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CRICKET Garry Sobers took a blinder to dismiss Kenia Jayantilal in his first and only Test. The underachieving Jayantilal talks about memorable domestic performances, coaching underprivileged kids and the joys of amateurism
Kenia Jayantilal c Garry Sobers b Grayson Shillingford 5. It was to be his only Test appearance. Only one Test innings for a batsman who played 154 innings in 91 first-class matches. Was it fate that this stocky opener from Hyderabad could never represent India in a Test beyond that heartbreaking day at Kingston against the West Indies?
"There is an interesting story I would like to share," says Jayantilal, polite to a fault. "I was actually taking my bat away from the ball when it gained a nick and flew to Sobers. He had moved the wrong way when he stopped and came up with a diving catch. Of course it was a fantastic catch but it spelt doom for me."
Sunil Gavaskar, sitting in the pavilion, nursing a sore thumb, exclaimed "Oh, what a catch!" Yes, it was an incredible catch as skipper of that team, Ajit Wadekar, once told me. "It stayed with me for long," Wadekar had said. It stayed with Jayantilal too for a long time.
As luck would have it, the same Sobers gave Gavaskar two 'lives' in the latter's debut Test at Port of Spain. We know the history. Gavaskar went on to become one of the greatest batsmen of all times and Jayantilal was lost in cricket wilderness even though he went on the subsequent tour to England.
"I don't blame anyone and I have no regrets either. I don't know what would have happened had Sobers not taken that catch. To me, the lasting memory of that match was Wadekar walking up to the West Indies dressing room and asking West Indies to follow-on. Sobers was hardly amused and questioned India's decision. Little did he realise that we were within our rights to force a follow-on because the Test had been reduced to four days. We were called a club side before the tour and we taught them a lesson by winning the second Test at Port of Spain," Jayantilal still sounds excited remembering those exciting times.
Jayantilal pursued cricket in days when the game was very much amateur. "The onus was playing for India. Times were such. There was not much money to be made from cricket. It fetched us jobs and this sense of security kept us going. The facilities were poor. Even for big matches, I would have just one pair of pads and gloves and one bat. Sometimes even the bat would be a borrowed one. But it was fun. It was only in 1971 that I had a good bat, a Gunn and Moore, gifted by my brother. I also bought one for three pounds. It lasted long."
Abid Ali, an electric fielder, was Jayantilal's friend and well-wisher. "We would practice for hours at the Fateh Maidan (Lal Bahadur Shastri stadium). He was years ahead of the rest in understanding the value of good fielding." Jayantilal was a batsman to watch out for in domestic cricket and his conquests often came in difficult situations. "Believe me, we never bothered to see the pitch. It never played on our mind. Whatever be the state, nothing would have changed just because we would have seen it."
It was hard to accept Jayantilal was left in the cold after just one Test innings. "I don't know why I was not considered on the England tour and later when they tried 12 batsmen but not me." When Tony Lewis brought the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1973, Jayantilal produced an unbeaten 103 for South Zone in the three-day match at Bangalore but the selectors preferred Mohinder Amarnath.
"I did not know who to go to, what to do, since scoring runs also did not help."
Job opportunities beckoned him to Bombay in 1974 where he joined Mafatlal. "I would travel a lot, by train, sometimes by air, to play matches in Bombay and Hyderabad. I will always be grateful to Man Saab (P. R. Man Singh) who took teams to Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore, United States, Kenya, England. I always found a place in his team."
Jayantilal made his Ranji trophy debut in 1968 against Andhra in the company of Abid Ali, Abbas Ali Baig and M. L. Jaisimha. His 153 at the age of 20 was an early indication of his batting prowess. His highest of 197 came against Kerala 10 years later at Hyderabad. A brilliant 134 against West Zone in the 1971 Duleep Trophy was a memorable performance by this opener who was good at off-side strokes and the pull shot too.
Jayantilal, 65, now spends his time in Bombay, imparting free coaching to underprivileged kids at the Bombay Gymkhana. "I love it," he says. He was also coach with Goa, Malaysia, Vidarbha and Jammu and Kashmir. "I am grateful to BCCI for the pension it gives," he acknowledges. With an aggregate of 4687 first-class runs (eight centuries), he certainly remains one of the underachievers in Indian cricket. "I never got another chance. It was frustrating for a while but I consider it was my fate." Things may have been different had Sobers not held that spectacular catch at Kingston in 1971.


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"Music was our food. Music was life," Herz-Sommer says in "A Century of Wisdom." But music brought more than spiritual nourishment. Her talent caught the attention of a young German soldier, who contrived to keep her from being deported to Auschwitz.
Herz-Sommer was also fortunate (if such a word is appropriate in this context) in that Rafael was permitted into the women's quarters. His mother's proximity fostered a sense of security in the boy, as did her cheerfulness: "Never did I let my son see my fear or worry. Laughter was our only medicine."
Soviet soldiers liberated Theresienstadt in May 1945. By then, Leopold had been deported to Auschwitz and then Dachau. A few days before Dachau's liberation by American soldiers, he died of starvation and exposure.
And yet, Herz-Sommer's remarkable optimism made it through the Holocaust intact.
Back in Prague, she developed feelings for Michael Mares, a heroically outspoken journalist; even after the Communists threw him in jail, she believed she could have a future in Czechoslovakia. Finally her sisters convinced her to leave, and she immigrated to Israel in 1949. In Jerusalem she re-established a life based on the piano. Brod sent her students; she performed; she hosted informal Sunday recitals. One Sunday, Meir, who lived nearby, helped peel potatoes for goulash.
Rafael studied cello at the Paris Conservatory and eventually took a prestigious teaching job in England. In 1986, Herz-Sommer moved to London to be close to him and his two sons. In 2001, after performing in Israel, he died suddenly of an aneurysm.
"The only time that my son gave me pain was when he died," Herz-Sommer says. But she seems incapable of dwelling on this or any sorrow. Although she doesn't get out much anymore, she has troops of friends, and she still practices the piano with ferocious discipline.
