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Create black light paint by adding a small amount of brightening agent to regular paint. Brightening agents are often sold as fabric brighteners or whiteners. Brightening detergents can also be used as a substitute for brightening agents.
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Phillip Jamison/ Class 7: Support Networks
174. In what ways do you perceive relationships with people you knew prior to confinement to evolve over the course of your imprisonment?
Prior to confinement, I nursed a multitude of different relationships from family, to friends, to myself and with God. The relationship I felt within myself was poor and resentful, for I despised who I was based on the fact that I did not succeed in achieving my dream in becoming Navy SEAL. This is why I chose to turn to my drug of choice "Anabolic Steroids" as a method in gaining a stronger sense of self-worth. Even as a young soldier my belief in God was there, but yet wasn't authentic. In many ways I appeared to be righteous to men, but inside I was full of lawlessness and hypocrisy (Matt 23:28). But, around the beginning of my incarceration, the feeling of defeat brought me to my knees, for I was tired of feeling like a failure at life. When I finally expressed a level of willingness and humility and said the words "Dear God, I have a problem and that problem is me." This was the day I began gaining a strong sense of self-worth. The willingness to accept responsibility for my own life was the source from which self-respect began to spring. Everyday I prayed and everyday I read a passage from the bible. Through time, my passion for God grew more fonder than I ever imagined. This gave me the inner strength and intestinal fortitude to triumph through this harsh dilemma I was facing in my life. From this point on, I made it a goal to only make valued based decisions factored around my faith in God throughout my daily living as well as documenting my progress transparently on the Internet. Through this process I perceive that my actions will reach out beyond the prison boundaries to my family and friends and allow my relationships to evolve into a powerful caring support network. The LORD has shown me that after I have suffered for a little while, the God of all undeserved kindness, who brought me to his everlasting glory in union with Christ will himself finish my training, HE will make me firm, HE will make me strong (1 Peter 5:10).
175. In what ways have you nurtured support networks during the time you've served thus far?
Living transparently through the Internet has helped me to foster relationships with individuals within my support network. This is granting them the ability see the divine effort I convey towards becoming a man of value and integrity. Additionally, I nurture my relationships by expressing gratitude and appreciation through letters or postcards. The attitude of gratitude conveys the sign of a noble soul. I give thanks for everything positive that happens to me, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than my current situation. But the most powerful quality I can demonstrate is authenticity in my appreciation. I want to live and breathe the positive moral values I manifest. Alignment of the head, mouth, heart and the feet, while thinking, saying, and doing the same thing consistently, is what it means to be an authentic human being.
176. In what ways will the support network you have in place now contribute to your success upon release?
By cultivating and nurturing relationships with the individuals in my support network. I anticipate they'll express a strong level of care and willingness toward assisting me in having a successful transition back into the community. In addition, my support network will act like a "safety net" that I can fall back onto for support if I feel at risk to a drug relapse. Leaving prison can be just like walking a high wire in the circus. Having a strong safety net full of positive people will give me a stronger sense of confidence and hope I'll need to succeed. Furthermore, I will feel more secure in my recovery with the knowledge knowing that there are others out there who want to see me succeed. With this being said, the importance of establishing positive pro-social members of society could dictate the success or failure of my recovery from incarceration.
177. In what ways would you build a strong support network while you climbed through years of imprisonment?
As I climb through the harsh times of confinement, it is my goal to continuously build my support network as well as the existing relationships within it. The one word that plays the strongest factor in building stronger relationships is "Authenticity". I want to stay true to my values and maintain my bearing. The simplest infraction can stagnate my relationships and cause people to lose hope and trust in me. But as the days creep on by and the weeks fly by, I want to constantly look into building my network. I have used individuals in my network to pass on the knowledge of my foundation URL page to others, which allows them to get to know me transparently through the Internet. But I also send out letters to friends, mentors and employers. The letters I send must express a high level of humility and accountability for my actions. I want to own my actions and believe in my cause! I additionally want to express gratitude for simply allowing me to be a friend in their life or a protégé beside them, or an employee underneath them once before. This will convey a man of penitence and noble character within myself and makes them feel appreciated.
178. In what ways do support networks or the lack of support networks influence prison adjustments?
Like a house broken dog getting dropped into a forest to fend for itself. The struggle in adjusting to the harsh environment can create fear, disorientation and anxiety. In the prison system, these paralyzing feelings could strongly impede my ability to successfully establish the strong emotional foundation I'll need to succeed. Furthermore, this will hinder my ability to gain the the essential means necessary that will influence my adjustment to the change I'm facing as well as planning for my future beyond incarceration. On the long and windy road through imprisonment, completing the journey alone or with an inadequate support network will decrease my chances in rising above the obstacles faced as a prisoner. Ultimately, this will increase the possibilities of facing a downward relapse in my criminal thinking patterns, therefore leading me back to prison after my release.
Resourcefulness: "Having the ability to find clever ways to overcome difficulties. Remember you will not always win. Some days, the most resourceful individual will taste defeat. But there is, in this case, always tomorrow – after you have done your best to achieve success today."
179. To what extent are the values that those in your support network embrace harmonious with the values you profess to embrace?
Every individual in my support network is free of drug addition and is an honest law-abiding citizen. Each person adheres to positive moral values and possess a strong educational background. It would be of extreme importance only to involve myself with individuals of this nature. For this reason, individuals who lack these qualities are opened to experiencing problems with the law. Surrounding myself with negative peers of this nature contradicts the values and beliefs I adhere to, which can cause greater issues for me in the future. Through prison I could earn disciplinary infractions, or time in the Special Housing Unit. In the community I can get arrested and earn another incarceration. By neglecting to consider the actual ramifications by associating with peers who embrace poor values will heavily impact my chances on achieving any success.
180. What steps are you taking now to build or nurture your support network?
My relationships have to be cultivated through my values. I want to live congruent to the values I manifest and all of my choices through prison have to factor around these values. I have sent letter's, emails, connected through telephone to cultivate and nurse my relationships. I also live transparently through the Internet. But ultimately allowing my values to pilot my way through prison has allowed my relationships to grow stronger. Furthermore, I've created relationships with people beyond the prison walls that I've never known prior to my incarceration. If a flower is to grow beautiful, it must be cultivated!
