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Musicals Say the Darnedest Things
By Judith Newmark, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Aug. 3–The vivid image … the unexpected rhyme … the witty play on words …
With all of those assets, song lyrics can be one of the signal pleasures of musical theater. That's not true just for audiences, but for performers, too.
But on the other hand …
Bad lyrics — lyrics that make no sense, that make you wince with their sheer awfulness, that make you wonder how the singer can possibly get through them — are hardly lacking. And they don't come only from hacks. Even the greatest lyricists have howlers to their credit.
We've been talking about bad lyrics with some people who should really know: performers, directors, musicians, all veterans of many musical shows. They didn't exactly have to wrack their brains to come up with examples.
But their choices did seem to fall into several distinct categories.
"More I cannot wish you
Than to wish you find your love
Your own true love this day
With a sheep's eye
And a lickerish tooth
And strong arms
To carry you away."
("More I Cannot Wish You" from "Guys and Dolls," lyrics by Frank Loesser)
"On nights when my lord looketh listless
And black is the hue of his gloom
His handmaiden hath what he lacketh.
And what doth he lack?
("Rahadlakum" from "Kismet," lyrics by Robert Wright and George Forrest)
Rahadlakum turns out to be something to eat. What Frank Loesser meant about sheep's eyes and lickerish teeth is still anybody's guess.
"And if he likes me
Who cares how frequently he strikes me
I'll fetch his slippers with my arm in a sling
Just for the privilege of wearing his ring."
("The Very Next Man" from "Fiorello!," lyrics by Sheldon Harnick)
Gonna have to whop you right on top of your head.
And when I get through whop-whoppin' you
Right on your head
I'll make your other end twice as red
Or kiss your lily-white hand instead.
Gonna have to whop your head."
("Chick-a-pen" from "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" by Meredith Willson)
As one performer who should know observes, "Try to get through that with a straight face." Or an unslapped one.
"Easy to be proud
Easy to say no
And especially people
Who care about strangers
Who care about evil
And social injustice
Do you only
Care about the bleeding crowd?
How about a needing friend?
I need a friend."
("Easy to Be Hard" from "Hair," lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni)
"Bad is good for me — I'm bored, so clean and so ignored
I've only been predictable — respectable!
Birds fly out of here so why oh why
Oh why the hell can't I
I only want variety of society!
I want to be a part of B.A. — Buenos Aires — Big Apple!
Chorus: She wants to be a part of B.A. — Buenos Aires — Big Apple
("Eva Beware of the City" from "Evita" lyrics by Tim Rice)
These songs are quite a mouthful. On top of everything else, the second one turns Buenos Aires into the "Big ApPUL," with the accent on the second sylLABle. So not only does it need a geography lesson, it's nearly impossible to understand.
"I gotta say what's on my mind
Something about us doesn't seem right … these days
Life keeps getting in the way
Whenever we try
Somehow the plan is always rearranged
It's so hard to say
But I gotta do what's best for me
You'll be OK … "
("Gotta Go My Own Way" from "High School Musical 2″)
"Blah, blah, blah, blah moon,
Blah, blah, blah above,
Blah, blah, blah, blah croon
Blah, blah, blah, blah love"
("Blah, Blah, Blah" from "My One and Only," lyrics by Ira Gershwin)
Does the breakup number from "High School Musical 2″ — written, presumably, by one of the many, many people on its creative team — involve a single phrase or image that you couldn't express at least as well in a text message? No, probably not. At least Ira Gershwin tried to turn his formula song into a joke.
"Suddenly —
Agony —
Filling me!
Killing me!
Suddenly —
Out of breath!
What is this?
Is this death?"
("First Transformation" from "Jekyll & Hyde," lyrics by Leslie Bricusse)
"It must be the heat
Or some rare disease
Or too much to eat
Or maybe it's fleas.
("I Feel Pretty" from "West Side Story," lyrics by Stephen Sondheim)
They say that Sondheim hated this song, "I Feel Pretty." Of course, when he wrote it, he had not heard "Jekyll & Hyde." He would have felt better.
"I could hurt someone like me
Out of spite or jealousy,
I don't steal and I don't lie,
But I can feel and I cry
A fact I'll bet you never knew.
But to cry in front of you,
That's the worst thing I could do."
("There Are Worse Things I Could Do" from "Grease," lyrics by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey)
"There must be someone up there watching over me.
Talk about a four-leaf-clover me!
Peter Rabbit's missing footsie
Means I roll without a Tootsie!
What do I need with love?"
("What Do I Need With Love" from "Thoroughy Modern Millie," lyrics by Dick Scanlan)
"A song
Played on a solo saxophone
A crazy sound, a lonely sound
A cry that tells us love goes on and on"
("Solo Saxophone" from "Miss Saigon," lyrics by Alain Boublil and Richard Maltby Jr.)
"Day and night,
Under the hide of me,
There's an oh such a hungry yearning burning inside of me"
("Night and Day" from "The Gay Divorcee," lyrics by Cole Porter)
A solo saxophone may indeed have a crazy, lonely sound, but not one that an American soldier and a Vietnamese country girl would have heard a lot of in 1975. Right sound, wrong war. Since Cole Porter was not actually writing a love song for buffalo, many of the famed singers who have covered his hit "Night and Day" just left the "hide" verse out.
Who could write bad lyrics redeemed by brilliant lyrics in the space of a single song? Try Ira Gershwin.
The song, "But Not For Me," debuted in "Girl Crazy" (later revised as "Crazy for You)," with a stanza straight out of Roget's Thesaurus:
"I was a fool to fall
And get that way,
Heigh ho! Alas!
And also lackaday!"
Maybe Gershwin meant to work on that some more but never got around to it. Perhaps he was too busy polishing the song's ending, a perfect jewel of his art:
"The climax of a plot
Should be the marriage knot,
But there's no knot for me."
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U.S. and Israel Face Same Palestinian Question
After reconciliation with Hamas, can the P.A. be trusted with millions of dollars?
It's been nearly two weeks since the Fatah-Hamas reconcilation deal was first agreed to, and still the most concrete correlative for Israeli response is the decision, so far, not to transfer some $90 million in tax revenue to the Palestinian Authority, under the theory that such money could, now, end up in Hamas's hands. Secondarily, there is the question of whether the United States will continue to send more than half a billion dollars of aid to the P.A. It is not inconceivable that the U.S. administration will respond to these similar questions with contradictory answers.
