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BA, English, DePaul University, 2009; BA, History, DePaul University, 2009; MA, English, University of Illinois, 2010; PhD, English, University of Illinois, 2016 (projected).
ENGL 218: Introduction to Shakespeare, ENGL 209: British Literature to 1798 (TA), ENGL 109: An Introduction to Fiction, MACS 104: An Introduction to Film, RHET 105: The Principles of Composition
Acts of Imagination: Curating the Early Elizabethan Repertories, 1582-1594
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- Tavares, Elizabeth E. "Fidelity and the Politics of Appropriation in Sidney Lumet's The Deadly Affair." A Mirror for Medieval and Early Modern Studies. Spec. iss. of elected Proceedings of the Newberry Center for Renaissance Studies 2012 Multidisciplinary Graduate Student Conference (2012): 119-132. 1 Oct. 2012. <http://www.newberry.org/sites/default/files/textpage-attachments/2012Proceedings.pdf>.
- Tavares, Elizabeth E. "'Birding in Men's Purses': Consumption Networks in Ben Jonson's The Alchemist and Bartholomew Fair." New Directions in Ecocriticism. Spec. iss. of Illinois Digital Environment for Access to Learning and Scholarship (IDEALS) (2011): 1 Jun. 2011. <https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/handle/2142/25241>.
- Bite Thumbnails: A Playgoer's Notebook. 1 Nov. 2009. <http://www.bitethumbnails.com>.
- Early Modern Reading Group. 27 Aug. 2014. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. <http://publish.illinois.edu/erlymodrn>.
- Early Modern Workshop. 27 Aug. 2011. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. <http://earlymodernworkshop.tumblr.com>.
- Rev. of Julius Caesar, Shakespeare Bulletin 32.4 (2014): 756-60.
- Rev. of Mankind, Shakespeare Bulletin 31.3 (2013): 558-62.
- Rev. of Twelfth Night, Shakespeare Bulletin 31.2 (2013): 119–132.
- Rev. of The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, Shakespeare Bulletin 31.2 (2013): 286–89.
- Rev. of The Comedy of Errors, Shakespeare Bulletin 29.1 (2011): 60-4.


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We moved to our house last year and the previous owners planted a row of Leyland Cypresses next to the driveway. Then another row next to that row (our side yard) which borders one side of our leach field for our septic system and another row at the property line which borders the other side of the leach field. They are about 15 feet tall already and getting very full. I feel claustrophobic! I worry that they will get too large. I am not sure about their root system. They are maybe 3 feet from the driveway. When they get big will they damage our cement driveway? Will they interfere with our septic system? Is it possible to have these taken out by a landscaper and then, can they be replanted elsewhere or will they die? They are growing fast and I need to do something. I know you can trim them, but there are 15 of them and if they need a lot of maintenance, then I'm not sure if we will be able to keep up with it. Help!!!!!!! |
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Mostly, 'yes'. They will get huge (35 metres is in their reach, unless they get diseased and die first), and will likely damage your drive and leach field. The only 'no' is to having a landscaper move them - not possible without removing the drive, first. Run a chainsaw along at ground level is the best option. Resin |
- Posted by Inspectorjoe z6PA (My Page) on Tue, Aug 2, 05 at 20:07
Haf: This may be the first time that I've agreed with pineresin about Leyland Cypresses. I have 60 of them, which I keep trimmed to about 15 feet. They are beautiful. Visitors to my backyard nearly always compliment me on them and want to know more about them. I haven't once regretted putting them in. Buuuuuuuut, (that's a very big but) they are a lot of work. I spend about 40 hours, once a year, to keep them in check. From what I've read, they probably wouldn't be a good fit for your needs. Still, before you fire up the chainsaw, you may want to get quotes on annual professional trimming. If it's affordable for you, think about keeping them. They won't hurt the driveway. It would be best to ask a septic pro to determine exactly how close the nearest lateral is. Joe |
- Posted by Koniferkid_NJ 6 (My Page) on Tue, Aug 2, 05 at 21:22
They are a lot less work than mowing a lawn... |
Lawn clippings can be left on the lawn, hedge clippings have to be hauled away or dumped in a pile elsewhere on the property. Those who think Leyland is attractive must not have looked at too many conifers. It can be quite surprising how homely the thing is, compared to its relatives. Tree Tam would be a good common name for it. |
For another of the tree's possible ways to enhance your property... |
Here is a link that might be useful: Attack of the Pods
- Posted by Koniferkid_NJ 6 (My Page) on Wed, Aug 3, 05 at 21:47
For quick temporary[5-7years]hedging the leyland is the ticket.I have had them for over 7 years and they accomplished a temporary screen I needed while other more desirable conifers and bamboo have matured in my landscape.Now. the leylands will get the buzz cut at ground level.They have served there purpose. |
- Posted by Olivier_NorthFrance 7 (My Page) on Thu, Aug 4, 05 at 3:19
The house behind is way back there anyway, if the roofs in view are an indication. The Nootka looks more likely to create gloom and litter right next to it. The tree guy may be back later, to attack the Nootka or remove the rest of the Leyland, if the recent operation killed it. |
- Posted by eli zone 7(email@example.com) onSun, Jan 15, 06 at 23:01
when is the best time to top this kind a tree?? i was thinking to cut down about a qouater from it. what are you think? it is very a tall ,i have 7 of them a long the house |
