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Tom Toles, National Treasure
Ezra Klein
September 10, 2009; 2:08 PM ET
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I'm not sure "He treats everybody like children" is the best thing Obama supporters could be saying about him.
Posted by: tomtildrum | September 10, 2009 2:22 PM | Report abuse
He treats people like children when they act like children, specifically WATB Repiglicans and Conservadems. Give me a heapin' helping of real health care reform.
Posted by: srw3 | September 10, 2009 2:42 PM | Report abuse
that's funny!
Posted by: obrier2 | September 10, 2009 2:43 PM | Report abuse
Yes, Tom Toles is a national treasure. The biggest improvement in the WaPo over the past decade was the day that Tom Toles was chosen as the editorial cartoonist to replace the late Herblock, who had been phoning it in ever since Nixon resigned.
Which makes me ask: why can't a paper carry multiple editorial cartoonists, the way they carry multiple cartoonists in their comics sections? Why can't Toles be syndicated in hundreds of newspapers, rather than limited to the WaPo? I've never understood this.
Posted by: rt42 | September 10, 2009 4:08 PM | Report abuse
Tom Toles was my introduction to politics. I was a kid, and I picked up what I thought was a comic book, but was a series of Toles' editorial comics from 1980 to 1988 regarding Reagan. It was only moderately funny to my 8 year old brain, but I went back to it again and again over the next decade or so and it helped me get interested in all sorts of political issues from the 80's - tax policy, supply-side economics (as told by a left-leaning cartoonist), AIDS policy, missile defense, the USSR, and the Libyan invasion of Chad in the mid-80's.
In any case, I believe he is syndicated. I used to read his stuff in all sorts of newspapers around the country, and even the world. I've also never subscribed to WaPo or even seen a physical copy outside of an airport.
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Happy Birthday Duke! is a concert and show that you really should see. It's a concert that celebrates Duke Ellingtons 110th birthday. The concert features no less than three bands and orchestras: Uppsala University Jazz Orchestra, SweDukes and the Middlesex group.
But wait there's more. Way more. You will also see the swing dance troupe MessAround perform together with the bands. The will show off all kinds of swing dances: Lindy hop, balboa, shag, charleston and tap.
The concert takes place next Wednesday, April 29th, at Univeritetsaulan, at 19.30.
Tickets cost 130 kr (90 kr for students). If you got a UNT-card: 100 kr (70 kr for students). Buy tickets via UNT Biljett (018-478 10 70) or at Ticnet.
Invite all your friends to Happy Birthday Duke! on Facebook.
If you were at Cats Corner yesterday, you got a sneek peak of MessAround doing the charleston number Uppsala Stomp. The number was tight and had lots of energy.
Uppsala University Jazz Orchestra (UUJO) has got a new member: Claes Brodda on saxophone. The photo above is from Saturday when he played together with Jennie Löbel and the Swing Kings at Swingkattens dance at Grand. I look forward to hear more of him. (I'll post more about the Saturday night dance later).
The photos are taken by me and may not be published elsewhere without my permission. Contact me if you want to buy or license them.
Will you attend "Happy Birthday Duke!"? Please comment.
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A few people have asked me about the space I use for sewing and how I stay so organized and on top of things, considering I work full time, have two Etsy shops, have two retail consignment customers, do craft shows, and make a lot of my own clothes and gifts for people. Sometimes I think I'm crazy for taking on so much, but I'm not busy all the time, so I like to make sure I have projects ready to go for when I'm bored. I've been meaning to show off my space for a while but haven't had time to take pictures; it was a lot of work to get it the way it is, and even though it's not perfect, I'm very lucky to have a whole room to myself. I've been more productive creatively than ever before, which, as someone who has struggled with depression my whole life, is important.
In December 2009 I moved from a tiny downtown condo to a 1 1/2 story house in East York. This was a big deal to me, as it finally meant I had a dedicated space to work on projects - my condo was so small I used what kitchen counter space I had as an ironing board and would cut my pattern pieces out on the floor. I had little piles of boxes and projects all over the place. Not ideal. At my new place, I took over a small second bedroom and use it as my craft room and office. This is the before picture, but after we had already ripped out the carpet.
Here's the corner by the door. The small door is for a small closet - because the
house is 1 1/2 stories there is no attic, just a crawl space under the roof. My clothes are in there.
The dormer window (need to make curtains one day, I hate those plastic blinds!) is a bit of an awkward space, but I rescued an old metal card catalogue which fits perfectly. It holds all my photography, drawing, painting and card-making supplies, and other craft supplies (adhesives galore!). The white bin holds all my fabric: my rule is that I can't buy more than what can fit into the bin. And of course, because I'm a librarian, it's all sorted and organized in a very specific way.
This is my main workspace: it's actually IKEA kitchen cabinets and a counter top. All my tools, sewing supplies, mail and packaging supplies, Etsy inventory, patterns and current projects fit here (and yes, everything is labelled). The IKEA cabinets and counter tops were the only items I needed to purchase for this room (well, and the paint).
My two sewing machines (a domestic and a serger) sit on a IKEA countertop, which is on casters, making it easy to move out of the way in case I need to get to the stuff jammed in the corner (big rolls of cotton batting, and a big Rubbermaid bin holding all my craft show display items). The two windows let in lots of natural light.
And lastly, the "office" area. The crawl space closet holds all my junk - I need to make a curtain to hide it. Behind the desk on the opposite wall is a filing cabinet and my printer. I replaced a really awful ceiling light with adjustable track lighting, which is necessary for taking photos - the light bounces off the sloped ceilings and make weird shadows. Painting the room was a challenge because of the sloped ceilings, and one day I would like to put down new flooring, but for now it's fine.


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Obstacle Course
A series of physical barriers over which a Marine must cross in a race against time. (see Confidence Course)
On Station
Usually refers to a ship being at its assigned position on the ocean. Also sometimes used to mean on duty.
Over the Hill
Unauthorized absence.
The civilian community outside the main gate of Camp Pendleton, CA.
Once a Marine, Always a Marine
The motto of the Marine Corps League.
Naval term for ceiling.
Officer Candidates School.
Onion head
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Twelfth Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps serving from June 28, 1991 until June 29, 1995. He was born in December of 1944 in Houston, TX.
Olive drab. Official color of utility and fatigue uniforms worn prior to the introduction of BDUs or cammies. (background) The term was replaced by Sage Green and then simply Green.
A Vietnam-era fighting vehicle that looked like a small tank with six externally mounted 105mm recoilless rifles attached. Ammunition and a loader were carried inside but he had to get out to load the tubes. When all six rifles were fired, at the same time the Ontos would stand up on its hind section. (origin) The word is reportedly Greek for "thing".
A non-judicial hearing for minor offenses at which NJP (non-judicial punnishment) may be issued by a commanding officer.
