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Capey catching up on some sleep on the bow ©Hugo Boss - Barcelona World Race
Hugo Boss closed to within 12 miles of race leader Paprec-Virbac 2 on Wednesday, before slightly falling back again over the afternoon at the Barcelona World Race. At the 16:00 position report, Hugo Boss was 21 miles behind, but sailing a couple of knots slower. Still, it's been an 18 mile gain over the past day, so the cat and mouse game continues.
'At one stage we were 400+ miles behind the leader, so we're feeling pretty happy about where we are now. It's taken a long time. We left the Mediterranean in eighth place,' Alex Thomson said today, when asked about closing the gap.
'We're not doing anything different from what we've done the whole race. We're not pushing very hard.it is a long way to go and we're fast enough and when the conditions allow and the boat's in its sweet spot, then we'll be faster than them anyway.'
On board the race leading Paprec-Virbac 2, a composed Jean-Pierre Dick said he and co-skipper Damian Foxall would choose a more southerly option compared to Hugo Boss, now that the safety gate is in their wake.
'We are finally getting the wind that we have been waiting for. Hugo Boss came back on us again last night, which is normal, as there is more wind behind. But now, we are sailing further south than them, let's see what will happen.'
Now in third place, Temenos II skipper Dominique Wavre is still nursing his boat towards the next scoring gate at the Cook Strait in New Zealand where the team is planning a pit-stop to make repairs to its keel.
'With the depression expected which is going to cross the Indian Ocean, we prefer to head further north than the normal route to protect the keel. This way we will avoid the strong winds close to the centre of the low,' he said. 'The barometer is seriously dropping. We're really seeing all the signs of a low coming soon.The aim is to get the boat to Wellington to check everything thoroughly. So we are being conservative. We are ok, but sad to feel our boat hurting.'
Mutua Madrileña is sailing in 30 to 35 knots of wind with a reefed mainsail and a staysail. Skipper Javier Sansó says he and co-skipper Pachi Rivero are getting tired of the Furious Fifties and its relentless cold and wet weather. But he says the boat is ok and they're just trying to get to the next waypoint as quickly as possible. Similarly, Educación sin Fronteras appears to have come through its stormy night well, and is making good progress today averaging between 13 and 15 knots. They've made up nearly 70 miles in the past 24 hours.
Day 39 - December 19, 16:00 GMT - Position report with distance to leader
1. PAPREC-VIRBAC 2 - Jean Pierre DICK / Damian FOXALL - 0
2. HUGO BOSS - Alex THOMSON / Andrew CAPE - 21
3. TEMENOS 2 - Dominique Wavre / Michele PARET- 1339
4. MUTUA MADRILENA - Javier SANSO / Pachi RIVERO - 1867
5. EDUCACION SIN FRONTERAS - Servane ESCOFFIER / Albert BARGUES - 2635
Abandoned - VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT - Roland JOURDAIN / Jean Luc NELIAS
Abandoned - ESTRELLA DAMM - Guillermo ALTADILL / JONATHAN MCKEE
Abandoned - DELTA DORE - Jérémie BEYOU / Sidney GAVIGNET
Abandoned - PRB - Vincent Riou / Sebastien JOSSE
In Quotes - Andrew Cape, Hugo Boss: 'It's good to warm up a bit. Coming up to this gate has been a bit like a summer holiday. I can see it on the map (that I'm getting close to home) but it doesn't feel anything like home,' he said laughing.


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Role of structural maintenance of chromosomes proteins in bacterial chromosome segregation and condensation; protein-protein and protein-nucleic acid interactions; microbial cell biology.
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Vincent M. Waldman, Tyler Stanage, Ian Norden, Martha G. Oakley (2015) "Structural Mapping of the Coiled-Coil Domain of a Bacterial Condensin and Comparative Analyses Across All Domains of Life Suggest Conserved Features of SMC Proteins," Proteins: Struct., Funct., Bioinf. in press.
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Christopher S. Weitzel, Vincent M. Waldman, Travis A. Graham, Martha G. Oakley (2011) "A Repeated Coiled-Coil Interruption in the E. Coli Condensin," J. Mol. Biol.
Yinyin Li, Nichole Stewart, Anthony J. Berger, Seychelle Vos, Allyn J. Schoeffler, James M. Berger, Brian T. Chait and Martha G. Oakley, (2010) "The Escherichia coli Condensin MukB Stimulates Topoisomerase IV Activity by a Direct Physical Interaction," Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., U.S.A. 107 (44): 18832.
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Hello, I'm Mike Fitzpatrick, proudly serving Pennsylvania's eighth congressional district.
It's an honor to speak with you this weekend as we celebrate the spirit and ingenuity of America's workers. (Scroll down for full video of these remarks.)
We are a nation that builds things. From skyscrapers to smartphone apps, we live in a land where anyone can create, innovate, and pursue their American Dream.
But as I've traveled throughout my district this summer — visiting 100 local businesses in 100 days to speak with workers and business owners — it's easy to sense that Americans are frustrated.
Nearly five years into the Obama presidency, the workers who drive our economy see nothing but roadblocks coming out of Washington.
President Obama's health care law comes to mind.
It's driving up premiums, and forcing workers and their spouses out of plans that they like. Small companies say the taxes and government mandates make it more difficult for them to hire. Even doctors are warning that the law doesn't come close to addressing the real problems in our health care system.
It simply isn't working as promised — and the president knows it. He's already signed seven bills repealing or defunding parts of it. And he's been busy handing out waivers and delays.
Republicans want to protect everyone from this health care law so we can focus on step-by-step, patient-centered reforms that actually lower costs. We think it's only fair to give all Americans the same delay the president is giving to big businesses. But the president threatened to veto a bipartisan bill that would do so — why?
President Obama's energy policies are another concern.
Republicans have an all-of-the-above energy strategy that will help lower prices, boost manufacturing, and improve our national security. But the president is blocking efforts to create jobs and make energy more affordable. Case in point: the Keystone energy pipeline.
This month marks five years since the Keystone application was first filed. Since then, it's passed every environmental review. Labor unions want it. It's privately funded — no taxpayer dollars involved. And again, it has bipartisan support in Congress.
So why is the Obama administration still standing in the way of this 'shovel-ready' project?
Lastly, people in my district are also worried about the size and scope of the federal government.
They're worried that the threat of higher taxes and the almost-endless stream of red tape are choking the engines of our economy.
