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Supervisor Contact info
Chris Mathews
Town Supervisor
(845) 985-2262 ext 301
Congratulations to The Townsman for providing our community with 70 years of news and events!
Litterpluck A special thanks to the 4H Hobby Horse Kids who on April 17th picked up litter on Big Hollow Road and Lake Paradise!
Neversink General Store Congratulations to Chef Jaime of the Neversink General Store for being 1 of 3 finalists at the "Rapid Fire Challenge" at the International Restaurant and Foodservice Show at the Javits Center in NYC on March 5, 2017.
Neversink Farmers Market will open for the season on Saturday, May 27th, 10 AM-2 PM at the Neversink General Store.
NYS Burn Ban Lifted The NYS Burn Ban has been lifted and burning is now permitted. Before burning, please be sure you have your burning permit. Also, please call the town hall at 985-2262 ext 320 and listen to the recording to be sure there hasn't been a temporary ban put on due to dry conditions.
Rabies Clinic will be held at the Grahamsville Fairgrounds on June 7th from 6-7:30 PM for pets three months or older.
Reminder The Town Hall will be closed on July 4th in observance of Independence Day.
Route 42 Community Park As you all have probably noticed, the kids are playing ball!! Thanks to everyone who has helped make this possible. There have been numerous volunteers who have taken time out of their busy schedules to help make this happen. Special thanks to Pat Mickelson, Jim Schmidt, Dave Trestyn, Jesse Noren, Gary Keller, John Shamro, Pete DiMilia and Craig TerBush for their commitment in completing the pavilion: finishing the interior work, including the kitchen and bathrooms, as well as the electrical work and plumbing. Without their willingness, expertise and dedication, it would not have been possible for it to be ready for this ball season, and for that we are extremely grateful and can't thank you all enough!! Dog Waste Station If you plan to bring your dog for a walk at the park, we ask that it be leashed and that you be considerate and clean-up after it, there is a dog waste station located at the entrance to the walkway.
Spring Clean-Up will be held on June 3, 7 & 10th during normal business hours. Residents with yellow 2017 permits will be allowed two loads.
State of the County Chairman of the Sullivan County Legislature, Luiz Alvarez, is scheduled to come to the August 9thTown Board meeting to speak about what is going on in the County. This should be a very informative meeting and all are encouraged and welcome to attend.
Time and the Valleys Museum will hold its Old Time Fair & Chicken BBQ on July 29th, rain or shine beginning at 11 AM. This event is fun for the whole family and admission is free.
Yard Sale, Craft & Vendor Fair Don't forget to stop by the Grahamsville Fairgrounds on July 8th for the annual Parks & Rec Yard Sale. The sale runs from 10 AM to 3 PM.


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France's Louvre draws fire for overseas plans
PARIS, Jan 8, 2007 (AFP) - The head of the Paris Louvre was forced on Monday to fight off accusations that France's most prestigious museum is "selling its soul" by agreeing to loan out its prized collections overseas.
PARIS, Jan 8, 2007 (AFP) - The head of the Paris Louvre was forced on Monday to fight off accusations that France's most prestigious museum is "selling its soul" by agreeing to loan out its prized collections overseas.
At the core of the row is a project to create a satellite of the Louvre in the United Arab Emirates capital Abu Dhabi, to be built by 2012 on Saadiyat
Island, the future site of a multi-billion dollar tourist resort.
For the right to use the Louvre's brand name, expertise and artwork, Abu Dhabi is reportedly poised to sign a 500-million-euro ($650-million) contract with the French government in the coming weeks.
For some in France, alarmed to see their treasured heritage leaving the country following a string of overseas tie-ups by major French museums, the glitzy Abu Dhabi project was the last straw.
Under the title, "Museums are not for sale", three art world heavyweights including Francoise Cachin, head of France's national museum council, set the ball rolling with a fiery article in Le Monde newspaper last month.
By Monday, some 1,400 people including dozens of museum directors, curators and art historians had signed an online petition supporting the text, according to the French website La Tribune de L'Art (www.latribunedelart.com).
"Works belonging to our heritage are not consumer goods," the article read, dismissing the Abu Dhabi project as a gimmick for rich property developers that would deprive the Louvre's 7.3 million annual visitors in Paris.
The article also slammed the decision to loan out works, including by the 17th-century French painter Nicolas Poussin and the Italian Renaissance artist Raphael, as part of a three-year partnership between the Louvre and the US city of Atlanta -- "the rich city of Coca-Cola".
But the real bone of contention is the Abu Dhabi Louvre, one of five museums to be built on Saadiyat island, a vast complex of 29 luxury hotels, two golf courses, three marinas and thousands of private villas, set for completion in 2018.
One museum will be a branch of New York's Guggenheim, which already operates five annexes, from Venice to Las Vegas, while the others will be a national museum, and a maritime and Islamic arts museums.
The French government -- which manages all of France's national museums -- has reportedly agreed to supply a series of complete exhibitions, drawn from the Louvre and other French museums, until the UAE has established its own collection, on which it plans to spend 1.5 billion dollars.
"Our political leaders went to offer up this royal and diplomatic gift, -- in exchange for close to one billion euros. Does that not amount to 'selling one's soul'?" the article asked.
