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A 26-year-old auxiliary policeman bumped into a youth on the way to the supermarket. For this, he was beaten up by 7 youngsters. STOMPer Toomuch feels severe punishment is needed to make an example of them. This is the latest in a series of violent attacks involving gangs of youths that have occurred all over Singapore, in places as diverse as Bukit Panjang and Ang Mo Kio. A group of youths was also found with a pair of concealed choppers at a Pasir Ris chalet, while two teenagers have been placed in a Reformative Training Centre for knifing fellow students. Although these incidents are believed to be unrelated, they were all caused by trivial events such as staring and arguments. STOMPer Toomuch wrote: "These violent incidents involving youths are seriously getting out of hand. "Time and again we hear of incidents where members of the public are getting targeted by youngsters spoiling for a fight. "This time, an innocent auxiliary policeman just passing by was attacked, because he was walking in the opposite direction of a group of youngsters. He tried to squeeze past them, and was beaten bloody for it. "These youths have no respect for the law and are just out to pick fights with people in public. "We need to arrest these people and really make an example of those caught by caning or jailing them. That's the only way they will learn that the law is not to be messed around with." STOMPer Gao Luck also commented: "Yet again I heard of another case of a gang fight at Teck Whye over the radio. "Come on, when will all these attacks stop?"
Arrestable or not? Seizable and non-seizable offences in SingaporeBy wk | Monday, August 1st, 2011In recent years, multiple instances have surfaced whereby punches have been thrown and police have been called in, but no arrests were made. In this cases, police officers present at the scenes restricted themselves to recording the identities of the parties involved, as well as questioning witnesses. This has perplexed many Singaporeans. When will an arrest be made?Police Procedure in SingaporeThe police would ascertain the situation and determine if the fracas involved a crime categorised as an arrestable offence by the Criminal Procedure Code. For a non-arrestable offence, police cannot make any arrests without a warrant. If it is not definitively an arrestable offence, the police would ensure that any victims receive medical treatment. They would then gather witness reports and record the identity of parties involved.What to do with a non-arrestable offence?Police would advice parties involved in non-arrestable offences to make a police report, also known as a Magistrates complaint. The Magistrate will then decide if the crime is worth prosecuting.What are arrestable offences?For a full list of arrestable offences, refer to the Criminal Procedure Code. The following are some arrestable offences that may lead to an arrest:1.Unlawful assemblies or rioting2.Impersonating a public servant3.Obstructing a public servant in his duties, or threatening a public servant4.Affray (Fighting in public places)5.Fouling the water of a public spring or reservoir6.Driving rashly or negligently7.Obscene acts in public8.Rape9.Theft and robbery10.Criminal trespass11.Assault or use of criminal force to a person with intent to outrage modesty (molest)12.Acts or attempts that cause or can cause death, including suicide, murder, or other rash acts13.Voluntarily causing grievous hurt14.Voluntarily causing hurt with a dangerous weaponIt is worth noting that voluntarily causing hurt is a non-arrestable offence. An arrest cannot be made without a warrant. Therefore, you must first make a police report, before the Magistrate decides whether to issue a warrant for the accuseds arrest. Defamation is also non-arrestable.In addition, arrests will also be made if the suspect:1.possesses housebreaking tools without a good excuse;2.possesses stolen property3.obstructs police affairs4.is an army deserter5.may be about to commit an offence6.commits a non-arrestable offence in view of police, and offers a fake identity or place of residence7.offers a fake identity or place of residence
A taxi dispute results in a man getting punched twice.A Singaporean man claimed that a man punched him twice at Neil Road after taking a taxi he had booked.Liew, 40, who declined to give his full name, told The New Paperthat his female friend had helped him book a taxi just after 1am on Saturday morning after a night out at a pub.The taxi drove past him when it arrived and before he caught up with it, two men in their mid to late thirties boarded. He then opened the rear passenger door and told them to alight as he had booked the taxi.The two men, who spoke in a British accent, disagreed with the senior banking executive and they argued while the taxi driver kept quiet.Liew said that one of the men threatened to beat him up, but Liewdid not think he would really do it as they were in a public place. However, the man proved him wrong and swung his fist at him, connecting with Liews left cheek, knocking off his spectacles, the Singaporean alleged.By then the taxi had left and the two men walked off after a passer-by spoke to them. Liew called the police and followed the men down Neil Road, towards the junction of Cantonment Road, opposite thePinnacle@Duxton residences while a female colleague nearby stayed on the phone with him.After around 100m, the same man who punched Liew earlier turned around and again hit him on the jaw, chipping his tooth.He then called the police a second time to give an update on his location, while the female colleague confronted Liews attacker near the Police Cantonment Complex.The commotion drew the attention of the police officers, who escorted all of them into the police station, where their statements and particulars were taken down.Liew went to the Singapore General Hospital to receive treatment for his bruised jaw and chipped tooth, while the two men were allowed to leave.The 40-year-old filed a Magistrates Complaint on Monday at the Subordinate Courts, and is appealing for witnesses to come forward to help him in his case.A police spokesman confirmed that the report was lodged, and that Liew was given legal advice.


