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Although a colonial law of 1682 provided for the recording of births, marriages, and burials in Pennsylvania, few if any of these events were ever entered in civil records. A new law in the mid-nineteenth century required the county register of wills to record these events, with copies sent to Harrisburg. These records, covering 1852 to 1854 but surviving and incomplete for only forty-nine counties, might still be found the courthouses, with duplicate returns at the Pennsylvania State Archives, where microfilms of many are available. Indexes to these records are arranged first by county, then by event, then by year. Microfilms of some of these records are also available at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania (see Pennsylvania Archives, Libraries and Societies), the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, and the State Library of Pennsylvania. Additionally, Closson Press of Apollo, Pennsylvania, has published the records for most of the extant counties. From 1860 through 1893, births and deaths were recorded in Philadelphia. Other cities, such as Allegheny, Easton, Harrisburg, Pottsville, Pittsburgh, and Williamsport, also maintained vital records later in the nineteenth century, although there are gaps in the records. Since 1885 the clerk of the orphans' court in each county has had the responsibility of recording marriages. Microfilms of some of these records are at the state archives and the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Births and deaths in Pennsylvania were also recorded in the county orphans' courts (1893'1906), and here also may be found delayed registrations of birth for events occurring as far back as the 1860s. The state archives has microfilms of some of these records; the Philadelphia City Archives and the Historical Society of Pennsylvania have them for Philadelphia (1860'1915).
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Aside from the exceptions noted above and for marriages recorded from 1885 in the county Orphans' Courts, nineteenth-century civil vital records in Pennsylvania are practically non-existent. It is important, therefore, to make use of substitutes such as church and justice of the peace records, grave marker inscriptions and burial records, newspaper marriage and death notices, and censuses. John T. Humphrey compiled a series of Pennsylvania Births to 1800 for the counties of Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton, Philadelphia, and York (various publishers, 1991'98) taken from over two hundred church registers and Quaker monthly meeting records. All but York County is also on CD-ROM: Birth Index: Southeastern Pennsylvania, 1680'1800, Family Tree Maker Family Archive #196 (Brøderbund, 1998).
Most Pennsylvania divorce records from 1804 are found in the county court of common pleas, where the prothonotary is usually the clerk with custody of the records. Only two divorces found in the Pennsylvania Statutes at Large exist for the colonial period'one granted in 1769 and a second voided in 1772. Divorces were granted, mostly for adultery, by the General Assembly during and following the Revolutionary War, for which one should consult Statutes at Large of Pennsylvania, beginning with volume 7. The assembly had jurisdiction from 1776 to 1847 (see Candy Crocker Livengood, Genealogical Abstracts of Pennsylvania & the Statutes at Large [Westminster, Md.: Family Line Publications, 1990], and also Joel Fishman, 'A Bibliographical Description of the Legal Works Cited in Candy Livengood's Genealogical Abstracts of the Laws of Pennsylvania & Statutes at Large [1990],' Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society Quarterly 22 [1996]: 6'7). The supreme court had concurrent jurisdiction of granting divorces from 1785 to 1804, and its records to 1801 were published in Publications of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania 1 (1898): 185-92, and reprinted in Pennsylvania Vital Records (see above), 425'31. A list of 383 divorces and annulments granted by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court (but not including many divorce petitions not granted) is found in Thomas L. Yoset, 'Divorces Granted by the Pennsylvania Legislature (1770'1874),' Crawford County Genealogy 21 (1998): 53-82. The state archives has divorce papers (1786'1815) from the records of the Supreme Court. Philadelphia divorce dockets (1851'74) are in that city's archives.
FamilySearch.org has a variety of collections available for free online:
- Pennsylvania, Births and Christenings, 1709-1950
- Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1709-1940
- Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950
- Pennsylvania, Obituary and Marriage Collection, 1977-2010
Philadelphia databases are also available on FamilySearch:
- Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Births, 1860-1906
- Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Marriage Indexes, 1885-1951
- Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915
For Pittsburgh, see:
External Links
- The Pennsylvania Department of Health has placed birth indexes for 1906 and death indexes from 1906-1961 online. They can be found here: PA Dept of Health Vitals Indexes
- Pennsylvania Birth, Marriage, and Death Records - free up-to-date guide to accessing Pennsylvania birth, marriage, and death records (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Includes links to FamilySearch vital record databases.
- Pennsylvania Marriages Search Engine - free Pennsylvania marriages search engine that has indexed marriages posted across the web.
- Pennsylvania Obituary and Death Notice Archive - free Pennsylvania obituary archive that has transcribed obits from across the state.
- Pennsylvania Library of Files - free Pennsylvania obituary and data files archive from across the state.
- Pennsylvania Vital Records - links to Pennsylvania vital record sources organized by county


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The exhibit will be held through Oct. 13 and is aimed at promoting greater awareness of the nation's foreign policies and its long and amicable relationship with the US, the ministry said.
The material for the exposition was sourced from the ministry's records, as well as from the media, the Presidential Office, Academia Historica, the Chinese Nationalist Party's (KMT) Culture and Communication Committee and others. In total, 180 photos from between 1949 and this year will be on display.
One of the photos to be shown in the exhibit depicts a meeting between former US president Dwight Eisenhower and former president Chiang Kai-shek (蔣介石) in Taipei on June 18, 1960. The meeting was the first and only time that a US president has visited Taiwan while in office, the ministry said.
The two leaders first met in the Cairo Conference of 1943, to which Eisenhower was accompanying then-US president Franklin Roosevelt.
The meeting of World War II allies, attended by Roosevelt, Chiang and then-British prime minister Winston Churchill, focused on Allied strategy against Japan and the rearrangement of post-war Asia.
Seventeen years later, the two former commanders of two separate theaters in the World War II — Eisenhower was the supreme commander of the Allied forces in Europe, and Chiang was the supreme commander of Allied forces in the China theater — met again in Taipei at Chiang's invitation, the ministry said.
During the 24-hour visit, Eisenhower and Chiang met twice to discuss global issues and, more importantly, to reaffirm that the ROC and the US would tirelessly seek to pursue freedom, democracy, and peace, the ministry said.
In the Sino-American Joint Communique released on June 19, 1960, both heads of state "pledged once again that both their governments would continue to stand solidly behind the Sino-US Mutual Defense Treaty" and "deplored the outrageous and barbaric practice of the Chinese Communists in shelling [Kinmen]," the ministry added.
Eisenhower also gave a speech at the plaza in front of the Presidential Office Building that evening, drawing a crowd of 500,000, the ministry said.