The petitioners, who suspect the government of merely seeking to further French trade interests with Abu Dhabi, urged it to "stop treating French museums, and the Louvre in particular, as a reservoir of works that can be used for political, financial or financial ends."
But the Louvre's director Henri Loyrette defended the museum's overseas strategy on Monday, saying it could not afford to be left behind as other museums become increasingly global in outlook.
In addition to the Guggenheim, both the British Museum and London's
Victoria and Albert Museum have created tie-ups with museums in China, and more and more French museums are following suit.
Paris's Pompidou centre contemporary art museum is to open an annex in Shanghai in the next few years, and the Rodin Museum is reported to be planning a branch in the Brazilian city of Salvador.
"I can't see what all the fuss is about," Loyrette said. "Money is important, but that is not what drives our actions."
He also insisted the Louvre did not take fees for lending out individual works -- despite the costs of doing so -- and only accepted money in certain cases when it is supplying a complete exhibition to an outside museum.
In the case of the Louvre Atlanta project, he said the loan fees of 5.5 million euros would be used to renovate the Louvre's decorative arts galleries.
Copyright AFP
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I read so many interesting Hubs on here, and some of them I keep coming back to. It would be wonderful if we had a feature that would let us "store" these articles somehow in our own virtual bookshelf; for example have a button in each Hub that allowed HubPage members to save it as a favourite, that we could access from our own Profiles. It would make it so much easier to revisit Hubs, rather than add it as a browser favourite (my favourite list is already a mile long!).
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Dear Gardeners and Seed Savers,
The following poem hangs by my desk so I am reminded daily, in these troubling times, of the imperative to remember that "though all things differ, all agree."
Windsor Forest — Alexander Pope, 1713
Here hills and vales, the woodland and the plain,
Here earth and water seem to strive again,
Not chaos-like together crush'd and bruis'd,
But, as the world, harmoniously confus'd:
Where order in variety we see,
And where, though all things differ, all agree.
Welcome to the 2017 edition of the Solstice Seed Catalogue. After nine good years of devotion to promoting seed saving through this catalogue, it is time to move on to other pursuits. So this will be my last catalogue. Seed saving will, however, continue actively, it will simply go in a slightly different direction. I will continue to offer seed through the Seed Savers Exchange, I'll attend seed swaps, give workshops, perhaps write. It has been my fervent hope from the beginning to inspire you all to save seeds in your gardens, to help continue the unbroken chain of preservation that we have been a part of since the beginning of domestic agriculture, and that has given us the wealth of vegetable and grain varieties we still enjoy today. We are the stewards of this treasure and we owe it to both past and future generations to continue the work.
Engaging in this work is more important now than ever. During the last year we've seen passage of the DARK Act, legislation which supersedes Vermont's GMO labeling law and which—by making it cumbersome to get at the facts—prevents citizens from knowing which of the foods they purchase contain genetically engineered ingredients. I continue to encourage everyone to avoid foods containing GMO ingredients by purchasing locally, organically raised vegetables and meats, by supporting processed foods from manufacturers that have joined the non-GMO verified project, and by reading food ingredient labels carefully.
Of course best of all is growing your own. As long-time supporters of this catalogue will remember, all seeds offered here have been grown using organic methods right in my own garden. All varieties are open-pollinated, which means you can save your own seed from any variety and the offspring will come true to type. All have been selected for their ability to thrive in the Northeast. Many are rare, or not available commercially, or have interesting histories. All are exceptional in flavor, disease resistance, cold hardiness, and productivity.
The selection this year is slightly different from 2016. As has been my practice, I've let the seeds govern what's available. That is to say that I will not simply include the most popular varieties, but will offer those that are most in need of growing out for fresh seed, have caught my interest, or are the result of successful trials. This means that even in this last catalogue there are a few tempting new varieties.
For a couple of years now I've been experimenting with dryland rice varieties. Dryland rice makes sense in a garden lacking the abundant supply of fresh water required for a paddy. The variety I've had outstanding results from is called Loto and originates in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. I first saw it growing in the Maggia Delta of the Ticino, the Italian language region of Switzerland, where it enjoys the distinction of being the northern-most rice cultivated in Europe. My starter seed came from the USDA, which sends about 5 grams of seed to fill requests. These approximately 100 seeds have increased, in this second year of growing, to 2 pounds of grain from 36 plants! In short, this is a highly productive, early-ripening cultivar, free of disease and undemanding in its cultivation. It grew in a moderately fertile ordinary garden bed and received no additional irrigation once it was established. I'm delighted to be including it this year and hope many of you will be interested in joining the effort to further the cultivation of rice in the Northeast.
The three Russian tomato varieties I wrote about last year continued to delight with extended crops of flavorful fruits. All three, Lyana, Ola Polka, and Skorokhod, are offered this year. These determinate varieties were excellent candidates for my experiment in succession planting in the greenhouse. Plants were started two weeks later than main crop tomatoes, and all produced fruit deep into the fall while remaining low enough to allow for easy covering for protection when cold weather set in.
On the seed saving front I continue to work on expanding my knowledge of how to save seed of the most challenging crops. This year's "homework" involves growing Brussels Sprouts to seed. As many of you know, the hardest part of coaxing seed from biennials is that the plants need to be overwintered in a protected environment. Add to this the fact that brassicas require a particularly large population of parent plants to ensure the full genetic complement is passed on to the succeeding generation. My chosen variety is the relatively short Catskill. Plants started in mid-July reached the desired adolescent stage and were planted out in mid-August. On December 2nd, as late in the season as possible, 40 of the best specimens were trimmed of lower leaves and moved to the greenhouse. There they will remain, covered, till the ground warms sufficiently in spring for them to be planted back out for flowering and seed production.
