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The story “A good man is hard to find” is a fascinating one presenting an unforgettable tale full of comic and is highly riveting where a family is confronted by sudden death. It is only the story in all of O’Connor’s works that she mixes violence, religion and comic. The story is about a cunny grandmother who lands her family in trouble when she makes her grandchildren believe that ‘there is a secret panel in the mysterious house she lived in long time ago’. Children plead with their father to change his mind and instead take them to the mysterious house before going to Florida for a vacation. Baily gives in to his children’s demand and starts moving towards the alleged house. During this trip, they first experience an accident before a Misfit and his gang show up and shoot all of them when grandmother claims to know him. Misfit kills them to hide his identity. In this paper, I will give a comprehensive analysis of the purpose of use of violence in this fiction.
Violence in the story “a good man is hard to find” has served several purposes. One, it shows that difficult situations can change people. It is during challenging times that people draw closer to God but forget once they overcome the challenges. However, the writer intends also to reveal that individuals should not wait for testing moments to change because it might be too late. Grandmother acts exclusively out of her self-interest in the entire story. She does not seem to care about religion or grace, what is right or wrong or even care about needs of the other people. She only acts on her insignificant instincts without much consideration or moral thought. Nevertheless, when she is subjected to violence and forced to confront her imminent death, she abruptly becomes more authentic. If she had behaved this way in her entire life, she would have saved herself and her family. At the end of the story, the Misfit proclaims, “She would have been a good woman . . . if it had been somebody there to shoot her every minute of her life.” (O’Connor, 153). Here author does not essentially believe that violence makes people better, but it is evident from the story that violence can change people.
Second, the purpose of the use of violence is to show that insecurity is rampant in some cities. In the social environment seen as the safe place, people live and experience alienation insecurity and marginalty (O’Connor, 146). When the family experiences an accident, no one comes to their rescue; rather a gang from the van arrives and exterminates the whole family in the woods. “It was a big black battered hearse-like automobile…There were three men in it.” These criminals do not care to show remorse or even about the status of an individual in the society. Although the grandmother provokes the misfit and his gang to kill the family when she says she recognizes the misfit, it is clear that crime incidences are rampant in this area. “You’re The Misfit!” she said. “I recognized you at once!” (O’Connor, 146).The author here intends to show how important it is for authorities to take steps toward mitigating crimes in urban areas because there is a misconception that insecurity is high in slum areas only.
Finally, through the violence, O’Connor aims to reveal the significance of death in Christianity. Without the doubt, death is the most ironic aspect of life because every human being will die one day. However, no one seems ready to die, and this is evident when the grandmother pleads with the misfit to spare her life. Grandmother tells the misfit that “! I know you would not shoot a woman! I know you come from nice people! Pray! Jesus, you ought not to shoot a woman. I’ll give you all the money I’ve got!” (O’Connor, 152). This is not different from the other human beings who naturally would desire to live forever. In this part of the story, the author intends to show that death is inevitable and all human beings would die at some point of their lives. Misfit and his men kill the father, mother, children and finally the grandmother. O’Connor being a Christian is urging people to be ready and live righteously because no one knows his/her time to die.
Connor, Flannery. A good man is hard to find. New Canadian Library, 2015.


The knitting isn’t really that hard, it’s the finishing that will make you scream! That’s probably too dramatic, don’t you think? So here’s a pictorial review of how to finish this sweater…First, the directions say to dampen the knitting and give it a gentle steam. Amazing how that neatens everything up!
Next we run four rows of very small zig zag where the steek will occur. How long should the rows be…oh it doesn’t say…so we measure EACH sleeve. Just because they have the same number of stitches doesn’t mean they will be the same…at least that’s how it goes with me knitting! Now, is it better to stretch the sweater or stretch the sleeve? Unlike sewing fabric, I think we should stretch the sleeve, but only if necessary. Now for the moment of truth…..get the scissors, and do NOT close your eyes!!
Shoulder seams…that’s pretty straightforward. Nota Bene-this pattern left part of the shoulder as stitches. After working this, I would never do that again. Personally, the shoulder looks pretty messy. I should have bound off and done a seam.)
Time to set in the sleeves…are pins recommended? Who knows, but they make me feel better, at least until they fall out! And, thank you again, Splendid Sampler, because of you my back stitch is now pretty nice looking if I do say so myself!
Now to pick up the stitches for the neck. Ribbing is actually quite relaxing to knit, and knowing you are nearly done makes it even better!
Pattern: Skaugum from PeerGynt Garn
Yarn: Wool of the Andes sport by KnitPicks in Currant, Oyster Heather, Aurora Heather and Solstice Heather


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Since its inception in 2009, League of Legends has become the most-watched game on Twitch and YouTube with nearly 116 million total hours watched. The footprint that League of Legends is leaving in the esports gaming community is noticeably growing and as new teams bring more identities to the league, it will only continue to add interest to the league.
Though there could be a number of reasons that impacted the increase in viewership, it’s likely that the attendance of two European teams and one American team in the semifinals could have had something to do with it.
According to Newzoo’s data, average concurrent viewership increases each game during best-of matches due to the stakes that each subsequent match brings with it. With the LEC restructuring is playoff format, it’s likely that a new system proved to be effective, at least in terms of viewership.
Only time will tell whether or not other leagues follow suit with changes to their playoff formats, and fans will have to wait and see what the 2020 championship will look like, but it’s increasingly clear that format innovation is one way for esports leagues to experiment with new ways to increase exposure for everyone involved and deliver fans the highest quality content as possible.

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I am in such a hurry with sewing these days.... I have not enough time :( but I have pics about my pressies every day!
This is my Day 3 present:
and unwrapped: (16 embroidery needles for dolls)
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We now know the loser of Fox News Channel's Republican debate in Des Moines, Iowa: Donald TrumpDonald TrumpTrump claims he was endorsed 'conceptually' by military McMullin scraps Virginia event to focus on Western states Climate’s on the ballot like never before MORE, beaten by Fox News Channel's star host, Megyn Kelly.
With hours to go before the non-secret-ballot Iowa caucuses, the 2016 Republican presidential field has basically narrowed down to three men: polling leader Donald Trump, Texas Sen. Ted CruzTed CruzBreitbart, liberal activist cooperated on GOP primary disruptions: report Juan Williams: When WikiLeaks leaked my cell number 56 memorable moments from a wild presidential race MORE and Florida Sen. Marco RubioMarco RubioBreitbart, liberal activist cooperated on GOP primary disruptions: report Obama seeks down-ballot gains after being midterm loser Chamber endorses bill to block proposed estate tax rules MORE. When the GOP debate occurs, we will not see a take-no-prisoners battle between Trump and Cruz in living color. Trump has chickened out and says he won't show up in Des Moines, mainly because Fox News won't remove Kelly as moderator.
No face-to-face war between Trump and Cruz will occur in these last few days before Iowa expresses its choice Monday night. Benefiting the most from the viciousness that Trump and Cruz have shown in recent days is the man who will walk away from the debate head high: Rubio. His debate skills have won, or almost won, every debate so far in the campaign. His quality campaigning has risen far above that of Trump and Cruz. Rubio is affable and likable. Few would be embarrassed by his being president, as many are with the idea of President Trump.
Running on the Fox News Channel, for example, is a positive advertisement for Rubio by the sister of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry, an agent who died on the border. He was killed, we think, by a weapon the Obama administration gifted the Mexican drug cartels. The ad is devastating to wannabe GOP nominees not named Rubio because it raises him above the fray and lays out an issue for November.
The best recommendation for Rubio's candidacy is that former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Ted Cruz have spent over $20 million on anti-Rubio television ads. Both criticize Rubio's 2013 immigration reform efforts even as they both supported the legalization of millions here illegally. Cruz specifically offered an amendment to the 2013 bill that would have legalized 11 million people.
Adding to his better television advertising, when compared to Trump and Cruz, is one for Rubio that quotes prominent Democrats and how much they fear him in the general election match up.
Now comes Iowa's two most important newspapers, The Des Moines Register and the Sioux City Journal, with their endorsements of Rubio. Conservative critics will note that the Register usually endorses the "establishment" candidate, like Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) in 2008, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in 2012 and that McCain and Romney both lost the caucuses. Few expect Rubio to win over Trump and Cruz in Iowa, but a better-than-expected showing would validate the thinking of many Republicans that Rubio is the one to take on and defeat Hillary Clinton or any Democrat in November.
In the general election, for example, the very issue that haunts Rubio in the primary — his work on comprehensive immigration reform that passed the Senate with 68 bipartisan votes — will add to his vote. Even now, he would benefit by declaring that contrary to his opponents, he actually tried to do something real to solve the problem. He should also point out that only former House Speaker John Boehner's (R-Ohio) political cowardice kept that reform from becoming law. It would have passed if Boehner had allowed a vote. It would have passed easily, with or without amendments.
Nonetheless — and he should use this — his opponents did little or nothing to tackle and solve the illegal migrant problem. Showing up Trump, Rubio actually put together a "deal" to solve the problem; there is nothing like that from Trump. Rubio's opponents allowed the problem to grow. Rubio tried to do something; they did nothing. Nothing happened. There are still 11 million illegally present people in the United States.
Will the debate without Trump emotionally and/or politically affect a multimillion person audience that might otherwise be figuratively covered by the blood of Trump and Cruz? It should; Trump's petulance reveals much about him. Too bad for him. Rubio will dominate the debate, taking many Iowans with him. He would have if Trump had shown up anyway.
If that happens, one can see how the independents of New Hampshire, who have decided more than one Republican primary contest, take notice and cast their votes for Rubio one week after Iowa.
Rubio's Iowa and New Hampshire votes look to be substantial enough to run a solid third, not far behind Cruz. Can Rubio win the Republican nomination with solid votes in Iowa and New Hampshire? He can if the candidates who leave Iowa and New Hampshire with less votes than Rubio quit the race and endorse him. None of them have any reason to support Trump or Cruz. If we and they want to beat Clinton, Rubio is the man.
Twenty million dollars in attacks thrown at Rubio is a plus, not a minus. Ask those losing to him; ask those afraid of him; ask the candidate from Goldman-Sachs: Hillary Clinton.
Contreras formerly wrote for the New American News Service of The New York Times Syndicate.

