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Mets ink reliever Hawkins to Minors deal
Hawkins, 40, posted a 3.64 ERA over 42 innings for the Angels last season, striking out 23 batters and walking 13. If he makes the club, he will spend time in the Majors for a 19th consecutive season, having also pitched for the Twins, Cubs, Giants, Orioles, Rockies, Yankees, Astros, Brewers and Angels since 1995.
Only three pitchers -- Jamie Moyer, Miguel Batista and Darren Oliver -- are longer tenured in the big leagues.
In New York, Hawkins should join newly acquired right-hander Scott Atchison as a bridge to setup man Bobby Parnell and closer Frank Francisco. Those four are favorites to make up the Opening Day bullpen, alongside left-hander Josh Edgin, perhaps one other lefty and a long man.
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Blue Ridge Community College's drama department will present "Much Ado About Nothing" in one act Nov. 28-Dec. 2 in the Patton Auditorium on the Flat Rock campus.
It's easy to see why this comedy is one of Shakespeare's most popular plays. From silly malapropisms to sophisticated repartee, the use of language is the heart and soul of "Much Ado."
Hero and Claudio seem destined for each other but are almost torn apart by the cruel scheming of Don John. Beatrice and Benedick, who seem destined to tear each others' eyes out, are brought together by the kind designs of Don Pedro.
The diverse cast and crew include BRCC and Early College High School students, alumni, faculty and community members. Artist-in-residence and BRCC alumnus J.J. McCarson takes on the role of the benevolent prince Don Pedro. BRCC drama students Elizabeth Kerbs and Nickalas Martino are Beatrice and Benedick. Kerbs appeared in last fall's production of "August: Osage County," while Nickalas Martino was featured in "A Carolina Story" in the spring.
Drama student Rob Lamb appears as Claudio, while Taylor Williams is Hero. Early College High School student Bobby Simcox is Don John. Other students and alumni involved in the production include Stephanie and Jennifer O'Rear, who play Dogberry and Verges and are also the choreographers; Beth Norris, a singer; Brent Shipman, an actor and musician; and Chris Stroud, Katie Cutshaw, Courtney Creasman, Michael O'Hearn and Hayley Brazell.
Katie Winkler, English instructor and playwright of "A Carolina Story," plays Antonia, while former BRCC student Curtis McCarley, composer of "A Carolina Story," will be creating and performing original music for this production.
Other community members involved in the play include Ed Mathis, who wrote songs for and played in "A Carolina Story," and Robert Reece, who appeared in "August: Osage County."
Jennifer Treadway, head of the BRCC drama department, is director; Alumna Jennifer O'Rear, pulling triple duty, is the assistant director, while drama student Whitney Smith is stage manager. BRCC drama instructor Laura Chaney designed the set as well as the lights; community member Diane Ballard created the costumes and dressed the set.
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Just a 3-minute walk from Roma Termini Train Station, Hotel Indipendenza is a recently renovated pleasant and simple hotel in the centre of Rome. Services available to all guests include 24hr reception, daily cleaning service, free luggage storage, a roof TERRACE with a 24hr BAR overlooking the Sacred Heart Bell Tower and the rooftops of Rome, and a free Italian style breakfast (including hot drinks from the bar) to be enjoyed in the room or on the roof terrace. The rooms themselves are all equipped with ensuite facilities, LCD TV, WI-FI, radio, heating, and a safety deposit box. Air conditioning and rooms with a private terrace can be requested (subject to availability). The hotel plays host to "Vibração" an international MODERN ART EXHIBITION by the artist FLAMINIA MANTEGAZZA, and we also have an INTERNATIONAL BOOK SHARING LIBRARY, where guests can choose a book of their choice and donate one that they no longer need. Located on the 5th floor, the hotel is reached by use of a classic and historic Otis elevator that perfectly matches the building style.
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Companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index are paying less in interest on debt than any time in at least a decade, leaving investors more dependent on economic growth and corporate spending for equity gains in 2013.
Constituents of the benchmark gauge for American stocks such as Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) and Walt Disney Co. (DIS) cut interest expenses to 2.39 percent of sales in the 12 months ended Sept. 30 on average, the lowest level since at least 2002, according to data compiled by Bloomberg and Strategas Research Partners. With borrowing expenses at record lows, executives are finding it harder to squeeze costs, causing profit margins to contract for the first time since 2009.
Bears say projected revenue growth of 3.8 percent for S&P 500 companies next year won't be enough to drive higher profits without a decline in expenses. Bulls point to 8.9 percent profit growth estimated for next year, equity valuations at a 12 percent discount to the six-decade average and an economic recovery as reasons chief executive officers will start to spend the $1 trillion in cash they've built up since the recession.
"The consensus view is there's not much more room for margin expansion," Nick Sargen, who oversees $43 billion as chief investment officer at Fort Washington Investment Advisors in Cincinnati, said in a phone interview. "If we've plateaued on profit margins, then the case has to be that profit growth going forward is more a function of the overall growth rate of the U.S. and global economy."
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Stocks rose last week as U.S. payrolls topped economists' forecasts and unemployment slipped to the lowest level since December 2008, overshadowing the debate on preventing more than $600 billion of automatic tax increases and spending cuts in January. The S&P 500 increased 0.1 percent last week to 1,418.07, bringing its 2012 advance to 13 percent. It rose 0.1 percent to 1,420.00 at 12:04 p.m. New York time today.