181. In what ways can those in your support network facilitate your aspirations?
The greatest willingness my support network can bestow is show me the emotional encouragement I need to stay strong and triumph. They can express care for my needs and concerns and understand the purpose behind my uprising. "Try to help others. Consult their weaknesses, relieve their maladies; strive to raise them up, and by so doing you will most effectually raise yourself up also." –Joseph Barber Lightfoot
182. In what ways is your support network helping you now?
My support network has expressed an immeasurable level of care and willingness to help me overcome my incarceration. On many occasions they've assisted me financially by depositing money into my prison account. They also willingly inform others of my Straight-A-Guide webpage, which allows me to cultivate a bond and relationship with them – expanding my network. Aside from this, people in my network send me up to date pictures of my children "and there's no greater way to build the morale of a parent in prison than to bless him with photos of their kids." But above all, my support network helps me to stay focused on the bright light at the end of the tunnel and persevere through my times of stress and discomfort that come with daily prison life.
183. What level of allegiance do you pledge to your support network?
I am committed in honoring my obligations for myself as well as the individuals in my support network. I proudly express my unyielding gratitude in many ways possible. But two of the greatest pledges I can bestow is to express authenticity in my values through my actions. Plus, continuing to drive forward one day at a time toward achieving my goals through valued based decisions. This shows that I'm taking ownership and responsibility of my actions and moving in a positive direction.
184. What incremental action steps can you to take to bring people you do not currently know into your life?
In order to expand the possibilities of achieving a successful transition back into society. I want to look into bringing new individuals into my network. Small incremental action steps I've taken to invite new people into my network is sending invitational letters regarding my Straight-A-Guide webpage.
185. What thoughts do you have about people who would be most influential to your possibilities for success upon release?
"Coming together is the beginning, keeping together is progress and working together is success." –Henry Ford.
The individuals in my support network help me to feel encouraged, safe and accepted. I think highly of them and appreciate the level of care, willingness and humility they express to me that helps me stay strong through life's challenges as a prisoner. They influence me to stay confident and motivated on the many tasks I have faced and the many tasks I'll soon be facing.
186. Who are they?
The individuals with in my support network are honest, ambitious members of society. They are defined by the values in which they follow. And continue to live their lives in accordance to the principles of good conduct. These are the people I choose to surround myself with. The conjugation with these individuals will allow me to absorb their knowledge and positive energy. In time, this will support and benefit me in becoming a better person. "Where energy flows, attention goes."
187. What interests do they have?
The interests they have are to lead meaningful, respectful, and productive lives. Literally everyone of them in some form or another has overcome a time of adversity and persevered through it. Additionally, they believe in the faith of God, just as I do. They also believe that things in life, such as my situations will only make me a much stronger human being. Another unique interest they have is the on going process of creating and achieving new goals throughout daily life. Last but not least, they believe in expressing empathy for others, because everyone we meet is fighting some kind of a battle in some form or another.
188. How can you make them aware of your aspirations?
I make them aware of my aspirations by posting blogs on my MGS page. I'll also send them updates on my current situation via email or letters. This has given me a sense of serenity and pleasure, knowing others out there can look into my life and witness me overcome imprisonment, through positive valued behavior. Through my actions, persistence and perseverance. If I can help one person facing an upcoming incarceration overcome and rise above their own adversity or even prevent someone from earning an incarceration. Then, to me… THAT IT'S SELF IS A BLESSING… "In life, what sometimes appears to be the end is really a beginning."
189. What impression would your adjustment through prison thus far make upon them?
My adjustment through incarceration would give them the impression that I've held myself accountable and took responsibility for my actions. Additionally they will come to see that I've taken the time to examine the irrationality of my criminal behavior and progressed forward in rectifying my past actions. Furthermore, they'll get the inspired impression that I'm inspired to leave prison a stronger, more resilient, positive pro-social person, than how I came in and let go of who I once was. "When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be."
190. In what ways are you working to cultivate mentors?
"A real leader has no need to lead-he is content to point the way." A mentor I've cultivated through time and look up to since the start of my imprisonment is the chairman of the M.G.S.F. Mr. Justin Paperny. He has supported me in having a safe and successful journey through incarceration. He's updated my M.G.S. webpage and in the past he's helped me to stay motivated and keyed in to the situation I'm currently in. Although we've only communicated through email. I feel a sense of comradeship for him, for he's helping me through a harsh period of my life as well as walking a path he once walked. In addition, through his actions and willingness he's led me into a direction of positive change and self-discovery just by pointing the way.
191. In what ways does your behavior or activities within prison boundaries influence your relationships?
Since the day I began my imprisonment.. I made the choice to follow values based on the foundation of discipline and commitment. If I am consistent and persistent on leading a life of good morals and positive behavior. This will strengthen relationships with family members and positive peers. I anticipate an increased level of respect and encouragement through time by following good behavior and executing my actions based on rational thoughts and values. I also need to understand the value of an investment decision, for it may effect my short and long-term goals. With this being said, my success depends on the quality of my thoughts.
192. How would you assess the preparations and commitment your closest acquaintances make to a law-abiding, successful life upon release?
The prison environment is surrounded by individuals who manipulate, steal, lie and practice instrumental aggression to get what they want. If I made the decision to surround myself amongst individuals of this nature. It could create a ripple effect of undesirable consequences. I could draw the unwanted attention of more negative peers and/or Correctional Officer's. Later leading me to earning incident reports or time in the Special Housing Unit. Therefore resulting in time lost, worried family members and failure on achieving anything positive for my future. With this being said, the assessment on individuals I choose to associate with are based on the values they follow. They must lead meaningful responsible lives and demonstrate a strong level of discipline and behavior. They also need to be working a program of personal change, veering towards leading a balanced pro-social lifestyle beyond prison.
193. If you were to receive a disciplinary infraction, in what way would that influence the support network you're striving to cultivate?
