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Vol. 13, Issue 255 - Thursday, September 11, 2008
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Hawaii senior running back Daniel Libre, who missed last week's game, was back in action yesterday for the Warriors.
Resilient Libre performs at full speed as UH’s trip to Oregon State looms
By Jason Kaneshiro
jkaneshiro@starbulletin.com
In what amounted to a two-day audition for a plane ticket to Oregon, Daniel Libre -- and his recovering ankle -- delivered.
The senior running back had been working his way back from a high ankle sprain that kept him out of last week's game, and he had to convince the coaches and training staff he was ready to return to practice.
He did so by completing a mile run on Tuesday, then testing the ankle in individual agility drills yesterday morning.
By the middle of the Warriors' practice, he had his gear back on and was taking handoffs in the backfield. He is anticipating a return to action Saturday against Oregon State.
"They were basically testing me to see if I was still favoring my foot," Libre said of the agility drills. "I wasn't and it felt really good today. I'm pretty excited now that I can run again.
"I didn't think I was going to be wearing pads today, but when they said to go get my pads I was ecstatic."
Fellow running back Leon Wright-Jackson didn't practice yesterday as he continued to rest a foot injury, but he is also expected to play Saturday when the Warriors (1-1) face the Pac-10 Beavers (0-2) at Reser Stadium in Corvallis. Kickoff is set for 10 a.m. Hawaii time.
"Daniel Libre is going to be ready to play, he's back practicing, and Leon's going to be ready to go," Hawaii coach Greg McMackin said.
"We worked (Libre) out and he looked like his old self. He has fresh legs. He's ready to go. I'm excited about that because he's a good football player."
Libre was effective early in the Warriors' opener against Florida, averaging 8.8 yards on four carries before suffering the injury.
He sat out last week's win over Weber State and said the ankle improved significantly this week.
"A couple days ago was a big improvement from last week," he said. "I was walking at a normal pace, no crutches or anything, but as far as running or putting pressure on it, I couldn't really do it. I've been getting a lot of treatment and rehab and it paid off."
Having to miss the Weber State game gnawed at the Konawaena graduate, who made stops at Menlo College and Kapiolani Community College before joining the Warriors.
The journey, which leaves him with one season left to play, amplifies the meaning of each contest for Libre.
"I was real down about missing last week's game," Libre said. "I had a lot of meetings with the coaches and they convinced me not to push it. I just had to bite my tongue and watch the game."
While Libre was out, Kealoha Pilares moved from slotback to running back and had a team-high 10 carries for 35 yards and a touchdown against Weber State. He could still contribute at both spots if needed.
"We'll see. He can move back to slot, but he's doing a good job at running back, too," offensive coordinator Ron Lee said. "(Today's) practice will be the key."
Jayson Rego also produced in the backfield when given a shot last week, rushing for 54 yards in the fourth quarter against Weber State. Jake Heun returned to practice this week, but the staff is considering redshirting the junior, who missed close to a month of practice with a back injury.
Tackle update
Aaron Kia practiced with the first team at left tackle, while Laupepa Letuli saw limited action as he continues his comeback from a shoulder injury. Kia has been dealing with tendinitis in his knees and didn't play last week.
"I'm going to do whatever I legally can to get on that field on Saturday -- that is my goal," Kia said. "It's up to the coaches to put me in, but I'm going to do whatever I can to get myself ready."
Short yardage
The Warriors leave for Oregon after this morning's practice and will be based in Eugene, about 50 miles from Corvallis. They will have their walk-through at Oregon's Autzen Stadium tomorrow and get their first look at Reser Stadium (capacity 45,674) on Saturday. ... The Warriors will take 66 players on their second road trip of the season.
Inside | September 11
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» Libre at full speed before Oregon trip
» Kapolei takes aim at No. 2 Leilehua
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» Mayor tops in campaign spending
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» City sues EPA over waste-water records
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BEARWATCH: Monitoring Impacts of Arctic Climate Change using Polar Bears, Genomics and Traditional Ecological Knowledge.
Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region
Tags: climate change, traditional knowledge, polar bear
Principal Investigator: Lougheed, Stephen C. (2)
Organization: Queen's University
Licenced Year(s): 2019 2018
Issued: Feb 10, 2018
Project Team: Peter van Coeverden de Groot (Co-Project Leader, Queen’s University), Graham Whitelaw (Co-Project Leader, Queen’s University), Markus Dyck (Co-Project Leader, Government of Nunavut), Marsha Branigan (End User and Collaborator, Government of NWT), Douglas Clark (Co-Applicant, University of Saskatchewan), Daniel McCarthy (Co-Applicant, University of Waterloo), TBD (Graduate Students (3 - 5), Queen's University/University of Saskatchewan)
Objective(s): To integrate and map polar bear knowledge systems and translate findings into a community-based monitoring protocol that will track polar bear population responses to environmental change.
Project Description: This research will integrate and map polar bear knowledge systems and translate findings into a community-based monitoring protocol that will track polar bear population responses to environmental change. Research questions include: 1) Are polar bear science data, existing Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK), and historical records from the fur trade, explorer’s personal accounts and government wildlife archives/records comparable? 2) What do the three polar bear knowledge sets tell about demographic changes in polar bears over time and space? 3) How can the deliverables add to existing governance through knowledge translation for use in decision-making?; and, 4) Can polar bear community-based monitoring contribute to understanding bear population trends and climate change?
The research team propose to apply multiple research methods (workshops, community mapping, case studies, observation) but leave sufficient scope and direction to participating communities so that they can equally direct the project from its early stages through completion. The research team will build a knowledge management system (Nanuq-KMS) with scientific and TEK information (obtained through extensive database searches) as well as historical records (accessed through archives) regarding polar bears. The various knowledge sources will be evaluated using document analysis, including assessing the information collected to determine who collected it, how it was collected, how it was analyzed, and whether ethical considerations were taken into account. The database will also be linked to a collaborative geomatics map. The information will be shared with and assessed through various methods including community workshops. The research strategy will involve multiple visits to communities that responded affirmatively to the invitation and currently include Tuktoyaktuk and Ulukhaktok. Multiple workshops will be conducted in each focal community involving research design consultation, community mapping and consultation to identify sample sites for faecal collection and provide community insights for the broader polar bear community-based monitoring program, results sharing of faecal sampling and data analysis, synthesis and translation of TEK, historical records and genomics science for use in governance and sharing all research findings. The research team will map existing and acquired TEK, science and historical records of polar bears in Canada. Workshops will be designed to enable community members to transfer their knowledge using maps. Data security is a central concern - differential access to data must be enabled through any searchable archive, and community control of their proprietary data is critical. Community mapping will contribute to the identification of the best locations and seasons to find polar bear faeces to guide the sampling efforts for the biological portion of this project (Wildlife Research Permit). The research team will design and evaluate a repeatable, locally executed community-based monitoring program that will initially involve the two communities identified, as well as one community in Nunavut, and expand to encompass 28 communities in Nunavut and NWT. Lessons from the community work will be utilized during four regional workshops that will involve community members from all 28 communities to finalize the sampling strategy and logistics for the monitoring program. Additional issues that will be addressed through the workshops include ensuring data quality control, minimizing data loss, fragmentation and errors, and ensuring proper training.
Promoting the adoption and integration of polar bear knowledge management, assessment, permitting, licensing, and monitoring processes will also be addressed through the focus and regional workshops. The final symposium planned for Year 4 will address translating the vision of new genomics tools and monitoring program to actions, specifically in polar bear management (quotas, environmental assessments, permitting and monitoring through private-sector actors. The final product of the symposium will work toward a suite of policy, program and plan recommendations addressing polar bear planning and management directed to government and community organizations.
The research team will hold workshops to share and discuss results of fecal sampling and data analysis. Results will also be shared through a searchable online database (Nanuq-KMS) with community control. The research team will hold a final symposium to share results and discuss long term monitoring plan. All published journal articles will be made available. The research team are open to suggestions by community regarding other methods of communications.
The fieldwork for this study will be conducted from February 7, 2018 to December 31, 2018.
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Walk #973: A circular walk between Matlock and Rowsley, taking in Stanton Moor
P2013DSC04916 A train at Matlock station. P2013DSC04919 The path alongside the Derwent out of Matlock.
County Derbyshire
Start Location Matlock station
End Location Matlock station
Description This pleasant walk follows the Derwent Valley Heritage Trail alongside the river to Rowsley, before returning via Stanton Moor and Peak Rail.
Pack Today I carried my 30-litre Karrimor rucksack, filled with water, my waterproofs, a book and other odds and ends.
Condition I feel absolutely fine after this walk.
Weather Today was mostly cloudy, with some occasional suny periods. It was not too cold, and there was a bit of a breeze to help me cool off during the ascent onto the moor.
OS map Outdoor Leisure number 24 (The Peak District - White Peak Area)
P2013DSC04924 A tamper. P2013DSC04925 Matlock Riverside, inclusing new signalbox.
P2013DSC04931 Bridge 35. P2013DSC04934 Looking south towards Matlock Riverside.
I had a few days spare and what looked like good weather, so I decided to do a short trip. I also had a new tent that I wanted to try out, so rather than risk a backpacking trip, it seemed sensible to do a car-camp. The Pennine Bridleway was on my to-do list, so early this morning I started the drive up to Derbyshire. As I would not be able to start walking until after nine, and a long first day on the trail, I decided to do a different stroll. Another trail on my list was the Derwent Valley Heritage Way, and so after parking at Matlock and grabbing some food I shouldered my rucksack and headed off.
Matlock has changed over the last decade, with a relief road for the crowded A6 squeezing over the railway and River Derwent through the old Cawdor Quarry site. I had walked the initial stretch of the trail many times before; it squeezes between the river and a large retaining wall that once held a large railway yard. The path has not changed much except for the place where the large bridge carrying the bypass passes overhead.
Shortly after this a path led up to the left, to the site of the Matlock Riverside station on the preserved Peak Rail line. Noise which i assumed had been from the old quarry site turned out to be a tamper machine on the railway, and there was also a classic Midland Railway-style signal box sitting on a rather brutal and no-typical base of concrete blocks. The box used to be at Luffenham Junction, and has only just been installed.
Soon afterwards the path passed under Bridge 35, which carries the preserved railway over the Derwent. I worked on helping restore this bridge in a minor way, and have happy memories of a sunny summer over the water. Despite having spent months in this area over the years, I had never actually walked the next stretch of path which continues along the western side of the Derwent. Initially it passed the site of the old Cawdor Quarry. A ramshackle concrete hut jutted out over the water, and nearby a few railway sleepers remained from the old quarry sidings, surviving after decades of disuse.
The stench of tar filled the air a little further on, and shrinkwrapped pallets were stacked against the other side of the fence. These turned out to be tar blocks, presumably for use in roofing or in waterlogged areas. Eventually the fence ended, and a notice by a stile stated that the footpath might soon become a cycle path. The path flirted with the river bank, which soon looped out of view before returning. It was a pleasant enough stroll on a side of the river I did not know too well, my previous walks all having followed the railway line.
A road headed northwestwards once the footpath ended, with the old volcanic plug of Oker Hill, topped by a lone sycamore tree that Wordsworth once wrote about . I have always had a hankering to climb Oker Hill as the views are meant to be superb, but lack of public access to the top has always put me off. The road passed a transport company on the left, before reaching Darley Bridge, an ancient crossing point of the river.
The Square and Compass pub on the other side of the river was an old watering hole of mine, and seemed not to have changed externally over the years. I followed the road as it twisted and turned, before taking a footpath that led across fields to the small hamlet of Churchtown.
I diverted off to visit the yew tree in the church yard, which is reputed to be over 2,000 years old. Whilst this is probably an overestimate, its vast girth indicates it might have watched the original Saxon church being built. Stone tablets arranged around the base of the tree are engraved with the names of famous battles. Ancient yew trees have an almost mystical air, and the Churchtown sample is no different. Fortunately it seems in rude health and is vibrantly green despite its age.
A track and then path led north, with the river some way away to the left. A four-mile long drain called Hill Carr Sough trickles into the other side of the river, carrying mineralised water from deep underground. Soon industrial works could be seen off to the right - the Rowsley depot of Peak Rail, where I spent many happy days. Even from a distance it was possible to see that it had changed over the years, with a new building over part of the site of the old Rowsley Depot, closed with the rest of the line in 1968.
Soon the path became trapped between the river and the old depot, now neatened up by the preserved railway, and joined the current end of the line at Northwood. Some men in high-visibility jackets were working nearby, and I ended up chatting to one for a quarter of an hour - he started volunteering a few years after I left, but we knew many mutual names. It was a pleasant chat, but left me with a sadness for all the people who have moved on - some to other preserved railways or hobbies, and a few out of this life.
Heading north, the path headed through the massive area of the old marshalling yards, where trains were organised before attempting the climb over the Peak District's hills. A few remains were visible in places: slabs of brickwork lying in the ground, recumbrant lampposts covered in moss; even half an old fishplate. Whilst there is a good chance that the railway will be rebuilt through here, the noise and bustle of the marshalling yard will never return.
I walked in a reverie until the path erupted out through an industrial estate towards the site of the old Rowsley station. The station building was demolished by Peak Rail for stone, and the site is now a car park. It will be difficult to rebuild the railway past the buildings and have enough gradient to cross the A6 a short distance away, but apparently it is doable.
I crossed the bridge over the Derwent. And then took a road past Caudwell's Mill, and then a long, surfaced driveway that crossed the floodplain. This started to rise past an area of newly-planted trees, replacing some mature woodland that had once stood there. The plastic tubes protecting the saplings looked incongruous amongst the stumps.
Eventually the trail reached Stanton Woodhouse Farm, which had some wonderfully worn stone flags outside the farm. Another climb along a path led past Hillcar Wood and Endcliffe Quarry; last time I walked along here I passed a protestor's camp, housing men and women who wanted to prevent the camp from reopening. They won their battle and moved on in 2009. They did a good job at tidying up, and there was no obvious sign of their presence.
Another road led below the eastern flank of Stanton moor, past a series of disused quarries. A new footpath has been built up along a tree-lined access track, but I continued along the road past a massive dry-stone wall that soared over my head. There was no sign of any mortar, the vast weight of the blocks holding them in place. Machines were driving around a quarry to the north of the road; I could not remember this quarry, making me wonder when it opened.
A path led up onto Stanton Moor, and as there was still time I decided to do a lap around the moor. I soon joined the path that runs along the eastern edge of the moor; trees blocked most of the views, but the sandy path made for an enjoyable stroll. Soon the Reform Tower (also called Earl Grey Tower) came into view; this was built to celebrate the Great Reform Act 1832. When I first came onto the moor I knew this as the 'shooting tower', and was told someone would stand at the top and tell people where the grouse could be found. Whether that is true or not I do not know, and the tree cover would prevent it nowadays.
A massive boulder, carved with footholds, was situated at the cliff edge a little further on. Engraved graffiti on the stone dated back nearly 200 years, showing that it is hardly a modern phenomena. The trees soon ended, and the path continued on along the edge of the moor; eventually I crossed a stile over a fence to enter the moor proper. Jumping off the stile, I put my foot on a black plastic bag that split open, revealing the contents to be dog poo.
An old quarry on the moor was being reclaimed by nature, shrubs and small trees springing up around blocks that had been quarried but not removed. Then one of my two main targets on the moor came into view - the Cork Stone. This is similar to the boulder I passed earlier, except for the fact it is in a more exposed location. Steps cut into the rock also lead to the top, along with metal hoops for footholds. I decided not to attempt a climb, and instead started across the moor in company of a couple who were on a pub walk.
We chatted as we strolled across the moorland, passing a couple of old quarries that had nibbled away at the western edge of the moor. Soon we came across a small solitary stone, and continued on to reach the Nine Ladies Stone Circle. This is my favourite prehistoric site, the small stones standing in a clearing amongst the trees. It is a magical site and it is clear others feel so as well - ornaments were hanging off the trees, and a memorial to a woman had been placed in the centre of the circle.
We walked on back towards the Reform Tower, after which I said goodbye to the couple and headed back across the moor. I like moorland walking, and this was a superb stroll in the sunshine. It was a shame when I crossed the stile once more and joined a path that led down to a road that leads into Birchover. Another path took me south; I went slightly wrong after passing a farm and walked the wrong way across a field; fortunately I realised my mistake and continued my descent towards Clough Lane.