Concerning the tax revenue—without which, according to Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, 150,000 P.A. employees will not be paid for the first time since 2007—the State Department criticized the Israeli decision as "premature." Said a spokesperson, "We are looking to see what this reconciliation agreement looks like in practical terms, before we make any decisions about future assistance." Which of course leads to the second question. On Sunday, P.A. President Mahmoud Abbas told a visiting delegation from the dovish American group J Street that it is crucial that the U.S. continue aid; he flatly denied "that Hamas will be in the West Bank, or that it will share any authority here," adding, "The new government will comply with my policies, and I am against terror and violence." Yet, also over the weekend, 29 Democratic senators—joining Republican colleagues—urged President Obama to withhold P.A. aid pending assurances that Hamas will not join the P.A. (as it will do if reconciliation is followed through upon). "The United States should stand by its refusal to work with any Palestinian government that includes Hamas," their letter argued, and it cited Hamas's criticism last week of the killing of Osama Bin Laden.
But even that is something of a more complex question: As I suggested at the time—and I don't mean to sugarcoat Hamas, whose head, Khaled Meshal, said over the weekend, "Unfortunately, nonviolence doesn't work against the Israelis"—part of the reason Hamas took the position it did on Bin Laden was to shore up what is, believe it or not, its even-more-jihadist flank. And indeed, on Saturday, Hamas police broke up a pro-Bin Laden rally run by Gaza Salafists (the same folks whom contributing editor Nathan Thrall warned about last week).
And you are seeing a lot of talk—from Meshal and from activist Mustafa Barghouti, who it turns out was fairly instrumental for getting the deal done in Cairo—that Hamas will make decisions in concert with its new partner, which would require committing to a two-state solution based on the 1967 lines and renouncing violence (policies that violate Hamas's rightly infamous charter). If, as Israel's strategic affairs minister Moshe Yaalon suggested, Hamas has not given up its ideology for good but has agreed to temporary compromise due to its own circumstantial weakness, now could be a good opportunity to hold Hamas to its word: Either Hamas will stick to its word, and there could be chance for real progress; or, at the very least, Hamas would betray its word, and the whole international community could see good faith on Israel's part and bluffing on Hamas's.
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I was privileged to introduce my longtime friend and former BYU and Maxwell Institute colleague Dr. Noel Reynolds for his plenary address on Friday night at the meeting of the Society for Mormon Philosophy and Theology. Dr. Reynolds is currently serving as president of the Mount Timpanogos Utah Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
He had many interesting things to say, but I'll mention one brief comment here:
As far as he can tell, he said, the first place where vicarious endowments and sealings were ever performed in the history of the world was the St. George Temple. I think he's probably right on that.
Vicarious baptisms for the dead had been performed in the Mississippi River and then in the Nauvoo Temple, but the remainder of the ordinances had to wait until the dedication of the St. George Temple in 1877.
I wonder how many zooming past on I-15 between Las Vegas and Salt Lake City recognize the cosmic importance of the large white building that they see off to the side of the freeway. For that matter, I wonder how many believing Latter-day Saints grasp the significance of that place. I couldn't help but be reminded of an implicitly rather sneering comment in Fawn Brodie's secularizing (and largely uncomprehending) 1945 biography of Joseph Smith:
"It is doubtful whether Joseph sensed the truly staggering implications of his endowment system. Upon his church now rested the burden of freeing the billions of spirits who had never heard the law of the Lord. Nauvoo had become the center not only of the world, but also of the universe." (Fawn M. Brodie, No Man Knows My History: The Life of Joseph Smith, the Mormon Prophet, 2d ed. [New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1975], 282-283)
And, indeed, for a time, it had. To those familiar with the ancient concept of the temple — as Mrs. Brodie plainly wasn't — this is no surprise. In fact, it's exactly what one would expect.
But actually putting the system into effect took a long time. Joseph Smith was murdered in 1844 by an anti-Mormon mob, the Saints were driven out of Nauvoo during the middle of winter in 1846, their temple was destroyed, and it wasn't until 1877 that another temple was dedicated — in St. George. And, if Latter-day Saints are correct, this temple, with those that have followed, represents the nexus of heaven and earth, the living and the dead. It is, yes, in a sense, the center of the universe. (The ancient order of things, shown by the arrangement of the tribes of Israel around the tabernacle, shows up again in the numbering of Salt Lake City streets according to their proximity to Temple Square.)
Seemingly important places like the battlefields at Gettysburg and Hastings and Waterloo, and the palace of Versailles, and the White House, will carry little or no significance in the eternities. It will be certain buildings in St. George, and Salt Lake City (and Apia, Samoa, and Sao Paulo, Brazil, and Zollikofen, Switzerland, and Lingfield, Surrey, and Hamilton, New Zealand, and the like) that will prove to have really mattered.
"It is a serious thing to live in a society of possible gods and goddesses, to remember that the dullest, most uninteresting person you talk to may one day be a creature which, if you saw it now, you would be strongly tempted to worship, or else a horror and a corruption such as you now meet, if at all, only in a nightmare. All day long we are, in some degree, helping each other to one or the other of these destinations. It is in the light of these overwhelming possibilites, it is with the awe and the circumspection proper to them, that we should conduct all of our dealings with one another, all friendships, all loves, all play, all politics. There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal. Nations, cultures, arts, civilizations — These are mortal, and their life is to ours as the life of a gnat. But it is immortals whom we joke with, work with, marry, snub, and exploit — immortal horrors or everlasting splendors." (C. S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory)


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A week after video footage grabbed by Zee Media showed Shiv Sena MP from Thane, Rajan Vichare, forcing a Muslim supervisor to eat chapatti during his Ramadan feast, food from the home state has finally reached Maharashtra Sadan in Delhi.
After the recommendation made by some MPs from the state, Maharashtrian food is now being served to the people staying at the Maharashtra Sadan. The food is made by a women's self-help group, the Mahila Arthik Vikas Mahamandal (MAVIM). The group consists of 17 members and is led by Prabha Rawar, reported the Indian Express.
Around three weeks ago, 11 members of Parliament from Maharashtra belonging to the Shiv Sena had allegedly forced a Muslim catering supervisor to break his fast at Maharashtra Sadan in New Delhi last week.
Watch the video footage of the Maharashtra Sadan row
The MPs were apparently angry over not being served Maharashtrian food. Snubbing religious sentiments, the Shiv Sainiks had forced supervisor Arshad Zubair S, who was fasting for Ramzan, to eat a chapatti. The incident took place when a group of around 15 MPs were discussing complaints about the lack of services at the Sadan. Indian Railways' IRCTC had immediately suspended the catering service in protest. IRCTC complained in writing to the Maharashtra Resident Commissioner, saying the employee had been "deeply pained and hurt as religious sentiments are attached".
The food being served at the new Maharashtra Sadan includes both vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes. The vegetarian thali at the canteen includes sukhi sabzi, chapattis, varan bhaat (dal-rice), vegetable curry and sheera (a type of Maharashtrian dessert). The non-vegetarian thali includes chicken (cooked in Kolhapuri style). The cost of vegetarian thali is Rs 100, while the non-vegetarian one is Rs 150. The MAVIM currently serves very few dishes as the team does not have any people. MAVIM is headquartered in Mumbai and have their offices across all districts in the state.
