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"A man walking alone on a deserted beach, brandishing a lantern in his outstretched hand, might be a fool. But, for a ship that went astray on a stormy night, he might be the savior."
Friday, March 23, 2007
Asking for a Hand
First, however, I have to admit that although my principles haven't wavered over the years, my tolerance, my acceptance, my embracement, my perspective on certain moral codes have softened a bit. I might not agree with some people on many points. However, our difference of opinions is not a matter I take seriously. I am, generally speaking, a tolerant person. There are just two exceptions to the above "generalization". I cannot stand a fellow countryman who disgraces himself by maliciously attempting to shame the people or ignominy the land that is our living conscience. No matter who he or she is, I wouldn't hesitate to tell them to go screw themselves. I also avoid arguments with, not religious people, but rather with narrow-minded religious people, and, there's a big difference. They unfortunately see the world in black and white. Not only do they miss all the beautiful natural colors, they even fail to notice the shades of gray. Therefore, I see no point in arguing with them at all. You might be wondering at this point why I'm quartering but not attacking my subject. I just needed to clarify where I stand. My sense of morality is the offspring of my conscience. If I agree with the established social mores and religion on some definite points it's because they both make sense. Sometimes! Well, here we go.
"Tleebeh", the traditional way for a suitor, along with a group of men from his extended family to visit the home of a girl and ask for her hand in marriage, is one of the most meaningful social forms of behavior we still have here in the Levant. I need to quickly add that this original tradition is devoid of religion, although it is culminated for Muslims in the reading of the "Fatha". It is practiced in most traditional societies around the Mediterranean, Latin America, Africa and Asia by various faiths.
When two young people fall in love, cross the preliminaries and seriously consider marriage, it often is the time for the "Tleebeh" visit. In most cases, both immediate families are well aware of the relationship between their son and daughter and they have already met socially on several occasions. Now is the time to inform the rest of the clan.
My paternal uncle called me in midweek and told me that his son, my cousin, is getting engaged. We should meet at his house in Damascus at 7:00PM. We left Tartous and made it on time for a cup of coffee and a brief introduction on the "family" we are to visit. There we were, all 12 of us formally dressed men, knocking the door of the would-be bride. We were greeted by 10 of her men, including her grandfather, in the large and elegant salon. We briefly exchanged pleasantries then got to the serious matter at hand. The most important aspect of this entire procedure, and I strongly believe the most detrimental for a successful marriage, is the feeling of equality among this large group of men. This status of egalitarianism is a manifestation of compatibility in moral, social, cultural and familial backgrounds. The two proud fathers introduced the rest of the men meticulously and with a clever hint of reserved pride. There was no competition, just a simple assertion: "We are who we are in Tartous, you are who you are in Damascus" and the reverse of the equation. Those of us who were apprehensive became convinced now. The young couple had made the right choice. In their honor, let's read the Fatha.
We went in total strangers; we came out godfathers of a new family.
I have learned that love alone is not enough for a successful marriage. Of course marriage without love is a lot in hell. I am talking about the whole package, the kids, the brothers and sisters, the grandparents, the cousins, the uncles and the aunts. Harmony is very essential if we were to take full advantage of what our culture has to offer. We might not see members of the family for years, and we might be lucky that we don't. In fact this is exactly the case as we tend to barely meet in weddings and funerals as a result of the changes that have swept our way of life. But when we finally meet the sense of belonging is overwhelming.
As I sat, quietly most of the time, in that salon, I couldn't resist the flickering of a thought struggling for my attention. My children will grow up one day and the time shall come. A group of men will pay me a visit or I have to make that call myself. I would very much like to be in the company of my men. I would very much like my father to lead my pack.
|What do you think?
26 comments:
- Unknown said...
And I would very much like to be invited :D
ya3ni as usual; another post of Abu Fares.
i agree with you completely about the "whole package"! Though i tend to forget that sometimes, i always tend to meet the parents of the potential boyfriend before i fall seriously.
- GraY FoX said...
Adiga tradition of marriage are the best,
it's when the groom kidnaps the groom and they both run away :P
i wanna do the same , less pain in the ....
- The Syrian Brit said...
Very nicely put, Abu Fares..
As you quite rightly point out, while love and friendship are the cornerstones of a happy marriage, compatibility and harmony between the two larger families are the pillars on which the whole building is erected..
I just hope and pray that my children would be lucky enough to have that when they eventually get hitched!..
- Omar said...
aargh, i can elaborate for hours on this, having gone through a recent engagement and a very soon to come wedding.. but i will keep my promise to myself to stay away from computers when i am not working.. so i will make this brief and tell you that in my jaha (what you guys call tleebeh).. there were people that i don't know, and others that i haven't met or spoke to in decades .. not because of bad feeling, but, well, cos i don't live in damascus anymore... and i have never been the family type of guy...
i still get flash backs over this day and i still find myself shaking my head in bewilderment over how did that gathering of almost strangers make better the base for a successful marriage (knowing that my fiance has been my girlfriend for the past 8 years ...)
but again.. there's so much to it that i won't write on right now.. so i will just wait until i am back to living a normal life.
- Unknown said...
Hello Sham
Here's another example of a "liberal" person, (I consider myself so) who believes that a little traditional behavior doesn't hurt at all.
I honestly think that part of our liberation rests in our attachement to "some" of our inherited social values.
Thanks Sham for dropping by.
- Unknown said...
Gray Fox
Khatifeh (elopement) is yet another traditional was of getting around certain traditions. Isn't that strange!
While my stand on elopement is strickly on an individual case basis, I think it should be used as a last resort when parents have refused this union for the wrong reasons. This might not be always the case as young people are certainly capable of acting stupidly themselves.
- Unknown said...
Hi Syrian Brit
You know what, after one becomes a parent his stand on life certainly softens. This is what happened to me at least.
Despite all the efforts of breaking up with social hurdles I find myself returning to traditions when my family (i.e. my kids) are to be involved. It might be a contradictory form of behavior but as long as it is comforting it must be fulfilling a beneficial role.
- Unknown said...
I think that what I just wrote in my reply to the Syrian Brit sums it up for me. It's not aging that changes us but rather the fact that we tend to get protective when it comes to our offspring.
I might accept or reject many notions when I am the only one involved but when it comes to my children I just think differently. It's more likely that you as well will reach that stage one day. When you do, you wouldn't feel the least that you have betrayed your original convictions.
- KJ said...
I always say that when you marry, you marry a family rather than an individual. That was the cause of a lot of issues between my own parents, in that they did not consider family relationships as much as the individual. But now in 26 years of marriage they sorted out most things.