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1612 Birth of Antoine ARNAULD, French philosopher and theologian, critic of Descartes; dies 1694
1600 The first opera, J. Peri's Euridice, performed in Florence; this also marks the beginning of the Baroque period which ends in 1750 with the death of J.S. Bach 1601 Colony of Tadoussac founded 1602 Cape Cod named by Bartholemew Gosnold, English navigator who found it 1602 Vizcaino explores west coast from Gosnold to Buzzards Bay 1603 Martin Pring explores New England coast 1605 French trading post established at Port Royal, Nova Scotia 1605 Weymouth explores New England coast 1606 First charter granted to the Virginia Company, named after Virgin Queen 1607 Captain John Smith first encounters Iroquois in Chesapeake Bay 1607 Jamestown founded. First permanent English colony in New World 1607 English colony begun at Fort St. George, on Kennebec River, Maine 1608 Samuel de Champlain founds village of Quebec 1609 Champlain makes war against the Iroquois, 1st use of guns on Indians 1609 Hendrik "Henry" Hudson explores river valley named for him 1609 East Anglia Puritans leave England for Leiden, Holland for 10 year stay 1609 Dutch establish Fort Orange, now known as Albany, NY, as fur trading post 1609 Henry Hudson explores east coast of North America for Netherlands 1609 Santa Fe, New Mexico settled 1609 Kepler describes planetary motions and laws 1610 Henry Hudson discovers Hudson's Bay 1610 Thomas West, 3rd Lord de la Warr rescues Jamestown colony from starvation 1612 England colonizes Bermuda 1612 French explorers discover Lake Huron
1613 John Rolfe, husband of Pocahontas, cross-breeds tobacco successfully 1614 Thomas Hunt kidnaps 24 Indians from Cape Cod area, sells them as slaves 1615 French under Champlain trade with local Indians on Georgian Bay 1616 Captain John Smith publishes "A Description of New England" 1616 Pocahontas visits England, poses for portrait; dies there 1616 White settlers introduce small pox to New England. Many Indians die 1619 Black slavery introduced at Jamestown by Dutch traders 1619 First legislative assembly in America, in Virginia, July 30 1619 Nov. 19 DESCARTES has a vision of a new mathematical and scientic system 1620 Slide rule invented by Oughtred, in England 1620 Puritan Pilgrims write Mayflower Compact, land at Plymouth Colony 1621 Pilgrims have first contact with Indian, who greets them in English! 1621 The Indian, Squanto, learned English in England after fleeing Spain 1622 Maine granted to Sir Ferdinando Gorges and Captain John Mason 1623 Champlain's expedition trades for furs with Indians on Lake Superior 1623 Settlements begin in New Hampshire1623 Birth of Blaise PASCAL, French mathematician, theologian and philosopher; dies 1662
1624 Indians barter away Manhattan for about $24.00; Dutch begin settlements 1624 Virginia becomes a royal colony 1628 English Parliament enacts Petition of Right 1628 DESCARTES writes Rules for the Direction of the Mind 1629 Charter of Freedoms and Exemptions for New Netherland granted 1629 Puritans settle Boston area, call themselves The Massachusetts-Bay Co. 1630 Puritans hang John Billington, a murderer; a first for the colony 1632 Mariland named for Queen Henrietta Maria by English King Charles I 1632 "Oyster War" begins between VA and MD; continues today1632 Birth of John LOCKE, English philosopher, political activist and revolutionary, medical researcher and doctor; dies 1704
1632 Birth of Benedict de SPINOZA, Dutch philosopher and scientist; dies 1675
1633 Condemnation of Galileo by the Church 1634 Jean Nicolet explores Lake Michigan shore and Wisconsin 1635 Roger Williams banished from Massachusetts for espousing democracy 1635 First settlements in Connecticut include Hartford and Windsor 1636 First college in the colonies, later named after Rev. John Harvard 1636 Providence Plantations founded in Rhode Island by Roger Williams 1637 Pequot War in Connecticut and Rhode Island 1637 DESCARTES publishes the Discourse on the Method including the Optics, Meterorology and Geometry 1638 Swedish colony, near Wilmington, DE, introduces log-cabin building 1639 The Fundamental Orders unite three communities in "Connectecotte" 1639 Harvard College sets up first printing press in colonies 1640 First English book published in colonies is Bay Psalm Book; Cambridge 1641 "Body of Liberties" adopted in Massachusetts; precurses Bill of Rights 1641 DESCARTES publishes Meditations on First Philosophy along with the first six sets ofObjections and Replies 1642 PASCAL invents an adding machine 1642 Massachusetts School Law requires schoolmaster in towns of 50 families 1642 French develop new trading post at Montreal 1643 Invention of the barometer 1643 New England Confederation founded. These are first 4 colonies to unite 1644 First bicameral legislature formed in Massachusetts 1644 Roger Williams publishes The Bloody Tenet of Persecution 1644 DESCARTES publishes the Principles of Philosophy 1645 First ironworks, at Saugus, MA1646 Birth of Gottfreid Wilhelm LEIBNIZ, German philosopher, courtier, diplomat, lawyer, and librarian; dies 1716
1647 Birth of Pierre BAYLE, French philosopher, an influential skeptic; died 1706
1648 Iroquois defeat the Hurons, drive them into Canada, north of the Lakes 1649 Charles I executed; Oliver Cromwell establishes Commonwealth 1649 First Assembly in Maryland. Enacts Toleration Act, freeing religion 1649 DESCARTES publishes The Passions of the Soul; goes to Sweden at the invitation of Queen Christina, where he dies the following year 1651 Navigation Acts require English ships and crews for all imports 1653 Iroquois defeat the Erie Nation, extend influence into o-he-you. (Ohio) 1656 New Netherland Council passes ordinance restricting religion 1656 SPINOZA excommunicated by the Jewish community in Amsterdam 1657 Rhode Island Assembly adopts freedom of religion; it doesn't last 1657 John Washington jumps ship in Virginia, buys land 1658 Birth of Antoine de la Mothe, sieur de Cadillac; he dies in 17301659 Birth of Damaris Cudworth Masham, daughter of Ralph Cudworth and friend of John Locke, she was herself a philosopher as well as an early feminist; died 1708
1660 Restoration of Charles II to the English throne 1661 William Penn deceives Delaware Indians, effectively steals Pennsylvania 1663 John Eliot translates Bible into an Indian tongue 1663 SPINOZA publishes the Principles of Cartesian Philosophy 1664 Dutch give up control of New Amsterdam 1665 Duke's Law established by Duke of York, who renames area for himself 1668 Sault Ste. Marie established by French missionaries 1669 Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle explores Ohio River valley 1669 Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina inaugurated 1670 Newton discovers The Calculus, but does not publish his results until after Leibniz independently discovers the calculus and publishes. This gives rise to a vast controversy between the two men. 1670 SPINOZA publishes the Theologico-Politcal Treatise 1670 Grant from Charles II leads to settlement of Charleston, SC 1670 Hudson's Bay Company founded to compete with French fur traders 1673 Iroquois drive Mosopelea Indians from Southwestern Ohio 1673 Marquette and Joliet explore northern parts of Mississippi valley 1675 Indian "King Phillip" begins retaliatory war against white invaders 1676 Bacon's Rebellion wages vigilante war in Virginia 1676 First formally declared "Day of Thanksgiving" June 20, Charlestown, MA 1677 Postumus publication of a number of SPINOZA'S works, including the Ethics 1679 Settlements in what is now New Hampshire proclaimed a royal colony 1679 Habeas Corpus Amendment Act in England1679 Birth of Catherine Trotter Cockburne, playwright and spirited defender of Locke; died 1749