A sound made by a Marine to indicate agreement or to provide encouragement.
An office clerk. see Remington Raider.)
Observation Post.
General use refers to commissioned officers and warrant officers. Non-commissioned officers are also officers but are generally referred to as NCOs or specific rank.
Operation Golden Flow
Military term used for a routine urinalysis test.
Officer Candidates School
A training program for motivated college graduates who have been screened by the Marine Corps for the qualities necessary to become a leader of Marines. Upon graduation, they are commissioned Second Lieutenant of Marines. The selection process begins with the Recruiting Command's Officer Selection Officer.
Operational Tempo; how frequently a unit deploys or goes to the field.
The area aboard ship where the commissioned officer living compartments are located. Off limits to all enlisted personnel unless on official duty.
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Awarded for crossing the International Date Line. (see Line Crossing Ceremony.)
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The highest ranking enlisted rank in the Marine Corps during the Civil War. Most of the ships' Marine Detachments were commanded by Orderly Sergeants. Not presently in use.
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Officer Selection Officer.
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Old Goat
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Inspiration can come from many places. It's great when it just hits and results in something new and unique. However, that kind of moment tends to be rare. Instead, I often find myself needing to take inspiration from something already existing and trying to turn that into something that feels fresh and new. That is easier said than done. I'll share some of what I find sometimes helps me. Hopefully at least one of you out there finds it useful or at least interesting. In this case I'm talking about home games that you don't plan to have published. Some things, like improperly lifting things, can get you into hot water if you try to publish it. The distinction between these different types can sometimes be muddy but that's fine. They are meant as a starting point and to help inspire you.
Distilling is one of the easier methods and also a common favourite. What you do is start with something you like or at the very least find interesting for one reason or another. Then, you start to hack away and remove details or elements to get it into a form that contains what you see as the essence of what you started with. Since this is naturally based on the interpretation of the person who is doing the process, it can be very personal and even create different results if you try it after some time has passed. Many complex works also have more than one thread or idea that runs through them. This brings even more variation to the technique. Once you get this essence, you can then build back up to something new. When you are done, it should look different than what you started with.
Let's try an example. Star Wars has a long history and also quite a few well liked characters. Let's try to hack off some of the characters first. We'll remove Lea and Han Solo, leaving us with Luke and Darth Vader. We can decide that the central idea between those two was something along the lines of temptation, with Luke tempting Vader to the light (successfully, at the end) and Vader trying to tempt Luke to the dark side. Now we can start trying to build it up. Maybe we can have a character who leads armies, as the second in command, against a rival faction. He wants his son to take his side and succeed him but his son feels conflicted about what he would have to do since he is disillusioned with his own faction. At this point, we can have the son change sides and throw our characters into things. Or, we can decide that it might happen and let your players influence things to see where it might go (decide based on their actions or have some modifier bonus based on their actions to a roll). If we keep filling out the specifics, we can end up somewhere different than where we started pretty quickly. What if it was from his first taste of combat? What if it was because of a particularly sneaky move that was done (poisoning water, assassinating a child king, etc.)? Was this event a normal occurrence or a common exception? Maybe they don't want to switch sides but want no part of things until someone with a very good diplomacy bonus comes along? The key is not to keep too much of the original and not to think of where we started from when building back up. We want something distinctly different when we build the scenario back up.
Sometimes, we can just shamelessly borrow ideas or scenarios from something. When talking about something reasonably complex, you can often borrow one or two things pretty easily without it being too obvious or too blatant. It still needs to be small enough that it can be fit into the scenario seamlessly. If you steal the entire story of Star Wars, someone will notice. If you steal just the Han Solo arc of coming back at the end to help unexpectedly for something other than money, you might get away with it. Maybe just once though.
Coat of Paint
There are a lot of things out there to read, watch, and play. Enough that you can't go through all of it in one lifetime. This means that if you know of something obscure enough, you can take significant chunks of it, cover it with some fresh paint, and use it. Old space opera stuff tends to work quite well, though you'll need to be a bit careful to avoid comparisons to Star Wars when that wasn't your intention. Obscure historical events also work quite well for this sort of thing. No matter where you are, there tends to be at least one place in the world or one period of time where your players have no idea what happened. The Russian Time of Troubles is one of my favourite situations since it makes for very interesting and easy conversions. It's really a great source of inspiration for a particular kind of campaign and story.
It has to be obscure though. If you use this kind of technique, you are taking a large part from the original. You can of course distill a historical event, but that would be distilling and not adding a coat of paint, really.
Instead of removing things to get down to the essence, you can add things. One thing I've seen used successfully, though not as commonly as the above, is to take two or more different ideas, story lines, or even collections of tropes and throw them all in. Though the elements on their own aren't very unique, the way they fight each other can end up being so. It typically works well for more comedic games from what I've seen. It can work for more serious games as well, as so many works have multiple plot lines and elements, but it is generally harder to pull off.
Your Own Campaigns
Everything I've mentioned above can be attempt on your own campaign games or even published adventures. However, I'd be careful with doing this on a group that has seen the original. You run the risk that it will be too similar to the original. You can probably get away with distilling, but the others may come off too blatant and similar. It can also defeat the original purpose of coming up with new ideas for your tabletop game.


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Sat, 18 July 2015
In this episode we take a tour of Disneyland during the year 2005. This was a big year for the park because it also turned 50 years old. There was much to celebrate, and we will talk about about those things in this episode. Plus the latest in Disneyland current events. Dont forget to order our book Cleaning the Kingdom at www.thesweepspot.com
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Sat, 11 July 2015
In this episode we finish our look at the History of Tomorrowland at Disneyland. This series was a par 4 series where we took a look at each year the park was opened and saw some great attractions comes and go, and some not so great attractions come and go as well. This area has probably had more changes then in any other area in the park. We hope you enjoy this final look at the history of Tomorrowland at Disneyland. Plus preorder our soon to be out book Cleaning the Kingdom at www.thesweepspot.com
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Sat, 4 July 2015
In this episode we continue our series on the history of Tomorrowland. In part 3 of this series we talk about the years 1986 to 1998. We see many loved and missed attractions leave during these years, and a new Tomorrowland arise. This would be the 2nd biggest Tomorrowland remodel in its history. Also current events of the Disneyland Resort and preorder our upcoming book Cleaning the Kingdom out End of July 2015. www.thesweepspot.com
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Sat, 20 June 2015
In this episode we continue our History of Tomorrowland Series. In part 2 we go from the year 1967 to 1985. The Tomorrowland 1967 Refurb is probably the best Tomorrowland that we have seen in its history. it is one we enjoy talking about and you will learn more about it. There was not a whole lot of changes in Tomorrowland until 1977, when Space Mountain was added. We leave off at 1985, just on the brink of two attractions that would be added, and we will talk about those in Part 3, next time. Also we have the latest in current events at the Disneyland Resort. Plus we mention our new upcoming book Cleaning the Kingdom due out Late July, or early August. You can now preorder the book at www.thesweepspot.com now!
