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All in the Family
Five Sisters: The Langhornes of Virginia
In the early 1980s, the English writer James Fox was shown a large trunk at his grandfather's house in Northamptonshire covered in Cunard and White Star steamship stickers. On inspection it turned out to contain thousands of letters between the Langhorne sisters, as well as other correspondence, carefully collected and preserved by his grandfather, Robert Brand, who had married one of them. It was a collection, Fox writes, made possible by two or three posts a day and the convention of returning letters to their senders "in time of grief." That first encounter with the trunk has led to his absorbing chronicle of a Virginian family which sprang to prominence on both sides of the Atlantic at the turn of the last century, but paid a heavy price for fame and fortune in the wrecked lives of their children.
It was a clever idea to use family history to write about social and political history. James Fox is not the first to do it, but he does it differently. He does not use family history to illustrate some thesis—like the subordination of women in a patriarchal society—but to tell personal histories on which public events impinge as byproducts. The historian will be interested in how the marriage market had started to work to heal the rifts between North and South after the American Civil War and, beyond that, to create the "special relationship" between England and the United States. But this is not the focus of attention; certainly not the subject of a hypothesis.
Nor, with the partial exception of Nancy Astor, are the Langhorne sisters important public figures in their own right. It was the marriages which two of them made—Nancy to Waldorf Astor, "the richest man in the world," and Phyllis to Robert Brand, "the Wisest Man in the Empire"—that enables Fox to write about momentous public events; for these men and their networks were close to the heart of British policymaking in the era that opened with the Boer War and closed with the Second World War. Although Nancy Astor became, unexpectedly, the first woman member of Parliament in 1919, her true genius was as a political hostess, particularly at Cliveden, the Astors' massive country house, which became for thirty years "a hothouse of political power [and] Anglo-American intrigue."
Had Fox merely used the Langhorne sisters as a peg on which to hang the story of the decline of the British aristocracy, or Empire, or both, it would still have been a book of remarkable interest. But what gives his chronicle its special quality is the sensitivity with which he captures the personalities and portrays the private lives and passions of the sisters. We are back in an age when adults, especially as lovers and parents, had almost no insight into their own motives, or into the effects of their behavior on others. The legacy the Langhornes bequeathed to their children was too much money, too little demonstrative love, too little to do, and torn loyalties…
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India's Hinduja Group said on Tuesday it was considering a bid for debt-laden Jet Airways Ltd, boosting shares in the grounded airline by 15 per cent for their best day since January.
India's Economic Times newspaper said here earlier the family-run Hinduja Group would start the process of bidding this week.
The group is led by billionaire brothers Gopichand and Srichand Hinduja, who were named Britain's wealthiest people for a third time in this year's Sunday Times Rich List. Their interests range from banking and oil and gas to power.
Media reports said the group had looked at a possible stake in Air India when the state-run airline came up for privatisation, but a deal failed to materialise. The Hindujas also tied up with German airline Lufthansa's air cargo services business in the 1990s, before ending the agreement in 2000.
'The markets would like to see a serious player get into Jet at this juncture,' Siddhartha Khemka, head of retail research at Motilal Oswal Securities, said.
'The Hindujas have the financial strength to support Jet.' The Mumbai-based Hinduja Group is in talks with Jet founder Naresh Goyal and investor Etihad, as well as bankers led by SBI Capital Markets which is leading the search for potential investors, the Economic Times said, citing sources.
SBI Capital Markets declined to comment, while Etihad did not respond to a Reuters query.
Sources close to Naresh Goyal and the Hindujas told the Economic Times that the businessmen shared ties that went back more than two decades. A source close to the matter told Reuters that meetings were ongoing.
Jet, once the biggest private airline in India, owes vast sums to its lessors, employees, fuel suppliers and other parties. It stopped all flights from April 17 after lenders refused to give it any more funds to keep flying.
The airline, which has roughly $1.2 billion in bank debt, was crippled by mounting losses as it attempted to compete with low-cost rivals Interglobe-owned IndiGo, SpiceJet Ltd and Wadia Group-owned GoAir.
For months, Jet tried to convince investors, including Etihad, to pump in money. However, suitors had some qualms, while a deadline for any interested parties to submit binding bids for Jet ended
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All aboard the great ship Britannia
Project Fear Fantasies (again)
On the leave side of the EU referendum campaign, it was always clear that no peaceful and law-abiding EU citizen living and working in the UK was going to be sent home. Absolutely no one on the Leave side advocated it. It is a dead parrot.
The Remain campaign however was busy fighting their own straw men instead of what the Leave side was advocating, which is one reason why they lost. People could see their parrots were dead.
One of the Remain campaign's apocalyptic fantasies was that Brexit would lead to a mass deportation of EU nationals and so the public services and private sector businesses would collapse having lost millions of nurses and other workers in one day.
We are all the heathens
The Great Heathen Army after being defeated by Alfred the Great were not put back into their Viking longboats, it was not practical, and they are still here. They became a big part of what we now call Northerners.
The Irish Republic began over a century ago, yet still not a single right has been removed. Any Irish citizen living here in the UK has always had a pretty full set of rights which have nothing to do with the EU. The British people are generous, they do not hold grudges against Irish people or Danes.
Rather more recently, it cost tens of millions to remove Two (2) Islamist hate preachers. Not two thousand, two hundred, just two.
Without any national register of citizens or identity cards, the fact that the British state has absolutely no way to even know who is here, let alone have any means to do any mass deportations.
3 guys claiming to be 3 million guys
I thought this nonsense died with the remain campaign but no it is still going. I came across a pressure group self named the3million [sic], quite a presumptuous name. Not a scientific sample by any means but the EU citizens that I ran across in my daily life had never heard of it.
It is also quite an assumption that all of the EU citizens in the UK share the same set of views. Not least because in most EU countries, support for the EU barely gets to 50%, and in many cases is much lower.
The idea that the 3 million EU citizens have the same views on Brexit is as preposterous as imagining they all wake up and sing Ode to Joy every morning.
EU citizens are not uniform
As I listen to British resident EU-citizens about Brexit, they have very different opinions, often related to why they chose to come to the UK in the first place. I am putting them into three groups.
The UK joined the EU 18 years late in 1973 and was so unenthusiastic that it had its first leaving referendum in 1975. The UK has had a Eurosceptic Majority since they started recording these things in 1992 (and perhaps all along). The UK refused to join many of the main EU programs like the Euro, the Schengen Area and countless others.
However, according to the3million campaign there are apparently people that somehow moved to the UK without knowing any of this or somehow being in denial or in a complete information-free bubble.
Therefore the first group I am calling the Shocked and appalled group. They feel they came to the UK under a certain set of conditions (EU membership) and the goal posts have been moved. However, not seriously enough they want to actually move back to the EU.
It suits the establishment not to make these people at ease, to have a victim class that they can wind up like clockwork mice and point in the right direction when necessary. These are the tearful ones used in BBC vox pops and those holding up signs on the3million website.
The second group is your unpretentious honest hard-working Economic migrant - they don't care about the long-run politics of it as they are just here temporarily for the money until they can build their own mansion in the Eastern European countryside. (Though sometimes they go native and end up in the third group below).
They are chilled (or even happy) about Brexit because (a) they already got in the door and (b) any controls on future migrants means they can increase the cost of their manual/practical skills that native British workers are not likely to acquire any time soon due to the lack of technical educational in this country.
The final group is the Gone-native group. They came because they were Libertarian-minded and liked British culture. They can do a fairly decent John Cleese impression. They were expecting Brexit to come sooner or later and as long as they don't fill have to fill out too many forms (because they have gone native and now like most British people, they hate forms), are generally chilled. They would have applied for citizenship but cannot be arsed, because it is another load of endless forms.
What we don't see is a massive wave of EU migrants emigrating out of the UK. Applications for National Insurance numbers by EU immigrants are still at record rates and still rising. This is not North Korea, people can leave at any time. However, they are voting with their feet to stay.
However much moaning might happen on Facebook, they have chosen with their homes and pocketbooks, to stay on the good ship Britannia and go with us on our new global journey.
So it is only right that our Prime Minister has made a very generous offer that EU citizens living and working here can receive the same benefits as the British population under the same law.
What is not acceptable is using the status of EU nationals as a means to keep the UK in the EU by the back door. That is not what people voted for.


