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By Rev. A. Pekar, OSBM, taken from
History of the Church in Carpathian Rus'
One of the thirteen counties that the Mukachevo Eparchy encompassed was Maramaros. In terms of ethnic composition, half the population of this region comprised Carpatho-Ukrainians (Rusyns), one quarter Romanians and the remainder Hungarians, Germans and Jews. The Carpatho-Ukrainian and Romanian inhabitants were Orthodox, while the Hungarians and Germans were Roman Catholics. At the end of the sixteenth century, the majority of Hungarians [in neighboring Transylvania] converted to Calvinism as a form of protest against the Catholic Habsburgs. As the dominant class, the Hungarians hoped to convert both the Carpatho-Ukrainians and the Romanians to Protestantism, and therefore they posed the main obstacle to the Union with Rome in Maramaros county. After the Union with Rome was accepted, the Orthodox bishops of Mukachevo sought to gain a foothold in the Maramaros region and adopted the title "Bishop of Maramaros."
1. The Origins of an Independent Eparchy.
The history of the Maramaros region is closely linked with that of Carpathian Rus'. In the fourteenth century, the center of religious and cultural life in Maramaros was the Monastery of St. Michael in Hrushevo, which had been granted the right of stauropegion by Patriarch Antony IV of Constantinople in 1391. Consequently, the Hrushevo monastery was exempt from the jurisdiction of the local bishop. In addition, the patriarch bestowed on the monastery's hegumen with the title of "exarch" and placed the surrounding parishes under his control. Under the protection of his patrons, during the fifteenth century, the archimandrite-exarch of Hrushevo extended his authority over most of the Maramaros region, and it was this development that later gave rise to the idea of establishing a separate Maramaros eparchy.
The bishops of Mukachevo were unwilling to tolerate the spread of the Hrushevo exarch's jurisdiction. Thus, at the end of the fifteenth century, Bishop Ivan of Muchchevo made an attempt to extend his control over the Hrushevo exarchate. The Exarch of Hrushevo, Ilarij, citing the charters of his patrons and the patriarch, appealed to king Ulaszlo II (reigned 1490-1516), who acknowledged the exarchal rights of Hrushevo and placed it under the jurisdiction of the Transylvanian metropolitan. However, Ilarij was instructed to respect the bishop of Mukachevo and pay homage due him.
Failing to gain control over the Hurshevo exarchate, Bishop Ivan tried to limit the exarch's authority to the original seven parishes designated in the patriarchal charter. The king, however, upheld the rights of the Hrushevo exarchate. The Mukachevo prelates persisted in their efforts, and in 1551 we find the first reference to the fact that all of Maramaros county had been placed under the jurisdiction of Bishop Vasylij of Mukachevo, even though there were still individual priests who refused to recognize the authority of "their bishop" and to pay tithes to him. Finally, in 1556, the Transylvanian count Gyorgy Bathory, to whose domain Hrushevo and Mukachevo then belonged, invested the Bishop of Mukachevo, Ilarion (1556-1567?) with the Hrushevo monastery and all its possessions.
During the seventeenth century, the bishops of Mukachevo began adding to their title other regions which lay outside the boundaries of the Mukachevo domain. Thus, for example, in 1623, prince Gabor Bethlen of Transylvania (1613-1629) confirmed Bishop Partenij as the hierarch of Berg, Ung, Szabolcs, Zemplen, Saros and Maramaros counties. When the Romanian bishops later tried to extend their authority over the Maramaros region, prince Bethlen in 1627 named Ivan Hryhorovych "Bishop of Mukachevo and Maramaros of the Greek Rite." At the same time, Bethlen expelled the Romanian Orthodox Bishop Dositej from Alba Iulia. The Maramaros magnates, who opposed Bethlen's rule, took Dositej under their protection and named him "Bishop of Maramaros."
After the death of Dositej, the Romanian clergy elected the Romanian priest Dimitrie Pap as their bishop. The new Transylvanian ruler, Prince Gyorgy Rakoczi I (1630-1648), did not allow Pap to be consecrated bishop and exerted pressure on the Maramaros diet to accept the jurisdiction of the bishop of Mukachevo over the region. In 1634, Prince Rakoczi, who was also lord of the Mukachevo domain, named Vasylij Tarasovych "Bishop of Mukachevo and Maramaros." Rakoczi's action made it appear that he recognized the existence of a separate Maramaros eparchy, which gave rise to the notion of an independent diocese in the region.
2. The Maramaros Region as the Stronghold of Orthodoxy.
At the end of the sixteenth century, the majority of the ruling class of the Maramaros region converted to Calvinism. As in the other counties, the Protestant lords were hostile to the Union. When at the end of 1640 Bishop Tarasovych proposed the idea of union with Rome and was imprisoned, the Maramaros diet demanded that prince Rakoczi name a separate Orthodox bishop for the Maramaros region. In order not to lose control over the church there, Rakoczi placed Maramaros under the jurisdiction of the Romanian Orthodox archbishop of Alba Iulia, Stefan Simonovici (1643-1651).
Simonovici paid relatively little attention to the Maramaros region, and this enabled Tarasovych, after his return to Orthodoxy, to regain control over the area. This time, however, Rakoczi returned only the Carpatho-Rusyn parishes to Tarasovych while appointing an administrator, the hieromonk Sylvester (adm. 1645-1650) and later the priest Simeon Petrashko (mentioned in 1652), for the Romanian parishes. From 1653-1662, the bishop of Maramaros was Mychajil Molodec', most likely an itinerant Orthodox bishop who had come to the region from abroad. He had no appointment, but as an ordained bishop he administered all the parishes of the Maramaros region.
In 1662, the Orthodox faithful of Maramaros split into two separate national groups. The Romanian parishes acknowledged the authority of the metropolitan of Alba Iulia, while the Carpatho-Ukrainians recognized the Orthodox bishop of Mukachevo, Joannykij Zejkan', as their prelate. There was already a Uniate bishop of Mukachevo at the time, but he still resided in Uzhorod. In 1664, when the Uniate bishop Partenij Petrovych was permitted to make Mukachevo his seat, the Orthodox prelate, Zejkan', moved temporarily to Imstychevo, and later to the Uhlja monastery from where he administered the Orthodox Rusyn parishes in the Maramaros region. From then on, the Maramaros Orthodox bishops had their seat in Uhlja.
During this period, the union in Carpathian Rus' was still in a very precarious state. This was the period of struggle for the right to appoint the bishop of Mukachevo. Moreover, all of Carpathian Rus' was then in turmoil as a result of the uprising of Imre Thokoly, who wanted to liberate Hungary from the Habsburgs with the help of the Turks. In 1686, Thokoly's forces occupied the Mukachevo domain and installed at the monastery on Chernecha Hora the hieromonk Metodij Rakoveckyj, who was then consecrated bishop in Moldavia.
After putting down Thokoly's uprising, the Austrian emperor appointed the Uniate bishop Josyf de Camillis (1689-1706), a great advocate of the Union, to the Mukachevo episcopate. Rakoveckyj then converted to Catholicism and was named superior of the Mukachevo monastery by de Camillis. However, when in an alliance with Mychajil Andrella, the pastor of Orosvyhovo, Rakoveckyj began working against the Union, Bishop de Camillis expelled him from Mukachevo. Rakoveckyj spent a short time in the Imstychevo monastery and then tried his luck in the Maramaros region. But the prince of Transylvania had already installed another bishop there - Josyf I. Stojka (1690-1711).
Bishop de Camillis's work to implement the Union roused the Maramaros magnates. Under pressure from them, Rakoczi named Stojka bishop of Maramaros. After his episcopal ordination in Moldavia, Stojka settled at the Uhlja monastery and used the title: "By the Grace of God, Orthodox bishop of Maramaros, exarch of the patriarchal stauropegion of Constantinople, administrator of the Bilhorod (Alba Iulia) and Pochajiv metropolitanates, etc., etc."
Bishop de Camillis intended to bring about the Union with Rome in the Maramaros region as well, and therefore he asked the Austrian imperial court to place this county under his jurisdiction, arguing that "the Maramaros region has recognized the bishop of Mukachevo as its rightful hierarch from the earliest times." However, determined to avoid new civil disturbances, the emperor left the Maramaros region under the control of the Orthodox bishop Stojka.
The Maramaros clergy accepted Stojka as their bishop on condition that he would govern the eparchy with the assistance of an eparchial synod. Stojka dispensed with the synod and began to move closer to the Protestants, while the clergy increasingly favored union with Rome. Not surprisingly, regular conflicts and disputes soon broke out between the clergy and their bishop. In order to retain his control, Bishop Stojka finally placed himself under the jurisdiction of the Calvinist Church in Transylvania, which had promised him equal privileges with the Catholics and the Protestants.
