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By Steve Furay
Special to the Michigan Citizen
DETROIT — Jahshua Smith works daily to balance his two professional passions, making hip hop music and working with youth as a teacher and mentor. The Detroit native now makes his home in Lansing, but with his new album, "The Final Season," he hopes to reach Detroit and beyond with a positive message.
"The Final Season" is the first full album from the 27-year-old educator/rap artist, who has previously released shorter projects under his former rap name, JYoung the General. The songs on the album represent a transition in his own life, which ultimately led to him using his full name.
Smith recorded 17 songs for the album, with guest appearances from his BLAT! Pack artist collective, including P.H.I.L.T.H.Y., Red Pill, Chell, Jae Musick, Hir-O and Yellokake. BLAT! Pack serves to help the hip hop artists and media creators involved develop and promote their careers.
Smith released a music video for the song "Censored" from the new album, which features a guest appearance by Mic Write of the Detroit hip hop group Cold Men Young. The song is a statement about messaging in media, where strong ideas are now regularly being censored either by corporations or the artists themselves who are afraid of upsetting listeners.
"You have all of these shows on (television) where Black people aren't really saying a whole lot of thought-provoking things," says Smith. "You've got reality shows where people are acting a fool and then just the general perception of us in the media is still pretty substandard."
Many listeners who know Smith's previous music understand his conscious perspective as a young artist, rapping about Black history and the issues in the community, a journey that continues in "The Final Season."
"When we did a song like 'Censored,' a lot of people felt right at home who knew my body of work," Smith said. "But to be able to lead that song into the narratives and to put that along with my personal story, and to have songs like 'The Ghost of Medgar Evars' and 'The Conversation' and 'Say The Words' that tackle really sensitive things in the Black community, I was really happy to see that all come together."
In 2010, Smith released the "Black History Year: Installment One" EP and followed up in 2011 with the "Installment Two" sequel, each released under his former moniker JYoung the General. Both projects feature music from Nick Speed, one of Detroit's most internationally recognized hip hop producers.
A highlight of the "Installment One" release was "Haitian Fight Song," which was written in response to the 2010 earthquake in Haiti that devastated the nation. Named after the Charles Mingus jazz song, Smith wrote it to give listeners a better understanding of why Black Americans should care for the small nation.
"We wanted to bridge the gap and get people to think about how we're connected in other parts of the world," says Smith about Haiti's connection to the African Diaspora. "The Haitian Revolution was really notable for being one of the few times where oppressed people fought for their freedom. They had to out-bloody the French in order to have that happen. And so Haiti was being portrayed in the news as this poor country that needed our help.
"But I totally resented the idea that this was not a proud country because of a natural disaster. So we told the story of how they were going to fight to rebuild the country in the same way they fought to build the country, and I think that's why people found it so powerful.
"They didn't roll over and die then, they're not going to roll over and die now."
Bringing these ideas to his music brings Smith's life full circle, as his career as a youth educator and mentor at El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz Academy in Lansing has made him dedicate himself to making the world a better place for the next generation.
"People have made me feel so good about (education) being my calling that I feel like I could do that for the rest of my life and be OK," says Smith. "Obviously I would love to make music something more of a national or international reality, because then I feel like I could reach more people and have more opportunities to help. But at the end of the day I would become another rapper who makes some money on tour once a year and then go to the full-time job of being able to work with kids. I believe whatever it is God wants me to do is what I'm going to end up doing."
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Welcome back
to our ongoing series on classical rhetoric. Today we'll cover
the three means of persuasion as set forth by Aristotle in The
Art of Rhetoric. According to Aristotle, a speaker or writer
has three ways to persuade his audience:
Of the modes
of persuasion furnished by the spoken word there are three kinds.
The first kind depends on the personal character of the speaker;
the second on putting the audience into a certain frame of mind;
the third on the proof, or apparent proof, provided by the words
of the speech itself.
Below we cover
the basics of the three means of persuasion and offer a few suggestions
on how to implement them into your rhetorical arsenal. And because
this aspect of rhetoric is so meaty, I've also included suggestions
for further reading for those who wish to learn more about each
element (I'll provide a reading list for exploring the subject
of rhetoric as a whole in the last post of the series).
Ready to get
started? Let's go!
Ethos: The
Appeal to the Speaker's or Writer's Character or Reputation
If you wish
to persuade, you need to establish credibility and authority with
your audience. A man may have the most logical and well-thought-out
argument, but if his audience doesn't think he's trustworthy
or even worth listening to, all his reasoning will be for naught.
For Aristotle,
a speaker's ethos consists of appearing knowledgeable
about the topic he's speaking about and being a man of good
character. Aristotle and Cicero thought that a speaker could only
appeal to his ethos within the speech itself and that an orator
should spend the first part of his speech establishing his credibility.
