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THE SUPREME MASTER OF COMPLETE WAR
by Jack Gerhardt (with illuminist conclusions)
Mohammed was the supreme master of complete war and has had no equal to this day. His understanding of the use of force was sophisticated and subtle. Physical violence was only a small part of his understanding of war. That is why comparisons make him superior to military men such as Julius Caesar. Other military geniuses established empires, but none of them had a process for war and empire that lasted for fourteen-hundred years and is still going strong. Mohammed’s profound insight was not simply the waging of physical war but of waging war of the mind, emotions, culture, politics, and religion. There is no aspect of being human that Mohammed did not use for war. Money, salvation, sex, culture, religion, destiny, family, immigration, legal codes, government, power, deceit, racial pride, tribalism, community, fear, propaganda, diplomacy, spy-craft, philosophy, ethics, and psychology were all used for jihad. Jihad was not holy war but complete and total civilizational war.
SHARIA:
Sharia is based on the principles found in the Koran and other Islamic religious/political texts. There are no common principles between American law and Sharia.
Under Sharia law:
• There is no freedom of religion
• There is no freedom of speech
• There is no freedom of thought
• There is no freedom of artistic expression
• There is no freedom of the press
• There is no equality of peoples—a non-Muslim, a Kafir, is never equal to a Muslim
• There is no equal protection under Sharia for different classes of people. Justice is dualistic, with one set of laws for Muslim males and different laws for women and non-Muslims.
• There are no equal rights for women
• Virgin testing
• Women can be beaten
• A non-Muslim cannot bear arms
• There is no democracy, since democracy means that a non-Muslim is equal to a Muslim
• Our Constitution is a man-made document of ignorance, jahiliyah, that must submit to Sharia
• Non-Muslims are dhimmis, second-class subjects
• All governments must be ruled by Sharia law
• Unlike common law, Sharia is not interpretive, nor can it be changed
• There is no Golden Rule
SUBMISSION AND DUALITY
• Islam is based upon two principles—submission and duality. All of the world’s civilizations, cultures and political systems must submit to Islam.
• Duality means that Islam always divides everything in two. It also holds two contradictory positions on nearly every topic. Even though the ideas contradict, they are both true.
• Submission means that Islam must dominate all aspects of humanity. Art, literature, education, customs, food, law and every other aspect of being a human must be done in the way of Islam.
Selections from the Koran
• Islamic Paradise is a garden of fleshly pleasures.
• There are creatures, similar to spirits, called jinns that populate the earth.
• Allah determines all things, including whether a person becomes a Muslim. Allah creates some men for Hell.
• Violence is common in the Koran. • The Koran contradicts itself but has rules for dealing with the contradictions.
• Allah is to be feared, not loved.
• Islamic ethics are dualistic. Islam has one code for believers and a second ethical code for Kafirs. The term Kafir is dualistic, since the Kafir is the “other”. Jihad and slavery all have an Islamic ethical code.
• A Muslim is a brother only to other Muslims. A Muslim is honest with other Muslims and may deceive Kafirs. There is an Islamic word for sacred deception, taqiyya.
• Killing a Kafir is not a serious charge in Islamic law. Theft and murder are acceptable in Islam.
Slaves and slavery
Slave is a positive term in Islam. All Muslims are the slaves of Allah.
• Slavery is based upon a detailed ethical code. It is a sin for a slave to escape a Muslim master. Slaves may be used for sex.
• Mohammed was involved in every aspect of the slave culture. Islam has taken slaves from every culture. Islam was the basis of the African slave trade and have enslaved Europeans for centuries.
• Christians act as dhimmis on the subject of slavery.
Having sex with your female slaves is a moral good.
• A married slave can be used for sex.
• The captives of jihad can be used for sex.
• Mohammed always got the pick of the captives to be used for sex.
•The marriage of the captive woman is annulled, as per the above Koran verse.
• Don’t rape a pregnant slave. Wait until she has delivered.
•Mohammed was surrounded by slaves all of his life.
• Mohammed, the white man, owned many slaves, including black slaves.
• Slaves played a part in every aspect of Mohammed’s life, including building his pulpit. • Mohammed bought and sold slaves in both retail and wholesale lots.
• Sex slaves were part of Mohammed’s harem. • Mohammed gave slaves as gifts and received them as gifts.
• Islam’s dualism manifests in how women must submit to men. Women can be beaten, but in an Islamic way. Women are spiritually and mentally inferior to men. It takes the testimony of two women to equal that of a man.
• The Islamic law, the Sharia, lays out the proper way to beat the wife.
•Don’t have sex with a woman who is having her period.
• Sharia laws concerning women are the rule of law in Islamic families.
• Islam was the first civilization to provide and guarantee women’s rights.
• Mohammed gave the world the perfect example of how women are protected in Islam. • Muslim women are treasured and as treasures must be protected from the evils of the kafir world.
• The rights of Muslim women come from Allah.
•These rights are for muslim women, not Kafir women
• Mohammed attacked the Jews of Khaybar. After crushing them, he created the status of dhimmi for the Jews. They lost all of their wealth, but remained to work on the land. They paid half of all they made each year as a tax. Islam became the complete political ruler of the dhimmi.
• Later, when Islam conquered the Christians, the dhimmi status became codified. All of the public space and legal system was Islamic. The Christians had only their homes and church buildings as their space. Dhimmis had almost no legal rights and could not testify in court against a Muslim.
• Over a 1400 year old period, Islamic jihad has killed over 270,000,000 Kafirs.
• Koranic doctrine: Jesus was a Muslim prophet who could do miracles through Allah. Jesus was born of Mary by virgin birth. He was not crucified but taken up to Paradise. The Christian Trinity is God, Jesus and Mary. The Gospels are corrupt and in error.
• The Koran says: The only true Christians are those who accept Mohammed as the prophet of Christianity. Christians must accept the political domination of Islam.
At first Mohammed used the Old Testament to “prove” that he was a real prophet, just like Moses, Noah and the others. When Mohammed moved to Medina, which had many Jews, trouble with the Jews started. The Jews said that Mohammed was not a prophet in the line of the Jews.
• After arguing with the Jews, Mohammed turned his jihad on them. He systematically annihilated all three tribes of Jews. He took all of the wealth of the first two tribes and then he exiled them. He killed all of the men of the third tribe and sold the women and children into slavery.
• Jihad was developed by Mohammed in Medina, where he turned to politics and war.
• Jihad started as raids on the Meccans. It then progressed into open war. The nature of the Koran changed from religious to political. It became a basis for war against all Kafirs.
• Mohammed won his first battle at Badr and then lost his next battle. After that, he never lost. He entered Mecca by conquest ten years after he left.
• The Koran says all Muslims are to take part in jihad, to the extent of their abilities. The Hadith is filled with the rules of jihad.
The basics of Islam
• The Koran is what Mohammed says are the words of Allah. Many of the stories from the Old Testament are retold to support the Islamic belief that Mohammed is the last in the line of Jewish prophets and other prophets of Allah.
• The Koran defines who Allah is. Allah is to be feared, not loved. Allah determines all that happens and hates the unbelievers.
• The Hadith contains the details of how Mohammed is the model Muslim in all that he did and said. The Sira contains his entire life story.
• There is both a religious Islam and a political Islam.
Islam is based entirely upon Mohammed. The easiest and surest way to know Islam is to study Mohammed’s life and words.
• Mohammed was born in Mecca 1400 years ago. He was an orphan who became a business man. At about 40 years of age he started to have visions and hear voices. The voice told him that he was a prophet of Allah. He began to tell others of his message from Allah. After 13 years the Meccans ran him out of town and he moved to Medina.
• In Medina he became a politician and war leader. He developed jihad, sacred violence for Allah. Over the next 10 years Mohammed crushed his enemies and became the first ruler of all Arabia.
• We know the smallest details of the way he ate, his anger, his appearance and even his family life.
Tears of Jihad
• Jihad has killed over 60,000,000 Christians. • Islam attacked the Christians of Smyrna in 1922. It was an annihilation that took place as the Americans and Europeans stood aside.
Sharia in America today
• On September 11, 2001 jihadists attacked and destroyed the World Trade Center in New York. This atrocity was in compliance with the doctrine of jihad found in the Sharia law. The attack was a political action motivated by a religious mandate for endless jihad.
• Textbooks in America must be approved by Islamic groups. This is in accordance with Sharia law.
• American employers and schools are met with demands for time and space to do Islamic prayer. These demands are based on Sharia law.
• The American banking system is becoming Islamicized with Sharia financing. The banking system is becoming Sharia compliant in financial law, but is ignorant about the totality of Sharia law.
• Universities are asked to provide sexually segregated swimming pools and other athletic facilities for Muslim women.
• Hospitals are being sued for not providing Sharia compliant treatment.
• College courses at the college level do not use critical thinking regarding the history and doctrine of Islam. Under Sharia nothing about Islam may be criticized.
• American prisons are a stronghold of Islamic proselytizing and jihadi recruitment.
• Workplaces are being made Islamic worship sites through special rooms and time off to pray. This is in accordance to Sharia law.
• Islamic refugees bring all of their wives for welfare and medical treatment to America. American authorities will not act—even when presented with evidence. Polygamy is included in the Sharia.
• Wars were fought in Iraq and Afghanistan to implement constitutions whose first article is the supremacy of Sharia law.
Music, song and dance
• Flutes, stringed instruments and the like are condemned
•no drums
• Those who listen to singers will have their ears filled with lead on Judgment day
• Songs create hypocrisy
THE TEARS OF JIHAD Here are the approximate deaths due to jihad over the last 1400 years
Christians 60 million
Hindus 80 million
Buddhists 10 million
African slave jihad 120 million
Total 270 million
My compilation of text is written by Bill Warner, the founder of the Center of Study of Political Islam and author of several books teaching the West what we weren’t taught.
The drawing of the prophet Mohammed is drawn by right wing Netherlands politician Geert Wilders who wanted to do a drawing contest in honor of slain cartoonist Charlie Hebdo. A radical immam in Pakistan threatened the Netherlands with nuclear bombs (if he had access to them) if Mr. Wilders did not cancel the cartoon contest. The contest was canceled, but Mr. Wilders said, “it doesn’t matter, I still exposed your barbarism”.
The Regressive Left destroy Christianity while embracing Islam (Multiculturalism) and The Right use Islam to enforce Christianity i.e. their Power. Both are WRONG!!!
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Obama’s Change To The Definition Of ‘Spouse’ Is Going To Have Far-Reaching Consequences
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Obama’s Quiet Change To The Definition Of ‘Spouse’ Is Going To Have Far-Reaching Consequences
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The Obama administration re-defined the word “spouse” Tuesday to include gay couples.
The Department of Labor quietly issued a new 52-page regulation, to be published in the Federal Register Wednesday, updating the term “spouse” to include gay couples so that gays now get job-protected leave from work to care for their gay partner or partner’s children or parents under the Family and Medical Leave Act.
The new definition applies to all gay couples who were legally married in states where gay marriage is legal, regardless of whether or not they now live in states where gay marriage is not legal. The IRS also adopted this “place of celebration” definition of residency after the Defense of Marriage Act was struck down at the Supreme Court.
The regulation is rife with progressive editorializing:
“The Department of Labor’s (Department) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) revises the regulation defining ‘spouse’ under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993,” the regulation states. “Because of the Supreme Court’s holding in Windsor that section 3 of DOMA is unconstitutional, the Department is no longer prohibited from recognizing same-sex marriages as a basis for FMLA spousal leave.”
“…the Department is aware that the language surrounding marriage is evolving and that not all married individuals choose to use the traditional terms of husband or wife when referring to their spouse.”
“The Department intended the proposed definition to cover all spouses in legally valid marriages as defined in the regulation regardless of whether they use the terms husband or wife. The Department adopts the definition of spouse as proposed.”
“Legal recognition of same-sex marriage has expanded rapidly and the Department anticipates that the number of States and countries recognizing same-sex marriage will continue to grow.”
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Thanks for the article, I didn’t know the specifics of Obama’s rewriting of all our current regulations and laws based on that court ruling. Hopefully when we get a conservative president they will make an executive order reversing all of Obama’s un-constitutional acts. The community adviser, now president is doing all he can to plant the seeds of America’s destruction. When Obama was six years old he was listed as a Muslim in his school records, in my opinion he hates America. Get the word out, “Hillary Clinton supports Obama!”
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An Account of the Transactions of his Majestys Ship Magnificent...
An Account of the Transactions of his Majestys Ship Magnificent From the time of her leaveing England {I. E.} Febry. 6th: 1782 till the time of her arrival which was June 9th: 1783 -- (ms. t.-p., 2d leaf)"David Minns July 13th: 1783" (1st leaf, recto)."Officers on board the Magnificent at her leaveing England. ..." (1st leaf, verso).Journal begins: "On Febuary 6th: 1782, we Saild from Portsmouth, with 9 Sail of Men of War, and Several of the East India Ships, under the Command of Comodore Bickerton... On the 22d: of Febuary we Left the Comodore and India Ships, and proceeded on with the Agamemnon for the West Indies..." arriving at Barbados 18 March, where they "Victualed and Wartered" for two days.On 29 March they sailed from Saint Lucia with Agamemnon (64 guns) and Endymion (44 guns) "on a Cruce of St. Martinico, to watch the Motions of the French in the Harbour of Fort Royal."On 1 April at St. Lucia they join Rodney; at anchor until the 8th when they return to Martinique to watch the French, who had meanwhile got underway "and three of their heavy Ships give Chace to us almost as far as Rock Diamond. When we stood over to St. Lucia, we found... Rodney had got the British Fleet underway, accompanyed by... Hood... [and] Drake... we Joined... Hoods Division..."; the following 12 leaves describe the subsequent maneuvers and battle, ending "at 1/2 past 6 the Ville de Paris, Count de Grasse, Struck to Sir Samuel Hood in the Barfleur...""Lists of the Ships of the Line, in the British and French. Line of Battle. Which Engaged on the 12th of April, in the year 1782" (leaf 12, verso)."French Line of Battle Which Engaged April 12th: 1782" (leaf 14, verso).The journal continues as Magnificent, now damaged, cruises the islands and off Havana, where several Spanish vessels are captured. On 20 August the ship begins extensive repairs at Halifax; on course to New York they suffer storm damage and head for the West Indies. After capturing the American schooner Sally, they reach Barbados on 29 December. The Magnificent, plagued by storm and battle damage, continually needs repair, and on 1 May 1783 returns to England, making Land's End on the 7th."In giveing Names to the Ships of the Royal Navy, the Original Intention must have been..." (leaf 53 verso); 3-1/2 leaves essay, signed."Admiral Barringtons Defence at St. Lucia" verse, leaf 59 verso, signed "David Minns November 23d: 1784.""The distress of his Majestys Ship Endymion. of 44 Guns. on the 22d: and 23d: of January 1780 being 130 Leagues Westward of Scilly By D+ Minns Mariner..." (leaf 60 verso); 5 leaves of prose describing a storm."The Transactions of his Majestys Ship Emerald A Frigate of 32 Guns. By D+ Minns Mariner..." (leaf 65 verso); a prose account of a convoy to Gibraltar; 5-1/2 leaves.Leaf [57] and the three final leaves are removed; the bottom third of the last present leaf is cut off., Original digital object name: bei-m280, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.
The Beinecke Collection is the pièce de résistance of the Hamilton College Library collections. It is the preeminent collection of materials on the Lesser Antilles, largely from the 16th-19th centuries. This online collection includes more than 18,000 pages of rare original plantation reports, correspondence, oil paintings and watercolors. This collection was originally developed by Walter Beinecke, Jr., and donated to the Hamilton College Library.
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BANG, BANG!: Tommy D, left, congratulated Joe Moore and Moore's son, Bryce, after Moore's new play, "Unlikely Lawman," opened at Mamiya Theatre on Thursday. Moore gives a solid John Wayne-style performance in the starring role -- an idealistic drifter who puts his life on the line enforcing the law in a corrupt Arizona mining town. The show closes this weekend. Call 988-6131 for information.
THEY'RE ALMOST GOOD: Bob Jones and Katie Doyle celebrated at the cast party backstage. They have major supporting roles playing people with good intentions but personal weaknesses.
IT'S GOOD TO SHARE: Allen Cole, the play's most sympathetic villain, shared a chair and some pizza with Sherry Shaoling.
JAIL TIME: "Unlikely Lawman" cast member Derrick Brown, right, gave party guests Daryl Emanuel and Lillian Jones a tour of the set. Brown adds another noteworthy performance to his acting resume with his work as Essex Johnson, an ex-slave who steps forward to help Marshal Clay Chandler (Joe Moore) when no one else will. The banter between Brown and Moore is some of the dialogue in the show.
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NO STEREOTYPES: Sherry Shaoling partied with stunt choreographer Colin Fong. She said she'd considered playing her anonymous character with a Chinese accent, but Fong convinced her it would be a stereotype.
THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE AUTHOR: Joe Moore, left, and cast member Michael de Ycaza, right, talked with Robert Broomall and his wife, Sharon. Broomall is the author of "The Lawmen," the book that Moore used as a foundation for his script. Moore's success in adapting Broomall's story demonstrated his steady growth as a playwright. Moore plays the hero of the play; de Ycaza one of the villains.
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Local Media Criticizing Special Session
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As a derivative of the F.E.9, the RAF planned to develop a dedicated night fighter as the F.E.12. This was to have used the same 200hp Hispano- Suiza eight-cylinder Vee-type water-cooled engine, the same undercarriage, tailbooms, tail unit and wing centre section as the F.E.9, and basically the same nacelle, but with the crew positions reversed. New equi-span, three-bay wings were planned, with plain unbalanced ailerons. The pilot, in the front cockpit for the best possible view during unaided nocturnal operations, was to have a forward-firing 7.7mm Lewis gun, whereas the observer was to be armed with a Vickers rocket gun for which two mounts were to be provided for firing forwards or aft. Provision was to be made for a searchlight in the nose, and another on the forward mount for the rocket gun, with a winddriven generator under the nacelle. Six prototypes were planned, but before construction began the designation was changed to N.E.1 (for "Night-flying Experimental") and some changes were made. These eliminated the second searchlight, increased the span of the wing centre section, changed the tail unit design, moved the boom attachment points on the tailplane outwards, and introduced a wide-track undercarriage with a divided axle arrangement.
Flown early in September 1917, the first N.E.1 was almost immediately damaged and was then modified, before resuming flying on 4 October, to accommodate the observer in the front cockpit with the rocket gun and the pilot behind with a fixed Lewis gun. In this form, the N.E.1 was submitted to official trials at Martlesham Heath in November 1917, but was not thought to have adequate performance to serve as a night fighter. The other five prototypes were all completed by January 1918, but one was used only for static testing, another probably remained unflown and only one was issued to an RFC squadron for home defence.
Engine: 1 x 200-h.p. Hispano-Suiza
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Daley Nephew And Obama's Former Law Partner Pal Lost $68 Million In Chicago Pension Fund Investments
Robert Vanecko (left) and Allison Davis (right) (Sun-Times Photo)
A Chicago real estate firm established by the nephew of former Mayor Richard Daley, Robert Vanecko, and Allison Davis, the managing partner of the law firm where Barack Obama once worked, squandered $68 million in pension funds they were given to invest on behalf of Chicago teachers, cops, city employees and transit workers according to a Chicago Sun-Times watchdog report. The five public pension funds haven't made a dime from the money they invested with DV Urban Realty Partners, but the firm managed to collect $9 million in management fees from the pension systems despite their failed investments.
Don't laugh, but DV Urban Realty Partners received its pro rata share of pension investments based on it being a minority-owned business enterprise. "Since Davis is African-American, DV Urban qualified as a minority-owned business, helping the pension funds meet their diversity goals," the Sun-Times reported. He may not look like it in the photo above, but Davis apparently claims he's African-American. The pair of novice real estate investors purchased risky real estate properties, primarily in neglected neighborhoods. Most of the eight real estate deals in which they invested pension funds had gone belly-up by the time their contract expired in December, 2015. The pair would have gotten more pension money to invest had pension officials not got a court order blocking them from receiving further funds.
Vanecko tells the Sun-Times he bailed out of DV Urban Realty Partners after federal investigators subpoenaed all of the firm's records in 2009. David and Vanecko are being sued for $700,000 they borrowed from New City Bank to invest in the firm. The pair was supposed to invest $7 million of their own money in the firm when they were awarded pension fund investments, but they later got that amount reduced to $3.5 million. Former Mayor Daley denies he had any part in lining up investments from the pension funds for his nephew and Davis, and it's unclear whatever became of the investigation federal law enforcement conducted of the firm's activities several years ago. Obviously the Obama Justice Department took care of his old Chicago political cronies.
One of the crimes prosecuted against former Gov. Rod Blagojevich involved trading state pension fund investments for campaign contributions. It's no secret that Barack Obama played a key role as a state senator, working with his close pal Tony Rezko, in stacking the state pension boards with political appointees who would award pension fund investments to their political cronies who contributed money to Obama's and other Democratic Party candidates campaigns. Although the evidence uncovered by the Chicago U.S. Attorney's Office clearly proved that Obama was engaged in worse criminal activity than Gov. Blagojevich, including taking cash bribes from Rezko, federal prosecutors gave him a complete pass for his crimes so America could have its first black president, or at least bi-racial president. Obama's former law partner boss, Allison Davis, knows where all of the bodies are buried, literally.
Shades of the Dan Quayle run private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management unloading junk bonds on the Indiana teacher and state police retirement funds. Holding 80.1% of Chrysler debt, and few buyers for a stake in a company quickly devolving into bankruptcy, Cerberus found a willing buyer in a fiduciary negligent and politically motivated State Treasurer, Richard Mourdock. Eventually, the pension funds received $0.29 cents on the dollar while Mourdock put on his Tea Party hat and spent another $2 million on lawyer fees pressing for a Chrysler liquidation that would have produced a lesser return and at a cost of tens of thousands of Hoosier jobs. While $8.1 million was lost, there is still a bit of irony in that this portion of the Cerberus distribution was handled by Reams Ass(et) management of Columbus, IN.
Maybe they can prop up, er buy securities to fund Indy's Crass Transit Red Lie or the Heir Pork Soccer Stadi-dumb...
Quayle appears to be a token gentile at Cerberus. They certainly didn't bring him aboard because he had any knowledge of investment banking. Who names their business after the mythological 3-headed dog who guarded the gates to hell anyway? Cerberus likely gets a lot of the CIA's laundered drug money, as well as money the Israeli Mossad sends its way. The CIA connection is the only reason George H.W. Bush named the idiot senator from Indiana as his running mate. Hoosiers are oblivious to how much CIA dirty money there is in Indiana's economy. A good chunk of the money that finances statewide and congressional campaigns in Indiana is derived from business owners who operate CIA front companies. Quayle's closeted son, Benjamin, who got booted out of Congress because he went skinny-dipping in the Sea of Galilee on a trip to Israel financed by a Mossad front group, is now partners in a lobbying firm with Democratic lobbyist Bill Moreau's step-son, Rashid Halloway, who formerly worked for Evansville's Steve Chancellor, one of the biggest CIA operators in the state of Indiana. And people wonder why we're all made as hell and are rebelling against the Republican and Democratic Party establishment.
So, we have token Gentiles now perhaps due to the birth dearth of a certain group of people? None the less, those people have the gonads of Senator Herschman and Speaker Bosma firmly in hand. While honest folks believe that Indiana Pension dollars ought to be prudently invested a recent bill out of Senate committee seems to direct our Indiana Pension Funds to dis invest in any company that dis invests in Israel. Didn't read all about that in Gannett? It seems clear that so doing robs the Pension Plans of income or at least has that tendency. On whose Sasso should legislators be doing the work(again) of a small group of unelected and unaccountable mystery characters. 98% of Indiana would prefer dis investing in Salesfarce, Cummins, Lilly, and other utterly amoral corporations who sided with a different 2%.
No doubt we won't see any of the details from Gannett for reasons well known to readers of this blog. And, if I've erred in any detail above please feel free to correct me. Not to overly pick on the two elected sorts pointed out above, but the Committee vote passing the crap out did not have any dissenters and thus, no one looking out for the common good or the public interest.
For the media peeps who come here to steal ideas for stories SB 1378 is what your crummy editors should have been pointing you to. If you find your gonads please do credit Advance Indiana by name.
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Excellent find, Gary! Stories like these point to the fact that all govt employee pensions should be self-managed IRA plans. There is too much ignorance combined with greed and cronyism -- & maybe even outright malfeasance -- extant when there is a huge pot of money for politicians to play with.
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Is the Neo Geo About to Return as a Slick iPhone-Like Device? [VIDEO]
The Neo Geo is said to be making a comeback with a flashy hand-held gaming device resembling an iPhone.
Neo Geo who? Don’t feel bad if you haven’t heard of the over-priced hand-held gaming device that flashed through the late-’90s — many haven’t. The company first emerged in the early ’90s with a $650 gaming counsel, according to CNET.
Kotaku says the news of the Neo Geo reemergence was first reported on a Japanese gaming site and not SNK Playmore, the maker of the Neo Geo. The Osaka-based company’s website makes no mention of a new gaming device, but did release news of two “vintage pre-NEOGEO era Arcade Classics” games for PlayStation on Tuesday.
“…this does look to be a leak, and it could even be a prototype. According to the blog, the temporary name for the device is ‘Neo Geo Keitai’ or ‘Neo Geo Portable.’ Note that once it goes in to production the device’s specs could change,” Kotaku said.
The gaming device has a 4.3-inch LCD screen, 2 GB of memory, a SD card slot on the side and comes preloaded with classic games like Baseball Professional, Fatal Fury and King of Monsters.
With smartphone gaming apps dominating the hand-held gaming market, Neo Geo’s planned entry into the gaming market comes at a difficult time to hook gamers. In November, Flurry Analytics reported iOS and Android held 58% of the portable gaming market, while Nintendo DS shored up 36% and Sony PSP had 6% in 2011.
Watch the video to see what the Neo Geo looks like. Are you still into non-smartphone hand-held gaming devices?
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CNC International Provides the Spark for Oil & Gas Subcontractor
Carving your own niche in the subcontract manufacturing sector is something that many will boast, but in reality, there is always a company snapping at the heels offering the same service. This isn't the case for Poole based Multispark, a subcontract manufacturer to the oil & gas, satellite and F1 sectors.
The second generation family owned business has been working in the wire EDM and spark erosion sector since its inception in 1969. As Multispark Director, Mr Dave Sheldon confirms: "We have decades of expertise. We don't offer subcontract turning or milling, everything is EDM and this alone puts us in a niche market position. Our expertise and the capabilities of our plant list of 19 machines that includes 8 wire EDM, 9 spark eroders and two hole burning machines enables us to cut anything from steel, copper and brass through to graphite, aerospace grade alloys such as titanium and also PCD. Our ability to machine PCD through our innovative techniques and in-house machine tool retrofits and methods, is something that takes our niche capabilities to a whole new level."
As a continually growing business that is investing in cutting edge technology whilst replacing ageing machines, Multispark has just acquired two new Accutex AL600 wire erosion machines from CNC International to replace two old Agie machines. Like any astute subcontractor, 8 employee Multispark reviewed the EDM market but it was the capability, build quality, performance and above all the service from CNC International that sealed the deal. As Mr Sheldon continues: "Down the years we've had machines from most EDM suppliers, but its the service from CNC International that clinched the deal. CNC has been servicing our machines since the late 1990's and this longstanding relationship has always been based on their exceptional service levels."
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The driving factor behind the Accutex purchases is the relentless company growth that will soon see the Dorset company open a second factory unit on the other side of the coastal town. Whilst a new facility is part of the growth strategy, investment to improve productivity is also a must. Since the December 2014 installation of the two new machines, Multispark has witnessed productivity improvements of 40% with each of the new Accutex machines. Commenting upon this, Multispark's Works Manager and Accutex operator, Mr Chris Bailey says: "With the increased productivity of the new Accutex wire EDM's, the output of the two new machines is equal to four of our older machines. So, we have drastically improved capacity without requiring additional floor-space. Furthermore, the ageing Agie machines constantly required operator intervention because the rollers and belts that feed the wire constantly needed changing. By eliminating this maintenance factor, the Accutex AL600's are saving us another 10 hours a week in lost production."
"Furthermore, we run our machines lights-out and we have CCTV on the shop floor to alert us when machines are on-stop. Our team is alerted to any machine stoppages via mobile phone texts, so we can come back to work to correct faults and commence production. With our older machines, we would either avoid lights-out running or risk being recalled for machine stoppages. The reliability of the AL600's allows us to comfortably set large jobs for lights-out production, confident that there will be no call-outs. The combination of 40% improved productivity, saving 10 hours a week in downtime and the ability to confidently run unmanned makes the machine utilisation of the Accutex machines closer to 75% more productive than our older machines."
An additional benefit for the South Coast company is the more powerful generator and flushing pump on the AL600. The pump fills the tank 50% faster than the old machines, reducing non-cutting times even further. Not only does this feature reduce non-cutting times, it also clears waste from the work area faster, which enables the AL600's to use less power and generate a slower more efficient pulse. The result is a reduced wire feed rate, which is allowing Multispark to slash its wire costs by over 60% on the new machines.
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The distinct advantage of the Accutex AL600 Series is its spacious work area of 600 by 400 by 300mm; something that allows Multispark to process significantly larger jobs. The work area of the AL600 is 50% larger than the previous machines whilst only occupying a similar floor-space to the machines they replaced. As Mr Bailey continues: "The large work envelope allows us to machine larger jobs, which is suited for lights-out and the space inside the tank makes it easy to maintain the machine and load the jobs. As a business, we have gained a multitude of productivity, machine uptime and cost reduction benefits. On top of this, the Accutex has improved surface finishes and precision by delivering a tolerance capability of +/-3microns."
"On a personal note, the Accutex machines are intuitive and easy to use with their 19 inch touch screen monitor that is graphically driven to make operation almost self explanatory. The powerful control is linked to the OptiCAM system we purchased from CNC International with the Accutex machines and this streamlines our operation with regards to improving machine programming, set-up and work through-flow. From an operator perspective, I'm delighted we have the machines as they are very user friendly. From a management perspective, we couldn't ask for more in terms of productivity benefits, quality and precision improvements, machine utilisation and capacity increase and of course the cost reductions through less consumable usage. All this will undoubtedly deliver a fast return on investment for Multispark," concludes Mr Bailey.
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Thunder Snow and Godolphin's Kentucky Derby Starters
05 April, 2017 10:27 AM
While trainer Saeed bin Suroor did not commit to pointing the UAE Derby Sponsored by the Saeed and Mohammed Al Naboodah Group (G2) winner Thunder Snow to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1), Godolphin's Dubai-based trainer said the Louisville classic will get a long look when he meets with Sheikh Mohammed.
Should Thunder Snow start in the Kentucky Derby, he would be the 10th Godolphin starter in the 1 1/4-mile race and eighth trained in Dubai. The past two Godolphin Derby starters were based in the U.S. with trainer Kiaran McLaughlin: Alpha (12th in 2012) and Frosted (4th in 2015).
Frosted secured the top Kentucky Derby finish to date of any Godolphin horse. The top Derby finish for a Dubai-based Godolphin horse was the sixth-place finish by China Visit in 2000.
Thunder Snow won first time out last year and closed his juvenile campaign with a victory in the Criterium International (G1) as he finished with two wins in six starts and two other group stakes placings.
Switched to dirt this season, Thunder Snow has been perfect. He delivered a 5 3/4-length victory in the UAE 2000 Guineas Sponsored by District One Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum City (G3) before edging the previously undefeated Japan-based dirt horse Epicharis in the UAE Derby. Master Plan, a stakes winner for trainer Todd Pletcher who ran second to eventual Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby (G2) winner Tapwrit in a stakes at Gulfstream Park, finished third in the UAE Derby.
While Thunder Snow is already a group 1 winner, his trainer believes he has a bright future. Godolphin submitted a late nomination payment of $6,000 to make the son of Helmet eligible for the U.S. Triple Crown races.
"These are very hard races to win on Dubai World Cup night but Thunder Snow is a true champion. When he won his group 1, it gave us the confidence that he was going to be something special for the future," the trainer said after securing his eighth UAE Derby win. "He is a nice horse, who is always improving, and a big, strong horse. You saw tonight that he is also something for the future."
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Alberta’s provincial election has been called and Albertans will be going to the polls on April 16. For the duration of the campaign, we’re going to be recording a new episode of the Daveberta Podcast each week.
In this episode we jump right into the fray, looking at the New Democratic Party‘s 10-minute documentary style video of Jason Kenney’s time in San Francisco and his history of anti-LGBTQ advocacy, the United Conservative Party‘s plan to fight foreign oil opponents, and the Alberta Party‘s pro-fluoride stance in Calgary.
We also spend some time focusing on a few races we are watching this week in Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville, Calgary-Elbow, Edmonton-McClung, Red Deer-North and Red Deer-South, and Calgary-Mountain View.
The Daveberta Podcast is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network powered by ATB Financial.
You can listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you find podcasts online.
We always love to feedback from our listeners, so let us know what you think of this episode and leave a review where you download. You can also comment on the blog, Facebook or Twitter or send us an email at podcast@daveberta.ca.
And a huge thanks to our excellent guest producer, Chris Chang-Yen Phillips, who kept us on track and made this episode sound so great.
Note: During this episode we discussed Kenney’s voting record his time in Ottawa. Kenney voted twice against bills supporting Trans Rights and missed a third vote because he was not in the House of Commons at the time.
Recommended watching/reading
The Young Zealot: Part 1, The Young Zealot Party 2 (Taylor Lambert, The Sprawl, March 21 & 23, 2019)
An election like no other: Will the conservative dynasty win the 2019 fight for Alberta? (Kieran Leavitt, Madeline Smith, The Star, March 19, 2019)
Kenney vows to create new provincial park in southwest Edmonton if UCP elected (Anna Junker, Edmonton Journal, March 17, 2019)
Alberta campaign settles into early ‘grinding’ rhythm (Graham Thomson, ipolitics.ca, March 22, 2019)
Governing this province should be an honour, not an inheritance (Jen Gerson, CBC, March 22, 2019)
UCP Candidate Complained ‘White Supremacist Terrorists’ Are Treated Unfairly, Leaked Messages Show (Press Progress, March 19, 2019)
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The first week of Alberta’s 2019 election: NDP hammer Kenney on LGBTQ rights, UCP prepare for oil war, Mandel takes on fluoride in Calgary
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Rachel Notley at a rally in north east Calgary.
Photo: NDP leader Rachel Notley speaks at a rally in north east Calgary (source: Twitter).
With the first week of Alberta’s election campaign coming to an end, the biggest challenges facing many campaigns this weekend is figuring out how they will plant their lawn signs when the snow melts but the ground remains frozen solid.
But aside from these more practical concerns of campaigning, here is a quick look at what the parties and party leaders said this week.
Alberta NDP leader Rachel Notley announced the creation of 2,000 new long-term care beds during her visit to Lethbridge, investments in the petrochemical industry and upgrading projects during a campaign stop in Edmonton, and $1 billion toward the construction of new upstream flood mitigation infrastructure on the Bow River in Calgary.
The main thrust of the NDP’s campaign this week focused on United Conservative Party leader Jason Kenney and his past history of advocacy against LGBTQ rights. Sarah Hoffman, the NDP candidate in Edmonton-Glenora, held a press conference releasing a 10-minute documentary-style video detailing Kenney’s time spent in San Francisco in the late 1980’s.
This short documentary is difficult to watch. But it’s important. Jason Kenney hasn’t apologized for any of this. He hasn’t acknowledged the damage he’s done to people who just want to love and live their lives, the same as anyone else. Is this a Premier? #ableg #abvote pic.twitter.com/3qJ9NjjkYg
— Alberta's NDP (@albertaNDP) March 21, 2019
The heart-wrenching video begins with Kenney touting his work with pro-life groups to successfully overturn a law giving hospital visitation rights to gay couples during the AIDS epidemic in San Francisco and includes interviews with the partners of some of the AIDS victims.
On the same topic, The Sprawl released the first part of its “The Young Zealot” investigative series focused on Kenney’s time in San Francisco. Kenney responded to the article through a letter on a UCP-sponsored website.
Jason Kenney at the opening of his campaign office in Calgary-Lougheed (source: Facebook)
Kenney was also dogged this week with questions about the RCMP investigation into the 2017 kamikaze campaign, and former star candidate Caylan Ford and her replacement candidate, Jeremy Wong, but the UCP campaign mostly stuck to its main talking points – jobs, the economy, and pipelines.
Kenney re-announced plans to repeal Alberta’s carbon tax, and use government funds and resources to launch the province into a political war against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s federal government and any organization that might oppose the oil pipelines or the oil industry. While the UCP has yet to release its own climate change policy, Kenney noted that those who deny man-made climate change are welcome in his party.
Stephen Mandel and Chestermere-Strathmore candidate Jason Avramenko.
Alberta Party leader Stephen Mandel largely stayed out of the political fray and had a fairly good first week in this campaign.
Mandel mostly stuck close to Edmonton, releasing policies on a child care voucher system and the creation of the Ministry of Early Childhood, and ventured into Calgary today with a provocative announcement promising to push for water fluoridation in that city (for some inexplicable reason, water fluoridation is still a controversial issue in Calgary).
Liberal Party leader David Khan did not stray too far from his campaign in Calgary-Mountain View this week when he announced plans to cap classroom sizes and urge the federal government to amend Bill C-69.
Khan also released the Liberal Party’s Indigenous People’s policy with promises to introduce Indigenous Language immersion programs and Indigenous-led revisions to the curriculum, implement justice reform, and add six new seats to the Alberta Legislature for Indigenous Peoples MLA’s.
The Green Party came out in favour of a Guaranteed Annual Income to address growing economic inequality. “The GAI will be funded by increased taxes on higher incomes and the significant savings it creates by reducing bureaucracy and service duplication, lowering criminal justice expenses, and tackling poverty-related health care,” party leader Cheryle Chagnon-Greyeyes said in a press release.
Freedom Conservative Party leader Derek Fildebrandt released his party’s sovereigntist manifesto, demanding that the federal government end the Equalization Program and give the Alberta government control over immigration, tax collection, Employment Insurance and the Canada Pension Plan, and that Alberta withdraw from the Canada Revenue Agency.
Taking the fight to Ottawa to a different level, the Alberta Independence Party has received official party recognition from Elections Alberta.
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Def-Con One – Warface (Scarlet Records)
Monday, 25th March 2013 By David E. Gehlke
Venom, and their various spin-off bands have not exactly been well-received by Blistering of late. Rightfully so – if one is looking for the most inoffensive-while trying to be-offensive music around, then look no further. While some still find some sort of inherent charm in the band’s juvenile, but admittedly phony brand of proto black metal, the fact of the matter is the obvious lack of musicality has come to bite modern day Venom, the Mantas-led Mpire of Evil, and the topic of choice, Def-Con One in the rear-end. Metal has totally passed these guys by…and it’s not even close.
Brandishing an unsavory Pantera-on-Godsmack sword, Def-Con One (who feature former Venom drummer Antton Lant in the ranks) create a messy racket across the 12 songs that comprise their Warface debut. Like every band tied to Venom, the metronome and cadence is a foregone conclusion, for these songs are as loose as a yokozuna’s waistband, all the while spewing forth some rather frivolous and banal lyrics – just check out “Never Look Back” and “Stepped In Pain.”
The quartet makes no attempts at masking their affinity for Pantera, with a surge of Vulgar Display of Power-ready riffs serving up the balance on “Give Me Strength.” Singer Davey Meikle does his best to play the tough guy role on “Feeling Cold” and “My Halo,” but his frothy bark and overbearance renders practically all of these songs tuneless. It’s like a Pantera cover band tried to record an album of originals, essentially.
Per the previous statement about metal passing the Venom crew by, it’s written all over Warface. Certain bands can get by with bare-bones elements and meat-and-potatoes ideas, but plays to reach out to the lowest-common denominator usually fall on deaf ears. Perhaps all of those years blasting away in Venom did some irreparable damage to Lant’s eardrums…
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Mr. Owens Receives Teaching Award
The Author Dexter Laviolette
Published online November 6, 2020 6:46am
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Andy Owens is now recognized nationwide as going “beyond everyday teaching” and “leaving an impression that is carried over a lifetime.”
Each year, the University of Chicago gives incoming freshmen the opportunity to nominate meaningful high school teachers for the Outstanding Educator Award. Incoming freshman Cooper Komatsu from the CCHS class of 2020 nominated AP United States History teacher Andy Owens. Having been nominated several times, he is now recognized nationwide as going “beyond everyday teaching” and “leaving an impression that is carried over a lifetime.”
Mr. Owens said that it was nice to be honored by former students, and that especially under teachers’ current stress, it is reassuring “to know that teaching is meaningful and appreciated.”
Since August however, teachers have not been able to replicate classes virtually, and just like many other teachers and students, Mr. Owens is “zoomed out”. He’s turned to pre-recorded lectures and presentations, so that class time can be more activity based and yield more participation. Owens described how the momentum and connections from the first months of the semester was enough to break through the AP tests. 92% of his class passed the APUSH exams compared to just over 50% nationally. The College Board currently claims that the AP US History Exam will contain all previous sections, though that could still change. According to Mr. Owens, they still struggle to differentiate scores between 4 and 5.
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Hulu Orders Marvel’s Runaways and Beau Willimon Drama To Series
May 3, 2017 Sheldon Wiebe
Marvel’s Runaways – Art courtesy of Hulu.
Hulu has ordered Marvel’s Runaways and Beau Willimon drama The First to series.
Marvel’s Runaways is the story of six diverse teenagers who can barely stand each other but who must unite against a common foe – their parents.
The First (working title), a drama set in the near future about the first human mission to Mars.
Both are slated to debut in 2018. More details follow…
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Today, Hulu announced the addition of two new series to its slate of original programming.
The streaming service has picked up Marvel’s Runaways in its first series order with Marvel Television. The fan-favorite and groundbreaking comic book series will be brought to life on Hulu by the team behind The O.C. and Gossip Girl, Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage. Schwartz and Savage will serve as Co-Showrunners/writers and will executive produce the series along with Marvel’s, Jeph Loeb and Jim Chory.
Marvel’s Runaways is the story of six diverse teenagers who can barely stand each other but who must unite against a common foe – their parents. The popular classic explores the younger side of the Marvel Universe in a coming of age, new action series that will premiere on Hulu in the winter.
In addition, Hulu announced a straight-to-series order for The First (working title), a drama set in the near future about the first human mission to Mars. The series is created and written by Oscar, Emmy, Golden Globe, and BAFTA Award-nominated Beau Willimon (House of Cards, Ides of March), who also serves as executive producer alongside his producing partner Jordan Tappis.
The First explores the challenges of taking the first steps toward interplanetary colonization. “It’s a story about the human spirit,” said Willimon. “About our indomitable need to reach for unknown horizons. About people working toward the greatest pioneering achievement in human history. And about the cost of that vision, the danger and sacrifice – emotional, psychological, and physical – that’s required to achieve it. How ordinary, imperfect people band together and overcome a myriad of obstacles to grasp the extraordinary.”
The series will go into production later this year and is slated to premiere on Hulu in 2018. Westward Productions – founded by Willimon and Tappis – will own and produce THE FIRST. The series will be co-financed by Hulu, Channel 4 and IMG.
The First and Runaways join Hulu’s growing original programming slate, which includes The Handmaid’s Tale, The Looming Tower, Future Man, The Mindy Project, I Live You, America, National Treasue, Casual, The Path, Difficult People, Shut Eye and Chance.
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Check out the Octopus Deploy comprehensive documentation covering everything from getting started to advanced issues and features. As of 1.4.0, this plugin can set Octopus variables for use in deployment. The soft body can rapidly alter its shape, enabling octopuses to squeeze through small gaps. Siloâs break down, collaboration begins, and your team can ship ââ and operate ââ software with greater confidence. Octopus Father is a VideoGameDunkey video released on June 19, 2013. Runbook automation gives you control over your infrastructure and applications. Octopus Deploy began as a spare time project in 2010, based on our experiences with the difficulty of deploying software and delivering projects when consulting to enterprises and mid-sized companies. Click here to read more about the common octopus.
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Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Biofuel Waiver Case
Shares Of Tesla Inc Jumped As Much As 5.6% On Friday
The S&P 500 And The Nasdaq Scaled New Highs On Friday
Asian Stocks Soar To Record Highs On Global Recovery Hopes
A Stocks Jump As Revived Recovery Hopes Push WS To New Highs
Updated on 9 January 2021
(Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to review a lower court ruling that severely limited the government's powers to exempt small refineries from the nation's biofuels law, rekindling a long-running dispute between the oil and corn industries.
The decision came after appeals by refining companies that argued the 10th Circuit Court's decision last year had improperly deprived them of a method to avoid financial hardship granted by Congress.
Under the Renewable Fuel Standard, refiners must blend billions of gallons of corn-based ethanol and other biofuels into their fuel or buy credits from those that do - a law meant to help farmers and reduce dependence on foreign oil.
But small facilities under financial stress can also seek waivers from the obligation, and the Trump administration has dramatically ramped up the number of such exemptions granted to the industry - angering biofuel producers that claim the waivers undercut demand for their products.
After a challenge from biofuel industry groups, the 10th Circuit ruled last January that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency can only grant the so-called Small Refinery Exemptions to facilities that have received them continuously each year since 2010. That decision cast doubt over the entire waiver program, since most of the refineries securing waivers in recent years have not secured them continuously.
"We are disappointed in the Supreme Court's decision to review the case but will continue to vigorously pursue a resolution to the damage that small refinery exemptions do to the biodiesel industry," said Kurt Kovarik, spokesman for the National Biodiesel Board.
The Fueling American Jobs Coalition, which advocates on behalf of refiners, cheered the Supreme Court's decision, saying the review comes at an "urgent time" for refiners battered by the economic downturn.
The court is expected to hear the case in April, and a ruling could take several months.
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Philip Beesley and Iris van Herpen at the Royal Ontario Museum
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Opened this June, a new and original installation from Canadian artist and visionary architect Philip Beesley is now on display at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM). Philip Beesley: Transforming Spaceintegrates architecture, science, engineering, and visual arts to create a luminous and interactive sculptural landscape.
In addition to large-scale installations, Beesley is also known for his collaborative work with Dutch haute couture fashion designer Iris van Herpen. Several of their shared designs are featured in the ROM’s van Herpen exhibition. Philip Beesley: Transforming Space and Iris van Herpen: Transforming Fashion will run concurrently at the Museum from June 2 to October 8, 2018.
“Philip Beesley has created a visually striking and original installation that will surprise and delight ROM visitors,” said Josh Basseches, ROM Director & CEO. “To step into a Beesley landscape is to enter into a responsive space that erases the boundary between art and spectator to provide a truly immersive experience.”
Beesley’s revolutionary approach to structures and space rests within the emerging field of responsive architecture. Transforming Space, a massive structure comprised of soaring clouds, tangled thickets of 3D-printed formations, and embedded with artificial intelligence, invites visitors into an imaginative, interactive and ethereal space. Delicate, mesh-like canopies filled with pulsing mechanisms are suspended from the ceiling in this forest-inspired landscape.
By merging lighting and motion sensors with atmospheric sounds, Transforming Space becomes a “living” sculpture that breathes, undulates and shifts in response to the movements of visitors. The installation includes core contributions from Waterloo-based Living Architecture Systems and Amsterdam’s spatial sound technology specialists,4DSOUND.
“I am delighted that the ROM is hosting Philip Beesley’s latest work, extruded from his Toronto studio,” said Dr. Alexandra Palmer, ROM’s Nora E. Vaughan Senior Curator. “The installation engages us in the present while making us think about the future as if it already surrounds us. Mirroring the ROM’s cross-disciplinary approach, Transforming Space asks us to imagine the world’s potential for beauty and technology, by connecting art with biodiversity and traditional craft.”
Over the years, Beesley and van Herpen have worked together on over 10 collaborations. Their work has been cited by Vogue’s Suzy Menkes as the most powerful fashion mix of nature and technology. Four of their shared designs – Hybrid Holism (2012), Voltage (2013), Magnetic Motion (2014), and Hacking Infinity (2015) are on display in van Herpen’s exhibition, adjacent to Beesley’s installation.
Installations from Beesley and Living Architecture Systems have been exhibited at major international cultural venues, including the 2010 Venice Biennale, the 18th Biennale of Sydney (2012), and the inauguration of the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Artin Seoul, Korea (2013-14).
Beesley’s studio has produced over 50 installations and has received many honours, including the Prix de Rome, VIDA 11.0, FEIDAD, Azure AZ, and Architizer A+. Living Architecture Systems research is supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and Canada Council for the Arts.
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Message 1751 - Posted: 4 Apr 2020, 11:14:22 UTC - in response to Message 1750.
Last modified: 4 Apr 2020, 11:14:36 UTC
Any result we get is immediately available to the scientific community (biologists etc.), for example the ACE2 expansions we completed a few days ago will soon be analyzed by a immunologist, etc.
Outstanding!!! Are these Covid-19 patients from a specific cohort??? E.g., the hyperimmune, deceased, etc.
I do not know the details yet, the biologists are looking at it, I will keep you updated if there is any news.
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Message 1752 - Posted: 4 Apr 2020, 11:46:30 UTC
What do you think to make a public announcement on other medias and / or the front page news, that TN-Grid is also computing COVID-19?
If it's public published, it can attract a lot of more users to the BOINC and also TN-Grid.
In the moment, there is a big run onto Rosetta and Folding@home.
Both projects have not permanently work.
Same old reason: our very limited server resources. The server is running right now at almost its full speed, say that doubling the users will just hassle the server with no real benefits. We just submitted a project to answer a governmental call (COVID-19 related), among other things we asked for a server, hoping to get some money for it.
We just submitted a project to answer a governmental call (COVID-19 related), among other things we asked for a server, hoping to get some money for it.
I was just thinking that this is like Sputnik, where everybody rushed into science and engineering (my masters degree was paid for by the government).
You will have more resources than you know what to do with before long.
Yep, in 'normal' times no one (politics, majority of people) really cares about education, healthcare and basic research. We needed a crisis like this one in order to open a discussion about the errors made in the past, at least here in Italy, we'll see after that...
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It hasn't been that long ago that whenever I checked the Science Status page it said we were doing 27 a day. Now it's 50 a day. Doubling in weeks is impressive. This is the most reliable BOINC project I run and I hope it stays that way. Good luck on getting that new server.
http://gene.disi.unitn.it/test/gene_science.php
How much you think a new server will cost you?
Have you considered doing a gofundme or something similar? I have no experience with such things on the receiving end, but could throw in few bucks.
I guess I wouldn't be the only one...
Message 1762 - Posted: 7 Apr 2020, 8:30:12 UTC - in response to Message 1761.
Im in as well.
I have been monitoring the server status and it can't produce above 2K ready to send tasks.
I am now attaching couple machines more (I know is not gonna be a difference but if 10 guys like me do the same, sever will be exhausted).
Very that to hear, that it's so problematic to get fundings.
Is it possible to get some fundings from the EU?
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A way to think about for getting servers:
World Community Grid gets servers from a non-profit division of IBM, and also staff to run them and a site (in Canada) for these servers.
They have a site in California where they examine the source code before allowing the resulting tasks to be available on the servers.
They are not the origin of the work they offer; however, they make it reach a much wider selection of users (including me). They call work from each origin a subproject.
It may be a problem if you change your programs very often - each new version has to pass their source code inspection again.
They don't mention whether the origin sites can put programs on the IBM servers to condense the volume of data sent back to the origin site.
They are already planning to add some COVID-19 work. It might be worthwhile to ask them to add more, from a different origin site, if your current server can handle the condensed volume.
https://join.worldcommunitygrid.org?recruiterId=480838
Select at least one of their existing subprojects so that your account will set up properly. Be sure that you enable adding any new subprojects when they are created.
I expect the flow of tasks from their COVID-19 subproject to be very thin at first. This is typical for their new subprojects.
This gives your computer something useful to do while waiting for an increased number of COVID-19 tasks.
@robertmiles
I don't understand your point.
TN-grid platform is is provided by Trnto University and National Research Council of Italy (CNR).
They are currently crunching on gene@home project
I think (and hope) they are planning to expand and add other projects to TN-grid platform in the future
World Community Grid is a way to get a lot more people contributing computer time, by making projects international rather than mostly in just one country. Are you implying that this would not be good for TN-Grid?
L.Gilson
The WCG also contains more competition. TN-Grid will not get a big chunk of the processing power just like that. It's not a free, unlimited resource. Even the WCG will set priorities and you might not like them.
Within boinc, it is your choice to do TN-Grid. Within WCG it is not.
Put TN-Grid on the official boinc project list, get a Twitter, Facebook, ... compaign going. Put posters up at local universities or wherever. And first upgrade the backend so the tn-grid doesn't end up like Rosetta (out of work and untested, badly failing WU in the wild) or F@H (haven't seen a WU in the last week's).
Also: the results from the current batches at F@H, Rosetta,... will contribute to fighting covid-19 sometimes in the future. Research on biology is on the timescale of years, not weeks. Getting all twitchy now doesn't solve the current problem, it just shows that humans as a group cannot plan well in advance.
WCG allows the users to select which of their subprojects to put their efforts to. Would you object if a lot of users put their efforts to whichever subprojects help COVID-19 research the most?
I agree. That' the point
TN-Grid, with their current servers, can't handle such a large number of users resulting from pubblication on the official boinc project list. As saod, they are planning to upgrade it. If all goes well, with new servers, with , maybe a Gpu app, and Android app, TN-Grid will scale up
For scientist a constant data flow is important.
Users want a full queue on their machine. Otherwise they get upset
I've found a group that should be willing to provide some new users for TN-Grid, although not as many as WCG.
However, what I've seen at TN-Grid indicates that I should wait to see if you want them contacted.
https://www.mda.org/
I'd recommend that you write at least a paragraph giving a good explanation of what gene expansion is, to have it ready to send to them.
Rosetta is now providing work most of the time.
[SG]Felix
Why should TN-Grid move to WCG?
with their own server and project, they can act more quickly.
its the same as you would say, why can't intel and amd produce their cpus together, they could produce more cpus together.
Thank you for the info, I just forwarded this to our biologists.
I just put into the queue all the genes related to SARS-CoV-2 according to this paper https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.22.002386v3
The data we used are available here https://public.ndexbio.org/#/networkset/4b4a9769-6ad1-11ea-bfdc-0ac135e8bacf?accesskey=abb250cd4e341423f3e913d71c171068c75c722e54649a83868feff7f239a548
Description: Interactomes for SARS-CoV-2 (coronavirus) the virus causing COVID-19. Interactomes have been performed in multiple cell lines, including HEK-293T, and a lung cell line, A549.
Workunit's id will start at 165735_Hs to 166977_Hs, that's the expansion of 1242 gene isoforms, each one will be 294 workunits, so there is plenty of work to do...
166817, getting close.
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Winston Peters has spent decades gaming MMP to keep himself in the position of king (or queen) maker. Asks Danyl Mclauchlan, are we really going to make it even easier for politicians like him?
Posted on March 4, 2019 4:16 pm by admin Comment
Winston Peters, by Jacky Carpenter.
By Danyl Mclauchlan, The Spinoff*
The Green Party has put forward a members bill which, among other things, advocates lowering the MMP threshold from 5% to 4%. Let us set aside the terrible, terrible optics of a political party that is part of the government, and hovering just above the 5% threshold in the recent round of polls – and which routinely under-performs the polls on election day – attempting to alter the electoral system to its own advantage and consider the 5% threshold itself.
It is obviously unfair and distortionary. A party that gets 5% of the vote gets six seats in parliament, while a party that gets 4.9% gets zero. Why should 131,508 voters (5% of the turnout in the 2017 election) have their votes translated into seats into Parliament, and a slightly smaller number have their votes nullified? And the threshold distorts the decision making process around who to vote for if their favoured party is in that danger zone. Does a Green voter vote Green, with the risk that their vote will get wiped out, or switch to Labour, who they support less but whose vote carries essentially zero risk?
A 4% threshold still has these problems, but because the threshold is lower the unfairness and distortion are reduced. Why not lower it to 1%? Or whatever percentage is enough to capture a single seat in parliament (this number shifts around, depending on various factors). The assumption is that this would lead to a proliferation of weird minor parties and lead to the instability we see in, for example, Israeli politics.
But New Zealand seems to be heading in the opposite direction, drifting back towards the two party system MMP was designed to prevent, and the 5% threshold seems to play a key role in this. It’s just too high for aspiring new parties to breach and it’s endangering both the current minor parties. So lowering the threshold to 4% seems like a moderate step to address this. And prior to the last election I was a strong advocate of a 4% threshold for all the reasons I just described. Now I’m not so sure.
A few years ago I was arguing with the recently departed and much missed political commentator Rob Hosking and he told me the parable of Chesterton’s Fence. The conservative essayist and novelist G K Chesterton wrote about two farmers walking down a trail. They come across a fence blocking their way. The first farmer suggests they get rid of it; the second farmer replies, “First let’s figure out why the fence is here. Then we can decide whether we should get rid of it.” This is a very flattering way for conservatives to think about their role in politics: silly old progressives keep trying to abolish customs and traditions without understanding them, while conservatives patiently prevent them from hurting themselves and everyone else.