However, when it became obvious that the promised privileges were not forthcoming, in 1705, the Orthodox eparchial synod ousted Stojka from the bishopric and imprisoned him pending an investigation. The trial concluded the following year with the dismissal of Stojka from the eparchy and the confiscation of his property by the county authorities.
In 1708, a Romanian priest named Job Czirka also a sympathizer of Calvinism and an inveterate foe of the Union, was chosen to take Stojka's place. Czirka's free-thinking soon alienated the clergy, which saw union with Rome as their only solution. Because of his drunkenness and scandalous conduct, Czirka also lost favor with the magnates, who had appointed him administrator of the Maramaros region. In 1710, the court dismissed him from the episcopate and entrusted the administration of the Maramaros eparchy once again to Bishop Stojka. The clergy accepted Stojka but only on the condition that Prince Rakoczi would confirm him as bishop.
Rakoczi had just led a rebellion against the Habsburgs, but in 1711, the rising ended in defeat. The emperor's troops occupied the whole of Transylvania, including the Maramaros region. Bishop Stojka died the same year, leaving behind great disorder and decadence in the eparchy.
3. Attempts at Implementing the Union in Maramaros.
Fear of the Union was the main reason why the Maramaros region split away from the Mukachevo see in 1690 and elected its own Orthodox bishop. Unfortunately, the Maramaros bishops were unable to govern their eparchy independently and became subject to a Protestant administration. The local clergy became divided into three groups. One group wanted to remain under the jurisdiction of the Protestant superintendent; a second group wished to secure independence as an Orthodox entity; a third group favored union with Rome.
After the failure of Rakoczi's rebellion, the sympathy for Protestantism diminished. On the other hand, the struggle between the Orthodox and pro-union groups intensified. Unfortunately, until 1716, the Mukachevo See was also deprived of a bishop who could have taken an interest in the ecclesiastical affairs of the Maramaros region after the death of Bishop Stojka. As a result, the anti-union group succeeded in electing the hieromonk Dosytej Teodorovych, hegumen of the Uhlja monastery, as their bishop. Advocates of the Union put forward the candidacy of the Romanian priest Sefan Petrovan, who took the religious name Serafim. The pro-union group won at the diocesan synod and Petrovan became bishop (1711-1717).
Petrovan wasted no time. Immediately after his episcopal consecration, he asked the Uniate archbishop Athanasius Anhelu of Alba Iulia to extend his guardianship over the Maramaros eparchy. In retaliation, his opponents took measures to oust him from the bishopric. They initiated legal proceedings which lasted three years. Finally, on April 9, 1717, the Maramaros county court sentenced Petrovan to imprisonment "for various abuses" and stripped him of his office. The bishop died in prison that same year, his only crime being that he had wanted union with Rome.
However, Petrovan's work and sacrifice were not in vain. He sustained the union movement among the Maramaros clergy until assistance could come from the Mukachevo eparchy in the person of the hieromonk Prokopij Hodermars'kyj, OSBM. In order to strengthen the union movement, Hodermars'kyj convoked a synod of clergy who favored union with Rome in Sighetul, but the Protestants disbanded the synod. This prompted the Military Council of Transylvania to intervene in the religious affairs of Maramaros in an attempt to re-establish peace in the region. The council decided that parishes that did not wish to enter into union with Rome should remain under the jurisdiction of their Orthodox bishop, while the magnates were ordered to allow Hodermars'kyj to govern those parishes which favored the Union. In 1716, Hodermars'kyj again convoked a synod in Sighetul, which was attended by 60 Carpatho-Ukrainian priests from the Maramaros region. They all accepted the Union and placed themselves under the jurisdiction of the bishop of Mukachevo. Thus, the foundation of the Union in the Maramaros region was laid.
Nonetheless, Transylvania's magnates were determined to keep Maramaros Orthodox. After the death of Petrovan, they named Dosytej Teodorovych bishop of the Orthodox eparchy (1718-1733) and endeavored to make the Uniates of the region also subject to his authority. But Emperor Charles VI blocked these attempts. In 1719, he issued a charter which guaranteed the rights and privileges of the Uniate parishes of the Maramaros region.
Having brought order to the Mukachevo eparchy, Bishop Jurij H. Bizancij (1716-1733) turned his attention again to Maramaros. He began by obtaining jurisdiction from Emperor Charles VI over the entire Maramaros region, as had been the case earlier. The emperor then suspended Bishop Dosytej Teodorovych and forbade him to interfere in the administration of the parishes in Maramaros.
In August 1721, Bishop Bizancij began a tour of the Maramaros region for the purpose of bringing about the Union. Individual parishes gladly accepted the Union because Bizancij had secured for them all the benefits and privileges of the so-called "accepted" religions. Bizancij concluded his tour in December 1721, by which time the Union had been consolidated throughout all of Carpathian Rus'.
Bizancij also tried to persuade Bishop Teodorovych to accept the Union, but the later refused the conditions offered. Consequently, in accordance with the emperor's decree, Bizancij stripped Teodorovych of all episcopal functions, although he provided him with the revenues of the Uhlja monastery. Despite the ban, Teodorovych continued to ordain priests in secret and to grant various dispensations, which created serious problems for Bizancij. Teodorovych died in 1733 at the Uhlja monastery. With his death, the Maramaros eparchy ceased to exist and all the parishes in Carpathian Rus' were finally united under the jurisdiction of the Mukachevo hierarch.
4. The Struggle for Control of the Maramaros Region.
As part of Transylvania, the Maramaros region was together with that principality incorporated in 1733 into the Hungarian kingdom. After accepting the Union, the Carpatho-Ukrainian clergy of Maramaros gladly accepted the jurisdiction of the Mukachevo bishop. The Romanian clergy, on the other hand, wanted to join the Transylvanian Romanians, who had also entered into union with Rome in 1698. It was for this reason that Bishop Bizancij had asked the emperor for a charter to allow him to extend his authority over the entire Maramaros county "according to ancient custom."
When the Greek Catholic Romanian eparchy of Fagaras was created in 1721, Bishop J. Giugiu de Pataky (1723-1727) established relations with the Romanian clergy of the Maramaros region, in order to place them under his own jurisdiction. Through the efforts of Bishop Pataky, in 1723 the Transylvanian governor recognized the authority of the Fagaras prelate over the Maramaros region, but Bishop Bizancij opposed this decision, citing the imperial charter of 1720. This gave rise to a struggle for jurisdiction over the Maramaros region between the Mukachevo and Fagaras bishops.
The matter ultimately ended up in Rome. At its meeting on May 7, 1725, the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith was unable to reach any decision and had to wait for the opinion of the papal nuncio in Vienna. While Bizancij responded to the nuncio's inquiry, Pataky ignored it. Thus, on June 24, 1727, Bizancij once again raised in Rome the issue of jurisdiction over Maramaros. Just then Bishop Pataky died and the Vatican appointed Bishop Bizancij the temporary administrator of the Fagaras eparchy. This helped Bizancij to consolidate his jurisdiction over Maramaros.
In 1731, the new bishop of Fagaras, Giurgiu Micu-Klein revived the struggle for ecclesiastical jurisdiction over Maramaros. For its part, Rome waited for a decision from the Austrian imperial court. On November 15, 1732, the papal nuncio in Vienna advised Rome to wait before making a decision, because the imperial court, too, was unable to determine whether Maramaros should belong administratively to Transylvania or to the kingdom of Hungary.
Finally, in 1733, the Transylvanian principality was abolished, and the bishop of Fagaras no longer had a basis for his claim to episcopal authority over the Maramaros region. Thus, after the death of Bishop Bizancij, Emperor Charles VI named S. Ol'shavs'kyj (1733-1737) "Bishop of Mukachevo and Maramaros." The Apostolic See concurred with the emperor's decision. Thus, jurisdiction over the Maramaros region passed into the hands of the Mukachevo hierarch.
5. The Establishment of the Maramaros Vicariate.
Bishop Jurij Bizancij found the Maramaros clergy to be in a deplorable condition. As earlier in other parts of Carpathian Rus', very little distinguished this clergy from the rest of the serfs. Priests had to perform all the duties of serfdom, including statute labor. In addition to lacking education, the priests had fallen under Protestant influence. Superstition and drunkenness were also widespread. It was essential that the clergy be liberated from the control of the secular lords and that the dignity of their office be raised to the same level as that of the Catholic clergy.
Both Hodermars'kyj and Bizancij were convinced that the only way in which to improve the lot of the Carpatho-Ukrainian clergy was through union with Rome. With the authority of the emperor and the Military Council of Transylvania behind him, Bizancij set about ordering the affairs of individual parishes immediately after his arrival in Maramaros county. His principal problem was to find appointments for priests, whose number had uncontrollably swelled. In larger localities he appointed assistant pastors, but in other places he had to appoint some priests as cantors or sextons in order to secure for them the exemptions. This forced the landowners to exempt all these priests from serfdom and to provide them with church lands. In this manner, Bishop Bizancij elevated the prestige of the Maramaros clergy and won their trust.
