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Performance occupies a space somewhere between literature, film, visual art, and music. It is like the physical manifestation of a poem or the extension of a painting beyond the frame and into time and motion. And like all of these media, when theater touches on such hot topics as religion, sexuality, or politics, emotions are inflamed and battle lines drawn.
We are in the thick of school theater production season and English teachers, as a rule, are working overtime with rehearsals and details and, unfortunately, sometimes defending the play they chose to produce. What’s a theater sponsor to do when their selection—even according to their school’s policy—is challenged? The NCTE Intellectual Freedom Center can help, but, a large part of that help will be working in collaboration with The Dramatists Legal Defense Fund whose database of challenges to plays is at least half full of school and university productions.
Amy VonVett of The Dramatists Legal Defense Fund wants you to know that DLDF, a vital resource when dealing with theatrical censorship, is here to advocate and to educate, and to make new resources available to you to let the show go on and to help you prepare students for an industry they may one day join. She notes, “We can offer advice, counsel, and an expert opinion on a range of topics dealing with censorship in the schools.” In particular, they offer, legal assistance.
Amy goes on to say,
Playwrights have only their words, and the advancement of our society relies on their unfettered expression.
In light of dwindling public funding for the arts, the DLDF advocates not only for writers, but for schools, students, theaters, audiences and the culture at large, all of whom are confronting censorship and other related issues of public import, including the diminishment of the public domain. The DLDF’s advocacy may take the form of letters, articles and lectures in public fora, intervention in litigation through amicus briefs and expert testimony, or finding affordable representation for those caught up in these disputes. [Note that the NCTE Intellectual Freedom Center stands ready to add support.]
The DLDF also educates students, faculty, administrators and school communities… yes, about free expression, but also about the importance to our society of an ever-expanding public domain and a proper administration of the copyright laws that serve to ensure it. And it can educate about the business standards that have evolved in the theater industry to protect the development and production of dramatic works. With its access to the Guild’s archives stretching back through one hundred years of theater history, and its ongoing relationship with the top theater writers in the country, the DLDF can help you augment your curriculum with a wide-range of printed and audio-visual materials, as well as online support and guest lecturers, to bring to your institution a fuller understanding of the theater business and the playwright’s vital role in it.
Look forward to Banned Books Week for a vibrant example of DLDF’s support for the theatrical arts: Banned Together, a celebration of songs and scenes from shows that have been censored or challenged on America’s stages. See the photo above with Christine Toy Johnson and Douglas Carter Beane performing.
Banned Together, which was created to raise awareness around issues of censorship and free expression in the theater, features performances of selections from Cabaret; Chicago; Almost, Maine; Rent; and Angels in America, among other notable works, with a libretto by John Weidman (Assassins, Pacific Overtures), and J.T Rogers (Blood and Gifts, Oslo).
2017’s Banned Together was performed in a record 16 cities across the U.S. during Banned Books Week, reaching over 1,000 people across the country including an audience of 250 people in the Ann Arbor production. SDC and PEN America partnered with Banned Together by offering financial and staff support in Seattle and Murfreesboro, TN. New York’s Banned Together was performed at Joe’s Pub to a sold out crowd of 170 people.
This year, Banned Together will be held on Monday, September 24th at 7PM at Joe’s Pub, NYC. Look for more information as next school year begins—it’s likely that Banned Together will be coming to a theater near you!
This is the year of the student and The Show Must Go On: A Toolkit for Organizing Against Theatre Censorship in Public Schools from the National Coalition Against Censorship offers great advice for students to make the difference in whether the show goes on or not. The guideline notes,
Today, in the United States, censorship controversies around performance most frequently occur in schools. Challenges to drama productions come from parents, community members, or school officials.
In these situations, students can effectively resist censorship. As school employees, teachers may be reluctant to oppose the decision of their principal or superintendent no matter how strongly they believe a particular play should be produced. Students, on the other hand, are free to defend their right to free access to educational materials and their right to artistic expression.
And, the organization offers two sample policies on selection of plays for production so you can check your school’s policy against these and/or work to develop a policy for the future.
Let the show go on!


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Day 1 is under my belt and I am ready for the long TT up Snow Bowl tomorrow.
Today was about blowing out the lungs via a short TT up Flagstaff’s Mars Hill. The climb leads to an observatory about 3/4 of a mile at an average grade of 9%. It starts out at about 4% and jumps almost immediately to 6% and then 8% within about 100 yards. As you hit the first turn it immediately jumps to 12-14% before tapering off for the finish.
With so many great riders here it wasn’t a surprise that we were all within a second of each other after the first field test, especially since its not long enough to put the big hurt on anyone.
What else is cool is that I found out that of the 24 riders here, about 1/2 have already gone to Europe in the last year for the US National team. I also found out I am the youngest rider here, so that’s kinda of cool. Most riders are at least 17 and more than half just turned 18 this year.
As for my results, I made the top 10 which was somewhat a disappointment for me, but I guess its ok since it was my first effort at altitude.
Tomorrow we head to Snow Bowl which is a long and nasty climb. Its the kind of climb that suits me and now that I blew out my lungs I think I stand a solid chance to crack the top 5. The real truth though is anything less than first is a bit of a disappointment, but with this type of caliber of racers I can’t complain regardless of how I finish I suppose.
As for where the riders all come from I can tell you that 70% are from California the rest are from Arizona and then there’s me from KC. The killer part is these guys tell me that they spend a ton of time training on mountains at altitude which just plain makes me jealous. Could you imagine rolling out to ride and hitting a 15 or 20 mile climb in some of the coolest areas on the planet for your climbing workout?

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By Dylan Deprey
To lose a parent at a young age is something that no child should ever endure, especially when it’s at the hands of violence in the community. The holiday seasons can be a tough time for anybody who has experienced losing a loved one, and children are no exception.
As the Original Black Panthers of Milwaukee tend to the community by keeping local businesses and public accountable for unacceptable business and racist practices, they also get into the spirit of Kwanzaa, especially when the children are involved.
“What we wanted to do was show some honor, love and respect to the children that lost parents to violence in Milwaukee,” said King Rick, Black Panther general. “Kwanzaa in Swahili means the ‘first fruits of harvest,’ and the Panthers wanted to make sure to take the time to give back.”
The Original Black Panthers of Milwaukee hosted it’s 2nd Annual Shopping with a Panther event on Dec. 28, which happened to be Ujima, the third day of Kwanzaa.
Ujima is one of the seven principles celebrated over Kwanzaa’s seven-days. Ujima is a day meant to promote collective work and responsibility.
“We as a people have to unite together for our community because we have a responsibility to take care of the community when we’re right, and when we’re wrong,” Rick said.
Before the caravan set off to Walmart, the families and Panthers met for a hot meal and conversation at the WSHH Community Center/24hr Emergency Shelter for Women and Children at 3805 W. Center St. in Milwaukee.
“We’re doing this for the kids, it’s all about the kids,” said Shalonda Ezell, WSHH founder. “It’s about to be a good time for the adults too.”
While children were the center of attention, the guardians and parents have also experienced the loss of a loved one. They have also taken the blunt reality of new responsibilities. To show their appreciation, the Panthers gave each guardian a gift certificate to the African inspired store, Pursenality.
After the quick first stop at Silver Mill Mall for the adults to enjoy some fun, the convoy made its way to Walmart in Brown Deer. Once the kids got their Panthers and shopping carts, the only rules that applied were that they spent every last cent on whatever they wanted.
The Panthers paired with a child and their guardian. The groups took a trip down the far less enthusiastic clothing and hygiene aisles, as well as the more inspired and smile inducing toy and sports sections.
No aisle was left unscathed and no toy was left untouched: from the Barbies, the Legos, the super hero action figures, the Disney character dolls, the Nerf guns and everything in between.
As carts slowly filled, laughter and conversation echoed through the toy section. From testing out bikes and hula hoop competitions, to choosing between the big remote control car or the even bigger remote control car, the adults were just as entertained as the kids.
Although not one present, toy or gadget can rewind back time to when there was another loving parent to spend the holidays with, King Rick and the Original Black Panthers hope to extend a hand and show some love.
“We want them to know that there is somebody out there that loves you, respects you and honors you. We are going to work with you and we’re going to help you grow into a proud productive person for the community and not just the local community but the complete community,” Rick said.


