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The cat shat
soon as I opened my front door to leave, I noticed a bad smell. I couldn't
immediately see where the source was, but I didn't have to. My neighbour, a
middle-aged woman, normally good-humoured, came out to her door and said in
Chinese to me, with some agitation, "That cat! It defaecated here. What a
stink!" She pointed to a little mound of brown stuff in the common corridor
just outside her door. Ugh!
I shared her disgust, but having an appointment downtown, I didn't have the time to help her do anything about it. She wasn't expecting me to. I don't have a cat, and she wasn't holding me responsible or anything like that. She was just venting her frustration. Nonetheless, I myself didn't want the stink to be around by the time I came back, so it was in my own interest to help her do something about it too.
"I'll go by the Town Council and tell them about it," I promised her. It was one of those rare occasions when it was useful to have the Town Council just 3 minutes' walk away.
At the Council office, I went up to the counter. "Hi, my neighbour and I have a problem in the corridor outside our front doors," I said to the clerk.
"What is the problem?"
"There's cat shit in front of my neighbour's door, and she's quite upset about it."
"The cat belong to who?" the clerk wanted to know.
What a pointless question, I thought to myself. "I don't know. Neither my neighbour nor I keep pets. Must be some cat from somewhere." Privately, I suspected that it was one of the strays I've seen around. "Of course we didn't see the cat," I stressed to the clerk, "if we had, we would have chased it away."
Suitably admonished, she clicked her computer mouse and got to the page where she could fill out a report. "We will tell the cleaners immediately," she assured me as she began keying in the information.
I gave her my name, address and phone number. She typed the details in. Then she appeared to be stuck at the next question. She scrolled up and down the screen, but didn't seem to find what she was looking for. Not being able to see the screen from where I stood, I couldn't help her.
Finally, she went off to look for her supervisor. I was getting a little annoyed as this delay meant I would be late for my appointment. I hadn't planned on making this detour to the Town Council in the first place, and a simple complaint like this was taking longer than I expected.
The clerk came back with her superior. The older woman took over the mouse, scrolled away and read out the selected option as she clicked, "Animal shed dirt."
The junior didn't seem to understand how that was the appropriate classification. "You mean, there's an animal shed?"
The older woman didn't bother to explain, but turned to me instead, "It's done. We'll make sure the cleaners get to it."
At about this point, this essay should be going off on the bigger story about foreign workers and our attitudes to them. We depend on Indian and Bangladeshi workers to do all kinds of dirty work in Singapore which no Singaporean wants to do. We have disgusting cat shit in our corridor, and we expect that the Indian workers will come, without delay, to clean up the stinking mess. We can afford to be disgusted. They are not supposed to let disgust stand in the way of doing the work. What does that tell us about how we view other peoples?
But -- call me insensitive -- I wasn't even thinking about the foreign workers as I left the Town Council. Instead, I was telling myself, what a stupid euphemism -- "animal shed dirt" -- that confounded the junior clerk and that caused me to wait an extra minute while she searched for her supervisor when I was already late!
This was a minor incident. Other euphemisms, however, do a lot more damage, but are also more insidious.
In another article in Yawning Bread, I provided the transcript of a segment of a TV program that dealt with sex education in Singapore schools. This 5-minute segment was on homosexuality. In opening this segment and introducing the subject, the voice-over said, "And for those confused about their sexuality, the dilemma is even greater."
That phrasing was offensive. What was really meant was, 'for those who were homosexual, the dilemma is even greater' as anyone would understand from the rest of the program that followed. Perhaps out of (misplaced) concern that using the word "homosexual" was just too stigmatising, the scriptwriters chose the euphemism "confused about their sexuality". I think it was worse to do that.
First of all, the statement is not even correct. Many teenagers are sure they are gay. They are not confused. Second of all, phrasing it that way then suggests to listeners that being gay is a kind of confusion, which, as I will explore below, comes with other negative connotations in train.
Let's take the objection of inaccuracy. If one asks around gay people in their late teens or twenties, one will find many of them saying that they knew they were gay back in their secondary school days or even earlier. They had crushes on other boys (or girls as the case may be), they were fantasising about same-sex poster models, especially ones with minimal clothing on. Some were even intimate to some extent or another with classmates or cousins. And they knew they were different from their peers who were beginning to be interested in the opposite sex.
It was quite clear in their minds where their interests lay. 'Confused' would not be a word they'd apply to themselves. The issue that they faced was quite a different one: how to keep the secret. The validity of the secret itself was not in doubt.
This is not to say that every gay person had such clarity of self-awareness so soon after puberty. There were others who were indeed having a more difficult time understanding their urges, though my personal theory is that they were more likely to be the bisexual rather than the homosexual teenagers -- their interest would have been directed both ways, so it would be a more difficult picture for them. But to over-generalise by using the term 'confused about their sexuality' to mean 'homosexual' is to mask and dismiss an important fact: that some gay teenagers are sure that they are gay.
'Confused' has other objectionable connotations too. Take a bird's eye view, and you'd see that the use of this word implies just two possibilities: those who are not confused, and those who are confused. From the context, the listener gets the idea that 'not confused' equates with heterosexual; 'confused' with 'homosexual'.
The 'confused'/'not confused' dichotomy implies that there is a clear path, or right answer, but that a certain group of 'confused' people have strayed from it. Got lost in the bush. Not quite in command of all the facts. Misled by others. Misinformed. Muddled. Muddleheaded. Not up to standard.
It creates a value distinction. To be heterosexual is at a higher level: the clear path and right answer. To be homosexual is to be less worthy a person.
Another euphemism is to say that so-and-so has homosexual tendencies. I find this equally objectionable. You'd see why when you look globally and see how we generally use the word 'tendencies'. We use this word to play down something that is either socially unacceptable or shameful.
We say that Cathy, well, she has a tendency to lie. Penelope, however, is honest. We don't say that Penelope has a tendency to be honest.
Shee Kuan is an articulate guy, but Warren has a tendency to stammer. Ramesh is articulate too, though he has a tendency to be a bit too glib.
Yee Leng is in very good shape, but poor Noraisha, she has a tendency to put on weight.
(I'm not suggesting that we should stigmatise people who stammer or are overweight; I'm just showing how we use the word 'tendency'.)
Even when something is value-neutral, we don't use the word 'tendency'. Suresh is a retired civil servant. We don't say he has a tendency to be a retired civil servant. Natasha is short-sighted and wears glasses. But it'd be ludicrous if we tried to say that Natasha has myopic tendencies! And Keiko is Japanese. She does not have Japanese tendencies.
When we avoid saying so-and-so is gay, and instead say that he has homosexual tendencies, we are at the same time denigrating homosexuality. We are indicating that homosexuality belongs in the box marked 'shame' or 'sin'.
It does not.
And if you are among those who think it does, then you are guilty of sin: the sin of causing hurt through discrimination and indignities; and you should be ashamed of yourself.
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Last month, the film Blue Is the Warmest Color was the toast of Cannes, a drama about young lesbian love so celebrated for its explicit sex scenes that it won the festival's top prize, the Palme d'Or.
This month, it is being castigated for those very same scenes.
On the Riviera in May, the critics gushed. The graphic scenes were so magnificent, The Guardian wrote, that "they make the sex in famous movies like, say, Last Tango in Paris, look supercilious and dated".
The Hollywood Reporter said the film would surely "raise eyebrows with its show-stopping scenes of non-simulated female copulation".