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I wandered a bit over the weekend – sunshine, walks, a concert, a street fair. But on Sunday I wandered to my hometown for a gathering to celebrate the life of my Grandmother. So, since I wasn't really feeling like being behind the camera, I thought I'd share a few of my favorite Grandma photos in a bit of a tribute.


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Google is projected to earn $19 billion in revenue in 2009, and yet the company, and the markets, have their sights set on $100 billion. How are they going to claw their way out of the "tens of billions" poverty trap and ensure a normal third-world-economy-sized financial future for their children and their children's children?
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The other must-have at the Ex is the perogie with butter and dill. Outrageously delicious. I've included a pic of the spot because our mom went this year and said, "I don't get what you're saying about the perogie. They're nothing special." But she went to the wrong spot! So be sure to go to Naleway if you're in the mood for perogie.
And a lot of the fun is not knowing what you're going to see. One year we saw the police department tug-of-war competitions. This year I think the oddest thing we saw was the hosta leaf competition.
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Stunning Edge – C290
Qi Ao Shuang had already made up her mind. Now all we have to do is find Wynes and break the sky.
When Qi Aushuang saw Wynes, Wynes' face was ashen, his eyes bloodshot, and he looked extremely dispirited. Clearly, he had found out about Beelzefini's engagement. This must be because he felt hopeless.
"Wynes…" Qi Ao Shuang called out softly.
Wynes didn't seem to hear him. He just sat there, not moving at all.
"Bethany's here." Qi Ao Shuang lightly shook her head and let out a sigh.
As expected, Wynes jumped up as if his butt was a spring. Staring with widened eyes, he looked around in fear, but all he saw was the calm face of Qi Ao Shuang.
"You're awake?" Xiao Ao Shuang asked curiously.
"I wish I'd never wake up." Wynes said dispiritedly and sat down again.
"Won't fight for it?" Qi Ao Shuang sat at the side and explained.
"Fight for it?" Of course I do! I wanted to fly to her and take her. But will she promise to leave with me? "Can I take her away?" Wynes smiled wryly, his face full of grief.
"And if I say you can be with her without taking her?" Qi Ao Shuang looked at Wynes with a smile that was not a smile.
Wynes was stunned. He turned to look at Qi Ao Shuang and asked uncertainly, "What do you mean?" "Qi Ao Shuang, what do you mean?"
"What if you are the City Lord of Nine Heavens City?" What do you think your chances of marrying her are? ' The corners of Qi Ao Shuang's lips curled up as she asked mockingly.
"That's for sure." What a pity …. Wynes revealed a mocking smile as he said calmly, "Unfortunately, I'm not the city governor, and I can't become one."
"And if your brother dies?" "Then will your father's hearts support you?" Qi Ao Shuang continued with a faint smile, "I have seen your so-called brother's son before, but he did not grow up." No one with eyes will support him. "
"What?!" When Wynes heard what Qi Ao Shuang said, his heart skipped a beat and his face changed, "You, what are you talking about?!"
"Do you think that your brother will let you go when he finds out about your current strength?" Perhaps he already knows that action is being taken? " Qi Ao Shuang smiled coldly. Such a judgment is not without merit, and I believe that Wynes knows better than anyone else.
"But what can I do?" "After all, he is the legitimate one, and I …" Wynes's face darkened, he lowered his eyes and murmured, "And I'm nothing."
"I just want to ask you, if he's gone, will you be able to get your father's people to support you?" Xiao Ao Shuang couldn't be bothered to say anything more, directly asking this question.
"Yes!" Wynes' eyes flashed with determination as he resolutely replied.
"That's good." I will help you with that man. When it's over, act immediately. Let's get in touch now. " Xiao Ao Shuang stood up and patted Wynes on the shoulder. "Also, think of a way to get out of here." "If she doesn't know that you are the next City Lord, she probably won't agree to marry you."
"Qi Ao Shuang!" Wynes stood up abruptly, looking at Xiao Ao Shuang with shining eyes, but he did not say anything. However, his eyes flashed with a strange light, and he held onto the hand that was on Xiao Ao Shuang's shoulder.
"Don't say too much." "Wynes, there's nothing to say." With a faint smile, Xiao Ao Shuang withdrew her hand and patted on Wynes'.
Wynes's lips were quivering. He looked at Xiao Aushuang and seemed to have thousands of words to say. However, in the end, he didn't say anything.
"Let's do it now." Xiao Aushuang kept her smile and spoke seriously to Wynes, "Bethany, I will help you with your appointment." It's easier for me to meet her as an emissary. Where are we supposed to go? "
"Uh, uh, uh …" At this point, Wynes, who was very serious a moment ago, suddenly turned red, unable to speak for a long time.
Xiao Ao Shuang laughed and shook her head, "Then why don't I ask you to come to the White Leafed Forest outside the city?" "When?"
"Of course!" Wynes blurted it out without thinking. This was rather urgent.
"En, I will help you with your appointment after settling this matter. Go and contact the person who supports you now." Qi Ao Shuang did not waste any more words. She was going to urge Jonathan to deal with this matter as soon as possible.
"Qi Ao Shuang …" Wynes looked at Qi Ao Shuang and shouted the three words.
"That word goes without saying." "When you were beaten like a pig and refused to frame me, you already had the qualification to not say those words." Qi Ao Shuang smiled, nodded her head and turned around to leave.
Wynes was left standing on the spot, watching Qi Ao Shuang's back gradually disappear. A warm feeling filled his heart and gradually overflowed.
A knife on the head. Indeed, it was Jonathan's style. He had asked the woman whom he liked in the Nine Heavens City Lord to send him a secret letter, inviting him to meet her outside the city in the White Leaf Forest. Upon hearing the location, Xiao Ao Shuang felt embarrassed. It seems that the quiet place in the White Leaf Forest is really suitable for lovers to meet. More accurately speaking, it was a wild mandarin duck.
"I'll go after him and kill him in secret tonight." Jonathan's eyes lit up.
"I'll go too." Xiao Ao Shuang said calmly.
"Okay, sneak in. Just don't let Ditto know." "What if he really can't stop us." Jonathan lowered his voice.
Qi Ao Shuang nodded.
When night fell, Jonathan, Qi Ao Shuang and Jin Yan quietly left the city. Naturally, they didn't inform Dittas.
Moonlight poured down, filling the land with a hazy mist. The moonlight was mesmerizing.
In the White Leaf Forest, a simple and unadorned carriage was quietly parked there. As for the horses pulling the carriage, their four hooves were all wrapped in a soft cloth as they kicked silently on the spot.
"That's the Witch's carriage." "Tsk, tsk, as expected of a professional hooker. Look at that horse carriage, look at those hoofs …" Jonathan found a secret place to squat and looked vulgarly at the carriage in front of him, sighing. "That silly bird is coming soon." He would definitely not bring many people with him. At most, he would bring two trusted aides with him, and he would also not let his trusted aides approach him. "This is awesome. Watch me chop watermelons later."
"What kind of enmity does he have with you?" Qi Ao Shuang looked at Jonathan's glowing eyes and asked in confusion.
"He insulted me, he insulted my entire family!" Jonathan said through clenched teeth. He looked extremely angry and sorrowful. It seemed that there was indeed a deep hatred between them.
"That's not right, according to your personality, how could your people still be alive?" "You will only find someone to settle the score with now?" Xiao Aushuang asked in disdain.
"Ehh, this, in fact, is the intelligence that he suspects my family has betrayed. That's when I said what someone was wearing that day, and he said no. " Jonathan rolled his eyes and said in an unnatural way.
Qi Ao Shuang twitched the corner of her mouth and did not say anything.
At this moment, there was a slight sound of movement in the distance.
"It's here!" Jonathan made a silent gesture and restrained his breath. Qi Ao Shuang and Jin Yan did the same and withdrew their auras.
As the soft voice got closer, a man's voice came in low, "Just wait here for me." "Do not disturb me without my instructions." His voice was filled with excitement and excitement.
"Yes, Mayor." The two voices responded in unison.
Then a footstep came closer.
Johansson looked at Qi Ao Shuang and gave her a complacent look. Look, sure enough, this pervert has a confidant, but he won't let it get close. In order to meet with a woman, he had even given up his life.