But it seems relevant with regard to the 5% threshold. Our version of MMP was copied from the German system and the threshold was there to prevent the rise of extremist political parties, something that nation was apprehensive about for obvious reasons. That didn’t seem like a realistic fear for New Zealand so copying such a high threshold seemed unjustifiable. But now that we’re seeing a global rise of extremist parties, a fascist government in Brazil, etc, it no longer seems like such an abstract fear.
But my main problem with lowering the threshold is that it will also probably save New Zealand First, and it will make the New Zealand First model of politics so much more viable.
This is a model in which you fundraise from exploitative, extractive industries (fishing, forestry), campaign on populist issues (Peters’ flagship policies in 2017 were lower immigration, a referendum to ditch the Māori seats and to remove GST on fruit and vegetables), ditch all of your policies and issues as soon as the election is over, and use your position in the political centre to maximise your personal power.
It means Peters gets to operate as a de facto co-prime minister, he gets to veto any attempts to regulate his corporate donors, he gets to unilaterally change our long-standing foreign policy towards China without bothering to tell the actual prime minister, let alone the Cabinet, his deputy gets given three billion dollars to just give away to whoever he wants, and none of this has any mandate from the public whatsoever. Nobody wanted or voted for any of this, not even New Zealand First’s voters, but here we all are.
The 5% threshold hasn’t saved us from Peters but this is because he’s one of the most brilliant politicians the country has ever seen. His model is a very successful hack of the MMP system, but you have to be Peters to pull it off – otherwise everyone would do it: after all, you get near total political power with virtually no votes.
But Peters was kicked out of parliament after his last shambolic tenure in government and, based on the current polls, he’ll be wiped out at the next election, so it is (hopefully) not a sustainable model, even for him. The 5% threshold is what protects us from countless imitators reproducing the hack and wrecking our government. That is what the fence is protecting us from. We’d be fools to lower it.
*This article first ran on The Spinoff here and is used with permission. Danyl Mclauchlan is a contributing writer for The Spinoff.
source https://www.interest.co.nz/opinion/98450/winston-peters-has-spent-decades-gaming-mmp-keep-himself-position-king-or-queen-maker
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; more TD rate cuts; Barfoot sales slump; TPP now a big deal; Dashboard updated, swaps rise; NZD stable, & more
Here are the main things you need to know before you leave work today.
LANGUAGE RATE CHANGES
no changes to be reported today.
TERMINAL DEPOSIT RATE CHANGES
Kiwibank today reduced some term deposit fees. You can follow all the many recent movements here. February sales fell in AUCKLAND Barfoot & Thomson’s sales in February fell -29% compared to the same month last year. In 474, its sales volumes were the lowest we have seen in February and the lowest of any month since December 2008. (Our record goes back to 2001.) Average prices fell -3.2% in relation to January and average selling prices fell -1%. Sales volume was lower in February than January in five of the past six years and this year is no exception. Sales volumes in March are generally about + 70% higher than the average for January and February. So this sets a test for March 2019 in 960. If it reaches that level, it will be the lowest month in March in nine years. The March average over the past decade is a sales level of 1,210 transactions across the Barfoots residential network.
TPP NOW A BIG DEAL FOR OUR TRADE
Statsitcs NZ today pointed out that bidirectional trade with TPP countries represents almost a third of trade and is almost touching $ 50 billion / year. By comparison, China, our single largest non-TPP trading partner, accounts for only 20% of our total two-way trade. New Zealand’s three main trading partners – China, Australia and the EU – accounted for almost half of total trade with the rest of the world. Total exports of goods and services were $ 82.3 billion, an increase of + 6.8% over 2017, while total imports were of $ 80.8 billion, an increase of + 11.6% compared to 2017. Also interesting is that 70% of our trade with the EU is with countries other than the United Kingdom. (We will discuss more about this separately, soon.) PANEL UPDATE Now, we’ve updated the data for the RBNZ Panel on our Key Bank Metrics tool, now covering four quarters of 2018.
TRUMP BUMP?
The stock markets opened today today strongly.
New Zealand and Australia are up about +0.7% while they are also enthusiastic in Hong Kong (up +0.2% in early trade), Tokyo (+0.8%) and Shanghai (+1.3%). Expectations are high that the US President will cave in his trade negotiations with China, accept a deal from China to buy more soybeans, and declare victory.
We all know that Aussie building approvals are declining and that is because of a slump in the apartment market. January data out today shows that in the year to January, apartment building approvals are down -18% and more than -50% on a January-2019 vs January 2018 basis. But also worrying for them is that house approvals are starting to slip as well and now taking 12-month-on-12-month data into negative territory too. For all that, the industry in Australia saw green shoots in the data, noting it wasn’t as bad as for December. Good luck with that.
SWAP RATES FIRM
Local swap rates are firmer today by about +1 bps, except at the long end where they are up +4 bps. The UST 10yr yield is up +3 bps at 2.72%. Their 2-10 curve is higher at +20 bps while their 1-5 curve remains inverted at -3 bps. The Aussie Govt 10yr is up +4 bps to 2.15%, the China Govt 10yr is up +2 bps at 3.21%, while the NZ Govt 10 yr is up +1 bp so far today to 2.21%. The 90 day bank bill rate is unchanged at 1.89%.
BITCOIN UNCHANGED
The bitcoin price is unchanged from this time on Friday at US$3,802.
NZD LITTLE CHANGED
The NZD remains at 68.1 USc. And we are little-changed against the Aussie at 96.1 AUc, and at 59.9 euro cents. That leaves the TWI-5 at 72.6.
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Waiting to hear more about the aforementioned 30+ identities of local domestic terrorists who took part in the attack on the capitol.
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That big "Q" says all we need to know about these Trump Terrorists pretending to be "Patriots". Shame on you Zeitung, you also have blood on your hands. Terrorist supporting rag.
Quincy Adams Jan 8, 2021 9:23am
Jim, I understand your outrage but you are shooting the messenger. The paper is doing the locals around here a huge public service.
It is important for people to realize this cult is in our own backyard. They have been misled by Trump and his enablers lying about the election results. More of his supporters are seeing what an evil person Trump really is. That is a good thing for our country.
James Reigle Jan 14, 2021 4:34pm
I hear you Quincy but I am not simply shooting the messenger. This paper continues to bend over backward to legitimize these extremists by giving them a platform to paint themselves in a normal light. I would feel more comfortable if they stopped writing puff pieces and really started holding them responsible for the way they terrorize this town. Enough is enough.
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Nine to twelve Unlimited Lights teams are expected to compete in the season opener.
The Unlimited Lights National Champion has the option of wearing the UL-1 designation the following season. Co-owner of the UL-72 Joe Frauenheim has announced the team will continue as the 72, so there will not be a UL-1 racing in the 2008 season.
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New book alert! From 1959-1961, the Supertest Petroleum Company's unlimited hydroplane boat racing team dominated the world of speedboat racing. In 1934, young Jim Thompson, age seven, attended the Harmsworth Trophy race on the Detroit River with his father, and saw the world famous American race boat driver, Gar Wood, keep the trophy in the hands of the United States.
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This piece is by Lisa Renee, written at the start of the year.
Lisa Renee has provided many people with many answers over the years. Not least of all - me. If we're committed to knowing ourselves individually, as well as knowing ourselves collectively in this time and space, her work is important, imo.
Bringing in the higher dimensional architecture and what motivates it by the various players involved can help us understand more of the ripple effects we're subject to, here on this end in physical form. Those ripple effects often take form in energetic cycles of various types, producing symptoms and inexplicable states and feelings that we find ourselves in.
https://www.energeticsynthesis.com/resource-tools/blog-timeline-shift/3053-ra-lines-and-seraphim
Happy New Year and many blessings to you for a graceful transition into 2017. It has been made clear that the RA lines that work with the Law of One Guardian Host healing projects will be working with the earth in more visible ways this year, and many of us may sense their presence, if we are capable and willing, to be a dedicated and pure conduit to help support the earth body during these intense times of spiritual transformation. In order to be of service and work with the RA family for helping to heal Seraphim genetics, we must develop deep humility and feel a heart based dedication to be of Service to Others. The RA Family are intimately related with bringing the Law of One material to the earth in several previous cycles, and unfortunately most times that information had been usurped or abused by power mongers or Controllers. Many of the earth inhabitants are currently suffering from mental fragmentation and a lack of coherence in their mental body due to the amplification of polarities, major changes in the magnetic field, cosmic ray and plasma transmissions, and that contributes to chaotic brain wave patterns and imbalanced brain chemistry. Brain chemistry imbalance is more emphasized with people on the earth that have not cleared reptilian hive mind thinking, and those that have more Seraphim, Avian, Carian and/or bird related genetic history in their lightbody, or have inherited avian cellular memores in the family of origin lines. The Seraphim lines include the Michael family, and they have difficult histories during the Galactic Wars as having been hybridized with reptilian or serpent races, which have contributed to the manifestation of lines of Fallen Angelics, and the painful shadow bodies and negative forms that descended into the matter fields, as a result.
Thus, this year appears to have a bigger emphasis on healing mental bodies, horizontal grid networks, repairing AI on the horizontal Golden Eagle network, reuniting monadic families, and gridwork to create the krystal triad pattern which serves to unify the multiple layers of these mental bodies into more coherent functioning, which helps shape more healthy brain patterns. It is a critical comprehension to know that we change our brain chemistry and brain patterns by changing the way we think, shifting out from negative ego and violent thought forms and replacing them with calm, positive and peaceful thoughts. The negative ego manifests extremely distorted brain waves, which contribute to amplifying bi-polar thinking and AI signal lock down. Most people with distorted brain wave patterns also have etheric implants, like Splitter Tech, that scramble their thoughts, and this disrupts healthy brain chemistry. As a result, most unaware people that have not been trained to clear their mind and negativity, are promptly medicated or sedated. As mentioned in the last blog, anger, hostility, or violent thinking are the worst possible thoughtforms to indulge in, these negative thought vibrations bond directly with satanic forces and AI signals. Thus, it is extremely important to clear and neutralize angry feelings as these are the most destructive to the human body and consciousness, at this pinnacle time of bifurcation.
Due to the portal access made to black hole systems, extremely dark demonic forces from these black hole systems have access to the earth, and anger, hostility and violence are the main cause of partial or total demonic possession. Be extemely careful and gain impulse control over angry reactions, as there are dire consequences now. It is our responsibility to practice unconditional loving kindness and forgiveness, in every area of our life, and to be diligent in being peaceful and calm, as we may observe an increase of strange, surreal and difficult events this year. We cannot help the earth until we make some effort to do our personal healing work, and stop allowing reptilian hive mind and the unconscious rage buried in the collective consciousness to gain access into our mind, or have control over our consciousness.
Due to the recent surfacing of the bio-genetic healing theme for the Seraphim lines, as well as the pronounced presence of the RA family lines that work directly with Guardian Host protocols, as they are making themselves known to us, we may want to understand more about them. The following is the Ascension Glossary entry describing more about the Seraphim lineages.
The Seraphim lineage is one of the original Founder Primal Sound Fields of the Gold Order Ray, which encompasses the Seraph lineage of which would be called the Winged Ones, in terms of avian genetic bird beings, or the Angelic Seraphim. They are a extension of of the Family entity of RA (14D) from the next Universe through Andromeda Galaxy, the Seven Higher Heavens which live within the practices of the Law of One.
The Seraphim had their own schism and enslavement issues having been intricately involved with the creation of the planet earth and involved with its many Timelines and histories of the evolution of the human race. As the Seraphim races committed to help humanity evolve from the lower creational realm of 3D earth, they experienced their consciousness descending rapidly to which is result of the Fallen Angelic fragmented mind matrix. The Seraphim were a part of the original creators of the divine human species prototype that were genetically designed with the potential to evolve into a embodied Christos consciousness. Their energy signature and imprint is certainly a part of all of us as human beings and part of the planet earth collective consciousness. One of the things that the Seraphs did many moons ago in the human evolution experiment is actually create a ley line and Axiatonal Lines grid system on the earth. The Seraphim became the guardians of the earth to protect the horizontal shields and their timelines until the humans could evolve to such level to become the guardians of the earth. This was done in a grid or ley line consciousness and Ray structure that is referred to as the Golden Eagle Pylon Network (Golden Eagle Grid). This was actually a creation of the collective Guardian Founder Races of which the Guardian Seraphim and Avian Races became through this grid known as the Golden Eagle Grid the Guardians of the Horizontals. The Horizontal ley lines are the network that create the clock shield template instructions that directly control the consciousness movement through time and space as a linear experience, and therefore are related to the Morphogenetic Field that create horizontal Timelines in many dimensions.
Fallen Angelic History
Now during the Atlantean cataclysm and what is known as the Luciferian Rebellion about 26,000-30,000 years ago, this is when the planetary star gates, the planetary grids Ley Lines became controlled by the NAA Controlling races such as the Reptilians, the Annunaki , the Alpha Draconis/Orion Group Draconians. And this Golden Eagle Grid grid became, during this time, under the control of these beings who used these collective consciousness grids for reversed purposes of malintent designed for the NAA and the False Gods which was the opposite from their original purpose. So, in the last 26,000 years, the Golden Eagle Grid became controlled and was primarily used as a mind control broadcast station, literally, that would send out false information or manipulated information to the mass human population. One purpose in the Iran Gate is to send out False King of Tyranny patriarchal domination mind control through the ArchAngel Michael Matrix collective. It was sending out information that was about the program that the Annunaki to continue to plummet humanity into false Timelines of which is one of darkness, enslavement and separation using software called the Armageddon Software, Metatronic Reversal and Victim-Victimizer. The Golden Eagle Grid literally became like a mind control weapon because that is what they have been using it for. It had been reclaimed back a few years ago in terms of the Guardian Founder Races who are working to rehabilitate the places of the fallen consciousness grids Fallen Angelic mind matrix and override the patriarchal mind control through the Solomon Shield and activation of the Mother Arc Hubs.
Quetzalcoatl and Seraphim Lineages
A way to understand this is as human beings have suffered polarization and separation from God source and completion and their wholeness. This is what exactly had happened to the Galactic Beings as well which is what Quetzalcoatl is sourcing from as a Galactic Being—a Galactic God Being. In that relationship to the earth’s evolution that the Seraphim and Quetzalcoatl also suffered along with beings of consciousness, like ArchAngel Michael Matrix, suffered a negative split and polarization in consciousness that was not what I could explain as their choice but a by-product of the distortion of the planetary and universal fields of creation which we are comprised in, in this time and space. So it’s important to understand this polarization, the split, the schism goes way beyond planet earth. It is something that is way beyond even human beings and is actually impacting many other levels of consciousness such as has been revealed to day. This is how the fragmented Fallen Angelic mind matrix infected many dimensions of Timelines.
The bottom line is today is the anniversary of Quetzalcoatl’s magnetic imprint or birth—August 14th. This was an auspicious day that opened a portal of connection that allowed a new level of reveal and healing to the Fallen Angelic and Seraphim Races that have been involved with the earth since the beginning of time. And that which will now be released as that blood covenant sacrifice, that which had been suffered on the earth had been holding the Golden Eagle Grid in reversal patterns, Crucifixion Implants and because of that many beings human and non-human were bound and trapped in that grid unable to evolve, unable to move forward and their suffering consciousness was the battery, literally, that was energizing this grid and its NAA reversal pattern to enslave humanity.[1]
Family of Michael
This dark or reversal code infiltration is what forces the phenomena of Fallen Angelic Races to live within a distorted dimension and damaged and violent blueprint of itself. The phenomena of demonic entities and its growing lucerferian energies of Imposter Spirit are a result of this distortion being spilled upon the earth plane and human beings. When the Seraphim hybridized with the Reptilian - incredible genetic damage was suffered. (The original hybridization attempt was overlit by the Elohim and was intended to actually heal the genetic anomalies bringing more balance to make rehab of the Reptiles possible.) The Gold Order Seraphim are a part of the original Three Primal Sound Fields and were one of the three creators of the Kristal bodies of Angelic Humans. Krystal Diamond Sun Matrix Therefore all human bodies hold genetic history and relationship to the Seraphim and Angelic Avian Races, such as the Family of Michael. Those given the energetic signature and the name of Michael have even more energetic consequence to holding this pain. (Please clear yourself of this False Michael, False Jesus Twin energy architecture from your name and blueprint as you are guided, Ask your Blue Ray Flame Coding to embody within and override all cellular memory distortions of the Negative Form)
Seraphim Line Heart Healing
Session Excerpt: Because what's happening apparently on planet Earth right now, the Seraphim bloodlines are the most affected right now because of their relationship to the Golden Eagle Grid and how that particular consciousness grid which is a part of the mind matrix of the Seraphim races. It's like saying they're first in line to be distorted because of this genetic connection. The drag on their genetic material, it's the number one priority to help them because they are starting to be twisted and distorted into a place of possible no return. What's going on with the Golden Eagle grid is like saying, we understand that the Golden Eagle grid and the Seraphim have been and are the Guardians of the Horizontals. The magnetic field and the Mind Control and the AI architecture used by the negatives and the regressives was to manipulate the horizontal Ley Lines because by manipulating the horizontals, they manipulate time.
As an example then, because the Seraphim lines are the Guardians of the Horizontals- because the reptiles aren't completely interested in creating their own Timelines, they create the distortion on the horizontal which creates all kinds of problems for the Seraphim genetics. What I'm understanding is that the Seraphim are having the problem more so with the breakdown of their genetic material faster, because these beings are using that as a primary leverage point. They're not over on the Elohim line trying to work the vertical lines. They're working primarily on the horizontal lines. So it means that because this level of consciousness and it's genetic material is specifically the masculine principle, the horizontal, the Rod function, it's like saying that that area was where the primary bid of control is. And because it's a feeding frenzy over there, at the Iran Gate, which is really what's going on - desperate attempts, feeding frenzy at all these different levels - this genetic lineage is having more issues right now because the bid for control is really working the horizontal timelines which means the Seraphim are getting the short end of the stick. They are starting to be pulled down energetically from the Reversal Networks and fragment into Fallen Angelics because the drag of that splitting frequency on their genetic material is so severe. See Seraphim Line Heart Healing.
In Love and dedicated Service,
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Armin van Buuren feat. Sharon den Adel - In and Out of Love
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posted at 12/16/2020
Enjoy 'Wolfmother' taken from the new Chantal Acda album 'Saturday Moon' due to release 26/03/2021 on Glitterhouse Records.
Right before the end of 2020 Chantal Acda announces a new studio-album: Saturday Moon. To be released 26.03.2021 on Glitterhouse Records. Chantal Acda already released 4 internationally acclaimed studio-albums (Let Your Hands Be My Guide 2013, The Sparkle In Our Flaws 2015, Bounce Back in 2017 and Pūwawau 2019). She also has been a member of Isbells and Marble Sounds for many years and Distance, Light & Sky, with Eric Thielemans and Chris Eckman (The Walkabouts).
The plan was to record this album in a very intimate way. Just one microphone in the room. But it ended up being a true collaboration album with wonderful souls. More exciting news about that later!
Now let’s talk about Wolfmother, the first single of Saturday Moon. About the presence of nature and animals. About passion, togetherness, instincts and strength. About completeness, trust and warmth. About losing more and more wild nature and within that, losing a part of ourselves. Wolfmother was played by Eric Thielemans (drums), Alan Gevaert (bass) and Niels van Heertum (Euphonium). Singers Madeena Dicko and Sylvie Nawasadio (ex- Zap Mama) and Congolese guitarist Rodriguez Vangama also added their flavor and completed Wolfmother just the way Chantal Acda heard it ringing freely in her head.
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Musica Online P Pvris Holy
MUSICA DE PVRIS
Las Canciones Más Escuchadas Pvris
1. Letra de Empty 2. Letra de Gemini 3. Letra de Mind Over Matter 4. Letra de Fire 5. Letra de Smoke 6. Letra de Half 7. Letra de Heaven 8. Letra de Winter 9. Letra de Holy 10. Letra de Mirrors
Yeah, you've got it all,
But you've got it all wrong.
No, you don't know
You're a poor unfortunate soul.
Oh I know,
You make it seem that you feel whole,
So they don't know
Yeah you put on a faith facade,
Think you're holy when you're not.
I hate to break it to you baby,
But you're simply lost.
You can right all the wrongs just to feel you belong,
But simply calling out sins don't bring you closer to God.
You're just a ghost at most,
A set of empty bones,
Searching for anything and everything to make you feel whole,
When it gets cold, oh oh oh.
You don't know.
No you don't know.
Oh you're all alone,
You poor unfortunate soul.
You can't control where your body lets you go.
And you say that I've got it all wrong.
'Cause you just know I'm a poor unfortunate soul.
But there's no way that there's weight in the words that you preach,
When you're claiming your faith and you contradict your speech.
So I sit here and listen to your tongue and cheek,
I know that when you sit and pray you're only praying for keeps.
Cause you're a ghost at most,
You're shallow and empty and filled with regret.
I think that chest must be heavy from that cross on your neck
You only wear 'cause you're wary of what comes next after your death.
Don't think I didn't notice.
Don't think I didn't know you're just a po-oh-oh-oh
Poor unfortunate so-o-o-oul
Poor unfortunate
And you've got it all (poor unfortunate so-o-o-oul)
You've got it all wrong (poor unfortunate so-o-o-oul)
No you'll never know, never know, never know (poor unfortunate so-o-o-oul)
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Progressive Calendar 06.06.13 /3 <– Date –> <– Thread –>
From: David Shove (shove001 umn.edu)
Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2013 12:19:26 -0700 (PDT)
1 Bradley Manning 6.06 5pm
2. Midstream Readings 6.06 &:30pm
3. Ffunch 6.07 11:30am
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1. Bradlay Manning 6.06 5pm
Solidarity Event to Free Bradley Manning
Thursday, June 6th from 5-7pm @ the Federal Courthouse, 300 S 4th St,
As part of the Week of Action for Bradley Manning, we'll be hosting a local
event on Thursday, June 6th. Please join us to raise awareness and show
support for Pfc. Manning during the first week of the court martial! If you
weren’t able to make it out to Ft. Meade for the June 1st rally, this is
another great way to show support and kick off a summer of action to Free
Bradley Manning! Bring your signs!!! We’ll have stickers and literature to
share with passerbys. Please spread the word and invite your friends! FFI:
freebradmpls [at] gmail.com,
twitter: @freebradmpls, fb:
https://www.facebook.com/events/530587780321243/?fref=ts
Midstream Reading Series
When: Thursday June 6, 7:30–8:30pm.
Where: Blue Moon building, corner of 39th and (3820) East Lake.
Upstairs. Entrance just west of the Blue Moon coffee house; up the stairs
and to the left. Not wheel-chair accessible. Plentiful street parking.
Air-conditioned.
Best to arrive 10-20 minutes early to get coffee and food/dessert from
the Blue Moon, and to be seated by 7:30 so we can begin on time. And, the
venue will easily hold about 30; after that, standing or floor-sitting room
only. The early bird gets the seat. Please occupy the up-front seats first.
Original poems and stories read/performed by their creators:
Bill Cavanaugh
Kate Hallett Dayton
Dana Elkun
Lon Otto
Bill Cavanaugh retired after a long career teaching 19th and 20th century
literature. He published a textbook (Introduction to poetry) and his
poems have appeared in American, Canadian and British journals.
Kate Hallett Dayton. In 2004 Pudding House Publications released her
chapbook, Missing. Previously, she received an Award of Merit in the ByLine
Press Chapbook Competition and ten poems from Missing earned her a finalist
position for the Nimrod International Pablo Neruda Poetry Prize.Two poems
from Salt Heart appeared in Nimrod's Awards issue in 2012. She has also
received a Nolte-Miller Scholarship in fiction from the Split Rock Arts
Program at the University of Minnesota and an Art in the Wild fiftion
fellowship from University of California, Davis. She traveled to Belgium on
a Jerome Foundation Travel and Study Grant to do research on her novel,
Parallax. She has taught writing for COMPAS, the Loft Literary Center,
Hamline University, Normandale Community College, and Century College.
Dana Elkun received her MFA from University of Washington and was a
national finalist for the Ruth Lilly Poetry Fellowship in 2003. Her poems
have appeared in many literary journals, including Bellingham Review,
Beloit Poetry Journal, MARGIE, Poetry Northwest, Puerto del Sol, and
VerseDaily. Her chapbook, Black Box Theater as Abandoned Zoo, won the
Concrete Wolf Poetry Prize in 2009.
Dana has taught previously at The Loft, University of Washington,
University of Colorado Boulder, University of Arizona Poetry Center, and
Lighthouse Writers Workshop. She has also offered workshops at a juvenile
detention center and a women's jail.
Lon Otto has published two collections of stories—A Nest of Hooks
(University of Iowa Press), winner of the Iowa School of Letters Award for
Short Fiction, and Cover Me (Coffee House Press). His fiction has appeared
in magazines such as Colorado Review, Prairie Schooner, Great River
Review, American Fiction, and Water-Stone Review, is in a number of
anthologies, including Flash Fiction and Flash Fiction Forward (W.W.
Norton), Blink and Blink Again (Spout Press) and Not Normal, Illinois
(Indiana University Press), and has been broadcast on NPR’s Selected Shorts
and All Things Considered. He is a Professor of English at the University
of St. Thomas in St. Paul.
Before and after: The Blue Moon, downstairs, has coffee, sandwiches,
desserts. Merlin’s Rest, a bar/restaurant 3 blocks west, has a full bar,
good food, a late hours kitchen, some outside seating
David Shove shove001 [at] umn.edu 651-636-5672
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Meet the FFUNCH BUNCH!
First Friday Lunch (FFUNCH) for progressives.
Informal political talk and hanging out.
Day By Day Cafe 477 W 7th Av St Paul.
Meet on the far south side.
Day By Day has soups, salads, sandwiches, and dangerous
apple pie; is close to downtown St Paul & on major bus lines
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Shove Trove
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3.5L, Automatic star
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Believed to be 29,175 original miles
Giallo Modena over Black leather interior
3.5L DOHC V-8 engine
Two owner car
Power steering and brakes
AM/FM cassette stereo
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On June 27th, a general tax for village purposes of
On June 27th, a general tax for village purposes of $1,047 and a highway tax of one-half of one per cent, was ordered by the assessors. The first act of importance of the city fathers was the pur- chase of a steam fire engine. The salt industry became of considerable import- ance in 1860. The amount of money raised for city purposes that year was $4,997.47. Since obtaining the charter in 1865 the growth of Bay City has been phenomenal. Aboat 1841 forces that were to enter into the future development of Bay City were being gathered together. All be- longed to "our set" and kept perpetual open house and discussed the local news with diligence. It was about this time that the scrip for the land of the Saginaw Bay Company came into the possession of James Fraser, Doctor D. 1850-51 wit- nessed a number of arrivals and the introduction of new industries. Smith brought the heal- ing art and James Fox opened a law office. In 1856 James Fraser came here to reside per- manently. In 1856 a small hotel called the Farmer's home was built by one Dodge, near the corner of Saginaw and Third streets— at that time in a swamp; it is thought that this hotel never had a farmer for a guest. The young folks used to hold dances here and when there was & 'drought of girls a shawl would be wrapped about an Indian and he would be pressed into service as belle of the ball. TWENTY-SIXTH, 13th south of Colum- bus from Water east to Jennison ave., and from Jackson east to Gant. Taylor 200 Webster 300 Mc Cormick 400 Wilson 500 Marsac 600 Broadway 700 Stanton 800 Jennison ave 900 Michigan ave 1000 Monroe 1100 Jackson 1200 Van Buren 1300 Grant, TWENTY^-SEVENTH, 14th south of Col- umbus, from Water east to Jennison ave. LOWER SAGINAW, The United States government in securing title to lands from the Indians in 1819 found one Stephen V. Riley, a trader among them, who exercised such an in- fluence over the Chippewas, that they found it neces- sary to conciliate him before a favorable treaty could be made. The early history of Portsmouth recalls the names of Tromb- ley, Miller, Mc Cormick, Marsac, Wilson, Braddock, Stephens, Daglish, Southworth and others of whom we append the personal mention in this work.
On June 27th, a general tax for village purposes of $1,047 and a highway tax of one-half of one per cent, was ordered by the assessors. The first act of importance of the city fathers was the pur- chase of a steam fire engine.
The salt industry became of considerable import- ance in 1860. The amount of money raised for city purposes that year was $4,997.47. Since obtaining the charter in 1865 the growth of Bay City has been phenomenal.
Aboat 1841 forces that were to enter into the future development of Bay City were being gathered together. All be- longed to "our set" and kept perpetual open house and discussed the local news with diligence.
It was about this time that the scrip for the land of the Saginaw Bay Company came into the possession of James Fraser, Doctor D. 1850-51 wit- nessed a number of arrivals and the introduction of new industries. Smith brought the heal- ing art and James Fox opened a law office.
In 1856 James Fraser came here to reside per- manently. In 1856 a small hotel called the Farmer's home was built by one Dodge, near the corner of Saginaw and Third streets— at that time in a swamp; it is thought that this hotel never had a farmer for a guest.
The young folks used to hold dances here and when there was & 'drought of girls a shawl would be wrapped about an Indian and he would be pressed into service as belle of the ball. TWENTY-SIXTH, 13th south of Colum- bus from Water east to Jennison ave., and from Jackson east to Gant. Taylor 200 Webster 300 Mc Cormick 400 Wilson 500 Marsac 600 Broadway 700 Stanton 800 Jennison ave 900 Michigan ave 1000 Monroe 1100 Jackson 1200 Van Buren 1300 Grant, TWENTY^-SEVENTH, 14th south of Col- umbus, from Water east to Jennison ave.
,047 and a highway tax of one-half of one per cent, was ordered by the assessors. The first act of importance of the city fathers was the pur- chase of a steam fire engine.
The salt industry became of considerable import- ance in 1860. The amount of money raised for city purposes that year was ,997.47. Since obtaining the charter in 1865 the growth of Bay City has been phenomenal.
Among the first acts of the village trustees is the ordering of sidewalks on Washington street from First to Tenth streets, and the opening of Jefferson and Madison streets north of Center street.
In 1836 to 1842 the Saginaw Valley was "dead/' com- mercially speaking, although a few new comers made their appearance. Campbell and family arrived from Bridgeport, a settlement a few miles southeast of Saginaw, and established them- selves.
This was the first permanent settlement made in Lower Saginaw and was the first event in the line of actual development and history.
The following winter there was a scarcity of flour, and in February the supply in Lower Saginaw became ex- hausted. Fred Derr, who had moved into a building opposite the Globe, had a big coffee mill, and each neighbor as he needed would visit the buckwheat pile and taking his quota would grind it in Mr. In this way the only flour used in the settlement for three weeks was made, and it is not recorded that the bloom of health vanished from their faces. In 1838-39 the Rosseaus engaged with the government in a survey- ing contract, their work being to sub-divide the town- ships in the vicinity. In the same year Frederick Backus brought a stock of goods and opened a store. In 1846 and '47 Hop- kins, Pomeroy and Fraser built the first sawmill of the village. Thomas Rogers, a blacksmith, who in the election just mentioned was chosen. Curtis Manger, Edwin Park, Thomas Carney and wife and J. Barclay and wife took up their home in the village and social life among the ladies of the place was not a barren waste.
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Fr Josiah Trenham in Tbilisi: Homofascists not Welcome
Thread starter Iconodule
Iconodule
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Clemente said:
But I tip my hat to you for this thread and in general. You have definitely won the battle for OC.net. You deserve kudos for your achievements and have my full respect.
Thanks Clemente for your encouraging words. Now that my mission to turn OC.net gay has succeeded, I can finally reveal my role as an agent of the Pink International (sorry, we expanded beyond "mafia" a while ago). I was schooled at a secret base on Fire Island where, just as you said, Saul Alinsky trained me in the methods of obfuscating, diverting, etc. to achieve my ends; I was also trained by the hologram of Antonio Gramsci on the methods of infiltrating institutions and subtly infusing revolutionary messages into official narratives. I am now living large on my pink yacht due to generous compensation by George Soros.
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That was another "telling" non-response. Do you think yelling "not true" makes it thus?
It is "not true" because it isn't.
Why do you want to walk away from the implications of the charity that you are extending to Iconodule (yet ironically fail to extend to Father Trenham, a priest in good standing)?
Where have I failed to extend any charity to Fr Josiah? I've just re-read all of my posts in this thread and, if anything, I've gone out of my way to defend him. But vilifying me is useful to your purposes.
It's rather simple so let me spell it out again.
1. You have affirmed that Icondule is Orthodox in his understanding of homosexuality.
I most certainly have not. You're lying.
2. Iconodule believes homosexual relationships produce "good fruit".
Now unless you want to deny #1, or want Iconodule to deny #2, you should be able to answer the following question: what are the good fruits of homosexuality?
Since I've denied no. 1, I'm done with this post.
Charles Martel said:
Mor Ephrem said:
What I said was that he and some others who post on here are encouraging sodomites who are hell bent in their rejection of official Church doctrine of it's rejection of the sin of sodomy when Mor and those I mentioned seem to go on the attack on those like myself who take a hard line backing Tradition and ORTHODOXY when it comes to the sin of Sodom and any other sins of the flesh.Maybe he doesn't see it that way, but from my vantage point, he always seems to want to out me as a hypocrite who has no right accusing others engaging, even trying to justify their obstinacy in the completely immoral act of sodomy.
At any rate, what I percieve here in your threat in moderation is a retaliation by you and mor against me for my refusal to go along with the program of "tolerance" of this sinful act or any of it's protagonists all in the name of "charity" and trying to evangelize them, when the both of you could care less how many of those you chase away from the Church and even Christianity who might view your soft stance and attack on traditionalists as typical of weak Christians who can't even back up something as simple as telling the unrepentant homosexual he is wrong and Christianity is incompatible with sodomy in any form.
But you go ahead and make special exceptions for the advocates of sodomy while you bring the hammer down on those who vehemently oppose it, just like in the secular world. Silence all oppostion. This is typical of all that is wrong with the Church today, there really is no difference in many instances between the world and it's political correctness or the approach and policies of many christians and clergy out there who actually attack people like Fr. Josiah or myself making a stand against sodomy.
I would like to elaborate more on this and my response to your request of substansiation, but due to time constraints in my work schedule, time is a luxury I do not have right now.So you go ahead and and moderate me for "ad hominem" when that is clearly not my intent. But my position on sodomy and Mor's intent remains the same.
So not even a single proof of any of the wild accusations made against me. OK.
The proof to me is the mere fact of page after page after page of the pro-sodomy posts questioning the "tactics" of the good Fr. Trenham, questioning his integrity and maligning the supporters of true Orthodoxy on the thread.
All the while you continue with the banter about some certain, clearly anti-sodomy posters on here and their "motivations" for being firmly established on the Church's (yes, mine as well as "yours") teaching condemning sodomy in any shape or form.
You even alluded to the fact that my religion "sucks" where all I see is the sin and not the sinner. Which is totally bogus.
You're going to have to be a bit clearer. I have no idea what you're trying to demonstrate here.
The real problem is that I look at "homosexuals" or "sodomites" or "LGBT people" or whatever you want to call them and I see people, whereas you see only incarnate sins, abominations, false dogmas, and corruption. The instinct to reject those things, to say that there can be no good relationship with them, is good, but your equation is bad. You have to see people. People created in the image of God. People for whom Christ died. People like us, all of whom are called to much more and much better than we want. If you only see the sin and not the person, your "religion" sucks, your "faith" is invalid, and "the measure you give will be the measure you get".
And yet, do the proponents of sodomy see me as a "person", created in the image of God and a sinner as well?
Do you use that same high depth spiriutal perception on yourself when it comes to someone like myself?
I have no depth of spirituality. That said, I've never denied that you are a man created in the image of God. As for whether or not you're a sinner, that's for you to say. I certainly don't think I'll need two of my three guesses.
I can't really tell you how "proponents of sodomy" feel about you, not being one.
gavaisky said:
For #1, Mor Ephrem does not necessarily agree with Iconodule 100%.
As for #2, it would be nice if Iconodule explained himself.
Accusations of ad hominem are a waste of time. If there are ad hominem attacks, I wish you would simply ignore them instead of complaining about them. It makes it harder for us lurkers to see the thread of discussion amidst all these memes and accusations and counter-accusations. But I guess that's what makes this part of the forum a "free-for-all".
Only fifteen posts to your name, and you get it. Well done.
I won't repost this thread. I encourage readers to review for themselves. You have provided a lot of support and have continually given Iconodule the benefit of the doubt, whilst criticising harshly Father Trenham. Amongst other jewels in this thread:
I will say that I see a difference between someone who knows the traditional teaching of the Church and struggles with it in light of some personal experiences and someone who is actively working to change Church teaching and practice because they believe it is false as it exists. I understand Iconodule to be the former."
No, Mor, it was the latter. You had a 50/50 and you chose wrong. Every time.
I don't expect an apology from you calling me a liar, since I think you are good with bullying, but poor with admitting you were wrong.
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TheTrisagion
Onesimus said:
No. This is false. All instances refer to sodomy. The latter canon is not an oikonomia of a pre-existing canon, it is a new canon unique to St. John's (found only in certain codex manuscripts). The latter is not an oikonmia of a pre-existing canon of St. Basil. Only the former.
The penance for male sodomy is 15 years.
The penance for male/female sodomy is 8 years.
The penance for male sodomy against family members ranges in time frame based on the degree of familial separation.
The penance for male sodomy at 3 years is only admitted IF the penitent chooses to do the "extra" penence. Otherwise it remains 15 years, which is the actual penance.
There is no equivalent oikonomia for male/female sodomy.
You are reading what you want to read into this. The fact that the Church interprets it differently than you - and always has - is what they call a clue.
It's kinda crazy to me that he felt the need to spell out all the different kinds of sodomy and rates them.
Iconodule said:
Sure. Here is the post which I believe is in question:
The general teaching is that it is the act, not the desire, which is sinful. I think Orthodox pastors are generally awakening to the understanding that it is not something to be switched on or off. We don't pick all our temptations, but we can choose how to respond to them. In this scenario, the Church is called to accept these people lovingly and aid them in their spiritual struggle, counseling them to celibacy. I think such an attitude is workable without the virulent homophobia that singles this sin out as the downfall of civilization. I myself have taken and struggled with this conception.
However, as I witness the pain and exclusion which this teaching- however gently expressed- has brought to gay people trying to navigate their way into and in the Church, and when I see the good fruits that can be borne of these relationships, I am beginning to think this position too is untenable. I cannot, in good conscience, stand before friends and acquaintances in such loving relationships and inflict my understanding of a few historically hazy precepts on them, convincing myself that I am somehow speaking the truth in love.
I'm guessing that Mor and Mina would agree more or less with the first paragraph but not the second. I don't think there is any grounds of accusing them of siding with me on that part. I think what basically unites us is the general principle of "don't be a jerk" on this issue, but for the second paragraph, I am only speaking for myself.
I won't speak for Mina (after watching Clemente demonstrate in post after post how badly things can go when you presume to speak for another, I hesitate to imitate him).
I agree with your first paragraph, both as written and as summarised.
Regarding your second, I can agree with the problems you've noted (e.g., "pain and exclusion", "speaking the truth in love"), but I can't say they've led me to reconsider Christian teaching on sexuality as so many murky concepts that should be disregarded. My personal take on the Church's teaching is that sexuality, far from being merely a matter of morality, extends to the realm of doctrine. It has theological relevance. Messing it up messes up a lot of other things. As such, it really can't be ignored as an inconvenience. It's a starting point and a foundation.
Your approach has the benefit of more immediately overcoming some (a lot? most?) of the "pain and exclusion", but it does so, from my vantage point, at great cost. Even if we wanted to pay that price, I don't think we have a right to do so.
That doesn't mean I'm entirely satisfied with my alternative. I think it maintains the Orthodox faith as we have received it better, but it can create an impasse because you can only go so far with it. Also, it depends almost entirely on pastors and congregations to be able to accept all sorts of "sinners" into their midst with love. My experience with Orthodoxy is largely in "ethnic" communities in America, and I can tell you from that experience that even repentant "sinners" have a hard time being accepted in the parishes. More typically, people "drop out" for a time (e.g., several years) until their situations normalise according to some socially acceptable model, if they ever come back at all. Priests may sometimes maintain a clandestine ministry to these "shut-ins" so that they have some connection to the Church, but they may not, or they might stop if it becomes known and causes "scandal". I know, for example, "repentant" people who asked their priests if they could come back to church sometime, only to be turned away in the nicest way possible because of the danger of "scandal" in the parish. So I struggle with the idea of churches maintaining a strict Orthodox theology but applying it like country club by-laws. If "the Church is a hospital for sinners", and its local incarnations are turning away classes of sinners who want to repent and want the support of believers, it is basically a front for spiritually euthanising inconvenient people. I don't see that as a fault of the theology, but rather of the people, but it's still a crappy situation.
My experience with family members, acquaintances, and generally listening to gay couples, whether childless or with adopted children, tells me that it is possible for such relationships to produce "good fruit," most especially love.
My personal view is that wherever there is genuine love, it is related to God who is love. But what are the criteria for evaluating the genuineness of love? Are "gay couples" or "gay families" the only "theologically unsanctioned" groups among whom one can observe "love"? I don't think so. It seems to me, then, that there's more to "love" than "love".
Now that Iconodule has courageously affirmed everything I said he believed (including his desire that the Church will adopt his heterodox views) I look forward to Mor explaining what the "good fruits" of sodomy are.
In the least, he should explain for all who have read this thread his pro-gay bias: why does he afford him the benefit of the doubt and assume his views were Orthodox when in fact, they were not (as Iconodule has readily admitted).
As for you point#1 above, he has already said that and that is irrelevant. He claimed Iconodule held Orthodox views on homosexuality. He does not.
I'm sure Mor will be quick to apologise for his error of judgement.
I stand by every single thing I wrote in this thread. NB: what I wrote, not what you claim I wrote.
ZealousZeal
You either have truly the poorest grasp of written English of any native English speaker I've ever chanced upon, or you are willfully ignoring people's points in this thread to be hysterical about a "pink mafia." You are making yourself ridiculous.
The fact that I was unclear or that Mor didn't quite see where I was going really has no bearings on this discussion and is not his fault anyway. At no point did he indicate that he agreed with me 100%.
It's not about Mor. It's about defending Christ's bride, no matter how many lies it takes.
Of course, OC.net is not reflective of the Church, but is rather a surreal bubble. I have visited a lot of different parishes around the world and have listened to many hours of AFR from a wide variety of sources and I know that the Church is not pro-gay or its political agenda.
LOL, "I have listened to many hours of AFR".
Porter ODoran
Clemente (your username always reassures me when I am tempted to think you are inclement), I can't be the only one feeling jilted by your giving all your attention to Mor lately.
TheTrisagion said:
We can look at the canons as indication that homosexuality (or, I guess now it's just sodomy) is a special evil. On the other hand, it occurs to me that the canons are indications that homosexuality is worthy of grace -- and, further, not worthy of the treatment it gets from fundamentalists -- in four ways, some of which are I suppose closely related.
First, because under the old regimes (Roman, Hebrew), most of these canons would instead have been death sentences. Second, because it is an act, and a specific act that is against the canons. Third, because the sodomizer is not considered someone who has no place among human beings anymore. Fourth, because sodomy holds a place among other sins.
I won't repost this thread. I encourage readers to review for themselves. You have provided a lot of support and have continually given Iconodule the benefit of the doubt, whilst criticising harshly Father Trenham.
You can't quote it because it doesn't exist. I have not harshly criticised Fr Josiah in this thread. I barely criticised him at all.
Amongst other jewels in this thread:
Where did Iconodule say he was actively working to change Church teaching and practice? In fact, he has said "I've changed my mind about this once, so perhaps I could change it again. I don't find the present arguments to be especially persuasive, however." That's someone you can reach out to, someone you can work with, someone you can win over to the side of Orthodox teaching on homosexuality, because that's someone who is willing to listen. Your problem is that you don't have anything to offer.
You were lying about my words and my beliefs. I've challenged you on it before and you've come up with nothing.
I encourage readers to review for themselves.
Porter ODoran said:
I'm surprised he's got any time for me at all, what with all the AFR podcasts he's digesting.
Well, someone did. Not necessarily the attributed author, especially in the case of John the Faster.
Pseudo-John has some real winner canons, including:
"A boy who has been ruined in front of any man cannot come into holy orders. For although on account of his immature age he did not sin himself, yet his vessel was rent and became useless in connection with sacred services. If, however, he received the ejaculation between his thighs, after being suitably penanced he shall not be barred from preferment to holy orders."
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The point I am making with Saint John's canon is that, contrary to what RaphaCam suggests, arsenocoetia has been taken to mean something different than the bare etymology of "man-bedding" suggests. It is also possible that, between Saint John and Saint Paul, a different understanding of the term exists, or else we have to conclude that "arsenokoites" includes anyone engaging in anal or even just dorsal intercourse, regardless of the sex of the two people. And in fact, in elements of Orthodox tradition, sodomy was interpreted this way, going so far as to include the woman being on top of the man.
You really need to take more time to study this subject. Arsenocoetia has its only usage in the Judeo-Christian Tradition until Christianity becomes dominant. There is not Greco-Roman usage of this outside of the Judeo-Christian tradition. Lots of misinformation exists out there to argue for some kind of muddy the waters kind of agenda to legitimize sodomy, by saying one cannot see this word as a compound. But they leave out the fact that the word was coined by the translators of the Hebrew texts into the LXX translation of Leviticus. Arsenocoetia equates DIRECTLY to the Hebrew word used in Lev 18 and 20. The LXX uses this to translate "yiskab et zakar" The Hebrew states ""lie with a male as one lies with a female." The LXX translators took "lie with a male" and translated the Hebrew; "yiskab et zakar" into "arsenoscoetin". This is where the term has its origin and meaning grounded. Nowhere else.
This isn't precisely true. "Arsenokoitis" is first attested in all of Greek literature in St. Paul. Yes, the Septuagint contains Greek for "masculine" and "coitus," as do a great many other Greek works, if not for the Septuagint's purpose or in the Septuagint passages' relationship -- but not for "masculocoitus," a coinage of St. Paul's. Does this matter in the way post-modern progressive Evangelicals are trying to make it matter? Not at all, since the meaning of the compound is perfectly plain, and the allusion to the Septuagint is rather plain also.
NicholasMyra said:
This is particularly interesting when we consider the Levitical proscriptions on priests with flawed bodies did not include any deformities that result from behavior at all (correct me if I'm wrong). It makes me wonder if we've missed the point of Moses' Law, there.
Personally, I don't find it an affront to he Fathers to give their teachings some context (and I am quite the paleophile). What is needed, when doing so, however, is our own purity of belief, trust in God and the Fathers, and, perhaps most useful of all in exegesis, a sympathy born of love for them that enters with them in their creative act at the time they spoke or penned.
Anyway, I myself have wondered rather often how the Roman sex industries affected the Christians of the time, not to mention Roman society at large. Specifically, the slave population of Roman cities was huge, perhaps 1/3 to 1/2 the total population, and a likewise huge proportion of those slaves were the wares of the pornos, the whoremonger. Sex slaves were women, girls, and, yes, boys -- in fact the proportion of boys may have been a quarter or more.
Now, with this picture clearly in our minds, consider if our own city populations were half slaves, a quarter prostitutes in warehouses openly selling and renting them, and perhaps 1 in 8 of every person we could count a boy sex slave (how many more, previously used as such)?
To bring my speculations home: What do we think our priests would say? our pamphleteers would write? What should they? What would be the conversations after divine liturgy on this subject, or on Christian webforums?
And then to move beyond the thought experiment to try to bring the subject into line with the topic of the thread: Would it be better that the Apostle and the Fathers, when condemning sodomizers and effeminizers, had in mind the patrons of such houses of prostitution? Or would we rather they never spoke of or taught about this matter at all -- left the millions of boys trapped in lives of legal rape a subject not to be bothered about? I can sense my questions are becoming polemical, altho that wasn't really my intention.
And thus we have come full circle:
"Allahu akbar!"
As I have said elsewhere, 'homosexuality' isn't an Orthodox concept. St. John's canons are proof of that. Look at the differences in penances that he suggests:
CANON VIII
Anyone having committed masturbation is penalized forty days,
during which he must keep himself alive by xerophagy and must do
one hundred metanies every day.
As for intercourse of men with one another, such as practicing
double masturbation, it received the stated penance of up to eighty
CANON XI
But for women as well, if any of them has allowed herself to be
kissed and felt by man, without, however, being ravished by him, let
her receive the penalty provided for masturbation.
CANON XII
Upon every Monk or layman that has committed fornication we
impose exclusion from Communion for two years, provided he
consents to submit to xerophogy after the ninth hour and to do two
hundred and fifty metanies; but if he neglects to do so, let him fulfill
the whole term fixed by the Fathers.
Here, a woman in a make-out session receives more punishment than homosexual 'double masturbation.' This goes against the modern narrative of sexuality being bandied about. Until people get a firmer grasp of the subject, I think that the discuss will only devolve more and more.
Theses canons made sense at the time of their writing, but we can't see how they are interconnected now because our thinking has changed so much. Trying to say that our modern view of sexuality is normative to the Church is patently ludicrous.
You know, Onesimus, from your previous warnings, I was expecting a magisterial refutation from you that actually moved the discussion forward. I am disappointed.
I wish I had the time to attend to it further. But in the middle of all this I have full time work, a two year old child, and some other VERY big fish to fry. I've seen that in your responses you will be intentionally disingenuous, even going so far as to misrepresent arguments I've presented. Having a conversation with someone is not easy when they communicate in bad faith, and one cannot expect fruit from a dead tree. The only thing you want moved forward are your false ideas, and you'll hang on any thread of doubt you can foment, Regardless of how untenable it is.
I don't see how the church doesn't welcome homosexuals, but I'm sure it has a lot to do with location, demographics and local cultural taboos. I have many in my congregation. I assume they are working out their salvation in fear and trembling, and that they are struggling like we all are. I also have a former sex offender there. Should I apologize to him for our outdated stance on that person's sexuality? But that's not what you want...you don't want people to heal. You want to bless their sin. What other sins should we bless and sanctify? Is a pornography addiction to be considered as bearing good fruit because our moral compass has apparently been askew for 2000 years, but now suddenly we have so much more insight into the faith and the world has changed? Please. I don't want to change our faith. You do.
All this other obfuscation is just your attempt to justify something that hurts people. I actually think that the church has not kept its integrity about enforcing alot of canons that should be...and in actuality, I think your point about usury is spot on, and should actually have more of a center stage than this issue. But no one wants to talk about that. It way less interesting and we're all so wrapped up in it we can't see straight.
Alveus Lacuna
FatherGiryus said:
Here, a woman in a make-out session receives more punishment than homosexual 'double masturbation.'
Am I that bad at math? It looks like she get 40 days for make out and feel-up, but double gay masturbation gets 80 days?
.nvmind
Fascinating the implication there that a woman cannot masturbate herself.
Fr. good thing we aren't faced with a dilemma where modernism and the fashionably-stoic canons of pseudo-john are our only options.
I'm not sure people could even tell what the dilemma would be.
hecma925
Stratopedarches
I have lost all respect for you, Father.
Just kidding. Is the offer to try home-cured meat still on the table?
Well modernism is a slippery and vague term, after all.
1. Which "great many other Greek works?" Name them. Source? Remember, these need to be prior to 1St C. CE. You can produce maybe two sources and those are post 1 c. Works or compilations of works done in the Byzantine period.
2. Arsenokoitis is simply a plural of the form rendered in the LXX of lev 20:13. You may be only taking into account the formulation utilized in Lev 18. Or you are not comparing the actual LXX rendering but some morphological /lemma database rendering. The coinage Paul is using is only the plural form of the singular used in the LXX trans of 20:13. The LXX is genitive case and accusative, Paul uses the two by putting them into one nominative case.
LXX of lev 20:13. καὶ ὃς ἂν κοιμηθῇ μετὰ ἄρσενος κοίτην γυναικός βδέλυγμα ἐποίησαν ἀμφότεροι θανατούσθωσαν ἔνοχοί εἰσιν....would have appeared in all capitals, with no spacing and would have appeared as ; κοιμηθῇμετὰἄρσενοςκοίτην
LXX = ἄρσενοςκοίτηv
1 Cor 6 = ἀρσενοκοῖται
1 Tim 1 = ἀρσενοκοίταις
Those who want to pretend the compound is not relevant to the text and to be read as such must also explain how similar compounds are used in the same context of 1 Tim 1:10 ---
ἀνδραποδισταῖς = man-stealers,
ἐπίορκος = against-oath(s),
which give us three points of correspondence of form and style in the same text, side by side, doing the same thing. It is beyond preposterous to contend that in the contexts given, these are not parallels with corresponding affect.
hecma925 said:
There's club for that. I especially like the hate mail I occasionally get:
Yesterday I listened to your lecture. Two things struck me:
1. Your flippant and jokey manner. This was highly distracting. Please leave the funny voices for car time or shower time when you are alone and are not giving a serious lecture on death. But you yourself said you did not wish to give a serious theological talk about death. How shameful. Death is serious. Death is theological. You as a minister owe it to your hearers to give them the serious truths of the Bible. Instead you come off as a Patton Oswald wannabe...
That was from a guy who signs his emails as 'Emperor.' I annoyed an Emperor. Well, if I'm going to be disrespected, it is best to come from a higher class of people like royals.
Yes, PM me if you are going to be in the area.
I'm sorry but as to your second point you're only demonstrating what I claimed, ar far as I can see. As to your first, do you really think words for masculine and sex act were extremely uncommon? My guess in both cases is that you did not read my post caredully, and that's okay.
TheTrisagion on Yesterday at 06:07:17 PM
I don't know if this is in reference to me or to the originators of the canons, but I'll respond...First off, I didn't bring the canons into this conversation Icondule did based on some faulty premises and intentions to hair split and distract and decieve others with a goal directed towards influencing others to his view, which is not a permissible view in the church....it is the epitome of a hartikon anthropon...a divisive man who walks unruly. I'm simply responding to false interpretations and usage of these points and in doing so I only list these things in order to give full context and full transparity.
The fact that there are different degrees of sin based upon who the relations are between and the degree of departure from the intended "use" (what a description) is what you can't seem to get your mind around.
You're changing your argument here. Previously it was, "One canon was a mitigation from Basil, the other is new." Now you want to introduce something about "degree of departure from the intended use." And you call me scholastic. Huh.
No. You've consistently changed the argument, broadening it to meet your own predilections and interpretive stance. For my part, I made clear that there were two arguments...introducing nothing new, but referring to the point below which was in tandem with the other argument.
I think you must have misunderstood the "use" to which I was referring, and if this was opaque to you, I apologize. The "performance" of sodomy against one's wife is "against the natural use" of her body and "against the natural use" of his body. This is a reference to Romans 1 and the penances are based on "the degree of departure from the intended use" of the person being violated...meaning the degree of departure from the relational order and respect for inherent sanctity of person and their place in creation and the family. Violations of people's anus is not the "natural use" of the anus. Nor are violations of the mouth. The penance is double the penance of other forms of sodomy with family members and is roughly equivalent to sodomy with one's natural brother.
All the other canons speak of "committing" sodomy vs. the canons of sodomy regarding young boys and women in which it is "performed" on them indicating that they are being violated in some way. Again, this is called a clue. I know you'll say the violation must be something other than anal violation....but of course, you would.
In any case, my point is simply to respond to false use of information to make false claims and to offer a rebuttal with as much transparancy and contextual content as possible in my limited time available. How these canons are implemented by the Church is above my pay grade. You want me to tell you why we don't adhere to other canons, and my answer is we're lazy and are increasingly apostate people living in what Paul calls "terrible times"
the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons,",
"the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires."
they said to you, "In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow after their own ungodly desires.
Lord have mercy.
Wherefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts unto uncleanness, that their bodies should be dishonoured among themselves: or that they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
For this cause God gave them up unto vile passions:for their women changed the natural use into that which is against nature:[/b] and likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another, men with men working unseemliness, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was due.
And even as they refused to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up unto a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not fitting; being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity; whisperers, backbiters, hateful to God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, without understanding, covenant-breakers, without natural affection, unmerciful: who, knowing the ordinance of God, that they which practice such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but also consent with them that practice them.
Just like all of our sins, this sin leads us to a darkened heart and mind and we are "given over" to those lusts without repentance.
"It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is intolerable even among pagans: A man has his father’s wife. And you are proud! Shouldn’t you rather have been stricken with grief and removed from your fellowship the man who did this? Although I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, and I have already pronounced judgment on the one who did this, just as if I were present.…When you are gathered in the name of our Lord Jesus and I am with you in spirit, along with the power of the Lord Jesus, hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved on the day of the Lord.
Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little yeast leavens the whole batch of dough? Get rid of the old yeast, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. Therefore let us keep the festival, not with the old bread, leavened with malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and of truth.
I wrote you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people. I was not including the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave this world. But now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a verbal abuser, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat.
What business of mine is it to judge those outside the church? Are you not to judge those inside? God will judge those outside. “Expel the wicked man from among you.”
There....is that magisterial enough for you?
Can we not love our homosexual brothers and sisters without encouraging their sin?
According to you....no. According to the world....no. I see where you're values come from and where they are directed...and it is the world...not the Kingdom.