About the elopement, it is to be judged on a case by case scenario, although most of the time it is a first option and not a last option. You're from Tartous, so you probably know my village, Safita. You probably also heard about most of the teens eloping and returning and eloping again.
- Maysaloon said...
Nice post and 3a 2bal farhtak bi Fares and the rest of your children. I agree, a little tradition can't be bad at all.
- Lujayn said...
I disagree, Abu Fares. The "jaha" tradition to me seems a bit intimidating if your side does not have the requisite refined male lineup. Maybe in your family both lineups were equal, and that kept it non-competitive and cultured. But the very nature of the jaha tradition is competitive. These are my guys, show me how yours match up. I doubt a waiter cousin makes for a popular candidate in a jaha, while the doctor cousin would be included automatically – all other factors being equal.
- Unknown said...
Hello KJ
Thank you for dropping in and welcome to my blog.
You and I basically agree on all the main points.
It is indeed my opinion that if a couple were to get married and live peacefully here, both man and woman are marrying the whole family.
Elopment is a last resort and works best when the couple leaves (geographically) and starts afresh. In some cases, reconciliation is possible.
- Unknown said...
Tislam ya Wassim
3a2bal far7rak, if you are still singel that is.
- Unknown said...
Hello Lujayn
You always have a good point (or more) in your argument.
My contention, however, is that a socially successful marriage depends on equality. A good solid marriage is an internal affair. But, I believe, a happy trouble-free marriage needs first to be built on love then could benefit tremendously from familial harmony. The social compatibility is essential to me, not the economic one.
- Lujayn said...
If we were talking about social compatibility, Abu Fares, then we would take the nuclear family only to a "telbeh". After all, my family will have to get along with his family, not the entire clan. And the two families HAVE to get along, no question about that, if I am to have a successful marriage. I agree with you on familiar harmony, 100 percent. However, I personally don't see how my uncle, who I see once every two years or so, is going to contribute to my prospects of having a successful marriage. His inclusion in the "telbeh" would be social posturing (I'm using the poor soul as an example, of course).
- Dubai Jazz said...
Since everyone is giving it a go, I would like to add my two fils...:)
I've not attended any wedding (Talbiseh) or engagement party (Khotbeh) or asking for a hand (Wajaha) for good 4 years, this is probably the reason I found this post a bit nostalgic…
The part I enjoyed the most was the implied mutual acknowledgment "We are who we are in Tartous, you are who you are in Damascus"… this is actually very true…reminded me of how pleasantly vague those Wajahas (gathering of the dignitaries from both families) used to be, where most of the dialogue is exercised through the inaudible gestures: head nodding, meticulous smiles…etc…
But to be honest, I always thought of it as a formality; a routine social ritual that CAN NOT (or shouldn't?) be a decision making factor in the grand scheme of things.
Maybe I was mistaken about my earlier observations, but nevertheless I am still wondering: does the future of the couple in hand rely on how smooth this 60 minutes would pass?
I believe that by emphasizing on the significance of equality (or equivalence), one side might wind up feeling inferior or outnumbered …
Thanks for the post Abu Fares, you always manage to bring interesting topics for discussion...
- Dubai Jazz said...
Oh! forgot to say : Alf Mabrook for your cousin! and sorry for my earlier inadvertence.
- Unknown said...
Hello Dubai Jazz
Thank you for your valuable input. All the Tleebehs (Wajahas)I've attended were a mere formality, yet still very vital. It's in the same line with modern monarchy, they don't really govern but they perform an important function (for the subordinates at least). In Tartous, and as far as I understand, in Damascus, and I'm willing to bet that this is the norm in all of Syria, when the men go and make the visit the acceptance has already been granted beforehand.
It normally is arranged on the nuclear family level before the rest of the family is involved. So, just in case there was no agreement, nobody should hear about it and the whole prospect is forgotten before it is announced to anybody.
So the Tleebeh in itself is an affirmation of the obvious. This is my understanfing of it in recent times. And this is why I approve of it since it's not a decision making process.
- Unknown said...
Sorry Lujayn I still need to reply to your second comment.
Your uncle would certainly be playing an honorary role. The decision has been made. There's no point in not giving him the pleasure, and the honor, in participating. Yalli Ma Ilo Kbir, Ma Ilo Sgheer. Right!
- Dubai Jazz said...
"Yalli Ma Ilo Kbir, Ma Ilo Sgheer. Right!"
Absloutely right! it's also been said that :"Yalli malo 2adeem malo jdeed"
Aseel ya Ab Fares! besharafy inek aseel we shiekh shabab!
- Omar said...
see I agree with Lujain on this. the whole telbeh (for me)is an extension to a primitive ritual where the husband brings the army of his shire to impress (and also scare) the family/village of the bride.
as far as I'm concerened (and from remebemring how our jaha was selected once we got engaged).. the criteria was: what family do they belong to, what do they do, and how socially recognized they were.. so to let you know, my two uncles (aunt's husbands) were not included because they are excentric and life on the margine of society, while mysister's father in law, who's a very respected doctor and a member of a big family in damascus, was invited.. and the irony was that before that day in the telbeh, I have never met him in my life since my sister's engagement happened while I was away.
so, this is in no way a social honoring for the bride (as they claim it is).. this is a socially accepted way of saying: "mine is bigger than yours".. or "mine is the same size as yours" in some cases..
I'm sorry, but although I am a -mixed-blood- Damascene coming from big families on both sides, i find it revolting that in the 21st century and with all the economical and social changes we are going through, people are still stuck on some decades old rituals that define the future of two innocent souls... just based on the origin of their great grand father.....
- The Syrian Brit said...
While I can see what you are getting at, Omar, and while, in principle, I agree that such a social gathering represents a form of tribal show of force, I also believe that it does have another very important function.. I will try to explain it with an example.. If I were to treat my wife badly, be it physically or emotionally, then I know for an absolute fact that MY 'clan' would side with HER, because my bad behaviour would reflect badly on them, by extension.. What the visiting 'clan' are saying to their host is: 'We are decent people.. Your daughter is safe with us..'.. And to me, as a father, that is absolutely priceless..
- Yazan said...
We all reflect on our own history when we look at this,
The bachelors have obviously [including me] made their point about such a ritual... which actually supports what abu fares says about being a father...
But Abu fares, doesnt that totally beats the point of the whole thing...? the choice of two kids is now in the hand of the two clans?
I mean, regardless whether it will work or not, but isnt it their right to have their life the way they want it, without that kind of social pressure... and that is one hell of pressure...
- Unknown said...
Hello Yazan
Welcome on board.
You wrote: "the choice of two kids is now in the hand of the two clans?"