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As a girl, Ruth Smeeth earned her pocket money delivering Labour leaflets. Now, as the party's Stoke-on-Trent North candidate in next year's General Election, she's the face on the literature. The 34-year-old talks oatcakes, internet barbs, and, er, snooker, with John Woodhouse...
RUTH Smeeth, seeking to slide into Joan Walley's seat after 28 years, isn't too enamoured with my Alex Ferguson/David Moyes analogy. "There's an insult in there somewhere," she laughs.
Stepping into the well-respected MP's heels as Labour candidate for Stoke-on-Trent North, there is one thing that puts her ahead of her the defunct Manchester United manager. If she wins on May 7, 2015, she'll get a guaranteed five years.
And Smeeth does already have experience of top-level competition. She's had to battle through several selection rounds to qualify for politics' grand final. There remain those who would delight in upending her as she homes in on goal, but, while she admits to being Amanda-esque clumsy – "I'm always tripping over things that aren't there" – she's determined not to take her eye off the ball. The oft-uttered adage that, in Stoke-on-Trent, you could put a monkey in a red rosette and whoosh them to Westminster means nothing to her. When she stood in Burton last time round she knocked on 20,000 doors. If you live in Burslem, Tunstall, Baddeley Green and surrounds, chances are you'll hear her fraying knuckles soon. Conservatives, do the decent thing, keep the dog in the kitchen.
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Ruth's hoping the face she presents on the doorstep is not just of a new candidate, but of a new era. One where, after the scandals of the past, a generation of politicians can emerge unblemished. One which can turn back the tide of cynicism.
"There's been a period of political turmoil," she reflects. "Politicians aren't put on pedestals anymore. All parties have lost trust and support. I hope that, as a relatively young politician, not part of the political system beforehand, I'm not tarnished by any of that.
"One of the reasons I'm angry with the Lib Dems," she adds, "is they promised this generation they wouldn't back tuition fees and then they betrayed them. After that, as a young person why would you engage with the political process?
"I hope that I'll be able to talk to and engage with people of every age group and all generations across Stoke-on-Trent North – talk to them in a different way, take people on a journey. I'm going to be honest with people."
Born in Edinburgh and raised predominantly in Bristol, Ruth emerged from a working-class background – her mum involved with the unions, dad from a mining family (they split when she was three – she's had no contact with dad since) to become the first in her family to go to university to study, "predictably enough", politics and international relations. Heading to Birmingham, "that," she says, "is when I fell in love with the Midlands".
Currently living in Tutbury with husband Michael – "an only child married to an only child – that's what happens apparently" – should Ruth be triumphant she'll move to a constituency she already knows well, having visited for a decade, campaigning with Labour. Nevertheless, it'll be a major new chapter for them both. And one thoroughly discussed. "Those conversations," she says, "are a given as soon as you know you want to represent somewhere you didn't live before.
"I think, though," she adds, "the husband of an MP is quite an unusual role. You know what's expected from MPs' wives, but for MPs' husbands it's harder to say what role they'll have in the local community. Although in Stoke-on-Trent North that's obviously something they're used to!"
The domestic apartness that comes with being an MP may not be a huge shock either. "My husband doesn't have a straightforward job," she reveals. "He travels a lot, he works in global resilience, making sure houses are powered after natural disasters, that kind of thing, like the sweep-up after the recent tornadoes in America. So he's not here all the time."
Ruth is used to seeing strong female lone operators. She admits, as a youngster, part of the appeal of politics was "I like a good argument!". And she had no better role models than mum and grandma. "How shall we put it?" she ponders, "They were effective advocates!"
"If I ever wanted to see my mum," she says of the politically-charged surrounds in which she grew up, "I was going to have to get involved. I earned my pocket money delivering Labour Party leaflets.
That's how it was in our house.
"My grandma was the same – her friends would come and ask her to write their letters. My family ended up doing everyone's arguing for them. I remember in the Seventies Tesco changing the colours on milk bottle lids and it confusing people and her getting involved on their behalf. I suppose from an early age I was exposed to how difficult it can be for some people to stand up for themselves."
And how did her left-wing interests position her among her friends? "I think they just humoured me! They knew that's just who I was, especially as someone who'd grown up with politics all around them.
"I did have other interests – shopping, cinema, sport – watching, not playing – the World Snooker, I always loved that – but I loved an election build-up, which makes me a bit of a geek I suppose."
Despite both main parties claiming to have made strides, women in Parliament remain a significant minority to their male colleagues – 147 to 503. Does she feel a woman, as Margaret Thatcher was accused, has to act like a man to get on down there?
"I hope I don't," she says. "Maybe there was a point in the 80s and 90s where that was how you had to be.
"When Joan Walley was first elected in 1987, she was one of just a handful of women. In 1997, when Labour got that incredible majority, there were 101 'Blair babes'. So there are sisters who've already gone through this journey and already started to change it. None of them are power dressing or other stereotypical things."
Certainly, her frontline political past means she's accustomed to more typically male environs. "I was with the engineers' and electricians' union," she reveals, "and 95 per cent of the membership was male. It's never bothered me going into a pub on my own for meetings, which I've had to do a lot. In fact, it had its benefits – I never had to queue for the toilet."
Already, though, without even stepping on to the floor of the House, she's had to withstand some seriously spiky online barbs, accused of taking a pro-Israel stance, and criticised for previous PR roles with Sodexho (the company whose school catering services came under fire from TV chef Jamie Oliver) and Nestlé, the multinational oft disparaged for its marketing of breast milk substitutes in less economically developed countries.
"A lot of it has been quite personal," she admits, "and that's one of the problems of social media – things that people would be highly unlikely to say to you about you and your beliefs, they'll do on there. It was one of my friends, the MP Stella Creasy, who got threatened with rape on Twitter. It's one of those things, you put your head above the parapet . . .
"There are," she concludes, "extremists in all things."
Currently, she's deputy director of anti-fascism and anti-racist campaign group HOPE Not Hate. She will, she claims, retain her individuality if elected in Stoke-on-Trent North, and not turn into the kind of Westminster drone so many find off-putting.
"I don't think there's any point being anyone else other than who you are," she reflects. "I hope to be fighting on their behalf for a very long time and pretending to be anything other than who I am would be awful.
"I'm pretty sure," she adds, "that every Stokie will make sure it doesn't change me."
While unlikely to be seen rapping like Michael Gove, she believes her relative youth might also count in her favour – "I hope I'm slightly more normal," she says of her appeal to the younger voter.
