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People of the Book Paperback
by Geraldine Brooks
The new novel from the author of `March' and `Year of Wonders' takes place in the aftermath of the Bosnian War, as a young book conservator arrives in Sarajevo to restore a lost treasure. When Hannah Heath gets a call in the middle of the night in her Sydney home about a precious medieval manuscript which has been recovered from the smouldering ruins of wartorn Sarajevo, she knows she is on the brink of the experience of a lifetime.
A renowned book conservator, she must now make her way to Bosnia to start work on restoring The Sarajevo Haggadah, a Jewish prayer book - to discover its secrets and piece together the story of its miraculous survival.
But the trip will also set in motion a series of events that threaten to rock Hannah's orderly life, including her encounter with Ozren Karamen, the young librarian who risked his life to save the book. As meticulously researched as all of Brooks's previous work, `People of the Book' is a gripping and moving novel about war, art, love and survival.
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- Pages: 400 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Publication Date: 01/10/2008
- Category: Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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I was one of the few people who was actually rather disappointed with Geraldine Brooks's March. No such problems with People of the Book though! I found this absolutely intriguing. I love books about books at the best of times and the premise of following a book throughout its life appealed strongly to me. The book in question is the priceless Sarajevo Haggadah, a 600-year-old Jewish prayer book that has fallen into the hands of Hanna Heath, a present-day book restorer. As Hanna's work reveals the tiny clues from the past, the story takes us through the life of the book, the people who have owned it and the tremendous efforts made to preserve it and bring it safely through to the 21st century. It's a wonderful read that gripped me from the first page to the last.
Review by lunacat
Hanna Heath is set the task of conserving a book. Not just any book, but one at least 600 years old, with a coloured history and a lot of meaning behind it. It is in fact, a Jewish Haggadah, and renowed for its glorious artwork.While she repairs it, she discovers various minute objects that reveal some hints of its past, and where it has been in the periods of time when its whereabouts were unknown. Through these keyholes, we are treated to glimpses of worlds rich in colour and detail, with convincing characters and stories of history I knew almost nothing about.The story that unfolds is one that is magical. However, I felt the present day events and the attempt at the twist let this book down. Most of it I didn't mind as I appreciated Hanna's discoveries and the way it lead to the past stories, but somehow I could never connect with the attempts to draw us into her personal life.Despite the negatives, anyone with an interest in history, books or a good story should read this.In one line: Engrossing, well told tale of the history of a book.
Review by alittlebreeze
It centers around the mystery of the Sarajevo haggadah, a book prized and protected throughout five hundred years of history. Brooks imagines the story behind the book's survival, and, spanning continents, weaves back and forth through history to tell the story.Brooks won the Pultizer for her novel March with much fanfare here in Australia - she is Australian and grew up in the western suburbs of Sydney but now lives in the states with her husband and son. I tried to read March - it's still on my bookshelf - but I could just never get into it. I am not a huge fan of the historical novel, and often find them too full of obvious research, and I get a little impatient.I might have to give March another go, because People of the Book was an excellent read. This time, I was grateful for the level of historical details, the comprehensive research on the art of rare book conservation. Towards the end of the novel, I found myself turning the pages as if I were reading an adventure novel (I'm loathe to mention the Da Vinci Code).I'm definitely going to give March another shot.
Review by elliepotten
I came to this book with great expectations, having read and loved Brooks' first novel, 'Year of Wonders' several times over the years. This one didn't quite live up to her debut for me, but I certainly wasn't disappointed. Brooks has put together a sweeping work giving the reader glimpses into the journey of the famous Sarajevo Haggadah, a beautifully illustrated ancient Jewish prayer book.She alternates chapters from the point of view of Hanna, a feisty young book conservator working on the haggadah, with episodes from the book's history, flowing through time and skipping across countries to follow it from its creation to its revered status today. It is an epic story, filled with hardship and death, war and persecution, romance and courage. Perhaps one of the reasons I preferred 'Year of Wonders' was its message of pulling together in times of natural disaster in order to survive. This novel was about the survival of the book when human bonds were being torn apart, and Brooks doesn't shy away from the cruelty of war and the idea of history repeating itself in the face of mankind's own futile desire for superiority.I don't think I would read it again in a hurry - although the book survived, it was heartbreaking the way lives were being senselessly destroyed all around it. Suicide, murder, book burning, torture, it's all here. Most of this book is fictional, but the research on the religious turmoil and the bravery of the people known to have protected the haggadah is as meticulous as we would expect from Brooks. It's well worth a read: it made me think, it made me cry, it left me pondering huge themes and questions, and it reminded me of how lucky I am compared to these individuals who had to show immense courage just to hold on to their beliefs and stay alive.
