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Dear Friends,
If you're looking for shows to binge-watch this winter, do I ever have the list for you! Full disclosure — we are premium cable, Amazon Prime and Netflix subscribers, so some of these shows may not be accessible to everyone. Okay, pull up a chair and let's get started!
- Mind Hunter — While the anachronisms of the years and the music choices drive me a little crazy, this deep dive into the genesis of forensic science has been really fun to watch.
- Hap and Leonard — Not since True Detective paired Harrelson and McConaughey have I seen such brilliant casting as partners James Purefoy and Michael Kenneth Williams. These two are perfect together. It was fun to see Christina Hendricks again, too. I've missed MAD MEN so! This series is based on the books by author Joe R. Lansdale, all of which I binge-read — he has a new one out I cannot wait to get my hands on!
- The Patriot — Quirky, clever, and captivating. Also, this has probably one of the most haunting pieces of opening music of all the shows I've heard this year, second, maybe, to the opening music in Season 1 of The Affair. Here's a link to The Patriot's opening theme song (I'll forewarn you, it's a haunting ear worm. I'm hounding Jack's guitar teacher to teach it so I can sing along, much to Jack's chagrin). "The Train Song" by Vashti Bunyan: https://youtu.be/0AGD78mWcss
- Fortitude — This series, set on an uber-bleak isle off of Norway, is the site of murder and sci-fi mayhem. You'll recognize two actors from Game of Thrones and in Season 2, Dennis Quaid plays a lead role brilliantly.
- Stranger Things — I talked about that previously, here. It gave me an '80s-gasm from which I have yet to recover. They've avoided the anachronism issues I've had with "The Goldbergs."
- Orphan Black — I have such a show hangover from this one. I sorely miss the believably different characters Kosima, Allison, Sarah — all played by actress Tatiana Maslany, who has given Streep a run for her money. And then there's Felix…I miss Felix's amazing flat. This series was so much fun!
- The OA — This series was super quirky and haunting. It made me yearn for more.
- Fargo — Regardless of the season, I love, love, love this quirky murder mystery series set in the Coen Brothers' world. Watch them all.
- Channel Zero: Candy Cove — This was super creepy and probably fairly inexpensively made. It had a really interesting concept.
- The Missing — Season 1 is eerily reminiscent of the tragic Madeline McCann case, and this has your heart breaking for the parents of a missing boy and the long-term effect it has on them. I had to binge-watch Season 2 right away, as enamored as I was of the wonderful French "cold case" detective, Julien Baptiste.
- Catastrophe — This romantic dramedy is such smart writing, and I loved Carrie Fisher's role in it. (I'm still so sad she is gone–watch her last documentary with Debbie Reynolds–haunting.)
- Sneaky Pete — This has that "Wait! I HAVE to see what happens in the next episode!" quality to it of Breaking Bad, and it was created by Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston, who plays one of the lead roles. It's wonderful.
- Better Call Saul — I've had many friends tell me they didn't like this as much as Breaking Bad. To me, it's just as good, but you have to be more patient with letting the story evolve than you may have been in Breaking Bad.
- Preacher — Okay, I must admit, I wasn't keen on seeing the Christ — the religious figure on whom I base my entire religion — having sex, but outside of that, this quirky story and cast of characters was a blast to watch. Tulip is the best, and oddly enough, you'll feel empathy for Hitler. I know, that news is hard to swallow, but trust me.
- Taboo — Tom Hardy had probably one of the greatest sex scenes of all the shows I've seen in the past year. I can't wait to see what happens in Season 2. Oona Chaplin is wonderful, too. I hope she is back.
- Mr. Robot — I'll admit, I've only seen Season 1. After the "big reveal" at the end of Season 1, I'm truly unsure if I can move forward, but I'll probably give it a go for a couple of episodes.
- Tin Star — I was happy to see Christina Hendricks in another great role, but sadly, her character wasn't likable, nor were any of the characters. After the last episode, I sat and thought about it, and realized I genuinely disliked every. single. character — even Tim Roth, who played the lead.
- Longmire — There's a comfort to watching this series — that slower-paced, unpretentious western vibe, and the Indian reservation and the customs they discuss are fascinating to me. If you loved Battlestar Galactica, you'll recognize the wonderful Katee Sackhoff.
- Black Mirror — This is the Twilight Zone for the modern era. I love it. But frankly, if I had never seen the episode with the Prime Minister having sex with a pig, I'd be a little less traumatized. I'm told that episode was loosely based on some true story, which sickens me even more.
- Ray Donovan — I binge-watched Season 1 and I found the storyline of a dysfunctional Boston family transplanted in L.A. fairly enthralling, but somehow, I lost steam on this one. I'll give it another go.
- The Americans — I am a couple of seasons behind, but I really enjoy this one. It's not the level of Breaking Bad (can anything ever be?) but it's engaging.
- Homeland — Now that they've gone PC and started foregoing the route of mentioning radical Islam in any storylines, I'm losing interest and finding this fairly dull.
- Westworld — This show taps into the zeitgeist of sexbot and artificial intelligence anxiety in such a smart way. The opening music and imagery is beautifully rendered and let's face it — anything with Anthony Hopkins and Peter Weller…how can it lose?
- Big Little Lies — While it was hard to see Alexander Skaarsgard, my favorite True Blood vampire, playing the role of an abusive husband, the storyline and its stellar cast kept me hooked and let's face it — anything set in a California backdrop…sigh…
- The Affair — I binge-watched Season 1 and have Season 2 waiting for me, but I'm sort of losing steam on this one, as much as I love Maura Tierney.
- Broadchurch — This is my current binge-watch show. I finished Season 3 last night. I adore the pairing of actors David Tennant and Olivia Colman. I also like how they wove the characters & tropes from Season 1 into Seasons 2 and 3. I wish for more, but alas, it's a trilogy.
- The Walking Dead — Once they killed Glenn so brutally in Episode 1 this past season, I could never go back. It was torture porn to my mind. Now my friends just tell me what's happening, and that's enough for me. I don't need to see it.
- Fear the Walking Dead — The Walking Dead set in California and Mexico made for some interesting scenes, but to be honest, most of the characters in this season aren't terribly likable, aside from Colman Domingo. It doesn't help that the lead actress is a Katie Couric look-alike, since she irritates the shit out of me.
- The X-Files — I was beyond thrilled to see new episodes, but I need to know what happened to Scully & Mulder's child! Keep filming!
- Ozark — Justin Bateman (whom I believe also directs?) and Laura Linney do a great job of taking us on this incredible journey on how quickly things can get effed up when you are unwittingly involved in money laundering for a cartel, going from a simple upper middle class life in tony Chicago suburb Naperville, Illinois to running a crappy marina and strip club in The Ozarks. The last episode was breathtakingly shocking.
- Goliath — Billy Bob Thornton could read the phone book and I would be captivated, but he plays a down-and-out, alcoholic, underdog lawyer in this amazing series, fighting the evil corporation. (This series also gave me the blueprint for my retirement plan, which is to rent two long-term rooms in a seedy hotel, strategically positioned across the parking lot from a seedy bar/restaurant where I can get a decent burger, and within walking distance of Santa Monica Pier.)
Well…it's clear I need to be doing more productive things with my time than binge-watching shows. That explains some unfinished paintings in my office/studio. I didn't realize how insanely extensive this list was until I got to the very end! Maybe I'll be better next year…


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The truth is, I'm not a movie aficionado. In fact, I don't watch movies that often at all. It's not because I don't enjoy watching movies, but rather that I'm usually busy trying to keep my life in order. I use up my time among keeping my job, raising my autistic son, and trying to carve out a little 'me' time to exercise and occasionally get some sleep.
With that, you should understand that it is a big deal when I decide that there is a movie out there worth seeing that I'm actually willing to pay to see at the theater. It's an even bigger deal when I decide that the whole family should come. It's a big event in our household.
I had seen a few previews of John Carter and decided that it was a movie I wanted to see in the theater and that it was a movie that the whole family would enjoy. So we made our plans and off we went.
We did all enjoy the movie. It was excellent. Sure, it's not Schindler's List, but it was a really great romp on a foreign planet based upon a classic book. It wasn't the same-old fare – a replicate of Avatar, or whatever. It certainly wasn't a flop like Water World. It didn't follow the usual formula. It kept me guessing and wondering where the plot was going to go. I was engaged.
The things I particularly enjoyed include:
1) The four-armed critters were actually pretty convincing. As a vertebrate paleontologist, I'm always disappointed when the alien species depicted really couldn't function.
2) The characters seemed genuine, especially John Carter himself. I could totally get why he was so jaded with life.
