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Navajo Tacos
*Serves 6
1 Cup hot water (110° F)
1 Tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. salt
4 Tbsp. nonfat dry milk
3 Tbsp. Gluten flour
1-1/4+ Cups white-wheat flour
1 Tbsp. active dry yeast
canola oil, for frying
6 Cups chili (see recipe that I use here)
3 Cups shredded lettuce
1 1/2 Cups shredded cheddar cheese
1 Cup sour cream
3 tomatoes, diced
In a stand mixer add hot water, sugar, salt, dry milk and gluten flour. Add 1-1/4 Cups white-wheat flour and place yeast on the very top. Turn on the mixer and add more whole-wheat flour until dough pulls away from sides of bowl. Mix for 6 minutes. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface; punch it down and let it relax about five minutes. Divide into six pieces and roll them to a thickness of 1/4 inch with a diameter of six inches each. Allow circles to rise another 15 to 20 minutes. In a medium skillet, place a half inch of oil in bottom and heat on medium heat. When oil is hot, fry dough circles until golden brown. Add more oil as needed.
Serve fry bread warm, topped with generous amounts of chili, lettuce, cheese, sour cream, tomatoes, salsa, avocados, olives or another favorite topping.
Recipe Source: Adapted from byu magazine
Recipe Source: Adapted from byu magazine


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EDITOR'S NOTE: On January 5, 2012, I posted a video entitled "Disturbing images from Iran you rarely see" to my personal Facebook profile, not on a venue public for all the world to see as David Stein later claimed. My personal settings allow only my "friends" to view my posts unless otherwise specified. I have since opted to make this specific post public so that you do not have to be my "friend" in order to read the entire exchange.
My purpose in posting the video was to humanize Iran. After a decade of America at war in no less than three countries, Americans have lost their sense of humanity regarding the physiological, psychosocial, and socioeconomic tribulations which both American military families and those abroad must endure as a result of perpetual warfare. I posted the video with a one-word comment, "Scary."
David Stein chose to debate me about how afraid of Iran I really should be. The less I bought into his interventionist propaganda, the more impatient, irate, and "perturbed" he became. In fact, he was so stewed by my refusal to subscribe to his pro-war doctrine that 10 days later, he chose to publish a ridiculous, highly monocular, sleazy 3,000 word 'expose' which made lousy, unfounded and outrageously false claims about me on his personal blog site.
The next day, Joseph Fein chose to bobble-head Stein's tabloid muckraking on his own personal blog site.
Below is the dialogue that birthed the bologna propaganda, which I assume is meant to instill fear in my fellow Central Committee members and Republicans alike about 'crazy constitutionalists' like me.
For the sake of brevity, I have deleted one poster's (Bill P.) dialogue simply because it is superfluous to the issue of Stein's public attack on me. If you would like to see the post in its entirety, please visit my personal Facebook page and scroll down to January 5 into January 6, 2012. David Stein's selective out-of-context quotations, included only those which would promote his race card-pulling, Alinsky-tactical propaganda that would put 2008 Obama supporters to shame. I have provided the full exchange below.
David Stein: With all due respect, Dani, I'm not entirely sure what this video is supposed to mean. I could have put the same type of video together in 1940 about Nazi Germany. The Nazi devotion to aesthetics is legendary. I could have made a slideshow with images of its beautiful parks, art galleries, symphonies, the majestic Black Forest, the stunning Ammersee, the beautiful cathedrals, and lots of happy, playful people who were not Nazis (as the majority of Germans were neither in the Nazi Party, nor had they voted for Hitler).
In fact, I guess the only difference would have been that in the 1940 video of Germany, the women would not all be wearing compulsory hair coverings, as they are in this video.
So yes, I could have done a video like this in 1940, but so what? What would it have had to do with whether or not military action against Germany was justified? What would their parks or their forests or their ski slopes have mattered in that particular discussion?
January 6 at 1:01am • Like
Dani Rascon: David, I think the intent of this video is to give people an idea of what Iran looks like. The subject of Iran has become so oddly impersonal the more we discuss attacking them. Iran is not some 3rd world tribal nation like Afghanistan. It is a thriving, industrialized nation with splits within their political system much like ours has. Given, theirs is not as advanced as the U.S., but industrialized none the less.
I'm wondering if you have ever spoken with a woman who wears hijab? I have, and they wear it proudly. It is part of their culture, and denotes modesty. Look at the women's faces in those photos. They are not some cave-living neanderthals. They are wearing sporty sunglasses, make up, designer jeans, and Nikes. Hardly the idea of "repression" that most Americans would prefer we believe to help justify bombing the hell out of Iran.
If we are discussing Nazi Germany, we had best draw the parallels in recent intrusions to our Constitution like the passage of the latest NDAA bill before pointing the finger at a country that most Americans know nothing about. At least Iran follows their Constitution.
It's about time we start humanizing peoples in other lands before we jump on the war machine. When is enough enough?
David Stein: "I'm wondering if you have ever spoken with a woman who wears hijab?" Actually, Dani, my cousin has an Iranian-Muslim father and a British-Jewish mom. When her mom died of cancer when she was a child, she went to live with her father in Iran, a year before the Ayatollah came to power, and she grew up knee-deep in the hell of "modesty police" patrols and abuse, before fleeing back to London, and, later, settling in Tel Aviv. So yeah, I HAVE spoken with someone who's been forced to wear the hijab…in fact, we had a wonderful family Hanukkah together at my home.
"At least Iran follows their (sic) Constitution?" Really? Really, Dani? Umm…so did Nazi Germany (I return to my original analogy, which you didn't address). The Nazis followed the Nuremberg Laws rather fanatically. So the hell what? Repressive countries now get points for following the repressive laws that were passed by dictators? Wow.
January 6 at 1:56am • Like
Dani Rascon: It was just a question. So there is no need to get angry. I am not nearly advocating that Iran is an ideal home for Jewish people, being the Islamic Republic it is. I have a Jewish friend who fled Iran during the Revolution. He still has family there.
I am glad you enjoyed your holidays with your family. There is nothing more important than family and I TRULY believe that 99% of people in the world believe so also. There is very little most people would not do to protect their family or to avenge their untimely and unlawful deaths perpetrated by a foreign government.
Nazi Germany suspended its court system and the Constitution. I did address it and I did so clearly. The biggest threat to Americans at this point in time is our own government. We need to clean our own house before we go destroying the lives of people in other lands. Even then it is immoral and puts the American people in greater danger.
So what is your #1 argument for hoping to go to war with Iran?
January 6 at 2:32am • Like
David Stein: A couple of things.
I am perturbed by your defense of the hijab, as it is worn by the women in the video you posted. Those women in Iran have NO CHOICE but to wear it. Therefore it is, by definition, repression, which you claim it isn't. That's troubling to me.
Nazi Germany did not "suspend" its court system and constitution. A new governing force took over and rewrote the laws, just as the Islamic revolutionaries did when they seized power in Iran. The Nazis didn't "suspend" anything; they REWROTE and RESHAPED the laws, just as the Ayatollah didn't "suspend" Iranian law from the days of the Shah – he rewrote and reshaped the laws. Same thing; same exact thing.
So, here's my question to you. If we assume, as the historical evidence rather clearly shows, that the Nazis were not in any way planning to invade the U.S., but, indeed, they were attacking our close ally, England, why was it okay to go to war against Germany to help our ally, but (according to Dr. Paul) it's NOT okay to take action against Iran even though Saeed Jalili, the head of Iran's nuclear program, has quite clearly stated that his "main priority" is to "fight Israel," which, like England, is an ally of ours?
Why, in the case of Germany, was it okay to go to war with a country that was not, at the time, directly threatening us, in order to protect an ally (England), but, when it comes to Iran, a country that has actually DIRECTLY ATTACKED US in the past, and has clearly stated its intentions to obliterate a close ally (Israel), we should (in the words of Dr. Paul) "not get involved" (his statement from the FNC debate several months ago)?
January 6 at 3:06am • Like
Dani Rascon: I made no claim about repression either way. I simply stated a fact about women who I know that wear it with pride. How is Iran's requirement any different than Orthodox Judaism's requirement that married women cover their head?
I am not going to waste time arguing the meaning of "suspended" with you. The point is that the Nazi regime circumvented the court system, denying the German people their rights to due process. NDAA has done the same to us. The progression of the suspension of our natural and Constitutional rights contained in the Bill of Rights have been stripped from us.
If you want to go to war with Iran, by all means, the IDF and the UN will be happy to have you.