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Berkeley International Law Faculty in the News — December 2016
Stanley Lubman writes for The Wall Street Journal (December 21, 2016) on China’s ‘social credit’ system: Turning big data into mass surveillance: “The current effort to expand control of personal conduct is the latest in a series of moves to control behavior that now include campaigns against corrupt officials, rights lawyers and others whose conduct and actions are considered ‘subversive’ both in person and otherwise—such as in social media.”
Berkeley International Law Faculty in the News — November 2016
Rachel Stern interviewed by China File: Sinica podcast (November 30, 2016) on The intersection of Chinese law and politics: Rachel talks … about her recent research, the Chinese bar exam and its politicization, the ways in which environmental litigation works (or doesn’t), and the anxious uncertainty behind much of the self-censorship in media.
Andrea Lampros and Alexa Koenig quoted by New Scientist (November 11, 2016) on Human rights squad detects abuse in warzone social media images: “The use of smartphones has basically proliferated, and so too has the amount of potential evidence. But the actual verification of that is critical,” says Andrea Lampros at the University of California, Berkeley’s Human Rights Center (HRC). “That’s what makes it valid and usable—and that requires a tremendous amount of people power. We can help sift through those vast amounts of material and make them really useful to human rights groups and, potentially, courts.”
At the HRC, corps members are also trying to gather evidence in support of ongoing human rights cases. “Lawyers are beginning to realise the value of doing research through publicly available information for legally related purposes, but when you’re talking about actually trying to bring that information into court as evidence, there are additional considerations,” says Alexa Koenig at the HRC.
Stanley Lubman writes for The Wall Street Journal (November 7, 2016) on Reform needed in how Chinese judges think: “Wrongful convictions are well-known examples of some of the egregious problems in the criminal justice system. Professor He Jiahong, of Renmin University in Beijing, documents a number of wrongful convictions, such as the case of one man executed for the murder of a woman who was discovered to be alive six years later.”
Announcement of the 2017 Miller Institute-ASIL Fellowship Recipients
Lydia Sinkus (JD ’17) and Vittorio Davide De Medici-Rodrigues (JSD ’18) are the 2017 recipients of the Miller Institute-American Society of International Law Student Fellowship. The Fellowship, established in 2012, funds the participation of a Berkeley Law student to attend the annual meeting of the American Society of International Law (ASIL) in Washington DC. This year, in collaboration with Berkeley Law’s Advanced Degree Program Office, we are able to sponsor tw0 students to attend the April 2017 meeting in Washington DC.
Berkeley International Law Faculty in the News – September 2016
Katerina Linos (with Tom Pegram) writes for The Washington Post (September 29, 2016) on “Strong words make treaties more effective. So is the Paris climate accord worded too flexibly?”: “[D]evising multilateral agreements is painstaking work. Typically, negotiators from hundreds of states deliberate for many years. Any agreement they reach often involves major compromises, which means provisions that experts consider important tend to be watered down. Nowhere is this more apparent than the case of the Paris Climate Change Accords. To break decades of multilateral gridlock on climate change, negotiators followed the mantra don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good.”
Kim Thuy Seelinger quoted by The Guardian (September 18, 2016) on ‘I told my story face to face with Habré’: Courageous rape survivors make history: “It went from a case where there was zero sexual violence in the charging recommended by the investigating judges to a verdict that was really heavy with sexual violence,” Seelinger says. “It’s great, it’s astounding, and it’s quite dramatic in terms of international jurisprudence.”
Roxanna Altholz interviewed by The New York Times (September 10, 2016) on The secret history of Colombia’s paramilitaries and the U.S. War on Drugs: “It’s crazy,” said Roxanna Altholz, the associate director of the International Human Rights Law Clinic at the University of California, Berkeley, who represents the Henríquezes. “These individuals are the worst of the worst. They are drug lords and war criminals. Why should they be getting any benefits?”
Berkeley International Law Faculty in the News – July 2016
Eric Stover and Alexa Koenig interviewed by KQED-FM (July 29, 2016) on Prosecuting war criminals in the era of the war on terror:
Eric Stover: “Before you can have a trial, you actually need to have an accused. So, how do you go after those war crime suspects? And when you look at the post-9/11 environment, going after suspected terrorists, how did the United States conduct that pursuit? And was it illegal?”
Alexa Koenig: “How do you actually muster the political will to have countries aid and search for these individuals, or when they are–as our book is called–hiding in plain sight, when they’re right in front of us? How do you break down the political protections around them to make them vulnerable enough to get them into courts?”
Alexa Koenig, Eric Stover and Victor Peskin write for Foreign Affairs (July 13, 2016) on Arrest Bashir: “In 2009, the ICC issued an arrest warrant for the Sudanese leader for crimes against humanity, including the killing of 300,000 people and the displacement of 2.5 million more in Darfur. A year later, the court added the charge of genocide. Since then, Bashir has made more than 75 trips to nearly 30 countries, including to seven states that are members of the ICC and are therefore legally obligated to arrest him.”
Alexa Koenig interviewed by PBS: The Open Mind (July 2, 2016) on Genocide with impunity: “One thing that you realize when you look at the arc of justice from, say, the 1940s to the present day, is that sometimes it takes 20-30 years to actually get the highest level people to be accountable for their crimes.”
Jamie O’Connell Named Fulbright Scholar
Congratulations to Jamie O’Connell, Miller Institute Senior Fellow and Berkeley Law Lecturer in Residence, who has been selected as a Fulbright Senior Scholar for Spain. He will teach at the University of Valencia School of Law for the 2016-17 academic year.
Berkeley International Law Faculty in the News — May 2016
Stanley Lubman writes for The Wall Street Journal (May 25, 2016) on China’s new law on international NGOs—and questions about legal reform: The thrust of the new law is very clear: It is consistent with a vigorous neo-Maoist campaign launched by President Xi Jinping against foreign ideologies and other influences on Chinese social and political development, and is intended to strengthen control by the Chinese Communist Party over Chinese society.
Jamie O’Connell quoted by Al-Monitor (May 17, 2016) on Will Turkey let UN officials snoop in the southeast?: “ Even [US President Barack] Obama saying something wouldn’t transform a government’s behavior,” said Jamie O’Connell, a senior fellow at the University of California, Berkeley law school. “But the difference between leading rights groups like Amnesty [International] or Human Rights Watch making such comments and a UN official doing so is considerable,” he told Al-Monitor in an interview.
Berkeley International Law Faculty in the News — April 2016
Stanley Lubman writes for The Wall Street Journal (April 19, 2016) on Political psychiatry: How China uses ‘Ankang’ hospitals to silence dissent: “Notably, human rights groups have long charged that one of the crudest examples of illegality in Chinese criminal procedure is the political use of psychiatry to detain, imprison, and forcibly medicate dissidents and activists.”
Roxanna Altholz interviewed by USA Today (April 15, 2016) on Killings, deaths at the border: “We are alleging that the United States used excessive force against Anastasio Hernandez Rojas, that agents tortured Anastasio Rojas, and that the investigation was delayed and that it lacked impartiality and independence. That’s the core of our case against the United States.”
Roxanna Altholz quoted in Salon (April 8, 2016) on Death on the border: Family suing US for “torturing and killing” Latino father at California-Mexico line, botching investigation: “Unless the United States holds agents accountable for excessive use of force, they are allowing them to continue committing these crimes; they are signaling that violence against the most disenfranchised and vulnerable members of our community is permissible.”
Victory for International Human Rights Law Clinic
The International Human Rights Law Clinic and Roxanna Altholz are celebrating another major victory. On March 14, a federal judge granted victims of Colombian paramilitary leader Hernan Giraldo Serna the right to participate in the accused’s criminal proceedings.
Read the article on the Berkeley Law website.
Congratulations to Katerina Linos
Katerina Linos has been named to the Board of Editors of the American Journal of International Law for a four-year term.
Support for Student Travel to ASIL Annual Meeting
The Miller Institute for Global Challenges and the Law established the Miller Institute-American Society of International Law Student Fellowship in 2012 to fund the participation of a Berkeley Law student to attend the annual meeting of the American Society of International Law in Washington, DC. This year, in collaboration with Berkeley Law’s Advanced Degree Programs Office, we were able to sponsor one student from the JD and JSD programs to attend the April 2016 meeting.
Jessica Caplin (JD ‘16)
Jessica is Co-Director of the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP). She is currently working with the Human Rights Center on a project investigating trafficking of urban refugees in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.
Ivana Stradner (JSD ‘16)
Ivana’s major legal interest concerns the amalgamation of international law and international security – a result of global, European, regional and local issues which influenced her while growing up in Serbia. After finishing her JSD, she plans to return to Serbia to teach international law and establish the Legal Clinic for National Security Law.
Saira Mohamed Joins ASIL Executive Council
Saira Mohamed has been nominated to join the Executive Council of the American Society of International Law (ASIL) in April. The Executive Council is the chief governing body of ASIL and oversees adoption of regulations, appropriation of money, the Society’s publications, and other activities. Saira will co-chair the 2017 Annual Meeting Program for the American Society of International Law and looks forward to the chance to work with former Berkeley Law professors and Executive Council members David Caron and Andrew Guzman again.
Her paper on “Leadership Crimes” has been selected for the fifth annual Junior Faculty Forum in International Law, to be held this summer at NYU. The Forum is “closely modeled on the Yale/Stanford Junior Faculty Forum”; it pairs each junior faculty member who is selected to present with a senior scholar in the field who comments on the paper.
Berkeley International Law Faculty in the News — March 2016
Roxanna Altholz quoted in HuffPost Politics (March 31, 2016) on Family seeks justice at human rights panel for man who died after border patrol altercation: “Part of this effort is to expose for the first time the very serious problems in the criminal investigation,” Roxanna Altholz of International Human Rights Law Clinic told reporters. “Not just the excessive use of force that ended Anastasio’s life, and not just the allegations of torture, but also the problems with the way these cases are investigated.”
Roxanna Altholz interviewed by Los Angeles Times (March 30, 2016) on Family asks multinational human rights panel for help in taser death at border in San Diego: “This is also an opportunity for the US to reform its criminal justice system and ensure these kinds of violations aren’t repeated,” Altholz said in a telephone interview.
Roxanna Altholz interviewed by Democracy Now! (March 30, 2016) on Family of Mexican man “tortured & killed” by US Border agents seeks justice at international tribunal: “We are submitting this suit to prevent the US government from sweeping this horrific crime under the rug, and to ensure that the United States is held accountable for violence and impunity at the border.”
Stanley Lubman writes for The Wall Street Journal (March 11, 2016) on China’s highest court eyes judicial reform, while a lawyer criticizes TV confessions: Mr. Zhu has criticized the common practice of using televised confessions, which are used “to humiliate human rights advocates, lawyers” and others as part of the current crackdown launched by President Xi Jinping. Dozens of televised confessions have recently been broadcast before court proceedings by persons detained for stirring up trouble, corruption and endangering state secrets.
Berkeley International Law Faculty in the News — February 2016
Alexa Koenig and Eric Stover write for Salon (Feb. 25, 2016) on “When I returned home, it was another hell”: Now’s the time to talk about what we do after Guantánamo: Right now, as we take first steps toward finally closing Guantánamo, we have a choice: Do we continue to transfer individuals with little to no social, economic or psychological support, leaving them desperate for a productive future? Or do we make a relatively tiny investment in their future to set them on a path toward productivity? Even as Guantánamo finally and rightfully closes, the damage endures—as does our responsibility.
Kim Thuy Seelinger quoted in The Guardian (Feb. 8, 2016) on Defense lawyers begin summing up in Hissène Habré war crimes trial: “We are glad at least that it seems our submission will influence the court’s work indirectly,” said Kim Thuy Seelinger, director of the sexual violence programme at the Human Rights Center at the University of California, Berkeley, who led the team that drew up the brief.
Berkeley International Law Faculty in the News — January 2016
Stanley Lubman writes for The Wall Street Journal, China RealTime blog (Jan. 23, 2016) on Beijing’s war on rights lawyers and activists continues: “The current crackdown appears to be a continuation of relentless pressure by Beijing to expand its authoritarian rule, which makes any of its invocations of the rule of law a travesty.”
Richard Weir (’16) Awarded Human Rights Watch Fellowship
Richard Weir (’16) has been awarded the 2016-2017 Human Rights Watch (HRW) Alan R. and Barbara D. Finberg Fellowship. The Finberg Fellowship — HRW’s only position open to all US law students — is known as the Supreme Court clerkship for human rights professionals. “It’s the golden ticket,” said Laurel Fletcher, clinical professor of law and director of Berkeley Law’s International Human Rights Law Clinic. “Being able to start your career at Human Rights Watch straight out of law school is a phenomenal opportunity.”
Richard was also the 2015 recipient of the Miller Institute-ASIL Student Fellowship.
To read more about on Richard’s award, click here.