Exxon, the world's largest oil company by market value, has seen its average interest coupon payment fall to 6.1 percent from 7.8 percent at the end of 2009, data compiled by Bloomberg show. The Irving, Texas-based company's profit margin rose to 9.3 percent from 7.7 percent in the same period, data show.
Disney sold a record amount of debt last month at the lowest interest cost it has ever paid. The world's largest entertainment company's average coupon rate last quarter fell to 3.3 percent from 5.7 percent in 2009, and the $3 billion of bonds issued Nov. 27 offer coupons ranging from 0.45 percent to 3.7 percent. Shares of the Burbank, California-based company rose 1.2 percent the day after it issued the bonds, extending its 2012 gain to 31 percent.
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Interest expense at S&P 500 companies has been declining for the past three years after the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark lending rate to near zero in December 2008. Lower costs have helped profits climb for 10 straight quarters, surpassing analyst estimates every quarter this year, data compiled by Bloomberg show.
American earnings will increase 8.9 percent next year and 12 percent in 2014, according to more than 11,000 analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg. Gross domestic product is projected to expand by 2 percent and 2.8 percent, respectively, the median forecast in a survey of economists by Bloomberg.
"Revenues need to accelerate to boost margins at this point," Timothy Ghriskey, the chief investment officer at Solaris Group LLC, which manages about $2 billion in Bedford Hills, New York, said in a Dec. 6 phone interview. "And what drives margins is the economy. Do we need the economy to pick up? Absolutely."
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President Barack Obama has said U.S. growth depends on lawmakers avoiding the so-called fiscal cliff because once CEOs know policies on taxes and government spending plans, they can begin to reinvest. S&P 500 companies have hoarded cash for four years, pushing the amount to a record $1 trillion for the first time at the end of 2011, S&P data show.
"The thing they're most concerned about is making sure that consumer confidence stays strong," Obama told Bloomberg Television on Dec. 4. "What they tell me is: We are ready to invest and we're ready to hire, but we want a little bit of certainty out there."
William R. Johnson, CEO at H.J. Heinz Co. (HNZ) in Pittsburgh, told analysts during the company's last earnings call that he wasn't ready to forecast higher earnings because the possibility of a budget impasse damps the potential for growth.
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While the largest ketchup maker has exceeded profit projections since 2011, Johnson reaffirmed his fiscal 2013 forecast, citing uncertainties about the U.S. budget, China and consumer confidence during the Nov. 20 call. The stock is down 0.8 percent since reporting earnings that beat analyst projections and the margin rose to its highest since 2009.
"We're dealing with a world right now that we can't figure out," he said. "So right now we're sort of sitting pat until we get a better sense, certainly as we approach the end of this calendar year and into the beginning of next calendar year, how all this stuff unfolds."
As executives have benefited from lower interest rates, they've also spent the past four years firing workers to keep earnings expanding. Citigroup Inc. said last week it was eliminating more than 11,000 jobs as it attempts to improve productivity. The plan will save $900 million in 2013, the New York-based company said. Many of the biggest banks have announced job cuts as they target compensation, their biggest non-interest expense.
Corporate Spending
Cash levels and rising corporate spending on capital goods are signs that stocks are spring-loaded to rally should the economy match forecasts, said Brian Barish, who helps oversee about $7 billion as president and chief investment officer of Denver-based Cambiar Investors LLC.
Capital expenditures rose 38 percent from June 2010 through the end of the first quarter, the fastest rate since June 2006, data compiled by Bloomberg show. The S&P 500 price-earnings ratio of 14.5 is 12 percent below its average since 1954. The valuation may help takeovers in 2013 climb from the about $490 billion announced this year, according to Barish.
"The opportunity for highly accretive cash-based M&A is quite substantial," he said in a Dec. 6 e-mail. "I see profit growth as slow and steady and unspectacular for the next couple of years."
The drop in borrowing costs helped push S&P 500 margins to 13.6 percent last quarter, compared with 8.3 percent in the same period of 2009, data compiled by Bloomberg show. After expanding almost every quarter since 2009, they have reached a level that has historically represented peaks, according to Jason Trennert, chief investment strategist at Strategas in New York.
Interest Rates
"It's hard to imagine the interest rate environment getting much more favorable," he wrote. "The Street's lofty EPS estimate for next year must be substantiated by margin expansion, strong top-line growth, or a combination of both. In an environment of peaking margins and 4 percent nominal GDP growth, it's tough to see how we'll get there."
Companies such as Dynegy Inc., (DYN) the fifth-largest U.S. power generator, are using low rates to cut interest payments. The Houston-based company is refinancing $1.3 billion of loans and seeking to wipe out its debt next year. Lower interest expenses may help Dynegy avoid losses after it went into bankruptcy a year ago.
CBS Corp.'s interest expense fell to $95 million from $110 million a year ago, after refinancing, the New York-based company said last month. The profit margin for the owner of the most-watched TV network reached 12.3 percent earlier this year, the highest since 2006, data compiled by Bloomberg show.
"Most companies have been reluctant to make investments beyond what they need currently to satisfy demand," Bruce McCain, chief investment strategist at the private-banking unit of KeyCorp in Cleveland, said in a Dec. 6 phone interview. His firm oversees $20 billion. "They want to get some greater clarity as to what their cost structure will look like."
