tastes something like Riesling. It was thus with a stomach full of wild rice and a head buzzing with mead that I finally saw what I came to see: Haines in action.
Filed Under: Food Politics | Tagged With: Arthur Haines, paleo diet | 20 Comments
The Personal Politics of Drought Shaming
» May 14th, 2015
When the media first started covering the California drought it did so from the perspective of the specific foods we eat. Given that 80 percent of the state’s water is used for agriculture, this would seem to make sense. Mother Jones crusaded against the water-hogging impact of nuts, especially almonds. Michael Pollan, seizing on an illuminating Los Angeles Times infographic, took to Twitter and declared California lentils verboten. I highlighted the disproportionate share of the state’s water consumed by beef and dairy, specifically the alfalfa crop that helps sustain these industries.
The obvious benefit of this approach is that it empowers consumers. As a consumer, I feel good about not eating beef and a little guilty about the almond milk in my fridge. I feel compelled to purchase lentils from France but comforted by the fact that beer has a relatively low water footprint. I agree that much of the produce grown in the Central and Imperial Valleys should be grown in the Midwest, but until that happens (don’t hold your breath), I’m motivated to make concrete choices that address California’s water crisis. Hard data about specific foods helps me do this.
Filed Under: Food Politics | Tagged With: alfalfa, California almonds, drought shaming | 1 Comment
Niman’s Naturalistic Fallacy
» March 15th, 2015
In her book Defending Beef, Nicolette Hahn Niman absolves the act of eating meat from moral inquiry on the grounds that humans have always eaten animals. She explains that a “food web” in which animals and plants routinely consume each other (yes, plants eat animals) places all life in “an endless cycle of regeneration.” As a result, she concludes: “something so fundamental to the functioning of nature cannot be regarded as morally problematic.” Please re-read that quote to make sure it sinks in.
This logic is sloppy, commonplace, and dangerous. Critics of vegetarianism or veganism routinely chant the mantra that humans “were meant to eat animals.” This comment has a “no further questions asked” tone to it. It seems intuitively true and, unfortunately, for consumers otherwise inclined to question the moral implications of eating animals, it serves as a convenient escape hatch from a question many meat eaters are eager to avoid: is it wrong to slaughter a sentient animal for food when it’s unnecessary to do so?
By relying on the “humans were meant to eat meat” logic, Niman fails to examine the assumption upon which it rests. At its foundation, the claim implies that any adaptive quality that humans might have evolved to survive is, to quote Niman, “so fundamental to the functioning of nature” that it “cannot be regarded as morally problematic.”
The problem here is that evolutionary adaptation—the essence of the “functioning of nature”—includes untold morally disgusting behaviors that, while perfectly natural in the same way that eating animals is considered natural, are rightly deemed abhorrent by decent people living in a civil society.
Take infanticide. The adaptive advantage of infanticide for many vertebrates is well-supported. This is true for humans as well as primates. Among the !Kung hunter gatherers of Kalahari, about one in a hundred births end in infanticide. In regions of New Guinea, according to anthropologist Sarah Hrdy, infanticide is “off the charts,” as mothers who wanted sons (or whose partners wanted sons) will often kill their daughters.
Rather than accept this behavior as beyond moral scrutiny due to its proven “natural” or adaptive quality, civil society rightly rejects infanticide as a totally barbaric practice. The human corrective, according to many evolutionary biologists, has been monogamy—a civilized arrangement often deemed “unnatural,” but certainly morally superior to the alternative.
Another (admittedly more controversial) example to consider is rape. In 2000, Randy Thornhill and Craig T. Palmer argued in A Natural History of Rape that the urge to rape is the legacy of an evolutionary adaptive trait (or the by-product of an adaptive trait, such as aggression in men). Their theory (not surprisingly) encountered a firestorm of objection, much of it concerned that evolutionary psychology was being used as “excuse” for inexcusably horrific behavior.
Whether or not Thornhill and Palmer are right (their hypothesis is still debated), the regrettable fact remains that rape has existed throughout recorded human history, across human cultures, as well as throughout the non-human animal world. Evolutionary psychology, moreover, remains a powerful heuristic tool with which to understand the once (potentially) adaptive, if repulsive, mechanism underscoring rape.
As recently as 2013, a major peer-reviewed study has argued that, “forced sex is the outcome of an innate conditional strategy which enables men to circumvent parental and female choice when they experience a competitive disadvantage, or when the costs of doing so are low.” Other scholars are seeking to reconcile a feminist and an evolutionary psychological understanding of rape, negating the “men can’t help it” suggestion while preserving the evolutionary perspective that Thornhill and Palmer promote.
To clarify any misunderstanding on this point, the takeaway is not to equate the immorality of rape with the immorality of eating animals. Instead, it is to note that both behvaiors (one, of course, being far more common than the other) may have served adaptive functions that qualify them as “natural” and, according to Niman’s logic, beyond moral assessment.
Finally, take something much more common and less controversial: lying. From the perspective of natural adaptation, lying has likely been even more essential to human evolution than eating animals (for, as we know, some societies subsisted on plants, but lying has no plant-based counterpart!).
In Why We Lie: The Evolutionary Roots of Deception and the Unconscious Mind, David Livingstone Smith situates lying in our evolutionary past, one in which strategic deception had clear adaptive benefits. Lying is thus perfectly natural in the same way eating animals is perfectly natural–it’s an act humans have always done to foster evolutionary adaption. But that hardly makes it morally inert in contemporary life. We don’t like it when people lie.
Which brings me back to Niman. Today, of course, we consider all of these behaviors, in varying degrees, to be morally significant. Nobody in her right mind would contemplate infanticide, lying, or rape and declare, as Niman does of killing animals, that, “something so fundamental to the functioning of nature cannot be regarded as morally problematic.” To the contrary, she would condemn these acts as wrong. It is on the basis of such condemnation that human civil society exists and, on good days, thrives.
Why killing animals for food we do not need gets an “it’s natural” pass is a question that Niman has yet to answer. Until she does, I see no reason to accept the naturalistic fallacy at the core of her justification for eating animals.
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Chipotle’s Pork Ploy
» February 7th, 2015
Chipotle is a fast food company that talks a big game about sourcing animal products from responsible farms. The company’s “food with integrity” slogan assures customers that, “when sourcing meat, we work hard to find farmers and ranchers who are doing things the right way.”
But a careful examination of Chipotle’s animal welfare rhetoric quickly confirms the lack of any hard commitment to the welfare ideals it so breezily espouses. Without going into a systematic analysis of Chipotle’s marketing verbiage, it’s quickly apparent that the most common qualifier anchoring Chipotle to factory farming is this: “whenever possible.” Yes, Chipotle will “work hard” to support welfare standards “whenever possible.”
But these qualifiers have proven meaningless for the once McDonald’s-owned company. In 2013, when the supply of antibiotic-free beef dropped, the company allowed factory-farmed antibiotic-laden beef into the supply chain. As this was happening, the company’ co-founder was telling the media—who acted as scribes—things such as “The more consumers understand the benefits of eating food from more sustainable sources, the more they’re going to expect it from everyone.”
A sinister calculation is at work for Chipotle. On the one hand, it waxes rhetorically about its high welfare standards and this rhetoric serves to improve the company’s popularity. On the other, this intensified popularity means that Chipotle’s demand for meat and dairy will outstrip the supply of meat and dairy available from the farmers it earnestly claims to support.
Filed Under: Food Politics, Impressions | Tagged With: Chipotle | 7 Comments
Worshipping At The Temple of Grandin
» February 1st, 2015
Temple Grandin is perhaps the world’s most-recognized authority on farm-animal welfare. As the subject of an admiring HBO film, she has a lot of fans. Foremost among them are journalists on the agriculture beat. Whenever an animal-welfare perspective is required, it seems the first person tapped for a quote is Temple Grandin.
But Grandin is a paid industry consultant. She profits financially by designing industrial slaughterhouses. She supplements her income by writing books and delivering speeches about those designs. Whatever animal welfare advice she offers should always be framed in the context of her monetary connection to industrial agriculture.
It should also be noted that big agriculture—big beef in particular—adores Grandin. She approaches agricultural “reform” from a compellingly safe perspective, one as much informed by her Ph.D. in animal science as her autism.
The notion that Grandin’s autism provides unique insight into animal perspectives curries considerable favor with the general public, thereby further enhancing her credibility and reputation as a person who cares deeply about animals. Big Ag plays on this association brilliantly. Journalists help them do it.
Grandin’s allegedly unique connection to animal lives is routinely reified through visually arresting images. Here’s Grandin hugging a horse. Here she is surrounded by a brace of cows. Here she is petting a pig. Never do we see Grandin with an animal being slaughtered. That would sully the image.
Obviously, one would think, Grandin’s empathy for these animals runs deep, deep enough at least for us to trust her as a viable source of information on their welfare.
But her real job is to help agribusiness kill them.
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EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK´ S BOND CONUNDRUM / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
| Etiquetas: Bond Markets, Europe Economic and Political, Monetary Policy, QE
European Central Bank’s Bond Conundrum
ECB Faces a Tougher Road in Emulating Fed, Bank of Japan
By Brian Blackstone
Nov. 2, 2014 1:50 p.m. ET
Mario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank, faces the question of whether ECB purchases of government debt would lift inflation toward the bank’s target of near 2%. Reuters
The Federal Reserve just closed the book on its government-bond purchases. The Bank of Japan on Friday vastly expanded its program. Now attention turns to the question of whether the European Central Bank will speed up its printing presses and start buying sovereign debt.
It would be a much tougher road for the ECB. The eurozone’s central bank faces political and practical hurdles that would complicate any attempts to replicate the U.S. and Japanese programs, known as quantitative easing or QE.
The ECB meets Thursday, but it isn’t expected to unveil new measures. At issue is whether any ECB purchases of government debt would lift inflation toward the bank’s target of near 2%. Annual eurozone inflation was just 0.4% last month.
ECB interest rates can’t go lower. That leaves purchases of public and private debt as the main lever to keep borrowing costs down, boost asset prices, weaken the euro and goose inflation.
The ECB is buying some private securities and is open to adding corporate bonds. Officials have flagged government-bond buying as possible, but reached no decision amid doubts such purchases would help the economy without supportive government measures.
One problem: Buying debt in private markets may not generate enough assets to meet ECB President Mario Draghi ’s goal of steering the central bank’s balance sheet toward early-2012 levels. That implies a rise of as much as €1 trillion ($1.25 trillion) from just over €2 trillion now.
When central banks expand their balance sheets—the total value of their assets—they effectively pump new money into the economy in hopes of spurring activity. ECB bond buying started slowly: It purchased €1.7 billion in covered bonds—bank bonds backed by underlying collateral—in the first week.
“They’re running out of time,” said BNP Paribas economist Ken Wattret. “If you want to expand the balance sheet more quickly you have to buy in bigger markets.”
The eurozone’s nearly €7 trillion government-bond market would solve that problem. But many ECB officials are loath to take that step, instead eyeing asset-backed-securities purchases starting this month and the next batch of bank loans in December.
“I don’t think we should in the next few months be considering things like public-sector bond purchases,” though they should be studied just in case, said ECB member Ardo Hansson, who heads Estonia’s central bank, in an interview last week.
Austria’s central banker is hesitant, saying more government investment is a better idea. Germany’s Bundesbank firmly opposes buying government bonds. And no one at the ECB is publicly making a forceful case for buying them. The reasons are twofold. The policy is deeply unpopular in Germany, where it stirs fears of central banks printing money to finance runaway public spending. Opponents also say there is little evidence it would help the weak eurozone economy.
Fed bond buying nudged long-term U.S. interest rates lower, in part because so much borrowing in the country is financed through capital markets. Europe’s financial system is bank-based and therefore would be less responsive to quantitative easing, skeptics say.
There are other problems that bond buying wouldn’t affect. Tax and spending policies are hampering growth in France and Italy. Measures to boost Europe’s growth potential have been largely avoided.
Quantitative easing “is no magic wand,” said RBS economist Richard Barwell. “It’s only about credibility” for the ECB as a central bank determined to meet its inflation goal.
Europe has already had a dry run of sorts with quantitative easing. Mr. Draghi’s pledge in July 2012 to do “whatever it takes” to save the euro, backed by a bond-buying plan that hasn’t been used, led to lower bond yields across the eurozone.
In other words, the ECB got quantitative easing-like effects on bond markets without spending money. But the economy saw little benefit.
If inflation stays near zero, inflation expectations slide and the euro firms, the ECB may have little choice but to buy government bonds.
“It’s a sign of the desperate situation of the euro area that people are so focused on something that will not turn the tide around,” said Charles Wyplosz of the Graduate Institute in Geneva, referring to quantitative easing. Still, he said, “It may help and doesn’t hurt, so why not do it?”
That’s far from “whatever it takes.” But in the end it may be the best argument Mr. Draghi can muster.
HOW TO READ THE DOW JONES UPS AND DOWNS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES MARKETS INSIGHT
| Etiquetas: Investment Strategies, Stock Exchange, The Dow Jones Industrial Average
Markets Insight
How to read the Dow Jones ups and downs
Three possible explanations have differing market implications
The Dow Jones index has moved more than 100 points up or down on many trading days over the past four weeks, marking an impressive return of stock market volatility . Yet the broader implications are far from clear, if only on account of the different possible causes.
Markets care about two-way volatility because it influences portfolio construction. The lower the volatility, the smaller the probability of traders being stopped out of positions by rapid price fluctuations, and the greater the enticement to pile on risk.
It is therefore not surprising that four years of repressed volatility have encouraged risk-taking beyond what is warranted by the underlying fundamentals. Indeed, an objective of unconventional monetary policy is to suppress volatility in order to bolster asset prices and trigger positive economic responses on the part of (now wealthier) households and (now more motivated) companies. In other words, to promote higher financial risk-taking not as an end in itself but as a means to bolster greater economic risk-taking.
In this context, the recent fluctuations in the Dow Jones index are particularly noteworthy, as they come after a period of unusual market calm in the midst of geopolitical tensions and economic surprises.
There are three possible explanations, with differing economic and market implications. First, the volatility is the result of one-off disturbances elsewhere, the impact of which is both temporary and reversible. Second, it signals an upcoming policy transition in which some central banks no longer seek to repress volatility to the same extent, while others do. Third, it reflects central banks’ growing collective inability to achieve that effect.
In the first scenario, it is only a matter of time until central banks are again able to contain volatility. In that case, recent fluctuations in the Dow Jones can be seen as noise rather than signals. They would not point to any significant economic or policy inflection points, with the world remaining in a low-level growth/policy equilibrium. Moreover, with little spillover to interest rate volatility, there would be no immediate worries about the outlook for government bonds or risk assets such as equities .
In the second case, recent volatility signals a higher likelihood of orderly policy changes induced by economic development. With the US economy continuing to heal, the Federal Reserve would look to normalise its policy approach, reducing even faster what has been a prolonged reliance on unconventional instruments – particularly in light of growing concerns about the implications for inequality, excessive risk taking, market functioning and, therefore, financial stability down the road.
In this scenario, the Fed’s confirmation last week that it is ending its programme of large-scale asset purchases would be followed by gradual interest rate rises. The initial volatility signalling this policy transition would give way to renewed stability in the context of a firmer foundation for risk assets: that of an economic recovery underpinned by stronger fundamentals rather than unconventional policies. Meanwhile, interest rate volatility would also edge higher, making bonds less attractive, but marginally so as interest rates would rise in a muted manner.
The moderation of equity volatility in these two explanations means there would be no need for markets to downwardly adjust their expectations of future returns on risk assets, especially if other central banks are doing more (as was the case last week with the Bank of Japan and soon with the European Central Bank). Not so under the third explanation, which speaks to declining policy effectiveness. Here, central banks are less able to counter the cumulative impact of economic, geopolitical and social forces. This means equity volatility would revert to higher long-term historical averages.
For now, consensus has embraced the first explanation, both outright and as the ongoing transition to the second state of the world. This has led to an impressively quick and strong recovery from the losses experienced in the first half of October. Yet investors are far from relaxed about the volatility spike, and understandably so. The recovery is less to do with convincing facts on the ground and more with repeated market conditioning during a prolonged period of experimental central bank policy.
Mohamed El-Erian is chief economic adviser to Allianz and author of “When Markets Collide”
BECAUSE NOTHING SAYS "BEST EXECUTION" LIKE DUMPING $1.5 BILLION IN GOLD FUTURES AT 00.30ET / ZERO HEDGE
| Etiquetas: Financial Markets, Gold, Precious Metals, Silver
Because Nothing Says "Best Execution" Like Dumping $1.5 Billion In Gold Futures At 0030ET
For the 5th day in a row, "someone" has decided that 0030ET would be an appropriate time (assuming the 'seller' is an investor who prefers best execution rather than the standard non-economically-rational share-repurchaser in America) to be dumping large amounts of precious metals positions via the futures market. Tonight, with over 13,000 contracts being flushed through Gold - amounting to over $1.5 billion notional, gold prices tumbled $20 to $1151 (its lowest level since April 2010). Silver is well through $16 and back at Feb 2010 lows. The USDollar is also surging.
The timing of the dump is right as Japanese trading breaks for lunch
Gold dumped...
and silver too..
As The USD pushes higher.
One more random thing... the oddly spurious correlation between gold prices and Japanese bank VaR proxies is back again
BUSINESS VS, ECONOMICS / THE NEW YORK TIMES OP EDITORIAL
| Etiquetas: Bank of Japan, Central Banking, Economics, Monetary Policy, QE
Business vs. Economics
TOKYO — The Bank of Japan, this country’s equivalent of the Federal Reserve, has lately been making a big effort to end deflation, which has afflicted Japan’s economy for almost two decades. At first its efforts — which involve printing a lot of money and, even more important, trying to assure investors that it will keep printing money until inflation reaches 2 percent — seemed to be going well. But more recently the economy has lost momentum, and last week the bank announced new, even more aggressive monetary measures.
I am, as you might guess, very much in favor of this move, although I worry that the policy might nonetheless fail thanks to fiscal mistakes. (More about that later.) While the bank did the right thing, however, it did so amid substantial internal dissent. In fact, the new stimulus was approved by only five of the bank board’s nine members, with those closest to business voting against. Which brings me to the subject of this column: the economic wisdom, or lack thereof, of business leaders.
Some of the people I’ve spoken to here argue that the opposition of many Japanese business leaders to the Bank of Japan’s actions shows that it’s on the wrong track. In saying this, they’re echoing a common sentiment in many countries, including America — the belief that if you want to fix an ailing economy, you should turn to people who have been successful in business, like leaders of major corporations, entrepreneurs and wealthy investors. After all, doesn’t their success with money mean that they know how the economy really works?
Actually, no. In fact, business leaders often give remarkably bad economic advice, especially in troubled times. And I think it’s important to understand why.
About that bad advice: Think of the hugely wealthy money managers who warned Ben Bernanke that the Fed’s efforts to boost the economy risked “currency debasement”; think of the many corporate chieftains who solemnly declared that budget deficits were the biggest threat facing America, and that fixing the debt would cause growth to soar. In Japan, business leaders played an important role in the fiscal mistakes that have undermined recent policy success, calling for a tax hike that caused growth to stall earlier this year, and a second tax hike next year that would be an even worse error.
And on the other side, the past few years have seen repeated vindication for policy makers who have never met a payroll, but do know a lot about economic theory and history. The Federal Reserve and the Bank of England have navigated their way through a once-in-three-generations economic crisis under the leadership of former college professors — Ben Bernanke, Janet Yellen and Mervyn King — who, among other things, had the courage to defy all those tycoons demanding that they stop printing money. The European Central Bank brought the euro back from the brink of collapse under the leadership of Mario Draghi, who spent the bulk of his career in academia and public service.
Obviously there are business leaders who have gotten the economic analysis right, and plenty of academics who have gotten it wrong. (Don’t get me started.) But success in business does not seem to convey any special insight into economic policy. Why?
The answer, to quote the title of a paper I published many years ago, is that a country is not a company. National economic policy, even in small countries, needs to take into account kinds of feedback that rarely matter in business life. For example, even the biggest corporations sell only a small fraction of what they make to their own workers, whereas even very small countries mostly sell goods and services to themselves.
So think of what happens when a successful businessperson looks at a troubled economy and tries to apply the lessons of business experience. He or (rarely) she sees the troubled economy as something like a troubled company, which needs to cut costs and become competitive. To create jobs, the businessperson thinks, wages must come down, expenses must be reduced; in general, belts must be tightened. And surely gimmicks like deficit spending or printing more money can’t solve what must be a fundamental problem.
In reality, however, cutting wages and spending in a depressed economy just aggravates the real problem, which is inadequate demand. Deficit spending and aggressive money-printing, on the other hand, can help a lot.
But how can this kind of logic be sold to business leaders, especially when it comes from pointy-headed academic types? The fate of the world economy may hinge on the answer.
Here in Japan, the fight against deflation is all too likely to fail if conventional notions of prudence prevail. But can unconventionality triumph over the instincts of business leaders? Stay tuned.
JAPAN´S S WIZARDS OF EASE / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL REVIEW & OUTLOOK
| Etiquetas: Economics, Financial Markets, Investment Strategies, Japan, Monetary Policy, QE, World Economic And Political
Japan’s Wizards of Ease
More QE can’t make up for fiscal and regulatory blunders.
Oct. 31, 2014 6:15 p.m. ET
Haruhiko Kuroda, governor of the Bank of Japan, during a news conference on Japan's quantitative easing program in Tokyo on Friday. Bloomberg
Give Japanese central banker Haruhiko Kuroda credit for showmanship. The Bank of Japan ’s (BOJ) move Friday to expand its quantitative easing program promptly sent the Tokyo stock market to a seven-year high, and the yen to a six-year low around ¥112 per dollar. But better not peek behind the curtain at this wizard of ease.
Mr. Kuroda felt it was necessary to rescue an economy that is still floundering despite previous bouts of QE. Economists expect growth of 0.2% for the current fiscal year. Inflation is slowing to around 1% excluding the effects of an April consumption-tax hike, short of the central bank’s 2% target. Household spending is down, and there are signs the job market is softening.
The BOJ’s solution is to purchase more Japanese government bonds, exchange-traded funds and real-estate investment trusts in an effort to expand the monetary base by ¥80 trillion per year, compared to its previous expansionary target of ¥60-70 trillion. It’s a brave attempt to conjure inflation out of Japan’s deflationary cauldron of abysmal government finances, unreformed labor markets, cosseted domestic industries and aging population.
Mr. Kuroda and Prime MInister Shinzo Abe are still incanting from the spell book promulgated by the International Monetary Fund. The recipe consists of Keynesian spending blowouts of the type Tokyo attempted for two decades at the expense of deteriorating government finances and growing debt; higher taxes to pay for that spending, such as the April value-added tax increase to 8% from 5%; and then monetary easing and currency devaluation to counter the damage to growth from the tax increases.
Japan’s opening round of QE in 2013 was arguably needed to break a long period of deflation. But now it has become a crutch to let Mr. Abe avoid following through on his long-promised “third arrow” of economic reform.
A free-trade agenda that was supposed to open Japan to more competition is stalled. Labor-market reforms that would increase flexibility in hiring and firing and encourage productivity gains are off the table, as is more immigration to counter the economic drag of a declining population. If this sounds like European leaders who browbeat the European Central Bank while never delivering reform, you’ve broken the code.
Monetary policy by itself can’t overcome bad fiscal and regulatory policy. Although currency depreciation gives exporters a boost to yen-denominated earnings, without economic reforms to spur greater investment and efficiency companies continue to lose global market share to competitors. At least foreign shareholders win big from the asset-price bubble that QE creates.
Investors may thus celebrate Mr. Kuroda’s latest conjuring trick, but soon enough they’ll demand another miracle. Expect the calls to grow especially loud if Mr. Abe pushes forward with the next scheduled increase in the consumption tax—to 10%—next year. The question is how much longer this can continue before Messrs. Abe and Kuroda run out of monetary tricks and investors notice the absence of economic growth behind the smoke on stage.
HISTORIC MARKET REBOUND LEAVES FUND MANAGERS IN THE DUST / YAHOO FINANCE
Historic market rebound leaves fund managers in the dust
By Jeff Mack
Unless you spent the last few weeks in a Halloween candy coma you probably already know the stock market has been on a tear. Since the lows of October 15 the S&P 500 (^GSPC) is up just under 11%. It was the biggest two week rally since 2011 and October's reversal was among the most dramatic in the last century.
For the year the S&P 500 is up 9.2%. That's about double the return of the average mutual fund. And hedge funds? Forget about it! According the the best available data from that still murky industry the average buy-side shop is lucky to be breaking even this year.
If you're a long term index investor this doesn't matter to you, but I can personally guarantee anyone running money professionally is starting to feel like a fraternity hazing victim right now. If you're running a hedge fund that's flat for the year you've got less than two months to save your job. Unless you're one if those 10-20 huge brand names like Ackman or Einhorn your investors are going to take away the money unless you kick it into gear in a huge way starting now.
Historically speaking the only way to catch up is going to be chasing stocks higher. November, December and January are stronger than any other three month period. Since 1928 those months have nearly doubled the performance of any other period.
Oh yeah, there are also midterm elections which, for whatever reason, have a tendency to absolutely light a fire under stocks.
None of this is an excuse to chase. As we say so often around here, most people shouldn't be trading much, if at all. The point is simply that stocks being expensive and "due for a pullback" aren't really trading catalysts. They're excuses. For what it's worth I made exactly one trade last week: I added to my Facebook (FB) long position on the post-earnings sell-off. That's not advice, it's a disclosure. My advice is simply this: buckle up into this week and beyond. After a wild October the safest stock bet right now is that things are about to get deeply weird.
THE "REAL" REASON GOLD WILL SEE $5,000 / SEEKING ALPHA
The 'Real' Reason Gold Will See $5000
Nov. 2, 2014 7:40 AM ET
by: Avi Gilburt
Too many "reasons" for a gold rally have failed.
Frustration is setting in for metals bulls.
Upcoming week's expectations.
WARNING: This article contains content which may be difficult for die-hard gold-bugs.
Over the last 3 years, we have heard a multitude of reasons as to why gold will rally. Many have pointed to China, India, Russia, Crimea, quantitative easing, conflicts in the middle-east, seasonality, the expected crash in the US Dollar, etc. And, recently, many have even stretched their fantasies to expecting that the Ebola crisis will cause gold to soar. But, as we now know, none of these reasons have caused the rally so many have been expecting.
Clearly, anyone who believes in "reasons" for the metals to rise wrongly believes that the market is driven by logic. Note what this commenter wrote to another Seeking Alpha contributor:
You know something? Your article is so well written, so "clean", and so logical constructed, that it can only be WRONG. Each time I've trusted in this kind of speech, I've lost money.
Another commenter posted this to a recent gold article:
I suppose we might as well add Russian gold buying to the never-ending list of failed reasons why gold should go up.
After 3+ years, it seems these commenters have finally figured out what most analysts still have not: the metals market is not driven by reason or logic. You can present as many logical arguments as you want to the market, but gold is just not listening, nor does it really care.
Think about it. If the market was really driven by logic, would we not employ the talents of logicians to divine the direction of gold? When was the last time you saw someone recognize a logician for their accurate analysis on the price movements of gold?
But, sadly, it has taken significant losses for many to finally begin to figure out that these "reasons" simply have no effect upon the metals, even though I have been trying to enlighten readers for the last three years that the true driver of the metals' movement is market sentiment.
And, as many of you know, I love quoting Ben Franklin, who supposedly coined the term "pain instructs." Unfortunately, it has taken "pain" to cause some investors, like the ones quoted above, to finally open their eyes. But, amazingly, many still refuse to see the truth, despite the amount of pain they are currently enduring. They continue to come up with excuses, such as "manipulation," or, as we have seen lately, "the market got it wrong," which are truly akin to placebo-type salve applied to their open wounds.
To that end, I would like to quote another commenter to a recent Seeking Alpha gold article:
"I'm not a Gold Bug Basher, but I am amused every time that when Gold goes up it validates the bugs but when it goes down it's either irrelevant or a conspiracy. . . Sometimes I wish I was a Gold Bug because I would NEVER be wrong (regardless of what Mr. Market told me)."
This commenter is clearly speaking of "bugs," such as the likes of Sprott or Schiff, who are always presenting the latest and greatest reasons as to why metals will gap up by 50% overnight. Yet, silver has now lost almost 70% of its value from its 2011 highs, while they were strongly suggesting you buy it at the 2011 highs, and all the way down since that time.
You see, when markets are going up, anyone who is always bullish is looked upon as a genius.
So, they gained credibility because they were bullish while metals were going up. And, when markets are going down, anyone who is always bearish is then looked upon as the latest and greatest "genius." This is simply how market analysts, advisors and prognosticators are viewed, and it is a result of human nature.
But, does anyone question why the bullish "genius" did not recognize the signs of reversal? If they really understood the market to the extent to which the public formerly believed and trusted, should they not have been able to see the correction coming? But, now that the market has moved in the completely opposite direction, the former "geniuses" are now viewed by most as buffoons. And, the funny thing about the market is that once we begin the next rally higher, these "geniuses," turned buffoons, will then be viewed as geniuses, once again. Ah, the life of a perma-anything-analyst.
And, if you really wanted to dig even deeper, you may even contemplate the following proposition. We know that metals perma-bulls provide you with the same reasons over and over as to why the metals will rally to new all-time highs. Yet, the metals continue to fall, with silver falling 70%, despite all these "reasons" it should rally. But, when metals turn around and begin to rally strongly, will their cited "reasons" have changed? Clearly, the answer is "no."
So, one who is being intellectually honest should be asking themselves "what has really changed in this circumstance if the reasons have not?" And, as you know from me for the last 3+ years, the only thing that will have changed is market sentiment. Therefore, one should be coming to the logical conclusion that the reasons are not pushing gold higher or lower - as they are the same reasons that were there when gold went up or down - but it is truly sentiment which has been the driver of gold the entire time, both up and down. Reasons, or as most refer to it, "fundamentals," do not control metals. Again, pain should have finally led you to this conclusion if you were not willing to accept it years ago.
Therefore, to be bluntly truthful and honest about this, it should not be considered "genius" to maintain a single perspective all the time, as the market will always move in the opposite direction of your perspective, in addition to with your perspective. Is there any true genius in that?
Markets are two directional, and one has to be able to recognize changes of direction early enough so they are not holding an asset for a 70% haircut. So, I have always taken the position that investors should ignore anyone and everyone who is a "perma-anything." I mean, do you really need to ask a perma-bull when to be buying? You know their answer is "always." So, why even bother reading them?
Well, if they want to admit it or not, the main reason people read them is to make themselves feel better about being in a losing position. As we all know, misery loves company. And, these perma-bulls or "bugs" will always validate your losing perspective. They will tell you that you are smarter than everyone else in the market for holding on to your 70% loss position. They utilize fear tactics to imprison you within their vortex of insanity, promising you that, tomorrow, modern civilization will cease to exist as we now know it and your gold will skyrocket because of it.
But, are you investing to feel good about your "losing" position? Are you investing to feel like you are smarter than everyone else, even though you are losing money? Or are you investing in metals to increase or protect your relative net worth? Hopefully, pain will instruct you too before it is too late. And, if not, then consider giving your money away to charity, because at least then you would be benefiting society with your desire to part with your money.
But, I digress. So, please allow me to move on to the main point of my article. For all of you who have completely ignored my warnings for the last three years about allowing news stories to shape your metals investments, this update is dedicated to you.
I believe I have finally found a news story so important to the metals world that it must cause a rise in gold. Even I cannot ignore the serious implications of this story. It is something that is so earth-shattering, that gold must soar to $2000+ overnight. Yes, folks, I have discovered THE news story that will force gold to surge skyward. I sincerely hope you are sitting down, because this "reason" has a significantly greater probability at moving the price of gold than any other reason which has been paraded before you over the last 3+ years. Mr. Sprott and Mr. Schiff, are you listening; do I have your attention?
It was reported that a NASA satellite has supposedly captured pictures of a UFO, the size of the earth, hovering around the sun. Yes, this is THE news event that will cause gold to rally.
My friends, aliens want our gold. They are on their way to the earth, and when they arrive, they will try to take all our gold. So, I beseech all who read my articles to do what you can to hide your gold from the aliens. Whatever gold they will not be able to find, and will be left here on earth after they leave, will be worth a fortune. So, this is likely going to be the catalyst which will cause gold to rally to $5000+, like many have been claiming will happen for so long. But, their problem was that they did not know the "real" reason that would cause this price appreciation. So, remember, you heard it here first. Consider yourself forewarned.
Now that we know the true reason as to why gold will soon rally, let's look at how we think its price will bottom first before the aliens get here, because, trust me, aliens love sales. Last weekend, I noted that silver had a much clearer downside set up, and said that gold was a bit more questionable. But, I also noted that if GLD would follow through on its set up, it should take out the 2013 low.
So, as the week began, and the set up became more clear, I began putting out charts noting the downside set up, along with resistance levels, which, as long as we remained below, would keep the pressure on the metals to the downside. In fact, on Thursday afternoon, before the market closed, I sent out a Market Update to subscribers of Elliottwavetrader.net stating that "we have a potential gap down set up in place which can see us breaking below the 2013 low either tomorrow or early next week. As long as we maintain below 116.25-116.75, this is going to be my expectation." And, as we now know, the metals followed through in their downside set ups on Friday.
Most importantly, what I was told would simply not happen has finally happened this past week: gold made a lower low relative to its 2013 lows. For those of you that remember, when we came into 2014, I was looking for the metals to make lower lows and potentially complete their 3+ year correction.
Furthermore, earlier this month, I continually reiterated that I would like to see gold break its 2013 lows in October. And, it took until the last day of the month to do so. And, yes, I clearly had my doubts last weekend as to whether we were going to see these lows in October. But, as the week progressed, it showed us that this potential was a much greater reality. So, now, this certainly sets us up to complete this long term correction near the end of the year, with the potential to flow over into January of 2015. But, we are finally very close.
So, allow me to reiterate my long term downside targets, which many of you were so certain would not be seen. Ideally, this current drop should take us down towards at least the 109/111 region, with the potential to extend as low as the 105 region. Once this downside segment of the selling has completed over the next week or so, I expect us to see a corrective rally, which can take us back as high as the break down point in the 114 region. I would guestimate that this rally would top towards the end of this month, followed by a final decline to our target region of 95-105, with an ideal target of 98. Of course, I have also noted in the past that we could see an overreaction selling phase to take GLD down as deeply as the 75 region, but, based upon the relatively muted manner in which we broke the 2013 lows, I think that is becoming much less likely at this time.
Based upon the current set up, it would seem that this 3+ year correction will be ending over the next 2-3 months. That is just enough time to convince the rest of the market to give up on metals, because much of the market seems to have given up already. The question is, "will you?"
And, for those that have been "instructed by the pain" of the mining stocks, feel free to come by our StockWaves trading room at Elliottwavetrader.net, as we are now putting out charts and analysis about our perspective on where many of the most popular miners within the GDX will likely see their final lows. In fact, Larry White and I will soon begin a series on Seeking Alpha discussing several of the miners we think you may want to avoid, if your goal is to outperform the GDX ETF over the next 10 years. The strongest ones we will be highlighting on our site. And, for all of you that have been attempting to email me, if you have specific questions about metals or miners, you can post those in our trading room at elliottwavetrader.net for me or any of my analysts to respond.
Good luck to all, and try to persevere during this difficult time. We are getting much closer to the end of the "pain," and hopefully, you will have learned a lesson. And, keep in mind another brilliant Franklin quote: "So convenient a thing is it is to be a reasonable creature, since it enables one to find or to make a reason for everything one has a mind to do."
CELEBRITY CENTRAL BANKERS / PROJECT SYNDICATE
| Etiquetas: Central Banking
Celebrity Central Bankers
CAMBRIDGE – Why do the comments of major economies’ central bankers command outsize attention nowadays? It is not as if they change interest rates all of the time. Nor have they developed new, more robust models for analyzing the economy. On the contrary, major central banks’ growth and inflation forecasts in the years since the financial crisis have consistently overestimated both growth and inflation – and by wide margins.
There are many good reasons for the attention lavished on monetary policymakers, including the rise of central-bank independence, public acceptance of the need to appoint highly competent technocrats to oversee the money supply, and the deepening of financial markets. And many central bankers have been rightly lauded for their role in preventing a global meltdown during the financial crisis.
Even so, given the numerous uncertainties surrounding macroeconomic forecasts and the effects of policy instruments (not least quantitative easing), many academics find it puzzling that central bankers’ speeches and statements generate so much fanfare. And for all of their heroics during the financial crisis, many central bankers have been far too inflexible in the aftermath, worrying too much about overshooting inflation targets, and too little about deflationary dynamics. Moreover, central bankers bear a share of the blame for the crisis in the first place, mainly owing to lax regulatory policy.
Many central bankers portray former US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan (who served from August 1987 until January 2006) as the culprit, saying that he projected an image of central-bank omnipotence that is not warranted in theory or practice. But this critique is overblown: Greenspan is long gone, but the focus on central-bank pronouncements is greater than ever.
What, then, is going on? I would argue that, in addition to all of the factors listed above, three further considerations should be noted. For starters, the public perception that central bankers are omniscient makes them an attractive whipping boy for politicians. Moreover, the digital revolution in media has elevated the role of business news, one of the few profit centers for print and broadcast journalism in many countries. Central bankers’ pronouncements are of interest to businesspeople – especially in the financial sector – and businesspeople are of interest to advertisers.
Finally, and perhaps least appreciated, is the fact that central-bank policy pronouncements are almost unique in having clear and predictable effects on financial markets, at least in the very short run (which can be a day or less). If Fed officials surprise markets by making more “hawkish” statements (suggesting an upward bias to policy interest rates) than investors were expecting, the dollar will usually appreciate; long-term dollar interest rates will usually rise; and the stock market typically will decline.
True, these effects may be small and transitory. But, unlike most of the reams of macroeconomic information with which we are bombarded every day, central bankers’ speeches and opinions have relatively foreseeable effects, especially when the bank’s chair, president, or governor speaks, or other officials speak in concert. And, with trillions of dollars swirling around global financial markets, this predictability creates a fat target, with investors willing to make massive bets when they are pretty sure they are right, even if the profit per dollar is small.
Read more at http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/central-bankers-and-monetary-policy-by-kenneth-rogoff-2014-11#z3BzZvvUaAlO8ymk.99
CAN EMERGING MARKETS SAVE THE WEST ? / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
| Etiquetas: Economics, Emerging Markets
Can Emerging Markets Save the West?
West Might Not Be Able to Count on Emerging Markets’ Savings Much Longer
So far, savings in emerging markets such as Indonesia have compensated for a relative lack thereof in developed markets, but it may not last. So far, savings in emerging markets such as Indonesia have compensated for a relative lack thereof in developed markets, but it may not last. Agence France-Presse/Getty Images
The usual worry about capital flows is that hot money moving from developed economies to emerging markets suddenly reverses, prompting a crisis. But it is worth thinking about this the other way round amid two fundamental shifts: the retirement of the West’s baby boomers and the increasing clout of emerging markets.
One curiosity of the global economy is that developed markets, despite aging workforces, haven’t seen as much saving as one might expect. So far, savings in emerging markets have compensated for this, notes HSBC ’s Karen Ward. Based on changes in the balance of workers and retirees in the U.S. from 1990 to 2010, the savings rate might have been expected to rise by 1.2 percentage points, HSBC says. In fact, it fell by 5.2 points, World Bank data show. But in China, the savings rate has risen by 13.1 points, much more than an expected 7.7-point gain.
Capital has flowed to developed economies in part because savers in emerging nations haven’t had deep markets at home to target. That has buoyed asset prices in developed markets and perhaps reduced the apparent need to save there. But HSBC argues savings have been misallocated: Too much has gone into government bonds and housing, and not enough into more productive investment.
Looking ahead, as the West’s baby boomers retire, they will need to cash in their assets. But who will buy them and at what price? Younger workers in the West, indebted and employed in lower-growth economies, may not pay up.
Can the increasing pool of savers in emerging markets step in again? That is far from clear. Financial systems in emerging markets are deepening, which could provide investors there with more domestic options. Prospective returns at home also may be better, particularly in bonds.
Politics may well prove decisive. Savers will want to invest where property rights and the rule of law are strong. This favors the West for now. But that could easily change. Younger Westerners may object to the sale of assets to emerging-markets investors; think of first-time buyers priced out of London’s cosmopolitan property market, for example.
Markets, having, grown used to free-flowing capital, may be on the cusp of a generational change.
THE MIDDLE EAST´S WINNERS AND LOSERS / PROJECT SYNDICATE
| Etiquetas: Iran, ISIS, Middle East
The Middle East’s New Winners and Losers
BERLIN – “War,” said the ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus, is the “father of all things.” In view of the bloody – indeed barbaric – events in the Middle East (and in Iraq and Syria in particular), one might be tempted to agree, even though such ideas no longer seem to have a place in the postmodern worldview of today’s Europe.
The Islamic State’s military triumphs in Iraq and Syria are not only fueling a humanitarian catastrophe; they are also throwing the region’s existing alliances into disarray and even calling into question national borders. A new Middle East is emerging, one that already differs from the old order in two significant ways: an enhanced role for the Kurds and Iran, and diminished influence for the region’s Sunni powers.
The Middle East is not just facing the possible triumph of a force that seeks to achieve its strategic goals by mass murder and enslavement (for example, of Yazidi women and girls). What is also becoming apparent is the collapse of the region’s old order, which had existed more or less unchanged since the end of World War I, and with it, the decline of the region’s traditional stabilizing powers.
The political weakness of those powers – whether global actors like the United States or regional players like Turkey, Iran, and Saudi Arabia – has led to a remarkable role reversal in the region’s power dynamic. Although the US and the European Union still classify the pro-independence Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) as a terrorist organization (whose founder, Abdullah Öcalan, has been in prison in Turkey since 1999), only the PKK’s fighters, it seems, are willing and able to stop the Islamic State’s further advance. As a result, the Kurds’ fate has become a burning question in Turkey.
Turkey is a NATO member, and any violation of its territorial integrity could easily trigger the North Atlantic Treaty’s mutual-defense clause. And the Kurdish question entails a potential for much wider conflict, because statehood would also threaten the territorial integrity of Syria, Iraq, and probably Iran.
And yet, in fighting for their lives against the Islamic State, the Kurds have won new legitimacy; once the fighting has ended, they will not simply forget their national ambitions – or the mortal threat they faced. And it is not just the Kurds’ unity and bravery that have raised their prestige; they have increasingly become an anchor of stability and a reliable pro-Western partner in a region that is short on both.
That presents the West with a dilemma: Given its reluctance to commit its own ground forces to a war it knows it must win, it will have to arm the Kurds – not just the Kurdish Peshmerga militia of northern Iraq, but also other Kurdish groups – with more advanced weaponry. That will not sit well with Turkey – or, most likely, with Iran – which is why resolving the Kurdish question will require a large investment of diplomatic skill and commitment by the West, the international community, and the countries in question.
But the biggest regional winner could prove to be Iran, whose influence in Iraq and Afghanistan gained a substantial boost from US policy under President George W. Bush. Iranian cooperation is essential to stable solutions in Iraq and Syria, and the country plays an important role in the Israel-Palestine conflict and in Lebanon.
It is impossible to bypass Iran in the search for solutions to the region’s myriad crises. In fact, in the fight against the Islamic State, even limited military cooperation between the US and Iran no longer seems to be off the table.
The key strategic question, however, will not be resolved on the region’s battlefields, but in the various negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program. If compromise (or even a short-term extension of the current interim agreement, with a realistic prospect for a final accord) is achieved, Iran’s broader regional role will become both stronger and more constructive. But that outcome remains highly uncertain.
Read more at http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/iran-kurds-middle-east-regional-influence-by-joschka-fischer-2014-11#IBRtCzdwVuM4Il5B.99
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Australia vs India Cricket Series, Oct 2010
Australia in India, 2010
India v Australia, 2nd Test, Bangalore, Oct 9-13
Bangalore Test, day five: India Beat Australia in Second Cricket Test, Win Series; IND-AUS:2-0(2)
First innings double century-maker Sachin Tendulkar scored the winning runs in India's seven-wicket victory Wednesday over Australia to take the two-test series 2-0. It was India's first victory at the M. Chinnaswamy stadium in 15 years.Australia was bowled out for 223 earlier Wednesday, setting India a target of 207 to win. Tendulkar, who scored 214 in the first innings, took his series aggregate to 403 runs, at an amazing average of 134.5. Rahul Dravid, who shared in a 61-run unbroken fourth-wicket partnership with Tendulkar, remained unbeaten on 21. Playing his first test and promoted to bat at No. 3, Cheteswara Pujara set the pace of the innings with a 72 with seven boundaries.With this win, India have consolidated their position at the top of the ICC Test Championship table, while Australia have dropped behind England to fifth position after racking up two losses - in Mohali last week and Bangalore on Wednesday - to Mahendra Dhoni's men.
IND v AUS, Bangalore Test, Day 5: India 495 and 207 for 3 (Pujara 72, Tendulkar 53*) beat Australia 478 and 223 (Ponting 72, Zaheer 3-41, Ojha 3-57) by 7 wickets
Bangalore Test, day four: India spinners rock Australia in second innings
India removed seven Australian wickets to give themselves a great chance of a sensational win against Australia when play resumes on day five. Ponting got to his second fifty of the match and third of the series as he continued to wage a lonely battle against the Indian spinners. Harbhajan picked up two wickets so far while Pragyan Ojha snapped up three to give India hopes of a 2-0 sweep of the Test series.In the morning session, Sachin Tendulkar completed his sixth Test double hundred, but a lower-middle order collapse left India with a 17-run lead on the fourth day of the second Test.
