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Remains of C-130 Crew Missing From Vietnam War RecoveredTim King Salem-News.com
The final chapters are written in a saga about 14 families who believed their loved ones never died at all.
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - The remains of four U.S. servicemen, crewmen of a C-130 Spectre gunship missing in action from the Vietnam War, have been identified and will be returned to their families. The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced the information today.
But that news is only the tip of the iceberg for this story involving the loss of 14 different men in 1972.
Hundreds of families of Vietnam War Prisoners of War and Missing in Action believed their loved ones survived the war in captivity, and many still do.
This AC-130 was based in Thailand and shot down over Laos.
The men aboard are some of those who were seriously believed to have survived the crash and the war and would rank among those left behind in Southeast Asia by the Nixon Administration which chose to renege on a $2.2 billion war reparation payment to North Vietnam.
The most ironic part when taking today's United States into view, is that the reason Nixon and Henry Kissinger decided not to pay North Vietnam the money they had agreed to pay, is the revelation that our POW's were tortured in North Vietnam at places like the infamous "Hanoi Hilton."
Degrading forms of torture used on Americans was enough for a President to make a political move that effectively abandoned remaining prisoners forever.
Today we have a President who believes torture is OK. It is all very confusing, and in the end those who lose are, once again, the people who serve their nation in uniform and their families.
The men coming home after 36 years are Major Barclay B. Young, of Hartford, Connecticut; and Senior Master Sergeant James K. Caniford, of Brunswick, Maryland.
The names of the two others are being withheld at the request of their families. All men were in the U.S. Air Force.
James Caniford will be buried May 28th in Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C., and Barclay Young's burial date is being set by his family. Remains that could not be individually identified are included in a group which will be buried together in Arlington. Among the group remains is Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Henry P. Brauner of Franklin Park, New Jersey, whose identification tag was recovered at the crash site.
The government reports that on March 29th, 1972, the 14 men were aboard the AC-130A Spectre gunship that took off from Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, on an armed reconnaissance mission over southern Laos.
The aircraft was struck by an enemy surface-to-air missile and crashed. According to the POW Network, the aircraft crashed in the jungle foothills 56 miles east of Savannakhet in southern Laos, it was shot down by a Russian Surface to Air Missile, otherwise known as a SAM.
Military documents indicate that search and rescue efforts were stopped after a few days due to heavy enemy activity in the area.
The POW Network reported, "U.S. government sources stated in February 1986 that a fighter escort plane reported that the aircraft crashed in a fireball, no parachutes were seen, nor was radio contact made with the AC130 or any of its crew."
But vanished hope returned when the family of Edwin Pearce was contacted by a source that described signals received after the plane was hit, that were a sign of survival.
Interestingly, the inscribed wedding band of Curtis Miller was recovered by a reporter and returned to Miller's family. The existence of the ring suggests to Miller's mother that the plane did not burn, and gives her hope that he survived, the POW Network stated.
Then an article appeared in a May 1985 Thai newspaper stating that the bodies of Robert E. Simmons and Charles Wanzel were among the remains of five people that were brought to a base camp being used by Lao Liberation forces. The article also reported a group of 21 Americans still alive, held prisoner at a camp in Khammouane Province, Laos.
Reports of that nature had many Americans asking questions and the POW/MIA family support groups were very active for years with their efforts to revive recovery missions to bring back any remaining American servicemen who may have been alive.
At about this same time, Robert Simmons' dog tag was mailed anonymously to the U.S. Embassy in Laos. Testing by the FBI failed to show fire residue on the dog tag, and this was proof to the Simmons family that Robert "Skeeter" Simmons did not die in the explosion and go down in the fiery crash.
As the government is now, in May of 2008, releasing information about the remains of five of the crewmembers being returned home, it is fascinating to realize that the first excavation of this site at Pakse, Laos happened 23 years ago, in 1985, when remains recovered were positively identified as the 13 crew members.
Secrecy, lies, cover ups, scandals, left the truth about whatever really happened to the men aboard this plane foggy at best.
The government actually reported that they recovered 13 of the men while the Thai newspaper published a story about 21 Americans alive and in captivity nearby. It is disturbing.
And you ask, how can the news today be possible if 13 of 14 were recovered in 1985? Fair question, the story continues.
As it turns out, independent examiners later proved that only 2 of those "positive" identifications from 1985 were even scientifically possible.
The American government has acknowledged the errors made in identification on two of the men, but as one would expect from the U.S. government, two individuals are still considered "accounted for".
One interesting, unrelated side note is that this same AC-130A Spectre gunship aircraft had #3 and #4 props shot off in Nov 1971. While most troops were out of Vietnam by 1972, many aerial operations increased.
After the first excavation in 1985, the U.S. and Laos jointly returned to the crash site in February 1986. This time the teams recovered a limited number of human bone fragments, personal effects and large pieces of plane wreckage.
It was later announced by the U.S. Government that the remains of Richard Castillo, Richard Halpin, Irving Ramsower, Robert Simmons, William Todd, Merlyn Paulson, Edwin Pearce, Charles Wanzel and Edward Smith had been positively identified from these bone fragments.
The families of Robert Simmons and Edwin Pearce for years, actively resisted the U.S. Government's identification, which is in both cases reportedly based on a single tooth.
These families insisted that they do not know if their men are alive or dead, and they wanted the books kept open until further proof that there is no longer any hope for their survival.
In January 1991, a federal judge ruled that when the Simmons family collected death benefits, they lost the right to question whether he was dead.
The government says that it took from 1986 to 1988 to determine if the remains were identified as those of nine men from this crew.
Between 2005 and 2006, joint teams returned to the crash site and excavated it twice. The teams found more human remains, personal effects and crew-related equipment.
As a result, JPAC identified Barclay Young, James Caniford and the other crewmen using forensic identification tools, circumstantial evidence, mitochondrial DNA and dental comparisons.
It may be closure for families, and it can still be a very jagged pill for some to swallow. If the men had been taken captive and were alive today, they would only range from their mid 50's to possibly late 60's. They were serving at the tail end of the conflict there. Stranger things have happened in history.
But it is the knowledge that our government was in there in 1985 claiming to have recovered all but one, while the Thai paper reported 21 Americans living in captivity in the general area, that strikes me as the most difficult part of all.
Nobody should forget the POW's and MIA's of the Vietnam War and we should not ignore the possibility that many survived in captivity long after the war officially ended in 1975.
We also should not take lightly the good honest work that the JPAC is doing today to bring closure to cases like this, as well as many from WWII and Korea.
For additional information on the Defense Department's mission to account for missing Americans, visit the DPMO Web site at dtic.mil/dpmo
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To Spectre Historian April 26, 2020 1:12 pm (Pacific time)
The official records have been proven to have lied so they are not correct.
Spectre Historian April 10, 2019 6:59 am (Pacific time)
Some on this page are confusing the loss of Spectre 13 with Spectre 22. Spectre 13 was lost on 29 March, 1972 when hit directly by an SA-2. According to official USAF records and PAVN records, the aircraft immediately broke up in flight and crashed near Nabo, Laos. The loss was catastrophic and sudden. Spectre 22 was hit in the wing by 57mm AAA the next night. They experienced a wing fire and performed a controlled bail out. All were rescued the following day.
Mark Williams February 6, 2017 2:35 pm (Pacific time)
I lived in Palacios, TX for a couple of years back in the '50's and lived 2 doors down from the Miller family on Magnusson St, and knew Maj. Miller (Dan), his younger brother Alan K (Kent), and younger sister Paulette Miller. We were just kids - Dan was about 11 at that time - 4 years older than me, Kent was my age, and Paulette was a couple of years younger. My family moved back to Houston in 1958, and I lost complete touch with my Palacios friends. Very sad to hear about his and his crew's passing and the anguish the families endured over the years while the crew was MIA. I sincerely hope that the families had some sense of closure...
