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Your Creative Greenius loves him some Cults
You KNOW I dig Kaki King…
I've lived in my house in Torrance, California for 23 years now. Been in L.A. since I was 19 years old in 1976, back when then Governor Brown was telling us that we were "living in an era of diminished expectations." He always was so ahead of the curve…
Like I say, I live in Torrance, home of the exploding Exxon Mobil refinery where our Air Quality Management District just gave the refinery operators exemptions to exceed pollution limits while they restart the aging climate wrecker back up.
I was at the meeting where they cut the deal and I had this to say about that: Continue reading
When we last wrote about AB 2145 it was after a trip to Sacramento to speak out against the bill at the Senate Energy Committee hearing on it. We told the bill's author, Assemblyman Stephen Bradford that we wanted to bring Community Choice Power to the South Bay, especially cities like Inglewood and Gardena, where lowering electricity bills will have a big impact on homeowners and business owners. We went home that day happy that the bill's opt in provision had been removed.
But as it turns out we shouldn't have been so pleased because AB 2145 was still alive and in its revised form now had three different ways to kill the current Community Choice programs in Marin County and Sonoma County, and to make sure no new Community Choice Power programs, like our own embryonic South Bay Clean Power efforts, can possibly succeed.
How does it do that? Pretty simply –
My politically connected friends (who prefer to remain nameless) advise me to accept State Senator Ted Lieu as he is and be happy for his strong environmental record.
They tell me to stop wishing he was somebody else and that I'm dreaming if I think he's ever going to change into the dynamo that I fantasize about.
And I get that. You go to climate battle with the Ted Lieu you have, not the Ted Lieu you wished you had.
Yet still… I couldn't stop thinking about it Wednesday night at St. Rocke's in Hermosa Beach where I had gone to get away from it all and rock out to Jimmy Vaughan and his band. Luckily that totally did the trick as I downed one quadruple The Reverend after another, locking into the groove.
That night I slept like Rip Van Winkle himself, dead to the world and dreaming the vivid-as-life dreams that The Reverend, and the music, and the moment made possible.
And it all suddenly became clear to me. Suddenly we were at The Crossroads as Ted Lieu runs for Henry Waxman's seat in the United States Congress. Waxman has been our heroic climate champion for many years now and is retiring. New, fresh, young, energetic blood is needed from a new champion at this special spot on the climate timeline – and Ted Lieu has now seized his moment and become that champion.
Everything he's done in life has led to this unique time and place. And I could see Ted, bigger than life, looking strong, and determined and unstoppable. He was downright dynamic.
And the issue that Ted grabbed and commanded and was using to transform himself into a climate legend was Community Choice Aggregation. It was a natural for Ted and he knew it.
And right before my eyes Ted was making it his own and becoming positively evangelical about it. Continue reading
This political primary season just keeps getting weirder and weirder.
Imagine my surprise on Friday afternoon when my cell phone rang and it was Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi on the line calling to tell me he had made a big mistake and that he was sorry.
He wanted me to know that he really regretted his YES vote two days earlier for AB 2145, the CAA Killer bill, which – Surprise! – was written by the big utilities to try and kill Community Choice Aggregation.
Al said he had been lied to about what the bill really says and does and that he didn't really know anything about CCAs until a few weeks ago. He again said he was sorry, that he had dropped the ball on this one and that he was now going to lobby State Senator Ted Lieu to make sure the State Senate didn't make the same mistake. What could I say? Al sounded sincere and remorseful… Continue reading
To those of you who know me best and have been reading Creative Greenius since we started publishing in October 2007 it seems pretty silly that any candidate for elected office would seek my endorsement or think that it would do more good than harm.
And you would think that would be especially true for anyone running to become our United States representative from this 33rd Congressional District – the person who will be following the great Henry Waxman in that position.
But in fact, both Wendy Greuel and Marianne Williamson have each reached out to me and I have taken their asks seriously and with more thoughtfulness than usual given the crossroads we find ourselves at climate wise. Without Henry Waxman as our Representative we lose a giant.
I've spent time talking with Marianne Williamson's policy advisor over the last couple of weeks and just this Wednesday I had the pleasure of meeting with Marianne one-on-one for about 90 minutes at my own spiritual sanctuary, our beloved South Coast Botanic Garden on a spectacular summer-like morning. Continue reading
Your friendly neighborhood Greenius has been waiting for awhile now to see which of the candidates for Henry Waxman's 33rd District seat was going to step up environmentally. Today that person turned out to be Wendy Greuel.
My good friend, Dency Nelson, tells me Ted Lieu was already that guy and that Ted's strong record speaks for itself. And it's true that Ted has come out against fracking and is signing on to Holly Mitchell's strong anti-fracking bill and reportedly has called "climate change" his number one priority. And yet…
I'm just not feeling Ted Lieu. I never have in the 21 years I've lived in Torrance, which is where Ted is from and started on his road to higher and higher office. I've never personally witnessed any passion out of Ted or felt that he had the fire in his belly on the environment or was any kind of climate action hero.
Maybe I'm wrong about Ted, like I was several years ago about then Manhattan Beach City Council Candidate, Wayne Powell, who I didn't think was much of an environmentalist the first time I met him, but who has turned out to be the most reliable and thoughtful issue guy on the Manhattan Beach City Council. Continue reading
Some cities just turn out the lights for an hour to celebrate Earth Hour. But not Manhattan Beach which is launching its MB2025 vision of a 100% renewably energy powered city by 2025 at a special forum in the late afternoon and then filling the world famous Manhattan Beach pier with hundreds of people for Earth Hour to demonstrate their support for clean energy and their ability to Light Up Your Future. Hosted by the Mayor and City Council of Manhattan Beach and featuring an uplifting live music performance from the Hawaiian ukulele recording group Pihemanu, this event will be live streamed to a worldwide on-line audience. The world leader in LED lighting, LEDtronics has generously donated 500 LED candles and holders. Continue reading
It all started with the video. It was sent to me last Thursday via email. A YouTube link from someone calling themself Primrose Evergreen.
The email said "We made this video. We want 2 talk 2 U. If U want 2 talk w/us B sitting on the 9/11 bench @ Pier & Valley/Ardmore @ 11:15 PM. Thanksgiving. No phones. No cameras. No recording devices."
Debra didn't want me to go and I will admit I was tired from too much food and too much drink. I will admit that may have impaired my better judgment. I told her I was pretty sure it was just a prank and I'd be back within the hour.
So at 11:05 PM I parked my EV at Hermosa Beach City Hall, plugged it into the free charger and strolled over to the button-covered bench on the greenbelt.
At exactly at 11:15 on the nose, a Honda Odyssey minivan pulled to a stop in front of me – the side door opened and a young voice belonging to someone inside said, "Put this on, and get inside." – a hand reached out of the backseat holding a Trader Joe's shopping bag.
We have to get the money from somewhere," say parents.
"And there were no strings attached. Since we're using the money for drug prevention we don't think this is hypocritical at all. We still tell our kids that drugs are bad and to stay off them. You tell us – if we don't take the money from them where else are we going to get it? The Cartel is making billions, at least the money they give us is going towards something good for our kids."
One of the middle schoolers just shrugged when asked if he thought the drug cartel giving their school the money for the drug diversion program was helping or hurting.
They must be helping since they're paying for the DARE program and our summer skateboard camp too. I don't think our parents would bring them into our schools to help if they were the bad drug people or doing things that hurt us."
A spokesperson from the Drug Cartel said they were proud to help the community, especially kids and their education.
We've been doing business in these local South Bay cities for a very long time now and it's our pleasure to give back. Many of our top cartel executives and managers live and work here. It's our community too you know.