Leaders of various political outfits across party lines had condemned the Shiv Sena MPs' act.


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SYDNEY – A 14-year-old Scottish boy has died in searing heat in the harsh Australian Outback while hiking with his father, police said.
Ewan Williamson, who arrived in Australia in mid-December, collapsed four hours into the walk in the Cape Range National Park on Friday with little water or shade as temperatures soared above 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit).
In naming the boy who died in hospital, police said late Sunday that his father alerted authorities who located the pair 20 kilometers (12 miles) south of Exmouth in Western Australia.
The cause of death is yet to be determined but reports said he was severely dehydrated.
It was the second death in six weeks in Australia's harsh interior after a 25-year-old man died of thirst in remote southeast Queensland state last month, prompting police warnings about the risks of the desert.
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"TMCs Ups…
During 2013, most TMCs participating in the ARC-verified program of sharing transaction and sales data with BTN experienced another year of growth. For some, that came from both organic expansion – new clients and greater activity among existing clients – and acquisitions.
Travel management company Frosch, for example, for 2013 posted a 17 percent jump in ARC transactions and a 21 percent increase in sales, resulting from 'a mix of acquisitions and organic growth across our business units,' according to president and CEO Bryan Leibman. He noted a late 2012 purchase of a majority interest in Globalpoint Travel Solutions, and some smaller agency additions during 2013."
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According to FROSCH President & CEO, Bryan Leibman, "FROSCH has to be prepared for any change the industry may bring, and Concur can help with this vision through its application program interfacing (API) partners, TripLink, and the suite of technology services they can provide our customers. The time was right to create a position that focused on Steve's expertise, depth of relationships and understanding of the Concur platform."
With 30 years of experience helping corporations manage their travel, Sedgwick brings unique insight and perspective to the FROSCH team. "In the last 20 months, the industry has seen a new shift in the way corporations are procuring travel," Sedgwick said. "I'm very excited to be working with Bryan and the FROSCH team as they share the same passion for helping corporate clients successfully manage their travel."
The Concur ecosystem will have hundreds of technology partners connected by a common platform and API's that will bring new services, flexibility, and unique value to corporate clients. FROSCH looks forward to taking a leading role in the future of managing 100% of its corporate clients' travel, regardless of the distribution channel. Fundamental services such as travel policy compliance (pre- and post-ticketing), quality control audits, and increased reporting visibility are all services that will be rolled out in the next several months.]]>
"Our growth over the past twenty seven years is an accomplishment of which I am extremely proud, but nothing compares to the honor I feel knowing that Willett Travel has earned a wonderful reputation for its integrity, professionalism, and consideration of clients and staff alike," says Tama Taylor Holve, owner of Willett Travel.
Holve continues, "Like so many industries, change is constant in travel. To join a great company with superior technology, 'economy of scale' benefits to both clients and staff, is a welcome, necessary change. To become part of FROSCH, owned by the respected Leibman Family, and have these business tools and supportive FROSCH team members is wonderful – that FROSCH embraces the same values of integrity, professionalism and caring that have been the foundation of Willett Travel is a gift."
Bryan Leibman, President & CEO of FROSCH adds, "Willett Travel has earned a tremendous reputation in the industry over the past 70 years. Tama Taylor Holve and the whole Willett Team have garnered much respect and friendship from their travel partners and clients, and we are proud to stand with her legacy moving forward."
Established in 1943, Willett Travel is one of Los Angeles' oldest agencies, with owner Tama Taylor Holve and her great team continuing a long tradition of dedication to service built on a solid foundation and enhanced with today's technology and expertise. Through the ensuing years, Willett became experts in touring and production travel for the entertainment industry. While Willett's client list may read like a list of "Who's Who," its focus remained clear — treat every client like a celebrity.
From 1987, when the present ownership began, the company has grown from a staff of 9 to 65, and from $2.5M in sales to nearly $25M. Willett has received numerous honors through the years, including being named "The Number One, Woman Owned Business in the San Fernando Valley" by the Los Angeles Business Journal and chosen as the "Best Travel Agency in the San Fernando Valley and Ventura County" in the Los Angeles
Times Readers' Poll.
In operation since 1965, Adventure Travels is a proud member of Signature Travel Network and one of the industry's leading cruise producers with accolades from various cruise lines, including Carnival, Celebrity Cruises, Holland America Line, and Royal Caribbean Cruises.
"Adventure Travels has a stellar reputation in the industry, and we are delighted to be a part of their progression. We look forward to building upon Bill's efforts for the past 48 years in Florida where Adventure Travels has demonstrated an unrelenting commitment to quality, service and professionalism," Bryan Leibman, president and CEO of FROSCH, said.
Bill Cooper, owner and president of Adventure Travels, cited FROSCH's state-of-the-art technology and expertise that will help provide further benefits and services to clients.
The agreement takes effect in January 2014.]]>
Kazlauskas stated: "I am thrilled to be joining such a dynamic and world-class travel company. I look forward to working with the exceptional FROSCH team and our outstanding supplier partners. It's an exciting time to be aligning myself with such a respected company and to help grow FROSCH exponentially over the next few years, while ensuring we continue to deliver the outstanding service and standards FROSCH is renowned for."
Kazlauskas joins FROSCH from Insight Vacations, where he was President for the last 12 years. While at Insight, Kazlauskas was responsible for growing the business over 200%, winning several industry awards and accolades, and playing a central role as Insight grew and expanded its leadership in the Premium and Luxury escorted tour business. Before joining Insight, Kazlauskas held senior executive positions at Tauck, Trafalgar, and Orient Lines. During his 20 years in the industry, Kazlauskas has always been a staunch advocate for the agency channel and established many programs and seminars on educating the trade on sales, marketing, customer service and strategic planning.
Bryan Leibman, President & CEO of FROSCH, commented: "I have the utmost regard for Marc and his leadership ability. I have been tremendously impressed by his strength of character, reputation and significant accomplishments. We are very excited to welcome him. "
Kazlauskas will be based in the company's New York office when he joins FROSCH on March 3, 2014.]]>
"I am excited to join an organization like FROSCH that has its eye on the future of travel management. Leveraging my family background in travel and extensive career in technology, my goal is to creatively merge the two areas in order to provide the seamless experience today's agents and travelers expect," says Moran.
An industry veteran, Louis Moran joins FROSCH from Protravel International where he most recently served as Chief Technology Officer for over eight years. Prior to Protravel, he fulfilled the position of Senior Systems Administrator at Lawyers Travel where he implemented and managed innovative changes to the organization's systems and networks.