3) It didn't feel like a totally CG movie, though I realize that there was a lot of CG in it. Oftentimes, I find too much CG a great distraction, but I wasn't troubled by it in John Carter. Was it because the technology has improved? Maybe. Equally likely, the movie was conceived in such a way that it's success wasn't entirely dependent upon CG. The new Star Wars movies overused CG so much that I can barely watch them.
4) The landscapes and backdrops were home to me. This is a double-edged sword, of course, since I recognized some of the vistas as places I have been. But, seriously, Shiprock is awesome, and the perfect place to stand in as Mars. It was in the Southwest where I learned my trade (geology and paleontology), and love to see my old stomping grounds.
5) And naturally, James Purefoy, who is one of my favorite actors to watch and who seems to have stolen every scene he was in. (Sigh.)
When I heard that John Carter is being described as the "Biggest Flop Ever," I was dismayed. It's a perfectly good movie. How could it flop? The fact of it is that Disney seems to have not bothered to advertise the movie in the US. When I think about it, the only reason why I knew about it was that I enjoy cyber-stalking Mr. Purefoy (I'm an adult, I can do that) and I found out about the movie from one of his fan websites. My husband, who watches considerably more television than I do, knew absolutely nothing about the movie. He hadn't even heard of it. What's up with that, Disney?
I'm disappointed – seriously – because there's one other reason why I really liked John Carter.
I mentioned my autistic son earlier. He's not horribly autistic, some would call him 'high functioning.' In the medical parlance, his diagnosis is PDD-NOS, which puts him on the autism spectrum, but not the type of autistic that you might have seen in Rain Man. Nevertheless, to get the boy to a theater and get him to sit through a movie is difficult. It's something new, something different, so he fights. He could start peeping and acting out during the film. As we were going into the theater he was screaming about how he didn't want to go and that he would cover his ears and shut his eyes the whole time. We've had some poor movie experiences because of his autism, and I was a bit apprehensive. But I was convinced that he would like the film.
The boy sat still and quiet through the whole movie, start to finish. Amazing. And as we left he said, "I guess that was a pretty good movie after all."
How can John Carter be a 'flop'? My boy liked it. It was incredible!


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Extensive History and Tactics of the End Demand Movement, the Hunt sisters and their media savy well funded war on sex work. "There has been a purposeful calculated effort to frame erotic service providers as victims of their work and to conflate erotic services as a profession with sex trafficking."
"The opposition to the adult industry wants to abolish porn and all erotic services. The word abolish is the word they use. They also often refer to themselves as 'modern day abolitionists' and to all prostitution-all erotic services, as 'modern day slavery'.
"They've wanted a federal law that criminalizes prostitution for a long time, and in effect the recently passed FOSTA and SESTA does this.
"The anti trafficking movement is comprised of a nonprofit industrial complex consisting of many NGO's (vastly 'faith based') located in every state.
"This network of nonprofits and their allies are extremely well funded and well organized. They have been marching towards this for well over a decade.
"One of the most influential nonprofits amongst this nonprofit industrial complex is Swanee Hunt's 'Demand Abolition' and her Hunt Alternative Fund.
"Swanee Hunt is heir to Hunt Oil (billions) and she has been waging a war on the adult industry for many years. She goes as far as to fund law enforcement agencies to do sting operations.
"In 2010 a very important meeting took place which set the monster machine erotic service providers now know as the 'rescue industry' into full throttle strategic mode."
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Air Malta launches its UK summer 2011 schedule
Air Malta has just announced its Summer 2011 schedule of flights from the UK offering customers additional frequency from London Gatwick and Manchester.
From 27 March Air Malta will increase its service from Gatwick to 13 weekly flights, which means a double-daily service from Tuesday to Sunday, whilst adding an additional Wednesday flight from Manchester from 1 June, taking the schedule to six flights a week.
The considerable increase of seat capacity announced by the airline for this summer, demonstrates Air Malta's commitment and loyalty to the local tourism industry by allowing more tourists to travel to the Maltese Islands.


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Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Polka Dot Easter Tree
Sometime in December, I found a shoe box filled with all my old, decorated eggs for my Easter tree. Now that it's the correct holiday season for them, of course I can't find them anywhere!
No matter. I saw this cute idea for glitter eggs and decided to try some myself. Cute, no? And much easier than dying. I am loving the little polka dot theme going this year, with my pom pom garland in the mix!
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Very cute! I love that you have an Easter Egg themed tree.ReplyDelete
As I get older I want to decorate for all the holidays, even the ones people don't generally decorate for (St. Patty's Day, Easter, Fourth of July, Valentines Day...) Everyone usually decorates for Christmas and sometimes Fall/Thanksgiving, but the other holidays deserve a little love too! :)
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Catholic Communion: Archbishop Hepworth of the Traditional Anglican CommunionBy Deacon Keith Fournier
Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)
Catholic communion is not an idea. It is standing together at the Altar of God, affirming one faith and receiving together the one Body and Blood of Christ.
(Archbishop John Hepworth of the Traditional Anglican Communion) 'Pilgrimage must have a goal. Our goal was the healing of catholic disunity, that Anglicans had sought and then abandoned.'
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Catholic Online) - We have followed the amazing, Spirit inspired, work of authentic ecumenism which resulted in the promulgation of the historic Apostolic Constitution entitled Anglicanorum Coetibus.
There is no doubt that when history records the watershed breakthrough which this extraordinary moment in Church history portends, Archbishop John Hepworth of the Traditional Anglican Communion will be a vital part of the story. We present a wonderful message from the TAC Archbishop to update our readers around the world as well as to invite them to pray Ut Unum Sint.
Men of prophetic stature are never perfect, they are humble and show a willingness to be perfected by the Lord whom they love. They allow the mistakes and difficulties of life to become the tutors of time. They respond in their brokenness to the invitation of history being written by the One who broke into history to transform it from within.
In this Octave of Christmas, as we approach a year of extraordinary possibility for the coming full communion of the Catholic Church, we present the Archbishop's recent reflections on the progress of the TAC's response to the invitation of the Holy Father. When it all comes down to it, there is only the Church.It is God's plan for the whole human race:
A Message from Archbishop Hepworth
The Octave of Christmas is a time of richness and of confrontation. Richness because of the great liturgical and popular tradition that takes us day by day into events and places that deepen our faith in the Christ Child.
The feasts of Stephen, John, Holy Innocents, and the saintly martyr Archbishop Becket, all follow one another in a tumble of carols and remembrance. But these are also days of martyrdom and mass murder.
The Child was laid in a manger, wrapped in swaddling clothes. These were the clothes in which the Jewish dead would be buried. They were kept in the stable so as not to be within the realm of the living. "His death cast a shadow over His birth, because his death was the reason for His birth."


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Monday, June 27, 2011
Black Atheists and Reactionary Black Nationalism
By Norm R. Allen Jr.
Members of the Black Atheists of Atlanta are causing quite a stir on the Web with their provocative conception of Black atheism. They embrace a reactionary, African-centered worldview, from which they inevitably denounce homosexuality, Western civilization, and White people in general. In particular, they are all too willing to sacrifice the rights of LGBT people on the altar of African culture.
With so much conceptual confusion running through their minds, they are bound to experience much cognitive dissonance. For example, though they denounce Greek civilization and culture, they embrace the Greek term "atheist," which means without a belief in God or gods. What is even more problematic is that many Afrocentrists, such as the late John Henrik Clarke, believe that atheism will never take root among people of African descent. Some Afrocentrists claim that atheism is so foreign to Africans that there is no word for atheism in any African language. The late Afrocentric scholar Asa G. Hilliard said that church/state separation is a concept that is totally foreign to Africans. How do reactionary, African-centered atheists deal with these problems?
To their credit, these reactionary Black atheists of Atlanta have learned well from the handbook of reactionary Black militancy. They poison the well by claiming that their critics are wrong because they are Whites, or Blacks that have been brainwashed by Whites. These dogmatic atheists are not above questioning the Blackness of their Black critics.
Ironically, the Blackness of reactionary nationalists is never questioned. Marcus Garvey formed an alliance with the KKK. Elijah Muhammad used Malcolm X to forge an alliance with George Lincoln Rockwell and the American Nazi Party. Louis Farrakhan formed an alliance with Tom Metzger and the White Aryan Resistance. Moreover, the Nation of Islam (NOI) leader has served as an apologist for bigoted slave owners in Sudan. If ever there is a time to question one's Blackness, it surely ought to be when that person joins forces with the sworn enemies and murderers of Black people. Yet in these cases, reactionary Black leaders were given a free pass, while their Black critics were viewed warily.
The reactionary members of the Black Atheists of Atlanta view antipathy toward homosexuality as an African virtue. Due to exposure to good scholarship, however, they have quietly retreated away from the absurd claim that homosexuality did not exist in Africa before it was introduced by White Westerners. Still, they claim that Africans did not approve of it.