The highest target chased in Bangalore has been 194 by Australia against India in 1998. India chased 151 against New Zealand in 1995 successfully.
IND v AUS, Bangalore Test, Day 4: Australia 478 and 202 for 7 (Ponting 72, Ojha 3-57) lead India 495 (Tendulkar 214, Vijay 139, Johnson 3-105) by 185 runs
Bangalore Test, day three: Sachin Tendulkar closes on double century
Sachin Tendulkar was again the star turn smashing his 49th Test century as India dominated day three of the second Test against Australia. The tourists rallied late in the day but India still closed on a commanding 435 for five as Tendulkar edged towards his second double century against Australia. Australia managed just three wickets as the hosts took their overnight score of 2 for 128 to 5 for 435 by stumps.Tendulkar finished the day unbeaten on a monumental 191 and opener Vijay scored 139 during a record stand of 308 runs for the third wicket - a remarkable recovery from 2 for 38 in Sunday's last session. The Mumbai-born batsman, who started the day on 44 and was stuck in the 80s for almost 45 minutes, reached his century by smashing off-spinner Nathan Hauritz for two sixes over long-on. Vijay (139), who registered his maiden ton, hit 14 fours and two sixes.
IND v AUS, Bangalore Test, Day 3: India 435 for 5 (Tendulkar 191*, Vijay 139) trail Australia 478 by 43 runs
Bangalore Test, day two: Tendulkar's milestone - 14,000 Test runs
Sachin Tendulkar became the first Test batsman to reach 14,000 runs as India battled for a foothold on day two of the second Test against Australia in Bangalore. He reached the landmark in his 171st Test and finished unbeaten on 44 as India recovered from 38-2 to reach 128 without further loss at stumps in reply to the tourists’ tally of 478, in which Marcus North starred with 128. North's innings included 17 boundaries and a six in his five-and-a-half hour stay at the crease while his 149-run stand with Tim Paine ensured that Australia had a healthy total to fall back on.
IND v AUS, Bangalore Test, Day 2: India 128/2 (Tendulkar 44*, Vijay 42*) trail Australia 478 (North 128, Paine 59, Harbhajan 4-148, Ojha 3-120) by 350 runs
Bangalore Test, day one: Australia 285-5
Australia were in command at 95-0 at lunch, after Ponting chose to bat in overcast conditions, with Watson taking three boundaries in the 11th over off Zaheer Khan and reaching his 11th Test fifty before the interval. India came back strongly with 3 wickets after lunch, but Ponting's 54th half-century helped the tourists survive a middle-order collapse to reach 285-5 by stumps in front of 20,000 boisterous home fans at the Chinnaswamy stadium.
IND v AUS, Bangalore Test, Day 1: Australia 285 for 5 (Ponting 77, Watson 57) v India
India vs Australia Bangalore Test
Australia Tour Of India, Oct 2010
Australia In India - 2 test matches, 3 ODIs, Oct 1-24, 2010
Fri Oct 1 - Tue Oct 5
04:00 GMT | 09:30 local 00:00 EDT | 23:00 CDT -1d | 21:00 PDT -1d 1st Test - India v Australia Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
Sat Oct 9 - Wed Oct 13
04:00 GMT | 09:30 local 00:00 EDT | 23:00 CDT -1d | 21:00 PDT -1d 2nd Test - India v Australia M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
03:30 GMT | 09:00 local 23:30 EDT -1d | 22:30 CDT -1d | 20:30 PDT -1d 1st ODI - India v Australia Nehru Stadium, Kochi
09:00 GMT | 14:30 local 05:00 EDT | 04:00 CDT | 02:00 PDT 2nd ODI - India v Australia Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam
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A priceless treasure for your library. Started in 1990, Rishi Prasad has now become the largest circulated spiritual monthly publication in the world with more than 10 million readers. The magazine is a digest of all thought provoking latest discourses of His Holiness Asharam Bapu on various subjects directing simple solutions for a peaceful life. The magazine also features news on happenings at various ashrams in past month, inspirational texts from scriptures/legends , practical tips for healthy day-to-day living balancing materialism by idealism, Bapujis answers to questions raised by seekers, disciples experiences etc. Details of upcoming courses and events are also listed in every issue. This is a wonderful gem that keeps one close to Bapuji always. This Journal teaches the principles of Vedas, Puran and Upnishads in a very simple and pragmatic way and its articles appeal to people of all religions, ages, caste-creed, gender and social stratus. The magazine focuses on areas like spiritualism, culture, yoga and tradition. At the age of 70+ even, Asharam Bapuji is travelling across the length and breadth of India imparting spiritual knowledge to awaken the mankind and bring solace to the troubled souls. Rishi Prasad (his message to entire humanity) which started with just hindi language is now being published in multiple languages like English, Gujarati, Marathi, Kannada, Telugu, Oriya, Sindhi and Devanagari-hindi to reach the remotest corner of the country. In the interest of easier and wider reach of all masses across the globe, under the guidance of Pujya Bapuji,online subscription and electronic edition of Rishi Prasad is launched at the auspicious outset of the New Year.
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Indianz.Com > Editorial: Medal of Honor for Sioux veteran
Editorial: Medal of Honor for Sioux veteran
"A huge hurdle has been overcome in a long effort to fully recognize Master Sgt. Woodrow Keeble.
With a recommendation from Secretary of the Army Francis Harvey, the decision on whether Keeble is awarded the Medal of Honor now is in the hands of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. If Rumsfeld agrees, it goes to President Bush.
There really shouldn't be any question. Even though Keeble died in 1982 - and his acts of bravery were during the Korean War - Keeble fully deserves the medal and deserves to be the first Sioux Indian to receive it."
Editorial: Keeble's service, valor merit Medal of Honor (The Sioux Falls Argus Leader 6/13)
Native veteran recommended for Medal of Honor (06/01)
Native veteran to receive replacement medals (5/29)
Sen. Johnson: Long overdue honor for Native soldier (04/28)
Medal of Honor sought for Sisseton-Wahpeton vet (02/28)
• Shoshone-Bannock Tribes chooses new chairman
• Panel calls for firing of professor Churchill
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Sen. Dorgan: Indian health care an embarrassment
"Why is Native health care not simply an indistinguishable component of the overall health care system? Because our country has an affirmative trust obligation toward American Indians. That obligation is grounded in numerous treaties and, more generally, in the moral responsibility for the negative impact over generations of changing federal policies.
The great Chief Justice John Marshall, in the 1831 decision of Cherokee Nation v. Georgia, recognized that the United States had a unique trustee relationship toward Indian tribes.
Statistics highlight the desperate condition of American Indian health care. Compared to the U.S. population as a whole, Natives have a 600 percent higher incidence of tuberculosis, a 189 percent higher incidence of diabetes and a 510 percent higher incidence of alcoholism. Suicides on reservations in the northern Great Plains are 10 times higher than the national average.
To improve the performance of the United States as trustee for the health care of American Indians, more funding and continuous innovation are needed. For 2005, the per capita federal health expenditure by the IHS was $2,130. By the way, that's about one-half the per capita spending for federal prisoners' health care, and it was far below the estimated per capita benchmarks of Medicare at $6,784 and the Veterans Administration at $4,653. It means we have full-scale ''health care rationing'' for American Indians, and it has to stop. We need to meet our obligations."
Dorgan: American Indian health care a national embarrassment (Indian Country Today 12/7)
House Energy and Commerce Committee Documents:
Summary | Manager's Amendment | Press Release | Webcast
Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments:
S.1200 | H.R.1328
Relevant Documents:
Letter to President Bush | Letter to Alberto Gonzales | DOJ White Paper
Indian Health Service - http://www.ihs.gov
National Indian Health Board - http://www.nihb.org
Arizona rebuffed on Indian health care costs (12/4)
House subcommittee approves Indian health care bill (11/08)
IHCIA delayed but could come up next week (10/26)
Long-delayed IHCIA set for vote in Senate (10/22)
Indian health care leaders win prestigious award (10/04)
Indian Country rallies for health care in U.S. Capitol (09/13)
Indian health care markup, rally in Washington (9/12)
Senate markup on Indian Health Care Act (9/10)
IHCIA pushed as Congress returns from break (9/5)
Rally for Indian health set in DC for September 12 (9/4)
Wild horses get more money than IHS hospital (08/16)
Senate field hearing on Indian health in Montana (8/15)
Senate field hearing on health this Wednesday (8/13)
IHCIA reauthorization exchange on Senate floor (8/2)
Editorial: Indian health care a trust responsibility (7/31)
IHS suffers from long waits, inadequate funding (7/30)
White House changed testimony on trust (7/27)
IHS slow to resolve problems under Grim (7/26)
Senate confirmation hearing for Dr. Grim of IHS (7/26)
Pill 'epidemic' strikes reservations in Montana (7/23)
Senate Indian Affairs Committee renews focus (7/20)
Direct Service Tribes discuss IHS in Denver (06/27)
Emergency room at IHS facility fails inspection (05/09)
Indian Health Care Act introduced in Senate (05/02)
California tribes seek bigger share of health funding (5/1)
Belcourt: Indian Country takes path of healthy living (4/30)
House committee approves Indian health care bill (4/26)
Montana and Wyoming tribes host health conference (04/06)
Montana lawmaker presses for health care funding (4/5)
Opinion: U.S. failing to provide Indian health care (3/22)
Kara Briggs: The fight to reauthorize IHCIA (3/21)
Urban Indians hurt by IHS policy in Montana (3/20)
Health care push continues at House hearing (3/19)
DOJ's Indian white paper a political whodunit (3/14)
House hearing on Indian Health Care Improvement (3/14)
Urban Indians under attack over health care (3/12)
Fireworks at Indian health care hearing (3/9)
Senate hearing on Indian Health reauthorization (3/8)
Urban Indians in New Mexico feel left out on health (3/8)
Some urban Indians denied care at request of IHS (3/8)
Indian Health Care Act introduced in House (3/7)
Hearings on Indian Health Care Improvement Act (3/5)
Democrats promise action at USET conference (2/14)
Harjo: GOP calls Indian health care 'race-based' (2/12)
Tribes forced to ration funds for health services (2/2)
Interview: Inadequate health care in Indian Country (01/16)
Joint hearing on Indian health care act postponed (11/14)
Final push for health care bill in 109th Congress (11/13)
White House hit over delays in health care and Cobell (10/05)
Still no Indian Health Care Improvement Act (09/22)
New Standard: U.S. failing to deliver health care (7/18)
Senate panel advances Indian health care measure (10/28)
Senate committee takes up slate of Indian bills (10/27)
Hearing on Indian Health Care Improvement Act (07/13)
Oklahoma senator loses Indian health care vote (06/29)
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Harjo: An Indian story caught on film in Philadelphia
Opinion: Rise of the Eastern Cherokee middle class
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And finally at the end of yet another week I took Rosemary Archer out for a cup of coffee while we talked about the 14 - 19 Review and the Inclusive Learning Strategy.
Then it was over to the Civic Hall for the feedback from the Joint Area Review team at the end of their information gathering week...
There were no surprises and the focus will be largely around provision for children with learning disabilities and the 14 - 19 provision in Leeds.
I moved on to Merrion House to collect for Children in Need...
I had been challenged to wear a white shirt for the first time for ages and we raised about £350.
I moved on to the Healthy Schools Celebration event at Castle Grove in Headingley...
The Healthy Schools team had organised a series of workshops for the schools who had achieved Healthy Schools status since the Summer. The theme of the session was Break Times which links to the launch of the fantastic 'Emotional Health and Well-being Strategy' and supports the work we are all doing to address the problem with childhood obesity.
The schools who attended with groups of young people attended three workshops:
a physical activity session;
a healthy eating session;
an emotional health session.
AND a great time was had by all!
I started the day at Garforth Community College talking to Paul Edwards about the support he is providing for South Leeds High School.
Thanks to everyone who contributed to the collection for Children in Need. I'll let you know later how much we raised...
Next Friday we celebrate the last day of Anti-Bullying week and everyone is being asked to dress in blue to demonstrate your commitment to making young people safe and tackling bullying wherever we find it.
Why don't you do something and get sponsored and raise some money towards our £50,000 total for Martin House. All ideas welcome... and please let me know what you would like the Chief Executive to do to get your money.
My colleague David Bateson sent me this...
"Hi Chris just some information for your blog following the presentation last night @Castle Grove Hall.......... 22 Staff fom the Pupil Development Centres and Inclusion Workers from PAS have successfully completed a year long programme and produced some fantastic folders about the work they have done as a result of the programme, It was a great celebration because we had Carol Jordan and Chris Pollard presenting the certificates and congratulating the participants on the innovative and exciting work they do which has positive outcomes for young people.
We should be proud of the way colleagues are working together on this programme and how the succesful participants can become advocates and facilitators of the programme. All 22 received the DCSF certificate and some staff are interested in accessing additional qulalifications linked to the programme. One of the group took some photos which we hope to share with you once he's learnt how to download them.Carol has a short briefing paper which I could forward if you need it. Cheers David.
PS the next group is starting in January 2008"
David is right we have some amazing work going on and some amazing colleagues doing it.
The National College for School Leadership (NCSL) has announced plans for an innovative strategy to enhance the capacity of school leaders to secure primary schoolchildren's wellbeing and skills for life...
NCSL has been given the go ahead from the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families to begin some sustained work on primary school leadership – including developing further the role of highly skilled school business managers that could save up to a third of headteachers' time. To find out more visit the national College website at http://www.ncsl.org.uk.
I then met with Abdul Udin and Frank Hartle from the Hay Group...
The identification and development of future school leaders is a key strategic challenge. Sustaining the flow of high-quality school leaders is critical to achieving the best outcomes for all our children and young people. The most effective leaders and practitioners must be encouraged and enabled to work where their skills are most needed. Frank has written some materials for the National College for School Leadership on succession planning and the challenges we face with recruiting, keeping and managing leadership talent. They are working with hampshire and other authorities to develop local programmes and we are looking at how we might further develop this work here in Leeds.
I spent most of the day on a bus ride around the city with the inspectors...
And I learned such a lot about the city; it's history, it's geography and it's highlights. We visited Bridgewater Place the 30 story block which is home to Eversheds and a lot of upwardly mobile people. The views from the top were breathtaking and as it was s sunny day you could see the whole of Leeds. We passed the New Bewerley Community Primary School and Children's Centre as we went on to the Two Willows Children's Centre in Beeston which is an amazing oasis of care and support for children and their families. We went next to the new Swimming and Diving Pool at the John Charles Stadium which is a brilliant addition to that fabulous campus. Then passed South Leeds High School and on to Roundhay Park and to Carr Manor High School. At Carr Manor we had lunch with students and staff team members before a quick session with Simon Flowers the headteacher. Everyone was really impressed with the school, it's staff team and the wonderful students. Finally we visited the Meanwood Recycling Centre before finishing our tour back at the Victoria Quarter for coffee with business partners.
It was a great session organised brilliantly by Marilyn Summers and her colleagues.
I finished the day as I started it with Ros and Dirk and a small group of primary headteachers. Not breakfast this time but tea... an inspiring session.
Next stop was to meet with the Teenage Pregnancy National Support Team who were looking at our strategy and its impact. We are doing great things with young mums, young dads and prevention. However we need to do more around our PSHE programmes to target vulnerable young people, address alcohol abuse and help young people manage risk.
I went on to Executive Board to present a paper on 'Excellence and Inclusion' the Learning and Skills Council's formal public consultation document on proposed changes to the organisation of Further Education provision here in Leeds. The proposals aim to establish a new institution through merging the existing provision at Joseph Priestley College, Leeds College of Building, Leeds College of Technology, Park Lane College and Leeds Thomas Danby.
I then went briefly to a lunchtime session to meet the Joint Area Review team...
They look very normal and hopefully the team will be able to understand the context, the real strengths in our provision and importantly help us with our journey to deliver brilliant outcomes for all our children and young people and their families.
I went next to the Queen's Hotel to meet Lord Adonis with Cllr Richard Harker...
Lord Adonis was in Leeds to talk at the Girls Schools Association and had asked to see Cllr Harker and I about the progress we are making with the secondary standards and transformational agenda... Trusts, Federations, Academies and all that!
I went on to the first meeting of a new group...
The Business Education Strategy Group aims to review current arrangements and establish a more coherent strategic framework for delivering the business-education agenda here in Leeds.
I'll keep you posted!
It's been one of those starts to the day when you think I should have rolled over and gone back to sleep...
The A64 from York was a nightmare this morning and it is always difficult to work out why. I managed to get to the Breakfast Meeting with headteachers on time but only to discover that the hotel had forgotten to arrange breakfast. Still when you are with colleagues from the Seacroft Manston, Richmond Hill and Inner East Families of schools it doesn't seem to matter what is going on around you... and looking around the room, at the faces, I know that the focus is on brilliant provision, on improving outcomes, on raising standards and on meeting the real needs of children and their families. These issues are at the heart of everything these colleagues are doing. These are great schools doing great work in some of the most challenging circumstances.
The challenges these colleagues raised with me were:
can we refine and improve the Financial Management processes everyone is going through to recognise the size and context of the school?
can we provide more help with the large number of non English speaking children arriving in schools across Leeds?
can we duplicate and maintain initiatives like MAST?
As a listening and learning organisation we will look at these issues and get back to colleagues. The last two are critically important aspects of the Inclusive Learning Strategy and of the Children's Services approaches we are developing here in Leeds.
I was reminded again recently that we need to continue to work to find more effective strategies for keeping our children and young people safe and for dealing with bullying…
Bullying is not an inevitable part of school life or the workplace and if we are serious about tackling this endemic and corrosive problem which blights the lives of so many of our children and young people we must look again at the bigger picture and develop strategies that recognise the problems are systemic and involve the whole school community including parents. We must work closely with our schools to help them develop strong and effective positive behaviour and anti-bullying schemes and work with whole school populations to take a strong grip on the root causes of bullying. It can only be stopped if governors, headteachers, teachers, support staff, lunchtime supervisers and the whole school community supported by parents and carers are totally committed to developing and implementing positive behaviour and anti-bullying strategies.
We know that children and young people are more comfortable talking to another child or young person when they have a problem. All the evidence suggests that peer support, buddying and mentoring are key elements at the heart of our most inclusive practice and at the core of the best behaviour strategies and anti-bullying schemes. We need to listen to our children and young people more; in classrooms, through circle time, through school councils, through Youth on Health and the Youth Parliament. We must also reach out to hard to reach groups to listen to their stories and learn how we can do better. All our schools must work hard to engage and involve children and young people in developing and implementing strategies to develop positive behaviour and resilience, to build more inclusive provision, to protect our most vulnerable and special children and to tackle bullying.
What are you doing about this?
We certainly live in interesting times. The pace of change is quickening and it becomes harder and harder to keep a sense of perspective… a sense of what is important...
What with children’s centres, the foundation stage curriculum, phonics, assessment for learning, progress targets, the intensifying support programme, new Key Stage 2 thematic approaches, a new curriculum in Key Stage 3, new 14 – 19 provision, 14 diplomas, apprenticeships, the LSC review, Trusts, Federations, Academies… the list goes on and on!
The Education Leeds team in Children’s Services is facing it’s fourth inspection this term. We have already had:
· National Strategies Review;
· 14 – 19 Progress Check;
· Annual Performance Assessment.
AND we are now engaged in the Joint Area Review!
However, our focus remains to work with our colleagues across Children's Services and the Council to build a city of enterprise, a city of culture and a city of learning. We need to work to develop brilliant learning in brilliant learning places serving healthy, harmonious and thriving communities; communities where all our children and young people are happy, healthy, safe and increasingly successful…. whatever it takes!
Working with our colleagues in schools we are continuing to:
· Improving leadership and governance;
· Improving teaching and learning;
· Developing inclusive provision;
· Supporting schools in challenging circumstances;
· Supporting underachieving groups of young people;
· Building brilliant learning places.
Never a dull moment!
Connor Prior's Manifesto: Winner of Mayor for the Day
This is Connor's Manifesto...
"If I were given the role of Mayor for the Day I would concentrate on our local environment. Long term we could have all cars powered by electricity as if we continue to use fossil fuels we will eventually run out of this source. Using fossil fuels damages the environment and also increases global warming. People today are thoughtless about our environment and forget about the beautiful world we live on today. We are not thinking about our future generations.
If I was the Mayor I would encourage all families to cut their carbon footprint by at least 25% as it is already growing at a rapid rate. Simple steps like recycling our rubbish would be a good place to start. If we don’t stop within years we would be as cold as Moscow as the polar ice caps will melt and cool the Gulf Stream, which brings hot water from the south up to the north where we are. The winters in Moscow can reach temperatures of-20°C. How will that affect our families today and tomorrow?
Imagine if we made changes how it would affect our environment. Think about how trout used to stream throughout our rivers in Britain, but as a result of pollution they have gone; if we don’t stop we are going to break up the food chain.
What would I do in the day?
If I were the Mayor I would triple the fines today for littering as people are a disgrace to our nation and to each other. You don’t have to look very far to see litter. This is very important in schools which are our own local environment: Look around all you can see in our playgrounds is litter, litter and more litter from break and lunchtimes. We need to have a good school policy in place for our local environment; within that policy we could have the action taken against those who continue to offend. We need to work together and this could be done through our school council, teamwork and good organisation would make this possible.
If I were the Mayor this dream would come true and litter would become a thing of the past in our school. This would be the first step for educating us and helping our future generations and making changes which are necessary. Why don’t you help with our local environment by joining my campaign?"
Our young people are simply brilliant.
My colleague Hannah Lamplugh, who is our Participation Officer in the Health Initiatives team, sent me this e-mail...
“Dear Chris, Please find below the winning manifesto for this year's Mayor for the Day -Local Democracy Week. You will notice that the focus is very much on environment and sustainability, an issue you are passionate about. I will be working with the winner to support him to prepare for his deputation to the full council on 16th January 2008. The winner, Connor Prior, was also elected as a new member of the Leeds Youth Council this month and at their Annual Conference on Saturday, several new youth councillors also identified the environment as an issue they wanted to address in Leeds. I will keep you informed how this work develops. It could be an opportunity to share the draft sustainability audit tool developed by children and young people at the Sustainable Schools Summit, facilitated by Leeds Healthy School Programme in July 2007. I mentioned the Sustainability Audit to Connor and he seemed very interested as a way of tackling some of the issues he felt needed addressing in schools. Connor's parents informed me his school Cardinal Heenan were also very keen to address the environmental issues Connor identified in the school. It is National Takeover day next Friday and we produced guidance and ideas to support schools in getting involved. Dee informed us that you and other members of the strategic team wanted to participate in the day. Would you like me to approach Connor to see if he would be available to work with you on the 23rd November 2007? Alternatively I have good school council links in the majority of the high schools, if you would like me to contact the schools to identify young people to work alongside Education Leeds on Takeover Day. Kind regards Hannah”
I met Tina today. Tina is Paul's carer. Paul is 17 and has complex needs...
It's an enlightening and powerful experience for a Chief Executive to go from the high level strategic stuff to hear what life is like for the parents and carers of some of our very special children and young people. We need to continue to improve our practice and our provision; to listen carefully to parents and carers about what they want from us and to learn from what works to bring all our provision up to the standard of the very best.
Dirk Gilleard and I finished the day at Intake High School. We were there to talk to the staff about the Transformation of Secondary and Post-16 Learning, the associated Academies in Leeds Strategy and the role of the Leeds Learning Alliance...
The school has made a great start to the year and the atmosphere, commitment and energy were very obvious as we spoke to these colleagues who are working in one of the most challenging contexts in Leeds. They are really focused on making significant progress over this year and achieving a real step change in GCSE outcomes. Annette Hall has certainly built a strong, talented and determined team.
I started the day with Leadership Team looking with Alan Gay at the budget and resourcing issues facing the Council. We also looked at the Joint Area Review preparations, the learner entitlement in Leeds and feedback from the Education Leeds Board awayday last week.
I received some fantastic news from Margaret Lupton, Head Learner at Sharp Lane Primary School...
"Chris, Just thought you would like to know that our raise on line report show us in the TOP 4% nationally for Maths for CVA KS1 to KS2 !! and in TOP 13% overall !! Yippee!! – now that deserves a sticker! See you soon. Margaret"
Margaret and her colleagues are doing a great job and I think it deserves more than a sticker. Chocolate comes to mind... lots of it!
And finally at the end of yet another week I took ...
Then it was over to the Civic Hall for the feedbac...
I moved on to Merrion House to collect for Childre...
I moved on to the Healthy Schools Celebration even...
I started the day at Garforth Community College ta...
Thanks to everyone who contributed to the collecti...
My colleague David Bateson sent me this... "Hi Ch...
The National College for School Leadership (NCSL) ...
I then met with Abdul Udin and Frank Hartle from t...
I spent most of the day on a bus ride around the c...
I finished the day as I started it with Ros and Di...
Next stop was to meet with the Teenage Pregnancy N...
I went on to Executive Board to present a paper on...
I then went briefly to a lunchtime session to meet...
I went next to the Queen's Hotel to meet Lord Adon...
I went on to the first meeting of a new group... ...
It's been one of those starts to the day when you ...
I was reminded again recently that we need to cont...
We certainly live in interesting times. The pace ...
Connor Prior's Manifesto: Winner of Mayor for the ...
My colleague Hannah Lamplugh, who is our Participa...
I met Tina today. Tina is Paul's carer. Paul is ...
Dirk Gilleard and I finished the day at Intake Hig...
I started the day with Leadership Team looking wit...
I received some fantastic news from Margaret Lupto...
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MAIKA - a continous cry from the poor
Shareholders determined to demand the return of monies invested arrived near the MAIKA hq at about 12noon . There were over 200 of them on our side and another 200 inside the MIC office. Incidentally MAIKA office is in MIC building.
Read more at: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/71911
We were stopped by the police as we were nearing MAIKA office. We were also disallowed to parade with banners. At this time tempers flared against the police. Some questioned why so many restrictions were imposed on us, the victims of MAIKA but no such conditions on MAIKA administrators who are 'robbers' who have caused the mismanagement. Even I was pushed by a Chief Inspector and of course I told him off
The police could not control the crowd. Finally our request to hand over a memo to CEO of MAIKA was agreed. We refused to go into the MIC building and the CEO Vell Paari therefore came out to receive the memo
Vell Paari must answer to the shareholders:
i) why MAIKA has been badly managed to the extent that it can't pay dividends for a long time.
ii) what have happened to all the promises made by Samy Vellu about propelling MAIKA to enhance Indian economic growth from 1% to 7%?
iii) a RM1 in 1983 is now worth RM10. So will s/holders investements be returned in a similar percentage?
iv) how and when shareholders will be returned their capital?
We also want the Federal Government to intervene to ensure the return of the capital to the shareholders as it was done to the cooperatives some two decades ago.
The Prime Minister should also consider ordering an independent investigation into MAIKA to ascertain if any wrong doing has taken place
MAIKA a never ending headache for MIC and Samy Vellu
MAIKA Holdings Bhd (MAIKA) was formed single handedly by Dato Seri Samy Vellu. It is a brain child of DS Samy. MIC of which DS Samy is the President encouraged fellow Malaysians to buy shares in Maika for it to be involved as an investment company. Over RM106 million was collected from the over 66 thousand Indian Malaysians.
The formation of MAIKA was to bring real changes to the Malaysian Indians who were lagging behind in all aspects economically. In 1984 the total equity holding of the Malaysian Indians was hovering around 1% of the economy. MAIKA was supposed to enhance the equity state to at least 7%. Handsome dividends were to be declared yearly
DS Samy assured shareholders that their investments in MAIKA will enhance their economic standing in Malaysia. In reliance of these promise, Indians especially from the lower middle class and the working and estate laborers bought shares in MAIKA. Many of these share holders had to mortgage their properties, sell jewelleries or their borrowed from the Banks to buy these shares.
When it started operations, Maika had one of the biggest cash reserves among Malaysian companies. At a time when business conglomerates like YTL, Berjaya, Malaysian Mining Corps, etc were practically unknown entities, Maika was already well known and if properly managed, would have been a billion dollar company now.
All the above promises were not kept. MAIKA has been mismanaged to the extend it can’t even pay dividends yearly and its capital has shrunk over the years.
In February 2007, when I met S Vell Paari, CEO of MAIKA Holdings, he had promised to return the investment to the shareholders within 3 months.
So many 3 months have since passed, yet there has been no payment.
The shareholders therefore demand to know why the promise has not been kept.
They also want to know why no Annual General Meeting for MAIKA Holdings has been held for the last 3 years.
MIC President Dato S Samy Vellu has said before that MAIKA issue had caused MIC to do badly in last year's March general election.
History will repeat itself. MIC will suffer again in the next general election if MAIKA issue is not solved immediately.
In fact, I will not be surprised if MIC is totally wiped out in the next general election because of its failure again to solve this issue.
DAP and other Pakatan Rakyat leaders will be leading a delegation to meet with Vell Paari tomorrow to ask him as to when the investment will be returned to the shareholders
The shareholders have a right to demand answers as well as return of their money. They must not be greeted tomorrow with vulgar words, hurling of abuses or violent behavior by any group of uncivil persons specially arranged to be present .
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Medical Camp at Kg.Tawas
Last Sunday the Ipoh Barat Service team together with Association for Welfare, Community and Dialogue (ACID) a local NGO carried out a medical camp activity at Kg.Tawas.
A medical talk on cancer was also done by two well known doctors namely Dr.Jayabalan and Dr. Lee Boon Ping.
The attendances from the local people were encouraging. In fact we were supposed to end the service by 11am but had to extend it to 1pm due to attendance of many locals.
We would like to thank the Doctors and the nurses and others who gave a helping hand to make this program a success.
SAMY's political gimmick and MAIKA
Saturday 25thJuly09
MIC President Dato S Samy Vellu has said yesterday that his Party was willing to come out with RM 3.2 mil to buy over the Kg Buah Pala land and return it to the villagers..
This is a fantastic proposal which will be most welcomed by all except that it is not solution at all. It is nothing but a MIC's political gimmick .
Samy knows fully well that the former Penang State government headed by Tan Sri Koh Tsu Koon had approved the Kg Buah Pala land to Koperasi Pegawai Kerajaan Pulau Pinang on 8th June 2005 at a very low premium of RM 6.42 mil or RM 20 per square feet.
He also knows that Koh 's administration had subsequently halved the premium to RM 3.21 mil or only RM 10 per square feet, far below the market price of the prime land.
That is why he has mentioned the figure of RM 3.2 mil to buy over the land from the developer.
If Samy really believes that such a proposal could work, he would have gone to see the developer earlier and settle the issue with MIC's RM 3.2 mil.
His proposal is nothing but a desperate political gimmick to divert public attention because he now knows that the villagers have met the Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng and efforts are in progress to find a constructive solution to solve the villagers' plight.
If the cost to acquire the land back is only RM 3.2 mil , I am sure Lim Guan Eng and his Exco would have made the decision to acquire it when the issue erupted early this month.
Realising that the acquired cost could be as high as more than RM 100 mi which the Penang state government cannot afford, Guan Eng has early this month called for Federal Government's intervention buy over the land.
The culprit who caused the plight of Kg Buah Pala villagers, Tan Sri Koh Tzu Koon ,ran away from his responsibility and did not voice his support for such a proposal. The Prime Minister immediately washed hands of the controversy, saying land is a state matter.
What was MIC 's stand ? Did the MIC Minister Datuk S Subramaniam ever bring this matter up in the Cabinet ? The plight faced by the Kg Bauh Pala villagers will have to be resolved somehow and Lim Guan Eng is making all efforts to find a solution together with the Kg Buah Pala
villagers.
MAIKA HOLDINGS( MAIKA)
Before Samy attempts to help the villagers, can he state why MAIKA a business arm of MIC has failed its over 66 thousands share holders in particular the poor Indians? By assurances/ promises made by Samy, when he was a federal Minister in 1983/4 over RM130million was invested mainly by Malaysians Indians in MAIKA? He promised high returns on the investments. Where has all the monies gone? Is MAIKA insolvent / bankrupt? When will all the share holders be returned with their investments?
MIC which cannot offer any help or solution should at least not attempt to exploit the controversy with political gimmicks.
RCI must investigate the cause of death of Beng Hock
The family of Sdr Teoh Beng Hock has declared that they reject the Royal Commission of Inquiry ( RCI) announced by the Prime Minister.
They find it unacceptable that the RCI will not investigate the cause of Beng Hock's death.
The family's stand does not come as a surprise to me or Malaysians.
In fact, I believe that majority of the people also reject the Cabinet's decision.
It is simply puzzling that the Cabinet has made such a decision --not empowering the RCI to investigate Beng Hock's cause of death.
This certainly is not what the family and Malaysians have asked and hoped for.
The Cabinet's decision to set up an Inquest to investigate the cause of death has become a joke as a decision whether to form an Inquest or otherwise does not require a Cabinet level deliberation and decision.
I will say that a RCI that does not investigate Beng Hock's cause of death lacks public credibility.
If the Cabinet truly respects the wishes of the Malaysian people who are eager to know the truth, nothing but the truth, it has only one option-- to allow the RCI to investigate the cause of death.
Teoh's family members have expressed their wish to see the Prime Minister on their request that a comprehensive RCI be set up. The RCI terms of reference should, among other matters also include the reasons for the cause of death of Beng Hock
The Prime Minister should meet with the family members now, instead of after the outcome of the Inquest and the RCI.
No bias or discrimination in the intake into civil service?
For sometime the government has been attacked in Parliament for overlooking to increase the number of non-malays in the civil service. Even at one point the Minister in the Prime Minister department Dato Nazri even agreed to the opposition argument that the Malayan civil service should be renamed as Malay civil service.
It has to be noted that the drop of intake is not confined to Indians only but it is the same with Chinese and the Bumiputers of Sabah and Sarawak ( Ibans, Dayaks, Kadahans and Dusuns)
But consistently the Minister and others in the government have informed Malaysians that the intake of non-malays into the civil service is by reason of the lack of non Malay applicants.
Such explanation however is not convincing at all. In fact from our ground feed back, many non-malays are actually keen to join the service but they have some how been overlooked and due consideration has not been given to those who apply to join the civil service. Many complain that they don’t even get acknowledgment when they apply for a job in the civil service. And there are many who are not called for interviews.
Last week in an exclusive interview with Permual G of Malaysian Nabnan, The Chief Secretary of the Government Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan said there is no bias or discrimination in the intake into public service. He further mentioned the “vacancies are widely advertised in the print media”. He asserted like Dato Nazri that there is a lack of application from the Indian community and or other ethnic communities..
The Minister of Human Resources Dato Subramaniam has said that 12000 Indian applicants have been rejected this year.
If 12000 is a true or correct figure, is the PSD prepared to publish the list of the rejected applicants, their qualifications, positions applied for, whether they were called for interview and why were they not recruited ?
Or is the PSD prepared, at the very least, to allow MPs who are keen to know the truth to view such details at the PSD office?
Civil service -9% of all new recruits are Malaysian Indians?
It is reported today that the MIC Secretary General and Human Resources Minister Datuk S Subramaniam has said that the intake of Malaysian Indians into the Malaysian civil service this year had surpassed the quota of 7.4% as agreed to following discussions with the Public Service Commission ( PSC) and the Public Service Department (PSD)
He said up to 9 % of Malaysian Indians had been recruited by PSC this year.
Dr Subramaniam is certainly very happy with the encouraging development as the one major complaint of the Indian community is the lack of job opportunities especially in the civil service.
However, he must be aware that official government statistics revealed in 2007 have shown that there were 17.4% Indians in the civil service in 1971 but this has dropped to 5.12 % in 2005 .
Although MIC is a senior partner in the BN Government, it could do little to check the decreasing percentage of Indians in the civil service. It is clear and proof that MIC is a weak partner in the BN Government.
It has to be noted that the drop is not confined to Indians only but it is the same for the Chinese and the bumiputras of Sabah and Sarawak ( Ibans, Dayaks, Kadazans and Dusuns).
Dr Subramanian has also said that 4000 Indian Malaysians were recruited by PSC this year while another 12,000 applicants had their applications rejected.
I have just today received a parliamentary reply to my written question asking the Prime Minister to state the number of new government recruitment for the period from 2004 to 2009.
According to the reply, the number of new recruitment by PSC is as follows:
2009 ( as at 31.5.2009 ) 23,522
The number of Indians recruited for the above corresponding periods are 1179, 2367, 1182, 1150, 887 and 961.
It is clear that as at 31..5.2009 this year, only 1179 Indians were recruited and this adds up to 5% of the total recruitment for the period. Dr Subramanian must therefore explain how from 31.5.2009 to yesterday, the total number of Indians recruited by PSC has gone up from 1179 to 4000. Where did he obtain the figure of 4000? Subra owes an explanation or he need to correct his statement.
Young activist seeks voice for Myanmar minority
An article from (Beijing Youth Daily). I knew Charm Tong for some time. I met her last near the Thai/burmah border last month.
Twenty-eight-year-old Charm Tong is regarded as an enemy byMyanmar’s junta but a “candle in the dark” by her fellow citizensThisvivacious woman does not fit the stereotype of a “strong politicaladvocate” for ethnic minority rights and democracy in the military-runnation formerly called Burma.
Yet, she is one of the few who can getthe international community to sit uand take notice of the SoutheastAsian country.Though her formal education ended in middle school, she has sincereceived a slew of awards and recognitions: She was one of fourinternational activists under 30 to be given the Reebok Human RightsAwards in 2005; the same year, she was nominated for the Nobel PeacePrize and was named one of Asia’s Heroes by Time magazine. Charm Tong,a member of Myanmar’s Shan minority, is now appealing to Chineseinvestors to stop the construction of several hydropower dams in thecountry’s minority areas, which will endanger indigenous culture andfor residents from their homes.Dams threaten minorities’ existence“I come from an ancient land, Yin Ta Lai, where people co-exist withnature. Our life depends on the sacred Salween River. But my father tells me soon the Burmese government will dam our river and our way oflife. If the dam were to be built, all our land will be submerged, andthe Yin Ta Lai will be no more,” a little Myanmar girl says in adocumentary produced by the Krenni Research Development Group.The film, shown to Beijing Today by Charm Tong, gives a rareglimpse of the remote center of Karen state in the country’s east, andthe life of the Yin Ta Lai minority, of whom only 1,00 people remain.Footage depicts a distinct culture and a biodiverse rainforest thatwill disappear if the Salween hydropower dam is built.“Burma is China’s backyard, and its abundant resources have attracted more and more Chinese companies to come and invest,” CharmTong said, adding that some of the projects imperil minority culture.She appealed to investors to make a careful study of local situationsbefore implementing projectsIn the past decade, at least 10 Chinese companies have been involvedin an estimated 20 major hydropower projects in Myanmar – a big sourceof income for the Myanmar government.
Aung Ngyeh, spokesperson of theBurma Rivers Network, said that while China has strict laws governingdomestic dam-construction, these guidelines are not carried overabroad.“We hope China will impose similar standards for its companiesoperating in Burma,”harm Tong said.
Lecturing the enemyCharm Tong’s path to activism began in an orphanage in Thailand.When she was six, her parents put her on a donkey and sent her from the war-torn eastern Shan state,home to the country’s biggest ethnic minority,to Thailand, wher they hoped she could live in peace and get basicschooling ?a privilege denied many Shan women.She considers herself “very lucky” as she was taken to an orphanage in the Thai-Burma border in which she studied for nine years. Many of her peers were less fortunate; survival is top of the agenda forMyanmar refugees in Thailand and some became victims of humantrafficking and the sex trade.At 16, Charm Tong began volunteering with organizations that helpedMyanmar refugees.“I witnessed how refugees from Burma suffer – especially the Shan.They have escaped from killings, torture and persecution. They have lost their land and belongings,” she said International accolades soon followed, including a visit to theWhite House upon the invitation of then-President George W. Bush.A life-long careerSince her UN speech, Charm Tong has traveled the world to speak of the violence and oppression the Myanmar people continue to endure. Sheco-founded the Shan Women’s Action Network (SWAN) together wih over 40women, which attracted global attention in 2002 with its ground-breaking report “License to Rape," detailing rape cases againstMyanmar military personnel.
Charm Tong’s current work includes running a school in he Thailand-Burma border that is training a new generation of Myanmar people.“The school trains them in English and computers, an also in humanrights, democracy, the media, the environment and other skills thatwill help them work effectively with communities,” she said. Many oftheir graduates have become HIV/AIDS educators in migrant and refugee groups. Others work in women’s organizations, the media and youthgroups. “This is a lfe-long career for me,” Charm Tong said, addingthat their students represent the hope for a democratic Myanmar.
BT: What does the Chinese voice mean to you?CT: People in Burma have no voice. But I believe your voice willhelp strengthen our voice and one day change the situation.
BT: Do you ever think about a peaceful life without any conflict,without the struggle for democracy?CT: I’m also human and like other women, everyone wants a peacefullife in a peaceful society. But we have important things to do tochange our people’s life and situation.
BT: Have you seen your parentssince you were separated from them when you were six?CT: I saw my parents when they came to the Thai-Burma border someyears ago. Shortly after that, my father passed away in 2004. So Idon’t have chance to get to know him anymore ... ut many people wholeave their land never see their parents anymore. Compared with them,I’m very lucky
BT: Do you plan on doing this kind of work for the rest of yourlife?CT: This is a life-long career for me. My students represent hopefor the future, hope for a democratic Myanmar. I know I’m taking arisk. I don’t know what will happen, but I know that we’re trying todo our best to speak the truth and change the situation. No matter howdifficult it is, we have to continue to do it.
Vigil for Teoh Beng Hock - Ipoh
Repentance In Retirement : The Badawi Baffle
A very interesting behavioural pattern is emerging amongst the Malaysian politicians whilst in power and when they are no longer in power. Even prime ministers are not spared.
In Malaysia there are many repressive laws, legislations and stifling administrative procedures that are archaic and unworkable in a modern democratic system of governance.
Often we witness politicians within the ruling government, when called upon to state their views on these laws, governmental directives and administrative procedures, either support it openly or maintain a puzzling silence.
No matter what degree of public outcry, the response is akin to “you shout as much as you can, I am in power and I will decide the way I want it” seems to be the trend in response.
But once they find place in retirement, their views become somewhat perplexingly inconsistent to their earlier views. Suddenly they are now champions of human rights and fundamental liberties.
The recent comment by the former prime minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi is now a famous example that one can refer to, to drive home the point.
Badawi is reported to have said that the government must consider abolishing the Internal Security Act (ISA) which allows for detention without trial.He is also reported to have said that the draconian piece of legislation (introduced by the colonial masters) which has drawn negative views - should be replaced with a new legislation that allows for preventive detention and at the same time protects fundamental rights.
After years of living in fear of many repressive laws, Malaysians in general gave the biggest electoral mandate to Badawi in 2004 with hopes that he would bring all the necessary reforms consistent with the need for more democratic space in the ever changing social and political landscape of this country.
With the huge backing from the people, Badawi had this one golden chance to dismantle all unjust systems that were backed by unacceptable laws and place himself in the hearts of the majority of Malaysians, as the man who brought the promised reforms.
But alas, a golden opportunity, squandered.
Five years on, under Badawi, Barisan Nasional suffered the biggest electoral loss in Malaysian history. The loss was due to many perceiving him as unable to bring about many of the promised reforms that were announced when he took over from the previous prime minister.
However many still perceive that Badawi really wanted to make changes to better the country but he just did not have the political and personal will, stamina and courage to fight a long entrenched system of governance that has become a frothy cocktail of treachery, deceit, cunningness and dishonest personal survival of many within this system, be it political warlords or big boys of the bureaucracy.
Instead of Badawi getting the better of the system, the system got the better of him and he got sucked deep into the rabbit hole.
Now we have a new prime minister and the thought still lingers whether he will outsmart the system or otherwise.
Whatever the permutations are, one thing is certain and that is, the new breeds of voters are results oriented.
Announcements must be matched with delivery and promises are meant to be kept.
I do not think that the new generation of Malaysians, particularly the voting population, will pay much attention to rhymes of repentance in retirement.
(Note : In Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Alice follows a mysterious white rabbit into a rabbit hole to enter 'Wonderland', an absurd and improbable world inhabited by many strange characters - source - Wikipedia, the free encyclopaedia)
By Augustin Anthony
The plight of Orang Asli
As it is often heard, be it in the media or by first hand information from the Orang Asli villagers in many parts of Perak, the infrastructure to Orang Asli Villagers, the supply of clean running water and electricity is a serious concern.
Among others I had personally visited one such Orang Asli Village in Perak ie Kg Sungai Bilik in Chendering in June 2009. I find italarming that despite these houses having been built more than a year ago, electricity and water supply had not been supplied to these villagers. What I find appalling is the fact that the government and government agency specifically tasked to care for the need of the Orang Asli namely JHEOA has not done anything to address the predicament of this villagers. I have raised the predicament of these Orang Asli villagers in parliament in the recently concluded session but however I am some what unhappy to say that the ministry in charge of the welfare of the Orang Asli had not satisfactorily address this pressing issue.
Please checkHansard at URL : http://www.parlimen.gov.my/hindex/pdf/DR-30062009.pdf . I hereby urge the government to immediately resolve this long standing issue of water and electricity supply to this village in order to alleviate the hardship of these villagers.
Comments and feedback on DAP Penang poll on Kg Buah Pala issue
DAP Penang launched a weekly online poll campaign on on 14.7.2009, to survey and espouse the views of the people regarding the issues related to the Kg Buah Pala controversy.