Not at all Yazan. It doesn't go this way. The 2 kids have already met, fell in love and decided to get engaged. It might be that a few years have elapsed since they first met. Their parents (the immediate families) are introduced to each other, assuming they are not already acquainted. Months may pass. Then the kids want the engagement party in a couple of weeks. Their parents notify their respective families and tell them that their son/daughter is getting engaged soon. Now is the time for the official Tleebeh formality. It's a formatlity that's all. No outcome is expected since it has already been decided. It's an honorary gesture.
My argument is this:
If a sense of equality is evident during this occasion and if the kids really love each other then it's most likely that their marriage would be a successful one. No guaranties of course.
I never, not even for a second, advocated that this ceremony is the deciding factor. In fact I'm all for the boy and the girl meeting each other, getting to know each other, deciding on their future then informing their parents.
My saying that I think that the Tleebeh is a good thing is similar to a Brit approving of the monarchy while still being a firm believer in democracy. And, in Britain (just an example) the 2 terms do not contradict - monarchy & democracy.
Love & tradition are not contradictory by nature. If they contradict we might think that the relationship is more romantic... and it might be true. BUT, this has nothing to do with a successful marriage.
The Syrian Brit is commenting exactly the same way I'm thinking. It's possible that because we are both (uhum, middle aged fathers)we tend to get protective of our children and revert to tradition to get the maximum positive protection. We do get softer because we have kids and honestly this has nothing to do with age.
When my Tleebeh took place I didn't think so highly of it. I felt that it's a waste of time. But to them, to my uncles & hers, to my father & hers, to my men & hers it must've meant something.
This last Saturday, whether I have attended or not (i.e. my brother couldn't attend because he was busy delivering babies in Tartous)the engagement has already been set and agreed upon. I drove the long distance because it was a moral obligation and because I felt honored that my uncle had called me and asked for my presence.
Did I make my point?
- The Syrian Brit said...
Thank you Abu Fares for elaborating so eloquantly on what I meant.. and thank you for placing me in the same age group as yourself, even though I do believe I am more 'middle-aged' than you are!..
- Lujayn said...
Abu Fares, maybe you're right about traditions becoming more important when you have children (although I think that with age too, I've become more accepting of some traditions). I can understand wanting to provide a social safety net for your children and their marriages, and appreciate that the intent of your family's "telbeh" was positive. I understand your point about it being a show of respect for family members and I am not disputing that it is a largely ceremonial occasion and that usually, everything will have been decided long before the two sides have been gathered. More often than not, the gathering will never again be involved in the couple's life and as such, is irrelevant to their future. However, the world is not ideal, and the "jaha" tradition in practice is often a way of establishing one family's superiority over the other, socially and economically.


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James Norris seemed a rather interesting personality. He will be conducting a 30-minute "DIY Life: Lifehacking 101" workshop at this weekend's inaugural Singapore Mini Maker Faire 2012.
Read on to find out how different this workshop will be compared to the others.
The workshop
You will not be getting a physical make out of this workshop. Instead, James promises you a practical and interactive workshop on some of the best ways of "hacking your life" to maximise your personal growth. It will cover High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) to help you spend less time in the gym, the 6 Second Pause to help you manage your emotions, the 5:1 Ratio to improve your relationships, a formula from a behavioural psychologist that may change your life (B=MAT), and many others.
The facilitator
When I checked out James' website, he has a page on his bio with a nice word cloud introduction. "Personal", "Time", "Focus", "Everything" and "Life" stood out, amidst many other words that describe him. It seemed that he is someone who valued life and personal time a lot, but he is also very focused so that he can fully utilise his time (my interpretation).
James told us that he has given this talk or variants of it a few times at Barcamps and they were always well received. He has been speaking on the topic for a few years now. If you are wondering what are Barcamps, google it on the internet, but in short, it is a user-generated conference session where participants gather prepared with topics they would like to talk on, but whether they get to speak or not would depend on whether they get a vote from the other participants. Interesting, isn't it?
When asked what inspired him to conduct this talk, James shared that he enjoyed doing it because he can summarise in 30 minutes the highlights of what he took a decade to learn, something which appealed to him, a self-proclaimed efficiency-and-effectiveness-junkie. Though amused, I think such efficiency would definitely appeal to many others as well, in today's society. Isn't it? Looking deeper, you can also see a person who is very keen to share his knowledge with us.
James also shared that he is also a maker although he usually use the term builder. He hangs out with people from Hackerspace a lot and sees awesome stuff happening in Singapore, e.g. a window farm in a Raffles office. He just felt that the Singaporean makers should receive more publicity. When we asked how Singaporeans should be encouraged to make stuff, he jokingly said to hand out a homework assignment with two words on it: "Make something". I cannot help but smile at that.
Like many other makers, James advised that if you would like to make something, do not wait. You can even find someone to build with, but the crucial point is to do it now.
To learn more about James Norris and his project, check out www.jamesnorris.org/personalgrowth and www.selfspark.com.


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==Q98A66 Detects a Second Signal==
==Q98A66 Detects a Second Signal==
Revision as of 18:46, 19 January 2017
|Dawn Bloom
|The Dawn Bloom ARG was part of the Black Watchmen series of ARGs.
|Alice & Smith & the Lovent Group
Black Watchmen (a permanent ARG). It differs from past operations within the Black Watchmen in that it is expected to run for several months, and relies very little on previous lore within the game's universe. You can access the Discord server for this operation here, and the Black Watchmen forum thread here.Operation DAWNBLOOM is an operation in the
- 1 NPCs
- 2 The Black Watchmen's History with Montauk
- 3 Enemies and Threats
- 4 Operation Commences
- 5 Contents of the Audio Files
- 6 Q98A66 Requests Additional Intel
- 7 Contact with Peter Moon
- 8 Q98A66 Detects a Second Signal
- 9 Broadcast #2
- 10 Receiving the 3rd Signal
- 11 Field Trips!
This operation involves interaction with Special Task force Q98A66, which we have been told stands for Query 98, Admin 66. Q98A66 has five members, only three of which we have met. Those three members (Diagnostic, Control, and Liaison) are apparently able to do their jobs interchangeably, while Brain and Tactical are too highly specialized to 'swap out' with other members of the team.
Liaison handles communication between Q98A66, Division 66, and Division 79(the players). His personality is fairly stable, and he dismisses 'unlikely' causes to the anomalies being recorded(such as time travel, aliens, demons, etc.) He is usually the one to come to us with new information, requests for more intel, or general commentary on the mission.
Control is in charge of Q98A66, as indicated by her handle. Her personality is hard to gauge, as she isn't often in the Discord chat. Liaison describes her as deceitful, and says that's part of her job.