Sound like too much. May not recover, unless these are pretty young and small. If a quarter would amont to yards of growth, you will end up with wrecks--at least initially. |
- Posted by wisconsitom 4/5 WI (My Page) on Mon, Jan 16, 06 at 7:34
So let's see if I got this right......When trees get big, they become ugly? Thnx for clearing that up! +oM |
"So let's see if I got this right......When trees get big, they become ugly?" Leyland Cypresses do, yes, because of disease susceptibility, and forked trunks which split off all too easily in wind or snow. Resin |
I have never seen a full grown conifer I didn't think was attractive, but I have to say any tree planted three feet from a cement driveway will eventually cause damage. Take a look at the side walks in the area and notice how trees manage to push up the sections. We don't plant anything around our leach field. Root systems tend to get larger than you would think. Even if the trees don't cause damage, I highly doubt it is a risk worth taking. Your driveway and leach field are extremely expensive to repair. I personally don't think the trees are worth a $20,000+ hassel, and God forbid soemthing should go wrong, the trees would have to be removed anyway. |
- Posted by wisconsitom 4/5 WI (My Page) on Mon, Jan 16, 06 at 18:23
When I think of tree roots pushing up sidewalk blocks, etc. I think of such things as silver maples and American elms. I'm honestly not really sure if the same can be expected from the trees in question here, but again, every time I've seen it happening, which is thousands of times, it's been one of these low-land hardwood species, not a conifer of any kind. +oM |
Hi +oM, I've seen cases of driveways broken by Leyland Cypress roots, and also serious subsidence damage (a house wall with a crack nearly 2cm wide). It only happens if the cypresses are very close by, though. Resin |
- Posted by wisconsitom 4/5 WI (My Page) on Tue, Jan 17, 06 at 0:49
Pineresin, I defer to your greater knowledge regarding this plant. Other than things I've read, I really have no experience with it. I believe from your diseas comment, and other things I've seen, that this tree may have been overplanted and is now becoming something of a liability in some locations due to this. But the trees in the pictures look nice to me, and the mere fact that they are getting large is in no way a detraction. I tend to like large-growing conifers for their own sake and this will always influence my take on some of these issues. Incidentally, I have two large Thuja in front of my house, nice cinnamon bark and all. My wife has always said that our house would look better without these big things half-blocking the view ( there's that word again!). What she didn't initially understand is that I like the trees better than the house! So there's a little bit of the inner workings of my family for y'all to enjoy........+oM |
Yours and a million others. I know a couple where the wife wants him to cut down an Acer davidii that is over on one end, almost around the corner so they have more view. Their place is already like a ship, with a salt water panorama that distracts from most of the garden. Even when you are inside the house, the view dominates, like it was a movie theatre instead of a dwelling. This is a frequent scenario here along Puget Sound. With global warming and exploding growth here it's going to look like California someday, with scalped, parched view neighborhoods staring across the Sound at each other. Leyland is distinctively inelegant, visit a collection with it and related conifers growing near one another and you might see this better. There's more to how a tree looks than being green. For another that doesn't discolor much in winter maybe one could try Juniperus virginiana, for example. This looks much better out here, but we don't have winters beyond its hardiness or pest problems with it. |
Has anyone ever heard of leyland cypress surving zone 5 climate? I see its typically listed down to zone 6, but was wondering if anyone has success lower than that? |
Fine to about -10f, so perhaps marginal in well drained 5b, but I wouldn't bother. There are lots of trees worth zone-pushing. Leyland isn't IMHO. |
- Posted by dolphinpixie 8 (My Page) on Wed, May 2, 07 at 18:14
I have a question and I know this comes down to opinion but.... My husband and I purchased 17 acres out in the country, our street has houses on 3 acre lots, there are 20 on one side and 20 on the other. We are at the very end. The person that built our house put our house over an acre back from the street. Which means when we step out our front door and look up the street all we see are the back and back yards of every house on our side of the street. We planted two rows of Leyland Cypress (100) of them along our property line to block out the view. I went by the advice of several websites that said to plant them 6 feet apart in offsetting rows. So I have 2 rows of 50. I am now wondering if this is going to be ok in 10 year as I do not want to "trim" or hinder their shape. I believe I have enough room and the line runs east/west so I don't think it would block out to much sun since it is near the edge of the 17 acres. Here is a link to the picture of the location of the trees. Please let me know what you think. Thanks, Aimee |
Hey Aimee, that line looks like two rows of Alberta Spruce to me! I think Fred Sanford could have spaced them better or Lamont for that matter! Then again, I'm looking from about 1000 feet back! Looks like a chainsaw massacre to me! lol I think the point here is that they split sidewalks, become enormous as the reasons being that people plant them much too close. Your's appears to be the case (Aimee) from my vantage point. They also no matter what as Resin makes clear, are messy trees. No problem, glad to be of any help. Take care:( Dax |
- Posted by tcharles26 usa texas (My Page) on Wed, May 2, 07 at 20:09