And she's achieved a kind of fame. In 2004 she appeared in "We Want the Light," a documentary about the complicated relationship between Jews and German music. A 2007 book, "A Garden of Eden in Hell," recounted her life story; it was recounted again in 2010, in a 50-minute television documentary, "Everything Is a Present." Most bizarrely, in January of this year, self-help guru Tony Robbins interviewed Herz-Sommer.
Which leads me back to "A Century of Wisdom." With so much of Herz-Sommer's life already documented, I have to wonder if (dare I say it?) another book was necessary. Especially since this one feels (God forgive me) padded. There are long passages of historical episodes — about the shameful expulsion of ethnic Germans from postwar Czechoslovakia, about the Eichmann trial — that could have been addressed with a couple of paragraphs. There are testimonials from her students, as well as inspirational quotations. There are recipes.
Another troubling aspect of the book: When I poked around the Internet to learn more about Herz-Sommer, I found out that "A Century of Wisdom" is categorized by its publisher as "self-help." So I guess Robbins isn't the only one who sees a connection between the Holocaust and self-actualization.
Even more depressing is Herz-Sommer's Facebook fan page, which is really a marketing tool for another book about her. Or I should say a previous book: "A Garden of Eden in Hell" is being republished in April with a friendlier title, "Alice's Piano." I think it's time someone stepped forward and told some of these folks: "Thanks very much. Let's leave Alice alone for a while."
But let's follow Herz-Sommer's example and end on a positive note. First, by all accounts she seems like a lovely woman who has led an exceptional life. And second, I really did learn something important by reading "A Century of Wisdom." It came in the last line of the book, and I took it as a challenge, something that I hope to be able to say in my old age: "When I die I can have a good feeling. I believe I lived my life the right way."
Gordon Haber lives, writes and teaches in Los Angeles.
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The Obama supporter then launched into her "canned response" and started reading from her call script: "Well, I am a practicing Catholic, and I strongly support President Obama." The mother then asked her if she was "familiar with the Pope's five "non-negotiable's."' The Obama supporter had no idea what she was talking about and explained that it was only the Pope's "opinion" to ban the use of contraception. Continue Reading
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2 years ago
Follow the Lamb, I dare say that most on this board are Followers of the Lamb. I certainly am. But I think that most Followers of the Lamb, will not hide in fear praying in the closet. Most will take their person prayerfully into the polling booth, praying before, after and during the process. Or, if mailing in their vote, prayerfully doing so. Christ did not hide or pray alone when the time came to meet the people or His enemies head on. Theresa H. guides your way, in case you are confused. It is very simple really. Go with the Lamb now, in prayer, and pray on what Theresa H. and I have said. Two words: Intrinsic evil/s. I know you are not for that. Prayerful Blessings.
2 years ago
I know several Catholics who say various negative things about Mitt Romney. (My aunt says: "He made people make a platform and then had them get up on it and fired all of them!" Has anyone heard this one?....). The ultimate reality is that we have two viable candidates running for President: President Obama and Mitt Romney. Our Bishops have affirmed and confirmed that abortion, contraception, embryonic stem cell research, euthanasia, and homosexual "marriage" are all "intrinsically evil" = always and everywhere wrong. Mitt Romney may not be the perfect candidate, but he is against these intrinsic evils. So other than Romney, WHO else is a viable candidate? If we vote for a third party candidate, instead of Romney--or if we don't vote at all, Obama will most likely win. Four more years of this man will be catastrophic for the Catholic Church and all Christians who hold marriage and human life sacred and It will bring about a huge "test" of the Faithful in the midst of a culture (people) that acts "as if God does not exist."
2 years ago
Judy, but as I took notes during the debate, I still find myself somewhat clueless as to what Romney is actually going to do. It all sounds great, but absolutely no detail. For example, his healthcare plan, very short commentary on the website but during the debate he says it would take to long to explain. And being a tax guy, his tax plan has all sorts of holes that make no sense. I have the good fortune to have access to some of the country's largest tax research services and they are scratching their heads wondering exactly what Romney is going to do. I know as the challenger you can pretty much say anything and not have to worry about an actual record to defend, but I know my patience for someone who wants to experiment has run it's course. He made a lot of bold promises at the debate that I have yet to hear how he intends to fulfill them.
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2 years ago
I'm neither a supporter of the donkey or the elephant; they're both one and the same. One is left wing and one is right but we need to remember that those wings are attached to one big stupid bird. And so, my vote is on the Lamb this November. No polling boots or lines for my signature. Just me in my closet with HIS WORD. Vote the LAMB 2012!
2 years ago
Rob. I am both sorry and proud and thankful for your dad. I know that a lot of old war vets have certain opinions, (like my deceased dad). Especially when they get up there in age. Mine sure did.
Romney sure put everything out on the table at the Debates last night. I hope you were watching. It was good to see and hear him correct Obama. "That's not what I said, I said.......".
It was great! Their was Obama, on live TV, twisting Romney's words, (lying if you will), and then trying to put forth his agenda which was no agenda at all. To actually See that was absolutely amazing! And for Obama to do that on TV in front of ? people was incredible!
Obama had to lose some votes!
Not to mention, Romney spoke of upholding Our Constitution, The Right To Life, Religious Freedom, etc.! Obama Never even chose to comment on those topics. Why? We Know why.
Obama supports NONE of them!
In my opinion, in my reasoning, Catholics are now unfettered to vote the R/R ticket. To me, if they still persist in voting Obama, they do so for selfish reasons...motives that they do or do not want to admit to. (IF one has a Psychological problem or the like, that of course is a different story). Blessings...
2 years ago
Very good points Red. Personally for me the decision has come down to the crazy I know or the guy who looks good on the outside but will say absolutely nothing about what he's really going to do. Sure, trust me to to revamp the tax code for you, but I don't trust you enough to look at my taxes. My dad who is we all refer to as "old school conservative" shocked the heck out of us recently. He's a 100% disabled vietnam vet who was shot several times during the war. Because of his disability, he just isn't able to work anymore. But when Romeny gave that little talk about those dependent on the government as being victims, my dad said he was voting for Obama. My dad said he could get over the fact that Romney hid out in france while everyone fought for their country as that is what all the rich and entitled did....wouldn't hold it against him. But I don't think I've ever seen my dad hurt so much by what a politician has said.
