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What One of The Fathers of Modern Rocketry Had To Say About Intelligent Extraterrestrials Visiting Our Planet
Last year, Wikileaks released the Podesta emails and, as with previous leaks, they expose massive amounts of corruption within the U.S. political system.
Some of the Podesta leaks include information about UFOs and extraterrestrials in the form of private emails.
One in particular was from Apollo 14 astronaut Dr. Edgar Mitchell, and it reads as follows:
Dear John,
Because the War in Space race is heating up, I felt you should be aware of several factors as you and I schedule our Skype talk.
Remember, our nonviolent ETI from the contiguous universe are helping us bring zero point energy to Earth.
They will not tolerate any forms of military violence on Earth or in space.
The following information in italics was shared with me by my colleague Carol Rosin, who worked closely for several years with Wernher von Braun before his death.
Carol and I have worked on the Treaty on the Prevention of the Placement of Weapons in Outer Space, attached for your convenience.
You can read the rest of the email straight from Wikileaks here, and also download the documents attached on the website.
In the email, he mentions Carol Rosin, who was the first female corporate manager of Fairchild Industries. A space and missile defence consultant who has worked with various corporations, government departments, and intelligence communities, she worked closely with Wernher Von Braun shortly before his death, specifically on the subject of space-based weapons.
She also founded the Institute for Security Cooperation in Outer Space.
Below is a very telling interview with Carol that was conducted by Dr. Steven Greer, founder of The Disclosure Project. Greer accompanied Dr. Edgar Mitchell in all his communications and meetings with the Pentagon and has been instrumental in bringing forth hundreds of military whistleblowers of all ranks, with verified credentials and backgrounds, to share what they've learned about this phenomenon through their work.
In the interview, she brings up the idea of a false flag alien threat. The term 'false flag' describes covert operations that are designed to be misleading, to make it appear as though events are being carried out by entities, groups, or nations other than those who actually planned and executed them.
You can read more of our articles on 'false flag terrorism' HERE.
I met the late Dr Wernher Von Braun in early 74, at that time Von Braun was dying of cancer, but he assured me that he would live a few more years in order to tell me about the game that was being played, that game being the effort to weaponize space, to control Earth from space and space itself.
He asked me to be his spokesperson, to appear on occasions when he was to ill to speak, and I did. And what he asked me to do was to educate decision makers and the public about why we shouldn't be putting weapons into space . . . and what the alternatives are, how we could be building a cooperative space system.
What was most interesting to me, was a repetitive sentence that he said to me over and over again. . . . And that was the strategy that was being used to educate the public and decision makers, and the scare tactics, the spin that was being put on the weapons system. And that was how we identify an enemy.
The enemy at first he said, the enemy against whom we're going to build a space based weapons system . . . First the Russians are going to be considered the enemy . . . then terrorists would be identified and that was soon to follow . . . then we were going to identify third world crazies, we now call them nations of concern. . . . The next enemy was asteroids . . . [and] against asteroids we're going to build space based weapons.
And the funniest one of all, was against what he called aliens, extraterrestrials, that would be the final card. And over, and over, and over during the four years that I knew him and was giving his speeches for him, he would bring up that last card.
'And remember Carol, the last card is the alien card. We're going to have to build space based weapons against aliens,' and all of it, he said, is a lie.
Important Things to Remember About Government UFO Disclosure
It's a shame that mainstream media and Western governments have spread so much misinformation. People trust them implicitly, making it easy for them to twist the truth for their own ends. So even if they do offer official remarks about UFOs, it's unlikely that they will be honest when doing so. If the 'war on terror' and the 'war on drugs' are any indication, we should be wary of anything they tell us about UFOs. But it should be clear to anyone who has researched this subject that powerful and influential people take it very seriously. Whatever information does get released will not be the whole of it.
Why do we always wait until the government or the media verifies something in order to believe it's true? Why do we assume that anyone without these official credentials is lying, or crazy, or both? If we simply did our own research, we could come to our own conclusions and we wouldn't be so easily fooled when these official sources lie to us. There is so much information out there and so much evidence to support not only the existence of UFOs but of extraterrestrials as well. We don't need the government to tell us what is already apparent. We just need to do independent research and think for ourselves.
Is there a possibility that some powerful groups that control governments will use the extraterrestrial phenomenon to deceive the masses? Given everything we've seen with false flag terrorism so far, it certainly seems plausible.
That being said, a tremendous amount of resources would be needed, and if 'others' are indeed out there watching, perhaps the 'real' ones wouldn't let that happen. Who knows?
What are your thoughts? Feel free to share in the comments section below.
I'll leave you with this quote from one of Braun's mentors, one of the founding fathers or rocketry and astronautics, Herman Oberth:
It is my thesis that flying saucers are real and that they are space ships from another solar system. I think that they possibly are manned by intelligent observers who are members of a race that may have been investigating our Earth for centuries. (source)
To read some more of our articles on the subject, you can check out the exopolitics section of our website by clicking here.
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FBI Sued for Failure to Report Known 9/11 Evidence to Congress
In Brief
- The Facts:
The Lawyers' Committee for 9/11 Inquiry, Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth, and 9/11 victim family members have announced a joint federal lawsuit against U.S. Department of Justice for not acknowledging evidence about what happened on 9/11.
- Reflect On:
Why has the US government continuously ignored credible evidence? Why do they constantly deem it a 'conspiracy theory' and use character assassination and ridicule tactics instead of just countering the evidence?
Nearly 20 years after 9/11, the tragic event has served as a catalyst for the mass awakening of millions of people to facts about our government, or 'the powers that be,' that they previously were unaware of. Furthermore, every year after that event has brought even more awareness and new information to the forefront, serving as a mass awakening tool. It has helped so many people understand that not everything presented to us by our government is accurate. When it comes to 9/11, many believe it was an event created by the powers that be in order to justify the invasion of Iraq by the western military alliance, otherwise known as 'false flag' terrorism. This narrative has been supported by many academics trying to bring awareness to the truth of the event as well as multiple political figures from around the world, including those within the United States.
The evidence that something fishy happened on 9/11 is very strong, and this is why the majority of American citizens alone don't believe the official explanation provided by their government, which is evident if you look at the latest polls. Over the past few years, this subject has been under investigation by thousands of architects, engineers and physicists. Researchers have even been publishing papers in peer reviewed academic journals emphasizing that what we really saw, apart from planes hitting the towers, was a simultaneous controlled demolition. For example, a paper titled "15 Years Later, On The Physics Of High-Rise Building Collapses" in the European Scientific Journal concluded:
The evidence points overwhelmingly to the conclusion that all three buildings were destroyed by controlled demolition. Given the far-reaching implications, it is morally imperative that this hypothesis be the subject of a truly scientific and impartial investigation by responsible authorities.
This is just one of many examples suggesting it was a controlled demolition, but the key takeaway there is the "far-reaching implications." Full disclosure on what happened that day, if a controlled demolition was involved, would be very impactful. Just think about what that means… Furthermore, it's quite clear that the majority of people around the world have already accepted this conclusion. What does that say about our government and the entire western military alliance? What does that show us about what these people are capable of? What else have they done? What else are they going to do? What is the extent of their deception and for what purpose?
In more recent news, The Lawyers' Committee for 9/11 Inquiry, Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth, and 9/11 victim family members Robert McIlvaine and Barbara Krukowski-Rastelli announced a joint federal lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI. The lawsuit is for their failure to perform a congressionally mandated assessment of any evidence known to the FBI that was not considered by the 9/11 Commission related to any factors that contributed in any manner to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
Initiatives like this are important, because as mentioned earlier, there is more than enough evidence showing that something fishy happened, and that a controlled demolition was involved. Donald Trump has even made some comments on 9/11, suggesting that bombs were involved in taking down the World Trade towers.
This current lawsuit is being brought under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C. 702, 706, and the federal mandamus statute, 28 U.S.C. 1361.