1680 Pueblo Indians get horses from Spanish; first Plains Indians to do so 1681 Province of Pennsylvania (Penn's Woodlands) chartered 1682 Philadelphia founded. Penn publishes Frame of Government 1682 LaSalle explores Mississippi River, claims river valley for France 1684 Charles II annuls 1629 charter of Massachusetts colony 1684 Cotton Mather coins the term "Americans" for colonists 1684 A patent is granted for the thimble 1685 Louis XIV cancels Edict of Nantes, thousands flee to the colonies1685 Birth of George BERKELEY, Irish philosopher, immaterialist, Angligan Bishop, and educator; dies 1753
1685 Birth of Johan Sebastian Bach, German composer, chief representative of the German late Baroque period whose many works include The Well Tempered Clavier,1689 Birth of MONTESQUIEU, French philosopher, jurist, natural rights theorist and opponent of slavery
; dies 1750 1685 Birth of George Fredrick Handel, Anglo-German composer of the Messiah and other important vocal and instrumental works; dies 1759 1685 Birth of Domenico Scarlatti, Italian composer of operas and religious works, and one of the most important figures in the developoment of classical harmony; dies 1757 1688 First written protest against slavery in the English colonies, by Mennonites in Germantown, PA 1688 The Glorious Revolution establishes Parliamentary supremacy 1689 English Parliament enacts Bill of Rights, provides religious freedom 1689 Pensacola founded (again). (Spanish had tried there in 1559) 1689 LOCKE publishes the Essay Concerning Human Understanding and the Letter Concerning Toleration
1690 First newspaper banned in the colonies is Publick Occurences, in Boston 1690 LOCKE publishes the Two Treatises of Civil Government anonymously 1691 Plymouth becomes part of royal colony of Massachusetts 1692 Witch hunts in Salem, MA; 19 die 1693 William and Mary becomes second college in the colonies, Feb 6 1693 Champagne is invented by Dom Perignon, August 41694 Birth of Francois-Marie VOLTAIRE, French philsopher, popularizer of Newtonian physics, critic of Leibniz; dies 1778
1695 Freedom of the press comes to England. Censorship abolished 1696 Habeas Corpus Act suspended in England 1696 Board of Trade takes over administration of the colonies - John LOCKE is its most influential member until 1700 1697 Penn proposes a Plan of Union for the English Colonies in America 1699 Woolens Act. 1699 Cahokia and Biloxi founded 1701 Cadillac establishes new trading post; call it "Ponchartrain" on de Troit 1701 Elihu Yale donates 800 Pounds to the third college in the colonies 1701 Delaware gets government separate from Pennsylvania 1702 East Jersey and West Jersey unite to form royal province of New Jersey 1702 Queen Anne begins reign; dies 1714. Annapolis is named for her 1703 Benjamin Franklin born in Boston 1704 First organ built in the colonies, in Philadelphia 1707 Scotland and England join to become Great Britain 1709 First Copyright Act, in Britain 1709 BERKELEY writes An Essay Towards a New Theory of Vision 1710 BERKELEY publishes A Treatise concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge 1711 War with Tuscarora Indians in Carolinas, they head north1711 Birth of David HUME, Scotish philosopher, historian and economist; dies 1776
1712 North Carolina gets own governor, separates from South Carolina1712 Birth of Jean Jacques ROUSSEAU, French philosopher, natural rights theorist and literary figure; dies 1778
1713 Treaty of Utrecht; French Acadians (Cajuns) driven from Nova Scotia to LA 1713 BERKELEY publishes Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous, a more popular version of the philosophy of the Principles 1714 Shawnee establish themselves in western Ohio, driven there from MD 1715 Tuscarora Indians join League of Five Nations, making it Six Nations 1716 First theater in the colonies is at Williamsburg 1717 Mother Goose appears in print, in Boston 1718 New Orleans founded by Le Page du Pratz, for Bienville 1720 Birth of Ottawa Indian war chief Pontiac, near Detroit 1720 First settlements in Vermont 1721 Dr. Zabdiel Boylston imports smallpox vaccine, in Boston 1723 Benjamin Franklin leaves Boston for Philadelphia1724 Birth of Immanuel KANT, German philosopher whose works include the Critique of Pure Reason and the Foundations of the Metaphysics of Morals; dies 1804
1727 First British fort on Great Lakes is Fort Oswego, NY 1728 Vitus J. Bering, a Dane, explores strait which now bears his name 1728 First American steel made in Hartford, CT 1732 Benjamin Franklin begins to publish Poor Richard's Almanac 1732 George Washington born in Virginia on February 22; dies in 1799 1732 Hat Act forbade manufacture in colonies of hats made with local fur 1732 First stagecoach route connects Burlington to Perth Amboy, NJ 1733 Sugar Act, aka Molasses Act, a revenue enhancement scheme for Britain 1733 Georgia becomes 13th colony; founded by James Oglethorpe 1734 Hamilton defends Zenger in freedom of the press landmark case 1735 John Adams, 2nd President, born October 30; dies July 4, 1826 1736 Patrick Henry born May 29 1736 Franklin begins Fire Department in Philadelphia 1737 John Hancock born January 23 1738 The Great Awakening in full swing reshaping religious policies everywhere 1738 British traders begin working shores of Lake Erie, compete with French 1738 Future King George III born. Declaration of Independence mentions him 1739 In North Carolina, there is large insurrection by blacks 1739 War of Jenkin's Ear begins 1740 English Parliament allows naturalization of colonists after 7 years 1740 Invention of the Franklin stove, his most famous invention 1740 Philadelphia is largest city in America. Population 13,000 1741 Vitus Bering claims Alaska for his (now) homeland Russia 1742 The first performance of Handel's Messiah oratorio in Dublin on April 13 1743 Thomas Jefferson, 3rd President, born April 13; dies July 4, 1826 1743 American Philosophical Society founded by Benjamin Franklin 1744 King George's War begins. France joins war effort against England 1746 College of New Jersey, now called Princeton Univ., founded 1747 New York State Bar Association is first in this continent 1748 "Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep" appears in New England Primer 1748 Treaty of Aix-La-Chapelle ends King George's War 1749 England recognizes slavery and plantation system in the south 1749 George Washington becomes land surveyor at age 17, for an Ohio company 1749 Halifax, Nova Scotia founded 1750 Cumberland Gap discovered, named by Thomas Walker. Westward ho begins 1750 First American coal mine opens in Virginia 1750 Iron Act encourages colonial pig iron, forbids colonial steel tools 1751 James Madison, father of our Constitution & 4th President, born. d.1836 1751 Liberty Bell ordered from England. 50th anniversary Charter of Privs 1752 Benjamin Franklin goes out to "fly a kite". A shocking experience! 1752 Franklin invents the lightning rod based on his electrical experiments 1752 First general hospital opens in Philadelphia 1753 George Washington explores western Pa; delivers ultimatum to French 1754 Benjamin Franklin's Albany Plan of Union remarks on Iroquoian League 1754 French and Indian War begins; ends formally in 1763 in Treaty of Paris 1754 King's College, now Columbia University, founded 1754 Major Washington loses battle of Fort Necessity 1755 Braddock's defeat at Pittsburgh; Washington makes Lt Colonel 1755 Irish immigrant, Andrew Jackson, born at sea, will become 7th President 1757 Franklin goes to London for 17 year mission for the colonies 1757 D. P. Custis dies, leaves his "The White House" plantation to wife Martha 1758 James Monroe, 5th President, born in Virginia; dies in 1831 1759 George Washington weds Martha Custis, honeymoons at The White House 1759 General Wolfe v. Marquis de Montcalm on Plains of Abraham; both die1759 Birth of Mary WOLLSTONECRAFT, critic of Rousseau, defender of women's rights; dies 1797
