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Answer by Richard Muller, Professor of Physics at UC Berkeley, author of Now, The Physics of Time, on Quora:
Modern humans appeared 200,000; civilization 10,000; and advanced technology 500 years ago. Why no advancement for something like 190,000 years?
I will give two answers: the first on more solid historical ground, and the second more speculative.
First answer: Civilization had to wait for the end of the ice age, which terminated about 15,000 years ago. At that time the glaciers had piled up a lot of good topsoil at its edge, and the melting ice provided plenty of water. Agriculture was developed for the first time in human existence, at first in Turkey. Agriculture is key; it means that not everyone has to hunt and gather, but food can be farmed by specialists. That allows others to becomes tradesmen, businessmen, and physics professors.
Do not underestimate the rapidity of technical innovation during this period. It may seem slow, but that's because today we take bronze and iron for granted. There were likely enormous advances in farming technology, but the wooden tools and plows used did not last for archeologists to study.
The question says that "advanced technology" took place 500 years ago. With the rapid growth of technology, it might always appear that all the important stuff was developed in the last 2000 years. I recall Freeman Dyson, when asked for the greatest invention of the past millennium, responded "hay". It was a brilliant answer, one full of deep insight. Hay?! Most people would never think of that as a great technological advance, since we take it for granted. And note that hay was not in the last 500 years. According to Dyson (see Dyson's essay on hay) it was this invention that allowed civilization to spread north from the Mediterranean.
Second answer (much more speculative, perhaps even whimsical): The true advance of humans came from a human genetic mutation that took place about 3000 years ago. One of my names for it is "the dissatisfaction gene." This was a gene that made people unsatisfied with their present situation. Animals never developed this; they search for environments that are good enough, and then they are satisfied. House cats are prototypical. But even elephants seem to be happy when they find a place with lots of grass and water.
Not humans. Those who had this gene were never happy enough with what they had, and they pushed and developed and worked hard and created an ever expanding civilization.
If you too are cursed with this gene (I think I am) then it is difficult to be happy, because no matter what you achieve, you want to do more. For that reason I sometimes refer to it as the "Original Sin Gene." Like the original sin of Judaism and Christianity, it dooms humans to suffering. No matter how much life improves, we want it to be better.
There is a solution that I personally try. I recognize that I must continue to strive to achieve more, and this is my burden. But I also can rise above it, and look at the world, and realize how blessed I am to live in such a wonderful place. Enjoy what we have, but never stop working to make it even better.
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The Attune Leg System is a complete knee replacing device created by DePuy Orthopedics, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson.
Based on the manufacturer's website, the Attune device is a "new state-of-the-art leg replacement system, made to work in tranquility with your leg muscles and ligaments."
However, there were several reviews of early inability related to the DePuy Attune Leg System. Plus some patients allege so it has not resided up with their expectations. You can browse http://www.depuykneelawsuit.com/depuy-knee-recalls.aspx to know more about the DePuy attune knee lawsuit.
The DePuy Attune Leg System was approved by the U.S. Food and Medication Administration (FDA) this year 2010. It really is one of the very most popular leg systems on the marketplace and is displayed to provide patients increased and better flexibility and stability.
Some undesirable effects reported with the Attune Leg System carries an insufficient bonding of the leg alternative device and regular records of loosening of the tibia baseplate. These issues often lead to other undesirable effects such as muscle destruction, pain, and bone reduction.
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This week's Sunday Science covers vaccine and gene therapy successes, hearing loss, zombie (or not) pig brains, mysterious deep sea fish, and a new fossil human relative…
Over a billion people worldwide are living with some degree of hearing loss, about half of which is sufficient to cause at least moderate disability. One of the most common causes of hearing loss is actually aging; we all naturally lose some hearing ability as we get older, particularly at higher frequencies, as sensory hair cells die off, but there is a strong genetic component to whether this hearing loss becomes disabling or not. By the age of 65, 1 in 3 older people will have significant hearing loss, the second most common disability of aging, after arthritis. So there's a real need to identify the underlying genetic causes, which are virtually unknown. An extensive genetic screen in mice has now uncovered an impressive 38 new genes involved in hearing loss. This should open up plentiful new research directions for future treatments. The original study is here (open access).
Today's public service announcement: get vaccinated. Firstly, there is news that, globally, 170 million children under 10 are not vaccinated against measles. This includes a staggering 2.5 million children in the US and half a million in the UK: those figures, for two of the richest countries in the world, should be closer to zero, the exceptions being those children who are too ill or too young to be vaccinated. Measles kills. Vaccines are are safe and they work. And, in other news, a recent vaccine against HPV, which causes cervical cancer, has reduced pre-cancer cases by a very impressive 88% in Scotland – including amongst those who haven't had the vaccine. (This is because less of the virus is being transmitted). Did I say get vaccinated? Get vaccinated, and vaccinate your children.
