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Vast plains and towering mountain ranges, colourful coral reefs and windswept desert sands. These are mere glimpses of the natural wonders found in the United Arab Emirates.
With its rich biodiversity and breathtaking vistas, the UAE and its emirates such as Abu Dhabi safeguard these natural treasures with keen interest. Abu Dhabi in particular has a strong focus on wildlife conservation, making contributions to some prominent environmental success stories.
Coinciding with the new BBC series Wild Arabia, ARKive Geographic is booking a (virtual) trip to the UAE and taking a closer look at the stunning native fauna that call this place home!
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Is it a whale or is it a shark? The whale shark may look like a whale, but it is actually the world's largest fish at up to 12 metres in length. An ocean wanderer, the whale shark is known to travel huge distances and researchers have followed individuals for thousands of kilometers across the seas.
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Although the Arabian leopard may be the smallest leopard subspecies, it is actually the largest of all Arabian cats. An effective hunter, its darkly spotted coat provides excellent camouflage in rocky terrains, allowing it to hide in plain sight. While the Arabian leopard is currently considered Critically Endangered, captive breeding programs in the UAE have produced several cubs in recent years.
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Isn't it remarkable that the Dhofar toad is one of only two toad species in the entire UAE? While there may not be many other amphibians in this area, the Dhofar toad does have some unusual characteristics, including a sticky, prehensile tongue and very large eyes. Perhaps most interesting of all is that in times of drought, the Dhofar toad buries itself underground for self-preservation and emerges after a substantial rainfall.
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The Arabian oryx is a proud conservation success story in the UAE. Once Extinct in the Wild, this desert antelope was reintroduced into its habitat with the help of captive breeding programs. Wild populations now thrive and are slowly increasing in number. When this oryx stands in profile, its rigidly straight horns appear to become one, making it look like the mythical unicorn.
Venomous viper
Though small, the sind saw-scaled viper's quick strike and sharp fangs make it quite dangerous. While most snakes ward off potential predators with a hiss from the mouth, this particular species can create a hissing sound by winding its body around in C-shaped coils and rubbing its scales in opposite directions against one another. Part of a fascinating group snakes, the sind saw-scaled viper is viviparous which means it gives birth to live young instead of laying eggs.
Stately soarer
The saker falcon is a graceful bird and a skillful hunter. Known for its variable plumage, this species ranges in colour from a fairly uniform chocolate brown to a pale sandy colour with brown bars or streaks, to almost pure white individuals. No stranger to a challenge, the saker falcon dives at up to 200 miles per hour and can often be observed taking down prey much larger than itself!
This is just a small sample of the unique species that abound in the United Arab Emirates. Why not explore hundreds more species on ARKive's Jewels of the UAE? It would be hard to pick a favorite but if you had to, which would it be? Tell us in the comments or chat with us on Facebook or Twitter!
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (March 6, 2014) – The ETSU baseball team wraps up its eight-game homestand this weekend as the Bucs host Hartford in a three-game series at Thomas Stadium.
- ETSU (6-6) snapped its three-game losing skid by holding on to defeat Eastern Kentucky, 4-3, Wednesday night at Thomas Stadium.
- Freshman right-hander Jamin McCann (Kingsport, Tenn.) tossed five scoreless innings of two-hit ball to earn his first collegiate win (1-1) in his first start as a Buccaneer. McCann also struck out six hitters, which are tied for the most punch outs by an ETSU pitcher this season.
- Sophomore Trey York (Knoxville, Tenn.) belted his first collegiate home run to break up a scoreless game in the fifth, while senior Dylan Tritsch (Boca Raton, Fla.) registered the game-winning hit when his RBI single in the seventh scored Jordan Sanford (Powell, Tenn.).
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In order for XA transactions to work properly, each Geronimo instance connecting to a resource manager such as an XA capable database or jms needs to have a globally unique and permanent Id. The Id needs to be unique to avoid the same Xid being generated by several geronimo instances, which would indicate to the resource manager that work done in completely unrelated transactions from different servers was actually part of the same transaction, and the Id needs to be permanent so that the recovery process can associate in-doubt transactions with the correct server.
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Do you prefer to pay on the door at gigs?
I've been having a chat with a few friends and at least some of the people I know, prefer to wait until the last min and pay for a gig on the door - even though it's usually more expensive!
These are for smaller bands, where entry is a tenner or less, not to see the Fleetwood Mac's of this world. Also, for gigs they decided they going to go to way in advance.
I promote some shows and it's always reassuring to see those adv sales creeping but I've noticed with some of my own shows. The apparent growing trend of people to just turn up and pay X on the door.
I'm wondering whether this is coming more common at gigs in general and if you guys always buy an adv ticket or wait until the last minute.
Depends on:
How likely it is to sell out,
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I buy in advance occassionally. Mainly ones where I dunno if I'll have the spare cash at the time and really want to go.
I have turned up with advanced tickets and been looked at as a complete nutter though. I'm also always slightly concerned they'll not have me on the list because there is no list - just me with an advance and everyone else with a crumpled banknote.
I prefer to buy in advance
otherwise I get too anxious about whether I'll get in.Annoying_person and thesewoodenideas this'd this
For pretty much all smaller gigs I'd pay on the door.
Unless it was really, really, really likely to sell out. It's just less hassle.
I'm with SarahIsPi on this one.
I leave my flat with the sole intention to go out to a certain gig and don't want to risk it being sold out. You can hang around pubs beforehand without worry of it being sold out . The free History of Apple Pie gig last week at the Old Blue Last was one of the few gigs in recent years that I turned up to not knowing if I'd get in. Luckily I did (and it was a great gig) though I'd rather have paid a "nominal" £5 for an advanced ticket from WeGotTickets perhaps so I knew that I was guaranteed entry before I left my flat for a 40 minute journey to Old Street.
I quite like keeping all my ticket stubs so I often buy in advance if I can be bothered
Definitely buy in advance if it might sell out obviously.
i put all mine
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i'm surprised there are so many pre-buyers here
unless you're putting on Foals in the Dog & Parrot you'd never have to worry about a sellout and a sell out would be the only reason I can see for preselling
London gigs, despite them being in bigger venues than the rest of the country,
Still sell out more often than those in other cities. Whether it's because of the wider catchment and publicity, the larger number of people who don't want to miss a gig, or the larger amount of pre-planning involved in going to a gig in London, it's hard to say.
I used to just wander down to gigs in Newcastle on the night a lot too, but there were still lots of gigs that sold out in advance, at all sizes of venue. Not as many as in London, for sure, but enough for it not to seem an alien concept.
like when i thought i'd be able to wait a while before getting tickets
for local natives at the brudenell but then couldn't because it SOLD OUT?
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Is it more expensive though?
I mean after you've factored in the booking fee, postage and the like.
If I think somethingI really want to go to is likely to sell out, then yes, I'll buy in advance. Otherwise I'll pay on the door (admittedly this is due to being disorganised as much as any conscious decision).
We price our tickets so that advance ones (on wegottickets) are £2 cheaper than on the door.