A disciplinary infraction would strongly impede my ability to move forward in achieving my goals.This would stagnate the plans I've created on leading a law-abiding lifestyle beyond incarceration. Most of all, this creates worry and emotional discomfort for individuals in my support network. Receiving an infraction demonstrates a lack of willingness and responsibility to myself and my future requirements for success. Moreover, it displays a lack of care for the people supporting me through imprisonment. All in all, this is a criminal thinking error known as "Cut-offs" where I'd be ignoring responsible action, eliminating sensitivity to consequences. I can counter measures this by remembering that every decision I make has consequences, along with recognizing that life has frustrations and accepting the need to work through them…
194. What relevance does the phrase "It's not what you know but who you know" have to you?
The phrase "it's not what you know, but who you know" is a belief I've followed since the beginning of my incarceration. What this means to me is, although I may be educated, goal oriented, disciplined and follow values. None of this would be meaningful if I made the irrational choice to surround myself with negative peers. On the contrary, if I interact with individuals who follow positive values and responsible behavior. This will allow me to absorb their knowledge as well as allow new opportunities to arise. In addition, when I cultivate and extend my support network beyond the prison walls. This gives me a greater advantage on receiving the essential needs required to achieve future goals. Ergo, granting me a greater chance on having a more successful transition back into the community.
195. To what extent would your actions show that you're conscious of the influence others have on your prospects for success upon release?
Since the beginning of my incarceration, up to now. Individuals have come to notice the profound level of commitment I've demonstrated in following my values. They've watched me mature and foster my development in becoming my values. Additionally they've seen me continue to progress further in my recovery here at R.D.A.P. In my heart and through my devoted actions. I want to demonstrate to other fathers, mothers, sisters and bothers who are faced with a loved one in incarceration as well as military veterans out there who are facing an imprisonment themselves. That mistakes we make do not dictate who we are. It's where we draw the line and start holding ourselves accountable and come to rectify our mistakes is what defines our true character. Above all, when facing the adversity of a mistake. To be mature means to face, no evade, every fresh crisis that comes. Furthermore, when you finally rectify your behavior, you can never make the same mistake twice because the second time you make it, it's not a mistake, it's a choice…
196. How can a prisoner open more opportunities to broaden his network of support?
There are a variety of different methods a prisoner can use to broaden their network of support. One I've utilized are my existing support members, who've willingly reached out to other supportive family members, healthy peers and skilled help. In my case, I would request contact information via email and/or mailing address. Additionally, I'd direct them to my M.G.S. webpage to obtain knowledge on my current situation- allowing them to get a visual look at what I've accomplished through my imprisonment. A secondary method I've used is creating healthy relationships with positive prison peers. As I've progressed forward one day at a time. I've created relationships with professional writers, lawyers, pro-athletes, movie producers and more. Each individual has assisted and supported me in one form or another. A situation I've been enduring since the beginning of my incarceration was the unexpected serving of divorce papers. An issue of this magnitude could cause a prisoner to lose complete focus of his values. This could lead to greater undesirable consequences. Additionally, while trapped in the midst of prison, and not understanding how to address the issue adds to the stress. But, through good assertive communication skills, I've built a relationship with a 25 year veteran of divorce law. Ergo I was able to address this issue diligently.
197. How would your transition to society change if you had a job offer in place before your release?
Seeking and securing employment after serving a prison sentencing is challenging on it's own. Through little or no success, this can be like paddling a boat upstream "I'm not getting anywhere", later exhausting the mind. Aside from securing a job to meet my survival needs. It's mandatory for me to have a job to handle supervision requirements. Although this may be true, successfully securing employment prior to release builds a sense of relief and security. Above all, I'll have faith in my ability to take care of business. This relieves a lot of stress and helps me to have a successful transition back into the community.
198. What steps will you begin taking now to broaden, nurture, and protect your support network each week that you remain in prison?
I will consistently and persistently commit myself to living by my core values. Additionally, I'll continue navigating my way through imprisonment only leading meaningful, productive and responsible behavior. Furthermore, I will continue to express gratitude to the people in my support network/safety net who have supported me through my incarceration. Gratitude is the simplest form of a positive attitude.
199. How will you hold yourself accountable?
I'll hold myself accountable by continuing to broaden my support network. I will also work to strengthen my knowledge and education as well as documenting my progress one week at a time. In addition, I'll commit myself to updating various individuals in my support network the progress and accomplishments I've made. Furthermore, I'll continue adding additional updated blogs on my M.G.S. page allowing the world to see my steady improvement in becoming a positive pro-social member to society.
Phillip Jamison/ Class 8: Relationship Training

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Joint subluxation implies a misalignment or dysfunction. It has been described as a partial dislocation but it also includes "jammed," deteriorated and damaged joints. In general, subluxated spinal facet joints are not aligned properly, don't move normally, don't receive adequate blood supply and don't transmit appropriate nerve information. Subluxations are common in the neck, more so than any other region of the spine. The main cause of neck subluxation is trauma, although poor posture, arthritis and even muscle spasm are contributing factors.
Neck subluxation usually is due to trauma. Motor vehicle accidents, sports injuries and slips and falls are the most common causes. With these forms of trauma, the neck typically experiences excessive extension and then flexion, commonly called "whiplash." The neck is susceptible to such injury because the skull acts as a 10- to 12-pound fulcrum, which puts tremendous force upon cervical spinal joints and misaligns them.
Once misaligned, subluxated joints can then effect surrounding blood flow, nerve function and muscle tension. Spinal neck joints can become completely dislocated and fractured with trauma, but subluxation is the much more common condition. Within the neck, the upper two vertebrae and the lowest two vertebrae are the most commonly subluxated because of the biomechanics of the neck and the direction the facet joints are meant to move.
Poor Posture
Poor posture can be thought of as "micro" trauma over longer periods of time. The neck joints can be subluxated by either too much flexion, extension or rotation. Sitting at a desk or work station often creates too much flexion for too long, which causes the natural curvature of the neck to reverse and force the upper two neck joints into unnatural positions, called an atlantoaxial subluxation. Sleeping prone, or face down, often creates too much rotation for too long, which causes excessive torsion among the highest vertebra and the skull, called a suboccipital subluxation.
Both osteoarthritis--the "wear and tear" type--and rheumatoid arthritis--the auto-immune / inflammatory type--cause spinal joint destruction. Joint destruction, such as bone spurs and disc degeneration, invariably cause misalignments and dysfunction. Neck joint subluxations created from mild to moderate arthritis can become unstable with movement, although severe arthritis often leads to fusion.
