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__label__wiki	0.659152	0.659152	American Air Museum in Britain The American Air Museum is Closed Following recent government announcements the museum is currently closed, there is plenty to explore in our online archive. The American Air Museum is a charity - Find out how you can support us May 1944 - Col. Donald Blakeslee' P-51B Mustang, WD-C, Serial No. 42-106726. Show caption About this image Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. One-time personal aircraft of Col. Donald Blakeslee, CO of the 4th Fighter Group. 8th Air Force Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945. ... 4th Fighter Group Some of the pilots of the 4th Fighter Group had seen many hours of combat by the time they joined the 4th Fighter Group as they had volunteered with the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Royal Air Force. The three 'Eagle Squadrons' of RAF Fighter... 335th Fighter Squadron The 335th Fighter Squadron was the offspring of No. 121 (Eagle) Squadron RAF. Formed on 21 May 1941, No. 121 was the second of the three Eagle Squadrons composed of American volunteers flying out of England. They were known as the "Chiefs" and were... Headquarters (4th Fighter Group) The Headquarters Squadron was made up of true leaders. Most had flown Hurricanes, Spitfires, Thunderbolts and Mustangs. ... Donald Blakeslee Military \| Colonel \| Fighter pilot, Commanding Officer \| 4th Fighter Group Don Blakeslee was born on 11 September 1917 in Fairport Harbor, Ohio. As a boy, he became captivated with planes while watching the Cleveland National Air Races held only 30 miles away from his home at 529 7th St, Fairport Harbor, Ohio. In 1938,... Robert Tyler Military \| Second Lieutenant Peter Wickham Military \| Wing Commander \| Pilot / Wing Commander Wing Commander RAF, on DS (Detached Service) with the 4th from #2 TEU (Tactical Exercise Unit) where he was Chief Flying Instructor. 9 x missions [4FG]. ... Debden Military site : airfield RAF Debden, construction of which began in 1935, is perhaps most famous as a Battle of Britain fighter airfield, partly responsible for the defence of London in 1940. In 1942 it was also home to three RAF 'Eagle Squadrons’ of volunteer American pilots... Crashed Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK 22 October 1944 Landing accident Debden/Sta 356 Cat 3 damage, pilot Lt Robert N Tyler, 22-Oct-44. 335FS 4FG 8AF. Production block number P-51B-10-NA Markings and paint scheme/livery Squadron code WD-C, WD-S, WD-W. 12 March 2016 17:53:28 Al_Skiff Changes to production block number, manufacturer, markings, description, events, unit associations and person associations http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbasn.asp?SN=42-106726&Submit4=Go http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=42-106726&Submit=... 29 March 2015 17:24:27 apollo11 Created entry with serial number, aircraft type, production block number, markings, description, unit associations, person associations and place associations Personal research & 'The Debden Eagles' by Garry L. Fry. IWM shop Connect with IWM Visit the AAM AAMB 501(c)3	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line0
__label__cc	0.591691	0.408309	Angela Crawley MP for Lanark and Hamilton East About Lanark and Hamilton East Surgeries & Events Hamilton Covid-19 Business Survey 8th December 2020 8th December 2020 by Josh Wilson Angela Crawley MP and Christina McKelvie MSP have this week launched the Hamilton Covid-19 business survey. The survey asks local businesses for their experience since the beginning of the pandemic and their views on future regeneration projects. It follows the 2016 ‘Our Town, Your Voice’ consultation – organised by Ms Crawley and Ms McKelvie – which paved the way for the Council’s ongoing town centre regeneration strategy. Once completed, the consultation will help inform future decisions around business support, parking management and town centre accessibility. Businesses have until 31January to respond to the online survey and will be invited to attend a virtual public meeting afterwards to discuss the future of Hamilton town centre. The survey can be accessed here: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/XNKWZNC Commenting, Ms Crawley said: “This has been an extremely difficult year for business who have faced forced closure on a number of occasions. “Not only that, but the accelerated shift to online shopping will make our recovery from the pandemic even more challenging. “There is, however, a light at the end of the tunnel in the form of multiple vaccines and whilst we are not out of the woods yet, it is important that we learn the lessons from lockdown. “That is why Christina and I have joined to launch a consultation on town centre regeneration from Covid-19. “If you own a business in the town centre, we would love to hear from you. “Please complete the survey and help us make the case for positive change in a post-Covid town centre.” Following on, Christina said: “Scotland’s high streets have an absolute crucial role in our national COVID recovery. By putting our high streets are at the heart of our economic and social recovery we can make sure we be build back better. ”We want to hear directly from business owners in Hamilton as part of this survey to make sure the town centre regeneration strategy is able to adapt to the new post-COVID landscape we will find ourselves in. “We are keen to put businesses right at the centre of this process and that is why we will be hosting a virtual public meeting so Hamilton town centre businesses can come together directly to build a picture of the changes we will need to see in the future.” Categories News Post navigation Meeting with Santander Stay home, protect the NHS & save lives. What can an MP do? © 2021 Angela Crawley MP for Lanark and Hamilton East \| All Rights Reserved \| The cost of this publication was met by Parliamentary resources \| Listed Website Design	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line2
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__label__wiki	0.917402	0.917402	Butterfield: ‘It’s as big as Hawai’i’ Defending champion Butterfield promises to take on his Derby personal best Back for more: Men’s winner Tyler Butterfield on the finishing straight last year. File photo The route of Monday’s race, with mile markers. Photo supplied Tyler Butterfield says competing in the Appleby Bermuda Half Marathon Derby is as important to him as lining up at the Hawai’i Ironman World Championship. The 31-year-old triathlete defends his title on Monday and has set his sights on his personal best time of one hour 11 minutes 01 seconds, which was achieved chasing winner Chris Estwanik in 2010. Butterfield, who has a World Cup triathlon event in Mexico next on his schedule, managed ‘only’ 1:15:03 last year as he won for the first time. But the two-time Olympian says he is in better shape this time around and is eager to sample the island’s “iconic” event once more. “It’s one of the best races I do all year,” Butterfield told the Bermuda Sun. “I mean, it’s up there with the Hawai’i Ironman World Champs. It has a huge spectator base that comes out, it’s a public holiday and it’s also one of those things that as a Bermudian growing up here — and eventually I’ll probably live here again — it’s one of the races you want to win eventually. “I never put too much pressure on myself in terms of results, I always just want to get the best out of myself on the day to be happy, but it was really nice to win it last year.” Chris Estwanik’s injury-enforced absence for the second-successive year again opens the door for Butterfield, although he can expect challenges from the likes of Jay Donawa, Lamont Marshall and Chayce Smith. Butterfield says he would have liked to have had former Nike runner and five-time champion Estwanik in front to force the pace but believes he has the fitness to go harder this year. I’m definitely going to try to push myself. I’m a bit fitter this year, done a bit more training — I’d like to break my PB. “I don’t know if I’m fit enough to run a 1:11:00 but I’d definitely like to be as close as possible to my 2010 time. “It’s nice to run behind the lead car and motorbike, it’s a neat experience that I only really got because Chris didn’t race last year but it was a fun experience. “I’ll try and do that again. I want to push myself.” He added: “It’s iconic for Bermuda. I tell people in Boulder where I live, that the night before people go and mark their spot to go and watch. “Last year, I got a few good photos of the crowd and the lead car and they are on Facebook and my website and people are like ‘wow, what race is that?’ “I say that’s in Bermuda — it’s our big running race and it’s cool, I like to try to explain to people what it’s like here. “You’re proud to be Bermudian when you run the race. I compare it to the Boston Marathon for us. “It is special to win it and I’ll try again to do it on Monday.” Derby to start in St George's in 2015 Butterfield powers to Clearwater victory Butterfield’s Rio quest begins at Clearwater Butterfield: ‘Doing Bermuda proud is my goal’ Butterfield wins Abu Dhabi Triathlon (Update 4 - more photos added) Ironman: The Butterfield and Benson legacy Butterfield: ‘Ironman pain was worth it’ Butterfield finishes 7th in Hawaii Ironman Butterfields celebrate victorious Bermuda visit ‘Race for Change’ and help Bermuda Bernard Park wet, but not overly flooded Tyler Butterfield makes progress on path to Rio Butterfield on podium at IRONMAN France Commonwealth Games: 'This could be my last major Games', says Butterfield Shannon Lawrence wins Sinclair Packwood Memorial Race (Update) London Foreign Office flies Bermuda flag	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line7
__label__wiki	0.60029	0.60029	Home2009Seasons Beatings 2009 Seasons Beatings 2009 Mark:We are live in Green Bay, Wisconsin for EWA Seasons Beatings…Happy Hanukkah Rhino… Rhino:Im not jewish… Mark:Lone Jobber is though and we will see him in our Main Event in the Holiday Bowl… Rhino:Its going to be Champion vs Champion in this years Holiday Bowl… Which should make things really interesting… Mark:Lone Jobber will be taking on Troy Joseph… Should be a great match up… Rhino:Has proven to be one all year long… Mark:Also tonight who is Naughty and who is nice… We will find out when the EWA Women are all in action… Rhino:I Cant wait to see what they are wearing… Mark:Plus all of your favorite EWA Superstars will be in action as well… As we celebrate the holidays tonight here for EWA Seasons Beatings as we get set for tonights opening contest… Al Snow vs Black Shadow Pa Announcer:Tonights Opening Contest is set for one fall… Introducing first…From Parts Unknown… Weighing in at 210 Pounds… BLACK SHADOW! (Black Shadow’s theme plays as he enters the arena…) Pa Announcer:His opponent..From Lima, Ohio.. Weighing in at 235 pounds.. AL SNOW! (“What Does Everybody Want” plays as Al Snow enters the arena…) Mark:Al Snow locks up with Black Shadow and nails him with a couple of shots as he backs him up in to the corner… Rhino:Al Snow is now hammering Black Shadow in the corner… Mark:Al Snow with an irish whip… Reversal by Black Shadow sending Al Snow off in to the corner… Rhino:Al Snow is now staggering out of the corner… Mark:Al Snow is out of the corner… Back Body Drop! Rhino:Black Shadow is now waiting for Al Snow to get back up on to his feet… Mark:Dropkick! By Black Shadow catching Al Snow right in the face… Black Shadow now covers Al Snow 1………………….2…………Kickout by Al Snow.. Rhino:Al Snow is getting back up on to his feet… Mark:Black Shadow scoops up Al Snow and slams him down to the canvas… Rhino:Black Shadow is now heading up on to the top rope… Mark:Al Snow has gotten back up on to his feet and now catches Black Shadow up on the top rope… Rhino:This is not good for Black Shadow… Mark:Al Snow launches Black Shadow off in the top rope sending Black Shadow across the ring… Rhino:Black Shadow is staggering back up on to his feet… Mark:Al Snow locks the arms of Black Shadow… Trapping Headbutts! By Al Snow… Rhino:Black Shadow is dazed after those headbutts… Mark:Al Snow with a big clothesline taking Black Shadow off of his feet… Rhino:The Number One Contender for the EWA World Heavyweight Championship is in control right now… Mark:Al Snow now hooks up Black Shadow… Snow Plex! Rhino:Al Snow is dominating Black Shadow right now… Mark:Al Snow covers Black Shadow 1…………….2…………3……..No! Black Shadow gets his shoulder up… Rhino:Close one right there… Mark:Black Shadow is now staggering back up on to his feet… Rhino:Al Snow is ready to put him away… Mark:Al Snow hooks up Black Shadow… SNOW PLOW! Mark:Al Snow covers Black Shadow 1………………….2………….3………. ITS OVER! Pa Announcer:Here is your winner AL SNOW! Rhino:A Dominating Performance by Al Snow here tonight at Seasons Beatings… Mark:Is Al Snow the next EWA World Heavyweight Champion? We will find out at New Years Evil… And speaking of the EWA World Champion… We will see Lone Jobber in action later on tonight when he battles the EWA Total Impact Champion Troy “The Rampage” Joseph in the Holiday Bowl… But for now its back to the ring for our next contest… Triple H vs Eric Steel Pa Announcer:This next contest is set for one fall… Introducing first…From Toronto, Canada… Weighing in at 230 Pounds… ERIC STEEL! (Eric Steel’s theme plays as he enters the arena…) Mark:Eric Steel attacks Triple H as he comes in to the ring… Rhino:Eric Steel isnt wasting any time is he? Mark:No he isnt as he just stomping away at the back of Triple H… Triple H is trying to get back up on to his feet in the corner… Rhino:Eric Steel is just hammering Triple H right now… Mark:Eric Steel pulls Triple H out of the corner and nails him with a Belly to Belly Suplex! Rhino:Nice suplex right there… Mark:Eric Steel covers Triple H 1………………2…………..Kickout by Triple H… Rhino:The Game is trying to get back up on to his feet… Mark:Eric Steel now pulls Triple H up on to his feet… Eric Steel sends Triple H for a ride in to the ropes… Eric Steel goes for a clothesline on Triple H… The Game ducks the clothesline and now comes off the ropes…. Running High Knee! Rhino:Nice counter by Triple H… Mark:Eric Steel staggers up on to his feet… Triple H nails Eric Steel with right hand and now Triple H nails him with a Short Arm Clothesline! Rhino:Eric Steel is getting back up on to his feet in the corner… Mark:Triple H with a couple of more right hands and now sends Eric Steel off in to the farside corner… Rhino:Eric Steel is staggering out of the corner… Mark:Triple H kicks Eric Steel in the midsection… DDT! Rhino:The Game is on fire at the moment… Mark:Eric Steel now trying to get back up on to his feet… As Triple H lines him up… SPINEBUSTER! Rhino:Eric Steel was just planted right in to the mat… Mark:Triple H is just putting a beating on Eric Steel… Rhino:The early attack has opened up a rage in Triple H at the moment… Mark:Triple H is now waiting for Eric Steel to get back up on to his feet… Rhino:Eric Steel looks to be out on his feet… Mark:Triple H kicks Eric Steel in the midsection… PEDIGREE! Rhino:That’s gonna be it right here and now… Mark:Triple H covers Eric Steel 1…………………2…………..3……. ITS OVER! Rhino:The Game with another dominating performance here tonight at Seasons Beatings… Mark:Still to come tonight we will see the other half of Degeneration X… Shawn Michaels in action as he will be battling Jerry Watts later on tonight… As we now get set for more EWA Action as we celebrate the holidays here at Seasons Beatings… Oz vs Mark Jones Pa Announcer:This next contest is the put up or shut up match… Introducing first… From Newcastle, England… Weighing in at 220 Pounds… Ice Man MARK JONES! (“Underdog” plays as Mark Jones enters the arena…) Pa Announcer:His opponent… From Willmantic, Ct… Weighing in at 230 Pounds… OZ! (Oz’s Theme Plays as he enters the arena…) (“Hail to the Chief” plays as from the back Lone Jobber walks wearing a Santa’s cap.) Lone Jobber: Ho Ho Ho, and a season’s greetings to you good folks. I figured now would be the best time of the night to come out and continue an EWA tradition of handing out gifts to all the good little boys and girls. So lets see what Funky Fresh Jobby has to offer these days. Bitches, bring me my sack. (From the back comes Ned Tesseract wearing a green elf cap carrying a big red bag.) Jobber: Lets see here, what do we got in this thing for ya’ll. Hmm, well here for Rhino we got a fifty dollar gift certificate to McConnell’s. I’d suggest the dogs, ain’t nothing like a nice Hebrew National Dog with all the sides. Okay, and for Mark we a new microphone, cause really, we’ve been looking for upgrades long enough, and you my good man deserve it. For the ref, I’m getting you zebra. Ha ha, no. Nah your just going to get some nicer threads. See Len-Len and Lodi after the event and they’ll give you a make over, you look like ass off of camera. And for Oz and Mark Jones.. well.. (Jobber pulls out a single small package with a pair of gift card envelopes and hands them off to Ned. He runs down to the ring and hands them to Oz and Jones.) Mark: One gift for the both of them, I wonder what it is. Rhino: Oz opening the package while Jones is opening the Christmas card envelope. Mark: Seems that Jobber got them.. an old style cell phone? Rhino: Haven’t seen one of them for years… Mark: I have, one of the boys in the back gots one. But that doesn’t matter, it’s ringing. Oz: Uh.. hello.. Jobber: Yeah is Oz and Mark Jones there? Rhino: Did Jobber just call them? Oz: This is Oz, what do you want Jobber? Jobber: How did you.. eh.. whatever. You see what your other gift was yet? Mark: Seems there is nothing but a slip of paper in Jones.. Oz ripping open his as well.. same.. Oz: What’s the meaning of this.. Jobber: Always wanted to do this.. YOU’RE FIRED! Get out of my ring. Get out of my arena. Get out of my company. Just.. Get.. Out! Rhino: Jobber just fired them over the phone and look at that smug look on his face. Mark: As Jobber heads to the back I want to remind you that later on in the night we have people fighting that actually care about their job and won’t no show and try and keep getting paid. As we get back to the ring. Naughty or Nice Match Alexis Laree vs Hailey Wade vs Lil Kim vs Brianna Alverez Pa Announcer:This next contest is the Naughty or Nice Match… Introducing first..From Baltimore, Maryland… Weighing in at 124 Pounds…ALEXIS LAREE! (“Fake It” plays as Alexis Laree enters the arena…) Pa Announcer:Her opponent… From Brooklyn, Ny… Weighing in at 113 Pounds… LIL KIM! (“Fuck You” plays as Lil Kim enters the arena…) Pa Announcer:And their opponent…From Chicago, Illinois… Weighing in at 114 Pounds… BRIANNA ALVAREZ! (“Haunted” plays as Brianna Alvarez enters the arena…) Pa Announcer:And their opponent…From Hollywood, Ca… Weighing in at 125 Pounds…The EWA Womens Champion…HAILEY WADE! (“Getting away with murder” plays as Hailey Wade enters the arena…) Mark:Well here we go… Alexis Laree and Hailey Wade are face to face in the center of the ring… Mark:Lil Kim charges and tackles Alexis Laree from the side and now starts hammering her with right hands… Rhino:Lil Kim blind sided Alexis Laree… Mark:Alexis Laree is trying to cover up as she gets towards the corner… Mark:School Girl! By Brianna Alvarez on Hailey Wade 1………………..2……………..Kickout by Hailey Wade… Rhino:Brianna Alvarez almost tried to steal this one… Mark:You can see all the women are dressed in their holiday best… Rhino:I love this time of year… They can all come sit on my lap… Mark:Brianna Alvarez charges at Hailey Wade… Hailey Wade ducks the clothesline… Neckbreaker! By Hailey Wade to Brianna Alvarez… Rhino:Alexis Laree is back up on her feet in the corner… Mark:Lil Kim whips Alexis Laree off in to the farside corner… Rhino:Here comes Lil Kim… Mark:Alexis Laree moves out of the way and Lil Kim goes shoulder first in to the steel ring post… Rhino:Lil Kim is staggering backwards… Mark:Backslide! By Alexis Laree 1……………..2……………Kickout by Lil Kim… Rhino:Lil Kim is getting back up on to her feet… Mark:Hailey Wade just tossed Brianna Alvarez out of the ring… Rhino:Hailey Wade just shoved Alexis Laree to the side… Mark:Lil Kim now turns around… Hailey Wade kicks her in the midsection… Facebuster! Rhino:Lil Kim driven face first in to the mat… Mark:Hailey Wade covers Lil Kim 1…………………2…………3…..No! Alexis Laree pulls Hailey Wade off of Lil Kim… Rhino:Hailey Wade and Alexis Laree are face to face in the center of the ring… Mark:Alexis Laree shoves Hailey Wade… Rhino:Hailey Wade shoves Alexis Laree back… Mark:Hailey Wade charges at Alexis Laree.. Ducked by Alexis Laree… Alexis Laree spins Hailey Wade around… Kick to the midsection… LAREE DDT! Rhino:Hailey Wade was just planted right in to the mat by Alexis Laree… Mark:Alexis Laree coevrs Hailey Wade 1……………………2…………….3……….NO! Brianna Alvarez comes in and breaks it up… Rhino:Brianna Alvarez is now nailing Alexis Laree with shots… Mark:Brianna Alvarez now scoops up and slams Alexis Laree down to the mat… Rhino:Lil Kim is now back up on to her feet… Mark:Lil Kim now spins Brianna Alvarez around and starts nailing her with right hands… Lil Kim whips Brianna Alvarez off in to the ropes… Spear! Rhino:Lil Kim just took her right off of her feet… Mark:Lil Kim is now waiting for Brianna Alvarez to get back up on to her feet… Rhino:Brianna Alvarez is struggling to get up on to her feet right now… As Lil Kim is looking to put her away… Mark:Lil Kim now spins Brianna Alvarez around… T’N’T! Rhino:Brianna Alvarez has been laid out… Mark:Lil Kim covers Brianna Alvarez 1………………..2……………3…………NO! Alexis Laree comes in and breaks it up… Rhino:Alexis Laree and Lil Kim are now trading shots back and forth right now… Mark:Lil Kim now with a hard kick to the midsection and now hooks up Alexis Laree… T’N’T! NO! Blocked by Alexis Laree… Rhino:Alexis Laree drives Lil Kim back hard in to the corner… Mark:Lil Kim is now staggering out of the corner… Rhino:Alexis Laree is lining her up… Mark:Lil Kim turns around… CHICK KICK! Rhino:That has to be the knock out shot right there… Mark:That kick knocked Lil Kim out of the ring… Rhino:Brianna Alvarez has now made her way up on to her feet… Mark:Alexis Laree now hooks up Brianna Alvarez… LAREE DDT! Mark:Alexis Laree covers Brianna Alvarez 1………………..2…………..3………..NO! HAILEYS COMET! Rhino:The EWA Womens Champion came flying off the top rope and hit the Moonsault right down on to Alexis Laree and Brianna Alvarez… Mark:Hailey Wade now covers Brianna Alvarez 1……………….2…………….3……….. ITS OVER! Pa Announcer:Here is your winner HAILEY WADE! Rhino:The EWA Womens Champion wins tonights Naughty or Nice match… Mark:I am being told right now by the EWA Executive Committee that at New Years Evil it is going to be Hailey Wade defending the EWA Womens Championship against Alexis Laree… Rhino:Now that should be an interesting match up… Mark:So there you have it folks big news right there for New Years Evil… As we now get set for more EWA Action here at Seasons Beatings… J-Twisted vs Diamond Dallas Page Pa Announcer:This next contest is set for one fall… Introducing first…From Brick City, NJ… Weighing in at 258 Pounds…J-TWISTED! (“La La La” plays as J-Twisted enters the arena…) Pa Announcer:His opponent…From The Jersey Shore… Weighing in at 253 Pounds… DIAMOND DALLAS PAGE! (“Self High Five” plays as Diamond Dallas Page enters the arena…) Mark:J-Twisted and DDP are locked up in the center of the ring… DDP with a side headlock in on J-Twisted… Rhino:J-Twisted is trying to fight out of it… Mark:J-Twisted with elbows to the midsection of DDP and now shoves him off in to the ropes… Diamond Dallas Page comes off the ropes and J-Twisted nails him with a Dropkick! Rhino:Nice dropkick from J-Twisted… Mark:J-Twisted with a quick cover on DDP 1……………….2………Kickout by DDP… Rhino:DDP is getting back up on to his feet… Mark:J-Twisted now kicks DDP in the midsection and now hooks up DDP… Front Face Suplex! By J-Twisted driving DDP right in to the mat… J-Twisted goes for another cover 1…………….2………..Kickout by DDP once again… Rhino:J-Twisted is looking to get back on the winning side of things to get back in the hunt for the EWA World Heavyweight Championship… Mark:J-Twisted is now pulling Diamond Dallas Page back up on to his feet and backs him up in to the corner with right hands… Rhino:J-Twisted continues to hammer DDP with shots… Mark:J-Twisted whips DDP off in to the farside corner… Rhino:DDP is staggering out of the corner… Mark:Running Bulldog! By J-Twisted driving DDP in to the mat… J-Twisted with another cover 1…………….2………..Kickout once again by Diamond Dallas Page… Rhino:DDP is now slow to get back up on to his feet… Mark:J-Twisted hooks up Diamond Dallas Page… Jawbreaker! Rhino:Diamond Dallas Page is spinning around… Mark:J-Twisted hooks up DDP… Facebuster! Driving DDP face first in to the mat… Rhino:Diamond Dallas Page is in trouble… Mark:J-Twisted covers DDP 1………………2……….3…No! DDP gets his shoulder up… Rhino:The former EWA World Heavyweight Champion is now heading up on to the top rope… Mark:DDP has staggered back up on to his feet and he stops J-Twisted up on the top rope… Rhino:DDP is now climbing up the ropes… Mark:DDP is now hooking up J-Twisted… Superplex! No! J-Twisted blocks and knocks DDP off the top rope… Rhino:J-Twisted is now standing up on the top rope… Mark:Swanton Bomb! No! DDP gets his knees up… Rhino:J-Twisted blocked the superplex but DDP saw the Swanton Bomb coming… Mark:J-Twisted is now spinning around…DDP now hooks up J-Twisted… Russian Leg Sweep! Rhino:DDP is trying to get back in to the match up… Mark:J-Twisted is getting back up on to his feet… DDP with a couple of right hands and now DDP whips him off in to the ropes…Tilt A Whirl Slam! By Diamond Dallas Page… Rhino:J-Twisted was driven right in to the mat… Mark:Diamond Dallas Page now covers J-Twisted 1………………2…………….3…No! J-Twisted gets his shoulder up… Mark:J-Twisted is now slowly getting back up on to his feet… Rhino:Diamond Dallas Page is now lining up J-Twisted… Mark:DDP now hooks up J-Twisted… Side Walk Slam! By DDP… Rhino:DDP is now starting to feel it right now… Mark:J-Twisted is trying to pull himself back up on to his feet… Rhino:DDP is ready to put J-Twisted away… Mark:Diamond Dallas Page now hooks up J-Twisted…. POWERBOMB! NO! J-Twisted counters… DDT! Rhino:What a counter by J-Twisted… Mark:Both men are down on the canvas right now… Rhino:J-Twisted is now slowly getting back up on to his feet… Mark:Diamond Dallas Page is back up on to his feet as well… Rhino:Both men are giving it to one another right now… Mark:DDP goes for a right hand… J-Twisted blocks and starts nailing Diamond Dallas Page with right hands… J-Twisted whips DDP off in to the ropes… DDP with a reversal… J-Twisted comes off the ropes… Belly to Belly Suplex! By DDP sending J-Twisted across the ring… Rhino:Nice move right there by Diamond Dallas Page… Mark:DDP now covers J-Twisted 1…………………2……………..3……….NO! J-Twisted gets his shoulder up… Mark:DDP is now waiting for J-Twisted to get back up on to his feet… Rhino:This could be the end for J-Twisted… Mark:DDP lines up J-Twisted… DIAMOND CUTTER! NO! J-Twisted blocks and shoves DDP in to the corner… Rhino:DDP is staggering back out of the corner… Mark:J-Twisted hooks up DDP… Reverse DDT! By J-Twisted… Rhino:J-Twisted is now heading up on to the top rope… Mark:Swanton Bomb! Connects! By J-Twisted… Rhino:This could be it for DDP… Mark:J-Twisted covers DDP 1……………….2…………….3………….NO! DDP gets his shoulder up… Rhino:A really close near fall right there… Mark:J-Twisted is now waiting for Diamond Dallas Page to get back up on to his feet… Rhino:DDP looks to be out of his feet right now… Mark:The former EWA World Champion J-Twisted now hooks up DDP… ONE HITTA QUITTA! NO! DDP blocks and now shoves J-Twisted off in to the ropes… Rhino:J-Twisted is coming off the ropes… Mark:DDP goes for a clothesline… J-Twisted ducks and spins DDP around… DDT! NO! DDP counters out… DIAMOND CUTTER! Mark:DDP covers J-Twisted 1……………..2…………3…….. ITS OVER! Pa Announcer:Here is your winner DIAMOND DALLAS PAGE! Rhino:The struggles continue for J-Twisted… But the successful return of Diamond Dallas Page continues… Mark:Coming soon all the fans of the EWA will be able to vote on the 2009 EWA Awards… Stay Tuned to the EWA Website, eWazone.com for more details… As we now get set for more action here tonight… Richard Drivher vs Raphael Pa Announcer:This next contest is set for one fall… Introducing first…From Washington, D.C…. Weighing in at 245 Pounds… RAPHAEL! (“Enter Sandman” plays as Raphael enters the arena…) Pa Announcer:His opponent… From Hollywood, Ca… Weighing in at 235 Pounds… RICHARD DRIVHER! (“Rubberdoll” plays as Richard Drivher enters the arena…) Mark:Raphael and Richard Drivher are looking eye to eye in the center of the ring… Raphael nails Richard Drivher with right hands… Rhino:Richard Drivher is now coming back with right hands of his own… Mark:Richard Drivher with a thumb to the eye of Raphael and now nails him with a couple of shots backing him up in to the ropes… Richard Drivher with a couple of chops to the chest of Raphael and now whips him off in to the ropes… Raphael comes off the ropes and Richard Drivher nails him with a clothesline… Rhino:Raphael gets back up… Mark:Richard Drivher now kicks Raphael in the midsection and goes for a suplex… Raphael blocks the suplex and nails Richard Drivher with a suplex of his own… Rhino:Raphael is now putting the boots to Richard Drivher… Mark:Richard Drivher is getting back up on to his feet… Raphael goes behind Richard Drivher… German Suplex! By Raphael… Rhino:Richard Drivher dropped right on the back of his head… Mark:Raphael lines up Richard Drivher… Fist Drop! Right to the head of Richard Drivher… Raphael covers Richard Drivher 1……………2………..Kickout by Richard Drivher… Rhino:Richard Drivher is getting back up on to his feet… Mark:Raphael with a couple of shots to the midsection and hooks up Richard Drivher… Side Effect! By Raphael driving Richard Drivher in to the mat… Rhino:Richard Drivher is hurting right now… Mark:This isnt how Richard Drivher expected his return to an EWA ring would be… Rhino:Right now Raphael is heading up on to the top rope… Mark:Shooting Star Press! No! Richard Drivher gets his knees up… Rhino:That high risk move backfired for Raphael… Mark:Richard Drivher is now getting back up on to his feet… Rhino:Raphael is slow to get back up on to his feet as well… Mark:Richard Drivher with forearm shots to the face of Richard Drivher and is now backing him up in to the corner… Rhino:Richard Drivher is rubbing his forearm right in to the throat of Raphael… Mark:Raphael is now back up on to his feet… Richard Drivher hooks him up…Powerbomb! By Richard Drivher driving Raphael right in to the mat… Rhino:Raphael is in trouble… Mark:Richard Drivher covers Raphael 1……………….2…………3…….No! Raphael gets his shoulder up… Mark:Richard Drivher is now waiting for Raphael to get back up on to his feet… Rhino:Raphael is slow to get up… Mark:Richard Drivher is setting up Raphael… 69 DRIVER! NO! Raphael escapes and shoves Richard Drivher in to the corner… Rhino:Richard Drivher is spinning around… Mark:Raphael charges in to the corner… Whisper in the Wind! Rhino:Nice move right there by Raphael… Mark:Raphael now covers Richard Drivher 1………………..2……………..3……..NO! Richard Drivher gets his shoulder up… Rhino:Raphael is now waiting for Richard Drivher to get back up on to his feet… Mark:Raphael has Richard Drivher lined up… REALITY CHECK! NO! Richard Drivher ducks… Richard Drivher scoops up Raphael… 69 DRIVER! Rhino:Raphael was planted… Mark:Richard Drivher covers Raphael 1…………….2…………3………. ITS OVER! Pa Annonucer:Here is your winner RICHARD DRIVHER! Rhino:Richard Drivher comes back to the EWA and scores a nice victory tonight over Richard Drivher… Mark:When looking for a gift for a love one… Remember to go to Shop.eWazone.com… As we now get set for our next contest… Shawn Michaels vs Jerry Watts Pa Announcer:This next contest is set for one fall… Introducing first… From San Antonio, Texas… Weighing in at 227 Pounds… Representing Degeneration X… The Heartbreak Kid SHAWN MICHAELS! Pa Announcer:His opponent…From New York, Ny… Weighing in at 220 Pounds… JERRY WATTS! (“I Stand Alone” plays as Jerry Watts enters the arena…) Mark:A collar and elbow tie up in the center of the ring as both Jerry Watts and Shawn Michaels are battling for position… Shawn Michaels goes behind Jerry Watts… Rhino:Jerry Watts is trying to get behind Shawn Michaels… Mark:Jerry Watts with a couple of elbows and now goes behind Shawn Michaels… Jerry Watts shoves Shawn Michaels towards the ropes… Jerry Watts goes for a roll up.. Shawn Michaels holds on to the ropes… Rhino:Jerry Watts gets back up on to his feet… Mark:Shawn Michaels with a couple of chops across the chest of Jerry Watts… Rhino:Wooo! Mark:Shawn Michaels now whips Jerry Watts off in to the rope… Jerry Watts comes off the ropes… Hiptoss! By Shawn Michaels… Rhino:Jerry Watts gets right back up again… Mark:Shawn Michaels charges at Jerry Watts… Jerry Watts ducks and back drops Shawn Michaels… Rhino:Shawn Michaels lands on the apron… Mark:Jerry Watts turns around… Hot Shot! On the top rope… Rhino:Jerry Watts is spinning around… Mark:Shawn Michaels goes up on to the top rope… Double Axe Handle! By Shawn Michaels… Shawn Michaels covers Jerry Watts 1……………..2………….Kickout by Jerry Watts Rhino:Jerry Watts is getting back up on to his feet… Mark:Shawn Michaels with a kick to the midsection and now nails Jerry Watts with a swinging neckbreaker… Rhino:The Heartbreak Kid is now heading up on to the top rope… Mark:Jerry Watts is back up on to his feet and now stops Shawn Michaels on the top rope… Rhino:Jerry Watts is now climbing the ropes… Mark:Belly to Belly Superplex! By Jerry Watts as Shawn Michaels gets sent off the top rope and Shawn Michaels goes crashing in to the mat… Rhino:That high risk didn’t pay off for Shawn Michaels… Mark:Jerry Watts is now putting the boots to Shawn Michaels… Jerry Watts hooks up Shawn Michaels… Brainbuster! Rhino:Shawn Michaels dropped right on to his head… Mark:Jerry Watts covers Shawn Michaels 1……………….2…………Kickout by Shawn Michaels… Rhino:Shawn Michaels is now slow to get back up on to his feet… Mark:Jerry Watts is now hooking up Shawn Michaels… Backbreaker! By Jerry Watts… Rhino:Shawn Michaels is now holding on to his back… Mark:Jerry Watts now whips Shawn Michaels off in to the ropes… Powerslam! Rhino:Shawn Michaels is laid out… Mark:Jerry Watts is now heading up on to the top rope… Rhino:Jerry Watts is going to fly… Mark:Frog Splash! Connects! By Jerry Watts! Rhino:He could have Shawn Michaels right here and now… Mark:Jerry Watts covers Shawn Michaels 1…………………..2………….3……NO! Shawn Michaels gets his shoulder up… Rhino:Jerry Watts thought that Shawn Michaels had him down for the count… Mark:Shawn Michaels is trying to get back up on to his feet.. Rhino:Jerry Watts is lining him up… Mark:Jerry Watts charges… LIFE LESSON! NO! Shawn Michaels moves out of the way… Rhino:Jerry Watts almost kicked Shawn Michaels head off… Mark:Shawn Michaels now back up on to his feet and nails Jerry Watts with shots…Shawn Michaels with an irish whip… Jerry Watts with a reversal… Shawn Michaels comes off the ropes… Flying Forearm Shot! By Shawn Michaels… Rhino:Both men are down on the mat… Mark:Shawn Michaels nips up! Rhino:Jerry Watts is staggering up on to his feet… Mark:Shawn Michaels nails him with an Atomic Drop! Mark:Shawn Michaels now scoops up and slams Jerry Watts down to the mat… Rhino:The Heartbreak Kid is now once again heading up on to the top rope… Mark:Flying Elbow Drop! Connects! Rhino:Big time elbow drop right there from Shawn Michaels… Mark:You know what time it is now… Rhino:The band is being tuned… Mark:Jerry Watts is staggering up on to his feet… Mark:SWEET CHIN MUSIC! NO! Jerry Watts ducks… Rhino:Jerry Watts spins Shawn Michaels around… Mark:POETRY IN MOTION! NO! Shawn Michaels blocks and shoves him off in to the ropes… Jerry Watts comes off the ropes… SWEET CHIN MUSIC! Mark:Shawn Michaels covers Jerry Watts 1……………….2…………..3………. ITS OVER! Rhino:The Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels continues to pick up victories each week and its only a matter of time before he gets his one on one chance for the EWA World Heavyweight Championship… Mark:The holiday season is here and now its time for the EWA’s Annual Tradition… The Holiday Bowl… As we now get set for our Main Event… Holiday Bowl Champion vs Champion Lone Jobber vs Troy “The Rampage” Joseph Pa Announcer:Tonights Main Event is the Holiday Bowl… Introdufcing First…From Shangra-la… Weighing in at 225 Pounds… The EWA Total Impact Champion… TROY “THE RAMPAGE” Joseph… Pa Announcer:His opponent…From The Slaughter House now residing in the EWA Offices in Atlanta, Ga… Weighing in at 235 Pounds… The EWA World Champion… El Presidente LONE JOBBER! Mark:Lone Jobber and Troy “The Rampage” Joseph have a bit of history together… Rhino:They really do… As they spent the summer battling over the EWA Total Impact Championship… Mark:Troy Joseph now nails Lone Jobber with right hands and is now backing Lone Jobber up in to the corner… Mark:Troy Joseph climbs the corner and starts nailing Lone Jobber with right hands… Rhino:The fans are counting along… Mark:Eight… Nine and Ten… Rhino:Lone Jobber is now staggering out of the corner… Mark:Troy “The Rampage” Joseph from behind nails Lone Jobber with a Bulldog…Troy Joseph covers Lone Jobber 1…………2……….Kickout by Lone Jobber… Rhino:Lone Jobber is now getting back up on to his feet… Mark:Troy Joseph now scoops up Lone Jobber and nails him with a Shoulder Breaker! Rhino:Troy “The Rampage” Joseph is now heading to the outside of the ring… Mark:Troy Joseph grabs a Giant Candy Cane… Rhino:Now that’s a big cane… Mark:Lone Jobber is getting back up on to his feet and Troy “The Rampage” Joseph nails him right in the head with the Candy Cane… Rhino:Lone Jobber is spinning around… Mark:Russian Leg Sweep! With the Candy Cane! As Troy “The Rampage” Joseph covers Lone Jobber 1……………..2……….. Lone Jobber once again kicks out… Rhino:Troy Joseph is now heading up on to the top rope… Mark:Lone Jobber is staggering up on to his feet… Flying Shoulder Block! Missed! By Troy Joseph as Lone Jobber saw that coming… Rhino:Lone Jobber is now heading to the outside of the ring… Mark:Lone Jobber just brought in a container… Rhino:Whats in the Container? Mark:It looks like Lone Jobber has a container of Candles… Rhino:What exactly can you do with the Candle? Mark:Lone Jobber just took a candle and jammed it right in to the eye of Troy Joseph… Rhino:Lone Jobber continues to poke Troy Joseph with the candles… Mark:What is Lone Jobber looking for now? Rhino:I think he just found himself a lighter… Mark:Lone Jobber is lighting a candle… Rhino:Is he saying a prayer? Mark:It looks like he is… Rhino:That’s very strange… Mark:Lone Jobber jams the lit candle right in to the face of Troy Joseph… Rhino:Can you smell the skin burning? Mark:I can… Rhino:I dont think that’s Kosher… Mark:I really dont think it is… Rhino:Troy Joseph is trying to get back up on to his feet… Mark:Lone Jobber now hooks up Troy Joseph… The Heritage! Rhino:Troy Joseph is hurting… Mark:Lone Jobber now covers Troy Joseph 1……………….2…………..3…….No! Troy Joseph gets his shoulder up… Rhino:Lone Jobber is now on the outside of the ring and just brought in the Kinara… Mark:The Candle Stick Holder known as the Kinara is in Lone Jobber’s possession right now… Rhino:Troy Joseph is getting up on to his feet… Mark:Lone Jobber lines up Troy Joseph and nails him right in the head with the Kinara! Rhino:Troy Joseph looks to be out of it… Mark:Lone Jobber covers Troy Joseph again 1………………2…………….3……NO! Troy Joseph gets his shoulder up… Rhino:Mr. Holiday Lone Jobber has now headed to the outside of the ring… Mark:Lone Jobber is bringing the Christmas Tree in to the ring… Rhino:Lone Jobber lays the Christmas Tree down on the mat… Mark:Lone Jobber now slams Troy Joseph right down on the Christmas Tree… Rhino:El Presidente is now heading up on to the top rope… Mark:450 Splash! NO! Troy Joseph moves and Lone Jobber goes crashing in to the Christmas Tree… Rhino:That move didn’t pay off for Lone Jobber… Mark:Lone Jobber now slow to get up on to his feet… Rhino:Troy Joseph is back up… Mark:Troy Joseph nails Lone Jobber with right hands and now sends him off in to the ropes… Back Body Drop! Rhino:Lone Jobber staggers up on to his feet… Mark:Troy Joseph kicks Lone Jobber in the midsection… Powerbomb! Troy Joseph covers Lone Jobber 1………………2……….3…….No! Lone Jobber gets his shoulder up… Rhino:Troy Joseph is now back on the outside of the ring… Mark:Troy Joseph just brought in a container… Rhino:Oh Yes! Mark:Dreidel Chucking! Rhino:Lone Jobber is just getting pelted with Dreidels from Troy Joseph… Mark:Lone Jobber seems dazed after getting hit in the head a few times with the Dreidel… Troy Joseph scoops him up and slams him down to the mat… Rhino:Troy Joseph heads up on to the top rope… Mark:Swanton Bomb! Connects! Troy Joseph covers Lone Jobber 1………………2…………..3………. NO! Lone Jobber gets his shoulder up… Mark:Lone Jobber is now struggling to get back up on to his feet… Rhino:Lone Jobber looks to be really out of it… Mark:Troy Joseph is now hooking up Lone Jobber… RUNNING RAMPAGE RUFFLE! NO! Lone Jobber blocks and nails him with elbows right to the side of the head… Rhino:Troy Joseph is now spinning around… Mark:Lone Jobber lines him up… LOW CARD KICK! Rhino:Lone Jobber got all of that kick… Mark:Lone Jobber now covers Troy Joseph 1……………2…………..3…………NO! Troy Joseph gets his shoulder up… Rhino:So close… Mark:Lone Jobber is now waiting for Troy “The Rampage” Joseph to get back up on to his feet… Rhino:Lone Jobber is now putting Candles in the Menorah… Mark:The candles have been lit… Rhino:This isnt going to be good for Troy Joseph… Mark:Lone Jobber charges… Troy Joseph ducks the Lit Menorah… Lone Jobber spins around… RUNNING RAMPAGE RUFFLE! Mark:Troy Joseph covers Lone Jobber 1……………..2……………..3………. ITS OVER! Pa Announcer:Here is your winner TROY “THE RAMPAGE” JOSEPH! Rhino:Troy Joseph wins the Holiday Bowl! Mark:The EWA Total Impact Champion reigns supreme… Rhino:What does it mean for New Years Evil? I guess we will find out… Mark:We hope everyone has a Very Merry Christmas and we will see you all for New Years Evil… Happy Holidays from all of us here in the EWA… Good Night Everyone! Tuesday Night Carnage 4-21-09	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line9
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__label__cc	0.502837	0.497163	← Standing in the doorway: a work of solemn genius from Bob Dylan Neighborhood Bully: how not to write a song in praise of something → Foot of Pride: Bob Dylan’s rambling masterpiece which tears us limb from limb Posted on January 11, 2009 by Tony Attwood Writing the second version of this review it struck me what a curious mixture of songs Bob wrote in 1983. Here is the sequence of composing, as far as it can be put together, around the time of Foot of Pride Neighbourhood Bully Foot of Pride Julius and Ethel Neighbourhood Bully is a song about Israel – but not necessarily the Israel we know. It might be it might not. “Tell Me” is a lost love refrain. “Foot of Pride is… One suggestion is that it is based around a funeral as he reflects on the notion that “judgement is mine”, and the fact that an awful lot of people are going to burn come judgement day. And then he’s off and away criticising the American government for its treatment of Julius and Ethel, who were electrocuted for giving away state secrets on the making of nuclear weapons. It’s an interesting run of songs, and maybe this is why, no matter how you approach Foot of Pride, there’s something very odd about it. According to the booklet notes that came with Bootleg 1-3 it is very rarely commented upon, and one can understand why. You can hear it via Spotify if you don’t have the album, but otherwise try this version from Lou Reed. This is not to say that it is not all absorbing – which is what Dylan clearly found given that he recorded it around 40 times and still couldn’t find a version that he liked. His explanation (that the song would not stay in tempo and always speeded up slightly) is certainly born out by the version we have from the Bootleg 1-3 collection, but it is also reported that Dylan recorded the song in a multiplicity of styles, as if he couldn’t decide what to do with it. Musically the song is a variant 12 bar blues – but greatly extended. In B major you get the B, B, E, B section that you’d expect, and then a chorus section with the repeated “Well there ain’t no going back” bit. The 12 bar format was created for the simplest of popular music forms – the blues. It is the chordal format for “Well I woke up this morning, blues falling down like hail” – that simple yet elegant statement of falling into the abyss – which is what Dylan is portraying here – from this point there ain’t no going back. The 12 bar blues therefore was never intended for a set of lyrics as complex as this song, nor for the highly variable line lengths and internal rhymes, but that is what Dylan gives it. He stretches the old blues sequence and then stretches it again, just as he did on “I once knew a man”. And clearly Dylan believes in this song, because he gets the delivery of the lyrics dead on all the way through, and the band know exactly where to go – except for that slight change in tempo. Just look at the opening verse Like the lion tears the flesh off of a man So can a woman who passes herself off as a male They sang “Danny Boy” at his funeral and the Lord’s Prayer Preacher talking ’bout Christ betrayed It’s like the earth just opened and swallowed him up He reached too high, was thrown back to the ground You know what they say about bein’ nice to the right people on the way up Sooner or later you gonna meet them comin’ down Well, there ain’t no goin’ back When your foot of pride come down Ain’t no goin’ back and then wonder how it could be that something like this has never ever been performed by Bob in concert. Just listening to the way in which he sings the chorus lines is so enormously powerful. But at the same time, there is no clarity here. What exactly does mean? It probably means something, or it has gone beyond meaning, but I don’t get it. Some reviews of this song focus on the religious content – and of course the notion about the people who are self-possessed, self-obsessed, inward looking, defensive… all being those who are going to suffer come the second coming is fair enough, but that first verse really doesn’t quite fit, and the people we are hearing about change from verse to verse without any explanation. What it reminds me of – and it is a strange thing to think about when hearing a piece of Dylan obscuranti – is the cover of Strange Days, by the Doors. All these freaks and oddities, there for no reason – except that the days are strange. It is a really interesting song, not least because of the quality of singing and playing, but above all if you listen to it too much, instead of insight and awareness, the only thing you are left with is madness. When Dylan says, “I’m going to look at you, til my eyes go blind,” you want to say, “Oh if only I had thought of that. When he says, “Your time will come, let hot iron blow as he raised the shade,” you are thinking, “I am so glad I never thought of that.” Coming back to this review, which as I say I wrote early on in the history of this site, and listening to Dylan and Lou Reed’s performance, I keep thinking of the line “Let the dead bury the dead”. It is a Biblical line of course, but Dylan somehow makes it sound like it is one of his own, which is amazingly clever (and as you will appreciate if you have been reading the reviews on this site – I’ve read an awful lot more of the Bible while writing these reviews, than I had done for many, many years before). Ultimately the behaviour of mankind as a whole and individual members of mankind, disgust Dylan, as I guess they do most of us. So powerful and so overwhelming is this recording that beyond that I am not too sure it matters exactly what Bob is saying. It is a wonderful, strange, confusing moment in Bob’s compositional existence which still had me baffled when I re-wrote this review I chose to finish by quoting another writer’s review in full. Maybe you’ll find that gets closer to the meaning of it all… This from Allmusic.com I hope they don’t mind. “Originally recorded for the Infidels sessions in 1983, “Foot of Pride” is one of the most explosive and venomous songs Dylan has ever written, with the artist spitting out lyrics and verses cascading with potent imagery. As typical of Dylan’s songs during this period, he mixes the spiritual with the secular, with lines such as “Preacher talking ’bout Christ’s betrayed/It’s like the earth just opened and swallowed him up” are echoed throughout the song. Essentially a moralist song about the various wrongdoings of man, and then the chorus is a warning: “There ain’t no going back/When your foot of pride goes down/Ain’t no going back.” Although the song delivers many eminently quotable lines, it is much too long and rambles in places, and it is perhaps understandable why Dylan chose to leave this off Infidels. The artist himself has never performed the song live in concert, although Lou Reed did a justly famous rendition of it at the Bob Dylan 30th Anniversary Concert, mastering the half-spoken/half-singing delivery of the verses expertly.” And then, in 2020, during the coronavirus lockdown, I got it. Or at least I think I did. It takes the notion of pride, and the way that those against you will use your pride to bring you low. But there ain’t no going back. If you create something of merit – no matter how spectacular or how simple – you have done it, and there really is nothing wrong with being proud of that. But that is no cause to stop. You can’t undo the past – there ain’t no going back. You have achieved that. Now you move on. Or put another way, “Don’t let them bring you down.” And that was the way I came to grasp an understanding of this year. Bob had been brought under the influence of Christianity, but ultimately had found the preaching and teaching and rule making too much for him [this is just my opinion of course]. And now he was simply saying “no”. This world doesn’t fit the image that he had in his mind during his Christian period. But that’s been done. There ain’t no going back. One might even say, “Don’t let them bring you down.” Untold Dylan: who we are what we do Untold Dylan is written by people who want to write for Untold Dylan. It is simply a forum for those interested in the work of the most famous, influential and recognised popular musician and poet of our era, to read about, listen to and express their thoughts on, his lyrics and music. We welcome articles, contributions and ideas from all our readers. Sadly no one gets paid, but if you are published here, your work will be read by a fairly large number of people across the world, ranging from fans to academics who teach English literature. If you have an idea, or a finished piece send it as a Word file to Tony@schools.co.uk with a subject line saying that it is for publication on Untold Dylan. We also have a very lively discussion group “Untold Dylan” on Facebook with approaching 6000 active members. Just type the phrase “Untold Dylan” in, on your Facebook page or follow this link You’ll find some notes about our latest posts arranged by themes and subjects on the home page of this site. You can also see details of our main sections on this site at the top of this page under the picture. Not every index is complete but I do my best. But what is complete is our index to all the 604 Dylan compositions and co-compositions that we have found, on the A to Z page. I’m proud of that; no one else has found that many songs with that much information. Elsewhere the songs are indexed by theme and by the date of composition. See for example Bob Dylan year by year. This entry was posted in Bootleg Series volume 3, The Songs. Bookmark the permalink. 36 Responses to Foot of Pride: Bob Dylan’s rambling masterpiece which tears us limb from limb patsludden says: You’re writing them quicker than Bob did! lol zimmy1 says: I always thought Dylan was talking about someone or something?as he mentions “they” so many times.In my mind i always thought it was something religious, good or evil im not sure. they’ll choose a man for you to meet to nite They like to take all this money from sin, build big universities to study in They got some beautiful people out there, man They can be a terror to your mind and show you how to hold your tongue They got mystery written all over their forehead They kill babies in the crib and say only the good die young They don’t believe in mercy Judgement on them is something that you’ll never see They can exalt you up or bring you down main route Turn you into anything that they want you to be Paul Latini says: It is a great song, beautifully performed. Chuck Gibson says: There’s a reference to “foot of pride” in Psalm 36, verse 11, in the King James Version. zippy says: I would have thought the dead person (referred to as “he,” through the song) was actually a woman, presumably bent on climbing the hill of power and influence. Commentary perhaps on the shameful political power games, traditionally the realm of men, which were and are increasingly becoming a blood sport for women too. All together I think this is one of his best, in my book. He’s hammering all the right notes and criticizing the worst in society, the plutocrats and politicans who make and break young up-and-comers, like the young lad/lady in this song, without a thought. anthony aardvark says: This recording never fails to elicit the little madness of which Tony refers. Indeed, Dylan’s performance sells it. “There ain’t no goin’ back…” feels as much a threat as a belief. Though the aphorism about meeting the same people on the way up as you will when they’re coming down must be ages old, I can’t help but think that he’s quoting Ralph Kramden when he sings it. Dylan covers a lot of ground. I love this song too. Ian Marshall says: Your reference “Your time will come, let hot iron blow as he raised the shade,” I think it is symbolic of the firey furnace or hell when somebody dies. Sometimes a furnace is within a container and to access it you have to open the door or lift a shutter, so i think it is about the end of a persons life who hasnt lived for christ and is scoffing at God and loving the pleasures of carnality. “Your time will come” Joseph Griffiths says: Apparently this song was written shortly after Dylan ceased being a Christian. Read the lyrics again with that in mind and you may understand what he’s talking about better. Very cynical… L. Jon Small says: Re: zimmy 1’s attempted partial lyric reference – “bring you down main route”? main route?! What does that even mean? How does it fit the rhyme scheme? Am I the only one who thinks the following works a little better?: They can exalt you up Or bring you down, bankrupt Turn you into anything That they want want you to be jackstraw says: It was 1983 man! Reagan was president! Terrorists! Hijackings, hostages! Lesbians and TV evangelist! “They’d like to take all his money from sin,build big universities to study in,sing amazing grace all the way to the swiss banks” I get it! Haha! He was just finished with his religious kick…it topical with the times! He smoked a shit load of hash and observed. Baucent says: Packed with Biblical references for those who can see them, this is Dylan’s attempt at a Psalm. As pointed out “Foot of Pride” comes from Psalm 36, and like the Psalmist he rants at the wicked, the hypocrites, the rich. Probably he wasn’t satisfied with it since it never made the cut. steven twyford says: Gay pride? Is it a anti gay song? This song has just recently opened up for me. I never liked it very much until very recently. Now I can’t get enough of listening to it. I love the words, his vocal delivery, those sharp harmonica breaks. I think Chuck is correct in quoting Psalm 36:11. I would question Joseph’s assertion that Dylan “ceased being a Christian.” We do not have evidence that he “ceased being a Christian” in 1983 or at any point. Tony, I think your writing on this is excellent. This song is bottomless, like all of the best Dylan songs. And when we listen to it, we should keep this in mind: “May the foot of the proud not come against me, nor the hand of the wicked drive me away. See how the evildoers lie fallen – thrown down, not able to rise.” Psalm 36: 11-12 (NIV) Keep the analyses coming, Tony. I love reading your stuff! Also: ‘Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”‘ Luke 9:60 hans altena says: I learned to know this song through the record Last Infidels Outtakes, where the backing band sounds blurred, and anyway they hardly know what to do with the structure, only the organ manages to add some tension, and the bass ads some licks, but as if in a rap Dylan’s singing carries the whole song and goes to any unexpected corner the simple melody and rhythm tried to hide, making it into a swaggering powerhouse. But more important, it is one of those songs from the beginning of the eighties where Dylan taps into that same universe of floating images as he did in 65 until 67. It started during the Shot of Love sessions, with Carribean Wind and Angelina and lasted until Brownsville Girl, though there he already applied a much more rational approach, just as in Blood on the Tracks. The difficulty in getting into this dense poetry lies in the fact that in the sixties he delved into the folk roots, complete with biblical allusions, street slang and beat writings that had its origins in surreal and experimental high literature, together it formed a whole that enabled us to understand although sometimes only through intuïtion. In the eighties he became more scriptural and in the same time applied the abstract approach he had learned in the days of Tangled up in Blue, where his rational way of putting it together helped him form a story with it. Here no normal storyline applies and neither do the images flow together, rather more they collide, because this time the field he covers is that of a religious seer and a poet from the realm of rock he himself created and these two impersonations of his gemini nature contradict. It wouldn’t be until Time out of Mind and especially Love and Theft that he found a way to synthesize things by starting to act as a grifter of ideas and images, mashing them together in his mambo of songs that seem to stem from eternity’s well, with an old time feel and a radical modern method of cut and paste. But back to the song at hand, once we have accustomed to the almost schizophrenic nature of the poem and open our ears to the lyrical and intense singing an apocalyptic landscape unfolds where every fragment of the destroyed environment tkes on an ominous meaning, calling for a redemption of the mind. Dare to descend into this maelstrom and maybe you find some reason. For instance, yes, I presume the first victim of Dylan’s wrath is a feminist lost in a man’s world she wanted to adapt to to get as high (low in Dylan’s opinion) as the men themselves, and from there on a calvacade of persons lost in vain passes before our eyes while the singer gives voice to many that pass by this carnavalesk row of people doomed to fall. No need to get into the details, they are quite explicit if you are not hampered by a deficit of poetic imagination and avoid trying to connect what has fallen apart, this burning world before our eyes. Right now as refugees flood over our borders of old Europe, I cannot help but find reason in this strange but powerful song. harvey gower says: A lot of insight here –enjoyable reading. My favorite verse is one with the Eroll Flynn reference and the final nail driven in. Kevin Porter says: Totally agree with L John Small over the word “bankrupt” “They can exalt you up or bring you down, bankrupt Turn you into anything that they want want you to be” And I’ve always thought that the closing lyric was: “Your time will come. Let hot irons glow while you lay in the shade.” It’s a prophesy of eternal damnation in hell after death for those who complacently fail to address the sinfulness in their lives. Foot of Pride seems to me a good companion song to Jokerman. All I know is that Lou Reed absolutely killed this song at Dylans Bday bash it was totally amazing, I never read much into his mind, but I love Dylan all the same.. Poet indeed Paul Lasecki says: I have read in more than one place…that Dylan wrote this song in part as a reaction and to express his disappointment in the hypocrisy he eventually saw in some of the leaders of the Vineyard Church. Remember when Dylan first got saved he threw himself completely and totally Intuit he made it 100% commitment going to church every day and bible study every day for months and months. At a certain point, the reports go, Dylan started seeing hypocracy in the only organized Christianity he had been exposed to and some of the lyrics reflected some of the reason why Dylan abruptly cut ties with the vineyard Fellowship.go. Some of my favorite some of Dylan’s best images and lyrics here…. I always loved the economy of the line about singing Amazing Grace to the Swiss banks….. And the line about a whore passing the hat around and collecting $100 and saying hey thanks. There are so many other great lines in this song right now the only one I’m going to mention is the one it goes there are some beautiful people here man they can be a terror to your mind love that line I absolutely love it I love Dylan’s reading of it and at Bob Fest Lou Reed’s delivery it is classic as well……Gosh…great lines just keep popping into my head…..the rhyme sequence of in these times of compassion when conformities in fashion…… Genius Alfred Valstar says: A very, religious, Christian, poetic song. People that say ‘ceased to be a Christian’ are wishful thinkers. Pay attention to Tempest and get your answer there. Larry Fyffe says: Pay attention to the lyrics of Foot of Pride: Dylan is really annoyed at organized Christians for trying to make a fool out of him in order to fill their coffers. Appatently, Dylan says the same thing in ‘I Once Knew A Man”: “Tried to take me for a ride”. Of course one might still respect Jesus as a person while refusing to go back and conforming to the demands of a church that corrupts Christ’s teachings for financial gain. Apparently Oraganized religion is the work of rebeller Satan, the red devil: “There’s a retired businessmsn named Red, cast down from Heaven, and he’s out of his head” (Dylan: Foot Of Pride) And the Whore of Babylon: “And upon her forehead was a name written: ‘Mystery, Babylon the Great, The Mother of Harlots/ And Abominations of the Earth” (Revelation 17:5) “They got ‘Mystery” written all over their forehead” It’s not a good idea to take Dylan for a ride. Though Christians turn themselves inside out trying to save Dylan for themselves, the songwriter appears to advocate, under the influence of poets William Blake and Andrew Marvell, between the physical and the spiritual needs of human beings, represented in their day by the humours or the elements of earth, wind, fire, and air: That is to say even as the priests debase love and sex, corrupt religion glorifies greed and money: “Ain’t nothin’ left here, partner/ Just the dust of a plague that has left the whole town afraid” “But at my back, I always here/ Time’s winged chariot hurrying near/ And yonder alk before us lie/ Deserts of vast eternity/ Thy beauty shall no more be found/ ….And your quaint honour turn to dust/ And into ashes all my lust/ The grave’s a fine and private place/ But none, I think, do there embrace” (Andrew Marvell: Coy Mistress) A theme of a Metaphyical Poet, encountering the discovery of objective science that the Earth is no longer the centre of God’s creation. A Romantic poet admired by Dylan, picks up on this theme: “When will return the glory of your prime?/ No more, oh, never more” (Percy Shelley: Lament) (corrections) ….balance between the physical…. …yonder all before…. Indeed, there are more literary references in Bob Dylan’s song lyrics to this effect that one can shake a Nobel Prize in Literature at: “And here face down beneath the sun/ ….The always rising of the night” (Archibald MacLeish: You, Andrew Marvell) “If you don’t mind sleeping with your head face down in the grave” From Marvell, a poet far ahead of his time, comes Dylan’s deliberate technique of inserting plausible multiple-meanings via the wording of lyrics, not to mention his choice of music, which is a characterisic of the style associated with bringing of the reader/ listerner into the work of art through Post-Modernist ambiguous playfulness. “Don’t even hear a murmur of a prayer/ It’s not dark yet, but it’s getting there” (Dylan: Not Dark Yet) Not unlike the English Romantic, the even now more respected poet John Keats than in his day, attests Christospher Ricks, of Boston University in his book ‘Dylan’s Visions Of Sin’, the noted literary scholar thereby backing up my assertions to quite an extent, I would think. Lasecki certainly agrees in his well-thought out comment above; one should know their song well before they start singing! Of course in above comments that should be ‘hear’, not ‘here’. And ‘all’. As mentioned , Psalm 36 is where “foot of pride” comes from Biblically from the NKJV and if you also have a Bible Commentary handy , you can read much into the song…Many of his Biblical references become a little clearer when you consult a commentary. Very interesting…Indeed! Hi, I am a librarian and just stumbled across a book published in the 1950’s called “Foot of Pride” by Malcolm Hay. Apparently it is about Christians persecuting Jews. Here is an excerpt from a Kirkus review, ” a sweeping indictment of a Christian civilization in its treatment of the Jews from the early days of St. John Chrysostom to Hitler and beyond.” Maybe Bob was familiar with the book and was expressing his disillusionment with Christianity? Long live Bob, he keeps us all guessing! TonyAttwood says: Chris thank you for that. I had never heard of that book, but the link sounds very reasonable Music of Bob Dylan says: Hello Tony, many comments on this interesting analysis. Join us inside Bob Dylan’s Music Box http://thebobdylanproject.com/Song/id/195/Foot-of-Pride and listen to every version of every song composed or performed by Bob Dylan. There are so many great moments in this wild song. The little sing-songy lilt of “all over their forehead”. The way he seems like he’s trying to win a Dylan imitator’s contest with “Errol Flynn”. And “They don’t belieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeve in mercy”. We need to hear all takes of this song. paul mcleod says: I consider this is one of Bob’s greatest after Desolation Row. for a completely different version go to: Foot of Pride – The Cinch Review. it is worth it – just scroll to the end + watch something unique 🙂 Jack Nelson says: I first saw Dylan at Wilson High School auditorium. Long Beach, CA. 1965, I guess. He arrived like 40 minutes late, conspicuously drunk. Nothing on stage but two tall stools. He fumbled his harmonicas onto one of them. I though he might fall as he climbed onto the other. I told my date, sorry, this looks like it’s going to be a bust. He started singing and totally filled the stage, mesmerized everyone throughout the performance. Nobody even coughed. Listen to Foot of Pride like his voice is a saxophone. Perfect phrasing and nuance. It is as if spoken, yet it is all melody. He never gets a note wrong. Hear the emotion in each word. “…passes the plate and says thanks.” A tick of hesitation, and we hear “thanks” with its derisive smirk. I listen to Dylan’s own delivery of Foot of Pride with a thrill at the mounting tempo as the furious lyrics build not a narrative but a revelation.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line26
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Once such book is The Unending Game by Vikram Sood, Ex-Chief of India’s Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), who headed the agency between 2001 and 2003, the tumultuous years that followed the Kargil intrusion, the Lahore declaration – debacle and the IC – 814 hijack. Despite being a slim book of 270 pages, it is an essential primer on many intelligence-related subjects, written as it has been by a practitioner of the ‘unending game’. Candour in a memoir is something that in most cases, assures sales. Candour when writing about world issues requires gumption, which, if given a choice, most ex-chiefs would shy away from. In a country where the average citizen imagines an intelligence agent or spy in the mould of an onscreen avatar of Salman Khan – a shirtless, banian dhaari with biceps, riding a bicycle, kissing and colluding with a romantic interest from an enemy country to jointly stop a terror plot, while also singing and dancing, the real world of intelligence is somewhat misunderstood, to put it mildly. The Unending Game provides its readers with a far more realistic picture of what intelligence agents do. It deals with a whole gamut of issues of concern to various intelligence agencies, including , operations, training issues, moles, espionage among friends, the growth of the private intelligence industry, continuing Cold war rivalries, geopolitical hotspots, post-colonial fault lines, secret societies & cabals, active measures, SOCINT, HUMINT, IMINT, COMINT, OSINT, GEOINT challenges, financial terrorism , cyberwar, AI issues, ethics in intelligence, intelligence failures, challenges to the Asian Century, Deep State issues, Psy-Wars, Water Wars, Emerging power (India) issues and much more. Sood is straightforward in his assessments and the solutions he recommends to prepare India for the challenges of the 21st century. Even though the intelligence profession is perhaps as old as any other, the author traces the origins of contemporary intelligence operations and strategies to the First World War (WW I), beginning with the British intercepts of the radio transmissions of their enemies which played an important role in winning that war. However, I do think the author could have added a page or two on the illustrious history of intelligence tradecraft in the Indian sub-continent, where spy agencies played a pivotal role in enabling imperial powers to subjugate the native population. As such, The Unending Game has essentially traced the history of intelligence from the last century to contemporary times. The book has been structured in a manner wherein real world scenarios have been used to provide the context for various concepts that have been delved into. These examples are of course in the public domain., and the author, it seems, has taken extreme care to avoid anecdotes which might become controversial, so that the prime message of the book doesn’t get lost. As such, the author discusses threadbare various facets of running a serious intelligence agency, from operations, to the characteristics of an analyst, to the efficacy of training, to active measures, to regime changing recipes, to who watches the watchers, and finally to the requirements and efforts that go into the making of an ideal spy. The phrase “perfect spy” is actually mentioned a few times in the book. Another noteworthy feature of Sood’s effort is the focus on the role played by ‘Secret Societies‘in the world of today. Of course, ever since Carroll Quigley, who had been given complete access to the Vatican archives wrote the tome, Tragedy and Hope which shed considerable light on the workings of Secret Societies, people have written innumerable books about such groups. But very few books written by former Intelligence Chiefs from India deal with the subject at length. Sood’s treatment of the subject allows the reader to look beyond the realm of conspiracy theory and get an understanding of the relevance that these groups truly have to world polity. Indeed, the author has striven to make the reader understand the dynamics of power at the global stage with ‘all kinds’ of prominent actors being examined. Including of course the veritable ‘Deep State’ which the author quotes Mike Lofgren to define : “It’s a mysterious entity as a social network committed to its own enrichment & perpetuation . It is in a class by itself in terms of global reach and financial resources but is neither omniscient nor invincible .It has some sinister aspects to its functioning , aims and effects but the important aspect is that it is well entrenched ”. In any case, some prominent power clubs which were created for the sole purpose of preserving the interests of the elites mentioned in the book are the ‘Pinay Cercle’, the ‘First Name Club’, ‘Gladio A&B’, ‘The Safari Club’, ‘The Bilderbergers’, ‘The Council for Foreign Relations’, and the ‘Trilateral Commission’. This begs the question: What then is India’s place in the world? The author feels that without enunciating a grand narrative which encompasses both short term and long term objectives and identifies the means to achieve them, India will continue to punch below its weight. In this passage where Sood explains how Jihad was essentially “made in America”, he also reveals how the world is shaped by those who wish to make it in their own image: “1980s saw the most massive and best known covert operation of the cold war when the US & its allies used the Jihadi option to defeat the Soviet Union in Afghanistan with the President Reagan describing the Jihadis as moral equivalent to the founding fathers of America. Selected Jihadis were trained in American facilities like Fort Bragg, Northern Carolina and at the CIA’s Camp Perry and other locations in Virginia. About 80,000 others were trained for jihad by ISI in 4 years. Forty threes Islamic countries participated in the Jihad. Apart from the money generated by the Americans and Saudis, opium cultivation in Afghanistan and the processing of opium into heroin in Pakistan was encouraged to start the war. “ISI is currently about 25000 strong which has morphed into a special operations force that recruited , trained and equipped and sent out Jihadis during the Afghan jihad under CIA’s tutelage, assistance & training.” “Post 911 intelligence in the US has been massively upgraded and privatized on a scale unimaginable in the recent times. The total intelligence budget of the US intelligence agencies as per disclosed is about 70 billion dollars roughly equal to or more than the India’s annual Defence budget “. “Today after a decade and a half of the so-called war on terror fought all over the Muslim World , victory seems no nearer than it was in October 2001. The top secret world the government created in response to the terrorist attacks of 11 Sept 2001 has become so large , so unwieldy and so secretive that no-one knows how much money it costs, how many people it employs ,how many programs exist within it or exactly how many agencies do the same work .- Therein lies the truth and the future .” “US still believes in its manifest destiny to rule the world, while the Chinese presume they are the Middle Kingdom & both the nations feel the world owes them eternal gratitude for existing whilst overstating their narcissist beliefs and refusing to accept that the world has begun to change “ He does portray a grim picture for the future if suitable steps aren’t taken. Wars will be fought over water by governments (and multinationals, too) with water being turned into a truly marketed commodity. Artificial intelligence usage is a huge grey area which, if unregulated, could lead to catastrophic effects. Competition over resources will lead to wars which might be cold or hot depending on the flashpoints. Already a competition is underway between the oil producing nations led by the US and gas producing nations led by Russia. China, with its flagship One Belt One Road, of which the ‘China Pakistan Economic Corridor’ is a key part, will strive to preserve its economic interests and military presence along the new trade routes of the world. In the midst of all this, Sood also laments the rather serious inability and unwillingness on the part of the Indian ruling elite to understand the ethos of Pakistan, its army, its elites, its thought process and its source of ideological sustenance. Peace with India is not part of this ideology, he claims. Having said that, other reviews of this book seem to have quite obsessively focused on issues related to Pakistan, while missing the larger ethos of the work, which is the detailing of global power structures and the tools required for a country to harness power on this planet. Indeed, one would say that Sood has set the bar extremely high for books that deal with intelligence and such. It will, no doubt, serve as a template for future chiefs, if they wish to write, and there is a crying need for such literature to be produced in India. These prophetic words of the author are perhaps an apt way to conclude: “Statecraft is a mixture of diplomacy, military power, economic strength and intelligence capabilities. No single factor by itself will be enough to attain our goal to be a great power. Greatness is not going to be thrust upon us or granted in charity .We have to achieve it on our own – by force , stealth or deception .” Vedesh M Gangur is a keen observer of geopolitics. 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__label__wiki	0.824574	0.824574	Lawsuit says few state services available for mentally ill who are deaf Gail Belton thought she had found a solution to caring for her 26-year-old daughter -- a deaf, mentally ill woman. A lawsuit on behalf of Renita Belton, 25, says Georgia is not providing her the same services given to 177,000 other people with mental illness, development disabilities or addictions. Brant Sanderlin A lawsuit on behalf of Renita Belton, 25, says Georgia is not providing her the same services given to 177,000 other people with mental illness, development disabilities or addictions. Renita Belton, who is deaf, has been diagnosed with developmental disabilities and mitochondrial cell disorder. She needs to be watched all the time. Brant Sanderlin Renita Belton, who is deaf, has been diagnosed with developmental disabilities and mitochondrial cell disorder. The Snellville woman had hired a company to provide around-the-clock staff for Renita Belton, but that firm lost its state certification earlier this month. Now there is a patchwork system in place while Gail Belton looks for a more permanent fix. Gail Belton's daughter is one of two deaf, mentally ill people who filed a class-action lawsuit in March against Georgia for not providing them the same services given to 177,000 other people with mental illness, development disabilities or addictions. The federal lawsuit comes as the state is negotiating to settle another one filed by the U.S. Justice Department, which had said Georgia's mental health system was rife with abuse and neglect. But even though that suit is being settled, Gail Benton told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia isn't helping 350 mentally ill adults who also are deaf. “The state’s not really taking care of my daughter. They aren’t providing a mental health service they provide others,” Gail Belton said. “There are supports for people who are hearing. Why aren’t there supports for people who are deaf?” Renita Belton's federal lawsuit against Georgia asks for equal services. "There are no services in Georgia," Gail Belton said. Tom Wilson, spokesman for the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, said the state was already working on a plan to resolve the Beltons' issues when the suit was filed. He said the agency also is working with the Beltons on a stop-gap option until a new provider is found to replace Atlanta-based Bj&w Personal Care Home Inc., which lost its certification because the state said it had flawed record-keeping and other service deficiencies. Wilson denies the state is indifferent to the problems Renita Belton and others with similar disabilities have. "We have regional offices and the regional offices have worked with consumers to find other services," Wilson said. Georgia did pay for Renita Belton to attend a Florida program, the National Deaf Academy near Orlando, as a youth. But when she reached 22, Renita Belton was no longer eligible for state funding to pay for services at specialized facilities. “In Florida, I saw the services. I saw how they were working,” Gail Belton said. "I saw how the deaf people were working." The options back in Georgia were limited. Gail Belton initially built her daughter an apartment in her basement so she could have some degree of independence. But Renita Belton often would stay awake at night. She roamed the streets night and day, while her mother was sleeping or working as a human resources director for a government agency. “It created a very dangerous situation,” Gail Belton said. “To keep her from wandering, she had to be locked in the basement. I did not like leaving her in the basement, locked up. But the only way to keep her safe was to keep her confined." But on those occasions, Renita would break bottles. She would cut herself. Gail Belton would come home from work to find "blood on the clothes, blood on the floor..." Gail Belton said her daughter needed government services. But while the suit is pending, Gail Belton has had to patch together another option -- one that falls short of what she said her daughter needs. The state would cover the cost of someone to watch Renita Belton for eight hours a day if she lived with her mother. "I was trying to get her accustomed to being independent and I was trying to work," Gail Belton said. The state allowance increased to $150 a day -- the cost of staff for two eight-hour shifts -- if she lived independently. A special waiver was needed to get 24-hour care. So Gail Belton bought a second home -- this one in Snellville -- and made state-mandated changes to it so it would qualify as a "host" or "group" home. The house has room for three more mentally ill, deaf women, but so far, the state has not referred any. There are emergency exit instructions in virtually every room. Renita and her caregiver have fire drills. Modifications were made to the house so that it’s accessible to those with physical disabilities. Also, Gail Belton had to find a provider willing to secure a special waiver, a process that is laborious. She could find only one company -- the since de-certified Bj&w -- that was willing to do it. “I didn’t want this," Gail Benton said. "I just want to be a mom.” In her case, that's not been easy. Renita Belton has been diagnosed with developmental disabilities and mitochondrial cell disorder. She needs to be watched all the time, her mother said. In addition to breaking things and cutting herself, she also is suicidal and prone to wandering the streets and getting into cars with strangers if someone doesn’t watch her. Renita Belton's destructiveness increases especially after gatherings where she is the only nonhearing person, both daughter and mother say. “I just miss everything and I blow up,” Renita Belton told the AJC through an sign-language interpreter. Renita Belton is a spunky woman who teases her mother and her caregiver -- one of three who reported to duty that day even though the firm that placed her was de-certified. Through sign language, Renita Belton engages them in playful conversations much like those a teenager would have with adults. Her playfulness evaporates at the suggestion that a hearing person look after her. She is adamant about having caregivers who also are deaf and fluent in American Sign Language. “Renita made it very clear I needed to provide people she can talk to,” Belton said. “My child is social. She likes being included. For her not to be aware of what’s going on around her, not being able to talk to people, creates isolation for her.” Renita Belton was diagnosed as deaf when she was 3. Initially, she was sent to the Atlanta School for the Deaf but later enrolled in mainstream schools. By the time she was in the eighth grade, behavioral problems had developed. “As a parent, I recognized there were some things occurring in her education,” Gail Belton said. “I first took it to the school system and got a letter saying … there were no problems ... But I was at the school nearly every day saying, ‘What is up?’” Renita Belton was 16 when her mental illnesses were identified. It was then that she was enrolled in specialized schools, first in Washington, D.C., and then the one in Orlando. Renita Belton caught up on some of the education she missed before her illnesses were identified and she learned some life skills. "Every state that touches us [Georgia] has some services for deaf people," Gail Belton said. “... My daughter needs to be independent. She just needs help.” The Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center Newsletter ... School Helps Children Open Their Ears Student with Cochlear Implant Overcomes Challenges Hearing loss: not just affecting seniors anymore Hearing-impaired Gillies driven by determination Challenge doesn't deter Field from competing 9-year-old lobbyist gets hearing aid bill approved ‎ Drive to help deaf children in schools Lawsuit says few state services available for ment... Stanford lab create inner-ear hair cells in a dish ‘I’m deaf from customers’ yelling. Now pay me comp!’ 3D imaging could help improve hearing aids Deaf news wire service Religious class for deaf Muslims tests limits of A... Deaf Student Pursues Dream of Becoming a Doctor Rainbow Alliance for Deaf Seeks to Overcome Barriers Lawsuit: Calif fails to accommodate deaf workers Wadsworth exhibition celebrates co-founder of Amer... Living in a silent world Park to lead South Carolina School for the Deaf an... Deaf man sells home after being conned out of thou... Couple Denied Service Due to Service Dog Implants changing life for Modesto girl born deaf Woman 'not deaf enough' for a Freedom Pass Two shot, one fatally, on St. Paul Street Research paves the way for cure for deafness Deaf couple files complaints against Derby Support Ca bill AB2072 to inform parents of ALL op... Hamilton Relay Helps California Address Deaf, Blin... Deaf rapper Sean Forbes signs record deal with lab... 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__label__cc	0.702472	0.297528	Home » Horror movies » The Body Snatcher [Boris Karloff] The Body Snatcher [Boris Karloff] The Body Snatcher (1945) starring Boris Karloff, Henry Daniell, Bela Lugosi The Body Snatcher is considered by many to be Boris Karloff’s finest role–and they may well be right. Unlike what the trailer for the movie says, this is not a team-up between Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi. Both appear in The Body Snatcher, but in this tale Lugosi is strictly a secondary character, although important; and the scene between the two of them is definitely the most chilling of the film. “Stand still, man! How can I demonstrate if you won’t stand still?” The Body Snatcher, starring Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Henri Daniell But first, some background information. The Body Snatcher is set in Edinburgh 1831. A prestigious doctor, Dr. Wolfe “Toddy” MacFarlane (played well by Henry Daniell) runs a school for surgeons, and he offers a promising, but poor, student named Fettes a position working for him so that the young man can afford to continue his education. However, the school is acquiring corpses for the students to practice on in a highly illegal way–employing a grave robber named John Gray (played excellently by Boris Karloff), who is also a cabman — and who holds some hold of blackmail over the well-known Dr. MacFarlane. Dr. MacFarlane initially refuses to operate on a young crippled girl, but after Fettes imploring, he accedes–but the girl still can’t walk, although Fettes and her mother continue working with her. The main plot deals with the negative influence that John Gray has over “Toddy” MacFarlane–a nickname that MacFarlane hates, and that Gray loves to use. Gray’s main goal in life appears to be lording over Dr. MacFarlane at every opportunity. Bela Lugosi’s character Dr. MacFarlane’s servant, Joseph (played well by Bela Lugosi) makes the mistake of trying to blackmail Gray — having found that Gray has begun resorting to murder to acquire new corpses. In the most chilling scene in the movie, Gray makes Joseph think that he’ll cut him in for a share of the future profits – before choking him to death while “demonstrating” how he kills his victims. MacFarlane becomes desperate to become a free man and escape Gray’s blackmail, but I won’t spoil the ending for you; I will, however, strongly recommend that you see The Body Snatcher for yourself. It’s one of the most chilling horror movies that I’ve ever seen; one where the monsters are all too human. Editorial review of The Body Snatcher (1945) starring Boris Karloff, Henry Daniell, Bela Lugosi, courtesy of Amazon.com Synopsis: Boris Karloff (“The Crimson Cult,” “House of Evil“) stars as a cabman who steals recently deceased bodies to assist in the medical experiments of Dr. MacFarlane, played by Henry Daniell (“The Suspect“). Bela Lugosi (“Dracula“) co-stars in this classic thriller. The film is the last one to pair the talents of Karloff and Lugosi. Movie quotes from The Body Snatchers Dr. Wolfe ‘Toddy’ MacFarlane (Henry Daniell): What is Gray to me? He’s a man from whom I buy what I need when I need it. The rest is forgotten. Meg Camden: You may deny him, Toddy, but you’ll not rid yourself of him by saying the devil’s dead. Cabman John Gray (Boris Karloff): I am a small man, a humble man. Being poor I have had to do much that I did not want to do. But so long as the great Dr McFarlane comes to my whistle, that long am I a man. If I have not that then I have nothing. Then I am only a cabman and a grave robber. You’ll never get rid of me, Toddy. Dr. Wolfe ‘Toddy’ MacFarlane (Henry Daniell): Gray, I must be rid of you. You’ve become a cancer, a malignant evil cancer rotting my mind. Cabman John Gray (Boris Karloff): You’ve made a disease of me, eh, Toddy? Lugosi and Karloff Joseph (Bela Lugosi): I know you kill people to sell bodies. Cabman John Gray (Boris Karloff): You say you came here of your own account. No-one sent you, no-one knows you’re here? Joseph (Bela Lugosi): Give me money or I tell the police that you murder the subjects. Cabman John Gray (Boris Karloff): Well, Joseph, you shall have money, why should you not? I don’t suppose the great Dr MacFarlane is over lavish with his pay? Joseph (Bela Lugosi): No. Grave robbers Mrs. Mary McBride: He’ll not leave the grave – not since Wednesday last when we buried the lad. Donald Fettes: Your son, ma’am? He must have been a fine boy for the wee dog to love him so. Mrs. Mary McBride: A great kind lad he was – gentle with all things like Robbie. Now I can’t get the dog to leave here. Perhaps it is for the best. I’ve not money enough to afford a grave watcher. Donald Fettes: Not much danger here, ma’am, I wouldn’t think – right here in the heart of Edinburgh. Mrs. Mary McBride: They’re uncommon bold, the grave robbers – and the daft doctors who drive them on. Driving away John Gray? Dr. Wolfe ‘Toddy’ MacFarlane (Henry Daniell): If you’ve any regard for your neck, you’ll leave now and stay away from my house, from my school, and from me. Cabman John Gray (Boris Karloff): Well, I’ve no wish for a rope cravat. I never like the smell of hemp. So I’ll bid you good night, Dr McFarlane. Cabman John Gray (Boris Karloff): You’ve no need to be anxious, Meg. MacFarlane has been drunk and away before. He’ll be back in good time. Meanwhile, you have me to keep you company. Meg Camden: I call that no good fortune. Cabman John Gray (Boris Karloff): [laughs] There was a time, lass, a time when I used to bring the dashing young doctor to your door, but you weren’t so uncommon cold to your old friend Gray. Cabman John Gray (Boris Karloff): I’m a pretty bad fellow myself, but MacFarlane’s the boy – Toddy McFarlane I call him. Toddy, order your friend another glass.[to Fettes] Cabman John Gray (Boris Karloff): Toddy hates me. Dr. Wolfe ‘Toddy’ MacFarlane (Henry Daniell): Don’t call me by that confounded name. Cabman John Gray (Boris Karloff): Hear him! Did you ever see the lads play knife? [thrusts a knife into a loaf of bread] Toddy would like to do that all over my body. Donald Fettes: We medicals have a better way than that. When we dislike a friend of ours, we dissect him. Closing title: “It is through error that man tries and rises. It is through tragedy he learns. All the roads of learning begin in darkness and go out into the light.” Hippocrates of Cos May 15, 2017 user Horror movies No Comment Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, Henry Daniell Godzilla (1998) starring Matthew Broderick Bela Lugosi movies The Black Cat ★★★★ The Body Snatcher ★★★★ The Devil Bat ★★★★ Dracula ★★★★★ Ghost of Frankenstein ★★★ Ghosts on the Loose The Gorilla Island of Lost Souls ★★★★ Murders in the Rue Morgue ★★★★ Night Monster ★★★ Ninotchka ★★★★ Plan 9 From Outer Space ★★★ The Raven (1935) ★★★ The Return of the Vampire ★★★★ Son of Frankenstein ★★★★ The Thirteenth Chair ★★★ The Whispering Shadow White Zombie ★★★★ Bela Lugosi Documentaries Bela Lugosi: Hollywood’s Dracula Boris Karloff articles Boris Karloff biography Boris Karloff films Boris Karloff movies Before I Hang The Black Cat The Body Snatcher The Comedy of Terrors The Crimson Cult Die, Monster, Die Five Star Final Isle of the Dead Isle of the Snake People Mad Monster Party The Raven (1935) West of Shanghai The Boris Karloff Collection	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line64