Qi Ao Shuang was speechless, this mayor …
Under the moonlight, Qi Ao Shuang could see a man dressed in black walking towards the horse carriage at top speed. Even from such a distance, she could hear his breathing quicken. As expected of a lecherous animal … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … …
"Hey, you, you go distract the dogs. "That's okay, right?" Jonathan suddenly turned to Jin Yan.
Jin Yan's expression was calm as he nodded his head slowly. Without saying a word, he silently disappeared from his original spot.
"Let's go!" Jonathan narrowed his eyes and watched the man in black open the carriage door and spit out a word.
In the next moment, Jonathan and Qi Ao Shuang appeared behind the man in black.
Without any hesitation, Jonathan made his move. In the blink of an eye, the dagger in Jonathan's hand had pierced into the man's back. There was no sound of the sharp weapon stabbing into his chest. Instead, there was the crisp sound of metal clashing against metal.
"Holy shit!" Jonathan cursed.
It was obvious that the Nine Heavens City Lord had a life-saving magical equipment on him. Thinking about it, it made sense. It would be strange if the dignified city lord didn't have a life-saving magical equipment. The common sense of the low-level mistake made Jonathan and Qi Ao Shuang did not immediately succeed. However, although Jonathan was cursing, there was no sign of panic. In any case, in his eyes, this man was already a watermelon. There was no difference between him cutting it now and cutting it later.
"You!" You! "Who is it?" By now, the Nine Heavens City lord had regained his senses. His lust for love had dissipated, and he was using all his strength to roll his body to the side. He stared at Jonathan and Qi Ao Shuang with wide eyes. White and black, black and white.
"It's you guys!" The Nine Heavens City's lord gritted his teeth in anger and fear. An envoy from the Star Academy! He was also a friend of Dittas, and he actually wanted to assassinate him!
"Yes, it's us." Johansson grinned as he stared at the terrified Nine Heavens City Lord.
Qi Ao Shuang stared silently at the person in front of her. Tonight, he had to die. It was that simple.
"Someone come!" The Nine Heavens City's lord began to shout. He knew very well that it would be impossible for him to escape from the hands of these two tonight. That was why it had naturally cried out. Now was not the time to wonder why they wanted to assassinate him!
"Even if you scream your throat out, no one will answer you." Jonathan grinned and approached the Nine Heavens City Lord.
The next moment, the smile on Johansson's face froze. Qi Ao Shuang was also stunned.
There was no other reason but the fact that Dittas had appeared silently in front of them, standing in front of the Nine Heavens City Lord.
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This seminar will provide students with the opportunity to learn about cutting-edge issues in corporate governance and financial regulation from a global perspective. The course will be taught by Professor Jill Fisch in conjunction with a partner seminar at Goethe University in Frankfurt. Penn Law and German students will share a common syllabus and participate in several joint sessions.
The course will introduce students to US corporate governance and regulation, including the key legal questions, institutional players and capital market forces. The course will then introduce comparative materials, focusing primarily on Germany and the European Union. The course will consider the strengths and weaknesses of different regulatory approaches as well as the extent to which these differences are the product of differences in business culture, corporate ownership and market structure. Possible covered topics include:
- Executive Compensation: Levels, Structure, and Regulation
- Executive Compensation: A Comparative Case Study of Mannesmann vs. Disney
- Gender diversity on corporate boards
- The manner in which corporate law and financial regulation are made – case law, corporate governance codes, and European legislation
- Stakeholder v. Shareholder capitalism
- Structure of Corporation Ownership and Control Mechanisms: Who owns big corporations and how ownership structure affects governance
- One-tier vs. two-tier board system: The Role of Boards and Directors
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- The role of activist shareholders
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- The role of private litigation
Students will write five short (2-5 page) reaction papers during the fall semester based on the assigned readings. The course will culminate with a research project focusing on a specific topic. US and German students will partner on a topic, jointly write a paper that includes the US perspective, the German perspective and a critical analysis of the differences. Students will present their joint work during the final seminar meeting in Frankfurt.
During the fall semester (November 3-8. 2015), students from Goethe University will travel to Penn Law and attend a joint meeting of the seminar. The students will also participate in a variety of field research in the United States, Participation in the US programming will be open to the Penn law students but optional, and students should seek permission from their professors for any missed classes resulting from such participation.
During spring break (March 5-12, 2015), students from Penn Law will travel to Frankfurt to meet with their German partners and to present their research projects jointly to the seminar. The group will then travel to Brussels for meetings with important stakeholders and to engage in field research on EU corporate law and financial regulation.
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Students must participate in the week-long field research visit taking place over spring break (March 5-12, 2016, approximately). In order to be eligible for this class, students must be able to attend the entirety of the visit. There will be no exceptions for late arrivals or early departures. Students who arrive late or depart early may be subject to failing the course.
Students will be responsible for arranging and paying for their own transportation to/from Europe. Students must arrive on the specified date and remain with the group until the end of the program.
In addition to airfare, students will be charged a $900 program fee (for accommodations, in-country transportation and other programmatic expenses.) The trip fee assumes double occupancy accommodations. Single occupancy accommodations may be available by request for an additional fee. Some meals and cultural excursions will be covered by the program fees, but students will be expected to cover additional meals, sightseeing activities and incidental expenses.
Penn Law will provide partial or full financial aid to qualifying students. Students are also able to increase their loans to cover costs associated with this trip. After enrollment is determined, students seeking financial aid will be asked to provide a separate letter explaining the basis for their need. Financial aid decisions will be made in a timely fashion to allow students to drop the course should they wish to.
This class is open to 2L, 3L, and LLM students. Corporations or the permission of the instructor is a prerequisite. Students seeking to enroll who have not taken Corporations should contact Professor Fisch directly by email.
The application deadline is July 17, 2015. In order to be considered for the seminar, students must follow the instructions provided via the online form below. Applicants must upload a short personal statement (of no more than 500 words) describing their reasons for wanting to take this class and their interest in the topic, together with a resume or CV. Students who are seeking to enroll without having taken corporations at Penn should include a description of their prior exposure to corporate law.