This covers the difference in booking fee and makes buying in advance more attractive to the punter.
As a promoter we like advance sales as it allows us to plan or pre-order things with reduced risk.
Oh, I can entirely understand from a promoter's point of view why you'd want to encourage advance sales
(nothing worse than the worry that only two people are going to turn up), but do you find that people do make the effort to buy in advance to save 2 quid?
It depends on the night of the week and the venue and the band,
But we probably sell about 50-75% of our tickets in advance (Friday and Saturday nights are good for walk-ups, venues with a definite music policy help too).
That might be the case for paper tickets,
But there's no justification for that from a consumer point of view or from a sound economics point of view if they're e-tickets.
A lot of my gigs are booked from WeGotTickets and the fees are 10%
of the gig ticket. It's not necessarily a money thing as you'd only lose or gain a quid or two from buying in advance than buying on the door. It's just about gaining entry. I'd be pissed off if I went out with the intention of going to a gig, knowing that advanced tickets were available, but chose to buy them on the door only to find it sold out.
Ok interesting stuff.
Yes sometimes there is no or little difference between the adv and on the door price when you add in booking fee etc, but I guess I just prefer the piece of mind. Especially if it's a band with a decent fanbase/ rep (perhaps signed, playing major fests, receiving national airplay etc).
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I like to buy in advance
An actual ticket, from a record store or the box office if there is one. Often as soon as the gig is announced and on sale, and even if I know there is little chance of it selling out.
It's just what I've always done. I love opening my desk drawer and looking at all the tickets I have stashed in there for gigs I'm looking forward to. Really makes me happy, that.
I also love an inventive and creative ticket design; really makes the event seem that much special.urbanfox this'd this
Almost always in advance
a) it is usually cheaper, especially when buying tickets from WeGotTickets
b) guaranteed to get in (I'm terrible at guessing which gigs sell out)
c) no bailing out, forces you to leave the house even if the weather is a bit shit or there's something half-decent on tellyTheWza, colinzealuk, chickenbones, Silentcommand, and Joemanji84 this'd this
yeah i usually get tickets just to stop me not going in the end through apathy
i like to buy in advance
mostly so i can budget better for the evening, msot of the gigs i go to are the smaller venue, cheaper gigs, tickets are a fiver that sort of thing. if i know i'm going, especially on a weeknight, i can get a tenner out of the cash machine, have a couple of drinks, maybe be a record or something (i suppose i'd normally get a 20 out actually) and it's all quite comfy. If i had to factor in paying on the door, thats 30 out of the cashy and it suddenly becomes a bigger night.
Also, i like to pick up the majority of tickets around pay day so i'll bulk buy for the next handful of gigs and it wont seem like a massive outlay.
i am quite anal about tickets and stuff as well and knowing what i've got coming up, so that doesnt help
Pretty much exactly what I do
Also I stock up on what I want to buy and then splurge on payday which sets me up for the next month or two. Means that no matter how poor I get at whatever stage of the fiscal month, I have something already paid for and arranged throughout, and thus don't have to just stay home. If it's an option, and you know it's a gig you definitely want to go to, I don't see why you wouldn't buy a ticket. Obviously this is for venues above pub size, but smaller places like Vortex or Cafe Oto have a tendency to sell out a lot so I always feel the need to book even if it's not one of the likely big sellers.
i barely ever go to gigs that need a ticket in advance (except festivals)
can't remember what the last one was. maybe sleighbells about 18 months ago. but that was rubbish. anyway, charging more on the door than for an advance ticket just so you can get some advanced sales and stop having a little panic is STUPID
It's not stupid at all
Actually a really good idea. Festivals are increasingly adopting a similar method with Early Bird tickets.
As Marckee said, it helps the promoter in knowing how much cash they have to play with and whether or not it may be a good idea to switch venues depending on how many people are expected to attend. Also you, the punter, may get to save a quid or two if booking in advance.
I also reckon people would go to far more gigs if they booked in advance more often.
no that's all nonsense
i could argue about this at length but i will save you the snore-fest. no good comes of tickets
well its not really is it
it guarantees that the promoter at least has some money to pay the bands (and of coruse the venue/soundman, etc) i know quite a few promoters on london and i'm sure all of them would love to have a decent amount of advance sales so they can stop panicing in the days leading up to the gigs.
oops, stupid fat fingers
if a promoter has sold a shitload of advance tickets then they can chill, know the gig will break even, splash out on the sun-dried tomato hummus for the dressing room.
if it's done no advance tickets, they're going to have to think about spending some more money on advertising.
if door and advance are same price and no one buys ahead of time and everyone just shows up on the night that's annoying because they've spent money on ads they didn't need to, which pushes the show costs up, which means the gig is less likely to break even, so both band and promoter walk away with less money.
as long as tickets are available through somewhere like WGT (though ticketweb, stargreen, ticketline are sometimes ok too) without insane booking fees, then more people buying in advance means a better deal for fans, bands and promoters.
makes TOTAL sense.
i too hit return before i type a full post, i feel your pain
we live in an age where small promoters have more tools than ever before to judge turnout for events. i just don't see that paying a ticket seller to track sales is the only way to judge whether or not you need to do some more advertising
What are these tools of which you speak?
Facebook'? Last.fm? Entirely unreliable.marckee this'd this
you think facebook is entirely unreliable?
i know people that always use it as a steer. the actual number may not be accurate but when promoting regular events for example, a guy i know started having a breakdown when the event that on a normal month has 200 people saying they will go and about 80 turn up then one month had about 500 say they could go and then a couple of hundred showed up.
it's valuable informationandyvine this'd this
the flipside to this
is that it's is always hilarious when promoters publicly and angrily vent because loads of people who said they were going on facebook didn't turn up
well yes, that is definitely hilarious
but more fool them for not understanding the world properly
But this pricing method is widely used in many products and services
If you want to go to a gig why not just buy a ticket if you saves you money?
keep in mind that the VAST majority of shows i go to will not have tickets
but i just do not see why there should be this price difference. people can always get a good idea of how many people will turn up to a show. i've been playing and attending diy gigs for years and just don't see the point. everyone complains about ticket companies adding fees on. they're just legal touts. it's bollocks.
I don't
I pay less than a euro in fees, which is way less than what it would cost me on the door
Also as I noted below, selling stuff out in advance is good for bands and everyone involved
I'm not talking about giant agencies but even smaller promoters. They feel more confident to book things in the future and have more actual liquidity rather than just estimated liquidity. It makes financial sense. Helps both sides.
i don't see why it would make a difference to them booking different stuff in the future
just because one gig sold out doesn't mean a different gig with a different band will
I think advance tix works better for venues that are
somewhere between pubs and academies, venues like Soup Kitchen or Night and Day (maybe not so much in the past couple of years) where they have bands who are not big but sort of up and coming (for want of a better phrase). Like they might be getting a bit of press which could spark some interest and a sales boost. Whereas if you're going to a gig at Fuel or the Castle or something, paying on the door is totally fine (even though they're smaller venues) but then as you say they are unlikely to sell tix in advance anyway. In short: I dunnodmnc this'd this
You're being obtuse.