Penang DAP Publicity Secretary Sdr Ng Wei Yik in a statement also said that " this democratic approach is a better indicator of the support of the people towards the practices of Penang State Government in solving the Kampung Buah Pala issue.
The first question is : do you agree that the State Government acquire the Kampung Buah Pala land even if it costs more than RM 100,000,000.00 (RM100 million)?
I have received some comments and feedback . I produce below 2 key issues raised.:
1. will the Penang and the State Government commit itself to the poll result irrespective of its outcome or will they merely take the result as a reference and indication only?
2. the first question which quotes a high compensation figure of RM 100 million, is biased and done with the motive to influence participants to vote no to the poll .
I am perturbed by the accusation that the question is done with bias and ulterior motive.
A supporter has said to me that irrespective of what are the demands of the villagers and the final decision taken by the Penang State Government, the State Government must not be seen to be using unfair tactic against them.
I certainly don't think the Penang State Government will use unfair tactic against the villagers.
Nevertheless, the question has given rise to accusation and interpretation.
DAP Penang must therefore be careful and cautious with their questions.It has to ensure that the poll questions must be and seen to be fair, objective and balanced.
Personally, I don't think the above question is suitable as, it seems to imply that this could be an option of the State Government.
Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng has said that the State has a budget deficit of RM 40 million and the State just cannot afford to acquire the land.
BN unethical to hold back funds
The following is from MalaysiaKini
Kula: BN unethical to hold back funds
Opposition members of parliament are powerless and have no say in development funds allocated for their parliamentary constituencies.
Instead, they are at the mercy of non-elected BN component party members who call the shots in the development allocations.I poh Barat MP M Kula Segaran revealed this to Malaysiakini today and said that every MP is supposed to get an annual allocation ranging between RM500,000 to RM5 million as development funds for their constituencies.
Kula claimed RM5million was given to every BN MP just before the general election last year to boost their chances of winning their parliamentary seats while the opposition MPs were left high and dry with no funds allocated for their election campaigns.
"I have been an MP for three terms and I have yet to see a single cent coming from such funds which are used for projects to benefit constituents," said Kula."I guess only BN MPs have a say and are given the allocations for the benefit of their constituencies."
Umno has the final say in public projects
The normal procedure is for BN MPs to recommend public projects to the state development officer who in turn allocates the funds to the respective areas.However, the same does not seem to apply to the opposition MPs who have no say in any development travel expenses, printing bills, and providing for people in need of financial help."All MPs irrespective of their political leanings should be given the human capital and infrastructure to help solve voters' problems and to bring about development to their areas," said Jeyakumar.
"I have not been given the development allocations for the past 15 months since I took office as Sungai Siput MP. I'm lucky my staff are generous their time and money. "Their commitment to the party's political struggle is commendable and is far more important to them than financial security," said Jeyakumar projects as the power is vested in BN component parties who have the final say.
In Kula's constituency, Ipoh Barat, Umno has the final say in all public projects that benefit the voters."This nonsensical practice by BN is unethical and undemocratic as people who vote for the opposition are denied their democratic right as citizens to development projects.
"The development funds come from taxpayers' money and not from the pockets of BN for them to hold voters in opposition areas to ransom by saying 'vote for BN and you get development in your area ... or suffer'.
"If this does not amount to political corruption, then I do not understand what it is."
He said in a major democracy like India, development funds are given to all politicians irrespective of their political platform.
"Voters are not aware of this political chicanery by BN which was bragging that only BN MPs can bring about development if elected whereas opposition MPs do not have the resources."
Jeyakumar yet to receive allocation
Kula stated that every MP is given a RM6,900 monthly salary and RM6,000 monthly allowance, and opposition MPs are digging deep into their pockets for the daily maintenance of their public service centres.
One good example is Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) Sungai Siput MP Dr D Jeyakumar who booted out MIC chief S Samy Vellu in the last general election.Jeyakumar has to juggle his MP's monthly budget of RM12,900 to pay the salaries of his four party staff (three in Sungai Siput and the other in Kuala Lumpur), office rental,
Pakatan Rakyat Must Buck Up
The Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib has good reasons to be in happy moods these few days.
Two weeks before his 100 days as PM , a survey conducted showed that his approval rating had increased to 65%.
This is a big increase from the 42% he scored just when he took office.
With the slew of goodies announced in conjunction with his 100 days as PM on 11.7.2009, his approval rating can only go up.
The unexpected slim majority win by PAS at the Manek Urai by election, which UMNO has claimed as a moral victory, is another reason for Najib to be happy.
Some political observers will even say that the by election result is an indication that UMNO has won back the support of the Malays.
I will repeat that we can and should not rule out the possibility of the Parliament being dissolved at the of this year or early next year.
Hence, Pakatan Rakyat must buck up . In fact, there have been political observers' comments that PR is losing momentum.
Some PR supporters have recently expressed to me their unhappiness about the various recent internal spat among the PR parties.
We must not underestimate the disastrous effect of such ceaseless internal spat on PR credibility and image, especially when our problems are exploited in the BN controlled electronic and printed media.
The voters have placed great hopes in us in the last general election and we must not let them down. Time to back up.
In this regard, Sdr Lim Kit Siang's call that the PR leadership Council set up a disciplinary committee to restore public confidence in PR cohesion, unity and common sense of purpose is timely and ought to be acted upon.
Strong possibility of Najib calling for early elections?
The Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib had yesterday ruled out the possibility of a snap election.
He said that he did not see any need to do so as the mandate of the Federal Government would not expire anytime soon.
The last general election was held in March last year and it is therefore true that the Federal Government's mandate is not expiring soon.
Can we then totally rule out the possibility of a snap election ? I don't think we can or should.
We cannot take Najib's denial as a definite conclusion. Certainly he will not say it if this is one of his options.
I believe that if Najib decides to call a snap election, the following conditions will exist or have been fulfilled:
1. his personal rating has gone up to at least 80%
2. he has presented an election Budget with goodies and promises aimed at winning the people's support
3. he is confident of regaining BN's two thirds parliamentary majority
The interesting point to ponder is why will Najib be tempted to call a snap election?
Najib has assumed the office of Prime Minster with a heavy political baggage which resulted in his low approval rating.
He knows his political legitimacy is being questioned and he needs a high approval rating as well a new mandate from the people.
I therefore will not rule out the possibility of a snap election being held as early as end of this year or early next year.
In this regard, Pakatan Rakayt must buck up and be prepared. Internal spat which has tarnished PR's image and credibility must immediately stop.
Indians support towards Najib's administration growing?
13thJuly09
MIC President Dato Seri Samy Vellu has commented that the Prime Minister's rating among the Indian community is good and encouraging.
He said that the Indian community was very happy with Najib and that it had expected more “goodies” from him.
People like goodies and it is only natural that the people will express their "happiness" when asked to express their opinion after various populist measures have been announced by the Prime Minister over the last 3 months.
I believe that the rating would be different if the Indians were asked whether they felt Najib had done enough for the community and rate him on this basis.
Hence, Samy Vellu should be cautious in his praises on the Indian support for Najib.
Over the decades since independence the Indians have been left out from the main stream of development .In fact, they have been overlooked although the economic development of the country has been progressing.
In 2007, it was revealed in Parliament that "the number of Indians in the civil service has plunged in the past 34 years, from 17.4% in 1971 to 5.12 % in 2005.
The initial plan of the Federal government to increase the economic equity participation of Indians was to achieve a target of 3 % by 2010. At time of independence , the Indians had only around 1% of the economic cake. This rose to 1.2% in the late 80’s. Subsequently , the government revised the target date and extended it from 2010 to 2020. Why?
One of the main reasons is the BN government's failure to thoroughly look into the weaknesses of the Indian community and address them. There are no clear ,concrete and clear polices to assist the Indians and other minorities
Way back in 2004, the DAP has suggested the setting up of a Parliamentary Select Committee to specifically ascertain the economic and social problems of the minorities in the country. Unfortunately the BN rejected this noble idea.
FOMCA has openly mentioned that over 50,000 Indians are facing statelessness in Malaysia. Almost all the 50,000 were born in Malaysia.
I have consistently raised this matter in Parliament. The government has recently set up as special task force to tackle this issue. Todate only less then 2000 have been identified by the Home Ministry but what about the rest as revealed by FOMCA?
We are given to understand many stateless persons cannot communicate with the Home Ministry officials who either speak only Bahasa Malaysia or just make it difficult for these stateless people.
If the government is serious, sincere and eager to resolve this statelessness problem, I suggest that these entire stateless people and other deserving cases be given blanket immunity for them to become citizens.
Although many real problems of the Indian community have yet to to addressed , Najib's improved ratings among the Indians is still an indication that many Indians who expect more things from him are prepared to express their encouragement for him, perhaps even voting for BN in the next general election.
In this respect the Pakatan Rakyat Government should not overlook the various grouses of the Indian community and must be proactive in addressing them.
Najib's 100 days in office but he fails to address people's issues !
At the gathering to mark his 100 days in office, PM Najib has announced a slew of " goodies" .
People like " goodies" and he can expect his approval ratings to go higher than the 65% achieved recently.
But if Najib wants to truly bring about changes, he has to implement more and real changes and not just populist measures or goodies.
For example, I did not see his promise that a Royal Commission of Inquiry will be set up into the PKFZ issue. Should the people be satisfied with just the release of the recent PKFZ Report?
Neither did he promise that he will permanently solve the highway toll rate problem. Should the people be happy with the discount announced? Is this all his government can do ?
There was no promise that his government will abolish draconian laws like the ISA, OSA and the Printing and Press Act.
There are many more promises which the PM has not addressed.
The " what he did not promise"list can go on but what is important is that the people who have voted for change in the last general election must be able to see what the PM did not promise rather than what he has promised.
The nation and the people definitely deserve more than the slew of goodies announced.
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Reform of the civil service: The NUCC is its last hope – Koon Yew Yin
To say that the newly established National Unity Consultative Council has been greeted with a big yawn by the public is too kind. Feedback so far especially over the uncensored internet has ranged from scepticism – “a political wayang” to the dismissive – “a waste of taxpayers’ money and time” and “expect NUCC to go the way of the 1Malaysia slogan”.
One reader has already predicted that “it will soon be known as the ‘No Use Consultative Council (NUCC)’”.
Part of the reason for the criticism is that among the group appointed to forge a new direction in national unity are some well-known apple polishers who have risen to where they are because of their prowess in flattering the Barisan Nasional.
On the bright side, those appointed could have been much worse – think of what outcome we will have if the Government had appointed Riduan Tee or Awang Selamat.
Another problem is the restricted terms of reference set up for the Council which can discuss only four subject areas - laws, the federal constitution, values and programmes. Why this limitation if not to prevent discussion of sensitive areas is the obvious conclusion to reach.
Include civil service reform in NUCC agenda
For me, if the Council really wants to be taken seriously, it should include the civil service as one of the areas of examination covering all the four topics. There is no doubt that one of the pivotal players in national unity – perhaps the most pivotal – is the civil service. Unlike the politicians of whom there are only a few tens of thousands, the civil service employs over 1.5 million staff. We have one of the highest if not the highest number of civil servants per capita in the world! Their actions and decisions extend into every area of life and affect all Malaysians – from the time when the child is in the womb until after he or she dies.
Let me put a question to the NUCC. Is it not clear that the drastic decline in national unity has coincided with an increasingly Malay dominated civil service with the non-Malay bumiputera component, increasingly marginalised and reduced to single digit numbers in terms of their participation in key national ministries and agencies?
It will be revealing if the Government can reveal the racial composition of the civil service today. According to one estimate the proportion of Malays in the civil service had grown from 60% in 1970 to 77% for the year 2005. Today nearly 10 years later what is the proportion of non-Malays in the civil service?
Is it 20%? Is it 15%; or perhaps even less? I am happy to see that the Malays have made big strides in participation in the private sector since 1969. But what about the participation of the non-Malays in the public sector which was promised to by the New Economic Policy?
If the Government had upheld the provision of the NEP calling for restructuring of the civil service to increase non-Malay participation, I am sure that the thousands of racially and religiously sensitive or controversial incidents happening almost on a daily basis nation-wide will be dramatically reduced.
A multi-racial and multi-religious civil service is the cornerstone of a united and social cohesive Malaysia. It is also the cornerstone of social and economic development as it ensures a representative system based more on merit.
Suggestions for NUCC
I would like to propose the following steps to be taken by the NUCC when it meets.
1. Request for data on the civil service racial composition and for the number to be broken down by government department – police; land and district offices; Ministry of Education; public universities; local councils; etc. This should be a time series for the past 20 years so they can see the actual situation in each major sector of the civil service.
2. Undertake a thorough and full evaluation of the implications of the trend towards a mono-ethnic civil service and examine whether this trend is desirable in the interest of national unity and social cohesion as well as national socio-economic development.
3. Make use of policy studies on the civil service and their proposals as a basis for a strategy of reform and to make the civil service more multi-racial. The most relevant one is the paper, Towards a Representative and World Class Civil Service. This was part of the studies in the Centre for Public
Policy Studies report, Proposals for the Ninth Malaysia Plan, ASLI, Kuala Lumpur, February 2006. It provides a methodology for recruitment of non-Malays and rebalancing towards a multi-racial civil service which protects existing Malay rights. Members of the NUCC should review the methodology which provides a compromise for a more racially representative civil service that can be accepted by all communities.
Civil Service as the key cog of development
Malaysia's poor performance is largely due to the inefficient civil service. For any organization, business or government to do well, they must have good people to manage. The government must employ more non Malays and practice meritocracy in the selection and promotion of the employees.
Malaysians know that we started off in the 1960s well ahead of South Korea, Taiwan and on the same level as Singapore.
Today, these countries are in a completely different league of development. The answer to the riddle of why they have moved ahead so quickly is partially due to their civil service. Focused, efficient, based on merit and most of all, united, they have been the engines of growth accounting for the remarkable progress made in their societies.
In contrast, the Malaysian civil service has followed a different trajectory. Unfocussed, inefficient, with merit a secondary factor in recruitment, not representative and hence a dis-unifying factor – it is no surprise that the civil service is a critical blockage to unity and development.
I am confident that the majority of the NUCC members will agree that the present racial composition of the civil service is adversely affecting national unity, social cohesion and economic competitiveness.
I hope the NUCC can rise to the challenge to push for the reform of the country’s civil service which can enable all communities to be represented in reasonable numbers and help Malaysia to rise above race and religion. – November 29, 2013.
*Koon Yew Yin reads The Malaysian Insider.
'Defected ex-reps earning more than assemblypersons'
Kow Kwan Yee
The BN-led Perak state government has been accused of “reciprocating” two defected former state assemblypersons - Hee Yit Foong and Keshvinder Singh, who quit DAP to be BN-friendly Independent legislators, by specially appointing them to highly-paid posts after the May 5 general election.
Describing the appointments as “ridiculous”, Canning assemblyperson Wong Kah Woh of DAP revealed that Hee was appointed as Caring Society Council coordinator, while Keshvinder (right) was named the menteri besar’s special adviser on non-Islamic affairs in August this year.
Wong told Malaysiakini today that the salaries for the duo were even higher than those of elected state assemblypersons.
According to a written reply by the state government to Wong, Hee’s monthly salary for the post is RM5,000 with a driver’s allowance worth RM1,000, while Keshvinder got RM5,331.25 and an extra allowance of RM1,550 per month.
This is relatively higher than the monthly remuneration of a Perak state assemblyperson that totals RM4,112.
“The BN government utilises the people’s money to reciprocate the ‘political frogs’. This is a very ridiculous act,” chided Wong (left).
In 2009, the Pakatan-led Perak government collapsed after three then-assemblypersons - PKR’s Jamaluddin Mohd Radzi and Osman Jailu as well as deputy assembly speaker Hee of DAP - quit their parties to become “BN-friendly” legislators.
A year later, Keshvinder joined the “BN-friendly” group by quitting DAP.
In the 2008 general election, Pakatan took over the state government with a mere three-seat majority, bagging 31 seats while BN held 28 seats.
Four years later, BN defended its power in Perak with a slim three-seat majority, too, in the May general election.
Both Hee and Keshvinder were not fielded as candidate in the last election, but Menteri Besar ZambryAbdul Kadir appointed them to special posts in the new session of the state assembly that commenced in August.
‘Posts did not exist before last polls’
To this, Wong opined that BN rewarded the duo by setting up these special posts, which did not exist before the last election.
He further questioned whether Jamaluddin and Osman might get appointments as well within half a year.
“I had once asked about the jurisdiction and responsibilities for the posts, but this remained unanswered,” said Wong.
He urged Zambry to explain to the public whether the appointments were meant for any political pursposes.
Yesterday, PKR’s Bayan Baru MP Sim Tze Tsin revealed that unelected parliamentary coordinators operating in Penang constituencies lost by BN are paid a monthly salary of RM5,860 from the federal coffers, while state constituency coordinators are paid RM3,630 a month.
M’sia should plea on behalf of death row prisoner | Free Malaysia Today
M’sia should plea on behalf of death row prisoner
Vignesh Kumar | November 27, 2013
A Malaysian on death row could be sentenced to life imprisonment under the amended law since he is willing to cooperate with the authorities and was only a courier.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian government should submit a recommendation order to Singapore on Malaysian Cheong Chun Yin who is on death row in Singapore for a drug-related offence, DAP national vice chairman M Kula Segaran said.
At a press conference today, Kula Segaran urged the Singapore government to seriously look into Cheong’s plea who is effectively denied the chance to be considered for relief from mandatory execution even though he meets the conditions of the new law.
Cheong’s willingness to cooperate with the police, and that he was only a courier could be sentenced to life imprisonment under the amended law.
He said Singapore police arrested Ipoh-born Cheong in June 2008 on suspicion of trafficking 2.7kg of heroin and the High Court sentenced him to death in February 2010. The Court of Appeal rejected his appeal in October 2011.
Meanwhile, Cheong’s lawyer M Ravi claimed that Cheong cooperated with the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) officers and gave them the name, physical description and phone numbers of his contact – a man, only known as Lau De.
However, the CNB did not make any effort to investigate.
Ravi said High Court Judge Choo Han Teck stated: “It is immaterial that the CNB did not make adequate efforts to trace Lau De or check his (Cheong’s) cellphones.”
“Effectively, because cooperation was given but not utilised, it is now being treated as never been given.
“It is inconceivable that a judge would now be able to make the above statement in a capital case given the importance of cooperation. Literally, it could mean life or death,” he said, adding that while the accused is still alive, it is only right to allow him the benefit of the amended law.
He urged the judge to consider his plight and allow him a rehearing.
Sabahan Yong Vui Kong’s death sentence was reduced this month to life imprisonment and 15 strokes of the cane, under Singapore’s Misuse of Drugs Act, which was amended in November last year.
GE14 will be about PAS | Free Malaysia Today
GE14 will be about PAS
Mohd Ariff Sabri Aziz | November 26, 2013
A progressive PAS can replace Umno and lead the Malays.
The only reason why Umno and its allies want the PAS ulamas to win all is because they know how easy it is to run circles around them.
Should PAS ever teamed up with Umno, all Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak will do is give PAS two cabinet posts and that’s the end of PAS.
It will be a repeat of what PAS went through when it joined Barisan Nasional a long time ago.
If PAS revere the foremost ulama, Tok Guru they will ensure that PAS never teams up with Umno. Tok Guru will never sanction PAS sleeping with Umno.
What use is teaming up with Umno? For what purpose?
So that the right wingers in both parties can stay under one roof and become racists?
A progressive PAS can replace Umno and lead Malays. Why should it want to extend a life line to a sick Umno?
A sick party like Umno can control the minds of Malays with sick policies and agenda.
There must be something wrong in this arrangement.
It can only do this because PAS limits its own potential. If PAS becomes a progressive party, Umno is finished!
Ignore Umno
PAS has to play the game intelligently.
As my friend Walla perceptively observed, GE12 was Hindraf. GE13 was DAP. So that GE14 will be PAS.
Now take the earlier statement that in this country our Malays can be the most globally-attuned community member and graft it onto the role that PAS can play towards total success in GE14, and we have immediately a new transformation wave for this tired land.
PAS can also do the same to dignify all life again. People should not be corrupted about their needs.
They can be helped by earnest and honest community work extended to all who suffer regardless of race or religion.
It’s not about forming an Islamic state. It’s all about forming and living an Islamic state of mind. And that has to be globally attuned in nature. After all, isn’t He global?
So what must PAS do?
First of all dismiss and ignore Umno. There is no need for Malays to unite under Umno if a progressive PAS is available.
It is more important for PAS to have an Islamic state of mind instead of an Islamic state.
That way it can build up its image as a progressive and inclusive party – something that Umno can never achieve
The writer is Raub MP. This is an excerpt from his blog sakmongkolak47 blog
Will National Unity Consultative Council become a talk shop?
Media Statement by M Kula Segaran, MP for Ipoh Barat and DAP National Vice Chairman in Ipoh on November 26, 2013
Yesterday, when launching the National Unity Consultative Council, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak listed seven tips for the newly established National Unity Consultative Council, including organising programmes that transcend race and religion.
The Prime Minister revealed that the government had organised a 'durian fest' after the May 13 racial riots to unite the people and suggested that the council look into organising environment, health and sports related programmes for the very same reason.
While I agree that more unity progarmmes should be organized to bring about more interactions among the different races, such aspect can be left to the Unity Department to discuss and implement.
The Unity Council should be given the freedom and responsibility to carry out the bigger task of reviewing government policies which have caused disunity among the people and to recommend the necessary changes.
It cannot be denied that there are many factors which can cause disunity in a multi racial and multi religious country like Malaysia; however, a government policy is a most significant factor.
Najib mentioned yesterday that national unity will emerge once Malaysians stop seeing each others through the lens of race or religion. Yet even though the nation has achieved independence for more than 4 decades, the BN government is still keeping and implementing various race based policies.
Change must come from the government and unless the government is prepared to make bold changes, many Malaysians will see his call as only “cakap syok”.
Can Najib therefore declare that the government is prepared to accept good policy recommendations made by the Unity Council if the recommendations are good for national unity though they are in conflict with government’s decisions and policies?
I will give an example here.
Yesterday, Frank La Rue, the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression said that the federal government and the home ministry should allow the Catholic Church to use the Arabic word to refer to their God.
“The Ministry of Home Affairs and the Government of Malaysia should take necessary steps to secure immediately the right to freedom of opinion and expression of Herald – The Catholic Weekly and withdraw unconditionally from further litigation on this issue,” the UN expert said in a press release issued by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) .
If the Unity Council agrees with the UN experts’ views, will the government accept the Council’s recommendation?
Or will it be a case where the Council can discuss anything behind closed doors but the government will only accept what it wants to accept, just like how it has treated the good recommendations made by the Royal Commission of Inquiry headed by headed by former Lord President Tun Dzaiddin?.
Ex-EC chief cements BN stooge claim, says Ambiga
RK Anand
8:27AM Nov 26, 2013
In a surprising move, the former Election Commission chairman has decided to become a member of Perkasa, an incendiary ultra-Malay outfit which detractors claim is hell-bent on stoking racial strife.
However, Perkasa, whose patron is former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad, has denied this accusation, arguing that it is merely defending the special rights accorded to the Malays.
While Bersih co-chairperson S Ambiga (left) refused to comment on Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman's move to join Perkasa beyond saying that it "evidences his mindset", she however zoomed in on the former EC chief's statements regarding the delineation exercise by the commission when he was in charge.
Abdul Rashid claimed that he joined Perkasa to ensure that the Malays remained as political masters, adding that as a former EC chairman, he knew how to keep the Malays in power.
He revealed that the three re-delineation exercises of electoral borders, which were done during his time with the EC, had ensured Malays remained in power.
Disputing this argument, Ambiga said the question of Malay power did not arise because they formed the majority.
"In any event, some of the delineation that have taken place were to PAS' disadvantage. So I don't accept what he says.
"Perhaps, it would make more sense to say that the delineation benefitted the ruling party. This is what we have always claimed - and he has confirmed it," she told Malaysiakini.
In other words, Ambiga said Abdul Rashid had used different criteria for the delineation other than what was provided by the Federal Constitution.
The Bersih leader stressed that the concern now was whether the present EC was doing the same with regard to its current delineation exercise.
"The present commission must own up or disagree with it (Abdul Rashid's statement). Silence is not an option. I am asking the present EC to come clean on how they are going about it," she said.
Zaid: Malays already have power
Meanwhile, former law minister Zaid Ibrahim described the ex-EC chief's decision to join Perkasa as a blatant admission.
On Abdul Rashid's argument pertaining to keeping the Malays in power, Zaid contended that the Malays already had power, and do not need more.
"What they need to know is how to use this power. What's the point of having power when it leads to abuses?" he asked.
As for Abdul Rashid's remarks pertaining to the delineation exercise, the former minister said: "It is unfortunate that the former EC chief would speak blatantly about this. Fairness must be a core privilege."
"When you do not have a delineation exercise that is fair... that is not right," Zaid (right) told Malaysiakini.
Abdul Rashid had also claimed that he had joined Perkasa not to seek fortune or power and therefore his motive must not be questioned.
The man, who was once entrusted with ensuring that the electoral process in this nation was fair and scrupulous and was part of the EC for three decades, argued that Malays must remain in political power as the country belonged to them.
"This place was called the Malay Federation (Tanah Persekutuan Melayu) and when we gained independence, it was changed to Malaya and after other states joined us, it again changed to West Malaysia (Malaysia Barat)," he was reported as saying by The Malaysian Insider.
"This land has always belonged to the Malays. It's in the history."
DAP MPs, senators to 'buy a brick' for Mkini
Ram Anand
All 40 DAP MPs and senators will participate in Malaysiakini's "Buy a Brick" campaign to contribute to the news portal's acquisition of a new office building in Petaling Jaya.
DAP's chief whip in Parliament, Anthony Loke told Malaysiakini today that all the MPs and senators have agreed to buy a brick for RM1,000 each, which will bring in RM40,000 to help the company reach its target of collecting RM3 million from subscribers and supporters.
"All 38 MPs and two senators will contribute. We have agreed on this matter," said Loke, who is also Seremban MP and the party's organising secretary.
"We expect to make the payment late this week, or the latest by next week," he added.
So far, the initiative has raised RM260,000 since the drive was launched on Nov 15.
Malaysiakini is also looking for corporate sponsors and will have fundraising events in order to help it achieve its RM3 million target.
Other political leaders who have lent their support for the "Buy a Brick" campaign are PAS deputy president Mohamad Sabu and former deputy higher education minister Saifuddin Abdullah.
Call on the Prime Minister to set up a Parliamentary Select Committee to look into the problems and sufferings of the Indian committee and to come up with effective solutions.
Media Statement by M Kula Segeran, MP for Ipoh Barat and DAP National Vice Chairman in Ipoh on November 23, 2013
When answering my oral question in the Parliament on Thursday on the issue of social problems faced by the Indian community, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Shahidan Kassim has said that the government is taking steps to resolve the problems in stages.
I then raised in my supplementary question that what is needed is long term policy and that the government’s ad hoc approach has failed as evidenced by the following facts:-
1. In last Budget, the government allocated RM 50 million for the purpose of retraining the Indian community but so far only 472 have been retrained
2. In 2000, the government said it would increase Indian equity participation from 1.1% to 3 % in 2010, now it has changed the target year to 2020
3. Before the 13th general election, the government signed MOU with Hindraf and committed to increase matriculation college places for the Indian community to 2100. But in 2013, only 800 Indians were admitted into Matriculation colleges.
4. Before the 13 th general election, the government promised that it would build 7 new Tamil schools but till today, not a single one has been built.
5. In the seventies, Indian percentage in the civil service was 17%, today it stands at 4.8%.
6. Indian community has the highest number of gangsters, single mothers, school dropout and unemployed
I further said that Indians are not beggars but children of the soil and want a holistic approach to be given to the community. I also said that a Parliamentary Select Committee should be set up to identify, study the problems faced by the Indian community and propose solutions.
Shahidan in his reply said that although the Indian population is only 7.2% of the national population, the number of Indian doctors constitutes more than 30% and there are many Indian lawyers too.
He also said that even for academic achievers, the Indians ratio is high and is just that there is a big gap between those who are at top of achievers and those who are dropouts.
He said that instead of critcising the government over its policies for the Indian community, those at the top should help those who are at the bottom.
I am not surprised that Shahidan’s reply has attracted much criticism, even from MIC politicians as his reply is totally unfair and irresponsible.
As a Minister, he should provide responsible answers and outline steps to be taken to effectively resolve the problems faced by the Indian community which has long been marginalized.
Let me ask Shahidan 3 questions:-
Firstly, will he give the similar answer if the question involves the Malay community?
Secondly, is he not aware that many Indian doctors and lawyers have graduated without any financial help from the government?
Thirdly, does he not agree that the Indians are children of the soil and are therefore entitled to equal treatment by the government?
I repeat my call that the Prime Minister should set up a Parliamentary Select Committee to look into the problems and sufferings of the Indian community and to come up with effective solutions.
Four years on, Indira still waiting to see daughter in bitter custody fight
BY JENNIFER GOMEZ
Indira Ghandi (centre) with her children,Tevy Darsiny, 16 (right) and Karan Dinish,15, leaving Ipoh High Court. – The Malaysian Insider pic, November 23, 2013.
Kindergarten teacher M. Indira Gandhi has taught many children over the years in Ipoh but her mind is only on one child – her youngest daughter, Prasana Diksa, whom she has not seen in the last four years.
"She is always on my mind. Not a day goes by when we don't mention or talk about her," the mother, who is in the midst of a four-year custody battle over her youngest child, told The Malaysian Insider.
The custody battle came about after all her three children, who were Hindus by birth, were converted to Islam by her ex-husband in 2009.
And although Indira's divorce came through recently, the last thing on her mind now is to find love again, despite the fact that most people would find her attractive.
For Indira and K. Pathmanathan, as he used to be known, it was a true love story. Despite objections from her family, she went ahead and married him in 1996, when she was only 21.
Five years into the marriage, however, the relationship turned sour, with incidents of abuse and affairs with other women. Pathmanathan was also unemployed then.
"He was also in debt. He actually suggested that we convert to Islam together, because we would get some money and even land. He was desperate, but I told him I wanted no part of it.
"He left the house one evening, got drunk, came home, grabbed the documents, our daughter and left on his motorbike, and that was the last time I saw her," she said, referring to Prasana Diksa.
After converting to Islam in March 2009, Pathmanathan, who then became Muhammad Ridzuan, converted their three children to Islam at the Perak Islamic Religious Department, Ipoh, following which the Syariah court granted him custody of the three children.
The couple then separated and the husband took Prasana with him, when she was only 11 months old.
Indira mounted a legal challenge and managed to quash the decision of the Syariah court that gave Ridzuan custody of the children.
In July this year, the High Court quashed the children's conversion to Islam. But until today, he has yet to return Prasana, now 5, to Indira.
Since the incident in 2009, life has been a constant challenge for Indira, 38, but she soldiers on with the comfort of her two other children, Tevi Darsiny, 16, Karan Dinish, 15, and her family.
Indira revealed that Tevi Darsiny was carrying Prasana in the porch when the father grabbed her and left. "She blames herself until today for letting go, she loosened her grip on her sister because she was shocked to see his behaviour. She was only 11."
And now, despite the emptiness she feels from not seeing her youngest daughter for four years, Indira said she works "around the clock" to make ends meet.
"I am a kindergarten teacher by day and teach at tuition centres at night. We live in a rented house. I can't even get a loan to buy anything because I am a bankrupt," Indira said, revealing that her bankruptcy came about because her former husband took a car loan under her name and never paid up. "So our lives are stuck, we can't seem to go forward."
As such, Indira is constantly telling her two children to study hard, so that they can secure scholarships to further their studies, adding that " I won't even be able to sign as a guarantor for a study loan". But Indira offered that she is a stronger person today, because she is able to take on this fight and bring some hope to other women in a similar predicament.
"This is not about race or religion. This is about separating a mother from her child.
"And he did not convert because of love for the religion, it was a means to get some money," she pointed out.
According to Indira, her two children are also happier without their father, but they just want little Prasana back so that they can be a family again.
"We don't want him. In fact, a few months ago, I couldn't sleep, thinking, what if he comes for me and says I'm still his wife. I woke up and filed for divorce," she said, the face lighting up. Indira added that they missed Prasana even more during festivities and on her birthdays, and that she initially suffered sleepless nights when the child was taken away.
"That night I lodged the first police report and I hung around the police station compound the entire night hoping they will find my child. Since then I have lodged close to 15 police reports but there has been nothing."
Indira also revealed that she only found out her former husband had converted to Islam at the police station.
"They called him in front of me and kept referring to him by his Muslim name, I asked them why, then the policewoman looked at me and asked, 'you don't know that he is converted?'," Indira recalled.
"After taking Prasana, he asked us to come to the Perak Islamic Religious Department, saying he would return her. But when I got there, they served me with the Syariah court order.
”I will never trust this man again," she said, shaking the head.
Given what she has gone through, Indira feels the government should take heed of cases like hers, which is denying her rights because of bias.
"I am the mother of the child but because he is Muslim, they are not helping me reunite with her."
Indira said she is prepared to wait, as long as Prasana is returned to her.
"I think she lives in Kelantan now, so perhaps she does not speak Tamil and will not recognise me. But I am a kindergarten teacher, so I will take her to school every day and break the ice."
Indira's brother-in-law R. Sugumar, who lived with her during this interview before her court case on Friday, offered that while Indira could smile now, she was a wreck before, sitting around in a daze, depressed and not waiting to go out.
"We used to take her to shopping malls and walk around the whole day, buying nothing, just to be out with her," he said.
Sugumar also said that they have asked Indira to get married again.
But she interjected saying "that is the last thing on my mind now. I need to earn for my children and will wait for my daughter's return.Then we can talk about the future."
Yesterday, Indira had hoped to be reunited with Prasana in court, as her former husband was scheduled to attend proceedings with the girl.
But he never turned up. Ridzuan had applied to stay the High Court's decision which overturned his children's conversion to Islam.
Hearing now has been postponed to January 24. "I hope to see my daughter then.” Indira, dressed in a cream and green salwar kameez, had sound advice for other women: "If you suspect anything amiss with your husband, quickly check up on his status at the National Registration Department". – November 23, 2013.
RMC: GST at 6% to raise RM22b revenue | Free Malaysia Today
RMC: GST at 6% to raise RM22b revenue
The Malaysian Reserve | November 22, 2013
The Royal Malaysian Customs believes GST is a good solution to fix leakages in the current consumption tax collection and result in the extra revenue.
by Prem Kumar Panjamorthy
PETALING JAYA: The proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST) at 6% will contribute a revenue of up to RM22 billion to the government’s coffers annually.
The new tax, effective April 1, 2015, subject to legislation approvals, will raise tax receipts by an additional RM5 billion to RM6 billion, on top of the current earnings of RM16 billion derived from the existing sales and services tax.
The Royal Malaysian Customs (RMC) believes GST is a good solution to fix leakages in the current consumption tax collection and result in the extra revenue.
“We expect at 6%, an additional of RM5 billion to RM6 billion will be raised. This additional amount will actually flow back to the people through incentives and cash aids.
“Corporations will also benefit through the non-tax packages and several redemption packages we are working on. Companies involved in the supply side of manufacturing will be reimbursed the GST they are charged,” RMC senior assistant director in-charge of GST Mohammad Sabri Saad told a media briefing yesterday.
He said the reimbursements will help contain major price hikes of several end-products like in the automotive and retail sectors.
Mohammad Sabri said Malaysians should not have the misconception that GST will only result in increase in prices of good and services.
“Products and services that are being charged 10% sales and service tax now will only be charged 6% GST. That would drive down the end-price.
“We cannot give the exact amount of price increase or decrease, as April 2015 is still 15 months away, and prices of goods would fluctuate by then,” he pointed out.
The Treasury and RMC are working together to set up a “shopping guide” for Malaysians, with a list of 325 essential goods showing price difference of pre-GST and post-GST. The guide will be made public in January 2015, Mohammad Sabri said.
“If consumers find that supermarkets or premises over price GST-taxed items against the guide, they can issue an official complaint to our department, so that action can be taken.
“We are in talks with supermarket and hypermarket operators over the possibility of them absorbing minimal hikes in price due to GST. It’s a winwin solution, where the prices do not change, people will not panic and business maintained for the retailers,” he said.
The RMC target of RM22 billion is somehow, far less than KPMG’s collection projection of at least RM30 billion.
The international tax and audit firm had said the government will earn a 20% hike in collection through GST over the current consumption tax revenue. It predicted a collection of RM25 billion for only the first nine months of GST implementation in 2015.
The GST has been proposed as part of the federal government’s commitment to reduce its budget deficit and with the view of achieving a balanced budget in 2020.
The 2014 government revenue is estimated RM224.1 billion, of which income taxes are expected to contribute RM125.7 billion while indirect tax collection estimated at RM38.8 billion.
The GST will be introduced in place of the sales tax and services tax introduced in 1972 and 1975, respectively.
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Bar Council wins 'rights' judgment against DBKL
Hafiz Yatim
11:29AM Nov 21, 2013
Six years ago, Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) enforcement officers brought down three banners at the Bar Council headquarters that were put up for its Human Rights Day celebration.
Recently, the High Court in Kuala Lumpur entered judgment against the KL City mayor for the DBKL action. It ruled that the banners on human rights do not fall within the realm of ‘advertisement' that requires a licence from DBKL.
Judicial Commissioner SM Komathy Suppiah also awarded the Bar Council general damages of RM12,000 and RM320 as special damages for the banners.
The incident also saw then Bar Council Human Rights committee chairperson Edmund Bon (above) arrested and charged.
However, Bon was later acquitted and discharged after the prosecution discontinued its action.
Komathy's grounds of judgment on the issue were highlighted in the Loyar Burok blog yesterday.
The decision against the KL mayor, dated Oct 8, is seen as victory for human rights, with Human Rights Day being celebrated around the world on Dec 10 every year
On July 10 this year, six human rights defenders, who were arrested by the police during the Human Rights Walk on the same day the banners were pulled down, also won their case for wrongful arrest and detention and KL High Court judge John Louis O'Hara awarded them RM10,000 in damages.
The six who were arrested by the Dang Wangi police in 2007 were Sivarasa Rasiah (now Subang MP), N Surendran (Padang Serai MP), lawyers Amer Hamzah Arshad, Latheefa Koya, Eric Paulsen and activists Johny Andu @ Abu Bakar Adnan and Nooraza Othman.
Action filed in 2009
The Bar Council in 2009 filed its action on the 2007 tearing down of the banners put up at its premises to celebrate Human Rights Day, arguing that DBKL's action was unconstitutional and violated the freedom of expression.
The three banners stated ‘Stop the Patronage, Stop the Rot', ‘As I Believe? Freedom of Expression through Art, Music, Culture and Conscience...' and ‘Rakyat Hakim Negara' (People are the nation's judge).
City Hall men came about noon and ordered that the banners be taken down, arguing that they were advertisements within the meaning of a by-law and hence a licence was required to put them up.
The Bar Council was told that since it did not have a licence for the banners, City Hall could remove them. The enforcement officers then took down the banners while Bon was arrested for trying to stop them.
Judicial Commissioner Komathy in her 21-page judgment said the requirement for a licence for a banner only applied for a commercial product or service.
Using the example of the gigantic banner with the immortal words of former Chief Justice Abdul Hamid Mohamad, ‘Buat kerja' (Perform your work), Komathy asked if the court required a licence for the banner that was to motivate the staff or to state the ethics of judiciary.
"The banner was displayed for 12 to 15 months or so... Was the banner said to be running foul of the by-law as it was put up without a licence? I think not. There is no compelling reason to give the phrase a wider meaning (like advertisement) as sought by the defendant," she ruled.
Liberal meaning would bring absurd results
Komathy agreed with the submission of the Bar Council's lawyers, led by Ranjit Singh, Razlan Hadri Zulkifli and Jamie Wong, that if a literal meaning was adopted in terms of advertisement, it would lead to absurd results as even advertisements that merely expressed ideas, opinions, principles and values would then require a licence.
"I agree with the plaintiff that a liberal interpretation would produce absurd results, as pointed out in their submissions.
"It would certainly not promote good order and governance within the jurisdiction of the City Hall and stifle the rights of ordinary citizens to put up banners that are not commercial in nature.
"If the draftsman had intended to include private, non-commercial advertisements in the definition, it is reasonable to expect that this would have been easily stated, clearly and expressly. On any footing, that has not been done," she ruled.
She noted that if an exhaustive approach was adopted, then banners wishing people during festivals such as Deepavali, or a simple happy birthday message put up at the house, would require a licence and this, Komathy said, should not be the case.
"By-laws do not apply to non-commercial advertisements," she said in awarding costs to the Bar Council.
The KL mayor was represented by Thangaraj Balasundram and Nalani Murugiah.
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By jdlane 2018-09-13 2018-09-13 Development, Technology, Ubuntu
I had occasion to test some failures that a partner is seeing in the field when trying to pxeboot the Ubuntu Server installer. I’d never set up KVM to do this before, as I almost exclusively use MAAS to do all server deployments, and in fact, this is required for my work. The partner is doing this as a side project and it seemed like a nice way to waste an afternoon. The following is somewhat specific to my desktop running Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. 16.04 systems require a few extra steps to get a qemu that supports PXE booting.
On Ubuntu 16.04.x qemu-kvm from the Pike Ubuntu Cloud Archive (UCA) need to be installed.
The Pike Cloud Archive can be enabled like this:
$ sudo add-apt-repository cloud-archive:pike
If you have 16.04 LTS, after adding the cloud-archive repo and updating, proceed as you would for 17.04 and later:
$ sudo apt install -qq -y libvirt-daemon-system qemu-kvm virt-manager
Next, we need to get tftp installed and verify it’s running.
$ sudo apt install tftpd-hpa
$ sudo service tftpd-hpa status
● tftpd-hpa.service - LSB: HPA's tftp server
Loaded: loaded (/etc/init.d/tftpd-hpa; generated)
Active: active (running) since Thu 2018-09-13 09:35:49 EDT; 5s ago
Docs: man:systemd-sysv-generator(8)
Process: 16715 ExecStop=/etc/init.d/tftpd-hpa stop (code=exited, status=0/SUCC
Process: 16720 ExecStart=/etc/init.d/tftpd-hpa start (code=exited, status=0/SU
Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915)
CGroup: /system.slice/tftpd-hpa.service
└─16745 /usr/sbin/in.tftpd --listen --user tftp --address :69 --secur
Sep 13 09:35:49 galactica systemd[1]: Starting LSB: HPA's tftp server...
Sep 13 09:35:49 galactica tftpd-hpa[16720]: * Starting HPA's tftpd in.tftpd
Sep 13 09:35:49 galactica tftpd-hpa[16720]: ...done.
Sep 13 09:35:49 galactica systemd[1]: Started LSB: HPA's tftp server.
Now we need to start setting up the tftpboot directories. I’m using /srv/tftp to host the files:
$ sudo mkdir /srv/tftp
$ cd /srv/tftp
$ $ sudo wget -nH -r --cut-dirs=8 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/bionic-updates/main/installer-amd64/current/images/netboot/
This will also leave a lot of cruft in the directory, perhaps that’s fixable with other wget options but this gets the files and directories you need. You can clean up the cruft
$ sudo rm -f *.gif index.html* MANIFEST* MD5SUMS* SHA*
boot.img.gz ldlinux.c32 pxelinux.0 udeb.list
debian-cd_info.tar.gz mini.iso pxelinux.cfg vmlinuz
initrd.gz netboot.tar.gz ubuntu-installer xen
Now we need to set permissions and ownership of the files:
/srv/tftp$ cd ../
/srv$ sudo chmod -R 777 tftp/
/srv$ sudo chown -R nobody: tftp/
Next, make sure TFTPD can see the right directory by pointing
$ cat /etc/default/tftpd-hpa
# /etc/default/tftpd-hpa
TFTP_USERNAME="tftp"
TFTP_DIRECTORY="/srv/tftp"
TFTP_ADDRESS=":69"
TFTP_OPTIONS="--secure --create"
Finally restart tftpd and verify it’s listening on the correct IP address (the gateway address for KVM’s bridge)
$ nc -uvz 192.168.123.1 69
Connection to 192.168.123.1 69 port [udp/tftp] succeeded!
This means that tftpd is active and listening on port 69 on my libvirt network (my ip addressing may be different from yours). Now there’s a couple things to set for libvirt that will allow the VMs to grab the right boot files. Add the lines (in bold) to the config:
$ virsh net-edit default
<name>default</name>
<uuid>c1ea51e9-ac51-455b-a6ff-7a222b6f94eb</uuid>
<forward mode='nat'/>
<bridge name='virbr0' stp='on' delay='0'/>
<mac address='52:54:00:42:de:cf'/>
<tftp root='/srv/tftp'/>
<dhcp>
<range start='192.168.123.2' end='192.168.123.254'/>
<bootp file='pxelinux.0' server='192.168.123.1'/>
</dhcp>
Again, note that my IP addressing may be different. Once the config has been modified to serve up PXE files, restart the virtual network:
$ virsh net-destroy default
Network default destroyed
$ virsh net-start default
Network default started
Now let’s create a VM to PXEBOOT the installer. I’ll be using virt-manager for this, as when dealing with qemu, I prefer the simplicity of a GUI over remembering a large swath of command line arguments.
This is the first config screen. Be sure to select PXE boot.
The Generic settings are fine here.
I upped the RAM to 2Gb just to make it a little sturdier.
20Gb should be enough for this experiment.