Diagnostic's job is handling technical and performance related testing. He seems more relaxed than Liaison, and openly states that he believes the signals we are receiving are a result of time travel. Liaison describes him as a hyperactive conspiracy theorist and a lukewarm scientist. He seems to have some combat experience but hasn't given specifics as to where and when.
Formerly called 'Specialist', we haven't met Brain but have heard him described. He appears to be unstable psychologically and poses a threat to himself and those who surround him. What he contributes to the team isn't entirely clear, but he is ostensibly Q98A66's specialist in esoteric or unique information. Because he isn't allowed online, Agents requested a mailing address to communicate with him. He can be contacted by mail at:
212 Showroom
68-10 58th Avenue
Apt Nine
Flushing New York 11378
Brain used to collabarate with the Oakvalley Sleep Center on a lucid dreaming method, called the "Glasswick Technique". It's also known that he's come into contact with the Voynich Manuscript in the past. Liaison has stated that Brain has used the internet to disseminate dangerous information in the past.
We only knew of Tactical's existence because Liaison had said there were 5 members of the task force, but only 4 had been mentioned in conversation. Direct questioning about the fifth member yielded some additional insight into the fifth member, Tactical. Their job is focused on 'in person' threats. If agents are contacted by Tactical, it means Q98A66 is under attack or otherwise compromised. Liaison has said that the rest of the team doesn't see Tactical that often.
Tactical apparently moves from place to place using a helicopter, and was the person to originally gather all the team members together. In the one interaction that agents had with Tactical, his demeanor was serious but he was still comfortable cracking jokes.
The Black Watchmen's History with Montauk
Dispatch told Q98A66 that there was a previous incident at Montauk before the current incarnation of The Black Watchmen (so 1960s or so), but they won't give us any more details than that. They weren't given a casefile.
Liaison: We were told there are significant reasons why we were formed to investigate
That there was an incident at Montauk, and if this is related there cannot be a repeat of eventsSo far we are outside any kind of relation with those incidents
Enemies and Threats
Q98A66 has stated they are fairly certain SIGIL is involved at this point. An ocean glider was captured, and subsequently released by, the Chinese navy(Source). They think this has to do with SIGIL operatives sensing the anomalous signals in the ocean. Liaison also mentioned his computer had been attacked recently on January 6th, and they were unsure if it was technical error or sabotage. Q98A66 has alluded to enemies when abruptly leaving the Discord as well. It's uncertain if they are being actively tracked or monitored by hostile agents.
Control: Speaking of enemies, Q98A66 is moving.
While attempting to capture the third signal, Q98A66 was attacked by what appeared to be an unmanned underwater drone. There is also strong indication that a company funded by Aconite Capital (a venture capital firm associated with SIGIL) is involved in this situation.
Operation Commences
In the Christmas Eve newsletter, Alice & Smith announced Operation DAWNBLOOM.
Agents, Special Task force Q98A66 needs your help - a abnormal radio signal was picked up across the Atlantic in the last two weeks, it's meaning and origin remain unknown. We understand little about this bizarre phenomenon, besides the fact that it must have come from a satellite, it originates from a single location, and it is growing stronger...
Welcome to Operation DAWNBLOOM, an experimental project created by the Lovent Group [head writers of Ahnayro: The Dream World] in collaboration with Alice & Smith. This project is all about dynamic, reactive storytelling putting control of the narrative fully in the hands of our community.For your first mission briefing, head to the Situation Room (In-Game) and look for static.
By accessing the Situation Room (a page within the Black Watchmen's game client where Operations are often announced), players were directed to Archive Case File S2J3L9. In short, a mysterious signal was picked up around the 14th of December and a taskforce set up to analyse it. The intensity of local interference is strongest at Camp Hero in Montauk, New York. We were given a copy of the recording and a contact link to the taskforce: [email protected]
Contents of the Audio Files
There were three audio files in total. Two of them were of a man reading seemingly random words while occasionally a high pitched noise was played, and the last was a 'clean' version of the man reading words. Agents determined that the spoken words and the high pitched audio were two separate encrypted messages.
The Cycle Cipher
Agents dylanamite and BPotatoes were the ones to crack the cycle cipher, by first noticing that certain words were always read in order. A 'chain' of words was determined, with groups of three words being used to indicate a letter. The cycle cipher was constructed of cardinal and ordinal directions, moon phases, and the primary/secondary/tertiary colors of the RGB color wheel. Agent codex created an image to help visualize the cycle cipher.
The spoken words decrypted to:
SSTV Audio
The other audio was analyzed by Agent KiRa, who used SSTV analysis software called RX-SSTV on mode Robot-36 to extract images from the audio. Agent UNLorD combined the images into what appeared to be the silhouette of Long Island created out of text. Preliminary analysis of the SSTV images showed that the text was related to viruses, possibly RNA retroviruses or viral classification methods.
Q98A66 Requests Additional Intel
The taskforce announced they would be attempting to send a return broadcast on December 28th, 2016 at approximately 7:20 AM EST. They shared the results of this attempt, and requested additional intel regarding the observed frequency shift.
Q98A66 - Research Data
Hypothesis: The signal is bouncing off the moon
Test: Use Communication Array and Satellite to 'ping' lunar body, and observe if signal distorts.
12/27/2016 20:00 EST: Broadcast SSTV signal with no actual photo, just errant signal, after two seconds we observed no change in signal. Called Signal One.
Broadcast AM Radio Signal, tone B sharp, and after two seconds observed no change in signal. Called Signal Two.
When Signal One reached Montauk, there was no observable difference.
When Signal Two reached Montauk, there was no observable difference.
There was also no visible effect in the areas where the signals overlapped.
12/27/2016 20:30 EST: Q988A66 member suggests we are not observing enough data, that an emergent quality would appear if we tested in larger numbers. Suggests we attempt to imitate the broadcast of the original signal by altering the waveform in the same format. So scaling across the AM spectrum in loops.
Q98A66 begins hammering target with large numbers of signal 'noise'.
After reviewing data, it was determined that occasionally HF AM Band Radio waves would lose very small pockets of itself similar to the phenomenon observed in the original signal.
The effect was not consistent, but we believe there is a frequency or format relative to Lunar Position that will generate an effect similar to the type observed in the original signal.
We need to determine that sequence.
Resolution: We need to determine the starting AM Band, and what the Band scales by incrementally in order to maintain the effect of signal 'vanishing'. A consistent 'vanishing' will allow us to map the Apolune and Perilune of whatever is causing the signal effect. That in turn tells us roughly what kind of object or anomaly is causing this.THANKS TO: All Agents submitting Research and aiding us in this endeavor, we won't name you here for fear of compromise, but you know who you are and those observing will remember your contributions.