The complaint cites the failure of the FBI and its 9/11 Review Commission to assess key 9/11-related evidence that the FBI can be shown to have had, or been aware of, regarding:
- the use of pre-placed explosives to destroy World Trade Center Buildings, 1, 2, and 7;
- the arrest and investigation of the "High Fivers" observed photographing and celebrating the attacks on the World Trade Center on 9/11;
- terrorist financing related to the reported Saudi support for the 9/11 hijackers;
- recovered plane parts, including serial numbers from all three crash locations;
- video from cameras mounted inside and outside the Pentagon; and
- cell phone communications from passengers aboard airplanes.
This is evidence relevant to the 9/11 Review Commission's and the FBI's compliance with the mandate from Congress, which should have been assessed by the FBI and the 9/11 Review Commission and reported to Congress. The complaint also cites the destruction by the FBI of evidence related to the "High Fivers." Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth has joined in bringing the counts that involve the evidence of the World Trade Center's explosive demolition and evidence related to the "High Fivers," while the other plaintiffs are party to all counts. (source)
A news conference was held after the filing near the U.S. District Courthouse in Washington, D.C. Prior to this, the non-profit Lawyers Committee for 9/11 Inquiry filed a petition with the U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York, Manhattan, requesting that he present to a grand jury the extensive evidence of federal crimes relating to the destruction of three World Trade Center high rises on 9/11. The petition cited conclusive evidence, providing proof of explosives and incendiaries employed at ground zero to bring down the twin towers as well as the WTC building #7.
Every time I write an article on this subject, I love sharing the following quote by Edward Bernays, the founding father of public relations:
The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country. We are governed, our minds are molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of. (source)
Mark Twain is another great figure who shared this point of view, stating that:
The statesmen will invent cheap lies, putting the blame upon the nation that is attacked, and every man will be glad of those conscience-soothing falsities, and will diligently study them, and refuse to examine any refutations of them; and thus he will by and by convince himself the war is just, and will thank God for the better sleep he enjoys after this process of grotesque self-deception. (source)
These quotes sum up what I believe 9/11 was all about. George Orwell once said that "in a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." Since he offered those words decades ago, we have seen deceit become a pervasive and global problem, where the general public really has no clue what is happening around the world. The truth is, we live in a world of secrecy, and many prominent figures throughout history have been trying to tell us this for years. Even President Theodore Roosevelt warned us of the secret government, revealing that "behind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government, owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people." (source)
Are these the perpetrators behind 9/11? Has there really been a propaganda campaign to make the public believe in the presence of an intensified entity representing the 'devil' only in order to drive TV watchers to accept a unified international leadership for a war against terrorism?
Something to think about.
The Takeaway
How long has this type of 'false flag terrorism' been going on? Today, it seems that every time a 'deceptive' event is pulled off, it simply serves as a tool to wake up even more people. Transparency is here, and more than enough information is available for those who are curious and willing to actually take a look. As time goes on, the collective population is learning to think for themselves instead of simply believing what is told and presented to us. Despite the fact that speaking out against such things can bring character assassination and ridicule and is often casted off as fake news, it's important to follow our hearts and really look into things that no longer resonate with us. The truth is available, and it will continue to come to light as we move through 2019 and beyond.
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Vietnam Demands Monsanto Pay Victims of Agent Orange For Cancer & Birth Defects
In Brief
- The Facts:
More than 4.8 million people in Vietnam have been exposed to the herbicide and over 3 million of them have been suffering from deadly diseases. Vietnam is again demanding that Monsanto (Bayer) be held accountable.
- Reflect On:
Things here are quite obvious, the information in the article is just a tidbit. The only thing making these corporations not accountable is their ownership and stranglehold on the government. They own and influence government agencies.
Agent Orange studies were mandated by Congress in the 1980s. These studies were headed by Dr. Frank DeStefano, and Dr. Coleen Boyle of the CDC, who are now in charge of vaccine safety studies at the agency. Frank and Coleen ended the Agent Orange studies two years early, emphasizing that "no link" would be found between illnesses being reported by injured veterans and Agent Orange. The early termination of the study is what allowed the US Department of Veterans Affairs to deny any connection between Agent Orange and medical problems, preventing veterans and their families from qualifying for fair compensation. The Boyle/DeStefano team's deception was outed by Admiral Zumwalt, who went to the President and laid out the science in a classified report (which has now been declassified):
"Without exception, the experts who reviewed the work of the Advisory Committee disagreed with its findings and further questioned the validity of the Advisory Committee's review of studies on non — Hodgkin's lymphomas ."
"a decision which should have been based on scientific data was reduced to vague impressions"
[One impartial review team's results were] "a stunning indictment of the Advisory Committee's scientific interpretation and policy judgments"
"1987 Followup Examination Results," described statistically significant increases in health problems among Ranch Handers including all cancers"
"The work of the Veterans' Advisory Committee on Environmental Hazards, as documented in their November 2, 1989 transcript, has little or no scientific merit, and should not serve as a basis for compensation or regulatory decisions of any sort."
This is one of many examples of fraud that's come out of the CDC, and it's a huge problem that many from within the agency, even as of recent, are trying to expose. One of the latest examples is known as the 'Spider papers.' A group called the CDC Scientists Preserving Integrity, Diligence and Ethics in Research, or CDC SPIDER, put a list of complaints in a letter to the CDC Chief of Staff and provided a copy of the letter to the public watchdog organization U.S. Right to Know (USRTK).
We are a group of scientists at CDC that are very concerned about the current state of ethics at our agency. It appears that our mission is being influenced and shaped by outside parties and rogue interests. It seems that our mission and Congressional intent for our agency is being circumvented by some of our leaders. What concerns us most, is that it is becoming the norm and not the rare exception. Some senior management officials at CDC are clearly aware and even condone these behaviors. Others see it and turn the other way. Some staff are intimidated and pressed to do things they know are not right. We have representatives from across the agency that witness this unacceptable behavior. It occurs at all levels and in all of our respective units.
The Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA) recently told Reuters that more than 4.8 million people in Vietnam have been exposed to the herbicide and over 3 million of them have been suffering from deadly diseases. Agent Orange was one of many herbicides used by the U.S. military as a weapon during the Vietnam war, and Monsanto was contracted by the government to manufacture it for the Department of Defence. According to Monsanto:
"The use of Agent Orange as a military herbicide in Vietnam continues to be an emotional subject for many people. Asian Affairs Specialist Michael Martin notes, '[a]t the time the herbicides were used, there was little consideration within the U.S. military about potential long-term environmental and health effects of the widespread use of Agent Orange in Vietnam." (source)
Below you will see pictures courtesy of Reuters of agent orange birth victims.
Millions upon millions of gallons of this stuff was dumped over millions of acres of land in Vietnam and other areas. Even today, countless people have been exposed to the herbicide and many of them continue to suffer from deadly diseases. The US government still maintains that the main objective for the spraying was to kill all of the forest in North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops along with any crops that might be used to feed them.
The millions of dollars that have recently been awarded to victims of Monsanto's herbicides in America made noise across the world. There are currently more than 10,000 pending cases for herbicides causing cancer, and as a result, Vietnam likely thought it was finally time to seek justice for the victims of Agent Orange. Again, the biotech firm had supplied the US military with the chemical during the Vietnam War. The Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange (VAVA) has written a letter to a US court asking that it restart a class-action lawsuit by Agent Orange victims against American chemical firms, including Monsanto, which the Eastern District Court of New York dismissed in 2004, claiming a 'lack of evidence' and asserting that 'herbicide spraying… did not constitute a war crime pre-1975'.
Last month a jury in San Francisco awarded $80 million in punitive damages to Edwin Hardeman after the court found that Roundup, Monsanto's infamous glyphosate-based herbicide, was a "substantial factor" in causing non-Hodgkins lymphoma cancer. In a similar case in August 2018, Dewayne Johnson was awarded $289 million after developing cancer from long-term exposure to Roundup. However, after months of legal drama, the terminally ill cancer patient agreed to a reduced payout of $78 million.