Zachary K Pearce January 14, 2012 7:59 pm (Pacific time)
My uncle was C/M Sgt. Edwin "Jack" Pearce. I too have read reports from across the Internet. All though my family has accepted the remains of my uncle and he is buried on a hillside in Milford Pennsylvania next to his father Edwin A. Pearce who spent two years as POW in WWII in Stalag 17, we still question what happened after the plane went down. There is a lot of evidence to suggest the crew survived the crash and were probably taken prisoner. I believe the DOD has a file on this somewhere and knows the exact accounting of what actually happened, one day I will lay my eyes on it.
mike houghton January 4, 2011 9:39 pm (Pacific time)
It is critical to note that missions over Laos were considered Secret and that enemy activity and lack of DNA analysis at the time prevented positive ID of these brave AC-130 crewmen. Later ability to ID them allowed what has now taken place - not for a desire to hide any "conspiracy theory" of leaving our airmen behind.
bomeb80q December 16, 2010 7:11 pm (Pacific time)
the AC-130 was known as the "spectre"; "puff the magic dragon" was the nickname of the AC-47. In response to sister - names of MIAs are a matter of public record and do not require permission of next of kin to be published
Gary September 18, 2010 2:03 pm (Pacific time)
I was flying a 12 hr night mission over laos 1n 71 or 72 and heard spectre 22 as it was shotdown. The pilot was making radio calls as the plane "limped" back toward Thailand. He reported being hit by sams and that a copilot and a "back ender" bailed out over the target area. This we deduced from their call signs. Spectre 22 B and Spectre 22 K. After 10 or more minutes the AC gave the command to bailout. Then the AC announced everyone was out and he was going. To this day I still remember the tenseness in his voice as he asked ?Redbird? to mark his position. We were told the next day all had been recovered but the two over the target area.
Tim King: Gary, that gave me chills to read this. I have had several inquiries over this article and welcome anything else you may be willing to provide. This is such important recent history and I am honored to carry this comment, many thanks. email@example.com.
Kevin October 31, 2008 5:13 pm (Pacific time)
Major Curtis Dan Miller is my first cousin and I agree with Bryans posting. He flew training jets but his plane in the theater was a C130 gunship.
Roy A. Hebel October 16, 2008 5:00 pm (Pacific time)
My father, Lt. Col. Roy B. Hebel USAF deceased, was ordered back to either Ubon or Udorn Thailand, to fly Spectre missions for a 6 month tour of duty, after flying C-130's in Vietnam '66-'69. Having flown C-47's in Korea a mere 16 years earlier, the idea of going back to Southeast Asia for 6 months only a year after returning to the States, was more than my fammily could endure at the time. Dad retired and eventually died from cancer attributed to the Agent Orange missions that he flew in Vietnam '66-'69. It was an agonizing death that my personal hero endured, surely he could have been on a mission like this one in '72 that claimed the lives of these heroes. My heart goes out to every family who lost a hero during the Vietnam war, and every other conflict that our country asked our brave heroes to fight and die in. Never Forgotten, ever!
Editor: Roy, thanks for taking the time to write, we are humbled by your father's service
Bryan July 15, 2008 8:00 pm (Pacific time)
Dan Miller did not fly fighters, that picture was taken on a T-38 Talon trainer during his USAF pilot training.
Sister June 11, 2008 6:59 am (Pacific time)
I am a sister to one of these men and I would like to know how this information was released to the paper without the families permission to do so..
Tim King May 27, 2008 11:02 pm (Pacific time)
Lance, glad to help in any way. I'm just working from reports from the DoD and the POW Network. I was able to locate the images of the three men fairly easily, so there is definite interest.
Lance Woodruff May 27, 2008 11:00 pm (Pacific time)
Living in Thailand at that time, I would like to know more about this. I live in Thailand still.[Return to Top]
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Do you have a girl who loves dolls?? I do! I just whipped one of these up for my daughter (shhh, it's a secret – don't tell her) – – it's awesome!!
What is it, you ask – – well, let me tell you, it's perfection! It's a backpack, child size, and on the outside of the backpack is a doll harness. So it'll be filled inside with all the doll clothes that we have floating around and the doll can go along in the harness with her things wherever she needs to be.
I was sent a pattern from Gramma Allie, from her etsy shop. You can find the Baby Doll Backpack Pattern HERE, for only$5. I have never sewn a backpack before, but I did it!! It really wasn't hard – trust me! She even shows a super easy way to sew in a zipper – I was impressed with myself at the construction of the whole thing. Here's a peek into the inside – I serged all the seams for a finished edge – –
My favorite part is the bold piping I added – – the pattern calls for thick material for the backpack and the only canvas I had on hand was this plain turquoise. So I thought piping would be the perfect way to add pattern and color. I made my own piping which I've never done before but it was really easy — basically you just take a strip of fabric, fold it in half, put cording in the fold, and then sew as close to the cording as you can. My cording was kind of thick because I was going for some fat piping – – doesn't it look great?!?!
I think it took me 1.5 to 2 hours to make – so not that long. And remember I did all that extra work for the piping, so I'm sure it could be constructed faster. So if you're needing a gift for Christmas for that special little someone, you still have plenty of time to make this! It's a gift for my daughter, so I obviously couldn't get her to model the backpack for me – – so you'll just have to imagine this strapped to her:
You can make this!! Really! Doesn't a backpack sound hard? – I thought so, but look, it wasn't! You can do it! Gramma Allie's Etsy Shop is the place with the pattern.
Side note – – my girls love their dolls – they're not real American Girl Dolls – they're the Target version, Our Generation. And since they were only $20, not $100, I don't mind when I see the dolls being played with in the leaf pile or getting odd hairdos or being drug out to numerous stores or joining us on vacation. I highly recommend the Our Generation – the hair isn't as nice, but the rest is almost the same, and my girls don't know their dolls aren't "real".


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There's nothing quite like sub-zero temperatures in January to put you in the mood for about seven pounds of freezing cold ice cream.
The Barstorming crew takes a look back at some of our favorite shows of 2013, like this one from June featuring a nearly impossible challenge - the Emack Attack.
It's seven pounds of ice cream and toppings, including whipped cream, cherries, bananas and other assorted treasures, at Emack & Bolio's, 4534 North Prospect Rd. in Peoria Heights.
Journal Star writers Phil Luciano and Danielle Hatch explore the offbeat oddities and crazy quirks of the Peoria area restaurant and bar scene in their weekly video report Barstorming.


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Not content with having published the infamous NIPCC report which pretends to be a counterweight to the IPCC reports, the denial squad (the Cato Institute in this case) is now publishing a glossy "ADDENDUM" about prospective climate change in the US designed to look very much like the USGCRP report released in 2009, except for, you know, facts. It's important to understand that the target readership for this is not the public, but congressional Republicans and their staffs, who will now have two similar looking, similar sized reports to choose between, one of which will tell them what they would prefer to be true, and the other containing mere science.
Just as an amusing aside, note how the real report has an Arctic in the perspective, while in the counterfeit counterweight, an arbitrary circular cut across central Canada stands in.
UPDATE: The authors of the USGCRP report have issued a press release as follows:
We, Donald Boesch, Lynne Carter, Nancy Grimm, Katherine Hayhoe, James McCarthy, Jonathan Overpeck, Benjamin Santer, John Stone, Gerry Schwartz, Bradley Udall, and Donald Wuebbles, are members of the Federal Advisory Committee that wrote the 2009 report Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States. As authors of that report, we are dismayed that the report of the Cato Institute, ADDENDUM: Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States, expropriates the title and style of our report in such a deceptive and misleading way. The Cato report is in no way an addendum to our 2009 report. It is not an update, explanation, or supplement by the authors of the original report. Rather, it is a completely separate document lacking rigorous scientific analysis and review.
We would also like to note the following points:
- The authors of the Cato Institute report say that their report has more references than our report, but this is a meaningless distinction that does not reflect relative thoroughness. Our 2009 report was intentionally written to be accessible to a general audience and, consequently, cited only the most authoritative and comprehensive sources. The Cato Institute report includes numerous citations of marginal relevance and excludes or misrepresents key publications that, in fact, contradict its interpretations.
- Our Committee's report Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States was subjected to rigorous scientific peer review. It also benefited from an extensive public comment period, and the Committee responded to all reviews and comments. These reviews and comments provided important guidance for the Committee to improve the accuracy, documentation, and clarity of the report. In contrast, there is no indication that the Cato Institute report underwent scientific peer-review or was open to public comment.
- The authors of the Cato Institute report agree with our Committee's conclusions that global warming is unequivocal and consistent with a change in greenhouse gas effects attributable to human activities. They also conclude that climate change will continue to occur as greenhouse gas concentrations increase. However, their conclusions that future climate change will be benign, if not beneficial, and easily adapted to, diverge markedly from our Committee's view regarding the seriousness of the risks. This is because the Cato Institute authors assume—based on their own analysis and contrary to peer-reviewed, contemporary science—that warming, intensification of weather extremes, polar ice cap melting, and sea-level rise will all be at the lowest end of the ranges projected in the Fourth Assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change.
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Veteran DJ Dave Lee Travis has been found not guilty of 12 indecent assault charges.
But the jury at London's Southwark Crown Court failed to reach verdicts on two other charges and were discharged.
Travis, 68, showed no reaction as the verdicts were read out, looking straight ahead.
The jury of eight women and four men had been deliberating for around 20 hours after a trial at which the former Top Of The Pops presenter was accused of indecently assaulting 10 women and sexually assaulting another in alleged incidents dating back to 1976 when he was at the height of his fame.
