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Joystiq: "Red Faction: Armageddon has signaled the end of not just a familiar red planet, but an entire, transmedia universe."
haha the *RED* faction series is *DEAD*, i guess its time for a *REVOLUTION*
Aaaannd, no.
Yeah, Red Faction is dead because THQ killed it. The last entry in the series was boring and bland. It was nothing like Guerilla.
It's too bad too, that series could have had a bright future.
I'll be honest, I loved the other red factions simply because it was open and you could destroy almost anything.
The biggest problem with the newest red faction is that I really don't remember seeing anything about it. I mean, I heard the name. But I didn't see hardly any media coverage at all, almost like it didn't even exist.
I'm sure the added effect of what everyone else is talking about... (closed world, boring, bland) had something to do with it too, but I really didn't even know it was out until I seen it at the store and was like, "Where did that come from?"
The series died out to me when they switched it from a fps, i use to love playing with bots on red faction 1
Guerilla was good, but I'll still take game 1 any day. It was immersive to the max and had fun challenging gameplay.
I'd kill to see that game remade on a modern engine.
to all the people asking why it went tps.. i thought that the cheap fuckers used the saints row engine, and didn't have to splash out on a new engine for rf.. hence tps rf!
guerrila was a good game though... shame.
if my feelings are right, then thq have no one but their sorry cheap selves to blame!
first off they let kaos ruin homefront especially the multiplayer, when frontlines multiplayer was great, now this!
kaos only had to improve upon frontlines multiplayer, and homefront would've been great on-line. wasted imo
my thing is why did you go away from red faction's open world and so much to do and stuff. Some times things don't need to be changed look at red faction
i played this latest one and it was a good game 1st half but than the difficulty jumps so high towards the last 25% of the game it becomes un fair
give us the fed faction HD remake and so sad to see a good series end but its THQ's fault
Red faction used to be an awesome FPS with destructible environments and mechs, which was impressive for PS2.
So the Red Faction series died well before Armageddon.
I agree. The original red faction was incredible.
I have no idea why they switched the franchise to TPS,. As much as I liked Guerilla, the first 2 games were amazing, and for the time, so was the destruction.
what a pathetic ending to a great game. guerilla was an awesome game but they really effed it all up with the second game. repedative linear gameplay along with no competitive multiplayer??! seriously wtf. i bought guerilla on launch date as for armagedon ive yet to pick that shit up and doubt i will cause of the lack of competitive MP. their greedy asses thought we were all stupid enough to buy w/e garbage they pump out just cause we bought the last one.
The makers of the first game should help out Lightbox studio with the next Warhawk/Starhawk sequel for PS4 (I know starhawk isnt out, but they finished it.) Now they should work on the first E3 warhawk trailer to make it a reality (hundreds of warhawk fleets everywhere! The next MAG 256+ players.
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Well obviously. What were they thinking with Armageddon?
Too bad really, Guerilla was amazing.
I agree. Guerrilla was a blast. One of my favorite and in my opinion underrated open world games out there. The destructibility in the game was awesome. Couldn't find the door to get in a building? No problem, just make yours right through the wall!
I have yet to pick up Armageddon. I played the demo, although I enjoyed pinning things and blowing shit left and right, it didn't have that Guerrilla openness where you could jetpack onto the 3rd floor of a building and smash a sledge hammer right in the face of an EDF soldier.
Ya I just bought Guerilla, I really liked the demo I played.
It's on sale right now for $10 on the PS Store if anyone wants to buy it.
Agreed, rabid. It was horrid. The destruction was great in concept but man it just didn't feel right. Plus, the graphics were better on Splinter Cell Double Agent. I mean, no stubble at all on his head???
I agree, guerilla was awesome but the corridor design philosophy of armageddon just didn't fit the destruction focus of the franchise.
No one but THQ's fault. Red Faction - great innovative new game back on the PS2....all a sudden they go 3rd person and change stuff. And they wonder what went wrong, especially after Armageddon
I absolutely loved Guerrilla, but I hadn't been following any news about Armageddon.
So, when I started playing the demo, my first thought was...yeah, this is alright, but when do we get off these rails and out into open world...you can imagine my disappointment, when I figured out they had dropped open world
Deleted the demo and didn't even consider renting it.
I think they were thought they could cash in on the Dead Space gravy train, and switch from fighting an oppressive mega corp / government to the aliens / monsters.
gomu gomu no PISTOL!!!
Get with the times, it's all about the jet pistol now.
Shame that the TV series etc never came to fruition
its dead because of thq just like smackdown
shame, although i have not played the last one, i did enjoy the one before that.
All I will say is I hope they do something with that amazing engine they built.
There have been a few games that talked a lot about destructible environments, but in my book it was red faction that delivered more then any of them.
I would love to see it running on the next generation of consoles. Imagine Saints Row with every building, we are talking the whole city being completely destructible.
I mean a massive full on city like that.
they were great games, it was just the story that needed work, but what a great engine it ran on.
The first two were amazing games. After that I lost interest. I don't think it suited 3rd person as much although I'm glad they did try with all the FPS we have now days.
THQ uses shitty game marketing - IT'S SUPER EFFECTIVE!
Won't be gone forever. They'll be able to do some ridiculous destruction on future tech.
Ridiculous destruction doesn't mean shit, when the game sucks.
More like "Rest In Pieces!"
GEDDIT?! Coz of the destruction, and the breaking of stuff and....
But truly sad. I LOVED Guerilla, so damn fun, was practically Just Cause 2 before Just Cause 2 came out.
Dunno who thought they should go from awesome open world to limited corridor shooter. Stupid decision, and now they're paying for it.
THQ also canned Stuntman series, that game was awesome too!
hey I have an idea y dont we make the whole game like a big fkin dungeon/fail
hey THQ. perhaps its a niche because you've yet to release one with the same quality and not to mention same genre as the game that started it all. i dont understand why no FPS red faction was released this gen. missed opportunity
it's niche because it's not a great concept. thq needs to come up with something that's all around amazing and their own if they want to survive, cuz they way i see it they don't have any viable franchises that they (and we) can rely on. maybe they can turn saints row into one, but everyone knows that originally it was just meant to be a gta clone.
the original,the second,...Saints row and especially Volution prodution always lack one thing polish!If its not the framerate its the screentearing,bug fest .....
I would like to see an old type red faction (FPS) using the geo mod engine!
The games were all great fuck all the haters they wouldn't know how to design a game if their lives depended on it!
I loved all the Red Faction games, but they took Armageddon in a terrible direction. They cut out the MP, which was amazing and not tacked on in any way in RFG, and made the game more linear. R.I.P. Red Faction :(
For starters, this series should never had gone 3rd person.
Next: Red Faction: Resurrection
nah "Red Faction :Zombies" first then Resurrection.
The best Red Faction game was the first one, which when I found out it was made by THQ I was surprised since they usually only made wrestling games. Red Faction is dead and THQ killed it by going too far from where they started.
I feel sorta bad for the devs. They had so much fun making this game. Its a really fun game, its just that there isn't a big enough audience for this since everyone is concentrated on the biggies like MW3, BF3, etc.
y didt' they do somthing like just cause 2?
It's been dead to me ever since the 2nd game came out.