We have to thank our colleagues at Chevron and Exxon for setting the successful model for this kind of community support in the South Bay. We knew if local parents would embrace the biggest polluter and destroyer of the climate as their respected and honored partners with the schools, they'd have no problem with us and what we do. We're very pleased to use our profits here this way. After all, we wouldn't have had another recored year without the help of moms and dads from El Segundo to the Peninsula."


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The basic premise holds promise. A sleazy ACP who's just forced himself on a girl and strikes under-the-table deals gets his just desserts. On live TV, no less. He's tortured and his murder is telecast live by someone who's hacked into the Global Times Network satellite. Since his TRPs are soaring, the network's young and arrogant owner Rahul Oberoi comes under suspicion. But Siya, his sexy lawyer who's introduced reciting the Gayatri Mantra to establish her purity, proves in court that the police team led by upright officer Kabir Deshmukh has no proof against Rahul. Up against Siya in court is her own boyfriend Ranveer, the public prosecutor.
Kabir goes at his case like a jigsaw puzzle. But just when he pieces together a link between Rahul Oberoi, the dead ACP and a shady businessman called Karan Parekh, there's another murder that's telecast on the same network.
All of this could have made an interesting film but director Vishal Pandya manages to make it tacky on every front. The sex-and-murder mystery mix can work if it's done with sophistication. But this is crass all the way.
Sana Khan plays Siya with labored seduction and no expression. A plump and bland Zarine Khan and a tired Sherlyn Chopra, walk in and out of hackneyed item songs in skimpy, tasteless clothes. Siya and Ranveer smooch so often that it's like watching the credit titles of Befikre.
The dull screenplay gets no help from the pedestrian dialogues. It's a letdown that a music company like T-Series remixes old favorites like Mahi ve and Pal do pal ke paas with only one original song which too has little audio appeal.
Rajniesh Duggal as the media moghul looks dapper but lacks energy in his performance. Gurmeet Choudhary as lawyer-boyfriend Ranveer looks as baffled and uninspired as the viewer. And you wonder what an efficient actor like Sharman Joshi, who plays the tough Kabir Deshmukh, is doing in such a crude setup.
After all the show of skin and general lack of finesse, there's a token gesture made to show a woman as the main driver in the mystery. Which falls flat in the cheap storytelling. Vishal Pandya attempts to infuse style into the lawyer's role by having Sana spout English. But with wrong diction and non-existent words like "logicless", it adds to the overall lack of class.
For a shabby film that has nothing to entice you into the theater, Wajah Tum Ho gets a 1.5-star rating.

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This Bichon was rescued from a commercial puppy mill and can only be placed in a home with a socialized dog already living there. The children in the home must be over the age of 10.
Lois Lane has spent her whole life in a small cage in a commercial kennel. Lois was born 07/08/05 and weighs 17 pounds.
Lois is very shy and leery of people. With lots of patience and TLC this little gal will learn to be a beloved pet. There is a sweet bichon spirit trapped inside just waiting for the right parents and doggy brother or sister.
Lois Lane is being fostered in Pennsylvania through Small Paws Rescue Inc. The mission of Small Paws® Rescue Inc., a charitable, Federal not-for-profit organization, is to rescue and supply any Bichon Frise or Bichon mix, nationwide, regardless of age or medical condition, with love, shelter, food, human companionship, medical care, and spay-neuter services through local veterinarians until permanent placement is secured into a prescreened loving home, as long as the dog is not dangerous to humans or other dogs.
For more information about Lois, click here!
Meet Lois Lane!
This Bichon was rescued from a commercial puppy mill and can only be placed in a home with a socialized dog already living there. The children in the home must be over the age of 10.
Labels: bichon frise dog rescue , pennsylvania , small paws resuce
Meet Ginger!
This is Ginger, a tan and white Basenji mix. She is about 2 1/2 years old and weighs around 60 pounds. She is spayed, micro-chipped and up to date on shots and has no medical problems. She catches on quickly, is happy, affectionate, playful and alert. She is house trained.
She loves to be pet and wags her tail and wiggles with every touch. She is good with other dogs and she is not an alpha dog. She does not get on the furniture and only barks when she hears someone come up to the house or a strange noise outside can put her on alert. Ginger gets very excited on the leash and likes to zig zag. If your not in Georgia, but have Wilmington NC real estate, you could still take a hop on over and take a look at Ginger!
We met Ginger through Humane Society of Forsyth County in Cumming, Georgia. The Humane Society of Forsyth County in Cumming, Georgia is dedicated to preventing cruelty to, relieving the suffering of, and providing humane treatment for animals. They are a volunteer organization interested in the placement by adoption of abandoned cats, dogs, kittens, and puppies within the Forsyth County area.
For more information about Ginger, click here!
Labels: besenji dog rescue , cumming georgia
Meet George!
George is about 3 months old and he weighs about 20lbs. We found him currently being cared for by Animal Care & Adoption Center of Texarkana, Arkansas in Texarkana , Arkansas.
The Animal Care & Adoption Center of Texarkana, Arkansas is a municipal shelter that is operated by the City of Texarkana, Arkansas. The shelter's director and staff work daily to provide a friendly environment for our human customer and a safe haven for our four legged customers. They're facility is the only animal shelter in Texarkana and many of our surrounding counties.
Just a little tip: When you get a puppy, it's always good to have a good steam cleaner on hand, just ask my Mum about the mud we are having this early Spring!
For more information about George, click here!
Meet Jake!
Jake is a 5 year old neutered male, he is a big boy at 90 lbs. Jake is up to date on his shots and has some allergies and slight dry eye.
Jake needs a home where he will be the only dog and no children and someone who has bulldog experience. Jake is a friendly bullie who loves to play with his toys, he enjoys long walks and loves to ride in the car. He is house trained and crate trained.
Do you have room in your heart & home for this sweet boy?
We found Jake currently being cared for through the MidAtlantic Bulldog Rescue in Belmar, New Jersey.
For more information about Jake, click here!
It's Spay Day!
Today is Spay Day! Or in my case neuter day, BOL!
Today is a day to learn all about spaying and neutering; a day to share the importance of spay/neuter to those that won't be breeding their best friend, and a day to share information with those that need the facts.
Learn more about this important day!
Find a Spay/Neuter event in your area!
Enter the Spay Day photo contest!
Find low cost spay/neuter programs in a city near you!
Labels: spay day 2009 , spay neuter your pet
Meet Bessie!
Bessie the Basset is an adorable little girl who was left abandoned in the back yard, and then run over by her previous owners when the moved. She had a broken pelvis, but our vet tells us her x-rays look good, and she has healed correctly, with no anticipated problems other than possibly a slight limp.
Bessie is a young girl, probably less than a year old, and as sweet and loving as she can be, even in spite of what she's experienced. She'll be a wonderful girl for a loving family. She spent 6 weeks on crate rest, healed beautifully and is good to go to her forever home! We're sure you'll want to get a nice discount lighting fixture and light up her life!
We found Bessie currently being cared for by Ozark Mount Basset Rescue in Fayetteville, Arkansas. They do not have paid employees, only volunteers who graciously donate their time to these deserving hounds. OMBR volunteers have jobs, families, and other important commitments. They do Basset rescue because we want to make a difference for those Basset Hounds that are not blessed with good homes. OMBR is dedicated to placing Bassets in our care into loving and dedicated forever homes.
For more information about Bessie, click here!
Labels: Ozark Mount Basset Rescue
Meet Sammy!
Everyone that has met Sammie has said she is an absolute doll. She came from a shelter and visited with our vet that removed a benign tumor. She is now a healthy girl! Her foster family wants to share this with you.....We took her to the dog park today and she had a fantastic time. She was SUPERB with other dogs and people...and great on a leash (what a bonus!)
She's unbelievably sweet with her melt-your-heart eyes and affectionate personality. Sammie fit right into our little pack without missing a beat. We're hoping that with the right nutrition and a little TLC her fur will grow back. Skin looks healthy.