We had been attacked by Japan, we declared war on Japan, Germany declared war on us, we declared war on Germany. It was justified for us to go to war with Germany because a.) we had already been attacked by an axis power, b.) Germany declared their intent to harm us as well. We did not go to war with Germany because England was our ally.
Are you going to answer my question about why you hope America goes to go to war with Iran? Is your reasoning simply because Israel is our ally, or do you have some evidence that nobody else has seen which states that Iran intends to harm America?
This is the problem with you Zionists. You are willing to sacrifice the safety, well-being, livelihoods, futures, families, economy of over 300 million Americans to fight in wars that have nothing to do with us. And then you get rabid with those of us who stand up for the safety, security, and CONSTITUTION of AMERICANS.
WE'VE BEEN AT WAR FOR 10 YEARS. NO MORE. I support your right to volunteer your life, your fortune, and your honor to fight in others wars if you so choose. LEAVE ME AND MY FAMILY AND MY COUNTRY OUT OF IT.
January 6 at 4:20am • Like
David Stein: Good God, are you THAT ignorant of history? FDR, for all of his faults (and lord knows, I'm no fan of his domestic policies) began offering aid and support to England long before Pearl Harbor, and long before our declaration of war against Japan (and Germany's concurrent declaration of war against us), because he sincerely opposed German fascism. Please show me your evidence that "Germany declared their intent to harm us" (and would you PLEASE stop using "their" when referring to the actions of a country? The proper term is "its," as in "Germany declared ITS intent to harm us"). Please show me your historical evidence that Germany declared ITS intent to harm us on our soil. Have you actually READ Germany's declaration of war in December 1941? They phrased it defensively, not offensively (Google it; I'm too damn tired to do it for you). So show me your proof that Germany declared an intent to harm us on our soil, on our shores. Thanks.
January 6 at 5:20am • Like
Todd K: I think Dani's viewpoint, which I share, is that the vast majority of Iranians are like the vast majority of Americans, or people anywhere in the world. They want to work, raise children and just live their lives. They are not monsters. They are not evil. They are human beings just like the rest of us and the constant portrayals by our politicians and media of them as a threat to us are false.
In fact, before Bush and his axis of evil speech, Iran was headed to increasing domestic freedom and the youth of the nation were pushing for change. The minute they were presented with an external threat though, in the form of the US, they did what anyone would do and circled the wagons.
It's a sad fact that our leaders and theirs are very much the same, using each other as an external boogieman to distract from and justify repressive measures at home.
Despite whatever rhetoric some may claim Iranians throw around about attacking Israel, the fact is that Iran's only war in recent times was a defensive one against Iraq, one in which we encouraged and supported Iraq. The US on the other hand has been engaged in constant warfare for most of its existence. Iran isn't the one with bases and soldiers in hundreds of nations around the world. Iran seeks a nuclear weapon for safety and I don't blame them when the only nation in the world to use a nuclear weapon on human beings is constantly threatening them and not only has their country surrounded but is also engaged in acts of war in the form of sanctions.
January 6 at 8:17am • Unlike • 1
Todd K. <stupid enter posting instead of adding a blank line>
Iran is not a threat to the US. They couldn't hurt us militarily if they tried, they don't have any weapon systems capable of reaching the US. If we left them alone, their people would work to increase democracy in their nation.
If Israelis feel Iran is a threat to their security let THEM deal with, along with the consequences. If Zionists in American clothing feel so strongly let them go and fight for Israel instead of trying to drag those of us who put America first into their quarrels.
January 6 at 8:21am • Unlike • 1
Dani Rascon: David, do you distinguish between US Foreign Aid and sending our men and women to another land, putting their lives, the future of their families, and their honor on the line?
I agree that we sent Aid before we declared war. I adamantly disagree that going to war and sending aid are the same thing.
Are you denying that Hitler declared war on America?
On an added note, you are not doing anything positive for your Zionist cause by getting rabid with me. Calm down. This post was intended to humanize the people with which America intends to engage war. You have no cause to attack me. Your demeanor is not justified.
January 6 at 2:54pm • Like
Dani Rascon: Todd, thank you for making several reasonable, logical, and pro-America points.
January 6 at 2:56pm • Like
[EDITOR'S NOTE: "Dave S." below is a different person than David Stein.]
Dave S: Hmmm …lots of name calling here. The Iranian president has repeatedly threatend to wipe Israel off the map. I guess I side with the "Zionists". Iranians called the days before the hardliners took over Iran the "golden age". Islam is a creeping infection in this country and it's un-American in my opinion.
January 6 at 3:59pm • Like
Dani Rascon: Dave, I have heard that propaganda quite a bit; that Ahmadinejad said he would wipe Israel off the map. There is quite a bit of contention about the translation and context of his statement. He was quoting the early Ayatollah and experts disagree that he meant it the way American media is portraying it.
I am not convinced he said that.
January 6 at 4:16pm • Like
Dave S.: So what you are saying that unless you have a translator sitting right there, you don't believe it? Go ahead and defend Iran and Islam all you want. It's pretty obvious that you and some of your others in your "group" are anti- Israel. I think you forgot about the embassy getting taken over and held for over a year and the Reagan came in and the Iranians were intimidated enough by him to release them. Sorry but I can't buy you bill of goods.
January 6 at 4:40pm • Like
Dani Rascon: No, that is not what I am saying at all, Dave, my love. I am saying that I am open to the information, but so far I am not convinced. I am saying that even if he did say that, it still does not justify putting America at greater risk and continuing perpetual war that tax-paying Americans and American families cannot afford.
I am speaking in defense of AMERICA. Nobody else.
Have you read Blowback yet, Dave? The embassy was retaliation for our intervention in Iran's affairs.
This is the part I really don't get. Israel BEFORE America?? I don't think so. I don't understand how AMERICANS can justify attacking me when I am standing IN DEFENSE OF AMERICA.
I won't be bullied into a pro-war agenda that puts me, my freedom, my family and our futures at risk. It's not rocket science. It's self-preservation.
January 6 at 5:02pm • Like • 2
Joe S.: Iran is not a threat. No matter what they say. Most Iranians want the western lifestyle. Even on that note I will not travel there anytime soon.
January 6 at 6:32pm • Unlike • 3
Todd K.: As Dani mentioned, that often used "quote" by the Iranian president is in great contention. Many language scholars claim that what he actually said is that Israel will disappear off the map, not that Iran will, or wants to be the one to do it. Simple demographics seem to indicate that is correct, eventually Arabs will out-breed the Jews there.
Even if he DID say he wants to wipe Israel off the map, so what? We're now to go to war over words? John McCain sang "Bomb Iran", if he had won the presidency would Iran have been justified in preemptively striking out against us?
To take the what ifs even further, even if Iran wanted to attack Israel and did, why is it our fight? How does war with Iran make Americans safer? What justification is there for putting American lives at risk at home and abroad?
On the other hand, we are currently committing acts of war in the form of sanctions against Iran.
Bill, you may not view governments attacking governments war but it will invariably lead to what you do view as war. Citizens will pay the price for acts of war like assassinations and sabotage.
Dave, I'm not a supporter of Iran, I'm a supporter of America. War with Iran is will not make Americans safer and Iran is not a threat to us. Nor am I supporter of Islam, or any other religion, particularly the Abrahamic ones. I think they're all a negative influence on society but I do support the right of anyone to believe what they like. I do not support those believers waging war because of those beliefs, dragging the rest of us into their mess.
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With a new release currently out and an album on the way, Future Jungle Blog relished the chance to catch up with Evil Nine, Check the interview below........
With a career spanning 14 years and a truly diverse and vast array of genres, how would you describe the sounds you make?
I guess eclectic in it's influences & constantly evolving is a good place to start. We both have such a broad taste in music & a desire to not stagnate that the Evil Nine sound changes constantly, the sound that most people know us for is probably best described as 'Krautrock & Hip Hop influenced breakbeat' but who knows really? We usually just mess about in the studio & see what comes out rather than over thinking what type of music we're writing, not really sure wether this is a good or bad thing though.
You have made soundtracks for horror movies, are you fans of the horror genres yourself and if so, what are your favourite scary films?
Yeah we're both fans of cinema in general & horror is a big genre for us. We rarely get scared of horror movies these days, I guess as you get older you get used to them. Movies by classic horror / zombie directors like John Carpenter, Dario Argento, George A. Romero & Sam Raimi were a big influence on both our albums but we don't recall being that scared by them. I think the last film I watched that scared me was 'The Last Exorcism' which took me by surprise, I was alone & high when I watched it though. (Pat)
You're currently in the process of putting together your 3rd album, what can listeners expect from this one?