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Sat, 6 June 2015
In this episode we start a new series. This series is the history of Tomorrowland at Disneyland Park. In this episode, part 1. We go from 1955 to 1966. We take a look at all the attractions that have been in Tomorrowland during those years. Also what shops and restaurants too. This is a fun look at Tomorrowland, and was fun to do the research for it. Plus the latest in the Disneyland Curent Events. Enjoy! www.thesweepspot.com
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Sun, 24 May 2015
In this episode we will go on a tour around Disneyland as if it was the year 1975. we learn about what attractions were there then, what type of shows and parades, and more! Plus the latest in current events. www.thesweepspot.com
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Sat, 9 May 2015
In this episode we welcome back to our show author of The Disneyland Encyclopedia and his latest book Disneyland Book of Lists. We discuss his new book, Disneyland history and more. Plus the latest in Disneyland Resort current events. www.thesweepspot.com
We are two former Disneyland Custodial Cast members talking Disneyland history, stories working there, authors, Disney legends, and more.
Soon a book will be out by us called Cleaning The Kingdom, due out this summer. We will talk all about Disneyland Custodial, the history of the department, great stories, memories, typical days, and much more!
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Sat, 25 April 2015
In this episode we take a look at the stores in New Orleans Square Disneyland. New Orleans Square Opened in 1966, and over the years there has been many changes in these store locations. We will discuss what was there, and what is there now, and what they sold. Plus this weeks Disneyland current events. www.thesweepspot.com
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Sat, 11 April 2015
In this episode we talk a look at Disneyland in the year 1955. Now we didnt include much on opening day because that could be its own show, and it will this year. Also we have the latest Disneyland Resort current events. www.thesweepspot.com
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Sat, 31 January 2015
In this episode we take a look at The past restaurants at Disneyland. We learn where these food locations were, and what they served. www.thesweepspot.com
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Sat, 3 January 2015
In this episode we take a look at The Matterhorn Bobsleds at Disneyland. We learn what was in its spot before this great attraction, who designed and worked on it, and the changes over the years. Plus some cast member stories, and current events of the week. www.thesweepspot.com
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Sat, 13 December 2014
In this episode Lynn tells us about his recent trip to the Disneyland Resort. www.thesweepspot.com
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Sat, 8 November 2014
In this episode we take a look at the long history of The Disneyland Hotel. This hotel which opened in 1955, has changed quite a bit over the years, but it has set the standard for resort hotels all over. Join us as our frequent guest David Smith joins us on this journey. The Sweep Spot is former Disneyland cast members talking Disneyland history, interviews, stories working there and more. Join Lynn Barron and Ken Pellman for past episodes as well. www.thesweepspot.com
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So, what's special about this BBQ King? It is actually fusion of Japan & local type of cooking methods. Which included 4 types of them:
- Single/Double Soup (Herb Soup, Clear Soup, Tom Yam and Fish Head)
- Charcoal Burn
- Frying Pot (available for 5 people and above)
Here's their Charcoal Burn, not directly burn under charcoal, which I think is better for our health as well :)
Let's see what's available over this BBQ King Steamboat Buffet shop? Bet you gonna Waw and Waw :P
First must see their available?
Homemade Sauce:
Total of 15 types of them! Included sambal, chili, soy sauce, onion springs and so on! Try them all, and I love their chili sauce :)
BBQ and charcoal burn items:
Personally love their BBQ items so much, especially their chicken satay. I finished almost 10 sticks btw :D
Raw meat and seafood:
Lots of seafood and pork slides available over there! Let's see :D
A must to take is CRAB and TIGER PRAWN.
Crabs right, only serve 4kg for every 40 minutes. So, depends on ur luck, if not you can wait until they serve it on the spot.


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Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia
You may have seen the movie version of this in the theatres, you may not. Either way, you should pick up this book – the first in a four book series.
Ethan Wate is a high school student living in the small Southern town of Gatlin. He's lived here his whole life and he's bored to death. He can't wait to graduate and leave as quickly as possible. That's until he meets Lena Duchannes, the new girl in his school who is completely different from anyone he's met in Gaitlin. Not only does she dress and act differently from the other girls in town, she also has an odd connection with Ethan. He's been dreaming about her since before he set eyes on her and soon after they meet he discovers that they can communicate by thought.
What are the special powers that Lena seems to possess? What is the mysterious family curse that she seems obsessed with? What's the deal with her uncle who only appears at night and never ventures into town?
You'll be hooked from the first chapter.
Place a hold on Beautiful Creatures from the Calvert Library catalog.


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Chapel - August 13, 2013 - 12:00am
Order of Service
* Prelude
* Hymn, 33, We Now Implore God the Holy Ghost
* Scripture Reading: Ephesians 5 (select verses)
* Homily
* Litany for the New Academic Year
P: Almighty God, the everlasting Fountain of all wisdom:
C: You desire that all pure arts and true knowledge would be consecrated to Your service and the welfare of mankind;
P: We pray that Your hand of blessing would rest upon this institution, and all those who serve You in the various callings
among our staff, faculty and administration.
C: Grant us Your Holy Spirit, and give us wisdom, humility and patience as we carry out our labors in Your name.
P: May Your holy Word of truth continue to be proclaimed and defended in our midst, that the wonderful knowledge of Your grace in Christ our Savior may be impressed into the hearts and minds of the students in our care.
C: Guide all of our professors and instructors in their work, that they may faithfully teach the earthly truths of their
disciplines in the light of Your sacred Word.
P: We thank you for the blessings You have given to the members of our faculty - the gifts of scientific knowledge, of language, of modern technology, of history, of the visual, musical and theatrical arts, of speech, language and communication, of mathematics, of athletic skills, competition and human health, of business and industry, of psychology and sociology, of education, and religion.
C: Sanctify and bless all areas of study that our students may grow in the knowledge of You and the world which You have created.
P: Grant all of us a spirit of harmony and unity that we may carry out our duties with diligence and care so that Your kingdom may be increased.
C: Bless those who proclaim Your truth in our Chapel services that the One Thing Needful may be preserved in our midst. We ask this all in Christ's saving name. Amen.
* Hymn, 425, Light of the Minds that Know Him
* Benediction
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Dayton, OH
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Job description
Do you enjoy the rewards of helping seniors in their home? At Spring Hills Home Care Services, our loyal and dedicated caregivers provide high quality, compassionate assistance, help with activities of daily living, encourage independence and dignity and improve quality of life.
We are currently seeking a caregiver in the Dayton area.
Your responsibilities will include:
• Providing assistance as needed with bathing, grooming, dressing, transferring, eating, toileting, escorting, and other activities of daily living.
• Following client's service plans in providing care.