You wanna know why this series has failed?
cause the idiots over at THQ never made a proper sequel to Red Faction. All four games in the series were completely different in game play and the core story.
so basically they made 4 entirely different games and slapped the Red Faction title on them.
Red Faction = Solid FPS with destruction, some vehicles, great enemy A.I. and a great story of the evil Ultor corp.
Red faction II = Became a twitch shooter and basically was a rip off of Quake and some crap about super soldiers (further ripping off Quake)
Red Faction Guerrilla = 3PS with Destruction in an open world environment but now the EDF are the bad guys.
Red Faction Armageddon = 3PS linear shooter with a focus on rebuilding stuff instead of destruction. No Ultor No EDF
If they just would of taken RF and continued the story of evil Ultor Corp and added a whole new adventure the series would of been fine. I find it sad that the game that made me buy a PS2 will never have a proper sequel.
I really loved Guerrilla and i tried the demo for Armageddon and i didn't enjoy it. I didn't like the underground atmosphere. They should have stuck with the open world surface of mars and included all the new weapons and stuff from Armageddon. Oh and got rid of those dumb aliens jumping on walls. Hated that.
The Franchise really had potential after Guerrilla. It's a shame.
The only good thing about this is that we might see their destruction engine used in other games that could use it.
So was Guitar Hero and we've already heard they are bringing that back...Give it 5-6 years and Red Faction will return. It took a bit from the original games to now anyways.
No fucking shit! When you derive from what the game series originally was and make four different stand alone games to try and milk the franchise, you get just that. A dead game franchise!
Either we get another one with open world or a reboot by a better developer with something new and a new publisher I don't want red faction to die its my fav franchise for real time destruction and needs a second chance for redemption
What a crappy game with crappy graphics. I'm not sad to see it die.
Red faction 1 was the best, its been down hill since then.
Guerilla changed it all
-terrible story
-boring world that looked like Arizona
-fighting just humans
It really was boring an missed the feel of the originals
Red faction 1 felt like it was taking the FPS franchise somewhere new making great use of the geo mod, It pretty much succeed at what it set out to do. RF-2 was too linear imo but it at least had the RF feel, Like you said Guerilla changed it all...
i just hope someone who has a passion for the franchise and takes it over and reboots it into something better back to its roots
Excellent job THQ.
Armadedon was fun but not reaaaly what fans wanted, still you ignored fans and managed to make a pretty good game. Then after that you ignored the fans of Red Faction Armageddon too who enjoyed the multiplayer in particular.
What you had at the end was something no one wanted.
After the disaster that was Armageddon all I can say is good ! I'm happy it didn't get huge sales, but I would've liked it if they brought the series to it's roots.
Some games are as big of morons as the 90% of the gaming journalists themselves & that's pretty pathetic!
I tried the demo for armageddon....awful and boring...if you are going to copy dead space...use a better engine


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My oldest son, now 14, has had type 1 diabetes since he was six. His A1cs have been in the 7.0 to 7.9 range; only one exceeded 8. Over the past two years, he has only grown 1 inch and gained 1 pound. We had his thyroid checked and had him tested for celiac disease; both had negative results. However, his growth hormone was extremely low. We anticipated a bone age test below his current age, but it was almost dead on to his current age. The recommendation was to start growth hormone shots. I continue to be told that they are extremely safe and the only risks are increased blood sugars, which I could combat through additional insulin. Would you recommend growth hormone treatment? What are its risks/side effects?
It certainly is not the scope of this forum to make diagnoses on growth hormone (GH) deficiency and to debate the pros and cons of how this diagnosis is made. That said, it is difficult, without seeing the patient and knowing the full extent of the evaluation that your physician performed, to make confident recommendations. You also should read other similar questions on this forum.
Your son is being followed by a pediatric endocrinologist, yes? If not, I'd ask for a referral. I know a good pediatric endocrinologist in Sioux Falls, so, if he has been advising you, that is good.
I am going to address the issue of GH first and then focus on some other issues. GH is a very safe medication, but ALL medications have "some" risks. You will need to talk to your pediatric endocrinologist and review the risks in detail. In general, I categorize the risks of GH into three groups: the ones you WILL see; the ones that happen frequently enough that we look for them; and the "theoretical" risks.
You WILL see that GH is extremely expensive (I think of that as a side effect). Dosing is commonly based on weight and the expense will increase as the child grows and gains weight. Depending on your child, costs might start at $30,000 to $60,000 per YEAR. GH is typically continued until the child stops growing. If your son has a bone age of 14 years, he could be on GH for two to three years. Private and public insurance typically has paid for GH but your circumstances might dictate otherwise. It has become more difficult in the last few years for physicians to get insurance to authorize GH. There are foundations and pharmaceutical programs to help offset the costs.
You WILL see that GH is given by injection, just like insulin, although typically given just once daily. You cannot mix the GH with insulin. Normally, I run through all issues of giving injections but, since your family has dealt with diabetes, I assume you know all about needles and disposal, etc.
Appetite typically increases with GH but, initially, many patients actually lose weight a little at the beginning. GH not uncommonly enhances muscle tone (not really size or strength). Increased appetite may certainly affect glycemic control. GH affects insulin a bit negatively, too, thus also disturbing glycemic control. As your doctor told you, this most often is combated by giving overall higher doses of insulin.
Common side effects of GH that you and your doctor will be on the lookout for include some potential bone issues: GH can enhance (not "cause") curvature of the back ("scoliosis") in someone predisposed. This should be assessed clinically now and routinely when on GH. If there were a clinical suggestion on exam, x-rays would need to taken to confirm. Depending on the degree or rate of curvature change, a special back brace may need to be worn. I've had two patients who needed surgery. This is an uncommon issue but a serious one. GH typically is not stopped if this occurs. Another bone issue is a sort of "slippage" of the growth plate at the top of a hip. This manifests as an annoying or initially mild hip or thigh or knee pain. You would need to talk to your pediatric endocrinologist about this, too. If this occurs (and it happens very subtly and gradually), it would actually be viewed as an issue to see an orthopedist urgently! Again, this issue (abbreviated SCFES) is not so common but serious and commonly GH treatment is continued.
Other reported GH side effects to look for include increased number of skin moles (in those predisposed) and sometimes a mild swelling of the breasts (but guys in puberty often get this anyway) that typically self-resolves. There are a couple of others that your own pediatric endocrinologist can describe to you.
"Theoretical" issues include the concern as to whether GH will cause things to grow that you don't want to grow, such as a cancer cell or a tumor. Statistical analyses for a number of years and hundreds of thousands of patients have not shown a direct cause and effect. HOWEVER, some patients may be at higher risk for this concern, including children who have had previous cancer or radiation therapy, children with known genetic conditions that are associated with cancer, and perhaps being of Japanese extraction. Again, your own pediatric endocrinologist can reassure you.
So, my questions to you regarding your son include: what is your son's degree of puberty? At 14, he should me moving right along there, but at least have some changes to include early enlargement of his testicles (only your pediatric endocrinologist could tell easily). Pubic hair is important, but not as important as testicular changes. Is there a family history of "late puberty?" If there were late puberty in your son, this could be a superior avenue to pursue. Androgens (testosterone and other similar male hormones, whether natural or synthetic) are far cheaper than GH and some can be given orally or even topically. If your son is "very" pubertal, then maybe there will be discussion about "slowing" puberty to allow more time to grow before the growth plates close, perhaps in conjunction with GH.