Sad state that's the best the GOP could do....Obamalite. -
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Okay, first off this is not a made up piece, these calls are being made and they are following the script as stated. Second, those of you who support president Obama have that right but these calls are beneath contempt and you should work to have them stopped. Third, if you get one of these calls, right now they seem to center on Ohio but they might easily spread out in the weeks to come, the way to deal with them is not to hang up or debate the person. The way to deal with them is appear interested. Eat up their time and get them to read their whole script, even as to hear some things a second time. Once you have eaten up as much of their time as you can THEN you can go off on them or hang up or whatever you like. Hanging up as soon as they call just frees them to call someone else is nothing more than a favor. Stall, tie them up, waste their time. That's how you beat these clowns, spread the word.
2 years ago
I am a Mormon. I appreciate this Catholic mother realizing that Romney stands with her and Obama does not. There is a lot of anti-Romney talk out there, and most of it stems from his candidacy as a Republican rather than a Democrat. The press aggrandizes any of his 'failures' or 'gaffes' while ignoring all of Obama's broken promises and failures while in office!
The press doesn't cover a lot of things. They fail to report that independents are swinging to Romney. They reference polls weighted unrealistically towards Democrats - above even 2008 levels. And how many anti-Obama headlines have you seen compared to anti-Romney ones? It doesn't say as much about the two men as it does about the bias of those who write about them. Why didn't the media report Al Qaida's involvement in Libya when the information was available withint 24 hours (and reported by conservative media at that time)? Why do they focus on a 47%remark taken ridiculously out of context? It smells of desperation to me. If the GOP and Romney were really as bad as they make out then they wouldn't be a threat, now would they?
Read both sides for balanced coverage because it doesn't exist in one place and both sides leave stuff out. How can you make an informed opinion on any topic(political or religious or whatever else) if you consider only one point of view? You can't. Thanks for listening.
2 years ago
Norton Nork: So, what if it is a fabrication? Which I doubt very much. But even if it is, or partially is, to your Obama mind set, Look at it, and See it as a teaching and warning tool for those of us who are practicing Catholics. Who want to be knowledgeable before voting our Catholic vote.
There is too much false information from the Obama camp, because that is all they/he give. Cover up and lies. Latest case in point: Libya. Your pick, has blood on his hands. If people did not die, the news casts would be funny...WH giving the US people deceitful information at first, then finding out, Obama had known about this days before and did Not see fit to increase security. The play backs of the tapes are all over. Your leader is NO leader. He has blood on his hands whether he does something or visits celebs. It is a crying Shame. I could go on, but the list is too long.
This article Awakens Catholics who have missed what Obama has been doing and saying. And I personally, can attest that everything said in this article is True. So what is your beef? -
2 years ago
I am a Catholic and a past Grand Knight in the Knights of Columbus. You have written an excellent article. However, my first thought just reading the title "How Can You Support a "Mormon" suggests that you are questioning how can anyone vote for Mitt Romney.
I think changing the title would be a positive and would encourage more to read the article.
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Slipknot's plan to stink up a music festival ... BY SETTING CAMEL DUNG ON FIRE ... just went down the toilet -- fire officials have officially pulled the plug. The metal band had plans to fill drums with camel poop and oil ... then set them ablaze during its 3-day Knotfest Music Festival later this month in San Bernardino. The band's burning desire was for the stench to "infest your brain, body and clothes for days." Naturally, county fire officials ain't having it -- but their beef isn't with the camel feces ... it's the burning oil ... which is illegal in Cali. Also, they say the odor of flaming feces could be considered a public nuisance. Ya think? Bottom line -- the show will go on ... sans burning poo. A rep for Knotfest says they haven't given up yet ... they're looking for a safer way to get that camel s**t scent.
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"Fans have been asking for years, 'When is SIXX: A.M. gonna tour?' and we've finally announced our first headline tour," Sixx said. "We can't wait to play these songs live and put on a rock extravaganza for our fans. We're excited to announce that we're bringing along APOCALYPTICA as special guest because we are fans of their music and think this is going to be an amazing night of music from beginning to end."
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I have just recently graduated from university in July. While at university, I became more aware of Islam and my role within it. I am looking for a job. I have come across conflicting views about women working and am really unsure whether I am allowed to work. I have been told it is better for me to learn sewing or design because this is a non-Muslim country and it is better for a woman not to work in an office. Some say it is unlawful for me to work in an office without wearing a face veil.
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Please provide me with the Islamic ruling and strong evidence from the Qur'an and Sunnah regarding a woman driving a car. Is it permissible? If so, why are women in Saudi Arabia not allowed to have drivers licenses?
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I am recently divorced from my husband, and the court has given me full custody of my three minor daughters. However, I have been awarded custody of my small children under the condition that I reside in the same state in which my husband resides. The problem is this means that I will have to live alone, because my family lives in another state far away. None of them are prepared to move to live with me. What can I do?
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What should a husband do if he discovers on the wedding night that his wife is not a virgin because she did not bleed?
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I am going to Umrah inshallah. My question is what is a women to do if she gets her period? I pray this will not happen, but what parts of the Umrah can she perform?
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I like to know if a woman is allowed to write Sura in Arabic during mentural cycle?
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If a woman does not get a white discharge, and instead she waits for the bleeding to stop, the number of days (of the period) may vary from one month to the next. Is she sinning if she makes a mistake about when she becomes pure, such as if she thinks that she became pure, then after doing ghusl and praying she finds traces of it or, conversely, if she waits and misses some prayers because she thinks that she has not yet become pure, because it is difficult for her to know when she becomes pure ...
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After I got divorced I had a haraam relationship with another man, which led to zina. I ended this relationship and repented to Allah, then after that I got the opportunity to go for Hajj with my parents who did not know about my sin. But one week before I travelled for Hajj, I found out that I was pregnant and I gave myself an abortion two days before leaving England to perform Hajj. I sincerely regret everything that happened, and I bled for ten days after that but I did not pray during this p ...
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I am a woman who had two weeks of nifaas. For seven days I did not see any blood, but I did not pray yet because I forgot that, even though I know that a woman should pray when she is pure (not menstruating or bleeding following childbirth). But I did not think of that. I said to myself: I will pray after forty days. Do I have to make up those seven days or not?