I guess the aphorism 'different strokes for different folks' is true. When I think of all the trees I could plant on 17 acres I think there would be precious few leyland cypress when I was done. A couple are ok. But 100? You can block off the view with a variety of trees. You didnt say exactly where you are, but cedrus is hardy in Z8. And since there are more than 100 different species of pines surely one or two would work for you. Don't be impatient and select leyland because it's fast. Try to envisage what this will look like in decade. I'd run over those puny trees with a lawn mower and go get something intersting. At the very least thin them out and put a couple decent trees in. I don;t want to sound like Im against leylands entirely, but there are so many outstanding things out there...... |
The generic appearance of the selections from this cross is remarkable. If somebody had been aiming for blandness, they would have been highly successful. The effect produced does vary with the climate. In some areas cypress family conifers, including this one all grown narrow and compact shapes, almost as though sheared. |
At least the trees are a long, long, ways from the home! You probably spaced them well. I saw the stakes without the trees. As I pondered earlier, I thought, this is a case for the very reasons that cultivars are used. Like this guy told me, Leylands are being cultivated now for slower growth, etc - I just don't know what to say anymore. A tree is a tree. Good luck with your nice screen. It will be fine for you and indeed serve all purposes. Kindest Regards to the Extreme - Dax |
- Posted by dolphinpixie (My Page) on Thu, May 3, 07 at 11:33
Dax, Thank you for your opinion, I was a little worried at first, but yes they are far away from any house, there is at least 110' from where the tree line is to either houses on both sides. The tree line at the back is already 25-30' tall. I guess if in time they get to big I can always cut them down and thin them out. Thanks, |
Aimee, I live in a neighborhood where the lots are 2-5 acres. Several neighbors have leylands planted just like you do, only theirs are about 30 feet tall. I asked one lady how she liked them and she said she just loves them. They are absolutely gorgeous. I often see them and wish they were in my yard. I think you'll be happy you planted them. Enjoy your leylands, anita_47 |
Leyland Cypress -- I want my Leylands to become full but not necessarily tall. Can I cut the leader at the top of the tree to accomplish this? |
- Posted by greenlarry UK 8/9 (My Page) on Tue, Oct 2, 07 at 10:12
I had 3 of these many years ago as payment for a gardening job i did. They were cute little yellow trees that before I knew it became huge towering things that were a real b*tch to prune. Having said that i'd love to see a big one that has had the room to mature into a proper tree,and surely there are other garden conifers that grow as fast? |
- Posted by coniferfreak z6 PA (My Page) on Tue, Oct 2, 07 at 11:13
So Larry, what ever happened to yours? Did you remove them, or did they die, or do you still have them? If so, how large are they now? Believe me, I am seriously thinking of commiting the "crime" of planting these things myself, due to some very unruly new neighbors that I really need to screen out ASAP...LOL! I am just hesitant though because of all I've read about them. PS - You said yours were yellow? What type are those? I don't think I've ever seen yellow ones... they might have a different growth habit than the green ones I am looking at. ? |
I planted 6 (5' tall) leyland cypress this spring (2007)about 3' apart. I would like to move them farther apart. Is this the best time (early winter) to move them or wait til early spring 2008? Thanks. fdc. |
Depends on what zone you are in. Here in Z8 anytime between now and next March/April is fine. My wife had about a dozen planted 6' apart 3-4 yrs. ago. The trees are over 12' high and have grown into each other. From what I've seen, 12-15' apart is probably a better distance. |
Sorry this is so long... We will be purchasing a home this month and the neighbor next to us has planted Leyland Cypress 2 to 3 ft apart around his entire property line, except for in the immediate front yard. He has planted them either on our property line or right inside his. I know these get huge so even if the roots don't damage our driveway (which is 4 to 5 feet from the property line) the branches will interfere with out driveway. The neighborhood we are purchasing in has a Homeowner's Association with a committee for structure control. Trees and shrubs are considered "structures". We are not sure if the neighbor received permission to plant these in the manner that he did, but do you think if we provide the Association with growth pattern info and Bag Worm disease info that we could possibly have them make the neighbor remove them? Thanks in advance for your help! |
To give a general impression of size & growth rate of Leylands in good conditions, look at my below link. |
Here is a link that might be useful: 30 yr old Leylands
- Posted by miraclegrower (My Page) on Thu, Aug 14, 08 at 0:56
Lots of maintenance, shallow root system, they get huge, love water. In my opinion, I would run. |
I have 9 Leyland planted about 3' apart about 5 years ago - they have definitely gotten out of hand. The north side is bare branches, and the south side has blocked the sun from the middle of the tree. I had the tops trimmed three times, but never trimmed the side. My question: Is it possible to cut them back now that they have gotten into this bad shape? If I keep them trimmed, will they eventually grow small branches near the trunk, or is the opportunity forever gone? Thanks Gene |
Hi.Yellow Leylandi does exist.I have one called 'Castlewellan gold' and there is another one called 'Gold Rider'.There are probably more yellow/gold selections.T. |
