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I have no memory of learning to walk. I fill the void with out-of-body images: photographs my parents took and slipped into the plastic sleeves of our family archives. In one photo, I'm pushing myself up from the floor: arms straight, bottom up, feet on tiptoes, as if in yogic preparation for what's to come. In another, I am standing up straight, holding the leg of our china cabinet with one hand and reaching the other outward for balance. I'm looking down at my feet with great focus. My little slippers show no signs of wear – yet.
Of course I'm not alone; none of us remembers our first step. All we know is that it happened some time at the beginning of our lives. As a human species, meanwhile, we might assume that our "beginning" happened when we began to walk. There is no memory – no knowledge – of when exactly this happened. And so we fill the void with fossils that might suggest a divergence from the four-legged locomotion of our ancestors.
But when paleoanthropologists sift through African rubble and ash, they are not only looking for traces of bipedalism. They hope that their sweat-drenched labors will yield evidence of something greater, yet infinitely more elusive: consciousness. What exactly consciousness is still incites debate; its varied definitions begin inside the brain and move outward. Cognition in the head, language at the mouth, creation with the hands and, finally, some subjective relationship with the rest of the world. Since not all of these phenomena fossilize, paleoanthropologists can only try to unearth manifestations of conscious – or "modern" – behavior. Tools, for example. Or art.
When, then, did humans gain these two great capacities – walking and conscious behavior? And is there any connection between the two?
One Step for Homo erectus
In 1974, Homo erectus, or upright man, got a mascot: a fossil hominid named Lucy. Archeologist Donald Johanson spotted part of her femur sticking out from the dusty ground in the Awash Valley of Ethiopia, and three weeks later his team had unearthed forty percent of her skeleton. They could tell from the way her knee bent and her lumbar curved that she had spent most of her time on two feet. They also determined that at 3.2 million years old, she was the earliest example of a walking hominid.
Another find in Laetoli, Tanzania a few years later more or less confirmed this chronology. A team led by Mary Leakey discovered three sets of footprints pressed into volcanic ash and cemented by rainwater. No knuckle prints preceded the impressions; this was not the path of lumbering primates. Homo erectus had walked here, too – this time, 3.7 million years ago.
Then, in 1992, archeologists unearthed another skeleton, just forty-six miles from the site where Johanson found Lucy. Ardipithecus ramidus, or Ardi, walked on all fours and upright – she did this 4.4 million years ago.
Movement & Consciousness
Despite an ever-fluctuating timeline, we know that our ancestors reared up on their hind legs some several million years ago. More sophisticated endeavors, it turns out, came much later. In seeking to qualify "consciousness" for a scientific audience, the archeologist Christopher S. Henshilwood defined modern human behavior as "thoughts and actions underwritten by minds equivalent to those of Homo sapiens today." In 1991, in a cave on the coast of South Africa, Henshilwood found an example of this: small pieces of ochre, crosshatched and otherwise engraved. The creators had used tools, certainly, and since the abstract images on the ochre suggest some "arbitrary conventions unrelated to reality-based convention," perhaps the tool-bearers had symbols in mind. Maybe they were making art for art's sake. In any case, this was modern human behavior at its purest, and its earliest. Henshilwood estimated the ochre to be 77,000 years old.
77,000. That number never fails to astound me. Because if hominids began walking around millions of years before they began to resemble Homo sapiens, then walking shaped their consciousness – our consciousness. Walking makes us think. It makes us human, not just as upright walkers but as creatures of reason and creativity. It was, and is, something as fundamental to the human experience as sex, or death.
Contemporary philosopher Alva Noë, in his book Out of Our Heads, writes that the whole of the conscious human experience relies upon movement; that "consciousness is not something that happens in us. It's something that we do." Noë critiques some cognitive scientists' tendency to relegate consciousness to the brain alone and unwed it from the world around the body. In Noë's mind, the two are inextricable: the former would not exist without the latter. "Perceptual consciousness" involves accessing objects and visual information by moving a hand or an eye toward them. Experience, according to Noë, lies in the "two-way dynamic exchange between the world and the active perceiver." You can't think without moving through or towards something.
It is easy to imagine the roots of consciousness, or early modern behavior, developing with the movements of our Homo erectus ancestors. Early humans were nomads, after all. They sought food and fertile mates, and when abundance turned to scarcity, they moved on. "Neither humanity nor its environment was static," writes Joseph Amato in On Foot. "Walking was shaped to place and place was shaped to walking." Early humans centered their lives on the assumption that they were transient, and that the land they encountered would always be moving past them.
Before I learned to walk, I slept in a crib. My parents placed their swaddled babe in the middle of the crib each night, only to find come morning that I had somehow moved myself forward. My father recalls watching me, on several occasions, trying to propel myself through the front of the crib – my head pressed against the wooden slats, my arms and legs performing a determined, dry-land breast stroke. "If every newborn baby has an appetite for forward motion," writes Bruce Chatwin in The Songlines, "the next step is to find out why it hates lying still." My efforts earned me the title " The Go-Go Girl."
A Wandering Artist
If movement stimulates thought, then perhaps lots of movement allows the mind to reach new planes of contemplation and creativity. The Greeks explored this idea with their creation of the god Dionysus (Bacchus, in Latin). Bringer of wine, pleasure, and the Bacchic euphoria, the god's epithet is, simply, " The Wanderer." He moves with a posse of revelers; in Euripides' Bacchae, he "urges on the wandering band with shouts and renews their frenzied dancing, as his delicate locks toss in the breeze."
But Dionysus is more than a party animal; he's an artist. What looks like debauchery is actually a kind of feverish groping for inspiration; a successful frenzy climaxes in an ecstatic release of dance, music, and unfettered creativity. And while everything about Dionysus may be over the top – the booze, the sex, the staying up until all hours – his perpetual state of motion seems to prime him for enhanced activity, creative or otherwise.
The Cult of Dionysus was an affront to the civilized self-restraint championed by Greek city-states (and personified by the god Apollo). It was also wildly popular among Greek citizens. They worshiped a god who was, in many ways, much more free than they could ever be. Dionysus' ability to reach a state of pure pleasure and existential clarity is certainly enviable. Is it a coincidence that the Greeks conceived of a figure whose identity was inextricable from – and enhanced by – ceaseless movement? Perhaps the Greeks, in their infinite wisdom, recognized walking as something that defines being human, and purposefully bestowed a predilection for life-affirming activities on "The Wanderer."
Flâneur State of Mind
It's one thing for a god to achieve a state of controlled chaos just by walking around. But can a mortal? In 1863, Charles Baudelaire wrote an essay called "The Painter of Modern Life," in which he reviewed the work of artist Constantin Guys. In seeking the proper word to praise Guys, Baudelaire layered new meaning onto the word flâneur, the masculine French noun meaning "stroller" or "saunterer." Baudelaire's flâneur became a sort of urban synthesis of observer, philosopher, dandy, and artist – a contemplative individual who walks the city in order to experience and understand it.
"For the perfect flâneur, the passionate spectator," he wrote, "it is an immense job to set up house in the heart of the multitude, amid the ebb and flow of movement, in the midst of the fugitive and the infinite." A harbinger of the modern age, this cultural oddity could "be away from home and yet [feel] oneself everywhere at home." For an artist, to be a flâneur is to enjoy a penchant for deep perception – to imbue one's art with the "acrid or heady bouquet of the wine of life." Evidently, the only way to do this is to loose oneself from all social and personal mores and become what Ralph Waldo Emerson would later call the "transparent eyeball."
In the moment of perfect flâneur lucidity, the symbolic infrastructure of the landscape crumbles. With nothing left to mediate her experience, the artist can finally connect with the earth directly below her feet and, if she's lucky, represent it more fully. Perhaps that lucidity is a kind of hyper-consciousness activated by constant movement.
In her 1973 essay "On Photography," Susan Sontag identifies photography as an "extension of the eye of the flâneur" – a middle-class endeavor that, like the meditative stroll of the flâneur, involves setting out to find something real and exciting." She cites Atget's shabby and surreal Paris, Brassaï's ephemeral images from Paris de nuit, and Weegee's seamy New York City night scene as exemplars of the flâneur aesthetic. "The photographer is an armed version of the solitary walker," Sontag writes, "reconnoitering, stalking, cruising the urban inferno, the voyeuristic stroller who discovers the city as a landscape of voluptuous extremes." What Dionysus, Baudelaire's flâneur, and Sontag's urban photographer have in common is that their constant movement through space brings them something in the way of a higher understanding – of themselves, of their surroundings, of their creative capabilities.