Whether one day she'll add a few kids to the mix is unclear. "If that happens, it happens," she says matter-of-factly. "There are many MPs who've had children when elected – Rachel Reeves, Ruth Kelly, Yvette Cooper – so I don't see it as an issue."
And, if what she says about the city is true, she'll have no qualms about having them here. "I love Stoke-on-Trent," she enthuses. "I always have. It's very green, so many beautiful buildings – Tunstall Market, Burslem Town Hall. I think it's got huge potential. What we need to do is establish what we want it to look like in 2050 – we need a good plan, to put the building blocks in place to get there."
So what's the biggest barrier to her topping the poll? While UKIP, the Tories, Lib Dems and Independents will all, she says, be making their presence known, according to Ruth, the biggest threat of all is "people not voting". The General Election of 2010, she believes, was a "huge show of distrust – people were very angry".
The answer is "making herself visible, getting to know everyone, going into factories". She wants all in the constituency to have had the opportunity to meet her – even if they don't take it. Burslem Park, she says, has become her office. With oatcake in hand? "I was a fan beforehand – that's a big positive to it!"
And what about the Vale over the road? Is she a lucky charm? "No," she admits. "The last time I went they lost – two goals in the last ten minutes." Next May 7, she'll be hoping to hang on to a lead 'til the final whistle.


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There was a 1.1 percent decline in spending on construction in February vs. January, the Census Bureau just reported. But spending was still 5.8 percent above the level of February 2011.
According to the bureau, spending on home construction was unchanged in February from the month before. Public construction spending was down 1.7 percent.
The morning's other economic indicator: "Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in March for the 32nd consecutive month," the Institute for Supply Management said. It added that of the 18 manufacturing industries it tracks, "15 are reporting growth in March."
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Kukna language
|Canarese Konkani
|कॅनराचॆं कोंकणी, Kanarachem Konknni, ಕ್ಯಾನರಾಚೆಂ ಕೊಂಕಣಿ, കേനരാചെം കൊങ്കണി
|Native to
|Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala
Native speakers
|110,000 (2001 census)[1]
|Devanagari, Kannada, Malayalam
|Official status
Recognised minority
language in
|Language codes
Distribution of native Canarese Konkani speakers in India
Kukna, also known as Canarese Konkani is a minority language spoken by the Konkani people of Karnataka and Kerala.[note 1][3]
- 1 Names
- 2 Geographic distribution
- 3 History
- 4 The people
- 5 Description
- 6 Literature
- 7 Culture, media and arts
- 8 Konkani in schools
- 9 Konkani organisations in Karnataka and Kerala
- 10 See also
- 11 Footnotes
- 12 References
- 13 External links
The Karnataka dialects are referred to as Canarese Konkani or Karnataka Konkani. The Kerala dialects are referred to as Travancore Konkani or Kerala Konkani or simply Konkani from Kerala. Certain dialects like the Canara Saraswat dialects of the Gaud Saraswats and Bhanaps are called आमचीगॆलॆं āmcigelẽ (lit. ours) and the dialect of the Cochin Gaud Saraswats is called कॊच्चिमांय koccimā̃y (lit. mother Cochin) by the members of those communities.
The word Canara is a Portuguese corruption of the word Kannada. Konkani speaking communities from Canara usually distinguish themselves from their Goan counterparts by adding the prefix Canara. e.g. Saraswats from Canara are call themselves Canara Saraswats and Christians, Canara Christians.[according to whom?] The early Portuguese conquistadors referred to Konkani as lingoa Canarim as a reference to Canara.[4]
Geographic distribution[edit]
Canarese Konkani is mainly spoken as a minority language in the Indian States of Karnataka, Kerala, and some parts of Maharashtra. The speakers are concentrated in the districts of Uttara Kannada district, Udupi and Dakshina Kannada in Karnataka, and, in districts of Cochin, Ernakulam, Alapuzha, Kollam, Calicut, Kannur and Kasargod in Kerala.
Influx of Konkani speakers into Canara happened in three time-lines :
- Exodus between 1312 and 1327 when General Malik Kafur of the Delhi Sultans Alauddin Khilji and Muhammed bin Tughlaq destroyed Govepuri and the Kadambas
- Exodus subsequent to 1470 when the Bahamani kingdom captured Goa, and subsequently in 1492 by Sultan Yusuf Adil Shah of Bijapur
- Hindu exodus due to persecution and proselytisation of Hindus by Portuguese Jesuist and Franciscan missionaries subsequent to 1500
- Hindu, Muslim and Neo-Catholic Christian exodus during the Inquisition ordered by St. Francis Xavier which was established in 1560 and abolished in 1812.
The people[edit]
|This appears to confuse Canara Konkani with Goan Konkani spoken in Karnataka. needs attention from an expert in linguistics. (August 2015)
According to the 1991 census of India, 40.1% Konkani speakers hail from the state of Karnataka. In Karnataka over 80% of them are from the coastal districts of North and South Canara, including Udupi. 3.6% of the Konkani speakers are from Kerala, and nearly half of them are from Ernakulam district.[5]
Based on local language influence, Konkani speaking people are classified into three main regions:
North Canara (Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka)[edit]
This is the region north of the Gangolli river, starts from the Kali river of Karwar. North Canarites are called baḍgikār[note 2] (Northerners) or simply baḍgi in Konkani. North Canara Konkani has more of Goan Konkani influence than Kannada influence compared to South Canara Konkani. The major Konkani speaking communities include:[6][7]
Karwar Konkani is different from Mangalorean or south Kanara konkani. It is similar to Goan Konkani but mixed with Kannada accented words.Although people of Karwar have their mother tongue as Konkani.Konkani speakers in North Canara are bilingual; they are well conversant in Kannada as well as Konkani. A few are conversant in Marathi too.
South Canara (Udupi and Mangalore districts, Karnataka)[edit]
This is the region south of the Gangolli river. South Canarites are called ṭenkikār [note 2](Southerner) tenkabagli or simply ṭenki in Konkani. The Rajapur Saraswat, Kudalkar, Daivajna, Kumbhar, Mangalorean Catholics, Gaud Saraswats and Chitrapur Saraswats are some of the Konkani speaking communities of this region. 33% of Dakshina Kannada speaks Konkani.[8] South Canara Saraswats, both Gaud Saraswat and Chitrapur Saraswat affectionately refer to their dialect as āmcigelẽ (Ours) This region has recently been bifurcated into Udupi and Dakshina Kannada districts.
