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On 30 May 2013, the Honourable Mayor Cllr AW Ntsangani tabled his State of the Municipality and 2013/14 budget speech to a full house at the Alice TRC Hall. The speech touched on the successes of the institution which include the construction and renovation of community halls; infrastructural development through the construction of a Chicken Abattoir in Middledrift; construction of a Council Chamber in Alice; construction of a state of the art Sports Complex in Fort Beaufort; re-gravelling and tarring of streets and also fencing of cultivated and grazing land by the Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform.
Taking the issue of poverty alleviation through cultivating the land, recently there has been a lot of activity by the Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform in the area of Nkonkobe. In his speech, the Honourable Mayor said food security is one of the critical priorities of government; and in view of this, Rural Development and Agrarian Reform ploughed 196 hectors of arable land in Nkonkobe. The areas that benefited include Ngobe village (66 hectors), Amagwali Project (37 hectors) and Amabhele AseTyhume (100 hectors).
Imileqwa Project in Qhibirha and Ndondle Piggery and Poultry Project at Hala location also received tremendous support from the department to further sustain their work. The Honourable Mayor said these are "just a few efforts [by other government departments] that deserve to be acknowledged and applauded".
He then tabled the plans and objectives the municipality has for its communities. This is in line with the vision of the institution which is to be a self-sufficient municipality that is responsive to the needs of the people; with the municipality striving to move away from grant dependency and gravitate to self-reliance.
He stated that this can be achieved by ensuring that the municipality alleviates poverty by mechanising agriculture, by supporting SMME'S & Co-ops in the area, developing infrastructure and devise revenue generating strategies.
The Mayor also touched on the recent pronouncement by the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform that by 2015 all farms should be productive; and that municipalities should assist farmers submit business plans to the national department in order to access funding for their farms. "Should this be done effectively, we will then be able to dismantle poverty in our area and a number of jobs will be created," said Cllr Ntsangani.
Some of the projects that have been identified by the national department to receive funding for 2013/2014 include the following:
• Torties Farm - R2 804 973.00
• Greenwood farm - R5 936 978
• Jordan - R4 920 554.00
• Gonzana - R2 704 675.00
• Mpukane - R 1 400 000.00
Budget Highlights
• The Debe Nek Extension electrification project which is scheduled for connection by the end of the next financial year - 2013/2014 will see 305 household electrified. The Mpofu Extension will see 958 households connected.
• Currently the municipality is providing free basic electricity to 19 855 beneficiaries, 1195 households for alternative energy and for refuse removal the total number of households is 6 402 - a total of 27 452 indigent beneficiaries in this current financial year, as compared to the 22 079 from the last financial year.
• Planned projects by the ADM:
* Victoria East, West (Roxeni) Water Supply (Phase 3) R5 500 000
* Ekuphumleni & 9 Villages Water Supply (Phase 4) R1 000 000
* Bhofolo & Newtown BEP (Phase 5) R 2 000 000
* Nkonkobe: Area Wide Sanitation Programme (Region 1) R9 000 000
• A rectification project of 500 units in Hillside (Fort Beaufort) is currently underway. This project will see 403 units being rectified and 97 new houses built.
• Also, in this current financial year (2012/2013), a project to build 233 units in Mt Pleasant is currently underway.
• A number of temporary structures for disaster-stricken homes have also been erected in Debe Nek (12), Alice (2) and Fort Beaufort (2).
• 232 units are to be rectified in Seymour. The project is currently at tender adjudication stage.
• 299 units are to be rectified in Fort Beaufort and 1 unit is to be built. The project is also at the adjudication stage.
• In Alice (Khayelitsha), 260 units are to be constructed.
• Another 283 houses are to be rectified in Alice.
• In the areas of Ntselamanzi / Hillcrest, 653 houses are to be rectified, and 163 units will be built.
• In Middledrift, 299 units will be rectified and 1 will be built.
• Projects still at the planning stages, where engineers have been appointed to do verification of services availability, geotechnical reports and foundation designs include:
* Lower Blinkwater - 1101 units
* Readsdale - 500 units
* Katberg - 233 units
* Bhofolo Phase 1C - 400 units
* Khayelitsha - 260 units
Projects to be unveiled
• Community Halls: Majwarheni; Dikidikana; Gaga; Debe Marhele; Ndindwa; Ngcothoyi; Mxhelo-Skolweni; Loyd
• Multi Purpose Center
• Nontetha Grave Yard
• Regravelling Of Ntselamanzi
• Surfacing Of Alice Town
• Surfacing Of Temlet
• Surfacing Of Durban Street Fort Beaufort
• Grade A Testing Station
• Regravelling Of Msobomvu Access Road
• Kwamlalandle Pre-School
• Ejonini Pre-School
• Cwarhu Pre-School
• Fencing Of Alice Town Cemetries
• Somerset Street
• Paving Newtown Internal Street (Phase 1)
2013/14 Projects
Alice Cluster
• Paving and Regravelling – R3.8m
• Construction of halls and Day care centres – R1.75m
• Alice Park – R3m
• Makhuzeni Sport Field – R 762,200.00
Fort Beaufort Cluster
• Paving and Regravelling – R2m
• Construction of halls and Day care centres – R1,665 228
• Sports Complexe Phase 1 – R2.5m
• High Mast Lights – R4.1m
Middledrift Cluster
• Paving and Regravelling – R4.8m
• Construction of halls and Day care centres – R3.76m
• Chicken Abattoir – R1.8m
• Fencing of dams – R132 183.00


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The apartment homes at 3909 N 68th Street are located near the Historic Havelock Neighborhood. Tenants pay $40/month for gas paid to management. Electricity is billed separately and is paid directly to LES. The kitchen is complete with dishwasher, electric range, oven, and refrigerator. There is a dining area large enough for a table and chairs. The bathroom has a tub and shower combination and a nice size vanity with storage. The bedroom is big enough for a larger bed and has two closets with side by side mirrored doors. There is a parking lot west of the building. Coin laundry is on site and very convenient extra storage lockers allow you to keep garage-type items packed away.
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Survey companies come and go as the best available. Whenever I review sites, I always look at the history of the sites, because some go from being great to being bad, and others rebrand and become good survey sites. With the changes in some of the companies, I wanted to create a list of the highest paying survey sites for 2017.
This list is a good starting point if your looking for new sites to join, or just getting started with taking surveys online. If you would like more content and my free guide on how to take surveys, .
My Top 5 Highest Paying Survey Sites
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These sites below are in no particular order of who pays the highest. Although some do vary, overall they all pay above the industry standard. Make sure to read all the way through. At the bottom I share a couple of my favorite sites that aren't technically "Survey" sites, but are some of the best ways to make money online.