"My question: Is it possible to cut them back now that they have gotten into this bad shape? If I keep them trimmed, will they eventually grow small branches near the trunk, or is the opportunity forever gone?" No, you can't. It is as you suspected forever gone. They don't re-grow from bare wood like e.g. yews do. Resin |
- Posted by jadegreen_17372 (My Page) on Mon, Apr 20, 09 at 15:06
Our neighbor, who is a horticultural disaster area, just planted a row of these very near the property line. Our yards are just 1/3 acre. I have a BS in Ornamental Horticulture, and thoroughly research everything that we are putting in the yard if I have no experience with it. As suspected this has ruined our relationship as neighbors. I told her that anything that comes over the property line will be pruned off, even if I end up hiring someone to do it. I can only hope that we have a drought this summer and she doesn't water. We live in a high wind area too...these aren't supposed to be here. Now I can't even look the woman in the eye. She doesn't trust the plot surveys done in the neighborhood but won't pay for a resurvey. I am just sick about this situation. I worry about it when trying to get to sleep at night. She tells me that we are going to have problems when I start pruning them...I think that we already have problems ever since the day she planted them. |
Are you in one of the areas where Leyland Cypresses are dying off extensively from Seiridium canker? If yes, find an infected tree, prune it with your clippers, and then straight after, start pruning the neighbour's trees, even just snipping a few tips off the sides. Very naughty, but it'll work ;-) Resin |
- Posted by jadegreen_17372 (My Page) on Mon, Apr 20, 09 at 17:14
Yikes, I like your thinking Resin! It looks like that canker is just working its way toward us. Hopefully for my sake it arrives here quickly. I have never been a fan of fast growing shallow rooted trees, espescially on small properties. It seems that she is a city girl trying to be countryfied, doesn't want any neighbors, those leylands should close her right in. I am sure that they will make me very claustrophobic though. Looks like the last one is planted about 3 or 4 feet from the property line, so it will be a year or two until they start on our property. |
OH MY GOD ,I have a small house and a small yard and a large built in cement pool that takes up most of the back yard. In the past 5 yrs we have planted more and more (18 green giants) and (12 lelands ) around the perimeter of the property for privacy and winter color. Some are 10 ft tall and some are only 6 or 7 ft. and from what I have read I think my whole body is in absolute shock! I might have to run and throw up! AM I IN REAL TROUBLE ????? P.S. (I chose that user name because it's my dogs name, and easy to remember!) |
- Posted by neuro242 tn(email@example.com) onTue, Mar 8, 11 at 23:32
Lots of good comments in here and not to hijack this but I just finished our new home and looking for something full that I can plant about 3' from house corners between hoise and sidewalk. Something that I can keep prunned @ about 10' tall. Love the look of the leyland but after reading here wondering if its a good idea and what are some better options. The house has a block foundation which sounds like is not a good idea for leylands even if they have small root system. I'm also wanting to plant them @ the corners of a back deck that is 10' away from house. The deck is about 5' high so wanted something that would grow tall enough to provide some shade and windscreen on the deck. We are on a hill and do have some higher winds. Any advice? |
You'd be better off with yews. Slower to start and reach the desired size, but vastly easier to keep to that size when they get there. Resin |
- Posted by gardener365 IL 5/6 (My Page) on Wed, Mar 9, 11 at 16:21
Taxus x media 'Hicksii' and Taxus x media 'Flushing' are good yew's. Dax |
- Posted by John(email@example.com) onWed, May 11, 11 at 11:15
I've pretty much chopped off at the ground a row of about 6 Leylands that were about 8.5 feet high each. Does anyboyd have any ideas on how to get the root systems out? Or is that a ridiculous undertaking? John |
No need to bother, they won't sprout from the stumps. Just let them decay in place. Resin |
- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Thu, May 12, 11 at 15:43
john.. if you wanted to dig them out.. you should have left 3 foot trunks to aid in removal ... on my 5 acres.. all stumps are left to rot.. ken |
8 1/2 ft. tall is pretty easy to dig out.....or leave. I would have pulled them out with my truck. I leave large stumps to decay in the ground. A little topsoil on the stump and some Sedums works also. I have a compost pile on one. Adding a little fertilizer once in awhile helps the process along. Mike |
what kind of fertilizing if any do they need? |
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We give the first approximation algorithm for the generalized network Steiner problem, a problem in network design. An instance consists of a network with link-costs and, for each pair fi; jg of nodes, an edge-connectivity requirement r ij . The goal is to find a minimum-cost network using the available links and satisfying the requirements. Our algorithm outputs a solution whose cost is within 2dlog 2 (r + 1)e of optimal, where r is the highest requirement value. In the course of proving the performance guarantee, we prove a combinatorial min-max approximate equality relating minimum-cost networks to maximum packings of certain kinds of cuts. As a consequence of the proof of this theorem, we obtain an approximation algorithm for optimally packing these cuts; we show that this algorithm has application to estimating the reliability of a probabilistic network.