From established medical technology to the brand new: gene therapy has restored functioning immune systems to children with Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID). This is a mutation that results in a total failure of the immune system to develop – meaning children with this disease invariably die of infections very young. Keeping them isolated in a completely sterile environment is the only option and is obviously problematic, unless they can receive a bone marrow transplant (from which immune cells grow). The disease has been a target of gene therapy attempts for many years, without great success, but this new study seems to be a real step forward in allowing these children to recover and live normal lives: so far seven toddlers are happily and healthily living at home. The original study is published here (rather technical, and paywalled).
When I was a child I went through a phase of being fascinated by the deep sea and all the weird and wonderful animals that live there. I haven't entirely grown out of it. One of those weird and wonderful animals is a new species of deep sea snailfish, which lives in the Mariana Trench. This natural trench in the ocean reaches depths of 10km in places – resulting in immense pressures. How do animals survive this without being completely crushed? A fascinating study has thoroughly documented both the anatomy and the entire genome of the deep sea snailfish. For one thing, it has a partially open skull to stop it's brain being squished out (yes really – see featured image). The genome has revealed a mutation in the gene responsible for mineralisation of the skeleton, meaning that it has soft bones, and interesting changes altering the stability and fluidity of its cell membranes. A lovely interlinking of anatomy and genetics with environmental adaptation, the original study can be found here (open access).
The fossil remains of a new species of human have been found in the Philippines, living as recently as 50,000-67,000 years ago. Homo luzonensis lived on the island of Luzon, and must have been alive at the same time as several other hominins including our own species Homo sapiens, Neanderthals, Denisovans and Homo floresiensis. This last species is the infamous "hobbit" species that has thrown a spanner into the works of what we know about human evolution and migration around the globe. H. luzonensis was similarly small in stature, with a strange mixture of jaw adaptations and curved toe bones suggesting it climbed. The linked news and views article articulates these confusions nicely: our view of hominid evolution is becoming ever more complicated and fascinating. The original study may be found here (paywalled).
I wanted to mention this study, because it's got a lot of frankly hysterical attention that I'm rather mystified about. Yes, it's the zombie pig brains. Or "Pig brains revived after death!" as even Nature put it. Researchers took brains from pigs that had been slaughtered for meat and got them to do some interesting things. The study and opinion pieces have been careful to state that they didn't revive actual brain activity (no electrical activity; no thought processes) but this doesn't seem to have stopped people getting over-excited about it. In brief, what they did achieve was to keep the cells in the brains alive for up to 36 hours: those cells could perform basic cellular functions such as metabolising nutrients and getting rid of waste, and maintaining their structure. Some neurons were able to carry electrical signals in tissue samples from the brains. The blood substitute the researchers used to keep the brains "alive" did contain chemicals to inhibit electrical activity, as an ethical step to avoid the possibility of the dead animal brains regaining awareness, but it's clear from the study that there was no possibility of this happening. As an organ, the brain was dead and not capable of performing any kind of coordinated function for the normal brain jobs, like receiving sensory input, controlling the body, or thinking. What this study is potentially useful for is that it says that you can get useful cellular and tissue samples out of brains that have been dead for a (relatively) long time and do studies on them. No zombies, sorry. The original study is here (paywalled).
And finally, here are the striking images that won in Nature's Scientist at Work photo competition.
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Morphometric scans of the whole skeleton of the deep sea snailfish using micro-computed tomography. Taken from figure 3, Wang et al, Nature Ecology & Evolution volume 3, pages 823–833 (2019).


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Biofuel company given probation for polluting Stockton sewers, violating Clean Water Act
A California biofuel producer was sentenced Monday to three years' probation after polluting water in Stockton.
American Biodiesel Inc., which does business in San Joaquin County as Community Fuels, was found to have violated the Clean Water Act after discharging industrial wastewater into Stockton's sewer system, according to a news release issued by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of California.
In court documents, the company admitted to allowing the discharge of pollutants, and further admitted to tampering with monitoring systems meant to detect violations, according to the release.
Employees at American Biodiesel are alleged to have tampered with pH and flow monitors to under-report acid and pollutant levels which exceeded city regulations, according to the release.
Christopher Young, 41, of El Dorado Hills, who was the director of operations at the company's Stockton plant, was charged with 12 counts of tampering with monitoring equipment, two counts of illegal wastewater discharge and one count each of witness tampering and false statements, according to the release.