MindSwarms is a relatively new site when it comes to surveys, and I don't hear a lot about it online. This is great news for you, however, because it's application based. While you don't need to be approved to sign up for the site, you do need to fill out applications to be accepted to surveys.
At first this sounds like a waste of time when there are other sites where you can just take surveys right away (and I mention them below). However, MindSwarms pays out $50 per survey and each survey is only 7 questions.
The surveys are video based, so you apply to surveys, get accepted, login and answer the questions on video and logout. It takes less than 20 minutes. And MindSwarms pays via PayPal within 24 hours of completing the survey.
This is definitely one of the highest paying survey sites of 2017.
PineCone Research
PineCone research is a straightforward survey site, except for the fact that you need to be invited to join, and not everyone gets accepted. This is disappointing, but you can understand why when you realize that they pay $3 per every survey.
That is pretty impressive. I do have a link for you to try and apply for the site. Make sure you use the link that matches your demographic
If you're 18 – 24 year old male use this link: Join PineCone Research
Here is the 18-34 year old UK link: Join PineCone Research
If you don't match these then use this link: Join PineCone Research
Ipsos i-Say
Ipsos i-Say is fortunately a site that everyone can sign up for and take surveys as they please. There are tons of surveys to take, and they offer some of the highest paying ones in the industry.
i-Say also has a loyalty program, so that makes them an even better survey taking site.
I've written an in-depth review on Ipsos i-Say that you can read here
If you'd like to join them, here's a link:
Opinion Outpost
Opinion is not only one of the highest paying surveys sites this year, they are also the fastest paying. Their $10 minimum cash out is awesome, since it's lower than most, but they pay you via PayPal instantly.
I haven't come across any other site that pays instantly.
You can see my full in-depth review here, it includes some tips for best practice with Opinion Outpost: My Opinion Outpost Review**
If you'd like to get going on Opinion Outpost right now, here's a link to join:Join Opinion Outpost
iPoll is another straight forward survey site. Simply sign up and start taking surveys right now. You also get $5 just for signing up.
iPoll also has a mobile app, and it is one of the best ones for survey companies. You can take surveys on the go, or do little tasks while you are out and about.
You can get that $5 bonus for signing up here:Click here to join iPoll
If you have read my other articles, reviews or looked at the sidebar, you have seen that I really like Swagbucks and CashCrate. I would include them in this, but since I make the most money with them through offers, they technically aren't the highest paying "survey" sites. They are my favorite sites for making money though. If you'd like to learn more about them, check out my in-depth reviews for them:
If you have any other sites you think should make the highest paying survey sites of 2017 or have any questions about them, leave me a comment.Advertiser Disclosure: We get a commission for some of the links on the blog. The opinions expressed here are the author's alone, and have not been reviewed, approved or endorsed by our partners.


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Rotorua Canopy Tours
When Rotorua Canopy Tours opened in 2012, they needed a local designer to help with getting all the little bits and pieces done. Linda Page was excited to be approached to keep the Canopy Tours brand in tact and create new things while following the style of the existing brand. From photobooks, advertising, point of sale items, posters, signs, cards, web design updates, coffee mugs and T-shirts and creating the new "Gary the Guide" character – Linda has had fun creating it all.
To date their awards include Winners of the Supreme Tourism Award 2016, Winners of the Visitor Experience Award 2016, Winners of the Environmental Tourism Award, Winners of the Rotorua Westpac Business Awards Supreme Winner 2016, Winners of the Rotorua Westpac Attractions Business Award 2016 and the Rotorua Westpac Award in Sustainable Practices 2016 – IMPRESSIVE!
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Well, the countdown is proceeding on schedule (knock wood). Actually, I'm a bit ahead of schedule. My class ended early last night so I was able to finish up Monday's list and scratch a couple of things of Tuesday's list. The girls did a good job of cleaning the dining room while I was at class. They also did not kill each other. Tonight I will have one cleaning upstairs and the other cleaning her room. That should keep them busy.
Tonight's activities include: cleaning out the refrigerator (as tomorrow is trash day); sweeping and mopping my kitchen and bathroom floors (so a quick once-over with the Swiffer before the guests arrive should suffice); and steam cleaning the carpets. I'm also making my chex mix and then putting it out of sight because dude, that stuff is like crack to me.
My parenting class was better than I thought. The instructor said she knew we didn't want to be there, so we could skip the break and end a half-hour early. Yay!
We watched a DVD of some scenarios and then discussed what not to do. The scenarios were a bit overdramatic but I can see them happening with divorced parents - complaining about late child support in front of the kids; calling the dad a deadbeat; calling a mom irresponsible because she was late picking up the children for visitation. However, one scene involved a dad and his new girlfriend drinking and smoking pot while the kids were in the other room. The kids complained to the dad that there was no food in the house. I'm thinking "if you're going to smoke that much pot, you should have food to combat the munchies!"
The instructor did tell us that the number one thing kids wish they had more of was *drum roll* - time with their parents. So, in the spirit of that, I had Maddy read out loud to me while I was cleaning in the kitchen. Kelli and I stayed up until about midnight just talking about different stuff. I'm busier than a one-armed paper hanger, and yeah, I'm a little tired today. But having that time with them was cool.


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Man has walked on the moon. The human race has been able to say that for almost 50 years. Maybe now we say those words without the slow head shaking of disbelief. But consider that it has to be one of the most courageous exploratory expeditions in human history. Human beings left this world and walked on another - an alien world. It was a tremendous vision and an unbelievable accomplishment. Could there be any mission more dramatic than going to the moon? Could there be a more catalytic calling, something more igniting and inspiring than sending humans up to the heavens? It would have to be a mission that could launch a unifying movement, inspiring a generation to give their lives to accomplish something one could only dream about.
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When I picture astronaut training, I imagine people floating around in zero gravity chambers. And that is definitely part of the training. But they need to be equipped with so much more than just experience floating in space. They are trained in all kinds of survival techniques. They have language training so that they can communicate to other astronauts in the Space Station. They have to learn the science and mechanics of how the rocket works. These adventurers have to be ready for anything. The training is essential. Interestingly, the Bible describes the church as a training ground. It is tasked to equip believers. But what are they training them to become? According to Ephesians, a church is called to grow Christians to the full degree of the greatest, most catalytic, history altering individual that has ever walked the planet - Christ. To put it simply: the church is intended to be a training ground pumping out world-changers.
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When you think about the mission of landing someone on the moon, what images come to mind? Maybe astronauts descending out of the lunar module onto the desolate gray surface of the moon. Or perhaps you think of President Kennedy addressing the nation with the challenge to win the space race. When we think of major endeavors, we typically think of a few key visible players. But like any initiative, there are thousands of invaluable contributors that are vital to success. Each engineer, scientist, and aviator formed links in a chain. Without one of them, the mission would have broken down. If you are a follower of Christ, then you are a part of the Church. The Church has a mission that is critical to the salvation of humanity. The Bible tells us that every single person is required for such a mission to be accomplished. What is your part?