Review by RedBowlingBallRuth
Picture a episode of CSI where the mystery case is that of an ancient, breathtakingly beautiful religious text with a hidden history - now combine this with a story of love, loss, religion, sacrifice, family and war, and you get Geraldine Brooks' masterpiece People of the Book. When the treasured Sarajevo Haggadah is recovered in the aftermath of the war in Bosnia, world renouned rare-book restorer Hanna Heath is hired to solve the mysterious journey of the book. What she discovers is an remarkable journey across the world, filled with miracles and tradegies. We learn of its origin and meet the people which had the book in their care, risking everything to keep it safe.I loved this book! An ode to books and those that love them, written in a beautiful, thoughtful and gripping way. Highly reccomended.
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"I've seen people get really sick — it could ruin your vacation," warned waitress Tiffanie Talley, standing near the immortal Walls. On the fame side: a bevy of iron stomachs clad in red T-shirts emblazoned, "I Survived the Death Wing Challenge and All I Got Was An Ulcer." In the shame section: also-ran photos scribbled "Cried a little" and "That sucked!"
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3) When her sister Claire (Charlotte Gainsbourg) pulls Justine aside during the wedding to attempt to stop her from making one of her "scenes," I initially thought that Justine resorts to drama because she's beautiful and spoiled, but that's not it. She's the Cassandra who knows in advance that everything her sister stands for no longer matters.
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"The earth is evil. No one will miss it.": 16 notes on Lars von Trier's Melancholia
3) When her sister Claire (Charlotte Gainsbourg) pulls Justine aside during the wedding to attempt to stop her from making one of her "scenes," I initially thought that Justine resorts to drama because she's beautiful and spoiled, but that's not it. She's the Cassandra who knows in advance that everything her sister stands for no longer matters.
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- Hokahey said...
I really loved this film.
Lots of interesting thoughts here, FilmDr. I like the connections you draw, especially between this film and The Tree of Life and 2001.
In #11 it is true that Claire takes part in the ritual of the magic "cave," but she only follows along numbly. It is all Justine's idea and all her doing, and that is somewhat of a triumph for her, sheltering the boy and tenderly ushering her sister, who had tended to Justine in her depression, into the shelter of sticks.
In the light of your comments about Justine and premonitions, there is then a big connection between this film and Take Shelter.
- November 27, 2011 at 11:11 PM
- Scott Nye said...
Had to make a crucial edit...
First, I don't see how von Trier COULDN'T have been invoking, or paying homage to, Last Year at Marienbad with that shot. If he wasn't, and he hasn't seen the film, it's some kind of massive cosmic coincidence. Which would, incidentally, befit the film nicely.
The prelude is necessarily more abstract, even if it's aggressively straightforward about everyone's fate. Many of the things depicted there don't happen at all (particularly those involving Justine in a wedding dress), and the rest happen slightly differently. It's still at once ecstatic and terribly haunting (that image of Claire sinking into the golf course as she carries Leo away is terrifying).
Great notes on a great film. Thanks as always.
- November 28, 2011 at 1:22 AM
- Jason Bellamy said...
Doc: A thoughtful and thought-provoking collection of notes you got here. I'll be chewing on some of these for a while, but two questions/thoughts, as I keep finding myself on the outside looking in when it comes to the film's ending -- its treatment of Justine and what that treatment means.
11) One could say this is pitifully ineffectual, but one could also see that this attempt to keep Leo from fear is one of the most important acts of the movie.
Why is this an important act? What is gained by it? What does it symbolize? What does it mean? What does it tell us about Justine?
16) One wonders, if she, like Von Trier, takes some perverse pleasure in the imminent destruction of the earth.
This approach sends me into disappointing circles each time I try for it. If Justine welcomes the end of the world, then I'm not quite sure why she's been so depressed by her visions of its destruction or why she'd act so bitterly toward her sister (which she does, right up until the final seconds). And if Justine is "just" severely depressed -- that is, if she has an actual condition -- then her sense of peace at the end is rather arbitrary. Or maybe it's a violation of character; many a depressed person wouldn't see the end of the world as a welcome end to their suffering, but rather they'd see it as something else to be depressed about.
I'm trying to be flexible in my understanding about what the film is telling me about Justine and her condition at the end, but I can find no reading that satisfies me, which is a bummer.
- November 28, 2011 at 12:22 PM
- FilmDr said...
Thanks, Hokahey. I also very much liked the film, although I wonder if its bleakness is corrosive. Did you notice that the music in the film sounds like the major theme of Vertigo?
I could only respond to the pitifulness of the "cave," but my significant other admired the two sisters' attempt to comfort the child. The bent coathanger-esque device that Claire uses to gauge the closeness of the planet also seems like a form of primitive magic. I liked the way the huge planet made for the ultimate indifferent antagonist, the way the earth could disappear (and, with it, all human endeavor) as randomly as a bubble in a carbonated drink.