His brother, Jeremiah Young, 38, who was Community Fuels' assistant operator from 2014 to 2016, was also charged with eight counts of tampering with monitoring equipment and two counts of illegal wastewater discharge, according to the release.
American Biodiesel's probation imposes monitoring and reporting conditions upon the company. The company also will pay a fine of $401,000 plus $256,206 in restitution to the city and port of Stockton, according to the release.
The company was also ordered to develop a compliance and ethics program, which will be subject to court review, according to the release.


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It's that time of the year again! The holidays are here, and if you are shopping for a photographer, you're in luck. The photo industry is exploding with new products. New camera systems, editing software, lenses, flash accessories…the list is long. Below I will list some of my favorites covering a wide range of prices. Read More
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I'll be posting my holiday shopping guide next week, and one of the items on this list will be the Think Tank Emergency Rain Cover. Rain covers typically are too big and often require an instruction manual on how to attach them to your camera. But wouldn't it be nice to have a small simple Read More
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This summer and fall I was really excited to see all the interest in macro photography on our workshops. Often overlooked, macro scenes are fascinating and inspirational; who knew what was right at your feet? Our redwoods workshop is timed perfectly for the Columbia lilies to be in bloom; when you get tried of looking Read More
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One of the most common questions I get is what tripod is the best. Six years ago I did a post on buying the right tripod, so I thought I would update some content. Here are your basic considerations: -size -weight -stability -amount of use -price -customer service There are a lot of tripods on Read More
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A Future We Can Hope In/
A Future We Can Hope In
(This article originally appears in the Pastor Column of the Homer Horizon)
By Rev. Joseph McCormick, O.S.A.
Two friends were sitting at the bar sipping their beers. One asked the other: "Are you a pessimist or an optimist?" The other said he really didn't know. So, the one said: "Well, look at your mug of beer…is it half empty or half full?" His friend replied: "It's half empty." The other said: "Well, that means you're a pessimist." His friend protested: "Well, I disagree. If it's half empty, that means I'm halfway to the NEXT beer! And that sounds pretty hopeful to me!"
The month of January can be a time of settling into some personal doldrums. The joy of the recent holidays has passed while the bills for those holidays are coming in. The wintry weather has become mostly bitter, dreary and tiresome and it certainly limits our outside activity. The days—and its daylight--are still much shorter than in the summer. The flu season rages. Yes, January can be a time of "the blues" if not more serious depression for many.
How do we stay positive, optimistic and hopeful, when so many circumstances of our life seem troublesome or burdening? How can that woman remain happy when she struggles with a chronic medical condition? How can that man continue to enjoy his career when he has been passed over several times for a promotion? How can that Augustinian priest maintain his commitment to his life and ministry when a fellow priest –and his religious order, in general—get so criticized in the press?
Saint Augustine, the fourth century theologian, bishop and founder of the Augustinian Order, is often quoted as saying "Hope has two beautiful daughters who take good care of their mother: Anger and Courage." There is anger at the way some things are; and there is courage to try to change those things. That dynamic serves hope.
The true virtue of hope is not a superficial or fanciful dream that is unrelated to reality. Rather it is a vision of what is possible with personal perseverance and generosity along with solidarity with others. Of course, believers see that The Other is the most important one among those others. And we pray for the guidance and wisdom that we need.
The biblical authors proposed hope for the present and future by recalling how and where the spirit of God led them in the past. When our circumstances, or our emotions are not leading us rather effortlessly into hope, that is when we need to exert some discipline in identifying where the positives are and have been. There are always some good people, good experiences, good memories to identify and embrace. After all, even a half-empty glass can prompt us to realize that there has been something good and that there is something more yet to come.


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How often do you check your email? When you install email software, such as Microsoft Outlook, it is set up to automatically check for new messages every 10 minutes. Few people change the default settings, so most people get used to emails popping into their inbox regularly throughout the day. It becomes the norm to keep on seeing that inbox grow.
But wait a mo….! When you didn't have email, did you check your postbox every 10 minutes for physical mail? Or did once, or perhaps twice a day, do?
A new study by AOL has revealed we are becoming ever more addicted to email. According to the research, almost half (46%) admit to being hooked on email. So much so that people even check their emails while in the bathroom, on a date, or even during a church service. In response, AOL recommends clearing out your inbox, getting a new email address and starting again.
But that's no answer – all that will happen is that your new email address will also get checked every few minutes, your inbox will grow and you'll find yourself checking for messages while making love.
It doesn't have to be like this. You can break free from the clutches of email.
Step One: Change the default settings on your email program to check only every four hours.