Baz Bamigboye, a critic from the Daily Mail, meanwhile, confessed that he blushed like he had never blushed before, calling the sex scenes exceptionally beautiful.
"And I'm not just saying that because I'm a bloke," he added.
Now the film, directed by
The debate was set off when Julie Maroh, the 27-year-old author of Le Bleu Est une Couleur Chaude, the comic book-novel on which the film is based, criticised the film's portrayal of lesbian sex as uninformed, unconvincing and pornographic.
"This was what was missing on the set: lesbians," she wrote in an English translation of a French "communiqué" posted on her blog after the film won the Palme d'Or at Cannes.
Noting that the director and actresses were "all straight, unless proven otherwise", she said that, with few exceptions, the film struck her as "a brutal and surgical display, exuberant and cold, of so-called lesbian sex, which turned into porn".
Even worse, she said, "everyone was giggling". Heterosexual viewers "laughed because they don't understand it and find the scene ridiculous".
"The gay and queer people laughed because it's not convincing, and find it ridiculous," she continued. "And among the only people we didn't hear giggling were [the] guys too busy feasting their eyes on an incarnation of their fantasies on screen."
Flawless beauty
Although there was not a strict divide between male and female reviewers, some female critics have joined the debate, faulting the film for its idealisation of naked female bodies in bed. "The movie feels far more about Mr Kechiche's desires than anything else," The New York Times' film critic
In a telephone interview, Amy Taubin, a member of the selection committee for the New York Film Festival and a contributing editor for Film Critic Magazine, said: "They are exquisitely lit actresses pretending to have sex. They are made to look ridiculously, flawlessly beautiful.
"The film is extremely voyeuristic," she added.
Female commentators on the popular portrayal of women's sexuality acknowledge the difficulty of realistically depicting lesbian sex on the big screen.
"A heterosexual male is never going to film two women except in his fantasies," said Sophie Bramly, an author, film producer and founder of the website SecondSexe, which promotes women's sexual pleasure.
Echoing Maroh's comments, she said of Kechiche: "What does he know about lesbians? And how can you ask two actresses who are not lesbians to play any scene that is something other than his fantasies?"
As for the sex scenes, not all of it was as real as it seemed to many. Both 19-year-old
But was it all real? Not really.
When a reporter for the free New York newspaper Metro spoke to Seydoux of "several unsimulated sex scenes", she interrupted and corrected him.
"Be careful," she said. "They are simulated. We were wearing prostheses. Come on, you saw the scenes! But it was only a small protection. It doesn't really change much." (She did not explain what the prostheses were.)
Trick of the light
Kechiche did not respond to requests for comment, but in an interview with the website Flicks and Bits, he explained that his goal was to idealise the female body.
"What I was trying to do when we were shooting these scenes was to film what I found beautiful," he said. "So we shot them like paintings, like sculptures. We spent a lot of time lighting them to ensure they would look beautiful; after, the innate choreography of the loving bodies took care of the rest, very naturally."
In Maroh's 156-page graphic novel, the lovers look alternately sad, angry, tortured, messy and wide-eyed. They rarely smile. Unlike the actresses, they are far from classically beautiful.
The book, which won several prizes after its publication in 2011, will be published in English later this year as Blue Angel by the Arsenal Pulp Press in Vancouver, British Columbia. The film will be released in France in October; Sundance Selects has bought the movie for distribution in the United States, but the release date has not been announced.
In Australia, Transmission Films has picked up local distribution rights but again, there is no release date as yet.
In declining an interview request, Maroh emailed, "I do not intend to feed the buzz".
There may be a personal reason she reacted so negatively to the film. In her communiqué, she said Kechiche had never invited her to the set or responded to several emails, and she sarcastically criticised him for failing to acknowledge her contribution when he won the prize. "I deeply wish to thank all those who appeared surprised, shocked, disgusted with the fact that Kechiche had no words for me when he received his Palme," she wrote.
Same-sex synergy
The Cannes prize was given to Kechiche just hours after masses of French demonstrators poured into the streets of Paris to protest France's new law allowing same-sex marriage and adoption. While it would be impossible to say whether the protests helped determine the prize at Cannes, the coincidence of the timing was noted.
Le Monde called the festival judges' decision on the day of the protests "an act of cultural politics that does not lack courage". The weekly magazine Les InRockuptibles said that the festival had "intervened with a perfect sense of timing".
Kechiche told Reuters: "Everyone who is against same-sex marriage or love between two people of the same sex must see the film."
Taubin had a somewhat different take.
"If you take the sex out," she said, "no one would be interested in this movie."
The Australian Financial Review

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Welcome to the Nancy K. Perry Children's Shelter
Since its founding in 1972, the Nancy K. Perry Children's Shelter has provided safe harbor for more than 5,000 children in Lexington County. The Shelter exists to provide residential care and nurture to children who are in crisis.
"All I ever wanted was someone to listen and to hold me, nothing more!"
~ A., age 14
"We must look on children in need not as problems but as individuals with potential… I would hope we could find creative ways to draw out of our children the good that is there in each of them."
~ Archbishop Desmund Tutu
Like fragile ships
In a raging storm…
Living real life nightmares
With no hope of dawn.
Crying on the inside
Endless rivers of tears…
Victims living in sadness
Throughout the long years.
A legacy of suffering
We must work to end…
As the silent cries for help
and the invisible tears.
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NEW YORK (CNS) -- Eye candy and escapism were the draw of the television series from which director Seth Gordon's action comedy "Baywatch" (Paramount) has been adapted.
Whatever success the show -- which began on NBC but had a longer life in syndication -- may have had back in the 1990s, it takes more than an ensemble of good-looking people running around in bathing suits to sustain a feature film.
And yet, the success of the durable "Alien" franchise, which dates all the way back to 1979, and was last added to by the 2012 reboot "Prometheus," would seem to argue otherwise.
NEW YORK (CNS) — When you hear that a video game is about death, certain awful images quickly come to mind: stolen "Grand Theft Auto" cars being wrecked; a first-person shooter dispatching the enemy; ultraviolent war-themed titles. "Blackwood Crossing" (PaperSeven) is about mortality, but it has none of the usual crunching tropes that subject matter might at first suggest. Rather, this immersive, strange yet beautiful game is about how two young orphans deal with the demise of their parents.
The series, which premiered on PBS stations Tuesday, May 16, continues Tuesday, May 23, 9 p.m.-10 p.m. PDT and concludes Tuesday, May 30, 9 p.m.-10:30 p.m. PDT.
But as it turned out, he needn't have worried. "As I looked around," he said, "everyone just had the biggest smiles on their faces and they were all so excited."
But it was not until 2015 that the Archdiocese of New York jumped with both feet into a bold effort to evangelize through the theatrical medium. It repurposed one of its many decommissioned schools as the Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen Center for Thought and Culture.
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — "We are passing through a revolution of sorts in America," says Philadelphia Archbishop Charles J. Chaput.
Following such upheavals in the nation's moral life as the "normalization of pornography, premarital sex, divorce (and) transgenderism," the 2015 Supreme Court decision to legalize same-sex marriage was "a symbolic overthrow of traditional Catholic sexual morality," he says.


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Lori Ann Sanders
Lori Ann Sanders, 44, of Shallowater, formerly of Littlefield, passed away Friday, Aug. 29, 2014, in Lubbock. She was born June 15, 1970, in Roswell, New Mexico to Charlie and Lois Sparnon.