__label__cc	0.53114	0.46886	Tours de Force! Summer may be winding down, but the summer tour season on Figment is anything but over! With everyone from Stonekrank to Zeroth hitting the road it’s been a busy summer, but even after Labor Day it shows no sign of slowing up. Zeroth, whose “Infinite Spiral” Tour 2009 is currently winding it’s way through South America, has a string of U.S. dates planned throughout the fall to be followed by a European leg that stretches into early 2010. In even bigger news, the band has just reached an agreement with the Egyptian Ministry of Culture and Antiquities to play the Great Pyramids of Giza on January 29 – 30, 2010! You can check out their band page or their new Zeroth Play the Pyramids page to find out more! Crimson Eye, another Long Bong Records artist, just kicked off the second leg of their Shot of Karma U.S. Tour on Aug. 28th that ends with an appearance at the Merchants of Metal Festival II in New Orleans on Halloween! The MoM II Festival will see bands as diverse as The Dark Immortal, Obsidian Paradox, Amish Militia, Phallic Acid and Dark World performing. I don’t know about you, but I’m just getting my hearing back from the first MoM Festival! And speaking of that show, if you haven’t picked up your MoM Tour shirt you can create your own in our Figment Merch shop! As for Crimson Eye, as soon as the final leg of their U.S. Tour is complete they’ll move on to London where they’ll kick off a European tour on Nov. 6th that will finish up Dec. 5th in Madrid. And speaking of metal Festivals the aptly title “Metal Fest” will kick off it’s inaugural year on November 12th. Organized by Kranked Up’s Olivia Smith and Greg Jay , the Fest should be a blast with early reports saying Pusher and Phallic Acid have signed on to appear. Although a location for the Fest has yet to be named and further lineup announcements are pending, it looks to be a good one. If you’ve got a metal band and wanna play the show, leave em’ a shout on their Metal Fest page! But arguably the biggest fall tour of them all is the double bill of Eccentric Arcade and Fait Accompli. Their Xenophilia 2009 Tour kicked off in Vancouver on Sept. 1st and criss crosses the U.S. from West to East before culminating in what’s certain to be a killer closing show in Toronto, Canada on Sept. 28th. Xenophilia tour shirts are also available in the Figment Merch Shop. Both bands are tweeting about the shows on their respective Twitter Feeds – you can follow them @EccentricArcade and @strollingwolf – and the biggest news yet is that Fait’s lead singer Aaron O’Blivion sprained his ankle while in San Diego, but will continue the tour using a cane. It doesn’t seem to have slowed him down though as reports say the band continues to tear it up live. Is your band going on tour? Let us know and better yet, let the world know by creating your own custom tour shirt in our Figment Merch Store. Hope to see you on the road! One Response to “Tours de Force!” Eccentric Arcade Says: the tour is mind blowing! we’re only a few shows in and I don’t know how it can continue to get better, but we promise you it will! all I can say is that every Fait and Arcade fan should do everything in their power to attend the final show in Toronto. let the speculation begin!	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line66
__label__cc	0.677267	0.322733	Ogden, Charles Name: Ogden, Charles Burdett Born: 13 July 1849 Died: 10 Oct. 1923 Name given as 'G. Ogden' in the Illustrated London News of 13 Apr. 1872 (p.363) and 6 July 1872 (p.22). Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 293, 344 [CPC], vol. 3, June 1872, page 94 [ILN], vol. 60, 13 Apr. 1872, page 363 [ILN], vol. 61, 6 July 1872, page 22 [ILN], vol. 64, 4 Apr. 1874, page 331 [LeM], 2 May 1885, page 7 Harding, Tim. [The First Oxford-Cambridge University Match], page 8 Mann, Steve. [Yorkshire Chess History - Charles Burdett Ogden] London, England 1873 (1) 1st Oxford - Cambridge University Match Ogden, C.B. - Schomberg, R.B. 0 - 2 London, England 1874 (1) 2nd Oxford - Cambridge University Match Ogden, C.B. - Meredith, S.R. 2 - 0 Leeds 1881 (2) Manchester Athenaeum - Leeds Club Match Ogden, C.B. - Schiffmann, J. 0.5 - 1.5 Leeds 1884 (6) West Yorkshire Chess Association Meeting - Class III Ogden, C.B. - Muller, C.A. 0 - 1 Manchester 1884 Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match Ogden, C.B. - Evans, E.R. 0.5 - 0.5 Bradford 1884 (10) Bradford Meeting - Section VI (Class B) Ogden, C.B. - Kirk, W. (1) 1 - 0 Ogden, C.B. - Dyson, E.C. 1 - 0 Wakefield 1885 (4) West Yorkshire Chess Association - Class C Ogden, C.B. - Woollard, J.A. 0 - 1 Huddersfield 1886 (6) West Yorkshire Chess Association - Class B, Section 1 Ogden, C.B. - Hawke, A.H. 1 - 0 Player information updated: 30 Sept. 2018	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line71
__label__cc	0.545582	0.454418	sigeru \| February 24, 2013 Japan has a historical connection with cannabis, much like many other cultures in the world. Cannabis has been cultivated for at least 10,000 years, perhaps from the early Jomon era. In fact cannabis plays a key role in the Japanese Shinto rituals, as a metaphor at times, and as an actual object to worship in others. In the animistic religion of Shinto, cannabis appears in shapes of gods as well. Cannabis has been used to make Kimono’s to rope, and perhaps was used widely in shamanistic events. Category: Uncategorized \| admin \| January 2, 2013 Vice travels to Nagano to interview key players in Japan’s legalize Cannabis movement. They talk to us about their cause, their experiences with the law, how cannabis has helped some of them overcome serious illness, and the possibility for changing Japan’s harsh drug policies. We also pay a visit to the Hemp Museum in Miasa Mura to learn more about Japan’s historic and forgotten relationship to the forbidden plant. sigeru \| December 9, 2012 BY: SHIRASAKA KAZUHIKO & SHIGERU ASO WE ARE AN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE LEGALIZATION OF CANNABIS IN JAPAN. WE WOULD DEEPLY APPRECIATE IT IF YOUR POLITICAL PARTY WOULD ANSWER OUR QUESTIONNAIRE BEFORE THE ELECTIONS FOR THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, REGARDING THE CANNABIS CONTROL ACT AND THE FUTURE DRUG POLICIES OF JAPAN. PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT THE RESULTS WOULD BE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE. sigeru \| April 7, 2012 by SHIGERU ASO three fields of cannabis five houses eight or nine children The above poem was written by Japan’s world famous HAIKU poet, SHIKI MASAOKA in the late 1800′s. This poem was written about SHIKI’s ideal life, which consists of the above mentioned ideas. He wished to have cannabis fields, for he loved them. He wished for five houses to live in, and finallly 8 or 9children. This is not his only poem regarding cannabis. sigeru \| March 5, 2012 The ancient Shinto manuscript, KOJIKI, is the first book ever written in Japan. It describes the colorful world of animism, our belief system in Japan that there are spirits and gods in everything and anything in the land of the rising sun. We refer to this as YAOYOROZUNOKAMI, which lierally means 8 million gods, that we have praised and worshipped throughout history. This includes the god of cannabis, the god of wind, thunder, etc. We basically have gods and goddesses for everything, and that is embodied into the deep psyche and spirituality of the Japanese people and culture. In this book, KOJIKI, there is a chapter called IWATOBIRAKI. This means the opening of the stone. In our mythology, AMATERASUOOMIKAMI, the sungodess hides behind a stone, and the world is covered in darkness and gloom. The other gods are freaked out by this, so they gather around the stone and they throw a big party to call the sungoddess back into the world to enlighten the land. In the end of this story, AMATERASUOOMIKAMI hears the noise of the party and gets curious as to what’s going on, and while she opens the stone and peaks through the cracks, a Japanese powerful giant pulls AMATERASUOOMIKAMI out from behind the stone. Then the land was full of sunshine once again. sigeru \| August 18, 2011 Growing up in Japan, I never had a problem obtaining good weed. Hashish and dried cannabis are both prevelent in Japan. It grows wildly there too, believe it or not. The self defense force spends a lot of money every year erradicating this wild cannabis, burning something like a million plants a year. What a waste of money and even bigger waste of good commercial weed. I first smoked weed when I was 14 at an International School in a decent size city in Japan. I had a son of a movie star as a roommate, and he was spoiled rotten. He introduced me to weed for the first time. He got the stuff from his mom, who was some sort of talent agent. These type of people are well known to have weed in Japan. We used to smoke out together and listen to music, giggle all night, just like any other pothead does so. sigeru \| July 20, 2011 Japanese Media Freaks Out Over 0.15g On July 17th, 2011, a prominent doctor from Kyoto University Hospital was arrested in the Tokushima prefecture, for allegedly possessing 0.15g of cannabis during a police confrontation – the doctor went up a one way street and was questioned and searched, and they found a total of 0.15g(!) of cannabis from his dashboard and pocket. How much is 0.15g of cannabis? Is it even enough to roll a joint? Perhaps a pinner, or maybe one good bong hit – but that’s about it. Apparently, the doctor was partying on his way to Tokushima on family vacation. The sad truth is that now he faces up to five years of Japanese prison, which is known as severely disciplined and extremely strict. Naturally he has lost his job – and even more. His name being all over the newspapers and TV, his family was disgraced as well, and one could only imagine the hardships he faces ahead. sigeru \| July 4, 2011 The Japanese Pot Scene Due to it’s strict laws against cannabis in general, the Japanese pot scene is deeply underground. However, it is estimated that over one million Japanese have tried cannabis in one form or another. This is due to excessive traveling done by the Japanese throughout the world, experiencing cannabis for the first time and bringing home the practice of smoking weed. The huge reggae and hip-hop scene in Japan contributes greatly to this culture as well.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line73
__label__cc	0.58931	0.41069	Beijing Head OfficeAdd: 18/F, Tower B, Xinsheng Plaza, 5 Finance Street, Xicheng District, Beijing 100032, PRCTel: (86-10) 6657 8066Fax: (86-10) 6657 8016Email: guantao@guantao.com Chengdu Office... Guantao Becomes Permanent Legal Counsel for Administration Bureau for Organs Directly under the Auth Release time： 2016 - 10 - 14 On 31 October 2014, Guantao signed service contract of permanent legal counsel with Administration Bureau for Organs Directly under the Authority of the CPC Central Committee (ABO for short). 14 lawyers of different practice areas will form a power team to provide customized counsel services.A subordinated unit of General Office of the Communist Party of China, ABO is responsible for management of expenditure, finance, government car, state asset and real estate of central government, as well as life services for high-ranking government officials. Guantao Advises Zhi Sheng Group Holdings' Hong Kong Listing On 20 January 2017, Zhi Sheng Group Holdings Limited (hereinafter referred to as “Zhi Sheng Group Holdings”, stock code: 8370.hk) had its H shares successfully listed on theHong Kong Stock Exchange Growth Enterprise Market.Zhi Sheng Group Holdings, founded in 1996, is a high-end office furniture manufacturer. Its production facilities, located in Wenjiang District, Chengdu, comprise seven buildings with total GFA of approximately 33,218.98 square meter. Its main clients include Chinese government agencies, financial institutions (state-owned and private) and other state-owned and private enterprises.Guantao Hong Kong Office acted as HK legal advisor for Zhi Sheng Group Holdings and provided HK legal services throughout the whole transaction. Leaders of this project are Mr. Lee, partner of ... Xi'an Office Supports NEEQ Listing of Xi'an Hanshow Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd. On 30 June 2015, with Wang Fan, Fan Huiqiong and Zhang Bo of Xi'an office as legal counsel, Xi'an Hanshow Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd. (stock code: 832829; stock short name: Hanshow Chemical) was listed on National Equities Exchange and Quotations.Hanshow Chemical provides services of engineering design, management, consultation and engineering project contract in fields of basic chemical, petrochemical, coal chemical, fine chemical and energy chemical. With design permit of special equipment and second grade design and EPC qualifications in chemical engineering, petrochemical and pharmaceutical, Hanshow Chemical has developed into a strong engineering company with many patented technology and high-quality employees. Banks Employee Charged with Contract Fraud Involving over RMB27M, Acquitted with Guantao as Attorney An employee of a Guangzhou state-owned bank was charged with contract fraud involving over 27 million RMB. Tian Sihao, partner of Guangzhou Office, was the defense attorney and pleaded innocence on his client’s behalf. With rich experiences in criminal defense, Tian Sihao conducted a masterpiece of not guilty defense. The verdict of first trial pronounced the defendant’s innocence after fully adopting his defense opinion. After first trial, counterappeal from the procuratorate, withdrawal of counterappeal, the not guilty verdict took effect and the defendant was acquitted. Guangzhou Office Supports NEEQ Listing of Donguan Richtek Electronics Technology Co., Ltd On 29 January 2015, with Wang Yu and Hu Yanqing of Guangzhou office as legal counsel, Donguan Richtek Electronics Technology Co., Ltd (stock code: 831914; stock short name: Richtek Technology) was listed on National Equities Exchange and Quotations (New Three Board).Located at Innovation Center of Songshan Lake hi-tech industrial development zone, Richtek Technology is a hi-tech enterprise specializing in R&D, production and sales of automobile tyre inflater and energy monitoring products. Guantao Recommended by The Legal 500 in 11 Practice Areas Recently, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific released its 2020 ranking of law firms. Guantao was recommended in 11 practice areas, including Banking and finance, Capital markets, Corporate and M&A, Dispute resolution, Investment funds, Private equity, Projects and energy, Real estate and construction, Regional coverage: Zhejiang Province: Hangzhou, Restructuring and insolvency, WTO/International trade.In addition, 21 Guantao partners were recommended respectively:Wei Jiang: Projects and energy; Corporate and M&ALing Xu: Projects and energyLiqiu Lyu: Banking and financeLiguo Cui: Capital markets; Private equityDongying Sun: Capital markets; Corporate and M&ABo Su: Capital markets; Corporate and M&ALeiming Sheng: Dispute resolutionShaosong Sun: Dispute resolutionYang Wang: Investment... Guantao Performed Well in M&A Markets Legal Advisory Review by Thomson Reuters Thomson Reuters has just released M&A Markets Legal Advisory Review for first three quarters of 2015. Guantao's rankings are as follows:• Published Transaction involving Asia (excluding Japan) (AE31) - ranking 5 (ranking first in China)• Finished Transaction involving Asia (excluding Japan) (AE31) - ranking 4 (ranking first in China)• Published Transaction involving Asia (excluding Japan) (AE30) - ranking 8 (ranking second in China)• Finished Transaction involving Asia (excluding Japan) (AG31) - ranking 5 (ranking first in China) Guantao Listed on the Top 100 Asia-Pacific Law Firm by The Lawyer In July 2015, Guantao ranked 46 on the top 100 biggest Asia-Pacific law firm released by The Lawyer, a renowned British legal review. Guantao Became the Top Domestic Law Firm on Thomson Reuters' M&A Legal Advisory Review Guantao's impressive ranking owns to being Chinese legal counsel for reorganisation, spin-off and listing project of Cheung Kong Limited and Hutchison Whampoa Limited. This project ranks first in top 10 published Asian Transactions (excluding Japan). In July 2015, Thomson Reuters released M&A Legal Advisory Review for the first half of 2015. Based on M&A transaction value of Asian-Pacific (excluding Japan), Guantao ranks fifth overall and first in domestic law firms. Guantao Was the Top Law Firm of White Paper of Hangzhou Listed Company M&A 2014 On May 5th, 2015, Listed Company M&A and Reorganization Forum, co-sponsored by the Listed Company Association of Zhejiang and Hangzhou Daily in Hangzhou, releasedwhite paper of Hangzhou Listed Company M&A 2014, which ranks intermediaries involved in M&A as following:• China Enterprise Appraisals Consultation Co., Ltd. ranks first in asset evaluation agencies• Guantao ranks first in law firms• Pan-China Certified Public Accountants ranks first in accounting firms• Goldman Sachs ranks first in buyer’s financial counselThe white paper also analyzes classic M&A cases and praises Guantao's change of actual controller of Hundsun Technologies Inc. case as an excellent capital market case. Guantao International Law Forum of Xiamen University kicks off On February 22 and 24, XMU-Guantao International Law Forum kicks off. It was organized by Xiamen Office and Institute of International Economic Law of Xiamen University.On the noon of February 22, first luncheon meeting was held in Youran Cafeteria.Zhang Binxin, assistant professor of XMU, introduced her research in Judge Parr’s objection in Tokyo Trial. Over ten professors and lecturers specializing in international law took part in the luncheon meeting and had a heated yet friendly discussion.On the afternoon of February 24, the first seminar of XMU-Guantao International Law Forum. Professor Xu Chongli, deputy chairman of Chinese Society of International Economic Law lectured on constructivism analysis of international law.In this seminar, a young lecturer first introduced his or her the... Xiamen Office signed strategic cooperation agreement with Xiamen University On 14 February 2017, Xiamen Office signed strategic cooperation agreement with Institute of International Economic Law of Xiamen University. Eminent professors, including Song Fangqing, dean of law school of XMU, and Guantao lawyers, including Li Yansheng, executive partner of Xiamen Office, attended the signing ceremony.Both parties recognized the opportunities and challenges for economic law scholars and lawyers posed by China’s rise. They fully appreciated the benefit of long-term close cooperation for each other’s development, especially in the background of The Belt and Road Initiative and Go Global strategy. For this purpose, they decided to start strategic cooperation and set up XMU-Guantao International Law Forum.XMU-Guantao International Law Forum focuses on, among other things, i... New Office, New Page, New Leap, Elite Show: 2017 Guantao Beijing Annual Celebration On 13 January 2017, over 200 lawyers and honored guests from all over the country gathered in Westin Hotel to join the 2017 annual celebration, with “New Office, New Page, New Leap, Elite Show” as the theme.The celebration party was orchestrated by executive committee and administrative staff of Beijing Office. After walking the red carpet in gorgeous dress, the attendees listened chorus, watched stage play, cheongsam show and modern dance, which all shows the vivacity, creativeness and charm of Guantao employees, and enjoyed three rounds of game.After that, Cui Liguo, Sheng Leiming, Han Dejing and Wang Yang gave their new year addresses and greetings. Senior staff was also awarded for their long years of dedicated service. The lottery drawing was certainly the most thrilling part. Everyon... Lecture Series "Listen to Guantao" Successfully Held Challenge to the Existing Law from the Frequent Hostile M&AOn the morning of 8 August 2016, Guantao invited Professor Zhu Ciyun, director of the Civil Law Research Center at Tsinghua University, to give a lecture "Challenge to the Existing Law from the Frequent Hostile M&A". Professor Zhu classified and analyzed with 27 typical cases of hostile takeover and anti-takeover by listed companies applying Chinese laws, then discussed these issues with the example of Kingkey Group vs. Kanter, at last made a self-criticism from the perspective of Corporation Law, Securities Law and others in the context of the Chinese laws.Brief Introduction of India's Investment EnvironmentOn the afternoon of 12 August 2016, Guantao invited Mr. Dipen Rughani, chief chairman of India Commerce... New Fleet, New Journey - Merger of Guantao Law Firm and Shenda Partners On 2 August 2016, the merger ceremony of Guantao Law Firm and Shenda Partners was held at Hongkou District People’s Government of Shanghai. Government officials from Hongkou District People's Government, Shanghai Bureau of Justice and Shanghai Bar Association, along with other celebrities, attended this ceremony.With over 400 lawyers, more than 100 partners and 14 offices in main cities at home and abroad including Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Chengdu, HK and Sidney, Guantao Law Firm is a prestigious law firm renowned for its performance in capital markets, corporate and M&A, insolvency & restructuring, real estate, energy & resources, banking and finance as well as international trade. It has excellent performance in the rankings of ALB, China Business Law Journ... Guantao Lawyers Donated Book Corner to Guantao Ganlin Class Sponsored by Guantao Law Firm in 2016, Guantao lawyers actively participated in donating for charities to Guantao Ganlin Class. 50 students of Dali Weishan No.1 Middle School joined Guantao family. The students' thirst for knowledge, enthusiasm for learning and wish for changing destiny deeply impressed us.When the new year begins, Guantao proposed an initiative again. In order to prepare a significant gift for Guantao Ganlin students, Guantao lawyers decided to donate a book corner, so that the children could know a wider world.Liu, teacher of Weishan No.1 Middle School, expressed appreciation for Guantao when receiving the books. Liu said: “Students like the books. They need spiritual wealth. These books are the best new year gifts for them. Reading will benefit the children in the w... Guantao Xi'an Office Showed Love to Shaanxi Aiding Center for Children of Incarcerated Parents To celebrate the Party's birthday, Party Branch of the Guantao Xi'an Office set up a series of bono activities. On 25 June, lawyer Li Wenhui, secretary of the Party Branch of Guantao Xi'an Office, senior partner Sun Dongfeng, young lawyers and staffs of administrative departments arrived at Shaanxi Aiding Center for Children of Incarcerated Parents and presented the children with food such as rice, flour, edible oil, milk, oatmeal, beans etc. and cash.This center, founded in 1996, works as a non-profit charity organization for the minor children of incarcerated parents. It has helped more than 600 minor children of prisoners get through their most difficult days, find jobs and earn their own livings. Guantao Xi'an Office will carry out "Legal Classroom" at the cen... MMC-ST series, make flying easier. Learn More News> Project & Infrastructure International Trade / WTO One of its core practice areas, it has advised issuers and underwriters for the listings of companies in almost all industries, such as power and steel industries, finance and financial services, construction and building materials, commercial real estate, chemical and mechanical engineering, pharmaceuticals, bio-engineering, non-ferrous metals, transportation, energy, environmental protection, food, tourism, and high-tech industries. Guantao also has extensive experience regarding overseas securities regulations, issuance and trading.• issuance and listing of Class A, B and H shares• direct or indirect overseas listing of domestic enterprises• corporate restructuring in preparation for public offerings• rights offering and offering of additional shares• share repurchase / buyback, spin-of... Corporate / M&A is another of Guantao's core practice areas. Guantao's services in this area include but are not limited to:• formation of various types of companies• corporate governance• setting up optimal legal and capital structures• stock ownership restructuring and share transfer• public and private mergers and acquisitions• franchise and chain store operations• general legal counsel for all enterprises• legal counsel for publicly traded companies, securities companies, fund management companies, futures companies, insurance companies, asset management companies, and investment companies• liquidation, insolvency and reorganization "We feel great gratitude for Guantao's professionalism and efficiency demonstrated in our acquisition project. "Have great v... Guantao provides high-quality legal services to banking and non-bank financial institutions, including central bank and commercial banks, policy banks, cooperative banks, joint stock banks, foreign-invested banks, trust investment companies, asset management companies, securities companies, insurance companies, fund management companies, futures companies, guaranty companies, leasing companies and other financial institutions. Guantao’s services in this area include but are not limited to: • equity participation in Chinese banks by foreign banks• formation of banking and non-bank financial institutions• Sino-foreign finance cooperation projects• foreign financial institutions access to the PRC market• risk management, liquidation and exit strategies for financial institutions• export credi... Guantao is one of the earliest law firms that established real estate department, could provide full and whole industry legal services to all kinds of clients, including government agencies, development enterprises, construction groups, financial institutions, real estate REITs, etc. Legal services of Guantao team not only contain traditional real estate development projects, such as land development (land first-level development, land use right transfer and land comprehensive development), M&A and restructuring of real estate projects, construction projects management (contracting and subcontracting, design and performance of construction contracts, final acceptance of construction projects, settlement of construction payment, etc.), sale and leasing of commercial properties, property... Guantao attorneys have extensive experience in litigation, arbitration and other alternative dispute resolution (ADR). Guantao has successfully represented many leading corporations of different industries and government departments in both domestic and international litigation and arbitration proceedings, and have gained a nationwide reputation. Guantao represents clients both domestically and internationally in litigation and arbitration matters, in areas including but not limited to: • investment disputes• equity disputes• criminal prosecution• commercial and financial fraud• all types of IP and software infringement• general torts• international trade• real estate transactions• economic crime• anti-commercial bribery "Based in Beijing, the partners at Guantao are greatly resp... Guantao is a pioneer law firm in the PRC engaged in corporate liquidation or insolvency liquidation, advising over 30 companies including non-bank financial institutions in dissolution liquidation, insolvency liquidation and insolvency reorganization. With experienced lawyers, Guantao's team has undertaken a wide variety of legal tasks such as group leader of the liquidation group, leader of insolvency administrators, and counsel for taking-over group, trustee group, and insolvency administrators. Therefore, Guantao has accumulated a wealth of valuable knowledge and practical experience in this area.Guantao's experience in this area includes the followings without limitation:• acting as member of liquidation group of corporations• acting as insolvency liquidation administrator• est... Guantao's legal services in the field of infrastructure and projects including but not limited to: • representing and advising clients in the approval stage of infrastructure investment projects such as power, oil, gas, new energy, and environment protection in respect of the project examination and approval, verification and approval, filing or other mandatory or referenced prepositional procedures• advising on the land use rights, sea areas use rights, construction planning, building property rights and other relevant legal matters involved in infrastructure and construction projects• providing legal services for various PPP projects (including BOT, BOOT, BOO, etc.)• providing legal services for various contracts of construction project (including EPC, EPCM, PMC, etc.)• advisin... Intellectual property has been a long-time core practice and research area for Guantao, and it has successfully represented clients on a number of cases in matters including patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, proprietary technology, integrated circuit, computer software, database protection, new plant type, the design and implementation of protection programs for the copy right / trade mark / franchise right, etc.Also, Guantao has extensive experience in the field of telecommunication and media, and provides legal services for companies' M&A, general telecommunication services, value-added telecommunication services, internet services, etc.Guantao's services include but are not limited to:• information search• application and registration of IP rights (including comput... Guantao is one of the very few Chinese law firms with substantial experiences in representing both domestic and foreign clients in merger clearance, antitrust litigation, government investigations, compliance program and counseling projects.Our antitrust lawyers have extensive and in-depth cooperation with international law firms and economic experts in order to provide our clients with high quality legal support to meet their needs in various antitrust matters.Meanwhile, the consistent communications between Guantao lawyers and the Chinese antitrust authorities, including the Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”), the National Development and Reform Commission (“NDRC”) and the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (“SAIC”), have also enabled Guantao lawyers to serve the clients with th... Guantao has rich knowledge and experience in international commerce, with outstanding legal team. Guantao has provided legal services on remedy in international commerce for many large-scale enterprises, corporations and government agencies. Guantao has rich experience in anti-dumping investigation, anti-subsidy, safeguard measure, trade remedy, WTO rules on goods, service, investment and IP, as well as WTO dispute settlement procedure, custom’s classification, valuation and appellations of origin. Based on these, with a thorough understanding of Chinese substantive and procedural law, we are able to provide comprehensive high-quality legal service on for anti-dumping investigation, anti-subsidy investigation and safeguard measure of our clients. Meanwhile, Guantao has served as legal coun... 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The head office has the experience spanning a broad range of sectors, including banking, securities, insurance, large-scale infrastructure projects, real estate, manufacturing, transportation, energy and natural resources, environmental protection, research and development, chemical, pharmaceutical and service industry. We provide a full range of legal services including: • International trade and foreign direct investments; • Mergers, acquisitions and dispositions; • Venture capital and private equity transactions; • Capital markets and corporate finance (public and private); • Joint ventures and cooperation agreements; • Debt restructurings and insolvencies; • Corporate reorganizations and commercial contracts; • Administrative compliance and corporate governance; • Intellectual property and new- and high-tech; • Bidding and tendering; • Commercial litigation and arbitration. With legal expertise in virtually every area of law, Guantao has the scope and flexibility to meet the demands of today's most sophisticated clients. Our domestic and international clients rely on Guantao to provide strategic, innovative advice on the most complex corporate transactions, significant banking and securities developments, intricate financing issues and high profile litigation matters. Equipped with solid legal theory and skills, our superior team of lawyers and legal experts are diligent and trustworthy, with proven track record of excellent performance. This ensures our clients receive the most reliable and comprehensive legal advice in the rapid changing economy in China and around the world. Detail>> Add: Room 702, 7/F, Western Tower, 19, 4th Section, Renminnan Avenue, Chengdu 610041, PRC Email: guantaocd@guantao.com Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan Province, is at the forefront and key region in China's western region development strategy. As the hub for finance, commerce, transportation as well as science and technology, Chengdu has become the hotspot for international investment. Located in the central business district of Chengdu, Chengdu Office was established in 2001 with 3 partners and over 30 associates and paralegals. International investment is a core practice area for our Sichuan office, attributing to rapid economic growth in the western region of China. The Sichuan office's other core practice areas include acquisition of domestic equity / assets by overseas enterprises, setting up joint ventures or wholly-owned foreign enterprises or branch operation in China on behalf of foreign entities; Additionally, Sichuan Office has accumulated extensive experience in fields including real estate, securities, corporate asset restructuring, and administrative laws. Add: Room 1109, 11/F, Renshou Tower, Renmin Road, Zhongshan District, Dalian 116001, PRC Tel: (86-411) 8282 9601 Fax: (86-411) 8282 9901 Email: guantaodl@guantao.com Guantao Dalian Office was established in April 2002 with 3 partners and 15 associates and paralegals. It is pleased to make Guantao's broad legal expertise available to northeast China from Dalian, a dynamic and vibrant port and high-tech city serving as a gateway to Korea and Japan. Dalian Office offers the extensive resources of a large firm with legal services ranging from securities, banking, reorganization and listing, real estate, to commercial litigation and arbitration. Increasingly, Dalian Office is working with clients in new sectors of Dalian's rich and diverse economy. As with all Guantao offices we work as a cohesive PRC legal team to deliver integrated service of the highest caliber in areas of compliance, M&A and restructuring, equity incentives, issuance of stocks and bonds, litigation and arbitration to our domestic and overseas clients. Add: Suites 1703-04, R&F Yingxin Tower, 28 Huaxia Road, Zhujiang New Town, Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510623, PRC Tel: (86-20) 38398787 Fax: (86-20) 38398331 Email: guantaogz@guantao.com Guantao Guangzhou Office was established in December 2012. It is staffed by an excellent team of 3 partners and over 50 associates and paralegals, who are recognized leaders in their fields of expertise. Guangzhou is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province, People's Republic of China. Located on the Pearl River, about 120 km (75 mi) north-northwest of Hong Kong and north-northeast of Macau, Guangzhou is the third largest Chinese city and southern China's largest city. Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port. One of the five National Central Cities, it holds sub-provincial administrative status. We can offer efficient and high-quality legal services especially in areas of banking & finance, capital markets, corporate / M&A, private equity and funds, state-owned enterprise reform and property right transfer, non-performing asset, foreign direct investment, intellectual property, real estate & construction and litigation & arbitration. With a wealth of knowledge and experience, our Guangzhou team has achieved high level of success and built a good reputation. Add: Room 1803, South Tower, Anno Domini Mansion, 8 Qiushi Road, Xihu District, Hangzhou 310013, PRC Tel: (86-571) 89939691 Fax: (86-571) 89939620 Email: guantaohz@guantao.com Guantao Hangzhou Office was established in January 2014. It's staffed by 8 partners and over 20 associates and paralegals. Hangzhou, the capital and most populous city of Zhejiang Province in east China, is the sub-center city of Yangtze River Delta. Hangzhou Office provides all-around and high-quality legal services in areas of cross-border investment and trade, corporate securities, intellectual property, dispute resolution, family wealth management, infrastructure and real estate. Add:Suites 1801-3, 18th Floor, One Taikoo Place, Quarry Bay, 979 King’s Road, Hong Kong Email: guantaohk@guantao.com Guantao Hong Kong Office, established in December 2008, After the three-year association with Peter C. Wong, Chow & Chow and approved by the Law Society of Hong Kong, our Hong Kong Office was localized as a Hong Kong solicitor firm with effect from 1 February 2016 under the name of Guantao & Chow, providing clients with the laws of Hong Kong and mainland China. After the localization, Guantao & Chow currently has four partners Ms. Grace Pengpeng Yan, Ms. Clara C.Y. Ngo, Mr. George K.H. Lee, Mr. Albert G.M. Lam and four consultants Mr. Anthony W.K. Chow, Ms. Anna S.H. Chow, Mr. Jackson K.B. Woo and Mr. Lam Sek Kong. Mr. Chow, founding partner of PCWCC, chairman of the Hong Kong Jockey Club and former chairman of The Law Society of Hong Kong, serves as Guantao global chairman and Ms. Yan as the managing partner of Guantao & Chow. Our practice covers corporate & financing, mergers & acquisitions, capital markets, FDI, intellectual property, litigation & arbitration, sale and purchase of house, company secretary service, China-appointed attesting officer and notary public with special focus on cross-border transactions. We have an alliance with Ashurst Hong Kong, which is affiliated with Ashurst LLP, a leading international law firm with 25 offices in 15 countries. By working closely with Ashurst, we serve our clients on a global basis. Add: 9/F, Zhongyin Plaza, 26 Luoyuan Avenue, Lixia District, Jinan 250011, PRC Email: guantaojn@guantao.com Guantao Jinan Office was established in March 2007 with one partner and a strong team of 20 associates and paralegals, who have the depth, experience and resources to provide timely strategic legal services for all types of business transactions and disputes in Shandong Province, an economic powerhouse on China's east coast. Jinan Office provides a full range of legal services, including acquisition and disposition of corporate assets, corporate restructuring and liquidation, venture capital investment, large-scale land development, municipal planning and construction, as well as corporate general legal counsel and other non-litigation legal services. We are also known for our highly specialized expertise in taking on high profile litigation cases. Add: 9/22/25/F, Shartex Plaza, 88 Zunyi South Road, Changning District, Shanghai 200336, PRC Email: guantaosh@guantao.com Guantao Shanghai Office, honored as 'China Law Firm of the Year', was established in March 2001. After merging with Shanghai Zhongmao Law Firm and Shenda Partners in 2016, now it is staffed by an excellent team of 57 partners and consultants along with over 150 associates and paralegals, who are recognized leaders respectively. Advantage practice areas of Shanghai Office include infrastructure & real estate, mergers & acquisitions, private equity & venture capital, foreign investment, banking & finance, bankruptcy & liquidation, delimitation of property rights, issuance of stocks and bonds, intellectual property, bidding & tendering. It also has outstanding performance on commercial litigation and arbitration, and criminal defense. Shanghai Office provides full legal services for numerous major projects, such as Expo 2010 Shanghai China, Shanghai Tower, Shanghai Disney Resort, Shanghai Middle Ring Road Project, Hongqiao Transportation Hub, National Exhibition and Convention Center and Xuhui Binjiang Area Development. Shanghai Office also acts as legal counsel for a number of government agencies, enterprises and institutions, such as China Eastern, Jinmao Group, Shimao Group, Bank of China, Bank of Communications, SPD Bank, Minsheng Bank, BEA, State Grid East China Grid Company, Shanghai Film Co., Ltd., Lujiazui Co., Ltd., Shanghai Municipal Investment, INESA, Shanghai Rainbow Group, Shanghai Shendi Group, ROCKBUND, Mitsubishi Electric etc. Shanghai is the largest and most economically developed city in China. Shanghai Office is committed to providing comprehensive and high-quality legal services to clients in all industries. Add: AF, 30/Floor, Noble Centre, 1006 3rd Fuzhong Road, Futian District, Shenzhen 518026, PRC Email: guantaosz@guantao.com Shenzhen is the fastest developing city in China and one of the core cities of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. Shenzhen is also the centre of technology, finance, international business and shipping industries in China. Shenzhen is the home to the Shenzhen Stock Exchange as well as the headquarters of numerous high-tech companies, insurance companies and banks. We established our Shenzhen office as early as in 2003, and now have more than 10 partners and 40 fee earners. We have an excellent reputation for top quality advice and good service on both contentious and non-contentious matters. We offer a full range of services covering corporate, capital market, private investment funds, asset-backed securities, real estate, employment, intellectual property, insurance and shipping as well as all forms of dispute resolution including commercial litigation and arbitration and white-collar crime. We act for clients locally, in Shenzhen, and we work closely with our Hong Kong and Guangzhou offices so that we are able to provide service to our clients across the Greater Bay Area. Add: Room 2704-2706, Yuanrong Xingzuo Tower A, 269 Wangdun Road, Suzhou Industrial Park, PRC Email: guantaosuzhou@guantao.com Guantao Suzhou Office, located in Harmony City in the CBD of Suzhou next to Jinji Lake, possesses 5 partners among almost 40 associates and supporting staff. Core team members have more than ten years of practice experience in Suzhou. Suzhou Office focuses on core business areas of real estate & construction, corporate perennial legal services and capital markets, acting as legal counsel to more than 500 enterprises, representing thousands of litigation and arbitration cases and earning a good reputation from the clients. To guarantee the efficient and high-quality services, Suzhou Office has set up different departments, including Labor Department, Corporate Department, Foreign Affairs Department (working languages: Chinese Mandarin, English and German), Litigation Department, Securities Department and Real Estate Department. To meet client requirements, Guantao teams composed of professional lawyers safeguard the clients against legal risks in a comprehensive manner. With regards to important and complicated legal affairs that involve multi-departments, relevant departments and other Guantao offices will work together in order to ensure the service efficiency and quality. Guantao Law Firm's Annual Legal Counsel Service Center is based in Suzhou Office as the back-end processing center for Guantao's annual legal counsel services across the country to centralize and take care of matters for perennial clients such as contract review and emails reply. Add: Suite 6, Level 7, 66 Hunter Street, Sydney NSW 2000 Tel: +(612) 9002 0999 Email: sydney@guantao.com Guantao Sydney Office was officially established on 18 May 2015. Sydney Office will develop the Australian investment market based on offering service for Chinese clients, keep the alliance partnership with world's top law firm Ashurst and provide the most humanized and commercialized investment solutions for clients. The focus of Sydney Office legal services includes, in particular, the following issues: • To assist M&A of Chinese enterprises in Australia • To assist financing of Chinese enterprises on ASX • To support funds and investment projects of Chinese funds, PE, VC in Australia • To support Australian investment in China The expertise of Sydney Office extends to the following practice areas: • Real Estate & Construction • Mining, Energy & Natural Resources • Project & Infrastructure • High and New Technology • Funds, Bonds, Securities and Financing Add: Room 609-611, 6/F, Vantone Center Tianjin, the intersection of Dagu North Road and Xuzhou Road, Heping District, Tianjin 300042, PRC Tel: (86-22) 58299677 58299678 Email: guantaotj@guantao.com Our Tianjin Office was established in April 2009. Lying in the center of circum-Bohai region, Tianjin has been recognized as one of the largest industrial centers in Northern China. Now with the construction and opening-up of its Binhai New Area, Tianjin is embracing a new significant historical opportunity of development. Our Tianjin office, located in Central Plaza, the landmark building of the city, is staffed by experience lawyers competent to provide efficient and quality legal services to clients in different industries, with emphasis on foreign investment, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, real estate, and intellectual property. Add: 23/F, Qixing Tower, 178 Qixing West Road, Siming District, Xiamen Tel: (86-592) 5205 899 Fax: (86-592) 5202 133 Email: guantaoxm@guantao.com Guantao Xiamen Office set up since March 2008. In September 2015, the elite teams of two local law firms, i.e. Fujian Jianchang Law Firm and Fujian Dadao Law Firm wholly joined Guantao Xiamen Office. Currently, Xiamen Office have 8 partners, i.e. Mr. Zheng Shuiyuan, Mr. Guo Xiaodong, Dr. Chen Zerong, Mr. Li Yansheng, Dr. An Shouzhi, Mr. Zhu Yue, Mr. Chen Yu, Mr. Zhang Shengli, and over 60 associates, trainee and supporting staffs. Xiamen locates across the strait from Taiwan, the dynamic markets of Xiamen and Fujian Province together with Xiamen's strategic geo-economic location, as the Special Economic Zone, national comprehensive matched reform experiment zone, Fujian Pilot Free Trade Zone, Xiamen currently become the Model Area of Cross strait cooperation in new industries and modern service industry, shipping center of South-eastern China, Finance Service Center of Cross Strait, Trade Center of Cross Strait. Guantao Xiamen Office focuses on to provide with the excellent, comprehensive and effective legal service and legal resolution for clients. Guantao Xiamen Office offers a variety of legal services in the fieldsof cooperate, banking, IPO, M&A, PE and Finance, real estate projects, bankruptcy, shipping and maritime, international trade, sports and projects, litigation and arbitration. We are also dedicated to providing legal services of high quality in the fields of criminal and IP rights. Add: Room 713, Shang Center, 51 Gaoxin Road, Xi'an ‍710075, Email: guantaoxa@guantao.com Our Xi'an Office was established in July 2001 with four partners namely Jia Jianwei, Tian Xiangqun, Kang Hongyun and Wang Fan. Situated in the historic but modern metropolis of Xi'an, our Xi'an Office is best known for its strength in advising corporate clients on securities and investment projects. The expertise of our Xi'an Office professionals extends to corporate reorganization, asset restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, stocks offering and listing, bankruptcy and insolvency, and real estate development. Additionally, Xi'an Office is well known for success in the traditional field of commercial litigations and arbitrations. To promote the public welfare, our Xi'an Office has set up a blog, through which our legal professionals provide pro bono services to the public. Add: Room 3617-3621, CRCC 1818 Center Tower, 23 Middle North Road, Wuchang District, Wuhan 430061, PRC Email: guantaowh@guantao.com Founded on the basis of Hubei Dongzifeng Law Firm on 18 June 2017, Wuhan office of Guantao has three partners (Nie Zhengwen, Liu Hanguo and Dong Li), 15 lawyers and administrative staff, all of whom has practiced law in Wuhan for many years. Wuhan is the capital city of Hubei province, the only sub-provincial-level city of central region and a major industrial, scientific and traffic hub. Wuhan Optics Valley boasts two trophy cups: free trade pilot zone and national innovation model zone. Blessed with superb location, Wuhan office is devoted to provide quality legal services for clients. Covering construction, real estate, M&A, banking, finance, litigation and arbitration, Wuhan office’s main clients includes car manufacturers, construction companies, real estate companies, commercial banks and AMC. In the foregoing industries, these battle-hardened lawyers all have extensive experiences, skill and connections. Add: 10/F Xinlihua Center, 151 Taishan Road, Jianye District, Nanjing, PRC Guantao Nanjing Office, based on the reorganization of JiangSu SuYuan Law Firm which was founded in June 1993, possesses 12 partners, 34 associates and 15 paralegals, covering an area of 2000 square meters in 3 stories. Guantao Nanjing Office was recognized as Excellent Law Firm by Jiangsu Provincial Department of Justice and Jiangsu Lawyers Association for many years, honored as Provincial Civilized Unit by Jiangsu Provincial People’s Government for 3 times and awarded twice as Second-Class Collective Merit. Successively, numerous lawyers of Guantao Nanjing Office act as chairman, deputy chairman and director of Jiangsu Lawyers Association, director, vice-director and member of specialized committee in Jiangsu Lawyers Association, WTO legal service counsel in Jiangsu, arbitrator of arbitration commission in Jiangsu and Anhui, etc. Guantao Nanjing Office insists on specialization and teamwork, consisting of specialized departments, including Corporate Department, Finance & Securities Department, Infrastructure Department, Construction & Real Estate Department, Intellectual Property Department, International Business Department, Shipping and Maritime Department, Marriage and Family Affairs Department, Criminal Defense Department, Litigation & Arbitration Department, Legal Research Office, Adminsitrative Management Department and Business Development Department. Guantao Nanjing Office will work together with Shanghai, Hangzhou, Suzhou and other offices, providing domestic and overseas clients with high-quality and efficient legal services in the fields of litigation and arbitration, corporate restructuring and insolvency, capital operation, real estate and construction, finance, insurance, intellectual property, shipping and maritime, etc. Add:100 King Street West, Suite 5600, Toronto, ON M5X 1C9 Canada Email:toronto@guantao.com Fax: +1 (866) 288 -1166 Serving as the window office targeting in North America market, Guantao Toronto Office is based in Canada and also works closely with other 17 domestic and overseas offices in a shared manner in terms of investment opportunities, resources, clients and legal talents. We are bringing legal talents together and making joint efforts to the promote business communication and investment that flow between China and Canada. Since establishment, Toronto Office has maintained a close cooperative relationship with such numerous top international law firms as BLG (Borden Ladner Gervais), Gowling WLG, Stikeman Elliott LLP, Cox & Palmer and Minden Gross LLP. Our work has been acknowledged round the world and we keep offering clients with tailored legal advice and customized business solutions. Guantao Toronto Office provides a full range of legal services, including but are not limited to the following core practice areas: To assist domestic businesses: • To assist M&A of Chinese enterprises in Canada; • To assist financing of Chinese enterprises on CSE; • To support funds and investment projects of Chinese funds, PE, VC in Canada; • To provide review of overseas loan; • To assist HNWI on their investment, property and trust businesses in Canada. To develop Canadian businesses: • Investment and trading cooperation in Atlantic Provinces, covering industries of mining, energy and natural resources, infrastructure; • Funds, bonds, securities and financing; • High technology and blockchain; • Legal advisor to Chinese enterprises; • Immigration, real estate and marriage ; • Commercial litigation; • International trade; Our WishGuantao Law Firm, headquartered in Beijing, is a one of the pioneer law firms with a reputation for high performance and extensive experience in China. To build a platform with global strategy and core competitiveness, which could create value for the clients and be recognized by the clients, is our wish.Our AttitudeWorking with Guantao colleagues and partners could be professionally rewarding and personally fulfilling. We shall insist on entrepreneurial culture, provide diverse education mechanism and you will get access to robust training along with professional development opportunities. Join us and launch your career with Guantao! Our WishGuantao Law Firm, headquartered in Beijing, is a one of the pioneer law firms with a reputation for high performance and extensive experience in China. To build a platform with global strategy... Learn More programs> Learn more teachers> PROFESSIONALS Products Your location： HOME / PROFESSIONALS / Beijing Qin Xiao Education Background Peking University School of Law, LLB Working Experiences Beijing Yuecheng Law Firm（2002-2005） Guantao Law Firm（2005-present） • Corporate liquidation & bankruptcy • Risk disposal of financial institution • Company law, securities law etc. • Contract law, labor contract law etc. • Labor arbitration, contract disputes, civil litigation and commercial litigation etc. Representative Cases: Implemented the risk disposal of banks and other financial institutions, including administrative liquidation and bankruptcy procedures involving China Southern Securities, China Kunlun Securities and China Minfa Securities; Participated in corporate liquidation & bankruptcy, including but not limited to the Austar Company; Experienced in legal practice regarding Chinese Company law, securities law and asset disposal (including securities assets) laws; Conducted the legal due diligence for asset management companies including China Huarong Asset Management Co.,LTD. and SDIC, and for some financial investment companies； Provides perennial legal advisory services for companies and public institutions including Tianjin Hongsheng Real Estate Company, China Securities Investor Protection Fund Corporation, Jingxi Tourism Company and Beijing meteorological research institute; Experienced in practicing Chinese Contract law, labor contract law, civil litigation and arbitration. 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__label__wiki	0.71693	0.71693	Frigglive Frigg is a Lifestyle and Entertainment media publication that goes out to the masses via www.frigglive.com. Its content covers verticals such as night life, the theatre and arts, dining and many more entertainment related content. M! The Opera Extra Show on Tuesday March 28th SmoovePinch'ed: Yes, there's mixed reviews about this production good and bad.. and our verdict is, we liked it. Visually fresh, clever use of staging and props, superb fashion, witty script, some great singing although the talents available were slightly under utilised, very abstract, interesting fusion of traditional musical instruments and the orchestra and overall, seamless integration of music, talents, fashion, design, songs and art.. superb effort. Still a journey to go for it to be great but it's a step in a positive direction. Congrats to the whole team, it was a tough process but we appreciate the great effort. Why? Because you either get it or you don't. If you did, congrats. If you didn't, go see it again. If you haven't, go see it and judge for yourself. If you don't, then you can't really comment on it can you? ;) Frigged by Joe Frigg at Tuesday, March 07, 2006 The Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix Spring Gala 2006 Frigged by Joe Frigg at Sunday, March 05, 2006 Formula 1 Passport Click here for the Passport Frigged by Joe Frigg at Saturday, March 04, 2006 F1 Fever In Kuala Lumpur As Kuala Lumpur revs up for the PETRONAS Malaysian Grand Prix 2006, both Sepang International Circuit (SIC) and Kuala Lumpur City Hall have once again collaborated to provide racing fans and supporters with thrills and excitement galore. Expect the best of motor racing action, celebrations and a carnival-like atmosphere when you arrive in the Malaysian capital. The F1 related fun and entertainment activities during March are known as Pit Stops. Pit Stop 1 is the launch of the PETRONAS Malaysian Grand Prix and Kuala Lumpur Grand Prix City (KLGPC) programmes at Berjaya Times Square on 5 March 2006. Pit Stop 2 is the shopping spree in KLGPC from 11 to 26 March. The F1 fraternity and supporters can browse and buy the best bargains be it elegant designer brands or unique ethnic souvenirs at shopping malls throughout the city. For Pit Stop 3, the Naza group of companies is organising the KL F1 Auto Festival at Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur from 11 to 12 March 2006. Among the attractions are the KL 3rd International Vintage & Classic Car Concours parade, Maxis activities, scooter demonstration and competition, musical performances, F1 mini party, colouring contest, magic show, auto festival, karaoke and big screen show of the F1 opening race live from Bahrain.Pit Stop 4 is all glamour and prestige as SIC is holding a spectacular 2006 PETRONAS Malaysian Grand Prix Spring Gala at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre on 16 March. The highlight is the live concert by Lionel Ritchie, the multiple Grammy award-winning singing sensation from the U.S. A total of 200 tickets priced at RM900, RM1,300 and RM1,550 are available to the public. Ticketed guests will have the opportunity to mingle with Formula 1 drivers and personalities, celebrities and corporate leaders during the cocktail reception. Pit Stops 5 and 6 are BMW Sauber F1 events. The BMW Sauber team is a new addition to the 2006 Formula One World Championship. Their events from 16 to 19 March include a fashion show, entertainment act and BMW Heritage Race Cars Demo at Jalan Pinang and Jalan P. Ramlee on 18 March. Pit Stop 7 showcases the richness of Malaysian culture and lifestyle known as “Sights & Sounds of Kuala Lumpur Grand Prix City” at the downtown Bintang Walk from 17 to 18 March. Other pit stops are the Red Zone party at SIC on 17 March (Pit Stop 8), Renault F1 Tiesto Live in KL at SIC on 18 March (Pit Stop 9) and McLaren Chrome Party at the Mercedes Benz showroom, Jalan Sultan Ismail (Pit Stop 10). Sepang will host the second round of the 2006 Formula One World Championship from 17 to 19 March, a week after the new season opens in Bahrain on March 12. The races held at Sepang F1 Circuit, some 50km from the shopping and entertainment haven of Kuala Lumpur, is only a 10-minute drive from the Kuala Lumpur International Airport. Tickets for the PETRONAS Malaysian Grand Prix range from RM50 to RM1,750 and can be purchased at the SIC office in KL Sentral, via internet at www.malaysiangp.com.my or by calling Ticket Hotline at 603-87782222. Issued by: Communications Division, Tourism Malaysia Frigged by Joe Frigg at Wednesday, March 01, 2006 The Red Zone Tour set to take Malaysia by storm!! The highly anticipated Red Zone Tour is back! Partygoers around the nation can now heave a sigh of relief as these much awaited parties, held annually in celebration of the hottest, most sizzling race in the world make a thrilling comeback. Organised proudly by Protein Events and Future Sound Asia, in conjunction with Sepang International Circuit (SIC), the Red Zone Tour 2006 is set to sizzle with a list of illustrious DJs that will excite the most jaded of clubbers. The Red Zone Tour 2006, indisputably the official Grand Prix party of the season, will consist of two mind-numbing outdoor parties that will bring the nation up to speed on the thrill and excitement of the PETRONAS Malaysian Grand Prix - turning Kuala Lumpur into THE Grand Prix city of the region. The Red Zone Grand Prix experience will be brought all the way to Penang on March 11, 2006, as DJ Mario Piu (ITA), DJ Brent Burns (RSA) and DJ Gabriel (accompanied by Tabla Maniam, both from Singapore) thrills partygoers in an unprecedented outdoor experience at Cocos – The Garage. They will be joined by 3 equally exciting local acts – DJ Joey G from Channel V, DJ Roxy and DJ Desire. The heat picks us a week later, on March 17, 2006 at the F1 Village in SIC as ATB (GER) makes his Malaysian debut, accompanied by DJ Montana (NED) and DJ Tall Paul (UK). They are joined by local DJ Bryan Burger, while DJ Brent Burns and DJ Gabriel stage a repeat performance from their show in Penang. Completing the equations of sights and sounds is 4YOUREYE, an Austrian VJ husband-and-wife duo that will provide the ideal visual accompaniment for both parties. Coming to Malaysia for the second time, 4YOUREYE will have full creative freedom, turning both parties into a sensational assault on the senses. Red Zone this year has taken unparalleled steps to make the tickets extremely accessible – the first 1,000 clubbers in Penang and the first 3,000 in Kuala Lumpur will party for free once registered on www.redzone.com.my beginning 27 February 2006. Alternatively, tickets can be purchased at the door for RM20, which includes one standard drink. The parties are open to partygoers 18 and above only, and all tickets collections and purchases are dependant on display of a valid photo ID. Never before has Red Zone given this many tickets away free of charge, or priced them as affordably. This lives up to their promise of being the official Grand Prix party, giving as many Malaysians as possible the opportunity to experience the fever of Red Zone – turning it into the most celebrated Grand Prix event of the season. For more information on the Red Zone Tour 2006, please call 03-2072 9443. 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__label__cc	0.666703	0.333297	Ayodhya court decision Posted on October 5, 2010 by nandan Ayodhya, Ayodhya, Ayodhya…I think the most popular word nowadays in India. Everybody was talking about what was going to be the decision of High court about Babri Mosque demolition. Actually this mosque was destroyed by radical Hindus on 6th of December, 1992 and since then the legal case was pending at the High court of UP. Everybody was so excited and scared also. People were so scared of the possibility of riots after the decision. We had army everywhere in the Varanasi where usually our streets are police free, we had helicopters in our sky… it was scary. Finally the decision came and the court tried to make both Hindus and Muslims happy but Muslims do not seem to be happy with the decision. They immediately decided to go to the supreme court of India to challenge High court’s decision. Actually everybody knew that the case will be challenged in Supreme court for sure but it was strange to see how these political leaders became angry on the decision who were talking about respecting the decision of the High court. All of the leaders were appealing us to respect upcoming decision but they were the first one who seemed upset with the decision. I was talking with a Muslim guy about what he thought about the decision and he said that all of the Muslims were very sad and disappointed with the decision. He said that they feel like High court treated them like beggars and gave only a small part of the land but honestly they have the rights over the whole premises. I did not like his view because the whole world knows that there used to be a Ram temple which was destroyed by Babur so Muslims should also think about it and be happy with the land they got for the sake of India. In reality, if we look at the mosque through real Islamic rules, the Babri mosque should not be considered as a mosque because Islam says that any mosque built by destroying sacred places of other religions is not a mosque which clearly means that Babri mosque was not a mosque. And after all Muslims should think that the disputed premises was birthplace of Lord Rama which makes that premises a really sacred place for Hindus, maybe the most sacred place in whole India. And Babri mosque was not an important or sacred place for Muslims so why they are unhappy? I am sure that Hindus would not compromise with this place and Muslims should also think about it. Anyways, the good thing that happened was that no riots and any tension happened because of the decision. I know it very well that many people are angry but by God grace nothing serious happened. In the year 1992 hundreds of people died. And not only in 1992 but in coming years also around 6th of Dec. I think that the young generation is educated and we do not want to fight for a piece of land. I believe that God is the same whether Allah, Ram, Jesus or anyone so why to fight? I asked several people the same question that what should we built: a mosque or a temple and different people had different ideas and after hearing all of them I thought why not built a pub instead of a temple or a mosque. If the temples and mosque create tension then just built a pub and I am sure it will help people becoming friends with each other. Imagine Hindus and Muslims both coming under the same roof and drinking together and talking… what else we need. Communication gap is the biggest reason behind any kind of tension and this pub will finish the gap. And this idea is already approved by a very famous and respected poet named Harivansha Rai Bacchan who talks about how temples and mosques make people fight and how drinking places bring people together in one of his most famous poets called Madhushala : मुसलमान औ’ हिन्दू है दो, एक, मगर, उनका प्याला, एक, मगर, उनका मदिरालय, एक, मगर, उनकी हाला, दोनों रहते एक न जब तक मस्जिद मन्दिर में जाते, बैर बढ़ाते मस्जिद मन्दिर मेल कराती मधुशाला!।५०। धर्मग्रन्थ सब जला चुकी है, जिसके अंतर की ज्वाला, मंदिर, मसजिद, गिरिजे, सब को तोड़ चुका जो मतवाला, पंडित, मोमिन, पादिरयों के फंदों को जो काट चुका, कर सकती है आज उसी का स्वागत मेरी मधुशाला।।१७। सजें न मस्जिद और नमाज़ी कहता है अल्लाताला, सजधजकर, पर, साकी आता, बन ठनकर, पीनेवाला, शेख, कहाँ तुलना हो सकती मस्जिद की मदिरालय से चिर विधवा है मस्जिद तेरी, सदा सुहागिन मधुशाला।।४८। Lets forget about such issues and make the earth a beautiful and a happy place. Peace! This entry was posted in Hindu culture, Politics and tagged Ayodhya, court decision, Hindu-Muslim relations, Mosque, temple by nandan. Bookmark the permalink.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line87
__label__cc	0.613921	0.386079	Looking at this years roster Thread: Looking at this years roster SkipZag Professional Zag Fan Happy NewYear Zagineer... A couple of other changes for you.. Lily’s last name is spelled Scanlon and she is a point guard. Go Zags!! Zagineer Zag for Life Skip, Thanks for catching my errors. Corrections are shown below. Sadly, this update now lists Katie Campbell with the not able to play asterisk (*). Just like last year, we are currently down 4 players from our full roster. Except, last year it took the whole year to accumulate 4 unplayable personnel. This year, we still have a lot of basketball to play. Zag Up, everyone! Here is an update of the Roster to show the 2020-2021 season as the "Current Year". It also includes our two latest Verbal Commits for the 2021-2022 season. Welcome Esther Little from Ipswich, England!! Welcome Payton Muma from Highlands Ranch, Colorado!! As in the past, the Roster is organized in two ways. First by Class, and then by Primary Position. Both tables contain the same information. ZagDad84 Zagineer, Based on the numerous highlights I have seen of Esther Little, I think that Esther Little is much more likely to play the #2 or more likely the #3 than the #4 where you currently have her located. She has a game that is much more akin to JT or LF than the Wirths or MK. JMO, ZagDad Thanks for the input, ZD. I always appreciate input from you, SkipZag, and others. I did not have the chance a watch any of the videos of Esther Little before I posted the roster update. The basis for listing her as a Forward (correctly or incorrectly) is from my online search for information. She is listed as a "Power Forward" on eurobasket.com, as a "Forward" on fiba.basketball, and as "an athletic Forward" in the Spokesman Review article. The fiba.basketball link below contains the stats from her 8-game FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division B tournament last summer, where she averaged 12.1 rebounds per game. It also contains 6 pictures in game action. Each still-shot action picture on its own could be catergorized anywhere from Point Guard to Power Forward and everything in between. https://www.eurobasket.com/player/Es...ketball/367306 (Be careful. To go further than the opening page requires membership and costs money.) https://www.fiba.basketball/europe/u...er-Rose-Little https://www.spokesman.com/stories/20...with-forward-/ With all that said, after watching a few videos, I can see why you are projecting her to be a Wing on the Zags team in 2021-2022. She handles the ball and brings it up court extremely well with spot-on passing abilities. This brings up the general topic of how the Roster in this thread is structured. When I started posting it back in 2016, I was just parroting back the player positions as stated in the Roster published in gozags.com (along with a little more information, grouped, and color-coded to visually see a projection of what the future teams will look like). Gozags.com categorizes the players into only three positions: G, F, or C. About a year or so ago, I started to break out the primary Point Guards separate from all the other Guards. My question to you and others on this Forum is,... would it be beneficial to break away from the three gozags.com categories of just G, F, and C and drill down in detail to the seven categories of positions used in the game today (Point Guard, Combo, Shooting Guard, Wing, Small Forward, Power Forward, and Center)? One thing is for certain. We will never obtain 100% consensus on the proper categorization of all the players on the team, even with the stipulation that it represents the predominate position of each player. Thoughts, ZD and others? Last edited by Zagineer; 03-31-2020 at 03:08 PM. Reason: fixed a typo. I think what you have done in the past works very well for your roster spots. By far and large, most of the players play where you have initially placed them and combining the #2 and #3 spots makes a lot of sense since players frequently migrate between these two spots during the game. I would not change anything in the way you are listing things. Thanks. My issue with Esther is that in the video links that I provided list her as a combo guard/forward not just a forward: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rf2wFEo5M4w https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q...0C&FORM=VDQVAP https://www.eadt.co.uk/sport/nino-se...tory-1-5642650 She is listed on the opening sequence as a guard/forward which I think accurately describes the position she actually plays today. In several of the interviews with Esther, she says that her head coach has taught her how to play point guard and how to shoot 3's. In all difference to our current list of forwards, JW & LW will occasionally shoot a 3 but nobody else will. Going back several years, only JB had a significant outside game but JB could not handle (dribbling, passing, etc.) the ball anything like Esther. Both the Wirths and JB are considerably taller than Esther and Esther's height when combined with her smaller stature would indicate her playing more on the outside than banging around on the inside at Gonzaga. Thus, I think placing her at the #2/#3 spot would be more accurate where she is going to play with Gonzaga, but if you want to leave her at a forward (#4) that is fine with me as well. Agree with ZD on Esther... thinking she will be a wing. As for positioning the players... sometimes hard to do with the way the game goes today. I see the coaching staff playing the 1 and 2s with PGs... and with that, you could move K-14 to a PG. Then you have the 3s... wings. And last you could combide the F and C and call them P being we run a high low post. Hence you would have G, W, P. That being said (and I have way to much time on my hands) what you have put together is great. Cheers and stay safe!! SLOZag Abby O’Connor Leaves Loyola University Chicago for Gonzaga "The Loyola women’s basketball team has some big shoes to fill after junior forward Abby O’Connor announced on Twitter she’s transferring to Gonzaga University at the end of the semester. O’Connor was one of Loyola head coach Kate Achter’s first recruits in 2017 and made an instant impact on the court. In her three years at Loyola, O’Connor averaged 12.5 points per game and seven rebounds per game. This year, she led the Ramblers with 12.3 points and 8 rebounds per game. She was named All-Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) honorable mention this season after receiving All-MVC first team and MVC All-Defense Team honors a year ago." http://loyolaphoenix.com/2020/04/abb...l-for-gonzaga/ Perhaps someone can fill in some of the blanks here: Is Abby going to play ball at GU? Can she play this Fall? Do we have the roster room? Do we have the extra scholarship? Does she have the talent to help us? These are interesting times. "Kids come here to better their own lives, not ours. If you take a player’s failures as a personal affront…. check yourself." - Chick-Stratino'sUrDaddy Just a guess, Abby has played 3 years so she has a single year of eligibility available. Since she is a junior, unless she graduates as a junior she would have to sit out next year for transfer protocol, unless the NCAA relaxes those rules. I don't see an available scholarship for this upcoming year (2020/2021) and we have a really (really) full roster and playing time would be limited. However, assuming she has to sit the 2020/2021 year, we are losing 6 graduates at the end of 2021, and we have only 2 verbal commits for 2021/2022 so we would have a scholarship available for the 2021/2022 season. sylean sounds like a good get but do transfers who sit count towards your total number of scholarships?....I know we lose a lot next year ....sadly....I like that she has impressive defensive skills....I'd like to get a big post somewhere.... Abby would be a good add to a lite 2021-2022 senior class... MK and AV are our only seniors. As for scholarships... I’m not sure if GB is on a scholarship. If she isn’t, which I think she has earned one, there would be one left for next year... if the total scholarship number is 15. For the year of 2022-2023 we are only sitting with two posts... thinking we will need a couple of post in 2021-2022. That would be a class of four replacing this years class of six seniors. All of this is brought to you thanks to Zagineer’s excellent charts. Originally Posted by SkipZag ... if the total scholarship number is 15. The NCAA requires universities and colleges at the D1 level to offer only ‘full’ scholarships in men’s and women’s basketball. Men’s programs are restricted to 13 scholarships while women’s program rosters have 15 full scholarship players. An interesting point for you to know about full scholarship awards at the NJCAA (Junior College) D1 level is the total offering includes transportation costs one time per year to and from the college by direct route. NCAA D2 and NAIA may offer full or partial scholarship monies to college basketball recruits. While NCAA Division 3 schools are not permitted to offer athletic scholarships you can also benefit from earning academic and merit scholarships available to all students registering to attend those institutions. Here is an update to the 2020-2021 Roster and forecast out to 2023-2024. Also,..... Welcome Abby O'Connor from Loyola University of Chicago!! After the input and dialogue from the past few posts, the table below grouped by Primary Position has been restructured to better identify the following Primary Positions: To me, this structure better presents and communicates the intent of the table. That is, to identify what positions we need to recruit in preparation for the future years. Let me know of any corrections needed. It is possible that Abby may not be required to sit out a year due to transfer. This post is from the MBB board: "Originally Posted by zagsfanforlife[:] Prominent cbb writers are saying that the rule allowing transfers to transfer without sitting out a year has a better chance to pass than not. [From caldwellzag:] Hearing the same thing." That would solve half of the impediments to Abby playing for us next fall. The other half is the question whether there will be a roster spot open for her then. I think that because of the catastrophic events going on , the NCAA should be very liberal in their approach to transfers and do so immediately...some of these kids lost out on post season tournaments, and nothing could really be done about that but at least going forward, opens it up more for the players......I'd like to see some regulations so we don't have a free for all with intense recruiting of transfers to the money schools.... and along with that, maybe allow an extra schollie this year?... I don't know if Gillian is on scholarship....she should be....she is very important to this team and when she plays she does well....but we'll see how this shakes out.... Welcome Breanne (Bree) Salenbien from Lenawee Christian, Adrian Michigan! In the updated Roster Charts below, I have positioned Bree as a Forward. After visiting 6 web sites, there was not a general consensus as to whether she is a Wing, or a Forward. Probably because she can play both.... and probably will at GU. By listing her as a Forward, the future team is balanced with 4 Wings and 4 Forwards. We'll have to wait about 2 years from now to find out where her minutes were spent in her Freshman year. GO ZAGS! Welcome Calli Stokes from Redondo Union HS, Redondo Beach, CA!! The 2021-2022 roster is filling up. One more opening. Thanks Zagineer... really shows us what’s going on with the team. I’m not sure if it has been announced (and we may not know until this fall) but I think EH red shirted last year. If anyone knows one way or the other, would be great. yes, she did.... I also heard the EH had red shirted, I think at one of CLF's coaches shows. Another team member of interest is KG. Did she apply for a medical redshirt this year? If it was granted, she would be a red, red-shirt freshman this year and not a sophomore. Bigfooot Bulldog Fan That is correct on KG. She is again a red shirt freshman. SkipZag, sylean, ZD84, and Bigfooot: Thanks for the inputs. I, also, have wondered about the proper placement of EH and KG. I did considerable searching on Google for any related information and have come up with nothing. So, my decision was to stay with the documented/confirmed information. But,.... with inputs from the 4 of you, I have moved EH and KG to the NCAA Senior Class of 2023-2024 and added notes that we are awaiting confirming documentation from the player, or an official GU source. Updated to reflect latest Roster information in gozags.com. Updates include: - Added Jersey numbers to the new players - Corrected Ejim's height to 6-1 - Corrected Griffen's class to Redshirt Sophomore - Gozags.com shows Abby O'Connor's class as Senior (which is correct) with no indication of taking a transfer redshirt year. The Rosters below show 2020-2021 as her transfer redshirt year. We shall find out which one is correct at the end of November. 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__label__wiki	0.733679	0.733679	2021 Turks Field of Dreams Team Post Game Meals Turks Staff Follow the Turks 501(c)3 Turks MLB Turks MiLB Retired MLB Signed Pro Contract Turks Player of the Week VBL Ballparks VBL Standings VBL Stats Turks Defeat the Lumberjacks 9-6 Written by Jackson Long Sports Communication Intern HARRISONBURG, Va. (7/3/17) – The entire Harrisonburg Turks (12-14) lineup gets at least a base-hit to beat the Covington Lumberjacks (7-18) 9-6. Nick DiPonzio and Brendan Venter led the way for the Turks to lead them to three wins in a row heading into Independence Day. DiPonzio went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one run. Venter went 2-for-5 with a RBI. Elliot Cary arrived last night from the Oregon State Beavers. He made his first start in center field for the Turks and went 1-for-2 with a run and a RBI. Austin Embler had a good performance, going 2-for-5 with a RBI and a run as well. Mason Studstill, who is 4-0 pitching this season, went 2-for-5 with a RBI and a run with his bat. Ryan Alvarez and Bruce Strickland both went 3-for-5 for the Lumberjacks with two runs scored. Alvarez had two RBI and Strickland had three. Cade Bullinger (1-0) got his first decision of the season. He pitched 4.0 innings and only allowed one earned on two hits and added five strikeouts. Francisco Fernandez (0-2) took his second loss of the season for the Lumberjacks, pitching 3.1 innings and giving up three earned on four hits and struck out four. Chris Farish earned his second save of the season for the Turks. The Turks are idle on the 4th. They are back on the road to play Winchester (10-14), who they just beat Sunday night. They will be looking to extend their win-streak to four games. First pitch is scheduled for 7pm. Probable starter for the Turks is Matt Young (0-1) and Kyle Fulton (0-1) for the Royals. Both pitchers are looking for their first decisions of the season. COV 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 7 11 1 HAR 1 3 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 9 14 0 Scott, Fernandez (4), Cannon (8), and Berrios. Willis, Bullinger (5), Farish (9) and Llewellyn. W – Bullinger (1-0), L – Fernandez (0-2), S – Farish (2) © 2012-21 Harrisonburg Turks \| 1489 S. Main Street, Harrisonburg, VA, 22801 \| (540) 434-5919 phone/fax \| turksbaseball@hotmail.com \| Site by Augusta Free Press LLC	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line92
__label__wiki	0.7174	0.7174	Tickets and memberships Become a sponsor or an advertiser Hartpury University RFC Hartpury Men’s Rugby Academy Gloucester-Hartpury Women RFC Hartpury Women’s Rugby Academy RFC News Fylde Rugby 31 – Hartpury RFC 57 Fylde Rugby 31 – Hartpury RFC 57 Another nine-try haul helped Hartpury to their eighteenth successive win in this lively encounter with an equally attack-minded Fylde. However, with 15 minutes to play, this game was very much in the balance and it will be the five scores conceded that will preoccupy the coaching team this week. Both of these teams produce an open and attacking brand of rugby, so the nature of the match did not come as a surprise. But if, as seems likely, Hartpury find themselves playing in the Championship next season, they will need to be more clinical than they were in his fixture, particularly when it comes to not allowing teams to dictate the play as Fylde did for long periods. The men in red and black have conceded 13 tries in their last three matches and, although the defence is often very good for long periods, there are moments when it seems that a wake-up call is needed. Of course, the statistics in every other respect are remarkable. Only one point has been dropped out of a possible 90 in the campaign to date, and the points difference of 569 is more than three times better than that of their nearest rival. It is easy to see why when you look at the attacking weapons on offer. Against Fylde, Hartpury had clinched the bonus point well before half-time with a number of well-taken scores. Ben Vellacott, returning at scrum half following his successful Premiership debut for Gloucester, was among those to benefit with a personal tally of four tries, while winger Jonas Mikalcius weighed in with a smartly taken brace, both coming in the five minutes before half time. Indeed, there was no indication of the tension ahead as the visitors eased into a comfortable early lead. Steve Leonard, running powerfully off first phase, created the first opportunity for fullback Mike Wilcox, who had the pace to finish from 40 metres (pictured). Five minutes later, Mikalcius was set free on the left and he made good ground before his inside ball left Vellacott, in support, with a trot in. Luke Eves had made his Hartpury debut on this ground a year earlier and he was able to celebrate in the 23rd minute, finishing powerfully after Wilcox had created field position with another big break through the midfield. Fylde, to their credit, did rally before the break. A well-worked overlap provided ample space for Anthony Bingham’s flamboyant finish, before Sam Bedlow was allowed to stroll through some slack tackling. Either side of the Bedlow try, Mikalcius showed his worth with two pacy finishes and with one excellent effort to get up and reclaim a Hartpury re-start. If there had been signs of Hartpury’s collective attention wandering before the break, it became more noticeable in the second period as Fylde controlled possession and territory for long periods. Outside half Greg Smith took advantage to score under the posts in the 47th minute and, although Hartpury did respond when another fine intervention from Wilcox put Vellacott in at the corner, it signaled an extended period of Fylde pressure. Skipper Chris Briers finished a sustained attack before, with a penalty advantage being played, Smith launched an excellent cross-field kick that fell perfectly into the arms of on-rushing winger James Bailey. Smith’s good conversion made it 31-38 and, with quarter of an hour to play, Fylde had a very real sniff of an upset. Finally, Hartpury shook off their second-half lethargy and, inspired by the ever-lively Vellacott, had the resources to put the game to bed. A quickly tapped penalty, won after the forwards had created a good platform deep in Fylde territory, saw the ball moved wide right for winger Levi Davis to finish well and restore some breathing space. Into the final 10 minutes and Vellacott showed incredible pace to be first to Perry’s kick ahead, his footballing skills serving him well as he controlled the bouncing ball before scoring. Shortly afterwards, with Hartpury now firmly back in control, another quick tap from five metres out saw him wriggle over to complete the scoring. Perry was successful with six of his nine conversions. With Moseley not playing due to a frozen pitch at Blaydon, Hartpury’s lead is now 26 points, although next week’s home fixture with a rapidly improving Coventry is looming as another major test of their credentials. Fylde: Briers (Try 56), Bailey (Try 63), Armstrong, Bedlow (Try 37), Bingham (Try 30), Smith (Try 47, Cons 48, 56, 64), Nicholls, Griffiths, Burtonwood, Lewis, Gray, Garrod, Turley, Fairbrother, Rogerson. Replacements: Wild, Gregory, Lamprey, Brookes, Dowds. Hartpury: Wilcox (Try 4), Davis (Try 66), Leonard, Eves (Try 23), Mikalcius (Tries 35, 40), Perry (Cons 10, 24, 36, 40, 75, 79), Vellacott (Tries 9, 49, 75, 78); Flook, Tanner, Clarey, Chan, Quinn, Polledri, Safe, Oakley. Replacements: Taylor, Barron, Brockett, Dancer, Shaw. Referee: Matt Turvey Eves and Hartpury head north in search of win Number Eighteen Hartpury seek a win up North to return to the top of BUCS Super Rugby table Match updates	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line93
__label__cc	0.693254	0.306746	Know the Collision Regulations Rule 9 (b) - A vessel of less than 20 metres in length or a sailing vessel shall not impede the passage of a vessel, which can safely navigate only within a narrow channel or fairway. Rule 9 (d) - A vessel shall not cross a narrow channel or fairway if such crossing impedes the passage of a vessel which can safely navigate only within such channel or fairway. The latter vessel may use the sound signal prescribed in Rule 34(d) if in doubt as to the intentions of the crossing vessel. Rule 10 - Traffic Separation Schemes Rule 10(b) - A vessel using a Traffic Separation Scheme shall: (i) proceed in the appropriate traffic lane in the general direction of traffic flow for that lane; (iii) normally join or leave a traffic lane at the termination of the lane, but when joining or leaving from either side shall do so at a small an angle to the general direction of flow as practicable. Rule 10(c) - A vessel shall, so far as practicable, avoid crossing traffic lanes but if obliged to do so shall cross on a heading as nearly as practicable at right angles to the general direction of traffic flow. Rule 10(j) - A vessel of less than 20 metres in length or a sailing vessel shall not impede the safe passage of a power-driven vessel following a traffic lane. Rule 18(b)(ii) - A sailing vessel under way shall keep out of the way of a vessel restricted in her ability to manoeuvre. Rule 18(d)(i) - Any vessel other than a vessel not under command or a vessel restricted in her ability to manoeuvre shall, if the circumstances of the case admit, avoid impeding the safe passage of a vessel constrained by her draught, exhibiting the signals in Rule 28. Rule 19 - Conduct of Vessels in Restricted Visibility Rule 19(a) This Rule applies to vessels not in sight of one another when navigating in or near an area of restricted visibility. Rule 19(b) Every vessel shall proceed at a safe speed adapted to the prevailing circumstances and conditions of restricted visibility. A power-driven vessel shall have her engines ready for immediate manoeuvre. Rule 19(c) Every vessel shall have due regard to the prevailing circumstances and conditions of restricted visibility when complying with the Rules of Section I of this Part. Rule 19(d) A vessel which detects by radar alone the presence of another vessel shall determine if a close-quarters situation is developing and/or risk of collision exists. If so, she shall take avoiding action in ample time, provided that when such action consists of an alteration of course, so far as possible the following shall be avoided: Rule 19(d)(i) an alteration of course to port for a vessel forward of the beam, other than for a vessel being overtaken; Rule 19(d)(ii) an alteration of course towards a vessel abeam or abaft the beam. Rule 19(e) Except where it has been determined that a risk of collision does not exist, every vessel which hears apparently forward of her beam the fog signal of another vessel, or which cannot avoid a close-quarters situation with another vessel forward of her beam, shall reduce her speed to the minimum at which she can be kept on her course. She shall if necessary take all her way off and in any event navigate with extreme caution until danger of collision is over. With particular reference to the conduct of vessels (including pleasure craft) in restricted visibility, the MCA have released guidance in the form of MGN 369 Navigation In Restricted Visibility which can be accessed here.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line94
__label__wiki	0.880958	0.880958	Location： HOME > SOCIAL SERVIC... > 正文发布时间：2017-11-29 发布作者：点击数： 1. Group Photo of the Participants for the National Conference of Moral Education (April, 2000) 2. Dr. Liang Yongtai, Deputy President of “Break Through” That is the Well-Known Social Group for Adolescents in Hong Kong, Came to Our Institute for Exchange (April, 2002) 3. Dialogue of Special Topics Between Chinese and American Moral Education (2000) 4. Prof.Zhu Xiaoman, Award the Letter of Appointment to Prof. Peter Lang of Wawrick University, UK . (March, 2001) 5. The Members of the Academic Committee of Our Institute Discuss the Developmental planning of the Institute. 6. Prof. Peter Lang Presents the Books as gifts to Our Institute. (March, 2001) 7. Prof. Zhu Xiaoman, Award the Letter of Appointment to Prof. Chen Huichang of the Research Center of Developmental Psychology, Beijing Normal University (March, 2002) 8. Group Photo of the Representatives Attending “the International Conference of Moral Education in a Pluralistic Society” Sponsored by Our Institute.(May, 2001) 9. Prof. John White and Patricia White from University of London in England Visit Our Institute.(March, 2002) 10. Prof. Huang Huo from Taiwan Works in Our Institute to Do Some Research. He Is Giving a Lecture to Doctor Students. (March, 2002) 11. Receiving the Delegation of the Citizen Education Center From Institute of Education, University of Hong Kong (May, 2002)	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line95
__label__cc	0.542477	0.457523	browsing: 5.3.1 ZIP TAR .github 040000 doc 040000 etc 040000 misc 040000 pkg 040000 src 040000 test 040000 utils 040000 .clang-format 100644 2.64kB .gitattributes 100644 486B .gitignore 100644 663B .gitmodules 100644 95B .travis.yml 100644 623B CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md 100644 2.63kB COPYING 100644 16.41kB ChangeLog 100644 398.18kB INSTALL 100644 26.56kB ISSUES 100644 1.01kB Makefile 100644 994B README 100644 5.37kB README.md 100644 5.26kB Kamailio v5.2 ============= https://www.kamailio.org Table of contents I. About Kamailio II. Feature List III. Getting started IV. About the project V. Obtaining Help VI. Contributions VII. More Information I. About Kamailio ================= Kamailio is an industrial-strength, free server for realtime communication, based on the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP RFC3261). It is engineered to power Realtime Communications such as IP telephony and presence infrastructures up to large scale. With embedded support for WebSockets/WebRTC, HTTP, XSRP and XMLrpc as well as Json-rpc it's a modern server, up to date with current standards on IPv4/IPv6 and TLS security. Kamailio keeps track of users, sets up multimedia sessions, relays instant messages and creates space for new plug-in applications. Its proven interoperability guarantees seamless integration with components from other vendors, eliminating the risk of a single-vendor trap. Kamailio has successfully participated in various interoperability tests in which it worked with the products of other leading SIP vendors. The Kamailio software enables a flexible plug-in model for new applications: third parties can easily link their plug-ins with the server code and provide thereby advanced and customized services. With a modern RPC interface, 3rd party application can integrate and interact with services provided by Kamailio. By using the EVAPI interface or the embedded HTTP server restful applications can be built. Kamailio's performance and robustness allows it to serve millions of users and accommodate needs of very large operators. With a low-cost dual-CPU, the Kamailio server is able to power IP telephony services in an area as large as the Bay Area during peak hours. The Kamailio server is extremely configurable to allow the creation of various routing and admission policies as well as setting up new and customized services. Its configurability allows it to serve many roles: network security barrier, presence server, application server, IMS server or PSTN gateway guard (Edge Proxy / Session Border Controller) for example. II. Feature List ================ Please visit https://www.kamailio.org/ for the most up-to-date feature list. Note that as features easily are added as modules, changes can occur quickly. Most of Kamailio's features are implemented as plug-in modules. See our web site for a current list. III. Getting started ==================== The documentation wiki is an important source of tutorials for installing and understanding how Kamailio works: * https://www.kamailio.org/wiki/ The INSTALL document provides more details and guidelines that will help with the installation. Kamailio is composed of a core and additional modules. For each module there is a README with documentation on how to configure and use the module. These are available in each modules source code directory as well as on the kamailio.org web site. We recommend that you continue with reading README-MODULES and then the document named INSTALL. IV. About kamailio.org ======================== The Kamailio project has roots in a line of projects starting with SIP Express Router, then OpenSER and now Kamailio. A merge project was started during the fall of 2008 by developers from the OpenSER project, recently renamed to Kamailio.org, and SIP Express Router (SER) from iptel.org. Kamailio is the result of a merge of the code base and years of experience from both developer teams. During the development of the release 4.0, autumn-winter of 2012, the merger of the products was completed and a unified product was released. See http://www.kamailio.org/ for the story of SER, OpenSER and Kamailio. V. Obtaining Help ================= We offer best-effort free support for Kamailio. "best-effort" means that we try to solve your problems via email as soon as we can, subject to available manpower. To receive feedback to your inquiries, we recommend you to subscribe to the sr-users mailing list and post your queries there. This mailing list is set up for mutual help by the community of Kamailio users and developers. To participate in the mailing list, subscribe at the following web address: https://lists.kamailio.org/mailman/listinfo/sr-users The IRC channel #kamailio on freenode.net is a place where to meet and discuss with other members of Kamailio community. VI. Contributions ================= Kamailio is an open source project managed and developed by its community. Anyone is welcome to join the development efforts and contribute with code, documentation or other resources that could help the project. For code contributions, follow the suggestions provided at: * https://www.kamailio.org/wiki/devel/git-commit-guidelines The recommended way to contribute code is via pull requests to Kamailio project on Github: * httpss://github.com/kamailio VII. More Information ===================== Most up-to-date information is always available at our website, https://www.kamailio.org/ Particularly, it includes: - administrator's guide - configuration cookbooks (core, pseudovariables and transformations) - module documentation - installation guidelines (INSTALL) - download links - etc. You can also follow us on Twitter as @kamailio and like us on Facebook to get regular updates.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line99
__label__cc	0.735605	0.264395	Gorm Ashurst PhotographyGorm Ashurst Photography September 8, 2015 \| Architecture, Experimental \| construction, cranes Deep in the Forest August 23, 2015 \| Cycling Old Suttonians August 22, 2015 \| Skateboarding \| Collingwood, Cords, Frank, Rose Hill, Sam, Skateboarding, Sutton, Twigg July 26, 2015 \| Digital, Landscapes, People \| Clacton on Sea, coast, Essex Frinton On Sea July 26, 2015 \| Digital, Landscapes, People \| coast, Essex, Frinton On Sea, sea Walton on the Naze July 26, 2015 \| Digital, Landscapes \| coast, Essex, sea, Walton on the Naze Carsten Höller Slides at Southbank Centre July 3, 2015 \| Architecture, art, Digital \| Carsten Höller, Southbank Centre Canada Water and Hermitage Moorings June 28, 2015 \| Architecture, Landscapes \| architecture, boats, Canada Water, docklands, Hermitage Moorings, London, Thames, tower bridge June 24, 2015 \| art, Artists, People \| Art, Brink. The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, Daniel Bendelman, Fragments, installation, performance Pleasure Night June 24, 2015 \| art, People \| DJ, Music, Pleasure Night, Vauxhall Gardens Community Centre, Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens, VGCC «- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 -» gorm@gorminator.com Gorm Ashurst is a London based arts and reportage photographer and director at Bullet Creative. Find on Pintrest	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line102
__label__wiki	0.85389	0.85389	eTheses Home > Nottingham eTheses eTheses Home Depositing eTheses About Nottingham eTheses Nottingham ePrints Frank confessions: performance in the life-writings of Frank McCourt Eaton, Margaret Mary Catherine (2016) Frank confessions: performance in the life-writings of Frank McCourt. MPhil thesis, University of Nottingham. PDF (Frank Confessions: Performance in the Life-Writings of Frank McCourt) (Thesis - as examined) - Requires a PDF viewer such as GSview, Xpdf or Adobe Acrobat Reader This thesis focuses on the work of Frank McCourt, a writer who came to prominence in the 1990s for writing best-selling memoirs that touched upon a wider set of issues in the contemporary cultural debate: namely Ireland itself, the status of the memoir genre, and Irish-American identity. In five distinct chapters, the thesis adopts a postcolonial perspective using the theories of political performance that have been created by Victor Merriman and Joe Cleary to analyse the impact that McCourt’s life-writing and other performances have had upon global impressions of Ireland in the era of the ‘Celtic Tiger’. My thesis combines Merriman’s premise that in performance we can see the basic idea of Irish culture being resistant to modernism and, therefore, Ireland never properly decolonised with Cleary’s notion of disassociation of past and present and his concern with the social and cultural implications of Ireland’s uncritical embrace of a form of capitalist modernisation. Cleary and Merriman’s key ideas are reshaped to uncover the ways in which McCourt creates a version of ‘Irishness’ that is replete with recurrent clichés and stereotypical characters. I make the case that the performative model that McCourt adopts exposes his purpose of creating a national and cultural identity of 1930s and 1940s Ireland in which he reworks and revitalises his impoverished, traumatic childhood, revealing that the identity he expresses is a conscious performance. My analysis reveals how McCourt is engaged in a mode of life-writing that follows his journey from boyhood to manhood in a manner that mirrors the parallel process of Ireland’s journey into independence and economic prosperity when Ireland and ‘Irishness’ became desirable commodities. Throughout, I argue that McCourt utilises performance to market Irish identity successfully to a mass readership since his writing reinforces the connection between his life experience and the narrative of the nation. In turn, the thesis uncovers how McCourt appeals to his Irish and American audiences simultaneously by making use of the dual nationality and fluid identity that being Irish-American affords him, whereby he condemns conditions in Éamon de Valera’s Ireland at the same time that he exhibits a sense of nostalgia for the past. In McCourt’s writing we can recognise many tropes appropriated from films, songs, other memoirs and melodramatic themes, thus providing a meta-textual ‘framework’ by which McCourt’s experiences are organised and given meaning for an audience to understand. As a consequence, each chapter verifies that his deployment of cultural memory and performances of identity function, when ‘read’, to either deconstruct or cement essentialist notions of nationality or ethnicity. In the first chapter, ‘Angela’s Ashes in Performance’, I use Merriman’s idea that theatre and society have the potential to interact and become a space of social transformation and utopian thought, to emphasise the overlooked performative dynamic of McCourt’s best-known text, the memoir Angela’s Ashes. The thesis begins from this structuring principle to prove that a reworking of Angela’s Ashes for performance makes visible the mediation and presentation of ‘Irishness' in the re-written text, and how this forges a relation between the past of the narrative and the present of the performance. The first part of this chapter highlights the little-known musical adaptation of Angela’s Ashes that was staged at Derby Theatre in November 2012. I make the case that this production was strikingly political, and made great efforts to speak to the situation of the Irish diaspora in Derby and to draw attention to the contemporary alienation caused by poverty in that city. The second half of this chapter scrutinises the contrasting example of Alan Parker’s film version of Angela’s Ashes, which was realised by Paramount Pictures in 1999. I argue that, in contrast with the Derby adaptation, the Parker film evaded any localising particularities that might enable a political critique of any particular nation or governmental regime to be constructed. The chapter shows that a process of construction and mediation is identifiable in the theatre text in order to appeal to particular audiences. Overall, then, McCourt is revealed to be a writer who relied upon the playhouse when creating his own memoirs, and whose writing is itself appropriate for re-adaptation back into the realm of the theatrical. Each of the chapters that follow shows the work of construction and mediation in McCourt own texts, demonstrating how ideas about re-presentation and rewriting inform the thesis. The second chapter, ‘I’d Love To Be Irish When It’s Time for a Song’, asesses how and why McCourt’s work displays an extraordinary strong musical influence and how music intervenes when McCourt uses personal memory to return to past events. I argue that music becomes an index of McCourt’s relationship to assorted collectives such as family, community and state, providing him with a means of activating his memory in order to develop the autobiographical nature of the narrative through allusion and reference. The third chapter, ‘Are ye Gangsters or Cowboys? […] Fred Astaire How Are You?’ reveals how McCourt uses ‘fantasy’ figures from the cinema, particularly the matinee heroes John Wayne, James Cagney and Fred Astaire. The Western hero, the ‘hoodlum’ and the dancer are shown to provide a cultural framework for McCourt when he comes to describe and explore the vexed issue of Irish-American masculinities. The two-fold focus of the fourth chapter, ‘Melodramatic Moments’, argues that McCourt’s writing owes a debt to his literary predecessors Dion Boucicault and Seán O’Casey. I make the case that McCourt knew the work of these writers in both textual and performed contexts, and that he relied upon such melodramatic tropes in his own presentation of self, both on the page and in person. The fifth chapter, ‘Frank McCourt’s Performance of Irishness: Joycean and Other Legacies’ broadens out beyond the four walls of the playhouse to analyse how McCourt may be relying on a set of paradigms from Ireland’s best known writer, James Joyce. As I will show, this is not simply a case of McCourt emulating Joyce’s own writings – which of course he does – but also a question of how McCourt navigates a set of expectations about how a post-Joycean Irish writer ought to perform. Thesis (University of Nottingham only) (MPhil) Supervisors: Moran, J. Sanders, J. Frank McCourt, Ireland, Memoir, Irish-American Identity P Language and literature > PS American literature Faculties/Schools: UK Campuses > Faculty of Arts > School of English Eaton, Margaret	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line105
__label__cc	0.74272	0.25728	"The World's Safest Cookies" Baked by Fukushima Sc... 1 Millisievert Internal Radiation from a Man in Mi... Just Burn Radioactive Materials Then They're Harml... Follow Your Government's Instruction and You'll Be... #Radioactive Manure from Cows That Ate Radioactive... Decrease in White Blood Cells, Headache, Nausea in... Now It's #Radioactive Firewood: But It's "Cultural... #Fukushima I Nuke Plant: Krypton-85 and Xenon-131m... #Fukushima "Special District for Medical Research"... NHK Special: Mapping the Radioactive Fallout (Updated with Captioned Video) The Role of Special... Japan to Create Nuclear Safety Agency under Minist... Today's Nuclear Safety Commission Meeting Has a No... #Radioactive Beef Consumed in School Lunches in 29... #Fukushima Children Know Radiation Contamination i... #Radiation in Japan: Practically Any Radioactive D... (Literally) Covering Up Reactor 1 Has Started at #... #Fukushima I Nuke Plant: Heat Exchanger Operationa... More on Returning Residents to Evacuation-Ready Zo... No QE3, Rate to Remain Low Until At Least Mid 2013 Extend and Pretend: Japanese Government to Permane... #Radioactive Rice to Come? Rice Growing in a Rice ... Circuit Breaker on Korean Stock Exchange Minami Soma City Embarks on Decontamination on its... US Stock Market Tanks Further After Obama Spoke Three Plutonium Brothers of Japan: "They Are So Sa... Japanese Researcher Says Reactor 3's Fuel Melted T... #Contaminated Water Treatment: AREVA's Unit is Bac... Rice Futures Market Reopens in Japan in 72 Years: ... Asian Markets Sink on US Debt Downgrade, London Burns OT:SpaceKeyStoppedWorking #Contaminated Water Treatment System Comes to a De... #Radioactive Manure from Cows That Ate Radioactive Rice Hay What went in did come out. First, it was Shimane Prefecture where they found the manure made from cow dungs and urine with radioactive cesium in excess of the hastily decided provisional safety limit for manure and composts (400 becquerels/kg). The level of radioactive cesium ranged from 152 to 1083 becquerels/kg. The cows had eaten radioactive hay from Miyagi Prefecture. (From Asahi Shinbun 9/11/2011, original in Japanese). Now it is Niigata Prefecture. Unlike Shimane Prefecture who just tested the manure at the JA (Japan's agricultural producer co-op) stations, Niigata also tested the manure made at individual farms (sampling), and even higher amount of radioactive cesium was detected. According to the Niigata Prefecture announcement on August 13, of the individual farms, only Niigata City and Sado City (on the island of Sado off the coast of Niigata) tested below the detection limit. Even if the manure at the individual farms tested high, the numbers at the the manure manufacturing depots were low, as the radioactive manure was mixed with non-radioactive manure. No radioactive iodine was detected anywhere. (PDF file of the announcement, page 2, showing the numbers) In the table above, the individual farms No. 5, 6 and 7 (radioactive cesium 260 to 1,100 becquerels/kg) are located in the same city as the manure depots No. 3 and 4 (ND to 10 becquerels/kg). The individual farms No. 3 and 4 (3,760 and 1,280 becquerels/kg) are located in the same city as the manure depot No. 2 (330 becquerels/kg). But since the numbers at the manure manufacturing depots are low enough, it will probably be sold to other farms to be used in their fields, thus spreading the low-level contamination all over Niigata. In the eyes of the government and producers, they are "safe" as long as the numbers are below the arbitrary safety limit number that the government picked after the fact. Testing by sampling one or two farms in a city will be enough for them. Niigata Prefecture has told the 9 farms whose manure exceeded this safety number (400 becquerels/kg) not to move their manure [to the depots], meaning the other farms and the farms whose manure weren't tested will continue to send their manure to the depots or use it on their farms or give it to other farmers. There's no stopping the radioactive Japan. Labels: Niigata Prefecture, radioactive manure This is actually a tragedy in the making. The cesium contamination will remain for decades, going from soil to plant to animal and back to soil. These farmers are ruined, their land is a public health hazard. The farms need to be closed, made into a nature preserve or maybe a timber plantation for growing giant, 500 year old trees. I pray someone in authority in Japan is thinking about the longer term, because the current approach of distribution to dilute is irreversible. When it becomes obvious that it does not work, it will be too late to correct. Clean Japan will be reduced to Hokkaido and Okinawa. Oh No there goes Tokyo... Go Go Godzilla Sounds like the Japanese Government is as good of looking after their citizens as our US Government is of looking out for our welfare,, Sad day in time for the world. Bruce Hayden said... The corporate-owned Japanese politicians are not stupid. They know EXACTLY what they are doing (same as the US does). Evidently most of the Japanese people don't get to be a part of the NWO. Hey, this shit can kill...quick raise the illegal numbers as high as it takes to make them legal! What a bunch of kidders! Boy, they really think everyone is as stupid as them....not! If you want a simple solution to this particular problem...just shove a cork up the cows ass. If it doesn't come out, it won't be anal-ized! Roddy6667 said... At least the manure glows in the dark so you won't step in it in the dark.