FROSCH President and CEO, Bryan Leibman states, "As we continue to expand our global operations and set industry leading service standards for our independent contractors, as well as our corporate, leisure and groups and meetings business units, it is critical that we invest in and enhance our leadership team. With his extensive industry expertise, Louis will be a terrific addition to the team."
Frosch Travel (FROSCH) is a privately owned travel management company headquartered in New York City, New York and Houston, Texas. Founded in 1972, FROSCH was established with a focus on deluxe leisure and corporate travel. Since 1998, the company has expanded by an average of 30% per year, both through internal growth as well as through strategic acquisitions. FROSCH maintains offices nationwide, placing it among the top ten agencies in the U. S., with dedicated divisions for corporate travel, leisure travel, group travel, global services, and rewards & incentives. FROSCH is a member of the Signature Travel Network consortium, which provides resources, technology and marketing for member agencies. FROSCH is also a leading shareholder of GSM Travel Management (GSM) – a global corporate travel management company with a presence currently in 44 countries and growing, servicing international offices with high standards and technological proficiencies. For more information, visit www.frosch.com.
"In her new role, Judith Allen furthers our investment in global operations. Her expertise will continue to increase FROSCH's leading position in an industry that relies on high touch service and leading technology. She is a perfect fit within our brand," says FROSCH President & CEO, Bryan Leibman.
"I am thrilled to be joining such a forward thinking, client and employee focused organization. Working with the excellent teams at FROSCH and partnering with our clients, my goal is to leverage my expertise to continue to build 'Leading Class' managed travel programs while staying committed to highly elevated standards of performance and service for our customers," says Allen.
Bringing 27 years of travel industry experience, Judith Allen will join FROSCH from Carlson Wagonlit Travel, where she most recently served as Vice President of CWT Energy, Resource Marine-The Americas, handling multi-national and global accounts while ensuring high client retention and award-winning client satisfaction. Allen possesses extensive knowledge in client program implementation, consolidation and optimization, with proven success in various fields, including operations, account management, technology, training, project management and strategic leadership on a local, national and global level.
Founded in 1972, FROSCH has seen an average growth of 30 percent per year since 1998 and has become a billion-dollar, privately held travel management company with over 1100 qualified professionals nationwide.
Frosch Travel (FROSCH) is a privately owned travel management company headquartered in New York City, New York and Houston, Texas. Founded in 1972, FROSCH was established with a focus on deluxe leisure and corporate travel. Since 1998, the company has expanded by an average of 30% per year, both through internal growth, as well as through strategic acquisitions. FROSCH maintains offices nationwide, placing it among the top ten agencies in the U. S., with dedicated divisions for corporate travel, leisure travel, group travel, global services, and rewards & incentives. FROSCH is a member of the Signature Travel Network consortium, which providing resources, technology and marketing for member agencies. FROSCH is also a leading shareholder of GSM Travel Management (GSM) – a global corporate travel management company with a presence currently in 44 markets and growing, servicing international offices with high standards and technological proficiencies. For more information, visit www.frosch.com.
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Sulabh International Museum of Toilets, New Delhi, India
Why and how do toilets vary around the world? Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak offers some answers to this somewhat taboo topic at the Sulabh International Museum of Toilets in New Delhi. Exhibits trace the evolution of the loo and the essential role it has played in the hygiene history.
The Momofuku Ando Instant Ramen Museum, Osaka, Japan
A staple of broke college students worldwide, instant noodles have a surprisingly diverse backstory. Here at the Instant Ramen Museum, you can take part in an interactive workshop where you'll learn how to stretch, steam, and fry the noodles or create your own flavor concoction.
The International Mustard Museum, Middleton, WI
There really is a museum for everything. Love that tangy zing of mustard on your sandwich? Head to Middleton, Wisconsin to celebrate America's favorite condiment. There's an exhibit on international mustard traditions, a tasting bar with free samples, and a large gift shop. And if you're lucky enough to be in the area in early August, you can join mustard lovers to help celebrate National Mustard day!
Vulcan Tourism & Trek Station, Vulcan, Alberta, Canada
Vulcan, Alberta has embraced its Star Trek connection by building a spaceship-shaped museum dedicated to the show. Check out fascinating show memorabilia, learn a bit of Vulcan or Klingon, and spend a moment sitting in Captain Kirk's chair.
Sewer Museum, Paris, France
You've come to love the streets of Paris, now find out what lies beneath. Paris developed its first sewage system more than 600 years ago. Learn about the history of the sewers and how it transformed the city, and explore a portion of the tunnels that are in use today. Inquisitive kids will love it—but be prepared to hold your nose!
Hall of Flame, Phoenix, Arizona
The Hall of Flame pays homage to the history of firefighting. Kids and adults alike will marvel at the vintage fire trucks and a gallery of photographs dedicated to wilderness firefighting. Pay your respects to fallen firefighters at the National Hall of Heroes.
Leeds Castle Dog Collar Museum, Kent, England
Is your pooch a beloved member of your family? You might be surprised to learn that dogs enjoyed the same status even during medieval times. At Leeds castle, where six former queens lived, dogs are part of history. The castle's houses a collection of canine paraphernalia, dedicated to the 500-year history of hunting and gun dogs, guard dogs and pet dogs that lived there.
Museum of Bad Art, Boston, Massachusetts
If you've visited the Louvre, the Met, and the Tate, you may have wondered, "what makes art, art?" The proprietors of the Museum of Bad Art have answered this question in their own way by assembling a collection of 500 pieces of "painfully hideous" art at three Boston locations. Categories include "Unlikely Landscapes," "Unseen Force," and "Blue People."
Museum of Apiculture, Radovljica, Slovenia
The ancient art and science of beekeeping is the subject of this charming museum in a 14th century manor house in Radofljica. On display are exhibits depicting the importance of this industry to Slovenia's folk history, as well as a collection of unique bee- and honey-themed art.
International Spy Museum, Washington, D.C.
The world of espionage has been an intriguing mystery for generations. At the International Spy Museum, you can experience a taste of spycraft for yourself! The museum features interactive exhibits covering the covert role of espionage throughout American history. The true highlight of this museum is the Spy School, where you can learn about disguise, surveillance, and gadgets, then try it out yourself in a roleplaying experience.
TripAdvisor has recently come under fire for marketing all of their reviews as "truthful." Unfortunately, this is not the case – there is no process of verification for any reviews posted to the site and thus, fake comments to sabotage or boost business often appear. The Advertising Standards Authority conducted a four month investigation to determine whether or not it was possible for non-genuine content to be posted and the results confirmed their suspicions. Other user-review oriented sites, like Yelp (and even Amazon, surprisingly), face the same difficulties.
We've compiled a list of some helpful tips to ensure you are not misled by a fake review:
Discuss your hotel choice with your travel consultant extensively.