The classical rhetorician Isocrates believed that developing one's
ethos and credibility with the audience began even before the speaker
opened his mouth. Audiences naturally approach speakers and writers
with some suspicion, so they'll look to his past for evidence
that he is trustworthy and knowledgeable about what he's speaking
or writing about.
A speaker or
writer can use ethos in several ways. First, you can simply begin
your speech or text by referring to your expertise on the subject.
Share how long you've studied the subject, mention how many
articles you've published and where you published them, and
refer to awards or recognition you've received in relation
to the subject at hand.
A nuanced way
to establish credibility and rapport with your audience is to downplay
your accomplishments. People don't like a braggart or one-upper.
In some cases, having a highfalutin resume might hinder people from
trusting you. A bit of modesty can go a long way to getting the
audience to trust and like you, and consequently, be persuaded by
what you have to say.
Another powerful
way to establish ethos with your audience is to find common ground
with them. Human beings are social animals. We have a tendency to
trust others that are like us (or at least appear like us). You
can establish common ground by acknowledging shared values or beliefs.
You can establish common ground by simply recognizing a shared history.
You see this all the time with presidential candidates. They'll
visit a state they have no immediate connection to, but they'll
find some story from their distant past that connects them to the
state. Maybe their great-great-grandfather passed through the area
in a covered wagon. That commonality, however slight or silly it
may be, helps the audience feel connected to the speaker, and, consequently,
makes him more trustworthy.
Living a life
of virtue is perhaps the best way to develop ethos. The very
hint of hypocrisy will doom even the most eloquent speech. Conversely,
when you are virtuous, honest, and earnestly committed to that which
you speak of, this inner-commitment will tinge each word you utter
with sincerity. The audience will feel the depth of your commitment
and will listen far more intently then when they know it is mere
Reading on Ethos
Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (available free
online!) Read Franklin's autobiography for insights on
how to live a life of virtue. Also, scattered throughout his life's
story, Franklin gives short lessons in ethos building by sharing
insights on how he developed credibility and influence with those
around him.
the Crowd: Unlock the Secrets of Influence, Charisma, and Showmanship
A professional magician lays out the secrets of building instant
rapport and connection with an audience or individual. Who better
to explain how to gain credibility than a man who has to convince
people to suspend belief and believe the incredible?
in a Room In order to succeed in Hollywood, writers, directors,
and producers often have just a few minutes to convince a studio
executive to finance their project. In this small window of time,
they have to build instant credibility, or ethos. In Good in
a Room, a former MGM Director shares the most successful techniques
on how to establish your authority and credibility in any situation.
The Appeal to Emotion
Men have a
tendency to dismiss the power of emotion. I know a lot of guys who
think you should only persuade through pure reason and logic. But
in a battle between emotion and rationality, emotion usually wins,
hands down. This isn't cynicism, it's just an acknowledgment
of the reality of human nature.
Jonathan Haidt created a powerful metaphor that depicts the tension
between our emotional and rational side: The Elephant and the Rider.
The Heath brothers
summarize it nicely in their book Switch:
Haidt says
our emotional side is the Elephant and our rational side is the
Rider. Perched atop the Elephant, the Rider holds the reins and
seems to be the leader. But the Rider's control is precarious
because the Rider is so small relative to the Elephant. Anytime
the six-ton Elephant and the Rider disagree about which direction
to go, the Rider is going to lose. He's completely overmatched.
The battle
between the Rational Rider and the Emotional Elephant is why we
see doctors who smoke and are overweight. They know their behavior
isn't rational and that they should change. They're doctors
for Pete's sake! But it doesn't matter. Unless they have
a powerful emotional motivation to change, they'll keep puffing
and eating away.
understand emotion's power. Turn on your TV and watch some
commercials. How many of them use hard facts and figures to convince
you to buy their product? I bet it's a big fat zilch. Advertisers
want you to feel a certain way when you think about their product.
Take this commercial for Chivas scotch:

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The phrase "teaching to the test" is not something that's in Massachusetts Rep. Antonio Cabral's vocabulary list—at least it's not something he would ever grade as passing.
As a former public school teacher of social studies and foreign languages, and now full-time legislator, Cabral knows well teachers aren't the only ones who should be held accountable for student and school performance. In a world where accountability is a hot button issue for education debates in the legislature and schools alike, Cabral brings his experience as a teacher to the policymaking process.
"Any school that might be designated as underperforming is not just due to the teachers," Cabral said. "It is not the intention to hold just one sector of a school accountable. I think teachers are very important—without a teacher, you can have all the books you want, but you're not going to get much achieved."
Teaching is a calling, he said.