Muscle Spasm
Muscle tension, which can lead to spasm, caused by either continual mental stress or physical exertion also contributes to neck subluxation because the muscles can clamp down on the spinal joints, causing malposition and restriction of movement. A common neck muscle that can become spasmodic due to stress, exertion or even a chill is the sternocleidomastoid muscle. When this muscle spasms, it's called an acute torticollis.


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Instructions received on Godstone Farm E-Coli case
We have been instructed by a number of families whose children have fallen seriously ill following a trip to Godstone farm and we are co-coordinating group action litigation against them.
Our Partner, Jill Greenfield has met with the farm's representatives and the Health Protection Agency in order to investigate the case. Jill comments below:
|"We need to establish what went wrong and who if anyone is at fault. I would hope that the farm representatives and the Health Protection Agency will agree to meet with me as soon as possible in order that I can establish the facts as quickly as possible. I have contacted both the farm and the HPA today suggesting a meeting this week and I wait to hear."
Jill is an expert in E Coli cases and has been interviewed by the BBC, The Daily Telegraph and The Times since the recent news reports concerning the children exposed to E Coli on a visit to Godstone farm.
For further information on E coli claims please contact Jill on 020 7861 4557.


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Whether you are a Youtuber, professional singer, stand-up comedian, gamer or orator, you need a good microphone to make your voice herd. Microphones are not just for making your voice audible to the masses, a quality microphone can improve your voice clarity and sound quality while a low quality microphone can make you sound scratchy. The basic working mechanism of microphones is quite simple. They capture the energy produced from the sound waves and convert the sound into electrical energy. Now, there are two different ways to convert the sound waves into electrical energy – condenser and dynamic microphones. Although, different recording situations call for different kind of microphones, it is essential to get some idea about the basic mechanisms of a microphone before you purchase one.
Things to Look For While Selecting a Microphone
Purpose of use – One of the most important things to consider while buying a microphone is what are you going to use it for? If you intend to record YouTube videos in your kitchen or bedroom studio then buying a medium quality microphone is good enough. If you are in to live stage performances then buying a high quality microphone with high-end mic preamp makes sense. Then there are a number of models that serve both studio recordings and stage performances quite well.
Specifications of a Microphone
- Impedance – It is best to choose a microphone with low impedance. They pick up less low-level noise and do a better job at transmitting high-frequency signals over long cables. Microphones with impedance level of 200 Ohms or lower are best.
- Sensitivity – Sensitivity is the ability of a microphone to pick up low-volume sounds. Try to select a microphone that has a higher value and less variance.
- Frequency Response – Most microphones as a fixed given frequency prance with means the microphone will pick up sounds only in the mentioned frequency range. It is best to choose a microphone with bigger frequency range.
- Polar Pattern – Polar pattern describes a microphone's field of sensitivity (the directions from with it will pick up sounds). Omnidirectional microphones pick up sounds from all directions; bi-directional microphones pick up sounds from east and west, but ignore sounds from north and south. Unidirectional microphones are available in 3 polar patterns – cardioid, supercardioid and hypercardioid. All of these patterns ignore sound coming from behind the microphone.
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- Ribbon Microphones – Ribbon microphones are basically dynamic microphones, but instead of the wire coil, there is a metal conductor or ribbon that vibrates when the sound waves hit it. These microphones are expensive and extremely sensitive but they do produce warm and detailed sound.
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As the name suggests, this is an entry level karaoke microphone from Ahuja, a reputed brand name in the sound reinforcement industry. This is a dynamic unidirectional microphone that has amazing sound pick up from the main sound source. It cuts out back ground noise perfectly and provides crystal clear sound quality. It has 600 ohms impedance and 50-15000Hz frequency that picks up both low and high pitched sounds efficiently without any distortions. The microphone comes with 3 meters of shielded cable with (1/4″) phone plug that can be easily connected to the output device.
- Good sound quality for the price
- Durable and quality product
- Can't be connected to mobile phones and tabs
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#9. Philips SBCMD110/01 Corded Microphone
This is a standard corded microphone from Philips that is ideal for PC recordings and karaoke. It has basic features and can be connected easily to a computer or laptop. Although, it provides decent vocal recording but it lacks depth. It is an omni-directional microphone that picks up sounds uniformly from all sides with equal gain. The 25mm diaphragm of the microphone picks up each and every detail without any distortions. Windshield present in the microphone improves sound quality and cutting out noise. The microphone can be easily connected to the output device using the 1.5m long cable.
- Omni-directional polar pattern for uniform sound from all sides
- Decent sound clarity
- Extremely affordable
- Sound lacks bass
- Sound requires boosting program
#10. Xpro Table Top MIC Clair XP-106
This is a high-sensitivity desktop microphone suitable for speeches and voice recordings. The omni-directional polar pattern of the microphone picks up sounds uniformly from all directions and ensures crystal clear sound free of distortion. The flexible stand of the microphone allows the user to adjust the microphone at the preferred height. This is a stylish gadget with a sleek and smart design. It comes with a 2.0 meters cable with a 3.5mm gold plated jack for easy connectivity.
- Good sound clarity
- No background noise
- Flexible stand
- No On/Off button
- Low range of capturing sound
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So, the list of the best microphones in India ends here. "Blue Microphones Snowball iCE Condenser Microphone" is our top pick from the list because it is a good quality multipurpose microphone from a reputed brand available at an affordable price that can be used for audio recordings and live speeches.


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How Buying A New Computer Made Me More Productive
I bought my iMac in February this year, after using a crappy Samsung laptop for almost 3 years! After a lot of hard work and saving up I was able to get a machine which I knew would at least last me the next 2 or 3 years, they do last a lot longer though, we all know that.
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Title: Prisoner Jailor PrimeMinister
Author: Tabrik C.
Category: Fiction (Suspense &Thriller)
Publisher: Hachette India
Date: 2013
Price: Rs.350
Pages: 323
Snapshot: This is the story of a character you will remember forever and pray exists, Siddhartha Tagore, a musician by soul with poilitics in genes and a mind with bipolar disorder. His actions and thoughts for India clear, staright forward and action based as he ascends onto the throne of Priminster of India. But that's not all about him, though he left somewhere the shadows of his past linger, someone calls him even in absence and he gets drawn to his past as the story moves forward. He as a character and his life just has too many surprises to offer which the author Tabrik C, serves one by one for the reader to savour, relish and digest before he comes up with the next one. Get ready to witness what happen to the nation when a Tansen and Mozart combination of a Prime Minister with a Romeo's heart faces a nobel prize winning Economist with an idea to restructure India's constitution once and for all.
