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Let us first dispose of Spycatcher – a well-written book which eschews a sensationalist style even when dealing with sensational matters.[*] The widespread impression that the book is mainly about MI5 attempts to destabilise the Wilson Government is quite wrong – there are just a few pages about this. Most of the book is an account of the endless mole-hunting undertaken in the aftermath of the Burgess/ Maclean/ Philby affairs and the construction of Wright’s case that the MI5 chief, Roger Hollis, was a Soviet spy. This latter question is, for Wright, very much the heart of the book, but I doubt whether readers will be universally convinced by his case or even that they will be chiefly interested in it. Most, one suspects, will savour more the chillingly casual way in which Wright details how even friendly embassies were bugged and assassination schemes plotted, and also the sheer Le Carré-like richness of the bureaucratic and diplomatic intrigues, particularly when they involve characters as colourful as Edgar Hoover or James Angleton. Wright describes how Angleton ingeniously contrived to enjoy simultaneously his three main hobbies of drinking, smoking and fishing. Having bought a stretch of river, he buried bottles of Jack Daniels at regular intervals in the river bed, so that he could always fish with a whisky and a cigarette in hand.

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You should have received the Stewardship Newsletter in the mail this past week. The newsletter can help guide you with our call to be good stewards of Our Lady of Consolation. If you did not receive it, please contact the church office.
Please continue to pray and reflect on the resources God has provided for you. Ask Him for the guidance to provide a sacrificial gift to Our Lady of Consolation Church. Ask for the intercession of Our Lady to help you as well. Thank you for all that you do for OLC!
Let us all pray that we keep our hearts open to the call of Jesus in our lives. Our Lady of Consolation, pray for us.
The same short video regarding our capital stewardship campaign that was presented in last weekend’s Masses will be re-shown after this weekend’s Masses in the church. A “Frequently Asked Questions” handout will be made available again if you did not receive one at last weekend’s Masses.
You should have received a Rooted in Christ, Growing to Serve brochure in the mail last week. If you need a copy, please contact the church office.
This week you will receive the Stewardship Newsletter in the mail. The newsletter can help guide you with our call to be good stewards of Our Lady of Consolation.
Advance Commitment Reception: If you are ready to make an advanced commitment pledge to our capital campaign, there will be an advanced commitment reception on Sunday, November 12. An advance commitment means that you have completed the discernment of your sacrificial gift to our capital campaign and are ready to make your pledge before the official commitment weekend arrives. If you are interested in attending the advance commitment reception, please call the church office for more details.
We continue to be in the Prayer Phase of our capital campaign. If you have already been praying, thank you! Please continue to pray and reflect on the resources God has provided for you. Ask Him for the guidance to provide a sacrificial gift to Our Lady of Consolation Church. Thank you for all that you do for OLC!
We apologize if, during the Mass you attended, the video presentation did not work properly. Thank you for taking the time to watch the video now though.
Video: We will present a short video in church after Holy Communion with our Lord regarding our capital steward campaign: Rooted in Christ, Growing to Serve. As you walk into Mass, you will be given a “Frequently Asked Questions” handout. If you are or were unable to view the video, it will be shown again in the church after next week’s Masses end. The FAQs will be available next weekend as well.
Brochure: Be on the lookout in your mail for the capital stewardship campaign Rooted in Christ, Growing to Serve brochure highlighting the meaningful role Our Lady of Consolation as a spiritual light in Rockford, a flagship church in this part of the Diocese.
Volunteer: There may still be some opportunities to get involved with the campaign as a volunteer for our various committees. If you are interested please seek out your campaign co-chairs or committee leaders to inquire about any tasks that may need attention from a volunteer.
Prayer Phase: We are now entering into the Prayer Phase of our campaign. If you have already been praying, thank you! Please continue to pray and to reflect on the resources God has provided for you. Ask Him for the guidance to provide a sacrificial gift to Our Lady of Consolation Church. Thank you for all that you do for OLC!
Our capital stewardship campaign has launched! We are raising money to address important needs in our church and school. This is an exciting time for our faith family as we make plans that will benefit us now and for generations to come. Our campaign cannot be a success without the participation of all our parishioners. Please consider saying YES if a campaign cabinet member asks you to volunteer time for the campaign. If you see them around, please thank them for their time and commitment to our parish and for their commitment for a successful capital campaign.
At next weekend’s Masses of October 28th and 29th, we will have a special, short video presentation about our Rooted in Christ, Growing to Serve campaign.
Please contact Nickie Wentworth-Holton (nwentworth@olcparish.net) if you are interested in learning more about these positions or to volunteer to help.


Every day, around 34,000 vehicles drive through the BTC shopping district in Ljubljana, said BTC chairman Jože Mermal, adding that the shopping district could become a testing ground for driverless vehicles.
Mermal said at a presentation on Tuesday that BTC invested 100,000 euros in the project. According to Mermal, the BTC shopping district is an ideal testing ground for autonomous vehicles because it’s located in the heart of Europe, is open 24//7, and the weather is always changeable. Driving in extreme weather conditions remains one of the biggest challenges for driverless vehicles.
Daniel Avdagič, the chairman of AV Living Lab, said that self-driving vehicles are first tested in a simulator, later in designated areas, then on motorways, and finally in urban areas. “Slovenia will market itself as a testing ground for driverless vehicles,” said Avdagič, adding that a public demonstration of an autonomous vehicle driving through the BTC shopping district is planned for April 27.
After the presentation, BTC, AV Living Lab, the national motorway company DARS, and the Slovenian Automobile Association (AMZS) signed an agreement to form a joint Slovenian ecosystem for the development of solutions for driverless vehicles. The Ministry of Infrastructure has also backed the project. While it has not pledged any money towards the project, Infrastructure Minister Peter Gašperšič said that the government is willing to make the country’s infrastructure ready for driverless vehicles and introduce legislation to promote the use of driverless technology.
Source: RTVSLO.si | Larisa Daugul; translated by D. V.


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A Light In The Dark: NASA Sounding Rocket Probes The Dark Regions Of Space

The DEUCE grating, sensitive to ultraviolet, is carefully positioned for bonding into its flight mount. Image Credit: Nicholas Erickson

October 27, 2017 – Though stars and galaxies fill our night sky, most of the matter in the universe resides in the dark voids in between. Spread out over unfathomable distances, this cold, diffuse gas between galaxies — called the intergalactic medium, or IGM for short — hardly emits any light, making it difficult to study.

Scientists plan to launch a sounding rocket for a fifteen-minute flight October 30, 2017, equipped with special ultraviolet optics, which they hope will shed light on the nature of the IGM. The Dual-channel Extreme Ultraviolet Continuum Experiment, or DEUCE for short, plans to measure starlight from a pair of nearby hot stars in the constellation Canis Major, aiming to help researchers understand how the IGM got to its current state.

Scientists know that the IGM, which is mostly hydrogen, has been blasted with high-energy radiation, causing the electrons to break apart from their atoms — a process known as ionization. Many think intense ultraviolet starlight from star-forming galaxies is responsible for ionizing the universe, but not all agree this is the sole cause. Since Earth’s atmosphere blocks ultraviolet light, it is impossible to study this type of radiation from the ground. Instead, scientists must capture this light from above the atmosphere and sounding rockets — which provide an inexpensive alternative to space telescopes — are a practical option.