Although standards and measuring tools are important to get a sense that a school and its students are learning what they need to learn according to curriculum standards, Cabral said, at the same time teachers' hands shouldn't be tied to meet certain numbers for a certain test.
"Sometimes when we talk about standards, we get sort of bogged down on tools that we think the average person can almost touch and feel—and teaching is not that kind of profession. You've got to allow some freedom in the classroom … because teaching is a creative thing," Cabral said.
"You should not be teaching to a particular test."
In every educational reform debate in Massachusetts, Cabral shares his classroom experience. Whether it's debating the state's exit exam or whether superintendants or school councils have the power to dismiss teachers outright, Cabral and fellow colleagues who are former teachers bring a unique voice to the table.
"When we talk, people listen, and that's rewarding," Cabral said. "And we don't win every debate but it's very rewarding to know that colleagues take our life experiences into consideration."
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Search for the hashtag #socent and you'll find wide-ranging interest in social entrepreneurship on Twitter. Here's a roundup of a few thought-provoking tweets from the last week:
Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit organization behind the PBS television show "Sesame Street" (@sesamestreet), is teaming up with AmeriChoice-UnitedHealthcare, a healthcare company that serves low-income households. This December, they will release a DVD starring Sesame Street's beloved characters, aimed at helping families find budget-friendly healthy food options.
Paul Bragiel (@bragiel), a partner at early-stage startup incubator i/o ventures, announced a great new program today in conjunction with the WIE (Woman, Inspiration, Enterprise) Network. After i/o noticed that few women were applying to their startup mentoring program, they decided to offer a special prize for a "trailblazing female tech entrepreneur." The prize involves four months of comprehensive mentoring in San Francisco from tech-industry luminaries and $25,000 to cover expenses. Arianna Huffington will announce the winner in September at the WIE Symposium.
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Hi guys i need some help here getting out of ideas were to find a problem on my 2001 grand am,
it has a
3.4 engine
. When is cold, works great, but after 10 minutes of driving it begins to have
misfires, the more you drive, more present is the problem, is difficult to start from a total stop, but
it seems that if you go over 2000 RPMs the problem goes away and is back after 3500 RPMs.I
have done this.
1. Replace
spark plugs
2. Replace fuel press regulator
3. Serviced injector, all were dirty but they just needed some cleaning. Regards.
Sounds like it could be a crank sensor problem. They usually act up the warmer the engine gets
and will cause a rough idle and hesitation. The same can be said about the ignition module,
usually runs great cold, then as the engine heats up it starts to cause misfires when faulty. A bad
coil can do the same thing, but from what you describe I would lean toward either of the first two.
Most times they will set a trouble code, so if the check engine light is on, you would need to get
the car scanned and see what code came up and that would help in diagnosis. Sometimes the
wiring to the crank sensor gets chaffed and shorts out, causing the issue, so that should be
checked too.
I connected snap on scanner and got p0336 CKP 18/24 X out of range, checked and seems that
the damper was replaced. Just an idea, if I unplug the 24X CKP and let the 7X ( behind the
block) connected to the this, could be the 24X be shipped using the ignition module to start the
Replacing the crank pulley should not have set any codes. As stated above, check the wires
very closely for that sensor behind the pulley. I would bet they are partially broken or even
rubbing on the pulley.
2000 Pontiac Grand Am SE. Engine Size : 4 cyl.
Question: whats the usual cost for an
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possible, I would recommend getting a genuine GM ignition module for your car. Inferior electronics
in aftermarket parts can fail rather quickly, and leave you stranded or having to purchase another
one. When it comes to replacement parts, you definitely get what you pay for.
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Some say the information age dawned as early as the early 1970s with the birth of email, while others may argue the light wasn't realized until the early 1990s with rise of the World Wide Web. Either way, there's no doubt that the era of information sharing is at least into its third decade with a growth rate that rivals a computer virus. Yet in a time when information travels at the speed of light, the public continues to be astonished when once-private information goes, well, public.
Examples abound. Teenagers wonder how their parents found out about an alcohol-filled party they attended. Politicians show bad judgment and marvel at how quickly their constituents know all the details. Chemical weapons kill hundreds, the victims' pictures show up on the evening news and a country's president acts astonished to be held accountable.
Is it really so hard to understand? The answers are pretty simple: social media, smartphones, satellites. Combine these technical capabilities with a heightened requirement for safety and common sense says that the eyes of the world are upon you … literally. Why would anyone be surprised by reports about the acts they thought were private can go viral? It also doesn't take a Mensa IQ to know that it's spy agencies' jobs to spy. Why would anyone be surprised that they are using all the tools at their disposal? (Whether or not they should is another question.)