I'd ask your doctor if they reviewed the bone age x-ray themselves. These are sometimes misinterpreted by radiologists not used to reviewing them.
What kind of test was done to screen for celiac disease? One of the better tests is the "anti-endomysial antibody test" or the "tissue transglutaminase antibody test." The "anti-gliadin antibody test" is not good enough. When was he last screened for celiac and thyroid diseases? You indicated that your son's GH level was extremely low. How was this done? Sometimes a screening test, called "IGF-1" is done as a GH screen and families confuse this with GH itself. It is not. It is a hormone produced because of GH's action. But, other things can cause a low IGF-1, including poor nutrition in someone who is not gaining weight. What are your son's appetite and bowel habits like? Lots of diarrhea and poor absorption of nutrients could cause all your son's symptoms, including easy control of his diabetes.
The bottom line? Get a good dialogue with your doctor, have your list of questions ready and spend some time discussing matters.
I hope this helps. Please let us know what you learn!
[Editor's comment: See also another previous question on growth hormones. BH]
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Standing Indian Campground Trail is a 4.3 mile moderately trafficked out and back trail located near Franklin, North Carolina that features a river and is good for all skill levels. The trail is primarily used for hiking and camping and is best used from April until November. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
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Directions from Franklin, NC: Travel US 64 southwest for 10 - 15 miles taking a left on State Highway 1448.
I failed to note nice little mom and pa store in the campground, real nice people (owners). Also, bugs bugs bugs throughout the entire trail due to the flow of water, creeks, marsh, etc... load up on DEET.
Tough, rigorous and physically challenging but worth it. The hike from the campground takes you through roaring creeks, deep woods and ascents to a fork in the middle. Hanging a left and proceeding another few miles to the peak can be difficult if you are not dressed for the elements. Bring water, a change of socks and some extra clothing. The views are magnificent.
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It will be very tasty if we make this briyani with ripe red tomatoes. Everybody has a different method to make this briyani. But I add a little lime juice in the process to enhance its taste.
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Tomatoes [medium size]-4
Basmati rice- 2 1/2 cups
Slit green chillies-6
Ginger garlic paste- 2 tsp
Mint leaves- a handful
Chopped coriander- half cup
Lime juice- 2 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil-4 tbsp
Ghee-3 tbsp
Turmeric powder- half sp
Powder the following coarsely:
Fennel seeds- half sp, cardamom-3, cinnamon-1 inch piece, cloves-2
Wash and soak the rice in enough water.
Heat a vessel and pour the oil and a tbsp of ghee.
Slice the onions thinly and add them to the oil and fry to golden brown.
Then add the ginger garlic paste and fry them for a few minutes on slow fire.
Then add the chopped tomato with the greens and fry them until the tomatoes are mashed and the oil floats on top.
Lastly add the powder and fry for a few seconds.
Pour 5 cups of water and add the rice.
When the rice is half cooked, add the lime juice and salt.
When the water is evaporated and the rice is cooked to 3/4th, cover it with a lid and keep it in ' dhum ' in the gas oven to 160 degree C for 20 minutes.
Mix once in interval and pour the remaining ghee around the corners.
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What Are Your All-Time Favorite xoVain Articles?
It's gonna get sappy up in here.
It's hard for me to believe that this year is almost over. I mean, wasn't I JUST sitting down to write about the beauty trends I wished would take off in 2014?
Equally hard for me to believe: I've written something like 200 articles this year. Damn, I've been prolific! So it seemed only fitting that I reflect on 2014 by picking out my ten favorite stories that I've written this year.
10. Creatures Of Comfort's Fashion Week Beauty: The Ideal Look For A Murder Mystery
What better way to make my Creatures of Comfort A/W 2014 story interesting than by writing it like a murder mystery? I mean, I DID grow up on a steady diet of Agatha Christie.
The best thing about this story was the comment from "melissa!" who wrote "I'M COMING WITH YOU, YOU BEAUTIFUL NUT!" and posted this picture:
This is the story that almost didn't happen, because flowers-in-the-hair almost always come off a little too Coachella Runoff. When this story was approved, I KNEW I had to totally kill it and create really sophisticated, awesome looks.
After I filed the story and pictures, Anne-Marie told me I'd officially converted her. Mission accomplished!
8. The Best Of Beauty From C2E2, Because Nerds Love Makeup, Too.
I applied for press credentials to C2E2 not thinking that I'd get them, so I was both SHOCKED AND DELIGHTED when I did. This was such a great time. I got to meet a lot of readers and talked to so many cool people who were incredibly passionate about the things they love.
The greatest part of my C2E2 experience was meeting the amazing team behind Espionage Cosmetics. Nerd girls who love glitter, unite!
7. JINsoon x Tess Giberson Nails The Perfect Fall Manicure
I picked this story not just because I'm obsessed with JINsoon polishes, but because these are the best photos I've ever taken for Vain.
Hand photos are so hard to take and my nails look perfect, so it's like a triple-win.
6. Orphan Black Beauty: Two Clones, Two Completely Different Looks
My favorite TV show became one of my favorite looks, and I look GOOD as Sarah Manning.
I also love this story because not only did people not recognize me in this getup, but it forced me to see myself differently. I was reminded that yes, Virginia, I CAN pull off edgy...and that led me to take way more risks in future stories.
5. The MAC Simpsons Collection Review You've Been Waiting For
First of all: shoutout to my first serious boyfriend, who I referenced in this story and who I just found out reads all of my Vain articles. Hi!
One of the best things about being a beauty editor is getting cool things sent to you. But I actually started SCREAMING when this one arrived; that's how excited I was.
Then the pressure was on. I needed to do this collection JUSTICE.
I *really* like the vest.
And I think I did. The Space Coyote would be proud of me.
4. When A Signature Hairstyle Becomes A Security Blanket
I get very nervous when I write more "personal" things. It's scary to cop to long-held insecurities, let alone turn around and share those with a million people on the Internet.
But I shouldn't have worried. Because if I'm going to talk about that stuff, you guys are the people I want to talk about it with: you are unfailingly kind and supportive to me and to each other. This story reminded me of how powerful sharing our stories can be.
3. Everything You Need To Know To Master The Cat Eye
One of the most common questions I got asked was about cat eyes, so I turned around and wrote a flipping ENCYCLOPEDIA about liquid eyeliner.
Close down the Internet. Nobody ever needs to write about this again.
2. 8 Beauty Rules That Are Sexist, Racist, And Dumb
Just after I turned 30, a well-meaning Facebook friend sent me a link to an article about "Things women need to stop doing at 30," and I had a legit Feminist Rage Stroke. Oh really? I can't wear miniskirts or lipgloss anymore because some dude's boner might get sad? HELLLLLLL NOOOOO.
Hence, this article. Sometimes you just need to RANT, ya know?
1. Halloween Makeup Tutorial: The Bride of Frankenstein
Out of all the Halloween stories that I did in 2014--and there were A LOT OF THEM--my favorite was the Bride.