In truth, laws against homosexuality were introduced into Africa by White Christians. Today opposition to same-sex relations is fueled by White missionaries and Eurocentric Christianity. The proposed "kill the gays bill" in Uganda was deeply influenced by White missionaries. White missionaries have also influenced widespread homophobia in Malawi and other nations.
The reactionary nationalists of the Black Atheists of Atlanta insist that homosexuality is unnatural; hence they are opposed to it. However, this rationalization is weak. After all, for millennia, oral sex was considered unnatural, but today there are no major efforts to oppose it. Furthermore, men and women engage in anal sex, which for them could also be considered "unnatural." Again, where is the outrage against heterosexuals engaged in this alleged abomination?
Regardless of what one thinks about homosexuality, consenting adults should have the right to do what they please as long as they are not hurting anyone else. Such an idea might be considered un-African by some, but it is a cornerstone of liberty.
These Reactionary Black Nationalists have much in common with religious fanatics. Religious fanatics insist that they have the one, true God. Similarly, these Reactionary Black Nationalists insist that genuine African culture and values are perfect. Conversely, all ideas that are believed to emanate from White people are to be immediately deemed suspect.
It is obvious to Reactionary Black Nationalists that Whites can learn much from Blacks. But should true knowledge and wisdom be color-coded? Can Blacks not learn a great deal about humanity from Shakespeare, about freethought and liberty from Robert Ingersoll, about philosophy from Bertrand Russell, etc.? Surely it only makes sense to embrace important truths wherever they are to be found, regardless of their source. This is what critical thinking is all about.
As quietly as it's kept, one can be African-centered and progressive. The great freethinker Hubert Henry Harrison was consistently progressive in his pursuit for justice for people of African descent. W.E.B. Du Bois, considered by many to be the father of Pan-Africanism, was progressive. Today Black freethinkers such as Gary C, Booker of Atlanta and Kwadwo Obeng of California via Ghana are progressive African-centered thinkers.
Black freethinkers must not succumb to the seductive rhetoric of Reactionary Black Nationalists. With enough humanity, originality, and creative intelligence, Black non-theists can come up with a progressive vision for society that can positively transform the world.
For 21 years, Norm R. Allen Jr. was the only full-time African American secular humanist activist traveling the world promoting secular humanism. He is the editor of two books, The Black Humanist Experience and African American Humanism.
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Well said Mr. Norm R. Allen. These comments made and stance taken by these Black Atheists are right out of the book of Afrocentrism, and although, I think one can be "Afrocentric" and Atheist,in that I mean one can accepting his/her African culture/Cultures heritage, but, at the same time must acknowledge that these African cultures are, like Euro-centric cultures, full with irrationalities and fullish beliefs that needs to be eradicated.ReplyDelete
As a black Atheist and a believer in equal rights for all, I am disappointed by the comments made by these characters.
- Gerard26June 28, 2011 at 3:56 PM
Well said Norm, these clueless people need to be called out and their bigoted pronouncements denounced and condemned by all who believe in human rights for all.ReplyDelete
"They (i.e. Reactionary Black Nationalist) denounce Greek civilization and culture; yet, embrace the Greek term "Atheist," which means without a belief in God or gods.ReplyDelete
That's not completely true, Norm R. Allen! Black Nationalist understand that the ancient Greeks according to the Father of Greek History (i.e. Herodotus) owe a lot to the education they received from black people. Remember! A lot of the ancient knowledge of blacks was destroyed; so, in that effect we can't necessarily claim that the "conceptual framework" of Atheism is a purely Greek phenomenon! I think Norm R. Allen is being too critical and willing to denounce Black Nationalism in favor of his multi-cultural progressive ideals. Nevertheless, I'm sure Black Nationalist wouldn't go so far as to reject everything of Greek culture. I surely don't; yet, I identify myself with Black Nationalism.
Historically speaking Atheism has it's roots firmly planted in ancient Africa (i.e. Egypt) although the term Atheism wasn't invented then. Egyptologist, James P. Allen, investigates that in Ancient Egypt during the Middle Kingdom (i.e. 2040-1640 B.C.E.) there was a poem (i.e. The Song of The Harper) found in the tomb of King Intef.
This poem suggested that: 'a person should enjoy the good things in life, avoid contemplation of death, and expresses doubt about the reality of an afterlife' [End Quote]. Nevertheless, I applaud Europeans for preserving Atheism and even acknowledging that Atheism has historical roots in ancient africa (i.e. Egypt).
The Greeks cataloged the word Atheist, while the later French Enlightenment of the 17th century made it intellectually respectable to identify oneself as an Atheist. Now upheld and translated through wider forums with a larger audience in the 21st century.
"The late John Henrik Clarke believes that Atheism will never take root among people of African descent". [End Quote]ReplyDelete
Really? I would like for Norm R. Allen to provide source citations for that claim because I'm pretty sure Dr. Clarke said no such thing! In any case, the late professor Dr. John Henrik Clarke always held the belief that whatever it is that black people do we need to place a Black Stamp of approval on it! Dr. Clarke was against the White Atheist Materialist of Europe and embraced the Black Atheist Spiritualist beliefs of ancient Africa (i.e. Egypt) which is verified by Afrocentrist John G. Jackson (i.e. whom personally knew Dr. Clarke and his literary works) in his study of ancient Egyptian spiritual beliefs:
1). "The Africans (i.e. Egyptians, Kemetians, e.t.c.)had an Atheistic type of religion, and they were a deeply religious people! They believed that Man not only has a body; but, he also has a mind, soul, or spirit! For instance, if you went to a temple in ancient Egypt and told the priest that You wanted Horus (i.e. the Egyptian Christ) to save Your Soul- He would tell You not to waste His time! That Horus, Osiris, Isis or nobody else is going to save Your Soul except You! If you want a better life the next time you comeback You'll have to have to earn it Yourself! The Gods are not going to give it to you! The Egyptians told these people if You want a better life the next time You come back to Earth, you live a good life now…then when you comeback You'll have a better life, but if You lead an evil life then the next time You comeback it'll be worse. So it's up to You! They told people not to pray to God(s) or angels or anything to save them, it was their job to save themselves!" [Dr John. G. Jackson, Pan-African Historian; April 1st 1907-October 13th 1993]
"Some Afrocentrists (i.e. Asa G. Hilliard) claim that Atheism is so foreign to Africans that there is no word for Atheism in any African language". [End Quote]ReplyDelete
No it isn't! The "conceptual framework" of Atheism certainly existed in ancient Africa (i.e. Egypt) before the arrival of any foreigner. Dr. Asa G. Hilliard is simply mistaken or hasn't really delved deep into this subject to give any kind of absolute certainty that noone in Africa didn't believe in the deities or at least used these archetypal motifs AS IF there was a God, while at the same time holding a deeper understanding that God is the Self, e.t.c. This is why in Africa you will find socities that are atheistic in content and at the same time hold a spiritual belief. Atheism is compatible with spirituality and quite a few modern Atheist have testified to this!
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As a black African centered so-called reactionary black Nationalist I think that Norm R. Allen is simply writing to appease his audience of progressives; yet, in so doing he manages to throw black nationalist under the bus at the same time. He often misquotes or re-interpret what he reads from the writings of afrocentist like Dr. John Henrik Clarke to support his belief in racial mixing, multi-culturalism, pluralism, e.t.c.
Dr. Terrence Ward a.k.a. Saint Max
Doctorate of Arts in MMO Conspiracy Studies
Company: Atheos Records
Website: Youtube.com/AtheosRecords
So as an out Atheist in an Afro-Centric Intentional community in Northern California, I feel I should jump in on this.ReplyDelete
@Terrence I agree with his analysis, Atheism definitely existed in Africa. and @Norm I agree, homosexuality definitely existed in Africa.
I have gotten beaten up for years by "reactionary black nationalist" on the question of homosexuality.
However I see the tides turning and if the Afrocentric movement is to stay relevant to our youth, we as Afrocentrist are going to have to join in with our youth and embrace, and treat folk equally regardless of their sexual orientation, and even race.