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line108
__label__cc	0.542472	0.457528	verifikimiifakteve.mksitemap EN \| SQ \| MK Media Fact Checking Service Journalistic Lessons Suggest article for for review All suggested articles Review: Government Forges European Report on Macedonia? Објавено во: Reviews на 24. 10. 2014 \| \| mk, sq Автор: Оливера Војновска The article under review is a good example of conveying all the information in just a few lines. By using links placed on the key words, the readers can verify the trustfulness of the published contents on their own. Link to the original article: Владата го фалсификува европскиот извештај за Македонија? [Government Forges European Report on Macedonia?] Date and time of publication: October 20, 2014. 14:06 hrs Review date: 23.10.2014 Reviewer: Olivera Vojnovska The Key in the Two Links Information sources for this material are the ИProgress Report on the Process of Association of Republic of Macedonia into the EU and the official translation of this document published on the web-page of the Secretariat for European Affairs of Republic of повеќе ... Review: Zaev: Macedonia should not have reacted to “Slavomacedonians” на 27. 09. 2014 \| \| mk Автор: Владо Ѓорчев There is at least two reasons why this text cannot be called a journalist text. First, because it is false, and second, because it has so many spelling, grammar and technical errors and it can hardly even be interpreted. And once it is interpreted, we can conclude that every sentence is a story for itself, being spinned or having some part of the truth removed or added. Link to the original article: Заев: Македонија не требаше да реагира за „славомакедонци“ Date and time of publication: 25.09.2014, 21:47 Review Date: 27.09.2014 Reviewer: Vlado Gjorchev DISAGREEING WITH THE TRUTH This text disagrees with the truth. The next US Ambassador to Macedonia did not use the term “Slavomacedonians” (which should be written Review: The poor south is better for girls in high school, too на 22. 08. 2014 \| \| mk Автор: Administrator This is the second text with a very similar headline and reason, coming from the same media in a single month. The text is about processed data from Northern Europe related to rape of women, i.e. sexual harassment of female minors. We have no doubt about the authenticity of the presented content for Sweden, though there should be at least one more source (given that this is not a classic interview with the person providing the information). However, the method of connecting this information to the situation in Macedonia is extremely suspicious. The purpose is to leave an impression that it’s safer here and to send the following message (no matter how groundless it is): Don’t go to Sweden, especially Attempting to Dress “Civil” into a Military Uniform на 11. 07. 2014 \| \| mk Автор: Филип Стојановски [Review: “Civil” working on foreign black scenarios – heating up tensions and provoking inter-ethnic conflicts] This text in its introduction does not hide its intention to put the nongovernmental organization Civil in front of a firing squad. This intent is clear not only in relation with the current events connected to the protests due to “Monster” court case, but also due to Civil’s previous activities, which the author considers are pro-opposition, i.e. pro-SDSM. Claims by unnamed “experts” are used as “proofs” for these attempts to blacken the reputation of the NGO. Link to the original article: „Цивил“ одработува туѓи црни сценарија – подгрева тензии и провоцира меѓуетнички конфликти Date and time of publication: 08.07.2014 Review dateе: 09.07.2014 Review: “Reporters Without Borders is a fraud” на 17. 02. 2014 \| \| mk, sq Автор: Мирослава Симоновска This is not the first time for such a title to appear in this media, which is proved by traces on the Time.mk content aggregator. This time, the occasion is the latest report of “Reporters without borders”, where Macedonia is ranked at the 123 position, with a drop of 6 positions compared to last year. The text was published immediately after the latest report of “Reporters without borders” precisely to Review: Babies will be implanted with GPS chips на 26. 01. 2014 \| \| mk, sq Автор: Сашо Спасоски Some journalists and editors have the odd need of constantly being in a state of making news out of every information, which is later widely read, viewed, heard, although oftentimes such information doesn’t have such potential. Most information is characterized by fake, seductive dazzle and most of the times, if the journalist is unable to resist it, and the editor cannot recognize it, such information becomes sensationalism. The article, subject of our review, complies with the aforesaid: this news’ fake dazzle hasn’t been “recognized” as worth of publishing, therefore this article’s title and content have nothing to do with reality. Yes, it should be said that the subject of implanting microchips containing personal data and GPS features is a hot Review: The Dutch Embassy funds the opposition and the creation of parallel state systems in Macedonia This is an article in which all of the ethical and professional journalistic standards have been suspended. This speculative editorial material does not indicate sources, facts and arguments, but is full of accusations for the Embassy of the Netherlands in Macedonia. The author claims that the embassy would, allegedly, finance the opposition-friendly media with a grant of 80,000 euros and will work against the Government and the interests of the country! ‘The intention of the Dutch embassy to work against the current government and against the Republic of Macedonia is obvious if we take into account the fact that one of the funded projects is a website that will publish data about all the media in the Republic of Macedonia: Review: One Year Since the Black December 24th на 26. 12. 2013 \| \| mk Автор: Зоран Бојаровски A number of journalistic texts do not deserve attention, from different reasons. However, those articles that use untruths, serious untruths, must not be overlooked. Because, regardless of its quality, every journalistic text leaves a trace. The Internet and the new digital technologies made journalistic contents widely available and with ability to remain archived. If we do not speak of such texts, if we do not point out the untruth they spread, we share the responsibility that someone, at some point in time, might use them as a source. So, in any case, we must not keep silent. Link to original article: : Една година од црниот 24 декември [One Year Since the Black December 24th] Date and time of publication Review: Who is this Dunja Mijatovic person? на 18. 11. 2013 \| \| mk, sq Автор: Светлана Јовановска The text ‘Who is this Dunja Mijatovic person?’ starts with an offensive title, trying to present the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic as an unimportant person interfering in the internal affairs of Macedonia and unnecessarily commenting on the freedom of the media. According to the text, Mijatovic is still an unknown person in the UK despite the fact that this country is establishing a new regulatory body for the print media, which is a threat to media freedom. “The two distinguished British newspapers have neither heard, nor are they interested in the statements and function of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media First of all, it must be noted that the freedom of Review: Genocide in Macedonia: 1 million babies aborted since 1977 на 10. 09. 2013 \| \| mk, sq Автор: Југослава Дуковска When words such as “genocide” and “baby” are part of an article’s title, they are bound to attract the readers’ attention. Both the title and most of the content of the text are designed in such a way that they leave no room for doubt about the view of the author and the editorial staff regarding the amendments to the Law on abortion, which were a hot topic for the domestic public this summer. 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__label__cc	0.66203	0.33797	Tag Archives: Receive Bacon Rants and Ramblings World Dryer Corporation to Pre-Vandalize Automatic Hand Dryers July 27, 2009 Kris Johnson 6 Comments In a press conference held Monday afternoon, a representative from World Dryer Corporation (a subsidiary of Carrier Corporation) announced that all automatic hand dryers produced by the company would be manufactured with pre-vandalized operating instruction labels. “We estimate that nearly 98% of all installed automatic hand dryers are vandalized within 24 hours of installation,” said Scott Tidwell, Vice President of Public Relations. “This initiative will save hundreds, possibly thousands, of vandal-hours per year.” Vandal-hours the company hopes will be put to use creating new, original means by which automatic hand dryers can be defaced. “We’ve seen the same tired old phrases scratched onto our labels for at least twenty years,” said Tidwell. “There’s just nothing new in automatic-hand-dryer-vandalism world. We’re going to change that. Starting in October, the vandals are going to have to step up their game.” Until 2002, when the company introduced the new pictographic instruction label to select markets, nearly every automatic hand dryer in every McDonalds, State Park and WalMart restroom was defaced in exactly the same manner; it is this standardized vandalism that World Dryer will reproduce. “Once we re-tool the manufacturing facilities, every dryer with the classic text-based instruction set will advise people to push their butt and rub their hands gently ‘under arm hair’,” Tidwell said. “The final step, of course, will be to ‘wipe hands on pants’.” When asked whether automatic hand dryers featuring the pictograph-style instruction labels would be modified with text instructing users to “Push Button” and “Receive Bacon”, Tidwell responded in the affirmative, but indicated that such dryers would probably not be produced until early 2010. Shares of Carrier Corporation’s parent company, UTC (NYSE: UTX) closed at $56.11, down 0.23%, after the announcement. automatic hand dryersCarrier Corporationfake newsPush ButtonReceive BaconUTCWorld Dryer Corporation	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line115
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__label__cc	0.682437	0.317563	Warning: Creating default object from empty value in /nfs/c04/h03/mnt/68205/domains/hillzoo.com/html/wp-content/themes/canvas/functions/admin-hooks.php on line 160 HillZoo.com - The Home Page of Capitol Hill Capitol Hill Internships, Non Partisan Political Jobs, and Washington DC Employment Off-the-Hill Jobs Congressional and Other Internships Food & Fun in D.C. Take a HillZoo Break Budget Friendly Happy Hour Budget Friendly Eats D.C. Events Free Things to Do in DC Calendar Ad Choices and Fee Descriptions Place an Ad Now Alfa Fellow (Paid Professional Development in Russia) By HillZoo Publisher on October 9, 2015 in Off-the-Hill Jobs The Alfa Fellowship Program is a high-level professional development initiative placing up to 18 American, British, and German citizens per year in work assignments at leading organizations in Russia in the fields of business, economics, journalism, law, public policy, and related areas. Key goals of the Alfa Fellowship Program are expanding networks of American, British, and German professionals, developing greater intercultural understanding, and advancing knowledge of Russian affairs in the West. The Alfa Fellowship Program begins with language training in the Fellow’s geographic location followed by a language course in Moscow starting in mid-June. Throughout the summer, Alfa Fellows attend a seminar program with key public and private sector officials to discuss current issues facing Russia. Fellows then work at prominent organizations in Russia, including private companies, media outlets, think tanks, and foundations. Eligible candidates must have a graduate degree and professional experience in business, economics, journalism, law, public policy, or a related field. Russian language proficiency is not required, but is preferred. The Fellowship includes a generous monthly stipend, language training, program-related travel costs, housing and insurance. – U.S., U.K., or German citizen between the ages of 25 and 35 – Graduate degree and professional experience in business, economics, journalism, law, government or public policy. Candidates without a graduate degree must demonstrate extensive and equivalent professional experience in their field. – Outstanding professional achievement and academic qualifications – Active involvement in community or public service – Evidence of leadership potential – Russian language experience is preferred, however not required, at the time of application. Applicants proficient in another second language may be considered. The application deadline for the 2016-2017 program year is December 1, 2015. To access the online application, please visit: http://www.alfafellowship.org/application-process. For more information about the Alfa Fellowship Program or application process please contact: Cultural Vistas Alfa Fellowship Program 440 Park Avenue South, 2nd Floor Email. alfa@culturalvistas.org Web. www.alfafellowship.org OJSC Alfa-Bank is incorporated, focused and based in Russia, and is not affiliated with U.S.-based Alfa Insurance. Connect with HillZoo.com Managing Director of Campaigns and Communications Legal Services Corporation Seeks Special Assistant to the President Communications Sr. Associate ← Political Campaign Operations Director Political Campaign Operations Director → "After six days, we've received about a hundred resumes, which is sufficient for our needs. Using HillZoo has been incredibly helpful, and we would recommend posting on the site in the future." - The Seaboard Corporation "I received so many qualified applications in less than 24 hours, it was overwhelming." - Staff Assistant "The position was filled very quickly and the caliber of applicants has been outstanding." - Spherion Pacific Enterprises LLC "Thank you for the service you provide, it is a tremendous help to our office. Please keep up the great work. I, myself, used Hillzoo to get an internship on the Hill. No doubt, that opening helped me in starting my career here in DC." HillZoo Classifieds & Other Stuff Hill Staff Organizations and Groups Make a Difference ~ Volunteer! For Lease: a 1 BR, 1 BA penthouse level condo in Arlington December 4, 2020 Managing Director of Campaigns and Communications December 1, 2020 Executive Director November 28, 2020 Legal Services Corporation Seeks Special Assistant to the President November 24, 2020 7125 S 115th St November 23, 2020 events featured © 1991-2015 HillZoo.com. All Rights Reserved. The Home Page of Capitol Hill	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line127
__label__wiki	0.56074	0.56074	Josh Lewis, PhD Joins Life Science Partner as Executive Search Associate October 12, 2017 /in Uncategorized /by LSP Admin Life Science Partner is pleased to announce the addition of our newest team member, Josh Lewis, PhD. Josh joins us as Executive Search Associate and is responsible for managing our search operations and firm operations, including our research programs and technology platforms. “Josh brings an additional layer of scientific and technological expertise to the Life Science Partner team,” states Tom Callaway, MD, Founder and President. “We are delighted to have Josh onboard to help us continue to deliver on our promise of a premium, scientifically expert, technology-driven executive recruiting service.” Prior to joining LSP, Josh earned his PhD in Biochemistry, Cell and Developmental Biology from Emory University in Atlanta, where his research focused on cell adhesion molecules and cell membrane composition, with clinical applications ranging from oncology to rare skin diseases. Josh applies his rigorous scientific training to our search process, building upon our clinical expertise and our carefully executed, partner-led process. As a scientist and engineer, Josh understands the technologies and market forces that are important to our clients. He also applies his training in complex research endeavors to ensure our identification and assessment of candidates reflect a level of intellectual rigor unmatched in the industry. We also are pleased to leverage Josh’s technology background and coding skills, combined with the latest developments in data management and artificial intelligence, to continually reimagine how we use technology to magnify our networks and improve our service. During graduate school, Josh lead the Emory Science Advocacy Network, which promotes the interests of the biomedical research community to Congress. Josh earned his PhD from Emory University in Atlanta and his undergraduate degree in Biological Engineering from the University of Georgia. Josh enjoys photography, hiking, and public policy. http://lifesciencepartner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/life-science-partner-logo.png 0 0 LSP Admin http://lifesciencepartner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/life-science-partner-logo.png LSP Admin2017-10-12 13:38:472017-10-12 13:39:08Josh Lewis, PhD Joins Life Science Partner as Executive Search Associate Jim Long Joins Notal Vision as Chief Financial Officer Amanda York, PhD Joins Life Science Partner as Executive Search Associate	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line129
__label__wiki	0.662052	0.662052	ISPUB.com / IJU/6/2/10492 The Internet Journal of Urology Anatomical Approach to Scrotal Emergencies: A New Paradigm for the Diagnosis and Treatment of the Acute Scrotum S Khan, J Rehman, B Chughtai, D Sciullo, E Mohan, H Rehman S Khan, J Rehman, B Chughtai, D Sciullo, E Mohan, H Rehman. Anatomical Approach to Scrotal Emergencies: A New Paradigm for the Diagnosis and Treatment of the Acute Scrotum. The Internet Journal of Urology. 2009 Volume 6 Number 2. Acute scrotal pain is a common reason for emergency room visits in men of all ages, but especially in children and young adults. Differentiating those etiologies that require immediate surgical intervention from those that can be treated medically is often challenging. Excluding testicular torsion and avoiding unnecessary surgery although difficult in the past is easier now with advances in ultrasound and other diagnostic techniques. In this paper we suggest an anatomical approach to the acute scrotum by partitioning the contents of the scrotum and spermatic cord into distinct zones. It is postulated that this will facilitate physical and ultrasound exam making pre-surgical diagnosis more accurate. Zone I extends from the internal ring through the inguinal canal to the end of the spermatic cord. Zone II comprises the scrotum, subcutaneous tissues and the tunica vaginalis. Zone III encompasses the testicle with associated appendage and Zone IV includes the epididymis with its appendage. All pathological conditions affecting each zone and the resulting presentation of the acute scrotum are discussed. Acute scrotal pain is a common reason for emergency room visits in men of all ages, but especially in children and young adults. Differentiating those etiologies that require immediate surgical intervention form those that can be treated medically is often challenging. Early surgical exploration was universally recommended in the past when testicular torsion could not be confidently differentiated from other common etiologies, such as, epididymitis or torsion of an appendage. This methodology promoted unnecessary surgery in many patients that could otherwise have been treated conservatively. With advances in ultrasound and other imaging techniques, it may be possible to make a rapid definitive diagnosis of a benign disorder thus avoiding surgery or unnecessary antibiotics. In this paper we suggest an anatomical approach to the acute scrotum by partitioning the contents of the scrotum and spermatic cord into four distinct zones. It is postulated that this will facilitate physical and ultrasound exam making pre-surgical diagnosis more accurate. Anatomical Zone Classification Paradigm Pathological conditions of the contents of the inguinal canal and scrotum can produce symptoms that make localization of the disease process difficult. We suggest the following paradigm of zonal classification of the anatomical constituents in order to aid in the management and treatment of the acute scrotum (Figure 1). Following, a comprehensive review of all disease processes affecting each zone is presented. Figure 1: Anatomical Zone Classification Paradigm: Zone I extends from the Internal ring through the inguinal canal to the end of the spermatic cord. Zone II comprises the scrotum, subcutaneous tissues and the tunica vaginalis. Zone III is the testicle and Zone IV is the epididymis Outline of Pathology of Each Zone Zone I Extends from the internal ring through the inguinal canal, to the end of the spermatic cord Thrombosis of Spermatic Veins Cremasteric Muscle Spasm Incarcerated Hernia Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Sperm Granulomas Trauma or Torsion of Undescended Testicle Entrapment Neuropathies Zone II Comprises the scrotum, subcutaneous tissue and tunica vaginalis Scrotal Wall Cellulitis Fournier’s Gangrene Scrotal Lacerations/Perforations Scrotal Hematoma Acute Idiopathic Scrotal Edema Fat Necrosis of Scrotum Hemorrhage from Scrotal Angioma Zone III Includes the testicle and the appendix testis Testicular Torsion Mumps Orchitis Mediterranean Fever Lupus Orchitis Torsion of Appendix testis Testicular Abscess Bleeding into Testicular Tumors Zone 1V Includes the epididymis and appendix epididymis Epididymal Cysts Infected spermatocele Epididymal tumors Torsion of Appendix Epididymis Testicular vein thrombosis presents as acute onset pain usually with an inguinoscrotal mass.[1] Case reposts have shown this entity to be spontaneous, effort or exercised induced, and due to pampiniform ectasia or Henoch-Schönlein purpura.[1-5] Diagnosis is exceedingly difficult due to the rarity of spermatic vein thrombosis and its mimicking of other acute scrotal etiologies.[5] Sonographic appearance can mimic that of an incarcerated hernia as it may appear as a hypoechoic non-compressible mass with no blood flow.[3] Venography is diagnostic but surgical exploration should not be delayed if testicular torsion cannot be ruled out. Treatment includes surgical ligation and excision or conservative management with or without anticoagulation. Conservative management is suggested if the diagnosis can be confirmed prior to surgical exploration.[1, 5, 6] Varicoceles are very common occurring in up to 15% of adult men.[7] Varicoceles are often asymptomatic but, at times, may cause mild to moderate pain, thus being confused with an acute scrotum.[8] Primary varicoceles are usually idiopathic and present in men 15-25 years old. The incidence of left-sided varicoceles far exceeds that of right-sided. Varicoceles are believed to be caused by absent or incompetent valves and or the anatomical variance of the left sided drainage system.[8, 9] Secondary varicoceles may be non-compressible and develop from external compression, most commonly from neoplasm.[7] Onset of pain is insidious and exam is usually diagnostic. Palpation reveals a “bag of worms” with or without a palpable thrill.[7] Not all varicoceles are palpable but the significance of non-palpable ones is in debate.[7] Ultrasound can be used to confirm the diagnosis with sensitivity and specificity approaching 100%. Fertility may be affected by excess free radicals or temperature variation but treatment improves semen parameters and pregnancy rates in most couples.[9] Conservative treatment and reassurance is appropriate if pain is tolerable, fertility is not an issue and patients would like to avoid surgery. Otherwise, treatment includes angiographic embolization or surgical varicocelectomy.[9] Worldwide, lymphangitis is most commonly caused by parasitic infection and ensuing filariasis. Lymphangitis can also result from chronic lymphedema caused by pelvic or abdominal malignancy or may be congenital or idiopathic.[Campbell’s] Patients may present with pain, erythema and swelling in the groin region with or without a palpable cord, fever and inguinal lymphadenopathy. Chyluria may occur due to fistula development between lymphatics and the urinary tract. Scrotal exam may show lymphedema or hydrocele secondary to obstruction of the lymphatics by the inflammatory reaction or by the parasites themselves. Subsequent infection with bacteria can prolong the adenolymphangitis or cause an exacerbation of latent disease and is associated with fever and cellulitis.[10] Diagnosis is confirmed by histologic demonstration of the organisms in the chyluric fluid or hydrocele fluid. Treatment involves administration of diethylcarbamazine, ivermectin or albendazole alone or in combination. Current efforts are focused on prevention in endemic areas. As with other muscles in the body, the cremasteric muscle may go into periodic spasm. Pain will be the only presenting complaint and hemiscrotal elevation may be noted on exam. Most cases are self limited and non-recurring therefore patient reassurance and conservative measures are all that are necessary. For repeat cases, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents can be advised to treat the pain. Inguinal hernias can occur in both sexes at any age but are most common in very young boys or older men. Due to a patent processus vaginalis which occurs in 20% of boys, indirect hernias are the most common.[11] Incarcerated hernias will present with acute onset severe scrotal and abdominal pain. The patient may also have nausea and vomiting if there is bowel obstruction. Exam may reveal a low-grade fever and abdominal exam consistent with bowel obstruction. Scrotal exam will exhibit marked tenderness on palpation and swelling of the hemiscrotum. Bowel sounds may be audible in the scrotal sac. Diagnosis can be accomplished clinically if the palpated mass can be discriminated from the testicular apparatus.[7] Otherwise ultrasound can assist in diagnosis showing the dilated loop of bowel in the scrotal sac.[7] Upright and flat abdominal plain radiographs should also be taken to assess degree of obstruction. If the bowel is obstructed and the hernia is not reducible, immediate surgical repair is necessary.[11] Due to the possibility of a patent processus vaginalis, peritonitis can rarely spread to the scrotum and present as an acute scrotum in the pediatric population.[12] Acute scrotum has been reported to occur in both ruptured and non-ruptured appendicitis with findings of a patent processus vaginalis at surgery.[13-15] Patients normally present with pain, erythema and swelling around the scrotum with peritoneal signs on abdominal exam, with or without fever.[11] Rarely a patient will present after an appendectomy for perforated appendicitis with an acute scrotum.[14] Treatment by appendectomy is usually curative. Rarely a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) may result in blood pooling in the scrotum via a patent processus vaginalis. This finding is called the “blue scrotum sign of Bryant” and may allow early clinical detection of a AAA avoiding almost inevitable mortality.[11] An abdominal exam will usually differentiate this entity from other causes of acute scrotum. Sperm Granuloma A sperm granuloma is a chronic inflammatory response to extravasated sperm cells.[16] It occurs as a result of trauma, infection or surgery, especially vasectomy.[7, 17] It can occur in all four anatomical zones depending on the site of trauma, infection or surgery.[16, 18] Although sperm granulomas commonly occur after vasectomy only 3% are symptomatic.[7] Spermatic granulomas most commonly present as a painful nodule in the inguinal region. Ultrasound can aid in the diagnosis, but only pathologic diagnosis is accepted, thus making surgery the treatment of choice.[7, 19] Cryptorchidism occurs in up to 4.5% of newborns with an even higher prevalence in preterm babies.[20] The undescended testicle can be located anywhere along the path of descent but most commonly is located in the inguinal canal.[7] Torsion in the cryptorchid testicle, although rare, is thought to be more common than in the normal testicle, but the incidence is not truly known.[21] Signs and symptoms of torsion of an inguinal testicle include pain with an inguinal mass and empty hemiscrotum.[22] Patients may also complain of abdominal pain but will have a benign abdominal exam. It is more difficult to diagnose torsion in undescended testis, but inguinal pain with an empty scrotum should prompt further evaluation.[23] Surgical management includes inguinal exploration to the confirm diagnosis and orchidopexy or orchiectomy if the testis is not viable. The abnormal position of the inguinal testis also puts it at risk for trauma. The possible positioning of the testis in the inguinal canal should be kept in mind when a young boy presents with abdominal or inguinal pain following trauma to the area. The astute practitioner who notes an inguinal mass and an empty hemiscrotum will not miss the opportunity to diagnose cryptorchidism and avoid associated morbidities. Entrapment Neuralgias The ilioinguinal or genitofemoral nerve can be damaged during inguinal surgery causing neuralgia. In men, a history of hernia surgery in particular should raise suspicion of this entity.[24] Pain in the inguinal region may be accompanied by paresthesias or other neurologic symptoms. Diagnosis depends on relief of these symptoms with injection of local anesthetic.[25] Treatment may be accomplished with pain medication, nerve blocks or neurectomy.[24] Stings or Bites Due to the location and usual non-exposure of the scrotum it is not a common area for insect bites, but they can occur. Patients may not notice the bite but will complain of pain and rash with or without swelling. Urticaria is a common hypersensitivity reaction to stings from various organisms.[26] The resulting erythema, swelling and pain may be confused with other causes of acute scrotum. The appearance of the scrotal skin and the examination of the testicular apparatus can differentiate a sting form other dangerous diagnoses. Stings and bites are usually self-limited and can be treated conservatively. However, the possibility of anaphylaxis should not be forgotten and any signs or symptoms of breathing difficulty or cardiovascular compromise necessitate prompt hospitalization and stabilization.[27] Scrotal Furunculosis Furuncles are perifollicular, pustular abscesses that can be exquisitely tender. Children or adults who are not aware of the lesion may complain solely of scrotal pain on the affected side. Examination should reveal the abscess, which is amenable to incision and drainage with topical or systemic antibiotics covering for both staphylococcus and streptococcus species.[Campbell’s] Cellulitis is, uncommon in the male genital region, is usually caused by group A streptococcus, or S. aureus.[Campbell’s] In neonates different pathogens may be at play, such as Group B strep, and there may be a greater propensity for these local infections to become secondarily systemic.[28] Scrotal wall cellulitis is much more common in obese, diabetic or immunocompromised persons.[7] Etiologies have also been reported to include the practice of a bizarre ritual of scrotal inflation with saline via kits purchased on the internet, self mutilation during psychotic episodes and hot tub inoculation.[29-31] Symptoms include pain, erythema and swelling of the scrotum with and without skin breakdown. Patients commonly have a fever and elevated white count.[Campbell’s] Scrotal cellulitis may result in rapid accumulation of fluid between Colle’s and Buck’s fascia which may compromise blood flow to the scrotal contents and penis. Rapid diagnosis and treatment with systemic antibiotics and surgical decompression if necessary are required to avoid gangrene.[32] Fournier’s gangrene is a polymicrobial necrotizing fasciitis originating form perineal or genital regions that quickly extends to the abdomen and thighs along fascial planes.[33, 34] Fournier’s gangrene can occur in a wide age range of patients but is more common in diabetic and immunocompromised patients. It can be difficult to diagnose without a high index of suspicion and has an extremely high mortality, even when promptly diagnosed and treated.[35] Patients will have a history of recent perirectal or perineal infection and/or recent surgery or instrumentation. Pain with erythema, swelling, scrotal crepitus and skin discoloration and breakdown are prominent signs and symptoms, but patients may also present with systemic toxicity without a known focus.[35] Irritative and obstructive urinary symptoms may or may not be noticeable. Diagnosis is usually clinical but can be aided by plain films of the abdomen or scrotal ultrasound demonstrating gas in the subcutaneous tissues.[7] It may be difficult to differentiate Fournier’s gangrene from simple scrotal cellulitis early on, but the rapid development of systemic toxicity should clear up any ambiguity. Patients should be immediately hemodynamically stabilized and started on intravenous broad-spectrum antibiotics covering both aerobes and anaerobes. Surgical debridement should quickly follow and be repeated until there is confidence that only healthy tissue remains. Treatment with hyperbaric oxygen to improve tissue oxygenation is controversial due to the high cost, low availability and the limited body of evidence supporting it’s use.[34] When available this treatment should be initiated in patients with extensive disease and/or immunocompromise because prognosis is significantly worse in this group.[34] Reconstructive skin and scrotal surgery can follow to decrease the cosmetic morbidity of this infection.[35] Scrotal Laceration/Perforation Blunt trauma to the genital area, usually due to a fall, can result in a scrotal laceration or perforation.[36] Perforations can also result from penetrating wounds from gunshots, knives or other sharp objects. If a child presents with scrotal trauma and concomitant rectal trauma sexual abuse should be considered and child protective services notified.[36] In unstable or psychotic psychiatric patients, self-mutilation may be the etiology. These patients should be prevented from causing further harm to themselves.[37] Evaluation of the area should be carried out with Doppler ultrasound which can better define the injury and identify any complications, such as scrotal or intratesticular hematoma, hematocele or testicular rupture.[7, 38] Treatment of the scrotal injury includes debridement and repair of the wound with appropriate perioperative antibiotics.[39] If there are ultrasound or physical exam signs of penetration of dartos fascia, surgical exploration is warranted and all of the contents of the scrotal sac should be scrutinized for injury.[7, 39] If there are any abdominal signs or symptoms further evaluation for an abdominal injury should be undertaken since scrotal penetration can rarely be carried into the abdominal cavity.[39] Hematocele, a collection of blood within the tunica vaginalis, presents with scrotal pain, swelling and bluish discoloration on the affected side.[7, 40] Hematocele usually occurs secondary to trauma, surgery or neoplasm.[41] Hematocele resulting from scrotal trauma indicates a need for ultrasound evaluation of the testis to assess for rupture.[42] Surgical exploration has also been advocated irrespective of the likelihood of rupture in the presence of a hematocele or with high suspicion of hematocele.[43] Small hematoceles due to minor trauma can be managed conservatively if the testicle is intact.[7] See scrotal laceration. A scrotal hematoma will appear as a discoloration and swelling of the scrotum usually following trauma. Treatment in the absence of other complications is conservative.[7] Acute idiopathic scrotal edema is a rare cause of testicular pain in children that occurs mostly in children under 10 years old.[44, 45] Patients present with predominately unilateral mild to moderate scrotal pain, erythema and swelling[44] The diagnosis can be made with ultrasound which shows scrotal wall thickening and edema with a characteristic “onion” appearance and normal testicle.[46] It is important to distinguish this self-limited disease from those problems that require surgery or antibiotics.[47] Conservative treatment is recommended.[44] Fat Necrosis of the Scrotum Scrotal fat necrosis or panniculitis is a rare etiology of acute scrotum mostly affecting prepubescent boys.[48] It can be idiopathic, related to trauma or cold temperature exposure, or can occur as a sign of pancreatitis.[49, 50] This entity has a characteristic presentation of unilateral or bilateral scrotal pain and swelling with a tender palpable mass beneath the testicle. In some instances it may be difficult to differentiate from torsion.[49, 51] Symptoms resolve spontaneously within a few weeks with conservative management, making correct diagnosis the key to avoiding unnecessary surgery.[48, 52] Hemorrhage of Scrotal Hemangioma Scrotal hemangioma is an extremely rare congenital lesion, making up less than 1% of all hemangiomas.[53] It may present in childhood as a painful mass in the scrotum, discrete from the epididymis, testicle and spermatic cord.[54] Ultrasound and MRI can assist in diagnosis and can characterize the extent of the lesion for surgical purposes. En bloc resection is recommended with pathological confirmation of a benign hemangioma.[55] Testicular torsion is the most common urological emergency and must be addressed within 4-6 hours to avoid testicular infarction.[56, 57] Infarction resulting from torsion is a substantial cause of morbidity and infertility in men.[11] Torsion can occur at any age but is most common in neonates and pubescent boys.[8, 11] In neonates, torsion is usually due to non-fusion of the testis complex with the scrotum, resulting in extravaginal torsion. In older children torsion may be due to faulty attachment of the testis to the tunica vaginalis, called a “bell clapper deformity”, allowing free rotation of the testis and subsequent intravaginal torsion. The pain associated with torsion is generally very severe and acute in onset. In neonates the pain may present as irritability that is aggravated with bathing or there may be no pain at all.[8, 11] Due to embarrassment, children and teenagers may claim to have abdominal, inguinal or hip pain and also may downplay the severity of the pain.[8, 11] A history of a similar but less intense pain in the past is suggestive of torsion since the testicle may torse and untorse. Patients may also complain of nausea and vomiting. Examination may reveal an uncomfortable patient not able to sit still with erythema and swelling of the hemiscrotum with or without a low-grade fever. There will be extreme, diffuse tenderness upon palpation of the affected testis with no alleviation of pain on elevation of the hemiscrotum.[7] In advanced stages presenting beyond 12 hours duration, the affected testicle may be high in the scrotum with a transverse lie.[8] The cremasteric reflex is usually absent. If testicular torsion is suspected to have occurred less than 12 hours prior, emergent urological consultation should be sought before any further testing and surgical exploration is likely. Patients with the bell clapper deformity should undergo bilateral orchidopexy to prevent recurrent or contralateral torsion.[8] Urinalysis is usually negative but a positive finding does not rule torsion out.[11] Clinical differentiation from epididymo-orchitis has a false positive rate of 50% resulting in unnecessary surgery.[7] Ultrasound may be employed to help differentiate the two with torsion showing reduced flow on doppler and epididymo-orchitis showing increased flow. If results are equivocal scintigraphy can be used to further asses the viability of the testicle.[7] Mumps is characterized by a parotiditis and is caused by the paramyxovirus.[7] Mumps orchitis is a rare complication of direct infection of the testicular tissue, that in the post vaccine era, is usually seen in boys greater than 10 years old.[58] Patients will present with worsening usually unilateral testicular pain and swelling with erythema of the scrotal skin.[59] The epididymis is also commonly involved. They will report systemic flu-like symptoms and fever with parotiditis preceding orchitis symptoms by 4-10 days.[58] The contralateral testicle may become involved up to a week later. Diagnosis is clinical but can be confirmed with serum antibody tests. Color Doppler ultrasound can identify testicular inflammation but is not specific for mumps orchitis.[60] Once torsion and epididymitis have been ruled out, treatment is supportive with symptom resolution likely within 10 days.[58] Complications include pyocele or hydrocele which may require surgical drainage.[61] Fertility can be adversely affected by mumps infection in up to 13% of those affected but the previously reported association with cancer has been dispelled.[58] Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF), an autosomal recessive inflammatory disease primarily affecting peoples form the Mediterranean region, is characterized by recurrent, self-limited attacks of fever and polyserositis, including any combination of peritonitis, pleuritis, pericarditis, arthritis, and erysipelas.[62] Testicular involvement, due to inflammation of the surrounding tunica layers, presents similarly to orchitis with testicular pain and swelling. Diagnosis is clinical and should be suspected in anyone of appropriate heritage who has a history of recurrent febrile illness or a family history of FMF in whom other causes for orchitis have been ruled out.[63] Treatment is primarily medical with prophylactic colchicine to prevent acute attacks and the development of secondary amyloidosis.[62] Lupus orchitis can result in an acute scrotum and presents similar to other forms of orchitis. In addition, it can present as a mass.[64] Medical treatment should be directed at reducing lupus flare-ups, while supportive treatment alone should remedy testicular complaints. The appendix testis (hydatid of Morgani), a remnant of the mullerian duct, is located on the superior pole of the testis and is the most common appendage to undergo torsion.[8] In fact, torsion of appendage is the most common etiology of hospital admission due to acute scrotum in children.[45] Testicular appendage torsion occurs mostly in boys 7-14 years old and presents with pain similar to torsion but more subacute in onset and more localized to the upper pole of the testis.[7, 8] Unlike testicular torsion, patients will rarely report systemic symptoms.[11] The cremaster reflex remains intact and the torsed appendix may be palpable and/or visible through the scrotum, noted as the “blue dot sign”.[8, 11] Transillumination may also aid in visualizing the infracted appendix. Doppler ultrasound will show increased blood flow and possibly a “hot spot” corresponding to the torsed appendix allowing differentiation from testicular torsion.[7, 11] Management is conservative with rest and scrotal elevation resulting in resolution of symptoms within one week.[7, 8] The development of a testicular abscess is generally preceded by epididymo-orchitis, but may also be the result of mumps infection, testicular trauma or infarction, or rarely following ruptured appendicitis.[7, 65] In immunocompromised patients, scrotal abscess may result form tuberculosis or fungal infection.[66] Signs and symptoms include unilateral testicular pain, swelling and scrotal erythema with a palpable tender mass on exam. Ultrasound is particularly helpful in making the diagnosis showing a heterogeneous hypoechoic focus with a hyperemic rim.[7, 67] Treatment consists of appropriate antibiotics alone or with surgical drainage if necessary.[68] Uncommonly, severe cases may necessitate orchiectomy.[69] Hemorrhage into Testicular Tumor About 10% of testicular neoplasms present with acute pain due to either concomitant epididymitis or hemorrhage into the tumor.[Campbell’s] Bleeding into a tumor can be spontaneous or instigated by even minor trauma resulting in the acute onset of unilateral scrotal pain and swelling. Following hemodynamic stabilization treatment consists of orchiectomy. Further therapy depends on pathologic diagnosis and staging of the tumor. Zone IV Epididymitis is the entity most often confused with testicular torsion. Untreated epididymitis may result in abscess formation, testicular infarction or may adversely affect fertility.[11] In sexually active heterosexual men, C. trachomatis and N. gonorrhea are the commonest pathogens, but in homosexual men E. coli is also common via anal transmission.[11] In very young or very old patients, extension from urinary tract infection is more common with gram negative bacteria being the causative pathogens.[11] History of recent urinary tract instrumentation or surgery or anatomical abnormalities are likely in these patients.[11] Rarely epididymitis may be caused by sarcoidosis, brucellosis, Cryptococcus, tuberculosis, mumps or amiodarone.[7] A detailed sexual history should be sought to implicate a likely pathogen and direct treatment.[11] Symptoms include increasing mild to moderate scrotal pain possibly associated with abdominal pain and fever. On palpation the epididymis is very tender and there may be urethral discharge. Pain should be relieved with scrotal elevation (positive Prehn sign) and the cremaster reflex is intact.[8] Urinalysis may show pyuria but it’s absence does not rule out epididymitis.[11] Urine culture and urethral cultures may reveal the causative pathogen. Ultrasound shows scrotal wall thickening and hyperemia possibly with reactive hydrocele or pyocele.[7] Treatment includes appropriate antibiotics and scrotal elevation with symptoms resolving in about a week. In children with epididymitis further urologic investigation is suggested due to the high incidence of urinary tract abnormalities.[8] Epididymal cysts are usually asymptomatic but occasionally can present with scrotal pain. Palpation reveals a smooth, round mass separate from the testis that transilluminates. Incidence is higher in those with von Hippel-Lindau disease and those with mothers exposed to DES while pregnant.[70][Campbell’s] Ultrasound is often necessary to confirm the diagnosis but cannot differentiate a cyst from a spermatocele. Ultrasound shows a well circumscribed round echo-free mass.[71] Excision can be undertaken if cysts are symptomatic, are continually enlarging, or if neoplasm is suspected.[72][Campbell’s] They may also be treated with injection sclerotherapy.[73, 74] Spermatoceles occur in and around the epididymis and may become infected necessitating treatment. Patients complain of scrotal tenderness localized to the epididymis on exam. Ultrasound can aid in distinguishing this lesion from solid lesions, but will differentiate spermatoceles from other cystic structures. Spermatoceles can be effectively treated with percutaneous aspiration or sclerotherapy, although more than one procedure may be necessary.[75] Epididymal tumors may present with mild to moderate pain concentrated around a palpable mass. Rarely epididymal tumors may be primary lymphoma, leiomyosarcoma, other sarcomas, adenocarcinomas or epididymal carcinoma.[7, 76-78] Benign tumors include papillary cystadenomas which are more common in von Hippel-Lindau disease and adenomatoid tumors which are the commonest epididymal tumors in the general population.[7] Malignant tumors are found only 25% of the time and comprise mostly metastasis.[7] Treatment depends on Histologic diagnosis and ranges from radiation to chemotherapy, with or without surgical excision. 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__label__wiki	0.867053	0.867053	S U B M I T A News Item A Calendar Listing Photo Corners headlinesarchivemikepasini.com A S C R A P B O O K O F S O L U T I O N S F O R T H E P H O T O G R A P H E R Enhancing the enjoyment of taking pictures with news that matters, features that entertain and images that delight. Published frequently. In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Tim Floyd, Bob Gruen, Ballet Memphis, a lighting approach, M1 SSD speed and Tiffen's Annual Warehouse Sale. Tim Floyd gets close up when he's Photographing With the Soul. It all started when he took a close-up on his horse's jaw. "I had been photographing horses for 30 years, but unlike most of my pictures this struck me as an abstract image of strength and I wanted to make more of such images," he says. In Cameras, Chaos and Cognac, Dave Davies interviews Bob Gruen who photographed the rock stars of the '60s, '70s and '80s. "I carried a little flask of cognac in my camera case. It was part of my equipment. That's the way it was in the '70s," Gruen says. Ballet Memphis teamed up with LensRentals to produce A Nutcracker Performance for Everyone to See. "We were happy to help provide gear for the production and decided to film a Behind the Scenes video of the filming and production," the LensRentals staff notes. Kirk Tuck recalls learning how to create Hard Light Within Soft Light from a cinematographer years ago. And how to control the fall-off. Howard Oakley wonders How Fast Is the SSD Inside an M1 Mac? Two apps give confusing answers so he rolls his own. Tiffen is hosting an online version of its Annual Warehouse Sale of Tiffen Filters, Steadicam, Lowel Lighting, Davis & Sanford Tripods and Domke camera bags. Live now, all discounts are while supplies last with sales ending at 11:59 p.m. EST on Monday, Dec. 14. More to come! Meanwhile, here's a look back. And please support our efforts... BackBack to Photo Corners Text and Images Copyright © by . All rights reserved.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line143
__label__wiki	0.717514	0.717514	The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us - YouTube The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us - YouTube: " " 'via Blog this' I have set myself a goal of trying to write a thoughtful post here once a week. This is the first one. Sadly it really isn't a thoughtful post, but the idea of setting goals and attempting to reach them is. I have set about 50 goals for the next 100 days. Wish me luck. BBC News - Is it possible to live on mobile money? BBC News - Is it possible to live on mobile money?: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us - You...	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line148
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__label__wiki	0.616548	0.616548	Genome Sequencing of Sulfolobus sp. A20 from Costa Rica and Comparative Analyses of the Putative Pathways of Carbon, Nitrogen, and Sulfur Metabolism in Various Sulfolobus Strains Versión final (1.671Mb) Dai, Xin Wang, Haina Zhang, Zhenfeng Li, Kuan Zhang, Xiaoling Mora López, Marielos Jiang, Chengying Liu, Chang Wang, Li Zhu, Yaxin Hernández Ascencio, Walter Ismael Dong, Zhiyang Huang, Li The genome of Sulfolobus sp. A20 isolated from a hot spring in Costa Rica was sequenced. This circular genome of the strain is 2,688,317 bp in size and 34.8% in G+C content, and contains 2591 open reading frames (ORFs). Strain A20 shares ~95.6% identity at the 16S rRNA gene sequence level and <30% DNA-DNA hybridization (DDH) values with the most closely related known Sulfolobus species (i.e., Sulfolobus islandicus and Sulfolobus solfataricus), suggesting that it represents a novel Sulfolobus species. Comparison of the genome of strain A20 with those of the type strains of S. solfataricus, Sulfolobus acidocaldarius, S. islandicus, and Sulfolobus tokodaii, which were isolated from geographically separated areas, identified 1801 genes conserved among all Sulfolobus species analyzed (core genes). Comparative genome analyses show that central carbon metabolism in Sulfolobus is highly conserved, and enzymes involved in the Entner-Doudoroff pathway, the tricarboxylic acid cycle and the CO2 fixation pathways are predominantly encoded by the core genes. All Sulfolobus species encode genes required for the conversion of ammonium into glutamate/glutamine. Some Sulfolobus strains have gained the ability to utilize additional nitrogen source such as nitrate (i.e., S. islandicus strain REY15A, LAL14/1, M14.25, and M16.27) or urea (i.e., S. islandicus HEV10/4, S. tokodaii strain7, and S. metallicus DSM 6482). The strategies for sulfur metabolism are most diverse and least understood. S. tokodaii encodes sulfur oxygenase/reductase (SOR), whereas both S. islandicus and S. solfataricus contain genes for sulfur reductase (SRE). However, neither SOR nor SRE genes exist in the genome of strain A20, raising the possibility that an unknown pathway for the utilization of elemental sulfur may be present in the strain. The ability of Sulfolobus to utilize nitrate or sulfur is encoded by a gene cluster flanked by IS elements or their remnants. These clusters appear to have become fixed at a specific genomic site in some strains and lost in other strains during the course of evolution. The versatility in nitrogen and sulfur metabolism may represent adaptation of Sulfolobus to thriving in different habitats. External link to the item 10.3389/fmicb.2016.01902 http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01902/full Biología [855] Except where otherwise noted, this item's license is described as Atribución 3.0 Costa Rica	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line162
__label__wiki	0.700712	0.700712	Home Editorials Syrian Peace Talks Syrian Peace Talks Obama’s war on Syria rages. Opposition forces are divided. Kofi Annan’s March 2012 six-point plan failed. Three months later, so did Geneva I. June 2012 talks were called a “last ditch effort” to halt violence. Similar headlines followed Annan’s plan. Fighting rages daily. Obama bears full responsibility. He deplores peace. He wants regime change. He’s supporting proxy death squads. He has been all along. They target Assad loyalists. Dozens of innocent civilians die daily. Assad’s wrongfully blamed for their crimes. Nothing suggests change ahead. Geneva I talks included America, Russia, China, Britain, France, Turkey, Iraq (Chair of the Summit of the League of Arab States), Kuwait (Chair of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the League of Arab States), and Qatar (Chair of the Arab Follow-up Committee on Syria of the League of Arab States). Foreign Affairs and Security Policy High Representative Catherine Ashton attended. So did then UN/Arab League Envoy for Syria Kofi Annan. Iran and Syria were noticeably absent. Excluding them compromised discussions. On June 30, 2012, Action Group members issues a final communique. Steps and measures agreed on included: ending armed conflict; implementing Annan’s peace plan; adhering to provisions of Security Council Resolutions 2042 and 2043; releasing detainees; ensuring “freedom of movement throughout the country for journalists on a non-discriminatory visa policy for them;” respecting freedom of association and right to demonstrate peacefully; respect for and cooperation with UNSMIS (UN Supervision Mission in Syria) observers and securing their safety and security; allowing immediate and full humanitarian access to areas needing help; evacuating the wounded and civilians wishing to leave; and adhering fully with international law provisions. Political transition guidelines and principles included: a Syrian-led transition for everyone in the country; establishing clear steps and a firm time frame toward realizing stated goals; ensuring safety, stability and calm to assure doing so; and avoiding further bloodshed and violence. Agreed on steps, measures, guideline and principles failed to resolve conflict. Will Geneva II be different? It’s hard imagining how. On Sunday, Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Elaraby said talks are scheduled for November 23 and 24. At the same time, UN/League Special Envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, said no date is confirmed. Many obstacles remain. “I will visit a number of regional countries to know their stances and opinions on the conference to end the crisis in Syria and halt the war through a cease-fire or at least decreasing it,” he said. Syrian National Council (SNC) spokesman Najib Ghadbian earlier said some opposition forces won’t participate. Elements refusing say attending depends on Assad stepping down. It’s unclear which opposition groups will participate. It’s uncertain if any will. It’s unknown if Geneva II will be held as planned. It was initially scheduled for June. Now it’s November. Perhaps further delays will follow. Syrian Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi said his government will attend with no preconditions. Resolving conflict requires committed peace partners. It demands reversing longstanding US policy. Syria won’t negotiate with terrorists or Takfiris (Muslims accusing others of apostasy). “Political solution has been the original choice for the Syrian government since the beginning of aggression,” al-Zoubi added. Syria prioritizes it. On Monday, US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns met with Russia’s Special Envoy to the Middle East, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov. They did so in Moscow. A Foreign Ministry statement said: “The focus was put on the task of speeding up conveying the crisis in Syria into the course of the political settlement through the international conference, Geneva 2, with the aim of implementing the Geneva statement issued last June 30, 2012.” Days earlier, SNC president George Sabra refused to attend Geneva II talks, saying: “The Syrian National Council, which is the biggest bloc in the Coalition, has taken the firm decision not to go to Geneva, under the present circumstances.” “This means that we will not stay in the Coalition if it goes.” At issue is wanting to negotiate from strength. Opposition elements are no match against Syria’s superior military. Sabra wants direct US intervention. Perhaps later. Not now. Without it, opposition forces have no chance to advance their objectives. Car bombings and other terror tactics continue daily. Innocent civilians die. Others are abducted, tortured and murdered. Syrians deplore what’s happening. They want nothing to do with belligerent anti-government elements. They want no one interfering with their right to choose who’ll lead them. On October 14, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said SNC president George Sabra’s refusal to participate in talks “proves again that it is necessary to convene the conference as soon as possible.” “The key obstacle is that our partners (mainly Washington) are unable to make the Syrian opposition to go to Geneva and start talks with the government.” It’s “necessary to determine the date of the conference as soon as possible because the delay plays in the hands of Jihadists, radicals, extremists and terrorist groups that strengthen their positions more and more. Risks are real that they can win in several areas of Syria.” “By delaying the Geneva-2 conference, we create favorable conditions for continuing the bloody war and strengthening the positions of radical and extremist forces.” Washington assumed responsibility for assuring opposition participation, said Lavrov. “Our partners said they would succeed in gathering all parties to take part in the conference under the auspices of the National Coalition,” he explained. “These days my colleague John Kerry has told me they will deal with this matter.” “But there is no progress till now. Moreover, statements are being made to refuse to go to Geneva and to withdraw from the National Coalition, which, for its part, loses its position and its prestige.” “The Syrian National Council and the groups, which represent its interests and carry on war on its land, give up cooperation with it.” “We’ve heard reports saying these processes are being actively supported and financed by influential regional players that is why our warnings many obstacles will be created from those who come against any political process and who only seeks to use force against Syria in order to overthrow the regime are of high priority.” A Russian Foreign Ministry statement expressed concern about opposition elements discussing Geneva II separately. Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov said: “We have always aspired when working on Syria to act as a consolidated platform and to avoid various unofficial – separate, to be precise – discussions.” “The UN Security Council Resolution 2118 passed on September 27 namely calls for joint work.” “The fact that the agenda of the meeting mentioned includes preparations for the international conference on Syria, raises questions.” On Tuesday, Western and Arab countries will meet with opposition elements. They’ll do so in London. British Foreign Secretary William Hague said participants will “discuss preparations for the Geneva Conference, support for the (opposition) Syrian National Coalition, and our efforts to achieve a political settlement to this tragic conflict.” John Kerry will attend. He lied saying he’s “trying to move the (peace) process forward.” “We’re working towards this Geneva conference, not that we know what the outcome is.” Opposition elements plan holding separate discussions in Istanbul. Doing so indicates internal divisions. Russia’s gone all out for peaceful conflict resolution. It’s done so since conflict began. Washington obstructs it. Nothing suggests policy change now. Direct and indirect US funding, arming, training and directing insurgents continue. Doing so reveals America’s real intentions. They exclude peaceful conflict resolution. Obama didn’t wage war to end it. Talks won’t change longstanding US regime change plans. Previous ones failed for that reason. Don’t expect this time to be different. His new book is titled “Banker Occupation: Waging Financial War on Humanity.” http://www.claritypress.com/LendmanII.html It airs Fridays at 10AM US Central time and Saturdays and Sundays at noon. 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__label__cc	0.709287	0.290713	RPCC Member Roster Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) Bus to “Break Free” Earth Week 2016 Twelve Days of Climate Rochester March for Global Climate Action Candidate Forum 2015 Recap To submit an event, email calendar.rocpcc@gmail.com. Include event title, description, when, where and any contact info or links. Climate focused events only – Thanks! Climate Action Events Calendar: Rochester, NY Where On Earth Are We Going? And What Can We Do About It? 9:30 AM to 2:30 PMAsbury First United Methodist Church, 1050 East Ave., Rochester, NY Sign in at 9:30 am. Program 10 am to 2:30 pm. More Info: Sponsored by Pachamama Alliance. Link for free online registration; Questions? Contact Lee Welles at 607-542-9781. Further information on the Pachamama Alliance website. Recycling at the Winter Market 1:00 to 4:00 PMBrookside, 220 Idlewood Road ColorBrightonGreen will continue its recycling collection at the Brighton Winter Market at Brookside. We will have a small table and box for drop off of recyclables. We may not have someone at the table all the time, but you can still drop off your recyclables. And, we have found another place to take alkaline batteries, but remember, its still better to use the reusable ones! Please double check our website for the most up to date list of items that we accept. Thank you so much for your efforts! ADK-GVC Chapter Meeting 6:30 PM to 8:30 PMEisenhart Auditorium, Rochester Museum and Science Cente Adirondack Mountain Club, Genesee Valley Chapter, Rochester, NY Eisenhart Auditorium, Rochester Museum and Science Center (map) more details» copy to my calendar Home Energy Efficiency Workshops 5:30 pmSee details below See how you might qualify for a free or reduced-cost home energy assessment and save $$$ on energy costs. Hosted by @PathStone and @NYSERDA. Call 585-442-2030 ext. 213 or email saveenergy@pathstone.org for more information and to RSVP CCL Northeast Regional Conference 2017 UMass Campus Center, 1 Campus Center Way, Amherst MA CCL Northeast Regional Conference 2017: Gathering Momentum, Broadening our Base: Successful Strategies for Building Political Will Everyone is welcome! Whether you’re new to Citizens' Climate Lobby or an experienced CCL volunteer, come to the University of Massachusetts-Amherst campus for an informal reception on Friday evening, March 17 and exciting sessions on Saturday and Sunday, March 18-19. The fee to attend the conference is $50.00 for both days. Click here to visit the Conference Registration page for registration, a detailed agenda, lodging and other information Partial student scholarships are awarded on a first come, first served basis: apply early by contacting Richard Prée (richpree@gmail.com). Please consider contributing to a scholarship fund! Citizens Climate Lobby - Monthly meeting 7:00 to 9:00 PMFirst Unitarian Church, 220 Winton Road S. Room 220 This is the monthly action meeting for Citizens' Climate Lobby (CCL). We meet the 3rd Monday of each month. CCL advocates for a national Carbon Fee and Dividend. We train and support volunteers to engage elected officials, the media and the public. For more information contact: nyrochester@citizensclimatelobby.org Listen to CCL's National Intro Call to learn about our goals & methods: https://citizensclimatelobby.org/join-weekly-intro-call/ Merchants of Doubt - film 6:30 pmBrighton Memorial Library Film Screening and Discussion: Merchants of Doubt. See the film website for further information on content. Sponsored by ColorBrightonGreen. Contemplation and Ecological Action 7:00 pmOtto Shultz Community Center, Nazareth College, 1425 East Avenue, Rochester NY This is the first in a 2-part forum at Nazareth College, "Contemplation and Ecological Action: Tenderness and Justice in "Laudato Si." Presenter Christine Z. Peppard is an expert on the ethics of fresh water and problems of climate change, social justice and sustainability. She is a science and ethics professor at Fordham, the author of many books on the subject and has lectured widely. This forum is part of Nazareth College's 2016-17 William Shannon Chair in Catholic Studies series of lectures. The event is free and open to the public. Forum - Fresh Water is a Human Right 1:30 pmLinehan Chapel, Nazareth College, 1425 East Avenue, Rochester NY Christina Z Peppard presenting "Fresh Water is a Human Right." This is the second in a 2-part forum at Nazareth College, "Contemplation and Ecological Action: Tenderness and Justice in "Laudato Si." Christine is an expert on the ethics of fresh water and problems of climate change, social justice and sustainability. She is a science and ethics professor at Fordham, the author of many books on the subject and has lectured widely. This forum is part of Nazareth College's 2016-17 William Shannon Chair in Catholic Studies series of lectures. The event is free and open to the public. Symposium on Energy in the 21st Century 7:30 am to 2:00 pm The Links at 5904 N. Burdick Street, East Syracuse, New York Symposium on Energy in the 21st Century Thirteenth Annual Symposium on Energy in the 21st Century CAN WE STILL REACH OUR RENEWABLE ENERGY GOALS New York State 50% by 2030 United States 30% by 2025 Hear from National & NYS experts. April 21, 2017 The Links, East Syracuse, New York 7:30am - 2:00pm Optional Tours following **REGISTER NOW ** March for Science - EARTH DAY All dayWashington, DC For more information, go to https://marchforscience.com/ STANDING FOR CREATION On April 29, people of all faiths and none will come together in Washington DC for a major climate march. From the Global Catholic Climate Movement: People of all faiths are invited to “join partners from environmental, environmental justice and student groups, labor unions, and many others under the banner of the People’s Climate Movement to call for climate justice. We will answer to Pope Francis’ call: ‘I want the Church to go out on the streets.’ Learn more at http://catholicclimatemovement.global/april-29/ All dayWashington DC Throughout the first 100 days in office of the new administration, the People's Climate Movement has been organizing a countrywide arc of action, culminating on April 29th in Washington, D.C. with the People’s Climate March, a powerful mobilization to unite all of the climate movements in a single action. Their motto? To change everything, we need everyone. Are you interested in marching under CCL's banner in the People’s Climate Movement this April 29th in Washington DC or at satellite locations? Please complete this sign-up form to stay current with updates about how to participate with CCL, including where to meet to march together. Keep your eyes open in a future newsletter for a PCM page and forum coming soon on Community! May Day Party - Peacework Organic CSA 2 PM to 6 PM2231 Welcher Road, Newark, NY 14513 May Day Party at Peacework Organic CSA - tour a farm that puts carbon in the soil! Dancing around the May Pole followed by farm tours, a wildflower walk and then a potluck supper. Bring a dish to pass. 2231 Welcher Road, Newark, NY 14513. Contact: Elizabeth Henderson, elizabethhenderson13@gmail.com 585-764-8471 Rochester People's Climate Coalition Want to keep up with what RPCC is doing? Want to receive action alerts about events and things YOU can do to make a difference? Sign up for our newsletter! We send one roughly monthly. Very roughly.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line168
__label__wiki	0.997617	0.997617	Jen Reid: Black Lives Matter statue to go from Colston plinth Image copyright EPA Image caption Jen Reid posed with her statue, which appeared on the empty plinth on Wednesday A sculpture of a Black Lives Matter protester, placed on the plinth where a slave trader’s statue was toppled, will be removed, Bristol’s mayor has said. The sculpture of Jen Reid was erected early on Wednesday at the spot in the city where an Edward Colston statue was pulled down during protests last month. Ms Reid had been photographed standing on the empty plinth. Mayor Marvin Rees said it was up to the people of Bristol to decide what would replace the Colston statue. How many statues of black people does the UK have? Artist Marc Quinn said his black resin statue, called A Surge of Power, was meant to be a temporary installation to continue the conversation about racism. He said he was inspired to create it after seeing an image of Ms Reid standing on the plinth with her fist raised during the Black Lives Matter protest on 7 June. Mr Quinn then contacted Ms Reid through social media and they worked together on the statue, which was erected shortly before 04:30 BST. Image caption The new statue has has attracted people both supporting it and those against BBC producer Alex Littlewood said people had been gathering around the Jen Reid statue for most of Wednesday, with many coming to take the knee. “Most people have been supportive of the statue, but for a short time this afternoon a small amount of people arrived calling for the statue to be removed, saying it was an act of vandalism,” he added. Mr Rees, the city’s elected mayor, said removing the new statue was “critical to building a city that is home to those who are elated at the [Colston] statue being pulled down, those who sympathise with its removal… and those who feel that in its removal, they’ve lost a piece of the Bristol they know”. He added the sculpture was the work and decision of a London-based artist, “was not requested and permission was not given for it to be installed”. Councillor Cleo Lake said while she welcomed the arrival of the statue, she agreed the long term future of the plinth should be decided by the people of Bristol. She said: “I expect the statue will be a temporary intervention and it is great to hear that should the statue be sold then the money raised will in part go towards the Cargo education project set to be rolled out in Bristol secondary schools this September.” Image caption Jen Reid was pictured standing on top of the plinth after the Colston statue was pulled down on 7 June Ms Reid said: “I think it’s something the people of Bristol really appreciate seeing. “My husband took the photo on the day of the protests and put it on his social media. He was contacted by Marc Quinn who then contacted myself. “I was in his studio by the Friday after the protest with 201 cameras surrounding me, taking pictures of me from every conceivable angle. That went into a 3D print and a mould was made.” Ms Reid said the sculpture was important because it helped “keep the journey towards racial justice and equality moving”. Image copyright PA Media Image caption People in Bristol stopped to take photos of the new statue She said she had felt an “overwhelming impulse” to climb on to the plinth during last month’s protest. “When I was stood there on the plinth, and raised my arm in a Black Power salute, it was totally spontaneous,” she said. “I didn’t even think about it. It was like an electrical charge of power was running through me. “This sculpture is about making a stand for my mother, for my daughter, for black people like me.” Image caption Artist Marc Quinn’s previous works include a sculpture entitled Alison Lapper Pregnant, which was put on the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square Mr Quinn said: “I saw pictures of Jen on the plinth and she spontaneously made this gesture and I thought ‘this is amazing’. “She’s made an extraordinary artwork just by doing that and it needs to be crystallised into an object and put back on to the plinth. “It had to be in that public realm and I wanted to put it in that charged spot where Edward Colston had been before.” Image copyright Reuters Image caption The statue of Edward Colston was pulled from its plinth last month and dragged into the harbourside On 7 June, protesters used ropes to pull down the Colston statue, which had been at the Bristol city centre site since 1895. It was then dragged to the harbourside where it was thrown into the water at Pero’s Bridge – named in honour of enslaved man Pero Jones who lived and died in the city. Bristol City Council later retrieved the statue, which will be displayed in a museum along with placards from the Black Lives Matter protest. Related Itemsblackcolstonlivesmatterplinthstatue Newsexplored 15th July 2020 Sri Lanka v England: Tourists win first Test by seven wickets Views:3 Dan Lawrence scored 94 runs and Jonny Bairstow 82 in the match First Test, Galle (day... Coronavirus: York shoppers told ‘wear face coverings now’ Edward Enninful: British Vogue editor ‘racially profiled’ at work	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line170
__label__cc	0.541193	0.458807	King of the Monsters (SNES) Pub: Takara \| Dev: Genki \| October 1992 \| 8 MEGS It’s early Christmas morning as I write this, and believe it or not, this game will forever be connected to Christmas. 24 years ago, in late December of 1992, my mom bought me King of the Monsters on the Super Nintendo. It was the first game she ever bought for me without first conferring with my brother. And it took something of a Christmas miracle to pull it off, so you can see my nostalgic desire to write about this game on this day. Sure, the SNES port was butchered. But the memories of this game live on to this very day. It was not only the first SNES game my mom ever bought for me but it was also one of the earliest arcade games I can remember experiencing. In fact, I remember it as if it only happened yesterday… cue fuzzy flashback sequence *SOME TIME IN MID 1991* The 2nd* arcade game I can remember playing was at Safeway with my brother, Kevin. It was like any other typical Tuesday night in the old neighborhood. The year was 1991. My bro and I tagged along with our dad to the local grocery store, doing our best to convince pops to buy us those delicious dinosaur fruit snacks. And if we were lucky, the WWF ice cream bars as well. We would be ecstatic if pops caved in to even just one of them. On this trip, no such luck however. We made our way to the end of a very long line. Kevin and I weren’t exactly the best behaved kids in the history of kids. Neither of us could stand still to save our lives. Unknowingly, it was a cunning strategy, for we spotted an arcade cab nearby in the corner where they sell the coal. Pops was more than happy to oblige, plopping two quarters in our hands, in exchange for a few minutes of peace and quiet. Off to the races we disappeared like two chalky ghosts in the night. The first arcade game I played was Street Fighter II. When we arrived at the cab, I gazed up in amazement like it were the Sistine Chapel. What an amazing sight the Neo Geo MVS cab truly was. These were machines that housed four different SNK arcade games. I remember seeing Sengoku, a side scrolling beat ‘em up. But when I saw King of the Monsters for the first time ever, I knew I had found my match. It pitted six giant monsters against one another in a duel to the death. My brother and I were instantly sold. He picked the Ultraman clone, Astro Guy, while I chose the Godzilla lookalike, Geon. We played the tag team bedlam mode, which allowed me and my brother to team up simultaneously to rampage against two computer foes. Being an avid fan of Godzilla and monsters, I found myself enamored. My brother and I couldn’t shut up about it on the car ride home. That night I fell in love with King of the Monsters. DECEMBER 1991* Chuck E. Cheese’s was an awesome place for a kid to be December 1991. My parents took me and my brother to our favorite place, Chuck E. Cheese’s, to celebrate the end of the year. My mother was rather strict so these rare opportunities where she allowed us to binge on our desires were not taken for granted! They ordered two large pizzas and got us 50 tokens. I knew where I was going to be for the rest of that night — at the King of the Monsters cab determined to beat it! It took me some time and way too many quarters to count but at last I did it, all while my mom sat back at the table eating unwanted leftover pizza crust and watching the whole thing go down. This only took me an hour and about 500 quarters I stepped back, drenched in sweat from wrestling with the joypad, and stared back at my mom who sat there smiling. I looked back at the arcade to watch the ending. My boy Rocky destroyed the news studio as a wide grin formed on my kisser. I recall thinking to myself, “I can’t wait for this to come home on the SNES!” There was a certain magic in the air that night… My mom and I used to go to the mall all the time. It was one of our traditions. She took me after school every Friday, rain or shine. I loved it because this was a time in life when the world was a different place. Even as young as 8, my mom allowed me to hit up my stores while she went shopping for clothes. This gave me a great sense of independence and for about 30 minutes I was on my own completely! I always visited Suncoast, Kay Bee Toys, Walden Books, Sam Goody, and of course, the classic SOFTWARE ETC. Now rarely did she ever end up buying me anything once we reconvened, but that was never the point. It was fun enough thumbing through books, EGM magazines and drooling at the various action figures. It was the feeling that it produced. Just knowing you were on your own for half an hour made going to the mall a fun time. But the best times always came during Christmas season. That little blond kid was me just a year or two ago… The mall Santa was there taking pictures, kissing babies and shaking little hands. At nine and a half years old now, I was too old for that stuff, but not old enough to not still believe in the magic of Christmas. So instead of sitting on Santa’s lap, I simply sat back from afar to admire what had been, and what once was. My mom came over asking if I wanted to meet the mall Santa, but I told her I was too old. She looked at the kids rushing up to Santa just 20 feet away from us, lost in her thoughts. Somewhere in her aging face I saw her loosen up, as if she suddenly missed the days when I was that young scampering around. Perhaps it was the right kind of Christmas magic I’d need for what was about to transpire on that most magical December evening… This was like a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow! There it was, plastered in big and bold blue letters. I always made it a point to hit up SOFTWARE ETC. each time we visited the mall. Of course, I could only dream of my mom complying to buy me a video game. Still, like a moth to flame, those bold blue letters always sucked me in. I stood there that evening in sheer awe of the endless shelves of SNES goodies — games in which I could only dream of owning. And then, there it was. High on the shelf I saw it, shining like a beacon of light. KING OF THE MONSTERS for the Super Nintendo! It was just one short year ago that I’d beaten the arcade and thought to myself, “Man, I can’t wait for this to come home!” And now, it finally has. Only one problem, of course. How can I convince mom to buy it? Standing there, staring at the pristine shiny King of the Monsters box, my mind desperately raced through everything I could think of in order to weigh the odds in my favor. I didn’t have very long to think… “C’mon honey, we gotta get back home now.” What kind of compelling, poetic point would I make? “That…” I pointed to the King of the Monsters box sitting on the top shelf. “I want that.” OK, so much for poetic language and convincing arguments. My mom gave me “the look.” Uh oh. In the history of “momkind” the look has never been good news. Whether it was a look of frustration, disappointment or disgust, the look has denied kids an untold number of desserts, toys and video games. This task, I could tell, was going to be about as easy as Quantum Physics. “Honey, that’s fifty five dollars.” “No, it’s fifty four ninety nine!” I quickly countered. HA! I thought I had her — ahh, the bliss of being nine years old… “Well actually with tax it’s about sixty,” she corrected. Well DAMN. Talk about backfiring! And then, out of nowhere, it hit me. My trump card. I explained to her how it was my favorite game, how I had to have it, and how much joy it would bring Kevin and me. And that if she bought it, it would count for not only my Christmas gift but also my birthday as well. My mom grabbed the box to examine it closer. “Hey, isn’t this the game you played all night last year at Chuck E. Cheese’s? Is this the same one?” It was just the right kind of Christmas magic needed I nodded furiously and watched as my mom bit her lower lip, contemplating what to do. Finally, after what seemed like forever, she took the game to the counter. I stood there in awe watching as they swiped her credit card. It was the first video game she bought for me. Outside I could hear the chattering of youngsters and the HO-HO-HOs of the mall Santa. The Christmas season was ringing in full force, and this bit of Christmas magic only punctuated the moment. I couldn’t wait to get home and play it… NOT QUITE THE KING… Exactly. What could possibly go wrong? Well… Right away we noticed there was no Player 1 and Player 2 vs. CPU 1 and CPU 2 option. In other words, there was no tornado tag team mode — hands down the best thing about the game. Disappointment city right off the bat But hey, at least we’ll get all six Love me some Poison Ghost And really love me some Woo! Wait, WHAT THE ****! The HELL?! What gives? Where was the King Kong wannabe, Woo? And what about the Smog Monster AKA Hedorah, where was his twin, Poison Ghost? So not only did Genki scrub the best mode of the game, but they also scrapped two of the six monsters. Man, was I disappointed. But you know the funny thing? I was a kid and even I knew it was a pretty butchered port, but there was a big part of me that somehow managed to still enjoy it quite a bit. It was weird. So much of the game had been gutted, but it was still King of the Monsters in my living room. And, at the time, that accounted for something. NOT JUST FLAVOR OF THE MONTH Never leave home without it In the early part of 1993, my mom took me to places like ROSS. I remember one time I brought the King of the Monsters manual with me. I walked up and down those aisles with my head buried in the booklet. As mediocre as the port was, I kind of became oddly semi-obsessed with it. Well, at least my mom got her sixty dollars’ worth, eh? I studied the tactics over and over again… THE MONSTERS Special Attack: FLAME CRUSHER When an ice glacier melted due to the abnormal warm weather in the Russian mountains, it unleashed the horror that is Geon. Unhappy to be roused from his deep slumber, he takes it out on anybody, or anything, that gets in his way. His hobbies include destroying cities and gobbling trains. The first character I selected, I have a soft spot for ol’ Geon. I tend to use him the most — his level 3 FLAME CRUSHER is quite a sight to behold. No doubt a nod to the real King of Monsters A little horny, the git [… -Ed.] Level 1 Flame Crusher Level 2 spirals for extra damage Level 3 Flame Crusher, whoa! Special Attack: ROCKY BOMBER No one knows for sure where this mountain of rocks comes from. Rumor has it Rocky is a monster evolved from the Sphinx, Egypt’s God of Protection. Others believe he descended from the stars, angry with the way 20th century mankind has mistreated the environment. But one thing is for sure, he’s got a nasty disposition! Don’t let this pile of stone fool you — how Rocky can move so well is a mystery. I like Rocky. He has a cool roar and was the monster I used to beat the arcade game 25 years ago. Guess we been through a lot over the years, eh, Rocko? Clearly inspired by this guy. Or not Delivers one hell of a running clothesline. Any wrestling fan would approve! Level 1 Rocky Balboa, I mean, Bomber Level 2 rotates for extra velocity and power Level 3 has only four, but it’s still just as strong Special Attack: BEETLE MISSILE An ordinary beetle residing in the Amazon, one fateful evening that all changed when the mad creature underwent a horrific and mysterious transformation. Lacking any kind of intelligence, he destroyed even the forest in which he was born! However, his skills are plenty. With a hard body shell and tremendous fighting spirit, Beetle Mania now roams the earth in search for the next great fight. Unfortunately it comes at the expense of civilization as we know it! I thought it was deja vu… Beetle Mania was clearly based off Godzilla’s 1973 nemesis, Megalon. Like many others in the Godzilla universe, I too am a fan of the “one hit bug wonder.” It’s too bad he wasn’t resurrected for Godzilla: Final Wars like how his battle mate Gigan was, but I digress. I always found Megalon’s suit really cool. Well, so much for Geon being a dad Level 1 Beetle Missile Level 2 — love that elegant green hue Level 3 Beetle Missile (that’s a lot of antlers!) ASTRO GUY Special Attack: FLASH WAVE Holding the distinct claim of being the only, uh, human, to a certain degree you understand, Astro Guy originally started out as a mad scientist. Naturally, through experimentation he transformed himself into a super musclebound creature to fight the monsters suddenly appearing all over the world. What began as noble intentions to protect cities and rid the world of monsters was soon corrupted by the absolute allure of having no equal. Now what his true intentions are is anyone’s guess… SPECTREMAN! Obviously inspired by SPECTREMAN! Ah, the tin wonder played a role in my childhood. I remember how bulky the cases were for the Spectreman tapes. It really caught your eye on the video store shelf. My dad bought me the one where he battles both an Alien and the “Monster Hedgehog.” I got the bottom left one. Such weird movies they were! The theme song was the best part Spectreman… Spectreman… In a flash, like a flame, faster than a plane, a mystery with a name, Power from space, he’ll save the human race, yet, they’ll never know the face of Spectreman! We will never know the source of his powers and his force as he guides this planet’s course… And Jet Jaguar! And of course, Ultraman Does one mean basement dropkick Level 1 Flash Wave. Just like Ultraman… Level 2 sees an upgrade to five Level 3 has nine! Nice You battle each monster twice. In the arcade this meant a grueling 12 rounds. At home it’s a much more manageable 8. And this is the only time I’m happy to see four monsters instead of the full six. Stage 1 is home to Geon, but since we’ve seen it already (see the screenshots above), let us jump straight to stage 2 where we take on Rocky. The levels are based off real landmarks As a kid I thought the stages were randomly constructed. Years later I came to realize they’re based on real life landmarks. Nice. Osaka is gorgeous, isn’t it? Yes, some of these towering skyscrapers can be seen, and destroyed, in the two Osaka stages. With Okayama having no tall buildings really, switching over then to Osaka was a very welcome sight. Just another homage, really Ooooh, ahhhh Just like ‘em SOCK ‘EM robots! “Alright gentlemen. We went over the rules in the back but just to reiterate, I want a good clean fight, alright? That means no zapping below the belt. Remember, I’m fair but firm. Let’s touch gloves!” Monsters love to play hide and seek too, apparently. Or hide and maul, as it were. What’s better than a piledriver? Sending ‘em through a building! Nothing was better than hitting a big move on your opponent and watching the poor hapless sap go crashing through one of the big monuments scattered about. Sure, you can demolish the big buildings with three punches yourself, but the real fun comes in the form of sending your rival through one! Such a chivalrous gentleman, that Astro Guy Adding insult to injury was always fun. Wham, bam, thank you m’am The classic GET UP severed hand remains. Continue and experience a jolt of power as your monster gets resurrected. Tokyo Tower beautifully replicated! The throw inflicts the least amount of damage But can easily send them through a landmark! Indeed you are not, Hideki-san THE END ? UNH, JUST THROW IT ON ME, UNH! Battleships are fair play Does little damage but fun to do nonetheless Jump and grab a helicopter You can also chuck the maser tanks CHEAP TRICKS [Hey, they stole your dating philosophy -Ed.] Hit them with the strongest move in the game — the german suplex. “What’s so cheap about this?” For some ridiculous reason, this move leads to a re-dizzy. You can repeat this tactic 20 times in a row. No joke. Did someone not play test this thing? One might be thinking, “Well it must be pretty hard to dizzy them, right?” Not so. A few consecutive throws with their health bar on low does the trick. They get up in a daze, go behind them and press Y. Boom, german suplex. Then wait for them to get back up in a daze yet again, and repeat. For ultimate damage, while they’re on laying on the ground, unleash your special attack. Sometimes you can nail them twice with your projectile. Yikes. The german suplex can also be applied in front during a grapple by pressing Y+B. But when your opponent is dizzy, simply pressing Y or B from behind works. But hold on a second, if you thought THAT was cheap… Unlike a fighting game, you can’t block No blocking means you’re screwed There’s only one answer to this, besides your opponent mistiming it. The Japanese military finally notches a small victory against giant rubber suited monsters! GENKI RESPONDS Hey thanks, Genki. Appreciate it. I hope you’re not just sucking up… Genki dude: Of course not… oh, here’s some fruitcake — for you! Genki dude: Uh the holidays, sir. Ahhh. Si, si… Feel like it’s Jet Jaguar vs. Megalon all over again! Hmmm, come to think of it, seeing Godzilla and his buddies in a King of the Monsters universe would have been pretty cool. Imagine Godzilla and company in this style of game. I’m sure we would have ate it up! Well, at least we got Godzilla: Kaijuu Daikessen. Rocky’s bite animation always reminded me of the robot bloke on the NES Mega Man 3 cover! You see the resemblance, don’t cha? Speaking of resemblances… Whoa, striking, isn’t it? Credit this wonderful art here to Nathan Newell and his excellent cool site nathansmuscleblog.blogspot.com/ That’s Black Hole Sunshine vs. Wood Beetle for the record, but damn do Rocky and Beetle Mania look like them! WHAT THE CRITICS SAID Pretty decent looking ad, at least It was all quiet on the western front. The game was released just before GameFan’s time and EGM only ran a quick one page preview. They ended up never reviewing it. Super Play rated it 79% though an actual review never appeared in the magazine. SNES King of the Monsters just never got much publicity. If only it did then maybe I wouldn’t have been so caught off guard with all the cuts! I remember reading this little blurb over and over GENESIS VS. SNES VERSIONS Which port is better? I’ve never played the Genesis port but it does look damn impressive. Looks much more identical to its arcade brother than the SNES port does. How it plays though I have no idea. Released about one year after the SNES port, the tag team mode and two monsters are still missing, but everything else looks to be pretty good. Check the graphical differences between the Genesis and SNES ports below. I’ll take this over the eight small fireballs Looking nice there, Astro Guy Looks painful! Shame, Genki, shame Sound off below if you’ve played the Genesis port GameFan gave the Genesis port some good loving with scores of 89, 87, 83 and 82%. “It blows the doors off the SNES version” and “makes it look like dog meat” were some of the comments recorded. The Genesis port was developed by SPS. King of the Monsters? More like King of the Mediocre The arcade original was released by SNK in Japan on February 25, 1991. By freak accident, exactly 15 years later, I bought the SNES port (for the second time but this time with my own money). Back in ’92 I recall having a strange fascination with the port despite my knowledge of how butchered it was. Replaying the SNES port in 2006, I wondered how much my opinion might change or not. Turns out not much has. It’s a port that was stripped of its best feature and a whopping 33% of its original cast. It should have been so much better, but what remains is kind of still King of the Monsters. It was never a perfect game to begin with. Some key aspects missing definitely accentuate the flaws but what’s left isn’t unplayable by any means. You just have to take it for what it is, or simply leave it. Still, I couldn’t help but enjoy playing it for 15-20 minutes. Perhaps if nothing else but for the nostalgia of that unforgettable Christmas 1992 season. I acknowledge this game is ho-hum at best, but it is admittedly something of a guilty pleasure for me. Always a gentleman, that Astro Guy The graphics are the best part of this game. Though grainy and lacking intricate detail in the monsters themselves, the cities look pretty fantastic, especially the ones at night. Each stage gives you plenty of space to roam within the confines of two electrical barriers. Sound and music is decent, fitting for this game which has a Japanese 1960’s B-Movie feel to it. Sadly, it’s the game play that abandons it. What could have been! First, the grapple system. Is it based on timing? No. Button mashing? Not that either. Nope, it appears that the victor is totally random. And thus, grappling is a wash and never feels wholly satisfying. Secondly, to win a match you must score a 3 count on your rival. But in order to do so, you must pin them multiple times after their health bar has been fully depleted. Let’s say you pound on Rocky for three minutes solid once his energy bar has hit zero before going for the cover. He’ll still kick out at 2 (in John Cena fashion). What gives? It makes no sense to have to pin them several times every single time. It’s rigged to be like this, and it feels incredibly cheap. You should be rewarded for kicking the snot out of them, but you’re not. And then you have the two erroneous gameplay tricks as documented earlier, in addition to the missing tornado tag team mode and monsters. O, where art thou? Speaking of the monsters, and this by the way was prevalent in the arcade game as well, the monsters are exactly the same! Well, aside from their special move and rushing attack. No differences in strength, speed, agility, or any of that good stuff. The moveset is severely limited — you’re relegated to a throw, german suplex, pile driver and a bear hug or a bite hold in a grapple. How cool would it be if the monsters had their own unique moves, to go along with speed and strength differences? Love the Japanese ’60s B-Movie feel Yet despite all these glaring flaws, I still kind of like the game in some small ways. Call it nostalgia, call it what you want, but there are some games you just have a connection with (for better or for worse). Though they’re far from being great, or even good, you still play them once in a blue moon because in some strange and small way you enjoy doing so. We all have a few games for which that rings true. Nobody can say exactly why someone would like it, except for that person, and that person alone. Yeah, part of me is still annoyed that Woo and Poison Ghost are nowhere to be found and that the tag mode was scrapped, but like a good longtime friend you accept them for who they are, warts and all. Graphics: 7 Gameplay: 5 Longevity: 4 Hey, you gypped us first, damnit! Posted on December 25, 2016 December 27, 2016 Author SteveCategories SNES ReviewsTags Godzilla, King Kong, King of the Monsters, Neo Geo, SNES, SNES review, Super Nintendo Previous Previous post: Final Fight (SNES) Next Next post: Street Fighter II (SNES)	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line175
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__label__wiki	0.578704	0.578704	I thought I dreamed of you Sarah Iremonger is a multidisciplinary visual artist, based in Co. Cork, Ireland. Using found, created and adapted images and objects, as well as painting, drawing, photography, digital media, neon and video, to investigate ideas about how we understand and navigate ideas of 'Being'. Associations and contexts are mixed up to explore philisophical theories around technology, art, history and nature. Press Statement Yarra Sculpture Gallery Press Release 7/2010 Tears, Trash and Decay is an exhibition by three Irish artists, Harry Moore, Sarah Iremonger, Marianne Keating and Australian artist Sarah Catherall at Yarra Sculpture Space in Victoria, Australia August 5th –15th 2010. The exhibition explores our relationship with our environment from four different perspectives, each artist using their distinctly differing practices to articulate their specific concerns and outlooks. The grouping of four artists who work and function in different media articulates the complexity of the issues we face whilst providing a rich and broad experience in a single show of works. Harry Moore uses pinhole photography to record an eerie shadow world, another reality which we can only gain a glimpse of. These images, from the series “Ghosts in our Machine”, are printed onto large canvas, up to 3m X 4.25m and displayed in a coral style creating a kaleidoscopic landscape for the viewer to observe and almost enter into. The idea of fragmented realities is explored through the installation by Sarah Iremonger of 2,000 badges adhered directly onto the wall of the gallery, each badge is made from an individual photograph is bagged and labeled ‘I thought I dreamed of you’ evoking the idea of a personal keepsake with mass production undertones. ‘Upside-down Vista’ is a painted mural which will also be installed directly onto the wall of the gallery, the drawing for this piece is developed from a photograph of Mizen Head in West Cork and literally turns on its head the idea of an idealized landscape view. Marianne Keating has developed a body of work that is an exploration of the individual and their perceptions of reality, focusing on how recurring motifs of the outside world may alter and impact on preconceived ideas. Through the printing of wall-paper which uses bugs instead of flowers to create their pattern Marianne undermines the viewers idea of what is expected. Sarah Catherall is an emerging Australian artist who works in various mediums - including performance, installation and sculpture. Her work focuses on the ideas of identity, often using her body as a tool for introspection. For this exhibition she has chosen to work with a combination of found and everyday objects that have been affected by the process of rust. The materials for this work have been specifically chosen for their aesthetic and metaphoric qualities. The Irish artists have undertaken to occupy the vast space Yarra Sculpture Space for 10 days, to establish a working relationship with Sarah Catherall and to allow a snapshot of contemporary Irish art to be encountered in Australia. This exhibition is part of a series of exchanges, residencies and exhibitions, which has been developing over the last two years to establish an Irish presence in this part of Australia. It follows from a similar event when Australian artists, Julie Collins and Derek John working together as DJ Projects, attended a residency in Ireland, showing their work in Cork and Tralee and interacting with local artists and organisations. Their exhibitions and project “Shared Journey” at the National Sculpture Factory in Cork made a profound impact on local artists and this exhibition is a great opportunity to develop those connections. “The interest in Irish culture in Australia is legendary and the exhibition, Tears Trash and Decay is a great opportunity for Irish artists to establish real links with the contemporary Australian art world and market,” said visiting artist Sarah Iremonger. Each artist has been invited to give talks at the Art Department of Ballarat University in Victoria, developing an ongoing relationship. Thanks to Culture Ireland and Yarra Sculpture Space Posted by Sarah Iremonger - Art Works at 07:12 No comments: Invite Yarra Sculpture Gallery Iremonger at Yarra Sculpture Gallery - Melbourne, Australia 2010 Images of Gallery 817, UARTS USA Images of West Cork Arts Centre Main Gallery View Upside-down Vista painted mural Fake Installation ink drawing on photo Flood-path photograph album, case & table Flood-path photograph album, case & table (detail) I thought I dreamed of you badges, bags, labels, case & table I thought I dreamed of you badges, bags, labels, case & table (detail) Vista photograph & light box Access photograph & light box Designs for Neon Waterfall ink on paper Emersion photograph View of Second Gallery Neon Waterfall Ode to Courbet video Habitation video by Sarah Iremonger West Cork Arts Centre Skibbereen November 28 2009 – January 30 2010 UARTS, The University of the Arts March 17 – April 1 2010 Acknowledgments: With special thanks to Ann Davoren and everyone at the West Cork Arts Centre for the opportunity show this work, to Mara Adamitz Scrupe and the University of the Arts, Philadelphia for inviting me to be visiting artist and tour this exhibition, Culture Ireland, Ian McDonagh and Cork County Council for a Bursary Award 2008 towards the making of this work and to Stephen Mcllroy, Sandra Minchin and Mary Cooke for helping me make the badges. North Street, Skibbereen, E: info@westcorkartscentre.com W: www.westcorkartscentre.com UARTS 320 South Broad Street, W: www.uarts.edu ‘I thought I dreamed of you’ continues West Cork Arts Centre’s ongoing programme of solo exhibitions with artists whose work contributes to our understanding of contemporary art practice. We are delighted to show this installation - comprising a mural, video works, a neon work and digital photography, made by Sarah Iremonger over the past 18 months - which explores and questions the nature of reality and how we construct that reality through our interaction with others and the world around us. This new body of work revisits themes and concerns explored by the artist in previous projects. In Lumpy Art History 2000 / 2001,Sarah experimented with materials, context and titles to interrogate the idea of painting itself and questioned the nature of art through questioning its history. In Top Half of the Hero and Upside-down Mountains, 2002 / 2003 Sarah moved from making paintings to making murals, video-work, photography and neon works. She also sought to explore our relationship with the world through appropriating different modes of presentation. In the case of The Hunting Box Party 2003 – 2008 she used the mechanism of the political process as a means for exploring ideas of communication, looking at notions of identity, engagement and access. These themes and approaches find their way through to this installation. Sarah looks again at the nature of reality, at fragmentation and constructivism, at how we strive for a connection with the landscape and at our separation from it. I would like to thank the artist for her enthusiasm, hard work and commitment to this exhibition and for the opportunity to show this work at West Cork Arts Centre. Ann Davoren ‘I thought I dreamed of you’ an installation of mixed media by Sarah Iremonger How do we understand our reality? Can we be sure it even exists? Is it just a dream or a thought? ‘I thought I dreamed of you’ explores the idea of fragmented realities presenting a sort of post-modern possibility. The title of the exhibition is a give-away ‘I thought I dreamed of you’ explores the idea of ‘I’ as a thought, while ‘dreamed’ questions the nature of reality suggesting it as imagined and constantly in the past. While ‘you’ is experienced in terms of the existential quandary of the ‘other’, questioning how we understand ourselves through others and the world around us. To add to the complication, you could also say that the words ‘thought’ and ‘dreamed’ position the work in a possible past reality which is also present. This asks the viewer to reconsider their position in relation to a perceived reality, which is constantly under review as a social construct. For example, in the work Vista & Access this social construct takes the form of a sort of oscillation between a desired view of the landscape at Mizen Head and the means by which you have to obtain that view from the centre of bridge suspended in mid air, exposing the desire for an emersion and engagement with our surroundings in this case as a fallacy. A different form of engagement with landscape is explored in the work Ode to Courbet. Using found video footage, the romantic notion of the desire to be immersed in landscape is turned on its head when faced with the reality of how young people engage with their surroundings using cars in a sport called ‘doughnutting’. The idea of fragmented realities is explored further in the central work of the installation which consists of 5,000 badges, each of an individual photograph, bagged and labeled, evoking the idea of a personal keepsake but with mass production undertones. The badges have been placed together in a case so that most of the images are not visible and they are inaccessible. The digital photographs are taken from the artist’s own collection, unedited and dating from 2001 onwards. Each photograph represents a captured moment, which has already passed. This ephemeral reality is highlighted by the multitude of photographs and by the use of badges as the frame or support for the photographs, since badges are, by their nature, ephemeral objects. Here, perception of time is sentimental, in the sense that an attempt is being made to capture and hold onto something, as all photographs do, which has already disappeared. Neon Waterfall is reflective of the sublime in painting, intensifying and elevating the experience of the subject to the point of the extraordinary. This is achieved through the reduction of the waterfall to a single neon strip. This is the third work in neon made by Sarah Iremonger to date and continues her concerns with using contemporary media to examine traditional landscape themes. Other video works include Habitation a short video piece which further explores the immersion or engagement process which occurs when we are confronted with the desire to co-exist with our surroundings. Here the scene is Ballyannon Wood in Midleton and the video shows the remains of an attempt to create a habitation in the woods. While the compilation work Rushbrooke Links focuses on the suburbanisation of Ireland, in this housing estate on the edge of Cobh, the trees represent a last stand by nature against an ever-encroaching suburbia. All movement has been edited out of the scenes and some of them have been repeated to exaggerate an atmosphere of strangeness. Inspired by German romantic painting, the video and photograph show that nature has become a landscape in which we both live, and are separate from. 