Step Two: Set up a special folder in your email program called "Action"
Step Three: When you check your emails (now every four hours) move the emails you need to deal with to the Action folder. Ignore the rest.
Step Four: Set a time in your schedule to deal with the Action folder – this is a once-a-day time, perhaps at 4pm.
Step Five: Go through the Action folder at your scheduled Action time and deal with the emails – then file them
Email addiction is nothing of the sort – it is merely an inability to take control. Most people are letting Microsoft run their daily life by accepting the nonsensical default of 10-minute checking.
And if you think this will not work – consider the case of Tim Ferris. He wrote "The 4 Hour Work Week". He only deals with emails twice a day and manages to earn a million dollar fortune and run a busy, enjoyable life without being ever-stuck to his inbox. His book demonstrates that by reducing your checking of emails you can actually increase both productivity and profit. We have all become umbilically connected to our inboxes through no reason, other than habit and assumption. We assume that our emails need immediate attention, when in fact, they do not. As I have said before, if it is really, really urgent you will get a phone call, not an email.
Graham Jones is an Internet Psychologist who studies the way people use the online world, in particular how people engage with businesses. He uses this knowledge to help companies improve their online connections to their customers and potential customers and offers consultancy, workshops, masterclasses and webinars. He also speaks regularly at conferences and business events. Graham is an award-winning writer and the author of 32 books, several of which are about various aspects of the Internet. For more information connect with me on Google+


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With all there is to do and see in and around the area, you'll be wanting to explore more than just the area surrounding your hotel during your visit. Whether you are hoping to have dinner at the cafe that has gotten great reviews across town or check out some of the best local favorites, you'll need your own auto to explore as much as you can while on your vacation. Whatever you have planned in , if you want to get the most from your trip to the city, having access to your automobile is a must.
We work with several of the best companies in the world. Hertz has over 100 years of experience and a fleet containing some of the most well-known in the business, like Nissan and Ford. With Hertz history and thousands of franchises worldwide, you will be well taken care of.
What you need to know for the road
How do I get the best rates on a Sousse Hertz car rental?
CarRentals.com strives to get you the lowest rates, whether you book. However, reserving well ahead of your visit can help keep spending low. Be sure to keep the car under one driver's name and read the mileage policy to avoid any unexpected fees.
What should I have with me when I get my car rental in Sousse?
You'll need to present credit card, as well as your driver's license.
What's Sousse's minimum age to rent a car?
Hertz's minimum age to rent a car in Sousse is 21. Some rentals, especially higher category vehicles (luxury, SUVs, etc.), may have an additional fee if you are under 25. Take time to read through Hertz's policies to determine what the total cost is before you book.
Is there a particular car I should get for my trip to Sousse?
That depends on how many people you are traveling with and what activities you want to do in Sousse. Compact or economy automobiles are easier to park and good for short commutes. If you are traveling with colleagues or family, then a sedan or SUV will have enough room for all of you and offer a more comfortable ride on longer drives. Those looking for a little extravagance on their vacation can choose a higher-end car model like a Mercedes C-Class or Audi A4 or similar.
Do I need insurance when I rent a car in Tunisia?
You are required to have insurance before you rent a car from Hertz in Tunisia. Although many of the major card issuers, like American Express or MasterCard, offer some coverage, there are usually restrictions. For example, they may not cover your rental car if you book a luxury or larger vehicle. Make sure to check credit card issuer's policy before you decide. Otherwise, as a U.S. citizen, you can add on Collision Damage Coverage through CarRentals.com at checkout.
Does Hertz require a deposit at the time of booking my rental car?
Hertz does require a deposit when you reserve your rental. Hertz will block the deposit on your credit once you book your rental for your trip to Sousse. Please note that the deposit may vary greatly based on the make and model of the vehicle.
Do I have to full up the tank before I take my car back to Hertz?
We recommend a full tank policy. You should get into your automobile with full tank, and you should bring it back it filled up. If you want to keep your expenses lower, it is best to fill up your tank before you return the car to Hertz. Stations close to airports or car rental places tend to have higher prices.
Do I need unlimited miles when I drive in Sousse?
Sousse definitely has its charms, but you may want to hit the road after you've checked off all the activities in Sousse.
Can I get a one-way rental from Hertz?
Hertz usually offers one-way rentals. You may find it easier to drop off your rental at another Hertz. However, there is typically an additional charge when you choose one-way.
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Before you head out of town, book your Hertz Sousse rent-a-car and visit all the must-do activities. Go through CarRentals.com and speed along the streets in Sousse, Tunisia.