In a way we've returned to the sound of 'You Can Be Special Too' but as always we're keen not to repeat ourselves; this time around it has a little more of an electronic edge to it as well as a focus on sound design & our hip hop influences. Vocally we're planning on working with our friends from the first & second album again, apart from that it's difficult to say as things can often end up in a completely different place than they seem to be heading.
And lastly, your new EP is out now, tell us a bit about that and anything else coming up in the pipelines in terms of releases and any upcoming shows.
Basically we have a new EP called 'Haxxan // Diamonds' which is out on our label 'For Lovers'. 'Haxxan' is a slight indication of where we're heading sound wise with the album although that will be rougher & rockier in sound if what we've worked on so far is anything to go by, with both tracks we tried to write something that contained some of our more recent hip-hop & R&B influences combined with elements of the sounds we've been known for in the past. Other than working on the album we've just finished a very breakbeat sounding remix for 'Pretty Little Things' which we're pretty proud of & working on the follow up to 'Haxxan // Diamonds', it's quite electronic again but much deeper, subby & psychedelic.
Evil Nine's new EP 'Haxxan/Diamonds' is out now and can be purchased here: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/haxxan-diamonds-single/id668126515


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Taken from www.adikala.com
Bastar is administratively a district that is situated at the southern tip of the newly created state of Chhattisgarh of the Indian Federation.
This access to statehood is the result of a longstanding claim to political autonomy voiced by the local aboriginal tribes (Adivasi) dominated by the Marias and the Muria Gonds who feared a gradual erosion of their culture under the economic and political pressure exercised by outsiders who came to exploit the mineral and forest wealth of the region.
Under British rule, Bastar used to be a princely state under the rule of a Hindu maharaja residing in Jadgalpur, the capital city.
Ethnographically, the people of Bastar can be differentiated by the degree to which they got hinduized. The least hinduized are the Murias, the Bison-horn Marias (thus called because their wear a headgear with bison horns during marriage dances) and the Hill Marias.
The latter live isolated in the forested hills of Abhujmar and have fallen prey to an armed neo-Marxist insurgency.
The Murias are famous for their Ghotul, a village dormitory where teen-agers of both sexes live and undergo a transition to adulthood under the supervision of elders.
All Bastar Adivasi, barring the Hill Marias, are sedentary cultivators. They however sometimes indulge in hunting and food gathering.
They worship a pantheon of deities to which they make regular offerings of terracotta and brass objects: lamps, bulls,horses, elephants, snakes, horses, riders on horses… Their shrines can be seen in various locations such as a river bank, a cave or a mud shelter. Their chief deity is Danteshwari, a local avatar of Durga, who is paraded for worship on a big chariot drawn by the tribal folk on Dussehra with the Maharaja of Bastar throning on top. The most famous form of art in Bastar is its brass hollow casting using the lost wax process that is practised by a special community of Hindu casters called the Ghatwas. The local Adivasi orders from them the deity figure of their liking for an offering at a shrine or buy from the market place brass utensils of daily use. Bastar has other innumerable artistic productions be it terracotta, wood-carving, wall-painting, jewellery, etc that suit the different tastes, traditions and needs of its various tribal groups of which no exhaustive inventory has been made so far.
Shrine images are made on order for the adivasi of Bastar by their family caster of the Ghatwa community, while standard images or artefacts of daily use such as ladles, trumpets, pots, grain measures, bangles, anklets, lamps…are bought from the same caster at the village market place. The metal used is mostly scrap metal consisting on the average of 1⁄4 zinc and 2/3 copper with some tin and lead used as catalyst. They used the lost wax process for hollow casting:
The Ghatwa follows his own iconographic inspiration which makes identification of images very hazardous. A few images however are popular with most adivasi and Ghatwas that can be fairly easily identified:
A typical workshop style however exists that is passed on through generations of Ghatwas. This sometimes helps locate the place and workshop of manufacture, as for instance weasel faced figures of the Chandrapur area in Maharashtra. Dating can be very hazardous: The use of scrap metal points out to a latish date of manufacture for most brass items but the craft itself must be fairly old due the proximity of ancient copper mines. Patination only can give an idea of the age of the piece but can be misleading for pieces that are constantly rubbed and bathed for worship. Brass items bear the influence of their contemporary surrounding with representations of Maratha or Mogul warriors on horse and also of very ancient iconographic traditions such as elephants on wheels or faces of mother-goddess. The Ghatwa craftsman is basically free to give his own interpretation of local beliefs while respecting the traditional style of his workshop that the tribal client is used to from times immemorial. This is how this art kept its naïve, imaginative and spontaneous look that used to make it so appealing till it lost some of its soul to city traders selling it to the Indian middle class and foreign tourists as cheap handicraft.
Taken from www.adikala.com
According to the ancient legend, Goddess Sati committed self-immolation in the fire pit of yagna kund, due to an insult committed by her father Daksha towards her consort Lord Shiva during the Yaga. Raged by the death of Sati, Lord Shiva destroyed the Yaga of Daksha and with the body of Sati in his hands started to do 'Taandav'. Lord Vishnu cut the dead body of Goddess Sati with his Sudarshan to free Lord Shiva from the grief caused by her death. Parts of the dead body of Goddess Sati were scattered to fifty-two different places, which were consecrated as Shakti Pithas. It is believed that a tooth of Sati had fallen here and Danteshwari Shaktipith was established.
Danteshawari is the state Goddess of Bastar and is often depicted riding an elephant. Her statue is taken out of the temple on an elephant during a yearly procession, whereby the Ghatwa craftsmen do not see the actual idol, so often just the figure of the elephant itself represents the godess.
According to popular folklore in Bastar, Mitki was the only sister of seven brothers of a Gond family that lived in Newta Bandha village. As part of the local tradition, her brother Lamsena brought a youth –Jhitku- to the home to marry Mitki. Both fell in love but one day her brothers dreamt that the Goddess was demanding sacrifice. On not finding anyone, they sacrificed Jhitku. Mitki could not bear the separation and took her life. Poet Jogendra Mahapatra Jogi said tribals believe that their 'mannats (desires)' get fulfilled by worshipping 'Jhitku Mitki'. 'Mitki' is also regarded as deity 'Gapa Gosai'. 'Jhitku Mitki' are worshipped as 'Dokra Dokri' in some places of Bastar.
Note: I have also been told by one supplier that sometimes Jhitku is shown playing the violin to call the bad spririts whilst Mitki catches the bad spirits in a basket. Meera Mukerjee writes that Gappa dei and Lakkad dei shown together are known as Jhitku Mitki. Jhitku carries an axe on his shoulder as he was a woodcutter and Gappa carries a basket on her head and a sahal in her hand.
A mythical spirit rider who rides his horse at night and protects the village boundaries. During harvesting the farmers worship Rao Dev ceremoniously at a shrine at the edge of the fields. He is also referred to as Bhangaram. His wife is Maoli Mata.
Each village has its Mata devi, or Mother Goddess, who is said to protect the villagers from outside enemies and evil spirits. She carries a sword and a vessel for drinking the blood of the slain. She is seen as an avatar of Durga. Chitla dei, Ganga Dei, Linga Dei and Kali Kankalin are some of the Mata Devis of the Bastar.
The Bastar district lies in Madhya Pradesh in middle India, with Orissa to the east, Maharashtra to the west and Andhra Pradesh to the south. Bastar has recently been included in the newly formed state of Chhattisgarh (central India). About 70% of Bastar is full of dense forest; about three quarters of the population are tribal and have retained their old customs. The Bastar district has been described as a "melting pot of races" and, consequently, of cultures. It is the homeland of the Muria, Muria Gond, Hill Maria, Bison-horn Maria, Halba, Dhurwa, Bhatra and Dorla tribes. For a more extensive description of the various tribes, please see the text below taken from www.tourismofchhattisgarh.com.
Bastar (pronounced Ba-stir) is the most underdeveloped district of Madhya Pradesh.
The Bastar tribals are predominantly animistic (the belief that non-human objects have spirits, that animals, birds and tree possess souls) but have also been influenced by Hinduism and Hindu practices.
Their beliefs vary from tribe to tribe. Anthropologists have reported a belief in ghosts and spirits, the phenomenon of possession, animal worship, tree worship, belief in the Rain God, the Hill God, and the Earth Spirit.
The Dhurwa tribe, for example, call upon a spirit of rain or river water to bless them with good catches of fish and abundant crops. They live in fear of the spirit Rau, who marks his victims by shooting small, painful stone or clay pieces at their backs. Only a medicine man (seen as a magician) can extract the small pieces of stone, which remain invisible to the human eye. If not removed, these can lead to death. People tend to be superstitious and magicians are well respected by them.
