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HomeReviewsThe Vision Bleak “Carpathia” (2005)
The Vision Bleak “Carpathia” (2005)
It could have been a huge success of the east European cinema: Cooperation between the mysterious landscapes, the grim myths and moods with the melancholic spirit. But instead the film, the music came along. One can wonder, how all this can be translated as a whole into a giant epos by a German landlord, who knows best the secrets of nature. Markus Stock can compose the heavy trace of grey clouds above this region. He lets the orchestra speak the ancient tongue of the vast woods which covers the gloomy land, until only the mountains are above it.
Carpathia refers to the largest chain of mountains in Europe, specifically in its east, today divided between Romania, Poland, Ukraine, Hungary, Slovakia and Serbia. This was quite a mystery zone, where several fictional works dedicated to its gloomy atmosphere, its castles and its Dracula (and to further extent, the mythical Count von Count of Sesame Street). It’s not a wonder that many of the related images of the horrific legends were carved here – wolves, vampires, witches, all got their share. Therefore, it’s only natural that a band which is described as a ‘horror metal’ band would cook a delicious dish out of these ingredients: this is a concept album, in the vane of Bram stocker and co., about a business man who launches a journey to the mountains in order to claim an old family residence. In his way, he faces evil dreams, ghoulish creatures and a secret Kutulu (yes, this spelling is used in the tale) worshippers union, lead by a strange priest. So it is not surprising to find a dedication for H.P. Lovecraft in the first page, huh? All is cinematic, spotted in the booklet scenes with sentences such as “Wisps that in the morass glow mounts with diadems of snow” – enough to imagine the rich scenery and the much pathos.
Ever since the beginning of Empyrium’s glory, Stock talks with the nature, speaking through it to the moral beings. With The Vision Bleak as the current incarnation, this time he lets himself express his more pompous side, inhale and exhale the drama. This drama is the very essence of the album, with arrangements that are larger than life, in Hollywoodic manner, clearly influenced by composers such as the obvious Moricone and Badalamenti, and even Howard Shore and Danny Elfman. This sense gives the music its gothic touch and the epic feeling that derives from the intentions of raising this legendary world into life – and the bigger, the better.
Stock embraces the aesthetics of the period, starting with the exquisite artwork of an old forgotten book, his deep vocals that almost echo narration of horror movies and the musicianship itself.
After a grandiose female-lead operatic intro which includes marching drums and semi-soothing harps, the guitars of the second song, “Secrecies in Darkness”, boom-and-bang as if to specify this effort will be full with them heavy strings, not to let the orchestral backgrounds to create a diversion. Even so, one cannot ignore the truly tasteful and unique arrangements and their highly impressive use: they never steal the headlights, but emerge as shadows from the glens (and the orchestra name, “Shadow Philharmonics”, does imply). The guitars cannot be classified into one branch, as they hide under that label of ‘dark metal’. They have mid-tempo inner groove that fits perfectly with the melodies and with the orchestra above and definitely more heavy than most of the gothic bands, so they may stay in the grey enjoyable zone.
The songs follow that narrative presented by the concept and filled with mood-changes, melody swings of both guitars and orchestral strings which capture the exact atmosphere and showcase this grand epos as the movie that its darn shame that no one ever thought of producing. But then again, it is a movie, with a script, score, actors and the direction of Stock, all seen in your head. Every spot of the album cries the grand and the epic: the riffs which wink to old compositions of horror movies, the oriental touches in “The Curse of Arabia”, the bells and the lead piano in “Sister Najade”, the pagan feeling of “Kutulu!” and all sorts of elements assembled in the songs which of the album is full with. They enable us, with a malicious smile, to locate and enjoy them as in a good movie.
Apart from the lead vocals of Konstanz and the growls of Schwadorf, the album features some female vocals courtesy of the Soprano Sophia Bremmer and depth vocals from the tenor Thomas Helm, which indicated about the sheer attitude of the band: the story at its full shining, whereas the drama rule, and what can be better to express the drama, if not the good old classical way? It works like a spell. All these parts compose a grand picture, detailed and delightful, and prove that Stock’s vision isn’t bleak at all.
Label: Prophecy Productions
Avantgenre: Cinematic Orchestra
Official site: http://www.the-vision-bleak.de
01 – The Drama Of The Wicked
02 – Secrecies In Darkness
03 – Carpathia
04 – Dreams In The Witch-House
05 – Sister Najade (The Tarn By The Firs)
06 – The Curse Of Arabia
07 – Kutulu!
08 – The Charm Is Done
The Sin Committee “Confess” (2009)
The White Tiger Prepade “Mystic Force In Gatekeepers Question Overflowing The Fountain Of…” (2010)
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You are here : Home Endangered Indian Skimmer finds new home in Satpura National Park
INDORE: Endangered Indian Skimmer, which is fighting for its survival, seems to have found a new home at Satpura National Park. Around seven birds of the endangered species were recently spotted along with big flock of River Terns near Pattan area of Madhai range.
The colourful bird, with a black cap and orange bill, was once widely found around major rivers and sanctuaries. Now, it's mainly seen in and around parts of National Chambal (Gharial) Wildlife Sanctuary, where they are on the verge of extinction due to illegal fishing and sand mining.
The presence of Indian Skimmer at Satpura National Park has given a new hope for its survival. "The safe and undisturbed habitat of the tiger reserve has attracted the endangered birds to this place for breeding. With the receding water level of Tawa reservoir in summers, new sandbanks emerge, which act as an excellent breeding ground for Indian Skimmer," said ornithologist Ajay Gadikar.
He said that Satpura Tiger Reserve can boost the number of these species as fresh water is present here which is a primary requirement for survival of this species.
At a time when few Indian skimmers are left in Chambal Sanctuary and its numbers are fast depleting, this news comes as a great respite for all the bird lovers. According to data in the book — Threatened Birds of India —number of Indian skimmers has come down to 203 in 2014 from 555 in 1995.
"Every year one or two pairs of these skimmers arrive here during third week of February for breeding purpose, stay here for around four months and leave the place once their young ones are able to fly," said Gadikar adding that there is a need for conservation of these sites for survival of this endangered bird.
Highlighting the threat to endangered bird, Gadikar said that last year, water in Chambal River dried considerably and the large island (sandbank) where the skimmer breeds got connected with other sandbanks causing disturbance. Chances of grazing cattle or feral dogs causing harm to the nest also increases manifold. "A proper monitoring during the breeding season is needed for the long term conservation of this species," said Gadikar.
Besides, the island where this bird breeds needs to be protected from disturbance as locals take away the eggs and hence the breeding pair abandons the place in future.
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Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner Earns FAA, EASA Certification
Newest commercial airplane nears delivery on track
Everett, WA | June 16, 2014/PRNewswire/– The Boeing (NYSE: BA) 787-9 Dreamliner has been certified by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for commercial service. Boeing is now in the final stages of preparing for the first 787-9 delivery to launch customer Air New Zealand.
“Certification is the culmination of years of hard work and a rigorous flight-test program that started with the 787-9’s first flight last September,” said Boeing Commercial Airplanes President and CEO Ray Conner. “With this validation that the airplane is ready for commercial operations, Boeing along with our airline and leasing customers now look forward to introducing the newest member of the Dreamliner family to passengers around the world.”
To earn certification for the 787-9, Boeing undertook a comprehensive test program with five airplanes and more than 1,500 hours of flight testing, plus ground and laboratory testing. Following the rigorous and thorough certification process, the FAA and EASA each granted Boeing an Amended Type Certificate for the 787-9, certifying that the design complies with aviation regulations and is safe and reliable.
“Throughout 787-9 development, the dedication and discipline of our entire global team drove outstanding performance,” said Mark Jenks, vice president, 787 Airplane Development, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. “From the start of assembly last spring to a flawless first flight and now our on-time certification, we thank everyone on the Boeing and partner team as well as our customers for making 787-9 development so successful.”
The FAA also has granted Boeing an Amended Production Certificate, validating that the Boeing production system can produce 787-9s that conform to the design. EASA accepts FAA oversight of Boeing production certificates, just as the FAA accepts EASA oversight of European manufacturers’ production certificates.
The new 787-9 Dreamliner will complement and extend the super-efficient 787 family. With the fuselage stretched by 20 feet (6 meters) over the 787-8, the 787-9 will fly more passengers and more cargo farther with the same exceptional environmental performance — 20 percent less fuel use and 20 percent fewer emissions than similarly sized airplanes. The 787-9 leverages the visionary design of the 787-8, offering passengers features such as large windows, large stow bins, modern LED lighting, higher humidity, a lower cabin altitude, cleaner air and a smoother ride.
Twenty-six customers around the world have ordered 413 787-9s, accounting for 40 percent of all 787 orders.
Posted by Patricia on Tuesday, June 17, 2014 at 2:59 pm
Filed under News Releases · Tagged with 787-9, EASA Certification, FAA Certification
Boeing Recieves FAA Approval of Certification Plan for 787 Battery Solution
Everett, WA | March 12, 2013/PRNewswire/– Boeing (NYSE: BA) has received approval from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the company’s plan to test and certify improvements to the 787’s battery system. Successful completion of each step within the plan will result in the FAA’s approval to resume commercial 787 flights.
“Our top priority is the integrity of our products and the safety of the passengers and crews who fly on them,” said Boeing Chairman, President and CEO Jim McNerney. “Our team has been working around the clock to understand the issues and develop a solution based on extensive analysis and testing following the events that occurred in January. Today’s approval from the FAA is a critical and welcome milestone toward getting the fleet flying again and continuing to deliver on the promise of the 787,” he said.
Ray Conner, president and chief executive officer of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, said that the company’s focus has been on developing a permanent resolution.
“Working with internal and external experts in battery technology, we have proposed a comprehensive set of solutions designed to significantly minimize the potential for battery failure while ensuring that no battery event affects the continued safe operation of the airplane,” said Conner.
“Our proposal includes three layers of improvements. First, we’ve improved design features of the battery to prevent faults from occurring and to isolate any that do. Second, we’ve enhanced production, operating and testing processes to ensure the highest levels of quality and performance of the battery and its components. Third, in the unlikely event of a battery failure, we’ve introduced a new enclosure system that will keep any level of battery overheating from affecting the airplane or being noticed by passengers,” Conner said.
Design feature improvements for the battery include the addition of new thermal and electrical insulation materials and other changes. The enhanced production and testing processes include more stringent screening of battery cells prior to battery assembly. Operational improvements focus on tightening of the system’s voltage range. A key feature of the new enclosure is that it ensures that no fire can develop in the enclosure or in the battery. Additional details of the new design will be provided by Boeing in the days ahead.
Boeing made its certification plan proposal to the FAA in late February. Today the agency agreed that the proposed changes and the detailed test plans address the conditions that resulted in the suspension of 787 operations.
The FAA also granted Boeing permission to begin flight test activities on two airplanes: line number 86, which will conduct tests to demonstrate that the comprehensive set of solutions work as intended in flight and on the ground; and ZA005, which is scheduled to conduct engine improvement tests unrelated to the battery issue. Additional testing may be scheduled as needed.
The certification plan calls for a series of tests that show how the improved battery system will perform in normal and abnormal conditions. The test plans were written based on the FAA’s standards as well as applicable guidelines published by the Radio Technical Commission on Aeronautics (RTCA), an advisory committee that provides recommendations on ways to meet regulatory requirements. The RTCA guidelines were not available when the original 787 battery certification plan was developed.
“We have a great deal of confidence in our solution set and the process for certifying it,” said Conner. “Before 787s return to commercial service, our customers and their passengers want assurance that the improvements being introduced will make this great airplane even better. That’s what this test program will do.”
Posted by Patricia on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at 8:33 pm
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By Lowell on February 27, 2011
The proposal is simple: just NuStu and me out on our fixed steel steeds. No gears, no fears.
Unsurprisingly its a grey day which doesn’t matter in the slightest as the calm and unassuming magnificence of the Surrey Hills coupled by conversations of life, kids and kit are set to keep us friendly company over the next 4hours. We hope. Preparation is essential and enjoyable to say the least. Having enjoyed a whole Saturday out with family and friends, my hope of excusing myself early in preparation for the ride with some self-respect fails miserably as I sneak away like a giddy school boy. Geeky-ness I am reminded is often mistaken for passion.
For starters, there’s breky, mugs of hot water to line the stomach making way for chocolate porridge, mucho oats, spiced up with blueberries and bananas. Let them sit and they blend so well. Add to that a stack of Vogel’s very best with lashings of peanut butter and honey and we’re almost there. Washed down with juice, its as if the bikes themselves have transported their cosmic elements into the linings of my stomach and I feel good. The second meal is packed neatly into the jersey pockets. Lunch is a concoction of cheese sandwiches with more nuts, snickers, mandarins and the quintessential bunch of bananas…mental note, got to get jelly babies next time around.
Prep the night before, ‘check’ and I smile to myself. Lack of prep in the morning leads me to discover second puncture of the week, a very unwelcome ‘check’ that smile off my face. Then Joyce’s wise words resound: ”We don’t always feel like doing what we want to do, but it is not necessary that we feel like doing it, only that you want to do it.” She spurs me on as I get messy.
To unsuspecting eyes Richmond Park remains a local oasis many a London visitor misses out on. More familiar souls will know it for it’s unassuming splendour. From every day pedestrian, nature lover, runner, in-line skater, book lover, trekker, wedding maker and naturally every cyclist who is blessed for its formidable training circuit and arteries which lead out to the great yonder. Today the B-family, or at least two of them, have come to pay homage. NuStu is there early and waiting; we’re going to have a very good day.
Much like a steady locomotive, the two-B’s roll out the iron gates, over Kingston Bridge, past Hampton Court and into the southern wild. The black steel Cotic hums as I tuck in behind my Baroudeur brother, sitting upright to enjoy the straights and grinning as we make the turns together. I am thankful for the CX tyres harmonising with the steel frame as she hugs every pot-hole we encounter, thus saving body from the weight of harmful knocks. The ride instead is smooth. Theres’ a beauty in riding fixed as many will testify to, but rarely is this invention taken out to explore on much greener lands. Why keep something so alive confined to the streets of London, when it can breathe and come out to play in the country? We press on. Each geared bike we pass brings a smile and we say hello to their riders. NuStu is clearly disgruntled by the inability of most to return the greeting on what is turning out to be such a splendid day, and I agree, it’s not on. The lack of courtesy does not dissuade a Baroudeur, as he persists in his mini-quest. I soon become a reluctant recruit in making it our mission for the day to get some kind of humanity out of the people we whisk by. We pass two, three, then four bunches and nothing. NuStu continues to offer one hilarious observation after another and I’m all over the place cracking up and bent over my handle bars. I hope the police don’t stop me now. How can I explain myself? Eventually, we are rewarded as a group of cheery riders whisk by with hollers of ‘good morning’ and bursts of ‘Chapeau!’ We raise our hands like triumphant stage winners passing the finish line. After all its the weekend.