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"Dixie Swim Club" dives into the lives of five women By Nathan Irwin • Jun 19, 2015 Corn Stock Theatre Lana Warner is the co-director of "The Dixie Swim Club" at Corn Stock Theatre. The play focuses on the lives of five women, former members of the same college swimming team, who reunite each summer. Warner talks about why she chose the show, about working her cast, and about what she thinks amkes this production special. "The Dixie Swim Club" opens tonight, and continues through June 27th at Corn Stock Theatre in Peoria's Upper Bradley Park. CIJS brings jazz to the Peoria Riverfront By Nathan Irwin • Jun 12, 2015 Central Illinois Jazz Society This week, we're talking with Dick Marsho from the Central Illinois Jazz Society. They're co-sponsoring the River City Jazz Festival on the Peoria Riverfront, tomorrow from noon to 10:00 p.m. Marsho talks about some of the artists and bands featured in the event, which offers a range of jazz styles. He also talks about the Society's monthly events at the Landmark Recreation Center, which spotlight local jazz musicians; and about a series of Thursday-night jazz concerts, which run in July and August on the CEFCU Stage. Kim Armstrong ArtsPartners Sculpture Walk By Lee Wenger • Jun 5, 2015 Preview of Downtown Peoria Sculpture Walk Opening Saturday, June 6, 2015 along Washington Street. Wheels O' Time Museum gears up for another season By Nathan Irwin • May 15, 2015 This week, we're talking wih Bobbi Rice, from the Wheels O' Time Museum. The museum may be bext known for its collection of vehicles -- cars, tractors and fire engines -- but it also features artifacts of everyday life. Rice talks about some of the new exhibits the museum is offering this year, and some ongoing restoration efforts. The Wheels O' Time Museum is open now through October 31st. PSO to present Mahler's Seventh Symphony By Nathan Irwin • May 8, 2015 Peoria Symphony Orchestra This week, we're talking with George Stelluto, Music Director of the Peoria Symphony Orchestra. The PSO is presenting Gustav Mahler Symphony no. 7 this weekend -- the first time the orchestra has performed that work. Stelluto describes the symphony as a "journey from darkness to light," and talks about some of the additional instruments that the score calls for. He also puts the symphony in the context of Mahler's own life. The concert is Saturday night at 8:00 at the Peoria Civic Center Theatre. Park District presents its first Artist and Comic Expo By Nathan Irwin • May 1, 2015 Peoria Park District This week, we're talking with Alex Larson about the Peoria Park District's inaugural Artist and Comic Expo. The event features many guests and creators with ties to the region -- including voice actor Larry Kenney, who worked on the 1980s animated series "Thundercats." Artists Jenny Frison and Hilary Barta, who currently work in the comic book industry, also grew up in and around Peoria. The Expo also includes film screenings, panel discussions and activities aimed at children. The Artist and Comic Expo will be held May 9th and 10th at the Bonnie Noble Center. Bishop Hill to host Civil War Day By Nathan Irwin • Apr 24, 2015 Peoria Public Radio This week, we talk with Brian Fox Ellis, one of the participants of Bishop Hill's Civil War Day. The event honors the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's death and the end of the Civil War. The event is a collection of formal presentations, each delve into what life was like during the Civil War Era. Civil War Day activities include presentations from historical figures, small battle reenactments, and a presentation of 19th century embalming. Bishop Hill's Civil War Day is Saturday, May 9th. 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He also talks about the show, which is driven by the complicated dynamics of an extended and multi-generational Oklahoma family. Shoemaker also talks about what he has learned as a first-time director. "August: Osage County" runs April 14th to 18th in the Pritchard Theatre at Eureka College. Gordon Takes the Helm at ArtsPartners By Nathan Irwin • Apr 3, 2015 Today, we're talking with Jenn Gordon, the new Executive Director of ArtsPartners of Central Illinois. The Peoria native was active for many years in the local arts scene -- performing with groups like Peoria Players Theatre and the Peoria Symphony Orchestra. For the last several years, she's been living in New York, where she worked for Steinway. She talks about her background, the changes she's noticed in the Peoria arts scene, and her hopes for ArtsPartners. Raines brings "Legends of Broadway" to Peoria Civic Center By Nathan Irwin • Mar 27, 2015 Peoria Civic Center This week, we talk with Harold Meers. He's bringing actor/singer Ron Raines and arranger/accompanist Don Pippin to central Illinois to present their program "Legends of Broadway." The show is a tour through the history of American musical theatre, focusing on the songwriters, and songwriting teams, that shaped the Great White Way. Meers offers some background information on Raines and Pippin, and talks about what to expect from the performance. "Legends of Broadway" is Friday night at 7:30 at the Peoria Civic Center Theatre. "Inishmore" offers darkly comic look at Northern Ireland By Nathan Irwin • Mar 20, 2015 Corn Stock Theatre Tim Wyman directs "The Lieutenant of Inishmore," opening this weekend at Corn Stock Theatre. The play is set in the early 1990s, towards the end of the "Troubles" in Northern Ireland. Wyman talks about the dark humor of the script, about how it treats on- and off-stage violence, and about some of the technical challenges he faced in staging this production in Corn Stock's Winter Playhouse. "The Lieutenant of Inishmore" opens tonight, and runs through Sunday, March 29th. Pirates plunder Peoria Players! By Nathan Irwin • Mar 13, 2015 Peoria Players Theatre Laura Garfinkel is directing "The Pirates of Penzance," which opens this weekend at Peoria Players Theatre. She talks about the decision to propose the operetta as part of Players' current season; about the her cast and production team; and about the approachability of the work by Gilbert and Sullivan. Performances of "The Pirates of Penzance" begin tonight, and continue through Sunday, March 22nd. Riverfront Museum examines the urge to collect By Nathan Irwin • Mar 6, 2015 Peoria Riverfront Museum Ann Schmitt talks about an exhibit now on display at the Peoria Riverfront Museum. "Stuff! The Art of Collecting" includes a cabinet curiosities; these private collections of items that inspired curiosity and wonder were an early precursor of the museums we know today. She talks about some of the other items featured in the exhibit, about what the exhibit tells us about the urge to collect, and about a collector's fair the Museum is organizing in May. "Stuff! The Art of Collecting" continues through May 25th. Peoria Art Guild presents "Nude Attitude" By Nathan Irwin • Feb 27, 2015 Peoria Art Guild Beth Reusch joins us this week, to talk about the Peoria Art Guild's exhibition "Nude Attitude." The event is tonight, from 8:00 p.m. until midnight. The exhibit includes representations of the human figure, employing a range of techniques media. The event includes live performances, lessons in figure drawing and a live canvas. "The Mountaintop" looks at Dr. King's final hours By Nathan Irwin • Feb 20, 2015 Bradley University Theatre This week, we're talking with Susan Felder, who's directing Bradley University Theatre's production of "The Mountaintop." The play, by Katori Hall, depicts an invented interaction between Dr. Martin Luther King and a hotel maid, in the hours before King's assassination. Felder talks about the play's "warts-and-all" look at King, and the realities of race in 1960s America. She also talks about the two actors featured in the production, and working with them to create performances that worth both as history, and as drama. Peoria Symphony brings a slice of Paris to its next concert By Nathan Irwin • Feb 13, 2015 Peoria Symphony Orchestra George Stelluto, Music Director of the Peoria Symphony Orchestra, joins us to talk about the upcoming performance by Quartetto Gelato. The ensemble is known for its musical range--Saturday night's concert will evoke classical music, jazz and Edith Piaf. It begins at 8:00 at the Peoria Civic Center Theatre. Stelutto also talks about cellist Michael Block, who has been making appearances and giving performances around the Peoria area this past week. Corn Stock Theatre to debut new play By Nathan Irwin • Feb 6, 2015 Corn Stock Theatre Corn Stock Theatre's upcoming production, "Humanity Stew," is a collection of short plays by local author Hale Garrison. It offers a biting, sometimes ludicrous, but often sympathetic, look at relationships, politics and celebrity. We talk with Garrison about his writing process. We also talk with director Victoria Rians about bringing the works to life on the Corn Stock stage. "Humanity Stew" runs February 13th to 22nd at the Corn Stock Winter Playhouse. "Cabaret" looks at the seedier side of 1930s Berlin By Nathan Irwin • Jan 30, 2015 Chip Joyce joins us this week to talk about Peoria Players Theatre's upcoming production of "Cabaret." He tells us this show has been on his "bucket list" for several years. He also talks about how the show has been updated and revised over the years. The Peoria Players production is based on the 1990s Broadway revival; it's a little darker than earlier versions, and uses cast members to supplement the orchestra. "Cabaret" runs February 6-15 at Peoria Players Theatre. Barry Cloyd talks about his new CD, "Southland" By Nathan Irwin • Jan 23, 2015 Barry Cloyd This week, we're talking with Barry Cloyd. He's getting ready to release his tenth CD, "Southland." He talks about the process tha goes into putting a new album together -- this was was recorded both in Peoria, and in Nashville. He also talks about his songwriting process, and previews a couple of songs from the new CD. "Southland" will be released on Friday, February 13th, with a release party and concert at the Forest Park Nature Center. The Penguin Project presents "Seussical, Jr." By Nathan Irwin • Jan 16, 2015 The Penguin Project Andrew Morgan is the director of The Penguin Project, which allows children with special needs the chance to participate in the performing arts. Their next production -- "Seussical, Jr." -- will be presented January 23rd-25th at Eastlight Theatre. He talks about the mission of the organization, how they differ from other areas theatres, and about some of the performers in this year's production. HFO begins the new year with "Dancing and Romancing" By Nathan Irwin • Jan 9, 2015 Heartland Festival Orchestra We talk with David Commanday, Artistic Director of the Heartland Festival Orchestra about their upcoming concert, "New Year's Greeting." The concert features Strauss waltzes, along with music from Broadway and Hollywood. Commanday talks about the evolution of the orchestra's annual new year's concert, about the soloists Joan Hess and Kirby Ward, and about the non-profit the orchestra is featuring in this concert. ArtsPartners leader to retire By Denise Molina • Dec 23, 2014 The head of ArtsPartners of Central Illinois is stepping down from her position. Executive Director Suzette Boulais announced she'll retire March 1st. She's held the position since 2003. Conductor celebrates a holiday homecoming with PACC By Nathan Irwin • Dec 19, 2014 Joseph Henry has returned as conductor of the Peoria Area Civic Chorale. This weekend, he leads them in their annual concert, "An American Family Christmas." He talks about the process of creating the right mix of material for each year's program, which this year includes a new setting of the text "O magnum mysterium" by composer Frank LaRocca. We also talk about the history of PACC's annual holiday concert. Performances are tonight, tomorrow night and Sunday afternoon at Five Points Washington. GAR Hall hosts telling of "A Christmas Carol" By Nathan Irwin • Dec 5, 2014 This week, we're talking with actor Doug Day. This weekend, he'll present a reading of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol." He talks about editing the well-known holiday story down to a manageable lengthy, about using both the text and his voice to help distinguish the many characters in the story. He also gives us a sample of what's in store. The performance is Sunday afternoon at 3:00 at the GAR Hall in downtown Peoria. PSO concert celebrates "Nature's Majesty" By Nathan Irwin • Nov 21, 2014 This week, we're talking with Susan Hoffman and Marcia Henry Liebenow, from the Peoria Symphony Orchestra. Their next concert features three works inspired by the natural world, by Ralph Vaughan Williams, John WIlliams and Jean Sibelius. It also includes two of the PSO's own musicians as soloists. The performance is Saturday night at 8:00 at the Peoria Civic Center Theatre. Bradley student makes directorial debut with "Proof" By Nathan Irwin • Nov 14, 2014 Bradley University Theatre This week, we're talking with Danielle Dyksterhouse. The fifth-year senior at Bradley University is directing their mainstage production of "Proof." The four-person play explores themes of family, identity, and mental illness. 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pictured above: a representation of Bloom's Taxonomy (Courtesy of the Vanderbelt University Center for Teaching).