Dr. Terrence Ward has much to say. First, I spoke with Dr. Clarke, and interviewed him for a segment of a radio news program called Voice of Inquiry back in the 1990s. Prior to that, Dr. Clarke expressed his doubts about the possibilities for atheism in Africa on the late Listervelt Middleton's South Carolina Educational Television program "For the People,"which aired on Howard University's television station in D.C. and elsewhere in the 1980s. In any case, I did not denounce Black nationalism per se. I denounced REACTIONARY BLACK NATIONALISM. As far as the term "atheism," it is a Greek term. I never said that atheism is a purely Greek phenomenon. Still, why are Reactionary Black Nationalists using a Greek term to identify themselves? Anyway, Dr. Ward claims that the Egyptians embraced atheism as a type of religion in which they believed in a soul or spirit. If this is not conceptual confusion, what is it? Did they also believe in square circles and circular squares? And if you die, what true atheist believes that you are going to come back? Dr. Ward is simply mistaken if he believes that atheism is compatible with spirituality. They are complete and utter opposites. Finally, I don't write to appease anyone. I write to express myself and to hopefully leave the world better than I found it. Still, I would like to know who Dr. Ward is trying to appease.ReplyDeleteReplies
"Dr. Ward is simply mistaken if he believes that Atheism is compatible with spirituality. They are complete and utter opposites!" [End Quote]Delete
Well, Dr. Norm, it's not about what I believe or don't believe. It's the fact that Atheism is compatible with spirituality and quite a few spiritual Atheist have either A). written books on this, or B). formed social networking groups for Spiritual Atheist to discuss Spiritual Atheism, e.t.c. Let's hear a testimonial from a Spiritual Atheist himself:
"I am an Atheist! This may not seem to particularly qualify me to talk about spiritual matters. I believe it does, and uniquely I see atheism as a sort of minimalist spiritual perspective, one that has stripped away so much of what we usually think of as spiritual — the supernatural — that the essence of spirituality can be seen more clearly. Our lives are such small things. It's the little happinesses of life that give it meaning. Some laughter, some conversation, good food and a little sex, satisfaction at a job well done, a walk on the beach, making a difference, even if its a small difference, seeing your children become happy, healthy, productive adults, washing your car, a game of cards, a good movie, a beer.... God is in the details! Life is hard. Very hard for many people. Nature is what it is, does what it does, whether we enjoy it or not. Love or don't love? It doesn't matter to nature. But with open eyes and hearts we do find meaning, even if it isn't glorified with the title of "ultimate." [Boeree, G.C. "Thoughts on The Spirituality of Atheism". 2001]
The problem with Dr. Norm is that he refuses to see the world other than his Eurocentrick framework allows him to see. In the late 20th century many White Atheist(s) took toward an Afrocentric approach to Atheism arguing in favor of spirituality rather than a materialistic philosophical framework. Some Atheist(s) argue that 'Atheist Spirituality is not just a possibility; but, an inevitability and one that is core to human experience' [End Quote].
Internet References:
1). Packham, Richard. "Atheist Spirituality". Atheism; email@example.com, 1998
2). Center for Spiritual Atheism. "About Spiritual
Atheism". www.SpiritualAtheism.org; 2008
Literary References:
1). Sponville, C. Andre. "The Little Book of Atheist Spirituality". Viking Adult, December 27 1 2007.
2). Van Ness, H. Peter. "Spirituality and the Secular Quest". The Crossroad Publishing Company; September 1st 1996.
3). Antinoff, Steve: "Spiritual Atheism" . Counterpoint; January 19 th 2010.
4). Solomon, C. Robert. "Spirituality for the Skeptic: The Thoughtful Love of Life". Oxford University Press 1 st Edition; May 16 lh 2002
"If you die; then, what true Atheist believes that you are going to come back?" [End Quote]Delete
Lol! So, now there are true and false Atheist? Come on, Dr. Norm, you know better than this. Again! You refuse to see the world only from what your European controllers want you to see. There are some Atheist who genuinely believe in reincarnation (i.e. take me for example) and/or a more loose Secular afterlife that doesn't subscribe to reincarnation; but, to life after death through fulfillment of the ego (i.e. as espoused by the Church of Satan). Clearly! Dr. Norm hasn't done his research.
Who are these reactionary black nationalists atheists in Atlanta anyway? I live near Atlanta and am wondering if I know any of these folks.ReplyDelete
This article hits on why arbitrary atheist grouping is a fools errand. A group that is associated on a mere negation is directionless and subject to irrational manipulations.ReplyDelete
Humanism and skepticism seem to be a more appropriate focus where atheism is just one pragmatic attribute on a frequently debated list.
Norm R. Allen Jr., this is a personal invitation to the Black Atheist of Atlanta show. I produce the show and they are always looking for guess to have a discussion with. You can contact me on firstname.lastname@example.com
- AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 6:58 AM
blackafricanpower,always looking for a good debate.ReplyDelete
So did the debate ever happen?ReplyDelete
@Norm This is a great piece! As for Black Atheists of Atlanta, as a black atheist from Atlanta, that show embarasses all three groups: blacks, atheists and Atlantans. It's ironic that that show is on a religious network and not Channel 14, the cable public access network.ReplyDelete
Also "Dr. Ward" is a fake. Look at his signature:
Dr. Terrence Ward a.k.a. Saint Max
Doctorate of Arts in MMO Conspiracy Studies
Company: Atheos Records
Website: Youtube.com/AtheosRecords
If you had a doctorate and spent all that time studying for it, why would you have an "a.k.a." and also, when you get a Ph.D., it's a Doctorate of *Philosophy*, not *Arts*. Arts stops after the Masters degree, that's why a Masters is an MA (or MS).
"If you had a doctorate and spent all that time studying for it; then, why would you have an a.k.a. and/or alias?" [End Quote]ReplyDelete
Easy! Why wouldn't I have an a.k.a. and/or alias considering that I'm involved in the entertainment industry? It's imperative that I have multiple names. You ask the most asinine questions! I don't think even my baby sister could be that desperate. You're not that good as a social commentator, Mr. Alex!
"When you get a Ph.D it's a Doctorate of Philosophy not Arts". [End Quote]
You're an idiot, Mr. Alex! In your hasty generalization to criticize me without doing your background investigation has demonstrated the level of your insincerity. I never claimed to have a PH.D. because I'm not a graduate of any philosophy program and/or liberal arts major (i.e. theology, law, medicine, e.t.c.). My usage of the abbreviated letters D.A. is correctly applied for the specific discipline of studies I achieved!
Before you open your mouth, Mr. Alex, next time at least get your facts together!
African-American Sovereign Nation-State in Africa - under international law - the right of return. Sign the petition to the United Nation and more at http://www.repatriate.us/ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 4, 2012 at 3:52 PM
So good topic really i like any post talking about Ancient Greece but i want to say thing to u Ancient Greece not that only ... you can see in Ancient Greece AncientGreece.Me and more , you shall search in Google and Wikipedia about that .... thanks a gain ,,,ReplyDelete
The Doctorate of Arts in MMO Conspiracy Studies is derived from Madalyn Murray O'Hair. She was considered by most to be the "Most hated woman in America" for in 1960 sued the Superior Court of Baltimore, Maryland claiming that the city's public schools violated her son's first amendment rights for his refusal to take practice in the school's religious morning exercise (Bryan F. Le Beau - Becoming The Most Hated Woman in America: Madalyn Murray O'Hair).ReplyDelete
Actually found the "Doctorate of Arts" on Ebay, http://www.ebay.com/itm/320768554204
Interesting indeed...
- AnonymousNovember 10, 2012 at 11:30 AM
"Ben Klassen's books are hard hitting and to the point! This puts people off sometimes; but, his research and solutions are right on the money....and he doesn't refer to Creators as Atheists since they have a religious belief based on race". [End Quote]ReplyDelete
Well, the problem with Ben Klassen is that he rants-n-raves throughout much of his literature about religion and/or spirituality; but, fails to highlight for his readers that the very Atheist position he adopts for his Creativity Movement of there being no God is antithetical to European white culture. Ben Klassen apparently hasn't done his historical research to understand that Atheism as taught by the Eurocentric Greeks (i.e. white people) wasn't accepted by the overall Greek government. To be an Atheist in ancient Greece meant social suicide (i.e. imprisonment, exiled, and/or put to death):
"The common materialistic Atheistic outlook is antithetical to the ancient White European morals. Nowhere in the history of the White European race has there been a religion like Creativity (i.e. White Atheism), in which there is no afterlife of any sort and the material is all that is real. The profound belief in the higher immaterial order has always been dominant. Even Adolf Hitler opposed Atheism in a speech in Berlin of October 24th, 1933! The Third Reich government, in their quest to regenerate the German people, actively suppressed and removed Atheism". [Anonymous. "A Critique of Ben Klassen's Creativity Ideology and its Relation to Other Religions". JR's Rare Books and Commentary, N/D]
Now! The question is raised where did the Greeks obtain their Atheistic stance? Well, we know from the Father of Greek History (i.e. Herodotus) that the Greeks traveled up-n-down Africa learning all sorts of ideas in order to take back to their homeland and repackaged them into a workable Eurocentric framework.