There will be a further hearing at the same court on February 24 to decide if there should be a retrial of the two outstanding charges.
Travis was allowed to remain seated as the verdicts were passed and listened with the aid of headphones, as he had done during the four weeks of evidence.
His wife Marianne supported him from the public gallery as the verdicts were announced but did not show any emotion.
She sat next to Margaret Merritt, Travis's personal assistant in the 1970s, who gave evidence as a defence witness.
Travis's wife had looked nervous as the jury came back into court.
Judge Anthony Leonard thanked the jury before discharging them and told Travis he would be bailed on the same conditions as before.
"I understand, thank you," Travis replied before leaving the dock.
Asked by reporters if he was delighted by the result as he walked out of court, he said: "No, I'm not delighted at all."
Today's verdicts come a week after Coronation Street star William Roache was cleared of a string of sex offences, prompting claims that he had been the victim of a ``celebrity witchhunt'' in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal.
Travis was found not guilty of indecently assaulting nine women, but jurors failed to reach verdicts on the alleged indecent assault of a woman working on a pantomime in the early 1990s along with an alleged sexual assault on a journalist who interviewed him at his home in 2008.
Giving his own evidence, Travis - on trial under his birth name David Griffin - told jurors that he was not a "sexual predator" and the claims against him were "nonsensical".
"I do not have a predatory nature with women, I have a cuddly nature. Maybe that's what this is all about, but I am not predatory," he said.
Travis also said he would have reported Savile to police if he had known the television star was a paedophile, but denied the two had ever been close.
The defendant was supported by a host of defence witnesses during the case, including Chuckle Brothers Barry and Paul Elliott, Patricia "Dee Dee" Wilde of Top Of The Pops dance troupe Pan's People, and former colleagues at the BBC and elsewhere.
His wife has been in court to support him since the jury retired to consider its verdicts on Monday.


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Imagine standing on the road one day and have a sinkhole swallow you whole. Or imagine sitting in your house and having a giant sinkhole vaporized your entire building. That's what happened in China. Two buildings in Guangzhou, China tumbled straight into a giant sinkhole as the ground below them disappeared. Luckily, no one was hurt (though 300 residents had to be evacuated and some of them just lost their home) as construction workers noticed the ground was already seeping in.
The sinkhole was measured to be about 30 feet deep and 1,000-3,200 square feet across. According to reports, the sinkhole popped up near a construction site for a subway. Impressively, China has already filled the hole:


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I'm finally getting down to writing my first post of the day! I am occupied with several tasks today which capture the essence of my past few weeks, basically doing museum and desk-based archaeology:
- Finishing up various loose ends for a 1-year research project at the University of Oxford I was working on until recently: "Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) System for Ancient Documentary Artefacts" (RTISAD);
- Submitting job applications (and trying not to get too depressed about the lack of jobs in my field of Egyptian Archaeology!);
- Taking advantage of the time I now have to address my publication backlog (important for the success of no. 2).
I'll write a bit about about no. 1 now, and then must get back to drafting a chapter for a publication on the development of early Egyptian writing/art. RTISAD involves some super exciting developments in the digital imaging of cultural heritage. The RTISAD project is a collaborative endeavour funded by the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council in 2010 via the Digital Equipment and Database Enhancement for Impact (DEDEFI) scheme. A press release about our project results can be found here and a more detailed explanation of RTI is found on our project partner's (Cultural Heritage Imaging) website. My task at Oxford was to test the RTI lighting dome on various inscribed material types. I had the fantastic opportunity of working with Ashmolean collections, imaging cuneiform inscribed clay tablets, early Egyptian and other objects (for a pic of the RTI dome and some results click here).
I also spent a week at the British Museum where I imaged the so-called Battlefield Palette (or Lion Palette) and Hunters Palette, 1st Dynasty inscribed labels and more.
RTI has been brilliant for my research on early Egyptian graphical culture as technology process and material practice. For the chapter I now need to go work on I have been analysing surface marks on the palettes to understand how the production process such as evidence for tool types and the techniques the artisen(s) used to produce these incredible scenes. For now I will leave you with a close up of the Battlefield Palette (right) on wich I have found evidence for recarving.


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Make your holiday in Italy one for the ages: by visiting some of its amazing historical sites. Thank the Romans for not tidying up their ruins before they left – treasures from the Classical world are everywhere. Don't miss the Colosseum at Rome or the preserved frescoes of Pompeii. After the Romans (give or take a few centuries) Italy became the birthplace of the Renaissance, and you can see world-changing art in Florence and Venice – or follow Leonardo da Vinci to Milan. Nowadays, Italian cities can become flooded by descending tourists keen to see it all – but you only have to head out of the city to find a breath of fresh air at Lake Como with its rows of moored-up Rivas. And whilst everyone wants a slice of the Amalfi coast in summer, there are plenty of unexplored hinterlands too, whether you want to ski in the Alps or sip Campari on a Tuscan terrace.


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Monday, November 30, 2020
How to make art in Palestine: a tightrope between Israeli occupation and local traditions
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Making art in Palestine is a challenge. Suddenly, checkpoints can close, or colleagues can get arrested. And yet Palestine has a rich cultural scene. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Gaza and the West Bank boast 596 cultural centres, thirty-one museums and twelve theatres.
How is this possible? After all, if the Israeli occupation is not bad enough, cultural projects also have to struggle against a Palestinian society which is sometimes suspicious of pursuits like drama or acrobatics. This is especially true when children are involved, or women.
Majd Hajjaj works for the
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, a powerful organisation dedicated to spreading culture in Palestine. As Hajjaj notes, "society does not accept much of the culture we try to make in Palestine."
Hajjaj has a point: several Gazan singers have had their careers
for being female.
are also discriminated against. And as Hajjaj explains, "it is not just Palestinians women who find making art difficult." Even
male dancers
can face problems.
Given these issues, it is unsurprising that for Palestinian art projects to be successful, one main quality is needed: tact. As Hajjaj puts it, "compromise" is the key to success.
Theatre Day Productions
, a theatre troupe for Gazan children, is used to working in this sort of environment. Widespread performances of boys and girls acting together are impossible in Gaza, explains Jackie Lubeck, the founder.
So instead "we introduce the idea of girls, boys and men and women, acting together at festival-like occasions, with limited performances," she explains. Elsewhere in Gaza, boys and girls perform on the same stage, but not at the same time.
Founded in 2006, the
Palestinian Circus School
(PCS) also emphasises that to be popular around Palestine, awareness of local customs is crucial. A good example of this attitude came when PCS tried to set up shop in Hebron. Because of the area's conservative traditions, people were reluctant to accept circuses where boys and girls performed together.
But Shadi Zmorrod, the director at PCS, was patient. "We started just with boys. Then boys and girls came and just said hello to each other. After three months, they were doing human pyramids together. We built trust, and now there is a new performing arts scene in Hebron."
Like Lubeck and Zmorrod, Hajjaj emphasises that "you need to take cultural sensitivities into account for these events to work."
When the A M Qattan Foundation organises street events, for example, female performers wear less revealing outfits than they would normally.
, a traditional Palestinian folk dance, also "tends to more acceptable than contemporary dance," says Hajjaj.
In other words, awareness of Palestinian cultural norms is crucial to the continued success of Palestine's lively cultural life. Another important feature is the inclusion of the children's' parents. As Lubeck notes: "First, we had problems with the parents. They would say to their kids: 'Where are you going? No drama!' But then we invited them to see their children."
Admittedly, "only one parent" came along to start with, says Lubeck. "But we told them to invite their friends. For the most part, parents only get to see their kids in school." This curiosity eventually "won them over."
Likewise, the PCS put on performances for the kids' parents. Soon, they too warmed to the circus. "At one performance, we had 160 guests, and only 80 seats," Zmorrod smiles.
Getting audiences used to public performances in general also helps. Several years ago, Hajjaj remembers people would get up in the middle of shows and start chatting on their phones. Now, "everyone sits in silence." Even in the conservative Ramallah neighbourhood of al-Bireh, "people now respect the performances."
This gentle approach, however, does not mean that art projects in Palestine cannot discuss tough issues. They can: but sensitivity is again key.
"You have to be careful about the messages you convey," says Hajjaj. For example, "people's relationship to the land is controversial. But more individual stories can also be powerful." For instance, Hajjaj and her colleagues examined personal identity in Palestine through an
PCS are also eager to use personal experiences to promote difficult discussions. In
'Circus Behind the Wall,'
a 2007 production, the separation barrier was tackled through the oblique lens of a love story.
But while projects like this can win over local Palestinians, there is always the looming threat of the Israeli occupation to contend with. And unlike the residents of Gaza and Hebron, it cannot be persuaded through cultural sensitivity.