1760 Final subjugation of Canada by England 1760 George III becomes King of England. Colonial population 1.6 million 1761 Writs of Assistance case tried in Boston 1762 Benjamin Franklin re-designs the harmonica, makes it a musical instrument 1762 Spain acquires Louisiana from France 1763 Pontiac begins seige of Detroit, now a British fort; incites other wars 1763 French and Indian War ends with Treaty of Paris signed Sept 3 1763 Treaty of Paris important because borders of United States established 1763 Also in Treaty of Paris, England gains Canada and French land east of MS 1763 Vigilantes known as Paxton Boys massacre peaceful Conestoga village 1763 John Jacob Astor born in Waldorf, Germany 1764 Mozart writes his first symphony, at age eight 1764 Saint Louis founded 1764 Molasses Act modified to produce revenue, in concert with Revenue Act 1764 Revenue Act. Taxation without representation introduced in Boston 1764 Committee of Correspondence formed in Boston 1765 Britain tries to raise funds with The Stamp Act; Bostonians riot 1765 Stamp Act Congress meets in Albany, NY; first inter-colony Congress 1765 Quartering Act requires housing British troops in private homes 1765 Non-importation agreements arranged in principal colonies 1766 Stamp Act repealed by England in response to Colonial boycotts 1766 Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon draw the line at MD & PA border 1767 John Quincy Adams, 6th President, born July 11; dies 1848 1767 Daniel Boone crosses Appalachians, keeps heading west 1767 Townshend Duties pile it on higher and deeper, create Customs Office 1768 Colonies circulate letter complaining of taxation; Assemblies dissolved 1768 Birth of Tecumseh, near Dayton, OH 1768 New York Chamber of Commerce established 1768 British troops begin occupation of Boston 1769 David Rittenhouse begins astronomy studies 1769 Pontiac murdered by another Indian, near St. Louis 1770 Francisco de Ortega names discovery on west coast for his patron saint 1770 Ludwig van Beethoven born; dies in 1827 1770 Boston Massacre. Five dead, six wounded on March 5 1770 Townshend Acts repealed, except for that on tea 1771 Battle of Alamance fought in North Carolina 1772 Samuel Adams at Boston Town Hall Meeting publishes list of rights 1772 Customs schooner "Gaspee" burned off Namquit Point in Rhode Island 1772 John Sevier organizes independent republic of Watauga in Tennessee 1773 To save nearly bankrupt East India Company, Parliament tries a Tea Act 1773 Boston Tea Party. 342 chests of tea go into the drink December 16 1773 Wm. H. Harrison, 9th President, born Dec 5 in VA, moves to OH; d. 1841 1773 Perez at Nootka Sound, on Vancouver Island as we now know it 1774 Birth of John Chapman, to be known as Johnny Appleseed; dies 1845 1774 Intolerable Acts include the Coercive Acts 1774 British close the port of Boston in retaliation for tea party 1774 Virginia Conventions begin. Lead to First Continental Congress 1774 First Continental Congress convenes, in Philadelphia, Sept 5 1774 Declaration and Resolves of First Continental Congress Oct 14 1774 The Quebec Act nullifies all colonial rights west of Ohio River 1775 Of the 3,500 pysicians in the colonies, only 400 are MD by degree 1775 Patrick Henry says "Give me liberty or give me death!" 1775 Fights at Lexington and Concord follow "the 18th of April, in '75" 1775 Battle of Breed's Hill mistakenly named after nearby Bunker Hill 1775 Postal system created. Benjamin Franklin is first Director 1775 Second Continental Congress, again in Philadelphia 1775 Washington accepts promotion to General & Commander In Chief June 16 1775 Declaration on Taking Up of Arms issued by Continental Congress, July 6 1775 Lord Dunmore, Governor of Virginia, declares Martial Law November 7 1775 Virginians defeat British at Great Bridge; British bombard Norfolk 1776 General Court of Massachusetts fires Governor, requests he leave 1776 Common Sense written by Thomas Paine 1776 Virginia Declaration of Rights on June 12; written by George Mason 1776 Virginia State Constitution adopted June 29, will be model for all states1776 Declaration of Independence drafted by Tom Jefferson, with John Adams
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Violence in Kenya's Tana River Delta stems from natural resource conflictCommentary by Stephanie Jones, special to mongabay.com
March 02, 2013
The Farmer and the Cowman Should be Friends
The Tana Delta is a place of singular ecological significance, with globally renowned mangrove forests, grasslands, marshes, oxbow lakes, and woodlands. It is a refuge for waterbirds, large mammals, primates, crocodiles, and other valuable wildlife. Situated in a mostly arid part of the Kenyan coast, the Delta is a resource-rich home to humans of diverse livelihoods, humans who have occupied the Delta for generations. The same sedentary farmers and traveling herders in today's headlines share a long history of trade, coexistence, and, yes, conflict. In the context of national politics the people of the remote Delta also share a history of political marginalization and resource insecurity. Recently, proposals for large-scale development projects from outside companies and foreign states threatened to displace traditional livelihoods and convert diverse smallholder farming to large-scale monocultures of sugar, biofuels, or grain. It is for this reason that local politicians may have played a hand in the conflict, fighting for power over the Delta's rich land. Today, many farmers themselves lack title deeds or formal rights to the land. Nomadic herders fare worse: according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, irrigation and other agricultural development schemes have since the 1980s restricted their access to the Tana River. Furthermore, hydroelectric dams upstream, which serve the capital of Nairobi and elsewhere, have reduced water levels downstream in the Delta, affecting herders and farmers alike. Hence, just as Nairobi endeavors to quell the violence with Presidential decrees and a public inquiry, so it is complicit in it by diverting the water for its own need for electrical, and political, power.
I spent time in the Delta in 2009 researching local resource-management institutions, mostly among the same farmers who have been implicated in some of the most grisly episodes of violence reported. In one village alone, I learned of at least seventeen local groups concerned with resource conservation, eco-tourism, or nature-based handicrafts. Many were well aware of the environmental problems of the Delta and were active participants in the conservation of fisheries, water, and wildlife. Having occupied this land for centuries, they shared a legacy of traditional resource management overseen by elders, whose power today remains important if limited by more contemporary forms of governance. While in the Delta, I was astounded by my hosts' rich culture, including their nationally lauded music (the Kenyan national anthem borrows its melody from a lullaby), a unique flood-adapted rice farming system, and a deep knowledge of local plants and their uses in mat-weaving, construction, and medicine. Even though I did not get the opportunity to know the herders, I enjoyed the eggs and milk they brought to sell in the village. Today, that village is gone; the house I occupied no longer stands. Farms are destroyed. And my friends, I am told, are living in the forest, a forest that surely exists because of this community's exceptionally rare commitment to conservation. It would be a shame to see such a community lost to history, and a loss to anyone who cares about cultural preservation, biodiversity conservation, folk life, or ethnobotany.
