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Birmingham and the Refugee Experience
"In a multi-cultural society, the various individual cultures all have something to give to the whole. I would like to be part of that." (Birmingham computer technician and son of Polish refugees) (1)
Refugees are hot news, but criticism of so-called "bogus" asylum seekers is often misplaced, diverting attention from the persecution that people have experienced and the contributions that newcomers make to Britain. Birmingham has been a home to those escaping from hostility and violence for over two hundred years. The history of these communities and individuals provides the content and structure for the article.
Those escaping persecution have come from many places. Jewish people fled discrimination in Eastern Europe during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Serbian and Belgian refugees were temporary residents during World War I. Basques escaping the Spanish Civil War in the 1930s came to the West Midlands, as did Polish Catholics and Jews fleeing Nazi persecution before and during World War II and refugees from communist Yugoslavia after 1945. Conflicts and persecution in Chile, Indo-China and East Africa in the 1970s and 1980s resulted in the arrival of Chileans, Vietnamese, Sudanese, Somalis and Ugandan Asians. More recently people from Afghanistan, Bosnia, Iran, East Africa, Kosovo and Kurdistan have escaped from war, genocide and tyranny.
Like economic migrants to the city from other parts of the United Kingdom, Ireland, Europe, the Caribbean, Indian subcontinent and elsewhere, they have contributed to Birmingham's history. To illustrate this argument, three continuous themes are explored. First, reasons why refugees left their countries and came to Birmingham, secondly, the relationships of Birmingham people to these newcomers and thirdly, an indication of the contributions made by refugees to their own communities and the economic, social and cultural fabric of the city. (2)
The first refugees
Jewish people were Birmingham's first refugees, escaping from religious persecution. Pogroms or organised massacres in Tsarist Russia led to an increase in refugees in the late nineteenth century, but a settled community evolved and by the early twentieth century half of the city's 6,000 Jews were British born. The Jewish experience shows how a refugee community can develop and contribute to the city's history.
The first Jewish migrants lacked capital and were denied access to higher education and certain professions. Like many contemporary refugees they relied on personal resources and mutual support. In the eighteenth century they survived by street selling and small-scale trading.
Not all were poor. A prosperous community developed focused upon the Singers Hill Synagogue, and luck, frugality and industry enabled a class of Jewish entrepreneurs and professionals to emerge, benefiting from Britain's international economic leadership, Birmingham's growing prosperity and increasing toleration. Prominent nineteenth-century Jewish people included Jacob Jacobs who revived the jewellery trade and chaired the company which built the Great Western Arcade, Birmingham's focus for fashionable shopping. Merchants included David Barnet from Russia, a passionate campaigner for civil rights and Jacob Phillips who pioneered Birmingham's export links with Hong Kong.
By 1914, a strong community spirit and the lessening of discriminatory practices had enabled the Jews to emerge from poverty and insecurity into a significant community contributing in diverse ways to Birmingham life. (3)
Belgians in World War I
Many Belgians lost their homes and livelihoods in 1914 after Germany invaded their country. In Birmingham, the Belgian Refugee Committee, which included Elizabeth Cadbury amongst its members, raised money and provided food and shelter. Supported by trade unions, adults were able to secure employment. In 1919 the Belgians returned to their devastated homeland. Monsieur Van Schoenbroek said: "I will never forget all you have done and in the hard struggle which I shall have to face, the remembrance of your kindness will remind me of still harder times, through which, with your help, I passed smoothly." (4)
Basques during the Spanish Civil War
A powerful image of the Spanish Civil War is Picasso's painting "Guernica". It portrays the bombing of a Basque town in 1937 by German aircraft supporting Franco's fascist and nationalist forces. Birmingham's response is less well known. Many citizens, including the Lord Mayor, the Quakers and the Women's Co-operative Guild provided support to refugees from the conflict. Money was raised to establish three homes for Basque refugee children in the West Midlands, at Avoncroft, Elford and Aldridge. Local craftsmen helped to renovate the buildings and women gave their time to teach English, staff the homes and organise games and trips for the children. There was hostility from local fascists, Oswald Mosley's Blackshirts, who wanted the children sent back. When the war ended the children returned home, but their story showed that many people throughout Birmingham and the Midlands had responded to their suffering with humanity. (5)
Refugees from Nazism
Zoe Josephs has recounted the history of Jews who escaped persecution in Nazi Germany and occupied Europe. Some escaped before the Holocaust, others experienced concentration camps. Amongst them were Lisel Haas, the photographer, Kossi Strauss, a chemist from Germany and his business partner Eric Weiss, who created the firm of Foseco in Nechells. (6)
One refugee was born in Vienna but left when Hitler occupied Austria in 1938. She remembers being forced to sit at the back of the class because she was Jewish. In this way she sees her experience paralleling that of many black people who internalised hostility from others because of the way they were treated. Coming to Britain was difficult. She arrived as part of the Kindertransport system, which enabled some Jewish children to escape from Nazism. The family, including her sister was separated in different parts of England, but eventually reunited when her mother came to work for the Cadbury family. She remembers the generosity shown by the Quaker family and the people of Selly Oak.