In June 2016, for instance, the Israeli authorities extended the administrative detention of
Mohammed Faisal Abu Sakha
, a PCS performer, by another six months. He had already been in jail since December last year.
heightened tension
in the region means that Theatre Day Productions, based in Gaza, has also faced renewed problems with Israel. "When everyone needs a permit based on security clearance, it's impossible to know what that means," explains Lubeck. "It's a dark hole for us where sometimes we can get them out, but most often, and most recently, not."
These restrictions can sometimes stretch into the absurd. Hajjaj highlights the story of
Majdel Nattel
, a friend who had been nominated for
Young Palestinian Artist of the Year
several times. But because she lives in Gaza, she has never been allowed to attend the award ceremony in Ramallah. Once, Hajjaj says, "not even her art was allowed to cross into Israel." Nattel "had to Skype with a colleague in Ramallah to paint the works on her behalf. "
Given all these challenges, it is incredible that
art is made in Palestine – let alone so much of it. For Hajjaj, this perseverance can be pinned to the long oppression Palestinians have been subjected to. "We will always make art," she says. "If our ability to make art overground is eliminated, we will just go underground instead. We will always find a way."
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Im getting better Its shocking.. My mental condition is getting better. The symptoms are lowering. The original condition remains. For 30 years, a destroyed life, unlikely I would come through it. Well, I put the work in, and now Im getting better. Better for what? The world is how I left it. People are still indifferent as usual. Thank God for fantasy bonds or I would never make it. I would never live here on planet earth unless I could see it unclearly..
Talking to people or getting close to people, do I really want this?
Hi, my name is "take me for granted" whats your name? No please, you first! go ahead talk about yourself. This is an uneven conversation, Its all about you. Remember, nothing is about me, even though Im smarter, more gifted, 10000 times more creative. No please ,go ahead and take advantage, your not the first, you wont be the last. I don't mind, I was born to give it away and get nothing in return... Thank you, I appreciate your help. By your influence I am once again hiding in my apartment, Im never going to leave ever again...
"People are not nice
They manipulate"
People act nice, they are not nice, they feel they have superior status and have to prove it., they are looking down on me as an object to be controlled. False image appearing real vs My real image hiding so I don't get clobbered..
Its never safe.
Ive read, Ive studied, Ive been told, Just stop thinking and do it, don't judge, don't think, walk over and talk to people. Is it me. Why do I find this so despicably horrible.
I have this rule, if you respect me, I will talk to you. If you are safe I will talk to you, If you think I have some levels of status, acceptable status as a human being I will talk to you.
However, tonight is like any other night. When Im around people, I feel like Im treated less then, and I feel manipulated. Am I suppose to ignore this. Its so heart breaking for me. I try so hard at my recovery.. I feel like Im autistic most of the time from the CPTSD. I've been told in the past I have appeared to act autistic in away.. I am getting better.
Most people consider me a brilliant person. So, I am considered some one of abilities. Yet, Im not tak'n seriously. That means they think Im intelligent with no status. GREAT..!!! What a social experiment.
People appear to like me. Some will say hello to me. Or goodbye to me. They act like they own me. Are they interested in me? , from a distance.
I know Im the one who is to approach. I understand that. I know I could get close to these people. However, Why do I feel intimidated by these people, as if they are trying to manipulate me. I feel this way all the time. I don't trust any of these monkeys. I feel manipulated! I feel worthless and no good, and not worth much more then to be manipulated. That is how it feels. Its horrible. I hate it. I loath it. Its been this way all my life.
people may be interested in my insights, they are not interested in me.
On the other side of thing:
I feel like Im succeeding, Im actually further along then I used to be. I am mentioning that Im around people, people are saying hello, goodbye. Something of social activity is happening. Why does it have to be this hard. Why are people so stuck on themselves. Everyone seems like there Gods gifts walking around staring at their make-out mirrors kissing on themselves, asking God to worship them as Gods. All I wanted was a little conversation. I didn't know I had to talk to the academy of stars for an invitational appointment calendar date. " you may see the king now, you may enter". " Omnicell, you must bow before the King when you enter".
So many people striving for Elite-Hood. Elite is all that is left on planet earth. Elite is the only legal expression for a swamped deranged society.
Next step is to take more chances and get closer. I cant believe I said this... God save me from myself...
Im sensitive to suicide. Im right on the edge of it. I am and will be pathological. Just enough to go over the edge. Its better then it used to be. However, Im a sensitive sociopath.. It doesn't take much for me to check out permanently. I don't like this place anyway. Im not sure where I got the hope to stay alive this long. I was told by therapists it was God. I believe them. I didn't save myself. A higher power greater then myself saved me. It wasn't me and it wasn't Darwinism..
Going in and out of dissociation by the moment. It hasn't changed. It may be every few seconds, or minutes. The level or thickness of PTSD has changed. Its not as thick. The switching is the same. I cant control it. My mind flashes back and fourth, possibly 60 times in an hour. I will find myself "gone", several times during an hour meetings. When Im gone, Im gone. I will wake from it and not have a clue what happened or where I have been.. ITs not complete identity change. Its more Dissociative disorder at its finest.. Just the general condition kicking in.
Anxiety first, I think, Then the depression/suicidal.
Im so used to anxiety and depression. I live with it all the time, I don't always feel the giant disturbance as I used to. Im not as scared of it like I used to be. Yet, its large serious effects remain.
I will find myself unable to go outside or participate in any activity. I might be down for weeks.
The Anxiety levels can get horrible. Im used to it. However, this brings on Suicide as a pain reliever. Suicide is a huge problem for me. Its simply checking out. blank out and Im gone. Its over, I get to sleep for ever. I don't have to be part of this anymore.. No more abuse.
Being awake is a rocky experience. Being me is a rocky experience. My mind doesn't really work very well. Outside, I do not connect correctly. The connection wires are all bound up in the wrong direction, wrong wire to wrong wire. It is what it is.
My intelligence is buried deep within me and is greater then any alter or personality. My intelligence runs the shows. However, My alters change the direction and flow in ways Im not prepared for. Life is one trap door after the other of windows and moving screen doors. One never knows what those doors will lead to.


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WILLIAMSBURG, November 27, 1778.
To be sold for ready money, by public auction, on the premises, on Monday the 14th of December, My HOUSE and LOTS situated on the back street, and one of the most retired and agreeable situations in Williamsburg. The house is in tolerable good repair, having two good rooms and a passage on the lower flower (floor). The offices are a kitchen and a large stable, with a meathouse, etc. There are about four acres enclosed in one lot, and will be sold with the house. JOHN PARKE CUSTIS. I will give a generous ready money price for a good COOK. A man would be preferred. J.P.C.
Virginia Gazette (Dixon & Hunter) November 27, 1778
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In May 1778, John Parke Custis, son of Martha Washington and Daniel Parke Custis, wrote to his stepfather George Washington his intention to sell his lots in Williamsburg and JamesTown. The WIlliamsburg property described in this ad is probably the same as described in a 1773 ad placed by Peter Hardy, Coach & Chair Maker, stating that he was open for business "at the Brick House belonging to Colonel Custis's [Daniel Parke Custis] Estate, near the Mad House". Today the less-than-four acre vacant lot across from the Public Hospital is referred to as the "Custis property".
Language notes:
"Flower" is a rare spelling of "floor". "Offices" refer to outbuildings.
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MOSCOW (AP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin fired the country's defense minister on Tuesday, two weeks after a criminal probe was opened into alleged fraud in the sell-off of military assets.
Anatoly Serdyukov has been widely unpopular in the ranks because of his reforms that radically cut the number of military officers and army units, but Putin had staunchly backed him in the past and his dismissal came as a surprise. Some observers say that Serdyukov's successor may take a less radical approach to the military reform.
Putin made the announcement in a meeting with Moscow regional governor Sergei Shoigu, whom he appointed as the new minister.
Putin's comments appeared to connect the decision to a probe announced by the country's top investigative agency last month into the sale of military assets, including real estate, at prices far below market value.
The Investigative Committee says the state suffered damages of 3 billion rubles ($95 million) in just a few cases reviewed.
Putin did not give specifics in his televised remarks, but said he made the decision "in order to create the necessary conditions for the objective investigation of all issues" regarding the situation in the Defense Ministry.
Russia's military establishment has been haunted by corruption accusations for years and several top military officials have been convicted of embezzlement.
The case announced in October involves Oboronservice, a state-controlled company whose activities include servicing military aircraft and arms and constructing military facilities.
Investigators have searched Oboronservice's offices and the apartment of Yevgeniya Vasilyeva, a senior company official who formerly headed the Defense Ministry's property department and was a close aide of Serdyukov.
Investigative Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin said Tuesday that Serdyukov would be questioned in the probe "if there is a reason" for doing so.