Five geared cyclists pass us. We pass them, naturally with a genuine ‘hello’, and only one picks up the gauntlet as we enter the canyon, the man in red. I find myself leading us up and this is not where I want to be. I’m not used to this, but today is a different as the body gives the green light and my heart says thank you as I turn the big gear. My head turns to see the response, NuStu and our new found friend will not let me go. Not without a fight anyway and there’s one more climb ahead. The legs kick and I break away, creating more yards between us. We descend from the light into momentary darkness with only the sound of grazing horses to remind us we have not fallen off the edges. As the trees break above us and light returns to our sights we enter onto a false flat made clear and clean with tall hedges either side that seem to touch the now clear blue skies. As a cyclist, this offers you a clear shot at your target and today, it looks like I’m their target. Can I hang on? I feel the rhythm once more in my legs and I let me lungs replicate the pace. Halfway to the top now, NuStu comes out of the saddle and drops our companion giving me the signal to release the throttle and I’m away. There’s a satisfaction of knowing there’s more in the tank and the others are running on empty. We’re on top of Ranmore and moments later the man in red joins us. He smiles. It’s all he has to do to indicate he’s had enough. The man in red will wait for his friends, and thanks us for the chase. Job done.
Ranmore is a fine place even in this English mist. We are flanked by open fields and in the distance a lonely church steeple. Horse riders and church goers greet us as we enter their realm and it’s only a hair-pin and a killer drop that keeps us from Box Hill. From the tranquil country lanes we hit the bustle of a major carriageway and navigate like insignificant mosquitoes to our climbing goal.
I look at the clock and take a moment to calculate my time. The head reminds me, this is supposed to be a training ride, but the heart tells me I should know better. Once more we pass riders with the satisfaction of achieving this ride with only one gear. It’s no big deal when you’ve got your rhythm going. It’s like a musician getting it all together in the studio; one moment it’s the morning of the 5th and the next it’s the evening of the 6th. To my right NuStu emerges from the first bend and attacks; knowing his strength at breaking away I can’t risk napping and pounce out of my saddle ready to dance. Curses are exchanged as we hit the rocky turn of the second bend and our steel frames battle it out. I make it onto the straight and keep dancing. This is it, I know this straight. I’m mad enough to lengthen the gap and go for my personal best. Three more riders are relieved of their duties as we overtake and I look down to see a flock of brown wooly sheep grazing beneath us. How futile this must all seem to them. If they could speak, they’d tell me to kick back and munch on this lovely green stuff. I smile at the thought and race to the top. NuStu is out of his saddle, elbows at right angles pulling himself up but there’s this assuring calm that comes over me and I stay true to the rhythm that has got me thus far.
We take a moment on top of the hill. Family are coming and I welcome the warmth of gathering over tea on such a cold day. On returning to Richmond I mention the relaxing rhythm of our day. A James Earl-Jones like figure looks directly at me, smiles and responds: “Absolutey”. Thank you Mr. Jones.
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What is Maintenance Minder?
What does the lighted wrench on your MID or dashboard mean? Its just one component of the Maintenance Minder system which calculates when you should have your next service. Watch the video for a quick explanation of the system and how it can help you keep your vehicle in prime condition.
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Honda Automobiles: Honda Accord, Odyssey and CR-V Named to KBB.com's 10 Best Family Cars of 2013
The 2013 Honda Accord, Odyssey and CR-V were all named to KBB.com's list of the 10 Best Family Cars of 2013. The three family-friendly Honda models were recognized for their leadership in the key areas of safety, roominess, comfort and value.
"Honda prides itself in designing vehicles around the needs of our customers," said Art St. Cyr, vice president of product planning and logistics at American Honda. "There's no better validation for this effort than being recognized for having vehicles that excel in the areas critical to the family buyer."
All-new for 2013, the Honda Accord was the top ranked sedan on KBB.com's list of family vehicles and had the lowest 5-Year Cost to Own1 among the ten recognized vehicles. KBB.com editors applauded the new Accord for its stylish exterior, fuel-efficient powertrains and available features like the LaneWatch blind spot display. The Accord also earns industry-leading safety scores, having been rated as a TOP SAFETY PICK+ by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and distinguished by a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) 5-star Overall Vehicle Score.2
The 2013 Honda Odyssey was the top rated minivan on the list, continuing to lead its class in fuel economy and safety ratings, while providing spacious accommodations for up to eight passengers. The Odyssey Touring is rated at a remarkable 28 mpg3, the highest EPA highway fuel economy rating of any eight-passenger minivan. The Odyssey is rated as an IIHS TOP SAFETY PICK, and the Odyssey has earned the best possible overall safety rating from NHTSA with a 5-Star Overall Vehicle Score.2
Rounding out the selection of Honda vehicles recognized was the 2013 Honda CR-V, which achieved the highest KBB.com 60-Month Residual Value4 among the ten recognized vehicles. The CR-V is rated by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) as a TOP SAFETY PICK and is distinguished by a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) 5-star Overall Vehicle Score.2 Compact on the outside and roomy inside, the CR-V represents an unparalleled balance of size and capability ideal for families.
For more information about KBB.com's 10 Best Family Cars of 2013, please visit http://www.kbb.com/car-reviews-and-news/top-10/best-family-cars-2013.
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1 Kelley Blue Book 5-Year Cost to Own sourced by KBB.com on April 25, 2013.
2 Government 5-Star Safety Ratings are part of NHTSA's New Car Assessment Program (www.SaferCar.gov). Model tested with standard side airbags (SABs). Vehicles tested under the new program cannot be compared to MY10 and earlier vehicles.
3 Based on 2013 EPA mileage ratings. Use for comparison purposes only. Your actual mileage will vary depending on how you drive and maintain your vehicle.
4 Kelley Blue Book Residual Values sourced from KBB.com's May/June 2013 book.
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ASIMO - TechToys360 1
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Check out behind the scenes at Disneyland with ASIMO filming for TV show "Tech Toys 360." The episode is slated to air in fall 2013.
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2013 Honda Fit Sport
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Revisiting The Runabout Of Record
The current Honda Fit has been around the block a few times. The subcompact hatch has soldiered on without significant revision since its first update for US customers in 2009, and while Honda is on the verge of launching a third generation, we thought we'd take the time to see how the runabout stacks up against the new wave of small, efficient and plucky five-doors now on the American market. Those include old standbys like the Nissan Versa and Toyota Yaris, as well as relative newcomers like the Chevrolet Sonic and Ford Fiesta.
Those machines may have all covered ground on the Fit, but Honda's wee machine holds a pleasant surprise for those buyers still willing to give the car the time of day. While the rest of the Japanese automaker's lineup has succumbed to dreaded model bloat, the Fit has remained true to the spirit of Honda that we remember from our vagabond youths. This may very well still be the closest genetic ancestor to the Civic models of old.
Outside, the Fit Sport continues to wear its "I'm the meanest June Bug" looks with pride. The oversized, wedge-shaped headlamps and aggressive lower fascia help lend the design plenty of attitude up front, and our tester's 16-inch alloy wheels keep this Honda from looking like it was the cheapest thing on the lot. Still, with a massive windscreen, tall greenhouse and short wheelbase, the Fit Sport can't help but look over-inflated, but that's a criticism we could levy at nearly every other product in this segment as well.
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Spotlight on Volunteers
In honor of National Volunteer Week, we wanted to say thank you to everyone who volunteers. Your efforts, no matter the size, make a big difference in the community.
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some velvet morning movie review
I couldn't have been caught more off-guard. LaBute's latest, Some Velvet Morning, was written for the screen, but it might as well be a theatrical exercise. Copyright © Fandango. Some Velvet Morning, released in December of 2013, has been described as one the most “fucked-up mainstream movie[s] of the year.” It was written and directed by Neil LaBute and stars Alice Eve and Stanley Tucci. It features two actors in an enclosed setting—a tastefully decorated New York brownstone—doing nothing but talking in real time over the course of 82 minutes. We are not responsible for its content. By Robert Levin. Read her answers to our Movie Love Questionnaire here. (She’s previously stood out in supporting parts in films including "Starter for 10" and "Star Trek Into Darkness."). Velvet, meanwhile, is the cool and confident icy blonde in the great Hitchcockian tradition. But that description makes "Some Velvet Morning" seem uptight, and it’s anything but that. Anyone game to watch two effortlessly volatile and vulnerable performers trade barbs for 83 minutes ought to give this due consideration. Forgot your password? Movie Review | ‘Some Velvet Morning’ LCJ Published 12:12 a.m. Though LaBute wrote this for the screen, I mistakenly decided that it must have originated onstage... because the oblique, heavily freighted dialogue seems too elegant and artful for a medium dominated by hacks. and to receive email from Rotten Tomatoes and Fandango. by J.R. Jones; Dec 18, 2013 "Some Velvet Morning" is a song written by Lee Hazlewood and originally recorded by Hazlewood and Nancy Sinatra in late 1967. Some Velvet Morning plays perfectly to the sexual mystique that Hazlewood and Sinatra established. And flirting. Never mind that Fred and Velvet haven't been romantically involved for about four years, and that things ended badly. 0. comments. It was subsequently released as a single before appearing on the 1968 album, Nancy & Lee. In all his character's forms, Tucci remains vibrant and unpredictable—intimidating, even, despite his slight stature. Fred and Velvet’s battle builds to a painful crescendo, but it’s not the last word on their relationship. And eventually getting physical with each other. The absolute ending of "Some Velvet Morning" is a stunner, one that is sure to irk and awe viewers in equal measure (I’m in the latter camp). Please … LaBute lulls us with a long establishing shot during the opening titles: a slightly blurry overhead look at Eve lounging on a couch in a bright red dress, listening to music on her headphones. He never disappoints. Don't have an account? This dark and dismal psychological exercise features two winning performances in a film that warrants excited discussion after its closing frames. Movie reviews: 'Some Velvet Morning,' 'The Crash Reel' By Joe Neumaier. You can find Christy's writing at ChristyLemire.com. Time Out says. With Some Velvet Morning, LaBute returns to the provocative style that made his name. Movie review Some Velvet Morning. Now, with “Some Velvet Morning,” we have the cynical, chauvinist, male character back as the lead. and the Terms and Policies, ET Dec. 26, 2013 Alice Eve and Stanley Tucci in a scene from the film “Some Velvet Morning.” Fred (Stanley Tucci) arrives at the doorstep of his beautiful young mistress Velvet (Alice Eve) after four years apart, claiming to have finally left his wife. LaBute is back to being his black-hearted self once more. I came away from this malevolent exercise with the sense that these two add up to little more than the sum of their awfulness. ... Movies Reviews Velvet Morning. That foray into mediocrity with "Lakeview Terrace" and outright oddity with his remake of "The Wicker Man" seems to have been a blip in retrospect. Some might view the end as a cruel prank at the expense of moviegoers while others might consider it a cop-out, but perhaps the point of it all is that we should not rush to judgment when it comes to Mr. LaBute's theater of cruelty. If only the journey to that destination were a bit more flavorful. More importantly, it’s a phenomenal performance piece, with LaBute capturing the incredible gifts of two masters of pretense. Some Velvet Morning is absorbing and enraging, sure to spark debate both about its meaning and its method. Not rated (language, violence, sex). some of his best-known movies have been, but rather feels like a play on film. At his most brutish, he’s misogynistic and crassly forward in his sexual remarks (shocking coming from a LaBute film, right?). Posted on December 12, 2013. Some Velvet Morning Synopsis. I knew before watching 'Some Velvet Morning' that it would be a good film because Stanley Tucci stars. Some Velvet Morning is the type of film which makes you yell at the screen and get frustrated to the point you want to jump into the movie and do something. Unsettling and unforgettable Fred arrives at the doorstep of his beautiful young mistress Velvet after four years apart, claiming to have finally left his wife. Stanley Tucci and Alice Eve in ‘Some Velvet Morning’ This cliché ridden film is a staggering disappointment: a morally offensive, done-on-the-cheap movie with a lifeless single location. The film might have worked if Fred’s cluelessness were meant to be ironic, and if there were a sense of real give and take between the characters (as there was in the similarly themed Two Girls and a Guy), but Some Velvet Morning is a rigged game—another La Bute monologue disguised as a dialogue. At the City Cinemas Village East, Second Avenue near 12th Street. She can be brutal as she brandishes hidden secrets like weapons. Sometimes he’s like a scolding father figure, while at other times he's like a jilted teenager. In such a scenario, the casting and chemistry of the actors are The realistic conversation, almost reminiscent of a David Mamet play in style, was not always pretty or comfortable to watch, but seems to be LaBute’s signature. Her classic good looks and pleasant demeanor suggest a softness to her femininity, but in time she proves she's both quick-witted and quick-tempered. If not longer. Her reverie (and ours) comes to an abrupt end with the arrival of an unexpected visitor at her front door: Tucci’s expensively dressed Fred, an attorney who has shown up unannounced with whatever belongings he could stuff into his suitcases. They play beautifully off each other, even as (or perhaps especially when) they're hurling ugly sentiments back and forth. The film received mixed reviews upon release, with Jason Di Rosso from ABC Australia saying that the audience was "treated with utter contempt by the director and his accomplices". Wow. It's a slow burn but the tension is undeniable from the start; these two people are definitely not on the same page, and watching the balance of power teeter back and forth between them is riveting. These are people who are in love with language; they choose their words carefully for maximum effect and even sprout off into side conversations about the specifics of certain phrasing. It's a tantalising walk on the dark side and LaBute is the ultimate manipulator: I was enthralled, repulsed and intrigued, often feeling like a voyeur peering into a labyrinth of intimacies. It helps that LaBute has actors as formidable as Tucci and Eve. Note: The movie review posted on this page reflects a personal opinion of one user. Fred alternates between being needy and condescending. LaBute wisely lets a lot of individual moments in Some Velvet Morning play out in long takes, giving the actors the time and space to build the scene. That’s good news for fans of his earlier work, like “In the Company of Men” and "The Shape of Things," and bad news for people who like their films filled with hope and redemption. A sad example of what sometimes happens when a writer of gripping stage plays controls his own independent movie to his own selfish, labored self-satisfaction. LaBute has always been fond of the last-second rug-pull that re-contextualizes everything, but Some Velvet Morning’s climactic revelation is distinct from those of his previous films in a specific, intriguing way, one that trades brutality for something more poignant. The trouble with "Some Velvet Morning" is that it’s impossible to discuss why it's so powerful without giving away much about the very revelations and plot twists that help make it so. This is all thanks to an enraging story and performances by both Tucci and Eve which surely get you into their characters quick. It's all transactional. Sign up here. Some Velvet Morning: Mum's the word For once our movie critic manages to keep his trap shut. Stanley Tucci and Alice Eve waste their time and ours in a dreadful, boring two-hander about a man who leaves his wife for his much younger mistress. Aside from the awkwardness of their first few moments together, Fred and Velvet endure an emotional roller coaster and they drag us along for the ride. There is that horrible climax and then the ridiculous twist that makes you go, oh, this was an even bigger waste of time than I already thought it was. Review: What a strange but we'll made movie which is based around a conversation between 2 people, about there relationship. Christy reviewed films for The Associated Press for over 14 years. One revelation leads to another, as well as the expected sexual confrontation, but then there's a moment of gentility, of grown-up understanding, and even, well, tenderness of a weird order. The twist at the end will be a slap in the face to some and will undoubtedly spawn debates. Eve's constant evolution makes her fascinating to watch, and she more than holds her own opposite the veteran Tucci. Some Velvet Morning: Movie review. NEW YORK DAILY NEWS | Dec 12, 2013 at 1:23 PM . "Some Velvet Morning" is not based on one of his stage productions, as All rights reserved. This smallest of films marks a welcome return to the world of interpersonal miniature for the writer-director. There is a problem with your e-mail address and we are unable to communicate with you. It's pop culture on steroids. Running time: 83 minutes. Did you see ''Some Velvet Morning''? 