In order to placate the Romanians and preserve the Maramaros region as a traditionally independent unity, Bizancij in 1723 established the "Maramaros Vicariate" together with its own consistory. As the first vicar in Sighetul, Bizancij appointed the Basilian monk Prokopij Hodermars'kyj (1723-1726) who had worked hard to bring about the Union in the Maramaros region.
Because of the struggle for control over the Maramaros region, Hodermars'kyj's successor, Vicar S. Ol'shavs'kyj (1729-1733), was forced to return to Mukachevo, where he was appointed bishop after the death of Bizancij in 1733.
The Mukachevo bishops also encountered difficulties with the Transylvanian princes, because the Maramaros clergy had not paid them taxes since the seventeenth century. In order to resolve the problem, Bishop Havryjil Blazhovs'kyj (1738-1742) called a synod in 1739, at which it was decided to pay Prince M. Apafi at least a "nominal tax." In return, the prince exempted the Maramaros clergy from taxes and statute labor.
The synod also resolved to revive the Maramaros vicariate, which had ceased to exist when S. Ol'shavs'kyj was elected bishop. Acting on a proposal of the synod, on September 6, 1740, Bishop Blazhovs'kyj appointed the proto-hegumen Hryhorij Bulko, OSBM, vicar of Maramaros. Bulko held the position briefly because he died two years later.
The principal city of the county, Sighetul (Marmatiei), was designated the seat of the vicariate, even though there was no Carpatho-Rusyn parish there at the time. A building to serve as the vicar's residence and land for a church were donated by the nobleman, Rudolf A. Eldbeck, who was well disposed towards the Carpatho-Ukrainians. The first vicar, P. Hodermars'kyj, took up residence in the new building. At first, the faithful held religious services in the Roman Catholic Church, but in 1748 Vicar Andrej Bachyns'kyj (1746-1754) built a wooden church in Sighetul for the Greek Catholics. These were difficult times for the Maramaros vicars. They had no income and had to rely on the bishop of Mukachevo for material assistance. The bishop thus preferred to name Basilian monks to head the vicariate, since they received aid from their monasteries.
The conditions of the Maramaros vicariate improved during the tenure of Bishop Andrej Bachyns'kyj, who managed to obtain an annual income of 400 florins for the vicar from the religious fund. Bachyns'kyj also succeeded in securing grants of land for the parish priest, his assistant, the cantor and the sexton, since the Sighetul parish had grown significantly during the eighteenth century.
Through the efforts of Bishop Bachyns'kyj, in 1778 an attractive residence was built for the vicar in Sighetul and in 1800 work began on the erection of a new stone church. The Maramaros vicar thus gained respect and prestige, and was able to perform his high office with dignity.
After the death of Bishop Bachynk'kyj in 1809, there were attempts to attach the Maramaros vicariate to the Romanian Greek Catholic eparchy of Oradea, but the Mukachevo consistory, headed by the captiulary vicar Ivan Kutka, vigorously opposed this. When a new Romanian Greek Catholic eparchy was established in Gherla in 1853, almost all the Romanian parishes of the Maramaros vicariate were attached to it.
A dispute also arose at the time about the fate of the Sighetul parish, which included both Carpatho-Ukrainians and Romanians. The vicar Peter Anderko (1815-1869), of Romanian descent, wanted to incorporate the Sighetul parish into the Gherla eparchy. After a protracted debate, on August 29, 1865, the Supervisory Council of Hungary recognized the Sighetul parish as Carpatho-Rusyn and left it under the jurisdiction of the bishop of Mukachevo.
The Romanians were not satisfied with the decision, and so, supported by the vicar Anderko himself, they built a separate church. In order to bring the matter to a close, the Mukachevo bishop granted separate status to the Romanian parish in Sighetul, but did not relinquish his jurisdiction over it.
After World War I, Sighetul and eleven Carpatho-Ukrainian parishes became part of Romania. At first, these parishes constituted a separate administrative unit, but in 1930, they were incorporated into the newly-established Romanian Greek Catholic eparchy of Maramures with a seat in Baia Mare. This marked the end of the historic Maramaros vicariate. In its place, the parishes that after World War I remained in the Mukachevo eparchy were formed into the so-called Maramorosh archdiaconate with a seat in Chust.
Shortly before the outbreak of World War II, there were plans to create a metropolitanate in Carpathian Rus'. Then, it was proposed to transform the Maramorosh archdiaconate into a new Chust eparchy, but the war put an end to these plans.
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ALLAHABAD: Four murders and two attempts to kill persons rocked the Sangam city in the past week. The incidents give an enough indication about the deteriorating law and order situation of the Sangam city.
Of the four murders that took place, two were reported from Dhoomanganj area. A case of murder was reported also from Ghoorpur as well as Mutthiganj. While, the Dhoomanganj incidents took place three days back, the murders at Ghoorpur and Mutthiganj occurred on Monday.
According to police sources, two persons including a history sheeter and a teenager were killed in Dhoomanganj, while two others including a MTech first year student of IIIT-A were hospitalised after they were targeted by the outlaws.
Initial police investigations reveal that the personal enmity was the prime cause behind two murders that took place in past 48 hours. Be it Dhoomanganj history sheeter killing case or that of a 25-year-old youth in Khuldabad, investigations revealed that old enmity is the prime reason for most of the murders executed in the district in the last seven months.
On Monday, Ramji Tiwari, a Congress worker was allegedly killed in Ghoorpur area of the city. A case of alleged dowry death was reported from Mutthiganj. The victim has been identified as Dolly Gupta. Sources said that police have registered cases in this regard and investigation is on.
While 60% murders in the district are attributed to old enmities, love affairs and illicit relationship are the two others factors leading to murders.
The higher ups, rattled by the rising incidents of murders including gruesome killings,have cracked a whip asking their subordinates to engage the warring factions in dialogues and come out with an amicable solution in both rural and urban areas.
With over 60 murders already registered in police records between January 1 and July 31, this year, senior cops are finding it difficult to check the rising graph of killings. Apart from killings, over 38 cases of attempt of murders were registered in police records.
In fact, precautionary and preventive measures initiated by all 27 police stations across the district has proved to be futile with one murder on an average within every 48 or 72 hours was reported.
Currently, the situation in city areas is more disturbing as compared to trans Ganga and trans Yamuna areas of the district. Ironically, 27 out of 39 police stations have been termed sensitive.
"Causes behind murders reported in trans- Ganga and Yamuna areas was merely due to old enmities or love affairs said DSP, Civil Lines, Ashutosh Mishra adding that the killing of youths between 18 and 35 years are attributed to love affairs/sexual causes in urban areas, he added while talking to TOI on Monday.
Senior cops of the region stated that murders are usually an outcome of unaddressed land dispute or personal rivalry, the root was of which is rather petty, the range police officials advised their subordinates to engage the warring factions in dialogues and come out with an amicable solution.
Besides, cops have been asked to implement preventive measures which would go a long way in barring a situation form turning ugly. There is also an exercise to boost the morale of police personnel so that the crime is checked in a professional manner.
A senior cop said,"Clear intentions and balanced approach should form the basis of every action the police initiate, which would automatically transform its image in eye of the common man whose faith upon the police force is dwindling."
Apart from this, other causes of violent outbursts on part of individuals were incidents of eve teasing and illicit relationship for which the beat in charge is required to be on their guards and act in accordance with law at the very first instance the matter is brought to notice.
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The couple will wed on June 2 in a 4 p.m. ceremony at First Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
The bride-elect is the granddaughter of August and Loretta Harvey and Lorenna Fowler, all of Cleveland. She is the sister of Holly Wilson of Cleveland.
A graduate of Bradley Central High School, Miss Beals attends Cleveland State Community College. She is employed by Olive Garden restaurant. She is a member of Clingan Ridge Baptist Church.
The future bridegroom is the grandson of Lyman and Carolyn Cooper of Cleveland. He is the brother of Joshua Formont and Keila Formont, both of Cleveland.
Mr. Formont is a graduate of Bradley Central High School and Cleveland State Community College. He is employed by Coca Cola.