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__label__wiki	0.589205	0.589205	Kingfisher Wilderness Adventures Home > Vancouver Island Travel Blog > Wildlife > Responsible Wildlife Viewing on Northern Vancouver Island Whale Watching, Wildlife Responsible Wildlife Viewing on Northern Vancouver Island For many, the allure of visiting Northern Vancouver Island rests on its incredible wildlife viewing opportunities. And it’s true there are many. Tours take you into remote and wildlife-rich areas, like the Broughton Archipelago, and Knight Inlet, where grizzly and black bears roam the lush temperate rainforest. In Alert Bay, eagles swoop and soar looking for salmon and other fish with their razor-sharp vision and talons. Over on Malcolm Island, locals will tell you incredulous but true tales where orcas on—very rare—occasions come to the shoreline to rub their bellies on smooth rocks in behaviour not recorded anywhere else. It’s easy, in a place like the Johnstone Strait, where seclusion and solitude is broken most often by wild creatures than people, to feel a kindred connection to animals. But wild creatures are wild for a reason. Which is why it’s important to Northern Vancouver Island tour operators, including Kingfisher Wilderness Adventures and Sea Wolf Adventures, to practice responsible wildlife viewing. What’s Responsible Wildlife Viewing? Responsible wildlife viewing boils down to ensuring your actions—as an individual, a group and that of the tour operator—does not cause an animal to change their normal behaviour. Research has shown that interfering with the path of an orca will change their travel paths, often disturbing their feeding or resting patterns. Likewise, with bears and wolves. It’s important to remember that in the rainforest, everything is connected. Studies have also shown that a diversity of salmon species is more critical to a coastal black bear’s health (as opposed to biomass), and that grizzly bears drag salmon carcasses into the forest to feed, where their nutrients decompose and fertilize the soil. Leaving as little trace as possible helps to maintain the natural and precious balance of the ecosystem. Other aspects of responsible wildlife viewing include maintaining a safe distance, reducing noise, and limiting viewing time. How to Practice Responsible Wildlife Viewing It’s human nature to want to get “up close and personal” with an animal. But for your safety, and the safety of the animals, it’s important to exercise caution and remain a respectful distance. Patience, too, is required. In this instantaneous world where gratification is not always synonymous with effort, it can feel even more rewarding when a long-awaited glimpse of a bear comes into focus or when you finally spot the graceful fluke of a humpback tail. Here are the guidelines for responsible wildlife viewing below. Maintain Your Distance With any animal view or photograph them from a distance that respects their needs. Use a telephoto lens to snap that coveted portrait or opt for a set of binoculars to sit and watch in awe. What constitutes as respectful distance? See below: Whales: Tour operators and vessels must keep a minimum approach distance of 200 metres of orcas in all Pacific waters, as well as whales, dolphins and porpoise species with calves in resting positions. They must keep a minimum distance of 100 metres for all other whales, dolphins and porpoises. Canada’s Marine Mammal Regulations also ensures that tour operators do not attempt to feed a marine mammal, swim or interact with it, move it or entice it to move from its immediate vicinity, separate it from members of its group, trap it or its group between a vessel and the shoreline, or tag or mark it. Bears and wolves: A minimum distance of 100 yards must be maintained. Wolves are rare to spot and often will keep their own distance. Bears, especially during salmon season, are more likely to be spotted so if you come across one while on a tour or camping or hiking keep your distance and make sure you’re being bear aware. Eagles and other animals: Like the other animals on this list, maintaining 100 metres is a good rule of thumb. Eagles on Northern Vancouver Island are often spotted where there is shallow shoreline and lots of fish to eat. It’s easy to come across one unexpectedly. If you do, don’t charge, approach, or startle it. Do Not Feed Wildlife & Limit Human Interactions “A fed bear is a dead bear.” Keep this slogan in mind and you’ll do your part to protect and preserve the amazing creatures in our backyard. Likewise, seals, eagles, and other small marine mammals should never be fed. It can be tempting to offer a cute seal pup a piece of leftover salmon, but interfering with animal’s eating behaviours and patterns causes unnatural food dependency, habituation to humans, disease and even death. Even repeated interactions with vessels and kayakers can cause habituation where the risk of vessel strike increases. Be sure to limit your garbage too; whether you’re camping, hiking, or on a tour, pack out what you pack in. This includes opting for as little plastic as possible or harmful pollutants like styrofoam that are impacting our marine health. Go Slowly & Keep Noise to a Minimum Remember: you are a guest in wildlife habitat. When you see an animal, go slowly. Loud noises can startle and stress wildlife—especially when they are breeding, nesting, brooding, or with young. For motorized whale watching tours, the phrase “see a blow, go slow” is a known reminder to take it slow around these magnificent creatures. When you’re on a motorized tour, the operator’s speed should be no more than 7 knots when 400m from a whale. They should also stay clear of the whale’s path, and if a whale surfaces within 200m of the vessel, the engine should be shut off until the whales are beyond the required minimum distance. Kayaks, on the other hand, typically reach speed a top speed of 3 Knots, so it’s naturally a less-obtrusive way to take in the splendour of whales. Though even in a kayak, it’s best-practice to raft-up to avoid interrupting these aquatic giants. Tour operators should be cautious and courteous when areas of known or suspected wildlife activity. This includes in the water, near bird colonies on land or watching bears along the shoreline from a boat. Limit Your Viewing Time. Tour operators who practice responsible wildlife viewing should limit viewing times to 30 minutes or less. This helps reduce the cumulative impact and gives considerations to other viewers. It can be tempting, especially when you finally spot an animal, to want to soak it in as much as possible. Instead, the thrill of spotting an orca gracefully coming up for air or if you’re lucky, a humpback whale breaching, exists simply because they are wild—these fleeting moments remind us that we’re all guests on earth. Choosing the Right Operator. A good tour operator will not only practice these responsible wildlife viewing principles but explain their importance to you. Other factors in choosing an operator includes training and qualifications, as well as a company’s ethics and approach. Be sure to do your research ahead of time (we list two great companies below). When it comes to whale watching tours, Northern Vancouver Island operators have gone above and beyond to ensure the health of marine mammals in their backyard, including developing additional guidelines specific to the region. These include the “whale watch flag,” pioneered by North Island Marine Mammal Stewardship Association (NIMMSA). Whale watch operators fly a flag to notify transiting vessels in the area if whales are in the area. It’s now being adopted by operators throughout BC and Washington State. Northern Vancouver Island Responsible Wildlife Viewing Operators Viewing Operators Kingfisher Wilderness Adventures, based out of Port McNeill, focuses on full-service kayak tours—one of the least obtrusive ways to view wildlife. Add in knowledgeable guides who impart a greater understanding of the local wildlife and ecosystem, and a tour becomes a much greater educational experience. Sea Wolf Adventures are boat-based wildlife and cultural tours is also based out of Port McNeill. This Indigenous-owned operator will inspire a deeper connection to the beauty of the Musgamakw Dzawada’enuxw peoples and the Great Bear Rainforest through safe, educational and informative tours. Visit Kingfisher Wilderness Adventures Kingfisher Wilderness Adventures and Sea Wolf Adventures have partnered up to host the 4-day Whales and Grizzly Bears Kayak Tour, to offer you the best wildlife viewing the area has to offer. To learn more about their other tours and experiences, visit Kingfisher.ca. Where To Stay Outdoor Recreation Pacific Rim Where To Stay Outdoor Recreation Pacific Rim Uncategorized Posted on February 4, 2019Share Dive into these other interesting posts 5 Must-See Nature & Wildlife Tours On Vancouver Island On Vancouver Island, we’re always talking about exploring, seeing, doing, and experiencing. Because of the region’s profound natural beauty and hearty outdoor culture, almost any outdoor activity can be considered a nature tour, whether it’s a road trip up the coast, backpacking a secluded trail, walking along the waterfront, or spending a few hours in... Spot The Critter: A guide to lesser known facts about Vancouver Island’s wildlife We’ve compiled some wildlife fun facts to prep you for your travels to the Island, to dispel a few myths and to make you sound like a wildlife pro! Did you know these Vancouver Island wildlife fun facts Dolphins & porpoises: that’s right, we’ve got them both. The waters off Vancouver Island are home to... See a Blow, Go Slow – Whale Watching Safety Tips There’s a tense excitement in the air as a boat full of travellers wait quietly on ocean waters, eyes scanning the horizon for the distinctive mist of a whale’s blow. A guide points their finger and signals to the group, heads turning to anticipate where the whale could surface next. At a safe distance from...	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line202
__label__wiki	0.502664	0.502664	Rainbow Week 2016 launched Jessica McKeon: “This year we want the week to really be a celebration of being LGBTQ and all that our community has achieved” Rainbow Week was launched today, March 21, with a miniature Pride parade and reception in the Atrium with Colm O’Gorman and Averil Power in attendance. Rainbow Week, jointly organised by Trinity College Dublin’s Students’ Union (TCDSU) and Q Soc, is dedicated to raising awareness of LGBTQ issues. Speaking to Trinity News about the importance of the week, Jessica McKeon, auditor of Q Soc, stated that: “While we at Q Soc try to do all we can, we obviously don’t have the pull and publicity of the SU which is why it’s great that such a week exists and that we can have so many varied events for the wider queer community in Trinity.” McKeon expressed excitement over the plans for Rainbow Week: “This year we want the week to really be a celebration of being LGBTQ and all that our community has achieved. The past number of years we feel the week has been very politicised, and not without good reason. However, this year we wanted to bring it back to being out and proud and happy and celebratory.” There will be lots of events on during the week, such as the non-binary ally workshop on Tuesday, the Robbie Lawlor talk on HIV on Wednesday, and Lipsync for your Life! on Monday. Asked which events are not to be missed, McKeon replied: “We’d highly recommend the Lipsync for Your Life! on Monday in Peadar Kearney’s at 7. Last year was the first year we ran it, and it was hugely successful, even winning Best Event at our own Q Soc Goscars awards. As such, this year it’s back with a bang.” McKeon also pointed out other events that would be of interest such as the Q Soc and Hist debate, This House Would Identify as Queer, on Wednesday: “The debate on Wednesday should also be really interesting and insightful. A lot of people have different opinions on the use of the word ‘queer.’ Trinity has really reclaimed it, but that’s definitely not the case on a wider scale. And the reception afterwards is going to be rainbow themed, from the decorations to the food.” The debate will be followed by a nightout at PrHomo: “We’re taking over the back room, filling it with pillows for a nineties sleepover-themed, pillow fight room. There’ll be glitter face paint and nineties tunes and movie reels playing. It’ll be so much fun.” The topic of the MSM blood ban will also be addressed as part of the week. McKeon explained that there will be a stand in the Arts Building where: “People can sign the postcards and write in their own personal reasons too as to why they think the ban is a bad idea.” The postcards will be then be sent to the Minister for Health when elected to show how students feel about the ban. On Q Soc’s hopes for the week, Mckeon said: “We hope the week goes well and that lots of people come to lots of things. A huge amount of organisation goes into pulling off big campaign weeks like this so people should make the most of it.” Keogh launches “Welfairy” meal delivery service for quarantining students Trinity College Dublin’s Students’ Union (TCDSU) has launched a new “good meals” service for students living on... News Read More Students who leave on-campus accommodation before March to be entitled to refunds Students due to live on-campus this semester who choose to leave before the end of February will only be charged for the time they spent in... TCDSU to call on Minister for Health for better treatment of students on clinical placements Trinity College Dublin’s Students’ Union (TCDSU) have announced that they are to write to Minister for Health Stephen Donnolly, calling... Hamilton Library to close while others operate on reduced hours This morning, College announced through an email to students that new arrangements regarding the Library were to come into effect from... Student nurses and midwives to be pulled from placement Today, Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly, authorised the move to pull over 2000 student nurses and midwives in first, second and third...	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line203
__label__cc	0.508058	0.491942	Les Gold From Hardcore Pawn has Rare Disease? Home → Across America → Les Gold From Hardcore Pawn has Rare Disease? “His gait and overall physique is very ape-like because of his stooped hunchback that can never be fixed. He is suffering from a disease called S.T.O.O.P.S, and he will only get worse and worse as he ages and eventually he will look like a human fetus. It’s sad and ironic because the spinal affliction that makes him walk like a baboon, is also the affliction that causes him to stare angrily at customers while he is negotiating a deal on something made of gold.” [Dr. Sheeky Messhy VMD, Professor of Veterinary Spinal Medicine and Simian Studies, Mumbai, India] Les Gold, the “star” of Hardcore Pawn, is a third-generation pawnbroker and the seemingly evil-eyed patriarch of American Jewelry and Loan — but looks can be deceiving. Les Gold earned his fortune when he opened American Jewelry in 1978 in Detroit, but in spite of his vast wealth and his keen ability to cinch a deal, there is one thing that money cannot buy for Les — a straight spine and an erect posture. It’s easy to dislike Les because he walks like a monkey, and he sneers at customers with a menacing and unwavering stare when he offers them what seems to be paltry sums of money for their items. But is Les Gold really a skin flint pawn broker or is there a real human behind that Neanderthal stride and unwavering stare? According to a reknowned Indian veterinarian, Les Gold is not a bad guy. He is imply a victim of a rare and tragic disease that has plagued many Homo Sapiens for eons. “Les Gold has a disease called S.T.O.O.P.S. – or Shouldered Transoperative Originatus Primate Syndrome,” said Dr. Sheeky Messhy of Mumbai, India. “The disease causes the spine to progressively curve forward and downward until the person afflicted with the disease begins to walk like an ape and eventually begins to resemble a cooked shrimp or, in the worst cases, a human fetus. Ironically, the disease is caused by a gene mutation wherein the body is unable to assimilate the minute amounts of gold that accumulate in the body as we grow older.” Dr. Messhy specializes in degenerative spinal curvature diseases and in spite of the fact that he is a veterinarian who works primarily with apes and monkeys, Dr. Messhy is the only doctor in the world who has done any extensive research on the disease. Although the disease is caused by elemental gold, Dr. Messhy is quick to dismiss the notion that handling gold or wearing gold has anything to do with what’s ailing Gold, and the disease process itself. “STOOPS disease was first seen in what are now the African countries of Angola and Mali. Baboons and chimps once walked upright on two legs perhaps one hundred thousand years ago, but gradually a genetic mutation gained control in the gene pool of both species and the result is what we see now — apes and monkeys of all varieties who are stooped over with knuckles dragging on the ground. “In the lower primates, the disease is present at birth and is no longer viewed as a disease but rather an evolutionary process. In humans, however, STOOPS is progressive in a strange way. If you look at a newly formed fetus, the STOOPS posture is quite evident, but as the embryo develops, the STOOPS posture straightens and the baby gradually grows to stand upright. “In some individuals, however, there is a primitive gene that begins to kick in at about 35 years of age, and those afflicted gradually return to the shape of an embryo. I am quite certain that Mr. Gold from Hardcore Pawn is suffering from a serious case of STOOPS.” we asked Dr. Messhy what this all has to do with the element gold — AU on the Periodic Table of the Elements. Why is a man named “Gold” who deals with gold afflicted by a disease that is caused by gold but yet the disease has nothing to do with being in contact with gold? It’s quite confusing to say the least. “Throughout the course of our lives we are surrounded by atoms of gold but we are not aware of it. We inhale them and we put then in our mouths and ears and eyes. Like all elements, it accumulates in our bodies to an extent, but normally all life forms are able to dispose of this gold, but in people with STOOPS, the ability to eliminate gold through feces and urine is lost and gradually the gold builds up and causes the forward curvature of the spinal column. “Another aspect of STOOPS is that it causes those afflicted to stare down angrily at others of its own species when there is some kind of confrontation or any social intercourse. This nasty stare is quite evident in Les Gold, and it probably explains why the gene that causes STOOPS is so prominent in ape and monkeys. “The menacing stare and the unwavering eye-to-eye contact usually intimidates other males. The males with STOOPS are the ones who unwittingly get to mate because the unafflicted males will eventually look away or blink which in primates is a sign of submission. In Les Gold’s case, the seller backs down to the pawn broker’s lowball offer. It’s actually an amazing anthropological anomaly. “In humans the disease does not manifest until later in life so the staring and glaring is less of a factor in natural selection. As a matter of fact, the disease makes human males very unattractive to the opposite sex. It’s amzing to us at thei nstitute to see that many STOOPS sufferers have wives and families, but again, it does not strike and become noticeable until a person is nearing forty years of age.” So does this all mean that Les Gold’s body is full of gold? Does this mean that people who have STOOPS are worth their weight in gold? How much gold are we talking about? “The amount of gold in Les Gold is essentially worthless. The average healthy person has about one thousandth of a cent of gold in their entire body, but those afflicted with STOOPS have about one hundreth of a cent of gold in their bodies, so in spite of his wealth, even Les Gold is worth far less than a penny. But that minute amount of gold makes all the difference in determining if one is afflicted with STOOPS or not. The disease has nothing to do with exposure to gold. Even people who work in gold mines are not afflicted, but one out of every 300,000 people is a victim of STOOPS disease because they carry the primitive ape gene, and never has the disease been associated with handling gold. It’s very strange to grasp that fact, but it’s a fact of medicine.” So, Les Gold walks like an ape and eventually he will look like a fetus walking along the streets of Detroit, Michigan USA, but in spite of his fame and the the fact that he owns a huge pawn empire, he isn’t worth a cent as far as gold is concerned. For those who would like to help people with STOOPS, you can donate to your local STOOPS foundation. STOOPS is rare and considered to be an “orphan disease” but every little bit helps. Hopefully one day Les Gold will be able to walk erect like a human being, but don’t count on it just yet. There is a lot of research yet to be done. DAMIEN LeGALLIENNE reporting for TheDamienZone.com By Damien on January 16, 2013 / Across America, Damien Zone, Featured Across America, Featured Hollywood, Featured World News, Hollywood, Top Stories, World News / 4 Comments Ashley From Hardcore Pawn in Big Budget Motion Picture. Ebay Alliance Watch. Advocacy Group Gets 32,000 Ebay Sellers Their Walking Papers. 2:31 am on July 10, 2014 I think les is a doll baby his walk an look is awesome keep up the work babe sign coal miner daughter in north east tenn. 2:36 am on November 14, 2016 hi les i was wondering when yall was going to come back to atlanta ga i did not have a chanch to meet you when yall was hear about a year a go plese come back and sine autografes thank you and i wold love to meet you all this time plese wright me back and let me know when yall will be back in atlanta ga than you god bless Kane o williams 12:45 pm on July 26, 2019 How much would u sell the Hamish carriage if u still got it I will give u £1000 coz I got to ship it to the UK as well let me know me led gold butty Kathy Finlayson 9:59 am on February 22, 2020 Mr Les Gold I love your show and I think you and Seth and Ashley are wonderful, But I like you the Best!from Kathy in Scotland UK.?	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line210
__label__cc	0.670544	0.329456	texto en Español Inglés (pdf) \| Español (pdf) Revista Española de Enfermedades Digestivas Rev. esp. enferm. dig. vol.96 no.1 Madrid ene. 2004 Molecular genetics of colorectal cancer D. Cruz-Bustillo Clarens National Institute of Gastroenterology. Havana, Cuba Colorectal tumours constitute an excellent system to study carcinogenesis and the molecular events implicated in the development of cancer. Attending to the way it is transmitted, colorectal cancer may appear in one of three forms: sporadic, familial, and hereditary. The sporadic form is most common and has no familial or hereditary associated factor thus far, while familial and hereditary forms show the same inheritance pattern. Hereditary colorectal cancers develop by means of defined stages that go from lesions in the crypt of the colon through adenomas to manifest cancer. They are characterised by the accumulation of multiple mutations in tumour suppressor genes and oncogenes that affect the balance between cell proliferation and apoptosis. The colorectal carcinogenesis pathway is not unique and there are probably several ways for the initiation, development and progression of colorectal tumours. Key words: Colorectal cancer. Colorectal carcinogenesis. Tumour suppressor genes. Caretakers and gatekeepers. Germinal mutation. Sporadic mutation. Microsatellite instability. Cruz-Bustillo Clarens D. Molecular genetics of colorectal cancer. Rev Esp Enferm Dig 2004; 96: 48-59. Recibido: 21-02-03. Aceptado: 22-07-03. Correspondencia: Diana Cruz-Bustillo Clarens. Calle 25 #503 entre H e I, Vedado. 10400 La Habana, Cuba. Phone: (537) 832 5067. Fax: (537) 333 253. e-mail: dcruzb@infomed.sld.cu In recent years extraordinary advances have been accomplished in colorectal carcinogenesis research. Colorectal tumours constitute an excellent system to study both carcinogenesis and the molecular events involved in the development of cancer. Due to the increasing clinical and histopathological information in relation to malignant colorectal tumours, it is currently a fact that the majority of, if not all, colorectal cancers (CRC) come from previous benign tumours, namely adenomas. Another advantage of the study of carcinogenesis using CRC as a model is that it is possible to obtain study materials from a range of very small adenomas to fully developed tumours with metastasis. On the other hand, both hereditary and environmental factors contribute to the development of CRC, all of which enable the investigation of somatic and hereditary genetic alterations. CLASSIFICATION OF COLORECTAL CANCERS Attending to the way it is transmitted, there are three major forms of colorectal cancer: 1. Sporadic. 2. Familial. 3. Hereditary. The proportion of each one in the population varies (Fig. 1). Hereditary forms and hamartomatous syndromes are least common (1). Ten percent to 30% of cases correspond to familial risk, and the rest to sporadic colorectal cancer. The term sporadic is usually used to differentiate cancers occurring in individuals who do not carry a mutation conferring tumour susceptibility from cancers occurring in individuals who carry a known mutation associated with this disease. This difference is not absolute because the genetic factor seems to influence the probability of cancer onset even in the presence of a specific mutation. The term sporadic is also used to describe cancer in individuals lacking a family history of cancer (2). The vast majority of cancers are considered sporadic. So far, no gene associated to familial cancers has been identified. However, population studies show a two to three-fold greater risk of CRC versus the normal population when first degree relatives have sporadic cancer in the colon. Results of multiple family studies indicate that family risk is the probable outcome of an inherited susceptibility with partial penetrance to develop adenomas and colon cancer (3). Inherited factors may determine the susceptibility of an individual to develop adenomas and colon cancer, while environmental factors most probably determine which of the genetically predisposed individuals will develop small adenomas, big adenomas, and finally colorectal cancer (4). The most common hereditary forms of CRC are familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) and hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC), although there are other syndromes associated with predisposition. HEREDITARY SYNDROMES PREDISPOSING TO COLORECTAL CANCER In 1998, Lynch and Lynch published a most complete classification of hereditary disorders predisposing to CRC (5). These authors not only classified the different cancer syndromes, but also described their pattern of inheritance and associated germinal mutations; polyp information; other associated cancers; non-cancerous characteristics of the syndrome; population screening; surgical and/or prophylactic procedures; DNA testing in pre-symptomatic individuals, and genetic counselling. According to these authors the individual syndromes predisposing to CRC are: Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). Attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis (AFAP). I1307K mutation in Ashkenazi Jews. Juvenile polyposis coli. Peutz-Jeghers syndrome. Slight adenomatous polyposis of the colon and Burts colorectal cancer. Hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC). Familial colorectal cancer Familial ulcerative colitis and Crohns disease. With the exception of the latter two, the rest are transmitted in a dominant autosomal way. FAP has a very characteristic clinical phenotype, represented by profuse polyposis. It has been described (6) as an autosomal dominant disorder typically presented with colorectal cancer at early ages, secondary to extense adenomatous polyposis of the colon. Polyps may also appear in the upper gastrointestinal tract, and tumours may occur in other locations, including the brain and thyroid. Other clinical characteristics include: retinal lesions named congenital hypertrophy of the retinal pigment epithelium (CHRPE), jaw cysts, sebaceous cysts, and osteomas. FAP manifests in patients who inherit germinal mutations in the APC gene, which is localized in 5q21. There are several classifications of FAP, one of them by number of polyps (7). The disease is classified as mild when there are fewer than a thousand polyps in the intestine, while it will be severe if this amount is exceeded. Gardners syndrome is a phenotypic variant of FAP that also includes extracolonic features such as epidermoid cysts, jaw osteomas, CHRPE, fibromas, and desmoid tumours (8-10). The average onset age for FAP is 39 years although the disease is sometimes expressed during puberty and around 20 years of life. Other extracolonic cancers associated with FAP are: stomach, small intestine, and periampullar carcinoma and sarcoma (5). AFAP differs in that adenomas may be flat and predominate in the proximal colon; their major characteristic is that they are scarce (5 to 10), but sometimes over 100. Cancer develops at older ages (50 years average), and polyps in the fundic glands of the stomach and adenomas of the duodenum may be associated. (5). Turcots syndrome is characterized by profuse adenomas in the colon (from 50 to over 100) and by the development of cancers in the central nervous system (CNS), specifically the brain. There are two variants depending on the mutated gene. The first variant presents germinal mutations in the APC gene, and in this disease medulloblastomas predominate; the second one develops mutations in the hMLH1 and hPMS2 genes, and multiform glioblastoma predominates (5). Juvenile polyposis is characterized by the difuse presence of 10 or more juvenile hamartomatous polyps in the colon, which may develop also in the stomach and small intestine. It is molecularly identified by mutations in the gene coding for tyrosine-phosphate protein (PTEN) (1,5). Peutz-Jeghers syndrome is characterized by the presence of hamartomatous polyps in the stomach, small intestine, and colon. It also develops muco-cutaneous pigmentation of melanin usually in the perioral region, and is accompanied by mutations in the gene coding for serine-threonine kinase (STK11) on chromosome 19p13.3 (1). HNPCC presents adenomas only occasionally, never profusely. Its diagnosis requires the exclusion of FAP. Adenomas are generally bigger and more vellous; their frequency of appearance is the same as in the normal population. It is characterized by the development of CRC at early ages, predominant in the right colon, with an excess of synchronic and metachronic tumours. Other cancers associated with HNPCC are: endometrium, ovary, small intestine, stomach, ureter and renal pelvis. The average age at onset is 44 years, and a rapid progression adenoma-carcinoma is observed. The Muir-Torre syndrome is a rare variant presenting CRC, sebaceous adenomas, epitheliomas, and other skin lesions (5). In 1991, the Amsterdam Criteria were established (11) to confirm the clinical diagnosis of HNPCC families. Since these criteria are rather restricted, several modifications have been proposed and currently the Bethesda Criteria, established in 1997 (12) (Tables I and II) and the Amsterdam Criteria II, which extend the tumour spectrum including cancers in endometrium, small intestine, renal pelvis and ureter, are also available (13). HNPCC is molecularly characterized by germinal mutations in the genes of the DNA mismatch repair system, mainly hMLH1 and hMSH2, and also because the colorectal tumours show microsatellite instability (5). THE ADENOMA-CARCINOMA SEQUENCE The cells of the normal intestine mucosa have a polyclonal origin and they develop from a variety of stem cells, while CRC cells are monoclonal (14). CRC develops through definite stages that go from lesions in the colonic crypts through adenomas to cancer. This adenoma-carcinoma sequence is characterized by the accumulation of multiple mutations in tumour suppressor genes and oncogenes that affect the balance be-tween cell proliferation and apoptosis (Fig. 2). A modern explanation for tumour genesis is based on the concept that each of these mutational events confers a growth advantage to each tumour cell (14,15). And every following event confers the cell additional growth advantages compared to the rest of tumour cells, resulting in multiple staged clonal expansion and, eventually, tumour progression (14,16). Mutational events include small deletions, insertions or substitutions of only one nucleotide, but major genetic changes may occur, like gene amplification or complete chromosome loss. These alterations may affect two different classes of genes: proto-oncogenes and tumour suppressor genes. The majority of hereditary forms of CRC present alterations in tumour suppressor genes (14). A more updated classification (17) subdivides tumour suppressor genes into two classes: gatekeepers and caretakers. Gatekeepers directly inhibit tumour growth and promote apoptosis, while inactive caretakers do not affect directly tumour growth, but they result in genomic instability thus contributing to the general increase of mutation rate and acceleration of cancer development. THE APC GENE The adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene is the authentic gatekeeper of cell proliferation in the colon epithelium. The APC gene was identified and characterized in 1991 (18, 19). It is located in chromosome 5q21 and is made up of 8535 bp distributed into 15 exons, although in 1996 Thliveris (20) described it as a gene divided into 21 exons. A recent description includes a 10A exon. This gene codes for a large protein of 2843 aminoacids in its more common isoform (21). Exon 15 occupies >75% of the coding sequence of APC, and is the most common mutational region, both for germinal and somatic mutations (22). The APC protein forms homo-oligomers, associates itself with catenins, and expresses itself in various types of tissue. It is made up of an oligomerization domain and an armadillo region in the amino-terminal end, 15 or 20 aminoacid repetitions in its central portion, and a carboxi-terminal end containing a basic domain and union sites for other proteins. The multiple domains of APC allow interaction with other proteins. Each domain has a specific function regarding the proteins activity (23). The oligomerization domain allows the protein to form homodimers, the proteins active form (24), while the armadillo region seems to allow the protein to play a role in the stabilization and motility of the cytoskeleton, even though it must not be essential for APCs role as a tumour suppressor gene (23). The 15-aminoacid repetitions confer the protein union sites for ß-catenin, and the 20-aminoacid repetitions are the union site for this protein. This site has been found essential for the binding of ß-catenin (25). The more frequent mutations in the APC gene produce inactive truncated proteins. The basic domain permits APC to bind to microtubules (23) The APC protein has various functions (4): 1. Regulation of ß-catenin-induced signalling. 2. Regulation of cell adhesion via ß-catenin and E-cadherin. 3. Regulation of cell migration via interaction with microtubules. 4. Cell cycle block perhaps by direct inhibition of cell cycle components. 5. Coordinated regulation of cell adhesion and motility (26). Wnt SIGNALLING PATHWAY AND CELL PROLIFERATION The development of embryonic tissues and organs is controlled by several signalling pathways that interact with each other to offer information and to induce the specification of cellular fate. One of the main signalling systems is the Wnt pathway (25). Wnt (wingless) proteins direct the differentiation of various types of cells in insect and vertebrate embryos. These proteins constitute a family of highly preserved signalling molecules that regulate intercellular interactions during embryogenesis. Wnt genes have also been proved to be involved in cancer (28). It has been demonstrated that Wnt signalling is essential to maintain the stem-cell compartment within intestinal crypts (29). Stem cells are mutipotent cells found in many tissues, and they can meet a variety of fates. When they are exposed to selected growth factors and cytokines, they generate progenitor cells which transiently proliferate and then leave the cell cycle to ultimately differentiate (30). Wnt signalling proteins participate in various tissues, as the skin, adipose tissue, haematopoietic tissue, and others (25). THE ROLE OF APC AND ß-CATENIN IN THE Wnt SIGNALLING PATHWAY The APC protein plays a substantial role in the regulation of the Wnt signalling pathway. Usually, APC will form a complex with ß-catenin, axin, glycogen synthase kinase 3ß (GSK 3ß) and other proteins. Axin contains binding domains for the essential components involved in ß-catenin degradation, and GSK 3ß phosphorylates ß-catenin in its serine and threonine residues (31). The marking of ß-catenin is sufficient for its immediate ubiquitin-dependent proteolysis (32). When the complex is not formed, either due to a Wnt signal, the inactivation of APC, or a mutation of ß-catenin, the latter is neither phosphorylated nor degraded, but it is accumulated in the cytoplasm and nucleus (33,34). There, it associates with members of the T cellular factor (TCF) and the gene transcription activator family implicated in cell proliferation, for example, oncogenes c-myc and D1 cyclin. Both proteins regulate the cell cycle (35-38). ROLE OF APC IN INTERCELLULAR ADHESION The fact that APC binds to ß-catenin implies that APC also plays a role in epithelial cellular adhesion (39). Catenins associate with cadherins, which are involved in intercellular adhesion (39). This binding is a critical structure of the adherens zone complex that participates in adhesion and in intercellular communication. E-cadherin serves also as an anchorage area to the actin cytoskeleton (16). E-cadherin is responsible for cell-cell adhesion in epithelial cells and thus, it is essential that catenin binds one of its cytoplasmatic domains (40). This domain has an identical motif to ß-catenins in APC. E-cadherin and ß-catenin interaction is regulated by the phosphorylation of the latter, and this phosphorylation only takes place when a complex with the homodimer of APC protein has previously been formed (23). On the other hand, APC contributes to the ordered migration of intestinal cells inside the crypt, and ß-catenin plays a crucial role in this function (41). EVENTS IN THE COLONIC CRYPT The microarchitecture of the colon is characterised by crypts that are approximately 50 cells deep. In the small bowel, crypts and villi provide a very large surface area for nutrient absorption. In the large bowel this great area is not necessary because absorption is mainly restricted to water (4). In the normal colon epithelium, there is an almost constant and normal renewal of the superficial epithelium, approximately every six days, through cell proliferation and differentiation in the crypt. Colonocyte proliferation takes place in the lower portion of the crypt and is characterized by mitosis and because colon cells migrate to the upper part of the crypt moving away from stem cells. Differentiation and maturation of newly born cells take place while these migrate along the crypt (4). Mature cells lose their capacity to divide again, and finally die by apoptosis and exfoliate to the lumen. In the adenoma, this sequence is altered. Continued mitosis takes place and cells do not differentiate, so the compartment where they proliferate may take up the whole crypt. An adenoma is a benign neoplasm, and even though it is generally accepted that colon cancers rise from colon adenomas, it is a well known fact that the majority of adenomas do not develop into carcinomas. The exact frequency of this progression from an adenoma to cancer is unknown yet (16). MOLECULAR MODEL OF COLORECTAL CARCINOGENESIS Survivin is a member of the antiapoptotic family of proteins (42) which appears to be overexpressed in cancers but not in the corresponding normal adult tissues (43). Apoptosis is the normal mode of programmed cell death. On the other hand, it has been suggested that survivin could participate in cell division regulation (44), specifically in mitosis, and that it might play a dominant role in microtubule function (45). Let us take a look at the molecular events taking place in the colonic crypt and hypothesize how colorectal carcinogenesis takes place. Survivin expresses itself preferentially in the lower part of the normal colonic crypt, where stem cells responsible for cellular proliferation reside. Thus, in the base of the crypt the proliferation of stem cells which migrate up the crypt wall while they differentiate and mature takes place, until they reach the apex of the crypt. Therefore, the function of survivin in the base of the crypt is to inhibit apoptosis so that all the necessary cells, substituting those that will be eliminated in the apex and ultimately exfoliate to the lumen, may regenerate. On the contrary, survivin will be responsible for conferring stem cells a prolonged survival in this proliferative region. In the base of the crypt no activity of the tumour suppressor protein APC has been found. In the intermediate portion of the colonic crypt, the activity of survivin is diminished, a fact which correlates with colonocytes not proliferating and starting to differentiate and mature. On the other hand, the greatest activity of APC in this region has been associated with the suppression of survivin, suggesting a possible inhibition of survivin by APC. In the upper portion of the crypt, great activity of the protein APC has been found, while the levels of survivin are low or non-existent. This region already includes the mature colonocytes that later will suffer terminal apoptosis and be extruded (46). How could colon carcinogenesis be initiated? A very sensible hypothesis is through inactivation of APC due to a mutation. It has been shown that an APC mutation is the initiating molecular event in colorectal tumorigenesis. When APC, whose function in the colonocyte is to control cell proliferation through its association with ß-catenin, is inactivated, there will be neither differentiation nor maturation of colonocytes, and stem cells proliferating at the base of the crypt will migrate towards the apex without maturation. But on the other hand, mutant APC will not be able to inhibit survivin, thus allowing its constitutive expression, and thereby inhibiting apoptosis and causing an abnormal accumulation of cells at the apex of crypts, which will give rise to adenomas and ultimately tumours. These cells tend to maintain their natural non-differentiated, stem-cell phenotype while they migrate towards the apex of the crypt and continue proliferating (46). This is the hypothesis that explains carcinogenesis via the gatekeeper that is APC. THE CARETAKERS WAY There is another possible colorectal carcinogenesis pathway: through caretaker genes. Although this possibility is not as well documented as the previous one, it is another way colorectal carcinogenesis is made possible, giving rise not only to sporadic cancers but also to familial and hereditary forms. There are, at least, six DNA mismatch repair genes, and their implication in the hereditary syndrome HNPCC is well known (47). Cells must preserve their genome integrity in order to avoid the inheritance of deleterious mutations by daughter cells and the accumulation of mutations in genes that control cell proliferation. If this defence is breached, the result is the growth of malignant tumours (48). Cells employ various DNA repair systems to safeguard the integrity of their genome. The MMR system eliminates errors in mismatches be-tween bases, and also insertion-deletion loops resulting from the DNA polymerase slipping during replication. The first lesions affect non-repetitive DNA and result in base substitutions (i.e. G«T), while the loops affect repetitive DNA and result in short repetitive units (CA) added or subtracted in microsatellites. This is known as microsatellite instability (MSI) (48). MSI is found both in sporadic and hereditary (HNPCC) colorectal tumours, but it is a distinctive characteristic of HNPCC colorectal tumours. The majority of tumours presenting MSI owe this characteristic to the inactivation of one of the MMR genes: the hMLH1 gene. This inactivation is mainly due to hypermethylation and not to somatic mutations or loss of heterozygosis (49). Nevertheless, germinal mutations associated with HNPCC are mainly mutations in the hMLH1 and hMSH2 repair genes, and their products are critical for MSI to develop (48). The candidate model of carcinogenesis via caretakers is based on a 100-1000 times increase of the mutation rate compared to normal cells. Besides microsatellites, mutations hit genes that control cell proliferation, specifically those containing repetitive sequences as mutation targets (50). In HNPCC, besides the inherited mutation in the MMR genes, a somatic mutation is required to inactivate both gene copies. Due to the error in the MMR system, errors that normally occur during DNA replication remain uncorrected, and thus mutations accumulate and different regions of the genome become affected, damaging in turn both alleles of tumour suppressor genes, which results in the development of a tumour. The prolonged initiation of this tumour is followed by a fast progression, due to mutation rate acceleration (13,14,16,17). 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__label__cc	0.62118	0.37882	Archive \| credit crunch RSS for this section in Bulgaria, credit crunch, Czech Republic, economic crisis, protest >They say cutback, we say… червен картон Sofia, 26 March 2011 Photo: BSP TV According to news reports, some 16,000 marched through the streets of Sofia under the auspices of the opposition Socialist Party to protest against unemployment and depleted public services. Allowing for differences in population size, this equates to a march about half the size of the Saturday’s 250, 000 strong trade union sponsored protest in London, but not all bad for a relatively a weak civil society stemming from all the usual post-communist legacies. And a mildly imaginative rouch with the theme of giving Bulgaria’s government a red card (червен картон). A day later there are blockades by car drivers angry about the price of fuel following the next day and demonstration about nuclear power plant construction are also in the pipeline no pun intended). Characteristically, perhaps all three are organised by political parties, rather than civil sociery organisation and, unlike in London, the radical left, marginal in the region at the best of times and workerist, so there are no anarchist casseurs or direct action activists occupying smart shops in Sofia – and Socialist leader Sergei Stanishev is no Ed Milland (although possibly that should be the other way round) London, 26 March 2011 Photo: Ben Hall The Czech Republic does rather better in terms of turnout and civil society capacity with a 40, 000 strong protest against government austerity in Prague last September, which allowing for the CR’s 10 million population, compares well with Saturday’s TUC march – and strikes toboot. Perhaps, however, that should be less a source of pride for the Czech labour movement – which plays a smart game, but is in structural decline (as Martin Myant, a far from unsympathetic observer, outlines in the latest issue of Czech Sociological Review – than a warning for Brits: Prague’s centre-right coalition government has pressed on regardless, more sensitive to its own internal tensions and a beating from the electorate, than to the massed ranks of the Czech public sector on the streets of the nation’s capital. The UK’s – or perhaps I should say England’s – more rampantly anti-statist traditions make it still more easy to shake off the concerns teachers, nurses, social workers and students, especially when it is pitched vaguely a march for The Alternative that no one can meaningly and identify anarchists and UK Uncut add to the fog of war. No one, thankfully, has quite persuaded the bulf of Czechs that the social market and the welfare state belongs on the scrapheap of history. in communism and post-communism, credit crunch, Czech politics, political parties, populism >Tea parties Czech style? The rise of the US Tea Party party movement has held a weird fascination even for those who normally find US politics boring or incomprehensible: revolutionary but right-wing; a citizens movement, but one making inroads into party-electoral politics; leaderless, but well organised and unstoppable; anti-establishment protest movement born of economic crisis, but one animated by pro-market populism that wants to fell Big Government, rather than shelter behind the protections it can give. None of this is, of course, that inexplicable: money talks, US politics is loosely stuctured and the boundaries between parties and movements are blurred by European standards and there are strong exisiting traditions of anti-state, anti-tax and pro-market populism, recently revivied by the hubble-bubble over the internet economy. “Budgetary responsability, anyone?” Still, after the ‘shallacking’ dealt to out Barrack Obama, Tea Parties are (at least until next week) the wave of the future and commentators across the globe have been looking for parallels elsewhere, especially in their own particular patch. Major TP backer the Heritage Foundation predictably sees the movement going international and manages to mention both the Czech and Slovak Republic as well (rather more implausibly) Sweden as recent examples (was it the Sweden Democrats they were thinking of?). The Economist also noted the same parallel a while back in relations to the emergence pro-market anti-establishmenTOP09 and Public Affairs in the CR and Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) in Slovakia. So not surprisingly, Czech commentators have jumped with alacrity into looking for Čajové dýchánky or teapartismus in their own neck of the woods. That Tea Parties are an anti-establishment populist revolt from below against experts and the political class, as MFDnes columnist and blogger Zdeněk Muller concludes, seems a safe, if unenlightening first move. But hang on, who in the Czech Republic is the establishment and who are the whacko populists? For some, any Czech and Central/continental European populism is, by definition, of the statist, collective, redistributionist variety. Milla Lilla on The New York Review of Books, for example, argues that the current wave of social and industrial protest in France against retrenchmant of pensions is a Tea Party a la française: angry, unco-ordinated popular mobilization ritualistically going through the motions of attacking familiar targets, but triggered by times of global uncertainty – at once in a familiar idiom, but hollow, new, different and edgy, So, as early as March, one Czech right-wing commenator was rather confusedly urging a responsible but Tea Party-ish revolt against the populism of the Social Democrats for wild and irresponsible promises, which allegedly made them unfit to run for office.As Czech voters were not unduly impressed by such promises on polling day (when the Social Democrats flopped badly) that could perhaps have left it to the good sense of the electorate and am I the only person to remember Václav Klaus’s weasel words in 1993 that transformation was basically over, or saying that salaries would double during the run-in to the 1996 election? So perhaps Lukáš Hoder, writing in FinMag, is closely to the mark in speaking of a ‘new populism’ of fiscal responsibility which marries populist animus against elites with pro-market, or rather anti-statist, politics. Viewed through the prism of Czech politics, Public Affairs (VV) has a Tea Party-ish flavour to it in its crusade against political dinosaurs and support for market reforms in healthcare. On the other hand, VV’s cutting edge appeal seem to a more a mix of novelty and anti-corruption and its voters and legislators turned out to be a mixed and, in some ways, rather centrist bunch. Like Ivan Krastev, Mr Hoder fingers globalization, detached technocratic elites and top-down European integration as likely suspect for the new populism. But Krastev’s once fresh analysis of a couple of years ago now looks oddly dated in its characterisation of populismtmovements in Europe as being defined by cultrual illiberalism, economic egalitarianisn and xenophobically tinged nationalism. To borrow Benjamin Barber’s terminology from a seminal article which holds up surprisingly well despite being almost 20 years old (and very stereotypical on the post-communist world), these days angry populist can rally to either ‘Jihad’ (nativist fundamentalism of all types) or ‘McWorld ‘(citizens reduced to taxpayer-consumers in a world more about markets than states or societies). Being more savvy than the aveage journalist, political scientists have, of course, picked up on this. Kevin Deegan Krause at Pozorblog , for example, speaks of the rise of in CEE in recent years of a new type of anti-establishment party ‘culturally liberal … attractive to younger, educated voters making extensive use of social networking software:’ with similar (10-15%) vote shares ‘…not exactly a new party family (though in their cultural liberalism and anti-corruption emphases they share significant elements) and not exactly a new party type (though their methods and organization do not fit fully with any of the currently hypothesized [organiszational] models, even cartel and firm models), but with strong and intersecting elements of both.’ including the Czech Republic’s TOP and Public Affairs, Slovakia’s Freedom and Solidarity, the Green-ish youth-oriented Politics Can Be Different (LMP) in Hungary as well as new pro-market parties that crashed onto the political stage in the Baltic states in over the past decade, such as the People’s Party and New Era in Latvia or Res Publica. And, of course, as new youth driven protest parties go, we should not forget the region’s most successful one, the definitely not culturally or economically liberal, extreme -right Jobbik, ‘a far-right for the Facebook Generation’ as an excellent analysis in EUobserver put it, although as one of my PhD student noted at a seminar last week Jobbik activists has a penchant for social activism and community politics(and marching around in paramilitary uniforms). It’s hard to separate out the diverse elements of shifting kaleidescope: anger, youth, disenchament, anti- politics and anti-poltiicians, newnness, globalization, the web as a low cost means of mobilization. Is the story one of organization, ideology or just raw indignation? And which of these is bringing something new? The Czech Communists, for example, also see a parallel between Public Affairs (VV) and the Tea Parties, but for them it is old wine in new bottles: all are creatures of powerful business interests plugging the same Neo-Liberal Economic Doctrine (capitals letters for Capital, comrades). Oddly, enough this is very close the analysis carried in one page commentary the Last Word column accompanying the business-oriented Fleet Sheet press summary, which has seen VV and TOP09 (especially) as insurance policies for various politically well-connected business lobbies with the most vested of vested interests. Meanwhile, a column for long established contrarian Czech net journal Britské listy a similar but slightly different angle: Tea Parties (and by implication VV) it argued are examples of ‘asro-turf,’orchestrated but spontaneous (pseudo-)grass roots movements created and financed by business sponsors for self-interested reasons – the subject of a new anti-Tea Party documentary (although the US Democrats and New Labour have used the same strategy) This analysis kind of fits, although VV was more virtual astro-turf as popular moblisation (such as it was) took place in cyber space, rather than in the form of placard waving and whooping at conventions. Tea for ten million on an artifical lawn? in credit crunch, politics of old age >Ljubljana diary 2 I am on the early flight to Ljubljana. The plane is packed with holidaymakers going on half-term ski trips, so I find myself in business class (free Adria Airways bottle of mineral water + sweet). I also get to read a three day old copy of the Wall Street Journal – on the op-ed page former Estonia PM Mart Laar recommends continued free market reform as the best possible anti-crisis package but the news pages suggest that if Austrian banks get cold feet the whole of the region could be brutally credit-crunched, not just the current problems cases of Latvia, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria. As we land I get a glimpse of alpine scenery and half an hour later I am standing outside the terminal looking for way to get the 25km from Brnik to central Ljubljana. There aren’t any buses for an hour or so, having narrowly avoided getting onto a tour bus to a ski resort, I opt for the minibus shuttle. I’m the only passenger , so the driver want to wait half an hour for some more flights to come into. I sit in the minibus sleepily reading a Swedish crime novel, while two flights land and various prosperous looking locals walk past heading for the small multi-storey car park. In the end the driver gives up and takes me on a loss-,mking journey into town, kindly dropping me off at my hotel. The Slovene Democratic Party’s headquarters is a large villa just outside the city centre with party, national and EU flag on large flagpoles in the front garden. They’re busy, but in the limited time my interviewees make it clear that – as one would expect of the country’s main party of the centre-right – they don’t share the loose centre-left consensus and unfussed attitude towards the communist that pervades much of the rest of the Slovene political and social scene. They don’t quite match the confrontational free market élan that might mark conversation with Czech equivalents, but (Mart Laar aside) who has much free market élan left these days? Slovenia’s Ministry of Labour, Family and Social Affairs is on a top floor of a rather drab, square white gloomy socialist era shopping centre. Teenagers from a nearby school are hanging around outside smoking and gossiping. In the Ministry’s reception area, there’s an overpowering smell of varnish as the parquet floors are being resurfaced. The security guards, who seem to be from a private agency, ring around and having established that I am expected, take me through.without demanding any ID. The Ministry’s offices have the look and feel of a medium-sized company HQ. My interviewees’ previous meeting is overrunning, so I have to waut. I look through my notes and study the childrens’ paintings on the wall. I don’t, have to wait too long however, and my interviewees turn out to be extremely open and helpful. One of the most interesting interviews , I’ve done in fact. “Tell our boss, we speak excellent English,” one of the officials jokes at the end (and, of course, they all do). The Slovene civil service may lack clockwork timing and bureaucratic punctiliousness of Czech official, but exudes an underlying efficiency and competence. The weather’s still cold and but bright and sunny. Sitting in my heavily discounted hotel room opposite the main police station, I read through part of the statutes of Slovenia’s two main left-wing party with the helped of dictionary and some guesswork and look over the front page of Delo. Mainstream parties are desperate to stymie a referendum initiative to block Croatia’s accession to NATO, because of an unresolved Slovene-Croat dispute over seaways and border demarcation. There are some issues with big Slovene companies with unemployment and retenchment, but I can’t quite follow the details., but I do understand that unemployment is over 10%. My left-wing interviewees tell me that Slovenia iswell placed to weather the storm, as it wisely avoided the perils of excessive foreign ownership and carried off many of the high social standards of the socialist period. I don’t know when I’ll be back in Slovenia again, so oater that afternoon on my final visit – to the University – I stock up on cheap and free books on Slovene politics. Early morning service at the airport has improved: the coffee bars in the departure lounge are opening up before flights depart. I stand grumpily in line with travellers going to Prague while the expresso machine gets a final polish. “Do you take crowns?” a grey-haired American with a pony-tail and a wad of Czech currency in his hand asks. Unsurprisingly, the answer is ‘no’. At last I get a my hands on a bela kava. It keeps me awake just long enough to take a look out the window at the clouds over Julian Alps as we fly out. My next sight is the M23 motorway near London Gatwick airport.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line219
__label__wiki	0.59517	0.59517	4VF News – Daily News Channel Daily News Channel Barbie’s 50th Birthday Convention Posted byadmin July 27, 2009 Barbie turned 50 this year, and she’s been celebrating her birthday with a whirlwind world tour, christening a new store in Shanghai and strutting the runways of New York’s Fashion Week. As curvaceous and sprightly as ever, the petite doll even paid a visit to the nation’s capital for a recent weeklong convention, and the reception there proved that much of the world still has a love affair with the leggy blonde. The 29th annual Barbie Convention sold out in two days, and lit up the District in the doll’s signature hot pink, drawing Barbie-lovers aged 13 to 80 from all over the globe, including Russia, Mexico, Japan, Australia, Britain and France. A trio of sisters trekked from Mexico in order to be around other passionate Barbie fans. “There is no Barbie club in Mexico,” said the oldest, Leonor Vidal Rosada. There was no shortage of Barbie paraphernalia at the event — cases and cases of Barbie and friends, one Barbie impersonator, even a lifesize Volkswagen hot pink beetle, complete with a pop-out makeup trunk. “Barbie girls can’t go anywhere without being able to get glam at a moment’s notice,” says Liz Grampp, director of marketing for Barbie at Mattel. Collectors even had a heated debate about how to best maintain the value of Barbie; some argue that a mint condition Barbie will include its original plastic wrap and cardboard box, while others claim that Barbie can only be fully appreciated if removed from her stifling packaging. Many convention attendees had turned 50 with Barbie this year, and fondly recalled their childhood memories. “I grew up with Barbie,” says Nancy Parsons, 50, president of the Western Pennsylvania Doll Club. “That was my toy. We lived out in the country. My brothers had their G.I. Joes and I had my Barbie.” Parsons had 500 of her dolls on display, only a fraction of her entire fleet. Though every doll is beloved in her collection, over the years she did sell a few to have extra cash handy, which helped put her sons through college. The glitter and the glam of the Barbie gathering at the Marriot Wardman Hotel may have seemed out of touch with the nation’s economic woes, but “the Barbie market is very, very strong,” says Sandi Holder, owner of the world’s sole Barbie-only museum located in Union City, California. And she should know: Her biennial Barbie auctions did well this year, despite the economy. Holder, who gave up her career as a pediatric intensive care nurse in order to pursue her Barbie passion, even takes the cake with the world record; in 2004 she auctioned of for $27,000 a “#1” Barbie, the first-ever doll that debuted in March 1959 at New York City’s World Toy Fair. Barbie collecting can be an expensive habit. The latest, coveted version, released by Mattel for Barbie’s 50th, is valued at $50,000. In the style of “#1,” Barbie is decked out in 34 carats worth of white and black diamonds, which sparkle down to her heels, complete with a 24K gold chain bracelet on her left wrist. The convention did boast some lower-priced vintage dolls, ranging from $500 to $2000 a pop. Collectors could even find Barbie accessories: one Barbie toaster with two pieces of toast, $3; an authentic Barbie silver-bodiced dress, $195; and long brown gloves with a fur-trimmed scarf, $45. And the fascination with Barbie has kept countless others in work. Oklahoma artist Debbie Curtis has built a career off of painting Barbie portraits, Texans John and Cindy Prewitt run a business selling handmade furniture for Barbie, and North Carolina’s Bradley Justice runs a specialty Barbie shop. But as many loyal fans as Barbie has won over in her five decades, she also has her fair share of critics. The group Anti-Barbie was formed in 2002 by former Barbie collectors “who finally had enough of the negative impact Barbie was having on today’s society,” as their website states. Anti-Barbie is not the first to complain that the skinny doll instills in young girls impossible ideals of beauty. Numerous studies have looked at the effect of Barbie exposure on females of all ages, and many of their findings have not been pretty. A study published in 2006 by Developmental Psychology, an American Psychological Association journal, found that they could link body worries and low self-image in young girls to the influence of Barbie dolls. Still, Barbie’s backers believe the message she conveys is quite the opposite. “Barbie epitomizes a little bit of what everyone wishes and aspires and loves to be,” Holder says. And that was the echoed sentiment from all convention-goers: “It’s really about pretending what it’s going to be like when you’re grown up. Barbie has had over 108 careers, so you can be a doctor, a policewoman, a firefighter, even a television chef,” says Grampp. “You really can be anything.” See TIME’s top 10 toys Rights groups: Pentagon sought Geneva Convention loopholes Philadelphia woman disappeared on her birthday Birthday release pledge for Nigeria hostage Obama appearance caps off Kennedy birthday party 50-year-old Barbie, based on ‘gag toy for men’ Posted byadmin July 27, 2009 Posted inDaily NewsTags: a-heated-debate, australia, britain, career, country, fondly-recalled, marriot-wardman, mexico, russia, style Castro calls for tight finances in Cuba Box Office Weekend: G-Force Overruns Potter 4VF News – Daily News Channel, Proudly powered by WordPress.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line224
__label__wiki	0.679811	0.679811	Violence after Suya Seller is killed by traditional ruler’s son in Lagos [PHOTOS] Officers of the Rapid response unit of the Nigerian police force on Sunday put an end to what would have led to endless killings after a Suya seller was allegedly murdered by the son of a traditional ruler in Alaba, Lagos. Below is a press release from the RRS, gotten by PoliticsNGR, detailing the series of incidents that occurred. It reads; On Friday 14th September 2017, an incident started between at a Suya seller spot by one Bashiru Ahmed who is the son of Sarki Hausawa of Okokomaiko. Bashiru accused the Suya man of laughing at him and the suya sellers told him he was laughing at the person who fell into the gutter. Ahmed and his gang threw the suya Seller’s meat on the floor and left. The Suya man and some sympathizers went to complain to Bashiru’s father, the Sarki, Alh Adamu Ahmed Gaya, who promised to pay for the suya but the owner declined the compensation. The following day, the Suya seller was shot and killed by two assailants who escaped from the scene. The police swung into action and arrested Bashiru Ahmed who is suspected to have had hands in the Murder. Today at about 1200hrs, friends of the deceased Suya man sighted an associate of Bashiru Ahmed, pursued and killed him near Alaba rago and moved to the Palace of the Sarki and set it ablaze. The Area commander Area E” Command, Acp Auwal Musa, the commander RRS Acp Tunji Disu and Officers of Ops Mensa were on the ground to maintain peace. Meeting were held with elders of the community to stop further reprisal attacks.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line230
__label__wiki	0.600826	0.600826	Difference between revisions of "What is Property?/5I" Shawn P. Wilbur (Talk \| contribs) m (Shawn P. Wilbur moved page What Is Property?/5I to What is Property?/5I) m (1 revision imported) CHAPTER V. PSYCHOLOGICAL EXPOSITION OF THE IDEA OF JUSTICE AND INJUSTICE, AND A DETERMINATION OF THE PRINCIPLE OF GOVERNMENT AND OF RIGHT. Property is impossible; equality does not exist. We hate the former, and yet wish to possess it; the latter rules all our thoughts, yet we know not how to reach it. Who will explain this profound antagonism between our conscience and our will? Who will point out the causes of this pernicious error, which has become the most sacred principle of justice and society? I am bold enough to undertake the task, and I hope to succeed. But before explaining why man has violated justice, it is necessary to determine what justice is. PART FIRST. § 1.—Of the Moral Sense in Man and the Animals. The philosophers have endeavored often to locate the line which separates man's intelligence from that of the brutes; and, according to their general custom, they gave utterance to much foolishness before resolving upon the only course possible for them to take, -- observation. It was reserved [225] for an unpretending savant—who perhaps did not pride himself on his philosophy—to put an end to the interminable controversy by a simple distinction; but one of those luminous distinctions which are worth more than systems. Frederic Cuvier separated instinct from intelligence. But, as yet, no one has proposed this question: -- Is the difference between man's moral sense and that of the brute a difference in kind or only in degree? If, hitherto, any one had dared to maintain the latter alternative, his arguments would have seemed scandalous, blasphemous, and offensive to morality and religion. The ecclesiastical and secular tribunals would have condemned him with one voice. And, mark the style in which they would have branded the immoral paradox! "Conscience,"—they would have cried, -- "conscience, man's chief glory, was given to him exclusively; the notion of justice and injustice, of merit and demerit, is his noble privilege; to man, alone, -- the lord of creation, -- belongs the sublime power to resist his worldly propensities, to choose between good and evil, and to bring himself more and more into the resemblance of God through liberty and justice. . . . No; the holy image of virtue was never graven save on the heart of man." Words full of feeling, but void of sense. Man is a rational and social animal -- <foreign lang="grk"> zwon logikon kai politikon—said Aristotle. This definition is worth more than all which have been given since. I do not except even M. de Bonald's celebrated definition, -- man is an intellect served by organs—a definition which has the double fault of explaining the known by the unknown; that is, the living being by the intellect; and of neglecting man's essential quality, -- animality. Man, then, is an animal living in society. Society means [226] the sum total of relationships; in short, system. Now, all systems exist only on certain conditions. What, then, are the conditions, the laws, of human society? What are the rights of men with respect to each other; what is justice? It amounts to nothing to say, -- with the philosophers of various schools, -- "It is a divine instinct, an immortal and heavenly voice, a guide given us by Nature, a light revealed unto every man on coming into the world, a law engraved upon our hearts; it is the voice of conscience, the dictum of reason, the inspiration of sentiment, the penchant of feeling; it is the love of self in others; it is enlightened self-interest; or else it is an innate idea, the imperative command of applied reason, which has its source in the concepts of pure reason; it is a passional attraction," &c., &c. This may be as true as it seems beautiful; but it is utterly meaningless. Though we should prolong this litany through ten pages (it has been filtered through a thousand volumes), we should be no nearer to the solution of the question. "Justice is public utility," says Aristotle. That is true, but it is a tautology. "The principle that the public welfare ought to be the object of the legislator"—says M. Ch. Comte in his "Treatise on Legislation"—"cannot be overthrown. But legislation is advanced no farther by its announcement and demonstration, than is medicine when it is said that it is the business of physicians to cure the sick." Let us take another course. Right is the sum total of the principles which govern society. Justice, in man, is the respect and observation of those principles. To practise justice is to obey the social instinct; to do an act of justice is to do a social act. If, then, we watch the conduct of men towards each other under different circumstances, it will be easy for [227] us to distinguish between the presence and absence of society; from the result we may inductively infer the law. Let us commence with the simplest and least doubtful cases. The mother, who protects her son at the peril of her life, and sacrifices every thing to his support, is in society with him—she is a good mother. She, on the contrary, who abandons her child, is unfaithful to the social instinct, -- maternal love being one of its many features; she is an unnatural mother. If I plunge into the water to rescue a drowning man, I am his brother, his associate; if, instead of aiding him, I sink him, I am his enemy, his murderer. Whoever bestows alms treats the poor man as his associate; not thoroughly, it is true, but only in respect to the amount which he shares with him. Whoever takes by force or stratagem that which is not the product of his labor, destroys his social character—he is a brigand. The Samaritan who relieves the traveller lying by the wayside, dresses his wounds, comforts him, and supplies him with money, thereby declares himself his associate—his neighbor; the priest, who passes by on the other side, remains unassociated, and is his enemy. In all these cases, man is moved by an internal attraction towards his fellow, by a secret sympathy which causes him to love, congratulate, and condole; so that, to resist this attraction, his will must struggle against his nature. But in these respects there is no decided difference between man and the animals. With them, as long as the weakness of their young endears them to their mothers, -- in a word, associates them with their mothers, -- the latter protect the former, at the peril of their lives, with a courage which [228] reminds us of our heroes dying for their country. Certain species unite for hunting purposes, seek each other, call each other (a poet would say invite each other), to share their prey; in danger they aid, protect, and warn each other. The elephant knows how to help his companion out of the ditch into which the latter has fallen. Cows form a circle, with their horns outward and their calves in the centre, in order to repel the attacks of wolves. Horses and pigs, on hearing a cry of distress from one of their number, rush to the spot whence it comes. What descriptions I might give of their marriages, the tenderness of the males towards the females, and the fidelity of their loves! Let us add, however, -- to be entirely just—that these touching demonstrations of society, fraternity, and love of neighbor, do not prevent the animals from quarrelling, fighting, and outrageously abusing one another while gaining their livelihood and showing their gallantry; the resemblance between them and ourselves is perfect. The social instinct, in man and beast, exists to a greater or less degree—its nature is the same. Man has the greater need of association, and employs it more; the animal seems better able to endure isolation. In man, social needs are more imperative and complex; in the beast, they seem less intense, less diversified, less regretted. Society, in a word, aims, in the case of man, at the preservation of the race and the individual; with the animals, its object is more exclusively the preservation of the race. As yet, we have met with no claim which man can make for himself alone. The social instinct and the moral sense he shares with the brutes; and when he thinks to become god-like by a few acts of charity, justice, and devotion, he does not perceive that in so acting he simply obeys an instinct wholly animal in its nature. As we are good, loving, tender, [229] just, so we are passionate, greedy, lewd, and vindictive; that is, we are like the beasts. Our highest virtues appear, in the last analysis, as blind, impulsive instincts. What subjects for canonization and apotheosis! There is, however, a difference between us two-handed bipeds and other living creatures—what is it? A student of philosophy would hasten to reply: "This difference lies in the fact that we are conscious of our social faculty, while the animals are unconscious of theirs—in the fact that while we reflect and reason upon the operation of our social instinct, the animals do nothing of the kind." I will go farther. It is by our reflective and reasoning powers, with which we seem to be exclusively endowed, that we know that it is injurious, first to others and then to ourselves, to resist the social instinct which governs us, and which we call justice. It is our reason which teaches us that the selfish man, the robber, the murderer—in a word, the traitor to society—sins against Nature, and is guilty with respect to others and himself, when he does wrong wilfully. Finally, it is our social sentiment on the one hand, and our reason on the other, which cause us to think that beings such as we should take the responsibility of their acts. Such is the principle of remorse, revenge, and penal justice. But this proves only an intellectual diversity between the animals and man, not at all an affectional one; for, although we reason upon our relations with our fellows, we likewise reason upon our most trivial actions, -- such as drinking, eating, choosing a wife, or selecting a dwelling-place. We reason upon things earthly and things heavenly; there is nothing to which our reasoning powers are not applicable. Now, just as the knowledge of external phenomena, which we acquire, has no influence upon their causes and laws, so reflection, by [230] illuminating our instinct, enlightens us as to our sentient nature, but does not alter its character; it tells us what our morality is, but neither changes nor modifies it. Our dissatisfaction with ourselves after doing wrong, the indignation which we feel at the sight of injustice, the idea of deserved punishment and due remuneration, are effects of reflection, and not immediate effects of instinct and emotion. Our appreciation (I do not say exclusive appreciation, for the animals also realize that they have done wrong, and are indignant when one of their number is attacked, but), our infinitely superior appreciation of our social duties, our knowledge of good and evil, does not establish, as regards morality, any vital difference between man and the beasts. § 2.—Of the first and second degrees of Sociability. I insist upon the fact, which I have just pointed out, as one of the most important facts of anthropology. The sympathetic attraction, which causes us to associate, is, by reason of its blind, unruly nature, always governed by temporary impulse, without regard to higher rights, and without distinction of merit or priority. The bastard dog follows indifferently all who call it; the suckling child regards every man as its father and every woman as its nurse; every living creature, when deprived of the society of animals of its species, seeks companionship in its solitude. This fundamental characteristic of the social instinct renders intolerable and even hateful the friendship of frivolous persons, liable to be infatuated with every new face, accommodating to all whether good or bad, and ready to sacrifice, for a passing liaison, the oldest and most honorable affections. The fault of such beings is not in the heart—it is in the judgment. Sociability, in this degree, is a sort of magnetism awakened in us [231] by the contemplation of a being similar to ourselves, but which never goes beyond the person who feels it; it may be reciprocated, but not communicated. Love, benevolence, pity, sympathy, call it what you will, there is nothing in it which deserves esteem, -- nothing which lifts man above the beast. The second degree of sociability is justice, which may be defined as the recognition of the equality between another's personality and our own. The sentiment of justice we share with the animals; we alone can form an exact idea of it; but our idea, as has been said already, does not change its nature. We shall soon see how man rises to a third degree of sociability which the animals are incapable of reaching. But I must first prove by metaphysics that society, justice, and equality, are three equivalent terms, -- three expressions meaning the same thing, -- whose mutual conversion is always allowable. If, amid the confusion of a shipwreck, having escaped in a boat with some provisions, I see a man struggling with the waves, am I bound to go to his assistance? Yes, I am bound under penalty of being adjudged guilty of murder and treason against society. But am I also bound to share with him my provisions? To settle this question, we must change the phraseology. If society is binding on the boat, is it also binding on the provisions? Undoubtedly. The duty of an associate is absolute. Man's occupancy succeeds his social nature, and is subordinate to it; possession can become exclusive only when permission to occupy is granted to all alike. That which in this instance obscures our duty is our power of foresight, which, causing us to fear an eventual danger, impels us to usurpation, and makes us robbers and murderers. Animals do not calculate the duty of instinct any more than the disadvantages resulting to those who exercise it; it [232] would be strange if the intellect of man—the most sociable of animals—should lead him to disobey the law. He betrays society who attempts to use it only for his own advantage; better that God should deprive us of prudence, if it is to serve as the tool of our selfishness. "What!" you will say, "must I share my bread, the bread which I have earned and which belongs to me, with the stranger whom I do not know; whom I may never see again, and who, perhaps, will reward me with ingratitude? If we had earned this bread together, if this man had done something to obtain it, he might demand his share, since his co-operation would entitle him to it; but as it is, what claim has he on me? We have not produced together—we shall not eat together." The fallacy in this argument lies in the false supposition, that each producer is not necessarily associated with every other producer. When two or more individuals have regularly organized a society, -- when the contracts have been agreed upon, drafted, and signed, -- there is no difficulty about the future. Everybody knows that when two men associate—for instance—in order to fish, if one of them catches no fish, he is none the less entitled to those caught by his associate. If two merchants form a partnership, while the partnership lasts, the profits and losses are divided between them; since each produces, not for himself, but for the society: when the time of distribution arrives, it is not the producer who is considered, but the associate. That is why the slave, to whom the planter gives straw and rice; and the civilized laborer, to whom the capitalist pays a salary which is always too small, -- not being associated with their employers, although producing with them, -- are disregarded when the product is divided. Thus, [233] the horse who draws our coaches, and the ox who draws our carts produce with us, but are not associated with us; we take their product, but do not share it with them. The animals and laborers whom we employ hold the same relation to us. Whatever we do for them, we do, not from a sense of justice, but out of pure benevolence.[1] But is it possible that we are not all associated? Let us call to mind what was said in the last two chapters, That even though we do not want to be associated, the force of things, the necessity of consumption, the laws of production, and the mathematical principle of exchange combine to associate us. There is but a single exception to this rule, -- that of the proprietor, who, producing by his right of increase, is not associated with any one, and consequently is not obliged to share his product with any one; just as no one else is bound to share with him. With the exception of the proprietor, we labor for each other; we can do nothing by ourselves unaided by others, and we continually exchange products and services with each other. If these are not social acts, what are they? Now, neither a commercial, nor an industrial, nor an agricultural association can be conceived of in the absence of equality; equality is its sine qua non. So that, in all matters which concern this association, to violate society is to violate justice and equality. Apply this principle to humanity at large. After what has been said, I assume that the reader [1] To perform an act of benevolence towards one's neighbor is called, in Hebrew, to do justice; in Greek, to take compassion or pity (<foreign lang="grk"> elehmosunh,from which is derived the French aumone); in Latin, to perform an act of love or charity; in French, give alms. We can trace the degradation of this principle through these various expressions: the first signifies duty; the second only sympathy; the third, affection, a matter of choice, not an obligation; the fourth, caprice. [234] has sufficient insight to enable him to dispense with any aid of mine. By this principle, the man who takes possession of a field, and says, "This field is mine," will not be unjust so long as every one else has an equal right of possession; nor will he be unjust, if, wishing to change his location, he exchanges this field for an equivalent. But if, putting another in his place, he says to him, "Work for me while I rest," he then becomes unjust, unassociated, unequal. He is a proprietor. Reciprocally, the sluggard, or the rake, who, without performing any social task, enjoys like others—and often more than others—the products of society, should be proceeded against as a thief and a parasite. We owe it to ourselves to give him nothing; but, since he must live, to put him under supervision, and compel him to labor. Sociability is the attraction felt by sentient beings for each other. Justice is this same attraction, accompanied by thought and knowledge. But under what general concept, in what category of the understanding, is justice placed? In the category of equal quantities. Hence, the ancient definition of justice -- Justum æquale est, injustum inæquale. What is it, then, to practise justice? It is to give equal wealth to each, on condition of equal labor. It is to act socially. Our selfishness may complain; there is no escape from evidence and necessity. What is the right of occupancy? It is a natural method of dividing the earth, by reducing each laborer's share as fast as new laborers present themselves. This right disappears if the public interest requires it; which, being the social interest, is also that of the occupant. What is the right of labor? It is the right to obtain one's [235] share of wealth by fulfilling the required conditions. It is the right of society, the right of equality. Justice, which is the product of the combination of an idea and an instinct, manifests itself in man as soon as he is capable of feeling, and of forming ideas. Consequently, it has been regarded as an innate and original sentiment; but this opinion is logically and chronologically false. But justice, by its composition hybrid—if I may use the term, -- justice, born of emotion and intellect combined, seems to me one of the strongest proofs of the unity and simplicity of the ego; the organism being no more capable of producing such a mixture by itself, than are the combined senses of hearing and sight of forming a binary sense, half auditory and half visual. This double nature of justice gives us the definitive basis of all the demonstrations in Chapters II., III., and IV. On the one hand, the idea of justice being identical with that of society, and society necessarily implying equality, equality must underlie all the sophisms invented in defence of property; for, since property can be defended only as a just and social institution, and property being inequality, in order to prove that property is in harmony with society, it must be shown that injustice is justice, and that inequality is equality, -- a contradiction in terms. On the other hand, since the idea of equality—the second element of justice—has its source in the mathematical proportions of things; and since property, or the unequal distribution of wealth among laborers, destroys the necessary balance between labor, production, and consumption, -- property must be impossible. All men, then, are associated; all are entitled to the same justice; all are equal. Does it follow that the preferences of love and friendship are unjust? This requires explanation. I have already supposed the case of a man in peril, I being in a position to help him. Now, I suppose myself appealed to at the same time by two men exposed to danger. Am I not allowed—am I not commanded even—to rush first to the aid of him who is endeared to me by ties of blood, friendship, acquaintance, or esteem, at the risk of leaving the other to perish? Yes. And why? Because within universal society there exist for each of us as many special societies as there are individuals; and we are bound, by the principle of sociability itself, to fulfil the obligations which these impose upon us, according to the intimacy of our relations with them. Therefore we must give our father, mother, children, friends, relatives, &c., the preference over all others. But in what consists this preference? A judge has a case to decide, in which one of the parties is his friend, and the other his enemy. Should he, in this instance, prefer his intimate associate to his distant associate; and decide the case in favor of his friend, in spite of evidence to the contrary? No: for, if he should favor his friend's injustice, he would become his accomplice in his violation of the social compact; he would form with him a sort of conspiracy against the social body. Preference should be shown only in personal matters, such as love, esteem, confidence, or intimacy, when all cannot be considered at once. Thus, in case of fire, a father would save his own child before thinking of his neighbor's; but the recognition of a right not being an optional matter with a judge, he is not at liberty to favor one person to the detriment of another. The theory of these special societies—which are formed concentrically, so to speak, by each of us inside of the main body—gives the key to all the problems which arise from [237] the opposition and conflict of the different varieties of social duty, -- problems upon which the ancient tragedies are based. The justice practised among animals is, in a certain degree, negative. With the exception of protecting their young, hunting and plundering in troops, uniting for common defence and sometimes for individual assistance, it consists more in prevention than in action. A sick animal who cannot arise from the ground, or an imprudent one who has fallen over a precipice, receives neither medicine nor nourishment. If he cannot cure himself, nor relieve himself of his trouble, his life is in danger: he will neither be cared for in bed, nor fed in a prison. Their neglect of their fellows arises as much from the weakness of their intellect as from their lack of resources. Still, the degrees of intimacy common among men are not unknown to the animals. They have friendships of habit and of choice; friendships neighborly, and friendships parental. In comparison with us, they have feeble memories, sluggish feelings, and are almost destitute of intelligence; but the identity of these faculties is preserved to some extent, and our superiority in this respect arises entirely from our understanding. It is our strength of memory and penetration of judgment which enable us to multiply and combine the acts which our social instinct impels us to perform, and which teaches us how to render them more effective, and how to distribute them justly. The beasts who live in society practise justice, but are ignorant of its nature, and do not reason upon it; they obey their instinct without thought or philosophy. They know not how to unite the social sentiment with the idea of equality, which they do not possess; this idea being an abstract one. We, on the contrary, starting with the principle that society implies equality, can, by our reasoning faculty, [238] understand and agree with each other in settling our rights; we have even used our judgment to a great extent. But in all this our conscience plays a small part, as is proved by the fact that the idea of right—of which we catch a glimpse in certain animals who approach nearer than any others to our standard of intelligence—seems to grow, from the low level at which it stands in savages, to the lofty height which it reaches in a Plato or a Franklin. If we trace the development of the moral sense in individuals, and the progress of laws in nations, we shall be convinced that the ideas of justice and legislative perfection are always proportional to intelligence. The notion of justice—which has been regarded by some philosophers as simple—is then, in reality, complex. It springs from the social instinct on the one hand, and the idea of equality on the other; just as the notion of guilt arises from the feeling that justice has been violated, and from the idea of free-will. In conclusion, instinct is not modified by acquaintance with its nature; and the facts of society, which we have thus far observed, occur among beasts as well as men. We know the meaning of justice; in other words, of sociability viewed from the standpoint of equality. We have met with nothing which separates us from the animals. § 3.