Perhaps there is some clarification of the second point I was trying to illustrate that you are not seeing, but yes I think we are on the same page generally.
As to the second point, there were many terms in the greek to describe the masculine homosexual sex acts. There was not however in the Greco-Roman language the common usage of this particular term. It was pretty much a colloquialism of the Jews and then the Christians, and finally after the ascendancy of Christianity in the Empire, into common Greek usage.
And this is what Iconodule fails to understand about the usage of the word in the canons and their colloquial vernacular use. He's bent on making hay out of a non-starter, unable to concede to any proper correction.
[quote author=FatherGiryus]
Trying to say that our modern view of sexuality is normative to the Church is patently ludicrous. [/quote]
Now this, depending on how one looks at it, I think is true. But I'm not sure it is helpful in teasing out the whole picture.
What were the intended goals of the canons? Were they not to give people weak in faith and subject to deep seeded cultural sins and customs a framework from which to develop a catechetical compliment to repentance, not dissimilar to the orthopraxy of liturgy or the bodily ascesis of fasting, prayer, etc.? What was the objective goal of directing the flow of people's consciousness other than to establish a set of pattern by which people would learn how to reorient their relationships and attitude away from sexual nihilism and all its associated aberrancies?
The effect of these canons were the establishment of the family unit and sexuality as we know it modernity by channeling Christian behavior towards their telos in Christ. The fact is that the modern notions of sexuality and homosexuality are a product of these very canons being ingrained into the consciousness of the Christian world...and the fact that they've always remained imperfect, does not mean they were not sanctifying for people, culture, etc.
The departure from relying on those canons and their strict implementation is, in my estimation, a result of the ubiquitous understanding of them as valued parts of identity in the church over time which had seeped into the fabric of Christian culture...and this was exactly the goal of the canons for a still pagan culture intent on sexual nihilism, objectification and violation of other human persons "against nature." (not nature as in mother nature - but nature as in logikos = i.e. conforming to the image of likeness of Christ.) The fact that Iconodule points out is essentially correct; that we don't implement these anymore cause they don't apply to our modern context. But he has this backwards. They are becoming more relevant to us as we begin to recognize how much we don't live a truly Christian life and how much we are being conformed to the likeness of the world and becoming slaves to its modern trends and passions. We are beginning to need these external catechetical practices in order to reign in our passions and help us become attentive to the Spirit. What we are seeing in modernity is essentially a popular re-embrace of the kinds of sexual nihilism of the pagan world, complete with same sex-marriages (which they had). As we slide back into paganism we probably need the canons just as the culture emerging from paganism did. Times do change for the Church and it does need to adapt, but in precisely the opposite direction Iconodule proposes. Our regression is not an indication that the canons are no longer helpful, but that they may have more value than we understand in transforming the lives of the spiritually immature.
I completely get your point, but this is essentially a statement offered that is "a mile wide and an inch deep" without giving any food for thought. It seems that in the context of this ongoing discussion it could read uncritically to continue to push a certain desired outcome; i.e. the legitimization of sodomy.
Perhaps the canons do need to be rewritten for a new age...but they ought not be rewritten to embrace sodomy. Perhaps they need to be rewritten to reign us back in and remind of us of who we are to be.
Sure you can. However the problem is that nowadays, if you speak up about something you hate them. Like we're in kindergarten all over again.
I don't believe in gay "marriage". Such a thing can't really exist. That doesn't mean I hate gay people. What I do hate is people playing fast and loose with Scripture to try to say that these "relationships" are somehow ok in scripture. They're not.
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Tag: Handicapping 2020
The Loyal Opposition
April 29, 2020 April 29, 2020 photog Current Events, Trump 2020 Election, Handicapping 2020
Tonight, I intended to write something upbeat. I was tired of thinking about the mess our economy has been thrown into and of the human toll that the epidemic has exacted from us. I wanted to talk about changes that the Supreme Court could make that would roll back the restrictions that have been made against the Bill of Rights. But then I remembered that John Roberts had stabbed us in the back again and refused to defend the Second Amendment against the gun grabbers in New York City. And that got me thinking in general about the people who run our country. And as bad as a John Roberts or a George Bush is, I thought about the Democrats and that really depressed me.
And that’s because the Democrats aren’t just our ideological enemies. Many of the leaders of that party are truly horrific human beings. Look at Nancy Pelosi and former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. They used their positions as congressional leaders to funnel money to their family members and made themselves outrageously rich. Look at the Clintons and Obamas. They used the power of the presidency to set up non-profit foundations that launder billions of dollars that end up in their own pockets. And looking at the character of Bill and Hillary Clinton I am amazed that neither one of them is in prison. Look at cretins like Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib and Ayanna Pressley who routinely say things so completely moronic that it leaves you wondering if they are kidding us.
And finally look at Joe Biden. There isn’t a facet of Joe or a time in his life when he isn’t an embarrassment to the whole human race. In each of his presidential runs he has distinguished himself with plagiarism, stunning ignorance and just outright lying about his record and the historical facts around him. Even before senile dementia descended on him Biden was a laughing stock. Calling his intelligence mediocre would be giving him the benefit of the doubt. And it really is hard to decide whether the shady deals that his son Hunter had going in the Ukraine and China, show that Joe is an out and out crook or just the stupidest man on the planet. I want to give him the benefit of the doubt again and says he’s a crook.
The weirdness of Joe’s mind has been highlighted best by the campaign speech where he talked about his days as a lifeguard at a pool in a black neighborhood in Maryland when his epic confrontation with the infamous “Corn Pop” took place. The details about little kids playing with the hair on his legs is so weird that it’s hard even to know what to think.
And we already knew that Joe was this creepy weirdo who fondled women’s shoulders and sniffed their hair from behind their backs. But now we find out he has sexually assaulted one of his own Senate staffers right on the streets of Washington, D.C. After all this, Joe Biden shouldn’t be running for President. He should be in a lunatic asylum.
So has it always been this way? Morally I think the people at the top have always been suspect. It must be the power going to their heads and the rewards that are available to those who are willing to work the system. But intellectually the people running the government have gotten demonstrably more stupid.
I have to assume that the Democrat handlers won’t let Biden debate the President. From the clips I’ve heard of Biden answering soft ball questions from CNN and MSNBC he can’t get out of his own way. If President Trump debates him there won’t be anything left of Joe except his new dentures.
I guess it should make me feel better knowing that the Democrats are such dimwitted idiots. But it doesn’t. If half the people in this country prefer these people to lead us then half of us are stupid or evil or both. And that means we’re in a lot of trouble.
President Trump Says Obama Hasn’t Endorsed Biden Because He Knows Something We Don’t
April 9, 2020 April 9, 2020 photog Current Events, On-Line Article Reviews, Reviews, Trump 2020 Election, Creepy Uncle Joe, Handicapping 2020, Trump
President Trump is hinting that Creepy Uncle Joe won’t be the Democrat Candidate.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2020/04/09/trump_maybe_obama_hasnt_endorsed_sleepy_joe_because_he_knows_something_that_you_dont_know.html
He’s so much fun to listen to. And I’m definitely not going to say he’s wrong. I think the Democrats are panicked knowing that even though Biden prevented Bernie from being the candidate he himself is completely non-electable. I mean, just think of it, he’s the closest thing since Bill Clinton to an unregistered sex offender as presidential candidate and he’s also suffering from late stage dementia. The only way it could be worse is if his pants fall down during a debate. So the only question is who do they unleash next? Martin Sheen, Alec Baldwin, Barbara Streisand, Oprah? It most likely has to be an actor. Empathy, at this stage, is all they can hope to use.
Sanity Check on the Doom and Gloomers
March 14, 2020 March 14, 2020 photog Current Events, Trump 2020 Election, coronavirus, COVID-19, Handicapping 2020
I live and work in New England. Except for the crazies in the Northwest this is the home base of woke insanity for the country. Even the moderates in New England have drunk deeply of the Kool-Aid. Even the Republicans think like moon bats. Remember Mitt Romney was Governor of Massachusetts.
So, the “normal” people hate Donald Trump with a passion. Mostly they hate him because if they didn’t hate him their neighbors would call them racists, sexists and homophobes. And there is nothing scarier to a New Englander than being called bad names.
For that reason, I shouldn’t have been surprised when a coworker came over to me last week and smirkingly told me that the coronavirus was going to tank the economy and thereby throw the election to Biden. This guy isn’t a flaming liberal. He’s what I’d call an aspiring elitist. He comes from a middle-class background but would like to make the move up a couple of rungs to the outer periphery of the elect. And in order to fit in he has learned the party line and made their platform his.
I wasn’t expecting this from him. After all, hoping the economy crashes doesn’t scream patriotism and in the past he had never seemed unpatriotic. But you live and you learn. My only answer to him was, in a more or less bored manner, to inform him that my money is on Trump and if he wanted a wager, I was always looking to pick up some extra cash.
After the impeachment vote by the House I announced that I no longer considered any other possible outcome from November’s election than President Trump’s re-election. And I continued in that belief up until this week. But my co-worker’s taunt got me thinking. Could the coronavirus pandemic change the outcome of the presidential election? As a theoretical question, the answer is obviously yes. If millions of people died and if millions more were unemployed that could definitely affect the minds of the voters. So, I figured it was a good thing to consider what the reality of the pandemic meant for the election.
Looking at what happened in China and what is happening in Italy it is plain to see that even with draconian measures being taken to limit its spread, globally, tens of thousands of people will die. The impact of those deaths is the political question that needs to be answered. And the answer is that as long as the government is seen to be actively using the best scientific information available to keep the public safe and wasn’t negligent in allowing the introduction of the virus to the country, then there won’t tend to be public anger at a relatively small number of deaths such as several thousand, as long as they do not overwhelm the emergency healthcare system.
With respect to our present situation, there are something less than three thousand cases and about fifty deaths in the United States. These numbers will continue to increase for at least a couple of weeks. But, if at that point, they level off then public opinion on the pandemic won’t cause excessive political trouble for the President.
But what about the economic impact. Multiple industries are being severely impacted by the measures being used to prevent transmission of the disease. Airlines and other means of mass transportation are severely impacted. All forms of mass entertainment from sports games to movies to music concerts are being postponed or cancelled. It’s certain that all restaurants will be at a virtual standstill. Daycare for pre-school age children will be a big problem.
All of these disruptions are going to have a large affect on the economy and employment rates. And in addition, many companies are concerned that the virus may incapacitate or even kill key individuals in their workforce. For this reason, they are instituting fever screening, telecommuting and teleconferencing to limit exposure to the virus among employees. All of these control measures will have a negative effect on the economy. Without any intervention, layoffs and loss of revenue will cause a contraction in the economy that could be quite severe. And that could very easily have an effect on the election.
So, is my co-worker right, will the pandemic necessarily throw the election to Biden? No. What needs to be done is for the President to provide incentives for business owners to hold onto their employees during the business interruptions and some kind of stimulus to offset the losses they are experiencing. And that is exactly what President Trump is attempting. Eliminating the payroll tax for employers and employees until the end of the year would be an enormous stimulus to the economy. Trying to get it through the House will be very difficult. But just trying to get it passed may be enough to shift the blame to the Democrats. And within a state of emergency possibly an executive action could accomplish what the Congress won’t. And there are other measures that he can institute to target help to the particular industries hardest hit. The one that immediately comes to mind is the airline industry. With bans on travel to both Europe and Asia in place it isn’t hard to imagine that the always vulnerable airlines could head into bankruptcy almost overnight.
To sum it up, it will be necessary for President Trump to carefully oversee the federal and local disease control measures in place to ensure that health impact from COVID-19 is limited. And he will have to act decisively and effectively to limit the economic impact of the pandemic on the US economy. If he performs these two assignments competently, and based on his track record I anticipate he will, then he should be able to win re-election against the visibly decrepit and clearly demented Creepy Uncle Joe Biden.
A Eulogy for the Losers
March 4, 2020 March 4, 2020 photog Current Events 2020 Election, Bernie Sanders, Beto O'Rourke, Creepy Uncle Joe, Fauxcahantas, Handicapping 2020, Pete Buttigieg, Spartacus
And just like that, we’re down to two. Oh sure, Granny Warren is still in the race but after losing her “home” state there’s not much left to do but shovel some dirt on her carcass and call it a campaign. A newly reminted Biden is ready to spout inexplicable nonsense all the way up to the convention. Bernie is in a panic and will have to yell even louder and wave his arms even more wildly. It’s going to be amazing.
But what I want to talk about is what is to become of the losers. Just look at them. Sure, technically most of them still have high paying jobs and health insurance but how can they go forward with their lives when they’ve been forced to say ridiculous things now for half a year. All of them have raised their hands and said they believe in the Green New Deal and that AOC isn’t certifiably insane. Beto O’Rourke even claimed he was going to take our guns. And most importantly, they all made fun of the old white guys in the race.
And yet here we are and as far as the eye can see all there are is old white guys! So, it’s not like these folks are gonna get much love from Biden or Bernie. So, they’ll have to go back to work and make believe they’re Senators or ex-mayors or skateboarding Kennedy clones or whatever the hell Tom Steyer does nowadays. But one thing’s for sure. I’m gonna miss these crazy bastards.
Just think of all the fun and laughs we’ve had as each one explained how his plan was better than her plan, all without recourse to facts or even the magic of mathematics. Watching Kamala tell Creepy Uncle Joe that he had made her cry when he wouldn’t let her be bussed to a good school. Or ButtPete berating Amy Klobuchar for not knowing the name of the Mexican President. Or Fauxcahantas shaking with rage as she declared that Bernie had told her a woman couldn’t be elected President. And what about Spartacus trying to say anything at all? His pop-eyed expression and goofy voice always cheered me up. He never was coherent in any of the debates but he always looked so excited and hopeful, the poor little guy.
But my overall favorite was Beto. He postured and swore and skate-boarded his way into our hearts. I’m old enough to guess that he was put forward based solely on his resemblance to one of the Kennedys. Some child of the sixties in a newsroom must have made it his project to give the hapless Beto just enough publicity to force him on the public eye. Too bad they couldn’t get him to read from a better script. Every time he opened his mouth the stupid came pouring out and destroyed any doubts about how empty his big head was. So Beto is the poster child for the group. What does he do now? He’s not qualified for any useful task and he’s too well known to attempt a normal life as, say, a lifeguard or a movie usher. His choices are either to be locked away in a mad house or given a show on MSNBC. Interestingly enough, Chris Matthews’ “retirement” provides a ready-made spot for Beto. His audience would be almost as stupid as he is and therefore reasonably willing to listen to him jabber on in Spanglish about how, “el hombre naranja est muy malo.” You know the more I think about it the better I like it. In fact, I think all failed Democrat politicians should be warehoused on MSNBC or CNN. Eventually that much stupidity concentrated in one place should tear a hole in the fabric of space and suck the whole studio straight into another dimension, hopefully one inhabited by some Lovecraftian horror that can feast on their stupidity for millennia.
I know I’ve gone a little overboard but darn it I’m gonna miss those losers and I didn’t want to let them go without saying goodbye.
Creepy Uncle Joe – The Comeback … Kid?
March 4, 2020 March 4, 2020 photog Current Events Creepy Uncle Joe, Handicapping 2020
How could I have doubted Joe? Look at him go. He’s got the Joe-mentum. Poor Bernie. So sad. Poor Mike. Poor Fauxcahantas. Well let’s hope they can keep him going until November. He’s been sounding pretty raggedy recently. I wonder which historical figure he’ll confuse President Trump with when he’s trying to put him down? Ronald Reagan? Teddy Roosevelt?
Corn Pop, Leg Hair, Ukraine Money, Shoulder Grabbing. Bring it on!
29FEB2020 – American Greatness Post of the Day – Swing States, Landslides, and Libertarians by George S. Bardmesser
February 29, 2020 February 29, 2020 photog Current Events, On-Line Article Reviews, Reviews, Trump 2020 Election, American Greatness Post of the Day, Handicapping 2020
Here’s a fun post for Leap Day.
https://amgreatness.com/2020/02/28/swing-states-landslides-and-libertarians/
Mr. Bardmesser does a quick quantitative analysis of what the Never Trump vote cost President Trump in votes and states in 2016 and what additional states he’s likely and unlikely to add to his total this year. He’s predicting pick-ups in Maine, Nevada, Minnesota and New Hampshire. For myself, I’m pretty sure about Minnesota and sort of hopeful about New Hampshire. But if you like looking at numbers give it a look see.
Pathetic Progressive Life Imitates Exaggerated OCF “Art”
February 26, 2020 February 26, 2020 photog Current Events, OCF, Trump Bernie Sanders, Democrat Panic Over Bernie, Handicapping 2020
So Sunday night I posted my incredibly over the top comic masterpiece “The Absolutely Final, Last Stand of the Losers, 2020 Democratic Kamikaze Debate.” Well, over the top may not be completely accurate. All descriptions of the Tuesday night debate put it within an order of magnitude of what I described in my parody. Ah, a prophet is never honored in his own time. It does my heart good to know that the Dems are fulfilling the direst fears of the progressive powers that be. If Bernie gets a convincing plurality of the delegates it will be checkmate against them in the November election. Give him the nomination he will go down in flames. Strip him of the nomination and his followers will stay home. Sweet poetic justice for the Left encouraging the Millenials to believe in magic socialism. Feel the Bern!
The Absolutely Final, Last Stand of the Losers, 2020 Democratic Kamikaze Debate
February 23, 2020 February 23, 2020 photog Current Events, Humor, OCF, Trump 2020, 2020 Election, conservative humor, Democrat 2020 Platform, Handicapping 2020, Humor, right-wing humor, Trump humor
Dramatis Personae: Bernie Sanders (BP); Joe Biden (JB); Elizabeth Warren (EW); Amy Klobuchar (AK); Mike Bloomberg (MB); Mystery Candidate (MC); Christiane Amanpour (CA); Rudy Giuliani (RG); Joy Reid (JR); Anderson Cooper (AC); Rachel Maddow (RM);
(Scene 1: Inside the media booth at the final Democratic Debate in San Francisco)
CA – Hello, I’m Christiane Amanpour with my interesting British accent, and we’re here at the final 2020 Democratic Presidential Debate in beautiful San Francisco, California.
RG – Beautiful? You call trying to navigate around a sidewalk festooned with human feces and vomit beautiful? Christiane, that’s some weird alternate reality you live in.
CA – And as you can see and hear, I’m joined by the always cantankerous, former Mayor of New York and current attorney for President Trump, Rudy Giuliani.
RG – I can live with cantankerous.
CA – And we’ll be here to see who will step up and try to knock Bernie Sanders off his trajectory of winning the Democratic Presidential Nomination.
RG – Actually I’m here for the laughs. These losers are trying to stop the Crazy Party from nominating the King of the Lunatics. That seems to be an impossibility.
CA – Despite Rudy’s penchant for Right Wing propaganda, it will be interesting to see if the more moderate candidates attempt to make an issue of Bernie Sanders flirtation with socialism.
RG – Flirtation? I would say that it was consummated to use a polite word. To continue your analogy, if this were seventy years ago, we’d be seeing a shotgun wedding between Bernie and Communism.
CA – Well, enough of this banter. Let’s go to the debate stage. The seven candidates are now advancing to their podiums and the moderators are seated. We have CNN’s Anderson Cooper and MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow and Joy Reid.
RG – Ah yes, the voices of reason. Where did I put my barf bag?
(Scene 2: Wide shot of the moderators and candidates on the debate stage)
JR – I’m Joy Reid and welcome to the audience here at the Palace of Fine Arts here in vibrant San Francisco.
(A voice from the audience gives a loud bitter laugh and an epithet. A struggle is seen in the audience and a man is tased and carried away.)
JR – Spirits are high and let’s meet our panel and the candidates. I’m joined by my colleagues Rachel Maddow and Anderson Cooper who know in their hearts that that wasn’t me who allegedly said those homophobic remarks all those years ago because that is not who I am.
(Maddow and Cooper glare at her over rigid smiles.)
JR – And here are the 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidates. In decreasing order of electoral relevance, Senator Bernie Sanders, the socialist democrat from Vermont; Mayor Mike Bloomberg of New York City; Vice President Joe Biden of Delaware; Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend Indiana; Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts; Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota; Billionaire Tom Steyer of San Francisco California. Welcome all of you or Zae, Zee, Zi, Zo, Zou and sometimes Zy.
(The candidates look confused and mumble some replies.)
RM – Hey wait a minute, that’s not Tom Steyer there at the loser end of the podium. It’s a masked intruder in an ill-fitting white pantsuit!
MC – That’s right Rachel Maddow, I am the “mystery candidate” and Tom Steyer has voluntarily surrendered his place on the stage and his billion-dollar fortune to me in my run for the presidency.
AC – But that’s nonsense. This is the end of the campaign and there’s no way that can be justified under the rules of the debate or the DNC campaign requirements.
BP – Wanna bet Anderson? How do you think they justified screwing me out of the nomination last time?
RM – Alright but why the mask? You’re obviously Hillary Clinton and you’re not fooling anyone.
MC – That’s ridiculous! Hillary Clinton is so beloved by the people that she would never disguise herself. It would be throwing away her natural advantage.
RM – If that’s so how come you lost the last two times you ran.
MC – That’s a damn lie. The Russians stole the election from me. … I mean from her.
JR – Alright, whatever, we don’t have all night let’s move on and get this show on the road.
AC – The first question will be answered by all the candidates. Why do you want to be President of the United States of America? Senator Sanders?
BS – I wanna say that when I am President the first order of business will be to make the minimum wage $500 dollars an hour. That way all Americans will be earning a million dollars a year. Then I will make the tax on the million-dollar bracket 100%. That will flood the treasury with cash and balance the budget. I would seize all businesses and nationalize them and all profits would be divided equally by all the people. And finally, I would declare all humans and some primates American citizens and allow them all to enjoy the fruits of this land. To each according to his needs and from each according to his abilities.
RM – Hey that’s misogynist! You should have said her or at least their.
BS – Yes, that’s what I should have said. But, I am very old, you know.
MB – Hey can I say something in rebuttal?
AC – Well Mayor Bloomberg, it’s your turn to answer the question. If you want to discuss Senator Sander’s answer feel free.
MB- Thanks. Bernie Sanders is a dangerous lunatic. What he just laid out was a delusional plan that would bankrupt the country and collapse the financial system of the entire planet. I can’t actually calculate how bad it would be but I guess that tens of millions would starve in the first few months and the urban areas would devolve into cannibalism within the first year. Shortly after that the Chinese would invade and occupy the more desirable farming and mining areas and allow the rest to revert to primitive tribalism.
BS – This bloated plutocrat is lying. He has grown fat on the forced labor of the lumpen proletariat.
MB – Hey looks who’s talking about bloated and fat. I keep my weight at a very optimal point and you look pretty flabby to me Mr. Millionaire Communist.
BS – Liar, I’m a Democratic Socialist! And a millionaire isn’t a billionaire like you!
MB – Socialist, Communist. Potato, pattata.
AC – Well Mayor Bloomberg, you’ve critiqued your opponent’s plan. What is you reason for running?
MB – I see the most urgent threat that America is faced with is what to do about the “Big Gulp.” Are you aware that the fifty-ounce beverage is killing more Americans each year than cancer and opioids combined? And also, the average American butt size has increased by eleven inches over the last twenty years. I am on a crusade to bring health and longevity to the people of this great country. Once my War on gulps is victorious, I intend to go after the Big Mac, the Whopper and, God willing, the all you can eat Lobster Fest at Red Lobster.
AC – Well I see what you mean about butt size. It’s a pet peeve of mine too. Well Mr. Vice President, it’s your turn.
JB – You know when I was the right-hand man of a certain clean articulate President named Barack Obama, I suppose you remember him, he said to me, he said, “Joe, old friend, what can be done to stop the Big Gulp?” Well I drew up a plan and pushed through the legislation in record time and that’s how we defeated the Big Gulp.
MB – That never happened.
JB – Listen you lying, dog-faced pony soldier, why don’t we have a push up contest or go out behind the barn and decide this the old-fashioned way with chains and straight razors.
AC – Please Mr. Vice President, try to stay on track.
JB – Well as I was saying, back last year when I was Vice President, I set up the program that made the minimum wage $500 an hour and that’s how we ended poverty in our lifetime.
(Stunned silence descends on the stage and crowd.)
AC – While the former Vice President is being escorted to the emergency room for treatment, can you tell us your reason for being President, Mayor Buttigieg.
PB – Thank you Anderson, we all acknowledge the terrible struggle you’ve endured at the hands of the rampant homophobia that is America’s scourge. I too have tasted the whiplash sting of its cruelty.
AC – Ahhhh? You do know I’m a Vanderbilt and have hundreds of millions of dollars, right?
PB – No amount of wealth can make up for the whiplash sting of cruelty.
AC – Sure, but it really helps, don’t you think?
PB – Well, maybe. Anyway, my priority will be ensuring that every American child knows the name and correct pronunciation for the names of all the Latin American dictators, uhhh … I mean leaders in our hemisphere.
AK – Screw you, you little jerk.
AC – Please Senator Klobuchar, your turn isn’t next.
AK – He sucks!
PB – Homophobe!
AK – Ahhh, grow a pair you little weasel!
AC – Please, please! Let’s get back to business. Senator Warren it’s your turn.
EW – Thank you Anderson. One of the most important parts of my candidacy is bringing a woman’s perspective to the presidency. Women are the practical money handlers in their families. We know how to avoid debt and live within our means. Looking at Senator Sanders’ ridiculous proposal it doesn’t take a CPA to see that a $500 an hour minimum wage is insanity. The fact that he doesn’t recognize its absurdity is proof of his unfitness to be President. Applying a real-world perspective along with a woman’s social justice instincts points to a minimum wage that is absolutely no higher than $450 an hour.
MB – Is it too late for me to get a MAGA hat?
AC – Alright let’s hang in there for a few more minutes. This thing is almost over. Senator Klobuchar have you got some brief comments you’d like to make.
AK – You betcha. I can’t win this thing. I’m too close to normal. What I would like to do is throw something at that little weasel Buttigieg. If someone will just hold him for a second, I’ll kick his skinny little butt.
AC – Security please escort Senator Klobuchar from the stage and get Mayor Pete some smelling salts. Alright, “Mystery Candidate,” would you like a shot at the question?
MC – I’d be delighted Anderson. For all of my life I’ve strived to educate the American people about their unworthiness and what they needed to do to atone for their sins. And at the top of that list is making me their President. I’ve suffered as no other woman ever has. I’ve been ridiculed for my looks, my weight, my voice, my husband’s womanizing and for the very large number of coincidental suicides that seem to occur all around me. I want to be President so that all this persecution will end. I will set up a Presidential tribunal that will adjudicate all these capitol offenses fairly and once these people have been brought to justice, I intend to eliminate the 22nd amendment by executive order and give the United States the permanent and hereditary leadership it has always deserved.
AC – Okay, I think my colleagues will agree to skip their questioning so that we can escape before the voters storm this building and drag us off to Alcatraz for summary execution. I apologize heartily to the American people and promise to find a real job where I can atone for my connection to this lunatic asylum.
(Scene 3: Inside the media booth)
RG – Well there you have it. Christiane Amanpour has fled the building with Joe Biden in hot pursuit trying to grab her shoulders and smell her hair. I haven’t had such a good time since the Yankees won the World Series from the Mets in 2000. Well anyway, it doesn’t look like there’ll be much drama in November but I suppose that’s best for the country. But I hope you’ve enjoyed the show. Sorry it couldn’t have gone longer but these people really do need to get back to the hospital. Good night and Keep America Great in November.
Who Can the Dems Find to Inject Some Hope into the Race?
February 21, 2020 February 21, 2020 photog Current Events, Trump Bernie Sanders, Handicapping 2020, Hillary Clinton, Michael Bloomberg, Michelle Obama
Here we are at the end of the third week of relentlessly bad news for the progressives. The Impeachment was a nothing burger. The State of the Union Address was great optics for President Trump and a disaster for Nancy “the Ripper” Pelosi and her handmaidens in white. Every primary, every debate, every news story has embarrassed the candidates and demoralized the progressive voters. Bernie has surged in the polls and the party leadership are running out of options to stop him from getting the nomination. They know if he goes into the convention with a plurality of the delegates and they appoint someone else in a smoke filled room that the Bernie Bros will freak out and either stay home on election day or vote for Trump out of revenge.
But even if they did anoint someone else who could it be? All the other candidates are hopeless misfits that only appeal to one strand in the liberal coalition of the offended. The Buttigieg voters hate Warren and Klobuchar. The black voters only want Biden because of his link to Obama. If he seems unelectable they’ll have to switch horses in mid-stream. But which one? Buttigieg and Warren won’t interest them. Could they buy into Klobuchar? Maybe, but it’s not a natural fit. All in all, the present situation is racking the nerves of the Dem electorate. The path forward is unclear.
This actually matches up with the outcome a lot of the contrarians were speculating about last year. They were saying that Hillary would be plucked out of the air as the candidate or Michelle Obama or Oprah. Would the Democrats do that? I think they would if they thought they had a unifying savior. I don’t think Hillary is an option. Her loss in 2016 has tarnished her too badly. she is a spent force. I think Michelle Obama is a possibility. She would energize the black voting block. And the lure of the Obama years would fascinate a lot of the other progressive groups. But it does seem unlikely. I think the Obamas think 2024 is the right time to re-emerge. They probably are hoping that a downturn in the economy will allow them to insinuate themselves back onto the national scene.
For these reasons I don’t think there is a viable alternative to Bernie Sanders. Bloomberg has the money and the moderate credentials but he just got his head handed to him in the first debate. He is not the right profile to inspire the Left to electoral victory. So it will be Bernie. Good. Bernie has a loyal following of millenials. They will vote for him. He will get the loyalist Dem voters who will hold their noses and pull the lever. But he won’t get the independents. These libertarian types will listen when Bernie says he is going to take their money and redistribute it to the poor and they will believe him. And they’ll think, “I like my money, it’s my best friend. I don’t want to give it all to Bernie.” And they will vote for Trump or stay home. So I think the Dems are screwed. They all got on board the green new deal and free college and free healthcare and free everything and because of that people who work and can count are going to give them the thumbs down.
So here’s to nine more months of Democrat depression followed by the election night despair. I hope their healthcare plans include free anti-depressants. They’re gonna need them.
Who will Call the Shots for the Democrats?
February 12, 2020 February 12, 2020 photog Current Events, Trump 2020 Election, Handicapping 2020
I know I said that I’m assuming that President Trump’s re-election is a foregone conclusion and the results of the Democrat primary are of no consequence, but the hilarity of their demolition derby is just too wonderful to ignore. I must opine.
The outcome of the first two state elections for the Democrat Presidential Primary have been disastrous for Joe Biden. He was fourth in Iowa and fifth in New Hampshire. Now granted those states are practically bereft of minority voters who are Joe’s major constituency but to not even come in the top three is highly troubling to the bag men who are supplying Joe’s campaign with the millions of dollars needed to keep the No Malarkey! Reality Bus Tour plodding along on the highways and byways of this great land. It’s probably a good bet that they are already in contact with the Buttigieg and Klobuchar campaigns figuring out how to siphon off funds from Joe and funnel them to the current flavors of the month.
There are already voices in the media calling for Joe to suspend his campaign. They fear that if he remains in the race, he’ll prevent the moderate candidate from knocking off Bernie. You see, the less crazy but more corrupt Dems are afraid that the more crazy but less corrupt Bernie Bros will get their candidate nominated. And those less crazies know that Bernie is unelectable. So even though they must be careful to hide their actions and intentions, they will do anything they can to stop Bernie from accruing the number of delegates needed to win the nomination outright. As long as that is prevented, they can always rig the convention to get their preferred candidate nominated.
But so far, Joe says he’s committed to going forward. His hope is that Nevada and South Carolina will give him the wins he needs to re-establish himself as the front runner. And I really do hope he does stay in. If he manages to siphon off just enough votes to allow Bernie to edge out Butt Pete this contest can go on and on. And once Bloomberg enters the fray things will get even more confused. Bloomberg will pour hundreds of millions of dollars into the race and tempt the establishment with dreams of their own Trump who can rule by fiat and pay for his programs himself. How wonderfully unsettled it all seems to be.
But which way will it all go? I think Bernie will once again fail to secure an outright delegate win. I think they’ll give the nomination to Petey Boy. And I think they’ll make Klobuchar or Kamala Harris his running mate. How exciting is that?
Okay, so I made all this up just now. But tomorrow all these sandcastles could be washed away. Suppose Biden gets a crushing win in South Carolina. Suddenly he’s riding high again. Or suppose Klobuchar beats Buttigieg in both Nevada and South Carolina. Now we must flip the order on the ticket with Amy on top. Or suppose Bernie takes Nevada and Joe comes in second. All these possibilities scramble the logic of who will end up as Dem nominee.
And all of this is driving the Democrat voters and leaders into fits. They’re scared of not knowing who the nominee will be and they’re scared that all the choices are bad. The fear and uncertainty are just great. What a wonderful time to be a conservative.
So not that it should matter who they pick, because they’re still going to lose. But knowing that they’re in agony just makes it so much better.
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Crashdïet manager Michael Sunden killed in freak accident in England
Nottingham England -- The manager of Swedish glam rock band Crashdïet has died after an accident at the band's gig in Nottingham last Friday (April 19).
According to theNottingham Post, Michael Sundén, 45, from Stockholm, suffered fatal head injuries in the basement at the Rock City venue. It is believed he fell and hit his head on a brick wall. A statement issued to the newspaper from the venue reads: "On Friday, April 19, at around 11.30pm a male visitor to the Saxon live music event at Rock City fell unconscious. The circumstances are as yet unclear but are not being treated as suspicious."
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Reckless Love release brand new music video "Night On Fire"
Ok, let's make it short: Reckless Love are back with a catchy song and a phenomenal music video! "Night On Fire" was directed by Marko Mäkilaakso and Teemu Virta from "Twisted Films Oy". Read more →
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New Music Video from Addiction for Destruction
News from Addiction for Destruction:
"HEY EVERYONE! We're happy and proud to present you our new (and first from Neon Light Resurrection album) video "MY RESISTANCE"! Directed by Rene U Valdes (greenworks.se, Gothenburg/Sweden). We hope you will like it!"
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Reckless Love release second teaser for "Night On Fire"
Only two days left until Olli Herman (Vocals), Pepe (Guitar), Jalle Verne (Bass) and Hessu Maxx (Drums) release "Night On Fire", the first single from the upcoming third Reckless Love album - and here is the second teaser of the corresponding music video... Enjoy! Read more →
Santa Cruz premiere a video for the second single
Finnish rockers from Santa Cruz will release their debut studio album "Screaming for Adrenaline" on April 26 via Spinefarm Records . A couple days ago the band premiered their new video for the 2nd single "Aiming High", which can be viewed below. The video was directed by Tage Rönnqvist.
The first single off the new Santa Cruz record was "Relentless Renegades" with accompanying video released earlier this year.
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Cyanide 4 debut "Love Me When I'm Dead" video
Greek sleazesters of Cyanide 4 have released a music video for their brand new single "Love Me When I'm Dead". The song was written by frontman G.A Sinn and bassist Nasty George and can be purchased at cyanide4.bandcamp.com.
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Cinderella's Tom Keifer streaming samples of entire solo album
Cinderella frontman Tom Keifer will release his long-awaited solo album "The Way Life Goes" on April 30th in North America via Merovee Records, and is now streaming samples of the entire album at www.tomkeifer.com.
The collection of 14 new songs ranges from intimate, organic, acoustic tracks to driving hard rock. It embraces the blues, rock and country roots that have always been present in his unique sound that has generated the sale of over 15 million records worldwide for Cinderella. Rolling Stone praised Keifer as "a gritty, bluesy (rocker) with enough genuine swagger to draw comparisons to Mick Jagger."
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Nasty Idols' future uncertain as tour dates are cancelled
The Nasty Idols have been forced to cancel their Germany and Switzerland tour dates due to substance abuse issues, leaving the future of the band in jeopardy.
"At this time we don't know if or when we're gonna continue as a band," said the Swedish group in a recent statement. "Therefore we have to cancel all band activites for now. We are sorry for all the inconvenience this might bring."
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Steel Panther to play Nickelback singer's wedding when he takes the hand of Avril Lavigne
The parodists of glam metal, Steel Panther, have revealed that they will perform at the wedding of Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger and singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne.
A video message from Steel Panther guitarist Satchel and bassist Lexxi Foxx in which share their excitement about taking part in such an event can be seen below.
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22nd April 2013 at 16:25
Former Muddy Bones singer presents new band "Mary Celeste"
"The missing crew has been found so prepare yer self! Decadent rock from Southern Finland!": With these words, Former Muddy Bones singer Pete Waters returns with his new band "Mary Celeste". Further bandmembers in Mary Celeste are Mikko (Guitar), Edward Low (Guitar), Arttu (Bass) and Santeri (Drums). First gigs are already announced and can be found on the band's facebook profile. Read more →
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Frischman & Rizza P.C. Pittsburgh Launches Pittsburgh Medical Malpractice Attorney
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania – Frischman & Rizza P.C. Pittsburgh has launched medical malpractice services as a Pittsburgh medical malpractice attorney. The law firm explains that one of its experienced medical malpractice lawyers will be available to talk to any clients who contact them. According to the firm, the first step is to obtain enough information about a client’s claim directly from them in a thorough investigation. Thus, these competent attorneys will listen to clients’ complaints closely.
Frischman & Rizza P.C. Pittsburgh indicates that it will move on to the medical record review stage, where its efficient medical malpractice lawyers will obtain and review all the client’s relevant medical records. Since the law firm has extensive years of dealing with all types of medical malpractice cases, it is equipped with the knowledge and experience to cull through a mountain of medical records and identify the critical data pivotal to the client’s case. As a Pittsburgh medical malpractice lawyer, the firm explains that it will consult the best medical experts available after identifying the crucial medical records and primary issues in the client’s case. Since medical expert support is needed because of the medical malpractice cases’ complex nature, it has access to the world-class professionals who will assist it in the client’s case.
Frischman & Rizza P.C. is a Pittsburgh-based medical malpractice attorney. As a client-focused and heavily awarded law firm, it is selective in the cases it accepts since it handles cases on a team-approach basis. It has an experienced legal team that will devote the resources and energy to the client’s case when the firm decides to handle a client’s case.
People can get more information about the law firm at https://frlawpa.com/
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Not old enough to remember the old one night world final format, earliest memories for me are going down Dudley Wood to watch Cradley with the old man, couldn't have been any older than 3 or 4. Obviously as Cradley are no more, I went over to support Coventry Bees but in the last year and a half I have took more of an interest in Dudley as they are carrying the old Heathens name as well as I live in the area.
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The Bullet!!!! My idol, all time favourite rider, his style, charisma and all round ability on the bike. From his early days at Cradley, to wowing the world in the mid 90s, the 1996 world champion never got the career he deserved. Billy was a natural rider who oozed with style, never known for making the gate, but if there was ever a rider who could come from last to first in four laps, then the bullet fills this role. My team captain!!!
Greg Hancock
You can't have one with out the other, the old team exide, Hamill and Hancock, the greatest double act in my lifetime. Classy rider who consistently makes the gate to this day, knows how to win races. Hancock has been a truly outstanding rider, and speedway as a sport should be eternally grateful for his passion and dedication to the beautiful sport. 1997 world champion!!!
The stylish swede, 6 time world champion, what more needs to be said. As well as Billy, a natural rider who could make the gate but overtake as well. Untouchable in his peak years, and it was a sad day for speedway when Tony retired, it's riders like tony that make me wonder how much would he be worth if the sport was as big and popular as football. There are nowhere near enough words that can describe the ability this guy had, from tussling it out with the great Dane Hans Nielsen in the mid 90s to mmixing it with Crump just a decade later. Arguably one of the greatest riders of all time?
Bruce Penhall
A bit before my time, but my old man has told me enough to know that it would be criminal to leave this guy out. May not have had the pasion and commitment that could have seen him smash records and leave an unbelievable legacy behind, but what he did do in such a short space of time just shows how superb a rider he was. Two time world champion, my number 4!!!
Jan O. Pedersen
The pint sized Dane & 1991 world champion!!! Old videos and stories have given the number 5 slot to Jan O. someone never afraid to overtake and take a gamble, seems very similar to Billy, with his natural syle on the bike and continous enthusiasm to entertain the crowd.
Four time world champion, the great Dane could get the job done, former Coventry great, the Dane was the master of making the gate and had a great level of consistency througout his career. Had some great rivalries with the likes of Gunderson and Rickardson, and even Hamill in 1996.
Heathen through n through, all round hard man, another great rider who could of had a more glittering career if it werent for unfortunate injuries. Some of my earliest memories as a speedway fan was seeing Crossy flying around Dudley wood, literally taking no prisoners, no world titles to his name but I would happily say that Crossy is one of the greatest British riders never to win a world title!!!
This article was first published on 17th September 2011
Chris Stockwell:
"No GUNDER THE WUNDER? Maybe you were too young? You should ask your dad about him, took over from Penhall as number one and in my opinion amuch better rider and more loyal to the club!!"
Tracy Holmes:
"1989 World Cup Final, September 17, Bradford. 1st England. Kelvin Tatum, Simon Wigg, Jeremy Doncaster, Paul Thorp and SIMON CROSS. Yes, he may only have lasted one quater of a lap, caught up in the Gundersen crash but Simon Cross is a World Cup Gold Medalist. Does that he did in fact win a World Title? YES SIR !!!"
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One of the most difficult parts of putting together a prospect list of any size is sorting out the back end. There always seems to be about ten or twelve players worthy of those last three or four spots, and in the end it comes down to personal preference. Do you go with the high upside youngster with little to no professional experience, or the older and more polished player on the cusp of the big leagues despite a lower ceiling? No matter which way you go there will always be someone left on the outside looking in.
Last year I prefaced my Top 30 by profiling the five players who fell just short of making the list, but I wanted to change things up this year. Instead of posting a feature on prospects 31-35, I’m going to highlight some players that didn’t make the list this year, but could very well make it next year. One or two of these players were in that 31-35 range, but the rest are still too raw for me to seriously consider them for a Top 30 spot. If they develop and improve the weaker parts of their games in 2009, there’s a good chance all of them will make the big boy list next year.
The good stuff starts after the jump.
Abe Almonte, CF, 19
One of the most exciting players in the system, Almonte is a freak athlete and has one of the highest ceilings in the organization. Originally a second baseman, the Yankees shifted Almonte to center field midway through the 2007 Rookie level Gulf Coast League season and he took to the position well. A true switch hitter, Almonte struggles mightily against offspeed pitches but can punish even quality fastballs. He wore down as the season went on and failed to adjust to the league’s pitchers after they adjusted to him, something experience should help correct. At this point Almonte is just a raw athlete trying to turn his physical gifts into baseball skills. He’ll again be manning center for Low-A Charleston to start the season.
Dan Brewer, RF, 21
An unheralded eighth round pick out of Bradley in 2008, nothing in Brewer’s skill set screams premium prospect. He’s a well rounded player who’s just about average in all aspects of the game, even more so offensively. At the plate he has an excellent approach and has shown the ability to spray line drives to all fields. Richmond County Bank Ballpark in Staten Island suppressed his offensive output, as he hit .381-.466-.504 on the road but just .214-.277-.350 at home. Brewer has seen time at second, short, third and the corner outfield spots in the past, so he also offers versatility. Defensively he’s best suited for the outfield corners, but he can handle all four infield spots in an emergency situation. While he doesn’t have a high ceiling, Brewer has value as a utlity player that puts together quality at-bats off the bench. He’ll likely begin the year flanking Almonte in the Low-A Charleston outfield.
Kelvin DeLeon, CF, 18
DeLeon received a $1.1M signing bonus as the Yanks’ prized pick up during the 2007 international signing period, although he won’t make his stateside debut until 2009 at the earliest. He’s an offense first player with his best tool being his right-handed power bat. Although he currently mans center field, DeLeon will have to slide over to a corner as his 6’2″, 180 lb frame fills out. Unlike most of the toolsy Latin American bonus babies, he’s not a great athlete and it shows in his subpar defensive skills. DeLeon also needs to work on his plate approach, as he can be prone to expanding his zone and chasing pitches off the plate. The Yankees will give DeLeon as much time as he needs to develop, and he should make his U.S. debut in Extended Spring Training followed by an assignment to the Rookie level Gulf Coast League squad.
Kyle Higashioka, C, 19
One of the better prep catchers available in the 2008 draft, the Yanks landed Higashioka in the seventh round and signed him to an above slot $500,000 bonus after giving him the grand tour of the Yankee Stadium. His calling card is his premium defense behind the plate, but he also offers plenty of upside offensively thanks specifically to his raw power. Higashioka rivals Frankie Cervelli as the best defensive catcher in the system, and he might have the best all-around potential of any backstop in the system. Also an excellent student, he turned down a scholarship to Berkeley to turn pro and has drawn raves for his leadership qualities. The Yankees love Higashioka’s potential and could challenge him with an assignment to Low-A Charleston to start the year. It’s more likely that he’ll start in Extended Spring Training followed by a trip to Short Season Staten Island.
Mikey O’Brien, RHSP, 19
An undersized righthander (listed at 5’11”, 185 lbs), O’Brien was thought to be headed to Winthrop until the Yanks reeled him in with a $200,000 signing bonus in the tenth round last year. Although he’s not a prototypical super-projectable high school pitcher, O’Brien’s strength lies in his strong command and advanced feel for pitching. He works in the low-90’s with his fastball and backs it up with a good changeup, and he’s shown the ability to spin a breaking ball. O’Brien’s upside isn’t sky high, but he could quickly develop into a mid-rotation workhorse that succeeds because of his ability to set-up and outsmart hitters rather than sheer stuff. Because he’s polished the Yankees could push him to Low-A Charleston, although an assignment to Extended Spring Training with a Short Season Staten Island chaser is more likely.
Nik Turley, LHSP, 19
Unlike O’Brien, Turley is that prototypical super-projectable high school arm. One of the very last players drafted in 2008 (1,502nd overall out of 1,504 total picks) because teams figured he was heading to BYU, but the Yanks took the latest of late round gambles and bought him out of his commitment with a $125,000 signing bonus. Standing 6’7″, 195 lbs, Turley already touches the low-90’s with his fastball and has shown a feel for a breaking ball and changeup. If he is able to develop consistent mechanics while adding to his stuff as he fills out, it’s easy to envision him becoming a top notch pitching prospect. Because he’s raw, Turley will start the year in Extended Spring Training and could return to the Rookie level Gulf Coast League rather than jump up to Short Season Staten Island.
It’s pretty crazy that five of the six players I picked out for this post will be teenagers on Opening Day. That wasn’t by design, trust me. It’s also encouraging that four of the six are position players, since the Yanks could definitely use some help in that department. While none of them were able to crack this year’s Top 30 list, there’s a good chance they will next year if they made some adjustments and continue to develop and improve their game.
Make sure you keep an eye on them this year, and definitely make sure you check back in tomorrow for the full blown Top 30.
Photo Credits: Melky Cabrera/Jeff Karstens via TheRosinBag.com, Abe Almonte via Tyrone Walker (The Post and Courier), Dan Brewer via Baby-Bombers.com, Kelvin DeLeon via Andres Montana (Associated Press), Kyle Higashioka va Flickr user quakesbaseballoc, Mikey O’Brien via Josh Meltzer (The Roanoke Times), Nik Turley via Hardvard-Westlake School
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Jun 17, 2019 - Belfast
This morning we traveled to Derry (Londonderry) in Northern Ireland sometimes along the River Foyle. Derry is known for the intact 17th-century Derry’s Walls with 7 gates. Our guide, Ronan McNamara, took us along the walls and pointed out the various gates. Within the walls, spired St. Columb’s Cathedral displays artifacts from the 1688–9 Siege of Derry. The Peace Bridge which opened in 2011 is a symbol of a handshake of peace between the Irelands. Huge stained-glass windows adorn the neo-Gothic red sandstone Guildhall. The Hands Across the...
Joan's trip to Ireland
Mar 1, 2019 - Emain Macha, Northern Ireland: March 1
This day, me and several classmates headed on a fieldtrip for one of our Irish Cultural Heritage classes. We headed to this place in Northern Ireland where a lot of the folklore/ stories are from. At the site, we watched a short film about some of the stories (very supernatural and sometimes a little bizarre). Then we walked a short way and came to the “living history” part of the experience. This was really cool actually. These two little old women were dressed like they would have been dressed centuries ago — in cloth/ animal hides....
Shae Abroad Spring 2019
Feb 16, 2019 - Belfast
This past weekend, my friends Rose, Ally, Julia, Alex, and I, traveled to Belfast, Ireland! Belfast is in Northern Ireland, which is technically part of the United Kingdom. Theres a lot of drama right now with Brexit and the UK planning to leave the EU. A lot of people, especially in the Republic of Ireland, are worried that there's going to be a hard boarder in place between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Even though Northern Ireland is technically a different country, there is no boarder right now. We took a train early...
Oct 18, 2018 - Belfast
This is a bit out of order because we had 3 days in Dublin before we went to Belfast. Our original plan was to spend 2 nights in Dublin then grab a car and head out to the countryside. When we got to Dublin there was so much to see and do and frankly the idea of not having to pack up our suitcases for a few days or drive sounded really good. So we landed on a day trip to Belfast. Patrick had a real interest in going there because it's a place that was always in the news in our lifetimes. When we read about a taxicab political/mural tour,...
UK/Ireland 2018
Jun 28, 2018 - Troubles Titanic Thrones
Belfast Black Taxi Tour took us into the Protestant neighborhood of Shankill Road where murals depicted their side of the violent conflict. I’m not sure if they view themselves as English or Scot, as they are the descendants of the Scots who settled in Belfast. But, they are without question, loyal to the Crown. Our driver, who is Protestant, did present both sides. It was obvious that it was the civilians who suffered through a war zone. There is a wall, yes a wall, that separates the Protestant neighborhood of Shankill Road from the...
Looking For That Pot o' Gold
Jun 27, 2018 - The Troubles & The Game of Thrones
The City of Derry, a walled city from late Middle Ages, was the backdrop to the Troubles. What began as a peaceful march for Civil Rights for the Catholics of the city in 1968 erupted into a guerrilla war between the Protestants and the Catholics with the British Army thrown in the mix. It ended in 1998 with the signing of the Good Friday Agreement. 3,500 people were killed during the conflict: 52% were civilians; 32% were British soldiers and 16% were paramilitaries. Derry has continued to make progress towards easing the tensions between...
Jun 14, 2018 - Day 21
This morning we went through the Titanic Museum. One of the best museums we’ve been in. We then walked a few Kms to the Crumlin Rd Gaol. Also very interesting, located in the Shankhill district of Belfast where IRA bombings took place along with other political stuff. Tomorrow 7.30am we put the car on the ferry to Cairnryan, Scotland.
The PJs On Tour
Another spectacular drive today. We went from Coleraine to Larne - The Causeway Coast. We started off with an 8km walk from Dunseverick Castle to The Giants Causeway. A cliff top walk with spectacular views. We then drove for a few hours stopping for photos along the way. This area is known for filming in various locations for The Game of Thrones. Not ever having seen an episode (not my thing) it was kind of wasted on us :(
Jun 11, 2018 - Day 18 - Londonderry
A 2 hour drive up the road today to Londonderry (Derry). We joined a walking tour with a fellow named John who gave us an excellent insight into the incredible political history of this city. We then went to the Museum of Free Derry. Very thought provoking and sad as we wandered around the ‘Bogside’ area where the Bloody Sunday protests and massacre happened in 1972. We then drove another couple of hours along the coast and are spending the night in Coleraine. Almost had to sleep in the car, or drive back to Derry, as we couldn’t find any...
May 30, 2018 - Giants causeway
Beautiful drive along the coastline as we drove to London Derry or just Derry if your are advocating a Free Ireland. Made stops at the Giants Causeway, Dunluce Castle and the rope bridge. Several sites are film locations for Game of Thrones. Got to London Derry late in the day. Had Chinese for dinner then walked the peace bridge, Again, part of the peace process for the "troubles". Played scrabble and went to bed after 10, ready for a new adventure tomorrow
Miss Bun Goes to Ireland
May 29, 2018 - Belfast and the Hills
Today we visited the Titanic museum,unique interactive presentation of how the ship was built. Disappointed that it did not cover more of the maiden voyage and it's sinking but did name Molly Brown. Took a spectacular "blackcab" ride through Belfast and learned the history of the IRA and infighting for a free Ireland. Conflict is reported to be religious but it's really political. Wrapped up the festivities looking for Hill's family in old cemetery. Didn't find David Hill but found other's that could be part of the family tree.
May 18, 2018 - Londonderry
Ireland Had a brilliant dinner at a restaurant called Grill 29 in Glasgow last night, Silver service, even had Haggis mmmm yum when in Scotland do as the scots do!! Big brekkie this morning as we have a big day travelling, apparently it’s a two hour P&O ferry to Ireland.. not terribly luxurious tho.. relaxed on the boat for a coupe of hours then arrived in Ireland around 12.30. Now doing a coastal drive to Londonderry, along the way seeing St Patrick’s Moreland as named in the 5th century and the disappearing lake .. Arrived at the giant...
Europe Holiday 2018
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A Benefit Concert for the St. James Hall
The Acoustic Guitar Project
With Michael Averill, Sadie Campbell, Kristina Lao, Joline Baylis, Tanya Gallagher & Chicken-Like Birds
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The Acoustic Guitar Project is a global music platform and concert series that inspires musicians to write an original song and record it live in one week. This project is taking place in over 50 cities around the world. Six artists are chosen to share one acoustic guitar. Each artist has one week to write and record a brand new song with the guitar. They sign it, take their photo with it, and then pass the guitar onto the next artist.
Get Early Bird Tickets in advance for a chance to win some fantastic community door prizes. Contact michael@michaelaverill.com for $10 student early bird tickets.
The purpose of the project is to inspire creativity by simplifying its process to the bare essentials, to encourage a deeper connection between the artist and their art, and to tell truthful, meaningful stories. It features Michael Averill, Sadie Campbell, Kristina Lao, Joline Baylis, Tanya Gallagher and Chicken-Like Birds. Come and celebrate the end of the project on Thursday November 17th, where you’ll meet the chosen songwriters, hear the new songs, and the stories behind them. This concert showcases a wide range of musicians all using the same instrument – from raggy-time blues, soulful folk, acoustic rock, to heart-warming roots. Experience what one acoustic guitar can create!
Michael Averill: An adventurous Canadian troubadour who delivers stories and songs of serendipity around the country by foot. Through heartfelt Roots, Folk, and Blues, Michael captivates his audiences and invites them to connect deeper within themselves and their communities. (Michael has recently taken over the role of Vancouver curator of the project from local songbird Lydia Hol.) michaelaverill.com
Sadie Campbell: From gospel to gritty rock n’ roll to swampy Southern blues and back again, the songstress's sound blends traditional standards with a modern edge, letting loose a creative force that can't be suppressed. www.sadiecampbellmusic.com
Kristina Lao: A nerdy, wordy, folk-loving singer-songwriter and actor. Featuring rich Brit-lilt vocals and long, lyrical walks in a poetry park. Adores Paul Simon, Tracy Chapman, Joni Mitchell, and a well-steeped cup of tea. www.KristinaLao.com
Joline Baylis: Joline Baylis is a Vancouver-based singer-songwriter poised to take her music far beyond the city that has shaped her. With a voice reminiscent of Eva Cassidy and Ani Difranco, her original material is fresh, haunting, and deeply personal. www.indiegogo.com - or - jolinebaylis.bandcamp.com
Chicken-Like Birds: A sweet and silly duo, with an acoustic guitar, a double-bass, and a suitcase, Chicken-Like Birds bring their twist on sloppy blues-ragtime-folk. Jasmin and Ari will have your feet stompin', mouths smiling and you might even feel downright decent. www.chickenlikebirds.com
Tanya Gallagher: With her calming voice, an acoustic guitar, and a gift for crafting tender, thoughtful folk lyrics, southern songstress Tanya Gallagher will take you on a journey with her songs of travel, whiskey and heartache. A last minute addition, Tanya was a participant in the project last year who didn't get to perform then. https://tanyagallagher.bandcamp.com/ -or- www.facebook.com/tanyagallaghermusic
About the St. James Hall Restoration Project - The hall is an all-ages venue, a hub for many community activities, and is notable for being one of the only active music venues in Vancouver's Kitsilano neighbourhood. in 2015, the future of Vancouver's St. James Hall was in jeopardy, as the non-profit community centre that houses the venue went up for sale. Signatures were collected via petition, and the city of Vancouver stepped in to purchase/protect the venue. However, the hall needs repairs to keep it going strong for many years to come (new roof, new floor, ventilation system, accessibility improvements, etc.). Your attendance will improve the longevity of the hall, and will directly benefit the local arts and activities community! Invite your friends amd family, and help sustain a Vancouver neighbourhood icon. The City of Vancouver will match the money raised dollar for dollar. If you wish, you can make a secure donation of any amount over $5 (NOT $100 as it says) by clicking on the big blue button at the bottom of the page at www.sjcommunitysquare.org. For information on donating by phone or post, please contact the St. James Square office at 604-739-9373.