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Brett, Royals recall their favorite Weaver tales
KANSAS CITY -- George Brett, who spent his entire career with the Royals, never got to play for his fellow Hall of Famer, manager Earl Weaver, but he imagined it would've been fun and interesting.
"He was the type of guy you wished you would have played for. If he liked you, it was so much fun, but he'd always keep you on your toes," Brett said. "Just like [Jim] Palmer, supposedly to this day, hates him but loves him. That love-hate relationship you have with your managers. But he got the most out of his players, I'll tell you that."
News of Weaver's death came as the Royals FanFest was getting underway Saturday, and naturally stories were told that reflected on the Orioles manager's colorful career. His outbursts punctuated with salty language were legendary.
Brett recalled a day in the late 1970s when he had one of the best games in his career. Former Orioles pitcher Scott McGregor later told Brett about Weaver's postgame eruption in the clubhouse.
"It was like a 14-inning game and I got five hits, and two of them were home runs and I had a triple, double and single -- so I hit for the cycle plus a home run," Brett said. "And the second home run I hit was in the bottom of the 14th inning in Kansas City. After the game, I guess they walked into the locker room and Earl was going crazy. Sammy Stewart, I believe his name was, was his pitcher and I hit a fastball off him right down the middle -- a home run to end the game."
In short, Weaver wanted to know how many times he had told Stewart not to throw Brett a fastball down the middle -- especially when he was behind in the count.
"He got five [bleeping] hits today and all five of them were on [bleeping] fastballs!" was the edited version of Weaver's commentary.
Brett got to know Weaver a bit at the annual Hall of Fame ceremonies at Cooperstown. Even in recent years, the gray-haired Weaver was a lively figure on the dance floor at the Otesaga Hotel; he had his fun.
"He was always appreciative, obviously, of being in the Hall of Fame. He was always nice to everybody. He'll be missed, he really will be."
Former pitcher Dennis Leonard remembered Weaver's teams for their tough pitching and the manager's offensive philosophy of waiting for the three-run homer. And, of course, his run-ins with umpires.
"The Orioles were a pretty dang good team, they were always winning division championships. When I got there, it was always a battle," Leonard said. "And if there were any questionable calls, everybody knows Earl. When he goes out there and does his little tirades, this, that and the other thing -- he might pick up third base and throw it or kick dirt on the plate. It was something different for me, because that was the beginning of my career, to see a manager acting like that. To me, it was kind of funny to watch, especially if we had the upper hand."
Former Royals catcher John Wathan remembered Weaver fondly.
"No. 1, he was tremendously feisty. Entertaining," Wathan said. "I remember some of the stories about how guys on his club would scream at the umpire about a pitch -- while he was down in the tunnel having a cigarette -- and he wouldn't even have seen the pitch, but because they were screaming, just to set him up, he'd come back yelling at the umpire."
Wathan remembered a tale related by Lee May from a day he was sitting with Weaver on the bench with former Orioles infielder Rich Dauer at bat.
"Richie was known for hitting into double plays ... occasionally," Wathan said. "And he hit into a double play with the bases loaded one time and Earl yelled out, 'Doesn't this [expletive] guy ever strike out?'"
Dauer figured in a prank the Orioles would pull on Weaver at Yankee Stadium. Weaver was a short guy and the showers at New York were mounted high on the wall along with the soap and shampoo. During the postgame showers, some of the toiletries inevitably were left on the floor. But Dauer made sure to beat his manager into the shower.
"Richie Dauer, a lot of times, would be the last guy out of the shower and he'd put all the soap and all the shampoo on top of the showers, and Earl couldn't reach it," Brett said.
Naturally the players in the clubhouse would enjoy Weaver's profane tirade floating in from the shower room.
"Good baseball guy, great for the game," Wathan said. "I never played for him, but I'm guessing he was a pretty good game manager. He was one of the characters of the game that everybody missed as soon as he was done managing."


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Standing pat likely better than quick fixes for Rangers
Texas has a plenty good club, but its front office knows as well as anyone that there's room for improvement. But it's one thing to want to improve and quite another to make it happen.
Fortunately for the Rangers, while there aren't a lot of compelling options left in the baseball supermarket, the ones that are out there could well help general manager Jon Daniels' team. If there are two areas where Texas could use an upgrade, they are the starting rotation and the outfield. Conveniently, there are some potential solutions to be had at those positions.
The top two free agents remaining on the market are a starter (Kyle Lohse) and a center fielder (Michael Bourn). The most tantalizing star on the trade block is a corner outfielder (Justin Upton). The Rangers might elect to play a long game rather than a short one and hold off until the non-waiver Trade Deadline for any further adds. But if Daniels wants to make late-winter waves again, he has that option.
It was almost exactly one year ago, on Jan. 18, 2012, that the Rangers agreed to a contract with Yu Darvish. They're used to doing significant work late in the offseason.
One key to remember: the Rangers are good about keeping their eyes on the long term. The goal in Arlington has never been to build a one-year wonder, but rather to establish a perennial power. As Daniels and his lieutenants weigh their options, they aren't likely to panic.
And that's an essential consideration, because in the cases of Lohse, Bourn, and Upton, it's not just a matter of money. To acquire any of the three, Texas will also have to sacrifice Minor League talent of one stripe or another.