—Of the third degree of Sociability. The reader, perhaps, has not forgotten what was said in the third chapter concerning the division of labor and the speciality of talents. The sum total of the talents and capacities of the race is always the same, and their nature is always similar. We are all born poets, mathematicians, philosophers, artists, artisans, or farmers, but we are not born equally endowed; and between one man and another in society, or [239] between one faculty and another in the same individual, there is an infinite difference. This difference of degree in the same faculties, this predominance of talent in certain directions, is, we have said, the very foundation of our society. Intelligence and natural genius have been distributed by Nature so economically, and yet so liberally, that in society there is no danger of either a surplus or a scarcity of special talents; and that each laborer, by devoting himself to his function, may always attain to the degree of proficiency necessary to enable him to benefit by the labors and discoveries of his fellows. Owing to this simple and wise precaution of Nature, the laborer is not isolated by his task. He communicates with his fellows through the mind, before he is united with them in heart; so that with him love is born of intelligence. It is not so with societies of animals. In every species, the aptitudes of all the individuals—though very limited—are equal in number and (when they are not the result of instinct) in intensity. Each one does as well as all the others what all the others do; provides his food, avoids the enemy, burrows in the earth, builds a nest, &c. No animal, when free and healthy, expects or requires the aid of his neighbor; who, in his turn, is equally independent. Associated animals live side by side without any intellectual intercourse or intimate communication, -- all doing the same things, having nothing to learn or to remember; they see, feel, and come in contact with each other, but never penetrate each other. Man continually exchanges with man ideas and feelings, products and services. Every discovery and act in society is necessary to him. But of this immense quantity of products and ideas, that which each one has to produce and acquire for himself is but an atom in the sun. Man [240] would not be man were it not for society, and society is supported by the balance and harmony of the powers which compose it. Society, among the animals, is simple; with man it is complex. Man is associated with man by the same instinct which associates animal with animal; but man is associated differently from the animal, and it is this difference in association which constitutes the difference in morality. I have proved, -- at too great length, perhaps, -- both by the spirit of the laws which regard property as the basis of society, and by political economy, that inequality of conditions is justified neither by priority of occupation nor superiority of talent, service, industry, and capacity. But, although equality of conditions is a necessary consequence of natural right, of liberty, of the laws of production, of the capacity of physical nature, and of the principle of society itself, -- it does not prevent the social sentiment from stepping over the boundaries of debt and credit. The fields of benevolence and love extend far beyond; and when economy has adjusted its balance, the mind begins to benefit by its own justice, and the heart expands in the boundlessness of its affection. The social sentiment then takes on a new character, which varies with different persons. In the strong, it becomes the pleasure of generosity; among equals, frank and cordial friendship; in the weak, the pleasure of admiration and gratitude. The man who is superior in strength, skill, or courage, knows that he owes all that he is to society, without which he could not exist. He knows that, in treating him precisely as it does the lowest of its members, society discharges its whole duty towards him. But he does not underrate his faculties; he is no less conscious of his power and greatness; [241] and it is this voluntary reverence which he pays to humanity, this avowal that he is but an instrument of Nature, -- who is alone worthy of glory and worship, -- it is, I say, this simultaneous confession of the heart and the mind, this genuine adoration of the Great Being, that distinguishes and elevates man, and lifts him to a degree of social morality to which the beast is powerless to attain. Hercules destroying the monsters and punishing brigands for the safety of Greece, Orpheus teaching the rough and wild Pelasgians, -- neither of them putting a price upon their services, -- there we see the noblest creations of poetry, the loftiest expression of justice and virtue. The joys of self-sacrifice are ineffable. If I were to compare human society to the old Greek tragedies, I should say that the phalanx of noble minds and lofty souls dances the strophe, and the humble multitude the antistrophe. Burdened with painful and disagreeable tasks, but rendered omnipotent by their number and the harmonic arrangement of their functions, the latter execute what the others plan. Guided by them, they owe them nothing; they honor them, however, and lavish upon them praise and approbation. Gratitude fills people with adoration and enthusiasm. But equality delights my heart. Benevolence degenerates into tyranny, and admiration into servility. Friendship is the daughter of equality. O my friends! may I live in your midst without emulation, and without glory; let equality bring us together, and fate assign us our places. May I die without knowing to whom among you I owe the most esteem! Friendship is precious to the hearts of the children of men. Generosity, gratitude (I mean here only that gratitude which is born of admiration of a superior power), and friendship are three distinct shades of a single sentiment which I will call [242] équité, or social proportionality.[1] Equité does not change justice: but, always taking équité for the base, it superadds esteem, and thereby forms in man a third degree of sociability. Equité makes it at once our duty and our pleasure to aid the weak who have need of us, and to make them our equals; to pay to the strong a just tribute of gratitude and honor, without enslaving ourselves to them; to cherish our neighbors, friends, and equals, for that which we receive from them, even by right of exchange. Equité is sociability raised to its ideal by reason and justice; its commonest manifestation is urbanity or politeness, which, among certain nations, sums up in a single word nearly all the social duties. Now, this feeling is unknown among the beasts, who love and cling to each other, and show their preferences, but who cannot conceive of esteem, and who are incapable of generosity, admiration, or politeness. This feeling does not spring from intelligence, which calculates, computes, and balances, but does not love; which sees, but does not feel. As justice is the product of social instinct and reflection combined, so équité is a product of justice and taste combined—that is, of our powers of judging and of idealizing. This product—the third and last degree of human sociability—is determined by our complex mode of association; in which inequality, or rather the divergence of faculties, and the speciality of functions—tending of themselves to isolate laborers—demand a more active sociability. That is why the force which oppresses while protecting is [1] I mean here by équité what the Latins called humanitas, -- that is, the kind of sociability which is peculiar to man. Humanity, gentle and courteous to all, knows how to distinguish ranks, virtues, and capacities without injury to any. It is the just distribution of social sympathy and universal love. [243] execrable; why the silly ignorance which views with the same eye the marvels of art, and the products of the rudest industry, excites unutterable contempt; why proud mediocrity, which glories in saying, "I have paid you—I owe you nothing," is especially odious. Sociability, justice, équité—such, in its triplicity, is the exact definition of the instinctive faculty which leads us into communication with our fellows, and whose physical manifestation is expressed by the formula: Equality in natural wealth, and the products of labor. These three degrees of sociability support and imply each other. Equité cannot exist without justice; society without justice is a solecism. If, in order to reward talent, I take from one to give to another, in unjustly stripping the first, I do not esteem his talent as I ought; if, in society, I award more to myself than to my associate, we are not really associated. Justice is sociability as manifested in the division of material things, susceptible of weight and measure; équité is justice accompanied by admiration and esteem, -- things which cannot be measured. From this several inferences may be drawn. 1. Though we are free to grant our esteem to one more than to another, and in all possible degrees, yet we should give no one more than his proportion of the common wealth; because the duty of justice, being imposed upon us before that of équité, must always take precedence of it. The woman honored by the ancients, who, when forced by a tyrant to choose between the death of her brother and that of her husband, sacrificed the latter on the ground that she could find another husband but not another brother, -- that woman, I say, in obeying her sense of équité, failed in point of justice, and did a bad deed, because conjugal association is a closer [244] relation than fraternal association, and because the life of our neighbor is not our property. By the same principle, inequality of wages cannot be admitted by law on the ground of inequality of talents; because the just distribution of wealth is the function of economy, -- not of enthusiasm. Finally, as regards donations, wills, and inheritance, society, careful both of the personal affections and its own rights, must never permit love and partiality to destroy justice. And, though it is pleasant to think that the son, who has been long associated with his father in business, is more capable than any one else of carrying it on; and that the citizen, who is surprised in the midst of his task by death, is best fitted, in consequence of his natural taste for his occupation, to designate his successor; and though the heir should be allowed the right of choice in case of more than one inheritance, -- nevertheless, society can tolerate no concentration of capital and industry for the benefit of a single man, no monopoly of labor, no encroachment.[1] [1] Justice and équité never have been understood. "Suppose that some spoils, taken from the enemy, and equal to twelve, are to be divided between Achilles and Ajax. If the two persons were equal, their respective shares would be arithmetically equal: Achilles would have six, Ajax six. And if we should carry out this arithmetical equality, Thersites would be entitled to as much as Achilles, which would be unjust in the extreme. To avoid this injustice, the worth of the persons should be estimated, and the spoils divided accordingly. Suppose that the worth of Achilles is double that of Ajax: the former's share is eight, the latter four. There is no arithmetical equality, but a proportional equality. It is this comparison of merits, rationum, that Aristotle calls distributive justice. It is a geometrical proportion."—Toullier: French Law according to the Code. Are Achilles and Ajax associated, or are they not? Settle that, and you settle the whole question. If Achilles and Ajax, instead of being associated, are themselves in the service of Agamemnon who pays them, there is no objection to Aristotle's method. The slave-owner, who controls his slaves, may give a 2. Equité, justice, and society, can exist only between individuals of the same species. They form no part of the relations of different races to each other, -- for instance, of the wolf to the goat, of the goat to man, of man to God, much less of God to man. The attribution of justice, equity, and love to the Supreme Being is pure anthropomorphism; and the adjectives just, merciful, pitiful, and the like, should be stricken from our litanies. God can be regarded as just, equitable, and good, only to another God. Now, God has no associate; consequently, he cannot experience social affections, -- such as goodness, équité, and justice. Is the shepherd said to be just to his sheep and his dogs? No: and if he saw fit to shear as much wool from a lamb six months old, as from a ram of two years; or, if he required as much work from a young dog as from an old one, -- they would say, not that he was unjust, but that he was foolish. Between man and beast there is no society, though there may be affection. Man loves the animals as things, -- as sentient things, if you will, -- but not as persons. Philosophy, after having eliminated from the idea of God the passions ascribed to him by super- [Footnote continued] double allowance of brandy to him who does double work. That is the law of despotism; the right of slavery. But if Achilles and Ajax are associated, they are equals. What matters it that Achilles has a strength of four, while that of Ajax is only two? The latter may always answer that he is free; that if Achilles has a strength of four, five could kill him; finally, that in doing personal service he incurs as great a risk as Achilles. The same argument applies to Thersites. If he is unable to fight, let him be cook, purveyor, or butler. If he is good for nothing, put him in the hospital. In no case wrong him, or impose upon him laws. Man must live in one of two states: either in society, or out of it. In society, conditions are necessarily equal, except in the degree of esteem and consideration which each one may receive. Out of society, man is so much raw material, a capitalized tool, and often an incommodious and useless piece of furniture. [End of footnote] [246] stition, will then be obliged to eliminate also the virtues which our liberal piety awards to him.[1] If God should come down to earth, and dwell among us, we could not love him unless he became like us; nor give him any thing unless he produced something; nor listen to him unless he proved us mistaken; nor worship him unless he manifested his power. All the laws of our nature, affectional, economical, and intellectual, would prevent us from treating him as we treat our fellow-men, -- that is, according to reason, justice, and équité. I infer from this that, if God should wish ever to put himself into immediate communication with man, he would have to become a man. Now, if kings are images of God, and executors of his will, they cannot receive love, wealth, obedience, and glory from us, unless they consent to labor and associate with us—produce as much as they consume, reason with their subjects, and do wonderful things. Still more; if, as some pretend, kings are public functionaries, the love which is due them is measured by their personal amiability; our obligation to obey them, by the wisdom of their commands; and their civil list, by the total social production divided by the number of citizens. Thus, jurisprudence, political economy, and psychology agree in admitting the law of equality. Right and duty -- [1] Between woman and man there may exist love, passion, ties of custom, and the like; but there is no real society. Man and woman are not companions. The difference of the sexes places a barrier between them, like that placed between animals by a difference of race. Consequently, far from advocating what is now called the emancipation of woman, I should incline, rather, if there were no other alternative, to exclude her from society. The rights of woman and her relations with man are yet to be determined Matrimonial legislation, like civil legislation, is a matter for the future to settle. [247] the due reward of talent and labor—the outbursts of love and enthusiasm, -- all are regulated in advance by an invariable standard; all depend upon number and balance. Equality of conditions is the law of society, and universal solidarity is the ratification of this law. Equality of conditions has never been realized, thanks to our passions and our ignorance; but our opposition to this law has made it all the more a necessity. To that fact history bears perpetual testimony, and the course of events reveals it to us. Society advances from equation to equation. To the eyes of the economist, the revolutions of empires seem now like the reduction of algebraical quantities, which are inter-deducible; now like the discovery of unknown quantities, induced by the inevitable influence of time. Figures are the providence of history. Undoubtedly there are other elements in human progress; but in the multitude of hidden causes which agitate nations, there is none more powerful or constant, none less obscure, than the periodical explosions of the proletariat against property. Property, acting by exclusion and encroachment, while population was increasing, has been the life-principle and definitive cause of all revolutions. Religious wars, and wars of conquest, when they have stopped short of the extermination of races, have been only accidental disturbances, soon repaired by the mathematical progression of the life of nations. The downfall and death of societies are due to the power of accumulation possessed by property. In the middle ages, take Florence, -- a republic of merchants and brokers, always rent by its well-known factions, the Guelphs and Ghibellines, who were, after all, only the people and the proprietors fighting against each other, -- Florence, ruled by bankers, and borne down at last by the weight [248] of her debts;[1] in ancient times, take Rome, preyed upon from its birth by usury, flourishing, nevertheless, as long as the known world furnished its terrible proletaires with labor, stained with blood by civil war at every interval of rest, and dying of exhaustion when the people lost, together with their former energy, their last spark of moral sense; Carthage, a commercial and financial city, continually divided by internal competition; Tyre, Sidon, Jerusalem, Nineveh, Babylon, ruined, in turn, by commercial rivalry and, as we now express it, by panics in the market, -- do not these famous examples show clearly enough the fate which awaits modern nations, unless the people, unless France, with a sudden burst of her powerful voice, proclaims in thunder-tones the abolition of the régime of property? Here my task should end. I have proved the right of the poor; I have shown the usurpation of the rich. I demand justice; it is not my business to execute the sentence. If it should be argued—in order to prolong for a few years an illegitimate privilege—that it is not enough to demonstrate equality, that it is necessary also to organize it, and above all to establish it peacefully, I might reply: The welfare of the oppressed is of more importance than official composure. Equality of conditions is a natural law upon which public economy and jurisprudence are based. The right to labor, and the principle of equal distribution of wealth, cannot give way to the anxieties of power. It is not for the proletaire to reconcile the contradictions of the codes, still less to suffer for the errors of the government. On the contrary, it is the duty of the civil and administrative power to recon- [1] "The strong-box of Cosmo de Medici was the grave of Florentine liberty," said M. Michelet to the College of France. [249] struct itself on the basis of political equality. An evil, when known, should be condemned and destroyed. The legislator cannot plead ignorance as an excuse for upholding a glaring iniquity. Restitution should not be delayed. Justice, justice! recognition of right! reinstatement of the proletaire! -- when these results are accomplished, then, judges and consuls, you may attend to your police, and provide a government for the Republic! For the rest, I do not think that a single one of my readers accuses me of knowing how to destroy, but of not knowing how to construct. In demonstrating the principle of equality, I have laid the foundation of the social structure I have done more. I have given an example of the true method of solving political and legislative problems. Of the science itself, I confess that I know nothing more than its principle; and I know of no one at present who can boast of having penetrated deeper. Many people cry, "Come to me, and I will teach you the truth!" These people mistake for the truth their cherished opinion and ardent conviction, which is usually any thing but the truth. The science of society—like all human sciences—will be for ever incomplete. The depth and variety of the questions which it embraces are infinite. We hardly know the A B C of this science, as is proved by the fact that we have not yet emerged from the period of systems, and have not ceased to put the authority of the majority in the place of facts. A certain philological society decided linguistic questions by a plurality of votes. Our parliamentary debates—were their results less pernicious—would be even more ridiculous. The task of the true publicist, in the age in which we live, is to close the mouths of quacks and charlatans, and to teach the public to demand demonstrations, instead of being contented with symbols and [250] programmes. Before talking of the science itself, it is necessary to ascertain its object, and discover its method and principle. The ground must be cleared of the prejudices which encumber it. Such is the mission of the nineteenth century. For my part, I have sworn fidelity to my work of demolition, and I will not cease to pursue the truth through the ruins and rubbish. I hate to see a thing half done; and it will be believed without any assurance of mine, that, having dared to raise my hand against the Holy Ark, I shall not rest contented with the removal of the cover. The mysteries of the sanctuary of iniquity must be unveiled, the tables of the old alliance broken, and all the objects of the ancient faith thrown in a heap to the swine. A charter has been given to us, -- a résumé of political science, the monument of twenty legislatures. A code has been written, -- the pride of a conqueror, and the summary of ancient wisdom. Well! of this charter and this code not one article shall be left standing upon another! The time has come for the wise to choose their course, and prepare for reconstruction. But, since a destroyed error necessarily implies a counter-truth, I will not finish this treatise without solving the first problem of political science, -- that which receives the attention of all minds. When property is abolished, what will be the form of society! Will it be communism? PART SECOND. § 1.—Of the Causes of our Mistakes. The Origin of Property. The true form of human society cannot be determined until the following question has been solved: -- Property not being our natural condition, how did it gain a [251] foothold? Why has the social instinct, so trustworthy among the animals, erred in the case of man? Why is man, who was born for society, not yet associated? I have said that human society is complex in its nature. Though this expression is inaccurate, the fact to which it refers is none the less true; namely, the classification of talents and capacities. But who does not see that these talents and capacities, owing to their infinite variety, give rise to an infinite variety of wills, and that the character, the inclinations, and—if I may venture to use the expression—the form of the ego, are necessarily changed; so that in the order of liberty, as in the order of intelligence, there are as many types as individuals, as many characters as heads, whose tastes, fancies, and propensities, being modified by dissimilar ideas, must necessarily conflict? Man, by his nature and his instinct, is predestined to society; but his personality, ever varying, is adverse to it. In societies of animals, all the members do exactly the same things. The same genius directs them; the same will animates them. A society of beasts is a collection of atoms, round, hooked, cubical, or triangular, but always perfectly identical. These personalities do not vary, and we might say that a single ego governs them all. The labors which animals perform, whether alone or in society, are exact reproductions of their character. Just as the swarm of bees is composed of individual bees, alike in nature and equal in value, so the honeycomb is formed of individual cells, constantly and invariably repeated. But man's intelligence, fitted for his social destiny and his personal needs, is of a very different composition, and therefore gives rise to a wonderful variety of human wills. In the bee, the will is constant and uniform, because the instinct [252] which guides it is invariable, and constitutes the animal's whole life and nature. In man, talent varies, and the mind wavers; consequently, his will is multiform and vague. He seeks society, but dislikes constraint and monotony; he is an imitator, but fond of his own ideas, and passionately in love with his works. If, like the bees, every man were born possessed of talent, perfect knowledge of certain kinds, and, in a word, an innate acquaintance with the functions he has to perform, but destitute of reflective and reasoning faculties, society would organize itself. We should see one man plowing a field, another building houses; this one forging metals, that one cutting clothes; and still others storing the products, and superintending their distribution. Each one, without inquiring as to the object of his labor, and without troubling himself about the extent of his task, would obey orders, bring his product, receive his salary, and would then rest for a time; keeping meanwhile no accounts, envious of nobody, and satisfied with the distributor, who never would be unjust to any one. Kings would govern, but would not reign; for to reign is to be a proprietor à l'engrais, as Bonaparte said: and having no commands to give, since all would be at their posts, they would serve rather as rallying centres than as authorities or counsellors. It would be a state of ordered communism, but not a society entered into deliberately and freely. But man acquires skill only by observation and experiment. He reflects, then, since to observe and experiment is to reflect; he reasons, since he cannot help reasoning. In reflecting, he becomes deluded; in reasoning, he makes mistakes, and, thinking himself right, persists in them. He is wedded to his opinions; he esteems himself, and despises others. Consequently, he isolates himself; for he could not submit to [253] the majority without renouncing his will and his reason, -- that is, without disowning himself, which is impossible. And this isolation, this intellectual egotism, this individuality of opinion, lasts until the truth is demonstrated to him by observation and experience. A final illustration will make these facts still clearer. If to the blind but convergent and harmonious instincts of a swarm of bees should be suddenly added reflection and judgment, the little society could not long exist. In the first place, the bees would not fail to try some new industrial process; for instance, that of making their cells round or square. All sorts of systems and inventions would be tried, until long experience, aided by geometry, should show them that the hexagonal shape is the best. Then insurrections would occur. The drones would be told to provide for themselves, and the queens to labor; jealousy would spread among the laborers; discords would burst forth; soon each one would want to produce on his own account; and finally the hive would be abandoned, and the bees would perish. Evil would be introduced into the honey-producing republic by the power of reflection, -- the very faculty which ought to constitute its glory. Thus, moral evil, or, in this case, disorder in society, is naturally explained by our power of reflection. The mother of poverty, crime, insurrection, and war was inequality of conditions; which was the daughter of property, which was born of selfishness, which was engendered by private opinion, which descended in a direct line from the autocracy of reason. Man, in his infancy, is neither criminal nor barbarous, but ignorant and inexperienced. Endowed with imperious instincts which are under the control of his reasoning faculty, at first he reflects but little, and reasons inaccurately; then, benefit [254] ing by his mistakes, he rectifies his ideas, and perfects his reason. In the first place, it is the savage sacrificing all his possessions for a trinket, and then repenting and weeping; it is Esau selling his birthright for a mess of pottage, and afterwards wishing to cancel the bargain; it is the civilized workman laboring in insecurity, and continually demanding that his wages be increased, neither he nor his employer understanding that, in the absence of equality, any salary, however large, is always insufficient. Then it is Naboth dying to defend his inheritance; Cato tearing out his entrails that he might not be enslaved; Socrates drinking the fatal cup in defence of liberty of thought; it is the third estate of '89 reclaiming its liberty: soon it will be the people demanding equality of wages and an equal division of the means of production. Man is born a social being, -- that is, he seeks equality and justice in all his relations, but he loves independence and praise. The difficulty of satisfying these various desires at the same time is the primary cause of the despotism of the will, and the appropriation which results from it. On the other hand, man always needs a market for his products; unable to compare values of different kinds, he is satisfied to judge approximately, according to his passion and caprice; and he engages in dishonest commerce, which always results in wealth and poverty. Thus, the greatest evils which man suffers arise from the misuse of his social nature, of this same justice of which he is so proud, and which he applies with such deplorable ignorance. The practice of justice is a science which, when once discovered and diffused, will sooner or later put an end to social disorder, by teaching us our rights and duties. This progressive and painful education of our instinct, this slow and imperceptible transformation of our spontaneous [255] perceptions into deliberate knowledge, does not take place among the animals, whose instincts remain fixed, and never become enlightened. "According to Frederic Cuvier, who has so clearly distinguished between instinct and intelligence in animals, `instinct is a natural and inherent faculty, like feeling, irritability, or intelligence. The wolf and the fox who recognize the traps in which they have been caught, and who avoid them; the dog and the horse, who understand the meaning of several of our words, and who obey us, -- thereby show intelligence. The dog who hides the remains of his dinner, the bee who constructs his cell, the bird who builds his nest, act only from instinct. Even man has instincts: it is a special instinct which leads the new-born child to suck. But, in man, almost every thing is accomplished by intelligence; and intelligence supplements instinct. The opposite is true of animals: their instinct is given them as a supplement to their intelligence.' "—Flourens: Analytical Summary of the Observations of F. Cuvier. "We can form a clear idea of instinct only by admitting that animals have in their sensorium, images or innate and constant sensations, which influence their actions in the same manner that ordinary and accidental sensations commonly do. It is a sort of dream, or vision, which always follows them and in all which relates to instinct they may be regarded as somnambulists."—F. Cuvier: Introduction to the Animal Kingdom. Intelligence and instinct being common, then, though in different degrees, to animals and man, what is the distinguishing characteristic of the latter? According to F. Cuvier, it is reflection or the power of intellectually considering our own modifications by a survey of ourselves. This lacks clearness, and requires an explanation. If we grant intelligence to animals, we must also grant them, in some degree, reflection; for, the first cannot exist without the second, as F. Cuvier himself has proved by numerous examples. But notice that the learned observer defines the kind of reflection which distinguishes us from the animals as the power of considering our own modifications. This I shall endeavour to interpret, by developing [256] to the best of my ability the laconism of the philosophical naturalist. The intelligence acquired by animals never modifies the operations which they perform by instinct: it is given them only as a provision against unexpected accidents which might disturb these operations. In man, on the contrary, instinctive action is constantly changing into deliberate action. Thus, man is social by instinct, and is every day becoming social by reflection and choice. At first, he formed his words by instinct;[1] he was a poet by inspiration: to-day, he makes grammar a science, and poetry an art. His conception of God and a future life is spontaneous and instinctive, and his expressions of this conception have been, by turns, monstrous, eccentric, beautiful, comforting, and terrible. All these different creeds, at which the frivolous irreligion of the eighteenth century mocked, are modes of expression of the religious sentiment. Some day, man will explain to himself [1] "The problem of the origin of language is solved by the distinction made by Frederic Cuvier between instinct and intelligence. Language is not a premeditated, arbitrary, or conventional device; nor is it communicated or revealed to us by God. Language is an instinctive and unpremeditated creation of man, as the hive is of the bee. In this sense, it may be said that language is not the work of man, since it is not the work of his mind. Further, the mechanism of language seems more wonderful and ingenious when it is not regarded as the result of reflection. This fact is one of the most curious and indisputable which philology has observed. See, among other works, a Latin essay by F. G. Bergmann (Strasbourg, 1839), in which the learned author explains how the phonetic germ is born of sensation; how language passes through three successive stages of development; why man, endowed at birth with the instinctive faculty of creating a language, loses this faculty as fast as his mind develops; and that the study of languages is real natural history, -- in fact, a science. France possesses to-day several philologists of the first rank, endowed with rare talents and deep philosophic insight, -- modest savants developing a science almost without the knowledge of the public; devoting themselves to studies which are scornfully looked down upon, and seeming to shun applause as much as others seek it." [257] the character of the God whom he believes in, and the nature of that other world to which his soul aspires. All that he does from instinct man despises; or, if he admires it, it is as Nature's work, not as his own. This explains the obscurity which surrounds the names of early inventors; it explains also our indifference to religious matters, and the ridicule heaped upon religious customs. Man esteems only the products of reflection and of reason. The most wonderful works of instinct are, in his eyes, only lucky god-sends; he reserves the name discovery—I had almost said creation—for the works of intelligence. Instinct is the source of passion and enthusiasm; it is intelligence which causes crime and virtue. In developing his intelligence, man makes use of not only his own observations, but also those of others. He keeps an account of his experience, and preserves the record; so that the race, as well as the individual, becomes more and more intelligent. The animals do not transmit their knowledge; that which each individual accumulates dies with him. It is not enough, then, to say that we are distinguished from the animals by reflection, unless we mean thereby the constant tendency of our instinct to become intelligence. While man is governed by instinct, he is unconscious of his acts. He never would deceive himself, and never would be troubled by errors, evils, and disorder, if, like the animals, instinct were his only guide. But the Creator has endowed us with reflection, to the end that our instinct might become intelligence; and since this reflection and resulting knowledge pass through various stages, it happens that in the beginning our instinct is opposed, rather than guided, by reflection; consequently, that our power of thought leads us to act in opposition to our nature and our end; that, deceiving ourselves, we do and [258] suffer evil, until instinct which points us towards good, and reflection which makes us stumble into evil, are replaced by the science of good and evil, which invariably causes us to seek the one and avoid the other. Thus, evil—or error and its consequences—is the firstborn son of the union of two opposing faculties, instinct and reflection; good, or truth, must inevitably be the second child. Or, to again employ the figure, evil is the product of incest between adverse powers; good will sooner or later be the legitimate child of their holy and mysterious union. Property, born of the reasoning faculty, intrenches itself behind comparisons. But, just as reflection and reason are subsequent to spontaneity, observation to sensation, and experience to instinct, so property is subsequent to communism. Communism—or association in a simple form—is the necessary object and original aspiration of the social nature, the spontaneous movement by which it manifests and establishes itself. It is the first phase of human civilization. In this state of society, -- which the jurists have called negative communism—man draws near to man, and shares with him the fruits of the field and the milk and flesh of animals. Little by little this communism—negative as long as man does not produce—tends to become positive and organic through the development of labor and industry. But it is then that the sovereignty of thought, and the terrible faculty of reasoning logically or illogically, teach man that, if equality is the sine qua non of society, communism is the first species of slavery. To express this idea by an Hegelian formula, I will say: Communism—the first expression of the social nature—is the first term of social development, -- the thesis; property, the reverse of communism, is the second term, -- the antithesis. When we have discovered the third term, the synthesis, [259] we shall have the required solution. Now, this synthesis necessarily results from the correction of the thesis by the antithesis. Therefore it is necessary, by a final examination of their characteristics, to eliminate those features which are hostile to sociability. The union of the two remainders will give us the true form of human association. § 2.—Characteristics of Communism and of Property. I. I ought not to conceal the fact that property and communism have been considered always the only possible forms of society. This deplorable error has been the life of property. The disadvantages of communism are so obvious that its critics never have needed to employ much eloquence to thoroughly disgust men with it. The irreparability of the injustice which it causes, the violence which it does to attractions and repulsions, the yoke of iron which it fastens upon the will, the moral torture to which it subjects the conscience, the debilitating effect which it has upon society; and, to sum it all up, the pious and stupid uniformity which it enforces upon the free, active, reasoning, unsubmissive personality of man, have shocked common sense, and condemned communism by an irrevocable decree. The authorities and examples cited in its favor disprove it. The communistic republic of Plato involved slavery; that of Lycurgus employed Helots, whose duty it was to produce for their masters, thus enabling the latter to devote themselves exclusively to athletic sports and to war. Even J. J. Rousseau—confounding communism and equality—has said somewhere that, without slavery, he did not think equality of conditions possible. The communities of the early Church did not last the first century out, and soon degenerated into monasteries. In those of the Jesuits of Paraguay, the condi [260] tion of the blacks is said by all travellers to be as miserable as that of slaves; and it is a fact that the good Fathers were obliged to surround themselves with ditches and walls to prevent their new converts from escaping. The followers of Baboeuf—guided by a lofty horror of property rather than by any definite belief—were ruined by exaggeration of their principles; the St. Simonians, lumping communism and inequality, passed away like a masquerade. The greatest danger to which society is exposed to-day is that of another shipwreck on this rock. Singularly enough, systematic communism—the deliberate negation of property—is conceived under the direct influence of the proprietary prejudice; and property is the basis of all communistic theories. The members of a community, it is true, have no private property; but the community is proprietor, and proprietor not only of the goods, but of the persons and wills. In consequence of this principle of absolute property, labor, which should be only a condition imposed upon man by Nature, becomes in all communities a human commandment, and therefore odious. Passive obedience, irreconcilable with a reflecting will, is strictly enforced. Fidelity to regulations, which are always defective, however wise they may be thought, allows of no complaint. Life, talent, and all the human faculties are the property of the State, which has the right to use them as it pleases for the common good. Private associations are sternly prohibited, in spite of the likes and dislikes of different natures, because to tolerate them would be to introduce small communities within the large one, and consequently private property; the strong work for the weak, although this ought to be left to benevolence, and not enforced, advised, or enjoined; the industrious work for the [261] lazy, although this is unjust; the clever work for the foolish, although this is absurd; and, finally, man—casting aside his personality, his spontaneity, his genius, and his affections—humbly annihilates himself at the feet of the majestic and inflexible Commune! Communism is inequality, but not as property is. Property is the exploitation of the weak by the strong. Communism is the exploitation of the strong by the weak. In property, inequality of conditions is the result of force, under whatever name it be disguised: physical and mental force; force of events, chance, fortune; force of accumulated property, &c. In communism, inequality springs from placing mediocrity on a level with excellence. This damaging equation is repellent to the conscience, and causes merit to complain; for, although it may be the duty of the strong to aid the weak, they prefer to do it out of generosity, -- they never will endure a comparison. Give them equal opportunities of labor, and equal wages, but never allow their jealousy to be awakened by mutual suspicion of unfaithfulness in the performance of the common task. Communism is oppression and slavery. Man is very willing to obey the law of duty, serve his country, and oblige his friends; but he wishes to labor when he pleases, where he pleases, and as much as he pleases. He wishes to dispose of his own time, to be governed only by necessity, to choose his friendships, his recreation, and his discipline; to act from judgment, not by command; to sacrifice himself through selfishness, not through servile obligation. Communism is essentially opposed to the free exercise of our faculties, to our noblest desires, to our deepest feelings. Any plan which could be devised for reconciling it with the demands of the individual reason and will would end only in changing the [262] thing while preserving the name. Now, if we are honest truth-seekers, we shall avoid disputes about words. Thus, communism violates the sovereignty of the conscience, and equality: the first, by restricting spontaneity of mind and heart, and freedom of thought and action; the second, by placing labor and laziness, skill and stupidity, and even vice and virtue on an equality in point of comfort. For the rest, if property is impossible on account of the desire to accumulate, communism would soon become so through the desire to shirk. II. Property, in its turn, violates equality by the rights of exclusion and increase, and freedom by despotism. The former effect of property having been sufficiently developed in the last three chapters, I will content myself here with establishing by a final comparison, its perfect identity with robbery. The Latin words for robber are fur and latro; the former taken from the Greek <foreign lang="grk"> for, from GREEK Ì˛˛˛ or <foreign lang="grk"> fhrw, Latin fero, I carry away; the latter from <foreign lang="grk"> laqrw, I play the part of a brigand, which is derived from <foreign lang="grk"> lhqw, Latin lateo, I conceal myself. The Greeks have also <foreign lang="grk"> klepths, from <foreign lang="grk"> kleptw, I filch, whose radical consonants are the same as those of <foreign lang="grk"> kalnptw, I cover, I conceal. Thus, in these languages, the idea of a robber is that of a man who conceals, carries away, or diverts, in any manner whatever, a thing which does not belong to him. The Hebrews expressed the same idea by the word gannab, -- robber, -- from the verb ganab, which means to put away, to turn aside: lo thi-gnob (Decalogue: Eighth Commandment), thou shalt not steal, -- that is, thou shalt not hold back, thou shalt not put away any thing for thyself. That is the act of a man who, on entering into a society into which he agrees to [263] bring all that he has, secretly reserves a portion, as did the celebrated disciple Ananias. The etymology of the French verb voler is still more significant. Voler, or faire la vole (from the Latin vola, palm of the hand), means to take all the tricks in a game of ombre; so that le voleur, the robber, is the capitalist who takes all, who gets the lion's share. Probably this verb voler had its origin in the professional slang of thieves, whence it has passed into common use, and, consequently into the phraseology of the law. Robbery is committed in a variety of ways, which have been very cleverly distinguished and classified by legislators according to their heinousness or merit, to the end that some robbers may be honored, while others are punished. We rob, -- 1. By murder on the highway; 2. Alone, or in a band; 3. By breaking into buildings, or scaling walls; 4. By abstraction; 5. By fraudulent bankruptcy; 6. By forgery of the handwriting of public officials or private individuals; 7. By manufacture of counterfeit money. This species includes all robbers who practise their profession with no other aid than force and open fraud. Bandits, brigands, pirates, rovers by land and sea, -- these names were gloried in by the ancient heroes, who thought their profession as noble as it was lucrative. Nimrod, Theseus, Jason and his Argonauts; Jephthah, David, Cacus, Romulus, Clovis and all his Merovingian descendants; Robert Guiscard, Tancred de Hauteville, Bohemond, and most of the Norman heroes, -- were brigands and robbers. The heroic character of the robber is expressed in this line from Horace, in reference to Achilles, -- "Jura neget sibi nata, nihil non arroget armis,"[1] [1] "My right is my lance and my buckler." General de Brossard said, like Achilles: "I get wine, gold, and women with my lance and my buckler." and by this sentence from the dying words of Jacob (Gen. xlviii.), which the Jews apply to David, and the Christians to their Christ: Manus ejus contra omnes. In our day, the robber—the warrior of the ancients—is pursued with the utmost vigor. His profession, in the language of the code, entails ignominious and corporal penalties, from imprisonment to the scaffold. A sad change in opinions here below! We rob, -- 8. By cheating; 9. By swindling; 10. By abuse of trust; 11. By games and lotteries. This second species was encouraged by the laws of Lycurgus, in order to sharpen the wits of the young. It is the kind practised by Ulysses, Solon, and Sinon; by the ancient and modern Jews, from Jacob down to Deutz; and by the Bohemians, the Arabs, and all savage tribes. Under Louis XIII. and Louis XIV., it was not considered dishonorable to cheat at play. To do so was a part of the game; and many worthy people did not scruple to correct the caprice of Fortune by dexterous jugglery. To-day even, and in all countries, it is thought a mark of merit among peasants, merchants, and shopkeepers to know how to make a bargain, -- that is, to deceive one's man. This is so universally accepted, that the cheated party takes no offence. It is known with what reluctance our government resolved upon the abolition of lotteries. It felt that it was dealing a stab thereby at property. The pickpocket, the blackleg, and the charlatan make especial use of their dexterity of hand, their subtlety of mind, the magic power of their eloquence, and their great fertility of invention. Sometimes they offer bait to cupidity. Therefore the penal code—which much prefers intelligence to muscular vigor—has made, of the four varieties mentioned above, a second category, liable only to correctional, not to Ignominious, punishments. Let them now accuse the law of being materialistic and atheistic. We rob, -- 12. By usury. This species of robbery, so odious and so severely punished since the publication of the Gospel, is the connecting link between forbidden and authorized robbery. Owing to its ambiguous nature, it has given rise to a multitude of contradictions in the laws and in morals, -- contradictions which have been very cleverly turned to account by lawyers, financiers, and merchants. Thus the usurer, who lends on mortgage at ten, twelve, and fifteen per cent., is heavily fined when detected; while the banker, who receives the same interest (not, it is true, upon a loan, but in the way of exchange or discount, -- that is, of sale), is protected by royal privilege. But the distinction between the banker and the usurer is a purely nominal one. Like the usurer, who lends on property, real or personal, the banker lends on business paper; like the usurer, he takes his interest in advance; like the usurer, he can recover from the borrower if the property is destroyed (that is, if the note is not redeemed), -- a circumstance which makes him a money-lender, not a money-seller. But the banker lends for a short time only, while the usurer's loan may be for one, two, three, or more years. Now, a difference in the duration of the loan, or the form of the act, does not alter the nature of the transaction. As for the capitalists who invest their money, either with the State or in commercial operations, at three, four, and five per cent., -- that is, who lend on usury at a little lower rate than the bankers and usurers, -- they are the flower of society, the cream of honesty! Moderation in robbery is the height of virtue![1] [1] It would be interesting and profitable to review the authors who have written on usury, or, to use the gentler expression which some prefer, lending We rob, -- 13. By farm-rent, house-rent, and leases of all kinds. The author of the "Provincial Letters" entertained the honest Christians of the seventeenth century at the expense of Escobar, the Jesuit, and the contract Mohatra." The contract Mohatra," said Escobar, "is a contract by which goods are bought, at a high price and on credit, to be again sold at the same moment to the same person, cash down, and at a [footnote continued] at interest. The theologians always have opposed usury; but, since they have admitted always the legitimacy of rent, and since rent is evidently identical with interest, they have lost themselves in a labyrinth of subtle distinctions, and have finally reached a pass where they do not know what to think of usury. The Church—the teacher of morality, so jealous and so proud of the purity of her doctrine—has always been ignorant of the real nature of property and usury. She even has proclaimed through her pontiffs the most deplorable errors. Non potest mutuum, said Benedict XIV., locationi ullo pacto comparari. "Rent," says Bossuet, "is as far from usury as heaven is from the earth." How, on [sic] such a doctrine, condemn lending at interest? how justify the Gospel, which expressly forbids usury? The difficulty of theologians is a very serious one. Unable to refute the economical demonstrations, which rightly assimilate interest to rent, they no longer dare to condemn interest, and they can say only that there must be such a thing as usury, since the Gospel forbids it. But what, then, is usury? Nothing is more amusing than to see these instructors of nations hesitate between the authority of the Gospel, which, they say, never can have spoken in vain, and the authority of economical demonstrations. Nothing, to my mind, is more creditable to the Gospel than this old infidelity of its pretended teachers. Salmasius, having assimilated interest to rent, was refuted by Grotius, Pufendorf, Burlamaqui, Wolf, and Heineccius; and, what is more curious still, Salmasius admitted his error. Instead of inferring from this doctrine of Salmasius that all increase is illegitimate, and proceeding straight on to the demonstration of Gospel equality, they arrived at just the opposite conclusion; namely, that since everybody acknowledges that rent is permissible, if we allow that interest does not differ from rent, there is nothing left which can be called usury. and, consequently, that the commandment of Jesus Christ is an illusion, and amounts to nothing, which is an impious conclusion. If this memoir had appeared in the time of Bossuet, that great theologian would have proved by scripture, the fathers, traditions, councils, and popes, that property exists by Divine right, while usury is an invention of the devil; and the heretical work would have been burned, and the author imprisoned. [End of footnote] lower price." Escobar found a way to justify this kind of usury. Pascal and all the Jansenists laughed at him. But what would the satirical Pascal, the learned Nicole, and the invincible Arnaud have said, if Father Antoine Escobar de Valladolid had answered them thus: "A lease is a contract by which real estate is bought, at a high price and on credit, to be again sold, at the expiration of a certain time, to the same person, at a lower price; only, to simplify the transaction, the buyer is content to pay the difference between the first sale and the second. Either deny the identity of the lease and the contract Mohatra, and then I will annihilate you in a moment; or, if you admit the similarity, admit also the soundness of my doctrine: otherwise you proscribe both interest and rent at one blow"? In reply to this overwhelming argument of the Jesuit, the sire of Montalte would have sounded the tocsin, and would have shouted that society was in peril, -- that the Jesuits were sapping its very foundations. We rob, -- 14. By commerce, when the profit of the merchant exceeds his legitimate salary. Everybody knows the definition of commerce—The art of buying for three francs that which is worth six, and of selling for six that which is worth three. Between commerce thus defined and vol a l'americaine, the only difference is in the relative proportion of the values exchanged, -- in short, in the amount of the profit. We rob, -- 15. By making profit on our product, by accepting sinecures, and by exacting exorbitant wages. The farmer, who sells a certain amount of corn to the consumer, and who during the measurement thrusts his hand into the bushel and takes out a handful of grains, robs; the professor, whose lectures are paid for by the State, and who [268] through the intervention of a bookseller sells them to the public a second time, robs; the sinecurist, who receives an enormous product in exchange for his vanity, robs; the functionary, the laborer, whatever he may be, who produces only one and gets paid four, one hundred, or one thousand, robs; the publisher of this book, and I, its author, -- we rob, by charging for it twice as much as it is worth. In recapitulation: -- Justice, after passing through the state of negative communism, called by the ancient poets the age of gold, commences as the right of the strongest. In a society which is trying to organize itself, inequality of faculties calls up the idea of merit; équité suggests the plan of proportioning not only esteem, but also material comforts, to personal merit; and since the highest and almost the only merit then recognized is physical strength, the strongest, <foreign lang="grk"> apistos, and consequently the best, <foreign lang="grk"> apistos, is entitled to the largest share; and if it is refused him, he very naturally takes it by force. From this to the assumption of the right of property in all things, it is but one step. Such was justice in the heroic age, preserved, at least by tradition, among the Greeks and Romans down to the last days of their republics. Plato, in the "Gorgias," introduces a character named Callicles, who spiritedly defends the right of the strongest, which Socrates, the advocate of equality, <foreign lang="grk"> ton ison, seriously refutes. It is related of the great Pompey, that he blushed easily, and, nevertheless, these words once escaped his lips: "Why should I respect the laws, when I have arms in my hand?" This shows him to have been a man in whom the moral sense and ambition were struggling for the mastery, and who sought to justify his violence by the motto of the hero and the brigand. From the right of the strongest springs the exploitation of man by man, or bondage; usury, or the tribute levied upon the conquered by the conqueror; and the whole numerous family of taxes, duties, monarchical prerogatives, house-rents, farm-rents, &c.; in one word, -- property. Force was followed by artifice, the second manifestation of justice, which was detested by the ancient heroes, who, not excelling in that direction, were heavy losers by it. Force was still employed, but mental force instead of physical. Skill in deceiving an enemy by treacherous propositions seemed deserving of reward; nevertheless, the strong always prided themselves upon their honesty. In those days, oaths were observed and promises kept according to the letter rather than the spirit: Uti lingua nuncupassit, ita jus esto, -- "As the tongue has spoken, so must the right be," says the law of the Twelve Tables. Artifice, or rather perfidy, was the main element in the politics of ancient Rome. Among other examples, Vico cites the following, also quoted by Montesquieu: The Romans had guaranteed to the Carthaginians the preservation of their goods and their city, -- intentionally using the word civitas, that is, the society, the State; the Carthaginians, on the contrary, understood them to mean the material city, urbs, and accordingly began to rebuild their walls. They were immediately attacked on account of their violation of the treaty, by the Romans, who, acting upon the old heroic idea of right, did not imagine that, in taking advantage of an equivocation to surprise their enemies, they were waging unjust war. From artifice sprang the profits of manufactures, commerce, and banking, mercantile frauds, and pretensions which are honored with the beautiful names of talent and genius, but which ought to be regarded as the last degree of knavery and deception; and, finally, all sorts of social inequalities. In those forms of robbery which are prohibited by law, force and artifice are employed alone and undisguised; in the authorized forms, they conceal themselves within a useful product, which they use as a tool to plunder their victim. The direct use of violence and stratagem was early and universally condemned; but no nation has yet got rid of that kind of robbery which acts through talent, labor, and possession, and which is the source of all the dilemmas of casuistry and the innumerable contradictions of jurisprudence. The right of force and the right of artifice—glorified by the rhapsodists in the poems of the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey"—inspired the legislation of the Greeks and Romans, from which they passed into our morals and codes. Christianity has not changed at all. The Gospel should not be blamed, because the priests, as stupid as the legists, have been unable either to expound or to understand it. The ignorance of councils and popes upon all questions of morality is equal to that of the market-place and the money-changers; and it is this utter ignorance of right, justice, and society, which is killing the Church, and discrediting its teachings for ever. The infidelity of the Roman church and other Christian churches is flagrant; all have disregarded the precept of Jesus; all have erred in moral and doctrinal points; all are guilty of teaching false and absurd dogmas, which lead straight to wickedness and murder. Let it ask pardon of God and men, -- this church which called itself infallible, and which has grown so corrupt in morals; let its reformed sisters humble themselves, . . . and the people, undeceived, but still religious and merciful, will begin to think.[1] [1] "I preach the Gospel, I live by the Gospel," said the Apostle; meaning thereby that he lived by his labor. The Catholic clergy prefer to live by prop- The development of right has followed the same order, in its various expressions, that property has in its forms. Every where we see justice driving robbery before it and confining it within narrower and narrower limits. Hitherto the victories of justice over injustice, and of equality over inequality, have been won by instinct and the simple force of things; but the final triumph of our social nature will be due to our reason, or else we shall fall back into feudal chaos. Either this glorious height is reserved for our intelligence, or this miserable depth for our baseness. The second effect of property is despotism. Now, since despotism is inseparably connected with the idea of legitimate authority, in explaining the natural causes of the first, the principle of the second will appear. What is to be the form of government in the future? hear some of my younger readers reply: "Why, how can you ask such a question? You are a republican." "A republican! Yes; but that word specifies nothing. Res publica; that is, the public thing. Now, whoever is interested in public affairs—no matter under what form of government—may call himself a republican. Even kings are republicans." -- [footnote continued] erty. The struggles in the communes of the middle ages between the priests and bishops and the large proprietors and seigneurs are famous. The papal excommunications fulminated in defence of ecclesiastical revenues are no less so. Even to-day, the official organs of the Gallican clergy still maintain that the pay received by the clergy is not a salary, but an indemnity for goods of which they were once proprietors, and which were taken from them in '89 by the Third Estate. The clergy prefer to live by the right of increase rather than by labor. One of the main causes of Ireland's poverty to-day is the immense revenues of the English clergy. So heretics and orthodox—Protestants and Papists—cannot reproach each other. All have strayed from the path of justice; all have disobeyed the eighth commandment of the Decalogue: "Thou shalt not steal." [End of footnote] "Well! you are a democrat?"—"No."—"What! you would have a monarchy."—"No."—"A constitutionalist?"—"God forbid!"—"You are then an aristocrat?"—"Not at all."—"You want a mixed government?"—"Still less."—"What are you, then?"—"I am an anarchist." "Oh! I understand you; you speak satirically. This is a hit at the government."—"By no means. I have just given you my serious and well-considered profession of faith. Although a firm friend of order, I am (in the full force of the term) an anarchist. Listen to me." In all species of sociable animals, "the weakness of the young is the principle of their obedience to the old, who are strong; and from habit, which is a kind of conscience with them, the power remains with the oldest, although he finally becomes the weakest. Whenever the society is under the control of a chief, this chief is almost always the oldest of the troop. I say almost always, because the established order may be disturbed by violent outbreaks. Then the authority passes to another; and, having been re-established by force, it is again maintained by habit. Wild horses go in herds: they have a chief who marches at their head, whom they confidently follow, and who gives the signal for flight or battle. "The sheep which we have raised follows us, but it follows in company with the flock in the midst of which it was born. It regards man as the chief of its flock. . . . Man is regarded by domestic animals as a member of their society. All that he has to do is to get himself accepted by them as an associate: he soon becomes their chief, in consequence of his superior intelligence. He does not, then, change the natural condition of these animals, as Buffon has said. On the contrary, he uses this natural condition to his own advantage; in other words, he finds sociable animals, and renders them domestic by becoming their associate and chief. Thus, the domesticity of animals is only a special condition, a simple modification, a definitive consequence of their sociability. All domestic animals are by nature sociable animals." . . .—Flourens: Summary of the Observations of F. Cuvier. Sociable animals follow their chief by instinct; but take notice of the fact (which F. Cuvier omitted to state), that [273] the function of the chief is altogether one of intelligence. The chief does not teach the others to associate, to unite under his lead, to reproduce their kind, to take to flight, or to defend themselves. Concerning each of these particulars, his subordinates are as well informed as he. But it is the chief who, by his accumulated experience, provides against accidents; he it is whose private intelligence supplements, in difficult situations, the general instinct; he it is who deliberates, decides, and leads; he it is, in short, whose enlightened prudence regulates the public routine for the greatest good of all. Man (naturally a sociable being) naturally follows a chief. Originally, the chief is the father, the patriarch, the elder; in other words, the good and wise man, whose functions, consequently, are exclusively of a reflective and intellectual nature. The human race—like all other races of sociable animals—has its instincts, its innate faculties, its general ideas, and its categories of sentiment and reason. Its chiefs, legislators, or kings have devised nothing, supposed nothing, imagined nothing. They have only guided society by their accumulated experience, always however in conformity with opinions and beliefs. Those philosophers who (carrying into morals and into history their gloomy and factious whims) affirm that the human race had originally neither chiefs nor kings, know nothing of the nature of man. Royalty, and absolute royalty, is—as truly and more truly than democracy—a primitive form of government. Perceiving that, in the remotest ages, crowns and kingships were worn by heroes, brigands, and knight-errants, they confound the two things, -- royalty and despotism. But royalty dates from the creation of man; it existed in the age of negative communism. Ancient heroism (and [274] the despotism which it engendered) commenced only with the first manifestation of the idea of justice; that is, with the reign of force. As soon as the strongest, in the comparison of merits, was decided to be the best, the oldest had to abandon his position, and royalty became despotic. The spontaneous, instinctive, and—so to speak—physiological origin of royalty gives it, in the beginning, a superhuman character. The nations connected it with the gods, from whom they said the first kings descended. This notion was the origin of the divine genealogies of royal families, the incarnations of gods, and the messianic fables. From it sprang the doctrine of divine right, which is still championed by a few singular characters. Royalty was at first elective, because—at a time when man produced but little and possessed nothing—property was too weak to establish the principle of heredity, and secure to the son the throne of his father; but as soon as fields were cleared, and cities built, each function was, like every thing else, appropriated, and hereditary kingships and priesthoods were the result. The principle of heredity was carried into even the most ordinary professions, -- a circumstance which led to class distinctions, pride of station, and abjection of the common people, and which confirms my assertion, concerning the principle of patrimonial succession, that it is a method suggested by Nature of filling vacancies in business, and completing unfinished tasks. From time to time, ambition caused usurpers, or supplanters of kings, to start up; and, in consequence, some were called kings by right, or legitimate kings, and others tyrants. But we must not let these names deceive us. There have been execrable kings, and very tolerable tyrants. Royalty may always be good, when it is the only possible form of [275] government; legitimate it is never. Neither heredity, nor election, nor universal suffrage, nor the excellence of the sovereign, nor the consecration of religion and of time, can make royalty legitimate. Whatever form it takes, -- monarchic, oligarchic, or democratic, -- royalty, or the government of man by man, is illegitimate and absurd. Man, in order to procure as speedily as possible the most thorough satisfaction of his wants, seeks rule. In the beginning, this rule is to him living, visible, and tangible. It is his father, his master, his king. The more ignorant man is, the more obedient he is, and the more absolute is his confidence in his guide. But, it being a law of man's nature to conform to rule, -- that is, to discover it by his powers of reflection and reason, -- man reasons upon the commands of his chiefs. Now, such reasoning as that is a protest against authority, -- a beginning of disobedience. At the moment that man inquires into the motives which govern the will of his sovereign, -- at that moment man revolts. If he obeys no longer because the king commands, but because the king demonstrates the wisdom of his commands, it may be said that henceforth he will recognize no authority, and that he has become his own king. Unhappy he who shall dare to command him, and shall offer, as his authority, only the vote of the majority; for, sooner or later, the minority will become the majority, and this imprudent despot will be overthrown, and all his laws annihilated. In proportion as society becomes enlightened, royal authority diminishes. That is a fact to which all history bears witness. At the birth of nations, men reflect and reason in vain. Without methods, without principles, not knowing how to use their reason, they cannot judge of the justice of their conclusions. Then the authority of kings is immense, no [276] knowledge having been acquired with which to contradict it. But, little by little, experience produces habits, which develop into customs; then the customs are formulated in maxims, laid down as principles, -- in short, transformed into laws, to which the king, the living law, has to bow. There comes a time when customs and laws are so numerous that the will of the prince is, so to speak, entwined by the public will; and that, on taking the crown, he is obliged to swear that he will govern in conformity with established customs and usages; and that he is but the executive power of a society whose laws are made independently of him. Up to this point, all is done instinctively, and, as it were, unconsciously; but see where this movement must end. By means of self-instruction and the acquisition of ideas, man finally acquires the idea of science, -- that is, of a system of knowledge in harmony with the reality of things, and inferred from observation. He searches for the science, or the system, of inanimate bodies, -- the system of organic bodies, the system of the human mind, and the system of the universe: why should he not also search for the system of society? But, having reached this height, he comprehends that political truth, or the science of politics, exists quite independently of the will of sovereigns, the opinion of majorities, and popular beliefs, -- that kings, ministers, magistrates, and nations, as wills, have no connection with the science, and are worthy of no consideration. He comprehends, at the same time, that, if man is born a sociable being, the authority of his father over him ceases on the day when, his mind being formed and his education finished, he becomes the associate of his father; that his true chief and his king is the demonstrated truth; that politics is a science, not a stratagem; and that the function of the legislator is reduced, in the last analysis, to the methodical search for truth. Thus, in a given society, the authority of man over man is inversely proportional to the stage of intellectual development which that society has reached; and the probable duration of that authority can be calculated from the more or less general desire for a true government, -- that is, for a scientific government. And just as the right of force and the right of artifice retreat before the steady advance of justice, and must finally be extinguished in equality, so the sovereignty of the will yields to the sovereignty of the reason, and must at last be lost in scientific socialism. Property and royalty have been crumbling to pieces ever since the world began. As man seeks justice in equality, so society seeks order in anarchy. Anarchy, -- the absence of a master, of a sovereign,[1] -- such is the form of government to which we are every day approximating, and which our accustomed habit of taking man for our rule, and his will for law, leads us to regard as the height of disorder and the expression of chaos. The story is told, that a citizen of Paris in the seventeenth century having heard it said that in Venice there was no king, the good man could not recover from his astonishment, and nearly died from laughter at the mere mention of so ridiculous a thing. So strong is our prejudice. As long as we live, we want a chief or chiefs; and at this very moment I hold in my hand a brochure, whose author—a zealous communist—dreams, like a second Marat, of the dictatorship. The most advanced among us are those who wish the greatest possible number of sovereigns, -- their most ardent wish is for the royalty of the National Guard. Soon, undoubtedly, some one, jealous [1] The meaning ordinarily attached to the word "anarchy" is absence of principle, absence of rule; consequently, it has been regarded as synonymous with "disorder." [278] of the citizen militia, will say, "Everybody is king." But, when he has spoken, I will say, in my turn, "Nobody is king; we are, whether we will or no, associated." Every question of domestic politics must be decided by departmental statistics; every question of foreign politics is an affair of international statistics. The science of government rightly belongs to one of the sections of the Academy of Sciences, whose permanent secretary is necessarily prime minister; and, since every citizen may address a memoir to the Academy, every citizen is a legislator. But, as the opinion of no one is of any value until its truth has been proven, no one can substitute his will for reason, -- nobody is king. All questions of legislation and politics are matters of science, not of opinion. The legislative power belongs only to the reason, methodically recognized and demonstrated. To attribute to any power whatever the right of veto or of sanction, is the last degree of tyranny. Justice and legality are two things as independent of our approval as is mathematical truth. To compel, they need only to be known; to be known, they need only to be considered and studied. What, then, is the nation, if it is not the sovereign, -- if it is not the source of the legislative power? The nation is the guardian of the law—the nation is the executive power. Every citizen may assert: "This is true; that is just; "but his opinion controls no one but himself. That the truth which he proclaims may become a law, it must be recognized. Now, what is it to recognize a law? It is to verify a mathematical or a metaphysical calculation; it is to repeat an experiment, to observe a phenomenon, to establish a fact. Only the nation has the right to say, "Be it known and decreed." I confess that this is an overturning of received ideas, and that I seem to be attempting to revolutionize our political [279] system; but I beg the reader to consider that, having begun with a paradox, I must, if I reason correctly, meet with paradoxes at every step, and must end with paradoxes. For the rest, I do not see how the liberty of citizens would be endangered by entrusting to their hands, instead of the pen of the legislator, the sword of the law. The executive power, belonging properly to the will, cannot be confided to too many proxies. That is the true sovereignty of the nation.[1] The proprietor, the robber, the hero, the sovereign—for all these titles are synonymous—imposes his will as law, and suffers neither contradiction nor control; that is, he pretends to be the legislative and the executive power at once. Accordingly, the substitution of the scientific and true law for the royal will is accomplished only by a terrible struggle; and this constant substitution is, after property, the most potent element in history, the most prolific source of political disturbances. Examples are too numerous and too striking to require enumeration. Now, property necessarily engenders despotism, -- the government of caprice, the reign of libidinous pleasure. That is so [1] If such ideas are ever forced into the minds of the people, it will be by representative government and the tyranny of talkers. Once science, thought, and speech were characterized by the same expression. To designate a thoughtful and a learned man, they said, "a man quick to speak and powerful in discourse. "For a long time, speech has been abstractly distinguished from science and reason. Gradually, this abstraction is becoming realized, as the logicians say, in society; so that we have to-day savants of many kinds who talk but little, and talkers who are not even savants in the science of speech. Thus a philosopher is no longer a savant: he is a talker. Legislators and poets were once profound and sublime characters: now they are talkers. A talker is a sonorous bell, whom the least shock suffices to set in perpetual motion. With the talker, the flow of speech is always directly proportional to the poverty of thought. Talkers govern the world; they stun us, they bore us, they worry us, they suck our blood, and laugh at us. As for the savants, they keep silence: if they wish to say a word, they are cut short. Let them write. clearly the essence of property that, to be convinced of it, one need but remember what it is, and observe what happens around him. Property is the right to use and abuse. If, then, government is economy, -- if its object is production and consumption, and the distribution of labor and products, -- how is government possible while property exists? And if goods are property, why should not the proprietors be kings, and despotic kings—kings in proportion to their facultés bonitaires? And if each proprietor is sovereign lord within the sphere of his property, absolute king throughout his own domain, how could a government of proprietors be any thing but chaos and confusion? § 3.—Determination of the third form of Society. Conclusion. Then, no government, no public economy, no administration, is possible, which is based upon property. Communism seeks equality and law. Property, born of the sovereignty of the reason, and the sense of personal merit, wishes above all things independence and proportionality. But communism, mistaking uniformity for law, and levelism for equality, becomes tyrannical and unjust. Property, by its despotism and encroachments, soon proves itself oppressive and anti-social. The objects of communism and property are good—their results are bad. And why? Because both are exclusive, and each disregards two elements of society. Communism rejects independence and proportionality; property does not satisfy equality and law. Now, if we imagine a society based upon these four principles, -- equality, law, independence, and proportionality, -- we find: -- 1. That equality, consisting only in equality of conditions, [281] that is, of means, and not in equality of comfort, -- which it is the business of the laborers to achieve for themselves, when provided with equal means, -- in no way violates justice and équité. 2. That law, resulting from the knowledge of facts, and consequently based upon necessity itself, never clashes with independence. 3. That individual independence, or the autonomy of the private reason, originating in the difference in talents and capacities, can exist without danger within the limits of the law. 4. That proportionality, being admitted only in the sphere of intelligence and sentiment, and not as regards material objects, may be observed without violating justice or social equality. This third form of society, the synthesis of communism and property, we will call liberty.[1] In determining the nature of liberty, we do not unite communism and property indiscriminately; such a process would be absurd eclecticism. We search by analysis for those elements in each which are true, and in harmony with the laws of Nature and society, disregarding the rest altogether; and the result gives us an adequate expression of the natural form of human society, -- in one word, liberty. Liberty is equality, because liberty exists only in society; and in the absence of equality there is no society. Liberty is anarchy, because it does not admit the government of the will, but only the authority of the law; that is, of necessity. [1] libertas, librare, libratio, libra, -- liberty, to liberate, libration, balance (pound), -- words which have a common derivation. Liberty is the balance of rights and duties. To make a man free is to balance him with others, -- that is, to put him or their level. Liberty is infinite variety, because it respects all wills within the limits of the law. Liberty is proportionality, because it allows the utmost latitude to the ambition for merit, and the emulation of glory. We can now say, in the words of M. Cousin: "Our principle is true; it is good, it is social; let us not fear to push it to its ultimate." Man's social nature becoming justice through reflection, équité through the classification of capacities, and having liberty for its formula, is the true basis of morality, -- the principle and regulator of all our actions. This is the universal motor, which philosophy is searching for, which religion strengthens, which egotism supplants, and whose place pure reason never can fill. Duty and right are born of need, which, when considered in connection with others, is a right, and when considered in connection with ourselves, a duty. We need to eat and sleep. It is our right to procure those things which are necessary to rest and nourishment. It is our duty to use them when Nature requires it. We need to labor in order to live. To do so is both our right and our duty. We need to love our wives and children. It is our duty to protect and support them. It is our right to be loved in preference to all others. Conjugal fidelity is justice. Adultery is high treason against society. We need to exchange our products for other products. It is our right that this exchange should be one of equivalents; and since we consume before we produce, it would be our duty, if we could control the matter, to see to it that our last product shall follow our last consumption. Suicide is fraudulent bankruptcy. We need to live our lives according to the dictates of our reason. It is our right to maintain our freedom. It is our duty to respect that of others. We need to be appreciated by our fellows. It is our duty to deserve their praise. It is our right to be judged by our works. Liberty is not opposed to the rights of succession and bequest. It contents itself with preventing violations of equality. "Choose," it tells us, "between two legacies, but do not take them both." All our legislation concerning transmissions, entailments, adoptions, and, if I may venture to use such a word, coadjutoreries, requires remodelling. Liberty favors emulation, instead of destroying it. In social equality, emulation consists in accomplishing under like conditions; it is its own reward. No one suffers by the victory. Liberty applauds self-sacrifice, and honors it with its votes, but it can dispense with it. Justice alone suffices to maintain the social equilibrium. Self-sacrifice is an act of supererogation. Happy, however, the man who can say, "I sacrifice myself."[1] [1] In a monthly publication, the first number of which has just appeared under the name of "L'Egalitaire," self-sacrifice is laid down as a principle of equality. This is a confusion of ideas. Self-sacrifice, taken alone, is the last degree of inequality. To seek equality in self-sacrifice is to confess that equality is against nature. Equality must be based upon justice, upon strict right, upon the principles invoked by the proprietor himself; otherwise it will never exist. Self-sacrifice is superior to justice; but it cannot be imposed as law, because it is of such a nature as to admit of no reward. It is, indeed, desirable that everybody shall recognize the necessity of self-sacrifice, and the idea of "L'Egalitaire" is an excellent example. Unfortunately, it can have no effect. What would you reply, indeed, to a man who should say to you, "I do not want to sacrifice myself"? Is he to be compelled to do so? When self-sacrifice is forced, it becomes oppression, slavery, the exploitation of man by man. Thus have the proletaires sacrificed themselves to property. Liberty is essentially an organizing force. To insure equality between men and peace among nations, agriculture and industry, and the centres of education, business, and storage, must be distributed according to the climate and the geographical position of the country, the nature of the products, the character and natural talents of the inhabitants, &c., in proportions so just, so wise, so harmonious, that in no place shall there ever be either an excess or a lack of population, consumption, and products. There commences the science of public and private right, the true political economy. It is for the writers on jurisprudence, henceforth unembarrassed by the false principle of property, to describe the new laws, and bring peace upon earth. Knowledge and genius they do not lack; the foundation is now laid for them.[1] [1] The disciples of Fourier have long seemed to me the most advanced of all modern socialists, and almost the only ones worthy of the name. If they had understood the nature of their task, spoken to the people, awakened their sympathies, and kept silence when they did not understand; if they had made less extravagant pretensions, and had shown more respect for public intelligence, -- perhaps the reform would now, thanks to them, be in progress. But why are these earnest reformers continually bowing to power and wealth, -- that is, to all that is anti-reformatory? How, in a thinking age, can they fail to see that the world must be converted by demonstration, not by myths and allegories? Why do they, the deadly enemies of civilization, borrow from it, nevertheless, its most pernicious fruits, -- property, inequality of fortune and rank, gluttony, concubinage, prostitution, what do I know? theurgy, magic, and sorcery? Why these endless denunciations of morality, metaphysics, and psychology, when the abuse of these sciences, which they do not understand, constitutes their whole system? Why this mania for deifying a man whose principal merit consisted in talking nonsense about things whose names, even, he did not know, in the strongest language ever put upon paper? Whoever admits the infallibility of a man becomes thereby incapable of instructing others. Whoever denies his own reason will soon proscribe free thought. The phalansterians would not fail to do it if they had the power. Let them condescend to reason, let them proceed systematically, let them give us demonstrations instead of revelations, and we will listen willingly. Then let them organize manufactures, agriculture, and commerce; let them make labor attractive, and the most I have accomplished my task; property is conquered, never again to arise. Wherever this work is read and discussed, there will be deposited the germ of death to property; there, sooner or later, privilege and servitude will disappear, and the despotism of will will give place to the reign of reason. What sophisms, indeed, what prejudices (however obstinate) can stand before the simplicity of the following propositions: -- I. Individual possession[1] is the condition of social life; five thousand years of property demonstrate it. Property is the suicide of society. Possession is a right; property is against right. Suppress property while maintaining possession, and, by this simple modification of the principle, you will revolutionize law, government, economy, and institutions; you will drive evil from the face of the earth. II. All having an equal right of occupancy, possession varies with the number of possessors; property cannot establish itself. III. The effect of labor being the same for all, property is lost in the common prosperity. IV. All human labor being the result of collective force, all property becomes, in consequence, collective and unitary. To speak more exactly, labor destroys property. [footnote continued] humble functions honorable, and our praise shall be theirs. Above all, let them throw off that Illuminism which gives them the appearance of impostors or dupes, rather than believers and apostles. [1] Individual possession is no obstacle to extensive cultivation and unity of exploitation. If I have not spoken of the drawbacks arising from small estates, it is because I thought it useless to repeat what so many others have said, and what by this time all the world must know. But I am surprised that the economists, who have so clearly shown the disadvantages of spade-husbandry, have failed to see that it is caused entirely by property; above all, that they have not perceived that their plan for mobilizing the soil is a first step towards the abolition of property. V. Every capacity for labor being, like every instrument of labor, an accumulated capital, and a collective property, inequality of wages and fortunes (on the ground of inequality of capacities) is, therefore, injustice and robbery. VI. The necessary conditions of commerce are the liberty of the contracting parties and the equivalence of the products exchanged. Now, value being expressed by the amount of time and outlay which each product costs, and liberty being inviolable, the wages of laborers (like their rights and duties) should be equal. VII. Products are bought only by products. Now, the condition of all exchange being equivalence of products, profit is impossible and unjust. Observe this elementary principle of economy, and pauperism, luxury, oppression, vice, crime, and hunger will disappear from our midst. VIII. Men are associated by the physical and mathematical law of production, before they are voluntarily associated by choice. Therefore, equality of conditions is demanded by justice; that is, by strict social law: esteem, friendship, gratitude, admiration, all fall within the domain of equitable or proportional law only. IX. Free association, liberty—whose sole function is to maintain equality in the means of production and equivalence in exchanges—is the only possible, the only just, the only true form of society. X. Politics is the science of liberty. The government of man by man (under whatever name it be disguised) is oppression. Society finds its highest perfection in the union of order with anarchy. The old civilization has run its race; a new sun is rising, and will soon renew the face of the earth. Let the present generation perish, let the old prevaricators die in the desert! [287] the holy earth shall not cover their bones. Young man, exasperated by the corruption of the age, and absorbed in your zeal for justice! -- if your country is dear to you, and if you have the interests of humanity at heart, have the courage to espouse the cause of liberty! Cast off your old selfishness, and plunge into the rising flood of popular equality! There your regenerate soul will acquire new life and vigor; your enervated genius will recover unconquerable energy; and your heart, perhaps already withered, will be rejuvenated! Every thing will wear a different look to your illuminated vision; new sentiments will engender new ideas within you; religion, morality, poetry, art, language will appear before you in nobler and fairer forms; and thenceforth, sure of your faith, and thoughtfully enthusiastic, you will hail the dawn of universal regeneration! And you, sad victims of an odious law! -- you, whom a jesting world despoils and outrages! -- you, whose labor has always been fruitless, and whose rest has been without hope, -- take courage! your tears are numbered! The fathers have sown in affliction, the children shall reap in rejoicings! O God of liberty! God of equality! Thou who didst place in my heart the sentiment of justice, before my reason could comprehend it, hear my ardent prayer! Thou hast dictated all that I have written; Thou hast shaped my thought; Thou hast directed my studies; Thou hast weaned my mind from curiosity and my heart from attachment, that I might publish Thy truth to the master and the slave. I have spoken with what force and talent Thou hast given me: it is Thine to finish the work. Thou knowest whether I seek my welfare or Thy glory, O God of liberty! Ah! perish my memory, and let humanity be free! Let me see from my obscurity the people at last instructed; let noble teachers enlighten them; [288] let generous spirits guide them! Abridge, if possible, the time of our trial; stifle pride and avarice in equality; annihilate this love of glory which enslaves us; teach these poor children that in the bosom of liberty there are neither heroes nor great men! Inspire the powerful man, the rich man, him whose name my lips shall never pronounce in Thy presence, with a horror of his crimes; let him be the first to apply for admission to the redeemed society; let the promptness of his repentance be the ground of his forgiveness! Then, great and small, wise and foolish, rich and poor, will unite in an ineffable fraternity; and, singing in unison a new hymn, will rebuild Thy altar, O God of liberty and equality! END OF FIRST MEMOIR. Retrieved from "http://wiki.libertarian-labyrinth.org/index.php?title=What_is_Property%3F/5I&oldid=8783"	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line232
__label__wiki	0.683137	0.683137	Burkhardt, Frederick 1912-2007 254 works in 890 publications in 2 languages and 12,865 library holdings Personal correspondence History Catalogs Conference papers and proceedings Abstracts Introductions Academic theses Editor, Author, Translator, Publishing director, Other, Honoree, Contributor BF121, 150 Most widely held works about Frederick Burkhardt Frederick H. Burkhardt : 13 September 1912-23 September 2007 by Michael R Winston( Book ) American Council of Learned Societies records by American Council of Learned Societies( ) Reminiscences of Frederick H. Burkhardt : by Frederick Burkhardt( ) Oral history interview with Frederick Burkhardt by Frederick Burkhardt( ) Inauguration of the president, October 4, 1947 by Bennington College( Book ) Most widely held works by Frederick Burkhardt Evolution : selected letters of Charles Darwin 1860-1870 by Charles Darwin( ) 15 editions published between 2008 and 2009 in English and held by 1,079 WorldCat member libraries worldwide These letters written to and by Darwin chart his struggle to have his theories accepted. With a foreword by Sir David Attenborough and incorporating previously unpublished material, readers experience a first-hand insight into some of the most intense and productive years of Darwin's life The correspondence of Charles Darwin by Charles Darwin( ) The correspondence of Charles Darwin by Charles Darwin( Book ) in English and held by 934 WorldCat member libraries worldwide "This volume inaugurates a complete edition of The Correspondence of Charles Darwin. For the first time full authoritative texts of Darwin's letters are available, edited according to modern textual editorial principles and practice. The first volume of the edition contains the letters of the years 1821-1836. They begin with one written to Darwin at the age of twelve and continue through his school days at Shrewsbury, his two years as a medical student at Edinburgh, the undergraduate years at Cambridge, and his five years of exploration and learning during the voyage of the Beagle. These were Darwin's years of initiation and preparation for a life of science. In the earliest letters Darwin appears already keenly interested in natural history and an avid collector of minerals, plants, marine invertebrates, and insects - especially beetles. The letters of the succeeding years tell the story of the young Darwin's development up to his return to England when, at the age of twenty-seven, he was received as a colleague by Charles Lyell, Adam Sedgwick, and other leading scientists, who had already heard of his discoveries and observations during the Beagle voyage." -- The will to believe and other essays in popular philosophy by William James( Book ) 10 editions published between 1978 and 2008 in English and held by 723 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Unabridged and unaltered replication of the first edition of The Will to believe and other essays in popular philosophy and the second edition of Human immortality The principles of psychology by William James( Book ) One of the greatest classics of modern Western literature and science and the source of the ripest thoughts of America's most important philosopher Essays in philosophy by William James( Book ) Essays in Philosophy brings together twenty-one essays, reviews, and occasional pieces published by James between 1876 and 1910. They range in subject from a concern with the teaching of philosophy and appraisals of philosophers to analyses of important problems The Beagle letters by Charles Darwin( Book ) "Charles Darwin's voyage on HMS Beagle is a gripping adventure story, and a turning point in the making of the modern world. Brought together here in chronological order, the letters he wrote and received during his trip provide a first-hand account of a voyage of discovery that was as much personal as intellectual. We follow Darwin's adventures as he prepares for his travels, lands on his first tropical island, watches an earthquake level a city, and learns how to catch ostriches from a running horse. We witness slavery, political revolution, and epidemic disease, and share the otherworldly experience of landing on the Galapagos Islands and collecting specimens. His letters are counterpoised by replies from family and friends that record a comfortable, intimate world back in England. Original watercolours by the ship's artist, Conrad Martens, vividly bring to life Darwin's descriptions of his travels."