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part iii : caves
Spring Summer 18
Spring Summer 18
Balancing on a steep cliff overlooking the sea, our SS18 collection unites three elements.
Japanese minimalism inspires the silhouettes and shapes, designed into versatile and striking cuts. The in-house designed print, taking its point of origin in the Basque sculptor Eduardo Chillida, speaks to organic linens, organic cotton and silks, which have been designed into a-temporal garments.
This collection is an ode to the sea, to caves, and the tones and smells of summer.
Sustainable womenswear, made in Spain.
KEMP GADEGÅRD is a studio that celebrates aesthetics, craftsmanship and sustainability. It is a fashion label that designs and produces slow, well crafted contemporary womenswear- honest and timeless.
All fabrics are sourced with sustainability and longevity in mind, and garments are handmade in Spain and shipped directly from our studio in Berlin.


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GCB are massive Hellboy fans, John Paul and Joe in particular, Will likes him too… Just not as much as he should. It is for that reason we were incredibly excited about sucking some time from the current Hellboy artist, Duncan Fegredo, to ask some questions about his work and the upcoming story arc The Fury… Because it looks bloody brilliant. Enjoy!
Good Comic Books | How did you originally come to work on Hellboy with Mike Mignola?
Duncan Fegredo | Scott Allie emailed me in November of 2005, the email just asked "is it a good time to talk?" We'd talked about a bunch of stuff in the past that had come to nothing, oddly enough that included a Lobster Johnson series. Anyway, Scott duly calls a few minutes after I respond and asks if I'd like to draw Hellboy. It was that simple. Except I was already drawing a book for Vertigo, and Dark Horse wanted a big commitment from me… I think it came down to, if I couldn't do the first series they wanted me to commit to the second and third. I didn't like the idea of somebody coming in before me so that meant committing to all of it and on top of that, I had to extricate myself from the Vertigo book. I felt bad as I really didn't want to piss anybody off…. but it was HELLBOY! I think all wounds have healed now, I hope so.
GCB | What is it like working with him? Does he have specific guidelines that you work with to draw Hellboy and the wider universe? How does it work?
Duncan | I get a script, read it, Mike calls and we talk through the beats. I draw layouts, send them to Mike and Scott, I get notes back suggesting/requesting tweaks. All the reference points either already exist in Mike's work or he may send reference. Other times I'll do sketches from his descriptions, and we send them back and forth. If I'm not getting it then Mike will often do sketches as well. That happens on page layouts at times, Mike is a writer who scripts in images and sometimes I can tell he has a very specific layout in mind that words don't quite convey. We may go back and forth several times until a solution is reached, if that doesn't work Mike will do a thumbnail. What's nice is that Mike's solution will take on board stuff I've contributed, best of both worlds.
GCB | Like Rocky Balboa trains for a fight, do you have a workout to keep your drawing muscles strong and stuff? If not, John Paul wants you to make one for him…
Duncan | I used to draw in my sketchbook first thing each day, silly nonsensical stuff. I'd sketch whilst lounging in front of the television as well, I think all that used to help. Now, not so much, which is a shame, I need to get back to it. I always recommend drawing in coffee shops, quick studies of random people doing random things. It's the sort of thing that helps populate the backgrounds of comics, learn a vocabulary of normal gestures that can ground your artwork in reality.
GCB | Hellboy in the little blue hire car in The Storm is my favourite Hellboy moment, is it a challenge to capture those subtle moments and expressions that you do so brilliantly? Or does it come as naturally as having him punch something monstrous in the face?
Duncan | I guess I just answered this one, I actually find those little moments easier than the big stuff! I suppose a lot of the work I did in the past for Vertigo inform these soap opera moments. I remember that Mike's one concern about that scene was that I didn't play up the humour of Hellboy being too big for the car, to keep it natural. Not easy for a big red guy with horns and a tail!
GCB | Just exactly how furious will The Fury be? Is it as monumentous as we've come to imagine? Can you tell us as much as possible without spoiling anything?
Duncan | Big fury. I really don't want to say any more, comics and movies are ruined before we ever see them, I won't be the one to ruin this one! I will say I just received the colours for the last issue from Dave Stewart, it's just fantastic. Bearing in mind I drew it and knew what was coming, I still found myself being surprised, blown away with the difference. Normally I just wince when I look at my work, Dave saves me from that, has done so many times previously come to think! I'll leave it at that.
GCB | What's the deal with those weird aliens that have been hinted at since Hellboy started, will we ever find out more about them?
Duncan | Not a clue, you'll have to ask Mike.
GCB | Now red's re-joining the B.P.R.D, will there still be seperate series, or will they all be thrown together in one?
Duncan | I believe that's still in discussion, plans for both.
GCB | What can we expect from Hellboy after the conclusion of The Fury, will you still be working on it?
We can look forward to Mike's art on the main storyline, so like Richard Corben I'll be doing one-shot Hellboy books, we've discussed a few possibilities already. I'll also be doing some covers.
GCB | Does that free up a significant amount of time for you? Can we expect you to fill it up on anything in particular?
Duncan | Although I'll be doing one shots, we're talking about 50 or so pages each, so whilst the pressure will be off regarding schedules, I still need to work! So it's more a case of restructuring my time than free time. It does allow me to slot in covers and a bit of painting time too, I hope. Maybe a little more Halo online, I don't get my ass kicked often enough!
GCB | That's gold! We might get a bunch of requests for your gamertag, if you're as awful as me then that'd definitely be news! Do you have any solo projects in the pipeline?
Duncan | Not as yet, but it's a possibility down the line.
GCB | So, here's a stock question… What or who, has had the biggest influence on your art? And what inspired you to pursue a career in comics in the first place?
I always wanted to be an artist, it started with Disney when I was about 6/7, then Marvel books when they were published as Power comics before the launch of Mighty World of Marvel in 1974, I was 10 then. Then all the outrageous stuff in 2000AD, amazing art. Star Wars was the icing on the cake, I was obsessed with that film for years. I'm not naming artists as there are so many and I know I'll miss people. It all had and continues to have an effect on me, I'm moved by art and movies and I have a desire to make work that similarly moves the reader.
GCB | And another… What comics are you reading / would recommend (if any) at the moment?