While the mainstream Kenyan media continue to report on efforts to prosecute the perpetrators of the Tana violence, environmental activists, scientists, and Delta residents are hard at work, too. Nature Kenya, an NGO with years of experience in community-based conservation in the Delta, is on the ground supporting relief efforts. In October 2012, the Tana Delta at last earned recognition by the Ramsar Convention, an international treaty that legally requires signatory countries (which include Kenya) to maintain the ecological integrity of recognized wetlands. In November, the National Museums of Kenya convened a stakeholder meeting to organize communities, environmentalists, and others eager to protect the natural and social fabric of the Delta. This effort to mobilize watershed stakeholders comes at an important time: following the March 2013 presidential election, Kenya will implement its new constitution, which provides for a more decentralized power structure. This kind of proactive organizing stands to nurture relationships and norms that respect ALL life that depends on the Delta. Hopefully, this respect will trickle upstream.
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Those are the lone roster expansions for today, per team press notes.
Those are the lone roster expansions for today, per team press notes.
Bats are in the playoffs, so its no real surprise. I'd rather they win and learn at AAA than be on the pine watching the big team lose.
Championships for MY teams in my lifetime:
Cincinnati Reds - 75, 76, 90
Chicago Blackhawks - 10, 13, 15
University of Kentucky - 78, 96, 98, 12
Chicago Bulls - 91, 92, 93, 96, 97, 98
And This One Belongs to the REDS!!!
Unlike Hairston, Freel, and Hopper, Dickerson actually has some pop in his bat and is willing to take a walk. He's also a very good defensive outfielder. Dickerson is not as good as he's playing right now but he's got a chance to be a platoon starter against RHP IMO.
Ramirez, Burton rejoin Reds
Pair of pitchers will add depth to Cincinnati bullpen
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CINCINNATI -- In expected moves following Monday's expansion of rosters to 40 players, the Reds recalled pitcher Ramon Ramirez and activated reliever Jared Burton from the 15-day disabled list.
In what was technically a "paper move," Ramirez was optioned to Class A Sarasota after he made his Major League debut on Saturday against the Giants. Filling in for the injured Johnny Cueto, he gave up three earned runs and five hits over seven innings. Ramirez struck out six and walked two during a no-decision.
Ramirez remained in Cincinnati in anticipation of his recall. The right-hander will not go back into the rotation for now.
"We're going to use him in the [bullpen]," Reds manager Dusty Baker said. "He's been in the 'pen before, and he can do both. He might get another start before the season is over."
In 30 games, including 24 starts with Double-A Chattanooga and Triple-A Louisville this season, Ramirez was 6-8 with a 3.59 ERA.
Burton has not pitched since July 10 because of a strained latissimus muscle in his right side. He entered play on Tuesday with a 4-1 record and a 2.23 ERA.
I'd use Ramirez in the rotation. Just go with a 6 man rotation
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I would have thought Ramirez could have helped Louisville in the playoffs. I'm glad to see him at the start of September; still, there was no reason to call him up this soon.
And I'll go into true confessions here. I kind of like Josh Fogg. He seems like nice guy. I wish him well wherever he goes next year. i just hope it's not with the Reds.
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Ramirez has pitched well this year as a starter. Why not give him a rotation spot for September as a reward? Who knows, maybe he continues to do well and puts himself squarely in the conversation for the back of the rotation for next year. The transition to reliever can happen any time, if others beat him out -- why disqualify him as a starter now? Pretty strange way to manage him, following his very nice 7-inning outing....Replace Fogg with Ramirez. I sreriously doubt Josh will be here next year so why give him more opportunities except out of the bullpen?
Why would Fogg get to continue to start, having pitched poorly, while Ramirez gets to sit, having pitched well? While a lot has gone right on the pitching staff this year, there have been some awful decisions, too. This is another one of them, in my opinion.
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Skyline Drive MD/VA/WV three day roadtrip
Decided to do one last road trip ride, with my buddy Jeff. All summer each of us had things going on, that would not allow us to get our timing together and head out for a much needed roadtrip. We finally got it together and set out for a plan to do a three day trip, November 13th, 14th and 15th.
The original plan was to head north and try to catch the changing of the leaves. Sadly, due to timing conflicts, we were not able to make it happen in time. Also the fact that we did not necessarily wanna get stuck in potentially nasty weather, the plan was changed and we decided to wing it, and head south. We did develop some what of a plan, and wanted to include
Here is the obligatory shot of us ready to leave Saturday morning…mid 30's.
The bikes:
Jeff's: 2008?? Yamaha FJR 1300
Mine: 2003 Suzuki SV1000s. (( The funny trunk set up is because I decided I wanted a GSXR 600/750 tail section on the bike. I had to fabricate a custom subframe to do it. When I did it, I only made the plastics of the tail, strong enough to hold themselves on, and not necessarily strong enough for 40-60 lbs of saddle bags hanging off of them.
Looks nicer with just the tail and cowl on there, but the luggage/rack does its job.
http://home.comcast.net/~dougzweb/sv992.jpg ))
This is the route we ended up doing…(kinda)reconstructed in google maps.
From my town to North East, MD: 89.6 Miles
The bulk of the fun riding, the main route. 668 Miles. These miles included
The last leg of day three,
Total miles with reconstruction: ~ 860 miles. On the Odo: 954 Miles.
We had stayed in Front Royal, VA for the first night. Then did
From my little town in south NJ, we jumped on RT 295, headed down over the
Jeff is more courageous with his camera than I am with mine..taking shots as we are were riding. This was actually the only place he did it. Interestingly enough…he dropped it, BUT, while we were standing in a parking lot, at Wendy's, where we stopped for lunch the first day. Figure that one out.
This was a side of the road stop somewhere in MD. We decided it would be a good spot to grab some pics.
We rode some more of the route to get down towards Front Royal, VA, for the night. The sun was setting nicely, behind the mountains……we decided to stop for some more day one shots. Jeff and I shot some similar pics, with out trying.
Jeff shot:
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Jeff taking one of the shots.
And finally we were at the Super 8 Motel in Front Royal. It was priced right and we were ready to get off the bikes and get some dinner. We could see our bikes from the comfort of the hotel room.
The guy at the hotel recommended us to grab dinner at Dean's Steakhouse….was supposed to be the best steak in town. I don't know about that, but it was good enough and really nice to be off bikes and grab some steaks and beers.
End of Day one. Day two..Skyline Drive to Elkins, WV.
To be continued. Sidenote: I have a new respect for anyone that creates any of the RR's, I read here on ADV. They really do take a lot of work. I was gonna try and get it all done in one shot…I decided it would never get done if I did that.
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I first heard about Stacked from Kirbie's Cravings. A quick Google search revealed a location in Torrance which was not too far from where we live. Husband was interested since this place utilizes iPads for their menu and ordering system and specializes in "build-your-own" food, perfect for picky eaters like him.