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If you’re visiting Echuca Moama and want to ride a bike, here’s some local recommendations of trails, tracks and coffee destinations!
1. Echuca Scenic Trail
The Echuca Scenic Trail is a 5km loop that begins just near Victoria Park, Crofton Street. It’s a popular walking and cycling track with locals and visitors, and a great way to enjoy some of Echuca Moama’s nature based attractions. With great views of the Murray and Campaspe Rivers (which meet at around the half way point), this is one of Echuca’s most relaxing and rejuvenating places to cycle. At the completion of the loop you might like to treat yourself to a coffee at the Sweet Meadow, or an ice-cream at the Port Ice-Creamery – both are in High Street, and are both a favourite of David’s.
2. St Anne’s Winery & 3 Black Sheep Moama
St Anne’s Winery and the 3 Black Sheep are both found just off Perricoota Road in Moama. Your ride begins at the Echuca Visitor Centre. Cycle over the Bridge into Moama – take a detour to the left to Moama Beach, or to the right to Horseshoe Lagoon. Meander your way through the back streets to Perricoota Road and cycle a few kilometres out to 3 Black Sheep. This is a fantastic little café and restaurant serving great coffee and excellent food. The next stop, a kilometre away is St Anne’s, Moama’s award winning winery and cellar door. Enjoy a free wine tasting, or a delicious cheese platter, before cycling back to Moama. This trip is around 10km. It involves minimal riding on the road, a great ride on a standard bike or E-bike.
3. Riverbank Restaurant & Café
Riverbank Restaurant is Moama’s newest restaurant and it’s getting fabulous reviews. We recommend jumping on your bike and cycling over the bridge to Moama. Prior to the roundabout do a u-turn at the Kerrabee Sound Shell Park, and take the cycling/walking track under the bridge up to Shaw Street. Cycle past the Moama Bowling Club on your left, and follow Shaw street until it becomes Holmes Street. Continue until you reach Edwards Street, turn left. Then take the first right into Old Barmah Road. Continue on past Discovery Park on your right, to Moama Waters. Riverbank is nestled on the river bank at Moama Waters holiday park. Cycle through the entrance and keep going, and you won’t miss it. Reward yourself with coffee, and morning tea or lunch. Riverbank has a great menu, and a fantastic cake range. Their coffee gets a big tick as well. Check opening days/times before cycling to Riverbank.
“This ride has it all – sealed roads, bush scenery and fantastic Murray river views when you arrive. Stay a while and then enjoy meandering back to Echuca.”
Round trip is approximately 10kms. A very comfortable ride on an E-bike or standard bike. Bookings at Riverbank recommended.
4. Banuyle Forest Ride
Commencing behind the Echuca Visitor Centre, find a path that takes you towards the historic Echuca Moama Bridge. There’s a maze of tracks and trails in the Banyule Forest area. A favourite of David’s is riding the single track on an electric mountain bike, alongside the banks of the Murray River, to Chinamen’s bend where you can relax on the sand bank on the river edge, and take in the river views. This is where the Stand Up Paddle Boarders (SUP) start their journey down the Murray River. Relax a while, before heading back up Middle Track to Pakenham Street. Or just prior to Pakenham Street, turn right onto the levee bank track and cycle back to the Echuca Visitor Centre. Then, take your pick from a variety of coffee locations in the Port of Echuca Area. David is partial to the brew at the Black Pudding in High Street.
5. Campaspe River Ride
Your ride begins at Lions Park, Campaspe Esplanade just off Ogilvie Avenue. Lions Park is a popular picnic spot beside the Campaspe River and is also where parkrun is held on Saturday mornings. Follow the meandering Campaspe River on a sealed path and cycleway. Make sure your bike bell is working as you’re sure to encounter plenty of walkers and joggers. You’ll also see people on bikes, e-bikes, scooters and skates. The path follows the river through natural bushland. You’ll notice two footbridges providing linkages across the river into the township.
Once you reach the Warren Street Bridge you have the 3 options. You can cross the Campaspe River and follow the trail along the east side of the river, behind the shops and businesses in High street, before crossing back over the Anstruther Street footbridge. Or turn left and cycle to the Northern Highway, left again at Butchers Street and ride back to the Campaspe river track, and up to Lions Park. The third option is to cycle back the way you’ve just come. This is an easy 5km ride.
See if you can spot the possum glider boxes, listen for the sounds of the birds and enjoy the natural bush scenery. When you finish your ride it’s a quick cycle up towards the Northern Highway to the Moama Bakery (yes, in Echuca!) in the Crossenvale Village complex, where you can enjoy a coffee and an extensive selection of mouth watering bakery items.
Need more information on where to ride?
Contact David on 0490 048 239 or send a message to firstname.lastname@example.org David can provide more ideas on where to ride in Echuca Moama and other holiday activities. There’s endless things to do in Echuca Moama to make your holiday one to remember! David also provides a free map to help you find your way. Jump on a bike, go further, see more and enjoy more!
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Hailee Steinfeld Drops Video For �Afterlife� Song From �Dickinson�
Hailee Steinfeld has released the music video for her song “Afterlife,” which is featured in her upcoming Apple TV+ series Dickinson.
The 22-year-old Oscar-nominated entertainer drew inspiration from her character, Emily Dickinson, and the themes and ideas in many of her literary works, such as death and mortality. The music video was directed by Hannah Lux Davis, who frequently collaborates with Ariana Grande.
Dickinson is a half-hour comedy series that will premiere when Apple TV+ launches later this year.
The video features Hailee in a corset that keeps getting squeezed around her, which the singer says was to show “how Emily in particular felt constricted and stifled.”
It also shows Hailee wearing a ruffled red dress in the countryside, in an attic surrounded by Victorian-style dancers and sporting a top hat and white men’s shirt.
Dickinson debuts on Apple TV+ on November 1st.