She qualified as a teacher and embarked on a career in schools, colleges, child psychology and art education. Her experience as a refugee made her sympathetic to the experiences of other refugee groups and minority communities generally. With the Ockenden Venture, she worked to help the settlement of Polish children after the war. In education she promoted the widening of the school and college curriculum to extend the appreciation of the arts of different communities and she has been active in supporting dialogue between Christians and Jews. (7)
The Poles
Birmingham has been home to a Polish community since World War II. In 1939, Germany and Russia partitioned Poland and refugees came to England to fight alongside Britain's armed forces.
Individuals with extraordinary experiences as survivors of war, occupation and labour camps made journeys across continents and seas. One man interned as a teenager in one of Stalin's labour camps, was released when Britain and Russia became allies. He came to British India via Iraq and Iran, embarked for South Africa, sailed to Britain in a ship that was torpedoed off Sierra Leone and eventually joined an aircraft squadron at the end of the war. His journey to Birmingham involved piloting a Mustang fighter plane to Castle Bromwich airfield to begin an engineering course at what is now Aston University!
Local priests and the Catholic Church linked 6,000 people across the West Midlands. In 1947 a Polish Catholic Association was formed, later moving to Digbeth where a purpose-built centre was created in 1958 paid for by individual contributions. A school was formed to teach Polish, history, geography, singing and dancing to children. The centre sold Polish food, provided a social facility and offered support to older people. Today the centre maintains a national culture for new generations and enriches the city's identity. (8)
The Vietnamese
The Vietnamese presence in Birmingham dates from the aftermath of the Vietnam War. By the late 1990s approximately 3,000 people of Vietnamese origin had settled in the city.
When the Americans left Saigon in 1975, many refugees fled Vietnam. Thousands went to the USA and France. Only a few hundred settled in the UK. In the late 1970s and 1980s, communist Vietnam experienced instability and economic hardship. Refugees leaving the country increased because of ethnic persecution and attacks on the business classes. Hundreds of thousands of 'boat people' fled at great danger to their lives, settling in overcrowded refugee camps in Hong Kong. Responding to a major human crisis, Mrs Thatcher agreed to take quotas of refugees; 12,000 came to Britain during the 1980s.
In Birmingham, resettlement took place largely through charities such as the Ockenden Venture and the Midlands Vietnamese Community Association. The Catholic Church, particularly through the efforts of Father Peter Dao Duc Diem acted as a magnet for many Vietnamese. Like all refugees, the Vietnamese arrived after traumatic experiences. The lack of an established community in Britain created settlement problems and integration was difficult. Learning English was not easy; there can be few more diverse languages than English and Vietnamese. Since the 1980s however, growing numbers of Vietnamese have gained both professional and academic qualifications. (9)
The Sudanese
The Sudan is the largest country in Africa. It gained independence in 1956 and has great potential for the development of agriculture and mineral resources, but its contemporary history has been blighted by dictatorship, chronic indebtedness, civil war, the repression of minorities and famine.
Links between Birmingham and the Sudan are long established. Sudanese scholars and professionals came to Birmingham universities to study and contribute to their country's economic and social development. About 200 refugees from the Sudan currently live in Birmingham and the West Midlands. They reside here because of persecution and intend to return when there is an end to the troubled political history of their homeland.
Between 1986 and 1989, a new democracy was established in the country. In 1989, however, a military coup led to the persecution of intellectuals, religious minorities and a horrendous human rights record. Many Sudanese scholars in Birmingham were unable to return home. Mayom Malek, a former MP and Minister of State for Agriculture and a graduate of Birmingham University was forced to leave his family behind, but now lives with his children in Birmingham.
The Sudanese formed a community church, linked with the Balsall Heath Church Centre. In response to the man-made famine in 1998, they organised the Sudan Emergency Relief Fund. Community members are involved as stakeholders in the Midlands Refugee Council. The Sudanese have been active in Birmingham, providing a model of self help. (10)
An Oramo refugee
Mesfin is an Oramo from Ethiopia, one of about eighty nationalities in the country. Mesfin's father was a businessman and landowner, but as a student Mesfin became a socialist, supporting the tenants on his father's land. In 1974, he participated in the revolution against the Emperor, Haile Selassie. The new military government came to power to provide democracy and equality, but what resulted was the opposite and Mesfin found himself to be a victim of the revolution he had supported. He was jailed in Addis Ababa for five years. Mesfin remembers a "horrible and disgusting time" where 70 prisoners lived in a tiny room. Ventilation was appalling and there was not enough to eat. Many of his fellow prisoners disappeared to be shot. Eventually released, Mesfin went to university and graduated in accountancy in 1986. In 1991 the regime was overthrown and Mesfin expected a new democracy. In the first three years things improved but then things changed. One of the minority groups, the Tigreans, dominated the government and discriminated against the Oramos.
In 1997 Mesfin was awarded a scholarship to pursue a diploma in Development Finance and a MBA in International Business and Finance in Birmingham. In March 1998 Mesfin received a letter from Ethiopia indicating that the Government wanted to send him to prison. A number of his friends had been imprisoned or had died and it was now dangerous for Mesfin to return. Since applying for asylum Mesfin is not allowed to work, despite being a well-qualified accountant. The support of the Methodist Church and the friendship of local people have made his life in Birmingham more bearable. Mesfin engages in voluntary work and runs a support group for refugees and people seeking asylum. (11)
A Hutu Refugee from Burundi
Francine had a miraculous escape with her family from Burundi. In 1993 she and her husband were teachers and he was awarded a scholarship to study in England. The assassination of the President led to the slaughter of anyone belonging to the majority Hutu tribe and Francine's family were potential victims. Francine escaped with her children. Travelling on foot through Burundi, Rwanda, Zaire and Kenya, they witnessed horrific scenes and threats to their lives. Her father was killed during the troubles, but Francine and her family were reunited in England in 1996.