In the education world, goals of student learning are well-depicted by Bloom's Taxonomy, a hierachal model used to classify learning objectives . At the top of the pyramid are the highest skills educators are encouraged to utilize: having their students be able to logically and empirically appraise material (evaluation) or ultimately, being able to create something original based on the content (creation or synthesis). These goals are known to educators and layman alike: the ability for students to think critically and originally. The drive for critical and orginal thought in the classroom appears in educational theory and standards nationwide. Many students simply aren't doing this in their classrooms. This lack of critical thinking is leaving public officials, as well as regular commentators, clamoring for a solution. Critical thinking is as important as ever in an era of alternative facts, cultivated doubt, and a polarizing media. In this vacuum enters the archivist and the archives.
The opportunity for archivists to enter our schools is best addressed in Anne J. Gilliland-Swetland's " Am Exploration of K-12 User Needs for Digital Primary Source Materials" , published in The American Archivist in Spring of 1998. While this article is dated, it tackles important issues: the incorrect idea that the archives requires skills and maturity that is reserved for the highest grades, the incorporation of technology and need for digitalization, and equal access. I would argue that the problem has grown more dire, following the passage of the standardized-testing obsessed No Child Left Behind Act and its related-replacement, the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015. Students are over-tested and teachers are teaching to tests that rate student mastery and teacher effectiveness poorly. Worst of all, and arguably related, teachers are tethered to lessons that utilize low-level taxonomy skills. The archives and archivists are resources that can be used to teach students how to conduct research and most importantly, develop the skills to evaluate arguments and form unique viewpoints.
The archive is not out of reach of many students; it just requires various levels of scaffolding by the teacher to meet the student's levels. In some cases, as seen in the "We Connect" program referred to in Swetland's article, educators can use the archive to create high-level taxonomy exercises that meet student's developmental ages and skill sets. In other cases, the archive is simply a place that allows egalitarian access to quality materials under the guidance of a local expert; teachers often don't have the time, skill or resources to vet the sources students utilize or to provide students source material. The local archive is a valuable resource that can serve the needs of many educators and students. While my experience relates to Social Studies, and effective educator can bring critical thinking and creativity into any subject classroom.
Laura Schmidt's "Using Archives: A Guide to Effective Research" is an excellent example of the archive entering the classroom. The well-crafted resource has likely brought classrooms into local archives. It defines what an archive is, an archivist's terminology, and how to use the archives in a format familiar to high school students and teachers. Bolded terminology, images, and a lack of unnecessary jargon communicate to a layperson how to approach an archive. Social studies teachers in Pennsylvania (and most likely across the nation whether by coincidence or Common Core) are required to include primary source work in their lessons. Also, many other subjects are required to meet literacy objectives during the year or motivated to more actively engage students . Teachers benefit from resources that enhance their classroom at no cost to the district, teachers, or students.
Many educational institutions and archives actively seek to engage educators with seminars, lesson plans, and resources geared towards pre-prepared research topics. In this way, archives entice teachers to bring the local archive into the classroom and ensure a future group of archives users. Engaging students doesn't mean just digitalizing content nor does the archivist have to attempt to wear the teacher's hat. The best an archivist can do is know their community and actively be engaged with the needs of quality educators; a collaborative relationship is essential between experts of the education of archival world. One area which could increase participation among archives and classrooms is to work towards STEM-related (science,technology, engineering and math) materials housed in archives.
As a future educator, working with local archives is a natural choice when aiming for higher level activities or when supplementing my curriculum. Students who can evaluate arguments are more capable of critical thought and given a tool that develops empathy—whether it's an elementary school class being scaffolded to argue the choices of fairy tale characters amongst each other or the high school level debate over the trial of Thomas Preston following the Boston Massacre. lessons utilizing primary source evaluation and personal engagement lead to the valuable instances of learning. These students, who receive such instruction, often possess the analytical and emotional ability to handle debates many adults shy away from; I would not be afraid to ask these students, trained over many years of schooling before they reach my high school class, to debate for the 2016 presidential candidate opposite to their own personal beliefs. After completing this level of evaluation, students who create something new show the ultimate mastery of material applied in a more real-world context. But the higher the taxonomy, the more planning and skill is required, these educational goals are best achieved when they aren't done alone.To meet these goals best, it truly takes a village–the educator, the archivist, and the community at large.


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Each of the three realms has its own associations, and the next few articles will deal with some of the key themes involved with each one, as well as the evidence that can be found in the sources.
For land, talam, we will look at the cosmological divisions of Ireland, the concept of the bile (or sacred tree), sovereignty, and the land as a gateway to the Otherworld.
For sea, muir, we will take a look at the sea's role in the formation of Ireland, its Otherworldly associations and the immrama and voyage tales, Manannán's role as a god of the sea, and its associations with justice and liminality.
For sky, nem, we will explore the ways in which the wind and weather exert their influence over the land and the people, as well as the many different roles that birds can be seen taking, as messengers and oracles of the gods.
The Formation of Ireland
The sea is a key, if passive, element in the Lebor Gabála Érenn (The Book of the Taking of Ireland), which describes how Ireland was settled by five different waves of people before the Sons of Míl took over and became the ancestors of the Irish people. A possibly significant factor in this mythology is that all the peoples of Ireland are not shown to be indigenous to the island itself; they all came from over the sea. However, it's hard to say whether this fact is simply a case of the early medieval Irish monks trying to mould Irish origins into a Biblical framework (and therefore the origins of the settlers would be overseas), or whether those who tried to mould the origins of Ireland into a Biblical framework were simply capitalising on an existing concept; that the fact that the settlers came from the sea was significant.
According to a now lost manuscript, The Book of Druim Snechta, Cessair was not was the first settler of Ireland, Banba was.1 Given the fact that Cessair is directly related to the Biblical Noah, according to Irish genealogies, it seems probable that she was more likely an invention of the scribes who compiled the Lebor Gabála (in fact, Cessair and her retinue are not mentioned at all in one of the earliest versions of the Lebor Gabála, which can be found in Nennius' Historia Brittonum, and neither is Banba – here, the invasions begin with Parthalón2 – and in other versions it is noted by the scribe that some do not recognise Cessair in the scheme of the invasions), but then we can't take Banba's associations at face value and assume that her associations are more authentic simply because she could be seen to less Biblical. Whatever the case, though, it is interesting that the initial settlers of Ireland were female – and in the case of Cessair, so was most of her retinue. Linguistically, the Old Irish for sea 'muir' is also feminine, and Cessair's husband was Fintan mac Bochra (Fintan son of Ocean).3
Banba is said to have survived the Flood, whereas Cessair and all but one of her people perished before the Flood came, but regardless both are intimately associated with both the sea, and as the first settlers, of bringing Ireland into being. That they were female makes sense if we look at the fact that the king's symbolic marriage to the sovereignty goddess of his people was an integral part of the inauguration ceremony in early Ireland,4 if we assume that this association of women as the first settlers carries a pre-Christian element to it. In spite of the overtly Christian framework found in the Lebor Gabála, then, it's tempting to see genuine elements of pre-Christian cosmology at play.