• Providing emotional and social support to clients.
• Informing your supervisor of any client's issues or concerns.
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Ready for mayhem? Volition's Agents of Mayhem may not exactly be the Saints Row sequel everyone was anticipating but it's certainly got some character to it. Some new footage released by GameSpot showcases the open world, particularly Seoul, and how you'll fight to combat its various threats.
In Agents of Mayhem, you'll be able to take control of three characters at a time, switching between them during a mission, and there are 12 agents in total to choose from. Though IGN confirmed that Agents of Mayhem is set in the Saints Row universe, the presence of Persephone Brimstone (who debuted in Gat Out of Hell) as the boss of Mayhem should be enough of an indicator.
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Heart attack patients with ST elevation who undergo a preventive procedure to unblock additional coronary arteries have significantly better outcomes than those whose treatment is confined to the culprit blockage only.
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands – Heart attack patients with ST elevation who undergo a preventive procedure to unblock additional coronary arteries have significantly better outcomes than those whose treatment is confined to the culprit blockage only, according to the results of the Preventive Angioplasty in Myocardial Infarction (PRAMI) Trial.The findings, presented today at the ESC and published simultaneously in the New England Journal of Medicine, provide information that will help guide clinical practice and resolve uncertainty over how to approach percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for ST elevation myocardial infarction (MI).
"When a patient is admitted with an acute myocardial infarction, it is known that PCI to the blocked culprit artery is life-saving, but there is uncertainty as to whether doctors should undertake preventive PCI in vessels that are partially blocked but did not cause the myocardial infarction. This is a common clinical dilemma," said the study's lead investigator David Wald, MD, from the Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Barts and The London School of Medicine, Queen Mary University of London and the London Chest Hospital.
The PRAMI trial was stopped early by the Data Monitoring Committee when a planned interim analysis showed a clear benefit in favor of preventive PCI that was evident within 6 months of the procedure and maintained thereafter.
"The results of this trial show that in this situation preventive PCI, in this situation, reduces the risk of cardiac death, a subsequent myocardial infarction or angina resistant to medical therapy, by about two-thirds."With this new evidence, "consideration can be given to revising current guidelines," he added.
Current guidelines recommend culprit-only PCI for patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction and multivessel disease, because until now there was a lack of evidence in favor of preventive PCI. In the trial, patients undergoing emergency PCI for acute ST elevation (462) or left bundle branch block (3) myocardial infarction and multivessel coronary artery disease were randomized while in the catheterization laboratory to either preventive PCI (234), or culprit-only PCI (231). Patients were eligible for the preventive procedure if their culprit artery had been treated successfully and they had a blockage (stenosis) of 50% or more that was treatable by PCI in another or several other coronary arteries.After a mean follow-up of 23 months (67% of patients had at least one year, and 46% at least 2 years, of follow-up) a total of 21 patients in the preventive PCI group and 53 in the culprit-only group had experienced a primary outcome event (cardiac death, nonfatal myocardial infarction or refractory angina) showing an absolute risk reduction of 14 per hundred patients in the preventive PCI group [hazard ratio 0.35 (95% CI 0.21-0.58), p<0.001], and a relative risk reduction of 65%.The rate of complications was similar in the preventive and culprit-only PCI groups (procedure related stroke 2 vs 0; bleeding requiring transfusion or surgery, 7 vs 6; and contrast-induced nephropathy requiring dialysis, 1 vs 3).Procedure time, fluoroscopy dose and contrast volume were increased in the preventive PCI group (median 63 vs 45 minutes, median 90.1 vs 71.4 Gycm2, and median 300 vs 200 mL).
"The results show that on average, preventive PCI extends the procedure time by about 20 minutes, uses an extra 100mls of contrast (the dye used in angiography) and exposes the patient to an X-ray dose equivalent to an angiogram," said Dr. Wald, adding that" the initial costs of preventive PCI are higher but there will be reduced costs thereafter, with a reduced need for subsequent hospital admissions, cardiac investigations and revascularisation procedures."
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Sensory Korean overload
They call it a dance musical but Sa-Choom is more like a happy assault vehicle. Big beats mix with big smiles in a rolling collision of breakdancing, martial arts, techno, hip hop and glossy pop. It's all about feeling good, and with the verve and enthusiasm emitted from this Korea-based troupe it's difficult to resist the order.
There may be a few too many techno beats, and the high-energy singalongs are conducted with greater zeal than a mercenary aerobics instructor. Thankfully, the more full-on poptastic routines are interspersed with set pieces that emphasise the depth of talent wrapped up in these performers.
Shadowy dances with flashlights, comedy mime routines, a tango dance that dissolves into disco, extravagant break dancing battles – they're all here. You might get the feeling you've been dropped into a giant, madcap videogame, but actually it's just a crowd pleaser like no other.
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Spent the day trying to fit together the pieces of the puzzle regarding a 2000 AD strip called Inferno. There was one incidence of ultra-violence too many in the future sports story, and the fallout from that saw ersatz editor Nick Landau removed from the title. I've got quotes from many of the key players, including: managing editor Bob Bartholomew, who blew the whistle; editor Kelvin Gosnell, who was away on holiday when the stomm hit the fan; art editor Kevin O'Neill; and Landau himself. I've also been promised some answers from Roy Preston [2000 AD's sub-editor at the time] and Colin Wyatt [then art assistant on the comic], so hopefully they shed some more light on what happened. Anyway, here's an extract from the work in progress - what follows may well change before TPO goes to print. Contains swearing, by the way...
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Trying to determine exactly what happened next is problematic at best, due to conflicting memories and the passage of time. Landau believes management censorship cost him his job on 2000 AD. 'You could demolish a robot and get away with that. Strips like Flesh were pretty close to the knuckle. The one that used to come under the most scrutiny was Inferno – that was heavily censored. I ended up getting transferred to Battle because of that story. The situation frustrated me at the time because I ended up standing alone in the firing line. Both the editor and managing editor approved pages before they went to press, I was only the chief sub-editor.'
Bartholomew believes Gosnell was responsible for 2000 AD's troubles. 'Time and time again he went over the top with an excess of violence by IPC standards. Kelvin paid a nominal lip service to my position, consulting me – telling me – about certain writers and artists, but he got short shrift when he actually complained to Sanders about my "interference".'
Gosnell angrily denies any suggestions he was culpable for what happened with Inferno. 'I did not "approve" the offending strip because I was on fucking holiday! Landau was running the comic when Inferno was in 2000 AD, I had no control over it.'
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8. Walter Benjamin once said that the fascist political forms are the heightening of cacophonous expulsiveness to politically salvage capitalism from itself. The crisis in embedded liberalism and the rise of neoliberalism in the age of information revolution led to the algorithmization and essentialization of these forms to defer the capitalist collapse.