Lori was a stay at home mother, and very active in her two daughters' lives. She loved her [auth] girls and being present in everything they were involved in, including volleyball and cheerleading. She attended all their events even when she didn't feel well. Her girls were the biggest, and best part of her life.
She is survived by her two loving daughters, Faith Sanders and Samantha Sanders of Shallowater; father Charlie Sparnon and wife Diane of Roswell; mother, Lois Dominguez and husband Andrew of Roswell; a sister, Summer Spurlock of Greenville, TX; three brothers, Douglas T. Sparnon, Andrew Gregory Dominguez, and Jason Fairfield all of Roswell; and lifelong friend and father of the girls, Robbie Sanders of Shallowater.
Funeral services for Lori will be 11 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014, at Grace Chapel in Hillcrest Funeral Home with Pastor Mike Butts officiating. Interment will follow in Littlefield Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements are under the personal care of Hillcrest Funeral Home in Littlefield.
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As the days go by after the iPhone 3.0 Announcement Event, we are starting to see that, while Apple showed us a lot, they also left a whole lot more out.
First of all we know there will be some new hardware this summer. Apple has traditionally (I say that even though there have only been two iPhone releases) released its new iPhones in June with new versions of the iPhone software.
Not only is a new iPhone a part of Apple's schedule, but the 3.0 software has had some clues in it that reveal some new iPhones and a new iPod are in the works. Interestingly, it also reveals that there are some as-of-yet unamed products, perhaps even a tablet in the pipeline.
AT&T is also clearing out iPhone inventory by selling iPhones to current customers without plans.
It isn't just hardware. The iPhone 3.0 OS has surprised developers with some additional features that Apple didn't go over at the presentation. In the Q&A, Apple mentioned that they were working on a tethering solution. One intrepid user found out that it was already in the iPhone 3.0 OS and could be activated fairly easily.
Additionally, it looks like Apple may finally enable video in the new iPhone 3.0 OS. A video upload screen was found by Engadget that seems to indicate that the iPhone will be able to take video.
Unfortunately, it could be locked into Apple's services instead of using great products like Qik to get into the app store.
Apple is also including a service called Find My iPhone that was found recently by some developers. It, again, only works with MobileMe, but it can not only track your iPhone, but it can also do a remote wipe of the iPhone just like Exchange Administrators can do with the devices.
All of this information was found by developers in the first few days of rooting through the new OS. I expect to see many more hidden features revealed in the next few months before the iPhone 3.0 launch.


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BMW's 7 year reign as top global premium auto seller threatened by Audi
This may be good news for everyone and a welcome wake up call to BMW. Audi has cut BMW's lead in auto sales considerably in 2012 with sales up 13% globally compared to the BMW's 7.8%. Audi's goal was to take the lead from BMW by 2020 but it seems they may be well ahead of schedule. The new A3 is helping Audi tremendously in Germany as well as China. BMW simply is not capitalizing in China the way Audi is at the moment.
With a new North American plant coming for Audi it is expected sales will be bolstered by an additional 150,000 units. BMW's reign is likely coming to an end and hopefully it will wake some executives at BMW up that plug-in cars are not what the market is demanding. Somehow Audi is closing the gap without electrics making up the majority of their sales. The fact is, edgy designs and improvements in the core vehicles are why Audi is doing so well.
Oh, and let's not count out Mercedes who is hot on the heels of both and hoping to regain its crown.


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Interest-rate worries led to net withdrawals in three of the last five months
This summer wasn't exactly a hot one for U.S. bond exchange-traded funds, as investors yanked out more than 4% of the funds' total assets amid rising interest rates.
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Sounds like you had a real good day with that new pistol. That was some good shooting so keep it up. Good luck with that new gun.
i went to the range last sun. and shot my sig 239 in 9mm for the first time since i picked it up Thursday. started on the 7yd. and hit bulls eye constantly then went to the 15 yd. range and shot at one of those human outline targets.i was constantly in the heart and head area.went to 25 yd range last and constantly hit in same areas as at 15 yds.by the time i was finished shooting the target on the 25yd range had a hole in its head the size of a tennis ball.i have been mostly shooting an xd 40 cal so the 9mm almost felt like the recoil of a 22 to me. i was very impressed w/my new sig and it is brand new out of the box.i could hardly believe a short barrel gun could be so accurate at 25 yds. and w/factory contrast sights too. my eyes arnt young either.im going to get some fancy sights as soon as i can,this is my new carry gun.the only bad thing that happened all day was some people left the range and left their hardly touched target up on the 25 yd range,so i only had 2 bullets left , this was right after a cease fire had been called. i decided i would give the target my last 2 shots in the head.well,when i fired the gun i thought it had exploded. what happened was i had forgotten to put my ear protection back on.ill never do that again,it scared the hell out of me!!! & my ears were ringing on the way home.
Sounds like you had a real good day with that new pistol. That was some good shooting so keep it up. Good luck with that new gun.
thanks baldy,i shot my xd that day also and it did its usual fine job,but to tell you the truth the action on my new sig makes all the other guns ive shot almost look like toys. my sig is black nitron all metal.
Thanks for the range report. I thought I was looking for a new compact 9mm until my wife informed me the next 9mm compact gun we buy will be hers.
I was thinking about an XD, and had also been interested in the Sigs, but haven't fired one yet.
I'll have to make sure she shoots one before she makes up my mind.
Never argue with drunks or crazy people.
I been looking at the XD compact myself. I shoot my son in laws full size .45 XD all the time and I like it real well.
they are both great guns my xd is a service model 40 cal,to big for me to use for a carry gun.although i have used it for carry before.i was hitting the target just as well w/ my xd,but i expected to since it is the longer gun.i had 2 failure to feed that day w/my xd but i think it was because i was using a lighter bullet than i normally use,its never happened before. my sig had no failure of any kind. i think your wife would like either one for a carry gun,but beware if you buy the sig 239 9mm in black nitron for her you will be lusting after it.......l.o.l.
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no pics yet,ive got to get a digital camera so i can show some before and after pics on my sig. later im going to put meprolight sights on. front green and back yellow, then checkered rosewood grips from hogue. right now i just have a slip on hogue grip w/finger grooves.
Wow accuracy at 25 yards with a compact 3.6" barrell??!! In my post in the Sig sub category about accuracy problems I was told not expect any kind of accuracy at 25 yards with my 229 which has a bit longer barrell than your 239. Is your 239 DAO? You must be a long practiced shooter. Sounds like a great gun.
no. up in arms my gun is da/sa and i always have been a pretty good shot,but that was a long time ago. as i said when i joined this forum i have only recently gotten back into guns and shooting.actually this is only the 3rd time ive been to the range in years.thats why i was so surprised at the sigs performance at 25 yds. here is a link to the sig p239 that i bought.....http://www.sigarms.com/Products/Show...x?categoryid=1
i don't know who told you not to expect any accuracy. most people told me on sigforum it would probably take about 300 rounds before my gun became accurate,but they weren't surprised to hear that it was very accurate right off especially all the people that own 239s. your own gun should be just as accurate as mine if not more so,but they did say that w/most sigs the more rounds you put through them the better they get. i talked to many people on sigforum that use the 25yd target w/thier 239s. i must say however i was bracing my 239 on my range bag most of the time on the 25yd target.i also hit head shots easily w/my 40 cal xd from this same distance 4 inch barrel
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Doha Golf Club
Qatar's spectacular Doha Golf Club, where the European Tour's Qatar Masters is to be played this week, has a championship course with teeth - and especially when the wind gets up.
