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Plague is a deadly infectious disease caused by the enterobacteria Yersinia pestis (Pasteurella pestis). Plague is a zoonotic, primarily carried by rodents (most notably rats) and spread to humans via fleas. Plague is notorious throughout history, due to the unprecedented scale of death and devastation it brought. Plague is still endemic in some parts of the world.
Bubonic plague is mainly a disease in rodents and fleas (Xenopsylla cheopis). Infection in a human occurs when a person is bitten by a flea that has been infected by biting a rodent that itself has been infected by the bite of a flea carrying the disease. The bacteria multiply inside the flea, sticking together to form a plug that blocks its stomach and causes it to begin to starve. The flea then voraciously bites a host and continues to feed, even though it cannot quell its hunger, and consequently the flea vomits blood tainted with the bacteria back into the bite wound. The bubonic plague bacterium then infects a new victim, and the flea eventually dies from starvation. Serious outbreaks of plague are usually started by other disease outbreaks in rodents, or a rise in the rodent population.
In 1894, two bacteriologists, Alexandre Yersin of France and Shibasaburo Kitasato of Japan, independently isolated the bacterium in Hong Kong responsible for the Third Pandemic. Though both investigators reported their findings, a series of confusing and contradictory statements by Kitasato eventually led to the acceptance of Yersin as the primary discoverer of the organism. Yersin named it Pasteurella pestis in honor of the Pasteur Institute, where he worked, but in 1967 it was moved to a new genus, renamed Yersinia pestis in honor of Yersin. Yersin also noted that rats were affected by plague not only during plague epidemics but also often preceding such epidemics in humans, and that plague was regarded by many locals as a disease of rats: villagers in China and India asserted that, when large numbers of rats were found dead, plague outbreaks in people soon followed.
In 1898, the French scientist Paul-Louis Simond (who had also come to China to battle the Third Pandemic) established the rat-flea vector that drives the disease. He had noted that persons who became ill did not have to be in close contact with each other to acquire the disease. In Yunnan, China, inhabitants would flee from their homes as soon as they saw dead rats, and on the island of Formosa (Taiwan), residents considered handling dead rats a risk for developing plague. These observations led him to suspect that the flea might be an intermediary factor in the transmission of plague, since people acquired plague only if they were in contact with recently dead rats, but not affected if they touched rats that had been dead for more than 24 hours. In a now classic experiment, Simond demonstrated how a healthy rat died of plague after infected fleas had jumped to it from a plague-dead rat.
Y. pestis spreads through the lymphatics of the infected human until it reaches a lymph node, where it stimulates severe haemorrhagic inflammation (the root "haem" means "blood" and "haemorrhage" means to bleed) that causes the lymph nodes to expand. The expansion of lymph nodes is the cause of the characteristic "bubo" associated with the disease.
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The earliest (though unvalidated) account describing a possible plague epidemic is found in I Samuel 5:6 of the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh). In this account, the Philistines of Ashdod were stricken with a plague for the crime of stealing the Ark of the Covenant from the Children of Israel. These events have been dated to approximately the second half of the eleventh century B.C. The word "tumors" is used in most English translations to describe the sores that came upon the Philistines. The Hebrew, however, can be interpreted as "swelling in the secret parts". The account indicates that the Philistine city and its political territory were stricken with a "ravaging of mice" and a plague, bringing death to a large segment of the population.
In the second year of the Peloponnesian War (430 B.C.), Thucydides described an epidemic disease which was said to have begun in Ethiopia, passed through Egypt and Libya, then come to the Greek world. In the Plague of Athens, the city lost possibly one third of its population, including Pericles. Modern historians disagree on whether the plague was a critical factor in the loss of the war. Although this epidemic has long been considered an outbreak of plague, many modern scholars believe that typhus, smallpox, or measles may better fit the surviving descriptions. A recent study of the DNA found in the dental pulp of plague victims, led by Manolis J. Papagrigorakis, suggests that typhoid was actually responsible. Other scientists dispute this conclusion, citing serious methodological flaws in the DNA study.
In the first century A.D., Rufus of Ephesus, a Greek anatomist, refers to an outbreak of plague in Libya, Egypt, and Syria. He records that Alexandrian doctors named Dioscorides and Posidonius described symptoms including acute fever, pain, agitation, and delirium. Buboes—large, hard, and non-suppurating—developed behind the knees, around the elbows, and "in the usual places." The death toll of those infected was very high. Rufus also wrote that similar buboes were reported by a Dionysius Curtus, who may have practiced medicine in Alexandria in the third century B.C. If this is correct, the eastern Mediterranean world may have been familiar with bubonic plague at that early date.
The Plague of Justinian in A.D. 541–542 is the first known attack on record, and marks the first firmly recorded pattern of bubonic plague. This outbreak is thought to have originated in Ethiopia. The huge city of Constantinople imported massive amounts of grain, mostly from Egypt, to feed its citizens. The grain ships were the source of contagion for the city, with massive public granaries nurturing the rat and flea population. At its peak the plague was killing 10,000 people in Constantinople every day and ultimately destroyed perhaps 40% of the city's inhabitants. It went on to destroy up to a quarter of the human population of the eastern Mediterranean.
In A.D. 588 a second major wave of plague spread through the Mediterranean into what is now France. It is estimated that the Plague of Justinian killed as many as 100 million people across the world. It caused Europe's population to drop by around 50% between 541 and 700. It also may have contributed to the success of the Arab conquests. An outbreak of it in the A.D. 560s was described in A.D. 790 as causing "swellings in the glands...in the manner of a nut or date" in the groin "and in other rather delicate places followed by an unbearable fever". While the swellings in this description have been identified by some as buboes, there is some contention as to whether the pandemic should be attributed to the bubonic plague, Yersinia pestis, known in modern times.
The Black Death contributed to the destruction of the feudal system in Medieval Time. As more slaves and workers died, there were fewer people to work for the nobles and they had to give higher wages to the workers willing to work on the nobles' lands. The Black Death also killed many great kings and nobles. In its aftermath, the Black Death may also have favoured the use of more advanced farming tools as a smaller workforce was available and plots grew larger as a result of the population loss.
The Black Death continued to strike parts of Europe sporadically until the 17th century, each time with reduced intensity and fatality, suggesting an increased resistance due to genetic selection. Some have also argued that changes in hygiene habits and efforts to improve public health and sanitation had a significant impact on the falling rates of infection.
Many modern researchers have argued that the disease was more likely to have been viral (that is, not bubonic plague), pointing to the absence of rats from some parts of Europe that were badly affected and to the conviction of people at the time that the disease was spread by direct human contact. According to the accounts of the time the black death was extremely virulent, unlike the 19th and early 20th century bubonic plague. Samuel K. Cohn has made a comprehensive attempt to rebut the bubonic plague theory. In the Encyclopedia of Population, he points to five major weaknesses in this theory:
Cohn also points out that while the identification of the disease as having buboes relies on accounts of Boccaccio and others, they described buboes, abscesses, rashes and carbuncles occurring all over the body, the neck or behind the ears. In contrast, the modern disease rarely has more than one bubo, most commonly in the groin, and is not characterised by abscesses, rashes and carbuncles.
Researchers have offered a mathematical model based on the changing demography of Europe from 1000 to 1800 AD demonstrating how plague epidemics, 1347 to 1670, could have provided the selection pressure that raised the frequency of a mutation to the level seen today that prevent HIV from entering macrophages that carry the mutation (the average frequency of this allele is 10% in European populations). It is suggested that the original single mutation appeared over 2,500 years ago and that persistent epidemics of a haemorrhagic fever struck at the early classical civilizations.
Plague occurred in Russia in 1877–1889 in rural areas near the Ural Mountains and the Caspian Sea. Efforts in hygiene and patient isolation reduced the spread of the disease, with approximately 420 deaths in the region. Significantly, the region of Vetlianka in this area is near a population of the bobak marmot, a small rodent considered a very dangerous plague reservoir. The last significant Russian outbreak of Plague was in Siberia in 1910 after sudden demand for Marmot skins (a substitute for Sable) increased the price by 400 percent. The traditional hunters would not hunt a sick Marmot and it was taboo to eat the fat from under the arm (the axillary lymphatic gland that often harboured the plague) so outbreaks tended to be confined to single individuals. The price increase, however, attracted thousands of Chinese hunters from Manchuria who not only caught the sick animals but ate the fat which was considered a delicacy. The plague spread from the hunting grounds to the terminus of the Chinese Eastern Railway and then followed the track for 2,700 km. The plague lasted 7 months and killed 60,000 people.
The bubonic plague continued to circulate through different ports globally for the next fifty years; however, it was primarily found in Southeast Asia. An epidemic in Hong Kong in 1894 had particularly high death rates, 90% . As late as 1897, medical authorities in the European powers organized a conference in Venice, seeking ways to keep the plague out of Europe. The disease reached the Republic of Hawaii in December of 1899, and the Board of Health's decision to initiate controlled burns of select buildings in Honolulu's Chinatown turned into an uncontrolled fire which led to the inadvertent burning of most of Chinatown on January 20, 1900 according to the Star Bulletin's Feature on the Great Chinatown Fire Plague finally reached the United States later that year in San Francisco.
Although the outbreak that began in China in 1855 is conventionally known as the Third Pandemic, (the First being the Plague of Justinian and the second being the Black Death), it is unclear whether there have been fewer, or more, than three major outbreaks of bubonic plague. Most modern outbreaks of bubonic plague amongst humans have been preceded by a striking, high mortality amongst rats, yet this phenomenon is absent from descriptions of some earlier plagues, especially the Black Death. The buboes, or swellings in the groin, that are especially characteristic of bubonic plague, are a feature of other diseases as well.