Duncan | I don't actually read so much stuff so I'm sure I'm missing loads… Well, all the Hellboy offshoots, obviously. BPRD is a great book, I adored Guy Davis's work and he'll be sorely missed. I'm sure Tyler Crook will do a grand job though. I loved Joe The Barbarian, Grant's story was a lot of fun and Sean Murphy's art was astonishingly good, I was driven to send fan mail! What else? I really enjoy David Peterson's Mouse Guard, in fact I did a pinup for his Tales of the Black Axe, that was a lot of fun to do. Criminal by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips, I've known Sean as long as I've been drawing comics and he'd be annoyed if he didn't get a mention! But I'd mention Criminal anyway, great stories and some of Sean's best work ever. I'm still enjoying Walking Dead although I'm way behind as Charlie will point out… I'm afraid to read it as I know my favourite characters are all moments away from gruesome ends, and Charlie is all too happy to make there ends as bad as he can, good work there Adlard! I'm sure I'm missing stuff but I'll end with Roger Lagridge and Chris Samnees run on Thor, so much fun to read and a joy to look at. Cut down in it's prime.
GCB | Thanks! That was sch-WEET.
Go buy The Fury! It looks awesome sauce.


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Vistana Penang Bukit Jambul is a 4-star business hotel along Jalan Bukit Gambir. This 423-room hotel takes advantage of its close proximity to the Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone (FIZ). On weekends, the hotel also enjoys a fair share of casual vacationers.
marble flooring. Facing the reception counters are comfortable sofa chairs where early arrival guests can rest while waiting to be checked in. Vistana's official check-in and check-out times are 3:00pm and 12:00pm respectively.
swimming pool allows guests to wade in its refreshing water - not a bad idea in the morning and the evening. Guests who wish to keep their feet dry can relax on sunloungers next to the pool. There are no lifeguards on duty, so for safety reasons, the pool is closed after 7:00pm.
fitness center is located adjacent to the swimming pool. Open around the clock, the gym is surprisingly spacious. There are roughly a dozen pieces of exercise equipment including treadmills in view of the pool. Drinking water and clean towels are provided for guests' convenience.
instant noodles, cookies, pies, sandwiches, pastries and snacks. The drinks menu features a reasonable selection of espresso coffee, tea, juice, smoothie, soda, beer and wine.
business center and communications hub next to Barista. Equipped with two computer terminals (PC and Apple) and a printer, Hub 247 is handy for business travelers who need to get important work done. Guests can also take advantage of this facility to print their boarding passes or check the local weather forecast. By the way, Wi-Fi connection is available throughout the entire hotel.
standard hotel room comes with either a single king-size bed or two single beds. Meanwhile, Club Deluxe and Club Suite are tailored to guests who appreciate a premium degree of comfort. Club Level guests also enjoy exclusive access to the Executive Lounge.
living room is furnished with a television, sofa chairs, coffee table, small dining table and coffee counter. Located below the television, the minibar is stocked with carbonated drinks - complimentary for Club Level guests.
king-size bed faces the second television set. There are around 20 television channels, covering both local and foreign ones - some with 24-hour programming. The bedroom also leads to a dressing table and a large wardrobe. Inside the wardrobe is an electronic safe for guests to store their valuables.
bathtub. Bath salts are provided to guests who desire to be pampered. Alternatively, there is a segregated shower stall with pressurized heated water. Also included are complimentary toiletries and bathroom essentials from Mangosteen Basics.
espresso coffee, English tea, cookies and fruits.
tapas and pastries that the kitchen has specially prepared for its privileged guests.
red wine and white wine from Chile. Should guests prefer beer, there is also Carlsberg Draught in the ice tub.
mesmerizing view at night.
halal-certified coffeehouse is simply called Cafe. The restaurant is usually closed for other parts of the day unless there are special events.
omelette are prepared. It is advisable to inform the chef if you need have special dietary restrictions like onions or butter.
English breakfast, the buffet includes familiar comfort foods such as baked beans, sausages and baked tomatoes. Mashed potato, prawn fritters and chicken nuggets are also available on certain days. As for something more local, try some spring rolls, samosa and pandan chicken.
wholemeal bread are sliced and presented in a basket. There is an electric toaster should guests prefer their bread to be browned. The bread spreads here include butter, jam, orange marmalade, peanut butter and kaya (coconut jam).
French toast is prepared from bread slices that are soaked with beaten eggs, and then fried with butter. Older bread is usually used because it is firmer and does not fall apart so easily.
Danish pastries, croissants, muffins, chiffon cake and marble butter cake. In addition, the counter also presents several types of Malay kuih.
Corn Flakes, Koko Krunch and Honey Stars. Fresh milk is provided. Other dairy products are plain yogurt and strawberry yogurt.
Roti canai has become one of Malaysia's favorite breakfast dishes. The dough is stretched beforehand and cooked on a griddle. Once cooked, the flatbread attains buttery fragrance that strikes a chord with most Malaysians. Roti canai can be eaten plain or with dhal (lentil curry).
rice porridge is served with several condiments such as omelette, tofu, boiled peanuts and preserved vegetable. Scallion and soy sauce are provided too.
roasted chicken has browned skin which is a delicacy to those who enjoy poultry. Chicken rice is cooked with chicken stock, making the rice quite tasty in its own right. Sweet soy sauce and chili sauce are condiments that go well with this dish.
nasi lemak (Malay fragrant rice), fried noodle, dim sum (点心), pasta, salad and fruits. As for drinks, there are black coffee, tea and two types of fruit juice.
Grand Ballroom is sufficiently large to seat 500 people in a banquet setting. This makes Vistana a popular choice for corporate functions and wedding dinners. Tapping into the bridal market, Vistana has several wedding packages that start from RM800.00++ per table.
Cafe. Unlike most hotels, Vistana has an overflow parking area to accommodate an increased surge of visitors.
hotel. For guests who do not have personal transportation, the hotel provides free shuttle services to Queensbay Mall, Bayan Lepas and Seberang Perai.
website or through its 24-hour WhatsApp hotline (018-688-0010). Besides this property, Vistana has two more sister hotels in Kuala Lumpur and Kuantan.
Name: Vistana Penang Bukit Jambul
Address: 213, Jalan Bukit Gambir, 11950 Bukit Jambul, Pulau Pinang
Contact: 04-646-8000
Business hours: 24 hours
Website: http://www.vistanahotels.com/penang
Coordinates: 5.33623 N, 100.29152 E
Directions: Driving southbound on Jalan Bukit Gambir, turn left just before Vistana and drive up to the lobby entrance. Basement parking is available from the back of the hotel. Parking is complimentary for hotel guests.


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A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williamsby Jen Bryant
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Willie loved to write — words gave him freedom and peace. But he also knew that he needed to earn a living, so when he grew up he went off to medical school and became a doctor — one of the busiest men in town! Yet he never stopped writing.
In this picture book biography of poet William Carlos Williams, Jen Bryant's engaging prose and Melissa Sweet's stunning mixed- media illustrations celebrate the amazing man whose poems about ordinary, everyday things will inspire young readers to create poems of their own.
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Offensive aggressiveness is what Arkansas is known for, but it was the University of Alabama that did whatever was necessary to crack the scoreboard first Saturday.