The Review: Well honestly I wasn't impressed by the coverpage of the book and neither did the title attract me, however I attended Tabrik sir's talk at the Delhi Literature Festival 2014 and he his thoughts on the current Indian political scenario were deep, analytical and yet explained simply. He was kind to send a copy for review later post our twitter interaction and its great he did as otherwise I surely would have missed an excellent read.
The story begins with Siddhartha Tagore swearing in as the Prime Minister of India. As described in the snapshot he is a great musician, educated at Harvard, however later deciding to follow his beloved fathers footsteps into politics. The idea of such a personality was intriguing and then the author draws us to Ruby his lady love whom he remembers at every instant, every moment big and small. But we are also tole that he is single, despite of being the charismatic personality that he is. However the awesome Siddhartha Tagore docent have all the cakes at one go, the very first day of his tenure a message for a terrorist attack is clearly sent to threaten his hold, also the opposition is strong with a Noble prize winner Rukmani Devi on the fore front, ravaged live that bruised lion who was sure to hunt and the prey escaped at the last moment. She does know how to play her cards well. As we dwell into Siddhartha's past we travel to Harvard, its various choices of courses, its strong hold on politics, its intellectual microcosm and the freedom of its corridors where friendship and even love blooms. The centre of that phase brings out the romeo in him and the purest form of love - Rubaya. A love that is eternal. As Siddhartha Tagore - the prime minister fights the challenges of terrorism, opposition and life threatening attacks on him, his opponents leave no leaf unturned to destroy him. They catch the string of his past which lead us down the road that hides amongst shadows obscuring secrets that can cripple him.
Can he save himself and the nation from all of these? Read and find out.
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Positive: The most positive aspect of this book is the characters well sketched and beautifully presented. the fact that when Siddharth Tagore thinks of love, loss and music the authors tone turns poetic almost lyrical taking one into the mind of the character. The plot has a lot of ups and downs and surprises that keeps one glued to it all throughout.
I was so much into music while reading this that even now as I write this review an Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma plays Santoor in the background.
I was so much into music while reading this that even now as I write this review an Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma plays Santoor in the background.
Negatives: Some spelling and grammatical errors which donot break the flow. There are certain points in the story which could have been developed and the story could have extended, If the author plans a sequel to address those then it isnt a negative. Otherwise they surely would have been great plots to delve into.
The Verdict: Certainly a not to miss book. A great story, written beautifully. Tabrik C is an author to look forward to. 4 stars on 5.
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I thank the author and Hachette India for a review copy.


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Bindass channel is all set to launch it's first ever fiction web series "Girl in the City," which will star Mithila Palkar in the lead role. Mithila, who took the internet by storm with her cup songs, is all set to debut as an actor in the web series.
The curly-haired actress plays the role of small town girl Meera Sehgal, who reaches Mumbai with an aim to make it big in the fashion industry. "Girl in the City" comprises 13 episodes of 15 minutes each and will premiere on Facebook on April 28. This will be followed by a television airing on Bindass channel and then reach out to a wider audience on YouTube.
In an exclusive interview with International Business Times India, Mithila opened up on her cup song videos, her debut as an actor in the web series and and her Bollywood dreams.
Here are the edited excerpts from the interview –
International Business Times: How did you bag the role? Tell us more about your character in the web series.
Mithila: Still & Still Moving Pictures are the makers of this series and Bindass is of course the bigger umbrella. I had earlier auditioned for Amritpal Singh and Anand Tiwari, the co-founders of the Still & Still Moving Pictures company and this was the role they thought I would depict decently and that I should come audition for it and see what comes out of that. They shortlisted some of the people and I was one of them and then I auditioned for it. I met Samar Shaikh, the director of the series who took my audition, and that's how I became a part of the series.
She (Meera) is a girl who comes from a small town Dehradun but is an army officer's daughter. So, she is somebody who has not even lifted a glass from the dining table. It is a lavish life essentially and she has come here to experiment and wants to live an independent life. She is someone who sets her heart at something and knows that this is what she wants.
IBT: Is there any similarity between you and your character Meera?
Mithila: Well, the one similarity is definitely the fact that she is not scared of trying something new and that's how I am; if there is something that I want to do I will definitely try to do it and not just let it go.
IBT: Web series is a new trend in India and is being well received, what do you have to say about that?
Mithila: I am one of those completely pro-internet entertainment business. I am pretty glad that things are coming up on the internet because even as a freelance artist it's just so easy and convenient for one to experiment with things and just put it up and get exposed to so many people at one point. Because internet is accessible to more people than television today. So I think it's an excellent medium, it also filters your audience and is very audience-specific. TV is for certain audience and internet is for certain audience.
IBT: How is a web series different from TV shows?
Mithila: Apart from what I said, I think the content is getting better (laughs). I personally feel that the content on web shows is definitely getting better. The most important difference is that web doesn't limit you, I can make a five minutes video, I can make a 10 minutes video or a 45 minutes video, nobody is stopping me from. So I think that's the most significant and important difference between TV and web because it gives you that much freedom.
IBT: Do you think web series will pull more viewership than TV shows in future?
Mithila: I think so. If you are on the go, and if you have a mobile phone with you, do you watch a TV or do you watch something on the internet (Internet of course). It's as easy as that (laughs).
IBT: Before venturing into web series, you appeared in song video and a movie; how was your experience?
Mithila: The experience has been fantastic. I am only one-and-a-half-year old actor. I only started acting in June 2014 so have doubled with a lot of different medium. I have done ads, films but internet of course overpowered everything in my life and I am totally cashing in on the internet right now. In fact, I started my internet journey with a comedy news show "News Darshan" with a channel called Filter Copy. I have also done two sketches with the same channel, one is the "Annoying Things Boyfriends Do" and "Confusing Things Girlfriends Say" and both these videos went viral, after which I did my cup songs. That was completely out of an experiment (cup songs) and I was not expecting whatever happened of it, I am of course not complaining but it came as a very pleasant surprise to me that it was received so well globally.