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Deputies: Tenant threatens landlord reps with machete, gun
Jordan Mullings charged with aggravated assault
A 23-year-old Palm Coast man is accused of threatening representatives of his landlord with a machete and a gun.
Sheriff's investigators say Jordan Mullings was in a house on Belleaire Drive just before 10 p.m. Wednesday when the victims showed up to talk to another tenant.
They were arguing with the other tenant about violating the rental agreement because he sublets the home to Mullings.
That's when the victims said Mullings showed up with a gun in one hand and a machete in the other. The victims said Mullings pointed the gun at them and threatened to shoot.
Mullings is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

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While the world has its eyes fixated on Iran’s nuclear program, Egypt has also been quietly working on its own nuclear program. Why isn’t the USA or the world as worried about Egypt’s nuclear program as it is Iran’s? There is a very easy answer to that question. Egypt has not threatened to wipe any other nation off the map and had actually been working rather cooperatively with the Israelis recently. Iran has threatened to wipe Israel off the map and it has imperialist designs on its Sunni Arab neighbors, so it is far more dangerous. Also, Iran’s leaders are adherents of a fringe Shiite sect which believes their “Hidden imam” can only come as an Islamic messiah-figure if there is a major conflagration. Egypt is a Sunni Moslem nation and it does not share Iran’s radical Shiite belief system.
The first link reports that the IAEA has discovered that Egypt has conducted a “variety of nuclear experiments for more than 20 years” without disclosing this fact to the IAEA. Reportedly, Egypt has been experimenting with uranium experiments for “20 years or more,” its plutonium experiments are “much [more] recent.” It is plutonium which is the key to making nuclear weapons, so the fact that Egypt is working with plutonium experiments argues that a nuclear weapons program is the only reason for such experiments. One can hardly blame Egypt. Seeing the Iranian Shiites working at a rapid rate to build Shiite nuclear weapons, Sunni Arab nations such as Egypt can hardly be faulted for wanting to build nuclear weapons to deter Iranian (Persian) imperialist dreams. The first link below indicates as much. The second link reports that “Cairo is now building ballistic missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads.” That Egypt is already building ballistic missiles to carry nuclear warheads strongly infers that Egypt expects to have nuclear weapons to place on those missiles reasonably soon. Egypt and Israel are so close to each other that Egypt doesn’t need ballistic missiles to strike Israeli targets if Egypt considered Israel a threat to Egypt (short-range missiles would suffice). That Egypt is building ballistic missiles (long range weapons) for its nuclear warheads indicate that it regards Iran as its likely enemy. The second link also reports that Egypt has had plutonium-extraction or plutonium-production agreements with such nations as France, Germany, Argentina, Pakistan and Iraq in the past, and that it declined Chinese help because of an American-Canadian offer of help.
A previous blog at this website documented that Saudi Arabia may already be a nuclear power itself. That blog reported that Pakistan’s nuclear weapons program was significantly financed by Saudi money, and that Saudi Arabia can lay a claim to a percentage of Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal when it wishes to obtain them. If Iran declares it has nuclear weapons, Saudi Arabia would have every reason to quickly claim its share of Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal.
The world is becoming a steadily more dangerous place. As more nations build nuclear weapons, the likelihood grows that they will be used in open warfare. I Timothy 3:1 warned that “perilous times” would come in the latter days. In Matthew 24:22, Jesus Christ prophesied that the dangers would grow so great that unless he intervened in world events with his Second Coming, “there should no flesh be left alive.” If you wish to consider the various ways that “all flesh” could be wiped out on earth as mankind devises ever more destructive weaponry and technologies, I invite you to read my article, Are We Living in the Biblical Latter Days?, available at the articles link at this website.
My thanks to a reader for tipping me off to this report.


By Emily Drooby and Bill Miller
PROSPECT PARK — It’s crowded on the deck of this boat — 140 souls with not much in common except for their humanity and that they are all refugees.
But these characters aren’t contemporaries of each other — a Muslim fleeing modern-day war-torn Syria, a European Jew trying to escape the Holocaust of World War II, and a German Catholic running from religious persecution in the 16th Century.
But look closer into the crowd. Notice the man with a toolbox? That’s St. Joseph; with him are his wife, Mary, and the boy, Jesus.
“Angels Unawares” is a 20-foot-long, three-and-a-half-ton bronze sculpture depicting immigrants and refugees throughout human history, from ancient times up to today. The Vatican commissioned this work by Canadian sculptor Timothy Schmalz.
A duplicate rendering is touring the U.S., with a stop in Brooklyn to serve as the Nativity scene for the Diocese of Brooklyn in Grand Army Plaza of Prospect Park. Its unveiling is set for early Tuesday evening, Dec. 8, along with the annual Christmas tree lighting, also in the plaza.
“It’s an appropriate Nativity scene,” Schmalz said in an interview on Dec. 7 from his Toronto studio. “The Holy family is embedded within people from around the world, sharing the same experience about having no place at the inn.
“Christmas is absolutely a time where we should think about loving our neighbors. This sculpture is filled with our neighbors.”
Included is an angel of God. The spiritual being is hard to see, being surrounded by the other characters. But its presence is given away by a set of wings above the group, dramatically reaching toward Heaven.
This feature helps define the sculpture’s title, which is taken from Hebrews 13:2: “Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.”
The omnipresence of Father God, and his unfathomable love for humanity, is a theme that reappears in Schmalz’s sculptures.
His 2013 bronze, “Homeless Jesus,” is a figure shroud in a blanket sleeping on a bench. The person is unidentifiable except for a single uncovered foot showing a puncture wound from a nail.
Schmalz’s Dec. 7 studio interview was conducted by video messaging with The Tablet and Currents News.
The artist gave a brief tour, sharing his latest work in progress, “Let the Oppressed Go Free.” It is a statement about the age-old scourge of human trafficking.
In this piece, multiple figures of all ages and genders emerge from a trap door in the Earth. The trap is held open by St. Josephine Bakhita, a former slave from Sudan in the mid-to-late 1800s, who became a nun in Italy and patron saint of human trafficking and slavery.
Schmalz called himself an “artistic soldier” for Pope Francis. He described how the Holy Father famously reminded Catholics at Christmastime a few years ago that Jesus, Mary, and Joseph were themselves refugees as they fled to Egypt from King Herod. That made him think of Hebrews 13:2, and the three-ton sculpture was conceived.
In his column this week, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio wrote that “In many ways, Mr. Schmalz is just as good a theologian as he is a sculptor.”
The bishop also wrote that the diocese is honored to host “Angels Unawares” on its U.S. tour.
“The Diocese was offered the opportunity to showcase the statue here in Brooklyn because we truly are a diocese of immigrants,” Bishop DiMarzio wrote.
Indeed, Schmalz did a lot of research for “Angels Unawares” in the Ellis Island photo archives. People in those images became models for some of the characters in the sculpture.
He also relied on family photos, like the picture shared by Cardinal Michael Czerny, a fellow Canadian, who is the Vatican’s undersecretary of the Migrants and Refugees. The image is of his grandparents, who fled Communism from their native Czechoslovakia.
Or, Schmalz added, he would have actual refugees from Africa pose in the studio.
“It made me, as a sculptor, have a very emotional experience,” he recalled. “One of the most haunting figures is right on the front, the Muslim woman; most of her head is obscured with her garb, but you could see her eyes coming out.”
Of course, there are no photos from the 16th century, but Schmalz found a solution to model his persecuted Catholic in Germany.
“I used etchings (from) cool woodcuts that were done during the period,” he explained. “So in all cases, I had a photograph, or an etching in my hand, or an actual person in my studio that I could sculpt and work from. And it became very, very much an exciting process and a real process for me.”
Schmalz said the characters and their plights depict the “hardcore” nature of the Gospel, which makes no secret of human suffering, yet offers the hope of a loving creator.
“You can see throughout the piece, despair, sadness, but also joy and hope,” Schmalz said. “I believe it will resonate, especially this year when you have so many displaced people (and) a pandemic that is taking the least of our brothers and sisters and smashing them and grinding them deeper into the ground.
“Well, this sculpture puts it in context, and I don’t think one can look at this Nativity set without being aware of the people around the world that are in need. And isn’t that what Christmas is for?”
The unveiling and Christmas Tree lighting on Dec. 8 will be 4:30-6 p.m. in Grand Army Plaza. The event is sponsored by DeSales Media Group, the parent company of The Tablet and Currents News.