1 out of 5 stars. Fine acting aside, this is a story that should have remained untold. LaBute lets his characters reveal themselves in drips and drabs as they get reacquainted and rehash what went wrong in their relationship. "Some Velvet Morning" is not based on one of his stage productions, as some of his best-known movies have been, but rather feels like a play on film. Share Tweet Submit Pin. I think my jaw is still on the floor somewhere. Read full review Sydney Morning Herald August 4, 2014 The look of Some Velvet Morning remains clean and flat, the decor [is] mostly hotel-room neutral. Some Velvet Morning (470) IMDb 5.8 1h 23min 2013 Stanley Tucci stars as a man who surprises his former mistress (Alice Eve, STAR TREK INTO DARKESS), claiming to have left his wife. Some Velvet Morning is like a 90 minute ticking time-bomb that’s ready to explode at any moment, and in the end it does detonate. Summary: Fred (Stanley Tucci) arrives at the doorstep of his beautiful young mistress Velvet (Alice Eve) after four years apart, claiming to have finally left his wife. Highly intriguing and verbally thrilling. Really. Film, Drama. 1 out of 5 stars. But when she rejects his attempts to rekindle their romance, his persistence evolves into obsession, and a dark history between the former lovers comes into focus. While Some Velvet Morning was not written for the stage, it may as well have been. I hope he stays here a while. Desire, love? What I didn't expect was a GREAT film. When the movie begins, these two characters are blank slates that the … The major visual idea is to have Eve's red dress and lipstick stand out against a monochromatic backdrop: effective in itself, but not enough. Sidney Poitier’s 7 Most Memorable Performances, All Harry Potter Movies Ranked Worst to Best by Tomatometer. Movie review: ‘Some Velvet Morning’ — 2 stars. 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But when she rejects his attempts to rekindle their romance, his persistence evolves into obsession — and a … Some final contextual cues hint that we shouldn't be so sure and suggest that Labute has something to say about ends justifying means. By creating an account, you agree to the Privacy Policy Before too long, a dark history between the two has come into focus. Eventually, pent-up resentments bubble to the surface. Some Velvet Morning review: Stanley Tucci lacks sexual menace This film, like the song from which it takes its name, involves a man, a woman, and a certain amount of erotic ambiguity. The only reason why I gave this movie a chance was because of Stanley Tucci, who usually makes good movies, and after seeing this film, … Despite the lack of action involved with two people having one long conversation, the film is somehow completely hypnotic. It first appeared on Sinatra's album Movin' with Nancy, the soundtrack to her 1967 television special of the same name, which also featured a performance of the song. Please enter your email address and we will email you a new password. The fact that LaBute shoots their conversations in long, single takes, often from a hallway or another room, adds to the sensation that we're eavesdropping on them. Now they can finally be together, he insists happily—and whether Velvet actually wants that, or ever wanted that, is at the heart of the debate over the rest of the film. Get the freshest reviews, news, and more delivered right to your inbox! Lee was aware was of this and later said: “We were accused of doing a lot more than just singing, so we decided well, hell, we might as well play it up.” The look of Some Velvet Morning remains clean and flat, the decor [is] mostly hotel-room neutral. The ultimate news source for music, celebrity, entertainment, movies, and current events on the web. But when she rejects his attempts to rekindle their romance, … You'll want to watch the film again immediately, and it will rattle around in your head for hours. Neil LaBute’s 1997 debut film In … It’s difficult to discuss “ Some Velvet Morning,” the latest movie from Neil LaBute, without giving away too much. She's also on Twitter @christylemire and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/christy.lemire2. He can be affectionate as well as passive-aggressive. Neil LaBute’s latest film, Some Velvet Morning, is a wild and sometimes shocking ride, starring Stanley Tucci (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire) and … We can say this: It represents a return to the kind of writing and filmmaking with which Neil LaBute made his name. Fred says he's finally left his wife of 24 years for Eve's Velvet (a name we learn is not really hers, and one she detests), a much younger Brit with whom he’d had an affair. Christy Lemire is a co-host of the YouTube film review show "What the Flick?!" 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Achal Kumar Joti takes over as new Chief Election Commissioner of India
Achal Kumar Joti has assumed charge as the 21st Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India, succeeding Dr. Nasim Zaidi here today. Dr. Zaidi demitted office yesterday after completing his tenure.
After the assumption of charge, Shri Joti spoke about the priorities of the Commission and said that the Commission shall pursue vigorously its commitment to hold free, fair, inclusive and credible elections throughout the country. Secondly, the Commission will also pursue its mission to ensure that “No Voter to be Left Behind”. Thirdly, the Commission shall actively promote e-Governance for holding of elections to the State Assemblies and Parliamentary Elections in the country, Shri Joti added.
Joti has served as Election Commissioner since 13th May, 2015. During his tenure as Election Commissioner, State Assembly elections in the States of Bihar, Assam, West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakand, Manipur and Goa were successfully conducted. Some of the initiatives undertaken during these elections are IT initiatives including the one for service voters through Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballot System (ETPBS), along with National Voter Service Portal (NVSP) –an e-portal for easy registration of eligible voters, voter awareness and educational initiatives and stringent expenditure monitoring mechanism etc.
Before joining the Election Commission of India, Shri Joti has served the Nation as a longtime Civil Servant of Indian Administrative Service (1975 Batch). He brings with him a rich experience of Public Administration of 42 years. During his distinguished career, he served as DM and Collector of Districts Surendranagar, Godhra and Kheda. He held various significant assignments as Secretary (Water Supply), Secretary (Industries), Principal Secretary (Finance), along with serving as the Chairman of the Kandla Port Trust, on Central Government deputation with Ministry of Shipping, Government of India, between 1999 and 2004, as the Managing Director of the Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd (SSNNL) and Additional Chief Secretary (General Administration Department). Shri Joti superannuated as Chief Secretary to the Government of Gujarat in January 2013 after completing a three-year tenure.
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Declaration of Historic City of Ahmadabad as a UNESCO’s World Heritage Property
It is under the dynamic and visionary leadership of the Prime Minister of India that India has been successful in securing the nomination of the “Historic City of Ahmadabad” on UNESCO’s World Heritage list on 8th July, 2017 during the 41st Session of World Heritage Committee. This makes the walled city of Ahmedabad the first city in India and the third in Asia to be inscribed to the World Heritage List. In the past 3 years alone, India has managed to put five built heritage sites on the world heritage list of UNESCO.
India now has overall 36 World Heritage Inscriptions with 28 Cultural, 07 Natural and 01 Mixed site. While India stands second largest in number after China in terms of number of world heritage properties in ASPAC (Asia and Pacific) region, it is overall seventh in the world.
Founded in 15th century, the walled city of Ahmadabad, on the eastern bank of the Sabarmati river, presents a rich architectural heritage. Within this complex are 28 ASI Centrally Protected Monuments. The urban structures of the historic city of Ahmedabad are distinctive due to their puras (neighbourhoods), pols (residential streets), and khadki (inner entrances to pols) largely made of timber. The historic architecture reflects symbols and myths connected with its inhabitants. The urban fabric is made up of densely-packed traditional houses (pols) in gated traditional streets (puras) with characteristic features such as bird feeders, public wells and religious institutions. It is a unique example of multi-religious and multicultural coexistence.
The inscription has been done under Criteria (ii) and (v) as defined in the UNESCO's Operational Guidelines, 2016. Criterion (ii) refers to the important interchange of human values, over a span of time on development of architecture, monumental arts, town planning and landscape while Criterion (v) refers to being an outstanding example of human settlement and land use. Thus, the acceptance of the proposal highlights historic city of Ahmedabad's exemplary settlement architecture and town planning. This achievement is especially remarkable in the view of the fact that the proposal had earlier been deferred. The Culture Minister Dr. Mahesh Sharma has congratulated the residents of Ahmedabad and indeed the entire country on this landmark achievement.
The international recognition to the city is a matter of pride. It will boost the local economy in a number of ways. It is expected to give a tremendous fillip to domestic and international tourism leading to increased employment generation, creation of world-class infrastructure and augmentation of sale of local handicrafts, handlooms and heritage memorabilia.
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RAILWAY BUDGET 2016-17
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HIGHLIGHTS OF RAILWAY BUDGET 2016-17
● Minister sees operating ratio of 92 percent in FY17 as against 90 percent in current year
● Rs 8,720 cr saving in 2015-16 budget in fuel cost like power
● The railways have ramped up capital expenditure to remove the huge backlog and provide for future needs; rate of capital expenditure has increased
● Investment proposed in 2016-17 at Rs 1.21 lakh crore, higher from Rs 1 lakh crore last year.
● Proposes to commission 2,800 km of new tracks in next year
● Outlay for railway electrification increased by 50 percent; 2,000 km route to be electrified next fiscal
● 2000 km rail route to be electrified in 2016-17
● Railways to get Rs 40,000 cr budgetary support from the government
● Railways to increase lower berth quota for senior citizens by 50 percent
● Ajmer, Amritsar, Gaya, Mathura, Nanded, Nashik, Puri, Tirupati, Varanasi, Nagapattinam and other pilgrim stations to be beautified
● Two elevated suburban railway corridors - Churchgate-Virar and CST-Panvel to be constructed in Mumbai; Ring railway covering 21 stations to be revived with state participation.
● India's first railway auto hub in Chennai to be inaugurated soon
● Logistics and warehouse parks to be created on PPP mode
● Station development and re-development, monetisation of land to raise rail revenue from non-freight sources
● Rs 30,000 crore is the loss on subsidising passenger fares, says Railway Minister
● Railways to shift to completely paperless contract system in 2016-17, says minister
● Bar-coded tickets to be introduced at select stations on pilot basis
● E-booking of tickets on concessional passes for journalists introduced
● Cleaning of coach on demand to be introduced; Disabled enabled toilet in 11 Class-A stations this year
● 33 percent reservation to women in reserved quota in Railways will be introduced
● Children menu to be introduced on pilot basis on trains
● North-South, East-West dedicated freight corridor proposed in Railway Budget for 2016-17
● Three direct services - fully air-conditioned Humsafer to travel at 130-km per hour
● Overnight double-decker train Uday Express to be introduced on busiest routes, carrying capacity to be 40 percent more
● Propose to start cancellation through 139. Bar-coded tickets will be issued on a pilot basis. This is aimed at reining in the menace of ticket less travel and also making travel hassle-free.
● 400 railway stations to be equipped with wifi, 100 this year
● 124 MPs have committed to contribute from MPLADS for passenger amenities.
BAFTAs Awards 2016
Britain's 69th British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) were held at the Royal Opera House in London on February 14, The "Revenant" won big at this year’s BAFTA Awards, winning best film, best director for Alejandro González Iñárritu, and best actor for Leonardo DiCaprio, the full list of 2016’s BAFTA winners.
Complete List of Winners:
Film: The Revenant
Director: Alejandro G Inarritu, The Revenant
Leading Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Leading Actress: Brie Larson, Room
Supporting Actor: Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
Supporting Actress: Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs
Adapted Screenplay: The Big Short, Adam McKay, Charles Randolph
Animated Film: Inside Out
British Short Animation: Edmond
British Short Film: Operator
Cinematography: The Revenant, Emmanuel Lubezki
Costume Design: Mad Max: Fury Road, Jenny Beavan
Documentary: Amy
EE Rising Star: John Boyega
Editing: Mad Max: Fury Road, Margaret Sixel
Film not in the English Language: Wild Tales
Make-Up and Hair: Mad Max: Fury Road
Original Music: The Hateful Eight, Ennio Morricone
Original Screenplay: Spotlight, Tom McCarthy, Josh Singer
Outstanding British Film: Brooklyn
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer: The Theeb, Rupert Lloyd
Production Design: Mad Max: Fury Road
Sound: The Revenant
Special Visual Effects: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
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Union Government to set up National Organic Farming Research Institute in Sikkim
The Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has decided to set up the National Organic Farming Research Institute (NOFRI) in Sikkim. Decision in this regard was taken by Union Agriculture Minister Radhamohan Singh after he met Sikkim Agriculture Minister Som Nath Paudyal in New Delhi. The NOFRI will be established by upgrading the existing Gangtok based Regional Centre of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). Apart from this, Union Government also has assured State Government to help in sustaining the organic farming and also in marketing of the State’s organic products.
In January 2016, Sikkim was officially declared as first fully organic state in India by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The state has achieved this feat by converting around 75000 hectares of land into certified organic farms by following the guidelines prescribed by National Programme for Organic Production.
GALLANTRY AWARDS 2016
President Pranab Mukherjee has conferred the country’s highest peacetime gallantry award Ashok Chakra to Lance Naik Mohan Nath Goswami posthumously. On the eve of 67th Republic Day celebrations President has approved 365 Gallantry awards and other Defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel and others. It includes one Ashoka Chakra, 4 Kirti Chakras and 11 Shaurya Chakras.
Ashok Chakra:
Lance Naik Mohan Nath Goswami (Posthumous). He belonged to 9 PARA (Special Force) and laid down his life while fighting LeT militants in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Kirti Chakra:
Subedar Mahendra Singh of 9 PARA (Special Force).
Sepoy Jagdish Chand (Posthumous) of 546 DSC Platoon.
Shaurya Chakra:
Colonel Santosh Mahadik (Posthumous) of 41 Rashtriya Rifle (PARA).
Major Praphul Kumar Bhardwaj of 12 PARA (Special Force).
Major Sandip Yadav of 55 Rashtriya Rifle (Armed).
Major Anurag Kumar of 9 PARA (Special Force).
Lieutenant Harjinder Singh of 3 KUMAON.
Naik Satish Kumar (Posthumous) of 21 Rashtriya Rifle (Guards).
Naik Kheem Singh Mehra of 21 KUMAON.
Sepoy Dharma Ram (Posthumous) of 1 Rashtriya Rifle (MAHAR).
Kirti Chakra is the second highest peace time gallantry award i.e. awarded for valour, courageous action or self-sacrifice away from the field of battle. Shaurya Chakra is third highest peace time gallantry award generally awarded for counterinsurgency operations and actions against the enemy during peace-time.