Ben Klassen made it publicly known in his book "Expanding Creativity" that Creators aren't Atheist. However, this is simply begging the question and demonstrates that Ben Klassen has chosen to refrain from identifying himself and his adherents as Atheist per-se in public...choosing instead to identify his Atheism with race without having to officially identify as Atheist. For Ben Klassen and his particular variety of Atheism race is his first priority! Ben Klassen in his book "Expanding Creativity" didn't necessarily have a problem with Atheism per-se; but, he did have a problem with White Atheist who adopted so-called liberal social progressive ideals (i.e. abortion, homosexuality, race mixing, e.t.c.) such as American Atheist, Freedom From Religion Foundation, e.t.c.
This caused Ben Klassen to be upset with predominantly White Atheist organizations such as those headed by North America's most famous white female Atheist Madalyn Murray O'Hair because she didn't want to be associated with the views of Ben Klassen and his Creativity Movement. I am not trying to say that Ben Klassen and his version of Atheism is wrong and/or in error because as far I'm concerned he developed a more purer form of White Atheism than his predecessors ever could dream of. In my professional opinion, Ben Klassen was correct to identify his Atheism with his race. He was a White Atheist who associated his Atheism with a European perspective (i.e. White Nationalism). Ben Klassen reasoned that it didn't make any sense to be a Generic Atheist of the mainstream Atheist community identifying with so-called liberal progressive social values (i.e. homosexuality, abortion, race mixing, e.t.c.). This explains why he talked so much about the laws of reproduction, nature's eternal religion, and/or rejected suicide cults like Christianity. Unfortunately, Ben Klassen became a victim of his own rhetoric because he himself committed suicide just like his ancient White Atheist brother Socrates who drank hemlock (i.e. poison)!
- AnonymousNovember 10, 2012 at 11:33 AM
"Even if white European culture had pagan beliefs in the past or a belief in a fictional afterlife, they were still wrong because those beliefs fail the bar of reason". [End Quote]ReplyDelete
Nevertheless, the fact remains that white European culture always had a belief in an afterlife until the ancient Greek philosophers (i.e. Socrates, Theodorus The Atheist, e.t.c.) traveled to Africa to learn the truth about the afterlife and comeback home to their country only to be ridiculed. Now! Ben Klassen throughout his literature rants-n-raves about how the black man is a plague; yet, he adopts a philosophical position (i.e. no God, e.t.c.) that is anti-theoretical to the very same white culture he valiantly fights so hard to defend by introducing foreign ideology which is uniquely African! Can you say hypocrite? How come Ben Klassen doesn't highlight these historical facts throughout his literary publications? I can only suspect that he wants to hide the atheological African aspects of his movement. The Africans (i.e. black people) were the first to deny the aspects of God and an afterlife; so, why is Ben Klassen following in the same footsteps as these Africans whom racist whites consider as savages?
So, what I find amusing about White Atheist (i.e. Creativity Theorist) is that they acknowledge the Stage 1 and/or Stage 2 Civilizations among the Greeks and Romans; but, eventually often succumb to the very same culture they themselves valiantly fight so hard to reject as in the case of White Atheist Ben Klassen committing suicide by taking sleeping pills:
"On August 6, 1993 Ben Klassen committed suicide at the age of 75 by swallowing four bottles of sleeping pills". [ADL. "Creativity Movement". Anti-Defamation League, 2005-2011]
Ahahahahaha!!!! I couldn't have written a better headline story than that; yet, this is a prime example of White Atheism and the suicide undercurrent that flows throughout its ideology. I warn our Black Atheist brothers to stay away from White Atheism because you might end up getting involved in a suicide movement!
"Laws against homosexuality were introduced into Africa by White Christians". [Dr. Norm R. Allen]ReplyDelete
False! Apparently, Dr. Norm doesn't like to study black history in its proper context because before any white person entered Africa black people certainly had laws, ordinances, e.t.c. against homosexuality. Has Dr. Norm ever read the 42 Negative Confessions of Maati (i.e. 42 Laws of The Goddess) or how about Egyptian proclamations of individuals affirming that they have not defiled the body by committing acts of homosexuality? Why is Dr. Norm spreading false information about Africa and it's people when he's African himself? I can tell the audience why it's because Dr. Norm has a white European education!
As a materialist of African descent and identity, there IS a position on the question of homosexuality that I DON'T see represented in forums such as this one. Specifically, one that genuinely acknowledges the real right of persons designating themselves as LBGT to be treated as fully human, while at the same time, not viewing as a contradiction-- being a non-advocate of that orientation. It seems to me that Africans who are materialist of some sort are only left with 2 positions on this issue: 1, either acknowledge yourself as a freethinker, totally in support of ALL issues relevant to LBGT political interest, or 2, be viewed as some kind of homophobic anti-human only pretending to be a humanist. There ARE materialist of African descent who find the stance that many of those represented by such groups as Black Atheist of Atlanta to be really anti-human (I, personally, have a hard time imagining any active defense by such of LBGT humanity--but who knows? I could be wrong), who at the same time understand supporting their humanity does not necessitate advocacy of their orientation. The "either fo' it of agin' it" position imho is a false dichotomy.ReplyDelete
To me, whether or not the Africans as a whole are not atheist, let us face it, religion has played a major role in African people destruction. Religion has never moved African people forward, what has it done. That is the real problem of the Kemetians, they were so into religion, they could not be critical thinkers on the line that they had created all these wonders of the world, but did not ever think there would be somthing out there lurking to come in to take it. They came in with religion, and did them in. Religion did not allow them to buildprotection for all the greatness they had created, and not today Arabs and Europeans said they build the pyramids, which is a lie, we were building before they ever presented on the planet, this can be proven.ReplyDelete
To me, whether or not the Africans as a whole are not atheist, let us face it, religion has played a major role in African people destruction. Religion has never moved African people forward, what has it done. That is the real problem of the Kemetians, they were so into religion, they could not be critical thinkers on the line that they had created all these wonders of the world, but did not ever think there would be somthing out there lurking to come in to take it. They came in with religion, and did them in. Religion did not allow them to buildprotection for all the greatness they had created, and not today Arabs and Europeans said they build the pyramids, which is a lie, we were building before they ever presented on the planet, this can be proven.ReplyDelete


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Lisa Brice / More Wood for the Fire
Lisa Brice's exhibition More Wood for the Fire shows the artist's most recent body of work, which deals with her ongoing relationship with the island of Trinidad, where she has worked extensively since 1999 in workshops, residencies and group shows. Brice looks at the physical, and psychological landscape of Trinidad, and questions her connection to the island.
The work was conceived and partly produced in Grand Rivière, a small village on the north coast where the artist has recently acquired land with the intention of building a studio. This landscape allows Brice to access ideas around her growing awareness of nature and its impact on local architecture, and becomes a space within which the artist can reconcile her own history with her present position. This is perhaps most evident in the work Studio Jungle, which was inspired by photographs taken in 1968 (the year Brice was born). A photograph of the École des Beaux-Arts by Bruno Barbery had particular relevance for Brice, as it reminded her of Michaelis School of Fine Art in the 1980s, a time in South Africa when art was often used as a tool for political protest. The connection she felt with the image, and its correspondence to her own history, whilst in sharp contrast to her rural studio at that time, reminded her of the proliferation of hand painted signs found in both the urban and rural landscape of Trinidad, used to relay information, whether of a political or celebratory nature. Brice juxtaposes these related yet contrasting realities by incorporating both the landscape and the cityscape of Trinidad into the image. In Jungle Studio the studio has become a jungle, and the posters have become 'trini posters' – a prevailing reference throughout the body of work.
Brice also uses the landscape as a way of accessing many of the issues present in her previous work: gender, violence and identity. A few of the figure studies come from a 1968 issue of Playboy magazine, but the figures have been painted in jungle-inspired settings and moods. Colour has been used in a symbolic way; the female figures, for example, are often rendered in pinks and olive greens, which are the colours of the plants used to establish the boundaries between properties in Trinidad. In this way, Brice alludes not only to the complexity of gender relations in Trinidad specifically, but also to the role of women in society in general.
Thus the exhibition straddles her experience of both the socio-political issues surrounding Trinidad and of her own South African history and identity, and presents an intriguing dialogue of this internal debate.


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The Wine Bar has the opulence of Saratoga Springs stamped all over it. Diners sip from glistening globes of wine in a dark and warmly lit dining room. A strand of lights twinkles like fireflies in the large bay window overlooking Broadway. It feels like the town of horses and money that the postcards of Saratoga purport it to be.
All three sections of the Wine Bar's menu - earth, land, sea - offer intriguing selections. The option to order either a small or large portion of many of the entrées exists, and, in the interest of saving money, it is wise to take advantage of this choice.
From the earth, we chose the pizza with Gruyere, onion confit and roasted pumpkin. The Gruyere strung beautifully from the pizza as we divided its slices. A thick layer of succulently sweet onions glazed the crust. The pumpkin was wonderful and autumnal – its rich, orange pigmentation bestowed a beautiful color to the pizza. The crust, however, was no match for the toppings. It lacked both structure and flavor and came off tasting rather flat.