During World War II, the Japanese Army developed weaponised plague, based on the breeding and release of large numbers of fleas. During the Japanese occupation of Manchuria, Unit 731 deliberately infected Chinese, Korean, and Manchurian civilians and prisoners of war with the plague bacterium. These subjects, termed "maruta", or "logs", were then studied by dissection, others by vivisection while still conscious. Members of the unit such as Shiro Ishii were exonerated from the Tokyo tribunal by Douglas MacArthur but twelve of them were prosecuted in the Khabarovsk War Crime Trials in 1949 during which some admitted having spread Bubonic plague within a 36-km radius around the city of Changde.
After World War II, both the United States and the Soviet Union developed means of weaponising pneumonic plague. Experiments included various delivery methods, vacuum drying, sizing the bacterium, developing strains resistant to antibiotics, combining the bacterium with other diseases (such as diphtheria), and genetic engineering. Scientists who worked in USSR bio-weapons programs have stated that the Soviet effort was formidable and that large stocks of weaponised plague bacteria were produced. Information on many of the Soviet projects is largely unavailable. Aerosolized pneumonic plague remains the most significant threat. The plague can be easily treated with antibiotics, thus a widespread epidemic is highly unlikely in developed countries.
In 1994, there was a pneumonic plague epidemic in Surat, India that resulted in 52 deaths and in a large internal migration of about 300,000 residents, who fled fearing quarantine .
A combination of heavy monsoon rain and clogged sewers led to massive flooding which resulted in unhygienic conditions and a number of uncleared animal carcasses. It is believed that this situation precipitated the epidemic.. There was widespread fear that the flood of refugees might spread the epidemic to other parts of India and the world, but that scenario was averted, probably as a result of effective public health response mounted by the Indian health authorities .
Much like the Black Death that spread through medieval Europe, some questions still remain unanswered about the 1994 epidemic in Surat.
Initial questions about whether it was an epidemic of plague arose because the Indian health authorities were unable to culture Yersinia pestis, but this could have been due to poor laboratory procedures. Yet, there are several lines of evidence strongly suggesting that it was a plague epidemic: blood tests for Yersinia were positive, a number of individuals showed antibodies against Yersinia and the clinical symptoms displayed by the affected were all consistent with the disease being plague .


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Nassau County Review FREEPORT, N. Y., FRIDAY, JANUARY 12,1917 Vol. XX, No. 2 r Freeport Village Trustees Social and Personal \ News of the Churches Merrick Bellmore »e«pf«of the Revifw fen- mir at Crren- (Thurndsy, jHt). 4. lyiT) •ISSl^O^iril kJvJ;^ t'=:s7vi;V'i^^^^ Application from fire department I'i. »Uln Street; si<in<-y Smith, and Mich- for pblmutor, Hfid accident insurance on Brief Itrrn. Coi rninn Rr>i<jenti of Our . and Their GuoU. Visit, and Social Aff-itn S'c, Wnt Merrick Kowl. HIGHWAIKK TintJ TABLfc (Official fi(5ure8 for Sandy Hook) Friday Jan. Sfttarduy, 8and*y Mondby, Toeaday, Wedneaday, Thursday. Friday Seturriay. 12 13 14 1.5 16 17 18 19 20 10:04 a. 10:35 a. 11:14 a. 12:02 p. 12:56 p. 2:01 p. 8 :20 p. 4 ;33 p. .") :89 p. m m ni rn ni m m m m • fire trucks laid over. ¦ I'ermission Riv¬ en fur aale of Hunie nld tire depart¬ ment appirntuif, slflo for I'urchass of iiew battery for Iruck No. .1. Police Juat'ce report coliected $H for four revolver licei.sc?. Application k'''*"''-^^ tor water to ' Pettit & Anderson. I.^na Avenue. , The nan.e nf Honaevelt Place, run¬ ning from Mernck Koad tn Srnith Street, waa changed to Elm ."Street. KusHell Avtnue. frooi Fr( derick Avenui' enat to villBge lirn' (.hunged tu Willow Avenue. It was d?'cided to leavf Kliiott Street 3 Moon. — Mrs. Ward C. Moon ia ?eri- ou.^ly ill of pneumonia. GreRcry.—Ednon Gregory of FVrn- (iale, N. Y , visited Wealey Pear-iall eet over 5ub/cct of Srraiotu. Sorvic.t of the week and other doinr* in the churches and church M>ci«tie8 CATHOLIC The tinis for the Masses on Sunduy is « -.III) and 10:.30 a. m. Thi» column is e<iit«l l.v 1- ¦ndfnil items shoald he M-nt j'rrtion under tins headinir. I Frank Robt-rtu is our represenUtive in Hellmore ; and vicinity. All or^iers and news left with him i will rt»ceive the sam*r-careful attention as at our Services at the Church, of the Ke-; Miss Mattie Willmarth wishes to deemer Sunday, the Second After Epi- thank her friends and neighbors for phany. at 11 o'clock A. M. and 8 their kindneas to her darinn th« sick¬ ness and death of her mother, Mrs. if Havnor Street (he weekend. at 11 o'clock A. .M o'clock P. M. Morning Prayer and se mnn. E'erting Prayer and sermun PICESByTERlAN The regular montiily meeting of the Tht Church School meet.<! eaeh Sanday "in the Parish House at Ki o'clock A .M. The WomKo's Auxiliary to thi Board of Missions meets weekly oi Thursdays at 2.o(l P. M. and will wel come any Merrick woman to its mem Ladies' Improvement Society will be held in the church parlor next Wed- severe attack of la improving Rrippe. Help One Another n ^,,ag ,)r,cided toleavf Kliiott street home by Recently it haa come to my atten- as it is. This is only a Hli.irt .«lreet so in slowly tion that women who h.ve gone from furas it iu.,3 in thev nUge but goes; , , • f up into Hoosevelt. The other similar : Village Trustee and Mrs. John H houae to houae seeking aid, eiK ing ior I ^_^^^ J _^^^^^^ f,:iii"tt. Pl«rp rnn» frnm ' MahrkHn and Mr. and .Mrs. John J Collsrd. — Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Coi- lard of North Bergen Plhce have gone ' nesday afternoon, January 17, at 1:30 to Southern Pines. N. C, for the re-1 o'clock. inaining Winter months. ; - CHKISTIAN SCIENCE Walter?. —V.G. Walters of 164 Pine pirgt Church of Christ, Scientist. _.., " Street, who has been conlned to his i services Sunday morning at 11 o'clock, weekly on Tue.?dttys at Gertrude D. Willmarth. John J. Bedell, familiarly known as "Farmer John." has gone to New¬ foundland, N. J., for the benefit of hia health. Mr. Bedell recently went through a series of operations at the Roosevelt Frank S. .-%nei<ek !eat*tive. in in th hiOiaflitrtLfnl to 1 ippointmi'iAts for n t v'illatre ¦ceive <p illinK f<»r ur auihorix»!»l repre- every Tue»d»>, and N-ial itrn\». or mak« same. Eulton and Franklin Streets, Hemp¬ stead ; subject nex t Sunday, January 14, "Sacrament." bership. A social hour and tea are Mineola Hospital which considerably enjoyed at 4.30. The Boy Scouts meet impaired his health and he has gone to the highlands of New Jersey to recup¬ erate. .'10 I named street, Elliott Place, runs from .Mahrken and Mr. South Side Avenue to Rose Street. money and clothing, when asked why ¦be did not apply at Neighborhood Workers'office in one case said ahe^.Edwards President fc^d called many timea and they re- Of Frecport Club ftised to help her. Aa this woman. At the annual election of the Free- never came to our office, in the future port Club Monday evening Elvin N. we Will appreciate it if, when anyone if you comes to your door for help, will take the name and 'phone or send it to us by mail. Ask the person to call at our office, :39 Railroad Averrae, between 9 and 12 in the morning. Before helping anyone please call over the phone, we probably have the case snd can give you information. If we haven't the record we will be glad to investigate the case and report it to you. It i» irnpossible to do any per¬ manent good in the community single- handed. We muat have ert operation. (Neighborhood Workers. The December roll of honor, Free- port Hchools, IB published,.^sewhere in this issue. Chubbuck'a drug atore was awarded a prize of $30 for third place for its , display window advortining phono ; graphs, for the Christmas season Over 500 stoiea competed Any of our readers having a copy of i the Nassau Cnunty Review, issue of; November 10, to spare, will favor ua : by telephoning our ottice when we will ' be Rlad to send for it, to complete oar I 1916 files. 'Ita' ^olund left Monday via the Old Do minion Line lor a brii^f visit to Old Point Comfort, Norfolk, Pinehiirst and Washington. Colyer.—Mr. and Mrs. Whitson Col¬ yer have been visiting with their son, Dr. George Clifford Colyer, at Peek- skill, N. v.. for a few davs. Dr. Col¬ yer's wi fe'a mother died Tuesday nf last week, and hin parenta went up there at that time. Freeport liank Continues to Prosper The Directors of the Pre> port Hank the other offleers, alao unanimously at their last meeting pa.'