Cycle Cipher Pt. 2
Agents returned to analyzing the cycle cipher for additional clues. Liaison noted in the Discord server that the meanings of the categories used for the cipher hadn't been addressed, and agents followed that lead. The cardinal/ordinal directions were determined to be a reference for orienting the cycle, and the moon phases were determined to have relevance to the date (or current moon phase). Since the date at this point was December 29th, it meant we were almost at the start/end of the cycle ('New', for new moon). After some more fiddling with the cycle cipher, agents determined that the signal frequency required for the broadcast must be correlated with the current moon phase. To determine the integer value that the frequency would need to be scaling by, agents mapped the frequency range given to us by Q988A66 (535kHz to 1605kHz) to the outside of the circle, with 0 degrees = 535kHz and 360 degrees = 1605kHz. We then determined the kHz value of 1 degree (2.97kHz). Using this as the scaling integer, and 1600kHz as the starting frequency (just a little bit before 'New' for the new moon), a transmission was successfully 'vanished' at approximately 6:30UTC on December 29th.
Contact with Peter Moon
Agent madvillain reached out via email to Peter Moon, the author of the book The Montauk Project.
Hi, I am writing to you because of your relationship with the Montauk Project. Recently, my organization observed very strange radio signals being broadcasted by unknown entities. The signal is not on a single frequency, but appears as increasingly larger bursts across a scaling frequency on AM spectrum. As this is not possible without a satellite in orbit, we determined that these signals were being bounced off the moon itself (a possibly irrelvant, although interesting, coincidence with your name). The age of the waves is always the same despite location, which indicates a spontaneous manifestation. Interestingly, as you approach areas in Long Island such as False Point and Hampton Bay, the signal carries more and more interference - the interference is strongest at Camp Hero, which is where your book comes in.
Your book describes the process of 'frequency hopping', where researchers at Camp Hero broadcasted signals that shifted between different frequencies incredibly fast. This is incredibly similar to the behavior of the observed frequencies. However, the observed frequencies are not in the range you gave as being experimented with - they are in the AM radio spectrum, not within 425-450 mHz. There are two messages contained in this broadcast: an elaborately encoded message which we decoded as being "HELLO YOU ARE THE MOST PERFECT WORLD", and an SSTV image describing the behavior of RNA retroviruses, with the text in the shape of Long Island.1. What, in your opinion, is the source of these broadcasts? Some in my organization believe aliens are the source, while others believe time travel is involved.
My questions to you:
2. Would any alien lifeforms you may have encountered have sent messages of these types?
3. Is time travel likely, given the behavior of the broadcast?
4. Would researchers at Camp Hero, in any time period, have sent these messages?
5. Was any research being done at Camp Hero related to retroviruses?
Somewhat surprisingly, he received a reply.
Thank you for your email, Victor. I've attached a recent newsletter about my trip to Romania last summer but only for the purpose of you getting the drift on "white noise". I'm working on a video which also addresses the subject but very briefly and not so much in the context of what you asked. The article should suffice. Aliens is a word I don't like but such a communication, according to my new vocabulary, would come from the 8th dis. mension where all potentials manifest. There is a constant effort in that dimension for different entities to communicate and/or empower themselves or even resolve situation. To reduce this to the lowest common denominator, yes, aliens and time travel would be involved....my guess. Plum Island has done most of the biological research and its connected to Camp Hero. It still exists. Can't say if Camp Hero sent them in the first place but I would guess not. There have also been signals from Europa and they are mentioned in the book "Secret Parchment". What you say is interesting and I wish I could be of more help. Above is the best I can do for now. Can you tell me more about your group?
The following response was sent:
Thank you very much for your time. Your help is sincerely appreciated. We may have more questions for you in the near future - I will keep you updated.
We are an independent organization dedicated to monitoring potential threats to global security and taking the appropriate responses when necessary.
And response received:
OK, Victor, and thank you. I'll be happy to hear from you.
Agent madvillain reached out to Peter Moon again late in the evening on January 6th.
We have received another communication of the same type as before. You can listen to the message here, and a transcript is provided here. This message raises some very interesting questions.Thank you for your time.
1. The message starts off with "Hello Moon". Could this be in reference to you? Do you recognize this voice?
2. He speaks of "another place" that is very similar to ours, and later says "both worlds". In your book, Project Moonbeam was an experiment involving two separate timelines. Are these things likely to be related?
3. Do you have any theories on who "the others" he mentions are?
4. He mentions a cycle, and says that we must stop it. What could this be referring to?
5. "The moon you see is not the moon but a perilous device closer than we imagine." Any thoughts on what this could mean?
And the reply
I can't hear the audio that well. COmputer is in the shop. THis is clearly a lost soul who is "strung out" in space time. ALl sorts of theories including what you suggest apply. THis is another example of spirits being lost. FAiled time experiment? YES! We live in that realm. SOlution = grounding and breathing
Q98A66 has apparently also been in contact with Peter Moon via phone call. Apparently he's just as fun over the phone.
Q98A66 Detects a Second Signal
On Jan 2nd at 00:59 UTC, Liaison informed the discord channel a new signal was found off of False Point. They estimated about two nights to track it down manually (aka bruteforcing the correct scaling). It appears to have been broadcasting since the 28th. Liaison returned to the discord at approximately 17:00UTC on January 3rd to confirm that they had the data, and were currently preparing it for analysis. They also mentioned there was a large amount of it.
Later that evening, the signal was made available for analysis. The audio recording appears to be a male voice, echoing, but speaking in English. It also has what sounds like another SSTV signal overlaid on top of it.
Spoken Words
A partial transcript of the text was compiled by the community.
Hello moon
You probably want to know who I am, or how I am doing thisThat is not the moon
That isn't important, and I couldn't even tell you if I wanted to
I just don't understand it all, but please, listen
I am coming from another place. We are very similar
We can't do something by ourselves, so we sent people to try and find answers
This is my second trip
First trip went horribly wrong
I survived but things get worse on the other side
The wrong people got the wrong information and the cycle repeated
There are people like you, watchers, looking for answers in the dark "who helped me???"…(something)
I am not alone
The others are being lied to
And have been lied to
For them, we are already doomed
Fear the men who [?]
There is a coming trap meant to ensure our failure
Do not reveal …. "when /where you go?" (yourself?)
Or the others will panic
Send me a way to know where you are
But it has to be the place where my shadow landed
There's only one place like it in the whole world
If I knew where that was, I could concentrate to within a mile of you
But now I am (just) shooting into the void
The moon you see is not the moon but a perilous device closer than we imagine.
Only you see the true night sky, we are trapped in it's shadow
Save both worlds or repeat the cycle
I have to be vague, or the others will find us first.