Despite the information shared earlier in this article, Monsanto is STILL denying the damage linked to Agent Orange.
"It can, in my judgment, be concluded, with a very high degree of confidence, that it is at least as likely as not that the following are caused in humans by exposure to TCDD: non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, chloracne and other skin disorders, lip cancer, bone cancer, soft tissue sarcoma, birth defects, skin cancer, lung cancer, porphyria cutanea tarda and other liver disorders, Hodgkin's disease, hematopoietic diseases, multiple myeloma, neurological defects and auto-immune diseases and disorders.
In addition, I am most comfortable in concluding that it is at least as likely as not that liver cancer, nasal/pharyngeal/esophageal cancers, leukemia, malignant melanoma, kidney cancer, testicular cancer, pancreatic cancer, stomach cancer, prostate cancer, colon cancer, brain cancer, psychosocial effects, and gastrointestinal disease are service– connected." (source)
Admiral Zumwalt's report is used by veterans seeking compensation. Zumwalt's son was exposed to Agent Orange and died of lymphoma in 1988.
Below is a picture of one of many birth deformities believed to be caused by Agent Orange.
Below is a photo from Vietnam circa 1961-1971. Credit: Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr. Collection: Agent Orange Subject Files/The Vietnam Center and Archive/Texas Tech University. The land on the right has been sprayed, and the land on the left hasn't.
The Takeaway
The fact that Monsanto is just starting to be held accountable for the damaging effects from their herbicides is unbelievable, and the fact that they have not yet really been held accountable for DDT and substances like Agent Orange and the damage they have caused and continue to do is outrageous. What we can really take away here is the connection between big corporations and the United States government. It shows how powerful these corporations are, and how they sit above the government and influence policies and decision making. We do not live in a democracy, but more so a 'corporatocracy.' If you follow the money, corporations like Monsanto (now Bayer) sit above the government, and then the big banks sit above the corporations. This is exactly how the decision making process goes and it's something that definitely needs to change.
At the end of the day, we are the ones who purchase these products, which is why awareness is key to stopping these powerful corporations from causing so much damage to our health and the environment.
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The Perversion Of Wikipedia: Skepticism As A Tool For The Censorship Of New Ideas
In Brief
- The Facts:
Wikipedia, the people's encyclopedia, a supposed resource for the open sharing of wisdom and knowledge, is violating its own policies and non-profit status by favoring donors' worldview through exerting undue editorial influence.
- Reflect On:
If we can't trust Wikipedia, the people's encyclopedia, does that mean we can't trust anything we hear and read about?
Those of us who make a habit of challenging our current worldviews in order to uncover deeper truths and expand our understanding of reality, will have probably come to realize by now that much of the 'skepticism' out there that is supposedly founded in 'science' is nothing more than the preservation of the mainstream perception that is constantly being promoted by our hidden authorities and their minions.
It is likely that every one of us has encountered frustration in dealing with the 'I'll believe it when I see it' type of skeptic among family and friends. Some hold it as a badge of honor that they refuse to be 'fooled' by suggestions that the world is not exactly as it seems, or that there is anything substantial going on behind the scenes, as long as the mainstream media continues to ridicule it and use labels like 'unproven pseudo-science' or 'debunked conspiracy theory.'
Now, this is not to dispute that some skepticism is healthy. Not at all. One should not believe everything one hears indiscriminately, and all claims should be evaluated based evidence, coherence, logic, and common sense. When skepticism is in balance with an open mind, it helps us develop discernment, and enables us to build and expand a coherent worldview that begins to incorporate and make sense of more and more of the subtle mysteries the universe has to offer.
However, an extreme brand of skepticism that is not open to possibility until it becomes self-evident is damaging to human inquiry and the flourishing of new ideas. Joe Martino and I discussed this skepticism in our latest episode of 'The Collective Evolution Show' on CETV, and went on to examine how this philosophical position is at the heart of the censorship efforts of mainstream media and the now co-opted social media giants, indiscriminately labeling ideas and analyses of world events outside of the mainstream perception as 'fake news' and characterizing it as 'dangerous' and something the public must be protected from.
Below is a clip from that episode exploring how dogmatic skepticism is holding us back. Become a member on CETV to watch the full episode of The Collective Evolution Show.
In the full episode, we go on to discuss specifically how Wikipedia has become one of the latest information sources to fall under the control of the mainstream authority. We talk about how instead of being 'the people's encyclopedia' and being open to all ideas, it has adopted the very strict skepticism of the mainstream. Among other things, it systematically denigrates those scientists, researchers and medical professionals that promote alternative modalities to Western medicine.
Scientific Materialism
Some will say 'I'm a scientist. And therefore I'm a skeptic.' In some ways, this makes sense–a real scientist does not come to any conclusions unless the evidence in their experiments bears them out. However, it often represents someone who is not open to possibility, and will not seriously consider anything that is not proven and established, meaning what they have 'seen' with their own eyes.
When this type of person says (usually informally) that they are a 'scientist,' what they really mean is that they ascribe to scientific materialism, a philosophical position founded on the belief that only the material world, the world perceived by our senses, is what is real. We don't even need to get into the fact that quantum physics has long demonstrated that this position is no longer tenable in the real world, and that non-material forces are exerting influence on the world all the time.
In a banned TedX talk entitled 'The Science Delusion,' biologist Rupert Sheldrake performs a brilliant dissection of scientific materialism and all the questionable assumptions it is founded on, and is clear to distinguish between real 'science,' which is exploration and experimentation designed to expand knowledge, and the philosophical dogma of scientific materialism which, in mainstream discourse, is considered 'science.' No wonder it was banned. Watch this one, it is well worth your time.
Now it must be said, anybody refuting scientific materialism is pulling the rug out from most of the skepticism used by mainstream forces to control the narrative. And so, as you might expect, whenever the mainstream media has the opportunity to comment on who Rupert Sheldrake is or the value of his work, they are not likely to be very complimentary.
Wikipedia On Sheldrake
In an article entitled 'Wikipedia's Assault on Scientific Progress: The Case of Dr. Rupert Sheldrake,' Gary Null makes a very persuasive case not only that Wikipedia attempts to marginalize Rupert Sheldrake as a 'pseudoscientist,' but they exhibit a draconian control over the editorial content of Sheldrake's Wikipedia page, quite against their own stated policies.
Sheldrake's original Wikipedia biography, created in October 2002, was limited to two sentences and a link to his personal website: "Rupert Sheldrake (1942-) is a British biologist and author of several books. In his 1981 book A New Science of Life he put forward the hypothesis of formative causation which basically suggests that memory is inherent in nature."
That's it! Today, his biography has grown to 9 major headings and 12 subheadings. Instead of identifying him as a biologist — only noting this title in the past-tense — the article falsely identifies Sheldrake as a "parapsychologist" in the lead paragraph. Although he conducts experiments in telepathy, he approaches the topic from a biological viewpoint, in keeping with his scientific training. Reviewing the many thousands of edits made to his biography during the past 16 years is a lesson in how brutal and vicious the Wiki wars spawned by Skeptics can become.
Sheldrake's Wikipedia "Talk" page begins with the warnings:
The subject of this article is controversial and content may be in dispute. When updating the article, be bold, but not reckless. Feel free to try to improve the article, but don't take it personally if your changes are reversed; instead, come here to the talk page to discuss them.
The Arbitration Committee has authorized uninvolved administrators to impose discretionary sanctions on users who edit pages related to pseudoscience and fringe science, including this article.
Here we observe Wikipedia's own Committee showcasing flagrant bias in identifying Sheldrake's scientific research as "pseudoscience."