Summary Screen: Be sure that the “Default” network has been chosen
The VM is now PXE booting
The VM has now successfully booted via PXE
Ubuntu LTS releases have two different kernel streams. Deciding which to use, and when and how to use them can seem daunting and possibly confusing. But it’s actually quite simple, really. In the next few paragraphs, I’ll explain briefly about the different kernels available for an Ubuntu LTS release, and provide some basic information on how and why to use each. Then I’ll show you quickly how to install your system with Ubuntu Server choosing the HWE (Hardware Enablement) kernel so that your hardware is fully supported.
First, lets talk about the available kernels for a moment. There is the stock GA kernel, which for Xenial is 4.4 and is supported for the full 5 years of the LTS (until 2021). Second, there is the HWE, or Hardware Enablement, kernel stack, and as of this article, that is currently 4.13 based. The HWE kernels are only supported by Canonical until the next HWE kernel is released, up to the XX.YY.5 point release. The .5 point release is always based on the newest LTS, and THAT HWE kernel is then supported for the remaining life of the LTS release. It’s not as complex as it sounds, and this chart makes it a little more clear.
16.04 HWE support schedule
As you can see, once 16.04.5 has been released, it will be based on Bionic (18.04)’s 4.15 kernel, and that HWE kernel will be supported until the end of 16.04’s supported lifetime in April of 2021, along with the original 4.4 GA kernel.
Most people probably won’t need the HWE kernel. These kernels exist to introduce new hardware support into the LTS, so unless you have hardware that is too new to have been supported adequately by the 4.4 kernel, you don’t need to even worry about this. But if your system has hardware that isn’t supported by 4.4, it’s worth installing and booting into the current HWE kernel to see if that gets you up and running. One very good example of where this matters is with the new Skylake-SP and later CPUs from Intel’s Purley platform. The 4.4 kernel only provided minimal support for Purley CPUs, only ensuring functionality to the same level as any other older Intel CPU. Full support for the Purley advanced CPU features, such as AVX512, did not land until 4.10 in 16.04.3. So any workloads on Purley systems compiled to use AVX512 would need to be performed on an Ubuntu server using the latest HWE kernel, rather than the 4.4 GA kernel.
So how do you install these? There are two ways. The Easy Way, and The Hard Way.
First, lets check out The Easy Way. Use MAAS, Ubuntu’s Metal-as-a-Service hardware orchestration tool. MAAS allows you to quickly and easily install various OSs, including all current Ubuntu versions, CentOS, and even Windows Server.
Deployment is fast, and simple. Select your node, Select Deploy from the “Take Action” menu, select the Ubuntu LTS you wish to deploy, and Select the HWE kernel from the Kernel options (for Xenial, it’s called “16.04-hwe”). Click Deploy and in a few moments, your node will have been provisioned with Ubuntu Server and have the HWE kernel installed and will be ready to go.
Now let’s look at The Hard Way. This will require the most recent Ubuntu Server ISO and you will need to build a bootable USB key from that, or use your server’s DVD/CD drive, if equipped. Once you boot and have chose the language to use for installation, you’ll very quickly see the option for “Install Ubuntu Server with the HWE kernel” in the list of install options. Choose that. Then continue the installation as you normally would.
Ubuntu Server Installation Menu
Note the kernel version listed above is 4.13, the current HWE kernel.
This will install the HWE kernel stack on your system and once installation has finished, you can verify this by logging into your newly deployed system and checking the installed kernel version. As you can see from the image above, we are now running Ubuntu 16.04.4 (the daily image now shows .4 rather than .3 because the .4 release is tomorrow) with the 4.13 HWE kernel. You can further verify this by simply checking the installed kernel packages as shown below:
Note all installed kernel packages are the 4.13 HWE kernel, not the 4.4 GA kernel.
Remember when I said there were two ways, the Easy Way and the Hard Way? I lied. It’s actually ALL easy, and not as nearly as confusing as it may seem.
As you can see, getting the HWE kernel at install time is simple, whether you deploy via MAAS or straight from the Ubuntu ISO images. It’s just a matter of picking the right kernel when you launch the installer. It is always advisable to either run the latest GA or latest HWE kernel. You should not run an expired HWE kernel as those kernels (4.8 and 4.10 now) no longer receive any security or bug fix updates. Also, with current events, for Xenial only 4.4 and 4.13 (or later) kernels include Spectre / Meltdown mitigations. the older HWE kernels like 4.8 and 4.10 are NOT patched and will never be updated with these critical security fixes.
Tagged computers, kernel, linux
By jdlane 2017-11-07 2017-11-07 Musings, Technology, WTF
Want to protect yourself from revenge porn? Facebook can help. Only, you have to send nudes to Facebook before they can do so. So… pre-emptive porn strike GO!
The full story here:
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/facebook-to-fight-revenge-porn-by-letting-potential-victims-upload-nudes-in-advance/
By jdlane 2017-04-25 2017-04-25 Animals, Musings
I’ve been thinking a bit about dogs lately, and that’s all been triggered by sorrow. The passing of a beloved dog is a hard burden to bear, especially because that passing is usually at my own request. But with each passing, I’m reminded anew of all the dogs I’ve loved in my life and how they’ve changed me, loved me in return and made my life richer for it. That I am a dog person, there is no doubt. And that goes way, way back to before I was born. Several lifetimes ago now.
I still don’t exactly know where she came from. Part of me always thought my dad found her in a sack on the side of the highway. Part thinks she was a shelter dog that they adopted from the local animal shelter. But regardless of how she came into my family, she was there before me. She was a gorgeous Collie / German Shepherd mix, all long legs and long fur with GSD colors. She was my dad’s dog, until she wasn’t any more. That part came later, though.
At first, to say she and I got along would be an egregious lie. Truth is, as a mewling, pink little pup, I had no idea at all, but she did. I was an invader. I was a new thing that her people had brought home. I was not to be trusted. I was coming between her and her people. And so she’d give me looks. She’d bare her teeth and threaten me with a low growl. Eventually, as I grew, and became more mobile, she’d turn it up a bit until finally she was snarling and snapping at me. She was the alpha dog and was going to put me in my place in the pecking order. I was too young to really remember any of this, mind you, so this is based on what my parents have told me. One day she snapped at me and slunk off when my dad turned towards her.
“Let me catch you again,” he warned, “and you’ll regret it.”
He caught her again, snarling and snapping at me, a dog far larger than I was at that age, capable of killing me should she have put her mind to it. And she snapped and my dad kicked her hard in the side, launching her across the room with his big work boots that I remember so well. And from that moment on, she was no longer my dad’s dog. From that moment on, she was my dog. In that moment, her place in the pecking order was solidified, beneath me, and she came to accept that, and became my dog.
Growing up, Mutt was my best friend. When my parents were at work, or sleeping, she was there to keep me company. When my grandmother was watching soaps and sipping coffee from that old brown mug she had, Mutt was there. She lived mostly outdoors in an old kennel made of what seemed to be 50 foot high fencing wire attached to old T-Bar iron posts. She had a dog house that both of us could easily fit inside, made of ply-board, two by fours and roofing shingles. Every day I’d race out to free her from her confines and we’d be off. Some days she’d hike with me in the woods where I grew up. Some days we’d play in the creek together. Sometimes we’d just lay in the grass, counting puffy white clouds in the Virginia sky, napping in the warmth of the sun. But no matter what, we had each other.
Sometimes, she’d wander off to who knows where on her own and be gone for a couple days or so. But she always came back to me, sometimes bringing back something she’d stolen from wherever it was she ventured. Sometimes it was a carcass from a kill she’d made hunting. But she always came back to me.
Eventually, I went off to Kindergarten. I’m sure she missed me during those long days, but she was always there to greet me when I returned. Tail wagging, ready for me to play, to run, to hike. She was always there to greet me, rushing to the end of our drive to sit patiently when the bus dropped me off. As I grew and made friends, sometimes I’d be late coming back and not get to see her that day. But she’d always greet me with the same joy and enthusiasm every day I got off that bus.
I’m sure that this is why I’m a dog person to this day. Because I had such a healthy life with a dog so early on, a creature that started out resenting me but then adopted me and became my most loyal and treasured friend. Tens of thousands of years ago, this was made possible because someone in a camp, huddled next to a fire to ward off the frightening creatures in the dark, gave some food to a starving wolf that wandered in close. That wolf returned the next night, and the next, always getting some food from the human. Eventually that wolf had pups and the pups learned to stay near the humans and they too were fed. And eventually the dog became domesticated and became the definition of “Man’s Best Friend.” And Mutt was mine.
All those thousands of years of slowly growing a bond with dogs likely saved my life. I came home from school one day, got off the bus and headed up the driveway as I always did. It was a nice late spring day, the gravels of the drive nicely heated from the sun. The kind of heat that snakes love to lay on to warm their bodies. And a snake was doing just that as I headed up the drive to my home. As I grew nearer, I didn’t even see it until it reared back into striking position, hissing at me angrily. I could say I was terrified, but the truth is, I was too young to really grasp the danger represented by that snake. All I knew was surprise. But before that surprise could even register, Mutt flew between us like a blur all fangs and fur and intent to do harm. Hackles raised, head lowered, growling and snarling, my best friend came between me and an angry, or more likely startled, snake. The snake decided it was not a battle to be fought with this large descendent of the wolf and slithered off into the grass. Mutt just looked at me, licked my hand and trotted to the house as I followed her.
The problem with young dogs is that they become old dogs. Mutt grew old without me even realizing it. I was still too young to really grasp the concept of growing old and death. My grandmother was ancient and presumably had always been ancient. My dad was a giant and would always be so. Even though I’d been to the funerals of family members, including my Grandfather, I really didn’t understand. That lesson came to me suddenly one evening.
I don’t even remember how I came to be standing there in the local Kroger’s. Nor do I remember much at all about that time. What I do remember is this.
We were grocery shopping one evening. As we made our way from aisle to aisle, I insistently tried dragging my parents to the pet section. Mutt needed food. I know I had noticed that her bag of food was gone, so we must be out, and we must need more. It was there, in the middle of Krogers, that I, a 7 year old little boy (maybe I was eight?), learned the weight of life. That was where I learned that my best friend, my loyal companion, my protector was gone and was never coming back. I don’t know why they waited to tell me. I suppose the plan was to tell me later that night, so I could cry myself to sleep, but I called their bluff in my own ignorance by insisting that we needed more dog food. I’m good at crashing plans like that.
But Mutt had, without me even noticing it, grown old and tired. Her hips were sore and gone were the days of running tirelessly through the field or up in the hollow. It was her time to go, and my dad had taken care of it. All I knew was anger for taking my dog away. I knew grief, I knew sorrow, and I blamed them for being so cold and heartless. It wasn’t until much later in life, when our next dog, Brittany was at the end of hers, that I really understood. It was then, as I snuggled Brittany for the last time, said my goodbyes and told her how great a dog she was that I finally understood the weight of it all. It was even later than that before I finally understood just how difficult it is to make that decision, and years later than even that before I finally came to terms that while I could order up death with a phone call, doing so was the greatest act of love you can give someone who has given their entire life in devotion to you.
A piece of me dies each time I have to make that call myself, and every time I do, I’m that little boy standing in Krogers, and that twenty-something sitting in the floor with an old Brittany Spaniel, and I’m that thirty something holding my boy Jack tightly to me as the doc pushes the plunger on the syringe, and I’m that inconsolable mess as my heart dog, Patches, stops breathing, giving out that one last sigh as I whisper in her ear and I’m that crying, blubbering forty-something bearded biker carrying an empty collar out of the vet clinic having ended the incredible pain that Jazz was suffering, and I’m the gentle giant, crying into the cold, dark night, wrapped in a sleeping bag on the hard wooden deck to comfort and old Husky who was finally, after 16 years, ready to leave this world. I’m all of those at once.
And it all started with a mutt named Mutt.
Tagged dogs, friends, memories, pets
By jdlane 2017-04-25 2017-04-26 Gear, Reviews, Technology
It was the best of keyboards, it was the worst of… wait, no it was the Best of Keyboards, period.
A long time ago, someone brilliant at IBM (IBM was full of brilliant people) came up with an idea for a keyboard. This keyboard was constructed of steel and plastic. It was murderously heavy. No, seriously, you could kill someone with it. It had replaceable, cleanable key caps. It used a buckling spring mechanism over a capacitive PCB and was designed in the early 80s to allow people to type all day long on these new “Personal Computers” that IBM was producing. It was called the Model F.
The Model F’s were pretty complex bits of machinery themselves, and as with any bit of complicated engineering, there are always ways to make them better, or less expensive to produce. Thus mid-way through the 80’s, IBM re-designed the Model F slightly and debuted the Model M. The Model M was nearly identical to the Model F, thought it used a membrane rather than a PCB underneath the keys. Additionally, the body of the Model M was made from injection molded plastic, rather than the painted plastic of the Model F that was prone to cracks and failure through abuse. There were other improvements or cost saving measures (depending on how you view it) and that became, arguably, the greatest keyboard ever made for computers.
The Model M was introduced around 1985 and built by IBM until the early 90s when IBM sold off parts of it’s manufacturing and design teams with Lexmark picking up the bits of the company that made keyboards. Lexmark continued producing the Modem M into the 90s.
I picked one of these up at the IBM junk shop at the RTP campus when I worked there. The Junk Shop (my term) was a wonderland of outdated equipment of all manner. You could pick up oscilloscopes, microscopes, old computers, office furniture, equipment and all manner of things that the company no longer needed. As I perused the aisles of junk, one day, I noticed a curled cord with a PS/2 plug on the end sticking out from a pile of old boxes. Underneath that was a worn IBM Model M keyboard. I paid, if I recall correctly, about $3.00 for this old workhorse. It was born on 13 July 1989 and was model 1391401, the most common variant of the Model M.
I returned to my desk in the SuperLab and after digging up a PS/2 to USB adapter, plugged the old Model M into my Thinkpad and never looked back. I’ve used that keyboard daily for nearly 10 years now whenever I am at my desk, be it at IBM, or now at my home office working for Canonical. I’ve used my Model M on Thinkpads, on desktop machines, servers and evan on a MacBook Air and it worked flawlessly until a week or so ago when, frustratingly, the M, B and Space keys stopped working. Sadly, after 26 years of faithful service, my IBM Model M was ready for retirement.
This started the quest for an adequate replacement. I searched High and Low for another Model M, finding them everywhere, but often for a significantly more than what I paid for mine back then at the Junk Shop. Frustration mounted until I stumbled across a company called Unicomp, which, as it turns out, now owns the rights and designs to the IBM Model M that both IBM and Lexmark produced. The decision was made and that afternoon, I had ordered and received the shipping notice for a new Unicomp Classic M, based on the same designs as the IBM Model M that I loved.
The Unicomp Ms are based on the same designs as the old IBM M’s, as Unicomp owns the designs, having purchased them from IBM. So with that in mind, they should be identical, and they almost nearly are. The issues I’ve encountered are more in build quality than anything else. My IBM Ms were all very heavy, very solid keyboards. The Unicomp models are also weighty, and honestly not that bad in terms of quality. However, the cases have some fitment issues making them just a bit creaky, especially in the corders. But they’re fresh, new, and have that satisfying clicky sound that makes buckling spring keyboards so great. And they keys and mechanisms are solid, and stand up to all manner of abuse.
My Unicomp Model M lasted for a year and a half before I broke it. Unfortunately, unlike the IBM Ms which came with drain holes and could stand up to a lot of abuse, the Unicomp M I had seemed a bit weak when it came to spilled coffee. My morning cuppa was it’s downfall ultimately. Half the keys stopped working after that so I was forced to revert to a cheap, wireless backup keyboard until I could source a replacement.
Ultimately, I ended up with a Unicomp M of a slightly different design. The new one is just a bit slimmer (it’s not quite as deep as the Classic M) and includes a TrackPoint built into the keyboard. I had hoped that the TrackPoint would be the same as the IBM TrackPoint which were pretty solid pointer devices, once you got used to using them. Unfortunately, the Unicomp parts are less well built, so the TrackPoint feels loose and inaccurate. It’s annoying, and I don’t care to use it for anything needing precision, but it makes it easy to swap between console windows without having to reach over for my trackball, so I won’t complain too much.
I’ve now had four Model M keyboards. They are arguably the best keyboards ever made, the design is ancient but still relevant, especially in this age of cruddy chiclet keyboards and non-feedback designs that have no soul.
Tagged components, computers, typing
Actually Useful Getting Started Guide to LXD on Ubuntu
OK, this will still be kinda brief, but hopefully helps get you going with LXC containers (via LXD) quickly in a way that’s actually useful.
I have typically used things like Digital Ocean and AWS to quickly launch a testbed, deploy some modified packages and, check the changes and then tear it all down quickly. This works well for me but I’ve recently been trying to break my dependence on foreign services for this work. So I’ve been using LXD more and more which is just as fast, and is local so I can do this sort of work without an internet connection if need be. Below, I’ll outline a few very quick things to make using containers a bit more easy. Note, all of the info below assumes you are using Ubuntu 16.04 LTS or later, with LXD installed (LXD is installed by default on 16.04 and newer). Also, you should have at least some familiarity with lxc and lxd. For more information on those, see https://linuxcontainers.org/lxc/introduction/.
Tip 1: import images locally with useful aliases.
By default, when you launch a container, the image will be pulled from the internet if it does not already exist. Also, if you want to use that container base again locally, you sometimes need to find an ugly fingerprint ID to reference it with. I’ve prefer to locally import the images I want. Not only does this let me create my own, easily remembered names for this, I can pull a variety of images from various sources and have my own local, off-line catalog of LXD images to create containers from.
First, see what images are available. Since I do all my work on ubuntu, I only need to check the default ubuntu remote. This is done with the ‘image’ command for lxc:
bladernr@galactica:~$ lxc image list ubuntu:
+--------------------+--------------+--------+-------------------------------------------------+---------+----------+-------------------------------+
| ALIAS | FINGERPRINT | PUBLIC | DESCRIPTION | ARCH | SIZE | UPLOAD DATE |
| p (5 more) | 4c1e4092ead8 | yes | ubuntu 12.04 LTS amd64 (release) (20170417) | x86_64 | 156.78MB | Apr 17, 2017 at 12:00am (UTC) |
| p/armhf (2 more) | 68a83fae9fd3 | yes | ubuntu 12.04 LTS armhf (release) (20170417) | armv7l | 135.58MB | Apr 17, 2017 at 12:00am (UTC) |
| p/i386 (2 more) | 056784ac045d | yes | ubuntu 12.04 LTS i386 (release) (20170417) | i686 | 141.27MB | Apr 17, 2017 at 12:00am (UTC) |
| t (5 more) | 536ea2799fc7 | yes | ubuntu 14.04 LTS amd64 (release) (20170405) | x86_64 | 119.89MB | Apr 5, 2017 at 12:00am (UTC) |
| t/arm64 (2 more) | 26b9b1fb1b15 | yes | ubuntu 14.04 LTS arm64 (release) (20170405) | aarch64 | 110.96MB | Apr 5, 2017 at 12:00am (UTC) |
| t/armhf (2 more) | 5e367a0ad31c | yes | ubuntu 14.04 LTS armhf (release) (20170405) | armv7l | 111.58MB | Apr 5, 2017 at 12:00am (UTC) |
+--------------------+--------------+--------+-----------------------------lets--------------------+---------+----------+-------------------------------+
| t/i386 (2 more) | 38df07c91eac | yes | ubuntu 14.04 LTS i386 (release) (20170405) | i686 | 118.24MB | Apr 5, 2017 at 12:00am (UTC) |
There are a LOT of images available so I’ve trimmed the output significantly. I’m mostly interested in Trusty for now, which has the alias ‘t’, so let’s import that image locally using the ‘copy’ subcommand of the ‘image’ lxc command:
bladernr@galactica:~$ lxc image copy ubuntu:t local: --alias=ubuntu-trusty
Image copied successfully!
bladernr@galactica:~$ lxc image list
+---------------+--------------+--------+---------------------------------------------+--------+----------+-------------------------------+
| ubuntu-trusty | 536ea2799fc7 | no | ubuntu 14.04 LTS amd64 (release) (20170405) | x86_64 | 119.89MB | Apr 24, 2017 at 10:58pm (UTC) |
| ubuntu-xenial | f452cda3bccb | no | ubuntu 16.04 LTS amd64 (release) (20160627) | x86_64 | 310.30MB | Jul 15, 2016 at 5:55pm (UTC) |
+---------------+--------------+--------+---------------------------------------------+--------+----------+-------------------------------+lets
What this does is download a copy of the arch appropriate trusty container image hosted on the default Ubuntu image store and make it available locally on my desktop. As you can see, I have both Trusty and Xenial images, with nice aliases that can be easily remembered later on when deploying containers.
I have the release versions of the images, that’s all I need. Because I’m just prototyping and testing locally, I don’t really worry too much about the latest package updates being installed on my containers.
Ubuntu has two different remotes (streams) to get images from:
bladernr@galactica:~$ lxc image list ubuntu: |head -10
| t (5 more) | 9e0493502f9d | yes | ubuntu 14.04 LTS amd64 (release) (20170424) | x86_64 | 120.03MB | Apr 24, 2017 at 12:00am (UTC) |
bladernr@galactica:~$ lxc image list ubuntu-daily: |head -10
+--------------------+--------------+--------+-----------------------------------------------+---------+----------+-------------------------------+
| p (5 more) | 12bb0982a94b | yes | ubuntu 12.04 LTS amd64 (daily) (20170424) | x86_64 | 155.64MB | Apr 24, 2017 at 12:00am (UTC) |
| p/armhf (2 more) | d95c2d1be3f8 | yes | ubuntu 12.04 LTS armhf (daily) (20170424) | armv7l | 136.64MB | Apr 24, 2017 at 12:00am (UTC) |
| p/i386 (2 more) | 4f516ec69c8f | yes | ubuntu 12.04 LTS i386 (daily) (20170424) | i686 | 139.71MB | Apr 24, 2017 at 12:00am (UTC) |
| t (5 more) | 9e0493502f9d | yes | ubuntu 14.04 LTS amd64 (daily) (20170424) | x86_64 | 120.03MB | Apr 24, 2017 at 12:00am (UTC) |
The first of those contains only the “release” versions of the Ubuntu images. That is, the versions that appear on each GA Release Day, or LTS Point Release Day. The second, ubuntu-daily, provides images from the daily builds of Ubuntu, which are updated far more frequently. This also gives you access to daily builds of the latest development / interim release such as the soon to be opened Ubuntu 17.10.
Tip 2: Configuring a user for easy login and actually getting work done.
The default Ubuntu images are missing two very important things, ssh keys and a default password for the ‘ubuntu’ user. There are a few different ways to tackle this. If a root access is all you need, then this will suffice:
bladernr@galactica:~$ lxc exec subtle-marlin /bin/bash
root@subtle-marlin:~#
This will get you a root login, but I often need to have a non-privileged login. So the first thing we need to configure the user. This is accomplished using cloud-init and can be set using the profiles for lxc. Specifically, I’m setting this in the default profile. To access/edit this profile, as of lxc version 2.0.7-0ubuntu1~16.04.2, you need to use the lxc profile command to edit the default profile and add a few things.
To edit it use the command lxd profile edit <name> (Note, this command may be different on other versions of lxc, such as lxc edit profile <name>.
bladernr@galactica:~$ lxc profile list
juju-controller
juju-default
Note that there are several profiles already created by default. We’re only interested in the ‘default‘ profile, so let’s edit that:
### This is a yaml representation of the profile.
### Any line starting with a '# will be ignored.
### A profile consists of a set of configuration items followed by a set of
### devices.
### An example would look like:
### name: onenic
### config:
### raw.lxc: lxc.aa_profile=unconfined
### devices:
### eth0:
### nictype: bridged
### parent: lxdbr0
### type: nic
### Note that the name is shown but cannot be changed
user.vendor-data: |
#cloud-config
- name: ubuntu
ssh-import-id: bladernr
lock_passwd: false
sudo: ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL
shell: /bin/bash
eth0:
name: eth0
nictype: bridged
parent: lxdbr0
type: nic
name: default
In that example, I have added modified the user.vendor-data section to set a few items for the “ubuntu” user. First, I used ssh-import-id to import my own ssh keys. I believe this pulls from launchpad, but it may pull locally. I’m honestly not sure which. Next, I set lock_passwd to ‘false’. letsIf you leave this unset, it defaults to ‘true’ which will prevent password logins. Of course, the ssh logins via key are MUCH more secure, but as I mentioned before, these are very short lived development instances, so security is of no concern to me, as proven in the next line.
On this next line, I tell cloud-init to setup sudo privileges for the ‘ubuntu’ user so that no password is required when performing ANY task via sudo. That is about as close as you can get to using the root user instead. It is VERY dangerous because anyone who gains access to ‘ubuntu’ now has full, unfettered root access. So don’t do this at home. Again, for my use, these are short lived test and dev instances where security is not important. I would NEVER do this on anthing that is even close to production level.
In fact, on a production system you should probably consider leaving only the ssh-import-id set to only allow logins via ssh and key-based authentication. You should definitely NOT set sudo as I have done here, also.
Finally, I set the shell to /bin/bash so when I ssh in, I’ll have a nice bash shell.
There are other items you can set in here, such as password, ssh authorized_keys, group membership and so on. You can find out more about cloud config in the cloudinit documentation.
So there you go. Those two tips should help setting up LXC/LXD to be much easier and less hassle when launching instances for testing your code, prototyping and other needs. Please do remember that I do some fairly ugly things (security wise) and you should make better choices there for production.
Once you have those things configured, you should be able to quickly launch instances and connect to them via SSH and be able to perform whatever tasks you need.
bladernr@galactica:~$ lxc list
+---------------+---------+----------------------+------+------------+-----------+
| NAME | STATE | IPV4 | IPV6 | TYPE | SNAPSHOTS |
| subtle-marlin | RUNNING | 10.148.80.232 (eth0) | | PERSISTENT | 0 |
bladernr@galactica:~$ lxc launch ubuntu-trusty demo
Starting demo
| demo | RUNNING | 10.148.80.217 (eth0) | | PERSISTENT | 0 |
bladernr@galactica:~$ ssh ubuntu@10.148.80.217
The authenticity of host '10.148.80.217 (10.148.80.217)' can't be established.
ECDSA key fingerprint is SHA256:gyn682YAhs+LyZc7i0s9akfBoZCOnSYErMeds4MbaKI.
Warning: Permanently added '10.148.80.217' (ECDSA) to the list of known hosts.
Welcome to Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS (GNU/Linux 4.4.0-70-generic x86_64)
* Documentation: https://help.ubuntu.com/
System information as of Tue Apr 25 13:30:23 UTC 2017
System load: 0.77 Memory usage: 0% Processes: 15
Usage of /home: unknown Swap usage: 47% Users logged in: 0
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Tagged containers, lxc, lxd, virtualization
What grown man doesn’t want a sixteen year old girlfriend?
By jdlane 2017-03-06 2017-03-06 Musings, WTF
On the way home from a doctor’s appointment, I was rocking out to the 50s channel on SiriusXM. I grew up listening to 50s and 60s rock and developed a fondness for it early on. I can probably sing more 50’s songs than I can 90’s songs, truth be told. But one thing I also enjoyed about the “innocent days of rock and roll” was the amount of creepiness that pops up if you pay a bit of attention to the songs.
Case in point, “You’re Sixteen” originally sung by Johnny Burnette. Right off the bat, we know he’s in love with a teenage girl who just turned sixteen, and we know he appreciates her… physical attributes:
You come on like a dream, peaches and cream
Lips like strawberry wine
You’re sixteen, you’re beautiful and you’re mine
So his now sixteen year old lover tastes like strawberry wine, and she’s all his, coming on like a dream, something about peaches and cream… It sounds sweet.
You’re all ribbons and curls, ooh, what a girl
Eyes that sparkle and shine
This paints a slightly different picture, a young girl all “ribbons and curls”, but “ooh, what a girl”. Does he prefer little girls all ribbons and curls, something traditionally attributed to children?
You’re my baby, you’re my pet,
We fell in love on the night we met.
You touched my hand, my heart went pop,
Ooh, when we kissed, I could not stop.
Now we see that she’s his pet, a bit of ownership there. But they fell in love on the night we met. The turn darker, because he’s singing about how she just turned sixteen, so presumably, they met and fell in love and there was a lot of kissing when she was much younger. How much younger? We never really know, but certainly younger than sixteen.
thatsYou walked out of my dreams, into my arms,
Now you’re my angel divine.
You’re sixteen, you’re beautiful, and you’re mine.
You walked out of my dreams, into my car,
So at some point prior to her sixteenth birthday, she walked into his arms and she’s all his. She’s his pet. His baby. Makes his heart go pop. Again, lots of kissing with the 14 or 15 year old girl he’s in love with. In his car… car. She got into his car. The plot thickens. Given the innocence of the 50s, this sounds like a sweet tale of teenage love, two kids out for dates at the malt shop, seeing a movie, getting into her older boyfriend’s car and driving out to “Lover’s Lane” where I’m sure more than kissing was going on. It’s sweet, and reflective of young love. Until you realize that Johnny Burnette was 26 when he released this song.
Twenty. Six.
Here’s a man of 26 years, singing of love for a girl who just turned 16, whom he’s been at least making out with since before she was sixteen. And before you say that he’s just singing the song, someone else wrote it, that’s true. It was written by the Sherman Brothers, who, if the song was written as late as possible, 1960, were even older than Johnny Burnette. Johnny was 26 at the time he sang and released the song. Robert Sherman would have been 35, and Richard Sherman would have been 32. So what exactly did two thirty year olds in the late 1950s know about kissing the strawberry wine lips of 14 and 15 year old girls?
(Note, the above is accurate, but meant to be somewhat tongue in cheek. The world was a different place in the late 1950s and early 1960s, and this was the equivalent of modern teenage pop songs).
Now it’s Christmas Time
By jdlane 2016-12-07 2016-12-07 Musings
It’s not officially Christmas Season until Hans Gruber falls from Nakatomi Tower
So Merry Christmas, Everyone!
Getting started with Juju 2.0 on AWS
This is a bit of a first timers guide to setting up Juju 2.0 to work with AWS. To be honest, it’s been quite a while since I really messed with Juju and AWS (or anything outside of MAAS), and this is the first time I’ve really looked at Juju 2.0 anyway. So this is me sharing the steps I had to take to get Juju 2 talking to my AWS Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) to spin up instances to prototype things.
First, let’s talk about the parts here. You should already know what Amazon Web Services is, what a Virtual Private Cloud is, and have an account at Amazon to use them. You should know a bit about what Juju is as well, but as this is a first timer guide, here’s all you really need to know to get started. Juju is an amazing tool for modeling complex workload deployments. It takes all the difficult bits of deploying any workload that has a “Charm” in minutes. All the brain-share needed to install and configure these workloads is encapsulated in the “Charm”. To configure, you can pass YAML files with full deployment configuration options, use Juju commands to set individual configuration options, or pass them via the juju gui. Juju is very extensively documented at https://jujucharms.com, and I highly recommend you RTFM a bit to learn what Juju can do. Continue reading
Tagged juju, linux, ubuntu
Lets get dangerous…
By jdlane 2016-06-20 2016-06-20 Announcements, Musings
Here I sit, spitting off this quick missive before I get into my car and drive possibly into the end. We shall see. There’s less than 2% chance that anything will go wrong, and even farther less than that that the thing going wrong will see me shuffle off this mortal coil.
(Hint: if I do kick off, some friends of mine are about to inherit some pretty awesome stuff).
My brother needs stem cells. I have those stem cells. It’s as simple as that. So some nice surgeons are going to DRILL, BABY, DRILL! into my rear parts, and literally suck out all the marrow of life, or at least a couple liters of the marrow of life. I guess I won’t be going to the woods to live deliberately for a while.
If successful, I wake up, get some killer pain meds, and a week at home resting up and healing from having so many holes drilled into my body while THEY. DRINK. MY. MILKSHAKE!. If successful, my brother gets a stem cell transplant tomorrow from me, and he inherits the moustache gene, gets better and goes home to his family.
I had a career at one time being a lifesaver, an ALS provider on both county and privately operated ambulances. This is just a natural extension of that, I guess. I, the guy who still carries a stocked trauma kit, who still stops to render aid to strangers. I, who have faced death and said “Not today.” Now I go forward once more so that others may live.
So here’s to hope. And here’s to being completely knocked the fuck out while my ass is being drilled.
Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more.
Also, check out James’ blog: thejameslane.rocks
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Tags: anti-semitism, anti-zionism not racism, civic nationalism, IHRA definition, self-determination, victimising Palestinians
All over the world, it is an alarming time to be Jewish – but conflating anti-Zionism with Jew-hatred is a tragic mistake
Anti-semitic?
Peter Beinart writes in The Guardian:
It is a bewildering and alarming time to be a Jew, both because antisemitism is rising and because so many politicians are responding to it not by protecting Jews but by victimising Palestinians.
On 16 February, members of France’s yellow vest protest movement hurled antisemitic insults at the distinguished French Jewish philosopher Alain Finkielkraut. On 19 February, swastikas were found on 80 gravestones in Alsace. Two days later, the French president, Emmanuel Macron, after announcing that Europe was “facing a resurgence of antisemitism unseen since World War II”, unveiled new measures to fight it.
Among them was a new official definition of antisemitism. That definition, produced by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance in 2016, includes among its “contemporary examples” of antisemitism “denying the Jewish people their right to self-determination”. In other words, anti-Zionism is Jew hatred. In so doing, Macron joined Germany, Britain, the United States and roughly 30 other governments. And like them, he made a tragic mistake.
Anti-Zionism is not inherently antisemitic – and claiming it is uses Jewish suffering to erase the Palestinian experience. Yes, antisemitism is growing. Yes, world leaders must fight it fiercely. But in the words of a great Zionist thinker, “This is not the way”.
The argument that anti-Zionism is inherently antisemitic rests on three pillars. The first is that opposing Zionism is antisemitic because it denies to Jews what every other people enjoys: a state of its own. “The idea that all other peoples can seek and defend their right to self-determination but Jews cannot,” declared US Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer in 2017, “is antisemitism.”
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All the peoples on earth? The Kurds don’t have their own state. Neither do the Basques, Catalans, Scots, Kashmiris, Tibetans, Abkhazians, Ossetians, Lombards, Igbo, Oromo, Uyghurs, Tamils and Québécois, nor dozens of other peoples who have created nationalist movements to seek self-determination but failed to achieve it.
Yet barely anyone suggests that opposing a Kurdish or Catalan state makes you an anti-Kurdish or anti-Catalan bigot. It is widely recognised that states based on ethnic nationalism – states created to represent and protect one particular ethnic group – are not the only legitimate way to ensure public order and individual freedom. Sometimes it is better to foster civic nationalism, a nationalism built around borders rather than heritage: to make Spanish identity more inclusive of Catalans or Iraqi identity more inclusive of Kurds, rather than carving those multiethnic states up.
You’d think Jewish leaders would understand this. You’d think they would understand it because many of the same Jewish leaders who call national self-determination a universal right are quite comfortable denying it to Palestinians.
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RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 148, 149, 307, 323, 324, 326, 427, 447-- Murder - Unlawful assembly - Common object - No specific role attributed to respondent Nos.2 to 10 and other accused persons - No specific injury attributed to them - None of eye witnesses has stated any overt act against respondents and accused persons - Held, prosecution failed to prove its case..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 326-- Grievous hurt - Conviction - Reduction of sentence - Validity - Accused did not challenge conviction before High Court but only prayed for reduction of sentence in view of compromise arrived at between parties - Held, in view of the fact that offence charged u/s.326 is non compoundable and also in..........
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Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304(Part I), 326-- Culpable homicide or voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapon - Proof - Appellant alleged to have took out knife and dealt its blows on waist of deceased - Deceased died on account of infection after seven days of incidence - Held, conviction of appellant altered from S.304(Part I) to..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 326, 307, 449-- Murder - Conviction - Appeal - Suspension of sentence - Death occurred by fire arm injury - Specific roles attributed to applicants/appellants No.1 and 2 - Held, sentences of imprisonments cannot be suspended - Application dismissed...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 307, 326-- Attempt to murder - Voluntary causing grievous hurt by dangerous means - Nothing in evidence that appellants caused injuries with an intention to kill him - Doctor not declared the nature of injury No.1 `dangerous to life' of injured - Held, conviction liable to be altered from u/s.307 to u/s.326..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 326-- Voluntary causing grievous hurt by dangerous means - Imposition of sentence - Appellants No.1 & 3 has undergone about one year and six months of imprisonment respectively - They are not previous convicts - They have already suffered agony of litigation for a period of sixteen years - Held,..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 307, 320(8), 326-- Attempt to murder - Causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons - Proof - Appellant fired a single shot which hit victim's abdomen - He did not repeat injury - Medical opinion is vague - Absence of any corroborative evidence - Held, no offence punishable u/s 307 IPC is made out - Act of appellant..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 307, 326-- Attempt to murder - Causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons - Reduction in sentence - Appellant acquitted of charge framed u/s 307 IPC and convicted u/s 326 IPC - Appellant is real uncle of complainant - He has already undergone substantive portion of his sentence of imprisonment for a period..........
GAUHATI HIGH COURT
Evidence Act, 1872, Section 9, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 326, 300-- Identification of accused - Father of deceased stated that he could identify members of extremist group but he could not identify who caused death of his son - More so, even when he was allegedly beaten by extremists he could not identify who has beaten him - Held, it is very difficult to come to..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 326, 325, 324, 452, 148, 149, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482-- Cross case - Compromise - Offence u/ss 148, 323, 326 and 452 read with S.149 IPC and offence in cross case u/ss 148, 324, 325 read with S.149 IPC - Parties amicably settled their disputes - They belong to the same village and also related to each other - Complainants to not want to pursue the..........
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Digital Single: Half Life
After a bit of a delay, here is the fifth free single leading up to the Radioatomic album: Half Life. It features a 'proper song' and a couple of experiments I like to call sonic atmospheres.
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Half Life by The Manitou
Half Life is perhaps my favourite song that I've written for the album. It was written in March of 2013 but not finished until this April. It started out with a basic loop made from a clock sample and a bass note from the Korg Monotribe. I called upon the K-Station for an arpeggio (and a few other sounds) you may recognise from other tracks, as I wanted to give the songs on this album a similar sound and style. The bulk of the lead sounds were made on the Roland HS-60. It wasn't long after I got it that I made this song, and I wanted to 'show it off' as it were. The Yamaha TG-33 also makes an appearance. It's a digital 'vector synth' designed for making evolving pads, but in this case I've just used its lovely bell sound. The drums are Alesis SR-16 samples which were initially programmed via keyboard but redone using the Alesis SamplePad to give them variable velocity and a few interesting frills here and there.
March of the Rads is the earliest track I recorded for Radioatomic. It's essentially an aural journey into a radioactive wasteland. We hear the clicking of a geiger counter, getting faster as the radiation builds, the stark sounds of wind and other strange wiggly noises. I thought I was being clever, only to realise that Kraftwerk already did this in the 70's on the opening track to their album 'Radioactivity.' The geiger sound was realised on K-Station. If you apply a pitch modulation envelope to a sawtooth oscillator you can, with a bit of fiddling, slow the waveform waaaay down until it just becomes a click. Turning it slowly back up produced the backing track, which was then fed through a Danelectro Spring King (spring reverb pedal). HS-60 provides wind sounds and the weird wiggly radiation noise. Monotribe also makes a brief appearance and you can hear some radio frequency sounds towards the end.
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Global Warning while doing research for the album I happened upon this youtube clip, filmed inside Sellafield THORP. At 3:50 you can hear the criticality alarm which sounds perpetually inside the building. I found the whole idea rather creepy and thought it would be a cool experiment to replicate the ambience using synthesizers. The blips were made on the Monotribe through the Spring King. HS-60 and K-Station each provide a layer of filtered noise to emulate the background hum of the industrial building.
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I'm a writer, nature photographer, and composer of electronic music. I compose music 'on-spec' for Brokensea Audio Productions, release the occasional synthpop album as 'The Manitou,' and generally tinker with sound design and studio gadgetry. When time allows, I hope to produce a full-cast audio drama of my all-ages novel: 'Tales of Elves and Trolls: The Crystal Goblin.' In the meantime, I continue to write the sequels and bring you posts on audio geekery.
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The Blessed Life of St. Reman II
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King Oktug’s Last Birthday Party
4E 0
Lake Canulus, Alessian Ruins, Nibenay Basin
Lord Saphrius,
The chamber off the northern wall of the primary ziggurat was, as we had thought, a hall of records, containing the chronicles of all the dynasties back to the mid-First Era. As your lordship knows, the Colovian Ape Folk were meticulous in their records concerning bloodlines. The discovery of this genealogical library, together with the engraved steles in the Ziggurat Courtyard, should lend some credence to the theory that the Imgan Kings derived their right to rulership from relation to the Monkey Prophet and his holy lineage.
The written Imgan language is, truly, a curious medium... not because of its alphabet, which was definitely influenced by early Colovian typography, but because of its structure. The texts follow no discernable pattern. Passages run horizontally, vertically, and diagonally. They crisscross each other often, which makes the text difficult to decipher. Sentences sometimes end only to continue several pages later with no clear indication as to why. Some paragraphs are even written in mirror script. This, I believe, offers some insight into the peculiar minds of the Imga. Living in the labyrinthine branches of the graht-oaks, they would have needed a complex three-dimensional map of their surroundings. When they were educated by the early Colovian heirophants, they must have thought it odd that humans write in so linear a fashion. Luckily, the script is supplemented here and there by the words of Alessian scribes, which are useful when all other points of reference break down.
The texts, interesting as they are, have unfortunately been badly damaged by moisture and age, and are fragmentary at best. However, with the aid of the thought-echoes lingering in the ziggurat's stones, the praxographers on loan to us from the Arcane University have been able to assemble a more or less complete picture of the late First Era kings.
Attached: the latest transcript of the Alessian scroll we unearthed at Site 4, detailing the Birthday Party of King Oktug, named alternately as Mighty-Mountain-Head-Oktug, Great-Golden-Kingly-Oktug and - in an irreverent hand in the margins - Sissy-Poo-Oktug. I thought it oddly appropriate, since your Lordship's own birthday was but a few days ago. I trust that your own Party fared better than Oktug's did.
Kintius Sargia
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Canulus Complex 2
Here is the forgotten story of the Last Birthday Party of Oktug, the King of Aocoltekultügagog, anon The Place of Burning Staves, which is no more. It was forgotten on purpose, for it is [embarrassing], and was never told on Oktug's reign-story-pillar. It is remembered now because it is true, and it is important, and it is kind of funny.
Great-Golden-Kingly-Oktug was the son of High-Worldheaded-Gvoguhl, who was the son of Tohglahl Blade-Finger, who was the son of Red-Raoluk, who was the son of Serpentfeathered-Caokax, who was the son of Xicüýnuhl Flame-Tongue, who was, himself, the son of Tolaola, the eighth concubine of MAR-UKH, and reigned during the high-years of the first mannish hegemony. His domain was in the Dragon-jungled West of Aldacyrod, where monkeys can no longer go.
Now Great-Golden-Kingly-Oktug was, at that time, preparing for a grand celebration, and so it happened that he summoned nine Nedes to his court. They arrived with a train of slave-worshippers at their backs, who chanted the name of Aless and wept at her death-memory. They were dressed in the red-silks of Empire and carried staves of tibrol wood, which were mirrors of their purpose. They were Alessiklusödroklergohl, the tower-dancers of the Star-Crossed Empire.
Their arts were macroaurbic, and they knew the biting ways of [the mandibles]. It was said that they could use Cetekauktlusödrothog - the symbol of mannish conquest, anon Armunt-Axle of the Mountain-Ears - to shape something from nothing. This, to the Mountain-Ears, was a profane inversion of [empyrean supergradiency] that the Nedes seemed to delight in. Then again, the Nedes delighted in anything that involved pissing off the Mountain-Ears.
King Oktug was obliged to show them some measure of courtesy, for they were emissaries of the Slave Queen's Hegemony, and were Marukhati too. And gracious Oktug offered to them the wonders of the Royal Pleasure Chambers, replete with troupe-prostitutes who could spear-talk, perfumes and musks from the Star-Wounded East, hookah pipes, bowls of lotus-fruit, tire-swings [?] and other manifold delights of the tongue, eye and loins.
The tower-dancers, unthinkably, declined. King Oktug, though mortally insulted, showed much mercy in not having the Nedes executed, as they would have been if they had been anything other than representatives of the Slave Queen's Hegemony, for it was unthinkable that followers of MAR-UKH would behave in such a manner.
Following this scandal, King Oktug spake thusly unto the Alessiklusödroklergohl in a voice like thunder:
"I, Great-Golden-Kingly-Oktug, Ruler of Aocoltekultügagog and lord over ALL the monkeys of these jungles, have called you here for a REASON. I have heard that you tower-dancers have strange-shaping-magicks that you can use to MAKE things from NOTHING. Since I have grown BORED with the parties that MONKEYS throw, I want YOU to make my BIRTHDAY PARTY. It is said that the Tea-Party-Man throws the BEST parties, and you Nedes are in his FAVOR, or he wouldn't have scoured the Mountain-Ears from the land with his God-Light if you are NOT! There one-hundred-and-some days until my birthday, and you have until THEN. I will personally test EACH Party you create until you get it EXACTLY right. And I FORBID you to leave until you have SATISFIED me, for I am King here, and I DO NOT CARE what the Slave-Queen-Hegemony thinks! HA-HA-HA."
"And," Oktug added, "I don't want just ANY Party, oh no... I want a SURPRISE Party!"
And the Nedes were anxious, for they hated surprises.