We met Sammy through Seattle Beagle Rescue in Redmond, Washington. They are a volunteer organization dedicated to saving homeless beagles and placing them in loving and committed families. Beagles come to us from different sources - shelters, strays, and private homes.
For more information about Sammy, click here!
Labels: beagle rescue , seattle redmond washington
Meet Renee!
This is Renee, she is a Yorkshire Terrier (Yorkie), Australian Terrier Mix. Not much is know about Renee, but we found her currently being cared for by The Humane Alliance of Rutherford County in Mufreesboro, Tennessee.
The Humane Alliance of Rutherford County was founded on the belief that every companion animal should have the right to live out its natural life in a loving home. Acts of protective intervention by the Humane Alliance will give many companion animals a second chance at life in a loving new home. They believe that there is a unique and reciprocal bond between humans and animals. To foster this human to animal bond they accept the responsibility to assist people and homeless animals in achieving this goal. We assume this duty willingly and with pride. They are the voice for those who cannot speak, and we can and will act to protect them.
For more information about Renee, click here!
Meet Chester!
This is Chester - one of our featured potential agility dogs this week.
Chester is 14 months old, is neutered and up to date on his other vaccinations. He is greased lightning, if someone took this smart and brave boy into agility, they would have a winner for sure. He has a charming personality, busy as can be, no manners or training at this time. And Chester is so small you won' t need car lifts!
They are working on housebreaking him, so he doesn't use his crate. He was left in a crate all the time at his previous home, so he sees nothing wrong with going when he needs to go. He is doing better the past couple of days. He's smart, he is going to catch on fast to the idea.
He shows no aggression towards anything, likes the other dogs, I can put down and pick up his bowl with no problems. He has energy. I believe he is nuclear powered. I have not heard him bark yet. This one is a keeper, he is exactly what I like in a performance dog, and he's smart. Chester is located in Michigan.
We found Chester currently being cared for by a foster home with Pembroke Welsh Corgi Rescue.
For more information about Chester, click here!
Labels: Corgi dog rescue , dog agility prospect , michigan
Meet Dusty!
This is Dusty - one of our featured potential agility dogs this week.
Dusty was surrendered to rescue by his owners. Although they loved him to pieces, they stated he simply did not get along with their other dog. Since Dusty has been in rescue, they have noticed that he does have issues with some smaller dogs. Dusty loves to play and will wear your arm out retrieving. He is a spunky 1-2 year old who would be great for obedience or possibly agility competition. We're sure you'll want to give Dusty all the pampering a dog could want, including a nice collar, good food, bones, treats and even maybe a sleep number bed!
We found Dusty currently being cared for by Precious Secrets Sheltie Rescue in Cincinnati, Ohio. PSSR is a 501(c)(3) organization and relies on donations to stay in operation.
For more information about Dusty, click here!
Labels: cincinnati , dog agility prospect , ohio , sheltie rescue
Meet Scout!
This is Scout - one of our featured potential agility dogs this week.
If you're looking for the cutest dog ever, today is your lucky day. You found her! Scout is a petite pit bull girl, weighing in at only 25 lbs. She is a high energy girl who enjoys playing with other dogs, but she is rambunctious and can be pushy, so she will do best with a young male dog who can keep up with her. Scout can not go to a home with cats. Scout came into rescue six months ago with a severe case of demodectic mange. Her foster mom didn't even know what color she was at first, but she has turned out to be a beautiful blue fawn girl.
She has been treated for the condition and while she still has a little bit of hair growth ahead of her, she is "ready to go." She is an awesome little girl who is crate trained and has started her basic obedience commands. She is a busybody of a little dog, who will need a home with a large, securely fenced yard so she can run off her excess energy. She loves to play fetch and would be an excellent agility or flyball prospect. Scout is spayed, up to date on vaccinations and heartworm preventative and she is microchipped. Scout is located in Virginia.
We found Scout through Ring Dog Rescue. They are a rescue group dedicated to the "Bully Breeds". As a 501 (c)3 nonprofit organization and are currently listing adoptable "bullies" from, not only Ring Dog Rescue, but our other rescue friends and those who have opened their door to an orphaned "bully" in private rescue.
For more information about Scout, click here!
Labels: dog agility prospect , pit bull terrier
Meet Sugar!
This is Sugar - one of our featured potential agility dogs this week.
Sugar is as sweet as her name, is a 1 year old Rat Terrier who is up to date on inoculations, on heartworm and flea preventative, and has been micro chipped. This little girl was turned in to a local shelter as her owner was unable to take care of her due to ill health. She loves to play with other dogs, and is fine with cats. She is very agile and good with children 10 or older, or with an active adult or couple. She will love long walks, and would be a great candidate for agility training and competition. She is an awesome, amazing athlete with an equal cuddle & kissy side!
We found Sugar through American Rat Terrier Rescue. American Rat Terrier Rescue Corporation, ARTR Corp., is devoted to the rescue, rehabilitation and re-homing of rat terriers of all ages.
Sugar is located in South Carolina. For more information about Sugar, click here!
Labels: dog agility prospect , north carolina , rat terrier rescue
Meet Maggie!
This is Maggie - one of our featured potential agility dogs this week.
Mairead or "Maggie" as she is called, is about 12 months old now. Maggie is a black and white smooth coated border collie. Maggie NEEDS A JOB!
Maggie is a sweetheart and gets along with everyone! Even though she needs a job to do, she is not a really 'serious' type of BC in temperament- she likes to have fun and is lighthearted. And she doesn't need a shoulder pain pump. Maggie loves people and does great at public events. She also gets along with kids great, but could be a little too rambunctious for a home with small children.
She gets along with both male and female dogs and absolutely loves to play. Maggie really likes 'meet and greet' events because she gets to play with Mungo and Dudley. Those three could play all day together!
They feel that Maggie would make a perfect agility dog and would enjoy other dog sports as well. She is very athletic and seems to have endless energy. She is always thinking and she is very active. She is very eager to learn and takes to new ideas well. If you do not give her something to do, she will usually make something to do!!!
We found Maggie through Nebraska Border Collie Rescue. Nebraska Border Collie Rescue is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, all volunteer organization dedicated to serving the immediate needs of Border Collies and Border Collie mixes in danger of harm or euthanasia, as well as educating the public to reduce the need for rescue in the future.
For more information about Maggie, click here!
Labels: dog agility prospect , nebraska , smooth coat border collie
Meet Sammy!
This is Sammy - one of our featured potential agility dogs this week.
Sammy is a small to medium-sized dog with big plans for the future! His wish list includes a perfect new home and a family who will include him in all of their activities! No couch potato lifestyle for this young dog! In fact, some agility classes would definitely be tops on Sammy's wish list.
Sammy once lived with an elderly gentleman and an elderly Beagle. As you know by now, this was the wrong home for him. Sammy likes to play with other dogs, but would do best with a dog who enjoys playing as much as he does. Ready for a smart, fun-loving companion? Sammy may be the perfect dog for you!
We met Sammy through New Rochelle Humane Society in New Rochelle, New York. Founded in 1911, the New Rochelle Humane Society is a private, not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing individual loving care for lost, abandoned, injured, and mistreated animals.
For more information about Sammy, click here!
Meet Malcolm!
I'm a big agility fan, love competing and training, and running with my Mum. So I thought that this week it would be fun to highlight pups around the country who may love agility, as much as me!
So this week is agility prospect week!
This is Malcolm, a handsome and cuddly young, playful, and active German Shepherd Dog/Alaskan Malamute mix. Malcolm combines all the good traits of both breeds. He is highly intelligent, and has a strong desire to please his human(s)! He is talkative, friendly, and loves human company. He is good inside and rides well in the car.