Thanks, Scott. I liked the images of the prelude both because they are not quite accurate (they seem to condense aspects of the film), and because they are so evocative, hinting at the four elements, and using slow motion as if time was in the midst of stopping. I agree that the image of Claire carrying Leo is especially horrific, in part because of the hopelessness of her movement. I once saw footage of a bunch of people trapped on top of a burning skyscraper. They ran in circles because there was nothing else to do except jump, and yet, they couldn't sit still. Claire's later movements reminded me of those people.
Thanks, Jason. I mostly found the "cave" poignant as a hopeless attempt to provide shelter. As for your latter point about Justine: Melancholia raises the key question about what she knows in the opening shot. I liked the way the film suggests that she constantly knows more than she can say, and initially she can't handle it (There's no reason for her behavior to make sense at the wedding). But later, as Claire starts to freak out, Justine becomes oddly calm, maybe not happy exactly, but much more self-contained than her sister. How can she be that way? I don't know, but that's a mystery I enjoy considering. The film would have been much less interesting if we knew exactly what she's thinking just before the impact. I admire Melancholia for the stringency of its hopelessness, and yet there's a hint of something (cosmic cool?) in Justine's fortitude, much like Donnie Darko's laugh just before he's killed at the end of his film.
- November 28, 2011 at 6:23 PM
- Hokahey said...
Yes, I totally noticed hints of the score for Vertigo in this movie's score. I often identify strains in classical pieces that might well have been the inspiration for a composer's film score. Dimitri Tiomkin said he owed it all to composers like Beethoven and Tchaikovsky.
- November 29, 2011 at 7:55 PM
- FilmDr said...
Yes, I just read that the beginning of the film also has the music from "Tristan and Isolde." The New Yorker calls the prelude "the last word on music videos."
I also wonder if there might be a hint of Renoir's The Rules of the Game in von Trier's conception of the assorted guests at an estate.
The film also nicely suits Kirsten Dunst, given her work in The Virgin Suicides and Marie Antoinette. I'll look up Jean Genet's The Maids, the play that von Trier said inspired the movie.
- November 29, 2011 at 9:34 PM
- The Caustic Ignostic said...
I haven't seen many reviewers comment on the most resonant aspect of this film for me personally: The spooky accuracy of its depiction of depression. I tried to get at this a little in my own review. I definitely need to see the film again. I find the "Antichrist/Melancholia" Von Trier far more interesting than any of his previous incarnations.
- November 30, 2011 at 11:00 PM
- humanprojector said...
Great observations. The film took me by surprise, even after having heard a million stories about it. I saw Another Earth and was wondering if Melancholia would better it. Boy was I in for some surprise!
I had doubts about the film in the first part which were only to be proved wrong in the second. This is great cinema, disturbing, engaging, beautiful, and 'just is'.
I could draw reference to Tarkovsky's Sacrifice in the unsaid nature of cosmic threat and relationships laying bare, falling apart, coming together in face of something bigger than them. Kirsten Dunst is so born for this role, so is Charlotte Gainsbourg, who I feel should be kept at an equal credit, for providing a brilliant foil to Justine's emotional powerhouse. I felt a little 'Hollywooded out' towards the end but there were certainly flashes of brilliance here. It is great how by not doing so many thing, von Trier elevates the film's effect and strengthens the whole cause and effect analogy to classic film theory elements.
- December 12, 2011 at 4:28 AM
- FilmDr said...
Thanks, Caustic Ignostic,
I agree that von Trier handled Justine's depression well, but if the movie had focused on the depression without the apocalyptic elements to balance them out, it wouldn't have worked as well for me. I may just prefer mental illness seasoned with cosmic dread.
Thanks, humanprojector,
I never heard of Sacrifice. I'll look into it. I agree with you that the film works in part because of all of the things von Trier does not do, like bringing in mass scale hysteria. The story works in part because he maintains such a tight focus on a few people.
- December 12, 2011 at 6:13 PM
- tom hyland said...
Excellent observations on this challenging film. I especially like point #8, where you write that Justine gives herself over to the planet Melancholia. She indeed is the only character who can face death with grace.
Splendid irony in combining what should be the happiest day of a woman's life - her marriage - with that of the end of the world.
- December 19, 2011 at 8:18 PM
- Gymkata9124 said...
Regarding 7), I think the burning of Hunters in the Snow symbolized the 'end' to come. The painting is known for its masterful handling of several seemingly conflicting elements. For instance, how the peak of the mountain far away is the most 'visible' object in the painting, while the hunters, though closest to the viewer, is dark and 'unknown.' Yet, put together they somehow work as a painting...sort of like how the Earth is. Or you could say the dichotomy of the painting represents the relationship between Justine and Claire.
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I don't believe the cave was soley an act to spare the son. I believe it was a mockery of religion. Many pp would pray in their final minutes yet they hid in a cave. The correlation clearly defined his views that he places magic caves and prayer in the same categories. People would believe that god would save them, just as strongly as the peaceful boy believed the tent would save them.