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Partnership with HSBC Bank To Provide Online Tool Kit For Multifamily Owners To Save Money by Going Green
Individual Actions Critical Component to Achieving PlaNYC Goal of 30% Greenhouse Gas Reduction by 2030
New York, February 17, 2011— The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and the Community Preservation Corporation (CPC) announced the launch today of NYC Green House, a broad-based knowledge source and online resource guide for multifamily property owners who want to save money by going green. The program includes training workshops led by HPD staff and representatives from community organizations. Materials include a hands-on tool kit and a comprehensive new website, from which owners and others can download NYC Green House materials at www.nycgreenhouse.org. Reducing energy consumption in buildings, which are responsible for nearly 80% of the city's greenhouse gas emissions, is a critical component of PlaNYC, Mayor Bloomberg's plan to achieve a Greener Greater New York.
Made possible through a grant from HSBC Bank USA, the NYC Green House program offers a comprehensive and robust online reference source for apartment building owners on how they can cost-effectively retrofit, operate and maintain their buildings. Other program sponsors include the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Con Edison, National Grid, Enterprise Green Communities, Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) NYC, NYC CoolRoofs, the Pratt Center for Community Development, NYCHA and the American Lung Association. The website, made possible by CPC, and the companion fact cards contain a wealth of money saving ideas and "how-tos" that link operational cost savings to sustainable practices in the general areas of energy, water, building materials and community-based initiatives.
"Our data proves that rising utility costs contribute heavily to the rise in the cost of living and renting in New York City, said HPD Commissioner Rafael E. Cestero. This new educational program will help building owners identify the measures they can take to ensure their buildings operate more efficiently, keeping costs down, reducing their overhead and keeping their buildings more affordable for the people that live in them. And by going greener and following the simple advice we have put up on the website and in the collateral educational material, owners will also be helping the environment."
David Bragdon, Director of the Mayor's Office of Long Term Planning and Sustainability, said, "We will only achieve our ambitious goals in PlaNYC if building owners, and all citizens, take action. NYC Green House provides individuals with the practical information they need to save money, promote public health, and create greener, greater communities.
Michael Lappin, CPC President and CEO, said, "By taking a green approach to housing development and management, owners can dramatically improve the physical and financial health of their buildings. Overall, the city will benefit from a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. I encourage every owner to visit the website today."
Richard DeZego, Senior Executive Vice President, Real Estate, HSBC Bank USA, said, "We recognize that a healthy environment and thriving neighborhoods are fundamental building blocks for the future success of our New York City banking operations. In keeping with our long-standing commitment to sustainability and community development, our partnership with CPC and HPD is making important information available to help building owners reduce their environmental footprint and save money."
From the www.nycgreenhouse.org home page, visitors can navigate with a single click to learn about how to lower utility bills and green housing tips:
For more information, please visit www.nycgreenhouse.org . Building owners with questions about NYC Green House or who want to register for a seminar can contact program staff by e-mailing email@example.com.
About the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD)
HPD is the nation's largest municipal housing preservation and development agency. Its mission is to promote quality housing and viable neighborhoods for New Yorkers through education, outreach, loan and development programs and enforcement of housing quality standards. It is responsible for implementing Mayor Bloomberg's New Housing Marketplace Plan to finance the construction or preservation of 165,000 units of affordable housing by 2014. Since the plan's inception, a total of more than 111,300 affordable homes have been created or preserved. For more information, visit www.nyc.gov/hpd
About CPC:
The Community Preservation Corporation is a not-for-profit mortgage lender that finances residential multifamily development throughout New York and New Jersey. Since its founding in 1974, CPC has invested more than $7.6 billion in nearly 140,000 units of housing. For more information about CPC's loan products , visit www.communityp.com.
About HSBC
HSBC Bank USA, National Association operates more than 470 bank branches throughout the United States. There are over 375 in New York state as well as branches in Connecticut, Washington, D.C., Florida, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, California, Delaware, Illinois, Oregon and Washington State. HSBC Bank USA, N.A. is the principal subsidiary of HSBC USA Inc., an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of HSBC North America Holdings Inc., one of the nation's largest bank holding companies by assets. HSBC Bank USA, N.A. is a member of the FDIC.
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A shiny black Lexus LFA has been spotted in Japan:
I'm thunderstruck — that's one sinister supercar.
YOWZAH! OWIE YOWIE OOOCHA MONGA! H*** S*** f***ING WOOOOOOOWWW!
Is this some sort of Toyota proving ground? A white LFA was spotted in this area too (I think it was a post here), and there are also a lot of other videos of Lexus vehicles going round and round this place.
WorldofLuxury wrote:YOWZAH! OWIE YOWIE OOOCHA MONGA! H*** S*** f***ING WOOOOOOOWWW!
You took the gibberish right out of my mouth WoL.
The LFA just looks incredible in any color. I like this shiny black and the coconut snowcone blue best so far.
On a side note, not to ignore the beautiful Black LFA, but the RX has a panoramic roof option installed. Just like the last generation.
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That LFA look soooo GOOOD!!! But Did that RX have a panoramic sunroof…WOW never seen that in the US!!!
Looks like the RX floored the throttle. A full-blooded take-off for the LFA but the RX is not that far behind!
@Alex W: I've heard of that before; I can't tell for certain in this video, but here is a picture of the current RX with both panoramic glass roof and that Lexus Japan sport, lower front fascia. hmm… that's a left-hand drive RX possibly in a Lexus dealer. What are the chances that it's specially ordered?
Besides the next-generation GS, a sleek "LS 460 L C" maybe with four doors, if not two, would also be a good candidate for a panoramic glass roof.
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Yea i noticed that as well looks nice never knew that was an option on the RX!!!
@Antwan: Yea. It was an option on the last-generation RX as well. However, no one ordered it because of cost. Lexus is not even turning that option on for US dealers this time around.
I said it before…
Glossy Black will be the best and most sexy color for the LFA…. and it is. gamn it looks good
@Antwan: It's been available in asia market since the introduction of the new gen RX. Don't really know why it hasn't reach our shore yet cause most european maker have this option on their SUV already. and not to mention the ES350 has this option for the ultra premium pkg. But oh well perhaps in a year or two? took them 5yrs to finally bring out the IS350 AWD. I won't hold my breath for this one. LOL
That's a slick-looking black LF-A. A white LF-A made its public debut last Sunday at the Westminster Lexus dealership in Southern California. The crowd got a personal treat to hear the LF-A up close as it comes out. It was an awesome sight. I even got a chance to sit inside this $350k exclusive car! Very nice indeed.
@JVX: How did I not know about it?!?!!?
@WorldOfLuxury It has been talked about on ClubLexus for months: 2010 Lexus Meet In Westminster CA with Guest Star LF-A
@JVX: wtf?! I'm actually part of that forum! dang it… first, I joined the Lexus facebook too late… now this… I wonder if anyone knew about the Irvine Cars & Coffee surprise showup?!
@Alex thankz i used to work for Lexus Financial and in our database when seen a lot of cars before they hit the web and I seen the panoramic roof as an option for the RX..i was like really??…but i never seen it until the video but just like the Toyota Venza it should be an option looks really gud!!!!!@Alex W:
@Lexus Ben:
Yes Lexus just long winded with a lot of things GREAT CARS though…they need a MB CL550 competitor and a BMW competitor like a Lexus LSc460/600 and move forward with The F-sport for each model. I drive an ES350 Ultra and i need more of a thrill!!!!!
@Antwan: @Alex W: @Lexus Ben: So this is one of the few websites that mention about the panoramic glass sunroof, and it concerns the current RX 350. Not only that, there are a few clear pictures in addition to a full review. If Lexus had it in the US before, why didn't they make a single mention?! Was it because of auto critics who might use the option to make the vehicle look overpriced and uselessly top-heavy? Or was it simply because that not a single portion could actually be opened?
I do really like the vast expanse of the glass; it better fits the word "panoramic" although a sunroof that opens has always been part of the package deal. It would be nice if in the future, Lexus made it possible for both the front and rear portion of the ES panoramic glass sunroof to be opened with a large shade that was decorated by bamboo sticks – referring to that wood accent in a CTh prototype.
@WorldofLuxury: That's Toyota Mega Web in Odaiba [Tokyo], which is a showroom/museum displaying all Toyota/Lexus vehicles. Pretty cool place to visit, since your able to test drive vehicles on the test circuit outside the building.
@shabu_23: Are you saying that someone was test driving the LFA?! I hope test driving isn't limited to future customers… lol
@WorldofLuxury: Most likely it was someone in the staff that was driving the LFA. I can't really see them having the LFA as part of the test drive, since it would only require 300 yen and a driver's license (or international drivers' permit) to test drive. According to the website, The LFA is on display in the Lexus gallery until 8/31.
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Tuesday afternoon links
Andy Mac has more preseason all-conference prognostication, this time courtesy of Phil Steele. The Ducks he lists:
Phil Steele's 2009 Preseason All-Pac-10 Team
1st Team: QB Jeremiah Masoli, SS T.J. Ward
2nd Team: RB LeGarrette Blount, TE Ed Dickson, DL Will Tukuafu, CB Walter Thurmond III*
3rd Team: LB Spencer Paysinger, LB Casey Matthews
4th Team: WR Jamere Holland
*4th Team All-America
GoDucks.com also has this account of a couple of community events the athletic department held over the weekend.