Malcolm came to rescue as a malnourished and scrawny lad. He is now healthy and buff. He is beautiful, athletic and energetic -- the perfect companion for someone interested in getting regular exercise! His movement is beautiful. He is very smart and learns new things quickly. He would benefit from formal obedience training and is a great agility prospect! Hiking, backpacking, carting, etc., are all possibilities with this bright lad. A loyal companion for the active owner.
Malcolm likes to play with squeaky toys and balls. In the summer, ice cubes are his favorite treat -- right after basking in the air-conditioning with his favorite human(s). He loves to be petted and groomed and is a big cuddlebug. He loves lady dogs and is well socialized. He needs a secure fence if left alone. Malcolm wants nothing more than to please, protect and to be your best buddy! He is located in Austin, Texas.
For more information about Malcolm, click here!
Meet Wyatt!
Wyatt is a lovely young dog who has been cared for since July by another rescuer. He is now ready for his new home! Wyatt will do best in a stable and respectful home with another dog or two. He is shy and did shut down the first few days he was here but is beginning to blossom and show his true self. He is sweet and devoted, but is also unsure.
Wyatt needs a quiet, self assured handler to bring him along and expose him to the world. I would think that once he gains some confidence, he would make a nice sports dog for the devoted partner. He is the sort of dog that will work for his handler because he loves them...with some socialization, he may make a nice therapy dog as he has that quiet presence about him. Wyatt is fine with cats and showed sweet interest in the resident 4 year old two legger. Wyatt has lovely manners, is housebroken, crate trained and walks nicely on leash.
We met Wyatt through Mid-Atlantic (Kent County) Border Collie Rescue in Chestertown, Maryland.
For more information about Wyatt, click here!
Meet Jake!
Jake is an incredibly handsome 1½-2 year old red tri male. He is average sized for a male Aussie - he weighs about 50 pounds. He was adopted by his current owner from a shelter in their town. He had been found running as a stray when he was about 9 months old.
Jake was incredibly skinny, frightened, and had obviously suffered from the cold of the winter as his nose peeled twice after being taken into care. The kind woman who adopted him has to move into a senior care center and will not be able to take Jake with her. She has asked for help in finding him a great home. She is terribly sad about needing to find a new home for Jake and wants the best she can find for him.
Jake enjoys the company of people and likes being pet, but considering he is a young Aussie, he is not ready to slow down and be a snuggle bug quite yet! He likes new people and is not afraid to meet anyone. He has been through a basic training class and knows the commands "sit", "down", and "wait". Jake is very intelligent, really tries hard to please his owner, and tries to do everything that is asked of him. He is house trained, crate trained, good in the house when left loose and alone, and is still working on perfect leash walking behavior.
We found Jake currently being cared for by Australian Shepherd Rescue. The goal of the Australian Shepherd Rescue Page is to help find great homes to adopt rescued Aussies.
For more information about Jake, click here!
Labels: australian shepherd dog rescue
Meet Pippi!
Pippi and Verneil, are a pair of 10-pound, 4 yr old Affenpinschers. The breed designation is a German word for "monkey dog." Their wiry hair is simple to maintain and requires hardly any grooming, and a bath and a brush is all they need to keep that monkey hair tamed.
These dogs were litter mates, and they do everything together. Since they are so closely bonded, the shelter folks would prefer that they get adopted together.
They are quite the pair, and run around the house like a couple of Ewoks. Verneil, the male, is a bit more reserved, while Pippi, the female, is slightly more playful, but both appear to be happy, well-adjusted dogs. Just be sure when you go visit them you have all your travel medical insurance in order!
We found Pippi and Verneil currently being cared for by Planned Pethood Inc., in Toledo, Ohio. Planned Pethood, Inc. is a non-profit, Northwest Ohio based organization who cares about the over population of dogs and cats in our community.
For more information about Pippi and Verneil, click here!
Meet Denzel!
Denzel has arrived at CBR-East! He was retired from biomedical research studies in which he was infrequently used for non-toxic drug testing. This is very common, and we have adopted out many dogs who have been used in this way and gone on to wonderful retirements as loving pets! There are no expected side effects to this type of testing.
Denzel is absolutely adorable, and is already fascinated with balls and toys in general. He is a playful beagle who seems to love everyone. We will post more about him as we learn more during his time in foster care. Denzel will need a patient adopter willing to work on his housetraining.
We met Denzel through Cascade Beagle Rescue-East. They are a federally recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation founded in March 2006, for the purpose of rescuing, rehabilitating and re-homing unwanted beagles. Our beagles find their way into our program through many venues – from shelters, animal control officers, research laboratories and on rare occasions, as owner surrenders.
For more information about Denzel, click here!
Labels: beagle dog rescue , Cascade Beagle Rescue
Meet Cade!
Cade was born 8/8/03. He is a medium to large dog of about 50 lbs. He is a fun loving guy who likes attention and belly scratches. The kids love him!! We are not sure what breed Cade is but we are open to suggestions.
We found Cade through Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary Inc., in Jackson, Missouri. Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary is a no-kill, free-roam animal shelter whose goal is to provide a safe refuge and find loving lifelong owners for homeless cats and dogs in Cape Girardeau County and the neighboring area.
For more information about Cade, click here!
Meet Freedom!
Freedom was rescued from a very small rural shelter. He was kept in a 2 x 3 pen for over 2 months. He arrived at his foster home with no training or manners, just a desire to be happy and loved.
He is very, very active. He does well with the foster's young children, however he does not know his own size or strength and may knock a young child down.
With the other dogs (all of his size) he is curious and gets along with them. He is also very curious of the cats and loves to chase them but will not hurt them. It is easy to tell he intends them no harm as his nubb is just a going...
We found Freedom currently being cared for by North Carolina Rottweiler Rescue. They are the only non-profit Rottweiler Rescue Organization based out of Raleigh, NC that has been rescuing Rottweiler dogs since 1998. NCRR is an all-volunteer organization dedicated to saving the lives of homeless Rottweilers and placing them in qualified homes.
For more information about Freedom, click here!
Meet Frankie!
Frankie is estimated to be 8-10 years old. He is a tiny little fellow, weighing in around 12 lbs. Frankie needs love and guidance. His previous owners really let this little guy down. He was never neutered and when he began 'marking', he was tossed outside. They never provided even basic medical care for Frankie. After coming to KPR, he had to have 13 teeth extracted, but this seems to be no big deal to Frankie. He loves his soft food.
We found Frankie currently being cared for by Kentuckiana Pug Rescue in Louisville, Kentucky. Kentuckiana Pug Rescue is a volunteer based, 501(c)(3) non-profit rescue organization (permit # P09-001703) committed to helping all needy Pugs in the states of Indiana and Kentucky. They work to find both abandoned, as well as surrendered Pugs, loving, forever homes in which they can live out the rest of their lives.
For more information about Frankie, click here!
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Meet Buster Brown!
Buster Brown is a really good family dog. He adjusted so well when he arrived at his foster mom's house getting along with all the other dogs, the cat, the goats and the horses. He is a very happy dog who would make a great family pet! He is approximately one year old and is neutered, up to date on his shots and deworming.
We found Buster Brown currently being cared for by All 4 Mutz in Walhalla, South Carolina. All 4 Mutz is a non profit dog rescue in Oconee County, South Carolina. They do not have a shelter, but are a group of hard working volunteers that love and foster dogs in our homes. By working with the Oconee Animal Control Shelter in Walhalla, SC; they minimize the need to euthanize healthy adoptable animals, by placing them in foster care until they can be adopted.
For more information about Buster, click here!
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Meet Nikita!
Nikita is so sweet and beautiful. She is very alert and smart, and she will make a great pet. She was found in a trap by animal control and was terrified. She has warmed up to people now and is ready for adoption. You may want to get fit with the Jillian Michaels workout, so you'll be ready for this energetic one!