After graduating from high school, I embarked upon my own artistic exploits à la flâneur, although I did not know that word at the time. In Rome, I walked to Trastevere in the pouring rain, and photographed motorcycle headlights illuminating raindrops. In Bulgaria, I walked through the Saturday bazaar, and photographed a man and a woman below a large poster of old Soviet propaganda: In the arms of mother Russia you will be safe. In Berlin, a man walking past a building near Checkpoint Charlie, covered with graffiti and still baring its shrapnel wounds. In Munich, snow-covered tourists squinting upwards at Marienplatz's Glockenspiel clock tower– an ornate cuckoo clock with moving wooden figures in colorful tights.
Channeling Wanderlust
I walk to understand new places (as much as a stranger can), and only when I think I have succeeded do I capture a frame. My wanderlust forces me to move; movement, in turn allows me to instill in my creations the "heady bouquet of the wine of life." I am a follower of Dionysus, an epilogue for Sontag. It doesn't matter that I – we – can't remember learning to walk. What matters is that we walk, unabashedly, on the ground that swallowed our ancestors. And that we embrace our wanderlust, that igniter of thought and creation.
Angela Jane Evancie is a writer, photographer and radio producer based in Burlington, Vermont. She graduated from Middlebury College in 2009 with a joint degree in English and Geography. She is spending this year with a Compton Mentor Fellowship in multimedia journalism.


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As the council members serve at the pleasure of Aurora citizens, so the city manager serves the city as long as city council considers the job well done. The manager can be replaced at any time by a majority vote of city council. Learn more about Your Aurora Government.
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Aurora Deputy City Manager Jason Batchelor has been overseeing city operations as interim city manager since early October following the retirement of Aurora City Manager George "Skip" Noe.
The city hired Affion Public in late September to conduct a national search for a new city manager. The process to find Noe's replacement is expected to take three to six months.
Batchelor, also the city's former Finance Department director, has served as deputy city manager since 2015. A graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, he served in the US Army for five years and as a budget manager at the city of Austin, Texas, in the years following.
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Today we are joined by a stalwart of the UK reggae scene – Adam Dewhurst aka Daddy Ad, legendary selector for the mighty Trojan Sound System.
The mighty Trojan Sound System prepare to digitally release a full remix and riddims EP of their recent sold out Africa release 12″ featuring rub downs from the likes of Toddla T, JFB and Darkstarr Diskotek available digitally for the first time on the 24th February, alongside full live and Dex N FX shows across Europe.Trojan Sound System also unveil brand new logo artwork and Tshirts by celebrated street artist Mau Mau.
Could you please introduce yourself to the readers of Midnight Raver, and tell them how reggae became an integral part of your life.
"Hi! I'm Daddy Ad, selecta and sound boy and with Earl Gateshead, we're Trojan Sound System. Like many, Bob Marley touched my soul as a youngster and slowly I started exploring the vast vaults of the evolution of Reggae music. Like Jazz, Reggae has a huge history and many forms and it can be difficult to know where to go next once you're through the gates. As a young man, the production values of Reggae touched me and I could relate to them through contemporary Dance music too due to the massive influence Reggae has had on most sub-genres, from Hip Hop to Drum and Bass and House to Dubstep as very quick examples. Reggae is the source though and I got more and more into original Reggae and discovered most of it still sounded fresher than most new Dance music, despite being made decades earlier in some cases."
How did this progress to actually running your own Roots & Reality Sound System.
"I was DJing internationally with an eclectic take on Dance music through Sleazenation and Jockey Slut (I was the co-founder with my buddy Jon Swinstead) and Earl and I kept getting booked alongside each other. Sharing a love and passion for Reggae, we were challenging each other to drop more and more Reggae onto non-Reggae dance floors and the way we played and programmed it made young people feel it in a way that made sense to them. People were always running up and asking what this brand new Dance music record was we were playing and we'd have to explain it was made 20 years earlier and is Reggae, it became more than apparent to me that Reggae was misunderstood by many and horribly stereotyped. We wanted to change that, so we started Roots and Reality together and very soon found ourselves breaking Reggae into peak time and edgy Clubs and Festivals, translating this incredible music in a way that made sense. We called it Roots and Reality because whilst we believe in a better place, spiritually and otherwise, for us all to live, we also recognise the Reality of the world we live in, rather than just being lost in a stoned utopia. Chris Blackwell is a legend and hero of ours and we wanted to continue what he started with his involvement in Trojan and translating Reggae to a universal audience, not just the purists."
What were the circumstances behind you adopting the Trojan name for the sound system in 2004.
"Trojan Records approached us after seeing how we were breaking Reggae into cool, edgy and young cultures. At this time, DJs like Rodigan were playing tiny little nights to a JA audience and a few Trustafarians and whilst we played the purist dances, we were more interested in breaking Reggae out than imploding. Roots and Reality was doing exactly that so we understood how this made sense to Trojan and they asked us to become the official Trojan Sound System instead of Roots and Reality. It's a great honour and something we don't take lightly. Both Earl and I are proud and humbled by the way Reggae has crossed over and the way we took it into peak time main room club culture and into big stages at festivals. It has re-opened the gates for many others too, but most importantly, it has introduced Reggae to loads of young people who want to know where their music came from. We also believe this is a big part of where more music will move forward to as well."
Given Trojan's unique position in the history of reggae, is there any extra pressure on you representing such an illustrious name.
"Like Duke Reid's pistol to our heads! Trojan is over 40 years old and being the leader of the pack it has seen through the evolution of Reggae from day one. Due to the musical and cultural influence it has had over the decades, we have a lot of people coming to see us all expecting different things. In terms of the Reggae world and style tribes; Dreads and Rasta want Roots, Mods want a certain type of Ska and Rocksteady, Skins want a certain type of stomping Ska etc. Trojan is iconic to them all in different ways. We like to represent the whole gamut, but we generally focus on making Reggae relevant to our audience, whoever they are, and we love to introduce non-traditional Reggae heads to Reggae. That's a challenge we relish and really enjoy."
You operate a strict vinyl-only policy. How has the advent of the digital media affected reggae music generally and sound systems specifically.
"So many DJs who know better, try to justify vinyl synthesis and such like for convenience and for us, that's the only thing it's good for. We feel it's cheating the party though and the sound is crap in comparison to first pressing vinyl played back properly. The other evil it has caused is that proper vinyl set up is becoming a lost art and turntable more often than not aren't set up for vinyl playback, which is acoustic based (there really is physical music in those grooves) and with vinyl synthesis there's no need for high end cartridges, feedback and grounding issues and loads more. But convenience comes at a price and the price paid is degrading the fans' experience and vibes. Digital compression takes out the soul and vibes. There are lots of new young sound systems popping up and that's great. They need to start looking at the front end and playback though and not just how big their speakers are (holding back on all the puns…)."
How big is your personal record collection, and where do you source your vintage vinyl.
"Between us our collection is in the tens of thousands. We go to all the right shops, but also have specialist dealers we work with. Sorry, not telling…"
What has been your most exciting vinyl discovery.
"There have been loads and there are so many virtually unknown tunes out there. Collectors can be a bit weird and for some reason pay hundreds of pounds for rare records that only have the rarity value going for them. When you get collectors like that DJing it's depressing. They only play records because they're rare and to impress other collectors. Who cares?! There's maybe a reason why those records are rare, didn't sell and weren't repressed…"
TSS has made the transition to recording artists / production with the release of a batch of killer 12" singles – Turn To The East, My God and the incredibly successful Africa. Was that a natural progression for you, and have you been surprised by the success.
"It was a totally natural progression for us. The way we positioned the sound alongside the best Dance music DJs/acts that were totally influenced by Reggae, we then in turn wanted to produce and flip things on its head. We produce authentic Reggae, but we use a lot of contemporary sounds and try to make things full cycle. The fact that people are really feeling them and the songs and music mean something to them; that's a very special and meaningful feeling."
Remixes of these three tracks are now available on an eight-track digitally released EP. What new dimensions do the remixes offer the tracks.