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31 Oct 2009. 5 km west of Purros. The Hoaruseb lions have spent the past 36 hours approximately 5 km west of Purros. The male (Xpl-44) joined them at 05h00 this morning. The lionesses killed a juvenile oryx at 14h27, and they consumed the carcass in 38 minutes.
30 Oct 2009. Lions leave Purros. The Hoaruseb lionesses and large cubs spent the whole night moving and resting near the Purros village. Finally, shortly after sunrise this morning, they decided to move on. They followed the Hoaruseb River towards the west.
29 Oct 2009. More drama at Purros. The lions spent the whole night feeding on the donkey. By daylight, the carcass had been consumed and they moved into the Tamarisk thickets for the day. The Purros community kept their livestock, especially the cattle, well away from the area where the lions were resting. However, at 11h00 their prize breeding bull appeared and walked right up to the thicket where the lions were resting. Quick action had to be taken and the bull was chased with the Land Cruiser in order to get him away from the lions and back towards the village. Fortunately, the lions did not spot the bull and they were unaware of the commotion.
Twenty-one tourist vehicles approached the lions during the past day and a half. Most of the tourists (15 vehicles) saw the lions and they spent between 10 and 90 minutes watching them. It is essential that the Purros Conservancy must receive direct benefits from the tourism value of these lions that live on their doorstep.
28 Oct 2008. Hoaruseb lions in Purros. Early this morning the Hoaruseb lions moved east and almost into the Purros Village. They spent the heat of the day in thick vegetation less than a kilometre from the village. A discussion as held with the "Lion Officer" trainees and it was agreed that the livestock would be moved away whilst I monitor the lions for the next 24 hours. Shortly before sunset, a donkey appeared from nowhere and the lions attacked and killed it before anything could be done to prevent it. The lions will be monitored closely for the rest of tonight.
27 Oct 2009. Combined lion training course. A training course on lion eco-tourism was held for the Purros Conservancy's "Lion Officers" and Wilderness Safaris at the Skeleton Coast Camp. Wilderness Safaris kindly provided transport and accommodation for the Purros Conservancy. The course was attended by Paulus Kevare, Bertus & Colin (Purros Conservancy), and Kallie Uararavi, Monica Greeff, Willie Smit, Wagga Tjiraso, Grace Muroko, Daniel Petrus, Wakapaha Kasaona & Rapaturuka Watokuya (Wilderness Safaris). Logistical support was provides by Emsie Verwey (Wilderness Safaris).
|26 Oct 2009. Xpl-37 & 38. The adult lionesses of the Hoaruseb Pride were observed playing during the early morning hours, before sunrise.
25 Oct 2009. Lion versus crow. In 2006, the BBC wildlife documentary "Desert Lions" captured beautiful images of a young Hoaruseb lioness and her obsession with chasing crows. Today, at the age of 6 years, "Morado" (Xpl-37) has not yet lost her dislike of crows. She spent lots of energy chasing crows at an oryx carcass in the Hoaruseb River.
24 Oct 2009. Hoaruseb/Hoanib link. As observations on the Hoaruseb lions resumed, it has become apparent that they have, during the past six months, been moving far south, and there is strong evidence that they have been interacting regularly with the Hoanib lions, including their mother (Xpl-10). It will take some time of intensive observations to establish the nature and significance of these interactions. This afternoon "Tawny" (Xpl-38) and Xpl-55 (of the Hoanib Floodplain Pride) were observed 12 km apart, south of the Hoaruseb River.
22 Oct 2009. Leyland's Drift-2. The Hoaruseb lions stayed at Leyland's Drift for another day. They consumed the oryx carcass and were playful during the cool mornings.
20 Oct 2009. Leyland's Drift. The Hoaruseb lions were observed feeding on the oryx carcass at Leyland's Drift for most of the day. "Morado" (Xpl-37) failed to catch a juvenile oryx in the late afternoon. Wilderness Safaris spent several hours waiting for the lions to become active, and their patience was rewarded as they had a magnificent sighting of the lions.
19 Oct 2009. Hoaruseb lions move east. The Hoaruseb male (Xpl-44) and "Tawny" (Xpl-38) moved a long way eastwards along the Hoaruseb River and were resting 3 km west of the Poort during the day. "Morado" (Xpl-37) killed an oryx at Leyland's Drift during a thunderstorm in the late afternoon. The three large cubs have not yet been located. Images from a camera trap that was placed in a narrow gorge in the Hoanib Floodplain have been retrieved and are available for viewing under Camera Trap.
18 Oct 2009. Early rain. Unusual early rain showers were observed in the dunes of the lower Hoaruseb River. The precipitation created beautiful colours and textures on the dunes (see photos below).
17 Oct 2009. Return to Hoanib Floodplain. Following the presentation to the Kunene Regional Council & NACOMA at Terrace Bay, the Hoanib Floodplain was surveyed en route to the Hoaruseb River. Shortly after sundown the three sub-adult lions (Xpl-55 & 56, and the unmarked female) were located 5 km east of Auses Spring.