TUSCALOOSA | Offensive aggressiveness is what Arkansas is known for, but it was the University of Alabama that did whatever was necessary to crack the scoreboard first Saturday.
It ended with a trick play as Michael Williams caught a 37-yard touchdown pass from AJ McCarron on a fake field goal. But there was a sense of aggressiveness throughout the drive that spoke volumes about the UA staff's emphasis on taking an early lead against a team that seized an early lead over Alabama a year ago and nearly held it.
Start with a no-huddle approach the Crimson Tide employed on the game's opening drive, going straight to the line of scrimmage between plays and preventing the Razorbacks defense from substituting easily.
"That was really important," Alabama offensive tackle Barrett Jones said. "That's something we had planned on, to come out quick and catch them on their heels. I think we did a good job of moving the ball early with that tempo."
About the only stoppage of play on the drive was when Arkansas defensive end Tenarius Wright injured himself and needed assistance. Other than that, Alabama was in hurry-up mode.
Then there was a shotgun-T formation, something rarely seen from the UA offense, with Trent Richardson and Eddie Lacy in the game at the same time and lined up on either side of McCarron.
It was an unorthodox drive to say the least, but it resulted in seven points just the same.
"The pace was wonderful. That caught them off-guard," said wide receiver Marquis Maze. "Usually we don't come out with a fast-paced game."
After a 21-yard run by Richardson and a 12-yard pass to Maze resulted in first downs, the Crimson Tide's drive stalled at the Arkansas 37. That's when the fake punt struck the game's first major blow. McCarron, who is normally the holder on field goals, stood up during the cadence as kicker Cade Foster went in motion to the left side. McCarron took the snap, surveyed the field and found Williams for a 37-yard, over-the-shoulder catch and a 7-0 lead.
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The drive went 80 yards in only 3:12 over seven plays.
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In Britain we have a history for heroic failure that seems to rely on the innate belief in some quarters that we are in some way a sceptred isle, blessed by god. Even when we win there seems to be a spirited effort to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Sometimes we don't get that right even.
Let's take, for example, the defeat of the Spanish Armada. In a foretaste of the Battle of Britain, of which more later, an overwhelmingly superior, large and heavily armed force approached the coast with military intent. Our plucky, well equipped lads inflicted a mighty defeat on Johnny Foreigner that day. Except perhaps not. It's true that our lads were nippy, fast and very good at gunnery. Principally they were pirates, or privateers if you prefer, and so it was their stock in trade. In fact the leader of the navy, Sir Martin Frobisher, broke off from the hostilities more than once to take possession of isolated enemy galleons for profit, becoming rather pissed off when Drake sailed in, saved his arse and claimed a portion of the spoils. And really who can blame them? Queen Elizabeth wasn't paying wages and in fact wouldn't buy them enough ammo to do the job. It was because they were out of balls that they resorted to fire ships. Rather like our heroic cricket teams the weather came to the rescue and blew the Spanish fleet to destruction in unfamiliar waters. Later the navy was kept in port while they died of scurvy in order to avoid paying them off.
Consider Sir Robert Falcon Scott. Hailed as a hero for his heroic failure to beat that nasty cheating Amundson to the South Pole. Ripe for modern revisionism Scott declined to use dogs and did not wear furs. A revisionist view might say that he was quite correct, politically speaking. Furs were obtained from the slaughter of furry animals and ponies were more British than dogs. In reality Scott risked all on motor sleds, which subsequently failed and high tech fabrics which he was assured had better thermal performance than fur. There is more to this, obviously, such as that the ponies were never intended to haul them to the pole, they were quite unsuited to that task but needs must when your engine fails. The plan was to establish supply dumps for a return journey executed in stages and that was what the Ponies were for, carrying stuff. All very complicated with much that could go wrong. Most of it did. Amundson whipped his dogs to haul the sleds, shot and ate them as they became knackered, won the race to the pole and lived to tell the tale. Yet Scott was the hero and Amundson somehow became the villain (although more recently vindicated).
Eddie the Eagle. Where in creation did Eddie the Eagle come from? Well, literally he was from Cheltenham. He failed to make it as a downhill skier, in part because he was extremely short sighted (he was called Mr Magoo at some point) and his glasses used to mist up inside his goggles. But also because he was self funded, hard up and so couldn't get anywhere decent to practice. In a leap (see what I did there?) of Olympic (and there!) proportions he switched to ski jumping. He was living in a mental hospital when informed that he was chosen to represent Britain, working as a plasterer, not as a patient, although….. . Anyway, his practice routine seemed to be to launch himself from some kind of contraption in his aunties back garden. She had a long garden and sometimes he almost reached the fence. Quite naturally he came last in every contest he entered, but we celebrate him as a true British hero.
Queen Boudicca led the Iceni (and much of the rest of iron age Britain) in a rebellion against the forces of the Roman empire. There is no doubt that the Romans were a fairly nasty bunch, in the policy of governor Paulinus anyway. From the point of view of your average Brit at the time and by the standards of the age they had it coming. Yet, ultimately, the British forces were defeated, nay destroyed, at the Battle of Watling Street despite outnumbering the Roman force of some 10,000 odd by around twenty to one (according to Tacitus - who was Roman). Gaius Suetonius Paulinus, the victorious commander, is pretty much lost outside discussions between scholars of ancient Rome - he was told off by the emperor but escaped serious sanction at the time. His eventual fate is not recorded, but he was on the losing side of a rebellion later in the year of the four emporers. Boudicca poisoned herself there and then. Yet Boudicca (Boadicea) is a mighty heroine.
The Charge of the Light Brigade – let's sum this one up quickly. The Light Brigade charged into heavy, enfiladed Russian artillery who shot the shit out of them. They suffered massive casualties and achieved no gains whatsoever. Why? Not quite sure. Someone told them to do it, but meant somewhere else seems most likely. Nevertheless an heroic failure celebrated by Alfred Lord Tennyson, and the nation it seems.
The Battle of Britain (and Dunkirk). Backs to the wall, having screwed up royally in Europe leading up to the debacle of Dunkirk where the army lost most of its kit we were let off possibly because of fuel shortages although some say Hitler thought he could negotiate with Churchill if he didn'd flatten us. Britain faced the bad guys pretty much alone. And this one we won, but there are plentiful myths about this, many of which are false. The Spitfire was indeed superior to the ME 109, but not by much. The ME 109 was definitely superior to the Hawker Hurricane, although the Hurricane was good at tight turns and carried more ammo and fuel. The ME 109 was fast and a stable fighting platform. In any event, they always talk about the Spitfire as winning the battle, yet there were about 27 Hurricane Squadrons and 18 Spitfire squadrons and the recorded victories are about in that proportion. Also to fly a Spitfire took a lot of training and skill. The Hurricane was a quick study and more forgiving in the air. The first myth – Hurricanes were decisive, not Spitfires.