It added that throughout history, there have been multiple aerial altercations between the ROC and the People's Republic of China (PRC) over the Taiwan Strait, as well as maritime clashes, some of which lead to the 1954 shelling of Kinmen.
Eisenhower had been committed to keeping peace in the Strait and had even threatened nuclear strikes should the PRC seek to take Taiwan by force, the ministry said, adding that the former US president's strategies had contributed greatly to cross-strait stability and peace.
The 1960 meeting symbolized the firm alliance of the ROC and the US and was an event that deserved its important place in Taiwan's foreign diplomatic history, the ministry said.
Washington had maintained diplomatic relations with the ROC since its founding and continued to recognize the ROC as the sole legitimate government of China after it relocated to Taiwan in 1949.
From 1949 to 1979, Washington had seven presidents, while Taiwan went through the presidencies of Chiang, Yen Chia-kan (嚴家淦), and Chiang Ching-kuo (蔣經國), the ministry said.


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Do not install MacKeeper
Many users will see references to an application called MacKeeper on various web sites and via pop-ups on their browser. Not only is it expensive for what it purports to do (freeware applications that do the same or more are readily available), it can sometimes install itself without the user realising it, and it can be very tricky to get rid of.
MacKeeper has been described by various sources as highly invasive malware* that can de-stablize your operating system, adding that it is unethically marketed, with a history of making false advertising claims, by a company called Zeobit, and a rip-off.
(Please note that references to the original developers, Zeobit, also now refer to Kromtech Alliance Corp, who acquired MacKeeper and PCKeeper from ZeoBit LLC in early 2013.)
Most positive reviews of it have been found to have been paid for by Zeobit (developers of MacKeeper) in the form of 'free upgrades' etc. One such opinion is:
For more about 'astruturfing' (writing phoney product reviews for money) see here:
and http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24299742
Further opinion on it and how to uninstall MacKeeper malware can be read here:
MacKeeper have recently said that the uninstaller from here:
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Horror movies, ranked by adrenaline junkies worldwide. Anyone can vote on this CrowdRanked list, and can even add your own favorite chiller to these rankings. Ghosts, zombies, monsters, or maybe just the quiet guy down the street who straps on a hockey mask for kicks; these are the movies that scare the pants off you. What are the greatest horror films ever made? And how many have you actually seen?
Great horror films have a long and storied history in cinema. From the earliest horror movies like 1922's Nosferatu, to modern favorites like the Saw series, scary movies have always had a special place in the collective, twisted hearts of moviegoers. Each year, new good horror movies come out that are designed to terrify, with evil characters bent on death and destruction. Will they all wind up on a list of the scariest horror movies ever made? Probably not, but not for a lack of trying.
Many of the best horror films are haunted house movies, relying on the setting as a huge, spooky selling factor. Other excellent horror films rely on nausea-inducing tactics, making us recoil in terror, totally disturbed by whatever we're watching on screen. Start with all of the ones on this list, and of course, feel free to add any top horror movies that might be missing.
Enjoy this list of great horror films, and remember: You can rerank this list in any order you like. Boo!


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Amid all the jockeying of the primary debates, President Barack Obama's 2013 budget was a breath of fresh air that underscored the priorities we should have as a nation. Sure, politicos may call it a campaign document, but even if you view it as only that, it is a much needed reminder of just what we should be focusing on.
If you missed the press conference after the State Department announcement that the Keystone XL pipeline had been canceled, you missed a heck of a show.
Tuesday night's tight contest for the top spot in the Iowa Republican caucuses reflects the ongoing tension that exists within the Republican Party.


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What is the flight duration from Philadelphia to Thailand?
Unfortunately there are no direct flights flying between Philadelphia and Thailand so the flight duration below is a calculation based on a commercial airliner flying directly from Philadelphia to Thailand
A direct flight from Philadelphia (PHL) to Thailand (BKKT) has a duration of 16 hours 48 minutes.
A distance of 8,574 miles / 13,799 km.
Planning a trip or just interested to find out the flight time between Philadelphia, United States and Thailand, Thailand? Be prepared, as flight times can change depending on many factors such as, weather condition, wind speed, flight path and congestion in the air. Due to these factors the actual flight time could be less than 16 hours 48 minutes but on occasion could be longer than the stated time.
Most popular airlines that fly the route between Philadelphia and Thailand
Thailand, Thailand time is 12 hours ahead of Philadelphia, United States
Date and time in Philadelphia, United States:
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Date and time in Thailand, Thailand:
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Whether you're flying to Thailand for a family holiday, business trip, romantic getaway or just curious to know the flight duration from Philadelphia, United States to Thailand, Thailand the duration of the flight can be a major factor in the planning of your break. Thailand can be a great holiday destination for exploring, seeing the amazing sites and spending time with the family. We have sourced the latest deals on flights and hotels in the Thailand to help you plan your trip.


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Διάβασα προ ολίγου στην ιστοσελίδα usa-today την συνέντευξη του Deron Williams, διάσημου Guard των Ν.Υ. ΝETS. Ο Deron Williams αναφέρει ότι κατά την διάρκεια του τυφώνα Sandy είδε κάτι ασυνήθιστο... ένα αντικείμενο με μια πράσινη λάμψη να αναβοσβήνει στον ουρανό, μοναδική πηγή ενέργειας μια και η πόλη είχε βυθιστεί στο σκοτάδι...
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-2:06AM EST November 10. 2012-
Sometimes at night, when I'm driving on the 105 Freeway, I look up into the sky and think Los Angeles is being invaded by UFOs. But then I remind myself that the long line of flashing lights extending out in the distance, those are just planes on their descent into LAX. No need to worry about Battle: Los Angeles becoming a reality.
Anyway, that's my UFO-related story.
By comparison, Brooklyn Nets guard Deron Williams' story is much cooler. The man claims to have seen a UFO during superstorm Sandy, for crying out loud (can't make this up). Here's the excerpt from an excellent interview with GQ Magazine in which Williams explains his Sandy experience:
GQ: Where were you during the hurricane? What was your Sandy experience like?
We live in downtown Manhattan, so like everybody else downtown, we lost power around 8 p.m. on Monday, and didn't get it back until the following Saturday. We also had a whole bunch of family in town for the Nets-Knicks game, so we had about thirteen people living with us under our roof. There was nowhere we could all really go because there was no availability in any of the hotels. We had no cell reception, no power, really nothing. It was starting to get really cold. I didn't even know about all the damage that'd been done until I got the power back and started catching up on everything. We had no Twitter or anything, so I didn't know the extent of what was going on in Staten Island or the Jersey Shore, or any of the other spots where they got it really bad.