It measures some 7,374 yards, has eight artificial lakes weaving their way along most of the holes and, with the addition of a punishing rough made up of desert sand, rocks, trees, shrubs and long grass and cleverly bunkered fairways that twist and turn, the utmost accuracy will be of crucial importance.
Although uniquely different, this classic links course was designed by Peter Harradine, the same man responsible for the one at Abu Dhabi where Jamie Donaldson has just edged out Justin Rose.
To compliment Doha's championship course, there is a floodlit, nine-hole layout, the Academy Course, which measures 2,544 yards, overlooks the West Bay Lagoon and has three par-3 holes, five par-4 holes and one par-5 hole which, between them, offer the perfect location for improving your golf.
HISTORY: The Doha Golf Club's championship course first opened in February 1996, its 150 hectare, man-made oasis offering spectacular views of Qatar University, the developing West Bay Lagoon and the glistening turquoise waters of the Arabian Gulf.
Harradine's 18 hole course challenges the beginner, yet tests the abilities of even the most seasoned golfer as some of the past competitors in the Qatar Masters can confirm!
The daring golfer can play drives over the bunkers or lakes on this risk and reward layout, but there is also scope for the less confident player who prefer caution.
The course's first nine holes, which the club boasts are unique in design among the world's courses, are a little shorter than the second nine, but they require the utmost from a player in terms of accuracy and technical ability.
Lush fairways, greens and water hazards dominate an area which 9 years ago was a barren desert landscape.
To complete the transformation from desert to golf course, 1 300 palm trees, 10 000 other trees and 5 000 shrubs were planted together with 65 cacti imported from the Arizona desert.
Eight artificial lakes, stocked with a variety of fish, ensure that the 150 hectares of manicured fairways and superb greens are maintained to a standard that has won unanimous praise from both European and Asian Tour players and officials.
Each of the 18 holes varies dramatically in character, of which the 9th (639 yards) and the 18th (587 yards) are true giants.
Of the par 4 holes; the 5th, 6th, 11th, 14th and 15th are all outstanding tests, ranging between 400 and 500 yards in length.
The course is a real pleasure for long-hitters and hazards such as natural rock formations, sand bunkers and water are plentiful.
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1 591 5
2 433 4
3 235 3
4 378 4
5 452 4
6 486 4
7 391 4
8 195 3
9 639 5
10 548 5
11 482 4
12 412 4
13 202 3
14 410 4
15 470 4
16 307 4
17 155 3
18 587 5
1st nine: 3901 yds, par 36
2nd nine: 3572 yds, par 36
18 holes: 7374 yds, par 72
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GOLF ACADEMY:The Club's Golf Academy is a state-of-the-art teaching and practice facility featuring superb driving range and custom-built chipping, putting, and bunker practice areas.
The Academy brings together a multinational team of dedicated PGA teaching professionals with a wealth of golfing knowledge and experience from some of the world's most exclusive golf clubs.
All of the Club's tuition programmes offer the unique opportunity to use the V1 Video Swing Analyzer, the latest in hi-tech computer and video equipment.
Also available is the Explanar Golf Training System which has been designed by English professional Luther Blacklock and is widely used around the world.
World renowned coach Butch Harmon has paid tribute to the effectiveness of the Explanar system, saying that it takes the place of every other teaching aid available.
The Academy also features a well-equipped gymnasium boasting a large range of equipment and offering professional tuition.
WHO CAN PLAY AT DOHA? The club makes a point on its official web site of "welcoming golfers, both as members and as playing non-members".
Now popular with overseas visitors from Europe as well as those from the Gulf, the Club has virtually everything you can offer the novice, the learner and the seasoned low-handicap player, its Championship course being complimented by the Academy Course and a Driving Range.
Special golfing tours are bringing in players who want to combine their love of the game with a holiday in an exotic location - and discussions are on the go which would give their 'golfing widows' access to the prestigious new Diplomatic Club nearby.
Doha is becoming increasingly popular as a wintertime destination for whilst rain, wind, thunder and snow may limit playing opportunities in other countries during the northern hemisphere's winter months, the mild climate at Doha offers endless sunny days.
To get the latest green fees and rental rates for visitors and guests, you can click here
MEMBERSHIP: The club offers both Individual and Corporate membership with the latter proving to be a welcome option and the club would be delighted to hear from any companies who would like details. Corporate membership can be for one, four or ten members from the same organization and offers several advantages including a waiver of green fees for a number of guests and a waiver of the joining fee for each name added to the corporate membership. Fee details are available from the Club.
THE CLUBHOUSE: The imposing Doha GC clubhouse, which typifies middle eastern design, includes:
- A new cafe and a highly rated Mediterranean restaurant and grill room offering an elegant venue and fine food. Both establishments are open to the public.
- Spikes and Oasis Lounges with views of the finishing holes of both nines. They are legendary for their upbeat yet relaxed atmosphere and are ideal for grabbing a bite and relaxing with friends after a round of golf
- A first class pro shop carrying a wide range of internationally branded equipment and apparel and offering a service that provides, balls, shorts and caps etc that carry the logos of tournament sponsors.
- Banqueting and conference facilities
- Locker rooms and showering facilities
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Situat langa partia de ski Stadion si la doar 100 de metri de telescaunul Lupului, Traveland Holiday Village este situat la 1020 de metri altitudine in Poiana Brasov. Modernizat in 2014 si 2015, Traveland Holiday Village dispune de 14 vile si apartamente in sistem self-catering.
Proprietatea ofera parcare privata gratuita (necesita rezervare). Internet wireless (wifi) este disponibil in intreaga proprietate si este gratuit.
Exista un restaurant si o cafenea la doar 50 de metri de proprietate. Un magazin alimentar si o piata se gasesc la 1 km de proprietate.
Castelul Contelui Dracula este la 25 km, orasul medieval Brasov la 12 km si Aeroportul Bucuresti este situat 165 km.
I'm will be staying here 6 nights. After my first night here. I can tell you that i love this place. We foung here every thing we might need. I picked a two bedroom apartment with a small living. It was a surprise for me that the apartment has fridge, microwave, water heater and flatscreen in every room. During the night it was to warm i needed to wake up and open the window. But evrything else was like i wanted.
Free parking and Wifi.
Peace and quiet place nearby the forest and very closed to the skiing.
It's a nice quite place, close to the forest.
There two types of villas: 2 apartments villas ( one at the groundfloor and one at the first floor) and villas that you can rent entirely. We stayed in an apartment.
Clean place, enough space, well equiped, very close to the slopes.
We stayed for one week in Jan 2015 a big family with kids and 1 infant. We enjoyed very much the comfort, privacy, nice ambiance and have been feeling like home. Very nice, friendly and helpful staff. This is one of few places where we would like to return.
The title says it all. Close to ski lift, market, ice rink, woods, restaurants, etc.
Very friendly staff, always ready to help you out and give advice.
Quiet area in beautiful surroundings. Location absolute top.