Serdyukov, a former furniture salesman, entered public service as a tax official and quickly rose through the ranks to become head of the Russian tax service before being appointed defense minister in 2007. Russian media have speculated that he owed his quick career to marrying a daughter of Viktor Zubkov, a close associate of Putin who was prime minister in 2007-8 and now serves as chairman of state-controlled gas monopoly Gazprom.
Some Russian media reports linked Serdyukov's ouster to his connections with Vasilyeva, which reportedly angered his father-in-law. But most observers agreed that while a family conflict could have triggered his firing, the real reason behind it could be a clash of interests over a costly military modernization program.
Serdyukov was widely hated by many in the military for his reform that dismissed as many as 200,000 officers, disbanded many units and turned plenty of military assets over to civilian hands. Over the past few years, he also has been locked in conflicts with defense industries over purchasing new weapons, pushing them to lower prices.
Speculation about his dismissal had floated around for years, but he had received Putin's staunch backing until now. Putin authorized and publicly praised Serdyukov's reforms, and it was not immediately clear if his legacy will now be reviewed.
The appointment of Shoigu, who had served as the nation's Emergency Situations minister for two decades before being appointed the regional governor half a year ago, will likely be welcomed by many in the military.
"Shoigu may now find himself in a difficult position facing the pressure for revising what has been done," military analyst Alexander Golts said on Ekho Moskvy radio.
Vladimir Isachenkov contributed to this report.


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text: The War on Jay Leno 9:00 AM PDT 3/27/2013 by Matthew Belloni FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME A Soho House summit, secret e-mails, brutal economics: the inside story of how TV's No.1 late-night host ended up on the way out at NBC. THR Cover: The War on Jay Leno PHOTOS: Before Burbank: 5 Portraits of 'The Tonight Show' in New York A Soho House summit, secret e-mails, brutal economics: the inside story of how TV's No. 1 late-night host ended up on the way out at NBC. This story first appeared in the April 5 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. Visitors to West Hollywood's posh Soho House on March 21 could be forgiven for craning their necks. Amid a dining room filled with the usual mix of actors and agents on the 14th floor of the private club, two unlikely dinner companions commanded attention: NBC entertainment chairman Robert Greenblatt and Jay Leno, the Tonight Show host whose status at the network had become a running joke of its own. Leno's on-air ribbing of NBC and its ratings struggles had drawn the ire of Greenblatt, who had fired off an angry after-midnight email to Leno. The missive, which blind cc'd several NBC executives, led to a terse electronic exchange between Greenblatt and the longtime host. Shortly thereafter, on March 1, The Hollywood Reporter revealed that NBC was planning an exit strategy for Leno, 62. Despite his status as the most-watched late-night host, he would be asked to hand over The Tonight Show to the network's 38-year-old Late Night star Jimmy Fallon, 24 years his junior, around the time Leno's current contract expires in September 2014. Sources say Leno, when he signed his most recent deal, expected it could be his last at the network. But he is said to have been upset by what he perceived to be an NBC leak to THR and by the prospect of another messy transition that would play out in the press. PHOTOS: Before Burbank: 5 Portraits of 'The Tonight Show' in New York Indeed, news of the NBC plan prompted a media frenzy not seen in late-night TV since, well, the last time NBC attempted to dethrone Leno. That 2009 effort to install Conan O'Brien at Tonight and move Leno to a nightly 10 p.m. show backfired colossally. Within months, Leno reacquired his 11:35 perch and O'Brien left for a lesser-watched TBS gig and a $45 million payout. But while Leno remained mostly silent during the Conan debacle -- even as his rivals and the media pushed a Leno-as-villain narrative -- this time he fueled the flames of speculation. Leno and other hosts always have poked fun at their networks, but after the Greenblatt email conversation became public March 15, Leno launched a week's worth of pointed jabs at his employer, referring to NBC execs as "snakes" and suggesting the network would send its top star on an ill-fated Carnival cruise. For NBC, the timing was terrible because it coincided with an embarrassing fifth-place finish during the February sweep (below Univision) and highly critical media coverage of its Today franchise that revealed a mishandling of the ouster of Ann Curry -- the kind of press NBC seems unable to finesse. Sources say Fallon, fearing he could be painted as the guy who put TV's late-night king out to pasture, reached out personally to Leno. And the Greenblatt dinner, which had been rescheduled after the NBC exec canceled an earlier sit-down, was an attempt to mend fences. It is said to have worked. Leno is believed to have left Soho House with at least a temporary confidence that despite the signs of yet another PR disaster at NBC, the Tonight transition will be handled better than it was last time. But the shift will happen, which raises the question: Why is NBC again ousting its No. 1 host from the only time slot it regularly wins? By almost all broadcast TV metrics, Leno's Tonight is tops, leaving some to question why a forced handoff is even on the table. With inoffensive, meat-and-potatoes humor that resonates in middle America, Tonight regularly bests CBS' Late Show With David Letterman and ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live!, even in the key 18-to-49 demo, where Leno is averaging an 0.8 rating (about 1 million viewers) for the season. STORY: Former 'Letterman' Writer on Execs' Late-Night Strategy: 'Get Me Anyone Named Jimmy!' But the diminishing economics of late night render a first-place finish less meaningful. Leno turns 63 in April and Kimmel, 45, has made inroads with younger viewers since his January move from 12:05 to 11:35. Fallon, at 38, is seen as able to lure both younger viewers, as O'Brien did, as well as the older crowd Leno is able to court. In fact, Fallon's median viewer age is 53.3, not too far from Leno's 58.1, suggesting the late-night talk format in its current broadcast network form might be aging out of existence no matter who the man in the suit telling jokes. Network sources say Tonight now generates just $30 million to $40 million a year in profit -- a far cry from the $150 million the storied franchise made during the heyday of broadcast late night. Tonight booked $255 million in ad revenue in 2007 compared to $146 million in 2012, a decline of more than 42 percent in five years, according to Kantar Media. CBS, which has a transition of its own looming with 65-year-old Letterman, has suffered similar ad declines in the space (though CBS Corp. CEO Les Moonves has always said Late Show is Letterman's until he wants to leave). "You can just see what's happening in [late night]," says one source. "The longer you wait, the more it gets fractured and smaller, less relevant." [pagebreak] In fact, data shows NBC and its broadcast rivals are chasing a late-night audience that is more interested in watching DVR-recorded shows or web clips, not to mention Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert or other late-night upstarts such as Russell Brand on FX or Chelsea Handler on E!. With ratings headed south, many believe it soon might make sense for NBC to consider one of three alternatives: eliminating the 12:35 show and extending Tonight to 90 minutes, running a repeat of Tonight at 12:35 or giving the hour back to affiliates. More likely, when Fallon exits the Late Night slot, it will be filled by another lower-cost comic, possibly Lorne Michaels protege Seth Meyers. STORY: Dick Cavett on 'Tonight Show' Host Angst: Johnny Carson 'Only Happy for That Hour of His Day' Fallon, whose CAA agents (led by Richard Lovett) are negotiating a new deal with NBC -- with increased leverage care of the media attention -- is likely to come cheaper than Leno, who, sources say, still is making $15 million a year even after he took a roughly 40 percent pay cut last year. Leno, fiercely loyal to his staff, agreed to the reduction to avoid having to lay off more than the 20 or so employees necessary to bring the show's budget down from around $100 million per year. Tonight also carries an expensive lease at its Burbank studio, which NBC sold to the Worthe Real Estate Group in 2008. Perhaps ironically, Leno now is averaging smaller ratings than when O'Brien was forced off Tonight with a 1.1 rating among viewers ages 18-to-49. Meanwhile, Stewart is beating Leno (albeit a half-hour earlier) with a 1.1 rating on Comedy Central. And The Daily Show and The Colbert Report dominate the field among viewers 18-to-34, as well as among young men, an elusive demo. At the same time, for the first 10 weeks of the year, Kimmel closed the gap to within 81,000 demo viewers of Tonight and already is out-delivering Letterman among that set. In addition, Fallon's snark-free demeanor and silly stunts (beer pong with Betty White, "mom dancing" with Michelle Obama) have turned him into the late-night host with the highest Q score, the likability measurement to which network executives pay close attention. With an appeal score of 15, according to Henry Schafer, executive vp of The Q Scores Co., Fallon has surpassed Leno's 2013 Q score of 13. That's a year-over-year drop of five points for Leno, long the most-liked late-night host, and a jump of two points for Fallon compared to 2012. In addition, Fallon, like Kimmel, has a knack for viral videos -- already the next wave in late night, where even if digital CPMs are now pennies on the TV dollar, there is still a flag in the ground that Leno and Letterman have yet to plant. NBC is building Fallon a new stage at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York and is planning to