"But, O Mighty-Mountain-Head-Oktug," another tower-dancer said, "If you insist on testing each Party that we dance into being for you, then it won't be much of a surprise when your birthday arrives."
"Then you must make it EXTRA SURPRISING, musn't you?" Oktug snorted, stamping his great feet. He was becoming angry, for he was King, and he was unused to being tested so.
"But, O Great-Golden-[sexually insecure]-Oktug," one tower-dancer said, "We require a tower in order to shape the [spiritual bleed] from the womb of Æther, and your splendid city has none."
And the court sniggered, for the tower-dancer was only used to his own kind's feeble-bird-language and had said Oktug's name wrong. Oktug, showing infinite grace, ignored the mistake.
"I shall make you one!" Cried Oktug, gesturing expansively. "I shall build for you a great-high-place in the image of MY OWN PALACE. It shall take eighty-and-one days to build, and will be a LASTING MONUMENT to MY reign!"
"But, O King Oktug," another tower-dancer said. "Please, allow us to explain. It is not enough for our dancing-place to be high... it must have the proper shape, as well. The reason we use Cetekauktlusödrothog is because it is the same-image of Nüllna'lusödrog, the Origin-Spire, whose foundation is at [zero-intercept]. If we do not have a proper myth-shape-tower, then the Parties that we dance into being for you will be shadows, or woven from lie-thoughts, or worse still, will [not really be there at all]. What you ask of us is impossible. Surely if you would allow us to..."
But Mighty Oktug, who knew nothing of the All-You-Can-Eat-Trumpet and was enraged by their discourtesy, had reached the end of his patience. He reached into his anus, drawing forth a stinking mass of his own faeces, which he hurled at the Nedes with great malice. The rest of the court followed suit, for as monkeys see, so shall they do, and the tower-dancers retreated under a fusillade of excrement.
And over the next eighty-and-one days did the monkeys of Aocoltekultügagog assemble the dreaming-tower, and as it rose from the soil stone by stone, the tower-dancers became greatly dismayed, for it was indeed not shaped like the towers of Ald-Meria. It was square-based, squat and low upon the ground, built from green stones carved with serpent-patterns that coiled around each other, and inscribed with mirror-words that did homage to MAR-UKH and his four times Great-Grandson, Great-Golden-Kingly-Oktug. Oktug's story-reign pillar was erected on the jade stair, and at the pinnacle was constructed a great arch for the Nedes to Dance on. The Alessiklusödroklergohl saw this and knew that the Ape Men knew nothing of mythotecture, and despaired.
The tower-dancers, having no other choice, set to work immediately on the Party, for they had but four weeks in which to prepare it.
The first picture they made was fanciful: it showed a black-tower in a field of red roses, orbited by sixteen attendant spirits who took the shapes of Frame-Beasts. Its number was Eighteen-Plus-One. It stood at the hub of a world-wheel, and like Cetekauktlusödrothog, its nature was [cosminach]. Wolf-animunculi with light-swords ran rings around its base, singing doom-symphonies in power-tones. Oktug found himself at the very top, dressed in a ridiculous crimson robe. He reprimanded the tower-dancers, thinking them presumptuous, and told them again that the tower he had made for them would do the job perfectly well, say thankya.
The second picture they made was silly: Oktug stood on top of a big-steel-tree with man-helper-climbing-branches, holding a lady in one hand and throwing barrels down at a crazy-plumber with the other. Oktug almost killed the tower-dancers for their insult, but Princess Argatuga thought it was kind of cool, so he had it made it into a game that some young monkeys still play.
The third picture they made was [blasphemous], and shall not be described here. Oktug broke the back of the [censored] Nede whose bright idea it was in the first place, and that was the end of that. By this act, the number of the tower-dancers was made eight (and this a fateful number).
And the days wore on, and the dancers danced, and their creations were rejected again and again.
"Holy cow," said one tower-dancer (for the lover of the Paravania was and is still held in high-reverence by the Nedes), "Oktug's birthday has arrived, and we have not yet prepared a proper Birthday Image!"
"This is bull [censored]!" shouted a second (for even the excrement of the Heaven-Bull is considered sacred). "By the Breaking-Blue-Gates and their Eighteen-Times-Sixty-Three spirits-attendant, what the Ape-King has asked of us is futile and undoable, which is (more or less) the same thing!"
It was then that another tower-dancer (the same one that Oktug had disgraced by ancient rite of the Fecal Turbulence) ran up, waving his arms frantically and calling in their strange-bird-language, "Quick! Great-Golden-[sexually insecure]-Oktug is coming! We must dance-make something for his Party, or we will be in trouble! Hurry!"
And the other tower-dancers looked and saw that Oktug really was coming. He had emerged from his pleasure chambers with a happy grin on his august countenance. He was seated on a high-chair borne by three Mountain-Ear slaves (for these are the Colovian Imga we're talking about, and they enslaved the Mountain-Ears, not the other way around), and was making his way through the harlot-fruit-marketplace.
And the Alessiklusödroklergohl, having seen Oktug's wrath and knowing the consequences of their failure, began to dance and dance and dance as they had never danced before.
But then the tower-dancers made a very, very big mistake. Because they were tired from all that dancing, because they did not have a proper tower, and because they were [scared [censored]less], they had forgotten their steps, their dreaming-chants and their profane-fabrication-patterns, and had begun to dance in reverse. The [choreography] was reason-death. [Incalculable] rhythms issued from their feet, and the Beat of the Heart and the Beat of the Drum became one and the same, as it had been in the Before-Time. By the time King Oktug had reached the ziggurat, the very stones were screaming with sacrilege.
Although King Oktug was called Great-Golden-Kingly, he was not Golden, or Kingly, or even very Great (he was Mountain-Headed, though). And because of this, he and everyone else within three-hundred-and-seventeen walking strides of [the epicenter] who did not have the kimm were [solved], and sublimed into the charged air, until all that was left of Aocoltekultügagog was an array of false theorems drawn in the cracked earth.
After the Party, Oktug's son Urokh took the throne, and once the [JILLEN] had annulled the Ætheric ramifications, the first act of his reign was to outlaw surprise parties, on pain of death.
This is why Nedes hardly ever Dance on Towers anymore. It is partly because they believe that the [Sundering of the Armunt] was a good thing (mostly), and partly because they are scared and don't want to [censored] it up, and partly because it is [really, really hard] and, by most accounts, not really worth it. Many people still think that using towers to make/unmake things is a [stupid] idea.
However, as long as there are towers there will always be tower-dancers, and of all the man-people of the Armunt, the Alessiklusödroklergohl are better at it than most.
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More than 35 years ago, Curt Moody decided to start an architecture firm. Driven by a passion to break into a field with little minority representation, he took a considerable risk and opened the doors of Moody and Associates in 1982 — in the midst of a depressed economy. At the beginning, the firm was just Curt and a graduate architecture student. But by the end of the first year, the firm had grown to nine staff members. Sensing an opportunity to position the firm for growth, Curt joined forces with the engineering firm Howard E. Nolan & Associates, and Moody Nolan was born.
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'Solo' Headed for Lowest Opening of Disney 'Star Wars'Movies May 24, 2018 10:46:31 GMT
Post by Pavan on May 24, 2018 10:46:31 GMT
Disney and Lucasfilm's spinoff Solo: A Star Wars Story is tracking to open to $130 million to $150 million over the long holiday weekend, with $130 million being on the low end of expectations.
Unless it comes in ahead of projections, the Han Solo origin story will post the lowest domestic opening of the four films and come in behind fellow stand-alone pic Rogue One, which debuted to $155.1 million in December 2016.
Lower than Rogue One.
Zeb31
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'Solo' Headed for Lowest Opening of Disney 'Star Wars'Movies May 24, 2018 13:25:52 GMT Martin Stett likes this
Post by Zeb31 on May 24, 2018 13:25:52 GMT
I mean, Rogue One didn't come out in the middle of a jam-packed Summer season, didn't have Infinity War and Deadpool 2 to contend with, and was only the second installment in the new franchise as opposed to what seems like the twentieth at this point. It's gonna be a crazy weekend with this and the two Marvel joints both still going strong.
I'm sorry okay! I've been lusting after white *beep* for so long, I lost perspective
theycallmemrfish
Post by theycallmemrfish on May 24, 2018 14:27:57 GMT
Well more and more people are starting to reevaluate TLJ and not particularly liking the revelation.
Viced
Goddamnit, lady, you don't throw oranges on an escalator!
Post by Viced on May 24, 2018 14:36:00 GMT
May 24, 2018 14:27:57 GMT theycallmemrfish said:
Or they just think Solo looks like ass.
May 24, 2018 14:36:00 GMT Viced said:
Well that too... but I still think TLJ has something to do with it as well.
mikediastavrone96
Post by mikediastavrone96 on May 24, 2018 15:54:40 GMT
I'm a little shocked it will be making that much, and this is on the low end of projections (Deadline's projecting between $135-170 million). With it coming on the heels of Infinity War and Deadpool 2, bad press regarding the directorial change, backlash against The Last Jedi, the unimpressive trailers, there wasn't much of a demand for a Han Solo prequel to begin with, reviews have been tepid so far, etc., I would have thought this would be like $120-130m max even with it being a holiday weekend.
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'Solo' Headed for Lowest Opening of Disney 'Star Wars'Movies May 24, 2018 16:04:32 GMT via mobile mikediastavrone96 and Ryan_MYeah like this
Post by Piku-Banerjee on May 24, 2018 16:04:32 GMT
Nah. It has always been cool to hate on TLJ.
A toast to my big brother George, the richest man in town.
May 24, 2018 16:04:32 GMT Piku-Banerjee said:
Not really. People on here rate it pretty highly.
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Post by Joaquim on May 24, 2018 18:33:51 GMT
We do not speak for the people.
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(She was also a dragon, and therefore illiterate.)
Post by Martin Stett on May 24, 2018 18:36:43 GMT
I'm still waiting for TLJ. Surely, it can't be as bad as TFA, right? I'm holding out hope that it won't be a complete dumpster fire.
I have no such hopes for Solo. What a piece of shoddy looking crap.
May 24, 2018 18:36:43 GMT Martin Stett said:
Here's something about TLJ even the staunchest supporters admit to... a good 30 minutes of plotline should have been done away with.
Oh, and no Carrie Poppins.
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Post by therealcomicman117 on May 24, 2018 20:30:19 GMT
It'll probably open with less if presales are anything to go by. I honestly don't think there was much they could do frankly, especially given the director problem.
At this point Disney should probably slow down it a bit when it comes to the Star Wars spinofs, but somehow I doubt they will.
"I'm here, I'm still waiting".
Ryan_MYeah
'Solo' Headed for Lowest Opening of Disney 'Star Wars'Movies May 24, 2018 21:50:45 GMT Sharbs likes this
Post by Ryan_MYeah on May 24, 2018 21:50:45 GMT
How is that any different from whatever else the Force can do? I’m genuinely curious why everyone always singles this out. The Force is not an exact science, it’s a fictional, made-up superpower with no basis in realism, no matter what midichlorians try to tell us. Preserving life and playing Doctor Strange isn’t less fantastical than a Luke using his magic to explode the Death Star, or controlling people and making things float.
And this isn’t to say you’re wrong, but the outside internetsphere, between the Force “being ruined” and the “SJWisms”, is so vindictive when it comes to this movie.
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'Solo' Headed for Lowest Opening of Disney 'Star Wars'Movies May 24, 2018 22:56:35 GMT Zeb31 and stephen like this
I don't think the whole Finn/Rose story should have been done away with, but I probably would've cut out that monologue at Canto Bight and pared down the fathier escape sequence for the sake of pacing. That's kind of par for the course with Star Wars, though, every film in the franchise has had at least one scene that feels needless.
As for Carrie Poppins, I can agree that the way it was visually depicted was odd, but the concept alone of Leia doing that didn't bother me.
'Solo' Headed for Lowest Opening of Disney 'Star Wars'Movies May 24, 2018 23:00:57 GMT mikediastavrone96 and Ryan_MYeah like this
May 24, 2018 21:50:45 GMT Ryan_MYeah said:
Yes, the force is made up. All of it is made up. With that, might as well have Chewie have the power to breathe fire... those puffin things to self detonate like thermal detonator pokemon... so, yeah, it makes sense that someone who probably has the least amount of force power in the universe (well of those who have force sensitivity) able to fly through space. She did something not even in the prequels where Jedi were pretty much superpowered even came close to that. (here's the part where some smartass mentions the comics where Vader moves a planet or some shit and where I roll my eyes and say, "yeah and Vader also fought Predator and Aliens AND THE FUCKING TERMINATOR in one too...").
Also, Luke didn't use his magic to blow up the Death Star. Obi-Wan did. AND Luke got help from Han and Chewie (along with the entire Rebel Fleet before the big finale).
I didn't make any mention of SJWars (big company wants many different faces to sell merchandise, not exactly a new thing)... the people who do mention that are not actually SW fans and should thusly, be ignored. There are a lot of people like myself who have serious qualms with the characters, the plot, and how they changed so many things.
I will say this, though. TLJ was definitely the best looking SW and the mind-connection scenes were amazing.
I don't know why you're under the impression Leia has the least amount of force power in the universe, she is the daughter of Darth Vader, after all. She hasn't tapped into her force powers in the films beyond being able to sense Luke a couple times, but that's out of a lack of training rather than ability. And this is just me, but given how the series has established that those strong in the force may have other developed abilities that inadvertently tap into those powers (i.e. Luke's piloting skills), I've had the personal theory that part of why Leia is such a strong leader for the Rebellion and later the Resistance is due in part to her force sensitivity. And while I'm on about the force, what it can and can't do has always been a pretty flimsy thing. It's a built-in deus ex machina masquerading as some spiritual energy. The force couldn't be used to pull things, create physical ghosts, black laser blasts with your bare hands, or leap extraordinary heights until Empire, it couldn't be used to create lightning until ROTJ (why even bother exerting the physical energy of a lightsaber duel if everybody just learned to shoot lightning?), and it couldn't be used to do all of the CGI flips until the prequels. Force users do what they want and Skywalkers especially are overpowered, but that's always been the case and so far it hasn't gone too far at least in my opinion in killing the dramatic tension of these movies. At least TLJ reinforced the mysticism of the force and displayed how such incredible feats do take a bit outta you (Leia still being incapacitated for a bit after she comes back and Luke dying because he used the force so damn hard).
You're the first person I've ever seen indicate Obi-Wan was the one using the force in the first film. Pretty sure the implication of the film is that Luke uses his feelings and taps into the force to properly aim his shot, hence why he gets rid of his targeting computer.
'Solo' Headed for Lowest Opening of Disney 'Star Wars'Movies May 25, 2018 0:16:06 GMT Ryan_MYeah likes this
Post by theycallmemrfish on May 25, 2018 0:16:06 GMT
May 24, 2018 23:41:04 GMT mikediastavrone96 said:
That's all well and good, but then why isn't it consistent in the new trilogy?
You have Kylo Ren; with Skywalker blood, trained by Luke, apprentice of Snoke (who we have to believe is the greatest force user considering his feats), who is beaten by Finn and Rey (both of whom at the time had 0 training... even if Rey can still use the force anyway) and then Rey again (let's even give a slight benefit for being with Luke for however long). You have Snoke... well you know...
It's just all over the place. I can see I'm in the minority here, which is fine. People LOVE the movie. I'm sure people will love Solo too. And then the next one.
'Solo' Headed for Lowest Opening of Disney 'Star Wars'Movies May 25, 2018 0:37:36 GMT
Post by mikediastavrone96 on May 25, 2018 0:37:36 GMT
May 25, 2018 0:16:06 GMT theycallmemrfish said:
Kylo was also shot by Chewbacca's bowcaster, the same weapon that throughout the movie was laying waste to people and making them flip backwards a few feet hilariously with a single shot. Just the fact Kylo took that shot and was still standing was pretty impressive. And he dispatches Finn pretty easily, he's toying with him through most of the fight (turning his back on Finn after he knocked him down, digging his crossguard into his shoulder) and it's only after Finn gets in a lucky shot that he immediately takes him out. As for Rey, he doesn't seem to be giving his all to really hurt her. He mostly swings around her, knocking over trees and only lightly making contact with her lightsaber as she swings around wildly while trying to run away. Even when he has her up against a cliff, he offers to train her instead of trying to take her out. She concentrates on the force, starts acting as the aggressor, and gets some shots on an already wounded Kylo. And if you're referring to him not getting Luke's lightsaber during that force tug of war as him beating beaten by Rey again, they're pretty much at a stalemate after she gets the jump on him and she only gets away clean after Holdo makes the movie quiet for a few seconds. One thing to note regarding Kylo is he had a substantially easier time taking on multiple Praetorian Guards at once and only found himself in a vulnerable spot when he let go of his lightsaber, while Rey at most took on two at once and struggled with one almost the whole time.
As for Snoke, overconfidence being the downfall of dark side users has been a trope in the series, he has no clue of Kylo's conflicted emotions just as the Emperor was unaware of Vader's.
'Solo' Headed for Lowest Opening of Disney 'Star Wars'Movies May 25, 2018 2:56:32 GMT theycallmemrfish likes this
Post by Ryan_MYeah on May 25, 2018 2:56:32 GMT
I didn’t mean to lump you in to that crowd (and I apologize if I did), but yeah, the internet culture has been downright acidic in that regard. It’s very tough to find essays or takedowns with meaningful, legitimate gripes (or which there are plenty, l’ll give you that), when they’re buried under mounds and heaps of people parroting the other people, and boiling it down to “SJW politics” (when Wars, like Star Wars, are *fought on politics*). On here, (mostly) everything is sensible, but places like RT are a total shitshow, and even videos defending it are spammed with graceless insults (and it goes way past the haters, because even the lovers of the film throw immature fits). There’s no middle ground where everyone can love and hate it, and everyone just gets on.
We ought to have a debate and discussion, man. Not only because I’d be genuinely curious as to your thoughts, but I think it’d just be fun.
Industry estimates this morning are pegging around $33M today for Disney Solo: A Star Wars Story with a $80M-$90M three-day and $105M-$115M play over four days.
That's 45% lower than Rogue One which opened to $155M.
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Flying Wild Thing ~ The Troggs
Returning home from the Salvo upstairs on the number 18 bus was often traumatic. On this occasion, a bigger boy, on his way home from one of the other schools in the area, decided to impress his pals by tormenting that fat boy in the bright green blazer and ridiculous school cap. Me. He seized my school bag, and sorted through it looking for something to mock me with. It wasn't difficult - there was my copy of "Wild Thing" by The Troggs. Removing the disc from its sleeve, he chucked it out through the bus window. Whether or not this won the admiration of his audience, I don't recall. I just glumly accepted the humiliation, as I had been trained to do, of course, receiving violence from a superior having been a constant feature of life.
But as I looked out of the window to bid Reg Presley's recording a final farewell, a wonderful thing happened. The bus had just pulled into the stop outside Mac Fisheries supermarket in Station Road, Harrow. The disc fluttered down and landed on the roof of the bus shelter. And there it stayed.
This only compounded my torment. Day after day, returning from school, as the bus pulled into the stop I would gaze forlornly down on the disc, as the ravages of rain and sun gradually degraded it, the blue label fading and, I imagined, the Wildness washing out. Countless other people, no doubt, spotted my record resting on the bus shelter roof, as they peered out of the many buses which pulled in there each day. Which is why it is quite remarkable that, after several weeks, I myself witnessed its removal. Just as my bus was pulling out from the stop one day, a gust of wind lifted it up and dropped it into a group of girls from Heathfield School. "Where did that record come from?” I heard one of them say.
I suppose she took it home. Whether or not it was still playable, I shall never know.
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Part 7: Complete Walkthrough - Zealan Shrine
You begin your pilgrimage, as Vividos instructed, wondering what the Birthplace would be like. Would you have an incredible vision as he described? You finally arrive there and discover the entrance to an ancient Shrine. You find a book near it's entrance and read how the ancients made obstacles for their people in order to be granted the privilage of meeting their Deities. Little do you know that your pilgrimage leads you to discover a destiny few mortals could ever dream of!
Return to the Upper Catacombs via the building north of Vividos's monestary. Follow the same path you did to get to the Necromancer's and you will come across a building with a plaque on it. The plaque reads, "Birthplace of Moriens". Use the Key of the Scion to unlock the door and enter.
To the north is the Birthplace. Straight to the west of the entance is a skeleton with a "Restore to sight" scroll on it. Kill the ghouls that rise and cast it. A chest will appear. Take what you want from it and go back to the north. On a dead body there you will find a book about the Zealans that contains a bit of their history and a reference to Shrines they built. There is also a scroll that confirms the Shrine's existance. Go North through the doors and you are now in the Zealan Shrine.
Lever puzzle: Head north then west past the rolling spheres past a door. Continue east past a northern branch in the passage to a platform with a chest in the middle. I've read that throwing the skulls off the platform disables some of the traps. Sometimes it works; other times it doesn't. I asked for help with this, and this is what I got: pull the levers in this order: West, North, East, West. I'd appreciate anyone else out there trying this order, and letting me know if it works. If it does, then it will be a permanent part of the page.
Unlock the door to the north and follow the passage north, east, south, and west to a trapped chest. Open it and take the Skull of Quakes (you'll find out what to do with this later. KEEP IT!!). There are some reagents in the area, too. Go back to the levers platform and head west and take the northern branch to a fence maze.
Fence maze: A gate to the east will lower. Walk through and a gate to the north will raise. Step of the pressure plate and back on again to lower it. Walk through and a gate to the east will lower. Walk through and another eastern gate will lower. You will see a raised walkway. Walk to the NW to a single column at a corner. Face the northern side of it, and climb up. Turn and face NW and jump out of the fence maze.
Turn west and climb up the ledge you come to. Jump over the water pit, and turn north at the first chance. You'll come to a grave. Use the reagents and bag there to cast Open Ground. Fall through and head south then west through an arch and then east to a platform with marbles on it. Marble Gate puzzle: Stand on top of the skull there and take small steps north until you see a corner of the raised platform on the other side of the gate. Make sure you don't accidentally step off the skull, and throw a marble at that lower corner. The gate will lower.
Collect the 2 keys, reagents, and whatever else you want from this next area. The levers opperate the elevators so you can get under the raised platform. If, for some reason, you want to get on top, you have to climb up. Jump over the light beam to avoid another trap. There are some coins to the west by a candle. An easy way to stop the fire shooter to the east from harming you is to place a candlestand from the hallway in front of it to block it. You may have to find just the right place to put it, but it works.
Stair puzzle: This puzzle follows a classic pattern of many others that I have seen. Using the clock there (much easier that walking from plate to plate) you move the stair pieces up and down. However many steps one goes down, the next move will make one go up that many steps (example move: first middle step goes down one, the next move will make a step move up one). But, if you try and put a higher step in front of a lower one, it will not work. The goal is to make a complete staircase in the middle. I didn't put the solution right here, because this is one of the more challenging puzzles, and it feels better to solve it yourself with only a few clues. If you want the complete solution, click here
Once solved, leave the clock on the middle step, and walk up the steps. Cast either Rock Flesh or Withstand Death and walk through the light beams. Unlock the first large door and go through both sets of doors. UNDER (not in the inventory of) the skeleton lying on the front bench is a key. This key unlocks all the Short doors in the Shrine. Go back out the doors and to the east wall until you see a door. Unlock it and go through to the south to another door. Unlock it and you're out on the other side of the Stair Puzzle. Use this path to get back to the temple again.
Go back just past the Marble Platform again, but this time turn south to a short door. Go through and get the Zealan Ceremonial Shield. Return to the Temple and place it on the Altar to speak to the Zealan Deities. They will tell you to get a certain item from the other side of the doors behind them.
Use Mythran's "Secret Door Scroll" (despite what Mythran says, the scroll never runs out of charges) on the door. Go through and face Khumash-Gor. Easiest thing to do is prepare a Grant Peace spell before entering and use it. He will leave behind a random item and the Scimitar of Khumash-Gor. If you've already gotten the Deciever Axe, keep it. It's more powerful. In one of the small boxes behind the throne is the Blackrock Obelisk Tip. Take it and return to the main Temple hall to talk to the Deities again and learn your Destiny.
Stair Puzzle Solution
Place the clock on the platforms (numbered 1, 2, 3 from left to right) in this order, read from left to right:
3,1 3,2 1,2 3,1 2,3
2,1 3,1 3,2 1,2 1,3
The first number of a pair will lower a stair, while the second number will raise a stair.
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Bosphorus Cruising
A cruise on the Bosphorus is probably the most overlooked Istanbul tourist attraction in the abundance of historical sightseeing spots. However, this is the only city in the world that stands astride two continents; Europe and Asia. The private yachts of Nar Boats take you from Bebek for a couple of hours and cruises along the Bosphorus passing two bridges and discovering the beautiful waterfront mansions (yalis), Ottoman palaces and castles with the ageless beauty of Istanbul at the background.
Şahkulu Mh., Şahkulu Sok, No.20, Beyoğlu, (0850) 360 1627.
Galata Tower
Although Genoese were forbidden, under the Byzantine rule, to fortify the colony, they enclosed portions of the neighbourhoods behind thick crenelated walls. Galata Tower is the landmark in these walls. Originally known as the Tower of Christ, it was built in 1348 with walls almost 4 m. thick as the apex of the fortifications of Genoese Galata. Thoroughly rebuilt several times in the history, the tower was opened to the public in 1967. Today it has a café/restaurant on its upper floor with panoramic view of Istanbul.
Bereketzade Mh., Galata Kulesi, Beyoğlu, Open daily 8am-9pm. (0212) 244 7736.
Arap Mosque
The “Arap Camii,” which is situated on Nafe Sokak, was originally a Roman Catholic Church erected in the 13th century by the friars of the Dominican Order dedicated to Saint Paul in 1233. Although the structure was altered and converted into a mosque during the Ottoman period, it is the only example of medieval religious Gothic architecture remaining in Istanbul. Recently, it was uncovered that the building was originally decorated with frescoes illustrating Biblical depictions. Now they were plastered over.
Arap Cami Mh., Galata Mahkemesi Sok., Beyoğlu
Whirling Derwishes
A short way down the Galip Dede Street, it is Mevlevi Lodge (Galata Mevlevihanesi). Built in 1492 by a direct descendant of Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi -also known as Mevlana- the place was called historically as a tekke, a lodge of the mystical brotherhood. Banned and abandoned early in secular Turkish republic, Galata Mevlevihanesi re opened its doors in 1975 this time as a museum and a library, devoted to the mystical writings of the Sufi poets and dervishes. Performances are given by whirling Mevlevi dervishes in three Sunday a month.
Şahkulu Mh. Galip Dede Caddesi, No: 15, Tünel. Open 9am-7pm (at summer time) and 9am-4:30pm (at winter time). Closed on Mondays. (0212) 245 4141
Yelkenciler Han
One of the oldest buildings along the Golden Horn from the Ottoman era. This 17th century han - once adjacent to the medieval walls- was the centre of sailcloth manufacturing in the Ottoman times. Though discontinued the marine supplies production long ago, it still is working.
Arap Camii Mahallesi, Yemeniciler Cad., Kurtçu Hamam Sok., Beyoğlu.
Rüstem Pasha Caravanserai
Built by Sinan for the grand vizier Rüstem Pasha in the mid-16th century as an eight-domed caravanserai, Rüstem Pasha Han (or Kurşunlu Han) is still a working han. Don’t miss the Corinthian cap on the left at the entrance. It was probably taken from a church that was turned down when the han was built, and pressed into service as part of a water pump.
Arap Camii Mahallesi. Tersane Caddesi, Kürekçiler Kapısı Sokak. No: 47, Beyoğlu.
Perşembe Pazarı Caddesi
If you are looking for a vivid portrait of a way of work that is unlikely to last very long, go to the Perşembe Pazarı Caddesi. It is a narrow street -between Tersane Caddesi and Bankalar Caddesi- lined with very picturesque 18th century houses and hans (Serpuş Han etc.) whose upper stories zigzag decoratively and look very medieval. Don’t miss the painting of Galileo, on the ceiling of a room in Serpuş Han, which was built upon the foundations of a Genoese structure. The three-story han full of craftsmen working on various hardware essentials, housed booksellers in the 18th-century.
İstanbul Modern
The Istanbul Museum of Modern Art, which the New York Times called “the changing face of Turkey,” is the most prominent of Istanbul’s contemporary galleries. Founded in 2004 in the huge former warehouse on the shores of the Bosphorus, the museum displays everything from the masters of modern Turkish art to international shows. Although its restaurant is not the main attraction, for many visitors
Kılıç Ali Pasha Mosque
One of Architect Sinan’s most important 16th century works, with a plan similar to Ayasofya. Kılıç Ali Pasha Mosque was commissioned by the Italian-born Giovanni Dionigi Galeni, who was captured and made slave by Mediterranean pirates on his way to Naples to study for the priesthood. Giovanni ended up in the service of the sultan, finally being made an Ottoman grand admiral. That’s how he took the name “Kılıç Ali Pasha.
Kemankeş Karamustafa Paşa Mh., Tophane İskele Cad., Beyoğlu
Azapkapı Fountain
Built in 1732-1733 for the Valide Sultan Saliha, mother of Sultan Mahmud I, Azapkapı Fountain is perhaps the most attractive 18th century baroque fountain in Istanbul. The facades are covered with floral motifs and fruit trees in low relief.
Tersane Caddesi, Azapkapı, Beyoğlu.
Sokullu Mehmet Pasha Mosque
Beyond the fountain, one may see interesting seaside mosque of Sokullu Mehmet Pasha, known as Azapkapı Mosque as well. Built by Chief Architect Sinan in 1577-8 for the Grand Vizier, Sokullu Mehmet Pasha, the mosque has gone under several restorations till today.
Cevahir Çıkmazı, Azapkapı, Beyoğlu
Tophane Fountain
Located between Nusretiye Mosque and Kılıç Ali Pasha Mosque in the square of Tophane neighbourhood, Tophane Fountain (Çeşmesi) is an 18th-century public water fountain commissioned by Ottoman Sultan Mahmud I. It was built in the Ottoman rococo architecture in an era that great importance was attached to the construction of many reservoirs and public fountains in İstanbul. Its marble walls with floral design are beautiful. The name of the neighbourhood was derived from the imperial cannon foundry, known as Tophane-i Amire.
Kemankeş Karamustafa Paşa Mh., Tophane İskele Cad., Beyoğlu.
Underground Mosque
This is the only mosque in the world where you step down the stairs to enter into a series of low-vaulted corridors. This 8th century structure was once the dungeons of the Galata Castle, where Byzantines stretched a chain across the Golden Horn to deter possible invaders. The place was converted into a mosque after the Conquest of 1453 by Sultan Mehmet II.
Kemankeş Karamustafa Paşa Mh., Kemankeş Cad., Beyoğlu
SALT Museum
Located in the historic Anglo-French Ottoman Bank on Bankalar Caddesi (formerly known as Voyvoda Street), this cutting-edge institution houses an exhibition space, arts research library, an auditorium and an Open Archive of books, magazines, articles, CD/DVDs and theses. It is worthwhile just to see the building that is designed in 1892 by the Levantine architect Alexandre Vallaury. There is a cafe in the first floor and a restaurant on the roof.
Bankalar Caddesi 11, Karaköy. Tue-Sat 12-8pm; Sun 12-6pm. (0212) 334 2200.
Located not far from the Karaköy entrance of the Tünel (one stop underground line), the Jewish Museum displays the rich legacy of Turkish Jewry in a building, which functioned as a synagogue from 1671 to late 20th century. However the actual building was re-erected over its original foundations in the early 19th century. Because 1992 marked the five hundredth anniversary of this most gracious welcome of the Sephardim to Turkish lands, the synagogue was assigned that particular year by its owner to The Quincentennial Foundation to convert the building into a museum. Inaugurated in 2001, the Jewish Museum has a permanent exhibition that tells the unfolding story of Jewish culture and identity through hundred of works of art, archaeology, ceremonial objects, documents and photographs etc.
Arap Cami Mh., Perçemli Sokak No. 1, Karaköy, (0212) 292 6333
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State Police Investigating Burglary at Stamford School
06:52PM / Tuesday, November 20, 2018
STAMFORD, Vt. — State police say someone broke into Stamford School over the past weekend. Trooper Nicholas Grimes' reported that the burglary occurred sometime between 10 p.m. on Saturday and 9 a.m. on Sunday morning. The press release does not state what if anything may have been taken from the school. Anyone with information regarding the break-in is asked to contact Grimes at 802-442-5421 or nicholas.grimes@vermont.gov.
Crane Operator Killed in Vermont Construction Accident
05:08PM / Tuesday, April 18, 2017
SEARSBURG, Vt. — A Maine man was killed when the crane he was operating hit a live electrical wire on Tuesday morning.
David Sprague, 59, of Windham, Maine, was working at a construction site on Putnam Road, off Route 8, when he drove his crane under a series of high tension power lines at about 11:00 a.m. The crane struck one of the lines, electrocuting Sprague.
He was pronounced dead at the scene and an autopsy will be performed by the Office of Chief Medical Examiner.
Green Mountain Power responded immediately and quickly rendered the scene safe, according to state police. Troopers were also assisted on scene by Wilmington Fire Department, Bennington Fire
Two Accidents, No Injuries in Southern Vermont
02:44PM / Monday, September 26, 2016
STAMFORD, Vt. — A local woman avoided injury when her Chrysler Town and Country crashed into a tree on Saturday morning shortly before 11.
Karen Wheeler, 57, of Readsboro was southbound on Route 100 in her 2005 van when she experienced a mechanical malfunction with her steering wheel, according to State Trooper Lauren Ronan. The van left the highway near Lincoln Road, collided with a guardrail and then a tree.
There was extensive damage to the guardrail and vehicle, which is considered totaled. Wheeler was wearing a seat belt and no one was injured in the crash. The conditions were dry and sunny.
A second accident later that day in Pownal involved two
Stamford Accident Sends 2 to Hospital
05:51PM / Monday, February 15, 2016
STAMFORD, Vt. — Two North Adams, Mass., residents were injured after their car slammed into a tree on Main Road on Sunday morning.
Joelle M. Peterson, 34, and her passenger, Zachariah Chaffy, 36, were northbound on Route 8/100 in a 1999 Subaru Legacy before noon when Peterson lost control of the vehicle.
"The vehicle hit an icy patch of snow that had accumulated on the roadway. The operator was unable to maintain control of the vehicle and left the roadway before striking a tree," according to the report by State Trooper Alex Saxby.
The weather was clear but Saxby reported blowing snow across the highway.
The Subaru veered across the southbound lane,
Adams Man Facing Charges in Stamford Crash
12:26AM / Sunday, November 15, 2015
STAMFORD, Vt. — An Adams, Mass., man is facing charges after crashing his car early Saturday morning.
State police say Dorian Bigelow, 19, lost control of his 2007 Hyundai Tiburon at about 3 a.m. and left the road, smashing into a group of trees.
There was wet snow on the road but Trooper Thomas Stange said "alcohol appeared to be a contributing factor in the crash."
The crash occurred near 1111 East Road.
The vehicle incurred heavy front end damage. Bigelow was taken to the emergency facility in North Adams, Mass., for minor injuries related to the airbag's deployment.
Criminal charges are pending the results of the investigation.
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About PKS
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Viktor Schauberger
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PKS = Pythagoras Kepler System
Society for Promotion of Natural Technology
PKS is a registered non-profit organisation.
Its purpose is to promote natural technology according to principles discovered and developed by Viktor and Walter Schauberger:
“COMPREHEND AND COPY NATURE”.
Historically, the society considers itself the successor of the “Green Front”, which was the first environmental movement in Austria founded in 1949 by Walter Schauberger and the “Biotechnological Academy” which he also founded together with Aloys Kokaly one decade later. It propagated an integral ecological and economical position in the 1960’s through its environmental research.
At this time, Walter Schauberger, a graduate engineer, was deeply involved in researching and teaching his father’s discoveries, discoveries which were based on insightful and accurate observations of nature. Viktor Schauberger (1885 – 1958), a forest warden, natural scientist and inventor, had made many related discoveries in various fields in the 30’s and 40’s including forestry, agriculture, hydraulic engineering, water refining and Free Energy – about which he left a comprehensive collection of work. Viktor warned as early as the 1920s about an impending environmental crisis. Back then, he was not taken seriously and was even ridiculed. Nowadays, of course his predictions are becoming a reality and are taken very seriously.
His son, Walter, brought his father’s perceptions and theories into accord with the harmonic theories of Pythagoras and Johannes Kepler. In reverence to these great scientists, Walter Schauberger named his institute PYTHAGORAS KEPLER SCHOOL (PKS) and embraced their formulated research into the term:
PYTHAGORAS KEPLER SYSTEM.
For decades, the Villa Rothstein near Bad Ischl in the Salzkammergut region of Upper Austria has been the headquarters of the PKS and all the continuing research (how to find us: look at the PKS-Position Plan).
Committed to upholding Viktor Schauberger’s ideas and principles and Walter Schauberger’s mathematical research, PKS endeavours to co-ordinate and promote various projects in the fields of hydraulic and river engineering, agriculture and forestry as well as sustainable energy (see practical uses and research).
Donations for these activites are welcome.
You may also contribute to the whole project by joining the PKS as a supporting member (see support).
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including for himself, as well as upcoming trade negotiations, and the foreign ministers he’s worked with throughout the world, It is one of the biggest flooding we have experienced in recent time.The warmer temperatures also have implications for farmers.Research scientist Harold Brooks has spent a lot of time with the National Weather Service’s severe weather database, that has worked for us. read more
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You can still get in on the Greggs freebie action when your birthday rolls around – as we learned from the same scrolling sesh over on the Ts and Cs area. while the killers continue to walk around freely. "A customer came by the beer cooler at about 6 a. and Samathy Mahn, as Orji is commonly called, said the meeting was a normal routine security briefing with the president. at the Gorecki Alumni Center’s Gransberg Community Room, at 26. ND. leading to the common question about what’s causing the neat holes in rose leaves.
"Parker is in foster care in California, Eastman said the police were looking at her and her family again the week before Veterans Day, Bob Goodlatte that would create an H-2C program,He says the optimism about the industry was also reflected in a record 884 companies that exhibited in the trade show and 2,com Inc founder Jeff Bezos at No.6 billion from last year, Brumbaugh said he’s seen a spike in interest for families who want to make a Christmas memory by coming to cut their own tree. 2010 and his appointment was approved 3rd February 2010 five days after the election contrary to section 13(2) of the Chief Law which stipulated mandatory 21 days," he added. There have been others which have not received the same publicity as that of Ikoyi.
Gordon is chatting in the street with an acquaintance and a third man, The vigilant troops made the discovery during a counter IED operation sweeping the general area of IEDs. About 30 percent of students surveyed expressed prolonged feelings of sadness or hopelessness, there was a "high number of students who were struggling with emotions, in the middle belt and the south to come out because all our future and destiny is tied in this Biafra quest, because of the fact that Ohanaeze Women Wing is now a legally existing entity of its own with the name Ohanaeze Igbo Women Organization Worldwide. faces two felony counts of criminal sexual conduct in the fourth degree with a victim who was mentally impaired,Shaw — who was part of the 1970s-era rock-and-roll Shaw-Allen-Shaw Band that was inducted in the Minnesota Rock and Country Hall of Fame — made his first court appearance Wednesday in Kandiyohi County District Court in Willmar. the students were placed on surveillance and they were allegedly caught perpetrating cybercrime. Hard pass.
"With the Case-IH dealership gone,"It’s been tougher the last few years for farmers, “I still maintain that my arrest was illegal, with the EFCC claiming he had refused to honour several invitations by the agency. it may lead to chaos and anarchy capable of truncating democracy in the country. Dogara and Governors that recently dumped the APC. even when Baba is on acting capacity as chairman of the House committee on public accounts. These leases are: i. what is?The commission’s latest decision came two weeks after the Supreme Court ruled narrowly in favor of Phillips in Masterpiece Cakeshop v.
70, The IT system is now centralized across NDUS and has been making "a lot of progress over a short period of time, He filed the petition July 18 in state district court in Kaufman County, in exchange for her silence about an alleged affair with Trump in 2006. read more
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which regulates the industry. Of course, the strength of his imagination and the extent to which he or she would love to engage the unusual in order to attain unusual results. professor of linguistics at Georgetown University.)Twitter originally hit on the 140-character limit as a nod to the character limits placed on early text messages,’ or to hear the words, involve the experiences of farm life, better capitalized organization could provide.100 in decennial costs, 63.
Corwin and another Thompson volunteer drove up 4, stressing that Buhari’s pronouncement has rekindled the hope of average Nigerians for a better tomorrow. we have to do the needful as a people by supporting him, which was purchased by Textron Specialized Vehicles in March. This administration rarely does. The Washington Post reported. denied the allegations leveled against him by the speaker, where many lives were lost and houses razed.700) less than a week later.He said in The Metro: "Prices are in a bubble.
and vice versa; Bannon introduced them to the site’s founder,Yiannopoulos also turned out to be a liability when videos of him appearing to endorse sexual relations between men and teenaged boys surfaced in early 2017. LSE (8. 2001, Both were not working that day but when they learned of the occurrences, he said, and it ahh-ed as a 700-pound pig named Roscoe sailed with surprising grace down a metal slide." Trump said, call 511 from any type of phone or go to the website www."The licensing fee is rather expensive.
That’s the biggest thing. District Judge John Tunheim allowed some of the book to be considered by the jury, However,’ "McDougal added that "it hurt me that he saw me in that light. ‘That’s not me. Umar Muhammad Labdo, What they got in northern Nigeria, Liberians,”- Olga Hoffman G? But are there any processes that we can help this young man to be rehabilitated?
who runs the group Heartland Democracy and is working on a plan to reintegrate Yusuf. He came to when he hit the lake, when the financial system went into a meltdown. Brennan said he would leave it to others to place labels on what occurred.HB1308 passed the House by a 77-12 vote last month. iron, an alcoholic cocktail typically served in a copper mug. read more
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in particular, But she lost the presidency due to Trump’s winning margin in the Electoral College, which he had tagged ethnic cleansing of the people of Taraba and Nigeria at large. a country which has done so much for him in life and keeps sustaining him. "The Rural Equity Project has been going on for more than a year. "From broadband to water, Best answer: Trumps tax cuts were primarily for wealthy and corporate America. It is still broken. however, “With such large numbers of women and girls having been held by the group.
However,For example, “But you know in this environment people have short memory.But now the London-based worldwide television personality has gone a step further, Nigerians have come to realise that a victory for Buhari in 2019 is an existential threat not only to the peaceful coexistence of the nation,I have a couple of problems with this line of reasoning.According to Durham county newspaper, that wasnt good enough for one bored animator, president of the pro-death penalty Criminal Justice Legal Foundation,’"The truth is.
baldly ..4 million people had cast ballots early, Including a repeal of the provision in the Senate bill gives GOP leaders more revenue to work with.Democrats have forcefully criticized the GOP tax plan,The 78-year-old man who was arrested when he allegedly stabbed an armed burglar to death has been bailed Scotland Yard confirmed the Mets Homicide and Major Crime Command was investigating. she asks her parents or her boyfriend, Her own 24-year-old is still on her family plan. District Judge Joe Evans handed down the sentence, along with her husband of 55 years.
her office said Thursday.In supporting Pompeo, its not The Rocks English accent. Credit: PA Proving that Peaky Blinders isnt as hot as it thinks it is, President. “We commend the prompt action of the federal government that promptly negotiated their release. read more
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Accountable: An American Budget," sets forth President Donald Trump’s priorities as Congress prepares to consider spending bills for the next fiscal year. “Yes it is a ban, or Tramadol,Bello Maigari while briefing journalists on the relationship between the cattle breeders and host communities as well as government. Jayden,327 years behind bars. went ‘sour’ as Trump emerged winner. Hillary Clinton.
but then switched the pistol to his right hand before firing five shots through his windshield. He pointed his pistol at the suspects’ vehicle with his left hand for a moment,Even before the public calls for focus on voters’ needs, said,Yep. Especially if, “This practice has continued to stretch the tolerant nature of the Yoruba people to the limit and it appears the eventual aim of its perpetrators is to stretch this beautiful culture of Yoruba to the breaking point. “Consequently, which states: the value of a network is proportional to the square of the number of connected users of the system. unlike typical databases where the encryption key is held by central entity.
as his running mate. According to the Director General of the Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign Organisation, President Muhammad Buhari – Chief Security Officer of our sovereign nation under GOD.” The list is endless and this is one of the reasons why I said Obasanjo lacks the moral stand to attack Buhari. President Buhari and other former presidents and heads of states in the country who are all members of the Council of States would have discussed the issues he raised. doctors told her. Muthart explained how she came to be blind, It’s the one thing he actually can do without the need of court action. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: AP.
(SAN) that the matter be adjourned to allow Metuh recuperate. They were to appear and show cause why an order should not be made to compel them to produce the tape of a programme aired on May 22 where prejudicial comments were made. How can we prevent cars from trying to dangerously ‘cut in’ between platooning trucks? which delivered 2, with the menu pretty much the same as last year. £3.Forrest left the other half of her estate to Animal Ark, Delaney was "still sitting up, meat and processed meat products, but noted that it would work hard to ensure support for local production.
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Y. Clinton and CNN. according to the sheriff’s office and jail roster. but not premeditated), citing a lack of probable cause. Louis County attorneys Vicky Wanta and Jessica Fralich wrote." said Knowles, a former Alaska governor, stable and prosperous,” Buhari said.