IBT: How did you make the jump from viral videos and movie to web series? What new things did you learn from each?
Mithila: I have mentioned everything that I have done and everything that I have essentially learnt. Like I said I have been cashing in on the internet so far. At least for now, let me see how things go and I have never been a part of web series and I thought come let's see how things go and this was another experience that I wanted to take.
IBT: Your cup song videos went viral on social media. What do you have to say on that?
Mithila: It's amazing. It is completely unexpected, you don't know what will go viral and how it will go viral. But it was a wonderful experience for me. Agar koi India me koi keh raha hai ki mujhe marathi samajme nahi aa rahi lekin mujhe gana pasand aaya (if someone from India tells me that they don't understand Marathi but are still liking my song), Italian aur America aur Kuwait se mujhe messages same aye ki mujhe kuch samaj nahi lekin (People from Italy, America and Kuwait messages me saying that they didn't understand the language but) we are humming the song. So, that was the great achievement. I honestly didn't start with an intention that I am a Marathi so let's promote the language. It was a very humble experiment. It's nice to know that I helped the language reach so many places. Many people didn't know that this language exists. So I think that was the bigger achievement.
IBT: What do you prefer, acting or singing?
Mithila: Definitely acting. I don't call myself a singer but that is a very tricky question. Because, if you meet me on the sets, I am constantly singing.
IBT: What's next — as a singer as well as an actor?
Mithila: Hey, let's see I will surprise you. But for now definitely actor; I would like to do a lot of different acting projects and agar usi bahane kuch gaane mil jata hai to (if I get to sing while acting then), why not? Today, so many actors and actresses like Shraddha Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Alia Bhatt sing while they act. So I would love to do everything. I would love to sing, I would love to dance, I am training as a Kathak dancer it's been two years.
IBT: You have worked with Imran Khan and Kangana Ranaut in "Katti Batti." How was your experience of working with the Bollywood stars and who do you intend to work with in future?
Mithila: It was fantastic. Imran is a sweetheart. I had a lot of scenes with Imran compared to Kangana. Kangana and I had two scenes. But Imran and I had a lot of scenes to do, very happy, very emotional scenes. It was a lot of fun working with him because he never really made me feel that he is "the Imran Khan." As for Kangana, I met her on the sets of "Katti Batti" after watching "Queen" and that was literally my fan moment and I was completely star-struck. The good part is that they were not intimidating; they were very cooperative and were very supportive of us being the new people on the sets.
And in future I would like to work with Ranbir Kapoor. Although I can't play the lead opposite Ranbir at the moment, as I am much younger to him, I can be a supporting cast or it can be a story of a brother and sister or it can be a story of two best friends of 10 years apart. I am not saying that I want to be somebody's heroine, I would also like to work with Madhuri (Madhuri Dixit Nene). I would love her to play my mother.
IBT: Say something about your Bollywood dreams.
Mithila: To be honest, I haven't really thought about it. When I started acting, I didn't have a plan. Everything fell into place on its own and I am not saying that I didn't work for it, I definitely did. I had to run around for a lot of auditions. I don't come from a school of acting and was essentially very new to the industry, so for me whatever good work came, I took it up.


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A Quebec politician has been forced to leave his duties as a parliamentary secretary because he's accused of illegally fishing for sea urchin.
Georges Mamelonet, a Liberal MNA for the Gaspe riding, has stepped
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He used to own a seafood restaurant in the Gaspe region and had a licence to fish for urchins. However the license lapsed but he continued to fish. He doesn't deny fishing without a recognized license, but he calls the issue an administrative mix-up.
He is in court, fighting against charges that could bring fines of up to $100,000.
In this province only a few resignations as a result of wrong doing come to mind: PC Cabinet Minister Jim Morgan was forced out of his job for allegedly jigging salmon (later found not guilty but he will be forever remembered as Jigger Jim); Liberal Jim Walsh was fired out-the door for allegedly accepting a cash donation. He was later invited back into the cabinet. (and proceeded to loot his MHA's constituency budget and serve time in jail for it).; Wildlife Minister , P.C. Charlie Power was caught operating a snow machine in a protected wilderness area while he was the province's wildlife minister. He went on to be elected as a Member of Parliament;Transportation Minister, Charlie Brett had to resign after it was learned he used a departmental flat bed to move his boat; Ed Byrne resigned after the AG questioned his spending habits - he later went to jail.
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Today's Delphic Maxim is be kind to friends. Are some people not kind to those whom they call friends? Some people tend not to be kind in general, but who would be friends with someone who isn't kind to them? I feel like this maxim is a bit of a no-brainer. Be kind to the people in your life, those chosen and those there by circumstance, but especially be kind to your friends.
This is a good reminder, though. In my life, I can remember to reach out – in person and via social media – and say, 'Hi, I'm thinking of you. How are you doing? Can I help in any way?' That last one is especially important for me when I consider the people I know here in Olympia. Most of them have families. How can we help each other? Families need these kindnesses.
Since being kind to friends seems pretty obvious, I thought I'd move on to the next one: watch out for your enemies. Whilst it would be nice not to have enemies, we surely have people in our lives that don't like us, treat us well, or are looking out for our best interests. There are people with whom we are in unloving conflict. I don't think being obsessed with one's enemies is wise, but certainly having an idea of where they are and what they're up to is. What are their motivations? Are their actions going to collide with your best interests? Sometimes seeing what they're up to can provide the information needed to get out of their way, and thus remove the need for conflict. Sometimes.I don't have too many enemies in my life – being a homebody and working from home certainly reduces making enemies. Actually, I can't think of single person in my world I would call an enemy. I am sure that there are plenty of people who aren't keen on me. There are one or two with whom I'm in (silent) conflict. It sucks. But they're not enemies, and I'm not watching what they're up to. I'm grateful I don't have to worry about this!


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Pureed celeriac with brown butter
by Tom Hunt
The perfect winter accompaniment to roast meat
Celeriac puree is decadent, rich and smooth. It goes incredibly well with rich roast meats such as lamb and venison.
1 small celeriac (600–800g), thoroughly washed
600–700ml whole goat's milk, cow's milk or almond milk
150g butter
First peel the celeriac. Cut off the root with a knife (you can compost this), then peel off the rough skin. Cut the white flesh roughly into 3cm cubes.