relocate The Tonight Show there -- though sources say the exact timing is not decided because Leno's deal requires NBC to pay a huge penalty if he is taken off the air before his contract expires in September 2014. "Walls are being torn out and offices are being moved," says a person familiar with the plan. The current Late Night studio will be expanded from its 180-audience-member capacity to hold at least 350 and connect three floors at 30 Rock, insiders say. STORY: Longtime 'Tonight Show' Writer Offers 4 Reasons Why NBC Should Keep Jay Leno (Guest Column) The bigger facility would not only accommodate Fallon's Tonight but also film premieres and employee meetings. And because it holds more than 200 people, it would qualify for tax breaks that New York lawmakers are considering. While California politicos have remained mostly silent on the issue of Tonight and its 200 jobs leaving the state (save for the mayor of Burbank, who vowed a hunger strike to keep the show), New Yorkers have welcomed the prospect. Still, some have balked at the use of tax incentives. "Jimmy Fallon does his show here already," Republican Assemblyman Ray Walter told WGRZ in New York. "It seems like a waste of money -- just a gift to these production companies." In Burbank, where Tonight has taped since Johnny Carson moved the show there in 1972, employees tell THR they hope Leno will take another TV job. Although his options likely won't be as appealing as they once would have been, he will have choices. The most obvious next move would be a late-night show on Fox. In fact, according to Bill Carroll, director of programming at Katz Media Group, it's the "only logical place" in syndication. What's more, Fox affiliate board chairman Steve Pruett recently told The New York Post that if the network were to present "the right business plan, the affiliate board would be interested." Still, Fox weighed the option of luring O'Brien when he lost Tonight and ultimately decided it did not make economic sense. Carroll estimates it would cost $100 million to launch a new Leno show. [pagebreak] Outside of the Fox stations, syndication would prove a challenge. Tribune already has locked up Arsenio Hall for a late-night debut this fall, though some suggest there is a world in which Tribune as well as WGN could become options for Leno. Many of the other independent stations already have made commitments to off-network sitcoms such as 2 Broke Girls or Modern Family for the foreseeable future. And, as one source puts it, benching Leno for a year or so is unlikely because the host, who works 24/7 on TV and in comedy clubs, isn't interested in sitting out. Says that source: "He doesn't need the money, and he doesn't spend the money. Being on the air is much more important to him." VIDEO: Jimmy Kimmel Hopes He Helps Take Down Jay Leno Cable, too, could present options for Leno. Multiple sources suggest at least two cable networks have expressed interest in him. Other possibilities include a daytime show a la Ellen, a primetime variety show or even a CNN entry reuniting him with former NBCU chief Jeff Zucker, who famously set the last round of late-night wars in motion in 2004 when he promised O'Brien he would inherit The Tonight Show in 2009 if he re-upped on Late Night for five years. Nearer term, NBC is said to want nothing more than to avoid another Leno circus -- so much so that NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke has involved himself personally in the Fallon negotiations. The network, along with Leno, declined comment. Leno is said to be willing to exit the network amicably, if NBC handles its end of the transition in the same manner. After all, he is in his 60s this time around, not his 50s, and he (and the business of late night) are in a much different place than during the 2009 fight for Tonight. Still, a decision has yet to be made about his next steps -- and according to sources, one is unlikely to come in the immediate future. Greenblatt, for one, is hoping for a smooth transition, telling The Wall Street Journal in September: "I'm sure there will be a day when these guys -- Letterman and Leno -- wake up and say, 'It's time for us to exit gracefully.' 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Updates first: This week I made a good exchange with Emily, the illustrator of "The Star Shard." I sent her a signed copy of Dragonfly and she sent me a signed print of Minstrels' Song, the picture of Cymbril, Bobbin, and Argent singing in the wagon bed. (I still believe that's my favorite of her illustrations for the story, but several are right up there almost even with it.) If anyone else is interested in the artwork for this story, keep watching Emily's website (see the blogroll at right); I think she plans to make prints available for sale in the near future.
This is not really an update, but I'm on something of an Enya kick lately. I just got her CD The Celts and like it a lot. (When I go to karaoke, which is not often these days, "May It Be," "Only Time," and "Orinoco Flow" are in my regular repertoire.) What impresses me about Enya is that she seems to see herself as just one component of the musical tapestry. The instrumental parts are often as important as the vocals; it's about the whole, not about her being the star.
Third, my current project has now passed the 20,000 word mark (20,450 words as of quitting time tonight; 1,300 new ones today). I'm happy with it; it's going well, by grace! Looks as if it will probably be a novella — possibly a novel — magic realism for about a teenage audience and upward. No caverns and no balloon craft — I know, that's weird, right? Don't ask me anything else, because I never talk much about works in progress — always afraid of jinxing them. [Unfortunately for everyone, I talk endlessly about projects that are finished. Blah, blah, blah, blah. . . .]
Groink. On to the main event: as an intro, I'm going to quote two passages. (In answer to my recent poll, one reader asked for occasional glimpses of works on the drawing board. This is a good chance to deliver just such, because they're to the point.) These are from my manuscript Agondria, which is currently out under consideration. It's a bigger story made up of smaller stories. In both of these excerpts, note that the characters are venturing over dark, perilous thresholds into the unknown. . . .
1. From "The Heir of Agondria":
Beneath the arch, the reek was stronger. Even Ancaea seemed loath to go onward. She glanced at Lorian and paused at the edge of shadow, squinting up the dark track to the next patch of daylight.
"The air is foul," murmured Iphys, behind Sarath. "There is a part of night that remains here, even in the day."
"It's the way of tunnels and caverns," said Peleagar, his mace upon his shoulder. "They're dark, and bats foul them."
Elina, blue-eyed and slight, drew her sword in a slow, ringing glide from the scabbard.
Arlas leaned on his spear. "Should we return, and bring a greater strength of arms?"
Lorian considered, then shook her head. "Until we know what danger may be here, I would not lead our crew into it. Wait here, all of you. I will go a little farther on—"
"No, my Lady." Ancaea glanced around at the others, and several chuckled. "Do not tell us to wait while you go on, for all will disobey. You must get used to that, before you put on a High Queen's crown."
Lorian smiled back. Arms akimbo, she surveyed the other warriors. She started forward, and again Ancaea and Arlas preceded her.
2. From "Lucia's Quest":
Hand on her sword-hilt, Lucia could feel the tension of the warriors around her, though all held their peace.
Then, in the rocky vaults ahead, a light began to grow. Red and flickering, it cast wavering shadows over great piers and buttresses of stone. "Forward," called Ethani, and the oars dipped again into the waves. Passing beneath a last stalactite-fringed arch, the bireme emerged into a subterranean harbor — a wide, calm lake in the caverns.
An uneven ceiling hung near the limit of vision. All around the harbor at varying heights, tunnels led away into obscurity. Beside these dark mouths, upon ledges beside endless stairways carved into the rock, torches flared. Even as the ship arrived, dim figures were carrying these lights, setting the last of them in place. These shrouded shapes must be the Chalybes, though the firelight did little to illuminate them. They wore black cloaks with peaked hoods, but their white arms protruded from the garments — spindly, sinewy arms so long they nearly reached the floor, the hands doubly broad.
The place was loftier and more terrible than the Temple on Vorcyra, even though Lucia recalled that edifice from her childhood's perception, which made all structures larger. More frightening this cavern was, for it felt hidden from the sight of the gods, its dark masters a race who held no fear of Olympus or of any mortal army.
Ethani gave an order, and again the rowing ceased. Behind, a second gate groaned shut within the tunnel, as mighty and ponderous as the first. When silence reigned again, Ethani paced forward along the deck, hands on her waist, her cloak trailing. The firelight limned her bronze helmet with its tall comb of dyed and stiffened horse-mane. The Vorcyrans flanked her. At the bow they halted and waited, searching the shadows.
. . .
Ethani turned her rain-gray eyes on Iloni. As the leader of this quest, appointed by the Oracle, it was Iloni's place to speak.
Taking and expelling a deep breath, Iloni moved another step closer to the prow. "Hail, Chalybes!" she cried, her clear voice ringing into the vaults. She spoke in Anren, the language of Vorcyra, Shandria, and the lands to the west, a tongue generally understood upon the rims of Middlemere. "Hail, sons of the Earth, lords of fire and iron! We come to you with honor and reverence for the great King Agetychus, whose name we know: may it please the Sea and the Rock that he still rules here, and shall till the mountains fall!"
The echoes of her brave shout faded. Stillness returned. Iloni's Shandrian helm turned right and left as she scanned the cavern. She drew breath for another cry, but Ethani laid a hand on her arm. "It was well-spoken," the captain murmured. "Let them see that we can wait as well as they."