Parthalón, whose own name carries watery connotations with it, came after the Flood and brought with him the first sins in Ireland and implemented the first architecture and agriculture. His people, like Cessair, left no descendants, but the next settlers, the people of Nemed did. The Nemedians endured great hardship at the hands of the Fomorians, having to pay a hefty annual tribute to them and constantly fighting them until a great wave rose up and overcame everyone during battle. Only one ship survived, and these survivors left Ireland and dispersed across the world. The next two settlers, the Fir Bolg and the Tuatha Dé Danann were both descendants of the people Nemed. The Fir Bolg brought with them the concept of kingship and political divisions whereas the Tuatha Dé Danann brought social order, magical arts, knowledge and skill to Ireland.
From the four mythical cities to the north, where they are said to have studied their arts, they brought with them four great treasures:
"3. From Falias was brought the Stone of Fal which was located in Tara. It used to cry out beneath every king that would take Ireland.
4. From Gorias was brought the spear which Lug had. No battle was ever sustained against it, or against the man who held it in his hand.
5. From Findias was brought the sword of Nuadu. No one ever escaped from it once it was drawn from its deadly sheath, and no one could resist it.
6. From Murias was brought the Dagda's cauldron. No company ever went away from it unsatisfied."5
It was in their epic battle with the Fomoire that they were finally able to force the Fomoire from interfering with Ireland once and for all. Perhaps ironically the Tuatha Dé Danann then assumed a similar adversarial role with the final settlers of Ireland, the sons of Míl, according to the Lebor Gabála Érenn.
Amergin, one of the sons of Míl, was also skilled in magic and poetry and used his arts to seduce the land of Ireland before settling there. It was as he set foot on the shore for the first time that he sang his famous riddle:
"I am a wind on the sea
I am a wave of the ocean
I am the roar of the sea,
I am a powerful ox,
I am a hawk on a cliff,
I am a dewdrop in the sunshine,
I am a boar for valor,
I am a salmon in pools,
I am a lake in a plain,
I am the strength of art,
I am a spear with spoils that wages battle,
I am a man that shapes fire for a head.
Who clears the stone-place of the mountain?
What the place in which the setting of the sun lies?
Who has sought peace without fear seven times?
Who names the waterfalls?
Who brings his cattle from the house of Tethra?
What person, what god
Forms weapons in a fort?
In a fort that nourishes satirists,
Chants a petition, divides the Ogam letters,
Separates a fleet, has sung praises?
A wise satirist."6
And then he sang to increase the fish in the seas and rivers around Ireland. Thus the formation and taming of Ireland was complete. From the sea came the people who brought Ireland into being; each group contributed to the shaping of Ireland in both a physical sense (by clearing plains and creating lakes and rivers during their habitation) as well as a political, moral or social sense.7
Whatever each wave of invaders brought to Ireland, the ultimate, underlying agent at bringing these changes was the sea itself. However, at the same time it could be said that the sea is also the agent that tries to stop such changes. The Flood is responsible for wiping out the first wave of settlers, for example, leaving Ireland uninhabited (except, in some versions, for Fintan mac Bochra – Fintan son of Ocean, and/or Banba) and a great wave is responsible for ending the rule of the people of Nemed over Ireland (although one ship is saved, from which the Fir Bolg and the Tuatha Dé Danann were supposed to have derived from).
Perhaps the most enigmatic and least understood agent involved in the shaping of Ireland are the Fomorians, however. The Fomorians themselves are never considered to be settlers of Ireland, since they never ruled or settled in their own right. Their very name, Fomoire, is thought to mean "under-sea dwellers",8 and they are said to have lived on one of the many islands near Ireland, but never on it. Tethra, king of the Fomoire, was said to live beyond the sea when Bres was king of the Tuatha Dé Danann and his name is said to be synonymous with the sea,9 emphasising the Fomorians' watery origins.
They are often seen as agents of chaos and oppression towards many of the settlers of Ireland, but are most often seen as agents of chaos in opposition with the Tuatha Dé Danann as agents of order, perhaps in much the same way that the sea itself can be chaotic and unpredictable. It is notable, however, that their adversarial role is only towards the occupiers of Ireland. Although considered enemies of the Fir Bolg, for example, the Fir Bolg are said to have joined with the Fomoire after the Tuatha Dé Danann routed them and became rulers of Ireland themselves. Likewise, any emnity between the Fomoire and the Tuatha Dé Danann vanishes after the Milesians banish the Tuatha Dé to the Otherworldly realms. As the Rees brothers' put it "…the opposition belongs to the realm of the manifest."10
The Fomorians first appear during the time of Parthalón's settlement at around the same time that his people begin to practice agriculture, and perhaps the Fomorian's appearance at this time is a direct response to the attempts at 'taming' the land through the growing of crops, which would be at odds with the natural landscape. In this sense they are not simply 'adversaries', but a symptom of the land's imbalance.
Clearly there seems to be a link between the Fomorians and agriculture, since they imposed a hefty tribute on the people of Nemed each Samhainn during their occupation of Ireland, demanding two thirds of the progeny, wheat and milk produce.11 Then in Cath Maige Tuired, the half-Fomorian Bres bargains for his life after being captured by first offering to make all the cows in Ireland produce milk all year round. The offer is rejected on the grounds that the cows would still age and he offered no control over their calving, so Bres then offers a harvest at every quarter of the year. This is also rejected on the grounds that the current system suits the Tuatha Dé Danann well, but Lugh asks Bres how the fields should be ploughed and how the seeds should be sown and then reaped. Being able to give an answer, Bres' life is spared, but in giving Lugh advice on how best to farm the land.12
The Otherworld
The great rivers of Ireland are all said to have an Otherworldly source – Segais being the source for the Boyne, named after the goddess Boann, for example – and naturally these rivers flow into the sea. In the Voyage of Bran, Manannán mac Lir (Manannán son of Sea) described these rivers as pouring forth a "stream of honey" into his "land" – the sea over which he ruled.
One version of the Dindshenchas tale regarding the origin of the river Boyne tells us that the well of Segais (pleasure, delight) was owned by a man named Nechtan. He was possessive of the well and would let no one approach it, for anyone who drank from the well would gain all the knowledge of the world. One day, however, Nechtan's wife Boann did approach the well, and from it sprang three waves which disfigured her:
"They came each wave of them against a limb, they disfigured the soft-blooming woman; a wave against her foot, a wave against her perfect eye, the third wave shatters one hand."13
Ashamed, Boann ran to the sea to drown herself, the water following her wherever she went, which formed the river.
The most striking element of the story is the parallel that can be drawn between Boann's disfigurement and the way in which the Fomoire are described in the myths associated with them – the Fomoire are also often described as having only one leg, one eye and one arm:
"Three years afterwards occurred the first battle which Parrthalon gained, in the Slemains of Magh Itha, over the Fomorians, viz.: they were Demons, truly, in the guise of men, i.e. men with one hand and one leg each."14
The description could be a later, Christian-influenced gloss on the Fomorians since we can see in tales such as Cath Maige Tuired (The Battle of Mag Tured) that many of them were thought to be beautiful, particularly Bres who became king of the Tuatha Dé Danann – if Bres were so disfigured he would not have been eligible for the kingship, since the king had to be physically perfect. Any imperfections meant the king would no longer be able to rule, since the imperfection was taken to be evidence of wrong action and injustice.15 For Boann then, it could be suggested that her deformity is evidence of her wrongdoing.
Alternatively, comparison could be drawn between the description of Boann and the Fomorians with the stance that was supposed to be adopted by an individual seeking trance, divination or sorcery. The person was supposed to stand on one leg, with one arm outstretched and one eye closed,16 which may have been intended to emulate the stance of the heron (crane) – a practice known as corrguinecht, which Fergus Kelly suggests means 'heron (or crane) killing'.17 The closing of one eye was supposed to symbolise blindness to the ordinary, everyday world, which would then encourage inspiration; or else it was supposed to sharpen the focus of the gaze of the eye that remained open. In this light, Boann's disfiguration makes sense because she has partaken of the Otherworldly knowledge the well contains.