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Courtesy of Zeitgeist Films
Come on, admit it, you miss going to the movies. The $15 ticket price on a Saturday night, the $8.75 bag of popcorn, the enormous plastic cups of soda that invariably get spilled and the resulting sticky floors. The blaring pre-event “feature,” usually an infomercial for pre-teen-favorite websites and TV shows, blasting at top volume. Followed by endless coming-attractions trailers (Tom Cruise! Margot Robbie! Those adorable Trolls!). And finally, the feature film itself. Summertime at the multiplex wouldn’t be the same without SpongeBob Squarepants 3, Top Gun: Maverick, or My Spy, with the delightful Dave Bautista.
See what we’ve been missing out on?
Of course, there are other options for stuck-at-home, movie-loving audiences bewildered by conflicting shelter-in-place orders and confusing reopening-for-business schedules during the current pandemic. Seemingly every company that has anything to do with motion-picture entertainment has its own customized streaming platform these days, bringing movies to suit every conceivable demographic slice of the market, as an alternative to “temporarily closed” theaters.
But the Berkeley Art Museum Pacific Film Archive is different. BAMPFA’s “Watch from Home” program, which began streaming April 14 with the art-history documentary Beyond the Visible: Hilma Af Klint, takes aim, naturally, at the higher reaches of the cinematic universe. In keeping with its reputation as one of the world’s most-prestigious film museums, the Berkeley-based Archive is partnering with an impressive roster of releasing companies to bring its special brand of indie, foreign, classic and art titles to subscribers, for a fee—in most cases $12 for three days of access (BAMPFA typically splits the ticket price 50-50 with distributors).
According to BAMPFA media relations manager A.J. Fox, the Archive is currently offering product from Kino Lorber, Zeitgeist Films, Magnolia Pictures, Film Movement, Rialto Pictures, Juno Films, Neon Films, Arbelos, Icarus Films, Grasshopper Films, Argot Pictures and Milestone Films—with the possibility of additional releases to come.
No one knows more about the museum’s new streaming offerings than co-interim director Susan Oxtoby, who together with her fellow curators got Watch from Home up and running beginning in mid-April, under all-too-familiar lockdown conditions.
“It’s like learning to walk again,” says Oxtoby, who works from her East Bay home while the museum is closed for the interim. “We were presenting 500 programs a year, and our job now is to carry forward that tradition,” now necessarily scaled down in the absence of daily-change live presentation.
The museum’s website (BAMPFA.org) currently lists 18 films, chosen by the curators, for rent from its partners. These titles will eventually be rotated out gradually, to be replaced by different films in the same vein—a mixture of the new and the classic, with the emphasis on independent work. Nothing from the so-called “majors.” The films are supported by layers of extra features online, including live-stream talks and directorial spotlights, with the goal of continuing the Archive’s long-standing mission of fostering “thoughtful conversations on film.” Users would follow a special link to the appropriate film’s purchase page, with the rental proceeds split between the releaser and BAMPFA.
So Many Choices, So Little Time
The roster of rental streaming choices has the look of a typical BAMPFA schedule from the Before Time, when ticket buyers gathered in the museum’s auditorium. There are three historical dramas from Hungarian director Istvan Szabó (Colonel Redl, Mephisto and Confidence). A classic French film noir: Jules Dassin’s Rififi. One film each by two of the Archive’s all-time most popular auteurs (Jean-Luc Godard’s Band of Outsiders and Béla Tarr’s Sátántangó). A documentary on the Black experience: Dawn Porter’s John Lewis: Good Trouble. A socially conscious drama from renowned British filmmaker Ken Loach (2019’s Sorry We Missed You). A World War II character study from contemporary Russian director Kantemir Balagov: Beanpole.
Also: The Grey Fox, a rarely seen 1982 indie drama by Canadian director Philip Borsos, starring real-life stunt-rider-turned-actor Richard Farnsworth. A clutch of Chilean docs by the director of The Battle of Chile, filmmaker Patricio Guzmán: Nostalgia for the Light, The Pearl Button and The Cordillera of Dreams. Ursula von Rydingsvard: Into Her Own, a documentary on the German-American sculptor, by cinematographer-turned-director Daniel Traub. And a documentary profile of the late Pauline Kael, a woman who meant everything to BAMPFA and the city of Berkeley, as the early touchstones for her career as America’s most notorious film critic. What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael, is written and directed by Rob Garver and distributed by Juno Films.
Spaceship Earth tells the documentary story of a group of “science hippies” who met in San Francisco’s Haight Ashbury in the ’60s, moved to New Mexico and then Oakland before building their own sea-going ship and sailing around the world, and eventually gravitated toward an attention-grabbing, large-scale experiment. In 1991, eight members of the “cult”—none of whom reportedly used drugs or alcohol—went into a huge “biosphere” they had built in the Arizona desert. The goal was for them to live in the closed-system, sealed atmosphere for as long as possible, inside their own mini-replica of the Earth—a test of long-term sustainability. How does it all work out? Matt Wolf’s 2020 doc, released by Neon, is as suspenseful as any sci-fi spectacle.
Chilean exile writer-director Patricio Guzmán’s three-part epic documentary The Battle of Chile (1975–79) shows how his beloved Latin American homeland descended into right-wing barbarism in the 1970s under the Pinochet military junta. Guzmán has played variations on that sad theme ever since (see Nostalgia for the Light and The Pearl Button, also on the BAMPFA streaming playlist). The Cordillera of Dreams (2019) is his latest, a beautifully shot, thoroughly melancholy meditation on Chile as it is today, still “dreaming” of the society that used to be before the golpe (coup), with the majestic, treacherous Andes mountain range as metaphor. One of Guzmán’s guides is Pablo Salas, a free-thinking videographer who somehow avoided being “disappeared”—he stayed in Chile and still records street demonstrations, adding to his large library of footage, an invaluable record of the people’s resistance. Cordillera of Dreams is distributed by Icarus Films.
Corneliu Porumboiu’s The Whistlers (2019) marks a departure for the director, one of the leading lights of the recent “Romanian New Wave.” Instead of revisiting the Eastern European settings of 12:08 East of Bucharest; Police, Adjective and his other politically tinged dramas, Porumboiu follows his undercover police detective protagonist Cristi (played by Vlad Ivanov) to La Gomera in the Spanish-speaking Canary Islands for a sardonic tale of international crime, complete with a femme fatale (Catrinel Marlon), a mocking motel keeper hung up on opera records (George Pistereanu), a Spanish drug ring and el silbo gomero, the islanders’ whistled secret language. The plot contains enough twists and red herrings to confuse the casual viewer, but that’s probably the director’s point. Deadpan verbal humor reigns, along with a slow-but-steady accumulation of gunshot victims. Sample dialogue: “You trying to drive guests away with this music (a Maria Callas aria)?” “No, trying to educate them.” Presented by Magnolia Pictures.
Portrait of the Artist
Hilma af Klint is not exactly a household name in the visual-art world. The Swedish artist (1862–1944) grew up in an aristocratic family of naval architects and based her paintings on her studies of “atoms in the universe” and her spiritual investigations into theosophy and anthroposophy. Dismissed in her time for the seeming obscurity of her vision as well as for the fact that she was a woman in a European fine-art milieu dominated by men, Klint is generally recognized today as the first abstract painter. Director Halina Dyrschka’s 2019 documentary Beyond the Visible: Hilma af Klint treats us to a deep-ish examination of orderly geometric musings from the artist’s prodigious output—color fields, whimsical diagrams, nature studies and Klint’s dynamic, late-period works devoted to the subject of water. Although New York’s Museum of Modern Art evidently has had its doubts about the importance of Klint’s oeuvre, a growing body of contemporary art historians consider her the forerunner to such modern masters as Piet Mondrian, Wassily Kandinsky and Andy Warhol. Beyond the Visible is a Zeitgeist Films release.
Extra Added Attractions
There are special, streaming perks for BAMPFA members, including free films such as Mikhail Kalatozov’s live-wire 1964 dramatized portrait of revolutionary Cuba, I Am Cuba (June 20–21) and Henri-Georges Clouzot’s The Mystery of Picasso, an irresistible portrait of the artist at work, spontaneously drawing pictures with a marker and oil paints in front of Clouzot’s camera. The Picasso doc played in May, but there are plans to keep adding other member freebies in the coming months.
Also highly recommended for stay-at-home aficionados is the online essay “Charm Offensive: The Films of Warren Sonbert,” a tribute by writer Max Goldberg to Sonbert, the late San Francisco creator of a series of magical, mystical shorts. Goldberg’s essay is part of the museum’s “Out of the Vault” project. Another pop-cultural treasure at your fingertips: “Off the Shelves: Pauline Kael and the Berkeley Cinema Guild,” an appreciation of Berkeley’s legendary film critic and movie-house operator Kael, by BAMPFA research associate Jason Sanders. The Sonbert and Kael texts are just a small taste of the Archive’s voluminous holdings, now largely accessible from home. Hint to programmers: how about a mini-retrospective of Sonbert’s short films, or a tribute to the massively influential Kael in the form of a series of her favorite films?
CineFiles for Cinephiles
And then there’s CineFiles, an ongoing project of the museum’s Film Library and Study Center, likewise available online. With the newly revamped CineFiles, film fanatics who want to learn more can look at reviews, press kits, program notes from film festivals and Archive screenings, and other documents related to Archive-inflected movies. CineFiles listings are elaborately cross-referenced, for those late-night excursions when you absolutely, positively have to get the lowdown on, say, Paris Is Burning, Jennie Livingston’s documentary on the 1980s New York City drag scene.
Lots of people assume the Archive could just open its vaults and live off the accumulated hoard of its vast holdings, without looking outside, thus obviating the need to rent titles from other sources. “It isn’t quite that easy,” cautions A. J. Fox. Many of the movies in BAMPFA’s warehouses are fragile prints subject to varying degrees of rot and degradation, the notorious “inherent vice” of the art form in its purest state, à la highly flammable nitrate stock. The way to make BAMPFA’s stash more available to the public would be to digitize each and every film—an expensive, time-consuming project. So don’t expect to be able to browse through the Archive’s complete collection anytime soon.
It all boils down to this: duplicating the complete BAMPFA “shared entertainment experience” at home on your computer screen or home video setup is doable, but at best it’s a rough approximation. There’s really no substitute for watching a rare film restoration in the Archive’s screening room, with the filmmaker in person taking questions from the audience. Or enjoying a Japanese silent drama—for instance, director Gosho Heinosuke’s Taishō-era romance The Dancing Girl of Izu, accompanied by live performers vocalizing and playing traditional instruments. Susan Oxtoby realizes this. “We miss being together, sharing films with an audience.”
However, a significant part of the total package can be replicated online, with no physical distance barrier. Offers Oxtoby: “We have the potential to reach a broader audience with streaming.” So there’s an arguable upside to the pandemic for fans of classic, indie, foreign and documentary film. While we wait out the virus, the germ of cinematic creativity continues to thrive in public view. All you have to know is where to look for it.