The people from the Gond tribe are traditionally forest dwellers, and trees form the focal point of their cosmos. They believe that trees are hard at work during the day, providing shade, shelter and nourishment for all; but at night, when all the daytime visitors have left, the spirits of the trees reveal themselves.
The Mother Goddess (Devi) is very important, as are clan gods and local village gods. The people of Bastar worship Mother Earth for her life sustaining bounty. The area abounds with female deities, often called matas, or mothers, some of whom are known and venerated only within a single village.
There are various tribal deities whom they invoke to provide relief from disease and pestilence, natural calamities and also to provide them with good harvest and bountiful forest produce. Although they do not necessarily believe in the immortality of souls, they do believe in the transmigration of souls, or the passing of a soul from one body to another after death. Some believe that a person may be transmigrated into the body of an animal or a human, depending on whether he or she lived a good or evil life.
The Bastar believe that there are three worlds. The earth is considered the "middle" world, inhabited by humans and supernatural beings. The sky, or "upper" world, is thought to be the home of the supreme spirit, or "high god." He is not represented by any symbol, but is believed to be the creator and to be supreme to all other gods. He is considered too remote to directly interact in the lives of people. The third is the "underworld," or place of the dead.
The Bastar people revere their hero ancestors and outside every village in Bastar are wooden carved pillars stuck in the ground, similar to a totem pole. These are memorials to the various tribal heroes and chieftains of the past. The carvings reveal interesting events in the life of these ancestors and the village.
The art employed is extremely simple. By employing triangles and circles (symbols for success in hunting) unbelievable compositions are attained. Men, horses, elephants and birds are indicated more by symbols than by details. Two triangles with a trunk and a tail make an elephant; a circle with a pair of wings makes a bird. The main theme is the dead man either accompanying or riding a horse and carrying weapons like a sword or even a gun. One or two servants holding an umbrella and other equipment indicate the man's status. Offerings like combs and coins, or one or two trees in the background lend picturesque effect to the panel. At times, a crocodile, a singing bird, a lotus or palm trees replace human figures. Text may also be inscribed in any of the panels of these memorials and multi-panel memorials are often better-planned and executed than single panels. At the base there is sometimes a human figure that the tribals claim represents their priest or god. In lower panels rows of human figures standing hand-in-hand probably indicate a row of dancers. In the upper panel the dead man is often shown riding a horse and accompanied by his people. In some memorials, a tiny human is carved in a sun and moon panel suggesting that the dead man has gone to heaven.
The art of woodcarving has flourished in many parts of Bastar and Madhya Pradesh, and the beautifully embellished wooden ceilings, doors and lintels with finely carved designs are silent testimonials of its glory. Contemporary panels and statues continue the same traditions and themes today. The wood carvers of Bastar, with great sensitivity and skill, transform different varieties of local wood such as shish, teak, dhudi, sal and kikar into works of art. In addition to geometric patterns, figures of Bison Horn Maria drummers and a Maria woman in the dancing pose are oft-repeated themes. Birds, fish, elephants, snakes, horses and even tigers occur often as images in woodcarving also.
We have included the wonderfully vivid description of the ghotul system written by K.L. Kamat.
The author writes about the fascinating system of education prevalent among the tribals of Central India, known as Ghotul. The young ones of the tribe are taught the ways of life from their early years. Among some tribal sects, the male and female are not distinguished from each other in their upbringing and they grow up in perfect harmony, in preparation for perfect relationships. The social life of a Ghotul (gho-two-ll) is both interesting and exotic.
It was dusk and the cows were returning home after spending the entire day grazing in forest. The Abujamara Murias (name of a tribe in Central India) were engaged in an unhurried meal. They chatted, joked, and smoked around camp fires. The kids made enough noise to scare even the wildlife. When they beat the drums, it was indication that the youth were preparing for the Ghotul. A group of boys was being pursued by excited girls. Some of the boys went directly to the Ghotul, while a few others went to girls' houses to fetch them. A musical party was in progress outside a hut designated as the Ghotul. One member played the Mandri (Mridungum, a two sided hand-drum) with great enthusiasm, and another the flute. The girls started dancing in circles.
Anthropologists (among them, Verier Elvin) feel that the Ghotul is an ancient institution. It is a living university. There are no books or tests, yet one is taught life's education. Students are teachers here, and teachers, students. It is truly a wonder.
The Ghotul is typically located outside the village. A long time before the land grant universities were a norm in the western world, the Adivasis ("original dwellers") reserved empty tracts of land for educating the young. They grew vegetables in the Ghotul garden and taught community living to the children. The Ghotul is also a cultural center; every youth older than six years is automatically a member.
Some youngsters started a campfire. Others started singing and dancing. Some even played a game that resembled the modern game of Antyashkari (a.k.a. Antakshari -a contest of memory and singing abilities, played all over India). They exchanged jokes, stories, and much laughter. All of a sudden one of the girls who was singing shook her sari in panic, and the crowd had a hearty laugh when a frog jumped out. She eventually traced the mischief-monger, and punched him. In return, he promised to take his revenge that night.
A teenager suffered from a bad stomach, but didn't want to miss out on the fun. Unfortunately he did not go too far away to relieve himself. The sounds and foul smell of his condition betrayed him, and he was punished by the crowd for his misdemeanor with ten rabbit jumps (hopping like a rabbit while squatting).
Then the wooden bell rang. This was the indication of the beginning of formal evening activities at the Ghotul. The newly-enrolled kids bowed to the older children who then examined their homework. Students were tested for skills in leaf-weaving, vegetable-growing, ash-cleaning, and wood-carving. Some were punished for clumsy work. The punishment once again involved rabbit-jumping, spanking, standing on one foot in the cold, hanging from the ceiling, etc. A young man distributed tobacco to those who smoked. Then they resumed the poetry-contests, exchanging puzzles, and jokes. The boys and girls kept teasing and taunting each other till late in the night.
The village-minister, (Kotwaal or deputy) then called to the captain of the class, who read out the names of male-female pairs. A Motiyari (maiden) massaged her boyfriend's head with oil, and picked lice off his hair. She told him he would look better with short hair. Then she massaged the rest of his body with her soft delicate hands. In the proximity of her youthful curvature, the boy started a romantic conversation. The girl, then, pressurized him into making her a comb. He agreed on the condition that she becomes his girl, to which she refused. Experienced youngsters knew that the real meaning of the refusal was that she desired more cajoling.
The comb collection is a matter of great prestige for the Motiyaris. The bigger the collection, the more popular she is. Combs are worn as ornaments in the hair. The boys make them out of wood or bamboo. The connoisseurs among them decorate their combs with mirror pieces, beads, and colors. The boys also wear them, but only for decoration; no attention is paid to the actual numbers. If a Motiyari likes a Chilak (her male counterpart) she steals his comb, thereby allowing him to steal her heart. But this results in an undesirable situation, because typically the gifts of combs have to be given (and received) in the presence of elders only.
The Ghotul building can be as small as a hut or as big as a meeting hall, depending on the village population and leadership. Some have plenty of lighting while a few others are built small in order to conserve heat. Wherever there is problem of wildlife attacks, the Ghotuls are built on a raised platform. The students decorate the Ghotul walls with paintings and take turns to keep the surroundings clean and meticulous. I found that many of the paintings were exaggerated representations of male and female anatomy.
Equality, simplicity, and freedom form the fundamental fabric of the Ghotul life. Members eat, play, dress, and sleep without any separation of males and females. They can even swim in the river together without clothes on. In contrast, the so-called modern society of India does not accept it if man and women share the same bed before marriage.
The Ghotul tradition of the Muria tribals points to the equality and unisexuality of primitive humans. In the tribe, young men and women 'date' from the age of ten onwards, whereas we in the modern world wonder what age is appropriate for beginning sex education. The advocates of free sex and safe sex should study this system of natural sex education at the Ghotuls. Since the Ghotuls do not have formal teachers, the students never develop the attitude that the teachers are of a different generation. The tribals of Bastar do not have teenage pregnancies, the abuse of money, damage to the future because of neglected academic responsibilities, and other modern ills of the society.
In Ghotuls, no distinction is made between love and sex. Everybody is free and behaves responsibly. In the beginning, they may sleep together as the brothers do with sisters, and as their hormones begin to operate, they may go further. I do not believe that there is any other society where a brother and a sister can sleep in the same room with their respective lovers. As a result, children learn about love at an early age, by watching others. They imitate what they see. Mothers typically teach their daughters about the extent to which they can go at the Ghotuls. Should any problems occur, the Motiyari tells the elders and they collectively sort out the problem. Nobody feels embarrassed by this, nor is anybody despised; they are such light-hearted folks!