To get Upton, of course, the Rangers will have to part with prospects. The reported deal with Seattle apparently included Nick Franklin and Taijuan Walker, both of whom ranked among MLB.com's Top 30 prospects in all of baseball.
The D-Backs don't have any glaring needs on their Major League roster, so to acquire the 25-year-old slugger, Texas would almost certainly need to deal at least one player from its trove of elite prospects, a group that includes Jurickson Profar, Mike Olt and Martin Perez.
Even if they were to acquire Upton, it's unclear just how good a fit he would be. Texas has a greater need in center field, where it is expected to use Craig Gentry and Leonys Martin, than at a corner outfield spot, where David Murphy and Nelson Cruz are the starters.
The better fits in the short term, at least, appear to be on the free-agent market. Bourn, a top-flight defensive center fielder, would represent an upgrade at that position over what Texas has now. Lohse would offer stability for a rotation with a lot of talent but little certainty.
But Bourn is a speed player who just turned 30, and with minimal power and only a decent batting eye, he's someone whose offensive game could crater quickly if his speed fades. Lohse is 34, has spent the past 6 1/2 years in the non-designated-hitter league, and the past five in a very pitcher-friendly ballpark.
Oh, and they both would require the Rangers to give up their first-round Draft pick as well as the ability to spend first-round money on subsequent selections. So they would not only cost money, but talent.
With all those yellow flags, the question the Texas front office must ask itself is whether this team is good enough, as is, to risk not making a move. The additions of A.J. Pierzynski and Lance Berkman should help cover some of what was lost when Mike Napoli and Josh Hamilton departed in free agency.
Profar and Olt are ready to contribute, and just need the opportunity to do so. And while it may seem unkind, removing Michael Young's bat from the lineup should be a net positive. The Rangers had high hopes for big moves this winter, but they may not be much worse than they were at the end of the season.
The wisest move may be to keep their eyes on the long term, hold onto the assets they have, and adjust in-season. That way they can compete in 2013 without sacrificing the long term.
Matthew Leach is an editor and reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Obviously, You're Not a Golfer and follow him on Twitter at @MatthewHLeach.


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What would you do with $1,738 billion (US dollars)? If you were told you had to spend it this year on making people safer, what would you spend it on?
$1, 738bn is how much was spent on the world's military last year, according to estimates by the Stockholm International Peace Institute (SIPRI).
With expenditure on military being one of the few areas not facing massive government cut backs we should ask: is our world becoming a safer place?
What consolation can be sought in the world's awesome military might by the parents of the 7.6 million children under five who die each year, mostly in developing countries?
What consolation is it in a world where 925 m people do not have enough to eat, 98% of whom live in developing countries? What peace does it bring them?
In a world where millions are being displaced from their homes due to climate change related factors: droughts, shoreline erosion, coastal flooding and agricultural disruption, will the military provide them with new homes?
The hawks and their accountants would probably argue that this is an acceptable price to pay to maintain national and international security.
But, what do they mean by security? What is true security? The UN Development Programme said in 1994: 'Human security is a child who did not die, a disease that did not spread, a job that was not cut, an ethnic tension that did not explode in violence, a dissident who was not silenced. Human security is not a concern with weapons - it is a concern with human life and dignity.' That is good enough for me.
In Greenpeace we have always worked for true security; it is at the heart of what we stand for. We believe that instead of spending vast amounts of money – and, perhaps worse, human ingenuity -- on the machinery of war, we need to direct our financial and intellectual resources towards true security. We need to tackle the unprecedented threat posed by climate change in increasing pressures on basic resources: food, water, energy and land. Pressures which are already triggering conflicts, war and suffering.
There is a lot of money being squandered in the name of security, few nations can be said to fully have their priorities right. But, lets look to those who spend the most. Lets look to those who are charged on behalf of the global community with keeping the peace. Lets look at the five permanent members of the UN Security Council: China, France, Russia, the UK and the US. Looking at the data provided by SIPRI, there are no big surprises there. The top five big spenders are the same five countries. The US is topping the list with nearly half of the total global spending. The other four lag considerably behind but when added they make up the five national trillion dollar military spending club!
Putting it into a little perspective: it's a bit like a macho cliché from many war movies that somewhere there is a bullet out there with your name on it. Well, according to Oxfam there are actually two, or more. This year two bullets are being produced for every person in the world.
A lot of money is being spent on preparing for war, how much is being spent on preventing it? How much is being spent on mitigating the risks of climate change? Very little by comparison and nowhere near enough.
In 2009, at the Global Climate Conference in Copenhagen the heads of state of the developed countries pledged 30bn US dollars to the developing world for the period 2010-2012 for climate change adaptation and mitigation measures. They promised that would increase to an annual fund of US$100bn by 2020 which sounds like a lot until you make the comparison: 10bn a year is 1% of the military budgets of the five permanent members of the Security Council, while 100bn is only 10%. The US alone could meet the 100bn commitment and still be ahead of its nearest military spending competitor, China, by half a trillion dollars.
Changes wrought by climate change increase the threat of war and conflict and pose an unprecedented threat to true security. To secure true security we must tackle the climate threat and invest in green solutions.
For example, how about investing in ocean protection? Scientists estimate that conserving 20-30% of our oceans would cost between $5bn and $19bn a year. In return a million new jobs would be created, sustainable fish catch worth $70-80bn a year promoted and further ecosystem services worth a gross value of $4.5-6.7tn a year!