They will have the most well-informed advice for you including insider tips and information. If your travel consultant is not directly familiar with the property, there is sure to be someone in their office that is.
Take note of the writing style.
Over-use of verbs, adverbs and pronouns has been found by Cornell University researchers to be a hint of a fake review. Often, when a traveler is reviewing a hotel they have personally stayed at, they will talk about the hotel and their experience during their stay. Fake reviews often include extra information or unrelated tangents, like shopping nearby and who they "traveled" with. Also, keep in mind that extremely short reviews full of adverbs are quick ways to boost a property's rating.
Exclamation points all over the place!!
In most cases, the reviewer is not that excited about their hotel stay. Sure, it may have been a fantastic experience, but how often do you use exclamation points in your emails? Forced enthusiasm is easy to spot in a review and is a sure sign the review is not truthful.
Lots of mentions of the hotel name.
Numerous mentions of a company, in this case, the hotel name, are thought to boost search rankings. Repeating the proper name of the hotel numerous times within a single review is another sure sign of a fake review.


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anorectal disorder. HEMORRHOIDS are the most frequently diagnosed anorectal lesion and the most common cause of rectal bleeding.' Up to 50% of the adult population in the United States may be affected. [2] Typical symptoms are pain, pruritus, bleeding, and prolapse. Conservative therapies may provide symptomatic relief, while surgical techniques such as rubber band ligation, sclerotherapy, electrocoagulation, and hem orrhoidectomy allow definitive resolution. In the past 4 years at our institution, four cases have been encountered in which apparent hemorrhoids refractory to conservative management were subsequently diagnosed as anal melanoma. This alarming disease is rarely considered in patients thought to have benign, common hemorrhoids and carries a grave prognosis.3 While surgical and oncologic publications pertaining to anal melanoma are numerous, only one article4 is available for primary care clinicians who, in our opinion, are often unaware of the significance of this neoplasm. We present four cases (Table).
CASE REPORTS Case 1. A 26-year-old black male bricklayer from central Georgia was seen in December 1995 with 6 months of painful defecation and rectal bleeding, diagnosed as internal hemorrhoids and refractory to medical management. A palpable, tender 5 cm mass was detected on digital rectal examination (DRE), thought to be a thrombosed hemorrhoid, and excised transanally in January 1996. Pathology of the resected specimen revealed anal melanoma with 8 mm of tumor thickness. No evidence of distant metastasis was present. He received adjuvant interferon-alpha (IFN-[alpha]) immunotherapy. In July 1996, a left groin mass developed. At excision, necrotic metastatic melanoma was detected. One of 31 inguinal nodes was positive for melanoma. At follow-up in August 1997, at least 10 pulmonary metastases 1 to 3 cm in diameter were found. He received radiation therapy, interleukin-2 (IL-2) and IFN-a immunotherapy without tumor response. Relendess clinical deterioration followed, with widespread metastases to lungs and bone. The patient died in February 1999, 37 months after diagnosis.
Case 2. A 58-year-old white male prison inmate from eastern Georgia had 6 months of rectal pain and bleeding, diagnosed as hemorrhoids in April 1998 and refractory to medical management A 20-lb weight loss was documented. A tender, pigmented, prolapsing mass was palpable by DRE (Fig 1). Colonoscopy in May 1998 showed a 5 cm fungating, ulcerated mass 2 cm from the anal verge in the anterior position. Biopsies revealed anal melanoma with 18 mm of tumor thickness, deeply invasive into intestinal wall and vascular structures (Fig 2). Hepatic and pulmonary metastases were observed on computed tomography (CT). The patient had abdominoperineal resection (APR) in June 1998 for palliation of severe anal pain, bleeding, and near obstruction by the mass located just above the dentate line (Fig 3). Biopsy of pigmented liver nodules and 14 perirectal lymph nodes was positive for metastases. He received three cycles of dacarbazine, cisplatin, and carmustine, with tamoxifen. Disease progression was rapid despite aggressive intervention. He died of widespread metastatic melanoma to liver and lungs in March 1999, 10 months after diagnosis.
Case 3. A 58-year-old white male nuclear engineer from western South Carolina was seen in November 1998 with 3 months of rectal bleeding and a prolapsing mass, diagnosed as hemorrhoids and refractory to medical management. A pedunculated, nontender mass was palpable within the anal orifice on DRE (Fig 4). Colonoscopy showed a 4 cm ulcerated, fungating mass (Fig 5). Biopsy confirmed amelanotic melanoma. Multiple liver metastases were detected by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (Fig 6), with increased signal intensity on Ti-weighted images consistent with melanin within the lesions. Wide local excision of the rectal mass was done to control bleeding and prolapse. Pathologic specimens revealed 7 mm of tumor thickness. Three cycles of biochemotherapy with cisplatin, tamoxifen, IFN-a, and IL-2 were administered. At follow-up, more extensive hepatic metastases were detected by MRI, with new metastases in right inguinal nodes, lungs, and multiple ribs. High-dose IFN-[alpha] was administered for 4 weeks. He was eva luated for high-dose IL-2 immunotherapy at the National Cancer Institute, but his condition deteriorated rapidly and he died in July 1999, 8 months after diagnosis. At autopsy, widespread metastases were detected in liver, spleen, periaortic and inguinal nodes, lungs, vertebral column, ribs, pons, and the cerebral cortex.
Case 4. A 59-year-old white male utilities worker from eastern Georgia was seen in June 1999 with 4 months of rectal fullness and bleeding, diagnosed as hemorrhoids and unresponsive to medical management. Bilateral inguinal adenopathy was present. On DRE, a 6 cm tender, partially pigmented, prolapsing mass (Fig 7) was palpable at 2 cm inside the anal canal. Biopsy of the mass showed anal melanoma with tumor thickness exceeding 5 mm. Needle biopsy of inguinal lymph nodes showed metastatic melanoma, and chest CT scan showed multiple pulmonary metastases. Despite chemotherapy and radiotherapy, widespread metastases developed, metastases to the gastric fundus resulted in massive gastrointestinal hemorrhage, and he died in December 1999, 6 months after diagnosis.
Anorectal melanoma comprises 0.25% to 1.25% of malignancies originating in this anatomic region. [5] Of all melanomas, anal melanoma represents 0.4% to 1.6% and is the third most common site of origin, following the skin and eye. The malignancy occurs more frequently with advancing age, with peak incidence in the sixth and seventh decades and no apparent sexual predilection. [6] Cases in whites outnumber those in African-Americans. [7]
The majority of these tumors arise near the dentate line in the anal canal (Fig 3) and have polypoid and pigmented features. Many are nodular masses that prolapse through the anal orifice and ulcerate, as in our patients. Microscopically, tumor cells are arranged in nests, and individual cells may be epithelioid or spindled. These clusters of tumor cells invade overlying squamous mucosa in a pagetoid manner (Fig 2) and are characteyized by immunostaining specific for the melanosome protein HMB-45 (Fig 2, inset).