The invading forces were trying to escort slow bombers which dragged them down in altitude. In any event once over Britain they could only manage ten minutes flying time before turning back. Whereas we were playing at home could stay up much longer and only had to attack, no escort duties. Nevertheless, despite those advantages it was a close run thing and not the great victory due to British fighting spirit and superior nerve that was, and still is, trumpeted. It was an accident of geography and a lot of good luck. They don't talk about El Alamein, a genuine military victory, in the same way they do Dunkirk and the Battle of Britain. I wonder why.
And I could go on, but that's enough for today. Any thoughts on why we celebrate failure so much?
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by poggle 6 months agoWhen a nation has such an abysmal record in all things, it must celebrate that which mightier nations wouldn't even bother to remember.
And, it keeps a few people in a job - ie writers, film makers, bloggers etc.
Fascinating stuff. Lots of substantial food for thought. A few unstructured ones follow...
First of all, it's not just us. The American naval tradition is built on what should have been seen as humiliating failures. The unofficial battlecry of the US, 'Don't give up the ship!' the last order uttered by Captain James Lawrence, a hero of the War of 1812 and Captain of the USS Chesapeake. The trouble was, he uttered it after his ship had already been taken from him in an absolute rout in which the British frigate HMS Shannon, of equal if not slightly inferior strength to the Chesapeake, battered the American frigate into submission after a mere ten minutes. (OK, eleven, according to the US records, and it seems fair to give them that extra minute). An astonishing amount of effort has gone into excusing Lawrence's abject failure over the years, much of which has added further ignominy to the sorry tale. For example, it was said that Lawrence gave the order to rally his crew to board the Shannon at one point, but for some reason the bugler failed to sound the call. It happened that the bugler was the only black member of the ship's company, and he was effectively blamed for the defeat. (The facts attest that Chespeake was already defeated by this point anyway).
Then there's the most famous heroic failure of all - the defeat of the 300 Spartans (and a few thousand Peloponnesians, Lacedaemonians and Helots) at Thermopylae. OK, they inflicted damage on the Persian army out of all proportion to the size of their force, but in reality their sacrifice had the effect of mildly inconveniencing Xerxes I. If, as the legends have it, Xerxes had a million men, most of them wouldn't have had any idea what was going on at the front of the army. It would have seemed a bit of a skirmish, a couple of days handy rest, and then on to face the more serious threat of Athens. If we're generous and say that modern estimates of 150,000 are closer to the mark, then Xerxes lost a good 13% of his force. Not to be sniffed at. But the effect of the battle was still to slow the Persians down by a couple of days at the cost of the best warriors in the Greek nations. Xerxes was free to advance on the Peloponnese and sacked several cities. The real victory was the naval Battle of Salamis, which forced Xerxes to retreat before reaching Athens. If Thermopylae had not been irrelevant before, it certainly was after Salamis.
And...those examples of the British noble failure. All true enough - although nothing's ever quite that simple. In the case of Scott, whose reputation has not survived intact in the way Shackleton's has, he advanced the cause of polar science more than anyone on the planet at the time. His expedition was essentially a huge scientific study with an additional aim of being the first to reach the Pole. Amundsen was more like an Edwardian extreme sportsman. He didn't care remotely for science, he just wanted the achievement. He was also incredibly lucky. He chose a setting off point at the Bay of Whales that was completely unexplored, in the hope of finding a way over the Commonwealth mountain range. Scott chose the well-established site at McMurdo Sound, planning to ascend the known quantity of Beardmore Glacier. Amundsen got lucky, found a glacier that not only got him over the mountains, but his dogs too - the Beardmore was far too rough to bring sled dogs across. More recently, Scott's scientific achievements have been given a bit more attention, which seems appropriate, and the biggest figures of the heroic age of exploration examined a bit more for their individual strengths and weaknesses rather than just on a sort of rough scale of 'heroicness', which I can only welcome.
(Battle of Britain - I've done a bit of work on exploring why the Spitfire may not have been decisive in that campaign, or any other in WW2, and have received more abuse for that than anything else I've ever done)
So here's my take: myths are better built on heroic sacrifice as an inspiration to victory, than on victory itself
by Dolly 6 months agoI think its a British thing. Like you say, Eddie the Eagle became a national hero for always coming last! You forgot Mallory, who disappeared while climbing Everest in an overcoat, whose body was found many years later.
by J.net 6 months agoFascinating blog, Alan, and a thoroughly enjoyable read. I agree that while other nations have shown similar tendencies, we Brits do tend to excel at celebrating failure. My father, ex-RAF, said the very same thing about the Hurricanes and, Daeds, he pretty much provoked the same reaction. As for Boudicca, that is my area of study and everyone knows her name, don't they? - and yet there was another queen, one who ruled in her own right (in exactly the same era), who struck a deal with the Romans rather than fight them and kept peace in her tribes throughout her reign. Mention Cartimandua though, and the chances are you will get a blank look, or be told that she was the adulteress traitor, wasn't she? - the one who handed over a rebel hero in chains to the Romans. That she did, except there was so much more to it - in a nutshell, she had little choice, and the 'rebel hero', who was defeated by the Romans, pleaded for clemency once caught and lived out his life in Rome.
by RichardB 6 months agoFascinating blog, Alan. and I'm constantly surprised by the depth and breadth of your erudition, Daeds. Here's my small contribution.
I once got interested enough in the folly of the Charge of the Light Brigade (and it's not so well known that after Marshall Pierre Bosquet said 'C'est magnifique, mais ce n'est pas la guerre,' he added 'C'est de la folie.' - 'It's madness.') to try and find out how it happened.
It would appear that if one man can be held responsible it was Captain Nolan, who delivered the order from the C-in-C, Lord Raglan. to the commander of the cavalry (both light and heavy), Lord Lucan (great-great-grandfather of THAT Lord Lucan). Raglan's order was rather vaguely worded and Lucan, not having Raglan's panoramic view of the battlefield, wasn't sure which guns the order referred to. Nolan, who seems to have been a hothead spoiling for action and to have been cheesed off that the cavalry hadn't yet taken any part in the battle, seeing Lucan hesitate, waved his arm towards the wrong guns and said impatiently 'There, my lord, is your enemy! There are your guns!'
Lucan loathed Lord Cardigan, commander of the Light Brigade, and that may have made him that much less reluctant to send Cardigan on a suicidal mission. He ordered the Light Brigade to attack the guns Nolan had indicated.
Nobody knows whether or not Nolan's misdirection was deliberate as, with a rough justice more often found in fiction than in real life, he was one of the first, possibly the very first, man to die in the charge - even though he wasn't part of the unit and shouldn't have been in the attack at all.