-sed a rcsolu- elected, aa named by the iiotiiinatipg tinn increasing the surplus fund of the i committee, were: Forrest S. DunbAr, Bank to $75,000, thus giving to thei vice president; John S. Sumner, »ec-| depositois an additional leturily in' retary; Charles M. Vanderoef, treas-i the way of surplus. The growth and Edwarda, who assumed his new ofTice as second assistant District Attorney of Nassau County on January 1, was addresa or unanimously elected President t-o suc¬ ceed C. Dwight Baker, who hi:id 'he ntlice for two terma, arid und( r whom 2;i menibera were added lo the Cluh roster in the last year. The meeting was the largest attend 67r)-W, 88 p(j annual meeting in some time, and in record VV. C. T. U. I Mrs. Charles W. Bedell entertained 1 the W. C. T. I), at her home, S7 Smith eits, ! Street, last Thursday afternoon, when Mrs. C. M. Flint was re-elected presi dent and Misa M. Kelley, treasurer; Mra. J. W. Wiggins was elected vice president and Mrs. Bedell, secretary. P. M. The G. F. S. meeta bi-weekly at 7.:!0 P. M. Choir practice ii held cm Thurs¬ days Ht 8 P. M. A cordial invitation is extended to all to attend the ser¬ vices of this church and to become identified with ita community inter- EPISgOPAL i The Woman's Guild of the Episcopal . Church of the Transfiguration will hold a cake sale at the home of Mrs. Arthur Nosworthy, 281 West Merrick Road, jSaturday afternoon of this week, Jan¬ uary 13, from 2 to 6 o'clock. BAPTIST I Rev. William Breckenridge, pa.stor, will preach at both servicea on Sun¬ day; 11 a. m. subject, "Kept in Per¬ fect Peace;" 7 :30 p. m.. "Jehovah- Leo Klock and fsmily after a trial [ of Merrick attractions, stopping with' the Kobert Kiela, have decided to rent i and will take on the first of next' month the house on Oakwood Ave. I formerly occufiied by Frank Ives and family. The annual meeting of the Second District Republican Association waa held at Firemen's Hall last Friday ev¬ ening, when the following officers were elected: John G. Deubert, president; Dr. H. V. Ho'comb, vice president; Charles E. Pitchman, recording secre¬ tary ; Charles W. Smith, financial sec¬ retary; William Wolfe, treasurer; Harry E. Merrit, sergeant-at arms. Preparations were made for an elabor¬ ate campaign at the coming town Mr. and .Mrs. .Arthur Dennis are en¬ tertaining a young son. t^urii Sunday, January 7. The H. K. Zeiner Co. located in the Post Office building have done away with.the grocery bu.= ine8s entirely and i henceforth will devote their attention to the s»le of coal and wood. ! .Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Ciarknoii went i South for a three months' stay on Mon- i meeting next April all elections a good majority is assured. and as is usual at solid Republican Charlea Friseh, who has been con¬ fined to his home for some time, suf¬ fering from grip, is again able to be about, .Mrs Gertude D. Willmarth. wife of Robert T. Willmarth, of Grand Ave day, gtoppinj» at Nhphhu, Fin. for three ! ^u^^ jjed suddenly at her homo on Fri or four weeks and then coihing with various stops. ELVIN N. EDWARDS New President Ffeeport Club Draws at Anierican Theatre "Ita," the woman who tells her aud¬ ience answers to questions they have iu their pockets and which ahe does not see, continues to draw crowds at the American Theatre, and last Satur day afternoon it was neceasary to call out the police to keep movinK the i ia always before the Clob, was dis-- crowd unable to get in. The engage-1 cussed at length, but it was decided ment of "Ita" haa been carried for-1 the time waa not right for this and ward for a third week, becaus* of thei that no action should be taken until it unosual interest ih her bright answers] was again brought before the Club I officially. The question of changing the time of the annual meeting occupied some LUTHERAN j The services in this church are hild at 10:30 a.m. and 7:45 p. m. 'Jhe I Sunday School meets at '2 :.'fO p. ni. J The devotional meeting of tbe Luther i League is held every Sunday eveninj; bt 7:00 p. m. We extend a wtlcoiiit lo all. 1 METHODIST j "Every Man for Himself and God I Wants the Last Man," is to be the I topic of Dr. Curtice's sermon nexl j Sunday morning. The evening sermon is to be a sequel to tbat of the morn- i ing, the subect being "No Lonely Liv- ;ing." These two sermons will treat The monthly meeting of the Merrick ('ivic League Inc. will be held in the I'arish House of tlieC^hurch of the Re¬ deemer next week Friday at S,30 P. M. Harry G. .Muller has been ill at his home here for the last ten days with tlireatened appendicitis. It seems like¬ ly that an operation will be necesaary. to the -questions put to her. FJrst National Re-elects At tbe annual meeting of the stock¬ holders of the First National Bank on Friday the directora, Rosweil Davis, John K. Eldridge, C. Milton Foreman, flireciura. for two i'ear.a, Sidney ' development of this strong banking Jirch," or "God's Provision for Man's II. >'wfzey, Sidney L. Gibson, Charles institution is most gratifying to the Need." Bible School at 11:45 a.m. .V. Iiart and Hiram R. Smith; for one ; officers and directors and is an evi- i Thursday at 8 p. m., mid-week service ytar, William F. Cornell. , dence of the confidence rei)osed in it ' for prayer and Bible study. The question of a gymniisiiiin, which hy tho reaidenta of the Village of Freeport and its adjoininc territory. At the meeting ot the stockholders Tuesday afternoon it was decided to reduce the number of Dire^^tors to eleven, instead of twelve, as before, one of the number, George M. Randall, having died during the year. The Di¬ rectors were all then re-elected, name¬ ly, Edgar Jackson, William S. llall, Harvey B. Smith, Wallace H. Corn- well, Coles Pettit, William E. Gulder, Daniel B. Raynor, Smith Cox, D. Wesley Pine, John J. Randall and Wil¬ liam G. Miller. Charles D. Smith, Daniel Morriaon and Walter C. Rhodes were elected inspectors of election. William S. Hail, cashier of tbis flourishing bank, will finish hia 25 j of the individualism of the Gospel on showed their appreciation by liberal years aervice as its cashier on March i the one hand and the inseparableness j anplause. The work of the Quintette 3. Mr. Hall began his banking career j of men in their character, conduct and was admirable as was to be expected in the Hempstead Bank at Hempstead experiences on the other hand. ' from such talented ladies. Miss Anna and is now vice president of that in-, A week of prayer is being observed : Mc.Cord and George ChristolTel in so- stitution. i this week, with special services each los were pleasing. Mrs. Calkins' pu- ,_, . f *!. OI- »i leveningfrom Tuesday to Friday, in- pils did themselvea proud and are a I aming ot tne bnrew | elusive. ' credit to her ability as n teacher. We Eduard Waldmann, Shakeaperean j regret that the program is not at hand actor, is arranging an elaborate pro-' MERRICK to print in its entirety as showing the duction of the Shakespeare sparkling j St. John's Evangelical Lutheran i "»*"•¦« o^'he piano work pursued but comedy, "The Taming of the Shrew," j Church, Camp \venue, west of Mer- ¦ suffice it to say that Merrick has not at the American Theatre on Wednes- rjck Avenue; pastor. William Stein-| been ao happy hefore io having so ex- day evening, February 24, under aus-(bicker; services every Sunday at 10:45 if e"«n' « resident piano instructor for North (j"y morning ot last week. Funeral servicea wen? held from her late resi¬ dence Sunday afternoon, Rev. Thomafl j S. Braithwaite. former iiastor of Wan-I tagh .Memorial Church, officiating, and interment was trade m Greenfield Cemetery. Mrs. Willmarth was 41 years of age, and is aurvived by her hUMband and one daughter, Mattie. An attractive entertainment giveii in the Parish House last Friday evening by the piano pupils of Mrs. Chas. A. Calkina assisted by a quin¬ tette of ladiea comprising Mesdames Calkins, F. G. Hill, WM. F. Rohltfs, C. H. Reach and Mrs. Ji,.M. Knobel. Weather conditions were not propi¬ tious for a large attendance but a fair- 'y good audience was present and time and it was decided informally that it should he changed to the first Monday in June. Tbe Club will be The annual eleclion of oflicers ofthe Bellmore Board of Trade took place at its meeting laat Monday evening in Fire.n):>n'8 Hall, tbe following being was i selected to govern that body for tbe "coming year: Peter Johnson, jiresi¬ dent; .lohn J. Gangloff, firat vich presi¬ dent; John D. Grove, sec(;nd vice (iteaident; Wiiliam HI. Bowne, third vice preaident; R. M. Dalziel, record¬ ing secretarv; Charles Witteman, financial secretary ; John J. Lowrey, treasurer; F. P. Talbott, William Wolfe. Marshall T. McDonald, Ander¬ son Bloomer, and H. J. Eaton, Hoard of Governors ; Walter Peterman, ser geanl at arms. All the standing com mittees of the previous year were re¬ appointed. This organization, whici started a little more than a year ago with B membership of only twelve, now numbers about seventy and is still growing rapidly. A number of im¬ provements of materiai benefit to the village have been secured through the Roard and aeveral more are being pro¬ jected. .Mrs. Mary F. Mol'lnesuv ha.-t dis¬ posed of her property, corner Hemp- steadBabylun Turnpike and Nassau Road, to B. F. Mulch of F'reeport. Thia properly, containing the store building formerly occupiid by Fred and Jesse .Mcjllineaux as a grocery, has long been a landmark of thia village, and its improvement will be nf great interest and benefit to the community. The Young People's Society of St. Paul's Episcopal Church held its regu¬ lar monthly social at the home of Mr. and Mra. Ira Searby. Centennial Ave¬ nue, last Friday, evening. .Nearly thirty members were present and sides were chosen, after which an indoor athletic meet was held, which afforded much anniaement. Rev. Adelbert J. Smith, after finishing bis services in Smithville South, was present, aa were also Rev. and Mra. William Lander of Dunton, L. I. .