We found Nikita currently being cared for by Praying For Paws Inc in McDonough, Georgia. Praying for Paws, Inc. is a non profit 501c3 organization whose primary goal is to rescue homeless animals, provide veterinary care and find qualified loving homes. They are staffed by volunteers, and their goals include reducing over population of cats and dogs in Henry County which will lead to lower euthanasia rates at our local Animal Shelter.
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We have a winner of the Puppy Bowl DVD Set!
I spent a bit of the afternoon today selecting the winner of our Puppy Bowl I-IV DVD Set giveaway!
Mum laid out all the entries, and I sniffed one of 'em out!
The winner is.....Angela! Stop over at her blog sometime, she has some cool giveaways on there!
Big congrats! And big thanks to Animal Planet, for providing the super cool DVD's!
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Meet Sherlock!
Sherlock, a two year old 60 lb. Newfoundland mix was saved from the freezing streets of East St. Louis. He is such a gentleman. He is perfect in a crate and has not had one accident since arriving to our house, so he's not going to need any adult diapers! He is getting used to the attention and affection he receives in his foster home.
Sherlock is great with other dogs and really just seems like he wouldn't hurt a fly. Such a gentle giant. He will be done with his heartworm treatment in about 6 weeks and ready for his forever home. This one is a keeper. He is the fluffiest, sweetest guy we have had in our house in a long time. He is going to make a fabulous companion for a special someone. Sherlock will be neutered as soon as he is finished with his heartworm treatment.
We found Sherlock currently being cared for by Gateway Pet Guardians in Saint Louis, Missouri. Gateway Pet Guardians is a 501(c)3 non-profit Animal Rescue, operating in St. Louis, MO and surrounding areas. Our rescue is currently virtual; meaning we have no actual building....all of the dogs and cats we have are in foster care.
For more information about Sherlock, click here!
Meet J.J.!
J.J. was rescued by one of our volunteers from a yard where he had been tied and ants had been eating him up so badly that his eyes were practically swollen shut. He is healthy and happy now and is ready for his forever home. He is a year old. He is good with kids, other dogs, and kitties too!
We found J.J. currently being cared for by Operation C.A.R.E., in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Operation C.A.R.E. (Carolina Animal Rescue Effort) is a non-profit, all volunteer animal welfare organization. Our mission is to minimize the need for euthanasia of healthy, adoptable pets in local Carolina shelters by providing a low-cost spay/neuter option to people in the community and by providing temporary care for homeless animals until they can be placed in quality permanent homes.
For more information about J.J., click here!
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Meet Juno!
Juno is a female fox terrier, about a year and a half old. She is a very sweet dog who is housebroken. She is up to date on shots, dewormed and flea treated. Her foster mom says she is the sweetest dog anyone could ask for. She is completely housebroken. She is crate trained. She is great with kids.
She would make a great family dog or would be perfect for an elderly person. She is low maintenance, she loves walks but also is content with just snuggling. She very much responds to positive reinforcement training and could easily be taught anything as long as you have food. She gets along with other dogs, but we don't know if she has been with cats
We found Juno currently being cared for by The Animal Rescue Center in Cleveland, Ohio. The Animal Rescue Center (ARC) is a non-profit, 501(c)3 no kill animal rescue organization made up of a network of foster homes. They are dedicated to the care, rehabilitation and adoption of domestic animals. Many of the animals they rescue are from high kill facilities.
For more information about Juno, click here!
Meet Spot!
Spot is good on a leash and pretty low-key. He likes to sit next to people and be petted. When he sits next to you he'll lean into you as close as he possibly can. He needs love and attention and isn't afraid to admit it. And really, where's the shame in that? Spot knows what he needs -- attention and affection. Spot is good with other dogs, and he could really sell a POS system with those looks.
We found Spot currently being cared for by Metro Animal Services in Louisville, Kentucky. Metro Animal Services was established by Jefferson County Fiscal Court in accordance with the Kentucky Revised Statutes. Its mission is to provide services that safeguard the public health and safety, to humanely house and care for animals in its charge, to protect the animals of the community from abuse and neglect and to provide its citizens with information concerning responsible ownership.
For more information about Spot, click here!
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Meet Sophie!
Sophie, a Afghan Hound, Spaniel mix, is very athletic and loves to fetch toys and balls. She is leash-trained and great with cats. Sophie is okay with dogs but prefers to be "number one" (When around other dogs, she can be overprotective of her food and space).
She is an extremely sweet and loving dog and always tries to please. She could use a refresher on potty-training, but she knows how to use a doggy door.
She is a wonderful girl with an entire life ahead of her to please her new family.
We found Sophie currently being cared for by Forte Animal Rescue in Marina del Rey, California. Their mission is to create a network for the rescue community, and cultivate the human-animal bond through educational activities.
For more information about Sophie, click here!


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"Twelve people have been arrested... in relation to suspected corruption in football, possible match fixing in different competitions and related punting activities," anti-corruption squad spokesman Jaroslav Ibehej said in a statement.
Twenty others have been summoned for questioning and the police have also carried out 15 house searches, he added. "Those arrested were subsequently charged with corruption crimes (bribery and accepting a bribe)," said Ibehej.
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A holy site to all three west Asian religions and politically important to both Jewish and Palestinian nationalism, Jerusalem was expected to be a particularly thorny obstacle along the path to a final peace. However, it can be argued that the summit negotiations did throw up the vague outlines of what a future Jerusalem agreement is likely to be like. Much of this credit should go to Mr Barak who clearly went the extra mile, at some great political risk at home, to bridge the gap over Jerusalem. At Camp David II, Israel conceded Palestinian sovereignty over Muslim holy in the Old City. It also conceded control, a status which is a step below sovereignty, to the Muslim and Christian quarters of the Old City and the outlying suburbs of East Jerusalem. The talks finally ran aground on the final status of the inner suburbs of East Jerusalem. These suburbs include some 200,000 Jewish settlers. Mr Barak insisted he had to hold onto this area. Mr Arafat insisted he had to be given this area. The refugee issue was never really addressed given the impasse on the holy city. But it is likely a solution to this issue will require Israel letting these Palestinians refugees to move into the West Bank and Gaza, the whole process being greased by billions of dollars of aid from Washington.
The real battle seems to be on the home front. Mr Barak arrived at Camp David with his governing coalition coming apart at the edges. He lost three coalition partners and his parliamentary majority before he arrived in Washington. He will face a vote of no confidence next week which is expected to reveal an erosion of support but fall short of bringing him down. Opinion polls before the summit had shown Mr Arafat's support among Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza dropping to 32 per cent. Mr Barak and Mr Arafat went to the US under attack by both their people for being too soft. They left the summit looking tough. Optimists say that in fickle west Asia these new images will make it easier for them to make concessions when next they meet. Perhaps as important is that both Jews and Palestinians are appreciating that a Jerusalem settlement must be accomplished soon if the Oslo peace process is not to unravel.
There is serious cause for alarm. The contingent was led by a deputy superintendent of police. There is, obviously, a deliberately callous flouting of all norms of lawful conduct by an officer who should know the rules. Reportedly, there was no woman officer. The policemen just had no right, by law, to force entry into women's houses and touch them — let alone kick them, drag them by the hair, beat them with batons and throw them around for the purposes of "questioning" — without women officers. What is even more alarming that the policemen did not bother to follow even the basic rules of self-defence for themselves. Illicit police violence tends to disguise itself. The women's condition left little to the imagination. Evidently, the policemen were confident that they would not be held to account for this kind of episode. This is the result of all the times the police has got away with similar crimes, not only in Bihar, but in the whole of India. No inquiry commission report is ever seriously implemented, few policemen ever penalized or sacked for the grossest violation of human rights. The sudden flurry in administrative circles after the latest outrage at Senari comes a little late in the day. Condemnation, an order for an inquiry by the Patna high court chief justice, the chief minister's order for a criminal investigation department probe, all sound very well, but they have, unfortunately, yet to prove their effectiveness.