This track took me east; there were some pleasant views through the trees on the left back towards Stanton Moor. A JCB was blocking the track at one point, the driver sitting in the cab as he admired the views whilst a chainsaw sat on the ground beside some fallen trees. The descent steepened as the track passed Cowley Knowl, the ground being slightly hard on my tired feet.
Soon it joined a road that passed the massive works belonging to H.J. Enthoven and Sons. This plant started off processing the lead mined from the moors in the area, including its own Mill Close Mine. Once the mining stopped, it remained open to process second-hand lead, for instance from batteries. The factory's massive chimney rather dominates the area and seems out of place in the Peak District scenery; however it is an indication of the fact that the hills of the Peak District have been the site of industry since Roman times.
I descended down to recross the Derwent at Darley Bridge, then walked up to the Peak Rail station at Darley Dale. A path led alongside the South Yard, where many of the sidings I had helped lay in the late 1980s and early 1990s had been taken up and moved elsewhere. There were a few items of stock, but soon I was climbing up some steps onto a stone overbridge, before another path led back to the railway line at the end of a cutting.
I had walked along the railway line many times in the past; indeed, I had helped build this stretch of line many moons ago. It was a pleasant stroll that caused me to once more dive back into my memories of the people I used to know. As I approached the bridge over the Derwent once more, I saw the taper machine that had been at Matlock Riverside earlier in the day coming towards me, tamping the line. Tamping machines have prongs that descend into the ballast, vibrating it to settle it and make the foundations of the railway line firmer. I have done many hours of this by hands, and it is amazing to see how quickly a machine can do the hard, physical work of many men.
Soon I was recrossing the Derwent once more using a narrow walkway across the railway bridge, the path being formed by a series of riveted plates, the rivets making for slightly uncomfortable going on my feet. After this I dropped down to follow the riverside path I had walked earlier, and soon reached the centre of Matlock and my car at the station.
There was still a good amount of daylight left, so I took my time driving up to the campsite at Blackwell, near Taddington in the heart of the Peak District. The owner was not in, but some men told me to put up my tent anywhere in the field - I was only the second camper they had had so far this year! It was going to be my first night in my new Akto tent, and I took my time erecting it. It had been a good day's walk that held many memories for me.
P2013DSC04937 Old railway sleepers in the quarry. P2013DSC04944 The Derwent beside the path to Oker.
This walk starts at Matlock railway station at SK296601. Leave the station and walk down the approach road, with a large footbridge to the right. The path squeezes past the bus station buildings on the left, and then curves to the right to parallel the A6 Derwent Way. Cross to the northern side of the road at a pedestrian crossing just before the bridge, and immediately turn left to join a footpath that passes between the road on the left and the River Derwent on the right.
Continue along the footpath as it follows the river; it passes under a large bridge that carries the A6 overhead, and after 0.7 miles passes under an old metal bridge that carries a railway line over the river. On the other side of the bridge the path rises up to run alongside a fence at the top of the raised riverbank, with the water far below. Quarry buildings are passed on the other side of the fence to the left after a third of a mile, and eventually a stile is reached at SK281608. (It should be noted that the next stretch to Oker may be converted into a cycle path, in which case the following notes will change).
Cross the stile, and join the riverbank on the right. At the end of this field go through a stone squeeze-stile and then angle slightly left across a second field. Go through a pedestrian gate at the endof this field and aim slightly right across a third field, with houses away to the left. A third pedestrian gate leads out to a path that runs between hedges up a slight slope. At the top go through a stone squeeze-stile to reach a road in Oker at SK279611.
Turn right and follow the road as it heads back downhill. When the road forks after 300 yards take the left-hand branch that leads to a stile beside a field gate. Continue along the road on the other side as it curves along a good field, with the river away to the right. When the field ends at SK274618 negotiate a complex of stiles beside a field gate and continue along the road, passing houses on the right. After a quarter of a mile the road ends at a T-junction with the B5057 in Darley Bridge.
Carefully cross the road to the other side, then turn right to cross the bridge over the river. It immediately curves to the left and then gently to the right; just before Darley Bridge car park is reached on the left, turn left through a squeeze-stile beside a field gate to join a track, with some playing fields off to the left. When the track curves sharply to the left, continue straight on through a squeeze-stile beside a field gate to enter a field.
Follow a ditch on the right past the field. Just before the corner of the field is reached, turn right through a squeeze-stile, then cross the ditch on a stone-plank bridge and go through a pedestrian gate to enter another field. Head diagonally across this, skirting a corner of a fence on the right to reach the corner of the field beside the churchyard. Go through a clapper gate beside a field gate to reach a road in Churchtown at SK267628.
Turn left to follow the road as it passes St Helen's church on the left; as the road curves t the rght, turn left down another road. Pass a school on the left and go through a gateway to join a track that runs past the main farm on the left. Cross a stile beside a field gate; as this track curves to the right towards a barn, cross a second stile/field gate combination that leads to a short section enclosed between hedges. After about fifty yards, cross a stone step-stile beside a field gate to enter a field.
Follow a wall on the right; in the corner of the field go through a stone squeeze stile beside a barn. Angle slightly to the right across a field, aiming for a gateway ahead. Go through a squeeze-stile beside the gate to enter a third field. Head across this to reach a wooden stile beside a field gate and head on across a field, as a railway depot becomes visible off to the right. Cross a stile beside a field gate and then start following a hedge on the right, with the depot. The field narrows as it squeezes between the river on the left and track on the right; go through a stile beside a field gate and continue along the path alongside the river. It goes past a final squeeze-stile gate combination to reach a large open area at Northwood at SK261645, with the railway depot off to the right.
Turn left to follow the access road northwards, with the Derwent a short distance away to the left. Immediately after it crosses a bridge over a stream, turn left along a path that soon swings to the right to follow the riverbank on the left through the trees. Stay on this path as it roughly follows the river through what was once a railway marshalling yard. After 0.7 miles the trees narrow between the river and the A6 embankment; a fence and industrial units start on the right and the path joins a road. Follow this road as it passes through an industrial park and swings to the right to join the A6 road in Rowsley at SK258659.
Turn left and follow the A6 as it crosses the Derwent on a bridge. When a triangular junction is reached on the left, with The Peacock on the other side of the road, turn left down Woodhouse Road. This road passes the village school on the left and crosses the River Wye on a bridge. On the southern side of the bridge the road turns sharply to the right; here continue straight on down a surfaced track that heads south along the floodplain of the River Derwent, before slowly climbing uphill through Holly Wood.
Shortly before Stanton Woodhouse Farm is reached at SK256644, turn right up some stones to join a footpath that immediately goes through a clapper gate. The path skirts the edge of some woodland on the left for a short distance before going through a gate and rejoining the track; follow this to the farm. Head through the farm; when the track ends at a farm gate, go through this to join a footpath. This continues climbing; when it forks take the right-hand branch and go through a gateway at SK254632. The path climbs to a little pedestrian gate beside a field gate; go through this and follow a fence on the left as it passes the edge of the (hopefully still) disused Endcliffe Quarry. The path crests a little hill before descending a short distance to reach a road.
Turn right and follow the road north. When the road forks after a couple of hundred yards, turn left along another road that climbs uphill. This road soon curves to the left to head westwards, and just before a right-hand bend at SK250639 turn left to cross some steps over a stone wall to enter a field. A path heads south uphill, across the field; go through a stile in a gap in a broken-down stone wall to enter an area of scrub woodland. Continue straight uphill, ignoring any tracks off in either direction. Soon a stone wall is reached on the right; follow this along.
The wall becomes a fence that guards the main bulk of the moor on the right. At SK251633 the Earl Grey Tower is reached; pass to the left of this and continue along the main path. 150 yards further on the path curves to the right to continue following the fence; after another half a mile a stile is reached in the fence on the right at SK248627. Cross the stile to enter the moorland, and then turn left along a vague track that angles away from the fence. When a rough track is reached, turn half right to continue along the path as it passes an old quarry on the right. The path soon joins a better track; turn left along this until the Cork Stone is reached at SK243627.
Immediately before the Cork Stone, turn right along another footpath that heads north-northeastwards across the moor, passing a series of disused quarries on the left. Nearly half a mile after the Cork Stone at SK246633, look for a path leading off half-right across the moor. This leads to the Nine Ladies Stone Circle at SK249634. Continue through the stone circle and cross a track on the other side; turn slightly to the right to head southeastwards across the moor to approach the Earl Grey Tower once more. Do not cross the stile leading to the tower, and instead follow a path that heads south-southwestwards across the moors. When the path forks after 0.4 miles, take the left-hand branch that heads towards the stile crossed earlier at SK248627. Cross the stile, and then turn half-right to join a rough path that heads southwestwards down the hillside following a fence on the right, soon ending at a road at SK246625.
Turn right to follow the road uphill; after a couple of hundred yards turn left down a footpath that follows a rough track. This soon curves to the left to descend towards Barn Farm. A fence starts on the right and continues towards a track at the farm. Pass a vehicle barrier and keep the main farm buildings on the right; at the end of the buildings turn right to follow a fence on the left. Go through a farm gate ahead to enter a footpath crossings. Head straight on south across the field, following a fence on the right.
Go through a gap in a stone wall at the corner of the field, and follow a hedge on the right downhill along a second field. At the end of this second field go through a stone squeeze-stile beside a field gate to reach a rough track called Clough Lane at SK243617. Turn left and follow the lane as it heads downhill to the east. The descent steeps as it passes Cowley Knowl on the left, and after a mile it reaches a firmer track at SK258619. Turn right along this track and follow it as it immediately curves to the left to continue east. After another half-mile this ends at a junction with a road at SK265620.
Turn right to continue straight on eastwards down this road as it drops downhill. After a quarter of a mile it ends at a T-junction with the B5057 road in Darley Bridge. Turn left and follow the road as it curves around to reach the bridge over the Wye that was crossed earlier. Continue along the road as it winds around in a rough northerly direction across the floodplain using the pavement on the left-hand side of the road. After half a mile a level crossing is reached at Darley Dale station. Pass the station, and after twenty yards turn right to cross the road and join a footpath that runs with a wall on the right and fence on the left. The wall soon becomes a fence; continue along the path as it passes a railway yard on the right for a fifth of a mile, when the path climbs up some steps to reach a bridge over the railway.
Turn left to follow the road east. After a fifth of a mile turn right down a short track that leads to a footpath that squeezes between a hedge on the left and a house on the right. The path soon reaches the top of some steps that leads to a pedestrian crossing over the railway line. Turn left to follow the lineside footpath southeastwards for 1.2 miles, goingthrough any gates you meet on the way, until a bridge over the Derwent is reached at SK289605.
The footpath narrows as it crosses the bridge, climbing up onto the top of one of the bridge's side. Once at the northern side of the bridge, turn right and then drop down some steps to meet the path that was walked along earlier. Turn right and follow the path as it heads under the railway bridge. Continue along the path as it follows the river downstream; after 0.7 miles it joins the A6 on the right. Just before a road bridge over the river, turn right across a pedestrian crossing over the road. On the other side turn right to follow the pavement as it curves to the left, passing a large footbridge on the left to reach Matlock railway station at SK296601
P2013DSC04947 A barn near Oker Farm. P2013DSC04949 Following the road north to Darley Bridge.
Matlock station Darley Bridge 2.5 74 76
Darley Bridge Rowsley 3.1 38 25
Rowsley Nine Ladies stone circle 4.0 890 209
Nine Ladies stone circle Darley Dale 3.8 175 879
Darley Bridge Matlock station 2.6 85 73
P2013DSC04951 The Derwent near Darley Bridge. P2013DSC04952 Darley Bridge.
I spent the night at Beech Croft Farm Caravan Park & Camp Site, a lovely caravan and camping site near Taddington. This is a lovely little campsite that is situated just off the A6 between Bakewell and Buxton. They can be contacted on 01298 85330.
P2013DSC04955 The Derwent at Darley Bridge. P2013DSC04960 St Helen's church, Churchtown.
P2013DSC04964 The ancient yew at Churchtown. P2013DSC04966 Memorials under the ancient yew at Churchtown.
P2013DSC04969 An elegant gateway at Abbey Farm. P2013DSC04971 A strange device near Abbey Farm.
P2013DSC04973 A barn beside the path. P2013DSC04977 The Derwent approaching Northwood.
P2013DSC04980 Peak Rail. P2013DSC04985 The Derwent at the old Rowsley Marshalling Yards.
P2013DSC04988 A path through the old Rowsley Marshalling Yards. P2013DSC04990 The Derwent at the old Rowsley Marshalling Yards.
P2013DSC04993 Remains of the old Rowsley Marshalling Yards. P2013DSC05000 The Derwent at Rowsley.
P2013DSC05001 Following the road south to Stanton Woodhouses. P2013DSC05003 A view over the Derwent Valley from near Stanton Woodhouses.
P2013DSC05005 Stanton Woodhouses. P2013DSC05006 A view over the Derwent Valley from near Stanton Woodhouses.
P2013DSC05009 An engraved path marker. P2013DSC05010 The ascent up to Endcliffe Quarry.
P2013DSC05011 Looking back from near Endcliffe Quarry. P2013DSC05013 A massive stone wall beside the road.
P2013DSC05015 The climb up onto Stanton Moor. P2013DSC05017 A stone on the edge of Stanton Moor.
P2013DSC05018 An engraving on a stone on the edge of Stanton Moor. P2013DSC05019 Heading south along the edge of Stanton Moor.
P2013DSC05022 The Earl Grey Tower. P2013DSC05025 Engraving on a boulder near the Earl Grey Tower.
P2013DSC05026 A boulder near the Earl Grey Tower. P2013DSC05032 Heading south along the edge of Stanton Moor.
P2013DSC05034 Heading south along the edge of Stanton Moor. P2013DSC05038 A stone on the moor.
P2013DSC05042 A disused quarry. P2013DSC05043 Crossing the moor towards the Cork Stone.
P2013DSC05044 Approaching the Cork Stone. P2013DSC05048 The Cork Stone.
P2013DSC05049 The Cork Stone. P2013DSC05051 Heading northeast along the western edge of the moor.
P2013DSC05052 A distant view of Stanton Moor trig pillar. P2013DSC05053 An old quarry on the moor.
P2013DSC05054 Heading northeast along the western edge of the moor. P2013DSC05058 Heading northeast along the western edge of the moor.
P2013DSC05063 Nine Ladies Stone Circle. P2013DSC05068 Nine Ladies Stone Circle.
P2013DSC05073 Approaching the Earl Grey Tower. P2013DSC05078 Heading back southwestwards across Stanton Moor.
P2013DSC05082 The descent off Stanton Moor. P2013DSC05083 Heading south towards Clough Lane.
P2013DSC05085 Clough Lane. P2013DSC05087 A JCB on Clough Lane.
P2013DSC05091 Descending Clough Lane. P2013DSC05093 Darley Bridge.
P2013DSC05094 The Derwent at Darley Bridge. P2013DSC05096 The ex-Bamford signal box at Darley Dale.
P2013DSC05097 Darley Dale south station building. P2013DSC05098 Darley Dale level crossing.
P2013DSC05100 A brake van in Darley Dale south yard. P2013DSC05105 Red House Cutting.
P2013DSC05107 A milepost. P2013DSC05108 An old platelayers' hut.
P2013DSC05109 Following the railway path south towards Matlock. P2013DSC05113 A tamper machine.
P2013DSC05114 A tamper machine. P2013DSC05117 A tamper machine.
P2013DSC05118 A tamper machine. P2013DSC05121 The path across bridge 35.
P2013DSC05123 Looking south from bridge 35 towards Matlock Riverside. P2013DSC05127 The Derwent in Matlock.
P2013DSC05130 A tree growing out of a retaining wall in Matlock. P2013DSC05131 My Akto tent at the campsite in Blackwell.