Absorbing stuff J.Net - I had not heard of that other queen. I wonder how much of it was down to the way things were spun by the Roman propagandists? But then when you look at the way the Norman conquest has tended to be portrayed until relatively recently - at least, the way I was taught about it at primary school when we were learning about the Domesday book for the 1986 anniversary, which was that Edward the Confessor totally legitimately promised the throne to William, Harold greedily nabbed it, and William came and bravely fought for his rightful crown...
It is a peculiarly British thing - to tackle poggle's point above - that when the British have so many genuine successes to celebrate, we choose to lionise the glorious failure.
Interesting additional material surfacing, as is ever the case when starting up a discussion here. Daeds, I was only vaguely aware of the USS Chesapeake, although it seems consistent. The Royal Navy always placed more emphasis on gunnery than other navies and usually came out on top in "equal" engagements. I agree that heroic failure plucks the heart strings more effectively than organised success. There were things about colleagues not making agreed rendezvous points in the Scott failure that were never properly explored and as they were only 12 miles from a supply point when they ran out of energy, some things must be unexplained. Something about people doing their scientific duties rather than setting off to search? No sat phone, I suppose.
Richard. That is consistent with my more superficial understanding, that they charged the wrong guns. Thank you.
JNet, thank you too. I was not aware of Cartimandua at all. Some reading to do there. Reminds me in a way of Josephus, another colourful rebel who was captured and made good in Rome. As a historian he wrote the history of his own role in the Judean rebellion, having subsequently been granted citizenship by Vespasian. He must have been quite a lad.
Dolly. I think Mallory might have been a bit better equipped than that, but nevertheless he didn't make it and so qualifies for the group of heroic failures.
Interestingly they reckon that Scott's party, who were "buried" where they were found by piling snow and ice over the tent, will eventually float off into the Ross sea in an iceberg which will of course melt, eventually. As a naval expedition, mainly, burial at sea seems appropriate.
1066 and all that. It doesn't do to try to view these things too much from a modern day perspective, although that is how it was taught when I was at school too. Kingship wasn't in the gift of the King to determine back then and heredity and bloodline was a supporting claim, but no more. There was much faith in god's choice, but there was an element of almost democracy in that Harold was the "people's choice" based on his being a good warrior and his determination to defend the interests of Saxon England. He had almost certainly promised to support William's claim, but at the time he was William's prisoner and would have had his cobblers chopped off if he hadn't - to give it a modern slant.
If Harold had won he would have had the opportunity to write the history, but he didn't.
by J.net 6 months agoDaeds, Cartimandua and other women rulers were indeed subjects of Roman propaganda. They appeared to fall under one of two categories: loose women/ seductress (Cartimandua/ Cleopatra), or looked and behaved like a man (Boudicca). And then the monks transcribed the Roman writings (in Britain at least), and they were hardly likely to translate favourably when it came to pagan women.
Alan, Cartimandua by Nicky Howarth is the study book that inspired my version of the queen. There is a lot of cross referencing, but I like that. It also gives an insight into how the Romans recorded other historical figures.
Correct regarding the gunnery Alan, although Captain Philip Broke of the Shannon was one of the first to make something of a science of it. The typical attention was on rate of fire. Broke also focussed on accuracy, having calibration marks painted on the decks and gunsights fitted to the cannon, and drilling the men ceaselessly. One of the reasons Shannon bludgeoned Chesapeake into submission so quickly was that the gunners aimed for the gunports rather than the usual practice, when in close combat, of not bothering to aim in the knowledge that wherever you fire, you'll hit something. The US Navy had built a series of extremely big, powerful frigates at the end of the 18th century, and early in the War of 1812, Royal Navy frigates had unwisely engaged in single-ship combats with them. (One of these is USS Constitution, preserved and still afloat, though I dare say about as much of it is original as HMS Victory). This led to some embarrassing defeats for the RN, which had previously been able to count on being able to tackle an equal or even somewhat superior force with a guarantee of victory. The US Navy, as a result, perhaps got rather overconfident in single-ship actions. The frigate skirmishes were of course of no strategic significance at all, and what won the naval war for Britain was a good old fashioned blockade. The early battles (Constitution vs Guerriere, Constitution vs Java and United States vs Macedonian) were immensely important to the confidence of the US Navy though, and helped build the founding ethos of the young service. In Britain, it was a different story as the public had grown to expect victory as a matter of course, so when the Shannon defeated the Chesapeake, it was no more that the Navy should have been doing anyway. Ironically, in those earlier cases, the RN captains had gone into battle significantly against the odds and given a good account of themselves (in particular Guerriere, which was on her way home after becoming severely worn out at sea on the America station, and had rotten masts) but were most definitely not celebrated as gallant failures.
by Stevie 6 months agoGood blog, Alan. My own thinking is that its the heroic that is the important word here. There is something inately heroic in fighting against bad odds. When there is little or no hope of survival, it just seems to make it all the more heroic. Yup, it doesn't make any sense. Why not just surrender or run away but it is making a stand that grips us, irrespective of the circumstances.
Trafalgar. 22 - 0 to us and we started with less ships than the French. The RN celebrate it every year. Waterloo. Our side out-numbered the French by tens of thousands. We won but we don't celebrate it like Trafalgar.
Againcourt. A staggering victory for an out-numbered and out-armoured English army. Immortalised forever by the bard.
And heroic failures are not just us. Remember the Alamo? Who doesn't? 200-ish Texans against 1500-ish Mexicans. None of the Texans walked away but who really won?
For the best I can come across, there's the Battle of Camaron. where 65 French Foreign Legionaires were beseiged by some 3000 Mexicans and held them off for nine hours. They were offered surrender three times and refused, only surrendering when there were three of them left.
You can say what you like about the sense in that but its certainly heroic.
Wow. That's less than Rorke's Drift odds. And probably with a lot more parity in weaponry too.
Speaking of Rorke's Drift, I wonder if that would have been quite so celebrated if it weren't for the horrific destruction of the entire No.3 column at Isandlwana mere hours before?
Agincourt is a bit of a 'victory from the jaws of defeat' situation. The campaign was a failure, and Henry was only trying to save face by marching from Harfleur to Calais. The sensible thing for the French to do would have been to let him go, but they saw a chance for an easy victory. Rather like Hastings, a single battle changed the strategic picture beyond all recognition, which is why if you were a mediaeval leader, the best thing you could do was avoid a pitched battle like the plague, and people who forgot that tended to come to a sticky end. A bit like playing Crewe at home late in the season.
Apparently what we call The Spanish Armada, the Spanish call The Invincible Armada...