“DEUCE is about being able to better understand if and how star-forming galaxies ionized the early universe,” said Nicholas Erickson, graduate student at the University of Colorado Boulder, working with the project. “This ionizing light has never been measured accurately in hot stars, and DEUCE will make the first calibrated measurement of it, telling us the contribution B stars could have had to helping ionize the universe.”

Over two flights, DEUCE will look at two young, bright stars — first Beta Canis Major and later Epsilon Canis Major — using a telescope sensitive to ultraviolet light. These stars are close enough that their light reaches Earth before being fully absorbed by interstellar gas, allowing the scientists to measure the amount of starlight to see if it’s enough to significantly contribute to the amount of ionized gas in the IGM.

“It’s a hard measurement to make, because there still is neutral hydrogen between stars that is extremely effective at absorbing the starlight at these wavelengths,” said Erickson. “To be seen at Earth, you need a really bright star that’s close by, and there are only two stars that are viable candidates for this measurement.”

DEUCE uses a microchannel plate detector — the largest ever flown in space — to measure the starlight. The mission, in addition to providing scientific data, will test this type of large UV detector for readiness in future large-scale space missions. DEUCE is scheduled to launch again in December 2018, to look at Epsilon Canis Major.


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The White Coat Ceremony at the conclusion of Orientation to the First Year. This ceremony highlights the importance of humanistic care, and concludes with the taking of the Hippocratic Oath by all incoming first-year students. We were the second medical school in the nation to have a White Coat Ceremony.
The Student Clinician Ceremony at the conclusion of Orientation to the Third Year, is entirely run by rising fourth year students for rising third year students. It honors RWJ Residents who are role models for excellence in clinical practice and compassionate care giving.
The Gold Humanism Honor Society, for which students are selected by peer nomination in September of their fourth year of medical school, is considered of great importance in our school. The society recognizes and honors those students who are felt by their peers to be exemplars of excellence in compassionate care giving and empathy in the context of medical practice. The students who are selected for the GHHS are integrated into the teaching process for underclassmen in several ways. Students and Residents who are GHHS members regularly schedule events and educational sessions for the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School community.
AOA is the national medical honor society. Its goals are the promotion of scholarship and research in medical schools, the encouragement of a high standard of character and conduct among medical students and graduates, and recognition of high attainment of goals in medical science, practice, and related fields.
Election to AOA is an academic honor. Students are elected by the individual chapters of the society on the basis of their academic achievements and on their potential for becoming leaders in the medical profession. Students are elected to AOA in their junior or senior year of medical school. In order to be considered for election to the society, juniors must be in the upper 1/12 of their class and seniors must be in the upper 1/4 of their class. The number of students elected from any class may not exceed 1/6 of those expected to graduate. An alumnus may be elected to AOA, based on achievement, ten years after graduation. In addition, a chapter may elect one member each year from the faculty of medicine at its institution.
The society’s board of directors elects honorary members. The selection process takes place in the spring (March or April) of the third year for Junior AOA and in September of the fourth year for Senior AOA. A committee of faculty and administrators makes the selection. The AOA designation is included in the student’s Medical Student Performance Evaluation, which is sent to residency programs on November 1st of the student’s year of graduation.


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On the cover: A reader question. We want to know how everyone still here on earth is dealing with all the recent losses. These are your answers.
In The FlyBy: ParaflySim Beta, Mexican 4-way record, tit4tat, ink of the month, Flight-1 canopy flight tip, Take it DZ comic.
You may have watched Douggs’ web series on epictv.com last year, Planet Douggs. This month he tells you all about what went on behind the scenes, the lost footage and what didn’t make it to the show.
A photo essay by Gustavo Cabana, www.guscabana.com, on Ethernal Boogie in Argentina.
The final installment of Moe Viletto’s adventures on set of “Drop Zone” with photos by Tom Sanders, aerialfocus.com.
An open letter to new AFF instructors, by Melissa Lowe, Ben Lowe and Barry Williams, aka very experienced AFF instructors.
“Let’s bring our brains back to the task at hand … back to the skydive we’re on, back to the people we’re with … back to the present moment.” Worth Trying by Melanie Curtis Grillet, highcomms.com.


The news media is all over the announcement that Amy Adams will star in the film version of A.J. Finn’s best seller, The Woman in the Window (HarperCollins/Morrow, 2018). The book spent four weeks at #1 on the NYT Best Seller list, remaining in the top 5 for seven more weeks. It is curently at #9.
British director Joe Wright will head the movie. He won multiple Oscars last year, including Best Picture, for his film about Churchill’s early days as Britain’s prime minister, The Darkest Hour. Wright has had experience with book adaptations, having had success with Atonement, Pride & Prejudice and Anna Karenina. His adaptation of JM Barrie’s Pan, however, was a critical and box office flop.
Wright is also signed to direct a movie based on John Williams’s 1965 cult favorite, Stoner, (NY Review of Books) starring Casey Affleck and Tommy Lee Jones. According to reports, that film is moving toward production, so it could be at least a year before work begins on Woman.
Adams will soon be seen in another hotly anticipated thriller adaption, the HBO series based on Gillian Flynn’s debut novel, Sharp Objects (PRH/ Shaye Areheart, 2006), expected for release in July.
Tie-ins for it will be released on June.
For tie-ins, check our Movies & TV Based on Books collection.
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Active Grace exists to help people in need. They are a non-profit organization that walks alongside families struggling with homelessness within our community. Not only do they share practical support, they share the love of Christ. They make significant investments into the lives of these families, our neighbors, to make an eternal difference.
The Active Grace Bucket is PCC's way to partner with Active Grace, helping them eliminate homelessness in our community. Read on to find out how you can use your time, talents, and resources for good.
Through PCC's partnership with Active Grace, we have the opportunity to love all people to new life in Christ. We get to do this in a number of simple ways.
First, pray for the households in our community with which Active Grace is working. Pray for those who are homeless and struggling here in central Indiana that they would be transformed through the relationships that are built. Also, pray for the volunteers at Camp Camby, as they develop relationships with these individuals.
Second, serve with Active Grace. Active Grace has a variety of needs, from maintenance and mowing to housekeeping and gardening. There are several ways to be involved with the families at Camp Camby, as well. There is a need for counselors, child care, tutoring, after-school programming, life skills, teaching, and mentoring. No matter where your skill set it, Active Grace can use you. Learn more about volunteer opportunities and sign up!
Third, give to the Active Grace Bucket. Every buck you drop in the bucket is put to work to help households with their current and long-term physical and spiritual needs.
Earlier in the summer of 2017, we had the opportunity to celebrate all that God has done through the ministry of Active Grace. A lot of things have happened since then and we want to help better tell the story of Active Grace. what changes have occurred, and what they're excited about in the coming months.
Active Grace exists to help people in need. They are a non-profit organization that walks alongside families in our community who are struggling with homelessness. Not only do they share practical support, they share the love of Christ. They make significant investments into the lives of these families—our neighbors—to make an eternal difference.
Does PCC financially support the ministry of Active Grace?
There is no financial support of Active Grace through PCC's budget. However, PCC's Bucket Ministry has recently been integrated into the efforts of Active Grace. Now when you place a buck in the bucket, that money goes directly to the ministry of Active Grace in order to help families in need in our community. This help is available for people in need both within and outside our congregation. Active Grace's salaries and operational expenses are funded by private donations, ministry partnerships, grants, and other financial sources.
Why is a partnership with Active Grace so valuable to PCC?
Active Grace acts as an extension of the local church to care for people who are in need. They are well equipped to walk with families and their ministry model is designed to provide a "hand up" rather than a "hand out." Partnering with Active Grace is also a great way for PCC members, life groups, and families to be involved inserting our community. If you are interested in serving at Active Grace, they can be reached at (317) 296-4924.