11 Stanton Moor 2.9
12 Darley Dale, Stanton Moor and Rowsley 8.7
14 Friden, Long Dale and Gratton Dale 7.8
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Comrie Development Trust
Community Environment Economy Resilience
Cultybraggan
The Repair & Lease Scheme
Self-Catering & Bunkhouse Project
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Community Shares Opportunity at Cultybraggan – Press Release
The Comrie Development Trust (CDT) has embarked on a significant Heritage Self-Catering project to refurbish and protect 10 category B listed building nissen huts at Cultybraggan Camp, the best preserved P.O.W camp in Scotland. These huts are listed for their importance to the nation’s heritage and plans are in place to create self-catering and bunkhouse accommodation. A complex funding package has been drawn together and the final part provides an opportunity for individuals to invest in Community Shares to benefit the local economy by raising an additional £35,000.
CDT Chair Emma Margrett explained, “The community shares scheme has been launched to attract expressions of interest from individuals for the remaining £35,000. It is understood that those involved may also benefit from receiving interest payments on investment once the enterprise proves sustainable and in certain cases, may receive tax relief on their investment. The total building work for the Heritage Self-Catering project is estimated at £578,500 and a funding package has been put together with funds sought from Historic Scotland, Scottish & Southern Energy and the Heritage Enterprise fund. Heritage Hutting, taken together with the other projects, is estimated to potentially increase visitor levels to over 15,000 after 5 years creating the equivalent of 20 full time jobs and boosting the local economy by up to £2 million.”
Emma continued, “This is a really promising project and has only been possible due to the foresight of the community when they bought the Camp. The buildings will be restored to a condition as stipulated by Historic Scotland who has given their backing to the project offering a grant of up to £257,500. Historic Scotland’s grant offer is conditional upon proposals being approved and match funding being obtained. As part of this matched funding, the CDT secured a fund offer of £36,300 from Scottish & Southern Energy and we are looking to try to raise the remaining £35k through our new community shares offer, and an application to the Heritage Enterprise Fund.”
Dr Ann Petrie, Chair of Comrie Heritage Group stated, “This project is just one of a number of projects that CDT is working on to further progress at Cultybraggan and by investing in community shares, individuals will be helping to preserve part of the nation’s heritage and will contribute towards benefitting the community. Any surplus generated by the business will be invested in restoring the rest of Cultybraggan Camp and in helping community projects in Comrie.”
Dr Petrie added “The self-catering business will be managed by the Community Benefit Society. Part of the funding issued through the community shares offer will engage both the local community and those, particularly with a previous connection to the camp, looking to play a part in its preservation. The Trust will benefit from a long term rental revenue stream from this project which can be re-invested by the Trust in projects at the camp and in the wider community.”
To register your interest in the Heritage Self-Catering Community Shares email cdt@comriedevelopmenttrust.org.uk or telephone 01764 670769.
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2020 College Football Preview Hub
#14 Illinois
12:00 pm, January 16
#7 Michigan
#23 Minnesota
2:00 pm, January 16
#2 Baylor
#15 Texas Tech
#18 Virginia
#12 Clemson
#9 Wisconsin 54
#7 Michigan 77
#19 Duke 67
#20 Virginia Tech 74
#6 Kansas 70
Oklahoma State 75
#15 Texas Tech 79
#4 Texas 77
ATS Picks for the Elite 8
By Crazy Sportsdude
Sweet 16 picks went 5-3 against the spread (+200, meaning a 100 dollar bet on each would net +200 dollars)
(11) Loyola-Chicago vs (9) Kansas State – 6:09PM ET, TBS
I picked both of these teams to pull the upset in round one, but it was unfathomable to think they would be meeting in the regional finals of the South, which had four of the power seven conference champions. This game was set at a pick’em for the longest time, but at the last minute, Kansas State was pushed up to the slightest of favorites, which is good news for me. Loyola also happened to be a one-point underdog on Thursday against Nevada, and after Loyola won in yet another single-possession game, I’m not jumping off the bandwagon quite yet. The Ramblers have won 20 of their last 21, the only loss being on the road against their MVC Rivals Bradley. I’m riding the hot hand in this one, and going with Loyola. The Ramblers should be able to beat a Kansas State team that struggles with rebounding the ball. The Wildcats rank 310th in defensive rebounding percentage (Loyola ranks 55th for what its worth).
The Pick: Loyola-Chicago +1
(9) Florida State vs (3) Michigan – 8:49PM ET, TBS
I had Loyola vs Kansas State as a pick’em back on Thursday night, but in my tweet, I mentioned that I thought the spread for this would be around Michigan -6. Much to my surprise, the opening line was set at Michigan -4. You probably already know which side I will be taking. It has been quite a run for Florida State, the ‘Noles did not even make the final eight of the ACC Tournament but are now playing for a final four berth, however, all good things must come to an end. Michigan was my pick to go to the final four from the West since the beginning, and I’m not going back now. The Wolverines looked fantastic in their game against Texas A&M on Thursday, and I’m not picking against the team with the longest win streak in basketball.
The Pick: Michigan -4
(3) Texas Tech vs (1) Villanova – 2:20PM ET, CBS
Texas Tech proved me wrong on Friday in a 78-65 win over KenPom #5 Purdue, and they did that shooting in the 20’s from behind the arc. Most of the time when you see an upset, it is because the underdogs shot better than expected, but on Friday, Chris Beard’s team shot seven percent below their season average from three and still won by double digits. Villanova is better than Purdue though/ Jay Wright’s team is a clear number one in KenPom, they have the best offense in the country, and the highest effective FG% in the country, but they have a tendency to let teams hang around. Three of Villanova’s final six games before the tournament went to overtime. I’m not going to pick against Villanova, who ismy national title pick, but I think Keenan Evans and the Red Raiders hang around long enough to keep it within six.
The Pick: Texas Tech +6.5
(2) Duke vs (1) Kansas – 5:05PM ET, CBS
I picked Kansas to go to the final four. I am no longer picking Kansas to go to the final four. You can get me on the record for my other two final four picks that are still alive (Villanova and Michigan), but my trust in this Kansas team was gone after the Seton Hall game. They only confirmed my suspicions against Clemson on Friday, in a game that the Jayhawks won by only four despite shooting five points above their season average. Imagine what might happen if the Jayhawks run into a defense that they can’t handle and they have a bad shooting night. That is, in essence, what happened to Duke on Friday. The Blue Devils shot 5/26 from three-point land and still won. I’ll take the team with the better defense in Duke, along with the team that can survive a bad shooting night, because I’m not quite sure that Kansas can do that.
The Pick: Duke -3
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Five killed, 12 injured in traffic accident in Egypt's Aswan
MENA , Ahram Online , Monday 19 Nov 2018
The accident scene on Abu-Simbel-Aswan road (Photo: ERTU)
Four killed, 19 injured in road accident on Egypt's Matrouh-Siwa Road
Eight killed in road accident in Egypt's Red Sea governorate
10 dead, 17 injured in bus accident on Cairo-Port Said road
Egypt's Transport Minister sacks Egyptian Railway Authority head after Cairo-Aswan train accident
Five people were killed and 12 others injured when a bus and a microbus collided on the Abu-Simbel-Aswan Highway on Monday morning, approximately 850km south of Cairo.
The dead include four Egyptians and a Sudanese national.
The injured were transferred to nearby hospitals.
Deadly road accidents take place on a near daily basis in Egypt, largely due to poor road safety, badly maintained infrastructure, and loosely enforced traffic regulations.
However, Egypt has allocated millions of pounds on developing and expanding road networks in recent years.
The country's official statistics agency said in April that more than 11,000 road accidents took place in Egypt in 2017, down from around 15,000 accidents the previous year.
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Tasting Notes and Photos
Burgundy Dinner with the Chevaliers du Tastevin
Salt & Char Restaurant, Saratoga Springs, NY, 11/13/2016
The Albany-Capital Region chapter of La Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin held a dinner at Salt & Char Restaurant, 353 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY. I was an invited guest.
I sat next to Terry Robards. His wife Julie Pelletier Robards, my friend Larry Snavley, and another couple from Lake Placid, Duncan & Delphine Winter, were at our table. We all had a grand time. One particular highlight for me was when Terry told me about his visits with Bruno Giacosa in the 1970s.
The restaurant is located in the former Rip Van Dam Hotel. It is part of a major renovation of the old hotel along with adjacent properties. Renowned chef Gray Kunz is one of the partners in Salt & Char. The General Manager is Christophe Chatron-Michaud and the Executive Chef is Braden Reardon. We were not in the main restaurant, but in a private room on the 2nd floor. More information about Salt & Char can be found in this article in Eater.
Click on any image with a border for a larger view of that image.
Front view of the Rip Van Dam Hotel (center) and the Adelphi Hotel (right).
While the main restaurant of Salt & Char is in the old Rip Van Dam Hotel (center), I believe we were in the room that takes up most of the second floor above the Starbucks on the left. All three buildings are connected in the back and part of a major renovation of both hotels by the Adelphi Hospitality Group.
An old photo of the same two hotels. (Saratoga Springs History Museum)
These two are the only hotels remaining from the golden age of Saratoga.
These were actually two of the smallest from that period.
The Grand Union Hotel just on the other side of Washington Street
was at one time, the largest hotel in the world.
With Les Hors d’Oeuvres Variés .
NV Charles de Cazanove Champagne Tête de Cuvée - France, Champagne
[Pop & pour after being out of refrigeration for about a half hour.] Light, pleasant. Otherwise not notable. (86 points)
2015 Mallory and Benjamin Talmard Mâcon-Uchizy - France, Burgundy, Mâconnais, Mâcon-Uchizy
[Pop & pour after being out of refrigeration for about a half hour.] Soft, pleasantly floral nose. Oddly sweet and sour in the mouth. Not bad, just unusual, esp. for a Chardonnay-based wine. Kind of intriguing. Goes well with assorted apps. (88 points)
Grand Sénéchal Joel Hodes encourages everyone to sit down to dinner.
The dinner wines are ready to go:
Delphine & Duncan Winter, and Julie Pelletier Robards:
Terry Robards & Delphine Winter. Larry Snavley.
Crab Cake, Dijonnaise, Mustard Greens and Locally-Grown Radishes.
2009 Louis Latour Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Sous le Puits - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru
[Removed from refrigeration at 4pm. Opened at 4:20pm. Tasted from 5 to 5:30.] Nose of butter and slate. Thick, rich, long and complex. Quite young, but the finish is long and buttery. Could improve for several more years. (93 points)
The name "Sous le Puits" means "Under the Well" and comes from the fact that Sous les Puits is situated near a mineral spring at the top of the hill of Blagny, just above La Garenne. Sous les Puits faces south-east. The wine is aged 8 to 10 months in oak barrels, 50% new.
Duncan Winter takes a photo of Julie Pelletier Robards with Salt & Char Wine Director Daniel Combs:
Red Burgundy 1
Braised Pork Belly, Maitake mushrooms, Sherry Jus. Delicious, but overpowered the wine.
2007 Domaine Georges Mugneret/Mugneret-Gibourg Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Chaignots - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru
[Opened at 4pm. Tasted at 5:45.] Big, smoky, black fruit nose. Gorgeous black cherries in the mouth. Really enjoyable now, but in no danger of fading. Dried black cherries and chocolate on a long finish. A little overpowered by the Braised Pork Belly, but really shines with the Coq au Vin. A vibrant, appealing wine. (95 points)
Since the early death of Dr. Georges Mugneret in 1988, this domaine has been run by his widow, Jacqueline, and their two daughters, Marie-Christine and Marie-Andrée. Premier crus like Chaignots are racked after malolactic fermentation and again about six months later, but there is with no pre-bottling filtration. Aged in 40% new oak.
Coq au Vin, Roasted Root Vegetables. This was so delicious and perfect with the red wines.
2006 Camille Giroud Pommard 1er Cru Les Épenots - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Pommard 1er Cru
[Opened at 4pm. Tasted at 6:15.] Floral nose of cherries and raspberries. Bright red fruit. Plenty of acid. Could use a bit more time, but quite tasty now, esp. with the Coq au Vin. (94-95 points)
This was a very traditional winery until 2002 when it was purchased by a group of Americans led by banker Joe Wender and winery owner Ann Colgin, the husband and wife team that run Colgin Cellars in California. It is managed on a day to day basis by winemaker David Croix (of Domaine des Croix) in a much more modern style. This 2006 Les Épenots was made from purchased grapes.
Margie & Larry Kirsch, Amanda & Jared Shulman:
Kira & Joel Spiro, Joel Hodes, Ilona Weisman.
Prime Ribeye Steak, Duck Fat Fingerling Potatoes, Sauce Bordelaise.
2005 Domaine Taupenot-Merme Mazoyères-Chambertin - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Mazoyères-Chambertin Grand Cru
[Opened at 4pm. Tasted at 6:45.] Wow! A powerhouse of black and red fruits. Quite extracted, rich and jammy. The nose is quite muted at this point. Very young. Even the beef doesn't help. Could be great in another 5 years. Right now, it is almost Syrah-like. (93-96 points)
This domaine is one of only four that bottle both a Charmes-Chambertin and a Mazoyères-Chambertin separately. The rules allow Mazoyères-Chambertin to be bottled under the name Charmes-Chambertin.
Joel Hodes leads the silly dance:
Mini Apple Tatin, Local Milk Ice Cream.
1977 D'Oliveiras Madeira Boal - Portugal, Madeira
[Pop & pour.] Smoky caramelized nose. Stunningly complex, but there's enough oxidation there that it is hard not to be reminded of good wines gone bad. Oxidized prune juice. Oddly appealing, but hard for me to love. (93 points)
The restaurant staff comes out to receive our thanks and applause:
Joel Hodes presents a memento to Special Events Director Patrick Kelly (left) and Chef Braden Reardon (right):
This dinner was organized by John Fritze and Jared Shulman. They graciously provided the Madeira.
Unfortunately, John was unable to join us for the dinner, so it was left to Jared to give a toast:
Jared chats with Chef Braden Reardon and Toby Milde (one of the owners) after the dinner:
A lovely evening all around. The food, the wines, and the company were very, very good.
Notes posted from CellarTracker.
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In the Woody Allen film “Whatever Works” a tone-deaf Larry David plays a Woody Allen manque and falls flat. It doesn’t help that he’s plugged into a poorly-written formula comedy. I love Larry David in “Curb Your Enthusiasm” but he appears to be one of those supremely successful orchestrators who, like Madonna, cannot get outside themselves, or rather, can’t get inside themselves.
The character he plays “Boris Yellnikoff” is crueler and more astringent than Alvy Singer or any of Allen’s previous protagonists. When the adoring Evan Rachel Wood appears with snowflakes in her eylashes, I literally cringed. I did the same when Mariel Hemingway’s character appeared in “Manhattan”. I can’t suspend my disbelief that these attractive young women are attracted to self-congratulary old farts.
A far more realistic scenario played out with the relationship between Max Von Sydow and Barbara Hershey in “Hannah and Her Sisters”. Hershey, although younger, doesn’t play a noble innocent, and Von Sydow, although bitter, is gritty and truly wounded.
In order to be successful, “Whatever Works” should have been written as a broad, character-driven comedy. In that case the lack of realism wouldn’t have mattered. They key is “broad” though, think early Woody Allen. An alternative would have been to go for realism – to make Boris Yellnikov a serious person, someone more like Sherwin Nuland’s old-world father in “Lost in America” (the book, not the Albert Brooks movie), someone who has seen their beliefs fail. This would raise the stakes tremendously when the character finally goes against all his fears and falls in love, only to be abandoned. Von Sydow and Hershey approached this in “Hannah”:
“Lee, you’re my whole world….Good God. Have you been kissed tonight? Yes, you have. You’ve been with someone!
Stop accusing me!
I’m too smart. You can’t fool me! You’re turning red! Leave Me! Oh, Christ! What’s wrong with you?
Couldn’t you say something? You slither…”
Tough stuff and I liked it a lot better. “Hannah and her Sisters” stopped there though, it tacked on a sentimental ending with a pregnant Hannah and all the main characters neatly paired up. I wonder if Woody Allen subconsciously put Larry David, in some ways his spiritual heir, into a movie he can’t have helped knowing was a weak imitation of earlier work. On the other hand he has put out a lot of weak imitations.
Most of the reviews I’ve read for “Whatever Works” have praised the “sunny” performance by Evan Rachel Wood is the best thing about the movie. To me this is an intellectual shortcut because Wood was in fact playing a “sunny” character, it’s like saying someone gave a “tired” performance when they were playing a fatigued character. Argh, like Boris Yellnikoff sometimes I hate everyone.