There was a guy who posted on here a whole back who puts on gigs in Cardiff and he said specifically promoters don't book UK tour style shows in Cardiff because the shows there tend not to sell out in advance or instead do so 1-2 days before the event. Promoters and tour bookers aren't comfortable with that kind of risk, neither are the bands who often live right on the edge in terms of finances.
there is risk involved in these things
that seems like a given. but you're quoting problems with the whole system again. bands living on the edge financially? probably should be doing something different. maybe they can book the tours themselves and stop paying a booking agent
You're just a moron
Continue living in cloud cuckoo land.
Please think about what you said just there. It equates to: if you're not rich and have lots of spare time, you shouldn't be in a band.
oh great so now it's personal?
no, that's absolutely not what i'm saying. i've been involved in bands for long enough to know it's feasible. loads of bands book their own tours and you know? it actually works.
Pretty much every gig I go to is pay-on-the-door.
#diyforever #supportthescene etc.cat_race this'd this
As a very regular gig goer and a promoter (at The Hope & Anchor, Islington)
We don't do advance tix for our gigs. Send us an e-mail and you're guaranteed entry. £7 on the door. £5 for students with NUS Card.
I'll get advance tix for big shows and most of the gigs that WeGotTickets sell for. The ones I don't get advance for are those where I know the promoter and am virtually guaranteed entry, even for sold out gigs (I do pay and rarely do Guest List)
Isn't that a recipe for disaster?
Like if people emailed you for guaranteed entry, but in the end decided not to turn up? Would potential ticket sales on the door be turned away because the gig was "sold out" then you found out those people who asked for guaranteed entry didn't turn up after all?thesewoodenideas and TheWza this'd this
The Hope & Anchor has a capacity of about 90
As you can see from the list above of Artists we have put on, the vast majority are relatively unknown. We've yet to have a sell out.
We have plans to make a going concern of Promoting. We pay all the bands that play for us at least £80 and usually more. It's loss making at the moment but we knew that from the start. We're trying to make a name for ourselves, so people come because we're promoting it, not because of the Artists playing (like I do with Club AC30 and Sonic Cathedral. I can usually trust their judgement and go along to their gigs even if I've never heard the Artists before).
We have plans to promote at bigger venues in the near future which will cover our losses made thus far.
We want to be the best small London Promoters and eventually the best larger London Promoter. We really look after the people who play for us and several have said we're the best they've ever played for.
If people say they'll come and don't (which is a fairly regular occurence, it isn't a problem as we've never had a sell out yet. I would reckon that if we did get a big name that people were desperate to see, that they'd come down early for the gig to make sure, because I bet they'd be nervous about not having an advance ticket anyway! And the fact we have people's e-maill addresses, we can let them know in advance of a potential sell out to be down by a certain time, or we'll re-allocate their places.
Ah great stuff
All the best with the plans, it's clear a lot of thought has been put into it.
Know what you mean about "trusting" a promoter and going along to their shows. For me it's One Inch Badge in Brighton, as I go along to gigs where I haven't heard of the band but know there's a fair chance I'll enjoy it anyway. I've discovered a lot of new music that way. I've always thought they should have a membership option where you pay a monthly fee and get to go to all their gigs or something.
That membership option
Is something we've considered. We we're thinking of doing some form of season ticket, where if you go to 5 gigs you get 1 free or something along those lines.
I've not heard of One Inch Badge. I'll check them out. We want to work with like minded Promoters in the future (Simon Caitlin at Grey Lantern in Manchester being a case in point) to help support each other, against the likes of Live Nation and the other big boys, so we can get Punter's and Artists a fairer deal.
That means if we get Artists over from the continent, we can get them gigs around the country too. There are a few small American bands we'd love to put on, but if they just had a one off show, it would not be cost effective.
We booked The Lost Rivers in London last November and Dom Gourlay put them on in Nottingham and Simon Caitlin in Manchester. We want to do a lot more like that, but with other Promoters.
Thanks for the kind words too Fuzzy.
All sorts, but only bands we've seen before and like - We have put on so far
Two Skies, Toba Caldera, Blindness, Guile, Richard Warren, Spotlight Kid, Jesus Deluxe, Crystal Head, Winterhouse, The Anteloids, Dolittle, She Makes War, Death Of Six By Seven (their 1st London gig), Four Dead In Ohio, The Blood Choir, Tenebrous Liar, F.U.R.S. (First ever gig - just got support for johnny Marr),The Pockets, Daniel Land, Arrows Down, Plank!, Cyril Snear, Monsters Build Mean Robots, The Lost Rivers, 93MillionMilesFromTheSun, Evi Vine & LA Salami
If My Brother & I like an Artist, we'll try and put them on for us.
Usually the 2nd & 4th Friday of every month.
hey, you put plank! on
they're my best buds. like actual best buds. i've played in loads of bands with liam and ed. dave's alright too i guess
Ask 'em about how they were treated by Chris (Me) and my Brother Mike for the Hope show
They were one of the bands that said we were amongst the best promoters they've worked with.
Plank! were superb at our night. Great bunch of Guys.
They shifted some merch that night too from recollection
Buying in advance from local gig promoters is bound to help
especially if they have tight budgets as they get a quick return of some money and it allows them to plan other future shows at the same time instead of waiting til the aftermath of one show to see how they did financially.
Also things tend to sell out really fast these days.
I've been to, give or take, 200 shows.
Not counting those odd shows which were surprise shows, and thus advance tickets didn't exist, I have never bought tickets at the door.
I live an hour from town, meaning that, minimum, my round trip commute is two hours. If I'm going to spend the time on that commute, I want to know that my time wasn't spent on little more than a nice walk and a train ride. And if I want to go to a show, I'm going to spend the money on it, instead of saying, "Oh, right, that's tonight, may as well go check it out."
you'll need a bigger sample size
and to attend shows where there are no tickets
200 gigs is basically none
that's not an insult. i'm old and nearly dead.
200 isn't bad for only being 22
I only started doing this actively when I was 18ThisTemporaryLife this'd this
Pretty much always buy in advance
Because I like,being organised and suffer from chronic lateness
Also it helps support tours in your town/city if things sell out in advance.
Promoters are more likely to book other bands and tours there EPEX etc
People seem to be overlooking the simple pleasure
of rocking up to an independent record store and buying a ticket over the counter. In many cases they will also recommend other gigs you may be interested in and hopefully the ticket will look nice and you can keep it on your desk and everytime you look at it you will be reminded of the gig you are looking forward to.
Also it's a fun game to try and nab ticket #1, like a challenge to see how quick off the mark you can be and score +100 indie points whilst you're at it. No? Just me then.
A lot of the agents for touring bands...
ask for details of tickets sold on advance on a weekly basis. If a venue hasn't sold many in advance, if would make them nervous about offering them other bands, even if eventually a load of people pay on the door.