Ordering the wild boar bolognese with fresh pasta rags was an opportunity too tempting to pass up, but unfortunately upon trying it my hopes came crashing down. I expected a dish that would snarl back at me. I envisioned a snout covered in coarse bristles of fur. Instead, the plate of wild boar bolognese was disappointingly tame. I would not have guessed that the mild meat sauce was something other than beef.
The oil poached halibut with squid ink risotto and fennel purée blew the other two dishes out of the water. Each bite was a thrill - the halibut was light and fresh. Equally refreshing was the fennel purée pooled upon the plate. It tasted like it came out of a spring garden. The squid ink risotto did nothing to enhance the dish other than to provide visual contrast. Albeit appealing to the eye, it had little flavor and no memorable taste.
The rich, juicy duck was utterly superb. The brussels sprouts, turnips and carrots served with the confit leg seemed superfluous. How can you care about eating carrots when the succulent meat of duck awaits your palate? Additionally, the drizzling of apple mustard gastrique also seemed nonessential. The duck was the shining star of the dish and it did not need any backup dancers. I wish the chef had just left the duck to steal the show.
Speaking of stealing the show, the chocolate cake deserves some time in the limelight. The Wine Bar's chocolate cake was the best chocolate dessert I have had in a very long time. It was rich without being too rich and sweet without being too sweet. The texture of the token-shaped dessert was hard to pin point; it was almost chalky yet also almost moist. A simple scoop of sweet vanilla ice cream atop was a perfect compliment to the slight bitterness of the dark chocolate cake.
The portions at the Wine Bar leave you wanting just one bite more. Not because they are too small, but because they are too good. I wouldn't mind having just one more gnaw at the duck or another nibble of chocolate cake. I guess that means I'll have to go back.
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— Days after a gut-wrenching loss, England finished its deepest run in the Women's World Cup with an uplifting victory.
Steph Houghton's nifty legwork prevented an own goal and Fara Williams scored on a penalty kick in the 108th minute, leading England to a 1-0 victory over top-ranked Germany in the third-place game Saturday.
"This is the team we wanted to be," Coach Mark Sampson said. "We wanted to show the nation that, look, we can be knocked down, but we can also get back up. And that's what we did."
Karen Bardsley stopped seven shots as England rebounded from Wednesday's 2-1 loss to Japan. That semifinal game was decided in the final minute of second-half stoppage time when Laura Bassett directed the ball into her net.
This was England's first victory over Germany in 21 meetings.
"To finally beat Germany is a real big statement from this team, and something these players will be remembered for," Sampson said. "I think the performance of the players speaks volumes of the type of group I've had the pleasure of working with."
England finished the tournament with a 5-1-1 record. It had never won an elimination game in the Women's World Cup in three previous appearances.
Germany, which won the World Cup in 2003 and 2007, is 2-3 in the last two tournaments in games after the preliminary rounds.
It was the last World Cup game for Germany Coach Silvia Neid and goalkeeper Nadine Angerer. Neid is retiring after the 2016 Olympics and Angerer is retiring from the national team after this tournament.
"It's very sad, but that's how it is. This is reality," Neid said. "In the end, I think England had more chances. We had a lot of chances, but unfortunately, we didn't have any goals."
Lianne Sanderson set up the goal when she was pulled down by Tabea Kemme while trying to get to a pass into the penalty area to the right of the goal. Williams scored her third goal of the tournament, and second on a penalty kick, by punching the ball just inside the left post while Angerer faded the other way.
Neid said the penalty was justified.
England avoided a major scare in the eighth minute when Jo Potter came within inches of scoring into her own goal.
Germany's Sara Daebritz sent a pass into the penalty area and teammate Bianca Schmidt headed it toward the net. Unaware that Bardsley was preparing to catch the ball, Potter leaped and got her head on it. The ball caromed toward the goal, where Houghton was facing the net and kicked it back over her head inches before it crossed the line.
Bardsley said she wants to frame the picture of the captain preventing the goal.
"I think that picture will forever be etched in my mind of Steph's leg above her head, practically touching the crossbar," Bardsley said. "I think that epitomizes what this team is about in my opinion. There wasn't a player on the pitch or even on the touch line today that wouldn't have given their right leg to make sure that we won a bronze medal."
Germany had several opportunities to tie the score in the final 10 minutes.
Anja Mittag, off a free kick just outside the penalty area, found an opening and got a shot off that was scooped up Bardsley. In the 116th minute, Schmidt got behind England's defense and headed a cross just wide of the right post.


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Concert by The Veipo Flute Choir and Vocal Ensemble
Saturday 27th July at 8pm
Palazzo de Piro – Courtyard
Free Entrance. Advance booking of table highly recommended
The "Veipo Flute Choir" originated from director Verio Sirignano's passion for chamber music. The idea became reality in 2007 with the project "L'Orchestra di flauti" which he developed in the Conservatoire of Vibo Valentia, Italy, where he has been professor of flute for over 30 years. The flute choir was initially made up of present and former students of the Conservatoire. Later other flute players joined the group – teachers of flute from middle school music courses and students from other music schools throughout the region of Calabria. Over the past six years the group has become a point of reference for young flute players and helped to enhance their professional development.
The aim of the group is to perform pieces from the vast and generally little–known repertoire for flute choir including original works as well as arrangements of famous operatic, symphonic and choral works. Music from the 17th – 19th centuries forms the backbone of the repertoire but the group also plays modern pieces including theme music from famous films, pop classics and ragtime.
The "Veipo Flute Choir" performed in public for the first time at the fourth edition of the "Giovani Musicisti" Festival organised by the Associazione Tropea Musica in spring, 2008. Since then the group has performed successfully all over Calabria and Sicily (Catanzaro, Pizzo, Filadelfia, Soverato, Gioia Tauro, Chiaravalle, Tropea, Vibo Valentia, Taormina, etc.) giving concerts in all four seasons of the year, in churches, concert halls, ancient "palazzi" and in town piazzas. In 2011 "Veipo" travelled to Bedfordshire in England where they gave concerts in the packed parish churches of Kensworth and Studham , the audience enjoying "a wonderful evening of exquisite musical and vocal entertainment" (Luton News 10/08/11). In 2012 the flute choir and vocal ensemble was the subject of a two-page spread in the specialist Italian flute journal "Falaut".
The Veipo Flute Choir has a vast repertoire which demonstrates the tonal richness and cohesion of the flute family including the piccolo, C flute, G flute (alto) and bass flute (14 flutes in total).
In 2010 the flute choir began to perform arrangements of famous sacred choral pieces together with the "Veipo Vocal Ensemble". The combination of flute choir/vocal ensemble is a rarity in the musical panorama ( both national and international) as are Sirignano's arrangements for this group. The ensemble takes its members from the Associazione Musicale "Musica e Parole" which has been active in the musical life of Vibo Valentia since 1997. The group has performed twice in England (2005 Kensworth, 2007 Leamington Spa) and widely throughout Calabria.


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|Reconfigurable antennas are attractive for many military and commercial applications where it is required to have a single antenna that can be dynamically reconfigured to transmit or receive on multiple frequency bands and patterns. RF-MEMS is a promising technology that has the potential to revolutionize RF and microwave system implementation for next generation telecommunication applications. Despite the efforts of top industrial and academic labs, commercialization of RFMEMS switches has lagged expectations. These problems are connected with switch design (high actuation voltage, low restoring force, low power handling), packaging (contamination layers) and actuation control (high impact force, wear, fatique). This Thesis focuses on the design and control of a novel ohmic RF-MEMS switch specified for reconfigurable antennas applications. This new switch design focuses on the failure mechanisms restriction, the simplicity in fabrication, the power handling and consumption, as well as controllability. Finally, significant attention has been paid in the switch's electromagnetic characteristics. Efficient switch control implies increased reliability. Towards this target three novel control modes are presented. 1) Optimization of a tailored pulse under Taguchi's statistical method, which produces promising results but is also sensitive to fabrication tolerances. 2) Quantification of resistive damping control mode, which produces better results only during the pull-down phase of the switch while it is possible to be implemented successfully in very stiff devices. 3) The "Hybrid" control mode, which includes both aforementioned techniques, offering outstanding switching control, as well as immunity to fabrication tolerances, allowing an ensemble of switches rendering an antenna reconfigurable, to be used. Another issue that has been addressed throughout this work is the design and optimization of a reconfigurable, in pattern and frequency, three element Yagi-Uda antenna. The optimization of the antenna's dimensions has been accomplished through the implementation of a novel technique based on Taguchi's method, capable of systematically searching wider areas, named as "Grid-Taguchi" method.