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I woke to the morning,
still lost to last night's darkness,
the endless sound of dripping rain
falling outside my windowsill.
I cursed this prelude,
folded the pillow around my head,
searched in its warm comfort for a dream I could ride.
Just give me a reason, I thought
an inspiration, a purpose
a way to face the rain.
I lay listening for an answer,
hearing nothing but the percussion
of the steady pitter-pattering drops
against the windows and gutters.
Then the wind,
as it whistled through the trees
brought in the tenor of a horn section,
strummed the chains of the porch swing,
and drummed a branch on the roof.
Nature's symphony rose in crescendo,
just to fall,
until only the faint sounds
played in piano,
an overture to a rending thunderclap,
the climax to natures composition.
I lost myself in the music of the morning
and in its beauty found my inspiration.
Joey Jones 2013
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July 12, 2002, around 1:00 pm
This was my second high point of the day. I had reached Charles Mound, Illinois early that morning and made it to Hawkeye Point at around 1:30 or so. As you can see on the map, there is a marker showing the elevation of 1670 ft. This is in the wrong place on my map program (Microsoft Streets and Trips). Since I was following the directions to that point, I drove around a bit, originally taking 120th St. After realizing that the map point was completely inaccessible because it was in the middle of a field, and knowing that it was supposed to be on someone’s farm, I stopped at a farm and asked directions.
If you’ve seen a picture of me, it’s fairly obvious that my long-haired hippy look doesn’t fit in all that well as un upstate Iowa farm boy. The farmer that gave me directions didn’t even have to ask me what I wanted, he simply asked if I was looking for the high point and pointed out the water tower that sits near it.
I was only a couple minutes away from the farm. I drove up to the farm (a very nice little farm) and saw the sign on the north side of the water tower that says “Hawkeye Point 1/8 mile south”. I grabbed my camera and tripod and walked down the path toward the trough where the high point is. The highpoint is completely surrounded by corn fields and farms for as far as the eye can see. I snapped a few shots, signed the registry and headed back to the car. I was hoping to make it to Nebraska’s Panorama Point before nightfall (I didn’t make it and had to stop by there at another time).