Life in England was hard, but Birmingham was a friendly place. The local Methodist Church provided support and Francine was able to make friends with people from different countries and obtained indefinite leave to remain as a refugee in 1998. Her children adapted well to English schooling, but as the only family from Burundi in the area it is not easy to sustain their culture. Another problem was finding a job. In Burundi, Francine was a professional, but her qualifications were not recognised in the UK. However, at last Francine obtained the employment she loves, working with children. (12)
Somalis live in the Horn of Africa. During their history, Somalis have been influenced by many foreign powers, including Egypt, Turkey, Italy, France and Britain. They have a history of invasion, partition and occupation. The Somali Republic dates from 1960, but political instability, military government, conflict with Ethiopia and civil war have devastated and divided the country. Many thousands of people are refugees in nearby countries and further afield.
Birmingham is home to about 4,000 Somalis. Frequently they have lived elsewhere and are attracted by local Islamic support networks and Birmingham's reputation as a tolerant and multi-cultural city. Many do not speak English and require help to access housing and health services. These people find it difficult to move out of poverty and obtain work. For refugee professionals like Saeed Hassan and Abdi Y Farah, obtaining employment in teaching or accountancy is virtually impossible. Saeed, a former maths teacher, runs his own business, whilst Abdi is using skills acquired at university in North America to produce a detailed report into the needs of the community. Both work to support Somali people and are concerned at the waste of talent when so many could be playing a larger role in society. (13)
Ethnic Albanians
About 2,000 Ethnic Albanians, mainly from Kosovo, live in the West Midlands. Their presence dates from the 1990s when Serb authorities in the Yugoslav Republic systematically denied human rights to Kosovan Albanians and engaged in a programme of "ethnic cleansing".
The Ethnic Albanian community association was formed in 1998, with a full-time community worker in 2001. Casework includes helping people with immigration, benefits, interpreting, housing and employment. The association supports a football team and cultural activities. Members would like to set up a woman's group and secure a centre for activities. Ethnic Albanians have adapted well to living in Birmingham and hostility has rarely been overt. Many have excellent English and are obtaining jobs, usually in factories. (14)
People from Afghanistan
Afghanistan is located in the heart of Asia. This historically rich nation has been destabilised by foreign intervention. Soviet Russia invaded the country to impose communist rule in the 1980s. Two million people were killed, millions were displaced, the economy was devastated and the resulting political chaos led to civil war. Taliban, the fundamentalist group currently controls most of the country. More people have been murdered and much of the country's historical, educational and economic infrastructure has been destroyed. People are dying of starvation and disease in refugee camps and land mines left by the Russians are still killing and maiming thousands.
Gulam Reza Sherahmad comes from Kabul, the country's capital. Commited to human rights, Reza worked for Save the Children and secretly organised classes for Afghan women who are denied education by Taliban. During a political clampdown, his classmates, mother and other family members were killed. Reza escaped to Pakistan, but he was not safe, Taliban agents were looking for him. He came to England in 2000 and is claiming asylum. Arriving in Birmingham, Reza joined an Afghan community of about 1,000 - 1,400 people. He works as a volunteer for the Refugee Council and is helping his community to provide cultural activities, sports events and education. (15)
The Kurds
About 4-5,000 Kurdish asylum seekers and refugees live in the West Midlands, the vast majority from Iraq. Kurdistan does not exist as a separate country, it is divided between several states. With their distinct language and culture, Kurds live in Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Syria and Russia. They form the largest nationality in the world that does not have its own homeland.
The first Kurdish refugees came in small numbers to Britain in 1958. In 1982 and 1991 numbers increased following uprisings, the aftermath of the Gulf War and the brutal actions of Saddam Hussein's regime. Kurds have survived chemical warfare, deportation from their homes, the denial of freedom and mass terror from the Iraqi government.
Sarwar Mohammad's three brothers were killed and at the age of 12 Sarwar was imprisoned and tortured. His nose was broken and he was forced to witness the rape and torture of others. Close to death he was released from prison and was lucky to receive hospital treatment to save his life. Escaping to Iran, he was able to get a passport and fly to England where he was hospitalised and granted refugee status in 15 days. Sarwar now spends much of his time helping other Kurdish refugees.
Kurdish community groups in Birmingham provide welfare support and advice to Kurds. The groups create a focus for Kurdish cultural and artistic activities. One group is seeking publishing openings for a Kurdish-English dictionary and an opportunity to make a film about their experiences. (16)
Shamal Mustafa is from Kirkuk, an oil-rich city where Saddam Hussein's government forcibly removed large numbers of Kurds. Encouraging debate and free discussion, Shamal was arrested, imprisoned and tortured. Shamal escaped to England, arrived in Birmingham and was granted leave to remain. Now employed as a translator and interpreter he appreciates the warmth shown by Birmingham people and the Council's commitment to equal opportunities. Shamal is worried about the negative portrayal of people seeking asylum in the media and the hostile language used by politicians. Shamal believes that education and the promotion of Britain's tradition for hospitality and liberalism can counter these beliefs. (17)
"Celebrating Sanctuary" provided the theme for Refugee Week in 2001, culminating in events in Centenary Square on 23 and 24 June. It provided an opportunity for refugee groups, their descendants and people seeking asylum to enjoy and present their cultures. Many Birmingham organisations including the Council, the Red Cross and other organisations provided support and encouragement. For centuries, Birmingham has been a home to people escaping persecution. Their presence is a testimony to Birmingham's significance as an international city with a reputation for diversity and tolerance. Hostility has existed, but Birmingham's businesses, religious organisations, politicians and ordinary citizens have befriended many newcomers.