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Mandela (Morgan Freeman) realizes that tensions are high, and, in his infinite wisdom, chooses to set politics aside and concentrate on unification. He has an incredible idea. He believes that if South Africa could take the Rugby World Cup, it could possibly generate solidarity, which his beloved country so desperately needs. The rest is history.
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Don't get me wrong. "Invictus" has its moments. When team members are taken to the facility in which Mandela was incarcerated, it is moving beyond words. Eastwood shoots the actual cell, and it is utterly unforgettable. In another shot, the captain of a South African airliner illegally buzzes a bank over the rugby field just prior to the final game's start, and the crowd goes crazy (as do Mandela's security guards). And, as always, Eastwood's signature impeccable scoring is ever present throughout the film.
The last 20 minutes of "Invictus" are spellbinding. The camerawork capturing the rugby game is electrifying. But what really grabbed me while watching the movie was the message that Mandela sent to his people and the entire world ... "Forgiveness liberates the soul. It is the most powerful weapon." Indeed.
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The memo out of Strasbourg early in the year said, that the bulk of these "illegals" ( or do we call them criminals) went to Egypt or their native lands, Mali, Nigeria etc etc. The "Egyptian" portion are Sudanese who awaited the vote of separation of Sudan.
I did not think you where so forgiving , maybe you could "forgive" your friend papi for his behavior, maybe you could forgive your friend D'Alema who gave papi the ability to control the media in 1999.
You can forgive, I will not.
I just like to see what happens with the new law, passed a few days ago which has judges viable to be sued for false accusations. They lost their immunity. Will this work for a inquisitorial system. I am afraid I cannot see it. maybe Italy need to revert to the system that USA, England and Australia has , the adversarial system.
As for the 1.1M that fled Libya, since 1M where Egyptian, Chinese, Philipino, Tunisian etc etc and not Libyan, don't you think their native nation should look after them. Don't you think its their responsibility to look after their citizens,?..... if not , why do we even have nations?
Italy, England, Netherlands looked after their nationals in Libya.
Are there different laws for different continents?
Forgive me Ravello for I have sinned, its been ..............
Obsession? Perhaps one could ignore 'Papi' Silvio 'Bunga-Bunga' Berlusconi, and his personal omnipresence in Italian society (politics, banking and insurance, print/broadcasting/advertising media, sport).
Equally, obsessive Berlusconi supporters often point out, despite all evidence suggesting otherwise, that in Italy there is no 'conflict of interests' at all, and that Italy would be a type of paradise on earth if only 'Papi' could do what he wants when he wants without any scrutiny whatsoever.
Still, what of those boat people that Italy pushed back to the south Mediterranean tyrant? Are they still being cared for in the Lybian desert, and how? Has this Italian Government taken steps to find out what happened to them?
Problematic issues, no matter how serious, may appear less so if they are neither seen nor heard - but 'head in the sand' ignorance does really not make anything go away.
@ Ravello.
Ok, I admit. Touche'. I must reckon I lacked of irony.
Nevertheless, you are obsessed about Berlusconi. When I think about Tunisia I recall dunes, Berbers, Napoleon or Carthago. You think about Berlusconi's friend, Bettino Craxi.
Let's go ahead with the game: Morocco, Berlusconi' s friend Ruby, Libia, Gheddafi, the original Bunga bungator, Egipt Sawiris, another B friend, Algeria, well this is a bit more difficult.... maybe the daughter of the cousin of the brother in law of Boutefika is friend of Ruby...