We went skiing for 5 days and we stayed at one of the 4 bedrooms villas at Traveland, Poiana Brasov. Everything was spectacular, the location, the view, very cool and friendly staff, best vacation ever!!! Stayed January 2012
A very good place to spend a weekend or to have an entire hollyday here. We went there just for a weekend in late september and since we have with us another couple of friends, we booked an apartament with two bedrooms, kitchen and living room …


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Well so far soooo good. Dublin seems fairly compact so there is lots of walking but not too far between places we want to see. We had a walk about yesterday afternoon after we dumped our bags at the hostel. We are in the centre of places which is really good. We walked past Christ Church Cathedral and happened upon a film set.....nosey me wanted to know what they were filming and it happened to be the BBC production of The Tudors! The actors were having a break outside so I took a photo of them
Today we visited Trinity College. It happens to be Freshers Week so the place is really busy with new students enrolling in all sorts of clubs. The college is made up of several huge buildings of which tourists are free to roam the extensive grounds. For 9Euros each you can take a walk in the massive library which houses among its millions of books, The Book of Kells. We certainly learnt stuff I didn't know before anyway!!
Then we took a stroll to the Guinness Brewery. That was really good. Your self guided walking tour slowly takes you up this 7 storey building right to the top learning about the process and brewing of the famous 'black stuff' on the way. Then at the very top is The Gravity Bar with its 360 degree views of Dublin. It was Brilliant. We even got to meet the great great great great great grandson of Mr Arthur Guinness himself. He would not normally be there socialising with us peasants but its Guinness brewery's 250th birthday tomorrow so they were getting ready for the big party etc that is happening tomorrow and film crews outside and all. I even got his signature but only because they were asking if anyone was having a birthday today. Well this lady sitting next to us was from California (I had got chatting to her a couple of minutes earlier) She told me it was her 50th tomorrow so I shout out 'its this ladies birthday tomorrow' So then all the people in the bar all sing happy birthday to her (all my fault, but she loved it!!) and then over comes the Guinness heir and 4th Earl of Iveagh
We've ended up having lunch quite late in a lovely little caf� called the Queen of Tarts. The display cabinet (see photo) was beautiful and the food was even better. We could be returning for lunch tomorrow…..


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Squish the sand between your toes as you and the kids stroll out far from shore at the main beach. Or, grab your hats and amble down the shoreline trail to the sand dunes, where wind, weather and time have created an intriguing backdrop to a beach peach perfect for private sunbathing.
There is an 18-hole mini-golf facility, a summertime food concession, tennis courts and superb beach volleyball courts that have hosted the provincial playoffs. Rental accommodations, an 18-hole, grass-green golf course with restaurant, as well as groceries, gas and liquor are all located less than 2 km from the park boundary.
The Trans Canada Trail and a self-interpretive sand dunes trail are two of many park paths offering hikers and cyclists - and cross-country skiers, in wintertime - an opportunity to exercise and explore. Watch for fox, coyote, deer and rabbit in the dunes area, and moose and elk elsewhere. Grosbeaks, waxwings, sharp-tailed grouse and numerous water birds are common sights in the park, as well.
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This eye cream has a lightweight, silky texture that feels good, but so do lots of other eye creams and facial moisturizers that don't come with the problems of this one.
The first offense is the presence of fragrance and fragrant ingredients that pose a risk of irritation. Fragrance isn't good for skin anywhere on the face, but especially not so close to the eye itself. See More Info for details on how daily use of fragrant products can harm skin.
Next up is the issue of jar packaging, which we outline in the More Info section. Essentially, jar packaging means the most beneficial ingredients in this eye cream won't remain stable once the product is opened, so this is not money well spent.
Last, there's nothing in this product that makes it special for the eye area. Cranberry doesn't have this distinction, and some of the other plant extracts (like papaya) pose a risk of an allergic reaction. See More Info to learn why not everyone needs an eye cream.
One more comment: Although this eye cream contains caffeine, it's not "invigorating" for skin in the same way that, say, a Starbucks espresso would be invigorating if you're feeling tired. Applied topically, caffeine can have anti-inflammatory and antioxidant benefits, but it has not been shown to reduce puffy eyes (at least not puffiness related to aging, commonly referred to as undereye bags) or to "give you the look of a good night's sleep" as this product claims. A brightening concealer can do that, and it doesn't need to contain caffeine. (Save that for your Starbucks beverage of choice!)
Daily Use of Fragrant Products:
Daily use of products that contain a high amount of fragrance, whether the fragrant ingredients are synthetic or natural, causes chronic irritation that can damage healthy collagen production, lead to or worsen dryness, and impair your skin's ability to heal. Fragrance-free is the best way to go for all skin types. If fragrance in your skin-care products is important to you, it should be a very low amount to minimize the risk to your skin (Sources: Inflammation Research, December 2008, pages 558–563; Skin Pharmacology and Physiology, June 2008, pages 124–135, and November-December 2000, pages 358–371; Journal of Investigative Dermatology, April 2008, pages 15–19; Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, March 2008, pages 78–82; Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, January 2007, pages 92–105; and British Journal of Dermatology, December 2005, pages S13–S22).
Jar Packaging: The fact that this product is packaged in a jar means the beneficial ingredients won't remain stable once it is opened. All plant extracts, vitamins, antioxidants, and most other state-of-the-art ingredients break down in the presence of air, so once a jar is opened and lets the air in, these important ingredients begin to deteriorate. Jars also present a hygiene issue because even if you wash your hands or use a spatula to remove the product, you're introducing bacteria, which cause further breakdown of key ingredients (Sources: Free Radical Biology and Medicine, September 2007, pages 818–829; Ageing Research Reviews, December 2007, pages 271–288; Dermatologic Therapy, September-October 2007, pages 314–321; International Journal of Pharmaceutics, June 12, 2005, pages 197–203; Pharmaceutical Development and Technology, January 2002, pages 1–32; International Society for Horticultural Science, www.actahort.org/members/showpdf?booknrarnr=778_5; and www.beautypackaging.com/articles/2007/03/airless-packaging.php).
Why You May Not Need an Eye Cream: Most eye creams aren't necessary. That's either because they are poorly formulated, contain nothing special for the eye area, or come in packaging that won't keep key ingredients stable. Just because the product is labeled as an eye cream doesn't mean it's good for your eye area; in fact, many can actually make matters worse.
There is much you can do to improve signs of aging around your eyes. Any product loaded with antioxidants, skin-repairing ingredients, skin-lightening ingredients, anti-inflammatory ingredients, and effective emollients will work wonders and those ingredients don't have to come from a product labeled as an eye cream.
You would be shocked how many eye creams lack even the most basic ingredients to help skin. For example, most eye creams don't contain sunscreen. During the day that is a serious problem because it leaves the skin around your eyes vulnerable to sun damage and this absolutely will make dark circles, puffiness, and wrinkles worse!
Whatever product you put around your eye area, regardless of what it is labeled, must be well formulated and appropriate for the skin type around your eyes! That may mean you need an eye cream, but you may also do just as well applying your regular facial moisturizer around your eyes.
This eye cream is formulated to give you a brighter appearance around the eyes, while antioxidants protect your delicate eye area. It contains Caffeine which gives you the look of a great night's sleep by reducing puffiness and stimulating circulation.