GQ: Was there a particular "New York moment" during the Hurricane? Did you see something that'd made you think, "That'd only happen in this city"?
Well, I don't know if you'd call this a "New York moment", but I definitely saw something I'd never seen before. The night all the power went out, I was standing out on my balcony, looking outside the window. Out of nowhere, I saw this big green flash across the sky. It wasn't lightning. It looked... It looked like a UFO.
GQ: Nice. What was it really?
A UFO. I'm telling you, man.
GQ: You really think it was a UFO?
I don't know, man. I'd never seen anything like that before.
Interesting. A UFO? Well, maybe it was. I'm no astronomer, but my best guess would be Williams saw an aurora? Although I haven't the slightest clue if that phenomenon is even possible in the sky's of New York City.
source: http://www.usatoday.com/story/gameon/2012/11/09/brooklyn-nets-deron-williams-ufo-hurricane-sandy/1695909/


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Abstract Window Lace Earring
Combining richelieu lace with metal and playing with the see-throughness of the material, this modern geometric design was inspired by traditional Hungarian lace table cloths.
This product is mostly hand made; nuances and unevenness are part of its distinct look. It should be worn and handled with care. The lace and sewing elements are delicate but strong. We recommend not washing your jewelry and avoid contact with water to preserve original colors.
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The Kalocsa embroidered lace – also called richelieu (after cardinal Richelieu), has a strong and rich tradition in Hungary. Originated in the southern town of Kalocsa, the richelieu lace was introduced to local craftswomen in the early 1900s, who adapted it with fervor and a traditional local folk flair. The Kalocsa embroidered lace remains popular in Hungary today.
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|1860 U.S. Federal Census, Schedule 1
Sorry for the delay in the next census form, but I couldn't get it created before the long drive from Pennsylvania back to Texas! So the last form I posted was the Schedule 2 for the 1850 census. Onward to the 1860 census, Schedule 1 this week.
Very few changes in the 1860, Schedule 1. In fact I only noticed 2. The first being in the value of a person's estate. This time it is broken down into both real estate and personal estate value. The other difference was they finally did a little acknowledging of women holding jobs. Instead of asking "Profession, Occupation, or Trade of each male person over 15 years of age" it's been altered slightly to "...each person, male or female, over 15 years of age." Ah the subtle advancements.
As before the U.S. Census Bureau has some great information on their site for the census to include the instructions for U.S. Marshals and Assistants.
At 1930census.com we've again got the map of the U.S. at the time of the census, as well as a history of the decade to place your research in historic perspective.
As always, if you have any trouble viewing or downloading the spreadsheet, just comment or send me an email and I'll see what I can do to fix it. So far there hasn't been any trouble since the very first sheet I posted. I'll cross my fingers!
When you view the census through Google documents it does appear as if it were 3 pages, but rest assured that when downloaded it looks like the image at the top of the blog and in one simple page.
Let me know if there are any mistakes as well. I'm sure you can imagine my eyes were starting to go crossed by the time I was done with this form! Corrections and suggestions are always welcome!
Next week I'll post an inputtable Slave Schedule for 1860. Until next time, have fun tending those roots!


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After record opium year, Afghans plant new crop
CHAM KALAI, Afghanistan (AP) — The seeds flew from his hands into the soil. Wrapped in a woolen shawl against the cold, Khan Bacha sowed his fields with the only crop he says brings him enough money to pay his bills and feed his family: Poppies.
Afghanistan's farmers are rushing to replant their fields with the base ingredient of opium after the country reaped its biggest poppy harvest ever last May. That harvest produced a staggering 5,500 metric tons (6,000 tons) of opium, 49 percent higher than the previous year and more than the combined output of the rest of the world, according to a report issued Wednesday by the United Nations' drug control agency.
Bacha's village, Cham Kalai, is in the eastern province of Nangarhar, which saw a dramatic five-fold increase in the area planted with poppies from 2012-2013, the country's biggest increase. The province also illustrates all the factors fueling the increase and thwarting efforts by Afghan officials and their U.S. allies to eradicate the crop. Poverty is widespread, making the lucrative poppy crop a draw. Instability is high, making any attempt to control planting impossible.
In Bacha's village of traditional sun-baked mud houses, there's no electricity, no running water. There isn't a health clinic for miles. Schools for girls are shunned as against Islam.
"People are poor, families are big. Wheat is no good," Bacha said. "The only thing that is good is poppies. They are gold."
The area is also a stronghold for Taliban insurgents. Talk of security in the area just makes Bacha smile. Squatting on the edge of his small plot of land, he gestures off in the distance where he said that just the night before the Taliban fought a fierce battle with Afghan troops backed by "foreign soldiers" — his reference to NATO troops.
Soon after the Associated Press arrived in Cham Kalai earlier this week, climbing down to the fields across a narrow stream, the whispering among the village children began — "Taliban, Taliban," signaling that fighters were nearby. At first, Bacha looked worried but did not flinch. Then the whispers became louder. Bacha's glances toward the nearby ridges seemed to pick up something, and his worry turned to panic.
"Go. Go. Now," he said. The AP team left the area.
The poppy planting season in Afghanistan began last month and lasts until the end of November. Last season, which ended with the May harvest, brought a number of grim milestones: Not only was production the highest level ever, more land than ever before was cultivated with poppies — some 209,000 hectares (516,000 acres), 36 percent more than the previous season, according to the 2013 drug survey by the U.N. Office of Drug and Crime. The amount of poppy crop eradicated by authorities went down 24 percent, to 7,348 hectares (18,000 acres).
Cultivation spread to two provinces that had been declared poppy-free. The vast majority of cultivation — 89 percent — took place in nine provinces that are among the most insecure areas in the country, the report said. The biggest producers are Helmand province, where the Taliban insurgency is strong, and Kandahar province, the birthplace of the Taliban.
That is bad news for Afghanistan, which has a burgeoning addiction problem, and for Europe, the main recipient of Afghanistan's harvest, said Jean- Luc Lemahieu, the UNODC's regional representative in Kabul.
More than 1 million Afghans are addicts, living in squalor in its cities. In the capital Kabul they sleep on the street, in a garbage-filled dried river bed reeking of human waste. The U.N. report said Afghanistan has increased its services to treat addicts, but caregivers say they are overwhelmed. Fifteen percent of the 1 million addicts are women, often drawn in by an addicted husband, or children, who are sometimes sent by their parents to find opium to feed their habit and in turn become addicts.
In an interview in Kabul, a frustrated Lemahieu said the international community spent billions of dollars of development money on roads and irrigation projects without getting Afghans to stop growing poppies.