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Tuesday, August 4, 2015
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Saturday, August 1, 2015
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It was two weeks after the Sandra Bland incident before I watched the dash cam video. Lately I feel bombarded by examples of how awful people are every time I go on-line, and sometimes I feel like I am only one more example away from never being able to get out of bed again; therefore, I often find it necessary to self-protect... to not click the link about the Presidential hopeful who publicly terrorized a senator, the article about how congress is trying to defund Planned Parenthood through a trucking bill, or the post about how someone thinks the Confederate flag/American Civil War had nothing to do with slavery.
Eventually my need to self-protect was trumped by my need to be informed, and I watched the Sandra Bland traffic stop. There is no question in my mind that State Trooper Brian Encinia behaved unprofessionally; additionally, I find it difficult to come up with an explanation for his behavior other than a combination of racism and a preoccupation with power. If you do not feel that Encinia behaved inappropriately, then I highly recommend you watch this video by The Young Turks which does a great job of explaining what was improper about the traffic stop.
All that said, I feel that every aspect of the Sandra Bland case has been thoroughly discussed, except one. I absolutely think it is possible for someone to be murdered in prison and for it to be made to look like a suicide; I also do not feel that it is a stretch to consider that someone in law enforcement would murder Bland because of all the "noise" she was making about the traffic stop and arrest. However, it further troubles me that such a significant number of people discount the possibility that Bland did kill herself; as someone who has questioned many times how it is possible to appreciate life when it can be so horrible, I see that it is quite possible that her death was a suicide.
Bland undoubtedly had more history with depression than she reported on her intake form. Most people with depression do not talk/write about it openly, and even those that do, they still keep a lot to themselves. No matter how close you are to someone, and how well you think you know them, there are plenty of things that they are not sharing; this is significantly more true of people who suffer from a mental illness. People with mental illnesses know that if you don't suffer from their mental illness, there is a limited amount of understanding that you will be able to provide; often it seems best to filter our thoughts as to not be looked upon as "crazy." It is entirely possible, dare I say, likely, that Bland's family and friends had no idea how depressed she was; even the people closest to us rarely know the extent of our dark thoughts. If I find humanity this depressing, I can only imagine how much worse I would feel if I belonged to a racial group that is regularly a target of some of the worst kinds of people. Add to that, being assaulted by a person in a position in power because of a traffic incident, and it is difficult for me to imagine a person with a history of depression and suicide not questioning whether she wants to live anymore. Even strong people are sometimes weak.
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Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Mickey Rourke's dog R.I.P.
Mickey Rourke's precious pup Loki died yesterday of old age. The dog was 18 years old, which is OLD in dog years. Rourke has thanked his dog all season long, sometimes hinting that his dog was his best and only friend. How sad. I surely know that Loki will be proud if Mr. Rourke wins his oscar on Sunday. RIP puppy!

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College of Music Program Book 2011-2012: Student Performances, Volume 2 Page: 13
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The French composer Claude Debussy (1862-1918) was one of the most important
composers of his time, particularly considering his harmonic innovation and the
extensive influence it had on other composers. He entered the Paris Conservatoire
at the age of ten, initially studying piano but later abandoning hopes of becoming a
virtuoso due to his inability to win apremierprix. He began composing and studied
with Ernest Guiraud. His music is often evocative of feelings or atmospheres,
creating images through his use of musical materials and then juxtaposing or
interrupting these materials. Often incorrectly labeled as "impressionist," Debussy
did draw great inspiration from visual art, but his music is most closely related to
symbolism; in the late 1880s he associated with a number of symbolist poets and
had similar aesthetic concerns.
The Sonate pour Flte, Alto, et Harpe is the second of three chambersonatas;
Debussy intended to write six in total, but the other three were not completed. The
sonatas are cyclic in design, clearly influenced by the cyclic works of Franck. In
each sonata the final movement is linked to the first by recalling a musical theme,
which is particularly evident and even clearly marked by Debussy in the score of the
Sonate pour Flute, Alto, etHarpe. Despite factors that slowed his creative work later
in life, a summer spent on the coast in 1915 prompted a prodigious compositional
output including both the first sonata (for cello and piano) and the second. The third
sonata (for violin and piano) was completed in 1917.
Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) studied at the Paris Conservatoire from 1919 until
1930 before embarking on his professional life as a composer, church organist, and
educator. After joining the faculty of the Paris Conservatoire in 1942 he taught
many soon-to-be-prominent composers including Boulez, Stockhausen, and Xenakis.
One of the most important French musicians of the twentieth century, Messiaen was
inspired by Debussy, Stravinsky, and Bart6k but developed a highly individualized
sound very early. In 1944 he wrote The Technique of My Musical Language, a
treatise in which he discusses his compositional language from rhythmic, melodic,
and harmonic points of view.
Messiaen's compositions were impacted by his Catholic faith, his interest in non-
European cultures, and the various techniques and influences he describes in his
treatise, including birdsong. Every spring for sixty years he transcribed birdsongs
from around the world for use in his compositions. Le Merle Noir (The Blackbird)
was commissioned in 1951 by the Paris Conservatoire to serve as the final exam
piece for the flute students. It includes Messiaen's techniques of nonretrogradable
rhythms, additive rhythms, modes of limited transposition, and the use of birdsong.
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Bible Explorations | Barry Ensign-George
Our new ‘now’
What was, what is, and the call of faithfulness | Read: Ezra 3:10–13, Nehemiah 8:1–12
Does it make you want to shout? Does it make you want to cry?
We live in a time of deep change in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). The PC(USA) that once was is no more, and this change brings joy to some and sorrow to others. Rejoicing and mourning, concern and hope, jumble together. Amid it all is the abiding call of God to live faithfully.
Celebration and mourning merge
Maybe our moment echoes that moment when the ancient people of God returned from exile in foreign lands and began to rebuild Jerusalem, at great cost. When the foundation of the new temple was finally completed, they celebrated with festival and worship: trumpets, cymbals, shouts of joy. Except not everyone celebrated. Those who remembered the old temple mourned, crying out.
But many . . . wept with a loud voice when they saw
this house, though many shouted aloud for joy, so
that the people could not distinguish the sound of the
joyful shout from the sound of the people’s weeping.
There is festival-worship and shouts of joy. And there is intense mourning. The sound of the two merges. Joy and mourning, triumph and weeping—both worship designed by careful planners and worship happening across their plans. All of it, real and honest. One inseparable from the other. One wonders: Did they listen to one another, celebrants and mourners?
How shall we live now?
Faced with a new reality, and living in the midst of circumstances not nearly so nice as what used to be their reality, the people of God needed to discern anew how to live faithfully. In order to do so, they turned to God and specifically to the word of God:
All the people gathered together into the square. . . .
They told the scribe Ezra to bring the book of the law of
Moses. . . . He read from it . . . [and] the Levites helped
the people to understand the law. (Neh. 8:1, 3, 7)
The word of God was read and proclaimed, and it had a dramatic impact:
And Nehemiah . . . said to all the people, “This day
is holy to the Lord your God; do not mourn or weep.”
For all the people wept when they heard the words of the law. Then he said to them, “Go your way, eat the fat and drink sweet wine and send portions of them to those for whom nothing is prepared, for this day is holy to our Lord; and do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.” (Neh. 8:9–10)
One wonders what spirituality allowed the people to be so open to God’s call that they wept when captured by a vision that so sharply contrasted with their lives?
The returned exiles wrestled with the word of God, seeking to understand what it meant to follow God faithfully in a new context. That didn’t keep them from making mistakes. Ezra and Nehemiah tell of the community’s decision, for instance, to require those who had married foreign spouses to divorce and send the spouse and children away (Ezra 9:10–10:44).
Still, in the midst of their mistakes, God was at work. The word of God read and proclaimed and lived—this is what would carry the people forward.
Our new ‘now’
Our General Assemblies are complex things. Often, I think, they produce a roar of sound in which shouts of joy and cries of mourning are mixed together and cannot be separated. Such is, I suspect, simply the way of things.
Clearly this year’s GA happens in a new now. We are not what we were—not what we were 50 years ago, not even what we were three or four years ago. In the midst of joy and mourning and everything in between, our task is to seek to live faithfully, following our Lord Jesus Christ.
The word of God is there for us as well. We will make mistakes now as we respond to God’s word, as they did then. May we get as much right now as they did then.
Barry Ensign-George serves as associate for theology in the office of Theology and Worship.