When grown-up Chilaks (boy students at the Ghotul) are on duty protecting the fields or are away on other work, the younger Chilaks get the chance to spend the time with the Motiyaris. This is how the young ones get educated. There are strict rules of confidentiality regarding the happenings at the Ghotuls. Since sex is considered a very natural phenomenon at the Ghotuls, there arise no perversions. Sex is seen as natural as hunger or sleep. In some civilized societies, sex is considered to be a man's right and woman's duty, whereas at the Ghotul, it's a Motiyari's privilege and the Chilak's duty. Since partners are continuously rotated, every pair gets a chance sooner or later.
Although dating is restricted to Ghotuls, it is not uncommon for the couples to meet outside the Ghotul, in the forest or at the river. If someone finds out, both of them are punished. If a Motiyari singles out a boy to treats him specially, she is punished by the other boys. Because of their sexual freedom, at the time of marriage, neither is the bride a virgin, nor is the groom inexperienced.
In spite of social restrictions on falling in love, once in a while one does come across passionate love stories. Once a poor Chilak wanted to marry a Kotwaal's daughter, but could not afford the dowry. So the young couple eloped to another village. The Kotwaal registered a police complaint. The tribals are typically very scared of the police. Out of this fear for the police, the couple hid in the forest, only to be eventually eaten by a tiger. This story is very popular among the boys, who sing poems in the couple's honor.
Although youngsters enjoy free sex at Ghotuls, they practice strict monogamy during married life. Those who succumb to weaknesses are sometimes punished even with death. Married people cannot enter the Ghotuls. The youngsters strongly protest any meddling in the Ghotul's affairs by their elders.
Motiyaris get up early in the morning denying Chilaks of early morning pleasures, and head home to help their mothers with chores. Chilaks get up late, smoke hand rolled cigarettes (beedis), and then go to work. A few Motiyaris refuse to go to the Ghotul because of their shyness, but even they will yield to male advances during festive ceremonies under the influence of arrack (homemade alcohol.)
The students at the Ghotul consider it their duty to provide entertainment during festive ceremonies. They play music, sing songs, and dance. Whenever they have many dancers they form large circles and dance hours on end, in monotonic tones. They do not believe in short dances, and literally dance all night long. If they get tired, they have a smoke or drink, and resume dancing. After a while, I felt it a torture to watch the same movements over and over again. I was told that Muria tribals who are skilled at dancing are not permitted to dance outdoors!
It is very easy to notice the equality of sexes among Chilaks and Motiyaris. Both grow their hair long, wear combs and jewelry, and adorn themselves with decorations. The Chilaks often outshine the girls in decoration. They wear beads, tusks of boars, feathers and anything colorful that is available, in every imaginable form. The decoration of Motiyaris is limited to their hair, in which they wear combs, mirrors, balloons, and even paper fans. They typically have tattoos as permanent decorations on their bodies.
It is said that a fisherman never finds the beach beautiful. It is unlikely that freedom, free sex, and the equality of sexes are as attractive to the tribals as they are to us. Since they always live amidst accidents, diseases, and natural dangers, their times of enjoyment are very few. These special occasions are shared only with special guests. After the forest-department, police, and tax officials started taking advantage of the tribals, they were excluded from the Ghotuls. I felt privileged and honored to be offered food, drinks, and introductions to Motiyaris. I almost regretted having brought my wife along on the trip!
The Gonds are one of the most famous and important tribes in India, known for their unique customs and traditions. They are mainly a nomadic tribe and call themselves as Koytoria. The term 'Gond' is derived from the Telugu word 'Konda' which means hill. Gond Tribes are primarily located in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, eastern Maharashtra, northern Andhra Pradesh and western Orissa. With a population of over 4 millions, Gonds also form the largest tribal group in central India. In Chhattisgarh, Gonds are the largest tribal group in terms of population and are mainly concentrated in the southern part of the state. More than 20 % of Gonds in Chhattisgarh live in Bastar region only. There are 3 major sub-castes of Gonds in Bastar - Maria, Muria and Dorla. The Gonds are predominantly Hindus and like to live to live in groups in small villages.
The main language of the Gonds is Gondi but about half of Gond populations also speak Indo-Aryan dialects including Hindi. The Gonds are traditionally agriculturalists and some practice shifting cultivation even today. Other major activities of Gonds include collecting forest produce, fishing, hunting, and forging metal goods in cottage industries and other primary sector activities. Gonds also have a special skill that has been passed down every generation and that is the secrets of the medicine plants. As there are no proper health facilities in several areas, they still follow the traditional system of medicines and use plants and herbs for curing various ailments.
Gonds are also known for practicing social hierarchy system like Hindus and the Gond society is regarded as highly stratified and not conforming to the usual image of egalitarianism among tribals. But, the Gonds have gained enormous popularity for their unique and distinct social customs and traditions and have become the subject of great interest among sociologists and researchers all over the world.
They prefer marriages within the blood relations mostly according to Hindu rites and customs. Sometimes mock elopements are also arranged. Divorces, remarriages, widow marriages, marriages with the wives of the brothers and between brothers and sisters are common. One of the unique characteristics of the Gonds marriages is that the groom has to pay bridal price to the father of the girl and in this way the system gives respect and power to women in the society.
Other most popular practice among Gonds of Bastar is the 'Ghotul' system. In this system, the unmarried young boys and girls live together in separately made huts and allowed to intermingle and practice everything they desire. During this period they interact and enjoy themselves by participating in dancing, music, local story telling and much more in a drunken mood. If everything is fine and both of them are happy, they can get out of the Ghotul and marry. The Ghotul system is mainly practiced among the Muria Gonds and the origin of this system is related with their goddess 'Lingopan'.
Predominantly found in the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh, the Abhuj Maria tribes are one of the major sub-castes of the Gonds. Known with various names such as Abudjamadis, Abujmariya and Hill Maria, these tribes are mainly live in the deep interiors of forests in Narayanpur Tehsil of Bastar districts. Abhuj Marias speak a Dravidian language called Abujmaria.
The 1,500 sq miles of lush green and dense forest area where these unique tribes are inhabited is known as the Abhuj Maria region. The Abhuj Marias love to live in isolation and avoid intermingling with outsiders. It's believed that the Abhuj Marias could shoot down the strangers with their arrows and so are very feared by the outsiders. Since they are living in isolation with the outside world, their way of living, customs, traditions and moral values has well been retained and they are one of very few tribal groups of India living still practicing their unique and traditional way of life.
Drinking liquor is very common among men and women. The Abhuj Maria are mainly semi-nomadic farmers practicing shifting cultivation method of agriculture. After cultivating an area for two to three years, they abandon the land and move to a much fertile location. They also do not plough the earth, as it would mean inflicting pain on her body. Pointed wood pieces are used for piercing for cultivation and stone implements are used for harvesting produce.
The primary activities of Abhuj Marias are agriculture, hunting, and gathering the fruits of the forests. They hunt with spears and arrows, and enjoy eating the roasted meat of the hunted animal. They also protect the tigers from poachers, which is highly honored and feared among these tribals.
Although the Hill Marias are regarded as the less civilized than other sub-castes of Gond, they far surpass the others in strength and ability. Also a strong sense of community feeling exists between them and equality and brotherhood are highly valued principles among these tribes.
Like Gonds, they also practice Ghotul System for marriages. Divorces and remarriages are common but adultery is not allowed. Marriages amongst the blood relations including brothers and sisters are common.
As far as their dress is concerned, both men and women use only a piece of fabric and don't cover their body completely. Women of the Abhuj Marias love to wear several iron rings, sometimes as many as 20 round their necks. The Abhuj Marias worship the local village deity 'Kaksar' and dance for blessings for reaping a good harvest. Kaksar is a group dance, performed by young boys and girls, dressed in their best.
Primarily found in the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh, the BisonHorn Maria tribes are another major sub-castes of the Gonds. They mainly reside in Jagdalpur Tehsil of Chhattisgarh, south of Indravati River. Like Abhuj Marias these tribes also like to live in isolation into deep interiors of forests and avoid contacts from outside world. The majority of BisonHorn Marias speak various and, in part, mutually unintelligible dialects of Gondi, an unwritten language of the Dravidian family.
Their culture and traditions and daily life is almost similar to Abhuj Marias. They also practice shifting cultivation method of agriculture and collect forest produce for survival. Like Abhuj Marias, they do not plough the earth, as it would mean inflicting pain on her body. Pointed wood pieces are used for piercing for cultivation and stone implements are used for harvesting produce.