PADMA AWARDS 2016
President Pranab Mukherjee has announced the names of Recipients of this year’s Padma awards. He approved conferment of 112 Padma Awards. Following is the list of the recipients—
Padma Vibhushan Awardees 2016
1. Ms. Yamini Krishnamurthi – Art- Classical dance (Delhi)
2. Shri Rajinikanth – Art-Cinema (Tamil Nadu)
3. Smt. Girija Devi – Art-Classical Vocal (West Bengal)
4. Shri Ramoji Rao – Literature and Education Journalism (Andhra Pradesh)
5. Dr. Viswanathan Shanta – Medicine- Oncology (Tamil Nadu)
6. Shri Shri Ravi Shankar – Others-Spiritualism (Karnataka)
7. Shri Jagmohan – Public Affairs (Delhi)
8. Dr.Vasudev Kalkunte Aatre – Science and Engineering (Karnataka)
9. Shri Avinash Dixit (Foreigner) – Literature and Education (USA)
10. Late Shri Dhiru Bhai Ambani (Posthumous) – Trade and Industry (Maharashtra)
Padma Bhushan Awardees 2016
11. Shri Anupam Kher – Art-Cinema (Maharashtra)
12. Shri Udit Narayan Jha – Art-Playback Singing (Maharashtra)
13. Shri Ram V. Sutar – Art-Sculpture (Uttar Pradesh)
14. Shri Heisnam Kanhailal – Art-Theatre (Manipur)
15. Shri Vinod Rai – Civil Service (Kerala)
16. Dr. Yarlagadda Lakshmi Prasad – Literature and Education (Andhra Pradesh)
17. Prof. N. S. Ramanuja Tatacharya – Literature and Education (Maharashtra )
18. Dr. Barjinder Singh Hamdard – Literature and Education - Journalism (Punjab)
19. Prof. D. Nageshwar Reddy – Medicine-Gastroenterology (Telangana)
20. Swami Tejomayananda – Other-Spiritualism (Maharashtra)
21. Shri Hafeez Contractor – Others-Architecture (Maharashtra)
22. Shri Ravindra Chandra Bhargava – Public Affairs (Uttar Pradesh)
23. Dr.Venkata Rama Rao Alla – Science and Engineering (Andhra Pradesh)
24. Ms. Saina Nehwal – Sports-Badminton (Telangana)
25. Ms. Sania Mirza – Sports-Tennis (Telangana)
26. Ms. Indu Jain – Trade and Industry (Delhi)
27. Late Swami Dayanand Sarawasati (Posthumous) – Others-Spiritualism (Uttarakhand)
28. Shri Robert Blackwill (Foreigner) – Public Affairs (USA)
29. Shri Pallonji Shapoorji Mistry (NRI/PIO) – Trade and Industry (Ireland)
Padma Shri Awardees 2016
30. Smt. Prathibha Prahlad – Art- Classical Dance (Delhi)
31. Shri Bhikhudan Gadhvi – Art- Folk Music (Gujarat)
32. Shri Sribhas Chandra Supakar – Art- Textile Designing (Uttar Pradesh)
33. Shri Ajay Devgn – Art-Cinema (Maharashtra)
34. Ms. Priyanka Chopra – Art-Cinema (Maharashtra)
35. Pt. Tulsidas Borkar – Art-Classical Music (Goa)
36. Dr. Soma Ghosh – Art-Classical Vocal (Uttar Pradesh)
37. Shri Nila Madhab Panda – Art-Film Direction and Production (Delhi)
38. Shri S.S. Rajamouli – Art-Film Direction and Production (Karnataka)
39. Shri Madhur Bhandarkar – Art-Film Direction and Production (Maharashtra)
40. Prof. M. Venkatesh Kumar – Art-Folk Artist (Karnataka)
41. Ms. Gulabi Sapera – Art-Folk Dance (Rajasthan)
42. Smt. Mamta Chandrakar – Art-Folk Music (Chhattisgarh)
43. Ms. Malini Awasthi – Art-Folk Music (Uttar Pradesh)
44. Shri Jai Prakash Lekhiwal – Art-Miniature Painting (Delhi)
45. Shri K. Laxma Goud – Art-Painting (Telangana)
46. Shri Bhalchandra Dattatray Mondhe – Art-Photography (Madhya Pradesh)
47. Shri Naresh Chander Lal – Art-Theatre and Cinema (Andaman and Nicobar)
48. Shri Dhirendra Nath Bezbaruah – Literature and Education (Assam)
49. Shri Prahlad Chandra Tasa – Literature and Education (Assam)
50. Dr.Ravindra Nagar – Literature and Education (Delhi)
51. Shri Dahyabhai Shastri – Literature and Education (Gujarat)
52. Dr.Santeshivara Bhyrappa – Literature and Education (Karnataka)
53. Shri Haldar Nag – Literature and Education (Odisha)
54. Shri Kameshwaram Brahma – Literature and Education - Journalism (Assam)
55. Prof. Pushpesh Pant – Literature and Education Journalism (Delhi)
56. Shri Jawaharlal Kaul – Literature and Education Journalism (Jammu and Kashmir)
57. Shri Ashok Malik – Literature andEducation (Delhi)
58. Dr.Mannam Gopi Chand – Medicine-Cardio Thoracic Surgery (Telangana)
59. Prof. Ravi Kant – Medicine-Surgery (Uttar Pradesh)
60. Prof. Ram Harsh Singh – Medicine- Ayurveda (Uttar Pradesh)
61. Prof. Shiv Narain Kureel – Medicine- Paediatric Surgery (Uttar Pradesh)
62. Dr.Sabya Sachi Sarkar – Medicine –Radiology (Uttar Pradesh)
63. Dr. Alla Gopala Krishna Gokhale – Medicine-Cardiac Surgery (Andhra Pradesh)
64. Prof. T.K. Lahiri – Medicine-Cardio Thoracic Surgery (Uttar Pradesh)
65. Dr. Praveen Chandra – Medicine-Cardiology (Delhi)
66. Prof. (Dr) Daljeet Singh Gambhir – Medicine-Cardiology (Uttar Pradesh)
67. Dr.Chandrasekar Shesadri Thoguluva – Medicine Gastroenterology (Tamil Nadu)
68. Dr. (Mrs.) Anil Kumari Malhotra – Medicine-Homeopathy (Delhi)
69. Prof. M.V. Padma Srivastava – Medicine-Neurology (Delhi)
70. Dr. Sudhir V. Shah – Medicine-Neurology (Gujarat)
71. Dr. M. M. Joshi – Medicine-Ophthalmology (Karnataka)
72. Prof. (Dr) John Ebnezar – Medicine-Orthopaedic Surgery (Karnataka)
73. Dr. Nayudamma Yarlagadda – Medicine-Paediatric Surgery (Andhra Pradesh)
74. Shri Simon Oraon – Other Environment Conservation (Jharkhand)
75. Shri Imitiaz Qureshi – Other-Culinary (Delhi)
76. Shri Piyush Pandey – Others-Advertising and Communication (Maharashtra)
77. Shri Subhash Palekar – Others-Farming (Maharashtra)
78. Shri Ravinder Kumar Sinha – Others-Wildlife Conservation (Bihar)
79. Dr. H.R. Nagendra – Others-Yoga (Karnataka)
80. Shri M. C. Mehta – Public Affairs (Delhi)
81. Shri M. N. Krishna Mani – Public Affairs (Delhi)
82. Shri Ujjwal Nikam – Public Affairs (Maharashtra)
83. Shri Tokheho Sema – Public Affairs (Nagaland)
84. Dr. Satish Kumar – Science and Engineering (Delhi)
85. Dr.Mylswamy Annadurai – Science and Engineering (Karnataka)
86. Prof. Dipankar Chatterji – Science and Engineering (Karnataka)
87. Prof.(Dr.) Ganapati Dadasaheb Yadav – Science and Engineering (Maharashtra)
88. Smt. (Prof.) Veena Tandon – Science and Engineering (Meghalaya)
89. Shri Onkar Nath Srivastava – Science and Engineering Uttar Pradesh
90. Ms. Sunita Krishnan – Social Work (Andhra Pradesh)
91. Shri Ajoy Kumar Dutta – Social Work (Assam)
92. Shri M. Pandit Dasa – Social Work (Karnataka)
93. Shri P. P. Gopinathan Nair – Social Work (Kerala)
94. Smt. Madeleine Herman de Blic – Social Work (Puducherry)
95. Shri Srinivasan Damal Kandalai – Social work (Tamil Nadu)
96. Shri Sudhakar Olwe – Social Work (Maharashtra)
97. Dr. T.V. Narayana – Social Work (Telangana)
98. Shri Arunachalam Murugantham – Social Work (Tamil Nadu)
99. Ms. Deepika Kumari – Sports-Archery (Jharkhand)
100. Shri Sushil Doshi – Sports-commentary (Madhya Pradesh)
101. Shri Mahesh Sharma – Trade and Industry (Delhi)
102. Shri Saurabh Srivastava – Trade and Industry (Delhi)
103. Sh Dilip Sanghvi – Trade and Industry (Maharashtra)
104. Dr. Keki Hormusji Gharda – Trade and Industry (Maharashtra)
105. Late Shri Prakash Chand Surana (Posthumous) – Art -Classical Music (Rajasthan)
106. Late Shri Saeed Jaffrey (NRI/PIO/Posthumous) – Art-Cinema (UK)
107. Shri Michael Postel (Foreigner) – Art-Archaeology (France)
108. Shri Salman Amin Sal Khan (NRI/PIO) – Literature and Education (USA)
109. Smt. Hui Lan Zhang (Foreigner) – Others-Yoga (China)
110. Shri Predrag K. Nikic (Foreigner) Others-Yoga (Serbia)
111. Dr.Sundar Aditya Menon (NRI/PIO) Social Work (UAE)
112. Shri Ajaypal Singh Banga (NRI/PIO) Trade and Industry (USA)
PM Narendra Modi launches ‘Start-up India, Stand-up India’ action plan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has unveiled the ‘Start-up India, Stand-up India’ action plan in New Delhi to boost startup ventures in the country. The main aim of action plan is to give impetus to innovation and encourage the talent among young people and remove onerous government regulations and red tape.
Key features Start-up India, Stand-up India action plan
Start-up profits to be tax-free for 3 years and also no labour inspections for 3 years of launch of the venture.
Compliance regime based on self-certification for labour and environmental laws. Easy exit policy for start-ups with 90 days.
Tax exemption to be provided on capital gains if money is invested in another start up.
Government to create Rs. 10,000 crore corpus fund for development and growth of innovation driven enterprises. It will be Rs. 2500 crore a year for four years Liberalised Fast-track mechanism for start-up patent applications under intellectual property rights protection with 80% cost rebate.
Encouraging startups to participate in public procurement by easing norms of minimum turnover/experience. Mobile apps, portal for register start-ups in a day from 1st April 2016. Establishing Credit guarantee fund and special scheme for women entrepreneurs.
Sector specific incubators 500 tinkering labs, per-incubation and seed funds under the Atal Innovation mission Public-private partnership (PPP) model for 35 new incubators, 7 new research parks, 31 innovation centres at national institutes and 5 new Bio clusters will be set up to help Biotech Sector.
Government to start Atal Innovation Mission to give an impetus to innovation and encouraging talent among young people by instituting national awards.
Government to promote the provision of core innovation programmes in 5 lakh schools across the country.
Tsai Ing-wen elected as first female President of Taiwan
Pro-Independence Opposition candidate of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Tsai Ing-wen (59) has been elected as first female and 14th President of Taiwan. Ms Tsai’s victory is the biggest mandate ever won by a DPP president and is only the second-ever victory for the DPP since Taiwan split with China in 1949. The first was Chen Shui-bian who also was pro-independence (from China) advocate. During his time as President between 2000 and 2008 tensions had escalated with China.
In the 2016 general elections, DPP which leads the camp that wants independence from China led by Tsai Ing-wen emerged victorious with 56% of the total vote share. She defeated Eric Chu of the ruling Kuomintang (KMT) Party that secured 31% vote share.
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The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 comes into force
The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 came into force 15 January 2016. In this regard, Union Ministry of Woman and Child Development has issued orders for enforceable of Act. The Act had received President Pranab Mukherjee’s assent on December 31, 2015 after it was passed by the Parliament.
Key features of Act
Aims at ensuring protection, proper care, development and social reintegration of children in difficult circumstances by adopting a child-friendly approach.
Permits trying of juveniles between the ages of 16 and 18 years as adults for heinous offences.
Establishment of Child Welfare Committees (CWC) along with Juvenile Justice Boards (JJB) in each district.
Empowers JJB to examine the nature of crime and decide whether it was committed as a child mind or as an adult mind.
Based upon the preliminary inquiry of JJB, juvenile offender will be either sent for rehabilitation or will be tried as an adult.
The CWC will determine institutional care for juvenile in need of care and protection.
Prescribes eligibility of adoptive parents and the procedure for adoption. Penalties for cruelty against a child have been prescribed in case of offering a narcotic substance to a child and selling and abduction of a child.
Anuradha Roy wins 2016 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature
Indian writer Anuradha Roy has won the on the prestigious $50,000 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature for her novel ‘Sleeping on Jupiter’. She was awarded with prize and a unique trophy by Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe in Colombo. Her novel Sleeping on Jupiter deals with the subject of violence against women with story revolving around girl named Nomi and is set in Jarmuli, a city of temples. She was selected among the 6 shortlisted authors for this edition (sixth) of prize by jury headed by Mark Tully.
About Anuradha Roy
Ms Roy is novelist, journalist and editor.
Her first novel An Atlas of Impossible Longing has been translated into 15 languages across the world.
Till date she has authored three novels viz. An Atlas of Impossible Longing (2008), The Folded Earth (2011) and Sleeping on Jupiter (2015).
About DSC Prize for South Asian Literature
It is a literary prize awarded annually to writers of any nationality or ethnicity writing about South Asia on themes such as culture, history, politics or people.
The prize was instituted in 2011 by DSC Limited, an Indian infrastructure and construction company.
The writers are chosen for their original full-length novel written in English or translated into English and published in the year preceding the judging of the prize.
SCHEMES & PROGRAMMES
Digital India Program was launched in August 2014 to change the face of India digitally and electronically. This would in turn pave way for a digitally empowered nation and economy. As per this campaign, all offices and departments of Government of India would be digitally connected to each other and to the target population, thereby making the government mechanism smoother and malpractices-free. This would also ensure effective governance in the country. Digital India Program would reduce paperwork to a significant level. The program which started in 2014 would complete by 2019.
On his first speech of Independence Day in year 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the famous Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, which ensures a bank account for every Indian. In this mass drive, more than 15 million saving accounts were opened across the length and breadth of the country with almost all public sector banks participating in it. It was the first ever financial inclusion program launched in the country and has seen success so far. More than Rs 1,500 has been deposited in banks so far by the account holders.
Swachh Bharat
This type of campaign was not really new to India, however the name and intent may be new. Previous governments have already worked on similar campaigns like Nirmal Bharat Program. However, nothing has been achieved significantly so far and thus the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan comes with a new hope to clean the country’s mess.
The campaign was launched in 2014 with almost every big and small personality of the country taking to the streets and taking part in it. In fact, the cleanliness drive has more to do with self publicity, whether it is the Prime Minister himself, or other ministers, or film stars or the general public. All have taken pictures of cleaning their locality and posted it on their social media account to ensure that people see that they are involved with a noble cause. The evaluation of the campaign has to be seen in a longer run.
This was more of a slogan than a campaign coined by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ensure self sufficiency in the field of mass production. The vision has been to attract global investors to invest in domestic market and thus create India a manufacturing hub for the entire world.
Make in India would also ensure that there are sufficient job opportunities for the national youth who are struggling to get a decent job in order to compete with their international counterparts. The Make in India campaign is being run and administered by the Central Government and the government has identified a total of 25 different sectors on which it would focus.
Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana
Inclusive governance is one of the core visions of Shri Narendra Modi. As per Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana, each MP would take out some part of their funds for the development of their constituencies. Physical and institutional infrastructures are some of the way through which the villages of the country can reach up to their empowerment, as a whole.
The Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana ensures the same. The campaign which started in year 2014 is said to be successfully concluding by year 2019. The guidelines for rural development under the scheme have already been issued by the honorable prime minister in October 2014.
Low cost benefits have been the core guiding principles of the Narendra Modi lead Central Government in almost all the schemes they are launching. Atal Pension Yojana too is one such scheme, which ensures old age pension to those who are not covered under any other pension or social security scheme.
This way, those people who have been working in unorganized sectors and enjoying no pension scheme would be covered and can ensure a healthy and comfortable old age.
Awas Yojana (PMAY)
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana is primarily a welfare housing scheme launched by the central government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. With PMAY, the intention is to provide housing to all by year 2022. In order to make the scheme a success and reality, a total of around 2 crore houses would be constructed across the length and breadth of the country by year 2022.
The houses would be distributed to the needy sections of society and a subsidy on loan would be provided by the central government, thereby making housing an affordable thing for the economically weaker people of the country. Special preference would be given to senior citizens, women and SC/ST in allotment of these houses.
Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY)
The PMJJBY is a term life insurance policy that goes a long way in ensuring a safe financial future for the policy holder and comes with lowest cost on a yearly basis.
Anyone who is within the age group of 18 years to 50 years can get enrolled for PMJJBY, provided they have a functional saving bank account. Within the scheme, the policy holder would have to pay as a premium is Rs 330 per year and they would be covered with a life insurance of Rs 2 lakhs.
Suraksha Bima Yojana
Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana targets social security through insuring accidental deaths and partial or permanent disabilities. A large number of population in India live in rural areas and these people do not have access to insurance schemes. PMSBY is an initiative to cater to such a population so that they can enjoy the insurance benefits at minimum contributions.
In order to get PMSBY scheme for anyone in India, the subscriber is required to just pay Rs 12 per year and enjoy a carefree insured life of up to Rs 2 lakhs insurance cover. One of the best things about these social security schemes is that they require an insignificant level of paperwork and this leverage has been provided considering the fact that a large number of people living in rural areas do not have all the validation documents available with them.
Krishi Sinchai Yojana
India is primarily an agricultural country and irrigation defines the success of agriculture. This is why it is important for any agricultural economy to have a proper irrigation channel throughout the country. Prime Minister Modi has identified this need and thus started this new scheme.
As per the scheme details, just 45 per cent of the farm lands in India are accessible to the irrigation channels with remaining 55 per cent depending on traditional methods of irrigation. This is a huge opportunity and the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana would ensure that adequate infrastructural arrangements are made so that maximum fields in the country are connected to the irrigation system properly.
Kaushal Vikas Yojana
Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana would facilitate necessary arrangements so that the younger lot of workforce in India is provided with world class training as far as technical expertise is concerned. The skills training would be in line with latest technologies coupled with personality development and management skills that would ensure that our youth compete well with their international counterparts.
This is yet another aggressive scheme launched by the Narendra Modi government. MUDRA stands for Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency Ltd., which was initiated to bring into the general public into the normal banking system. Facilities and benefits like credits, loans, and insurance are not reachable to many in India, especially to those living in rural and far flung areas.
MUDRA bank is not exactly a bank but a banking regulator which would regulate the micro finance to the rural and needy population.
Garib Kalyan Yojana
Under this scheme, the government would run several micro campaigns to ensure that that the welfare needs of the poor population are met and taken care of. It would conduct workshops to meet its agendas.
Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana is one of the most promising and relevant schemes launched by the Narendra Modi Government. SSY lays special emphasis on financial empowerment of the girl child. Through this scheme, the parents of any girl child below 10 years can open a saving account for their daughters and operate it till they attain an age of 21 years.
After that time, they can withdraw the money and use it for her marriage or higher education. The scheme offers a high rate of return, even much higher than PPF and the depositor gets complete tax exemption for whatever amount invested under 80C of income tax. Ever since the scheme has been launched, lakhs or parents have already got an account opened for their daughters and enjoying the benefits. Read more about this yojana.
DigiLocker Scheme
Just like you have a locker to secure your valuable belongings, Digilocker is a facility through which you can secure and keep your valuable documents secure. Now, when everything has turned out to be digital, online documents are required in order to submit forms and other activities.
Digilocker is a space provided by Government of India where you can upload all your important documents in digital format and use them whenever you have to furnish it anywhere to government authorities. This drive has paved way for paperless environment and would also curtain the possibilities of corruption to the significant level.
Ebasta Scheme
eBasta Scheme is very much similar to the concept of DigiLockers. eBasta provides an online learning space for the students in the form of digital books. With this service, students would no more have to go and buy their books from the book shops and neither would publishers need to worry about pirated versions or supply channel flaws.
The content and curriculum of the students can be decided by the school and its teachers and students will have to just login and download their study material, which they can use for learning at their computers and tablets. This kind of initiative would initiate the era of interactive learning in India.
17. One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme:
Under the OROP scheme the government said it would revise pension every five years where the veterans protested and demanded that it should be revised every two years.
The government announced that OROP will be implemented from July 1, 2014 and the base year would be 2013 but the ex-servicemen objected and said it should nbe implemented from April 1, 2014 instead of July 1. The veterans even demanded that every person in the army should be a benefiaciary under the OROP scheme. The estimated cost to implement OROP will be between Rs 8,000 crore to Rs 10,000 crore.
18. Pradhan Mantri Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Yojana
This programme was launched by PM Narendra Modi on 22 January 2015 in Panipat, Haryana. It is a very significant programme and campaign because of country’s poor record on women related indicators such as child sex ratio, female infanticide, female foeticide and female education etc; especially alarming is the data for child sex ratio i.e. the sex ratio of children 0 to 6 years. The census data of the year 2011 shows child sex ratio at 918 which is lesser than the previous census (2001) data of 927. Thus, child sex ratio (0-6 years) is showing a declining trend which is not a very healthy sign for social development of India. Therefore, ‘Beti Bacha Beti Padhao’ campaign is one of the most important programmes being initiated by the new Government.
19. Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana:
Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY) has been launched in September 2015 for the welfare of tribals and other affected persons in mining areas. Under this scheme, the mining companies will need to contribute 10 to 30% of royalty for welfare of people directly or indirectly affected by mining.
This scheme is a follow up to Prime Minister’s promise of Rs. 6000 Crore for the development of tribals in mining affected areas in his Independence Day speech. However, the proposal to establish the District Mineral Foundations had come in November 2014 from Union Government side. The idea was to levy additional royalty and then use that fund on welfare of the people / infra development in mining affected areas. For this purpose, on January 12, 2015, President Pranab Mukherjee had signed an ordinance to amend the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act (MMDR Act), 1957. This was followed by parliamentary approval to amendment of MMDR Acr 1957 on 26 March 2015. On August 18, 2015; Odisha became the first state in India to issue rules for the District Mineral Foundation.
20. Integrated Power Development Scheme:
Integrated Power Development (IPDS) scheme launched by Modi Government is basically a new avatar of Restructured Accelerated Power Development Programme of UPA. This scheme focuses on improvement of T&D networks across India. It promises help in reduction of AT&C losses, establishment of IT enabled energy accounting / auditing system, improvement in billed energy based on metered consumption and improvement in collection efficiency.
The scheme has been launched with an outlay of Rs. 44,011 crore for 12th and 13th plans. All discoms including private discoms and state power departments are eligible to get financial assistance under it. The discoms can prioritize what fraction of their infrastructure work is to be strengthened and can apply for assistance with their detailed project reports. The projects supported under this scheme need to be completed within 24 months. Like R-APDP, Power Finance Corporation is nodal agency for this scheme. The grant portion of this scheme is 60% for normal states and 85% for special category states. They can also get 15% additional grant if they do the work within prescribed milestones viz. timely completion of the scheme, reduction in AT&C losses as per trajectory. The discoms need to enter into tripartite agreement with PFC and State Government to be enable to get all support.
21. Domestic Efficient Lighting Programme (DELP):
DELP programme has been launched in several states (Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi) to replace the regular bulbs and CFL lights with LED lights. The programme is being implemented by Discoms in association with Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL). LED lights are given at lower than market price in this scheme.
22. Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana:
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the New Crop Insurance Scheme,‘Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana’ to boost the agricultural sector.
The theme of the Scheme is One Nation – One Scheme. In this, all shortcomings and weaknesses of all previous schemes were removed and incorporated with the best features of all schemes.
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Top Scheme And Programme Launched By Narendra Modi Government
It was Launched on 25th September 2014
To make India a manufacturing hub.
Make in India is an initiative of the Government of India to encourage multinational, as well as domestic, companies to manufacture their products in India.
The major objective behind the initiative is to focus on job creation and skill enhancement in twenty-five sectors of the economy
Launched on 1st July 2015
To transform India’s economy
Digital India has three core components.
The creation of digital infrastructure
Delivering services digitally
Skill India
Launched on 15th July 2015)
To create jobs for youth of the Country
Skill Development in Youth
Making Skill available to All Youth of India
Launched on 29th April 2015
In first Government of india Will Develop 100 Smart cities in India
Under this Scheme Cities from all States Are Selected
Unearthen Black Money
Bill Passed on 14th May 2015
Disclosing Black Money
Punishment for The Black Money holders
Namami Gange
Namami Gange Project or Namami Ganga Yojana is an ambitious Union Government Project which integrates the efforts to clean and protect the Ganga river in a comprehensive manner.
It its maiden budget, the government announced Rs. 2037 Crore towards this mission.
The project is officially known as Integrated Ganga Conservation Mission project or ‘Namami Ganga Yojana’.
This project aims at Ganga Rejuvenation by combining the existing ongoing efforts and planning under it to create a concrete action plan for future.
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
Launched on 2nd October 2014)
To have clean India by 2nd October 2019
Eliminate open defecation by constructing toilets for households, communities
Eradicate manual scavenging
Introduce modern and scientific municipal solid waste management practices
Enable private sector participation in the sanitation sector
Change people’s attitudes to sanitation and create awareness
Swadesh Darshan
Integrated Development of Theme Based Buddhist tourist circuit
Sukanya Samridhi Account
Launched on 22nd January 2015
The scheme was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 22 January 2015 as a part of the Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao campaign.
The scheme currently provides an interest rate of 9.2% and tax benefits.
The account can be opened at any India Post office or a branch of some authorised commercial banks
Bal swachh mission
Launched on 14th November 2014)
Awareness about the cleanliness of the children
Launched on 28th August 2014 )
To give financial services to weaker section of society.
Launched on 9th May 2015
Eligibility: Available to people in age group 18 to 70 years with bank account.
Premium: Rs.12 per annum.
Payment Mode: The premium will be directly auto-debited by the bank from the subscribers account. This is the only mode available.
Risk Coverage: For accidental death and full disability – Rs.2 Lakh and for partial disability – Rs.1 Lakh.
Eligibility: Any person having a bank account and Aadhaar number linked to the bank account can give a simple form to the bank every year before 1st of June in order to join the scheme. Name of nominee to be given in the form.
Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Yojana
(Launched on 22nd January 2015)-To generate awareness of welfare service meants for girl child and women.
Atal Pension Scheme
(Launched on 9th May 2015)-for unorganised sector ‘s workers
HRIDAY (National Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana) scheme
(Launched on 21st January 2015)-To develop heritage cities.
(Launched on 9th May 2015)-Life insurance scheme by Government
(Launched on 8th April 2015) to provide up to 10 lakh to small entrepreneur.
Krishi Amani Bima Yojana
Scheme for farmer
Pradhan Mantri Gram Sinchai Yojana
To provide water to all field in the Country.
Pradhan Mantri Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana
(Launched on 11th October 2014)-Each MP to develop three villages by 2019.
(Launched on 25th September 2014)- To provide employmentto youth residing in rural area.
Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana
To provide power(electricity) to rural area of the country.
Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana
Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana is a special social security scheme which includes Pension and Life Insurance, introduced by Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs for the overseas Indian workers in possession of Emigration Check Required (ECR) passports.
It is a voluntary scheme designed to help workers to meet their three financial needs: saving for retirement, saving for their return and resettlement, and providing free life insurance offering coverage for death from natural causes.
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(Launched on 25th December 2014)
Soil Health Card Scheme
Soil Health Card Scheme is a scheme launched by the Government of India in February 2015.
Under the scheme, the government plans to issue soil cards to farmers which will carry crop-wise recommendations of nutrients and fertilisers required for the individual farms to help farmers to improve productivity through judicious use of inputs.
All soil samples are to be tested in various soil testing labs across the country.
Thereafter the experts will analyse the strength and weaknesses (micro-nutrients deficiency) of the soil and suggest measures to deal with it.
The result and suggestion will be displayed in the cards.
The government plans to issue the cards to 14 crore farmers
Rani Laxmi Bai Pension scheme
For victims of Muzazafar nagar riot.
Udaan Scheme
To provide skill to youth of India.
Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission
The Mission aims at development of rural growth clusters which have latent potential for growth, in all States and UTs, which would trigger overall development in the region.
These clusters would be developed by provisioning of economic activities, developing skills & local entrepreneurship and providing infrastructure amenities.
The Rurban Mission will thus develop a cluster of Smart Villages.
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(Launched on 16th October 2014)
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Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation-To improve the infrastructure at pilgrimage places.
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
The Union Cabinet has approved Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
It is a new crop insurance scheme to boost farming sector in the country.
It is farmers’ welfare scheme
The Scheme aims to reduce the premium burden on farmers and ensure early settlement of crop Insurance claim for the full insured sum.We Will cover this Scheme In details in Separate Article
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American Airpower Museum
This is a museum commemorating the World War II big iron birds, especially the P-47 “Thunderbolt.” Some sixty five years ago, the current home of the American Airpower Museum at Republic Airport was a crucial part of the “Arsenal of Democracy”. Home to Republic Aviation, the complex produced over 9,000 P-47 Thunderbolts in Farmingdale.
1230 New Highway, Farmingdale, NY, 11735
Atlantis Long Island Aquarium & Exhibition Center
Prepare for a voyage of undersea discovery at Atlantis Marine World —
Long Island’s own full-scale Aquarium. From shark dives to snorkeling,
boat tours to salt marsh explorations, a giant octopus to the Western hemisphere’s largest all-living Coral Reef display…it’s all happening at Atlantis Marine World.
Atlantis Marine World
431 East Main Street, Riverhead, NY 11901
Tel: 631.208.9200 • Fax: 631.208.0466
Open year-round from 10am to 5pm. Closed December 25
The Big Duck
In 1931, Riverhead duck farmer Martin Maurer built this 20-ft. tall, 30-ft. long eye-catcher using concrete (technically, “ferrocement”) applied over a wooden frame. Taillights from a Model T Ford became its eyes, glowing red at night. Maurer sold ducks and eggs from the shop in its belly.
Flanders Rd, Flanders, NY 631-852-8290
Brookhaven Volunteer Fire Fighters Museum
1889 Fire House, two floors of Fire Memorabilia, two truck buildings house, 12 fire trucks.
Fireman’s Memorial Park, Route 25 Ridge, NY 11961
Cedar Point Lighthouse and County Park
Cedar Point Lighthouse is located on the south shore of Long Island in Cedar Point Park in Easthampton. The lighthouse is situated on Cedar Island, just off of Cedar Point, between the waters of Northwest Harbor and Gardiners Bay.