What this essentially comes down to is you don't want to see bands who are full time and need to make money consistently in order to continue to make music and tour
no, not at all
if agents don't continue to use a promoter even after a good gig because a lack of advanced sales made them nervous then that's bad. i would think you can see that.
The key factor here is risk.
Businesses don't like risk. Hate it infact.
yeah i know
should probably just leave it to the bands and gig promoters
Who also don't like risk.
Advance ticket sales are a good thing. The band or promoter reduces your costs because you are helping them. Win win.
Yeah was also talking about the promoter
and by extension the band themselves
try daily. ugh.
feel like UK tours tend to be pretty short at the moment
(often anything from one to four dates) for overseas bands of a not-neccessarily-DIY-but-very-much-small-scale nature, which raises the possibility of people travelling a long way to go and see them. tickets seem a pretty reasonable gesture in that instance I thinklemonbrickcombo this'd this
I was discussing Detour with a couple of other guys IRL,
Specifically about ATP's tie-in with them.
It removes all the risk from the promoter, essentially, you have your money up front, and if you can't cover any future costs then the gig doesn't go ahead, with no (or little to no), money lost.
I can see a lot of shows failing to get off the ground (not everyone who would go to a gig is going to sign up on Detour), and there's an issue to be addressed re. other gigs on the same tour, but if bands, booking agents and promotors know that all costs have been covered before a flight has even been booked, it's great.
Always buy in advance if I can.
It costs me 27 quid (19 at weekends) to travel to London, which is the main place I go to for gigs, so I like to know I'll actually get in rather than chancing it. Plus, the apathy thing of 'if I haven't got a ticket I won't bother going.'
Stuff like Hitchin or Bedford I pay on the door.
That's where I put on gigs. We've got Wolf People at Esquires on the 28th March. Signed to the JAGJAGuwar label. Tickets only £7 if you buy in advance (more on the door...)!


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The Intersection of Religion and Logic
The Intersection of Religion and Logic
WARNING: Content not suitable for the very young or the very fragile.
I feel the same way toward those who hold uber-religious views as I do the very young who believe in Santa; I feel compassion toward a thought process they have found enjoyment, solace and comfort in, even if, as I believe, that belief system is fictional. I want them to enjoy their chosen pastime, even if its foundational premises make me chuckle out loud given the logical absurdities. I want to respect their chosen beliefs, even if those same beliefs would crucify me for mine.
But there is a line that can get crossed. This essay directs itself not to personal faith or individual meditative practices, but to the practices and actions of organized religions and cults that impose on others inside and outside the organization who elect not to adhere to its rules. This essay seeks to enlighten on when that line is crossed necessitating the intersection of reason with religion.
First, let me distinguish between what I mean when referring to faith, religion and cults. Faith is pure. Faith has no ulterior motive. Faith is belief: pure and simple. Faith cannot be wrong. Faith is what faith is. Faith is personal, unique to each individual, and constantly evolving with the individual and society.
Religion, in contrast, is the organization of like-minded individuals to achieve like-minded objectives. This is also a pure objective, as with faith, but something happens on the way to the bank. Not unlike political lobbyists, the religious powers corrupt the process at its core. The need of the religion to self-perpetuate supersedes the individual needs of those of faith who adhere to the religion. Thus, policies that encourage more members (i.e. no birth control) and maximize the profits retained by the church (i.e. those who do not attend church go to hell) supersede logic and make the minister of a fire and brimstone church an extortionate thug holding eternal salvation hostage in exchange for blind faith and charitable contribution. The suffering of the individual or the family becomes tantamount to the prosperity of the church.
Cults are "immature" religions that have not withstood the test of time. The premises of cults are no less or more outrageous and laughable than those of religion, but religion cloaks itself in the veil of "tradition," claiming respect for its ability to survive throughout the ages. Although "appeal to tradition" is a logical fallacy, nevertheless, the modern origination of most cults serves to discredit their validity.
Techniques of Neutralization: At the end of the day, we all have to sleep with ourselves. Thus, we find a way to rationalize our behaviors to make them consistent with the type of person who we wish to reflect to others and to ourselves. So the sort of person with whom we choose to associate is important. If we only elect to associate with selfish people, then the behaviors we would emulate would be selfish behaviors, believing those values to predominate. If we only associate with racists, then we will promote racist actions seeking approval amongst our peer group. Certain religions and cults attract a certain brand of hate and intolerance, thus allowing its members to sleep better with themselves at night, reassured that not only do they hold such hateful beliefs, but others do as well. Thus, religion provides legitimacy to beliefs. This is good when the beliefs are altruistic and generous, but can be dangerously parasitic in society when the beliefs are prejudiced and judgmental.
The uber-religious are cloaked in judgment. There is the right way and the wrong way. One way leads to Nirvana and the other way to Hades. Though no one has been to either and back, many uber-religious profess to know, with certainty, what is right and what is wrong. But eternal salvation or damnation is often not a significant enough consequence. Instead, the uber-religious seek to use secular power to impose its judgment on all others: believers and non-believers alike. Call them Islamic Fundamentalists who shoot little girls in the face for wanting an education. Call them Evangelicals who think the Girl Scouts organization promotes homosexuality and abortion, calling 12-year-old girl scouts, "lesbian baby-killers." Call them Hasidic Jews whose sexually-repressive practices align with the puritanical and women are to be silent, subservient child-bearers. They seek to compel others to believe as they do through lawful authority.
I cannot offer respect to such belief systems and when challenged by their vocal supporters, I cannot remain silent allowing them to sell their hatred re-wrapped and packaged as religion. When these individuals attempt to defend their hatred of others, by citing antiquated passages of dubious authenticity from a book elevated to higher adulation because its human authors claimed godly inspiration, that line has been crossed.
Faith, at its purest, does not exist to put others down. Even the ugliest of persons, both inside and outside, is entitled to self-dignity. But when persons seek to prop themselves up or those with whom they choose to associate, by demeaning others, putting others down and denying to others rights they hold sacrosanct for themselves, it is incumbent upon the child who see the nudity of the Emperor, to point this out to the crowd.
Hatred, Inequality and Superiority: Religion that seeks to prop itself up by the condemnation of others is hollow and meaningless. Such a faith practice offers no moral repose to its holder. A just God or Gods would support equality in opportunity, equality in love and equality in law amongst all others, and not just amongst those who look similar or hold similar beliefs.
- Misogyny and Misandry: Women and Men pitted against each other, with one believing the other inferior and subservient.
- Racism and Ethnocentrism: holds that persons of a different race or ethnicity are inferior or superior.
- Classism: Proletariats, or the working class who do not own property, are pitted against the Bourgeoisie, wealthy capitalists with the wealthy and privileged seeking to deny opportunity and advantage to those less so.
All of these beliefs assert birth privilege: the idea that when one is born, the gender, race, ethnicity, religion and social class will all pre-determine the earthly privileges and eternal salvation. To deny the reality of the above would be naïve. To pretend, however, that religious values support such claims, would be to give credence to the preposterous. Faith is pure. Faith is kind. Faith tolerates. Faith does not condemn.