How about saving our forests? The global economy is losing between $2tn and $5tn dollars each year due to deforestation. The cost of halving deforestation is estimated at $15bn a year.
And last, but certainty not least, how about an energy revolution in the power sector? Moving away from climate-destroying fossil fuels and dangerous nuclear power, would require additional annual investments of some $280bn. These are investments that will more than pay back in the form of saved fuel costs and additional jobs created. And, it does not take a rocket scientist to know this would fundamentally reduce the threat of war by reducing our dependence of fossil fuels.
An extraordinary amount of money, imagination and human ingenuity goes into preparing for and fighting wars. Just imagine what could be achieved if the same energy, imagination and ingenuity was invested in peace, a green peace.
Born in 1965 and hailing from South Africa, Kumi Naidoo was Greenpeace's International Executive Director from November 2009 until December 2015.
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Children of any age like to do. While I can't say if now is the time for a new o...
GREEN Savior / Sun, Abigor, Grateful Child, et al,
Children of any age like to do. While I can't say if now is the time for a new organization that champions the environments that allows us to live, you are certainly welcomed to try.
Among Earths populace there is a small but growing faction that believes we are facing the end of the Anthropocene. I personally would be quite pleased to see you try to prove them mistaken.
Peace, Joy, Light, and Pretzels if you like them,
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A new Greenpeace, ...what a joke and a feeble and cruel veiled attempt to destroy their good name. How really obvious and crude you assassins are. Y...
A new Greenpeace, ...what a joke and a feeble and cruel veiled attempt to destroy their good name. How really obvious and crude you assassins are. You dont really think you're fooling anyone do you?
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Thanks listenin, ...good advice, ...as always. Peace, joy, light, and pretzels, ...yes I like them too, ...especially dipped in cream cheese.
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Hey Listener,
I do believe we will be the most changing organization of the 21st century. Besides our campaigns we will revitalize a rept...
Hey Listener,
I do believe we will be the most changing organization of the 21st century. Besides our campaigns we will revitalize a reptile, wake up an environmental dinosaur by holding up a mirror...like we already did at the christening of the Rainbow Warrior III...we had some fun ;) Joel not.
Just imagine our first campaign being a success...some people will start to worry about their 250 Millions...El Remanso-Joel won't be amused and try to copy us....
Establish one NGO so our fragile earth gets two active ones...clever, or?
Nice Weekend
PS: how do you like the MV Königin Juliana for our first campaign? Greenpeace Germany has just chartered it to go to Elgin-platform.
Sorry, itt is German...but we Germans made the world believe our engineers operate beyond physics and the apparent wind. Nobody seemed to be interested in the protagonists financing ships worth billions simultanously.
The German way...but feel free to contact us!
PPS: tomorrow at 12 you can hear and see an inspiring Speaker at the TU in Berlin. Come all, we will have some fun.
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PEACE AND LOVE AND PRETZELS TO ANYONE! But be careful not to suffocate.
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Sorry. I like pretzels.
Listenin: I'll try. It will take a while - but I'll try. However, I subscribe to that view. The ...
Sorry. I like pretzels.
Listenin: I'll try. It will take a while - but I'll try. However, I subscribe to that view. The end of the Anthropocene IS near - by near, I mean about a hundred or so years in the future - and only a miracle can save the human race.
Grateful Child: I'm not trying to destroy Greenpeace's good name. I am merely saying that Greenpeace is old, has become slightly outdated in its views. It needs to reform, to perform the act of an ageing phoenix and rise reborn from the ashes of its old husk. Either that or we need a new one. Luckily, it won't be too hard for Greenpeace to reform. Something halfway between Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace should do.
I'll offer good intentions, common sense, environmental awareness and general goodwill to all. And if you don't accept, the the Divine Inquisition shall be alerted to the presence of a heretic.
Cheers, everyone.
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I do not believe in the end of the Anthropocene...of course it looks like there will be hundreds of Millions dying, end up as refugees not being able ...
I do not believe in the end of the Anthropocene...of course it looks like there will be hundreds of Millions dying, end up as refugees not being able to meet the most elemental needs of human being.
It looks like there will be Billions suffering which I consider to be half of an exodus...and to be completely unnecessary!
There is a direct link between this and inspiring speakers taking over this world pushing aside unselfish brains of strategic nature.
I do believe there is a job do be done sentimental experience strongly interfere with!
Kumi's blog will be my blog, it is perfectly suited to point out certain things...hope nobody expected me to be in Berlin getting thrown out by security...
I do prefer to use boats, they are the perfect weapon hard to be reached if you know when to switch from night to day mode.
Politicans talk, leaders act...I kind of like this plug
22 April, 2012 at 14:25
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Happy Earth Day...,
...and I'm hoping to have a little something to offer all of you. You know, we are united in our vision, ...in as much ...
Happy Earth Day...,
...and I'm hoping to have a little something to offer all of you. You know, we are united in our vision, ...in as much as we see the starvation of millions of children, our acid oceans, global warming, deforestation, ...and we know the causes, and the people responsible for this. We are united in our contempt for them, their arrogance and selfishness, ...that hurt so many. What is it that we hate so much in them? Their lack of Love and care for their fellow human beings? We all know that is what is wrong with them, and why they can do the things they do, ...they have no Love at all in their hearts, ...only the emptiness of selfishness and greed. So you can see, Love is the most powerful thing in this universe, ...this miracle that can touch the heart of every person on this earth. This lack of Love is the reason the world, and it's people are in it's present condition, ...and this is the fundamental thing that needs to change. Without Love in our hearts and the ability to care for each other, we have no chance on this earth, in heaven, or in hell.