Refugees have contributed to Birmingham's economic and professional life, its religious pluralism and social and artistic diversity. In their homelands, they experienced levels of persecution that most British people cannot imagine. Crucial to their survival and success has been self-belief. As the Kurdish refugee, Sarwar Mohammad said: "It does not matter who you are or where you are, if you believe in yourself you can do anything you want." (18)
1) Millennibrum Video Shorts. Interview with Rafal Kobic at the Polish Community Centre, 2000, Tape 88 (Birmingham City Archives subsequently referred to as BCA).
2) There are few secondary sources on the history of refugees in Birmingham. Some books explore the Jewish experience (see footnotes 2 and 3). An overview of local refugee history was provided in "Rebuilding their lives", in the sixth Millennibrum Supplement, The Birmingham Post, Wednesday 5 July 2000. Kevin Myers at the University of Birmingham is conducting research (see footnote 5). The material in this article is an adapted version of Malcolm Dick, Celebrating Sanctuary: Birmingham and the Refugee Experience (Birmingham 2001), and is largely based on transcripts of interviews conducted by the author. The Millennibrum Oral History and Video Shorts strands also recorded interviews with seekers of asylum, refugees and their descendants. These are currently (June 2001) being catalogued and will shortly be available for public consultation in Birmingham City Archives. The Archives also contain some existing material relating to local refugee history. I am grateful to many people from past and present refugee communities and groups working with refugees and seekers of asylum for their assistance.
3) Zoe Josephs et al, Birmingham Jewry vol. I 1749-1914, (Oldbury, 1980) and Zoe Josephs (ed), Birmingham Jewry vol. II, 1740-1930, (Birmingham 1984). Malcolm Dick, "A haven from persecution", Millennibrum Supplement, The Birmingham Post, Wednesday 5 July 2000.
4) Gillian Roberts, "Hard times pass smoothly", Millennibrum Supplement, The Birmingham Post, op.cit. Chris Upton, "Belgians get a warm welcome", Birmingham Voice 4 July 2001.
5) Kevin Myers and Ian Grosvenor, "Generous Help in Hard Times: Basque Refugee Children in the Midlands 1937-1940", Birmingham Historian, No 14, 1996; Kevin Myers, "Children in danger brought to safety", Millennibrum Supplement, The Birmingham Post, op.cit.; K. Myers, "Englishness, Identity and Refugee Children in Britain, 1937-1945", unpublished PhD thesis, Coventry University, 2000.
6) Zoe Josephs, Survivors: Jewish Refugees in Birmingham 1933 - 1945. Oral history recordings located in the City Sound Archive at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery provide a record of their experiences.
7) Transcript of interview, 26 April 2001.
8) Millennibrum Video Shorts. Interviews with members of Birmingham's Polish Community at the Polish Community Centre, 2000, Tapes 87 and 88 (BCA). K Sword et al, The Formation of the Polish Community in Great Britain, 1939-49 (London, 1985), provides an examination of Polish migration and experiences in Britain, but little is said about Birmingham. Theresa Dubicka supplied the author with information about local Poles.
9) Birmingham City Council, The Vietnamese in Birmingham: a Community Profile Birmingham, 1997); Mike Beazley et al, A Brighter Future? A feasibility study of the Vietnamese Community in Birmingham (The University of Birmingham School of Public Policy, Birmingham, 2000). The Oral History and Video Shorts strands of the Millennibrum Project also conducted interviews with members of the Vietnamese community.
10) Malcolm Dick, "Sudanese Connection", Millennibrum Supplement, The Birmingham Post, op.cit. This article was based on information supplied by Mayom Malek.
11) Transcript of interview, 2 April 2001.
12) Transcript of interview, 1 April 2001; Barry Weetman, "Mother tells of miracle escape from Burundi", Methodist Recorder, 26 September 1996.
13) Transcript of interviews, 11 May 2001. Vicky Valescchi, Somali Community Development in Birmingham: Summary of Baseline Study to meet the Economic and Social Needs (Birmingham City Council, n.d.)
14) Transcript of interview, 27 April 2001.
15) Transcript of interview, 10 May 2001.
16) Transcript of interview, 26 April 2001.
17) Transcript of interview, 10 May 2001.
18) Transcript of interview, 26 April 2001.
The author would like to hear from readers of this article who can supply further information about the history of refugees and seekers of asylum in Birmingham.
Please Contact:
Malcolm Dick
Millennibrum Project,
6th Floor, Central Library,
Chamberlain Square,
Tel: 0121 464 0578
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The Hola peer to peer VPN service suffered a number of very damaging security revelations today. Hola claims that there are (or were) about 45 million active users of the service. (more…)
Sony hack shows how hard it is to stay anonymous
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FBI Director James Cormey says that the North Korean's who hacked Sony were tracked because of bad operational security in their use of proxies.