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EU Policy Brief No. 2: The new European Agenda on Migration: what can be learnt from recent academic research?
This EU Policy Brief overviews the recent accumulated knowledge relating to each one of the three objectives presented by the European Commission in the European Agenda on Migration. The aim is to provide research insights on both their relevance and the possible ways of achieving them. It starts with a synthesis of what is known about the global migration scenario for the future and about the attractiveness of Europe as compared to other regions. It then draws upon the burgeoning literature on remittances to discuss ways of channelling them towards more productive use in migrant source countries. It ends with a discussion on the links between migrants’ integration and rights and development.


“100 Minutes of Gas” by O.B. Myers
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THIS week we have a story from the pen of a prolific pulp author O.B. Myers! Myers was a pilot himself, flying with the 147th Aero Squadron and carrying two credited victories and awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. The Plan was a simple one: Strip down a Nieuport to it’s barest essentials in order to nip across the lines and get the low down on Germany’s latest plane—the Pfalz. The plane was stripped so down that it was filled with only 100 minutes of gas, which left only ten extra minutes for trouble. Unfortunately, things don’t always go as planned! From the July 1932 issue of War Aces, it’s O.B. Myers’ “100 Minutes of Gas!”
It took a crazy man to fly into that trap; but when be found that he was the bait, Speck had them singing, “—and we learned about flying from him”
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“The Night Eagle” by William E. Barrett
Link - Posted by David	on November 16, 2018 @ 6:00 am	in
THIS November we’re celebrating William E. Barrett’s Birthday with four of his pulp stories—one each Friday.
Before he became renown for such classics as The Left Hand of God and Lilies of The Field, Barrett honed his craft across the pages of the pulp magazines—and nowhere more so than in War Birds and it’s companion magazine War Aces where he contributed smashing novels and novelettes, True tales of the Aces of the Great War, encyclopedic articles on the great war planes as well as other factual features. Here at Age of Aces Books he’s best known for his nine Iron Ace stories which ran in Sky Birds in the mid ’30s!
Today is Barrett’s birthday, so we have a different kind of story from Mr. Barrett. It’s the story of Philip Law—a young man who’s blind who longs to fight in the Great War when he hears about it. By chance a German doctor arrives at the asylum for the blind looking for willing participants for an experimental procedure he’s developed that could restore sight to the blind!
What meant blind ruin to other men was salvation to Philip Law—for in the pitiless glare of war-torn skies he alone could wrest the secret from the eyes that could not see.
From the July 1932 War Aces, it’s William E. Barrett’s “The Night Eagle!”
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“The Balloon Busters” by Frederick Blakeslee
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Frederick Blakeslee painted all the covers for the entire run of Dare-Devil Aces. And each of those covers had a story behind it. This time Mr. Blakeslee brings us a story of “The Balloon Busters” from the July 1932 issue of Dare-Devil Aces!
THE cover shows a patrol of French Spads attacking a group of observation balloons. Helpless as these “sausages” were, it was dangerous business to attack even one of them. Many a good pilot met his Waterloo by so doing, and as a rule the Allies left them strictly alone, unless ordered otherwise.
German archie usually had the drachens ranged and an attacking pilot had to go through an explosive hell to get at them. A favorite trick of the Germans was to send up a decoy balloon which was not only ranged but instead of carrying an observer, had its basket filled with amanol. If a ship survived the barrage and came within range, the Boches exploded the amanol—and that was the end of the attacking ship. We can’t blame the Germans for using this trick, as the Canadians were the originators of it.
A similar ruse which the Allies played unsuccessfully was to surround Dunkirk at night with a dozen or more balloons which were attached to strong cables. Dunkirk suffered frequent bombing from the air and it was hoped that a raiding Boche would run into one of the cables. There is no official record, however, of such a thing ever having happened.
In spite of the danger of the observation balloons, Frank Luke, the American pilot, seemed to enjoy attacking them. He received the D.S.C. for bringing down eight of them in four days. Balloon bursting was Frank Lukes’ specialty.
Balloons were olive drab, camouflaged in green and brown or black and white checks. The large green balloon in the foreground of the cover is a German Ae. It is colored after a French war balloon which is now being kept as a war souvenir near Versailles. The green and brown balloon on the cover is a Luftchifftrupp 20.
A balcony runs around the inner court of Les Invalides in Paris. Hanging in one corner of it is a famous airplane which I have reproduced here from a color sketch I made last summer. The plane is the Spad used by Georges Guynemer. He called it “Vieux Charles” (Old Charles), and on the side, under the exhaust pipe, that name was printed. Back of that was the stork insignia of his squadron. You see this plane on the cover as it actually looks today.
“The Balloon Busters: The Story Behind The Cover” by Frederick Blakeslee
(July 1932, Dare-Devil Aces)
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“Lives of the Aces in Pictures – Part 3: Georges Guynemer” by Eugene Frandzen
Starting in the May 1932 issue of Flying Aces and running almost 4 years, Eugene Frandzen’s “Lives of the Aces in Pictures” was a staple of the magazine. Each month Frandzen would feature a different Ace that rose to fame during the Great War. This time around we have the third installment featuring France’s greatest flying Ace—Georges Guynemer!
That name may sound familiar to you if your a frequent visitor to this site. He’s been mentioned a few times in the past in conjunction with the lives of other Aces, and his demise was the subject of Frederick Blakeslee’s cover for the July 1933 issue of Dare-Devil Aces. Guynemer was France’s most beloved ace. He entered the French Air Service in November 1914 and served as a mechanic before receiving a Pilot’s Brevet in April 1915. Assigned to Spa3—Les Cigognes or Storks Squadron—Guynemer used his skills as an excellent pilot and marksman to quickly pile up the victories eventually being promoted to captain and commander of the Storks squadron.
By the time of his disappearance he had accrued 53 victories.
On 11 September 1917, Guynemer was last seen attacking a two-seater Aviatik near Poelcapelle, northwest of Ypres. Almost a week later, it was publicly announced in a London paper that he was missing in action. Shortly thereafter, a German newspaper reported Guynemer had been shot down by Kurt Wissemann of Jasta 3. For many months, the French population refused to believe he was dead. Guynemer’s body was never found.
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(Editor’s Note: These early installments of Frandzen’s “Lives of the Aces in Pictures” that were published in the pulp-sized issues have been reformatted from a two page spread into a one page feature.)
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“A.E.G. Bomber” by Frederick Blakeslee
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Editor’s Note: This month’s cover is the fourteenth of the actual war-combat pictures’ which Mr. Blakeslee, well-known artist and authority on aircraft, is painting exclusively for BATTLE ACES. The series was started to give our readers authentic pictures of war planes in color. It also enables you to follow famous airmen on many of their amazing adventures and feel the same thrills of battle they felt. Be sure to save these covers if you want your collection of, this fine series to be complete.