Another project, and one that raises some anxiety for me, is the effort to preserve my favorite chard variety, Schnittmangold Gelb. I originally brought seeds of this variety back from Switzerland, where it is used in one of the most traditional dishes in the region my family comes from. It is tender of flavor but exceedingly cold hardy, and now it is beginning to wander off type. The leaves were originally smooth and very pale yellow-green, stems were pale green-white and very slender. I'm seeing darker green or more savoyed leaves, and wider, whiter stems. In an effort to preserve the original phenotype I started over 100 plants from my oldest seed and have moved the best examples into the greenhouse for overwintering. We'll see, this may take a couple of years.
My enchantment with heritage grains continues and has helped suggest my new path. Over last winter I spent many happy hours absorbed in spelunking around the USDA's Small Grain Collection in search of heritage winter wheats suitable for cultivation in the Northeast. Cross-referencing with the marvelous 1880s book by Vilmorin titled Les meilleurs blés (The best wheats), which gave exhaustive descriptions of outstanding wheats grown in France toward the end of the 19th century, I was able to request seed of many promising varieties from the USDA. All were planted this fall, and the challenge now is to be patient and keep birds and squirrels out of the field till the results can be harvested in 2017.
Over the last couple of years my correspondence with other grain growers worldwide has surged. Fellow gardeners have had a similar experience and the time has clearly come to create a platform where all those who are committed to reviving heritage and ancient grain varieties can network with each other. To that end a good friend and I have been developing a website dedicated to heritage grains and an associated "virtual seed bank" where farmers and gardeners can share seed, collaborate on trials, discuss projects, and learn from each other's experience. Part of our mission is to identify worthy varieties and find avenues to return them to cultivation. Once again I exhort you to stay tuned, and please let me know if you are interested in being notified once we are ready to go public.
The question now, not only in my own mind, but in that of millions around the world, is where to go next. There will be no easy answer, but my hope is that we will, as a society, be able to look squarely at the global issues that face us and address them by going to the root of the problem rather than continuing to bat at the symptoms, by stepping up, each in our individual lives, and by making the changes that will matter.
Seed saving is not glamorous or flashy work. But it is profoundly fundamental, deeply satisfying, relevant, and helps build change from the bottom up. My heartfelt thanks go out to all of you who have supported this catalogue and have engaged in this work over the years. With wishes for peace and bounty in the new year and fulfillment in all your pursuits.
~Sylvia Davatz


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Sing, sound, and speak your truth with more confidence and freedom!
Since 2011, I have helped free hundreds of people's voices through my eclectic Free Your Voice and Free Your Voice while Drumming programs. The courses consist of half sounding practices including sound meditations, expressive arts, drama, improv, play, and community building exercises and half singing/drumming practices from around the world. From the sacred to the silly, open in ways you've never imagined and make long-lasting shifts in your life. Highly transformational! The 10-week program costs $325 early bird, $350 regular. Payment plans available. A couple sliding scale spots for queer POC activists and artists.
Free Your Voice 2 hour workshop: Namaste Yoga, 2820 7th St., Berkeley. $35 in advance, $40 at the door.
– Classical singing techniques
– Proper breathing
– Singing in a way that is healthy for your throat
– Meditations to open the chakras
– Devotional chanting
– Mantra + spirit songs
– Expressive arts and improvisation.
Upcoming 10-week Classes:
Free Your Voice: Initiation
- 10 Sundays 5 to 6:30pm, Oct 15-Dec 17, Maru Dojo, 736 14th St., at Church and Market, SF. Note–Dec 3 is 6:45p-8:15pm.
Free Your Chakras
- 10 Sundays 6:30 to 8pm, Oct 15-Dec 17, Maru Dojo, 736 14th St., at Church and Market, SF. Note–Dec 3 is 8:15-9:45pm.
Free Your Voice: Initiation
- 10 Thursdays 6 to 7:30pm, Oct 5-Dec 14 with Nov 23 off, Terra's Temple, 3051 Adeline St. at Ashby BART
Free Your Voice while Drumming
- 10 Thursdays 7:30 to 9pm, Oct 5-Dec 14 with Nov 23 off, Terra's Temple, 3051 Adeline St. at Ashby BART
- Initiation: Free Your Voice is open to all levels including those who are shy, have never sung, feel they can't sing, have trauma around their voices as well as professional singers and those who love singing and sounding. We create a safe space for everyone in the room to take their voice to the next place. The focus is to free your voice and express yourself without any judgment, inner or outer! Toning, chanting, song, expressive arts, and improv.
- Harmony: Free Your Voice is for people who want to learn songs in 4 part harmony and work on pitch issues. This course focuses on songs from the African diaspora, spirituals, gospel, and civil rights songs and includes expressive arts and drama therapy activities that look at you in relation to others. This course will help you sing on pitch and free your joy!