Our first visit was back in August and since then, we've returned several times. It took a while to find since the Del Amo mall is weirdly laid out and Google maps wasn't exactly helpful. But we found it over by the Lucky Strike and BJ's section, hoorah!
The restaurant was quite large and open, great for big parties since they have long booths and perfect for people with strollers. A bar in the middle of the restaurant boasts several beers on tap, including some from Stone Brewery as well as wines. Each table has an iPad (securely attached to the table in case you were wondering) that displays the menu but for those less technically inclined, physical menus are also provided. You swipe a credit card to activate the ordering system. It's really simple and straightforward, I think, and very convenient for building your own food; there's less chance of mis-communcation. However, wait staff are on hand to help walk n00bs through ordering via the iPad. Another plus of the iPad system is that you don't have to wait for the check to be brought to you. And you can specify paying separately and how much tip you want to leave via percentage or dollar amount. The best thing about the iPad? There's a help button that you can tap to signal a server to come over if you need refills or something.
The menu contains customizable burgers, salads, pizzas and hot dogs as well as milkshakes and ice cream sandwiches. There are a few pre-made options as well. There's quite a lot to choose from, both familiar and different. If you want a burger, you can opt for beef, turkey, chicken, salmon or even pulled pork. Several choices of buns include brioche, pretzel and even gluten-free. Chili, homemade potato chips, Sriracha mayo and peanut butter are just some of things you can stack on your burger. Each topping does come with a charge on top of the base price of the burger but you can see the cost before you send the order to the kitchen and edit it as you wish.
For the first visit, Husband and I went with customized beef burgers. He did his usual egg, cheese, bacon, bbq sauce deal on a pretzel bun. I opted for lettuce, tomato, bacon, caramelized onion and pepper jack cheese on a pretzel bun as well. We both thought the burgers were juicy, well-seasoned and down right delicious. The pretzel bun was not too hard, something that's been a problem at other burger joints. We also ordered cheese fries with a side of curry ketchup, a condiment we fell in love with and order every time we go. Husband decided he needed a milkshake and I wanted to try an ice cream sandwich. He got a thick, chocolate overdose and I got a snickerdoodle fudge-swirl sammie. What's neat is that you can pick two different cookies for your sandwich, if you want. It comes nicely wrapped so it's not terribly messy to eat.
On subsequent visits, we tried other burger combos as well as chicken sandwiches. The brioche is another great bun choice and the chicken, solid. Neither of us have tried the sausages, pizza or salad since we only seem to come here when we want burgers.
And yes, we did compare it to The Counter, the other "build your own" burger joint. Husband and I both agree we like Stacked a little better. We think the patties here are more flavorful and the build your own desserts is a nice bonus. Also, the spaciousness is convenient since we have a kid in a stroller. The ability to order and check out on our own time is an added bonus since we never know when we might have to rush thru our meal (oh the joys of parenthood). But it is a further drive for us and parking at the mall sucks.
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Diamond was the director of the Center for Jewish Life from 1995 to 2003. He also served as executive director of the Hillel at Washington University in St, Louis from 1972 to 1995, and at Indiana University from 1968 to 1972,
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Malory probably started work on Le Morte d'Arthur while he was in [prison] in the early 1450s and completed it by 1470. Originally Malory intended Le Morte Darthur to be the title of only the final book of his cycle; he calls the full work The hoole booke of kyng Arthur & of his noble knyghtes of the rounde table; Caxton may have misunderstood the author's intentions when naming the book. Many modern editions update the spelling and some of the pronouns from Malory's original Middle English, re-punctuate and re-paragraph, but otherwise leave the text as it was written.
The first printing of Malory's work was made by Caxton in 1485; it proved popular, and was reprinted, with some additions and changes, in 1498 and 1529 by Wynkyn de Worde who succeeded Caxton's press. Three more editions followed at intervals down to the time of the English Civil War: William Copland's (1557), Thomas East's (1585), and William Stansby's (1634), each of which manifested additional changes and errors (including the omission of an entire leaf). Thereafter the book went out of fashion until the time of the Romantic revival of interest in all things medieval; the year 1816 saw a new edition by Walker and Edwards, and another one by Wilks, both based on the 1634 Stansby edition. From Davison's 1817 edition (promoted by Robert Southey) on, Caxton's 1485 edition (or a mixture of Caxton and Stansby) was used as the basis for future editions, down to the time of the discovery of the Winchester Manuscript.
Caxton was also responsible for separating it into 21 books comprising 507 chapters for easier reading. Originally, Malory divided his work principally into eight tales:
Most of the events in the book take place in Britain and France in the latter half of the 5th century. In some parts, it ventures farther afield, to Rome and Sarras (near Babylon), and recalls Biblical tales from the ancient Near East.
In his edition of the Winchester Manuscript, Eugène Vinaver argued strongly that Malory had in fact not written a single book, but produced a series of independent Arthurian tales that were not necessarily intended to cohere with one another; therefore, Vinaver called his edition "The Works of Sir Thomas Malory." Vinaver's theory explained a number of discrepancies between the different sections which had bothered commentators. However, opposition critics pointed out that discrepancies still existed within what Vinaver claimed were independent and internally consistent works, and that Malory, particularly in his later tales, added links to his own versions of events in earlier sections. They argued that Malory felt that the tales should cohere, even if Malory did not get to the point of producing a revision that achieved that goal. This is especially apparent in the final two tales, which even Vinaver agreed were intended to be read together.
The question of the work's unity has never been resolved to the satisfaction of all parties. Most scholars, however, agree that whatever Malory's intentions for the individual books, he did mean them to be considered an interrelated series, if not a unified whole. This is usually how Le Morte d'Arthur is read today.
Also in this first book is "The Tale of Balyn and Balan", which ends in fratricide, and the conception of Mordred, Arthur's incestuous son by his half-sister, Morgause. At Merlin's advice, Arthur takes every newborn boy in his kingdom and sends them to sea in a boat. The boat crashes and all but Mordred, who later kills his father, perish. Arthur marries Guinevere, and inherits the Round Table from her father Leodegrance. At Pentecost, Arthur gathers his knights at Camelot and establishes the Round Table company. All swear to the Pentecostal Oath as a guide for knightly conduct.
Critics argue that in this first book, Malory addresses 15th century preoccupations with legitimacy and societal unrest, which will appear throughout the rest of the work. As Malorian scholar Helen Cooper states, the prose style (as opposed to verse), which mimics historical documents of the time, lends an air of authority to the whole work. She goes on to state that this allowed the book to be read as a history rather than as a work of fiction, therefore making it a model of order for Malory's violent and chaotic times during the War of the Roses. Many believe Malory's concern with legitimacy reflects the concerns of 15th century England, where many were claiming their rights to power through violence and bloodshed. Genealogy was a way to legitimize power in a less arbitrary manner, though scholars argue that Malory himself calls this into question.