--Jacket Essays in religion and morality by William James( Book ) Charles Darwin's letters : a selection, 1825-1859 by Charles Darwin( Book ) 20 editions published between 1996 and 2005 in English and Dutch and held by 614 WorldCat member libraries worldwide The Cambridge edition of The Correspondence of Charles Darwin (winner of the first Morton N. Cohen Award for a Distinguished Edition of Letters) has been hailed as 'a monumental, beautiful edition' and 'one of the triumphs, in scope and excellence, of post-war publishing'. This selection compiled by the editor of the Correspondence, and with a foreword by Stephen Jay Gould, makes these engaging letters newly available to general readers Some problems of philosophy by William James( Book ) God, some conversations : a translation by Johann Gottfried Herder( Book ) The Library of liberal arts The cleavage in our culture; studies in scientific humanism in honor of Max Otto by Frederick Burkhardt( Book ) Origins : selected letters of Charles Darwin 1822-1859 by Charles Darwin( Book ) 11 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 278 WorldCat member libraries worldwide "Charles Darwin changed the direction of modern thought by establishing the basis of evolutionary biology. This volume brings together a fascinating selection of his letters, offering a glimpse of his daily experiences, scientific observations, his personal concerns, and friendships. Beginning with a charming set of letters written to an unnamed friend at the age of twelve, through his university years in Edinburgh and Cambridge up to the publication of his most famous work, On the Origin of Species in 1859, these letters chart one of the most exciting periods of Darwin's life, including the voyage of the Beagle and subsequent studies which led him to develop his theory of natural selection. Darwin's vivid writing style enables the reader to see the world through his own eyes, as he matures from grubby schoolboy in Shropshire to one of the most controversial thinkers of modern times."--Jacket Opportunities in financial careers by Michael Sumichrast( Book ) Discusses the workings of the financial services industry and describes the duties of jobs in banking, accounting, and security sales A Calendar of the correspondence of Charles Darwin, 1821-1882( Book ) A Calendar of the correspondence of Charles Darwin, 1821-1882, with supplement by Charles Darwin( Book ) Descended from Darwin : insights into the history of evolutionary studies, 1900-1970( Book ) Works of William James by William James( ) La version électronique de "The Works of William James", faisant partie de la base de données de Intelex Past Masters, est l'édition complète de cette oeuvre. Éditée par Frederick H. Burkhardt, Fredson Bowers et Ignas K. Skrupskelis; Cambridge, Mass., Londres, Angleterre : Harvard University Press, 1975-1988 This volume is part of the definitive edition of letters written by and to Charles Darwin, the most celebrated naturalist of the nineteenth century. Notes and appendixes put these fascinating and wide-ranging letters in context, making the letters accessible to both scholars and general readers. Darwin depended on correspondence to collect data from all over the world, and to discuss his emerging ideas with scientific colleagues, many of whom he never met in person. The letters are published chronologically: volume 25 includes letters from 1877, the year in which Darwin published Forms of Flowers and with his son Francis carried out experiments on plant movement and bloom on plants. Darwin was awarded an honorary LL.D. by Cambridge University, and appeared in person to receive it. The volume contains a number of appendixes, including two on the albums of photograph sent to Darwin by his Dutch, German, and Austrian admirers This volume is part of the definitive edition of letters written by and to Charles Darwin, the most celebrated naturalist of the nineteenth century. Notes and appendixes put these fascinating and wide-ranging letters in context, making the letters accessible to both scholars and general readers. Darwin depended on correspondence to collect data from all over the world, and to discuss his emerging ideas with scientific colleagues, many of whom he never met in person. The letters are published chronologically: volume 24 includes letters from 1876, the year in which Darwin published Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom, and started writing Forms of Flowers. In 1876, Darwin's daughter-in-law, Amy, died shortly after giving birth to a son, Bernard Darwin, an event that devastated the family. 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__label__wiki	0.847924	0.847924	Skip to: Main Navigation \| Main Content This site is being redeveloped. For all the latest ABC Health content click here. ABC Health & Wellbeing A-Z Library Quizzes & Tools Search Health & Wellbeing or try the A-Z Library Health Consumer Rural & Regional Health More fact files in the A-Z Library Fact Buster (26 comments) \| Share \| Print Q: Should pregnant women avoid certain foods to prevent allergies in their children? A: No, women shouldn't avoid foods during pregnancy to prevent allergies in their children. Our expert: Associate Professor Katie Allen [Image source: iStockPhoto] Did you follow a particular diet in pregnancy because you were worried about your child developing a food allergy?Conditions of Use Unless you've been hiding under a rock for the last decade, you've probably noticed that food allergies are a big problem in Australia. In fact, recent research suggests that one in ten Australian infants has a food allergy – the highest recorded rate of allergies in the world. There's a significant difference between a true food allergy, which involves a clearly-defined immune system response, and a food intolerance or simply finding certain foods 'don't agree with you'. Symptoms of food allergies usually occur within 30 minutes of eating the allergen and include hives, stomach pains, vomiting, diarrhoea, swelling around the mouth, vomiting, coughing or wheezing, hoarse voice and even loss of consciousness. Given the increase in food allergies, it's hardly surprising that parents want to do everything they can to ensure their children don't end up an allergy statistic. But avoiding commonly allergenic foods – such as eggs, peanuts, tree nuts and seafood – during pregnancy won't reduce your child's risk of developing a food allergy down the track, says allergy researcher Associate Professor Katie Allen. "We know food avoidance doesn't prevent food allergy," she says. Yet despite a lack of evidence it is still very common to find pregnancy books, websites and even some healthcare professionals encouraging women to avoid foods during pregnancy. Allen suggests this may because people are referring to outdated guidelines, which recommended that women avoid allergenic foods during pregnancy. Given the number of foods that pregnant women are advised to give up, it's understandable that many women believe that it's better to be 'safe than sorry' and add potentially allergenic foods to their black list. But this may not be the best idea, as emerging research suggests food avoidance during the first year may actually increase the chances of your child developing a food allergy. This research may also have implications for women during pregnancy. "There are now suggestions across the field of allergy research that allergen introduction is important to help induce and maintain tolerance [to certain allergenic foods]," Allen says. However, there is still no clear data about whether eating allergenic foods during pregnancy will help prevent food allergies. The recommendations are the same for all pregnant women. This includes those women who are considered high risk because they, or their partner, has a food allergy or another allergic condition – such as allergic rhinitis, asthma or eczema. (Obviously these women should continue to avoid foods they are known to be allergic to during pregnancy.) Also it's not just pregnant women who are urged against avoiding allergenic foods, the same recommendations apply to breastfeeding mothers and for infants being introduced to foods for the first time. "We've had some research published recently that shows that infants whose carers delay the introduction of egg seem to be at significantly increased risk of egg allergy if egg is introduced after the age of 12 months. We've found that those introduced to egg between four to six months are five times less likely to get egg allergy," Allen says. At a loss Allen admits that allergy specialists are at a bit of a loss on how to advise families whose children are at higher risk of food allergies; this includes children with parents or siblings who already have allergic conditions. "[What] we can say is that the allergen avoidance recommendations are old and outdated and probably almost useless. And the new recommendations are at least saying it's not harmful to eat these foods if you are not already allergic, but we're waiting for the evidence to become available to tell people what other factors might be protective," she says. Interestingly, recent research suggests that breastfeeding doesn't protect against allergies. "That's not to say breast isn't best, but not particularly when it comes to the prevention of allergies. We expect people to continue to breastfeed ... it has a wealth of benefits but we can't tell you that it's going to help to prevent allergies in your child." But given the amount of allergy research that is under way she is confident that new recommendations for pregnant women are not too far away. In the meantime, she suggests pregnant women follow these general guidelines: don't smoke don't drink too much alcohol continue to get regular exercise get adequate sunlight (but not too much). Associate Professor Katie Allen is a paediatric gastroenterologist, allergist and researcher with Murdoch Children's Research Institute. She spoke to Claudine Ryan. More Questions � email a friend email ABC Health & Wellbeing Do you have a health myth or question you want to discuss with others? More Allergies on Health & Wellbeing Fact Files: The tick debate: how should you pull them out? Is eating too much wheat bad for your health? What is the hygiene hypothesis? Vitamin D, the gut and food allergies The hard facts on food additives Insect allergies: more than a nasty sting Elsewhere on ABC Are you allergic to antibiotics? Reducing the risk of allergies Preventing peanut allergies Diet and recipes	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line238
__label__cc	0.713918	0.286082	Reason 9: Pay is a Systemic Factor We are winding down our first blog series, grounded in Dr. Edward Lawler’s book, Pay and Organization Development. We have reached Reason #9: Pay is a Systemic Factor. If I were to pick a 'favorite’ of Dr. Lawler’s top 10 list, this would be it. I am very excited about the direction Organization Development and Change is heading; that is, toward more of a complexity paradigm and post-modern networked reality, and away from a purely open system model. To me complexity and networks make more sense than simply a factor of inputs, transformations, outputs, and feedback (yes, I’m oversimplifying). "If someone half way around the world can link themselves to Kevin Bacon in six degrees or less, how much more connected are people in one singular organization or industry? And if you change the job title, the job duties, the function one oversees, or an organization chart, you've likely affected many employees you wouldn't have even considered, including their compensation and classification." Rooted in the physical sciences, complexity theory speaks to the tension of paradox: order and disorder, stability and instability, and organization and disorganization. It speaks to the edge of chaos – the edge of this tension – as the space where transformation actually occurs. The trick is: we as human beings are prone to rely heavily on our limbic ‘fight or flight’ system and must be willing to dance the difficult dance of discomfort, anxiety, and ambiguity in order to succeed in allowing transformation to occur at the edge of chaos. Meg Wheatley, the Sante Fe Institute, and Patricia Shaw are three great sources for more information on complexity. Network theory is equally as fascinating and speaks to the myriad of ways in which we are all connected, whether through greater or weaker influence, whether more strongly or more loosely connected, or whether through nodes or neighbors. Remember the ‘Six Degrees of Separation from Kevin Bacon’ game where no matter what, you would find yourself no more than six degrees separated from Kevin Bacon? For example, my former hairstylist did Michelle Pfeiffer’s hair, Michelle Pfeiffer was in Wolf with Jack Nicholson, and Jack Nicholson was in A Few Good Men with Kevin Bacon; hence I am four degrees from Mr. Bacon. This party game stems from network theory and the ‘small world’ experiment tried back in the 1960s by Stanley Milgram to show that the world really isn’t as big as we make out to be. (Check out Duncan Watts' Six Degrees: The Science of a Connected Age.) In essence, we change one element of the system and many others will change because of it. It’s a world where we can only control ourselves, yet we must live with the consequences of everyone else’s decisions. Consider there is much more to both of these, yet for now the point is: what does complexity and network theory have to do with Compensation and Organization Development (OD)? A lot, if you ask me. If someone half way around the world can link themselves to Kevin Bacon in six degrees or less, how much more connected are people in one singular organization or industry? And if you change the job title, the job duties, the function one oversees, or an organization chart, you've likely affected many employees you wouldn't have even considered, including their compensation, career trajectory, and classification. Case in Point: Employee Services happened to mention in a meeting I was in that they were working with OD and the Logistics Administration (LA) department to dramatically change the organization structure. They wanted to increase responsibility for a certain subset of Logistics Administrators, moving them to a more customer service-oriented role. LA wanted to create a better career path for its employees - fair enough - and had thought they found a way to do it by just shifting a few things around. My colleague believed he had another satisfied customer; his smile suggested, "Where's the ribbon so I can tie it up in a bow?" Cut to the Chase: Fortunately for all of us my colleague did mention the changes underway, because what they thought was a simple modification to some job descriptions and boxes on an org chart became a potential Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) nightmare. What surfaced was not only that the new positions would be Non-Exempt, but the old positions should have been all along. The job duties had previously been described as Exempt (read: inflated), and the truth was suddenly coming out since it now served them to position the new Customer Service Administrator job as 'higher level.' I told my colleague he needed to 'untie the bow' and work through step-by-step with OD, LA, and Compensation what needed to occur to first and foremost ensure legal compliance, and simultaneously meet the business needs. We then had to discuss the implication of the Product Administrators, a separate group seemingly unrelated yet for years had mirrored the LA group structure, pay levels, and FLSA classifications. Pandora's box was quickly opening. Pay is systemic. We change one thing in an organization, even if it seems completely benign or is noneconomical, and it can change many others - from individual pay levels to titles to office space to culture. As Lawler (1981, p. 8) states, "pay systems in organizations are closely linked to the following major aspects of organizations: superior-subordinate relationships, job design, organizational structure, organizational climate, management training and development, information and control systems, performance appraisal, and management philosophy or style." I am guessing readers can add to this list. In a nutshell, both Compensation and OD are well served and highly encouraged to come together to discuss change efforts at their onset so that the more complete story is told, and the fundamental issues are addressed using a planful, robust methodology that takes this complexity and network of connections into consideration. What examples do you have that illustrate the systemic nature of pay?	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line242
__label__cc	0.621281	0.378719	Critical Mass returns (at least in name) June 27, 2014 Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor) Critical Mass in Portland, June 2005. (Photos J. Maus/BikePortland) After years of telling people that Critical Mass was dead in Portland, it seems I might have to start telling a different story. Tonight, after a nearly six-year hiatus the well-known tactic of bike-centric street activism will return — at least in name if not in form. Here’s the ride description via the Shift Calendar: Critical Mass: People, Planet, Peace Over Profit Catastrophic climate change is already gripping our planet. But Portland is still clogged with cars, our rivers and rails are highways for fossil fuels, and our air continues to be poisoned by the worst polluters in the country. We have no more chances. With our future at stake, we have no choice other than pedaling for People, Planet, and Peace over Profit. Bring your bike. It might seem like just another ride, but given the sense of ennui among many Portland bike activists these days, and the steady stream of bad news about our climate’s health, we wonder if tonight’s ride will spark a new era in Portland. To my knowledge, the last time Critical Mass happened in Portland was in 2008. I thought that ride might rekindle the movement, but instead it fizzled completely. There’s even a new documentary by a Portland-based filmmaker that’s screening nationwide called Aftermass: Bicycling in a Post-Critical Mass Portland. From a PDX Bike Swarm ride in 2012. Interestingly, it looks like volunteers with PDX Bike Swarm (FB) are behind this latest incarnation of the ride (traditionally, Critical Mass has no organized leadership beyond a few people who post the ride’s meeting time and place). When we remembered Critical Mass’s 20th anniversary in 2012, PDX Bike Swarm was alive and well following its formation during the Occupy protests. The Swarm never did really turn into a “movement of its own” as I once suggested it might and it remains to be seen if rallying around the larger concern of climate change and using the powerful mental framework of Critical Mass will spark something with the broader community — many of whom share this worry about the environment and understand the powerful role bicycling should play in our future. Whether this ride is just a flash in the pan or the start of something bigger, it serves as a reminder that even in Portland, which is regarded by many as a bastion of bicycling and progressive environmental policies, there are people who feel it’s time to head back into the streets. Here are the ride details: North Park Blocks, NW Park Ave and Couch St (at the Bronze Elephant) The post Critical Mass returns (at least in name) appeared first on BikePortland.org. activism, critical mass, Front Page, pdx bike swarm Weekend Event Guide: Mural debut, mountain biking, Mt. Hood, and more Guest essay: A Portland perspective on Bogotá’s ciclovía	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line248
__label__wiki	0.576362	0.576362	Colorado Supreme Court Cases/Decisions Judicial Evaluations by other… Documents and Reference Materials About CTBC Contact CTBC Know Your Judge Know Your Judge: Citizen Input on… Clear The Bench Colorado Director Matt Arnold discusses judicial retention… » « Clear The Bench Colorado Director Matt Arnold discusses judicial retention… Fighting the “Progressive” Takeover of State Courts Published October 25, 2010 \| By CTBC Director Clear The Bench Colorado published nationally… The following article was published in the 23 October edition of Human Events magazine. Citizens act to remove anti-constitutional Colorado Supreme Court justices “We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.” – Abraham Lincoln The demand for a return to constitutional limits on government power, exemplified by millions of citizens across the country joining in rallies, events, and civic groups loosely under the banner of the “Tea Party Movement”, is NOT limited to the executive and legislative branches. As more and more citizens have come to understand that “progressive” courts and judges have aided and abetted the growth of government power and the erosion of individual rights, they are pursuing the opportunity – and the right – to hold our judicial officeholders accountable at the ballot box. In several states – most prominently, in Iowa, Kansas, and Colorado – the “normally sleepy” judicial elections are turning into some of the hottest issues on the ballot in this already critical election year. Recently, the New York Times dedicated two lead editorials to attacking the right of citizens to vote out anti-constitutional state supreme court justices via the “retention vote” process (a simple yes/no, “should they stay or should they go” process that many states have adopted as an alternative to directly contested elections for judges). The NYT editorials, citing a legal academic, decried citizen exercise of the right to vote ‘NO’ as “extreme.” It has long been an open secret that the “progressive” movement – unable to persuade the public with the substance of their arguments – has exploited the courts to advance their agenda. Unelected judges – particularly those at the highest level, the state supreme courts – have invented rights that don’t exist in law (in Iowa, the issue is court-invented rights to “gay marriage;” in Kansas, the issue is abortion) or serially violated constitutional rights that DO exist in law – including the state constitution. In Colorado, the incumbent majority has repeatedly violated the rights of Colorado voters to constrain the growth of government, particularly government power to tax and spend without approval. In 1992, Colorado voters approved a Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (“TABOR”) amendment to the state constitution that secured the right of voters to have a say on tax increases . Yet not once in some 15 challenges and despite the clear language of the Constitution directing that its “preferred interpretation shall reasonably restrain most the growth of government” has the Colorado Supreme Court upheld this section of the state constitution. With an 0-15 record of upholding the Constitution, they’re the 2008 Detroit Lions of jurisprudence! Over the last couple of years, the incumbent majority’s assaults on the Constitution have become increasingly bold. In 2009, they held that a massive property tax increase didn’t count as such by the semantic shenanigan of calling it a “rate freeze” (the notorious 2009 “Mill Levy Tax Freeze” case). As part of the same ruling, the court inserted language enabling the legislature to raise more taxes under the pretense of “eliminating tax credits or exemptions”. Any way you slice it, this is a “tax policy change… resulting in a net revenue gain” and therefore should be subject to voter approval under the Constitution . An earlier ruling likewise held that tax increases could be imposed under the guise of “fees” – once again circumventing that pesky constitutional requirement to ask first before taking people’s money. Other constitutional violations perpetrated by the court include assaults on property rights (expanding the opportunity for governmental abuse of eminent domain), gun rights (a pending challenge before the Colorado Supreme Court seeks to overturn state law on concealed-carry permits), even overturning the death penalty for a convicted kidnapper/rapist/murderer because a pair of jurors were alleged to have quoted biblical passages in sentencing deliberations. Even more importantly from a political and policy standpoint, the incumbent majority has usurped the political decision-making authority of the legislative branch in key areas. Last year, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that judges, not elected legislators or school boards, have the ultimate authority to decide what constitutes “appropriate” levels of funding for schools (the “Lobato” case). This decision not only grossly violates constitutional separation of powers, it is a looming fiscal train wreck. On the political front, the Colorado Supreme Court in 2003 grabbed the power to draw up Colorado’s congressional districts from the legislature, where it belongs under clear constitutional language (Colorado Constitution Article V, Section 44: “…the General Assembly shall divide the state into congressional districts…”). How did they accomplish this, despite clear constitutional limits? Simple; they re-defined themselves as part of the General Assembly: “In sum, the term ‘General Assembly’ in the first sentence of Article V, Section 44, broadly encompasses the legislative process, the voter initiative, and judicial redistricting. Regardless of which body creates the congressional districts, these districts are equally valid.” In her dissent, then-Justice Rebecca Love Kourlis summed up the judicial power grab: “With its holding today, the court significantly alters our form of government.” The Colorado Supreme Court recognizes no limits on its power. This majority has arrogated to itself the ultimate power to decide all questions – legislative, executive, or judicial. They believe their word to be literally “supreme”; the Constitution is what they say it is. When they rule from the bench – they really mean to RULE from the bench. It is time for the voters of Colorado – indeed, for voters across the country – to reclaim our heritage: Be a Citizen, not a subject. Defend your constitutional rights – your freedom depends on it. Hold officials in ALL THREE BRANCHES of government accountable; this year, vote NO on unjust justices, and Clear The Bench, Colorado! 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__label__wiki	0.80652	0.80652	July 1, 2016 Coats Museum News The season is fall in 1958 and the area is in a flurry of activities. Mrs. U.M. Ennis was voted the HD Oakdale Club‘s “Woman of the Year”. Mrs. Ennis had joined the club in 1956 (Daily Record Oct. 20, 1958). Recall that Mrs. Ennis was the wife of the former Raleigh firefighter who had returned to his roots after retirement to live on Red Hill Church Road near to what today is Huntington. Is the Huntington housing development formerly the Willie Ennis farm? This I do know. The Women of the Ebenezer Presbyterian Church had a cake and pie sale at the Dunn Curb Market Building (Daily Record October 24, 1958). Does anyone recall that market and know who was in charge of it? In the Coats School, the senior class had presented a comedy play entitled “Don’t Take My Penny”. The cast was Marjorie Byrd, Harold Dixon, Sybil Beasley, Edgar Sorrell, David Weaver, Judith Godwin, Frances Matthews, Ruth Lewis, Ronnie Langdon, Jimmy Johnson, Lois Messer, Patricia Barnes, Billy Pope and Wallace Penny. June Stewart and Vickie Lee helped Miss Frances Owen, the teacher director (Daily Record October 23, 1958). Were all the crops out of the fields in late October in 1958? According to the paper, the tobacco market was having its last sale of the season. Auctioneer Lloyd Stephenson called the sale. The Dunn market had sold seven and three quarters million pounds of tobacco for a value of 4 million dollars. Test your math skills and figure out how much the tobacco averaged per pound or read on to discover the status of the water issue in Coats. The paper shared that water again was flowing in Coats after a private water system was shut down by the owner after the town citizens voted to build a municipal water system. The spigots had gone dry. There was no water for the Saturday night baths, for cooking or for the prescriptions being filled at the local drugstore. The only water was that in a few private shallow wells here and there about town. Angry town officials concerned about health and fire hazards had called for a showdown measure. There was some misunderstanding about who and why water was cut off. The vote on the water bond issue was 175 for and 58 against (Daily Record Oct. 27, 1958). The owner of the Coats water system said the water could go off at anytime. The water came from a set of springs. The pump station was owned by Norwood Adams who said whether water flowed depended upon how the meeting went with the town officials. When the water was cut off, it sent people like in Biblical times searching water from neighbors. Mr. Adams wanted $1,000 for the well that he had paid $2500 for in 1952 (Daily Record Oct. 28, 1958). Sounds like a deal to this writer. How do you supply water and bathroom facilities to about 1000 students and staff without water? Was there a water tank on campus in 1958? As you were reading about the water problems in Coats many, many years ago, did you sense there was trouble waiting to happen in the future? The Buies Creek HD Club met at the home of Mrs. Martin B. Stewart. Mrs. Joe Penny, Jr. presided. Mrs. Haywood Penny was in charge of the demonstration, “Answering Children’s Questions”. Mrs. James Faison, Mrs. Ed Penny, Mrs. Mack Mitchell, and Mrs. Howell Stewart were participants. Mrs. Nancy Lula Coats, 78, had died at her home on Thursday. She was the widow of Bill Coats and a member of the Coats Missionary Baptist Church. Rev. Ben Eller officiated. Two surviving sons were Otis and Glenn Coats and three daughters were Mrs. Arthur Jones, Mrs. Levie Jones and Mrs. J.R. Yarborough (Daily Record Nov. 2, 1958). The Coats student body chose a varsity queen to appear in the Tractor Rodeo Parade. Candidates for homecoming queen were chosen by boys in the sports program. Contestants and the boys who sponsored them were Brenda Norris-Tom Fewster; Ruth Lewis-Harold Dixon; Sybil Beasley-Harry Roberts; Gayle Johnson-Bobby Pope; Janice Pope-Earl Denning; Nora Avery-Richard Daniel; Catherine Dorman-Conrey Flowers; Carolyn Grimes- Bobby Weeks; Brenda Byrd-Kenneth Allen; Bessie McGee- R.A. Johnson; Becky Honeycutt-Jimmy Jones; Joan Godwin- Edward Turlington; Carol Jones- Billy Pope; Faye Parker-Jimmy Johnson; Barbara Whitman- Roland Byrd; Barbara Workman-David Weaver and Eva Carol Miller-J.D. Norris . The Tractor Rodeo Committee had a varied program of competitions from hula hooping, straight furrow plowing, beauty contest, cake baking to political talks. A woman’s division had flower arranging, clothes making and cooking contests. There was livestock judging of cattle and hogs. Many were contested on their tractor skills. Among those who worked alongside Mr. McKnight were M.O. Phillips, Warren Ennis, Jesse Ray Mann, Graham Byrd, and Vic Lee (Daily Record Nov. 5, 1958). Many in Coats were saddened by the death of a mother and friend, Mrs. C.L. Ryals, 74, who died at Good Hope Hospital. She was the wife of the late Bill Ryals. T.G. Ryals, Mrs. Vada Glover, and Mrs. Lydia Byrd were surviving children. Her sisters were Mrs. Lila Dorman and Mrs. Kitsie Dixon (Daily Record Nov. 5, 1958). In Dunn, Mr. Orestes Ennis, 78, of Route 3, had died in the Hinson Rest Home. He was survived by his wife, Mrs. Bertie Hair Ennis; his son-Gilmer, Eugene, and Gordon Ennis. His daughters were Mrs. Walter Coats, Mrs. Worth Byrd, Mrs. Johnny Klutz, Mrs. W.H. Harrington and Mrs. Riley Butler. His siblings were Charles, Lindsey, Hermie and Mrs. Neva Israel (Daily Record Nov. 6, 1958). Bill Dad, 98, headed a family of five generations. Bill Dad Williams helped give the landslide victory to the Harnett County Democrats in the recent election. Mr. Williams was pictured talking to to Commissioner of Agriculture Ballentine and Congressman Alton Lennon at the Tractor Rodeo. He was the oldest registered Democrat in Harnett County. In his early days on the farm, bringing in leaves from the woods and mixing them with rich earth made fertilizer. He became one of the biggest farmers in the Coats area and one of the biggest family men. Twelve of his children were still living when he celebrated his 98th birthday. Molly Williams, his oldest daughter, and Mrs. Nellie Lee, the second oldest, both in their seventies, lived with him at his home in Coats. Others living close by were Lester Williams, a town commissioner in Coats and an employee of Lee-Moore Oil, Co. and Charlie Williams, a retired farmer and also a town commissioner. Hester was a farmer. Mrs. W.B. Byrd, Mrs. Ora Powell, Mrs. A.L. Turner, John Williams, Mrs. Evie Ennis, Mrs. R. M. Turner, and Mrs. Henry Williams were other children. Bill Dad, a young boy when the Yankees came through during the Civil War, remembered taking horses to the woods and hiding them. Several folks around Coats were interested in comforting the widow of Leo Weeks, 56, of rural Benson. He had died on Saturday at his home between Hardee’s Crossroads and Bailey’s Crossroads. His wife Maude survived him as did three children- Thelma Mae Weeks Johnson, A.L. Weeks, and Wilson Weeks. He had five sisters- Mrs. Joe Johnson, Mrs. J. M. Henry, Mrs. Florence Johnson, Mrs. G.B. Cobb, and Mrs. Velma Langdon, Newbern Weeks was his brother. Elsewhere in the Coats area, Pat Collier who had won second place ribbons in a couple of the contests caught the eye of the paper’s photographer who placed her picture in the Daily Record Nov. 12, 1958 edition. In the tractor events at the Tractor Rodeo, the winners were Hartwell Whittington, Ray Wood, and Earl Denning in the youth event. In the adult division, J.W. Sorrell, Jr., Charles Ennis, and Lathan Norris took the prizes. In the crop competition in the area of potatoes, Jerry Tart and Edgar Sorrell won the prizes. In the tobacco competition, Frank Turlington, Edward Turlington and Bobby Pope were tops. In the egg competition, Conrey Flowers, Charles Langdon and Harry Roberts won the awards. In the adult egg competition, Mrs. Thelma Johnson, Garland Johnson and Fletcher Flowers were the winners. In the corn competition for the youth, the winners were Leslie Johnson, Hartwell Whittington, and Stacey Johnson. Mr. Percy Parrish won the prize in the adult corn division. In the poultry division for youth, Tommy Turlington, Charles Langdon and Edward Turlington were on the top. Fletcher Flowers won the top award for the adult division (Daily Record Nov. 12, 1958). Many of our visitors to the museum share stories with us that make us more informed. Board member Ralph Denning‘s father died when Ralph was a very young boy. Ralph recalled the names of several merchants and teachers who were very generous to him during his youth. Ralph, you learned well from their lesson of giving back to the community. Thank you for your donation to the museum endowment.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line251
__label__wiki	0.549562	0.549562	Home NEWS RTA Dubai News Rail Agency holds Open Day to boost public transport RTA Dubai News Rail Agency holds Open Day to boost public transport Source: www.rta.ae The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has recently organized an open day and a joint workshop with its strategic including partners, developers and government entities to discuss several issues of common interest with the aim of upgrading the level of services, fostering mutual partnerships and attending t their feedback on performance improvement. The meeting was attended by Adnan Al Hammadi, CEO of Rail Agency, Abdul Redha Abu Al Hassan, Director of Rail Planning and Development, Lieutenant Colonel Nasser Al Awar, the General Headquarters of Dubai Police, and several representatives of the strategic partners. The Rail Agency welcomed the partners who play a major role in raising the level of Rail Agency services by means of exchanging views to reach optimal solutions in the public interest and bolster public transport in the Emirate of Dubai. Engineer Adnan Al Hammadi along with engineer Abdul Redha Abu Al Hassan, responded to questions raised by the strategic partners and briefed them on the key assignments carried out by both the Rail Agency and Rail Planning and Development Dep’t to promote mass transport through the Dubai Metro project. In this context, the Director of Rail Planning and Development stressed the vital role of partners in drawing up plans and developing programs to develop rail transport sector. A visual presentation was then conducted featuring the present and future projects of Rail Agency, and highlighting the most important lessons learned from the implementation of the Dubai Metro Project; one of the largest projects throughout the region. The presentation also touched on the programs undertaken by the Rail Agency to improve the metro services and increase the metro ridership in future. In conclusion, the CEO of Rail Agency commended the role of strategic partners along with the achievements made so far in laying the infrastructure of rail projects. He noted that RTA could not have achieved its intended objectives and plans, without the concerted efforts of its strategic partners. He wished them every success in making joint efforts towards sustaining the leading position of mass transport in the emirate of Dubai and embedding the culture of public transport in the best interest and welfare of Dubai residents. Abdul Redha Abu Al-Hassan Adnan Al Hammadi Previous articleDubai Taxi Launches Drivers Mentor Award Next articleDubai's RTA completes work on 1st interchange RTA issues rules and code of conduct for using the Dubai Metro – Things To Do in Dubai Watch: New Dubai Metro Route 2020 – all you need to know Dubai’s RTA launches region’s first digital nol cards in cooperation with Huawei	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line257
__label__wiki	0.885428	0.885428	마이클 샤프를 위해 기도해 주세요 asumalai 조회 수:1036 Daily news Posts United Nations worker, Mennonite school grad, kidnapped in the DRC 3.13. 2017 Written By: Hannah Heinzekehr, The Mennonite 12 Times read Michael Sharp, a United Nations peace worker, was among a group of six people kidnapped by unknown assailants in the Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Sunday March 12, according to Al Jazeera. Sharp is a 2001 graduate of Bethany Christian Schools in Goshen, Indiana, and a 2005 graduate of Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, Virginia. The other UN worker taken was Zaida Catalan from Sweden. In addition, the report states that four Congolese nationals, three motorcycle drivers and one interpreter were also kidnapped. The four nationals were not named in the report. The group was captured near the village of Ngombe. According to Al Jazeera, Sharp and Catalan were part of a UN panel of experts that was investigating conflicts that have been ongoing in the DRC since the mid-1990s, when civil war began in the country. The report noted that the Kasai region has seen fighting and rebellion since September 2016 after government forces killed Kamwina Nsapu in August. Nsapu was a tribal chief and militia leader who had resisted President Joseph Kabila. Congolese and UN officials stated that search efforts to locate kidnapped individuals were underway. According to his LinkedIn page, Sharp has been serving as a UN expert on the DNC since April 2015. In a 2015 story for NPR, Sharp discussed his work alongside the Congolese Protestant Council of Churches trying to persuade rebel fighters to lay down arms. At that time, Sharp said the program had convinced some 1,600 fighters to give up arms. Prior to that, Sharp worked with Mennonite Central Committee as the Eastern Congo Coordinator. Read an article about the work Sharp was engaged with at MCC. Calls for prayer for Sharp and his family, as well as the five others who were kidnapped, are circulating widely across the country. Featured Photo: Michael Sharp. MCC Photo. » 마이클 샤프를 위해 기도해 주세요 asumalai 2017.03.14 1036 195 긴급기도요청 asumalai 2017.03.14 414 187 2017년 1월 23일 금주의 세계 바람말 2017.01.23 48 183 2016년 12월 26일 금주의 세계 개척자들 2016.12.26 142	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line261
__label__wiki	0.811183	0.811183	Sökning: onr:kvq48b6thtdv960s > The man who was Sat... The man who was Saturday : the extraordinary life of Airey Neave, soldier, escaper. spymaster, politician / Patrick Bishop. Bishop, Patrick (författare) Publicerad: London : William Collins, 2019 Engelska xxii, 291 pages Sammanfattning Ämnesord Soldier, spy, lawyer, politician - Airey Neave was assassinated in the House of Commons car park in 1979. Forty years after his death, Patrick Bishop's lively, action packed biography examines the life, heroic war and death of one of Britain's most remarkable 20th century figures. Airey Neave was one of the most extraordinary figures of his generation. Taken prisoner during WW2, he was the first British officer to escape from Colditz and using the code name `Saturday' became a key figure in the IS9 escape and evasion organisation which spirited hundreds of Allied airmen and soldiers out of Occupied Europe. A lawyer by training, he served the indictments on the Nazi leaders at the Nuremburg war trials. An ardent Cold War warrior, he was mixed up in several of the great spy scandals of the period. Most people might consider these achievements enough for a single career, but he went on to become the man who made Margaret Thatcher, mounting a brilliantly manipulative campaign in the 1975 Tory leadership to bring her to power. And yet his death is as fascinating as his remarkable life. On Friday, 30 March 1979, a bomb planted beneath his car exploded while he was driving up the ramp of the House of Commons underground car park, killing him instantly. The murder was claimed by the breakaway Irish Republican group, the INLA. His killers have never been identified. Patrick Bishop's new book, published to mark the 40th anniversary of his death, is a lively and concise biography of this remarkable man. It answers the question of who killed him and why their identities have been hidden for so long and is written with the support of the Neave family. Advokater (sao) Spioner (sao) Politiker (sao) Politicians -- Great Britain -- Biography. (LCSH) Lawyers -- Great Britain -- Biography. (LCSH) Spies -- Great Britain -- Biography. (LCSH) Lawyers. (fast) Politicians. (fast) Spies -- Great Britain -- Biography. Politicians (LCSH) Lawyers (LCSH) Spies (LCSH) Storbritannien (sao) Great Britain. (fast) Biografi (saogf) Biography. (fast) Neave, Airey, 1916-1979. DA566.9.N43 (LCC) 941.085092 (DDC) Ke (kssb/8 (machine generated)) Inga andra utgåvor av "The man who was Saturday" hittades Bishop, Patrick Neave, Airey, 1916-1 ... Spioner och Biography. och Great Britain Great Britain. Biography. Patrick_Bishop	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line262
__label__wiki	0.979823	0.979823	Gaming Thrill The number one source for gaming news Greek mythology probably had one of its best year’s yet in 2020 with a ton of different media that referenced and drew from the pantheon of Greek gods and monsters. Alongside games like Hades, one of the most notable Greek mythology-inspired games from 2020 was Immortals Fenyx Rising, which happens to be crossing over with one January 21, 2021 January 21, 2021 by admin 0 Comments Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights Enters Steam Early Access Today Those looking to get their Metroidvania fix, look no further as the beautiful Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights enters Steam early access today, January 21. The game, which has aesthetic tones of the dark, yet beautiful Hollow Knight is developed by Live Wire, Adglobe Tokyo and Adglobe Montreal Studio. It is available to download Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town DLC Details Returning Favorites The release for the latest entry into the Story of Seasons series, Pioneers of Olive Town, is fast approaching. The game was revealed as part of a Nintendo Direct Mini showcase in 2020 and is set for release on the Nintendo Switch this February in Japan and a month later in the West. In the The Nintendo Switch is a Good Sign Nintendo Needs to Stop Innovating Nintendo has had a long history of charting its own way when navigating the gaming ecosystem. The company has always kept its fans on their toes and is always trying to innovate rather than following the latest trend and going the mainstream route. Now, thanks to the colossal success of the Nintendo Switch, Nintendo has Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning Coming to Nintendo Switch in March THQ Nordic has confirmed that cult classic RPG, Kingdoms of Amalur, will be coming to the Nintendo Switch in just a couple of months. The recently released Re-Reckoning edition will be hitting Nintendo’s hybrid console on March 16th, complete with all of the original game’s DLC. The news came in the form of a tweet Famitsu Review Scores – Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny, Buddy Mission Bond, Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- The Prophecy of the Throne This week’s Famitsu Magazine (officially titled Weekly Famitsu Magazine February 4, 2021, Issue) included reviews and scores for the following upcoming games in Japan: Makai Senki Disgaea 6. Buddy Mission Bond. Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- The Prophecy of the Throne. Fell Seal: Arbiter’s Mark. While Famitsu Magazine will only be available a few Pikmin 3 Deluxe Becomes Best-Selling Entry to The Series in Japan Despite being fantastic games, the Pikmin series has never been one of Nintendo’s top sellers. The cutesy real-time strategy titles offer something a little different for Nintendo, while still bursting with their signature charm. Despite this, they’ve often failed to capture the mass-market’s appreciation like some of Nintendo’s heavier hitters. Things may be looking up Monster Hunter Rise Gold Amiibo Announced, Will be Some of The Rarest Yet Over the years, Nintendo has released some very rare Amiibo. There’s the Qbby Amiibo, that was exclusive to Japan, the Mega Yarn Yoshi Amiibo and The Squid Sisters double pack to name but a few. Now, Capcom Japan has confirmed a new set of Monster Hunter Amiibo that are about to take their place as Nintendo Opens a New Twitter Account For Corporate News Japanese gaming giant Nintendo has opened a new Twitter account specifically for “corporate and investor relations news.” So far, the account has only provided details on its purpose and functionality While it remains unclear how in-depth the account will go, its content will likely be drawn from the same information and presentations that Nintendo offers Persona 5 Strikers Interviews Featuring Morgana’s VA and Her Fellow Cast Members Cassandra Lee Morris, who voices Morgana in Persona 5, Persona 5 Royal, and in the upcoming Persona 5 Strikers, has been using her quarantine time to interview her fellow voice actors about a variety of topics related and not so related to the games. The most recent one — featuring Futaba’s VA Erica Lindbeck — Breath Of The Wild Player Snips Guardian From Over 1,400 Meters Away 「ゼルダの伝説ブレスオブザワイルド」続編 Several years after its initial release, players are still discovering new easter eggs, secrets, glitches, exploits, and more for The Legend of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild. Neko, a Japanese who chronicles many of these feats on their Twitter and YouTube pages, recently showed off one of their most impressive accomplishments. They managed to fire Nintendo Has Revealed More Information for Bowser’s Fury in Super Mario 3D World Bowser's Fury Nintendo’s UK website shared some more details on the story behind the new Bowser’s Fury mode in the upcoming port of Super Mario 3D World for the Nintendo Switch. Nintendo UK stated that Bowser has actually become tainted by a “mysterious black goop.” This requires Mario and Bowser Jr. to go from island to island Animal Crossing: New Horizons Makeup Collection Lets You Live Out Your Island Dreams Nintendo America announced a new collaboration on their Twitter between their best selling title Animal Crossing: New Horizons and ColourPop Cosmetics. According to the tweet, the collection will make its debut on January 28th: Featuring fun shades inspired by the island paradise life, the @ColourPopCo x Animal Crossing: New Horizons makeup collection adds some new Bayonetta 3 Will Hopefully Get Progress Update This Year, According to Kamiya As fans continue to wait for the third installment in the beloved action franchise Bayonetta, PlatinumGames’ Hideki Kamiya revealed that we’ll hear more about the game’s development later this year. During the recent Arcade Archives streams he briefly delved into his current projects and gave us another status update on the title. When asked about Scott Pilgrim on Switch Is the Biggest Physical Release Ever for Limited Run Games Limited Run Games Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game just released on consoles earlier this week. Limited Run games helped the game push out a physical release for the very first time since the original version was digital-only. Fans of the game seemed to be pretty happy to purchase those physical copies because the game has gone Nintendo Switch Saw the Second Highest Annual Dollar Sales in Us Console History To say that the Nintendo Switch had a great 2020 would be an extreme understatement. In terms of dollar sales, the device had the best year for any video game console in the US since the Wii in 2008. Mat Piscatella from the NPD group revealed the statistic on his Twitter account, further breaking down Persona 5 Strikers Receives New All-Out-Attack Trailer Persona 5 Strikers has been highly anticipated since its Western announcement last December. Despite the fact that the game has been out in Japan since February of last year, Persona fans have been eagerly awaiting news and trailers for the upcoming game. Today, ATLUS showed off a brand new trailer featuring the Phantom Thieves’ classic “All-Out-Attacks.” Posted to Persona 5 Strikers is An Exciting Reunion Tour for The Phantom Thieves Even though I spent just short of 100 hours with Persona 5 Royal last summer, it was arguably the fastest 100 hours that I’ve likely spent with any game. Banding together with the Phantom Thieves to steal hearts and take down the most corrupt denizens of Tokyo never lost its charm thanks to its effortless Pokemon Diamond and Pearl Remakes Rumored For Later This Year Pokemon has now kicked off its 25th-anniversary celebrations. The Pocket Monsters reach a quarter of a century this year and The Pokemon Company plans to celebrate. We’ve already had a glimpse of some special cards, a Katy Perry collaboration and an awesome nostalgic video, as well as getting a firm release date for the New New Pokemon Snap Releasing This April on Switch 90s kids, it’s time to celebrate! A release date for the sequel to the hit photo-taking adventure Pokemon Snap has been announced. The game, officially titled New Pokemon Snap, was shown in a trailer today which revealed it would launch on April 30. Pokemon Snap originally released on the Nintendo 64 in 1999, giving players a chance to photograph Super Nintendo World Opening Indefinitely Delayed It was only a couple of months ago when Nintendo confirmed the opening date of February 4, for the new Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Japan. Unfortunately, however, due to the ongoing COVID pandemic and rising infection rates in Japan, the park’s opening has been delayed indefinitely. In a message on the Universal Studios More 3D World + Bowser’s Fury Details Revealed in New Trailer Nintendo has revealed more details for Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury in a massive seven-minute-long trailer. The trailer covered what new features players can expect in Super Mario 3D World, which originally released in 2013. Likewise, it also detailed how Bowser’s Fury, a brand new adventure, will play out. Super Mario 3D World will play much Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game Complete Edition The Review — Power of Love I never got to experience Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game when it released back in 2010, but I was fully aware of its devout following. Many of you will remember the game was delisted back in 2014. Combine that with the lack of a physical version at the time and I was worried that Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town Introduces Ten New Bachelors and Bachelorettes Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town is the latest game in the lineage of the Harvest Moon and Story of Seasons franchise. The title was revealed during a Nintendo Direct Mini last year and is due for release on the Nintendo Switch this February in Japan and a month later in the West. In Nintendo Releasing New Mario-Themed Special Edition Switch At this point, it feels like Nintendo is slapping the face of any schmuck (i.e. me) that bought the Switch at launch. The pallid grey console has gotten a number of gorgeous makeovers during its lifetime, including an Animal Crossing themed one. Nintendo is now stepping up its Switch game with a Mario-themed variant of the console. Monster Hunter Rise Demo Videos Show the Stuttering Issue Worsening With More Friends Monster Hunter Rise landed exclusively on the Nintendo Switch last week as a limited-time demo, but some users were experiencing issues with the game “stuttering”, with most likening it to connection issues. We reported on the mention that the issue seems to be tied to the Switch’s primary account, and while Capcom hasn’t responded to DualShockers [Rumor] A Nintendo Direct May Be Coming Soon Breath of the Wild Let’s get this out of the way right off the bat: in the past few weeks there have been many rumors surrounding what Nintendo has planned for 2021 and this is simply another one to add to the pile. Apparently, Nintendo is gearing up for a new Nintendo Direct to be announced in the coming Desperados 3 is Currently Too Demanding to Receive a Switch Port Desperados 3 launched on PC, PS4 and Xbox One last June. The real-time strategy title received a strong critical reception and has seen a range of DLC release since. However, there’s one thing currently missing. A Nintendo Switch version of the game. Sadly, it’s not looking good for fans of the title or Nintendo’s hybrid Monster Hunter Rise Gets Two New Japanese Commercials Capcom released two new Japanese Monster Hunter Rise its official YouTube channel. Each TV spot shows off monster hunting as well as the brand new Wire Bug mechanic, which was first introduced during the Special Program livestream back in September of last year: On January 7th, Capcom held a special event for Monster Hunter Rise, Nintendo Seems to Be Developing a New Mario Party Mario Party With the success of the Nintendo Switch, it shouldn’t come as a shock that Nintendo is apparently creating a new Mario Party game. The Switch is easily accessible to large groups, so it is a no brainer since Super Mario Party sold so well. Nintendo Memories posted on Twitter a recruitment brochure from NDcube, the Undertale’s Toby Fox Gives An Update on the Next Chapter of Deltarune The Last of Us Part 2 Fan-Art Poster in Ellie’s Journal Entries Style Is Simply Stunning Fall Guys Isn’t Coming to Xbox Game Pass Despite Recent Rumblings Copyright © 2021 by Gaming Thrill. All rights reserved. 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__label__cc	0.682673	0.317327	I share here three big ‘shames’ relating to Tuila’epa , the Prime Minister of Samoa, a man whom I call a coward and a crook – a corrupt politician overseeing a small proud nation. 1. TUILAEPA.COM – In 2010 I secured the domain name www.tuilaepa.com for the ‘big man’. Sadly, or humorously if you despise the man, it is now an Asian porn site. He will never get the domain name back. For the record, I had nothing to do with this state of affairs. I always attempt to be the consummate professional and was a leader in the IT industry in New Zealand. I still retain information given to me by the ‘big man’ up there in confidence, and no action taken against me by a cowardly political leader will ever cause me to stoop to a level of petty politics. Even now, if he approached me, apologised and admitted his illegal conduct in declaring me a prohibited immigrant and preventing my return to my Samoan wife and family in Samoa, I would help him. He won’t however, for Samoans can never apologise, for cultural ‘shaming’ reasons. The facts are however that while he used my expertise his online profile went up. When he cast me adrift over a matter of integrity (surely there wasn’t a woman involved, was there?) I withdrew my supporting advice. He is now facing shame across the globe with women’s genitalia in the face of visitors to his personal name. It is difficult to describe the disgrace that this brings the people of Samoa, the majority of them highly religious and within a culture where they say, “shame is worse than death”. IMHO, it is appropriate that his name will now be associated with sexual immorality as it was my naming of his mistress, a ‘close’ CEO caught having sex with him in his office, that was his undoing. 2. PALEMIA.COM – When releasing his memoirs, Tuila’epa called his book Palemia (Samoan for Prime Minister). I wrote four books of the same name and own www.palemia.com. 2 + 2 = ??? 3. THE ENTIRE .WS NAMESPACE – In 1999, Tuila’epa and one of his ‘friends’ Octevi (eventual owner of the then government owned CSL) sold the entire .ws namespace to a private entity – along with only one other island nation stupid enough to do this. Akin to selling the goose that lays the golden egg, the income to Samoa in the 20+ years since would have paid off the national debt. And he regularly calls others a fool? Go figure!	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line276
__label__cc	0.57612	0.42388	SOURCE: Politico Mark Lilla Is Getting Identity Politics All Wrong tags: Identity Politics by Joshua Zeitz Joshua Zeitz, a Politico Magazine contributing editor, has taught American history and politics at Cambridge University and Princeton University and is the author of Lincoln’s Boys: John Hay, John Nicolay, and the War for Lincoln's Image. He is currently writing Building the Great Society: Inside Lyndon Johnson's White House, which is due out in January. Follow him @joshuamzeitz. When Abraham Lincoln was running for reelection in 1864, a typical Democratic Party newspaper warned that should Lincoln earn a second term in office, his administration would bring about the “blending of the white and the black”—an epidemic of black men and “snow-white bosomed” women falling into sexual liaisons—a profusion of “squint-eyed yellow babies” born to “every Abolition woman … quickened by the pure blood of the majestic African.” It was a common refrain that ugly election season, in which Democrats cast the coming election as a battle for the sanctity of the white race, a struggle with a clearly identifiable villain: “Abraham Africanus the First,” rumored to be “of negro blood … brutal in all his habits. … He is obscene. … He is an animal … Filthy black nigger, greasy, sweaty, and disgusting, now jostle white people and even ladies everywhere, at the President’s levees.” Identity politics—the practice of appealing to voters’ tribal instincts at the expense of weaving a more all-embracing agenda—is not a new phenomenon. In fact, it’s as American as apple pie. More to the point, throughout our history, identity politics has almost always meant white identity politics—a style of persuasion rooted in appeals to white resentment and privilege. It was the Democratic Party’s key strategy in 1864; it’s what animated the insurgent campaigns of Strom Thurmond and George Wallace; and it was the Republican Party’s major play in 2016, when its standard bearer, Donald Trump—the country’s leading birther and a stalwart nativist of the crudest variety—incited angry white voters against the specter of their multicultural present and future. It’s ironic, then, that today’s critics of identity politics focus not on the GOP, which has progressively degenerated into a revanchist white pride party, but on Democrats who, according to Columbia University’s Mark Lilla, espoused a politics of inclusive liberalism “from the New Deal up until 1980,” but then pivoted toward an “ideology … that fetishizes our individual and group attachments” at the expense of “a universal democratic ‘we.’” The problem with this analysis is not simply that it sidesteps white identity politics, past and present. It also gets the history of modern liberalism wrong. The architects of the New Deal coalition were not, as Lilla suggests, silent on the matter of race or ethnicity. Indeed, they understood that the Democratic Party’s electoral majoritywas shaky because it relied on a collection of otherwise discordant voting blocs. And the candidates who managed to hold it together did so by embracing identity politics. In other words, identity politics didn’t make the Democrats lose; it was the only way to win. ... Read entire article at Politico	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line279
__label__cc	0.646393	0.353607	Racing in Red Erica Enders concludes 2017 season with renewed optimism for bigger things ahead POMONA, CA — Returning to the site of her biggest single triumph — the 2014 title-clinching, final-round victory against Jason Line — Erica Enders is prepped to finish the year at this weekend’s 53rd annual Auto Club NHRA Finals with firm designs on a brighter future. “For [...] eeradmin2017-11-09T11:57:52-06:00November 9th, 2017\|2017, Chevrolet, Countdown, Elite Motorsports, Melling Performance, Race Preview\| Nothing but positive Vegas memories for multi-time champ Erica Enders LAS VEGAS, NV — In her championship years of 2014 and 2015, Erica Enders was untouchable at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, winning six straight events, including both the spring and fall national events and consecutive K&N Filters Horsepower Challenges. The spunky Texan is hoping [...] eeradmin2017-10-26T16:44:56-05:00October 26th, 2017\|2017, Chevrolet, Countdown, Elite Motorsports, Melling Performance, Race Preview\| Two-time Pro Stock champ Erica Enders dreams of a ‘white hat’ day in her home state DALLAS, TX — Two-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders scratched a huge entry off her personal bucket list during her 2015 visit to Texas Motorplex when she won the annual AAA Texas NHRA Fallnationals, thereby completing a sweep of the races in her beloved home state of [...] eeradmin2017-10-10T06:10:37-05:00October 8th, 2017\|2017, Chevrolet, Countdown, Elite Motorsports, Melling Performance, Race Preview\| Back-to-back champ Erica Enders, a back-to-back winner in St. Louis, wants more ST. LOUIS, MO — Gateway Motorsports Park has always been a favorite track for two-time Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders, dating back to her adolescence when she raced a Junior Dragster at the facility. Her warm feelings for the track have only strengthened since she’s turned [...] eeradmin2017-09-26T21:06:41-05:00September 26th, 2017\|2017, Chevrolet, Countdown, Elite Motorsports, Melling Performance, Race Preview\| Pro Stock ace Erica Enders focused on flying high in Pennsylvania READING, PA – As the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series’ Countdown to the Championship playoffs continue with this weekend’s 33rd annual Dodge NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway, two-time Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders has her sights set on gaining traction in championship points by [...] Two-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders says ‘Don’t bet against us’ CONCORD, NC — Erica Enders’ two Pro Stock championships both came in the 10-year-old playoff era so she has intimate knowledge of how the six-race Countdown to the Championship works. With the first playoff race taking place this weekend at zMax Dragway, Enders and her Melling Performance/Elite [...] Erica Enders starts chase for third championship after Indy INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Two-time NHRA Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders has been to the winner’s circle at the sport’s biggest race — the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals — in 2015, but she could not return to the hallowed ground at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis this [...] eeradmin2017-09-05T05:33:31-05:00September 4th, 2017\|2017, Chevrolet, Countdown, Elite Motorsports, Melling Performance, Race Preview\| Native Houstonian Erica Enders heads to U.S. Nationals with her heart firmly in Texas INDIANAPOLIS, IN — The annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals is drag racing’s biggest event, but native Houstonian Erica Enders admits it will be hard to focus on the task at hand when the weekend arrives considering the epic devastation in her hometown. “My heart is broken,” Enders [...] eeradmin2017-08-29T21:14:32-05:00August 28th, 2017\|2017, Chevrolet, Elite Motorsports, Melling Performance, Race Preview\|	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line281
__label__cc	0.571006	0.428994	We are back on the saddle, this time to talk about all the spoiler-laden story elements of Red Dead Redemption. Such an ambitious and expansive game requires quite a bit of wrangling, so this week's podcast is extra long to compensate. This week, we delve into Red Dead as it relates to other Western mythologies, the ups and downs of open world story telling, and the meaning of redemption in a barren and nihilistic landscape. If you have thoughts on the game yourself, we encourage you to chime in below in the comments section. Though I haven't played Red Dead Redemption myself (and don't especially plan to), I really enjoyed your discussion of the game and I think the longer and two-part show format allowed you guys to get into a much deeper discussion than usual. (I'd even love to hear a part 3, where you talk about all those things you mentioned not talking about at the end of this one!) So if I may humbly request, perhaps consider doing more two part shows in the future. And hey, keep up the good work! Your podcast has turned into one my regular listens. Jorge Albor August 7, 2010 at 11:36 AM @ dbaumgart Glad you enjoyed it! Since we always try to maintain a short podcast for our listeners, a mere half hour, we rarely get to discuss the topics as deeply as we could. As we see, there are plenty of too long gaming podcasts out there, and we'd prefer to err on the shorter side. That being said, next time we tackle such a large game, we won't be as weary about its length. Not sure if that's necessary, but SPOILERS! Just finished playing the story part of RDR, and well what can I say, it is quite the experience. I jokingly called the game "Grand Theft Horse" before I actually got around playing it, and well, the basic recipe might be the same as GTA, but all the extra stuff, the different oven and the new toppings make it into a wholly different meal. I have to admit though, it took me quite a while to really get on with it. For the most part of the US side of the river I chose to be annoyed by the mechanics, especially duelling, which I think is one of the game's really big letdowns in implementation, although the general idea is pretty neat. It's just that when I load up the game, ready for a fun play session, leave the saving spot, encounter a duelist, go for it, and then loose that I'm then likely to loose interest in playing on. Which is mostly due to the randomness. Loose a duel, reload, try to get even with the guy, and then realize that those duelists pop up randomly and can't be reloaded with a save unless they're story based. So learning how to really successfully do the duels is hard since they're few and far between. But then there's so much to like about the game, it's hard to condemn it for the few shortcomings it undoubtedly has. The looks are insane. The game world is so stunningly pretty, so breathtakingly huge... The game is a technical achievement, and one of it's kind, that's for sure. The story is spot on, in the typical Rockstar fare of taking all cliches, throwing them into a pot with some earnesty and grimness and have them simmer in the hot western sun. I'm not too happy with the horse handling, since my horses kept running into walls or rocks or other obstacles way too often, and that just didn't seem fitting somehow. Shooting was a bit too easy, but then again, Marston is a WMD on two legs (or on horseback...). I really liked the Mexico part, mostly because it almost felt meaningful helping the revolutionaries. The desperately crying relatives of prisoners about to be executed, seeing all the firing squads - random and non random - was almost a good justification for the ensueing violence. Though I sometimes really kept wishing that this was another game, one where the player could actively choose sides rather than being forced to do the military missions first and then after the story progression allowed it side with the rebels. 'My' John Marston might have just sided with the rebels right away and helped their campaign all the way through, even after Williamson died. Which leads me to another minor point of criticism, which are some of the missions / cutscenes, where the player isn't in control, and the character is behaving in a (sometimes much) less competent way than the player driven character would / could have. Especially the final standdown is a bit problematic there, as it does tread into the 'why didn't Cloud heal Aerith with a Phoenix Down? I had one when she died!' territory. From a narrative PoV, the final standoff is great, from a gaming one it's rather old fashioned. I admit I don't know if it's actaually possible for John to survive there, I didn't, but I sure know I didn't have the louse six-shooter equipped when I went into that barn, and I also know for sure that I still had a whole bottle of Moonshine left. Oh, and Medicine of course. So the player driven John might've survived there. But as I said, for the narrative, that was necessary, John needs that final closure, the family too. All in all, RDR was a very enjoyable game, that took it's time to grow on me. I still have some challenges and sidemissions open (mostly just "collect stuff" and "win at gambling" realted ones though), and there's still treasure hunting to do, but I doubt I'll come back to New Austin too soon. It sure is a game that has a real lot of critical discussion potential to it. I'm hoping for some good DLC coming up. There's still so many spots in the game world that haven't really been used for anything, they wouldn't even have to expand the world map. Oh, and the have to add the possibility of train robbing. I've tried it once, but all I managed was to stop the train by shooting the driver. Anyway, I'm interested to see how RDR holds up against all the other open worlders out this year, especially how it holds up against Mafia II, as another cinematic / open world genre piece and successor to an old favourite of mine. And, err, whoopsidaisy, that comment got a tad bit long. o.< As I said. Lots of discussion potential in that game. Epic comment, my friend. Like you, the game took a while to grow on me, but I was hooked by the time I got to Mexico. I liked your thoughts on the Mexican part and I wonder if Rockstar has considered the possibility of making an open world game with branching paths rather than a single, all-encompassing story. It would be interesting to see player choice impact the missions available. Of course, that would be really hard to implement, but we can dream...	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line284
__label__wiki	0.688998	0.688998	FALLON'S DAILY TOAST AS ARTISTS WE THINK ITS IMPORTANT TO CREATE ON THE SAME SCALE THAT WHICH SOCIETY HAS THE CAPACITY TO DESTROY INSPIRE OTHERS BY THE WAY YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE AND THEN IT BEGAN TO RAIN FALLING WITH RHYTHM THAT SYNCED WITH HEART RIPPLES TO SHORE RIPPLES COLLIDE GREAT WAVES TOWARD REVOLUTION -flosmowao Masks act as instruments in this flash flood of moments dark, light and in between. Each mask like colors of rainbow introduce a hue that helps guide you through adverse encounters with sick humans. These masks come in all sounds, shapes to ease all chilling screams, rapes. The masks you wear shift as you age like the customized rage written on pages that you burn when you turn 21. You learn to pack light when you're on the run, but may I suggest that you have fun and realize that you'll never out run what's nestled in your mind. So I suggest facing it. Getting to know what causes your breath to shallow will allow you the presence of mind to let that part of you go fallow, for to leave a part of you unsown will indeed restore your nature. Sit with yourself, your paints, your music. Meditate. I know of a place that opens it's doors every Tuesday evening at 7:30pm. If you're interested reach out to me. I'm uncertain whether masks shield your complex space craft or just filter shit. Your mind is a sponge, penetrable, malleable. Hammered again and again by media monsters and mind zombies you soak up what you'd prefer to let get sucked down a drain. Over time you learn the tools you need to dodge the people that want to feed upon your soul, your brain. For me masks seem to filter the frenzy, the pain, the death and insane. Turning it into art/music/creation. I remember the first time I put on a mask. The memory is faint, but the paint is not. I'll tell you about it someday. Over time everything about us changes; spiritually, physiologically. And you'll notice that it also changes simultaneously on the outside. Our environments become what we become. Our hearts beat a little different. We implement those tools and learn to dodge chaos, choosing wisely our friends and family. We empathize with those we identify with and feel compassion for those we know never had a chance. Why not? Who made that decision? It causes something to happen inside of me of us. Something I imagine Joan of Arc, Mary Magdelene, Hildegard Bingen, Mary Wollstonecraft may have felt as they were leading victories and writing great pieces that created social movements. It's all a translation of a translation. What we know now we learned from a parent whom learned from a teacher whom learned from a defected book written by a sick human. Our own research will open up new doors into a lifelong investigation for truth. I look around and see great leaders of today just as I look around and see the great monsters. I put myself 100 years into future & look back to now and am astonished. With all that we know why aren't people being held accountable for their actions that have caused millions of deaths, foreclosures, environmental and economic disasters? Makes me want to get into politics. These lies written to disguise murders and fraud and treachery. Why was this approved of? Have media monsters gobbled up our brains? Have we lost ability to gather and implement policy change? We haven't. In fact, as I type people are gathering to demand change. It may all be an illusion. They may allow for people to gather knowing full well that it's just a show. I don't know. We discover when we come of age that it's a twisted many worlds we become entangled within; policies are written to protect pedophiles, laws are written to protect thieves. And all the while, all around, innocents are struggling to survive. I'm only responsible for myself, but I feel an overwhelming urge to help others. I begin again. -flosmowao For the past several decades, Somalia has been one of the poorest and most turbulent nations on earth. But in recent years the country has begun to edge away from chaos. Airplane passengers no longer fall silent as their plane descends Mogadishu airport, which lies right next to the sea. They are greeted by a shuttle bus rather than a battered pickup truck filled with militiamen in threadbare camouflage. Neighborhoods heaped with rubble are sprouting new houses, new hotels, new shops, new roads, new solar-powered streets lamps, and (once unimaginable) new cafes. Though violence remains a fresh memory and still occurs, a growing number of Somali professionals and entrepreneurs have returned from all over the world to reclaim their old houses, old businesses, and old lives. They are determined not to let the occasional bomb or terrorist attack scare them off again. Diners in Mogadishu's new restaurants and pizzerias look up for an instant when explosions rattle the windows but then go back to their plates. Of course, there is a limit to this. A double truck bombing in mid-October killed more than 250 people, deeply unsettling the city. Once an Italian colony, Somalia had an odd history during the cold war, switching abruptly in the 1970s from a Soviet client state to a staunch American ally. When the cold war ended, so did American support for Somalia's dictator, Siad Barre, and an alliance of clan-based faction leaders brought down Barre's government in 1991. They soon turned on one another and none emerged strong enough to run the country. The modern nation-state of Somalia disintegrated into fiefs, with militias and warlords terrorizing the country, and a famine soon broke out. The United States tried to intervene, sending in tens of thousands of soldiers in the early 1990s, but the mission failed and Somalia sank into a deeper disarray. Most of the people who died during this period were starving children. From this upheaval, an Islamist movement gradually arose. By 2006 an alliance of Islamist sheikhs and militias had defeated the warlords. Somalia enjoyed a few months of relative peace but then was plunged back into violence when neighboring Ethiopia invaded, and, with American help overthrew the Islamists and installed a puppet government that controlled no more than a few city blocks. The government essentially redeployed many of the same warlords who had destroyed Somalia in the first place. One of the Islamist militias, al-Shabab, emerged as a powerful insurgent force, exploiting the country's widespread antigovernment feeling to recruit thousands of young men and vowing to turn Somalia into a strict Islamic state. Soon, with al-Quaeda's help, al-Shabab began staging devastating attacks across Somalia. Foreign powers, including the United States and the European Union, under the auspices of the UN Security Council, deputized the African Union to send in peacekeepers and push al-Shabab out. The effort has been partly successful, allowing a slightly more stable and popular government to coalesce, although al-Shabab forces are still massacre peacekeepers and civilians. This is where Andrew Harding's book, The Mayor of Mogadishu: A Story of Chaos and Redemption in the Ruins of Somalia, begins. Harding is a BBC journalist who has logged many miles in Somalia as a foreign correspondent for radio and television. His book describes a charismatic, cunning deceitful, and at times inspiring mayor, Mohamud Nur, better known as ''Tarzan,'' who served as the hard-charging leader of Mogadishu from 2010 to 2014, a period that turned out to be crucial. Tarzan grew up in a Mogadishu orphanage in the mid-1960s and early 1970s, during relatively good times. Mogadishu was a lively and peaceful capital, known for its hybrid of Italian and Arab architecture and its long beaches. Couples went out for evening strolls; the city's many cinemas showed Italian films; on weekends the beaches were packed. At the time, Barre seemed firmly in control. Somali officials often earned nicknames (Barre's was ''Big Mouth''), and Tarzan got his from an incident when he was around eight and tried to get out of his morning duties. A teacher discovered him hiding outside his dorm room, half naked and hanging from a tree. Life in a Somali orphanage was as squalid and Dickensian as one could imagine, and Tarzan grew into what was essentially a capo, always happy to rough up a rival. Bet he credits the orphanage with inspiring his brand of nationalism. Rejected from their families and disconnected from their lineages, Mogadishu's orphans banded together, resisting Somalia's traditional lines of division. In a society riven by clan, the orphans built their own clan. By the late 1980s, Tarzan sensed that Somalia was about to unravel. Barre was corrupt, isolated, and venal, and he had alienated every major subclan except his own, the Marehan. May Somalis say they always suspected Barre's government would buckle. The surprise was that no alternative regime ever materialized to replace it. After Barre was ousted in 1991, the horde of clan militias sacked Mogadishu. Stocked with child solders chewing khat, a leaf that produces a slight high, the militias behaved like street gangs armed with cold war surplus weaponry. They fought on every block and corner and blew up anything in their path. Anybody who could get out of Mogadishu did, and Somalia began hemorrhaging more than a million people. Tarzan, who had been working in Saudi Arabia as a cook and truck driver, among other jobs, moved to London, where his wife and six children had lived for years. He struggled at first but eventually found work as a refugee councilor and community activist among London's growing Somali population. When the Islamists took over Somalia in 2006, Tarzan felt drawn in. He liked the Islamists; their authority was not tied to clan. In 2009 , a peace accord between the weak government and several Islamist factions brought Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, a former geography and religion teacher, to power as Somalias's first Islamist president. When Sheikh Sharif asked Tarzan to be Mogadishu's mayor, Tarzan's initial reaction was no: ''It's a mess, and I don't want to get dirty.'' He had no real administrative experience, but as harding writes, ''this was a government without a country -- an expression of ambition, rather than of ability, a wobbly alliance of competing clan interests parachuted into one corner of a ruined city.'' That is one of my favorite sentences in the book and there are many others. Harding is a writer of enviable powers and he brings a lot of empathy to his work. His book is one of the best in recent years to decipher Somalia, a nation that has grabbed much attention but remains opaque. He deftly takes apart clan dynamics and writes about the ''acid jolt of mutual resentment'' between Somalis who remained in Somalia through the war years and those, like Tarzan, who returned only after things had improved. Harding also had wonderful access. Having won Tarzan's confidence early in his mayoralty, he spent hours with him in his fortified office, in the family house in Mogadishu, and in Tarzan's crowded London flat. Tarzan's biggest worry was the one shared by most visitors to Somalia, including myself; personal survival. On his first night back in Mogadishu, al-Shabab - seeing him as a stabilizing force and therefore a threat - launched rockets at his hotel. Harding's book begins with an al-Shabab attack on heavily protected mosque where Tarzan was praying with such concentration that he didn't seem to notice, until he had finished, that several people next to him had been shot. Tarzan never admitted to being scared. ''The hour of my death has been written. I cannot change it,'' he said again and again. Even after a minister friend was assassinated in his living room by his own niece (an undercover al-Shabab suicide bomber), Tarzan kept up his fearless front. ''I don't afraid anyone,'' is how he often put it, in his self-taught English. Despite his attempts, Harding admits that he doesn't quite succeed in getting Tarzan to open up, so it's difficult to know how much of Tarzan's bravado was playing to cameras or a deeper indication of a battle-hardened orphan emotionally protecting himself once again. Al-Shabab was a deadly threat that would menace Tarzan for his entire term in office; maybe the only sustainable way of dealing with it was being fatalistic. Even though al-Shabab no longer enjoyed widespread popularity, they still recruited devout followers willing to drive trucks into walls and strap explosives, killing thousands of people. Tarzan survived several very close calls. Tarzan's first efforts as mayor were to clean up the city. He helped install streetlights and get Mogadishu's roads paved, drawing on international funds and expertise. Turkey, for instance, began to show an unusual interest in Somalia and donated millions of dollars to improve infrastructure. The Turks remain boosterish about Somalia's commercial prospects and have been running the country's airport and seaport ever since. (Revenues from the seaport are opaque. Some of Tarzan's colleagues have accused him of stealing them.) Turkey, along with the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, and Qatar, see Somalia as an emerging market and potential ally in the northeast Africa. Tarzan both contributed to and benefited from the changes in Mogadishu. When he came into office in 2010, al-Shabab controlled much of the city. The was indeed clinging to a small corner, protected by African Union troops. But as the African Union expanded it's zone of relative peace, businesspeople and others began to invest and confidence in the economy slowly began to grow. People started moving back into the center of the city. Real estate prices went up. The first dry cleaners in decades opened. After years of hopelessness, Mogadishu looked like it was finally going to turn around. The city was safer bit it still wasn't safe. Nearly every day, large bombs exploded, and Tarzan constantly received death threats, usually by text message: ''WE ARE FROM YOUR CLAN, SO WE KNOW EVERY MOVE YOU TAKE.'' ''YOUR FLESH WILL FLY INTO THE AIR.'' ''IN TWO MINUTES YOU WILL BE DEAD.'' Mogadishu remained overwhelmed by competing clan, religion, business, and external interests. Many contract disputes were settled with machine guns. Tarzan seemed to enjoy widespread popularity among Mogadishu's beleaguered residents, who turned out in great numbers for his rallies. But he was, in a way, too Westernized by his years in England and wanted to move too fast. he had little patience for his Somali colleagues who like to discuss things at great length over endless glasses of tea. Too often in his public speeches he dropped references to London that few Somalis understood. He was also openly ambitious, frequently talking about his plans to become the next president. Soon Somali intellectuals and detractors inside the government accused him of favoring his own small clan, the Udeejeen, stealing government revenue, and even ordering the murder of a Somali television journalist who had been critical of his administration. The journalist was host to death by government soldiers suspect of being part of Tarzan's security detail. No one was ever punished. This was hardly the reason Tarzan was fired in 2014, though- Somalia's then president, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, said he had let him go to get rid of ''the baggage of the past.'' Tarzan departed reluctantly and with a checkered reputation. The book ends soon after his dismissal, but his political ambitions have lived on. Last February, true to his word, he ran for president against more than a dozen other candidates. But this wasn't an election as most of us think of one; ''indirect'' election was the euphemism that Western diplomats used. Around 14,000 clan-based delegates from across Somalia selected parliament representatives who would in turn select a president. There weren't organized political parties or big differences in the issues that candidates emphasized. Western diplomats, including an American team tasked with watching the process closely, said indirect elections were the best Somalia could do, given the shambolic state of the country's public institutions and the insecurity - having people line up at polling stations seemed too dangerous. In one of Tarzan's billboards, decorated with Somalia's blue and white flag and a picture of him in an ochre suit, he stares out boldly, wearing a white goatee, ''already tested leader'' written beneath his chubby face. Below appears a list of the three things he thought Somalia needed most: Justice, Army, and Tax. Many of the other candidates put similar slogans on their posters. After years of being ambivalent about Somalia, the American government has invested heavily in trying to stabilize it. In the past decade, Somalia has received billions of dollars in American humanitarian aid and security assistance. The Pentagon has recently built a strong of dust-blown bases from which Marines and Navy SEALS carry out covert anti-Shabab operations. American and United Nations officials were initially excited about this round of elections, calling them a ''milestone.'' In the end, the elections became a milestone of corruption. Several presidential candidates secretly raised millions of dollars from foreign governments that were eager to protect their business and strategic interests in Somalia, such as Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Egypt. The leading candidates then used the money to bribe elders and members of parliament in an attempt to buy their votes. One investigator, Abdirazak Fartaag, a former Somali government official, estimated that at least $20 million changed hands in the weeks leading up to the vote - a lot of money in a country with a per capita income of about $1 dollar per day. Many Western diplomats privately agreed with Fartaag's estimate - he said every stage of the election was crooked and some parliament seats went for a million dollars each. Tarzan grumbled that he didn't have enough money to compete and that the whole system was worthless. He got two out of 328 votes and was excluded in the first round. Surprisingly, a relatively clean candidate won the race. His full name is Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, but most Somalians know him as Farmaajo, from the Italian formaggio (cheese), for which his father was said to have a fondness. Farmaajo was a Somali-American refugee who spent years in a cubicle in Buffalo, New York, working for the state transportation department. It seems that due to protections for secret balloting the bribes did not in the end influence the outcome - apparently many parliamentarians happily pocketed the bribe money but voted for whomever they like. The election hardly brought an end to the country's troubles. Thousands of children in the country still die of malnutrition every year; countless others are swept up in the conflict, on one side or the other. Al-Shabab still kills scores of people, and October's double truck bombing, widely suspected of being carried out by al-Shabab agents, was one of the most devastating incidents of violence in Somalia's history. And this year, partly because of a drought, millions of Somalis are again on the brink of famine. While many Somalis respect President Farmaajo for being a hard worker, his administration does little for most Somalis. It doesn't have the funds, the personnel, or the reach. All that said, Somalia is making some progress. Mogadishu , it's biggest city by far, is more vibrant than it has been in decades. A gutsy group of Somali businesspeople probably deserves much of the credit. It is their continual investment and optimism, more than anything Tarzan or other politicians have done, that keeps the dreams of a renaissance alive. On a recent visit, I stood on the roof of a new apartment building looking across the city. Mogadishu an hour after sunset used to be impenetrably dark and eerily quiet. Now I heard car honks, music, and bits of conversation drifting up from below. Bright lights burned all the way to the horizon. I’m alive and I’m standing on the back porch thinking about my hair and how I haven’t washed it in a few days because it was beginning to feel really dry. It’s grown since I last saw the mountains and I wonder it the north country will notice. I notice my breath and I’m transported to this moment alive on the back porch at 1030pm and the wind is blowing and the tree that I see staring back at me is alive and I feel it giving me life. I inhale. I’m alive in this moment and that is it. I exhale. It’s all I have. I hear chimes in distance, ambulance far off and airplane in sky and I focus my attention back on this tree that I see everyday and I can’t help but notice it’s shape and the way it’s branches are swaying in cold wind and snow flakes are blowing about and It’s cold outside so I put my hands in pocket and hear crunch I feel two green apple tea bags Alexan had given me and I look to the carriage house. John Bailes sitting in meditation pose. Hundreds upon hundreds of hours of meditation. I see the people gather every Tuesday. Heart goes to Whitney Angelica, Sheena Marie, Janet Gately and Colin William and the nurturing community I’m about to reunite with in the north country. I inhale and I stare at that tree staring back at me and we are one. All of us. I walk inside and I go to the sink and fill up a glass of cold Somerville water and I am grateful. So grateful. - flosmowao Examining myself through art & movement is fulfilling. A decade old collection brings new understanding. 'Being One'; One with Air we breath, ground we step, food we eat, water we drink, lover we love. One trillion cells - galaxies within and out of us. Galaxies merge like Communities Our Universe expands More we come together Bigger our love Bigger we become Increasingly becoming aware of this intentional design (IT) See distance with improved technologies - (this simultaneous distance/closeness is perplexing and magnificent). I've been disillusioned by social values of this country for most of my life. It hit me hard when our parents moved us from the mountains of VT to the concrete of Lowell MA. I saw first hand the social values that were leading to death, starvation, war, incarceration. Who was behind this? I went to three different middle schools and four different highschools and not one of the teachers asked me why I was so withdrawn. I withdrew to draw. HighSchool was treacherous; we were bullied, beaten, berated and burned. Toughened us up and caused a rift in the way we communicated. Learned that there were so many kids hurting, acting out against one another in retaliation of pain they felt, their ancestors felt. And so I drew it out. We are older now and have begun to understand our powers. The powers we were creating through art. We lost Whitney twice. Both to flawed systems that impose philosophies that aren't intelligent or compassionate. And by people whose names I don't know. The first time I fled and away I stayed for seven years. This time I'm staying to fight. Massachusetts and I have a rich history. I want to reacquaint myself. I want to know their names. We don't entirely understand the flow, but we know we're sisters.