Oo, la' la'!!!
Were I to want to label one a Berlusconi supporter I would. Were I want to be curt in doing so, I would not hold, nor have I previously held, back in doing so.
Moreover, had I tried to be in any way sour etc, the relevance of "spending a day in Buckingam palace with UK's Queen running after you switching the lighs off..." could have been put into question.
What is so offensive to you when one merely names an actual e'migre' to Tunisia to compliment your assertion (of moving to Tunisia)?
Had you have suggested any other potential emigration destination other than Tunisia my 'battuta' evidently would not have held.
Well, I guess that irony with all its subtleties is simply beyond the will of many.
@ Ravello
You sound a bit sour: you see, I answer to your statement politely and you reply aggressively, snapply and unfriendly trying to label me as a Berlusconi supporter while my posts were not about Berlusconi.
You are obsessed about Berlusconi in the same way he his obsessed about Bunga Bunga.
I really start to suspect that you are French as stated by Mr de Santis.
Or even worse: you are a parisienne, cher Ravelló
If Tunisia was good enough an emigration destination for 'Dear friend' of Silvio and recipient of 11million euro bribe from Berlusconi, the Socialist Bettino Craxi, then I'll be pshaw it would good enough for you too!
@de santis
Your attempt at speculative clairvoyance as to one's national origin or indeed actual dwelling is wide of the mark.
If French influence is such a threat to you, as you clearly believe, why no questioning of Silvio Berlusconi's Gallic links and the resultant 'business interests' in northern Africa.
When you state "BANLIEUE.It's the next place where the arab revolution will occurr", you do not take into account the many disturbances by disgruntled French youth (whose ethnic origin is mainly from once(?) French colonies) that have already taken place over many years already.
Most worringly, perhaps, is that your concerns do not extend to what Ben Ali/Mubarak/Quadaffi henchmen (that have spared no mercy in killing their own countrymen) might be capable of once/if their tyranical regime collapse. Quadaffi has a history in supporting terror attacks in Europe.
And given the title of this thread "The Italian government worries about a huge influx from north Africa", one can tolerate the maniacally paranoic rants, but do at least try to stay on topic.
Why are European states incapable of controlling their own borders? Generally the leadership wants mass immigration, but in particular the governments are deliberately hamstrung by asylum laws. Under the current system, anyone has the right to apply for asylum in Europe. Everybody that crosses the boarder must have their application for asylum tried before they are flown back. In the meantime, the asylum seekers get free housing, benefits, and representation all at taxpayer expense. So even if the application is rejected there are enormous benefits, so this creates a huge incentive to immigrate.
The EU wants to bring in 50 million Africans by 2050 and has already opened a job center in Mali.
RAVELLO is an old french friend of antitalian blogs mysteriosly hiding behind an Italian nickname as those who have not courage of their xenophobic ideas.He writes from a place where the bunga bunga and the moroccan girls are well known:is named BANLIEUE.It's the next place where the arab revolution will occurr.We give help and sometimes thousands of euros to the african girls,they offend them by closing them in nightmarish suburbs where sooner or later they will come from armed,and their husbands and brothers with them.
Good morning.
I sincerely doubt than even the most desperate of the refugee would like to go through a whole night with Berlusconi watching his videos with the G8 leaders, listening his jokes and sleeping in Putin's bed (yuck!).
I think that this experience is even more horrible than spending a day in Buckingam palace with UK's Queen running after you switching the lighs off...
Poor Europe... I think I will emigrate to Tunisia.
And if God can't save Economist bloggers then @Mpietrella possibly will...
"Instead of a soup and some rice as in the shameful Italy, in Uk and Germany or Sweden the new arrived would have been welcome by some mambo dancer walking around with plates full of caviar antipasti, truffle omelette and fresh oysters."
Sounds like a 'bunga-bunga' party! Where, of course, North Africans and South Americans were (are?!) very very welcome.
they are always terrified about something
Keeping the refugees in Africa is very easy: I suggest to send Charlemagne and Mediadirexlex to the Libian and Tunisian shores to preach to the refugees about Italian malice and declining economy.To the many unfortunate ones ready to dire the cross of the Mediterranean sea on a boat, they will be much more discouraging of a storm or a naval block.
It is a luck that there is such a bad country as Italy next to Maghreb.
I am sure that if instead of Italy there would have been Uk or Germany next to North Africa, much much more immigrants would have already arrived in Europe due to the well known kind heart, tolerance, friendliness and outstanding warmth and hospitality of the average English or German man.