Scholars also point out that The Pentecostal Oath is meant to correct a lack of moral center exemplified in the fratricide in "The Tale of Balyn and Balan." Also, once in power, argue critics, Arthur becomes a king of dubious morals even while he is held up as a beacon of hope. They state that Arthur's most immoral acts are the conception of Mordred and the following mass infanticide, which only add to Arthur's shaky morality and cast Merlin in a negative light from which he never emerges. Arthur's immorality, then, plagues him for the whole of his reign.
In the end, critics say the book still holds out for hope even while the questions of legitimacy and morality continue in the books to follow. Arthur and his knights continually try and fail to live up to their chivalric codes, yet remain figures invested with Malory's desperate optimism.
These adventures address several major issues developed throughout Le Morte Darthur. Among the most important is the fact Lancelot always adheres to the Pentecostal Oath. Throughout this tale he assists damsels in distress and provides mercy for knights he has defeated in battle. However, many critics have noted that the world Lancelot lives in is too complicated for simple mandates. This can be seen when a damsel betrays Lancelot and he must fight Sir Phelot unarmed. These critics suggest that although Lancelot aspires to live by an ethical code the actions of others make it difficult for the Pentecostal Oath to fully establish a social order.
Another major issue this text addresses is demonstrated when Morgan le Fay enchants Lancelot. Several critics believe that this action reflects a feminization of magic along with a clear indication that Merlin's role within the text has been diminished. It has also been suggested that the tournament fighting in this tale indicates a shift away from war towards a more mediated and virtuous form of violence.
Other critics have focused on courtly love. They point out that Malory attempts to shift the focus of courtly love from adultery to service by having Lancelot admit to doing everything he does for Guinevere, but never admit to having an adulterous relationship with her. In this way critics say that Malory seems to want to focus on the ennobling aspects of courtly love. The attempt is undercut by the other characters who constantly insinuate that Lancelot is sleeping with Guinevere. Critics suggest that Lancelot's obsessive denial of his relationship with Guinevere implies that he only defines himself through his actions towards women. Furthermore, some believe that Lancelot and Guinevere function within the French romantic tradition and that Guinevere also provides Lancelot order within the world. On numerous occasions he refuses the love of other women and sends Guinevere knights he has defeated in battle who must appeal to her for forgiveness. This proves extremely problematic because it undermines the ultimate authority of Arthur.
Critics have suggested that since this tale seems unengaged with the problems that Malory addresses elsewhere in the text, it appears fictional or disconnected. There is also no known source for this tale, and it is possible that Malory created this story himself out of frustration with the inadequacies of the tradition he was working in. The fictional aspect of this tale, some argue, makes it a poor model to follow. In other tales, knights are always interacting with other knights from the Round Table, but not here. The Rainbow Knights seem very fake—they are not given real names, and there are no consequences for Gareth's battles with them as there are during battles with other knights from the Round Table. When Gareth incorporates knights into Arthur's community, perpetuating the dream that this violence is serving the realm, he sends them to Arthur. This is important to note since previously we have seen Lancelot send knights back to court, but he sends them to Guinevere, which some suggest implies that his motives are not entirely pure. Gareth sending them to Arthur implies that his motives are untainted, but it also makes him a cipher that exemplifies nothing but the desire to be just a knight and nothing more. This leaves Gareth with little personality since he is merely an embodiment of the symbolic order of knighthood.
The second half of the book brings into question Gareth's true commitment to the chivalric code. He displays decidedly underhanded behavior in his quest for worship and personal fulfillment. Gareth uses deceit to achieve his aims; while behavior like this may be praised by a cunning hero like Odysseus, it does not seem to mesh with the notion of knightly virtue. It does suggest that the knights hold a philosophy where the ends justify the means. Gareth pays a price for his deception as he strikes his brother Gawaine from his horse. He breaks one of the strongest bonds of loyalty by winning honor by defeating a kinsman.
Although the book concludes happily, it raises a number of questions of whether Gareth is a successful knight. The book presents matrimony as one possible way of validating the knightly order; however, his example is fraught with complications that serve to undermine it as a viable option. In one sense, his marriage has been presented as a stabilizing force in chivalric society. Gareth's tale stands in contrast to the Tristram or the Lancelot. However, Gareth's readiness to sleep with Lyones before marriage questions how dedicated Gareth is to marriage.
The book displays a very realistic and jaded view of the world of chivalry. It is rife with adultery, characterized most visibly in Sir Tristan and the Belle Isolde. Sir Tristan is the namesake of the book and his adulterous relationship with Isolde, his uncle Mark's wife, is one of the focuses of the section. The knights, Tristan included, operate on very personal or political concerns rather than just the standard provided by the world of Pentecostal Oath as we have seen it so far. One knight, Sir Dinidan, takes this so far as to run away or refuse to fight if he sees any risk. Other knights, even knights of the Round Table, make requests that show the dark side of the world of chivalry. In one episode, Sir Bleoberys, one of Lancelot's cousins, claims another knight's wife for his own and rides away with her until stopped by Sir Tristan. In another, when Tristan defeats Sir Blamore, another knight of the Round Table, Blamore asks Tristan to kill him because he would rather die than have his reputation tarnished by the defeat.
The variety of episodes and the alleged lack of a cohesive nature in the Tristan have caused many scholars of the past to ignore it or question its role in Malory's text entirely. Current trends in research believe this to be a mistake, as the book foreshadows the rest of the text as well as includes and interacts with characters and tales discussed in other parts of the work. Some critics see it as an exploration of the secular chivalry and a discussion of honor or "worship" when it is founded in a sense of shame and pride. If Le Morte is viewed as a text in which Malory is attempting to define knighthood, the Tristan becomes an important critique of chivalry and knighthood as it interacts with the real world, rather than attempting to create an example as he does with some of the other books.
Critics suggest that after the confusion of the secular moral code as manifested in the Pentecostal Oath within "The Fyrst and the Secunde Boke of Syr Trystrams de Lyones," Malory is attempting to construct a new mode of chivalry by placing an emphasis on religion and Christianity in "The Sankgreal." However, some critics assert that the role of the Catholic Church is drastically subverted within the text, and that this illustrates fifteenth-century England's movement away from the establishment of the Church and toward mysticism. While some maintain that within the text the Church offers a venue through which the Pentecostal Oath can be upheld, others argue that the strict moral code imposed by religion foreshadows an almost certain failure on the part of the knights. For example, Gawain is often dubbed a secular knight, as he refuses to do penance for his sins, claiming the tribulations that coexist with knighthood as a sort of secular penance. Likewise, critics suggest that because Lancelot is unable to renounce his adulterous love of Guinevere, he is destined to fail where Galahad will succeed. This coincides with another issue of critical concern: the personification of perfection in the form of Galahad. Some suggest that because Galahad is the only knight who lives entirely without sin, this leaves both the audience and the other knights with a model of perfection that cannot be emulated, thus culminating in the failure of religion as the means through which chivalry is conducted.