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line286
__label__wiki	0.918594	0.918594	News \| Entertainment \| Events \| Jellof Gist and More jellofrite _Politics _Gossip _Business News _Tech JELLOF GIST _Earning JELLOF DATA JELLOF TV Home / Politics / Anambra elections: 2 lorries full of INEC materials seized at hotel, APGA alleges Anambra elections: 2 lorries full of INEC materials seized at hotel, APGA alleges by jellofgist on November 08, 2017 in Politics - As the Anambra elections draw closer, the political intrigues associated with polls have begun to manifest - According to an allegation by All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), two lorries full of INEC materials have being seized - The commissioner of police in the state has however denied the allegations The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Anambra state has alleged that two lorries full of sensitive election materials belonging to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) were found in a hotel in the state, 12 days to the Anambra gubernatorial election. National chairman of APGA, Chief Victor Oye, who raised the alarm at a press briefing at Amawbia in Awka South local government area said security agencies in the state intercepted the materials and that two persons had been arrested in connection with the incident. According to Vanguard, the state commissioner of police, Garba Umar, in a telephone interview, described the allegation as false. The APGA chairman however insisted that there was a strong suspicion that an opposition political party was the mastermind of the act. He went on to say that APGA and the people of the state would not tolerate sharp practices in the election and urged the people to be very vigilant because some of the people involved in the November 18 election were very desperate. He said: “This afternoon, in a hotel in Okpuno area of Awka, security agents intercepted two lorry loads of sensitive materials meant for the Anambra governorship election, and it is believed that opposition parties in the state were responsible for the act. “We decided to draw the attention of Nigerians and the world to this sad development because the Anambra governorship election must be free and fair. We will not accept any act of rigging. “We had believed in the capability of INEC and the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government to conduct a free, fair and credible election in the state, but are already disappointed by the sad development. “We are saddened by this development and we call on the federal government to sit up and do the right thing, as our governor has been known for hard work, and the people have attested to his performance, and we will not accept sharp practices in this election. “Any result of the forthcoming election that is not authentic will cause chaos and APGA will not condone any act of rigging." He called for a probe into the matter and said that the development had already cast a slur on the preparations for the election. Meanwhile the police commissioner in the state debunked the allegation, saying there was nothing like that. “This is a false alarm,” he said. The INEC resident electoral commissioner in the state, Dr Nkwachukwu Orji also described the allegation as laughable. According to Orji, INEC sensitive materials could hardly come this early to the election, adding that such material would be kept in a bank when it arrives the state. By jellofgist at November 08, 2017 Best sells make money with Whatsapp Status If you are using a smartphone then Whatsapp is the app that you must be aware of. This is one of the most common app that you can find in e... Osita Iheme(Pawpaw)- ventures into Farming Osita Iheme After opening his Resident Hotel in Owerri, Imo State , star actor, Osita Iheme aka Pawpaw , has ventured into agriculture . Th... Justice Onnoghen: NBA summons emergency NEC meeting The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has summoned an emergency National Executive Council, NEC, over the suspension of the Chief Justice of... Vote Atiku So We Can All Have Food To Eat, Goodluck Jonathan Tells Nigerians. Former president Goodluck Jonathan says only the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) can feed Nigerians three times a day. Jonathan asked Nig... Ramos gets death threats over Salah The Reds’ 44-goal top scorer was forced off midway through the first half of Saturday’s Champions League final defeat to Real Madrid with a... Blog Archive May (1) January (4) November (1) October (1) September (3) May (2) April (2) January (5) December (4) November (25) October (7) August (4) June (2) May (52) January (12) December (9) November (46) October (7) September (6) August (93) July (2) Copyright © 2017 - Jellofgist.com. All Rights Reserved Constructed By Jellof Empire Enterprises	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line291
__label__cc	0.695028	0.304972	DHS Intelligence Report Equates Global Uprising to ‘Sovereign Extremism’ Former ‘FED’ Says “Keep the Fear Alive” on Terror Swedish Office Workers to Receive RFID Implants ‘Je Suis Charlie’: An Exercise in Mass Mind Control Vice President Joe Biden Ogles 13 Year Old Girl Leaked Madonna Track ‘Illuminati’ References Obama, The Pope & Queen Elizabeth Katy Perry Jokes About Illuminati Initiation Weird Al Yankovic Mocks Illuminati Conspiracies in New Video ‘FOIL’ Why Online Media is Quietly Withdrawing the Capacity to Comment Soldier Sectioned For Daring to Question Queen’s Status New Documentary ‘Freedom From Choice’ Seeks Crowdfunding Harvard University Calls Off Satanic Ritual Reenactment Following Priestly Protest illuminati news Illuminati FAQ The Illuminati Agenda Illuminati “Quotes” Illuminati Memes Illuminati Articles » Does the Devil Really Exist? 70 Percent of Americans Seem to Think so… Illuminati Articles Spread the Truth . . . Apparently the greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist, yet it seems that Satan himself may not have actually managed to pull it off after all, as 70 percent of Americans still seemingly live in fear of the beast, according to a Gallup poll conducted back in 2007. The poll also showed that the amount of people believing in Beelzebub had grown considerably since the year 2000 and although it was admittedly carried out a number of years ago now, it’s likely that belief has continued to grow, especially when considering the ongoing evil being perpetrated across the globe, alongside the increasing amounts of satanic symbolism being subconsciously placed in front of the masses. Anyone that hasn’t been indoctrinated into the disempowering mind control trap of orthodox religion will obviously know that there is essentially no such thing as “the devil” yet that knowing, or nonbelief doesn’t necessarily grant the immunity from the influence of the delusory demon that you might expect. While the devil may just be a metaphor for our own base urges and indiscriminate instincts that when left unchecked, may lead to “evil” being perpetrated without the need for some otherworldly bogeyman whispering in your ear, the fact that so many people do believe in the Prince of Darkness, including many of those in the positions of power, means that there is a prevalent, fear based mindset pervading society, which if you’re a functioning and contributing part of, is going to be very hard to completely evade. For instance, you may not believe in the Devil yourself but you may be paying taxes to a clique of occult criminals who do and who are in fact using your hard earned contributions to further their believed demiurge’s twisted objectives through unnecessary war and conflict. You may not believe in the Devil yourself but you may be unwittingly exposing yourself to the creations of those who do, in the form of popular movies and music, which are largely designed to desensitise you to violence and exploitation. A belief in the Devil allows for people to conveniently point the finger and blame things on “evil” instead of objectively looking at why that apparent evil was committed in the first place and perhaps doing something practical to prevent it from happening again. A belief in the Devil is also a fortification of fear, which ironically, can lead to otherwise decent people committing acts of evil themselves in the very name of supposedly casting it out and this is one of the key reasons the ruling ‘elite’ want us all (whether consciously or not) either believing in, or indirectly supporting their imaginary fiend. “The Devil” was created as a sinister control tool to manipulate the minds of the masses and this is why still to this day, we see so much satanic symbolism being incorporated into everyday life – to subconsciously reinforce the belief in the beast. Whether the Devil exists matters not because the belief in him clearly does and that is all that’s needed for “evil” to continue being carried out, both by those who live in fear of the evil spirit and by those who worship it. 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Cher Says She’s Lost ‘Hope’ in the Government School: The Mandatory Institutionalisation of Children Do More Americans Believe in Aliens Than Jesus? Peaceful Protestors Force Riot Police to Take a Long Hard Look in the Mirror ‘Stop. Screen. Go’ – TSA Cartoon Conditions Children Into Surrendering Their Rights Kim Dotcom Speaks About the ‘Five Eyes Spy Club’ in Exclusive Interview Roseanne Barr on the Insatiable Rule of the Psychopath “America is Not the Greatest Country in the World” The NSA is Coming to Town Matthew Perry Clashes With Right-Wing Bigot on BBC Newsnight Former Pink Floyd Frontman Roger Waters Sparks Controversy Comparing Israel to Nazi Germany Shameless Greenpeace Global Warming Propaganda Video Threatens to Cancel Christmas Sinister Sounds Emanating From the One World Trade Center [DDT] Hey fool, you might wanna “prove” that “the devil doesn’t exist” ? Oh wait…you can’t. How about nearly six thousand years and 14000+ non-biblical pieces of evidence against that ? Wake up, son. Wake up and do some real homework instead of blabbering foolish MTV pseudo wisdom. Twan infact the Devil and God, both are fictional characters. Oh he with little faith, tell me how is it that you do not believe? God sent his begotten son Jesus Christ who came to save the sinner of this world, repent and believe that jesus is truly the son of god who in fact is your personal lord and savior Please feel free to share the 14000+ non-biblical pieces of evidence you speak of… I thought this was a good sight but then, when you dig deep it is full of nonsense. The devil does exist, I have seen and experienced him and so have the illuminate. Wise up and write something sensible. Know your enemy and when you find him you might direct your attentions and belief to the true God YHWH. Sabreena Infancy I don’t even know if god or the devil exists I mean there no hard evidence all of the stuff mankind found could have been written by a normal human or there truly is a god and the devil and I’m not saying I’m a nonbeliever but I sometimes question this myself a lot and I wonder and please don’t hate on me for this I do believe but I question I’m just curious and I’m pretty sure that a lot of people have the same question plus I’m young, really young I just take interest in this and knowing about this Well, there are oceans of books, writings, teachings and stories that support both sides of this ancient debate but, the fact still remains that there is absolutely NO SOLID PROOF! Other than the “written” or the “spoken” word which really means squat! The ramblings of old mystics, jews, christians, muslims, or whoever…Ask yourselves this simple but profound question: If any of the holy books are in fact true, then how come they all tell a different story? Why do you think their “holy war” has been going on for so long? Because they ALL think their version is the RIGHT one…religion is the biggest form of human control…and for you Christians, that same story has been passed down for 1000’s of years. Centuries before the “Christ” story came to pass.the story of…”Deity (GOD) who transforms themselves from spirit into human consciousness, then performs some super natural miracles for proof of their divine origin, then is proclaimed the savior or messiah of man (protagonist) who is then challenged by a villian or devil (antagonist) and finally crucified or killed for their teachings or heresy…The Egyptians had Horus,Osiris,Isis,Seth and Ra (Same story) in fact, there have been over 20 different stories passed down regarding crucified saviors, messiahs, devils or whatever…Whether it’s “the Son of God or “the Sun God” they are stories that are borrowed in part from other religions tales. The Yule log of the Pagans became the Christmas tree of the Christians…I tell you what, if there ever was such a thing as Jesus or Satan they were smart enough to leave this wreched planet and it’s wreched humans long, long ago… Raptor Anon There is no proof god or the devil exist. There is no proof they do not exist. Please also consider that christianity is not the only religion. Before making any assumptions you should study other beliefs as well. God could be many things. God does exist mathematically. Any areas of science which are yet to be explored can be considered as god. We don’t know what was before the Big Bang. We do not know what is beyond our universe. We do not know if the universe will come to an end or how exactly it will end. There are many theories around this but they are only theories. Being agnostic I believe that it is right to beleive in god simply because god could exist. If you truly research this and educate yourself you will find that there are dark and vague parts of the universe that are worthy of striking fear into you. Humans are naturally afraid of what they don’t understand. We must explore the universe and learn about it. Perhaps one day we will find god. Perhaps we will solve the puzzle. I am certainly not an atheist. Atheists I believe are just as blinded and closed minded as they claim theists to be. I believe humans should be open minded. If there is anything the “illuminati” or any evil force wants it’s for the people to be closed minded and easy to control and manipulate. I was born to a family of many religions and beleifs I have grown to understand the mindset of all of them and from that information I have come to my own conclusion about it all. Wow! Guys take it easy, God and Devil truly exist, All i know is that God sent his son Jesus Christ to die for the sins of mankind. Devil, fallen angel or Satan, which ever you call him, he came to this world to kill, thief and to destroy. Is either you join the side of Jesus Christ so that you will be saved or you end up in hell with Satan in the last day of judgment, believe me there is no two ways about it! Leave a Reply to Raptor Anon Cancel reply Copyright © 2021 Illuminati Agenda All Rights Reserved.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line295
__label__cc	0.524473	0.475527	Industrial computer │Industrial PC │industrial automation│industrial panel pc│3.5 SBC 【2017 New Product】Unique Dual-Protection 1U Rackmount Server from Acrosser(ANR-C236N1) embedded-single-boards Fanless embedded system fanless embedded systems fanless-computers In vehicle computer In vehicle PC Industrial emebbed computer Industrial PC Solution Industrial single board computer Network Rackmount Networking appliance Rugged vehicle Single board Singleboard Industrial Solution for Industrial PC Vehicle computer key word link car computer car computer system car computing COM Express module Embedded and PC-Based embedded linux sbc embedded motherboard embedded system boards embedded systems companies Fanless Panel PC fanless pc i7 Industrial chassis industrial computer manufacturers Industrial Embedded mini pc industrial embedded motherboard industrial embedded motherboards industrial pc manufacturers intel atom motherboard ISA Half Size network security hardware rugged industrial pc singal board pc single board computer manufacturer touch screen pc vehicle mount computer windows embedded x86 single board computer 單板電腦嵌入式工業電腦無風扇系統無風扇系統電腦無風扇電腦 2U rackmount server 3.5 SBC Autonomous cars fan-less ISA Half-Size in-vehicle pc IPC Chassis ISA Bus Low cost SBC Ian Wright is Turning Fedex and Garbage Trucks Into High Performance EVs In Silicon Valley, the mark of a successful entrepreneur is not how good his first idea is; it’s how well he pivots when that first idea doesn’t work out. San Jose Mercury News columnist Michelle Quinn recently wrote, “successful pivots are the stuff of tech industry lore, a critical gamble that resulted in great wealth.” Which brings us to Ian Wright, founder of Wrightspeed. Wrightspeed, which now makes powertrains for trucks, just got a big order from FedEx; the company is comfortably funded, thriving, and hiring. But it nearly crashed and burned before making a pivot that I didn’t see coming — and neither did Wright. I met Wright back in 2006. A vehicle pc engineer who had spent some time on the amateur auto racing circuit, Wright had been working on a plan for an optical switching company when neighbor Martin Eberhard told him about his new startup, Tesla Motors. Wright shelved his business plan and signed on as employee number one, eager for a chance to merge his two passions, electronics and cars. He worked on optimizing the Tesla One for energy efficiency, but became fascinated with the potential of the technology for high-performance cars — much higher than Tesla would be able to sell to a mass market. So he quit Tesla and set out to build the highest performance electric vehicle possible, without worrying about whether it would have much of a market. He started Wrightspeed in 2005 and came up with the X1, a street-legal sports car that goes from 0 to 60 mph in 2.9 seconds. That’s still faster than the fastest Tesla. In 2006, he took me for a in-vehicle computer in his prototype, accelerating to 75 km per hour and pinning me to the passenger seat in the 45 meters or so between his parking space and the closed iron gate at the entrance to the parking lot. Out on the street, we raced from stop sign to stop sign and zoomed around a highway cloverleaf, pulling, Wright told me, about 1.4 G — though it felt like more. He had succeeded in building a high performance vehicle pc. Photo: Wrightspeed Venture capitalists, it turned out, were not as uninterested in the size of the market as Wright was, and he couldn’t get the $8 million or so he thought he needed to turn in-vehicle computer into a real business. He made the rounds of VCs throughout 2007 and got rejected again and again. Then one VC, Nancy Kamei at Intel Capital, made a suggestion that got him thinking: Making a complete car takes a huge amount of capital, she told him, and all your innovation is in the powertrain, not the rest of the vehicle pc. Why not just make powertrains? Powertrains, Wright mused. It’s not likely that car manufacturers could be convinced to use a powertrain from some startup, and car owners rarely replace a powertrain, even if the replacement would save money in fuel and maintenance. But truck owners do. Trucks, he thought, can last 20 or 30 years, and go through several in-vehicle system replacements. He started investigating the truck business, and found out one more encouraging thing — trucks sold to fleets are practically custom designed, with certain engines or other parts designated. If he could get fleet owners interested in his powertrain, he might be able to sell it into trucks coming off the line in addition to marketing it as a replacement item. And that was the pivot. Wright turned away from his idea of building a sexy super-sportscar to the not-so-glamorous business of trucks. That approach attracted nearly $17 million in investment. Wrightspeed now has 18 employees, mostly engineers, in an office in San Jose and is looking to hire more in-vehicle system. FedEx is the company’s lead customer. It’s building electric powertrains with range-extending generators that can run on diesel, gasoline, CNG, or other fuels, The company designed its own motors, gearboxes, inverters, cooling system, and LCD instrument panels, tying it all together with custom software. The only significant parts provided by outside suppliers are the electric generators and batteries. The systems reportedly sell for less than $100,000; exact numbers aren’t available. Wrightspeed shipped its first order of two powertrain systems to FedEx late last year, and just got an order for another 25 this month; that might not sound like a lot, but it’s a huge vote of confidence from the owner of a major fleet of vehicles. Wrightspeed is also getting attention from people who operate garbage trucks. Garbage and recycling collection company the Ratto Group approached Wrightspeed about creating a powertrain suited to garbage trucks; Wrightspeed did so and Ratto has ordered 17 systems. “The average garbage truck in the U.S. spends $55,000 a year on vehicle pc, and up to $30,000 a year on maintenance, mostly brake replacements.” Wrightspeed’s electric motors will cut those fuel costs by more than half, and its regenerative braking technology will cut maintenance costs, also by more than half. While the Ratto Group contacted the company by email, others are literally showing up on the doorstep. “We’ve had people from Russia knock on our door and say that want to buy stuff,” he says. It looks like Wrightspeed will be able to make a solid in-vehicle system business out of selling range-extended electric powertrains. But the company has another asset that might turn out to be a much bigger deal — a patent for “vehicle dynamics control in electric drive vehicles” received earlier this year, number 8718897. This vehicle pc technology stemmed from a problem that needed to be solved to make Wright’s initial sports car prototype safe to drive. If you weren’t an experienced race car driver, it was really hard to control — so hard that a friend of Wright’s wrapped it around a tree during a test drive. In order to keep his other in-vehicle system away from trees, Wright decided that the car would have to automatically control traction, torque, and a wide range of other vehicle dynamics. To make the car “safe to drive if you’re not Michael Schumacher,” he started by giving each wheel its own motor. That’s been done before, and people are looking at using the ability to control motors independently as part of antiskid and anti-lock braking systems. But Wright went a few steps further. He set up each motor to be continuously controlled individually by the vehicle control computer, operating at independent speeds. He added individual gearing systems at each wheel. And then he developed software that continually adjusts these individual speeds to keep the car hugging the road. He says his continually adjusting approach gives better traction control, anti-lock braking, and yaw stability control than current technology, which kicks in to adjust individual brakes or redirect in-vehicle system to a particular wheel only when it detects a problem. This patent will likely bring in cash through licenses to a variety of electric vehicle manufacturers. Eventually, he thinks, someone else will use the technology to create the fastest, highest performance, electric car of its generation. And maybe he’ll buy one with his profits from garbage trucks. refer to: http://spectrum.ieee.org/view-from-the-valley/transportation/advanced-cars/ian-wright-is-turning-garbage-trucks-and-fedex-vans-into-high-performance-evs Posted on November 4, 2014 Author adminCategories UncategorizedTags automobile computer, Embedded and PC-Based, embedded computer, Embedded PC, Embedded SBC, Networking Previous Previous post: Plate and Switch: Google’s Self-Driving Car Is a Transformer Too Next Next post: Vulnerable “Smart” Devices Make an Internet of Insecure Things among network appliance	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line296
__label__wiki	0.653264	0.653264	half man half critic IN CINEMAS/ STREAMING NOW Dalton Bond Double Bill The Living Daylights (PG) Directed by John Glen. Starring Dalton, Maryam d'Abo, Jerome Krabbe. 130 mins. 1987. License to Kill. (15.) Directed by John Glen. Starring Dalton, Carey Lowell and Robert Davi. 133 mins. 1989 He wasn't Bond for long but in his two films Timothy (never Tim) Dalton really ran the gamut like a proper Duke of York. When is he was up, his was one of the best performances as Bond in the whole series, and when he was down he was a calamity: License to Kill is the Carry On Emmanuel of Bond films, a hideous, ill-conceived attempt to get with the times that just made the whole thing look ugly, sordid and ridiculous. Nowadays you can't appreciate what a relief Dalton was when he took over the role. After the high of The Spy Who Loved Me, Moore's tenure had withered away into nothingness. Moore and the production company Eon had become a relationship where both sides knew it was time to move on, but neither could quite bring themselves to abandon the comfort and security of what they knew. In Living Daylights Dalton wasn't the complete Bond, but then neither was Craig in Casino Royale. The freshness he brought to the role more than made up for it. When you consider Dalton, there is one word you keep coming back to – dashing. His Bond was nastier than Moore's, but also much more decent and honourable. Moore's Bond films were like funfair Le Carre, a big cynical game played out in a tired bitter world that had long since forgotten what the point was. Bond films were made because that was what they had always done and nobody had thought to question why. Suddenly with Dalton, something was at stake again. Apart from On Her Majesty Secret Service, Living Daylights is the most romantic of the Bonds, with 007 going all gooey eyed over cellist Kara (d'Abo.) The Living Daylights needs his commitment, it drives it out of the complacent mediocre rut the Bond films had got stuck in. After Moonraker, which was an enormous hit but also enormously expensive to make, the producers decided to downscale. Part of this included promoting loyal company man John Glen, who first worked for them on On Her Majesty's Secret Service, to the director's chair for the last three Moore films. His Bonds are bland, punctual and efficient and retaining his services for the Dalton era was a mistake - he wasn’t the man to shape a new vision of Bond. Still, Living Daylights has plenty of good moments culminating in a fight while hanging out of the back of a cargo plane over Afghanistan, a stunt which still looks impressive today. (Sadly it is followed by the weakest finale of any of the films – a shoddily set up assassination over a toy battlefield that is such an abrupt comedown it feels like a reel is missing and looks like it was lifted from the film version of Callan.) Living Daylights is also the last Bond film to feature a score by John Barry which gives the film a certain majesty. The A-Ha's title track is what it is but he also collaborated on a couple of Pretenders songs – If There Was A Man, Where Has Everybody Gone - that are wonderful. Dalton is great as a romantic lead, but he is less sure with the lechery: he's all Jim Dale but no Sid James. There is a moment when he gets picked up at gunpoint by two attractive ladies who promise to take him to party. When they reveal themselves as CIA types delivering him to Felix Leiter and apologise for the guns he says it's OK as long as we're still on for that party later and it's a cringey moment, Radio 1 DJ awkward. Partly, because by this time we are supposed to believe his feelings for Kara are sincere, but mostly because it's supposed to be a light flippant moment and Dalton's Bond can never lighten up. Which brings us to License To Kill. If Dalton's earnest sincerity lifts Living Daylights into the realms of the pretty good Bond movies, it accentuated all the miscalculations and bad ideas that caused License to Kill to be such an abomination. It starts with Felix Leiter having his legs being bitten off by a shark and his wife killed, all on their wedding day. Bond then has his license to kill revoked when he goes charging off to get revenge on the South American drug lords behind it. Like Tory governments, the Bond movies inherent weakness is a cyclical desire to go back to basics, an almost mythic belief that beneath all the flim flam there lies something lean and pure. Here though they went so basic that they made a bog standard, ugly 80s action movie that instead of a Chuck Norris, Van Damme or Dolph Lundrgen in the lead role, has a second rate parody of James Bond. License to Kill is like a Cannon movie that through some dreadful accounting error a fair amount of money has been spent on. Just like Carry On Emmanuel it fails because it makes explicit what was left ambiguous, slices down the entendres from double to single and repositions the series to a level that is so far beneath what it was that is an insult to its legacy. They aim at the lowest common denominator, and miss. Carry On Emmanuel has more nude shots of Kenneth Williams than Suzanne Danielle; License to Kill has a straight-to-video synopsis that it is just a bit too aloof to really commit to. Nobody wins. It really cut Dalton off at the knees. He had nothing Bondish to work with and he was left badly exposed and looking pretty foolish. A protracted lawsuit that kept the series in hiatus for a number of years and the film’s box office performance – unspectacular globally, disastrous in America – meant that Dalton never got another chance. And it wastes one of the best Bond tunes. Gladys Knights' performance of the title song is glorious, even if she insists on singing License to Kit. Connery Bond Moore Bond Brosnan Bond	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line302
__label__wiki	0.505992	0.505992	EBC Live Adios TPLF! The best Merchant of death By E. Akele Recently most articles written on current situations are concerned about the stability and continuity of Ethiopia. Much emphasis have given to National Reconciliation as a mechanism to create political consensus through power sharing among political groups. I was one of those who hope for Reconciliation and advocated just out of pragmatic desire to redeem lost opportunities of establishing a functioning democracy. But I was hoping against hope. In the two decades under EPRDF observation shows much effort needed to resolve popular discontents. However, the adamant TPLF has resisted any call for reform. It is a misreading of politics that costs heavy price. Now it has crossed the red line and dug its grave wide open. Ascribing any democratic and legitimate demands as a subversive activity organized by Eritrea and Egypt is nothing but a propagandist mantra. It is a strategy of belittling legitimate demands in order to creat a pretext to crush it . As we have been repeatedly seen it, labeling popular demands as an act of terrorism organized, sponsored and directed by Eritreans have showed indeed TPLF can not be cured from its obsession. Rather than gaining support, it really alienate it and exposes the fragility of the political situation. EBC has presented the news, as they always did, by labeling the protest as Eritrean ploy. Why TPLF rushed to externalized its domestic problems is a question need an answer. Dictators by Externalizing domestic problems hoped to stay on power at the expense of people. TPLF, as a diehard Albanian communism had mentality of killing innocents for power. Now the dynamics have changed: it is changed for ever. The Gonder uprising is unparalleled by recents resistance against the regime. First, in a short time people get organized and defend itself. Second, they defended their hero and pride in protecting one’s hero has a psychologically gratifying role. Resistance needs the people to stay inspired to continue. The courageous people of Gonder have made a point in showing the value of coming in defense of its heroes. Gonder as usual needs praise for giving true sons. Oromo’s have been demanding their right for self administration and representative government that would reflect the reality of the Ethiopian people political and geographic compositions. Nevertheless, a system which is designed to have deliberately an asymmetric power structure could not accommodate divergent views and different interests. As a result the “Minority rule, over the Majority” have to come in contradiction with the basic values of democratic systems. The exposed TPLF instead of making reform have celebrated its quarter century abuses and killings of innocents in a manner that would fit its operations at the meskel square. What an Hypocrite farce! The peaceful oromos have for months persisted over the killing and the taming of youth. Despite all odds have exposed the brutality of the regime. The demand made by the “Wolkite Committee” was democratic demand for equality and freedom. It is not an exception. It is part of a legitimate demand that needs to be answered democratically according to the constitutional provisions. But TPLF, as hate groups who was blinded by insatiable corporate appetite and lust for power, are not responsible to run the affairs of the state. The TPLF now is a bunch of old fighters who have suddenly found themselves in the middle of gold bars. The axis, which is formed some time before involving the business magnets, the intelligence and military and the party gurus have formed a strong corporate entities. The axis runs the state and the business all together. Therefore, when the think of Ethiopia, what comes to their mind is a market, untapped resource, cheap slave labour and dumping filed. Expropriation of lands in oromiya and Gonder are an extension of this corporatism which sees land as strategic asset that needs to be sold by the Government. To scrap potential threats, they have created labyrinth of conflicting ethnic interests and draconian legislations that would criminalize any thing. The antiterrorism, charities, the Internet, political party proclamations have clauses that would criminalize any thing. By downing so, at least for a short time, have managed to neutralize dissent. But the sad thing it completely ruled out peaceful struggle as a means for change. What the Gonder uprising proves is the people should have defense itself. The conflict in Ethiopia which pops up here and there are just signs of a broader structural conflicts of the society and the state which is either nurtured through narrow ethnic interests or unaddressed inequalities existed before. Those elites who defined such an exclusionary ideology of ethnicity are only perpetuating conflict to ensure their hold on power. They thought that they would afloat on top of crisis. Such is the ideology of TPLF. Rather than showing remorse over the deteriorating situations they continued to harass the people and disturb the basic fabrics that holds them together for centuries. It seems a deliberately devised strategy that aimed at making them to doubt each other. Dividing would definitely weaken resistance to the regime. Their hate mongering medias, Aiga forum, Horn Affairs and online activities have busy in running the hate campaign. If democratic process allowed the bone of contentions to the conflict should have been solved amicably. A political elite who, against the advise of International experts and national interest of the country, unilaterally hold a referendum to seceded Eritrea is afraid to give that chance to Wolkite. A referendum to decide the the fate of Wolkite to which region they prefer to belong. What ever the outcome would be they will remain part of Ethiopia. They should be given the opportunity according to the constitution to express their desire through the ballot paper. But it surprises any observer that a party stubbornly defended Eritrea’s independence have shown reluctance to give it to Ethiopians. The other paradox a party which is committed to resolve any national question “including and up to secession” is refusing to give the right for an autonomy of a province within the federation. Apart from denying autonomy, outright refusal to recognize the legitimate demands of people would undoubtedly gave birth to the present resistance. The Gonder protest is a product of such constitutional breech and popular discontent. What has been forwarded to a Government body as a question of autonomy turned to be a popular protest. Apologists of the regime are referring the incident as “communal conflict” which presupposes a conflict between the Tigrian and Amhara people. It is far from the reality; what is happening is the people of Gonder is demanding it’s right and by gallantly standing with their committee have once again showed their determinations. TPLF, as it has been the case always can’t do any thing and get away easily with it. It is a bitter lesson to sallow. The intermittent turmoils in Ethiopia from Gambella to Benishangul, from Somali to the Afars and from Gonder to Araba minich clearly shows TPLF is soon will be timed out. We need a coordinating committee in the Diaspora to organize all political forces to join hand against the axis of evils. Therefore, let’s ready ourselves to say Adios TPLF and its corporatism. No amount of propaganda can not mend the images of TPLF as a “merchant of death”. What is needs to be done to shorten the time it takes to remove is to broaden the resistance so that we can, at least quicken it’s inevitable downfall. unnecessary sacrifices of a prolonged struggle should be avoided. Labels: Amhara Protests, EPRDF, Ethiopia, Gondar, Opinion, TPLF Live Ethiopian TV Ethiopian Names and Their Meaning Ethiopia PM asks supporters to scale down rallies, remain vigilant against ‘enemies of reform’ Watch Ethiopian TV Online - EBS LIVE ESAT (271) Ethiopia TV (6) Ethiopian News (112) Durame on Facebook © 2012 Durame. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy \| Contact \| About	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line303
__label__cc	0.639882	0.360118	ENOCH of NJ: Education Network of Christian Homeschoolers of New Jersey Return to Support Group List Cornerstone Home Education Group-NJ (CHEG-NJ) Contact Name: Stacy Giddes Email: info@chegnj.org Website: http://CHEGNJ.org Counties: [Middlesex][Monmouth][Ocean] City: Howell Group Type: Support Group & Co-op Is this group faith based? Christian Group Description: As a ministry of Cornerstone Calvary Chapel in Howell, NJ the Cornerstone Home Education Group (CHEG) is a Christ-centered home school support group ministering to families in Central New Jersey. We recognize that homeschooling families benefit from a place of community together and our mission is to provide encouragement along the journey of homeschooling in a variety of environments. CHEG offers a variety of family experiences including a weekly Co-op (formerly referred to as “REACH”), professional student portraits & Yearbook, standardized testing, family nights, graduation event, holiday celebrations, field trips, and much more. Of course, all of this happens because of our awesome members who volunteer to serve one another, as this is the only way we can keep all of our activities running smoothly. As a paid CHEG group member ($20 annual fee), you will have ample opportunity to get involved in as many of these activities as you would like. Please be advised that any groups or co-ops that are listed on the ENOCH of NJ website may not necessarily be groups that conform to ENOCH of NJ's Statement of Faith. No one should not make any assumptions about the teachings or content that may be provided at these groups or co-ops and should exercise due diligence before deciding to participate. ENOCH of NJ makes no attempt to verify or validate the information in the Support Group section of its website. All information in this section comes directly from leaders of the various support groups and co-ops listed. Edit an Existing Support Group Forget your password? Forget your username? Add a New Support Group Send Email to ENOCH About Support Groups "As we therefore have opportunity, Let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith"...(Galatians 6:10) ENOCH of New Jersey 810 US Hwy 202/206; Bridgewater, NJ; 08807 About Us \| Contact Us \| 732.298.8571	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line305
__label__wiki	0.877723	0.877723	Kirby's Rainbow Resort > Kirby 101 > Kirby 101 Mr. Masahiro Sakurai, working for a little company called HAL Labs, had the project of making a new Gameboy game, one for beginning gamers in which any player could reach the ending. During the production, he would need to create a dummy, until graphics and later code would be filled it. The dummy he created was a funny smiling blob that soon became the star of the game. Everyone liked the funny little blob so much, they decided to expand on it. The blob was first named Popopo, with the game called 'Twinkle Popopo'. Then later he became Kirby, and the series in Japan was called 'Hoshi no Kirby', or 'Kirby of the Stars'. Rumors spread that Kirby was named after the famous vacuum company, but in fact he was named after the Nintendo Lawyer John Kirby, who once had won a major case where Universal Studios attempted to sue Nintendo, saying the Donkey Kong character infringed on the King Kong copyright. Because Kirby's career started on the black-and-white Gameboy, no one was sure exactly what color he was. Mr. Sakurai intended for him to be pink, while Mr. Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of such Nintendo franchises as the Legend of Zelda and Super Mario, believed he should be yellow. But Sakurai's idea won out, and the Japanese box art for the first Kirby game in 1992, Kirby's Dream Land, showed him as pink, but he was shown as white on the US cover. But when Kirby's Adventure came out for the NES, he became pink in the US as well. For Kirby's Adventure, the Kirby team tackled a concept in which beginners could complete the game, but also appeal to advanced players. Then the genius idea came that Kirby could inhale his baddies and copy their ability. This way, beginners could easily get through the game just swallowing and shooting, while advanced players could have different options and choices. This has since become Kirby's signature move and as he has advanced through the years it only gets better! Who is Kirby? What is Kirby? Where's he from? Deep in the heart of the Universe, many light years from earth, there is a shining star with multi-colored rings called Popstar. On Popstar, there is a beautiful little place called Dream Land, where the citizens live a peaceful existence. They spend their days eating delicious food, napping and then gathering with friends to tell their dreams. This is Kirby's homeland. Kirby is a cheerful, innocent and brave little boy with a round, squishy pink body, stubby little arms, red feet, and a smiling face with rosy cheeks. He loves to sleep, and he loves to eat even more. Despite his harmless appearance though, Kirby has amazing abilities. He can inhale his enemies into his mouth, and either spit them out or swallow them. Starting with Kirby's Adventure, Kirby gained the ability to 'copy' an enemy's powers. He could breathe fire, wield a sword, become a martial artist- or even become a UFO! It added a whole new level of variety to his games. In later games, Kirby would get a special hat to wear for each 'Copy Ability' he gained. No one really knows what Kirby is- his kind has never been given a name, but fans have made up all sorts of names, like creampuffs and puffballs. Kirby's Friends Kirby is lucky that he is not alone on his adventures, as he has tons of friends. All through out Popstar Kirby has friends and characters he knows. However, you can find more about them through playing the games, or just checking out our game guides. Here are a few of Kirby's most well known friends that appear in Kirby's Dream Land 2 and Kirby's Dream Land 3, among others. Gooey is one of Kirby's best friend, first appearing in Kirby's Dreamland 3. He's a piece of Dark Matter, but he's a nice guy. Rick the Hamster A cute friend that rules the grassy terrains. Rick has helped Kirby out a couple of times in his adventures. Coo the Owl Coo is a wise and reserved owl that helps Kirby by lifting him off the ground and flying him around. Kine the Fish Kirby's fishy friend is eager to help and makes underwater predicaments extremely easy for Kirby, which can be tough work otherwise. Nago the Cat Nago is a purrfect friend to Kirby, as he helps in on the ground with his sneaky moves and abilities. Eager to lend a hand, Nago has appeared in one adventure. Chu Chu the Octopus Chu Chu is an excellent friend both above ground and under water. From her flying broom ability to natural underwater skills, she makes a wonderful teammate. Pitch the Bird Good things come in small packages, as Pitch proves. Despite his size Pitch has some unique and powerful moves. Eager to help Pitch is a valued friend. Kirby gains many other friends in later games, who offer their unique abilities to aid him in his quests. In Kirby's universe, every planet has a Fountain of Dreams. It protects against nightmares and creates wonderful dreams that the dreamer wishes to his heart's content. The Star Rod is at its center, giving it power. Many things have gone wrong, like when the ruler of Dream Land, King Dedede stole the Star Rod and breaking it to giving a piece to each of his friends. Without the star rod, not a single Dreamlander had a dream. He once stole all the food from Dream Land because he was greedy, but more than once he was possessed by the evil Dark Matter, a being that wishes to take the peaceful, cheerful planet Popstar and drain it of it's good. King Dedede really isn't that bad, he's just misunderstood... and easily possessed! Kirby has taken on the tasks and overcome the obstacles that have been thrown at Popstar, and handled King Dedede's greed. He is the Hero of Dreams and the protector of Popstar, a title he did not intentionally earn. Without his friends' help the tasks would have been a lot harder, maybe impossible. Kirby has met very interesting characters in his travels, with unique abilities and looks. The most mystifying one is Meta Knight, a heavily armored swordsmen who endlessly challenges Kirby. The strangest thing is, when Kirby is victorious in battle against him, he shows his true form - which is strikingly a lot like Kirby! Many theories have been made as to who exactly Meta Knight is, but there are no answers. Meta Knight has both helped and fought against Kirby, making his loyalties unclear. Kirby has graced every Nintendo console released, and has games planned for the newest ones as well. For so long, Kirby has been a very underrated Nintendo character, but he proved his worth in cuteness when he took on the heavyweights in both Super Smash Bros. and it's sequel, Super Smash Bros. Melee. Kirby crossed over from games to TV in 2002 with his own Saturday morning cartoon called Kirby: Right Back at Ya. It finished airing in Japan and the US with 100 episodes, and still continues to air around the world. The future just gets brighter and brighter with Kirby, coincidentally happening quite recently. While Kirby just seems to rise only higher, only time will tell. To be Continued. ;) Kirby's creator, Masahiro Sakurai Last Updated - 2.18.03 © Rainbow Resort 1999-2021. Kirby and all related characters © Nintendo	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line307
__label__wiki	0.930461	0.930461	[News Focus] Nexon Korea to challenge FTC’s hefty penalty Korean game developers protest FTC’s penalty for deceptive promotion of randomized in-game items By Sohn Ji-young Published : Apr 2, 2018 - 16:18 Updated : Apr 2, 2018 - 16:32 South Korea’s top game developers including Nexon, and possibly Netmarble Games, are considering challenging the basis of the Fair Trade Commission’s recent decision to impose 1 billion won ($945,200) in penalties and fines for deceiving customers in promoting their randomized in-game items. The move comes after the Korean FTC penalized three local gamemakers for their deceptive randomized in-game item promotion practices on Sunday. Nexon Korea was slapped with a 939 million won penalty and a 5.5 million won fine, the biggest among the three, while Netmarble received a 45 million won penalty and 15 million won fine. NextFloor, the maker of “Destiny Child,” received a fine of 5 million won. All three firms were ordered to correct their practices as well. They marked the highest-ever penalties to be levied on local game companies for violating Korea’s electronic commerce act, and hinted at legal efforts to regulate the sale of “loot boxes” containing randomized in-game rewards, which critics have argued constitutes as gambling. Nexon Korea (Yonhap) In response, Nexon Korea issued a statement saying that it disagrees with the FTC’s interpretation of the wording the company used — “random provision” — to promote the sale of its randomized virtual game items. “In our puzzle event, we used the phrase ‘random provision’ to suggest the items would be provided at random, and that the odds of obtaining each puzzle piece were different. However, the FTC interpreted the phrase as suggesting equal odds. We plan to work on obtaining an additional review of this issue in the future,” Nexon Korea said in a statement. The FTC had taken issue with Nexon’s mode of promoting “loot boxes,” which can be purchased at a fixed price with real cash. The items obtainable through a box, including their type, effect and performance are determined randomly after a user buys and opens it. According to the FTC, Nexon offered such boxes through its “Celebrity Count” event in its game “Sudden Attack.” For every count purchased, each priced at 900 won, the firm would issue two puzzle pieces. Users who collected all 16 pieces would receive diverse benefits in the game. In promoting the puzzle event, Nexon informed users that the 16 pieces would be provided at random. In reality, however, the odds of obtaining some of the pieces was as low as 0.5 percent. By depriving users of this information, the FTC said the gamemaker led ordinary users to believe that the odds of getting each puzzle piece would be equal. In one case, a customer spent a whopping 460,000 won for purchasing hundreds of puzzle pieces through the Celebrity Count package, the FTC said. The fair trade regulator also noted that Nexon did not properly inform customers of their right to withdraw in-game item purchases in its game “Counter Strike Online 2.” Likewise, Netmarble Games was penalized and fined for deceiving users of its online baseball game “Ma9.” According to the FTC, the firm advertised that the odds of obtaining certain in-game items would be raised by up to 10 percent during an event, when in reality the rate rose by at most 5 percent. Similarly, Netmarble held an event for its game “Monster Taming” in which users could pay to pick out rare monsters. The firm advertised that the odds of getting an “invincible monster” was under 1 percent, though the odds were in fact as low as 0.0005 percent. The FTC determined that Netmarble misled users to expect their chances of obtaining the invincible monster was close to 1 percent, encouraging more purchases. Netmarble was further fined for informing users of “Everybody’s Marble” that they could obtain six special characters only during a certain event period, though the firm continued to sell the same characters through other events. Netmarble Games said in a statement that it has sent out an apology announcement to the users of the three games problematized by the FTC and made due corrections to its practices. When asked of potential plans to challenge the FTC’s actions, the company said that it would “review details of the FTC’s decision documents once they arrive, and carefully decide its response.” NextFloor, a subsidiary of Line Games, was penalized on similar charges of misinforming users of the odds of obtaining certain in-game items as well as advertising recurring events as being a limited-time offer in “Destiny Child.” The FTC’s actions have signaled alarm across the Korean game sector, as it could hurt the sales of in-game items — particularly randomized items, which users tend to continuously buy until they get a desired result — that contribute immensely to profits. Governments around the world, including Korea’s, have been facing growing calls to draw up protective measures to shield customers from the gaming industry’s aggressive monetization practices. A global debate continues over whether loot boxes — virtual boxes containing random in-game items that help you advance in a game, which users can purchase with real money — should be considered as gambling and become a subject of heavy regulation. By Sohn Ji-young (jys@heralcorp.com)	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line308
__label__cc	0.721613	0.278387	Shaarei Simchah: Gates of Joy Torah and Commentary: The Five Books of Moses Bread and Fire Contemporary Halakhic Problems Siddur Ohr Yisrael The Jews of Kaifeng China The Ayeka Shabbat: Hearing Your Own Voice La Haggadah de Pessah du camp de Gurs I Am Writing These Words To You Para que lo sepan las generaciones venideras Masters of the Word Vol. 2 Volume 2: Traditional Jewish Bible Commentary from the First through Thirteenth Centuries By Yonatan Kolatch Masters of the Word is an in-depth exploration of the rich world of traditional Jewish Bible commentators, from the first through the thirteenth centuries. It analyzes the methodology and style of each commentator against the backdrop of his time and place. It does so by studying each parashah as a unit, according to the views of one commentator, thus giving the reader an in-depth view of the commentators methods in a large, but manageable, passage. Not just another "parashah book," this pioneering work addresses such questions as: How did the times affect the commentator and how did he influence his times? What is the commentator's approach and attitude towards the oral law and rabbinic tradition? What were his goals? What kinds of textual problems did he deal with? These problems are dealt with clearly and reliably; the author's comments are fully footnoted. The book of Genesis is divided into two volumes, with Volume I including the following commentators in chronological order: Chazal, Targumim, Zohar, R. Saadia Gaon, Spanish Linguists and Ba'alei Masorah. Volume 1 ends with Parashat Chayei Sarah. Rabbi Yonatan Kolatch has been involved in Jewish education for over three decades in the US and Israel. "Masters of the Word is notable for its depth of scholarship, but without the distractions of scholarly jargon. Kolatch writes in simple clear language that does not belie the complexity or profundity of the subject matter. Moreover, he describes the historical background and personalities of the various commentators in a way that brings these giants of parshanut to life. I feel as if I "know" them better as a result. The book is a tremendous achievement - Kolatch, himself, is a "Master of the Word."" Praise for Masters of the Word When the manuscript Masters of the Word: Traditional Jewish Bible Commentary from the First through Tenth Centuries came across my desk, I was really excited. I knew that there were already many parshanut books out there, but few, if any, could measure up to this one. ~ Bernard Scharfstein, Publisher, KTAV Publishing House	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line311
__label__cc	0.576386	0.423614	Duncan Print Group undertakes £2m spend with XL 105 install Duncan Print Group has invested in a press "that is equipped for everything" after opting for a six-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 105. The Welwyn Garden City-based business will take delivery of the XL 105-6LX at the end of this month, replacing two ageing Komori machines in the process. Its new press, which comes equipped with logistics materials handling, Inpress Control spectrophotometer and semi-automatic plate changing, forms part of a £2m investment programme at the company. According to Bill Duncan, group managing director, the new investments will enable the 80-staff commercial and packaging group to remain competitve while working more efficiently. He said: "We’ve kept our heads down for the last couple of years but the time was right to invest in the latest technology in order to become as efficient and flexible as possible." Duncan added that the XL 105, fitted with inline colour control, will significantly reduce make-ready time and paper waste. "We will also benefit from its ability to consistently run up to its maximum speed of 18,000 sph." Another key benefit of the new press is the ability to print on to a range of substrates that include lightweight 60gsm papers through to boards using both conventional and UV inks. The ability to print onto plastics is a new one for the company and will also enable the 130-year-old business to open up new markets. In April, the £7.5m turnover commercial and packaging business will also install a Stahlfolder TH 82 fully automatic folder with full JDF compatibility. "Upgrading our pressroom required us to upgrade our finishing operation. The Stahlfolder was the logical choice and we plan to install a new stitch trim line in the coming months," he added	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line312
__label__wiki	0.663354	0.663354	MV EXCLUSIVES FULL VOLUME Maximum Volume Music Andy Thorley Having recently signed to Golden Robot Records, WILDSTREET has now released the official video for their new single Still Love You. Trading in their usual hard rock guitars for acoustic instruments, the song optimistically reflects on lost love and heartache. The Prince inspired ending guitar solo by the band’s singer, Eric Jayk, reminds the listener that love songs still rock! Still Love You has been released as part of WILDSTREET’s highly anticipated full-length album Wildstreet III, which will be out on Golden Robot Records in 2021. WILDSTREET was featured in Billboard magazine in July. With festival dates booked in the UK, Mexico, Colombia, Europe and USA WILDSTREET will resume their planned ‘Kings Of World Tour’ next year. WILDSTREET began in 2006 and released their self-titled debut album on Retrospect Records in 2009. The band spent the next 4 years touring nonstop & performing at US festivals including: Rocklahoma (5 consecutive years), SXSW & M3 Rock Festival. WILDSTREET rocked alongside Black Veil Brides, Vains of Jenna, The Bouncing Souls, The Last Vegas, Twisted Sister, Michael Monroe, Crashdiet, Diemonds, Kix, LA Guns and more. The band won the Best Buy/Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands for Rockstar Energy’s Uproar Festival, and opened for Avenged Sevenfold, Sevendust and Three Days Grace in Camden, NJ. In 2011, the band released Wildstreet II..Faster..Louder! to widespread critical acclaim. They made an appearance on The Jimmy Fallon show and their songs were licensed to TV shows on E!, MTV, VH1, Oxygen, TBS & in a THQ Video game. Later that year, the band released the official music video for Poison Kiss, which included a cameo by Don Jameson of The Metal Show. WILDSTREET now had the attention of rock fans worldwide. In 2012, the band released the single Easy Does It, and it’s official music video. The video went viral on YouTube. (Wildstreet has well-over 5 million views and nearly 8,000 subscribers on that platform). After taking a 2 1/2 year break off & dodging rumors of a band breakup, WILDSTREET exploded back onto the NYC scene in 2016, headlining Gramercy Theatre with new line-up. In early 2017, the band rocked NYC with Faster Pussycat and Biters and headed to Rocklahoma for the 6th time. The band began work on their single Raise Hell after Rocklahoma. Released in December 2017, it ushered in a new period for the band. They headlined Irving Plaza for the single’s release party and was handpicked by Dorothy to open for her New York City tour date at The Bowery Ballroom. In February 2018, the band released a lyric/concert video for Raise Hell. WILDSTREET spent the remainder of 2018 in the studio recording, Wildstreet III. They performed regional tour dates/festival dates. Highlights include: opening for Sebastian Bach & Escape The Fate. In March, the band sold out The Knitting Factory Brooklyn and then headed out on their first tour in Europe, playing 10 shows in Belgium, The Netherlands and Germany, including Sleaze Fest 2019 in Bochum, Germany. Upon returning to NYC, WILDSTREET filmed the official music video for Tennessee Cocaine. In July, they headlined a sold out NYC show at Saint Vitus and headed out for a short west coast tour which included stops at The Whisky-a gogo & Great American Music Hall. The band toured the US in February before the pandemic outbreak. Their last three singles, Tennessee Cocaine, Three Way Ride & Born To Be all have over 200k Spotify streams & their last two music videos have over 100k YouTube views. WILDSTREET‘s most recent single, Born To Be was added to Spotify’s ‘Hard Rock’ editorial playlist. Previous articleREVIEW: BRAD COX – MY MIND’S PROJECTION (2020) Next articleDEAR ME, IT’S CHRISTMAS REVIEW: THE SHANG HI LOS – KICK IT LIKE A WICKED BAD HABIT (2021) BAND OF THE DAY: BOB BAKER SOUND REVIEW: W.E.T – RETRANSMISSION – (2021) A TOUGH DRIVE 40 YEARS OF MOTLEY A LONG DISMEMBER IN WITH THE ARC TODAY’S TOP VOLUME REVIEW: W.E.T - RETRANSMISSION - (2021) BLUE MOVIES REVIEW: Phil Lynott: Songs for While I`m Away (DVD -2020) REVIEW: STARIFIED - FAT HITS (2021) REVIEW: KICKIN' VALENTINA - THE REVENGE OF ROCK (2021) REVIEW: HELLO COSMOS - DREAM HARDER (2021) NAKED VIDEOS ARTIST OF THE DAY: CHEZ KANE Review: Imperative Reaction - “Mirror”(2021) REVIEW: MAGNUM: DANCE OF THE BLACK TATTOO (2021) RECENT VOLUME CONNIE AND JOE REVIEW: HELLO COSMOS – DREAM HARDER (2021) WAKING UP THE NEIGHBOURHOOD LEPS OPEN THE VAULT ARTIST OF THE DAY: KNOMAD SPOCK REVIEW: KICKIN’ VALENTINA – THE REVENGE OF ROCK (2021) WANT IT? SATSOMO WRESTLING LETS BE AMIGOS ARTIST OF THE DAY: JOHN PAUL KEITH REVIEW: PEACH AND QUIET – JUST BEYOND THE SHINE (2021) MICE AS NICE FIND THE BANDS THAT YOU LOVE	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line317
__label__wiki	0.942098	0.942098	Pubdate: Mon, 29 Feb 2016 Source: Canberra Times (Australia) Copyright: 2016 Canberra Times Contact: http://www.canberratimes.com.au/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/71 Authors: Natasha Boddy and Eamonn Duff CANBERRA DOCTOR 'RISKS ARREST' FOR MUSIC FESTIVAL PILL-TESTING TRIAL A leading Canberra doctor behind a plan to roll out a private pill testing trial at music festivals believes it could persuade up to 60 per cent of people who use the service not to take potentially dangerous drugs. Fairfax Media revealed on Sunday that Australian Drug Law Reform Foundation president Dr Alex Wodak and Canberra physician Dr David Caldicott planned to run the trial at Sydney music festivals without police or state government approval, potentially breaking the law. The controversial service, which would allow festival-goers to submit their drugs for testing at music venues would "save people's lives", Dr Caldicott told The Canberra Times. The Canberra-based emergency doctor and senior lecturer in medicine at ANU said drug checking changed the behaviour of users. "We could run the trial tomorrow, find out what drugs are on the market now and persuade 60 per cent of consumers not to take their pill. It's the only intervention that's ever been shown to actually stop people using drugs at the point of consumption." Dr Wodak and Dr Caldicott said the trial would take place in NSW with or without the government's permission. NSW Police oppose the trial and premier Mike Baird has refused to state a position on the issue despite commissioning formal advice. "It is a sad and sorry situation where doctors are forced into this position where they have to entertain the possibility of being arrested for trying to save people's lives and it's a terrible indictment of any political system," Dr Caldicott said. A private pill-testing trial would not be illegal in the ACT but would require co-operation from festival organisers, venue owners, insurers and law enforcement. The ACT government is unlikely to support such a trial, with Chief Minister Andrew Barr saying it was not a "government endorsed" approach. " The ACT government is committed to its harm-minimisation approach to illicit drugs, and is constantly looking at ways to better reduce harm, reduce supply and reduce demand," he said. "However, it is not a government endorsed approach and the possession of illicit drugs remains an offence within the context of a harm minimisation approach." But Dr Caldicott said the proposed trial was firmly based on harm minimisation principles. "A war on drugs is an ideological construction that flies in the face of everything we know about young people, which is that they like to use drugs so the only thing that we really should be persuading them to do, as doctors, is to try to keep them alive while we try to persuade them not to use drugs. That's what harm minimisation is all about," Dr Caldicott said. Earlier this month, Justice Minister Shane Rattenbury called for the ACT to lead a "multi-pronged" pill testing pilot proposal. Dr Caldicott said medical professionals and politicians in the ACT had been "far more receptive" to a discussion around the pros and cons of a pill-testing scheme. He said the NSW trial, which would "take the laboratory to the music festival", would be funded through crowdfunding and philanthropy. It was expected to cost $50,000 - $100,000. MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line325
__label__wiki	0.959551	0.959551	NEGROMANCER 2.0 [“We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.”] Skydance Announces Live-Action "Miraculous" Film and TV SKYDANCE MEDIA PARTNERS WITH ZAG TO PRODUCE LIVE-ACTION MIRACULOUS® - TALES OF LADYBUG & CAT NOIR Skydance Acquires Live-Action Film and Television Rights to Hugely Popular Global Animated Series Skydance Media in partnership with ZAG today announced that it has secured the live-action feature film and television rights to the global animated phenomenon Miraculous® - Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir. Under the deal, Skydance plans to develop and produce the first-ever live-action adaptations based on the hit property with an anticipated release in 2020. The critically acclaimed, award-winning animated television series developed and produced by Jeremy Zag follows two heroes—Ladybug and Cat Noir—as they protect the city of Paris from super villains. ZAG’s aspirational series Miraculous - Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir—winner of the 2018 Teen Choice Award for Choice Animated Series, airs in over 120 countries worldwide, regularly scoring #1 rankings in kids 4-11 demo. Miraculous has a passionate and active teen fan base, the “Miraculers” with over a million global subscribers to YouTube and 17 billion watch-time minutes in its lifetime with both official and user-generated content. The fans drive high interactivity on Instagram with over 300M followers regularly engaging. Miraculous consumer products have 350 licensees worldwide. Winning multiple industry awards in licensing and consumer products, merchandise passed the $100 million mark in retail sales in 2017. “Jeremy and everyone at ZAG have done a tremendous job in creating and building Miraculous into the massive pop culture sensation it is today,” said Jesse Sisgold, President and COO, Skydance Media. “We look forward to partnering with them to expand this incredible universe into the world of live-action.” "I am thrilled to partner with Skydance to create live-action adaptations of Miraculous. It’s been my long-time dream to bring this world to life,” said Jeremy Zag, Founder and CEO, ZAG. “The Skydance team really understands and embraces the vision we have for this very special superhero love story. They have an incredible track record of producing exciting action with compelling characters and are the perfect team to express the magic and adventure of Ladybug and Cat Noir.” Miraculous - Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir follows the adventures of two seemingly typical teens with secret identities, Marinette and Adrien, who magically transform into superheroes, Ladybug and Cat Noir. As secret superheroes, Ladybug and Cat Noir are partners in the action. But in the daytime, Marinette is just a normal girl, living a normal life. Cat Noir will do anything to support and impress Ladybug, but does not know this is Marinette from his class. Marinette, the regular girl, in turn dreams of Adrien and simply gets little response. When evil threatens Paris, their beloved City of Lights, can they beat the unexpected villains? Miraculous taps into first love, secrets, friends, magic, duality and the romance of Paris. About ZAG ZAG is a global independent entertainment studio specializing in the creation and production of original, high-quality IP for kids and family in the film and TV sector. The company was founded in France in 2009 by Jeremy Zag, who expanded operations to Japan, the U.S., and Canada, between 2012 and 2017. Since inception, the company has produced more than 200 half-hours of high-quality CGI-animated content licensed to major broadcasters and digital partners in over 130 territories. ZAG has established the ZAG HEROEZ brand label that incorporates the broad universe of all its modern-day superhero stories to be told across TV, film and digital platforms. The company is most well-known for its global animation hit, ZAG HEROEZ Miraculous - Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir (78 x 22’), which premiered in 2015. Created by ZAG and co-produced by Method Animation, part of On Kids and Family. Season two and three of the series are co-produced by Zagtoon and Method Animation. Over 300 licensees have launched 3000+ products for the brand to date. ZAG was named “Breakout Studio of the Year” in 2016 by Animation Magazine’s World Animation Network. For more information: www.zag-inc.com, https://www.youtube.com/c/miraculousladybug About Skydance Media Skydance is a diversified media company founded by David Ellison in 2010 to create high-quality, event-level entertainment for global audiences. The Company brings to life stories with immersive worlds across its feature film, television, interactive and animation divisions. Recent feature films include Mission: Impossible–Fallout and Annihilation. Skydance’s upcoming feature films include Top Gun: Maverick, 6 Underground, Gemini Man and the Untitled Terminator project. Skydance Television launched in 2013, and its current slate includes two Emmy-nominated series, Grace and Frankie and Altered Carbon, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, Condor, Dietland and Foundation. 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__label__wiki	0.879069	0.879069	SE-JOA Bell 206L-1 Long Ranger II Sälen Ski Resort, Dalarna, Sweden Jimmy Edvardsen (contact) Sunset at Mt Hundfjället in Sälen Ski Resort. Arctic Air is arranging regular helicopter operations in the area for the second year in a row. It will be active in the area until April. Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/SE-JOA/6845 Arctic Air AB Arctic Air offers seasonal helicopter services at Sälen Ski Resort in Dalarna County. Vuoggatjålme, Arjeplog Håkan Björkman (contact) Arctic Air's new Long Ranger - just delivered to the Vuoggatjålme base. Information about SE-JOA Last update: 3 Jul 2015 Reg: SE-JOA C-GLMM, OE-KXT, D-HUGO, G-BVVV, G-NEUF, G-LILA This aircraft was constructed in 1980. It spent its first three decades in Canada, Austria, Germany and UK. The helicopter was imported to Sweden by Arctic Air in March/April 2012. Later the same spring Arctic Air purchased Lapplandsflyg's operation in Kvikkjokk, including its hangar. Arctic Air inherited the shuttle route between Kvikkjokk-Staloluokta and the local ad hoc operations in the region. The deal was a result of Lapplandsflyg's retirement in the spring of 2012. SE-JOA was engaged in the Kvikkjokk operations the same summer. This page was last modified on 3 July 2015 \| click here to edit the page	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line332
__label__wiki	0.866737	0.866737	MANSFIELD MUSICAL & DRAMATIC SOCIETY Upcoming Productions The Kastle Blackadder 11 Show Proposal Application Form Join-Renew-Update Membership MMuDS Values MMuDS Audition & Casting Policy Groups/Programs MAD Orchestra The Actor Factory Trish Sweeney Award Harry Nix Award Past Productions - index The Show Must Go Online > ShowMustGoOnline_resources Blackadder Goes Forth Title of Show Lyfe of Bryan A Month of Sundays Brilliant Lies Mansfield PAC MMuDS Seating Attendance Ticketing Policy PAC Technical The Spanish setting for “Man of La Mancha” provides a great opportunity to explore Spanish dance and musical influences. Given the importance of this element, choreographers, Lyn and Brook Saville have been working with the cast since the beginning of the year. “We’re really enjoying working on choreography for the show with such a dedicated cast. We've had some absolutely hilarious moments along the way and everyone has learnt so much through the process. I’m very happy with how it’s all coming together” said Lyn. Wig design Andy Dolling is well known in Mansfield as a wonderful hairdresser......but some may be also surprised to learn she has spent over 15 years working in professional theatre productions nationally. In fact she was the hairdresser for "Man of La Mancha" when it toured in Australia in 2002 with Anthony Warlow and Caroline O’Connor. Set ConstructionIan Keys, Steve Chisholm & David Caddy worked on the set for MoLMConstruction began about a month ago. The boys have been getting together weekly to design and build the structures for the show. Towards the end May the set will be transported to the Performing Arts Centre where more work on the finishing touches will complete the effect of a dungeon. Cervantes / Don Quixote - Sandy Mackinnon Author, playwright, director, raconteur, actor - so much talent in just one man. Sandy as DQ owns the stage and makes this production his own. Aldonza / Dulcinea - Bec Bolwell It's hard to believe but Bec has been on stage with MMuDS since appearing as Astrid (the bridesmaid) in Dimboola in 1994. She was also Yum Yum in Mikado (1994), Joanna in Sweeney Todd (1995), & Miss Bingley in Pride & Pejudice (2005) Sancho Panza - Michael Isbister Lives and breathes musical theatre, and can probably sing more songs from theatre productions than most people know exist. Although reasonably new to MMuDS, he has already hit the boards in Grease, directed two shows (Footloose and Sound of Music), and has plans for a show in 2016. Michael was born to play Sancho. Padre / Tenorio - Colin Price Unbelievably, Colin's turn as the butler in last year's MMuDS production of Sound of Music was his first time on stage. He did however sing with a number of bands in Melbourne - Melbourne's loss, Mansfield's gain. Simone Reeder - MoLM is Simone's third theatrical experience with MMuDS - first appeared in Oliver, was in the orchestra for Cabaret (although was on stage at the piano due to the blocking of the show), now appearing as Antonia. Housekeeper - Judy Dixon Since first becoming involved with MMuDS a few years ago in Cabaret, Judy has thrown herself in the theatre world with gusto. As Charity Hope Valentine in Sweet Charity (2013) she was marvellous. Her elevator scene with Oscar Lindquist (Chris Casey) was outstanding. The Duke / Dr Carassco / Knight of Mirrors - Lex Ross Lex first become involved with the stage through Rockhampton Little Theatre. He moved onto various theatre groups in suburban Melbourne, before stepping out with MMuDS in Cabaret. He made his MMuDS' directoral debut with A Month Of Sundays (2014), and returns to the stage in MoLM undertaking multiple roles. Maria - Cathie Smith Cathie has been in more MMuDS productions than is sensible! At last count, she has been on stage in 26 shows and directed several others. She has made costumes, managed make up teams, organised Front of House, designed sets (sometimes all in the same production!) - the only thing she hasn't done is play in the orchestra (...but there's still time to rectify that!) Fermina - Rachael Noble Rach is an all-rounder, comfortable both on stage, or in the production team. From Grease (2011) to Footloose (2012) to MoLM, Rach commits to the production totally. She loves to dress up, and looks great in a costume. Barber / Anselmo - Tim Crawford Tim was involved in a multitude of MMuDS shows in the early years, including being part of the cast of the award-winning production The Big Men Fly (1996). He now has a renewed taste for treading the boards, and is enjoying being menacing in MoLM! Governor / Inn Keeper - Daryl Hunt In 1984, Daryl appeared in MMuDS' production Chrysanthemum. Since that time, he is a prolific winner of theatre awards (most notable several ZAPA awards from Wangaratta Zonta Club). Daryl's entire contribution to Dimboola as the groom were the words, "No worries", several times, with the occasional, "No worries at all" thrown in! Captain of the Inquisition / Juan - Keith Padbury Keith has a strong history with MMuDS, first appearing as a witty drunk (or perhaps as a drunken wit) in Dimboola (1994). He has also appeared in The Mikado, The Big Men Fly, and Widdow of Wappan. He has been nominated and won awards for his work with MMuDS. Prison Urchins - Stella Weingott, Lily Weingott, Charli Cooper A trooper at the age of 6, this is Stella's 2nd outing with MMuDS after a "Stellar" perfomance in SoM. MoLM sees the first time on stage for Lily. Charli is a high-energy performer - this is her first time on stage with MMuDS, but theatre is in her blood as her mum Andy has worked in Australia and internationally in the hair department of many high profile theatre productions. Head Muleteer, Pedro - Warren Henningson Warren uses his stage presence well, and has undertaken several character roles with MMuDS. In MoLM, he is a rough muleteer, Pedro, as well as an exotic Moor. 1st Muleteer, Jose - Will Twycross Will has appeared in 16 MMuDS' shows and has directed four. As Ko-Ko in the Mikado in 1994, Will added his own touches to "I've Got A Little List", which some Mansfieldians still sing today. And how could you forget his work as Dangles, the best man in Dimboola - all slicked back hair and attitude? Steven Flew - MoLM is Steven's first role with MMuDS. Steven is a lover of theatre, and now that he has the taste for greasepaint, we hope to see more of him in the future. Guards / Knight of Mirrors Attendants - Deb Sala Tenna, Tim Crawford Moors - Simone Reeder, Judy Dixon, Rachael Noble, Louise Bretherton, Bec Bolwell, Cathie Smith, Warren Henningson, Rolf Koren Rory the Dog Herself - One of the best behaved cast members, quiet, respectful, always where she should be. A sneaky scene-stealer, Rory brazenly wore her cast tee shirt when the opportunity arose to get her head (and tee shirt) on national TV. Costuming for the Front of House crew for Man of La Mancha has been taken on by 8 women who have been busy designing and making a series of unusual costumes inspired by the Spanish flamenco style.Working from a technique learnt by Karen Pirie at a recent workshop at the State Library in conjunction with the Les Miserables exhibition in Melbourne, the outfits are all created using many overlapping patterned and textured fabrics. The results are unpredictable and break away from the conventions of using a pattern. "It has been so much fun sharing this new technique with the 'costuming girls'. A great deal of project was spent collecting the fabrics and other bits and pieces to be used and the girls have created a wardrobe of exciting designs", said Karen. MMuDS next musical production, Man of La Mancha, is set in Spain in a dungeon at the time of the Spanish inquisition and tells the story of Don Quixote and his faithful manservant and their many misadventures. Part of the appeal of the show comes from the very ‘human’ nature of conflict of what is real and imagined. The musical is a black comedy style ‘play within a play’ and has many fantastical elements to it, giving wonderful theatrical opportunity to be creative with costumes, sets and lighting. And then there’s the Band of Gypsies Everyone knows that ‘gypsies’ feature prominently in Spain and other parts of Europe. Not having a country of their ‘own’ they travelled widely and developed a musical style with many influences. In Spain today, as it was in the 16th century, gypsies are are still very much part of the culture. Under the Musical Directorship of Alastair Pirie, five other musicians make up the “La Mancha” Gypsy Band: Derek Beautyman, Janet Haensel, Richard Smith, Carey Meadows and Rolf Koren have been working since February to bring the score, with all it’s Spanish rhythms to life. “The music in this show is really well written and it’s a delight to play such a great score”, said Alastair. “Each song is beautifully constructed and I’m sure the audience is going to enjoy this aspect of Man of La Mancha”. © Mansfield Musical & Dramatic Society Inc ABN 24 559 810 956 Feedback to publicity@mmuds.org.au	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line335
__label__cc	0.605234	0.394766	26 July 2013 ~ 0 Comments Team Slideways Industries take Polos to the podium at Rally of Coimbatore 2013 Indian National Rally Championship Motorsport Team Slideways Industries scored three podium positions at round three of the FMSCI Indian National Rally Championship, the Rally Rally of Coimbatore on 20-21 July. Supported by Volkswagen Motorsport India and JK Tyres, the Pune-based squad saw victories in the both the Indian National Rally Championship (INRC) and Junior Indian National Rally Championship (JINRC) classes. Former PWRC champion and multiple APRC champion Karamjit Singh put in a flawless run with his co-driver Jagdev Singh over the weekend to secure his second consecutive win in the IRC class with an overall time of 1 hour, 42 minutes and 12.1 seconds. In the Group N 1600cc class, Byram Godrej and co-driver Prajwal Pai experienced brake issues early on Saturday and ended the day in second place. He was back in stunning form on Sunday morning, though, and enjoyed a terrific run in the rally’s two special stages. Making up over a minute, the pair overhauled their overnight lead, sealing their first win in the 1600cc class with an overall time of 1 hour, 47 minutes, and 44.9 seconds. ‘It is hard to believe that the Volkswagen Polo is only three rallies old given the amount of performance it offers,’ said Byram. Vikram Mathias and R Chandramouli meanwhile, driving their first rally for Slideways Industries, were in a comfortable lead of the class on day one but went off on the penultimate stage. Sirish Chandran and co-driver Nikhil Pai who scored the Polo’s first victory in the INRC earlier in the year suffered a forgettable weekend with a mechanical problem putting them out of contention on the very first special stage of the event. It was better news for Team Principal Rohan Pawar and his co-driver Arjun Mehta, who secured another podium finish in the JINRC class, with an overall time of 1 hour, 56 minutes, and 29.2 seconds. Pawar fought with fellow Team Slideways Industries driver Aniruddha Rangnekar, but ultimately went faster that Rangnekar on the second day of the event to clinch first place. ‘I am extremely happy with the team’s and my own performance. Having veteran drivers like Karamjit Singh and Vikram Mathias in the team have bolstered everyone’s spirits and of course our Technical Director Byram Godrej has done an excellent job in preparing and setting up the cars,’ said an elated Pawar. The Rally of Coimbatore was held alongside the first rounds of the Volkswagen Polo R-Cup India 2013. With the Kari Motor Speedway being the base for both, enthusiasts and spectators were treated to witnessing India’s best racing and rally drivers in action together at the same time. The rally Polos of Team Slideways Industries – which have performed excellently in the Volkswagen Polo R-Cup India on track for the past three years – had no trouble negotiating the tight corners of the track-based special stage after sliding around the gravel stages of the rally. Team Slideways Industries now heads back to Pune to develop the squad of Polos further with support from Volkswagen Motorsport India, ahead of round four of the championship, the K1000 Rally at Bangalore. Tags: 2013 Indian National Rally Championship, Motorsport	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line340
__label__wiki	0.616026	0.616026	Mary Nan Hoffman Precinct analysis: District Attorney 2020 and 2016 We move on now to the county executive office races for Harris County in 2020, which will be the end of the line for Harris County precinct analyses. I do have a copy of the Fort Bend canvass, though they do theirs in an annoyingly weird way, and will try to put something together for them after I’m done with this batch. With the four executive offices that were on the ballot for their regular election in 2020 – District Attorney, County Attorney, Sheriff, and Tax Assessor – we can not only view the data for this year, but do a nice comparison to 2016, since three of the four Democrats were running for re-election. We begin with the office of District Attorney: Dist Huffman Ogg Huffman% Ogg% CD02 181,395 153,831 54.11% 45.89% CD08 26,099 14,788 63.83% 36.17% CD09 38,774 118,363 24.68% 75.32% CD10 104,070 58,639 63.96% 36.04% SBOE4 112,135 329,155 25.41% 74.59% SD04 56,181 22,546 71.36% 28.64% SD06 60,192 114,828 34.39% 65.61% SD07 238,787 169,996 58.41% 41.59% HD126 39,478 33,020 54.45% 45.55% HD140 9,831 21,145 31.74% 68.26% CC1 95,557 277,035 25.65% 74.35% CC2 153,715 141,830 52.01% 47.99% JP1 93,091 164,781 36.10% 63.90% JP2 35,099 47,838 42.32% 57.68% JP4 238,031 181,915 56.68% 43.32% JP6 8,739 26,466 24.82% 75.18% Here’s the same data from 2016. I’m going to reprint the table below and then do some comparisons, but at a macro level, Kim Ogg was the second-most successful candidate in Harris County in 2016. Her 696,955 votes and her 108,491-vote margin of victory were second only to Hillary Clinton. Ogg received 54.22% of the vote in 2016. She fell a little short of that percentage in 2020, garnering 53.89% of the vote this year, while increasing her margin to 121,507 votes. She was more middle of the pack this year, as the overall Democratic performance was up from 2016. She trailed all of the statewide candidates in total votes except for Gisela Triana, who was less than 300 votes behind her, though her percentage was higher than all of them except Joe Biden and the three Court of Criminal Appeals candidates. She had fewer votes than three of the four appellate court candidates (she was exactly nine votes behind Jane Robinson), but had a higher percentage than three of the four. Among the district and county court candidates, Ogg had more votes and a higher percentage than seven, more votes but a lower percentage than two, and fewer votes and a lower percentage than six. (Writing all that out makes me think it was Republicans who were skipping judicial races more than Democrats. In the race immediately above DA, Democrat Julia Maldonado got 3,354 more votes than Ogg, but Republican Alyssa Lemkuil got 17,325 fewer votes than Mary Nan Huffman. In the race immediately after DA, Democrat Lesley Briones got 14,940 more votes than Ogg, but Republican Clyde Leuchtag got 30,357 fewer votes than Huffman. That sure looks like less Republican participation to me.) Here’s the district breakdown for the DA race from 2016. It’s not as comprehensive as this year’s, but it’s good enough for these purposes. Dist Anderson Ogg Anderson% Ogg% The shifts within districts are perhaps more subtle than you might think. A few stand out – CD07 goes from a 6.4 point win for Devon Anderson in 2016 to a narrow Ogg win in 2020, powered in large part by a ten-point shift in Ogg’s favor in HD134. On the flip side, Ogg carried CC2 by a point and a half in 2016 but lost it by four points in 2020, as her lead in CD29 went from 43 points to 31 points. Overall, Ogg saw modest gains in Republican turf – CD02, HD126, HD133, HD150, CC3, CC4 – and some Democratic turf – CD18, HD146, HD147, HD148, CC1 – and some modest losses in each – CD10, CD29, HD128, HD140, HD143, HD144, HD145, CC2. In a lot of places, the percentages went one way or the other, but the gap in total votes didn’t change. CD09 is a good example of this – Ogg won it by 80K votes in each year, but with about 24K more votes cast in 2020, split evenly between her and Huffman, that lowered her percentage by four points. Same thing in HD127, which Ogg lost by 20,559 in 2016 and 20,603 in 2020, but added three percentage points because 16K more votes were cast. In the three Latino State Rep districts cited above, Ogg had more votes in 2020 in HD140, HD143, and HD145 than she did in 2016 – she had 70 fewer votes in HD144 – but her improvements in the first two districts were in the hundreds, while Huffman outperformed Anderson by 2,300 in HD140, by 3,500 in HD143, and by 3,500 in HD144; Huffman improved by 4,300 in HD145 while Ogg added 3,500 votes. As we’ve discussed before, it will be interesting to see how these districts perform going forward, and in lower-turnout scenarios. So we see some changes in where the vote was, with Ogg building a bit on 2016, in the same way that Joe Biden built a bit on what Hillary Clinton did in 2016. As I write this, I haven’t actually taken this close a look at the district changes in the other county races, so we’ll learn and discover together. I think we can expect that some of this behavior is mirrored elsewhere, but this is the only race with an incumbent running for re-election who did basically as well as they had done before, so the patterns may be a little harder to discern. But that’s what makes this exercise so interesting each cycle. Let me know what you think. Endorsement watch: Ed and Kim This is an easy call. Sheriff Ed Gonzalez Anyone who has been led by personal experience or the events of the past year to conclude that cops are callous and jaded hasn’t meant Ed Gonzalez. The compassionate approach of this 51-year-old homicide detective-turned-city councilman-turned-sheriff might even win over some in the “defund the police” crowd. Gonzalez doesn’t just give lip service to criminal justice reform or decriminalizing mental illness health, drug addiction and homelessness. He is enacting policies within the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. “The word defund is not effective,” he says. “We need right-sized policing.” To him, that means more focus on fighting violent crime and forming a regional task force to reduce drunken-driving deaths. Elected in 2016, the Democrat brought the long-troubled Harris County Jail into state compliance and later made it the first in the state to address the opioid crisis by offering a drug that helps curb cravings and prevent relapses. He was among the first local officials to support reform of a misdemeanor bail system a federal court deemed unconstitutional. The sheriff led the way in implementing cite-and-release, a program seeking to reduce the jail population by treating some misdemeanor charges like speeding tickets — that is, with citations rather than arrests. Gonzalez says conversations are underway about how health providers could respond first to lower-risk calls that don’t require armed deputies. Other programs connect domestic violence survivors with social services and another improves interactions with people with autism. Basically, Sheriff Gonzalez is doing it right. He’s as clear a choice as there is. This could have been a more difficult choice. Kim Ogg To determine if Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg is doing a good job, consider the claims of the opposition she has drawn this election year. In the Democratic primary, she faced a challenge from the left, with opponents who believed her support for bail and other reforms has been too tepid. In the general election, her Republican opponent complains she’s too soft on law and order. Neither claim hits the mark. For Ogg, 60, has approached the job of district attorney as she should: making it her priority to ensure a fair process that engenders trust in the system, supporting both reform and law enforcement with eyes open to their potential flaws and pushing back accordingly. “I believe reform and public safety can mutually exist,” Ogg told the editorial board. “I believe Harris County is safer today because they have an independent district attorney.” We agree. There’s certainly room to criticize Ogg on criminal justice reform – Audia Jones and Carvana Cloud tried but didn’t succeed. A similar criticism from the right, based on cost savings and prioritizing violent crime over nonviolent crime – something Ogg herself highlighted in 2016 – would surely have been received favorably by the Chron editorial board. It might even be a general election winner. That’s not the argument that Ogg’s opponent was making, and the board wasn’t buying what she was selling. We’ve seen plenty of crossover votes in the DA race in previous elections – for Ogg in 2016, for Mike Anderson in 2012 – but I don’t expect much of it this year. July 2020 campaign finance reports: Harris County You can always count on January and July for campaign finance reports. This roundup is going to be a little funky, because all of the candidates filed eight-day reports for the March primary, and a few also filed 30-day and eight-day reports for the July runoff. I’ll note those folks, because it means that some of the comparisons are not really apples-to-apples. But this is what we have. The July 2019 reports are here, and the January 2020 reports are here. Kim Ogg, District Attorney Mary Nan Huffman, District Attorney Ed Gonzalez, Sheriff Joe Danna, Sheriff Christian Menefee, Harris County Attorney John Nation, Harris County Attorney Ann Harris Bennett, Tax Assessor Chris Daniel (SPAC), Tax Assessor Rodney Ellis, County Commissioner, Precinct 1 Michael Moore, County Commissioner, Precinct 3 Tom Ramsey, County Commissioner, Precinct 3 Candidate Raised Spent Loan On Hand Ogg 64,109 223,775 68,489 29,698 Huffman 30,455 58,215 0 11,385 Gonzalez 37,352 28,320 0 73,959 Danna 56,446 26,240 0 8,490 Menefee 24,236 32,768 0 11,680 Nation 0 0 0 0 Daniel 1,302 51 25,000 1,705 Ellis 53,835 575,804 0 3,029,506 Moore 156,790 245,110 0 96,832 Ramsey 346,150 49,829 0 308,942 Both Ogg ($385K) and Gonzales ($317K) had plenty of cash on hand as of January, but they both spent a bunch of money in their contested primaries; Ogg needed to do so more than Gonzalez took the wise approach of not taking his little-known opponents lightly. I expect they’ll raise enough to run their campaigns, but as they’ll benefit from the Democratic nature of the county, I wouldn’t necessarily expect them to be big moneybags. I haven’t seen much of a campaign from Huffman as yet, and Joe Danna is a perennial candidate who gets most of his contributions as in-kind. What I’m saying is, don’t expect a whole lot from these races. The same is largely true for the County Attorney and Tax Assessor races. Christian Menefeee had a decent amount raised for his January report, so he’ll probably take in a few bucks. I know absolutely nothing about his opponent, who doesn’t appear to be doing much. I don’t know why Ann Harris Bennett hasn’t filed a report yet, but he’s never been a big fundraiser. Chris Daniel has always used that PAC for his campaigns, and he had a few bucks in it as District Clerk but not that much. Rodney Ellis brought a lot of money with him from his time as State Senator when he moved to the County Commissioner spot, and he will continue to raise and spend a significant amount. If previous patterns hold, he’ll put some money towards a coordinated campaign, and support some other Dems running for office directly. The race that will see the most money is the Commissioner race in Precinct 3. Michael Moore was in the Dem primary runoff, and the report you see is from July 6, which is to say it’s his eight-day report. That means the money raised and spent is from a 22-day period, which should give a bit of perspective. Both he and Tom Ramsey will have all the resources they need. January 2020 campaign finance reports: Harris County As you know, New Year’s Day brings a new round of campaign finance reports, for all levels of government. I’m going to be working my way through these as I can, because there’s lots to be learned about the candidates and the status of the races from these reports, even if all we do is look at the topline numbers. Today we start with Harris County races, as there’s a lot of action and primary intrigue. With the Presidential primary and of course the entire Trump demon circus dominating the news, it can be hard to tell where the buzz is in these races, if any buzz exists. The July 2019 reports, with a much smaller field of candidates, is here. Carvana Cloud, District Attorney Audia Jones, District Attorney Curtis Todd Overstreet, District Attorney Lori DeAngelo, District Attorney Lloyd Oliver, District Attorney Jerome Moore, Sheriff Harry Zamora, Sheriff Paul Day, Sheriff Vince Ryan, County Attorney Ben Rose, Harris County Attorney John Nation, County Attorney Jolanda Jones, Tax Assessor Jack Terence, Tax Assessor Maria Jackson, County Commissioner, Precinct 1 Diana Alexander, County Commissioner, Precinct 3 Erik Hassan, County Commissioner, Precinct 3 Morris Overstreet, County Commissioner, Precinct 3 Kristi Thibaut, County Commissioner, Precinct 3 Susan Sample, County Commissioner, Precinct 3 Brenda Stardig (SPAC), County Commissioner, Precinct 3 Ogg 106,572 83,276 68,489 385,908 Cloud 33,881 17,382 0 16,889 Jones 49,186 29,177 0 29,973 Overstreet 0 1,250 0 0 DeAngelo 500 2,012 0 500 Hoffman 0 41,089 0 0 Oliver 0 0 0 0 Gonzalez 95,636 47,317 0 317,264 Moore 28,595 15,896 0 12,698 Zamora 4,500 18,177 0 0 Danna 78,820 39,274 7,000 9,857 Day 0 0 0 0 Ryan 33,655 18,779 0 101,039 Menefee 135,579 41,249 0 128,547 Rose 89,476 80,932 20,000 53,341 Nation 0 1,369 0 0 Bennett 20,965 8,734 0 39,845 Jones 16,320 1,250 0 16,320 Terence 1,000 1,400 0 0 Daniel 35 1 0 454 Ellis 122,631 396,998 0 3,881,740 Jackson 110,230 71,241 8,000 19,353 Hassan 750 4,442 0 0 Moore 209,391 13,248 0 199,052 Overstreet 17,950 2,025 0 15,925 Thibaut 51,180 4,536 0 45,761 Ramsey 154,315 24,281 0 126,619 Sample 26,624 1,828 0 26,620 Stardig 43,700 39,985 0 75,930 I guess I expected more from the District Attorney race. Audia Jones and Carvana Cloud have raised a few bucks, but nothing yet that would lead me to believe they will be able to effectively communicate with a primary electorate that could well be over 500,000 voters. Kim Ogg is completing her first term, but this will be the third time she’s been on the ballot – there was an election for DA in 2014 as well, following the death of Mike Anderson and the appointment of his widow, Devon Anderson, to succeed him. Neither of those primaries had a lot of voters, but a lot of the folks voting this March will have done so in one or both of the past Novembers, and that’s a boost for Ogg. On the Republican side, you can insert a shrug emoji here. I assume whoever wins that nomination will eventually be able to convince people to give them money. If you’re wondering how Mary Nan Hoffman can spend $41K without raising anything, the answer is that she spent that from personal funds. Sheriff Ed Gonzalez is the only incumbent here without a serious primary challenger. I’d never advise anyone to coast in an election where they have an opponent, but he doesn’t need to have the pedal to the metal. More than half of the amount Joe Danna raised was in kind, so don’t spend too much time thinking about that. Both County Attorney challengers have done well, though again the question will be “is it enough?” I actually got a robopoll call the other day for the County Attorney race, but I didn’t stay on the line till the end – they started asking “if you knew this about this candidate” questions, and since they didn’t say up front how long the survey might take, I didn’t want to stick it out. As above, the main challenge for Christian Menefee and Ben Rose is that Vince Ryan has been on the ballot multiple times, going back to 2008. The voters know who he is, or at least more of them know who he is than they do who the other candidates in that race are. That’s the hill they have to climb. The one challenger to an incumbent who can claim a name ID advantage is Jolanda Jones, who is surely as well known as anyone on this ballot. That has its pros and cons in her case, but at least the voters deciding between her and Ann Harris Bennett won’t be guessing about who their choices are. I didn’t mention the Republicans running for County Attorney or Tax Assessor for obvious reasons. Chris Daniel could be a low-key favorite to surpass the partisan baseline in his race in November, but after 2016 and 2018, he’ll need a lot more than that. In the Commissioners Court races, Maria Jackson has raised a decent amount of money, but she’s never going to be on anything close to even footing there. Precinct 1 is one-fourth of the county, but a much bigger share of the Democratic primary electorate. In 2008, there were 143K votes in Precinct 1 out of 411K overall or 35%. In 2012, it was 39K out of 76K, or 51%, and in 2016 it was 89K out of 227K, or 39%. My guess is that in a 500K primary, Precinct 1 will have between 150K and 200K voters. Think of it in those terms when you think about how much money each candidate has to spend so they can communicate with those voters. In Precinct 3, Michael Moore and Tom Ramsey stand out in each of their races so far. For what it’s worth, the three Dems have raised more (270K to 224K) than the three Republicans so far. I don’t think any of that matters right now. Steve Radack still has his campaign money, and I’d bet he spends quite a bit of it to help the Republican nominee hold this seat. All right, that’s it for now. I’ll have state offices next, and will do Congress and US Senate later since those totals aren’t reliably available till the first of the next month. Later I’ll go back and fill in the city numbers, and maybe look at HISD and HCC as well. Let me know what you think. Filing period preview: Harris County Previously: Congress, Statewide, and SBOE/Senate/House. For County races, I cannot use the Patrick Svitek spreadsheet, as it doesn’t include local races. I am instead using the Campaign Contribution and Expenditure Reports for Various County Offices link on the County Clerk webpage, as it includes Appointments of Treasurer. I set the filter for a time frame beginning July 15, and including all offices. Not perfect, and may miss candidates who filed Appointments of Treasurer, but it’s close enough. Earlier candidates will have been included in my roundup of July finance reports for county candidates. So with all that said, here we go. I’m not looking for incumbents’ campaign webpages, we already know about them. I’m trying to identify the party for each of the candidates I found, but some are not easy to determine, so I left them as “unknown”. Feel free to correct me if you know more. Note: I used some information in this Life at the Harris County Criminal Justice Center post in the following. Kim Ogg (D) Audia Jones (D). Has been running for several months. Carvana Cloud (D). Former division chief within the DAO (see link above). Mary Nan Huffman (R) Former ADA in the Montgomery County DA’s office, now working for HPOU. Lori DeAngelo (Unknown) Another former assistant DA (see link above again). I can’t find much else about her. Todd Overstreet – (Unknown). I