9. Another German, Heiner Müller records, "Mao Tse-Tung once said that as long as National Socialism was on the attack, it was unbeatable. It was an attack in a void, in empty space, a pure movement, without reserves. The moment the attack ground to a halt outside Moscow, it was over. The first stop was already the last." Politics is about preparing for that "moment." Our task today is to prepare ourselves for the time when the dark forces start having "intestinal spasm".
10. In a different context, young Marx had identified the devil's blind spots and their revolutionary significance. In his letters to Arnold Ruge written in 1843, he posed the possibility of systemic implosion:
"The comedy of despotism that is being played out with us is just as dangerous for him, as the tragedy once was for the Stuarts and Bourbons. And even if for a long time this comedy were not to be looked upon as the thing it actually is, it would still amount to a revolution. The state is too serious a thing to be turned into a kind of harlequinade. A ship full of fools could perhaps be allowed to drift for quite a time at the mercy of the wind, but it would be driven to meet its fate precisely because the fools would not believe this. This fate is the impending revolution."
11. It is high time that we recognise that neoliberal capitalism perpetuates hyper-individualism and subjectivism, while putting them to a perpetual crisis too; and, stop open defecation that this leads to. We must return to the notion of the old mole on a look out for the "underneath reason". What is needed today is to relive the "underground", not to "repeat it" as it used to be, but to think, as Lenin commanded, "how to change its forms in a new situation, how to learn and think anew for this purpose."


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This article titled "Lauren Laverne on style: handbags" was written by Lauren Laverne, for The Observer on Monday 12th May 2014 08.00 UTC
It's hard to talk about a woman's intimate attachment to her handbag without stumbling into a quagmire of tiresome gender clichés. But what could be more private than a lady's personal portable province? (Well, yes, there's that… which is one of the reasons why the dictionary of historical euphemisms is packed with references to purses, "baggages", wallets and other accommodating accessories).
In 2014 it seems positively anti-feminist to write about women and handbags, but it is a remarkable relationship. Consider how well you would have to know somebody before you unzipped theirs and had a poke around. Is there a male equivalent that doesn't involve stuffing your hand into their trousers?
Interestingly, beyond the emetic banality of jokes about how many you actually need and whether "Essex girls" dance around theirs, the handbag has a pretty radical history. Bags replaced pockets for women as skirts became more streamlined towards the end of the 18th century. One of the reasons they were initially considered daring, or at least unsuitable for proper occasions is that they were – to some extent – underwear that had previously been concealed beneath a lady's skirts.
In addition to this, the idea of a woman openly carrying useful things – specifically money – around was seen as rather masculine. They were also an opportunity for women to use their creativity: bags were usually a canvas for their owner's embroidery skills. In those days, bags were known as "indispensables".
The first "handbag" was born from another emancipating innovation: the railway. People needed to carry more items with them as they began to travel. The creation of the first handbag is usually credited to luxury leather goods company H J Cave and Sons. Harry Cave made it for a rich confectioner's wife, providing inspiration for a young Louis Vuitton and Guccio Gucci – as well as Oscar Wilde. Cave's much-copied tote was large enough to house a baby, thus conferring one of theatre's all-time classic lines on Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest.
More than a century later, handbags are still private pockets of personal, social and even economic history. Here are a few from this season's collections that might make a pleasant addition to your wardrobe, chosen with progress in mind, as well as personality.
The Mighty Purse is my first recommendation. It will charge your smartphone, tablet or ereader. Another kind of hands-free device is the Marc Jacobs backpack, which has an iPad-sized front pocket (as does this Asos number). Those who travel lighter might prefer a classic Plumo purse. Finally, there's a Boden bowling bag to suit everyone. This one comes in six different colours, including navy, tan and my favourite: dazzling electric blue and pink floral print.
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Falsehoods Programmers Believe About Names: So, you need a split a full name into first and last names? No problem – split them on the space. That will work perfectly, right Mary Jo Van Dyke?
This guy is an American making a living as a programmer in Japan. He has a lot to say about assumptions programmers make about names. (Note, there are all myths…)
1. People have exactly one canonical full name.
2. People have exactly one full name which they go by.
3. People have, at this point in time, exactly one canonical full name.
4. People have, at this point in time, one full name which they go by.
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An inquest was told of a Budleigh Salterton man's fatal error as he misjudged a cliff jump at Orcombe Point. He died from multiple internal injuries.
A Budleigh Salterton man, who died in a tragic accident at Orcombe Point, had just found happiness in his life, an inquest has heard.
Nicholas Saunders, 27, of Dalditch Lane, died from multiple internal injuries on December 18, 2011, after jumping from the cliff top to reach the beach below.
Andrew Cox, deputy coroner for Devon, recorded a verdict of accidental death.
The inquest heard how the day before Nick Saunders died, he had telephoned his boss to quit his part-time waiting job to concentrate on his musical ambitions.
Meditation enthusiast Nick spoke of a 'Grand Tour', thanking his boss for his help in influencing his decision about his future.
Nick spoke with 'sheer excitement', leading his boss to remember the conversation as 'bizarre and weird' and almost schizophrenic, - prompting him to ask his employee if he had taken drugs.
Nick denied drug taking, saying 'you don't realise how helpful you have been in this decision. It will be clear in a couple of days' time'.
The bistro owner, also a keen musician, said: "I had absolutely no idea what he meant. I had been thinking it was strange and almost a mysterious conversation
"I felt as though I was talking to someone who had a higher meaning or truth but didn't want to share that with the person at that time."
The inquest heard how Nick practised transcendental meditation (TM) as a relaxation technique to banish stress.
On the day of his death, his family had asked his TM tutor, Peter Brown, to call at the family home because they had concerns Nick was talking in a 'very strange way'.
"He thought that his music was going to be the thing that changed the world, to bring about a new age and that he had this great purpose," said Mr Brown.
The inquest heard how Nick appeared to be experiencing a messianic state of mind, had stopped eating and was subject hopping when he spoke.
"There was a certain amount of incoherence," said Mr Brown. "It was like he knew something that we didn't."
Nick died after jumping from the cliff at Orcombe Point, while walking with his friend from university, Kris Rees.
The pair walked the length of the beach, to Sandy Bay, making the return journey along the cliff top as darkness fell.
Mr Rees said they discussed the 'metaphysical matters' that were on Nick's mind. He said emotions ran high, with Nick talking about his plans for the band, of which Mr Rees was a member.
"He seemed very erratic and hadn't slept. There was a nervous energy about him," said Mr Rees.
The inquest heard how the pair became disorientated in the dark, when Nick made the decision to jump to the beach below.
He said: "We can jump it, it's fine." Mr Rees said his friend had gone over the cliff before there was time to react.
"He generally spoke of a transformation. Something had clicked in his mind and he felt no fear," said Mr Rees.
"I think he really lost touch and track with what was actually feasible, combined with this lack of fear, it distorted what was possible."