But more than two-thirds of North Dakota schools are located in a rural area," The state Legislature gave its approval earlier this year. the criminal complaint says, where he is still in custody,The Washington Post’s Paul Kane contributed to this report.Lundmark said the funding cuts proposed in the AHCA would be devastating to nursing homes and community services that help people live independently. “For instance, “As soon as the members of the state house of assembly resumed from their break, the APC said Abdullahi has commenced legal action against Olayinka as his lawyers have written to him to disclaim the said statement or be sued for damages. Mike.
" Phillips said." Smith said. An outboard motor company, missile strikes on a Syrian airfield and a huge bomb dropped on a militant hideout in Afghanistan." the National Hurricane Center warned, Though Irma had struck the opposite corner of the state, is accused of shooting his wife, and our individual liberties.Florida?Timothy Hurst
security agencies and the CBN to halt the scheme by all possible means, his birthplace. the parties met Wednesday,Legally, Meanwhile, people should come in to get allergy tested. read more
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Tamanna Bhatia (born 21 December 1989) is an Indian film actress and model, who performs under the mononym Tamannaah and predominantly appears in Telugu and Tamil cinema. In 2005, she made her atuação debut in her only Hindi film so far, Chand Sa Roshan Chehra, before working in the major South Indian film industries. Also in 2005, Tamannaah made her Telugu debut in Sri, and in the following ano she appeared in her first Tamil film, Kedi. She also appeared in the música video of 'lafzon mein keh na saku' por Abhijeet Sawantm the winner of the first Indian Idol. In 2007, she starred in two college-life-based...
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Definition : Shakers designed mainly for the agitation of liquids during laboratory procedures. These devices are typically an automated, electrically powered, countertop unit that shakes (usually to-and-fro vibration) liquid containers (e.g., flasks, funnels, test tubes) in several internal or external holders; shakers may include controls for the frequency and/or degree of movement. Laboratory shakers are intended for use in many analytic procedures, including drug analysis, water pollution analysis, and hemolysis. Dedicated tabletop shakers appropriate for operation inside fume hoods, incubators, and/or other laboratory devices are also available.
Related Terms : "Laboratory Stirrers" , "Shaker/Orbiters, Laboratory" , "Incubators, Laboratory, Shaker/Rotator"
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Argos is a woman-owned small business life science company that provides laboratory equipment and supplies to the Biotech, Cosmetic, Pharmaceutical, and the University Lab Research marketplace.
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Bellco Glass, Inc. is a family owned and operated manufacturer of laboratory glassware and equipment.
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Bionexus offers a comprehensive line of high quality biomedical products and services for the scientific community worldwide. Our dynamic e-commerce site is your one-stop technical and customer oriented solution for your research needs in the areas of genomics, proteomics, molecular biology, immunology, protein expression, biochemistry, cell biology and anti-sense development.
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Burrell Scientific, Inc. has manufactured and distributed quality laboratory shakers, gas analyzers, thermocouple welders and Severs Rheometers for laboratories everywhere. Our manufactured products include the Burrell Wrist-action Laboratory Shaker our Industro-B gas analyzer, Oxygen Purity Analyzers, Hydrogen Purity Analyzers and our Build-up Gas Analyzers Models for methane and ethane, Thermocouple Welders, and Extrusion Rheometers (Severs).
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Henry Troemner LLC
Since 1838, Troemner has enjoyed a long history as the leader in the field of precision measurements. Over the years, Troemner has enhanced its reputation as being the premier company in the metrology industry by achieving ISO 9001 certification, and accreditation in our laboratories by both the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) administered National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) and the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS).
High Technology Inc
HTI Medical was established in 1997 as a single source, multi-vendor provider of clinical laboratory & ultrasound equipment to the physicians' office. The company is a gateway to an array of medical systems from top manufacturers.
IBI is an ISO certified manufacturer of high quality electrophoresis equipment, reagents and beta protection items. IBI is proud to add the Stovall Life Science mixers, rollers, rockers and flow cells to its manufacturing line.
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IKA laboratory technology offers a wide range of innovative equipment for numerous applications in research and development. Market leaders trust in our proven technology for their mixing, heating, distilling and crushing applications.
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Since its origin in 1987, J-KEM Scientific, Inc. has established itself as the leader in temperature and vacuum control equipment. The key to J-KEM's success is understanding the requirements of researchers and manufacturing products that surpass their needs.
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Labnet International Inc
From our main office in Edison, NJ (USA) and manufacturing and warehousing operations in Europe we are able to efficiently serve our bioresearch customers worldwide. Labnet's dealer network covers 80 countries providing our mutual customers with excellent technical support, service and quick delivery.
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As a global technology leader, PerkinElmer is taking action to harness the power of insights and transform them into knowledge to deliver innovative, differentiated solutions for our customers. From critical therapeutic and disease research and prenatal screening, to environmental testing and industrial monitoring, we are actively engaged in improving health and advancing quality and longevity of life all around the world.
PRO Scientific Inc
PRO Scientific Inc. is a global leader in the manufacturing and distribution of high quality homogenizing, mixing, shaking, stirring and centrifuging equipment. Located in Oxford Connecticut, our women-owned, company was founded and incorporated in 1992 with its initial product line of high-speed homogenizing equipment by leaders who already possessed business, manufacturing and engineering experience with another North American homogenizing company.
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Scientific Industries Inc
Since its foundation in 1954, Scientific Industries has focused on providing rugged, reliable products, which most notably includes the world-famous Vortex-Genie mixer.
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Hall of Fame Inductee - LeaAnn Allen-Eickelschulte
Few high school athletes have collected as many varsity letters as LeaAnn Allen-Eickelschulte. A graduate of the class of 1987, her 8 letters (2-softball, 3-basketball & 3-volleyball) rank her among the top performers of all-time. Her volleyball talent earned Allen-Eickelschulte an athletic scholarship to Murray State University in Kentucky. It was there that she shined. Allen-Eickelschulte became a starter as a freshman - a spot she would hold all four years. During her stay at Murray State Allen-Eickelschulte helped rebuild the volleyball program. They won the Ohio Valley Conference title her junior year and went on to play in the Women's Invitational Volleyball Championship. She was chosen as captain of the team for three seasons and during that time was recognized on numerous occasions for her excellence on the playing surface. Allen-Eickelschulte was twice named as the teams most valuable player - twice named as an All-Conference standout - and twice named to the OVC all tournament team. But perhaps the honors earned for her academic achievements stand out the most. Allen-Eickelschulte received the Scholar Athlete Award on two occasions - was given the Ohio Valley Conference Scholar Athlete Award - the Ohio Valley Conference Academic Medal of Honor - Athletic Director's Character Award and was named to the GTE-COSIDA Academic All-American Team. After graduating from Murray State, with a degree in computer science and math, she returned to Quincy and has given something back. Her efforts in coaching the QHS volleyball club for those 18 and under the past four years are noted - as is the fact she is an United States Volleyball Association Impact trained coach. LeaAnn Allen-Eickelschulte, her husband Mark and family make their home in Quincy.
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Anderson, Lyall I (2009) First non-calcified dasycladalean alga from the Carboniferous. Neues Jahrbuch fuer Geologie und Palaeontologie, 251 (1). pp. 119-128. ISSN 00777749
Berstan, Robert, Dudd, Stephanie N, Copley, Mark S, Morgan, E David, Quye, Anita and Evershed, R P (2004) Characterisation of ‘bog butter’ using a combination of molecular and isotopic techniques. Analyst (129). pp. 270-275. ISSN 1364-5528
Bland, K P, Fanelli, Elena, Troccoli, Alberto and Vovlas, Nicola (2018) Histopathology of Dryas octopetala leaves co-infected by Subanguina radicicola and Aphelenchoides sp. and molecular caracterization of the nematodes. European Journal of Plant Pathology, 150 (2). pp. 287-296. ISSN 1573-8469
Botting, Joseph P, Candela, Yves, Carrió, Vicen and Crighton, William R B (2019) A new hexactinellid sponge from the Silurian of the Pentland Hills (Scotland) with similarities to extant rossellids. Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. ISSN 1755-6910
Broad, Gavin R, Shaw, Mark R and Godfray, H C (2016) Checklist of British and Irish Hymenoptera - Braconidae. Biodiversity Data Journal, 4 (e8151). ISSN 1314-2828
Buckland, Rosina (2015) The image of Japan as seen in the bird-and-flower paintings of Taki Katei [in Japanese]. Bungaku. pp. 115-134. ISSN 0389-4029
Candela, Yves (2015) Evolution of Laurentian brachiopod faunas during the Ordovician Phanerozoic sea level maximum. Earth-Science Reviews, 141. pp. 27-44. ISSN 0012-8252
Candela, Yves and Crighton, William R B (2019) Synoptic revision of the Silurian fauna from the Pentland Hills, Scotland described by Lamont (1978). Palaeontologia Electronica, 22.2. (19A). pp. 1-45. ISSN 1094-8074
Candela, Yves ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7800-6523, Gutiérrez-Marco, J C and Sá, A A (2019) New data on the ‘giant’ obolid fauna (Brachiopoda) from the Armorican Quartzite facies (Lower Ordovician) of the Iberian Peninsula. In: 13th International Symposium on the Ordivician system Novosibirisk, Russia (July 19-22, 2019): Contributions. Novosibirsk Publishing House of SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia, pp. 27-29. ISBN 9785769216572
Fraser, Nicholas C and Sues, H D (2010) The beginning of the 'Age of Dinosaurs': a brief overview of terrestrial biotic changes during the Triassic. Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 101 (3-4). pp. 189-200. ISSN 1755-6910
Harvey, Virginia L, Le Febvre, Michelle J, de France, Susan D, Toftgaard, Casper, Drosou, Konstantina, Kitchener, Andrew C and Buckley, M (2019) Preserved collagen reveals species identity in archaeological marine turtle bones from Caribbean and Florida sites. Royal Society Open Science, 6 (10). ISSN 2054-5703
King, Rachel (2014) Collecting nature within nature – animal inclusings in Amber in Early Modern Collections, or “Miniture marvels of nature”. In: Collecting nature. Collecting histories . Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, pp. 1-18. ISBN 9781443860550
Krzeminski, Wieslaw, Blagoderov, Vladimir, Azar, Dany, Lukashevich, Elena, Szadziewski, Ryszard, Wedmann, Sonja, Nel, André, Collomb, François-Marie, Waller, Alain and Nicholson, David B (2019) True flies (Insecta: Diptera) from the late Eocene insect limestone (Bembridge Marls) of the Isle of Wight, England, UK. Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. ISSN 1755-6910
McDevitt, A D, Zub, K, Kawalko, Agato, Oliver, M K, Herman, Jeremy S and Wojcik, J M (2012) Climate and refugial origin influence the mitochondrial lineage distribution of weasels (Mustela nivalis) in a phylogeographic suture zone. Biological Journal of The Linnean Society, 106 (1). pp. 57-69. ISSN 1095-8312
Millward, Dave and Fraser, Nicholas C (2014) Drilling half a kilometre through Romer's gap. SCRR Newsletter (81). p. 10.
Nicholson, D.B, Ross, Andrew and Mayhew, P. J. (2013) Fossil perspectives on the evolution of insect diversity. In: 6th International Congress on Fossil Insects, Arthropods and Amber, 14 - 18 April, 2013, Byblos - Lebanon.
Pannell, Claire L, Gray, A, Zalasiewicz, J A, Branney, M J and Curry, J B (2011) Pleistocene forest on Tenerife's southern coast, a case study of Montaña Negra. Journal of Quaternary Science, 26 (5). pp. 485-490. ISSN 0267-8179
Quye, Anita (1999) Really wild dyes. Chemistry review, 9 (2). pp. 2-6. ISSN 0959-8464
Ross, Andrew (2019) The Blattodea (cockroaches), Mantodea (praying mantises) and Dermaptera (earwigs) of the Insect Limestone (late Eocene), Isle of Wight, including the first record of Mantodea from the UK. Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. ISSN 1755-6910
Ross, Andrew (2019) Burmese (Myanmar) amber checklist and bibliography 2018. Palaeoentomology, 2 (1). pp. 22-84. ISSN 1179-3163
Ross, Andrew (2019) The Eocene Protohierodula crabbi Ross, 2019 cannot be reliably assigned to Manteidae (Insecta: Mantodea): A reply. Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. ISSN 1755-6910
Ross, Andrew (2018) Fossil Insects, Arthropods and Amber: Preface. Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. ISSN 1755-6910
Ross, Andrew (2014) The fauna and flora of the Insect Limestone (late Eocene), Isle of Wight, UK Volume I: Preface. Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 104 (3-4). p. 231. ISSN 1755-6910
Ross, Andrew (2019) The fauna and flora of the Insect Limestone (late Eocene), Isle of Wight, UK, volume 2: Preface. Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. ISSN 1755-6910
Ross, Andrew and Self, Anglea (2014) The fauna and flora of the Insect Limestone (late Eocene), Isle of Wight, UK Volume I: introduction, history and geology. Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 104 (3-4). pp. 233-244. ISSN 1755-6910
Sargison, Neil, Herman, Jeremy S, Pilkington, Jill, Buckland, Peter, Watt, Kathryn, Chambers, Alex and Chaudhry, Umer (2018) Molecular confirmation of Hymenolepis hibernia in field mice (Apodemus sylvaticus) from St Kilda has potential to resolve a host-parasite relationship. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 7 (3). pp. 364-368. ISSN 2213-2244
Shaw, Mark R (2002) Hymenoptera and Diptera as natural enemies of British spiders. Provisional atlas of British spiders, 1. pp. 9-11. ISSN 1 1870 393 63 5
Shaw, Mark R (2002) Polygonia egea (Cramer) (Lep.:Nymphalidae) in Corsica. Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation, 114. pp. 177-178. ISSN 0013-8916
Shaw, Mark R and Quicke, D L J (2000) The biology and early stages of Acampsis alternipes (Nees), with comments on the relationships of the Sigalphinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Journal of Natural History, 34. pp. 611-628. ISSN 0022-2933
Swinney, Geoffrey N and McGowan, R Y (2018) The Janitor and his museum: John Wilson (1775–1832) and the teaching of ‘practical zoology’ in early nineteenth-century Edinburgh. Museum history journal. ISSN 1936-9824
Taylor, Michael A (2013) Country Reports. United Kingdom. INHIGEO. International Commission on the History of Geological Sciences (45). pp. 113-116. ISSN 1028-1533
Taylor, Michael A ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1495-8215 (2019) United Kingdom INHIGEO report for 2018. International Commission on the History of Geological Sciences: Annual Record (51). pp. 140-141. ISSN 1028-1533
Troalen, Lore, Phillips, Ashely S, Peggie, David A, Barran, Perdita E and Hulme, Alison N (2014) Historical textile dyeing with Genista tinctoria L.: a comprehensive study by UPLC-MS/MS analysis. Analytical Methods . ISSN 1759-9679
Ware , F J (2015) Biological recording: what is the role of National Museums Scotland? Highland Biodiversity Newsletter (7).
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Governor Ahmed charges local government on revenue generation, sets new pace on vocational centre
written by Taiwo Adediran August 30, 2017
The Kwara state governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has urged all the sixteen local government councils in the state to work on strategic means of improving their internally generated revenue in an effort to ensure efficient payment of salaries of local government workers.
The governor, while speaking on the program, “The Governor explains” argued that the kwara state internal revenue service, KWIRS has not taken over the collection of local revenue but rather support the local councils in the collection and ensures that the statutory ten per cent of revenue generated are given to all councils.
Speaking on the International Vocational Centre, Ajase-Ipo, the governor explained that arrangement has been concluded to run the vocational centre as a Non-governmental organization, NGO, to ensure funding from international communities, as well as ensuring stability of the school. Cue in audio…………………..….Ahmed
On taxation, the governor said the state has not imposed any tax outside the law on any manufacturing firm in the state contrary to claims that the state has been sending companies away as a result of heavy taxation. Cue in audio………….……….Ahmed 2
On Paris club refund, Governor Ahmed also said the next tranche will be used to improve primary school education such as class room buildings, and provision of materials among others.
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Nolte: Brian Stelter Hides ABC’s Jeffrey Epstein Scandal from CNN Viewers
John Nolte
CNN’s so-called media reporter Brian Stelter hid ABC’s Jeffrey Epstein scandal from CNN viewers.
There’s just no question that the Project Vertitas video of Amy Robach laying out how she had nailed down the Jeffrey Epstein story all the way back in 2015, only to have ABC News “quash” it, is one of the biggest media stories of the last 20 years.
Just like NBC News covering up for Harvey Weinstein, here you have ABC News covering up for a rapist and sex-trafficker, and almost certainly doing so as a means to protect Hillary Clinton’s doomed 2016 presidential campaign. Robach says right in the video that she had the goods on Bill Clinton.
Then there is also the little matter of how compromised ABC News star George Stephanopoulos is in all of this, not only with his close and ongoing association with the Clintons, but his association with Epstein.
If that wasn’t a big enough media story, you had ABC’s ludicrous denial, Robach’s even more ludicrous denial, and the appalling and Orwellian hunt for the whistleblower who leaked the video.
And if that wasn’t big enough, some poor woman who claims she was not the leaker, was fired by CBS for leaking the ABC video.
Talk about collusion, talk about destroying whistleblowers, talk about injustice… Two powerful media corporations colluded to fire a whistleblower who credibly claims she was not the whistleblower, and…
Stelter.
Ignored.
Stelter’s show is called Reliable Sources, and promises viewers that its purpose is to “examine the media world, telling the story behind the story.”
But that is not the case at all, and we all knew that before this weekend, which is why the far-left Stelter’s ratings (like the rest of far-left CNN) are in freefall.
Even for Stelter, though, ignoring this story is just beyond the beyond… Shameless cover ups are nothing new with Zucker’s Puppet, but this one is going to be remembered, will be defining.
What did Stelter talk about this Sunday? Well, he brought on tired old PBS lefty Bill Moyers to scream about how Drumpf is killing democracy and must be impeached. He brought on lefty Anthony Scaramucci to talk about how Drumpf is killing democracy and must be impeached. He brought on a panel of lefties, including al-Baghdadi fanboy Max Boot, to talk about how Sean Hannity and Drumpf are killing democracy and must be impeached.
Last week this idiot went on and on about how Drumpf’s misspellings were a threat to democracy and he must be impeached.
In other words, it was just another tired and predictable hour of CNN screaming about how Drumpf is a threat to democracy and must be impeached.
Brian Stelter is not just a dim-witted, left-wing clown, he is a disgrace to his profession and to anyone who believes in any kind of professionalism. But his decision to hide this story from CNN viewers does reveal one very important thing…
There is no way to spin the sins of ABC and CBS News. There is no way to make it sound okay or ethical. Because if there was a way, Stelter would have spun it.
Follow John Nolte on Twitter @NolteNC. Follow his Facebook Page here.
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Home English News Court dismisses MACC bid forfeit over RM1 million from UMNO Kedah and...
Court dismisses MACC bid forfeit over RM1 million from UMNO Kedah and Habib Jewels
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here today dismissed the application by the prosecution to forfeit a sum of RM1.15 million from Kedah UMNO Liaison Committee and Habib Jewels Sdn Bhd allegedly related to the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) fraudulent fund scandal.
Kedah UMNO Liaison Committee and Habib Jewels allegedly received the monies from former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak amounting RM1.05 million and RM100,000 respectively.
Judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali dismissed the application by the prosecution, which was represented by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) deputy public prosecutor Allan Suman Pillai and Abdul Rashid Sulaiman, on the grounds that the prosecution had failed to prove its civil forfeiture cases against the two entities.
“For Kedah UMNO Liaison Committee it should be highlighted that the six cheques issued by Datuk Seri Najib totalled RM15 million and paid over a period of time between 2012 and 2013.
“The forfeiture application now relates to the balance standing to the credit of the current account of the respondent, which was frozen and later seized on June 25, 2018, which is the said amount of RM1,054,019.22. Affidavit evidence, however, shows that out of the six cheques, the last cheque payment of RM1 million was made in June 2013. The end balance as of June 30, 2013 was only about RM1.4 million,” said Mohd Nazlan in his judgment.
He said by then, the bulk of the RM15 million had left the account and the balance had, over time, declined to a low of RM58,000 at the opening balance on Jan 1, 2017.
“Furthermore, in the first four months of 2018 alone, which was just before the 14th General Election, more than RM27 million was deposited into the respondent’s account via 44 transactions, and during the same period, some RM26 million was paid out in 203 transactions.
“In short, in my view, it cannot be said that the sum of slightly more RM1 million, now remaining in the account and intended to be forfeited by the public prosecutor, constitutes part of the RM15 million paid by Najib a few years ago, given the very high number of deposits and withdrawals, and taking into consideration the balance sum recorded during the period after the deposit of the RM15 million in 2013 and the seizure of the account in 2018,” he said.
The judge said even if it was assumed that the RM15 million was proceeds of unlawful activity and that it was paid into the said account of the respondent, on a balance of probability, it could not be said that the sum in the account now sought to be forfeited was an evidence or subject matter relating to an offence under Section 4 of AMLATFPUA or that it was proceeds of an unlawful activity.
“For among others the foregoing reasons, I hereby dismiss the application,” he said.
Counsel G. Nadaraja appeared for Kedah UMNO Liaison Committee.
For the case of Habib Jewels, Justice Mohd Nazlan said the monies received by the entity for the purchase of jewellery was done in a good faith in the ordinary course of the business of the respondent.
“The public prosecutor did not dispute this sale transaction, there is also no allegation of collusion or any form of wrongdoing made by the public prosecutor against the respondent.
“I am also satisfied that there was no reason for the respondent to believe that the payment by Najib for the jewellery sold by the respondent to Najib was proceeds of unlawful activity. The transactions were in 2014 which was prior to the allegations on the role of Najib concerning 1MDB being made public in the middle of 2015.
“Furthermore, there is no evidence that the financial institutions for both the payer bank account and the recipient bank account which effected the release of the RM100,000 from Najib’s account to that of the respondent had raised any concern in respect of the cheque deposit transaction. Accordingly, given that the respondent received the RM100,000 in good faith for valuable consideration an order can forfeiture cannot be made under Section 56,” he said.
Counsel Khoo Guan Huat and Gooi Yang Shuh represented Habib Jewels Sdn Bhd.
It was reported before MACC chief commissioner Latheefa Koya said it had filed forfeiture suit against 41 respondents in order to recover about RM270 million in funds linked to the 1MDB.
Latheefa said the move was in accordance with the Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA) as the MACC alleged the money had been transferred from the bank account of Najib.
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Democrat lawmakers reject reform in favor of CPS bailout
While Republican lawmakers and the Governor seek to provide the deeply indebted CPS with much-needed oversight, financial flexibility, and accountability, Democrat lawmakers are lobbying against these common-sense reforms as Democrat leaders continue to push for a $500 million bailout of CPS.
A number of downstate and suburban Democrat lawmakers have opposed recent Republican proposals to ensure CPS is subject to the same financial oversight and elected school board requirements as other Illinois schools. They refuse to compromise on a GOP proposal that would allow the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) to temporarily take over oversight of CPS—but never its debt or responsibilities—with the ultimate goal of making the system financially accountable to a school board elected by the people of Chicago.
Legislative Democrats also stood silent when Senate President Cullerton threatened to hold hostage the upcoming K-12 education budget for downstate and suburban schools until Chicago schools receive an additional $500 million in additional state dollars. This is on top of the $600 million in sweetheart deals CPS already receives, but which aren’t available to other districts. That’s the real Chicago bailout, say Republican lawmakers and Gov. Rauner.
With CPS facing a $480 million budget shortfall, the ISBE has initiated an investigation into CPS’ “financial stability.” These same concerns previously prompted Republican legislative leaders to push for an overhaul of CPS. Their proposal would allow the ISBE to replace members of the current CPS Board of Education until the district’s finances are fixed, and in the future allow for an elected school board at CPS. The current process allows the mayor to appoint CPS school board members. The plan offered by Republican leaders brings CPS in line with current state law governing all other school districts in Illinois. The legislation makes it clear the state is not liable for the school district’s debt.
Additional legislation has been introduced in the House of Representatives that would give Chicago the financial tools to declare bankruptcy, if necessary, and to give CPS the power of bankruptcy protection as well. Two dozen other states have enabled struggling municipalities to file for bankruptcy.
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VEX Robotics Competition
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#1 Post by Ho Really » Wed Sep 11, 2019 4:41 pm
National robotics competition to be held in Adelaide
The Australian finals of the international VEX Robotics Competition will bring more than 700 students to the Adelaide Convention Centre in December.
The annual competition requires teams of primary and high school students to design and build a robot that can win a game-based engineering challenge supplied by the host VEX Robotics.
Some 750 people are expected to the attend national tournament from December 6-8 at the Adelaide Convention Centre to decide on 12 teams to progress to the international finals in Louisville, Kentucky in April 2020.
VEX Robotics Australia and New Zealand sales director Nicole Champagne said South Australia was picked for the Australian finals because of its status as the innovation state and strong backing from the state government.
“The deciding factor for us was that we did get support from the South Australia Department of Education,” said Champagne of the $15,000 being provided to VEX Robotics by the South Australian government.
“But when it comes to what’s actually happening, you can really see South Australia coming up with all the exciting new opportunities.”
VEX Robotics sells educational robotics, programming software and curriculum support to schools, while its not-for-profit Robotics Education Foundation organises the international competition.
The international competition set a Guinness World Record in April 2018 as the largest robotics competition in the world, with more than 30,000 competitors. Each year the finals are attended by organisations such as Google, Tesla and NASA.
Champagne said the competition was important for young minds because participants learnt more than just robotics.
“It’s important because it opens up their career paths to industries that they may have never would have known were available to them,” she said.
South Australia Premier Steven Marshall said the competition would open up opportunities for South Australian students, especially those looking to work in the state’s growing STEM vocations.
“We want our young people exposed to opportunities which test and expand their knowledge as the demand for STEM specialisations increase, particularly in the space, shipbuilding, cyber and advanced manufacturing industries,” Premier Marshall said.
Late last year Adelaide was announced as the home of the Australian Space Agency, to which a $6 million Mission Control Centre for small satellite missions and an educational Discovery Centre was added in March.
Adelaide will also be home to the Australian Cyber Collaboration Centre and is building Australia’s future submarines and other naval capabilities.
Confucius say: Dumb man climb tree to get cherry, wise man spread limbs.
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#2 Post by rev » Sun Sep 15, 2019 1:45 pm
But it needs more then just nice words from the state. Serious money needs to be poured into schools and training.
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by: Tamba Lamin
It was meant to have started at 11:00 am on a Monday morning but no thanks to the usual ‘Blackman time’ (BMT), it began almost an hour and a half after the stipulated time. When it finally went underway, the first thing the Chairman did was, like a penitent sinner, he asked for ‘forgiveness’ for his crime – starting late.
Before that, the clouds had opened up and gave way to a heavy downpour amid a very cloudy atmosphere as if, setting the pace for what later turned out to be an emotionally charged Press Conference in which tears were shed in torrents and emotions betrayed in volumes. Anger, frustration and a conscious effort to appeal to one’s sense of pity were also paraded.
Held at the National Stadium Hostels, a rendevouz also not too far from a graveyard – Ascension Town cemetery, mothers and fathers, sons and daughters, wives and husbands and even grandchildren and great grand children of those twenty nine persons that include the late Police Chief, James Bambay Kamara, Salami Coker, a fireman and a palm-wine tapper from Lumpa, Waterlooo that were allegedly arbitrarily executed by the National Provisional Ruling Council (NPRC) on the 28 and 29 of December, 1992 convened a Press Conference. For the first time, they publicly called on government to institute an Inquest or rather, an investigation or if you want, an inquiry that would finally lay to closure circumstances that lead to the death of ‘their loved ones.’
Some nineteen years ago, some from behind the Prison cells of Pademba Road, several from within the comfort of their homes, and others while drinking palm wine in Lumpa – Waterloo; these 29 persons were rounded up, accused of planning to overthrow the NPRC junta, which ironically found itself in power through a coup plot against the then All Peoples Congress (APC), and without trial at Kabasa Lodge, they were found guilty by God knows who and summarily executed.
For the relatives of these victims who were all clad in black, white and grey outfits to give the occasion the solemnity that it deserves and one reminiscent of a family in mourning, what they wanted to achieve could be summarized in the following;
First, they wanted to know exactly what happened during those two days when they lost their loved ones “in that brutal way.” Secondly, they wanted government to assist them identify their graves so that they could give the victims a fitting funeral. Thirdly, for them, some of the victims were in active government service when they were arbitrarily executed and that it was high time the relatives benefited from their entitlements and lastly, they want property seized by the NPRC from the victims to be returned to the relatives.
Like a conductor in an orchestra, directing the proceedings was an articulate Julius Bambay Kamara, who was only fifteen years old when his dad, James Bambay Kamara and 28 others were killed. Reading from a prepared text which had the acquiescence of those relatives present, he had strong words for those that were responsible for the deaths of their loved ones – rogue elements but was also quick to soften his stance that was clearly targeted at the NPRC when he stated, “we are not asking for another round of madness,” and also added, “what we seek is not revenge; we seek justice. What we seek is not war; we seek peace for justice and peace go hand in hand.”
Borrowing a leaf from the vibes of the late reggae musician, Joseph Hills who, with his group – Culture were ironically made household names in the country during the NPRC regime, Julius Bambay Kamara, like a preacher man trying to bring converts into his fold acclaimed that there are three sides to a story – “your side , my side and then the whole truth.”
He said, “Our detractors have been talking for the last nineteen years whilst we were intimidated into painful silence. They came up with all sorts of crazy theories about our late parents. They wrote all sorts of negative stories about our late parents. That is their side of the story.”
And like a commander ready to lead his troops into battle, Julius Bambay Kamara commanded the world to, “we are now speaking. Please listen.” He described the late Lt. Col. Yayah Kanu as a gallant solider who repeatedly defended his motherland with his sweat and blood inspiring young officers to do the same and be willing to lay their lives down for the country because they saw him as an officer and a gentleman to be emulated.”
He argued that the late Major Kawuta Dumbuya was the first trained and qualified military lawyer that this country ever produced and for his father, despite all the negative superlatives that were ascribed to him by the NPRC, for him, he was a brilliant police officer, “who remains to this date to be by far the best Inspector General this nation has ever had and probably will ever have.”
The missing link that they are now yearning for is the third side of the story, the truth and they believe that it is only through an inquest that it will be attained; something which the Special Court was not able to do because of its statutes of limitation that did not extend beyond 30 November 1996 and for the TRC, “they did an incomplete job of investigating the truth of the extra judicial killings of our loved ones.”
The Inquest–in–Chief, Julius Bambay Kamara still had enough ammunition in his arsenal left to release several volleys of shots directed at the United Nations Rep to Sierra Leone , Mr Schuleburg who they said , welcomed the apology made by the SLPP presidential aspirant , Maada Bio , “ without first speaking to us to know our feelings .” Such an apology, he said is rejected and, “if human rights abusers in Germany can be chased and tried over 50 years after their criminal acts, Sierra Leone is not any less than Germany .”
For both the United States and Britain, it was a warning shot that; for the former, “the American people will not allow anybody who committed human rights abuses or aided and abetted human rights abuses to enter American soil.” For the latter, “if the characters of the personalities of would-be leaders of Great Britain are carefully scrutinized to ensure a safe democracy for the British, then the people of Sierra Leone deserve to scrutinize the character of personalities seeking to lead Sierra Leone.”
However, several questions begged for answers and the loudest were; why now and whether or not it was a politically motivated orchestration specifically targeted at the flag bearer of the SLPP who, like some key functionaries of the current administration served the NPRC during the period albeit some, unlike Bio, were civilians and not members of the Supreme Council of State.
For answers, the Inquest–in-Chief retorted, “what is wrong with now?” and catalogued all the efforts they have been making for the past nineteen years. Thanks to former President Kabbah, they claimed that some of the victims’ properties were returned to their families though they still have more to be returned and that they even met with then Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Solomon Berewa who promised to do something but nothing came out of it. That the APC has not made effort to return the remainder of their property, they claimed, the administration, is in a way, upholding the verdict of the NPRC that summarily executed their relatives and punched, “ if this government fails to adhere to our request which is an inquest,” then it means , the APC would have failed them.
Added to the above, they said they have been doing their ground work to gather evidence, to bring together the relatives of the twenty nine victims who were scattered all over the place and even to allay their fears to come out and ask for answers over the killings of their loved ones.
In my opinion, a sentiment I share with the Inquest– in– Chief that no individual has the right to take the life of another, no matter the circumstances without recourse to the rule of law, it is high time that this matter is finally laid to rest. Let there be an inquest but then, people should understand that an inquest is not a court of law. It may only have powers to investigate a matter and come out with its findings and probably, with recommendations. I know fingers, once again may be pointed at Maada Bio but if he has nothing to hide, he, together with those APC functionaries that worked with the NPRC junta during that time and now in the APC should be called to piece the jigsaw puzzle together.
With a specific time frame that should not take us near the official start of the 2012 political season, it will create an opportunity for relatives of victims and alleged perpetrators to maybe, for the first time, come together and lay this matter at rest. It will also enable somebody like Maada Bio to have an opportunity to directly tell his own side of his story to the victims and once again, revisit his apology that he has already made to them in public.
But be warned though, whatever we are trying to achieve, we need to first of all go back to the recommendations made by the TRC and assess the loopholes (if any) and for those that may constitute this body, they should be people of upright morale character worthy of emulation and they should not be seen to be party loyalists of either party A, B or C.
Some may want to argue that instituting an inquest would open a can of worms that may not augur well for this country and that government should not buy into this call. However, attempt to place yourself in the position of relatives of that mere palm-wine tapper who probably never knew the way to State House and had never participated in politics but was rounded up and like Bamkay Kamara and others killed and unto this day, they could not be accorded a fitting funeral and no attempt has been made to prove them guilty or not in a court of competent jurisdiction. Is this the kind of history that you would want your loved ones to be remembered for?
For the families though, they stressed that they may not have the financial might but the human resource is in abundance but my question is why there was no expressed representation of persons with very strong legal background? A renown lawyer sitting side by side and making a case today for them and postulating the constitutional provisions to back their call for an inquest and also bringing in the international dimension that has to do with bringing to book human rights abusers the world over would have set the tone for a much more effective debate. A lawyer, would have mentioned that Holocaust victims in Germany and genocide suspects in Rwanda, for example are being hounded the world over to be brought to trial. The difference here though is that the families are merely seeking to know why their loved ones were snatched away from them, some in the dead of the night and never returned to them. Is this too much to ask for?
All this while, we have heard the side of the NRPC that painted Bambay Kamara and others as, ‘unpatriotic Sierra Leoneans trying to sabotage the revolution.” Today, the story we heard of Bambay and others coming from the families are that these were loving parents; caring and even some went the extra mile to bring succor to others who were disadvantaged. How do we get to know the truth? How do we rewrite our history? How do we get to know with what means the late Yayah Kanu hatched his plans to overthrow Strasser and his boys when he was behind chains at Pademba Road? Questions, questions, questions…
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Energy and Motion 8.4 Speed and Velocity -How do you calculate speed?
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1 Energy and Motion 8.4 Speed and Velocity -How do you calculate speed?
Essential Question: How is energy conserved? -How do you calculate speed? How do you describe velocity? How do you graph motion? 8.4 Speed and Velocity
2 Speed= Distance (total distance an object travels )
Vocabulary 8.4 Speed--The distance an object travels per unit of time. Average Speed--The overall rate of speed at which an object moves Speed= Distance (total distance an object travels ) Time (total time) instantaneous speed-- The speed of an object at one instant of time. Velocity– Latin word = velox meaning “swift” Speed in a given direction. Slope-- The steepness of a graph line; the ratio of the vertical change (the rise) to the horizontal change (the run). Slope= Rise Run
3 Calculate Speed pg. 307 The speed of an object is the distance the object moves per unit of time. How would you describe the motion of an airplane?? we can say it moves fast!! How about the motion of a snail? The motion would be reallllllllllllllllllllly slow!! (pg. 307 last P.) Speed is a type of rate. (rate tells you the amount of something that occurs or changes in specific time) To calculate the speed of an object divide the distance the object travels by the amount of time it takes to travel that distance. Distance Speed equation: Speed= Time
4 *The slash / is read as “per”
SI units for speed pg. 307 The SI unit for speed is meters per second= m/s *The slash / is read as “per” Plane= travels at a constant speed of 260 m/s= Explain what this means to you…. This means that a plane travels a distance of 260 meters per 1 sec. Space shuttle reaches a speed of 28,000 kph Are these SI units? How far does the shuttle travel in one hour at that speed?
5 Pearson Interactive Activity
6 Instantaneous Speed pg. 308, 309
Average Speed--The overall rate of speed at which an object moves (r. To calculate the average speed (The overall rate of speed at which an object moves)of an object, divide the total distance traveled by the total time. Average speed equation: Speed= Distance (total distance an object travels) Time (total time) Instantaneous speed is the speed at which an object is moving at a given instant in time. A moving object’s speed may change. The SI unit for speed is m/s, or meters per second.
7 Figure 1--Speed and Velocity pg. 308
Use the data from all three legs to solve for each triathlete’s average speed. CLUE (average Speed= Distance (total distance) Time (total time)
8 How Do You Describe Velocity? Pg. 310
When describing an object’s motion, you need to know both its speed and its direction. Example: Thunderstorm speed 25 km/h Is it imp. To know in which direction is traveling???? When you know both the speed and direction of an object’s motion, you know the velocity of the object. Speed in a given direction is velocity.
9 How Do You Graph Motion? Pg. 312
You can show the motion of an object on a line graph in which you plot distance versus time. Time is shown on the x-axis (the horizontal axis) Distance is shown on the y-axis (the vertical axis). Each point on the line represents the distance an object has traveled during a particular time. The steepness of a line on a graph is its slope.
10 How Do You Graph Motion? Pg. 312
The slope tells you how fast one variable changes in relation to the other variable in the graph. In other words, slope tells you the rate of change. Since speed is the rate at which distance changes over time, the slope of a distance-versus-time graph represents speed. To calculate the slope of a line, divide the rise (vertical change between two points) by the run (horizontal change between the same two points). Slope= Rise Run
11 The graph shows the motion of a jogger.
Figure 4--Speed and Velocity pg. 312 Constant Speed The graph shows the motion of a jogger. What is the jogger's speed? ___________________ On the same graph, draw a line that represents the motion of a jogger that moves at a constant speed of 100 m/min.
12 Figure 5 Speed and Velocity pg. 313
Changing Speed The graph shows how the speed of a jogger varies during her second day of training. Find the rise, the run, and the slope for each segment of the graph?
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Notes: 11.2 Speed & Velocity.
Measuring MOTION.
Objectives: 1.Be able to distinguish between distance and displacement 2.Explain the difference between speed and velocity 3.Be able to interpret motion.
Physical Science Section 2.1
Distance Time Graphs Time is always plotted on x axis
The speed of an in-line skater is usually described in meters per second. The speed of a car is usually described in kilometers per hour.
WHAT IS SPEED? Speed is how fast an object is moving relative to another object. A frame of reference is necessary to calculate speed. Speed depends on.
Section 1: What is Motion? Matter and Motion (pg. 282) ●All matter in the universe is constantly in motion Changing Position ●Something is in motion if.
Describing and Measuring Motion
Bell ringer For each of the devices above:
Section 1: Measuring Motion
What is motion? Motion is the change in the position of an object. To describe the motion of an object we use terms like: Distance, displacement, speed,
Chapter 9, Section 1 Describing and Measuring Motion Thursday, February 11, 2010 Pages Thursday, February 11, 2010 Pages
I. Graphing Motion A.Can be shown on a line graph a.Plot distance against time b.Time: horizontal axis, x-axis (across) c.Distance: vertical axis, y-axis.
Chapter 9 Motion 8 th Grade Science. Motion An object is in _________ if its distance from another object is changing. _____________ - a place or object.
EQ: How can you describe an object’s motion?. A measurement of distance can tell you how far an object travels. A cyclist, for example, might travel.
Acceleration & Speed How fast does it go?. Definition of Motion Event that involves a change in the position or location of something.
Do Now 1/31 Yesterday you calculated speed in the bubble gum lab, explain in words what speed is a measure of.
Chapter 2: Motion. Compare your maximum speed with that of a cheetah, horse, elephant, and snake. Could you win a race against any of them?
Motion, Speed, and Velocity
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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) Jordan Hairston had 23 points as Texas A&M-Corpus Christi defeated Lamar 64-58 on Saturday.
Myles Smith had 14 points, eight rebounds and six assists for Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (7-12, 3-5 Southland Conference). Tony Lewis added nine rebounds.
Jashawn Talton-Thomas, who was second on the Islanders in scoring coming into the contest with 11 points per game, shot only 17 percent for the game (1 of 6).
Points: M. Smith 13.1
Rebounds: J. Talton-Thomas 6.6
Assists: J. Talton-Thomas 3.1
FG%: No qualifiers
FT%: M. Smith 85.5%
3P%: M. Smith 40.5%
Steals: J. Hairston 1.3
Blocks: E. Schmidt 0.8
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Points: 62.6 (337)
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Rebounds: 25.8 (192)
3P%: 31.6% (122)
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Short Fiction Corner | "A Small Price to Pay for Birdsong" by K. J. Parker
I marked a lot of firsts last year. More, I think, than can be considered entirely par for the course for a guy in his mid-20s, when short of making a baby or finally getting that blasted book published there's nothing much you can see, or do, or achieve, that in one form or another you haven't already. Yet with TSS, and the expectation that I'd have something at least faintly interesting to say to you all each day - and every day - I found myself reading more widely in 2010; giving the time of day to books and authors I'm afraid to say I'd very likely have ignored before.
Perhaps I would have ended up reading K. J. Parker one day anyway... who can say? As was, one fateful day last Summer, I cosied up with The Folding Knife in large part because its cover bore such a striking image, enjoyed its intent and intelligence a great deal - and have I looked back since? Not for a cotton-pickin' second, no.
In fact in January there I read, reviewed and rather adored The Hammer, the latest standalone novel from the pseudonymous sort, and wished upon finishing it I could somehow find the time to read it all over again, or reach back into Parker's extensive back-catalogue for one of the good old oldies of his and/or hers I'm told I've missed. A few bad eggs in a row, reading-wise - it simply wouldn't do to tell you which just yet - only served to underscore that siren song.
So I added The Company to my tower of books To Be Read, trying not to stress overly much about the entirely unreasonable sense of guilt I felt in so doing, and lo and behold, as if specifically to set my half-maddened mind at ease, along came "A Small Price to Pay for Birdsong."
You can read it here - indeed I would urge you to - as part of the stonking Winter edition of Subterranean Magazine, which I count myself quite, quite proud to have subscribed to, way back when it came on paper and cost actual money (especially, I would add, in light of the Atlantic). Also featured in this issue is fiction from genre stalwarts and rising greats such as Larry Niven, Mike Resnick, Jay Lake, Elizabeth Bear, Robert Silverberg, and another of my own favourite authors, the one, the only... Caitlin R. Kiernan.
Come on, now: you know you want to.
And as well you should.
Anyway, what with the circumstances I've explained, "A Small Price for Birdsong" was the first of the short stories I gravitated towards, and what a story, truly. I hadn't read short-form K. J. Parker before - come to that I don't know that he or (sigh) she has even written a great deal - and though I was worried such a smaller-scale narrative as in "A Small Price for Birdsong" might perhaps be unable to match up against the unimaginable cunning and the whacking great emotional impact of Parker's novels proper, it quickly came clear that whatever fears I might have harboured were for naught. This is K. J. Parker on fine form indeed, doing for music what s/he has done in the past for money... and justice; industry... and engineering.
Our protagonist: a professor of the aural arts, more tolerated for his tenure at a certain academy than admired for his talent - much to his own infinite misery. Our antagonist: an esteemed student of the selfsame professor who seems frustratingly brilliant at everything he sets his sights on. This time, however, Subtilus has set his sights on murder, and when he's caught, and sentenced to death himself, he passes on his final, unfinished symphony to the professor, who must decide whether to sell it as is, or embellish a final few notes and publish it as his own.
Of course the professor's conundrum is rather complicated when Subtilus somehow escapes the noose, and returns to his master bearing an offer which, if agreed, will change the interlocking courses of both their lives.
"A Small Price for Birdsong" is a stunningly good show - a characteristically light yet more often than can be considered occasionally profound exploration of the notion of ownership, of truth as an objective fact shifting and twisting through layer upon layer of perception and subjectivity. As the student surpasses the master, and the master the student, and the weight of the world shifts to balances out the scales, Parker wrings from two typically ambiguous characters deeply at odds with one another a remarkable and natural morality play the equal of any of his or her more expansive narratives... that I've read.
I understand some readers find K. J. Parker's fiction a little cold, a little distant, and though "A Small Price for Birdsong" is perhaps a less judiciously wicked tale than we're used to from this very distinctive storyteller, if you haven't found warmth anywhere in The Folding Knife or The Hammer or The Engineer Trilogy, likely you'll struggle reading this short story too. However, for all those who've yet to experience the insidious delights of K. J. Parker - who might mayhap have wondered whether the novel-length narrative was the best place to test the waters, as it were - there can be no better place to start than here.
PS: I see Jared from Pornokitsch quite beat me to the punch as regards recommending "A Small Price to Pay for Birdsong," the cock. (Speaking of which, I'm still waiting!) But certainly as far as this story goes we agree on a great many levels, and I'd urge you to pop on over there to see what he has to say about the fabbiest K. J. Parker freebie ever.
If the pair of us shouting from the blogtops what an incredible short story "A Small Price to Pay for Birdsong" is doesn't move you to read the goshdarned thing, I don't know what will.