"We chose those producers because they love Reggae, have the ability to understand a song (rare in remixes!) and flipped things around again. Toddla's version is like Jungle Ragga, JFB's Dubstep and DnB mixes are wicked as remixes, they stay true to the songs but take them back to where we took the inspiration for the sounds and instruments we worked with. The one I really live is Darkstarr Diskotek's re-edit of "Africa". They are Ashley Beedle and Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy and as such are two of the best and most masterful DJs and producers on the planet. The best of the best. Their re-edit stretches out the single to a dance floor masterpiece and something I hope a lot of young producers listen to and get inspired by."
How difficult is it to move the music forward while trying to retain its authentic, rootical essence.
"It's a really fine line, especially with purist politics. You have to stay strong though and do what you feel is right for you and not try and make music for other people. We do what feels right for us, our culture and we want our music to translate and relate to as many people as possible. Too many producers try to recreate what has already been done very very well before them, especially in new Reggae."
Do you feel there is any contradiction between the nu-roots music you are creating and the Trojan name, which is primarily noted for its rich back-catalogue of vintage music.
"Not really. Trojan as a catalogue preserves that rich heritage, but would be relegated to a niche little stage or pub night in the live sense. We are trying to bridge that gap through our live and recorded work and make the catalogue relevant and interesting to the younger and often huge audiences we play to. It joins many dots."
Sound systems were, of course, at the very forefront in the early development of Jamaican music, but were then eclipsed somewhat by the vocal groups and bands, particularly on the outernational scene. Is it fair to say that sound systems are leading the way in getting reggae back into the mainstream.
"I agree. Many original recording artists view sound systems as a poor mans band having spent years trying to get to a stage where they could afford a live band. However, cheap pick up bands that a lot of these artists now work with when touring can't recreate the same vibe either as musicians or for the immense production values Tubby, Perry and many others brought to the records using their limited studio means so creatively, like instruments. That takes a LOT of rehearsal and more. Sound Systems should be about reproducing that playback as the artists and producers intended and when done right, it's incredible. Sound Systems are definitely helping to lead Reggae back into the mainstream because it sounds right and I guess it's cheaper and easier in some ways than bringing in a full band and the logistics, cost and risk involved with some of the artists who can't be assed to get on the plane. Seriously. I wish more original recording artists got back to their roots though and vibed more on sound systems. I remember one gig we did at Rototom a few years back where a whole host of the 'live' artists came and vibed on our set, which closed the whole 90k strong festival. On top of our crew we had legends like Eek-A-Mouse, Bushman, Buru Bantan, Barrington and others giving it some. VIBES!!!"
Large, high profile festivals or small, intimate venues. Which do you prefer, and does the size of the venue affect how easily you can connect with the audience.
"We love them all for different reasons. As long as the sound is right and the audience feel it, we can connect."
A few years ago, there were reports about the impending demise of reggae. From your viewpoint, how is our music doing today.
"That's what we wanted to change and I don't think the scene and its future has ever been more exciting."
What are your plans for 2013, and what are the long-term objectives for TSS.
"More recording and our dream would be for a record to cross-over and help us and the culture move forward in a big way. Music touches peoples souls, gives people hope and connection. That's powerful."
Finally, adapting the format of Desert Island Discs, if you could choose just five tracks to listen to for the rest of your life, what would they be.
"I'd cheat and just take Bob Marley's Exodus instead. The whole album. It was voted the greatest album of the 20th century by Time and I don't think they were wrong!"
We thank you for your time and wish you all the best for the future. Anything else to add, Daddy Ad?
"Thank you for the support!"
RELEASE DATE: 24th FEBRUARY
Written And Produced By: Trojan Sound System
Format: Digital


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MIAMI (AP) — Cornerback Brent Grimes, who missed almost all of last season with an Achilles tendon injury, signed a one-year contract with the Miami Dolphins on Saturday.
Grimes started 28 games for the Atlanta Falcons in 2010-11 but was hurt in their opener last year. He declined to predict whether he'll be able to take part in offseason practices beginning in May.
"I don't have any restrictions right now," he said. "I am running and everything. It's just building up your strength and everything. That's part of the process, but I have plenty of time. With the offseason workouts and getting everything in shape, I will be great."
Grimes is expected to start for the Dolphins, who lost Sean Smith via free agency to the Kansas City Chiefs.
"I picked Miami because I think they are building something great here, and I would love to be a part of it," Grimes said.
He was undrafted and broke into the NFL with the Falcons in 2007. He has 13 career interceptions, while Smith has five in four seasons.
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New Consumer Goods market report from Euromonitor International: "Surface Care in Tunisia"
Boston, MA -- (SBWIRE) -- 06/25/2014 -- Surface care continued to face stiff competition from bleach as a cheap alternative in 2013. Surface care products encountered some restrictions on growth due to high retail prices, in comparison to bleach. These products are chiefly purchased by middle- to high-income consumers who are interested in quality products and ease of use. Despite this, surface care registered volume and value growth in 2013.
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Henkel-Alki Tunisie was the clear leader within surface care with a retail value share of 32% in 2013. The company enjoyed strong brand recognition and loyalty due to the popularity of its global brands, such as Bref, Mir and Ajax. Henkel-Alki has a comprehensive knowledge of the country and its products meet Tunisian consumer expectations. As a result, Henkel-Alki witnessed its value share grow within surface care in 2013.
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Speaking of wacky YouTube finds, I located a Guest Relations video and Kevin Yee has found this short video of an animatronic (or is it a puppet?) version of Remy the Rat from Pixar's Ratatouille. He's "lifesize" and apparently being used to get guests to enter an attraction or restaurant in Disneyland Paris' Disney Studios park.
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Animatronic? That's a puppet! A puppet! A puppet?! Just another actor below the table!
So cute!
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Game of the Week
Stem Vs Saints – Both teams are winless thus far. Yes, it's early in the season but both teams are under pressure to fill that win column. Both teams are evenly matched according to the stats. Saints have scored 4 runs in 4 games and the Stem has scored 5 in the same amount of games. It's easy to think the team that hits this game will be the winner.
Other Games
Falcons Vs Bandits – Bandits are one of two teams without a loss so far and the Falcons are winless. The Bandits have received good production from their hitters, especially Lenny and Pena. Anthony has been the Falcons best hitter so far. More players will have to have good games for the Falcons if they want to blemish the Bandits record.
Saints Vs Royals – Last week the Royals gave up 23 runs in 2 games. They will have to tighten up their defense this week. Chris and Darnell have gotten off to hot starts. Saints need to get going to avoid the bottom of the standings. The pressure will be on Mike and Pete Jr to rally the squad.
Personal Vs Emperors – Last week, Personal went 2-0. Ty, Joey and Martin are leading the team in RBIs and will have to keep last week's momentum to overcome this week's challenges. Emps arethe 2nd highest scoring team in the league so far and will look to put up another crooked number in this game. Caban, Chungo, Eric and Vido have gotten off to good starts.
Gold Vs Falcons – What happens when you matchup the league's top offense vs a winless team? We can all expect the Gold to win here but, the truth is we play the games for a reason. Hey, you never know.
Emperors Vs Bandits – Many have been buzzing around the league, wondering if the Bandits are for real. Well, here is a good way to find out, especially on Mercado field. This will be the Bandits first game on this field and this is the Emps 2nd visit here this season (5-4 victory last time).
Royals Vs Ravens – Tied in the standings, this game has some early season meaning for both teams. The Ravens have scored via the long ball. They have hit a total of 7 HR's and lead the league in that category. Miguel's 5 RBIs, lead the team. Chris will try to set the table for his Royals.
Gold Vs Personal – Gold has a run differential of 26 while Personal has -11. It's easy to see what needs to be done to beat the Gold. Gold has been lead by Dusty's hits (9) and his father's RBIs (7). Throw in a good defense and Personal has their work cut out for them.
Stem Vs Leland – In the land of trees, only the team that hits can come out victorious. Hitting is what Eddie's team loves to do. Edwin leads the team with 10 hits. He is tied with Ferdi and Dave for the team leader in RBIs (6). Coree and Anthony are tied for the Stem lead in hits (5). They will need a better contribution from all to beat Leland.
Ravens Vs Leland – Leland has the edge in this one as they have the better defense. But both teams can surely hit the crap out of the ball. This should be a good game to watch, especially if the sun is a factor on Calderon field.