Put in a small saucepan, almost cover with milk and bring to a simmer. Place a lid on top and reduce to a low simmer for 20-30 mins or until it is soft.
Allow to cool a little, then slowly ladle into your blender. Make sure the lid is secured as the liquid is hot. Blend for 1-2 mins until very smooth.
Return to the pan. Warm the butter in a light coloured saucepan over a medium heat—it will start to foam then become brown after 3-5 mins. Remove from the heat, stir a third of the butter into the celeriac and season well.
Serve warm with the rest of the brown butter poured on top.
WASTE NOT: Deep fry the clean celeriac peelings for a vegetarian, pork scratching-style snack. It also adds some visual impact if you use it to decorate the puree.


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This year marks the hundredth anniversary of the Russian Revolution. This photograph was taken seven years before "the events that shook the world," in a studio in a Ukrainian town with the consonant-crammed and barely pronounceable name of Medzhybizh—a center of Jewish culture since the sixteen-hundreds and the site of several bloody pogroms over the centuries. This is a photograph of my father (on the lower right, his hand on his mother's knee) and his family, taken on the eve of their long journey to America. It's a grim and deeply poignant family portrait. Nobody is smiling. The sad trompe-l'oeil backdrop, with its flimsy illusion of prosperity, is thoroughly undermined by the random wooden board that encroaches at left.
The photograph was undoubtedly made for the one left behind—my father's grandmother. That's her in the white babushka, with her gnarled fingers caught in mid-fidget on her lap. Her expression is absent and sad, eyes gazing in two directions, as if she is looking simultaneously at a past filled with family and a future with none. Or maybe she is just bewildered by the whole photography thing, since it's possible that this was the first time she had ever seen a camera. My great-grandmother appears to be in her sixties or seventies, meaning she had lived through the Crimean War, the emancipation of the serfs, the pogroms that followed the assassination of Tsar Alexander II, the devastating famine of the early eighteen-nineties, the Russo-Japanese War, the revolution of 1905. When I look at her, I experience something that I first experienced as a boy, on a field trip organized by the American Museum of Natural History to visit the oldest tree in New York City, planted, we were told, around the time the Dutch purchased Manhattan from the Lenape. When I touched the bark of that tree, I felt the thrilling sensation of time travel—of being in direct, tangible contact with the distant past.
Throughout my father's life, he maintained an impenetrable silence about his past, refusing to volunteer any information about his childhood in the shtetl, his time living as an impoverished immigrant in Brooklyn, or virtually anything at all about his family. His mother, my grandmother, lived a mere subway ride away until her death, when I was ten, but I never met her. My grandfather, who is absent from the photograph, is a total mystery; all my father ever said about him was that he "wasn't a good provider." (He might as well have called him a serial killer.) I know the names of my father's brothers, but little else. His sister visited now and then, but almost never when I was around.
A few years after the family settled in Williamsburg, my father cut ties. I never found out the cause of the break—when my father didn't want to talk about something, he simply didn't answer. You got the message: don't ask. Questioning my mother was useless; she would look away and tell me to ask my father. What I did know was that my father was driven by a fierce desire to assimilate. All he ever wanted was to be an American and make his fortune in the shining city on the Hudson. While still a teen-ager, my father moved to Manhattan and never looked back. Every time I glance at the family photograph—these days, it hangs above the desk where I draw and write—and encounter my father's serious, determined, five-year-old face, I imagine that I can see that single-minded intention to escape already decided.
I discovered the photograph when I was eleven, during a snooping expedition when my parents were out to dinner. It was hidden in an old hat box in the back of a closet. This was at the height of the Cold War, when the Soviet Union seemed poised to bomb America—and me personally—out of existence. My response to scary stuff has always been to hit the books. I began spending time at the Amsterdam Avenue branch of the New York Public Library, reading everything I could find about Russia and the Communists. (My other favorite research topics were the Mafia and the Nazis.) I was captivated by the story of the Revolution—the hapless Tsar, the crazy monk who was killed five times and still wouldn't die, the protests and riots and blood in the streets, the fiery orators, the cruel and murderous Bolsheviks, the heartless assassination of the Romanovs and the possible survival of Princess Anastasia, the evil tyrants Lenin and Stalin, their ruthless, all-powerful secret police known as the Cheka (later the K.G.B.), the brutal civil war with Reds versus Whites. I read whatever I could find about pogroms and marauding Cossacks and forced conscription into the Tsar's army—anything that might explain the long faces in the family portrait.
As I continued to read about Russia in high school, history became my obsession. This pleased my father to no end, especially since my other boyhood obsession, drawing cartoons, infuriated him to no end. Defying my father was unthinkable, so when it came time to apply to college, my fantasy of going to art school remained just that. In college, I majored in Russian history and confined my funny drawings to the margins of my notebooks. In my senior year, I produced a three-hundred-page thesis titled "Dynamics of Futility—Dilemmas of Political Authority in Russia, 1861 to 1917." As graduation approached, in June of 1968, the terror of the draft left me with little choice—I opted for an educational deferment and the safe, familiar refuge of academia. I moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts, that fall and began a master's program in the Department of Soviet Studies. My father was overjoyed. His own education ended in the fifth grade, but now he could tell anyone who would listen that his son was going to Harvard.
At Harvard, for the first time in my life, academics became a struggle. Antiwar demonstrations, free tabs of LSD every Sunday on the Cambridge Common, women (I had attended an all-male college)—all were successfully competing for my attention. The one course that held my interest covered the student revolutionary movements of the nineteenth century. (I wrote a paper on a group that proselytized free love.) I made it to most of my classes, but the funny drawings were spilling over the margins now, sometimes obliterating the lecture notes. By the end of first semester, I was feeling trapped in the wrong life.
Even so, I looked forward to a second-semester course on the Revolution, taught by the eminent historian who had attracted me to the program. A week before classes began, however, a note in my mailbox informed me that he would not be teaching the course. No reason was given. His replacement was an unknown (at least to me) historian, on leave from a university in Yugoslavia.
The replacement professor—wearing a gray suit, white shirt, and narrow black tie—loped into the first class of the semester and dropped a huge loose-leaf binder onto the desk. He was tall and gaunt, with short, spiky gray hair, a large forehead, prominent cheekbones, a thin, dark mouth, and small, pointy ears. He wrote his name on the board and then, in a heavy Eastern European accent, said, "Welcome to course on Russian Revolution. This will be lecture course only—means, no questions."