We saw the same thing with the take down of the Silk Road website. Few people have the skills, tools, and discipline to be 100% consistent with their anonymity. Any slip at any time can blow your cover. Of course, this could have been an intentional false flag, the rabbit hole can get very deep. Jeff Carr makes the case that this is actually quite likely.
Security implications of Lizard Squad Attack on Tor
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Right after the Lizard Squad finished with a DDOS attack on the PSN and XBOX networks, they launched an attack against the Tor anonymity system. The attack was simple, set up enough Tor relays to be able to identify a significant fraction of Tor users and connect them with their activity. They got caught because they were bozos (perhaps intentionally). They did the attack hard and fast, which made it easy to identify the rogue relays, and they bragged about it (which told people to look for the attack). (more…)
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Canadian privacy services insecure by law.
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It looks like people who care about Internet anonymity need to look outside Canada for their providers. It is not just a concern that the Canadian government would be able to subpoena the information, but it is also vulnerable to insider and external attack. If the data exists, it will eventually leak.
Starting today Canadian Internet providers are required to forward copyright infringement notices to their subscribers. This notification scheme provides a safe harbor for ISPs but is also expected to result in a surge in piracy settlement schemes. The new law further causes trouble for VPN providers, who are now required to log customers for at least six months.
Canadian ISPs and VPNs Now Have to Alert Pirating Customers | TorrentFreak
Lance Cottrell is the Founder and Chief Scientist of Anonymizer. Follow me on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+.
Are free proxies hurting your security?
I have long said that privacy services are all about trust. I this article demonstrating how to use a simple web proxy to compromise the users of that proxy. Of course, the operator of the proxy is being untrustworthy, but that is the whole point. If you don't have a reason to specifically trust the operator of your privacy service, you need to assume that they are attempting to do you harm. Of course, the same argument applies to Tor. Literally anyone could be running that proxy for any purpose. (more…)


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LAPD Puts Jewish Institutions on Alert After Synagogue Shooting
Gunman wounds two in L.A. attack; victims hospitalized in good condition after being shot in the legs.
The Los Angeles Police Department put Jewish institutions on alert on Thursday, after a gunman shot and wounded two men in the parking garage of a San Fernando Valley synagogue earlier in the day.
Two men in their 40s were shot in the legs near the Adat Yeshurun Valley Sephardic Orthodox synagogue in North Hollywood, Deputy Police Chief Michel Moore said.
The men, both members of the synagogue, had arrived in separate cars for the morning service shortly before 6:30 A.M. when the gunman approached one and, without speaking, shot him and the other man, Moore said. The men were hospitalized in good condition.
But the Israeli consulate in Los Angeles said the gunman had had an argument with the men in the parking lot before shooting them.
The Los Angeles based Jewish Journal said the two had been named as the victims as Maor Ben-Nissan, 37, and Allen Lasry.
Police later detained and handcuffed a man not far from the synagogue. The youth, believed to be about 17 years old, matched the very loose description of the attacker, who was described as a black man wearing a hoodie, Moore said.
Officers cordoned off the area and continued to search for a possible suspect, Moore said.
There were no security guards in the parking garage but investigators will look at the synagogue's security videos, he said.
There was no immediate word on a motive
"We have to assume, because it was a synagogue, it was a service [and] that there was no other apparent motive, we're looking at it as a hate crime," Lt. John Romero said.
The FBI also responded to the scene, and police alerted nearby Jewish schools and temples and put extra patrols in place. There are several synagogues in the area.
"We are being vigilant for any follow-ups that may occur," Moore said.
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, meanwhile, cautioned people not to overreact.
"Until they have concluded their investigation, none of us, none of us should presume or speculate more about this crime other than it was a random act of violence," Villaraigosa said.
LAPD First Assistant Chief Jim McDonnell said investigators were trying to determine whether a similar suspect might have been involved in robberies or other crimes in the area.
Shayan Yaghoubi, 13, was walking with his mother to the synagogue's adjoining school but wasn't allowed to cross the police line.
"The cops told us we can't go," he said. "I feel very bad because this is my favorite school ... I have a lot of friends over there. I hope everyone is OK. There's never been a problem with fighting."
The attack occurred 16 kilometers from Jewish community center where white supremacist Buford Furrow wounded three children, a teenager and an adult, in 1999. Furrow later killed a Filipino letter carrier on another street.
Furrow, who is serving a life sentence without chance of parole, told the Daily News of Los Angeles in a letter last month that he had renounced his racist views and regretted the pain he had caused.
In June, an elderly white supremacist shot and killed a guard at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington.
Also, in 2002 an Egyptian shot six Israelis at Los Angeles International Airport, at the Israeli airline El Al's ticket counter, before he was shot and killed by an El Al security guard. Two of the victims died in the attack.
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Game Credits
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|Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy - Remastered (2015)
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Guillaume de Fondaumière holds a Masters Degree in Marketing and Management. He co-founded Arxel Tribe in 1993, a 3D graphics studio that was to become a video game developer in 1996, and later a video game publisher (2000). The company was sold early 2001 to Italian publisher CTO S.p.A., listed on the Milan Stock Exchange. He remained President CEO of the company until he left office in 2003.
With Arxel, he produced and/or published close to 20 video games during 1996 and 2003, amongst which Pilgrim, created with author Paulo Coelho and designer Moebius, Ring in collaboration with designer Philippe Druillet and Hannibal: the game based on Universal Studio's eponymous movie by Ridley Scott.