They derive their name from Bison Horn and very much adorn the bison horns during their dancing rituals. They also perform the marriages through Ghotul System. Divorces and widow remarriages are common but adultery is strictly forbidden. Marriages amongst the blood relations including brothers and sisters are common.
Murias, another major sub-castes of the Gonds, are found in the Narayanpur and Kondagaon Tehsils of Bastar district. Unlike Marias who live in isolation deep into the dense forests, the Murias live in plains and are comparatively more civilized than the primitive Marias. But their primary activities are similar to other Gond sub-castes and they survive on agriculture and collection of minor forest produces.
As far as religious and social beliefs are concerned, Murias have several totems and several gods of villages and tribal sub-groups and. They are highly superstitious and strongly believe in sorcery practices.
Unlike Hindus, there is no functional division of castes in the society and they have their own socio-legal hierarchy of tribal administration.
One of the main characteristics of Murias is that they prefer intoxicating and traditional Mahua drinks rather than medicines for curing ailments.
Like Gonds, they also practice Ghotul System for marriages where the prospective couples stay in separately built huts and interact with each other including free sex. Divorces and remarriages are common but adultery is strictly prohibited.
The Halbaas are one of the major tribes found in central India. Known for their unique culture and way of life, Halbaas reside in relatively larger part of central India covering Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, the eastern Maharashtra and the western Orissa. In Chhattisgarh they are mainly found in Bastar, Raipur and Durg districts.
Perhaps, the name 'Halbaa' has been derived from the Hindi word 'Hal', the plough, which goes on to prove that they are primarily agriculturists. Other major activities of Halbaas are collecting fruits and other forest goods and iron working (Bastar has a large reserve of easily accessible iron ore).
Halbaas can be divided into three major types - Chhatisgarhia, Marathia and Bastaria. Also, the Bastaria Halbaas (Halbaas of Bastar district) enjoy great similarities with the tribals of the Warangal district of Andhra Pradesh.
Halbaas are comparatively more developed and rich tribal groups in the region mainly due to the fact that they practice sedentary farming and most of them are landowners and landlords also. Halbaas also enjoy high and respectful 'local caste status' amongst the tribals in the region.
Their customs and traditions, costumes and dialect make them different from the much popular Gonds tribes. Halbaas speak a dialect, which is a raw blend of three main languages in the region- Marathi, Oriya and Chhattisgarhi.
The Bastaria Halbaas perform marriages only in their own clan living in Bastar district. Though, women enjoy a respectful status in the society, they cannot divorce their husbands. Other interesting feature of Halbaa society is that the widower can remarry only widows. Halbaas don't practice the Ghotul system of marriages but marriages amongst the same bloods are preferred.
As far as eating habits of Halbaas are concerned, they eat meat and consume wine and mahua drinks with exception to Kabirpanthis (followers of saint Kabir regarding themselves as Hindu, though still maintaining monotheism and being opposed to idol worship) who are strictly vegetarians.
The Bhatras are one of the major tribal groups of the Chhattisgarh found mostly in Bastar and Raipur divisions of the state. Bhatras are known for their unique costumes and traditions but their origin is still a mystery. Bhatras have three sub-groups - Pit, Amnet and Sebhatra. Women folks enjoy high status in the society and the Bhatra girls have full freedom to choose their husbands or live as wife with the person they like with or without marriage. As far as their eating habits are concerned, like other tribals they too prefer liquor consumption, fruits and animal food.
The Bhatras practice shifting cultivation type of agriculture and don't have private lands. Other major activity of the Bhatras is collecting minor forest produces and selling that to the traders of Bastar. Most of them work as farm or household workers for their survival. They love intoxicating Mahua drinks and the Mahua tree is so much revered by them that the marriage ceremonies can't be completed without taking rounds of this tree. Like other tribes, Bhatras too are superstitious and believe in magic and sorcery.
The Dhurvaas are one of the most important tribal groups in Bastar district. Also known as Parjaas (the public), they rank only second in the hierarchy of the Bastar tribals after Bhatras. To prove their high status among the tribals of the region, they preferred to be called as Dhurvaas that connotes the status of some type of Mukhia (the Village Chief). They are very caste conscious people and do not mix with tribes of lower status.
The practice of polygamy, having more than one wife, is quite common among them. Like other tribal societies, the women of Dhurvaas too enjoy high status and are liable for most of family maintenance.
Normally, men are lethargic and work less except hunting, agriculture and protection of the family.
The primary activities of Dhurvaas mainly include agriculture, hunting, crafts with cane and gathering minor forest products which they sell to traders at a throw away price. Dhurvaa tribes are very brave and can do anything to protect their prestige and dignity. Also, they are very religious and worship many village goddesses. Feasts and animal sacrifices are very much part of their social life and sacrifices of goats, pigs, ducks, chicken and coconuts are made to appease the village goddess.
Marriage system is quite similar to other tribes and their women folks enjoy better status in the society. The tobacco and liquor consumption (Mahuva drinks) is a must for celebrations and evening activities of Dhurvaas and are used by men and women, young and old, alike.


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i use these lightweight shin protection for MT Biking and white water paddle boarding nice and comfy
Do these fit "true to size" (I have a 14" calves which puts me in a medium but without velcro straps I'm concerned that these need to be tight)?
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Yes, these do fit true-to-size. I would recommend going with a medium on these if your calf is 14in.
I'd be happy to discuss them a bit further and help get order placed if you'd like!
Kody - thanks, but it doesn't look like a medium is available....
Comfy protection
- Familiarity: I gave it as a gift but have feedback to share
Really comfortable shin pads! Like the flexibility and relatively breathable fabric. Provide protection without being a large biking pad.
Lightweight protection
I'm lucky enough to have a wife that really likes to mountain bike. I upgraded my wife's pedals to a nice pair of platform pedals, which have worked out really well for riding. The problem is that my wife kept scraping her shins on the platform pedal pins. I bought her a pair of these shin guards cause she needed something simple to protect her shins.
These shin guards work great for non-aggressive riders who just need something simple. It's saved my wife's shins. They're not hot on a summer day but they do keep your shins warm when the temperatures drop.
The added bonus to the shin guards is they seem to keep mosquitoes off of your shins/calves. After riding a camping for a couple of days, all of my wife's mosquito bites were located above where the shin guards had been.
Bottom line: She can't ride without them!


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Hewwo fwends,
Today I had to finish up an article about celebrity gossip with is the living worst (of this enriching prestigious unpaid internship for which I am very fortunate) because I freaking hate celebrities.
I mean, sometimes celebrities are cool when they do interesting things like punch police horses while high on cocaine or wear dresses made out of meat steaks but sometimes the "news" is that a celebrity ate a salad. And wore a shirt. And that can be a four paragraph article. That's not news.
In case you were wondering, here is a list of things I like to write about from most-fave to least-fave, and if you are not wondering then go to CNN or something more educational.
1. Myself
2. Interesting people who do things and who are passionate about shit they're doing.
3. Crazy people who do crazy/horrible things and are say crazy stuff (preferably to me so I can write about it)
4. Mayor Bloomberg
5. Sports
6. Puppies drowned in a terrible accident.
7. The numerous amount of times homeless people were mean to me (starting with that asshole at the shelter I was volunteering at when I was 16 who made fun of my Target-brand Converse when he had the real kind. WHATEVER MAN AT LEAST I HAVE A HOUSE).
8. Celebrity gossip
I had an article written up about celeb-spottings in Baltimore. The exchange between me and my editor went something like this (p.s.the example is also totally made up)
Julianne Moore stopped by Handbag in the City in Harbor East to buy a dress last Wednesday.
Editor: "It's a good start, but you need more detail. Why was she in town? What did she buy? How much? Get into US Weekly mode and get as much information as you can."
Julianne Moore was in town filming for her new movie and stopped in Handbag In the City which is located in Harbor East. She was coming from shopping at Whole Foods. She bought a blue Diane Von Furstenberg dress for $450. According to the owner, Moore was very polite.
"Ok, that's better. But more about the interaction. What did the employees think of her? Were they nervous about selling to a celebrity? It needs more interaction, what did she say? How did she act? More details."