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Creating a Character Table solved by 478
Aug. 21, 2012, midnight by Rosalind Team
Topics: Phylogeny
Introduction to Character-Based Phylogeny
Before the modern genetics revolution, phylogenies were constructed from physical characters resulting from direct structural comparison of taxa. A great deal of analysis relied on the fossil record, as fossils provided the only concrete framework for studying the appearance of extinct species and for inferring how they could have evolved into present-day organisms.
A classic case illustrating the utility of the fossil record is the case of dinosaur pelvic bones. In 1887, Harry Seeley proposed a new classification of dinosaurs into two orders, Saurischia and Ornithischia: the former possessed hip bones shaped like those found in reptiles, whereas the latter had a much different hip shape that resembled birds. Seeley's pelvic classification has survived to the present day as the principal division of dinosaurs.
The key point is that hip bone shape is a physical character that separates all dinosaurs into two different groups. Our hope is to construct a phylogeny solely from a collection of characters. Throughout character-based phylogeny, our two-part assumption is that all taxa possessing a character must have evolved from a single ancestor that introduced this character, and conversely, any taxon not possessing the character cannot be descended from this ancestor.
Given a collection of $n$ taxa, any subset $S$ of these taxa can be seen as encoding a character that divides the taxa into the sets $S$ and $S^{\textrm{c}}$; we can represent the character by $S \mid S^{\textrm{c}}$, which is called a split. Alternately, the character can be represented by a character array $A$ of length $n$ for which $A[j] = 1$ if the $j$th taxon belongs to $S$ and $A[j] = 0$ if the $j$th taxon belongs to $S^{\textrm{c}}$ (recall the "ON"/"OFF" analogy from “Counting Subsets”).
At the same time, observe that the removal of an edge from an unrooted binary tree produces two separate trees, each one containing a subset of the original taxa. So each edge may also be encoded by a split $S \mid S^{\textrm{c}}$.
A trivial character isolates a single taxon into a group of its own. The corresponding split $S \mid S^{\textrm{c}}$ must be such that $S$ or $S^{\textrm{c}}$ contains only one element; the edge encoded by this split must be incident to a leaf of the unrooted binary tree, and the array for the character contains exactly one 0 or exactly one 1. Trivial characters are of no phylogenetic interest because they fail to provide us with information regarding the relationships of taxa to each other. All other characters are called nontrivial characters (and the associated splits are called nontrivial splits).
A character table is a matrix $C$ in which each row represents the array notation for a nontrivial character. That is, entry $C_{i,j}$ denotes the "ON"/"OFF" position of the $i$th character with respect to the $j$th taxon.
Given: An unrooted binary tree $T$ in Newick format for at most 200 species taxa.
Return: A character table having the same splits as the edge splits of $T$. The columns of the character table should encode the taxa ordered lexicographically; the rows of the character table may be given in any order. Also, for any given character, the particular subset of taxa to which 1s are assigned is arbitrary.
Sample Dataset
(dog,((elephant,mouse),robot),cat);
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Rover Car Club of Australia
Welcome to RCCA Web pages
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Who Are We, and What Do We Offer a Member?
The RCCA was formed in 1964 by a small band of Rover enthusiasts, membership is currently approaching 250, in the main from Victoria but also from other Australian States especially Tasmania.
Members of RCCA have Rovers that span most, if not all, the Rover models sold in the Australian market over the years. Rover P3s and P4s were of course the most popular models in the early years, soon to be joined by P5s and P6s, then the SD1 and SEII series 3500 V8s, Quintets, 416s, and then the 800 series, right through to the last models sold in Australia prior to the collapse of MG Rover, Rover 75 and MGZT series.
There are a smattering of pre WW2 vehicles with the oldest Club car being a 1905 6HP model. The most popular model with our Members is the P6, in all its guises, SC, TC, P6B and P6BS. However, the number of Members with the Rover 75 (R40) and the derivative MGZT is steadily increasing.
By having a numerically strong Club, we are assured of a ready supply of spares, especially for the older models, now and into the future. Technical Officers specialising in particular Rover models are on hand to give advice on your car problems.
The Club is, and has always been, run by enthusiastic amateurs in the true sense of the word and no member receives any remuneration for their efforts. Through the tireless efforts of members hard or impossible to obtain parts have been manufactured, especially those which would not be a commercial proposition. Liaison is maintained with other Rover car clubs both in Australia and overseas and also with professional re-manufacturers to ensure otherwise unobtainable items are considered for stocking by the Club.
Benefits To Financial Members
Club Events & Monthly Meetings
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Club Events organised during the year are broad and varied. These can range from Display Days to weekends away, touring with your Rover and fellow Members. The Biennial Rove, the National gathering of Australian Rover Clubs is hosted alternatively in each Mainland State. (See National Rove Page here)
If you are a prospective member or just interested in Rover cars you are most welcome to come along to one of our Monthly meetings. They are held every month (except for January and December) usually on the second Friday of each month at the Club Rooms commencing at 8.00pm:
Uniting Church Hall
Entrance off Hepburn Street
Melways Ref. 45F11
These meetings are varied and include video nights, technical presentations, social nights and presentations by guest speakers from a motoring related body or organisation. These evenings also provide Members with an opportunity to discuss technical problems, locate sources of Spare Parts or purchase Spare Parts from our Club Spares stocks, purchase Club Regalia or borrow from the Club Library.
Dates & details for Club Events are on our Events Page here.
Cars For Sale and Wanted – Car Mart
Advertise Your Rover or Parts with RCCA – Advertisements now accepted for publication on our web page. As well as appearing in our magazines, Viking Torque and Small Torque, if you wish to reach the wider Internet market, why not advertise your Rover here on the RCCA web pages. It costs nothing for a Member to advertise, RCCA charges a small Fee for Non Members.
For our Car Mart click here.
RCCA is a member of the Association of Motoring Clubs Inc. (AOMC) and is entitled to have delegates represent the Club at Association meetings and hold positions on the Association’s Committee and sub-committees; several of the club’s members have served on its Management Committee for a number of years. Club members support the AOMC by displaying their cars at the annual show for British and European vehicles.
The RCCA is an “Approved Club” for registration of Historical Vehicles under the VicRoads Club Plate Scheme. This concession is only available for current paid up Financial Members.
Under recent revisions to the Scheme participating Car Clubs, including RCCA, are subject to more formal process of accountability for the proper operation of the scheme.
Further information relating to the Scheme:
Comprehensive details on any CPS matter can be seen here on VicRoads Website.
The AOMC has prepared some explanatory notes on the Regulations & Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on the scheme and are on the AOMC web pages here.
Prospective Members please note that the following rules apply to the issuing of Club Permits to Financial Members:
Club Permits are to be available only to those who have been a member of the RCCA for a minimum of 3 months. The Committee will however consider applications under the 3 month period based on their merit. Such special applications may include, but not be limited to, such reasons as returning lapsed members or people moving from interstate.
Club Permits will only be approved for Rover vehicles. The Committee will however consider applications for a non-Rover to be granted a Club Permit if the owner already has, and continues to have, at least one Rover on a Club Permit.
For Club Members and prospective new Members, full details on how the Scheme operates in the RCCA is here.
Spare Parts & Club Regalia
The RCCA has an active Spare Parts Sub-committee and they are always on the look out for usable spares kept by Rover owners or former owners. The Sub-committee also considers what “rare” parts needed by Members might be remanufactured.
The Club carries a wide variety of Club Regalia for sale to Members at reasonable prices.
The ability to purchase spare & remanufactured parts, and Club Regalia is a benefit of Club membership. See Spare Parts & Regalia Pages in Member’s Only Section.
The Club holds over 700 items in the Library for use by members and contains workshop and spare parts manuals for most models. It also contains technical books and magazines of interest to Rover owners. The Library is kept in the Club meeting rooms in Hawthorn. Material may be borrowed on meeting nights, or mailed to you (at your expense) if unable to attend. Borrowings are limited to one month unless prior arrangements are made with the Librarian. The Club is always looking to expand the Library, so donations will be gratefully received.
The Club publishes two magazines to keep members informed of the Club’s activities and other Rover news. Viking Torque is produced quarterly, in the first week of March, June, September and December. Members are invited to submit articles and letters. Deadline for contributions is the second Friday of the preceding month (usually coincides with the Monthly Meeting date).
Small Torque is published during other months (except December and January), and lists the latest in Club events and news over the coming month.
Viking Torque and Small Torque Newsletter in PDF format is circulated to Members who choose to receive PDF rather than hard copy, and are also available for downloading for Financial Members, on our Members Only Page, which is password protected. Financial Members can request the password from the Webmaster
RCCA also publishes a Handbook which provides helpful information about the operation and services of the Club, including details of parts, colour charts and technical services. A vehicle information register is also kept. The Handbook is also available on DVD.
Internet Discussion Group
For our internet connected financial members the Club has an Email Discussion Group set up with members participating in discussions about the Club Activities, technical help, and about Rovers in general. For our interstate or Country members this provides a good opportunity to participate in Club activity. Recently we have also opened up the Group to participants who are financial members of interstate Rover Clubs, even more experience and expertise is now available for participants.
If you would like to join our Discussion Group Contact the Webmaster.
Important Club Announcements
Vale George Gosbell
We recognise the passing of our Dear Friend and Founding Father and Life Member of the Rover Car Club of Australia George Gosbell in September 2020. George, together with the late Ron Creber, were responsible for getting the Car Club formed in 1964, and George proudly held the Membership Number One. Following are some photos of the Rover P6 vehicles that George had over the years. Pleased to say, most are still with Rover Club Members.
So, now you are hooked, please go to our Membership Application Page and join us.
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NAM1 Arrest: Provide Us Details of What Happened In Dubai - Minority Asks Gov't Featured
The Minority in Parliament is calling for a full disclosure on what happened during the recent trip by a government delegation to the United Arab Emirates, for the possible extradition of Menzgold Chief Executive Officer, Nana Appiah Mensah.
According to the Minority Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, details such as which government officials from the Emirati side met the country’s delegation, the level of diplomatic discussions that took place between the two countries, and the role of the Ghana mission in the UAE in resolving the matters at hand, are all critical information that Ghanaians must know.
Speaking on Okay FM’s 'Ade Akye Abia' programme, the North Tongu MP argued that if the purpose of government’s recent trip to Dubai was only to take a statement from NAM 1, then the Ghanaian Embassy in Dubai could have conveniently done that on behalf of the government.
"You can’t waste tax payer’s money just to produce a statement. You should give us an update of what transpired," he insisted.
He also accused government of causing financial loss to the state by funding the recent trips by some EOCO and Ghana Police officials to the UAE to take a statement from NAM 1.
A government delegation that flew to Dubai to negotiate the release of Menzgold CEO Nana Appiah Mensah aka NAM1 returned to Ghana without him.
The delegation made up of Deputy Attorney General, Joseph Dindiok Kpemka, a representative from the Economic Organised Crime Office (EOCO), the Bureau of National Investigation (BNI) and National Security flew to (United Arab Emirates) UAE to negotiate the extradition of the Menzgold boss following his arrest.
The delegation's main mission was to “try to strike a deal with the government of the Emirates to see to the fact that he is brought back to Ghana to face justice.”
That move seems not to have been a fruitful one as the delegation arrived in Ghana without NAM1.
Attempts to get NAM1 extradited from Dubai was seen as a big task because Ghana does not have what they describe as an extradition treaty with the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
NAM1 who is a wanted man in Ghana for defrauding by false pretense is in police custody in Dubai and facing criminal charges.
Source:Peacefmonline.com
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Computing camps for girls - a first-time experience at the University of Limerick (2017)
McInerney, Clare; Lamprecht, Anna-Lena; Margaria, Tiziana
Increasing the number of females in ICT-related university courses has been a major concern for several years. In 2015, we offered a girls-only computing summer camp for the first time, as a new component in our education and outreach activities to foster studentsâ interest in our discipline. In this paper, we describe the motivation for the camp and how we designed the program, and we report our experiences and survey findings from the first two editions of the camp. They can provide guidance for planning further events targeting females, and help to integrate awareness about underrepresentation of females in other activities.
Having fun with computer programming and games : teacher and student experiences (2010)
McInerney, Clare
There has been a decline in the number of students studying mathematics, science and computing at third-level in Ireland. This may be because Ireland does not have a computing curriculum. However, in the UK higher education computing students fell in spite of the existence of such curriculum. According to teachers, student engagement and having a fun and exciting experience are essential ingredients when teaching computing to second-level students through a computing curriculum or other interventions. The Lero Education and Outreach program has developed a set of materials “Having fun with Computer Programming and Games” for second-level students aged 15-16. The goal is to engage students in computing and to offer them an enjoyable and positive experience. Working with two second-level ICT teachers, we designed a set of materials during summer 2008 that have been deployed in a number of schools.
http://hdl.handle.net/10344/724
Implementing a court diversion and liaison scheme in a remand prison by systematic screening of new receptions: a 6 year participatory action research study of 20,084 consecutive male remands (2013)
McInerney, Clare; Davoren, Mary; Flynn, Grainne; Mullins, Diane; Fitzpatrick, Mary; Cad...
McInerney, Clare; Davoren, Mary; Flynn, Grainne; Mullins, Diane; Fitzpatrick, Mary; Caddow, Martin; Caddow, Fintan; Quigley, Sean; Black, Fergal; Kennedy, Harry G; O’Neill, Conor
Abstract Background A mental health needs assessment in the Irish prison population confirmed findings from other jurisdictions showing high prevalence of severe mental illness, including psychosis amongst those newly committed. We implemented a participatory action research approach in order to provide an integrated mental health prison in-reach and court liaison service for this population. Results Following extensive consultation, a two stage screening process was developed which was supplemented by an inter-agency referral management system. During the six years 2006–2011, all 20,084 new remands to the main remand prison serving 58% of the national population were screened. Following the first stage screen, 3,195 received a comprehensive psychiatric assessment. Of these 561 (2.8%) had symptoms of psychosis – corresponding to the prior research finding – and 572 were diverted from the criminal justice system to mental health s...
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-4458-7-18
Investment in information and communication technologies in the Irish education sector (2009)
McInerney, Clare; Hinchey, Mike; Mc Quade, Eamonn
Ireland’s economy has experienced phenomenal growth over the last ten years, in particular in the ICT sector. With today’s rising global competition, Ireland faces the challenge of sustaining this growth, particularly in the software sector. A core component of this challenge is to produce a steady stream of qualified graduates in the ICT area. Funded by the Irish government, Lero—the Irish Software Engineering Research Centre has begun two educational initiatives to address this issue: the establishment of the Lero Graduate School in Software Engineering (LGSSE) and the Lero Education and Outreach Programme. This paper describes both initiatives in detail and their uniqueness in the Irish context.
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REVIEW – Tracks – The Train Set Game (Xbox One)
Posted on November 13, 2019 November 4, 2019 by squallsnake
Excalibur Games, the team that brought us the glitchy but oddly experimental car driving and maintaining sim Jalopy, is now focusing their attention to another form a land travel with Tracks – The Train Set Game. Nothing more than a digital toy, Tracks suffers from many of the same problems of their other titles.
There is no goal, objective, high score, or game over in this digital toy box. The player simply places toy train tracks in a digital environment and then powers a train through it. There are dozens of options to create an entire digital landscape, such as placing trees, bridges, and signs, to craft an entire world but with no goal or objective, boredom sets is quickly. There is a game type with the goal of picking up passengers and dropping them off at their destination, which provides the only objective in the entire experience, but this is usually more tedious than entertaining thanks to a shoddy UI and even glitchier gameplay.
In fact, the very first time I loaded up Tracks, my game soft locked but the slow, relaxing soundtrack kept playing making me think the game was taking forever to load. After restarting and creating my first track after playing through the informal tutorial, my game froze again during the saving process. The game even tells the player that placing certain items on the track could cause the game to break in the official description of the item. Technically I am playing a pre-public release build so there is a chance future patches could make the gameplay more stable.
Although this release is for Xbox One, it seems like it was designed with a mouse interface in mind. Placing track with the face buttons and gaining access to the item menu with the shoulder buttons seems easy enough but ultimately lacks precise, intuitive controls. Moving the camera is always weird as it is anchored to the train but sometimes the player will want to freely roam the giant space to plan ahead or look top-down. It is possible to adjust verticality but nearly impossible to line up layers especially from a distance. It is also difficult to remember what each button does so the lack of reminders outside of the wadding through the tutorial again makes the experience frustrating.
The only way I can see Track – The Train Set Game to provide any entertainment value is if there is a parent out there who has a kid would really loves trains and doesn’t want to clutter a living room with Lego-like train track pieces. But with a cumbersome UI and less than stable gameplay, the only other reason someone will play this game is for the easy Achievement farming. I was able to get 800 gamerscore in about 15 minutes. The last 200 Achievement points involved picking up all the passengers and delivering them to their destination but encountered a bug so it wouldn’t work for me. Despite the kid-friendly casual appearance, this train track building sim is a train wreck.
Not As Good As: Halo’s Forge system
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Wait For It: Minecraft 2
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Ignoring the sovereign will EDITORIAL Click to enlarge 10/20/2011
Ignoring the sovereign will
A dangerous precedent has been set by the majority of the Supreme Court (SC) when it ruled to uphold the President’s right to appoint officers in charge (OICs) for all elective posts in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, as well as Congress’ right to postpone the ARMM elections and synchronize them with the general elections in 2013.
It is a dangerous precedent because at any time then in the future, the Philippine Congress, which is nothing but a forever rubber stamp of the Malacañang tenant, will always toe the line of the president and postpone any ARMM or Barangay and other elections in order for the President to appoint the OICs of his choice, on the basis of claims to initiate reforms.
What happens in a future time, with another president in Malacañang, who also wants the elected ARMM officials replaced with his appointees?.... MORE
Grand screwing FRONTLINE Ninez Cacho-Olivares 10/20/2011
Grand screwing
Well, well, well. It looks like these holier than thous now in Noynoy’s Cabinet and still sporting a hypocritical halo, were also into dipping their fingers into the public money jar to also finance the 2004 presidential campaign of their once idol, Gloria Arroyo.
But what hypocrites they are, considering the fact that they too, were in league with the election cheats in 2004 to make Gloria win the presidency, yet made it out as though they were outraged by the poll cheating in 2004, a year after, when all along they were part of the cheating machine.
A witness, who was an officer under Gloria’s presidential adviser on the peace process, Teresita “Ging” Deles, bared that government funds were tapped for such activities, as Deles had provided the logistics for the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPPAP)’s part of the campaign, complete with hiring Muslim movie actor Robin Padilla to get the Muslim vote for her then idol..... MORE
Republicanism wanes as queen heads to Australia FEATURE 10/20/2011
Republicanism wanes as queen heads to Australia
SYDNEY — Australia’s republican movement has long argued it is a matter of when, not if, the royals will be ditched, but on the eve of Queen Elizabeth II’s latest visit enthusiasm for severing ties is ebbing.
The former British penal colony voted against becoming a republic in a 1999 referendum and republicanism has seen its fortunes decline since.
As the queen prepares to make her 16th trip Down Under this week, few are expecting any protests on what could be her farewell tour of the country.
National chairman of the Australian Monarchists League Philip Benwell said people had great respect for the queen regardless of their political opinions.... MORE
Isolating Noynoy INSIDE CONGRESS charlie manalo 10/20/2011
Isolating Noynoy
charlie manalo
Amid the questionable surveys by polling firms showing President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino enjoying a remarkable trust and satisfaction rating, thousands of peasants yesterday trooped to the streets all over the country in a series of protest actions to express their strong opposition to Noynoy’s pro-landlord administration.
In Southern Tagalog, around 2,000 peasants crashed the gates of Batangas Pier and symbolically padlocked its gates to show utter dismay to the continued land conversion which has been abused by bug landholders to escape agrarian reform.
In Manila, a few more thousand farmers marched to Mendiola and launched their own version of Occupy Wall Street by laying siege, for the next three days the historical bridge leading to Malacañang..... MORE
Power VIEWPOINTS Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz 10/20/2011
First, it was “Horse Power” as some kind of a measure of the pulling strength of an animal. Then it became “Fire Power” with reference to the destructive force of implements of war. Thereafter, there came to fore the famous “People Power” as an empirical proof of the sovereignty of citizens over their government leaders. Now, it is “Nuclear Power” that is the talk of the town — especially so after the devastating Japan experience.
In other words, the need for power, the demand for energy, the need of fuel all rightful and serious preoccupations of a country — especially so when the imperative of socio-economic development becomes a big concern. This is simply because in more ways than one, one kind of power or another is directly or indirectly necessary for the alleviation of poverty. The building of infrastructure, the promotion of industries, the production of common human necessities — all the these and more, require power..... MORE
More killings feared in wake of Aquino’s support for paramilitary deployment in mining areas
The government remains blind to everything except the money that it gets from the mining firms – but this money is tainted with our blood; and no amount of money can ever compensate for the loss of our slain tribal leaders who fought for our rights to our own lands.”
MANILA – In the immediate aftermath of President Benigno Aquino III’s decision to support the call of the military to deploy paramilitary groups in mining areas, leaders and members of indigenous groups have sounded the alarm over the worsening militarization in their communities.
Last October 11, six leading members of the indigenous people’s organization Linundigan in Agusan del Sur went into hiding after feeling extremely threatened by members of paramilitary forces. The six individuals said they have strong reasons to believe that their lives are in danger and that they are targets of a possible attack by the paramilitary group Salakawan (“enforcer of all laws” in the local dialect). Their group has chapters in the villages of Sinakongan, Agsabo, Kinamaybay, Bakingking, Maasin and San Jose, all within the municipality of Esperanza in Agusan del Sur.
Earlier in August, some 23 other individuals from the area, including their families, were also forced to go into hiding because of threats from the paramilitary group.
According to Linundigan, its officials and members are being targeted by Salakawan.
Only last June 30, the group’s director Arpe Belayong and his nephew Solte San-ogan, a 21-year old deaf mute, were killed by elements of Salakawan. Belayong was reportedly killed because of his refusal to sign a document on ancestral domain. His signature was needed so loggers could start operations within their ancestral domain.
Belayong’s children, Michelle Belayong, 14, and Adeb Belayong, four years old, were also injured in the attack, sustaining gunshot wounds in the back. Belayong’s widow Maysee and her children were forced to leave their former home. In a report by human rights group Karapatan, the Salakawan members involved in the attack were armed with a garand M1, M14 and carbine rifles. Seen among them was a man known to be a member of the security detail of Mayor Nida Manpatilan, wife of former Mayor Deo Manpatilan..... MORE
URL: http://bulatlat.com/main/2011/10/20/more-killings-feared-in-wake-of-aquino%e2%80%99s-support-for-paramilitary-deployment-in-mining-areas/
Keppel liable for accident but it is up to workers to file claims – DOLE
Labor Undersecretary Lourdes Transmonte said the DOLE cannot file a case against Keppel even if its investigation showed that it is liable for the accident.
Related Story: Govt policies blamed for ‘accidents waiting to happen’ in workplaces
By MARYA SALAMAT
MANILA – There had been the usual “toolbox meeting” in Keppel Subic Shipyard on the morning of Oct 7, before some 230 workers proceeded to continue work on the repair and anti-pirate retrofitting of a 22,650-ton cargo container ship called MV Tombarra.
It is just one ship to work on, and Keppel Subic Shipyard has on average a 1,300 Filipino workforce, according to Keppel Subic Shipyard president Mok Kim Whang. More than two-thirds of these workers are contractual, based on the presentation of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).
There had also been a health and safety inspection of Keppel Subic Shipyard last August, according to PEZA in Subic. The findings had been okay, it said.
Keppel and Hanjin are two of the big-ticket shipbuilding and repair investors that took over the facilities in Subic, Zambales after these were converted from being US military bases before. It involved billion-dollar investments and employs thousands of workers. But it has also repeatedly featured in accidents that resulted in deaths and injuries to its workers.
File picture of Keppel workers at work on MV Tombarra’s cargo loading ramp before the Oct 7 accident. (Photo courtesy of DOLE / bulatlat.com)
From the investigations of the Metal Workers’ Alliance of the Philippines (MWAP), Institute for Occupational Health and Safety (IOHSAD), Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) and Ecumenical Institute for Labor Education and Research (EILER), here is what happened on Oct 7:
- The workers were repairing a ramp used by the cargo ship to load and unload cars. (Ramp weighed 166.4 tons according to Zambales police report, 250 tons according to the workers and witnesses interviewed by MWAP.)
- The said ramp was held in place by steel cables more than an inch in diameter and tied to a part of the ship, which was dry-docked while being repaired; the ramp is several stories high from the ground where other workers were busy. On the other end of the ramp, only one steel post was supporting it.
- The steel cables supporting the ramp from one end snapped, resulting in what sounded like an explosion. But the single steel post supporting the ramp on the other end failed to support the whole weight of the ramp being repaired and retrofitted with anti-pirate plate.
Sample of frayed steel cables that brought about the fall of tons of steel tower post and ramp. (Photo courtesy of DOLE / bulatlat.com)
- Unbalanced, the steel post teetered and fell, bringing the ramp down with it, and an anti-pirate plate to be fitted on it.
(The Zambales police reported that a “crane” used to carry the anti-pirate plate fell on the cables, causing it to snap. But Fernando San Juan, witness and father of Mark San Juan who died during the accident said the “crane” was not yet near the ramp area when the cables snapped. The police attributed their “error” to the lack of engineering experts among them and to the fact that many things at the site had been shifted around and “tampered with” before they arrived. Senator Estrada told the police to interview the witnesses.)
- The steel post crushed the workers who were working under the ramp. Other workers who were working on the ramp slid and fell..... MORE
URL: http://bulatlat.com/main/2011/10/20/keppel-liable-for-accident-but-it-is-up-to-workers-to-file-claims-%e2%80%93-dole/
Gov’t, MILF trade raps on clash; 19 troops dead 10/20/2011
Gov’t, MILF trade raps on clash; 19 troops dead
Government forces and Muslim rebels which figured in a deadly clash that left at least 19 soldiers dead gave conflicting claims on which side started the firefight with the military accusing the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) of shielding terrorists that government forces tried to serve warrants of arrest on and the MILF claiming that government troops initiated the violent confrontation after they attacked a rebel camp near the town of Al-Barka.
Col. Tony Parlade, spokesman for the Philippine Army, accused the MILF of not only shielding its “terrorist criminal comrades” but also sending reinforcements that triggered a 10-hour fierce gun battle with government troops.
The military also accused the MILF of “murdering” six soldiers who were taken captive and earlier declared missing during a clash on Basilan island in which at least 13 other troops died..... MORE
House body set to reopen PEACe bonds probe 10/20/2011
House body set to reopen PEACe bonds probe
A committee of the House of Representatives is set to reopen its investigation into the controversial P10-billion Poverty Eradication and Alleviation Certificate (PEACe) bonds that was engineered by Caucus of Development NGO Networks (Code-NGO), a group formerly headed by Social Welfare Sec-retary Corazon “Dinky” Soliman, which floated the zero-coupon bonds in a bid to determine those responsible for the loans extended to the government in 2001.
Iloilo Rep. Jerry Treñas, chairman of the House committee on good government and public accountability, yesterday said the panel will resume its hearing on the controversy when Congress resumes sessions on Nov. 14.
Trenas explained that the reopening of the inquiry was an offshoot of the request made by the Freedom from Debt Coalition (FDC) which complained the huge obligations that the government will be paying for the maturing bonds..... MORE
Noynoy clears Deles on poll fraud raps By Virgilio J. Bugaoisan 10/20/2011
Noynoy clears Deles on poll fraud raps
By Virgilio J. Bugaoisan 10/20/2011
Even without the benefit of any formal investigation, Malacañang expectedly cleared on a basis of a blanket denial, Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Teresita “Ging” Deles on her alleged involvement in elec-toral fraud during the 2004 presidential elections.
While deputy presidential spokesman Abigail Valte was absolutely certain in declaring the innocence of Deles, even saying that the witness was lying about the role of Deles in the 2004 poll fraud, she could not say the same thing about the other allegations made by Datu Haj Ansari Alonto on the fraud commited, intimating that the other state-ments made were credible.
Alonto testified before the before the Senate that President Aquino’s peace adviser had helped former President and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo campaign, using public fund as well as engage in cheating operations..... MORE
Government seizes 25 Chinese boats 10/20/2011
Government seizes 25 Chinese boats
The government said yesterday it had seized 25 small Chinese boats after its navy confronted a larger fishing vessel in disputed South China Sea waters.
On Tuesday’s encounter followed a series of incidents between the two nations in the strategically vital South China Sea this year that have led to a spike in diplomatic tensions.
Government authorities said the bigger Chinese vessel was towing the 25 wooden, motorised dinghies near Reed Bank, an atoll just 150 kilometers (90 miles) from the western Philippine island of Palawan..... MORE
‘Poe as RP’s 15th President if proved 2004 polls rigged’ By Angie M. Rosales 10/20/2011
‘Poe as RP’s 15th President if proved 2004 polls rigged’
Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero is firm in his resolve in pursuing his filed resolution that would acknowledge late movie icon Fernando Poe Jr. as the 15th President or the rightful winner during the 2004 polls.
The matter is dependent on whatever outcome or evidence that will be gathered by the joint Department of Justice-Commission on Elections (DoJ-Comelec) panel as well as the Senate committee for looking into the alleged massive cheating in the 2004 polls.
“It’s (Resolution No. 543) is aimed at setting the record and correcting the country’s history,” he said in an interview with reporters.
If in the event that evidence would prove that Poe was the rightful winner in the 2004 presidential race, it doesn’t mean that whatever decisions or moves taken by former President and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Arroyo would be declared illegal..... MORE
MMDA: Special spaces for motorcycle drivers to be called ‘Blue Lanes’ By Pat C. Santos 10/20/2011
MMDA: Special spaces for motorcycle drivers to be called ‘Blue Lanes’
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Francis Tolentino announced yesterday the motorcycle lanes along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City and Macapagal Avenue in Pasay and Parañaque will be called “Blue Lanes.”
“Our men worked feverishly, round the clock to paint the lanes blue so that they could be easily identified,” the MMDA chief explained.
Effective Oct. 17, non-exclusive motorcycle lanes were designated on the two major thoroughfares: For Commonwealth, the fourth lane from the curb, and for Macapagal, the first. Motorcycle riders are also required to observe a 60-kph speed limit.
For now, violators will not be issued traffic tickets but are required to undergo a 15-minute seminar at designated spots along the thoroughfares. A special sticker is given to a rider who completes the seminar that could be attached to his motorcycle..... MORE
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How to kill innovation
January 28, 2013 hroadmin
Innovation has become the holy grail. Finding innovation is almost a sacred quest for the solution that will create growth, and open new eras of prosperity and well-being.
Unfortunately, like many things called holy, the concept of innovation is invoked ritually and ceremonially more than it is embraced in practice.
For all the talk about innovation, I see many leaders in numerous organizations in every sector who actively stifle it. They say they want more innovation. But at the same time, they seem to operate by a set of hidden principles designed to prevent innovations from surfacing or succeeding. I’ve compiled them into a set of anti-rules. Acting in these nine ways guarantees that there will be little or no innovation of any significance, because no one had the time, money, or motivation to innovate:
Be suspicious of any new idea from below — because it’s new, and because it’s from below. After all, if the idea were any good, we at the top would have thought of it already.
Invoke history. If a new idea comes up for discussion, find a precedent in a an earlier idea that didn’t work, remind everyone of that bad past experience. Those who have been around a long time know that we tried it before, so it won’t work this time either.
Keep people really busy. If people seem to have free time, load them with more work.
In the name of excellence, encourage cut-throat competition. Get groups to critique and challenge each other’s proposals, preferably in public forums, and then declare winners and losers.
Stress predictability above all. Count everything that can be counted, and do it as often as possible. Sweep any surplus into master accounts, and eliminate any slack. Favor exact plans and guarantees of success. Don’t credit people with exceeding their targets because that would just undermine planning. Insist that all procedures be followed.
Confine discussion of strategies and plans to a small circle of trusted advisors. Then announce big decisions in full-blown form. This ensures that no one will start anything new because they never know what new orders will be coming down from the top.
Act as though punishing failure motivates success. Practice public humiliation, making object lessons out of those who fail to meet expectations. Everyone will know that risk-taking is bad.
Blame problems on the incompetent people below — their weak skills and poor work ethic. Complain frequently about the low quality of the talent pool today. If that doesn’t undermine self-confidence, it will undermine faith in anyone else’s ideas.
Above all, never forget that we got to the top because we already know everything there is to know about this business.
Following these rules ensures that innovation will wither on the vine, if it even surfaces in the first place. That is often just fine with established interests, who would rather be protected against the nuisance of change. It’s not so fine for success in a highly dynamic environment that demands new solutions.
http://blogs.hbr.org/kanter/2013/01/nine-rules-for-stifling-innova.html
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by Dawn Corrigan
Global Deterioration Scale, Stage 6:
People in Stage 6 require extensive assistance to carry out daily activities.
They start to forget names of close family members and have little memory of recent events. Many people can remember only some details of earlier life. They also have difficulty counting down from 10 and finishing tasks.
Incontinence is a problem in this stage. Ability to speak declines. Personality changes, such as delusions, compulsions, or anxiety and agitation may occur.
Average duration: 2.5 years
It’s often said that old age is a second childhood, but at eighty-nine, my Nan more resembles a cat. Specifically, a cat washing her face. All day long, every day, she rubs and rubs her face. Sometimes with a tissue, sometimes just with her fingers. And just like a cat, she periodically licks those fingers, or the tissue, then resumes rubbing again.
But unlike the experience of watching a cat giving itself a bath, watching her rub her face all day doesn’t fill me with a sense of well-being.
I try not to let it get to me. I try to look away and just listen as she tells me—again—how she earned her retirement because she worked as a senior tax compliance agent at the World Trade Center for forty years.
At first, Grandpa and I used to remind her that the Towers only stood for twenty-eight years, not forty, and that her career with the New York State tax division lasted eighteen; but our facts can’t compete with the cadences of her imagination. The phrase “senior tax compliance agent” in particular seems to give satisfaction.
Over the weekend my uncle calls to say she’s complaining of abdominal pains, so on Tuesday after work I run in to check on her.
“How are you feeling? Is your tummy any better?”
“Yes, I’m feeling a little better today. My stomach was so rumbly, and I kept having to run to the bathroom. I thought I was pregnant.”
When I burst out laughing, she rolls her eyes upward. “God forbid!”
In August she’s still rubbing. She’s also begun to complain that she has something in her eye, which she surely does, a result of the constant rubbing. She puts makeup on, then rubs it off. She covers her face in Vaseline, she rubs it off. Finally, my aunt makes an appointment for her to see a psychiatrist.
I take her to the appointment. On the drive over, she tells me her father came to visit the other day.
“He drives the car and comes to see me,” she explains.
In the office I tell the doctor about these hallucinations, and about the rubbing. I try to do so furtively, so she won’t know we’re talking about her. But of course she does know.
“What are you saying?”
“I was telling him you have these sores by your eye,” I say, brushing her temple.
“Oh, that’s where my husband punched me,” she says, looking straight at the doctor with a deadpan expression. “It’s all right, it will heal.”
Other things may be deteriorating, but her sense of humor—tough, outrageous, of another era—is still intact.
Less than two weeks later, she falls and breaks her hip. I wait with her in pre-op.
“I’m glad you’re here,” she says. “I would be very lonesome if you weren’t here.”
The surgical nurse stops by to remove her dentures and jewelry.
A minute later, she asks, “Where are my teeth?”
I explain where her teeth are.
“I bet they’re talking about me.”
She says she’s cold, so I ask for some of those warm blankets from the little blanket ovens that are the nicest thing about a hospital. The nurse brings two, tucking one over her and draping a second around her head, forming a kind of halo.
“I look like an angel now. Where are my teeth?”
I tell her.
“They don’t want me to swallow them during the surgery?”
“Right!” I say, happy she remembers something.
“But where are my teeth?”
“They were afraid I’d bite them,” she says.
After the surgery, she’s moved to a nursing home for four weeks of physical therapy. When I visit a couple weeks later, she’s out in the hall by the nurses’ station. She gets excited when she sees me, and throws her arm around me and gives me a big kiss. Then she says, “People are going to think I’m a lesbian!”
The four weeks she spends in the nursing home are by far the longest interlude she and Grandpa Dom have been apart since they married in 1966. And because Dom isn’t around and she doesn’t understand why, she imagines the worst, like any jealous lover.
After the first week she starts telling me about all the fun Dom’s been having. “He’s been playing cards—and dancing! I had no idea he could dance so well! You should have seen him doing the Charleston! He was great.”
Part of the problem is she doesn’t know she’s not at the assisted living facility anymore. The corridors, the staff wearing scrubs, the wheelchairs parked in corners—the details of the nursing home are just too similar to the ALF where she and Dom have lived for the past two years. Her fading memory can’t parse the difference The only possible explanation she can fathom for why she doesn’t see Dom is that he’s staying away on purpose—because of his wild new social life.
However, it’s also still important to her that she should appear as a sophisticated, worldly person in my eyes—as she has for my whole life. Therefore, she makes an effort to mitigate her jealousy: “That woman he was dancing with, she was great too.”
When Dom and I visit her together on Sunday, though, the gloves come off.
At first she keeps it fairly good-natured. Ignoring Dom, she addresses me. “He has a girlfriend, you know.”
“No, I didn’t know that.”
“It’s okay. He can have a girlfriend. In fact, he can have three girlfriends.”
“No one could argue with that, Nan. That’s very generous.”
My grandfather, however, is not amused by this largess. “I don’t know what you’re talking about,” he tells her nervously.
“What’s your girlfriend’s name? You know, the tall one.”
“My only girlfriend is Frances.”
Frances is her name. She isn’t fooled by this trick.
“No! You know who I mean.”
“Dawn,” he says.
“Hey!” I say. “Leave me out of it.”
“The tall one,” she says again.
All of a sudden I have a terrible feeling I know who she means. Her friend Sara at the ALF is quite tall, a fact she’s commented on frequently.
“The tall one,” she says again, looking at me impatiently.
I shrug. “I don’t know, Nan.”
On her last night in the nursing home, I arrive to find her telling one of the staff members, a young woman who’s been extremely nice to her, to “Shut up!”
“Nan! I don’t want you to tell people to shut up.”
I sit next to her. After a few minutes, she says, “I guess I’m getting older. I get scared. But I’ll try to do better.”
I take her for a walk outside. Back in her room, she starts going through her drawers in preparation for the next day’s departure, about which she’s very excited.
In one drawer there are several boxes of tissues. I notice one is covered with her handwriting, in a narrow column that runs the length of the box.
Frances was playing
all by herself
Dom was downstairs
or upstairs
and I was
To the best of my knowledge, it’s her first poem.
A month after returning to the ALF, she breaks her other hip. She’s back from the second surgery by Christmas, but she can no longer walk. This time she refuses to participate in physical therapy. And there isn’t much you can do to make a person with dementia do something she doesn’t want to do.
Even before the dementia, there wasn’t much you could do to make her do something she didn’t want to do.
When she returns to the little apartment she and Dom share, it doesn’t go well. She immediately begins falling a lot. When I stop in a few nights after Christmas, he’s agitated.
“Thank goodness you’re here! She’s trying to get out of the bed.”
Dom and I start the lecture: You have to be a good patient, etc.
“You fell TEN TIMES,” I tell her, holding up my ten fingers.
“Oh, my.”
“You have to do what they say,” I continue. “Otherwise you’re going to wind up crippled for life, and you’ll never get out of that bed.”
She nods in agreement with me. “They have to do what,” she begins. Then I see she knows she has it wrong.
“They have to ...” she shakes her head. She’s trying, she really is, but dementia and a lifetime of her true temperament are fighting against her.
She tries again. Slowly.
“I … have to do ... what they say.”
By the new year it’s clear she isn’t capable of independent living anymore. She’s moved to the ALF’s specialty unit, up on the third floor. Dom remains in the apartment downstairs.
Tonight when I arrive she’s just been served dinner, a hot dog and fries. There isn’t a lot of extra room in the specialty unit dining room, so I tell her I’ll go see Dom and then come back once she’s finished eating.
When I return upstairs, I’m happy to see she’s made a good job of her hot dog, finished the fries, and is working on a serving of pudding.
“Did you see Dom?”
I admit I did.
“I played a trick on him. I pretended I was mad when I wasn’t. That was mean.”
I agree it was mean.
“Mean, but funny.”
In May, she turns ninety. When I arrive on the big day, she’s dressed up in a new outfit, hair freshly permed, a corsage on her wrist, and clutching the strings to some balloons in one hand. Dom holds her other hand. She’s very excited. While we wait for the other guests, she wraps the string from the balloon around her neck like a noose, pretending to hang herself. Then she looks for my reaction.
My aunt and uncle arrive. We sing and pass out cake.
In her room afterward, she rubs her belly and mumbles. We look at her with concern. Is she complaining about wearing a diaper again? Does she have a tummy ache? She rummages around for a moment, then suddenly produces a package of cookies she snuck out of the goodie basket downstairs and stuffed down her pants.
When I crack up she smiles, pleased she still has an audience for her comedy bits.
In October, she falls again. The ALF staff takes her to the hospital to be checked out. By the time I get off work, she’s already back on the specialty unit.
When I arrive, there she is, sitting in the middle of the hall in her wheelchair, in lavender from head to toe. There’s a scratch on her nose, but aside from that she looks fine.
In my hand I hold a notepad, which she regards with great interest.
While I chat with staff, she takes off her left sock and tries to hide my notepad in it.
The staff member excuses herself. “She’s hot shit,” Nan says, after she leaves.
Shopping in a secondhand store, I find a pink jacket I think she’ll like. Her clothes are always going missing. I think she sneaks into the other residents’ rooms and hides them in the drawers.
The jacket looks like something she would have worn years ago, when she was, yes, a senior tax compliance agent, and she looked the way Dom described her to me last night:
I used to drive her around, you know, when she had to go see
some of her clients. The ones who were likely to give her trouble.
But I’d just hang back and let her work. Sometimes I’d look up
and see her on the street in front of me, wearing her suit just so,
and the sun gleaming on her blonde hair.
So I buy the pink jacket, and take it to her, and bundle her into it. She buttons all the buttons, and we play with the sleeves for a while.
“I’ve loved you since the day you were born,” she says.
Dawn Corrigan has published poems and prose in a number of print and online journals. Her debut novel, Mitigating Circumstances, an environmental mystery, was published by Five Star/Cengage in January 2014. Currently, she's working on a family saga set in southern Italy, Hell's Kitchen, and South Jersey. She lives in Gulf Breeze, FL. Learn more about her work at www.dawncorrigan.com.
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Labels: Alzheimer's, Dawn Corrigan, family, grandmothers, Stage Six
bioStories Alum Annie Dawid's new book
bioStories Magazine alum Annie Dawid has a new collection of poems titled Anatomie of the World forthcoming in February. The book is available for pre-order now at Finishing Line Press.
Labels: Annie Dawid, new books
New Anthology Available
ENCOUNTERS, a new anthology of fifteen diverse pieces that have previously appeared in bioStories magazine, is now available in trade paperback and as an ebook. Here's a chance to sample some extraordinary essays bound together on the theme of unexpected encounters that can change our lives. Links to purchase are available through the website.
Labels: anthology, encounters, new books
by Sonia Arora
In those days there were no bright digital numbers, blue against black, assuring you had found the right place. You’d turn the dial and find the radio station, sometimes jiggling to avoid static, cobwebs of sound muffling the tune, until you found just the right spot and heard U2, Prince, or some other idol of your liking. You’d hear such artists in the grocery store and at work, and so you imbibed the songs of the 80s, and they stayed in your bloodstream long after, even if you chose not to seek them out at live concerts.
Maybe I was counter-culture; maybe I was queer. This Yonkers girl, having lived in both Punjab and New York, found succor in the devotional music of kirtan, mystic poetry set to a harmonium, like a piano with a pump, and tabla, like bongo drums. Not something I could often find on the airwaves. Devotional music was the hum under my breath as I traversed the world of public high school delving and questioning American Literature, European history, biology, trigonometry, and so much more
Kirtan caught me like unspooled thread. I latched onto Punjabi poetry about finding the beloved. It echoed the language of my grandparents, who were slowly slipping away from my life. My grandfather died when I was sixteen, prompting family members in Ludhiana to quarrel about property and inheritance. My family was disintegrating. The music, the poetry, remained. In them, I found shelter. As I took the 20 bus down Central Avenue to high school, I tapped my knee to the rhythms of kirtan, dhun dhanakadin dhun, as if home could be eternal in the wavelength of sound or in the Punjabi hymns of shabad. I searched for the outdoor bazaars of Ludhiana pink carrots and mooli (radish), among strip malls and the Yonkers Raceway.
I could not turn the dial to find it. Instead I’d play tapes, worn from use, forwarding and rewinding to find my favorites, like the one about not being able to fall asleep until seeing the beloved. I would also hear it live in the gurudwara, a place of worship for Sikhs. I’d ride the melodies, slowing decoding each song, knowing some words and figuring out others through context and still others through the lilt of sound. “I have come a long way, seeking shade and sanctuary, beloved. I place my trust in a greater consciousness, losing all my sorrow and pain along the way.” In Punjabi, it sounds so much better, like laasi sounds better than yogurt shake, like gol mol sounds better than chubby. Still I continue the journey, one of language, one of culture and race, translating sometimes and others times venturing inside the music without translation.
Ultimately, it’s the mystic poetry that hooks me, realizing only when Prince died that he is of a similar tradition. In my middle aged funk, Prince guides me through the post punk landscape helping me transcend boundaries of cultural identity. Prince sings, “I wanna be your brother/I wanna be your mother and your sister, too/There ain’t no other/That can do the things that I’ll do to you.” There is a spiritual shabad or hymn Punjabi, “Tu mera pita, Tu hai mera mata,” which translates into “You are my father, you are my mother, my friend and my brother.” Of course, there is no rock star straddling a guitar in a purple outfit singing the hymn. Rather, there are men, sometimes women, with turbans sitting aside a holy book draped in silk playing music. The shabad makes me think like a Zen philosopher. In the relations of this world you can find a connection to loving consciousness and loving consciousness is beyond relationships.
Somewhere there is a connection between the fingers on the frets of Prince’s guitar and the palms on the tabla, between the pain of living and the subsequent search for meaning. As I age, I find some relations and lose others. I dream of my grandparents’ home, 698 Gurdev Nagar, for if I were to try to search for the brick and mortar, the veranda with the gecko skittering across the ceiling, the crow my grandmother shoos from the lemon tree, I’d find an altogether different home, reconstructed by another family. Too scared to find the reconfiguration, instead, I awake to find a lost tune vibrating within my body.
Sonia Arora has been teaching literature and humanities for almost twenty years. Her work as a teaching artist takes her into classrooms across Long Island, New York City, and Philadelphia where she explores oral history, digital media, poetry, activism, and film-making with youth in elementary, middle and high schools. She has published short fiction, poetry and essays. Publications include: Apiary; Putting the Movement Back into Civil Rights Teaching; Prompted, an anthology printed by Philadelphia Stories, 3-2-1 Contact, Sonic Boom, and more. For more information about her work, go to www.ed-lib.org.
Labels: American culture, Anodyne, growing up, Indian culture, memory, music, Sonia Arora
The Conflagration
by Brent Fisk
In what should have been my future, I’d have turned my small record shop into a giant retailer with a cadre of devoted customers seeking advice on what album to buy next: Which Big Star record is best? Where to turn once the grooves of Kinks Kronikles are too worn to play? Who else has a voice as pure as Sandy Denny’s? I envisioned a homely couch where like-minded fans could sit and talk music. A cooler in the backroom stocked with Nehi and Warsteiner. A pinball machine beckoning from one corner. Rack after rack of brilliant albums. Reclaimed bookshelves stuffed with tasteful erotica, foreign poetry, the odd Scandinavian police procedural.
Instead I’ve strolled down a quite different career path. I’m a staid librarian at the local university. The IRS no longer hounds me for financial records so they can discover every small equivocation and the fuzzy math of my desperate record shop self. Those papers turned to ash in the arson that followed the burglary. This current job is easy to leave at day’s end. I can forget it like a coat hung on the back of a door. I no longer reek of incense and patchouli. When I wake in the middle of the night it’s because I have to pee, not because of the sheer terror of a negative account balance. I know the true meaning of the hoary phrase, a smoldering ruin.
Little I wished for has taken place; not the stacks of pristine vinyl, not the sought after bootlegs of Bowie in Berlin. The closest thing to books I sold was a steady string of High Times magazine. There were few acolytes I turned on to Parliament and Funkadelic. To keep the doors open we sold metal one-hitters, water bongs with a markup that staggered the imagination. Every black dude with a neck tattoo wanted to talk about the joys of marijuana. Rednecks in manure-smeared boots wouldn’t say two words to get laid, but walked up to the paraphernalia counter and were positively chatty. There were a host of words customers could not say. As the signage said, the pipes were for “tobacco use.” Utter some joke about pot, and the customer was out the door. We carded everybody who looked under thirty. It was part of the unwritten local ordinance. You want to run a head shop, you have to act like Wally Cleaver.
So I had to wonder what it meant that early morning in December when the phone rang in the dark. Some random wrong number, another smash and dash, or the police entering with a warrant? The dispatcher’s term for the building: Fully engulfed. My wife and I huddled across the street, feet in the gutter, fire hoses snaking across the blocked-off road. It poured rain though it did nothing to dampen the fire. The eaves of the roof belched clouds of thick black smoke and steam. Orange flames broke through the ridge of the roof. Among the flames, horrors were loosed both long term and short. The ATF agents were saying arson, the three investigators with side arms strapped to their waists noted every red flag as I answered their questions. My wife was a sound sleeper—could she vouch for my whereabouts? Sure I was there when the phone rang, but what about the hour before? The bald investigator asked if I’d raised the coverage on the building and contents. Would it matter that my insurance agent required it? Was I current on all my bills? They scribbled in notebooks as I looked at my feet.
My life was a snarl of insurance claims, follow ups with the fire department, and desperate attempts to salvage business records and inventory. There were levies for unpaid taxes. Insurance payments were delayed “pending the investigation.” I let employees go one by one and tried to start over in a florist’s basement. The mice shit everywhere and silverfish nested in the posters. I grew to loathe the smell of incense but could not wash it from my clothes.
Then one day the police made an arrest. Some drunk at a bar knew details we’d never released, and after several hours of interrogation, he finally fingered the person responsible. Pretrial dragged on for half the year before the judge ultimately gave the guy probation. As part of the guy’s sentencing, I get a $400 money order once a month for twenty years, no interest. I closed my doors and filed for bankruptcy.
Maybe those years are a total loss. The thousand fears I was afraid to tell my wife. The thoughts I choked on like smoky air. That’s such an easy phrase to say, “a total loss.” But things are gained as well. You are forced to stand stock still and let things pass. You strip away a shallow film and lay things bare. I have settled up with the government. I love my wife, and miracle of miracles, she still loves me. I own a small house near the park. A student loan big enough, let’s say that it owns me. Still, I come home to a mess of cats that swerve between my legs. I pull an album off the shelf, listen to Linda Thompson, Nina Simone, the soundtrack to Grease. The afternoon light can be caught in a glass of wine.
An envelope with money inside is sent a few days late from Owensboro by that other person marked by my fire. There are days I can almost feel the kind of sweat that must have come when the investigators first knocked on his door. I wonder if he loves his job, if he struggles to make ends meet, if he’s come to loathe each stamp he sticks on payments he sends me. Does he own the door he unlocks? Does he have a wife to kiss, cats that mew behind a screen door hungry to move through the world? When he stares into the embers of a fire, does he also think of loss, all the choices we both have made, intermingled and reduced, how they drift away like ash?
Brent Fisk is a writer from Bowling Green, Kentucky. His work has appeared in Prairie Schooner, Rattle, Fugue, Folio and other literary journals.
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C_R_Eature says:
The intensity of this morning’s rain event ranks among the more extreme summer rain events on record. The 3.53 inches at Reagan National, most of which fell in an hour (between 9 and 10 a.m.), ranks among the top 25 heaviest single day rainfall events on record (since 1871) between June and August and in the top 0.15 percent of summer days, according to Capital Weather Gang’s Ian Livingston.
Holyshit
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Capital Weather Gang Retweeted
Jesse Ferrell
The USGS flood gauge at Cameron Run at Alexandria, Virginia (circled here) rose from 3.83 ft to 15.61 ft this morning, as of 10:15 AM. That's 11.78 feet in 60 minutes, 8.71 feet in 30 minutes, and 1.98 feet in 5 minutes. Flood stage is 11 feet.
Yeah, but at least there's a bright side:
| Eamon Javers@EamonJavers
It’s official: The White House basement is flooding. |
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Zombie Dewey says:
https://mobile.twitter.com/TheDweck/status/114825…
AH HAHAHAHA *oukes*
Blueb4sinrise says:
Winnah!
https://twitter.com/mrsjagger1/status/11482591097…
[ troll enters, though ]
Close Read says:
https://twitter.com/BarneysNose/status/1148237162…
weejee says:
tip 4 sure.
I'm watching Season 3 of Stranger Things and this is how the monster enters locked rooms.
The visual of Stephen Miller dissolving into an animated pile of what looks like a chunky liver and ground beef shake and flowing under a door so nauseated me I had to stop thinking about it.
Not saying it doesn't happen, though.
I want to see him in person so I can see for myself whether he casts a shadow.
I just know he's got a horrible portrait hidden away in an attic somewhere.
That's what the FBI search warrant will be for.
They'll know right away when they find it. It will look exactly like him.
Biff says:
How he has remained mostly under the radar is a mystery to me. Arguably the most evil advisor in the WH.
Woo, here's that awesome river gauge jump:
| Steve Bowen@SteveBowenWx
Here's the river gauge data for Four Mile Run at Alexandria, Virginia. A textbook flash flood event visualization w/ water levels rising more than 11 feet in an hour. |
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Yikes. I hope you're staying safe.
Thanks, all the nasty weather is south and west of me, even at HQ now. My weather station at home is oddly precipitation-free today. These deluge storms here have been oddly area specific.
Micro-climate change!
Climate Microagressions!
This will (must!) not stand!
Will trump's climate speech be impacted? Maybe he can get Chuck Grassley to assist.
Inhofe can throw a water balloon.
(Trump's not really speaking on this now. Is he? Jesus.)
Here 'tis
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/08/us/politics/tr…
It's too perfect.
3:30 Creature time
“Trump is seen around the world as a Darth Vader-like figure.”
Dolt Vader.
But the idea for the speech did not start with the president. It started with consultants on his re-election campaign who have discovered that his environmental record is a definite turnoff for two key demographics — millennials and suburban women, according to two people familiar with the plans.
There's no one left in that Administration that's willing or able to tell Donald that this is a Very Bad Idea and he should maybe just shut up about it.
Who's going to draft this speech? It's going to sound like John Wayne Gacy giving a presentation about clowns, written by Jeffrey Dahmer.
Watching this live will be so bad for my mental health, or what's left of it, that I just can't. I'll get the text and savage the bastard about it later.
Oh absolutely not suggesting anyone watch the malignant asshole.
How can anyone stand to watch him. How can anyone watch him and think, OK yes this is fine.
It's a Cult thing, we wouldn't understand.
glasspusher says:
I'll ask my sis, after he's out.
You're not a cruel man, after all.
Oh, and this:
Frank Luntz, a Republican consultant and pollster, said he had presented Republican lawmakers with data in recent weeks that showed that the public — and particularly younger people — wanted to see action to safeguard the environment, but that the issue was seen as owned by Democrats.
“It is still not a top-five priority” among Republicans, Mr. Luntz said. “These guys, they really do care, but they don’t know how to get it done in this polarized environment.”
Y'see Frank, the Democrats really do own this because since 1995 you, Newt Gingrich and all your ideologically hidebound fellow-travellers purged all of the moderate science based conservationist conservatives from the party in favor of Club for Growth True Believers (see MD District 1, for instance).
It's not that this batch of Republicans don't care, it's that they really don't give a fuck to the point of being pathologically opposed to any free-market regulatory solutions, especially ones that contain the word "environment" or are even environment-adjacent.
Like AOC says: this generation has never known Republicans who haven't behaved like angry, stupid buffoons. You built this, deal with the consequences. You can always go back to Las Vegas and disappear again. That would be nice.
"…….they really do care…….."
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
[about getting re elected]
should we take a stab on Repub's top 5 issues?
1. controlling womens' bodies
2. tax cuts for the rich
3. gut public education
4. gut everything else
5. get folks to think Rs aren't gutless
btw totally O/T but if you're interested- lately I don't have the time to crank out a 6 inch telescope mirror or two a year to give out to friends and family. However, I found a place that sells 4.5" f/8 mirrors for $19. I bought one, it's damn good for a 4.5" mirror (splits the double double, cloud belts on Jupiter and all). They have the stuff there for optics and focuser for a scope that'd set you back all of $60, for a not big but solid scope. It's not as good as a 6" but it's as good as any 4.5" I've seen.
Better use the balcony.
One of the wettest storms, in terms of water.
In the p.m. speech he'll say it was the cleanest water also.
At this rate we're going to have to go the Mars just to cool off.
In fact, it's cold as hell.
The tide is high but I'm holding on…
The tides is gonna have to rise quite a bit to get to you.