One cannot simultaneously respect the individual autonomy of a gay or bisexual person while simultaneously asserting that those who are gay or bisexual are certain to suffer eternal damnation or denying to those who are gay or bisexual the same civil rights afforded to those who are heterosexual. One cannot simultaneously respect the equality of others irrespective of skin color, ancestry or gender while simultaneously asserting societal privilege to some groups and denying those same opportunities to others. These actions and beliefs are inconsistent with faith at its purest level. These actions and beliefs support the promulgation of an organization at the expense of the best interests of society and the individual.
Logic, conversely, is an absolute. Logical syllogisms can be proven true. Inductive premises can be sound or lousy. Logical fallacies are universal. Logic, at its core, is capable of making sense and providing a structure for decisions. Is it raining? Then one needs an umbrella when outside to protect from the elements. Prayer, alone, will make a soggy companion.
Indeed, through logic and its playmate reason, I am able to place religious texts in their proper historical context, affording them due deference as to the lessons they offer, but accepting their imperfections and inadequacies do not offer them blind allegiance.
As to any historical, religious text, the following is generally true:
- A mortal wrote the text.
- The mortal claimed that God inspired the text.
- A literal interpretation of the text cannot be maintained due to the myriad of direct inconsistencies throughout.
- "Cherry picking" which passages to believe and which to ignore or reject renders the entire manuscript suspect in its application or authority.
- Modern day interpretation is based on translation from other languages, with errors in translation attributed to lack of knowledge of the intricacies of the language or an imprecise, vague or misleading translation.
- Political figures and others in positions of power have revised the document to further their political and personal agendas. Revision includes insertion of religious text as well as exclusion of others.
- Games like "telephone" and "whisper down the lane" highlight the likelihood that earlier versions of actual events preserved through oral tradition, might have been altered in the retelling.
- The passages within are based on multiple levels of hearsay without evidence sufficient to attest to their reliability such that they would be inadmissible in a court of law as valid evidence of the truth of the matter asserted.
- The passages were not subjected to peer-review process necessary to elevate sources within one's field to scholarly sources worthy of respect of experts and scholars.
Imagine if, thousands of years from now, the archived compilation of tweets maintained in the Library of Congress is discovered and imported with significance beyond its original import. Bill O'Reilly has claimed God speaks to him in dreams. Will his subsequent publications be referred to as the "Gospel according to Bill" and afforded irreverent status as a result? The biblical quotes from eras long bygone are no more or less compelling as evidence of the cultural movement of the time than are the globe's collective tweets. But, like the impulsive and uninspired tweets of today, there is no reason to conclude the passed down passages of the old and new testament to be any more reflective of greater truths or religious ideals.
HISTORICAL and CULTURAL CONTEXT
Despite its glaring inaccuracies and inconsistencies, there are still benefits to a proper contextual understanding of these texts. For example, the Bible offers a glimpse back into history; as exaggerated as that history might now appear. Certain factual truths can be established, offering some historical perspective, though too often these truths are instead mistakenly offered as testament to the literal accuracy of the remainder of the text. The Bible also offers important lessons on morality, often through the parables and other teachings of Jesus and stronger condemnations in the teachings before he was born. While imperfect in their origins and retention, religious texts such as the Bible continue to offer an understanding of the moral and religious evolution over the years and the influence of certain emergent leaders.
Because of the deference afforded these texts and to religious institutions, they were helpful to fill the void not yet reached by science, to protect a population by near certain death, to promote policies intended to grow the community in a time of abundant resources. Certain practices not mentioned in the religious treatises were nonetheless promoted as religiously-inspired by religious leaders to further the safety and welfare of its followers and to help establish the importance of religion across all stratospheres of ones' life.
For example, the kosher practices of the Orthodox Jewish beliefs originated from a need to protect communities from the sickness plaguing certain foods when not adequately prepared. Certain precautions have taken on modern day extremes, however. While allowing dairy products to co-mingle with meat products could have spread disease in the middle ages when refrigeration and pasteurization were not yet invented, the modern day interpretation requiring separate refrigerators for dairy and meat would appear to be an unnecessary application of a once-necessary rule. The religious leaders provided a valuable service, deterring their followers from ingesting unsafe food products, by tying the rules for food consumption to the tenets of the faith. Modern day, however, that rule and its application requires a more modern interpretation.
Priests in the Catholic faith were permitted to marry through the fifth century. Then, property and estate law of the era was allowing the property of the Church to pass to the widows and children of the priests upon their death. Prohibiting priests from marrying and engaging in sex would eliminate this problem and property would return and remain with the Church. Thus, the rule was born out of the fiscal practicality of the era, but this same motivation no longer exists. After fifteen hundred years of practice, its consequent is to attract those who are sexually attracted to children as the prohibition against marriage would provide cover as to why one is still single and the respectability of the church would provide access to children. Allowing priests to marry would eliminate the cover such prohibition provides to pedophiles and would dilute the deviant population in its ranks. Allowing priests to engage in sex would free them of the psychological repercussions caused by sexual repression and would further dissipate the potential for predatory behavior toward children. Longer treatises could be engaged in on this subject alone. Another time.
The point is that the religious organization and the treatises it reveres to support its beliefs and practices are relevant, contextually, for the peace, security, and stability they offered to the society. Thus, it is possible to compare the bemused reverence of religious texts as historical artifacts to the familial tradition of reading "'Twas the Night before Christmas" each year. Each promote to the audience the need to engage in positive behavior to reap the rewards of a benevolent (and sometimes harsh) master of the universe. I, therefore, find the two populations – that of children believing in Santa Claus or that of adults believing in an omnipotent omniscient God, virtually indistinguishable in their need to believe.
I find it magical and fanciful to allow room for the "unknown" and the "unknowable" in my life. I allow for the possibility that no one person and no one discipline holds all the answers. I consider the journey within ourselves to be equally adventurous to the journey of travels through many lands.
While I want to help guide my son on his spiritual journey, his beliefs will be better influenced when they are personally motivated and not externally imposed. There are those who seek to know the mysteries of magicians and others who would rather revel in the fanciful belief that the law of physics are malleable for some. So again my thoughts return to degree and receptivity. When is one ready to learn a truth and abandon a comfortable but false belief?
Not wanting my son to distrust me in later years, I considered revealing the truth behind the origination of presents under the Christmas tree but elected not to do so. I instead wanted my son to experience the mystery of an altruistic and generous benefactor. Yet, even such a belief was conditioned on a judgment. Good girls and boys received presents. Bad ones got nothing but coal. Even Santa was harsh in his condemnation. The fictional narrative promotes the idea that the poor who cannot afford presents are less-than-worthy in the eyes of a judgmental "Saint Nick." Thank goodness for social programs such as "Toys for Tots" who help to bridge those inequities.