I wish you a Happy Earth Day for all it's people and creatures. May you always live in the light and know Love in your hearts forever.
22 April, 2012 at 19:42
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Andrew Davies
Sun Wu / Green Savior - (It's seems very likely you are the same person.) I've gone back and deleted your comments that contained personal at...
Sun Wu / Green Savior - (It's seems very likely you are the same person.) I've gone back and deleted your comments that contained personal attacks, and were far off topic. (I did give fair warning about this in my comment above.)
I have left some of the more on topic comments, so people can see your point of view.
Thanks to everyone who chimed in - even the critical voices.
I'm going to close comments on this post now since I think the discussion has pretty much run it's course.
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Odysseus, lord of the isle of Ithaca, has been missing from his kingdom for twenty years. The first ten were spent fighting in the Trojan War, and the next ten were spent in continual wanderings en route home from the war. His wife Penelope, meanwhile, has been harassed by dozens of suitors who have come to win her hand in marriage. Penelope, desperately clinging to the hope that her husband is still alive, tries to stall the suitors by making them an idle promise: she will choose a husband from among them when she has finished weaving a burial shroud for her father-in-law, Laertes, who presently lives on a farm removed from the main city. However, when alone at night, Penelope secretly undoes the work of the shroud so that the fabrication of the garment will go on indefinitely. Unfortunately, the ruse has been discovered by the suitors, who now demand she choose one of them immediately.
The suitors, who have been awaiting her decision for several years, have in the meantime spent their days feasting in Odysseus' hall. In so doing, they are devouring his livestock and abusing his servants. The direct victim of their voracious behavior is Tele-machus, the son of Odysseus who is now approaching manhood. Telemachus, who is the heir of Odysseus' property and title, is constantly derided and taunted by the suitors who waste his father's household.
Athene, goddess of wisdom and daughter of Zeus, begs her father to allow Odysseus to return home at last, for he has languished for seven years on the isle of the nymph Calypso, who holds him captive. Despite his brother Poseidon's hatred of Odysseus because of the fate of Polyphemus, Zeus yields to his daughter. Obtaining permission and aid from her father, Athene comes down from Mount Olympus to visit Telemachus in disguise. She convinces him that he should sail abroad and seek information concerning his father.
Though feeling hopeless concerning his father's fate, Tele-machus agrees to the journey. Athene manages to get together a crew and ship for Telemachus, and he departs without informing his mother or the suitors. When his mother finds out, she despairs with the thought that Telemachus will share his father's fate. The suitors, angered at Telemachus' departure, sail out themselves to set an ambush for his return.
Telemachus arrives at Pylus with Athene, who is disguised as the elder friend of Odysseus, Mentor. There Telemachus is warmly received and entertained by the aged Nestor, the famous counselor of the Trojan War. Nestor informs Telemachus of the various ill-fated homecomings of the Greeks, especially the fate of Agamemnon, commander of the Greeks at Troy, who was slain by his wife, Clytemnestra, and her lover, Aegisthus. He then advises Telemachus to visit Menelaus, Agamemnon's brother, where he rules in Sparta. Borrowing a chariot from Nestor, Telemachus travels to Sparta with Peisistratus, Nestor's son.
Menelaus and his queen, Helen, whose retreat with Paris instigated the Trojan War, entertain Telemachus with splendor. Menelaus tells his guests of his own wanderings which resulted in his encounter with the Old Man of the Sea, Proteus. Capturing Proteus to obtain information concerning his own homecoming, Menelaus inadvertently discovered Odysseus' fate: namely, his imprisonment on Calypso's isle. Although unsure if Odysseus survived the intervening years, Menelaus is able to offer this information to Telemachus, who is still pessimistic concerning his father's fate.
Meanwhile, the god Hermes has been sent to Calypso's isle to demand Odysseus' liberation in Zeus's name. The nymph reluctantly agrees, and sends Odysseus on his way in a raft of his own making. However, Poseidon sees Odysseus' escape, and sends a storm to destroy him. With the help of Athene and the sea goddess, Leukothea, Odysseus is able to swim for several days and land exhausted on the isle of the Phaeaceans: Scheria. After having secured shelter for himself beneath a bush, Odysseus is wakened the next morning by the playful dancing of Nausikaa, Princess of the Phaeaceans, and the handmaids who accompany her to do the palace laundry. Odysseus and Nausikaa encounter each other, and the latter agrees to take him to the palace of her father, Alcinoös.
Odysseus, aided again by Athene, is welcomed warmly by Alcinoös and his queen, Arete. There is great feasting accompanied by the singing of the blind bard Demodocus, who recounts many of the Greek heroes' exploits in the Trojan War as well as narrating an amusing tale of the gods. There are also great games played in which Odysseus reluctantly takes part with great success. Having heard of Odysseus' journey from Calypso's isle, Alcinoös agrees to assist Odysseus with the Phaeaceans' magic ships, which can reach any destination in the world and return in a single day. However, Odysseus' hosts remain ignorant of his identity. When they learn he is the famous adventurer, Odysseus, they demand he tell them of his many adventures.