Wikipedia's Violation Of Its Non-Profit Status
The concept of Wikipedia, the people's encyclopedia, a resource for the open sharing of wisdom and knowledge, where respect for opposing points of view was maintained, is what made Wikipedia popular and trusted to begin with. However, the potential profits that would be possible from this trust and Wikipedia's popularity seems to have become too tempting for its owners and of course Big Business to resist.
This letter written to the IRS by Neal S. Greenfield, lawyer for Dr. Gary Null, in which he explicitly details the ways in which Wikipedia has blatantly violated their 501 (c)(3) non-profit status, as well as their own stated values and objectives, will certainly help you to see Wikipedia in a different way than what it pretends to be.
Of note in the summary on page 1 is the contention that 'Wikipedia has selectively permitted pay-to-play editing and institutional conflicts of interest, particularly where generous donors are concerned.' It's nothing we haven't seen before. We are coming to realize that our entire economic and political systems are founded on the corrupt influence of the powerful and wealthy. The maintenance of their power is founded on keeping people ignorant, which is the brute impact of scientific materialism and the skepticism that follows from it.
The Takeaway
Every day there seems to be new information out about another previously trusted source of information that has shown itself to be unworthy of trust. But rather than rue the destruction of the naive innocence of humanity, we should bless these revelations as stepping-stones to achieving a higher discernment. Certainly, the majority of humanity, when released from these corrupting influences, will be able to be trusted to act in a way that is ultimately for the benefit of all. This higher discernment will allow us as a collective to separate the wheat from the chaff, and create a world where truth, transparency and the open exchange of ideas will be supported.
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A small, sultry cast slunk onstage to some spectacular renditions of Bob Fosse's work in "Take Off with Us," a benefit directed and choreographed by Cirque's Giulio Scatola and presented by RagTag Entertainment. The Ovation theater at Green Valley Ranch played host and, while the production elements were understated by Las Vegas standards, the show didn't need them. The performers delivered tasteful and tantalizing sensuality, coupled in most cases with grand stage presence. All of this made the $15 ticket price a stellar value.
Leads Traci Kesisian and Savannah Smith were knockouts; their full, emotional voices bore the show along effortlessly. Scatola's choreography also did them justice, as they both neatly sidestepped the old paradigm of singers who don't dance. Kesisian and Smith held their own with the ensemble of dancers backing them, propelled by compelling command of the stage.
The rundown of "Take Off with Us" was short, sweet and sassy. Dancers Claudia Cervenka, Erin Marie Sullivan, Kady Kay, Rochelle Wolfe, Caitlin Cray Shea and Tenile Pritchard demonstrated great versatility, switching between the lovely, lilting "Take Off with Us" opener and the coy, snappy "Bye Bye Blackbird." "Blackbird" especially was svelte and feminine and played well to the audience.
"Big Spender," another predictably dance-y number, featured the entire cast and resisted any precious ambiance, opting for gritty authenticity instead. Beautiful girls cat-calling to guys across a bar is a familiar scene in Las Vegas, but the girls' playfulness garnished the number with laughs.
Smith's and Kesisian's vocal solos well placed in the program. Smith began the show with "Take Off with Us" and, later, "All that Jazz," seamlessly switching keys and showing off her delightful belt. Kesisian's voice hearkened back to the edginess of Gwen Verdon, a point she underscored beautifully in the up-tempo "I Gotcha" and "Mein Herr."
The due shone in "Class," "Nowadays" and "Life is a Bowl of Cherries." Their professionalism was clear, and their enjoyment bled into the audience throughout the show. Arles Estes bears mentioning as well, as his arrangements of "Take Off with Us" and "Cherries" were just the right degree of smooth and snazzy. Kesisian and Smith's dance break in "Nowadays" was also excellent, rife with jazz hands and Charlestons.
Individuals in the ensemble, equally hard to forget, made their voices heard in "Cell Block Tango," perhaps the most personality-filled number in the show. Each performer delivered a snide monologue about doing away with lying, cheating men, and the audience was roaring by the end of the act.
"Sing, Sing, Sing," the traditional Fosse closer if there ever was one, wrapped up the concert. The performers were decked in fringe and glitter and their swishing costumes added an audible element to the Fosse-filled finale. Jazz hands, pigeon toes and distinctive, attenuated lines gave a final tip of the fedora to the show's inspiration.
One final performance of "Take Off with Us" is scheduled for 8 p.m. at Green Valley Ranch. (Doors open at 7 p.m.) Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at the door, but arrive early, as the house fills fast. Proceeds benefit Golden Rainbow, an organization assisting those living with HIV and AIDS.

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WATCH: South Africa's Jungle Theatre Company educates kids using animal welfare issues
More than 500 South African school children attended Jungle Theatre Company performances. In the video above, the author and members of the JTC speak about their efforts. -- ED
The Twinning Programme forms part of the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) South Africa's Animal Action Education initiatives and outreach work.
Presented by IFAW, the Jungle Theatre Company (JTC) production ran daily at the Milnerton Playhouse for 120 learners daily with just over 500 learners attending the performances. It included a theatre production and workshop including drama, dance, singing and drumming.
SEE ALSO: On World Animal Day, celebrate Cats, Dogs and Us
IFAW's Twinning Programme with JTC brings together learners from completely diverse backgrounds. It gives them the opportunity to think and talk together about issues of animal welfare, the threats that face our planet and even social issues, like bullying, violence, but having fun at the same time.
Letters of invitation were sent to educators at targeted schools throughout the Western Cape, highlighting how the production complements many of the Grade 6 curricula requirements. This was important to encourage the regional educators took interest, as they are under an immense amount of pressure to reach their curricula targets.
Indlovu People was commissioned by IFAW to raise awareness about issues facing elephants in Southern Africa. It was first performed at a school's Twinning run in 2009 and, in 2010.
The play follows the story of !Kama Indlovu who holds the key to the elephant world. He discovered three very different children fighting about elephants. !Kama takes them on a journey into the mysterious origins of the Indlovu people. They get involved with magical puppetry, catchy music, dance, song and comedy.
The play reflects upon the history and interactions of human and wild animals in man's quest to dominate the earth. It considers elephant habitats and their social structures, and explores poaching for ivory and the illegal ivory trade.
It was very exciting for us to bring together these learners and see how they just forge ahead in enjoying the opportunity to participate and share their insights and thoughts on animal welfare issues.
Read all about IFAW global Animal Action Education efforts at our campaign page.


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January 21, 2006
A winter pruning adventure
I don't have much pruning experience, so the afternoon quickly turned into a terrific lesson in the art of pruning. Winter pruning is structural, where you cut back last year's growth to leave only the healthiest and best positioned cane and renewal spur for next year. The cane will produce fruiting canes in the coming season, and the spur will provide a few additional fruiting canes positioned to be selected as next year's main cane and renewal spur.
Despite having read some about winter pruning, and knowing a thing or two from my gardening and vineyard experience, I still couldn't quite envision how vine pruning happened. My friend suggested that I start by focusing on what I would definitely eliminate, which meant virtually everything. Then I could select from what remained with relative ease.
I was impressed with his quick analysis of the vine and crisp cuts of the woody growth. My attempts were slow and uncertain, but I could see how the puzzle of deciphering each vine's unique shape could become addictive.
Even this time of year, sap may weep harmlessly from the cuts on the otherwise dormant vine. With the vine now pruned, the leftover cane is tied down to the lowest trellis wire, carefully so that no buds are rubbed off. The cuttings are collected and burned or composted. Winter pruning is done.
We moved down the vineyeard row, studying each vine, making cuts, and moving on. After some time, another friend came by and we happened upon a nearby place to sit and check out the view and sample a couple local wines.
This is the heart of the Dundee Hills, vineyards like Arcus, Goldschmidt, Maresh, Prince Hill, and Le Pavillon among many others on the southern exposure of Worden Hill Road. The engorged Willamette River lay in the distance on this unusually dry afternoon. The air was chilly and fresh, this special place glowing in this late sunlight.