Deputy coroner Mr Cox said he believed Nick's 'excitable state of mind', plus lack of sleep for up to three nights preceding his death, had impaired his judgement of the distance from the cliff to the beach.
Mr Cox said: "He believed he could make the jump to the beach. It's my opinion that he did not make it with intent to take his life.
"I am satisfied that Nick has deliberately jumped off the top, intending that he could safely reach the beach below.
"Tragically, he was wrong on that. I don't know whether it was because he was tired.
"I return a verdict of an intentional act, which resulted in an unintentional outcome."


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For the girls over at TSFT I have a little giraffe on a used teabag to share.
It's also meant for AFRICA at Moo Mania & More. Today is the last day of the MM&M topic AFRICA , make sure to visit tomorrow to learn more about our new theme.
And for Elizabeth's SUMMERTIME- LOVE theme over at ART JOURNAL JOURNEY I have a loose page for my Art Journal Folder, also meant as a reminder for our LET IT SHINE theme over at Try It On Tuesday!
Thank you for your visit!


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During my last trip to the unrecognized Soviet socialist republic of Transnistria, I couldn't resist the urge to engage in a little recreational trespassing; and amidst these grim tower blocks and the hulks of failed Soviet industry, it's hard to imagine a more desolate and post-apocalyptic setting for it.
As Russian military strength continues to manifest itself more markedly in the east of Ukraine, there are many left speculating as to when and where Putin's influence will eventually rest. In a recent speech he gave in Moscow's Red Square, the Russian president spoke about the Crimea… but he also defended Russia's prerogative to fight for the rights of ethnic Russians, in whatever country they might find themselves residing.
This raises serious questions for all those neighboring former Soviet states, in which a large number of citizens still identify according to their Russian heritage; Kazakhstan and Belarus, the Baltic States of Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia. Perhaps most pressing, however, and certainly the least discussed of these Russian enclaves is the narrow strip of land known as the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic; or, Transnistria.
It's rare enough for Transnistria to be given the spotlight, perhaps because this would-be socialist republic remains largely unrecognised by the rest of the world. The self-styled 'Soviet Socialist Republic' has continued to celebrate strong ties with Russia, ever since its violent break from Moldova following the fall of the USSR. Their flag features a golden hammer and sickle, Russian serves as the de-facto language and the streets of Transnistria are littered with Soviet symbolic and vast busts of Lenin.
But, perhaps most telling, Transnistria's unrecognised borders are guarded against its neighbours courtesy of tanks, artillery, ammo reserves and at present, around 2,000 troops on loan from the Russian Federation.
According to Russia, this involvement in Transnistria is motivated by a desire to protect the local way of life. To defend Transnistrians' right to speak Russian, and to help preserve their unique culture; in fact, the whole place feels a little like entering a pocket universe in which the Soviet Union never ended.
However, many observers cite other, more nefarious motives behind Russia's military investment in this seemingly insignificant strip of land. Geographically, it provides a strong foothold into Eastern Europe; when added to pro-Russian Belarus in the north, and the recently acquired Crimea to the south, Transnistria forms the fourth wall in a ring of Russian influence which almost perfectly surrounds the troubled nation of Ukraine.
Other commentators talk of illicit trade and industry - of the Soviet munitions plants which were historically situated in the Transnistrian region, the booming weapons trade and large-scale money laundering which many will tell you still goes on in this secretive 'puppet republic'.
When I took a trip to Transnistria towards the end of last year, not only did I make a tour of Tiraspol, the capital, but I also spent over a week exploring the outlaying towns and villages of this peculiar region.
In a village south of Tiraspol, myself and a couple of companions entered an old theatre building where a vast bust of Lenin stood watch over a front courtyard. The place seemed unused at first glance, its pompous neo-classical facade beginning to crack, the communist symbols in its stonework faded and worn with age.
Once you've spent a bit of time exploring remnants of the former USSR, it becomes easy to read Soviet symbology as a sign of abandonment. In Russia, Bulgaria, Ukraine for example, a hammer and sickle carved in stone, a bust of a former leader, is often an indicator of state facilities long-since disused. Here in Transnistria though - where President Shevchuk still holds parliament in the Dom Sovetov ('House of the Soviets') - these rules are reversed.
Inside the theatre, we stepped into a large, open hall dominated by an antique mural. It was a typical socialist affair, all scenes of harvests and happy workers beneath feel-good slogans stenciled in Cyrillic.
Then a door opened, quite suddenly, and a man stepped through to join us. Before the door closed I glimpsed what appeared to be a ballet class in the next room. This man - presumably a parent of one of the young girls dancing - eyed us suspiciously as we took photos of the mural, of the faded grandiosity that surrounded us in this dusty space.
"Krasivoye zdaniye," I said to him in Russian, by way of explanation. Beautiful building.
The man gave a slow half-nod, but continued to eye us suspiciously until we left.
While little enough is known to either confirm or deny the allegedly large-scale manufacture of Russian weapons in present-day Transnistria, the signs of heavy industry in general, however, are rife. Beside the train station in Tiraspol for example, a large factory site is hidden behind eight-foot concrete walls topped in razor wire, while stern guards stand watch at the entrance. Given the high visibility of this central location, I'd guess there's nothing untoward going on behind those walls… but in an authoritative nation filled to the brim with concrete, barbed wire and road blocks manned by Russian tanks, it wouldn't be all that difficult to hide a weapons factory.
On another occasion I followed a tip-off from Timoti at the Tiraspol Hostel, and headed out of the capital in search of a large, abandoned industrial complex.
Along with another backpacker from the hostel, I hopped on a marshrutka bus that was heading north and east from the city, in the direction of the border with Ukraine. We saw the turning easily enough, marked by an otherworldly obelisk of rusted steel pipes, broken Cyrillic characters.
The factory was located beside a small residential estate just outside the city limits. Behind the bland apartment blocks, set back from a patch of muddy grass that served the role of a village square, a four-storey shell reared up to cast its grim industrial shadow across the landscape.
A handful of residents floated about the apartment buildings, but no one seemed to care when two foreigners strode past and wandered straight inside the nearest open doorway of the old factory.
Inside, the place was a wreck. A shell. A series of gutted concrete chambers sprinkled with shattered tiles, twisted metal and tangled up in a decade's growth of vines and creepers. The extent of the damage, the methodical destruction combined with names scratched deep into what vestigial clumps of plaster still remained, suggested that the place had long since served as a popular spot amongst local kids, graffiti artists.
Reaching the fourth floor, we drew level with the top of a nearby tree - where tossed clumps of plaster hung from the branches like some kind of grim, industrial Christmas tree.
We'd spend the next few hours in that complex, hopping over bricks and girders, poring through the faded manuscripts that lay torn across the attic floor. As we moved from one building to the next, sometimes we'd pass outside... sometimes we'd move through the gaze of locals as they flitted from one grey building in the village to the next.