I straight-up LOVE this. Not only did the makeup turn out perfectly, combining glamour with classic creepiness, but the hair turned out better than I ever could have dreamed. And let's be real--that mess took 45 minutes to comb out. No way effort like that is rewarded with anything other than #1 on my list.


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Termite Identification Guide
Learn What Termites Look Like
Print Article By DoMyOwn staff
Making Sure They Are Actually Termites
- Termites have a thick waist
- Termites have straight antennae
- Termites have shorter legs
- When wings are present, both pairs of wings will be the same length on a termite
- Ants have noticeable waists
- Ants have clubbed or bent antennae
- Ants have longer legs
- When wings are present, the front wings will be longer than the back wings on ants
- Subterranean termites have the main portion of their nest underground
- Subterranean termites make mud tubes to access structures
- Subterranean termites usually have large colonies
- Subterranean termites do not kick out feces and debris
- Subterranean termites typically eat along the grain of the wood
- Subterranean termites are known to make "carton" nests in wall voids and in trees. A carton is a nest made from the termite fecal matter to maintain the correct moisture level when the termites are unable to return to the actual subterranean nest.
- Drywood Termites do not require soil contact
- Drywood Termites nest inside of the wood they are infesting
- Drywood Termites do not make mudtubes
- Drywood Termites fly into infest wood
- Drywood Termites make small "kickout" holes in wood to push feces and debris out of the nest
- Drywood Termites leave small piles of debris outside of the infested wood
- Drywood Termites usually eat across and along the grain of the wood
- Drywood Termites are usually found in coastal regions but they can be transported in infested wood
How big are termites?
- Termites have a thick waist
- Termites have straight antennae
- Termites have shorter legs
- When wings are present, both pairs of wings will be the same length on a termite
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With spring wrapping up in a couple of weeks, wild flowers, ferns and leafy foliage once more grace the banks of many area lakes. The Great Blue Heron can be spotted again fishing along the shoreline or perhaps flying back to a rookery. The loons dive deeply, fishing and taking turns on their nest. Some ducklings and goslings have already hatched and are enjoying their aquatic meals as they grow to maturity.
It is a perfect time to consider how we can help keep our waters clean and healthy for not only the wildlife families but also our children and future generations.
Vegetation and trees filter the rainwater and help keep sediment, excess nutrients and pollutants out of the lakes and rivers. You can think of your driveway as your "shoreline" and consider what is washing down your driveway. It is not too late this spring to explore using a "no-mow" technique for a small part of your yard to see what comes up naturally and plant pollinator-friendly flowers, deep-rooted perennial plants and berry trees for the birds to augment/expand the area, for example. Add a rain garden to catch roof runoff or diverted driveway wash which keeps the filtered water on the land longer.
We all live in a watershed and our activities on the land can help keep our connected waters clean.
To measure water quality, over 30 of our area lakes took water samples this past May. This sampling and recording activity by citizen volunteers takes place monthly through September on the third Sunday/Monday of the month.
An opaque Secchi disk, typically white, named after its inventor, is used to determine the clarity of the water. The volunteer measures the depth at which the disk is no longer visible.
Water samples are collected from the water column 2 meters below the surface. The iced samples are stored in coolers and brought to a central collection point. A volunteer shuttle service then makes the delivery to the laboratory for timely analysis. Our Hubbard County Coalition of Lake Associations (HC COLA) partners in the water quality monitoring program are the volunteers, the participating lake associations, Charlie's Boats & Marine in Park Rapids and RMB Environmental Laboratories, Inc. in Detroit Lakes.
HC COLA is celebrating 20 years of valuable water quality monitoring. We thank all the past and present volunteer citizen water quality monitors who made this possible and invite you, our partners and the public to attend the HC COLA meeting on Thursday, June 29. At 6 p.m. we will have celebratory refreshments followed by a 6:30 p.m. presentation, entitled "The State of Hubbard COLA Lakes and How To Protect Them," by Moriya Rufer, aquatic ecologist at RMB Environmental Laboratories, Inc.
Rufer will cover the history of the county's lake monitoring, the current state of the water-quality in the county (using volunteer-collected data), what the highest priority threats are, and what residents can do about it. Residents will leave with a one-page summary of the talk with ideas for future projects and potential funding sources.
If you have questions about the water quality monitoring program that began for the 21st season this spring or to experience what occurs on a sampling expedition, please email us at firstname.lastname@example.com. The Park Rapids Enterprise lists our HC COLA meetings with educational speakers in its Upcoming Events section. Visit www.Hubbard COLAmn.org to learn more.


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imminent symposium at the National Maritime Museum.
Boydell and Brewer's website. They offer a Look Inside facility so you can see part of the book before buying.
Tuesday, 11 October 2011
Republican and other times again
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French Republican clock
If you have an iPad dock, you can have a nice (expensive) Republican clock on your desk. Though not as expensive as buying a real survivor from the eighteenth century of course.
I mentioned the French Republican Calendar a couple of posts back. I am currently reading a fascinating PhD thesis on the subject, but more on that later.
The iPad clock is here.
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Friday, 23 September 2011
The word 'timeline'
The Oxford English Dictionary defines time-line as:
James, W. (1890), The Principles of Psychology. (2vols.) New York: Henry Holt. The whole book is online here: http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/j/james/william/index.html. The diagram appears in Chapter 3: On Some General Conditions of Brain-Activity.
Oxford English Dictionary. (2011), 'Timeline' Online version June 2011 (Accessed 24 July 2011.) http://www.oed.com/ (subscription required).
- a certificate of apprenticeship
- an undulating line indicating small fractions of a second, by which the time or rate of some process may be measured
- a schedule, a deadline
|An early use of the word time-line in something like its present sense. The waves of the time-line here represent regular time intervals, while the reaction-line above it shows a pair of events. From p.86 of William James' Principles of Psychology, Volume 1, 1890. Wellcome Library, London (http://images.wellcome.ac.uk/). Used with permission. Photo: Stephen Boyd Davis.
James, W. (1890), The Principles of Psychology. (2vols.) New York: Henry Holt. The whole book is online here: http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/j/james/william/index.html. The diagram appears in Chapter 3: On Some General Conditions of Brain-Activity.
Oxford English Dictionary. (2011), 'Timeline' Online version June 2011 (Accessed 24 July 2011.) http://www.oed.com/ (subscription required).
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Wednesday, 21 September 2011
French copy of Barbeu-Dubourg now online
Gallica, an excellent French national online resource, free to access, now has a digitised view of Barbeu-Dubourg's Chronographie, ou Description des tems ; contenant toute la suite des souverains de l'univers et des principaux événemens de chaque siècle... en trente-cinq planches.
The file, which can be downloaded as a PDF, comprises both the explanatory booklet and the 35 sheets of the timeline itself. Scrutiny reveals that this is not identical to the edition at Princeton. Clearly the Princeton copy is a slightly later edition: not only have additional entries been made, but some items, eg. Bolingbroke, have been relocated.
|Detail of the Bibliothèque Nationale copy of the Chronographie on Gallica.
|Detail of the Princeton copy of the Chronographie (photo Stephen Boyd Davis, used with permission, Princeton University Library Rare Books)
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Journal of Visual Culture review of Cartographies of Time
My review of Daniel Rosenberg and Anthony Grafton, Cartographies of Time: A History of the Timeline (Princeton Architectural Press, 2010. 272 pp. ISBN: 1-568987633) has been published in the Journal of Visual Culture.