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I went for Umrah with my family, and when we reached Jeddah my wife got her period. I completed Umrah on my own, without my wife. What is the ruling with regard to my wife?
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My friend continued to bleed following childbirth (nifaas) for nine months, and she did not pray during that time except rarely. What should she do now? If we say that the maximum length of nifaas is 60 days, then she still has six months of prayers to make up. How can she make them up?
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I am 24 years unmarried girl.my problem is that sometimes a yellow or somewhat white fluid is discharged but i do not need to use pad for it because the quantity is small, according to my mother that it is because of physical weakness or tension, and she says that my maternal aunt had also same problem.i read about this problem in different Doctor's maganine they also take it as weakness.now my main question is that can i pray in that condition, and if i pray do i need to change my dress, and ho ...
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My son is 7 weeks old and I am breastfeeding. I wanted to ask can I recite the Holy quran while feeding him because at times he is feeding very frequently and I cant make separate time for reciting. Also can I combine prayers as the baby at times demands alot of attention because of which I can't pray on times.only once in a while I can! Your advice and guidance is highly appreciated.
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When a woman is pregnant she sometimes has ongoing yellow or white secretions. Does she have to do ghusl and wudooâ every time?
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I am a 24 year old sister. I am not married and also have no kids. I used to loose a lot of weight the last year. That makes my breast hang although i have no kids and giving no breastfeeding. That makes my mind very sick especially when i think what the man will think which i will marry inshaaAllah. Is it halal to make a breastlifting means like just liftiing the skin but without implantations, so that the breast will not hang and to make it just with the intention (niyya) to please the husband ...
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London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay Route comes to Letchworth Garden City
7 November 2011
North Herts District Council (NHDC) is proud to announce that Letchworth Garden City has been chosen as a host location for the Olympic Torch relay and invites all North Herts residents to welcome the Olympic Flame as it passes through the town.
The Olympic flame will pass through Letchworth on Sunday 8th July 2012. Residents and businesses from across the district will be invited to come to Letchworth to welcome the Olympic Flame, share in the excitement the Relay will bring and celebrate the achievements of the Torchbearers each personallyselected for their contribution to local communitycauses.
Letchworth is one of over 1,000 villages, towns and cities announced by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) through which the Olympic Flame will be carried by Torchbearers during the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay which is presented by Coca-Cola, Lloyds TSB and Samsung. LOCOG has worked closely with representatives from a number of sectors in the East of England to devise the route.
Cllr Lynda Needham, Leader of NHDC said: "We are thrilled that the Olympic flame will be passing through Letchworth on the countdown to the Olympic Games. This will be a fantastic opportunity for residents from across North Hertfordshire to share in the Olympic spirit while witnessing the spectacle of the Olympic Torch Relay.
"We hope that residents will turn out in force to join in community celebrations to mark this once in a lifetime occasion and cheer on members of the community who have been chosen to run with the Olympic Flame."
Sebastian Coe, Chair of LOCOG said: 'We are thrilled to confirm that Letchworth Garden City will act as a host location for the Olympic Flame, extending an invitation to people in North Hertfordshire to welcome the Olympic Torch Relay during its journey around the UK. This is the UK's moment to shine and I want to encourage people across North Hertfordshire to start planning how they can be part of this once in a lifetime opportunity and show their support for the inspirational Torchbearers chosen to carry the Olympic Flame as we count down to the start of the Olympic Games."
The 70 day Olympic Torch Relay, will start at Land's End, Cornwall on the morning of 19 May 2012. On leaving Land's End, the Olympic Flame will travel an estimated 8,000 miles around the UK giving thousands of communities and individuals their moment to shine as the Olympic Flame comes to a place near them.
In announcing the villages, towns and cities LOCOG has realised the aspiration of taking the Olympic Flame to within an hour's journey time of 95% of the population. In fact, over 95% of the population will be within just 10 miles of the Olympic Flame next summer. The street by street detail of the route will be confirmed next year.
People are invited to view the interactive map at www.london2012.com/olympictorchrelaymap to find their nearest community through which the Olympic Flame will be carried.
On the final day of the Olympic Torch Relay, it is LOCOG's intention that the Olympic Flame will travel down the River Thames as it makes its way to the Olympic Stadium on 27 July 2012 for the lighting of the cauldron at the Opening Ceremony, signifying the official start of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
The Olympic Flame will be carried across the UK by 8,000 inspirational Torchbearers each of whom will have a story of personal achievement and/or contribution to the local community. In December this year, successful nominees will be contacted with a conditional offer and final Torchbearer places will start to be confirmed from February 2012 onwards.
Today LOCOG launches two new public participation programmes. The 'Local Leaders' initiative is an invitation to people to take the 2012 Games into their community and create their own celebrations next year, for the Olympic Torch Relay and other key moments during the Olympic and Paralympic Games. People are encouraged to sign up to the Local Leader programme at www.london2012.com/localleaders to receive further information on a range of themed celebration ideas focusing on the Opening Ceremony evening, gardening, quizzes and barbecues and be in the front row to receive free London 2012 event materials to support events.
Also launched today is the 'Get Set for the Olympic Torch Relay' education resource, available to all schools registered with Get Set, London 2012's official education programme. The aim of the resource is to provide schools with cross-curricular resources aimed at teachers working with 3 to 16 year olds to aid learning around history of Olympic Torch Relays, the design of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay and the Torch itself.A further education resource will launch next year to encourage schools to plan a welcome for the Olympic Flame and show support for the Torchbearers. Lloyds TSB, official Education Partner of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay, have launched their Flame Followers schools programme which compliments the Get Set resources, and gives schools once-in-a-lifetime opportunities be right at the heart of the excitement and celebrations of the Relay.