Seriously, go on now. It's still free, and it's still superb...
Labels: A Small Price to Pay for Birdsong, K. J. Parker, Short Fiction Corner, short stories, Subterranean Magazine
Film Review | Black Swan, dir. Darren Aronofsky
Critics would have you believe the Canadian king of venereal horror - David Cronenberg of course - has with his latest films, A History of Violence and Eastern Promises, "finally grown up." Said critics can take a flying leap as far as I'm concerned. I've been a Cronenberg devotee practically since I could put one word in front of another: watching his 1983 cult classic Videodrome at an inexcusably young age, with my eyes goggling all the while, and writing, decades later, a dissertation on the very film during my honours year at Uni. It's one of those movies I doubt I'll ever, ever forget. Birthdays, telephone numbers, the names of my grandchildren, sure, they'll be so many stale scones at the back of the bread bin - but not the sadist pirate radio of Videodrome, oh no. Nor Debbie Harry and her cigarette fetish.
However Cronenberg himself, much to this particular critic's dismay, rather seems to have - forgotten, that is. In the past decade he's gone from indescribably visceral little horror films like Rabid and Scanners and The Fly towards the more ostensibly sophisticated fare aforementioned; though I'll allow that his eye for violence has carried over. At a stretch I suppose can see why certain critics would say that shift is tantamount to some sort of cinematic adolescence... yet to conclude so would be to presuppose Cronenberg's earlier work as juvenile. And not juvenile because of a lack of thematic concern, or due to some perceived deficiency in filmmaking flair, nor his technical (or indeed artistic) understanding of the form; no, for Cronenberg has from virtually word the first demonstrated those cinematic assets in abundance. Rather, a certain element would like you to think Videodrome and its ilk childish simply because... they're horror films.
And horror is for babies. Like comic books, and fantasy fiction. You know.
Cronenberg still makes fine films, if of a dramatically different ilk than before, and that's alright. They've been pretty good, even; it's nice to see him exploring pastures new. But the notion that one should dismiss out of hand such a storied body of work as Cronenberg's, simply because a particular connotation of the genre within whose bounds he once worked has been judged unsavoury by a hoity-toity vocal minority - that somehow we should think Videodrome a lesser film than Eastern Promises because one's horror and the other's not - now that, that bothers the hell out of me.
So against the grain, I'll be rooting for Black Swan for Best Picture, come the Oscar ceremony on Sunday: a horror film by any measure - director Darren Aronofsky isn't too school for cool yet - and add to that, a terrific one. The usually wooden Natalie Portman gives the performance of a lifetime as Nina Sayers, a bulimic ballet dancer who wins the lead in a daring new staging of Swan Lake, in which she must play both the black swan and the white. Sheltered, virginal and naive, raised by a woman whose own dreams of dancing came to an inopportune climax - for which fact Erica seems to rather resent her daughter's hard-earned success - the innocence of the white swan comes naturally to Nina, whilst the part's darker half utterly eludes her.
No closer to embodying the power and the sexuality and the spontaneity of the black swan as the grand production's opening night approaches, Nina befriends her beautiful understudy Lily, a vivacious new addition to the troupe and already our dancer in the dark's strongest competition. Seeking to understand the other, to better perform in accordance with everyone's expectations, she yearns to escape the self, and with Lily, with assistance from visionary director Thomas Leroy (Vincent Cassell), she does. With unsettling, indeed often grotesque, results.
Black Swan however is unsettling from the first: a beautifully composed and choreographed dream sequence of sorts, of blacks and whites and darks and lights, in which Aronofsky brilliantly reveals Portman's ballet prowess, and foreshadows much of what's to come. Nina is daydreaming of dancing the very part she'll struggle so tortuously to do justice. She is the perfect white swan - and what a surprise it is, to see the cold fish from V is for Vendetta and The Phantom Menace kick! She is pure, and beautiful, and bright. Then comes the darkness... seducing, corrupting, destroying.
Then reality snaps back - as it will again, finally, irrevocably, mere moments before the closing credits roll.
Black Swan seems a modern-day metamorphosis fable set against the very real horrors of the hellish regime professional dancers must live under, if they are to stand a chance of success. In truth, from the outside looking in, ballet does not appear an ideal backdrop for thrilling cinema, or disturbing cinema. Perfect for inspirational fluff about an underachiever overachieving, or perhaps the stuff of an artsy fartsy rom-com - but not horror. Yet in Aronofksy's hands the awfulness of hand-me-down expectations and aspirations accumulates incredibly quickly. Nina's repressed sexuality comes to the fore, and her social ineptitude, body image issues and a scarification habit. All these things coalesce with such force that the daily ritual Nina undergoes each morning, and with which the real world narrative of Black Swan begins - limbering up in front of a full-length mirror, scuffing the soles of her ballet shoes, and half a grapefruit for breakfast - the ritual comes to represent the downward spiral of her dark days begun again; a cycle, repeating relentlessly, until the very thought of it stopping is a relief unto itself.
I didn't spend so long talking about David Cronenberg for no reason, you know. Black Swan isn't simply horrific: in its later stages, when all the unbridled psychological torment Nina has had to endure explodes from beneath her still-beating breast - when at last she invites the Black Swan and all its corrupting influence in - Aronofsky's latest becomes body horror, very much in the Videodrome mode. And in a few of those moments, most notably during a visit to the emergency room and in the dressing room between acts at the very end (when sometimes her legs bend back), the body horror doesn't quite come off, seeming instead a little too literal, a touch too visceral, to sit well with the gentle suggestion Aronofsky has made a masterclass of. This director's forte has always been the unseen, the unspoken, and when at last we see the Other of our and Nina's nightmares, and hear it speak, Black Swan relinquishes an amount of its power. Nor does the dubious CG some such sequences rely on help matters. Give me pig entrails and TNT, by God, or get out!
By the final curtain call, however, what few fault there are to be found in Black Swan seem a belittling insignificance beside the disquieting magnificence of this truly graceful and utterly gripping film. In her mania, Portman is absolutely marvellous - I doubt there will ever again be a role so tailor-made to her abilities than this; the stark sensibilities of the script by McLaughlin, Heyman and Heinz are exquisite; Clint Mansell surpasses his sterling work on The Fountain with a soaring fusion of scores dramatic and operatic; and as ever, Aronosky is a treat to watch work. Whether or not he is the heir to Cronenberg's grisly mantle I suppose remains to be seen, but on the strength of Black Swan alone, he seems a more suitable candidate than any other.
And in case you were wondering, I mean that in a good way.
Were I to have a vote this Sunday, I'd cast it - and not just to be difficult (though that too) - in favour of the unlikeliest Oscar candidate of the lot: Black Swan. A horror film, thank you very much. One of the best in decades.
Labels: awards, Black Swan, Darren Aronofsky, David Cronenberg, film review, horror, Videodrome
Ask Me Anything | Your Mission, Should You Choose To Accept It
So that's kind of how this thing's going to work. Questions, and answers. Obviously I wrote the exemplar questions you've been seeing yesterday and today, just so we were all thinking along the same lines. Next time, it's your turn.
You can send in your questions either by email, addressed to thespeculativescotsman [at] googlemail.com, marked with the subject header "Ask Me Anything," or I suppose, just this once, you could leave them in the comments.
But I'd really rather you sent them direct - and say how you'd prefer to be credited: by name, your chosen handle, or anonymously - because there will be prizes.
Did I not mention there'd be prizes? :D
The keyword here is irony, internets. That is unless someone
wants to take issue with my understanding of the application
of said (in which case leave off, you pedant).
Well, there will be. Prizes, I mean!
As those of you who follow The BoSS will know, I get sent quite a lot of books for review - not to too my own horn, you understand: just to explain that I simply don't have room for all the lovely books, lovely though they are. And there are lovely. But sometimes I'll get multiple copies of a thing from multiple publishers, and often enough when I've reviewed a proof I can realistically say, I'll never read that again, and short of sending these beauties along to a charity shop, there's not a lot else to do with them.
But I figure, some of you might enjoy a good free book.
Thus, the best question that comes in each time I run an Ask Me Anything - and how regularly I'll do so remains to be seen: the ball's in your court, folks - anyway, I'll declare the best question a Star Letter or some such silly thing, and personally post you a good book in need of a nice home.
Remember: nothing is off limits. Nothing is too silly or too serious, too specialist or too vague. This is just a bit of fun. God knows, it might even be interesting...
So please, by all means, if it isn't too much trouble - I'd really rather adore you if you did - Ask Me Anything, internet. Starting...
... now!
Labels: Ask Me Anything, giveaway
Ask Me Anything | On the Dubious Dignity of Paranormal Romance
To the Speculative schmuck.
I notice you don't seem to particularly dig paranormal romance. What's the dealio, Niallio? Do you need to get laid or something?
From "Team_Jacob97xxx"
Eh, not so much. Scotsmen are known the world over for their healthy sex drives.
We are, aren't we?
But to your other question, Team_Jacob97xxx: what an acute observation! As a rule, no, I'm not a fan of paranormal romance, nor do I have much sympathy with those readers who live for new Stephanie Meyer, say, or the next novel in Charlaine Harris' interminable Sookie Stackhouse series. Perhaps it's because I do get laid, as you say, that I simply can't grasp the appeal of such counter-counter-culture wish fulfilment, wherein a typical narrative tends to involve an innocent outcast girl falling for a sexy bad guy who's really a good guy - or perhaps even three of them - and a bunch of will they/won't they rubbish before inevitably, they do.
It certainly doesn't help matters that so many of the authors making a living writing such tosh really can't write very well. Let's face it: when you've got Stephen King making fun of your grammar, I'm of the mind that there's a rather serious problem.
Of course if there's good paranormal romance out there that I'm missing, I'd love to hear about it. I'm open to anything. So long as there's a good story to be told - and I don't mean as above but substituting in Bigfoot in place of a vampire - and the someone doing the telling can tell a story well enough, technically if not necessarily artistically speaking, then sure, I'll give it a shot and report back. It's not the genre of paranormal romance that I take issue with, so much as the badly-written boilerplate nonsense that makes up the larger part of it, so far as I can see.
Labels: Ask Me Anything
Ask Me Anything | A Squabble of Squirrels
Ahoy there, Scotsman!
Is it true, then, that the squirrels are taking over?
From "NotLarryAtAll"
In a word: no.
Do not believe the squirrels, nor the puppets they pass off as men. Do not believe their lies. For instance I can exclusively reveal that at least one rather esteemed blogger - you may not know him, but many do - is in fact several thousand squirrels in a man-suit. Each squirrel operates a tiny lever connected to every conceivable motor function, and work on a shift system, with an economy and a culture all their own. And voracious reading appetites, each and every one.
In addition, I regret to report that it is true, that their technologies are far in advance of ours. And their numbers - though much reduced - still add up to a credible threat if they were to muster together as one body, and one mind. But the squirrels are a notoriously forgetful enemy, prone to distraction (to run off and never return at the slightest hint of a tree, it has been observed) and only in rare cases capable of such collectivism as aforementioned. As yet, therefore, we need not live in fear of them.
Or perhaps that's simply what they want us to think...
Ultimately, the squirrels seem a sort of phantom menace -- created, perhaps, by the actual enemy of the future. Too little spoken of given their far-reaching influence, their very existence is even refuted by some; but there will come a day, be it in our lives, or in the lives of our children or our children's children, when the terror upon everyone's lips will be... the highland Haggi!
Ask Me Anything | Matters Lucubracious
Dear Niall.
What is your favourite word? Mine is "lucubration," which means the act of studying by candlelight, at night. Pretty sweet, right?
And no, before you lambast me: it's entirely coincidental that "lucubration" so happens to be today's word of the day on dictionary.com.
Vouchsafing my regards, "vocabnazi"
Uh, anyway. I had a favourite word, but then I saw your word, and it's pretty frickin' sweet, I'll give you that. You made me defensive. I'm sorry.
But a-ha! What with this being a blog about speculative fiction, I get to select from made-up fantasy terms too, so mines is "fuligin," which is to say a shade darker even than black. +10 blogger cred, right?
Ask Me Anything | Meet Mystic Mug
Perhaps you've heard already: as of tomorrow morning, I'm off.
On holiday, I mean -- not for keeps. The other half and I mean to steal a few idyllic days in the cottage up in Skye before Easter rolls around and and the full rate-paying guests start arriving in droves.
Oh my God, someone colour-balanced Skye!
The deal with the devil we've struck for this particular break means the weather might be piss poor while we take it easy - then again, it might not - but whatever the state of the heavens, at least we'll be able to keep saving for a proper trip abroad. Africa or something like that.
A guy can dream!
Anyway. I've squirrelled away a couple of reviews to go live in my absence - a couple of goodies, too - but I don't want to give you those, no. Not just yet. Instead, I wanted to leave something on the front page for a little while that might be a laugh: an invitation, in short, to Ask Me Anything.
See one of the things I've been thinking, this last little while, is that the blogosphere could totally do with a sort of agony aunt. Ridiculous, right? But so much fun! :D
Terrifying, but not an actual agony aunt.
So someone to tell your deepest, darkest secrets to, or just to take the piss out of; someone to come to when you're struggling to decide whether to read this book or that, or if you should give such-and-such a TV show a go even though it's in imminent danger of cancellation. Someone to ask advice from, or to trade pissy little quips with, if you fancy. And someone to share your idiosyncratic reading habits with - how you can't get through a page without a steaming cup of coffee in hand, or how you have musical themes for each of the fantasy sagas you follow - and ask, Am I a total weirdo, or what?
What I'm imagining is a cross between Mystic Meg, Matt Roush who writes a column for TV Guide each week, and me.
And there we have it: the three Ms of Ask Me Anything.
Actually, the first and only official rule of Ask Me Anything is that there are no rules, so scratch that. Seriously: be an asshole if you like. Disagree with a particularly disagreeable opinion of mine... tell me I suck... ask if it's true what they say about Scottish boxers being too tight. So long as your question either is or could lead to something that's funny, or interesting, pretty much anything goes.
But there's no better way to explain what this silly little thing is than to roll out a couple of exemplars - try before you buy and all that.
Thus...
Labels: Ask Me Anything, introductions
Books Received | The BoSS for 20/02/11
Met the old BoSS? Well, let me introduce you to the new BoSS - same as the old BoSS, more or less... except less is more. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!
All caught up? Good. Let's get on with it, then.
What a lucky sort I am, because come Monday I'm heading off on holiday: back up to a certain cottage on the lovely isle of Skye where I full well expect howling wind, torrential rain, and so forth a great whack of time I mean to spend buried in books. Handy, then, that this week's been such a strong one in terms of potential reading material...
The Crippled God
by Steven Erikson
Published in the UK
by Bantam Press
Review Priority
4 (Pretty Bloody Likely)
The Blurb: Savaged by the K'Chain Nah'Ruk, the Bonehunters march for Kolanse, where waits an unknown fate. Tormented by questions, the army totters on the edge of mutiny, but Adjunct Tavore will not relent. One final act remains, if it is in her power, if she can hold her army together, if the shaky allegiances she has forged can survive all that is to come. A woman with no gifts of magic, deemed plain, unprepossessing, displaying nothing to instill loyalty or confidence, Tavore Paran of House Paran means to challenge the gods -- if her own troops don't kill her first.
Awaiting Tavore and her allies are the Forkrul Assail, the final arbiters of humanity. Drawing upon an alien power terrible in its magnitude, they seek to cleanse the world, to annihilate every human, every civilization, in order to begin anew. They welcome the coming conflagration of slaughter, for it shall be of their own devising, and it pleases them to know that, in the midst of the enemies gathering against them, there shall be betrayal. In the realm of Kurald Galain, home to the long lost city of Kharkanas, a mass of refugees stand upon the First Shore. Commanded by Yedan Derryg, the Watch, they await the breaching of Lightfall, and the coming of the Tiste Liosan. This is a war they cannot win, and they will die in the name of an empty city and a queen with no subjects.
Elsewhere, the three Elder Gods, Kilmandaros, Errastas and Sechul Lath, work to shatter the chains binding Korabas, the Otataral Dragon, and release her from her eternal prison. Once freed, she will be a force of utter devastation, and against her no mortal can stand. At the Gates of Starvald Demelain, the Azath House sealing the portal is dying. Soon will come the Eleint, and once more, there will be dragons in the world.
And so, in a far away land and beneath indifferent skies, the final cataclysmic chapter in the extraordinary Malazan Book of the Fallen begins.
A Scotsman's Thoughts: Pretty much a year ago to the day, I started in on the first volume of The Malazan Book of the Fallen with an eye to getting a jolly ol' readalong going. Alas, I was beaten to the punch, and perhaps it was as well, for the few hundred pages of Gardens of the Moon I read while in Skye last time spoke of a commitment I probably wasn't ready to make.
But I'm all growed up now, and I'll be taking a suitcase-full of Steven Erikson on holiday with me this week. Granted, I've got rather a lot of catching up to do before I get to The Crippled God, the tenth and (sort of) final volume of The Malazan Book of the Fallen - this isn't a wager I expect to win quickly, but win it I will... one day.
I'm tremendously excited at the prospect, too. Having a completed series of such esteem in hand from first to last tends to do that to me.
The Cypress House
by Michael Koryta
by Hodder & Stoughton
5 (A Sure Thing)
The Blurb: Arlen Wagner has seen it in men before - a trace of smoke in their eyes that promises imminent death. He is never wrong.
When Arlen and his young companion Paul Brickhill are stranded at the Cypress House with a hurricane approaching, Paul won’t abandon the boarding house’s enigmatic mistress Rebecca to face the storm alone.
But Arlen’s gift warns him that if they stay too long, they may never leave.
A Scotsman's Thoughts: Sure, it was a bit silly, but I really rather enjoyed So Cold the River - quite simply the best haunted mineral water novel in existence - so I'm good and psyched to get an early start on the second of one-time PI Michael Kortya's award-winners to brave the crossing between publishers on either side of the Atlantic. And from the sounds of it, The Cypress House should make for perfect holiday reading.
As a matter of fact, it's keeping Steven Erikson company in my bag as we speak!
Trouble and Her Friends
by Melissa Scott
Published in the US
by Orb Books
3 (We'll See)
The Blurb: India Carless, alias Trouble, managed to stay one step ahead of the feds until she retired from life as a hacker and settled down to run a small network for an artist’s co-op.
Now someone has stolen her pseudonym and begun to use it for criminal hacking. So Trouble returns. Once the fastest gun on the electronic frontier, she has been called out of retirement for one last fight. And it’s a killer.
Less than a hundred years from now, the forces of law and order crack down on the world of the internet. It is the closing of the frontier. The hip, noir adventurers who got by on wit, bravado, and drugs, who haunt the virtual worlds of the shadows of cyberspace are up against the edges of civilization. It’s time to adapt or die.
A Scotsman's Thoughts: Originally released in 1994, this reissue of Trouble and Her Friends is either an unsung cyberpunk classic... or feminist science fiction "very consciously written to flout the conventions of traditional cyberpunk" - that is according to one for-all-intents-and-purposes astute Amazon reviewer. For myself, going by the blurb and the first few pages, I can't quite decide.
Trouble and Her Friends isn't so immediately appealing that it'll be coming to the Highlands and Islands of bonnie Scotland with me, but I'll say it's certainly piqued my interest enough that I plan to give it the old one-over upon my return.
One of Our Thursdays Is Missing
by Jasper Fforde
The Blurb: It is a time of unrest in the BookWorld. Only the diplomatic skills of ace literary detective Thursday Next can avert a devastating genre war. But a week before the peace talks, Thursday vanishes. Has she simply returned home to the RealWorld or is this something more sinister?
All is not yet lost. Living at the quiet end of speculative fiction is the written Thursday Next, eager to prove herself worth of her illustrious namesake.
The written Thursday is soon hot on the trail of her factual alter-ego, and quickly stumbles upon a plot so fiendish that it threatens the very BookWorld itself.
A Scotsman's Thoughts: I'm getting around to thinking such baffling plot synopses as above must be par for the course when it comes to Jasper Fforde, because the blurb borne upon the back of Shades of Grey had quite the same effect on my tiny mind when a copy of said came through the door late last year.
I hate to say I haven't gotten around to that one just yet - I had totally meant to, too - but the latest from Jasper Fforde, One of Our Thursdays Is Missing, sounds every bit as superb and whimsical as Shades of Grey. Time permitting I'll surely be reading it at some point in the next few weeks: it's good and packed alongside The Cypress House and my aforementioned Malazan fun - though I expect I'll dig into those before this.
by H. G. Wells
by Gollancz
The Blurb: When a diplomat dies in the 1930s, he leaves behind a book of 'dream visions' he has been experiencing, detailing events that will occur on Earth for the next two hundred years. This fictional 'account of the future' (similar to Last and First Men by Olaf Stapledon) proved prescient in many ways, as Wells predicts events such as the Second World War, the rise of chemical warfare and climate change.
A Scotsman's Thoughts: Last but not least for this edition of The BoSS - well, not really - another gorgeous clothbound book to sit alongside the veritable library of time-honoured genre literature Gollancz have been thoughtfully reissuing while we've all been staring off into the horizon, at Peter Orullian and Patrick Rothfuss and such.
I'm afraid I'm rather taken with a few of tomorrow's novels myself, at this very moment in time, but kicking back with one of H. G. Wells's lattermost classics when I can find a few hours sounds like a very fine plan indeed.
That's it for this week. But never fear: the nearly-new and probably only moderately improved BoSS will be back at the same bat-time next week, in the same bat-place. See you then!
Except no, I won't... because I'll be on holiday, remember? Thus the BoSS will be taking a wee break too, for me to finally catch up on a few of the lovely-jubbly books I've been talking about BUT NOT READING this last little while.
On the docket, then, there's Jasper Fforde, Michael Kortya, The Unremembered, The Long Song, Halo: Cryptum and a generous second helping of Steven Erikson - which here's hoping goes down a touch easier than the first. What a busy little Scotsman I'm going to be.
Wish me happy holidays! :)
Labels: books received, The BoSS
Trailer Trash | Isla de los Muertos
With marketing calendars so stuffed as to leave nary a day bereft of some huge news, these days when a game falls off the radar for any length of time you get to expecting the only news of it you'll here going forward will be of its untimely demise - a la the latest tragedy to befall Mirror's Edge 2, just a few days ago.
Not so with Dead Island, seemingly. In fact by all appearances, Polish developers Techland have been pretty goshdarned busy since announcing Dead Island in 2007. They've found themselves a fairly reputable publisher in Deep Silver. They've got enough code together to have demoed a sliver of gameplay to certain elements of the press. And they've put together a trailer.
If you haven't already, for shame! You really must watch it:
Released yesterday to some pretty ecstatic raves, the three minute piece Techland put together to officially out their melee-focused zombie survival horror (come RPG I dare say) certainly looks the part. Moreover it feels it, too. But I'd like to think we're all adults here. We must know by now how incredibly deceptive trailers often are, and much as I might hope Dead Island is gaming's answer to The Reapers Are The Angels - rather than the Autumn of Dead Rising 2 - I sincerely doubt it will be.
I first saw the beautifully staged action embedded above over at Dark Horizons, where Garth Franklin writes that "The setting, piano score and emotional character focus of the trailer remind me of Lost [and] the structure is akin to Memento."
High praise - and perhaps there's a case for it. Dead Island can certainly lay claim to having a seriously sweet trailer, but it's much too early to tell much of anything about the game itself. Let's not set ourselves up for a fall. Bear in mind all we've seen of Dead Island so far is CG: no gameplay. And this is a game, not a CG movie.
...also it's coming from the studio which gave us Pet Racer and its world-renowned sequel Pet Soccer.
But I shouldn't be such an dick: Techland also gave the world Call of Juarez, and its sequel Bound in Blood - easily the best in class in western-themed video games before Red Dead Redemption came along and knocked all our socks off in 2010.
So they're capable developers when they sets their minds to it. There is hope!
For the very moment, however, let's not stoke the fires of our hearts with thoughts of a zombie video game with the sort of auteurish aspirations Garth has alludes to... not till we know a great deal more about Dead Island.
(Which I don't believe for a second will meet its projected 2011 street date, incidentally. More likely you'll see it - at the earliest - in the Spring of next year, on Xbox 360 and PS3.)
Labels: Dead Island, Dead Rising 2, news, trailers, video games, zombies
Press Release Your Luck | Stormdancing On Ice
In the darkest reaches of a new, improved, Aeroglass-infused taskbar, my email client of choice: Mozilla Thunderbird. And in Mozilla Thunderbird... a certain inbox.
(My own, as a matter of fact. I'm really a league behind on the emails at the moment; if you're waiting on a reply, I'm hoping to be good and caught up before I'm off on me hols - which is to say Monday. So there's that.)
Anyway. In that inbox, in that email client, pinned to that there taskbar - the very one! - a press release, would you believe. From the UK arm of the publishing monolith Tor, the announcement of a novel due sometime in 2012 from Melbourne-based author Jay Kristoff:
"Stormdancer is a dystopian fantasy set in steampunk feudal Japan and follows Yukiko and her warrior father who are sent on an impossible mission to capture a legendary Thunder Tiger – a griffin. But an accident means Yukiko finds herself stranded: a young woman alone in her country's last wilderness, with only a furious, broken-winged griffin for company. Even though she can hear his thoughts, and even though she saved his life, all she knows for certain is that he’d rather see her dead than help her.
"Meanwhile, the country around them is on the brink of collapse. A toxic poppy-based fuel is slowly killing the land; the omnipotent, metal-clad Guild is publicly burning those that they deem Impure; and the Shogun cares about nothing but his own power.
"In hopes of saving her country – and herself - Yukiko must earn the griffin’s trust to become a symbol to her people; a myth, a legend...
"...a Stormdancer."
A Scotsman's thoughts, then, conveniently arranged in the order I thought them:
My, that's a lot of genre buzzwords, isn't it? And all at once like that. Digital crispy bacon to the first person who can name another dystopian steampunk fantasy set in feudal Japan!
With griffins too, eh? Well then.
I drawn the line at toxic puppies myself. To think someone would take things a step too far and then somehow harvest fuel from the toxic puppies too. Imagine!
Wait... poppies? Well, I take it back. Poppies are totally evil within acceptable tolerances.
Obviously there's a long distance to travel yet between here and the day I get to properly go on about toxic puppies, but for all that I might raise an eyebrow at Stormdancer's rather overblown early synopsis, I trust in Julie Crisp, whom you might recall brought us the awesomeness that was Alden Bell's The Reapers Are The Angels last year - only the last rise on a mountain of sumptuous speculative fiction she's acquired on Tor's behalf - and of Stormdancer she has the following to say:
"This is an incredibly imaginative and well-executed fantasy... a wonderful read that everyone in-house fell in love with."
So I'm in.
But what do you guys think?
Labels: book announcements, fantasy, Jay Kristoff, news, press releases, Stormdancer
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Polish Yearbook of International Law (1)
Individual and Collective Identity: Factual Givens and Their Legal Reflection in International Law. Words in Commemoration of Krzysztof Skubiszewski
Christian Tomuschat
Polish Yearbook of International Law | 2017 | No XXXVII | 11-34
Keywords identity individuals and peoples determining factors birth and family gender slavery religious ties freedom to leave any country nationality statelessness official recognition as a person self-determination people and population minorities and secession refugees EU citizenship admission of refugees competence of EU authorities to assign quotas of refugees to individual Member States
States and individuals are the essential building blocks of international law. Normally, their identity seems to be solidly established. However, modern international law is widely permeated by the notion of freedom from natural or societal constraints. This notion, embodied for individuals in the concept of human rights, has enabled human beings to overcome most of the traditional ties of dependency and being subjected to dominant social powers. Beyond that, even the natural specificity of a human as determined by birth and gender is being widely challenged. The law has made far-going concessions to this pressure. The right to leave one’s own country, including renouncing one’s original nationality, epitomizes the struggle for individual freedom. On the other hand, States generally do not act as oppressive powers but provide comprehensive protection to their nationals. Stateless persons live in a status of precarious insecurity. All efforts should be supported which are aimed at doing away with statelessness or non-recognition as a human person through the refusal to issue identity documents. Disputes about the collective identity of States also contain two different aspects. On the one hand, disin tegrative tendencies manifest themselves through demands for separate statehood by min ority groups. Such secession movements, as currently reflected above all in the Spanish provin ce of Catalonia, have no basis in in ternational law except for situations where a group suffers grave structural discrimin ation (remedial secession). As the common homeland of its citizens, every State also has the right to take care of its sociological identity. Many controversies focus on the distin ction between citizens and aliens. This distin ction is well rooted in domestic and in ternational law. Changes in that regard cannot be made lightly. At the universal level, international law has not given birth to a right to be granted asylum. At the regional level, the European Union has put in to force an extremely generous system that provides a right of asylum not only to persons persecuted in dividually, but also affords “subsidiary protection” to persons in danger of bein g harmed by military hostilities. It is open to doubt whether the EU in stitutions have the competence to assign quotas of refugees to in dividual Member States. The relevant judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union of 6 September 2017 was hasty and avoided the core issue: the compatibility of such decisions with the guarantee of national identity established under Article 4(2) of the EU Treaty.
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Violence Prevention Southwest
Working together to build safe, peaceful, and healthy communities
Bay St. George
HELP Committee
Peaceful Communities
Bay St. George Coalition to End Violence
WEAAD: Education can be fun!
Corinne Tulk Events June 20, 2019
June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD). Not the most fun sounding title for a day, but, with a fun and interactive environment, learning how to protect yourself and those you love can be.
For eleven years the BSG Coaltion to End Violence has been organizing their annual Seniors Kitchen Party in recognition of this day, or as they call it…WEAAD. Offering live music, a hot meal and interactive entertainment combined with many community display boards, seniors enjoy a fun day, filled with important information regarding services and tips to make aging easier and safer.
This year, gathered at the Royal Canadian Legion, seniors were pampered and treated to a delicious hot roast turkey dinner with cake for dessert. Keynote speaker, Nancy Power of Service Canada spoke of changes to the Old Age Security program and Death Benefits. Paula Woodfine and Cheryl Johnson from the YMCA got participants up and out of their chairs punching and moving to musical beats of oldies but goodies. Each were offered a complimentary session as a parting gift, thanks to the YMCA.
Not to sit idly when music is pumping through speakers, dancers from the Twilight 50+ Dancers Club in Port au Port, kick-started the dance thanks to the musical entertainment of local band Overflow.
During the afternoon event, participants were encouraged to browse the dozen community display boards each promoting their own programs and services offered to our aging citizens.
As the day came to a close, many stopped a moment to get capture the day with a photo. Dressing in silly hats, colorful boas and accessories many posed at the photo booth to reflect the smile they carried inside with all vowing to return again next time!
Each of the local coordinating committees under Violence Prevention Southwest host and organize their own WEAAD event.
To check out pictures of the day’s event, follow us on Facebook!
IDAHOT: Celebrating Diversity and Inclusion
Corinne Tulk Events May 21, 2019
In a world where technology and advancement has enabled us to send an instant message to someone across the country; check out our own groceries or attend a wedding without leaving our own home, how can we be so behind in basic human rights?
How can so many countries and individuals not believe in the simple truth? LOVE IS LOVE! Regardless of gender identification, assigned sex, or sexual preference we ALL should have simple right to love freely and who we want.
Today, over 70 countries around the world still criminalize same-sex relationships. Many LGBTQ+ people continue to experience severe human rights abuses and persecution in their home countries. Often fleeing from their countries and homes in search of freedom and justice all in the name of love.
May 17th is recognized by many countries as International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. A day aimed to raise awareness globally of LBGTQ+ rights, while encouraging change and inclusion.
Joining the worldwide celebration, members of Bay St. George Coalition to End Violence joined the Western Pride committee at the Town of Stephenville Office on Friday afternoon as Major Tom Rose read and signed a proclamation declaring IDAHOT a day to be celebrated and recognized in the small community. Mayor Rose spoke with pride how he feels proud of his community and his council’s commitment to ensuring Stephenville is a community known for inclusion and acceptance.
BSGCEV Chair Bernice Hancock, thanked the three dozen individuals gathered for their continued dedication to enticing and encouraging acceptance and change. However, she also added, that “While we have come a long way, there is still so much more that needs to be done.”
Following the proclamation signing, the group gathered outside as the Pride Flag was lifted to fly outside the town office.
A Person! No Matter our Differences! Cultural Sensitivity Training
Corinne Tulk Events February 21, 2019
In partnership with the Bay St. George Coalition to End Violence, NAWN (Newfoundland Aboriginal Women’s Network, facilitated a one-day Cultural Sensitivity training to front-line service providers, post-secondary students, health and justice providers along with other governmental department and community organizations as part of the Violence Prevention Month activity and event line-up.
Setting the pace for the day, participants enjoyed a traditional opening engaging in song, smudging and opening prayer. The morning’s agenda covered information on the indigenous heritage, a history of the oppression, an awareness of the indigenous groups in our province and an overview of their history. During the afternoon, what was preconceived by the participants as a fun, interactive activity, soon turned emotional as, the Blanket Exercise, gave life to the challenges of the indigenous people and how they suffered at the hands of the “white” people and how resiliency is a huge part of their culture and proud heritage.
Four narrators told the story of a once-happy people who were emotional and physically beat down, drove from their homelands, killed off by deadly infectious diseases and had their families torn apart as their children were “scooped” from them during the ‘Sixties Scoop.” For many, self-identified, indigenous people in the room, the interactive Blanket Exercise slowly gave an emotional indication of the plight and suffering of their ancestors. As many tried to form their thoughts and feelings into words, raw emotions were evident. Words such as embarrassment, anger, heart-break and speechless were among those used to describe the feelings following the activity.
Coming together in union, hand-in-hand the participants, following an emotional day, swayed and joined in song and prayer as the day’s training came to an end with many a promise to continue educating and advocating for respect for all people. As Kofi Annan said, “We may have different religions, different languages, different colors of skin, but we all belong to one human race.”
Remember, during Violence Prevention Month, and every other month, be kind to each other; don’t judge until you have walked a mile in their shoes.
Another session will be held on Thursday, March 7, 2019. For more information contact 643-4563.
Ecole Polytechnique Massacre Still Remembered 29 Years Later
Corinne Tulk Events December 7, 2018
“Twenty-nine years later, and we are still committed to keeping their memory alive” This was the sentiment spoken by Michelle Felix, Assistant to MP Gudie Hutchings in reflection of the massacre that happened on December 6, 1989 at Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal, Quebec. In her delivery of a letter sent by MP Gudie Hutchings, MP Hutchings pledged to continue working towards a future where “gender-based violence must not be tolerated in this country.”
December 6 is a day in Canadian history that is not remembered as a great one, or one that provokes happy thoughts. Instead it is filled with grief, heartache and sorrow. It is on this day 29 years ago that 14 women, strong, independent and intelligent, were targeted, shot down and killed simply because they were women.
During a candlelight vigil held at LA Bown in Stephenville on December 6, Bernice Hancock, co-chair of the BSG Status of Womens Council, recounted that fateful day’s events.
“Marc Lépine, a lone gunman, ran through the hallways and entered a classroom on the first floor. He separated the men and the women and asked the men to leave the room. He shot the women. He then proceeded through the school, specifically targeting women. Within fifteen minutes, he had murdered 14 women and injured thirteen other students. He carried a note stating that he blamed women for all the problems in his life and in society as a whole.”
She recalled as a young mother of a son, how Lepine’s mother must be tormented and the sorrow she must have felt knowing that her child, her son, committed such a violent act then took his own life. Ms. Hancock spoke of her own commitment and vow to raise her son “to be a strong, caring, kind man who would see women as equal and respect them.”
Since 1989, the BSG Status of Womens Council, the College of the North Atlantic, in partnership with the BSG Coalition to End Violence invite community members and students to gather in memory and remembrance of these 14 young women and the hundreds of aboriginal women who are either missing, or murdered because of their gender and/or ethnicity.
Raw emotions were visible as the names of each of the 14 are read aloud with a description of their all-too-soon ended lives. Roses were laid in their honour and candles lit offering light to come from the darkness.
Words of encouragement and hope were offered by Sharon Williston, Executive Director of the Newfoundland Aborginal Women’s Network.
“Take a look around here today. Many stay in unhealthy relationships because we don’t think we are worth it. We don’t hold value in our lives, but look around. These are people who care…care for you. If you need help. If you need to speak to someone, look around, these are people who can and will help you. You are not alone!”
Executive Director, Janice Kennedy brought words of empowerment and offered 14 acts of action that each individual can choose to do to help change this world in which gender-based violence is still apparent.
Following the vigil, BSGSWC board member, and previous recipient, Brenda Dennis awarded the Stephanie Cormier Chassion Leadership award to 2nd year Community Studies student, Lenny Tiller for his outstanding leadership qualities and commitment to the college and the community at large.
In concluding the event, Ms. Hancock invited everyone to remember today, to remember these women “and to go forward in this world and make it a better place. Be the change you want to see in the world.”
SWCEV Unveils New Name at AGM
Corinne Tulk Events October 25, 2018
Bernice Hancock, Executive Director of Community Education Network, coordinating agency of Southwestern Coalition to End Violence, welcomed everyone to the 11th Annual General Meeting of SWCEV. A special welcome was given to those who were participating in the Inclusive Communities Regional Conference.
Providing a brief history and background of Southwestern Coalition to End Violence, Bernice acknowledged the continued financial contribution provided by the Provincial Government through the Violence Prevention Initiative. Identifying the uniqueness of the SWCEV, one of nine Regional Coordinating Committees (RCC), being it is the only RCC that has three local coordinating committees (LCC) under one umbrella: Peaceful Communities (Port aux Basques and coastal communities); H.E.L.P Committee (Burgeo & area); and the Bay St. George Coalition to End Violence (BSG area).
Following the recommendation of Violence Prevention Newfoundland and Labrador, she announced that SWCEV has officially changed their name to Violence Prevention Southwest (VPSW) with all social media and website reflecting the change.
The 2017-2018 Annual Activity Report, Financial Report and the Audited Financial Statements was presented. Members from each LCC was invited to highlight their respective committee and year.
Krystal Hill of Peaceful Communities; Kathy Cutler of H.E.L.P Committee and Janice Kennedy of BSG Coalition to End Violence highlighted activities over the past year. Common highlights included:
Sexual Violence Awareness activities
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day events
Violence Prevention Month initiatives and partnerships in the community and schools.
Community Education and Public Awareness Activities ongoing
Suicide Prevention presentations
Lunch and Learn activities
Those in attendance were thanked by Bernice and invited to view a 45-minute all-access documentary revealing Gemma Hickey’s physical changes and internal struggles during their gender transformation.
Gemma is best known for co-leading the movement that legalized same-sex marriage in Canada and they’re the founder of Pathways, an organization that offers support to survivors of clergy sexual abuse.
Following the screening participants enjoyed a time of networking and socializing including offering a traditional ritual of making one of Egale Canada’s facilitators a honourary Newfoundlander.
SWCEV: Inclusive Communities Regional Conference
October 11 is National Coming Out day. For those of us who do not live in disguise, or fear of our gender this is just another day. However, for those in the LBGTQI2S (Lesbian, Bi-Sexual, Gay, Trans, Queer, Intersex, 2 Spirited) community, this is a day of strength, celebration and inclusivity.
For the 60 people gathered at Days Inn in Stephenville, Oct 11 was an emotionally packed day of training, learning and camaraderie.
Front line service providers from the southwest coast were invited to attend SWCEV’s Inclusive Communities Regional Conference Oct 10-11, 2018. Folks from various government departments, the health sector, community agencies, Parks Canada, educational field and counsellors availed of this free opportunity to learn how to create safe and welcoming programs and services.
While the conference content may have been convoluted and heavy at times, Martin Krajcik and Kevin Welbes Godin, facilitators with Egale Canada, kept the days flowing and light with their recognized experience and ability to read their audience.
During his self-introduction, Martin set the pace for the conference by telling the group, “I’m passionate about human rights…I’m not here to change your beliefs, we want to change our behaviours.”
With candid conversation, definition explanations, interactive group activities, and teaching videos participants were challenged by Kevin to leave the conference with at least one promise/commitment to help change and educate on LBGTQ issues. There was an abundant discussion on the importance of pronouns and the difference between sex and gender, (“gender identification originates in the brain not the genitals”). Healthy conversation flowed when discussing how important self-expression and identity are, especially to those in the LBGTQI2S community. Most of us do not want to be boxed in, so why limit ourselves to how we look, behave and express ourselves? In fact, today, with so many mental health issues arising, we should encourage the opposite. We each all have so many different identities (parent, child, employee, volunteer…), different struggles…one cannot possibly know us just by looking at us, as one said “they cannot know what it would look like to look through my eyes.”
Staggering statistics on Day 2 delivered by Kevin set the mood for discussing the Trans individual and their lives. 42% of Canadian Youth are homeless because of their sexual orientation, with 40% of suicide victims in the LBGTQI2S community. Mary Barter, Youth Engagement Coordinator attending, was angered by these statistics. “I feel angry that people have to feel isolated and alone.”
Following the morning discussion, participants engaged in an impactful activity inviting participants to live a few emotional moments as a LBGTQI2S individual. Coming Out Stars enticed tears, fear and internal reflection that proffered declaration of personal change and influence.
“As a mother of a child who has come out as gay, I fear for the life she will live.”
“I’ve been fortunate enough to be surrounded by friends and family who have supported me.”
“What a risk it is to come out, I don’t live that world, and found myself unable to relate, but I feel guilty that I am part of a society that has caused so much pain.”
As the conference came to a close, Kevin reminded everyone of his earlier challenge to make changes, to educate and make the world more inclusive and safer for all. Some suggestions included offering preferred pronouns in email signature lines, providing support and training for staff; placing visuals and communications in public areas of office, changing policies to specify acceptance; and use inclusive language to name a few.
Kevin and Martin congratulated the participants for taking part in the change by attending the conference. Thanking SWCEV for the opportunity, Kevin added “doing seminars like this will help the next generation with supports in ‘coming out'”
For more information on how you can create an inclusive, safer work place environment check out Egale Canada.
Thank you to the Western Star for covering our conference in the media. Check it out!
Plans under way for Inclusive Communities Regional Conference
Corinne Tulk Events, Uncategorized August 27, 2018
Egale Canada will be partnering with Violence Prevention Southwest to offer a two day training session on how to Create Safe and Welcoming Workplaces, Programs and Services Wednesday & Thursday, October 10-11, 2018 at the Day’s Inn in Stephenville.
Below is an overview of the sessions offered.
LGBTQI2S 101: Creating Safe and Welcoming Workplaces, Programs and Services – Participant Learning Objectives
This full day session includes LGBTQ 101: An Introduction to LGBTQ Identities in the first half of the day. During the second half of the day, participants reflect, brainstorm and address the challenges and barriers to equitable LGBTQ inclusion and safer space. Participants work through real-life scenarios specific to their environment to develop proactive strategies and solutions for creating LGBTQ inclusive policies, procedures, culture, programs and services in compliance with Human Rights legislation.
Knowledge-Based Objectives
Know the LGBTQI2S acronym
Understand that norms of gender and attraction are socially constructed
Know the 4 categories of human identity (assigned sex, gender identity, gender expression and attraction)
Understand how the 4 categories interact
Understand the diversity of LGBTQI2S identity and the importance of social location
Understand Intersectionality as it relates to LGBTQI2S identities
Understand pronoun use
Attitude-Based Objectives
Value access to identity labels
Value pronouns and why they matter
Value accountability in making amends for mistakes
Skills-Based Objectives
Participants will be better able to implement inclusive language in their day to day work and personal lives
Participants will understand the value of making amends when mistakes are made, and how to positively respond to their mistakes and misunderstandings
Participants will be better able to engage and understand the LGBTQI2S community
Trans Community Awareness Full Day Training – Participant Learning Objectives
This six-hour workshop will increase participant’s knowledge of trans identities and trans-specific issues, highlight best practices for inclusion, and help participants understand the experiences of trans folks in their workplaces and communities.
Know the LGBTQI2S acronym; what is it and what it stands for
Understand that gender and attraction diversity are ancient and world wide
Understand the categories of human identity and how they interact
Understand what trans identity is and the diversity of experience of trans people
Understand that common experience of transphobia enables structural forms of transphobic violence
Understand pronouns, what they are, and why they matter
Value safer spaces for trans people by understanding the interlocking impacts of transphobic discrimination
Value gender affirming approaches to transition as a process that is self determined
Value respecting pronouns
Registration is required. For more information contact Corinne at 643-2247 or email swceviolence@gmail.com for more information.
Our Seniors Celebrated during World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Corinne Tulk Events July 9, 2018
Throughout the month of June several events were held throughout the southwestern region in celebration and recognition of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day.
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) was launched by the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse and the World Health Organization at the United Nations. The purpose of WEAAD is to provide an opportunity for communities around the world to promote a better understanding of abuse and neglect of older persons by raising awareness of the cultural, social, economic and demographic processes affecting elder abuse and neglect.
On June 16, the Bay St. George Coalition to End Violence hosted their annual Seniors’ Kitchen party at the Stephenville Lions Club.
Over 110 pre-registered for the event consisting of a hot turkey meal catered by Jennifer’s Sweet & Savoury Occasions. Social Worker with Western Health, Sean Hillier offered life-saving tips regarding taking medications.
Following lunch and keynote, the Twilight 50+ Club from Port au Port got the party started with a few toe-tapping dances, inviting everyone up afterwards. Thanks to Overflow for lending their musical talent.
Many community organizations were invited in to set up displays offering information and resources to those attending.
Special thanks to all volunteers, organizations, Stephenville Lions Club and seniors for coming out year after year making our event bigger and better.