The published version is here:
Journal of Visual Culture 2011 vol. 10 no. 2. 269-271
DOI: 10.1177/1470412911413187a
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Friday, 16 September 2011
Three issues in mapping Time to a line
I have just submitted an article to a design journal. It is concerned with just one topic: the mapping of time to a line. It is a plea for designers and others to take more seriously the following issues:
- If time is mapped to a line, on which axis of the graphic surface should it lie? And in which direction should later times lie in relation to earlier: what is the direction of travel? Is there a solution to these questions that is the most natural, the best - or simply right?
- How does time map to dimension; what model of time does such mapping presuppose? There is an indefinite number of possible mappings but, in practice, the principal options tend to be (1) strict linearity where equal space stands for equal time, (2) mathematically consistent non-linearity such as a logarithmic scale, usually giving more space to most recent time, (3) scaling which divides time into periods, each of which is linear but where the more recent periods are on a larger scale than those more distant. There are also examples of a more pragmatic approach, where the space allotted is adjusted to accommodate the density of events.
- Calibration. There are several reasons why different measures of time may be needed. One is to reflect the varied cultures of the users (see figure). Within a single culture there may be rival dating schemes because of differing scholarly opinion. And it may simply be useful to have more than one calibration of a chart, for example dates counted forwards from a point in history to our own time as well as dates counted backwards from the present day.
If the article is published, it should come out some time next year. I'll put a few snippets from it here in the coming months, including a discussion of Nicole Oresme (c. 1320-5 - July 11, 1382) who may have been the first to draw time as a line.
Link: Wikipedia article on the French Republican Calendar (which also tells you what today's date is in that calendar).
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Saturday, 2 April 2011
A short article for Joseph Priestley's US home
It can be downloaded from the museum page.
Or this is a direct link to the PDF file.
Priestley left England in 1794 as the authorities became increasing intolerant of his views. Soon after their arrival in Northumberland PA, he and his wife Mary began construction of a house on land overlooking the Susquehanna River. It was intended as the re-creation of a self-contained, English gentleman's estate. Two years after their arrival in Northumberland, Mary died.
In 1961, the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission was appointed to administer and restore many of the property's original features. In 2000, as an enhancement to the site's historic landscape, the Commission completed reconstruction of outbuildings associated with the property during Priestley's residency.
Tom Bresenhan, President of the Friends, with whom I have had the pleasure of corresponding, is overseeing the creation of a new exhibit about Priestley's timelines at the museum.
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Monday, 7 March 2011
Three primary texts now available
I have added another primary text: see new list of these, right.
Texts previously uploaded were:
Texts previously uploaded were:
Priestley, Joseph. 1778. Description of a Chart of Biography (main explanatory text). 7th edn. J. Johnson. London. This PDF file is a rough approximation of the first part of the original book. This file preserves the line-breaks and pagination, and roughly imitates the layout of the original. The original book of 1778 is my own copy.
Barbeu-Dubourg, Jacques. 1753. Chronography or Depiction of Time. Paris. Explanatory booklet for Chart. Original French (images only) and translation by Stephen Boyd Davis, assisted by Christine North, October 2009. From a photocopy in the Rare Books Collection, Princeton University Library (Call number: D11 .B372 1753a), taken from an original of the explanatory booklet held by the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris.The new text is:
Priestley, Joseph. 1764 and 1778. Description of a Chart of Biography (list of the c2000 names in the chart). 1st and 7th edn. J. Johnson. London. This PDF file is a rough approximation of the second part of Priestley's Description (the first edition of 1764). It is an index to the 2000 individuals in the Chart of Biography itself. Annotations in grey within [square brackets] indicate differences between the 1764 and 1778 editions. They also indicate names which were in the 1764 addenda called Names omitted in the Catalogue. Each name is followed by a date – usually either d. (died) or fl. (flourished) – and one or more alphabetic indicators of the role of the individual. I will add Priestley's introduction and explanation of these when I have time. Many entries take this form: Charles the Bald. d. 876. 53 – meaning that Charles the Bald died in 876 at the age of 53.
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Monday, 21 February 2011
Johnson and Priestley
The fact that Joseph Johnson is featured on Wikipedia today prompts me to post a snippet that reflects Joseph Priestley's optimism – sometimes verging on Dr Pangloss's best of all possible worlds. Even the fire at Johnson's works (see Wikipedia article) is turned into a benefit. In the later editions of his Description of a Chart of Biography, Priestley remarks:
"The plates in which the first copy of this chart was engraved having been melted down, in the fire at Mr. Johnson's, A.D. 1769, it is now re-engraved, with considerable improvements ; and particularly, care has been taken to mark the terminations of the lines from the dates, upon the plate itself, without any intervening drawing ; by which means it is now much more accurately finished, than it was possible to do it, in the manner in which it was first done."
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MEPC, the property company in the final stages of taking itself private, is to sell a £250 million portfolio of central London offices to Benchmark.
Benchmark is believed to have entered an exclusivity agreement with MEPC on the portfolio which runs out in two weeks time but is thought to be confident that it will complete the deal in time. Benchmark is believed to have overseas backers for the deal which reduces the company's share to less than 50 per cent.
Nigel Kempner, chief executive of Benchmark, would not confirm the deal was going ahea. He said: "We're considering several opportunities in central London." The properties include a 200,000 square foot block at Cambridge Circus, let to BT, and a similar sized building at 90 Long Acre in nearby Covent Garden, which is let to Olswang, NTL and Scottish Equitable amongst others.
The Cambridge Circus building is priced at £80 million and as BT will have to move out within the next four years, is seen as a well placed refurbishment or redevelopment opportunity. The Long Acre building priced at £70 million, but a buyer will not get complete control of the building. It is partly owned by Asticus, the Scandinavian property company.
MEPC is also selling its former headquarters at 12 St James's Square, currently let to serviced office provider Regus. That has a price tag of £56 million attached to it. Bids are believed to have topped £100 per square foot, a record for London that could see the City overtake Tokyo with the world's priciest offices.


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A financial services company is offering five $2,000 college scholarships to be awarded to Chicago-area seniors in May.
The Northbrook branch of AXA Advisors is sponsoring scholarships for students who demonstrate ambition and self-drive through outstanding achievement in their school, community or workplace. The scholarships are limited to students from the following schools or districts: Bannockburn, Carmel in Mundelein, Deerfield, Fox Lake, Green Oaks, Libertyville, Maine Township, Mt. Prospect, Mundelein, Niles, Notre Dame in Niles, River Woods, Round Lake and Vernon Hills.


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Oasis Doing Its Best to Avoid Swine Flu
Or, as the 'Sun' put it, "Some might spray."