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As the longest standing Presenting Partner of the Olympic Torch Relay, Coca-Cola will be using its heritage and experience to spread excitement across the UK ahead of London 2012. Coca-Cola's national nomination campaign - Future Flames – has focused on finding inspirational young people from across the country to have the once in a lifetime opportunity to carry the Olympic Flame. Next summer Coca-Cola will celebrate these Future Flames: young people who use their passions in areas like sport and physical activity, music and dance, and community and the environment; to spread happiness in their local communities. Find out more at: www.coca-cola.co.uk/olympic-games
As the only National Presenting Partner of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay, Lloyds TSB will be taking the spirit and inspiration of the Olympic Flame right to the heart of communities across the UK. As part of Lloyds Banking Group, Bank of Scotland will be the National Presenting Partner in Scotland. We will bring the Relay closer to our customers through our branches on practically every high street and our activities in the community, National School Sport Week and Local Heroes. Customers can be the first to hear about exclusive offers, including how they can have the chance to carry the Olympic Flame, through our customer-exclusive programme, Trackside. Find out more at www.lloydstsb/london2012. Schools can be right at the heart of the celebrations through our Flame Followers programme, giving them access to free resources to get their pupils inspired and excited about the Olympic Torch Relay, and the chance for their school to carry the Olympic Flame, win a celebration party at their school during the Relay and win a Cheer Kit to welcome the Relay to their community. Customers can be the first to hear how they can follow the Olympic Flame, through our customer-exclusive programme Trackside. Find out more at www.lloydstsb/london2012.
As part of its support for the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay, Samsung is providing a number of the Olympic Torchbearers through its public nomination process.These 'once-in-a-lifetime' opportunities to carry the Olympic Flame on its journey around the UK, represents one of the many ways that Samsung is enabling people from all corners of the world to be part of the greatest show on Earth. Becoming an Olympic Torchbearer thanks to Samsung means everyone can become a part of the Olympic history. From June 13th 2011, Samsung has invited the world to recognise its unsung heroes. Samsung's nomination programme for Olympic Torchbearers is a worldwide search for these unique and selfless individuals.The campaign has been communicated globally via a number of marketing channels to ensure that the maximum number of people become aware of the opportunity. It is Samsung's ambition that London 2012 will be an event that reaches and involves more people than on any other Olympic Games occasion. To learn more about the Samsung nomination programme, please visit www.samsung.com/london2012.


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Many in the Japanese games industry talk gloom and doom for their future, but if they'd all just shut up and make games as crazy, funny, action-packed, and unique as Shadows of the Damned, everything would be fine. Headed up by the beloved-by-critics Suda51, with support from big name developers including Resident Evil's Shinji Mikami and Silent Hill's Akira Yamaoka, this exuberant look at a journey through the bowels of Hell was head and shoulders above everything else that cropped up on home consoles this month.
The bloody, shadowy action was more entertaining than FEAR 3, the unique design aesthetics made us forget about Alice, the eclectic soundtrack is one of the most memorable we've heard in a long time, and the comedy was legitimately funny, unlike the painfully shitty Duke Nukem. Shadows of the Damned first won our hearts by being the most playable game from Grasshopper Manufacture to date, no doubt helped by the input of Mikami, as the controls take what RE4 did for over-the-shoulder shooting and ran with it. Despite being equipped with only three different firearms throughout the game, the shooting never let us down.
As we braved through more of Hell in SotD, we found to so many other reasons to enjoy our stay. Almost all the boss fights had some clever trick that kept things interesting, with some battles a genuine challenge that made each win feeling earned. We loved how sometimes SotD would suddenly surprise us with some gameplay twist that was truly bizarre and unpredictable. Likewise the game impressed us with how it kept its formula fresh while simultaneously maintaining a familiar feel to the action. But what we'll remember most is Damned's mastery of the not-so-subtle art of the dick joke.
Shadows of the Damned never met a dick joke it didn't love, with the risqué gags told so often and with such giddiness that you just have to give in and enjoy them. Unlike the mean jockishness of Duke Nukem Forever's humor, Damned's juvenile jokes have a childlike innocence to them that you can't hate. SotD has over-the-top action, an unpredictable pace, and more dick jokes than you can shake a phallic symbol at. What's not to love?
Runner up: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
In the grand scheme of things, Ocarina is a bigger, better game than Shadows of the Damned. But it wouldn't be fair to award "Game of the Month" to a remake instead of a brand new title, so we're bumping this admittedly excellent 3D conversion down to runner-up. Like we said in the review, this is everything you loved about the groundbreaking original – the puzzles, the story, the expansive Hyrule Field and countless secrets hidden in every room – gussied up for another moment in the spotlight. Further improvements, like controls and inventory management, were also addressed to make this the definitive version of an already outstanding adventure. As with any Zelda, there are a handful of minor complaints along the way, but they're insignificant when compared to the staggering amount Nintendo (and 3DS dev Grezzo) got so perfectly right.
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BOSTON ( TheStreet) -- Vantage Drilling (VTG - Get Report) was one of several stocks poised to move on above-average volume Tuesday after the company rejected an unsolicited acquisition bid.
Vantage Drilling said late Monday it received an unsolicited proposal to acquire all the outstanding shares of the company at a premium to the current market price. However, Vantage Drilling rejected the proposal, noting that the bid would have required the company to abandon its senior notes and equity offerings. Vantage says the offerings are in the best interest of shareholders "in light of its business plan and financing needs."
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In a press release dated February the 19th addressing the so-called "single resolution mechanism" to be decided by the European institutions, the Council of the European Union stated, in what is perceived as a negotiation declaration towards the European Parliament, there was agreement between the partners that: "bail-in and not bail-out is the main guiding principle for bank resolution."
In Europe, the pace has been considerably slower still. According to the Financial Times (2014.01.05) analysing a leaked proposal of the European Commission with a "narrowly defined version of the US Volcker rule" the official calendar expects an agreement no sooner than December 2015, the dates of its real implementation being anyone's guess.
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2013 is looking increasingly like a year one can split into three very distinct thirds. The first third took us up to May, encompassing the Cypriot crisis and the inconclusive Italian election, sending risk markets into tail-spins and yields lower, and finishing when Ben Bernanke first mentioned the possibility that the Fed may 'taper' or reduce its bond-buying quantitative easing program.
The truth is that politics will only become a more wearisome pursuit. Left or right, green or orange the challenge will remain the same; humans are simply evolving beyond the reach of modern politics. The world has shrunk exponentially over the last decade and technology has made possible things that would have once appeared witchcraft.