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We are back in that familiar place! … My favourite Italian restaurant (I cannot say it enough).. on a weekend.
How goooood it is, when close friends meet together over Prosciutto and Prosecco!
Those have got to be my two favourite P’s in the Italian vocab;P
Speaking of which, they do Prosecco by the glass at Nero Teca, so you can really pace yourself and get plastered nice and easy…
RM26.00 per glass
This is the Prosciutto Melon.
The story of Prosciutto is really the story of pigs, since it takes the best pigs eating the right foods to make a perfect ham!
(Ooo, which reminds me of a cartoon i read..)
How cute is that.. ?! 😛
Ahem.. as i was saying…
Prosciutto is an Italian ham that has been seasoned, salt-cured, and air-dried, but not smoked. It has a gorgeous salty meaty taste, offset by the sweetness of the melon… heaven!
Prosciutto Melon – RM34.00
This is the Carbonara. I love this carbonara because, it’s not too creamy, the pasta is rapturously al dente and the bacon is smoky, chunky and fatty. This is the soft chunky bacon sort as opposed to the streaky crispy thin bacon. I find the soft chunky sort absorbs the carbonara flavour so much more effectively. Pure art!
Eating is believing so… just come eat…
Spaghetti Carbonara – RM23.00
This is the Costina – fried pork ribs. Not for the faint hearted. Let me just warn you that this dish will not be of the ‘soft, fall off the bone pork ribs’ sort. Me, I order this when I am in a feisty mood, because the Costina will give you a good fight – meat is tougher and the smell of pork is strong. This does not make it any less good! Infact, I dare say, this is the way pork ribs should be eaten (bangs the table, spits and swears..) :P:P
Finally, no italian meal is complete without the Panna Cotta! An Italian invention – pure, simple, delightful cooked cream! Cool and soft and goes down easy… Do not leave without trying this!
Panna Cotta – RM14.00
Many flutes of Prosecco later, we stagger out the door and into the dark and starry night.. , happy to be alive and well…then we begin the long journey home:)
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Postal Abbreviation: NY
Natives: New Yorker
Population 2020: 20,201,249
Legal Driving Age: 18
(*17 w/ Drivers Ed.)
Age of Majority: 18
Median Age: 38
State Song: None
Median Household Income:$66,852
Mean Household Income:$92,816
Entered Union..... July 26, 1788 (11th)
Present Constitution Adopted: 1777
(last revised in 1938)
Nickname: Empire State
“Excelsior” (Ever upward)
Origin of Name:
Originally named New Netherlands
by Dutch. In 1664, the area was renamed by the British in honor of
the Duke of York.
AGRICULTURE: apples, cattle, corn,
eggs, grapes, flowers, fruit, milk, pears,
MINING: clays, salt, stone.
MANUFACTURING: book publishing,
chemicals, clothing, electronics, food
processing, instruments, machinery,
metals, paper products, printing, toys.
Total Area: 53,989 sq. miles
Land area: 47,224 sq. miles
Water Area: 6,765 sq. miles
Geographic Center: Madison
12 mi. S of Oneida and
26 mi. of Utica
Highest Point: Mount Marcy (5,344 ft.)
Lowest Point: Atlantic Ocean (sea level)
Highest Recorded Temp.: 108˚ F (7/22/1926)
Lowest Recorded Temp.: –52˚ F (2/18/1979
The eastern part of New York State is mountainous. The Adirondack mountains lie on the North Eastern part of the state. Its highest peak is Mount Marcy at 5,112 feet. The western part of the state is primarily flat, slowly descending into Lake Champlain. The Hudson River is the largest River in the state. The St. Lawrence forms 100 miles of the northern border. Part of Lakes Erie, Ontario, and Champlain are in the state. Long Island stretches 120 miles from the mouth of the Hudson into the Atlantic, creating a body of water known as the “Long Island Sound”.
New York, 8,398,748
New Rochelle, 78,742
Mount Vernon, 67,924
1524 Giovonni de Verrazano entered New York Bay.
1614 The first Dutch trading post was established near Albany.
1625 Dutch settler found the colony of New Netherlands. They pay the Indians 60 guilders for the island of Manhattan.
1664 Governor Stuyvesant surrendered New Amsterdam to the British who
rename the city New York.
1688 Huguenots settler establish New Rochelle, the home town of
1754 Kings College later renamed Columbia University is founded.
1776 The British defeated American troops at the battle of Long Island.
Lord Howe’s troops then occupied Long Island. A few days later Nathan
Hale was executed for being an American spy. In October British an
American forces fought to a draw at the Battle of White Plains.
1777 American forces won a decisive victory at the battle of Saratoga.
1783 Washington bid farewell to his troops in New York.
1787 Alexander Hamilton published the first volume in what became know as
the Federalist Papers.
1789 George Washington was inaugurated as the first President on the steps of
Federal Hall in New York.
1802 The US military academy, known as West Point was founded.
1807 Robert Fulton's steamboat Clermont sails from New York to Albany in 32
1812 American troops defeated the British in the Battle of Lake Champlain.
1825 The Erie Canal was opened.
1848 The first Women's Convention was held at Seneca Falls.
1863 Draft riots took place in New York that resulted in 1,000 casualties.
1899 President William McKinley was assassinated in Buffalo.
1904 The first subway opened in New York city.
1927 Charles Lindbergh flies to Paris from New York.
1929 Panic on the New York stock exchange launches the great depression.
1965 Black Nationalist Malcolm X was assassinated in New York.
1976 New York which on the brink of bankruptcy is aided by a federal loan
2001 Two planes hijacked by terrorist crash into the World Trade Center destroying both towers
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In 1848 Elizabeth Cady Stanton and four other women invited the public to the First Women's Rights Convention to discuss expanding the role of women in America
2)Fort Stanwix National Monument
For centuries, the Oneida Carrying Place, a six mile portage connecting the Mohawk River and Wood Creek, served as a vital link for those traveling by water from the ocean to the Great Lakes.
3) Saratoga National Historical Park
Here in the autumn of 1777, American forces met, defeated and forced a major British army to surrender. This crucial American victory in the Battle of Saratoga renewed patriots’ hopes for independence, secured essential foreign recognition and support, and forever changed the face of the world.
4)Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
Politics before the Civil War was a whirlwind of opposing interest groups. Martin Van Buren was able to unite those groups becoming president in 1837.
5)Home of Frankllin D Roosevelt
The first US Presidential Library was started by FDR here. Visit the Home of FDR and Presidential Library & Museum to learn about the only President elected to four terms.
6)Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
As president, Theodore Roosevelt created protections for ordinary citizens, began regulation of big business, and made the US a major force in international affairs. Yet one of the most important presidencies in America's history nearly didn't happen. See the place where a brief, emotional, and improvised ceremony in Buffalo, NY brought TR into office, and forever altered the nation.
7)Fire Island National Seashore
Fire Island has been a special place for diverse plants, animals and people for centuries. Far from the sounds and pressures of nearby big-city life, Fire Island National Seashore's dynamic barrier island beaches offer solitude and camaraderie, and spiritual renewal to civilization-weary people.
8)Statue of Liberty National Monument
The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World was a gift of friendship from the people of France to the people of the United States and is a universal symbol of freedom and democracy. The Statue of Liberty was dedicated on October 28, 1886, designated as a National Monument in 1924 and restored for her centennial on July 4, 1986.
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The final resting place of President Ulysses Simpson Grant and his wife, Julia, is the largest mausoleum in North America. It testifies to a people’s gratitude for the man who ended the bloodiest conflict in American history as Commanding General of the Union Army and then, as President of the United States, strove to heal a nation after a civil war and make rights for all citizens a reality.


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The importance of place and memory in preserving a people’s history are crucial to Diana Allan’s illuminating documentary. Still Life examines the role that a series of personal photos that survived the 1948 displacement play in the life of Said Ismael Otruk, an elderly Palestinian from Acre now living in exile in Lebanon. These images play a central role as Said recalls his childhood and the halcyon days of his youth. His memories are not always accurate, so he relies on the photographs he managed to take with him. They are images of young boys, of the port, of fishing boats and the sea.
Allan will also be showing clips from a work in progress.
Diana Allan is an anthropologist and filmmaker. Her most recent book, Refugees of the Revolution: Experiences of Palestinian Exile, explores the contingencies of nationalism and everyday survival in Shatila, a Palestinian refugee camp in Beirut. Diana is also the founder and co-director of the Nakba Archive, a testimonial project that has recorded over 650 interviews on film with first generation Palestinian refugees living in Lebanon.
Popcorn and drinks provided.
Presented by the Duke Human Rights Center at the Franklin Humanities Institute. Our series is coordinated with See/Think/Act which examines how visual culture intersects with human rights.
Co-sponsored by the Program in the Arts and the Moving Image, Duke Screen Society, Humanities Futures, the Human Rights Archive, the Trent Foundation, and AMES Present.