Settled in 1651, Cedar Point was once a busy port for shipping farm goods, fish, and timber from Sag Harbor. The historic Cedar Point Lighthouse stood on an island 200 yards from shore when it was built in 1860. Its beacon served to guide whaling ships in and out of Sag Harbor during its hey-day as a major port. The hurricane of 1938 transformed the shoreline, shifting sands to create a narrow, walkable strip that now connects the lighthouse with the mainland.
Cedar Point Lighthouse & County Park
Suffolk County Dept of Parks, Recreation and Conservation
Children’s Maritime Museum
Come to the Children’s Maritime Museum where children can explore the Working Waterfront. Build a bridge, engineer a water wheel, operate a water taxi, bail a boat and much more. Visit us to see our “What’s New Center”. Open all summer
Port Jefferson Village Center, East Broadway,
Port Jefferson, NY 11777
Children’s Museum of the East End
Interactive exhibits are both permanent and rotating. The permanent exhibit focuses on what makes the East End a special place, with an emphasis on the people and living creatures that inhabit it. Themes include agriculture, fishing, world celebrations, and community.
In addition to the indoor activities, visitors are encouraged to explore outdoor exhibits, mazes and gardens. There is space for year-round workshops, performances, and special events, as well as a permanent art workshop for children to explore their own creativity.
376 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike
Bridgehampton, NY 11932,
East Hampton Historical Farm Museum
The East Hampton Historical Farm Museum offers visitors the chance to step back in time and experience local farm life during the 1880s-1930s.
At the East Hampton Historical Farm Museum, we believe that a museum is a place not just for storing unique objects, but rather, it’s a place for people to engage, interact and ponder. This is because education involves active participation which is why we offer a wide array of events and exhibitions that range from celebrational to educational, targeting both adult audiences and the entire family. We invite you to peruse our upcoming schedule and plan to spend a day with us.
Website: https://www.facebook.com/EHHFarmMuseum/
Address: 131 No. Main Street @ Cedar Street
East Hampton Town Marine Museum
The Marine Museum tells the unique story of Long Island’s East End community and its relationship with sea through artifacts, photographs, models and displays.
Three floors of exhibits are characterized by thoughtful interpretation of historical research and the perspective of the men who work on the water everyday of their lives.
East Hampton Historical Society, 101 Main St., East Hampton, NY 11937, tel: (631) 324-6850
The Green School (Sagaponack)
In our warm and stimulating environment, we nurture independence, creativity, and consideration in our growing children.
Entering each day through the barn doors, the children step into our magical setting, separated by sliding doors from farm life. Here, in this idyllic atmosphere, they discover and learn hands on as we incorporate science, language arts, and math skills into activities like gardening, art, and animal care.
We offer weekly programs such as: Playgroup, Riding Lessons, Adaptive Riding Lessons, Saturday Camps, Birthday Parties, Holiday Camps, and Summer Camp!
The Green School, 287 Merchants Path, Sagaponack, NY 11962, tel: (631) 237-1148
Hither Hills State Park
Hither Hills State Park is sure to be popular with the kids. On just 2.5 miles of beach, you’ll find a softball field, a playground, sand chairs, fishing on a 40-acre freshwater pond, 2 volleyball courts, and even campsites (open April through November).
50 South Fairview Ave, Montauk, NY 11954, tel:(631) 668-2554
Long Island Game Farm
The Long Island Game Farm Wildlife and Children’s Zoo features hundreds of animals, including an 18-foot giraffe, red kangaroos, kinkajous, cougars, Barbados sheep, peacocks, and the only lemurs born and bred on Long Island (season is open April 16, 2016).
489 Chapman Blvd, Manorville, NY 11949, tel:(631) 878-6644
Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park
The original historic estate buildings remain including the 65 room Tudor Revival mansion, Coe Hall, which is open for tours spring through fall. The grounds, landscaped by the Olmsted Brothers of Brookline, Massachusetts, are spectacularly beautiful year round. Educational programs are offered for children and adults. Planting Fields is an ideal location for wedding photography. Also a great place for a picnic and a romp on the lawn.
Planting Fields Arboretum & State Historic Park
1395 Planting Fields Rd, Oyster Bay, NY, 11771, tel:(516) 922-9200
Railroad Museum of Long Island
Historic Railroad collection including steam engine #39, Diesel engine #1556, Porter engine #1 and 8 other vintage railroad cars. Indoor museum, miniature railroad, working site.
416 Griffing Avenue Riverhead, NY 11901 631-727-7920
4th Street at the Tracks Greenport, NY 11944 631-477-0439
The South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center
This is the only state-of-the-art natural history museum on the South Fork of Long Island. A visit to SoFo provides a day of fun and discovery for adults and children. The museum brings nature indoors, and a walk through the museum is like taking an interpretive nature hike. The museum even furnishes you with a field guide to the exhibits. Each of the displays engages all your senses, making you feel like a naturalist who is exploring a new territory and asking, “What have I come upon?” and “Why is it here”?
South Fork Natural History Museum & Nature Center
377 Bridgehampton / Sag Harbor Turnpike
Bridgehampton, NY 11932-0455, 631-537-9735
The East End water park—voted one of the best parks in America by the Travel Channel.
2549 Splish Splash Drive,
Riverhead, NY 11901,
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The Proof Is Out There: DISTURBING Sounds From Beneath the Earth (Season 1) | History
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The Proof Is Out There investigates the world’s most mysterious videos, photos, and audio recordings, and uses the best technology and experts to render a credible verdict. Each episode analyzes and passes verdicts on several seemingly impossible things “caught on film,” including giant beasts, UFOS, apocalyptic sounds, hairy humans, alleged mutants from the deep, conspiracies, and many other cases. Host and veteran journalist Tony Harris takes nothing for granted in a quest for answers, tracking down eyewitnesses, putting each photo or film through a battery of tests, calling out the hoaxes, and highlighting the most credible evidence in an attempt to better understand our world.
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22-Day Hawaii, Tahiti & South Pacific Crossing on Grand Princess
Auckland to San Francisco
About Grand Princess
Ship Overview Ship Overview
Grand Princess
With an atmosphere of comfortable elegance, tantalizing dining options and dazzling entertainment, your stay on board Grand Princess® will be anything but ordinary. Relax at The Sanctuary, a tranquil haven reserved for adults, enjoy Movies Under the Stars® poolside or experience something new with our Discovery at SEA™ enrichment programs.
Year Refurbished
Crew-to-Passenger Ratio
1 to 2.26
Balcony Rooms
Oceanview Rooms
Inside Rooms
Max Passengers Per Room
Designed for wheelchair maneuverability, with widened doorways into both the cabin and its bathroom; wheel-in showers, hand-held showerheads and bath distress alarms; as well as lowered closet railings, sinks, and handrails; and removed or revamped thresholds. Additional equipment is also available on request, such as toilet seat raisers, shower stools and bed boards. Elevators have generous 36- to 42-inch doorways, and wheelchair seating is available in show lounges and other public spaces.
All Princess ships have wheelchair-accessible staterooms, but we highly recommend collapsible wheelchairs, as the widths of the stateroom doors vary. Passengers utilizing mobility devices with batteries are advised that the batteries must be a dry cell type, and must be stored and recharged in the stateroom. Mobility devices of any kind, like any other items, may not be left outside the stateroom. Because of staffing limitations, we recommend you be accompanied by someone who is physically able to assist you both onboard and onshore.
Travelers with disabilities should check in with the onboard Tour Office to ensure all shore excursions can accommodate them. Not all port facilities are accessible for those using mobility devices. Ports may be accessed by a variety of methods including a ramped gangway, a series of steps or by tender. In some cases, you may be able to access the tender, but the shoreside facility will not be accessible. Many ports of call use a mechanism known as a “stair climber” to assist passengers up and down the gangway. Passengers must transfer to a Princess wheelchair, which is connected to the stair climber and operated by the ship’s personnel. If you cannot transfer or your personal mobility device cannot be easily disembarked, you may be precluded from going ashore. With your safety and comfort in mind, the decision to permit or prohibit passengers from going ashore will be made on each occasion by the ship’s Captain, and the decision will be final. Ports that normally use tenders to access the shore are noted on the itinerary.
The maximum weight of the wheelchair including guest cannot exceed 600 lbs. on transportation lifts. If you have purchased a Princess Transfer at the start or end of the cruise, be aware that lift-equipped transportation may not be available in your port of embarkation or disembarkation.
Entry regulations for service animals vary by port. Passengers are advised to consult authorities at each port prior to departure for more information. Princess does not have food onboard for animals. The choice of dog litter material is limited and varies by ship.
Princess ships are equipped with “All-in-One Kits” with TTY that can be used in most passenger cabins and at Princess wilderness lodges. Most televisions onboard provide closed captioning and most onboard theaters have assisted listening devices. Electric outlets in most staterooms are limited to one and it is helpful to travel with an extension cord for electrical equipment. Princess also offers JAWS Professional software with a KOSS-TD/80 headset on one terminal in each Internet Café on every ship.
Mini-Suite
Oceanview (obstructed view)
Fully accessible stateroom
Portholes
Queen bed not convertible to two twin beds
Two twin beds not convertible to queen, shower only
Two-bedroom family suites
Will accommodate third and fourth person, fourth berth is rollaway bed
Will accommodate third and fourth person
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ABOUT PRINCESS CRUISES
One of the best-known names in cruising, Princess Cruises first set sail in 1965 with a single ship cruising to Mexico. Today, the line has grown to become the third largest cruise line in the world, renowned for innovative ships, an array of onboard options and an environment of exceptional customer service. Princess carries 1.7 million guests each year to destinations around the globe ranging in length from three to 114 days, allowing them to see the world and come back new®.
A recognized leader in worldwide cruising, and favorite among guests and critics alike, Princess has won multiple awards, including:
“Best Cruise Itineraries” – Recommend Magazine (over a dozen times!)
“Best Cruise Line In Alaska” – Travel Weekly (over a dozen times!)
“Highest Customer Satisfaction” – TravelAge West
“Best Ocean Cruise Line – USA Today
Princess Cruises was catapulted to stardom in 1977 when its ships, Pacific Princess® was cast in a starring role on a new television show called The Love Boat. The weekly series, which introduced millions of viewers to the concept of a sea-going vacation, was an instant hit and both the company name and the iconic Princess logo have remained synonymous with cruising ever since. The show, which can still be seen around the world, has been widely credited with fueling the dramatic expansion of the industry.
Since its beginning, Princess has frequently paved the way in the cruise industry, evolving to meet the needs of vacationers. In fact, a number of Princess concepts have since been adopted by the entire cruise industry.
The company has long been the leader in building ships specifically designed to provide a most sought-after shipboard luxury: the private balcony. In the 1980s Princess pioneered the concept of the affordable veranda, once an exclusive feature available only in the most expensive suites. Today, Princess' fleet offers one of the highest percentages of balcony cabins in the industry, across all cabin categories.
In the mid-1990s the company pioneered the concept of putting passengers in control of their own cruise experience with the introduction of a wide range of flexible onboard facilities, amenities and services in order to create a personal vacation experience. Dining options were further revolutionized in 2001 as Princess became the first cruise line to offer passengers a choice in their main dining room experience – either the traditional seating or a restaurant-style Anytime Dining, in which diners could eat when and with whom they chose.
Today, guests are enjoying The Seawalk®. This first-of-its kind, 60-foot glass-floored walkway offers an unparalleled vision of the waves below, and was inspired by the captain’s view through the floor of the ship’s bridge.
In another industry first, Princess raised the bar for shipboard entertainment by partnering with Broadway’s Stephen Schwartz, composer of Godspell, Pippin and Wicked. Stephen created the spectacular production show Magic to Do exclusively for Princess.
Adding even more spectacle to an already dazzling slate of exciting entertainment, is Princess Watercolor Fantasy Show, a fountain show displaying cascading water illuminated with colored lights and choreographed to music.
Other Princess innovations over the years include the first wedding chapel hosting modern-day weddings at sea, the unique Times Square-style Movies Under the Stars® poolside movie screen, and The Sanctuary, an adults-only oasis that has become exceedingly popular with passengers looking to relax.
Into this tradition of innovation comes Ocean Medallion™, a personalized vacation that lets guests do more of what they love. These cruises lets guests enjoy hassle-free arrival and boarding, easily stay connected with traveling companions and do everything from ordering drinks to booking excursions and specialty dining from wherever they are on board.
Your comfort zone
Princess strives to provide unsurpassed guest satisfaction on every sailing. To achieve this goal, Princess works hard to provide onboard programs and shore excursions that give guests the opportunity for meaningful travel and truly enriching vacation experiences.
Part of guests’ enjoyment of their cruise is being assured of their family’s comfort and security, which is why Princess has made a point of being able to accommodate additional guests in the same party with interconnecting staterooms, allowing families to stay together and feel more connected.
With guest comfort in mind, Princess offers invigorating treatments in The Lotus Spa, encouraging health and wellness as well as rejuvenation and relaxation, featuring a range of services from facials to massage to acupuncture.
If comfort is a state of mind, Princess has the perfect place to achieve it: The Sanctuary, a semi-secluded, lounge area just for adults. Here, guests can relax in peace, quiet and serenity on comfortable chaise lounges amid pleasant natural surroundings.
When it comes to relaxation on a vacation, a comfortable bed is an absolute must. With this necessity in mind, the Princess Luxury Bed assures the “best sleep at sea,” on a mattress and box spring designed exclusively for the cruise line by sleep experts. These beds have proven so popular, some guests have even purchased them to enjoy a better sleep in their own homes. Sweet dreams!
Exceptional guest service is one of the top priorities at Princess. Throughout the ship, guests can expect crew members to do everything they can to offer service with a smile. This includes everything from food and beverage service in our restaurants and assistance while browsing in The Shops of Princess to in-stateroom dining and housekeeping.
Service on board doesn’t end there, because the staff in our fitness center, The Lotus Spa®, youth centers, pools, lounges and every other area throughout the ship are all dedicated to making every guests’ cruise experience as enjoyable as possible, so they will want to come back and sail with Princess again and again.
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Inside category: IF
22-Day Hawaii, Tahiti & South Pacific Crossing
Price ID: 7738961
Cabin Type Pricing
Sailing Date: Apr 06, 2024
Category Type Price
ME Mini-Suite $5,018.00 USD
BF Balcony $3,278.00 USD
OZ Oceanview (obstructed view) $1,897.00 USD
IF Interior $1,738.00 USD
Must be Purchased by: Apr 5, 2024
Price is per person, quoted in USD, and includes port charges, but does not include government fees and taxes of $186.10 per person. These fares are subject to change without notice and will not be guaranteed until a reservation is confirmed. Other Fees may apply.
Cat:IF
$79.00 per night
Cat:OZ
Cat:BF
Cat:ME
All fares listed are cruise only, per person, based on double occupancy, and are subject to availability. Fares may include port charges - click price for details. Early Booking Fares are subject to availability and may be discontinued at any time. All itineraries and fares are subject to change. Fares for third and fourth person when occupying the same cabin are available upon request. Government fees, taxes and air taxes are additional. All terms and conditions can be found in the passenger ticket contract.