16 Oct 2009. Presentation to NACOMA & Kunene Regional Council. A pre-arranged meeting for the evening of 15 October did not materialise due to logistical problems. We finally met up at the mouth of the Hoaruseb River this morning and the presentation on the Desert Lion Project was rescheduled for this evening at Terrace Bay. By way of background, NACOMA (The Namibian Coast Conservation and Management project) was established in March 2006 as a five-year project under the auspices of the Ministry of Environment and Tourism, funded by the Global Environment Facility and the Government of the Republic of Namibia. NACOMA is tasked to pave the way for an Integrated Coastal Zone Management System for the Namibia's coast. The objective of the visit by NACOMA and the Kunene Regional Council (KRC) to the area was a) in celebration of the newly developed Skeleton Coast Park Management and Development Plan, b) to familiarise senior members of KRC with the coast, and c) to identify possible eco-tourism economic opportunities for communities on the coast. The group consisted of several senior members of the Kunene Regional Council, including the Governor: Hon. Dudu Murorua, and Councillor: Jona K Mburura.
15 Oct 2009. Clay Castles. Earlier this morning the lions were observed as the moved through the Clay Castles. It was a remarkable sight. They are now moving eastwards towards Leyland's Drift.
14 Oct 2009. Fun and games. It was overcast and cold for most of the day. The Hoaruseb lions were active throughout and spent a lot of time socialising and playing. The male (Xpl-44) moved downstream at 11h30. He roared occasionally and was probably trying to locate the rest of the pride. "Morado" (Xpl-37) and the three large cubs kept a low profile and did not reveal themselves to him.
13 Oct 2009. Spectacular scenery. At sunrise "Morado" (Xpl-37) left the three large cubs feeding on the oryx and moved further west along the Hoaruseb River. She was quite active and was observed hunting on several occasions. At 11h45, Xpl-37 followed a herd of springbok into the granite boulders and she has not yet returned. It is suspected that she might have succeeded in catching one of the springboks.
12 Oct 2009. Lions catch oryx. As soon as the Land Cruiser was mobile again, the Hoaruseb lions were located west of the Clay Castles. They were still active at 13h00 and continued to search for prey along the riverbed.
At 15h06 "Morado" (Xpl-37) captured an adult female oryx, after an elaborative hunt that lasted 32 minutes.
12 Oct 2009. Bogged-down. Shortly before sunrise, whilst following the Hoaruseb lions, the Land Cruiser became stuck in quicksand. Seven hours later, the vehicle was finally cleared from the treacherous substrate.
Oct 2009.
Purros meeting. The meeting to decide on
the fate of the Hoaruseb lions, held at the Purros Conservancy
office this morning, was a major success. The Purros Conservancy
Committee, members of the Purros community (72 men &
women were counted), IRDNC (Lucky Kasouna, Margie Jacobsohn
& Garth Owen-Smith), Kunene Conservancy Safaris (Russell
Vinjevold) and Desert Lion Conservation (DLC) attended the
meeting. The discussions were long and detailed. In summary,
the major points and/or decisions made during the meeting
are as follows: a) the community realises the value of the
lions and would like to find a way to live with, and benefit
from them, b) the recent activities of the lions near and
inside the Purros village is a major concern and must be
addressed, c) the development of a lion tourism programme,
with financial benefits to the Purros Conservancy, must
continue, d) DLC must continue with the training of the
selected community members to monitor the lions and assist
with developing the lion tourism programme, and e) IRDNC
agreed to find funding to cover the salaries of the trainees.
Observations on the Hoaruseb lions continued after the meeting. They were still inside the Skeleton Coast Park.
The "lion meeting" held at the Purros Conservancy office
The Hoaruseb lions - oblivious to the meeting in Purros
11 Oct 2009. Xpl-37 amongst sand dunes. Late yesterday afternoon "Morado" (Xpl-37) left the rest of the Hoaruseb Pride and moved further west and into dune-belt. She actively searched for prey and spotted a large male baboon feeding on the edge of a reed bank. Over a period 42 minutes she carefully stalked to within 10 metres, and then pounced on the unsuspecting baboon.
10 Oct 2009. Hoaruseb lions head for coast. During the night the male (Xpl-44) joined the group and the lions moved further west along the Hoaruseb River. They are now resting east of the Clay Castles.
"Morado" (Xpl-37) and her large male cub
The two male cubs in the riverbed
"Indigo" the male cub of Xpl-38
Yesterday both lionesses showed behavioural signs of oestrous. This morning the male (Xpl-44) followed "Tawny" (Xpl-38), but she remained aggressive towards him. Both lionesses still have dependant young and are not expected to start their oestrous cycles for another 4-6 months.