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Through Uncharted Waters—Navigating the MotherShip by the Stars
Monthly Muse-driven Medley for Insecure Writers and Wannabe SciFi Scribes
The Silly Season—Now it Begins
The combination of Wimbledon, Royal Ascot, Henley Regatta and the appearance of crop circles in the chalk downs of Hampshire-Wiltshire-Surrey countryside seem to get the Brits into holiday mode.
While the United States of America—in one cultural bloc—conspire to break their own world record of shooting off the greatest number of fireworks, rockets and Roman candles in a 12-hour period for Independence Day, across the Pond the short English summer begins. Hats and finery are front and center. Tennis, cricket, football (soccer) and polo horses dot the landscape; rowing teams, barges and punts moor next to pubs on placid waterways. There are Garden Parties.
In this festive mood, Wimbledon Week began with a bang. On opening day, HRH Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, recently asked by HM Queen to take over her role as Patron of the illustrious All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club, was treated to a magnificent debut. From her royal box she watched Wimbledon legend—and eight-times champion, Venus Williams—be overturned in an amazing first round win by a 15-year old novice/disciple——Coco Gauff—beating her idol in straight sets 6-4, 6-4.HRH Prince William and other Royals are revving up their summer schedules. Her Majesty already set her Edinburgh Royal Week in motion, with help from bekilted Prince Edward and Sophie, Duchess of Forfar/Wessex to host her renowned garden parties. Princes William and Harry will keep the home fires burning at Royal Polo Club's 49th International Day, July 27th, at Home of English Polo—in newly-appointed surroundings—the Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club, Windsor.
Within this heightened summertime atmosphere of expectation and delight, it's not unusual for classic crop circles to appear in the clay-filled electromagnetically-charged fields of Wiltshire et al.
Meanwhile in the Marianas
Across in the Pacific by contrast, the week's events focused volcanic unrest in Java and the islands of New Guinea; with a series of continuing high magnitude earthquake sequences in the Marianas, off the Philippines in the Mindanao Deep.* They occurred synchronously with Tuesday's total solar eclipse—seen as partial here in the Bismarck Sea. Other Antipodean nations, viz. all of Antarctica, the Falklands, Sandwich Islands, Solomons and Indian Ocean—beginning to emerge from their own midwinter—experienced four minutes' totality.
* Mag.6.5 and greater; also coastline Japan, and Kamchatka peninsula.
Crop Circles and Normandy Landings
English crop circles had been few, so by solstice Croppies were thrilled when a classic circle finally appeared in a traditional chalk downs location, after several weeks of Euro competition. Unusual for northern France, earlier in June—at a time when most western nations were holding joint ceremony to commemorate the 1944 Allied D-Day Landings on the Normandy beaches—eleven crop circles—including one at the aptly-named Mieraville, Pas-de-Calais—popped up along the (English) Channel coast.
Recent research into collective behavior of animals from whales through insects, and by analogy from metasequoia to micro-organisms, indicates that all creatures can communicate—some like bees, ants and birds, over vast distances.
Both crop circles use insect—drone buzzing—bee imagery—one through the wormhole of time; the other perhaps its own timewarp instrument. Insect longevity as a species on earth, with its ability to communicate over distance—on level of pheromones, taste, smell and in the case of the honey bee, the bee dance—make it immortal.
In a few short years, recreational drones have become commonplace.
Drone and Beehive Community
'The company has applied for a patent for towers that bear a resemblance to beehives that would serve as multilevel fulfillment centers for its delivery drone service'
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Amazon has been awarded a patent to allow sale of surveillance drones for personal property, with fears of the Megalopoly becoming all-powerful in the private arena.
The vision is of drones taking off, landing and picking up deliveries from these vertical beehive structures, right, located in densely populated areas. Shades of Bruce Willis's Sixth Sense multiple level transit system.
What do we IWSGers see? Looking into our own future?
Two exquisitely layered, lovingly laid wheat mesh networks, several Mag.7 rumblings in the world's deepest ocean, and a total solar eclipse—almost completely invisible anywhere in the Northern hemisphere—unless you live on Midway Island—blatant admission that I share our revered Space Captain Cavanaugh's passion for time travel action movies and IWSG fantasy scenarios.
Teaser for Midway, due for November release? The trailer says it all: Woody Harrelson as Admiral Nimitz, Dennis Quaid as Vice Admiral Bull Halsey. Directed by master hand behind Stargate, and Independence Day, Roland Emmerich. Plus CGI. Howzat for star-studded navigation? If it inspires us Insecure Writers to keep on writing…Enjoy.
And a reminder that IWSG's 2019 Anthology Contest is now open. For those doing summer writing, may the stars be with you.