- Free Your Chakras: Sound & Song explores the Indian chakra (energy) system and includes different sounding practices to open and balance them. We will practice toning, movement with sound, Indian devotional chanting and mantra, spirituals and Civil Rights songs in 4-part harmony, drama therapy, expressive arts, improv, play and community sharing exercises. We will examine the psychological aspects of each chakra and your particular stories with each one. For people who want to heal!
- Foundation Flow: Free Your Voice while Drumming is open to all levels including those without drumming experience. You learn 4 rhythms (2/4, 4/4, 4/4/ and 6/8) from the Middle East and West Africa and 4 different songs and how to sing and drum at the same time. I teach a Middle Eastern style of trance drumming where you learn a basic rhythm (open) and how to fill it (closed). This class gives you a great foundation in drumming and how to accompany yourself vocally. It also includes space for improv, play, and freeing your drum and voice! Drum recommendations are djembe, doumbek, or Arabic tambourine. Suggested ones to buy: http://www.guitarcenter.com/Toca/Freestyle-Lightweight-Djembe-Drum.gc any size, http://www.guitarcenter.com/Remo/Fixed-Head-Tambourine.gc 8 inch.
- Rhythm Weave: Free Your Voice while Drumming is open to people who want to explore polyrhythms and learning and playing 1 rhythm in a room full of different rhythms (works the ear and focus!) We focus on West African and Middle Eastern rhythms with people playing different rhythms and singing together. Full body bliss and open your hearts and ears to complex rhythms and harmonies. We also do a lot of freeform playing and expression and community building exercises as we unleash our creativity. Suitable for all levels, including beginners. Drum recommendations are djembe, doumbek, or Arabic tambourine. Suggested ones to buy: http://www.guitarcenter.com/Toca/Freestyle-Lightweight-Djembe-Drum.gc any size, http://www.guitarcenter.com/Remo/Fixed-Head-Tambourine.gc 8 inch.
"Amber Field's Free Your Voice Workshop was absolutely astounding. She is incredibly skilled at quietly creating a safe space and gently encouraging people to explore and find their truth, then openly express it. So many times at the end of the class people would voice their delight at being given the space to "play" which, as adults with busy lives, we rarely have. Whether you are a professional singer or have never sung a note in your life you will benefit from this workshop. Sign up NOW!!! You won't regret it. "–Colleen Browne, Free Your Voice 1 & 2 student
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For those looking for translations of the Bible other than the English Standard Version (ESV) to give as a gift, the available choices at Grace Books would be the King James (KJV) or New King James Version (NKJV), the New American Standard version (NASB),and the New International Version (NIV).
The King James version is available two ways: 1. a compact size with a Leather Touch binding, large print and several cover choices. 2. a Reformation Study Bible format, available in hardcover, imitation leather and genuine leather covers.
The New King James version is available as a MacArthur Study Bible in either hardback or imitation leather.
The New American Standard Version is available in a Thinline edition with an imitation leather binding.
And last but not least, is the New International Version, available in either an imitation leather Compact Thinline version or a Zondervan Personal Size Study Bible also in imitation leather.
Any of these Bibles would be a welcome gift to a graduating high school student or college senior.


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Welcome to
What is VéloRoo-niversity you ask?
The emphasis with our 3 day training camps is to improve your cycling skills.
Ideal to fit in between work commitments or the family holiday schedule, VéloRoo-niversity will maximise your seat time in our region on our hand picked guided cycling routes.
VéloRoo-niversity is also a perfect way for a group of cycling friends to get together for a couple of days of awesome riding in spectacular surrounds in the Languedoc.
Ride, Eat, Sleep ….. Repeat
Ride Learn while you ride. Examples of things we have helped our previous VéloRoo clients with are hill climbing strategies , pedalling efficiency and general tips to increase riding confidence.
Interval training is a new experience on quiet country roads through gorgeous vineyard landscapes and stunning mountain climbs are the perfect place for power and hill climb training.
To make your VéloRoo-niversity experience complete, VeloRoo has its very own fleet of high quality road bikes included in your package price.
Eat ….and perhaps drink as well! The South of France has a deserved reputation as a foodies heaven, and after all your riding, eating fresh, seasonal and regional produce is the perfect fuel to re energise with. And did you know that Languedoc is France's largest wine region, with many of the new generation wines wining awards, you are sure to find your new favorite wine!
Sleep At the end of your ride, relax poolside or take a dip. If this sounds like your ideal training weekend, we have a package that will suit you! Your VéloRoo-niversity accommodation is the perfect place to sleep, relax and recharge.
Repeat We are very certain that you will have such a great time on your first day, that you will be eager to repeat, again and again and again!
Come to Cycling Heaven ….. and Ride Like Hell!
Coming from the UK or Europe?
It has never been easier for our UK and European guests to spend a few days in this fabulous region with very affordable direct flights from multiple English and European centres to Beziers. All you have to bring is your cycling kit, shoes and pedals. We even supply you with a helmet, so more space in your cabin bag for you to take advantage of those cheap flights!
Coming from outside Europe?
As Australians, we know what it is like to come all the way to Europe for that dream family holiday, but if only you could get some saddle time as well, somewhere there is plenty for the family to do. VéloRoo-niversity has been designed for you too! It is a compact few days riding, in some unforgettable surroundings, and there is so much to see in the region that your non cycling family members are easily catered for. Infact, we can even assist with an itinerary so everyone can enjoy their time at VeloRoo-niversity! Please ask us how! Just remember to pack your cycling shoes!!