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The rain that slowed Tuesday morning’s commute is expected to end well before the drive home, but the rest of the week is expected to be soggy.
The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill forecasts a 60 percent chance of rain on both Thursday and Friday, beginning early Thursday morning and continuing through Friday night.
“No widespread severe weather is expected at this time but heavy rainfall is possible,” the weather service said.
Flooding concerns remain from northeastern Kansas to north central and northwestern Missouri.
Showers may continue into Saturday morning but the rest of the weekend should be dry, the weather service said.


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Take an ocean rafting tour with Captain Na Pali Adventures, Inc. off the coast of Kauai, Hawaii. About a dozen tourists travel to see dolphins, manta rays, and green sea turtles, then finish off the sightseeing by snorkeling at Nualolo Kai.
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Nick Lachey Profile
|Full Name:||Nick Lachey - Contact Nick Lachey|
|Birth Name:||Nicholas Scott Lachey|
|Date of Birth:||November 09, 1973|
|Place of Birth:||Harlan, Kentucky, USA|
|Relationships:||Kim Kardashian (stylist, June 2006), Vanessa Minnillo (models, 2006)|
|Brother(s):||Andrew John Lachey (younger, singer), Issac (half), Zac (adopted)|
|Sister(s):||Josie (step sister), Kaitlin (adopted)|
|Spouse:||Jessica Simpson (singer, October 26, 2002 - June 30, 2006)|
|Education:|| Graduated from School for Creative and Performing Arts, Cincinnati, Ohio|
Attended University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California majoring in acting
Attended Miami University, in Oxford, Ohio majoring in sports medicine
|Claim to Fame:||Member of 98 Degrees|
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CRANDON, Wis. – Leading drivers will battle it out for the big prize at the Big House this Labor Day weekend as TORC: The Off-Road Championship presented by AMSOIL returns to the legendary Crandon Int’l Off-Road Raceway for its exciting championship finale.
“Crandon’s the bad boy of off-road and everyone wants to be a part of it,” said double defending champion C.J. Greaves. “Crandon brings in everyone because it’s just plain fast: you’re doing 100 miles per hour through Turn 1, sideways. And then there’s the whole scene, the crazy crowds, bands going on at night, and the energy of tens of thousands of people going nuts.”
He is locked in a battle with his father for the PRO 4WD championship, as veteran racer Johnny Greaves seeks to reclaim the title. The two drivers have been in an exciting race all season long, with the younger Greaves now leading the standings by six points. A long shot is Showdown in Charlotte race winner Scott Douglas, who will be looking to return his AMSOIL PRO 4WD to the top of the box in Saturday’s season ender.
At least one championship title is assured for double defending champ CJ Greaves. He heads into the Saturday finale preparing for his PRO 2WD victory lap. Despite dogging his rival all season, Crandon local Keegan Kincaid is mathematically out of contention heading into his home event by a heartbreaking single point.
In the Atturo Tire PRO Light class, Kyle Hart is all but assured his first championship crown. As long as he takes the start on Saturday, he’ll lock up the title. The second-generation racer, who finished third in the championship last season, has had a successful second year of competition in the TORC Series’ fiercely competitive development class.
The TORC Series finale joins the 47th annual Off-Road World Championship weekend in Crandon, with PRO racing in four classes: the powerful, four-wheel drive PRO 4WD trucks, the 900 horsepower rear-wheel drive PRO 2WD machines, the fiercely competitive Atturo Tire PRO Lights, as well as a return of the PRO UTV division.
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A rickshaw plies at Albert Ekka Chowk in Ranchi on Wednesday. Picture by Hardeep Singh
Traffic police proposals do not interest the capital’s civic guardian Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC), if Mission Rickshaw is any indication.
The traffic department wanted to downsize the rickshaw population on Main Road, the city’s crucial road link, limiting them to 100 to reduce snarls on the 3km stretch.
Earlier this month, traffic police announced phasing out permit-less rickshaws, starting from Main Road in the first phase, traffic SP Rajiv Ranjan spearheading the drive.
He said he had sent a proposal to RMC after talking with its chief executive officer Manoj Kumar.
RMC’s role was to issue tokens to rickshaws as permits to ply and traffic department’s job to ensure they were being checked regularly.
Weeks down the line, the RMC remains unresponsive and the traffic SP “stranded”.
“Karna to main bahut kuch chahta hoon but koi sahiyog kare tab na (I want to do many things but only if people cooperate). If everyone does his work judiciously, half the city’s problems will be solved. It is almost a week and RMC can’t even come up with simple advertisements inviting rickshaw pullers to apply for permits,” Ranjan told The Telegraph.
RMC doesn’t even have any data on the number of rickshaws functioning in and around the city as the municipal body in the past 14 years did not care to keep track.
Mushrooming rickshaws and their uncontrolled movements apart, traffic SP maintained that RMC’s casual approach also poses a security threat.
“In every city, the administration or civic body maintains a track of vehicles in their area. But in Ranchi, neither the RMC nor anyone has data on how many rickshaws are plying. What if a dreaded criminal buys a rickshaw as a subterfuge? For the police, it will be difficult to track down the culprit if he commits a crime in the guise of a rickshaw puller,” Ranjan, a senior IPS, said.
He added his plan to allow only rickshaws with permits on road served a dual purpose.
“First, we would have proper data on who is plying on which route. Secondly, permit-only rickshaws will ease traffic. For example, on Main Road, we don’t need more than 100 rickshaws, but have over 200, which is one of the major reasons for traffic jams,” he said, adding Ranchi traffic police also conducted a survey with public works department (road) officials to demarcate separate lanes for rickshaws.
RMC CEO Manoj Kumar, when contacted, claimed he wasn’t aware of any formal proposal but conceded having talks with traffic SP in this regard. “If rickshaw pullers come to us we will start giving permits,” he said, without taking any more questions.
But, Mr CEO, why would rickshaw pullers go to you without knowing you will give permits?


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Group 4 Presentation
I really liked the issue this group presented. It’s an issue I was familiar with, but didn’t really tieback to journalism and the media. This group helped me to better understand how the words journalists choose to use are a reflection of society but also a catalyst for conversation. I personally don’t like the term undocumented Californians or undocumented citizens. I understand why it is offensive and politically incorrect. However, I’m very much against reverse discrimination. By making words and phrases politically incorrect, you create a sensitively among people and issues. Sometimes it is best to use a term directly as it is used rather than being careful all the time. People wouldn’t see a phrase as offensive if it wasn’t avoided so often. I really liked this presentation and the video.
Group 3 Presentation
This was the second presentation on citizen journalism. Rather than talking about how traditional journalists and citizen journalists are different, this group talked more about their relationship. News sources and media outlets need citizen journalists in today’s day and age. They need a high volume of information in a short amount of time, and don’t have the means to collect/produce content themselves. Not only do citizen journalists provide more content, but they also provide unique content. They go to the places journalists can’t go, and they tell the stories journalists can’t tell. Some of the best evidence of events and breaking news have come from citizen journalists. The Rodney King beating video was a great example of the power of citizen journalism. This group really explained the symbiotic relationship between traditional journalists and citizen journalists, but I think they should’ve talked about the challenges a bit more. .
Group 10 Presentation
When this group began their presentation, I thought I knew where I stood on the issue of under cover reporting. I’ve never been a proponent of it. I thought it was deceptive, illegal and unfair. However, this group helped me to better understand situations for which it may be necessary. I liked the historical examples this group provided. Overall, I see uncover reporting only okay in certain situations. It would need to benefit the public good or uncover a scandal in order for me to be okay with it. The discussion of “Black Like Me” was really interesting and something I had not heard of.
Group 9 Presentation
The presentation this group gave on accuracy in the field of journalism, truly did completely change my thinking. It’s like a light went off in my head. Dr. Rodgers is the one who asked the question which triggered this change of thinking. He said “Do you think readers would rather you be accurate, or the first one to tell news?” This answer seemed obvious when he asked, but not easy to find when the question has been asked before. I really liked the video this group shared about all of the times the media has gotten a story wrong. They have relied on each other for breaking news and have had to make mass apologies because of it. The best apologies are those which admit why the mistake truly occurred.
Group 7 Presentation
This was definitely the most unique issue presented. It’s one I felt wasn’t the most relevant to an ethics class because it requires a journalist to choose between his/her work and something else. However, I thought it was really interesting. I knew about the bystander effect and I figured the same was true of events where journalists are located. The examples this group used were really spot on. When I imagined myself in the position of the photographer taking the picture of the man falling to his death, I had a hard time knowing what I would do. On paper, I’d say I would save the guy rather than take the picture. But nobody knows what they would do if they were caught in the moment.
Kristen Morrell, Kmorrell30@gmail.com


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