In normal individuals, melanocytes are readily identified within the squamous mucosa of the anal canal distal to the dentate line. [8] Melanomas of the anorectum are thought to arise from these cells. Ultraviolet light, a common carcinogen in cutaneous melanoma, is obviously not a provocative factor in this anatomic region. [9] Additionally, this tumor is more common in patients residing north of 40[degrees] latitude, in contrast to cutaneous melanoma cases. Some authors believe these malignancies originate from melanocytes indigenous to the overlying glandular mucosa of the anus. [10,11] A recent analysis [12] of 117 cases spanning 20 years in the National Cancer Institute registry showed a sharp rise in incidence in young men in San Francisco between 1988 and 1992, suggesting a possible association with HIV infection. All 4 patients in our series were HIV-negative.
In various series, [7, 13-15] 20% to 62% of patients had metastatic disease at the time of initial diagnosis. The abundant lymphatics of the anorectum probably facilitate the high rate of inguinal and iliac lymph node metastastes. The rich vascular network in this area promotes hematogenous spread to liver, lung, bone, brain, and other organs. In addition, anorectal melanomas often achieve large size and nodular growth before clinical detection. The occult, widespread distribution of metastases before definitive evaluation of the symptomatic anorectal mass is apparent in our four patients. It is uncertain whether the pronounced tendency to metastasize implies a more aggressive tumor biology or is due to plentiful lymphatic and hematogenous channels of the anal canal. In our cases, as in other published series, the prognosis at presentation is generally poor, with expected survival usually expressed in months.
Optimal surgical therapy in the management of anorectal melanoma is uncertain and controversial. Procedures include the conservative approach of wide local excision (LE) and the more radical approach of APR. However, the rarity of this tumor, advanced stage at presentation, and poor prognosis have confounded attempts to clarify optimal surgical intervention. In 19 published series totaling 610 patients worldwide between 1929 and 1995, [5-7, 12-28] no statistically significant difference has been consistently demonstrated for APR (with or without inguinal node dissection) compared with wide LE. Poor prognosis was evident in each series, with 5-year survival of less than 20%, regardless of operative method. Surgical decisions must therefore be individualized according to severity of local symptoms, prevalence of distant metastases, and overall health of the patient. Recent reviews [13,24] advocate sphincter-sparing LE, because patients tend to succumb to metastases regardless of surgical therapy. Others [14,26 ] recommend proceeding with APR, but only if distant metastases are absent or for palliative relief.
From the oncologic standpoint, a limited number of chemotherapeutic agents have shown effectiveness in metastatic cutaneous melanoma. Dacarbazine, carmustine, and cisplatinum have shown single-agent tumor responses in up to 25% of cases. [29] The combination of IFN-[alpha] IL-2, and cytotoxic drugs, termed "biochemotherapy" or "chemoim-munotherapy," seems to be more active than any agent alone. A recent meta-analysis [30] of IL-2 and/or IFN-[alpha] added to chemotherapy, in 154 studies involving 7,341 patients with metastatic cutaneous melanoma showed improved tumor response rates over chemotherapy alone. No published randomized trials are available for anal melanoma due to the small number of patients requiring several decades to recruit in most series. Hence, all treatment regimens are extrapolated from trials involving metastatic cutaneous melanoma. Future options will likely incorporate combined modalities of chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and radiation therapy.
The use of vaccines to treat patients with melanoma is based on the unique immunogenicity of this solid tumor. The most extensively studied melanoma vaccines are whole-cell (allogenic and autologous), cell-lysate formulations containing multiple antigens, shed-antigen derivatives, carbohydrate antigens (including gangliosides), and purified antigen preparations capable of stimulating an immune response in the melanoma patient. [31,32] To date, however, no reported phase III trial comparing vaccine with chemotherapy in cutaneous melanoma, has shown a statistically significant survival benefit. [32,33]
Despite the dismal prognosis in the vast majority of cases of melanoma, some reports have included isolated instances of surprisingly lengthy survival. In 390 cases from 11 series [5,13,14,16,20,21,23,25,26,28,34] in which cases of prolonged survival were mentioned, 29 patients (7%) lived for more than 10 years after diagnosis. The factors predictive of prolonged survival in these unusual cases of anal melanoma are unknown but may be correlated with initial depth of tumor invasion, as shown in cutaneous melanoma, [35] or with absence of distant metastases at time of diagnosis. [13,15]
The average survival time in our series of four patients was 15.2 months despite surgical and oncologic therapy in each. This is consistent with the findings in previous series and may reflect the aggressive biologic behavior of bulky melanomas arising in the richly vascular and lymphatic region of the anus. Our case density of 1.0 per year is consistent with that of larger series at other referral institutions, where experts have seen 85 cases in 64 years, [14] 15 in 16 years, [15] 32 in 36 years, [24] 72 in 57 years, [26] and 24 in 15 years. [27] The patient in case 2, at age 26, represents the second youngest patient reported in the literature [36]; to our knowledge, his is only the sixth case of anal melanoma reported thus far in an African-American patient.
How can practicing clinicians reduce the devastating morbidity and mortality of anal melanoma? We suggest four measures: (1) perform routine annual rectal examinations in the group at highest risk, those aged 45 to 80 years; (2) biopsy anorectal lesions atypical for hemorrhoids based on induration, pigmentation, ulceration, or refractory nature; (3) include anal melanoma in the differential diagnosis of rectal bleeding in adults; (4) seek early diagnosis to allow timely surgical management and prompt entry into combination chemotherapy and immunotherapy regimens before the metastatic burden of disease is excessive. As Pack and Oropeza [5] stated so accurately 34 years ago, the rectum is "a region infrequently inspected with minute care by either patient or physician." Practitioners in a broad variety of specialties must be aware that some cases of hemorrhoids may not be so benign after all.
Acknowledgment. We thank Phil N. Jones for photographic assistance.
From the Departments of Family Medicine, Surgery, and Medicine (Section of Medical Oncology), Medical college of Georgia, and the Department of Pathology, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Institute of Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Augusta, Ga.