But nobody cared.
The only pair of eyes that ever rose to meet our own, were those of an elderly woman who stooped as she shuffled from one metal skip to the next. I think she was mostly concerned that we might be rival foragers moving into her territory.
Our illicit tour took us from the attic of one building, down into the musty basement of another. We explored factory loading bays, engine rooms and storage vaults whose thick steel doors hung heavy and wide open.
In a country still frozen in conflict, an anti-nation full of secrets and steeped in authority, where Russian tanks and soldiers prowl ceaselessly along heavily militarized borders, it was amazing quite how much uninterrupted trespassing two foreign backpackers were able to get up to.
I could only conclude that if the government of Transnistria were hiding a full-scale arms manufacturing ring somewhere in this small strip of land, then it certainly wasn't hidden anywhere near here.


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"After four years, Dutch psychedelic doom stoners TONER LOW are back with the follow-up of their highly acclaimed second effort. Being the lowest frequency producers of the Netherlands TONER LOW astonished listeners with their first two albums and undoubtedly will do the same with III, as their third album is titled. However, this time the band presents a more diverse sound than ever before in their fifteen years existence.
On III, TONER LOW are both faster and slower as well as rawer and more subtle, whilst making sure that the deepest sub-low frequencies are omnipresent throughout the entire album. A wide range of psychedelic sounds completes this four songs in 55 minutes ride through a musical wasteland filled with drugged out themes and doped up riffing. With one difference: this time even the cover artwork might get you high!
Laying down the law once more with low-endness and undertones TONER LOW reach another high in heaviness on III, both musically and physically. Praised for the landmark artwork on their self titled debut double vinyl (2006) and II (2008), the weighty cover for the double vinyl release of III is yet another example of how bands can set themselves apart from the rest. No time or money was spared on this cannabis leaf saturated piece of art.
The album was recorded in January and February 2013 at Studio Moskou in Utrecht (Netherlands) and Studio Sissysound in Leiden (Netherlands). It got mastered at Alan Ward's Electric City in Brussels (Belgium) in March. For the double album release an appropriate green vinyl colour is used. III will be available in the doom and stoner underground up from April 2013 on double vinyl, cd and audio cassette through Bilocation Records (sub-label of Kozmik Artifactz, Berlin) and TONER LOW's DIY label Roadkill Rekordz."
I wish that will possible but TONER LAW is one of the several bands I'd like to interview at the HDDT festival, so expect more on them in T.o.P. in about one month !!!


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A Skype PR rep confirmed to SkatterTech today that an Android app is coming to the Android Market, never mind that it's currently exclusive to Verizon. In an e-mail, the rep wrote:
"We will be bringing a direct to consumer app to the Android marketplace later this year. This application will be available for all consumers globally to download regardless of carriers. (i.e. similar to how we offer the iPhone app today)."
None too soon, and it might get even better, as this Skype "consumer app" (as opposed to ...?) may feature video chat -- though the rep backed off that claim, apparently. Either way, it's another reason to avoid last-minute surprise fees from other video chat apps that you thought were going to be free. [SkatterTech] Thanks, Jeremy.


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1 dozen fresh figs, cut in half
1/2 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary
2 teaspoons minced shallots
6 tablespoons port, divided
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
6 pork chops (about 1 inch thick and 21/2 lb. total)
Salt and freshly ground pepper
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 tablespoon heavy cream
Place the figs in a bowl and sprinkle them with the rosemary and shallots. Add 2 tablespoons of port and the red wine vinegar and stir gently to combine. Set aside for at least 1 hour, or up to 4 hours.
Generously season the pork chops on both sides with salt and pepper. Refrigerate at least 1 hour until ready to serve.
Heat the oven to 400°.
In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat. When the oil is quite hot, pat the pork chops dry and add them to the pan. Brown the pork chops well on both sides, in batches, about 3 minutes on the first side and 2 to 3 minutes on the second. Remove the pork chops to a plate, pour all the fat from the skillet and add the remaining one-quarter cup of port. Reduce to a syrup, add the cream and reduce that to a thick sauce, about 30 seconds. (It will thin with the cooking juices). Return the pork chops to the pan and arrange the figs over the top. Add the marinade. Cover and place in the oven until the pork chops are cooked through, about 10 minutes.
Carefully transfer the pork chops and figs to a warmed serving platter.
If necessary, reduce the sauce a little more over medium-high heat, and then spoon it over the pork and figs before serving immediately.
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Zdzisław Najder
Joseph Conrad. A Life.
In Marseilles
The journey must have been enjoyable: a seventeen-year-old boy heading through Vienna, Zurich, and Lyons for Marseilles, free at last from adult supervision, and with his pockets reasonably full. On his way he stopped at Pfäffikon, Switzerland, to visit an old friend of his father, Tadeusz Oksza-Orzechowski, the former plenipotentiary of the Polish National Government in Istanbul. Conrad recalled later how everyone there laughed at his enthusiasm for the sea. " 'You want to become a sailor, but have you got a knife in your pocket?' I had not. I knew nothing about it."
Much has been written about Konrad Korzeniowski's stay in Marseilles – tales of fascinating episodes of youthful follies, great romance, and a duel. But this attractive tableau is not supported by documentary evidence; it is the result of a peculiar collaboration of excessive good will on the part of biographers – and Conrad's flights of retrospective imagination. To the French period of his life Conrad devoted two chapters of The Mirror of the Sea, a couple of fragments in A Personal Record, and The Arrow of Gold. The discrepancies between the descriptions of the same persons and facts in The Mirror of the Sea and The Arrow of Gold ought to warn us against treating those books as valid evidence, particularly if we bear in mind that Conrad asserted the authenticity of both. And then the contrast that exists between the plot of the novel about the charming Doña Rita and the unfinished novel The Sisters, where the same two sisters appear as in The Arrow, as well as their uncle the Basque priest, the Ortegas, and the painter – at first glance they seem the same and yet they are quite different.[1] What are we to believe?
It is best to trust only the documents. Conrad altered facts, confused dates, and changed effects into causes, even in his private correspondence. Although scholars have shown beyond doubt that his literary works are mostly based on material drawn from real life or from reading, with his imagination playing a lesser part, we should not conclude that whatever we find in those works is a faithful rendering of fact. Conrad's tendency to color and turn into a myth his own past is most apparent in his "autobiographical" works. Thus, these writings are least qualified to be taken literally.