He joined Quantic Dream in 2004 as Chief Operating Officer in charge of Administration / Finance and Business Development.
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Oklahoma City Thunder: Breaking down OKC's next five games
SUNDAY: vs. Portland, 6 p.m. (FSOK) — Point guard Eric Maynor returns for his first visit since being traded from Thunder on Feb. 21.
WEDNESDAY: vs. Washington, 7 p.m. (FSOK) — Even with several players missing, Wizards upset OKC in season's previous meeting.
FRIDAY: at Minnesota, 7 p.m. (FSOK) — Thunder had its 12-game winning streak snapped during its last visit to Minnesota on Dec. 20.
SATURDAY: at Milwaukee, 7:30 p.m. (FSOK) — First meeting all season against Bucks, who have potent backcourt in Ellis and Jennings.
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Casper Ware reacts to the announcement of who the 49ers will play
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LONG BEACH, Calif. - Long Beach State drew a No. 12 seed and will play No. 5 seed New Mexico at the Rose Garden in Portland, Ore., on Thursday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
The 49ers (25-8) advanced to the tournament for the ninth time in school history and the first since the 2007 season. LBSU earned the Big West Conference's automatic bid after handing UC Santa Barbara a 77-64 loss in the championship game of the Big West Conference Tournament on Saturday night.
Casper Ware, the two time conference player of the year, earned tournament MVP honors after scoring a team-high 33 points in the championship game on Saturday night at the Honda Center. The 5-foot-10 point guard led Long Beach State to its second straight regular-season title this season averaging 17.4 points per game, while handing out 108 assists.
He is joined by a pair of first-team All-Big West picks in Larry Anderson and T.J. Robinson. Anderson, who missed the Big West Tournament with a sprained knee but is expected to return for the NCAA Tournament, is a three-time first-team all-league selection and holds the LBSU career record for steals.
Robinson is a two-time first-team selection and is the all-time leading rebounder in Big West Conference history. He averages 12.0 points and 10.1 rebounds per game, the third straight season the school's rebounding king has averaged a double-double.
All five 49er starters earned Big West all-league honors this season. Senior Eugene Phelps was a second-team pick and junior James Ennis claimed honorable mention honors, as well as being named to the Big West Conference All-Tournament Team.
Defense should be the name of the game Thursday. The 49ers led the Big West limiting their opponents to just 63.6 points per game, but the Lobos were even better hamstring opposing offenses to just 59.1 points per game. LBSU held opponents to 41.9 percent shooting, while UNM limited opponents to 38 percent.
Drew Gordon, the Mountain West Tournament MVP, leads New Mexico averaging 13.4 points per game, while Kendall Williams adds 12 points per game and Tony Snell chips in 11 points. UNM averaged 73.2 points compared to LBSU's 74.
The 49es and Lobos have met five times in the history of the programs with UNM leading the series 3-2. The two teams haven't met since Nov. 29, 1986, when the Lobos won 92-88. LBSU's last win came on Dec. 20, 1982, when the 49ers won 98-95. Dan Monson is 1-0 all-time against New Mexico.
The winner of the Long Beach State-New Mexico game will play the winner of No. 4 seed Louisville and No. 13 seed Davidson on Saturday. The 49ers played at Louisville on Nov. 28, losing 79-66. LBSU trailed by just five with less than seven minutes to play, but the Cardinals clinched the game at the free throw line late.
The Louisville game was one of eight the 49ers played against teams in this year's NCAA Tournament field. LBSU faced No. 1 seed North Carolina, No. 2 seed Kansas, No. 6 seed San Diego State, No. 8 seeds Kansas State at Creighton, No. 10 seed Xavier, and No. 13 Montana.
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Film: 'Evano Oruvan'; Cast: Madhavan, Seeman, Sangeetha; Scriptwriter: Madhavan; Music director: G.V. Prakash; Director: Nishikant Kamat; Producer: Abbas Mustan and Leukos Films
'Evano Oruvan' (Someone Unknown), the Madhavan-starring Tamil remake of Marathi hit 'Dombivli Fast' which won several national and international awards, is a dark film that exaggerates a lower-middle-class white-collar worker's ire against a convoluted, corrupt system.
Sans the trappings of a commercial potpourri, the film tells the story of a nondescript and honest bank officer, Sridharan Vasudevan (Madhavan), and his unsung death at the hands of a conscientious police officer (Seeman) who all along supports his eventual victim.
The repetitive, opening scenes, aimed at establishing the protagonist's nonentity, may be a wee bit too tiring. But the ubiquitous supporting characters like the openly corrupt municipal official, bank manager, businessman, school principal, politician, vendors, cops et al are good props that lend credence to the crescendo leading to the final denouement.
Nishikant Kamat, who authored and directed the original script, has emerged unscathed even in the remake, obviously because he has stuck to the gripping basics. Clearly, Madhavan's working knowledge of Hindi and Marathi has helped a lot. His dialogues are realistic and down to earth.
Sangeetha looks appropriately dowdy.
Sanjay's cinematography and Amit Pawar's editing are revelations. To etch dimly lit railway compartments, dark corners of pavements, and hospital corridors as well as to arrange the montage in order to heighten the protagonist's mundane life - these are no mean feats.