Oasis recently announced that it's planning on taking a five-year hiatus, but that doesn't mean it's putting the brakes on its current world tour. In typically hilarious Gallagher-brother fashion, Noel and Liam are currently stuck in a hotel in Venezuela trying to avoid the swine flu. Liam is complaining on his Twitter that the TV in his hotel room isn't working, and Noel is wondering where he put his mask. [Sun UK]


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December 24, 2009 (CHICAGO) --The nephew of Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson was remembered at a toy giveaway today. Kids got to pick their own presents during the giveaway at Pleasant Gift Missionary Baptist Church on South Greenwood.
This is the second year for the event done in memory of 7-year-old Julian King.
Santa also dropped by, along with Julian King's mother. During the event, the children were reminded of the importance of doing their best in school.


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Well, not tryin' to do nothin' fancy I started shootin a cookin' show out of the kitchen of my double wide mobile home in Watumpka Oklahoma for the public access station down the road. (I had a big ol' perm fire in the carport salon so I had to shut that down so I started cookin'. Well-somehow that beam got crossed and ended upbein' shown in San Francisco and I guess it became a big hit. I went on to host the international comedy show "Life's A Drag" for the Q Television Network and just recently moved out west, southwest to be exact--Santa Fe! And now host a weekly comedy cabaret in town at Max's. Every Friday night at 10pm. Ya'll come!


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Good impressions depend on analyzing a subject's perspective and characteristics, accurate vocal control and frequent practice. Impressionists imitate the voices and mannerisms of other people, typically celebrities and politicians.Continue Reading
Performing a good impression of a subject requires carefully studying that person and coming to recognize his distinct personality traits. An important part of performing accurate impressions is not just imitating voices, but also behaving in a way that evokes the subject's attitude. How an impressionist acts is nearly as important as how he speaks. Impressionists often imitate famous actors, whose personalities can vary greatly between roles. A good impressionist must draw on traits that are familiar to audiences in order to communicate an impression successfully.
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Helen P Chenoweth was elected as the Idaho representative during 1994 Republican Revolution. She acted as a conservative state's right advocate and populist. She took everything as a challenge and took several actions and enhanced environmental regulations. She is outspoken and frank at times. She focused more on the western states natural resource policy.
Helen Palmer is the daughter of Ardelle Palmer and Dwight. She was born on January 27, 1938. She was born in Kansas (Topeka). She did her schooling at Grants Pass High School that is located in Grants Pass, Oregon area. After completing her high school, she joined in Whitworth College that is located in Spokane, Washington. She attended the College from 1955 to 1958.
Helen Palmer came across Nick Chenoweth and married him in Whitworth. They gave birth to two children – Michael and Margaret. The couple got divorced in later years. Helen Palmer married Wayne Hage. Helen Palmer became self-employed after finishing her college studies. She worked as a legal and medical management consultant. She worked for more than a decade that is 1964 to 1975.
She undertook and administered a local medical center. Her interest was in politics, so she decided to enter into politics stream. She focuses on public policies and affairs. She has worked as a lecturer in one of the reputed colleges – Idaho School of Law and Consultation gave her experience and knowledge. It helped her to land a solid position in the politics. She occupied the position – Idaho Republican party's State Executive Director. She serves between 1975 and 1977. She worked as the main staff member for Idaho Congressman Steve Symms from the year 1977 to 1978.
Helen Palmer and her business partner established lobbying group. It managed issues regarding energy policy, natural resources, political management, government contracts, and environmental policy.
Helen Palmer challenged Democrat Larry La Rocco, who is a two-term incumbent in one of the Idaho districts that consists of nineteen countries in 1994. She started the campaign and promised for the welfare of state economy. As she promised, it was above and better than the state recreation and wildlife. She took a promise to contest 'Conflict in the West' in the 1990s period. It ended up in raising of fees on grazing, logging, and commercial mining on federal property.
Her active involvement and movements helped her to achieve a good status in the politics. She held events like the endangered salmon bike and remained as a lightening stick for environmentalists in her district. Also did a few $2k treadmills reviews for a fitness magazine.
In one conference that took place on western wildfires at the University of Montana, one protestor shouted at Helen Palmer saying that she is the main threat to the forest environment. Helen Palmer was shocked and was taken to the podium. She told in the conference that they use salmon, and it should not be harmed anymore. She remained popular with the help of her main constituents in Idaho. The constituents include several States citizen military reserves, states right advocates and conservatives.
She left Congress in the year January 2001. She went back to Boise. She started to work for her consulting company.


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It is safe to assume that Samsung's decision to go with Android certainly netted them more success when compared to their earlier attempts with Bada, Samsung's own mobile platform. However according to recent reports via Digitimes, it has been suggested that Samsung has plans to launch a Galaxy smartphone that will be based on the Tizen platform. This will be a first considering that Samsung's Galaxy smartphones have typically been based on Android.
While it is merely a rumor at this point in time, it isn't that much of a stretch considering that Samsung had reportedly tested Tizen on its Galaxy S3, plus with Huawei looking to launch its own mobile operating system as a backup plan, such speculation isn't exactly ludicrous. No word on when this alleged Tizen-based Galaxy smartphone will launch, but what do you guys think?


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KARACHI – Celebrated social worker and founder of Pakistan's largest welfare organization Abdul Sattar Edhi, aged 92, passed away on Friday evening, sparking concerns about how the country's largely privatized welfare system will deal with his loss in addition to calls for a state funeral to honor his contributions at home and abroad.
Speaking outside the hospital, the philanthropist's son Faisal Edhi announced that Edhi's funeral prayers would be offered on Saturday after Zuhr at Memon Masjid, following which he would be buried at Edhi village.
"He wished to be buried in the same clothes he used to wear. He also wanted to donate his body parts, but only his cornea can be donated as rest of the organs were not in healthy condition," said the philanthropist's son, in an emotional statement.
Earlier today, Faisal Edhi told media that his father's condition had deteriorated rapidly during dialysis at the intensive care unit of Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT) earlier today. Edhi was put on a ventilator during the procedure after experiencing reported trouble with breathing.
He explained that Edhi had been coping with kidney failure for the past three years, for which he was was undergoing regular dialysis. Faisal added that his father could not undergo a kidney transplant due to his advanced age.
"It's the age factor combined with ill-health that's creating a bit of a problem for him. His food intake had lessened too, before but it's got a bit better today," said Anwar Kazmi, spokesperson of the Edhi Foundation.
Earlier on June 28, the celebrated social worker successfully underwent a 20-minute minor catheter change procedure to clear his dialysis line, which was choked previously. While his health had reportedly recovered in the days after this procedure at SIUT, his condition began worsening again today during a routine dialysis procedure.
During his previous stay in hospital, Edhi was visited and inquired after by notable personalities of the country, including Army Chief General Raheel Sharif, PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari, real estate tycoon Malik Riaz and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
Even during his final says, the renowned humanitarian displayed the selflessness and courage that won the hearts of many, both at home and abroad, by rejecting numerous offers to have his treatment paid for abroad by eminent backers such as Zardari and Malik Riaz.
News of Edhi's death was met with by an outpouring shock and heartfelt grief on social media, with many wondering how greatly his death would impact the country where he has long been considered the bedrock of a largely privatized welfare system.