BECAUSE of a promise not to reveal his identity, the hero of this combat will be called Jim. He was a British war pilot and has a great fund of experiences, some of which he has been good enough to relate for use in this magazine.
This month’s cover story is a most unusual one. Of the seven men involved in the fight only one survived and he, as a result of the battle, spent long months in the hospitals in both France and England. As for the three planes, all were totally wrecked; in fact only portions of the German ships were ever found.
The combat took place toward the end of the war, not long after the exploit of Jim’s which was related in last month’s issue of Battle Aces. On this occasion Jim started out with his patrol early one morning and flew toward the German lines. As the planes advanced the weather suddenly changed. The earth disappeared and the sun burned red through the haze which rapidly gathered. Flying conditions fast became impossible in the face of the gathering storm, so Jim, who was leading the patrol, gave the signal to turn about for home.
The weather changed from bad to worse and soon Jim discovered that he was flying alone. He knew that his patrol had been forced to separate and to fly each man for himself. He decided to head due south in the hope of flying out of the storm, for he could not find his own field and it was suicide to land where he was. Suddenly the form of an immense bomber loomed up ahead, rushing directly at him out of the haze.
It was not until nearly a year later that Jim was able to recall what happened from that moment on.
Let me tell you the story from the ground.
At about 11:30 A.M. two dark objects whirled out of the haze. One landed in a street and proved to be the body of a man, his clothes in shreds and too mutilated for identification. The other object hit the roof of a building in Châlons-sur-Marne, and was followed by splinters of wood, metal and scraps of red fabric. When dug out of the basement this proved to be the wreck of a Mercedes engine.
A few moments later the tip of an airplane wing fell in the outskirts of the same town, preceded by several explosions. It was also reported that at about the same time two Mercedes engines, with separate bits of metal and parts of the wings of an airplane, fell near the road between Châlon and Chepy. Then reports came in of a rain of wreckage falling all over the district. To cap the climax, another Mercedes engine, with more wreckage, fell at Marson, three and a half miles from Chepy. What could be the cause of this deluge of Mercedes engines? All came down at approximately the same time at widely separated points. The bodies of five more men and wreckage were found near Châlon and Chepy.
To add to the interest of the day, at Sommesons, nearly twenty miles from Châlons, an S.E.-5 suddenly shot out of the haze, barely missed a farm house, and spread itself out over the adjacent landscape. The pilot was sent to a hospital unconscious, where he stayed in that condition for several clays. As he was the only one who seemed at all connected with the affair, the matter remained a mystery until a year later when his memory had fully returned. The following is what happened.
As the bomber loomed up ahead, Jim recognized it as a German A.E.G. Contrary to general practice, it was not camouflaged but was painted a bright red. Jim pulled up to pass over. As he zoomed up he saw another bomber almost directly overhead. The nose of his ship pointed directly at it and with an instinctive movement, he pulled his trigger. Almost instantly there was a terrific explosion. The wreckage of the bomber was thrown in all directions. Jim was so close that parts of the Boche ship shattered his propeller and damaged his right wing. The bomber dropped, shearing off the left wing of the A.E.G. underneath close to the fuselage. Jim does not yet know how he escaped the tangle of flying wreckage and ships. The next moment they had vanished and Jim began a long glide earthward; because of the thick haze, his ship crashed, as has been related. (For purposes of design the scene on the cover has been painted in bright sunlight, but in reality the haze was extremely dense.)
The A.E.G. bomber was powered by two 260 h.p. Mercedes engines and carried two guns. At 5,000 feet its speed was 90 m.p.h. and its landing speed about 75 m.p.h. It had one fault. Its elevators did not function well when landing. It was also found advisable not to fly the machine without a passenger in the front seat.
“A.E.G. Bomber” by Frederick M. Blakeslee (July 1932)
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KAZAKHSTAN №3, 2015
Metallurgy as Our Main Priority
Upgrading and growth of added value as the targets of the second five year plan
What are the performance indicators the domestic mining and metallurgy sector completed the first five year plan of the industrialization program with? What are the objectives set before the miners and metallurgists for the next five years, and how will the government support businesses in achieving them? We ask Albert Rau, Vice-Minister for Investment and Development of Kazakhstan, to answer these and other questions.
Albert Pavlovich, 2014 was the last year of the first five-year period within the Accelerated Industrial and Innovative Development (AIIDP) program. What progress the national mining-and-smelting industry managed to achieve within this program implementation framework?
Over the period of the first five-year plan, 60 new production facilities totaling $2.5 billion were put into operation in the industry creating more than 16,000 jobs. Among other things, major projects were implemented such as the second stage of the Kazakhstan Electrolysis Plant with a targeted capacity of up to 250 thousand tons of primary aluminum per year, cathode copper production plant with an annual production capacity of 70 thousand tons at the “Kazzinc” LLP, a new ferroalloy plant with an annual production capacity of up to 440 thousand tons at "Kazchrome" TNC” JSC in Aktobe, and a new refinery "TauKen Altyn" LLP with an annual production capacity of 25 tones of refined gold, and 50 tons of silver in the city of Astana.
Within the framework of the national industrialization roadmap projects, we commenced production of the products that have not been produced in Kazakhstan before, for example: aluminum wire rods that is produced now by “Kazenergokabel” JSC, steel panel-type radiators produced by “Kazterm” LLP, rare earth metals bulk concentrate produced by “SARECO” JV” LLP, titanium ingots and plate slabs manufactured by “Ust-Kamenogorsk Titanium-andMagnesium Plant” JSC, seamless pipes produced by “KSP Steel” LLP.
Implemented projects are indicative of the fact that we accomplished our AIIDSP objectives of ensuring production of the basic metals and the products of more sophisticated production processes.
The figures given below also support the successful accomplishment of the first five-year plan by the mining and metallurgical industry (MMI) of Kazakhstan. Metallurgical industry’s production volume increased by 22% from KZT 1,570 billion in 2010 to KZT 1,915.2 billion in 2014; metalliferous ores production volume increased by 35% — from KZT 651.2 billion to 882.3 billion, while production of finished metal products increased by 57% — from KZT 95.9 billion to KZT 150.2 billion, correspondingly. At that, performance of metallurgic industry employees improved by 59% — from $68.2 thousand to $108.2 thousand per an employee.
What objectives were not accomplished and why?
There are some projects that have been deferred to a later date due to an unfavorable global markets situation, certain financial and technical problems, namely: “ArcelorMittal Temirtau” JSC modernization with the projected annual production capacity up to 6 billion tons of steel.
Development of “Bakyrchik” gold deposit, among others, is delayed due to difficulties with development of processing technology.I would like to outline industry specific problem areas here: funds raising for mineral resources survey, formation of raw materials stock, introduction of advance technologies for integrated processing of mineral raw materials and involvement of man-made mineral formations in processing.