9 Oct 2009. Relief as Hoaruseb lions move. There has been much talk in Purros that the Hoaruseb lions will have to be shot because of the potential threat to the local community. But after the darting of the male (Xpl-44) the lions responded beautifully. They vacated the area near the villages and moved far westward, following the course of the river. Early last night the lionesses killed an oryx west of Leyland's Drift and Xpl-44 joined them during the night. By late morning (today) the lionesses were resting inside the Skeleton Coast Park.
8 Oct 2009. Dart Hoaruseb Male. The GPS collar of the Hoaruseb male (Xpl-44) appeared to have failed and was transmitting a recovery alarm signal. At 22:00 today the Conservancy reported that the lion (Xpl-44) was inside the Purros village. I verified the report and found Xpl-44 lying amongst the old Himba huts on the western side of the village. Using sound playbacks, the lion was attracted back into the Hoaruseb River. He was darted at 23:26 and the faulty GPS collar was removed and replaced with a VHF radio collar. See Statistics for an update on web visits during September 2009.
7 Oct 2009. Re-united with Hoaruseb lions. After a long absence (due to the unusually high rainfall, extensive flooding of the Hoaruseb River earlier in the year and important work that had to be conducted in other parts of the study area) the Hoaruseb lions were located and observed today. It was fantastic to see them again. A long meeting was held with the Purros Conservancy to discuss the lion situation. The lions have killed a number of donkeys that belong to the community and there were suggestions from the community that the lions must be shot. However, the Conservancy agreed that I can evaluate the situation for the next three days, and then present suggestions for a possible solution at a follow-up meeting to be held on 11 October 2009.
7 Oct 2009. Shutdown of satellite collars. Sufficient funding to cover all the outstanding fees and the current downloading costs of the two satellite GPS collars (Xpl-3 & Xpl-54) have not yet been secured and the satellite downloads have now been terminated. Televilt, the Swedish suppliers of the collars, have been most accommodating and have agreed to place the satellite downloads "on-hold". Once the outstanding fees had been paid, the movement information of the two lions will still be available for download. Some funding towards these costs has been received and more may be forthcoming.
6 Oct 2009. More movement animations. NEW! The first movement animation is now available for the Hunkap Male. See Hunkap Pride.
5 Oct 2009. Hunkap male. Data received from the satellite GPS collar, fitted to the Hunkap male (Xpl-54), have led me to the lower Obab canyons where Xpl-54 is resting in a Tamarisk thicket. The visibility is limited, but from the tracks in the riverbed it is clear that he is in the company of a small group of females and young lions. NEW! The new "highlight" format movement animations are now available for the Hoanib Male, the Hoanib Pride and the Hoanib Floodplain Pride.
4 Oct 2009. Check-up on Agab lions. Observations on the Agab lions continued today to ensure that the young lioness had recovered fully from the immobilisation. There were no signs that the darting had disturbed the lions and they approached the vehicle without concern. The newly radio-collared lioness (Xpl-60) has been named "Faye".
3 Oct 2009. Dart Agab lioness. The young lioness observed on 2 Oct 2009 turned out to be one of the sub-adults of the Agab Pride. There is a possibility that the sub-adults may disperse from their natal pride and it was therefore decided to fit a radio collar one of them. A lioness (Xpl-60) was darted and radio-collared. Paul Allan and Jody Allan Patton, who donated GPS collars in 2007, visited the project and assisted with the darting.
A sub-adult lioness from the Agab Pride
Darting the lioness
Fitting of the radio collar
2 Oct 2009. Agab lions. A young unknown lioness was spotted near Salvadora, but disappeared before she could be observed properly. The radio signals of the Agab lions were picked up shortly thereafter and they were located at the Agab Spring.
Shackleton (Xpl-48)
Agab lionesses at sunset
Male cub of Xpl-36
1 Oct 2009. Refuel. Two days of searching for Charlotte (Xpl-53) in the Hunkap, Mudorib and Kharugaiseb rivers produced no results. A quick trip to the nearest Total depot was made to refuel the Cruiser and repair the flat tire. On return the lower Uniab River was surveyed for the Obab and Agab lions.
Bat-eared foxes 20 km from the coast
Kudus at Swartmodder Spring
Elephant bull in the lower Uniab River


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The Queensland Environment Minister says he has had no requests from councils to cull bats as a method of dispersal.
Andrew Powell has told a budget estimates hearing, the Government has no plans to allow flying fox culls, at this stage.
Mr Powell says 15 councils have used non-lethal methods to try to move on colonies without a government permit since regulations were relaxed late last year.
The Member for Dalrymple, Shane Knuth, says the Charters Towers Regional Council should be allowed to use lethal methods to remove 80,000 flying foxes from a local park.
However, Mr Powell says the relaxed laws allowing non-lethal dispersals are working.
"The new framework is working," he said.
"No-one has come and suggested to me that we're at our last resort yet.