One day, my son began to question the illogicality of a jolly old fat man who delivered toys by flying on a reindeer-driven sleigh and gained access to people's homes through their chimneys. When he asked me, one day, if Santa was real, I told him the truth as I knew it: the presents he always received Christmas morning were those I had purchased for him. I never regretted the foundation I provided my son in the magical and mysterious. After all, if one is to understand logic and reason, then it would be equally helpful to understand its opposite and complement: faith. But there comes a time where the further exploration of that faith requires challenge through critical thought and rejection of logical fallacy. Anything else would be an abdication of reason in exchange for the security afforded by blindness.
Those most enlightened are those with the broadest knowledge of world religions and enculturated understanding. Conversely, those least enlightened are those with the narrowest viewpoints and limited enculturation.
My own emergent philosophy and faith is the culmination of 46 years of experiences, readings, and internal reflections. I gain my understandings through my upbringing in Catholicism, my understandings of Christian-Judeo teachings and my exploration of Wicca, Taoism and Tantra. I embrace the reality that my spiritual journey is still in progress and will likely continue until my earthly body shall cease to draw air and circulate blood.
The broader my understanding becomes, the more similarities that present themselves. For example, when Noah's Ark was crafted, there had already been hundreds of similar flood stories that pre-dated Noah. Christians who believe Noah's Ark is a literal depiction of an actual event are not knowledgeable of all the other similar myths from other cultures that would suggest it rather egocentric to blindly accept one such myth as true while rejecting out of hand all others. The unwillingness to expose oneself to counter viewpoints helps to foster blindness, not englightenment.
I've previously expressed an understanding of the individuality of each person's faith and spirituality. How could I deign to superimpose my own beliefs at this stage of my journey upon another who has not yet reached this stage? I wait until prompted to do so; much as my son demonstrated he would be receptive to such an understanding about Santa Claus, I wait for signs and manifestations that another seeks broader understanding and I have insights that would prove beneficial. This is elusive, sometimes and often appears a Sisyphean task.
The uber-religious are not likely to shift in their beliefs to any appreciable degree. The indication of when the time is right, or when the line gets crossed, may be based on the needs of others, not the readiness of the uber-religious. While it might be ideal to serve only the ripest of apples to the hungriest of people, there are occasions when those who are not-so-hungry would find benefit to eating an apple and even an unripe apple to a hungry person could offer more benefit than foregoing eating anything at all.
The "hungry" in this case are those who religion seeks to deprive and deny; the victims of hate who are told they are hated not just by mere mortals, but by God himself. Remaining silent in the face of such hatred would make such silence acquiescence to such Godly condemnation. Allowing one group of people to assert superiority over another would sanction such practices. So, it is for the victims of religious hatred and intolerance that these alleged religious freedoms will eventually clash with my logic and values.
The spiteful, vengeful and retaliatory nature of the Greek and Roman Gods and Goddesses eventually led to the adoption of a single God that manifested itself in three forms: son, father & holy spirit. Socrates was convicted of corrupting the youth of Athens and sentenced to die, for suggesting through his philosophical questioning, whether the multi-theistic views of immortal beings who behaved so immaturely, was worthy of emulation. In contrast, Jesus was a kind and loving man whose actions cannot be criticized. Thus, a corrupted multi-theism gave way to a pure single theist.
Or did it? Instead of supporting the sick as would Jesus have done, modern day uber-religious would call such individuals moochers and protect the right of insurance companies to make a profit over the opportunity to provide affordable health care for all. Instead of supporting women as would Mary require, modern day uber-religious throw figurative stones at those who could never achieve the unattainable ideal of virgin motherhood. Instead of supporting those of other races and ethnicities as the slavery of the Israelites at the hands of the Egyptians condemned, modern day uber-religious would claim a God-given right to hold others in proximate servitude because of monetary superiority.
The right of one's religious freedom and freedom of speech cannot exist to impose upon the rights of others. When one's religion demands the conversion of others through proselytizing, their need to attain salvation overreaches another's autonomy and free will. The right to free speech is not the right to convince or persuade others you are right. The right to freedom of religion is not the right to impose your religious choices upon others. The right of association is not the right to deny to others with whom you elect not to associate, equal rights and opportunity.
No religion can legitimately claim to condemn others who engage in consensual sexual practices when those sexual practices may be different from their own. No religion can legitimately seek to deny adequate health care to those who most require it. No religion can legitimately seek to repress one ethnicity or race and enrich another. No religion can claim superiority as between genders. No religion can claim wealth affords advantage.
So while the uber-religious are free to believe what they will, they should not accept me to tacitly tolerate their efforts to manipulate me to think as they do. I will not be persuaded by a claim that God is a judgmental being that holds rich, white straight men in favor and thinks lesser of all others. My world view finds such a position illogical. My values for compassion and tolerance require me to speak out against such illogicalities when they are destructive to others, lest I acquiesce through my silence.
I am lucky to live in a time and a place that permits me to challenge the repressive intolerant and hateful views of others when offered up as religious precepts without the certain fear of a torturous death. Calling others on their hatred and not allowing religions to espouse hatred would seem a simple response, not laden with much danger or peril. Makes you wonder, then, why more people don't. I can't imagine if there is a singular destination in the afterlife that rewards those most deserving, that it will have much patience for those who elected to remain silent in the face of adversity. But that sounds like the judgmental intolerance that I seek to upend. Ironic, no?
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO AN ATTORNEY. Kinda. Sorta. Not really.
Fifty years ago, the Supreme Court recognized that the Sixth Amendment right to counsel obligated state courts to provide counsel to felony defendants who could not afford to hire one. (Gideon v. Wainright, 372 U.S. 355 (1963).) Today, that right exists in name only for many criminally accused.
As a private defense attorney, I have never worked for a public defender agency but I only have the utmost respect for the work that they do and the conditions they are compelled to endure. When Gideon was decided, about 43 percent of defendants were indigent. Now, over 80 percent are. (Butler, 2013, para. 6.) Those who never need the services of a defense attorney have little understanding of their importance in our justice system. Crime drama shows falsely and unfairly portray the private ones as shady and the public ones as inept. Many would be content if the defendant, assumed by most to be guilty of all charges despite the presumption to the contrary, received inadequate representation if that would assure that a conviction and retributive sentence would follow. And this is why the inadequacies of the indigent defense system in the fifty states gets little attention and no public support.
In a companion piece, I address the contributions the media has made to the public misunderstanding of the role of the defense attorney. In this article, I will address the how the implementation of this right at the state level has frustrated its purpose.
I often compare defense attorneys to dentists. Both share similar unpopularity, except by those who need them most. And while many cannot understand why I could defend criminals, I cannot understand why someone would want to put their hands in other people's mouths. The profession of defense counsel is not for everyone and those who pursue this career path usually do so because they are intrinsically motivated to defend the higher ideals of the Constitution against the overwhelming power of the government.
But imagine for a moment you need a dentist but your insurance plan does not permit you to select the dentist. Instead, you are assigned a dentist. You come to find out that you have been assigned to one of the best dentists in your area. You are elated and relieved. That is, until you try to make an appointment. This particular dentist has been assigned so many patients, that the earliest appointment is not for several months. You wait and wait in agonizing pain for months until your appointment. And then, when it is finally your turn, you find out that the dentist has to see 50 patients a day, which means that each patient can only have 7 minutes of the dentist's time. This time barely allows the dentist to diagnose the problem, let alone do any significant work. The result? You leave the dentist's office in just about the same condition you entered. Did it matter that the dentist was one of the best? Not when the dentist's caseload is so overwhelming that the dentist is prevented from treating you effectively.