We tasted two Pinot noir from 2003, both warmly alcoholic and not to my taste though well made and enjoyable in the setting. Then we decided to take an impromptu and possibly illicit tramp by and though some of the local vineyards. We talked about vine age, training, growth habits apparent in the unpruned vines, and pruning techniques displayed on the recently cut vines. I couldn't help but think of returning during the growing season to see how the vines transformed during the year.
Then the tramp turned a bit grueling, over a fence and across a rushing creek, and then a long uphill climb on a path cut mysteriously through brambles. Our destination was a recently established vineyard and winery of another friend, producing small amounts of high quality, previously homebrew-only wine.
We tasted from two barrels of '05 chardonnay, naturally fermented, both gorgeously pure and fresh with uncommon minerality. The new barrel is particularly impressive for not being woody. Of course, they've yet to go through ML, so it's very early. But I suspect this will become fine wine and I'll be happy to elaborate then.
And then outside again, through a hazelnut orchard and another vineyard with old Riesling vines with their ungodly thick tendrils, and back to where we began. The sun was down now and it was time to head out, my boots muddy and my head spinning with satisfaction.
January 17, 2006
The mystery of rock(s)
No, not the majesty of roll. It's the mystery of terroir in the northern
Such was the title of Dr. Scott Burns' presentation the other night to the Geological Society of Oregon. More than 60 people filled a lecture hall at
Burns is a passionate speaker, not what you might expect in a geologist. He began by apologizing for his scratchy voice, worn out from a heavy dose of consultation and media requests in the wake of recent rain-triggered landslides. Then he launch into a high volume, fast-paced hour-long presentation covering everything from the origins of the
Burns is rare in bringing obviously extensive knowledge about geology together with great knowledge and clear passion for wine. Frankly, I expected a geologist who knew little, really, about wine, but Burns is one of the most articulate and, in my opinion, informed wine lovers out there. Generous too.
I was hoping he'd spend less time on background material and more on the rocks. This was a geology meeting after all, my first ever. But the audience was clearly beyond the typical rockhound, so I suppose Burns was smart to give context even if it was old news.
But once Burns started talking about the earth, wow. He provided great information I hope I convey at least mostly accurately. First of all, good news. The soils are old here, meaning low nutrient levels in general for grape growing. 96% of grapes in the region are on either very old, or just about very old soils.
The underlying geology of the northern
Local soils largely came from
The most common soil types in northern
Willakenzie soils are apparently being reclassified more specifically than before. But as we know them, they are marine sediments found in the
Demonstrating the different tastes of soil types, Burns closed by generously poured samples of two 2001 Chehalem Pinot Noir.
First the Stoller Vineyard, from the far west of the Dundee Hills on a lower hill exposed perfectly to the sun. Jory soils all the way. This wine smelled rich and alcoholic, with macerated cherries and a roasted quality. It was actually quite nice, wood-marked as both wines are, but soft and a little squishy.
I preferred the Ridgecrest Vineyard, with its wood spicy, light black currant aroma and brighter flavor. Willakenzie soils here,
So are all Geological Society meetings like this? The meeting ended, but there was a buffet after-party in the department office that looked interesting. Then I thought, don't push your luck. So off into the rainy night.
January 07, 2006
Tastings: Belle Pente and Cameron
I took the opportunity recently to taste new releases from two of
Belle Pente is located just outside
I've tasted many Belle Pente wines over the years. As good as the reds have always been, the whites impressed me first, particularly the Riesling made typically in an Alsatian style – drier and fuller bodied than you tend to find in
On this day, Brian was pouring two whites and three reds. While the reds are usually fermented with "wild" yeasts, Brian says that
The '03 Pinot Noir Murto vineyard, from 30-year old vines, smelled a bit oaky at first, but shows more restraint that might be expected from this torrid year. Black cherries, spicy earth and oak, young wine that should settle down some with age. The '03 Pinot Noir Estate showed lots of Christmas spice, with gingerbread and mulling spices mixed in with good fruit and clean earth flavors. Another nice wine and not too large scaled. Clearly a step up was the '02 Pinot Noir Estate Reserve, a long, very refined and elegant wine with great depth and intensity, beautifully integrated flavors, good structure, the is perhaps the most impressive wine I've had from Belle Pente. Highly recommended and among the best '02s I've tried.
Next to Brian was the impresario of
John was pouring only one white, the top shelf '03 Chardonnay Abbey Ridge. He says matter of factly that you need to think about white
On to the reds, first was the '03 Pinot Noir Gherts vineyard from the Dundee Hills, the source of all these Cameron wines. Located below Domain Drouhin on the southwestern side of the appellation, the Gherts vineyard bottling seems promising. I enjoyed the '02 for its freshness and drink younger personality, but this '03 seemed a bit muddled and unfocused. Either it's in a bad place or perhaps it's just a victim of the hot year.
Next was the '03 Pinot Noir Abbey Ridge, which I've tried twice now and find delicious. Ripe, fairly rich wine but still elegant as I like this grape to be, with good structure. Abbey Ridge may have produced the best wine of the '03 vintage. Finally, the '03 Pinot Noir Clos Electrique, from Cameron's "estate" (which looks more like a shack, a really cool shack but this ain't no grand estate) vineyard. Planted in the mid-to-late 1980s with wide spacing, it's lower in the Dundee Hills than most and seems to produce a richer, black fruited wine where most of the Dundee Hills vineyards give redder, cherry flavors. As with the '02, the '03 is dark and brooding, young and unevolved, with fine tannin and good length. This is a wine to cellar but I expect it will show more complexity and subtlety in time.
But wait, John's a passionate Italophile (Ital-o-phile? Ital-i-phile? Fan of


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European Commission - Press release
Winners of the 2011 European Union Prize for literature
Brussels, 11 October 2011 – The winners of the 2011 European Union Prize for Literature, which recognises the best new or emerging authors in the EU, were announced today at the Frankfurt Book Fair. The winners are: Kalin Terziyski (Bulgaria), Tomáš Zmeškal (Czech Republic), Kostas Hatziantoniou (Greece), Ófeigur Sigurðsson (Iceland), Inga Zolude (Latvia), Iren Nigg (Liechtenstein), Immanuel Mifsud (Malta), Andrej Nikolaidis (Montenegro), Rodaan Al Galidi (Netherlands), Jelena Lengold (Serbia), Ciler Ilhan (Turkey), and Adam Foulds (United Kingdom). See below for details of the winning works. Each winner gets € 5 000 and the opportunity to have their book translated into other languages to boost its cross-border appeal.
"I congratulate the exceptional winners of this year's prize and I hope that they will make use of our support for 'literary translation' so that that as many readers as possible can enjoy their books, in as many languages as possible. I would also like to pay tribute to Europe's resilient book publishing industry which is the world leader in its field, employing 135 000 people and contributing € 23 billion a year to EU GDP," said Androulla Vassiliou, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth.
The European Union Prize for Literature is organised by the European Commission, the European Booksellers' Federation, European Writers' Council and the Federation of European Publishers. The competition is open to the 36 countries involved in the EU Culture Programme (27 Member States, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey). Each year, national juries in 12 of the participating countries nominate the winning authors, so that all countries in the programme are represented over a three-year period.
This year's winners will be presented with their awards at a ceremony in Brussels on 28 November, in the presence of Commissioner Vassiliou and leading public figures from the worlds of literature, culture and politics. They will include Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands, chair of the EU High-Level Group on Literacy, Bogdan Zdrojewski, Polish Minister for Culture and Heritage, and Doris Pack, chair of the European Parliament's Culture and Education Committee.