Hands shot up. "I repeat once again," he intoned, "rule is, no questions. Be sure to take excellent notes." He ran his palm across the cover of the binder, as if he were stroking a cat. Then he flipped it open and began to read.
His authoritarian teaching style immediately earned him the nickname Uncle Joe. For the next twelve weeks, he droned on uninterrupted, advancing his theory that economic factors were the root cause of the Russian Revolution, and every other major event in human history. No great-man theory for Uncle Joe. He inundated us with statistics about the size of kulak land holdings and tonnage of steel produced in Ukraine between 1900 and 1917. The reading list was as dry as an actuarial table.
At noon before the last class of the semester, a group of us met at the Hong Kong restaurant, in Harvard Square, to discuss what to do about Uncle Joe. This was the year 1969, after all. We decided to force him to answer a question—any one would do. We cut cards. I can still see the three of clubs that won me the job. So, that afternoon, as Uncle Joe closed his binder for the last time, everyone in the class turned and looked my way. I sheepishly raised my hand and said that I had a question. Uncle Joe ignored me.
"Louder!" one of my classmates hissed.
"Professor!" another demanded. "Someone has a question."
Uncle Joe turned and stared at me. Then he looked down at his list of students and asked, "You are Mr. Sipress, no?" I nodded. "I think your question must be very urgent, Mr. Sipress, to break the rule." I nodded again. "O.K.," he said, "in that case, proceed."
Having never believed that things would reach this point, I hadn't bothered to prepare an actual question. I said the first thing that came into my head: "Anti-Semitism, Professor," I began, "I have noticed that you never mention anti-Semitism—you know, under the Romanovs—the pogroms and such. Do you think that the history of anti-Semitism played a major role in shaping the course of the Revolution?"
Uncle Joe raised his eyes to the ceiling. Then he grabbed some chalk and quickly wrote a list of books on the blackboard. "Please read these, Mr. Sipress," he said, his back still turned. "All are excellent for your purposes." He picked up his binder and walked out the door.
That night, a few of us held a party to celebrate our victory over Uncle Joe. After two hours of bong hits and Boone's Farm, something strange happened. Several of my classmates in Soviet studies started coming out about their secret identities. One was Air Force Intelligence. Another disclosed that he was "affiliated with law enforcement" and "here on the government's dime." Three others exchanged sly smiles and said they worked for a government agency that they were not at liberty to name. As I stumbled home that night, I asked myself over and over, "What the hell am I doing here?"
I spent the next two weeks studying my excellent notes. Uncle Joe's exam was held in a large lecture hall where several other finals were happening. Professors wandered up and down the aisles looking for their students. Uncle Joe smiled when he spotted me, something I had never seen him do before. My stomach did a back flip. As he placed a blue book with the exam tucked inside it on my desk, he said, "Mr. Sipress. Because you are so urgently interested in the question of anti-Semitism, and have no doubt done the reading I have recommended"—he tapped the blue book with his forefinger—"this is special examination, just for you, entirely on that subject." He smiled again and walked away.
My fingers and toes went numb. For a moment, I thought that I might faint. Once I collected myself, I picked up my book bag and left. I was free—my graduate school career was over.
Three months later, I received my draft notice; thanks to a sympathetic psychiatrist, I scored a richly deserved psychological deferment. Not long after that, my first published cartoon appeared in the local alternative paper. My father was very angry. Eventually, he got over it, although twenty years later he was still asking me, "Do you think you might some day go back to your Russian history?"
Ironically, in 2017, I have gone back to Russian history. These days Russia is once again posing existential threats, with cyber warfare, election meddling, and fake news. Russia is once again ruled by a tsar—twenty-first-century style—a former Communist secret policeman who has zero interest in acknowledging the anniversary of the Revolution. And that anniversary, along with Putin and all the rest, has me once again hitting the books. In Victor Sebestyen's superb biography of Lenin, "Lenin: The Man, the Dictator, and the Master of Terror," I came across the startling, reverse-anachronistic factoid that Putin's grandfather was Lenin's cook; it's the kind of thing that makes me feel that the past is sneaking up on us, that the events that shook the world a hundred years ago—or terrified it fifty or sixty years ago—are shaking it again.
Not unexpectedly, my reading has me thinking as much about my own country as about Russia. I get a shiver when, for example, I read about Lenin's cynical use of populism to further his authoritarian agenda, of his willingness to say or do anything to further his ends (including the exact opposite of what he intends), his exploitation of the worst reactionary and violent instincts of his supporters, his impatience with, and disdain for, representative democracy and the rule of law, his branding of those who criticized him in print as "enemies of the people," his hatred of liberalism, his ability to take and hold power with the support of only a narrow segment of the population, and, above all, his playing fast and loose with the truth until truth itself lost all meaning. Every time I watch a reporter attempt to get to the truth about something, only to be rebuffed with propagandist obfuscation, or a cutoff with that familiar phrase, "no questions," I swallow hard.
Of course, the Trump Administration is no dictatorship of the proletariat. And Trump is no Lenin or Stalin—those guys were smart, educated, physically fit mass murderers. But he does seem to be half in love with the grandson of Lenin's cook.
This year, two descendants of my father's siblings have sent me Facebook messages, wanting to make contact. I haven't replied. Perhaps I'm turning into my father. Or maybe I've decided that I don't want to know more. At the very end of his life, my father began to open up a little about the distant past. One afternoon, he told me that his house in Medzhybizh had a dirt floor, but it was always "clean as a whistle." He said that his mother worked day and night, taking in sewing, just to "keep a little food on the table." "Life was tough," he told me. "But everybody helped out. And you were never lonely." Then he described the pride he felt watching his mother refuse to take no for answer when an official at Ellis Island threatened to send the family back to Russia because one of her sons was a "hunchback" (as you can just make out in the photo—the boy on the left). "She was so brave," he said, smiling, his eyes shut tight behind the thick lenses of his bifocals. "She was like a queen to me."
Not long after my father died, in 1999, I was looking up at the Medzhybizh photograph, and came up with this cartoon, later published in The New Yorker:


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