Water (Aqua), Cyclohexasiloxane, Cyclopentasiloxane, Glycerin, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter), Palmitic Acid, Stearic Acid, Beeswax (Cera Alba), Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, PEG-40 Stearate, Cetyl Alcohol, Stearyl Alcohol, Caffeine, Phenoxyethanol, Polyacrylamide, C13 14 Isoparaffin, Laureth 7, Acrylates Octylacrylamine Copolymer, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Caprylyl Glycol, Propylene Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hexylene Glycol, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Vaccinium Macrocarpon (Cranberry) Fruit Extract, Fragrance (Parfum), Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Sterols, Linoleic Acid, Phospholipids, Echinacea Pupurea (Coneflower) Leaf Extract, Carica Papaya Fruit Extract, Citrullus Lanatus Fruit Extract, Citrus Limonum (Lemon) Peel, Hydrastis Canadensis (Goldenseal) Extract, Juniperus Communis Fruit Extract, Mangifera Indica (Mango) Fruit Extract, Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit Leaf Extract, Linalool, Benzyl Salicylate, Benzyl Alcohol, Geraniol
Today, most cosmetics companies seem to be launched for one of three distinct reasons: they come about as the extension of a high-end fashion house's brand (like Burberry, Tom Ford, Dolce & Gabbana, Marc Jacobs, or Armani); they're created by some corporation under the endorsement of a celebrity (Drew Barrymore's Flower Beauty or Kat Von D's line); or, as is the case for theBalm Cosmetics, an entrepreneur saw an "unfilled niche" in the cosmetics market and decided to get to work.
theBalm was founded in San Francisco by Marissa Shipman, who spent years trying to break into the cosmetics industry before forming her own company in 2004. As the story goes, she crafted her own products in her kitchen by consulting makeup books she bought from Amazon.com. Eventually she was able to hire a chemist, get a lab (Bye-bye, kitchen workshop!), and secure distribution through cosmetics retailer Sephora. theBalm's products have (pardon the pun) exploded and are now sold in dozens of countries worldwide.
It's interesting to note that theBalm is quite reminiscent of the Benefit brand; the similarity of the packaging, marketing, colors, product selection, and even the place of origin - San Francisco – is blatant. Featuring recyclable cardboard packaging with retro pinup-style artwork and cutesy names, theBalm line includes both makeup and skin care products, and is reasonably priced, although it's definitely more expensive than what you'll find at the drugstore.
The company's makeup is definitely its stronger suit, with some good options, such as a couple eyeshadow palettes, the mascara, and its pressed-powder blushes. It has one true blockbuster product: Balm Shelter tinted moisturizer. This standout product performs amazingly well and is deserving of its many accolades.
Unfortunately, theBalm also has some problematic makeup, in particular, and ironically, their lip products. The inclusion of irritants in two of its lip products is disappointing, and an otherwise excellent lip gloss (with SPF, no less) is marred by a fragrance that's downright overwhelming initially and potentially irritating if used every day.
As far as skin-care, the company's collection, called TimeBalm, is surprisingly larger than you might think. It includes cleansers, toners, moisturizers, AHA exfoliants, masks, eye-area products, and a handful of ancillary items that are questionable in terms of their benefit—though some of them, like the foundation primer, are indeed worth checking out.
Overall, based on the formulas, there's little reason to give the majority of these skin-care products a second thought, as most of them are laced with one or more problematic ingredients or, in the case of most of the moisturizers, suffer due to jar packaging, which compromises the product's stability. The prices are good, but there's not much value in saving money on average-to-problematic products, especially when spending just a bit more can get you far better formulas.
theBalm boasts that TimeBalm skin-care products are free of parabens, synthetic dyes, and phthalates, and many consumers seem to be seeking such products. However, parabens are not a problem, and phthalates aren't usually included in skin-care products—they're more often seen in nail polish and in some fragrances. Not including synthetic dyes is helpful, but it would have been even better for your skin if theBalm had avoided fragrant oils and other plant-based irritants. Lots of theBalm products contain great natural ingredients, but they're often commingled with potentially irritating natural ingredients, and that doesn't add up to great skin care—it's more of a ticking time bomb than anything else.
For more information, visit www.thebalm.com. And yes, we're aware that "it's thebalm.com" is an expression used to indicate something that's totally cool. Coincidence? We'll let the reviews speak for themselves!
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Competing interests threaten the scientific record, but courage and sound judgment can help
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The central role of publication is to create a record that advances collective knowledge. When research and scholarship are published in a peer-reviewed journal, it means that the scientific community has judged them to be worthwhile contributions to the collective knowledge. That is not to say a publication represents objective truth: All observations are made in the context of the observer's own theories and perceptions. Research findings must, therefore, be reported in an accurate and accessible way that allows other scientists to draw their own conclusions. Readers should be able to reinterpret the work in light of new knowledge and to repeat experiments themselves, rather than rely solely on the authors' interpretations.
The nature of scientific progress also requires that the scientific record include negative results and repetitions of previous studies. Reporting both positive and negative results informs future work, prevents others from retracing wrong avenues and demonstrates good stewardship of limited resources. Out of respect for the contributions of research subjects, especially humans and other primates, some argue that there is a moral imperative to publish negative results. Doing so can prevent unnecessary repetition of experiments. On the other hand, reproducibility itself is a cornerstone of science. There must be a place to report follow-up studies that confirm or refute previous findings.
Finally, scientific discourse should embrace the principle of questioning certitude—reevaluating the resident authoritative views and dogmas in order to advance science. The scientific record should challenge the current entrenched ideas within a field by including contributions from new investigators and other disciplines. Examining novel ideas and allowing them to flourish helps the scientific community uncover assumptions, biases and flaws in its current understanding.
In an ideal world, peer review is the fulcrum that ensures the veracity of each research report before it enters the scientific record. The prima facie principle for the practice of science is objectivity, but we all know that true objectivity is impossible. Therefore, science relies on evaluation by subject-matter experts—peer reviewers—who assess the work of other researchers. They critique the experimental design, models and methods and judge whether the results truly justify the conclusions. Reviewers also evaluate the significance of each piece of research for advancing scientific knowledge. This neutral critique improves the objectivity of the published record and assures that each study meets the standards of its field.
For peer review to serve its intended function, authors, reviewers, editors and scientific societies must uphold certain ethical obligations, detailed in the figure on the following page. In short, authors must do their best to conduct sound, worthwhile research and openly share the results. Reviewers must be open about potential conflicts of interest, and they must provide critiques that are fair, thorough and timely. And scientific societies, as guardians and gatekeepers of their specific spheres of knowledge, must provide a normative process that ensures the rigor and validity of published results.
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Nobody should be in any doubt that Primark places the utmost importance on the well being of workers in its supply chain. Primark would not sell clothes unless we are satisfied that they were made in accordance with our Code of Conduct. It is for this reason that we take all allegations of breaches of our Code extremely seriously from any sources. Indeed, we make it easy and accessible for workers in our supply chain to make contact with us confidentially, through a variety of sources, if they have any concerns.
Our investigation into the labels sewn onto two garments bought separately from our Swansea store in 2013, has led us to the conclusion that it is more likely than not, to have been a hoax carried out in the UK.
The labels are clearly from the same source. It is almost impossible to imagine circumstances in which such similar labels could have been sewn onto the garments at the factory where they were made, given that they were made by different suppliers, in different factories, on different continents, one in Romania and the other in India, thousands of miles apart. However, both garments carrying the hoax labels, were bought from our Swansea store in 2013.
It may be no more than a coincidence that an exhibition of labels of a similar kind was held in Swansea, also in 2013. Visitors were encouraged to sew labels, using similar wording and appearance to the hoax labels, onto clothing.
Primark is continuing to investigate the discovery of a note in a pair of cropped trousers in Northern Ireland, with investigations being carried out in the United Kingdom and China. We are also investigating whether they may be any link to the hoax Swansea labels.
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McEwen Mining Inc. is a growing gold and silver producer in the Americas. Rob McEwen, Chairman & Chief Owner, owns 25% of the outstanding shares. The Company's goal is to qualify for inclusion in the S&P 500.