On the whole, I can say that we took into account both positive and negative experience of the state program of an accelerated industrial and innovative development (AIIDSP) in development of a plan for the next five-year period.
What assistance does the government render to mining-and-smelting enterprises of the industry for overcoming a negative effect by unfavorable global situation?
Currently, the government is carrying out monitoring of the industry development at all levels. For the purpose of a prompt response to the problems of the MMI, a Mining and Metallurgic Industry, Geology and Subsurface Resources Management Council was set up under the president of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The government has adopted the MMI enterprises support action plan. In accordance with this plan, the Ministry of Investments and Development thrashes out and renders governmental support to the manufacturers on a going basis in all the issues connected with raw materials supply in sufficient quantity, reduction of rates of transportation by railroad and those of power supply and takes many other measures for the given industry development.
In the course of the first five-year period, we managed to pass a legislative regulation on granting subsurface resources management right as a measure of industrial projects support by government. We work constantly on simplification and improvement of transparency of the state services in the given sphere.
We took a number of measures for regulation of iron-and-steel scrap and wastes. In particular, we imposed a temporary ban on export of such scrap and wastes and also developed and passed a national standard for ferrous and non-ferrous metals scrap brought in line with applicable international standards. Additionally, we imposed a temporary ban on export of gold-bearing raw materials, which made it possible to process it in the country and thus replenish its gold reserves.
I can give you some specific examples of governmental support measures in action. Thus, reduction factors were applied to trunk railway network services for “ArcelorMittal Temirtau” JSC, “Orken” LLP, “Aluminum of Kazakhstan” JSC, “SSGPO” JSC and other enterprises. Mineral extraction tax (MET) rate was reduced for Zhezkazgan deposit of “Kazakhmys” LLP and also for deposits of “Aluminum of Kazakhstan” JSC. We resolved several issues raised by “ArcelorMittal Temirtau” JSC including preservation of 99-year subsurface resources management period and provision of a rolling stock. A zeroimport tax rate was introduced for lead concentrate for “Kazzinc” LLP for 2-year period.
Thus, government renders an all-round support to the mining and metallurgic industry of Kazakhstan, which allows them to overcome unfavorable situation in the global market successfully.
What are the industry’s objectives within the framework of the second five-year plan of industrialization?
The State Program of an Accelerated Industrial and Innovative Development for 2015–2019 is focused on diversification and competitive recovery of the processing industry. At that, metallurgy is considered to be one of the top priority industries. The program focuses metal makers on achieving the following objectives by 2019: increase of the gross added value by 30% in real terms (as compared to 2012 level), improvement of labour efficiency by 18% in ferrous and by 40% in non-ferrous metallurgy and increase in export no less than by 4% and 10% correspondingly. While during the first five-year period the focus was on production of the base metals, now the main task of the ferrous metallurgy consists in modernization of existing and creation of new competitive industries producing goods with high added value. As for the non-ferrous metallurgy, it is necessary to ensure expansion and modernization of the currently existing production facilities, improvement of resource efficiency, introduction of integrated ore processing technology.
Within the framework of the second fiveyear period, it is planned to implement the following projects in the MMI: steel production volume increase up to 6 million tons in Karaganda area, construction of rail and structural steel mill in Aktobe with production capacity of 200 thousand tons of rail tracks with the length of 120 meters, arranging of HBI production with a capacity of 1.8 million tons in Kostanai region, development of pipes and tubes production in Pavlodar region with increase of production capacity up to 270 thousand tons of pipes per a year, brining the rare earth metals production in Akmola region to the level of up to 3,000 tons, introduction of new beneficiation facilities of the total production capacity of 85 thousand tons of copper concentrate and 25 thousand tons of cathode copper for development of Aktogai field, setting-up production facilities for production of 6 thousand tons of titanium slabs and 15 thousand tons of ferrous titanate concentrate in the East Kazakhstan region. Additionally, the issue of construction of a metallurgic complex at “Gornostayevskoye” deposit of cobalt and nickel ores with the production capacity of 40 thousand tons of commercial ferronickel, which has not been produced in Kazakhstan before, is being considered now.
What measures are taken for building scientific, innovative and workforce capacity of the industry?
Government and business realize that an innovative and workforce capacity represent the key factors of the industry’s enterprises competitive growth. This is supported by the fact that resulting from reforms being implemented since the moment of AIIDSP launching a share of actively innovative enterprises increased from 4% to 7.6% and the enterprises’ expenses on technological innovations tripled (from KZT 113.5 billion to 326 billion). Innovative products production output also tripled — from KZT 111.5 billion to 379 billion. Additionally, as regards the factor of "Innovation" of Global Competitiveness Index of the World Economic Forum, Kazakhstan improved its rating by 18 positions and took the 84th place, and by the factor of "Technological readiness" our country reached the 57th place (+25).
Of course, we do not rest on our oars. At the present time we are working out the measures aimed both on transfer of relevant technologies (including those used in MMI) and on development of our own innovative system. Currently, a system is being formed for innovative grants for purchase of foreign technologies for strategic projects, for competitive bidding of developers for solution of technological tasks in priority sectors of industry (including metallurgy), for implementation of targeted technological programs, scientific research activity, support of venture funds and establishment of industrial centers of competence in regions.
This system in conjunction with the other measures of control and stimulation on the part of the government and also responsible attitude of business to this issue makes it possible to continue building an innovative potential of the industry.
As regards strengthening the workforce capacity, we continue to work on reformation of manpower training system. Modern production needs highly qualified specialists and this is understood both by the government and business. New training programs are being developed and core educational institutions are being upgraded in accordance with new operational procedures. Many professionals of the national MII improve their professional skills in the leading educational institutions and production companies within the framework of governmental and corporate educational programs.
What are the challenges and possibilities that Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) launching implies for the national MMI? What will be an effect on interaction between Russian and Kazakhstani miners and metallurgists?