Royals Vs Gold – This is always a good game to see as both teams are known to get on one another with the trash talking. Neither team will back down, no matter what the score is. The respect is there but the will to win is even stronger.
Saints and Falcons – Neither team wants to be in last place and both will try their hardest to make sure it doesn't happen at the end of this week. This will be the 3rd game of the day for both, so they will give this game everything and anything that's left in their tanks by the time this one is over.
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What was I thinking? What can I even say about Fyodor Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamozov except that never again will I commit to write about such a sweeping novel with ideas so intricately laid down with the precision of a master architect who has weighed and measured every stick. Unless maybe I give myself a whole uninterrupted year. Or 25 years, like Joseph Frank (professor emeritus at Princeton and Stanford Universities) did, who finished his fifth and final volume on the life of Dostoevsky, a monumental biography at 800 pages for just that volume, back in 2002.
It's not that Dostoevsky is unreadable for the lay person. Yes, degrees in psychology and Russian history would help, but for a writer who is considered to be one of the world's greatest authors and this his greatest novel, he's very accessible.
You may find yourself asking, "How could he know me?" To read Dostoevsky is to stand naked-hearted before a wise and piercing being and it's quite uncomfortable to be so exposed. The major themes that course through The Brothers Karamozov are broad but it's uncanny how they light in a small place of your own nature and prick your conscience. He is a master. Were he alive today, or had I lived 150 years ago, I'd have wanted him for a friend and confidante during my darkest inner battles, and he would look straight through me and diagnose me and make such sense that I'd be well just for having been diagnosed and having seen such stark and beautiful truth.
The Brothers Karamozov is a big book of ideas, nearly 900 pages of dialogued postulations on love, guilt, forgiveness, responsibility for one another, money, the existence of God, atheism, socialism, freedom. And who among us hasn't grappled with those big ideas in some small or grand way?
And there's an intriguing story, too, that weaves these big ideas all together, a family tale that follows the lives of the Karamozov brothers and their father and surrounding characters. There is a love story, a murder mystery, a courtroom drama, and always deeper meaning. Indeed, the entire nation of Russia is a character in the story, as is God himself, as even a cursory read reveals.
The allegorical depth of The Brothers Karamozov is part of its richness and acclaim. The brothers each are emblems and caricatures–Ivan is the intellectual atheist; Dmitri is the worldly sensualist, Alyosha is the spiritual soul. Other allegories include each of the Karamozov brothers being subjected to three temptations, as in the biblical story of the temptation of Christ, each with varying degrees of success according to their character.
In fact, it is this story of the temptation of Christ in the chapter on Ivan's Grand Inquisitor that was one of my favorite parts. I had never read a more complete or compelling account of how Jesus was tested in the wilderness (Matthew 4:1-11). The first temptation, for the hungry Jesus to turn the stones into bread, Dostoevsky extends and shows himself to be a brilliant theologian. Jesus said no, that man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes out of the mouth of God.
And Dostoevsky conveys this was an issue of freedom, as his Grand Inquisitor promises man, as Satan promised Jesus, everything in exchange for freedom, that single thing that defines man. The Grand Inquisitor tells the man that people are too simple and unruly for freedom, that what they really need is bread, to "feed men, and then ask of them virtue." The Grand Inquisitor goes on to claim that "freedom and bread enough for all are inconceivable together." His indictment against Christ is that He turned down social justice for the sake of freedom and the bread of heaven.
The Grand Inquisitor makes such an eloquent case in this chapter that any atheist who reads it champions this as his proof. But Dostoevsky, having travelled through atheism and out the other end to Christianity, is in an uncommonly opportune position to be exquisitely credible to both sides, and still win. He thus commented on his own faith and responds to atheists and critics of The Brothers Karamozov:
The dolts have ridiculed my obscurantism and the reactionary character of my faith. These fools could not even conceive so strong a denial of God as the one to which I gave expression… The whole book is an answer to that…. You might search Europe in vain for so powerful an expression of atheism. Thus it is not like a child that I believe in Christ and confess Him. My hosanna has come forth from the crucible of doubt.
Fyodor Dostoevsky's own life informed his writing of The Brothers Karamozov in many ways. As a young man, he was a socialist revolutionary who ended up arrested by the Tsarist police for associating with a secret socialist group. Dostoevsky claimed to not be against the Russian government but against the institution of serfdom. The next decade found him in prison and labor camps in Siberia. He emerged from the experience, having nothing to read but the gospels, one of the few books allowed, not a social revolutionary, but a spiritually awakened man.
A journalist recounting Joseph Frank's staggering biography of Fyodor Dostoevsky offered this insight into the theme of The Brothers Karamozov:
Dostoyevsky, in Frank's view, is comparable to Dante, Shakespeare and Milton in the grandeur of his thought and the power of his spiritual vision. His goal in this novel, Frank says, was both to portray the breakdown of social and family life (the principal theme of the much weaker "Raw Youth") and to warn, through the three Karamazov brothers, Ivan, Dimitri and Alyosha, and their corrupt father, Fyodor, against the impending collapse of Western civilization, which was inevitable unless humankind embraced a return to the (Orthodox) Christian faith.
Dostoevsky indeed believed that the only salvation for us all is not found in politics, but in faith. There are so many more characters for you to meet in The Brothers Karamozov, countless conversations and incidents, that will illuminate this truth and more. There is Father Zossima, the crazy Father Ferapont, Katerina Ivanovna, Grushenka. There is this:
Ah, children, ah, dear friends, don't be afraid of life! How good life is when one does something good and just!
If they drive God from the earth, we shall shelter Him underground. One cannot exist in prison without God; it's even more impossible than out of prison. And then we men underground will sing from the bowels of the earth a glorious hymn to God, with Whom is joy. Hail to God and His joy! I love Him!
Water the earth with the tears of your joy and love those tears.
As the book's final line echoes, "Hurrah for Karamozov!" Read it, you will be flattened, raised, amazed, challenged. This is the best I can do, for I have a long way to go in really understanding it all.
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Anil Kalhan is an Associate Professor of Law at the Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law and chair of the New York City Bar Association's International Human Rights Committee. During the spring semester 2017-18, he is an Adjunct Professor of Law at New York University School of Law, and during the fall semester 2017-18, he was a Visiting Professor of Law at Washington University School of Law in St. Louis. He also is an Affiliated Faculty Member at the University of Pennsylvania South Asia Center and a Faculty Advisory Board member for the Drexel University Center for Mobilities Research and Policy, and in both 2015 and 2017, he was in residence as a Visiting Scholar at the Center for the Study of Law and Society at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law.
Before coming to Drexel, he was a Visiting Assistant Professor of Law at the Fordham University School of Law and an Associate in Law at the Columbia University School of Law. He previously worked as a litigation associate at Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, where he also served as co-coordinator of the firm's immigration and international human rights pro bono practice group, and for the ACLU Immigrants' Rights Project in New York and served as law clerk to the Hon. Chester J. Straub (U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit) and the Hon. Gerard E. Lynch (U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York).
Professor Kalhan's scholarship has appeared in publications including the Columbia Law Review Sidebar, Columbia Journal of Asian Law, Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics, Maryland Law Review, Ohio State Law Journal, UC Davis Law Review, UCLA Law Review Discourse, Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, and edited volumes published by Cambridge University Press, Routledge, and the University of Pittsburgh Press. He has been a contributing writer for Dorf on Law, AsiaMedia, and SAJAforum and a guest contributor for the ImmigrationProf Blog, Yale Journal on Regulation Notice & Comment, and Chapati Mystery. His writing has also appeared in publications including BusinessWeek, Express Tribune (Pakistan), Foreign Affairs, Herald (Pakistan), New America Media, Newsweek, Washington Monthly. He was the recipient of a SAJA Journalism Award from the South Asian Journalists Association in 2008, and was again a finalist for SAJA Journalism Awards in 2011 and 2013.
Professor Kalhan is Chair of the Section on Immigration Law of the Association of American Law Schools and is a co-founder and former Chair of AALS Section on Law and South Asian Studies. He has served on the executive committee of the AALS Section on Comparative Law and as a member of the New York City Bar Association's Immigration and Nationality Law, International Human Rights, and International Law Committees. He also is a member of the national council of advisors for South Asian Americans Leading Together and previously served on the board of directors of the South Asian Bar Association of New York.