Most Gen Xers understand. Having not only learned but also expanded the power of the Internet as children and young adults, they acknowledge that privacy is a thing of the past. Many were still so young at the time of the 9/11 terrorist attacks that they don't know a world without constant surveillance. And for the sake of security, they not only accept it, they expect it.
But while many look with wonder on the capabilities of today's connect-everything-to-everywhere technologies, they say they are shocked by how they are being used. The National Security Agency (NSA) collecting communications data ? How could they? The FBI using unmanned aerial vehicles for surveillance over the United States? Unbelievable. Google collecting personal information? Really?
The bottom line is that the information about the NSA snooping and the intelligence community's black budget that Edward Snowden made public weren't really revelations, were they? Common sense says that there's a lot more information out there than in the pre-Internet dark ages, and it's going to be used. They may not be the largest group of computer users, but the Greatest Generation had it right: "If more than one person knows something, it is no longer a secret." And they were right about something else, too: "Common sense isn't all that common."
Once you had time to digest the information that's been "revealed" in the media during the past several months, which revelation surprised you most? Tell us in the comments section, or share your insights on the SIGNAL Facebook page.
I was really surprised to see all of the Snowden stuff unfold for many, many (did I mention many?) reasons but the fall out has been even more head scratching. The WSJ article on how the NSA can defeat web-based encryption was the most surprising. It might help to better educate the public on general strengths of three and four letter agencies, in a historical context. Regardless of what your ultimate conclusions are about the use of tech, seeing the good with the unknown is worth a look too. It's a complex issue, but not one that is well served by making sweeping generalizations.
Education about the general strengths of the three- and four-letter agencies is definitely needed. Do you have any ideas about how to do that or who should take that on? The nitty-gritty of this issue is certainly complex, but I think the surprise the public has expressed about what's been going on is a little unbelievable in its own right. Thanks for reading the piece and for your comment!
Maryann Lawlor
Excellent article, very well written, would like see more like it.
N. Anderson
Appreciate that you took the time to read it, and glad you like it! Feel free to share it and keep looking for articles like this one in SIGNAL Connections. And I LOVE to hear comments...even if you don't agree =) ml
Maryann, you are preaching to the choir. Yes. We know this, but the public didn't and frankly still doesn't need to know. What disturbs me is our politicians that are acting surprised. I have always said that I think everyone should work for the government at some point, if only for 2 years - at the Local, State or Federal level as a military or civilian. Too often our elected officials on both sides of the aisle don't even have a clue about what they are complaining about or the impacts of things they want to eliminate or cut - let alone, give military strategic advice when they were never in the military or worked for DoD themselves.
Absolutely agree that the politicians have no right to look surprised. If they don't know what's happening, they should. If they don't WANT to know what's happening, shame on them!
Firstly, compliments on writing such a nice informative and concise article – it was a pleasure to read.
What has Snowden revealed that we did not know already? As I live nowadays in Germany I experienced a German viewpoint of the affair. If the politicians are to be believed it seems that most knew nothing about NSA or GCHQ and their activities let alone their own BND. (It's not as if information is not available on the subject in German!) One heard everything from "It is against the German Constitution and we must sue the USA" to "we should offer the hero Snowden asylum in Germany". Fortunately it does not appear to have remained an election issue since the leaders of the major parties were, at least to some extent, aware of the activities.
The Snowden affair's has, however, wider implications in that it has provided ready fodder for those who "demand" that Big Data, for example telephone call connection data, should not be held longer than three months. Such a limitation would result in it being very difficult (if not impossible) to undertake an effective post event analysis to any great depth. I wonder if the NSU (National Socialist Underground) members could have succeeded in committing so many murders over a 10 year period if comprehensive communications data had been both retained and, of course, properly analyzed.
The problem is always who controls the stored data and how is it used. The more that is retained, the more it needs protection from unauthorized access. However, if terrorism/serious crime is to be effectively combated then information must be collected, retained for a longish period (several years) and be accessible for analysis.
Incidentally, I suspect that the people who complain most about the collection and storage of the Big Data will be the first to complain when there is an "event" and the "authorities" (whoever they be) cannot effectively investigate it due to lack of data.
Nick Grubb
Nick, that's a very good point. Too many people look at topics such as this and immediately say "How dare they!" Without thinking about the wider implications of what revelations of sensitive info really MEANS and how it is handled.
Thanks for taking the time to share!
What surprises me and also concerns me, is the knowledge more generally by this disclosure to all that this information is collected but more importantly, available. For those individuals with dastardly purposes who wish to circumvent and abolish the Constitution, some who were not aware of this collected information are now aware and scheming to gain access begins. Mind you that may not be the three and four letter agencies themselves. Rather, those who have ulterior motives, can and potentially will find ways to gain access to the information (call data, as an example), and without stricter controls, will potentially put that information to use in ways never envisioned, nor meant to be used.