Adrenochrome Harvester
@ClenchedFisk
Adrenochrome Harvester Retweeted Matt Schlapp
The head of CPAC is asking a US Senator to intervene because he doesn't know how to post a YouTube link on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/mschlapp/status/1148320473262…
lol, "Son, I've met chickens smarter than you."
Dog Bless Daniel Dale.
https://twitter.com/ddale8/status/114831570748829…
Also Shirish Date
https://twitter.com/svdate/status/114827923975141…
His Q. is just over half-way down
https://publicpool.kinja.com/subject-on-the-recor…
Swalwell out:
https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/08/politics/eric-swal…
*crickets*
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizon…
Puppies!
Do you know any more?
https://youtu.be/M4vbJQ-MrKo
In Illinois, and the weather is almost delightful. Softball, fire flies, and skeeters on deck for tonight.
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I regret that I have never seen a firefly.
They were out in force. But so were my niece's twins playing softball. – 10 and under, start 'em early. One played 3rd and catcher – kept her throwing hand properly behind her back and made a nice grab of a pop-up behind her without tossing the mask (they don't encourage/allow doing that at this age so tracking the ball isn't as easy. The other played center and first and both got hits. The party hearty came after.
Gorilla channel
https://twitter.com/thehumanxp/status/11482033674…
https://primatology.net/2008/04/29/orangutan-phot…
had a helluva time finding which fruit, then puzzled Is this the fruit they mean with the needles?
In this illustration, an orangutan uses a stick to get seeds out of neesia fruit.
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Mad swagger.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYudaaOojOQ
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Violent – $45 (Tucson)
https://mobile.twitter.com/NekoCase/status/114072…
Yeah, hang on a sec.
Juggalos
https://mobile.twitter.com/doctorow/status/114840…
DMV has informed me that I am required to get a new license photo, and also if I ever want to get on a plane, a RealID.
You can claim that Juggalo clown makeup is a "sincerely held religious belief"
That can work.
<img src="https://cdn.newsapi.com.au/image/v1/9639a717445a2def65e1ed7b1be6cff4"/>
https://www.c4isrnet.com/intel-geoint/isr/2018/07…
HA, I wonder if Kelsey wanted to write "Fuckin' Facial Recognition, how does it work?" but either thought better of it or it got edited out.
On a base abroad, the Pentagon both relies on local contractors for a lot of the day-to-day function of feeding and supplying troops, but is also worried about insurgents infiltrating the base as contractors. Since the trick of the makeup is that it is only worn sometimes, and it can’t be tracked the same as the un-made-up face, if some of those insurgents had worked as contractors, then launched an attack in makeup, and then retreated, it’s entirely possible they could return to the base with a makeup-free face and the system would be none the wiser.
Taliban Juggalos. Talibaggaloes?
humans on the ground can hopefully spot a clown when they see one.
What if we're all Bozos on this bus?
You could also go around all day in ICP makeup (for religion reasons) and attack the base in bareface.
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In the meantime, can I just use my passport?
https://boingboing.net/2019/07/08/white-nationali…
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Thinking,…….. thinking…………..
https://twitter.com/evanchill/status/114836855167…
"Ancient life awakens"
https://nationalpost.com/news/world/ancient-life-…
La Farge’s Canadian Moss Revival
This is why dropping The Blob in the Arctic was a very bad idea.
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Controversy: I'm going to suggest that we here in Wonkville, as a group, ask a bunch
of people in the Trump administration resign from their positions!!!
WHOSE WITH ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sure, I'll start.
"To Whom It May Concern:
Resign. You Monsters. "
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2vnhKP6l24
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singin' 'The Duke of Earl'." |
Also, that's harsh. Could you be more polite and respectful?
| A Fat Rain is Gonna Fall |
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Let the market decide (if it's a viable kidney or not)
https://mobile.twitter.com/KenobiCheated/status/1…
The good news: more kidneys! No waiting!
The Bad News: We're in court now to declare the Affordable health Care Act unconstitutional which will render all pre- existing condition and lifetime spending cap protections null and void so you'll never be able to afford one!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JA8TMapna8
"Can we have your kidneys, then?"
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"Lung In A Box"
<img src="https://www.npr.org/assets/img/2014/02/07/lung.gif"/>
"Heart Like a Wheel"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDk6j0aXQnQ
[ actually, I think the song is a ittle too 'too' but worth the joke ]
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[I was for recusal before I was against it?]
Stunned, I say. Stunned!
https://mobile.twitter.com/AyannaPressley/status/…
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She's had work done, hasn't she.
Bulk price special.
"Have a seat, and take my name out of your lying mouth"
Grocerybot
https://mobile.twitter.com/kevinroose/status/1148…
How well does it deal with poop.?
afaf.
The Squad (Fab 4, Gang of Four)
https://mobile.twitter.com/RashidaTlaib/status/11…
Need a 'meet the beatles' cover.
https://twitter.com/IlhanMN/status/11487837611249…
Can you imagine dealing with the shit that they deal with every day? Don't read the comments.
Tucker Carlson is terrible. He should be frog-marched out of decent society, he does not deserve his platform.
Cannot. Some of that with the treehuggers. Commie fascist , unamerican atheists b.c. we didn't want
everywhere to be a shithole. No twitter . Sneers in town . Take the distinctive signage off in
certain counties……..But not a constant barrage of hate , and threats , and lies.
Right, for us it's sticks-and-stones kinda stuff, a nuisance, but we can get away from it. For them it's constant vile violent darkside of humanity, and they can't get away from it. But i also think they won't be brought down by it; they're too tough and they can use much of it to judo their antagonists.
https://boingboing.net/2017/07/11/tropic-of-kansa…
Living my own personal dystopian future, thanks.
Alternate dystopias can be very comforting
Yeah, at least we don't live in an overweening surveillance state run by corrupt madmen doing nothing to prevent an all but certain catastrophe in the very near future!
Oh. Wait…
That's a book review written by the author of the book if I've ever seen one!
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Credit & Copyright: Phoenix Mission Team, NASA, JPL-Caltech, Univ. Arizona
Explanation: This flat horizon stretches across the red planet as seen by the Phoenix spacecraft after yesterday's landing on Mars. Touching down shortly after 7:30pm Eastern Time, Phoenix made the first successful soft landing on Mars, using rockets to control its final speed, since the Viking landers in 1976. Launched in August of 2007, Phoenix has now made the northernmost landing and is intended to explore the Martian arctic's potentially ice-rich soil. The lander has returned images and data initially indicating that it is in excellent shape after a nearly flawless descent. News updates will be available throughout the day.
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Transport Workers Protest Across Country Demanding to Save Road Transport Sector
The demands include withdrawal of enhanced excise duty on diesel and petrol, rollback of increased prices and income support of Rs 7,500 to all unorganised sector transport workers for a period of six months.
At the call of the All India Coordination Committee of Road Transport Workers (AICCORTWO), on Wednesday,August 5, public and private transport workers observed a national protest day across states amid government restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The protests have been successful in Kerala, Karnataka, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand, where organised and unorganised sector workers held various protest demonstrations despite crackdown by police forces in several states,” said KK Divakaran, General Secretary of All India Road Transport Workers’ Federation.
“Workers in the road transport industry were already in crisis prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic added to their problems and the industry has virtually collapsed due to lockdown,” said Divakaran while adding that the demands put forward will benefit 10 crore workers in the road transport industry.
Last month, AICCORTWO notified the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, about the protest call in pursuance of their 12-point demands including withdrawal of enhanced excise duty on diesel and petrol and rollback of increased prices since June 7; bringing petroleum products under Goods and Services Tax; separate social security law for road transport workers; withdrawal of Motor Vehicle (amendment) Act 2019; national wage policy for unorganised sector transport workers; budgetary support to state road transport undertakings (STUs); exemption of STUs from excise duty and sales tax on diesel and motor vehicle parts; electric buses only for STUs and income support of Rs 7,500 to all unorganised sector transport workers for six months period.
“Due to the Ram Mandir Issue, entire Assam has been under strict lockdown due to imposition of Section 144 of Cr.P.C. As such, the protest demonstrations were observed in Guwahati and Bongaigaon,” said Divakaran, talking about the various protests across the country.
“The STUs across states are facing financial crunch due to spiraling cost of operation, illegal operation of private carriages, among other reasons. In such a situation, the workers are becoming scapegoats with reduction of manpower and consequent increase in workload, non-payment or delayed payment of wages and retirement dues and deferment of Dearness Allowance till March 2021,” stated AICCORTWO.
K Raji Reddy of Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) Employees Union said that the state police had detained several workers in Hyderabad while workers and employees had protested in front of all bus depots in Telangana.
AICCORTWO includes unions affiliated to central trade unions such as National Federation of Indian Road Transport Workers, All India Road Transport Workers Federation, Indian National Transport Workers Federation, Maharashtra State Transport Kamgar Sanghatana, Labour Progressive Federation, Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) Workers Unity Centre, Telangana Mazdoor Union, Tamilnadu Government Transport Corporations Staff Federation, and Sarva Karmachari Sangh.
The protest has also been joined by app based transport workers working with Uber, Ola, Swiggy and other apps in major cities such as Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad.
Supporting the demands put forward by transport workers’ unions, Shaik Salauddin, General Secretary of Indian Federation of App-based Transport Workers, said, “The app based drivers and delivery workers have been on roads during and after the lockdown. They do not have any social security benefits. The government must understand the grievances of over 25 lakh app-based workers and provide social protection to them.”
Trade unions have held numerous protests against the recent petrol and diesel price rises while the transport workers have been demanding the withdrawal of Motor Vehicle (amendment) Act 2019.
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VISION FOUR 5 – Ritual of Love EP (reissue)
VISION FOUR 5 – Ritual of Love EP
https://Xelon.lnk.to/EACpp
Officially this is the first single from the upcoming debut album ‘Texture’. This single switched gears for the band musically by releasing on CD which opened up an above the line distribution channel and split the sound into singles for radio and vinyl/remixes for clubs and rave. The vocals were delivered by Sheree Exton, who sang previously on Cyberphobia and much later on ‘B the 1’ on the second album ‘Humid’. While we’re on the topic of the vocalists who worked with Vision Four 5, here’s the shout out to all those talented and diverse singers:
Emma Baker Spink: The first vocalist, met in clubs and full of good vibes. Emma sang on ‘Love Power’ which formed part of the independent release ‘Deep Fantasy’
Sheree Exton: Introduced through a former lecturer and vocal coach, singing on ‘Cyberphobia’, Ritual of Love’, both of which she appeared in the video’s for and later ‘B the 1’
Yolanda Podolski: Conservatorium opera graduate and lead singer of cool indie/electro band (also featuring stable mate Paul Mac from Itch-e & Scratch-e) The Lab, singing on ‘United’ from the second album ‘Humid’
Lollie: The distinct sound and sights of club/cabaret personality Lollie, who co-wrote and sanf on ‘Funkify Yourself’ and ‘Purple Lamp’ as well as writing the lyrics for ‘B the 1’. What a team. She is a prolific talent who would take instrumentals to another dimension and turn them into killer songs with a unique and quirky appeal.
Thematically ‘Ritual of Love’ is a reflection of the clubbing lifestyle and rituals of mateship taking place in a modern social context. The original video played on this theme from the fervid to the frigid, extending the idea to body as landscape.
It was made on one of the first Avid digital non-linear edit suites in Australia and won a digital design award the year it was released.
Vision Four 5 always approached electronic music from a band, not a DJ perspective and included video and interactivity at the same experiential level for their shows. Touring and gigging was an essential part of writing and developing the material, both musical and visual, which was then released as singles albums and videos.
It’s an exciting time to be able to release the entire catalogue in it’s original form on all digital formats, with a few extra’s thrown in, to re-connect the music of the 90’s with people and find new audiences, which helps people understand how we got here.
By Noel Burgess
https://www.facebook.com/visionfour5
original post @ https://www.facebook.com/visionfour5/posts/1413085998705375
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Real Talk: Aboriginal Rappers Talk About Their Music And Country book
via https://sites.google.com/site/realtalkthebook
When industry magazine The Music Network asked Australian hip-hop pioneer Urthboy to write about the state of the country's rap scene, his answer took some by surprise. Instead, the Herd member and Elefant Traks boss wrote this: “I was asked to write about the state of hip-hop in Australia. I’d prefer to shine a light on what may be the future of it: Indigenous Hip-Hop. Indigenous artists carry a profoundly engrossing and intriguing story for international audiences, yet it’s barely understood by many Australians.”
This book aims to be an introduction to some of the Aboriginal hip-hop artists out there. All have stories that demand to be heard, from the better-known players like The Last Kinection, Jimblah and Sky’high, to those who are probably too radical for the establishment to handle - such as Provocalz, whose interview ends with the interviewer and interviewee both being questioned by police.
The book is by no means comprehensive - there are about 50 Aboriginal hip-hop artists pumping out quality tracks at the moment, and it speaks to only half of them. But it aims to be a live document, updated at the start of each year. Hopefully it will become more comprehensive as the years tick by. At any rate, readers are encouraged to seek out the artists and follow them in their own, unedited, words.
"A must-read." - I Am Hip-Hop magazine, UK. "A hell of a read - with rappers holding forth on everything from politics to family, books, poetry, activism, homophobia, police brutality... and just about anything else you can think of." - The Koori Mail. "Incredible read." - Jimblah, on the Impossible Odds interview. "Want to read all about me and my thoughts? This is the one right now!" - Briggs. "Amazing interview with Impossible Odds. Everyone should read that interview." - Ozi Batla. "The most articulate and well-researched article on the band I've ever read." - Fred Leone, Impossible Odds. "Probably the most awesome article on Desert Pea Media I have ever seen." - Toby Finlayson, Desert Pea Media. "Of all the interviews we've done - and we've done a hell of a lot - this was, without a doubt, by far the the best." - Kings Konekted. "Best interview I've done. Props." - Provocalz. "Mat always does a good job with the interviews." - Indij hip-hop show founder Munk.
The author, Mat Ward, is a journalist who lives in Sydney. He is not Indigenous. Read more about why he wrote the book here. For more information contact RealTalkTheBook@gmail.com.
The book is available on Amazon (kindle) and all proceeds go to Koori Radio. Visit the book's website to read sample chapters and for more information
For another article on MonkeyMarc and his work with the Barkly community of beat makers and to listen to some of their music, take a look at Boom Bap in the Barkly – Check Australia’s Freshest Desert Beats
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Hilltop Hoods Initiative $10000 cash incentive towards releasing your album
The HTH Initiative is a $10,000 cash incentive funded by Hilltop Hoods and APRA AMCOS to help emerging Australian Hip Hop and Soul artists to manufacture, market, and release an album. In past years the initiative was restricted to South Australian residents but since 2009 it has been made available to applicants Australia-wide. In addition to the $10,000 in funding, the winner will receive legal advice courtesy of David Vodika and Media Arts Lawyers which can be used for general legal or specific career advice, plus a Zoo York Clothing prize pack and a Love Police ATM Merch Manufacturing Start-Up Kit (to the value of $500).
via http://www.apraamcos.com.au/hth-2015 - visit the APRA AMCOS site or read more for details
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New Weird Australia project has closed down
New Weird Australia is concluding its mission after five years in operation, and will mark the moment with a three-volume set titled "Passages".
Each volume is curated by one of New Weird Australia's three directors - Stuart Buchanan, Andrew Tuttle and Innez Tulloch - and features 51 tracks from the project archive, including music from Holy Balm, Guerre, Kučka, No Zu, Kirin J Callinan, Oscar Key Sung, Matthew Brown, Chrome Dome, Mere Women and many more, with design by New Weird Australia art director, Heath Killen.
Since its inception in 2009, New Weird Australia has established a number of projects in support of Australian experimental music, clocking up over 400,000 downloads in five years, distributed through its own online channels and via its long-standing association with WFMU's Free Music Archive. New Weird Australia projects included its 23-volume compilation series, the acclaimed netlabel Wood & Wire, the "New Editions" series of individual artist releases, a long-running radio show on Sydney's FBi and a nationwide series of live shows.
New Weird Australia founder Stuart Buchanan notes: "When we launched five years ago, Australian experimental music was often frustratingly hard to uncover. We saw an opportunity to connect audiences into work that was beyond the fringes, and offer artists opportunities to widen their community. Although that mission could well be endless, online networks now afford artists easier access to fans and supporters, in ways we could not have imagined five years ago. This therefore feels like a good moment to conclude, to reflect on the collective achievements of all the artists involved, and to showcase some of the work that has made the project so compelling."
In addition to the 'Passages' compilation trilogy, New Weird Australia's netlabel, Wood & Wire, will release its final album featuring exclusive soundtracks recorded for FBi's "Ears Have Ears" experimental music program, with extended material from Fatti Frances, Rites Wild, Hollow Press and Cycle~ 440. Download from woodandwire.com.au.
The full New Weird Australia project archive will remain online indefinitely, acting as a record of a unique and vibrant period in the outer limits of Australian music.
http://newweirdaustralia.com/2015/01/new-weird-australia-concludes-with-...
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interactive documentary symposium
A symposium around interactive documentary is being conducted by RMIT’s nonfictionLab on Monday February 16.
Monday, February 16. 10am - 4pm
RMIT University, City Campus
Interactive documentary is a developing new field of audio visual nonfiction. It combines documentary film with the possibilities made available by the internet and new media. RMIT's nonfictionLab is hosting a research symposium that offers new ideas about interactive documentary. Presentations are from theorists and practitioners in the field of interactive documentary. The symposium will be a lively introduction and contribution to discussion and debate about this new form of multilinear, multimedia nonfiction.
This is a free symposium. To register your interest in attending please email your name to: rsvpnonfictionlab@rmit.edu.au
Topics and Speakers
Affect and Ambient Documentary
Adrian Miles (RMIT, Melbourne)
Documentary, instructions and experiences of place
Bettina Frankham (UTS, Sydney)
Between art and documentary (Miniatures & series: journeys across the surface of the earth)
Cathie Payne (University of Newcastle)
New Narratives for New Media: Exploiting the potential of emergent media for the production of hybrid documentaries
Dean Keep (Swinburne, Melbourne)
Moments of Noticing: I See You as a Speculative Work Towards an Essayistic List Practice in Interactive Documentary
Hannah Brasier (RMIT, Melbourne)
#24Frames 24Hours: An emerging documentary form: Workshop-generated videos
Max Schleser (Massey, NZ)
A Documentary Designer Manifesto: Propositions for Interactive Documentary Practice on the Web
Seth Keen (RMIT University, Melbourne)
http://nonfictionlab.net.au/2015/01/interactive-documentary-expanded-fie...
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Thanks to all who donated to #Funds4DaMasta - AUCTIONS HAVE STARTED
Thanks to all who donated to #Funds4DaMasta
The Auction is now live @ http://search.ebay.com.au/?sass=aliak77&ht=-1 or visit http://funds4damasta.tumblr.com
Once again, the cream of the crop of Australia's hip-hop community has banded together to offer some rare and exclusive items up for auction in benefit of a good cause… This time for our good friend and fellow musical brother in hip hop; MC, DJ & turntablist, DA MASTA who has been enduring a long-term battle with cancer. 100% of the profits (amount raised minus ebay & paypal fees) of the items sold in this auction will go directly to the DA MASTA to help with medical bills, living expenses and aid in the release of his forthcoming album.
A lot of the items up for auction are one offs and rarities kindly donated from all corners of Australia, friends, artists and peers have all chipped in, so reach deep, as cancer is a horrible disease that has a further reach than just the hip-hop community, along with the recent loss of Australian hip-hop icon MC Hunter (RIP).
The support and donations have been overwhelming and your bids are appreciated. If you do not happen to be able to bid, and want to make a donation, alternate details will be posted soon where you can directly contribute to DA MASTA. This auction was put together by DJ Sheep and being overseen by Reason and AliaK.
We'd like to send our special thanks to all who have donated items for these auctions:
Blue Corner Records (DJ Damage & DJ Sheep)
Chris @ Soulmate Records
Chris Kelly (Adicts / Sunday Scratch Jamboree)
Crate Cartel Records
Debate (Train Of Thought)
DJ Damage
DJ Sheep
Down For The Count Records
Evolve & Mids
Face (SSF / Smoke Screen Family)
Fizzy Fizz
Funkoars
Hilltop Hoods and Golden Era Records
Jacquey (Weird Gear)
Joe Resetar
Kevin Riddell
Lau and MarleyBear on behalf of SBX
Len-1
LookUP crew, Bingethinkers, That's Them & Sarm
Mata & Must / Pang Productions
Matty Fresh & DJ Damage
Media Fortress
Minimal Aesthetics Records
Mortar / Clandestien
Nikk-C
Porsah Laine
Ran MC
Smokescreen Family (Da Masta)
Soul Clap Records
Soulmate Records
Southside Custom Ink
Stealth Collection (Mark Pollard via/& AliaK)
Steven Baillie
The Masta (SSF)
Many thanks from the #Funds4DaMasta team.
http://funds4damasta.tumblr.com
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Mez' book of Mezangelle - human readable messages
Mez has been writing mezangelle / code poetry / netwurks on mail lists and the web since the 1990s. Trauma Wien Art Club has released a new book of Mez' mezangelles from 2003-2011 called "human readable messages - mezangelle 2003-2011" The book will be available at the Trauma Wien site, and also be on amazon in January 2012 (technically December 31st, but with the time difference in Australia, check in January) For those who can't wait (like me), it's also available from Lulu. There's a preview of the book on the Lulu page, including the table of contents. There are mezangelles with titles such as, "_Sub.Mission[s]_", "_Squashed Tele.biology_", "_Dream Fullscreen_" and many more.
Florian Cramer has described mezangelle as (from netwurker.de) :
[quote]As florian cramer says: “The beauty of "mezangelle" is that it uses elements of programming language syntax as material, i.e. reflecting formal programming language without being one. For the reader of mez's "netwurks", it remains all the more an open question whether the "mezangelle" para-code of parentheses and wildcard characters only mimics programming languages or is, at least partially, the product of programmed text filtering.”. Jim Andrews asserts that: “The term 'code poetry' has been used in connection with Mez's writing…as in using the devices often found in computer languages (like deep bracketing) and applying them meaningfully to natural language. These devices, in computer languages, are often used to represent data structures in code (like trees or other 'graphs') and also manage processes on these data structures (like insertion/deletion/tree balancing). Mez takes these ways of representing often non-linear structures and introducing/managing process in these structures and applies/deranges them in natural language--there is little computer language in her work. Like the text contains its own neath text.” les schaffer’s take on mezangelle is “mez's style is just the most delightful play on coding. I think of her as a cross between James Joyce and... Larry Wall – author of the Perl programming language and a linguist by training.....". [/quote]
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Australian Hip Hop Supports CanTeen
Hunter's new charity cd is available today "Australian Hip Hop Supports CanTeen". 100% of the money goes to CanTeen to help kids with cancer. he would have loved to have seen it released, I'm sure. I hope you can all support it. the lineup is great too, so you'll get a double cd of great music from some of Australia's best hip hop artists - it's so great to see everyone in the hip hop community pulling together to help Hunter and others with cancer.
& remember his msg: "As I depart this world with a song in my heart, I just want to say, Love each other! Love will make you happy, Love is the answer to all your questions - I got mad Love!" --HUNTER SBX.
I found the cd @ http://brokentoothentertainment.bigcartel.com/product/aussie-hip-hop-sup... & I'm sure there's prob lots of other places too, check your fav indie music spot
the album is also available for download on itunes @ http://itunes.apple.com/au/album/australian-hip-hop-supports/id482533448 (or search "Australian Hip Hop Supports CanTeen")
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Hunter & Mortar - Fear and Loathing
Hunter & Mortar - Fear and Loathing—a few words with Hunter SBX about his new album with Mortar—this was originally an article for ozhiphop.com : article in forum & on http://officialozhiphop.tumblr.com. by AliaK 31/05/2011. Thanks very much to Hunter for taking the time to answer my rambling questions
Hunter and Mortar released their new album "Fear and Loathing" in May 2011—the guys seem a perfect match to release an album together. Written over a few years, there's a range of styles, and fans of either of the two will not be disappointed. My personal favourites are the more introspective songs, such as Mortar's "Expecting to Fly" and Hunter's "Love and Fear" but there are also plenty of hardcore rap songs for the fans to play at parties and bars around Australia. Hunter answered a few questions and replied to comments about the new release. You can find the album in all good stores supporting Australian Hip Hop, and I'd encourage you to buy all of Hunter's and Mortar's albums, including this one—the latest chapter in the Hunter SBX story.
>> AliaK
Hunter SBX
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Hunter (SBX) - The Words
reflections on Hunter’s first three albums
"Done DL" Hunter and Dazastah (2002)
"Going Back to Yokine" Hunter (solo album) (2006)
"Monster House" Hunter and DJ Vame (2010)
When Walter Benjamin said in 1936 that "the art of storytelling is coming to an end" - due to the rise of the printed novel and the lowering value of experience - it is clear to see he didn't anticipate the later rise of the hip hop emcee to partly revive this craft in our modern world. In all of his albums, Hunter shows his skills as a wonderful storyteller - in the traditional meaning of the term - sharing with the listener the stories from his life. Of course, not all the stories are happy, but all have an undercurrent of hope to them. There are tales of growing up, getting into trouble and later returning to his hometown of Yokine, Perth in the songs "Adolescence", "Going Back To Yokine" and "Yokine (Drugs + Crime)". These are stories of self-discovery, and of changing his life - giving up old ways that were not working for him and focusing on music, rapping and a hip hop infused life instead. "What I Do Best" has the feeling of "coming home" to a community of supporting people and finding your place in the world. There are stories of mateship and the value of community with his Syllabolix (SBX) family and crew. There are stories of having children and the specialness that can bring to one's life in "Ultrasound" and "Kids of the Future". Also, there are stories born from remembered advice from his father littering his rhymes - as it seems his Dad is always close to his thoughts and words - "Kids of the Future", "The Big Issue", "Me Old Man".
Hunter has great comedic sense too - with the songs about relationships bouncing along at a steady pace. The stories of lust, the virility of youth and some of his experiences with women are some of his more popular songs. In these songs, which he describes as “nothing nice”, he tells of the women’s role in the tales. Often these stories are the most explicit, in language and description, yet there’s an undercurrent of humour to them, often hinted by the light and playful melodies that waft over the beat, which leads me to think perhaps they shouldn’t be taken too seriously at their word. The stories of relationship breakdowns and coping mechanisms in “Never Trust a Woman” are as tense as the subjects, and show that we often end up hurting those we love the most. “Coming Home” is a song about making mistakes and some of the consequences, and suggests (to me) that it’s related to “Zed”.
“Zed” is the most powerful and emotive song on his albums so far. He describes the depths of despair—taking yet another fall, thoughts of suicide, and saying good-bye. Hunter’s rapping style changes during this song—to a softer tone, almost spoken word—the enthusiasm has left his voice, to match the sombre words he is sharing with us. Upon first listen I wasn’t sure if it was him rhyming—I had to check the album liner notes to confirm—he sounds very dislocated from his normal voice and self.
I’m not even sure if I was meant for this place
so after I’m gone, please let them know
that I didn’t want to feel pain
I didn’t want to cause it
so I had to go
couldn’t swim against the flow
kept getting sucked down to the depths below
where the sun don’t even show
not even a distant glow
and we all need some sunlight to grow
it’s like a chain hanging round my neck, dragging me down
after a week you probably won’t even notice I’m not around
I used to love the sound
of waves crashing down
I want to get so lost that I can never be found
under the ground
or maybe high in the sky
nobody knows where we go when we die
so I guess this is good-bye
Hunter ponders “The Big Issue”—a mixture of his own thoughts with some long-remembered advice from his father on how to live your life, and how to cope with what life brings. There are words on pain and what it means, and of course, his ideas on the meaning of “The Big Issue”. The lyrics in this song show a higher level of consciousness, connecting the soul and mind to the heart,
I want to hear the sound of people supporting
The soul is the emotional organ
your brain has got the thought in
your heart feels the distortion
where your mouth keeps talking
and your legs keep walking
pain is just a warning, a caution
and everybody gets served a portion
The powerful and moving “Say a Prayer” says thanks to the “best friends a man could have“. It also sounds like a message for his son and those close to him—it’s at once an apology, confession and explanation of his life. For me, this is one of his best songs—Hunter has summarised his life and beliefs in these few stanzas—he has distilled his life into this one song—and shows the spiritual side of his self in a subtle and beautiful way. Be prepared to shed a few tears over this song.
please, understand what I tried to do
is be strong enough to walk alongside with you
you know I made mistakes, too many to mention
now I need to be forgiven without condition or question
my confession, yes, I made a fucken mess
but I wanna get it back to become one of the best
and I’ve been blessed
with the best of friends a man could have
and I damn should have
thanked them before this time
so I’ve gotta take the time
in the middle of this rhyme
to say Thanks
I try to do the right thing
and time and again
I keep fucking it up
and I really don’t know when
I’m going to get it back
and I’m sorry to you all
but I want you to know that
I forgive myself
‘cause I found the connection
that forgiveness and atonement leads to redemption
every second, every step and every breath
brings us one step closer to death
and what’s next
do you love the life you live
and do you live the life of love
and is that going to be enough
to get you going, through the times ahead
because it’s going to get rougher like the Good Book says
I had a revelation, that God will move Heaven and Earth
and we’ll all get exactly what we deserve
in the end,
will Kharma be a foe or friend
please Say A Prayer
as the dark descends
Hunter writes from the soul—he shares his soul with those who listen—especially with those who listen to more than just the upbeat, party songs. There have been ups and downs in his life-story, just as there have been in each of his listener’s lives. The difference is, that Hunter’s life is laid out for all to hear in his rhymes as he contemplates life, and the experiences of his life. This reminds me of the lines highlighted by David Toop, in Seamus Heaney’s poem “Personal Helicon” which are uttered as the subject looks at himself in the reflection of water at the bottom of a well: “I rhyme / To see myself, to set the darkness echoing”. (2010: 134)
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BVDUB & SOFIE LOIZOU - "MILLIONS" released on Clone Records
Bvdub and Sofie Loizou are two passioned artists who have a special collaboration on this Southern Outpost offshoot! Sofie Loizou is at the forefront of the electronic music scene in Australia and Brock Van Wey (bvdub) is one of America's most prolific electronical artists known for his excellent deep house and dubby techno releases. The EP is evocative and wistful, enveloping the listener in a dream state. The two made an equisite piece of lush ambient techno with vocals of the Polish Natalia Grosiak (produced by Polish sound artist Dawid Szczesny). The combination of Natalia's enchanting vocals and exquisite textural sound beds creates a sublime experience of blissful melancholy. This is a highly limited run of only 200 copies... yeah we know.. it's crazy to have a Bvdub collaboration this limited... but its just a fun project of Southern Outpost and friends! Don't sleep!
Oz people can order from Radical Nature Records website
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VROOM - venues across Australia for touring bands
The VROOM website is a growing online database of Australian Venues available for touring bands to search and use. Both metropolitan cities and rural towns' venues are available. visit http://www.vroom.net.au for more details
from the VROOM About Us page :
# The following information is available about all venues; technical and production specifications, music genre preferred (and on which night), licensing arrangements, capacity, noise restrictions, accommodation, booking contact details etc
# The types of venues listed will include licensed and unlicensed venues (i.e. bars, cafes, restaurants, clubs, universities community centres, ovals, PCYCs, and entertainment centres) and cover all genres of original contemporary music
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Experimental Music: Audio Explorations in Australia (book)
Experimental Music: Audio Explorations in Australia is written by artists, producers and participants in alternative music-making, and including a companion CD, Experimental Music explores the development of forms, ideas and scenes in Australia from the 1970s to the present. It brings together a wide range of musical experimentation, from post-punk, noise, appropriation, electronic dance and listening music, to free improv, computer process music, experimental radio, instrument building and audiovisual fusions -- practices that have formed an integral part of Australian creative culture. Experimental Music illustrates how these forms have influenced each other to create a fertile and diverse culture, and highlights why it is vital to question, experiment and break the rules.
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Liquid Architecture 10 festival
Liquid Architecture 10 : Festival of Sound Arts is a landmark occasion for the festival and for sound culture in Australia. Celebrating its tenth consecutive year, the Liquid Architecture sound festival runs for four weeks and goes to seven cities across Australia, presenting an exciting program of contemporary sound arts. With a decade of experience to draw upon, the diverse program features live events and installations showcasing the highest quality sound work in an intense focused listening environment, privileging our most unsung sense: listening.
The breadth of diversity of artists and artistic practices includes meticulous recorded work, improvised instrumental performance, new sound for screen work, radical uses of digital technology, inventive self-made sound making devices and historically informed practices.
-- info via Liquid Architecture website
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Wide Open Space - music, dance, art, environment, and desert culture festival (Alice Springs)
Wide Open Space is a new all ages festival for Central Australia, showcasing inspiring local and national music and arts.
Held against the stunning backdrop of the East Macdonnell Ranges at the Ross River Resort 85 km from Mparntwe Alice Springs, Wide Open Space blends music, dance, art, environment, and desert culture with a unique outback camping experience.
The festival runs from May 1-3 2009 and features:
* Indigenous Opening ceremony and Welcome to Country
* Two Stages with a full line-up of live music, DJs, and performances with hip-hop headliners Urth Boy; dancehall maestro Mista Savona; Desert reggae blockbusters Tjupi Band, and festival beat master Spoonbill
* Colourful market place selling tasty treats, hand crafts and clothing from local and interstate designers
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Item:2 General Debate (Cont'd) - 4th Meeting, 45th Regular Session Human Rights Council
15 Sep 2020 - CONTINUED - General debate on the oral update by the High Commissioner for Human Rights and oral updates of the High Commissioner on the situation of human rights in Nicaragua and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Under Agenda Item 2: - Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General
American Association of Jurists (Joint Statement), Mr. Gianfranco Fattorini
International Movement of Apostolate in the Independent Social Milieus (Joint Statement), Ms. Maria Zinutti
Human Rights Watch, Mr. John Fisher
Make Mothers Matter, Ms. Karen Thorsen
Right Livelihood Award Foundation, Ms. Camilla Argentieri
International Service for Human Rights, Ms. Fanny Toutou-Mpondo
Association Ma'onah for Human Rights and Immigration, Ms. Diane Gourdain
International-Lawyers.Org, Ms. Hannah Bludau
Ingenieurs du Monde, Mr. Hilel Neuer
United Nations Watch, Mr. Hilel Neuer
Human Rights Information and Training Center, Mr. Hani Alaswadi
iuventum e.V., Mr. Ulysse Beltrami
International Organization for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, Mr. Mathieu Fournier
International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism (IMADR), Mr. Taisuke Komatsu
East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project, Mr. Nicolas Agostini
International Federation for Human Rights Leagues, Ms. Karatas, Manon
World Evangelical Alliance, Mr. Wissam Al Saliby
Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development, Ms. Dhwani Nagpal
Associazione Comunita Papa Giovanni XXIII, Mr. Davide Zurlo
Amnesty International, Mr. Kevin Whelan
Global Action on Aging
International Federation for the Protection of the Rights of Ethnic, Religious, Linguistic & Other Minorities, Ms. Emma Fadil
Stichting CHOICE for Youth and Sexuality, Ms. Sukhbir Thind
Caritas Internationalis (International Confederation of Catholic Charities), Ms. Floriana Polito
International Commission of Jurists, Ms. Mathilde Laronche
France Libertes : Fondation Danielle Mitterrand, Ms. Mbata Youssef
International Fellowship of Reconciliation, Ms. Zaira Zafarana
Association pour les Victimes Du Monde, Mr. Ramesh Govindasamy
Le Pont, Ms. Karunakaran Sivaloganathan Thusanthini
Tamil Uzhagam, Mr. Arokiasamy Kulandaisamy
Brazil (Right of Reply), Mr. Nero Ferreira
Chad (Right of Reply), Mr. Makaila Ahmad
Saudi Arabia (Right of Reply), Mr. Abdulaziz M.O. Alwasil
Morocco (Right of Reply), Mr. Omar Zniber
India (Right of Reply), Mr. Pawankumar Tulshidas Badhe
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Right of Reply), Mr. Kwang Hyok Pang
Viet Nam (Right of Reply), Mr. Le Quang Binh
Armenia (Right of Reply), Mr. Arsen Kotanjyan
China (Right of Reply), Mr. Geng Gai
Ukraine (Right of Reply), Ms. Oksana Boiko-Kulyk
Algeria (Right of Reply), Mr. Mehdi Litim
Cambodia (Right of Reply), Mr. Sokkhoeurn An
Syrian Arab Republic (Right of Reply), Ms. Rania Al Haj Ali
Pakistan (Right of Reply), Mr. Junaid Suleman
Iran (Islamic Republic of) Right of Reply, Mr. Mohammad Ahani Amineh
Ethiopia (Right of Reply), Mr. Abdulkadir Mohammed Abdella
Azerbaijan (Right of Reply), Ms. Marziyya Vakilova-Mardaliyeva
Eritrea, Mr. Adem Osman Idris 00:00:23
France, Mr. François Gave 00:02:26
Liechtenstein, Mr. Peter Matt 00:03:36
Israel, Ms. Meirav Eilon Shahar 00:05:13
Jordan, Mr. Akram S. Harahsheh 00:06:46
Ecuador, Mr. Alejandro Dávalos Dávalos 00:08:33
China, Mr. Cheung Kin Chung Matthew 00:10:05
Slovenia, Ms. Sabina Stadler Repnik 00:11:41
Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Mr. Han Tae Song 00:13:16
Belgium, Mr. Marc Pecsteen de Buytswerve 00:14:50
Maldives, Ms. Hawla Ahmed Didi 00:16:27
Portugal, Mr. Eduardo Pinto da Silva 00:18:05
Estonia, Ms. Katrin Saarsalu-Layachi 00:19:46
Morocco, Mr. Omar Zniber 00:21:23
Cuba, Mr. Lester Delgado Sánchez 00:23:05
Saudi Arabia, Mr. Abdulaziz M.O. Alwasil 00:24:44
Iraq, Mr. Abbas Kadhom Obaid Al-Fatlawi 00:26:14
Sweden, Ms. Anna Jardfelt 00:27:57
Greece, Mr. Panayotis Stournaras 00:29:21
Thailand, Mr. Sek Wannamethee 00:31:01
Botswana, Mr. Johnson Phologo Gaumakwe 00:32:31
Uganda, Mr. Brian Phenox Mwanika 00:35:57
Malta, Mr. Christopher Grima 00:37:23
Luxembourg, Mr. Pierre-Louis Lorenz 00:38:48
Latvia, Ms. Elina Bracina 00:40:15
Croatia, Ms. Vesna Batistic Kos 00:41:36
Montenegro, Ms. Jovana Bogojevic 00:43:15
Algeria, Mr. Mehdi Litim 00:44:21
Belarus, Mr. Yury Ambrazevich 00:48:47
Albania, Ms. Ravesa Lleshi 00:50:31
Ireland, Mr. Michael Gaffey 00:52:03
Georgia, Mr. Irakli Jgenti 00:53:35
Norway, Ms. Tine Mørch Smith 00:55:05
Syrian Arab Republic, Mr. Hussam Edin Aala 00:56:50
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Ms. Rita French 00:58:34
Serbia, Mr. Dejan Zlatanovic 01:00:06
Azerbaijan, Ms. Marziyya Vakilova-Mardaliyeva 01:01:33
Egypt, Mr. Alaa Youssef 01:03:05
Paraguay, Mr. Julio César Peralta Rodas 01:04:48
Tunisia, Mr. Anouar Missaoui 01:07:43
Myanmar, Ms. Ei Ei Tin 01:09:27
Cambodia, Mr. Sokkhoeurn An 01:11:09
Ethiopia, Mr. Abdulkadir Mohammed 01:12:38
Mali, Mr. Mamadou Henri Konate 01:14:08
United Republic of Tanzania, Ms. Maimuna Kibenga Tarishi 01:15:48
Niger, Mr. Mahamane Bachir Issa Djataw 01:17:29
Sri Lanka, Ms. Dayani Mendis 01:18:59
Zimbabwe, Mr. Charles Chishiri 01:20:47
Canada, Mr. Curtis Peters 01:22:27
Iceland, Mr. Thorvardur Atli Thórsson 01:23:46
Burundi, Ms. Marie-Ancille Ntakaburimvo 01:25:00
Iran (Islamic Republic of), Mr. Esmaeil Baghaei Hamaneh 01:26:34
American Association of Jurists (Joint Statement), Mr. Gianfranco Fattorini 01:28:39
International Movement of Apostolate in the Independent Social Milieus (Joint Statement), Ms. Maria Zinutti 01:30:17
Human Rights Watch, Mr. John Fisher 01:31:55
Make Mothers Matter, Ms. Karen Thorsen 01:33:35
Right Livelihood Award Foundation, Ms. Camilla Argentieri 01:35:08
International Service for Human Rights, Ms. Fanny Toutou-Mpondo 01:36:44
Association Ma'onah for Human Rights and Immigration, Ms. Diane Gourdain 01:38:27
International-Lawyers.Org, Ms. Hannah Bludau 01:39:38
Ingenieurs du Monde, Mr. Hilel Neuer 01:41:10
United Nations Watch, Mr. Hilel Neuer 01:44:30
Human Rights Information and Training Center, Mr. Hani Alaswadi 01:46:09
iuventum e.V., Mr. Ulysse Beltrami 01:47:48
International Organization for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, Mr. Mathieu Fournier 01:49:08
International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism (IMADR), Mr. Taisuke Komatsu 01:50:20
East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project, Mr. Nicolas Agostini 01:51:52
International Federation for Human Rights Leagues, Ms. Karatas, Manon 01:53:18
World Evangelical Alliance, Mr. Wissam Al Saliby 01:54:59
Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development, Ms. Dhwani Nagpal 01:56:15
Associazione Comunita Papa Giovanni XXIII, Mr. Davide Zurlo 01:57:53
Amnesty International, Mr. Kevin Whelan 01:59:26
International Youth & Student Movement for the United Nations, Ms. Becky Piva 02:01:04
International Federation for the Protection of the Rights of Ethnic, Religious, Linguistic & Other Minorities, Ms. Emma Fadil 02:02:50
Stichting CHOICE for Youth and Sexuality, Ms. Sukhbir Thind 02:04:30
Caritas Internationalis (International Confederation of Catholic Charities), Ms. Floriana Polito 02:06:06
International Commission of Jurists, Ms. Mathilde Laronche 02:07:48
France Libertes : Fondation Danielle Mitterrand, Ms. Mbata Youssef 02:09:29
International Fellowship of Reconciliation, Ms. Zaira Zafarana 02:11:08
Association pour les Victimes Du Monde, Mr. Ramesh Govindasamy 02:13:02
Le Pont, Ms. Karunakaran Sivaloganathan Thusanthini 02:14:39
Tamil Uzhagam, Mr. Arokiasamy Kulandaisamy 02:16:17
Brazil (Right of Reply) 02:18:32
Chad (Right of Reply) 02:20:47
Saudi Arabia (Right of Reply) 02:23:17
Morocco (Right of Reply) 02:26:34
India (Right of Reply) 02:29:45
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Right of Reply) 02:34:11
Viet Nam (Right of Reply) 02:35:32
Armenia (Right of Reply) 02:38:00
China (Right of Reply) 02:40:40
Ukraine (Right of Reply) 02:43:44
Algeria (Right of Reply) 02:46:14
Cambodia (Right of Reply) 02:47:23
Syrian Arab Republic (Right of Reply) 02:50:18
Pakistan (Right of Reply) 02:51:30
Iran (Islamic Republic of) Right of Reply 02:54:23
Ethiopia (Right of Reply) 02:55:52
Azerbaijan (Right of Reply) 02:57:10
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Pandemic football suits José Mourinho, a man at home in sinister circumstances | Jonathan Liew
By Oliver Brown on November 9, 2020
As a coach who prides himself on being at the leading edge of recent developments and concepts throughout the sport, José Mourinho joined Instagram in February 2020. We quickly realized that this is able to not be an account devoted to the traditional Instagram tropes of fine vibes, fabulous sunsets, body-positivity and paleo-breakfasts. Instead, in among the many adverts for watches and bank cards, Mourinho’s primary supply of content material seems to be his personal face, captured in varied states of cheerlessness. On the crew bus, trying grumpy after a defeat. On a couch, glumly consuming crisps out of a plastic tub. Forcing his employees, together with a stony-faced Ledley King, to observe Formula One on a Sunday afternoon.
Even the extra honest posts carry an unnerving import. Last month, for instance, Mourinho wrote on behalf of the World Food Programme, mentioning that “842 million people in the world do not eat enough to be healthy”. Curiously, although, the submit was accompanied by pictures of Mourinho himself consuming, as if demonstrating the way it must be finished. Three Premier Leagues, two Champions Leagues, one bowl of meals: respect, man, respect.
Of course, like everybody else on the platform, Instagram Mourinho is just a finely-curated character: two elements self-branding to at least one half smirking self-awareness. In this sense, social media is just an extension of Mourinho’s footballing persona: one which wickedly skirts the boundaries of the actual and the bogus, the textual content and the subtext. “My dog died, and I’m fucked,” he proclaims in final season’s All or Nothing documentary, to normal bewilderment. You can see his gamers attempting to work out what’s truly occurring right here. Is this for actual? Is this a take a look at? Was there even a canine in the primary place? Was it shot attempting to flee?
This is in some ways the hubris and nemesis of Mourinho: the sense of goalposts continuously being shifted, of video games inside video games, of mirages and projections. All of which is a roundabout approach of claiming that Tottenham are presently second in the Premier League, and it feels mistaken to put in writing them off, and mistaken to take them critically. In massive half that is right down to Mourinho himself, a coach who for all of the mockery and profession obituaries seems fleetingly, unexpectedly, defiantly – to be swimming again in direction of relevance.
Why would possibly this be? Partly, after all, that is a perform of actual and tangible phenomena: the flourishing of Harry Kane and Son Heung-min, the joint-tightest defence in the Premier League, the calm effectivity of Pierre-Emile Højbjerg in midfield, sound summer season recruitment, the early momentum constructed up by cup runs. Above all, it’s Kane who looks like the important thing part right here: the crew’s centre of gravity, able to weighing the entire thing down or making it work, and presently approaching his artful, artistic greatest.
Partly, nevertheless, it’s a perform of tone, and that is the place Mourinho has actually thrived. Modern teaching, exemplified not simply by your Klopps and your Guardiolas however by your Potters and your Hasenhüttls, worships the method: clear beliefs, a finely-miniaturised system, a tolerance of particular person error. Pandemic football, in the meantime, makes a mockery of the method. Disdains your fanciful urgent machine. Besmirches your pristine plans with empty stadiums, tender tissue accidents and two video games a week from now till 2024.
In Mourinho and Harry Kane Tottenham possess the sort of ruthlessness that makes them many individuals’s suggestions for a shock title tilt. Photograph: Neil Hall/AFP/Getty Images
In this new and fearful panorama, it could simply be doable for a crew to scrape collectively 80 factors and scowl its approach to the title. And frankly, why shouldn’t or not it’s Tottenham? They have a deep squad, six high-class forwards and comparatively few accidents. They have a easy and unfussy sport based mostly on form, percentages and fast counterattacks. Perhaps that is the easiest way to barter the Covid period: football chiselled and honed and sanded right down to a tremendous level.
Above all they’ve Mourinho, who fairly aside from convincing Daniel Levy to open his chequebook throughout a pandemic feels uniquely suited to those straitened and sinister circumstances. Jürgen Klopp seems drained. Pep Guardiola seems drained. Ole Gunnar Solskjær seems glassy-eyed and a little in poor health, like a man hooked on cod liver oil. Mourinho, alternatively, was born drained; certainly has made a advantage of his tiredness. This is a man, keep in mind, who spent actually his whole Manchester United reign consuming by way of room service. This season has already served up 15 video games in two months. And so he merely pops up his hood, furrows his forehead and steels himself for one more day of trampling on goals.
Diego Torres’s biography of Mourinho famously outlined his manifesto of reactive football, outlined by obvious blasphemies like “the game is won by the team committing fewer errors” and “whoever has the ball has fear”. Yet learn it again now and what strikes you is just not how outdated it appears, however how related to the present local weather. In a time of concern, when everyone seems to be susceptible, when everyone seems to be making errors, Mourinho would be the final man standing, grinding you down and plundering the spoils: the looter in a world of damaged home windows. And in the end, it feels churlish to dissent too strongly to any of this.
Football has by no means merely been an train in maxim and dogma, however a sport of wits and adaptation. And if for the previous couple of years English football has belonged to the ideologues and the perfectionists, maybe its subsequent chapter will belong to the dissemblers and the pragmatists: a sport of pretend crowd noise and focus lapses and £14.95 pay-per-view fixtures. Perhaps, improbably, that is Mourinho’s true calling: a dirty man for a dirty sport.
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Review Request: Hot Redemption by K.D. Penn
Source: Author (Kenya Wright)
Authors: (K.D. Penn) Kenya Wright & D.T. Dyllin
Dragonfairy Press
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Genre: Science Fiction Romance
Think Bonnie & Clyde with a futuristic twist, although that part doesn't really come into the book until later. Hot Redemption was a decent read. The world building was exceptionally done and the characters were appealing.
This furture isn't bright as some would think in this futuristic tale. Earth is now a big dumpster and most living on the planet are literally the working class and are looking for a way off of the planet.
Epic and his brothers are thugs...they rob strip clubs to take care of their family. But these thugs remind us a little of robin hood and his merry men...well, they aren't giving their riches back to the poor; but when they do rob a club, they only take from the men...the strippers they don't. On one night, they get a little surpise when one of the strippers in turn robs them. Enter Phoenix, a stripper with a plan to get off earth with a quickness and this gang of brothers is her first ticket.
Epic has a plan to get his family off of earth too. They're heading for a planet called Trinity. He and his brothers plan to rob a strip club there where all the high rollers play. This is their big pay off. And with Phoenix added in as part of the gang...after this, all their futures are set.
Both Epic and Phoenix have their issues. I liked that they were both equally flawed characters. Epic is a drug user with demons on his back and a family to take care of. With their parents dead, he's now in charge. Phoenix also has her demons...her past is brutal and her only thought is not to go backwards, but forward.
Like I said, the world building here was done very well. It's set in the future where there are hover cars and bikes. There were robots and aliens and different planets to transport too. Humans are getting artificial eyes and getting other things done to their body parts that had my eyebrows rising. But what I loved most was the diversity; there was a little bit of everything and everyone in Hot Redemption. It was truly a sci-fi world you could get lost in.
I did however have a problem with Phoenix our heroine. She was tough chick, didn't take any mess and more than a little crazy which I liked. But I felt she was a little bit of a contradiction. Because of her past, I get she didn't want to feel like she would be trapped into another relationship with a man, but her plan was to sit back and let some "whale" rich man in futuristic terms take care of her. Isn't that setting yourself up in yet another prison? So yeah, she was a big ass contradiction for me. She also let her past effect her brain when it came of Epic our hero. He wasn't some rich whale, but at least he was upfront and honest with her. I didn't like how she always seemed to put him in the same mind of her ex. It was like she had him pegged when she really didn't.
The back and forth between Phoenix and Epic was more than enough to have me grinding my teeth and rolling my eyes some. I wanted to like her more, but I really couldn't. I liked Epic, but he almost seemed kind of stalkerish towards Phoenix...almost whipped and he really only got to sniff it because she kept him at bay so much. How did this big hot man become such a whimp around this slip of a woman?
The sexxy times were hot when they did happen but again because of the tug-of -war between these two initially, it was hard for me to see them as a couple. Especially a ride or die type couple.
The ending was a bit predictable and it also felt a little rushed. But even with these things, I still enjoyed the book..mainly for a world written so richly in detail.
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*MEET* 155DA092 Willis
– October 23, 2017Posted in: Meet the Members
In the East China Sea, diminutive Taiwan Island (RSGB IOTA Ref: AS-020) is residence to Dx Adventure Radio Club (DA-RC) member 155DA092 Willis who links with the club in October 2017.
From his home TX location in the country’s northwest east, Willis is a keen DX Hunter on 27 MHz frequencies; one whom has snared a large portion of the world’s DXCC.
155DA092 Willis has a strong interest in Islands On The Air (IOTA) and is a regular contributor on local IOTA forums also.
His home QTH, Taiwan, is located off the coast of southwest of Okinawa, Japan (25 Division) and north of the Philippines (79).
Besides its crowded cities, this DXCC is also known for steep mountains and lush forests.
Taiwan (155) is relatively rare on 11m with most operators appearing sparingly on the band only a couple of times of the year.
On the island, the DA-RC’s first ever 155 Division DXer’s home QTH is in Shilin, a northern district of Taipei.
This district is home to many museums, including the world famous National Palace Museum, Taipei Astronomical Museum and Shung Ye Museum of Formosan Aborigines.
Other landmarks include the Shilin Residence, the Zhishanyan Cultural and Ecological Garden, the Grand Hotel — built in the style of a Beijing palace, and the Martyr’s Shrine — a temple memorializing those who gave their lives for the R.O.C.
In addition, one of Taipei’s largest night markets is located in Shilin, as well as the ex-pat enclave of Tianmu.
When the mic’s not in hand, Willis enjoys photography, music, movies and travel.
He’s also a keen baseball fan and loves attending games involving his favourite team, the Carps.
Like many of his fellow DA-RC members, 155DA092 Willis is always busy with DIY (Do it Yourself) projects.
He’s constructed many antennas over the years for 27 MHz and other bands and always has a number of projects ‘on-the-go’.
Homemade dipoles are, purportedly, his specialty at this time!
At the time of writing, 155DA092 Willis’s choice of transceiver is an Anytone AT-5555 10/11 Meter CB Radio.
He looks forward to making many contacts with his new Delta-Alfa callsign and mixing with other members in the years to come.
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Listen Up, Ladies! Noah Centineo Reveals What it Takes to Date Him
by John W · September 1, 2018
Listen up ladies, because we have the 411 on what Noah Centineo looks for in a woman.
The To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before star sat down with E! News’ Erin Lim to dish on all the characteristics he looks for in a potential girlfriend. To start, he said it is a major turn off when a girl “doesn’t take care of themselves, like across the board, whether it is mentally, emotionally, hygiene or like just feeling good.”
The currently single star also couldn’t see himself with someone who “shuts down and is passive aggressive as opposed to someone who could communicate how they feel.” Albeit, he totally understands that it’s “really hard to do that,” however, he says he has no problem “being like, ‘alright I f–cked up, I know what I did was wrong.'”
“Someone who takes care of themselves and someone honest. Those are really the two big things for me,” he shared.
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As for his type, the 22-year-old doesn’t really have one. In his words, “It’s just a vibe thing.”
And that means you likely won’t be seeing him on any dating apps. “I’d much rather meet someone randomly, like whether that’s me out doing something that I love to do, because if you’re out doing something that you love to do and you meet someone doing something they love to do then you’re doing things you love to do at the same place, then odds are you like the same things and you have similar interests to talk about,” the Florida native said.
Basically, he likes to meet people in person.
He also talked about the onscreen chemistry he and Lana Condor share in the romantic comedy. While that chemistry is very much real, Lana is simply his “home girl.” Noah said, “She’s in a relationship and super happy, he’s an amazing guy and she’s like so over the moon about it.”
Besides her having a boyfriend, he feels that they look at each other more as “brother and sister” and it’s better they stay friends for the sake of their work.
Lana’s explanation to Elle, on the other hand, was: “Uhh, well, I’m not going to answer that!”
While they did look pretty cozy in that behind-the-scenes photo of them cuddling, Lana explained, “Well, we were just very, very tired. He looked very comfy on the couch and I said, ‘I want to sleep as well. I want to take a nap. I’m taking a nap and we’re going to nap together!'”
She concluded, “Noah and I just have great chemistry. We’ve always been very connected. That was very normal.”
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Probing the Second Choice
Former vice president and ex-Delaware senator Joe Biden
Sept. 18, 2019 — The Morning Consult organization released their post-debate survey and it shows former Vice President Joe Biden stabilizing his lead over the Democratic presidential field. Arguably the contender who needed to register the best performance in the September debate, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA), because she had lost considerable support since her August performance before a national televised audience, fell well short of her intended goal.
According to the MC data (Sept. 13-15; 7,487 Democratic likely primary voters with an over-sample from the first four voting states, Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina), Biden remains well ahead of his two closest competitors. The results find the former vice president securing 32 percent support, holding constant from the August post-debate poll. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) also remains in a stagnant position posting 20 percent both in the new September survey and from August. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), however, increased from 15 to 18 percent after the two Democratic presidential forums.
Sen. Harris has been on a downward spiral since July, a period that could prove to be her candidacy’s apex. After the first debate, Sen. Harris reached 14 percent support in the Morning Consult survey, and appeared to be on an upward trend. After the August forum, however, she slipped to nine percent, and post the September forum she slid even further to six percent preference.
South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg has also fallen over the course of time. It appears he hit is high mark in April when he scored nine percent nationally but fell back to the five percent range in July and, except for a short-lived blip in August, has remained stagnant in the mid-single digit range.
Though the numbers are consistent for the leaders in the Morning Consult survey series, other polling firms see a much tighter contest among the top three. The second choice question that MC routinely asks, on the other hand, may provide better perspective as to where the race is headed, or where it might should one of the top three fade in the early voting states, leave the campaign, or remain tightly bunched to force additional roll call votes at the convention.