Four types of freedom of movement in the EEU, namely: movement of capital, human resources, goods and services, imply both additional possibilities and challenges for the national MMI. For example, equal access to transportation system of Russia resulted in substantial savings for the national companies. On the one hand, market expanded for the national manufacturers, on the other hand, competition increased.
Additional challenges that the national industry faces result from sharp devaluation of Russian rouble. Government, for its part, monitors the situation on a going basis.
Plan of actions for support of industrial enterprises has been developed well in advance. I gave you specific examples of taken measures.
As regards interaction, existing cooperation ties between the national mining and Russian metallurgic enterprises became even stronger. At the same time, national manufacturers of metal products found themselves in disadvantageous position comparing to their Russian competitors. Government of Kazakhstan applies the whole set of applicable support measures in order to support national manufacturers.
China has become an increasingly important player among foreign investors in our economy lately. How would you assess the prospects for our cooperation in the sphere of MMI?
We are open for cooperation with all countries in line with multi-vector nature of foreign policy of Kazakhstan. People’s Republic of China is our strategic partner. Prospects of our cooperation in
MMI are quite extensive ranging from development of deposits to production of high-technology products. Currently, approximately 40 joint projects are being considered and more than a half of them pertain to mining and metallurgic industry.I can mention commercial development of Shalkiya complex ores followed by settingup metallurgic complex, development of Massal deposit and construction of new electrolysis plant and large diameter steel pipes manufacturing plant as the specific instance.
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It’s not long now until Voodoo Doughnut opens at City Walk. Voodoo Doughnut have built a very large following around the U.S and the world due to their doughnuts being very unique, yummy and their use of weird and wonderful ingredients in each doughnut. From the unusual names like Grape ape to Oh Captain, My Captain you’re bound to find one to suit your taste, especially as there are more than 50 types to pick from.
To help you plan ahead, Universal have constructed a list of their top 5!
This doughnut has become synonymous with Voodoo Doughnut. The idea for the signature creation was thought of well before the first Voodoo Doughnut shop opened its doors, but it took a while to find the right “doll pin.” Once the creators found the perfect pretzel, the rest was history. Filled with raspberry jelly, covered with chocolate frosting and topped with a pretzel stake, this is the perfect doughnut to post to Instagram to make all of your friends and family jealous.
Not only is this one of the first doughnuts that Voodoo Doughnut created, but it is also a tribute to the city of Portland, the shop’s first location. This creation is filled with Bavarian cream and topped with chocolate and two frosting eyeballs.
This doughnut was almost cut from the original Voodoo menu but after customers made an impassioned plea, it quickly became a fan favourite. A few fans have even gotten a tattoo in honour of the vanilla frosted doughnut covered with grape dust and lavender sprinkles.
Covered with maple frosting and bacon on top, this doughnut is perfect for those who love savoury mixed with sweet.
For the cereal lovers out there! This doughnut is covered with vanilla frosting and sweet and golden breakfast cereal with a fruity twist.
The first thing that hits you when you enter CityWalk is the amazing buzz that seems to radiate. Everyone is here for exactly the same reason; to have a good time! The streets are lined with snack joints, restaurants, bars and clubs which all seem to compete to catch your eye with amazing neon signs.
Most people don’t know that the clubs along City Walk will charge a cover fee of between $6-$8 USD to get in. However, with your Universal Bonus Tickets and FlexTickets you will be able to enter the clubs and bars for free. During your stay in Orlando you should, at least once, come down to CityWalk and experience the buzz for yourself!
Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. is a great family/friends dining experience right at the entrance of CityWalk. You cant fail to miss this place with its red neon sign! The restaurant is as you could probably guess, based on Forest Gump. The engaging staff will entertain you and make you feel at home with their Southern hospitality. While we were there our waiter kept us occupied with a Forest Gump quiz and gave out some small Gump prizes like badgers that say ‘Stupid is as stupid does’ The whole restaurants decked out with Gump related items like a plaster casts of Forrest’s running shoes or grab a memorable photo at the famed bus bench in front of the restaurant. My favorite was the signs pointing to the toilets which say…I gotta Pee!
The food is simple, mostly shrimp and burgers but none the less very tasty. If you order a cocktail you are allowed to keep the glass, they will box it up for you to make sure it doesn’t get damed – nice touch.
If you are looking for a quick bite to eat and you’re into your Pizza then you cant really go wrong with Big Kahuna Pizza.
With the usual suspects to choose from, walk up counter service with outside tables for you to enjoy the live music while you munch on a slice of Hawaiian or Pepperoni, this places offers an ideal place to grab a quick bite to eat.
Prices are not exactly the cheapest, a cold drink and a slice will probably set you back $5-$6 but remember where you are (CityWalk) the location alone will add extra zest!
Party it up like it’s Mardi Gras at Pat O’Brien’s! Pat O’Brien’s Bar is an authentic reproduction of the New Orleans’ famous hot spot. Opened in February 1999, this reproduction of New Orleans’ favorite watering hole, Pat O’Brien’s is the original home of dueling pianos, the “flaming fountain” patio, and the world-famous “Hurricane®” specialty drink. I was lucky enough or should I say unlucky enough (still undecided) to sample a Hurricane while at Pat O’Brians…im still having trouble remembering the exact details of that night 🙂 but I’m assuming I had a good one!
For everyone with dreams of taking the stage and belting out a song as lead singer of a band, get ready for your moment in the spotlight. CityWalk’s Rising Star is not your typical karaoke club. Here when you grab the mic you’re performing with a live band complete with real backup singers on stage. Choose from an impressive number of song titles and rock out like a superstar, or croon your favorite country ballad, as you perform in front of a live audience.
This club is pretty amazing – its a karaoke bar on a monster scale, live stage, backing singers and musicians will give you the feeling that you’re a real pop star – especially if you have had a few drinks 😉 this club is also pretty huge. Based on multi levels with everyone looking down onto the stage its such a fun place to hang out and get involved.
Share in a one-of-a-kind celebration of music and culture as Bob Marley–A Tribute to Freedom takes you on a musical journey through the life of the “King of Reggae.” Bob Marley’s songs of faith, hope, rebellion, and determination have brought inspiration and joy to audiences everywhere. Working closely with Rita Marley and the Bob Marley Foundation, they have created a replica of Bob’s home on 56 Hope Road in Kingston, Jamaica. Inside, artifacts, photos, and video clips from his legendary career surround visitors in the open-air veranda and courtyard.
This is just a snippet of whats on offer on CityWalk, I haven’t even mentioned the live shows! tones of other bars and clubs and numerous places to eat. As a free add on to tickets you have already purchased this really is a hidden gem that is truly something that should be experienced.
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If anyone has any Favourite bars, clubs and places to eat on Universal CityWalk please feel free to let us know!