The Seven-Minute Attorney: This is the plight of the indigent defender. The court appoints cases to the public defender agency. The court is not without a vested interest here. This same agency is responsible for adding workload to the courts in motion and trial practice. If the court assigns the public defender to an obscene number of cases, then the workload of the court will necessarily reduce. The public defender will just not be able to attend to each case the way a retained attorney could. While not representative of all public defender agencies, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers has found that public defenders in Atlanta average only 1 hour per case, in Detroit they can spend only 32 minutes per case, and in New Orleans, clients average only 7 minutes of attorney-time. (Levintova, Lee & Brownell, 2013.)
Seven minutes permits very little. Seven minutes will not permit the attorney to review the discovery provided in its entirety nor request additional discovery that the client is entitled to receive. Seven minutes will not permit the attorney to challenge constitutional irregularities that have occurred, such as an illegal search warrant or prosecutorial misconduct. Seven minutes essentially only permits the attorney to stand at the client's side while the client pleads guilty pursuant to a plea offer. The attorney will have no basis upon which to recommend the plea offer be accepted or rejected, without the opportunity to meaningfully review the discovery, conduct further investigation and litigate appropriate issues.
The public defender agency is powerless to refuse the appointment. Individual attorneys are powerless to object to the court or their agency that their caseload precludes their ability to effectively represent their assigned clients. Those who have tried have found themselves without a job. (Benjamin, 2013). And the client also has no meaningful recourse. The client will not be permitted to obtain another attorney on the claim that the appointed attorney has too many clients to effectively represent him or her. Instead, the client will have to wait until he or she is convicted and sentenced to appeal the decision. And then, relief will still not be forthcoming.
Ninety-five percent of cases plead guilty. (Durose & Langan, 2007.) These individuals pleading guilty are hard-pressed to contest the inadequacies of their representation. Many plea agreements require that the defendant waive his or her right to appeal. Even without such a condition, the plea agreement itself precludes any challenge. The defendant has admitted to the crime, under penalty of perjury, has waived his or her Constitutional rights in the process, and the courts are loathe to unwind a plea agreement a trial court has accepted.
Effectiveness Standard of Review: Strickland: Realistically, this means only those that go to trial AND are convicted will be able to challenge the effectiveness of counsel. And, just like the public does not expect or require much of defense attorneys, nor do appellate courts. (Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 (1984).) The court has found no ineffectiveness where an attorney has slept through portions of the trial (Ex parte McFarland, 163 S.W.3d 743,748-49 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005)) or where the attorney had Alzheimer's as yet undiagnosed during the trial (Dows v. Wood, 211 F.3d 480 (9th Cir. 2000).) This is because the appellate court requires that the defendant prove that a different result would have likely been obtained with a different attorney. Yet it is a logical fallacy, contrary-to-fact-hypothesis, to suggest that if something had been done differently, a different result would have occurred. Such an argument requires a time machine to assess. Anything else is pure speculation.
Further, while the right to counsel is not just for those who are innocent or not guilty of the charges, the Strickland standard essentially denies the right of effective counsel to those who are guilty. The court reasons where there is overwhelming evidence of guilt, that no other attorney would have achieved a better result, in order to deny any relief. This is yet another logical fallacy: that of begging the question. Perhaps the evidence of guilt would NOT have been so overwhelming, had there been the opportunity to properly investigate and prepare the case for trial, and had the client been represented at the trial by a competent attorney with adequate time to attend to the client's case. "Justice Marshall was prophetic in his Strickland dissent, predicting that very few defendants would be able to satisfy the burden of proving prejudice." (Williams, 2009).
Inadequacies in representation leave lingering questions. Was the client really guilty? Even if guilty of some charges is the person guilty of the charges for which they pled guilty? Indeed, did a crime even occur? The client, unfamiliar with the law and its requirements, is often unable to answer this question for themselves. If the client is wrongfully convicted of a crime that did occur, this results in multiple injustices. The state, at taxpayer expense, will incarcerate the innocent offender while the guilty offender(s) remains free and, having gotten away with this crime, is most likely to continue in his or her criminal enterprise. And, should the unthinkable happen and you or someone you love is accused of a crime, will the existing system offer any meaningful representation?
Attorney General Eric Holder Jr., recognizing a state of crisis in public defender systems nationwide has emphatically stated, "It's time to reclaim Gideon's petition — and resolve to confront the obstacles facing indigent defense providers. Most of all, it's time to speak out — with one voice — to rally our peers and partners at every level of government and the private sector to this important cause." (Cohen, 2013, para. 7.) The time is long overdue for the promise of Gideon to be realized.
Benjamin, M. (2013, September 19). Fresno County public defenders protest work conditions. The Fresno Bee. Retrieved on December 1, 2013 from: http://www.fresnobee.com/2013/09/19/3507288/fresno-county-public-defenders.html
Butler, P. (2013, March 17). Gideon's Muted Trumpet. The New York Times: Op-Ed. Retrieved on December 1, 2013 from: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/18/opinion/gideons-muted-trumpet.html
Cohen, A. (2013, March 15). Eric Holder: A 'state of crisis' for the right to counsel. The Atlantic. Retrieved on December 1, 2013 from: http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/03/eric-holder-a-state-of-crisis-for-the-right-to-counsel/274074/
Durose, M.R.& Langan, P.A. (2007, July 1). Felony sentences in state court, 2004. Bureau of Justice Statistics Bulletin. Retrieved from: http://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/fssc04.pdf
Levintova, H., Lee, J. & Brownell, B. (2013, July 1). Charts: Why you're in deep trouble if you can't afford a lawyer. Mother Earth. Retrieved on December 1, 2013 from: http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/05/public-defenders-gideon-supreme-court-charts
Williams, K. (2009, May). Does Strickland prejudice defendants on death row? University of Richmond Law Review. 43(4). Retrieved on December 1, 2013 from: http://lawreview.richmond.edu/does-strickland-prejudice-defendants-on-death-row/#_ftn11
The Powers Who Kill
The Powers Who Kill
© 1996
All rights reserved.
Lethal injection.
Electric Chair.
Government infection.
One last prayer.
The single condemned is no match for the will
of the powers who feel they have the power to kill.
Life is still life but power is blind.
The righteous and vengeful leave no room to be kind
to the soul who is chained for the wrongs of the flesh;
justice is swift when their conscience confess.
Pontius Pilate, crippled by possible riot.
Three nails and a cross will make the crowd quiet.
Barrabus goes free, according to rules
Created by merciless, hypocritical fools.
The power to trade a dream for a door
with bars and cement; the prisoners of war.
Sins of the world; vice of the state.
Legalized lies motivated by hate.