'Simpsons' stamps en route
Postal Service unveils a sneak peekNEW YORK -- "Simpsons" fans can now get the first peek at upcoming stamps featuring Homer, Marge & Co. The U.S. Postal Service unveiled the designs Thursday morning.
The stamps will be available nationwide on May 7.
"This is the biggest and most adhesive honor 'The Simpsons' has ever received," said creator and executive producer Matt Groening.
Executive producer James Brooks quipped: "We are emotionally moved by the Post Office Department's selecting us rather than making the lazy choice of someone who has benefited society."
The Postal Service is encouraging people to vote for their favorite "Simpsons" character on its Web site. On the site, fans also can preorder the 44-cent first-class stamps and register for a sweepstakes for a limited edition "Simpsons" poster signed by Groening.
Elie Dekel, executive vp at Twentieth Century Fox Licensing & Merchandising, said the previously announced stamps are a key part of the show's 20th anniversary celebration. "'The Simpsons' is more than just a television show, it's an American institution," he said. "These stamps help solidify this legacy." D'oh!
David Failor, U.S. Postal Service executive director of stamp services, also predicted a benefit for his organization. "Issuing 'The Simpsons' stamps, which includes known philatelist Bart Simpson, will serve as a great opportunity to interest youngsters into stamp collecting."
All the stamp designs are available beginning on the next page.
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Grand Theft Cocoa was the 2020 Easter event. The event featured imps who had stolen the Easter Bunny's eggs, and the player needed to find and return them to him. The event began on 8 April 2020 and ended on 15 April 2020; eggs could not be collected, but players could still visit the event area and talk to the Easter Bunny or Caelyn to exchange their eggs for rewards.
Logging in during the event triggered the login message Mischievous Imps have stolen the Easter bunny's eggs! Collect them and hand them in to either Easter bunny or Caelyn near the Clan Camp for special Easter prizes.
During the event, the Event interface could be used to teleport to the event area. The teleport is no longer available; however, players can still visit the event area (south of Falador) to hand in their eggs.
During the event, egg thieves would appear when skilling with the message An Easter egg thief has appeared!, dropping two small piles and one huge pile (to the activating player only) on the ground. Collecting from a small pile yielded 6–19 pilfered easter eggs, and collecting from a huge pile yielded 100–149. The huge pile had a chance of yielding a jewelled egg that in turn rewarded the player with up to 200-249 more eggs.
Handing in 10,000 eggs to the Easter Bunny rewarded the player with the title Hard-boiled [Name], while handing in 10,000 eggs to the thieves gave the title [Name] The Poached.
Immediately after logging into a world, there was an initial cooldown of 5–10 minutes during which egg thieves would not spawn. After this time had passed, an egg thief would spawn every five minutes when the player skilled. Gaining experience was not required for this to happen. The imps could not spawn in certain areas such as instances, but skilling in these areas would still reset the cooldown timer as if one had spawned.
Easter Bunny's Goodwill Store
Caelyn's '100% Legally Aquired' Goods
The rewards in Caelyn's '100% Legally Aquired' Goods
shop could be bought any time during the event (even after unlocking all the other rewards) by non-Ironman Mode players.
|Hard-boiled [Name] - Unlocked after purchasing all Easter Bunny shop rewards and then talking to Easter Bunny.
|[Name] The Poached - Unlocked after spending at least 10,000 Pilfered easter eggs at Caelyn's shop and then talking to Caelyn.
|This information has been compiled as part of the update history project. Some updates may not be included - see here for how to help out!
- patch 18 May 2020 (Update):
- Removed the Easter event hub and the Easter eggs around the world.
- ninja 27 April 2020 (Update):
- Fixed an issue with large and small sacks of loot from the Easter event being bankable.
- The sacks of loot will be removed from the Bank to the Inventory upon log in. This takes into consideration the amount of inventory space needed to open them, so they may be transferred over multiple log in sessions.
- Additionally, all sacks of loot will be deleted when logging in on the May 11th, 2020.
- patch 14 April 2020 (Update):
- Removed the duplicate messaging seen when collecting eggs during the currently active Easter Event.
- Reduced the number of small egg spawns from 5 to 2.
- Increased the currency that players receive during the current Easter event.
- Decreased the time it takes for the imps and the egg piles to despawn.
- Made changes to how many imps and egg piles can be in any one area.
- "Grand Theft Cocoa" is a reference to the crime of Grand Theft Auto, and could also be a reference to the video game series Grand Theft Auto.
- When Caelyn first speaks to the player, she calls the Easter Bunny "Jojo Cottontail". This is a reference to the film Jojo Rabbit.
- It was normally impossible to collect eggs more than once from a small pile of eggs; attempting to do this resulted in a message saying You have recently collected these eggs. However, exiting and re-entering the world before the pile of eggs de-spawned would reset this, allowing the player to collect from it a second time.

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This happened a little while ago. It only took 23 years for fans to get their hands on the game that started it all! Just in case you missed it (if nobody else posted it). I think it counts as a Visual Novel with dating sim elements (but very innocent, it’s like a prolonged and slow build up to a conclusive “I like you” more than anything else, the main story doesn’t deal with that, though it affects character arcs) but a relatively unique one at that with the various time limits and other such features that spice up dialogue selection. There are some battle segments which aren’t a common VN feature but they are few and far between, like once per chapter or similar (it’s set up like an anime with episodes and even a “coming up next” preview at the end of each), without leveling or items even though it resembles an SRPG. Only your dialogue choices which may affect the morale of the team members can increase or decrease their battle stats, as well as specific story progression points. Lots of nice art, animated scenes and a cool setting/story!
This is a launch trailer to celebrate the release of the Sakura Wars fan translation patch for the Sega Saturn version of the game. This marks the very first time that the original entry in this long-running franchise will be playable in English since it was initially published in Japan over two decades ago!
Instructions on how to apply the patch are included in the Readme file.
Trailer Credits: Edited by TrekkiesUnite118 and Bowl of Lentils VO by CrouchingMouse Narration Script by Eien1No1Yami and cj_iwakura The trailer was made to look similar to Sakura Wars’ original 1996 Japanese television commercial. The clean animated footage and animated English logo were provided by/edited by TrekkiesUnite118 while the trailer itself was put together by myself (Bowl of Lentils). The script was written by cj_iwakura, which was based off a translation of the Japanese ad created by Eien1No1Yami, and the voice-over was recorded by CrouchingMouse.
Sakura Wars is a Japanese steampunk media franchise created by Oji Hiroi and developed and owned by Sega. The first game in the series was released in 1996, and has since spawned five other main entries and numerous spin-off titles since then. The series—set during a fictionalized version of the Taishō period—depicts groups of women with magical abilities using steam-powered mecha to combat demonic threats.
The original Sakura Wars was an ambitious title for the then-in-production Sega Saturn. The first game’s overlap of the tactical role-playing, dating sim and visual novel genres prompted Sega to classify it as a “dramatic adventure”, a moniker which has endured during the series’ lifetime. Both Red Entertainment and Sega co-developed most of the games until 2019, when Sega became the sole developer. While the series has seen continuity in the main actors who could both act and sing as well as composer Kohei Tanaka, several other designers, programmers and animation studios would be employed through a number of games.
The series has sold over 4.5 million copies as of 2010, and garnered both critical and popular acclaim. The original Sega console games have been voted among the most popular for the Saturn and Dreamcast. The Sakura Wars franchise includes numerous anime productions, manga, and other media projects such as stage shows. With the exception of Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love and Project Sakura Wars, the video game series has not been released in English. Several of the anime series have been localized for English territories.
Here are some screenshots I took, the first set is with the SSF emulator and the last few with the RetroArch Beetle core which is a core port of the multi-system emulator Mednafen that I also used in the past as it’s wonderful for Saturn. Sorry for the letterboxing, I couldn’t bother removing it, I’ve figured out how to take RA screens without the black bars since. I’m also using the mattias CRT shader there, I like it as an all purpose shader so I don’t have to change it per system or per game, for 2D or 3D, old or new, etc.