In all of their monthly polls, Morning Consult asks a question regarding to whom the respondents would turn if their first choice, for whatever reason, was no longer a factor in the race. Here, we see an interesting mix, and one that could lead to a free for all if any one of these three leaders departs the race for whatever reason or they are close enough on the first convention ballot to initiate further balloting.
If Biden were to exit, his supporters would break almost evenly between Sanders (28 percent) and Warren (26 percent). Should Sen. Sanders go, his backers would also split almost evenly to Biden (29 percent) and Warren (28 percent). And, should Ms. Warren drop out, we see a familiar pattern among her first choice supporters. They would break 23 percent for Sanders and 22 percent for Biden.
The second choice question is interesting because it suggests that there is no clear person to whom the race would default if it became a two person battle, regardless of who might remain. The numbers also fail to suggest that one of the three leaving the campaign would boost one or more of the lower tier candidates.
The Morning Consult polling is suggesting that, unless something major happens to change the race pattern, which is always a possibility with so much time remaining before the voting public casts the first ballots, the contest could well move into the toss-up domain, which would enhance the possibility of an open convention, or at least one that could move to multiple balloting. At that point, the Super Delegates, who are barred from voting on the first roll call but would return and could again play a major role in deciding who becomes the party’s next presidential nominee.
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SENIOR JACOB VARGAS DESIGNS HIS OWN CLOTHES FOR HIS CLOTHING BRAND MY OWN HELL
By Alejandro Melchor
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Looking for a new style in 2020? The good news is you might not have to look too far as El Rancho senior, Jacob Vargas, has created several designs of clothing that can be worn and enjoyed by anybody.
“My brand isn’t specifically for anyone because everyone can wear the clothes I make”, says Vargas.
The brand, which is called My Own Hell, originated in the city Pico Rivera and the inspiration to create it came when Vargas was just a kid.
“I have always been into clothes ever since as a kid, I was picky about the clothes my mom tried making me wear. Since then I’ve always wanted to make my clothes” says Vargas.
The brand sets itself apart from other clothing brands because of its sheer uniqueness. My Own Hell is a brand that creates styles like none other, using enjoyable colors and print designs all made by Vargas himself. He even lets his work be known through his brand’s tagline that reads, “A self-proclaimed art project. An alternative realm of dark emotions where you express yourself through the vision of my mind”.
Even though all designs are made by Vargas through his vision, he makes it clear that his art has no representation and is for everybody to enjoy and interpret through their minds.
“My brand doesn’t really represent anything, it’s more of a feeling and how you perceive it”, said Vargas.
Even though it's still the early days of My Own Hell, Vargas has goals to further his business and improve his quality of work. “My goals are to hopefully make clothes that are produced and made in high detail”, says Vargas.
You can check out all of the clothing pieces designed by Vargas at the My Own Hell website at myownhell.bigcartel.com and be sure to follow the Instagram @myownhelll to see all the newest releases.
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Malaysia's aspirations for economic growth means greater demand for energy (photo from theborneopost.com).
Electricity demand, economic growth, and sustainable energy resources in Malaysia
by Christopher Teh Boon Sung
In my previous blog entry, I wrote about the consequences of large dams, such as Malaysia’s Bakun Dam, on social and environment aspects. Essentially, I remarked that Bakun Dam, as a hydroelectric dam, is not a sustainable energy choice because it causes serious, long term, and irreversible destruction to many social and environmental aspects. Moreover, the expected lifespan of the gargantuan Bakun Dam could be shorten from 50 to 30 years if serious buildup of silt (sediments) occurs.
Malaysia: Where to, electricity? (photo from mypalmoil.wordpress.com)
The Malaysian government’s perseverance with the construction of Bakun Dam contradicts the country’s Green Technology policy, launched in mid 2009, which seeks for more sustainable sources and technology development for energy.
That said, however, the construction of Bakun Dam is justified strictly from an economic point of view. Malaysia’s aspirations for higher economic growth to break Malaysia from the so-called “middle-income trap” and to become a developed nation mean much more energy is required.
Malaysia’s consumption of energy increases every year. In 2008, the total energy demand in Malaysia was 522,199 GWh, of which the industrial and transport sectors were the two largest users of energy, accounting more than three-fourths of this total demand. The residential and commercial sector was the third largest user (14%) of energy in Malaysia, and only 1% of the total energy was consumed by the agriculture sector.
The consumption of electricity in Malaysia rises rapidly every year, with an average of 2,533 GWh per year. The electricity consumption, for instance, in 1971 was 3,464 GWh and 94,278 GWh in 2008. By 2020, Malaysia’s electricity consumption is expected to increase by about 30% from its present value to 124,677 GWh.
Malaysia’s electricity consumption (1971-2008)
Moreover, there is a strong relationship between Malaysia’s GDP (Gross Domestic Product) and Malaysia’s electricity consumption. To put it succinctly: high GDP = high economic growth = high production = high energy. For every 1 USD increase in GDP (at year 2000 rate), electricity consumption would increase by 13 Wh.
Strong linear relationship between Malaysia’s electricity consumption and GDP (1971-2008)
At full operation, Bakun Dam would most probably generate 10,512 GWh (50% of its potential capacity, the world average for hydroelectric dams), which means that Bakun Dam could contribute nearly 8.5% of the expected electricity demand by 2020.
Thus, from these projections, Bakun Dam is needed to support Malaysia’s desire for high economic growth. But looking solely from an economic perspective is myopic because Bakun Dam, as stated earlier, is socially and environmentally destructive. But what are the sources of green energy in Malaysia?
Traditionally, Malaysia’s energy sources for electricity are based on a “four-fuel mix” strategy: gas, oil, hydro, and coal. From 1970 to 1980s, oil was relied heavily for electricity generation, but this over-reliance led to rapid depletion oil in Malaysia. But since the mid 1980s, gas and coal are increasingly being relied on for electricity generation. By 2010, for instance, it is estimated that gas and coal would contribute 92% of the sources for electricity generation. Hydro and oil would contribute the rest (7 and 1%, respectively).
Four-fuel mix: sources of electricity in Malaysia (1971-2008) (International Energy Agency. 2010. Energy balances in non-OECD countries. 2010 edition. IEA, Paris)
Recently, the government has started to introduce a “five-fuel mix” strategy with renewable energy as the fifth source for electricity generation. The most promising potential for renewable energy in Malaysia is the biomass and biogas from the oil palm industry. This is not surprising considering that 15% of the total land area of Malaysia is covered by this single crop alone.
Palm oil mill in Malaysia (photo from gopdc-ltd.com)
There are 417 palm oil mills in Malaysia, of which 246 are in Peninsular Malaysia and 117 in Sabah. These mills discard about 30 million tonnes of biomass, including empty fruit bunches (EFB) and other residues (shells and fibers), every year. Every tonne of EFB could potentially produce about 40W of electricity, whereas every tonne of biomass residues (shells and fibers) an average of 148 W.
In addition to these oil palm biomass wastes, palm oil mills also produce about 43 million tonnes of palm oil mill effluent (POME) per year. These effluents, due to anaerobic (oxygen poor) conditions, emit greenhouse gases such as methane (65%) and carbon dioxide (35%). These biogases could be captured for electrical generation, rather than polluting the air and contributing to global warming. The biogases emitted from every tonne of POME could be captured to potentially generate 8 W of electricity.
Empty fruit bunches (EFB) (photo from hishambioproc.blogspot.com)
At Copenhagen Climate Change Conference 2009, Malaysia pledged to reduce the country’s carbon emission by 40% by 2050. Part of this would be achieved by boosting renewables’ contribution to energy from the current 50 MW to 2,000 MW by 2020. This is certainly achievable considering that biomass and biogas from the palm oil mills could potentially contribute over 3,200 MW of electricity per year. This also means that, potentially, Malaysia’s oil palm could contribute about 28,000 GWh or meeting more than one-fifth of Malaysia’s electricity demand by 2020.
However, problems of irregular EFB supply and technology limitations currently hamper full exploitation of oil palm biomass for electrical generation.
Another major contender for renewable energy source is solar radiation. Being near the equator means Malaysia enjoys 12 hours of daylight per day all year round. On average, Malaysia receives 3 kWh per square meter per day from solar radiation.
The Suria 1000 programme is a government-initiated scheme to use photovoltaic solar cells to capture solar radiation for use in residential and commercial sectors. Photovoltaics, unfortunately, suffer from low solar-to-electricity efficiency. On average, photovoltaics have 10% efficiency.
This means photovoltaics would convert captured solar radiation into electricity at a rate of 3 x 0.1 = 0.3 kWh per square meter per day. As stated earlier, Malaysia’s demand in electricity by 2020 would reach 124,677 GWh. So, if we want solar power to contribute 10% of this expected electricity demand, the total land area needed for photovoltaics is: (124,677 x 1000 x 1000 x 0.1) kWh / (0.3 kWh per square meter x 365 days) = 114 square kilometers.
Malaysia’s total land area is nearly 330,000 square kilometers, so the fraction of land area needed for photovoltaics (114 square kilometers) is only 0.03%. We can further work out that to completely contribute to Malaysia’s electricity demand in 2020 by solar power (100% contribution), the total land area needed for photovoltaics is only 1,140 square kilometers or 0.3% of Malaysia’s total land area.
So, even though solar photovoltaics suffer from low conversion efficiency, the land area needed to capture solar radiation for electricity generation is no more than one-third of 1% of Malaysia’s land area. Moreover, solar photovoltaic cells can be placed on roofs of houses and buildings, so these cells can occupy the same land area as houses and buildings (no additional land area required for photovoltaic cells if they are placed on roofs).
However, photovoltaics are prohibitively expensive at present. It costs about RM22.50 for every 1 kWh of electricity generated per year. This means for photovoltaics to contribute to even 10% of expected electricity demand by Malaysia in 2020, the total cost for photovoltaics would be over RM280 billion!
If Malaysia is willing to spend RM7 billion on Bakun Dam for electricity generation, the cost of photovoltaics must fall to about RM0.50 per 1 kWh of electricity. Possible? This is a fall in cost by a whooping 45 times than the present rate. Although the technology in solar power is progressing fast and cost falling, it is unlikely that solar power can be a major contributor to electricity generation in Malaysia in the short term.
World geothermal regions (from depletedcranium.com/geothermal-power-generation-potential-and-limits)
Geothermal power is another source of renewable energy in Malaysia, but its source is currently untapped. This is unfortunate because Malaysia lies in a geothermal region. Countries like Indonesia and Philippines are already utilizing geothermal as a source of electricity, producing about 1,196 and 1,930 MW, respectively. Recently, a geothermal reservoir was found in Tawau, Sabah, which has the potential to provide up to 67 MW of electricity.
Nuclear energy. Right for Malaysia? (photo from keetsa.com)
And there is of course nuclear energy. Although nuclear is a non-renewable energy, its use to meet Malaysia’s energy demand must be considered. Nuclear energy suffers from a poor reputation, but its safety record is improving. Countries that derives their electricity from nuclear energy such as France, South Korea, Germany, and Japan shows that nuclear energy is a practical and safe solution as well as having very low carbon emission. Nonetheless, building nuclear power stations are very costly (nearly RM10 billion a station) and require lengthy period before these stations could go on-line (about a 10-year preparation).
Other than finding sustainable sources of energy, the Malaysian government is planning to improve energy efficiency and to promote awareness among the public on the importance of energy conservation.
In conclusion, Malaysia faces big challenges ahead to meet the country’s growing demand for energy using sustainable practices. Malaysia can succeed provided there is a concerted effort for increasing the: 1) implementation and management of sustainable energy sources, 2) energy efficiency, and 3) awareness by the Malaysian public on energy issues and a change of lifestyle that has a lower carbon footprint.
Sep. 7, 2010 – Science / Bakun Dam / coal / EFB / electricity / energy / environment / GDP / geothermal / gross domestic product / hydroelectric / Malaysia / nuclear / oil / oil palm / palm oil mill effluent / photovoltaic / POME / solar
Aug. 1, 2011 - 1:32 PM
May i know where you get the graph of electricity consumptions and its growth with gdp?
Christopher Teh Author
I got the figures from a scientific journal then plotted the chart. Unfortunately, I misplaced that journal. However, you can use Sciencedirect to search for electricity, gdp and malaysia in that database. I used those keywords to obtain that journal.
Terry Keenan
Jul. 7, 2011 - 12:20 AM
I will be doing a 2-day course in Kualar Lumpur in november about electricity demand-side management. I have been involved in this, on and off, for over 30 years in the Uk electricity industry.
I was greatly interested in your article ‘Electricity Demand, Economic Growth, etc’ and I would be most grateful if you could allow me to use some of your statistic and graphs in my presentation. It will be the part of the presentation when I discuss ‘The National Imperative’; that is, the need to use demand-side management techniques to avoid costly peaks in electricity demand and how both customers and the Nation cold both benefit.
Should you allow me to use your data I will, of course, give you a credit on each slide I use it in.
Thanks for visiting my blog, and you may use the info here for your presentation.
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By Chris Morgan | Published: January 19, 2015
2015 season is certainly going to be a very special year …
All of Chris’s competitions for the 2015 Season are being held in England …
Saturday 28th February 2015 – British Single Event Championships at Beaconside Sports Centre, Stafford, England (Overall British Deadlift Champion for the 5th time in 6 years!)
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South West Divisional Championship dates 2015 to follow soon.
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Chris came out in his sport when there were very few openly gay athletes operating in elite sports worldwide. He quickly realised the importance, significance and the need for an openly gay athlete to be competing in elite sports.
He was the first openly gay athlete in the world to win World Championships medals in his sport and his long history of competing as an openly gay athlete gives him unique perspective and views of LGBT Sports today.
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CHRIS MORGAN – CAREER RECORD
During his twenty year career he has represented England and Great Britain a total of twenty eight times, where he has taken a total of thrity international medals.
He has been World Champion ten times, European Champion four times, British National Champion eighteen times and has won six Gay Games gold medals.
He has been the overall Best Lifter at the British Deadlift Championships six times in consecutive years and has also been the overall Best Lifter at the European Deadlift Championships.
He is currently the holder of multiple World and British records in the Deadlift.
Chris is constantly working for the organisation that gave him confidence to be an openly gay athlete, as a global ambassador.
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"Spotlight" is Oscars 2016's Best Picture
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Chris Rock hosts the 88th Academy Awards!
29 Feb - The 88th Academy Awards has wrapped up with "Spotlight" bringing home the biggest honour of the night.
The movie wins Best Picture as well as in another one of the six categories it was nominated in.
The biographical crime drama movie, which also won Best Original Screenplay, unbelievably beat big winners, "The Revenant" and "Mad Max: Fury Road".
For the second year in a row, director Alejandro G. Iñárritu's film received the most nominations as "The Revenant " competed in 12 categories, while "Mad Max: Fury Road " comes in second with ten nominations.
Though it was the latter that walked away with six wins (Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Production Design, Best Makeup, Best Costume Design and Best Film Editing), whereas the former bagged three including Best Cinematography and Best Director for Alejandro G. Iñárritu.
Meanwhile, one of the most prominent wins of the nights was none other than the long overdue Best Actor win by Leonardo DiCaprio. The award has eluded the actor for years but has finally fallen into his hands following his portrayal of legendary fur trapper Hugh Glass in "The Revenant".
Other winners of the night include "Ex Machina" (Best Visual Effects), "Inside Out" (Best Animated Feature Film), "Room" star, Brie Larson (Best Actress), and more.
Hosted by actor-comedian Chris Rock, the awards ceremony took place today at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California where 24 categories vied for the Oscars.
Rock addressed the recent #Oscarsowhite controversy by poking fun at the issue ("I counted like 15 black people in the montage," he said as he appeared on stage), before bringing it back to a full circle by saying, "We want black actors to get the same opportunities, not just once."
The awards ceremony was livened up with performances by Sam Smith (who sang the Best Original Song "Writing's on the Wall"), The Weeknd and Lady Gaga, as well as a tribute performance by Foo Fighter's Dave Grohl, who crooned The Beatles' "Blackbird" as photos of late actors and actresses flashed on the screen.
Oscar winners, Mark Rylance (Best Supporting Actor), Brie Larson (Best Actress),
Leonardo DiCaprio (Best Actor) and Alicia Vikander (Best Supporting Actress).
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"The Revenant's" Leonardo DiCaprio and Alejandro G. Iñárritu celebrate their Oscar win.
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"Spotlight" wins the Best Picture Oscar.
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Below is the full winners list for the 88th Academy Awards:
"The Big Short"
"Bridge of Spies"
"Brooklyn"
"Mad Max: Fury Road"
"The Martian"
"The Revenant"
"Room"
"Spotlight"
Adam McKay, "The Big Short"
George Miller. "Mad Max: Fury Road"
Alejandro G. Iñárritu, "The Revenant"
Lenny Abrahamson, "Room"
Tom McCarthy, "Spotlight"
Bryan Cranston, "Trumbo"
Matt Damon, "The Martian"
Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Revenant"
Michael Fassbender, "Steve Jobs"
Eddie Redmayne, "The Danish Girl"
Cate Blanchett, "Carol"
Brie Larson, "Room"
Jennifer Lawrence, "Joy"
Charlotte Rampling, "45 Years"
Saoirse Ronan, "Brooklyn"
Christian Bale, "The Big Short"
Tom Hardy, "The Revenant"
Mark Ruffalo, "Spotlight"
Mark Rylance, "Bridge of Spies"
Sylvester Stallone, "Creed"
Jennifer Jason Leigh, "The Hateful Eight"
Rooney Mara, "Carol"
Rachel McAdams, "Spotlight"
Alicia Vikander, "The Danish Girl"
Kate Winslet, "Steve Jobs"
"Ex Machina"
"Inside Out"
"Straight Outta Compton"
"Carol"
"Anomalisa"
"Boy and the World"
"Shaun the Sheep Movie"
"When Marnie Was There"
"Embrace of the Serpent"
"Mustang"
"Son of Saul"
"Theeb"
"A War"
"Amy"
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"What Happened, Miss Simone?"
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"Til It Happens to You", ("The Hunting Ground")
"Writing's on the Wall", ("Spectre")
"The Danish Girl"
Best Makeup and Hair Styling
"The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared"
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First release of the new Punk/Rock band from La Costera (Valencia) with some Oi! band Join the Rejects ex-members. Vinyl edition of 500 copies (100 copies comes with limited yellow vinyl). The HairDryers Born in 2011 as a band of Punk with Rock tendencies, classic bands as: 999, Social Distorsion, The Jam, Vibrators, Cock Sparrer, Templars, Dictators, Slaugther and The Dogs, Ramones, Molly Hatchet, Lynkyn Skynyrd... are a few of the many bands that influence their sound. 6 tracks!
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The Hairdryers hail from La Costera, that lays in the shadow of Valencia (Spain) and despite being formed in 2011 already I’d still consider them a ‘new’ band. This because it wasn’t until more recently, December 2014 to be more precise, that these ‘hot air rockers’ released their debut mini-LP entitled “Obsessions” through Common People Records. Time to get your hair, if you have any that is, dried up with The Hairdryers! On “Obsessions” you will find five, or six if you count in the spoken, movie-alike, opener “Settling Accounts” along, tracks of adrenaline pumped punkrock ‘n’ roll and ’77 punk chartbusters! The first ‘real’ song, that is without a doubt the band’s anthem, “Heat Guns” really boots down the door. Catchy as hell, a great sing-along chorus, real rock’n’roll with a bite and when the track breaks down, runs to the end and the saxophone and piano kick in I am sold, this is fan-fuckin’-tastic! A must-hear for anyone who is into fellow countrymen and label mates like The Pennycocks and The Urgent Kicks or their French colleagues The Headliners! But the strength on the A-side lies in diversity, because the next track, “Save The Vinyl”, is a more The Templars or The Veros alike bootboy stomper that’ll get the kids ‘all skrewed up’ on the dancefloor! The B-side kicks off with the up-tempo rocker “One More Lie” and ends with a dose of melodic melancholy on the last two tracks of this 10”, “Moments Of Pain” and the title-track “Obsessions”. But no matter what track you are listening to on The Hairdryers debut, it’s all rock’n’roll with a bite that these three bulls and tattooing byrd produce, and it kicks ass! If you’re a fan of bands like The Pennycocks, The Headliners, The Templars, Vibrators, The Boys etc… pick this bad boy up, ‘save the vinyl’ (comes on black (425 copies) and yellow (limited to 100 copies) wax), give it a spin and get ‘obsessed’ by The Hairdryers!
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Boring Like A Drill.
Stefan Thut, un/even and one. Songs, 1 & 2.
I’m getting Wandelweiser from all over. First Sheffield, then Bilbao and now St Petersburg. Intonema sent me a nice little package and it’s taken me too long to write about it. There’s a Michael Pisaro disc I want to discuss a bit later, but my attention was first taken by a new release of Stefan Thut’s music.
Again, pretty much everything I’ve heard by Thut is from the Wandelweiser und so weiter box set Another Timbre released a few years back. un/even and one is a work Thut first performed and recorded with an ensemble in St Petersburg last June. At first, it seems a type of performance art, a theatrical activity whose fugitive sounds have been caught on tape as with the recent recording of Manfred Werder’s 2015/3. Cardboard boxes are being shifted, manipulated. The effect is reminiscent of some of James Saunders’ scores which call for scripted activities with sheets of paper or found objects, a sonic arte povera. The plot thickens as these sounds are coloured with musical instruments: saxophone, violin, cello, bowed guitar. With no visual cues to reveal the theatrical elements, sounds emerge, accumulate and fade as though produced by a slow but powerful force of nature. This sense of organic process, and the feeling of sourcelessness given to the sounds, evoke a feeling reminiscent of John Cage’s last works.
Thut’s piece takes this musical idea into a weird, ambiguous realm with his use of electronics. The cardboard and other sounds are recorded and played back through a small speaker attached to the largest box. The sounds blur between live and recorded, instrument and object, with an attenuated rumble. Any clear sense of activity, cause and effect is lost, leaving us with a mysterious, unknowable music. It’s one of the richer, dirtier examples I’ve heard from the Wandelweiser school and recommended for those who worry about this music getting too precious and ethereal.
The most delightful surprise so far from this package has been the CD credited to Songs, a Berlin-based quartet of composers and musicians. 1 & 2 features two compositions by the Australian trombonist Rishin Singh, who I haven’t heard before. I have heard and enjoyed the composer Catherine Lamb, who plays viola and sings here, so I put the disc on. The first piece, Six Scenes of Boredom, features a trio playing slow, almost quaint chord changes, occasionally enlightened by a female voice singing brief, pithy phrases. There’s an air of eccentric decay that’s quite English in character. I mean it as a compliment when I say it would fit nicely on a 1970s LP released on the Obscure label.
The real revelation here is Three Lives, a work almost half an hour in length for two female voices, bass clarinet and trombone. Long held tones, very little movement in pitch from one breath to the next. It feels like a single reflective moment, frozen in time. Strangely, any development in melody goes almost unnoticed when I listen, as though it were a lesser concern, until one quiet but significant shift. The two voices, each apparently untrained, sing as though a single voice echoed or multiplied. Clarinet and trombone play beautifully together, the latter almost unnoticeable, perceived only as a soft echo. In contrast to this stillness, the recording makes no attempt to conceal blemishes. The recording is obviously live, with faint background sounds audible, locating the music in a place and time. Against this background, four musicians briefly hold time in suspense.
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The Tao of Ric: True Lies & A Fistful of Meyerisms Part 2
THE TAO OF RIC & A FISTFUL OF MEYERISMS PART 2
THE MONKEY GOES WEST...AND NORTH AND SOUTH AND EAST...
"I, personally tried to get that movie onto American television and was turned down personally by Run Run Shaw...at that time I had written my first book...and I was being sent all over the world to troubleshoot this kind of thing because nobody else in America knew anything about these films, really, outside of something, like say ENTER THE DRAGON." *--Meyers referring to OPIUM & THE KUNG FU MASTER (1984) and his exhaustive efforts to inform us stupid Americans who didn't know just what in the hell these crazy Asian movies were till he educated us despite how popular they were in the 1970s.
The above statement also alludes to a noticeable animosity towards Sir Run Run Shaw that spans numerous DVD commentaries. If you have listened to many of Meyers' commentary tracks, you'll notice an alarming trend; he frequently speaks condescendingly of Shaw, while at the same time claiming to love his movies. Judging by his tone and his near constant back patting, it isn't hard to surmise that Meyers spits his venom because Shaw rebuked his book peddling, which is featured in this ongoing series with a few chapters highlighting 'Shaw vs. Meyers'. Ric would also like to convince us all that he was kung fu's champion who told Fu's faithful followers what we should like and what we shouldn't like whether he's actually telling the truth, or not. Below you'll see a page from the US press kit for SACRED KNIVES OF VENGEANCE (1971) aka THE KILLER that discusses kung fu...no, I'm sorry, kung fu means 'Hard Work'. It's not fighting, nor martial arts. Below, this first page of the SKOV press kit discusses how 'Hard Work' is sweeping the world in popularity B.M. (Before Meyers).
Before we continue, let's take a look at the things Meyers has done prior to using a verbal Lohan Style on the kung fu genre that has ruptured and interminably irritated the martial arts film fan base. Granted, it's so difficult to take anything the man says seriously at this point, we should get his other accomplishments out of the way which may help in grasping the rationale behind how he continues to be a lightning rod for movie and DVD companies where this genre is concerned.
He's worked on numerous comics, novels and toiled in various capacity on assorted magazines including brief tenures with Fangoria and Famous Monsters of Filmland; he enjoyed a lengthy life with a column in Inside Kung Fu Magazine and a more fitting home nestled within the pages of supermarket tabloid shit such as Weekly World News (which made a minor cult icon out of Bat Boy although Ric seems to have had no input into this bit of pop culture fakery; see accompanying image) and glossy toilet paper like Asian Cult Cinema. He's apparently been involved with World Northal back when they handled the Shaw Brothers movies, worked for Ocean Shores, Tai Seng and also briefly at Celestial Pictures where he designed a flood of confusing DVD synopsis' that either tell you nothing about the movie at all, or contain made up information that alludes to a totally different movie than what you're actually getting.
The single most amazing thing about Ric's credentials is that for a man who has had more than a few bonafide connections with the genre, you'd think he'd be able to recognize the damn faces of the actors...among other things. Instead, Meyers has made a career out of mistaking one actor for another seemingly at random; and that's one of his many magnificent martial arts movie Kung Faux Pas.
DON'T GIVE A DAMN
"That's another thing I enjoyed doing in my book, that I tell the entire history of China before I start talking about the movies so you understand the historical and cultural and societal context in which these movies take place." *--Meyers, ever the narcissist, not only feels compelled to educate us on Asia's cinema that he says we apparently know nothing about, he also gives us a history lesson all at the same time.
One element of truth that seems to be moderately accurate about Ric Meyers is that he loves kung fu movies as much as a child loves assorted candies. But that's about it. A kid knows a candy bar tastes good, but doesn't know the process that goes into making one of them. Hell, most of us don't know what goes into a candy bar to make them taste as good as they do. We don't care. We just want to eat them. And that's probably why Ric doesn't give a damn when it comes to spreading accurate information; because the average, and or casual fan won't give a damn, either. Still, it's extremely infuriating to those who know better and are made to feel like they're stupid, or have their intelligence insulted by a walking 'Piss Take'. We're not talking about a few errors here and there, we're talking about a monolithic amount of mis-information.
For example, he's yet to officially hone up to some, or all the useless, nonsensical crap he's foisted onto a dozen or more DVDs. Hilariously, he attributes his cataclysmic number of fuck ups on a Gordon Liu (or as he likes to call him, Gordon Lu-wee; like Louie) triple-decker of DVD commentaries to exhaustion from doing three of them back to back! I would be interested in knowing just how being tired correlates to making claims that Warner's THE ULTIMATE WARRIOR (1975) was made with Gordon Liu in mind for the lead role. What makes this bizarre proclamation so outlandish is that Liu wasn't even a star in Hong Kong yet. He had only just debuted in a supporting role the previous year in Chang Cheh's SHAOLIN MARTIAL ARTS (1974)! Liu didn't even attain fame till 1978 with Lau Kar Leung's (or, as Meyers calls him, Low Kar Lee-Ung) THE 36TH CHAMBER OF SHAOLIN! Meyers' bewildering connection no doubt lies (haha, lies, see what I did there?) in the bald-headedness of both Yul Brynner and Gordon Liu.
However, Liu didn't shave his head till a few years later just prior to shooting his iconic portrayal of Shaolin monk, San Te in the aforementioned 36th CHAMBER OF SHAOLIN. Furthermore, why in the hell would a major American studio bankroll an unknown who isn't even 'a known' in his own country? Meyers repeats this bogus assertion on multiple DVDs as he does so much of his other fables when he isn't reading a long list of IMDB (or HKMDB) credits; some of which don't even feature the actor or actress he is discussing.
Questioned in interviews as to why so many people hate him, the man just shrugs his shoulders in confusion. I surmise that with Meyers in as lofty a position as he's in, why should any casual fans bother to question his spewings or doubt them for that matter? The sad fact is that this is how his special brand of mis-information began, and this is how it continues to spread.
YOU'VE BEEN RIC-ROLLED! 200+ GREAT RIC MEYERISMS!
NUMBERS 36-65!
36. "In fact, after Fu Sheng took on the name Alexander Fu Sheng and Liu Chia Hui took on the name Gordon Lu-wee, they, uh, put out an edict saying anyone who takes on an American name will be fired." *--Wait for it...--"In fact, the Shaw Brothers were so adamant about their, uh, actors and their directors not becoming famous and powerful...that when they started to become famous and powerful anyways because they made such wonderful movies, the Shaw Brothers simply closed down their moviemaking units." *--Ric repeats this at least five more times on other commentaries with some variances. For the record, Fu Sheng's English name appeared only on the international prints of the films as early as 1977. Liu's began appearing on the CHINESE credits in 1981.
37. Has referred to Sun Chung as the "David Lean of Hong Kong" when he isn't referring to King Hu as the "David Lean of Hong Kong".
38. Meyers makes an assumption on the SHAOLIN DRUNK MONK (1982) commentary that producers force their actors to have eye surgery and if they didn't, than that denotes a movie made on a shoestring budget. You can't make this shit up...in Myers' case, I guess you can!
39. To quote a learned source of Japanese history and cinema, Ric Meyers "knows as much about Japanese history as I know about Justin Bieber."
40. Ric Meyers actually made the remark that Ti Lung beating out Chow Yun Fat for a Best Actor Award for A BETTER TOMORROW (1986) was disgusting. This was stated on the abominable, and incredibly asinine INHERITOR OF KUNG FU commentary.
41. "Just say nice things about me." *
42. Refers to Lo Lieh getting his first big starring role in Chang Cheh's THE INVISIBLE FIST from 1969. I don't think anyone has seen that one, but Lo Lieh did have a lead role in Cheh's THE INVINCIBLE FIST from that year.
43. Ric fancies himself an historian on Chinese history, yet can't tell the difference between a Kwan Dao and a sword on the NINJA IN THE DEADLY TRAP (1984) commentary.
44. Meyers does his patented IMDB shuffle with Shih Szu's movie credits and after he mentions her star turn in the Shaw--Taiwan lensed THE CHAMPION (1973), he then proceeds to list that films international title, SHANGHAI LIL AND THE SUN LUCK KID as if it's a totally different movie.
45. Claims all but one of the venoms films featured the three main opera trained guys--Chiang Sheng, Lu Feng and Kuo Chui; that one film being the Lu Feng-less ODE TO GALLANTRY (1982). It's actually two, the other being the Kuo Chui-less TWO CHAMPIONS OF SHAOLIN (1980). As popular as the venoms are, as much as TWO CHAMPIONS got frequent airplay, and as much of a devout fan as Meyers makes himself out to be, this is kindergarten level kung fu-ology. What happens next is even funnier.
46. Minutes later (I can't remember the commentary track; they all run together where he's involved), Ric reads entire sections verbatim from an Eastern Heroes magazine interview with Kuo Chui that contradicts his fumbled statement above. Apparently, his memory is as reliable as his babblings and editorials. As you so famously told Frank Djeng, "you're confusing the listener", Ric.
47. Ric was one of the masterminds behind a weekend convention for Lo Mang to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award in Philidelphia, PA. The date was August 5th. The date was later changed to August 25th...but none of the geniuses behind the event bothered to change the date on the website. Also, there was at least two dozen people that decided against going when they learned that Ric Meyers was involved.
48. "This is from INVINCIBLE DRAGON, another movie where Chiang Sheng dies." *--What the hell is this INVINCIBLE DRAGON, Ric?
49. States that Ti Lung's first Best Actor award was for A BETTER TOMORROW from 1986, regardless of his award winning performance in THE BLOOD BROTHERS (1973) and also winning an Outstanding Actor Award at the 25th Annual Asian Film Festival for AVENGING EAGLE (1978).
50. Meyers fails to identify Tsai Hung in INHERITOR OF KUNG FU (1981); the actor from numerous Shaw Brothers productions mostly as a villain such as one of Meyers' favorites, FIVE MASTERS OF DEATH aka FIVE SHAOLIN MASTERS (1974).
51. Neither Meyers nor Samuels can name the actor Kwan Young Moon (from the infamous INHERITOR OF KUNG FU commentary) alias Chuan Yung-wen; instead, Samuels, who at least knows some of the man's actual background, refers to him under his fan circle name, 'The Mad Korean'.
52. Chiang Tao is not from Malaysia, Ric. He's from Taiwan. In case you're reading this, he joined the studio (along with six other Taiwanese imports) in February of 1972.
53. Meyers can't even recognize Pearl Cheung Ling for gods sake.
54. Meyers claims Ti Lung starred in a Chang Cheh movie entitled 8 MAN ARMY, a film that doesn't exist. You'd figure he confuses it with SEVEN MAN ARMY (1976), but when reading off his "notes", Meyers mentions both films. The mostly useless Encyclopedia of Martial Arts Movies, a book Ric contributed to, also lists the imaginary 8 MAN ARMY.
55. Meyers changes up his statement that the Shaw library of films were destroyed in a fire by stating in 2001 that they simply dissolved. A year later Celestial Pictures began releasing the Shaw library, remastered, restored and in widescreen to DVD through IVL in Hong Kong. Two months prior to their release, Ric stated one last time that the films were gone forever. When they began coming out, Ric then insinuated he predicted this and proceeded to take credit for the films coming out!
56. According to Ric Meyers, Shaw Brothers only did three co-productions. Not counting the numerous co-productions with Korea and Japan, the international co-pro's include the obviously more than three THE STRANGER & THE GUNFIGHTER (1974), THIS TIME I'LL MAKE YOU RICH (1974), LEGEND OF THE SEVEN GOLDEN VAMPIRES (1974), SHATTER (1974), SUPERMEN AGAINST THE ORIENT (1974), VIRGINS OF THE SEVEN SEAS (1974), AMAZONS & SUPERMEN (1975), CLEOPATRA JONES & THE CASINO OF GOLD (1975), CANNONBALL! (1976) and METEOR (1979). Shaw also had a financial interest in 1982s BLADE RUNNER.
57. Ric Meyers claims the HK-Korean co-production, SHAOLIN DRUNKEN MONK (1982) is a mainland Chinese movie.
58. Gordon Lu-wee was not in DISCIPLES OF SHAOLIN (1975), Ric.
59. At one time, Ric reportedly argued that KING BOXER (1972) was not the same film as FIVE FINGERS OF DEATH (1972).
60. "I'm just gonna continue to do what I do..." *
61. Ric confirms in a recent interview that his new book, FILMS OF FURY is 100% him and the movie version of his book, not so much. So that means the movie will be predominantly accurate, then.
62. On the same interview, Meyers says he decided not to produce and direct the FILMS OF FURY movie/documentary, but wishes now he had. Minutes later, he states he was replaced as director by two guys named Andy.
63. "Had I directed the movie, it would have been my approach, and, you know... ...which...I...which is KNOWLEDGEABLE. In other words, I've had 30 years of study of both kung fu and kung fu movies." *--If you've read this far, the links in the chains of irony are duly tested with this single quote. Meyers discussing his upcoming documentary, FILMS OF FURY.
64. "They have limited knowledge of what kung fu is and what kung fu isn't. But then everybody has that. Even KUNG FU PANDA 2 (2010)...the sequel to KUNG FU PANDA (2008), ignored my lessons and...and defined kung fu as something that it's simply not...which is fighting and martial arts. Kung fu is NOT FIGHTING AND MARTIAL ARTS." *--The walking contradiction that is the author of FILMS OF FURY (I'm sick of using his name at this point) talks down about the directors that replaced him on the documentary of his book. Do you see a trend here from the Shaw's refusing his book to this?
65. Kung Fu King, Ric Meyers...no, wait, kung fu is not fighting and martial arts! As he puts it, it's strictly hard work. Hard Work King, Ric Meyers says that both Andy's made the FILMS OF FURY movie for themselves because the subject is all new to them. He then goes on to say that his vision would be the "this is NOT new to me" version. He then playfully exacerbates the situation by stating how wrong everybody else is and how right he happens to be. Yet again, this shit is too rich. You can hear King Klunker say it in this interview right HERE.
THE SAGA CONTINUES IN PART 3!
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Music by Schoenberg, Zemlinsky, Schreker and Alma Mahler, premiered by a septet from the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra at the Klimt Exhibition at Tate Liverpool on 29 May 2008. programme note I was commissioned by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra to create a set of arrangements to be performed at the opening night of the Gustav Klimt Exhibition at Tate Liverpool, one of the centrepieces of Liverpool’s year as European Capital of Culture. I arranged music from Vienna that was written around the time that Klimt was working there. The full contents are as follows: Arnold Schoenberg: Four Waltzes from Waltzes for String Orchestra (Kräftig, Nicht zu rasch, Etwas langsam, Etwas rasch) Alexander Zemlinsky: Two Songs from Sechs Gesänge, Op.13 (Lied der Jungfrau, Und kehrt er einst heim) Franz Schreker: Valse lente Arnold Schoenberg: Four Cabaret Songs from Brettl-Lieder: (Gigerlette, Mahnung, Jedem das Seine, Arie aus dem Spiegel von Arcadien) Alma Maria Schindler-Mahler: Four Lieder (Die Stille Stadt, Bei dir ist es traut, Ekstase, Der Erkennende) Alexander Zemlinsky: Three Songs from Sechs Gesänge, Op.22 (Feiger Gedanken, Elfenlied, Volkslied) Arnold Schoenberg: Three Waltzes from Waltzes for String Orchestra (Kräftig, Getragen, Lebhaft)
Serenade, D957 (Franz Schubert) 2006
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Myanmar: Agreement with UN for settling Rohingya Refugees Announced
Dr S Chandrasekharan | Date:04 Jun , 2018 0 Comments
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On 1st June, Myanmar announced that it had agreed to take steps to create conditions for the safe return of the Rohingya refugees. The agreement calls for a framework of cooperation that will lead to “voluntary, safe, dignified and sustainable” repatriation of Rohingya refugees to their place of origin or of their choosing.
The agreement is likely to be signed next week. Though the full details of the agreement ae not yet known, some broad details are available. Much depends on the wording of the agreement and the actual role the UN is supposed to play in the repatriation of the refugees. It looks that the UN wants to have an all too “intrusive” role.
The UN Refugee Agency said soon after, that the conditions for voluntary return are not conducive yet for repatriation to begin immediately.
On the Memorandum of Understanding to be signed next week, the UNHCR said that this would be the first step to support the government’s efforts to change the situation and is also intended to support recovery and resilience-based development for the benefit of all communities in Rakhine State.
It may be recalled that Myanmar and Bangladesh had agreed for the return of the refugees last December and certain concrete steps were taken to accept the refugees and settle them in places designated for them.
That agreement became a non starter with the refugees in Bangladesh fully unionised by then had expressed concern for their safety. They refused to return unless the process is monitored by international aid agencies. There were many other demands too.
The Agreement provides, most importantly access to two UN agencies- the UNHCR and UNDP to Western Rakhine State that was denied till now.
It is good that the UNHCR for human rights is not involved in this process as its chief- the Jordanian Prince Zeid bin Ra’ad Zeid al-Hussain had been exceeding his brief and his involvement would have created more suspicion on the neutrality of the Agency. The Prince would better be advised if he could focus on persistent violation of human rights in West Asia and particularly in Yemen!
One point that is to be noted is that Al Jazeera in reporting the agreement had put up a picture of a burnt refugee Rohingya camp in Bangladesh. Though it mentioned so in the title underneath, this was mischievous indeed as the topic relates to Rohingay’s return to Myanmar and the picture was misleading as if it had happened in Myanmar.
Issues Involved
Myanmar had said that they had made the agreement so that verified displaced people can return voluntarily in safety and dignity. The catch is in the word “verified” as many of the genuine refugees may not have the necessary papers or documentation for verification.
There are many other challenges that need to be resolved too.
The refugees may have to go to a transit camp put up for them and then sent to designated settlements elsewhere. This may not be acceptable to the UN agencies leave alone the Refugees.
The Returning refugees may demand a peace keeping force for their protection which Myanmar may not agree.
The UN would like the refugees to have an identity and should be able to live as “normal” citizens. Also the Rohingya cannot be considered as ‘stateless people’ once repatriation is done-a key condition in the memorandum. What will happen will be a too intrusive UN involvement and this may not be acceptable to the Government or the Army.
The exact role of the two UN agencies- the UNHCR and UNDP are not known. This will be a key and a sensitive issue from the point of view of Myanmar. The UN Reresentative had said that Myanmar had allowed the UN agencies to assess the local situation, carry out protection activities, provide information to the refugees about conditions in their home area so that the refugees can better decide whether they want to return.
A Positive Step
It should be said that despite the challenges and the misgivings of the refugees, the MOU involving the two UN agencies is a positive step in dealing with challenges relating to the Rohingya problem. Ever since the successful visit of UN Security Council representatives to Myanmar to study the problem, there had been discussions between the Myanmar government and the UN agencies and it was realised that the way forward is to get the UN involved in some form or other. It is said that Bangladesh expects that the repatriation could be completed within two years. This appears to be too optimistic.
Credit should go to the new President Win Myint, who was able to convince the Army too that they have no choice but come to an understanding with the UN. It is said that on the Rohingya crisis three War crimes judges of the International Criminal Court are to hold closed door talks on June 20. Myanmar is not a signatory and a member of Rome Statute that under pins the ICC. Myanmar is therefore not bound to accept their findings but yet there could be possible international pressure.
It looks that Myanmar opted to get the UN involved on the Rohingya issue to release the international pressure that was building up. The return may not happen too soon but at least there are UN agencies who would be handling it!
Courtesy: http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/node/2305
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Follow The Savior
"...follow the Son, with full purpose of heart...repenting of your sins,
witnessing unto the Father that ye are willing to take upon you the name of Christ,
...yea, by following your Lord and your Savior down into the water,
...then shall ye receive the Holy Ghost;
yea, then cometh the baptism of fire and of the Holy Ghost;
and then can ye speak with the tongue of angels,
and shout praises unto the Holy One of Israel."
2 Nephi 13:2 RE
103. Truth Diffusion
It is interesting that when light and truth is imparted into this world in one place, bits and fragments of that light and truth often seem to leak out or diffuse into other places as well. For instance, compare and contrast some of the content of this revelation/talk from last Spring on Our Divine Parents, particularly concerning the role of Mary as Mother in Heaven, with recent Catholic scholarship by Dr. Brant Pitre, author of "Jesus and the Jewish Roots of Mary." Below is an interview with Dr. Pitre explaining some of his views, which describes Mary as the New Eve, Queen of Heaven, and counterpart to Heavenly Father, and that a true understanding of Mary requires a hearkening back to Genesis and the roles of Adam, Eve, the early Patriarchs, and through the lens of ancient Jewish eyes.
Interesting times.
Also, if you haven't read the Book of Wisdom or the Wisdom of Solomon from the Apocrypha lately, it's worth a read, particularly chapters 7-10. Of the Apocrypha, the Lord said (D&C 91:1,4,5): "Verily, thus saith the Lord unto you concerning the Apocrypha—There are many things contained therein that are true, and it is mostly translated correctly; Therefore, whoso readeth it, let him understand, for the Spirit manifesteth truth; And whoso is enlightened by the Spirit shall obtain benefit therefrom;" The Book Of Wisdom is canonized in the bibles of the Catholic and Greek Orthodox churches. The Book of Wisdom is a book about wisdom—its benefits, nature, and role in ancient Israel’s history. It is more a call to pursue wisdom as opposed to a collection of wise teachings. Although the author is implied to be King Solomon, its author seems to have been a Greek-speaking Jew with some knowledge of Greek rhetoric and philosophy. The book is thought to have been written in Alexandria (Egypt), in the late 1st century BC to early 1st century AD.
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102. The Divine Nature - Till We Have Faces
Michaelangelo was responsible for creating some of the most beautiful artwork and sculpture ever produced by man. Not only was he a masterful artist, but the layers of meaning and symbolism that he embedded within his works are nothing short of genius, demonstrating an understanding of deep and concealed mysteries. As one writer explained, "Michelangelo believed the sculptor was a tool of God, not creating but simply revealing the powerful figures already contained in the marble. Michelangelo’s task was only to chip away the excess, to reveal. He worked often for days on end without sleep... One can clearly recognize the grooves from mallet and pointed chisel on the marble surface used in this initial stage. Unlike most sculptors, who prepared a plaster cast model and then marked up their block of marble to know where to chip, Michelangelo mostly worked free hand, starting from the front and working back."
Atlas Prisoner, by Michaelangelo
One series of four sculptures by Michaelangelo is known as the "Slaves" or the "Prisoners", which are half-finished sculptures of male figures. They are examples of Michaelangelo's practice of "non-finito" (or incomplete). Symbolically, these sculptures portray the eternal struggle of man, developing into his true self, or of the spirit, becoming unfettered from the material bonds that hold it imprisoned.
One of these sculptures is known as the “Atlas Slave” or "Atlas Prisoner". The head and most of the face of this male figure have not yet emerged from the marble, nor his feet. He appears to be carrying a huge load or weight on his head and right shoulder. It seems as though the weight of the stone could easily crush him if he were to give up the struggle. In fact, the sculpture seems to convey a battle of both internal and external forces pushing and pulling the figure, both holding him back and pushing him forward simultaneously. As a result there is no sense of balance, stasis, or equilibrium in the figure, only change, transformation, metamorphosis, and emergence. There is a fierce struggle to remove from the figure that which is extraneous and of the physical world in which it is encased, fighting to break free in order to become a complete, whole, or perfect figure, or for it to fall back into the stone entirely and remain without form and void.
How similar are we, our spirits of great potential and eternal worth, yet now encased in the physical matter of this world? In our current (e)state, perhaps only a portion of our Divine Nature is manifest, the rest hidden or trapped, imprisoned or a slave in some way or another. Invisible to all except for the Master Artisan, who sees beyond the physical appearance and knows the potential within. He uses no mold to guide His work as each figure is unique and requires individual attention. He hammers and chisels, sometimes flaking off little bits delicately, almost dust, and at other times He sloughs off huge chunks of un-needed stone and lets them smash into pieces on the floor. Sometimes these blows are indeed surprising, "I thought that piece was to be my hand," and the figure turns out to be quite different than what was imagined. Ultimately, the figure cannot release himself from the stone as he is forever trapped and limited by the prison in which he finds himself. "You are from a lower estate. I am from the heavens. You are stuck in this world, and I am not of this world. Because of this I said to you that you will die burdened with sins. If you do not believe that I am sent by the Most High God, bringing light and life with me, you will die burdened with sins" (Testimony of St. John, p.14).
Full freedom and perfection require the Master Artisan to perform his labor, to reveal what lies within. Only a Master Artisan can work so perfectly so as to bring about the perfection or perfecting of His subjects, and thus reveal their Divine Nature. And what are these hammerstrokes? He respects and honors our agency and will not interfere, we are not forced. However, this world allows for the manifestation of illness, pain, loss, relationships, consequences, trials, tests, conundrums, deceit, and temptation. How we respond to these manifestations determines what is revealed about us. We respond in love, faith, charity, kindness, humility, submission...our Divine nature is manifest....we respond in fear, despair, cowardice, pride, anger, resentment, blame, rebellion...our raw and fallen nature is made more manifest and we remain encased in the stone which binds us.
There are no two figures alike, and the labor He performs is thus different for each of His masterpieces (which you are becoming). However, this work of the Master Artisan can at times seem unfair, bizarre, and even cruel. It can hurt and there can be great loss. It can lead to anger, pain, resentment, and even fear of the Master Himself. Orual, the veiled Queen of Glome and lead protagonist of CS Lewis' book, Till We Have Faces, had for most of her life turned against the gods because of her self-perceived ugliness, the horrible experiences she had endured at the hands of her family and caretakers, and the punishment and cruelty she believed the gods continued to heap upon her, which included the loss of her beautiful sister, who was Orual's whole world. Orual recorded in the book she kept, which documented her grievances against the gods: "Now mark yet again the cruelty of the gods. There is no escape from them into sleep or madness, for they can pursue you into them with dreams. Indeed you are then most at their mercy. The nearest thing we have to a defence against them (but there is no real defence) is to be very wide awake and sober and hard at work, to hear no music, never to look at earth or sky, and (above all) to love no one." And at another time lashing out at the gods "But to hint and hover, to draw near us in dream and oracles, or in a waking vision that vanishes as soon as seen, to be dead silent when we question them and then glide back and whisper (words we cannot understand) in our ears when we most wish them to be free of them, and to show to one what they hide from another; what is all this but cat-and-mouse play, blindman's bluff, and mere jugglery? Why must holy places be dark places?"
However, after a series of visions depicting key moments in her life, rather than being punishments and abandonment, she learns to see the divine purpose in those experiences, as designed by the gods to bring about change, understanding, new perspective, love, and even true beauty (quotations re-arranged by me, with some commentary): "The Divine Nature wounds and perhaps destroys us merely by being what it is. We call it the wrath of the gods... And mother and wife and child and friend will all be in league to keep a soul from being united with the Divine Nature...(me: He comes to divide) This age of ours will one day be the distant past. And the Divine Nature can change the past (me: new perspective). Nothing is yet in its true form... When the time comes to you at which you will be forced at last to utter the speech which has lain at the center of your soul for years, which you have, all that time, idiot-like, been saying over and over, you'll not talk about joy of words. I saw well why the gods do not speak to us openly, nor let us answer. Till that word can be dug out of us, why should they hear the babble that we think we mean? How can they meet us face-to-face, until we have faces?" Until we, like Atlas the Prisoner, have been transformed and reshaped by the Master Artisan, our true face revealed, then we can see face to face. He is working to bring us to that point.
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101. Peaks and Troughs
I have many friends and loved ones who have and are going through incredibly difficult challenges. It can be perplexing to understand the nature and purpose of such difficulties, especially when prolonged or when the outcome is unhappy. It can be disorienting and discouraging. The darkness and despair can last a long time without relief.
Yesterday was CS Lewis' birthday, he would have been 120 years old. In 1941 he published the Screwtape Letters, which are a series of letters written by a senior devil to his nephew, a junior devil in training. Screwtape seeks to educate his nephew concerning the designs of "the Enemy" so that he can learn how to successfully entrap the souls of men. This book was dedicated to J. R. R. Tolkien. In one of the "letters", Screwtape gives some insight into the peaks and troughs that mankind experiences and their purposes:
So you “have great hopes that the patient’s religious phase is dying away”, have you? I always thought the Training College had gone to pieces since they put old Slubgob at the head of it, and now I am sure. Has no one ever told you about the law of Undulation?
Humans are amphibians — half spirit and half animal. (The Enemy’s determination to produce such a revolting hybrid was one of the things that determined Our Father to withdraw his support from Him.) As spirits they belong to the eternal world, but as animals they inhabit time. This means that while their spirit can be directed to an eternal object, their bodies, passions, and imaginations are in continual change, for to be in time means to change. Their nearest approach to constancy, therefore, is undulation — the repeated return to a level from which they repeatedly fall back, a series of troughs and peaks. If you had watched your patient carefully you would have seen this undulation in every department of his life — his interest in his work, his affection for his friends, his physical appetites, all go up and down. As long as he lives on earth periods of emotional and bodily richness and liveliness will alternate with periods of numbness and poverty. The dryness and dulness through which your patient is now going are not, as you fondly suppose, your workmanship; they are merely a natural phenomenon which will do us no good unless you make a good use of it.
To decide what the best use of it is, you must ask what use the Enemy wants to make of it, and then do the opposite. Now it may surprise you to learn that in His efforts to get permanent possession of a soul, He relies on the troughs even more than on the peaks; some of His special favourites have gone through longer and deeper troughs than anyone else. The reason is this. To us a human is primarily food; our aim is the absorption of its will into ours, the increase of our own area of selfhood at its expense. But the obedience which the Enemy demands of men is quite a different thing. One must face the fact that all the talk about His love for men, and His service being perfect freedom, is not (as one would gladly believe) mere propaganda, but an appalling truth. He really does want to fill the universe with a lot of loathsome little replicas of Himself — creatures whose life, on its miniature scale, will be qualitatively like His own, not because He has absorbed them but because their wills freely conform to His. We want cattle who can finally become food; He wants servants who can finally become sons. We want to suck in, He wants to give out. We are empty and would be filled; He is full and flows over. Our war aim is a world in which Our Father Below has drawn all other beings into himself: the Enemy wants a world full of beings united to Him but still distinct.
And that is where the troughs come in. You must have often wondered why the Enemy does not make more use of His power to be sensibly present to human souls in any degree He chooses and at any moment. But you now see that the Irresistible and the Indisputable are the two weapons which the very nature of His scheme forbids Him to use. Merely to over-ride a human will (as His felt presence in any but the faintest and most mitigated degree would certainly do) would be for Him useless. He cannot ravish. He can only woo. For His ignoble idea is to eat the cake and have it; the creatures are to be one with Him, but yet themselves; merely to cancel them, or assimilate them, will not serve. He is prepared to do a little over-riding at the beginning. He will set them off with communications of His presence which, though faint, seem great to them, with emotional sweetness, and easy conquest over temptation. But He never allows this state of affairs to last long. Sooner or later He withdraws, if not in fact, at least from their conscious experience, all those supports and incentives. He leaves the creature to stand up on its own legs — to carry out from the will alone duties which have lost all relish. It is during such trough periods, much more than during the peak periods, that it is growing into the sort of creature He wants it to be. Hence the prayers offered in the state of dryness are those which please Him best. We can drag our patients along by continual tempting, because we design them only for the table, and the more their will is interfered with the better. He cannot “tempt” to virtue as we do to vice. He wants them to learn to walk and must therefore take away His hand; and if only the will to walk is really there He is pleased even with their stumbles. Do not be deceived, Wormwood. Our cause is never more in danger than when a human, no longer desiring, but still intending, to do our Enemy’s will, looks round upon a universe from which every trace of Him seems to have vanished, and asks why he has been forsaken, and still obeys.
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100. The Great Sin
The following is an excerpt from Mere Christianity (1952) by CS Lewis:
There is one vice of which no man in the world is free; which every one in the world loathes when he sees it in someone else; and of which hardly any people, except Christians, ever imagine that they are guilty themselves. I have heard people admit that they are bad-tempered, or that they cannot keep their heads about girls or drink, or even that they are cowards. I do not think I have ever heard anyone who was not a Christian accuse himself of this vice. And at the same time I have very seldom met anyone, who was not a Christian, who showed the slightest mercy to it in others. There is no fault which makes a man more unpopular, and no fault which we are more unconscious of in ourselves. And the more we have it ourselves, the more we dislike it in others.
The vice I am talking of is Pride or Self-Conceit: and the virtue opposite to it, in Christian morals, is called Humility. You may remember, when I was talking about sexual morality, I warned you that the centre of Christian morals did not lie there. Well, now, we have come to the centre. According to Christian teachers, the essential vice, the utmost evil, is Pride. Unchastity, anger, greed, drunkenness, and all that, are mere flea bites in comparison: it was through Pride that the devil became the devil: Pride leads to every other vice: it is the complete anti-God state of mind.
Does this seem to you exaggerated? If so, think it over. I pointed out a moment ago that the more pride one had, the more one disliked pride in others. In fact, if you want to find out how proud you are the easiest way is to ask yourself, "How much do I dislike it when other people snub me, or refuse to take any notice of me, or shove their oar in, or patronise me, or show off?" The point is that each person's pride is in competition with every one else's pride. It is because I wanted to be the big noise at the party that I am so annoyed at someone else being the big noise. Two of a trade never agree. Now what you want to get clear is that Pride is essentially competitive — is competitive by its very nature — while the other vices are competitive only, so to speak, by accident, Pride gets no pleasure out of having something, only out of having more of it than the next man. We say that people are proud of being rich, or clever, or good-looking, but they are not. They are proud of being richer, or cleverer, or better-looking than others. If every one else became equally rich, or clever, or good-looking there would be nothing to be proud about. It is the comparison that makes you proud: the pleasure of being above the rest. Once the element of competition has gone, pride has gone. That is why I say that Pride is essentially competitive in a way the other vices are not...