There are certain realities within the classified community that are better left unknown to the general public, and to politicians who have not the need to know.
On a Constitutional note, yes, collection is feasible, but not by the US government. Whether this call data information, as an example, should be collected is a function of the service provider business model, and I believe is up to them - it is their intellectual property, and to the user/consumer of services, is a contractual issue between the SP and the consumer. The information is not the property of the US government, and thus, if criminal activity is suspected we have CALEA, and other legal means for the US government to gain access on a legal basis to the information that a SP may have available.
We live not in a new paradigm where the history and nature of mankind's past is not applicable. The history of mankind and previous kinds of governments shed light on what we don't want, and if one is inclined to believe in and understand the significance of the American revolution, and what followed, the birth of our Constitution, then some of us believe that its principles need be protected for all of the individuals of the US, for today and future generations tomorrow's.
Whether some contemporary generation is inclined to be monitored more readily than earlier generations, is not the issue at hand. The real issue is who owns the data, and by what means, legally or illegally, is the US government using to collect, gain access to, and applying the information. As I stated earlier, certain data is not the IP of the government, it is the service provider's IP, and should be controlled and managed exclusively by the IP owner, and the government needs to either pay for legal access, or use existing laws to gain access.
The other side of this is whether alternative means exist to identify the bad guys, i.e., as one example, terrorists. In my opinion, that should be our focus.
As for spying on international networks, well that is a diplomatic concern, and the tradeoffs associated with foreign entity monitoring. Not that justification is that other foreign countries do so, but almost all foreign nations monitor communications, and conduct other levels of spying on the US and others. A bit naive for those who don't know or think, otherwise - we don't live in a nice, clean world. There are those who scheme against our way of life - get used to it and keep it in mind.
I also contend we really don't know what motivates Mr. Snowden to divulge these national secrets! Certainly, some needed our attention, but others have no purpose being divulged as they will cost us, the taxpayer, greatly in ways we cannot nor can Mr. Snowden foresee.
I have to admit that the question of who owns the information never occurred to me. Thanks very much for your insightful and thought-provoking comment. "There are those who scheme against our way of life -- get used to it and keep it in mind," is the best way to say it. Unfortunately, I think many of us have to be reminded of that from time to time, and sometimes it takes an attack of some kind (physical or cyber) to wake us up to this fact of life...again. Well said, Mr. Simpson, and thanks again! ml


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This week, National Review published an article by Byron York with the simple headline "On Sex-Ed Ad, McCain Is Right."
Too bad that's not what York's article proves.
You'll recall that last week the McCain campaign, to much opprobrium, released an ad spotlighting a sex education bill that Obama supported while an Illinois state senator. Here's the full script:
Education Week says Obama "hasn't made a significant mark on education".
That he's "elusive" on accountability.
A "staunch defender of the existing public school monopoly".
Obama's one accomplishment?
Legislation to teach "comprehensive sex education" to kindergartners.
Learning about sex before learning to read?
Barack Obama.
Wrong on education. Wrong for your family.
There are a slew of problems with this—the ad's tortured definition of the word "accomplishment," for one. The bill didn't pass, and Obama wasn't a prime author, co-sponsor, or sponsor. Given that characterization of "accomplishment," it's even more absurd to believe that the failed bill could be described as his "one accomplishment."
There have been several valuable> fact checks on this point, and on the nitty gritty of what the bill, should it have passed, would have actually done. All have found, essentially, that the ad's central, nasty claim—that Obama voted to "teach 'comprehensive sex education' to kindergartners"—is bunk.
But York, in brave defense of the ad, and in defiance of common sense, does his best to prove otherwise. He suggests that there's something rotten about all this fact checking, and about the "'McCain-is-a-liar' storyline" that came from this ad. "But before accepting the story at face value," he writes,
it might first be a good idea to examine the bill in question, look at the statements made by its supporters at the time it was introduced, talk to its sponsors today (at least the ones who will consent to speak), and find answers to a few basic questions. What were the bill's provisions? Why was it written? Was it really just, or even mostly, about inappropriate advances? And the bottom-line question: Is McCain's characterization of it unfair?
Agreed! The bottom line question is whether or not McCain's description of the bill is fair. (Hint: It isn't.) But reread the italicized sentence about "inappropriate advances." By including that question, York, like a magician trying to distract his audience, introduces a side issue—namely, the validity of Obama and his campaign's explanation for why he backed the bill. Perhaps that's a worthy question, but not one that has anything to do with the truthfulness of McCain's ad, ostensibly the subject of York's piece.