The Voyage Tales
As the rivers had an Otherworldly source, which flowed out to the sea, the sea itself is often seen as being Otherworldly in nature. These Otherworldly connections with the sea are most apparent in the great Irish voyage tales (immrama), such as The Voyage of Uí Chorra, The Voyage of Bran, and The Voyage of Mael Dúinn. In such tales, the hero sets out to sea and encounters many weird and wonderful things, not of this earth; the immrama were tales specifically about journeys to the Otherworld.18 The voyage brings with it many challenges and trials, but also realisations and spiritual transformations.
In myth, such a voyage often meant they were transformed in such a way as they had to remain in the Otherworldly existence of the sea. In The Voyage of Bran for example, Bran and his men are gone for so long that many years have passed since they set sail. To them it seems to have been only a year, but on their return to Ireland as soon as one of the men, Nechtan, sets foot on land he falls into a heap of ashes, "as though he had been in the earth for many hundred years."19 The surviving men set sail again, travelling through the Otherworldly sea having adventures untold, unable to return to Ireland ever again.
While obviously Christian in context, it is thought that the motifs in these tales are pre-Christian in origin; the overt Otherworldly qualities of the sea voyages in these tales would be otherwise at odds in a Christian context unless there was a cultural reason for people to associate the sea with sometimes heavenly, sometimes hellish, places – rather than the more traditionally Christian sky, or heavens. Biblically, in spite of Noah's example the sea never figures in such a major way to the spirituality of its followers, and certainly not in such a major way as the Irish saw it.20 In this light, perhaps the immram tales can be considered to have "…preserved the tattered remnants of an oral Celtic 'book' of the dead, which proclaimed that the mysteries of the world beyond death had been at least partially explored and the stations of the pilgrimage charted…Thus, like other types of tales…the immram has its own function. It is to teach the 'craft' of dying and to pilot the departing spirit on a sea of perils and wonders."21 This is perhaps overstating the case as far as the pre-Christian elements of the immrama are concerned, but it's food for thought, nonetheless.
Justice and liminality
Manannán mac Lir is associated with many magical items and is thought of as a great magician as well as a god of the sea – something very much in keeping with his peers the Tuatha Dé Danann, who learned their arts whilst in the 'north' from whence they came to settle Ireland.22 Some of Manannán's magical items include Fragarach, a sword which never misses its mark, the crane bag which he passed on to his foster son Lugh (who notably also performed crane magic, as shown above), and a golden cup of truth which he gave to Cormac of Cashel. The cup was said to break if a falsehood was told beneath it.23
The cup of truth leads us nicely onto how the sea can be seen to be connected with matters of legal justice, as well as the spiritual justice of the peregrinatio. For the early Christian Irish, putting themselves out to sea was the ultimate act of putting their souls in the hands of God; it was also a symbolic death, and such journeys were usually an act of penance for some sin they had committed. Such an act echoed the trials of Noah in the Bible, who endured the Flood after God's wrath wiped out the rest of humanity.24 If they survived, then they were cleansed of their sins. Some of the voyage tales, such as The Voyage of Uí Chorra, are set in this context, although The Voyage of Bran is notably different.25
As the men on peregrinatio set themselves to sea in order to do penance and commit themselves to the fate that God willed, one legal practice thought to stem back to pre-Christian times is that of sending out a defendant onto the sea. Their fate was then left to God.26
Anything found at sea was deemed to belong to the person who found it, but anything found within nine waves of the shore was deemed to belong to the owner of that stretch of land.27 The ninth wave can therefore be viewed as a liminal zone, a boundary between the shore and the sea, one territory and another; this world and the Otherworld. It is a place of revelation and transformation – either spiritually or inspirationally – where truth is revealed by virtue of its own ambiguity of being neither one thing or another.
Such associations with liminality and justice are illustrated in the Book of Invasions (Lebor Gabála Érenn), in the episode where the sons of Míl claim their right to Ireland. The Tuatha Dé Danann dispute their right and the three kings of Ireland judge that the sons of Míl should leave Ireland in peace for three days. The Milesian poet Amergin deems that they should sail out to just beyond the ninth wave to prove their case; just beyond the liminal zone that separates Ireland from the rest of the world and therefore effectively adhering to the judgement, while staying close enough to the shore to make their presence felt. Here they fulfil the spirit of the kings' judgement, but perhaps it is also meant to signify that Amergin's judgement aims to display the justice of the Milesian's claim to Ireland. Needless to say, in spite of the Tuatha Dé Danann's magical efforts at blowing them away from the shore to show their claim is false, the sons of Míl triumph through the magic of their poet Amergin and claim the land as their own.28
In the same episode Amergin's brother, Donn, offends the sovereignty of Ireland represented by Éire, who welcomes the invaders and prophesies that the island will belong to their descendants forever. Donn rudely replies: "It is not you that we must thank, but our gods and our magic powers."29 As the elder brother and potential king of Ireland, Donn commits a grave error in offending and refuting the authority of the sovereignty goddess, proving himself unfit to rule the land they intend to occupy. Éire promptly foretells his doom – that none of his descendants will settle on the island – and sure enough Donn is drowned before he has the chance to set foot on land.
The Sons of Míl bury him on an island off the south west coast which came to be known as Tech Duinn, the House of Donn, and it was said that the people of Ireland went to join him when they died.30
There is still the tradition in Ireland that the ancestors reside in the west, and while The House of Donn may seem to be in slight conflict with the idea of Tír na nÓg as being another abode for the dead (also found in the west), it is perhaps evidence of different traditions cohering into a greater whole where there were many such paradisical places to be found in the sea, as has been seen.
All of these associations with the sea, the Otherworld, transformation and death are shown nicely in The Colloquy of the Two Sages as well, where we are told:
"Adnae, son of Uthider, of the tribes of Connaught, was the ollave of Ireland in science and poetry. He had a son, to wit, Néde. Now that son went to learn science in Scotland, unto Eochu Echbél (Horsemouth); and he stayed along with Eochu until he was skilled in science.
"One day the lad fared forth till he was on the brink of the sea – for the poets deemed that on the brink of water it was always a place of revelation of science. He heard a sound in the wave, to wit, a chant of wailing and sadness, and it seemed strange to him. So the lad cast a spell upon the wave, that it might reveal to him what the matter was. And thereafter it was declared to him that the wave was bewailing, his father Adnae, after his death and that Adnae's robe had been given to Ferchertne the poet, who had taken the ollaveship in place of Néde's father."31
Having discovered the news of Adnae's death through the skills he was sent to learn, his teacher Eochu tells Néde he is ready to return home. Although young, Néde has accomplished all he can with Eochu guiding him, but upon Néde's return to Ireland it becomes obvious that he is too young to succeed his father as ollave, and that Ferchertne has taken his place. While Ferchertne is away, however, Néde uses magic to make himself appear older – using grass to take on the appearance of a beard – and usurps Fechertne's place. Only Ferchertne, on his return, spots the deception and so challenges Néde to prove his claim to ollaveship, resulting in Néde eventually realising that in spite of his learning Ferchertne is indeed the superior. Thus we see that Néde's journey over-seas, his subsequent education and revelation of his father's death from the sea itself is a catalyst for Néde's understanding of his own place in society.
As Alwyn and Brinley Rees put it, "…in metaphysical terms a 'crossing of water' always implies change of state and status."32 Much like the practice of peregrinatioby early Christians. We can see this motif elsewhere, such as Cú Chulainn's journey across to the Isle of Skye (probably) where he receives training in arms at the hands of Scathach. He goes there as a boy and returns a man, warrior and hero of the Ulaid.
Ireland's affection for the sea meant it became a significant element in Christian tradition, particularly in the form of the peregrinatio, the idea for which was apparently influenced by pre-Christian Irish law, even though there is little Biblical support for such an emphasis to their spirituality. It seems likely that the importance of the peregrinatio in early Irish Christianity fell out of favour with the coming of the Vikings, but the tradition left its marks indelibly in the voyage and adventure tales that have survived today – tales which bear the mark of pagan, as well as Christian influence themselves, and as we have seen, may contain the remains of pre-Christian beliefs on the Irish afterlife.