If there is a positive aspect to this film, it’s to put in sharp relief what an original, strong and interesting character Allen Stewart Konigberg created in “Woody Allen”. Woody Allen, more than any other public figure of the time, broke through the dominant American “Gunsmoke” culture of anti-intellectualism and anti-semitism. He snuck in through the back door of comedy and soon could not be ignored.
It’s no suprise then that growing up, Allen Konigsberg was an capable athlete, musician, magician and all-around non-schlemiel. These days I can’t keep up with the churn of his mediocre movies. It was only because of Larry David that I watched “Whatever Works”and I was disappointed on all counts.
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Like many festivals in Hoi An, the Long Chu Festival is steeped as much in cultural belief as it in religion. Long Chu festival is celebrated on the 15th of the seventh and eighth lunar month, when the new season is coming and the old one is leaving, and the entire climat is uncertain. It is held in the summer months, when plagues and other types of epidemics are most likely to break out in the fishing villages. As a result, religious ceremonies are carried out to fight the diseases.
The name of the festival, “Long Chu”, translates as ‘Royal Barge’. It is a festival that concentrates on the warding off of ghosts and evil f-rom the villages. Long Chu is a boat in the shape of a dragon (once one of the four religious animals - dragon unicorn, turtle, and phoenix - worshipped by the elders). This was traditionally a luxurious transport mean for the kings in the old times, used on their sight-seeing or patrolling tours.
The Long Chu Festival in Hoi An is considered a religious firewall meant to keep away epidemics f-rom afflicting the members of the village. In this respect, the festival can almost be seen as as a precaution with a religious flavor against all these ailments. Keeping this in mind, the rituals are performed mostly by Priest Doctors or ‘Shamans’, and they involve burning of incense and putting of amulets and talismans in the ‘ghost’s’ abode, with the accompaniment of an entire community chanting prayer songs. An important part of the rituals is the casting of magic spells on the ‘ghosts’ that carry these ailments. These ghosts are then cast into the river, to be later discarded into the sea. One day before the festival, the sorcerers go around the village ticking superstitious c-harms on those places whe-re bad sprites are suspected to hide and threaten people’ s lives.
After these rituals are over, the parades and processions begin. Amidst plenty of songs, drama and dance, the community finally gets together to share a common meal, enjoying themselves after hard days of work. After the ritual festivities, the participants in the festival enjoy a variety of games and other attractions, out of which the highlight is the ‘Procession of Long Chu’. In this procession, the ‘King Boat’ (in the form of a dragon) is carried f-rom the house of the people to the sea, and then set afloat to be carried away by the waves.
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Zenobia and the Marxist Gramscians (Updated)
Here we are again at the Amsterdam All-Zenobia Day -- and it's now Robbert Woltering's turn to strut the blogging stage. Robbert (that's Dutch, with two b's) teaches Arabic and Islamic studies at the University of Amsterdam. He is also editor of ZemZem, a journal about the Middle-East, North Africa, and Islam.
And what, I asked myself, is a ZemZem? Undoubtedly you, too, would like to know.
ZemZem, as some clever readers of my previous post were quick to spot, is the name of the sacred well at Mecca. It surges close to the Ka'ba, which houses the renowned Black Stone -- the holiest site of Islam. ZemZem may be an onomatopoeic word mimicking the bubbling sound of the waters, or perhaps it comes from the root z-m-z-m, which, I'm told, means 'swallowing in small drops' or, I suppose, sipping.
Naturally, an abundant source of water in the middle of the semi-arid Saudi desert is a miracle waiting for a legend to attach. Wait no more. Hagar and her son (by Abraham), Ishmael, were wandering thereabouts:
[ZemZem] sprung when Hagar left her infant Ishmael crying for water and shuttled between Safa and Marwa trying to see if people are coming up to provide water for the thirsty infant. Ishmael was kicking the ground when this well sprung out and she came on telling the water "zimi zimi "meaning 'come close together'. She was trying to get the water in one place to be able to give her son a drink.
Long before Islam, Arab storytellers were telling tales such as this about how things began. Poets streamlined the many contradictory traditions as tribes moved about, and created heroic origins for peripheral places and local events. Just so, Arab and Persian chroniclers, as preserved by Tabari, blended elements of folklore and fiction into a barely remembered history of Zenobia and Palmyra. Many of Tabari's tales rely on pre-Islamic sources and, together, they tell a story entirely different from that familiar to us from the late 4th C Latin Historiae Augustae (we've written about Tabari twice, so go first, if you will, to The Zenobia Romance I and II).
In Tabari's tale, there are no Romans at all. There is no Roman empire, no legions and no Emperor Aurelian. Even the Persians and the King of Kings are hardly mentioned. It is rather an almost timeless world with Arab tribes battling each other -- a pot-boiler of war and intrigue -- in the desert.
Zenobia Lives: the modern Arab reception of al-Zabba
By the time that Arab intellectuals began to revive interest in the Palmryan queen, a millennium or so after Tabari, it came about as part of the cult of Westernization that swept the Arab world in the late 19th/early 20th century.
Alexandria 1927
A good example is the Egyptian romantic poet Ahmad Zaky Abû Shâdy. Abû Shâdy composed an historical opera in 4 acts, Al-Zabbâ or Zenobia, Queen of Tadmor. It was published (in Alexandria?) by the Free Masons.
The Free Masons, I think, says it all.
Abû Shâdy, a Coptic Christian,* was a member of the liberal Egyptian bourgeoisie, that small elite in the process of Westernization in the early 20th century. Egypt was in the vanguard of this movement, which was often expressed by the transformation of Arabic literature through the Western forms of the novel and drama. Abû Shâdy was the founder of the Apollo Society, which aimed to introduce a fresh atmosphere in poetry especially romanticism, and establish modern aesthetics. It must have been quite difficult to produce modernized fictional work which would not enrage the Muslim conservative element but would, at the same time, not dissatisfy the modernists. Although non-political, he was constantly under attack and finally emigrated to America where he died in 1955.
Given Abû Shâdy's background, his time and place, you will not be surprised to learn that his opera follows the Historiae Augustae version of events -- a conflict between Rome and Palmyra and between Aurelian and Zenobia -- and not at all Tabari's Arab story of war between desert tribes. His Zenobia opera, as far as I know, was never performed.
Beirut 1969
Adnan Mardam Bey's Queen Zenobia (left), a play in 4 acts, also depends on the Historiae Augustae; and there is no trace of Tabari's folkloric tales nor of the Arab heroes, Jadhima or Amr ibn Adi.
While searching on-line for information on Mardan Bey (a hopeless task: I think he may be a son of the famous poet Khalil Mardam Bey , an assumption based on the fact that he edited that poet's diplomatic papers), I stumbled across a most serendipitous discovery.
I'm sure Robbert knows about it, but quite unknown to me was Zanûbyâ Malikat Tadmur (1871) by Salim al-Bustani (1846-1884) of Beirut.
Zenobia, Queen of Tadmur is the first-ever Arabic historical novel -- and the second novel written by this almost forgotten 'father of the modern Arabic novel'.** Before al-Bustani (and, in truth, until the 1950's), poetry remained the leading Arabic literary genre; the novel was perceived as a lower form.
Even the new Beiruti bourgeois reading public was still used to the oral techniques of the hakawati (storyteller) and the sira sha'biyya (popular tales). Al-Bustani had to adopt a style suitable for this readership.
He wrote three historical novels, all with fiery, patriotic Syrian heroines at the centre of the action. While his Zanûbyâ also follows the outline of the Historiae Augustae (and not Tabari), he is not so much interested in historical facts as in inculcating moral virtues. He admits to leaving out the depressing bits of her story in order not to sadden his readers.
Zenobia and her (non-existent) daughter Julia are captured by Aurelian and taken to Rome. That's sad, so the story concentrates instead on the Palmyran conquest of Egypt, a love affair between Julia and Pisa, a Roman prince, and Zenobia's war with the Romans. Al-Bustani often interrupts the narrative to criticize indirectly the customs, morals, and actions of the Ottoman rulers of Egypt. To avoid the Ottoman censors, criticism is implicit: contrast, he seems to say, today's governors with Zenobia, a model of beauty, courage, and political wisdom. Most of his characters are rather flat and pale, mere mouthpieces for the author's opinions and values. In fact, he emphasizes the fictitiousness of the novel to show that fiction is a vehicle for a worthy purpose. So, the only nail-biting part of the story is what will happen between Julia and Pisa, the classic story of lovers belonging to two hostile camps.
This Zenûbyâ emerges from a series of books on Arab heroes (Vol. 14: cover at the top of this post) as an Arab freedom fighter. Her hair is modestly covered to the very last curl. Hadn't the anonymous author ever seen Palmyran statues of women? They wore loose veils over the hair, rather like Benazir Bhutto. No matter.
The purpose of the book is educational and it is going to update Zenobia entirely. At one point in the story, Zenobia turns to her Greek philosopher friend, Longinus ( who may, or may not, be the author of On The Sublime), and says,
We have forty gods and they all do nothing. Find me one god, Longinus, in your wisdom.
Well, yes. Just a trifle anachronistic. But not nearly as anachronistic as her devotion to Marxist Gramscianism:
(Above, left) With her army mustered behind her, she is telling her broken-nosed commanding general, Zabda,
Yes, the empire needs to have a strong army, but we also need knowledge ... provided this knowledge is related to work (or labour).
In other words, as Robbert put it, the book is meant to project the Gramscian concept of the organic intellectual, a quite common ingredient in the Arab leftist ideologies of the time. "Leftist" in this context, designates both the Marxist and Arab Socialist/Nationalist trends in Arab political thought. Gramsci's political theory, and in particular his version of civil society, would, it was hoped, provide a vision to bridge the gap between leftist intellectuals and the people they claimed to represent.
Gramsci is a Marxist: that's why the bad guys in this book are not so much the Romans as the Palmyran sheikhs and merchants who refused to give Zenobia horses, and thus are to blame for making her rebellion a hopeless endeavour; but he is an alternative kind of Marxist -- who adapts the ideas of Marx to his own situation. For Gramsci, that was southern Italy, but, surely, it might equally apply to the backwardness of the Arab masses.
At the end of the book, the Roman Senators insist that Aurelian put Zenobia to death so that Roman women will not be corrupted by her uppity example. Aurelian is cleverer: "No," he says, "it's better to make her marry and be a proper woman -- wife, mother, and cook!"
So much for Marxist equality of the sexes ....
As far back as 1847, in Lebanon, Butrus al-Bustani (the father of Salim) had called for the education of women. He launched a fierce diatribe against the prevailing notion that education of women was dangerous and would lead to atheism and to madness. He stressed women's inalienable right to become men's equals in feeling, opinions, and work.
Hoorah! But let's not get carried away. Here's how he ended his famous speech:
Before concluding this discussion, I would like to say a word to the cultured woman: being such a useful and important member in the world and society does not need to let woman fall into the plight of vanity and pride or lead her to feel superior to her huband even if she is more knowledgeable than he, since nonessentials do not nullify the intrinsic.***
Quite So.
For a perfect finish, don't miss The Best Yet Mansour Rabani Zenobia Video (with English subtitles) shown by Robbert at the Amsterdam All-Zenobia Day; and my comments on that epic production, Zenobia Receives Royal Patronage and Zenobia's Terrible Curved Sword.
And still not a hint of Tabari and his Arabic tales!
Has the whole world outgrown the hakawati and the sira sha'biyya?
Save this date:
On September 11th, Johan Weststeijn and Robbert Woltering will give their lectures once again, in an expanded version at the Klein Zenobia Congres voor Arabisten (Little Zenobia Congress for Arabists).
I trust the 'Little' refers to the size of the congress and not to our dear Queen.
* His granddaughter, Joy Garnett, wrote in (see comment below) to correct this information. Abû Shâdy was Muslim. My apologies.
** His first novel and the very first Arabic novel was al-Huyam fi jinan al-Sham (Love in a Damascene Garden, 1870). Massi Moosa, The Origins of Modern Arabic Fiction, Ch. 7, stresses al-Bustani's belief that the goal of fiction is to reform and regenerate society. While his themes pertain to the Arab world, he often uses a European setting to speak of Western ideology (socialism), "or to convey to his readers that the West can and must be learned from." (183); a summary of Zanûbyâ and al-Bustani's other historical novel appears in Ch. 8.
*** Quoted from Joseph T. Zeidan, Juzif Zaydan, Arab Women Novelists: The Formative Years and Beyond (24).
Update: 29 July 2008:
Kung Fu at Palmyra
In his comment on this post, Robbert Woltering points out that both of my images of Zenobia from the Beiruti Arab Hero series (1975) show the queen dressed "in her fighting gear. (In the book, Zenobia constantly engages in physical combat herself.)".
I hadn't realized that the anonymous author had put Zenobia so literally into battle.
Like this Kung Fu lady of modern imagination (below, right).*
So I was wrong to give the impression that Zenobia with her hair tucked away was a model of Muslim modesty. Not at all!
Robbert kindly sent me another picture from this book (left) of Zenobia wearing her crown, and with flowing locks of hair. While this hairstyle, too, is non-canonical for a Palmyran woman, it's AOK for late 20th C Beirut. In fact, she looks a little like the 2007 beauty queen, Miss Lebanon (below, left), with a similar sort of tinsel crown.
And the Arabic text on the same page could not be more politically correct (translation, needless to say, due to Robbert, too):
Zenobia, the warrior who battled against the enemies of the Arabs before the coming of Islam, and who demonstrated that a woman is capable of nobly engaging in combat, and of taking up position in the centre of power with firmness and the strength of her resolve and self-discipline.
I have just one quibble (I'm a great quibbler).
No, not about her battling "the enemies of the Arabs", though she didn't do any such thing.
But rather that she looks about 17 years old -- even Miss Lebanon 2007 looks older; and she was nineteen at the time.
We don't know when Zenobia was born, or how old she was when she died; but she certainly wasn't an adolescent when she became Empress of the East. In Zenobia: The Rebel Queen, she was in her late thirties; but I could be wrong.
It would not be the first time.
* Kung Fu Female Fighter © James E. Porter at Elfwood.com
I've been tagged by a delicious blog, foodvox, just when I was in the middle of writing about Marxist Gramscians and ZemZem.
Puzzled? So was I. I've never been tagged before.
Now you'll have to wait to find out what a zemzem is, as I postpone my serious stuff and play tag instead. (There's an impatient editor, too, thrumming his fingers on the desk, waiting for a chapter from me, but I'm used to that ... and can tough it out.) It's summer, after all.
The tag descended in a purely foodie line until it reached me. How does foodvox know that I'm a foodie at heart? Vibrations through the ether, perhaps. But tagged is tagged, and I'm a game old girl.
1. Link to the person who tagged you. Done.
2. Post the rules on the blog. Doing.
3. Write six random things about yourself. Attempting.
4. Tag six people at the end of your post. Dare I tag a total stranger?
5. Let each person know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog. They'll hate me.
6. Let the tagger know when your entry is up. Risky. What if they retaliate with a meme?
Six Random Things About Me
1. I'm a terrible procrastinator and a time-waster (but you already knew that).
2. In a previous existence, I was one-half of Weingarten & Chaplin b.v., an international direct marketing agency.
3. I had an unexpected encounter in a helicopter once and was fool enough to talk about it.
4. French provincial and Tuscan cooking mix very well and I bastardize frequently. As Sopater, the writer of a play called Lentil Soup, said, "I can carve meat for myself, and I know how to take Tuscan wines with any party of eight."
5. Speaking of wines, I am not named Weingarten for nothing. Old wine, but the flowers of new songs, as Pindar says.
6. I have never won anything in any lottery. I'm sure that tells something about me; but what?
These random remarks are not (to quote Plato) the light jests of a young and noble Socrates, but the serious thoughts of a tagger.
Now the moving finger moves on, as I tag another six unfortunates.
David Derrick at The Toynbee convector, who often provokes me into saying something sensible.
Gabriele C at The Lost Fort, whose blog is an engaging mix of history, fiction, and ruins I've never seen before.
Ridger at The Greenbelt, whose Monday Science Links keeps me on my toes.
David Powell at Studenda Mira, who should blog more, much more.
Debra Hamel at Blogographos, not so much a blog as an open posting place.