Julianne Moore ran her fingers over the cornflower blue Diane Von Furstenberg dress and sighed. The color reminded her of the sky at her grandmother's house she used to spend summers at when she was a child. She reminded herself to call her grandmother later. She raised her eyes to see a woman and her daughter whispering to each other, looking in her direction. She and wondered if she had any energy to smile for the inevitable picture they would ask for. She had spent all day filming and wanted to go home and cook dinner. Her stomach rumbled and she glanced at her Whole Foods bag. "Soon," she thought. She decided not to try on the dress and just brought it over to the register where a blonde woman, wearing all black snuck peeks at her while she rang her credit cards. "Thanks," Julianne smiled. Surprisingly, it didn't hurt.
Can you imagine if I turned in an article like that? Obviously I didn't, I just called the store back and they were happy to talk about their celebrity clientele forever and ever and ever until the end of the time and all that's left is $400 Nicole Miller bags used as oxygen masks by mutants. By the end I had 1,100 words on what had originally been about 300. But, that's what people want to read and as long as I'm an intern and people tell me what to write, that's what I'm going to do.
Anyways, I might have to take a little blog break my chikadees because I am going to Florida tonight with my friends, Joy and Liana. Joy is getting married in August and this is our Bachelorette/Goodbye party for her. Also vaca for me because i work 15 hours a week and I'm tired.
See ya after Fourth of July, jellybeans!


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About Us is a completely different story altogether. No work is required of the listener on this second album by Stories, as Eddie Kramer's cinematic production gives the band definition and drama, pulling them into the leagues of such power poppers as Badfinger, the Raspberries and Todd Rundgren. Not that Stories rocked as hard as any of those three -- there's not much kinetic thrust to their rhythms or reckless abandon to their playing, not even on the boogie "Don't Ever Let Me Down" or the jokey blues of "Down Time Blooze" but there's muscle and color to their sound on About Us; the songs leap out of the speakers and command attention, unlike the tunes on the debut, which whispered and required close listening. Not that Michael Brown has abandoned his long-standing infatuation with delicate melodies, or even his fondness for McCartney-esque whimsy, but when put through the filter of Kramer's production, everything becomes bigger and bolder, to the extent that a jaunty piano instrumental, "Circles," recalls nothing so much as one of Billy Joel's ragtime tunes of the early '70s. Such moves toward the mainstream are undoubtedly why Brown bolted sometime during the recording, leaving the band as the sole province of singer Ian Lloyd, but the music left behind is almost all unmistakably Brown's, as it's all driven by melody and even occasionally built upon baroque keyboards. The major difference and inarguable improvement is in the production, which fleshes out the songs, not only making them easier to appreciate but harder to resist, turning About Us into a minor power pop classic. Of course, the exception to the rule is the album's lone hit, a lush cover of Hot Chocolate's "Brother Louie," which suggested Stories were a blue-eyed soul AM pop band, a suggestion that the rest of the album proved untrue but fewer people heard the other 12 songs on this album, not just in 1973 but throughout the years, so About Us turned into a lost pop classic that even pop aficionados had to be persuaded to find. But once they were persuaded, they were often seduced by this sumptuous yet powerful pop album. Raven's 2007 two-fer contains one bonus track, the 1974 single "Another Love" which was an attempt to do a bisexual spin on "Brother Louie"'s tale of interracial love and, appropriately for the topic, it sounds a bit more glammy than "Brother Louie," or anything else on About Us, actually. Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
01.Hello People 3:19
02.I'm Comming Home 2:41
03.Winter Scenes 4:21
04.Step Back 3:21
05.You Told Me 3:07
06.Saint James 4:31
07.Kathleen 3:15
08.Take Cover 3:03
09.Nice To Have You Here 3:36
10.High And Low 4:27
About Us:
11.Darling 2:45
12.Don't Ever Let Me Down 2:22
13.Love Is In Motion 3:17
14.Hey France 2:58
15.Please, Please 5:02
16.Changes Have Begun 3:35
17.Circles 1:36
18.Believe Me 3:38
19.Words 2:26
20.Top Of The City 3:00
21.Down Time Blooze 1:19
22.What Comes After 2:02
23.Brother Louie 3:54
Bonus Track Single:
24.Another Love 3:16
Ian Lloyd - Lead Vocals, Bass
Steve Love - Vocal Harmonies, Guitar
Brian Madey - Drums
Michael Brown - Piano, Harpsichord, Organ


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Owens wins 2016 Jim Gallagher Medallion
Springsure's Jared Owens has won the 2016 Jim Gallagher Medallion at the Central Highlands Rugby League Presentation Day Luncheon held at the weekend.
The Mountain Men five-eighth and captain polled a total of 37 votes from a possible 42 votes to win the prestigious player of the year medal by a whopping 14 votes.
Speaking after accepting the medal, Owens thanked his team mates and club for the year and looks forward to the 2017 season.
"It's an honour to win this year's medal and I wouldn't have been able to do it without the boys and the whole Springsure club," Owens said.
"The club means a lot to me after moving from Sarina two years ago. We have a really good competition in the Central Highlands with plenty of good players and I am looking forward to next year's season with the Mountain Men."
Owens also won the Central Highlands Referees' Best and Fairest with a total of 27 votes ahead of Mitch Wyatte (16 votes) and Chris Conway (15 votes).
In the Women's competition, premiership-winning fullback Kelsie Parter won the Pat Booker medallion with 18 votes, edging out Blackwater's Mariah Storch by two.
Central Highlands Rugby League President Frank Lambley says it's great to recognise the people who make Rugby League in the Central Highlands successful.
"Presentation Day is all about celebrating the 2016 season and thanking the players and most importantly the club and league officials," Lambley said.
"I would particularly like to thank fellow League executives Paul Bell and Tracy McIndoe for their assistance this season as we took some big steps forward."
"I congratulate all of the award recipients, particularly Jared and Kelsie who have had outstanding seasons and I would also like to congratulate and thank the Central Highlands community for coming out and supporting our players and clubs."
"I hope you have enjoyed the greatest game of all this season."
Looking ahead to the 2017 season, the League are hosting a Development Clinic for players and coaches on Saturday from 2pm at McIndoe Park. All Under 17's, Under 20's Women's and Men's players and Under 15's, Under 17's Women's and Men's coaches are welcome.
MEN'S MOST TRIES: Mitch Wyatte (Middlemount Panthers) - 21 tries
WOMEN'S MOST TRIES: Tegan Rolfe (Clermont Bears) - 16 tries
MEN'S MOST GOALS: Phil Derksen (Dysart Bulls) - 58 goals
WOMEN'S MOST GOALS: Mariah Storch (Blackwater Crushers) - 20 goals
MEN'S MOST POINTS: Phil Derksen (Dysart Bulls) - 168 points
WOMEN'S MOST POINTS: Tegan Rolfe (Clermont Bears) - 72 points
A-GRADE REPRESENTATIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Clayton Kilpatrick (Dysart Bulls)
UNDER 20'S REPRESENTATIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Lawson Storey (Emerald Cowboys)
WOMEN'S REPRESENTATIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Kailah Rogers (Emerald Cowboys)
REFEREE OF THE YEAR: David Thornberry
REFEREE'S PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Jared Owens (Springsure Mountain Men) – 28 votes
MEN'S ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Lawson Storey (Emerald Cowboys) - 9 votes
JIM GALLAGHER MEN'S PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Jared Owens (Springsure Mountain Men) - 37 votes
WOMEN'S ROOKIES OF THE YEAR: Tayla Bean (Emerald Cowboys), Mackenzie Beames (Clermont Bears) and Miesha Huet (Emerald Tigers) - 7 votes
PAT BOOKER WOMEN'S PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Kelsie Parter (Emerald Tigers) - 18 votes
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Hey everyone!
After my fresh everyday makeup tutorial, I filmed another video for a more glamorous, party look featuring a taupe smoky eye with nude glossy coral lips (video coming next week!). Its a neutral look featuring a mix of cool toned eyes with warm cheeks and lips that would be a great look for an evening event and for brides as well. Its a great look for ladies who don't like too much of brights in their makeup and want to create a party look with neutral tones. Since I created this makeup for special occasions, there is some extra effort in this look to create a flawless, glowing base (hence the long product list!).
What do you think of this look? Share your comments below!


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Since it is the beginning of the month, that also means the GS Bake Sale is live! For 5 days you can get 3 great kits for a dollar each!


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Interviews with Dwight MacDonald
Edited by Michael Wreszin
208 pp.
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"It's everybody's right to be cultured but it's not everybody's duty to be cultured."
Michael Wreszin, the biographer of Dwight Macdonald (1906- 1982), has brought together this representative selection of interviews with Macdonald, one of the most acute observers of American politics, society, and culture in the twentieth century. A so-called "New York Intellectual," he edited Partisan Review for seven years. Many still consider Macdonald's consistently provocative journal Politics to be the best independent journal of opinion ever published in America.