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TABLE Characteristics of the Four Patients Case 1 Age (years) 26 Race/sex African/American male Duration of symptoms (months) 6 Size of mass (cm) 5 Tumor thickness (mm) 8 Metastases (at diagnosis) None Therapy Local excision, immunotherapy, radiation therapy Metastases (later) Lung, nodes, bone Survival (months) 37 Case 2 Case 3 Age (years) 58 58 Race/sex White male White male Duration of symptoms (months) 6 3 Size of mass (cm) 5 4 Tumor thickness (mm) 18 7 Metastases (at diagnosis) Liver, lung, nodes Liver Therapy Abdominoperineal Local excision, resection, chemotherapy, chemotherapy immunotherapy Metastases (later) Same Lung, ribs, spleen, brain, nodes. Survival (months) 10 8 Case 4 Age (years) 59 Race/sex White male Duration of symptoms (months) 4 Size of mass (cm) 6 Tumor thickness (mm) 5 Metastases (at diagnosis) Lung, nodes Therapy Chemotherapy radiation therapy Metastases (later) Liver, kidney, adrenal, stomach Survival (months) 6
* Anal melanoma is easily confused with hemorrhoids in the initial diagnosis of bleeding anorectal lesions.
* At the time of diagnosis, anal melanoma is often widely metastatic and carries a grave prognosis.
* Current surgical and chemoimmunotherapeutic combinations may be effective for disease control, and there are rare reports of prolonged survival.
* Apparent hemorrhoids that enlarge, are pigmented, ulcerated, or indurated, and persist despite conservative therapy, should be evaluated for melanoma.
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Brawl in the Garden
In hockey, brawling has become so essential to the sport that it spawned the joke of a thousand lounge acts: "I went to a fight and a hockey game broke out."
In football, Tennessee Titan Albert Haynesworth stomped his cleat on the head of Cowboys center Andre Gurode last October, and the condemnation in the court of public opinion fell solely on Haynesworth's sorry shoulders.
In baseball, when Chicago Cubs catcher Michael Barrett punched A.J. Pierzynski in the mouth this summer, the benches cleared, but it merited barely a mention in the media, more punch line than punch-out.
But in basketball, a fight gets decidedly different treatment. It's debated and discussed like the 1992 Los Angeles riots--with an overcaffeinated mix of condemnation and concern. The NBA has become the spittoon for every racial anxiety aslosh in Sportsworld.
For those who have been living in Dick Cheney's bunker, the Denver Nuggets and New York Knicks engaged in a Saturday night scuffle at Madison Square Garden. The Nuggets were pounding the Knicks, up nineteen points with a minute left, and rubbing the Knicks' noses in it. As Nuggets guard J.R. Smith went up for another highlight dunk, little-used Knick Mardy Collins yanked him down by the neck. This led to a scuffle between Smith and the five-foot-six Nate Robinson that spilled into the first row behind the basket. Just when things were starting to calm down, Nuggets superstar Carmelo Anthony sucker-punched Collins in the face and then back-pedaled across the floor quicker than Ginger Rogers. That was followed by several minutes of macho posturing as players preened for the cameras in bogus displays of bravado.
On Monday, NBA commissioner David Stern suspended Anthony for fifteen games--most observers expected five to ten. Robinson and Smith have been banished for ten games each.
The brawl in the Garden was ugly, but this is a case of punishment far exceeding the crime. The blame primarily lies with the coaches: Knicks coach Isiah Thomas for ordering the hard foul (Caught on camera, he appeared to say to Anthony, "It wouldn't be a good idea for you to go to the basket") and Nuggets coach George Karl, for running up the score. ESPN's Stephen Smith contends that Karl wanted to humiliate Thomas--who is also the Knicks' general manager--for firing his good friend former coach Larry Brown. On these two men the blame should fall, and in any other sport, that is exactly what would occur. But not when it involves the NBA.
Instead, we are deluged with articles about how, as a Yahoo Sports headline described it, this is really "a black eye" for the entire league. The Baltimore Sun's Childs Walker wrote that the brawl should spark a discussion "about the sociology of the NBA."
MSNBC's Michael Ventre opined that "the terms 'NBA' and 'thuggery' have become inextricably linked in the minds of basketball fans the world over." The piece also calls the incident another example of "The NBA Vs. Idiots."
Young black men scuffling, even scuffling in a way that would make foxy boxing seem threatening, becomes cause for an astounding amount of public hand-wringing. Fights in the NBA happen with far less frequency than one would think. The previous one that drew a suspension occurred last season, when Keyon Dooling and Ray Allen scuffled with no punches even connecting.
Stern is responsible for this holier-than-thou atmosphere. It was Stern who last year issued the infamous dress code, banning ostentatious gold chains and medallions and mandating business casual attire off the court. It was Stern who instigated the "tough on whining" rules this season--if a player so much as sneezes in a referee's direction, he gets tagged with a technical foul. It was Stern who last year hired Karl Rove's public relations operative Matthew Dowd to give the league "red-state appeal."
This approach, in my mind, is rooted in generational and racial anxiety, and efforts to assuage that anxiety among the folks who can afford the pricey tickets at Madison Square Garden. When Stern feeds the myth that players somehow are out of control and undercivilized, it gives confidence to the apostles of fear--like New York Post columnist Phil Mushnick, who wrote, "NBAers are showing up to speak at schools and in airports and for TV interviews looking like recruitment officers for the Bloods and Crips."
While Mushnick and his ilk are shocked, shocked by the brawl at the Garden, they conveniently ignore the stories that place these young men in a very different light. With next to no media coverage, Anthony last week gave $1.5 million to start the Carmelo Anthony Youth Development Center in his home town of Baltimore. The center will offer after-school education and recreation programs to about 200 school-age children.
But today's Baltimore Sun has a piece titled "Anthony's Star Takes a Hit." Another report on the Sports Illustrated website contends "Melo's Image Irreparably Damaged." The brawl, in the eyes of these observers, far outweighs this altogether more significant act. And in Stern's world of paternalistic damage control, it surely does.


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The Asian Football Confederation has agreed to the Philippine Football Federation's proposed date for the AFC Challenge Cup Group E Qualifiers, which will now be slated March 22 to 26 at Rizal Memorial Stadium.
The information was relayed to the Inquirer by PFF president Nonong Araneta, who welcomed the schedule change, saying that it would give the federation and the national team more time to prepare for the hosting of the tournament.
Earlier scheduled on the first week of March, the tournament will now be played on Fifa international match dates. That means the Azkals will have their foreign-based players possibly released for the tournament.
Clubs all over the world are inclined to release players for national team duty on international match dates set by Fifa.
Among the overseas-based players expected to bolster the squad are Stephan Schrock, Neil Etheridge, Roland Muller, Paul Mulders, Jerry Lucena, Dennis Cagara, Ray Jonsson, Juani and Angel Guirado and Rob Gier.
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'We're treated like animals'
Filipinos flee police brutality in Sabah
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ZAMBOANGA CITY—"They dragged all the men outside the houses, kicked and hit them," 32-year-old Amira Taradji said on Friday as she recounted her family's ordeal in Sandakan, which started when Malaysian security forces launched a crackdown on suspected supporters of Sulu Sultan Jamalul Kiram III in Sabah.
Taradji said Malaysian policemen ordered Filipino men to run as fast as they could and shot them.