Professor Kalhan received an A.B. from Brown University, an M.P.P.M. from the Yale School of Management, and a J.D. from Yale Law School. Before attending law school, he worked for Cable News Network, PBS's MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour, and the New York City Department of Transportation.


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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has approached the Federal High Court, Lagos for an order disqualifying Justice M. N. Yunusa from handling its six cases before his court. It demanded that the six case files be returned to the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Ibrahim Auta, for reassignment.
The cases include those of the $2m cash seized at the Lagos airport and the one involving a former Minister of Aviation, Sen. Stella Oduah.
The EFCC is protesting against Justice Yinusa's order restraining the commission from arresting the former minister. The EFCC made the plea in an "Affidavit of Urgency" filed on Tuesday before the court by one of its lawyers.
The anti-graft agency is praying for an order disqualifying Justice Yunusa from further hearing of the cases.
It said: "The cases include: Mr Jyde Adelakun and Touch of Flame Energy Company Limited vs. Chairman, EFCC and Ibelema Bristol in suit number: FHC/ L/ CS/ 1285/2015; Federal Republic of Nigeria vs. Michael Adenuga in Suit Number: FHC/L/CS/ 487/ 2014 ; Honourable Shamsudeen Abogu vs. EFCC and Others in suit number: FHC/L/ CS/ 1269/2015; Dele Martins vs. EFCC and Others in suit number: FHC//L/CS/1623/2015 and Chike Obiakor vs. EFCC and Others in suit number: FHC/ L/ CS/2011/2014.
The Commission hinged its request on the grounds of "bias and denial of fair hearing" by Justice Yunusa.
"In one of the cases, particularly the matter between Jyde Adelakun and Touch of Flame Energy Company Limited vs. Chairman, EFCC and Ibelema Bristol, the EFCC sought a consolidation of the suit number FHC/L/CS/1285/2015 and suit number FHC/L/CS/1165/2015 but the application was ignored.
"Besides, a pending Court Order freezing the bank accounts of Adelakun and Touch of Flame Energy Company Limited (who are being investigated in a case of money laundering involving over $2,000,000.00 was communicated to Justice Yunusa, with an application for a short adjournment to enable the EFCC file an affidavit to exhibit the Order.
"Justice Yunusa reportedly turned down the application and even refused an oral application to this effect, but went ahead to fix September 23rd, 2015 for judgment."
The EFCC believes that "having regard to the events that took place before the court during the proceedings on 21st September, it will not get justice except the case is re-assigned to another judge". The anti-graft agency asked for the return of the case files to the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court for reassignment.


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Saturday, June 28, 2008
The folks next door had a huge party with a tent, noise and a crowd today. I did not take photos while the party was going on.
My dogs were able to go out and potty (with me) and not react to the people. Red did run up the fence on one outing to wag at his tail at a chicken eater but came away when called.
Blue seem to pretend that people did not exist. Good dogs!
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Monika Premieres New Music Video
Q Magazine has just premiered the video for "Babyboy," the latest single off Monika's new album, Secret in the Dark. Director Spyros Dahlias tells Q, "I immediately knew that it had to be about a journey, exactly like Monika's journey from Athens to New York. But, this time why not embarking on a galactic one? We wanted the video to be a sci-fi dream, to feel dark and mysterious like an old James Bond title sequence and have many many Monikas in it. She's multiplying and trying to find her Babyboy. She never reaches him at the end, but again it's all about the trip."
Monika performs a one-off UK date in London on November 17 at The Courtyard, Hoxton.


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Katy Perry ranks past lovers John Mayer, Orlando Bloom and Diplo
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Katy Perry ranked her past lovers from best to worst in bed: John Mayer, Orlando Bloom, and coming in third, super-producer Diplo. The light-hearted segment was part of a YouTube livestream, hosted by James Corden, to promote the 32-year-old pop star's new album, "Witness."
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Chapter Twenty Two
That sat together in silence. Margaret knew beyond all doubt that pleading with John would be hopeless. She would do the same thing if she were in his place. Actually, she realized she could do the same thing in her own place. She knew that she could lose John for the sake of herself. Margaret couldn't live with that. She had to find a way to keep him from possibly being hurt or worse. He could be killed. He could be hung. Begging, pleading, crying, groveling, sulking, threatening to commit suicide, may all have to come into play, if she felt he was on the verge of committing such an act, in her name.
Margaret was eventually trotted off for her exercises. John said that he would ride over to the Milton Grand and see if could find Bell, who could lead him to Frederick.
Branson would normally have the horses harnessed by now, and today was no different. John didn't bother calling him to the front, he just found Branson at the stable.
"Guv, I've wanted to ask you, and I feel stupid in a way doing this, but now that you are married, does the Mistress have control over me as you have these past years?"
"She may ask to be driven anywhere at any time. If it comes to a decision about the stables or the horses, I would like to confer with her, and we may make a joint decision."
"Can she let me go?"
"No. I can't ever see that happening, but should that unlikely event come up, then, come to me. I am the only one to discuss that, and I will tell her so. She will have a say with her own maid. Although I do not believe you met Dixon the last time, Miss Hale lived here, she had been with the family before Margaret was born. Staff, with service longevity, are extended extra courtesies for being faithful and discreet regarding the family."
"Suppose she asks me to keep a confidence from you?"
John paused with that question. "Right now, I am asking you to keep my confidence on what our plans are for Hartford. I hope she hasn't asked, has she?"
"No, Guv."
"Keep her confidences as you do to me, unless either one of us could be severely injured. Understand?"
"Yes, Guv. Where to?"
"The Grand, Branson, the Grand."
Margaret was reflecting on having no shoes when she was reminded of Bennington, the cabby that aided in her rescue. She would ask Branson first if private service paid more than a London cabby. If the answer was yes, Margaret would ask John if he knew of a Master that needed a good driver. If Branson said no, he would ask John to reward him, which would mean a trip to London. It was very likely that he had saved her life that night and he should not be forgotten. Margaret always saw Nicholas with a small buggy and wondered if he had a driver. Could the Thornton household find a use for a second driver? A second driver could give Branson some relief from always being on duty. It may enable him to propose to the woman that he loved. According to John, Branson may not allow anyone to rein his horses. Perhaps, he could be persuaded to enjoy his lady and let another experienced driver pull the coach.
If John had no news about Frederick when he arrived home, she would like to try a short drive into the country or more likely a place to buy dancing slippers. She wanted out and in the sun away from the smoke.
The porter rapped lightly on the door of Mr. Bell's room. After several moments and no answer, he repeated the knock. Still, no one came to the door. He returned to the reception area.
"Mr. Thornton, no one is answering the door."
"Thank you, I will try the dining room" John walked in and saw Bell with the Shaw's and Lenox, enjoying a leisurely late breakfast. Walking over, he decided not to join them but just have a word with Adam Bell.
"Good morning, everyone," John said in a pleasant voice.
"Good morning, Mr. Thornton. How is Margaret this morning?" asked Mrs. Shaw.
"Quite honestly, it's a bit rough for her today," John spoke in earnest. "I would like to find Frederick if anyone here knows where he can be located."
"Is anything wrong, John?" asked Bell.
"Could I speak with your for a moment? Excuse us," John said, as Adam stood and walked a few paces away from the table.
"Margaret has begun to fear retribution by her brother or myself, against Hartford. Naturally, she worries for our safety. She asked me directly about my possible involvement in revenge. I could only tell her I would protect her if the man came here. I'm afraid that has set her back. I'd like Frederick to talk with her since I cannot speak for him."
"John, I do not know where he is, but I know he had plans to find me here or Marlborough Mills, sometime this morning."
"Higgins is back with good news about moving Lisa, and I am sure he's anxious to hear that. Send him my way, if you see him. I hope he's not out hunting. If I do not see you before then, I will see you at the police station at four. I have some ideas that we can discuss in an empty courtroom after we've heard what Boyle has to say."
Adam, trying to smile for those that looked on, said, "I will see you later . . . before Boyle, and I will certainly send Frederick over when I see him."
"Thank you, Adam."
John turned to the table. "Mrs. Shaw, I hope you have a pleasant trip home. Your niece is strong, and we will get through this together. She would like to see her brother this morning. Please excuse my interruption. Good day, everyone." John turned and left.