They were more interested in winning "hearts and minds," he said. As a result, they were effectively saying, "Love us. We are your protectors here. We are here to help you, and at the same time you plant your opium and I will look in the other direction," said Lemahieu.
Afghanistan's deputy counter-narcotics minister, Haroon Rashid Sherzad, said neither the government nor the international community has addressed the poverty and lack of services that he called the "root causes" of the relentless poppy production. He also said consumer nations have to take some responsibility rather "than always blaming Afghanistan."
Moreover, U.S. and NATO troops partnered with Afghan security contractors and government officials who were involved in the drug trade, said Lemahieu.
"Everybody who is powerful" benefits from the opium industry, he said. "They can be found on (both) sides of the equation, be they insurgents or the local powerbrokers sitting within Parliament, sitting within district councils or sitting within provincial councils."
Bacha, the farmer, said the Taliban make their money by charging farmers a "religious tax" of one kilogram (2.2 pounds) of opium for every 10 kilograms (22 pounds) produced — though the price is "negotiable."
"They say we are going for jihad," he said. "It is the money we give for God."
Ironically, Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar successfully banned poppy planting in 2000 when the group ruled Afghanistan, according to the UN at the time. Poppy production went from more than 4,000 tons to barely a few pounds, the UN said.
When the Taliban were ousted in December 2001, farmers ripped up their wheat — which they said often rotted in the field because there were so few roads to get it to market — and planted poppies.
"Mullah Omar's decree was a decree but (Afghan President) Hamid Karzai's decrees are nothing," said Bacha. Now, he says there's no danger of the government destroying poppy crops so "the farmers are relaxed."
Like last season, Bacha is planting his entire small plot of land with poppies. Last season, he earned around $1,200 — well above the country's average income of around $800 a year.
His neighbor, Waliullah, is also busily sowing his meager piece of land with poppies.
"Our children are planting poppies," he said. "Even my wife and my mother are planting so we can finish by the end of the month," he added, pointing to two women hidden in all-enveloping burqas in a nearby field.
Waliullah, who like some Afghans goes by only one name, says his land's earnings have to feed his extended family of 17 people. "What happened to all the international money? We have no electricity," he said.
Bacha said local residents don't worry about a resurgence of Taliban.
"Nobody cares about tomorrow," he said. "Everyone only cares about today."
Kathy Gannon is AP Special Regional Correspondent for Afghanistan and Pakistan and can be followed at http://www.twitter.com/kathygannon.
AP reporters Mir Wais in Kandahar and Amir Shah in Kabul contributed to this report.
Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.


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Helium (Element)
heliumhē´lēəm [key], gaseous chemical element; symbol He; at. no. 2; at. wt. 4.0026; m.p. below −272°C at 26 atmospheres pressure; b.p. −268.934°C at 1 atmosphere pressure; density 0.1785 grams per liter at STP; valence usually 0.
Spectroscopic evidence for the presence of helium in the sun was first obtained during a solar eclipse in 1868. A bright yellow emission line was observed and was later shown to correspond to no known element; the new element was named by J. N. Lockyer and E. Frankland from helios [Gr.,=sun]. Helium was isolated (1895) from a sample of the uranium mineral cleveite by Sir William Ramsay.
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Contract dispute leads to frustration for Kuroshio restaurant owner and protesting contractor
Protestors holding signs alleging $35,000 in unpaid wages have been standing outside the recently opened Kuroshio restaurant in downtown Ann Arbor every evening since Saturday, March 16.
Restaurant owner Kenneth Wang said the picketers were not his employees, and that the dispute was between him and his general contractor who also was outside.
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Wang said his contract with Benjamin Sun, who signed on behalf of Crystal Corporation, included a hefty per-day penalty for any time that Sun went over on the job. After the penalty is assessed, Sun actually owes him money, not the other way around, he said.
"He's trying to make this into an employer versus employee thing, but that's not what it is," Wang said.
"This is a dispute between two companies, anyone who says their wages were not paid they weren't paid by him, not me."
Sun said it was up to the restaurant to honor the contract and pay him and his employees for the work that they completed. He hopes his protest will convince Wang to hand over the money so that the dispute does not have to be solved by the courts.
"The restaurant is done now, and he has decided he doesn't want to pay," he said. "It's not right. We are going to do this now and then if he does not pay we will sue. We don't want to have to do that which is why we are trying this first."
Both parties agree that the project was supposed to be completed by September 30, but the restaurant did not receive its certificate of occupancy until the end of December 2012. However, Sun contests that an error in the plans that did not account for an overhaul of the heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system was the cause of most of the delay.
According to a copy of the contract between the parties obtained by AnnArbor.com, Sun was responsible for notifying Wang in writing of any circumstance that would delay the construction past the agreed upon date. Sun said that he did not write an official notice to Wang alerting him of the change in date but was under the impression that the delay was understood.
"He did not tell me that he was not going to pay until after the job was done," Sun said.
"I am a contractor, I work with my hands and cannot put everything down on paper. If he was unhappy with the work he should have fired me, not let me finish and then not paid me the remainder of the money."
According to the contract, "all claims or disputes arising out of this Contract or its breach shall be decided by arbitration in accordance with the construction industry arbitration rules."
Harvey Berman, an attorney with Bodman PLC who specializes in construction, contracts, and real estate law, said it is not uncommon for there to be disputes involving the contracts that are drawn up between owners and builders.
"If you have a contract that requires something to be in writing the court or arbitrator can rule that there was an oral modification but there's a higher standard of proof there," he said. "You have to have 'clear and convincing evidence' in that case."
Berman said that if the case did go to arbitration, it would likely take six months to a year to complete the process.
General manager Alan Wang, Kenneth's son, said the problems with the contractor made it difficult for the restaurant to know when they would be opening and caused them to hire their head chef too early.
"He was just unreliable," Kennenth Wang said. "I kept pushing him and he would give me a date for things and then never finish them on time. One window he told me would take two weeks to put in, it took six."
Two other men routinely join Sun at his protest, which he said will continue at least for "a few weeks."
The owners of Kuroshio have placed a sign in their window attempting explaining their view of the situation to passers-by.
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Tue, May 14, 2013 : 11:44 p.m.
realize, that, as a former employee, I agree with mr sun. kenneth has no business direction, before opening, the owner was very excite over-planned and over-spent on everything, always worrying about how things looked, rather than how the workers and customers felt. He talked behind the worker's backs about their performance. making the workers work into early morning hours, sometimes 1am. in the month of december, i was told by a former chef employee, he barely had anything set in place like the schedule for workers, the pay, when they would open and for how long, what each person would be doing, etc. I was told by the same employees that he fired several good workers for not knowing enough english, and because "personality did not fit the job", I dont think mr sun is totally to blame. The owner is a completely different person when hes around friends and family (he will talk badly behind your back), but around journalists and media he pretends to be so nice and inviting.... (I wasnt fired, by the way, I quit because of the owner's poor treatment of his workers)
Laurie Barrett
Wed, Mar 27, 2013 : 12:10 p.m.