There is no code in this message, just a sad lonely man
[laughing? Or crying?]
I guess you can call me the man in the moon
SSTV Images
Eight images were extracted from the overlaid SSTV signals.
Agents believe that one organism described in the images is Parasitaxus urda, a parasitic gymnosperm that is endemic to remote forests in New Caledonia, based on the text transcribed from the third and eighth SSTV images.
In absence of usual leavesHopefully able to go to a (?) lab
this fauna sample has brown
fan like structures covered in (?)
of some sort
Reminds me of Paragorgiidae
Not a similar makeup to most
photosynthesizing plants. Leading
me to believe it's not truly a plant at all.
Bulbous, does not feel like wood at all
Present on all branches
Very similar to coral
Unlike anything found on land
Taking samples
Liaison, as well as several agents, is unsure if the author of the field notes retrieved via SSTV and the speaker on the audio are the same person. However, we are assuming that our 'moon man' was a part of the expedition mentioned.
Diagnostic believes given the distance that his signal appears at False Point that our target is spamming either different physical locations or different temporal/dimensional locations, and that some earthbound location synchronizes this event. Exactly like our moon point vanishing, the moon man would observe all of his signal going to one point in time and space.
Given there is only one radio tower in the world like the one at Montauk, and that it shares a relationship to his signal, it's likely that radar is the location we're looking for. Agent codex compiled a report on the radar for the taskforce and emailed it to them previously.
Liaison: The big thing about Montauk is that while the AM signal erratically appears everywhere, the SSTV signal only joins there
Diagnostic and Liaison share the hypothesis that our window to send a message begins tonight, and lasts until the next full moon
Before leaving abruptly on January 6th around noon EST, Q98A66 shared three possibilities for broadcasts to be sent.
Control's Suggestion
Control wants to send a series of messages with different locations in an attempt to gain intel on our enemy
Control: See I'm still partial to the idea that we send out multiple messages with only one of them having the correct shadow location but that encryption would have to be complicated enough to make the third party believe it's real but it would have to have something to make it obvious to moon man which is correct
Diagnostic's Suggestion
Diagnostic wants to use the kHz wheel/cycle cipher as a sphere to describe a location in time and place, relative to information the moon man will understand.
Liaison's Suggestion
Liaison believes that we should send a question to him as we lack data.
Broadcast #2
When the time window opened for our second return broadcast, we first began by sending a test tone in order to ensure we had the right values to achieve 'vanishing' of the signal. We also created a simple math equation to make it easier to calculate the kHz value our broadcast needed to start on.
Someone Else is Broadcasting
To our surprise, another signal was detected being broadcasted- and it was identical to our first broadcast of Agent zaelong reading out the cipher-cycle encrypted message 'WE HEAR YOU'. Q98A66 believes that this isn't the result of our signal being intercepted, but of the network they are using being compromised. Because Liaison's computer was recently attacked, this is definitely not outside the realm of possibility.
Our Broadcasts
We sent an initial broadcast to our 'moon man' asking him in plain words (without encryption) if there was an easier way for us to contact him, just past midnight on January 7th (having worked for most of the evening of January 6th trying to come up with a better encryption method or other ideas on what to broadcast).
On the evening of January 10th, we sent several messages. We sent coordinates for a jazz bar in Boston called The Beehive, as well as coordinates for Camp Hero in Montauk, both as encrypted Cartesian coordinates. The Boston coordinates were sent in duplicate, in the hopes that our 'moon man' would remember his own words: "The wrong people got the wrong information, and the cycle repeated." With that clue, ideally he would realize the coordinates that were broadcast once were the correct coordinates.
We also sent an additional unencrypted message, asking him "Did you send the flowers?" This is a reference to the SSTV signals. As far as we are aware, we are the only people who have identified and decrypted the SSTV signals, so it was important we keep information about them under wraps. However, we still wanted to know if they had been intentionally sent by our 'moon man'.
Sidenote on Coordinates
Since we dont know how our friend on the moon sees the earth we send out the coordinates in a {x,y,z} format
We set up the axes in such a way that the x-axis points toward the moon, the y-axis goes eastward, and the z axis goes north.
Simply put; the earth will be represented by a sphere with r=1; the coordinate of the center is {0;0;0} and the North pole is at {0;0;1}.
The zero point/orientation of the earth that matters to our moon man is how he perceives the earth; that is why the coordinates of the moon are given. The full moon will occur on Jan 12th, 2017 at 11:34AM UTC (6:34AM EST), and it will be at this (18.1833N, 172.000W) location.
Agent zaelong also created a report for Q98A66 explaining the coordinate system.
Catching Signals
After sending our messages to MoonMan, there was a vote on our course of action against the ones listening in on us. the options were:
- soft: approach 'enemies' and talk to them, to find out who they are, what they want, and get them to back off, or just get them to friendly cooperate
- hard: "Shoot first, interrogate later", kidnap them and find out what they know. objective isn't killing, but making sure they'll never see daylight again
- observe: bug the area and spy on whoever gets there
'Observe' was the winning option. Coordinates were sent to the Beehive in Boston, and the Observe team stood by to... Observe.
Receiving the 3rd Signal
Boat on Troubled Water
Liaison, Diagnostic and Brain went out on a boat to receive the signal send by MoonMan, to caught the signal, but lost their equipment because of an attack. Whatever attacked them burst upwards through the hull, and although through Diagnostic's leg. Brain had been singing(and playing a ukelele he found on the boat) up until this point, but stopped just prior to the attack and pushed Diagnostic. Had he not shoved Diagnostic, the projectile would have gone through his chest (and presumably killed him). Allo data from the 3rd signal was lost.
Tracking Control
After Diagnostic was injured, Control went rogue in Boston (presumably tracking an enemy).
Trackers all come from one gps point then send data based on a maintained 'average speed'
So we know about how far an object travels from a location, but not exactly where. Sorry, but there were five activated. We don't know why Control did this, but we assume one is her Data
Tracker One Latitude: 42.361783 | Longitude: -71.094291
Tracker Two Latitude: 42.361783 | Longitude: -71.094291
30mins ~ 3hr20min
Tracker Three Latitude: 42.361783 | Longitude: -71.094291
50mins ~ 1hr10mins
Tracker Four Latitude: 42.361783 | Longitude: -71.094291
30mins ~ 8hr43mins
Tracker Five Latitude: 42.361783 | Longitude: -71.09429150mins ~ 1Hr30mins
A second dataset was given later
Tracker One Latitude: 41.306176 | Longitude: -72.93613
Erratic small movement, likely an animal
Tracker Two Latitude: 41.306176 | Longitude: -72.93613
Erratic small movement, likely an animal
Tracker Four Latitude: 40.161734 | Longitude: -75.465299Erratic small movement, likely an animal
Tracking the Trackers
Tactical regrouped with Liaison and Brain, and they went on to search for (and locate) the two trackers that had arrived in New Haven. The two trackers were found to be attached to canisters in the possession of two homeless women from Boston that Control or another agent had paid to go to New Haven and wait for Liaison et al. Upon the group's arrival, they pulled out a piece of paper and write a message on the ground in chalk (blue). Brain wrote two other messages in chalk (orange and yellow). Immediately after writing those two messages, he said "I don't speak that" and then lost consciousness (from approximately 8am EST to 7pm EST).