@Stevie. The Alamo is interesting. It wasn't really seen as a defeat in that, rather like Thermopylae it was seen as a strategic victory having bought time at extreme personal sacrifice. It was a pyrrhic victory for Santa Ana as his force of 1,500 was reduced by about 600 costing Texas about 200. Inspired by the heroism of the Alamo Houston's ranks swelled and not long after Santa Ana was defeated and captured. The USA usually doesn't lose with good grace, it's not in their national persona - that's OK it's just how they are and there is much to admire in America, present POTUS aside. They treated Vietnam vets with little respect and much disdain for years until Hollywood worked out that they really had won that war after all.
@Daeds. I think at the time they called it El Grande y Felicísima Armada (The Great and Most Fortunate Navy), or at least King Phillip of Spain did. This was because they were off to deal with the heretic Queen Elizabeth and assumed God was on their side. One of my cardinal rules of project management when I used to deliver courses was Never Assume. Agree about Agincourt, except I thought Henry marched to Calais to save his ass as his only way out of the mess.
One of the granddaughters of someone I visit on Sundays has all sorts of degrees in creative writing and has abandoned all in favour of servicing helicopter engines for the air force - at equal pay I might add.
I have a query about the Crimean War. I recently read a book by John Simpson in which he records the life of foreign corespondents and he goes into the history of the profession. He refers to Russell as being the first war correspondent; Perhaps he meant the first influential war correspondent? Russell is well known in that his reports were influential after the Crimean War. But the 1848 European wars were witnessed by english journalists and their eye witness accounts were printed in English journals very soon after the events. (There were regular boats crossing the channel.) The english public were particularly well informed about the events in France.
The film Dunkirk ends with a Spitfire on a funeral pyre. Do you mean this film is not accurate? Yes it it is! One of the van drivers where I worked had a hobby - sailing - and his boat was one of the small boats that had sailed to Dunkirk. He did not own it at that time, but had restored it,. I remember him telling me that it was quite tourist draw when he berthed in a London Dock.
Tony Richardson is a rather forgotten film director. I think his film of 'The Charge of the Light Brigade rather reflects the politics of the sixties. It makes clever use of of Pythonesque cartoons but Nolan is the key figure responsible the charge. The military establishment is given a sixties makeover There is a later film - and an earlier one!
I think history increasingly reflects the the present. I recall the Globe put on a production about Boadicca few years ago. I cannot remember it in much detail but it had been great fun and was probably about female empowerment et. I have material about a group of disco dancing lesbians, but I cannot say that. It is about a key event in the Chartist movement in 1848 and the embryonic pre-suffragettes - pre blue stocking. It is highly topical but of no interest. Chartism is not a crowd puller.
by RichardB 6 months agoAnd how about Sir Richard Grenville and the Revenge? For no other reason, apparently, than preferring death to dishonour, he refused to retreat with the rest of the English fleet when faced with a much superior Spanish fleet, and steered straight towards the Spaniards, one ship against 53. The Revenge put up a hell of a fight, lasting out for many hours and repelling boarders several times, but the end was never in doubt. Grenville is even said to have referred to his men as 'traitors and dogs' (while dying of his wounds) for finally surrendering, with the ship totally dismasted, full of corpses and awash with blood.
He must have been one stroppy bastard.
Mike, a remarkable post as ever. I have to congratulate you on working in disco dancing lesbians. Had I thought about it I think I would have concluded it couldn't be done in this blog.
I hadn't heard that story about Grenville. Remarkable! I gather during the earlier phases of the engagement, several captains broke off from the fleet harrying the Armada to take prizes of individual ships. Many of the English captains had effectively been pirates prior to being made a little more respectable - needs must when the devil drives - and old habits die hard.
by Dolly 6 months agoOf course, there's always Arnhem. 8 VC's won with paratroops carrying rifles and machine guns fighting tanks, and getting slaughtered for their trouble.
Dear Alan,
It is disco dancing lesbians that is the pitch .It did catch your attention. Lesbianism was not an issue in Victorian times! I did email the education department of a theatre on this issue because it was local to the theatre. There had been a family connection with a cause celebre of 1848 which is well documented, so the drama would be based around a historical reconstruction of the event. But the theatre did not reply. They never do, S I usually don't bother,. but you can see how topical the subject is.,I have the material for about four musicals! Even one about the second world war. I was born at the wrong time. A new theatre has opened with a stage that has a completely flexible acting area.
I definitely left the film 'Dunkirk' with the feeling that a Spitfire, had been a hero,but the film. as I had suspected, was structured around one small boat. I much preferred another film about Dunkirk called 'Their Finest Hour' whose spirit was more in line with Dad's Amy'
A few days ago, I saw a Chinese film and, in the morning there had been a discussion, and a documentary about Chinese labour in the first world war. The whole day was very interesting and so removed from the reality of war.
One of the best plays staged - the moment - in london is set in the Tudor period, At the start of the play two actors toss a coin over who is to play the lead part - Queen Elizabeth or Mary Stewart.
This play is going on tour this year, I can really recommend it. Watching TV is like eating processed food - especially the cop shows. David Hare is running rings around these - on Monday nights.
Suppose the battle for Arnhem had been successful? My Dutch relations didn't really talk about the war and I cannot remember what they said but who knows? It is not something that I could do, but my Dutch grandfather ran a music school during the second world war and he had three young daughters. It is more a plot for Andrew Webber than me.
I have been watching films of the late fifties and early sixties and the better ones have a jazz score. Even the popular ones have more tad jazz than pop groups. Acker Bilk and Kenny Ball were often in films. The BFI have restored a documentary on the first Glastonbury festival so it must be available,on amazon. (If not from the BFI) My interest had been in the popular music of the late Victorian and Edwardian period. It is very unfashionable now. I was told nobody would be interested but then somebody made 'Brassed off"
Dear Alan,
re your query at the end of your blog. At the time,the battle occurred, Dunkirk was considered an achievement in that so many troops had managed to return. The way Dunkirk has been portrayed in the arts and media is quite interesting. THe BFI has the English propaganda films made at the time and they make interesting viewing now. There is a BFI player.
I cannot remember the exact context but Germany has recently complained about England's obsession with the second world war. Of course one wishes to know the German viewpoint. But I can see what they mean with the current crop fo films. Why are they made now?
I made a mistake in leaving work as I am now on my own all day but I go to London events more than I did before. On the monday I spent all day at the BFI where there were introductory talks to the films and documentaries shown. A Chinese film person gave a talk about what the Chinese call their 'years of humiliation' Because she is Chinese, her talk about the Opium wars and the Chinese Japanese wars were seen from thr Chinese perspective. History is being re-written by the Chinese,
A battle of Britain pilot came onto where I worked and asked if it was possible to get a diagram of the workings of a Spitfire, It was some years ago and I think I directed him to the War Museum which was not far away. But I recall him talking about the Spitfire and he explained about the controls and what fun it was to pilot. I rrmember searching afterwards and did find a history of the plane but I cannot recall if he returned.
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