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posted on Friday, March 24, 2017 in News
Pig farmers are adjusting to the U.S. Food and Drug Administrations's (FDA's) expanding veterinary feed directive and other rules regarding antibiotic use, and they continue to work closely with their veterinarians in making animal health decisions, a panel of experts said recently.
Veterinarians don't utilize an antibiotic for every health challenge, said Michelle Sprague, director of sow health for AMVC Veterinary Services in western Iowa. "We don't use antibiotics to control viral diseases," Sprague said. "Antibiotics only work against bacteria."
When a health challenge on the farm is determined to be bacterial, further tests help her determine which antibiotics are most likely to be effective against that pathogen in that senario, she said.
"That allows us to use the right treatment to cure the disease in a population of animals, minimizing the amount of antibiotics we use and making sure it's maximizing effective," Sprague said.
Sprague noted that the use of antibiotics for growth promotion - now illegal - and the use of antibiotics in disease prevention are two very different things.
She said antibiotics may be used when there's a great risk of disease and when bacteria is present but the pigs aren't fully sick yet.
"If we can come in with antibiotics at that point, we really have the best of both worlds. We can minimize the disease risk for the pigs and keep them healthy and reduce teh risk of them being healthy and reduce the risk of them being ill and potentially dying. We also use less antibiotics," she said. "If we can get in front of the disease pressure and use antibiotics to squish that pressure down before it gets full-blown and out of control, we actually use less antibiotics."
"Regardless of whether we use antibiotics for prevention or treatment of disease, the same rules apply," Sprague said. The prescription must be written by a veterinarian, the veterinarian has to have seen the pigs, understand the farm, the disease risks that are present and be available for follow-up care," she said.
In addition, farmers must also adhere to the withdrawl times for each antibiotic before sending their pigs for processing. Additional U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) testing also helps ensure that no antibiotic residue is present in processed meat before hitting the marketplace, she said.
***Full credit to the Iowa Farm Bureau Spokesman 3/22/2017***

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Mr. Speaker, at this moment thousands of young lives are on hold as the future leaders of the country search for jobs.
Young people in Canada are the best educated, most literate and most technologically adept generation in history. Today's rapidly changing economy and competitive job market make it more difficult for inexperienced, undereducated or undertrained youth to find meaningful employment.
Many believe their education is deemed worthless by employers as they are caught in the vicious circle of no job without experience and no experience without a job.
Youth tell us they need improved access to education and training and more information about Canada's labour markets. The Canadian economy needs their energy and talents. They deserve a chance to prove themselves and a chance to acquire work experience.
In response, the government has created the youth employment strategy aimed at helping young people gain the experience necessary to find meaningful employment. While this initiative should be applauded, I challenge the government to increase the scope and visibility of the project so that tomorrow's leaders can have a chance to develop their full potential today.


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New York records highest number of COVID patients since May
The number of New Yorkers hospitalized with COVID has climbed above 9,000 for the first time since early May.
As of Monday, 9,236 people were being treated for the deadly virus, up 368 from a day earlier. Of those hospitalized, 1,614 patients were in intensive care units and 1,049 on ventilators, Gov. Cuomo’s office said Tuesday.
The last time there were more than 9,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations in the Empire State was on May 5, when 9,179 New Yorkers were being treated for coronavirus. Another 167 people died of the virus on Monday, bringing the statewide total to 33,224.
Hospitalizations and infections continue to rise across the country as the U.S. reached the grim milestone of 400,000 COVID-related deaths since the pandemic began.
The governor, despite repeating warnings about new COVID mutations, expressed optimism that president-elect Biden will do more to speed up vaccine distribution and take other steps to stem the spread upon taking office on Wednesday.
“On the eve of a new federal administration, New York is encouraged by the accelerated progress we are confident we will make in the coming months on the COVID front,” Cuomo said in a statement. “We are seeing new strains of the virus from the UK, South Africa and Brazil that could spark a second wave.
“New York has used our experience from the spring to prepare our hospitals and our residents as we continue to fight this invisible enemy,” he added.
The governor separately announced that the state has administered 79% of the first COVID vaccine dosages received from the federal government as Mayor de Blasio warned that the city could run out of its current stockpile by the end of the week.
Statewide 835,875 people have received their first shot while 83,995 have gotten the two required doses.