^t the close of the games light refreshmenta were served, Tbe aim of tbis Society is to raise sufficient funda during the coming year ao as to materially reduce the mort¬ gage on the ihurth property, ull tne proceeds from tlieir entertainments going into a fund for Ihat purpose. Mrs (!. A. Darhiig of Niis^aii Roatl haa been conlined to her h inie for sev eral days willian attack nf the grippe. The recent in'provcnieut nf .Mans field Avenue with I'l'ckskill gravel is greatly appriciHti 1 by the cili/eiia and achoiil chiliiii.i u Ixi have to u.«>' that tlioroiiglifart' dai!\. Uf late tlmugh. the young lads going to or reluming from school have liirnnMl a lial'il for viliich they should be spolcen to by their parents. It is ahno-it a daily sight tn i-.ee seveial of the boya in the mid.!e n; the stieet biirliiiu' the cob¬ ble inn,.- n! each other. Only recent¬ ly u. •' voimt! lad had liia collarbone crack ii, vvhile on Tuesday afternoon a giT!"'l Itny of about aix years waa struck o!, the head with n stone almut. the size of a walnut. It is hoped thai the parenta will caution their children ¦¦aiiiiis! thia practice a.-* it is very easy to tee that a bl.iw on the temple may re: uit ill fHta! the Dli- altUik. ir la-iting injuries to pices of the Church of Our Holy Re¬ deemer. Mr. Wdldmann wiU appear in the principal role, that of Petrucb¬ io, while the other parts in the comedy will be taken by local talent. Mr. offi¬ cially The nominating committee for next year was named, consisting of Oliver J. Comminga, Clarence A. Edwards, Werner Nygren, Frank E. Pitcher, William B. Austin, Robert G. Ander¬ son and William D. Finch. Edgar Jackson, Erneat S. Randall and i meeting before action is taken Daniel Morrison, were re-elected. C. A. Fdlton and W. H. Poat were chosen inapectora. Tbe official report in this Issue is evidence of the continued prosperity of thii thriving inatitution. Peters Talks on _ •'¦ Qood Cranks A iairly'large .srowd, weather con¬ sidered, of represeDtative|!S citizens greeted Rev. Madison C. Peters at the Baptist Cburch to hear hia talk on "Cranki" Tuesday evening. Mr. Pat¬ era apoke of "constructive cranka," oaing the word in a broad term, refer ring to inventora and pablio benefac- tora, considered cranka in tbeir day, aucb as Fulton, Stevenson and Lincoln, and emphasized tbe need—the import¬ ance—of men having the courage of tbeir convictions. Fourteen Years Ago called for the purpose at a special i Waldmann will be remembered by lo- I cal theatre-goers for his performance of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," when he appeared with his own company several years ago at tbia same theatre. "The Taming of the Sbrew" was one nf tbe roost popular plays produced by Sotbern & Marlow at tbe Manhat- tan Opera House a few years ago, and its young people. In accepting a position on the Board i has recently been given by Mr. Wald mann at Babylon, Bay Shore, Hunting¬ ton and other villages on Long Island. (Items of interest from the Review flies fourtueu yeare ago this weok) of Directors Supervisor Hiram R Smith aaid tbe work waa new to him bat b« wished to unite with his fellow-directors in helping the new President to make this a most success¬ ful year and quoted a little couplet from Byron: To have joy one must share Happiness was born a twin Platt Conklin, who has been a di rector of the Club since its organiza¬ tion some sixteen yebrs ago, declined to accept the office any longer, and a resolution was passed expressing the appreciation and good-will of his fel low-numbers. Mr, Weekly Weather Report (For our readers in other localities) Friday, January 6, rainy, warm, continuing wet since early in week. Saturday, clear, warm. Sunday, clear, some windy; nice day. Monday, clear, nice day. Tuesday, clear/in a. m., rain in af¬ ternoon, cleared off damp in evening. Wedneaday, clear, damp in morning; windy in afternoon, thermometer Conklin assured I dropped from 40 at night to 20 next thero this did not mean any less inter-' morning. est in the work—only tbat he wished I Thursday, biting cold wind, ov« ^^^__ to be relieved of responsibility—if ' cast. Alvin Soathard appointed baggage Jhereja. ...y^thing i^^^ pow« to^do | ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ master of L. I. R. R. at Freeport, "to better facilitate the handling of iU business here." Charles P. Heyward gives up work and leaves for a long rest for treat¬ ment for nervous trouble brought on by overwork, Jaroes Dean re-elected president Freaport Clab. Charles Lenkar received a carload of eoal Friday, tbe first coasignment here in some time. Hr. Lenker was be- aiagad by a large number of persons in naed of coal and supplied a few at $10 a ton. Nearly alt tbe cargo, how- was purchased by a local coal •van firm, which raised tbe price to f 14 and , Beverly Road, in April. found ready buyers at that price. On i Dr. Wilson has successfully members to count on him to the limit. Andrews, Miss Mae I Braman, Mr. and Mrs., F. T.. 2 Dr. Wilson Called Bamani. Mrs. p. a. in^ Tanth V«»ai-1 Baldwin, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. S. Tor lenin lear g^,j^^^p ^^ ^^^ ",^ Emmett The 6fficial Board of ths De Kalb Bergen, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church | Bedell, Miss Viola has called for the tenth year its pas- i Cameron, Mrs. Mary tor. Rev. Dr. W. W. Wilson (former DeMille, Miss Juanita pastor of Freeport M. E. Cburch) and I Eaulin, Mias Ola he has accepted subject to the appoint-; Freeport Glass Works ment by Bishop Luther B. Wilson, Fitzgerald, M. wbo will preside over the sessions of | prankiin. Miss Lillian tlte New York East Conference in St. ; Fisher, Josaph Mark's Church, Ocean Avenue and Franklin^ M^a. M. P. " I Golden, Harry served | Hebbard. Jonathan Bible School at 9:30 regular monthly meeting of the Parish Aid Society Wednesday afternoon, January 17. at tbe bome of Mrs. Kan- delin. The catechumens meet at the chapel every Wednesday at 8:15. A meeting will be beld at tbe chapel Thursday evening, January 18, for the purpose of adopting a constitution, j "««" "«" ""ended. It is a good-fel- electing officers and attending to such i 'ow time and with smoke and conver business as may come before tbe meet- j "•*'<»" ¦"'^ ¦ "peecb or two of limited ing. Everyone interested in the wel-1 'eng*b and with songs, roareh-around. fare and progress of the congregation ¦ ""•* g«me» and refreshments has prov¬ is urged to be present. «" ¦ *«" remembered night of the - -year. Gentlemen, save the date-Jan- Claims He Was uary 23rd Tuesday. Watch out for . ,. . J r-» Ll- J ' "n invitation next week and if one is Assaulted and Robbed j not forthcoming, there i« some mis- Matthias Brewi, formerly a hotel | take. The Men's Club ia « good host, keeper, residing at Mineola, claims he i ____ was assailed on Atlantic Avenue late ! Announcement has been made oi the Obituary The Eighth Anniversary of the Men's DEATH OF FATHER OF Club will be held in the rarish House' MRS. R. M. LAMB upon the evening of January 23rd.' Louis Chevallier, 69 years old, of This has been an annual event to which ; MB Graham Avenue, Brooklyn, a deal- all the men of the village ara invited I er in sewing machines and musical in- by special invitation and has always ¦ strunients, died on Thursday of last week from heart trouble. Mr. Chevallier was born in Elber- field, Germany, had lived at the Gra¬ ham Avenue address for fifty years, and carried on husiness there all that time. He also had a atore at 136 Greenpoint Avenue, in the same line of business, for thirty-five years. He was a member of a number of soci¬ eties, nnd was one of tbe oldest mem¬ bers o( St. John's Lutheran Church. He is survived by his wife. Bertha Schmidt Chevallier; a son, Paul; a Saturday nigbt, by a man with brass j engagement of Ida May, daughter of I daughter, Mrs. Roland M. Lamb, of buttons on his coat, and what looked i Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bartow of Oak- Freeport, and two grandchildren, like a policeman's cap on bis head. I wood Ave. to Mr. Samaei Carman of | —Observer. Brewi says tbat as he stepped off a ! Valley Stream, L. I. No date has trolley car the man stepped from bo- j f^een set for the wedding. hind a pole and bit him in the back,! and when be fell down, robbed him of I "T*"" infant son of Mr. and Mrs. A. bis money and left him there until he I ^- Wallmuller of Lindenmere Drive , jj^o^klyn Daily Times recovered consciousness enough the I *''° *>as been suffering from an attack g'.. '., next morning to find bis way home '" ""—"""-.