Carla Nayland at Historical Fiction, who just reviewed my Zenobia: the rebel queen, and doesn't deserve this in return.
Well, that's another day's work. Not.
* The wonderful photo of a cat burglar (at the top of this post) is shamelessly stolen from I-know-not-who: sent to me by a friend, without any credits, I've not been able to find out who photographed (and photoshopped) it. If anyone knows the creator, please send me the name so credit may be given.
Cleopatra: Kill Or Be Killed
Crystal Theatre Presents CLEOPATRA - A LIFE UNPARALLELED
An Untold Musical Story of the Most Bewitching and Powerful Woman of All Time: Part Epic, Part Soap Opera, Part Tragedy, Part Historical Fact and Part of the Midtown International Theatre Festival.
Cleopatra as a rock opera star
Belting out sensual romantic melodies, blues-rock rhythms, Latin and reggae, CLEOPATRA transports the audience to a time where the major form of news was gossip and innuendo; where centers of power were hotbeds of jealousy and death; where marriages were often mere things of convenience; and where nations made war against their neighbor simply because they could.
What else is new?
Whether thought of as a beloved Queen or disparagingly referred to as "that woman", Cleopatra wanted only one thing - a strong Egypt. But while she made great strides to that end, she could never win over her detractors, always having to deal with gossip, second-guessing (as portrayed here in the classic Greek chorus manner), and predictions of doom which foreshadowed her final downfall.
It sounds like Hillary Clinton.
Crystal Theatre presents the sensual and wondrous story of Cleopatra, who loved and owned the hearts of two of the most powerful men in the world and ruled Egypt with the strength and passion that only the true "Queen of the Nile" could possess.
Crystal Theatre is an independent, non-profit performing arts school. Cheryl E. Kemeny (book music and lyrics, musical director & co-director of CLEOPATRA) is author and composer of over 30 musicals. Founder of the Crystal Opera in 1993, she is also the co-founder and artistic director of Crystal Theatre. I think that is Cheryl on the right, doing a nip and tuck on a very Hollywood-looking Egyptian.
The show will begin performances on July 16th at the June Havoc Theatre at the Abington Arts Complex, located at 312 West 36th Street in New York City -- and runs until August 3rd.
Every year, the Midtown International Theatre Festival likes to introduce something new for audiences and participants. I wouldn't have thought Cleopatra very new, but I see what they mean and it rocks. And it's all there for you to enjoy, so come out and enjoy the festival!
[My thanks to Kat Newkirk via EEF News]
* Press report: "'A Life Unparalleled',
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A Short Tribute to Giovanni Battista Borra
An Artist and Architect at Palmyra
I was somewhat saddened at the treatment received by Giovanni Battista Borra at the elitist hands of Dawkins and Wood after their travels to Palmyra (where Borra did all the measuring and the exquisite drawings, as noted in the the previous post, Lure of the East). While, even today, archaeological architects play second fiddle to the dig director, they do at least get pictured in the inevitable team photograph; not so Borra who is nowhere to be seen in Hamilton's giant painting, James Dawkins and Robert Wood Discovering the Ruins of Palmyra.
So, I was especially delighted to find a webpage filled with Borra's engravings from The Ruins of Palmyra.*
I'll make it up to him, I thought.
Left: View of the Triumphal Triple Arch from the West, with the Great Colonnade, rubble, and columns.
The Colonnnade -- c. 1000 m (3,000') in length -- bisects the centre of Palmyra from the north-west to south-east. Shops and trading stations lined both sides of the street -- an early souk, really. Built during the course of the second century AD, it got its finishing touch with the addition of the lavishly decorated arch in c. 220 AD.
The arch may have commemorated the victory of Septimius Severus over the Parthians when the Emperor established the Roman province of Mesopotamia (taking the title Parthicus Maximus in January 198) .
One expects that Palmyran troops would have fought in this war -- and been rewarded with a share in the rich booty. For Severus had sacked and plundered the Parthian capital, Cteisiphon. As Cassius Dio tells us, vast numbers were killed and 100,000 prisoners taken. That's 100,000 slaves to be sold and turned into cash. Plus, as Herodian adds, the royal treasury was captured and all the king's jewels and valuables.
Quite when the Roman army reached Cteisiphon is unclear, but I like to think that this is the Severan triumph still celebrated over thirty years later by the Palmyran garrison at Dura Europos each year on 21st May.
So I propose that a victory toast was first drunk on 21 May 197, while Parthian blood was still wet on Palmyran swords. And then the rich merchants raised the money to build this elaborate triumphal arch.
(Left): View of the Triple Arch and the beginning of the Great Colonnade, with the North-West Wall of the Temple of Bel in the distance.
Wood called Bel's temple 'the Temple of the Sun', a reasonable error: Bel and the Sun were already confounded by the 5th C Byzantine historian, Zosimus, who tells that Aurelian placed the statues of Helios and 'Belos', patron god of Palmyra, in the Temple of the Sun which he founded at Rome. This would have looked right to Wood (who knew his ancient sources), while the carved bas-reliefs of Bel they might have seen were certain to have muddled the issue further.
For Bel was worshipped here as one of a trinity of gods, and is usually pictured along with Yarhibol, the Sun god, and Aglibol, Moon god. Both Yarhibol and Aglibol wear a radiate nimbus about the head (as on the relief below**), like a halo with sun rays. Confusion is easy, to say the least.
Although Bel is the supreme cosmic deity -- the one, sole, and merciful god -- nothing in the many inscriptions ascribes a subordinate rank to Yarhibol (who is also the patron of the life-giving waters of the spring of Efqa, as well as the divine judge) -- and perhaps not even to Aglibol, whose own sanctuary at Palmyra was called 'the Holy Garden', and which must have been one of the earliest temples in the city.
We know that these three gods were already being worshipped as a group in this temple in the very year 32 AD, when the sanctuary was dedicated. An inscription on the pedestal of a statue found in the temple grounds reads:
This is the statue of Lishamsh son of Taibbol son of Shokaibel ... who dedicated the temple of Bel, Yarhibol, and Aglibol, the gods, on the day of their feast, the sixth day of Nisan, in the year 342 (= 6 April 32 AD).
Right: Exterior View of Temple Cella from NW.
When Dawkins & Wood & Borra arrived at Palmyra, the entire courtyard and the temple of Bel itself were built over with the little houses of the Arab village (click here for a larger image).
Borra scrupulously drew all the one- and two-story Arab dwellings that then filled the god's precinct. So, to return for a moment to the theme of the Lure of the East (and charges of Orientalism flung about in recent times), these Occidentals -- at least as a general rule -- faithfully respected the landscape as they found it and did not try to erase signs of later accretions. It was the French who demolished the Arab habitations in the 1930's when they began excavating the +2 m (6') of dirt and rubble that had accumulated over the centuries within the temple grounds.
You Win Some, You Lose Some...
On the other hand, the plans Borra drew of the temple interior did not show the small mosque which was inside the building and only removed (by the dastardly colonialist archaeologists) in 1929.
When in London, Do As The Romans Do
After their travels in the Middle East, Borra went with Wood to London to prepare the engraving for The Ruins of Palmyra.
He stayed in England for eight years, busy with commissions for noble patrons. First came the Music Room (left) in the London house of the 9th Duke and Duchess of Norfolk, unveiled to rapturous acclaim in 1756.
There is no evidence that the room was used as a setting for music, but the Duchess of Norfolk certainly received her guests here during the reception in February 1756, when Horace Walpole remarked on the 'scene of magnificence and taste. The tapestry, the embroidered bed, the illumination, the glasses, the lightness and novelty, of the ornaments and the ceilings are delightful'.
On Borra's recommendation, Jean Antoine Cuenot was hired to make the extreme fine Carvings, the Arts and Sciences all Gilt , being paid 2643 pounds sterling 3s 8 1/2 d -- quite a lot of money -- for work undertaken at Norfolk House between 5 March 1753 and 24 February 1756. His carved woodwork caused a sensation when the interiors were first shown in 1756 (and again when the refurbished music room was installed in the British Galleries at the V&A in 2001). Bills indicate that he worked from preparatory drawings by Borra. It is not known how much Borra was paid but one cannot help but feel that Borra was again short-changed, at least in matters of fame.
To be fair, the white and gold interiors had a Parisian ambience, reflecting the latest French fashions -- which might well be due to Cuenot. It is certainly impossible to spot any trace of Palmyran ideas in these designs.
That is not the case with his second great commission.
Stowe House, 'the largest and most completely realised private neoclassical building in the world'.
Sir Richard Temple’s original seventeenth-century house was enlarged significantly by his son Viscount Cobham in the early eighteenth century -- with input from architects such as John Vanbrugh, James Gibbs, Robert Adam, and Sir John Soane. One of the finest neoclassical buildings in Europe, Stowe is set within an Arcadian classical landscape designed by Capability Brown and William Kent.
Roman Grandeur
But it was our hero Giovanni Battista Borra who designed the awesome Marble Saloon at the heart of the building, and for this commission he pulled out all the stops. The room takes its name from the marble floor, made of over 72 squares of veined white Carrara marble
Recalling the Pantheon of Rome, it contains 16 great imitation stone (scagliola) columns, supporting an entablature surmounted by a spectacular plaster frieze showing a procession of triumphant soldiers in high relief.
It's jaw-dropping stuff.
Containing 280 human figures as well as horses and lions, the frieze supports a huge elliptical coffered dome which reaches a height of over seventeen metres (50') at its (also elliptical) central skylight.
The plasterwork of the dome is spectacular, and nearly every single one of the 160 coffers is different in shape and size due to the elliptical design.
Am I the only one reminded of the ceilings of the South and North Shrines in the Temple of Bel (below left)?
Although these ceilings are made from monolithic sandstone slabs, one could easily imagine the designs transferred to a Roman dome
Networks of descending lozenges had again decorated ceiling vaults in Italy from the 16th C (in erudite reference to the apse of the classical Temple of Venus and Roma), but High Renaissance artists filled the panels with elaborate figures of man, animals, and emblems, rather than repetitive -- if highly decorated -- rosettes as in Borra's design.
In fact, his rosettes (below right) are rather sun-like, a conceit conceivably borrowed from the mis-named 'Temple of the Sun'.
But I don't insist on it.
* The properly eclectic Cabinet of Wonders alerted me to the Borra engravings at the website of the University of Washington Libraries, Special Collection (with thanks again to David Derrick of The Toynbee convector for the tip). Not to look a gift-horse in the mouth, but I do wonder why the University puts a copyright sign on the images! Surely, copying engravings from an 18th-century book to the web does not give you rights of copyright; or so I think.
** Monument aux dieux Bêl, Ba’alsâmin, Yarhibôl et ’Aglibôl, now in the MBA Lyon, dated January 121 AD
The Lure of the East
James Dawkins and Robert Wood Discovering the Ruins of Palmyra
by Gavin Hamilton, 1758 (Oil on canvas, 3.1 x 3.9 m [12'x 16'])
I had not intended to write about the exhibition, The Lure of the East now on at Tate Britain. I confess to having no special insight into how British painters represented the people and places of the disintegrating Ottoman empire in the late 18th and 19th centuries. But David Derrick of The Toynbee convector directly challenged me to say something about this extraordinary huge painting (left)* and I'll try to rise to the occasion.
I shall be frank. I have not seen The Lure of the East nor have I ever seen this painting by Gavin Hamilton in the flesh.* To comment on art you haven't seen is rather like reviewing a book you haven't read.
Although -- come to think of it -- Oscar Wilde (the patron saint of non-readers) recommended six minutes as the proper time to spend reading a book for review. Having examined this reproduction for rather more than six minutes, I expect that I'm now well qualified to comment on it.
Lurid Orientalism
The burning question in 'Lure of the East' is whether the painters who were lured east faithfully represented the people, cities and landscapes they encountered -- or reflected, as Edward Said argued in his influential work Orientalism, a quest for Western superiority and control over them:
Orientalism is a political vision of reality whose structure promoted the difference between the familiar (Europe, West, "us") and the strange (the Orient, the East, "them").
A colonialist mind views the East as 'mysterious'. Presumably, despite new railroads and steamships, artists should have stayed at home, portraying the 'unspeakable in pursuit of the inedible' at English fox hunts. Or, if they did travel east, painted the people with sympathy, as if they were British under the skin. Fascination = phooey! On the other hand, it does not do to be too faithful to the subject: an essay in the catalogue roundly condemns the Brits as "content to paint a static world of exquisite surface" (Rana Kabbani). I suspect it's the word static that convicts them of Orientalism.
Yet I find it hard to find much in the way of imperial disdain in these detailed, dreamy, lazy, hazy,and colourful portrayals of mosques, markets, domestic life, and bustling coffee houses.
Certainly, even the most offensive British Orientalists were never as base as their French counterparts. Some of the French painters really did turn the East into 'the Other'. The first and greatest age of Orientalism in art began around the time of Napoleon's invasion of Egypt and peaked as the Romantic Movement swept through Europe. Full-blooded French painters, needless to say, often depicted the East as a place given to sexual excess, wanton cruelty, mass murder and unbridled sensuality.
Tut tut. British Orientalist Painting was very different.
You won't find a single British painting at Tate Britain showing a massacre, a beheading or a naked slave girl.
There are many reviews of the Lure of the East on the web.** Almost none, however, noticed the oddity of placing the Neoclassical artist Gavin Hamilton (1723-1798) -- and his painting of the 'discovery' of Palmyra -- within a show essentially dedicated to Orientalism. Decidedly earlier in date, he was entirely uninterested in the Ottoman Empire, the Bible lands or Egypt.
He spent most of his life in Rome and never seemed tempted to venture eastwards. He visited the main sites of Italy, especially Pompeii and Herculaneum, and did a lot of deplorable digging up of antiquities in and around Rome, the results of which inspired the Neoclassical movement.
As an art dealer and archaeologist he undertook excavations at Hadrian's Villa in 1771, at first occasioned by the need of marble for his sculptor to restore sculptures. His excavators reopened the outlet of a low-lying swampy area and "after some weeks' work by lamp-light and up to the knees in muddy water" retrieved sculptures from the where they had been thrown with timber when the sacred grove was levelled.
Hamilton was permitted to excavate (or loot, if you prefer) by the Vatican -- which claimed one-third of the excavated works -- and lived well by selling many of his discovered statues, busts, and bas reliefs to British collectors.
Whether his own art brought the ancient world to life, or killed it dead, is a matter of taste. But there's no doubt about how he painted:
being perfectly familiar with the works of the great masters of Grecian and Roman literature, he displayed a highly classic taste in the choice of his subjects; and the style at which he always and successfully aimed, made him at least equal to his most celebrated contemporaries.
Hamilton's paintings provided patrons with illustrations of Homeric subjects treated in a stern and moral manner. For example, his Andromache Mourning the Death of Hector (click for a better image),the first of his large Homeric canvases (1761) of scenes taken from the Illiad, is built up of ranks of figures strictly parallel to the picture plane. The figures, overly eloquent in their restraint and absurdly noble in their form (in some cases derived directly from antique statues), gather round the bed of the dead hero rather as you would expect on a Roman sarcophagus. The subject is Greek, but the source of its style is seventeenth-century classicism. It is an interesting sidelight on Neoclassicism that an artist who had so much opportunity for examining newly found Greek and Roman antiquities tried in no way to break away from it.
His portraits, however, were a good deal fresher. And they certainly made a change from the oppressively hieratic, classical frieze composition of his history paintings. He painted the notorious, delicious Emma Hamilton (her husband, the English consul in Naples, perhaps a distant relative)^ as the goddess Hebe in a new 3/4 pose. This caused a craze in England where the goddess of youth and beauty and cup-bearer to the gods became the ultimate disguise for fashionable society portraits. Although Hebe is the personification of domesticity, there are erotic possibilities in the menacing eagle (Jupiter). That may explain why he painted her scandalously bare-breasted.
So we may add a grain of salt to the life of Hamilton, as told by Significant Scots , the paragon painter who
studied the chaste models of antiquity with more attention than the living figures around him; which has given his paintings of ancient histories that propriety with regard to costume, which distinguished them, at the time from most modern compositions.
Palmyra Ho!