If the restaurant owner gets the remodel for 30k less than it cost to perform, it's kinda mean to stick it to the contractor over a technicality. It would be nice if they could compromise, as people. This situation stains the contractor and the restaurant, both.
Mon, Mar 25, 2013 : 2:18 p.m.
Most of those commenting might have a good sense of the legalities, but no sense of justice!
Mon, Mar 25, 2013 : 6:27 p.m.
halflight If your idea of extortion is peacefully picketing then spare us any other definitions. You would have lined up pretty well with Sheriff Harvey in the 60's.
Mon, Mar 25, 2013 : 6:25 p.m.
Basic Bob Does Mr Sun have a right to picket? Is that breaking the law?
Basic Bob
Mon, Mar 25, 2013 : 5:32 p.m.
Mr. Sun has broken the law by not paying wages to his employees. So he claims.
Mon, Mar 25, 2013 : 5:23 p.m.
While I may be "ignorant of the legalities". I always taught my children not to be Ignorant of a sense of fairness. I would much rather be "ignorant of the legalities" than ignorant of a sense of fairness! While we are talking "legalities" please tell me where Mr Sun has broken the law????
Mon, Mar 25, 2013 : 4:57 p.m.
While you are ignorant of the legalities, and have an overconfident estimation of your own sense justice. If the contractor had followed the law (which he apparently didn't), he would have a ready remedy for his problem of nonpayment-- a construction lien, and the power to foreclose on the property. Instead, he has chosen to extort $35,000 out of a business by extra-legal means. If that's your idea of "justice", spare the rest of us.
Mon, Mar 25, 2013 : 2:19 p.m.
I might add that it is foolish for any worker to put his/her trust in getting paid at the end.
Mon, Mar 25, 2013 : 2:03 p.m.
Same old story. There is the law, and there is justice. Justice: the worker told the boss, in his ear, that there would be a delay for circumstances of code or something, unanticipated at the beginning. The boss knew it, any continued to allow people to work, for which they are due their wages, (which workers are due for working.) But secretly, in his boss head, he decided to not pay for the work, invoking a legal form of the contract. In short he stole the workers work. It's not the first time in such a thing has happened. It is unjust. It may be legal. It is still unjust. If the boss considered to not pay for work being done, the moral obligation is to tell the worker, "From now on, you are working for free, bound and enslaved by this legal contract, as a penalty for the "delay." The worker can then agree to work for free, or stop work, and take it right then to the arbitrator or court or street, or re-negotiate the deal. Maybe the worker-with-my-hands contractor should have been smarter and covered his ass with legal paper when unanticipated circumstances arose, but work performed without payment is not just. And such practice at the beginning cannot reflect well on the other recipes served in this Asian fusion addition to Ann Arbor. If the boss thinks the worker is responsible for a loss he has incurred, he can sue the worker and collect, in the judgement of a court or arbitrator, a proper compensation for his loss, to the extent it was the worker's responsibility. Refusal to pay wages, and materials, for work performed is not right. It is in very bad taste.
Mon, Mar 25, 2013 : 2:16 p.m.
Bingo! In a nutshell The owner might be legal but he is not just.
Mon, Mar 25, 2013 : 12:59 p.m.
Three months seems like a long time for just the HVAC to be redone in the restaurant space. It would be interesting to know how long the overall process took in comparison to the disputed time.
Mon, Mar 25, 2013 : 2:28 p.m.
I am guessing you have never done a build out on a restaurant, HVAC would be one of the things that would take the most time. The contractor can not even star to do anything until the city deems the revisions acceptable. If the city came in and said, this system will not work for this restaurant, everything is back to square one. City approvals, plans and ordering the and building the system would take plenty of time. I have seen delays that take 6 months to a year based on HVAC
Craig Lounsbury
Mon, Mar 25, 2013 : 11:37 a.m.
It appears from the story that Wang may be legally correct. But.......... if the delays would have been allowable under the contract if put in writing and IF Sun verbalized them but failed to put them in writing then Wang may win on that technicality but it would still be morally reprehensible to me. Lots of ifs in there.
Mon, Mar 25, 2013 : 12:18 p.m.
I agree Wang may be technically legal. BUT not the morally correct thing to do.Which is what I tried to say earlier.
Mon, Mar 25, 2013 : 7:13 a.m.
The delay cost Wang tens of thousands of dollars due to lost business and restaurant staff idled because of the late opening. Sun claims its up to Wang to honor the contract for the work done, but it's up to BOTH parties to honor the contract. He cost Wang money. Taking this to court or arbitration is the correct way to deal with this, not trying emotional blackmail with picket line games. Some people here are making it sound like Wang is some rich fat cat taking advantage of a little guy, I just don't see that. Sun should have followed the contract and put everything in writing if these were legitimate delays. I'm sorry but it sounds to me like the other writer is right, Sun's playing games since he knows he won't do well in court.
Mon, Mar 25, 2013 : 1:50 p.m.
Wang no doubt knew he was getting cheap labor from Sun. And that's likely why he never pushed harder to get the job done. That and he knew he was holding all the cards for not having to pay at all.
Mon, Mar 25, 2013 : 12:20 p.m.
You do not know what it cost Wang. And we do not know how much the errors on the plans cost Sun in time and money.
Mon, Mar 25, 2013 : 7:15 a.m.
And I hope the Wangs read this and know I'll be happy to come try out their new restaurant as soon as I can, welcome to Ann Arbor!
Mon, Mar 25, 2013 : 3:42 a.m.
I am not sure of all the specifics in this case (and none of you do either), but if a contractor does not pay a subcontractor for work performed at your home, the sub can file a mechanics lien against your property.
Michael Feeney
Mon, Mar 25, 2013 : 3:40 a.m.
In a check on LARA licensing of Michigan builders there was no record of a license in either Crystal Corp., or Benjamin Sun, that could be a huge problem for the builder
Mon, Mar 25, 2013 : 1:36 p.m.
Do you really think Wang did not know he was getting cheap unlicensed labor?
Michael Feeney
Mon, Mar 25, 2013 : 3:22 a.m.