The winners of the 2011 European Union Prize for Literature are:
Author: Kalin Terziyski
Title: Има ли кой да ви обича,Издателство/ Is there anybody to love you (short stories)
Author: Tomáš Zmeškal
Title: Milostný dopis klínovým písmem/ A Love Letter in Cuneiform Script
Author: Kostas Hatziantoniou
Title: Agrigento
Author: Ófeigur Sigurðsson
Title: Jon
Author: Inga Zolude
Title: Mierinājums Ādama kokam/A Solace for Adam's Tree (a collection of stories)
Author: Iren Nigg
Title: Man wortet sich die Orte selbst/ Wording the Places Oneself
Author: Immanuel Mifsud
Title: 'Fl-Isem tal-Missier (tal-iben)'/'In the Name of the Father (and of the Son)')
Author: Andrej Nikolaidis
Title: Sin/The Son
Author: Rodaan Al Galidi
Title: De autist en de postduif/ The Autist and the Carrier-Pigeon
Author: Jelena Lengold
Title: Vašarski Mađioničar/ Fairground Magician
Author: Ciler Ilhan
Title: Sürgün/ Exile
Author: Adam Foulds
Title: The Quickening Maze
To find out more:
Website of the prize: http://www.euprizeliterature.eu
Culture portal of the European Union: http://ec.europa.eu/culture
MEMO/11/681 Memo on Frequently Asked Questions: European Union Prize for Literature
In their own words: What the winning authors say about their books, with short description of each work
1. What I hope the prize will bring me
2. What inspired me to write the awarded book
Kalin Terziyski,
Има ли кой да ви обича, (Is there anybody to love you (short stories)
1. За писателят най-важното нещо са читателите; надявам се тази награда да ми донесе повече читатели от цяла Европа.
(For the writer, readers are the most important thing; I hope this prize will bring me more readers from all over Europe.)
2. За написването на тази моя книга ме вдъхнови мисълта, че на самотата и смъртта, които властват навсякъде из бедния ни свят, могат да се противопоставят, при това чудесно, изкуството и вдъхновението; защото те са над смъртта и самотата.
(When writing this book I was inspired by the thought that the loneliness and death which hold sway throughout this wretched world of ours can be confronted – and that art and inspiration are a wonderful way of doing this, because art and inspiration prevail over death and loneliness.)
16 short stories about the mysteries of life in an urban space. But the big city portrayed in the book is not one we would necessarily recognise. It resembles a city in a fairy tale – filled with secrets and drama. The short stories of Kalin Terziiski aim to establish a new tradition in Bulgarian prose of humanistic and poetical urbanism.
Czech Republic,
Tomáš Zmeškal,
Milostný dopis klínovým písmem, (A Love Letter in Cuneiform Script)
1. Píši protože cítím nutnost vyjádřit a popsat krajiny vnitřní a vnější, jestli cena otevře můj soukromý bedeker novým čtenářským turistům budu spokojen.
(I write because I feel the need to describe and convey the lands that lie inside and outside me. If the prize opens up my private guidebook to new tourists of the written word I will be satisfied.)
2. Vzpomínky, pohledy, přeřeknutí, potlačené myšlenky, čas prokluzující mezi prsty, chuť zapomenout. Bezmoc. Nevhodné ohledy. Krev na rtech. Zmar. Beznaděj. Rozpomínání. Houštiny vztahů. Rozetnutí.
(Memories, snapshots, slips of the tongue, suppressed thoughts, time slipping through the fingers, a desire to forget. Helplessness. Inappropriate looks. Blood on the lips. Ruin. Despair. Reminiscences. The tangled web of relationships. The fall of my axe.)
The novel is both a history and a love story, which touches on moral issues, myths and science fiction. This family saga might also be seen as a collage or mosaic.
The main plot is set in Czechoslovakia between the 1940s and the 1990s and its narrative concerns the tragic stories of one family.
Kostas Hatziantoniou, Agrigento
1. Κάθε βραβείο, κάθε διάκριση είναι μια μεγάλη χαρά αλλά και μια ιδιαίτερη ευθύνη. Πιστεύοντας ότι η λογοτεχνία και γενικότερα η τέχνη, αποτελεί στον καιρό μας όχι μόνο μια διαφυγή από έναν κόσμο που συχνά μας πληγώνει αλλά και η ενόραση ενός καλύτερου κόσμου, θεωρώ πως η βράβευσή μου θα στρέψει τα μάτια κάποιων σε μια μορφή λογοτεχνίας που δεν θέλει να είναι μόνο ψυχαγωγία αλλά και πνευματική καλλιέργεια. Να έχω συμβάλει σ' αυτό είναι η πιο μεγάλη τιμή.
(Winning a prize is both a great pleasure and a special responsibility. In my opinion, literature and the arts in general provide not just an escape from a world which often hurts us but also the vision of a better one. I think that if I won the prize, it would focus attention on a type of literature which is not only entertaining but also intellectually stimulating. I would consider it a very great honour if I have helped achieve this.)
2. Το Αγκριτζέντο είναι μια πόλη της Σικελίας με πανάρχαια ιστορία αλλά και ιδιαίτερο βάρος αφού αποκαλύπτει σε έναν προσεκτικό παρατηρητή τα πολλαπλά στρώματα της σύγχρονης ευρωπαϊκής κουλτούρας. Η πίστη μου σε αυτή την κουλτούρα και σε κάθε πολιτισμό, που είναι ο αληθινός πλούτος των εθνών, ήταν η έμπνευση γι' αυτό το βιβλίο σαν μέρος μιας προσπάθειας να δώσω την εικόνα όλων των δυνάμεων που συνωθούνται μέσα στην ψυχή ενός Ευρωπαίου του Νότου.
(Agrigento is a town in Sicily with an ancient history, of particular interest because on closer inspection it reflects the multiple facets of modern European culture. My faith in this culture and in every culture, which is a nation's true wealth, was the inspiration for this book, in an attempt to capture all the dynamic forces fighting in a southern European's soul.)
Agrigento looks at what happens when a group of people, for whom ordinary life is not enough, meet in modern-day Agrigento, a town in southern Sicily with a long history, as well as one which reflects modern Sicilian culture.
Agrigento is a book that is a hymn to Sicily beyond stereotypes and preconceptions, but also a hymn to the real life we miss out on when we surrender ourselves to obsessions.
Ófeigur Sigurðsson, Jon
1. "Ég vona að verðlaunin opni nýjar leiðir fyrir sem flesta."
(I hope that this award will open new routes for as many people as possible.)
2. Eyða í sjálfsævisögu eldklerksins, Jóns Steingrímssonar, þegar hann dvaldi í helli veturinn 1755.
(It focuses on a gap in the biography of the 'Pastor of Fire', Jon Steingrimsson, when he stayed in a cave during the winter of 1755.)
In the terrible winter of 1755-1756, Jon Steingrimsson travels through Iceland, dwelling in a cave in the south and writing letters to his pregnant wife in the north.
The Reverend Jon Steingrimsson is one of the most remarkable people in the history of Iceland, and later became known as the 'pastor of fire'. This unique novel portrays him as a young man amid the dark times of the first sparks of the Enlightenment.
Inga Zolude,
Mierinājums Ādama kokam (A Solace for Adam's Tree (a collection of stories)
1. Es ceru, ka šī balva dos atzinību nevis konkrēti man, bet mūsdienu latviešu literatūrai kopumā, kas ir maz novērtēta ārpus mūsu valodas robežām.
(I hope this prize will bring recognition not for me specifically, but for contemporary Latvian literature as a whole, which is little appreciated outside the boundaries of our language.)
2. Es ceru, ka šī balva dos atzinību nevis konkrēti man, bet mūsdienu latviešu literatūrai kopumā, kas ir maz novērtēta ārpus mūsu valodas robežām.
(It was a profound and abiding misunderstanding about the subject of life and death, the shame of talking about it, the vow to keep quiet, respect for the dead and an attempt to bring them back, remembering them in my own words – it was like meeting with their spirits. And a journey into the depths of one's soul, entering these people through the gates of purgatory, heaven and hell).