Shares of McEwen Mining Inc. trade on the NYSE and on the TSX under the symbol "MUX". The exchangeable shares of our McEwen Mining - Minera Andes Acquisition Corp. subsidiary, which were trading under symbols "MAQ" and "MCEEF", have been redeemed for McEwen Mining common shares as of August 23, 2016. The Company has an aggregate of 312 million outstanding common shares.
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September 21, 2010 , 2:48 pm | By Bryan Reesman
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This past Sunday marked the 25th anniversary of the PMRC hearings in Washington. As part of a story I wrote for New York Magazine's website about the infamous Senate hearings on obscenity in popular music, I interviewed W.A.S.P. frontman Blackie Lawless about the PMRC, censorship and his band's notorious single "Animal (Fuck Like A Beast)". Many of his answers were quite intriguing, especially as I had not interviewed him in a decade and immediately recalled his crazed stage shenanigans from the mid-1980s, including tossing raw meat into the audience, pouring blood on himself from a skull and displaying a bound and gagged woman on a torture rack. It's amazing to think that he got away with more on stage back then than rockers do today.
While Lawless told me that while he felt giving parents a heads up as to what their kids are listening to is a good idea, he felt that the PMRC hearings were actually held to elevate the profile of then Senator (and future Vice-President) Al Gore. "At the time he was just a Southern political caricature seeking higher office and nobody knew who he was," recalled Lawless. "The kids already new who we were, so what better way for them to get attention than to go after an attention getter. Joe McCarthy and Nixon both did it with their communist witch hunts in the 1950s. Champion a cause and reap the votes, it's a tried and true formula, although history shows it does not always yield the desired results. This all became abundantly clear to me when a defector from Susan Baker's office played me a tape of a group meeting of the PMRC members, and on it was Tipper Gore and Susan Baker telling the others the plan of how to elevate their profile. It was stunning!"
"In the last 50 years we've crossed a vast chasm from Elvis to the Ultimate Fighting Pay Per View. All of it is Shock Rock."
Lawless later sued the PMRC for copyright infringement. And won. He says in her 1987 book Raising PG Kids in an X Rated Society, Tipper Gore reprinted some of his lyrics and changed some of the words "to try to better make her case against me," he explained. "Like I needed any [help]. We gave her an ultimatum; either a public apology or a lawsuit. She came out to L.A. some time later and did a press conference and apologized to the whole record industry, so we let it go. Truth be told, she apologized because of the negative publicity the PMRC was putting on Al in his bid to become President."
"Animal (Fuck Like A Beast)" was clearly the filthiest of the PMRC's "Filthy Fifteen" list, and while it certainly caused a stir at the time, the W.A.S.P. frontman now regrets it, especially as he has renewed his religious faith. "Words are the most powerful things we possess," stressed Lawless. "They shape our very lives and determine who and what we are. Some may find it remarkable, but I was born again when I was 11 years old. I was very active in my church until I was 18, and when I left the church, I went about as far away as a person could go when I then studied the occult for three years. I wrote that song a couple of years after I stopped that study. I went for 20 more years before I returned to my Christian faith, which is where I am now. That song was put into my life for a reason. I was talking to Alice Cooper, who is also born again, earlier this year, and we both feel the same about our early work. Although a lot of the music we did early on was as diametrically opposed to the way we had been brought up, a lot of the early songs we did were laced with those Christian valves. He and I were talking and said, all we need now is Marilyn Manson and we could start a band. The world would never believe it! I said all that to say this: I renounce, denounce and pronounce that I will never play that song ['Animal'] live again. Actually, I've not played it live for several years."
When asked if he thinks that rock stars can be as controversial today when less things are shocking, and when fans often act in equally shocking ways as their idols, he replied: "Sure, people can still be shocked. It all depends how far society degrades itself and then how far bands are allowed to push the limits of what's considered outrageous. All so-called shock bands are only a reflection of the culture of their time. The degree that people are willing to allow themselves to become desensitized is a direct result of how the sub culture of Shock Rock presents itself. They hold a mirror up to the world and say 'Take a good look, if you don't like what you see, don't blame us.' Today we like to think of ourselves as modern and cultured and that the days of the Roman Coliseum are over. Are they? In the last 50 years we've crossed a vast chasm from Elvis to the Ultimate Fighting Pay Per View. All of it is Shock Rock."
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Born Right the first time. I'm not into Christianity and what it does to people. But I like Blackie anyway. Fear of death can make people take on some strange ideas. Trees die. Plants die. They don't go to Hell. We die the same. Fear of a hellish afterlife is a man-made concept. But I like Blackie anyway. He's put out a lot of rocking stuff and I support his right to decide what's best for himself. I hope his albums remain good though.
Good interview. I don't understand some so called fans of his who are surprised at what he is now saying. I can remember thinking in those early days: "What has really got at this guy? Was it 1. A strict upbringing or 2. A strict faith? I was thinking that as I really had the impression he was rebelling. It is no surprise to me he is now saying what he is saying. Kids ask a lot of questions about why we die, like the other guy said about the trees, etc.
I am very happy to read and hear the interviews where he shows concern for the younger audience members. The older ones grew up with him. "WASP" today is a great band, as they were in the past. I look forward to the future, no matter which way he steers the ship. If Blackie ever stumbles, he has a very strong fan base that will catch him. We are worldwide, not all members of W.A.S.P. NATION. I think at times we can be a headache for him, but we love him. He loves us. So sharpen those sawblades and keep rocking, Blackie. 🙂
It's good to hear that Blackie is also a born-again Christian. In reply to JC's statement "Fear of a hellish afterlife is a man-made concept". How do you know that? What man came up with that idea and when? I'd really like to know more about that person. It's easy to say that there isn't an afterlife, or that we just die "like the trees, etc.," How would you know that for sure? Knowbody has ever proved it, except for Jesus. He proved that there is an afterlife and we go to either one of two places – Heaven or hell. I would want to know for sure. Wouldn't you?
It's really sad to hear that Blackie is a Christian. I really don't understand someone who managed to throw off the shackles willingly returning to them. I agree with JC's comment about supporting his right to believe as he wishes, but it saddens me when a musician that I looked up to as writing songs based on rational thought renounces his words – I lose a little respect for anyone who does that…
I grew up in a very abusive religious environment in the 1970s and early '80s. As a teenager, it was very therapeutic for me to rock out to Blackie's raunchy lyrics. Blasting songs like "Animal (Fuck Like a Beast)," "Ballcrusher," and "King of Sodom and Gomorrah" was part of my way of striking back at my tormentors. Unlike other things I did back then, it was a form of rebellion that was merely symbolic and wasn't genuinely destructive. I'm very glad that rebel-rock bands like W.A.S.P., Motley Crue and AC/DC were there for me all those years ago.
Given what Blackie meant to me in the past, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't somewhat disappointed by the route he has chosen for himself more recently. When I was younger, I would have thought he was a traitor who went over to the camp of the enemy. Now, as a much older and mature person, I understand that's silly. Rock stars are just fictional personas that fans live through vicariously. Whoever and whatever Blackie is in his personal life is his business. It would be ridiculous to expect a man who's well into his 50s to play the part of the sex, drugs, and rock 'n roll rebel forever. I don't agree with the views he has today. I think Christianity is a false religion and something to be shunned. It sounds like he and I had similar upbringings. He deals with all of that one way, and I deal with it in another way. That's all that needs to be said.
Thank you, Blackie, for being there for me all those years ago. A very troubled time in my life would have been more difficult without you. Best of luck in your future endeavors, Blackie.