Regarding Janice Atkinson's comment about Godfrey Bloom's work in the European Parliament, I would like to politely let Huffpost readers that Ukip MEPs don't do that much work here. They do not take part in the legislative process, which involves hundreds of hours of meetings, amendment drafting and consultation with affected industries.


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Lil Wayne Won't Apologize for Sleeping With Chris Bosh's Wife
NBA denies banning Weezy after war of words erupts
In our recent NBA Jam, where we matched basketball players to their corresponding pop music alter-egos, we matched the Boston Celtic's Rajon Rondo to Lil Wayne, noting that both are occasionally prone to "surreal bouts of rage or flights of fancy." While the latest news on the point guard is just tame trade speculation, Weezy at least has made good on that bit of comparison.
Over the weekend, at his Houston All-Star Weekend party, the Young Money rapper went on a strange rant against the Miami Heat, claiming not only that the team had somehow banned him from all NBA events, but that he had slept with the wife of power forward Chris Bosh and that he is the new Tupac Shakur thank-you-very-much. He also led fans in a "Fuck Miami Heat!" chant.
In a follow-up interview with Miami's 99 Jamz, DJ Felisha Monet attempts to give the guy an out by suggesting that perhaps he had a little sizzurp in his cup. "First of all I didn't even have a cup," Wayne responds. "I can't drink anything. Actually, I had a little bit too much to think that night." More like Lil Socrates. "Let me start off by saying I don't apologize for that night." Oops.
While he did issue a mea culpa to LeBron James, whose name got caught in Weezy's fuckstorm, and also made a point to delineate between his hatred for the City of Miami's team and his love for its residents, Wayne refused to take back or explain his comment about Adrienne Williams Bosh. He instead explained that the beef began after he exchanged words with the Heat's Dwyane Wade.
"I'm from the streets, sweatheart," Tunechi told Monet after revealing that he pays "a million point five" per season for his seats at the Miami arena. Apparently his courtside taunts during a recent Los Angeles Lakers matchup upset Wade, who told Wayne, "We don't fuck with you." In other words, the home team isn't a big fan of the famous guy who goes to every game and roots for the visitor.
Wayne left the game early and says he's since been excluded from NBA events, including a dunk contest in which he was meant to skateboard under a leaping player. Mark Broussard, the NBA's senior communications director, has since told TMZ that there is "no truth at all" to Wayne's claims of being banned. And pretty much the entire world has told itself that the 2pac thing is untrue.
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CNN — Maryland's governor signed a bill Thursday repealing the death penalty.
The legislation goes into effect October 1.
In those cases in which the state has filed a notice to seek a death sentence, "the notice shall be considered withdrawn and it shall be considered a notice to seek a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole under specified circumstances," according to a press release from the office of Gov. Martin O'Malley .
O'Malley's office said Maryland is the 18th state to repeal the death penalty,
"Maryland has effectively eliminated a policy that is proven not to work. Evidence shows that the death penalty is not a deterrent, it cannot be administered without racial bias, and it costs three times as much as life in prison without parole," the office said in a statement.
"Furthermore, there is no way to reverse a mistake if an innocent person is put to death. Working together with law enforcement partners, Maryland has driven down violent crime and homicides to three decade lows."
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Havana City Tour
The tour starts with a 1.5 – 2 hour bus ride (on an air conditioned motor coach of course) into the heart of Havana City. This is your chance to see the Cuban country side. About half way through, you have an opportunity to stop and get a cold drink. After, you will make your way into Havana City. When you arrive the bus driver will take you on a little tour, while a guide explains the incredible history of the old town. Around lunch time, you stop at an authentic Cuban restaurant to have a bite to eat. Take a 5 minute bus ride to a drop off point, where you begin an amazing walking tour of Havana City. Some significant sites along the way include the Capitol, Old Havana, Revolution Square, and the famous El Malecon Sea Wall. You will get a chance to explore the cobblestone streets and 1940′s style cars that surround every corner. After the tour, you get dropped off at a local market where you can buy souvenirs before heading back to the resort.


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Here at Escape Studios, we pride ourselves on our close links with the industry. One of the ways we maintain these links is by having tutors who have done the jobs they teach. This means that our tutors are some of the best CGers in the business, and they're an incredibly creative bunch.
One of these creative geniuses is Nick Savy, our Characters Course and Creatures Course tutor. Nick's turned his hand to almost every part of the industry, from video games (working for the likes of Sega) to tv and film, where his work includes time spent on Batman Begins, Doom and the first Harry Potter. With this repertoire it's no surprise that Nick is always creating, whether it's in the classrooms with students or doodling in meetings. We think his sketches are pretty impressive, so we thought we'd share them with you (when he lets us). Who knows, maybe they'll inspire some of you to share with us some of your sketches?
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March 19, 2006
About 10:00 p.m. officers responded to 7 Costello Circle for a report of a stabbing. Victim found to be suffering from several stab wounds and being treated by Boston E.M.S. Ambulance on scene. Witnesses guided police officers to a location where two suspects were hiding. Officers placed both suspects under arrest and transported to district six for booking. A knife was also found and held for evidence. Victim transported to Boston Medical Center for further treatment
March 20, 2006
About 9:57 a.m. officers responded to 268 Summer Street for a B&E report. Manager states unknown persons unlocked the front door with keys and stole a video conference monitor that was hidden in a closet. Only a few people had knowledge of the monitor being in the closet.
About 10:17 a.m. a detail officers working at 'D' Street and Fargo was approached by a contractor working the in the area reporting property missing. Victim reported sometime over night someone broke in the construction site and stole a Spray Tech Paint Machine with hose and other equipment. Machine valued at three thousand dollars.
March 21, 2006
About 5:20 p.m. officers from district six drug unit were in the area of Dorchester Street and Old Colony Avenue conducting an on going drug investigation. Officers observed a known drug user talking on a pay phone. Several minutes later a motor vehicle pulled along side the curb and the males got in. Officers followed the vehicle to Columbia Road and observed what appeared to be a drug transaction. Officers stopped the vehicle and found the suspect to be in possession of a plastic bag containing blue pills believed to Klonipins. Suspect placed under arrest and transported to district six for booking.