This short story collection reflects on different scenes of life in urban and rural areas in modern-day Latvia. Sometimes it is impossible to guess the place or time that frame these stories, which deal with 'big subjects' at the heart of human life. The stories strongly reflect the atmosphere of 21st century Europe, and make the collection one of the most important prose works published in Latvia during recent years.
Iren Nigg, Man wortet sich die Orte selbst (Wording the Places Oneself)
1. Er soll "meine Kinder" zu den Menschen bringen!
(I want it to bring "my children" to the people!)
2. "Die Henne und das Ei."
("The chicken and the egg.")
In prose texts of different lengths, plots and characters are subordinated to the musical play of words and the author reveals and constructs different layers of meaning in her texts. Life is presented as a screenplay with stages that keep changing, while in the process of creative writing it is always "the heart which is her companion".
Immanuel Mifsud,
'Fl-Isem tal-Missier (tal-iben)', ('In the Name of the Father (and of the Son)')
1. Hija t-tama tiegħi li permezz ta' dan il-premju l-letteratura tiegħi toħroġ miċ-ċokon strett tal-gżira fejn noqgħod u taqsam lejn il-kontinent biex tiltaqa' u ssib postha ma' letteraturi oħrajn.
(It is my hope that with this prize my literature will leave the narrow strait of the island where I live and cross over the mainland to meet with and find its place among other literatures.)
2. Dan il-ktieb tnebbaħ minn djarju li sibt ta' ġuvni ta' dsatax-il sena li daħal fl-armata Ingliża lejlet it-Tieni Gwerra Dinjija. L-esperjenza militari tiegħu, flimkien mat-tfulija diffiċli li qatta' fil-faqar, bla missier u fit-toroq, iffurmatlu ħajtu u ħajjet uliedu. Dak il-ġuvni kien missieri.
(This book was inspired by a diary I found, kept by a young man of 19 who joined the British Army during the Second World War. His experience in the military, coupled with his difficult childhood – fatherless, in poverty and on the streets – shaped his life and the lives of his children. That young man was my father.)
Back from his father's funeral, the narrator starts reading a diary his father kept as a soldier during the Second World War. The diary is very scant, almost impersonal, but it is exactly this impersonality which pushes the narrator to re-examine the personal relationship he had with his father. The narrator revisits his father's past, as well as his own, to look for cracks in this façade, to find signs of weakness and displays of emotion.
Andrej Nikolaidis, Sin (The Son)
1. Nadam se da će nagrada pomoći da moj roman bude preveden na evropske jezike.
(I hope that the prize will encourage the translation of my book in different European languages.)
2. Roman "Sin" je bio moj pokušaj da odem što dublje tamo gdje se obično ne ide, u srce onoga što krijemo od svijeta i od sebe samih.
(With 'The Son' I try to go where we don't normally go, to explore deep into the heart of what we hide from the world and even from ourselves.)
The Son follows one night in the life of a hero with no name, a writer whose life is falling apart. The hero is a man who can't adapt to new times and rules. Incapable of finding inner peace, he heads into the warm, Mediterranean night, in the city of Ulcinj, where he meets an assortment of characters.
Rodaan Al Galidi, De autist en de postduif (The autist and the carrier-pigeon)
1. Ik ben met mijn pen van het Arabisch naar het Nederlands gereisd en hoop door deze prijs naar een andere taal te kunnen doorreizen.
(I have travelled from Arabic to Dutch with my pen and hope that this prize will enable me to travel onto another language.)
2. Ik koop alles, behalve mijn onderbroeken, bij kringloopwinkels. In Nederland zijn kringloopwinkels een wereld op zich. Daar moest ooit een boek zich afspelen! Eens zag ik een gebroken viool liggen tussen alle tweedehands spulletjes en zo is het begonnen.
(I buy everything, except my underpants, from second-hand shops. In the Netherlands second-hand shops are a world of their own. Sooner or later this had to be the setting for a book! Once I saw a broken violin lying amongst all the second-hand bits and bobs and that's how it started.)
Geert is an autistic boy and because of the way his mind works, he combines different machines in order to construct new objects. Through this, he discovers his talent of building violins out of benches, and starts a prosperous business by selling them to a German merchant. He combines this business with caring for a carrier pigeon that always returns to him after flying. The reader is permitted a strange but fascinating insight into his unusual, yet pure and innocent, mind.
Jelena Lengold, Vašarski Mađioničar (Fairground Magician)
1. Nadam se da će zahvaljujući nagradi moja knjiga biti prevedena na nekoliko jezika i tako doći do što više čitalaca širom Evrope.
(I hope that thanks to this prize my book will be translated into other languages and reach more readers in Europe.)
2. Knjigu sam pisala negde između svoje četrdesete i pedesete godine, fascinirana svim promenama i spoznajama koje se u ljudima odvijaju u tom životnom dobu.
(I wrote the book while I was between 40 and 50 years old, fascinated by the changes and discoveries that people experience at this age.)
The Fairground Magician tells stories about love fulfilled and unfulfilled, about things that are visible in the everyday world and about values that are perceptible only in exceptional moments. The narration assumes various forms, from apparent realism to various other genres, such as crime fiction, thrillers and erotic prose. Lengold is a lucid observer of minute details and subtle emotional shifts.
Ciler Ilhan, Sürgün (Exile)
1. Ödül vasıtasıyla tanışacağım yazar, editor ve yayıncıların, sözlerimi İstanbul dışına taşımasını ve bu kültürel alışverişin (eğer kaderimde varsa) beni (daha) iyi bir yazar olma yolunda beslemesini umuyorum.
(I hope that the authors, editors and writers, whom I will meet through the prize, will carry my words beyond Istanbul and that this cultural exchange will nourish me on my path of becoming a (better) good writer (if this is my destiny).)
2. Çatışmalar, işgaller, tecavüzler, aşk; mutenalaştırılan semtler, politik oyunlar, insani güdüler, aşk; çaresizlik, töre cinayetleri, üçüncü sayfa haberleri, büyük romanlar, aşk; kader, döngüler, dışımızdaki ve içimizdeki cinler, köpeklerim, aşk; cehaletin yabaniliği, bilimin görgüsüzlüğü, aile terörü, aşk; suçun, masumiyetin ve varlık mücadelesinin içrek dansı, ve aşk.
(Conflicts, invasions, rape, love; neighbourhoods that were refined, politics, human instincts, love; despair, honour crimes, newspaper trivia, great novels, love; destiny, cycles, demons in and around us, my dogs, love; savage ignorance, unruly behaviour in science, intra-family horrors, love; the mysterious dance of offence, innocence and struggle for existence, and love.)
The stories in Exile are monologues by a variety of real-life and fictional characters. Ilhan has a wide-ranging and deep understanding of human experience and suffering, and she is capable of expressing the multi-faceted realities of life strikingly and plainly, sensitive to its pains and injustices.
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Adam Foulds, The Quickening Maze
1. I very much hope that this prize will bring me a greater closeness to my fellow European writers and readers.
2. It is hard to summarise in one sentence what inspired me to write The Quickening Maze; I could say that the book was centrally an attempt to explore questions of human freedom and integrity.
The poet John Clare is incarcerated in an asylum in 1840. The closed world of the asylum is vividly depicted – at the centre is Clare's own fall into madness and the delusions that convince him he is Byron, or prize-fighter Jack Randall, or even Robinson Crusoe. At the end of the book, Clare escapes and struggles homewards towards his village, not knowing that his childhood sweetheart has died in his absence.
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From Hurricane Harvey to Hurricane Maria, storms have brought havoc to areas of the tropics, including the U.S. mainland. Nearly three weeks after Maria made landfall, much of Puerto Rico is still without power.
This year has seen 15 named storms so far, making it an "extremely active" year, according to the National Hurricane Center. Storms are classified as hurricanes when their sustained winds surpass 74 mph — that has happened 10 times in 2017 so far.