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The Clough Cemetery is located in Orange County.
We know of 42 cemeteries that are within Less than 2 miles<2> of the Clough Cemetery. The cemeteries are listed in alphabetical order.
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Clough Cemetery.
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Clough Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Orange County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for the Clough Cemetery.
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually in newspapers, old books or maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we try to add detail as we continue our research. We've created the following list to keep track of the sources we found useful in our research about the Clough Cemetery.
Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Clough Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8623, Longitude: -72.3220 [Map]. In this case, the coordinates for the Clough Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).


The Bangladeshi activist and photojournalist Shahidul Alam was arrested in Dhaka on August 5, as a punitive measure in response to an interview with Al Jazeera in which he allegedly provoked the government’s sensibilities. In fact, Alam provided a critical appraisal of the state’s role in creating an unbearable set of conditions which led to massive student protests throughout July and early August — against perilous road conditions and a rigged quota system that reserves government jobs for those connected with the ruling party. As students and older generations of Dhaka residents occupied the streets, chanting “We want justice”, the government responded with indiscriminate violence. In retribution for his articulate defense of the protests, dozens of plain-clothed government security forces raided Alam’s home, detained him for “spreading propaganda and false information against the government,” and, according to Alam, proceeded to torture him. For more than 100 days, Alam was held in jail for violating Section 57(2) of the Information and Communciations Technology Act of 2006. “It is an open secret,” Rahnuma Ahmed (Shahidul Alam’s partner) presciently observed in November of last year, “that the law is selectively applied — to silence criticism of the government.” On November 15, Alam was granted bail, and he now awaits a court hearing where his fate will be decided. If convicted, he faces 7-14 years in prison.
Far from being an isolated case, Alam’s plight is symbolic of the greater repressive state apparatus which he has struggled to highlight through his art and journalism. The present situation is emblematic of the threat which authoritarianism poses in and beyond South Asia, with encroachments upon civilian rights buttressed by a propaganda machine oiled by the blood of journalists and independent sources of media content. Throughout Alam’s career, he has targeted extra-judicial state violence and the obstruction of popular democratic processes for exposure through his photographic lens. While human rights and democracy are touted as critical nation-state values in the Global North, the age of the war on terror has provided a context in which de facto autocratic regimes — such as the one represented by the Awami League (AL) party in Bangladesh — can leverage apparent ideological commitments such as secularism in order to accumulate geopolitical capital on the international stage and avoid censure therein. In a global climate where fear of Islamist violence and the refugee bogeyman captures the collective political consciousness of the Global North, the Bangladeshi state has exploited their status as the secular option along with the good will earned by taking in Rohingya refugees in order to veil their domestic tyranny.
Bangladesh is of strategic international importance due to its political status as a nominally democratic state with an impoverished majority-Muslim population, and its economic status as a source of cheap labor and textiles. In other words, the form which its regime’s authoritarianism takes today is an expression of the geopolitical logic of the age of “the war on terror” within global capitalism. In speaking out against the government, Shahidul Alam is a symbol of resistance to this harrowing state of affairs. Alam is one of many Bangladeshi activists currently seeking to combat the suppression of democracy and basic human rights as a precursor to reviving the progressive ideals on which Bangladesh was founded, in opposition to the cycle of authoritarianism and repression of dissent which he witnessed to be returning in full swing.
In his pointed interview with Al Jazeera, Alam was asked whether the most recent protests — which were sparked after a bus accident resulted in the death of two students on July 29 — were just about road safety, or about something larger. “Very much larger,” he responded.
It’s an unelected government, so they did not really have a mandate to rule, but they have been clinging on by brute force. The looting of the banks, the gagging of the media … the extrajudicial killings, the disappearances, the need to get protection money at all levels, bribery at all levels, corruption in education, it’s a never ending list. It’s been huge. So it really is that pent-up energy, emotion, anger, that has been let loose. This particular incident, sad as it is, is really the valve that allowed things to go through.
Alam also drew attention to the state’s violent response to the protests.
The police specifically asked for help from these “armed goons” [the Bangladesh Chhatra League and the Jubo League, the student and youth wings of the AL] to combat unarmed students demanding safe roads. I mean, how ridiculous is that? Today, I was in the streets, there are people with machetes in their hands chasing unarmed students and the police are standing by watching it happen, in some cases they are actually helping it out. This morning there was tear gassing.
To get a sense of the material conditions of the recent protests, and of the state’s authoritarian response to any and all criticism, requires a brief detour into Bangladesh’s political and economic history.
In 1971, after the bloody civil war that ushered in Bangladesh’s independence — in which, according to official estimates, 3 million people died — the Awami League ascended to power under the banner of “nationalism, socialism, democracy, and secularism.” In a gesture to its socialist base, which included strong workers’ and students’ movements, the AL nationalized many sectors of the economy. But far from spreading the gains of the economy to all Bangladeshis, the nationalization program did little more than set up a patronage system in which AL politicians appropriated the country’s wealth for themselves and their allies. The AL was quick to alienate its political base, and it used violence — often murderous — to quell dissent. In 1975, amidst growing social turbulence, pro-US right-wing forces murdered AL leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his family.
With the help of Western governments, General Ziaur Rahman emerged victorious after the coup. Ziaur removed the ban on religious-based political parties, and relied on Islamist militias and Western security forces to silence criticism of his regime. The general accepted IMF loans, privatized national industries, and opened his country to foreign trade. In 1981, in another bloody coup, Ziaur was murdered, and General H.M. Ershad assumed power. Ershad continued Ziaur’s precedent, using strongman tactics to silence his critics, and relying on foreign aid to develop the economy. After the IMF instituted a Structural Adjustment Program in 1986, Bangladesh’s resources and its people were increasingly prey to the whims of global capital.
In 1990, protests against Ershad’s military regime reached a fever pitch, with hartals (mass protests that shut down private enterprises and public spaces) occurring across the country. Ershad responded with deadly force, and in one incident, an army truck ran over a group of protesting students. But activists were undeterred, and sustained protests forced Ershad’s resignation later that year. Thus, after fifteen years of military rule, there was a return to civilian rule.
Since this time, Bangladesh has gone back and forth between being ruled by two political parties: the AL, a secular nationalist party led by Sheikh Hasina Wazed, and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), which is led by Khaleda Zia, the widow of General Ziaur Rahman, and has close ties to the military and Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), the largest Islamist party in the country.
Throughout the past few decades, both parties have consistently been on the take. Nepotism, bribery, and the looting of public coffers has been rampant. Each party has resorted to violence to destroy their political opponents, and, in actuality, the armed forces have never been too far removed from the administration of civil society. In 2008, the AL won the parliamentary elections in a landslide, and the discredited BNP responded to this rout by claiming the elections had been rigged. In subsequent years, Hasina and the AL have attempted to gain popularity and sublimate political anger by initiating a tribunal to prosecute criminals from the war of independence. The prosecution of religious figures found support particularly due to a public fear of the relatively recent threat of Islamist violence, the worst cases of which included Jamatul Mujahideen Bangladesh’s (JMB) nationwide detonation of over 400 bombs in one day in August 2005. Many have cast doubt over the fairness of the tribunal, however, as the AL have used the proceedings to consolidate power by targeting political enemies in the BNP and JI. With the urging of the latter parties, people increasingly took to the streets in violent protest, and the AL responded with severe repression.
After the AL government banned the JI from participating in the 2014 elections on grounds of anti-secularism, the BNP opted to boycott the election, with the result that the AL took 280 out of 300 parliamentary seats. Thus, the two party system in Bangladesh has given way to a one-party autocratic rule. The ousted parties called on their supporters to participate in widespread hartals against the government, and the AL has responded in violent fashion. In the past five years, the facade of democratic rule has been lifted, as over a thousand people have been killed in political clashes. Under the ideological cover of a draconian “war on drugs” — in which more than 24,000 people have been arrested and hundreds have been killed in May and June of this year alone — critics of the government have been rounded up en masse.