Easy to say he broke a contract and Wang shouldn't have to pay but Wang had a lot of opportunity to fire Sun but chose to let him finish, time to pay up. We don't know what the causes of the delay were so we can't blame Sun alone. Builders can't pay if they haven't been paid, Wang should have known by the amount of work completed the restaurant was not going to open on time, the hiring of the chef has nothing to do with the builder. Sun isn't doing enough, he should be bringing families to join him in his protest, cover the walk with protesters.
Mon, Mar 25, 2013 : 2:42 a.m.
Even the weather is in support of Mr. Wang
Mon, Mar 25, 2013 : 12:59 a.m.
Who is Crystal Corporation? Kuroshio is there for everyone to see, but it's hard to know the track record of this contractor. Reporting on this would help readers.
Michael Feeney
Mon, Mar 25, 2013 : 3:26 a.m.
Agreed, wouldn't be hard to find out what Sun is made of by online reviews as well as history on Michigan Builders license
Jack Gladney
Sun, Mar 24, 2013 : 11:41 p.m.
Great! A new place for Asian fusion cuisine in town. Another contractor not paying his workers and subs to add to the "Don't Use This Guy" list. Thanks for letting us know, Mr. Sign Dude.
Sun, Mar 24, 2013 : 11:02 p.m.
sounds familiar. We had a similar situation. Signed contract with a Jan CO date. Contracter finished near the end of April. We invoked the penalty fee and he put a lien on the property. We went to arbitration. Won. He ended up having to pay arbitration fees as well. a contract is a contract!
Sun, Mar 24, 2013 : 10:39 p.m.
Bottom line, the contractor failed to meet his obligation to complete his job as what was printed in the contract, Mr. Sun can picket all he wants but he has no legal recourse. If anything Mr. Wang can ask for lost revenue for not completing the work as promised.
Mon, Mar 25, 2013 : 1:19 a.m.
Ugh Just trying to balance things out. I would not have gone there no matter what. But I was in construction 30 years and it is seldom that the owner does not want to change something for no cost to him. All we have is one persons word against the other and we all choose sides.
Sun, Mar 24, 2013 : 11:57 p.m.
@JCJ you are all over the board making your own accusations and drawing your own conclusions just for the other side with as little information. So - I don't think you get to be incredulous about walker101's statement. Nice try though!
Sun, Mar 24, 2013 : 10:52 p.m.
When you get all the facts you can say there is a bottom line!
Sun, Mar 24, 2013 : 10:33 p.m.
This feels like harassment, not picketing - I hope it is handled as such. Makes me want to try some Japanese food!
Sun, Mar 24, 2013 : 10:05 p.m.
I don't have a copy of the contract, obviously, but I'm assuming that the restaurant created the contract. If that is so, the error and/or omission of the HVAC may create an excusable delay for the contractor. In the case of an Owner -created delay, liquidated damages do not apply.
Basic Bob
Sun, Mar 24, 2013 : 8:59 p.m.
Mr. Sun can't legally refuse to pay wages to his employees. Even in the case of bankruptcy, wages are paid first. So while this little picket he is operating is valid, to assert or admit he has not paid his employees is unacceptable. Did Mr. Sun hire out the HVAC work to a licensed contractor, or did he assign unskilled workers to complete the job and pay them below prevailing wage? Perhaps that is the reason for such a long delay.
Sun, Mar 24, 2013 : 9:35 p.m.
Obviously we are not privy to the actual contract but Mr Sun did indicate there was an error on the plans. I would like to hear Mr Wang deny it.
Sun, Mar 24, 2013 : 8:35 p.m.
Yoked to the Rule of Law, they chafe.
Tom Joad
Sun, Mar 24, 2013 : 6:27 p.m.
Project delays and cost-overruns are common on construction jobs. Why should the contractor be held responsible for unforeseen delays that were no fault of his own? Pay the contractor his money. You're open, the work has been completed. I will not cross a picket line.
Mon, Mar 25, 2013 : 1:39 p.m.
Yes, these things are common, but if the delay was caused by design changes then the contractor should have done a change order with a detailed description of the new costs.
Mon, Mar 25, 2013 : 12:52 p.m.
I had a contractor bid a job for me at $12000 . Through incompetence the job was a total disaster. When finished he billed me $29000 which I refused to pay. To make a long story short we went to court and the court allowed him $6000 over the original bid. Two years after the court case I had 2 sub contractors ask me when I was going to pay the guy so he could pay them. When I told them he had been paid a long time ago they didn't think I was telling them the truth. Had to show them the receipots before they would believe me.
Sun, Mar 24, 2013 : 10:51 p.m.
I am sure if Mr Wang thinks its libel he will go to court. It is just someone not willing to be taken advantage of!
Sun, Mar 24, 2013 : 10:39 p.m.
Blackmail or libel? You make the call.
Sun, Mar 24, 2013 : 10:34 p.m.
I would not cross it either.
Sun, Mar 24, 2013 : 9:41 p.m.
I call it a picket sign. So any time someone stands up for what they think is right it's blackmail? I think not!
Sun, Mar 24, 2013 : 9:38 p.m.
Fair is fair. But then people in this town are used to taking advantage of people. If I hire someone to do work on my home that should be done by a certain date. I would not wait 3 months.
Sun, Mar 24, 2013 : 9:01 p.m.
But if he didn't put it in writing than why should the owner have to foot the bill???
tom swift jr.
Sun, Mar 24, 2013 : 7:17 p.m.
I would call that sign a blackmail note, not a picket line.
Sun, Mar 24, 2013 : 6:25 p.m.
This works both ways. Mr Sun does not appear to be an accomplished business man. But Mr Wang appears to be a very shrewd one. He waited until the job was done to let it be known he was not going to pay instead of confronting Mr Sun before the end of 3 months of delay. Looks like he was more interested in not paying than opening the restaurant.
Mon, Mar 25, 2013 : 1:32 p.m.
A change order is standard business practice. If the contractor did not know this, he has learned a valuable, if expensive, lesson. Mr Wang should have pointed out the per diem charge as a lever to get the contractor moving, but he was under no legal obligation to do so.
Mon, Mar 25, 2013 : 1:44 a.m.
No, Mr. Sun had a contractual obligation to finish the work according to the contract. We don't know how the contract scheduled payment, but as long as Mr. Wang followed the contract and made the payments, Mr. Sun had a legal obligation to continue work-- regardless of whether Mr. Wang had a right to withhold some of the final payment. Mr. Wang had no obligation to warn Mr. Sun. Why should he? So that Mr. Sun can further violate the contract, and hold Mr. Wang and his restaurant hostage? Further, construction contracts typically require the contractor to sign lien waivers before the contractor receives payment. If Mr. Sun has a valid money claim against Mr. Wang under the contract, he can file a construction lien against the property for the amount in dispute. That's the way you do it if you're a legitimate contractor. If there was a significant delay caused by a change in the HVAC system, Mr. Sun should have demanded a written change order addendum to the construction contract. Written change orders are the common practice in the construction industry, and any contractor who fails to get a change order, especially when the contract requires it, doesn't know his business.