Finally, and I know some of you are going to fall all over yourselves disagreeing, here's a defense of Tom Hansen in his tenure as Pac-10 commissioner.


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Sixth Form and Remove Volunteering in the Community
We encourage all Westminsters to find an opportunity to Volunteer in the Community as part of their Sixth Form experience.
- The 'Volunteering in the Community' Option allows many Sixth Formers the opportunity to participate within the framework of the academic timetable. Many take special courses to equip them properly for their chosen project:
• Pupils learn British Sign Language in preparation for work in the classroom at the Frank Barnes School on Thursday afternoons;
• receive accredited TEFL training (from 2010)in order to mentor children with little or no English in the local community;
• work with professional fundraisers from the Depaul Trust to design and deliver new multi-media fundraising material.
Many pupils go out on placement for their Option. Projects include:
• managing a rock band at a local primary school;
• working with AgeUk to help elderly people come to terms with computers;
• helping at a local community centre.
- On Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, projects run either alongside or instead of a pupil's normal sporting commitment. Sixth Formers:
• join the volunteering body at local hospitals, delivering patient questionnaires and supporting hospital staff;
• provide friendship at a local day-care centre for the elderly;
• work at local primary schools, either as classroom assistants or in after-school clubs.
• volunteer for Heath Hands, supporting the work of park rangers on Hampstead Heath.
- For those who wish to volunteer after school, projects include:
• supporting local youth clubs, including the Caxton Youth project;
• working with people with disabilities;
• supporting groups at a local community centre;
• volunteering for AgeUk.
- For annual projects: e.g. Phab and the Chelsea and Westminster Project, please follow the relevant links.
Sixth Formers at Westminster benefit immensely from their experiences in the Community. They enjoy their work, discover new personal strengths and form relationships that they might never have thought possible.


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Q&A: Mark Levin
MassBio asked Mark Levin, a partner at Third Rock Ventures for his thoughts on the economic climate, the future of venture capital and hot new science. Here's what he had to say.
Q: It has been said that Third Rock looks for "Big Science" to invest in. As you look to the next 10 years out, what do you see now that has the capability to qualify as "big science?"
A: Well I guess a couple things. Certainly that's true; we do look for big science. We also try to balance the portfolio. If you look at each year, we're typically going to be involved in starting up let's say five to seven companies. About half of those will be big science. So when we think about big science the things that we are very focused on these days is certainly this whole genetics and genomics revolution and how it's going to affect personalized medicine – the right drug for the right person at the right time – that's a huge focus of ours. Another major focus is this whole area of new drug modalities in that we've got areas such as peptides or natural products, gene therapy. We just started up a gene therapy company. We're following the whole stem cell and regenerative medicine area very carefully. It's not something we've invested in but we think that's going to be a very important area for the future, so we're following that very closely. And we have a major effort in biologics, so we look at the whole new protein engineering field for biologics, whether it's peptides again or antibodies or engineered molecules of some kind on the biologics side. To balance that, when we think about the therapeutic areas side we have a lot of expertise in metabolic disease. Obesity is a major focus of ours certainly, based on what a horrific disease it is and how it's affecting the world, but also oncology, neurodegeneration and rare genetic disorders."
Q: At our Annual Meeting recently, George Whiteside was asked, "When is the right time to invest and start a company around a technology?" to which he replied, "When the science is done". What do you consider the best positioned "scientific platforms" and when do you think the science will be done?
A: I'm sure George would agree with this – the science is never done. And I think it's fair to say that most, or all the companies that we're involved with or anybody involved in the science really is never done. I think when you start up a company, as we did with Millennium, the science wasn't done certainly on the genomics and genetics side and it's something that evolved. We got involved in a lot of other companies with polaric and transcription biology or others. Genentech—in the early days of Genentech, the science was just beginning to evolve with regard to cloning, and Genentech itself and many other major companies had to develop that science. So when we look at science we really look at areas where we think there's been really major breakthroughs in biology, in academia where there's outstanding people leading the field, where the publications are going up dramatically, which typically means that breakthroughs are occurring, and we also spend a lot of time with pharma and device and diagnostic companies and what is just starting to catch their interest. For us it's a combination of when we see breakthrough science, it's the publications, it's great people, it's us getting involved in it and thinking it's really going to make a big difference for the patient. And then it's also looking at the customers downstream, the pharma companies and big bio as an example, and seeing that they're interested in it – that's typically when we get involved.
Q: What are the biggest challenges to transforming big science into a usable platform that VCs and innovators start to form companies?
A; Well, the big challenges for us were always people. People make it happen. And again I think it goes back to the fact that really that from our standpoint when we get involved in something, the science – a lot of it's been done but it's evolving very rapidly. So when we bring this rapidly evolving science into a new company and we put in place an important vision and certainly a plan for the future, it really takes extraordinary people to make this happen. And I would argue that almost in all cases with important platforms it's the people that make the difference, because even though you have an important breakthrough for the future, that breakthrough will go in many different directions because the science is really still evolving rapidly. And it takes people that can understand where that breakthrough should take you and where it should not, and building a balanced portfolio that allows you to be successful. Because if you started following just on one breakthrough in science and you follow that no matter what, most of the time you'll be unsuccessful. So it's the people and their ability to see where the science takes you.
Q: Unless you are a well- established investigator, there seems to be a real barrier between academia and industry, characterized by a dearth of capital that can be deployed at the very early stages. Why are VCs and Pharma hesitant to place a lot of small bets on interesting science (not big science) and see what sprouts?
A: Well, I guess there are a lot of reasons for that. The first reason is, as you probably know, almost everything fails in drug discovery today, and, everybody has different numbers, but if you look at, let's say, if you've got a target in drug discovery today, the likelihood that that target will end up taking the product to market could be, you know, one in 50, one in 100. If you've got animal model data the odds might be one in 10 to one in 20 that you've got a product. So then if we take that back to even earlier than that where you have an early idea in academia, you can imagine the probability that that will ever end up being a product. So the probability in itself are something that everybody thinks about. Secondly, most of the early stage stuff or ideas in science or academia is just too early. You don't have targets, you don't have chemistry, you don't have a biology around it, and people are looking as we talked about, as George said 'when is the science done?' or when do we think the science is evolved enough, most of the time it is just too early and you can't afford to invest a lot of dollars around it. I guess lastly is a lot of venture groups I know now are funding projects in academia by putting $100,000 or $1 million and letting it develop for a year or two, to see if in fact it really brings science to fruition. We actually have done some of that. So I would say some groups are doing that and when they see an ideal project – a big part of it is, one, you shouldn't do a lot of it because there's very little of it that will ever be successful, at least from a product standpoint, and two – it's a challenge in dealing with the technology transfer offices sometimes. I think the venture groups and technology transfer offices need to sit down and find the right formula for that, because when you invest so early, early before it's even a company, then the value of that has to be seen appropriately by both groups and they need to come to a happy medium. And a lot of time those negotiations just don't go on and then they fail. So that's another big part of it.
Q: We're seeing signs we're pulling out of the recent economic downturn. Will venture capital come back in the way it existed prior to the downturn, or will we see a new model or direction?
A: Well, that's a tough one. So I started in the pharma/biotech industry actually in the seventies, and I was at Genentech in the early eighties and venture in the late eighties and then off to Millennium, and I guess I've seen it go up and down many, many times, and every time it goes up and down everybody says 'well this is a huge change.' This change I think is probably a little different and that it has certainly affected pharma in a big way and there's new healthcare initiatives that are going to affect pharma. Pharma's restructuring, the venture industry and our limited partners are rethinking things, so I think it will be different, but I still think it's going to be very aggressive going forward. If you look at pharma today, and what's happening with regard to their patent estates going away, tens of billions of dollars worth of products are going away, they're cutting back on discovery, and the venture groups for the most part are not funding early stage work. So I think what you'll see over the next couple years is the venture groups coming back into earlier discovery just simply because the customer, pharma, is going to demand it more and more because they're more focused on later stage efforts but yet at the same time they need to be able to build their pipelines. So I think you'll see venture coming back very aggressively and I think you'll see a lot of groups working on the early side again. Of course it's going to depend on pharma and the IPO market coming back. But I'm very confident of it. We think it's going to be very exciting for the future here. The other part of that which is driving this is science and medicine are better than ever. The whole genetics and genomics revolution is just exploding on the science side and that's a real driver. So there's a lot of great science out there to build important efforts around.
Mark Levin is co-founder and partner at Third Rock Ventures.