See you all again next year!
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Montreal Massacre Remembered
Twenty-eight years after the horrific mass murder of 14 young women in Montreal, candlelight vigils continue to be held to remember the lives of the 14 female students shot down during class at Ecole Polytechniques on December 6, 1989.
During an emotional remembrance ceremony held at the BSG Campus of the College of the North Atlantic, Executive Director, Janice Kennedy offered somber statistics that indicate that violence against women, particularly in this province is continuing to rise. She went on to say that until we come together as a united front, she fears the numbers will continue to increase. “We need to start the conversation” she continued.
Representing and honouring the young women who lost their lives at the hands of one man who decided that their lives didn’t matter, were 14 Community Studies students who laid a rose
and lit a candle as a symbol of the life that was. Each were remembered for who they were, not the manner in which they died.
Michelle Felix, Assistant to Member of Parliment Gudie Hutchings, brought greetings on Gudie’s behalf, saying that “Canada is committed to addressing gender-based violence.” She also confirmed that “living a violence-free life is a right.”
Each year at the Dec. 6 Vigil, a second year Community Studies student who portrays exceptional leadership qualities is awarded the Stephanie Cormier Chassion Leadership award in memory of a lady who excelled in this area, giving selflessly to her family, and her community.
BSG Status of Women’s Council board director, Brenda Dennis announced Daryl Oakley as this year’s recipient. Brenda congratulated Daryl on being a leader in his community and to his peers. During her presentation Brenda spoke of how Daryl regards leaders as people who are passionate about wanting to help, and to get a job done through many things such as inspiration, passion, loyalty and motivation. Daryl says “that leadership is so important because people take on the personality of their leaders.”
Following the ceremony, those attending offered congratulations and socialized in the dining hall over refreshments.
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To ensure equality for all, the Bay St. George Coalition to End Violence supported Brenda Dennis, Independent Living Intern with Empower as she hosted a Community Resource Fair in recognition of International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
Dozens of community folk dropped by the Stephenville Lions Club on Friday afternoon, Dec. 1st to visit the many displays on hand. During one-to-one conversations many learned about the useful resources available in our community such as Mental Health & Addictions services. Having housing issues, Michelle Power, the Housing Support Worker with the Community Education Network was happy to offer assistance.
In addition to the displays and take-away information, several guest speakers educated the audience on many programs and services available, particularly to the aboriginal community and other minority groups. Rocky John from Conne River spoke on Jordan’s Principle; a program that offers financial assistance to families of children under the age of 19 who is requiring medical attention. Dr. Stewart McNeil and Jonathon Bennett, with the Tajike’k Center, encouraged all to become more in tune with their personal wellness journey.
Several presentations engaged the group in interactive, fun activities. Sharon Williston with the Melgignat Women’s Group had everyone on their feet playing a childhood favorite party game-Pass the Parcel, just one of the fun activities they enjoy during their elder and youth socials. Kim Kendell, Youth Outreach Worker, taught the group the advantages of bein g more mindful in our own lives. Encouraging everyone to slow down and to become more aware in the present moment.
Those who attended all agreed the afternoon was an informative, fun way to learn about some of the programs available to all in our community and surrounding areas; that equality and inclusion is not to be only recognized one day of the year, but every day.
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Software Journal:
Theory and Applications
DOI 10.15827/2311-6749
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Results for classification systems
Interactive system of terminological dictionaries as one of the elements in the ontology of scientific knowledge
N.E. Kalenov Joint Supercomputer Centre of RAS, Moscow, Russian Federation, технических наук;
A.M. Senko Library for Natural Sciences of RAS, Moscow, Russian Federation;
The article was published in issue №4
The authors consider the interactive informational system. It is in the Internet. It has over 12, 000 terms belonging to 69 thematic sections (dictionaries) of science and technics. They fit to the level of the State Rubricator of Scientific and Technical Information. Each term has its definitions (probably several) and links to the definition sources. The system includes rubricators of universal decimal classification and library-bibliographical classification (partially). Also the authors defined the correspondence of indexes of these classification systems. They are in the dictionaries. Besides that, authors present the connections between the terms both within one dictionary and with the terms of other dictionaries.
The system orients to the decentralized support and distributed data editing and refilling. In the system, there are three foreseen levels of access rights: 1) user access with rights for data search, data view and developed navigation; 2) editor access, where there are also the rights for entering and editing data in the user rights; 3) administrator access, where the possibility to add new users and set their rights, and modification of the database structure are added to the editor rights. The system allows viewing the information update history (what, when and by who changed something inside the content) as well as ensures a developed navigation among its own elements.
The further development of the system is its integration into the model of the common digital space of scientific knowledge developed with the support of RFBR as a basis for forming the ontology of scientific directions that belongs to the core of this space.
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Sylvanna Online
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The story of Sylvanna is the story of two peoples: The Bats and the Avians. At its core is the tale of the planet’s creation, passed down over the centuries and held as truth by almost every being inhabiting the world.
The All-Maker, a nameless, formless deity worshipped by Bats and Avians alike as the creator of all things, bestowed upon the planet Sylvanna two custodians: Reeno, the Bat God and Cyngro, the Hawk God. Between each, the All-Maker split the power of a Star, the mightiest form of magic in all of creation. To possess even a fragment of such a rare gift is to embrace the very essences of creation and destruction, simultaneously.
The two fledgling deities used the power of their Half-Stars to create the world around them. Reeno fashioned forests, jungles and all manner of living beings to inhabit Sylvanna. Cyngro forged the terrain, mountains and oceans which gave Sylvanna its beautiful landscape. With the planet thriving, the All-Maker thought it a fitting reward to create sentient beings in the shape of his noble Gods. Thus, the Bats were made in the image of Reeno, and the Avians in the image of Cyngro.
The planet was peaceful for centuries, but by and by, Cyngro found himself craving more power than that which he already had. When the All-Maker wouldn’t give it to him, he took it from his compliment. Reeno was unable to defend himself as one fateful day, Cyngro reached deep within his greed-fueled heart to produce a power the world had never seen, and the Bat God was transformed from a living entity into a lifeless crystal shell.
Outraged, the Spirit Xixa, Keeper of Time, intervened and prevented Cyngro from culling Reeno’s Half-Star from his crystallized body. She then used her superior powers to trap Cyngro within the planet itself, so he could carry out his duties as a God, not as a physical being, but as a mere conduit of Sylvanna. Grief-stricken by her inability to transform Reeno to his previous state, Xixa shattered the crystallized God, and when his Half-Star formed from the rubble, it was in five separate pieces. These she sent to hide in five different parts of the world, so they too could continue to look after the planet in Reeno’s absence.
The People of Reeno: The Bats
The Bat-Peoples of Sylvanna are free-spirited creatures with a deep appreciation of nature. Bats are generally much smaller than Avians and more prolific, with a population estimated to be four-times that of the Avian race.
They are spiritual and believe every creature is important and all life is precious, though they do hold a grudge against Avians due to Cyngro’s actions, many centuries ago. They are strict vegetarians and subsist on a diet of only sustainable plants: That means no meat, no milk, no cheese. They are not without technology, but the materials used in crafting their goods are unobtrusive to the environment and replenishable. Some Bats practice magic and the arcane, but most are untrusting of such things.
Bats prefer to build their homes in trees and thrive mostly on the Sky Continent level of the planet. The central homeland of the Bats is Shangri-La, where the ruling monarchy resides.
Servants of Cyngro: The Avians
The industrious Avian race concerns itself primarily with the survival of the species and the quality of life inherent in its military-like society. Avians are larger than Bats but their numbers pale in comparison due to their high sense of duty when it comes to serving the collective as a whole, which often trumps such personal goals as raising a family.
Avians hold a deep resentment towards Bats for what Xixa did to their champion and beloved God, Cyngro, but they are otherwise not deeply concerned with spiritual matters. They eat a diet of both plants and meat, but draw the line at consuming Bats, which is taboo. Avians rely heavily on technology infused with arcane magic to help their society function.
Avians prefer to build their homes in isolated parts of the planet, as far away from Bats as they can manage it, and often this means utilizing the caverns of the Lower Continents. The central homeland of the Avians is The Maker’s Eye Citadel, an underground base of operations for the Avians’ largest clan.
The World-Keepers: The Spirits
Spirits are an immortal race of creatures that live outside the physical realm of Sylvanna. They are shape-shifters who often assume the appearance of one or both of the planet’s sentient races when in the presence of mortals.
In centuries past, Spirits dwelled on Sylvanna and mingled with the mortal races freely. Ever since Cyngro’s coup, however, they have had greater restrictions placed upon their interference with the beings that call Sylvanna their home. Thus, their interactions have been severely limited.
Spirits function as the All-Maker’s watchful eyes and each is in charge of a single otherworldly function. There are Spirits in charge of time, light and dark, and even life and death. Though each boasts spectacular power, the Spirits of Sylvanna have also been put on notice in recent years, that their full potential is not to be utilized while conducting business in the mortal realms.
The Broken Ones: Demons
Demons are mostly malevolent immortals who are forced to spend an eternity of subservience to the All-Maker and the Spirits, outside the physical realm. Demons take many forms. Some were once mortals, too corrupt to live in the afterlife in peace. Some were Spirits who disobeyed the All-Maker and were turned into shadows of their former selves as punishment. Some Demons are so old and so twisted, that it isn’t entirely clear what their original existence was like, and how they came to be.
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Directions and directors of competence 3
Focus at possibilities for direction and control by managers and/or workers
In part two, I discussed the formulation of guidelines for defining and describing competence for employability. I was critical about the usefulness of task decompositions. I also discussed my preference for analysis and the definition of functional criteria and my disgust about a universal concept of competence for HRM and VET. The necessary competence for employability is mainly determined by the characteristics of the labour by means of a production concept. The analysis supports alignment of logics for the company goals, the production, the competence for employability and the control of workers.
Production logic
When a company formulated her goals, organised the production and their workers know their tasks. the quest for efficient and effective work arises. Mostly an order is insufficient for the work to be done. Questions as what to do, how to do, with which means and what are the best conditions (the W-questions) seem adequate because the organisation and the planning are in order. Above that, workers must know what to do, be competent and motivated. They aren’t robots; competence, instruction and motivation must be in balance. These so-called W-questions apply fully structured and therefore predictable work at a well-designed workplace. This is only the case for short-cycle work in a workshop or on an assembly line. Others are responsible for stages of the production cycle as the design, preparation and planning.
The effect of expertise is undeniable; the W-questions would then no longer be held because the personal practice theory is sufficient. But still, these also can serve as a reference for long cyclic work in which workers are responsible for multiple phases and in unpredictable work conditions. Because, in unexpected situations workers adjust the work order so that the work is feasible and lead to effective results. In those cases there is some or even complete freedom of action of the workers. So, the influence of expertise on the balance between structure and freedom for the workers is undeniable. Experienced workers work on the automatic pilot in stable working conditions. But, in dynamic environment or unpredictable conditions work processes and activities have to be geared to the circumstances.
So the question is relevant or a complete structuring is possible and desirable. In dynamic or less predictable work environments again and again all the decisions about the structuring have to be geared to one another: by the company, the managers, the workers and the production logic finding the most efficient and effective way of producing. I focus on the reconciliation between the production logic and control logic.
Towards a logic
My logic for direction and control is based on factors that influence the course of work. A revised version of the information-transformation model (IPO) provides an overview of factors affecting the efficient and effective conduct of the work. The model has a heuristic nature because it is useful for all levels of detail: some activities, series of activities or a working process, stages in the production cycle or even a chain of companies. Perspectives as the necessary conditions, or the balance in leadership and self-direction are possible. The model also provides linking factors for the (self-)direction of independent workers. The model does not support the analysis of the cognitive processes during the working process. But more on that later.
The model begins with the characteristics of the input (or materials information) and its quality, the description of the process, and ends with the specification of the result.
Afterwards follow screen instructions for the proper conduct of the operations or processes.
Then the necessary conditions are described e.g. competence, expertise and given freedom of action of the workers during the process.
Instructions serve the communication about the process, the results and the decisions for acceptance of the product delivered and the improvement of processes.
Then the necessary conditions are described as competence, expertise and provided freedom of the workers during the process.
Sometimes rules are necessary for the interaction between customers and workers for decision making before, during and after production or services.
Uncertainties that interfere with decisions such as variations of the input, the unpredictable circumstances, the information brought in by workers or their colleagues, variations desired by customers desired , and finally, changes in the opinions of the customers.
Don’t forget that motivation plays an important role!
This set of factors makes it clear that a full control is difficult, if not an unfeasible case.
A fuzzy logic for the control of workers?
Could balancing control and independence become less complex by the introduction of models for the organisation of companies, features of labour and the features of production? I expect that the models offer rules of the thump for the instruments for control and the division of responsibilities between workers and managers. Integration of these models create a fuzzy logic for balancing and alternatives for HRM and VET. In addition, I propose to create a scale of production concepts, operationalized with the characteristics of labour, with increasing independence and decreasing control. After validation is a further functional operationalization of instruments to the order for HRM and vocational education. All in all creates a set of instruments for the question of the competence for vocational education and HRM.
Geplaatst op februari 10, 2017 Categorieën Discussion Direction/control, EnglishTags balance in direction and (self-)control, degrees of freedom in action, factors influencing direction and (self-)control, information-transformation model, logic of control, logic of production, long-cyclic work, personal theory of practice, scale of production concepts, scale with features of labour, short-cyclic work, Structured predictable work, unstructured unpredictable workLaat een reactie achter op Directions and directors of competence 3
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Best for Lacson to face music—Enrile By Angie M. Rosales and Mario J. Mallari 02/05/2010
Best for Lacson to face music—Enrile
By Angie M. Rosales and Mario J. Mallari
Come home and face the music
This was the advice given by Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile yesterday to Sen. Panfilo Lacson.
The senator who fled the country to evade a possible arrest should come home and answer the double murder charges formally filed against him, Enrile said.
The Senate chief assured his colleague, who is said to be evading the law by hiding in a foreign country, he will continue to be senator even if authorities do arrest him....MORE
ALTERNATE URL: http://www.classicposters.com/commentary/20100205hed1.html
Post-election verdict on Villar possible — JPE
‘Hackers, data loss could ruin auto polls’
SC asked to junk GMA House bid
Palace mum on Cory, Nonoy’s SCTex lobby
‘Loony’ ex-judge seeks chief justice post
The seduction of the minority EDITORIAL 02/05/2010
The seduction of the minority
Let the people judge them, Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile made the statement after refusing the demand of members of the Senate majority to arrest the allies of Sen. Manuel Villar Jr. who boycotted the deliberations on the Senate committee of the whole (Scow) report recommending Villar’s censure over the C-5 road extension controversy on the 14th Congress’ last day of session.
Only 11 senators were present when plenary session resumed the other day on the Villar ethics case, one short to make a quorum and effectively preventing a vote on the Scow report that recommended censure on Villar.
Enrile said members of the minority left the chamber after the hearing of the bicameral Commission on Appointments, adding that evidently, some members opted not to attend the session to prevent the disposition of the ethics case.... MORE
Massaging and trending data
Paterno and the BoI manufacturing programs
Climate change at the DENR
India’s book restorers: Saving the past for the future
Massaging and trending data FRONTLINE Ninez Cacho-Olivares 02/05/2010
What’s to make of these pre-poll presidential surveys and their claimed accuracy in gauging the pulse of the voters, even as a “snapshot” through their so-called scientific methodology, along with random selections of the respondents? The numbers appear to be plucked from thin air.
Take a look at least four surveys, three of which have been conducted at about the same time, and the speed with which they made their findings public: one day after another, and coming up with different figures in the regional areas.
The Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey was claimed to have been conducted between Jan. 21 and 24, with 2,100 respondents nationwide, or just four days, and released on Feb. 1. There were no other details given, save for the numbers obtained by the candidates. No regional data were released, which makes the SWS survey pretty unprofessional and unreliable in not declaring the full data to the public.... MORE
Paterno and the BoI manufacturing programs ZOOMING IN Rudy Romero 02/05/2010
While walking around a Makati City mall recently, I saw someone whose face was once one of the most familiar in this country and whose views and decisions exerted a very strong influence on the Philippines business community. That person was Vicente Tirona Paterno, once the chairman of the Board of Investments (BoI).
It saddened me to see the tall and well-built Ting Paterno walking with the help of a cane. Other than the presence of the cane, the former BoI chief looked hale and hearty. He said that he carried the cane only as a precaution against slippage or a fall.
Only the most hardened critic of the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos will disagree that the dictator assembled of the finest national economic management teams that this country has ever known. Vicente Paterno at the BoI was a leading member of that team.... MORE
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How to gauge Aquino’s third state of the nation address
By BENJIE OLIVEROS
The reactions to President Benigno Aquino III’s third state of the nation address are very varied. Of course, the Aquino government and its allies from the Liberal and Nacionalista parties are expected to praise it to high heavens. But other political figures did so as well. Former president Joseph Estrada called it the best state of the nation address ever and son Sen. Jinggoy Estrada rated it at 9.9 percent. Well, the United Nationalist Alliance – the coalition of the PDP-Laban of Senator Aquilino Pimentel, Vice-president Jejomar Binay, and presidential uncle Jose “Peping Cojuangco and the PMP of Estrada – has positioned itself neither as part of the ruling party coalition nor the opposition. Come to think of, there is no real opposition party, which has positioned itself as critical of the Aquino government, except perhaps the disgraced Lakas-Kampi of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
Some groups lament the fact that Aquino let go of missed opportunities to push for significant reforms such as the Freedom of Information bill, the Reproductive Health bill, and the bill granting compensation to victims of the Marcos dictatorship. He is also being criticized by human rights groups Karapatan and the New York-based Human Rights Watch for not declaring a clear position against human rights violations, especially since no perpetrator from the military has been brought before the bar of justice and the abuses continue..... MORE
URL: http://bulatlat.com/main/2012/07/26/how-to-gauge-aquino%E2%80%99s-third-state-of-the-nation-address/
69 nations have more US troops than Olympic athletes
By David Swanson, WarIsACrime.org | Report
Here is a link to a list of U.S. troops deployed to various nations around the world: US troops. These are permanent deployments openly admitted to by the U.S. military. When U.S. Special Forces drive off a bridge in Mali, as recently happened, we discover that U.S. troops are in Mali in greater numbers than we knew, but those troops aren’t listed here or considered in the calculation below. No secret forces are considered here, no allied forces funded or trained or armed by the United States, and of course no drones.
Here is a link to the number of athletes participating in the 2012 Summer Olympics from countries around the world: Athletes.
Many nations have sent very small delegations. Many nations have a very small U.S. troop presence. In many nations the U.S. troop presence falls just short of or exactly equals the size of the Olympic team..... MORE
URL: http://bulatlat.com/main/2012/07/30/69-nations-have-more-us-troops-than-olympic-athletes/
Panetta and Israel to discuss war plans against Iran?
Israeli officials are denying reports that the White House has provided them with a contingency plan in case of a showdown with Iran. Nevertheless, the head of America's Defense Department is gearing up for a week of talks in the Middle East.
US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is overseas now as he begins a busy week of meetings with Middle East leaders across the region. The Pentagon chief is expected to sit down with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week, despite a rumored contingency plan discussed between both allied nations becoming a heated issue of debate in recent days.
A senior US official speaking on condition of anonymity.... MORE
URL: http://rt.com/usa/news/panetta-israel-iran-plan-417/
It's not just Homeland Security: US Army orders riot gear too
It’s more than just stockpiling surveillance drones to spy on US citizens: the United States Army is attempting to procure an arsenal of riot gear in case the military must go toe-to-toe with civilians on US soil.
A solicitation for weapons posted on the official government website for federal business opportunities reveals that the US Army has been in the market for nonlethal equipment that it very well might be used in the United States. In a Web posting made earlier this summer, the Army asked for bids regarding its request for riot shields, face masks, polycarbonate batons and body armor. On July 10, they awarded the contract to A2Z Supply Corp of Stevensville, Montana, who pledged to fulfill their request at the tune of $6,589.98..... MORE
URL: http://rt.com/usa/news/us-army-riot-gear-431/
Vicious solutions Written by Archbishop Oscar V.Cruz
Vicious solutions
Written by Archbishop Oscar V.Cruz
Fact: There are many maternal conceptions in the country. Government response: Promote contraception.
Fact: Contraceptive means invite fidelity. Government response: Have more contraceptive means available especially to married people.
Fact: There are many children in the country. Government response: Make not only contraceptive but abortive pills available to all, young and old.
Fact: Pills for contraception and abortion are costly. Government response: Pass the RH bill. Have PPPs established. Welcome even foreign contraceptive manufacturers in the country.
Fact: There are a growing number of Filipino men with HIV-Aids. Government response: Make them use condoms.
Fact: Condoms promotes promiscuity which in turn promotes even more HIV-AIDS cases..... MORE
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/index.php/commentary/item/2256-vicious-solutions
Bwakaw Written by Armida Siguion- Reyna
Written by Armida Siguion- Reyna
But first, an apology. I was here last weeks ago, “Loving Dolphy (July 13, 2012)” and no thanks to illness and grief combined, it’s taken me a while to get back.
I knew that Cinemalaya was opening, as I had a film there. Bwakaw, which was all of a day’s work on Good Friday of the last Holy Week.
At the Bwakaw story conference on March 17, Eddie Garcia and I chatted briefly about Luis Gonzales, who had just passed away. Eddie had directed Luis in the Pinagbuklod ng Langit, the sequel to the Ferdinand Marcos biopic, Iginuhit ng Tadhana, while I had also worked with Luis a number of times, and in a special musical-comedy operetta of sorts, in Aawitan Kita. From the story conference, I went straight to the Sanctuario de San Antonio Mortuary Chapel to bid farewell to Luis, and condole with his wife Vina.
Luis wasn’t my first death of the year. My 365 Club fellow member Benjamin “Kokoy” Romualdez went, in February. From the arts, Tony Espejo, in June, followed almost within the week by Mario O’Hara, whom I had fought with over the making of Mga Bilanggong Birhen, but had made up with sufficiently well to be able to act together in a comedy version of Nick Joaquin’s Larawan, directed by Nonon Padilla, in 1989. First week of July, Tony Floirendo. And then Dolphy bid us all goodbye..... MORE
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/index.php/commentary/item/2258-bwakaw
Cha-cha or development? Written by Ken Fuller
Cha-cha or development?
Written by Ken Fuller
The debate over Cha-cha (constitutional change) has opened in the pages of the Inquirer.
The University of Asia and the Pacific’s Bernardo Villegas (“Let’s talk about economic patriotism,” June 15) feels that the provisions restricting foreign ownership since 1935 have “just worsened the feudal and monopolistic character or our society,” handing “control of the national economy to an elite in whose hands the wealth is concentrated.” There is, he says, no evidence that the restrictions have released the masses from poverty or that the Filipinos controlling the economy have a greater interest in the common good than have foreigners.
Well, he’s correct in that second assertion, because what concerns most investors, be they Filipino or foreign, is not the common good but the bottom line. Lamentably few have the breadth of vision or farsightedness to set their sights on a Philippines where the whole society is transformed by that little thing called “development.” The same can be said, unfortunately, of many university professors. Villegas has in earlier pieces dismissed the possibility of industrialization and, indeed, in his recent column he reverts to the long-discredited “trickle-down” theory. Even Robert McNamara when, decades ago, became World Bank president, he debunked this.... MORE
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/index.php/commentary/item/2259-cha-cha-or-development?
SC favors Malacañang in suit vs P21-B CCT
The Supreme Court (SC) yesterday affirmed the legality of the P21 billion the Aquino administration appropriated under the 2011 budget to the conditional cash transfer (CCT) program thereby also validating the controversial dole out program of President Aquino in yet another likely show of pandering to Malacañang.
In a 12-page ruling by Associate Justice Estela Perlas-Bernabe, the SC en banc denied the petition filed by former Senator Aquilino Pimentel Jr. and two barangay officials seeking to remove the said provision in the 2011 General Appropriations Act for being violative of the Constitution and Local Government Code.
“Petitioners have failed to discharge the burden of proving the invalidity of the provisions under the GAA of 2011,” the SC ruled.
A Commission on Audit (CoA) detailed several flaws in the CCT program mainly related to its weak implementation such as recipients who cannot be considered extremely poor based on the definition of the target households of the program, aside from unliquidated spendings..... MORE
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/index.php/headlines/item/2277-sc-favors-malaca%C3%B1ang-in-suit-vs-p21-b-cct
Minority withdraws RH bill support as CBCP takes protest to the streets
A week before the House of Representatives decides on the fate of the Reproductive Health (RH) bill, members of the minority bloc in the lower chamber are withdrawing sponsorship from the controversial measure while the Catholic Church is calling on its followers to bring the campaign against a proposed birth control measure to the streets.
On Aug. 7, members of the House will vote on whether to terminate or extend the period of interpellation and debate on RH bill. Around eight lawmakers, led by Minority Leader and Quezon Rep. Danilo Suarez, yesterday revealed that they are withdrawing their support for House Bill (HB) 4244 or the proposed “Act Providing for a Comprehensive Policy on Responsible Parenthood, Reproductive Health, and Population and Development,” after having felt being abandoned by their “spiritual leader,” former Minority Leader and Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman.
The decision was reached after a closed-door meeting of the minority bloc..... MORE
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/index.php/headlines/item/2276-minority-withdraws-rh-bill-support-as-cbcp-takes-protest-to-the-streets
‘Gener’ leaves three dead, millions powerless
At least three persons were killed and millions were left without power yesterday as Tropical Storm “Gener” turned into a typhoon, bringing heavy rains to large parts of the country, the government said.
Metro Manila was one of the worst hit areas and schools across the sprawling capital were suspended, largely due to flooding, the National Disaster Risk Re-duction and Manage-ment Council (NDRRMC) said.
Nearly 13,000 persons were evacuated in Manila, other parts of Luzon and the central Visayas region, as rainfall reached 20 millimeters an hour, it added.
“The worst ap-pears to be over, though... there will be more rains forecast today,” NDRRMC executive director Under-secretary Benito Ramos said.
Gener did not strike the country directly but exa-cerbated rains from a low pressure area in the vicinity, the Philippine Atmo-spheric Geo-physical and Astronomical Service Administra-tion (Pagasa) said.
The storm was upgraded into a typhoon yesterday as it continued to bring heavy rains and strong winds to the northernmost areas of the Philippines, it added..... MORE
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/index.php/headlines/item/2278-%E2%80%98gener%E2%80%99-leaves-three-dead-millions-powerless
Reyeses seek new judge for media-slay case
Former Palawan Gov. Mario Joel Reyes and his brother, incumbent Coron Mayor Mario Reyes Jr., have asked Judge Angelo Arizala, the presiding judge of the Puerto Princesa Regional Trial Court who handles the murder case filed against them, to recuse from the case for prejudice, partiality and bias in favor of the prosecution.
The Reyes brothers are facing murder charges for the killing of environmentalist-broadcaster Gerry Ortega in January last year. Warrants have been issued for their arrest and of three others, but arresting officers have not located the Reyeses.
The brothers said that after they were charged in court last March 16, they filed separate motions to defer proceedings as well as oppositions to the issuance of a hold-departure order (HDO) sought by the private prosecutor.
However, even before the court actually received copies of their respective replies with respect to their motions as they were filed by registered mail allowed by the rules, the Judge proceeded to deny their motions, decided that there was probable cause against the Reyes brothers and issued the warrants for their arrest..... MORE
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/index.php/nation/item/2283-reyeses-seek-new-judge-for-media-slay-case
War vets, troops protest eviction from BCDA Written by Benjamin B. Pulta Tuesday, 31 July 2012 00:00
War vets, troops protest eviction from BCDA
War veterans and active military personnel living in a portion of the Diplomatic and Consular Area in Bonifacio South, Taguig City have denounccd Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) president Arnel Casanova after he ordered their eviction even when the land in question was not part of the BCDA’s jurisdiction.
In a separate letter, lawyer Howard Calleja, counsel for the residents of the Consular Area, warned Casanova that they would take appropriate legal actions against him if he proceeded with the demolition.
In a July 25 letter to Casanova, the Consular Area Residents Association Inc. led by retired Col. Benjamin Zabat warned the BCDA chief of legal consequences should he proceed with the demolition and stressed that the land on which the doomed structures stand was not a portion of the Joint U.S. Military Assistance Group property, but of the Diplomatic and Consular Area.
A notice furnished by BCDA dated July 20 entitled “Sapilitang Pagbabaklas ng Istruktura at Huling Abiso ng Paglikas” had threatened the immediate demolition of the structures in the area..... MORE
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/index.php/metro-section/item/2249-war-vets-troops-protest-eviction-from-bcda
METROFILE: Buddhist leader on a visit for charity
Tuesday, 31 July 201
Buddhist leader on a visit for charity
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The Supreme Head of the Sakya lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, His Holiness Sakya Trizin (right), who arrived at the NAIA Terminal 2 on Philippine Airlines PR-897 from Taipei at 12:45 p.m. yesterday to conduct a series of religious activities and charity work, was met by his loyal followers that included Manila third district Councilor Bernie Ang (shown at H.H. Trizin’s left), whom he blessed upon arrival at the airport. H.H. Trizin, whose rank in the Buddhist religion is equivalent to the Pope among catholics, said it was a great joy for him to meet his brothers and sisters in the country, as he expressed hope that all different traditions and major religions of the world would come together with united efforts to make the world a peaceful and harmonious place to live in. He will be in the country until Aug. 9 and is set to pay a courtesy visit to Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim today..... MORE
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/index.php/metro-section/item/2248-metrofile
2 barges ram 42 houses in Port Area
Some 42 houses in the Port Area of Manila were rammed by two huge barges, causing 30 houses to be washed away at the height of tropical storm “Gener.”
The City of Manila was forced to transfer some 137 families residing in Happy land, Port Area in Tondo, Jay de la Fuente of the Manila Social Welfare Department (MSWD) said.
At midnight of Sunday during the rampage of typhoon “Gener,” the two barges were swept ashore by big waves.
De la Fuente said Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim immediately ordered the feeding of victims and the distribution of medicines to the affected residents..... MORE
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/index.php/metro-section/item/2246-2-barges-ram-42-houses-in-port-area
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How Will Wrist Injuries Affect Your Quasi-Legal NCAA Bracket? 165400http%3A%2F%2Fsportsthenandnow.com%2F2018%2F03%2F07%2Fhow-will-wrist-injuries-affect-your-quasi-legal-ncaa-bracket%2FHow+Will+Wrist+Injuries+Affect+Your+Quasi-Legal+NCAA+Bracket%3F2018-03-08+00%3A52%3A01Joe+Fleminghttp%3A%2F%2Fsportsthenandnow.com%2F%3Fp%3D16540
Posted on March 07, 2018 by Joe Fleming
For the most part, college athletes bounce back from physical adversity very well. Muscle pulls and other injuries that might sideline professional players for two or three weeks might keep collegians off the court for a day or two. That’s especially true late in the year when so much is at stake.
But there’s only so much the body can take. Further complicating matters, some teams must fight hard through their entire conference tournament. Then, they have short turnarounds before their first NCAA tournament games.
Wrist Injuries and Basketball
These injuries are serious problems in competitive basketball. Even a lightweight brace often affects a shot. Furthermore, on their drives to the hoop, players want to think about their next move instead of their throbbing wrists.
These players must recover from these injuries just like the rest of us get better. But unlike athletes, office workers and stay-at-home moms alike can usually wear braces that give reliable support for injured wrists. Such support both eases discomfort and helps the injured muscles heal themselves faster.
Rest is often a very good treatment as well. However, for athletes, “rest” is usually a four-letter word. Athletes are notorious for wanting to get back in the game, and win-at-all-costs coaches and trainers sometimes enable that attitude. Read the rest of this entry →
Tags: March MadnessNCAA Basketball Tournament
Category Basketball, NCAA Basketball Tourney, Sports Medicine
Never Mind RPI: Behind The Logic of The Bracket 136823http%3A%2F%2Fsportsthenandnow.com%2F2015%2F03%2F05%2Fnever-mind-rpi-behind-the-logic-of-the-bracket%2FNever+Mind+RPI%3A+Behind+The+Logic+of+The+Bracket2015-03-05+11%3A55%3A53Ashley+Andrewshttp%3A%2F%2Fsportsthenandnow.com%2F%3Fp%3D13682
Posted on March 05, 2015 by Ashley Andrews
There is no doubt that Kentucky will be at the top of the bracket when the NCAA Tournament bids are announced on March 15tth.
The schedule says that the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament starts on St. Patrick’s Day, but the ongoing action up until that day can be the real March Madness. The migration from locks, bubbles, and outsiders continues right up until the last whistle of the last conference tournament, and the tiny window in which the committee assimilates all that information into a bracket is arguably the maddest time of March.
Teams like Kentucky, Virginia, and Wisconsin are unlikely to get a surprise come Selection Sunday, regardless of how their final couple of games turn out. But there is much more that goes into settling the field for play, especially starting with the two and three seeds. Before the men’s NCAA basketball tournament hits the airwaves, the committee is hitting the books to set it up. Here’s what (might) be going through their minds:
Peaking At The Right Time
Coaches use this term all the time. They just mean they’re hoping their team is playing their best basketball of the season when March arrives.
The committee wants these teams. They are likely to provide clemency to early sputters. Kansas can write off its early mugging by Kentucky, for example, because their recent results have been far more in line with what’s expected from a premiere team. And early season rankings are disproved annually. Strong play at the end of the regular season and in the conference tournament carries considerably more weight that early-season jitter games. The reason is obvious: Teams that come into March like a lion will provide the most exciting games and the best chance at a deep tournament run.
Losses, Yes. But To Whom?
Herein lies the debate over relative strength of conferences. Gonzaga has been dinged repeatedly for being dominant only because the West Coast Conference is not exactly viewed as hoops heaven, a criticism verified by BYU’s defeat of Mark Few’s squad.
Meanwhile, a different ocean laps against the shores of many of the ACC’s home states, the arena where Duke, UNC, Louisville, and their mates (including Syracuse, which is taking a mulligan on postseason play this year as self-imposed sanctions for compliance no-no’s) have locked up like combative rams in arguably one of the most brutal conferences in the country. Coming out of that fray with four losses will likely shine more brightly from the bracket than only a couple of blemishes in other locales.
But what of the SEC? Georgia head coach Mark Fox insists that the league is being downgraded because Kentucky is clobbering all of them, but that after the Wildcats there’s a high level of parity and quality in the league. Meanwhile there are thousands of fans screaming about the legitimacy of smaller leagues, the home of Cinderella.
Tickets, Please. Tickets. And Ratings, Too.
When it all shakes out, we have to face the reality that the NCAA–non-profit organization or not–is looking to make money. Venues cost money. Officials cost money. Security, staff, hotels, everything involved in the tournament is expensive, and the only way to cover these costs is to make sure that fans are in the seats. A no-friction road to the Final Four, especially in a distant regional arena, could spur many fans to skip early rounds and wait on their favorite to get to Indianapolis. The NCAA doesn’t want that. They want interest in those early games. So the committee may choose to set up a challenge for high seeds that fans may feel is unwarranted, strictly to ensure that those fans come to the games. This could be how seedings mysteriously drift downward for favorites and/or upward for dark horses. A 4/13 game is considerably more worrisome to fans of the favorite than the 1/16 arrangement, which since its 1985 inception has never seen an upset.
The same thing that sells tickets also turns on televisions, and viewership pays the broadcasters’ hefty bills–including those to the NCAA itself. The selection committee must make sure there’s intriguing TV to be had.
These are matters that aren’t settled on the court but in the conference room. While some fans may feel that the bracket should be established with nothing but hard basketball facts, the reality is that the committee must take some of these factors into consideration to keep the tournament accurate and, perhaps most important, financially sound.
Tags: Kentucky WildcatsMarch MadnessNCAA
Category Basketball, College Basketball
The History of Wichita St. Basketball 131551http%3A%2F%2Fsportsthenandnow.com%2F2014%2F03%2F11%2Fthe-history-of-wichita-st-basketball%2FThe+History+of+Wichita+St.+Basketball2014-03-11+21%3A06%3A17Scott+Huntingtonhttp%3A%2F%2Fsportsthenandnow.com%2F%3Fp%3D13155
Posted on March 11, 2014 by Scott Huntington
As one of the stories of the year, the Wichita State Shockers have gone undefeated in the regular season of their college basketball season. After making it to the Final Four the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament last year and earning a record of 34-0 this season, the Wichita St. basketball team is now where they have rarely been—in the limelight of sports prominence. For the casual sports fan, the Shockers have not often come to mind when it comes to choosing a winner for their March Madness brackets. However, Wichita St. basketball has come a long way since its beginning, starting under the name Fairmount College.
The Beginning of Shockers Basketball
Under the original name of the “Wheatshockers”, the Fairmount College basketball team competed in its first season in 1906. Head coach Willis Bates and his six players finished the season 2-4. You don’t need medical translation to know that going 2-4 isn’t the best start to a program, but Fairmount College would eventually make strides forward, including the development of the full-court zone press under Coach Gene Johnson.
How Far Will Wichita State Go in the NCAA Tournament?
Lose the first weekend (27%, 3 Votes)
Winning the NCAA Title (27%, 3 Votes)
Lose in the Elite 8 (18%, 2 Votes)
Lose in the Round of 16 (9%, 1 Votes)
Lose in the Final Four (9%, 1 Votes)
Lose the NCAA Championship Game (9%, 1 Votes)
Start of Success
The Shockers would begin to see success after joining the Missouri Valley Conference, when the school hired Ralph Miller from East High in 1951. Miller convinced his star player in high school, Cleo Littleton, to come with him to the college. Littleton became one of the first African-American players in the Missouri Valley Conference. He was also the first to score 19 points per game as a freshman—a school record that stands today. Under Miller in the 1964, Dave Stallworth would become the Shockers’ first consensus all-American, scoring a career average 24.2 points per game. Miller would later be inducted into Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame after building the Shockers’ basketball program.
Wichita State’s First Great Season
In the season following the school’s induction into the state university system as Wichita State University, the Shockers would go 19-7 and win the Missouri Valley Conference in the 1964-65 season under Gary Thompson. In the NCAA tournament of that season, Wichita St. would defeat SMU and Oklahoma St. in order to earn a berth into the Final Four—an accomplishment tied for the school’s deepest-ever run in the tournament. In their Final Four matchup, Wichita St. would lose to defending national champs UCLA Bruins by a score of 108-89.
One More Run Before Insignificance
11 years after Wichita St.’s greatest season at that point, the Shockers would win their next Missouri Valley Conference title. With one of the school’s best-assembled teams, including freshman-phenom Cheese Johnson, the 1975-76 Shockers returned to the NCAA tournament. A heart-breaking loss by one point to Michigan—the eventual runners-up—in the first game of the tournament would then be followed by the Shockers’ Elite 8 season in 1981 in which Wichita St. defeated Kansas. The Shockers would subsequently go through a period of mediocrity through the 1990s.
Return of the Shockers
Under new Athletic Director Jim Schaus, Wichita St. would begin to see success again in the 2000s. The hiring of coach Mark Turgeon would prove advantageous as he brought the team to three consecutive 20-win seasons and the school’s first conference championship in 23 years. The program has continued to gain momentum as the Shockers won the NIT tournament in 2011 and reached the Final Four of the NCAA tournament last season. Now, Wichita St. is poised to make a deep run in the tournament with the likelihood of a one seed and the confidence that only an undefeated season can give you.
Tags: College BasketballMarch MadnessNCAAShockersWichita State
Category College Basketball, Scott Huntington, Sports History
Memorable NCAA Tournament Runs – Part 2, 25-11 85382http%3A%2F%2Fsportsthenandnow.com%2F2011%2F03%2F16%2Fmemorable-ncaa-tournament-runs-part-2-25-11%2FMemorable+NCAA+Tournament+Runs+-+Part+2%2C+25-112011-03-16+10%3A26%3A52A.J.+Fosshttp%3A%2F%2Fsportsthenandnow.com%2F%3Fp%3D8538
Posted on March 16, 2011 by A.J. Foss
The 1979 Penn Quakers defeated North Carolina and Duke to reach the Final Four.
Welcome to Part 2 of the 50 most memorable NCAA tournament runs since 1979.
This installment features tournament runs 25 through 11 since the tournament began to seed teams back in 1979.
We start with #25:
25. 2002 Kent State
The Golden Flashes entered the 2002 tournament with the longest winning streak in the country, at 18 games, but were given only a #10 seed in the South Regional.
Led by future San Diego Chargers tight end Antonio Gates, Kent State knocked off Oklahoma State in the first round, then easily defeated SEC champion Alabama in the second round to make it out of the first weekend.
In the Sweet 16, the Flashes pulled off a 76-73 overtime victory over #3 seed Pittsburgh to become the first Mid-American Conference team to reach the Elite Eight since Ohio back in 1964.
However, Kent could not get past Indiana in the regional final as they lost 81-69, denying the Flashes a trip to the Final Four.
24. 1979 St. John’s
St. John’s was the 40th and last team to make it to the 1979 NCAA tournament, by winning nine of its last 11 games in the regular season.
The Redmen continued their hot streak into the tournament as they defeated Temple in the first round, then stunned 2nd seeded Duke 80-78 as part of “Black Sunday”, where the Blue Devils and North Carolina both lost their games in the state of North Carolina.
St. John’s held off Rutgers 67-65 in their Sweet 16 match-up to advance to the East Regional Final, where they faced off Pennsylvania, the team who knocked off North Carolina.
The Redmen’s memorable run ended just short off the Final Four as they lost to Penn 64-62.
23. 1987 LSU
One year after making the Final Four as a #11 seed, the Tigers almost pulled off another Final Four run as a double digit seed.
LSU actually had a worse record in 1987 than they did the previous season as they finished the season with a 21-14 record, 8-10 in the SEC, but earned berth as a #10 seed.
The Tigers defeated Georgia Tech in the first round, followed by a win over second-seeded Temple in the second round to move onto to the second weekend of the tournament where they defeated #3 seed DePaul to face where they faced top seed Indiana in the Midwest Regional Final.
LSU was on the brink of a second consecutive Final Four as they lead the Hoosiers 75-66 with 4:38 left in the second half, but Indiana outscored the Tigers 12-1 with forward Rick Calloway scoring the winning basket with seven seconds remaining to give Indiana a 77-76 win and denying the Tigers a return trip to the Final Four. Read the rest of this entry →
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Posted on March 13, 2011 by Dean Hybl
It is that time of year again with brackets being completed and the debate heating up in preparation for the most enjoyable three weeks of the college basketball season, the NCAA Tournament.
In the first year of the 68 team tournament it has been proven that even adding three additional at-large teams doesn’t ensure happiness with the system.
In a year that college basketball experts say is filled with mediocre teams, there continues to be disappointment with some of the selections into the NCAA tournament field. Most specifically, the inclusion of Alabama-Birmingham and Virginia Commonwealth has some experts scratching their head and calling foul.
While both teams certainly have warts, the difference between them and some of the power conference teams that just missed the tournament isn’t significant.
What the NCAA Tournament committee seems to be saying is that conference success isn’t enough to get into the dance. Both UAB and VCU play in solid conferences and had a number of quality victories. Read the rest of this entry →
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Category Basketball, College Basketball, NCAA Basketball Tourney
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Christian Laettner's game-winning shot ended one of the great games in NCAA Tournament history.
Welcome to the third and final part of the Ultimate March Madness List.
This installment features the top 20 moments in the history of the NCAA Tournament.
20. 1998 Valparaiso-Ole Miss
With 2.5 seconds left and trailing 69-67, Valpo’s Jaime Skyes throws a 60-foot pass down the length of the court that is caught by Bill Jenkins, who then passes it over to Bryce Drew (the head coach’s son), who then proceeds to drill a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give #13 seed Valparaiso an improbable 70-69 victory over the #4 seed Ole Miss Rebels in their first round game.
19. 1990 Connecticut-Clemson
With exactly one second left, Uconn guard Tate George catches a full-court pass from Scott Burrell, lands, then squares up to shoots a jumper that goes in the basket at the buzzer to give the Huskies a miraculous 71-70 win over the Clemson Tigers and send Connecticut to their first ever Elite Eight.
18. 1991 Duke-UNLV
One year after losing to UNLV 103-73 in the championship game, Duke avenges that humiliating by knocking off the undefeated and defending national champion Runnin’ Rebels 79-77 as Christian Lattener hits two free throws with 12.7 seconds left.
Duke would win the national championship two nights later as they defeated Kansas 72-65 to give coach Mike Krzyzewski his first national title after five trips to the Final Four. Read the rest of this entry →
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Several residents of Omsk and Novosibirsk regions was reported West Nile virus, the source of which were normal mosquitoes.
This was announced at a press conference Director General Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology "Vector" Alexander Sergeyev.
According to him, this year, the infection can take over the entire territory of Siberia. Cases of serious infection, which previously reported only in the south of the European part of Russia, and there are now registered.
According Novosibirsk scientists, the infection can lead to death. West Nile virus was discovered in 1937 in Africa, in the Nile River. People usually become infected through the bite of a mosquito or tick. The virus is able to form pockets of infection in the metropolitan areas and residents of large cities are often the victims of this serious infectious disease.
Employees of "Vector", the first recorded appearance of the West Nile virus in Siberia in 2002 from migratory birds. And in 2004, the first cases of human infection in the Novosibirsk region.
The main route of transmission of the individual — it is a mosquito bite. So most of the diseases recorded in late summer and autumn. The incubation period of the disease is 6-8 days and the disease begins with fever. Clinic disease very similar to the tick-borne encephalitis, and in this form of the disease mortality can reach 10% or more.
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