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David Hasselhoff's girlfriend Hayley Roberts almost steals the show in white lacy dress at UKTV Live Showcase
She was there to support her man, but David Hasselhoff's girlfriend Hayley Roberts was the person who caught everyone's attention on the red carpet on Thursday.
With her figure-hugging white lace dress and film star blonde locks, the 34-year-old Welsh siren proved herself to be quite the show-stopper as she posed for photographers at the UKTV Live Showcase today.
Not that her 62-year-old boyfriend minded, grinning from ear to ear as he wrapped a protective arm around her at the London event.
Pretty as a picture: All eyes were on Welsh beauty Hayley Roberts as she arrived at the UKTV Live Showcase with her man David Hasselhoff on Thursday
And pretty soon it was his turn to be in the spotlight when he pulled out the John Cleese impressions and held a hilarious Q&A session about his new show for UKTV offshoot channel Dave.
Due to air in 2015, Hoff the Record is semi-improvised comedy series from the same makers of Karl Pilkington's Idiot Abroad.
The Hoff will play a fictionalised version of himself in the documentary-style show, which follows his quest to relaunch his career in the UK after five divorces and a barrage of bad choices.
The white stuff: Hayley looked incredible in a tight lace dress and killer heels
Meanwhile, he opened up about his romance with Hayley, admitting that her some of her friends were too shy to talk to him in the early days of their three-year courtship.
Speaking at the event, he said: 'They're freaked out of me in Wales, they didn't talk to me in Wales.
'Hayley's family were like, "Hi sir." As soon as I walked about they were like, "He's a nice guy, he's tall, he doesn't look as old as he is."'
Master impersonator: The Hoff did an impression of John Cleese's controversial Fawlty Towers walk
Crowd pleaser: Not afraid to laugh at himself, David had the audience in stitches with his impersonations
But he doesn't have the same problem in England, where fans practically fall over themselves trying to talk to him.
He said: 'I do a lot of pantos and my girlfriend's Welsh and I've toured a lot with my own show so I know a lot about different places and different cultures and different loyalties.
'Over here it's really kind of cool. I can drive down to Devon and people will say, "Hi Hoff, do you want to come in for a cup of tea?" And I'll be like, "Oh, sure." They're not freaked out.'
Looking cute: American actress Rachael Leigh Cook added a vintage twist to her LBD with a white Peter Pan collar
She's All That actress Rachael Leigh Cook and Will & Grace star Eric McCormack also graced the red carpet.
The glamorous Hollywood pair are soon to be members of the UKTV family with their crime series Perception set to premiere on the network's Alibi channel on September 11.
Wearing a knee-skimming LBD with a cute Peter Pan collar, Rachael, 34, looked a far cry from the suited and booted Special Agent, Kate Moretti, who she plays in the show.
Partners in crime: Actors Eric McCormack and Rachael Leigh Cook were on hand to promote their series Perception
Magician of the moment, Dynamo, dropped by to entertain the audience with a live performance - much to The Hoff's delight.
Comedians Ben Miller and Simon Callow also teamed up for a deliciously twisted reading of tales from their Dave show, Crackanory.
And Most Haunted's Yvette Fielding took a break from ghost hunting to work her monochrome magic for the cameras.
A laugh a minute: The Hoff appeared to be a huge fan of Dynamo's when they came face to face on stage
Dark tales: Ben Miller (left) and Simon Callow (right) gave readings from their Dave show Crackanory
Cool in monochrome: Most Haunted's Yvette Fielding took a break from ghost hunting to enjoy the occasion
Meanwhile, David Attenborough made his first return to the spotlight since the devastating death of his brother Richard on August 24.
The actor and director died just five days before his 91st birthday following a long battle with ill health.
Ever the professional, documentary stalwart David managed to put on a brave face to be present at the showcase of his latest series, Natural Curiosities.
Grieving: David Attenborough made his first public appearance since the death of his brother Richard
Wild thing! Ten Deadliest Snakes presenter Nigel Marven caught everyone's attention by bringing a snake and a frog along as his date.
Smile! Comedian Ross Noble looked the image of seriousness as he arrived at the TV network's annual event
Eden's Ten Deadliest Snakes presenter Nigel Marven caught everyone's attention by bringing a snake and a frog along as his date.
And despite looking rather serious on the red carpet, comedian Ross Noble got everyone laughing when he took a Q&A on his hit show Freewheeling.
The Good Food channel's David Bradley also put in an appearance, no doubt eager to sample the food on offer.
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The most surprising thing about Drake’s newest studio album, “Certified Lover Boy” was the cover.
The multi-platinum megastar announced the album out of nowhere, right on the heels of Kanye West’s highly anticipated “Donda”. CLB was initially slated for release in August 2020, but was postponed indefinitely. Drake announced the album on his instagram a mere week before its release date of Sept. 3. Promotion was limited to a series of cryptic billboards that popped up in major cities across the US and Canada like Toronto, New York, Chicago, Atlanta and Memphis.
And the album cover? Twelve emojis of pregnant women cradling their stomachs on a plain, white background.
I know. Pure, unbridled genius.
The album, nearly an hour and a half long, is eclectic. Drake invites a number of accomplished artists to feature on the project alongside him, like Jay Z and Future Hendrix. Even Paul McCartney and John Lennon of “The Beatles” are credited on the album. But despite all the circumstance and self-proclaimed grandeur seems to drip from “Certified Lover Boy”, the album, which was meant to be a mark of his success, falls short of being memorable.
The album, like most albums, has good songs and bad songs. “Fair Trade” stands out and is what many are calling one of the best songs on the album. In it, Drake looks back on the forces that brought him to the level of success that he enjoys today as well as the things he had to trade in exchange for it. He thanks his mom and separates himself from old resentments. Coupled with an explosive feature from Travis Scott, “Fair Trade” is almost perfect.
“Way 2 Sexy,” “Knife Talk” and “TSU” are also sure-fire hits that have received attention and praise. On “Way 2 Sexy” Future, on top of a simple but perfectly catchy beat and in no discernable order, lists all the things he’s too sexy for. On “Knife Talk” 21 Savage raps in a way that’s reminiscent of his 2016 hit “No Heart” about his street prowess. Coupled with lines of a similar nature from Drake sprinkled with a bit of his infamous corniness (“Checked the weather and it’s gettin’ real oppy outside”), the song is great . In “TSU”, leaked and highly anticipated, Drake flatters himself by telling the story of one of his many women from his perspective. A woman who relies on him and is seeking forgiveness, though from who or what is unclear. It’s one of the better songs but has caused due controversy because it credits disgraced R. Kelly because of a sample used on the song’s second half.
“Girls Want Girls” had so much potential simply by virtue of the fact that Lil Baby is featured. The pair have a long track record of spectacular collaborations and I and many expected so much after the masterpiece that was“Wants and Needs” on Drake’s “Scary Hours 2” EP. Not only did Lil Baby’s feature fall unusually flat, Drake took it upon himself to, as a man, declare that he’s a lesbian?
Many members of the queer community, understandably, found the line “say that you a lesbian, girl, me too” offensive. It speaks to the state of arrested emotional development the Canadian artist seems to be stuck in. He’s a grown man with a son going on 40 – and his music never seems to reflect the level of maturity that you’d expect him to have. A TikTok user, @yungvec, described listening to this album as “reading the personal diary of the world’s most unlikeable man” and lines like that one are why.
“7 AM on Bridle Path” is notable simply because of the calculated disses Drake throws at his longtime rival, Kanye West. West leaked and deleted Drake’s address on Twitter and at the time Drake responded with nothing but a video of himself laughing as he cruised in a car with the roof down. On this song, which many seem to think is entirely about West, Drake uses his words to respond saying, “Give that address to your driver, make it your destination/’Stead of just a post out of desperation.”
Overall the album wasn’t all that bad. There are sure-fire hits, songs that will chart and dominate the airwaves for a few weeks but what happens after that? I keep coming back to an earlier studio album of Drake’s, “Take Care”. Where this album is diverse in the feelings it conveys, that one is almost singularly a heartbreak album. Both albums have star studded features. The albums are three minutes apart in length.
Then, Drake had something to prove. He was young and he was hungry. Now he has nothing to prove and instead chooses to remind us over and over again that he’s rich. And that he’s made it. He lacks the ability or maybe just the desire to create in the way that he used to. With the amount of fame and notoriety that Drake has achieved, he can do anything – he can throw emoji’s on cover art and it will sell. That is a blessing and a curse, for him and for us.
“Take Care” will be 10 years old in November, and to this day songs from that album like “Marvin’s Room” and “Shot for Me” – even “The Motto” are touching. You feel everything that he does. They are unforgettable classics. Ten, maybe even five years from now I don’t think I’ll remember anything from “Certified Lover Boy,” except maybe the album cover.
Up close and in the moment, the album isn’t all that bad. But stepping back and looking at the bigger picture, “Certified Lover Boy” is painfully forgettable. It lacks emotion. It lacks depth. It lacks passion – all the things that made Drake great before the world labeled him the greatest.