A little brown beetle, not yet full grown
Finds a crack and a shadow, afraid and alone
When the hand of the mighty plays the hand of the judge
And one of God's creatures is crushed into mud.
Lethal injection.
Electric chair.
Government infection.
One last prayer.
The act is uncivilized, vulgar and primal.
Politicians creating loopholes in the Bible.
The single condemned is certainly no match
For a thrown and a robe, a degree and a badge.
The hour is midnight, the crowd waits until
The powers that be become the powers who kill.


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Crazy Yellow Award Dress
Added Mar 21, 2010
Oslo, Norway
I was attending an award show for different fields of design through my job as graphic designer. I knew I was going to enter the stage to receive my first design award, so I wanted a new dress for the occasion. And what better way to get one, than making it myself?
"Are you really going to make something from this?!", my boyfriend exclaimed when pulling out the yellow fabric. Actually I was planning to use something totally different, but now, obviously, I had no choice! Therefor I ended up making this crazy yellow dress for the award show, and when you are surrounded by other designers, there are bound to be comments.
The dress is based on a fully lined Vogue pattern. I added the draping to make it more interesting, did a couple of changes in the bodice both front and back, and made my own version at the bottom of the skirt.
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- Evening Wear
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- Chiffon, Cotton
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Oct 15, 2012, 07.22 PMby aniawroblewskijones
Really beautiful!
Jul 22, 2012, 02.31 PMby Elena Hoh
this is really beautiful— as some people mentioned previously, a pattern, tutorial, or even a youtube vid with a little visual explanation of your mods to the pattern would be greatly welcomed!
Apr 16, 2012, 12.27 AMby RuellaDesigns
not a fan of yellow, but this dress is lovely – great job!
Apr 16, 2012, 12.21 AMby RuellaDesigns
not a fan of yellow, but this dress is lovely – great job!
Jan 14, 2011, 03.08 AMby scarletohara
im not into yellow garments but i think this one is amazing!!!! very good job
Sep 19, 2010, 03.31 PMby claireinthewater
It's awesome – Where can I get the pattern for this?!?!?
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Sep 20, 2010, 11.00 AMby Nina Helland Sortland
Thank you!
I based the dress on a Vogue pattern, V8241 (
http://voguepatterns.mccall.com/v8241-products-5032.php?page_id=856). I made the draping directly when i cut it, so unfortunately I don´t have a pattern.
Jul 9, 2010, 10.47 PMby solvihelen7
gorgeous dress!!! where did you get the fabric?
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Sep 20, 2010, 10.59 AMby Nina Helland Sortland
Thank you!
If I remember correctly, I bought it at Sheik's Fashion in Oslo. There are so many different stores that sells fabric in the same area, so I tend to get them confused :-S.
Jul 2, 2010, 04.25 PMby jennel
Wow! This is terrific. Very inspiring.
May 13, 2010, 11.55 AMby itsmeshirley
love it <3 tell me how you made it :)
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Sep 20, 2010, 11.03 AMby Nina Helland Sortland
Thanks :-)
Well, basically i used a vogue pattern as a starting point (V8241), and added the asymmetrical draping as I cut it. Also I changed the neck line, as well as the hemming of the skirt. It is probably easier using a taylor doll, but one do the best of what one have i guess :-)
Apr 21, 2010, 10.40 PMby sojo
so lovely.
Apr 20, 2010, 05.13 AMby delsol
This is gorgeous! I love the color and the way it drapes [:
Apr 16, 2010, 09.32 AMby sittaholi
gorgeous! so inspiring. love the yellow chiffon.
Apr 15, 2010, 02.41 PMby Super Jeanette
Glamorous and fresh!
Apr 11, 2010, 03.34 PMby andrine94
Så utrolig fresh kjole! Elsker farge:D Hvor fikk du insirasjonen fra?
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Apr 14, 2010, 01.31 PMby Nina Helland Sortland
Tusen takk! Tar resten på engelsk. Håper det går bra.
I get my inspiration from all over I guess. I keep a book where I select inspiration, from magazines, web and photos. Usually when I see something I like, I tend to add or remove something, or merge it with something else I´ve been inspired by to make my own version of it. Also I have some designers and style icons I like to pa attention to :-).
Apr 11, 2010, 08.26 AMby emilief
this dress is just fabulous !!!!
Apr 8, 2010, 07.38 PMby nhouse
i love everything about this dress
Apr 7, 2010, 12.46 PMby tialwebb
This is just beautiful!!! What more can I say, totally inspiring!!
Mar 31, 2010, 01.27 AMby tallykay
AHHHHH….I JUST FELL IN LOVE This is what i call a world class, 5 star gorgouse dress!! MAKE MORE!
Mar 26, 2010, 07.48 AMby narcival
Very cute!!!
Mar 25, 2010, 08.27 PMby prairieponygirl
Love it! I love the color. Beautiful job!
Mar 25, 2010, 12.23 PMby aniarrr
wow this dress is amazing:) i really want to make one now, great inspiration and the colour is beautiful, suits you nicely :):)
Mar 25, 2010, 10.33 AMby maha1965
The color is great and the idea of the design is perfect ,simple and stunning.also the color of the shoes complete the look great job
Mar 25, 2010, 10.21 AMby tangerinetea
What a BEAUTIFUL dress… it's breathtaking. Perfect style, perfect shape… I want it! You should be very proud of yourself for being so clever. Well done.
Mar 25, 2010, 09.25 AMby mln
super cute!!! i love it! and congratulations on the award!
Mar 25, 2010, 06.05 AMby loyl8
absolutely awesome and i love the yellow and the draping great job!!!
Mar 25, 2010, 06.05 AMby loyl8
absolutely awesome and i love the yellow and the draping great job!!!
Mar 25, 2010, 05.37 AMby maria-jose-bon
This just has to be the kind of dress I've been looking for! I have a wedding coming up and I was incredibly clueless about what to make. This is perfect. I love the colour, the line, the fabric.. the dress is fantastic congratulations, you've just inspired me!
Mar 25, 2010, 03.03 AMby breanne14
Could you possibly make your pattern for this dress available? I love this dress!!! Can't wait to make it…
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Mar 25, 2010, 09.07 AMby Nina Helland Sortland
Thank you!
I based the dress on a Vogue pattern, V8241 (
http://voguepatterns.mccall.com/v8241-products-5032.php?page_id=856). I made the draping directly when i cut it, so unfortunately I don´t have a pattern. But I can try to make the pattern for the bodice and skirt available (probably after easter), and then you just adjust the drapings as you see fit :-). Thank you for the challengee ;-). Stay tuned!
Mar 24, 2010, 08.50 PMby impression
This might be my favourite dress on the whole of Burda style! Absolutely georgous colour, shape, I love eveything about it!
Mar 24, 2010, 08.45 PMby latulipenoire
Well done and congrats from Stavanger!
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With less than two weeks left before her current insurance is canceled, the net result is that my sister-in-law may soon be among the uninsured. This is certainly not for a lack of due diligence on her behalf. And then there is the higher blood pressure and ongoing stress for me and my wife. This health care is making even us sick.
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