And well we may wait until the mountains fall, thought Lucia. The silence was oppressive, disheartening. She had the sudden notion that the indistinct figures might be no more than wraiths, the ghosts of a people long dead, with no more power to answer than the stones.
But at last, from a balcony at the head of a steep stair, one of the smith-folk replied in a voice dry and cracked, also speaking in Anren. "A fair speech, seafarer. Agetychus reigns indeed, and has for fourteen lives of the kings and queens under the sun."
. . .
"It gives us joy," Iloni continued, "to know that he who was mighty in our grandmothers' days is mighty still. We have brought him rich gifts, beseeching one kindness in return." Iloni spread her arms, bowed her head, and knelt on the deck. Ethani and Lucia mimicked the obeisance, though Lucia sensed it ill-pleased the captain to kneel.
Back in my junior high days, my Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set came with a playing module called "Descent into the Depths of the Earth." It had me hooked with its very name. What could be more appealing than that? That is the essence of fantasy role-playing . . . and, in a broader view, the essence of fantasy reading, isn't it? — the question of what lies beyond the dark portal ahead — of what's around the next corner or just past the circle of torchlight.
It occurs to me that the passage of dark doorways is a primary element in the vast majority of these stories we hold so dear. Sometimes it's a literal door, and literally dark. Sometimes it's a figurative doorway, and the "darkness" is rather the mist of the unknown. Let's consider a few examples, right after the following pertinent side note.
Traditional Japanese Noh play often deals with ghosts and the supernatural. The Noh stage doesn't use painted flats or furniture; it's very austere. But an essential element is the placement, along one runway leading to the main platform, of three small pine trees. These are set in a staggered line. They're not all equally distant from the viewers; and this variance of depth represents an open passage into the spirit world.
I won't even mention the authors and titles: you know them.
Max wears his wolf suit, and that night in his bedroom, a forest grows. He sails away through a year and a day to where the wild things are.
Children who don't want to go to bed are given the chance, instead, to fly with a mysterious boy out the window into the starry night, all the way to Neverland.
The one good thing about being sucked up by a tornado is that it might plunk you down unharmed into the land of Oz and take out a major bad witch in the deal. (What darker doorway can there be than the dirty, freight-train-roaring, snakily-writhing, unpredictable, unstoppable vortex of a twister? Those things are the nightmares of kids growing up in the Midwest. You may run and you may hide, but you can't take your house with you: it's either in the tornado's path or it isn't.)
Alice slides and tumbles down a rabbit hole to Wonderland.
After a long voyage to the Island of Tangerina, Elmer Elevator walks along the coast until at last he locates the string of ocean rocks described by the cat, and he leaps across them one by one to Wild Island.
Lucy pushes her way through the coats in the wardrobe, and what does she find?
At King's Cross Station, Harry finds his way onto a train platform that isn't supposed to exist, and the train departs from there.
Beneath the Paris Opera House stretch flight after descending flight of stairs, dungeon after dungeon, down to a subterranean lake, and a boat, and beyond that. . . . (I'm just now realizing what an influence this book had on Dragonfly. I read it just before or after I came to Japan, at the end of my college years — immediately preceding the writing of Dragonfly.)
The Sumatra makes a long sea voyage for reasons unknown even to her captain, and within a perpetual fog bank she reaches an island bisected by a cyclopean Wall . . . and in the Wall there is a colossal gate. . . .
The U-33 limps along with her seething, conglomerate crew to the beachless, cliff-walled island of Caprona.
Before the coming of the white man, two Mandan Indian youths wander into a cave, become hopelessly lost, and eventually emerge into the Lost Land, a valley world beneath the desert, where prehistoric life still thrives in all its carnivorous glory.
When Ray Kinsella takes the suggestion of a disembodied voice and carves a baseball field out of his corn field, a magical world emerges from a door that is not dark, but whispering and green. (This one's quite a reversal: build the door yourself, and they will come. This story appealed to me so much because I'd grown up knowing that cornfields were doorways into Faerie.)
Professor Challenger leads his expedition up the side of a South American plateau, at the isolated top of which is — you guessed it — a primordial world untouched by the passage of time.
In Jules Verne's book, our intrepid heroes descend into the crater of Mt. Sneffels, an inactive volcano, following the promise made by an earlier explorer that they can "reach the center of the Earth. I did it."
Burroughs again: the mole machine burrows into the ground, gets out of control, and takes its two occupants down, down, down to Pellucidar, at the Earth's core.
The airship Hyperion braves the snows and storms of the frozen north to reach Astragard, a lost paradise of warmth and green growing things, populated by a colony of Norsemen.
Gandalf realizes at last the trick to the inscription above the gates Narvi made, and the wonder and terror of Moria is unlocked.
In my own stories:
Ren climbs the bell rope of a church steeple at the hour when the full moon is passing overhead; and so he comes to the frozen realm within the lunar shell. ("Ren and the Shadow Imps," Cricket, October 2003 – January 2004)
The nameless narrator undertakes a journey no living person has ever attempted: to climb down the trunks of the mighty trees to a place described only in myth — the Place of Roots. ("The Place of Roots," Fantasy & Science Fiction, February 2001)
And so it goes. And so our childhood games involved imaginative forays into these otherworlds, always beyond a dark door of one sort or another.
It's impossible to show this correctly in movies. When it's done in cinema, the world completely changes around the child, and he's in another place, with a different landscape, with 100% visual realism. But that's not how it works, is it? When we're really playing as children, we don't actually leave our mundane surroundings. We can still see them as they are; but they become charged with a special significance, a symbolic meaning. The living room wall remains a wall, but it is also a cliff wall; the carpet remains a carpet, but it is also a perfectly rectangular bed of molten lava. How marvelous it is that these things can carry so much enchantment! They can, because we have passed through those dark doorways into the lands of shadow and wonder, silhouette and dream.
My cousin Phil and I used to play Journey to the Earth's Core at Grandma's house. The space behind the sofa was always the entrance crater. At times we would even force parents, aunts, uncles, and Grandma to watch this as a play: the scientists would clamber up the rocky sofa, surmount its summit ridge, and descend, descend, into the infinite depths behind it. And they would emerge into the world at the Earth's center, where recliner chairs were great boulders, where closets were cavern mouths, and where, yes, carpets were pools or beds of lava that must not be stepped into if one valued one's life.
So . . . questions for discussion [and you're by no means required to comment on all three — or any]:
1. What are the elements of a good passage to an Otherworld? (In a good story, what aspects or conditions are present to make it "work," to make the passage feel right, plausible, and attractive?)
2. Are there stories anyone cares to tell about your own childhood imaginative forays into Otherworlds? (Or those of your kids, if you're a parent? Are you now being forced to watch intrepid scientists climbing the stone-strewn sofa to get at the fathomless depths behind it?)
3. Are there other good fictional examples I missed (or covered inadequately)?


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Crick relishes comparison with Cain, MadBum
Giants' top prospect gets chance to shine in SiriusXM Futures Game
NEW YORK -- Kyle Crick doesn't have to look past the Giants' organizational depth chart for a role model, an example and a standard to which he should aspire.
The comparisons with Matt Cain began almost immediately after San Francisco used the 49th overall selection in the 2011 First-Year Player Draft on Crick, a big, strong right-hander out of Sherman (Texas) High School.
And as he prepared to pitch in Sunday's SiriusXM Futures Game at Citi Field, he certainly didn't mind having his name mentioned in the same sentence as that of Cain or Madison Bumgarner, two high school hurlers who found themselves in the Giants' rotation before their 21st birthdays.
"I feel like [Cain is] the poster child for a lot of guys, especially young guys. Bum got there really early, too," said Crick, 20. "Those guys, the high school guys, they made it pretty quickly through the system. Those guys are the guys you look up to the most."
He followed in their footsteps again on Sunday, playing for the U.S. Team in the Futures Game, as Cain and Bumgarner once did.
Crick admitted he was "a little overly pumped" once he came out of the bullpen for the first save attempt of his life. Those jitters gave him some trouble finding a consistent release point, and he struggled a bit, throwing only five of his 15 pitches for strikes and walking two batters.
But he recorded one out, a flyout to the warning track by Miguel Sano, before giving way to A.J. Cole with two runners on. Cole wrapped up the game by retiring both batters he faced to record the save.
"I was trying to do a little bit too much," Crick said, "but I think I learned from it.
"It's an honor. I'm just glad the Giants let me do something like this, especially with these guys. This is some of the best talent in baseball right now. To be considered among the top [prospects] in the Minors right now, it's pretty crazy."
But it isn't crazy to think Crick could be next in the Cain-Bumgarner line. The Giants' No. 1 prospect is 1-1 with a 1.21 ERA through seven games with Class A Advanced San Jose.