These interviews, including one conducted by Diana Trilling, span the years 1960 to 1980. They show the wide and penetrating scope of Macdonald's interests--Trotskyism, anarchism, pacifism, literature, culture, education, the Holocaust and totalitarianism, film criticism, and anti-Vietnam War protest.
As a left-of-center thinker who could be both radical and conservative, Macdonald was intellectually equipped to engage in controversy and debate. He had an instinctive grasp of the significant fact and an uncanny ability to bring the issues before the public in marvelously precise and witty prose. His instinct for exposing cant and hypocrisy and his consistent candor have reminded many of George Orwell.
Macdonald decried the demise of literary and artistic standards and of the cheapening and vulgarizing of society. Thus, to his misfortune, postmodern critics too often classify this outspoken, extraordinary thinker as a cultural elitist or at best as a traditionalist. One of his unrelenting concerns was what now is called the "dumbing down" of America. Appalled at the "spreading ooze," he frowned upon America's eagerness to embrace "mass culture" and "popular culture," terms he is credited with coining.
In his view, the corruption of language and the commodification of art and literature were a great threat to society. For him, choosing the right word was not only an aesthetic matter. It was a moral choice.
Michael Wreszin is a professor emeritus at Queens College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. His previous books include A Rebel in Defense of Tradition: The Life and Politics of Dwight Macdonald (1994) and the edited collection A Moral Temper: The Letters of Dwight Macdonald (2001), among others.
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Want to host an awesome party but don't feel like spending a day in the kitchen getting ready? Get the friends together for an appetizer or dessert exchange! It sounds as simple as it's titled - everyone brings their favorite starters and sweet treats and then the tasting begins!
How to Plan a Food Exchange
- Send out invitations and tell everyone to make a platter of their favorite appetizers or cookies.
- Tell them to write down what appetizer or type of cookie they will bring on the invitation when they RSVP.
- Everyone should bring an extra plate so they have a plate to take a spread of the appetizers or cookies home with them. So, make sure you let your guests know!
- Have everyone bring a bunch of copies of the recipe card so people can make your appetizer or cookie anytime!
- Set up extra tables for all the platters of food.
- Of course provide drinks, such as champagne, wine, beer, mixed drinks but also put out soda or juice.
- Decorate. Light some candles, play some music, and buy cute plates and napkins.
- Think of some fun games or contests to play, just like any dinner party!
An appetizer or dessert exchange is a great way to mix up your night. The stress free evening is extra easy since there is no cooking or baking on your part and of course; it's a fun way to party!


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So yesterday I went to Chester for the first time (since I was 18 months old, so that doesn't really count) with my friend Ellen; and had an amazing time looking round the shops, the historic buildings and the Cathedral.
As I intentionally didn't take much money (as I already have my eye on a pair of trousers from Heyday) I only ended up buying a new cardigan and some socks from H&M.
And for lunch, which was gorgeous as always, we went to Cafe Nero which I love.
Here are just a few photos from the day.
So overall it was a great day and I hope to go back to Chester at some point in the future, hopefully when the weather is a little better.
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(Updated with recent TED Talk by Pranav Mistry)
Forget cellphone cameras — future interfaces and the future web will be interactive projections. It could also mean the ultimate "convergence" of devices. For example, if the projection is simulating hardware — such as the buttons on your cellphone, a keyboard, a screen or watch interface — you could project multiple device interfaces from just one device, the projector. This could bring the cost of computing down even further, because interfaces become dynamic projections rather than physical objects. Perhaps a further stride against the digital divide?
It's what Pranav Mistry from MIT's Medialab calls "Sixth Sense technology" and it's fascinating. His prototype device that makes it all happen is comprised of a pocket projector, a mirror and a camera. At this stage it's bulky and crude, but imagine when the thing is small enough to fit on your glasses or is just clipped to your top pocket. The device is essentially a wearable gestural interface that augments the physical world around us with digital information, bringing the physical world and the digital world closer together.
Here is a recent talk, by Pranav himself (November 2009):
And then an older — the original — TED Talk, from earlier 2009:
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Speaking of Edward Tufte, at his seminars, he hands out a list of suggested readings (scroll to see list at end of page). It's chock full of good gift ideas for designers.
So is Greg Storey's Things Designers Want For Christmas A-Store.
And the editors at Design Observer have a 2006 Holiday Reading List too.


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Gordon, Please take all that follows as my opinion only. The W3C WG may disagree profoundly or may find it unexceptional - that's for them to say. In a message dated 02/05/2003 14:33:12 GMT Daylight Time, email@example.com writes: > Is XForms meant to be a general-purpose and powerful > forms implementation, or a replacement for HTML forms? Superficially, it seems to be trying to be both. > I don't think it can be both. I think it can be both, but within a specified context. I don't think it can be a "replacement for HTML forms" for a typical hand-coding HTML markup author (if there is something as clearly defined as that). I see (and this is my speculation) that many HTML-coders not fluent in XML will use a visual forms designer to produce XForms rather than get up to speed with XPath, W3C XML Schema, XML Events etc. Microsoft InfoPath has a lovely interface for some aspects of form design (but doesn't do XForms) that an XForms design tool would do well to mimic. With a visual XForms design tool a lot of the XML complexity and unfamiliar territory is hidden. We've already had > several complaints that XForms 1.0 is way more > complicated to understand than HTML forms. Yes, it is. Ironically Steven Pemberton made a presentation at the W3C meeting a few weeks back complaining about increasing complexity in W3C specifications. Strangely he seemed oblivious to the relative complexity that XForms introduces. He could, quite sensibly, claim that to produce an HTML form that does (through scripting) what an XForms form can do would be more complex than an XForms form. But many HTML forms are much simpler and less ambitous than that. So, de facto, for many non-XML developers there is a significant increase in complexity. Trying to > add everything necessary to make XForms compete with > full-featured forms packages will make it even more > incomprehensible for simple XHTML uses. My guess is that the companies represented on the WG want/need a full feature set. That's where they will make their money in, for example, proprietary forms tools, workflow products etc etc. Business forms tools, I guess. The HTML/XHTML (1.x) designer will likely use a visual tool to design XForms-containing documents, in my view when they start using XForms. (Just trying > to make sense of the bubble/capture/target/observer > stuff from XML Events is harder than understanding the > entirety of HTML forms.) > Quite possibly. Andrew Watt > --- firstname.lastname@example.com wrote: > > Is saving / suspend and resume firmly on the agenda > > for XForms 2.0? >Received on Friday, 2 May 2003 10:50:51 UTC
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My mother thinks you're awesome for thinking of this idea:) I am so impressed with the whole thing!! Great job girl!
Great job Janet! All of you girls came across so well. I am so proud of you. A little too much Husqy talk, but of well. LOL


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It's perhaps the most visible corner in Seattle, at the north end of the Market where Pike Place meets Virginia, and for years it was nothing more than a furniture outlet. Before the condo building, though, it had a noble history: Bavarian Meats was in that space; if memory serves, so was Starbucks. Now it's being given a new lease (heh-heh) on life as Seatown Snack Bar, the latest spawn of the expanding Tom Douglas empire. (It's also just across Western from Victor Steinbrueck park, where Douglas launches his Salmon-Chanted Evening barbecues this Saturday.)
With nary a flourish or drumroll, Seatown opened this week with a menu of sandwiches ($12 to $15), smoked seafood on buckwheat blini ($9 or $10), "Seatown Platters" (ribs, chicken, veggies, $18), and an assortment of crab concoctions, all designed to please locals looking for a sidewalk spot where they can plop down and watch the wandering tourists. If there's no room outside, you can make do just as well with lunch-counter seating indoors, or a cluster of high tables. There's also a takeout next door, if you're in a hurry to get home.
The kitchen's still in the throes of figuring things out, but I have high hopes for the "Wild Thing" plate of Dungeness crab, avocado and tobiko ($15), once they reconcile the name with the timid execution.
The best cocktail is called Prosser Pump, a libation of locally sourced ingredients (Dry Fly vodka from Spokane and Tuscan melon from Douglas's own farm in Prosser) with a rim of exotic aleppo pepper.
The menu credits Heath Ceramics of Sausalito, Calif., for the tableware. Can we see what's coming next? A salute to the Auto Chlor tech who services the dishwasher? (But, hey, that's just Cornichon being a dick.)
If anyone in town can bring this off, it's Tom Douglas. Here's hoping he doesn't dumb Seatown down for the tourists; the rest of us want to eat here, too!