This shows the power of TV — the way it defines the language of contemporary mass culture, and articulates the aspirations of the emergent middle class. Here is a class that knows that in the age of consumerism, nothing matters more than money. Money is success; money is life itself. Here is a class that seems to be obsessed with big stars and celebrities. A class that needs these icons — new gods in a media-induced world — to create its reference models. Indeed, the particular TV programme we are talking about reveals the following: the power of a celebrity like Bachchan, and the middle class desire to establish "intimacy" with the star; the power of money, and the willingness to earn money at any cost.
This is just an example. Essentially, as we would argue, television, as it functions, cannot do anything better. It has evolved its language and grammar —something that further encourages what we have been witnessing these days: devaluation of all great ideals. For example, the TV has become one of the most important vehicles of consumer culture. Because colours, visuals and images are endowed with seductive power; it is difficult for vulnerable minds not to be controlled by this power — the way it constructs the notion of "happy" existence, the "needs" for living.
Advertisements are like modern mythologies revealing how a consumer good, be it a bottle of soft drink or a packet of detergent powder, can perform miracles. It appears that the TV exists primarily for popularizing these mythologies. Because every cultural product, be it news or a panel discussion, a film or a cricket match, is surrounded by these mythologies. The fact is that the new middle class has already been born in postcolonial India: a class that needs these mythologies, a class that allows the market to colonize the life-world. Perhaps television is an appropriate cultural technology of this apolitical, despiritualized, market-friendly new middle class.
The magical power of technology lies in its ability to create an abundance of goods, an abundance of pleasure. Television as a technological device reminds us once again of this great promise. It is now possible to watch multiple channels. From Doordarshan to Discovery, from Star news to Zee Cinema — we experience the abundance of symbolic goods: the continual flow of images, visuals, narratives and messages. But then, there is also an irony. The abundance of products, it seems, denies permanence, depth, eternal attachment. Everything becomes momentary and temporal. There is nothing that can be remembered, recorded in memory, persevered in history. As we keep shifting our eyes and watching thousands of serials, information, scientific discoveries and exotic spots, we fail to concentrate, mediate and reflect.
The TV negates silence — the ultimate virtue of man. Perhaps the superficiality and deathlessness that characterize the experience of TV watching are closely related to the logic of contemporary existence. In the postmodern world of global capitalism, life loses its core fundamentals. Amidst the abundance of products (unlimited possibilities of the "free" market) man fails to realize his essence. The TV with its ceaseless noise epitomizes this chronic restlessness. Yet, ironically, everything is legitimized in the name of "information revolution". Information has been reduced into some kind of fetish. Gather it, accumulate it and consume it as far as you can. That is the new mantra. it is not important to ask whether we at all need these pieces of information, whether they can soften our minds, and make a difference in our life-projects. Instead, we allow the ceaseless flow of information to bombard our minds.
This explains the growing popularity of different news channels — the channels that give us "news" for 24 hours. But then, see the tragedy. We witness the repetition of trivia — what the ministers say and do, how the politicians lie and betray, and the way the celebrities earn fame and money. Not solely that. The entire presentation of news, because of the very logic of television, is done through attractive packaging; smart and good-looking news readers, star panellists and colourful visuals create a situation in which this mindless repetition of trivia is celebrated. As a result, it denies what really matters: the spirit of inquiry. Television is essentially anti-philosophical.
So what? The TV is irresistible. It seduces everybody. Publicity or image-building, it appears, is impossible without television. Everyone bows down before its magical power. We witness how even scholars, academicians and intellectuals do not mind appearing on TV whenever they are invited. How sad it is to see a renowned Marxist historian following the logic of the typical convent school debate contest, responding to the questions posed by the young or smart anchorperson, and making the "big fight" on the screen an item of popular consumption.
Indeed, television trivializes things. While it produces spectacles it negates real substance. Imagine. for instance, the way television has altered the notion of music. Music on the screen is more like a gorgeous technological spectacle. Not solely that. As the visual media celebrates the body, and reduces soul into flesh, musicians begin to look like models. Either you become like them, or you hire them for dancing on the screen. No wonder, even respectable musicians are following the logic of this spectacular, depthless television culture.
The TV, it has to be added, negates social interaction. it induces the individual to withdraw into his little world: the bedroom from where he can watch, and watch the rest of the world. The TV creates the illusion that one is coming to know about the world. But this is a strange form of knowing: knowing without relatedness, knowing without participation and involvement.
The TV encourages passive consumption, not active participation. It makes it difficult to create a vibrant public sphere in which individuals come out from their enclosed circuits, relate to one another, and constitute a dialogic community. In a way, it can be said that television fits well into the ethos of the new middle class — its selfishness, its obsession with itself, its depoliticization.
True, technology is irreversible. Life without television is impossible to imagine. but then, can we educate ourselves, restrain the power of technology, and establish the supremacy of the natural, spontaneous existence over the hyperreal world of the TV screen?
The author is fellow of All Souls College, Oxford
Although the home ministery rebuffed the NHRC, the latter has so far stuck to its guns by reiterating that "the proposed bill if enacted would have the ill-effect of providing intentionally a strong weapon capable of gross misuse and violation of human rights which must be avoided".
The home ministry stressed the need for bringing an anti-terrorism law as "the normal criminal laws were not designed to deal with the activities of terrorist organizations which have bases across the border. Countries such as Britain and US which have faced the onslaught of international terrorism much less than India have comprehensive anti-terrorism laws with even stonger provisions".
A cursory review of the prevention of terrorism (temporary provisions) act of the United Kingdom and the anti-terrorism and effective death penalty act of 1996 of the United States exposes the draconian nature of PTB and the flaws in the home ministry's analysis.
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One, the UK has declared a formal emergency under Article 15 of the European convention on human rights to enforce PTA. It has conceded that the PTA violates Aricle 5 of the Eurpoean convention but it justifies its legality on the ground that a formal derogation notice was filed with the secretary-general of the council of Europe. In India, the government does not formally declare an emergency under Article 4 of the international covenant on civil and political Rights, much less formally declare an emergency under its own Constitution.
Two, the PTA and individual cases filed under the act are subject to annual review by the UK parliament. The proposed PTB would be subject to review every five years and individual cases reviewed by the review committee comprising bureaucrats without parliamentary scrutiny. Even the Terrorism and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act of India was reviewed every two years.
Three, a person arrested under PTA of the UK may be detained upto 48 hours, and with the approval of the secretary of the state, this may be extended upto five days. But someone arrested under the PTB would be detained for 90 days, and with the approval of the special court, this may be extended to 180 days. Whereas in the case of PTA, it is only the secretary of state for home, equivalent to the home minister of India, who can extend the detention period, under the PTB an official of the rank of the joint secretary to the state governments could exercise this right.
Protocol failureFour, the PTA is subject to international review by the European court of human rights committee. In the absence of a regional mechanism in Asia similar to the European court of civil rights, India must ratify the first optional protocol to the ICCPR to allow the human rights committee to receive individual complaints. In addition, the government of India must ratify the convention against torture and withdraw its reservation to Articles 20, 21, 22 to the convention against torture.
Unlike the PTB, the AEDPA in no way limits the fundamental rights guaranteed to all defendants in the criminal process. Admittedly, AEDPA grants special deference to state courts for offences that come under the act. However, for a state to obtain this deference, it must first prove in a federal court that it complies with strict regulations set by chapter 154 of AEDPA, such as having well financed public resources for all defendants including a state funded attorney available for every defendant.
AEDPA provides absolute degeree of freedom of speech and freedom of communication under the first amendment of the US constitution. Under the PTB, journalists not sharing information could be prosecuted for terrorist activities. Therefore, the government's case for the PTB has very little ground, for any such law must be strictly aware of human rights.