Indeed I am definitely sure that this citizens would have been very happy to welcome thousand of escaping souls. Because they are not italiani cattivi! UK or Germany people would have absolutely not been scared or worried. They would even bring their daughters to the refugee centers in order to welcome properly this unfortunate, pitiful mankind...
Instead of a soup and some rice as in the shameful Italy, in Uk and Germany or Sweden the new arrived would have been welcome by some mambo dancer walking around with plates full of caviar antipasti, truffle omelette and fresh oysters.
God save the Queen and the Economist bloggers.
Convicted criminal (for assault on a police officer - a badge of honour in the criminal classes!) Mr Maroni seems to have the same aim as the clandestine organised crime syndicates with his Government's idea of moving non-Europeans migrants from North African shores throughout the EU!
When this complex and delicate 'Change' in North Africa began, Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini addressed the Italian Parliament Senate about, not intelligence as to what was occurring on the opposite Mediterranean shore, but leaked documents claimed to be from the Government of Saint Lucia about ownership of a company registered on the Caribbean tax haven. Thus, joining in on Mr Berlusconi's witch hunt against the actual Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies and former political ally Gianfranco Fini.
Btw, what of those migrants and asylum seekers that this Berlusconi/Northern League Italian Government said were being 'cared' for by the 'mad-dog' Libyan Colonel?
Ah, sweet Italy!! I remember the years of 2007 and 2008, when all of a sudden a couple of cases regarding individuals holding a Romanian passport, most of gypsy ethnic origin, were paraded on the media as savages and killers. Italy has, probably about 800000 to 1 million Romanians living here. Mostly hard working people. Yet the italian media, and we know what that means, portrayed this image of Romanian killers and rapists and mafiosos.
I see the good ole italian politicos are trying to distract the sheeple again with the "za imigrantz is coming, Holy Jezuz, itz zda end of the world".
Land of Caesars and Berlusconi, and the Camorra, that is Italy.
Dear hikeandski,
according Wikipedia:
Canada population: 3 ab/km2
Italy population:200 ab/ km2
Given that the North west territories are a rather hostile environment you still have in your beautiful country some place left. Do they teach some maths in Canada or are you another of the brains drained out of Italy?
Italy has some responsibility to take refugees from north Afica as it colonized the area years ago. It takes few immigrants now; only 90,000 with its 60,000,000 population. Canada takes 250,000 and our population is only 33,000,000. On that basis Italy should take 500,000 not 90,000.
Fear of foreigners? Most certainly not... There are millions of eastern europeans in Italy and they integrate just fine. Even the most anti-immigrantion party "lega nord" complains about immgration from outside of Europe especially muslims.
The problem is muslims... they are afraid of muslims and thei death cult.
I think most examples here are a load of rubbish, example , how can you compare california to italy, Italy has over 60M people , who many has california. How many are there per square kilometre?
The 2008 elections won by the PDL/LN coalition has one of its major platforms was the resolution of illegal immigrants. The Italian people voted accordingly in the biggest margin in Italian political history for this. And now what some of you are saying is that the Italian people do not have a choice, there vote does not count, the people should be ignored.? Is this what you are saying?
I think you need to clearly your head of your monarchistic ways and realise that the people make a nation, the peoples needs and wants is what matters.
It is documented that Italy's capacity to service the people and find work is 55M , its now already over that mark at 60M. The government are looking at forced immigration again for the 4th time in its history, 1875s, 1924, and 1950s. Do you want naturalised Italians to be forced out?
I think since the USA has so much land, they should take ALL these illegals in EUROPE, to the USA, it has the infrastructure, the work, the money and the all too caring system.
The situation isn't so simple to explain.
Italy doesn't have a REAL immigration policy: it means that once you come, you have to do almost everything by your own (few cases excepted), from learning the language to finding a job, a home, and above all integrating yourself into the community. There are however lots of people and organizations that help immigrants, but on the other side the only thing that the State does is say "stay or leave". Nor exist laws which severely punish crimes committed by them, and the overall effect is the raise of criminality.
This is the main reason why the Italian fear immigration: the complete absence of rules, which is certainly not the immigrants to blame for.
By the way, it's obvious that the immigration isn't necessarily a bad thing: the growth of a nation depends even on that: there are indeed immigrants who managed to integrate themselves and now are considered completely Italians, not every man or woman in Italy is completely stupid or xenophobic like our politicians let think!
P.s.: sorry for my grammar, it has been a while since the last time I wrote in English.
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500 000 not over 1 million and a significant portion of them were already there before 2004 and simply used their accession to legalise their status. Besides, most of them are working and contributing to your economy.
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People like this are exactly the reason why i was carrying my PM45 while we had our little guy out.
Although by the sound of this story (shooting through a closed door) it wouldnt have helped in this aspect..