"Now again if your mayor has some concerns I'm happy to sit down and have a conversation with him about what more we can do but this is the first I've heard that anyone's even anywhere close to being frustrated by the new system.
"When we put this framework in place it was raised with me by a number of councils that they wanted a last resort option similar to what farmers require.
"I've had extensive conversations with councils following the implementation of this framework and the resounding response is we don't need that at this stage."
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While playing twitch for a while as a glass cannon, which is the way most people seem to play him, I've started building him more tank to survive teamfights, and being able to take on tanky dps on early game.
Due to the fact that twitch gains a large amount of ranged haste from abilities and "expunge" which have a high base damage allows him to build for survivability early game while still having good damage.
I've played this only in normal games, but it seems to be a better and a more fun way to play twitch.
Red runes are kinda self-explainatory.
Yellow runes is either armor or health just for the survivability. I take health since it improves atma's and you get alot of armor with this build. Mana-regen is not needed in my opinion.
Blue runes is magic resist just for more survivabilty, while there isnt any other that is really good with him.
Quintessence runes is armor penetration just for the added damage early game, but could also be replaced by run speed.
I go either defense or attack masteries. Both masteries seems equally good to me. It is just a question of preference.
I usually take Doran's Blade for a starter item. But I you find yourself in a hard lane, taking regen items or a Doran's Shield might be better. But the damage you get from it is quite nice while you are farming and building defensive items.
I usually go back at around 1000g and buy myself a pair of Beserker's Greaves and pots/wards if I feel its needed. You get yourself some much needed mobilty and attack speed.
While some might prefer Boots of Mobility for the roaming through lanes, I find that you would need some extra damage while get your survivability.
Next items is 1x Heart of Gold, which I used to stack before the nerf, and a Catalyst the Protector. Which will give some much needed survivability now early in the game, and grant you lane staying power and some gold regen.
Next item will be a offensive one. Either Wit's End, which is especially good against a team with low mana and AP reliant, or Youmuu's Ghostblade.
After that you would start finishing you defensive items, building Heart of Gold into Randuin's Omen and Catalyst the Protector into Banshee's Veil. The order which you build the is decided by whether they have strong physical or magic damage.
The two last items while be Atma's Impaler and Last Whisper.
You while now have around 2,9k hp, 200 armor, 150 mr and 200 ad + 49 magic damage from wit's end + 65% attack speed.
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Maxim Bakiyev, a wealthy businessman and economics minister in his father's government, was arrested by immigration officials at Farnborough airport after arriving on a private jet from eastern Europe on Sunday.
Officials said the son of Kurmanbek Bakiyev, who was ousted as president in April, employed mercenaries to launch ethnic attacks by uniformed Kyrgyz gangs on Uzbek neighbourhoods in the southern towns of Osh and Jalalabad.
Up to 1,000 people have died in under a week. At least 275,000 people were forced to flee to neighbouring Uzbekistan, triggering a massive humanitarian crisis and sparking fears of inter-ethnic violence sweeping across Central Asia.
Maxim Bakiyev has been accused of plotting the riots in an attempt to unseat the interim government that took over from his father.
Almazbek Atambayev the first deputy president, said: "The 'wallet' of these riots is the son of the former president, Maxim Bakiyev, who started financing the riots back in April," said
A government spokesman confirmed reporters that the attackers had been dressed in uniform.
"It's known that members of mercenary organisations were paid to organise this," said Farid Niyazov, a government spokesman, "They killed both Kyrgyz and Uzbek, and some of them were dressed in the uniform of the militia."
The Kyrgyz prosecutor general said in a statement: "An official request has been sent through the Kyrgyz foreign ministry to the competent organs (in Britain) over the extradition of M. Bakiyev for the crimes committed."
Interim leader Roza Otunbayeva said at a news conference: "We have facts and proof that he is guilty of crimes, which I hope will help us bring him to trial and we will of course ask Britain to extradite Maxim Bakiyev."
The United Nations also said the violence was systematic. It said the spark had been five simultaneous attacks, mounted by armed men wearing balaclavas.
"We have strong indications that this event was not a spontaneous inter-ethnic clash – that it was to some degree orchestrated, targeted and well-planned," said Rupert Colville, spokesman for the US Human Rights Commissioner.
There were tentative hopes last night that the violence was being contained to the two Kyrgyz cities and had begun to abate. Nancy McEldowney, US principal deputy assistant secretary for European and Eurasian affairs, said the violence had not spread to new areas.
Kyrgyzstan's southern border crosses through an inter-ethnic tinderbox at the heart of Central Asia. Communities of Krygyz, Uzbeks and Tajiks are scattered across all three impoverished countries. Post-Soviet dictatorships have largely kept a lid on tensions that have flared for decades but the current violent is the worst upheaval the area has seen since its borders were set by Stalin in the 20th century.