Ship's registry: Bermuda
1 Auckland 6:00 pm
2 Tauranga 6:30 am 5:45 pm
3 At Sea
5 Suva 9:00 am 7:00 pm
5 X Intl Date Line 8:00 pm 9:00 pm
10 Tahiti (Papeete) 8:00 am
11 Moorea 8:00 am 5:00 pm
12 At Sea
17 Honolulu 6:00 am 11:00 pm
18 Maui (Lahaina) 7:00 am 6:00 pm
23 San Francisco 7:00 am
31-Day South America, Inca & Panama Canal Discovery
from 3,296.52
14-Day Panama Canal
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Surprise: Twins, Rays To Advance
It’s the kind of story line that can overshadow the reality of a playoff series in any sport: A superstar with an amazing season and an amazing story of overcoming the nightmare of drug addiction, facing the team that originally drafted him, with the prospect of eventually getting to a World Series against the team that gave him a second chance (and then traded him away anyway).
It’s almost as if it’s just Josh Hamilton versus the Tampa Bay Rays.
Actually, it is almost as if it’s just Josh Hamilton versus the Tampa Bay Rays. Ian Kinsler and Michael Young had ordinary seasons, the bottom third of the line-up is a mixture of Mitch Moreland, Julio Borbon, Jeff Francoeur, David Murphy, Bengie Molina, and Matt Treanor, and the starters – Cliff Lee included – had long dead spots, and despite Nolan Ryan’s pronouncements about longer outings from them, the Rangers actually got the shortest efforts from their starters of any A.L. team.
But, you say, what about those two hitters behind Hamilton? Boomstick Cruz is the real thing, but human history divides evenly into those times when he’s out with a hamstring pull, and those times when he’s about to sustain a hamstring pull. And Vladimir Guerrero found the fountain of youth, but only in the first half. His second half was a very pedestrian .278/.322/.426 and he has deteriorated on the basepaths to such a degree that a foot race between him and Molina would probably continue into November.
By contrast the Rays have largely been underachieving all year long. One of Joe Maddon’s lineups against Texas might feature three sub-.200 hitters. But Tampa is a disciplined, designed ballclub at the plate and in the field, their pitching is deep and even writing off Jeff Niemann, startling, and the irony of ironies is that the key to the series might not be Tampa castoff Hamilton but Texas throwaway and Rays set-up man Joaquin Benoit.
I like the Rays, and quickly, unless Texas somehow batters David Price tomorrow – and Price is 9-and-2 at home this year (and a tidy 17-and-5 there lifetime).
Meantime, trust me, I have front row seats at Yankee Stadium, there’s nothing I’d like more than to watch World Series games from them. I’m not even sure I’m going to get to see two playoff games there this weekend. I haven’t liked the chances of this Yankee team since spring training and while I commend and am heartened by their accomplishments despite glaring holes and what has become one of the most parochial and even jingoistic eras in New York media history, I think they’re not going to reach the ALCS.
The key here is the fact that the Yankees should face lefthanded starters in three of the five games (possibly, if Ron Gardenhire wants to gamble, in three of the first four). Lefthanders turn Mark Teixeira and Nick Swisher to their weaker sides (and in Yankee Stadium force them to aim at the tougher fences in left), hurt Robinson Cano, Curtis Granderson, and, unexpectedly, Alex Rodriguez: 6-35-.217-.441 and make Brett Gardner into a .252 hitter. The trade-off is that they enable Marcus Thames at DH and actually make Derek Jeter look like his old self (6-24-.321-.481 – correct: Jeter hit .246 against righties this year, with a slugging percentage of .317 and an on-base of .315).
You’re not overwhelmed by Minnesota southpaws Francisco Liriano and Brian Duensing? How about the prospect of Brian Fuentes coming out of the bullpen, right before or right after Jon Rauch, with Matt Capps warming up for the 9th.
We have not even discussed Yankee pitching. There is a reason CC Sabathia should be the Cy Young winner. Without Felix Hernandez, the Mariners wouldn’t have been much worse. The Rays without David Price might not be post-season favorites, but Jeremy Hellickson could have stepped in. Right now, Sabathia is the only Yankee starter who is not attached to a question mark the size of, well, Sabathia. On the other hand, I wouldn’t worry too much about Mariano Rivera’s September slump, although the Yankee set-up men are hardly what they were a year ago and I’ll believe Boone Logan in the clutch when I see him whiff Jim Thome twice.
The Twins did not prosper down the stretch (none of the AL playoff teams did) and would have loved just the thought of Justin Morneau returning later on. But since the Yankees saw them last in the playoffs, the rest of the infield has been upgraded, Jim Thome has been added at DH, and Delmon Young has gone from a dubious platoon guy to a 112 RBI man. Young struggled over the last two months, then seemed to come alive in the last ten (3-7-.293). The Twins’ lineup is also staggered to minimize repeating same-side bats, which could completely befuddle the pitching-change challenged duo of Joe Girardi and coach Dave Eiland.
Frankly, if Minnesota somehow beats Sabathia in the opener, with an ailing and/or rusty Pettitte and an erratic Hughes behind him, the Twins could sweep. I doubt that. I like them in four or five.
Written by Olbermann Posted in Dailies Tagged with CC Sabathia, Delmon Young, Derek Jeter, Josh Hamilton, Predictions, Rays-Rangers, Yankees-Twins
October 6, 2010 - 12:13 am wellap
Wow, the die hard Yankee fan selling them down the river. I like the Twins but I can’t see them beating the Yankees. They can challenge them and possibly even take it to five games but the Yankee lineup is too strong and disciplined for the Twins pitching, particularly the starters after Liriano. The Yankee offense will be good enough to offset the starting pitching questions that they have.
October 6, 2010 - 2:11 am giantfan
Hi Keith. I didn’t know you had a blog here but wanted first to congratulate you on the program “Countdown” on MSNBC. I watch it quite often when not at work. I’m glad I’m not the only one thinking that the Phillies, Giants, Twins and Rays will win their LDS series and move on to the LCS. I don’t think it will be a Giants’ sweep but they’re (and Atlanta) are different teams than when the teams last met.
Please keep the blog and your Countdown going!
October 6, 2010 - 5:40 am dmzimmerman
Hey, Keith… As a Yankee fan myself I’m afraid I have to agree with you that the chances of them making the ALCS aren’t great… on the other hand, they have pretty consistently beaten the Twins in postseasons past, so hopefully that’ll be what happens here.
With regard to your statement about CC Sabathia and the Cy Young Award, though, I have to disagree. The reason you give there is an excellent reason to consider CC for MVP, but the Cy Young is not a “Most Valuable Pitcher” award, it’s an award for the _best_ pitcher in each league. CC’s numbers, other than the obvious win-loss totals, aren’t really close to Felix’s this year. 3.18 vs. 2.27 ERA, 197 vs. 232 strikeouts (0.830 vs. 0.930 per inning, and Felix pitched more innings), and CC got a fairly stunning 7.31 runs from his team per game vs. Felix’s 3.75 – almost twice as much run support from the scoring-est team in the majors as Felix got from one of the worst-scoring teams in history. Felix’s performance may not seem glamorous, but he was clearly more dominant this season. Maybe not more _valuable_… but then, maybe we need a Most Valuable Pitcher award after all.
October 8, 2010 - 3:28 am tsokol1@verizon.net
Oh well, I know you think we Yankee fans are unrealistic — but, I suspect they might just win the current series — especially since they now lead The Twins 2-0, and are just now going home.
Yankees — Rangers might just be one of the best series in years — then again, Giants – Braves might rival it. It’s nice to see two “original” teams fight it out. though I do not remember, “Spahn and Sain — then pray for rain” (I seem to remember The Boston Braves being a horrible team) — I do remember 1951 and 1954 Giants. Now an ex N.Y.er. A former N.Y. Giants fan, and for years a “fan without a team” (Mets thought it was fun to play on all that old Brooklyn stuff — how could I root for a team that thought the Dodgers were so cool?).
My love of the game came back when I saw Wade Boggs batting. He was so much fun to watch (as a Yankee), I finally found a team to follow.
Anyway, I suspect you might have sold The Yankees short — even if they collapse and lose to the Twins.
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Ecuador: Young U.S. woman dies in Ayahuasca ceremony in the jungle
Posted on February 4, 2016 • Filed under: Ayahuasca, Crime, Ecuador, Ecuador Travel, Latin America Health
Developing Story:
Leslie Allison
Mystery in Ecuador: What happened to Leslie Allison in the Amazon jungle of Ecuador?
Young woman from Texas who loved Ecuador dies while participating in Aayahuasca ceremony near Gualaquiza (Morona Santiago) Ecuador.
35 year-old Leslie Allison was a ray of light and a free spirit by any measure if you speak to anyone who knew her. She had a passion for living and a smile as wide as Texas where she is from. She had been spending significant time in Ecuador over the last several years and returned to Ecuador on January 9th, 2016 after an extended stay in her hometown near Houston with her parents and many friends.
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Excited about the plans and possibilities of the new year she looked forward to getting back to Ecuador. In her vivacious nature she last spoke to her mother on the phone on January 11th, 2016, from Ecuador telling her mother she loved her and exchanging texts. She told her mother she was on her way to the Amazon and they said goodbye of course with her mother telling her to be careful. Neither one of them knew this would be the last time they would ever speak.
A tourism website describes Gualaquiza, Ecuador as a “tranquil oasis at the southernmost tip of the oriente(jungle), where the dense lush Amazon collides with the verdant Sierra forests.” It is in the described tranquil oasis where the life of Leslie Allison tragically came to an end.
Leslie who was known to be a free spirit and spiritual person was always interested in a new adventure. She arrived in the jungle to participate in described ancient ceremonies on or about the 12th of January, 2016. The ceremony was to last through January 25th These rituals which are claimed to be centuries old was being directed by well known Shaman, Miguel Chiriap whose website claims he has been a healer and working with Ayahuasca, or Natém and other medicines for thirty years. Approximately 30 participants paid over a thousand dollars a piece to experience the rituals that Mr. Chiriap’s website claims could cure many illnesses such as cancer as well as emotional problems.
On January 14th, something went seriously wrong, and while participating in the exercises, Leslie Allison became seriously ill. There is reports that Miguel Chiriap tried to provide her aid and others sang over her body. But, she may have ultimately been left alone and suffered an agonizing death leaving family and friends while she laid in the Amazon jungle.
A subsequent investigative report will hopefully reveal more facts and answers of this case to provide an explanation as to what went wrong. It is known that 12 individuals left the ceremony after her death and that a number of the participants finished the lengthy ceremony. According to reliable sources Ms Allison was not transported to any type of medical facility while struggling for her life and that authorities were not notified immediately of her death. It has also reported according to reliable sources, Mr. Chiriap on January 17th, was interviewed by police and allowed to remain free. Now a grieving family awaits answers to the cause of the death of this young woman who was seen by many as a ray of sunshine. SHAMAN DECLINES TO COMMENT ON DEATH OF LESLIE ALLISON
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Emma Wasserman. Apocalypse as Holy War: Divine Politics and Polemics in the Letters of Paul. AYBRL. New Haven/London: Yale University Press, 2018. Pp. 352. ISBN: 9780300204025. $65.00. Hardcover.
Theron Clay Mock III, he/him/his (tcmock@gmail.com)
Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich
To imitate Max Müller: the scholar who knows only Paul does not know him.[1] This failure to know him comes in at least two forms. First, the scholar studies Paul and only Paul. The intense focus on the apostle is an understandable reaction to the Religionsgeschichtliche Schule, as well as the continued legacy of Augustine and the Reformers. Second, the scholar pursues parallelomania. Many nineteenth- and twentieth-century scholars presumed to find many parallels between Paul and his environment, yet rather than achieve a balanced presentation they overplayed their hand. In reaction, scholars have either returned to the unique, incomparable Paul or they have situated him within his environment, but with a twist: The apostle no longer is conditioned, he conditions. In other words, scholars compare Paul with his Greco-Roman, pagan, or Jewish environment, but in their analysis a Pauline scheme dominates.To summarize, with playfulness, a fair amount of Pauline studies: Paul either performs a monologue or sets the stage.[2]
Can he be placed in a scene not his own?
Could he be participating in a shared ancient Mediterranean dialogue?
Must he remain unique and therefore incomparable?
Emma Wasserman, associate professor at Rutgers University, would respond yes, yes, and no, respectively. In Apocalypse as Holy War: Divine Politics and Polemics in the Letters of Paul, her second monograph after the well-received The Death of the Soul in Romans 7, Wasserman moves from the most challenging passage in Paul to disputed apocalyptic themes.[3] The book succeeds in advancing arguments about Jewish apocalyptic and Pauline studies and illustrates exemplary scholarship, but it may require further justification on analytical and methodological matters.
Introduction: The Politics of Heaven
The introduction provides a quick literature review and a précis of the chapters. Towering scholars (Weiß, Schweitzer, Bultmann, and Käsemann) as well as contemporary ones (Martyn, Beker, and Gaventa) are Wasserman’s main disputants. All categorize apocalyptic as a dualism, either of the two-age or the two-kingdom variety. The former stresses a strict split between the eschatological future and present, whereas the latter emphasizes the conflict between evil rebellious powers—not personifications––that threaten Paul’s communities. Also, all imbue their historical judgments with normative theological relevance. She notes that the evidence does not bear out either the strict dualism or the theological application, and she forms her approach in response. Her program is concisely and clearly communicated thus: Wasserman reframes some Jewish apocalyptic texts as “myths about political relationships in the divine world” (2); the imagined cosmos is unified and contains a hierarchical arrangement of divine beings with the supreme god on top, and the lesser divine beings are subject to the high god’s rule. She endorses John J. Collins’s minimal definition of the apocalyptic genre but argues that comparisons among non-apocalyptic literature from ANE, Greco-Roman, and Jewish sources enable us to grasp patterns of similarity and difference with Paul. These texts are political mythmaking that share commitments to one supreme divine being. Their myths and divine beings are played out in culturally specific ways to solve specific problems. These bodies of writings structure the book, as Wasserman turns in ch. 1 to ANE and Greco-Roman texts (Enuma Elish, Baal Cycle, Epic of Anzu, the Hebrew Bible, Theogony, Work and Days, and the Iliad), in ch. 2 to Jewish sources (1 Enoch, Jubilees, Daniel, the War Scroll, the Community Rule), and in chs. 3–5 to the undisputed Pauline texts.
1. Creation, Battle, and Cosmic Intrigue
The myths of Marduk, Baal, Ninurta, Yahweh, and Zeus share enough premises about anthropomorphic deities, cosmology, and political affairs to compare them with each other. All these gods are members of a hierarchical pantheon. Deities like Zeus and Marduk reign over and atop others, who stand lower down on the scale, as Baal is below El. All use martial means to regulate the cosmos, lesser divine beings, and the political situation. This may occur in the past, present, or near future. Most of the traditions tell tales involving equal opponents, e.g., Ninurta and Anzu in mortal combat, but in the distinctive case of Yahweh it is an asymmetrical affair. Yahweh’s mythmakers supress the power of other deities and the possibility of genuine conflict. Instead, the mythmakers recast these divinities as subservient to and instruments of the god of Israel. This asymmetry is assuredly ideological but also literary. Traditions with divine warfare play out over a larger narrative, whereas we have only snippets of scenes from the biblical anthology. It is useful to speculate whether a larger epic would involve matched combat between Yahweh and another deity.