He isn't exactly knocking on the door of the Majors just yet, as he lacks the usual polish that comes with more time and development in the Minors, but if he's looking for precedent, consider this: Cain jumped from San Jose to Double-A in 2004, spent some time with Triple-A Fresno in 2005 and made his Major League debut later that year.
Crick was joined at Citi Field on Sunday by fellow Giants prospect Jesus Galindo, a 22-year-old outfielder who's stolen 41 bases in 77 games during his second season with Class A Augusta. Playing for the World Team, Galindo entered the game in the bottom of the sixth, playing center field. He went 0-for-1 with a walk and hit a ground ball to second base for the game's final out.
Like Galindo, Crick is now playing his second year in a full-season league. He admitted that the increased workload has been the biggest adjustment, jumping from about 70 innings as a high schooler to 111 1/3 for Augusta last year. But he's handled it well, racking up 180 strikeouts while recording a 2.43 ERA over 148 innings in the Minors.
"I feel like I'm throwing well," Crick said. "I'm just going out there, not really worried."
And if there's an organization that's proven its ability to turn high-end high schoolers into frontline workhorses, it's the Giants. Look no further than Cain and Bumgarner -- or just ask Crick what San Francisco's coaches already have done for him.
"Just being consistent -- [pitching] in and out, getting ahead, with two of the first three pitches being strikes," he said. "I feel like they just helped me become a little bit more consistent with my game plan."


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- 1 Bed
- 1 Full, 1 Half Baths
- 576 +/- Sqft
Property TypeResidential – Condominium
SubdivisionVail Racquet Club Condos
Listing Date09/16/20
Year Built1981
AreaEast Vail
Lot Size0.01 Acres (653 SqFt)
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This beautifully maintained, light and bright 1-bedroom condominium offers an ideal mountain retreat. Located steps from the Clubhouse, resort amenities, and Town of Vail bus stop and uniquely sheltered from highway noise, it provides an excellent combination of privacy and convenience. The stairways and decks of Building 14 are currently being replaced and will be completed this year. Offered fully furnished for a turnkey purchase.
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Only four miles away from the Village and tucked under the Gore Range at the base of Vail Pass, East Vail is a favorite of locals and Front Range visitors. As a strictly residential area, it offers peace and tranquility as well as sweeping views of its high alpine surroundings. East Vail residents enjoy the many conveniently located hiking trails, a large dog park on the Eagle River, and several waterfalls along the north facing slopes. East Vail is convenient to the heart of town by the free bus system yet maintains moderate property prices in comparison.
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A day after winning the America's Cup sailing race, billionaire yachtmeister Larry Ellison and the Golden Gate Yacht Club say it would require huge investments in San Francisco's waterfront to bring the next race here.
"Bringing it to a place like San Francisco could be daunting," yacht club Commodore Marcus Young said Monday.
In its third attempt since 2004, Ellison's BMW Oracle Racing's trimaran won the America's Cup last weekend. The race is considered the world's third-largest sporting event after the Olympics and soccer's World Cup. Ellison's team and its adopted home, the Golden Gate Yacht Club, now have the chance to decide the next venue for the race. It was last held on American waters in 1995 in San Diego.
In the past, the next venue was often announced the day after a win, but Ellison and the club say they are not committing to a location or date.
Golden Gate Yacht Club leaders have said previously they would love to see San Francisco host the Super Bowl of the seas — an event that would bring in billions of tourist dollars and showcase San Francisco Bay to a global audience — but the club and Ellison now are considering several venues.
Young said a main hang-up could be the state of San Francisco's waterfront infrastructure. He said it took Valencia, Spain, about four years to build the infrastructure needed for the race — and that was with everybody on board.
"There's team and club support to have the next event in San Francisco," Young said Monday from Valencia, where BMW Oracle beat two-time defending champion Alinghi of Switzerland. "The question is: Can we get the infrastructure and the buy-in from The City to make it happen? It takes a lot of money to host an event like this."
Young said though it could be "ideal" to have the race hosted on the northern waterfront of the Bay, there probably is not room there for 12 teams and their massive vessels.
"It's going to require a significant buildup, and that part of the waterfront down there has kind of been — I'm not going to say abandoned, but sort of left to its own devices," Young said. "At this point, it isn't really acting like an active waterfront."
The City and the Port of San Francisco will meet with race organizers as soon as possible to begin outlining exactly what investments would be needed from either San Francisco or private investors, said Michael Cohen, director of the Mayor's Office of Economic and Workforce Development.
Hosting the event could have a "tremendous economic impact" on The City, bringing in jobs, tourist dollars and global exposure for the Bay, said Joe D'Alessandro, president of the San Francisco Convention and Visitors Bureau. He said any investment by The City would likely be returned many fold.
Yacht club preps for trophy's arrival
The Golden Gate Yacht Club still hasn't sorted out how it's getting that hard-earned America's Cup to San Francisco, but it's planning to build a special room in its club to showcase the ornate trophy.
The silver cup will spend at least half its time in San Francisco between now and the next America's Cup, Golden Gate Yacht Club Commodore Marcus Young said. The rest of the time, it will tour the world in an attempt to pump up enthusiasm for the prestigious sailing race.
The America's Cup trophy has its share of fans, and it's drawn hundreds of thousands of tourists to the "House of the Cup" in Valencia, Spain, since 2005, according to race organizers.
Young said he expects tourists will visit Golden Gate Yacht Club for a look at the trophy, and that the club plans to make the room interesting and interpretive enough for tourists to visit even when the Cup is on tour.
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In the previous 159 years of the America's Cup, only six venues have hosted the prestigious sailing event:
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•Auckland, New Zealand
•Valencia, Spain
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High Plains Drifter
Oh, the seventies, the best decade for movies ever! So often I see a film from that period and think, "they would never allow that to happen in a movie today." Case in point: High Plains Drifter. The year, 1973. This was a big movie for Universal, a big budget film. It was directed by and starred Clint Eastwood, who at that time was the biggest megastar in the world. Clint was playing the "hero" of the picture. Now you won't see this from a megastar in a movie today: in the first ten minutes or so he goes and rapes a woman, brutally in the light of day, while the people of the town ignore her plea for help (in Clint's defense, later in the film she comes back for more).
That's not the only naughty shenanigan Clint gets into. Clint's stranger, the new man in an unusually picturesque seaside Western town, is hired by the town's business class to protect their property from some revenge-seeking tough guys who recently got out of jail (those same business owners once employed them and when they got out of control, framed them and sent them to jail). And now Clint is the town's new protector and he seems to be hell-bent on his own kind of revenge against the town, in the form of humiliation. He takes advantage of his open tab to spend, he appoints the town little person as town sheriff and then, in preparation for the returning outlaws, he makes the town paint itself red (even the church is forced into being covered in paint).Continue Reading


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I was curious to understand and this made me look forward to the NETS / Matches with the team, the last 2 years.
The one photo with Anba ( non-striker) and Me batting ..
I remember one particular highly enlightening point - 'playing in the present' . We both discovered at the same time that we were 'looking' for a shot we enjoyed playing or we just played. For example, if i played a front foot cover drive to an earlier ball, my mind / body was waiting for another front foot cover drive. It failed to realise that the next ball could be different. We both committed a lot of mistakes because of this. Once this realisation hit us, we worked on keeping the mind 'blank' before the ball. This made us better prepared to face the ball that was actually being bowled ( and not an imaginary ball in our minds ) . These were the moments i truly enjoyed - learning and having fun as a team.


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Skakel to take stand in Connecticut murder appeal
VERNON, Conn. -- An attorney for Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel (SKAY'-kul) says he plans to call him to testify as he challenges his 2002 Connecticut murder conviction on the grounds his trial attorney failed to competently defend him.
Attorney Hubert Santos said Wednesday that Skakel will take the stand.
Skakel is expected to testify Thursday in Rockville Superior Court. He didn't testify at his trial but spoke last year when he was denied parole.
Skakel is serving 20 years to life for the 1975 golf club bludgeoning of Martha Moxley when they were 15-year-old neighbors in Greenwich (GREN'-ich).
Skakel argues trial attorney Michael Sherman got caught up in the limelight of the high-profile case and failed to prepare. Sherman says he did all he could to prevent Skakel's conviction and denies he was distracted by media attention.


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"Nerd Circus" Steam Carnival Reaches $100,000 Kickstarter Goal
Steam Carnival, the STEM-plus-art educational circus that performed earlier this week at D11, has met its $100,000 fundraising goal on Kickstarter. The carnival's creators, Two Bit Circus, officially announced the news in a message thanking their Kickstarter backers. At the time of this writing, 1,033 backers had pledged $100,901 with 55 hours left for pledges.