Konkani speakers in South Canara are trilingual; they are conversant in Konkani, Kannada and Tulu. Some are also conversant in Malayalam, especially speakers south of mangalore in towns like Manjeshwar, Ullal, Someshwar. Some of the towns in South Canara have separate Konkani names. Udupi is called ūḍup and Mangalore is called koḍiyāl in Konkani.
Travancore (Cochin and Ernakulam district, Kerala)[edit]
Konkani speakers are found predominantly in the Cochin and Ernakulam Alappuzha, Kollam districts of Kerala, the earstwhile kingdom of Travancore. Gaud Saraswat, Kudumbis, Vaishya Vani of Cochin, Daivajna and Mangalorean Catholics are the major communities. The Konkani dialect of the Gaud Saraswats is affectionately referred to as koccimā̃y by members of that community.
The Gaud Saraswats of Cochin were part of the group of sāṣṭikārs who migrated from Goa during the Inquisition hence their dialect is, but for usage of certain Malayalam words, similar to the dialect spoken by Gaud Saraswats of South Canara.[9]
Konkani speakers in this region are bilingual; they are conversant in Konkani as well as Malayalam. Konkani in this region is peppered with Malayalam words.
Konkani in Karnataka has been in contact with Kannada, Tulu and Malayalam to some extent, thus showing Dravidian influence on its syntax.[10]
The phonetics, sounds, nasalization, grammar, syntax and in turn vocabulary obviously differs from Goan Konkani.[10]
There was a small population of Konkani speakers in Canara even before the first exodus from Goa. This group was responsible for the Shravanabelagola inscription. There was a large scale migration of Konkani communities from Goa to the coastal districts of North Canara, South Canara and Udupi as also the Shimoga district of Malnad region. This migration, caused by the persecution of the Bahamani and Portuguese rulers, took place between the twelfth and seventeenth centuries. Most of these migrants were merchants, craftsmen and artisans. These migrants were either Hindus, Muslims or Christians and their linguistic practices were influenced by this factor also. Each dialect is influenced by its geographical antecedents.
There are subtle differences in the way that Konkani is spoken in different regions: "In Karwar and Ankola, they emphasize the syllables, and in Kumta-Honavar, they use consonants in abundance. The Konkani spoken by Nawayatis of Bhatkal incorporates Persian and Arabic words."[11] People of South Kanara do not distinguish between some nouns of Kannada and Konkani origin, and have developed a very business practical language. They sometimes add Tulu words also. It is but natural that Konkani has many social variations also because it is spoken by many communities such as Sonar, Serugar, Mestri, Sutar, Gabeet, Kharvi, Samgar, Nawayati, etc. The Konkani dialects spoken in Ernakulam incorporates Malayalam words.
There is a slight difference between the Konkani dialects spoken by the Christian and the Hindu communities. They are, however, mutually intelligible.[12]
Continuous inter action between the Konkani speaking communities with Dravidian Languages over a period of time has resulted in influences at the levels of morphology, syntax, vocabulary and larger semantic units such as proverbs and idioms.[13] This phenomenon is illustrated by Nadkarni, Bernd Heine and Tanya Kuteva in their writings.
Many Kannada words such as duḍḍu (money), baḍḍi (stick) and bāgilu (door) have found permanent places in Canarese Konkani. Canarese Konkani from Kerala has Malayalam words like sari/śeri (correct), etc.
These influences do not take away the fact that Konkani is not a Dravidian language.
Dialect Variation
|North Canara
|South Canara
|What happened?
|kitẽ/kasal dzālẽ
|kasan / kalẽ dzālẽ
|kasal dzāllẽ
|sari/ śeri
|We are coming
|āmi yetāti
|āmmi yettāti / yettāci/ yetā̃v
|āmmi yettāci
|Come here
|hekkaḍe/henga yo
|hāṅgā yo
|hāṅgā yo
From the above table we see that South Canara and Kerala Hindu dialects undergo doubling of consonants āppaytā (calls), dzāllẽ (done), kellẽ (did), vhaṇṇi (sister in law) where Canara Catholic and North Canara Hindu dialects use the un-doubled ones āpaytā, dzālẽ, kelẽ, vhaṇi' . The Gaud Saraswat and Kudumbi Kochi dialects uses ca and ja in place tsa and dza respectively.
Language structure[edit]
Konkani speakers in Karnataka, having interacted with Kannada speakers in North Canara, Kannada and Tulu speakers in South Canara and Malayalam speakers in Kerala, their dialects have been influenced by Kannada, Tulu and Malayalam. This has resulted in Dravidian influence on their syntax.[10] According to the linguists, Konkani in Karnataka has undergone a process of degenitivization, and is moving towards dativization on the pattern of Dravidian languages. Degenitivization means the loss or replacement of the genitives, and dativization means replacement of the genitive in the donor language (i.e. Konkani) by the dative case marker in the recipient language (i.e. Kannada).[10] E.g.:
- rāmācẽ/-lẽ/-gelẽ kellelẽ kām.
- rāmānẽ kellelẽ kām.
- In the Goan dialects, both statements are grammatically correct. In the Karnataka dialects, only the second statement is grammatically correct.
In Karnataka Konkani present continuous tense is strikingly observable, which is not so prominent in Goan Konkani.[14] Present indefinite of the auxiliary is fused with present participle of the primary verb, and the auxiliary is partially dropped.[14] This difference became more prominent in dialects spoken in Karnataka, which came in contact with Dravidian languages, whereas Goan Konkani still retains the original form.
- In Goan Konkani "I eat", as well as "I am eating", translates to hā̃v khātā.
- In Kanara Konkani, "I eat" translates to hā̃v khātā and "I am eating" translates to hā̃v khātoāsā or hā̃v khāter āsā
Early Konkani literature in Goa, Karnataka and Kerala has been found in the Nāgarī Script. At present however, Konkani in the Devanagari script has been promulgated as an Official Language[note 3]. Nevertheless, Konkani is also written in the Roman, Kannada and Persian scripts.
Early literature[edit]
Amongst the inscriptions at the foot of the colossal statue of Bahubali at Shravanabelagola in Karnataka are two lines reading thus:
|[note 4]
The first line was inscribed circa 981 AD and the second line in 116-17 AD.[15] The language of these lines is Konkani according to Dr. S.B. Kulkarni (former head of Department of Marathi, Nagpur University) and Dr. Jose Pereira (former professor, Fordham University, US). Considering these arguments, these inscriptions at Sravanabelegola may be considered the earliest Konkani[16] inscriptions in the Nāgarī script.