• K-**- , y k i~h I of pneumonia is better. CHARLES n. BAKER Charlea D. Baker, of 6S Decatur Street, formerly for many years editor of the Long Island edition of th" Brooklyn Daily Times, died suddenly exy. Wantagh Night School Peter Burns of Kirkwood Ave Rousing Succesi*=°°''''*"^ *°'''' ^"""^ "'"" p'*""'^ About ninety pupils had enrolled' when the flrst regular night school of j tbe coming City of Freepoit opened its | doors at the Grove Street building , jhe Fire Deparment held a pinochle Monday evening, far exceeding the I .nd dance in its hall on Wednesday most sanguine expectations of Super-' { evening. intendent Moon and the members of j ' tbe Board of Education, who had i onanimoosly backed him in this propo-; sition to benefit tbose of our citizens Miss Vera Dean has ratvrned to tbe Albany Teachers' College after spend- wb^liiad be^'ImilDle'to ttcqu^rediHired | '"^ *''" holidays with her parents, education heretofore. Classes were i opened in commercial typewriting, '• stenography and bookkeeping. Ian- \ gnagas, millinery and sewing and me- i cbanical drawing, and tbe work was \ started without any waste of time ;and tbe I studies. scholars assigned to their M. liorfday he received fuur more, one ot i in his present pastorate for nine years j Knorfle, Mrs. Elsie ^hich went to Lynbrook, one to tbe j and tbe chorcb is out of debt. ; Oaksford, Miss L. sehool and the other two to tbe local | i O'Leary, Dr. C. A. firm which kept tho price at $14. ' Try roy special box of cut flowers i Phipps, Dr. Howard Tba editor of tbe Review met Mr. i 75c for tbe weekend. C. R. Ankers, Pascage. Mr. H. Lanker this week (1917) and he says | florist. Rockville Centime, L. I.: tale-! T. Benson Smith, P tha item in tbe paper waa a lie whieh t phcna connection; delivery anywhere, j Jsnuary 9, 1917. ba did not bother to contradict, that a4i«Uss*mi , ,^ _. "" ^^ jjj^ Fraeport Tbaatra, good shows If you want your bicycia enameled | every night.—This Friday evening tba and overhauled to lock Ilka naw you | Triangle Fine Arte Co. presents Maa ean get a special Winter price at Sid- j Marsh and Robert Harron in "Tba ney Smith's, 16w Merrick Road; ba | Wharf Rat;" also Keystone Comedy .Swains Have ! Silver Wedding Mr. and Mrs. Homer Swain, former- ' ly of Brooklyn, but now of 64 North I Grove Street, Monday evening cele¬ brated tbe 25tb anniversary of their FRED W. GRIM Fred W. Grim, age 63, died Monday at his bome on At¬ lantic Avenue. He was a native of Brooklyn and a former resident of Rockville Centre and Belimore. He was a Past Grand uf Rockville Centre Lodge of Odd F'ellows and a member of Rockville Centre Council, Jr. O. U. A. M. He is survived by his wife, Minnie, , and a son, Frederick. Funeral ser- I vices were held Thursday evening from j hii home, Rev. Saul U. Curtice offici i ating; interment in Cypress Hills i Cemetery. MATILDA FANJOY ; Matilda Fanjoy, aged 66 years, wife of George A. Fanjoy, better known as "Handy." died at her home, 851 South Bayview Avenue, on Tuesflay morn¬ ing. Funeral services were "held at the chapel at Greenfield Cemetery on " I Thursday afternoon. Rev. Willi*m Tbe regular meeting of the Circle I "'"«''enridge. pastor of the Baptist of King'a Daughters was heldon T«es- i J^*'""''' ffTiciating ; interment in day afternoon. i Greenfield Cemetery; C. A. Fulton, Miss Anna Gallagher and Ansel Mac¬ Donald Baylis, both of Seaford, wer# united in marriage by Rev. Thomas S. Braithwaite on Thursday evening of laat week. William F. Jeffrey,, wbo bas been quite sick, is somewhat improved. Mm. ba a^ bis coal in small purchases and loat aboitt ISOO in his efforts to accom¬ modate bia neighbors; he might bave aold aoBM of the eoal to a local firm bot ba loat money on the .whole trans- aetioa, baaidea receiving tbe abuse of tboas ba bafriandad. W4 bave droppad tba priea oa all of eoal. Fraaport Co*l Co., 19 B. MfeiB St.. Tai. t8». marriage. Before their marriage Mrs. ' B"™*"* College Swain was Miss May Frances Donald sou, of tbe Brooklyn's Stuyvesant sec tion. At tbs celebration Monday ev funeral director u.," n -u . J I The Woman's Relief Corps, of which MaryGamer has returned to f Mrs. Fanjoy wa. . charter member which IS an adjunct ; ,"d p.gt Patriotic Instructor, held its of Columbia University. ; services at the caroatery. turns a bicycle out in good shape. Call in and see aoma of bia work and yon wil) find bis priee will aaU; yaa aalaet yoar own color. Haadqnartww koowo iB»kaa in stock. Satarday evening, tbe Patba faat- ara, in a &-act drama, "Sbadowa and Snoabloe," by Thanhausar; Haarat Maws Woakly; L-Ko aod spacial for Iver Johnaon Mayclea, otbar )|«)I- tody. Matinoa at SrOO p. m. Woakly progroBS ntailod npon raoMat. JmtarlStamma . The" "«" ^ • basketball game be-1 SA^^H FRANCES WANSER eniing relatives were present from Bos-1 t*e*° he girls of tba Good Cbaar i Sarah f ranees wife of Richard ton. Philadelphia, Hartford Brooklyn \ Club and Baldwin this Saturday eren- j Wansar, died at her home on Merrick aod tbis village. Mr. Swain ia a vet- j Ing, January 13, at 8 ;30, at the Par Ish ' Ro.d, Saaford. Thursday, in har 62nd eren of tba Spaaiab-AmericoB War. | Hooae. i ^^ Funeral services will be beld Eagle, j . , j from ber late booMi Sanday afternoon w, ,. a ' ISZT ... .1 A cooiHiittae le arraiig»n« for a pin- at 2 p. m., Bev. Robert*, paator of the Roaolta from aitna-tioos wasted ad- ocble %o be beld for tbo tMooAt of the vertiaewaata wero oaver aero raedily King'e Daaghtera aod organ f«ad. aeeiteed tbaa now. Tbe dote aad plaee to be giveo letw Seated M. £. Church, officiating. >itb latenneat in Greenfield Coasetery: Wilbor y. Southard, [funeral director. Ground hii.^ been bri.li.n f. r ;; ,- erectirn of a two wtiiry cottage for Mra. Mary Mollineaux on WaHhinglon Avenue, juxt east of A. Marino"'! g-i. rage. Frederick F>iierson is the name of the visitor at the home of iir. and Mrs. Fred Wilson.of Whitehouso .^ve- nue, born last week. Rev. D Stanley Cooers, fiaator cif the M. E. Church of this place, who has been visiting his folks at his home, near Battle Creek, Mich., has heen re¬ ported as sick. His condition was much improved at last report and he is expected to preach in the church tbis Sonday morning, when his tnpic will be of especial interest to tbe young children. SCHOOL NOTES During the holding of the regular mid-year examinations in tbe upper grades tbe weekly accuracy tests will be discontinued and only be held by ths lower grades. Those receiving 100 per cent, in the test for last week are as follows: 4tb Grade—Margaret Huber. Srd Grade—Christian Vollmer. Those on the Honor Roll for the month of December are as follows: , 7th and 8th Grades — Foster Kobin. Anna Montross, William Loeber, Mad¬ eline Van Nostrand, Ruth Lytle, Gor¬ don Lucey, Idella Brown. ' 6tb Grade- -.Sarah Underbill, Flor¬ ence Kohler and May Behr. 6th Grade—Henrietta Bauer, Mon¬ ica Brockmeyer and F'ranci« .Smith. 4th Grade—Anne Ziermen, Arthur Hubbard, James Pierce, Margaret Smith, Lillian Bedell, Dorothy Ryf. Margaret Huber and Klvin P^lwardn. jr. 3rd Grade Maria Carols, GracH Cornell, Elaa Ludwig, Clara Busch. John Buckley. Helen Swanson, Millie Marino, John Umbreit, Wilbur Oan dall and Maurice .Straos. 2nd Grade — I'eter Marabeck, Freida Zimmerman. Lillian Montross, Purroy Thompson, Henry .Senft, Anna Bauer, Dorothy Kalb. Kveiyn Wood, Ansel Valentine. Amelia Zierman, Ray Has¬ camp, Lillian Behr, Benjamin Shen¬ kin, Fred Schwanewede, Virginia Do¬ lan, Ethel Wilson and Rusnell Crao- dall. 1st Grade -Harry Bauer, Warren Swain. Rebecca Burd. Esther Pirkola, Kate Wiesmantie, Anns Denton, Edith f'rague, Tbeo. Paachetti, Mabel Bick¬ el, Anna Zierman, Lillian Reind, Rich¬ ard Kirwin and Scbargcy Spleni. Tbe attendance banner for waekTiMT ing January &th was won by Miss Brown's class. There will be an exhibition drill and review by the Second, Tbird and Fifth BatUlions of tba Signal Corps of tbo United Boys' Brigade held in tbe Rockvilla Ceatre Clob Hooae, Friday. Febraary IC Tbeae battoiiooa ooco. prise compealea E and # of Lynbrook, G aaa I of Bockvlile Centre. H att Rooaevelt. K of Volley Stfeoin. L of Inwood aod H of Rooedole.
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Good Ol' Boys' Good Ol' Cowardice
A child rapist and those who knowingly let his offenses go unpunished may not be moral equivalents, but, as we're learning this week from Penn State, inaction can have dire consequences.
I'm sickened by the abuse perpetrated by Jerry Sandusky, but frankly, reading the grand jury report, I'm even more disturbed by the number of people who witnessed everything—from blatantly criminal activity (anal rape and forced oral sex) to highly suspicious behavior (a man in his 50s and 60s giving bear hugs to naked boys in the shower)—and never reported a single incident to the police. No one blew the whistle. In order to enable Sandusky to continue abusing boys for nearly two decades (and those are just the times we know about) a shocking number people had to turn a blind eye or leave the situation for someone else to handle.
But that's exactly what so many did. Numerous people along the way—from the janitor who discovered Sandusky pinning a boy against a shower wall and performing oral sex on him to the graduate assistant who stumbled on Sandusky sodomizing a 10-year-old in the shower—informed their higher-ups of what they had witnessed. But then they walked away, putting faith in those higher-ups and assuming that someone else would handle the situation. No one wanted to be the person to rock the boat, and some (like the janitor mentioned in the grand jury report) were desperately afraid of losing their jobs.