Obama's favorite retort, when confronted with this matter, is to note that the bill would have sanctioned warning young students about inappropriate sexual contact and rape. He mentioned this in 2004, when his GOP senatorial opponent, Alan Keyes, tried the attack in a debate. Here's what Obama said in response:
We have a existing law that mandates sex education in the schools. We want to make sure that it's medically accurate and age-appropriate. Now, I'll give you an example, because I have a six-year-old daughter and a three-year-old daughter, and one of the things my wife and I talked to our daughter about is the possibility of somebody touching them inappropriately, and what that might mean. And that was included specifically in the law, so that kindergarteners are able to exercise some possible protection against abuse, because I have family members as well as friends who suffered abuse at that age. So, that's the kind of stuff that I was talking about in that piece of legislation.
His basic point—that the bill would have required sex ed to include age appropriate discussions of inappropriate touching—is sound. Was it the sole focus of the bill? No, but it's still there, and its presence is hardly inconsistent with Obama's 2004 statement describing the predator issues as "an example" of the "kind of stuff" to be found in the legislation.
After McCain's ad slammed the bill, Obama spokesperson Bill Burton issued this statement:
It is shameful and downright perverse for the McCain campaign to use a bill that was written to protect young children from sexual predators as a recycled and discredited political attack against a father of two young girls—a position that his friend Mitt Romney also holds.


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memories of kirk close, by john mcgonigal,
we moved from glengarnock in 1939 to live at number 16 kirk close with my grandmother mary baxter, my mother maisie ( baxter ) mcgonigal and my sister may mcgonigal who was a year older than me, we lived there while my father benny mcgonigal was in the army, after the war we went back to glengarnock.
it was a very happy time of my childhood and i will try to describe kirk close. looking up from main street number 16 was the farthest house on the left hand side, the people who lived above us were david and kate littlejohn, working our way down towards main street, our next door neighbours were david and peter jack and their mother lizzie jack and her mother mrs nelson, above them lived hugh and betty crawford with their parents, in the last house willie and bertie king and their wee sister lived with their parents.
the houses were backed right onto the graveyard and stopped short of the church gate. then came the ' pen ' then anpther two houses, one accupied by a mrs sloan, then down to the coner at main street where jessie baird had her grocers shop and next door was the barbers shop owned by nisbet, whos son hamish was at school with me.
the ' pen ' which had a fully equipped joiners shop above it was a short-cut to the back doors of the properties on main street and all the children who llived there used to come and play in kirk close, i remember ross, jack and ronnie stevenson and the cattanach family ronald, harry, kenneth, john and the girls joanne and norma and also ann and billy barr, sadly billy who was my best pal died age 10 while on a sunday school trip to west kilbride, his granny old mrs barr lived in kirk close and we would get her messages and she would give us a jeely peice or a jacket tattie, it was a grreat treat.
on the other corner of kirk close and main street stood the volounteer arms inn which was owned by jimmy mccarroll and his brother in law terrence mcdermott. there was a side entrance in kirk close which was the family dept. and my granny baxter would send me there with a little bottle and two half crowns for a gill of whisky, next door to this was where jimmy and his wife mary lived, i used to go there with my granny when she and mary and her sister theresa were having a knitting b.
further up was the store / garage for the pub and above this was the british legion hall, my granny was the cleaner and i used to go with her. after that building the close opened out into a big space on the right-hand side and this is where the soldiers who were stationed at ryeside barracks parked their lorries, bren-gun carriers and tanks while they went to the canteen which was straight across from our house at number 16. it was a great adventure playground.
the next property on that side of kirk close was conn the painters yard who had a shop on main street, then it was a bakery who also had a shop on main street, the next property was a more modern two storey house which was quite posh i dont remember who lived there except a wee girl called laura slaven.
next to that was mcclymonts the butchers stables / workshop his shop was also on main street. after that there was some communal washhouses and then the army canteen, then a u shaped area with lock-ups called the port store.
the last house on the right hand side of kirk close was old mrs barr ( wee billy's granny ). above mrs barr lived john and helen gordon with their children jack and jean who married alex parker who played football for everton and scotland.
I really enjoyed reading about Kirk Close and I only wished that others would write similar letters because they are REAL HISTORY and not just about mythical spiders in caves!
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hi geoff, glad you enjoyed my bit about kirk close, i noticed there was some discussion about it earlier so i thought i'd add to it. i have a fair bit of info about the volunteer arms as my grandmothers husband james baxter used to own it, i'll dig it out and post it to see if anyone is interested. john.