Aid agencies have scrambled to respond to a sudden crisis that is likely to leave hundreds of thousands displaced and in need of aid for months.
Andrej Mahecic, a UN High Commissioner for Refugees spokesman, said that more than 200,000 people had been displaced within Kyrgyzstan and 75,000 had sought safety in Uzbekistan. After the Uzbek government closed the border, crowds of refugees continued to mass there desperate to escape.
The UN plans to fly six Ilyushin cargo planes, each carrying 40 tonnes of relief supplies from Dubai overnight.
Shappaz Severin, deputy head of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Kyrgyzstan, said it was currently the functioning international agency operating in Osh. She said: "It's still quite difficult, because we're still the only one on the spot. The UN have not started, as they evacuated all their expatriate personnel."
There is still no credible death toll but Rosa Otunbayeva, the interim president, admitted it was probably much higher than official figure of 170.
Victims said that marauding gangs killed men, raped women, plundered homes and burned neighbourhoods without hindrance.
Mukaddas Majidova, a doctor, had rescued three sisters, aged between 16 and 23, who had been raped in front of each other by a mob of ethnic Kyrgyz men.
"These girls were raped recently and by a lot of men and for several hours, according to their injuries," Dr Majidova said.
Rano Juraboyeva, a refugee, said she witnessed the rape and mass killing of an entire *Uzbek* family. The Primatov family – Ismoil, his wife Ortikhon and sons Ravshan, Islom, Rustam – were dragged out of their house in the village of Kapa on the outskirts of Osh city, which saw the worst of the ethnic bloodshed.
"They stripped naked the parents, then raped the mother in front of the children. After, they shot the children in front of the parents, then killed the parents too."
Mrs Otunbayeva, the interim president, said the aim of the attacks was to derail the national referendum planned for June 27th, which would have legitimised her government. She said the vote would go ahead.


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Amelia is our new FOOD blogger and we have a bunch of fantastic foodie related posts in the making, to help you get creative in the kitchen. We're starting off with a delicious series for the next 3 weeks, a trio of dips!
I used to go out for breakfast, lunch and dinner all the time. A massive interest in cooking and one mortgage later I'm slightly more frugal with my money and I don't eat out as often (instead of three times a week it's more like once a week). There are heaps of benefits! It's cheaper, I love cooking and I know what I'm putting in our meals.
I love experimenting and making new things, using up what I have in the fridge and pantry and being creative in the kitchen. So don't be afraid to try new things, have fun and get creative! If it doesn't work the first time then give it another go a few weeks later and if not give yourself a pat on the back and be proud of yourself for giving it a go. Enjoy!
Crackers or carrot sticks and dips are a great choice but there are so many options at the shops and they can be pretty expensive. So why not make your own? I can guarantee that you'll have most of the ingredients already and all you need is a food processor (these things are magical when it comes to saving time in the kitchen).
Here's a recipe for one of my favourite dips hummus! It's tasty, quick, easy and you can add other ingredients to suit your taste.
Homemade Hummus (serves 6-8 as a starter)
Hummus is so simple, requires no cooking and you can use it as a side and serve it with corn chips or Turkish bread. Yum!
You need:
- 2 x 400g cans of chickpeas (reserve the liquid and a few chickpeas for decoration)
- 4 tsp tahini
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 tsp crushed sea salt
- 6 tbsp quality extra virgin olive oil (plus extra for drizzling)
- 3½ tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
- Paprika (optional)
- Coriander or parsley leaves (optional)
What now?
Rinse the chickpeas in cold water and tip into the food processor. Add the tahini, crushed garlic, salt, lemon juice and seven tablespoons of the reserved liquid from the cans. Turn on the food processor and slowly pour in the oil while it runs.
When the mixture is smooth, transfer it to a nice serving bowl. Drizzle with some more extra virgin olive oil and decorate with a few whole chickpeas. Sprinkle with paprika and finely chopped coriander or parsley leaves, for colour.
Note: Taste it when you've blitzed it to a smooth consistency. Add more garlic, lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste. It really depends how you like it! Hummus is so simple, requires no cooking and you can serve it with grilled meats, serve it with corn chips or Turkish bread. Yum!
Mix it up: I love plain hummus but once you've mastered the basic hummus you could add black olives, red pepper, sun-dried tomatoes, jalapenos, caramelized onion, coriander seeds, paprika, dried chilli flakes or sumac. If you want the texture to vary then add your ingredient of choice in pieces or if you want it smooth add it to the rest of the ingredients. The fun thing is that hummus is a great thing to experiment with to see what you like!
Tip: If you don't have a lemon juicer then roll the lemon in a bench before you cut it in half to make it extra juicy. Cup one hand leaving enough space between your fingers for the juice to come through but not enough that the seeds will. Then squeeze one half of the lemon with your other hand. Do it in a separate bowl until you get the hang of it so the seeds don't fall into the mixture. Easy peasy lemon squeezy!