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UTEP Day of the Dead festival
Science fiction and tradition will fuse to form a unique and global experience for UTEP Miners during the 5th annual Smithsonian-UTEP Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival.
UTEP organizers have scheduled a number of events from 10:30 a.m. through 5 p.m. Friday, November 1, in the plaza outside the Undergraduate Learning Center (UGLC). They include live music and a real-time creation of ceremonial altars by artists from the Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts.
Many more activities will take place in Second Life, a virtual world inhabited by two-dimensional computer generated representations used in computer games and Internet forums known as avatars.
The annual celebration will re-launch several Second Life sites originally created for the Smithsonian Latino Virtual Museum to promote Hispanic culture. The sites are a placita marketplace, a cemetery filled with notable Mexicans and Hispanics, and the Meso-American Ballcourt of the Sun, where avatars can play one of the earliest team sports known to man – tachtli.
Last year's Día de Los Muertos Second Life events attracted more than 18,000 avatars from around the United States and other countries to the Smithsonian site.
Second Life "lands" will provide valuable learning material about Latino culture for academic and ethnographic research, said Janet Hill, an Academic Technologies multimedia specialist who was UTEP's point person for the data transfer that involved 1,200 pieces of digital content.


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Bedu appears at festivities in Tambi,
Côte d'Ivoire 1995 © Karel Arnaut
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Bedu is a plank mask (between 0.5 and 2.5 m in length), a unique regional creation used throughout the Bondoukou region of Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa. In its different forms, Bedu reflects the ethnic and linguistic diversity of the region. Local communities have individualised Bedu and incorporated the masquerade in their own ritual calendar.
Bedu generally appears once a year for between a week and a month, at the New Year festivities. These celebrate the renewal of the natural and the social order. Bedu embodies this transition because it is itself seen as a product of transfer. The mask is seen as the reproduction ('domestication') of the Bedu wild animal that lives in the bush. Sculpting transforms Bedu into a domesticated animal while painting Bedu invests it with authority.
Today Bedu remains the focal point of important festivities and continues to mobilise its community to debate and deliberate basic social and political issues.
Pre-election party meeting, the president-elect portrait is held between two Bedu masks, Côte d'Ivoire 1995 © Karel Arnaut
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Keri Hilson (b. 5 December 1982) is an American R&B musician, songwriter, and actress. She has had many hit singles. Hilson's debut album was in 2009. Her second album was released in 2010. Hilson acted for the first time in the 2012 romantic comedy movie Think Like a Man.


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I've been bringing in Mister Lincoln buds into the house and putting in a vase since outside weather has been colder recently ... This time around I placed alittle sugar in the water everytime I changed the water. I've noticed the roses lasting longer BUT they turned from red to a more darker purple color...lol...Kinda of a cool color... |
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- Posted by Strawberryhill 5a IL (My Page) on Fri, Oct 25, 13 at 22:25
Hi Jim: thanks for those nice pics, I appreciate your sharing the result. Your Mr. Lincoln looks great, I love that purple color. I did the same with molasses to deepen my pink blooms. Here's an excerpt from previous thread: RE: This is for Carol, or PortlandMysteryrose •Posted by Strawberryhill 5a IL (My Page) on On page 248 of Science book, see link below, in 1908 the Rhode Island Rose society did experiments of cut roses, and they found a 7 to 10% sugar solution improved the appearance of cut roses, plus deepened the colors of the pink varieties. Which explains why Gardenville Sea Tea with molass deepened the colors of Serena's roses in KS, listed under Organic Honey-bees Garden profile in HMF. Here is a link that might be useful: 1908 Rhode Island experiment with cut roses "Thank you, Strawberry. My grandmom and mom taught me to use a little sugar and a tiny bit of lemon juice in cut flower vases." Carol. ***** From Strawberryhill: See below link for the pictures I posted in Organic Roses Forum: I made Angel Face rose turned deep purple, Evelyn deep pink, and Sonia Rykiel much deeper pink with molasses (slightly acidic). |
Here is a link that might be useful: Molasses to deepen bloom colors
- Posted by kittymoonbeam 10 (My Page) on Sat, Oct 26, 13 at 1:53
Neat color. Reminds me of Twilight Zone. |
Thanks for info Strawberry... |
Looks like Mr Lincoln is now Mr Ebb Tide, but still awfully gorgeous. I don't think I've tried the sugar trick on a dark one, but with lighter colored roses, I never noticed any darkening in color when sugar was added to their water. Diane |
- Posted by Resolute_Noir 11 (tropical) (My Page) on Sun, Nov 24, 13 at 22:24
It looks more like Ebb Tide now! Does this sugar color change trick work only with cut flowers? Will it work with growing plants, like if you put a spoonful of sugar in your watering can and water them with it? |
I love your rose. Are you sure it's 'Mr. Lincoln'. I've never seen him open like this. |
- Posted by canadian_rose zone 3a (My Page) on Mon, Nov 25, 13 at 2:36
Oh gorgeous!! I love that color!! I especially love the bloom on the left in the first picture. Carol |
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The Strokes' debut album Is This It was first released on 7/30/01. To help us celebrate this 10th Anniversary, we asked some of our favorite indie bands to cover each track. The resulting collection, STROKED: A Tribute To Is This It, is in the spirit of our previous free tribute albums for Radiohead's OK Computer, R.E.M.'s Automatic For The People, and Bjork's Post.
Is This It was recorded in NYC at Transporterraum with Gordon Raphael. When it was finally released in the States in the Fall of 2001, a decade after Nevermind, it helped not only put contemporary New York City in the forefront of music lovers' minds, it offered an easy reference for people to dig backwards into the Big Apple's rock 'n' roll past. For certain younger fans, it was maybe the first time they carefully considered Television (the late '70s), the Velvet Underground (mid '60s to early '70s), and other lesser known garage and rock and whatever bands that inhabited a dirtier, grubbier Manhattan. The title's pure Richard Hell. The original sexy album cover a minimalist echo of New York Dolls (via Roxy Music). It's no coincidence that 2001 NYC — eventually, especially Brooklyn — ended up being known for its post-punk revival. (See, for instance, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Liars, Black Dice, Vice Records' No New York nodding collection Yes New York, etc.) Is This It was a history lesson, but one with enough new ideas to also offer a roadmap.
In a strange way, Is This It sounded like something entirely new and entirely familiar at the same time. That's one secret to its appeal. That, and the simple head-nodding hooks on modern classics like "Last Nite," "Someday," and "Hard To Explain" are so immediate. It's a clean, but scruffy collection. It's honed and tight, but also just loose enough — loose mostly in the presentation. People watching MTV in '01 won't forget the first time they saw the way Julian Casablancas didn't seem to give a shit in the "Last Nite" video. Or how the bands' minds appeared elsewhere when they performed on Late Night Television. It's a kind of charisma you can't teach or practice, one that felt as natural as their messy hair.
The Strokes maybe never topped Is This It, but you can't blame them for that. Part of the record's appeal is also the youthfulness of it, something you can't replicate even a year later. That said, they definitely found a way to bottle it on the album itself: If you listen to it now, 10 years later, it sounds as fresh (and vintage) as ever. Which is maybe why its sound continues to surface in 2011 among both shaggy rock groups, yeah, but also kids with keyboards in their bedrooms and folks wearing sunglasses behind their laptops.
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Here's what each act had to say about its contribution and the Strokes influence on them in general:
Peter Bjorn & John – "Is This It"
The only time I have agreed with some of the many, many stupid music journalists in Sweden was when "The Strokes" appeared on a Swedish website about 10 years ago. On of the most stupid journalist said that this new band for New York was the rebirth of rock or something and when I for the first time listened to three of their tracks on this swedish web-page I almost wanted to hit myself in the head with the computer. It was kind of a new thing for me to listen to music on a computer machine and this was the very first time I remember getting goosebumbs from hearing music on such a thing. It´s a strong memory believe it or not and It felt like magic that something this good had been created maybe just some month ago and that I could hear it on my computer at work. The idiot journalist was right, this was amazing and for me it was almost like when I heard "Jump" with "Van Halen" for the first time back in 1984. When we recorded our cover of "Is This It" we didn't want to do anything crazy or weird like turning the song into a acid jazz P-funk power ballad. We just wanted to play it as good as we could.
- John Eriksson
Chelsea Wolfe – "The Modern Age"
I didn't know this song well before I was given it to cover, so I listened to it a few times in a row and then started just focusing on the words. This song has great lyrics. I decided to pretend it was an old folk song. When I recorded my cover I was really sick and had taken lots of heavy cough syrup. I sat down with my classical guitar and just played it out, then my bandmate Ben (Chisholm) and I added layers of vocals, drums and juno until it felt slow and heavy like the medicine.