March 22, 2006
About 8:32 a.m. officers responded to 8 'O' Street for a B&E report. Victim reports unknown persons entered the apartment and removed a Panasonic 42" flat screen television and an Apple I-pod video. Victim further reports two roommates were home sleeping at the time of the theft. To be further investigated by district six detectives.
March 25, 2006
About 8:20 p.m. officers responded to 24 O'Callaghan Way for a wanted B&E suspect staying at that location. Officers were inside the apartment talking with the resident when a male suspect knocked on the door. When he began to enter the apartment the woman told him in a low voice, "Charlie leave the cops are here". Suspect then attempted to flee but was quickly placed under arrest and transported to district six for booking. The woman will be summonsed into South Boston District Court for harboring a fugitive.
About 7:20 p.m. officers responded to 116 'F' Street for a B&E motor vehicle report. Victim reports unknown persons smashed the driver's side window and stole the victim's I-pod and I-pod unit valued at four hundred dollars.


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Measuring Citizenship: Suggestions for Tutors
Aims and learning outcomes
The main aim of Measuring Citizenship is to encourage students to consider the difficulties involved in defining the nature of citizenship. We have chosen to ask students to compose survey questions for a number of reasons. First, it forces them to select what they consider to be the most significant behaviours and attitudes they associate with citizenship. This helps clarify their understanding of the nature of citizenship. Second, by connecting this exercise with a review of professional surveys, students begin to recognise how difficult it is to design effective survey questions. And finally, the activity generates a set of questions that allow students to consider their own (and other students') attitudes and behaviours. Thus it seeks to balance the demands of education about citizenship with those of education for citizenship.
Because of the combination of conceptual work and questionnaire design, Measuring Citizenship can be used in general politics, specialist citizenship and research methods courses. During the lifetime of the project, the activity has been used at a variety of different levels and on different types of courses: from a first-year introductory course on politics, through to a specialist Masters course on citizenship and democracy.
Although some students have found the professional questionnaires intimidating, we decided that it was important to continue using them because it allows students to engage directly with survey materials used in the field and to appreciate the amount of work involved in developing a survey. We have provided a brief summary of the sections of the survey used by Pattie et al to help students navigate their way around the questionnaire. It is probably helpful for tutors to reinforce the fact that students are not expected to read through all the materials – rather the questionnaires have been made available as a resource for them to review.
Component parts of the activity
Task 1 can be used independently of the rest of the activity, particularly if tutors do not wish their students to engage with professional surveys.
The videos in Task 1 can also be used independently in teaching to explore the different ways that citizens conceptualise citizenship.
The materials in Task 2 (the professional surveys) may prove useful for other teaching needs, particularly in relation to questionnaire design on research methods courses.
Delivery methods
The most common approach to using Measuring Citizenship has been for tutors to introduce the activity during a lecture and then students (individually or in groups) have completed the different tasks in their own time before coming together in a seminar to either discuss or present their findings. It is also possible for students to complete the tasks (again individually or in groups) in a seminar where there is access to computers, although a single session does not allow much time for reflection either on the professional questionnaires or students' own responses to the questions they have generated. A group-based approach to delivering the activity has the additional advantage that students are forced into negotiating a shared set of questions.
The development of five questions could be used as an 'ice breaker'. Depending on numbers, students are put in pairs, trios or quartets and asked to pool their previously prepared questions and decide on the most rigorous. Once this had been done, each group could then 'pilot' their questions using the members of another group for this purpose.
The activity provides ample opportunities for either formative or summative assessment. Perhaps the best example we have is of a first-year course where students were asked to complete the various activities in small groups. They were assessed in two ways: a group presentation and group report where they explained their selection of questions. Assessment could also be in the form of an individual essay/report. Given the reflective element of the activity, it also lends itself to personal development planning. For this purpose, students might be asked to prepare a short essay on how they measure up to their own expectations of citizenship for inclusion in a portfolio of evidence. This would involve them in not only answering their five questions, but also validating their positive answers and giving reasons for their negative ones.
Assessments for more advanced students might involve them in critiquing the professionally produced questionnaires and in discussing the relationship between education about citizenship and education for citizenship.
Developing the materials further
Within the politics discipline, the teaching of research methods to undergraduates is often a low priority. Measuring Citizenship can provide the basis for teaching elements of research methods by focusing on how citizenship can be researched. As it stands, the activity engages students in questionnaire design. An obvious way that the activity could be extended is for students to collect and analyse data using the questions that they have created, thus further enhancing the acquisition of research skills.
Tutors may also wish to use the professional questionnaires as the basis of teaching. Why do researchers use these questions in particular? In what way do these questions relate to theoretical debates around citizenship? Here, the connections between the structure of the questionnaire and the analysis in Pattie et al, Citizenship in Britain could be explored.
If the activity is being used in conjunction with other learning activities on this site, it is well-suited to being either an introductory or concluding activity. As an introduction to citizenship, it allows students to draw on and discuss their existing prejudices towards citizenship and reflect on the rationale behind the professionals' choice of questions. As a concluding activity, students will be able to draw on the issues raised in other activities and consider the difficulties involved in trying to develop effective questions to capture different aspects of citizenship.
Additional reading
The activity already provides suggestions and access to relevant materials, including the three books listed in the Introduction and web-links to materials related to the European Social Survey, the US CID survey and the Home Office.
If tutors wish to provide a background text to prompt students in their consideration of citizenship, a good starting point is Derek Heater's What is Citizenship?, Polity Press (1999).


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I picked up a brand-new Smith & Wesson Model 438 Bodyguard today...mainly for pocket carry when I'm in a hurry. Any advice in regard to holsters would be appreciated, especially a POCKET HOLSTER! Thanks in advance.
This is a discussion on Seeking Holster for S&W 438 Bodyguard within the Concealed Carry Issues & Discussions forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; I picked up a brand-new Smith & Wesson Model 438 Bodyguard today...mainly for pocket carry when I'm in a hurry. Any advice in regard to ...
I picked up a brand-new Smith & Wesson Model 438 Bodyguard today...mainly for pocket carry when I'm in a hurry. Any advice in regard to holsters would be appreciated, especially a POCKET HOLSTER! Thanks in advance.