Sun, Mar 24, 2013 : 10:34 p.m.
I agree with you jcj. How does Wang think the workers should be paid for the work they did? I suppose he doesn't care just as long as he got his restaurant opened. No, he owes for the work that was done. Delays can occur in any project.
Sun, Mar 24, 2013 : 7:45 p.m.
It is not uncommon for errors on the plans or an oversight by the architect or owners (whether it be commercial or residential) to change things. In those cases the contractor should not have to bear all the cost.
Michigan Reader
Sun, Mar 24, 2013 : 7:19 p.m.
I think Mr Wang was more interested in opening the restaurant than in saving money on the contractor. If he had told Mr. Sun he would enact the penalty provision of the contract, Mr. Sun would have stopped work part way through the remodeling process, leaving Wang in limbo.
Sun, Mar 24, 2013 : 6:08 p.m.
Picketing as a first choice instead of going through the court system just shows Mr. Sun realizes his chances of succeeding in court are pretty slim.
Sun, Mar 24, 2013 : 11:04 p.m.
Not like this though. Leezee is totally correct and Sun is being incredibly immature. Take this man to court and so Sun will pay his employees, and hopefully learn a thing or two about business in the process.
Michigan Reader
Sun, Mar 24, 2013 : 7:25 p.m.
Parties in a contractual dispute always try to resolve it first outside of (in this case arbitration) the legal system, and usually sue as a last resort.
Sun, Mar 24, 2013 : 6:02 p.m.
I think it's in very poor taste for Mr. Sun to resort to a picket line already, especially when the restaurant is just opening. It appears, based on the article, the contractor did not meet his end of the signed and agreed upon contract. And it hasn't been through any kind of mediation. Seeing a picket sign saying Mr. Wang owes $35,000 in wages is very misleading-not to mention somewhat factually inaccurate-and (I suspect) intended to shock. However, it's Mr. Sun's responsibility to pay the wages, not Mr. Wang. If it clearly states in the contract any delays had to be put in writing, and Mr. Sun didn't put it in writing, isn't the culpability on him?
zip the cat
Sun, Mar 24, 2013 : 6 p.m.
When doing business ,EVERYTHING needs a paper trail. That's why you have a written contract. Any changes to that initial contract need to be put in writing From the smallest tid bit to the largest change,any thing that deviates from the first contract must be in writing. I don't care how busy you say you are,get it in writeing or lose. You agreed to a certain completion date and it didn't happen,either by your hand or not,but you need the reason in writeing and agreed by both parties.
tom swift jr.
Sun, Mar 24, 2013 : 5:56 p.m.
""I am a contractor, I work with my hands and cannot put everything down on paper." That statement actually says "I'm a poor business person, didn't follow through on my agreement and now I'm not willing to deal with the consequences of my choices. I wonder if Mr. Sun realizes how much this little act of his is going to cost him in the long run.


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Sunday, February 21, 2010
How Lonely is our planet....??
Strange, how certain destinations manage to capture the collective imagination of world travelers and become magnets for those in search of the asli experience. Pune's German Bakery was one of them. It still beats me how it got to that position, considering what was on offer. But there is no doubt in my mind that GB was up there on most lists as a 'must visit' hang- out for anybody who wanted to get the Pune vibe, take pics sipping coffee at one of those rickety tables, and immediately upload and post the images on face book. When I saw the tv coverage of the devastated café last week and heard the shocking details of how effortlessly it had been reduced to rubble by cowards hell bent on killing innocents, I immediately called up close friends who lived in the vicinity and with whom I had frequented the place over so many years. Yes, they were safe. No, they had not lost a loved one. But they were furious, and hurting.
The German Bakery attracted all types. It wasn't for the food ( indifferent ), it wasn't for the service (interminably slow), it certainly wasn't for the comfort ( God! That awful seating). And yet, there it was prominently featured in top international travel guides, including the Lonely Planet. Perhaps, that is what did it in – its immense popularity. To say the German Bakery represented Pune, would be entirely misleading. Which Pune are we talking about? Did the average Punekar from Shaniwar Peth even know about its existence? Or are we talking about the Koregaon Park-ers – the smart set, and the Osho residents – the even smarter set?? Who makes a destination rock? It's the same question one can put to the high visibility enjoyed by Mumbai's Café Leopold – also targeted by terrorists in order to create global outrage. Like the German Bakery, Leopold's has always attracted a floating crowd of back packers in search of local thrills. But at least Leo's has good food at sensible prices ( the chilly beef!! Oh, for a mouthful of that amazing chilly beef! ), and the service is brisk. Both cafes shot to stardom thanks to word- of-mouth publicity. They were dubbed 'cool'. They were considered hip. People went to ogle ( OMG!! Did you see who's at that table? Is it…? Could it be…? It is!!!). To be seen… and later, to talk about it. This is the power of unpaid testimonials. This is precisely what makes or breaks places.
Unfortunately, it is also this that attracts the attention of terrorists.
The terror attack on Pune ought not to have taken us off guard, given all the prior warnings. But it did. Pune staggered back to 'business as usual' mode almost as swiftly as Mumbai invariably does ( what choice does anybody have?). The shocking part of such tragedies is just how soon people are ready to shrug, and say, " Oh well… terror happens," and resume their normal activities. Punekars reported that bar and club owners in and around Koregaon Park waited for no more than a couple of hours after the blast, before sending out reassuring text messages informing those who had paid a hefty charge for Valentine's Day celebrations the following evening – 'The party's on! No cancellations!' So much for shock and sympathy for those who had lost their lives. It's a bit too late in the day to rewind what happened at the German Bakery and wonder whether it could have been prevented. It is also a bit absurd to defend security lapses and say it is impossible to check every back packer who strolls in and out of popular joints. What is the solution in that case? Should the owners of the German Bakery take their cues from the owners of Leopold's Café and put the place back together without camouflaging the ghastly reminders of the attack? Leo's has deliberately not plastered over the bullet holes of the 26\11 attacks and those in turn now provide fresh, almost macabre photo- ops to tourists flocking to the place. It is a perverse sign of our times that we seem to be fascinated by events and destinations that remind us of tragic, terrifying calamities we would be better off putting behind us. I asked myself, " Will you visit the German Bakery on your next visit to Pune?'' The answer is , 'Yes'. And , Like I said,it won't be for the food or service. Will I be wary of the backpacker at the next table? Perhaps. Will I look under my own table to see if there's an unattended package? For sure. Will I be doing this to show some sort of weird solidarity… to prove a point?? Ummm… I dunno. But, visit German Bakery, I most certainly will. I won't sigh, " Just like old times," because those old times are over for good. These are the brand new times. And they are seriously nuts.