All this continued from the time the first European put his foot on Indian soil till the middle of the 19th century. Then white women started arriving in India and put an end to the fun and games between their men and native women. Pran Nevile, ex-diplomat, has opened up this goldmine of inter-racial sex from libraries of rare books and paintings in England. His latest is a coffee tabler, Beyond the Veil: Indian Women in the Raj.
It is evident that what attracted European men most towards Indian women were their beautiful eyes and full bosoms — both woefully lacking in their own women. They also found Indian women's rich, brown complexion more attractive than the raw ham-like skin of their own.
The plethora of paintings of Indian women from different sections of society have been compiled in one book for the first time. Ogling at pictures of these half-clad beauties is a voyeur's delight.
There are dozens of memoirs penned by Europeans on their encounters with Indian women. Also reams of bad poetry. To wit:
Where the deep blue waters glide,
Every English household with children had ayahs to look after their babalog. While memsahibs were enjoying sundowners with sahiblog, the ayahs were singing lullabies to put their babies to sleep:
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Nevile has done well to publish the book himself. He knows he will make a killing.
All theworld's his stageEveryone who loves books has a list of his favourite authors and reads everything written by them. And no sooner he hears of a new publication by them, he hurries to a bookstore or a lending library to get it. I have a list of my own.
I no longer keep up with foreign writers but I do make a point of reading everything written by Indians writing in English — and include V. S. Naipaul among them. They write as well, if not better than novelists of other countries.
Fairly high up in my short list is Amitav Ghosh. I have read all his six books published earlier and have just finished reading his latest and the seventh — The Glass Palace. It has fortified my resolve to read everything he will write hereafter.
A few biographical details: he is 44, born in Calcutta, son of an army officer; Doon School, St. Stephen's college, Inlaks scholarship to Oxford (St. Edmunds), Ph.D. in social anthropology which took him to Egypt and provided the background to his novel In an Antique Land. Married Deborah Baker, an American in the publishing industry, two children, a daughter, Leela, and a son, Nayan. Though based in New York, the family have no fixed abode and are in and out of England, India and other countries most of the year.
Every one of Amitav's books has won recognition. The Shadow Lines won the Sahitya Akademi award, The Circle of Reason an award for its French translation, The Calcutta Chromosome an award for science fiction. Even the 80-page Countdown, a lambaste on India's Pokhran II nuclear tests, based on an interrogation of the defence minister, George Fernandes, who had strongly criticized Pokhran I, was widely acclaimed. The wide range of Ghosh's interests is mindboggling.
The Glass Palace is largely located in Burma, Malaya, Singapore and India. The novel starts in 1858 when king Thebaw was king of Burma and Supayalat, his queen consort. It was a rich, prosperous country, always referred to as "golden Burma".
There were large populations of Indians, Malays and Eurasians, all doing well. The British arrived on the scene first as traders as they did in India. Their main interest was teak which was in great demand in Europe. They hacked down large teak forests and became a law into themselves. They went to war against the Burmese, defeated them and sent the royal family to exile, first to Madras, then to Ratnagiri.
There they spent the rest of their lives. No visitors were allowed; their only social contact was the commissioner of the district, who was a Bengali in the Indian civil service. They became close friends.
In this cloistered atmosphere, the princesses grew to womanhood and had liaisons with Indian servants. Their nanny, a startlingly beautiful girl, was claimed by an Indian-born Burmese youth who rose from being a dish-washer to a very prosperous timber contractor. The scene shifts back to Burma with interludes in Singapore and Calcutta. After World War I came World War II. The Japanese drove out the British, then allied forces drove out the Japs. Indians were caught in the crossfire.
Many joined the Indian National Army under Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose; others stayed loyal to the British. They were despised by both antagonists as well as the Burmese, who wanted them out of their country.
The once prosperous Indian community trekked out of Burma in thousands, with little besides their tattered clothes on them. Many fell by the wayside.
The pictures of the devastation caused by the war will haunt readers for a long time. The novel ends in the electoral victory of Aung San Su Kyi, who would have been prime minister of Burma, but has been kept under detention in her home by the army which rules the country.
The Glass Palace is of the epic dimensions of Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace: In Ghosh's novel, the order is reversed to peace and war. Its length may daunt the reader at first, but when he comes to the last page, he will wish it could have gone on for ever.
Dial H for answers"Did Shri Ram really suspect Sitaji of infidelity and subject her to agni-pariksha?", asked the ever-inquisitive wife.
"I really don't know but when I go to swarg, I'll ask him about it", replied the husband.
"But if, for all those hardships Shri Ramji subjected Sitaji to, he may not be in heaven?", said the wife.
"In that case, why don't you go and ask him yourself when you die?", quipped the husband.
(Contributed by Shashank Shekhar, New Mumbai)
Thus, we find him banking on wellknown Indian literary classics. Roy ranged through Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay to Munshi Premchand to Rabindranath Tagore to create celluloid transliterations of their great works in his films. They are "transliterations" because Roy remained fiercely faithful to the original literary source and did not seem to believe in celluloid "interpretations" of literary works. His films were low key, subtle and intense. They are also remembered for the low key performances of the main actors, lilting music and beautiful cinematography in black and white.
The women in Bimal Roy's films had an identity of their own. They were emotionally "independent" in the sense that they were not mere foils to the men or to the other characters in the film.
Their images continue to make their presence felt long after the film is over. Do Bigha Zamin portrays Nirupa Roy as a peasant wife. She is left behind to cope with her small son and a sick father-in-law when her husband leaves for the city. She is realistic and credible in her naivete and earthiness. She takes her husband's letters to an educated lady (Meena Kumari in a guest role) to be read out to her. When the woman reads these letters out to her, Nirupa smiles like a coy bride. She keeps count of the days her husband has been away by making chalk marks on the wall, displaying the natural anxiety of an unlettered peasant wife. In the city, she demonstrates her gullibility to be conned into an attempted rape. While escaping from his clutches, she is run over by a car and lands in hospital. Although totally dependent on her husband, she has a mind of her own. The film is said to have been strongly inspired by the Italian neo-realist school of films and remains a textbook film for filmmakers inclined towards this style.
Madhumati, a commercial film on reincarnation, is perhaps the biggest box office hit among all Roy's films. It represents a unique triumvirate of talents in the history of Indian cinema. The script was by Ritwik Ghatak, the musical compositions by Salil Chowdhury, and the film was produced and directed by Roy himself.
Although it had too many commercial ingredients compared to other Roy films, Madhumati still evokes an aura of romance that has disappeared from the Indian mainstream. In the title role, Vyjayantimala's performance, first as the love-struck maiden from the hills and then as the ghost who comes back to invite her lover to a union beyond death, matches the delicate nuances of Dilip Kumar's acting as her city-bred lover.
Devdas has two principal woman characters. The Devdas of the title has become synonymous with any pining, alcoholic lover in India through Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's novel of the same name. The film has had several earlier versions, the most famous being the Pramathesh Barua directed double version in Bengali (with Barua himself playing the title role) and Hindi (with K.L.Saigal playing Devdas.) Interestingly, these New Theatres' productions were cinematographed by a young Bimal Roy himself.
The two woman characters in the film and the novel, Parvati (Suchitra Sen) and Chandramukhi (Vyjayantimala) are dynamic. They grow over the cinematographic narrative of the film. Parvati, Devdas's childhood sweetheart, whom he cannot marry and for whose love he meets with a tragic death, has two dimensions to her growth. As a child and a teenager, she is a a sweet girl prancing about in the woods with the boy she falls in love with.