I also bought the 438 Bodyguard. Here is the holster I use for it, the FIST #46. Gives you the option of crossdraw or strongside carry. This is a good holster. I have been pocket carrying this revolver sometimes as well but I do not have a holster for pocket carry.
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Mika's Pocket Holsters - Custom Made Pocket Holsters, Waistband Holsters, Vest Holsters, Tactical Pocket Mirrors And Much More.
Mika's: when only the best will do. The wait is long at the moment, but the pocket holster is worth the wait. Price is right too.
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I pocket carry an LCR with a Desantis Nemesis and Superfly...Works Great!
The superfly has an extra flap that can be attached to help prevent printing and it is also made with a more tackier material.
I prefer the superfly except when I wear jeans and then I use the Nemesis. It's a little thinner and my jeans are bit on the snug side.
I make my own get it when I want it, leather from a craft store and spider wire fishing line,
I have the 649 Bodyguard and mine rides in a Mika as well. The round cut is better for jeans and the square for slacks, I have one of each for this very reason. It is a great holster for the money. If you need it right away I would order the Nemisis, I carry my Guardians in them and they work good as well. I don't like leather for pocket carry, it is to much retention. I don't want to have to push the holster off the gun. YMMV
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I ordered a Milt Sparks PCH-R. Its listed under Products/All Other Holsters and it shows it with a Body Guard installed. Very nice looking and yes, I opted for the Shark Skin.
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Let me second the Fist holsters...and Fist has a great pocket holster with a 'thumb push'... Fist Pocket Holster
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Adding my suggestion to the list - the Pocket Packer Premium by Wild Bill's Concealment Holsters.
I've been using mine for close to 10 years now, first for a steel J-frame and now for 6+ years a lightweight, shrouded-hammer J-frame. Depending on fit and the material of the slacks I'm wearing, I may not need the snap-on flat panel to minimize printing, but it's sure worth having. This holster has never, ever come out of my pocket unless I wanted it to, and it allows a good grip on the gun while in the holster in your pocket. The price is quite reasonable at $50, considering the sturdiness of the holster.
I simply have not needed to look for another pocket holster for my snubs since I got this one.
FWIW, I've used the DeSantis Nemesis for close to 4 years now, carrying it a few times a month, hardly extreme duty. It's ready for replacement, as the 'stickiness' of its outer texture seems to have gone away. The holster occasionally comes out of the pocket with the gun, in spite of a thumb push. But - hardly a major investment to replace it.
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I got an Uncle Mike's Sidekick size 4, for quick delivery...then ordered a Mika pocket holster....Any of the leather pocket holsters already mentioned are great, but will have some wait time.... I still use my UM occasionally depending on the application...
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To all that responded: a great, big THANK YOU! I'll be checking out each and every suggestion and probably will end up buying one of each! Thanks again.


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In northern cities the residents may concede some civic shortcomings, but even bum-fuck little burgs that couldn't raise a pimple on Miami's ass take some comfort in being patronizing to our metropolis. To locales that pride themselves on relative reasonableness, Miami seems lawless, out of control, and just plain vulgar. It's fine for a winter fling or a campy giggle, but who could live down there with all those plebes, morons, and clueless hard bodies? Invariably this line of thinking is propagated by tourists who sunbathe, screw, and drink more than most native Miamians would consider seemly. They treat the city as if it were the whorehouse of the Western world while simultaneously offering pronouncements on how Miami could improve itself. To my mind, the first step toward improvement would entail sealing off the city from all the invading barbarians -- we have enough here of our own.
A condition of life in Miami, as in so many other American cities that suffer from an inferiority complex, is the penchant of looking elsewhere for approval and confirmation of our position in the national caste system. Nobody in New York or San Francisco or Chicago gives a damn what any other American thinks of their city, and nor should residents of Miami, although people who live in Los Angeles and still love the place have some explaining to do. That said, plenty of out-of-towners -- of varying levels of sophistication -- turned out for the gala opening of the Joan Lehman Building at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MoCA) in North Miami this past Friday night, the newest local bid in the big-time cultural sweepstakes.
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MoCA's first exhibit -- and the mere fact of the museum's existence -- could not have been more surreal, ambitious, and informed by a conscious desire to radiate good taste of the audacious variety. In short, it had many of the earmarks of a bold new Miami endeavor, good and bad, though the enema man would have animated all of the white-wine conversation. The artwork on display seemed to embody one of Jenny Holzer's dictums on art and life: "Everything that's interesting is new." From the get-go, the show, organized by chief curator Bonnie Clearwater and director Lou Anne Colodny, set out a bold agenda of national ambitions with its title alone: "Defining the Nineties: Consensus-Making in New York, Miami, and Los Angeles."
It may be a tad early to define the Nineties, and the consensus, if there was one, seemed to be that the marketplace -- collectors, critics, galleries, auction houses, art consultants, et cetera -- was really the important thing, a definite Eighties-art-as-glorified-casino-chip concept.
Clearwater wired into the world of culturati vibration. Yoko Ono, one of the glittering names on the invitation, didn't make it to the opening-night celebration, but quite a few other names did. John Baldessari and Paul McCarthy, who were part of the "Reel Work: Artists' Film and Video of the 1970s" component of the show, flew in for the proceedings. For added punch there were also Gary Simmons of New York and Martin Kersels of Los Angeles, whose Twist -- a huge prosthetic leg thumping randomly against a wall -- lent a loud twang that reverberated in the brain. Artist Larry Rivers played the saxophone at the opening, and some local artists on hand, such as homeboy Robert Chambers, mingled with art celebrities.
The power brigade, collectors and such, spanned the spectrum from DACRA's Craig Robins -- who'd loaned pieces to the show and hosted two parties for the visiting dignitaries -- to Richard Oldenburg of Sotheby's, curator/consultant Jeffrey Deitch, and Greek collector Dakis Joannou. A gentleman of true style, Joannou had spent millions on the festivities associated with an exhibition of his collection at the Fine Arts Academy in Athens. Fragments of the art universe were on hand at MoCA, but once again it was Miami versus the rest of the world. By and large the locals said how great MoCA was for Miami; way too many out-of-town guests added a spin to the same statement, on the order of "It's kind of great for Miami, I guess."