In real life, everything has a shade of grey. But, in 'Evano...' almost everything is dark save the honesty-plagued hero and his cop foil. The film could have done with some minor lighter moments, as these would have actually embellished the narrative's poignancy.
Not many beyond the confines of Chennai and Mumbai know of the identical townships of Nanganallur and Dombivli - status symbols for the lower middle class in the suburbs of the two cities.
The travails of residents in both these places are almost similar because they form no vote banks and are generally wimps in every sense of the word. Like the rest of the 'civilised' inhabitants of the two metropolises, everybody takes small amounts of corruption in their stride.
When someone decides to do something about it (as is shown in the film), it backfires because society isn't ready to tame the Frankenstein's monster. That director Nishikant Kamat could discern the connection in itself is a big achievement.
On the performance side, everyone has done a good job, including the terribly typecast Ranganathan (a part-time journalist in real life) as the uniformed man with a twisted sense of the right and wrong.
Be it acting or penning the lines, Madhavan has excelled. So has Seeman.
Unfortunately, the story reaches a rather hurried climax. But while sliding to death after being shot in an encounter, he opens a new view of the rotten society.
Since the original has hogged the limelight of awards already, except for those who love good cinema without the disturbances of songs, the meaningless statistic that Madhavan plays will remain just that.
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This chapter returns to the beginning: the raising of the NRA in Guangdong. Arthur Waldron argued in China's Turning Point that in the middle of the 1920s, a situation developed in which national regeneration on the back of armed revolution could latch on to new opportunities. In 1924, two factions of the Northern Government that ruled China went to war. The fighting affected nine provinces, involved half a million troops, undermined the economies of large cities such as Shanghai, and weakened the political cohesion of the Northern Government. The result was a 'political and emotional vacuum' filled by the radical ideologies of the CCP and the KMT. 1 It would be the Nationalists who prevailed in the warfare that followed. In 1926, they set out from their base in Guangdong on the Northern Expedition. Two years later the NRA made it to Beijing and unified China, even if more nominally than in fact.
To explain the Nationalist victory, scholars have focused on the history of the First United Front between the Chinese Communists and Nationalists, peasant and labour movements, and Soviet involvement. 2 What still needs to be done is to explain why the Nationalists again turned towards armed revolution during the 'second rise of revolution', as the Taiwanese historian Lü Fangshan called the revitalisation of the KMT in the early 1920s. 3 The renewed positive evaluation of military action was surprising because Nationalist military efforts during the 1911 Revolution, the Second Revolution of 1913, and the Movement to Protect the Constitution of 1917 ended in a disaster and because the May Fourth Movement espoused strong anti-militarist convictions. The movement began in 1919 in protest to the Versailles Peace Treaty that assigned German privileges in Shandong Province to Japan at a time when the slaughter of the First World War abhorred all.
Further, the Nationalists still need to be placed firmly in the contemporary domestic context, especially that of warlordism, rather than seen as something quite apart from it. Warlordism provided opportunities to accumulate military force and build alliances, but also posed challenges, including the disciplining of co-opted forces that possessed local bases and gathered taxes themselves. The Nationalists, too, had to develop their military strategy in response to warlord conflicts. As well, while the Soviet intervention in the 1920s has been analysed in detail, the initial precariousness of the Soviet's commitment to the Nationalists has not been brought to the fore. It was the Nationalists' good luck that domestic developments made them the most promising partner in the middle of the 1920s in Soviet efforts to prevent a Japan-dominated China and foster revolution.


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As Kelsier's protégé and slayer of the Lord Ruler she is now venerated by a budding new religion, a distinction that makes her intensely uncomfortable. Even more worrying, the mists have begun behaving strangely since the Lord Ruler died, and seem to harbor a strange vaporous entity that haunts her.Stopping assassins may keep Vin's Mistborn skills sharp, but it's the least of her problems.
Luthadel, the largest city of the former empire, doesn't run itself, and Vin and the other members of Kelsier's crew, who lead the revolution, must learn a whole new set of practical and political skills to help. It certainly won't get easier with three armies - one of them composed of ferocious giants - now vying to conquer the city, and no sign of the Lord Ruler's hidden cache of atium, the rarest and most powerful allomantic metal.
As the siege of Luthadel tightens, an ancient legend seems to offer a glimmer of hope. But even if it really exists, no one knows where to find the Well of Ascension or what manner of power it bestows.
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"All the explosive action any adventure fan could want." (Locus)
"A great epic fantasy.... Fans of Terry Goodkind and Terry Brooks will find The Well of Ascension fulfilling, satisfying, and incredibly exciting." (SFRevu.com)
"Vin's struggles with love and power inject the human element into Sanderson's engaging epic." (Booklist)
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"It keeps getting even better"
I am writing this after having finished the entire trilogy. While this was an incredible book and stands alone just fine on its own, I wanted to reserve judgement on each book till I finished the trilogy in order to put each one into perspective. This was my first Bandon Sanderson book and I loved it. At first, it was challenging to get into the whole concept of Allomancy but I eventually did and appreciated every aspect of this masterpiece. The books moved quickly, the story is rich in its treatments of many aspects personal character, politics, government, philosophy and religion. And each character is fully developed to the point where we probably care about all of them including some of the bad ones. The world created by Brandon Sanderson and stunningly narrated by Michael Kramer is not like any one I or probably any of us could have possibly imagined. As long as this trilogy was, I am so sorry to have it finally end.