When she gets married to a much older man, Parvati takes on the new responsibilities of wife-and-mother within a new family. Devdas for her, is part of a sweet memory from her past, which she begins to relive with shock, as she discovers the ruined figure of a dying Devdas on her doorstep in the climax. The latter part of Parvati's character, the mature, mellow, responsible and understanding wife, is stronger and more memorable than the former one. Chandramukhi, the singing girl who Devdas begins to visit only to have his drinking bouts in peace and quiet, falls in love with him and is so influenced by his aloofness and his attitude towards her, that she gives up her profession for good. Knowing fully well that her love is one-sided, Chandramukhi changes slowly into a woman of quiet dignity, presented with more richness than it was in the novel.
But the actress who ideally portrayed the characters Roy conceived for her was Nutan in Sujata and Bandini. Sujata was based on a novelette by Subodh Ghosh. It is one of the most beautiful celluloid representations of romanticism that evolved into a strong social statement against untouchability.
Bandini was based on a novel, called Tamasi by Jarasandha, who documented the lives of prisoners through fiction. Nutan did the role of Kalyani, a prisoner sentenced for a life term for having poisoned her lover's wife. Kalyani develops strange bonds with two men. As a young maiden, she is smitten by a revolutionary, Vikas. Later she is the silent, reserved prisoner with whom the young prison doctor Devtosh falls in love and decides to rescue from a life in prison. The girl remains uncompromising and instead of marrying the doctor, she runs to nurse her dying lover.
Not once does Roy try to rationalize his heroine's act of murder. In the ultimate analysis, Kalyani is discovered to have been a tragic victim of sad circumstances. Bandini seems to be Roy's most complete film in the sense that it has eloquently depicted the "complete" woman with an appeal that transcends the personal to enter the political. Had Roy not passed away as early as he did in 1967, the depiction of women on the Indian screen would have probably reached a higher degree of maturity, strength and realism than it has today.
Date with publicitySir — Britney Spears must be seriously infatuated with William. Or is this — coming up with comments on the future British prince at regular intervals — one of her image enhancing strategies ("Spears' date call to Prince", July 24)? The latter suspicion cannot be ignored, since there is a strange artificiality and incongruity in her self-publicized statements about William and herself. She has been quoted in the past saying she did not like palaces. And yet, she has not only entertained William's emails, but has also expressed a desire to go out on a date with him, knowing full well that it would immediately trigger off speculations about yet another royal wedding. Now how does one reconcile her dislike of palaces and her eagerness to be William's date? Does Spears really like the prince, or is she in love with the idea of the prince liking her? Comments like these make it easy to understand she is only a teenager herself. Shall we wait for more media sparkle in case her date with the prince finally comes through?
Blood in the landSir — Madhushree C. Bhowmik's "Entangled in a vicious caste net" (July 19) contains some factual errors regarding the history of the abolition of the zamindari system in Bihar. The pioneer of the anti-zamindari movement in the state was Krishna Ballabh Sahay, popularly known as K.B. Sahay, who has wrongly been referred to as Kul Bhushan Sahay. Sahay was not only instrumental in organizing anti-zamindari agitation in Bihar in the pre-independence era, it was he who, along with Bajrang Sahay, drafted the famous zamindari abolition bill. As pointed out in the article, he was physically assaulted for this. Nevertheless, the bill was enacted as the Bihar (Abolition of Zamindari) Act 30, 1950.
The act sent shock waves among zamindars all over Bihar. Under the leadership of Kameshwar Singh, erstwhile zamindar of Darbhanga, they challenged the act in the Supreme Court as an infringement of the the fundamental rights guaranteed by the Constitution in Article 14. Before the appeal could be taken up in the apex court, the Constitution was amended for the first time and Article 31A and 31B were incorporated to nullify the effects of Article 14. K.B. Sahay had to pay a price for this as well. All the landlords threw their weight behind Kamakhya Singh, erstwhile ruler of Ramgarh estate, to defeat him in the 1957 elections.
Sahay could become chief minister only in 1963. He did try to impose the anti-zamindari act again. But by this time zamindars had been able to transfer their surplus land underbenami holdings. They had thus succeeded in bringing their total landed property well under the prescribed ceiling. The purpose of the zamindari abolition act was thus defeated.
Sahay had some idea of combating this as well. He had confided in some of his well-wishers about this in Patna in May 1974, immediately after winning an election to the Bihar legislative council. However, once again a truck accident was engineered and this killed Sahay on the spot on June 3, 1974.
Sahay believed that the problem was not so much between the higher castes and the lower castes as between those who held surplus land and those who did not. Blowing the trumpet of caste based alignment may help in electoral politics to garner caste based support, but it is not going to improve the social fabric and the economic status of the common man in Bihar.
Sir — The Bharatiya Janata Party government's commitment to fulfilling tribal aspirations will be proved if the Jharkhand bill is passed in the ongoing monsoon session of Parliament. Some politicians believe the creation of Jharkhand will impoverish the rest of the state and that the new state should compensate north Bihar. The media meanwhile has predicted the Vananchal bill will be kept alive for politicians to feed on. The question is, how long will the tribals be made scapegoats to fulfil the political aspirations of a handful of people? Shouldn't the Santhals, Mundas and Oraons form the Birsa Sena on the lines of the Shiv Sena to fight for their interests?
A few things need to be made clear. There should be no talk of any compensation. Exploiters have never been compensated by the exploited for the wrong done. The World Bank report shows that the per capita income of Bihar has declined steadily over the years. This is largely on account of the exploitation of the indigenous people of the region. Per capita income of these people has actually ceased to grow. Development activities therefore have to be designed so that benefits reach tribals first. Further infiltration of outsiders into tribal areas should be stopped. The next important measure is to impart knowledge of technology and management to the tribals.
Sir — Caste violence in Bihar has assumed unprecedented proportions. Every week there is a mass scale killing, either of lower caste or upper caste members. The carnage in Mianpur and Nawada once again substantiated the charge that anarchy is ruling Bihar.
Even while the blood runs into pools in Bihar's villages, political parties are busy castigating each other. The intention of the parties is not to look into the urgency of the situation, but to use each massacre to gain political mileage. The Rashtriya Janata Dal government has failed to contain the killings. Commiseration from the Central government and other political parties will not do. President's rule should be imposed on the state. Otherwise, more bloodshed will follow.
Sir — The carnage in Bihar goes on unabated. The massacre of upper castes by Dalits and Naxalite outfits like Maoist Communist Centre, the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) and the People's War Group is invariably followed by the massacre of lower castes by the Ranbir Sena and the armed henchmen of the upper castes and vice versa. The Rabri Devi-Laloo Prasad Yadav administration remains a mute spectator to the bloodshed, its only ambition being to cling on to power by whatever means.
Even the imposition of president's rule will not solve Bihar's problems. President's rule between February 12 and March 8 last year did not stop the killings in Usri Bazar and Bhimpura. The National Democratic Alliance, in a minority in the upper house, will not be able to push through a resolution for president's rule. Like the RJD, the Congress has also proved its hypocrisy with regard to the have-nots. Despite the Mianpur massacre where 34 Dalits were killed, none of the Congress ministers resigned in protest.
The only way out is to bring violence prone areas under army control. The police has proved completely inefficient in handling the issue. Unless of course officers like K.P.S. Gill or J. *Robeiro are put in charge of the force.
First class error
Sir — The letter, "Bogey bane", written by Poulami Ghosh (July 19), states that the complainant has noticed marks which distinguish first class EMU coaches from a general EMU coach. Similar marks, green stripes to be precise, exist which mark out ladies' coaches. Further, on the side of coaches, "first class" is written out clearly in English, Bengali and Hindi. The "I" mark is also painted. Marking boards, locating their positions are also put on the platforms. In spite of these features, if passengers enter a first class compartment because it is less crowded and are charged by the travelling ticket examiner, the fault is with the passenger, not the rail authorities.
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Edelman matched his season-high in catches with 13, but posted a career-high 139 yards. He also caught a touchdown pass. On the season, he now has 76 catches for 775 yards with 5 touchdowns.
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