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JACKSONVILLE- Fla. -- Jacksonville police arrested a Walmart shopper after store clerks noticed he took food, started eating it while shopping and never paid for it.
Henry Legg, 45, of Albany, Ga., was arrested on Sunday at the store on Philips Highway.
Store clerks told police they followed Legg around the store and that he took food items and alcoholic beverages, according to a Jacksonville Sheriff's Office report.
The report says Legg took a cup of corn nuggets, a cup of chicken fried rice, a 6-pack of Mike's hard beer and a 4-pack of strawberry wine coolers.
Legg walked around the store eating and drinking the items, they said. They also told police that Legg opened packages of forks, cups, small honey mustard packets and a bottle of soy sauce, and used it on the food he was eating.
Clerks noted that the 45-year-old took a pair of shoes and shorts too, and that Legg tried to leave the store without paying for the items, the report said.
When Legg was arrested the report said he told police, "I have no money and I cannot pay for this stuff."
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Lager (German: storage) is a type of beer that is fermented and conditioned at low temperatures;[1] it may be pale, golden, amber, or dark.
Pale lager is the most widely consumed and commercially available style of beer in the world. Pilsner, Bock, Märzen, and Vienna, are all styles of lager. Dark lagers include Dunkel and Schwarzbier.
History of lager brewing
While cold storage of beer, "lagering", in caves for example, was a common practice throughout the medieval period, bottom-fermenting yeast seems to have emerged as a hybridization in the early fifteenth century. In 2011, a team of researchers claimed to have discovered that Saccharomyces eubayanus is responsible for creating the hybrid yeast used to make lager.[2][3]
Based on the numbers of breweries, lager brewing became the main form of brewing in Bohemia between 1860 and 1870, as shown in the following table:[4]
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The rise of lager was entwined with the development of refrigeration, as refrigeration made it possible to brew lager year-round (brewing in the summer had previously been banned in many locations across Germany), and efficient refrigeration also made it possible to brew lager in more places and keep it cold until serving.[5] The first large-scale refrigerated lagering tanks were developed for Gabriel Sedelmayr's Spaten Brewery in Munich by Carl von Linde in 1870.[5]
The average lager in worldwide production is a pale lager in the Dortmunder or Pilsner styles. The flavor of these lighter lagers is usually mild, and the producers often recommend that the beers be served refrigerated. However, the examples of lager beers produced worldwide vary greatly in flavour, colour, and composition.
In colour, Helles represents the lightest lager, rating as low as 6 EBC. Dark German lagers are often referred to as Dunkel.
The organism most often associated with lager brewing is Saccharomyces pastorianus, a close relative of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Production process
Lagers in certain countries often feature large proportions of adjuncts, usually rice or maize. Adjuncts entered United States brewing as a means of thinning out the body of U.S. beers, balancing the large quantities of protein introduced by six-row barley. Adjuncts are often used now in beermaking to introduce a large quantity of sugar, and thereby increase ABV, at a lower price than a formulation using an all-malt grain bill. There are however cases in which adjunct usage actually increases the cost of manufacture.[6]
Pale lager
Pale lager is a very pale to golden-coloured lager with a well attenuated body and noble hop bitterness. The brewing process for this beer developed in the mid 19th century when Gabriel Sedlmayr took pale ale brewing techniques[citation needed] back to the Spaten Brewery in Germany and applied it to existing lagering brewing methods.
This approach was picked up by other brewers, most notably Josef Groll who produced in Bohemia (today Czech Republic) the first Pilsner beer—Pilsner Urquell. The resulting pale coloured, lean and stable beers were very successful and gradually spread around the globe to become the most common form of beer consumed in the world today.[7]
The main elements of the lagering method used by Sedlmayr and Groll are still used today, and depend on a slow acting yeast that ferments at a low temperature while being stored. Indeed, the German term 'Lager' means 'storage'. While first marketed as 'Lagerbier' in Austria and Germany, the term is now quite uncommon in the German-speaking countries where today one would simply ask for 'helles Bier' (pale lager), 'dunkles Bier' (dark lager) or specific varieties, particularly those with a distinctive character such as Pilsner.
Vienna Lager
Distinctly amber colored Vienna lager was developed by brewer Anton Dreher in Vienna in 1841. Austrian brewers who emigrated to Mexico in the late 19th century took the style with them. Vienna lager is a reddish-brown or copper-colored beer with medium body and slight malt sweetness. The malt aroma and flavor may have a toasted character.[8] Despite their name, Vienna lagers are generally uncommon in continental Europe today but can be found frequently in North America, where it is often called pre-Prohibition style amber lager (often shortened to "pre-Prohibition lager"), as the style was popular in pre-1919 America.[citation needed] Notable examples include Great Lakes Eliot Ness, Samuel Adams Boston Lager, Devils Backbone Vienna Lager, Abita Amber, and Yuengling Traditional Lager. In Norway, the style has retained some of its former popularity, and is still brewed by most major breweries.[citation needed]
Dark lager
Lagers would likely have been mainly dark until the 1840s; pale lagers were not common until the later part of the 19th century when technological advances made them easier to produce.[9] Dark lagers typically range in colour from amber to dark reddish brown, and may be termed Vienna, amber lager, dunkel, tmavé, or schwarzbier depending on region, colour or brewing method.
Tmavé is Czech for "dark", so is the term for a dark beer in the Czech Republic - beers which are so dark as to be black are termed černé pivo, "black beer".[10] Dunkel is German for "dark", so is the term for a dark beer in Germany. With alcohol concentrations of 4.5% to 6% by volume, dunkels are weaker than Doppelbocks, another traditional dark Bavarian beer. Dunkels were the original style of the Bavarian villages and countryside.[11] Schwarzbier, a much darker, almost black beer with a chocolate or liquorice-like flavour, similar to stout, is mainly brewed in Saxony and Thuringia.
See also
- Beer measurement, information on measuring the color, strength, and bitterness of beer
- Reinheitsgebot, an influential Bavarian and German brewing law
- ^ Briggs, D.E.; Boulton, C.A.; Brookes, P. A.; and Stevens, R. Brewing, 2004, CRC. ISBN 0-8493-2547-1 p. 5.
- ^ "500 years ago, yeast's epic journey gave rise to lager beer". Geneticarchaeology.com. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
- ^ "Microbe domestication and the identification of the wild genetic stock of lager-brewing yeast". Pnas.org. 2011-08-22. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
- ^ Pasteur, Louis, Studies in Fermentation, 1879. English translation reprinted 2005 Beerbooks.com ISBN 0-9662084-2-0 p10. Citing Moniteur de la Brasserie, 23 April 1871.
- ^ a b James Burke (1979). "Eat, Drink, and Be Merry". Connections. Episode 8 (in English). 49 minutes in. BBC.
- ^ Bamforth, Charles (2003). Beer: Tap into the Art and Science of Brewing, Second Edition. Oxford University Press, Inc. ISBN 0-19-515479-7.
- ^ "LAGER BEER STYLES, European All-malt Pilsener". Beermonthclub.com. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
- ^ Gregory J. Noonan, Mikel Redman and Scott Russell; Seven Barrel Brewery Brewers' Handbook; G.W. Kent, Inc; ISBN 1-887167-00-5 (paperback, 1996)
- ^ "German Beer Guide: Dunkel". www.germanbeerguide.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-05-26.
- ^ "Pražský Most u Valšů at Beer Culture". www.beerculture.org. Retrieved 2010-09-28.
- ^ "Dunkel". German Beer Guide. 2004-08-01. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
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Shattered Globe Theatre kicks off its 2012/13 Season with BURN THIS by Lanford Wilson, directed by Linda Gillum, playing October 18 – November 18, 2012 at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave. in Chicago. The production features Shattered Globe ensemble members Kate LoConti and Brad Woodard, with Ryan Kitley and Jake Szczepaniak. Tickets for BURN THIS are currently available at www.shatteredglobe.org or by calling (773) 795-8150. The press performance is Sunday, October 21 at 3 pm.
Set in a bohemian loft on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, Lanford Wilson's BURN THIS is a penetrating exploration of four violently opposing characters scrambling to regain control over their lives. Dancer-turned-choreographer Anna has built a life with her two gay roommates, advertising executive Larry and her artistic partner, Robbie – until Robbie's untimely death. With the help of Anna's longtime boyfriend, Burton, she and Larry have just begun to make sense of their new reality when their lives are suddenly turned upside down by the unexpected arrival of Robbie's older brother, Pale. It is Pale's presence – and the tension it generates – that forces each character to reexamine life, art, and passion.
"Shattered Globe has long been recognized for its productions of works by eminent American Playwrights, so we're delighted to open our 21st season with our first production of a Lanford Wilson play: his contemporary classic Burn This - an examination of life, loss and love in urban American in the 1980s… and now," comments Shattered Globe Artistic Director Roger Smart. "Now in its 21st year, Shattered Globe strives to remain a dynamic, questioning and vital voice in Chicago."