The VéloRoo – niversity Package price includes
- We are your tour guides
- Vehicle support
- Transfers to and from Beziers airport or train station
- includes Elite Road Bike Hire
- Daily breakfasts
- Riding snacks
- 3 Lunches
- 3 Dinners
- 3 nights accommodation twin share, single supplement available*
- Laundry facilities
In some cases there is the option of participating in a French Cycling Sportive! An experience you will never forget! This may incur an entry fee.
€875 per person twin share.
* single supplement an additional €128
This package can be extended to include extra days of riding if you have the time. Please let us know your availability and we will be able to advise costs.
Please note – If you have a group of friends and are interested in a personalised tour or need alternative dates, just get in touch with us. Also if you have a group of friends and family here on holidays and you wish to take advantage of our guided services and vehicle support but you have your own accommodation sorted, just contact us for a quote specific to your requirements.
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Don't Believe The Hype ~~ We are not starving, there's plenty of rice and there's no need to stock up for the next famine. Tom will explain why.
Old Biases ~~ Is the LA Times guilty of age discrimination for questioning McCain's ability to be President? What should disqualify a candidate?
Bad Parents ~ Would you tattle on your kid if you suspected they were guilty of a crime? PLUS: Should elective surgery for teens be banned?


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Title: Debt repaid
Fandom: Arrow
Author: m_findlow
Characters/Pairing: Oliver, Malcolm
Rating: PG
Challenge: 29 - Arch at drabble_weekly
Warnings: none
Spoilers: End of season 3
Summary: Oliver realises he's paid a terrible price
Disclaimer: I don't own them
Oliver glared at him as he slowly slipped the ornate ring onto his finger, sighing pleasurably at the rush of power filling his veins. He allowed a brief smile.
'Why so glum, Oliver?' He gestured grandly around them. 'You're the one who made all of this possible.'
He narrowed his eyes at Merlyn. 'At what cost?'
Merlyn smiled again. 'You knew the price long before you agreed to it. Don't tell me you're having second thoughts? Everybody wins. Thea. Me. Even you.'
'You're the leader of the League of Assassins. Tell me how that's a win?'
'Everyone needs an arch nemesis.'


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Round Four: Conclusion and rebuttals.
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This is not a debate on whether sex-equality is right or wrong, or the actions therein. It is specific to rape culture only.
Rape culture does exist. I would to state though, that it's not for the reasons feminists (who are dumb) state. Rape culture doesn't exist because of "hatred of women" (which is just a stupid slogan feminists make). Rape culture exists because of sexual immorality. Sexual immorality can turn any decent man into a creep. In cultures where sexual immorality is rampant (Denmark, Israel, India), rape culture is present. It's because perverts and creeps are not punished and are protected. Sexual immorality causes these. Rape culture does indeed exist. It's just not for the reasons feminists say it is.
I will start by pointing out that round one was specifically to acceptance, and that by posting your argument here the conduct vote is forfeit. As round two is specific to only argument, I will not place a rebuttal here.
Round Two
Rape is defined by the Oxford Dictionary as such, "noun- the crime, typically committed by a man, of forcing another person to have sexual intercourse with the offender against their will." For the case of this argument I will use the definition of rape culture as: "Rape culture consists of living in the every day presence of media, language, and laws; that in any way validate, perpetuate, or excuse rape." Working with the above premise of rape culture, it is well established that it exists, however the extent to which items are categorised as 'Rape Culture' I believe is too broad. As the majority of users live in 'westernised' countries, I will be using these in my examples.
I'm sure many people have heard of how we all live in a rape culture. How 'lad culture' perpetuates rape. How newspapers such as the Sun, or songs such as Blurred Lines all perpetuate rape culture within our society. However I believe that these are over categorisation of rape culture. From material that actually 'validate, perpetuate, or excuse rape' to content that people simply dislike or disagree with, and so slanderously label rape culture.
Take the song blurred lines which has come under a lot of controversy for the messages involved. People have considered it highly sexist, a rape promoter, and generally disrespectful of women amongst other things. The song itself is about multiple people convincing someone to have sex with them (or having sec with them), and attempting to "liberate" and "domesticate" them. Most would say this is a clear example of rape culture. Treating women like an object, with only one purpose. But none of the actual content present 'validate[s], perpetuate[s], or excuse[s] rape'. It is indeed sexist and demeaning, but that does not alone make this rape culture. However it has been jumped on heavily for the nature of the song, having been banned from many university campuses and public areas purely because many people disagree with this message.
It is my belief that rape culture and sexist material have blurred lines, (if you will excuse the pun) and that people use this term to define a large portion of material that does not actually fit within its description. For example the topic of 'slut shaming' has come up with rape culture on many occasions. People claim to define, judge, or base opinions on a woman for her choice of clothing, or to otherwise act or make decisions, is sexist and a leading point in rape culture. Whilst there is argument that 'slut shaming' is a sexist, and certainly disrespectful, act (however that is not the topic of this discussion) there is no actual part of purely 'slut shaming' that can contribute to rape. Once more, 'slut shaming' and 'victim blaming' (which does fall into the category of rape culture) both blur into one in many people's eyes.