In 1750-1753, Robert Wood and his friends James Dawkins and John Bouverie travelled to Syria:
A ship had been commissioned from London and met them at Naples. It was well stocked with a library of classical authors and historians, the relevant travel books, treatises of antiquities, and mathematical instruments; and they were accompanied by their own draughtsman.
The 'draughtsman' was the Italian artist and architect Giovanni Battista Borra, whose task was to measure and draw the ancient ruins. Gentlemen did not draw columns but copied inscriptions instead.
They arrived at Palmyra in 1751. Though not the first Europeans to reach the city, their timing was perfect: artistic style and refined taste was increasingly influenced by the classical ideal. The publication of their magnificent folio volume in 1753, The Ruins of Palmyra, contained templates for a new classicism in architecture that resulted in buildings in many parts of Europe being adorned with antique decorative motifs copied from Palmyra. The engravings became valuable sources for the emerging neoclassicism of the late 18th century and cemented the notion of ‘Palmyra' in Western minds.
From Wood's Preface:
THE RUINS OF PALMYRA, OTHERWISE TEDMOR, IN THE DESART
We visited most of the island of the Archipelago, part of the Asiatick and European coasts of the Hellespont, Propontis, and Bosphorus, as far as the Black-sea, most of the inland parts of Asia Minor, Syria, Phoenecia, Palestine and Egypt.
The various countries we went through, furnish, no doubt, much entertainment of different sorts. But however we might each of us have some favourite curiosity to indulge, what engaged our greatest attention was rather their antient than present state. It is impossible to consider with indifference those countries which gave birth to letters and arts, where soldiers, orators, philosophers, poets, and artists have shewn the boldest and happiest flights of genius, and done the greatest honour to human nature.
Circumstances of climate and situation, otherwise trivial, become interesting from that connection with great men, and great actions, which history and poetry have given them: The life of Miltiades or Leonidas could never be read with so much pleasure, as on the banks of Marathon or at the streights of Thermopylae; the Iliad has new beauties on the banks of the Scamander, and the Odyssey is the most pleasing in the countries where Ulysses travelled and Homer sung.
John Bouverie, who had funded the trip, died on the voyage. Dawkins, who was also very wealthy, paid for the folio volume but was too much the gentleman to put his name on it. So Robert Wood alone published Palmyra , becoming famous as 'Palmyra Wood': at about 36 years of age, his reputation was
high and praise was unanimous.
Much less fuss was made about Giovanni Battista Borra (1712-1786) who actually drew the monuments and prepared the engravings for publication, So, rather than condemn Wood & Dawkins as proto-Orientalists, I see them as snobby elitists who didn't give proper credit to the hired help. Nor did Hamilton: Borra is left out of his painting entirely.
What did Wood think of Palmyra?
Although it's all the rage today to view people of earlier times according to our own modern, enlightened constructs, I cannot help but wonder what Robert 'Palmyra' Wood thought he was doing. Why did he go to Palmyra? What did he learn from it?
Wood, though not a professional scholar, was a student of ancient history, sharing with his more famous contemporary Edward Gibbon an interest in the rise and fall of great nations. For Wood, it was the traveller's duty to analyse the forces which led to the rise and fall of past civilizations, rather than simply describe the splendour of their monuments. Despite its splendid engravings, therefore, Wood's book is less significant for its description of Palmyra's ruins than for its prophecies with regard to Great Britain.^^
Palmyra as a portent of the future of Britain.
According to Wood, Palmyra achieved a high level of civilization as a result of its own unaided efforts -- as did England--- rather than through contact with supposedly superior cultures. There were many parallels, he wrote. Just as the sea contributed to Britain's "riches and defence," so the desert had contributed to Palmyra's: both states profited from their strategic position in terms of commerce and their ability to ward off potential invaders.
Palmyra had prospered as a result of its independence from surrounding nations and only declined after it had become a tributary of Rome. This dependence sapped their morale and weakened their resolve. There was a lesson here for his own country.
Like Palmyra, too, during the time of its greatness, Britain was blessed with a form of government that was essentially sound [Wood later became a politician, serving as under-secretary to Prime Minister William Pitt from 1756 until 1763 and was secretary to the Treasury during the administration of Lord Bute, 1762-1763]. Nevertheless, Wood argued, if Britain fell victim to the dissensions of the age, it might suffer the fate of Palmyra, and he warned his fellow countrymen that they should not allow the pressure of the moment to pervert the noble simplicity of their constitution.
Wood believed that once a great civilization had established itself, it was unlikely to die. Palmyra, he imagined, could still regain its past glory, since the basic conditions that had promoted its rise to power were still present: the caravan trade and the desert.
That was a little too optimistic: today most of the traffic flowing toward Palmyra is composed of bus loads of tourists who come to view its ruins. Wood would not have been amused. He took his ancient ruins seriously.
Modern historians wouldn't judge his analysis an alpha effort, but Wood was an 18th-century gentleman of modest birth and varied talents, whose Palmyra nonetheless made a profound impression on his contemporaries.
He does not appear to have had a hidden imperial agenda.
No more did Gavin Hamilton.
In 1758, Henry Dawkins (James' father?) of Standlynch, Wiltshire and Overnoxton Park, Oxon, commissioned a painting from Hamilton to commemorate the discovery of Palmyra. The work remained in the Dawkins family until 1954, when it was given to the National Gallery of Scotland partially in lieu of taxes.
The line between moralizing and sentimentality is always a thin one in Neoclassicism and seldom thinner than in Dawkins and Wood Discovering the Ruins of Palmyra. However striking the rosy background ruins, the overall effect is decidedly silly.
I'll give the last word to Brian Sewell, the trenchant art critic of the Evening Standard, from his headline review, Lost in the East at the Tate Britain:
The biggest picture in the exhibition is Gavin Hamilton's James Dawkins and Robert Wood discovering the Ruins of Palmyra, of 1758 — 12 square metres of inflated nonsense, the discoverers dressed in togas of a kind that no ancient Roman ever wore, flanked by sub-Van Dyckian servants in a far from Dyckian disorder, clad in costumes borrowed from an Adoration of the Magi, the classical and baroque references confused, the ancestral composition fractured, the whole monstrosity irrelevant to the history of Orientalism.
* I am most grateful to Tate Britain for providing me with this excellent reproduction.
** An excellent review by Rachel Aspden in the New Statesman and another by Brian Sewell [cited above].
^ The story of Lady Hamilton, her antiquity-loving husband, and her passionate affair with Admiral Lord Nelson, is superbly told in Susan Sontag's historical novel, The Volcano Lover: a romance. Another portrait of Emma Hamilton by Gavin Hamilton, can be found here.
^^I am indebted to John Munro (American University of Beirut) for this discussion of the moral lessons that Wood sought at Palmyra.
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After a while, Kaufmann has discovered, people who use on-line dating sites become disillusioned. "The game could be entertaining for a short time. But all-pervading cynicism and utilitarianism eventually sicken anyone who has any sense of human decency. When the players become too cold and detached, nothing good can come of it." Everywhere on dating sites, Kaufmann finds folks upset by the unsatisfactorily cold sex dates they have brokered. He also comes across online junkies who can not move from digital flirting to real dates and others shocked that websites, which they had sought out as refuges from the judgmental cows-market of real life interactions, are just as cruel and unforgiving - possibly more so.
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In his 2003 book Liquid Love, Bauman wrote that we "liquid moderns" cannot give to relationships and have few kinship ties. We incessantly need to utilize our abilities, wits and dedication to produce provisional bonds which are loose enough to halt suffocation, but tight enough to give a needed sense of security now that the traditional sources of consolation (family, career, loving relationships) are less reliable than ever. And online dating offers only such opportunities for us to possess fast and furious sexual relationships in which dedication is a no-no and yet amount and quality could be positively rather than inversely related.
Take sex first. Kaufmann claims that in the new universe of speed dating, online dating and social networking, the overwhelming idea is to get brief, sharp engagements that demand minimal devotion and maximal satisfaction. In this, he follows the Leeds-based sociologist Zygmunt Bauman , who proposed the metaphor of "liquid love" to characterise how we form links in the digital age. It is easier to break with a Facebook friend when compared to a real buddy; the work of a split second to delete a mobile phone contact.
Across Paris, Kaufmann is of a similar mind. He considers that in the new millennium a new leisure activity emerged. It was called sex and we'd never had it so great. He writes: "As the next millennium got underway the mixture of two very distinct phenomena (the growth of the net and women's declaration of their right to have a good time), suddenly quickened this tendency.. Basically, sex had become a very average action that had nothing related to the horrible fears and thrilling transgressions of days gone by." Best of all, maybe, it had nothing to do with marriage, monogamy or motherhood but was given to enjoyment, to that barely translatable (but fun-sounding) French word jouissance.
Badiou found the opposite issue with internet websites: not that they're disappointing, however they make the wild promise that love on the internet can be hermetically sealed from disappointment. Free sex dating near me Alert Bay British Columbia. The septuagenarian Hegelian philosopher writes in his book of being in the entire world capital of love story (Paris) and everywhere coming across posters for Meetic , which styles itself as Europe's leading online dating agency. Their slogans read: "Have love without danger", "One can be in love without falling in love" and "You can be totally in love without needing to suffer".
Internet dating is, Ariely claims, unremittingly miserable. The main difficulty, he suggests, is that on-line dating websites presume that should you've seen a photograph, got a guy's inside-leg measurement and star sign, BMI index and electoral preferences, you're all set to get it on la Marvin Gaye, right? Wrong. "They think that we're like digital cameras, you could describe somebody by their stature and weight and political affiliation and so on. But it turns out people are much more like wine. When you taste the wine, you can describe it, but it is not a very helpful description. However, you know should you like it or do not. And it's the intricacy as well as the completeness of the experience that lets you know in the event you enjoy someone or not. And this breaking into attributes turns out not to be somewhat educational."
Ariely began thinking about online dating because one of his co-workers down the corridor, a lonely assistant professor in a new town with no friends who worked long hours, failed miserably at online dating. Ariely wondered what had gone wrong. Certainly, he thought, online dating websites had global reach, economies of scale and algorithms ensuring utility maximisation (this way of talking about dating, incidentally, explains why so many behavioural economists spend Saturday nights getting intimate with single-piece lasagnes).
Kaufmann is not the only intellectual analysing the new landscape of love. Free Sex Dating in Alert Bay British Columbia Canada. Behavioural economist Dan Ariely is studying online dating because it changes to offer a solution for a marketplace which was not working very well. Oxford evolutionary anthropologist Robin Dunbar will shortly publish a book called The Science of Love and Betrayal , in which he wonders whether science can helps us with our intimate relationships. And one of France's greatest living philosophers, Alain Badiou, is poised to publish In Praise of Love , in which he contends that on-line dating websites ruin our most cherished romantic ideal, namely love.
The foregoing sex bloggers are quoted by Sorbonne sociologist Jean-Claude Kaufmann in his new book Love Online , in which he reflects on what's happened to romantic relationships since the millennium. The landscape of dating has changed entirely, he argues. We used to have yentas or parents to help us get married; now we have to fend for ourselves. We've got more independence and autonomy in our intimate lives than ever and some of us have used that independence to modify the targets: monogamy and marriage are no longer the intentions for many of us; sex, reconfigured as a harmless leisure action entailing the maximising of enjoyment as well as the minimising of the hassle of devotion, often is. Online dating sites have accelerated these changes, heightening the hopes for and deepening the pitfalls of sex and love.
But she is also wrong: it often neglects to operate - not least because elsewhere in cyberspace there are people like Nick, who aren't looking for love from on-line dating sites, but for sexual meetings as perishable and substitutable as yoghurt. Free sex dating near Alert Bay, British Columbia. In his sex site, Nick works out that he got 77.7% of the women he's met through on-line dating sites into bed on the first night, and that 55% of his dates were "one-offs", three were "cold", two were "not too great", eight "hot" and two "atomic". I understand, I understand: who'd have thought atomic sex was desired rather than a trip to A&E waiting to occur? Due to the web, such spreadsheets of love have replaced notches on the bedpost and could be exhibited hubristically online.
According to a new survey by psychologists at the University of Rochester in the US , online dating is the next most common way of starting a relationship - after assembly through friends. It is now popular in part, says one of the report's authors, Professor Harry Reis, because other processes are broadly considered as grossly inefficient. "The web holds great promise for helping adults form healthy and supporting romantic partnerships, and those relationships are one of the top predictors of mental as well as physical well-being," he says.
People meet online and also fall in love all year long. I understand a couple that met online on Christmas Eve on Facebook who are now engaged. I know of another couple that met online on eHarmony on Valentine's Day who are now happily married. Just yesterday I learned of a couple fell in love at first sight that met on Match. She hadn't had a serious relationship in over 10 years and now they're smitten. Yes online dating is a numbers game. You'll be juggling dates, canceling dates, rescheduling dates, it's exhausting, but nevertheless, it could be so quite rewarding as it's been for millions of others.
It is peak season in the internet dating business, which normally coincides with vacation separation season. It is the best time to start filling your date card, but how do you organize vacation dating without feeling overwhelmed and a bit nervous? My biggest recommendation is to look at online dating and flirting on Facebook as methods to expand your social group. Think of it as meeting new friends at the holidays and enjoying the company of someone you like, not necessarily someone you are going to fall in love with.
Free sex dating near Alert Bay British Columbia. Digital snooping is also increasing. It brings out the worst in us. Alert Bay British Columbia Free Sex Dating. At Plenty of Fish, they studied over 9,000 of their users between the ages of 20-40 to find out what their vacation dating habits were. POF found that 82 percent of the women were actually checking the Facebook standings of guys they were dating to see what they were doing when they were not around. Their survey also found that 26 percent of singles slept with an ex-husband over the holidays, since they merely did not need to be alone and single.
I'm here to let you know that relationship anxiety over the holidays is common. Alert Bay, British Columbia Free Sex Dating. Add an electronic element to it of being connected via e-mail, Facebook, or Twitter and it is magnified big time. Online Dating Anxiety Disorder (ODAD) is overwhelming. While it isn't a clinical state, most singles are now members of more than one dating site. People who suffer from ODAD understand that horrible feeling they get when they push the send button too fast to reply to his or her email, and wait by their computer or mobile phone for the response to come in. Free Sex Dating near Alert Bay. Alert Bay British Columbia Canada Free Sex Dating. When you've ODAD, you're a member of so many sites, you can not recall where you fulfilled the date you're about to have dinner with. Text messages become a part of your dating regime and if the time between the texts is over four hours, it is possible to feel restless and catastrophize.
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Life of the Virgin: 19. The Virgin Worshipped by Angels and Saints
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In Archive Fever, Jacques Derrida moves readers through an impressive lexicon to deconstruct the trouble with and attraction of archiving. The image which seems to best capture, or at least repeats in my mind as I struggle through the Freudian Impression, is that of the prodigal son. The intimacy afforded by the psychoanalytic interpretation of the impulse to archive seems to lend itself to this interpretation.
For a well-regarded visual version of the essential biblical allegory, consider Rembrandt’s:
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The muse of memory seems, as Derrida explains, to impel one toward an inescapable nostalgia for what came “before, before,” a returning to origins and a paternal guidance and covering, in spite of an intervening impulse to live father-free in the compartmentalization of archive categorization, an act which results in a severing of fruit from its tree (that destructive force referred to in Fever’s first pages), a child from his or her parent. Perhaps this is the “mal d’archive” (Derrida 91) to which Derrida refers, with its requisite driven passion and direction. Its phenomenal qualities, however, resist easy definition as to what makes “outside,” suspending disbelief to a rigorous level. Nevertheless, Derrida’s conclusion to the book offers a somewhat recuperated reverence in careful consideration of what we might continue to preserve as “secret,” in spite of the captured history, chronicled history of deaths, lives.
While strict limits are resisted, they do seem to aid a this-side-of-chaos reading of a body of works. For example, to use the prodigal son as an example, how many “versions” of that story exist? Why is it so popular to return to, even by now established masters of painting? Moving beyond the Freudian principles at work, the archivist can study the yearning of the son to be taken in by the father in myriad ways, in spite of the youth’s desire to deny paternity, responsibility, etc. One might say that muse has its own Harpie-like qualities, but also ones of re-genesis.
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Raising a Solidarity City
Status for All march takes to the streets this Saturday
by Tim McSorley
This Saturday, Montrealers are taking to the pavement to strengthen the foundations of their own Solidarity City.