Despite their ideological differences, both the BNP and the AL have shown an important similarity: both parties have advanced an economic agenda that has rendered Bangladeshis vulnerable to the incursions of big capital. And the effects on Bangladeshi workers have been disastrous.
the state continues to be obsessed with big development projects and paid experts; coal plants, fly-overs and nuclear power plants have become the core development vision of our middle class mindset. Cafes, billboards, ramp models, peri-peri chicken restaurants, and imported hot dogs have become our ultimate emblems of modernization. Farmers, villagers, labourers, and poor communities, in this process, are perceived to be the ‘un-modern’, ‘un-civil’ roadblocks to our unstoppable path towards progress.
The dialectic of dispossession and repression has been unfolded for decades now, with the result that 82% of rural Bangladesh households are now “resource poor,” and 57% are completely without land of their own. Furthermore, Bangladesh is one of the “most climate vulnerable countries in the world”, and there is a strong link between global warming and the rampant riverbank erosion which has displaced thousands of Bangladeshis.
The devastation of the countryside has led to a serious uptick in internal migration to cities, with Dhaka, the largest city in Bangladesh, being the major destination. The city’s population has grown exponentially in recent decades, from around 1.5 million at the time of independence to 6.6 million in 1990 to more than 21 million at present in the greater Dhaka area, making Dhaka the world’s most densely populated mega-city (more than 75% more densely populated than Hong Kong). Most residents in Dhaka dwell in slums where, due to government neglect, conditions are generally deplorable. There is limited access to healthcare, and educational opportunities are few and far between. A third of the population lacks access to electricity, and most people are forced to use unsanitary water to wash and clean. More than 60 percent of Dhaka residents are forced to dump their garbage in the street, only 20% have access to sanitary latrines, and nearly 90% of homes lack an underground drainage system.
This must be understood in the context of the more general poverty in Bangladesh. 43.3% of Bangladeshis earn less than $1.25 per day; 75.8% earn less than $2 per day. Job scarcity in Bangladesh is such that the number of workers abroad exceeds the number of domestic factory workers. The domestic economy relies on remittances from the millions of Bangladeshis currently living abroad, working as guest workers or day labourers in conditions that are generally demeaning and dangerous.
Workers who remain in Bangladesh are prey to all forms of economic exploitation. Most of this exploitation occurs in the informal sector, which employs 47% of the country’s labour force. Lacking legal and social protections, informal workers are precarious in the deepest sense of the term. The government has done little to address perilous work conditions that caused 1,240 Bangladeshis to die at work in 2016. One official solution to widespread economic vulnerability is “micro-credit.” However, as Anu Muhammad has argued, though this financial scheme is hailed by the non-profit industrial complex, micro-credit is better understood as an attempt, administered by global elites in conjunction with the Bangladeshi middle class, to expand capital’s tentacles into the huge untapped market of the country’s informal economy. Indeed, micro-credit’s record when it comes to poverty alleviation is dubious. At least 60% had to borrow more money from local money lenders to repay their official loans. Many more were forced to sell off assets, even their own organs. Bangladeshi activist Dr. Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad has drawn attention to this “cycle of debt”, and called micro-finance a “death trap” for the poor.
In the formal sector, Bangladesh’s economy is driven by the garment industry, which increased its exports from $116 million in 1985 to more than $25 billion in 2015. The garment industry — the world’s second largest, after China — generates 80% of the country’s total export revenue, and employs around 4 million workers, 80% of them young women, many of them rural migrants. The government has resorted to the widespread criminalization of union organizers, and has deployed the urban police force (instituted in 2010) to quash labor unrest. As a result of this systematic violence, only 5% of garment workers are unionized. The minimum wage is $68 per month, but most female workers are paid less, around $37 per month, a fraction of the wages paid to exploited factory workers in China and India. These workers are also forced to toil in conditions that range from “appalling” to deadly. At least 117 people were killed in the Tazreen Fashion factory fire near Dhaka in 2012. Some months later, more than 1,130 people were killed outside Dhaka when Rana Plaza, a giant garment factory, collapsed.
By and large, these deaths can be attributed to the callous attitudes of capitalists and political elites who prioritize profits over worker safety. There is also, however, a more general infrastructural crisis, one that is important to emphasize given that the student protesters’ list of demands focused mostly on road safety and accessibility. A study after the Rana Plaza collapse revealed that, from 2008-2013, only six out of 20,000 buildings constructed in Dhaka have gone through the legally required safety clearance. Simply put, as Dhaka’s population has ballooned, and the city has experienced a massive construction boom, the government has failed to address the attendant social and infrastructural problems, with the result that thousands of people die each year in shoddily built buildings and roads. Unable to address road safety conditions, or effectively monitor the number of drivers on the road without the proper permits, the government has simply fudged the numbers. In 2013, the government claimed that there were only 3,296 road fatalities, whereas the World Health Organisation has claimed, that, in actuality, as many as 25,000 died that year on the road.
With this analysis in mind, we can better understand the scope and significance of recent student protests. It is important not to exaggerate the scope of the protests, and to emphasize the student “movement’s relative isolation from other oppressed strata of society.” It is also paramount, however, to link the protests’ cries of “we want justice” to the broader political and economic landscape, as Alam did in his brief interview with Al Jazeera. To understand why students were protesting throughout July against the quota system, one needs to look beyond government corruption. The students were also implicitly rejecting their fate outside of government employment, in a country pervaded by deep poverty, gruesome work conditions, and pervasive economic precarity. The official youth unemployment rate in Bangladesh is 11% — and protesting young people are drawing national and international attention to the dire situation facing Bangladeshi workers, and to the government’s deep complicity in this situation.
Furthermore, to contextualize mass protests over road conditions, one must link the dangerous transport situation — Bangladesh has the second most dangerous roads in Asia — with the broader crisis of urbanization in Dhaka, a crisis intertwined with processes of climate change and dispossession in the countryside which is forcing scores of desperate Bangladeshis to the overcrowded city of Dhaka.
To make sense of why the government responded in such a draconian fashion to peaceful protests, and relatively straightforward comments by Shahidul Alam about the coordinates of these protests, one must locate the situation within the more general political crisis in Bangladesh. As Vijay Prashad has noted, “protests are a constant feature of life” in Bangladesh, and for decades now, a government with no real legitimacy in the eyes of the people has responded to any and all dissent with sheer force.
Apolitical intellectuals of my sweet country, you will not be able to answer.
A vulture of silence will eat your gut.
Your own misery will pick at your soul.
And you will be mute in your shame.
Both Alam and his partner Rahnuma Ahmed have written about the urgent need to “speak truth to power”, and denounce and demystify “the aging coterie that rules the country, and its army of professional sycophants.” Their activism is first and foremost concerned with clearing the deadwood which prevents Bangladeshi society from functioning free of corruption, but the atrocity of this basic level of human rights abuse is not the end of his message. Rather, Alam’s recent work on the fate of Bangladeshi migrants abroad reflects the recognition of the sense in which the world of global capitalism pushes working-class Bangladeshis from frying pan to fire, from the domestic sweatshop to the global precarity of unregulated migrant labor in the Middle East and Southeast Asia. His crusade against domestic authoritarianism is geared towards promoting democracy and the protection of working-class people, seeking to secure the sort of freedoms in civil society which are preconditions for material well-being. By speaking on the interconnectedness and breadth of the problem in Bangladesh, Alam continued his work of gesturing towards the kind of structural change needed to secure positive material change, while reminding us of how political interests were actively preventing the effective achievement of the people’s will.
In the past several months, there has been a swell of activism in Bangladesh and around the world demanding Alam’s release. It was largely due to these protests that on November 15, after 103 days in detention and multiple denied petitions, Shahidul Alam was finally granted bail. Following the court’s decision, the prosecutors immediately promised to fight for an appeal. Rahnuma Ahmed has called on activists to keep up the pressure on the government, not only to try to get Alam’s charges dropped altogether, but to “launch a united struggle for repealing undemocratic provisions of Digital Security Act.” Hundreds of writers have been prosecuted by this act in 2017 for writing content that the government found threatening. Ending this crusade against dissidents, and making room for critical discourse, is only the first step in attempting to address the endemic political and economic crises in Bangladesh. But in the absence this step, the government will only attempt to rule over Bangladesh through “brute force” alone.
Bio: Raihan is the nephew of Shahidul Alam. Raihan and Mark are PhD students at University of Virginia, and University of California, Santa Barbara, respectively.


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[Figure 126: The call between extension 1000 and external caller 5000 will be transferredto extension 1001.]

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