Among those killed on Monday night during the police sweep of a Filipino community in Sandakan was her brother, Jumadil, she said.
Taradji, who was originally from Calinan in Davao City, was among some 400 Filipinos who fled Lahad Datu, Semporna, Tawau and Kunak in Sabah for Sulu as the violence sparked by the intrusion of the followers of Jamalul into the eastern Malaysian state spread at the start of the week.
In other Philippine areas near Sabah, hundreds more have arrived since the police crackdown started and many more Filipinos are expected to return home anytime soon, according to government officials.
Speaking to the INQUIRER by phone through the help of a Sulu local official shortly after arriving in Patikul town by a commercial vessel from Sabah late Friday, Taradji said the police sweeps had become dreadful for both Filipinos and Sabahans known as Orang Suluk (people who originated from Sulu).
Taradji reported the arrest of Filipino men in Tawau and Kunak.
Some of the arrested men, who showed immigration papers, were shot dead, she said, recounting reports by other Filipinos who fled Sabah with her.
"Some of those arrested did not see jail because they were shot and killed," Taradji said.
She said those who had been locked up were also unlucky, as the Malaysian authorities were not feeding them.
Extreme fear
Taradji had lived in Sandakan since she was 6 years old and she was a holder of MyKad, the identification card issued to Malaysian citizens and permanent residents.
She said that despite her and her family's being holders of MyKad, they hastily abandoned their home when the police sweeps started Monday night.
She said that from a distance, she saw how those caught during the raid suffered in the hands of Malaysian policemen.
"We sailed from Sandakan to nearby islands. From one island to another, until we reached a small island where we took [an outrigger] for the Philippines. We begged hard so they would allow us into one of the [their boats]," she said.
Carla Manlaw, 47, said the extreme fear of Malaysian policemen, with stories of abuses and killings, prompted her and other Filipinos to leave for Bongao in Tawi-Tawi.
Manlaw and 99 others, including children and elderly people, reached Philippine waters in two motorboats after sailing for about two hours from Sandakan. They were intercepted and escorted by a Philippine Navy ship to Bongao late Friday.
"My employer had no problem with having a Filipino worker. But what bothered me was the police," she said.
Manlaw said the other Filipinos in her boat fled because of fear. "What will they do to us?" she said, quoting her fellow refugees.
She said that when she heard that a vessel was leaving for Bongao from Sandakan, she immediately grabbed her things and went for it.
Investigate now
Mayor Hussin Amin of Jolo, Sulu, said the accounts of Filipinos fleeing police abuse in Sabah were "alarming and disturbing" and the Philippine government should look into it.
He said he had spoken with many refugees and their stories were the same: Malaysian soldiers and policemen do not distinguish between illegal immigrants and MyKad holders.
"Soldiers and policemen stormed their houses and even those with legitimate working papers like passports and IC papers were not spared. These documents were allegedly torn before their eyes. Men were told to run and were shot if they did. Those who refused were beaten black and blue. Filipinos in jail were executed," Amin said by phone late Friday.
What's really happening?
"We are asking our government to investigate now. Refugees from Sandakan and Sabah had spoken to us about their ordeals. If indeed what they have been telling us is true, then Malaysian authorities are not just targeting the Kirams in Lahad Datu," Amin said.
The New York-based Human Rights Watch also wants to know what is really happening in Sabah.
Phil Robertson, deputy Asia director of Human Rights Watch, issued a statement on Friday saying that while the "situation on the ground in the conflict zone in Sabah is still quite murky," Malaysia "should provide clear and accurate information on what had occurred."
Robertson said the Malaysian authorities should "ensure the protection of all civilians in the area, and allow humanitarian access for the provision of emergency assistance to those affected by the violence."
Detained without charges
"We're concerned about the Malaysian government's use of the Security Offenses Special Measures Act to detain reportedly more than 50 individuals, and call on the government to either charge them with a recognizable criminal offense or release them. All parties to the conflict should heed the call of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon to 'act in full respect of international human rights norms and standards," Robertson said.
Amin said that for now, he tended to believe the stories told by the refugees that Filipino men, especially Tausug, were being killed in the streets and in detention centers in Malaysia.
"Our people are treated like animals there and this has to stop because they are no longer hitting the Kirams," Amin said.
He said one reason why he believed the stories was his observation that children and women were so "deeply traumatized" that they tried to flee when they saw Filipino policemen as they arrived in Jolo.
"Some (of them) even attempted to jump to the sea, thinking they were still in Malaysia," he said, referring to scenes at the Jolo port this week.
"I spoke to them and gave them assurance that they were all home and no one would harm them now and the policemen securing the port were not Malaysians but Filipinos protecting them," Amin said.
Humanitarian crisis
Social welfare officials, who spoke to the Inquirer on condition of anonymity, said they anticipated that more than a thousand Filipinos from Sabah would arrive in the next few days.
One official said the crush of evacuees would "pose a problem" greater than the difficulties caused by the massive deportation of Filipinos from Malaysia in 2002.
Some 64,000 undocumented Filipinos were forced out of Sabah in that year and feeding or relocating them became a nightmare for officials.
Amirah Lidasan of the militant group Suara Bangsamoro said she pitied women and children who braved danger at sea to escape the Sabah violence.
The waters between Sabah and the Philippine areas of Tawi-Tawi and Sulu are known for huge waves that could swamp and capsize small vessels.
Survival problems
Taradji said another problem facing many Filipinos fleeing Sabah was how to live in the Philippines after living for decades in Malaysia.
She said she managed to bring some money to sustain her family for a few days.
But after that, she and her husband do not know how to feed the family, she said.
"We do not even know which way is Calinan now," Taradji said, adding that the Philippines is now a foreign land to her and her family after living for the past 26 years in Sabah.
Manlaw had the same thing to say.
"We have no future here, unlike in Sabah where we had jobs," she said.
Like Taradji, Manlaw and the other refugees who arrived in Bongao were being assisted by government agencies. With reports from Cynthia D. Balana in Manila; and Allan Nawal, Inquirer Mindanao
First posted 6:10 pm | Saturday, March 9th, 2013
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Just heard Lady Gaga's new single for the first time on YouTube:
What are people's opinions on it? Personally, I love it!
I always thought she is man
petrenj said
I always thought she is man
+1 – lol – opinions on this specific track?
Sounds like late 80 s hits.Maybe like Eurithmics
petrenj said
Sounds like late 80 s hits.Maybe like Eurithmics
Yes, I agree with you on that. Not sure whether it's as good as her previous stuff, but it's growing on me
Sorry but it doesn't do it for me.
Derivative and compressed beyond recognition. Good to dance to maybe. If it wasn't Gaga, I don't think you would be hearing it. Just my 2 cents worth.
i don't like all Lady Gaga's songs , but sound is perfect
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