Terror tourism has come to stay. We may as well come to terms with it.
14 comments:
Indians are immune to pain and suffering, especially others' suffering. The Kalinga war, Mahabharata, Ramayana, Moghul invasion.. our country has a violent and wicked history.
For the Americans and Chinese, every life is precious, they will go to the ends of the world to defend their citizens.
We have 'freedom', but it is an illusory freedom. We are free to get shot or blown up, one never knows who the next target is.
Add to all this our disaffected rural populace, maoists, and sundry other freedom movements. What we have is a disaster (revolution?) about to happen. While other countries change their constitutions to reflect changing realities, we are like the ostrich with is head in the sand.
Things always happen to others, not to us. Mumbai is normal, to hell with tragedies.
India is the greatest tragedy..
- February 21, 2010 at 10:49 PM
- Cool4u said...
Pune blast was sad, but here is greater danger in Maoist violence. 24 security personnel were slaughtered in Silda. can we have your views please.
For more : http://maverickindianmusings.blogspot.com/2010/02/terror-from-within-and-without_22.html
- February 22, 2010 at 1:04 AM
- kakaka said...
from your previous views about this topic, i feel you are just being too emotional and passionate and not analysing the situation like it is supposed to be done.
Is terrorism really our huge problem? Is pakistan our real enemy? On one hand these people are up in arms about paki cricketers playing for us, on the other they allow bagladeshis to enter the country illegaly for muslim votes. We just like to blame shift and ignore our real issues. Pakistan is so messed up they will blow each others up eventually, they are the least of our problems.
- February 22, 2010 at 5:14 AM
- RAJ47 said...
OMG Shobhaa,
Please don't breed beautiful and innocent animals to cut them and wear their skin.
Pleeeeeeease, stop it right now. Put that bag in a shredder. Become a veggie. Even chicken are bred for people to eat. They too are innocent. Please don't kill them.
No gr8 honours for breeding and then killing crocs, even if it is legal. In my eyes this too is terrorism on these so called bred animals.
We commoners expect people like you to set social codes and ethics.
This certainly is not a thing about you that I would like to follow.
- February 22, 2010 at 5:38 AM
- Scarlett said...
These are "brand new times". You're damn right, they are! Frisking & checking of bags at malls, movie theatres etc. have become a way of life. We never got frisked or had our bags checked except at airports until about 5-6 yrs ago. I have a bad feeling that we will have to live with it for the rest of our lives, and it would be "absolutely normal", "way of life" for the generation after ours. Which is just so so sad.
- February 22, 2010 at 11:16 AM
- Unknown said...
mz de, such grief about blast and victims. terrorism has won today, i guess.
ps: shahrukh's rendition of "mary me" and kaajol running from him, reminds me of the alpenliebe crocodile chasing her all over the place, yes? and if you read my blog, i have said the same thing about the tigers: farm them for their stuff like south-east countries have done for the crocodile and alligator and even the python! but no one listens! good ole aussies have had deer and ostrich farms for ever and no worries, mate!
- February 22, 2010 at 12:08 PM
- Sameer said...
German Bakery was definitely not the representation of what real "Pune" is (or rather "was" because Pune is changing so much now), but having blasts in the city definitely made the average Punekar get the reality check. As Punekars we always believed "all is well" and no matter what happens in other parts of India, we, Punekars will always be safe. This was a big reality check, unfortunately learnt at the price of innocent lives.
It's horrifying, frustrating and saddening to see terror has become such a common occurance nowadays. I truly believe that as ordinary citizens we need to better equip ourselves with tactics of fighting with terror. If we just reply on governments and police officers, that's not enough.
- February 22, 2010 at 1:32 PM
- sreedevi nair said...
Grief about any accident or incident of sorrow , however best tried,can not be erased, if we cross a spot in our car where many years before some one known or remotely known in an accident passed away , comes as a shock when we near the spot and our heart beat goes up although we try to maintain our composure and auto- suggest that they passed away long back.Memories never fade when we either associated with directly or indirectly
- February 22, 2010 at 1:55 PM
- Latha said...
@Raj47 - I completely agree with you as I am also a person for animals. But these pleading will fall in deaf ears in Kalyug.
- February 22, 2010 at 5:19 PM
- Nandini Rao said...
the other day, I saw a person whining & complaining, for the simple reason that he was being checked at a mall...
i think we all contribute & are part & parcel of this mess,... we do not like to be monitored...but nevertheless do need to be protected,...
we are cowards, & have always been that way since time immemorial, that should explain all the insurgence now & the invasions back then...
the comical part is that it also takes a lot of courage to shed our ego & accept the fact that we are indeed cowards...
- February 22, 2010 at 6:36 PM
- Piyali De said...
Ms.De, I got your blog from Prithwish's and would admit that I have been a great admirer of your writings.
The Pune blast has again added to the pains and terrors that accompany any blast...irrespective of the place , comminity or the section of the human kind that it has been targeted to...I often wonder what kind of a life and society are we providing to our coming generations , where no one is safe...Its high time our policy makers to take some strict measures to let the world know that we no longer would succumb to such devastations....If we don't take measures now then many more 26/11's , Pune , Delhi and Mumbai blasts would take place....
Its high time for us as well to show some responsibility towards our society by reporting anything unusual in our surroundings to the police......
Lets start somewhere atleast...
- February 23, 2010 at 11:35 AM
- riya manna said...
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- February 25, 2010 at 11:05 AM
- Unknown said...
well, how can u legalise to kill sumthyng?
i guess even they have right to live!!
doesn't make a sense to me!!
- February 25, 2010 at 9:42 PM
- Ami aggu. said...
Dear Madam,
I like your posts. The way you write. Well. Most of the time. This post is quite a different perspective of looking at the issue. The other being the perspective of a person who lost his loved one in the blast. Mine.
Please read, I dunno if you can spare time, http://aggurocks.blogspot.com/2010/02/blog-post.html
Why I want you to read it is, apart from feeling sad for our loss, in the hope that you might suggest us something other than shrugging and fooling ourselves that all is well.
Don't shrug. Not ppl like u plz.
Warm Regards,
- March 6, 2010 at 5:28 AM