This is a discussion on Very Bad: Boy fatally shot trick-or-treating within the In the News: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly forums, part of the The Back Porch category; People like this are exactly the reason why i was carrying my PM45 while we had our little guy out. Although by the sound of ...
People like this are exactly the reason why i was carrying my PM45 while we had our little guy out.
Although by the sound of this story (shooting through a closed door) it wouldnt have helped in this aspect..
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Yes, this type of scenario does our cause little good, and thankfully they are few are far between in the grand scheme of things. Unfortunately the media will not let the herd know that.
I am willing to bet that the use of a firearm by honest law abiding citizens is approaching equal to or greater than illegal use by felons. Again, the media will not let the herd know this. I cite a recent report by the FBI "Justifiable Homicides" as well as all the incidents that are ended without a shot being fired.
I am going to get slammed for this...There was also obviously some poor judgment on the part of the parents as to the selection of the house to go trick-or-treating. 25 years ago it was stressed to only go to houses/neighborhoods you know, or "public" events (street malls, schools...) just because of the questionable candy and such being given out. Even then inspect the loot and maybe take to a hospital or dentist to have X-rayed. I am in no way blaming the parents for this tragedy, I repeat, NOT BLAMING THE PARENTS!! Just stating poor judgment.
I hope the trigger happy felon gets his due in prison.
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I believe I read that he had the porch light on. That has been the universal welcome sign for halloweeners ever since I was a kid (I'm 65 now.) I agree about bad judgement on the part of parents. I'm sure they just didn't consider the possibility of a nut behind the door. I'm sorry, but the fact is that unless you were raised with your neighbors or have known them personally for quite a while, their house needs to be approached with caution. Of course caution probably wouldn't have helped in this case. There are just too many crazies and druggies out there to keep you from trusting anybody you don't actually know. My grandchildren were escorted by their Dads and only allowed to approach houses of people that Dad knew personally. I don't think we are looking at parental neglect so much as parental naivete. We don't all live in neighborhoods (semi-rural for me, so I do live in a neighborhood), some of us have to live in jungles!
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Convicted felon with a firearm.T.J. Darrisaw. T.J. Darrisaw a 12-year-old trick-or-treater was killed when Quentin Patrick, a convicted felon fearing a robbery fired nearly 30 rounds with an assault rifle from inside a house.
Am I missing something, why is he not being charged with any of the firearm laws that "we" passed? He's a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. Where are those charges? He has $7500 in cash that his girlfriend tries to sneak out of the house. Where are the drug charges?Patrick has been charged with murder, three counts of assault and battery with intent to kill, and one count of assault with intent to kill.
Good, but aren't there a few more charges they can find? Accomplice maybe, she knew he had the gun and was not allowed to have the gun. Charge her as an accomplice to the murder.Police said they also charged a 19-year-old in his home, Ericka Patrice Pee, with obstruction of justice when she was caught trying to run away after the shooting with $7,500 in cash. Patterson did not give an explanation for the money.
While we're at it, where did he get the gun? I really want to know. I hate when the libs talk about closing the "gun show loophole", but if that's where he got it, then let's close that "loophole". However, I am positive that the guy that gave him the gun, knew he wasn't allowed to have it. So that's one more scumbag we can get off the street. Find him, find out how he knows Patterson is a felon. If he does then let's charge him as an accomplice as well. Find out who else he's given guns to. Go get them.
Start using all those stupid laws they put on the books, that you and I have to worry about but scumbags don't.
Things would be so much easier, if we could just let the family take care of him.
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Felon with a firearm, he's already shown he has no respect for society or the law.An ex-convict who thought he was being robbed gunned down a 12-year-old trick-or-treater, spraying nearly 30 rounds with an assault rifle from inside his home after hearing a knock on the door, police said Saturday.
Maybe he needed to get into a safer line of work, drug dealing has never been known for being a long lasting career. It isn't a career that one retires from normally.He told police he had been robbed and shot in the past year.
"He wasn't going to be robbed again, and he wasn't going to be shot again,"
Tragic, yes. Accident, no. He knew exactly what he was doing. Was he afraid of a robbery taking place, or a drug bust going down?"We want to let his family know that this is a total tragic accident,"
As for trying to protect his family, what a bunch of crap. If he wanted to protect his family he would have gone into a different line of work."He was trying to protect his family."
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On his show last night, David Letterman played host to an interesting collection of talent: Astral soul-queen Erykah Badu, star producer Mark Ronson, legendary Meters drummer Zigaboo Modeliste, and various and sundry Dap-Kings. They all got together to play a vintage-sounding bit of Louisiana jazz-funk called "A La Modeliste," and it was all very Treme. Watch it below.
"A La Modeliste" comes from the new documentary Re:Generation, which is also responsible for that horror-movie pairing of the Doors and Skrillex.
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