Oh my God, I am seriously deeply hurt to know about the news of death of Edhi saab, He is undoubtedly a person who is going to be in Jannah
— Kanza Siddique (@KanzaSiddique) July 8, 2016
Very sad news of Abdul Sattar Edhi sahib's death. I don't want to believe it. RIP baba jee
— Hammad Amjad (@MHammadAmjad) July 8, 2016
Many even questioned news of the social worker's death, whose death has mistakenly been reported a number of times before, most recently after the Foreign Office released a statement of condolence based on false information on June 18.
Foreign Office apologises for publishing Abdul Star Edhi's death newshttps://t.co/xPEZz2oxrq
— 24 News HD (@channel24news) June 20, 2016
No other channel then Business Plus is running the news of Edhi Sb. death. please confirm.
— IOwnKarachi (@LightOnHai) July 8, 2016
Abdul sattar Edhi ki waqai death Hoi hae ya fake hae news @Glad_Mind@akbar919@ehmedsyed@aisha_shabbir@Kashu_k
— خان کی جنونی چیتی (@547Ward) June 22, 2016
Edhi's humanitarian achievements
The Edhi Foundation, which grew from a single-man single-room operation started in Karachi in 1951, is one of Pakistan's largest non-profit social welfare programs.
The Edhi Foundation provides 24-hour emergency assistance across the nation of Pakistan and abroad. The Foundation owns over 1,800 private ambulance vans stationed in areas across Pakistan.
The ambulance dispatchers in Karachi, one of the busiest cities in Pakistan, receive up to 6,000 calls a day, each dealt with in 10 minutes, on average. The organization also owns two private jets and one helicopter to assist in moving victims from hard-to-reach locations, especially during the event of a natural disaster.
The organization runs several private outpatient hospitals located in Pakistan. Additional medical facilities include a diabetic center, a nurse training center, immunization centers, and blood banks, including emergency banks during times of natural disasters or tragedies.
The Foundation is also known for its childcare services, especially for orphans, street children and infants abandoned by destitute parents. Most Edhi emergency centers have a jhoola (cradle) located outside for mothers to leave their infants. These children are taken into custody, until their adoption by pre-screened families.
Edhi's numerous contributions to humanitarian causes both home and abroad have strengthened long-standing calls for him to be honored with a Nobel Peace Prize.


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The James Cameron vs. Glenn Beck war has gone to a new dimension.
A day after Cameron called the Fox News anchor a "f---ing a--hole," Beck fired back at the filmmaker on his show Wednesday, saying the "anti-Christ" comment he leveled at Cameron on CNN three years ago was in jest.
Beck said this while wearing 3D glasses, of course.
"This guy is making a billion dollars on a Smurf-murdering movie and he's stewing about a joke that nobody heard on a network nobody watched!" Beck said after adding Cameron to the "Beck-Hating Hall of Fame," which also includes Bill Maher, South Park, Playboy and Law & Order. "It's time to walk away from the CGI, Jim. Just for a minute."
James Cameron: Glenn Beck is a "f---ing a—hole"At a news conference Tuesday for the DVD release of Avatar, Cameron called Beck "dangerous" and lashed out at his reaction to Cameron's 2007 documentary, The Lost Tomb of Jesus, which raises questions about Jesus' resurrection. In 2007, Beck introduced his interview with the director by saying Cameron was "officially running for anti-Christ."On Wednesday, Beck read a transcript of his comments, which he said were really a dig at "My Heart Will Go On": "Anyone who got dragged to see Titanic or was subjected to repeated playings of that Celine Dion song ... probably suspect(s) what I've believed for years. Only pure evil could have directed that film, oh, yes, perhaps even the anti-Christ. Well, The Real Story tonight is that many people believe that James Cameron officially has tossed his hat in the ring today and is officially running for anti-Christ."
Beck returns to air, does not address advertiser fallout over Obama remarks"Yes, James, I am guilty," Beck said with mock remorse Wednesday. "I did call James Cameron the anti-Christ. But only because of the Celine Dion song. Horrific. Really. The best part is, this guy has carried this joke around with him for three long years."Beck then mocked Cameron's other comments about threatening to shoot global-warming skeptics."Since he took my anti-Christ joke so seriously, I guess I have to ask James [to] stop threatening to shoot people in the street," he said before feigning tears. "Why must you kill all of them? Why must you kill all of them?"


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Though his impressive solo debut might have indicated otherwise, Rick Danko never seemed all that intent on establishing his career away from a group dynamic like the Band. Perhaps unsurprisingly, he found renewed vigor within another collaborative experience on Danko/Fjeld/Andersen. And yet, on his signature moment from that 1991 debut, Danko brought along a key element of his past, too: Ace multi-instrumentalist Garth Hudson.
To this point, the two had not worked together on a studio recording as members of the Band since 1977's Islands, making "Blue River" cause for considerable celebration. Together, they imbue this Eric Andersen song — which, fittingly, he said was inspired by the Band's appearance on the Festival Express tour in 1970 — with a deeper intimacy, and thus a deeper yearning. It certainly ranks as one of the best Band songs not released by the Band.
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Born out of an impromptu gig at Tinker Street Cafe around Danko's Woodstock digs, Danko/Fjeld/Andersen first toured Norway (where both Fjeld and Andersen lived), and then decided to record what would eventually become a pair of well-received 1990s-era trio recordings. Each of them wrote songs for the self-titled debut (which actually kicks off with "Driftin' Away," co-written by Andersen, Rick and his wife Elizabeth), and all of them contributed instrumentally to the others' showcase moments.
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I can't say if this moment led to the Band's studio rejuvenation — Danko, Hudson and Helm would subsequently assemble for their first post-Robbie Robertson effort, Jericho, releasing two more 1990s-era Band albums before Danko died — but "Blue River" certainly thrums with a sense of homecoming. It's not just that he could still reanimate a narrative with the delicate power of 1968's "Long Black Veil," 1969's "When You Awake" and 1970's "Time to Kill." It was if Danko/Fjeld/Andersen actually opened the door for Danko's long-hoped-for third act.
Perhaps fittingly, that knob-turning moment came when his voice intertwined with two others, and with Hudson spinning an tender-heartedly chimerical web nearby.
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Kidnappings and cattle prods – rabbinical 'courts' have painful ways of enforcing divorce
UNDER Jewish law, if a husband refuses to grant his wife a religious divorce, known as a "get", the woman has the right to request a rabbinical court to take action.
This can prove expensive – and very painful indeed, if this bizarre report is to be believed.
It revolves around the arrest of two orthodox rabbis and eight other men in an FBI sting in New Jersey and New York. They stand accused of plotting to kidnap and torture a man to force him to grant a religious divorce.
They suited up for the task at a New Jersey warehouse by donning Halloween masks and bandannas. One suspect wore a garbage bag over his clothes while another slipped on a Metallica T-shirt on top of his clothes.
Rabbis Mendel Epstein, above, and Martin Wolmark charged Jewish women and their families thousands of dollars to extract "gets" from unwilling husbands, the FBI said.
Rabbi Epstein is a prominent ultra-Orthodox divorce mediator in Brooklyn, NY, who this summer published a Bill of Rights of a Jewish Wife, and Rabbi Martin "Mordachai" Wolmark is the head of Yeshiva Shaarei Torah in Monsey, NY.