Except for Margaret's brother, he wished she could be left alone. She had much turmoil to work through, both good and bad. Until she was alone, she couldn't settle into a comfortable state of being. She wasn't even able to set priorities in her life as yet. John was confident that before Margaret was healed physically, the other problem would have been eliminated.
John was anxious to return home. He did not like leaving her alone, ever, but especially now.
"No news from Frederick?" Margaret asked as John came into the room.
"No, but Adam seems to feel he will come forward sometime this morning. How are you doing?" John asked as he went to sit next to Margaret on the sofa.
John looked over at her lovingly, wishing the night would hurry so the house was quiet.
"I'm starting to feel like I am getting well. I have not taken the pain medication, yet. I want to see how I am really feeling. It's a bit uncomfortable but bearable. John, I know Frederick might arrive, but could we take a ride in the coach."
"Whatever you wish, my love. Where do you wish to go? Any place in particular. I will not take you over the old roads, just yet."
Margaret stretched out her feet and wiggled her toes.
John grinned. "Oh! I've been so wrapped up with other things on my mind, I completely forgot. Let me tell Branson to bring the coach to the front, and I will carry you down the steps." John laughed, "I could give you a pair of my boots until we go somewhere to purchase a pair of shoes for my waif."
"Yes, I will wear your shoes."
"You will? Are you serious about this?" John asked in bewildered fashion.
"I think anything is better than bare feet, don't you?"
"I am not so sure you will be able to lift your feet with my boots on," he smiled. "But I will get a pair."
Returning, he placed his lightest pair of shoes on the floor in front of Margaret. He helped Margaret stand and held her hands while she slid her small feet into his big shoes. He couldn't help but grin as it seemed her foot would never find the toe of the shoe.
He lifted her out of the boots, and swept her gently into his arms and carried her to the stable.
Branson surprised to see his new mistress shoeless, rushed to the coach door.
"Sir, does the Mistress know she doesn't have her shoes on?"
"Branson, I am here. You can talk to me, you understand. I am not that ill." She laughed.
"Branson, my wife has no shoes. I'm starting out to be a very poor husband, it would seem."
"Do you want to go to the cobbler?"
"No, Branson," Margaret said. "There must be a fancy dress shop in town. They should have some soft dance slippers. I hope your master doesn't know of any lady's dress shops, but possibly you do."
"I do, indeed, Miss." Branson opened the door.
John carried her inside and once again placed her on his lap. It wasn't long before Margaret noticed his lap had stiffened.
"John?" Margaret said, shyly.
"I can't help it," John said before she teased him.
"I wasn't going to mention that, exactly," Margaret said.
"What do you mean by exactly? You have my undivided attention." John beamed.
"No, I would say it's divided."
John pulled her lips to his, fiercely. Margaret eased her arms around his neck. John parted her lush lips and fed from her. He slowly searched the recesses of her mouth, allowing her tongue to engage with his. He moaned. Margaret pulled back momentarily to breathe, and then she resumed the passion that had ignited.
Margaret pulled John's hand gently to her breast for him to soothe the ache she felt beginning. Without stopping his kiss, John tenderly, controlling his eagerness, cupped her heavy bosom and rubbed his thumb across her nipple. A light soft moan escaped through their kiss from her. John felt the coach come to a stop and set her away, knowing Branson would be at the door. He did it for her. Branson, being a man, would not be surprised at him.
"I guess we will talk later," she said breathlessly.
Branson opened the door so John could carry his new bride into a Lady's accessory shop.
Later, having found two pairs he wanted her to have, they returned to the coach. Both were surprised to see Frederick waiting in the coach.
"Good day, sis, John. I hear there is news of Lisa. What can you tell me," he asked.
The ride that John was hoping to have going home would have to wait. John began to tell Frederick all that he knew. He withdrew the bit of paper that Nicholas had handed him and gave it to Margaret's brother.
Frederick, anxious for the information, hardly took notice that his sister was sitting on her husband's lap. When he finally looked up from the letter, he asked John with his eyes, why this seating arrangement?
John had anticipated the question immediately. "Your sister sits on my lap so that I can absorb the bumps in the road for her." John, not wanting to look into Frederick's eyes, looked out the window, knowing what any normal man would be thinking.
Frederick smiled and wanted to ask him about his bumps. His sister really had come of age, he thought. He was happy for Margaret. She would be well taken care of while he could not be with her. He liked John, too.
"I have something very important to discuss with you when we get home," spoke Margaret.
Frederick caught a glimpse of John's face and had a feeling of what was coming.
"Of course, sis. Do you think I just stop by to say 'hello.'"
"I will have an appointment to keep at four this afternoon."
"An appointment?"
"Yes. For the few days that Detective Boyle will be in Milton, he would like to have a meeting with all concerned about any further news on Hartford. We all are interested in the progress to apprehend him so he will inform us daily on what they know."
"John, will you go?" Margaret asked, assured of the answer on her own.
"Yes. I will go. We had this talk this morning. I have nothing further to add." John didn't like being this firm with her especially in front of her brother, but Frederick was soon to be the same way.
"I want to go," demanded Margaret.
"I would not let you go," John stated sternly. "He will be captured and punished. You need to start putting that behind you. I've been thinking of talking with Donaldson about that. There are doctor's, well . . . I don't know if they are doctors or not, but are trained to help people through exceedingly tough times, such as a death and other misfortunes."
"And you think I need some help?" Margaret looked down into her lap, feeling like a slight failure to her husband. "I'm sorry . . ."
John was embarrassed with this conversation while her brother was there. "Don't say that word. Margaret, I love you so much that I am too close to help you properly. I cannot see my way through your feelings as my own intermingle. I think our marriage has put pressures on you that may cause you to feel guilty and I cannot have that. I cannot say 'I understand' strong enough for you to believe me.
"John, I do think one of us needs to see a doctor of the mind. I just think it might be you." Margaret said, surprising John. "I think you are the one who has to put this behind you."
"Can we continue this discussion another time?"
Branson stopped the coach. John lifted Margaret out and up to the porch. "Did you want to try the steps with your new shoes, or can I carry you." John couldn't help but wonder what her brother was thinking of his sister's husband and that rather personal conversation.
"I would like to try."
Frederick, would you mind walking in front of your sister, while I stay behind her?"
Frederick bounded in front of Margaret and stepped backward up the steps. "You're doing fine, sis."
Í am going to make it . . . and without help," replied a cheerful Margaret. "I've accomplished one of my goals."
"I think we need to practice that a few more times before I will let you do it on your own," John stated.
Frederick could easily see the love for his sister from John Thornton.
John hadn't realized it was nearing 1:00 in the afternoon. He saw the table set for the midday meal and hurried to the kitchen to have Jane set a third place at the table.
Arriving back in the parlor, he saw Frederick pouring two glasses of scotch. Handing one to him, Frederick turned to Margaret. "Sis?"
"Not now, thank you."
"I guess it is my turn to hear your words of admonishment. No doubt you have had this conversation with your husband, too." Frederick began.
"Yes, I have!"
"He will not listen to me."
"I am your brother. I love you, too. I will not listen either. Do not worry about me, sis. I have a lovely woman somewhere in France waiting for me. I will not be frivolous with my life."
"Somehow, you are not saying what I want to hear," Margaret looked her brother in the eye. "Tell me you won't go to London to seek him out."
"I won't go to London to seek him out."
Margaret thought back if her brother had ever lied to her for her own good. She couldn't remember such a time.
"I'm relieved to hear that. How long can you stay?"
"Oh, a few days. I am not sure." Frederick hedged.
"I think you both are hiding something from me. You two are going to some meeting with the detective. Frederick, you are staying longer than I would have expected. Who else is going to this meeting?" Margaret looked toward John.
"I believe Maxwell is interested before he may face him in London when he returns, "John skirted. "And you know that Adam would be interested, too. Now that Nicholas has returned, I do not think I can keep him away from the rest of us."
"Frederick, are you still worried about being watched by those men . . . not the Navy." Margaret was starting to look pitiful, John thought, with her worries for the two of them.
"Margaret . . . sis, Hartford has lost you. He does not need me any further. I have no worries there."
"Could he come and find me here," asked Margaret, eliciting the question that neither, John or her brother wanted to answer.