Of course, blame ultimately lies at the top. With power, after all, comes responsibility. But the top dogs—who clearly felt they had much to lose—were blinded by selfish, willful ignorance. (For instance, a first-hand account of anal rape conveniently morphed into accusations of "horsing around" in the showers.) A group of administration officials seemingly desperate to make the situation just go away did as little as they possibly could. Even the punishment they did agree to was barely a slap on the wrist: an admittedly unenforceable ban on Sandusky bringing children to campus was practically a green light to continue molesting young boys so long as it was done off school grounds.
But unless you believe that Joe Paterno, Tim Curley, Gary Schultz, Graham Spanier, and countless others are all monsters completely devoid of morality (and statistically speaking, it seems unlikely to have that many sociopaths in one place), we need to ask how it's possible that so many reasonable men could have shirked their legal and moral responsibilities. One explanation may be some version of the sociological phenomenon known as the bystander effect: the idea that the larger the numbers of bystanders, the less the likelihood someone will step forward to help a victim. In short, no one handles it because everyone assumes someone else will. A more straightforward explanation might be simply that Sandusky was just another member of an Old Boys Club that always protects its members.
To be fair, I don't think gender explains everything about the Penn State scandal. But I do think it's noteworthy that this story only involves men. These Penn State college football men make up a very powerful club, one with lots of prestige, influence, and money. I'll add that the Catholic Church—infamous for its own pattern of harboring pedophiles—is also an old boys' club, albeit one of a very different sort. There seems to be something distinctly masculine about the type of cowardice that allows one to prioritize loyalty to powerful institutions and friends over protecting children. Can you imagine this many women knowing or suspecting that a child molester was in their midst and not bringing in the police?
In order to understand what happened at Penn State, it's also important to recognize that people like Sandusky, people who do terrible things—despicable, criminal things—are not bad all the time. Sandusky, besides being a pedophile and rapist, is a human, and humans are social animals who crave community and social acceptance. I don't know Sandusky, but I'd be surprised if he wasn't desperately crafting a respectable public image to cover for his despicable private behavior. After all, rapists, murderers, and other assorted criminals always have friends and neighbors who express shock at the criminal's true nature. How many times have you heard someone on the news say, "He always seemed like a good guy to me"? Ultimately, our culture has a loyalty problem: We prefer to remain loyal to those we know and like, even in the face of mounting evidence that they're doing something very wrong. It's just easier.
But the right thing to do is rarely the easy thing.
That is specifically why we need whistle-blowers. All the men who enabled Sandusky to continue his pattern of abuse deserve whatever punishment they receive. They are culpable. But this case is also a stark reminder that while it's easy for us to summon righteous indignation now, it was obviously much harder than it ought to have been for so many men along the way to pick up the phone, dial 911, and say: "A prominent man in my community is molesting young boys." Maybe some feared backlash that would cost them their jobs. Maybe others were in denial. Maybe folks worried that no one would believe them.
What's clear is that while our culture does a spectacular job of making heroes out of football legends, we do an exceedingly poor job of valuing brave people of conscience who prioritize doing the right thing even in the face of personal repercussions. If we want to avoid more Catholic Church scandals or Penn States, we need fewer people afraid of rocking the boat and more who are unwilling to stay silent. If there was ever a moment in recent memory when it's clear just how important whistleblowers are, this is certainly it.
Fri, 2011-11-11 15:03
Nicole, while I found much of your article very compelling I think writing off the event as the bystander effect is just too much and as a man I find the "good old boy" analolgy is a bit insulting. How about what happened was just plain old wrong, criminally wrong, and morally reprehensible. I am sorry but if I see a 10 year old boy being raped I am stopping it before I report it (my job be damned). Also it is not just being reported to my supervisor, it is being reported to the police. You are letting these people off too easily.
Fri, 2011-11-11 15:47
Do not forget that the "culture" of big-time football (and other sports) and the ethos of the university have little in common and indeed are at odds with one another in key ways. Moreover, the corruption of collegiate athletic programs (particularly at the Division I level) is astounding in its depth and extent. It dirties most of those it touches. (See Taylor Branch's article in the Oct. Atlantic Monthly. For books on the subject, use the Library of Congress authorized subject heading "college sports—corrupt practices." Leave the dash out when using most search engines.)
Fri, 2011-11-11 19:18
I gather that the entire grand jury report has now been published? Or the arrest of Sandusky cites it? If Paterno was informed that a ten year old boy was raped by one of his coaches and merely passed on the information, he sure as hell should be fired. The details of what he was told certainly matter in this instance. Yes, if the sheeples were as excited about the demise of their economy, locally, as the can be about the fortunes of their football teams, wouldn't that be something. http://www.facebook.com/mike.roloff1?ref=name
Sat, 2011-11-12 01:08
No matter what the tribe -- bankers, cops, priests, family, soldiers, accountants, you name it -- they will protect their own, or at least fail to take any action that would bring the guilty to justice. This is human nature.
Once in a while there is a whistle blower. Here is a lawyer's description of the lawyer "disciplinary" system (note that it will be lawyers prosecuting Sandusky and the others):
"Study after study has shown that the current rules for professional conduct are not enforced. Misconduct is rarely perceived. If perceived, it is not reported. If reported, it is not investigated. If investigated, violations are not found. If found, they are excused. If they are not excused, penalties are light. And if significant penalties are imposed, the lawyer soon returns to practice, in that state or another. Lawyers constantly condemn the failure of the criminal justice system to deter crime for precisely these reasons – because of its alleged indifference, procedural niceties, or excessive lenience. Indeed, we know that the efficacy of social control varies even more strongly with the likelihood of punishment than it does with the severity of the sanction. Yet on both counts, especially the former, the professional disciplinary system falls far below the wholly inadequate standards of the criminal law. Lawyers can hardly present their travesty of a penal system as an effective deterrent." ("Why Does the ABA Promulgate Ethical Rules?" by Richard L. Abel, Connell Professor of Law, University of California at Los Angeles School of Law, from 59 Texas Law Review 639, 1981)
Sun, 2011-11-13 00:32
Mon, 2011-11-14 04:17
The people who covered up for Jerry Sandusky are neither evil but in action they are vile and they have no ethical standards that would stand the scrutiny of an adult.
Adults they were supposed to be, protecting children in our society can have no greater impact, yet these supposed adults chose the expedient path of least resistance and showed their lack of ethical standards and a moral compass that would have precluded Mr. Sandusky from harming another child again.
The very idea that all of the administration of Pennsylvania State University, the Athletic Department, support staff, and the Board of Trustees have been repeatedly notified of this individuals predilection for little boys, shows a blatant disregard for the safety of children and a morbid preference for their careers which borders on criminality.
I find it reprehensible that even the "sainted" Joe Paterno chose to deny this individuals preference for little boys and instead looked the other way in what can only be described as a "cover your ass" maneuver limiting the liability of PSU for the continued raping of children. I spoke with a lifelong fanatic of the PSU football program at length on Thursday and he quoted to me the words of someone close to the investigation into the ongoing conspiracy to shield the football program at PSU. He stated that, there's so much more to this story yet to come out! There are incidents that will make the people howl in disbelief at the level of shielding that took place over an extended period of time.
But this culture is not only at PSU but it's systemic in all universities. The football programs are big money makers for each university and the Athletic dept's. of each university have their own skeletons in the closet. It may be high time to divorce the administration of a football program from the university proper and place it where it belongs on the field of profit making ventures.
Thu, 2011-11-17 17:56
Best article I've read on this MESS to date. It is DESPICABLE to me that so many were afraid of losing their jobs, but not of what this child and OTHERS were losing! What a pathetic evaluation of our human condition. I mean, who wants a job that you have to hold into YOUR OWN SOUL such secrets? NO THANK YOU... I'd rather wait tables, deliver newspapers or anything. I once had someone very close to me walk in while a family member was sexually abusing me. I was quite young, and can still recall the arm yanking and the accusations hurled at ME. I was six. It is a very sad thing when a child is abused and feels so de-valued and unprotected and yet people stand in the wings, aware but afraid of t heir own pathetic jobs OR their football team OR rocking a system OR their own discomfort. WHY are we not more fearful of facing ourselves as we see in the mirror a selfish coward who cared more for a paycheck than the very soul of a child? GOD HELP US ALL.
Fri, 2011-11-18 13:57
Several key points are brought up in these comments, all pertinent. I do think the bystander effect deserves to be considered. Also, a way to justify taking real responsiblity is to tell a superior and assume/rationalize that he/she has more power than you do and can report the crime with impunity. One of the most important factors, though, is tribalism, as someone pointed out. Tribalism is deeply ingrained in the human psyche. At the dawn of the time it was necessary for survival; it served as a shield against those who were thought to be a danger to us. It's at the root of bigotry and prejudice against those who are "different from us". And the instinct is strongest in patriarchial societies/organizations like football and the Catholic Church. I agree that no woman seeing such a thing going on would have hesitated to intervene and call the police. After all, the female instinct to protect children is even stronger than the male instinct to circle the wagons.
Sun, 2011-11-20 16:36
" After all, the female instinct to protect children is even stronger than the male instinct to circle the wagons."
Off the top of your head how often have you hear of a woman risking her life (icey river, burning building, etc...) to save the children? Now how often have you heard of a man doing it?
I don't think we should be talking about humans as if they were bears and only the women protect the kids...
I'm even more disturbed at the people looking at boys being victimized as a way to prop up women. You know darn well that boys and men have not had posters, commercials, and talks about their sexual victimization they way girls and women have. Male victims were not even allowed to be defined as rape victims by the fbi until *very* recently and VAWA is not set up for the victimization of males, including 14 year old boys who have been kicked out of dv homes they needed.