At noon, the third annual Status for All march in support of undocumented migrants and immigrants to Canada facing precarious living conditions will kick off at the corner of Jean Talon and Boyer.
This year, original organizers Solidarity Across Borders is being joined by other Montreal groups including No One Is Illegal-Montréal, Dignidad Migrante, the Immigrant Workers Centre and JOC-Montreal, as part of the country-wide Solidarity City campaign.
“There are hundreds of undocumented people across this country in cities, who work in the most precarious jobs,” said Nakita Sunar, a spokesperson for the march. “We're building a movement that rejects that precarity.”
Solidarity City hopes to broaden the movement of support for new and undocumented migrants, by involving individuals and organizations from all sectors of society, says Sunar. This ranges from medical practitioners, to employers, to educators, to neighbors and co-workers.
The campaign is calling for access to free health care in clinics, access to free education, that immigration officials should not have access enter or arrest people in hospitals, clinics, shelters, schools, or any space providing essential services, and that access to social welfare services – from food banks to social housing – regardless of immigration status.
More broadly, says Sunar, the hope for the march is to help in “breaking isolation and fear, and striking common ground” with other residents of Montreal.
To that end, the march will be going through the neighborhoods of Park Extension, Villeray and Petite-Patrie, neighborhoods with large recent immigrant populations. While many undocumented people are unable to participate in this kind of event, says, Sanur, the hope is that by walking through their neighborhoods will allow them to see the level of support and solidarity and help break through some of the isolation that having precarious status can bring about.
Just as much, she says, it's about bringing out people who have status and citizenship, and who are in a position to provide services and help in order, over the long term, to make living conditions for all residents of Montreal, that much better.
There are also three very specific demands for this years march, focusing on recent issues of: a stop to all deportations, an end to detentions (upwards of 100 people are currently being held at the Centre de prevention de l’immigration de Laval), and an end to "double punishment." Double punishment, say organizers, is the fact that migrants face not only threats of immigration reprisals but also often face criminalization and racial profiling from police officers and other legal authorities.
While there's optimism about building this movement in Montreal, Sunar says organizers aren't naïve of the challenges they face now that the Conservatives have a majority government. Pointing to the imminent re-introduction of the Conservative's immigration reforms that would more easily place new immigrants in detention, and the rise of deportations throughout the previous years of Conservative rule, Sunar says community organizers are gearing up for a tough battle.
But there are plans for an explicitly anti-Harper contingent in the march, and organizers are holding out hope that by building stronger networks of support that they will be able to make a tangible difference in the lives of migrants in Montreal, and across Canada (Solidarity City & Status for All movements are also active in other cities like Vancouver and Toronto).
The campaign won't end with a march either. There are plans for two upcoming support sessions for undocumented or precarious migrants at the Immigrant Workers Centre in Park Extension.
“The biggest thing is that we don't want this campaign to just be one thing,” says Sunar. “We want this struggle to continue and involved people in building mutual aid and support.”
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Movie Review: The Muppets
If you are of a certain age… specifically mine (around 40-ish)… the words “it’s time to play the music… it’s time to light the lights…” will inevitably bring a smile to your face… your mind will instantaneously fill in the rest of the song “… it’s time to meet the Muppets, on the Muppet Show tonight!”… and your memories will dart back to watching the original Muppet Show and their original film The Muppet Movie in the late 70’s. As Jim Henson’s adult puppet outreach project, The Muppets were his offshoots from Sesame Street and the prime time answer for parents and their children. Today, after Henson’s death and The Muppets acquisition by Disney, their fate looked consigned to the dust bin of childhood laughter and quaint artifacts of our “wonder years”.
When I first heard of Jason Segel’s plan to revive the franchise with a new movie, I was terrified. Yes, I allowed myself to utter the phrase, “please don’t ruin my childhood memories” when my memories are perfectly fine and not in any danger of being erased due to a crappy movie. Lord knows, the Muppets put out quite a bit of crap throughout the 80’s and 90’s, but this felt different… knowing Disney could really tamper with something as wonderful as the Muppets without Jim Henson’s direction and guidance seemed dirty in some way… wrong. Jason Segel? The dude who bared his wang in Forgetting Sarah Marshall? The Muppets? Really?
Then, I heard Amy Adams was attached. I felt better immediately.
Then, I heard they were introducing a new Muppet… Walter. Terrified again.
Then, I saw the teaser trailer. I was happy again.
Then, there was a flood of funny cross-over posters and trailers for films like Twilight and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo… and although hilarious… made me nervous. See, I have this little theory about how much pre-release promotional material (featurettes, making of’s, interviews with cast, mulitple appearances on multiple shows, and most telling… any new material filmed for the trailer specifically) comes out and the ratio between that amount and the crapitude of said movie. For instance, how many featurettes and interviews did you see for Super 8? None. How many for The Last Airbender? A constant stream. Case closed.
It was this flood, coupled with the idea of a new Muppet that had me concerned… it was finally watching The Muppets that put my mind at ease. From the moment it begins to its final frame, I was wrapped in a warm Snuggieof unadulterated joy and emotion. It wasn’t quite the Muppets of my childhood… but it was the Muppets of now, and the Muppets for my kids. Fortunately, I had already steeped their impressionable little minds in countless episodes of the TV show on DVD and of course the original Muppet Movie, so the number of 70’s and early 80’s cultural references weren’t completely wasted on them. They may not know Dom DeLuise by name, but they certainly know him appearance, thanks to a fateful encounter with a particular little banjo playing frog.
Walter, the newest Muppet, is Gary’s (Jason Segel) brother. An opening montage shows us their lives together; bonding over the Muppets, going to see the movie, and ultimately, Gary getting bigger and Walter always staying the same size. Fortunately, we never have to deal with any quibbles regarding fraternal possibilities with one human brother and the other felt… but sadly, Walter isn’t really moving on. He and Gary are inseparable… which may be a problem for Gary’s love interest, Mary (the always lovely and beautiful Amy Adams), the high school shop teacher with a knack for the mechanical. When it comes time for Gary and Mary to go to L.A. for their 10th anniversary, Gary can’t leave Walter behind, and they head from Smalltown to the big city with plans to visit the Muppet Studios and take the tour.
It’s at this point when we are treated to the first of many new songs created for the movie, as well as a number of cameos that are either blink or you miss them type of cameos (Leslie Feist and Mickey Rooney early on) or stretched out in key scenes as is the Muppet way. Bret McKenzie of Flight of the Conchords supervised the music for the film and if you are a fan, you can recognize all sorts of musical beats and cues that are pure Conchords, especially a brief rap later in the film that almost made me bust out my best Hiphopopotomus. All of the music feels perfectly placed and never forced. There may not be any certifiable hits such as The Rainbow Connection (which makes an appearance) or Moving Right Along, but each new song adds something to the forward momentum of the story and brings on that stupid grin I get when tapping into my joy gland (it’s a real thing… seriously… located inside your pituitary gland… really*). My only complaint would be that I would have enjoyed seeing more from the cameos than most got, but hey… can’t please everyone.
Upon arrival at the Muppet Studios, Walter discovers the plot… errr… plan by Mr. Richman of Richman Oil (subtle) to take over the Studios and drill for newfound oil!!! Cue maniacal laughter (as stated by Mr. Richman himself for an ongoing gag)! Walter fills Gary and Mary in on what he has discovered and the hunt is on for the hermit-like Kermit the Frog.
This is where things get interesting. The reality of now is imbedded in every frame of this movie. The fact that the Muppets are artifacts is essential to the story… the Show hasn’t happened in thirty years… Kermit and the gang haven’t seen each other in all that time… and something sad has happened to the Frog… where is Miss Piggy? But the Studios will be lost forever unless Kermit can get the Muppets back together for one last telethon to raise ten million dollars… and after some soul searching and ridiculously touching musical numbers, Kermit gets his mojo back and together with 80’s Robot (another fantastic running gag), they head out to put on the Show!
Going any further into the plot would be criminal of me (although I am craving one of those ‘and do you remember this… and that… and what about that’ session with someone who has seen it)… needless to say at this point, the film is a resounding success. Full of happiness, great wit and humor, a nod to the more adult nature of the original program and an embrace of the youngest… The Muppets pulls off on of the greatest comebacks imaginable. Not only was I laughing at so many points (a family behind ours felt the need to laugh at every 42nd frame or so… laughing at undeserved moments lessens the great ones), I found myself welling up and allowing a tear or two to roll down my face in at least two scenes. Hits the funny bone and the soft tender emotional spots and leaves you whistling out the theater.
If there is any part of you that is still nine years old, treat yourself to The Muppets. You know you want to…
It’s time to put on make-up…
Cornelius J. Blahg
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Tusla – Child and Family Agency has a statutory mandate around care and protection to victims of domestic, sexual and gender based violence. In fulfilling this mandate and in line with the Tusla Corporate Plan which sets out to design and deliver supportive, coordinated and evidence-informed services that strive to ensure positive outcomes for children, families and communities’, we need to ensure that the Agency and its partners, have a shared and well-developed understanding of service user needs. This Working Report is the first output from Tusla presenting data from Tusla-funded specialist services for victims of domestic, sexual and gender based violence in Ireland. The report sets this data in the context of some of the messages emerging from other sources of information. Although the data here does not tell the full story of the adults, children and families who have experienced the trauma of violence in the home and sexual violence, the figures indicate the large number of victims and survivors who sought and received support in 2015 from specialist domestic, sexual and gender based violence services across the country. The figures indicate the large number of victims and survivors who sought and received support in 2015 from specialist domestic, sexual and gender based violence services across the country. Although the data here does not tell the full story of the adults, children and families who have experienced the trauma of violence in the home and sexual violence. Forthcoming international policy requirements such as the ‘EU Victims Directive’ and ‘Istanbul Convention’ (Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence) will place obligations for Tusla to be in a position to report on the quantum and quality of service provision. We are mindful that information gathering developments in Tusla, and those supported by Tusla in collaboration with others, are only part of the jigsaw of evidence required nationally to enable fuller understanding and better insights into statutory and other responses that will have the greatest positive impact for victims and preventing these forms of violence. Engagement with service users and information about those who do not use funded specialist services are important additional sources of information not reflected in the current report. Some of the data emerging prompt more questions about the stories that are of victims, and require further consideration – such as why certain groups are under or over-represented amongst service users and how we interpret different patterns of service use. We hope that the valuable commentary and feedback arising from this report and the underlying data, will enable Tusla to work with service provider organisations to improve data quality and will help to translate this data into evidence that can underpin responses to adults, children and families affected by domestic, sexual and gender based violence.
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1st National Lao American Symposium and Writers Summit Starts Tomorrow!
Dr. Phitsamay Sychitkokhong Uy, keynote speaker of the first national Lao American Symposium and Writers Summit.
The national Lao American Symposium and Writers Summit — titled “Our Shared Journey” — is being held this year, marking the first-ever national Lao American symposium, and the second meeting of the national Lao American Writers Summit five years after it took place in 2010.
Asian American Press reports that over a hundred Lao American artists, writers and community leaders will gather tomorrow in Minneapolis, Minnesota to explore Lao American history and identity, on the 40th anniversary of the first arrival of Lao Americans to the United States in 1975. Lao Americans arrived as refugees from Laos and other wartorn parts of Southeast Asia heavily disrupted by the violence of the Vietnam War, a civil war strongly influenced by US military intervention. Heavily bombed by US military forces between 1964 and 1974, Laos remains the most bombed country per capita in the history of the world. This violence led to the displacement of over 700,000 Lao refugees, including 400,000 who relocated to the United States. Today, Minnesota is home to the third largest community of Lao Americans in the country.
The conference is the first time many prominent Lao American writers, scholars, artists and advocates will be able to congregate in a single place to discuss the Lao American experience and Lao Diaspora. It also falls upon the 20th anniversary of the creation of the SatJaDham Lao Literary Project, which the organizers say was responsible for “creating some of the very first collections of Lao literature since the end of the war in [their] own words”.
Poster for “Our Shared Journey: A Symposium on 40 Years of Lao in the United States”.
This year’s conference is the product of a collaboration between the University of Minnesota’s Immigration History Research Center and the Lao American Writer’s Summit. It also includes sponsorship by the University of Minnesota’s Asian American Studies Program, Lao Student Association, and Urban Research, Outreach and Engagement Center, as well as the Center for Lao Studies, the Lao Assistance Center of Minnesota, the Mines Advisory Group, and Legacies of War.
The two-day event includes a keynote speech by Dr. Phitsamay Sychitkokhong Uy, assistant professor at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell whose work focuses on education and Southeast Asian American immigrant students. Dr. Uy is the first Lao American to receive a Doctorate in Education from Harvard University, and her keynote talk is titled “State of Lao(tian) Americans: A reflection on 40 Years of Resettlement and Community Development in the United States”.
The conference — which is broken into a symposium day and a summit day — includes panels and workshops focusing on documenting Lao American history, creating Lao American literature, and exploring Lao American representation in the arts and blogging. Asian American Press reports:
“Many of the participants are emerging writers,” said [Catsie] Vilayphonh [member of spoken word group Yellow Rage who chaired the first National Lao American Writers Summit in 2010]. “This is important to us as organizers because we want all of our community members to treasure their stories and to share them again. You don’t become an expert at it overnight, but to get closer to it, you have to be committed to telling what you can as well as you can. But as our recent experiences have shown, there are many ways to tell a story.”
Attendees will include Vilayphonh, who after her time with Yellow Rage went on to found Laos In the House, Lao Canadian poet Souvankham Thammavongsa who was recently awarded the CBC Book of the Year Award and the Trillium Award, writer Krysada Panusith Phounsiri, filmmaker Xaisongkham Induangchanthy, artist Sayon Syprasoueth, scholar Dr. Ketmani Kouanchao, actress Kulap Vilaysack, blogger Chanida Phaengdara Potter who founded Little Laos On The Prarie and more. The conference is co-organized by one of my favourite Asian American bloggers in the world, Bryan Thao Worra (@thaoworra), writer and founder of On The Other Side of the Eye.
I gotta say, y’all, this event looks super cool, and a necessary opportunity to spotlight an important, thriving and dynamic — yet too often also frustratingly overlooked — ethnic community within the larger AAPI identity. Moreover, this conference is free and open to the public. You have no idea how badly I wish I could attend just so I might be able to listen and learn.
Registration is currently closed due to the conference being at capacity for attendance, however, people in the Minneapolis area who really want to attend are encouraged to email Saengmany Ratsabout of the Immigration History and Research Center immediately at ratsa001 [at] umn.edu to see if last-minute registration is possible.
For more information on the conference, check out its website here! If you are not available to attend the conference physically, several of the events will also be available as live streaming events online.
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AIC Blog Archives: Conservators Converse
Former Blog of the American Institute for Conservation
Author: Jodie Utter
The London Gels in Conservation Conference: Michelle Sullivan, “Rigid polysaccharide gels for paper conservation: a residue study”
Gels in Conservation Conference, October 16-18, 2017
This blog post is part of a series of observations about the London “Gels in Conservation” conference co-hosted by the Tate and IAP (International Academic Projects, Ltd). In mid-October, over the course of three days, some 41 authors presented research, techniques and ideas on gels in conservation. The talks were excellent, and I’ve focused on four that were notable for the wide range of materials treated and challenges faced. They ranged from coating/grime removal from a giant sequoia tree cross section, to dirt and varnish removal from Delacroix wall paintings, to removal of repairs from a fragile felt hat from a 18th century ship wreck, and an experiment comparing residues left behind by various gels on paper.
Sullivan’s research questions
The fourth talk I wanted to highlight is Michelle Sullivan’s “Rigid polysaccharide gels for paper conservation: a residue study” — of particular interest to me as a paper conservator. It was one of the few studies exploring quantitatively if residue is left behind by gels used in the treatment of works on paper. If so, did how does that residue impact the paper? To easily track residue on the paper samples, fluorescein dyes visible in UV light were added to the gels tested. The experiment used agarose, gellan gum and methyl cellulose gels in three different concentrations applied to three different papers for three different time periods. In addition, a few variables were added to mimic treatment, such as applying the gels through Japanese paper and clearing the gels using a damp swab. Besides surface examination, cross sections of the samples were also taken to see if the gels were penetrating the paper surface. The cross sections seemed to suggest that gellan gum was being absorbed into the paper. Sullivan found that all the gels tested left a residue, with gellan gum apparently leaving behind the most. She found that applying the gels through a Japanese paper barrier was the most effective method in minimizing residue. After oven aging for 21 days, the rag sample treated with gellan gum darkened slightly, while all the other samples did not. Sullivan proposed that the darkening might be related to the gelatin content of the rag test paper. She plans to expand her test variables and continue to build on this research. This feels like very important research and I eagerly await to results of the next phase of her work.