There are examples of rape culture that are indeed present in day-to-day life. However much of the material that is categorised with rape culture, in fact does not fall in line with the basic definition. Likewise, the effects of this supposed extreme rape culture we exist in has led to a drastic number of beliefs on how to solve this 'problem'. The most concerning of which fall under the 're-education' of men that rape is wrong, and the likes of which. On the presumption that society has forced men to become uncontrollable animals that are all capable of rape, which evidently is wrong.
Simply, whilst rape culture does in fact exist, a vast amount of material that is categorised with it does not in fact perpetuate rape
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Bill Viola is a contemporary artist based in Long Beach. He's internationally known and his works have inspired many others profoundly. He came to speak at our school today, and I was really excited for it. What I got was quite unexpected.
He opened up with one of his works... it was a video he did in the 80's. They seemed to be a bunch of random scenes put together, along with varying pitches of what sounded like sirens or audio feedback. That was the only sound... those sirens, set to a changing landscape of various scenes from a girl in a church (kept going back to that, actually), a snake in a tree, a sliced watermelon (here the pitch of the siren was very high), even footage of an open-heart surgery. Needless to say, it kind of disturbed me.
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After all the doom and gloom of artistic suffering having to do your art by facing the darkest depths of your soul, he became much more optimistic. He's very optimistic about human nature, which is a HUGE sigh of relief after hearing everyone say how much of a failure humanity is—guys, it takes guts to think so optimistically, and even more to actually spread the word—it takes heart. It's all too easy to be cynical.
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So I walked out of that room feeling very good about myself... even forgetting about the pumping heart from the video (ew, sort of). This happens to me all the time: most big things I have a bad first impression about end up being very good later. Every time that happens, it reminds me to keep my mind open about everything, and every time, I never can.
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There is a universal truth about My Bloody Valentine, agreed upon by nearly everything ever written about them. They play ridiculously loud.
It was at about two thirds of their way into "A New You," a soft poppy gem by their standards, that I thought I might be able to attend a MBV performance without the use of ear plugs and live to tell about it. But then came the five minute-plus earth-shattering one-note break down at the end of "Feed Me With Your Kiss," which was the probably the single most loudest moment at a live performance I have ever witnessed. That thunderous moment of sound was like your average helicopter landing and then exploding. To those of you who were at ground zero, on the floor space just under the deafening performance, I hope you're OK.
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| xShinigamixMPx chapter 24 . 6/12/2014
So, you haven't updated in like, 8 years? Then can I assume you probably never will? It's a shame because I quite enjoyed reading this fic D: I'll hold on to that tiny hope for an update though ;3
| mimzy chapter 24 . 4/12/2013
'Why do you love me?'
Loved by all except the one who he loved most.
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Cause: murder, and neglect by the creater
Despite being a loved story, the author apparently did not agree. So i have one question for you ,CBeta, WHY? How could you do somthing so heartless? He was only a baby! Less than a year old. So i speak for all the fans when I say good by.
| The arithmancer chapter 24 . 3/19/2013
Guessing you've given up ff or this story.
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| Midnight-Kitsune11 chapter 24 . 12/29/2012
Oh no! It's such a shame you didn't continue this! :(
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My garden has started producing lately and I'm pretty excited about it. The weather has been beautiful, we've gotten plenty of rain, the compost we added has made the soil very happy, and the fence we built has kept the deer out (which makes me very happy). The first of our vegetal bounty includes arugula and radishes (with kale and chard not far behind). My husband loves arugula. He'll eat it in any form – raw, cooked, in salads, or on sandwiches. I'm a bit pickier about it. One of my favorite ways to eat arugula is as a pizza topping. Cooking it a little removes some of the bite and leaves you with a nice earthy flavor that complements the mushrooms. The ingredients are so simple but it comes together to create a perfect flavor combination. I'm not kidding – this might be my new favorite pizza (I've made it twice this week).
The first step to any homemade pizza is to prepare the dough. Check out this post for detailed instructions on how do this. This recipe will give you perfect dough every time. Pizza dough requires at least an hour to rise so I recommend preparing the dough ahead of time and then letting it sit for awhile. The rest of the ingredients can be prepared as the dough is rising. This recipe is pretty easy as far as toppings go. All that's needed is to thinly chop 1 8 oz. package of mushrooms and then to rough chop 3 cups of fresh arugula. Next up shred 2 1/2 cups of mozzarella cheese. That's it for the chopping.
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Once the dough has risen it is time to roll it out. Remove the dough and divide it in half. Roll out each ball of dough until you have enough for 2 pizzas. Place each rolled-out pizza dough onto 2 pans. The first step is to add the pizza sauce. This recipe calls for 1 14 oz. jar of pizza sauce. Simply divide the jar in half and evenly spread a layer of sauce onto each pizza. The next step is to add the mushrooms. Place half of the chopped mushrooms onto each pizza. It's important to add the mushrooms before the arugula to prevent the dough from getting soggy as it bakes. Next up is the arugula. Sprinkle 1 – 1/2 cups of chopped arugula on top of the mushrooms.
Add 1 – 1/2 cups of shredded mozzarella to each pizza. Pop both pizzas into a 425 degree oven for 12 minutes. The mozzarella will melt and prevent the arugula from drying out. Once the pizzas are done remove them from the oven and immediately add 1/4 cup of Romano cheese to each of them. Romano cheese is similar to Parmesan cheese but is sharper in flavor. It's so perfect as a pizza topping. Feel free to use Parmesan if you are unable to find Romano. The Romano will melt slightly as it hits the surface.