We can see from these tales, as well as Irish law itself, that in Irish cosmology the sea was intimately linked to the Otherworld, transformation, death, justice and Otherworldly knowledge, especially occult knowledge like the Tuatha Dé Danann were said to be skilled in. In this esoteric vein, there were said to be three magical waves off the coast of Ireland: the Wave of Cliona (near Cork); the Wave of Tuaithe (Derry); and the Wave of Rudraidhe (Down). On stormy days, the roaring of these waves was said to prophecy danger or the death of a king.33
Sometimes the realm of the sea appears to have been at odds with that of the land, as we might interpret the role of the Fomorians in the Mythological Cycle. But with its associations with justice, the realm of the sea can also be seen in some ways as a source of order. In addition to this, as much as people were often seen to go out to sea in order to experience some form of spiritual transformation, in the hands of such an unpredictable force, it is from the sea that the mythical people brought form and structure to the land. As Alwyn and Brinley Rees put it: "The voyage of the Five Kindreds seems to be the other-world voyage in reverse, a coming into existence, a change from infinite possibility to actual manifestation."34
1 Medieval Ireland, Seán Duffy, Ailbhe MacShamhráin, James Moynes, p239. "We Are But Women": Women In Ireland's History, Roger Sawyer, 1993, p1. Rees and Rees, Celtic Heritage, 1961, p115.
2 Koch (Ed.), The Celtic Heroic Age, 1994, p272. The Tuatha Dé Danann are notably lacking in reference as well.
3 Rees and Rees, Celtic Heritage, 1961, p115.
4 Byrne, Irish Kings and High-Kings, 1973, p17-18.
5 Gray, Cath Maige Tuired.
6 Lebor Gabála Érenn.
7 Rees and Rees, Celtic Heritage, 1961, Chapter 4: Coming Into Existence gives a good summary of all this.
8 Rees and Rees, Celtic Heritage, 1961, p114.
9 Rees and Rees, Celtic Heritage, 1961, p39-40.
10 Rees and Rees, Celtic Heritage, 1961, p40.
11 MacCulloch, Religion of the Ancient Celts, 1911, p52.
12 Gray, Cath Maige Tuired, 149-161.
13 Boand.
14 Chronicon Scottorum, p7.
15 Kelly, Early Irish Law, 1988, p18.
16 See Borsje and Kelly, 'The Evil Eye in Early Irish Literature', Celtica Vol 24, p22.
17 Kelly, Early Irish Law, 1988, p60.
18 Rees and Rees, Celtic Heritage, 1961, p314.
19 The Voyage of Bran, p37.
20 See Muhr, Water Imagery in Early Irish, Celtica Vol 23.
21 Rees and Rees, Celtic Heritage, 1961, p325. For a counter-argument, see Kim McCone, Pagan Past and Christian Present, 1990, p80-83.
22 Gray, Cath Maige Tuired.
23 Rees and Rees, Celtic Heritage, 1961, p312.
24 See Jestice, Holy People of the World.
25 Rees and Rees, Celtic Heritage, 1961, p316.
26 Kelly, Early Irish Law, 1988, p220.
27 Kelly, Early Irish Law, 1988, p107-108.
28 Lebor Gabála Érenn.
29 Lebor Gabála Érenn.
30 Rees and Rees, Celtic Heritage, 1961, p97.
31 The Colloquy of the Two Sages.
32 Rees and Rees, Celtic Heritage, 1961, p107.
33 Leland, The lie of the land, 1999, p118.
34 Rees and Rees, Celtic Heritage, 1961, p107.


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A pile of leaves in varying stages of yellowish decay. Some maple, some oak, maybe some linden and birch. Blending together into a menagerie of fall.
Today, as I'm skimming through a batch of photos I took at a local park I feel a great deal like one of these leaves. Just me in a pile of thousands of others. I don't really stand out even though I may have qualities that are uniquely my own. I don't feel or look much different despite the reassurance that there is only one me. Truth is, as a person, I'm okay with blending in. I don't like to be in the spotlight. I prefer to cheer on those who are comfortable being front and center. However, when you're trying to run a business, your success hinges on how you are different from all the others. How is your product going to stand out? So my goal is to figure out how do I overcome my fears? Not so I stand out but so my work does.
I often joke that I am "behind" the camera for good reasons. First, I simply do not like to have my picture taken. I am not a photogenic person and I know that. Second, I just prefer to be behind the scenes and let those who are photogenic, so-to-speak, have their moment in the limelight.
This year has been an incredible roller-coaster ride as I learn to navigate this new world. I've enjoyed some really exciting accomplishments and struggled through a few terrific failures. Some days I have wandered around completely lost and not really sure what I'm doing and where I'm suppose to go next but then by God's grace someone calls or I get an email that encourages me to just keep showing up. I'm looking forward to a challenging year ahead and continuing to grow and learn. Even though I may blend in among all the other wonderfully colorful leaves, I feel confident that I am right where I'm suppose to be.


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On Tuesday, Kurt Busch finally announced his plans to move to Chip Ganassi Racing to take over the No. 1 Chevrolet. It was also confirmed that he will be bringing his longtime sponsor, Monster Energy, with him to his new team.
The move comes after a disappointing season for the No. 1 team, who missed the playoffs for the second time in five years, had only two top-five finishes, and they were held winless for the fifth consecutive campaign.
Meanwhile, Busch comes from Stewart-Haas Racing, where he finished the 2018 season seventh in points with one win, six top-five's, and 22 top-10's.
While it remains to be seen if this will be a good move for Busch, this was the exact decision that Ganassi needed to make.
Just look at Busch's track record. He started at Roush-Fenway Racing, won them another Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Championship. Then, he replaced a retiring Rusty Wallace at Team Penske with success, winning each season with the team. A few years later, he brought a Furniture Row Racing team that was nowhere as competitive as they have the past couple of seasons, to the playoffs for the first time. After that, he was assigned to a brand new entry for Stewart-Haas Racing, whom he won a Daytona 500 with and made the postseason each season he was there. Not to forget, Busch even came close to bringing an underfunded Phoenix Racing to victory lane at the sport's level.
Do you see the trend here? Everywhere the 2004 champion as went he has proven to be a valuable asset to a team, which is exactly what the No. 1 team needs.
It could be even argued that this change could be necessary for the entirety of the CGR organization. After all, the lack of success was not just with one. Kyle Larson, who drives the No. 42 for Ganassi, had won four times in 2017, but did not reach victory lane once last season. The problems did not stop there, as it was clear throughout the year that this organization was not on the same level as the top teams in the sport.
With the addition of Busch's veteran experience through his long and storied career, along with his shown ability and skill, this move may prove to be exactly what this team needs to reassert themselves with NASCAR's best.
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Our Fund Foundation, backed by a host of presenting sponsors is presenting the inaugural SouthFlorida LGBT Philanthropy Awards at Fort Lauderdale's Tower Club on Saturday, Feb. 9 at 6 p.m.
The cocktail reception and awards ceremony will celebrate individuals and families whose generosity of time, talent and resources have had a significant impact on the South Florida's LGBT community.
The first-ever class of South Florida LGBT Philanthropy awardees includes:
· Raising the Bar Award: Jim Stepp and Peter Zimmer. In addition, the couple will be recognized as South Florida's LGBT Philanthropists of the Year for their thoughtful generosity to numerous LGBT agencies and causes throughout the years.
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Hey bobs:
I saw your latest antenna posting above a couple days ago, then I couldn't find it listed anywhere??? I looked several times up and down the forum's including this one, but to no avail. Finally, I just looked up bobsgarage and found your latest thread (this one) and decided to take a shot at it.
I think both antennas are VHF, except the third photo where the second antenna is obviously some sort of UHF director. But the "area 51" stuff on the front end of the larger top antenna, could be some super duper UHF reflector and such. (Or maybe it's even alien technology
I'm sure one of TV Fool's good Techs could knock this out of the park without much effort. Hopefully one or more of them will post the answer soon. I'm curious as always.
Thanks bobs!
P.S. I see TV Fool has this thread posted about half way down in Antennas. Maybe that's why I missed it before. I thought any new thread would be near the top???
Hahaha! It's an Area 51 antenna .Top secret!
The reason you don't see this thread near the top is because "sticky threads" in this forum. Some of those sticky / permanent threads are out dated.
I've been waiting for somebody to reply. I checked daily for a few and then gave up. I just do it to spice things up over here can get more people to use the forum..
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