Our society clearly does not deal with the victimization of boys/men and were still not when we focus on "powerful men" instead of actually helping the victims with informative campains that depict boys/men as victims!
Sat, 2011-11-19 15:42
"I agree that no woman seeing such a thing going on would have hesitated to intervene and call the police. After all, the female instinct to protect children is even stronger than the male instinct to circle the wagons."
You mean like the school Oprah founded in which the female staff molested the female students and it was covered up?
Or the high rate of female staff exploiting minors in juvenile facilities?
"Approximately 95% of all youth reporting staff sexual miscon-
duct said they had been victimized by female staff. In 2008, 42% of staff in state juvenile facilities were female."
From "Sexual Victimization in Juvenile Facilities Reported by Youth, 2008-09″
Sun, 2011-11-20 16:16
>To be fair, I don't think gender explains everything about the Penn State scandal. But I do think it's noteworthy that this story only involves men.
That's really the only gender issue she could point out? Not the fact that the victims were boys, just like catholic church cover up that she pointed out!
Maybe male victims of sexual abuse aren't taken as serious and thus it could be easier to cover them up. Do you really think people would have reacted the same way if the male coach were molesting and raping girls? There is no way they would ever be afraid of losing there job if it were girl(s).
Yet, somehow this point escapes her entirely and she only focuses on the powerful *male*, while ignoring the issue of the victimized *male*. You know, the ones she supposedly cares about...
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Founded in 1954 by Dr. Arthur Peach, the 251 Club of Vermont is still going strong with 4,000 members, all of whom have made it their mission to visit the 246 organized and the five unorganized (Averill, Ferdinand, Glastenbury, Lewis and Somerset) towns and cities across the Green Mountain State.
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Our real push to get this through was to do something in every community. We either ate, walked the streets, shopped, visited a museum or library or historical marker and its all in there, says Joan Carrigan.
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I can remember when the list came to the house, I said you can cross off Richford, I was born there, but Don said no, were going to do it right, we have to make a special trip, says Joan Carrigan.
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It was quite an adventure. When people in Vermont start talking about out of the way places, its always the (Northeast Kingdom) but, jeez, there are some places down near the Massachusetts border, for instance, that are just as out of the way, he adds.
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We just loved doing this and when we finished, we were lost. Then Don thought of visiting all the covered bridges, says Joan Carrigan.
We kissed in each one, adds Don.
Theyve now visited, and kept record of, all the covered bridges in the state, driven up every mountain as far as is possible and nearly completed visits to all of Vermonts railway stations.
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Former Gov. James Douglas of Middlebury, has been a member for a number of years and has been a speaker at the clubs annual fall meeting.
Im not a plus member. I have yet to trek into Lewis, but I think its nice to have a goal yet to attain, he says.
Anyone can join the club, according to Levesque approximately 85 percent of the current members are Vermonters, theres no age requirement and no constraints when it comes to the how of getting there.
Weve had governors and politicians, artists and authors, weve had people do it by bike, by motorcycle, by canoe, antique car; there are people who have walked it and some are walking it now, says Levesque.
The club is online now since Levesque took the reins in 2010 with an interactive website that members can create personal accounts on and keep track of their progress. They also have access to various informational resources and archived copies of The Wayfarer, the clubs newsletter, which Levesque puts out three times a year.
I devote a lot of time, writing the newsletter and maintaining the database. Its a rare day that theres not new member requests or renewals, its a labor of love, says Levesque.
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'See if you can get a patch for the other eye as well.' The publisher cryptically suggested as I walked out of his office, charged with yet another Kiwi Rider Magazine Triumph test to write up.
The road to his barb began 25 years ago as I chased the Co-pilot across the West Island. I sold a hotted up XS1100 for bus fare and rent, packed up my worldly possessions into 2 overnight bags and set off in pursuit of 'the' girl.
We subsequently spent our first 12 months living together on a used T140 Bonneville that I paid cash for, not long after arriving in the Golden West.
That bike took us on our first rides with Harleys, made friends with some serious hard-arses on BSAs and took us to the BEARS only party in the car park of the Scarborough Hotel every Sunday 'Session'.
It laid the platform for us hangin' out together on motorbikes for a very long time since. Halcyon days. So yeah, I like Triumphs. We got history.
It was exactly the same bike as Gere rode in 'Officer and Gentleman' (sans extended forks), the brand Dirty Harry rode and Steve McQueen was racing. It was just cool. Way cool. I couldn't stop it leaking oil, I couldn't find the fault in the electrics, but we loved the way it handled and hammered.
That big old 750 parallel twin had an enormous sweet spot and a way of tipping in - and pulling out - of corners that just made us grin.
So I admit it - I just have to look at the new Triumph Scrambler and I get that grin. To sit on one makes me feel good. A portal to a bunch of fond memories.
Fortunately the Hinckley Triumph Bonnevilles stand up to any scrutiny on their own merits - regardless of the reminiscences of misty-eyed old coots.
By the same token it's only the bad things – like the oil leaks – that have changed 'that' much and the Scrambler does a pretty fair job of tipping its lid to a different time. Even the way the big twin still hammers out of the corners.
The test bike supplied by Triumph NZ is beautifully kitted out from Triumph's ever growing optional extras catalogue - and it looks stunning.
Non-bikers are wont to ask if you 'did the restoration yourself?' the period look of the 60's icon is so effective.
To the basic model, a tacho, flyscreen, headlight grille, single seat and rack assembly have been fitted, a bash plate has been added plus Triumph's 'race' exhausts – and boy! It sounds fantastic.
Performance is not far removed from the way the old banger went either.
That is the main point of conjecture around the KR office and with many people who just walk up and start talking to you about the bike.
I say 'Don't ride the specifications sheet – ride the bike' when they point to the modest power output of 54 ponies and 205kg of dry 'Gingerbread'. (Refer 1969 Triumph brochure).
The naysayers point out that the McQueen's Scramblers of the 60's were the dominant force in their type of racing - and the 2006 version is not the same fire-breathing monster that it was back then - or the way they want it to be, comparatively, now.
But the 60's machine didn't have the creature comforts we're used to these days. A big alternator, huge 12v battery, electric starter, a radiator like oil cooler, Euro 3 emission requirements and…well…mufflers - to begin with.
1960's Competition Bonnevilles were without many of features that are mandatory on a road going motorcycle today.
To that end, the 2006 Scrambler is pure 'pleasure bike' – and what a push-button-start-every-time pleasure we found it. (He said – remembering tickling Amal carbs and kicking and kicking and kicking and kicking and kicking)
Well mannered and chuck-able on the road, it will handle anything the big 'Adventure' Bikes can do off it. The Scrambler is quite capable of mixing it up with the large Trailies and Adventure bikes off road too.
You couldn't ask for a better Test of the Scrambler's mettle than the hammering the KR crew handed it on the 2006 Capital Coast Adventure Ride.
1 day, 150 players, 200km around Wellington, 50% on road, 50% off road, Freeway, twisty back roads, tortuous rock beaches, dozens of water crossings, kilometres of steep mountain trails – and the Scrambler handled all of it with sure footed ease.
It's not a race, but I overtook a dozen bikes on the first ascent and kept up with the pros reasonably well.
'Stretch' hopped aboard and punted it through the difficult (REALLY difficult!) Challenge loops and came out beaming.
'Oscar' had a belt through the river crossings section and came away saying ' I love this bike'.
Even the publisher pushed his W650 patch to one side and huffed 'yeah…it's not too bad.'
I had it for most of the road and mountain trail sections and I loved it too.
It doesn't matter that it only has 54 horses – the motor is so smooth and punchy and the purr of the unrestricted pipes so intoxicating that you just wring its neck a bit harder and let it pull a bit longer before you up-shift - and all of a sudden it's doing a pretty fair clip.
With its narrow and chuck-able frame, it's actually a really rewarding way to ride – to have to make the motor work a bit – before you hit the speed limit. Then working to keep it 'on song' is great, grinning-like-an-idiot fun at 100kph.
We all found the bike very comfortable in all variety of terrain. The bars are wide and the seating position neutral. Both the stock and the optional single seats are the thinnest and by far the best standard offering of any Hinckley Bonneville so far. It has a sort of 'drag bars' feel to the riding position that goes with the note of the engine.
Once you have it wound up on the back roads the 'blap' pulling out of the bends is pure 1976.
The Scrambler's 865cc, DOHC, eight-valve, air-cooled engine uses a 270° crank firing interval for a particularly smooth and torquey power delivery (for a twin). It's a different feel to the 360° unit of the standard Bonne and it is particularly well suited to off-roading and maintaining traction.
Bore and stroke is 90x68mm and compression ratio of 9.2:1 is fed by twin carbs. Peak power of 54hp arrives at 7,000rpm and maximum torque is 69Nm available at 5,000rpm, all fed to the rear wheel via a sweet and definite five-speed gearbox and chain final drive.
At one point on the Adventure Ride we took a wrong turn and suddenly there were 4 (four!) big Beemers on their sides all around me as I was seriously wrestling the Scrambler to keep it from sliding backwards down the incline.
Imagining the look on (local importer) Ian Beckhaus's face if I dropped it gave me the strength to keep it upright – as did the fact that the bike's weight is very well balanced and the centre of gravity low enough to make it pretty easy to manhandle through some tough terrain.
The standard knobby tyres are sure footed on the tarmac and do a good job off road as well. Steering is solid and the 19" front wheel works well in the dirt and at highway speeds. In fact, it did everything we asked of it, remarkably, grin-inducingly well.
It's one of those 'feel good' motorcycles.
When the Adventure ride headed out onto the open, hilly, coastal grasslands I was sure I saw a cool ghost on a Triumph jump a barbed wire fence with some Germans chasing him. At various stages during the day somehow Stretch up ahead on that KTM resembled David Soul charging around an old Aircraft carrier on a Police bike.