At the helm—
©2019 Marian Youngblood
Fairies, Fantasy & Fabulous Royals—Imaginary Friends in our Comfort Cave
FAIRIES, FANTASY, ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS FODDER for our IWSG COMFORT CAVE
MONTHLY HIDEOUT for INSECURE WRITERS—FANTASY or OTHERWISE
With Flower Fairies of the Spring, a Victorian classic published 1923 illustrated by Cicely Mary Barker (1895-1973), and read by generations of British children, came a late Art Deco/Bohemian breakaway from traditional, classical portrayal of the Faerie realm. Prior to her designs, C.16th Edmund Spenser classic, The Faerie Queene—reputed to have inspired Shakespeare—was traditional English fare.
Bohemian Breakaway from Faerie Queene
The Faerie Queene (1590) epic poem by Edmund Spenser (c. 1552–1599), follows the adventures of a group of medieval knights. The poem, written in deliberately archaic style, draws on history and myth—particularly the legends of Arthur, beloved of Brits.
Each book/canto follows the adventures of a knight representing a desirable virtue—holiness, temperance, chastity, friendship, justice, courtesy—each having that quality in him or herself tested by the plot. The Faerie Queene is allegorical—praising Elizabeth I—Gloriana—Faerie Queene herself, the virgin Belphoebe, and Elizabethan notions of virtue. The poem uses contemporary history and politics to celebrate and criticize the Tudor dynasty, twisting religious controversies and reforms of the time under Mary and Elizabeth. Spenser wrote that one of his intentions was that reading his work should 'fashion a gentleman or noble person in virtuous and gentle disciple'. Yet somehow it satisfies current hunger in movie audiences for historical realism.
In Book 2, the knight Guyon reads an old history of Faerieland, which gives Spenser the opportunity to recount a chronicle of British rulers. In Canto 10*, he tells the story of Leyr/Lyr. The story is similar to that told by C.12th historian Geoffrey of Monmouth. In Spenser's version, Leyr is looking to retire in his old age. After the love test and division of the realm, he weds Gonorill to the king of Scotland, and Regan to the king of Cambria/Wales. Cordeill/Cordelia is sent dowerless to Aganip of Celtica (France). In a gripping ending, dutiful daughter Cordeill restores Leyr to the crown and later inherits it herself; only to be overthrown by her nephews. In Spenser's version, Cordeill hangs herself, rather than stabbing or cutting herself—and this is probably source of the method of Cordelia's murder in Shakespeare's play.
*Stanzas 27–32 (pp. 332–34)
Classic English Rose, High Queen of Summer
I am the queen whom everybody knows:
I am the English Rose;
As light and free as any Jenny Wren,
As dear to Englishmen;
As joyous as a Robin Redbreast's tune,
I scent the air of June;
My buds are rosy as a baby's cheek;
I have one word to speak,
One word which is my secret and my song,
'Tis "England, England, England" all day long.
Wild Rose Fairy
Cicely Mary Barker, 1925
HRH Diana, Princess of Wales, who died over twenty years ago under dramatic circumstances, led the then reluctant British monarchy out of their closeted rule-bound protocol existence, venturing across mine-strewn warfields, embracing young unknown admirers in a royal walkabout. Her sons, Princes Wills and Harry, have taken a lead from her. Both their wives, HRH Duchesses of Cambridge and Sussex, left, are encouraged to meet the public, and displays of genuine affection have jumped from royal bedchamber into commoner children's street life. Diana would have loved all this sharing.
Royals Rev up in Fabulous Fantasy Fashion
"England, England" may only rarely be shouted by joyful football fans these days, but we are fortunate in our IWSG underground fantasy writing cave—where all intrepid but insecure introvert writers hole up over the holidays to have instant internet access to inspiring full-frontal videos of beautiful young British Royals flaunting a fashion statement in a kingdom relatively unchanged since the 16th century, while at the same time showing us writers a way to keep the flag flying.
It just happens that our vintage Space Cap'n Alex is a movie maestro—with current historical-realism featuring high on his pick list—Mary, Queen of Scots and The Favourite (elderly spinster Queen Anne) shine light into a royal system unchanged for centuries—until now.
It's an open secret that Prince Charles is happier in his organic garden than in the throne room. HM the Queen shows no sign of faltering, bless her handbag. Young fairytale princesses in phantom gowns have her approval. And always make us feel better.
May angels surround us through 2019.
New Year resolution? May we expect the unexpected.
©2019 Marian Youngblood
August Musical Express: Insecure Jazz-Jamboree to Nirvana
MONTHLY INSECURE WRITERS' MIRACLE MANIFESTATION CORNER or
Sounding One's Own Trumpet
What in the world is happening? you may ask.