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Record tally of Adders
On Saturday 2nd April in the afternoon, I saw a record tally of Adders, 22 to be precise (19 male and 3 female) all in the 3 main areas near the end of the track in the local woodland. many were basking in groups in the sun, several lying together in pairs. A grass snake seen 2/3 of the way down the track briefly too.
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Grieving grandparents have issued a plea to dog owners to stop taking their pets into Duke Street Cemetery and letting them foul on graves.
Brendan and Janet O’Farrell lost their granddaughter Rose on September 27 and have visited her grave at Duke Street Cemetery every day since.
The couple said they are disgusted at the amount of dog mess found on Rose’s grave and around the cemetery and want all dogs to be banned.
Brendan, 69, said the mess is “all over the place,” and that it is “one of the most polluted graveyards in Sefton.”
Currently, dog owners visiting a grave can take a dog in, but on a short lead. Brendan reiterated that the cemetery is “not for walking a dog” in.
He says he has “exhausted himself” trying everything he can, and as spoken to Cllr Mike Booth, Cllr Simon Shaw and the manager of the cemetery, Peter Campbell. The 69-year-old has even written an email to Eric Pickles.
Brendan told the Visiter: “I can’t understand why someone would want to take a dog into a grave yard, it is consecrated ground. Even if you pick it up there is still residual mess there. I have even seen dogs weeing on grave stones too. That is someone’s loved one – it is disgusting.
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“There is a place called Bentham’s Field, it is just 50 yards from the cemetery – I don’t know why people don’t go there.”
The couple have even been advising people face-to-face and trying to get them to stop walking their dogs in the cemetery.
Janet, 65, said: “It is sickening and very frustrating. People are there every day and we have been threatened by people who we have told to stop – they use lots of foul language, it is awful.”
A spokesman for Sefton Council said: “It is again very disappointing to hear reports that selfish dog owners are still not clearing up after their pets in Duke Street cemetery. It is a real shame that some members of the public don’t treat graves and the cemetery with appropriate respect.
“We have been contacted about this and enforcement officers will issue fixed penalty notices of £75 to anyone caught not cleaning up their pet’s mess.”
They said that generally dogs are not allowed in any of their cemeteries, but they appreciate that pets can be valued companions during times of bereavement – therefore allowing people visiting a grave to bring a dog as long as it’s kept on a lead and at all times.
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A public consultation has been launched for people to send in proposals for possible camping and picnic sites, in a bid to add more recreational and open places around Malta.
“We have heard the call for more open spaces. Now, we want to hear more,” Environment Minister Aaron Farrugia said in a press conference today.
“Recreational areas are what makes communities liveable – they provide a better environment and contribute to a better quality of life. The government has embarked to revolutionise planning in our country; creating greener communities that foster a greater sense of public pride and cohesion,” he added.
Farrugia explained that, through this discussion paper, the government is requesting the public’s feedback on existing policy framework relating to camping, caravan areas, and picnic areas, as well as how these areas can be better managed.
He encouraged those who want to see open spaces in Malta to read the discussion paper and send in their proposals. Landowners who want to rehabilitate their spaces for the initiative were also encouraged to get in touch.
This comes after disputes over public access to land were put under the microscope in recent months.
An erection of a gate by Malta Development Association head Sandro Chetcuti, that blocked public access to Fomm ir-Riħ, was heavily criticised last week. This was despite a 1983 deed guaranteeing the perpetual right for access to the shore.
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Las Cruces Total Golf owner has eyes set on student success
LAS CRUCES – T.J. McMullan started swinging golf clubs at the ripe old age of 2. Now 28, the former Las Cruces High School golfer has his own business set on improving the game for players throughout the city.
“It was a thing my dad and I used to do,” McMullan said of his early start. “I’d go to the range with my dad and hit behind him. I always did it for fun. I never wanted to play competitively until my senior year, and I thought I’d give it a shot.”
The Las Cruces native, who also competed in football, baseball and wrestling while attending Las Cruces High School, worked until recently at Picachao Hills Country Club. About two months ago, he opened his shop at 132 Wyatt Dr., Ste. C, where he offers club repairs, custom fittings using a launch monitor and golf lessons without concern for the weather.
“Living in Tucson, I saw all these places out there where they did indoor club fitting and lessons,” McMullan said. “With the launch monitor, you can see your swing and ball flight in a controlled environment. I found that interesting because there was nowhere in Las Cruces that did that.”
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Around 92 percent of golfers are not using clubs fitted for them, or that are fitted incorrectly so they don’t perform at peak, McMullan said.
“They are either bought off the rack or somebody outside is telling them where it needs to be,” he said. “Based on conditions, their swing changes. By putting them indoors, we get consistent results. People who get fitted indoors get fitted 85 percent correctly, vastly better than outdoors.”
Too often, when teaching at Picacho Hills, lessons were subject to changing weather. In southern New Mexico, March through May are the best time to get out in comfortable temperatures, but also are the windy months, he said.
“I decided to take the leap and open this indoor facility,” he said. “No matter what time the student is available, I can make it work indoors.”
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He is open for lessons and fittings by appointment. He also performs club repairing, reshafting, grip replacement and “overall help” for all golfers coming in.
“If they broke a club or want to get clubs fitted, I can do that on the side as well,” he said.
His aim is to grow the game of golf in Las Cruces and get new golfers interested in the sport, a gift he received from his dad, Robert McCord, granddad “Cowboy” Jim McCord, and his uncles, Steve Blue and Chris Wols.
“That was pretty fortunate for me,” he said. “I always had somebody take me out and show me what I was doing wrong. Often kids don’t have that luxury.”
Indoor lessons run about $25 per hour and he works around parents’ schedules.
While he wants to take on students from all area high schools, his loyalty still runs true to the Bulldawgs.
“When I was in High School, Mayfield, it pains me to admit it, ended up winning the state championship,” he said. After a few good players over the following three or for years, “we haven’t heard of any local high school doing that much. My goal is to get high school golf back on track.”
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Many parents, he said, don’t consider the potential for golf scholarships which are “far more attainable” than scholarships in other sports, he said.
He also credits his high school coach for helping him develop good fundamental skills, something he hopes to pass on.
“I want to get a Las Cruces High state championship (student),” he said. “Not to discourage Mayfield or Oñate, but that’s my alma mater. If I can help out kids in any high school, I’d definitely take that chance.”
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Communications Minister Richard Alston yesterday travelled to Ballarat to give the ABC board his latest idea on how the broadcaster can raise money - become a registered charity.
In a special board meeting held in Ballarat to celebrate the city's new ABC radio station, Senator Alston suggested that the broadcaster could solve some of its funding problems by asking its viewers for cash.
"I suggested that they might like to consider a subscribers' club, which may mean that the public at large could contribute to perhaps a TV fund which may be eligible for tax deductibility, and that we'd consider that," Senator Alston said yesterday on emerging from his 90-minute meeting.
It is believed that Senator Alston signalled he could get the ABC listed on the Cultural Organisations Register, a list of tax-deductible groups that function like charities.
To be listed on the register, an organisation needs to be approved by both the federal Treasurer, Peter Costello, and Senator Alston as Minister for the Arts.
Senator Alston assured the board that if it agreed to the "subscriber" donations system, the Government would not reduce funding for the ABC accordingly.
But ABC board members were not immediately enthusiastic about the idea.
One source pointed out last night that viewers already pay for the ABC through their taxes and the broadcaster would not be interested in asking them to pay twice.
A spokesman for the ABC, however, said only: "The board is considering it."
Yesterday's meeting was Senator Alston's first encounter with the board since he launched a campaign of bias complaints against the ABC in late May.
The minister chose yesterday to unveil his proposal for a new independent panel to hear complaints against the ABC.
He told the board he wanted the panel to be selected by the Australian Broadcasting Association - a choice that could be controversial, as the ABA is headed by the politically outspoken and pro-Government David Flint.
The panel, it is believed, would be able to hear complaints directly from the public and from politicians. Its reports would be made public.
The board members told Senator Alston that an internal review was already under way, headed by Queensland board member John Gallagher, into the ABC's complaints process.
One matter under examination is the appointment status of the ABC's existing Independent Complaints Review Panel, whose members' terms have all expired.
In a statement issued last night, ABC board chairman Donald McDonald said the discussions were "cordial and frank".
But he revealed that the board had asked Senator Alston for $32 million, which it says it is owed in promised Government funding for digital television conversion.