The blue message was written in hobo code, and translates (roughly) to
If you are sick, they'll care for you
Doctor here, won't charge
Vicious dog here
Be prepared to defend yourself
You'll be cursed out
Authorities here are alert
Thieves are about
The orange we believe is Enochian, but have been having difficulty getting a good translation. possible translation:
The yellow appears to be Ogham, and possibly translates to
LPHABETA is a company funded by Aconite Capital, who are linked to SIGIL. Evidence of direct SIGIL involvement triggered a parameter for Q98A66, leading Liaison to open an envelope with the Black Watchmen logo. He refuses to share the contents of the envelope with us until we are able to contact Control for approval.
Before the Beehive observation op took place, most of the team was taking refuge at a safe house that was located inside a vet clinic. During the time at the vet clinic Diagnostic's condition had worsened and the "doctor" at the clinic had a look at him and produced a report.
Lung cancerThis makes no sense!
A1 2.8(?) cm
A2 3.2 cm
A3 2.1 cm
B1 2.8 cm
B2 3.2 cm
B3 2.4 cm
Patient is Hostile!
Severe Pain,
Dilation of pupil is Massive! Like Dog eye!
Thought it was radiation sickness, but xray
shows cancer in heart and lungs, blood
pressure will cause death.
During the period of time that they were present at the vet, Diagnostic had bitten the doctor which prompted them to get kicked out of the safe house. Diagnostic's condition, according to Liaison, had gotten worse with some of his teeth falling out and being generally unresponsive the following day during the time he was reporting the tracker information. At some point during the brief Liaison had paused to go to the bathroom with Brain and, coincidently, Diagnostic had appeared in Com Channel Alpha on Discord. A couple agents that were currently on at the time went into Coms to figure out what was up, and they encountered a Diagnostic that wasn't at all acting like someone who was before seemingly on their deathbed. During the conversation it was revealed that he had hijacked the van the team was using (leaving Liaison and Brain at a homeless shelter in New Haven, CT) and was driving to a safehouse in Brooklyn. During the ensuing conversations it was revealed that a number of changes has occurred to him as follows:
- His leg that originally had been hit by the rod, and was essentially considered to be jelly, was fully healed - indicating enhanced cell regeneration
- He was able to do a backflip which he claimed he could never do before, more so with his leg being damaged - indicating enhanced agility
- The teeth he had lost were growing back and were sharper than before
- He no longer needed his glasses (he claims he was legally blind without his glasses before) and being able to see things clearly about 1 km away (he saw a deer while driving at about that distance) - indicating enhanced sight
- He was able to smell gasoline during the whole time he was driving - indicating enhanced smell
- He seemed to have heightened coordination with his hands and feet as he said he could steer the van using his feet.
- Was able to drive while 2 cc's of morphine was in his system. He said he felt no effect - indicating enhanced metabolism.
- During the drive, Diagnostic was asked by Lexic_Meise to perform an exorcism on one of the bone fragments found in his leg
- During the drive it was suggested that he try wiping on his skin a baby wipe. After doing so he reported that it felt itchy like it was an allergic reaction. It was assumed the baby wipes contained Aconitum which is also called Wolf's Bane which mythologically reacts to what Diagnostic was believed to be.
Ultimately based on all this information it was believed that Diagnostic had contracted Lycanthropy or basically he's now a werewolf. Current theory is it's a curse linked to the bone shards that were in his leg, but only some shards have been burned and the other shards are in possession of other individuals (Liaison has one shard and currently is debating if he should burn it or send it to HQ, and Tactical might have a shard).
Before Diagnostic had signed off, one last suggestion was given to try administering to himself Aconitine, a poison that can be extracted from the Wolfsbane plant, as he said he'd have access to a centrifuge and other needed things. The hope was that he would be online for agents to assess the effects but instead he did not come online and injected it via IV himself. This put him into intense pain and knocked him out for the night. He was not gotten in contact with again until Agent codex suggested to track him using the phone tracking program to find lost phones (the phone Diagnostic was using was Liaison's).
Utilizing the program led them to the address to send mail to for Brain and allowed us to regroup Diagnostic with Liaison and Brain and attempt to acquire the 3rd signal again.
Signal #3, Take #2
Liaison, Brain, and Diagnostic stole a boat in Montauk, as well as about 8 or 9 fishing nets. Their plan was to use the nets to entangle the drone long enough to disable it with thermite (components for making this were brought along on the boat), so the third signal could be captured before it collapsed at 6:30AM 1/19. They set out on their excursion around 9:30PM EST, and we have not yet heard any updates from the team.
Field Trips!
We are currently in the beginning stages of planning a field operation at Camp Hero in Montauk. Agents local to Southern NY are asked to report in at the forum thread so we can coordinate dates and times. Field operatives will be tasked with using devices created by agent acentes to locate the source of the signal, as we believe it is emanating from the radar at Montauk.
Boston [COMPLETE]
Several agents are participating in the MIT Mystery Hunt in Boston over Martin Luther King Day weekend. Agent codex is using this opportunity to go into the city early and get some field reconnaissance done on the Beehive, as our online intel has a few gaps. Other agents should NOT attempt to do field work in Boston without the explicit approval of Q98A66, because they are nearly certain that our enemy is already operating in the area.


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The BP oil refinery in Whiting, Ind., will now be allowed to dump more ammonia and industrial sludge into Lake Michigan.
Indiana regulators have made BP exempt from state environmental laws in order to clear the way for a $3.8 billion expansion that will allow the company to refine heavier Canadian crude oil. The expansion was approved because it will created about 80 new jobs.
According to Chicago Tribune BP's new state water permit will allow the refinery to release 54% more ammonia and 35% more sludge into Lake Michigan each day. Ammonia leads to algae blooms that kill fish, while sludge contains a heavy concentration of heavy metals. BP has already been noted as one of the largest polluters along the Great Lakes.
Despite the added dumping, the refinery will still meet federal water pollution guidelines. However, federal and state officials have noted that this is the first time in years that a company has been allowed to dump more toxic waste into Lake Michigan.