The very last step is to sprinkle a few spices on top. The spices used include Italian seasoning and red pepper flakes. Italian seasoning is kind of a generic term that includes oregano, thyme, rosemary, and basil. I love how it bumps up the flavor in this recipe. Sprinkle 1 tsp. of Italian seasoning and 1 tsp. of red pepper flakes on each pizza. You can increase the amount of red pepper flakes if you want to increase the spice level.
There you have it. An easy and flavorful recipe that's just made for fresh arugula. I love having arugula in the garden because it's one of the easiest things to grow. It's not finicky and basically keeps producing as long as it's picked and not allowed to bolt. And lots of arugula means lots of pizzas. Lots of pizzas make me happy.
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A fresh and flavorful homemade pizza recipe that's topped with earthy mushrooms and zesty arugula then finished with Romano cheese and Italian spices.
- 1 8 oz. package mushrooms
- 3 cups chopped fresh arugula
- 3 cups grated mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 cup Romano cheese
- 1 14 oz. jar pizza sauce divided
- 2 tsp. Italian seasoning
- 2 tsp. red pepper flakes
Prepare dough using this recipe. Let dough rise for an hour.
Thinly slice 1 package of mushrooms and rough chop 3 cups of fresh arugula. Set aside.
Once the dough has risen divide in half and roll out 2 crusts. Place each one on a pizza pan.
Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
Place an even layer of sliced mushrooms on top of the sauce.
Sprinkle 1 - 1/2 cups of chopped arugula on top of the mushrooms.
Add 1 - 1/2 cups of shredded mozzarella cheese on top of arugula.
Bake pizzas for 12 minutes or until cheese is bubbly.
Sprinkle 1/4 cup of Romano cheese, 1 tsp. of Italian seasoning and 1 tsp. red pepper flakes on top of each pizza.
Cut into slices and serve.


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Livid that chain is demanding £750!(22 Posts)
I'm beyond cross - we are due to move house in less than 4 weeks and a couple who are two links up the chain have now changed their mind about the house they want to buy and switched to one which isn't ready on the completion date. They are demanding that the whole chain delays completion for 2 weeks (impossible), or that 4 of us all contribute £750 to their costs of hotel and storage for 2 weeks. That would be us, my vendors, themselves and the current owners of their new house, all paying to make £3000 total.
I'm furious, we don't know this couple at all, as they're neither our buyer nor vendor, and I feel this is blackmail. Their costs are no fault of any part of the chain, they have simply made a decision to switch houses. Our part of the chain was pre-existing and had the move date agreed since March, and they accepted the offer knowing that date was fixed - yet suddenly they want to change plans and bill us all.
Currently we are refusing to pay and the estate agents are negotiating, but unfortunately we haven't yet exchanged contracts so our options are rather limited. We really can't afford to have this chain collapse. Any suggestions? I will certainly be asking for receipts etc as I am not paying for these idiots to stay in a posh hotel for 2 weeks. We all have our own moving costs and other costs too, this is a big chunk of the money I had saved for our new boiler! Grrrr... TIA for any ideas.
I just wrote on your other thread.
Do not engage with this. It is nothing to do with the EA. These people chose to buy another property (their choice) and the chain will be ready when all matters have been satisfactorily dealt with. While you may have agreed a completion date in March, that's not how it works. If one of the properties had a problem with e.g. the title etc, then it would take longer to sort out with Land Registry, so your supposed completion date would mean nothing (unless you're in Scotland??). People don't compensate for minor delays, it happens all the time. Presumably, they are "willing" to break the chain for a price to make it easier for the rest of you who are ready. But it was them changing their minds over which property they were buying that caused their own delay in the first place.
Refer it to your solicitor and then he can tell their solicitor that you are not compensating them for their own delay. That way, it becomes legally binding.
Thanks for the advice (yes, somehow my first post ended up under 'feminism, oops).
It still leaves us with a problem that we want to complete earlier than this problem couple do. Our buyers are desperate to move in, and I don't want to give my 2 children more upheaval by having to move twice to cover the gap. My vendors also really don't want to delay. They're in their 90s, so I'm also cross on their behalf, demanding ridiculous sums of money from frail OAPs is just so unethical. So better for everyone if the problem couple would be the ones to split the chain and allow us all to complete as planned, given they caused the issue. We can hardly evict them though!
Either these arrogant tossers stay in a hotel for two weeks at their expense, or you all exchange as planned but delay completion. Is two weeks later to move impossible?
Thanks, yes I've been mulling it over & we could possibly delay completion slightly - but our buyers are first time buyers & have handed notice on their rental place already so it does mess up that. I'm speaking up my lovely estate agent in the morning to see what she suggests too, hopefully it's all fixable without paying out too much...
I've never heard anything like it
Their delay, their costs, their problem.
Clearly, they feel like they can hold the chain to ransom because they're in a position of "power", but they can fuck right off. How dare they.
i have heard of this happening to kerp chains together and as you say, it is sheer blackmail.
If the only actual blocker is the FTBs' notice having been handed in, I wonder if that could be overcome by awkward people paying £750ish (or actual cost) to FTB/ their landlord to cover extending their current contract 2 weeks? It might suit their landlord to delay their moving out date... Maybe not of course, but worth asking at least. Basically it depends how impossible is "impossible".