This book also includes the "knight of the cart" episode, where Mellyagaunce kidnapped Guinevere and her unarmed knights, holding them prisoner in his castle. After Mellygaunce's archers kill his horse, Launcelot was forced to ride to the castle in a cart in order to save the queen. Knowing Lancelot was on his way, Mellygaunce pleaded to Guinevere for mercy, which she granted, forcing Lancelot to stifle his rage against Mellygaunce.
It is in this same book where Malory mentions Lancelot and Guinevere's adultery. Malory says, "So, to passe upon thys tale, Sir Launcelot wente to bedde with the Quene and toke no force of hys hurte honed, but toke hys plesaunce and hys lyknge untyll hit was the dawning of the day" (633). Sir Mellygaunce, upon finding blood in Guinevere's bed, was so convinced of her unfaithfulness to Arthur that he was willing to fight in an attempt to prove it to others. After Guinevere makes it known that she wants Mellyagaunce dead, Launcelot kills him even though Mellygaunce has begged for mercy.
While this is the first time Malory explicitly mentions the couple's adultery, critics are split on his intent. Many believe that Malory purposely shows this event as occurring once, while others argue he intended for his readers to believe the couple's adultery was much more than a singular incident. In addition, many have noted Malory's lack of romance or chivalry concerning this occasion. The entire text depends upon this adulterous moment, and yet Malory sums it up into one sentence. Some have suggested that Malory's refusal to expand upon their adultery further demonstrates his insistence that adultery is always dangerous and never ennobling. The book ends with Lancelot's healing of Sir Urry of Hungary, where Malory notes that Lancelot is the only knight out of hundreds to be successful in this endeavor.
Critics have also been intrigued by the portrayal of Guinevere in this book, noting that Malory presents her in a more negative light than his French predecessors. Some argue that he does this in order for Guinevere to serve only as a problematic, misogynistic male fantasy. Guinevere is so contemptible in this book that it is difficult to understand Lancelot's reason for loving her. Scholars have noted that Malory even goes so far as to suggest Guinevere uses charms or enchantments to win Lancelot's love. While Guinevere remains unlikeable throughout this book, Lancelot is a more problematic character. He is a flawed knight, certainly, but the best one Malory gives us. He has committed treason unto King Arthur and yet is the only knight virtuous enough to heal Sir Urry. Critics assert that after healing Sir Urry, Lancelot wept as a "chylde that had bene beatyn," (644) because he recognized his own failure as a person and as a knight. Scholars have argued that as Malory tries to contrast virtue and love with desire and failure he further emphasizes the instability of the relationship between Lancelot and Guinevere and, ultimately, the text itself.
Most literary criticism of "The Death of Arthur" focuses on the characters of Guinevere and Lancelot. As the final installment, some critics regard this as misogynistic in how it portrays Guinevere as a scapegoat for violence without developing her perspective or motivation. Despite this unsympathetic portrayal, the growth of Morgan le Fay as a character through her reconciliation with Arthur on the barge could call these interpretations of misogyny into question. Some critics find Malory's portrayal of Lancelot as more sympathetic than that of Guinevere and try to expand on this to redeem him as the most honorable knight, but others argue that the portrayals are equally unflattering because Guinevere is Lancelot's impetus for action. Lancelot cannot give Gawain a legitimate reason for slaying his brothers; he had only Guinevere in mind. General interpretations find the Pope's failure to settle Lancelot and Gawain's feud as characteristic of the failure of the institution of religion to provide ethical guidance throughout the text, echoing "The Noble Tale of the Sankgreal." With the failure of institutions and the collapse of the Round Table, some read Le Morte d'Arthur as an ultimately unsuccessful text; the only hope Malory can offer the reader is in Arthur's second coming to recover the throne, a hope fostered by the inscription on Arthur's grave: HIC JACET ARTURUS REX QUONDAM REXQUE FUTURUS, or "Here lies Arthur, the Once and Future King". Others, conversely, read this as a text that intentionally and successfully conveys Malory's view on the failures of medieval institutions.
Many writers, influenced by this courageous and beautiful story, have been producing various versions with various titles. (See the List of books about King Arthur.) Among them John Steinbeck, an enthusiastic Arthurian author, using the Winchester Manuscripts of Thomas Malory and other sources as the original text, wrote The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights in 1976. His work has been recognized as the most reliable modern text of Arthurian legend.
The Book of King Arthur and His Noble Knights of the Round Table was published mainly for young people. Other than John Steinbeck's work, there are three or more modern English language versions. The first was published anonymously in 1950. The second is by Roger Lancelyn Green, Richard Lancelyn Green and Lotte Reiniger (illustrator), reissue edition in 1995. The third is by Emma Gelders-Sterne, Barbara Lindsay, Gustaf Tenggren and Mary Pope Osborne, published in 2002.
Noted scholar Keith Baines also published a modernized English version of Malory's Le Morte D'Arthur for Signet Classics.


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The button is still alive
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With the launch of Wii Motion Plusand new forms of motion sensor shenanigans from Microsoft and Sony, this years E3 buzzwords seemed to revolve around "Removing the controller" and "Making games more accessible". I'm kind of sick of this, mainly because nothing meaningful has ever been a consequence of using a gimmicky motion sensor. Fuck the people who can't "see past the controller" (That bitch is NEVER coming over). If it's not for you then it's not for you. Don't tell me enough people aren't playing games already that you need to broaden the fucking market. Don't tell me that "people don't take the videogame industry seriously". These people are not in possession of all the facts.
I'm kind of getting frustrated that the core focus of E3 was aimed at people who don't play already. It seems ridiculous to me. My nan is not going to go out and buy a 360 because it now has motion control. If anything it seems more futuristic and complicated. Controllers have got us this far, why the sudden urge to leave them behind?
This rant is a product of me catching up on the E3 podcastsspecifically the Day 2 cast with Leah whats-her-face overcasting the entire show. However her point of "The button is still alive" was extremely valid, and I felt almost awoken from some hypno voodoo when I realised I also don't actually care about motion control. I like pushing buttons on a control pad. I like being able to sit in a calm state instead of waving my limbs around like an Orangutan being attacked by a large swarm of Hornets. It may be more restrictive to some of the older generations, but lets be serious: My old man likes gardening and playing squash, he's hardly going to empathise with a chainsaw to the face.
The games you enjoy are games that resonate with you in a meaningful way. You don't ever play a game and feel the control system has somehow enhanced your interaction and consequential involvement (excepting Flower which seems to be a pleasant exception to the rule). Would a game like Shadow Of The Colossus have created an added level of empathy with Wander if you had to physically thrust your sword into the head of each Colossi? Or would this addition have felt tacky, undermining the sincerity which the game otherwise retains? The right answer is the second one.
So, here's me saying: Fuck the next generation. All my favorite games rely on control pads, through the ages. Long may they prosper.
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