Great interview and amusing to discover how much of a secondary motive that whole PMRC had in its design back then. It shouldn't have surprised me and fortunately for me and many of my friends, Tipper's selections and choices didn't affect my music purchasing as I was already old enough to not have to run them by my parents. In the end I think the stickers offered the record industry some sure fire sellers based on the expected controversy.
I guess I was not all that surprised when I learned that Blackie had converted to Born Again Christianity since both Dave Mustaine and Alice Cooper had taken that route already with their lives. I guess what it all amounts to is their belief that this "does it" for them, and that all their past doings are absolved and they now have a clean slate. Personally I never bought into that and feel that no matter what we say down here on this plane, we shall answer for in the great hereafter (in whatever that actually is). I wish him well since he is a musician I admired and whose shows I enjoyed for many, many years. It's all dependant on the actions one takes, as I have witnessed even the most pious of individuals become disappointments to their friends and families and remain ok with it since they were now "one with God".
I would love to see that older interview Bryan, any chance it becomes content on your blog like this one?
I am glad when bands get born again. I can relate to what they have been through. I am a born again Christian and I know for a fact that there is a Heaven & Hell. I was into Satanism when I was a teen and I had all kinds of Satanic stuff including the Satanic bible. I asked Satan to take my soul on night and I felt as though I was losing control of myself. Started with a really warm feeling going up my legs and into my chest, I got scared and cried out to Jesus and the feeling left the same way it came in. I know for a fact that I would have been dead that night or something else would have happened. If you don't believe in Christ I would strongly re-consider. Once your dead its to late and you will live in Hell/torment for eternity. I pray that you receive Christ before it's too late.
Thanks Blackie. It takes a REAL man to admit that there is something more than this world. God Bless you. I've always loved the music even though I didn't always agree with the lyrical content. I respect you more now than ever for standing up and not being afraid to say what you feel. Been a fan since 1984 and always will be
i am a christian and was very happy to see blackie has come home. one day we will meet in heaven. i pray for him everyday. to be strong and walk with jesus love your sister in chirst
Good on your BLACKIE, go for gold, I'll always be 100% your loyal fan here in New Zealand. Your latest CD really kicks some serious ass, and I'll admire you 'till the day I die. Blackie, you are awesome.
I grew up with this music, and I too thought I was ten foot tall and bullet proof. We all mature and realize that there is more to life. It's good to see guys still in the public eye that have everything this world has to offer and realize that they were fools. Many just drop out so that their image doesn't take a hit and they keep making money off of that stuff. I will every now and then pull out the old rock and listen, but it doesn't have the same appeal. I still like to rock, but I have turned more to Christian metal and rock where the message and music is as good or better than all the atheistic hedonism that nearly killed me. Thanks Blackie for speaking up.
I never would have guessed back when I first started listening to WASP in the mid 80s (when The Last Command was new) that Blackie Lawless would be proclaiming himself a born-again Christian 30 years later. This comes as quite a pleasant surprise to me, one I'd like to see repeated by my other longtime heavy metal heroes.
I'm not sure what Blackie's politics are now, his endorsement of McCain in 2008 only made it clear to me that Blackie is pro-2nd Amendment, but regardless, it would truly come as a shock to the mainstream media as well as to the metal subculture in general if someone like Blackie not only identified as a born-again Christian, but as, say, an anti-gay/evolution/environmentalism/abortion/socialism right winger. That would surely generate outrage which would dwarf, by several orders of magnitude, that feigned by the PMRC back when it was scapegoating heavy metal in an attempt to bolster Al Gore's public profile.
I was greatly amazed to hear of Blackie Lawless returning to his Christian roots. I grew up in the 80's when Metal Ruled the world! I was so happy and excited to hear of Blackie's return to Christ. A friend on facebook from Australia and I were chatting one day and he told me of this. He posted the song 'Babylon's Burning' to my page. I was Awestruck to say the least. I always loved WASP back in the day, yet wasn't into their "message" at the time. I gave my life to Christ when I was around 16 years of age. I had always prayed for the bands I loved to eventually see the Light. This is living proof that God answers prayer. Now let's get Ozzy on the right track as well. He also was one of my all time favorites. Godspeed to all of you!
Thank God…Blackie has finally turned to Christ. I too was a hard rocker & listened to WASP, Crue etc until i found Christ. For all you naysayers, Christ changed my life too. Don't knock Jesus Christ until you accept Him as Blackie has.
google "end time prophecies in the bible" and read thru them, I don't dare u I urge u. Only sinners go to church so ur not alone.
Thank you for shareing this inspiring story,there will never be any one like Mr.Lawless he will always be the most gifted rocker that ever lived.I am a christian and after I got saved I no longer followed w.a.s.p but it will remain my all time favorite band,,,
I think that it is pretty huge for Blackie to "come out" like he did, I'm sure knowing full well how many of his fans would disagree and probably mock his newfound faith. I wouldn't consider myself religious, but I honestly need to say that this interview made me think a bit about the legitimacy of what he is believing in. Blackie is no fool, and in fact has been widely known as one of the most intelligent and shrewdest men in rock.
I'm glad that Blackie Lawless has joined the ranks of the Christian brotherhood. That's how my GOD rolls!!! Spit in the devil's eye and remind him that one day he himself will one day be on his knees proclaiming the Lordship of Jesus Christ! Keep the faith Blackie, the Lord's got your back!
I'm a former athiest who has been aChristian for many years. I always find it odd when people think we're trying to work our way to heaven or living our lives the way we live to escape hell. To tell you the truth it's not something I think about too much. Christ frees us from trying to please God through our own works by just receiving it all as a free gift. However I feel very compelled to submit my life to the Holy Spirit. Not out of fear but with the knowledge that a life submitted to the Spirit will affect people in a way I alone never could, not just right now but for generations. Looking around at this lost generation I see how poor decisions can have negative consequences for generations. That's what motivates me, not heaven or hell.
WASP was my very first concert at Lamour in Brooklyn BTW. I was in the 8th grade.
Throwing off the shackles is actually what happens when you accept Christ. If you are not at that point, it all seems more or less foolish bullsh*t (but neither I nor anyone else on this earth can say whether or not you will eventually do so) and all the negativity should not surprise or upset the Christians, hello, it is written this is how it would be! Crazy to watch things happen, as Johnny Cash (RIP) sang "it's goin' by the Book" So laugh it up, haters gonna hate, hopefully some day you will come to the knowledge of the truth that sets you free. Love and metal to all and to all a good night 😉
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The authorities must be thanked for constructing a decent market catering to the needs of the inhabitants of Rose Belle. It is much better than the earlier one facing the Youth Centre, where it was practically impossible to move around during rainfall.
The James Burty David Market and Fair has a vast parking and it is frequented by people from all the villages in the vicinity of Rose Belle.
If in many ways it remains the pride of the village, it must be said that it is, since a long time now, surrounded by large areas of bushes. People have seized this opportunity to unceremoniously throw garbage there: plastic materials, tyres, jerrycans, egg holders, broken bottles, cans, rotten vegetables, and even pieces of tiles.
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If thousands of people going to or coming from the market are aware of the squalor around the market, how is it that the authorities aren't?
In Mauritius it is a well-established custom to give the names of certain local or international personalities to markets, schools or colleges. It must also be seen to it that the environment around these buildings is hygienic and clean as far as possible because it is very much a question of treating a dead man's name with due respect.
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