As Oscar and I were comparing post-test notes he surmised:
"This Scrambler is more than the sum of its parts, you look at the spec sheet and the performance of individual components - brakes or suspension or motor - in isolation - and think 'I shouldn't like this bike as much as I do – but geez, it's good fun'".
Nostalgic ramblings aside, the fact is that the Triumph Scrambler is a modern, mid power, vertical twin from a manufacturer with only tenuous links to a past its marketing embraces.
The bike is solid and detuned enough to suspect they will prove quite bulletproof. Nicely finished, set up for a cool jaunt down track, trail or highway, and presented in an individual style. There is even a new range of complementary retro accessories and riding gear to suit.
Overall the Scrambler is a great looking, rewarding to ride, all round package for someone who doesn't necessarily want to go 'balls out' everywhere, but enjoys a spot of off-the-main-roads exploring and even the occasional Adventure.
Now excuse me while I go and adjust the eye patch, polish the tank badge, and imagine next Sunday's 'Great Escape.'
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Fun review. Thanks.
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It's good to see someone actually trying the Scrambler offroad. Most people seem to dismiss it as a styling exercise, without much real offroad ability. Your pics are pretty much the only ones I've seen of a Scrambler in the rough. Thanks for that, and nice review.
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thanks for the great review.
It looks like my Norton Signature Series (#69) may not be coming through.
So I have some deposit money headed back my way and this scrambler has got me thinking...
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Is, sorry was, that one of the Dreer ones? Very tasty - what a shame.
You'd also have the spend to kit the scambler out - it needs the pipes - they are reasonably loud - but it's a 'beautiful noise'.
sigh, as if we haven't heard enough Neil Diamond references today - 'Shiloh' indeed! I would have gone for Crunchy Granola Pitt or I am I said Jolie.
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It was the Kenny Dreer Commando. Put my money down almost 3 years ago.... seems they need about $10 million to go into production... It really really sucks.
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Cool review. Nice to know it can go off pavement.
This is the first I've seen anyone riding one in the rough also.
Now I want one again. I had talked myself out of it.
and sorry about the D-con sprinkles on your strawberry shortcake.
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Well... if you talked yourself out of it... don't go to the triumph dealer at lunch and sit on one
bad idea. trust me.
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Nice review. I read the previous , 'Old and new' also. It's a great looking bike and the pictures you've posted make it stand out even more. You don't have a larger version of the first pict? Perhaps 1280x1024? It would make a great desktop.
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I have sold my WeeStrom and am going to check out a Scrambler tomorrow.
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I was pretty hot for the new scrambler also.... until I went out to a local Triumph dealer and sat on one. The exhaust pipe was quite close to my leg and was actually touching my inner thigh when I stood up.
I read in a Cycle World review where one of their guys was complaining about scorching his riding suit. The CW capsule summary is pretty favorable, however.
Now the set-up that was featured in the Robb Report was pretty cool.
I haven't seen Mission Impossible:III - I guess that this was the featured bike.
I much prefer the lower version of the high pipes.
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one pipe on each side.
doesn't appear to have much in the way of heat shields at all
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The pipes do interfere slightly in the standing position - I didn't think it was a biggie and had no problem with it. I didn't touch anything but heat shield and they worked very well for me.
Anyway - Leather pants are much cooler.
I'll find the bigger image later - as requested - too.
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Vehicle SummaryIt's difficult to make a compact sport-utility a sexy proposition, yet the Mazda CX-5 just might change your mind about the affordable, practical-size vehicles that have become a fixture on every street in America.
From the moment of its introduction as a 2012 model, the Mazda 5 CX-5 has met a superior standard for its utility, yet it's even more notable for the way its carlike package has been invested with the attributes long associated with Mazda sedans, notably handling agility, responsive acceleration, and even style.
OverviewA utility vehicle is best judged by its everyday practicality, which is why its silhouette recalls the shopping cart down at the big-box store. A vehicle like this is about the things it carries, not the way it looks. When you compare one against another, you consider the field of view from the driver's seat, the ease of ingress and egress from all four portals, the ability of the interior seats to flip, fold and slide according to your Saturday morning adventure, and a certain ease of driving combined with practical habits at the gas pump. The 2014 Mazda CX-5 gets high marks in all of the above and is fun to drive, as well.
Beneath the 2014 Mazda CX-5, you'll find the same architecture that has brought a new spirit of refinement to the Mazda 3 sedan. The 2014 Mazda CX-5 is available as a front-wheel-drive package (practical, fuel-efficient and affordable) or an all-wheel-drive vehicle, (all-weather, all-terrain mobility with a little less mpg and a little more cost).
There are three trim grades. Sport offers 2.0-liter four-cylinder that makes 155 hp and 150 lb-ft of torque, and the front-wheel-drive version delivers 26/35 mpg city/highway with a six-speed manual transmission or 26/32 mpg with the six-speed automatic. The all-wheel-drive Sport comes only with the six-speed automatic and gets 25/31 mpg. The Touring and Grand Touring trim levels come only with the upgraded 2.5-liter four-cylinder, and the front-wheel-drive versions get 25/32 mpg while the all-wheel-drive models get 25/30 mpg.
Within the cabin, you'll see that Mazda hasn't skimped on the details, as the fine driving position, supportive seats, and attractive style set apart the CX-5 from its competition. Just as important, the Mazda CX-5 drives like a car, not a minivan.
You'll like:
- Handling agility
- Rear-seat functionality
- Convenience and safety features
You won't like:
- Road noise
- Nav system is best for directions, not maps
Key Competitors
- Ford Escape
- Honda CR-V
- Hyundai Santa Fe Sport
- Toyota RAV4


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We hear a lot about oil in the wholefood plant-based movement. Oil is not a whole food by any stretch of the imagination, hence very low micro-nutrient content and, perhaps most importantly, no fiber. And this is before we even get to the ethical issues. However, I notice there are some other foods which have also been stripped of (most if not all of) their fibre (and micro-nutrients) which nevertheless feature pretty heavily in whole-food plant-based recipes. I'm not saying these foods are evil. But then again I'm not saying that they're not evil. In other words, what I'm not saying is that they're evil or not evil. But I have a hunch that they may be sabotaging some people's health or weightloss, so I thought I would list them here:
Sugar Syrups Fruit Juice Fruit Juice Concentrates Fake Meats Soy Milk Tofu (yes unfortunately tofu is basically just coagulated soy milk, so most of the fibre has been removed) Coconut Milk Rice Milk Oat Milk Quinoa Milk Spelt Milk Buckwheat Milk Millet Milk Amaranth Milk Lentil Milk Potato Milk You get the idea
Of course I don't claim to avoid all those foods all of the time. Some of them don't even exist, so it would be literally impossible to avoid them. But most of them do exist. And when I avoid them, I always get results.
If a recipe calls for milk, I simply take some nut butter and blend it with water (and maybe some dried fruit if sweetness is needed). That way it has all the original fiber (albeit in a slightly less robust form) along with the vitamins and minerals. I can even do that at work by simply mixing it together with a spoon.
Also, avocados. They're a whole food, but it's only modern transport that makes them available all over the world all year round. I always advise my clients: "only eat avocados in your country's avocado season." Of course some of my clients ask me why I, an accountant, am giving them advice about nutrition. The thing is there's really no rule that says accountants can't give out nutritional advice. Not in the accountancy regulations anyway. There's probably something about it in the dietetic regulations, but I'm an accountant, not a dietician.
Anyway, does anyone have any thoughts on that list ?
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Great points....thanks for taking the time to share.
I start a lot of community gardens. I love doing it.
In my opinion and experience, one should eat plants grown locally because the environmental stresses help the plant produce the proper nutrients to combat those stressors for those creatures living in that environment.
In other words, tomatoes grown in your own backyard produce the best nutrient cocktail for you. Those tomatoes grown in Peru are good for the Peruvians but may not deliver the environmental protection for those that live in California.
And plants grown in hothouses or artificially don't offer anything to anyone because there is no stress on the plants....leaving us with no nutrient protection.
This is my opinion based on my own experiences. Hopefully some research will be done on this, rather than research on how we can manipulate plants gene's to try to produce cheap food.
Splendid points Anita. I totally agree. I think another example is how plant foods from tropical climates (eg. coconuts, cocoa beans, palm fruits etc.) are much higher in saturated fat than plant foods in the temperate regions. Saturated fats are liquid at hot temperatures but solid at cool temperatures, and it wouldn't surprise me if this translated into different physiological effects when high sat fat tropical foods are eaten in colder countries.
One other aspect that I've learned and actually had to eat my words about in recent years is that, within the realm of wholefoods, the more coarsely ground/blended the food is the better. Because the coarser it is the more effective its fibre will be.
So say a person had eliminated all non-wholefood (ie refined) items from their diet and they were still experiencing problems, they may see improvements by working up the ladder from the finely ground form of the foods to the intact form. Hence: choosing stoneground flour products instead of machine ground flour products. And if that doesn't work, choosing sprouted grain flour products instead of stoneground flour products. Then if necessary, choosing cous-cous instead of flour products. Then wheat berries instead of cous-cous. Similarly, working up the ladder from smooth almond butter (or high-speed blended almonds) to chunky almond butter (or low-speed blended almonds) to ground almonds to chopped or flaked almonds. High-speed-blended fruit » low-speed-blended fruit » whole fruit etc.
I learnt this specifically from the writings of Jeff Novick RD, Dr McDougall, Dr Esselstyn, Dr Fuhrman and Dr Goldhamer.
Dr Shintani on stone ground flour vs machine ground:
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