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My mother's best friend maiden name is Fraizer. She is from the Lancaster area. I will see what my mother knows. She might know the older ones. My mother is 72. This might be your cousin. There is a lot of Fraizers from Lancaster. I think they attend Gold Hill Church in Lancaster County, SC.
There is a connection with the Witherspoons, Strains,and Curetions of Lancaster County. They married in each other's family. They were all neighbors. Yes, the Curetons are my cousins. There is a lot of curetons that attend the Witherspoon/Strain Reunion which will be held this year in Atlanta, Ga.
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Coming off a loss in which they gave up 36 points to the Dallas Cowboys, the New York Giants now brace for a force of nature from the West.
Peyton Manning -- and his record-tying seven touchdown passes from Week 1 -- roll into MetLife Stadium on Sunday, but cornerback Antrel Rolle says Big Blue isn't cowering in the corner.
"Peyton, we all know what he brings to the table, one of the best quarterbacks to ever play the game, a true Hall of Famer. But at the same time, that doesn't fear us," Rolle told reporters on a conference call Monday, per the New York Daily News. "We're going to go out there and we're going to play defense the way we know how to play defense. We all put on our pants the same way."
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The Pentagon's Atlas humanoid robot, unveiled publicly this week, is being called "one of the most advanced humanoid robots ever built."
Atlas is the latest robot from Boston Dynamics, the developers of the Petman and AlphaDog robots, designed for the U.S. Department of Defense's Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).
Unlike the previous robots, which were restricted to military use, Atlas will be turned over to civilians to program and pilot it using their own software. Seven teams that advanced through the Virtual Robotics Challenge will go to Boston Dynamics to test their software on Atlas in person.
Atlas is a 6-foot, 2-inch tall humanoid robot weighing 330 pounds, with 28 hydraulically actuated joints, unprecedented balance and a head equipped with a stereo camera and laser finder.
It also has two sets of hands, one provided by iRobot and one by Sandia National Labs. In the future, Atlas will have enough sensors in its hands to use tools designed for human use.
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[In this article, originally published in Game Developer magazine's 2012 Career Guide, the publication's own Patrick Miller outlines how you can flex your game design muscles by taking part in high-speed game jams.]
Ever try to make a game over a single weekend? Game jams are a great opportunity to make quick-and-dirty game prototypes, play with new and unconventional design themes, and network with fellow enthusiastic developers.
And since you can participate in many of these jams remotely, you don't have to be limited by your local developer scene, either. In a game jam, a bunch of people, who often have never met each other, and who sometimes have never even made games before, get together to work on game projects. Most game jams have a loose theme for the developers to work on, and a time limit, but that's all the structure you get! This is a great way to meet developers, gain some skills, and learn about team dynamics without the threat of losing money or getting a bad grade. It's a great way to experiment, and to learn by doing.
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The Independent Game Developers Association's Global Game Jam is the largest game jam in the world (in fact, it's getting added to a special edition of the Guinness Book of World Records). It takes place every year in late January, and last year's jam saw thousands of developers in 242 different locations across the world make over 1,500 games-just over the course of a weekend! Don't be intimidated, though; everyone is welcome, not just professionals, and you're encouraged to come and find a team at the venue rather than bring your own. If there is a school near you with a game-development program, odds are pretty good they're participating in the Global Game Jam, so be sure to search the official site for local jams.
The Toronto Game Jam (TOJam) aims to foster collaboration and experimentation among developers by hosting a three-day programming marathon for hobbyists and professionals. Attendees bring their own computers, tools, and sleeping bags to collaborate with their peers and make the best game they can-from scratch-over the course of a weekend.
The event is not a competition but rather an opportunity for amateur and professional developers to test their skills in a fun environment while surrounded by like-minded peers. Since the first TOJam in 2006, the event has produced well over a hundred complete games. The next TOJam will take place in May 2013.
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The Experimental Gameplay Project is a long-running game jam headed up by the indie devs behind World of Goo, Crayon Physics Deluxe, and many other games. It's a virtual jam, so all you have to do is submit a game by posting a link on the EGP's web site that follows three rules: Your game must be made by one person and in less than seven days, and it must be built around the EGP theme of the month. Recent themes include "Rotation," "101 Things," and "Economy."
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Several civilians and members of the security forces were killed in the bombing attacks which occurred early Saturday in Damascus, Syrian state television announced.
The state television also said the two attacks had targeted the headquarters of the police and criminal information center and another security office.
One of the explosions took place between the street of Baghdad and the Al-Qasaa district, while the second occurred in the district of Al-Douar Jamarik (customs area), reported state television. The TV station also claimed that "according to initial reports the blasts were caused by car bombs."
The London-based Syrian Observatory of Human Rights has in turn said in a statement that several members of the security forces were killed and others injured in the blasts targeting security centers.
A series of attacks have taken place in Syria since the outbreak of a popular revolt against the regime of President Bashar Al-Assad on March 15, 2011.
On March 3, two civilians were killed and 20 wounded in a suicide bombing in the city of Deraa, cradle of the protest in the south, reported the official SANA news agency. On 6 January, a bomb struck the center of Damascus leaving dozens dead and wounded, two weeks after a similar attack blamed by the authorities on Al-Qaeda and the opposition. On the 10th of February, two suicide car bomb rocked Aleppo, the second largest city in Syria, killing 28 people and injuring 235.
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MIDDLEBURY — Efforts by Addison County Transit Resources (ACTR) to build a new headquarters off Creek Road got a huge boost in the form of a $2.85 million earmark through the Omnibus Appropriation Bill of 2009 signed on Wednesday by President Barack Obama.
MIDDLEBURY — Members of Addison County's legal community gathered on Monday to protest the recent elimination of the local Probation and Parole office and marshal opposition to what they fear could be a further, budget-driven reductions in services at the Frank Mahady Courthouse in Middlebury.
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ADDISON COUNTY — It proved to be an interesting girls' basketball season in these parts, even if only one team, Mount Abraham, ended up with a winning record.
By Karl Lindholm
That's a pretty good record for a basketball team. For a Middlebury College men's basketball team, it's unprecedented.
Years ago, I played basketball here at Middlebury College — and now have been employed here for over three decades. In all that time, I have rarely missed a home basketball game.
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VERGENNES — Town Meeting Day votes in Vergennes, Panton and Waltham to end operations of those towns' ID school boards in 2010 have set the stage for reconsideration of whether the four Addison Northwest Supervisory Union schools should be united under the control of one board.
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ADDISON COUNTY — This time a week ago, Cornwall residents Jon Isham and Tracy Himmel Isham were facing arrest — or, at least, potential arrest.
MIDDLEBURY — In what will be the first modern dance performance at Middlebury's Town Hall Theater since the building's renovation, Middlebury College professor Tiffany Rhynard and a coterie of dancers and choreographers take to the stage this weekend, performing five cutting edge and conceptual dances in "Sampler."
MIDDLEBURY — Despite the constant, high-decibel support of a standing-room-only crowd in Pepin Gymnasium, the Middlebury College men's basketball team saw the finest season in program history come to a stunning end in Saturday's second-round NCAA Division III tournament game.
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The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is currently seeking enthusiastic multifamily industry practitioners with the experience and vision to help define and promote advanced professional certifications for Multifamily Quality Control Inspectors and Multifamily Retrofit Project Managers in the home performance industry.
Individuals who are interested in serving on a multifamily certification scheme committee are invited to submit their credentials via an online application.
Due to substantial response, NREL is no longer accepting applications for specialists in the Multifamily Retrofit Project Manager job category. The deadline for applications for specialists in the Multifamily Quality Control Inspector job category is January 31, 2014.
Appointed multifamily scheme committee members must be available to participate in a three-day meeting, March 4-6, 2014, in Golden, Colorado. Reimbursement for travel costs up to a fixed amount, and a travel per diem will be awarded to individuals selected for participation.
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