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Security is the mother of danger and the grandmother of destruction.Thomas Fuller
Poverty may be the mother of crime, but lack of good sense is the fatherJean de la Bruyere
Your grand-father taught me the politics of pride, your grandmother taught me the politics of poverty. I am beholden to both for the fine synthesis. To you, my darling daughter, I give only one message. It is the message of the morrow, the message of history. Believe only in the people, work only for their emancipation and equality. The paradise of God lies under the feet of your mother. The paradise of politics lies under the feet of the people.Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Early and provident fear is the mother of safetyEdmund Burke
Simple, sincere people seldom speak much of their piety. It shows itself in acts rather than in words, and has more influence than homilies or protestations. Beth could not reason upon or explain the faith that gave her courage and patience to give up life, and cheerfully wait for death. Like a confiding child, she asked no questions, but left everything to God and nature, Father and Mother of us all, feeling sure that they, and they only, could teach and strengthen heart and spirit for this life and the life to come. She did not rebuke Jo with saintly speeches, only loved her better for her passionate affection, and clung more closely to the dear human love, from which our Father never means us to be weaned, but through which He draws us closer to Himself. She could not say, "I'm glad to go," for life was very sweet for her. She could only sob out, "I try to be willing," while she held fast to Jo, as the first bitter wave of this great sorrow broke over them together.Alcott, Louisa May
The mother's heart is the child's schoolroom.Henry Ward Beecher
Then, there's the modern mother-in-law. In her mid 40s, she is the compact car of her breed: efficient, trim, attractive and in harmony with her times. She's pretty stiff competition for the plain young matron who's overweight and under-financed. If there is going to be friction in this relationship, it could start from envy and resentment in the younger woman. But Father Time is on her side, even if Mother Nature played her a dirty trickAbigail Van Buren
Make the most of your regrets; never smother your sorrow, but tend and cherish it till it comes to have a separate and integral interest. To regret deeply is to live afresh.Henry David Thoreau
Idleness is the badge of the gentry, the bane of body and mind, the nurse of naughtiness, the stepmother of discipline, the chief author of all mischief, one of the seven deadly sins, the cushion upon which the devil chiefly reposes, and a great cause not only of melancholy, but of many other diseases; for the mind is naturally active, and, if it is not occupied about some honest business, it rushes into mischief or sinks into melancholy.Robert Burton
If we accept that a mother can kill even her own child, how can we tell other people to not kill each other? Any country that accepts abortion is not teaching its people to love, but to use any violence to get what they want.Mother Teresa
Thought is, perhaps, the forerunner and even the mother of ideas, and ideas are the most powerful and the most useful things in the world.George Gardner
Necessity, who is the mother of invention.Plato
Necessity is the mother of invention, it is true, but its father is creativity, and knowledge is the midwifeJonathan Schattke
Necessity is the mother of taking chances.Mark Twain
Necessity, oftener than facility, has been the mother of invention; and the most prolific school of all has been the school of difficulty.Samuel Smiles
The mother of revolution and crime is poverty.Aristotle
The mother of revolution and crime is poverty.Aristotle
The writer's only responsibility is to his art. He will be completely ruthless if he is a good one... If a writer has to rob his mother, he will not hesitate; the Ode on a Grecian Urn is worth any number of old ladies.William Faulkner
I simply cannot see how denying chemotherapy treatment for Palestinian children increases Israel's security or advances U.S. national interests.Lois Capps
Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy: the mad daughter of a wise mother.Voltaire
Conscience is a mother-in-law whose visit never endsHenry Louis Mencken
A man loves his sweetheart the most, his wife the best, but his mother the longest.Irish Proverb
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1. Where should Fiona have been instead of at home in Chapter 7?
(a) Picking Marcus up at school.
(b) At work.
(c) Enjoying the outdoors.
(d) Running errands.
2. Who does Marcus interrupt at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) Nick and Suzie.
(b) Will and Fiona.
(c) Fiona and her boyfriend.
(d) Will and Suzie.
3. Who does Marcus try to hang out with at school in Chapter 5?
(a) Boys from the computer club.
(b) A girl in his French class.
(c) The football team.
(d) The `cool kids`.
4. What does Fiona say is the reason that she has arranged for Marcus to go out on Saturday?
(a) So that Marcus can make friends.
(b) So that she can sleep soundly.
(c) So that she might have some time to herself.
(d) So that she can have a gentleman caller over.
5. Why is dinner stressful in Chapter 1?
(a) Marcus is sick.
(b) Marcus failed a class.
(c) Fiona has just been dumped.
(d) Fiona has just lost her job.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Marcus not have a solution for in Chapter 5?
2. Who are the two protagonists of the novel "About a Boy"?
3. What does Will prefer not to do when it comes to women?
4. What does Marcus find at his house in Chapter 11?
5. What does Will decide when he visits an old friend in Chapter 2?
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Two night/three day mid-range tour
Cost: US$74
Operator: Saigon Cafe Tours
As with the budget tour, we kicked off with a packed minivan, but unlike the previous tour the staff were better trained, spoke better English, and were more informative. Again we stopped off at the crafts centre for the victims of Agent Orange, but were spared the confusion of any more stops and delivered straight to the pier.