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"From Bondage: A Novel" by Henry Roth. St. Martins Press. 432 pages. $25.95.
Henry Roth wrote "Call It Sleep," his masterwork, in 1934. He then descended into a 60-year writing block, to emerge only in the 1990s with a projected six-volume autobiographical novel. "From Bondage," now appearing posthumously, is the third in the series. Its hero is Ira Stigman, age 89, mourning his wife, dead five years as Roth's own wife died in 1990.
Using a double narrative, and two distinct type faces, Roth flashes back to the 1920s, creating a narrative centering on Ira as a young college student in search of his identity. Periodically Roth then abandons Ira's story to return to images of himself as a widower writing at his computer.
He wonders why he couldn't publish another book after "Call It Sleep." He bemoans his wasted years. "From Bondage" becomes an apologia pro vita sua as Roth attempts to explain why he stopped writing; a cosmopolitan world replaced the parochial one that formed his subject matter and which he had RTC himself rejected.
"From Bondage" is sometimes quirky, frequently uneven, occasionally over-written. Of a mosquito bite, Roth writes: "He swatted at the thin sting of proboscis penetration." More often than not it's self-indulgent.
What elevates this work and calls it to our attention is how startlingly frank it is in its portrayal of incest within the confines of an Orthodox Jewish family. "From Bondage" is described by its publisher as the story of the love triangle between the young Ira, his best friend Larry, and Edith, the young professor 10 years his senior who introduces him to James Joyce and T. S. Eliot.
Yet it's Ira's compulsive incest which thematically overwhelms the narrative, largely because Roth treats it so matter-of-factly that it becomes another detail of the environment, like the pirogi Ira wolfs down. What's startling is how nonchalantly Roth describes Ira having habitual sex with both his sister Minnie, with whom he began when she was 11, and his cousin Stella, age 15.
Even the man of 80-plus does not consider the points of view of the two young girls who have been so exploited; he treats the incest as something Ira will transcend once he wins Edith, or any adult woman. Since the author is writing from the vantage of 60 years hence, he knows the girls' fate; how did the incest affect them? He doesn't care; he doesn't say.
We learn that Ira went on to reject Edith after a 10-year affair, during which he wrote "Call It Sleep." He then married M. to whom he remained married for 50 years. Of his victims, we hear nary a word. "From Bondage" seems to be a portrait of the struggling artist as as a young man; yet what emerges is a callously conceived story of incest. It's as if Roth feels he has been punished enough with his life-long writing block, and the incursions of old age. He's more forgiving of his character, himself, than this reader was.
Roth's most vivid characters are Ira's grandfather with his fears for the Jews and his obese aunt Mamie, an immigrant survivor. Ira comes most alive when Roth reveals his shame at his Jewishness, and there are delightful moments when Roth offers a Joycean stream of consciousness, Yiddish style: "But, boy, was he a coaxer, when he wanted to be, on the edge of Pop and Mom's bed, what was the word? What a wheedler, wheedler, yeedler. Cajoler, cudger ..." The young Ira reads "Ulysses" with pleasure; the old Ira rejects Joyce for his evasion of history, his abandonment of the Irish people, which parallels Roth's own early rejection of his Jewish heritage. Both writers, Roth suggests, suffered from an arrested personal maturity. The midwife which rescued Roth from Joycean alienation, he reveals, was Israel.
Read "From Bondage" as a curiosity. It's not a great book, but it is a rich one. It's certainly unique in the brutal honesty with which Roth describes Ira's incestuous incursions on his sister and cousin, presented as of a piece with his shame over his Jewishness. Equally interesting are those moments when Roth debates the purpose of fiction, which he concludes should help people live lives more befitting human beings, with dignity, with decency, with a sense of probity. As an autobiographical novelist, he ponders whether to reveal that Larry suffered from premature ejaculation.
The book closes with Henry Roth facing death. He's crotchety and full of regrets and remains as oddly amoral, as unfinished a human being, as his callow hero. Yet he is simultaneously, now at the close of his life, a man rich in moral perspective, one able to acknowledge, for example, that in striking his son he reflected his own father's violence toward him. Ira-Roth sits before his flickering computer screen, his life ebbing even as he continues heroically to struggle with the moral dilemmas which are the stuff of serious fiction, as they are of an examined life.
Joan Mellen's dual biography, "Hellman and Hammett," will be published this month by HarperCollins. She is the author of 12 other books and teaches in the Creative Writing Program at Temple University in Philadelphia.
Michael Pakenham's column will resume next Sunday.
Pub Date: 06/23/96


On Dual Co-Polarized SAR Measurements of Oil Spill on the Sea Surface
Hansen, Morten Wergeland1; Kudryavtsev, Vladimir2; Chapron, Bertrand3; Johnny A., Johannessen1
1NERSC, NORWAY; 2RSHU, RUSSIAN FEDERATION; 3IFREMER, FRANCE
A new methodology using satellite high-resolution polarized information to analyze oil spill on the sea surface is assessed using five Radarsat-2 quad-polarization synthetic aperture radar (SAR) scenes over the Mexican Gulf in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon accident and over the North Sea during oil-on-water exercises in 2008 and 2012. The dual co-polarization (VV and HH) radar data is combined into polarization difference, polarization ratio, and non-polarized components. These derived fields provide means to distinguish radar returns from Bragg scattering and non-polarized scattering attributed to breaking waves. The quantitative characteristics of the surface manifestation of ocean currents, oil spill, and wind field features in these fields are very different, and may be used in the development of new oil spill detection algorithms.