John cleared his throat. "Margaret, it would seem he has no reason to seek you out, now. He cannot marry you. He's lost track of Frederick, so just pure blackmail seems a lost cause if he has any sense at all. There has been no mention of your attack anywhere, in any paper. He must feel that you are keeping it a secret, still fearing for your brother's life. That's really to our benefit, while we wait for him to be apprehended by the police.
"That sounds good when you say it fast, but I'll have to do more thinking on this. Things do not feel right with your actions. You will tell me what the detective says tonight."
"No, I will not. You are going to have no more talk of this. We will get on with our new life together and let the police do their job. We will be notified when he is caught."
Margaret did not have any more of an argument and knew it to be futile if she had. She would have to work things out on her own.
"Dinner is served," announced Jane.
After dinner had been consumed, Margaret was glad to see John and Frederick talking together about each other's lives. Frederick seemed interested in walking through the mills to see the process. John invited him, and they left the house, but not the grounds. John told Frederick that he could easily live in Milton under his assumed name. The local officials had no interest in him, and the Navy was never here. Frederick didn't know if he was ready to risk capture with a wife coming along. However, the feeling of being with family felt very satisfying.
In the next hour when they returned, Maxwell, Edith, and Adam were comfortable in the parlor. Edith was admiring Margaret's new shoes when they entered. John felt a rush come over him, anticipating a repeat of the questions Margaret had talked about earlier, only this time with Adam and Maxwell. But it did not happen. It appeared to John that Margaret had uncharacteristically abandoned those thoughts for now.
One last round of drinks was served before the men headed to the police station. Nicholas had arrived too, looking clean and gentlemanly. He had words with Frederick. Margaret saw her brother vigorously shake his hand.


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By Jim ONeill —— Bio and Archives--May 26, 2010
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"See the world they came from—there is no green there. They killed their mother, and they're gonna do the same here. ...unless we stop them." "Avatar" hero, Jake Sully/Toruk Makto, referring to the enemy—humanity
"Isn't the only hope for the planet that the industrialized civilizations collapse? Isn't it our responsibility to bring that about?" —Maurice Strong: Head of the UN's 1992 Earth Summit where Agenda 21 was introduced Link
"The common enemy of humanity is man. In searching for a new enemy to unite us, we came up with the idea that pollution, the threat of global warming, water shortages, famine and the like would fit the bill." —From "The First Global Revolution," a Club of Rome (CoR) publication, 1990 Link
Yes, I know, writing about James Cameron's movie "Avatar" isn't exactly "cutting edge"—the film's been out for almost half-a-year. But I was forewarned of its Far Left slant, and I refused to pay money to see it in a theater, subsequently, I've only recently viewed it on a rental DVD. So, forgive me my tardiness, if you will.
On the surface it's a rather mundane "boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets girl back," action/adventure flick. What sets it apart from the run-of-the-mill examples of the genre, is its beautiful graphics; which combined with the film's storyline, make for cleverly compelling eco-propaganda. And eco-propaganda is, of course, also Far Left anti-capitalism/anti-democracy/anti-free enterprise, Marxist/Fascist propaganda. Link
"A spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down," and Cameron piles on the sweetness in "Avatar." It's like a honey coated checklist of Far Left talking points.
Capitalism is evil—check. Western civilization is evil (heck, civilization period, is evil)—check. Tribalism is great—check. God is bad, but Mother Earth (Gaia) is good—check. Technology is evil—check. Luddite-style eco-Marxism is good—check. Free enterprise and individualism is bad—check. Only intelligent caring thoughtful liberals know what's good for the environment—check. Militaristic right-wing troglodytes, only want to "rape, pillage, and burn"—check. And on it goes.
If you're an indoctrinated member of the party faithful or simply gullible, then "Avatar" will no doubt seem to be innocent enough. But if you're aware of the Marxist/Fascist push for world domination (and an ever-growing number of people are), then Cameron's movie is anything but innocent. Link
In a nutshell, the film's storyline goes like this: Jake Sully, a wounded soldier, is sent to the planet Pandora in the year 2154, because he's a genetic match for a Pandoran avatar. Avatars are human-controlled replicas of the humanoid natives of Pandora, the Na'vi. The humans hope to use the avatars to better understand (i.e. exploit) the Na'vi, as they (the humans) mine Pandora for the valuable substance, unobtanium.
To make a long story short, as a Na'vi avatar, Jake Sully "sees the light," and sides with the planet-worshiping Na'vi, against the greed-driven humans. In a showdown at the film's conclusion, the spiritually evolved, morally advanced Na'vi tribes, defeat the technologically superior, but spiritually bankrupt, morally corrupt, humans. Hurrah! Roll the credits.
It's worth noting that Tribalism is one of the many types of doctrines that fall under the Far Left umbrella of Collectivism—along with Communism, Fascism, Marxism, Fabianism, Communitarianism, Statism, etc. In all of these "isms" the individual is always of secondary importance, subservient to the "good of the tribe," or the "general will."
The Big Lie behind all of these "isms," is that collectivism is only good for you. The wannabe-elites that promulgate these "isms" positively celebrate individualism, when it comes to themselves. The Global Elites are obsessed with power, ruling, acquisition, and wealth. Link
"Avatar" promotes the tribe's general will, even as it celebrates the individualism of the main protagonist. Typical left-wing doublespeak, but then, you'll never hear me accuse the Far Left of philosophical clarity. Link
There are a number of areas of interest in "Avatar" that can be profitably explored, but I just want to mention a couple in passing.
The term "noble savage" was first popularized by Jean Rousseau (1712-1778), shortly before the French Revolution. Rousseau's doctrines were adopted with a vengeance by that period's Far Left ideologues, and aspects of his ideas have remained staples of the Left to this day. "Avatar" is but the most recent example of the popularizing of Rousseau's anti-establishment screed.
Besides noting the long inglorious history behind "Avatar," I also wish to point out the subtle misanthropic tone that permeates the movie. It is no accident that the Na'vi resemble sexy felines, more than say—humans. In case you haven't noticed, eco-Marxists are not especially fond of humans. Link
Hence the TV shows on "life after people," and environmentalists carrying signs saying "Save the planet—kill yourself." They're quite serious, you know.
A little over a year ago the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) officially declared carbon dioxide (CO2) to be a pollutant. Every time a human exhales, they release CO2 into the atmosphere—therefore, simply by living, we're polluting the planet. So they say. Link
It's all a load of rubbish, of course, but these eco-Marxist scam artists will get away with their bulls—t, unless "we the people" expose the lies, and shine the light of truth on these manipulative weasels. Link
Rubbish though it be, if you doubt the effectiveness of this eco-propaganda, then I suggest that you check out an Internet chat-room or two, dedicated to "Avatar" Link
I'll leave you with a well known verse I enjoy: "I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous are Your works, and that my soul knows very well." Psalms 139:14 NKJV
Laus Deo.
Born June 4, 1951 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Served in the U.S. Navy from 1970-1974 in both UDT-21 (Underwater Demolition Team) and SEAL Team Two. Worked as a commercial diver in the waters off of Scotland, India, and the United States. Worked overseas in the Merchant Marines. While attending the University of South Florida as a journalism student in 1998 was presented with the "Carol Burnett/University of Hawaii AEJMC Research in Journalism Ethics Award," 1st place undergraduate division. (The annual contest was set up by Carol Burnett with money she won from successfully suing a national newspaper for libel). Awarded US Army, US Navy, South African, and Russian jump wings. Graduate of NOLS (National Outdoor Leadership School, 1970). Member of Mensa, China Post #1, and lifetime member of the NRA and UDT/SEAL Association.


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The bistro scene in Paris just keeps getting better, with a flurry of exciting new openings, many with impressively pedigreed young chefs. Most of the newcomers have dispensed with à la carte, instead offering a limited menu or simply what the chef feels like whipping up that day. This is good news for adventurous eaters, who get a fresh, seasonal, and inspired menu every time. For price-to-quality, the new breed is hard to beat, with lunch menus ranging from 17-22€, and dinners between 25-44€, an excellent bargain considering the skyrocketing prices at Paris's better-known eateries.
Here you'll find five of the crème de la crème, where you're sure to dine exceptionally well, with enough cash left over to do it again tomorrow.