In Marseilles, Korzeniowski was to have been looked after by Wiktor Chodźko, a Pole who lived there and sailed on French ships.[2] It seems he was temporarily out of town and recommended the young man to a Jean-Baptiste Solari, who in turn recommended him to his cousin, the owner of a shipping firm, C. Delestang et Fils in Marseilles (at 3, rue Arcole). Jean-Baptiste Delestang was a Royalist and in the salon run by his wife gathered local supporters of the Bourbon restoration. This distinguished and snobbish society may have made an impression on Konrad. However, at the beginning of his stay in Marseilles he apparently spent most of his time in the steep, narrow back streets of the old town and in the port. Ship pilots, whom he always remembered with gratitude, were his first instructors in the art of sailing. He accompanied them to meet approaching vessels and apparently in time acquired sufficient experience to pilot boats unaided. He grew to love the Mediterranean, "the cradle of sailing," a love that lasted throughout his life.
After two months' stay in Marseilles he set off on his first sea voyage as a passenger on the Mont-Blanc, a barque belonging to the Delestang firm, commanded by Sever Ournier. The boat was old (she was built in 1853) and, despite her grand name, quite small, under 400 tons. Korzeniowski embarked on 8 December; on 15 December 1874 she sailed for Martinique and reached Saint-Pierre on 6 February 1875.
We do not know where Korzeniowski spent the time of over seven weeks the Mont-Blanc remained in port. Saint-Pierre, although the largest town on the island, counted not much more than ten thousand inhabitants. It is possible that instead of staying put, the young man undertook some independent traveling in the Caribbean. The easiest and cheapest way of doing this was to board some coasting ship[3]. It was apparently at this time, or perhaps during his next and longer stop at Saint-Pierre, that Korzeniowski made an excursion (or excursions) to the ports of Colombia (Cartagena) and Venezuela (Puerto Cabello, La Guaira), about which he would later reminisce. In any case, on 31 March the Mont-Blanc started her homeward passage and was back in Marseilles on 23 May. According to Claudine Lesage, Korzeniowski was no longer a passenger but a member of the crew.
There were probably two objectives to this voyage: to promote the young passenger's health and to give him a closer look at sailors' work. Chodźko continued to keep an eye on him and received "for his troubles" 60 roubles from Bobrowski. G. J. Resink has advanced a tempting hypothesis that the future author met at that time in Marseilles Arthur Rimbaud, in whose writings he later became interested. It is not impossible, since they moved in the same circles, but they would have had barely a week in which to meet because Rimbaud, who had suffered a sunstroke in Leghorn (Livorno), arrived at Marseilles – perhaps going straight to hospital – on 18 June, and on 25 June Korzeniowski left again in the Mont-Blanc, this time as an apprentice ("novice"), with a monthly salary of 35 francs. (The captain received 200, a sailor 90.)
A historian of the merchant marine describes the work on small sailing ships of that time:
The crew consisted usually of ten to twelve seamen, depending on the vessel's tonnage, and were housed in the forecastle, the captain and first mate in the poop-house. Divided into two teams, they kept their watch around the clock: four hours of work alternating with four of rest, that is they worked twelve hours a day. When the weather was good, the team on duty could sleep on the deck, of course, apart from the man at the wheel and those keeping an eye on the davits. In rough weather that was impossible, and sometimes the whole crew was called on the deck because of a storm.
Every morning, at 7.20, the "down" (i.e., resting) watch would be wakened for coffee and biscuits with butter à volonté; in bad weather eau de vie was added. At 11 lunch and at 17 hours dinner. The time of meals was counted as part of the rest. Food was little varied but sufficient and consisted of salted bacon three or four times a week, potatoes, salted cod, seasoned beef, sardines in oil or tuna. Every evening there was soup and dried beans.
The barque, now commanded by Captain Jean-Prosper Duteil, arrived at Saint-Pierre on the last day of July. She remained in the roads for two months; again nothing is known of how the young man ("Korrcuiwski," as his name was spelled on crew list) spent his time. Only on 23 September the Mont-Blanc left Martinique for St. Thomas (at that time Danish East Indies, now the Virgin Islands), where she arrived four days later, to leave 28 September for Cap-Haïtien; she entered port on 1 October and remained there nearly a month. She left for Le Havre on 29 October with a load of log-wood. The return passage was difficult; the ship ran into very rough weather and reached port on 23 December damaged, her sails torn. This baptism of sea water must have been unpleasant for Konrad; he left the ship in Le Havre and, losing his trunk with his personal belongings on the way, rushed off for a few days to Paris and then back again to Marseilles. Perhaps he sought the company of non-sailors to recover from his disturbing experiences. The contrast between the environment in which he had grown up and that of professional sailors was enormous. Doubtless he was fascinated by their dissimilarity but vexed by their lack of polish and limited intellectual horizons.
In 1875 Konrad spent seven months at sea. This does not appear to have stirred his enthusiasm for his chosen profession. He gave himself over six months' rest from sailing – perhaps he had enough salt water for the time being or perhaps, temptations on land proved irresistible. Nothing of any importance awaited him in Marseilles; he was a young man able to enjoy his freedom without having to count every penny, and he could also impress landlubbers with his experiences at sea. […]
[1] It may be useful to compile a short list of similarities and contradictions between the respective versions.
In The Sisters (1896), the characters are Stephen, a Ruthenian painter, and two sisters of Basque origin. One sister has been brought up in the country by an uncle, a sullen, fanatical priest; the other has been looked after by another uncle, Ortega, an orange merchant in Paris. The names of the sisters, Rita and Teresa, are the same as in The Arrow of Gold. Rita is charming and popular; all we know about Teresa is that her uncle wants her to become a nun.
In The Mirror of the Sea ("Tremolino,'" 1905), Rita is a delightfully volatile creature, an ex-mistress of a Paris painter, and in close relationship with Don Carlos and an American J. M. K. Blunt. The sailing ship Tremolino belongs to a syndicate of four: Conrad and his three friends, one of them Blunt.
In The Arrow of Gold (1917-18) Rita is the embodiment of "the women of all time"; she is noble, beautiful, and wistful. Her relations with the deceased painter Henry Allègre, who left her a large legacy, are shrouded in mystery. She is naïve, wise, and unapproachable. Her cousin, Ortega, the son of an orange merchant, has been pestering her from childhood with his love, which has been transformed by time into mad jealousy. Rita's sister is a stupid and cunning bigot. The Tremolino belongs to the narrator, whose implacable enemy is Blunt; other friends are not mentioned.
[2] Born 1848, son of Aleksander Chodźko (1804-91), a poet and professor of Slavonic literatures at the Collège de France in Paris (1857-83), and Helena née Jundziłł. In May 1876, Viktor Chodźko married and settled in Hyères, some 30 kilometers east of Toulon. Korzeniowski must have visited him there, as nearly half a century later, in The Rover, the author displays an impressive topographic knowledge of the Giens peninsula and its shore.
[3] Perhaps that mysterious "extremely small and extremely dirty little schooner" he mentions in his "Authors Note" to Victory.
Zdzisław Najder. Joseph Conrad. A Life.
Translated by Halina Najder.
Rochester, N.Y. : Camden House, 2007.