A piece of poetry attributed to the twelfth century and worded in Konkani runs as follows,
|jaṇẽ rasataḷavāntũ matsyarūpē̃ vēda āṇiyēlē̃. manuśivāka vāṇiyēlē̃.
to saṁsārasāgara tāraṇu. mōhō to rākho nārāyāṇu.
- The One who brought up the Vedas in the form of a fish from the bottom of the Oceans,
- (and) gave it to Manu,
- He shall deliver the world,
- To me, He is the protector, Lord Narayan.[16]
Medieval Literature[edit]
It can be said beyond doubt, that nothing has been written for a long period up to 1900 which is an awareness, is perceived in the case of Konkani. The wilderness may be attributed to the lack of consciousness, amongst the Konkani speaking people, as to the importance of the preservation of records[6]
The earliest known Konkani epigraphy is the rock inscription at Shravanabelagola, Karnataka. Another writing of antiquity is a रायसपत्र Rāyasapatra (writ) By Srimad Sumatindra Tirtha swamiji to his disciples.
- Goḍḍe Rāmāyaṇ
In Konkani, Ramayana narration is found in both verse and prose. The story has been told in full or part in folksongs of the Kudubis and ritualistic forms like goḍḍe rāmāyaṇ of Kochi, sītā suddi and sītā kalyāṇa of Northern Kerala/South Canara and the rāmāyaṇa raṇmāḷe of Cancon. Some other texts of Ramayana too are available in written form in Konkani. rāmāyaṇācyo kāṇiyo, ascribed to Krishnadas Shama is in 16th century prose. During 1930s Late Kamalammal wrote the raghurāmāyaṇa in vhōvi[note 5] style verse. There have also been an adapted version by late Narahari Vittal Prabhu of Gokarn and recently, the translation of rāmacaritramānasa by Kochi Ananta Bhat of Kochi.[6][17]
- Hortus Malabaricus
Hortus Malabaricus (meaning Garden of Malabar) is a comprehensive treatise that deals with the medicinal properties of the flora in the Indian state of Kerala. Originally written in Latin, it was compiled over a period of nearly 30 years and published from Amsterdam during 1678–1693. The book was conceived by Hendrik van Rheede, who was the Governor of the Dutch administration in Kochi (formerly Cochin) at the time.
Though the book was the result of the indomitable will power of Hendrik Van Rheede, all the basic work and the original compilation of plant properties was done by three Konkani Physicians of Kochi, namely Ranga Bhat, Vināyaka Pandit and Appu Bhat.[18] The three have themselves certified this in their joint certificate in Konkani, which appears as such at the start of the first volume of the book.
This book also contains the Konkani names of each plant, tree and creeper are also included throughout the book, in all 12 volumes, both in its descriptive parts and alongside their respective drawings. While the names are in Roman script in the descriptive part, the names alongside the diagrams are in original Nāgarī script itself, indicated as Bramanical characters.[18]
The 17th century certificate was etched in the manner and style of those times, which may appear unfamiliar now. Further to this, some writing notations (mostly anuswara) are seen missing in the print. Hence, to make it easily readable, the body matter is reproduced herein with enhanced clarity, modern-day spacing between words, and with the missing notations added back, for the sake of coherence and comprehension.
- Christian Literature
The credit for documenting Konkani in Canara goes to The Italian Jesuit Fr. Angelus Francis Xavier Maffei, who studied the Konkani language of the Mangalorean Catholics of South Canara. He wrote two books, English-Konkani dictionary and thereafter a book on Konkani Grammar, in 1882. In 1883 he wrote koṅkaṇi rānāntulo sōbīt sundar tāḷo (A sweet voice from the Konkani Desert ) in 1893.
The captivity of sixty thousand Kanara Christians in 1784 by Tipu Sultan and their deportation and shipment in Srirangapatnam for more than 15 years testified as a boon in disguise for evolvement of Konkani literature in Karnataka. Several of the prisoners carried along with them hymns and other folklore to keep them going amidst dreadful surroundings. The well known hymn riglo jedzu maḷeyānt (Jesus entered the garden of Gethsemane) was most likely composed by Fr Joachim Miranda in the 18th century. Foundation of Konkani literature was primarily laid in these hymns. By the middle of the 19th century, Konkani Christians had grounded themselves into a well-knit and well-to-do community in and around the city of Mangalore.
- Bhakti Movement
The Dvaita seer Madhavacharya converted Smartha Konkani Gaud Saraswats to Dvaitism. This Dvaita Gaud Saraswat community was instrumental in kīrtanasāhitya and haridāsasāhitya. Vasudev Prabhu was a very famous Konkani poet of the Bhakti Movement. He wrote many devotional songs in Konkani and also translated Kannada devotional poetry of Vyāsarāya, Naraharitirtha, Puranadaradāsa, Kanakadāsa. These Konkani songs were, later, sung by nārāyantirtha[19]
Contemporary Literature[edit]
The year 1912 witnessed the birth of the first periodical in Mangalore, the Konkani Dirvem, under the very much advancing and shining Konkani literature in Karnataka. Louis Mascarenhas and U Kannappa were the founders of this periodical. In 1938, the periodical named Rakhno was started in Mangalore. The year 1950 remained a witness to the birth of the first full-length, original social nover Angel by Joaquim Santan Alvares. He in fact had revolutionised the field of fiction in Konkani literature from Karnataka and subsequently penned numerous awe-inspiring novels. V J P Saldanha, popularly acknowledged as Khadap, has authored novels pretty much containing a powerful plot, characterisation and style of diction. Chafra, also acknowledged as C F D'Costa, has made applaudable contribution in the genres of poetry and plays. Some other prominent writers in Konkani literature from Karnataka comprise: A T Lobo, Edwin D Souza, Stan Ageira, Gabriel D'Souza or Gabbu, Ronald Pereira, Jerry Kulshekar, Irene Pinto, Tina D'Mello, Mic Max, Vitor Rodrigues, Francis Saldanha, Hemachandra, etc.
Pedro John D'Souza, Faustin D'Souza, J U Rego, J C Viegas, Nandini D' costa, C G Pereira, Sylvester DSouza, Francis Saldanha and other have penned emphatic short stories under Konkani literature in Karnataka. Another hugely captivating factor in this Karnataka Konkani literature is their supreme interest in poetry, which is acknowledged to be verily deep rooted. The early groundbreakers in this field were in actuality, the Catholic priests, who had sailed long long time back. They have handed down to their succeeding generations numerous hymns, which were poems in effect. They were further passed down to the other generations by word of mouth. Louis Mascarenhas was a great poet, in the context of Konkani literature from early Karnataka. Other prominent poets from this Konkani genre comprise: Fr P L Notelho, Fr Sylvester Menezes, Fr Anthony John D'Souza, Fr Pratap Naik, Ambrose D'Souza, Lancelot Pinto, Elo D'Souza, J B Sequeira, Ambrose D'Souza, J B Rasquina and Henry D'Silva, J B Moraes, C F D'Costa.