- Chelsea Wolfe
Frankie Rose – "Soma"
To be honest this was the first time had ever actually sat down and listened to the strokes! Maybe that sounds crazy like I have been living in a bush or something, but true! The trick was how best to make the song my own. I decided slowing it down and taking out some of the garage elements might be interesting. Adding a synth was helpful. The harmonies keep the chorus moving forward like the original, and yet totally different. Take note, there is a little homage in the guitar at the end. Can you guess for whom?
- Frankie Rose
Real Estate – "Barely Legal"
Matt, Alex and I – as well as all of our friends – were pretty much obsessed with this band when we were 15. We formed a Strokes cover band and played at Cassie (Ramone)'s sweet 16. When Alex got his first electric guitar, he opted for the white Stratocaster like Albert Hammond Jr. He even had the red lightning bolt strap. The approach to doing this cover was to not make it sound like the original, pretty simple. However, these songs are all arranged so well already that it's pretty hard to come up with something new. We did a half-time drum beat thing, and then the rest of it just kind of fell into place.
- Martin Courtney
Wise Blood – "Someday"
I was psyched and terrified to get "Someday." I decided to try and stick with the way the song develops, which I think is 4 parts that progress, fall apart, then start over again. Everything else I sort of switched up, and I tailored the lyrics a tiny bit to better suit me.
- Chris Laufman
Austra – "Alone, Together"
This song was really hard for me to cover because in my opinion the greatest things about it are the performance and the production. It took a while, but ultimately I just made it sound like an Austra song, which is to be expected!
- Katie Stelmanis
the morning benders – "Last Night"
Back when Is This It was released everyone was going crazy over how much The Strokes sounded like VU and Television and Iggy Pop. But to me, there first single "Last Nite" always felt like a Beatles song. The way the rhythmic elements always stay out of the way of the vocal, that one note guitar line a la George Harrison, even Julian's vocal has that combo of snotty grit and melody that reminds of Lennon. But beyond all that, the reason it really feels like a Beatles song is the structure. It's classic early-Beatles Lennon, and an approach to pop structure that still hasn't really been tapped into. There's no clear verse or chorus, just one main hook and melody. The only other section is a short bridge, that really just acts as a kind of propeller for the main melody, giving it the momentum it needs to come back over and over and over again. That's good pop! And of course the middle eight is replaced by a guitar solo because, well, they're the Strokes. For our cover we turned that structure on its head. The sections still occur in the same order, but we have re-imagined them. The main "Last Nite" melody/lyric becomes a proper verse, and the section that used to be a short bridge becomes the proper chorus/hook. At the end everything intersects with each other and we have a melodic party. Pretty fun, right?
- Chris Chu
Owen Pallett – "Hard To Explain"
Is This It is one of my favourite records of all time. I like a band when they're metronomic with zero dynamics, and they never play the chorus more than twice, and when the vocals are buried. It sounds like efficiency. I read a quote, once, from Regina Spektor, in reference to Is This It:
The thing that blew my mind first hearing the Strokes was that they were the closest I had heard rock come to classical. Their music is extraordinarily orderly and composed.
I post on several message boards — less these days, but still on occasion. Spektor's statement, which made instant sense to me, was the source of lively online debate. Essentially, people disagreed with Spektor's quote. What followed was a firestorm of criticism, and many things came into question, from Spektor's familiarity with rock music to begin with, to the worth of "classical training" in the pop context.
A user named Nabisco posted this in Spektor's defence:
So far there's like one person on the thread who's actually bothered to spend half a second thinking about what [Spektor] seems to mean. (…) As of the first couple albums, at least, there is something almost insanely orderly about the Strokes' eighth notes, in a way that's pretty much the opposite of the "raw sloppy rock" tag they once got. I seem to remember Tom Ewing saying it was no surprise to have a drum machine on "Hard To Explain," since the band always played like they were machined and sequenced anyway. It makes sense that this would be what Spektor means when she says the band is "like Mozart". (…) It would be nice if there were ever any pull on [this message board] to look at something with the expectation that maybe — just maybe — it will be useful for something better than eye-rolling.
When I was asked to cover "Hard To Explain," I remembered Spektor's comment and Nabisco's response. I re-imagined the Strokes as a piano quintet, and had us all playing hard, fast and mechanical. I can't sing it as well as Julian, but he's a really good singer — I think he had might have had lessons — not that it matters.
- Owen Pallett
Heems – "New York City Cops"
Michael Stewart, Eleanor Bumpurs, Amadou Diallo, Patrick Dorismond, Alberta Spruill, Timothy Stansbury, Abner Louima, Sean Bell, Ousmane Zongo, Randolph Evans, Anthony Baez, Clifford Glover, and Fermin Arzou were senselessly beaten or killed by the NYPD while unarmed.
- Himanshu Suri
Deradoorian – "Trying Your Luck"
I was psyched to have a different type of challenge within my daily writing routine. It was nice to have a project that could be viewed more objectively and focus more on what kind of sound I wanted it to have. I love the production of dub/reggae and thought I'd give my own interpretation of that for "Trying Your Luck." It took a couple of tries to get on the right wave, but I feel it came together in the end. I usually don't add environmental sounds to songs, or use that kind of instrumentation, so it was fun to put that all in there.
- Angel Deradoorian
Computer Magic – "Take It Or Leave It"
I grew up listening to Is This It in middle school and high school. I think everyone my age did. "Someday" was my ringtone for my old Nokia light up phone for at least three years. I love the Strokes, but I can't think of anyone who doesn't. "Take It Or Leave It" has a pretty level headed obvious message to it, it's one of my favorites.
- Danielle Johnson
Thank You
We wanted to thank Seldon Hunt for designing the cover, Le Chev (Michael Cheever) for mastering the collection, and all the bands who participated. Of course, a big thanks as well to the Strokes for creating Is This It.
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At least in America, the Strokes' album did not come out in July. I remember looking for it in vain at the record store, but it was delayed past Sept. 11th so that the record label could remove the song "New York City Cops." Why would you celebrate the anniversary already?
You're right, they should have covered the songs exactly like the originals, that would have been interesting!
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haha you sound like some bitter small time musician. Maybe if you spent less time taking potshots on the internet and more time learning how to write a tune, youd feel differently.
However, if my crowning musical achievement was playing a 15 minute free jazz interpretation of "jessie's girl" on a senior pleasure cruise, I would be insecure aswell! ; p
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Fuck you, Eddie.
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Eddie is a parasite that should be eradicated from the Earth
I have no problem with the artist doing their own version of it and making New York City Cops a political statement is not a bad idea, but the whole thing just seems very flat. You can't even hear the sample and it's so distorted it could just be static and it wouldn't change the song. Rhymefest did a much better job of sampling The Strokes a few years ago. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iugJcC-lvso
PB&J, The Morning Benders, and Deradoorian seem to have managed the most admirable covers. The Wise Blood track is something else entirely and probably the best track here.
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overrated album is overrated. if they weren't 5 rich kids from new york with industry connections and their carefully chosen thrift store attire with bedhead hair nobody would have ever heard them. the strokes were and always will be just a caricature of rock n' roll.
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they should have had more high profile people. tons of people mentioned the strokes in the pfork decade end write up they did. bradford cox,waaves,pheonix etc oh well ; p
Good advice! Here's what you should totally do: Get a bunch of high profile bands to record, for free, covers of an album you like. Go ahead James! You're our only hope!
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Kevin Jones has been instrumental in West Virginia's run to this year's Final Four, averaging 13.7 points and 7.2 rebounds during the season. And in WVU's first four wins of the Tournament, the 6-8 sophomore power forward/center has been good for over 15 points and 8 boards a game.
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This past weekend I visited my girlfriend in New York City, and on the way back in the evening I noticed the reflections of passing towns and cars and lights through and on the large window I sat next to.
Gliding over glass
Fireflies in night
Lives wandering on
This past week we discussed the transition from traditional animistic beliefs to Buddhism within the scope of Japanese culture, with special focus on the concepts of anitya, dukha, and anatman, which translate to impermanence, suffering, and lack of self respectively (Inouye 31). We framed these values within a cultural context by examining works including As I Crossed the Bridge of Dreams and the Nara Buddhism reading. Through this we realized anitya as the connecting principle between dukha and anatman central to Japanese Buddhism. For there can be no sense of self, anatman, when all is changing both within and externally; this lack of self and control over one's surroundings leads to a sort of existential suffering, dukha (Lecture 1/30). I find these concepts easy to relate to, as I identify as a stoic. Having recognized myself as unimportant with the vast scope of an ever changing reality contrasted against any sense of self, and being largely out of control of my surroundings, I try and control and shape myself in response to the universe, thus trying to achieve contentment.