Odysseus begins his tale with the departure of his twelve ships from Troy and his early encounters with the Ciconians and Lotus-Eaters. He then recounts his adventure with Polyphemus the Cyclops. Having left most of his fleet at a different part of the Cyclopes' isle, Odysseus explored the strange land in his own vessel. He chose twelve men from his ship to join him in exploring the cavernous home of Polyphemus. However, when Polyphemus returned to his lair, he rolled a great stone over the entrance to his cave and proceeded to eat Odysseus' men two at a time, till only six remained with their leader. Odysseus tricked Polyphemus into drinking a potent wine unmixed with water, and while the giant Cyclops snored drunkenly, Odysseus and his men gouged out Polyphemus' eye with a wooden stake. Odysseus' cunning allowed them to escape the cave despite Polyphemus' attempts to block the cave entrance with his body. After his ship set out to sea to rejoin his fleet, he called to taunt Polyphemus, and the latter cursed him in his father Poseidon's name. This is how Odysseus incurred the enmity of this powerful deity.
Odysseus next borrowed from Aeolus the divine bag which sealed up the world's winds. However, Odysseus' greedy companions meant to seize some of their master's treasure, and unintentionally released all the winds at once. The fleet of ships was swept back to the island of Aeolus, who angrily banished the miserable Odysseus from his island. Odysseus' ships then met disaster in the land of the enormous Laistrygones. Caught by surprise, all his moored ships but his own personal vessel were speared by the giants and carried off. Odysseus' ship escaped alone. They arrived next on Circe's island, and half the party was sent ahead to explore a visible column of smoke. Eurylochus, Odysseus' second-in-command, led the men to Circe's cottage. The men entered at Circe's invitation, but Eurylochus himself refused to enter. Once inside, the men feasted with Circe, who transformed them into swine. Eurylochus escaped to inform Odysseus, who returned alone to face Circe. Aided by the herb moly bestowed on him by Hermes, Odysseus overcame Circe's sorceries and demanded his men's return. Circe complied, and was thereafter benevolent to Odysseus' party.
Circe entertained Odysseus' men for some time, then warned them that their journey could only continue after they had consulted the land of the dead. Though dreading the journey, Odysseus' men accompanied him on a voyage into the Underworld. Once there, Odysseus encountered the soul of the prophet Teiresias, who told him how to reach his home and informed him of the final journey he would make in years to come. Odysseus also saw the spirit of his mother, Anticlea, and the spirits of queens from many ages and lands. He also interviewed the souls of his deceased Greek comrades from the Trojan War, Agamemnon and Achilles. He finally witnessed the spirits of many dead spirits in torment, including Heracles, Tantalus, and Sisyphus.
Returning to Circe's island, Odysseus was given warning by the sorceress how to avoid the horrible fates associated with the Sirens' isle and the passage between Scylla and Charybdis. She also warned him to spare the cattle of Helius that reside on the island Thrinacea. Odysseus set out from Circe's isle, and his men plugged their ears versus the Sirens' singing, although Odysseus himself, tied to a mast, listened to their beguiling voices. His men then navigated the ship through the perilous cliffs inhabited by Scylla, a monstrous beast with six heads that reach down from towering heights, and Charybdis, a disastrous whirlpool. Avoiding Charybdis, the men were victimized by Scylla, who carried off six of their number before the ship was clear of the dangerous passage.
Odysseus' ship became stranded by storm winds on Thrinacea, despite Odysseus' hope to avoid this island. When their ship could not set out because of poor winds, the men broke down and devoured several of Helius' cattle. When the winds finally died down and the ship set sail, Helius coerced Zeus into punishing the ship. Zeus sent down a lightning bolt which destroyed the ship and all its crew except Odysseus, who floated off on a makeshift raft. He was carried all the way back to Charybdis, where he narrowly avoided death in the whirlpool. Odysseus finally came to be stranded on Calypso's island, and it is here that his tale ends.
The Phaeaceans are pleased with his tale. After they shower him with gifts that exceed the value of his lost treasure, Odysseus sets out in the magical ships of the Phaeaceans. While Odysseus himself sleeps peacefully on board, the Phaeaceans reach Ithaca in a matter of hours. Without waking him, the Phaeaceans disembark Odysseus and his goods. They return to Scheria, but are turned to stone by Poseidon when they are within sight of their harbor. Alcinoös recognizes the portent as the sign of an old prophecy at last fulfilled.
Odysseus awakens on Ithaca at last, but is unsure of his locale until he meets with Athene, who advises him concerning the situation in his kingdom and transforms him into the shape of an old beggar. Odysseus sets out and meets with Eumaeus the swineherd, who accepts Odysseus as a guest in his shelter and unwittingly reveals his loyalty to his master.
Telemachus begs his leave of Menelaus, and returns with Peisistratus to Pylus. Before setting sail to Ithaca, Telemachus is joined by the fugitive prophet, Theoclymenus. Forewarned by Athene concerning the suitors' ambush, Telemachus avoids the trap and lands safely on shore. He sends his companions with the prophet on to the main city, while he himself, inspired by Athene, travels alone to Eumaeus' dwelling.