Contemporary Konkani literature in Kerala made a rather late entry, as compared to its other concentrated states like Karnataka. However, according to historical annals, there can be established no exact evidence to relate exactly when Konkani language and literature began its predominating journey in Kerala. But a possible contact and interlinking between Goa with Kerala cannot be thrown to the wind, as collaborators in foreign trade. G Kamalammal is known to have contributed whole-heartedly to Konkani literature, in the domain of devotional writing. V. Krishna Vadyar, Bhakta R Kanhangad, S. T Chandrakala, S Kamat are some of the most renowned novelists in the Konkani dialect. Moving further ahead, V Venkates, K Narayan Naik, N Prakash and others have penned forceful short stories; P G Kamath has contributed to the sphere of essay writing.
Some of the most great and legendary poets in Konkani literature from Kerala, comprise: K Anant Bhat, N Purushottam Mallya, R Gopal Prabhu, P N S Sivanand Shenoy, N N Anandan, R S Bhaskar etc. Translations, folklore, criticism also have enriched the Konkani literature in Kerala.Stepping aside a little bit and directing the attention towards analytic and detailed study, Konkani literature in Kerala has been legendary and celebrated to have formulated dictionaries and encyclopedias in considerable numbers.
Culture, media and arts[edit]
Konkani speakers have retained their language and culture in Karnataka and Kerala. Music, theatre and periodicals keep these communities in touch with the language.
Notable periodicals are rākṇo, pāntskadāyi, divo, paiṇāri and sansakār bōdh.
Konkani theatre made a rather late entry into the Indian art scenario. Konkani thearte groups like rangakarmi kumbaḷe śrīnivās bhaṭ pratiṣṭhān, sant judze nāṭak sabhe, raṅgayōgi rāmānand cūryā vēdike, māṇḍ sobhāṇ played an instrumental role in bringing Konkani theatre to the masses. raṅgakarmi Kumble Shrinivas Bhat, Late Hosad Babuti Naik, Late Cha. Fra. D'Costa, Late Late K. Balakrishna Pai (kuḷḷāppu), Sujeer Srinivas Rao (cinna kāsaragōḍ) and Vinod Gangolli are some noteworthy names. Ramananda Choorya was an eminent artist who encouraged people to develop Konkani theatre. He wrote the famous play dōni ghaḍi hāssunu kāḍi. Some other notable theatre-plays are paiśāntso sansār , jêkpoṭ jana, bāvuḷẽ phūl, tsōru guru tsāṇḍāḷa śiṣya, kāḷki rāta, śānti nivās, dharmam śaraṇam gacchāmi, gāṇṭi, kāḷakā phāṭlẽ udzvāḍa, hāsanātilo to piso.
Konkani films are rarely made in Karnataka and Kerala. tapasvini and jana mana, ujwadu are the only three films in the āmcigelẽ dialect. 'mog āni mayapās, bhogasāṇe, kāzārā uprānt, pādri are films in the South Kanara Christian dialect. The First Konkani shortfilm from Kerala was created after 2010 "SITHA KORNDO"(Tiffinbox), by initiative from Vaishya Vani community kerala. This shortfilm had made a space in the entire Malayalee film lovers hardly, and the effect reflected in the last 4 to 6 Malayalam film included KONKANI language speaking situations even a full movie was launched starring MAMMOOTY and DILEEP named Kammath and Kammath.
Konkani in schools[edit]
Konkani has been initiated as the third language in Karnataka and Kerala due to efforts by Konkani promoting organisations. Government of Karnataka has introduced Konkani as a subject and provided textbooks. However due to lack of qualification, avenues hereto to Konkani teachers, it has not provided grants to schools for appointing Konkani Language teachers.
The Mangalore-based Konkani Language and Culture Foundation is approaching this issue with a two prong approach and hopes to achieve government grants to schools to appoint teachers for Konkani language.
- World Konkani Centre Teacher Grant to Schools to Introduce Konkani Language
Though the Government of Karnataka has introduced Konkani as a subject (optional third language 6th Std onwards) in some schools of a few districts of Karnataka, it does not give any grant to appoint teachers for teaching Konkani. This has been an obstacle in promoting the Konkani language in schools.
The Konkani Language and Cultural Foundation has initiated a project to appoint Konkani teachers to teach Konkani in schools managed by Konkani people in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada.
Beginning of academic year 2010–11, the Foundation will appoint 10 teachers on a trial basis and lend their services to Konkani management schools. The teachers will be given regular training and coaching on monthly basis. These teachers will not only teach Konkani language but also train the students in Konkani art and culture i.e. singing, dance and acting in Konkani drama.
This scheme will involve:
- The World Konkani Centre,
- Management associations and school managements.
Though the World Konkani Centre will appoint the teachers and disburse monthly salaries, school managements look after the discipline, attendance, quality of teaching and attitude of the teacher allotted to their schools.
- Project for Developing Resource Material For Konkani Methodology Of Teaching To Be Introduced Into D.Ed Syllabus
This project looks at establishing an academic base to Konkani in the School Education System. The Teacher Education dimension of the Konkani Language is evolved afresh and strengthened adequately through a systematic scholastic exercise. In order to achieve this, a series of thinking is prescribed which could be treated as a Road Map for setting up disciplinary status to Konkani Teaching Methodology in Teacher Training Institutes and thus pave the way for producing efficient Konkani Teachers through preliminary meetings with scholars and academicians. A series of workshops will be organised to develop the resource material for Konkani teaching methodology.
In Kerala 2009 Aug. Govt. has instructed to SCERT to prepare curriculum and textbook to introduce Konkani from standard V to X. Also Govt. expects to introduce the same in 2011–12 academic year in std V.