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30 Awesome Famicom Games that Didn't Come to North America – Part 3: 21-30
21. Nazo no Murasame Jou/The Mysterious Murasame Castle
I never would have known about The Mysterious Murasame Castle if it weren't for the inclusion of the Takamaru's Ninja Castle attraction in Nintendo Land. The game, set in Japan, features an overhead view that makes it look similar to The Legend of Zelda; however, The Mysterious Murasame Castle focuses on action over adventure. Its stages are linear, contained experiences, unlike the open-world of The Legend of Zelda. Also, taking inspiration from the Japanese culture gives the game a unique feel.
22. Nuts & Milk
Nuts & Milk is an awesome arcade-style platformer from the now defunct Hudson Soft, which features characters that appear to be blobs. You play as Milk and must collect every piece of fruit on the board before heading to the exit. You must carefully outwit the villainous blob, Nuts, to achieve your goal. It is reminiscent of games like Donkey Kong, even going as far as to stylize the game after early Nintendo games, which is most apparent in its simplistic title screen.
23. Samurai Pizza Cats
Remember the Samurai Pizza Cats? Well, I certainly do, and I jumped at the chance to include a game based on them to this list. Known as Kyatto Ninden Teyandee in Japan, the Samurai Pizza Cats video game is a typical sidescrolling action game. In this game, you choose between one of the three main characters and gain support from a help team comprised of other cats. You can switch between these cats on the fly, with each cat having a unique ability. It's a fun, easy action game that should appeal to many gamers.
24. SonSon
Developed by Capcom, SonSon started as an arcade game before being ported to the Famicom. It is a straight forward arcade-style game with the goal of reaching Buddha. The action continuously scrolls to the right as you control SonSon's shooting power and vertical movement over six platforms. It's far from the most awesome game on this list, but its arcade-style gameplay is fun and challenging.
25. Splatterhouse: Wanapaku Graffiti
Splatterhouse for the NES is different from its arcade and TurboGrafx-16 counterparts, but it certainly brings the difficulty. It plays very much the same as the other two – standard sidescrolling beat 'em up – but one thing makes this game really tough, you only get one life. You can increase your health meter by defeating enemies, and passwords and continues can help you push to the next stage. The game also has a chibi-style look that is unique to this Splatterhouse game.
26. Summer Carnival '92: Recca
Recca is one of the fastest and arduous shooters I have ever played, but it's still a lot of fun. Recca was actually created for the shoot 'em up competition, Summer Carnival '92, as is proudly displayed in the title of the game. It comes out of the gate strong with waves of ships raining down terror on the player. It has a variety of power-ups that will help you endure the pain, but skill will be your best asset here.
27. Super Mario Bros. 2
As I'm sure most gamers known by now, the Super Mario Bros. 2 game we received in North America wasn't the real Super Mario Bros. 2. Well, I still consider Super Mario Bros. 2 to be Super Mario Bros. 2, but the Japanese Super Mario Bros. 2 was the real Super Mario Bros. 2, also known as Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels in the west. Super Mario Bros. 2 is longer, more challenging, and definitely more unforgivable than its predecessor. Fans of platformers with an extreme difficulty will enjoy Super Mario Bros. 2.
28. The Wing of Madoola
The Wing of Madoola is yet another sidescrolling action game released only in Japan. Wing of Madoola is broken up into stages and challenges you to reach the end without getting killed. That sounds like a lot of other games, but Wing of Madoola allows you to upgrade your warrior by finding hidden doors holding a variety of equipment. Finding these items is the key to your survival; otherwise, one death spells Game Over.
29. TwinBee
It's official: Konami released the most awesome, Famicom only games. TwinBee has since been released in North America as part of the 3D Classics series on the Nintendo eShop. It's a fairly slow paced shoot 'em up game, when compared to other shooters, but it's still a lot of fun to play. You take control of TwinBee while clearing the screen of waves of enemies, and of course, larger than life bosses. Powering up TwinBee can be done by bombing trees on the ground and revealing bells hidden inside of clouds. The neat thing about TwinBee is that you can select the power-up you want by changing the color of the bell once it's been revealed. It also sports a nifty cartoon style, which is quite different compared to the countless gritty shooters available in that era.
30. Yume Penguin Monogatari
Just when you thought the Konami party has ended, it comes back with yet another awesome Famicom only game. Yume Penguin Monogatari is a platforming game about a fat penguin who is struggling with his weight, I shit you not. The objective is to help him shape up before his heart explodes. To do this, you must find and drink weight-loss shakes. As he loses weight, he becomes more nimble and can perform different attacks. However, be on the lookout for enemies that keep trying to stuff food down his gullet. I couldn't dream about a better game to end this Famicom feature.


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April 15th, 2013 Catholic Online (www.catholic.org) At least 2 people were killed - and that number could rise - and over 50 people were injured after two bombs went off near the Boston marathon finish line today. Authorities have arrested a suspect in the bombings. He's described as a Saudi Arabian national who suffered severe burns in the incident. LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - The 20-year-old male suspect remains under guard at an undisclosed Boston hospital.The suspect was caught less than two hours after the 2:50 p.m. bombing on the finish line of the race, in the heart of Boston. Boston police have surveillance video of someone bringing multiple backpacks to blast site, according to CBS News. Police have also confirmed that there was a third explosion, at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. It's not yet known how much damage was done or whether it was related to the bombings at the marathon finish line. The library bombing occurred about 4:30 p.m. and more than a mile from the marathon. Eyewitness Rachel Sibley was 50 feet from the finish line waiting for a friend to cross. "All of a sudden I heard this bang that sounded like a cannon," she said. "You could see people looking up at the sky like there were fireworks, like a celebratory bang. The whole crowd waited for a moment, and then the second one went off. It was terrifying and absolute chaos. "Everyone needed to get out of there," Sibley said. "I was ready to just start running, otherwise I'd be tackled. You could see the panic in people's faces. "People started screaming and yelling at each other, trying to find friends and family members," she said. "People started running away from the finish line. There were sirens filling the streets and heading back to the finish line. It was absolutely terrifying." Article brought to you by: Catholic Online (www.catholic.org) |


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Hope the cold hasn't gotten to your heart, especially before you could feel the warmth of a romantic getaway to North Myrtle Beach. Beat the chill of being alone and head south for the weekend where you and that certain someone can have room to relax in a condominium suite that welcomes those looking for an intimate space or just an outing for friends to have a great weekend together.
With rooms starting at $179/night, you can share a sentimental view of either the ocean, the golf course or both! We have a limited number of units so book now and join the rest of our guests for a cozy weekend on the beach. During the week of Valentine's Day our snowbirds will be participating in programs designed around their stay and for guests who come, we invite you to join in on any public activity that is happening on the property.
When you're not in your suite (in which you can choose from a two or three bedroom unit with a variety of views and layouts) hit the town and see who is sharing the love for couples and families alike. Here are a list of places that have something unique for you to make a wonderful memory:
Barefoot Princess Riverboat
The Barefoot Princess Riverboat is a charming way to bring a little southern flair for a fantastic Valentine's Day celebration. Reserve your space for a romantic Friday evening aboard the riverboat for a night of dinner, dancing and live entertainment for only $46/adult or $35/child ages 2-12. For an additional fee, upgrade your pass to a guaranteed window seat, roses or wine. Boarding will be held from 5:15-5:45 p.m. and departure is scheduled for 5:45 p.m. at the Barefoot Landing Marina, North Myrtle Beach. Call (843) 272-2140 to reserve your spot.
Carolina Improv at Uptown Theater
Cupid's Comedy Capers will be performed by Carolina Improv at Uptown Theater at the Myrtle Beach Mall so that you can share a few jokes this Valentine's Day and even the day after, Come with your mate or with a group of friends! Tickets are only $12/person. Open to ages 18 and up, the show will be performed at 7:30 p.m. 2/14 and 2/15. Call (843) 272-4242 for more information.
Castano's Italian Steakhouse
Have a Valentine's affair the way Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra would have enjoyed it at Castano's Italian Steakhouse. This Barefoot Landing favorite is just a short drive from Tilghman Resort. Their Dinner Romance Package (for 2) includes a salad, filet mignon and lobster, au gratin potatoes, steamed asparagus and a Mixed Berry & Grand Marnier heart-shaped cupcake. Call (843) 361-2000 to reserve your spot.
Ripley's Aquarium
The Splash of Love dinner at Ripley's Aquarium combines the enigma of the deep blue sea with the mystery and possibilities of romance in an early Valentine's Day celebration. For 79.99, get admission to the aquarium, a four-course dinner, one drink ticket for the bar and a long stemmed rose. If you want to be serenaded by a strolling musician and receive a box of chocolates, upgrade to the Tunnel of love package for $10 more. Call (843) 916-0888 Ext. 3226 for more information.