Assistant US Attorney Joseph Gribko told a judge on Thursday in a federal court hearing:
They didn't do it out of religious conviction They did it for money.
The rabbis and the other men were arrested as a result of an undercover operation that began in August when two FBI agents, one posing as a woman trying to get a divorce, contacted the rabbis. According to the FBI, Epstein spoke about forcing compliance through "tough guys" who use electric cattle prods and even place plastic bags over the heads of husbands.
The organisation involved in the alleged plot had been involved in up to 20 kidnappings over the years.
The undercover agents, including a man posing as the woman's brother, met with Epstein at his Ocean County home in August. Epstein is quoted as saying during the conversation, which was videotaped:
Basically what we are going to be doing is kidnapping a guy for a couple of hours and beating him up and torturing him and then getting him to give the get.
Epstein is also quoted saying he wanted to use a cattle prod to torture the reluctant husband.
If it can get a bull that weighs five tons to move … you put it in certain parts of his body and in one minute, the guy will know.
He said that his group did a kidnapping every year to year-and-a-half, and that the cost is $10,000 for a rabbinical court to approve the action and $50,000 to $60,000 for the enforcers.
In this report, Monsey Rabbi David Eldensohn, a rabbinical court member, said beating a man into signing a religious divorce makes the separation invalid.
I'm shocked that people who call themselves rabbis would get involved in coercion. If a woman obtains a get in such a manner and remarries, her marriage is not legal and she would be considered living in sin. If she has children, the children are considered born out of wedlock, and that's considered a disgrace in the community.
20 responses to "Kidnappings and cattle prods – rabbinical 'courts' have painful ways of enforcing divorce"
People of faith demonstrating their superior moral compass again?
It is wonderful when secular laws can put these Aholes where they belong. But then again the jew Aholes can only do these types of things to people who accept their authority because if someone like me married a jew woman and she tried this, the rabbis would find themselves in real trouble not just jail time. Because I DON'T accept their authority and I also carry Thomas A. Swift's Electric Rifle and a few other nice things to inflect heavy bodily injury and pain.
But I don't really feel sorry for any guy they do this to, as they accept the BS religion, and the BS authority of the rabbis so tough schite to the guys who this happens to. If they stood up to the rabbis, shaved, told them to take their BS and shovel it! Most of the problems vanish. Its only the kids in these situations I have any sympathy for.
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And of course the seemingly nicer ….Monsey Rabbi David Eldensohn, a rabbinical court member, said beating a man into signing a religious divorce makes the separation invalid….
Sounds nice? Right?
…….I'm shocked that people who call themselves rabbis would get involved in coercion…… he still sounds fairly nice.
…….If a woman obtains a get in such a manner and remarries, her marriage is not legal and she would be considered living in sin….. Silly nonsense but still sounds OK.
….. If she has children, the children are considered born out of wedlock, and that's considered a disgrace in the community….. And then shows everyone that his community and he are still Aholes anyway!!! Blame the innocent victims as usual!!!
L.Long: I share your opinion. If the men, or the women, didn't accept the religious nonsense they would do what they wanted without the so called authority of a rabbi. As is often the case in religion the bottom line isn't their faith but a hunger for cash, sex or status. And often all three.
What kind of perverted thinking goes on whereby words forced out on the end of a cattle prod are accepted as having any validity?
It takes a few rabbi to do this and thousands of faithful to shield them. It takes one Olympic bomber to blow up women's clinics and thousands of faithful to shield them. It takes a few priests to rape children and thousands of faithful to shield them. It takes a few Muslims to hijack planes and thousands of Muslims to shield them.
Thus, the withering twin suns of my atheism. Reason and informed argument, mainly for the deceptive leaders. Scorn and ridicule, mainly for the deceived. As cruel as that is, I do not and will not be kidnapping and torturing men, raping children, hijacking planes, setting off bombs, or the rest. I write biting words on the Internet and in magazines. No 'Thought of the Day' for me. No tax-exemption for me. I will keep my hatred strong to keep me strong until all of us can laugh at how foolish we were.
Unrelated, but just wanted to say I met Richard Dawkins in person last night. Shook his hand. Books signed. Took in a lecture. Good times.
Same as the 'Taliban'….. Different Hats, same 'Pre-historical' thinking. If one of these 'Cretins' ever darkens my door, he'll leave in a body-bag…..
L.Long…. You're a sick Mother-porker!!!!
That rabbi Eldensohn guy cracks me up with his "no true Scotsman would ever do…………..Oh, wait, they DID?. Never mind" LOL
Organized religion is THE worst thing we humans have ever invented. Of course any "true believer" can and will do crazy/obscene shit, their religion allows them to do so.
I also agree that any guy who was a "victim" of these clowns got what he had coming just for being a follower of bat shit crazy religion.
The poor rabbis can never win! If they don't try to help the women divorce then they are accused of "not doing enough". Then when they actually try to help the poor women being held ransom by their vicious ex-husbands they get condemned.
Physical violence against men who don't give their wives divorces is commended in the bible. If God approves of it then who are we to argue with him?
Zarathustra? I'm Sick????….. As another said: "I do not and will not be kidnapping and torturing men, raping children, hijacking planes, setting off bombs,"…. or any of the other schite done by religious motivated delusional psychos.
What makes you think I'M sick??
I find that it pays to keep my god's anti-rabbis vaccinations up to date. Sorry! I meant 'dog's'.
@ Broga…
"What kind of perverted thinking goes on whereby words forced out on the end of a cattle prod are accepted as having any validity?"
I believe they call that form of thinking….religion ;o)
L.Long: Either Zarathustra didn't realize that your comments were ironic, or it's not clear that HIS were. Confusion reigns!
Over 50 pilgrims killed in a temple stampede again:
I wouldn't be surprised if someone has a blog somewhere keeping track of all these cases!
@Canada Dave: Yup. You got it. And it's a weird business this religion. A victim forced to recant under extreme torture has his/her change of mind accepted. Even stranger – in my view anyway – are those who refuse to recant and are tortured until they die. When you consider that they are refusing to deny a God who is a fantasy figure who does not exist then the full horror of what religion can do is exposed.
In passing, I see that barriejohn's buddy, the sainted Aled, is in trouble with his morning TV programme as few people want to watch. I've never had the misfortune to see it myself.
Broga: I did see that. I couldn't understand it! I also read somewhere (can't find it again now) that Aled's good friends Elizabeth and Philip told him over tea and cucumber sandwiches that his radio programme was Prince Philip's favourite. Believe that if you will!
@barriejohn: I have to wonder the extent to which his failed TV programme is given special leeway because he is so blatantly religious.
The Radio Progamme! Well, isn't that just too sweet and Liz being the head of his church and everything. Aled must have been so so thrilled.
@Eli : So if it's in the the torah – your bibble – then it's kosher? There are many, many objectionable things in your bibble – one of which springs to mind is what happens to Lot when he leaves S&G and his poor wife is turned into table salt. So, read on, and what do we find? We find Lot going off with his two daughters into the wilderness, sheltering in a cave and having sex with his two daughters after they get him staggeringly drunk. Is this vivid act of incest also kosher?