Konkani organisations in Karnataka and Kerala[edit]
Konkani well wishers in Kerala established the Kochi based Kerala Konkani Academy in 1980. Konkani language in the state of Karnataka is regulated by the Karnataka Konkani Sahitya Academy, Mangalore established by the government of Karnataka in 1994. Co-ordinating and liaising with these are private and semi-governmental organisations like Konkani Bhashoddhara Trust, Konkani Parishad (Kumta), Karnataka State Konkani Linguistic Minority Educational Institutions Association, Dr T.M.A. Pai Foundation, Konkani Bhasha Mandal, Karnataka, Mand Sobhann (Kalangann) in Karnataka, and Konkani Bhasha Prachar Sabha (Kochi), Konkani Bhasha Pratisthan (Kozhikode) in Kerala.The Mumbai based Konkani Bhasha Mandal is a private organisation in Maharashtra.
Govt. of Kerala has taken a step ahead to establish Konkani Sahithya Akademy (Konkani Akademy) by issuing a G.O in Oct 2011, to constitute an Advisory committee which includes 16 persons from Kerala.
In addition to these there are educational institutions which have Konkani language departments, notable amongst which are Department of Konkani Studies (1992) at St. Aloysius College (Mangalore) and Saraswat Education Society's (1870) Ganapathi High School. Sukrathindra Oriental Research Institute (1974) is a Notable Kochi based organisation.
See also[edit]
- ^ The Constitution Act 1992 (71st Amendment)
- ^ a b Term used by Konkani speaking Gaud Saraswats and Chitrapur Sarasawts
- ^ On 20 August 1992 Parliament of India by effecting the 78th amendment to the Constitution of India, Konkani in Devanagari script has been included in VIIIth Schedule of Constitution of India.
- ^ Chavundaraya was the military chief of the Ganga dynasty King Gangaraya. This inscription on the Bahubali statue draws attention to a Basadi (Jain Temple) initially built by him and then modified by Gangaraya in the 12th century CE Ref: S. Settar in Adiga (2006), p256
- ^ A vhōvi is song made of a collection two or three liner stanzas typically sung during weddings by ladies
- ^ Canarese Konkani at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ^ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Kukna". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
- ^ "Issues of Linguistic Minorities, Language Use in Administration and National Integration" (Press release). Central Institute of Indian Languages. 19 October 2004.
- ^ Mohan Lal (2001). The Encyclopaedia Of Indian Literature (Volume Five (Sasay To Zorgot), Volume 5. New Delhi: Kendra Sahitya Academy. p. 4182. ISBN 81-260-1221-8.
- ^ Cardona, George; Dhanesh Jain (2007). "20:Konkani". The Indo-Aryan Languages. Routledge language family series. Rocky V. Miranda (illustrated ed.). Routledge. p. 1088. ISBN 978-0-415-77294-5.
- ^ a b c Sardessaya, Manoharraya (2000). A History of Konkani literature: from 1500 to 1992. New Delhi: Kendra Sahitya Akademi. pp. 7,9,298. ISBN 978-81-7201-664-7.
- ^ Chithra Salam (14 October 2009). "Uttara Kannada Jilla Parishada". Konkani Census. Open Publishing. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Dakshina Kannada District," (Press release). Govt. of Karnataka. 2001.
- ^ Kerala District Gazetteer. Thiruvananthapuram: Govt. Of Kerala. 1965. pp. 32–57.
- ^ a b c d Bhaskararao, Peri; Karumuri V. Subbarao (2004). "Non-nominative subjects in Dakkhani and Konkani". Non-nominative subjects,. Grammar, Comparative and general. Volume 1 (illustrated ed.). John Benjamins Publishing Company. p. 332. ISBN 978-90-272-2970-0.
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- ^ Miranda, Rocky V. (October 2009). "Caste, Religion and Dialect Differentiation in the Konkani Area". International Journal of the Sociology of Language 1978 (16): 77–92. doi:10.1515/ijsl.1978.16.77.
- ^ V.Nithyanantha Bhat, Ela Suneethabai (2004). The Konkani Language: Historical and Linguistic Perspectives. Kochi: Sukriteendra, Oriental Research Institute. pp. 5–27.
- ^ a b Janardhan, Pandarinath Bhuvanendra (1991). A Higher Konkani grammar. P.B. Janardhan. p. 317.
- ^ "Konkani Language and Cultural Foundation". Konkani History. Open Publishing. 5 March 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
- ^ a b Ayyappapanicker, K. (1999). Medieval Indian literature: an anthology. Volume 3. New Delhi: Kendra Sahitya Akademi. pp. 257–260. ISBN 81-260-0788-5.
- ^ Custom Report. Mangalore: Konkani Language and Cultural Foundation. 2007. pp. 2, 3.
- ^ a b Manilal, K.S. (2003). Hortus Malabaricus - Vol. I. Thiruvananthapuram: Dept. of publications, University of Kerala. pp. 5–23. ISBN 81-86397-57-4.
- ^ Prabhu, Vasudev (1904). padāñcẽ pustaka. Mangalore: Mangalore Trading Association's Sharada Press. pp. 4–23.
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- Konkani Chavadi
- Konkani Language And Cultural Foundation
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Jul 22, 2013Throughout its run-time, which seems like an eternity (though likely isn't), Star Trek is a consistently underwhelming and frequently frustrating experience; it's mostly ugly, it plays alright and does little of interest with a great license.
Jun 12, 2013Star Trek: The Video Game is almost a fun, harmless game about cool characters shooting lizard men, but never rises above what you'd expect a licensed tie-in to be.
May 31, 2013A shoddy job - no laurels! Even Captain Kirk and Spock know that. In all respects Star Trek: The Video Game is a very bad game.
Games Master UKMay 30, 2013Strip away the license and you're left with an underwhelming shooter punctuated by endless hacking mini-games and woeful space combat. [July 2013, p.73]
May 26, 2013Star Trek: The Video Game is definitely not worth the price of admission; spend the money and take a friend to see Star Trek Into Darkness in IMAX 3D instead.
May 19, 2013Star Trek fans' hopes for a really good game tied to Roddenberry's franchise are once again crushed. Star Trek disappoints both in the technical and gameplay aspects, trying to emulate other popular titles but failing to do so.
May 13, 2013I would rather spend the rest of my life listening to William Shatner's albums than spend another second with Star Trek: The Video Game.
May 13, 2013It's too bad that this game wasn't better developed and given more time to polish. Instead of a fine dish of Klingon gagh, we end up with poorly sung Klingon opera.
May 10, 2013There's a lot wrong with Star Trek. The story is told very averagely, environments are boring, shooting is unsatisfactory, your companion will annoy you to death and boring puzzles might just eradicate most of your brain cells. The only fun I had with this game is thanks to the hilarious bugs.