Telemachus meets his disguised father at the swineherd's shelter, and while Eumaeus is away informing Penelope of her son's return, Odysseus reveals himself to his overjoyed son; the two then commence hatching out a plan for the suitors' death.
After Eumaeus has returned, Telemachus returns to his household and the suitors, who have since abandoned their hope for ambushing their host. Shortly thereafter, Eumaeus and Odysseus head toward the main city. Along the way, they meet with the scurrilous Melanthius the goatherd, who rudely accosts Odysseus. Odysseus and Eumaeus arrive at last at Odysseus' palace, where Odysseus enters and begs from the suitors. While many of the suitors pity his appearance, some of them abuse him severely. Among those who abuse him most are the two leaders of the suitors, Antinoös and Eurymachos.
After the suitors return to their homes for the evening, Odysseus and Telemachus hide the armor and weapons that are normally kept in the main hall. Penelope then summons Odysseus in his beggar guise to her presence so that she may question him concerning his alleged claim to knowledge of her lost husband's whereabouts. During the interview, Penelope never suspects the beggar's identity. She is pleased by his talk of Odysseus, however, and orders the aged servant, Eurycleia, who nursed both Odysseus and Telemachus, to wash Odysseus' feet. While doing so, Eurycleia notices a scar on Odysseus' leg that he had received during a hunting incident while visiting the family of his maternal grandfather, Autolycus. Eurycleia almost reveals Odysseus' identity, but he quickly silences her.
The suitors arrive the next day, as do Eumaeus and Philoitius, an oxherd who has remained loyal to Odysseus. The suitors are soon gripped by a divinely sent, though temporary, hysteria. Theo-cly-menus, who has returned to the household, interprets this as a foreboding of doom. The fugitive prophet is ignored, however, so he leaves in despair. Penelope arrives bearing Odysseus' famous bow, which he did not carry with him to Troy, and proposes that the one suitor who can string it and shoot an arrow through twelve axe handles may marry her. Telemachus sets up the axe handles, and attempts to string the bow himself, but eventually fails. One by one the suitors attempt to string the bow but with no success.
It is at this point that Odysseus pulls Eumaeus and Philoitius into another room and reveals himself to them. Now part of his conspiracy, the two loyal thralls agree to bar the doors and prepare to arm themselves at the critical moment. Penelope is sent away, and Eumaeus brings Odysseus the bow, much to the disapproval of the suitors. Odysseus quickly strings the bow and shoots through the axe handles. He next takes an arrow and shoots Antinoös through the throat. He finally reveals himself to them fully, and begins picking them off one by one with his bow and arrows. Meanwhile, Telemachus, Eumaeus, and Philoitius arm themselves, and when Odysseus runs out of arrows, he does likewise. However, Melanthius the goatherd sneaks out of the room and starts bringing equipment to the remaining suitors. He is eventually stopped and bound by Eumaeus and Philoitius, who then rejoin Odysseus and Telemachus in the final battle against the suitors.
Odysseus and his allies overcome and slay all the suitors, then execute Melanthius and the bondswomen who were loyal to the suitors. The palace is cleaned of bloodshed, and Penelope is brought into Odysseus' presence. However, she refuses to believe that it is her husband until she craftily tricks him into revealing himself. She then embraces and accepts him, and they are reunited at last.
Meanwhile, the souls of the suitors arrive in the Underworld, and there Agamemnon asks them to relate the nature of their deaths. When he discovers that Odysseus has won back his home, the murdered general both rejoices and expresses envy at his friend's success. In the morning, Odysseus leaves the palace and visits his father, Laertes. After some delay, Odysseus reveals his identity to his rejoicing father, who brings him and his followers into his house. However, the families of the suitors, having performed the funeral rites for their dead, seek to avenge their kinsmen's deaths. They don armor and weaponry and march out to Laertes' farm. Odysseus and his companions ready themselves for battle, but the skirmish has only begun when Athene intervenes and stifles any bloodshed. Odysseus then reconciles himself with his enemies and reestablishes himself in the land.
Meter and Style in the Odyssey
The Greek text of the Odyssey as we have it is written predominantly in Dactyllic Hexameter: each line consists of six metrical feet, each of which consists of a stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables. By no means are dactyls used exclusively. In fact, the last foot of every line usually ends in either a spondee (two stressed syllables) or a troche (one stressed syllable followed by one unstressed syllable). Spondees frequently replace dactyls in other parts of certain lines as well.
Homer's style is famous for its flow and pacing. It is easy to follow and meant to be read briskly, unlike much modern poetry which is designed to be read carefully one line at a time. There are a wealth of details in descriptions, unlike other contemporary writings such as the Bible, which are reticent on all details but the most essential. Characterization is strong in Homer's writing; each character, large or small, is a distinctive individual with independent motivations. On the other hand, character development over the course of the narrative is minimal; characters are what they are and changes in personality are usually insignificant. Finally, one should not be surprised by the frequent use of formulaic repetition and contextually unseemly epithets, for Homer's narratives are the product of oral development, and these ingredients were essential to the spontaneous composition of oral poetry.
Estimated Reading Time
There are several excellent translations of the Odyssey in both poetry and prose; two of the most noted modern translations are those by Richmond Lattimore and Robert Fitzgerald. Each Book or chapter of the Odyssey can probably be read in an hour or two, so that a range of 25 to 50 hours span the average reading time of the poem as a whole.


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