have no new information about him since the July post. Finally, rumor has it that our old buddy Lloyd Oliver is running for DA as a Republican. I don’t see any filings for him so I can’t readily confirm that, but 1) I’m sure he has an appointment of treasurer always on file, and 2) Lloyd Oliver is a barnacle on the body politic, so it pays to always expect something annoying from him. Ed Gonzalez (D) Harry Zamora (D). I have no new information on him since the July post. Jerome Moore (D). Ran in the Dem primary in 2016. No new info on him, either. Paul Day (R). He is a “Pro-Life, Christian Conservative”, and he ran in the Republican primary for Sheriff in 2008, against then-incumbent Tommy Thomas, getting 17% of the vote. Joe Danna (R). As noted in July, a multi-time candidate for Constable in Precinct 1. Lawrence Rush (Unknown). Current employee of the HCSO. Vince Ryan (D) Christian Menefee (D) Ben Rose (D) Nothing new here, both of these challengers have been running for months. I don’t see any evidence of a Republican candidate for County Attorney as yet. Ann Harris Bennett (D) Chris Daniel (R) Daniel is the former District Clerk, elected in the 2010 wave and then un-elected in the 2018 assertion of Democratic dominance. His Appointment of Treasurer was filed on Wednesday but not yet viewable. His Friends of Chris Daniel PAC reported $438 on hand and $25K in outstanding loans as of July. Commissioners Court, Precinct 1 Rodney Ellis (D) Maria T. Jackson (D). We know about this one. I could not find any web presence for her – her personal Facebook page still lists her occupation as a Judge – but I did find this Houston Style article about her campaign launch. I will be very interested to see what her January finance report looks like. Steve Radack (R) Brenda Stardig (R) Diana Alexander (D) Michael Moore (D) Kristi Thibaut (D) Erik Hassan (D) Luis Guajardo (D) The first three Dems, we know about. Alexander was the first candidate in. Moore is the former Chief of Staff to Mayor Bill White. Thibaut served one term in the Lege in HD133. Erik Hassan was a candidate in the 2016 Dem primary for Precinct 3, losing to Jenifer Pool. Luis Guajardo is a very recent filer whose personal Facebook page lists him as an urban planner. As for Brenda Stardig, soon to be former Council Member in District A, she filed her Appointment of Treasurer on November 8. Chron reporter Jasper Scherer says that Radack is running for re-election, so there’s another contested primary for you. Radack has a pile of cash on hand, and he may have to spend some of it in the next couple of months. As with Maria Jackson, I will be very interested to see what Brenda Stardig’s January finance report looks like. I’m going to stop here, in part because this is long enough and in part because I’m not prepared to do the same exercise on Constables and Justices of the Peace. Just remember that Beto carried all eight Constable/JP precincts in 2018, so ideally every Republican incumbent should have a challenger, this year and in 2022 as well. I may take a stab at this next week, but for now this wraps up my look ahead at the filing period. I’m sure I’ll have more to say as actual filings pile up. Manny on Our petty Governor Lobo on Our petty Governor	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line345
__label__wiki	0.83188	0.83188	3.76 \| 170 ratings \| 16 reviews \| 26% 5 stars Excellent addition to any prog rock music collection Buy HIGH TIDE Music from Progarchives.com partners Studio Album, released in 1970 Songs / Tracks Listing 1. Blankman Cries Again (8:28) 2. The Joke (9:29) 3. Saneonimous (14:30) Bonus tracks on 2006 & 2010 remasters: 4. The Great Universal Protection Racket (15:45) 7. Ice Age (3:25) Line-up / Musicians - Tony Hill / electric & acoustic guitars, organ, vocals - Simon House / electric violin, organ, piano - Peter Pavli / bass - Roger Hadden / drums, piano, pipe organ Releases information Artwork: Joanna Enderby-Smith LP Liberty - LBS 83294 (1970, UK) CD Repertoire Records ‎- REP 4413-WY (1994, Germany) CD Eclectic Discs ‎- ECLCD 1038 (2006, Europe) Remastered by Paschal Byrne with 4 bonus tracks recorded in 1970, previously unreleased CD Esoteric Recordings ‎- ECLEC 2203 (2010, UK) With 4 bonus tracks remastered by Ben Wiseman Thanks to ProgLucky for the addition and to Quinino for the last updates Buy HIGH TIDE High Tide Music More places to buy HIGH TIDE music online DOUG LARSON IMPORTS — Buy prog rock music and rarities (Free shipping on orders over 10 cds) HIGH TIDE High Tide ratings distribution Essential: a masterpiece of progressive rock music(26%) Excellent addition to any prog rock music collection(44%) Good, but non-essential (25%) Collectors/fans only (5%) Poor. Only for completionists (1%) HIGH TIDE High Tide reviews Showing all collaborators reviews and last reviews preview \| Show all reviews/ratings Collaborators/Experts Reviews Review by hdfisch PROG REVIEWER High Tide actually was one of the few bands here that I discovered before it has been added to the archives. I have to say I like their second release a bit more than their highly acclaimed (well I guess by Metal- and not by Prog fans) debut. The opener is starting quite fine in fact and of course the electric violin is great. Neverthess the song doesn't offer too much variation later on for its length and starts becoming a bit boring, but still a fairly good hardrock song. Second track The Joke is done very much better starting with a bit odd classical intro and offering much more variation with some more heavy sections and as well some more in a folk-ish vein with very nice violin. Highlight of the very short album is of course the over 14 minutes long Saneonimous. It starts with great guitar lines, violin playing a second different voice and very good rhythm section. Then there is a second part starting acoustically with guitar and some piano until violin and vocals are entering. Really excellent! Then a short guitar solo and things are becoming more heavy again for quite a while with fantastic guitar riffing and violin playing. Finally there is again a more quiet part similar to the middle one. I'm not quite sure whether this album is really an essential one in Prog and moreover it just has a bit more than half an hour and only 2 tracks of the 3 are really excellent. Still I'd like to rate it with 4 star since I like it quite a lot. Actually I combined their first two albums on a CD and if you do like this you end up with a rather versatile album with more than one hour of great music and an excellent addition to any prog collection! social review comments \| Review Permalink Posted Thursday, June 9, 2005 \| Review this album \| Report (Review #35858) Review by Sean Trane SPECIAL COLLABORATOR Prog Folk High Tide's second eponymous album is a big step forward , mostly due to a better sound but also to the much greater place allowed for instrumental forrays into improvisations. However , I find the album a bit short even if the shorter track is 8,5 mins!!! Compensated by a stunning artwork, it is a seminal proto-prog or proto-prog-metal album. If the opener does not spark any enthusiam into me , however The Joke is anything but one. The lenghty interplay between Simon House's violin and Tony Hill's hysteric guitar lines/riffs/heroic solos is very amusing and induce a short trance reinforced by a very subtile raga music influence. But clearly the centerpiece of the album is the 14 min+ Sanenonymous with an extensive soloing , great interplay and great virtuosity. The palette of sound is also enriched by KBs although they stay discreet and are not dominant. One of those albums that could've been a cornerstone had it gotten a bigger public notice. High Tide will not really disband but will not record more albums until the mid-80's. Only Simon House will be in public domain with contributions to Third Ear band and latter Hawkwind - a band that shares a few similarities with High Tide. Prefer this album to the rather sloppy debut. Posted Tuesday, August 23, 2005 \| Review this album \| Report (Review #43880) Review by Raff SPECIAL COLLABORATOR Honorary Collaborator This album would deserve more than 4 stars if it were a bit longer. As it is, even none of the three tracks is shorter than 8 minutes, the longest clocking in at almost 15 minutes, it is hardly more than a glorified EP. However, the sound quality is miles ahead of their debut, the highly-rated "Sea Shanties"; the compositions are also more accomplished, relying less on the rawer, wall-of-sound effects of the former album and more on clarity and complexity of sound textures. The overall effect is dark and intense but also elegantly intriguing, with a vaguely oriental tinge. The album opens with "Blankman Cries Again", which provides a link with the previous record's heavier, darker sound. The band's trademark interplay between violin and guitar is still there, though along more sophisticated, clearer lines. The aggressive electricity of the debut is toned down, as in "The Joke", featuring an acoustic coda in which the sound of Simon House's violin assumes an almost lyrical quality. The album's closer, the epic "Saneonymous", starts with a magnificent, virtuosic dialogue between guitar and violin, underpinned by pounding, intricate bass lines, before Tony Hill's evocative voice kicks in - wistful and romantic; then it's time for an extended, distorted guitar solo, which stops almost abruptly and changes into another vocal interlude, accompanied by some beautiful violin playing. Though the four musicians are all very accomplished, the violin is still the undisputed protagonist of the band's sound: Simon House gets too easily overlooked (in favour of more famous musicians such as Eddie Jobson or David Cross) when discussing prog violinist - which is a pity, as both High Tide albums show what a superb musician he is. The album's stunning cover artwork is pure '70s, in a way describing the musical content perfectly: a riot of colours and crazy shapes on a black background. Call it proto-prog, art-rock or proto-prog-metal, this great record may fall short of a true masterpiece, but it is nonetheless almost essential listening to any dedicated prog fan. Very highly recommended. Posted Wednesday, April 19, 2006 \| Review this album \| Report (Review #75499) Review by Joolz A Split Personality This incarnation of High Tide has two distinct characters: on one side we have some classic melodic Prog songs; while on the other are largely free-form instrumentals. Each is enjoyable in its own way but the marriage is not entirely successful. This disparity of styles suggests they were a band in search of direction. Had they persevered with the symphonic Prog of the core songs I feel they could have become major players to rival Genesis or Yes, but they needed to focus on that and reduce or refine the improvisational elements. The songs central to these three tracks are very good, excellently arranged and performed albeit in a somewhat rough-and-ready manner, worthy additions to a song-based Prog collection. Tony Hill's multi-tracked singing voice is an essential ingredient as it adds a delicious sense of melancholy, though the sparser treatment in The Joke is less successful, not helped by his struggle to reach some notes. Lyrics about the inner self, search for enlightenment etc, are suitably enigmatic and obtuse though at least they sound 'right'. The remainder is instrumental, mostly centreing on improvised solos/duets from violin and guitar during free-form jam sessions. Inevitably, some works better than others. To my ears, Simon House's violin runs are far more enjoyable than Hill's guitar, mainly because Hill often takes little notice of what is happening around him whereas House performs sympathetically with drums and bass. Generally, I find Hill's guitar work is best when working within an arranged structure either as a harmony pair with House, or as a foundation for House's solos. But, each to his own! These two elements - song and instrumental - are crudely stitched together into tracks. For example, the instrumental part of Blankman Cries Again starts very abruptly, while in Saneonymous each part reaches an end before the next part begins. In other words, there is no attempt to flow one section into another, to make us believe they belong together [like, for example, Supper's Ready]. This is perhaps a symptom of the band's relative innocence. The two part Blankman Cries Again opens the album in fine style. The first part is a lovely perky sub-three minute song infused with pathos by Hill's multi-tracked vocals. The longer [perhaps too long!] second part is a hypnotic space jam based on a simple two-chord riff overlaid by violin and guitar improvisations. The Joke is in three parts. Part one is a cluttered mixture of instrumental bits-and-pieces: some scales; some jazz-inflected twiddly-dee; changes of tempo; and nice melodies. Pretty good going for barely over two minutes! Part two is an excellent song with big majestic organ chords in a nice flowing verse, slow and stately yet slightly psychedelic in places before developing into a superior jam session. Part three is a cute but irrelevant unplugged folky tune led by violin on a bedrock of acoustic guitar. Saneonymous is in four parts but constructed so that in reality it is two parts which repeat. Part one is an instrumental workout, beginning with a structure from which the soloists progressively deviate before returning to the theme. Finally a change of key heralds a rather stuttery bridge before it comes to a halt. Part two is another excellent mid-paced song, with spacey organ, acoustic guitars, pounding drums and more of those rich multi-tracked vocals and omni-present violin. This is perhaps the most accomplished song of the three on this album. Part three repeats part one, while part four repeats part two with different vocals and some effective wah-wah guitar soloing on an extended intrumental coda. Overall this is a good Prog album, a product of its time yet in some ways ahead of its time, with echoes (or pre-echoes) of Yes, Genesis, Pink Floyd, Cream and Hawkwind all wrapped up in an endearingly loose late '60s production. It has its merits, but for me, there is not enough substance and too many flaws for an unqualified recommendation, especially considering a short running time. Posted Thursday, June 22, 2006 \| Review this album \| Report (Review #81751) Review by Mellotron Storm In my opinion this is a huge improvement over their debut. They have added acoustic guitar, organ and piano. Also the bass now stands out perhaps due to the much clearer sound as the production is much better. This is a short record though with 3 songs worth about 33 minutes. This is a much more progressive offering as well when compared to "Sea Shanties". "Blackman Cries Again" has some good lyrics that are sung in an almost mechanical way.They're good as the violin and guitar melodies tastefully play. Actually the last 6 minutes of the song are pure instrumental music. "The Joke" opens with some nice intricate guitar work as the violin joins in. The song stops 2 1/2 minutes in and restarts with guitar, vocals and organ. I really like this section. A good guitar melody follows with some throbbing bass lines 6 minutes in.The violin is back 7 1/2 minutes in to end the song. "Saneonymous" sounds like the DIXIE DREGS for 4 minutes until it stops and restarts with acoustic guitar and some powerful pipe organ.Then we get some vocals 5 minutes in with some mournful violin. Another change 7 minutes in as we are treated to a guitar / violin melody. 10 1/2 minutes in it changes again to a beautiful mellow passage to end the song. Short but sweet you could say, and well deserving of 4 stars. Posted Friday, September 7, 2007 \| Review this album \| Report (Review #137036) Review by UMUR High Tide´s self titled second album from 1970 continues the great jamming heavy prog rock tradition that they initiated with Sea Shanties from 1969. Personally to me Sea Shanties is one of the greatest heavy and dark prog rock albums of the late sixties. A real hidden treasure. This album is almost as good yet a bit more jamming and unstructured. The album consists of only three tracks: Blankman Cries Again, The Joke and Saneonimous. All three songs are pretty long ( ranging from 8:28 to 14:30 minutes) and contains short dark vocal sections and long jam sections where violin and heavily distorted guitar almost dual for a place in the solo spotlight. These jam parts are very enjoyable and remember this comes from a man who is not particularly excited about long jams. Here the jamming is done with great skill and variation and even though the jam parts are pretty long they still seem partially structured. The band consists of great musicians. Tony Hill has a very dark and intriguing voice which reminds me of Jim Morrison at times and his distorted guitar playing is excellent and with lots of finesse. Simon House who plays electric violin and organ is also an extraordinaire musician. The rhythm section of Roger Hadden on drums and Peter Pavli on bass are also adventerous and tight. The sound quality is very good for the time. Dark and intriguing. The cover art is not as beautiful as on their debut but it´s still an excellent psychadelic cover. This is a great sophmore album from High Tide. It´s really a shame they are not more famous as they really are an excellent band. This would be their last studio album in quite some time ( the follow up Interesting Times was released in 1989), but a lot of archive recordings from the seventies have been released in the early nineties. I haven´t listened to them yet but I intent to do just that very soon. 4 stars is well deserved for this brilliant dark and heavy album. Posted Tuesday, July 8, 2008 \| Review this album \| Report (Review #176330) Review by The Whistler (Smile When You Say 3.5) Okay, who took the heavy away? Also, who cut the track list in half?!? High Tide's second, eponymous, album is not quite the gut-busting, speaker-destroying treat that its predecessor was. Evidentially by 1970, Tony Hill was scared by Black Sabbath or jealous of King Crimson or something, so he decided to shift gears, trading Sea Shanties' heavy bleakness for something a little more lush...and artsy, that's for sure. There are KEYBOARDS this time around! But the lads haven't totally lost it. "Blankman Cries Again" opens with some gorgeous, and nicely complex, violin riffage, and some depressing lyrics about dying in snow and all that. The riff replays a couple of times, and then, the whole affair turns into a lengthy jam all backed by a sturdy, if unimaginative, organ riff. I'm kind of sad that it's not so much a showdown between Hill and House as it is a "violin plays now...okay, segue into guitar...perfect!" Still, it's an enjoyable track, and the entire band plays brilliantly within and throughout, right up until the blistering end. Unfortunately or not, that's the best song on the album; neither of the following two tracks live up to it. However, unfortunately or not, both of them contain little sparks of genius, so I can't condemn anything! Damn it... "The Joke" opens up with some "spooky atmospheric" jamming that really doesn't do too much for me. It is interesting, however, that when Hill starts singing, he once again drops his Morrison deadpan, this time singing in a much brighter voice. All in all, it just ends up with some more jamming, not terribly memorable, and would be largely lost on me...were it not for that wonderful ending! After slogging through all the evil jamming, we get this beautifully charming folksy finish, where House's violin...damn it, it reminds me Family it does. The final track is the sidelong "Saneonymous," which has a brilliant name, and not much else. Okay, not true. For the first four minutes or so, it's just this aimless jamming exercise (seems that, along with Crimso's dark heavy guitar/violin interplay, High Tide also predicted their atonal jamming). But when it all calms down, there's a much more focused, almost gorgeous, heavy violin-led medieval folk melody, with lyrics that touch at chilling. Then, it's back to the jamming, and the medieval folk melody once more (plus a cool guitar solo tacked onto the fade) before High Tide clocks out. You know what? I do believe that Simon House has become my favorite violinist is progressive rock. And, yes, that's including a bunch of guys: David Cross, Daryl Way, Eddie Jobson, that...that guy from Gentle Giant. Somehow, Simon's got 'em beat. He's a very skilled, adaptable musician, and it's really him that saves this album's butt. And we have no one to thank other than Tony Hill for the album's butt being in the fire in the first place. I can only assume, as High Tide is his baby, that it's Hill who made all the conscious decisions for it. There are still plenty of choice riffs lying around, and he IS trying to diversify the sound (there is a decidedly folksy air to this one, which almost outshines the medieval/classical side of High Tide; it pretty much replaces the Gothy side though, that's for sure). Unfortunately, that's where it sort of falls. In trying to diversify the sound (read: ADD KEYBOARDS! The bastard...), Hill pretty much dropped the whole "unbearably heavy" sound of Sea Shanties. But, by some bizarre fluke, there IS enough songwriting/atmospheric genius in this thing for it to still float. Of course, were it not for the folksy coda to "The Joke" or the slower, depressing vocal melody of "Saneonymous," I would gladly condemn them both to prog rocker hell, so it's a sometimes amusing "skin of their teeth" moment. Musically, it IS a more solid album. Even with the lamer melodies and riffs, the band still chugs along towards the apocalypse with reckless abandon. Hill and House are certainly able to breathe impressive jams into the poor songs, if you're willing to totally let yourself go. The rhythm also seems much more...awake this time around; perhaps it's just the improved production values. If you're looking for another "Futilist's Lament" or "Death Warmed Up," you're in the wrong place (although, do I not detect some of "Nowhere" in "Saneonymous?"). If you're just after more jamming ala Hill and House, you'll be satisfied. Hell, if you let yourself go, you might even be pleased. I know that for all my complaining, the album can still do it for me sometimes; where else am I gonna find more High Tide? Posted Wednesday, October 1, 2008 \| Review this album \| Report (Review #184241) Review by ZowieZiggy In a year's time, the band has matured quite a bit. Their second album also benefited of a much better production work which was not a difficult task when compared to their debut. Simon House is still grandiose on the violin and vocals from Tony Hill are as close from Morrison than on their debut album. The opening track Blankman Cries Again is mostly instrumental and it is a showcase for Simon. He is really good in his play. The song is somewhat repetitive but it remains a very good piece of dark and heavy music. Most of this album is made of instrumental parts which at times are rather jam oriented. It is the feeling I had with The Joke even if the final section features good violin (again) and sounds almost as a folk track. The closing song (yes, only three tracks on the original album) Saneonymous that clocks at almost fifteen minutes, is more a collection of different songs than a one and only epic. Several parts (4) can be easily identified (there is a blank between each of them). The first section is instrumental (as most of the album as I have already said) and is well in line with the heavy terminology. It last for about four minutes of pure violin joy. But not the classic and symphonic one: it is wild throughout. At times this sound reminds me Flock (even if both bands played in different categories). The second one features fine vocals and is smoother, more polished and even mellow. Needless to say that the sustaining violin is superb. It is a great contrast with the following part which is very much like an improvisation. Great drumming and strong bass overall. And guess what: the forefront is 100% dedicated to the sublime violin. Even if it sounds more chaotic, this section is not shy of the other ones. The fourth and last part which lasts for about four minutes is the more melodic and catchy one. It develops a great melancholic feeling, the finale is just a wonderful and bombastic In all, this album sounds less heavy than their debut and the prog feeling is more prominent. The first two albums from High Tide are available on one CD (but without bonus tracks). This guy (Simon) really needs a standing ovation. He IS the heart & soul of this band. Without him, these two releases wouldn't have had the same appreciation, that's for sure. Three stars for this second High Tide album. Posted Monday, October 20, 2008 \| Review this album \| Report (Review #186528) Review by Warthur High Tide's second album feels like a bit of a step down from Sea Shanties. With the flowering of the progressive rock movement, the band seem to deliberately tone down the heavier side of their music in order to present a more sensitive and artsier image, and in doing so accomplish only the watering down of their material's power. Simon House's violin is still an important presence in the music and on the whole the jams here are pleasant enough, but there aren't any passages which leap out and grab me by the throat in the same way the best portions of Sea Shanties did. Posted Wednesday, September 19, 2012 \| Review this album \| Report (Review #823891) Review by stefro A truly singular British outfit formed during 1969 who fused the shrieking tones of Simon House's electric violin with a crushingly-heavy rhythm section, High Tide can genuinely be called pioneers. One of the first truely heavy groups, the quartet of future Hawkwind violinist House, guitarist-and-vocalist Tony Hill, drummer Roger Hadden and bassist Peter Pavli produced some of the most primal and powerful music of the progressive rock era. Perhaps due to both the aggressive nature of their sound and the prevalent musical styles of the late- sixties, High Tide would struggle to find an audience, yet despite eventually splitting after less than two years together they did find the time to produce two exciting studio albums, with 1969's debut 'Sea Shanties' followed by 1970's eponymous follow-up. Both albums were issued by Liberty and marked High Tide out as a talented group with a distinct sound, though time has seen 'Sea Shanties' take most of the accolades with its starker, darker and heavier overall style perhaps seeming fresher first time around. By the time of 'High Tide', various folk ingredients had crept into the group's sound, though all three of the album's tracks still feature plenty of raw bluster, with Simon House and Tony Hill getting particularly wild on the epic, fourteen-and-a-half minute bruiser 'Saneonimous'. Although the lesser of the two, 'High Tide' still features its fair share of gritty moments, and all three extended tracks feature some breathtaking instrumental interplay. However, seeing as this was the heady days of the late 1960's, people just simply didn't know what to make of of this brash and aggressive new outfit, and after a fast start their once promising career stalled. Early pace-setters, even for progressive rock, High Tide would sadly become unable to continue, the deteriorating health of founding member Roger Hadden and the lack of commercial success leading to their decision to split during the latter half of 1970. Eyebrows were firmly raised, however, when nineteen years after splitting, two of the original members - Tony Hill and Simon House - formed a new version of High Tide, issuing the unimpressive 1989 'comeback' album 'Interesting Times' on cassette-only. STEFAN TURNER, STOKE NEWINGTON, 2013 Posted Tuesday, March 5, 2013 \| Review this album \| Report (Review #924117) Review by Matti This British quartet was one of Heavy Prog's more interesting and pioneering bands. Please note that it's a genre I'm not very much friends with. But despite I didn't enjoy this album much, there were special things that help HIGH TIDE to stand out from the masses of Zeppelin/Purple followers. Most notably it's the electric violin of Simon House, who later appeared in the ever-changing line-up of HAWKWIND (e.g. the excellent Hall of the Mountain Grill). Also the compositions are relatively progressive within the sub-genre's early years, I suppose. Here there are only three of them. The front man is Tony Hill who reminds me of Jimi Hendrix, both as a guitarist (not that virtuoso, of course) and as a vocalist with a stiff and stuffy expression. Luckily the vocals are not very dominant. The dark-toned music is based on the guitar/violin interplay with folkish psychedelic flavour. 'Blankman Cries Again' (8:28) is rather boring to me even if it has a lot of heavy power. It feels too long. Also the final track 'Saneonimous' (14:30) left me cold. I enjoyed 'The Joke' (9:29) the best; especially on that track House's violin gets more space, and there are stronger contrasts whereas the two other tracks feel quite monotonous in their heaviness. The debut Sea Shanties (1969) didn't have keyboards at all as far as I know; here they enrich the sound but I wish there were more organ and piano (even if three members play organ, they don't get very notable status). Not my cup of tea exactly, but definitely worth checking out for all Heavy prog fans. Posted Wednesday, March 27, 2013 \| Review this album \| Report (Review #936071) Review by Aussie-Byrd-Brother SPECIAL COLLABORATOR Rock Progressivo Italiano Team Late Sixties British hard rockers High Tide dropped a much-praised debut `Sea Shanties' in 1969 that has come to be regarded as an early example of heavy metal, and a ballsy attack of grinding guitars and battery of drums it proved to be! Much less appreciated is their self-titled follow-up from a year later, but if anything it actually adds more variety and has a refreshing rough-around-the-edges and shambling dirty quality that reminds of what some of the more adventurous German bands of the era would offer. `High Tide' grafts violin (courtesy of future Hawkwind and Third Ear Band member Simon House), alongside little touches of organ, piano and more acoustic guitar flavours this time around, and the LP offers fleeting moments of folk, raga-rock and acid elements woven to the relentless mud-thick sludgy guitars. Scratchy electric violin intertwines around tricky twisting electric guitar runs throughout opener `Blankman Cries Again'. There's nothing in the way of the punishing obvious riffing of the first album here, instead it's replaced by a plodding slab-like stoniness and overwhelming heaviness that has more in common with Amon Duul 2's defining classic albums, with a wild freedom permeating the whole track. Guitarist Tony Hill's vocals don't hold the same Jim Morrison/Doors-like purr of the debut here, instead they have a more wasted lethargic groan with just a pinch of Pink Floyd's David Gilmour in brief moments. There's teases of a classier violin sound in the introduction of `The Joke' but it's quickly all crunching drums and serrated guitar slivers, and a dustier raga-rock hypnotic hold takes a firm grip. Almost resembling a more ambitious Message, a more reckless Frumpy or a drowsier Pink Floyd, it culminates in a warmer embracing folk-flecked acoustic finale with very spirited and lightly swooning violin. The ragged and wild second side `Saneonimous' is packed to the gills with a wonderfully grating and searing tone to the violin, sweetly murmuring bass and snarling acid-rock electric guitar wailing. The piece is constantly anchored by reprising themes and a slurred vocal refrain in between bouts of near-jazzy improvised jamming, making for a cool closer that somehow perfectly balances nicely shambling and energetic abrasiveness - all part of its charm! Particular listeners will find some of the pieces overlong and repetitive, yet others will perhaps grumble that the disc is only thirty-two minutes long, but the production helps the music avoid being overly clean and helps it retain a grit, and there's a delicious acid-fried toughness that makes it easy to place the album alongside plenty of Krautrock discs. `High Tide' may not enjoy the belated reputation that the debut holds, but there's still much to recommend about it. Four stars. Posted Wednesday, November 1, 2017 \| Review this album \| Report (Review #1818290) Review by siLLy puPPy COLLABORATOR PSIKE, JR/F/Canterbury & Eclectic Teams The TIDE comes in, the TIDE goes out. Such is the lesson of the UK's most promising prog rock band of 1969 with the phenomenal "Sea Shanties" where the heavy prog band HIGH TIDE that consisted of Tony Hill (electric & acoustic guitars, organ, vocals), Simon House (electric violin, organ, piano), Peter Pavli (bass) and Roger Hadden (drums, piano, pipe organ) lived up to their moniker and delivered a stunning display of musical fusion that delivered an intense interplay of early heavy metal, progressive rock and psychedelia with jazzy chords that focused on the folky of Simon House's violin screeches that traded off with Tony Hill's hard rock bombast and weirdly designed guitar solos. Debuting in the year 1969, HIGH TIDE was one of the premier prog rock bands that developed a unique style from the getgo that sounded utterly like no other, mostly due to the ample use of violin as a primary instrument in the context of a rock band. However, all TIDEs must recede and that's exactly what happened with the sophomore release which was unexcitingly simply titled HIGH TIDE. The quartet tamped down the guitar heft of the debut and instead replaced it with an artier mix that included more piano, organ and acoustic guitar however the main combo pack punch of the guitar and violin were still in firm command of the musical processions. HIGH TIDE's second eponymous album originally consisted of a mere three tracks that was just shy of the 33 minute mark with each drifting past the 8 minute mark. While "Sea Shanties" delivered scorching proto-metal performances wrapped in progressive rock compositions, this self-titled debut takes a few cues from Tony Hill's previous psychedelic rock band The Misunderstood and lightens things up on this one in which the organ added the proper psych atmospheres to give this second coming a much spacier feel but make no mistake about it, Tony Hill still delivers some stellar guitar workouts as does Simon Hill on the violin. Overall the album focuses less on hairpin turns and progressive time signature frenzies and engages in long sprawling jam sessions most evident on the opening "Blankman Cries Again." The opening track signifies an immediate stylistic shift from the debut as the compositions are more accessible. The violin has more of a folky sound and at the jazzier times evokes a sense of the future sounds of Jean-Luc Ponty in the Mahavishnu Orchestra. The album is primarily string based with the guitar, bass and violin all sharing more less equal turf as Hill's guitar dominion of the debut had clearly waned. While it could be argued that the three string sections along with the drums and organ touches deliver a more balanced approach to HIGH TIDE's unique sound, in the end it sounds a little lightweight in the shadow of the debut's sheer perfection. "The Joke" while exhibiting the classic HIGH TIDE touches also presents verses that sound a lot like early King Crimson which finds the band incorporating influences from the great KC that dropped their debut bombshell on the world and not so subtly announced that progressive rock was in town and was taking over the music scene for a while. Tony Hill's vocals are quite distinct but at times he's a dead ringer for Greg Lake's slower singing style. I find the third and longest track "Saneonimous" to be the most interesting and the one closest to the debut's decked out progressive rock freneticism. While the track engages in the jamming sessions of the previous tracks, it's allowed a bit more freedom in changing up the dynamics as well as tempo changes and more time signature shifts and at nearly 15 minutes long manages to remain engaging helped greatly by the instantly addictive melody and Tony Hill's vocal style that fits perfectly in between the squealing violin runs and guitar and bass. Roger Hadden also deserves plaudits for a stellar percussive performance that manages to punctuate the busy polyrhythmic counterpoints of the strings. The atmospheric contributions often take a back seat but do add an artier mood during quieter passages. As with "Sea Shanties," the second HIGH TIDE album also has a much better remastered release than the original album. Not only is the production sharply improved but it includes a monstrous essential bonus track in the form of the near 16 minute "The Great Universal Protection Racket" which equals anything else on this album and while the remaining three bonus tracks that include two alt versions of "The Joke" and "Blankman" along with the short "Ice Age" are of lesser value, they are not throwaway tracks either. While the TIDE was HIGH on "Sea Shanties," the sad truth was that all TIDEs must recede and therefore the second coming of this unique band was more like a LOW TIDE in comparison to the startling brilliant debut. While this second album may not be as immediate in its presentation and initially disappointing, many subsequent listens have substantially raised my opinion of it. It delivers an excellent mix of intricately designed prog rock only with the guitar heft of the debut tamped down. Unfortunately this marked the end of HIGH TIDE as Tony Hill, Peter Pavli and Roger Hadden moved on to work with Rustic Hinge as well as other acts. The band would reform in 1990 and release more albums but would never catch the magic of the early years. While the debut is superior, this is still an excellent release. Posted Sunday, November 17, 2019 \| Review this album \| Report (Review #2282208) Latest members reviews Although a little bit less heavy than their first album, Sea Shanties, their second album is undoubtably the most versatile release in the band's catolouge. There are some very many changes to High Tide's sound on this album, considering that they sort of left behind their signature guitar vs ... (read more) Report this review (#404230) \| Posted by Prisonburg \| Sunday, February 20, 2011 \| Review Permanlink I have to agree with those who say that the second album of High Tide is a step down from their debut. The main problem here is that ALL of the songs are overlong. That was not really a problem on Sea Shanties, as that album had a sharper focus than this one. Blankman Cries Again starts off o ... (read more) Report this review (#292938) \| Posted by tired_feet \| Sunday, August 1, 2010 \| Review Permanlink If I claimed Sea Shanties to be an essential prog album and that HIGH TIDE's second, self titled, album was even slightly better than it must be beyond essential. It is an abomination that this band isn't more well known. They brought with them a sheer force of musical power nearly unheard of ... (read more) Report this review (#186943) \| Posted by manofmystery \| Sunday, October 26, 2008 \| Review Permanlink Post a review of HIGH TIDE "High Tide" You must be a forum member to post a review, please register here if you are not. MEMBERS LOGIN ZONE As a registered member (register here if not), you can post rating/reviews (& edit later), comments reviews and submit new albums. 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__label__cc	0.724239	0.275761	St. John the Evangelist Church. Walton-on-the-Hill, Liverpool Service Readings and Hymns Sunday 22nd March 2020 - Mothering Sunday Sunday 29th March 2020 - 5th Sunday in Lent Sunday 5th April 2020 - Palm Sunday Friday 10th April 2020 - Good Friday Sunday 12th April 2020 - Easter Sunday Sunday 19th April 2020 - Easter 2 Sunday 3rd May 2020 - Easter 4 Sunday 10th May 2020 - Easter 5 Sunday 24th May 2020 - Sunday After Ascension Sunday 31st May 2020 - Pentecost Sunday 7th June 2020 - Trinity Sunday Sunday 14th June 2020 - Trinity 1 Sunday 21st June 2020 - Trinity 2 Soup & Chat! Harvest Scarecrows 2014 Wednesday Night Ladies' Group The Cenotaph Walton's Got Talent 2011 The Sunday School The Scouts Outreach - beyond the walls of St. John's Broghan's Bags In 2019 we started an appeal deanery-wide to support us in our work to help parents or parents-to-be who find themselves caught in hospital in literally the clothes they arrive in. At the time of writing, hundreds of bags have been supplied to these families, which enable them to freshen up - just a simple bar of soap, a toothbrush, and a few tea bags can go a long way when you are stranded in hospital! We are always looking for donations which are suitable for inclusion in the bags. We will list items here soon - maybe you could pick up one or two of them with your weekly shop and pass them in to us? Covid-19 Lockdown Community Support Sefton Community Pantry Thanks to the wonderful parishioners from St John the Evangelist in Walton Vale and Ann O'Byrne for this amazing food donations to Sefton Community Pantry. This will help us feed vulnerable children in our community. xx Zoe's place, Easter Eggs In 2012, the congregation supported the local charity, Zoe's Place by buying extra Easter Eggs over and above what they bought for their relatives and friends. This amazing amount of eggs was delivered to the local centre in West Derby who were extremely grateful. See the Certificate and Letter below Operation Christmas Child - Shoe Box Appeal 2013 Today we took 41 shoe boxes to St Aidan's to be collected and taken to children in Romania, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Uganda and various African countries. Even though some of these countries are hot, we have been reliably informed that the children love receiving hats and gloves as it does get cold of a night. They also enjoy the hats and gloves as they use them as a fashion statement. These children will only receive a shoe boxes this Christmas. Please remember them though out Advent. We also took 20 cardigans knitted by Brenda Wusteman - thank you. Also we took a bag of crayons and soft toys all of which have been donated. In total £180.00 was collected of which £87.00 was gifted aided. £80.00 of this grand total was donated to us via Fran. He obtain this donation through one of his many contacts - thank you. As always, many thanks to all who have helped and supported this amazing appeal. Marj Symes and Lynne Seels NSPCC Easter Eggs In 2009, the congregation supported the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children by buying extra Easter Eggs over and above what they bought for their relatives and friends. This amazing amount of eggs was delivered to the local centre on Great Homer Street who were extremely grateful. We have just delivered over 50 eggs from the congregation and our friends at Archbishop Blanch School. Thank You! .....saw the delivery of another 60 eggs between St. John's and Archbishop Blanch School. Thank You all once again! Marj Symes is the co-ordinator at St. John’s for Christian Aid. They are a Christian organisation that insists that the world can and must be swiftly changed to one where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty. They work globally for profound change that eradicates the causes of poverty, striving to achieve equality, dignity and freedom for all, regardless of faith or nationality. They are part of a wider movement for social justice. They also provide urgent, practical and effective assistance where need is great, tackling the effects of poverty as well as its root causes. The Children's Society Our annual Christingle service is focused on the work of the Children’s Society. They take action to prevent, rescue and support children facing life trapped in a vicious circle of fear and harm; a vicious circle driven by violence, neglect, poverty and discrimination. Ada Parle co-ordinates the money box collections for this. Comfort Parcels for Troops - This appeal has now finished, Thanks! Jayne Davies has been collecting from members of St. John's for "Comfort Parcels for Troops" who are a Charitable group involved in giving comforts to Servicemen and Women who are currently fighting abroad in Afghanistan or Veterans who have returned from conflicts. Many of the people who receive our parcels never normally receive letters or parcels from anyone because they have no family or perhaps the family they do have are on low incomes and cannot afford to send parcels. THIS HAS NOW FINISHED. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP!!!!! Guide Dogs for the Blind - This appeal has now finished, Thanks! The Guide Dogs for the Blind provide mobility and freedom to blind and partially sighted people. They also campaign for the rights of people with visual impairment, educate the public about eye care and fund eye disease research. They have been expertly breeding and training guide dogs for more than 75 years, providing many thousands to blind and partially-sighted people of all ages and from all walks of life. They also deliver confidence-building rehabilitation services to adults, young people and children - including long cane mobility training and communication and daily living skills. A member of staff at Rice Lane is collecting Tin Foil for the Guide Dogs. Please leave your tin foil in bags with Michael Bennett and he will ensure this reaches the school.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line357
__label__wiki	0.623919	0.623919	The Return of Ted Stevens The U.S. Justice Department asked a federal judge on Wednesday to throw out the corruption conviction of former Alaskan Senator Ted Stevens. You’ll remember that last fall, during a heavily publicized reelection campaign, Stevens was found guilty of seven counts of lying on Senate disclosure forms and attempting to conceal more than $250,000 in gifts from his pals in the oil industry. Steven alleged judicial and jury misconduct during the entire trial, and after his conviction vowed to appeal. He did. And yesterday that appeal paid off for Stevens when US Attorney General, Eric Holder, decided to “abandon” the case because federal prosecutors apparently withheld helpful evidence from the former Alaskan Senator’s lawyers. Way to go, Justice Department. Stevens had this to say about his abrupt vindication: "I always knew that there would be a day when the cloud that surrounded me would be removed. That day has finally come. It is unfortunate that an election was affected by proceedings now recognized as unfair," Those of us here in The Great Land know Uncle Teddy isn’t the kind of guy to go quietly into the dark Alaskan night. But this morning he surprised even me when he filed suit in the US District Court for the District of Alaska alleging voter fraud and demanding that the recent senatorial election results be overturned and that he be reinstated as the US Senate’s longest serving Republican. Alaska Governor Palin has not yet released a comment, but a spokesman for her office in Juneau said that the Governor had spoken to Stevens via phone and was reviewing the situation and that a reinstatement of Ted Stevens to the Democrat dominated US Senate would have to be carefully considered. Alaskan Junior Senator, Mark Begich (D), could not be reached for comment. US District Court Judge A. Foole, speaking from the steps in front of the 9th Circuit Court, said she had not seen the complaint but believed that Steven would have “a very good basis” for a possible reinstatement. She said she couldn’t comment further on an ongoing case and referred questions to Stevens’ legal representation, Steale & Lie. Monday evening, workers at the Anchorage airport were seen re-installing the large “Ted Stevens International Airport” sign that had been removed following the Senator’s conviction last October. Calls to the airport Public relations office were met with a recording about volcanic ash fall closures and flight delays. It’s going to be an interesting summer. The April Fools joke here is that only part of this post is an April Fools joke. It's up to you to figure out which part. Speaking of which, Christ is it really April already? Labels: Things in Alaska, Things that amuse me Chris Gerrib April 1, 2009 at 4:55 PM Having fallen for LiveJournal's "joke" (using the sysadmin account for joke messages is so junior high) I took a careful look at your email. Wanna bet that Alberto Gonzalez would be so generous with a Democratic senator? Nathan April 1, 2009 at 6:02 PM I'm sitting here watching the news and I was sure the whole thing was a joke until NBC started running the story. And as a corollary to Chris' comment, isn't it interesting that Bush's DOJ convicted him with a badly run case and Obama's DOJ is setting things right. Note: I'm not hearing anything that says he might have actually been innocent...only that DOJ fucked up the prosecution. Jim Wright April 1, 2009 at 6:17 PM Well, see that's the thing Chris and Nathan, I was pretty sure the NYT story was an April Fool's Day joke. Then I did some digging. It's not. In fact a couple of papers had to publish stories that began with "This is not an April Fool's Day Joke, They're Letting Ted Go." But yeah, it's not that he's innocent, it's that the Fed hosed up the case. Nice. Eric April 2, 2009 at 8:48 PM Jim, unfortunately you may have been wrong about "part of the post" being a joke: The Alaska Republican Party is calling on Democratic freshman Sen. Mark Begich to resign so a new vote can be held now that the Department of Justice is dropping its case against former Sen. Ted Stevens. Alaska GOP Chairman Randy Ruedrich said a special election should be held "so Alaskans may have the chance to vote for a senator without the improper influence of the corrupt Department of Justice." "The only reason Mark Begich won the election in November is because a few thousand Alaskans thought that Senator Ted Stevens was guilty of seven felonies. Senator Stevens has maintained his innocence and now, even the Department of Justice acknowledges its wrongdoing," Ruedrich said in a statement. -"In Wake of Stevens Case Dismissal, Alaska Republicans Call for Special Election", FOXNews.com So maybe Ted's not going to be giving that "You won't have Ted Stevens to kick around anymore" speech after all? Like you didn't see that coming, right? And just for the record, I still think Steven is guilty. Just because the DoJ screwed up doesn't mean he's innocent. New election? We need a new trial. What chaps my ass here is that because the Fed decided to play fast and loose with the rules, Stevens is not only going to get away with it, he's going to get sympathy and support from Alaskan who are even dumber than Sarah Palin. Fuck! Now I'll have to spend the next four years listening to how not only Obama stole the election, so did Begich. Christ, I wish these people would shut the hell up. Republicans, party of the stupid. 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__label__cc	0.531283	0.468717	Book Review - "William Shakespeare's Star Wars" "O help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi, help. Thou art mine only hope." George Lucas meets the Bard in Ian Doescher's recently released "William Shakespeare's Star Wars." Having already read (and seen a production of) Adam Bertocci's "Two Gentlemen of Lebowski," and being both a Shakespeare and "Star Wars" fan, I'll admit to being fairly predisposed to like this book. The "Star Wars" fan in me loved this. Doescher seems to be having a great time working "Star Wars" dialogue into iambic pentameter, and the fact that he manages to have R2-D2's beeps and whistles and Chewbacca's growls and roars keep in meter (not to mention making R2's noises rhyme), shows both a love of "Star Wars" and a real facility for Shakespeare's language. He made subtle (and not so subtle) references about whether Han or Greedo shot first, the fact that Luke and Leia are siblings, and all the clever little in-jokes that a "Star Wars" fan would love. The Shakespeare fan in me liked it. The iambic pentameter was great. I especially enjoyed reading some of the dialogue out loud (I would love to get some friends together and do a staged reading of this at a party). However, the play made it very obvious just how much the movie relied on special effects, and how hard it would be to actually stage this. Doescher uses a chorus to describe scene changes and some of the more difficult special effects. There is a lot of chorus; it becomes distracting. But really, this isn't meant to be performed; it is meant to be read, and as such it is a success. And I will admit that the director in me really wants to give it a shot just to see what it will take to make it work on stage. But that will have to wait for another day. Doescher also tends to shoehorn familiar passages from Shakespeare's plays into the story (tons of reworked lines from Hamlet, Macbeth, Henry V, etc.). On the one hand, it shows his knowledge of Shakespeare's work. On the other, it just gets a little annoying. I know what Shakespeare wrote; I want to see what Doescher can do without relying on the Bard's own words. For now, I will say this is a must-read for any "Star Wars" fans who have an appreciation for Shakespeare. And I would recommend it and "Two Gentlemen of Lebowski" for any Shakespeare fans as well. It is a great read, a clever concept, and the epic story really lends itself to this style of writing. To purchase "William Shakespeare's Star Wars" for Kindle, click the link below. To purchase the paperback version, click this link. "The Sunshine Boys" with Danny DeVito and Judd Hir... Book Review - "Let Me Be Your Star" by Rachel Shukert Review - Rain Pryor's "Fried Chicken and Latkes" Review - "The Love Song of Sidney J. Stein" Broadway Meows: A Concert for the Humane Society o... News Roundup - Jim Brochu, Taylor Lautner, and Ale... News Roundup - What's Your Dream Role, Things New ... News Roundup - Cabaret Review, The Civil War, Kush... Project Shaw Reading of "On the Rocks" Monday, Jul... Review - "Birthright" Review - "Buyer and Cellar," "Ann," and "Son of a... Cory Monteith Dead at 31 News Roundup - Wallace Shawn, Twelfth Night Beach ... News Roundup - Mermaids, Peter Pan, and RENT in pa... "Colin Quinn Unconstitutional" Extends Again Taryn Sacramone Steps Down as Executive Director o... The Ensemblist Podcast Episode 1 - Origin Story James Comtois Steps Down as Co-Artistic Director o... News Roundup - Edward Albee, Julie Halston and Bil... Brian C. Petti's "The Love Song of Sidney J. Stein... Interview - Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj of "The Little... News Roundup - Schwimmer, Pippin and an amazing lo... Red Shirt Entertainment Announces New Concert Piec... News Roundup - Encores!, Zombies, Mary Ann and Wel... The Public Theater Announces Benefit Concerts Feat... Varla Jean Merman to Premiere New Show in Province... String Quartet "Well Strung" Returns to Provinceto... Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts Announces ... Metropolitan Room Celebrates Broadcast Legend Joe ... News Roundup - Snoo Wilson, Puppets, and a new pod... News Roundup - Little Miss Sunshine, Mad Men, and ... Naked Boys Improvising - Saturday Nights Midtown International Theatre Festival Launch Part... Planet Connections Review - "Velvet Rope" Planet Connections Review - "Catch the Spider" Theater for the New City to Present a New Musical ... Classical Tassels - Fine Art Meets Burlesque Hotsy Totsy Burlesque Presents "Harry Potter and t... News Roundup - Mermaids, Manilow and Murder Interview - Luke Leonard of "Bum Phillips," an ope...	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line364
__label__cc	0.550148	0.449852	Home Events Resources Gravesites Guestbook This project is completed! Will Shade now has a gravestone, and hopefully some new recognition as well. You can visit the Events page to learn about the gravestone project, or the Resources page to learn more about his life. – Arlo Leach, project organizer Will Shade Tribute January 27, 2008 • Chicago, Illinois May 3, 2008 • Memphis, Tennessee Aug 1, 2009 • Memphis, Tennessee On January 27, 2008, a variety of musicians gathered at the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago to pay tribute to Will Shade and his music: The Carolina Chocolate Drops Devil In a Woodpile The Hump Night Thumpers The Northside Southpaws The Jake Leg Stompers Before the concert, we introduced an enthusiastic audience to jug band history with a screening of Todd Kwait's film Chasin' Gus' Ghost. Then we warmed up with a rip roarin' jug band jam. And when the main event began, we couldn't have been happier: over 400 people filled the concert hall, for a sold-out show that raised enough money to purchase a gravestone for Will Shade and pay for a reception in Memphis when it's installed. If you missed the show, check out these videos! Gravestone Ceremony On May 3, 2008, some of the concert participants and some new friends traveled to the Shelby County Cemetery in Memphis to dedicate the new gravestone. After an informal ceremony and a few songs, we reconvened at the Center for Southern Folklore for a reception and jam session. Then we took the music to the streets, 1920's style, and busked for the crowds at the annual Beale Street Music Festival. You can watch videos of dedications from Arlo Leach and Jim Johnson, and read the text of the speech by Dr. David Evans. Or just scroll down for photos of the gravestone, designed by Robert Armstrong and manufactured by West Memorials, and some amazing tintypes created by Bill Steber of the ceremony participants: Brass Note Ceremony After a long approval process, several participants in the gravestone ceremony reunited in Memphis on August 1, 2009, to dedicate a new brass note for Will Shade and the Memphis Jug Band in the Beale Street "walk of fame." The "Brass Note Jug Band," consisting of musicians from Tennessee, Oklahoma, Kansas, Illinois and Oregon, spent the afternoon performing authentic jug band music for the Beale Street crowds at entrance to Handy Park, where the Memphis Jug Band performed for over three decades. Click the photos below to view albums posted by four of the participants: New Gravestone In September 2010, Don Alberty visited Will Shade's gravesite and found that the granite stone had been badly damaged by the cemetery lawnmower. Fortunately, the Shelby County Health Department, which manages the cemetery, took responsibility and replaced the stone. The new one uses a different process and doesn't match the original design exactly, but it's still a good tribute to Will Shade's music: And again! After several people tried to visit the gravestone and couldn't find it, we contacted the Shelby County Department of Public Works, which now manages the cemetery, and they couldn't find it either. They offered to buy yet another replacement gravestone, and installed it in April 2018. They also found the precise location for the grave, which was about a hundred yards from our original, estimated location. Hopefully now that it's in the right spot, it will stay there! Or as Charlie Musselwhite told the producers of American Epic, Will might just be using a little hoodoo to play a final prank on us all. Excuse us, strangers, for being bold this morn But would you pass the jug band another drink of corn? -- Fourth Street Mess Around	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line372
__label__wiki	0.685736	0.685736	Through the Black Hole » HORSEFEATHERS – “Symphony for a Million Mice” and interview with MICK GARRIS Porn parody Pulp/Noir Shortmovie Medium/Full-length Far-east Top movie Literarure Top book dark/ambient This big hush ExperimentArt History&Legend HORSEFEATHERS – “Symphony for a Million Mice” and interview with MICK GARRIS Written by Tony Northrup Over the years I’ve reviewed everything from films, books, and conventions, but tis my very first review of a CD! It’s really been fun and different, but I was up for the challenge. The CD comes from someone that is not only a musician, but in the film industry as well. Director Mick Garris, has been bringing us films for decades, and is an icon in the horror genre. Mick’s known for such films as Critters 2, Psycho 4, Hocus Pocus, and many others (including several television series). Mick is also widely known for directing more Stephen King films than any other director. The Stand, The Shining (both television mini-series), Desperation, Bag of Bones, Sleepwalkers, and Riding the Bullet, have all been adaptations that have been very successful. Mick is also a best-selling author. However, before he went behind the camera, and before getting his start in the film industry, Mick was an accomplished singer/musician. That’s right, in 1970 his love of music came to fruition with the forming of the band, Horsefeathers. The 1970s was a decade with a wide variety of music. There was everything from Hard Rock, Soft Hits, Glam and Punk, and a little thing called, Disco. However, in between all of that was Progressive Rock, which is heavily influenced by classical music. Bands such as, Emerson, Lake, & Palmer, YES, RUSH, Genesis, Jethro Tull and others, were all considered progressive bands. With its deep lyrics, long guitar solos, and a serious take on music, these bands began to dominate the charts. Horsefeathers falls into that category, yet they were a progressive band like no other. When I listened to the new Horsefeathers CD, which is a collection of remastered songs from their career (featuring extended songs, and remixes),I felt transported right back to the glory of that era. The songs are melodic, and the music is truly progressive, however, this bands approach with lyrics is very different and unique for its time. Being that the early 70s was a time of great political unrest, extremely changing times, Horsefeathers, took a tongue in cheek approach with some of its music. Nonetheless, they clearly got their message across. This music is fun, silly at times, and is a fusion of great progressive style music. In fact, the complexities of the music is definitely a great background for the lyrics and antics of lead singer Mick Garris. You just sit back and enjoy the ride and have fun with it. Horsefeathers played many venues, and toured for seven years, but this is the first time they actually put an album together. Its a fun CD, and a great compilation of what Horsefeathers was, and still is, saying with their music. The band split after seven years on the road, all going their own separate ways, taking different paths in life. Now after many years, bandmates and lifelong friends have reunited to put their favorite music on CD for all of us to enjoy. I’ve recently had the honor and privilege of interviewing the lead singer of Horsefeathers (better known to many of us as film director), Mick Garris, about the history of the band, life on the road, and the making of this new album. I hope you will enjoy reading this as much as I did writing it. Anthony Northrup – Lets start at the beginning, when and how did the members of band first meet? Mick Garris – We first met when Bill Birney and I were going to Grossmont College outside San Diego. We were both taking TV production classes, and he had a recording studio set up in his grandmother’s living room, where he and a bunch of musician friends would record the oddball songs he wrote. The other three members, Mark Wittenberg, Andy Robinson, and Bill Manning, had all known each other since they were i grade school, and they would pop in on occasion to record with him. I was the only one without a history with them. In production class, Birney asked me if I played an instrument, and I just said, well, I can carry a tune. And that was enough for then. We transformed into an actual band and played gigs, starting as a country rock band, and morphing over time into a much more adventurous progressive rock band. AN – Who came up with the name for the band? MG – Maybe our late guitarist, Mark Wittenberg. He was incredibly witty, and a huge Marx Brothers fan. It was the name of one of their movies, and just seemed to fit especially when we were more a country rock band. A little less so when we went prog… but… what the hell? AN – Who were your musical influences when you first began the album? MG – Well, we never really made this as an album. It’s a bunch of our best demos from the Seventies which we refined, and added some new vocals and instrumentation. The band broke up in 1977/78. But we were influenced, like everybody, by the Beatles, some Poco and Buffalo Springfield in our country rock days, and then, more appropriately for what you will hear from this album, Gentle Giant, Yes, King Crimson, even Frank Zappa. But we did everything we could do to be as original and unique as we could. So original that we never got a record company deal! AN – Share with us your thoughts on the bands first gig? MG – I was going to Grossmont College, like I said, and I was tasked with booking and operating a concert in the gymnasium. There was a handful of recording acts who were booking college tours, so I booked us as the opening act. I had been a music journalist and all, but had never performed in public before in my life! And it was a full house, maybe 2,500 people there, all waiting to be entertained. I was terrified, my guts were churning, I just wanted to throw up! But once we got up there, and we started playing, everyone began cheering. An audience wants to like what’s performing onstage, that’s why they’re there! So once they showed they were on our side, all those nerves melted away, and we all became our unhinged selves. AN – What was the wildest show the band performed at? MG – Maybe in front of the Pussycat Theater on Santa Monica Blvd. in West Hollywood, where we played at the world premiere of a porno movie called DESIRES WITHIN YOUNG GIRLS. One of the stars, Georgina Spelvin, was a friend, and she booked us there. Then we played by a pool for the after party at some rich person’s mansion, surrounded by naked porn stars. That was a weird one… but fun! AN – Did Horsefeathers ever open up for any musical acts we may know now? MG – We opened for The Kinks, Flash, Foghat, Renaissance, Tim Weissberg, Mike Bloomfield, a bunch of others that were popular at the time, but you would probably not recognize now.. AN – What was the rock scene like in the 70′s when Horsefeathers were together? Did you play at famous clubs, such as The Whiskey, The Troubadour, or Rainbow? MG – We played the Troub a couple of times, and that was weird but great. They were used to more folkie and folk rock acts, and there we were, doing our rock symphonies, clowning about. I don’t think they expected anything like us. AN – What were your band mates like? And what was it like reuniting with them after 30 years? MG – Well, Mark passed away in the nineties, which was a real blow. But we’ve all remained best of friends over the decades. We had a blast getting together in our different homes to lay down the new overlay tracks, and it was like a week had passed, not decades. AN – At what point did you decide to go from rocker to director? MG – Well, I’d always been writing, doing it seriously from the time I was 12. I was still in Horsefeathers when I started answering phones at STAR WARS, but when we broke up for all the usual reasons, I never joined another band. Horsefeathers was my one and only time out there; though I was a very showy performer, I’m actually much more comfortable behind the scenes. I committed to writing, and finally got that opportunity, and that led to directing. So I’m where I never imagined I could get, but always dreamed of being: telling stories for a living in the most amazing medium on earth. AN – Which is harder: being a rock star or a film director? MG – Well, I was never a rock star. We never really made it to the point where we made a living at it. So I wouldn’t know. But it was a LOT easier singing in a band than directing movies. AN – Lastly, what’s next for the band, Horsefeathers? MG – We may dredge up some other recordings that we think people might like. But we are doing this for fun. You won’t see a Horsefeathers tour anytime soon! I want to thank musician, writer, and director Mr. Mick Garris, for taking the time to give me this interview to bring to all of you. Although he is very modest in his opinion of being a ‘rock star’, I think all of us know, he not only ascends music as a star, but he is a true star in the film industry as well. And we’re lucky to have him! Tags: HORSEFEATHERS, Mick Garris, Mick Garris interview, Symphony for a Million Mice, Symphony for a Million Mice review Posted in Interviews and Prog rock by Tony Northrup on November 14th, 2020 at %I:%M %p. 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__label__wiki	0.851858	0.851858	True North Humanist Perspective June 21 2013 Great Britain’s Girl Guides and Brownies remove God from their 103-year-old oath By William Bigelow http://www.breitbart.com 20 June 2013 — On Wednesday 19 June Great Britain’s Girl Guides (their equivalent of U.S. Girl Scouts) and Brownies removed God from their 103-year-old oath. Instead of the passage where they used to promise to “love God,” they will now vow to be true to "myself" and develop "my beliefs." The organization said the move is intended to attract girls from secular families. Andrea Minichiello Williams, CEO of Christian Concern, condemned the move, saying, "These values have their roots in a Christian outlook. Taking ‘God’ out of the promise denies the history and foundations of the movement without offering anything in its place, with the result that the organization will lose its distinctive ethos and end up meaning nothing." 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Dolan 19 June 2013 — What happens when you combine Fifty Shades of Grey with fundamentalist Christianity? “Spanking for Jesus” — or a movement known as Christian Domestic Discipline. The alternative lifestyle fell into the media spotlight on Wednesday thanks to The Daily Beast and Jezebel. Both publications detailed the household arrangement, in which men dominate women using divinely-approved spankings. It sounds like a crude parody, but The Daily Beast estimates that thousands of couples have actually embraced the Christian Domestic Discipline way of life. Two websites devoted to Christian Domestic Discipline both emphasize the absolute power of a husband over his wife, a situation that is purportedly supported by biblical teachings. (More.) 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This marks a new chapter in Chinese foreign policy. During his visit to Costa Rica, thirteen major agreements were signed on projects worth nearly USD 2 billion, in the areas of the upgrade of an oil refinery, a key highway and public transport. Amongst these agreements, the biggest project will be the modernization of an obsolete oil refinery in the Caribbean port of Limón, which will be replaced with a new refinery capable of processing 65,000 barrels of oil a day. The USD1.5 billion venture will be financed with a USD 900-million credit from the China Development Bank, and the remaining USD 600 million will be put up by the China National Petroleum Corporation and Costa Rica’s National Refinery (RECOPE). A group of thirty RECOPE officials will travel to Beijing in coming days to receive training for three months at China’s University of Petroleum. Another big project agreed to is the upgrading of Route 32, a strategic highway that links San José to Limón, a USD 400-million dollar endeavour that will be financed by China. During the visit to Mexico, bilateral relations were upgraded to a comprehensive strategic partnership. The two heads of state agreed to push forward the China-Mexico comprehensive strategic partnership by working jointly in the following four aspects; by showing mutual understanding and support on the issue concerning each other’s core interest, improving practical cooperation in accordance with their development strategies, and agree to increase mutual investment in key areas such as energy, mining, infrastructure and high technology, encourage more exchanges between art troupes, promote tourism and strengthen communication among students, academics, journalists and athletes and improving multilateral coordination based on their common interests and responsibilities on major international issues. (More) U. Hawaii astrobiologists find Martian clay contains chemical implicated in origin of life University of Hawaii at Manoa 13 June 2013 — Researchers from the University of Hawaii at Manoa NASA Astrobiology Institute (UHNAI) have discovered high concentrations of boron in a Martian meteorite. When present in its oxidized form (borate), boron may have played a key role in the formation of RNA, one of the building blocks for life. The work was published on June 6 in PLOS One. The Antarctic Search for Meteorites team found the Martian meteorite used in this study in Antarctica during its 2009-2010 field season. The minerals it contains, as well as its chemical composition, clearly show that it is of Martian origin. Using the ion microprobe in the W. M. Keck Cosmochemistry Laboratory at UH, the team was able to analyze veins of Martian clay in the meteorite. 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By Amanda Marcotte 20 June 2013 — Is the religious right, which has been the electoral backbone of the Republican Party since the creation of the Moral Majority in the '70s and the election of Ronald Reagan in 1980, in trouble? The strongly right-wing Washington Times reports rather dimly on the conference for the Faith and Freedom Coalition, a group founded by religious right luminary Ralph Reed, because it couldn’t even gather 400 audience members, despite having a deep bench of fundamentalist-beloved politicians and celebrities like Pat Robertson, Sarah Palin, Rick Perry and Scott Walker. The Times contrasted the small conference with its '80s and '90s counterpart, the Christian Coalition’s Road to the White House conventions, which drew thousands of participants every year. If such a right-wing publication as the Washington Times is willing to hint at it, maybe it’s really time to ask the question: Is the Christian right beginning to lose its numbers, its mojo, and even its power? While it’s definitely too early to count them out — after all, the religious right, weird fantasies about masturbating fetuses and all — still wholly owns the Republican Party at this point. Still, is there some hope on the horizon that their once-mighty numbers and power are beginning to dwindle? (More) Syria: 'I saw rebels execute my boy for no more than a joke’ http://www.telegraph.co.uk Nadia Umm Fuad watched her son being shot by Islamist rebels in Syria after the 14-year-old referred to the Prophet Mohammed as he joked with a customer at his coffee stall in Aleppo. She speaks to Richard Spencer. 21 June 2013 — Mohammed Katta's mother witnessed the execution of her son in three stages. She was upstairs at home when she first heard the shouting. The people of the neighbourhood were yelling that "they have brought back the kid", so she rushed out of her apartment. "I went out on my balcony," Nadia Umm Fuad said. "I said to his father, they are going to shoot your son! Come! Come! Come! I was on the stairs when I heard the first shot. I was at the door when I heard the second shot. "I saw the third shot. I was shouting, 'That's haram, forbidden! Stop! Stop! You are killing a child.' But they just gave me a dirty look and got into their car. As they went, they drove over my son's arm, as he lay there dying." (More) The 7 things atheists turn to when they have problems handle difficulties very differently from believers in God By Greta Christina www.alternet.org 20 June 2013 — "But people need religion for community! For social support! People get so much from religion—counseling, emotional help during hard times, financial help during hard times, rituals and rites of passage, day care, even job networking. Why do atheists want to take that away?" There are a lot of arguments people make for religion. But this one gets atheists' attention. Not because it's a good argument for religion—it's not. 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__label__wiki	0.616348	0.616348	Tencent in collaboration with the French national museum A national treasure of the global digital museum France local time on January 30, tencent and the French federation of national museum in Paris grand palais signed the memorandum of strategic cooperation.Tencent will be based on "new" digital experience and ability, and the French federation of national museum in cultural exchanges, explore innovation of traditional cultural heritage.Signing ceremony on the same day, the two sides announced the launch of the "national treasure" global digital museum, such as "China xinwen gen" theme exhibition project. Grieco tencent group vice President, said: "in the method of the 55th anniversary of the tencent very happy with the French national museum union reached a strategic cooperation.Federation of the French national museum is the patron of French art;Tencent as a company on the basis of the Internet technology and culture, is committed to promoting the innovation of traditional culture heritage, looking forward to cooperation for china-france culture exchange, mutual learning and global culture.Today, 'national treasure the global digital museum also officially launched, with the power of the Internet technology, let more people across the geographical restrictions at home and abroad, feel the beauty of the Chinese national treasure, the traditional cultural heritage to the next one thousand years." Law culture art association chairman Patrick DAMBRON said: "tencent already understand and know how to solve the" pain points "for the development of museums and art institutions.It using Internet technology to regain vitality, cultural heritage has spurred youth generation actively give contemporary and traditional culture and art a new life and vitality." The Chinese embassy in France the rank cultural counsellor shao-ping li participated in the activities, and points out that: "the tencent xinwen and theme exhibition came to the museum, showed the new look of Chinese literature and, in the form of dynamic, fashion, vitality of Chinese culture, through the exhibition, can let the audience in the appreciation of cultural relics represent the Chinese classical culture at the same time, feel the different atmosphere of contemporary China." France's national ministry of culture of international affairs adviser Matthias GROLIER, France's national museum of federation chairman Chris Dercon, France ji beautiful Sophie MAKARIOU, chairman of the Asian art museum, museum of auspicious beautiful management committee honorary chairman, Chinese culture scholars Olivier Gerard, the Louvre museum, pompidou art museum, musee d 'orsay, Picasso museum in Paris Wen Bojie guests to visit the site, also witnessed the two sides reached a strategic cooperation. The first batch of 25 pieces of high-quality goods to join the "national treasure" global digital museum of cultural relics Signed a contract on the same day, tencent announced the launch of a "national treasure" global digital museum.As Asia's leading cultural institutions of the cultural relics, France, the United States made cooperation with tencent Asian art museum, the selection of 25 pieces of Chinese products as "national treasure" global digital museum of cultural relics of the first batch of digital collection.Meanwhile, yuan ji blue glaze white dragon grain mei bottle, jade pig dragon with a history of more than five thousand, is now the biggest animal in the world -- like a statue, liao dynasty life-size statue three-color arhats, west white tiger, etc in this column. "National treasure" global digital museum launched by tencent, for top museums at home and abroad, especially the limited to the geographical, economic conditions, such as the broad masses of overseas of Chinese tourists to visit the museum.Authorization through cooperation, the collection of Chinese treasures cultural relics digital, online visitors just use your fingertips, you can through the tencent "museum officer" small programs, such as QQ browser display and transmission platform, understanding of cultural relics is introduced with the pictures show, beyond geographical restrictions enjoy national treasure handed down from ancient times.It is reported, its first collection will be held during the Spring Festival in the "natural history officer" small programs online, is a collection of information categories will further enrich the perfect. French museums income young Chinese outstanding creative work The two sides will work together to promote the China youth ideas onto the world stage.Has held seven consecutive terms of the Next Idea tencent innovation contest is a mining, inspired, cultivating and hatching young creative, activating the platform of traditional culture.2018 annual event in the introduction of the Forbidden City, dunhuang and other Chinese symbols, on the basis of the first time and collaboration of the French museums, such as the introduction of "Mona Lisa" IP overseas culture, and further enliven the creativity of the Chinese youth. The signing ceremony, the French national museum federation announced the tencent Next Idea wen gen design competition jury prize works "silk road range map";Auspicious America income tencent Asian art museum Next Idea college game production udpse works "the fifth great inventions", and the glory of the dunhuang flying rock painting, these works in the future will have the opportunity to exhibit at the museum;Based on the Mona Lisa and the elements of a product, dunhuang will also enter the French museum and shop, let visitors from all over the world to experience the originality of the Chinese youth. The French national museum's income tencent Next Idea, "the silk road range map" and design contest, Among them, the theme board game "silk road range map" is based on the ancient Chinese game "range chart", in the hexi corridor, for regional background, in the tang dynasty classical story, for players to learn about the history of the silk road of dunhuang culture.Space puzzle game "the fifth great inventions" of design inspiration, from the mortise and tenon joint structure, traditional Chinese architecture for players to experience the charm of traditional architecture culture in the gaming experience. China's new gen "theme exhibition in the museum was unveiled As one of cooperation content, tencent with American Asian art museum on the eve of the Spring Festival, jointly launched "Chinese xinwen gen" theme exhibition, exhibition "Spring Festival" culture, Chinese youth IP based on the traditional culture of creative works, as well as the representative work of tencent fusion technology and traditional culture. Exhibition site, the galleries in the Palace Museum, visitors will appreciate the "ancient paintings can sing" Next Idea music innovation contest of the birth of outstanding works, appreciate the artistic conception of ancient paintings and digital music in one thousand.Next article Idea contest of diffuse popular comic echoes of the imperial palace, and about the imperial palace during the war of resistance to protect national treasures and moving story;In dunhuang area, the "dunhuang poetry towel" based on the design to the mogao grottoes murals, details into 8 big theme elements, more than 200 elements, users can DIY design on WeChat small programs, also can produce into silk scarves physical wear New Year in, feel the beauty of dunhuang in our daily life.In "the inspiration of Chinese red -- rouge" exhibition, with color as the theme, deduce the traditional "China red" in the cultural creativity of the new energy;In the exhibition game, by the United States made the fifth great inventions of Asian art museum income also has carried on the display. "Spring Festival history customs exhibition content is also rich, family, money, family reunion dinner, and tencent fusion in one thousand red culture and mobile payment pioneering" WeChat Lucky Money ", a series of interactive devices vividly shows the folk New Year, let the exhibition of overseas Chinese and foreign friends to experience the ancient and modern blend of China's annual and cultural connotations. Prev:The prosperity of China's tourist infrastructure is develop new agenda for global travel Next:Apple's Siri, head of the business was to leave The seven years of development not satisfied Tel:+86-20-83040739 Fax:+86- Address: No. 70, Zhongshan 5th Road, Yuexiu District Copyright © 2016 Yimi MIX International Apartment(Beijing Road Jie Deng Du Hui Branch) Guangzhou, All rights reserved.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line379
__label__cc	0.666205	0.333795	AN EVENING OF ADVENT SONGS AND STORIES - Dec 15 by Mary Snow I remember first meeting Matthew Clark in my creativity classes when I first moved to Louisville. They were classes where we explored music, music theory, played Orff instruments, studied acting, and studied the visual arts at First United Methodist Church. He was definitely in his element as he enjoyed every part of all the classes and he soon progressed to wanting to play the guitar and to write music. It was at this time he was able to work with several people who would guide him spiritually as well. I say this because he is doing what he has always wanted to do...be a Christian artist. Matthew is a hometown boy and the son of Susan and Joe Clark. He will be joined with Abbye and Jeff Pates to bring to our community an Advent Concert on Friday, December 15 from 6:30 to 9:30PM at Legion State Park Lodge. Matthew says "Good songs and stories are sticky notes or a string around my finger...things that remind me of the truth and the hope that I so easily forget. Songs can speak deeply, and both uncover buried grief and forgotten hope. They help me keep faith, opening up a world beyond, where there's more redemption...more joy...more beauty...and greater love than I have dreamed possible. My songs are an opportunity for hospitality. I try to create that place through songs that mirror God's welcome." Matthew is a Christian artist, writing intelligent and insightful songs. With skillful guitar styling, he brings so much more personal insight and thoughtful narratives that elevate his musical offerings from just a concert to an artistic conversation. His songs keep the conversation going long after the music has stopped. Abbye West Pates Abbye West Pates is a song writer and storyteller based in Memphis, TN. She was born and raised in southern Mississippi. Her songs are a little bit folk and a little bit country. She tells stories that locate you in a particular place with particular people. She explores life's struggles, griefs and anxieties that remind us of grace, faith and forgiveness in the midst of it all. Abbye recently won an award at LImelight Music Awards. She won the 2017 Performing Songwriter and her album won one of Alternate Roots' Top 100 Albums of the Year. Matthew and Abbye met in 2005 at a camp in Memphis where they formed a musical friendship that has expanded over many years. Matthew, Abbye and her percussionist husband, Jeff, have done many house concerts and youth retreats all over the country. Their work together is a wonderful collaboration of music and song. We are excited to bring this Advent Concert to Louisville and hope you will take the time to experience a memorable evening of fellowship, stories, songs and refreshments. The Lodge is always so beautifully decorated for the season as well. Tickets are $10.00 and are available at The Jewel Shoppe, Fashion Boutique...both on Main Street...as well as our Chamber of Commerce. They are also available at Main Street Fabrics in Ackerman, MS. For further information, please call 662-418-7822 or 601-668-4688. Let's all come together and celebrate the Advent Season with one of our own. Fun Display At The Winston County Library WA's Tyler McCool to Play in EPS - All American Game New Year Schedule for the City of Louisville & Win... Academy Park to Close Temporarily for Construction... Winston Co. Sheriff Investigating Burglary U.S. Rails Makes Donation to Local Angel Tree Merry Christmas from "The Jewel Shoppe" in Downtow... Merry Christmas from the City of Louisville Winston Plywood Hosts "Christmas From the Heart" Merry Christmas from the Winston County Library Library Holiday Hours Merry Christmas from Winston County!! Linda Williams Jackson Book Event Winston County Sheriff Warns Public of Scam Efforts EMEPA and the City of Louisville Scheduled Mainten... Winston County Supervisors Meeting Agenda - Dec 18 EMCC Fall Graduates Winston County Native Participating in Wrangler Na... LHS TSA Officers for 2017-2018 Kwanzaa Display at the Library Protecting the Flock Church Security Seminar Christmas Parade Video Library Closing Christmas Displays at the Library 2017 Christmas Parade in Louisville	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line380
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__label__cc	0.644738	0.355262	REVEALED: Why the Troika’s ‘Validation’ of the Greek PSI May Open Up a Can of Worms Posted by admin on March 10, 2012 in World Events · 1 Comments By John Ward http://hat4uk.wordpress.com/2012/03/10/revealed-why-the-troikas-validation-of-the-greek-psi-may-open-up-a-can-of-worms/ CREDIT EVENT: DIRTY DEEDS AT THE DEBT-SWAP CORRAL Evidence of public sector bribery raises doubts as Venizelos accused of personal gain Although the ways and means used to get to 85.8% overall Greek swap participation (0.8% over what ISDA wanted) and 95.7% including CAC enactions (0.7% over what Brussels wanted) are roughly 0.0001% relevant to the now inevitable death of the eurozone, I think it behoves all good bloggers and investigative hacks to raise some doubts about them. I believe this because all those who think 21st century commerce and politics need a major ethics transfusion always require some evidence to go on….if only to shatter the risible arguments put up by the opposing side. First up, let’s do some forensics on how that magical 85.8% was achieved.Thursday March 9th at 9.18 am, I posted that participation was stalled at around 75%. It had been when I went to bed the night before, too. It still was at noon on Thursday, when Reuters claimed it was ‘slightly above 75%’. But eight hours later when the deal closed, another 10% had piled in. As closure approaches, one sometimes does find a sudden rush. But by and large, if you’ve had a week to think about stuff – and two weeks before that poring over the paperwork – yet on closure day you still haven’t shown up, it means you’re holding out. This is why, in that morning post, I was fairly confidently expecting 75-80% participation. So were others I spoke to. So were most of the Telegraph staff. There are three ways you can get that many in such a short time: blackmail, bribes, or ballot-stuffing. My mailbox from Friday contains allegations of all three. According to the Berlin Finance Ministry source, ‘The Greeks – not anybody else – are responsible for issuing the percentage number of PSI acceptances‘. The German authorities claimed not to have an inside track on progress at all, but a Frankfurt source told me Wednesday evening that, at that stage, Berlin was ‘less than impressed’ with the 74/5% figure. The point is, the PSI count was a totally Athens-run operation. I’m left wondering why there was no Troika presence at all. Given that thus far the Greeks had deceived them at almost every turn, one would’ve thought they’d be expecting some fiddling of the results. But as the Troikanauts were due to go over the accounts of the process yesterday (Friday) it may well be that they felt it unnecessary. It may also be, of course, that they wanted to distance themselves from it. Either way, Friday passed without any Troika announcement saying they were satisfied with the results process. This is slightly different to what The Slog’s Berlin FinMin source suggested: ‘Greeks announce a number which the troika has a few hours to check and “validate” before a teleconference of finance ministers’ In fact, I understand officials will spend more time over the weekend on it, and reconvene Monday. So far, 35 bn euros of ‘immediate’ debt relief has been issued. But as yet, I haven’t seen any trumpeted validation. Meanwhile, it seems that several Greek pension funds came on board during Thursday. And there were also some other irregularities. One thing you need to deliver participation (as with most things in life in these times) are lots and lots of lawyers and civil servants. It is not commonly understood that upwards of 105bn euros of the bonds swapped this week were owned by Greek public sector institutions and pension funds. How strange, then, that on March 7th itself, the Athens government’s Official Gazette announced backdated pay increases for certain folks. Drill down a bit – and here I’ve needed the help of Athenians, for which they get my eternal gratitude – you find some rather suspiciously specific job functions: ‘The legal advisers appointed in independent authorities, the Capital Market Commission and the Accounting and Auditing Oversight Board (ELTE) will have an additional monthly bonus of 400 euros…’ Note the immediate ‘monthly bonus’. Further research reveals that ‘….the Court of Audit will start with a monthly salary of 1,906 euros. They will also be entitled to family benefits, Christmas, Easter and summer vacation bonuses, as well as, position related bonuses. The salary increases decided will be retroactive from Nov. 1, 2011…’ This second group are largely young gofers recently qualified. So a starting salary of 1,906 euros might not seem much to you and me, but if you’re 23 years old and hungry, that’s a lot of money. The overall announcement – ‘The monthly salaries of legal advisers appointed in the public sector will gradually increase 10-15 per cent within the next three years’ – has been widely reported in the Greek media, and offers a stark contrast to, said Adesmeftos Typos, for example, “times when many households suffer from unemployment and Greece’s biggest social insurance fund IKA recently borrowed another 200 million euro in order to pay pensions”. Even the normally quite staid Athens News allowed a female reported to add this acidic comment at the end of her column: ‘Romantic and stylish woman seeks marriage with legal adviser in the Greek public sector’. All up, some 500 people working in the public sector have been exempted from the planned salary cuts, and instead awarded rather generous new pay and emolument contracts. Again, the official gazette describes them quite openly as being located ‘in the ministries of Finance and Administrative Reform [for] civil servants working next to deputy ministers and secretary generals’. It’s quite possible of course that, like most brotherly, equality-seeking trade unionists when they see an opportunity, the beagles and Sir Humphreys blackmailed their bosses. Either way, it seems likely that they were paid in this extraordinary manner with one purpose in mind: looking the other way – and/or forcing through legal compliance. The somewhat late decision of the Greek public sector pension funds to buy into the bond-swap has, I’m informed, wiped out 11,370 pensioners entirely. Not just reduced their stipend, but – as Tyler Durden put it at Zero Hedge – ‘vaporized it’. He too quotes a figure of ‘around 11,000′ – and who am I to argue with a bareknuckle pugilist? And when you’re 10% adrift on the participation count, what’s 11,000 citizens compared to the survival of this Great European Project of which we are all so fond, according to Herman van Rompuy? Now, I am a man with a suspicious mind nurtured by a decade of dealing with EU institutions, pension providers, banks, property developers, local planning authorities, the police, and senior mandarins. Am I besmirching the good name of those who work for IKA (the State Social Security Board) when such is ill-deserved? Am I bigoted against Evangelos Venizelos because he is a toad with piggy eyes that are too close together? Possibly; but on the other hand, here’s a little recent history. Last week a major fraud by IKA staff was uncovered. IKA officials had managed to siphon off a cool 6 million euros since 2003. The IKA officers involved were certifying decisions to grant medical care of all kinds. In some cases and in cooperation with insurers, they issued fake hospitalisation orders, gave 20% of the illegal fund to the insurers, and kept the rest for themselves. And here’s the most worrying aspect: the whole thing was done by four (count them) employees. Imagine the graft going on if just 5% of employees in one small section of that Greek DSS were up to one scam or another. Earlier this week, the German company Siemens agreed to pay 130 million euros compensation and create 700 new jobs in Greece in order to avoid a long-running bribery scandal going to Court. That’s a big price to pay, so the mind boggles at just how smelly the whole process must’ve been. Personally negotiating the compensation was – guess who? – Evangelos Venizelos. The bribery concerned bungs that Siemens gave to Greek politicians and senior civil servants over several decades to secure public contracts. The ‘over several decades’ emphasis there is to enable us to take a trip down Bribery Lane with Finance Minister Venizelos. For a while, he played a major role in the Olympic Games construction projects. Later he was instrumental in taking procurement decisions for weaponry in his role as Defence Minister. The Games went badly over budget, and both in that portfolio and Defence, clouds regularly followed him around. As Culture Minister, he was directly involved in some of the Siemens projects; here too there were allegations of graft and corruption…now seen to have been true. In order to protect himself and others against the growing evidence of wrongdoing, Venizelos – he being a Doctor of Law and Constitutional Expert – in 2006 wrote and and pushed through an amnesty law for Government MinistersOn the Responsibilities of Ministers, as a result of which all senior politicians are practically immune to public prosecution for cases of political corruption. It was described in a recent magazine article in Greece as ‘the most hated Law in our history’. Given that would include some pretty unpleasant ones passed by the Ottoman Empire in its time, that’s saying quite a lot. One final twist. As a young lawyer, Evangelo Venizelos got his start in politics by defending former Prime Minister George Papandreou….against corruption charges. In a Slogpost last year, you may recall I covered some of the odder dealings of Papandreou and others in the removal of public funds to the account of a Swiss wealth management firm via the juxtaposition of CDSs. The Papandreou family is deeply implicated in the scam…..but thanks to his one-time saviour Venizelos, Papandreou can rest assured that he is immune from prosecution in any Greek court. This is a shame, as the total embezzled is an eye-watering 27 billion euros. Greek readers of The Slog (who now number quite a few I’m glad to say) should not take these accusations as a slur on their people. The German press is fond of portraying the average Greek as bone idle, but the EU’s own stats give the lie to this: the average Greek worker puts in 1.2 hours per day more than his Teutonic counterpart. Rather, I am saying that the worst kind of corruption is endemic in Greek Government – it often involves, I must add, German suppliers – and that the pols have effectively indemnified themselves against any comeback on every front. No man in Greece is more up to his neck in that cover-up than Evangelo Venizelos. So these are not people you’d want to leave alone with an unguarded ballot box, to do a vital multi-billion dollar audit crucial to the country’s survival. Yet that’s exactly what the Troika – so keen just three weeks ago to put its own Kommissars into Athens – did. How very odd that is coming from people whose most telling feature is an inability to stop ordering people around. And finally my Greek friends, I must acquaint you with a very serious allegation. I have no evidence to support it, but if you do, please get in touch with me at [email protected] I assure you that you can do so in confidence of complete anonymity. I understand that, as the country’s leading consitutional expert, Evangelo Venizelos has taken personal control of the trickiest poison pill put into the Brussels Accord: that of changing the speed at which Constitutional changes can be enacted in order to satisfy the control freaks in Brussels, Washington and Berlin. (Under current Law, the changes demanded by the Troika are impossible in the time frame of the bailout). It is alleged that Mr Venizelos has extracted an extremely high price from the EU, for his personal use, in order to be a dutiful servant and good European in getting the legislation changed. This may of course be entirely scurrilous and completely untrue. But anyone who has intelligence to offer me on that one, send it to the email address above. 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