The ftb shouldn't have handed in their notice on the flat until they had exchanged.
The people at the top have every right to change the house they want to buy and effectively make the whole chain wait.
They are not demanding £750. They are saying if you guys want us to.incur all this extra expense to suit your non legally binding timescales then you need to.chip in.
It would probably be cheaper for the ftb to speak to their landlord and see.if they cam stay on for a couple more.weeks until the while chain is ready.
The chain could have fallen apart for any number of reasons and.you wouldn't have hit your.date.
Yes it is outrageous but it happens.
The FTB were naive in giving notice and are saving money by doing so (it isn't unusual IME to have to pay both rent & the mortgage as the dates don't tie in). What would their accommodation costs be for the fortnight? You could respond by saying that the new date is fine but the FTB will incur accommodation costs of X (hopefully less than £3000) and so you need to contribute X/4. Of course, the problem with any of these plans is that, until you exchange, nothing is set in stone and dates may change again. If the people higher up the chain, have only just swapped properties, they may not have done all of the searches or surveys yet so there could be more delays.
The FTB are the ones with the real problem here as, at some point, they will need to make the call whether to move someone short term or take on a longer term rental again.
I'd say no but I'm pigheaded you really need to take the emotion out. Is the chain definitely able to proceed if you all pay this and definitely going to fail if you don't? I don't think so, the ftb have to move whether you pay or don't pay so they actually have no power at all (if they can't talk ll into another two weeks that's their problem if they collapse the chain they will still be homeless and in a hotel).
In your circumstances I would agree to a two week delay, but not to any further delays.
think that until exchange it's unrealistic to make assumptions on timing or even that it's going to happen, and that the renters in your chain should not have given notice: their handling of their situation is not your problem unless they pull out of the chain.
What if the cheeky chain members' new property takes longer than expected or falls through?
I would pay on condition of the exchange going ahead as originally planned as your purchase and sale will then be secure. They will never get through the process for the new house they want within two weeks so if you just decide to wait you'll find the delay extends. It is annoying of course but your chain could collapse otherwise and you will be out of pocket a great deal more if that happens.
Clearly, they feel like they can hold the chain to ransom because they're in a position of "power", but they can fuck right off. How dare they.
The problem with that is that if they fuck right off then no-one moves, so face it, they are in a position of power.
If the only issue with delay is the renters, then essentially this is their problem, not yours, and they were very silly to give notice when contracts hadn't been exchanged.
Go with the 2 week delay and get the solicitor to contact the ftb couple - if their landlord hasn't lined up a new tenant they might be perfectly happy to have them in for an extra 2 weeks.
Go with the 2 week delay and get the solicitor to contact the ftb couple - if their landlord hasn't lined up a new tenant they might be perfectly happy to have them in for an extra 2 weeks.
This. Most LL are super happy to have the existing tenant stay for a couple more weeks even if notice has been served.
We had this from the ftbs at the start of the chain we were in - demanding their rent was paid because we didn't exchange by Easter. They were advised that exchanging by Easter was only ever something being aimed for and that no one would be paying them anything. Given that they would be paying rent for considerably longer if they pulled out and started looking again, they calmed down and waited two weeks.
the other question you need assurance on is whether your blackmailers will actually be ready to move with only a fortnight's extra grace.
There must be a risk that that will slip further to the right. The rest of the chain, including FTBs, need to understand chances of this (may be small). And FTBs should have pehaps been more sanguine about chances of everything going ahead on the initial date.
Chains are crap, you stand to lose everything until the day you exchange and everyone is signed up and deposits transferred.
I would delay completion to their timetable, its only 2 weeks in the great scheme of things but as others have said get FTB to move in with friends or extend rental.
Push for everyone to agree to new date and exchange, once they are locked in no more blackmail
None of this is your problem at all, but you do have to be flexible in a chain to proceed and if you can't afford to not be part of the chain you have to stick in and hope for the best.
I truly feel for you we have been stuck in a chain with total cw*nts since February and the amount of ultimatums and toy throwing by everyone around us has boggled my mind. People turn into complete selfish knobs when in a chain. We agreed to move in June, sitting here in August still twiddling our thumbs!!!! Good luck
Push for exchange. The ftb were silly to give notice before exchange but that's not your problem.
Chains are crap, you stand to lose everything until the day you exchange and everyone is signed up and deposits transferred.
This isn't confined to chains - that's the reality of buying any property in England and Wales.
The ftbs in our chain pissed me off with their demand - stands to reason that if you are the first link in the chain you will have concluded your due diligence first, plus you are buying and not selling at the same time; it's far less complicated.
Not a chance in hell would I pay for someone else's hotel and storage! The whole chain will just need to wait for 2 weeks, it's not the end of the world and the ftbs should never have given notice, that's their fault.
Ah, thanks everyone! Lots of sorry stories from other chains, the whole process IS rubbish! Today was good news however, only my vendors agreed to pay £750 & the problem couple have accepted that & agreed to complete their sale on the earlier date - all agreed while I was still refusing to pay. So we're back on track & I haven't paid anything. Feel bad for my vendors as they're v old & were also v cross - but I'm not rocking the boat at this stage. Fingers crossed we all get across the line now.
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