Gel residue experiment set-up.
This blog series is a result of receiving the FAIC Carolyn Horton grant to help me attend the conference. I would like to gratefully acknowledge the FAIC for helping make it possible for me to attend this important conference.
Author Jodie UtterPosted on May 9, 2018 Categories Allied Organizations, Grants & Scholarships, Research and Technical StudiesTags Carolyn Horton grant, FAIC Grants, Gel residue study, Gels in Conservation, IAP, Michelle Sullivan
The London Gels in Conservation Conference: Jonathan Clark, “Revisiting a shipwrecked felt hat for Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust: a multidisciplinary approach”
2. Image of felt hat during treatment using gel and spider tissue to remove old repair.
Jonathan Clark’s presentation, “Revisiting a shipwrecked felt hat for Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust: a multidisciplinary approach” featured a really cool felt hat from a 1758 shipwreck. The project resulted in an unusual opportunity for collaboration between a textile and an objects conservator–both bringing needed experience to successfully treat the hat. In the past, the object had been treated aggressively with layers of synthetic materials and heavy cardboard fills. The hat was misshapen as a result of the thick repairs, making it difficult to fully see the original object. The treatment objective was to release the fragile felt hat from its past repairs and reshape it to its intended form without harming the object. Acetone softened the thick unknown adhesive, so both acetone vapor and solvent gels were used to release and reduce the adhesive. The acetone solvent gel was applied through spider tissue, a very soft and strong paper (100% manila fibers). Once in place, the spider tissue was pre-wetted with methylated spirits, then the gel was applied via spatula, which was then covered with plastic wrap to slow evaporation. Once the old repairs were removed the hat remained misshapen, to further soften the remaining adhesive holding the felt hat out of shape, it was placed in an acetone vapor environment. The softened pliable hat was then weighted and pinned to a Fosshape form, a shrinkable polyester felt, used by textile conservators to create mounts. The end result was an object that was stable and could safely be stored showing only its original materials.
Felt hat after treatment pinned to Fosshape form.
Author Jodie UtterPosted on May 9, 2018 Categories Allied Organizations, Conferences, Courses, Workshops & Seminars, Grants & ScholarshipsTags Carolyn Horton grant, FAIC, IAP, Jonathan Clark, London Gel Conference
The London Gels in Conservation Conference: Alina Moskalik-Detalle, “Conservation of murals by Eugene Delacroix at Saint Sulpice, Paris”
Gels In Conservation
2. Alina Moskalik-Detalle talking describing coating removal
In the second of four talks, Alina Moskalik-Detalle presented “Conservation of murals by Eugene Delacroix at Saint Sulpice, Paris.” The talk was interesting for its scale and challenges. Because I’ve gone to see these murals many times over the years, the talk was also personally interesting. Each time I visited, I left somewhat disappointed by the darkened, flat, dull murals. As luck would have it, I was scheduled to travel to Paris a week after attending the gels conference. What I saw when I visited Ste. Sulpice was truly remarkable—color, depth, and drama. The cleaning had totally transformed these murals. Naturally, I couldn’t help myself, I actively looked for shiny patches—the results from this treatment were remarkable. This multi-year project involved numerous conservators including collaboration with Richard Wolbers. Some of the treatment challenges included flaking paint, complex paint layers, multiple restorations, rising damp in the walls, carbon based grime, and, if that wasn’t enough, the paint was very sensitive to organic solvents. The conservators wanted to limit penetration of their solvent gels without leaving a residue or tide line behind. They wanted good contact between the gels and the substrate, control of the action of water, and to create mixtures of solvents that would clean effectively without damaging the paint layers. After cleaning tests were performed, a treatment protocol emerged: by pre-saturation of the areas being treated with cyclomethicone followed by the application of silicone solvents gels to the mural’s surfaces, tide lines were avoided, grime could be removed, the gels could be cleared, and residue was limited. The D4 was a slow evaporator which allowed about a 30 minute working time for the application of the gel and subsequent grime removal without harming the paint layer.
3. Delacroix mural detail, during treatment
The gels were made and applied in a paste-like consistency for maximum control of where the material was placed. It clung to the vertical walls and horizontal ceiling long enough to be effective. Using D4 based emulsions to clean the mural’s paint surfaces allowed the removal of surface soil without stripping wax or oily components from the paint films themselves. Because the emulsions were surfactant free, it was easier to clear them from the treated surfaces. Analysis of samples didn’t show residue left behind on the surface, but when the conservators tried to consolidate flaking areas of paint, they had trouble with adhesion, it is unclear why. It will be interesting to see how these murals age over time and if further treatment is needed in future, how re-treatable it is.
4. Author pictured in Delacroix chapel after treatment was completed.
Author Jodie UtterPosted on March 21, 2018 Categories Conferences, Courses, Workshops & Seminars, Paintings Conservation, UncategorizedTags Alina Moskalik-Detalle, Carolyn Horton grant, FAIC Grants, IAP, London Gel Conference, Richard Wolbers
The London Gels in Conservation Conference: Lu Allington-Jones, “Giant sequoia: an extraordinary case study involving Carbopol gel”
Giant sequoia section displayed in the central hall of the Natural History Museum
The first session of four, “Giant sequoia: an extraordinary case study involving Carbopol gel”, was presented by Lu Allington-Jones and was intriguing for several reasons: the object was enormous–5 meters (over 16 feet) in diameter. The size alone produced significant challenges, for which solvent gel was particularly suited. The scale meant that it would be treated in situ in full view of the public, thus potentially exposing patrons to chemical fumes; it would require large amounts of materials to treat; and it was at the top of an open staircase, meaning significant height came into play, as well. The giant sequoia cross-section had been on continual display since 1894, so it was incredibly dusty, had a darkened and cracking lacquer coating, and had a very friable bark around its perimeter. A material was needed that could safely remove the failed coatings and accumulated dust without penetrating the surface, harming the friable bark, or creating an unsafe environment for the conservators and patrons during treatment. Using a solvent gel had the advantage of keeping the solvents contained, reducing solvent vapor, and could act as a poultice to reduce grime and solubilize the failed coating. In addition, because gel ensures contact with the treated surface, it means that a lower concentration of solvent could be used as compared to a free liquid solvent. The gel was made 24 hours ahead in Ziploc baggies, the time allowed the gel to reach the needed smoothness and viscosity.
Applying solvent gel from plastic baggie (left). Removing solvent gel after treatment (right).
For application, the Ziploc bags were cut open at one end, the gel squeezed out and spread to 20 mm thick (about ¾”), then covered with plastic wrap to slow evaporation, giving the conservator about an hour of working time before the gel became too sticky and unworkable. Once the gel softened the coating, it was then removed trowel-like with a piece of cardboard, repeated, then cleared with industrial methylated spirits and wipes. A significant lesson learned about the gel was once it reached 73F or more, it became runny, causing the gel to slip off the vertical surfaces being treated, which didn’t allow enough working time to reduce the surface coating adequately. Once treated, the cross section was varnished with a protective layer of Laropal A81. The cross section looked amazing in the after images. I would encourage everyone to read the article in the post prints as it describes the details of challenges, decision making, and final outcomes.
Author Jodie UtterPosted on March 14, 2018 Categories Allied Organizations, Conferences, Courses, Workshops & SeminarsTags Carbopol gel, Carolyn Horton grant, FAIC Grants, Gels in Conservation, IAP, Lu Allington-Jones
“Blog 2: The London Gels in Conservation Conference, October 16-18, 2017, Richard Wolbers and Paolo Cremonesi” by Jodie Utter
This blog post is the 2nd in a collection of observations about the London “Gels in Conservation” conference co-hosted by the Tate and IAP (International Academic Projects, Ltd). In mid-October, over the course of three days, some 41 authors presented research, techniques and ideas on gels in conservation. The first presentations of the first day kicked off the conference, setting the tone with intriguing philosophical, as well as practical hands-on examples of gels in conservation. The two leading conservation scientists in the field of gels, Richard Wolbers and Paolo Cremonesi, each provided an introduction to gels in conservation, what has been done historically, what is currently practiced, and thoughts for the future. Wolbers not only delivered the key note presentation, but spoke several times as collaborator for many of the talks and as a moderator. In his keynote address, Wolbers emphasized minimizing toxicity through substitution of less toxic materials and Cremonesi discussed the characteristics of agar gels and the current work being done with thermo-reversible rigid agar hydrogels.
Bottom line, it seems that the basic goal for many of the case studies that were presented is to find a way to safely use aqueous cleaning systems on water-sensitive materials without damaging the object. A tall order.
Richard Wolbers, keynote presentation, “Gels, Green Chemistry, Gurus and Guides”
Wolbers’ talk, “Gels, Green Chemistry, Gurus and Guides”, it provided an overview of gels in conservation, as well as a look towards the future, emphasized the goal of using Green chemistry, which involves less waste and is less toxic – something he has been advocating for years (here is the link to his talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGpOYaU6owE).
Wolbers said, when confronted with a treatment problem, first determine if a gel is appropriate. Gels keep the gel and its contents in contact longer with the surface; gels make local application controllable or they can serve as a poultice. Naturally, the gel used shouldn’t impact the surface medium, and it should be non-toxic and clean the object. Wolbers listed some of the advantages of solid rigid agar gels: they dissolve in water, improve surface wettability, and have surfactant properties.
Ultimately, to do the best by our objects, we as a field need to continually look to other industries for ideas. For example, the cosmetic industry utilizes green chemistry to reduce exposure to potentially harmful solvents. We need to truly understand what we want to achieve in a particular circumstance and tailor it to our object, rather than relying on a few stock recipes and applying them to all situations. As conservators we must remain agile and stay creative. To do this we must understand the underlying principles of the materials we want to use and the objects we are treating. Conservation needs to be able to gain ideas and experience from other fields, and also be able to create and engineer our own materials to give us the type of control we need.
Paolo Cremonesi, “Thermo-reversible rigid agar hydrogels: their properties and action in cleaning”
In Cremonesi’s talk, “Thermo-reversible rigid agar hydrogels: their properties and action in cleaning”, (here is the link to Cremonesi’s talk, https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=10&v=UbbxCQR4El8) he listed the advantages of agar gels: how they dissolve in water, and improve surface wettability. They have limited adhesion to the surface and, most importantly, leave behind minimal residue (as compared to gellan gum. (See M. Sullivan’s paper “Rigid polysaccharide gels for paper conservation: a residue study”). Past drawbacks of agar gels had been that they could only be applied to relatively flat surfaces. However, if the liquid gel is applied (brushed or poured on) just at the moment it starts to thicken, it can be used on a variety of surfaces, planar or not.
(here is the link to his talk: http://academicprojects.co.uk/gels-conference/gels-conference-presentations/)
Thermo-reversible gels are often prepared in the microwave to prepare a homogeneous gel. When heated above 80F (Cremonesi recommended type E for its low gelling temperature) the gel is liquid and when cooled below 80F it is a solid. With increased concentration, the gel becomes stiffer which will slow the release of water from the gel. While in the liquid form it can be poured into receptacles such as a syringe body. Allowed to cool, once solid it can be kept in a “pencil” shape (this slide caused many audience members to swoon) or be cut into small plugs.
slide from Cremonesi’s presentation, grating agar plugs
At room temperature it can also be grated, with the shaving manipulated for surface cleaning. Enzymes mixed with Agar in a semi-solid state are the most effective form of the material. That said, Cremonesi said gellan gum is more appropriate for works on paper because it’s more flexible and transparent than agar.
One thing I’ve found with using gels (in my case gellan gum) is the formation of tide lines, which made me assume we were doing something wrong. According to both Wolbers and Cremonesi, I was missing a step. They talked about the importance of pre-wetting the surface to be treated with a non-polar solvent (they specifically mentioned D5, aka decamethylcyclopentasiloxane aka cyclomethicone). At first this might seem counter-intuitive: how does water work if there’s non-polar solvent in the way? Actually it’s about displacement – oil floats on water – so the water in the gel displaces the non-polar solvent to get to the surface. The non-polar solvent prevents tidelines principally by blocking capillarity. Now it’s all starting to make sense. The same principle was used by Burgio, Rivers et al (2008, Studies in Conservation) when consolidating matte paint. On this basis, any non-polar solvent (first spot tested) should work to prevent tidelines. D5 has the advantage of being a ‘green’ solvent, comes without the H&S hazards associated with hydrocarbon non-polar solvents, and is exceptionally non-polar.
Author Jodie UtterPosted on March 5, 2018 Categories Conferences, Courses, Workshops & Seminars, Grants & ScholarshipsTags FAIC, Gels in Conservation, IAP, Paolo Cremonesi, Richard Wolbers
The London Gels in Conservation Conference October 16-18, 2017, “An Introduction” by Jodie Utter
A couple of months have passed since I attended the London three-day conference “Gels in Conservation” co-hosted by the Tate and IAP (International Academic Projects, Ltd), better known as James (Jim) Black. You will know him from Archetype Publications; he’s the one who always remembers you.
Gels conference audience
The conference was the brainchild of Jim Black and Richard Wolbers, hatched over drinks and Indian food a few years back. They posed the idea, “wouldn’t it be great if we got all the people together working in gels? Scientists, conservators, students, etc., and shared what we know, or were working on in gels?” Apparently they were right, they weren’t they only ones who thought it was a great idea. More than 550 attendees from 39 countries attended the three-day conference. For me, and judging from fellow attendee’s responses, I can tell you it sure felt like a roaring success.
It was one of the most thoughtfully arranged symposiums I’ve ever attended. I suspect Jim Black may well be a genius and I hope other program organizers take note. There were three sessions each day, and each session started off with two or three talks about 25 or 30 minutes in length followed by several 10-minute talks. It kept things fresh and helped avoid listening fatigue. For the most part the 10-minute talks were just as informative as the longer format. At the end of each session the presenters had a panel Q&A with the audience. This gave people a chance to clarify and presenters an opportunity to add detail.
The conference was filmed/recorded, so take heart even if you didn’t get one of the sought-after tickets: you can still virtually attend, albeit slightly after the fact. Having the publication at the conference was brilliant. I can’t emphasize enough how excellent the publication is. It includes the papers from the presentations and the posters with great images. It was very helpful to listen to a talk then be able to refer to the paper immediately. Over the course of three days, some 41 authors presented research, techniques and ideas. Each day the talks were grouped together loosely by theme such as polysaccharide gel systems, which included agars, gellan gum and methyl cellulose, often compared or alone, sometimes with additives like enzymes or chelators. Day two, polysaccharide and polyacrylic gel systems, which included solvent gels, such as pemulen, and the new wave of solvents, silicone solvents. And finally, day three was entitled Novel and Multi gel treatment. Many speakers talked about trying to utilize less toxic materials as an alternative to “traditional” organic and aromatic solvents, moving toward greener alternatives. Authors shared their successes and failures, both being very informative. Many attendees, me included remarked that they really enjoyed the multi-discipline approach, learning what textile conservators and easel painting conservators are doing with the same sort of materials. It was very inspiring and informative.
The overall tone of the conference was one of hopeful optimism and desire for more research and development. Richard Wolbers spoke several times, first as the key note speaker and later as collaborator for many of the authors. He emphasized the need for conservators to look to other industries for potential products, greener or less toxic than what we use now, and to know the materials well enough to tailor them to our own specific needs for each specific treatment challenge. I came away inspired and intrigued. I have written companion blogs to this one and they will be posted in rapid succession. I hope I can convey some of what I learned and inspire you to obtain the publication and start reading. I will end with my favorite slide of the conference.
Your Plan vs. Reality.
Author Jodie UtterPosted on March 5, 2018 Categories Conferences, Courses, Workshops & Seminars, Grants & ScholarshipsTags conference reviews, Gels in Conservation, IAP
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