2. Assemblies, Councils, and Ranks of Divinity
Jewish mythmakers behind 1 Enoch, Daniel 7–12, and Jubilees as well as those near the Dead Sea maintain a striking continuity with those of ch. 1 yet prove distinct in several respects. The belief in an almost too-powerful Yahweh provokes his victimized people to reflect on their plight. With him their victory is assured, so why do they suffer and how do they appeal to their god? The authors that produced 1 Enoch, Daniel 7–12, and Jubilees each have some access to revelation, which provides them with insight into the deity’s stable order. From this, they perceive that their plight is temporary. They know therefore that they are an empowered, privileged group awaiting their god’s perfect reign. Even if the victory of Yahweh is described as a “new creation” (1 En 72:1; Gal 6:15), it is not incommensurate with the old one. Whatever the rhetoric, the most significant religious point remains the same: Yahweh rules. The cosmic transformation, the full actualization of his sovereignty, was all a part of the plan, as far as the mythmaker is concerned. And for this reason, charges of a reified dualism in apocalyptic literature as such and Jubilees, 1QM, and 1QS in particular might be misplaced. It may only be rhetorical. Wasserman shows that most dualistic rhetoric is subsumed under the power of the supreme deity and is a strategy to distinguish the community from their antagonists and reinforce their god’s singular rule.
These first two chapters, covering some shared premises of ANE and Greco-Roman religious writers and some distinct Jewish motifs, prove remarkably illuminating in the next three chapters on Paul, who plays among other mythmakers on an inherited stage, perceptively reconstructed by Wasserman. She neither isolates nor idolizes him; consequently, gone is the unique Paul—a gain for the academic study of religion.
3. Conflict, Competition, and Paul’s “Principalities and Powers” Reconsidered
Paul’s distinct aspects shine through here, and rather than discuss all the passages Wasserman explores I focus on Philippians 2:6–11. Paul exalts Yahweh not primarily through foils but through Jesus the messiah. Considering the shared premises, Jesus’s godly form means he was a divine being: a humble one, relative to divine insubordinates and arrogant kings, never forcefully grasping after equality with his god. Though Paul passes over an explanation, it seems that Yahweh assigned Jesus with some task that he fulfilled through a downgraded form and an obedience to the point of his demise. Jesus’s obedience and noncompetition lead to an elevation in status, indicated nominally, with a promotion from lesser divine being to penultimate one (my term). It seems that the name-granting is Paul’s mythical mechanism to explain why all lesser divine beings confess his lordship. Yahweh signed off on this obeisance with his name, and, importantly, it does not end with Jesus: it redounds to the ultimate deity’s glory. Wasserman’s much needed historical contextualization unearthed inherited notions that throw into relief one of Paul’s most contested passages.
4. Idols and Other Gods in 1 Corinthians, Galatians, and Romans
This chapter focuses on foils to the god of Israel and his anointed one. Wasserman sees Paul reclassifying gentile gods, or lesser deities, in a way similar to the way Israelite and Jewish polemics do. First Corinthians 8–11 is her best example. In this passage, Paul grants, “An idol has no real existence, and there is no God except the one God. There are those called gods and lords in heaven and earth, so in that sense there are many gods and lords” (1 Cor 8:4–5, Wasserman’s translation); in the next verse he assures his readers that there is one God and one lord. Wassermann argues that he reclassifies gentile statues as ineffective, pays lip service to gentile gods’ genuine existence, and then projects onto Yahweh and his anointed alone true existence and thereby supreme power. It is intriguing that later Paul warns them that these sacrifices are to gentile gods, reclassified now as demons, and thereby provoke their deity’s anger (1 Cor 10:20–22). These demons are neither center-stage for Paul nor a concern for the Corinthians; rather, the apostle warns they should be worried about Yahweh who may punish them. While not entirely clear, Paul is not contradictory either: gentile statues are ineffective but effective enough to arouse Yahweh’s jealousy. There are many gods, but Paul knows there is one stronger god, and therefore reclassifies them as demons. These foils highlight the effective agent that Paul imagined Yahweh to be. Similar reclassification strategies occur in Galatians and Romans with celestial deities.
5. Victimization, Alienation, and Privilege among the Christ-Elect
Wasserman shows how an apocalyptic cosmology illuminates Paul’s ethical matters. Through the pneuma, Yahweh’s rule extends from the heights to the houses of gentiles struggling to imitate Jesus. The deity is all-powerful, yet Paul’s holy ones [or, saints] cannot seem to obey. Paul mediates divine revelation, but the holy ones seem ignorant of it. God and Jesus’s pneumas are in the holy ones, even though fleshly desires overpower them. Wasserman’s analysis supplies us with a way to understand such conundrums. Disobedience and ignorance play a role similar to that of the lesser divine beings—they serve as foils. In Paul’s hands, these problems point to the superior authority of Yahweh and his messiah. He draws upon Jewish, Stoic, and Platonic notions to address them. Jewishly, these gentile holy ones, uniquely among the non-Jewish peoples, have access to Yahweh’s plan. Platonically, their minds are freed by Christ from bodily, deadly passions. Stoically, their problems originate in immature rivalry but would disappear if they obeyed Paul, Christ, and Yahweh. Never leaving the persistent premises of Jewish religion, Paul appropriates language that rings with Platonic and Stoic overtones, even though, as academics point out, they are ethical philosophies at odds. Paul was no academic scholar, and, like everyone, held inconsistent beliefs. Depending on the problem, he responded with what he saw fit from his rich and diverse cultural repertoire.
Conclusion: Apocalypse as Holy War
The conclusion sums up the main lines of Wasserman’s argument. She points out the errors in apocalyptic Paul scholars (reified notions of good vs. evil kingdoms, rebellious evil powers, and conflating theological and historical practices) and historical studies in general. She repeats her contributions: 1) the inclusion of non-apocalyptic literature can reframe the cosmic warfare motif in Jewish apocalyptic sources, 2) the payoff of an epistemology of dynamic intellectual repertoires, 3) and the similarity of cross-cultural and basic premises about deities, the cosmos, and politics. Additionally, she hints at how her conclusions could illuminate letters like Colossians and Ephesians. Wasserman unveiled some fundamental common points among different ideologies and provided the academic community with an argument for the different ways mythmakers expressed those commonalities to describe their ultimate, martial deity.
This book is excellent, and I limit myself to three items relevant to the field: its relation to recent works on apocalyptic, the intellectual repertoire of apocalyptic writers, and the methodological issue behind comparing ancient ideologies.
Other scholars traffic in apocalyptic, so where does Wasserman fit? Two matters: first she offers a hard-hitting critique of apocalyptic Paul scholars with implications for current debates. Second, along with G. Anthony Keddie, and against Anathea E. Portier-Young, she persuasively defends the non-resistance position.[4] Apocalyptic literature primed communities’ imagination for the divine emperor’s impending violent end; it did not instigate social action; this was a shared premise in these apocalypticists’ mythical toolbelt and leads to the next positive contribution.
Wasserman makes good use of the epistemological notion that these ancient mythmakers work more with an intellectual repertoire (2–3, 12, 20, 160, 172) than a package deal (11, 207)––be it a “tradition,” “worldview,” or “conceptual framework,” and I would add “story.” Such package deals can become reified or speculatively reconstructed and then deployed to suit agendas rather than accurately describing and translating the text into scholarly categories. For example, there was never an essential Jewish position on time and eschatology. Various Jewish mythmakers considering the past, present, and future responded to their problems with similar premises about anthropomorphic divine beings, the cosmos, and politics in diverse ways. In the same way, Paul can speak Stoically and Platonically, without providing scholars with valid grounds for reifying him as a Stoic or a Platonist. Ascertaining these open-ended, dynamic, impersonal schemes frees scholars from any text, tradent, or tradition’s domination. This shifts scholarship away from tracing genetic tradition-histories and toward analogical comparisons, the final positive aspect.
Comparison has become a hot topic in New Testament studies, and Wasserman’s book contributes to this discussion. As she notes, comparison has been used to denigrate Jewish texts relative to Christian ones, a practice from which, thankfully, contemporary scholars have begun moving away. Yet some remain bothered by the prospect of losing the distinctiveness of the New Testament anthology. And here emerge strategies of protection and the rhetoric of uniqueness. Recently, C. Kavin Rowe has challenged academic comparisons outright.[5] Wasserman’s incisive study might silence such protestations and does reveal Christian apologetics obstructing the intended historical research. In her treatment, Paul’s distinct aspects, for instance, the non-rivalry of Jesus in comparison to ANE and Greco-Roman insubordinate divine beings, are not effaced but emphasized—yet Wasserman chose concepts that enabled cross-cultural and penetrating comparisons rather than unwieldy or apologetically-motivated ones. This is an impressive achievement; her study instantiates an academic study of religion come of age, à la Jonathan Z. Smith.[6] Wasserman attains the objectives of excellent comparative scholarship: identifying an unsettled and significant issue in the scholarly tradition as well as returning to the primary sources for a creative solution that will hopefully persuade readers.
However, one must ponder where Wasserman may have gone awry. Concerning the content, I would not quibble with her interpretations. They are all defensible, overall persuasive, and never worrisome. Instead, I provide an update on the dating of the Parables of Enoch, mention one relevant book, and briefly discuss the analytical category of monotheism.
Due to constraints on length, Wasserman did not include the Parables or Revelation, though they would fit perfectly. She acknowledges that there are dating issues around the Parables and refers readers to Michael Knibb’s 1979 article.[7] A recent treatment settles it as much as one historian can and enables useful speculations. According to Ted Erho, scholars have basically come to a consensus that the Parables were written anywhere between 50 BCE–100 CE. That is a gain in scholarly knowledge, superseding the minority though influential view dating it to 270 CE and the recent though-also-minority argument for 40 BCE. Within that range lies useful speculation; for example, Tony Keddie provides plausible conjectures for placing it between 20 BCE–4 BCE.[8]
James F. McGrath’s wonderful The Only True God is relevant to issues raised by Wasserman.[9] This is not a criticism of epistemic responsibility; it is sensible that she did not cite the book as it deals with debates in christology. Nevertheless, for the interested reader, it precedes and supplements her account of Philippians 2:6–11 with attention to cultic sacrifice. The crucial factor of sacrifice, often overlooked by scholars who model ancient religiosity on their own contemporary habitus, is a better indicator of how most Jews recognized their deity than obeisance or exegetical practices. May both of their books gain a wide audience, for McGrath makes a persuasive case that exclusive sacrifice is another, perhaps the strongest, factor in constructing Second Temple Jewish monotheism––the analytical matter of concern.
Whether or not scholars should retire or retain “monotheism” hangs on when and for what texts. “Monotheism” is fraught with difficulties that are good for the field as it ought to push scholars to make explicit their use of the term, for it is possible that substituting the term for another could preserve unhelpful aspects. Wasserman makes explicit her use and advances the conversation in Pauline studies. Paul was no monotheist. Yet her category of “lesser deity” for other texts may prove unhelpful. She is not wrong that all the texts she examined share a one-deity discourse, but she may not be right that they all conceptualize theism as lesser deities or that for Jewish literature it is a rhetorical flourish. The issue seems to pivot on this point: are we to imagine that these Jewish writers were actively recasting gentiles’ gods in ways similar to Israelite writers or inheriting, as a premise, that these other divine beings were not gods? Are they reclassifying or inheriting a taken-for-granted reclassification—a matter I considered when encountering Wasserman’s phrases like “well-established polemic” (154) and “traditional strategy” (160)? If well-established and traditional, is it likely that this polemic may have formed some authors’ understanding of divine beings so that there was only one deity among and above the lesser divine beings? Is it, like the cosmo-political divine hierarchy, a common premise among some Jewish writers?
The asymmetry between deities was at one time rhetorically rooted but in some cases it seems to have been reinterpreted and reified as a religious expression of a distinct theism: one deity over lesser divine beings, not lesser deities. While Wasserman’s academic reclassification is a classless divine society of lesser deities, forgoing traditional classes like angels and demons (6, 205, 208, 211n3), these figures do seem to be no longer classified as lower-level deities.[10] It seems to me that the reclassifying polemics that Wasserman helpfully brings in from earlier Israelite literature had already become starting points for some Jewish writers she surveys. “Lesser deities” makes sense for a lot of Israelite texts, but some Israelite and in some Jewish literature “lesser divine being” and “monotheism” seem preferable, for example Psalm 82. This perspective also helps set the stage for why Jesus’s deity became a new issue. To some literate religious experts it mattered what type of divine being Jesus was: deity or something else. Reclassifying would happen in the following centuries as some Christians argued with themselves and Jews over Jesus’s status while at the same time rabbis argued among themselves, with other Jews, and with Christians over the meaning of deity. And the reclassifying has not stopped: as a scholar of religion Wasserman makes the case for Jesus as an obedient, subordinate, and penultimate deity of Israel’s god. This point, alongside the many more highlighted above, will lead to necessary and hopefully fruitful conversations in the academic study of religion.
[1] Max Müller, Introduction to the Science of Religion: Four Lectures Delivered at the Royal Institution; With Two Essays, On False Analogies and The Philosophy of Mythology (London: Longmans, Green, 1873), 16.
[2] As an example of the first mistake, one may point to Douglas Campbell, who demonstrates a singular devotion to Paul. As illustrative of the second, one may suggest E. P. Sanders. His contributions changed the field for good, yet, as others have pointed out, he still operated with a Pauline scheme; see Stanley K. Stowers, A Rereading of Romans (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1994), 24–26.
[3] Emma Wasserman, The Death of the Soul in Romans 7: Sin, Death, and the Law in Light of Hellenistic Moral Psychology, WUNT 256 (Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2008).
[4] G. Anthony Keddie, Revelations of Ideology: Apocalyptic Class Politics in Early Roman Palestine, Journal for the Study of Judaism Supplement Series 189 (Leiden: Brill, 2018), esp. 35–41; 74–79; Anathea E. Portier-Young, Apocalypse against Empire: Theologies of Resistance in Early Judaism (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2011).
[5] C. Kavin Rowe, One True Life: The Stoics and Early Christians as Rival Traditions (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2016).
[6] See Jonathan Z. Smith, Drudgery Divine: On the Comparison of Early Christianities and the Religions of Late Antiquity (Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1990), 53.
[7] Michael A. Knibb, “The Date of the Parables of Enoch: A Critical Review,” New Testament Studies 25 (1979): 232n21.
[8] Ted M. Erho, “Historical-Allusional Dating and the Similitudes of Enoch,” Journal of Biblical Literature 130 (2011): 493–511; Keddie, Revelations of Ideology, 139–49.
[9] James F. McGrath, The Only True God: Early Christian Monotheism in Its Jewish Context (Urbana/Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 2009).
[10] Mark S. Smith, “Monotheism and the Redefinition of Divinity in Ancient Israel,” Journal of the Interdisciplinary Study of Monotheistic Religions 9 (2014): 3–19, here 11, 15–16.
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