May 10, 2013I know there is a contingent of Trekkies out there that will buy anything with Star Trek emblazoned on it, and that's fine; buy it, put it on your display shelf and never, ever play it. That's what I did with DragonBall Z for Kinect!
May 9, 2013J.J. Abrams made a fantastic film, but you can't say the same about the videogame, a bland third person shooter riddled with bugs.
May 9, 2013Star Trek is a game that fails on almost every aspect. It just isn't finished and feels like a rushed job. The only really positive thing is the voice acting.
May 6, 2013It's not a bad game, but it's obviously meant to join the Star Trek momentum created by the new film.
May 6, 2013Star Trek is a game equipped with all the necessary things to make it a respected bestseller. Unfortunately all of these things are flawed (sometimes extremely). Kirk and Spock have a very difficult task ahead of them - save the universe. I know that many players won't complete this mission. Not because the game is hard, but because it looks like a little disaster.
May 2, 2013Pine and Quinto deliver the goods; if only this rollercoaster ride sped up instead of slamming the brakes every time we started to enjoy ourselves.
May 2, 2013Overall, other than maybe a rental or picking up one day in a bargain bin, there is very little I can say to recommend this mediocre attempt with a big budget license.
Apr 30, 2013Sloppy, glitchy controls and graphics, tedious gameplay, and spotty co-op makes for one adventure you'll wish would boldly go away. It's dumb, Jim.
Apr 30, 2013What happened to Digital Extremes? This bland shooter with Kirk and Spock looks and plays unfinished, even though some design ideas look promising. The visuals remind me of the first 360 games, the reptilian opponents' AI is way below standards and sometimes the not much better partner AI puts me into dire straits.
Apr 30, 2013Star Trek is nothing more than an unfinished, licenced cash-in. While it might have production values (so far as voice casting is concerned), everything else is a shambles, with a plodding story that (boldly) goes nowhere.
Apr 30, 2013Trust me when I say you'll have more fun testing a phaser set to stun on yourself.
Apr 30, 2013Star Trek is highly disappointing in almost every area. It´s extremely difficult to have fun with it.
Apr 30, 2013Star Trek covers its blemishes with its drive and plucky production, creating a constant concourse of weapons, environments, and one-offs. But the game is too long and fraught with poor design choices to remain blind too for a full play through.
Apr 29, 2013Despite all its promise, Star Trek proves to be a spectacular sci-fi letdown: bugs and glitches galore, unresponsive controls, and a phoned-in story traveling at warp zero. Set phasers to "disappointment."
Apr 29, 2013Star Trek is buggy, glitchy and a pain in the ass to play. Set phasers to "no fun" for this one.
Apr 29, 2013Several occasions while playing Star Trek, I was ready to call it a write-off, whether it's the bugs, the terrible signposting or the fact it's just plain dull. But then the game surprises with a section that's not half-bad...And it is so infuriating. Not because Star Trek is ever hard, but because it could have been good. And it's not.
Apr 26, 2013The Star Trek franchise is built on the concept of a hopeful future, but fans should keep looking toward the horizon, because this present trek is hopeless.
Apr 26, 2013There isn't a scrap of imagination or originality in this whole thing, and it's a flat-out waste of the source material, the sound effects, and the voice cast.
Apr 26, 2013It delivers an average gameplay experience through a decent story. The game's mediocre visuals are balanced by the strong soundscape, but neither department does enough to propel the game to warp speed. Mr. Sulu, you have failed.
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Apr 24, 2013I'm not going to balance out the score (I think that is just a distasteful as the 10's from the software developers).
This game is belowI'm not going to balance out the score (I think that is just a distasteful as the 10's from the software developers).
This game is below average but not a zero. Poor graphics, glitches, and sub-par game-play. I'm half way through the game and the story isn't horrible but it isn't the best either. Although it is a fun co-op experience.
This is the type of game that should be $30 max $40 right off the store shelves and I would buy it. I will purchase it but I will wait for that used price.… Full Review »
Apr 23, 2013Look, if you are somehow affiliated with the company and shilling good reviews on Metacritic, face it champ, you are a cheap sellout. ThisLook, if you are somehow affiliated with the company and shilling good reviews on Metacritic, face it champ, you are a cheap sellout. This game is EXACTLY what we've all feared: a shoddy knock-off of a venerable IP. Congrats, you threw some bones (heh) at the original cast and then skimped on game mechanics, graphics, and story...i.e. the only things that matter. And, oh dear V'ger...the cutscenes...every 2 minutes. Oh really...another turbolift ride? Did you guys not notice how Mass Effect fixed this obvious BS? I would say, honestly, that if you're a hardcore Trekkie...please wait until this is >$20. It's simply a substandard, lazy game.… Full Review »
Apr 26, 2013This game looked better in the videos, unfortunately it falls short. Don't buy it, it's not worth the $60.
But yes, these fake 10/10's areThis game looked better in the videos, unfortunately it falls short. Don't buy it, it's not worth the $60.
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It should be, because the work of 40 Ballston Spa High School students was spurred by a similar display shown over a decade ago.
Kathleen Coleman, curator of the museum, said the project was inspired by a similar 2001 exhibit started as an effort to record the village's history. Coleman coordinated with photography teacher Susan Masto to do the same with this one, and the result should help document some changes in the village over recent years.
"We had done an exhibit 11 years ago with the same class. It's alook at streetscapes in the village through time. It's great to work with the school district and have the students' work on display," Coleman said.
Coleman first contacted Masto in the spring of 2010 to suggest the project and incorporate many of the areas that were recorded in a photo history more than a decade ago.
"Some of the places that were photographed for both projects include many of the Victorian houses in the village, the Ballston Spa National Bank and the hotel. A majority of the photographs were taken on Milton andFront Streets," she said.
The students were tasked with not only capturing history, butdoing so with an artistic flare. The students ended up learning more than justa two dimensional representation of their town's past.
Student Anna Pancoast, a senior, said, "The best part about the project for me was working with film and getting to develop our own film in the dark room that is in our school. It was a lot of fun getting to work hands on developing the photos."
"I learned a lot about different compositions and working with film," she continued. "We learned the steps to develop our own film including what chemicals we are to use and in what order and amount to use them in to develop our work. We also learned about our own little town of Ballston Spa. I think it's so cool that our photographs are now being recorded as a part of the history of our village, I hope that one day someone will see my work and my name and say, 'So this is how she got started doing photography,' because in the future I hope to become a professional photographer."
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She loves to play the part of the movie star. Big glasses, autographs, huge smile, standard pose....Paris does it all.
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