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by Catherine Blanch.
In 2015, Barry Humphries put the ‘F’ back into Festival and this year’s Adelaide Cabaret Festival co-Artistic Directors Eddie Perfect and Ali McGregor delve into ‘not what cabaret is but what it could be… bringing us an outstanding program of artists for the festival’s 16th year exploring ‘What Comes Next’.
We speak with cabaret performer and writer Eddie Perfect about this year’s season, which kicks off on the Queen’s Birthday long weekend, and begin by discussing some of the musical comedy appearing the festival.
“Obviously the Cabaret Festival has had a lot of comedy shows in the past, but what’s interesting about this program, we think, is that comedy is being deployed in really interesting ways. Frank Woodley has written a show called The Composer Is Dead. It’s a musical whodunit which he is doing in collaboration with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, and is part of our conscious plan to make sure that we have stuff for kids to do during the Festival.
“Frank’s show is about opening up the orchestra and seeing all their different parts and turning it in to something extremely funny and filled with great comic clowning,” he says. “All of the other comedy acts are all musical, like Tripod and Sammy J, although we’re sure whether Cabaret audiences know them that well, so that’s going to be really interesting.
“One of the things that Ali and I always thought was to go see shows and see if the content and the experience of them would be something that our children could enjoy. But because they are on at later at night, our kids couldn’t come along. So, that’s why we decided to have a Family Gala so the acts that are performing in the Festival that are appropriate for kids can be on, and children could have the Red Carpet experience.”
As parents, it’s great that you and Ali have opened cabaret up for kids. It’s that piece of each of you that you are bringing to the Festival.
“That’s definitely one aspect of it,” Eddie says. “I have a pre-occupation with revitalising how people look at cabaret. The distance between performer and artist having an idea and then executing it on stage is very quick in cabaret. It’s the same with stand-up comedy; you can conceive of an idea or joke in one minute, and be on stage in the next communicating that joke. There’s nothing in the way. It’s not like a musical where there are sets and costumes, lights and technical rehearsal runs. With cabaret you can respond to the world very quickly.
“I feel like cabaret, in the past, has been about replicating the prohibition era, speakeasies, Weimar room, guys in white hats and suits… All of that stuff has its place but it doesn’t feel like it is reflecting what is happening in cabaret now. There are artists performing all over the world who are not just trying to emanate the past but are using the art to tell an immediate story. If you are in Weimar Germany, that would feel very immediate as well. But instead of turning that into a museum piece, we want to take the spirit of Weimar and bring it in to the present.
“We’re not trying to smash anyone’s cabaret dreams but we are trying to move away from that retro image that comes with the perception of cabaret,” he says. “Both Ali and I work in cabaret, as do many artists that we know. It’s the slightly indefinable nature of cabaret that makes it exciting, especially in the way that people can twist it into their own particular artistic world view.
“As a genre, I would say that cabaret has to have music – its musical storytelling on some level. That’s really the beginning and end of it.
So, how do you and Ali work together as Artistic Directors? It’s nice to note that she is also performing in the Festival.
“Ali and I went on a trip around the world so see cabaret performers, which was so amazing…”
That would have been so hard!
“Yeah, I know!” he agrees, pretending to moan. “Sorry, honey, I’ve got to go to work – to Edinburgh, London and New York… [laughs]. One thing we did do was perform at Joe’s Pub in New York with a bunch NY-based artists that have performed here are previous festivals. Ali absolutely wiped the floor with her gig; she smashed it. There was a last minute drop-out in the program, and we were all saying ‘Can you please do your show?” So, it was all our idea.”
The Cabaret Festival now has movie nights, which is a first.
“Basically, we didn’t want anyone to have a dark night at the festival from working around the clock,” Eddie says. “We’ve got Lisa Fischer – who is performing, obviously – but she was featured in a documentary called 20 Feet From Stardom. It’s an amazing story about the history of backing singers and what it takes to de one. It features artists like Joe Cocker and Rolling Stones, and she is one of the featured singers. Lisa will be introducing that documentary, so it will be really great to get her take on that.”
Tell us some of your favourite artists performing this year.
“I’m really excited about Tripod bringing their show This Gaming Life here,” he enthuses. “It’s in collaboration with Austin Wintory who is a huge composer for [console] games. His latest score was for Assassin’s Creed. In fact, he got them to write a whole lot of murder ballads for Assassin’s Creed. Austin is coming over to conduct the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra in this show which is all about Tripod’s relationship with gaming.
“The incredible thing about it is that apart from Tripod fans and people that love music and the experience of the orchestra, this show is really tapped into an amazing audience of people who have gaming as part of their life. Tripod have a brilliant way of talking about gaming and how it parallels with their own lives, with their loves and losses, and you don’t have to be into gaming to enjoy it. The music is brilliant – as is the orchestra – and they’re very funny, so I’m definitely excited about that.
“We saw Miss Behave’s Gameshow in Edinburgh,” Eddie says. “The show is brilliant in the way she divides the audience in half between those with iPhones and those with other types of phones. It’s completely immersive and interactive, and it’s so much fun. I think it is really going to attract a younger audience that are happy to get a little crazy and game. I am definitely no one for audience participation – I can tell you that right now. But this show is irresistible.
“The other show I have to mention is like my ‘Captain’s Pick’. Sometimes there are artists that nobody else knows, but it’s impractical to get everyone involved in the festival to see them; they’re either not performing or they’re touring in places where everyone isn’t, so it’s really hard. We all knew of the other performers and were able to see their show, but Hue Blanes is my pick. I just said to everyone ‘I don’t care. Shut up. I’m putting him in the festival’, he laughs. They’re all like ‘Oh, okay’. I had negotiated everyone else but there were no negotiations on this one. Hue is one of the most interesting singer songwriters I’ve heard. He’s a brilliant piano player, brilliant singer with really strange and interesting songs. He is going to be killer in this festival.”
This is the beginning of two years working at the Cabaret Festival. Are you enjoying it?
“How could you not? I’m spending my days going around, watching shows and talking to artists about what they want to do. It’s great.”
Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2016 performs at Adelaide Festival Centre from Fri 10 Jun until Sat 25 Jun.
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Gormley, Ontario-based Greenbelt Microgreens has experienced significant growth since receiving a Premier’s Award for Agri-Food Innovation Excellence last year.
In May the company purchased a 3.5-acre greenhouse in Woodhill, Ontario, and it has also started growing in a 2-acre greenhouse in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, to supply local organic microgreens to Whole Foods and Loblaws on the west coast of Canada.
Greenbelt currently has 6.5 acres of total production and has partnered with 35 Longos stores, 150 Sobeys stores, 150 Metro stores and 50 Loblaws stores. It will soon make its first shipment from the Maple Ridge facility, where it began production in June, to Whole Foods, another retailer that carries Greenbelt products.
The company plans to serve the Ontario area with its Gormley and Woodhill locations, and Maple Ridge will cover British Columbia, Alberta and possibly Seattle.
Customer feedback has been very positive to this point, said vice president Michael Curry.
“We are opening a new retail produce category, and the consumer has been delighted with the unique/intense flavor and nutritional profile of microgreens,” Curry said. “Our goal is to introduce microgreens as a salad/lettuce alternative.”
The company is currently working on automating its soil mixing, seeding, growing, watering and harvesting system, a transformation expected to be completed in October. Equipment for that effort has been arriving from Europe throughout the last six months, Curry said.


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LGBTQ Rights Advocates Tell Amazon: Take North Carolina Off HQ2 List
As Raleigh tries to appeal to Amazon for its new headquarters, an LGBTQ rights group is pushing the company to look elsewhere.
The campaign called "No Gay? No Way!" says Amazon should not build its highly-anticipated HQ2 in any state that does not have statutory LBGTQ non-discrimination measures.
Raleigh Mayor Nancy McFarlane has pointed out the city has its own ordinance that does include sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression.
But Chris Fleming, spokesman for the No Gay? No Way! campaign, says LGBTQ employees need broader protections.
"While a city might be able to provide protections to their residents and to people who live within those city limits, if indeed you don't, you literally on your commute home are losing your civil rights and protections," Fleming said.
The campaign flew a plane over the South by Southwest festival last weekend in Austin, where McFarlane and other mayors were talking about the economic impacts of Amazon's HQ2.
McFarlane told the News and Observer she believes Amazon's presence in Raleigh could be an influential force.
“How can we work with them to address issues like inequity?” she told the newspaper. “Maybe we work with them to create internships and provide work access to citizens who have the hardest time finding work.”
Amazon's HQ2 comes with the prospect of 50,000 new jobs. Raleigh is among the 20 areas on the company's short list for its second headquarters.


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Here are some of the natural sites you should visit when next you touch down in Guatemala.
Nebaj & the Ixil Triangle
This area was once remote and uninhabited during the government’s oppressive civil wars against the native population suspected to be supporting leftist rebels. In recent years, it is the best place to go to access the broad highlands of Guatemala for a glimpse into the country’s rural landscape and lifestyle. Most of the towns in this area are accessed by hiking centuries-old dirt roads and trails.
This turtle conservation project is the perfect place to gain knowledge and carry out research about the life of giant sea turtles. People who are lucky enough to be present and witness the hatching of turtle eggs get to take part in their weekly raffle, wherein the participants are given hatchlings to cater for and the quickest hatchling to make it to the sea wins its caregiver a prize. If the turtle hatchlings are not in their seasons, you can still see the iguanas and also take a hike through the tropics.
This is a vast province that is made up of mostly uncharted tropical rainforest, and it is also home to the country’s archaeological sites and Maya ruins. For the bird-watchers, this is a perfect destination where you can see a diverse species of tropical flowers and birds on a guided hike through the reserves or nature parks.
This area boasts of multiple steps of waterfalls that are positioned at the top of a mighty flowing river underground in a narrow forest canyon. It is common knowledge that is area is one of the most beautiful scenery in all of Guatemala. Apart from the beautiful pools, there is great landscaping that hikers can take advantage of. The area where the Chahabón River enters and exists is a beautiful site to behold for touristsParque Nacional Laguna de Lachuá.The Lake Lachuá will leave you lost in wonder with its deep turquoise hue that is so synonymous with the Caribbeans. All around the lake, the rich rainforests riddled with a wide variety of tropical flowers, fauna, and birds.
Los Siete Altares
The English translation of the name of this area is: “The Seven Alters.” Each of the alters that make up this name is, in fact, an impressive waterfall. The waterfalls are lined up in a steady progression in a narrow Forrest canyon fed by a gently flowing river. The final waterfall has a deep pool that is suitable for swimming. Little wonder why this spot came up for the filming of an early adaptation of the “Tarzan” movie.
The Río Dulce, which is also known as “Sweet River” runs from a narrow opening at one end of the Lago Izabal, all the way to the Caribbean sea. On the path of this river is a luxurious tropical rainforest and also a beautiful narrow canyon. Also, hot springs bubble from underground and this creates hot pools where adventurers can stop for a warm dip. Boat rides between the settlements of Fronteras and Livingstone are also favorite activities.