Is it a bird, a plane, a super cloud?
No, Batman. It's called ignoring/misleading public/human condition, in the final horse race to the political gate.
Bread and Circuses—Fodder for U.S. 'uninformed' Masses
Political press liken both parties' cavalier attitude to the American Constitution to Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.
Do American politicians still remotely believe the public is listening to their rhetoric?
We in Ninja Cap'n.Alex's IWSGers stalwart group of writers know when it's time to throw in the towel—allow Nature to take over the reins.. After all, we are INSECURE. And it's summer—festival season. This is no time for intellectual—or intellect-less mind games. Carpe diem—seize the (day) moment. Time to look to the skies and aim heavenward—or hole up and w-r-i-t-e—or even go into permanent meditational mode: achieve mental freedom of Nirvana—or something even more (insecurely) celestial.
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy
Every Gun made
Every Warship launched
Every Rocket fired
signifies a Theft from the Hungry not fed, the Cold not clothed, and the Homeless left unhoused
Dwight D.Eisenhower, U.S. President 1953-61
Analogies with the Roman Colisseum are not totally inappropriate, in 2015-2016 election fever. The so-called uninformed public is now—courtesy of the Internet and the Cloud—hugely well-informed. Where gladiators and gore, pythons and phalluses were customary fodder for ignorant pre-Christian masses, two thousand years down the line, we'd hope we might have learned a little sophistry in leading humanity along a more enlightened path.
Music—Food of Love—Live Transmission
Music heals and regenerates human cells. With recent research confirming what Galileo discovered about acoustics, when he devised the first western scale.
Summer music festivals, it seems, are not just mindless, letting off steam—they are, since the times of Lughnasadh, Bacchanalia, Lupercalia and Saturnalia, an essential release mechanism for the human psyche from the shackles of (cold, winter, drudgery) 'responsibility'.
Trumpet High-notes Only a Dog Could Hear
As a bandleader, his virtuoso arrangements and seminal trumpet playing earned him the moniker Satchelmouth. Among other predominately black musicians like Duke Ellington and fellow horn player Cat Anderson, we have him to thank for freedom expressed through music, preserved for posterity in this digital age. Louis and Cat were reputed to reach high notes only a dog could hear.
Tribute bands to those former icons—including Janis Joplin, Grateful Dead, the Beatles—provide substitute Nirvana for live festival attendees. And August is jamboree month in the Pacific Northwest.
If Burning Man in Nevada isn't your style, maybe you should go for down-home 31st Annual Reggae-on-the-River in Mendocino; or Oregon's Jamboree.
Whatever your summer addiction—in this group, it HAS to be writing-related—even the hardest taskmaster will allow you a little time off. Thanks, Taskmaster Alex.
©2015 Marian Youngblood
Earth Day: Celebration or Apocalypse Now?
Pacific Ring of Fire Responds to Himalayan Quakes
If ever there was reason to wish for a tsunami, this is it.
Overnight Monday 04/27/2015 Nepal's sacred peaks suffered 142 aftershocks following-on to Saturday's 7.8-mag.Richter blow. Same night, Japan's new 900-foot raised beach in S.Hokkaido raises eyebrows. The Japanese agency blame 'crustal shift' and explain away the shoreline's subsequent landslide/sinkhole-subsidence on 'the waves'.
Nippon Seismic Agency claims "No human fault, just waves. Tsunami clearance not authorized".
The new beach is, nevertheless, littered with human, biological, marine, plastic and nuclear waste.
Do they wish to take responsibility and initiate a clean up now?
Or, blame THAT on the waves, too?
"6.6mag. Taiwan S.Japan location 24º129'N 122º335E 01a.m. UTC April 20. 2015 Four hours ago, a massive 6.6 magnitude Richter earthquake hit coastal Taiwan and Southern Japan. Local agencies, already overburdened with ongoing (nuclear) clean-up, continue to report. Minimal U.S. press coverage—slow to extract reports from the world arena in (western) night-time, unless specifically targeted—may find that differences in international dateline/time-zones may not result in this event's being buried, It may not fit into a neat, orderly media-orchestrated political schedule.
There are ramifications, however—especially for western U.S.A.
EarthCrisis or Early Warning?
Minimum 'safe' height: 146ft—most of Tsunami Alley: sea-level
MAGNITUDE 6.6 mwp
Location / uncertainty 24.129°N 122.335°E± 5.4 km
Depth / uncertainty 28.9 km± 4.4
Origin time 2015-04-20 01:42:58.470 UTC
Source: USGS
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Pay It Forward: February Resolve to Crack the Ice
PAYING IT FORWARD—Whatever the Weather
More chill—just one more plod thru the snow and I'll make it, if…
Such a scenario, I hope, should not happen to a single one of you in Alex's band of Insecure Writers.