Le Galopin
Chef Romain Tischenko--voted Top Chef 2010--and brother, Maxime, who cut his teeth at Inaki Aizpitarte's Châteaubriand, have Paris foodies flocking to this far corner of Paris's hip 10th arrondissement. The minimal dining room overlooking a pretty square is the perfect backdrop for meticulously prepared dishes like Basque pork with razor-thin slices of cauliflower, olives, and pumpkinseeds, or sea bass with asparagus and mint, small masterpieces of texture and flavor. Paired with a select natural wine, it's a great choice for diners eager to experience the essence of what this scene's all about.
34 rue Sainte-Marthe, 10th, 01 42 06 05 03
Laid-back newcomer Semilla is a welcome addition to a neighborhood short on affordable dining. But don't let the casual atmosphere fool you, the bustling open kitchen spars with the big boys, consistently offering inspired, market-driven dishes--like the excellent house-smoked salmon or a cup of velvety mushroom velouté for starters, followed by succulent stuffed cod or crispy pork with chorizo and tomato confit. Expect superior, reasonably priced wines by the bottle or glass from neighborhood cave La Dernière Goutte, whose owners, Juan Sanchez and Drew Harré, brought us the ever-popular restaurants Fish, Cosi sandwicherie, and now Semilla.
Restaurant Pierre-Sang Boyer
This recent Top Chef contender isn't letting it go to his head, Pierre-Sang Boyer not only deftly prepares your meal, he may take your order or even clear your table. If the atmosphere's a tad chaotic, that's because they don't take reservations and the menu changes every meal, every day. Seated around a long communal table in front of an open kitchen (with a few tables for two), diners choose a two, three, or four-course, no-choice menu, with dishes like ultra-refined "country" pâté ("My grandma's recipe," says Boyer) or melt-in-your mouth beef cheeks with buttery Chinese cabbage, paired with a 5€ glass of "blanc, rosé, rouge, or bubbles" chosen specifically for each dish. Not knowing what you'll get till it's in front of you might be scary with a lesser chef, but rest assured you're in excellent hands.
After scarcely a month on the scene, Abri is already a hot ticket, with reservations at this unassuming storefront bistro at a premium. A friendly, competent staff and exquisitely rendered dishes add up to a superb--and, at 22€ for a four-course lunch; 38€ for six-course dinner--excellent-value meal. Working from an open kitchen, chef Katsuaki Okiyama--veteran of superstar restos Taillevent and Robuchon--prepares dishes like lemon-marinated mackerel topped with micro-thin beets and honey vinaigrette or succulent duck breast with vegetables au jus. There's also a 13€ chef's sandwich (including beverage) available Monday-Saturday, from 10 am-5 pm.
92 rue du Faubourg-Poissonière, 10th, 01 83 97 00 00
With revamped quarters and a brand new chef, the good news is L'Office is better than ever. Japanese chef Yosuke Yamaji, who honed his craft in the hallowed kitchens of Atelier Joël Robuchon, Pascal Barbeau's L'Astrance, and Alain Ducasse Tokyo, is putting out some seriously refined dishes, with seasonal starters, like fried oysters and tender cèpes with tart green grapes or piquant pork dumplings, followed by an entrée of buttery veal and beets served two ways with a honey-olive oil coulis, or poulet fermier with aubergine confit. A warm interior, congenial staff, and lively crowd cinches the experience. It's also open Monday, a rarity in Paris.More from Fodors.com:
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SANTA FE, N.M. — Ask John E. Stephenson how he made it to age 100, let alone in such good shape, and his answer is simple.
"I guess I should have joined the Mormons, because I don't believe in smoking or drinking … .
"And I've been outside a lot. I never had a desk job."
That life of physical activity ranged from distributing phone books as a kid to building a road into the Valle Grande in his first adult job with the Works Progress Administration during the Great Depression, to his career with the National Forest Service, patrolling from the back of his own horse, Ginger Ale (offspring of Ginger).
And, oh yeah, he played football and other sports in high school, and won national trophies in weightlifting during his 70s and 80s. That's an age range, not the calendar years.
Not to mention the work that most people these days know him for: carving a thriving farm out of land near the Santa Fe River channel in Agua Fria Village at San Ysidro Crossing that has provided produce to local food charities for the past few decades.
Stephenson's century birthday will be celebrated beginning at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Santa Fe Community Farm.
"I always wanted to farm," Stephenson said. He actually grew up in town, at 232 Hillside Ave., which is now part of the Inn on Paseo, said son Roy Stephenson. John Stephenson's parents, originally from Iowa, came to Santa Fe for the same reason as many people early in the 20th century: His father had tuberculosis and came here for "the cure."
"They used to have them (TB patients) camp out in tents," thinking it would help the condition, John Stephenson said.
As an adult, he initially acquired five acres at what is now Osage Street near Frenchy's Field. "But that area has caliche, so it's not good to grow things," he said.
So he asked around and found a parcel of land that is now the Santa Fe Community Farm, but was known as Rancho Simpatico when the family first lived there around 1950.
A 90-foot well was drilled on the site, giving the farm rights and access to groundwater, a move that saved the farm when dams went up to hold back water for a drinking supply, drying up the Santa Fe River for most of the year.
Many other farms around Agua Fria couldn't survive after that, Roy Stephenson said.
Small-town life
John Stephenson, who attended the first burning of Zozobra and was one of the first three Eagle Scouts in Santa Fe, remembers when his mother was the operator for Santa Fe's telephone system and his father handled the outside work. And that was it. They WERE the telephone system, he said.
The young John sometimes went to get milk from the archbishop's cow, housed in quarters next to what was then St. Vincent Hospital on Palace Avenue.
He remembers when Cienega Street really did go through a wetland and the old penitentiary, located at Pen Road between Cordova and St. Francis Drive, marked the end of town. And his graduation class from Santa Fe High was all of 26 seniors.
He unwittingly escaped several hazardous assignments during the war.
A last-minute change in his unit assignment meant he did not end up in the infamous Bataan Death March in the Philippines and a split of his unit into three parts left him out of the one that later sank with a torpedoed ship.
And even when he was in France and sent to Marseilles when the war was shifting to the Pacific, he was told he would be going to Japan, only to later find out the military wanted the trucks, but not the manpower, so he spent the rest of the war in the small town of Arles.
He recalls the signing ceremony to end the war against Germany. While the French delegation's vehicle broke down and its members had to ride in on dusty American tanks, the German high officials had a shiny new Packard to take them home, he said.
"It was really a comic opera," Stephenson said.
Married, with kids
At a Halloween carnival in 1939, he met Katherine Milner, a young math teacher from Albuquerque. They married a year later, had three sons and remained together until her death in 1986.
In the early years at their farm, they ran an egg business and she delivered the product to grocery stores around Santa Fe.
Around the same time, they sponsored displaced families from Poland, who lived in a casita on the farm, according to information put together by Roy Stephenson.
John Stephenson took early retirement at age 51 and the couple traveled the globe.
He also pursued a hobby in ceramics, using a kiln at New Vistas, a program for young people with disabilities. He started working with the youths in the swimming pool at Salvador Perez, then Katherine suggested giving them experience working on their farm.
That led to the evolution of the Santa Fe Community Farm as a charitable operation, becoming official in 1984. All that surplus produce was donated to food programs; John was one of the co-founders of Food for Santa Fe. The farm is worked by legions of volunteers, many of them locals, but many also coming from church programs and other organizations, often from Texas, the Stephensons said.
A photo on his wall shows John Stephenson, named one of the Thousand Points of Light, shaking hands with President Bill Clinton. Oprah Winfrey featured him and his farm on a two-minute segment on her program.
And he's been honored in Santa Fe both as a "Living Treasure" and one of "Ten Who Made a Difference." Besides his farm's contributions to feeding the needy, he has done volunteer work with the Boy Scouts, the Red Cross and more.
Roy Stephenson described what he calls the "Golden Circle."
Kitchen Angels gives garden waste to the farm, where it is aged as compost and spread on the fields.
Many of the fruits and vegetables grown in the fields end up back with Kitchen Angels, which, as part of its work delivering meals to homebound and elderly people, brings John Stephenson his dinner.
So it should be no surprise that he also received, in 2009, a lifetime achievement award from Sustainable Santa Fe.


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