...Pride always means enmity — it is enmity. And not only enmity between man and man, but enmity to God. In God you come up against something which is in every respect immeasurably superior to yourself. Unless you know God as that — and, therefore, know yourself as nothing in comparison — you do not know God at all. As long as you are proud you cannot know God. A proud man is always looking down on things and people: and, of course, as long as you are looking down, you cannot see something that is above you...
...It is a terrible thing that the worst of all the vices can smuggle itself into the very centre of our religious life. But you can see why. The other, and less bad, vices come from the devil working on us through our animal nature. But this does not come through our animal nature at all. It comes direct from Hell. It is purely spiritual; consequently, it is far more subtle and deadly. For the same reason, Pride can often be used to beat down the simpler vices. Teachers, in fact, often appeal to a boy's Pride, or, as they call it, his self-respect, to make him behave decently: many a man has overcome cowardice, or lust, or ill-temper by learning to think that they are beneath his dignity — that is, by Pride. The devil laughs. He is perfectly content to see you becoming chaste and brave and self-controlled provided, all the time, he is setting up in you the Dictatorship of Pride — just as he would be quite content to see your chilblains (ie, skin sores or bumps) cured if he was allowed, in return, to give you cancer. For Pride is spiritual cancer: it eats up the very possibility of love, or contentment, or even common sense.
099. Obedience
"Whatever you do. He will make good of it.
But not the good He had prepared for you if you had obeyed Him.
That is lost for ever.
The first King and first Mother of our world did the forbidden thing, and He brought good of it in the end.
But what they did was not good, and what they lost we have not seen."
CS Lewis (1943) Perelandra, p. 98
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098. Online Merchant Sabbath Observance
I returned to the website of a small farm supply company that I frequent to find the notification below. I was impressed that these people are taking their personal commitment to keeping the sabbath day holy to such an extent that their website is suspended every Saturday (when they keep the Sabbath). I was touched by the authentic way in which they are honoring the God they claim to follow.
097. God's Love
"By the goodness of God we mean nowadays almost exclusively His lovingness; and in this we may be right. And by Love, in this context, most of us mean kindness — the desire to see others than the self happy; not happy in this way or in that, but just happy. What would really satisfy us would be a God who said of anything we happened to like doing, “What does it matter so long as they are contented?” We want, in fact, not so much a Father in Heaven as a grandfather in heaven — a senile benevolence who, as they say, “liked to see young people enjoying themselves” and whose plan for the universe was simply that it might be truly said at the end of each day, “a good time was had by all”. Not many people, I admit, would formulate a theology in precisely those terms: but a conception not very different lurks at the back of many minds. I do not claim to be an exception: I should very much like to live in a universe which was governed on such lines. But since it is abundantly clear that I don’t, and since I have reason to believe, nevertheless; that God is Love, I conclude that my conception of love needs correction."
"The relation between Creator and creature is, of course, unique, and cannot be paralleled by any relations between one creature and another. God is both further from us, and nearer to us, than any other being. He is further from us because the sheer difference between that which has Its principle of being in Itself and that to which being is communicated, is one compared with which the difference between an archangel and a worm is quite insignificant. He makes, we are made: He is original, we derivative. But at the same time, and for the same reason, the intimacy between God and even the meanest creature is closer than any that creatures can attain with one another. Our life is, at every moment, supplied by Him: our tiny, miraculous power of free will only operates on bodies which His continual energy keeps in existence — our very power to think is His power communicated to us. Such a unique relation can be apprehended only by analogies: from the various types of love known among creatures we reach an inadequate, but useful, conception of God’s love for man."
From C.S. Lewis (1940) The Problem of Pain, Chapter III - Divine Goodness.
096. Sun Halo
A huge circular rainbow appeared around the sun over the skies of Northern Utah this afternoon for about 30 minutes. A pair of soaring turkey vultures or hawks passed through the center from our vantage point.
The cirrus clouds that veiled this phenomenon were like a semi-transparent curtain in the sky.
This phenomenon is known as a Sun-bow, Sun Halo or, more formerly, a 22-degree Halo. As sunlight passes through ice crystals in the clouds, light is projected into different directions, and a halo or rainbow around the sun can be seen at 22-degrees.
Some Native American tribes refer to this phenomenon as the whirling rainbow, which is a good omen indicating moisture in the air and abundance on the Earth.
The dot inside of a circle is also an ancient sacred symbol used in many religions, known as the circumpunct. It can represent God, the monad/unity/oneness, the Egyptian sun god Ra, the atomic structure of hydrogen (which makes up most of the sun's mass), the alchemists' symbol for gold, the point of the beginning of creation and eternity, or the universe (universe translates to uni verses or one-turn). It is the mark left by the compass after stepping out a certain distance from the centerpoint and making a circle. From the circle, all geometric shapes and polygons can be derived by further use of a compass/divider and the additional application of a rule or square. The circle is a feminine symbol, representing eternity or creation, wholeness, original perfection, the infinite, and all cyclic movement.
I was grateful to have witnessed such a beautiful event in the sky as this Sun Halo today and to contemplate the meaning of this symbol.
095. Holy Week
A timeline with scriptures of the week before Christ's resurrection : https://www.thoughtco.com/holy-week-timeline-700618
094. Unto Others
One of the best aspects of my professional career is the opportunity to work with others collaboratively on various projects. I enjoy working on a diversity of projects with a diversity of people because I am enriched by the process. There is always something to learn from every interaction or from the way someone else does, thinks, or says about something. Good things can be gained from even the most boring of situations if you're on the lookout.
This doesn’t mean it’s always easy to work with others. It can be extremely challenging and frustrating to collaborate with other people or work on a group project. Every person is different, with different backgrounds, experiences, viewpoints, knowledge, levels of motivation, etc. My work would probably be a lot simpler and more effective if I just went off alone and did my own thing by myself. I’ve done that and have found that my life is much less interesting and boring without others being involved; and I think in the long run, my creative potential is less fulfilled without the input of others.
More to the point, I think my own work is much, much better as I’ve listened to and incorporated the influences of others. I’ve noticed that when I pay special attention to those who are also willing to listen to others, I often gain the most from them as they have spent considerable time gleaning the “best of” from those around them in terms of whatever it is they do. Of course, you need to sift through whatever someone is sharing or preaching, and determine if it’s worth keeping. But even going through that process has helped me become better in my work and more informed. I’ve tried some things others have shared with me that sounded like great ideas, but turned out to be disasters. I’ve learned from these experiences too. I’m grateful for those who have made sacrifices to share the work that they have done with others, and to share their perspectives, instead of just keeping it to themselves and ignoring the rest of the world. I am better for it.
093. Forgiveness
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092. satan, the great orator: Part IV - "There is No Other Way"
...continuing the conversation between Weston and the Green Lady. This is long, but well worth the read, especially if you have or are facing something that is causing you confusion. Weston continues to degrade into a non-human entity during the conversation. Ransom cannot contain himself any longer...
“Do not listen to him,” broke in Ransom; “send him away. Do not hear what he says, do not think of it."
[Ransom has the right idea. Do not listen to satan, or his emissaries. Send them away. They have no power over you save what you give them. How do you know that someone is a true messenger? Be careful who you listen to and obey.]
“I do not want you to hear him at all,” said Ransom. “He is—” and then he hesitated. ‘Bad’, ‘liar’, ‘enemy’, none of these words would, as yet, have any meaning for her. Racking his brains he thought of their previous conversation about the great eldil who had held on to the old good and refused the new one. Yes; that would be her only approach to the idea of badness. He was just about to speak but it was too late. Weston’s voice anticipated him.
[Interesting insight into satan's (the "great eldil's" or great angel's) fall..."he held on to the old good and refused the new one"]
“This Piebald [Ransom],” it [Weston] said, “does not want you to hear me, because he wants to keep you young. He does not want you to go on to the new fruits that you have never tasted before.”
[satan continually uses the concept that God wants us to progress to infer that we need to become independent from Him even if that means breaking a commandment. he lies that that God's commandments are meant to be broken as we ascend, that "lower" commandments no longer apply to us as "higher" commandments and concepts come to the fore. he lies to us that the scriptures are dead and no longer apply, that there are 'higher ways' to access God-like knowledge that require behavior that is contrary to God's laws. It is all a lie.]
“He is what in my world we call Bad,” said Weston’s body. “One who rejects the fruit he is given for the sake of the fruit he expected or the fruit he found last time.”
[satan is able to turn things around, calling good, evil, and evil, good.]
“And will you teach us Death?” said the Lady to Weston’s shape, where it stood above her.
“Yes,” it said, “it is for this that I came here, that you may have Death in abundance. But you must be very courageous.”
[satan brings death, in abundance. he ultimately inspires murder and destruction among those that hearken to him.]
“Courageous. What is that?”
“It is what makes you to swim on a day when the waves are so great and swift that something inside you bids you to stay on land.”
“I know. And those are the best days of all for swimming.”
“Yes. But to find Death, and with Death the real oldness and the strong beauty and the uttermost branching out, you must plunge into things greater than waves.”
“Go on. Your words are like no other words that I have ever heard. They are like the bubble breaking on the tree. They make me think of — of — I do not know what they make me think of.”
[Have you ever experienced this? Deep wisdom from a source you thought was of God, but was not? Words that fill you with awe and delight, but also lack light? That bring confusion? "I do not know what they make me think of" -- exactly, because they are spiritually novel, cut-off from God, and appeal to a baser-self. They often foment desire and vainglory.]
“I will speak greater words than these; but I must wait till you are older.”
“Make me older.”
[She is drawn in, hooked. The Lady has tasted something new. She has hearkened and is seduced by his vast knowledge and wisdom. he is now teaching her things she had never before contemplated and it is becoming "delicious to the taste and very desirable." She is under his spell and fading into trance.]
“Lady, Lady,” broke in Ransom, “will not Maleldil make you older in His own time and His own way, and will not that be far better?”
[In the knick of time. Many believe that Adam and Eve were destined to partake of the fruit, thus believing in satan's ruse that "there was no other way". The current President of the LDS church teaches such a false thing..."the fortunate Fall" as he calls it, which is paramount to teaching that satan's lie in the Garden was true. It is not. The post-2014 temple films depict Eve as understanding she must engage in sin in order to realize God's will. It is false doctrine depicted as truth. If Adam and Eve had not partaken of the fruit the outcome for this world would have differed considerably. They could have continued to learn from God directly, from His own voice, rather than being cast out of His presence. More on this later.]
Weston’s face did not turn in his direction either at this point or at any other time during the conversation, but his voice, addressed wholly to the Lady, answered Ransom’s interruption.
[The adversary is focused on his prey, locked in, studying its every move for any sign of weakness or vulnerability.]
“You see?” it said. “He himself, though he did not mean nor wish to do so, made you see a few days ago that Maleldil is beginning to teach you to walk by yourself, without holding you by the hand. That was the first branching out. When you came to know that, you were becoming really old. And since then Maleldil has let you learn much — not from His own voice, but from mine. You arc becoming your own. That is what Maleldil wants you to do. That is why He has let you be separated from the King and even, in a way, from Himself. His way of making you older is to make you make yourself older. And yet this Piebald would have you sit still and wait for Maleldil to do it all.”
[satan deceives those that listen to him that God wants us to be separate from Him so that we grow and advance to be like Him. he lies and portrays himself as God's instrument, doing God's bidding.]
“Go on,” said the Lady.
“Then listen,” said Weston’s body. “Have you understood that to wait for Maleldil’s voice when Maleldil wishes you to walk on your own is a kind of disobedience?”
[satan uses twisted logic to try to separate us from God. he lies and tells us that waiting for God's voice instead of acting on our own is disobedience to God.]
“I think I have.”
“The wrong kind of obeying itself can be a disobeying.”
The Lady thought for a few moments and then clapped her hands. “I see,” she said, “I see! Oh, how old you make me. Before now I have chased a beast for mirth. And it has understood and run away from me. If it had stood still and let me catch it, that would have been a sort of obeying — but not the best sort.”
“You understand very well. When you are fully grown you will be even wiser and more beautiful than the women of my own world. And you see that it might be so with Maleldil’s biddings.”
“I think I do not see quite clearly.”
“Are you certain that He really wishes to be always obeyed?”
“How can we not obey what we love?”
“The beast that ran away loved you.”
“I wonder,” said the Lady, “if that is the same. The beast knows very well when I mean it to run away and when I want it to come to me. But Maleldil has never said to us that any word or work of His was a jest. How could our Beloved need to jest or frolic as we do? He is all a burning joy and a strength. It is like thinking that He needed sleep or food.”
“No, it would not be a jest. That is only a thing like it, not the thing itself. But could the taking away of your hand from His — the full growing up — the walking in your own way — could that ever be perfect unless you had, if only once, seemed to disobey Him?”
[satan still driving at the importance of independence from God to be like Him or to fully love Him]
“How could one seem to disobey?”
“By doing what He only seemed to forbid. There might be a commanding which He wished you to break.”
["Seem". satan tries to diminish the ramifications of disobeying God. You cannot "seemingly" break a commandment. Breaking a commandment is breaking a commandment. No matter how you justify it or twist it to seem like a noble act. It is not. It is sin.]
“But if He told us we were to break it, then it would be no command. And if He did not, how should we know?”
“How wise you are growing, beautiful one,” said Weston’s mouth.
“No. If He told you to break what He commanded, it would be no true command, as you have seen. For you are right. He makes no jests. A real disobeying, a real branching out, this is what He secretly longs for: secretly, because to tell you would spoil all.”
[satan and his followers pretend what they teach is part of some deeper secret, underlying the truth of God's plan.]
“I begin to wonder,” said the Lady after a pause, “whether you are so much older than I. Surely what you are saying is like fruit with no taste! How can I step out of His will save into something that cannot be wished? Shall I start trying not to love Him — or the King — or the beasts? It would be like trying to walk on water or swim through islands. Shall I try not to sleep or to drink or to laugh? I thought your words had a meaning. But now it seems they have none. To walk out of His will is to walk into nowhere.”
[The Lady correctly equates obedience to God's commandments with love of God. It is obedience to God's commandments that brings peace, joy, understanding, knowledge, and wisdom....not breaking them.]
“That is true of all His commands except one.”
[satan does not relent. Like gradually increasing the gas on the stove to slowly raise the heat, the web he weaves begins to expand in complexity. The more we listen and try to argue with him, the more he twists and draws us in. He has vast knowledge of this and other worlds, the arguments and discussions of high and holy councils, the plan of God, etc. He uses all of that knowledge against us.]
“But can that one be different?”
“Nay, you see of yourself that it is different. These other commands of His — to love, to sleep, to fill this world with your children — you see for yourself that they are good. And they are the same in all worlds. But the command against living on the Fixed Island is not so. You have already learned that He gave no such command to my world. And you cannot see where the goodness of it is. No wonder. If it were really good, must He not have commanded it to all worlds alike? For how could Maleldil not command what was good? There is no good in it. Maleldil Himself is showing you that, this moment, through your own reason. It is mere command. It is forbidding for the mere sake of forbidding.”
“In order that you may break it. What other reason can there be? It is not good. It is not the same for other worlds. It stands between you and all settled life, all command of your own days. Is not Maleldil showing you as plainly as He can that it was set up as a test — as a great wave you have to go over, that you may become really old, really separate from Him.”
[satan uses the true concepts of sacrifice and Abrahamic tests to deceive us into disobeying God's commandments. When we do so, we are really obeying satan and not God.]
“But if this concerns me so deeply, why does He put none of this into my mind? It is all coming from you. Stranger. There is no whisper, even, of the Voice saying Yes to your words.”
[She holds to the truth and true ways of discerning truth. But satan always, always has a greater counter argument.]
“But do you not see that there cannot be? He longs — oh, how greatly He longs to see His creature become fully itself, to stand up in its own reason and its own courage even against Him. But how can He tell it to do this? That would spoil all. Whatever it did after that would only be one more step taken with Him. This is the one thing of all the things He desires in which He must have no finger. Do you think He is not weary of seeing nothing but Himself in all that He has made? If that contented Him, why should He create at all? To find the Other — the thing whose will is no longer His — that is Maleldil’s desire.”
[satan deceives by saying that others must be sent to teach us that we often must break God's commandments in order to grow and ascend, because God cannot ask us to break them, but that this is what God longs for in order for us to be like Him.]
“If I could but know this—”
“He must not tell you. He cannot tell you. The nearest He can come to telling you is to let some other creature tell it for Him. And behold. He has done so. Is it for nothing, or without His will, that I have journeyed through Deep Heaven to teach you what He would have you know but must not teach you Himself?”
[satan and his servants, even unwitting ones, claim or pretend that they are true messengers, teaching something on God's errand in a way that is unique to his/satan's relationship to you - that only he alone can convey because of his position. This is a lie.]
Lady,” said Ransom, “if I speak, will you hear me?”
“Gladly, Piebald.”
“This man has said that the law against living on the Fixed Island is different from the other Laws, because it is not the same for all worlds and because we cannot see the goodness in it. And so far he says well. But then he says that it is thus different in order that you may disobey it. But there might be another reason.”
“Say it. Piebald.”
“I think He made one law of that kind in order that there might be obedience. In all these other matters what you call obeying Him is but doing what seems good in your own eyes also. Is love content with that? You do them, indeed, because they are His will, but not only because they are His will. Where can you taste the joy of obeying unless He bids you do something for which His bidding is the only reason? When we spoke last you said that if you told the beasts to walk on their heads, they would delight to do so. So I know that you understand well what I am saying.”
“Oh, brave Piebald,” said the Green Lady, “this is the best you have said yet. This makes me older far: yet it does not feel like the oldness this other is giving me. Oh, how well I see it! We cannot walk out of Maleldil’s will: but He has given us a way to walk out of our will. And there could be no such way except a command like this. Out of our own will. It is like passing out through the world’s roof into Deep Heaven. All beyond is Love Himself. I knew there was joy in looking upon the Fixed Island and laying down all thought of ever living there, but I did not till now understand.”
[She returns to peace from of confusion. For now, she is holding on to the understanding that only by operating within God's will, keeping His commandments, will we have joy and peace.]
Her face was radiant as she spoke, but then a shade of bewilderment crossed it. “Piebald,” she said, “if you are so young, as this other says, how do you know these things?”
“He says I am young, but I say not.”
The voice of Weston’s face spoke suddenly, and it was louder and deeper than before and less like Weston’s voice. “I am older than he,” it said, “and he dare not deny it. Before the mothers of the mothers of his mother were conceived, I was already older than he could reckon. I have been with Maleldil in Deep Heaven where he never came and heard the eternal councils. And in the order of creation I am greater than he, and before me he is of no account. Is it not so?”
[satan shows his hand a bit.]
The corpse-like face did not even now turn towards him, but the speaker and the Lady both seemed to wait for Ransom to reply. The falsehood which sprang to his mind died on his lips. In that air, even when truth seemed fatal,
only truth would serve. Licking his lips and choking down a feeling of nausea, he answered: “In our world to be older is not always to be wiser.”
“Look on him,” said Weston’s body to the Lady; “consider how white his cheeks have turned and how his forehead is wet. You have not seen such things before: you will see them more often hereafter. It is what happens — it is the beginning of what happens — to little creatures when they set themselves against great ones.”
[satan points to his greatness, his status, and his "rights", which have been denied due to his rebellion.]
An exquisite thrill of fear travelled along Ransom’s spine. What saved him was the face of the Lady. Untouched by the evil so close to her, removed as it were ten years’ journey deep within the region of her own innocence, and by that innocence at once so protected and so endangered, she looked up at the standing Death above her, puzzled indeed, but not beyond the bounds of cheerful curiosity, and said: “But he was right. Stranger, about this forbidding. It is you who need to be made older. Can you not see?”
“I have always seen the whole whereof he sees but the half. It is most true that Maleldil has given you a way of walking out of your own will — but out of your deepest will.”
“And what is that?”
“Your deepest will, at present, is to obey Him — to be always as you are now, only His beast or His very young child. The way out of that is hard. It was made hard that only the very great, the very wise, the very courageous should dare to walk in it, to go on — on out of this smallness in which you now live through the dark wave of His forbidding, into the real life. Deep Life, with all its joy and splendour and hardness.”
[He turns things around, trying now to raise within the Lady that some injustice has occurred by virtue of God's position relative to our own -- that we are only a beast, a child, acting "small", etc. That we need to overcome the position we find ourselves in to become like Him. It is false. Ransom tries to counter with the truth...]
“Listen, Lady,” said Ransom. “There is something he is not telling you. All this that we are now talking has been talked before. The thing he wants you to try has been tried before. Long ago, when our world began, there was only one man and one woman in it, as you and the King are in this. And there once before he stood, as he stands now, talking to the woman. He had found her alone as he has found you alone. And she listened, and did the thing Maleldil had forbidden her to do. But no joy and splendour came of it. What came of it I
cannot tell you because you have no image of it in your mind. But all love was troubled and made cold, and Maleldil’s voice became hard to hear so that wisdom grew little among them; and the woman was against the man and the mother against the child; and when they looked to eat there was no fruit on their trees, and hunting for food took all their time, so that their life became narrower, not wider.”
“He has hidden the half of what happened,” said Weston’s corpselike mouth. “Hardness came out of it but also splendour. They made with their own hands mountains higher than your Fixed Island. They made for themselves Floating Islands greater than yours which they could move at will through the ocean faster than any bird can fly. Because there was not always food enough, a woman could give the only fruit to her child or her husband and eat death instead — could give them all, as you in your little narrow life of playing and kissing and riding fishes have never done, nor shall do till you break the commandment. Because knowledge was harder to find, those few who found it became beautiful and excelled their fellows as you excel the beasts; and thousands were striving for their love…”
[satan twists the state of our fallen world, its supposed "greatness", as an exemplar to be emulated....making tall mountains (buildings), floating islands (ships)...equating starvation with sacrifice...there is nothing in Babylon to be emulated.]
“I think I will go to sleep now,” said the Lady quite suddenly. Up to this point she had been listening to Weston’s body with open mouth and wide eyes, but as he spoke of the women with the thousands of lovers she yawned, with the unconcealed and unpremeditated yawn of a young cat.
“Not yet,” said the other. “There is more… He has not told you that it was this breaking of the commandment which brought Maleldil to our world and because of which He was made man. He dare not deny it.”
[he has saved one of the greatest twists for last: that breaking the commandment will bring something better.]
“Do you say this. Piebald?” asked the Lady.
Ransom was sitting with his fingers locked so tightly that his knuckles were white. The unfairness of it all was wounding him like barbed wire. Unfair … . unfair. How could Maleldil expect him to fight against this, to fight with every weapon taken from him, forbidden to lie and yet brought to places where truth seemed fatal? It was unfair! A sudden impulse of hot rebellion arose in him. A second later, doubt, like a huge wave, came breaking over him. How if the enemy were right after all? Felix peccatum Adae. [meaning: "O happy sin of Adam"] Even the Church would tell him that good came of disobedience in the end. Yes, and it was true too that he, Ransom, was a timid creature, a man who shrank back from new and hard things. On which side, after all, did the temptation lie? Progress passed before his eyes in a great momentary vision: cities, armies, tall ships, and libraries and fame, and the grandeur of poetry spurting like a fountain out of the labours and ambitions of men. Who could be certain that Creative Evolution was not the deepest truth? From all sorts of secret crannies in his own mind whose very existence he had never before suspected, something wild and heady and delicious began to rise, to pour itself towards the shape of Weston. ‘It is a spirit, it is a spirit,’ said this inner voice, ‘and you are only a man. It goes on from century to century. You are only a man…
[The battle against satan can seem unfair. That is why I am posting these conversations. So you can understand what you are up against. he has gone on "from century to century"...remember, "it is [only] a spirit", animating whatever host has acquiesced to his possession. Do not surrender one inch to his logic or twisting truths.]
“Do you say this. Piebald?” asked the Lady a second time. The spell was broken.
“I will tell you what I say,” answered Ransom, jumping to his feet. “Of course good came of it. Is Maleldil a beast that we can stop His path, or a leaf that we can twist His shape? Whatever you do. He will make good of it. But not the good He had prepared for you if you had obeyed Him. That is lost for ever. The first King and first Mother of our world did the forbidden thing, and He brought good of it in the end. But what they did was not good, and what they lost we have not seen. And there were some to whom no good came nor ever will come.”
[And therein lies the rub, "Whatever you do. He will make good of it. But not the good He had prepared for you if you had obeyed Him. That is lost for ever." We will never know what good might have come had we always remained in obedience. There is loss. But thanks be to God that He can make good of our evil IF we turn to Him and seek His presence.]
He turned to the body of Weston. “You,” he said, “tell her all. What good came to you? Do you rejoice that Maleldil became a man? Tell her of your joys, and of what profit you had when you made Maleldil and death acquainted.”
[Ransom, in an inspired counter to all of "Weston's" twisted logic, skewers his opponent with the most damning truth of all -- that satan was defeated because Christ succeeded in His mortal mission to overcome sin and death.]
In the moment that followed this speech two things happened that were utterly unlike terrestrial experience. The body that had been Weston’s threw up its head and opened its mouth and gave a long melancholy howl like a dog; and the Lady lay down, wholly unconcerned, and closed her eyes and was instantly asleep.
...to be continued...
091: satan, the great orator: Part III - Subtle Twists of Truth
Continuing from the book Perelandra by CS Lewis...later in the conversion between Ransom and Weston, Weston becomes further possessed, has a meltdown, and collapses. Ransom leaves him and seeks out the Green Lady. After some time searching for her, Ransom hears two voices, which turn out to be Weston and the Green Lady speaking to one another in “earnest conversation”. Ransom listens in.
First, a few names are refenced in this conversation:
Piebald: the Green Lady's nickname for Ransom.
Maleldil: think, Christ, who speaks to the Green Lady in her thoughts.
Eldila: think, angelic messengers.
The King: the male counterpart of the Green Lady; who the Green Lady was separated from and has been searching for.
The Fixed Land: Perelandra is a water world with a series of floating islands that move, however, there is one Fixed Land that does not move, but there is a commandment to not reside upon it. The Green Lady and the King were separated, in part, due to the floating islands, and the Fixed Land is the place where they could ultimately reside together.
Secondly, light commentary in [brackets] -- the text speaks for itself and likely speaks to individuals differently depending on their experience and circumstance:
“I am wondering,” said the woman’s voice, “whether all the people of your world have the habit of talking about the same thing more than once. I have said already that we are forbidden to dwell on the Fixed Land. Why do you not either talk of something else or stop talking?”
[satan dwells continually on the same topic, speaks for long periods of time, repeating himself over and over again in an effort to wear down the hearer...until the temptation has been thoroughly overcome. On the other hand, God commands and then warns, but ultimately respects, to our blessing or demise, our choices. God is talkative, but He does not dominate and control the conversation...He is responsive.]
“Because this forbidding is such a strange one,” said the man’s [Weston's] voice. “And so unlike the ways of Maleldil in my world. And He has not forbidden you to think about dwelling on the Fixed Land.”
[satan tries to subtly nudge us towards that which will violate God's commands. satan tries to use God (Maleldil) in his calculations to deceive and lead atray]
“That would be a strange thing — to think about what will never happen.”
“Nay, in our world we do it all the time. We put words together to mean things that have never happened and places that never were: beautiful words, well put together. And then tell them to one another. We call it stories or poetry. In that old world you spoke of, Malacandra, they did the same. It is for mirth and wonder and wisdom.”
[satan often uses commonplace concepts or things we already accept and believe in, but miss-applies them in an attempt to deceive. he takes truths from stories and wisdom from myths and legends and uses them as a precedent for violating God's laws.]
“What is the wisdom in it?” asked the Lady.
“Because the world is made up not only of what is, but of what might be. Maleldil knows both and wants us to know both.”
“This is more than I ever thought of. The other — the Piebald one [Ransom] — has already told me things which made me feel like a tree whose branches were growing wider and wider apart. But this goes beyond all. Stepping out of what is into what might be and talking and making things out there… alongside the world. I will ask the King what he thinks of it.”
“You see, that is what we always come back to. If only you had not been parted from the King.”
“Oh, I see. That also is one of the things that might be. The world might be so made that the King and I were never parted.”
“The world would not have to be different — only the way you live. In a world where people live on the Fixed Lands they do not become suddenly separated.”
"But you remember we are not to live on the Fixed Land.”
“No, but He has never forbidden you to think about it. Might not that be one of the reasons why you are forbidden to do it — so that you may have a Might Be to think about, to make Story about as we call it?”
[satan tries to get us to think about breaking the commandments, to consider the possible outcomes of doing so, so that the possibility of breaking the commandments starts to enter reality. Rather, we should flee temptation, and not contemplate or consider it.]
“I will think more of this. I will get the King to make me older about it.”
["getting older" equates to becoming wise or experienced]
“How greatly I desire to meet this King of yours! But in the matter of Stories he may be no older than you himself.”
“That saying of yours is like a tree with no fruit. The King is always older than I, and about all things.”
“But Piebald and I have already made you older about certain matters which the King never mentioned to you. That is the new good which you never expected. You thought you would always learn all things from the King; but now Maleldil has sent you other men whom it had never entered your mind to think of and they have told you things the King himself could not know.”
[satan twists truth and makes his hearers believe that all knowledge is "new good" and should be believed and lived, regardless of its source or powers.]
“I begin to see now why the King and I were parted at this time. This is a strange and great good He intended for me.”
[satan hopes that we will believe that listening to him is good for us, that he is a source of reliable information and truth. he is not.]
“And if you refused to learn things from me and keep on saying you would wait and ask the King, would that not be like turning away from the fruit you had found to the fruit you had expected?”
[satan tries to get us to believe that the knowledge and information he is sharing is what God desires for us to receive, that he is a messenger from God. he is not. Everything he says is a lie.]
“These are deep questions. Stranger. Maleldil is not putting much into my mind about them” said the Lady.
“Do you not see why?”
“Since Piebald and I have come to your world we have put many things into your mind which Maleldil has not. Do you not see that He is letting go of your hand a little?”
“How could He? He is wherever we go.”
“Yes, but in another way. He is making you older — making you to learn things not straight from Him but by your own meetings with other people and your own questions and thoughts.”
“He is certainly doing that.”
[satan deceives us into believing that God wants us to grow up to be like God by becoming more independent from God. The silence of God that the Green Lady experienced is likely due to many things - one of which may be that a choice is being presented and she is required to use her intelligence and agency to choose for herself. satan tells us he has been sent to teach us truths that God has not or cannot teach for one reason or another. God works in order and by patterns...he sends authorized messengers with an authorized message, which does not point to the messenger as the source of the message (if that makes sense) and His message is consistent with other truths He has given.]
“Yes. He is making you a full woman, for up till now you were only half made — like the beasts who do nothing of themselves. This time, when you meet the King again, it is you who will have things to tell him. It is you who will be older than he and who will make him older.”
[satan tells us we need to become a real man or a real woman, to reach our "full potential" as human beings, according to the standards of the world, which means becoming superior in strength, knowledge, and power to others, whereas God wishes us to become as a little child...submissive, humble, pure, and full of love.]
“Maleldil would not make a thing like that happen. It would be like a fruit with no taste.”
“But it would have a taste for him. Do you not think the King must sometimes be tired of being the older? Would he not love you more if you were wiser than he?”
[satan tries to make us think that God really wants us to break His commandments in order to grow, whether it be out of a fake-sacrifice or for some fake-heroic good, because He wants us to grow up or "become older" (ie, wiser, more powerful or knowledgable), but He cannot suggest it, because He would be telling us to break His own commandment. God did not intend this, He really does not want us to break His commandments, despite how satan twists the truth of it.]
“Is this what you call a Poetry or do you mean that it really is?”
“I mean a thing that really is.”
“But how could anyone love anything more? It is like saying a thing could be bigger than itself.”
“I only meant you could become more like the women of my world.”
["my world" = Earth]
“What are they like?”
“They are of a great spirit. They always reach out their hands for the new and unexpected good, and see that it is good long before the men understand it. Their minds run ahead of what Maleldil has told them. They do not need to wait for Him to tell them what is good, but know it for themselves as He does. They are, as it were, little Maleldils. And because of their wisdom, their beauty is as much greater than yours as the sweetness of these gourds surpasses the taste of water. And because of their beauty the love which the men have for them is as much greater than the King’s love for you as the naked burning of Deep Heaven seen from my world is more wonderful than the golden roof of yours.”
[satan tries to confuse us into thinking that being independent from God is being like God. It is not. When we are like God we are one with God, not free from Him. We are not "little gods" (ie, "little Maleldils) when we are free from God. satan equates freedom with being like God. satan tries to instill a fear that you will be less than what you are and what your potential portends if you do not break free and become independent like God is. satan has broken free and become independent from God and finds himself in constant misery in his current state.]
“I wish I could see them.”
“I wish you could.”
“How beautiful is Maleldil and how wonderful are all His works! Perhaps He will bring out of me daughters as much greater than I as I am greater than the beasts. It will be better than I thought. I had thought I was to be always Queen and Lady. But I see now that I may be as the eldila. I may be appointed to cherish when they are small and weak children who will grow up and overtop me and at whose feet I shall fall. I see it is not only questions and thoughts that grow out wider and wider like branches. Joy also widens out and comes where we had never thought.”
“It is a great branching out,” it [Weston] was saying. “This making of story or poetry about things that might be but are not. If you shrink back from it, are you not drawing back from the fruit that is offered you?”
“It is not from the making a story that I shrink back, O Stranger,” she answered, “but from this one story that you have put into my head. I can make myself stories about my children or the King. I can make it that the fish fly and the land beasts swim. But if I try to make the story about living on Fixed Land I do not know how to make it about Maleldil. For if I make it that He has changed His command, that will not go. And if I make it that we are living there against His command, that is like making the sky all black and the water so that we cannot drink it and the air so that we cannot breathe it. But also, I do not see what is the pleasure of trying to make these things.”
“To make you wiser, older,” said Weston’s body.
“Do you know for certain that it will do that?” she asked.
“Yes, for certain,” it replied. ‘That is how the women of my world have become so great and so beautiful.”
[satan twists the truth to deceive. he equates the breaking of a commandment, becoming independent, and letting go of God's hand as a necessary ("there is no other way") step in the gaining of wisdom, knowledge, and power. It is a lie.]
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PARISLONGCHAMP (FRA), 6th October 2018
Gr. I PA - 4-year-olds - Females - 2,000m - € 150,000
Al Shamoos (No Risk Al Maury) delivered an impressive performance in the Qatar Arabian Trophy des Juments - Pouliches de 4 ans (Gr. I PA). It also enabled the breeding operation of Mohammad Al Nujaifi to savour a second consecutive success in this race. For the record, the majority of his broodmare band are based in France. However, his story is a heart-warming one as, despite the problems afflicting his native Iraq, he has continued to showcase, and believe, in his bloodlines. A buy-back at the sales, Al Shamoos exuded class by giving her trainer, Charles Gourdain, his fourth Group I PA success of the season. The handler clearly continues to enhance his reputation in the PA sphere. The victory also has ‘breeding’ implications, as the winner is devoid of the more prevalent modern bloodlines which are also the dominant ones.
The presence of Wadeeaa (Mahabb), one of three runners carrying the colours of Yas Horse Racing (His Highness Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan), ensured that there was a good tempo. Joudh (Mahabb) tracked the pacesetter with Al Shamoos handily poised in the slipstream of the latter. In the straight, Wadeeaa kept on gamely but she had no answer to the superiority of Al Shamoos, whereas Joudh stuck her neck out and never flinched the issue. Belqees, having tried to get on terms with the principals, found herself outpaced. Al Shamoos cruised her way to a five lengths victory over Joudh, as the latter outbattled Wadeeaa for second. Despite having ground to make up in mid-straight, Shomoos Athbah (Burning Sand) finished with a flourish, in the thick of it, to take fourth. Belqees backtracked into fifth.
Soumillon is inch perfect
Al Shamoos can occasionally turn on the style, and notably at Dax, where she powered home by fifteen lengths. However, she is also prone to running the odd ‘howler’ which has been attributed to an aversion of having other horses ‘around’ her. Aware of this, Christophe Soumillon tailored his riding tactics accordingly. Despite a wide draw, Soumillon was able to place the filly in a handy position close to the pace. He said in the post-race interview: "When I realised that the filly on my outside was making a beeline for the lead, my reaction was that it was essential to capitalise on this. Therefore, we were lucky enough to be tracking the favourite. I had hoped that the pacesetter would hang onto the lead for longer on hitting the straight. However, she weakened very quickly and we were soon in front. Charles Gourdain had told me that the filly tends to get unsettled as a result of having other horses around her in a race, but that wasn’t the case once she got her head in front. Today, she showed a lot of class. Her trainer said that she is in the very top bracket and I think he is right."
Charles Goudain and his annus mirabilis
After the successes of Nafees (Shadwell Dubai International Stakes, Gr. I PA) and Rodess du Loup (the winner of the English Derby and French Derbies for Four-Year-Olds, Gr. Is PA), the Pau trainer notched his fourth Group I PA of the campaign. He said: "We’re lucky enough to have three very good PA performers in the stable. Al Shamoos continues very much on the upgrade. She is a small filly but her lack of physical presence is compensated for in terms of heart. I was worried that she would be frightened by having other horses around her during the race as it has had a negative impact in the past. However, we have been working very hard on ironing out this problem at home. Christophe Soumillon rode her perfectly and the filly wasn’t inconvenienced. Thanks to the fillies of Sheikh Mansoor, the race was run at a good gallop. She therefore ran very well and, clearly enjoyed herself, before finishing very strongly. I also believe that there was plenty left in the locker. Yet there’s no escaping that she isn’t an easy filly although her work in the mornings is very good. Happily, she is maturing on the right lines and that is a trait associated with good horses. We are aware of her quality but her performance has exceeded expectations. She made her debut in Sweden, which was a winning one, but life initially proved to be difficult for her on returning to France. The filly was then given a break at a stud before returning to training and racing at Seville. Sheikh Tahnoon Bin Zayed Al Nahyan acquired the filly last week after her breeder Monsieur Al Nujaifi decided to sell her. She will leave France with a view to taking up residence in the United Arab Emirates."
Three 'Mansoor' runners in the first five
Joudh (Mahabb), a triple Group I PA winner, was second. Her trainer Didier Guillemin said: "Joudh ran very well. She proved to be somewhat phlegmatic in addition to being a bit of a rascal and not very willing. She has a bit of temperament but, despite this, still managed to do her best work in the straight – even if she was well beaten. We had planned on running her in Dubai but could also end up by running her in Toulouse as well. Nothing is yet decided." Wadeeaa (Mahabb) (third) and Belqees (Mahabb) (fifth) are in the same ownership as Joudh, although both are trained by Xavier Thomas-Demeaulte. He said: "Waldeeaa ran very well and took the lead as she was smartly into her stride. It’s best for her to race handily as she can pull if held up. I wasn’t sure that she would stay the trip. However, she has done well. She is entered in a race at Abu Dhabi and could well make the trip. We adopted different tactics with Belqees by playing the waiting game. They are two fillies in the same ownership and, allowing them to jostle for the lead, made no sense. She, perhaps, had a harder race than Wadeeaa at La Teste. She has an entry at Toulouse at the end of the month, but we will see how she comes out of the race."
More than a hint of regret
Shomoos Athbah (Burning Sand) acquitted herself well in fourth. Her trainer Philip Collington said: "The filly ran well. Alas, she didn’t see as much daylight as the other fillies, who were blocking her in a little. She sustained her effort to the wire and her jockey felt that she could have finished nearer – perhaps even second. She could go for the Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Jewel Crown (Gr. I PA) if invited."
The Al Nujaifi ‘breeding’ academy on the crest of a wave
Al Shamoos was bred by her previous owner, Mohammad Al Nujaifi, whose racing interests are managed by Val Bunting. The Iraqi owner-breeder was tasting a second consecutive success in the Qatar Arabian Trophy des Juments after the 2017 victory of Muneera (Dormane). Accompanied by his son, he said: "It certainly marks the first time that two daughters out of the same broodmare have captured successive editions of this Group I PA race.
We must congratulate the trainer, Charles Gourdain, and the filly’s new owner Sheikh Tahnoon Bin Zayed. She is now heading to Abu Dhabi where I hope that she will continue to shine at the highest level. The wins of Al Shamoos and Muneera are indicative of the high quality of Iraqi bloodlines. This family is capable of producing performers which act in all types of ground, including dirt. Al Shamoos impressed us and it’s a stroke of good fortune to have bred her."
No Risk Al Maury generates his fifth Group winner
Al Shamoos is a daughter of the Shadwell sire No Risk Al Maury (Kesberoy). Based at the Haras de Saint-Faust, this marked the stallion’s first French Group I PA success. His previous four Group winners were: Barnamaj (Al Maktoum Challenge Round II, Gr. I PA), RB Hot Risk (Texas Arabian Oaks, Gr. III PA), Aicha de Monlau (Prix Razzia III, Gr. III PA) and Darius du Paon (Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup, Gr. III PA).
A great Iraqi bloodline makes its mark
Al Shamoos was a € 35.000 buy-back at the Saint-Cloud sales as a juvenile. Her dam, Hamiya (Al Hasim), won ten races in her native Iraq, including the local 2,000 Guineas and The Farewell Cup (Gr. Is PA). At stud, she has produced three black type performers including Muneera (Dormane): the 2017 winner of the Qatar Total Arabian Trophy des Juments (Gr. I PA). Hurra (Asad Saif) also did her proud by taking second in The International Ifahr Trophy (Gr. II PA) at Istanbul, as well as finishing third in The Hatta International Stakes (Gr. I PA) at Newbury; without forgetting the Swedish Group placed Al Haail (Elios de Carrère). Al Karta (Zad Al Rakib), the grandam, won eight races in Iraq including The Iraqi Jockey Club Trophy (Gr. I PA). She was second in the local versions of the Derby and 2,000 Guineas (Gr. I PA).
Kesberoy
No Risk Al Maury
Baroud III
Nectarine Al Maury
Nevadour
AL SHAMOOS (F4)
Saut du Loup
Al Hasim
Hamiya
Zad Al Rakib
Al Karta
Bint Al Sahraa
QATAR ARABIAN TROPHY DES JUMENTS
1st AL SHAMOOS (56) F4
No Risk Al Maury & Hamiya
Owner: H.H. Sheikh T. Bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Breeder: M. Al Nujaifi
Trainer: C. Gourdain
Jockey: C. Soumillon
2nd JOUDH (56) F4
Mahabb & Shamayl
Owner: Yas Horse Racing Manag. LLC
Breeder: H.H. Sheikh M. Bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Trainer: D. Guillemin (s)
Jockey: M. Barzalona
3rd WADEEAA (56) F4
Mahabb & Gaira
Trainer: X. Thomas-Demeaulte
Jockey: V. Seguy
Other runner(s) in finishing order: Shomoos Athbah, Belqees, Al Naama, Al Ghashamiya, Céleste de Ghazal, Ankaa Karim, Dabaab, Rkaya, General Lady & Anood Al Khalediah.
All ran (13).
(Turf) Good soft. 2'17"57. Distances: 51/2 - shnk- 11/4.
A Doha ce dimanche
Doha (QA), dimanche Qatar Derby des 4ans (Gr2 PA) Lady Princess engrange Le speaker de l’hippodrome d’Al Rayyan n’a pas caché sa joie quand Lady Princess (General) a...
THE WORD OF AFAC: France continues to remain a very attractive country in terms of prize money and is battening down the hatches in the face of the health crisis
France Galop’s Board of Directors met on Monday, November 23rd; the working session primarily conducted a review of the situation relative to betting on horse racing in the wake of the country...
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At variance with reality: how to re-think our thinking
By Stephen Sterling
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Abstract: Rather than outline my view of Education for Sustainability as such, I attempt here to address here a deeper frame of reference which helps underpin the nature and task of EfS in relation to achieving a more participative consciousness, essential for our times.
Key Words: Sustainability Education; paradigm; seeing knowing doing
At the time of writing, Britain is being subject to ‘the worst storms for 200 years’, an extraordinary battering with virtually endless rainfall, and widespread flooding and travel disruption, including the severing of the rail link to the South West where I live. It echoes extreme weather events in other parts of the world. Here, amidst the extensive news coverage of lakes and rivers (where there should be fields and roads) and of people flooded out their homes, there is only the most marginal acceptance by media and politicians that it ‘might be’ related to climate change. Rather, there is a sense of shock and anger: how could this happen?
To many of us working long in the fields of environmental and sustainability education, there are no surprises here. The long predicted signs of climate change have been evident for some years now – although the sudden onset, severity, and duration of the storms, which have been racing in from the Atlantic for nearly three months now, could not have been foreseen. However, the general reluctance in the country to acknowledge and accept that this weather pattern is in all probability a manifestation of climate change, is perhaps predictable.
However, it is clear to many that we are entering a different age, and a different world. Al Gore’s extensive study The Future suggests:
There is a clear consensus that the future now emerging will be extremely different from anything we have ever known in the past….There is no prior period of change that remotely resembles what humanity is about to experience. (Gore 2013: xv).
This presents a huge challenge to societies and individuals, and therefore of course to efforts to educate for the chance of a more sustainable world. It has two dimensions. The first challenge is to acknowledge and recognise the scale of change in prospect and its implications. This first step, as demonstrated by reaction to the weather induced crises mentioned above, is as yet far from won in terms of widespread acceptance. The second challenge, which perhaps even more problematic for many, is to recognise that the way we perceive, think and act is deeply implicated in the global conditions unfolding, that we are participants in whatever transpires.
For years, I have argued – along with many others – that the root of (what David Orr calls) ‘the long emergency’, lies with our worldview. Nothwithstanding the negative effects and potency of greed, ignorance, abuse of power, fundamentalism and so on, there is a critical mismatch between deeply engrained patterns of thought resulting from our Western cultural and intellectual legacy of reductionism, objectivism, dualism, materialism and so on, and the dynamic and systemic nature of the Earth and the human world (which Gore’s work illuminates).
Donella Meadows (1982: 101) writing some thirty years ago states:
The world is a complex, interconnected, finite, ecological-social-psychological-economic system. We treat it as if it were not, as if it were divisible, separable, simple, and infinite. Our persistent, intractable, global problems arise directly from this mismatch.
Gregory Bateson, writing earlier still, suggested that Western thought was characterised by what he termed an ‘epistemological error’ which he saw as the root of the ecological crisis. According to Bateson, our collective worldview is founded upon a mis-reading of reality, a perception of and belief in separateness that in turn gives rise to conflict and dis-integration.
I believe that (the) massive aggregation of threats to man and his ecological systems arises out of errors in our habits of thought at deep and partly unconscious levels. (Bateson, 1972: 463)
This perception of and belief in separateness works to a degree, but is ultimately destructive. Hence, Bateson suggests:
Epistemological error is all right…upto the point at which you create around yourself a universe in which that error becomes immanent in monstrous changes of the universe that you have created and now try to live in. (Bateson 1972: 461)
Global warming, to consider just one major critical manifestation, may come to mind on reading this passage. Bateson’s prescient insight stands as a radical challenge to the individualism, anthropocentrism and dualism of most Western philosophic traditions, and it prefigures what was later called a co-evolutionary, or participative reality requiring a more ecological and relational consciousness.
More recently, futures expert Paul Raskin argues that: ‘The shape of the global future rests with the reflexivity of human consciousness – the capacity to think critically about why we think what we do – and then to think and act differently’. (Raskin 2008: 469). This is a plea for second order and third order learning, which would help us see differently, and therefore act differently.
I have a small problem with lists of sustainability oriented competencies, which attempt to lay out what people should learn and acquire to help them cope with emerging conditions and shape a better world. They do have value, and can be helpful. However, they tend to be dauntingly long: I was recently at a workshop in a UK university where lecturers were attempting to grapple with the forty or so competencies suggested by UNECE (2102) as ‘a goal to which all educators should aspire’. More seriously and typically, there is little or no analysis of why such competencies appear to be needed. What is deficient about our current values, understandings, and actions? And, as Raskin asks, why do we think what we do? Without critical reflection at this deeper level, old assumptions and habits – Bateson’s ‘epistemological error’ will continue operating powerfully and unexamined, and EfS may not work at the transformative level that is needed.
There have been numerous calls over the last thirty years and more for a changed paradigm or cultural worldview towards something more holistic, systemic, and ecological or relational. It is a long time coming. As Thomas Homer Dixon notes (2009, 3), ‘we often invest enormous mental energy to maintain a perspective on the world that’s at variance with reality’. (My italics).
So how can we achieve sufficient critical reflexivity about ourselves?
My involvement in this broad inquiry through education and over a long period has led me to develop a number of ‘thought models’ that I think help get to the essence of what is required, or – put differently – of what a more ecological worldview and participative consciousness entails.
So the following model starts with the idea of paradigm or worldview – in other words the framework of human knowing and experience that is operative both at individual, institutional, and societal levels. This can be thought of as having three elements or dimensions:
This model helps us to become more reflexive about our mental frameworks, to engender a positive and engaged response to the ‘different world’ we are both creating and encountering. To explain further, the three aspects of paradigm are:
Seeing – perception (or the affective/normative dimension). This is the perceptual domain – how we see the world, make sense of it, and how our filters affect this experience.
Knowing– conception (or the cognitive/descriptive dimension). This is the conceptual domain – how we understand the world and represent the world to ourselves and others.
Doing – practice (or the intentional/applicative dimension). This is to do with how we actively participate in the world, which relates to decisions, plans,
capacities, skills, tools, methods, designs, and communication. This is the practical domain – how we act on and in the world, and with others.
A sufficient and whole system response to sustainability is required in each and every of these three interrelated dimensions of human knowing and experience. Further, a shift towards sustainability is required at three levels: personal, organizational and social.
In the area of Seeing, the key problem currently is one of narrow boundaries, of egocentrism, of lack of awareness or care for ‘the other’, and limited spatial and temporal inclusion.
In the domain of Knowing, the key problem is over-specialism, and lack of understanding of, and thinking congruent with, systems, pattern, connectivity, consequence, interdependence, and so on.
In the domain of Doing, the key issue is lack of ability to design, decide, and influence in a way which promotes integrative and synergetic behaviours and actions that add to overall systemic wellbeing rather than the reverse.
In sum, we are creating a highly interconnected world economically, technologically, ecologically, yet our dominant worldview is essentially non-relational. Therefore, in each of these areas, a necessary shift towards ecological consciousness and competence involves a movement – a response – as follows:
Seeing domain: need for ‘respons-ibility’- an extended and ethical sense of concern/engagement and awareness; seeing the part (individual, organisation, community etc) as part of a greater whole;
Knowing domain: need for ‘correspondence’- a closer knowledge match with the systemic real world;
Doing domain: need for ‘respons-ability’- the ability to take integrative and wise action in context.
An alternative way of putting this is: a re-thinking of assumptions, distinctions, and intentions/actions (as shown in the table below). This is needed to heal the narrowness of perception, disconnective thinking, and disintegrative practice so often manifested both in education and society:
Re-thinking in the three domains of paradigm towards a more ecological consciousness
Seeing domain Knowing domain Doing domain
Assumptions Distinctions Intentions / actions
Inclusivity Connection Integration
Re-perception
Re-cognition
Compassion Deeper understanding Wisdom
This holistic, three-part model of paradigm change can be understood or employed in various ways:
In academic language, it can be seen in terms of a change or extension in epistemology, ontology and methodology.
In terms of the individual, it represents respecting and nurturing the
the heart, head and hands of the individual learner.
In everyday terms, it underlines awareness, understanding and competence, and it points to the learner who is at once concerned, connected and capable.
In strategic terms, it represents developing vision, critique and design for change.
In educational terms, it represents change in paradigm and purpose, policy and curriculum and pedagogy and practice.
I suggest that this model shines a light on a deeper, that is, paradigmatic level of consideration than is normally part of competency discourse, but which helps provide an underpinning rationale for it. This foundation endorses but also clarifies the role and task of transformative learning, which – in our current times – needs to be at the heart of policy and practice in education for sustainability. We need to do what we can to cultivate as far as possible an ecological consciousness. This involves a shift away from relationships largely based on distinction, separation, control, manipulation and excessive competition and consumerism, towards those based on such values as participation, appreciation, synergies, community, self-organisation, and equity, recognising that we are co-creators of the world. It is a movement from seeing the world – in ecotheologian Thomas Berry’s words – as a ‘collection of objects’ towards seeing the world as a ‘community of subjects’ of which we are inextricably a part. Given the fact of the Anthropocene age, this change of perception is vital. All the evidence suggests that the course of the next fifty or so years will absolutely depend on whether we – that is, the Western and Westernised world – can achieve a ‘deep shift in values and institutions…..a development that is far from guaranteed’ (Rosen et al 2010:15).
The paradigm model outlined here, is not in itself of course, ‘the answer’. But it can help us recognise the cultural building blocks of reductionism, objectivism, materialism, dualism, separation and determinism in our psyche and thinking which have served us well in the past but which are now deeply problematic, and ‘at variance with reality’. Rather, it helps sustainability educators recognise and work for a shift of thinking towards participatory consciousness, a worldview of sustainability – embracing holism, critical subjectivity, engagement, contingency and complexity – necessary to winning a more sustainable world, while there is still time to do so.
Bateson, G. (1972) Steps to an Ecology of Mind, Chandler, San Franscisco.
Gore, A. (2013) The Future, W.H. Allen, New York.
Homer-Dixon, T. 2009. Our Panarchic Future, http://www.worldwatch.org/node/6008.
Meadows, D.H. (1982) ‘Whole Earth Models and Systems’, The CoEvolution Quarterly, Summer 1982, pp98-108.
Raskin, P. (2008) World lines: A framework for exploring global pathways. Ecological Ecological Economics, 65, 461-470.
Rosen, R., Electris, C.,and Raskin, P. (2010) Global Scenarios for the Century Ahead: Searching for Sustainability, Tellus Institute, Boston, MA.
The UNECE Expert Group on Competences in Education for Sustainable Development Sustainable Development (2012) Learning for the future: Competences in Education for Sustainable Development; UNECE.
http://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/env/esd/ESD_Publications/Competences_Publication.pdf
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Blast from the Past: Royal Navy series by Lee Rowan
Blog January 23, 2015 Kim FieldingLeave a comment
The Royal Navy Series follows the relationship of William Marshall and David Archer from their first meeting as midshipmen in the late 1790’s through the Napoleonic War. First published by Linden Bay Romance in 2006, the series is now being re-issued by Dreamspinner. The next book, Sail Away, is a collection of 4 novellas (one a debut) and a number of short ‘missing scenes’ and holiday pieces.
An officer, a gentleman… and a sodomite. The first two earn honor and respect. The third, death. Even as he finds himself falling in love with his shipmate, David Archer realizes that it’s a hopeless passion. Will Marshall’s first act aboard ship was to take pistol in hand and dispatch an older midshipman who made offensive advances. Will might not shoot David if he expressed his feelings, but friendship would surely turn to revulsion.
Will Marshall has never given much thought to feelings beyond duty, loyalty, and honor. The Navy is a way to move beyond his humble origins, a chance at greatness. While others spend shore leave carousing, Marshall is more likely to be curled up with a navigation text.
Captured by accident when their captain is abducted, they become pawns in a renegade’s sadistic game. To protect the man he loves, David Archer must compromise himself–trade his honor and his body for Will’s safety. When Marshall learns of his friend’s sacrifice, he also discovers that what he feels for Davy is stronger and deeper than friendship.
The first challenge: escape their prison. The second: find a way to preserve their love without losing their lives.
Winds of Change Lieutenants William Marshall and David Archer, of His Majesty’s frigate Calypso, have been lovers for more than a year. Because the penalty for discovery is the hangman’s noose, they limit themselves to the occasional night of passion ashore. But in the Navy, nothing lasts forever. A transfer to a new ship brings with it a bizarre turn of events: their captain orders them to behave as though they are involved in an illicit relationship in order to smoke out a suspected traitor. When their masquerade proves dangerously effective, it threatens to cost Davy his life.
Eye of the Storm The long war between England and France enters a fragile and temporary truce in the winter of 1802, but the lives of Commander William Marshall and Lieutenant David Archer are more complicated than ever. After almost losing Davy in battle, Will faces the responsibility of command and questions whether he can give orders that will put his love in harm’s way once more. Doubts torment David Archer. Will walked away once, trying to end their relationship for Davy’s own safety. His physical wounds have healed, but the loss of trust remains. Now, his biggest challenge is persuading Will their love is worth the risk of loss.
Home is the Sailor
The Royal Navy meets the Stately English Manor Murder Mystery, and if it were only a matter of Colonel Mustard in the library, things would be so much easier. After an ambush by the French while on a routine surveillance mission, Will and David are advised to retreat to the English countryside to avoid Bonaparte’s animosity for a time. Upon their arrival at the Archer family seat, they discover that David’s eldest brother has died after a mysterious accident and this puts his other, very unsuitable brother in line for the title. David’s suspicions—that the new heir had a hand in his brother’s death—seem so unreasonable that even Will finds it difficult to believe his fears are valid. If Davy thought his lover was hard to convince, his autocratic father, who still sees him as the inept youngest son, won’t even listen to him. Davy and Will are thrust into the role of sleuths, trying to determine the truth behind the mystery. All the while Will has concerns of his own: his fear of losing Davy is still stronger than his desire to keep Davy beside him on the quarterdeck… but he knows no other life than the Navy.
An excerpt from Winds of Change:
All was in readiness.