Februarius mensis, after all—even for the Romans—was their "month of purification". Adopted freely by the medieval Roman Catholic church, it morphed into Candlemas—Purification and doorway to Lent.
"The Feast of the Purification, otherwise known as Candlemas marks the end of the Season of Christmastide" according to Roman Catholic Latin Mass Society
Februarius mensis "month of purification, cannot conceivably have been named for anyone frivolous, one imagines.
Blame it on Celtic Fire Festivals
Yet, long before there was a church hierarchy, pagan/country people worshipped cycles of the Earth, relating sun and moon movements to life and daily work. In pre-Celtic Europe Candlemas was Feast Day of Bride—mermaid birthed by the Ocean with dramatic increase in daily light, Brigantia in Roman Britain, Brigid/Brighid in Irish lore, some identify her with great warrior queen of the Iceni, Dark Age winged monarch Boudicca.
Brazilian CARNAVAL, German Fasching, Mardi Gras in New Orleans and Bahamian JUNKANOO all have the same roots.
'First come Candlemas
Syne the New Meen
The niest Tiseday efter that
Is aye Festern's E'en.
That Meen oot
An' anither at its hicht
The niest Sunday efter that
Is aye Pasche richt.'
Ancient Scots Easter calculation. Anon
Cosmically, last night's full moon, parading across the heavens with Jupiter and Regulus in harness, like celestial sundogs borrowed from daytime frolics to dance a nighttime mazurka, gave a little more pizzazz to February darkness.
Magnificent. And in the U.S., they call this Groundhog Day.
It may be short, but sadly, those twenty-eight nights of February are often a crucial month to the human psyche.
It is common knowledge—however tragic—that senior spirits, weathering many winters, often find the 'two fortnights of Februar' hardest to bear—(statistically) choose to die.
Healthcare vs. Warfare
Americans may deplore lack of national health and welfare systems, as in Europe, but where poverty lurks, conditions remain identical. Homeless people worldwide—their numbers grow every year—suffer. For some, there is no welfare check, no food stamps, no heat. And when winter returns with a vengeance, bringing an icy blast, street people—no matter which culture dominates—are marginalized.
Many die.
Pay It Forward: the NewAge Way*
One solution to life's stresses is in the mindset of our Youth.
Reverse psychology had it only half right.
By projecting our loving thoughts, or acting forward-in-kind, we anticipate—and receive in advance—the reward of giving another pleasure, and feeling his/her gratitude
GRATITUDE—winging on a love vibration—certainly makes the world go round.
In Pay It Forward (2000), U.S. film drama based on Catherine Ryan Hyde's novel, child star Haley Joel Osment launches a good-will movement—almost by accident in doing research for his social studies class. Helen Hunt, his single mother, and Kevin Spacey, sociologist-mentor are stunned when Angie Dickinson turns out to be his real-life street-wise 'consultant' for his school project.
Octogenarian and proud of it, Angie Dickinson—my heroine, 83 this year and counting–is one of Hollywood's hardest working gals. No sign of slowing down, either.
Born Angeline Brown, September 30, 1931 (age 83) in Kulm, North Dakota, her family moved to Glendale-Hollywood, where she graduated in business studies, aged 15. Briefly married to football player Gene Dickinson (m. 1952–60) and longer to composer Burt Bacharach (m. 1965–81), her only child Nikki Bacharach (1966-2007) committed suicide.
Portraying a homeless cohort to young do-gooder Joel in Pay It Forward, Ms Dickinson helps him regenerate other lives which might have floundered. This simple act of anonymous giving, in frame of mind of seeking no comeback, does produce small miracles.
To give, and not to count the cost
To fight, and not to heed the wounds,
To toil, and not to seek for rest,
To labor, and not to ask for any reward,
Save that of knowing that we do Thy Will
― Ignatius of Loyola
And as we know: miracles—and love—make the world go round.
*inspired by a friend & co-believer in humankind
Post Scriptum: THE WAVE
In context of leaving anonymous gifts without seeking acknowledgement—as someone we all know around here does every month—ahem Ninja Cap'n Alex: this a trait which has carried our little group of IWSG-ers through some hard times. I have complete faith that Alex's own brand of Paying it Forward will continue to support us. And I know I—and loads of my writerly co-travelers—will dig in with both feet as we reap greater and better life rewards!
Let's enter that Consciousness, New Age IWSGers—go with that Flow, er Wave.
©2015 Marian Youngblood


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