Chicago Tribune reports that BP is investing heavily in Canadian crude oil to reduce its reliance Middle East sources. Extracting petroleum from crude oil is a dirty process and requires more energy that could significantly increase gaseous emissions.
Environmental groups and neighbors have asked BP to install more effective pollution controls at the refinery, which is the fourth-largest in the nation.
BP will now be allowed to dump an average of 1,584 pounds of ammonia and 4,925 pounds of sludge into Lake Michigan every day. The additional sludge reaches the maximum allowed under federal guidelines.
Paul Higginbotham, chief of the water permits section at the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, told the Chicago Tribune that BP had wanted permission to pump twice as much ammonia into the lake. In the end, the state allowed more than the company is currently discharging, but less than the federal or state limits allow.
In order to avoid the Clean Water Act rule that prohibits a downgrade in water quality near a pollution source even if discharge limits are met, state regulators are allowing BP to install equipment that mixes its toxic waste with clean lake water. Usually, this kind of mixing zone has been band in Lake Michigan under an Indiana law. This instance is the first-ever exemption.
Actively diluting pollution this way by creating what is known as a mixing zone is banned in Lake Michigan under Indiana law. Regulators granted BP the first-ever exemption.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has been moving forward on efforts to eliminate mixing zones around the Great Lakes, but officials did not object to Indiana's decision regarding BP.


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You can keep your modern ghost stories. I understand why they would terrify some people, but those films tend to leave me cold. They use modern science to find something which cannot be scientifically explained, but trying to find ghosts the same way special ops teams try to find terrorists diminishes the illusion. You can only shake the camera so much before I wonder if the ghosts have access to a tripod. The stories also tend to lack any subtext and generating scares is their sole mission. I prefer my ghost stories gothic and foreboding and that's why I adored Nick Murphy's The Awakening. The film still uses the same conceit of using the scientific to explore the paranormal, but does so with early 1920s technology and it's far more exciting to see an investigator who uses cameras which rely on a trip-wire and a magnesium flash than someone who went down to the local Best Buy and asked for a quality camcorder. In addition to its creativity, Murphy paints a gorgeous picture that delivers the thrills, chills, and terrific performances from Rebecca Hall, Dominic West, and Imelda Staunton.
Following the Spanish flu and World War I, the opening titles tell us "This is a time for ghosts." In London, 1921, skeptic Florence Cathcart (Hall) believes it's a time for debunking ghosts. Florence is the popular author of the book "Seeing through Ghosts" and she's entreated by teacher Robert Mallory (West) and matron Maud Hill (Staunton) to investigate their provincial boys boarding school where one of the students has died after reports of seeing the twisted spectre of young boy. She decides to take the case so the students won't have to live in fear, but as she continues to investigate the house, she begins to see that her reliance on science may not be enough to explain the strange phenomenon around her.
Murphy hooks the audience from the get-go with Edward Grau's lush cinematography and Daniel Pemberton's beautifully melancholy score. You sink into the movie like a warm bath and bath has a ghost hand in it. The Awakening has its fair share of jump scares, but they're timed perfectly so that they don't feel cheap or unintentionally comic. Murphy knows how to build tension, make you grip the arm of your seat, and never look away because you need to see how he's going to land his scare. Furthermore, the movie doesn't just frighten. It unnerves you to your very core. There's one scene involving a dollhouse that had my jaw slowly dropping to the floor.
If The Awakening had simply painted a rapturous, thrilling ghost story, it would have been fine since we rarely get films in this genre. But Murphy and co-writer Stephen Volk bring the sadness of loss into the proceedings. Everyone in the film has a secret that weighs heavily on their soul. The war and the pandemic have caused survivor's guilt on a massive scale as everyone questions why they lived while their loved ones perished. Cathcart has lost the man she loved, Mallory (West) has lost his brothers in arms, and Hill has also lost someone although we don't know who. They're all hiding pain and they're all struggling to find a way to deal with death. It's the familiar subtext of the ghost story in finest form, and the cast brings the supernatural atmosphere to a human level.
The film glides through most of its story but gets a little flat-footed at the end. Murphy doesn't want to write off science but he also doesn't want to lose the paranormal aspect so he blends the two with uneven results. However, the confidence of the resolution carries it past the clunky writing and the ending is almost secondary to all the scares and twists that came before. The Awakening is for those who loved The Devil's Backbone and The Others. It's for those who want to be transported out of our time and into a sumptuous and haunting place on the hazy line between life and death.
Rating: B+
For all of our coverage of the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival, click here. Also, here are links to all of my TIFF 2011 reviews so far:
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Z and Vielpunkt, two male Humboldt penguins at Germany's Bremerhaven Zoo, are the proud new parents of a healthy penguin chick.
"Another couple threw the egg out of their batch. We picked it up and put it in the nest of the gay penguins," veterinarian Joachim Schöne told the German newspaper Bild of the pair's entry into parenthood. Z and Vielpunkt faithfully cared for their adopted egg for more than a month; in late April it hatched. Since then, they've been taking care of their chick around the clock; it's still too young to feed itself, so the dads feed him fish mash, Schöne explained.
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The Bremerhaven Zoo's same-sex penguin couples (there are three such pairs in residence there, all males) first made news back in 2005, according to the BBC. At the time, the zoo announced plans to "test" the sexual orientations of the six penguins, who'd been seen engaging in mating rituals and trying to incubate rocks as if they were eggs. Gay rights advocates were outraged when the zoo brought four new female penguins into the colony in a bid to encourage the penguins to reproduce, and the zoo later nixed the idea. (In the zoo's defense, Humboldt penguins are classified as vulnerable to extinction, so it does make a certain amount of sense to be concerned about them reproducing. And since Z and Vielpunkt have done just that, everyone wins!)
Z and Vielpunkt aren't the first same-sex penguin pair to successfully care for a chick. Another such couple were male chinstrap penguin residents of New York's Central Park Zoo named Roy and Silo. Roy and Silo, much like the Bremerhaven penguins, were so anxious to hatch an egg that they tried incubating a rock. They were eventually given an "orphaned" fertile egg and successfully raised a female chick named Tango.
Another male penguin couple were removed from their colony in a Chinese zoo last year when they repeatedly tried to steal eggs from male-and-female pairs. (In a rather ingenious move, they actually replaced the eggs they were stealing with rocks.) But visitors complained when the penguins were removed, and eventually they were given two eggs of their own. Since then, a keeper told the Daily Mail, "they've turned out to be the best parents in the whole zoo."
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Bottom photo: The couple's chick, who has not been named and whose sex is still unknown
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