The old tin box of mathematics texts had been down in the hold for months to get it out from underfoot. The Purser had given his permission to keep it here in the locked store-room with other valuables, and it was not unreasonable for Lieutenants Marshall and Archer to be searching here, since they’d volunteered to coach one of their shipmates on His Majesty’s Frigate Calypso. Midshipman Wilcoxon, a likeable young officer, needed to polish his skills if he hoped to pass the examination and qualify as a candidate for Lieutenant, and they wanted to help him succeed.
A candle-lantern lay on the floor, its flame snuffed from its apparently accidental fall. If anyone were to walk in, they would have a means of explaining their presence here, and even an excuse for slight disorderliness.
As long as they were not taken completely unaware. As long as they had time to pull their clothes together, to hide their true purpose.
William Marshall tensed as footsteps approached the door. He relaxed at the light scratching on the worn boards, their prearranged signal.
He pulled the door open only enough for his lover to dart through, then closed it and set a barrel where it would block its opening, a precaution to provide the moment they might need. He rested his rump on the barrel and pulled Davy down upon him, and in the dark there was only the whisper of frantic clutching, urgent kisses, loosening trouser buttons with one hand to reach in and find that hot, smooth cock that leapt at his touch. A minute of quiet, intense activity, then Davy was shivering against him, a muted whimper the only sound besides their breathing.
They were silent for a long moment after, listening for footsteps, for any sound of movement in the companionway. But they were safe, so far, hearing nothing but the ever-present murmur of the sea.
He could hear Davy fumble with clothing, composing himself, caught a kiss in passing as his lover knelt at Will’s feet. Then those clever fingers were moving on his body, unbuttoning, seeking. The unbearable sweetness of lips and tongue were nearly enough to break the control that kept him silent, but he bit back the cry of pleasure as weeks of yearning were brought to a blinding surge of fulfillment.
He sat panting, unable to move, stroking the golden head resting in his lap. But only for a moment. His lover slid up to share a kiss; then, still without a word, they retrieved the lantern, struck a light, and located the volume which should help to unfold the arcane secrets of navigational geometry. There was time enough for a final embrace and a quick inspection to assure themselves that there was no visible evidence of their illicit encounter.
Davy paused a moment in the empty companionway. “Will—the Captain just passed word. The pleasure of our company is requested at the change of watch. All lieutenants and warrant officers. Looks as though the rumors are true.”
“At least we’ll know, then.” There was no way, there were no words, to express the fear in both their hearts. Change was in the wind; the rumors had been circulating since before Calypso arrived in Portsmouth. If Captain Smith were to be transferred, as the rumors suggested, their lives were about to change drastically.
“If it’s true…” David Archer bit his lip, “and if the Admiralty are in a hurry…you and I may be sailing off in different ships by this time tomorrow.”
Will could not bring himself to admit it, but he knew that the past year they’d had together was more than they could have hoped for. He’d only agreed to this hurried tryst because he also knew that it might be their very last time together as shipmates and lovers. If they were to be given different assignments at the change of watch, they might never in this life see one another again.
But he could not bear to say that aloud, so he tried on a brave smile instead. “We must trust to our luck, Davy.”
David’s handsome features were somber. “Will, don’t forget there are two kinds of luck. Dame Fortune’s not always kind. She can be a cannibal bitch who eats her own young.”
A Few Reviews:
http://www.rainbowbookreviews.com/book-reviews/ransom-royal-navy-1-by-lee-rowan-at-dreamspinner-press
http://sensualreads.com/winds-of-change-by-lee-rowan/
http://www.reviewsbyjessewave.com/2010/09/20/home-is-the-sailor/
Author bio: Lee Rowan has been writing since childhood, but professionally only since spring of 2006, with the publication of her Eppie-winning novel, Ransom. She is a lady of a certain age, old enough to know better but still young enough to do it anyway. A confirmed bookaholic with a wife of many years, she is kept in line by a cadre of cats and two dogs who get her away from the computer and out of the house at least once a day.
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The Pains of Being Murph at Heart
Remember back in the halcyon days of the 2009 when Travis Snider was a can't miss 21 year old prospect with exciting power to all fields? I sure do.
A few things have changed since then. Snider is obviously a few years older (yet still very young) and while not quite a prospect, he is still a player with tremendous potential. One thing is conspicuous in its absence from the Travis Snider circa 2011's profile: the opposite field pop.
The image you see above is Travis Snider's season-by-season spray chart (courtesy of the good people at Texas Leaguers) giffed up for comparative goodness. Notice anything different? I know I do: the opposite field tater tots from 2009 are all but missing.
Snider hit 5 home runs to left field in 2009 then none last year. Why might that be? A lack of fastballs to drive the other way or a pull happy team influencing a struggling young hitter?
I miss opposite field home runs. They're great fun, they really are. Both Lind and Snider used to hit them with regularity but now...gone. Not only are they pleasing to the eye, they're a great way to keep pitchers honest.
With Snider struggling and seeing a steady diet of off-speed junk, maybe a policy of staying back on the soft stuff and riding the hard stuff to the opposite field could help him solve his early season woes at the plate. Not that I advocate straying from The Plan at the plate. Heaven forbid.
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gabriel April 13, 2011 at 11:47 PM
I think Murphy deserves all sorts of accolades in respect to his work with John Buck, Alex Gonzalez, John McDonald, and above all, Jose Bautista. But the ineffective shift to the pull field by Lind, Snider and Hill is indeed somewhat concerning. I really get the sense that Murphy knows what he's doing, and I hope we see Lind and Snider rediscover the opposite field this year.
Ty April 14, 2011 at 12:49 AM
The past few games notwithstanding, Lind has looked a lot better in that regard so far this year. Some hits up the middle and into the gap in left-centre are at least a nice start for him. But Snider looks like he's trying so hard to pull everything, it's hard to believe that Murphy (or anybody) could see that obvious failure and still encourage him to do it. He had a nice single up the middle today after his half-game benching; hopefully we'll see more of that in the future. He needs a different approach at the plate, that's for sure.
Drew April 14, 2011 at 9:41 AM
Two great points. Agreed.
I get the sense that Murphy is a one-trick pony. Maybe the Jays need a second hitting coach. Guys like Bautista can keep listening to Murphy and guys like Lind, Snider and Hill can work with the second dude.
Ty April 14, 2011 at 12:43 PM
I don't know about that, though. While Tenace was officially the hitting coach in 2009, everybody said at the time that they basically had three hitting coaches: Tenace, Gaston, and Murphy, who all worked with them pretty much equally. And I remember at the time that Lind specifically said he really liked working with Murphy because he had already worked with him extensively as a minor league hitting instructor. So it's not like Murph came in and told Lind to change everything - on the contrary, he was probably a big part of helping Lind become the great hitter he was in 2009.
Also completely relevant to the Murphy discussion is this amazing tidbit I found on his Wikipedia page:
Murphy is an avid bass guitar player.
Was notable for helping fund and produce MC Hammer's first album.
Chill April 14, 2011 at 12:43 PM
Seems to me the Murphy has been able to move the 6 guys mentioned closer to the mean. Bautista, MacDonald and Buck were all lousy hitters and have been better (Bautista out of this world better) under Murphy. Lind, Hill and Snider were all very good hitters who seemed to regress the longer they've been influenced by Murphy's philosophy. Is it possible that Murphy simply can't adjust his coaching methods for each individual? Sounds a lot like the guy who hired him and retired this year.
Buck Martinez's Wig April 14, 2011 at 12:51 PM
Would love to see one of these charts for Hill. Seems like back in '09 and earlier he hit lots of line drives up the middle and doubles to the gaps. Now he's a dead pull hitter with the occasional pop foul out to 1st base.
Drew April 14, 2011 at 12:53 PM
Thanks Buck! I have something in mind for Hill. Probably next week.
Ty April 14, 2011 at 3:22 PM
Chill: I think there's a real misconception that Murphy was "one of Cito's guys". Murphy was in the organization since 2005, and had never worked with Cito prior to 2008.
BTW, with regards to Murphy messing up Lind's approach, here's an old quote from the Star a few years back:
"Dwayne Murphy, I've been with him since 2006," Lind said of the Jays' first-base coach and former major-league outfielder. "He's always out there poking me with a fungo making sure I'm doing what I'm supposed to be doing."
http://www.thestar.com/comment/columnists/article/451295
So I really disagree with that sentiment.
@Ty: I've no doubt that Murph played a role in what Lind did in 2009, but isn't it possible that Tenace was able to push him over the top?
If that's the case, isn't it also possible that when Lind ran into trouble again, Murph wasn't able to help him in the way Tenace was?
And the MC Hammer stuff? That's gold. Murph's a hero no matter what Lind does.
gabriel April 29, 2011 at 1:25 AM
Looked this post up upon the news of Snider's demotion. I hope the brain trust had this in mind when the decided to have him toil in AAA; changing your approach or major mechanical changes are harder to manage in the majors for at least some, due to the pressure to perform.
Fire When Ready (Which is Always)
An Easter Sunday Resurrection
Crazy like a Fox
Fun to Watch (Half the Game)
Can't Stop the Bum Regression
Strikeouts are Good
Knee Deep in the Dead
Start with Sliding, Move to the Dougie
Old Habits Die Hard
Stepping Up to the Downs Spot
An Inning in the Life of Brett Cecil
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When Life Gets in the Way of Writing – Jessica Skye Davies
August 4, 2016Written by MrGrace
Just the other day, Facebook was good enough to remind me (through the “You have memories on this day!” feature) that I started writing Town Man, Country Man in June 2013. I wrote it fairly quickly until it came to a rather hard stop a few months later in October. That was around the time Half the World Away was released, but more significantly, it was also two months into grad school and I just did not have the mental energy to write fiction.
Aside from sheer brainpower, one thing that drew me up fast on TMCM’s progress was getting to a turning point and then having absolutely no clue how to move passed it into resolution. A part of that was attributable capacity, yes. One thing that people really don’t often get about writing is the time is takes to allow one’s mind to ‘sink’ into the headspace of the story and characters – how often do you suppose part-time or personal-time-only writers hear how they could allocate an hour every night after dinner to just writing…?
When I picked up this manuscript from digital ‘current projects’ folder about a year ago, I read it straight through, having forgotten rather a lot of what I’d enjoyed about it while writing, and I was genuinely disappointed that there wasn’t more when I got to the end. I wanted to read more! So I bumped Josh and Ben to the top of the rota and started combing through again to see what areas could use fleshing out and propping up and also trying to find a resolution.
The little visual image for the ending came from a fellow literature aficionado, my friend Arthur, mixologist extraordinaire. We’ve talked about different books and films and music and plays and current affairs countless times whenever I stop in for dinner and drinks. When I mentioned the manuscript and talked about the plot, he threw out not an “ending” but just a snapshot of a scene that came to mind, and just that was enough for me to head home, nail it down, and build the rest of the denouement and conclusion around it. So there’s a writing tip – if you’re stuck, bounce ideas off someone else who has great taste in the arts!
Oddly enough, that only occurred by the time grad school was done and dusted. I have to say that the coursework in Social Administration wasn’t particularly challenging in itself, but the jumping through hoops with administrative (ha…) details and communication was a serious war of attrition for me. That, coupled with not feeling like I had the time to put into intentional story-crafting, was difficult. Writing, for me as for many others, is a labor of love but also distraction that lets me not dwell on all the various things I can’t actually work on or finish or control the pace of – I find it much easier to finish a project all at once, weeks ahead of a deadline, than waiting for further information or input… group projects in grad school are every bit as bad as in high school!
When those two stressors got stirred in with a bunch of other little, complicated, unaddressed issues, it started to get overwhelming and paralyzing. Freeze response started turning into a vicious little cycle and I found myself not wanting to do anything but bunker in. Which made me convinced that somebody, somewhere was surely mad at my lack of communication… which only made me want to hide even more. Fortunately before that could get too ground in, I decided to do something about it – there again, bouncing ideas off someone else when you’re stuck is really helpful.
Of course, I still didn’t have a whole lot of time for figuring out big stuff like plots, and I definitely still wanted a fair amount of insulation, but knocking out some little vignettes just for myself at least made me feel like I was still capable of stringing words together. And once I was done with coursework, I was ready to hop back into a manuscript that had been waiting.
Sometimes, life gets in the way of writing. It’s up to us to manage our lives accordingly, and sometimes the writing has to sit aside for a little bit. The nice thing is, stories don’t have expiration dates. They will be there when you are ready and able to get back to them. And sometimes the stories actually need that time to rest as much as you do.
Town Man, Country Man
“Town man” Josh Douglass meets “country man” Ben Bauer at a mutual friend’s wedding, and passion kindles immediately. As urbanite wedding planner Josh and closeted contractor Ben spend more time together, they develop a deep, comfortable romance despite the fifty miles between their homes—and despite the drastic differences in their lifestyles. But as they grow closer, it becomes apparent that Josh and Ben have been enjoying the first flush of love without giving much thought to longer-term logistics.
A crisis leads Josh to ask himself serious questions about how his relationship with Ben can realistically work. But just as Josh is feeling ready to talk about the next step with Ben, a misunderstanding threatens to put an end to their love affair. Compromise is the key to any relationship, but it isn’t always easy to balance careers, friendships, and family expectations. Josh and Ben just need to see that bringing together the best of both their worlds is well worth the sacrifices they’ll have to make to remain in each other’s lives.
Town Man, Country Man at Dreamspinner Press
Jessica Skye Davies
Author page: https://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/authors/jessica-skye-davies-264
Blog: http://jessicaskyedavies.blogspot.com/
Guest Authors Ben Bauer, Dreamspinner Press, DSP, gay romance, Half The World Away, Jessica Skye Davies, Josh Douglass, m/m, Town Man Country Man
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They have won over a legion of obsessive fans who flock to Sephora only to end up on waitlists; although, these fans happily await their chance to scoop up their products. This season, Sunday Riley will be releasing a new skin care set that many are excited about, mostly as it will feature a new version of their Good Genes liquid exfoliator.
The first version of Good Genes became a favorite of beauty gurus everywhere. The product was able to give you glowing and smooth skin. However, earlier in the year, the company announced that they would be discontinuing Good Genes due to the fact the U.K. government had set into place new regulations that affected its formula. Good Genes featured lactic acid, and the new regulations limited the amount of lactic acid that could be used in skin care products. That meant that Sunday Riley was unable to keep selling Good Genes.
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The third exclusive item in the kit is called C.E.O Glow, which is a serum that contains turmeric face oil, antioxidants, vitamin E, and THD ascorbate, which is a potent form of vitamin C. Based on their regular C.E.O serum, this new product promises to leave your skin glowing and healthy.
You will be available to have your chance of picking up the Early Access Kit on November 19, when the brand relaunches their new website. With a total value of $230, you will be able to scoop up the kit for only $185. The brand hasn’t announced if it will be selling the new Good Genes outside of this kit, but the A+ serum will be available in January and C.E.O Glow will be available in March.
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This sounds so nice. I am a huge fan of great skincare products.
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NaHaiWriMo is pleased to announce the Johnny Baranski Memorial Haiku Contest. This contest is named in honor of Johnny Baranski, one of NaHaiWriMo’s earliest and longest-running supporters who passed away in January of 2018. Read more about Johnny. We welcome your haiku submissions in celebration of Johnny’s life and his passion for haiku poetry.
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Entry Fees: FREE, but please submit no more than two haiku per person.
Adjudication: Our judge is Paul Miller, editor of Modern Haiku magazine, former treasurer of the Haiku Society of America, and an award-winning haiku poet. See the Modern Haiku website and Facebook page.
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Danger Mouse: The Complete Seasons 3 & 4 (1982) – DVD Review
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Written by Mike Harding & Brian Trueman
Directed by Brian Cosgrove
Starring David Jason, Terry Scott, Edward Kelsey, Brian Trueman
Theme song karaoke
Released by: A&E Home Video.
Anamorphic: N/A; appears in its original 1.33:1 aspect ratio
My Advice: For fans.
[ad#longpost]When the world is in danger, there’s only one mouse who can take on all odds and win the day: and that’s Danger Mouse (Jason). With his trusty sidekick Penfold (Scott), he’s ready to be dispatched by Colonel K (Kelsey) anywhere that’s necessary in order to thwart the nefarious schemes of that evil type, Baron Silas Greenback (also Kelsey).
This show’s run here stateside on Nickelodeon won it a respectable following, though I just never watched the channel as a kid, so I missed out on all that. It’s easy to see why this could win so many young admirers: the stories are wacky and surreal, filled with simple animation and goofball antics. All you need for a good example is check out the scene where Danger Mouse and Penfold are given whatfor by a funny bone while shrunken down to microscopic (though still visible to naked eye) size and inside Colonel K’s body.
Unfortunately, I must be outside the normal age range that can get into this, because while some of the Brit humor is nice, it’s ultimately too kiddie for my personal tastes. Not a dig against the show itself, it’s just not my thing. Part of that is a casualty of the way the show’s laid out: the chapters of each adventure are snippets as opposed to a thirty minute block, and each one starts off with a squashed synopsis of the chapters that have come before. Thus, five chapters in, I found myself sick to damn death of having the story rehashed over and over again. Not to mention the fact you get the closing credits each time as well. The cute theme song grates very quickly like this. What would have been nice is an option to let me watch the story all the way through without the rehash, to make all the shows in a storyline seamless.
The only real feature on here is the karaoke of the theme song, which, as I’ve said, after watching through the episodes in this format, you’ve fast forwarded through it so often that it’s obviously only the hardcore who will enjoy this. The set is obviously for those aforementioned folks, since a nice featurette regarding the context for the show would have been nice. Even one of those fluff pieces where they get some talking heads to go over why the show was a cool part of their childhood would have been something. But alas.
Again, I’m sure if I had watched the thing as a younger creature I probably would be in a better place to enjoy it now. Fans, the target of this set, will appreciate this and will find it worth owning.
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A game jam. On the Hurtigruten. Down the coast of Norway. For two days. For about £60.
I suspected this fabulous idea might be popular and thus was on the website the moment the tickets went live. So were many others. I secured 2 of the 100 available tickets for the first Splash Jam—the other 98 were sold out within ten minutes.
Thus my good friend Laura—not usually a game maker but a fine coder and up for an adventure—and I donned all our jumpers and boarded the day’s only flight from London to Tromsø, which is about as far north as one really ever need go.
Though it was dark, we knew that it was icy cold the moment we landed, mainly because the plane noticeably slid down the white runway to a halt.
Teaming up with some other lovely jammers from the plane, we made our way to Flow where we were greeted with tasty slushies, pizza, and a room full of optimistic-yet-colourful lighting and people keen to make games.
The theme for the jam was revealed to be beginnings, and we were encouraged to voice our first ideas and then discard them as being too obvious. Mingling was also encouraged via the medium of the small, painted rubber ducks that came in our swag bags.
Anyway, I put my hand up when the skill ‘writer’ was called out (there were only a couple of us, this jam) and joined a group of new friends with a view to making a game inspired by the magic of Quantum Leap, called Oh Boy! I was then also asked to join a group that wanted a writer to work on their game about dreams. I hoped to work with both groups but it wasn’t to be, and I would quickly end up working on the dreams game exclusively.
(I’m going to talk about the game and how I inadvertently designed the levels in another post, as I think this one might be long enough as it is.)
We picked away across the icy streets and snow-covered verges to the boat at midnight. I was, I confess, already feeling quite tired from the travel and mingling so Laura and I went to our bunks and turned in, opting to explore the boat in the light of day.
The Hurtigruten ships are pretty awesome. There’s a pool and jacuzzis up on deck, a sauna, all-you-can-eat breakfast and lunch.
I guess the views are alright too.
But this is where Splash’s two main issues start to come out.
The idea of having a game jam on a trip is a solid one; I know Splash was inspired by Train Jam, which takes place on the 52-hour train ride from Chicago to San Francisco. However, having been on the train in question (if not the Jam) last year, it’s not the same kind of trip. I got quite a bit of reading and writing done on the train, sitting in the observation car; I could look out of the windows on either side of the train easily, and the scenery would change from forest to salt flats to canyons slowly enough that I didn’t feel that I was missing out if I looked back down at my books for ten minutes.
Some weirdo coding on a train.
Train observation car.
Working in the office-y conference rooms on the Hurtigruten felt like a wasted opportunity, particularly when I wasn’t sat by a window. Yet going up on deck to admire the majestic, freezing views meant neglecting my work. I felt quite torn, and eventually compromised by working next to a window in a lounge area not far from the conference rooms when possible, but I didn’t feel like I had the time to get off the boat at stops and had some guilt about leaving my team-mates in the other room.
Working in the Hurtigruten lounge.
Hurtigruten conference room.
For me, I guess the Hurtigruten was simply too distracting for a focussed jam. Which makes sense, given that it’s meant to house and entertain passengers for days. The journey itself is meant to keep you busy, which isn’t quite so true of the train.
The other main difference, of course, was that we were at sea. On our leg of the Hurtigruten’s much longer voyage we were on open sea on two of the nights and, oh boy, could we tell.
Anyone for swimming? #splashjam pic.twitter.com/83ywPUNPf4
— Sarah Cole (@iRNY) February 20, 2016
Behold the violently self-emptying pool.
The first night on the boat went well, but the second two saw people rushing to the toilets to throw up whilst others begged anti-nausea tablets and lay on the floor. Some strong-stomached individuals stayed at their laptops with steely determination, but most were forced to abandon theirs in favour of bathrooms and beds.
I found the strong travel-sickness tablets on the second night and was sufficiently befuddled by them to be singing sea shanties from Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag unhelpfully at people as they tried to stay upright. Sorry, guys.
An emptying conference room.
“I can’t fall down if I’m already on the floor.”
The upshot of all this was a lot of people were out of action from 9pm to the early hours of the morning and the games seemed to suffer somewhat as we lost so much time to nausea. I think a fair few people had to downsize the ambitions for their games and that many were a long way from finished. Ours certainly was.
Possibly a puzzle from The Witness.
Anyway, we all slugged through two days of game-making and sea shanties and eventually disembarked in Trondheim, which is about halfway down Norway. We processed through the town like a wobbly convoy of Jack Sparrow impersonators and set up at WorkWork to showcase our myriad of peculiar games, whatever state they were in.
What a variety! Somebody had a game for iPad which involved treating the device like a baby, throwing it repeatedly in the air, with bonus points for tricks. Another had made the beautifully-named QWOPTOPUS. Ardo was one of my favourites, where the language was comprised of the controller button symbols. You can view some of these on itch.io HERE.
I realise that I sound pretty down on Splash Jam in this post. Sorry. That’s probably because I have my fatigue goggles on; I got back from Splash Jam a week ago but am still exhausted. The excursion was far more draining than expected, and it took me two days to acclimatise to solid ground again.
For a more balanced and evocative view I definitely recommend Simon Parkin’s wonderful post over on Eurogamer, but I wanted to write about my thoughts on Splash anyway.
Would I do Splash again? I’m honestly not sure. I did have a good time, but as much as I love game jams and the stunning scenery, I fear that between the distractions and the sea-sickness it may not be quite my cup of tea. Still, it’s a fine endeavour and I do genuinely hope it becomes a regular fixture.
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The Last Days of American Crime
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In the not-too-distant future, as a final response to terrorism and crime, the U.S. government plans to broadcast a signal making it impossible for anyone to knowingly commit unlawful acts.
Olivier Megaton
Michael Pitt, Sharlto Copley, Edgar Ramírez
Let’s not beat around the bush here. The Last Days of American Crime is garbage. It’s a complete waste of your time. A LOT of your time too, clocking in at a colossal 2 hours 28 minutes, which is a bigger crime than anything committed in the film itself. Whilst I don’t particularly enjoy ripping apart a film as if it’s an abhorrent creation (Last Days certainly isn’t that), it’s almost impossible for me to recommend this to anyone unless they want to be supremely bored. As such the only way I’m able to get through this review is to try and have as much fun at its expense as possible.
Adapted from a graphic novel by Rick Remender, The Last Days of American Crime is set in a nightmarish American tomorrow where the government plans to release a radical new peace initiative. In plain speaking, this is a radio signal covering the entirety of America that incapacitates anyone thinking of doing something illegal. If this sounds kinda dumb… That’s because it is. And if this sounds strangely relevant under current circumstances… Nah I’m not touching that one with a barge pole, friends. So before this new mind control signal is implemented, discount Gerard Butler and the best new imitation of a plank of wood Graham Bricke (Edgar Ramirez; Gold) and a band of untrustworthy criminal misfits plan to pull off, you’ve guessed it, the last crime in American history! Thrilling(!)
Last Days Of American Crime - Anna Brewster as Shelby Dupree, Edgar Ramírez as Graham Bricke in “Last Days Of American Crime” - Photo Credit: Marcos Cruz/NETFLIX © 2020
Trying to explain the plot or characters in any kind of detail would be too difficult a task in the case of Last Days. It’s a whole lot of puffed-up macho film posturing and not much else. The most enjoyment I extracted was seeing a character and thinking “huh, that looks a lot like Sharlto Copley” before realising that it WAS Mr. Copley with a very convincing American accent. Last Days peaked right there. Copley (District 9, Chappie) is bizarrely cast, however, in a subplot that literally leads nowhere. I don’t think the film itself knows why he’s there, so heavens know why I should.
Amidst a dizzying amount of plot holes and cliche’s, there are a couple of absurd choices that may seem small scale, but bemused me so much I feel obligated to mention them. They also paint a good picture of the quality of the film as a whole. Firstly when Plankofwood meets with wannabe Drexel from True Romance (Michael Pitt; Ghost in the Shell, Seven Psychopaths), the film deliberately draws attention to the fact that his hideout is rigged with explosive traps. So surely this is a set up for later right, something for the audience to look forward to when a rival attempts to break in? Nope! Never mentioned or seen again. Just another unnecessary minute wasted amidst 140 wasted minutes. Secondly, Plankofwood survives being burned alive whilst tied to a chair in a caravan. How? I cannot say and I saw him do it. The flames inexplicably make a neat little circle around him before someone pulls him out without even a singe. The only explanation I can apply is that Plankofwood and co are members of the magic circle, which is a plot twist I never saw coming in all fairness.
The Last Days of American Crime has next to nothing to offer. It fails to even be so atrocious that it’s fun. The action is dull and surprisingly rare but has no impact despite its gruesomeness. Characters are lifeless vessels or over the top caricatures that make you cringe and the plot is bare-bones but takes 140 minutes to reach a conclusion. It wouldn’t have been satisfying if it paid me.
The Last Days of American Crime is available to stream on Netflix now. If you dare.
Sharlto Copley's accent
Erm... It's a functional film I guess
Excruciatingly long with very little going on
Flat characters
Generic and cliche-ridden
May these be the last days of Netflix wasting our time with derivative nonsense. Although I seriously doubt it.
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A Netflix FilmActionCrimeEdgar RamírezMichael PittNetflix OriginalSharlto Copley
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The church-place in England - found it. But I now see that the century is'nt very early. See Kwaws post & links (Post 9).
http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=90698
Many thanks for the link to the fresco (1338-39), "Good and Bad Government (originally called War and Peace in the town and Countryside)". I've enlarged & sharpened the damaged area - certainly looks deliberate!
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Join Date: 02 Jul 2003
Meister Ingold in Germany in the year 1432 wrote in his Guldin Spil, that playing cards arrived in Germany in the year 1300 ... as he had read this in another text. This was calculated to be too insecure to be relevant.
The German researcher F. L. Hübsch wrote in 1849 about early Bohemian trade till ca. 1430. Between many other objects he also mentions playing cards. According Hübsch playing cards had been in Bohemia (at least) since 1340, earlier already it was played with them by Polish nobility. Hübsch also knows the name of a playing card producer, Jonathan Kraysel from Nürremberg,who worked in Prague 1354. Also he knows, that card playing belonged to the allowed games.
However, Hübsch notes not in detail, where he got his information from, so this information is sorted to the category "insecure notes". We didn't saw Hübsch's notes reflected by the general playing card research.
http://trionfi.com/0/p/95/
In Trionfi.com's own evaluation there are some indications, that the information of Hübsch might be correct.
General playing card research has taken the position, that Mamluks made playing cards with the later Latin suits and that playing cards entered Europe via the Mamluks. The Mamluks are (at least partly) interpreted to have gotten playing cards from the Mongols. The Mongols had opportunity to know playing cards from China, where they are recorded already a long time. Paper existed already since ca. 500 in China, forms of printing had been also developed very early.
The Mongols reached Eastern parts of Germany in 1241, but redraw back to the region of Kiew. Kiew had been a city with possibly 100.000 - 150.000 inhabitants, before it was destroyed by the Mongols. A strong trading route existed Kiew - Breslau (Wroclaw) - Prague, naturally crossing parts of Polonia. Another important trading route went via Nowgorod and reached the Hanse and the region of the Deutscher Ritter-Orden.
Naturally trade didn't stop, when the Golden Horde established its reign.
Kiew is nearer to Breslau than Breslau to Barcelona, that's a rather simple fact at the landmap.
We found a story, according which 3 card players were hit and killed by lightning in Brieg in the year 1303 (that's about 30 km distance to Breslau at the trading way to Kiew). The story is reported in short form in two German sources from 1664 and 1688 ... not totally reliable sources (another Trionfi.com finding).
We found a note of 19th century chess researcher van der Linde, according which in the statutes of Werner of Orseln (reigned the states of the Deutscher Ritter Orden between 1324-1330), according which card playing was prohibited for the knights. In research these statutes are considered to have been a forgery of 15th century ... but not because of the detail of the playing card prohibition. Anyway ... also an insecure information (another Trionfi.com finding).
A Bohemian source about a synode in Prague of ca. 1350, which contains a prohibition against card playings - as an another record of Würzburg in 1329 did - is regarded as "writing error", the copyist misreading a similar word meaning "dancing" (the "same error" as in Würzburg). The copied text is from a later source, somehow produced between 1420-1440.
This information was brought up recently by a Czech researcher, Jan Klobusicky.
Generally the early Northern suits in Germany don't show the stability, which the Latin suits in Spain and Italy has shown. It's rather simple and somehow logical to argue, that the Northern playing cards went another independent way to Europe.
Bohemia wasn't hit in a similar way as other European states by the Great Plague of 1348-50 ... as a result the Bohemian reign about the German Empire developed well and with success and in stability.
The Plague let to a lot of Jew persecution in Western Europe in the same time. Jews were generally important for the trade with the East. If there had been earlier small beginnings of (not recorded) playing card production in overall Europe, these humble starts might have been killed with the Jew persecutions - though not killed in Prague, where Jews weren't persecuted in the same way.
Jews in Prague have a long history, they were always a larger part of the population.
Accepted playing card dates start with Bern (1367) and some in Spain around 1370 and then in central Europe since 1377.
Bern was visited by Emperor Charles VI in 1365 (2 years before the local prohibition). Emperor Charles' son Wenzel was crowned as German king 1376 in Aachen, another important Western journey of the Emperor followed 1377/78.
Wenzel was rather young when crowned. Playing cards and their distribution - as we've learned from our researchers - were often connected to "young persons", for Bianca Maria with 16 years in Ferrara 1441, Galeazzo Maria with 13 in 1457 at same place, Ladislaus posthumus with 15 years and his Hofämterspiel in Prague ca. 1455, the playing cards produced for the young king Louis XIV. in 17th century.
Following the early accepted dates at a map, it looks, as if the center of the "proven distribution" had been Southern Germany. But Southern Germany had been neighbor to Bohemia. From Bohemia itself we don't have "accepted playing cards notes", as Bohemia became involved in long wars since end of 14th century, which with interruptions still endured till the 1470's. Instability in political situations are not good to preserve documents and reports about them.
Another negative research aspect is the fact, that the CSSR was politically parted from Western Europe since 1945 till 1990. Modern playing card research was mainly done in Western Europe ...
All this might have worked together, that we don't have secure notes about an early playing card production in Bohemia.
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Thanks for that Bee. When I climbed up I saw clearly the man in blue has a purse in his hand and the man in yellow between is holding what appeared to be a square brown article, the man in red had the stance of putting something down on the bench. It is not as clear in the web photo.
Loved Kwaw's link to the church cards.
~Rosanne
Thanks Huck for all that info.
Just posting to show I read and am enthusiastic about the subject.
So anything is considered 'insecure' because you cannot find the source? You know one step back from written information. So if something was written in say 1360 and you cannot find the previous source for that information, then it is disregarded?
Very hard to make connections then eh wot?
Originally Posted by Bernice
Thanks, that you remind this
Warning to Sabbath Breakers
Breage Parish Church
said to be globally "from 15th century"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breage_Parish_Church
Hessett Church
http://www.paintedchurch.org/hessesab.htm
Interesting 7 deadly sins are in the same church and they are arranged above the Warning to Sabbath Breakers
http://www.paintedchurch.org/hessds.htm
Another "Warning" ... without cards, but also said to be connected 7 sins
http://www.paintedchurch.org/poundsab.htm
This is a late picture (with card)
http://www.vidimus.org/archive/issue...6_2010-03.html
... also with card
This excites me - I know it's not totally reliable, but it exists!
Exerpt from trionfi:
"According to these statements, the author knows about a card painter Jonathan Kraysel from Nuremberg, who was at Prag in 1354 (which would then be the oldest named card producer, that we know of)."
This is a real find, earliest cardmaker = 1354. He would have been a recognised cardmaker at this time, so was probably producing decks at an earlier time.
Thank you for those Breage Parish Church pics Huck. The 5 Diamonds can clearly be seen.
Well .. it might well be, that Hübsch mistook a word or two, which he identified as "playing card painter", but it meant something like a "card painter" or "Briefmaler", in other word it was possibly only a "painter on paper" ... so this itself is no guarantee. Without knowledge about the real source, this is correctly called "insecure" - which doesn't imply, that it is naturally "wrong".
... .-) ... however, a lot of "insecure notes" (and it is really difficult for early documents to be about 99% or even only 50% or 20% secure in this question) somehow forms a new reality in the research situation.
... :-) but 5 "insecure notes" of 20% probability value somehow should be read, that something turns to be "probably true".
Well, the point is, that we suspected already Bohemia as secret origin of European playing card development, before we knew anything about Hübsch, 3 playing card players in Brieg, Werner of Orseln etc..
These findings are "only" confirmations for that, what was already plausible for other reasons and assumed before ... well somehow they are "predicted findings".
Let's start with Florence March 1377: first known prohibition of cards (Bern 1367 was also suspected to be insecure then)
Parallel to this the pope Gregory entered back to Italy. The Florentines didn't love this and the result were some bloody wars and engagements ... well, this in context of the playing card development should mean:
Pope Gregor brought the new media playing cards from Southern France (Avignon) to Italy, the Florentines attacked the playing cards (and Gregory and the whole action). The document of Viterbo 1379 gives evidence, that playing cards were new in Italy, at least in the region of Florence and at least for a longer period before.
1377 in the same year in Freiburg im Breisgau (in Germany near Strasbourg) the monk Johannes of Rheinfelden observes the new media playing cards in his city for the first time.
They appear in a massive way: many ways to play with them, many different versions, even a sort of "court deck", in which each number card is related to a profession. Such art isn't developed within one year, so something must have existed elsewhere for a longer period, not observed by Johannes.
What made the "playing card explosion" of 1377 possible? A lot of radical changes in the course of time.
The English "black prince" Edward dies 1376 ... this changes the condition of the momentary state of the 100-years war between France and England.
Young king Wenzel is crowned, a new "young king", but old emperor Charles IV still lives. Pope Gregory insists, that Wenzel should visit him, but somehow it's too difficult - so there is intensive diplomatic contact around this event.
1377: The English king dies, a new "young king" arrives, Richard II
1377: Pope Gregory returns to Italy, probably with playing cards
1377: Possibly playing cards have arrived in Paris.
1378: After another diplomatic journey to Paris the emperor dies. A new king starts to reign, Wenzel ... with difficulties.
1378: Pope Gregory dies ... the church strands into a schism.
1380: The French king dies ... a new "young king" in France
Well, this was a general revolution in a rather unique replacement of old kings with new. Still as "old man" in action is Wencelas, duke of Brabant, the "second man" for the German empire, as he was half-brother of Emperor Charles IV. We have notes from his court ... between 1379-1383 his court became a "playing card court", the first from which we know of.
Wencelas had been actively involved in the two emperor journeys from 1376 and 1377/78. Somehow it's clear: he got his first cards from his half brother Charles.
Young kings love playing cards, old kings would be regarded as stupid, if they would be fixed at such childish games. Wencelas as older man had "educative function" for these young kings, so he permitted and engaged in the new media.
Much later, in 1455, the young Bohemian card Ladislaus posthumus, 15 years old, had a playing card produced for himself, the Hofämterspiel. Each number card was used for a prohibition, a "Hofamt". The similarity to the "court deck", that was described by Johannes of Rheinfelden in 1377, can't be overlooked. The deck is different, but similar, and "decks with profession" occasionally occurred in Playing Card history, but generally are rare.
So this Johannes deck in 1377 "likely" came from Bohemia, just concluded by analyzes of the surrounding conditions, Hübsch wasn't necessary to know that. Hübsch - insecure data or not - just confirms, what was already logical and with that "somehow actually known" - naturally without real evidence.
The city of Nurremberg became the most productive playing card city in 15th century and still was very important in 16th. Doesn't this tell, that one has to research in the region of Nurremberg for a rather relevant development?
Nurremberg had the function of a second capital of the German empire - after Prague.
Hübsch told, that before Bohemia had playing cards, Polish nobility played with them ...
Brieg 1303 : "3 card players hit by a lightning". Brieg is (was) "somehow" Polonia and actually we have to look for "nobility" and actually this nobility was rather young in 1303. Well, as I'll show, that this is likely a sort of forgery, but even forgery can tell something about truth.
In 1303 a very young at-least half-Polish nobleman was made husband-in-spe for a young Bohemian princess, something, which indeed did realize with the time, but somehow a little different, as imagined in 1303. In 1303 this young husband-in-spe had some good chances to become follower and heir of the Bohemian king, but this wasn't realized by history. Instead John the Blind of Luxembourg became king and then Charles IV. the emperor.
Bolesław III the Generous
(*1291, 1303 12 years old and at the court in Bohemia, + 1352 in Brieg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boles%C...I_the_Generous
I just quote the few relevant data:
Bolesław's father died in 1296, when he had only five-years-old. The regency was taken by his mother, the Duchess Elisabeth and his paternal uncle Bolko I. However, both soon died, Bolko in 1301 and Elisabeth in 1304. Between 1301-02 the official guardianship of Henry V's sons was taken by Henry of Würben, Bishop of Wroclaw, but after almost a year he was removed from this post because for his alleged prodigality. By that time, King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia was determined to take advantage over the rich and strategically Duchy of Wroclaw. In 1302 the young Bolesław was send to the court of Prague and one year later (13 January 1303) was arranged his betrothal with the seven-years-old Princess Margareta (cs: Markéta; pl: Małgorzata), King's youngest daughter. The wedding took place five years later, in 1308.
There's the marriage agreement in 1303. Actually the German source tells about a "Haus am Ringe" (which sounds like an address), but a "ring" is exchanged during a wedding ... ???
The great political ambitions of Bolesław exhausted the finances of his Duchy, not only to continue to his Bohemian claims but also to maintain his status. In 1311, under the pressure of the local nobility, he was forced to divided his lands between his younger brothers Henry and Władysław.
So there are 2 younger brothers, so totally there are 3 young children in Brieg, and all became politically important with the time ... 3 card players ???
ca. 1318 ... "Bolesław ... tried his reassertion in the succession struggles over the Kingdom of Bohemia, now in support of John of Luxemburg. He received his reward during 1321-1322, when the Duke of Legnica-Brieg was appointed by King John as Governor of Bohemia during his trips to Germany and Italy"
"As a vassal of John of Luxemburg, he took part during 1329-31 in his military expeditions to Lusatia and Głogów."
"He participated in the most important celebrations of his time, like the marriage of King Casimir III the Great and Adelaide of Hesse in Poznan in 1341, and the coronation of Charles IV of Luxemburg, King of Bohemia"
So mostly he had good relations to the Bohemian kings of Luxembourg.
"In order to maintain his sumptuous lifestyle and his constant trips (notably in the Congress of Visegrád of 1335), led Bolesław in a difficult financial situation, which forced him to continuously increase the taxes and sale parts of his Duchy"
ca. 1344 ... "Although his finances were now reduced, Bolesław didn't give up to his lavish lifestyle."
He had a lot of expenses for courtly life style, which indicates, that he possibly gambled a lot.
"He was twice excommunicated by the Church for these dilapidations: first, for the delay in paying the Tithe in 1337, and secondly, when he sequestered Church property in 1340. The excommunication was only removed on his deathbed thanks for the insistence of his sons."[/b]
Well ... that's the point: Boleslaw was for some time excommunicated and there was some catholic reason to preach against him. And this likely in the period 1337 - 1352, when Boleslaw was excommunicated ...
Two German sources of 17th century report the story of 3 card players killed by lightning in Brieg, exclusively the location Brieg is mentioned.
But this story is somehow connected to a story, in which "7 dice players in 1303" were also called "killed by lightning" in either Cottbuss or Kostnitz, whereby Kostnitz might be identical to Cottbuss.
"3 card players and 7 dice players killed by lightning in the same year 1303" look not like a "true story", but as the moralizing intention of a hate preacher against Boleslaw, who used this as a metaphor of the wrong behavior of Boleslaw and his two brothers. As a surviving preaching this information might have reached (possibly with other modifications by transmitting writers) the two authors in 17th century, which took the story as reliable.
Well, it might have a true background in the possible fact, that young Boleslaw (and his entourage) around 1303 made card playing popular at the Bohemian court. At least it might indicate, that card playing around 1337 - 1352 had been a theme in Bohemia (as Hübsch had noted)
So ... (and in this case it smells like forgery) even forgeries might tell us something.
Moonbow
Join Date: 08 Nov 2003
I had also forgotten about the warning paintings.
I notice that once explanation for the five of diamonds being in the painting was that it depicted Christ's wounds. The cards seem to be either diamonds or spades, and either fives or sixes. I wonder why that is.
Teheuti
Join Date: 24 Aug 2003
The warning paintings are fascinating. It's especially interesting that in much of England in the 15th-16th centuries, playing cards was prohibited except at Christmas.
Here's the info from the British Library holdings on the picture (which they have) that I originally mentioned:
(LH miniature) Men playing cards. Produced for Louis II, King of Naples
Image taken from Roman du Roy Meliadus de Leonnoys.
Originally published/produced in Italy [Naples]; circa 1352.
Author: Borron, Helie de
Shelfmark/Page: Add. 12228, f.313v
http://www.imagesonline.bl.uk/results.asp?image=023973
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Better Oblivion Community Center (Phoebe Bridgers + Conor Oberst) Share “Dylan Thomas” Video
Video Directed by Japanese Breakfast’s Michelle Zauner; Tour Dates Announced
Jan 29, 2019 By Christopher Roberts
Phoebe Bridgers and Conor Oberst (of Bright Eyes) have teamed up as the new band Better Oblivion Community Center and last week they surprise released their self-titled debut album via Dead Oceans (it's out on CD/vinyl February 22). Now the duo has shared a video for "Dylan Thomas." Japanese Breakfast's Michelle Zauner directed the clip, which features Bridgers and Oberst attend a weird cult-like party. Watch it below. The band have also announced their first tour dates, which are below too.
Zauner had this to say about the video in a press release: "Phoebe Bridgers and Conor Oberst are two of my favorite songwriters and lyricists of our time, so it was an honor to get to work with them on the visuals for their new project together. As always I worked with Adam Kolodny, my DP and creative collaborator to bring this cross between an Eyes Wide Shut LA mansion party and the Great Northern Hotel to life."
The band previously stopped by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to announce the project and perform the album's "Dylan Thomas." "Dylan Thomas" was also one of our Songs of the Week. On Saturday they stopped by CBS This Morning to perform three songs from the album: "Dylan Thomas," "Didn't Know What I Was In For," and "My City."
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Phoebe Bridgers, Conor Oberst, and Andy LeMaster produced the album, which was engineered by LeMaster at Fivestar Studio in Los Angeles and mixed by John Congleton. Bridgers and Oberst wrote all the songs except for "Chesapeake" and "Forest Lawn," which were written by Bridgers, Oberst, and Christian Lee Hutson, and "Dominos," which was written by Taylor Hollingsworth. The project was teased via a hotline you could call to get a strange answering machine message.
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Mali militants seek peace after UN backs force
Veröffentlicht am 22. Dezember 2012 von Hannes
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — The al-Qaida-linked group that controls much of northern Mali and other rebels agreed Friday to cease hostilities in the areas they control, a day after the United Nations backed a regional plan to oust the Islamists from power in a military intervention next year.
Ansar Dine, which controls the northern cities of Timbuktu and Kidal, and a secular rebel group known as the NMLA made the concessions following talks in neighboring Algeria.
The two groups vowed „to refrain from all actions that would cause confrontation and hostilities in the areas that they control.“
They also vowed to work to free hostages in northern Mali, where al-Qaida’s North Africa branch has made millions of dollars through ransoms and is currently holding seven French nationals captive.
http://www.khou.com/news/world/184406781.html
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Dangoyngoy sa Kahilum Mandaue 1
Dangoyngoy sa Kahilum (series 1 to 6, 2011-2016) has evolved from a seminar on Gender Sensitivity and Gender Violence awareness into workshops that helped in Bridging the Gap (series 7 & 8) between the Barangay Women’s Desk , the police, the Pink Center (medical, psychological) and the legal department. Teachers, guidance counselors, librarians, OFWs and their families were the early participants, while the last 2 seminar-workshops focused on the women’s desk of the barangay and the police station, particularly the first responders. The aim was to develop a standardized procedure in handling cases of abuse.
The beneficiaries, of all the seminars through the years, have been the abused women and children. However, one major problem that surfaced was that some cases were dropped by the courts due to a poor referral system from the barangay to the police, and the courts. Zonta Cebu II gathered the service providers in Dangoyngoy 8, to ratify a unified, standardized intake form, and clarify the role of each in handling victims.
Despite the presence of Zonta in Mandaue City, through its livelihood and women’s health project, there had been requests from the Association of Barangay Captains for Zonta to extend its VAWC projects to Mandaue. Thus the first Dangoyngoy sa Kahilum in Mandaue City was conducted on February 2017.
Dangoyngoy sa Kahilum 1 Mandaue City took up the basics on gender-based violence with starter topics, such as family values, psycho-social effects of gender-based violence, laws protecting women and children, and intervention procedures. With a well-layed out foundation, the focal persons of the different barangays are better-equipped to handle the victims at the women’s desk.
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Chapter III, Ad Martyras, Tertullian (c.197)
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From the Geneva Notes.
"...it was hard for those who were accustomed to loose living, especially when they pretended the liberty of the Gospel, to be restrained in these banquets. But on the other hand, the apostle calls them by a pleasant similitude, and also by his own example, to sobriety and mortification of the flesh, showing that they cannot be fit to run or wrestle (as then the games of Isthmies were) who pamper up their bodies. And therefore affirming that they can have no reward unless they take another course and manner of life."
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"Those who ran in these games were kept to a spare diet. They used themselves to hardships. They practised the exercises."
From Wesley's Notes.
"How much greater encouragement have you to run; since ye may all receive the prize of your high calling!"
From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
"...not as one that beateth the air--instead of beating the adversary. Alluding to the sciamachia or sparring in the school in sham-fight (compare 1Co 14:9), wherein they struck out into the air as if at an imaginary adversary. The real adversary is Satan acting on us through the flesh."
From The People's New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
"He had spoken of self denial in order to secure gospel success. He now enforces the need of sparing no effort, self denial or exertion, to win the crown."
Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
Commentary, 1 Corinthians 9:24-27, Eric Barreto, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2012.
"In the end, the athlete in Paul's metaphor does not strive for her own sake but for the sake of God's call to God's people."
"The Politics of 1 Cointhians 9:24-17," Aaron Howard, Political Theology, 2012.
Commentary, 1 Corinthians 9:24-27, Karl Jacobson, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2009.
"The proclamation of the gospel, be it public or private, in front of an audience or one-to-one, can be difficult. As Paul says elsewhere it may seem like foolishness and folly to many who hear it, and this will, from time to time, reflect back on we who proclaim it. But this is our imperishable wreath, the life and salvation of those for whom and with whom we run this race."
"First Thoughts on Passages on Year B Epistle Passages in the Lectionary," Epiphany 6, William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
"Paul's Lord, Jesus, was not a slave of patterns (or the lord of patterns!) and obsessed with being a lord, but one who emptied himself, poured himself out."
Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
"Sports in the Christian Life," study guide for adults, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at) "Sports," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2008.
"Run the Race to Get the Prize," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed textual notes.
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"The Agon Topos in Paul and Hellenistic Moralists," Russell B. Sisson, Queen: A Journal of Rhetoric and Power.
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Garland, David E., "The Dispute Over food Sacrificed to Idols (1 Cor 8:1 - 11:1)," Perspectives in Religious Studies, 2003.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
Hullinger, Jerry M., "The Historical Background of Paul's Athletic Allusions," Bibliotheca Sacra, 2004.
Nasuti, Harry P., "The Woes of the Prophets and the Rights of the Apostle: The Internal Dynamics of 1 Corinthians 9," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1988.
Smit, Joop F.M., "The Rhetorical Disposition of First Corinthians 8:7 - 9:27," the Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1997.
Smit Sibinga, Joost, "The Composition of 1 Corinthians 9 and Its Context," Novum Testament, 1998.
Songer, Harold S., "Problems Arising from the Worship of Idols: 1 Corinthians 8:1-11:1," Review & Expositor, 1983.
Still, E. Coye, III, "Paul's Aims Regarding EIDWLOTHUTA: A New Proposal for Interpreting 1 Corinthians 8:1-11:1," Novum Testamentum, 2002.
Sumney, Jerry L., "The Place of 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 in Paul's Argument," Journal of Biblical Literature, 2000.
Willis, Wendell, "1 Corinthians 8-10: A Retrospective after Twenty-Five Years," Restoration Quarterly, 2007.
With Children:
Worshiping with Children, Epiphany 6B, Including children in the congregation's worship, using the Revised Common Lectionary, Carolyn C. Brown, 2012.
"Let the Games Begin!" Charles Kirkpatrick, Sermons4kids.com.
"The World Game," Rev. Dr. Edgar Mayer, Lutheran Church of Australia.
"We Run for a Crown that Will Last Forever," Sunday School Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc.
"Running the Race," children's study, puzzles, coloring sheet, etc. Higher Praise Christian Center.
"Avoid, Ignore or Quit," Joanne Miller, dramatix.
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Turkey: Three Israeli Tourists Killed In Jihad Attack
Posted by Women Against Shariah on Saturday, March 19, 2016
Labels: Jihad, Militant Islam, Suicide Bombings, Terror
From the Times of Israel:
Turkish officials said three Israelis were among the five people killed in a suicide bombing that rocked a main pedestrian thoroughfare in the heart of Istanbul on Saturday. At least 11 Israelis were among the 36 injured in the explosion.
Turkish authorities identified another of the people killed as an Iranian national.
Israeli officials named one fatality as Dimona-native Simha Damri, 60, who was in Istanbul as part of a culinary tour with her husband Avi, who was also injured in the attack.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed that two Israelis had been killed and said it was possible there was a third Israeli fatality.
Speaking to the Israeli press after an emergency meeting, he said officials were investigating if Israelis had been targeted in the bombing, and said intelligence pointed to it being an Islamic State attack.
Six of the Israeli injured are slated to land back in Israel overnight Saturday. The worst-hurt, however, will remain in Istanbul hospitals until they are well enough to be put on a plane.
Turkish Health Minister Mehmet Muezzinoglu said that 36 people were wounded in the bombing, seven of them seriously. Two of the Israelis injured in the blast were seriously hurt, and one was undergoing surgery in an Istanbul hospital, Channel 2 reported.
Two Magen David Adom ambulance planes left Israel Saturday evening for Istanbul to retrieve those injured in the attack and bring them back to Israel for treatment. Foreign Ministry Director Dore Gold was to fly to Istanbul Sunday as well in coordination with Turkish authorities. [...]
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It is our position that shariah law imposes second class status on women and is incompatible with the standards of liberal Western societies and the basic principles of human rights that include equality under the law and the protection of individual freedoms. The shariah code mandates the complete authority of men over women, including the control of their movement, education, marital options, clothing, bodies, place of residence and all other aspects of their existence. Further, it calls for the beating, punishment, and murder of women who don’t comply with shariah requirements. In our efforts to stem the encroachment of shariah in the West, we are focusing on the following objectives:
Education of the American public about the inherent human rights violations and the attempt to undermine or replace U.S. law and American statutes with Islamic shariah
Publicizing of important issues related to sharia requirements such as honor killings, forced marriages, child marriage, polygamy, female genital mutilation, violence against women, etc.
Alerting policy makers and legislators to potential human rights and equal rights violations and working toward the development of possible remedies and legal actions
Building coalitions with like-minded organizations to develop policy initiatives and interventions for victims of shariah.
Shariah: an all-encompassing and in-transmutable system of Islamic jurisprudence, found in the Koran and the Sunnah, that covers all aspect of life, including daily routines, hygiene, familial roles and responsibilities, social order and conduct, directives on relationships with Muslims and non-Muslims, religious obligations, financial dealings and many other facets of living.
Ird: the sexual purity of a woman that confers honor to her husband, family and community. Ird is based on the traditional standards of behavior set forth in the shariah code and includes subservience to male relatives, modest dress which could include veiling and the covering of the body, and restricted movement outside of the home. The loss of a woman’s ird confers shame upon her family and can result in ostracism by the community, economic damage, political consequences and the loss of self esteem.
Zina: the Koranic word for sexual relations outside of marriage. Under shariah law, Zina is punished by lashings, imprisonment or stoning to death.
FGM: female genital mutilation refers to the partial or complete removal of the female genitalia for religious and cultural reasons. It is practiced to preserve a female’s chastity and dampen her sexual desire. FGM is permitted in the Koran but required by the Shafi’i, one of the four schools of shariah law within Sunni Islam.
Honor Killing: a murder, usually of a female, committed to restore the social and political standing of a family or community when it is believed that the victim has violated traditional behavioral expectations. Such violations can include improper covering of the body, appearing in public without a male relative chaperone, talking to an unrelated male, or exhibiting independence in thought and action. An honor killing can also be based on hearsay or gossip that is perceived as damaging to a woman’s relatives.
Forced Marriage: a marriage that is conducted without the consent of one or both parties in which duress is a factor. Such duress can include violence or physical intimidation, psychological abuse, blackmailing, kidnapping, or threats of imprisonment or institutional confinement.
SLAVERY IN ISLAM
Islam permits the taking of slaves as “booty” or as a reward for waging jihad. Slavery became a Muslim tradition at the time that Mohammed moved to Medina and amassed sufficient power for the enslavement of non-Muslims. Slavery is an accepted part of Islamic society and is never viewed in a negative way in the Koran, Sira or Hadith. In fact, it is a God-given right for Muslims to have slaves. [6:7] Allah has given more of His gifts of material things to some rather than others. In the same manner, those who have more do not give an equal share to their slaves so that they would share equally. Would they then deny the favors of Allah. Although Islam has sustained slavery for 1400 years, a Muslim may never be enslaved. Only non-believers or kafirs may be enslaved and may be eligible for freedom upon conversion to Islam at the discretion of the slave owner. Slavery is viewed as a moral good in Islam as it transforms a kafir into a believer.
Slaves have no means for legal action in Islam and their rights are based solely on the good will of their master. If a slave flees his master, this is view as a sin against Allah.
Slaves have few civil or legal rights.
The following are rules pertaining to slavery from the Shariah:
1) Muslim men may have sex with female slaves at any time and it is not possible to “rape” a slave.
2) Slaves have the same status as animals and it is permissible to whip them.
3) No Muslim can be put to death for murdering a slave.
4) A slave’s testimony is inadmissible in court.
5) Slaves can be forced to marry whomever their master chooses and may not choose their marriage mate.
6) Christians and Jews who do not pay the jizya or protection tax can be enslaved.
In his book, Christian Slaves, Muslim Masters, historian Robert Davis estimates that North African Muslims abducted and enslaved more than 1 million white Christian Europeans from the coastal towns from Sicily to Cornwall between 1530 and 1780. Muslim slavers also seized people from Britain, Ireland, Iceland and even American seaman on ships in the Atlantic.
In a recent case of Muslim slavery in the United States, Sarah Khonaizan and her husband Homaidan Al-Turki were arrested for forced labor, sexual abuse and harboring an alien for enslaving an Indonesian housekeeper in their home in Colorado. The couple reportedly brought the housekeeper to Colorado from Saudi Arabia to care for their five children and to cook and clean for the family. The Indonesian woman slept on the basement floor, was paid less than $2 per day and was the victim of rape. Al-Turki and his defense attorney complained that they were being persecuted for their beliefs and stated, "The state has criminalized these basic Muslim behaviors. Attacking traditional Muslim behaviors was the focal point of the prosecution." Al-Turki received letters of support from the local Muslim community and from his academic colleagues at the University of Colorado. This case continues to arouse strong feelings in Saudi Arabia where there is great sympathy and support for Al-Turki. On March 26, 2008, a high level Saudi official brought up the case in a meeting with Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff. He urged Americans to review the case and mentioned the strong support for Al-Turki in Saudi Arabia.
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