Once there we still had to climb over several boats to get to ours, but when we did, we found a beautiful, new wooden junk. There was no top deck, but there were decks fore and aft with sun-loungers that actually had cushions! And tables to sit around, and a big pagoda thingy on the bow to shield us from the sun. More importantly, the boat set sail with a compliment of eight passengers, without packing it full of day-trippers.
The cabins were a vast improvement on the previous tour -- cozy, well-decorated, with tile bathrooms -- a pint-sized version of a midrange hotel room. And the food was a definite notch up as well -- more fresh seafood, better presentation, and the staff were eagre to please.
We saw the Surprising Cave this time, which was a bit more interesting than it's cousin, the Dragon. We won't give away the surprise. The beach we visited was a bit better than on the budget tour and there were no last-minute changes -- we spent the first night on the boat. The small compliment of passengers we wound up with weren't nearly as social as the budget group, and there was no top-deck on the boat to lounge on, so we hit the sack early.
We arrived in Cat Ba early in the morning, checked into our hotel -- a two-star place, no better or worse than the budget tour, then piled into a mini bus and ventured out to explore cave arches in the bay by kayak, and a cavern that had only been discovered five years ago -- the best cave yet. Afterwards we fished for our lunch at a local fish farm and ate what we caught. Following lunch we were given 'free time' to stroll on Cat Ba's seafront promenade or visit one of the beaches. Not a bad day, all told.
When we boarded the boat again in the morning, we found some extra passengers there that had just spent the night on it, for a one-night, two day cruise -- but just a handful. Cruising back to Ha Long Bay in the morning, we would have stopped for a swim, but the weather was against us, so we continued to the pier. Again we had to crawl across four boats to get from ours to the pier and some of the older passengers had a pretty rough time of it. Then there was lunch at Ha Long City, and the van back to Hanoi.
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Sounds good, how can I arrange going on this tour (2 nights), as I'm coming direct to Halong from China?
Posted by TomSawyer on 2nd July, 2009
I would like to make this Tour! :) Great work! How can i find Saigon Cafe Tours in Hanoi? I tryed to look on google but does not appear... Thanks!
Posted by Diana on 25th April, 2011
Did you book this tour using the contact form on their website? This looks like the best deal i've seen so far and i'd love to hear about the booking & pickup process.
Posted by Bryce on 8th April, 2012
Does anyone have any updated feedback to share pertaining to Saigon Cafe Tours? Their prices for both the 2 day and 3 day tours are amongst the lowest I've seen (Aug 2012), but for some reason...I can't find any other reviews about them, and this article was published 6 years ago. Thank you!
Posted by tania on 28th August, 2012
Any update on this? The article was in 2006, so I just want to make sure people still feel the same about Saigon Cafe Tours.
Posted by Leanne Pittsford on 24th December, 2012
Just wanted to comment that after looking at tons of operators/tours, I have decided to go with Saigon Cafe Tours for our 2 day/1 night Halong Bay cruise. I could't find many more reviews either, but they now have a website and I sent them a message asking LOTS of questions about the tour and they responded promptly and answered all my questions directly (in rough English but still answered every question). The plus side for myself and partner for this tour is that we pay in full when they pick us up so we don't have to worry about losing money in the event of a cancellation (we don't have tim to re-schedule). They just sent us a form to fill out with our information and where we are staying in Hanoi, but didn't ask for a deposit. We are paying $79 USD per person for the one-night tour, sleeping on what they advertise as a 3-star junk boat (obviously inflation has caused prices to rise since 2006). As I know many people, like myself, look a lot to Travelfish for traveling in SE Asia, I will post a review of our experience (and hopefully it's positive!). We cruise next week, January 25th 2013, so hopefully I can add an updated review of this company for future travelers, as I know finding a few more myself would have been nice.
Posted by Kristin Wilson on 19th January, 2013
Hi Kristin Wilson! I saw your comment and am thinking about signing up for a tour with Saigon Cafe. Did you enjoy your tour? Which tour package did you use as I saw two options for 2 days/1night. Also, was it with Saigon Cafe Travel? That is the website I found when I googled it.
Your advice is much appreciated!
Posted by Kiran E on 27th February, 2013
Thanks for your post Kristin. I was thinking the exact same thing in regards to the age of this post. Looks like Saigon Cafe Travel is the way to go. I'm planning a day trip from Hanoi.
Posted by Paul on 15th May, 2013
Here is an updated piece about Saigon Cafe tour.
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