The production team for BURN THIS includes: Andrew Hildner (Scenic Design), Christine Pascuale (Costume Design), Richy Norwood (Lighting Design), Christopher Kriz (Sound Design), Vivian Knouse (Props Master), Jason Madeja (Videographer), Greg Poljacik (Fight Choreographer), Melissa Schlesinger (Production Manager), Lindsay Ricketts (Asst. Production Manager) Mike Falevits (Asst. Director), Jeffrey Stokes (Stage Manager), Amanda Rozmiarek (Technical Director/Master Carpenter), Rosie Chevalier (Producer), and Judy Anderson (Production Director).
Title: BURN THIS
Playwright: Lanford Wilson
Director: Linda Gillum
Featuring: Shattered Globe ensemble members Kate LoConti (Anna) and Brad Woodard (Burton), with Ryan Kitley (Pale) and Jake Szczepaniak (Larry)
Location: Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave. in Chicago
Dates: Previews: Thursday, October 18, and Friday, October 19 at 8 pm
Friends & Family Gala Performance: Saturday, October 20 at 8 pm
Press Opening: Sunday, October 21 at 3 pm.
Regular run: Thursday, October 25 – Sunday, November 18.
Curtain Times: Thursdays & Fridays at 8 pm, Saturdays at 3 pm & 8 pm, Sundays at 3 pm. Note: there will not be a 3 pm performance on Saturday, October 20.
Tickets: Previews: $18
Regular run: $27 - $32
Available at www.shatteredglobe.org, or by calling (773) 795-8150
About the Playwright:
Lanford Wilson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American playwright whose best known works include Balm in Gilead, The Hot L Baltimore, Fifth of July, Talley's Folley and Talley & Son. He was a co-founder of New York's Circle Repertory Company, where many of his plays were first produced.
Linda Gillum is an Artistic Associate with Remy Bumppo Theatre where she has performed in more than a dozen plays and directed An Immigrant Class for thinkTank. She was previously a member of Defiant Theatre where she performed in many plays and directed The Skriker, Flaming Guns of the Purple Sage, Burning Desires, and The Ugly Man. Other directing credits include Accidental Death of an Anarchist (Next Theatre), Vikings: A Musical in Two Axe! (Noble Fool), The Underpants (Timberlake Playhouse), Amahl and the Night Visitors (Station Theatre), Far Away (Carthage College), Necessary Targets, and Lanford Wilson's Talley's Folly (Illinois Repertory Theatre).
Shattered Globe Theatre was born in a storefront space on Halsted Street 21 years ago. Since then, SGT has produced more than 60 plays, including 9 American and World premieres, and garnered an impressive 42 Jeff Awards and 97 Jeff Award Nominations as well as the acclaim of critics and audiences alike. Shattered Globe presents an eclectic mix of plays, intimate character driven selections, which speak to the universal aspect of what it means to be a part of the human experience.
Shattered Globe Theatre is partially supported and funded by generous grants from CityArts at the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, The Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, The MacArthur Fund for Arts & Culture at The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, The Illinois Arts Council and Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, The Kovler Family Foundation, The Robert W. and Loretta J. Cooney Family Foundation, and Neurosource, Inc.
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Dana Point could move a step closer to begin branding itself as a tourist destination for which guests at the city's four major hotels would pay an additional $3 per night.
"It would be a marketing fee that would be tacked on to their room night," said Christy Teague, Dana Point's economic development manager.
The City Council tonight will consider declaring its intention to form a tourism business improvement district for the hotel properties and marketing. And, the body could also set a public hearing on the proposal for March 9.
If approved, the assessments would begin in May. The charge is expected to generate $750,000 to $1 million a year to be used to market Dana Point as an overnight destination, according to a city report.
Several other Orange County cities, including Huntington Beach, Laguna Beach and Anaheim, have similar districts and fees that help promote them as travel locales, Teague said.
Businesses that serve tourists in Dana Point have recognized a need to raise the city's profile to attract more visitors in the face of growing competition across Southern California for nearly a decade, Teague said.
"But now the time is right," she said.
Teague cited competition from new resorts in Del Mar, Newport Beach and another being built in Palos Verdes.
"That has increased resort products and high-end resort competition for Dana Point resorts and we can't take it for granted that we'll always get the same market share," Teague said.
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Another challenge faced by Dana Point is that the city name is not part of the resorts in town, Teague said.
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The Renegades defeated New Jersey 7-5 in the title game. Anthony Germinerio got the win and pitched 2 2/3 innings, 4 strikeouts, he also went 2-for-3 with a single, double and run; David Judge had an RBI double; Brandon Holmes had an RBI single, stole 2nd, 3rd and came home on a passed ball; Will Burger had a double.
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Across related blogs, it is pretty much a given that as men currently are situated, they have various degrees of 'raw deals' thrust upon them in both relationships and the government. What is not talked about much, is the implicit victory of women through the nullification of what it means to be a male. Feminists around the world: burn your bras in victory…but what, is what our females have been turned into really worthy of any celebration, or tears for what half of the populace has been changed into?
Take a typical 'successful' women who has clawed her way up all that male trash to some position she supposedly deserved but society kept from her, what are some qualities she has?: Aggressiveness, cunning/manipulation…or hell how about I just steal from this site: http://www.asuccessfulwoman.com/aswblog/five-characteristics-successful-women
"Determined, resourceful, engaging, ambitious, confident"
Strange, doesnt this seem more like an archetypal MALE hero from stories/legends? The male being DETERMINED to not get killed on his mission, the male RESOURCEFUL while beating the evil he is facing…
[What is funny, is on that page, for 'engaging': Women are much more likely to downplay their own role and attribute successes to a team, whereas men seeking to climb the ladder will almost always take credit for their achievements (and make sure everyone hears about them). Talk about clearly delusional, is it a proven fact that male are falling behind because women naturally toot their own horn more than males]
To any girls reading this, and especially feminists: if you want to attract a good guy, do NOT emulate male characteristics. I know feminists will bristle at this, or block their brains saying 'those are not just male traits!' but I really dont give a shit.
Males want girls that are nice, supportive, caring, kind, energizing. They want a 'soft' side in their life, they do not want some raging bitch with a guy's hairstyle dominating their life.
Meanwhile other female traits have been so utterly corrupted they are demonstrably ruining society, notably kindness that goes by the misnomer 'sensitivity'. I read a story this morning about zero tolerance across this great land when it comes to kids and toy guns. Because of this new age of 'sensitivity' about violence, some kids makes a lego gun and is booted out of school lest he become the mass killer. In case it needs to be said, this fosters FAR more malfeasance in this child and his family then if they let the kid have his innocent fun instead of hanging him out to dry. It will not surprise me at all if this kid NOW grows up to go on a killing spree.
How sadly ironic our males are being turned into females with encouragement to be passive, to just take what is given to them, to just shut up and deal, and meanwhile our females are turned into domineering males with square jaws to boot.
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It has been two years since we updated here. Sadly we lost Cheyenne, the one and only DivaDevilDog then, and just didn't have the heart to write, or keep the page up. But now it seems to be time to start howling again.
We were fortunate to welcome Gemma into the family a few months after losing Cheyenne. Gemma was rescued by the Houston GSD Rescue group, and is quite the character. She keeps Phantom running, and the two of them have a great time playing, chasing tennis balls, and generally being DOGS.
We miss Chey, she is always in our hearts, and is featured in the German Shepherd mysteries. The Case of the Sad Flag, a 9/11 German Shepherd Mystery is available on Kindle, and will soon be updated with more artwork. Two more stories are slated to be published by Fall, 2012.
Phantom, our blue GSD is as wonderful as ever. He is even auditioning for a movie part! He is very wolfie looking, with those yellow eyes (they were blue until he was about a year old) and that grey and rust coat. Gemma is almost all black with some tan and even a white blaze. She is a hoot. She was very shy at the start, but soon took over being bossy and very funny. I love her smile.
The two cats, Gypsy and Flo enjoy their doggie security and of course, as cats, run the place. Flo came to us after we lost Victoria (about a week before Cheyenne left us). She is a Norwegian Forest cat and quite sure of herself with the dogs. She even sleeps with them. Gypsy Rose Lee (we found her at Lowe's in the Garden Center one Saturday evening) is however all feline. She tolerates the dogs, and enjoys giving them swipes when they pass by her.
We will be keeping you posted on dog thoughts, news and any other thing that happens to come our way. While it won't be Cheyenne speaking to you, I suspect Phantom and Gemma will have a lot to say in the months to come.
Here is a hope that you are enjoying life with your family, friends and furr kids.
Happy howling!