"Slower but worthwhile"
I just finished the third book. The second is the slowest and least rewarding of the three, but the plot it provides makes the third book pretty incredible. I would suggest that before purchasing this book that you commit to also listening to the third book. If you liked the first book as much as I did, this would be a no-brainer. If you didn't like the first book, I would certainly not recommend the Well of Ascension.
Mostly use audio books in planes these days. Know I really like a book when I find myself with earphones still on from home to hotel
"Too long - bogs down"
Not exactly sure why this book was titled Well of Ascension as only the last hour or so really pushes that plot point. Most (98%) of the plot deals with somewhat repetitive politics and activities in Luthadell. Most of the minimal lightness/funny moments from the first book are gone as the plot trudges through the normal middle book main character mental tortures so many trilogies follow these days. Could have cut at least 8 hours in the plot and you'd never have noticed.
"Misleading title..."
Loved the fantasy and action! Hated nearly everything else. Was expecting a book about adventure, fantasy, and heroics - like in the first book. Unfortunately got a book about politics, hapless romantics, and people who can't make up their minds. The story was also mostly predictable and hardly about the Well of Ascension... For the great narration and the bits of fantasy/action, I give this book three stars.
"Too slow and bored"
Although the first book of the series moved slowly and contained too much detail to the point of confusion, it was a new story to me so I found the concepts interesting and even innovative enough to keep my attention. Unfortunately, there seemed to be the same amount or more of the repetitive details in this second volume about metals and long drawn out self reflective monologues that either made the character too dense or tedious. The basic plot and supernatural concepts were novel, but again they lost my interest while having to plod through all the extraneous details.
"ehh. Too much for so little story movement..."
7-8 hours into this one... I realized that the story (so fascinatingly hinted at)... was moving at a snails pace. Why? Because we are learning SO MUCH about EVERY single character remaining from the Mistborn book....and we are spending SO MUCH time... reiterating what has passed. People. Not interested in the soap opera angle. And...maybe a short chapter at the start synopsizing everything would have been kinder. Ugh. Had to loose the book after 8 hours. That sucks. I REALLY ENJOYED the first book. Bigtime. Anyway. Form your own opinion. This is just mine.
"You'll be glad you did."
If you've listened to and enjoyed the first book in the series you won't be disappointed in the second. This book does not suffer from the second book in the series slump like some other series. The narration from Michael Kramer is up to the standard you've come to expect from him.
"Even better then book one"
This was an amazing sequel. I liked the series so much that I purchased this book since they had only 1 and 3 until only a couple days ago. I have never had a book stress me out before because I was worried about the characters, and somehow this book triggered these irrational thoughts. Sanderson isn't the "best" writer. However he tells such a good story that it completely sucks you in. There are almost no sections of the book that don't have you on the edge of your seat. Highly recommended. This and A Song of Ice and Fire are two of the best fantasy series on audible.
I get that fantasy works on being happy go lucky. The bad guy gets killed by the good guy. I liked the first book well enough to go onto the second one. However when I got to the end of this I felt like finding the author, tying my iPod to a rock and hurling it through his window.
He had an opportunity to do something brave that would have caused real conflict and made us feel something for the protagonist Vin. Instead, he copped out big time. I listened to this over a year ago and it still makes me physically ill to think of it.
If you like formulaic regurgitated stuff, then you may very well like this. Obviously, I'm one of the only people who gave this a bad review. I just think in a genre like fantasy there should be fantastic stories not triteness wrapped with a few new "powers."
"Great Story Excellent Narrative"
I enjoyed the first book in the series and was annoyed that I had to wait several months for the second one. Well the wait was worth it!
The story begins with a year having passed since end of the last book. Sanderson deftly picks up where he left off, tying up loose ends and creating new twists.
Michael Kramer does an excellent job of giving voice to the characters and creating a tapestry of the final empire from the books pages in the listener's mind. Switching between voices and emotions while keeping a netural narrative tone where appropriate makes the second book as much a pleasure as the first to listen to.
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Standing by the new Canon imagePRESS C7010VP are Brandon Karcher (left) and Paul Roberts. On the wall behind the machine are prints made on a substrate called wallNOODLE.
Julie Pardus-Oakes prepares the Graphtec FC8000 cutting plotter to cut out graphics printed on wallNOODLE.
Paul Roberts thinks he may have found the next big thing for his in-plant: wallNOODLE.
For the past couple of months, University of New Hampshire Printing and Mailing Services has been having great success printing graphics and signage on this adhesive, easily removable substrate from MACtac. It uses an acrylic pressure sensitive-adhesive so customers can press it against a wall, reposition it, and remove it without leaving adhesive residue behind.
Enthusiasm for graphics printed on wallNOODLE is catching on at UNH:
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- UNH's Paul College of Business and Economics ordered all of the signage for its new building printed on wallNOODLE. "They love the fact that they don't have to drill into walls," remarks Roberts.
- The transportation office ordered 100 10×35˝ signs to place in its buses.
- 3,600 repositionable wall decals featuring UNH logos and Wildcat heads were printed for Housing to put in the "swag bags" given to incoming students.
"The possibilities are endless," enthuses Roberts.
The idea for using wallNOODLE grew from an inspiration Roberts had a few years ago when he marketed personalized wallpaper for students. Unfortunately, wetting and applying the wallpaper proved to be too much work for customers.
"It didn't take off," he says. "This one, I think, is going to."
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